THE D AXLES WEEKXT CHRONICLE, SATURDAY. JUNE 25, 1898.
The Weekly GMoniele
The only Republican Daily Newipapei in
v Wasco uountv.
COTOTT OFFICIALS.
Comity Judge. Eobt Mays
Stieriff. T. J. Driver
Clerk A M. Kelsay
Treasurer C. L. t-hrtllipa
. . ( A. H. a lowers
vuiumiifliai n. B. Kimser
Assessor W. H. Whipple
Surveyor J. o. ioii
Superintendent of Public Bchools...C. L. Gilbert
Coroner W. H. Butts
THE FALL OF LEITER.
Tbe fate of Joseph Leiter, theJe
throned wheat king, shows for the
thousandth time that the laws ot
trade carry swifter and completer
punishment to their violators than
that which any mere statutory enact
ments could inflict, says the Globe
Democrat. Along until two or three
weeks ago Leiter was popularly re
puted to be worth from $8,000,000
to $10,000,000, and predictions were
made that in a year or two his for
tune would be as big as that of ' the
Vanderbilts, the Rockefellers or the
Astors. But bis rise was far quicker
than was that of any of, those mag
nate?, and', of course, be operated in
a different field and by different
methods. A 'little over a year ago
he first appeared in the wheat market,
-and he scored a series of brilliant
successes which have bad few . paral
lels in the history of any of the great
f pcculative exchanges. He appeared
to have the Midas touch. His pur
chases seemed to immediately turn
into gold. He became a great inter
national character. The bread riots
in Italy, Austria and Spam were at
tributed, though not with entire jus
tice, to bis control of the markets,
He was a force with whom politicians
-and statesmen all over the world
were compelled to reckon. Then,
even more swiftly and suddenly than
whis emergence, his collapse came.
H is the old story of the folly of
'attempting to set aside the laws of
trade for any considerable length' of
time, and the foolhardiness and fa
tuity which seize men who score a
success at the outset in this endeavor.
Leiter bought wheat low and in large
quantities, with the expectation that
operators and dealers In it would be
compelled to some to him ultimately
for their purchases, and have to pay
him the price which bo would fix.
The conditions were on his side.
The world's wheat yield in 1896 and
1897 was email, and prices were, on
the whole, fairly high. He looked
for a repetition of the short crop this
year, and this, with the war, which
yuo steu iu ue ineviiauie uau a year
ui ujuio uciuic tit value, ujsuc uiuj
believe that it would be compara
tively easy for a bold and skillful
speculator with an abundance of
money, who could hold a large quan
tity of wheat out of the market, to
send it up to higher figures than were
touched in many years. For a time
be succeeded. Success incited rash
ness. Then came the big crop in the
United States and the prospect of a
.fair-sized yield in 'the rest of the
world. This precipitated a drop in
-prices, and the profits of ajl Leiter's
previous transactions were swept away
by bis losses, in the July and Septem
ber deals recently entered into.
Thus Leiter follows McGcogh,
Hutchinson and the ohter daring and
brilliant operators on the Chicago
Produce Exchange who bad their
run of successes for a few months or
years and then met disaster. With
Leiter, Waterloo followed closer
after Acsterlitz than it did in the
case of most of his forerunners, but
Waterloo sooner or later' came to
nearly all of them. Demand and
supply determine price in the long
run. Individuals or syndicates with
large capital and resources may cur
tail suDJly for a time, but in a com
modity like wheat, which is produced
in many countries and at varying
degrees of distance from the equator
.porth and south, this feat can not be
-Iranf. nr lrtnfr Tr ia v.in in ftttomnf
"f ""b- -
to frame laws to prevent or punish
cornering of markets. The commer
cial laws which the cornerers violate
do this work quicker and surer.
Leiter displayed ski'l and daring, but
be made the blunder committed by
almost all his progenitors, tie as
sumed because of his initial suc
cesses that the experience of his
forerunners earned no warnings
1 gA a
nunu u n no uuuuu iu icspitu
Leiter's fall teaches the lesson anew -Mexicans, Spaniards and Hawaiian! LIFE IN CAMP AT FLORIDA
that natural laws can not be sus
pended indefinitely for the benefit of
any man or any collection of men,
however audacious and resourceful.
OVR ARMY AT SANTIAGO.
The first division of Genera! Shaf
ter's army is now in' Cuba. The ob
ject of the expedition is the capture
of Santiago, the capital of Eastern
Cuba, and, after Havana, the strong-
est position occupied by the Span
lards. Just now Santiago is . more
important to the Americans than Ha
vana, because the finest cruisers of
the Spanish navy are in the harbor,
The capture of the city insures the
capture or - destruction of the ene
my's fleet.
Admiral Sampson's fleet has de
stroyed nearly all of the stronger
fortifications at the entrance of San
tiago baibor, and virtually has pos
session of Lruantanamo Day to tne
east. A part of Shafter's army
expected to re-inforce the marines
at Camp McCalla, and so extend the
lines as to make the bay a safe har
bor for the transports and war ves
sels. This will be the first step in
establishing a base of operations on
Cuban soil. After the troops have
been landed and have established
their camps, dispositions will be
made for a combined attack by
army and navy on the Spaniards at
Santiago.
There is little prospect of an im
mediate battle unless the Spaniards
have concentrated a force large
encugh to resist the landing of our
troops. This is not probable, be
cause the navy Is in position to cover
the landing of the entire army at
any chosen point. If the landing is
at Caimanrra, eight or ten miles
from the entrance of GuantaDamo
bay, there is a railway from there to
the City of Guantanamo, fifteen
miles to the north, which wonld
probably be looked after at once.
Caimanera is a healthy place at all
seasons, and vessels of any draught
can enter the harbor. Vessels hav
ing a draught of fourteen feet can
ie at the wharf and transfer cargoes
to the railway cars. If this is to be
the base, the first operations of the
army will be directed to making it
secure against any attack.
This is fifty miles east of Santiago,
and the campaign in Guantanamo
bay would be preliminary to the
movement against Santiago. There
is a landing place within a few miles
of Santiago, but this would not be
vailable as a site for a large camp.
General Sbafter has with him the
flower of the American army. He
has studied the situation thoroughly ;
is one of the most determined
and energetic officers in the service,
and campaigning in earnest will be
gin as soon as be has established him
self on Cuban soil. It bas been the
business of the navy to mislead the
Spaniards as to Shafter's real plans.'
These will be developed when tbe
army is ready to strike.
HAWAII IS WON.
To all practical ends tbe Ha
waiian islands are now a part of the
United States. Data just issued by
the bureau of statistics show that
since 1875 the United States bas
taken more than $180,000,000 worth
of the $200,000,000 of exports sent
from the islands; and of the $100,
000,000 worth cf imports into tbe
islands within the same period, tbe
United States has supplied $70,000,
000. That tells the story. A merU
can enterprise, capital and intelli
gence ate the driving forces in the
islands, and where these rule, Ameri
can government must follow.
It is. absurd to talk of a plebiscite
among a population so heterogeneous
as that of Hawaii! The population
cf 109,000 is approximately made
up of 31,000 native Hawaiians, 24,
000 Japanesel21,000 Chinese, 15,000
Portuguese, 5200 Americans, 2000
British and a handful of Germans.
It is easy to see wherein tbe old na
tive monarchical form of govern
ment failed to meet the requirements
of this mixed population. And it is
equally plain that a home govern
ment, based on a plebiscite taken in
such a race mixture, would be as
preposterous as a plebiscite would
have been in the early days of Cal
ifornia, when the great bulk, of the
population was made up of Indians,
islanders. Even popular govern
ment must have its limitations.
The test vote in the senate Mon
day made it entirely plain that an
nexation is practically accomplished.
Tbe established and universally rec
ognized government of tbe islands
bas declared bnaninioUslj for annex
ation; the American house of rep
resentatives bas passed tbe annexa
tion resolution by an overwhelming
majority; the senate has expressed
itself by a vote of 44 to 15; the
administration is for it, and the great
bulk of tbe people give their assent.
Statesmanship which woulJ shrink
from the acceptance ot this responsi
bility, because there may be a few
minor problems to woik out, is not
the statesmanship which has built
up this nation. At the close of the
revolution, tbe Allegheny mountains
formed praetically the western
boundary of the United States. Be
yond that line . lay the unbroken
wilderness a vast expanse lying un
der the shadowy claims of France,
of England, of Russia and ot Spain.
But brave hearts and clea'r brains
were not lacking, and these tri
umphed over every feeble stand
taken by timid souls against terri
torial acquisition. Spokesman-Re
view.
Precautions are being taken to
protect our war vessels in the tropics
against the annual West Indian hur
ricanes. "We now know," says the
secretary of agriculture, "that during
Juty, August and September storms
come swirling up from tbe equator,
pass along tbe Carribbean sea, and
then come northward across the isl
and of Cuba to Florida and tbe east
ern coasts of our continent. Tbe
navy is more afraid of these syeJones
than of the Spaniards, and It became
necessary to have a safe harbor."
Signal stations are being1 established
along all the islands and it is hoped
that the advance o.f the cyclones may
be communicated to the commanders
of war vessels in ample time to give
them a chance to save themselves
from damage or disaster. Admiral
Sampson hopes to have the neck of
Santiago, harbor at his disposal be
fore tbe first blow arrives, and it was
with this end m view that he landed
marines in tbe presence of an enemy,
so- as to secure such protection as the
entrance to tbe harbor would give
the fleet, even if be failed to pene
trate farther. As Secretary Wilson
points out, there is little danger that
tbe Spanish fleet would attempt to
escape while a tornado was raging,
even- if tbe sunken Merrimac were
not ia the way.
A Farmer Dalles Boy in the First V.
Cavalry Tells Bis Experiences. .
Lakeland,. Florida, Judc S, 1898.
Editor Chronicle:
Please let a recent Dalles boy occupy
a little of your valuable space in order to
present bis compliments to bis friends
at home, and tell them a few things
about tbe beauties of camp life among
tbe Florida pines while awaiting orders
to sail for Cuba. i
.The beauty of this camp ground is
clearly demonstrated by the fact that it
requires the assistances of your
"bunky," armed with a spade, to dig
you out of ti e eand which bas buried
you in your tent during tbe night. It
is a common tiling to bear a first eer
geant say, when any of the men are re
ported absent at reveille, "Say, Jones,
take a spade and go and dig for that man
in No. 3 squad." The natives here told
me that during the last storm everything
got scared and ran away, and the only
thing that had sand enough to stay was
the beach.
Hwo alligators came into our tent last
1 night, presumably for meal, but were
discovered just in time to prevent lunch
ing on Pat Riley of No. 1 squad. After'
some trouble we succeeded in capturing
them and are now breaking them to use
in the' quartermaster's department to
haul supplies.
-Another animal which I never heard
of before, and which the natives call the
Cyclopsie, lives here and is a veritable
fright. I cannot describe him, for I did
not take time to take a second look at
him, as I retreated in great disorder and
fairly burnt the wind on my way back
to camp. The boys are oat looking for
him. and if they succeed in his capture,
tbe; will uee him to carry ammunition,
as we are shy of pack mules. We had
eighteen to burn alter we left Ft. Sher
idan.
Bananas grow alongside of .our tents,
and all we have to do is to reach out and
grab a bunch of tbeuo (nit).
The only thing that causes us worry is
the snakes, for they have a tendency to
tarn in and bank with us. I woke op
one night to find one around my neck.
with his bead resting on 'my ear for a
pillow. I yelled1 like a Comanche In
dian, and my bunky woke up and saved
me. We.have seed the snake ekin to
make belts of. .
I am commencing to find out the dif
ference between campaigning and living
in Tbe Dailes, bat we are not grumbling,
only wishing to be given a chance to pay
our respects to General Blanco across
tbe way, and impatient to be up and do
ing, will tell now we captureu Ha
vana in my next letter.
John McNiel,
Troop C, let U. S. Cavalry.
like tbe 'historic king's army that
marched up the b.ill and then marched
down again, tbe Cadiz fleet re
mained at Ceuta. North Africa, o
its way to Manila, just long enough
to turn around and steer back with
all expedition for borne. The man
who speaks of this struggle as a fea
tureless war bas no appreciation of
tbe picturesque.
sheets, which they tempeied and then
used for different purposes,
v, . - , ...
Dir. ioiton values id is relic very
highly, and could not be induced to part
with it. '
Indians vs. Kodaks.
The Indian camp at the foot of Wash
ington street and Its occupants have
been the center ot attraction to kodak
fiends, and others as well, since their
arrival. Indeed, they are a studv not
in scarlet only, but "Ealmon" as well
ine wood which has been piled np at
that place to 'avoid the high water,
serves as walls for their abodes, while
the roofs are made of canvas. The
draperies and portieres of these artistic
huts are rare specimens of aborigi
nal luxury, while tbe furniture, too, is
rare. (
"Lo" these many days bas been fairly
pureued and spoiled (if that be possible)
by artists eager to snap them ; but he is
too cute to allow himself to be "taken,"
unless be sees the "chickamun" before
hand, for long ago he learned that there
is money in it. ,
Last evening a party of tourists came
up on tbe evening train, and what was
their delight to discover, just a block or
two from their hotel, was some real live
Indians. Accordingly they loaded their
kodaks aud sallied forth to shoot
si washes. The aforesaid, siwashes are
wary and avoided them ; but in, spite of
their protests, eeveral snap shots were
taken. However, if tbe tourists could
have understood Jargon,, they wonld
have been aware they, too, bad been
"snapped.'
The O. R. fe N. Co. has added many
improvements to the Bonneville picnic
grounds, and this beaotilul spot is now
in excellent order. Daring the summer
season tickets will be sold at Tbe Dalles
to Bonneville and return every Sunday
for tbe low rate of $1 for tbe round trip.
Tickets will be sold for train No. 3, leav
ing The Dalles at 6 :55 a. m. every Sun
day, and will be honored for return pas
sage oa trains Nob. 4 and 2, same date.
' 16-lw
' Your summer's vacation will be in
complete without one of our Magazine
Cyclone cameras.' Anyone can operate
it. Takes twelve pictures without open
ing the camera. Call at Donnell's drug
store and see them 1 and tbe pictures
taken with them. Prices $3.50. (6 and
$10. l-alt-tf
To Care B Cola in Ons Dsj.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money if
it fails to care. 25c.
Wanted.
TOMAHAWK, OR
PIPE OF PEACE.
An Indian Curio of Great Vst Owned
by Darld Fniton.
''Let tbe sky fall flat and sink us
in an abyss before bearing tbe for
eign invader's foot tramp on Spanish
soil," exclaimed Senor Galvez, presi
dent of the colonial council. Possi
bly Senor Galvez bas ceased to re
gard Cuba and tbe Philippines as
Spanish soil.
The Kdaeators.
' The National convention of teachers
will be held in Washington, D. C, July
7-12. The membership is very large,
reaching from ten to fifteen thonsand
a year. ' A strong effort is being . made
to bold tbe meeting of the national as
sociation at Portland next year, and,
with this in view, arrangements will be
made to organize an excursion party to
visit Washington, leaving Portland July
1st.
It is expected that tbe lowest round
trip rates will be secured, and that all
of the trans-continental railway lines
will join in these lowest rates and in the
work of securing tbe meeting for Port
land. .
All persons wishing to join this ex
cursion will receive the . benefit . of the
reduced rates ' and extended time, and
can have tbe advantage ot visiting
Washington, the Omaha exposition and
the great cities of tbe . Eastern states.
City Superintendent Frank Rigler, of
Portland, state manager, and Prof. .
B. McElroy, a director of the H. E. A. for
Oregon, are taking active steps to or
ganize an attendance from this state
this year, and to bring the association
to Portland either this year or- the following.
Of late years tbe fad of collecting In
dian relics has become general among
those who have the means or a taste for
corios, and in our own cifcy a number of
persons have collections which are of
great value, and will becoate more so as
tbe years roll by. One- of the finest
specimens of Indian art that we have
ever seen ia now in the possession of
Mrs. Booth, ot this city, and is the
property" of Mr. David Fulton, of Sher
man county. It is a tomahawk or pipe
of peace, which wonld seem to be rather
a queer combination te those unac
quainted with Indian eostoin. Little is
known of this curiouB piece of mechan
ism, bnt it is supposed to be a hundred
years old and wrth as many dollars.
Mr. Fulton purchased it from a Wasco
pom Indian, named Peo, Beveral years
ago, who was greatly in need of monev
at the time. He said that it had be
longed to a chief ia bis tribe, and it was
afterward discovered that there was
great dissatisfaction among bia people
because Peo had parted with it. It is
thought that it was probably purchased
from the tribes of Northern Indians,
with whom' these Indians at that time
had commercial relations.
The instrument is much the shape of
a hatchet, the length of tbe blade, which
is copper, being six inches and the
width at tbe bottom, which at one time
must bave been very sharp, measuring
three inches. At tbe top of the blade is
a bowl two inches deep and an inch
across, which served as tbe bowl of tbe
pipe. The handle and steam combined
is ' sixteen Inches long and of iron
wood, highly ornamented with brass
tacks and copper wire.
This was one ot the many kinds of
tomahawks nsed by the Indians In war
fare. The pipe, it is said, was for an
entirely different purpose. At tbe
councils, which were held when any'
subject for discussion or adjustment
came np between the tribes, after each
bad stated his grievance and it was de
cided to settle tbe difficulty by tbe
transferring of so many horses, blankets,
etc., a circle was formed and the pipe of
peace filled and passed from one to tbe
other, from which each one present took
a puff.
The value of the' instrument is en
hanced from tbe fact that the art of
tempering tbe copper is a lost one, the
only Indian who knew it having died
without transmitting the secret. Cop
per was bought by tbe Indians trom the
Hudson Bay Company, and was in
A first-claa mileh cow. Must be gen
tle. Inquire at this office. je21'-3t
One Minute Cough Cure, cures.
That is what it was made lor.
SUMMER RESORTS.
Dalles People Favored in This Regard
, Numerous Places for an Outing.
Dalles people do not fully appreciate
their advantages, as regards summer
outings. Few people are so situated
that they bave the choice of such varied
means of enjoying their vacations.
Around ns on every hand are mountain
streams flowing through the most beau
tiful valleys, just the ideal place to
pitch a tent and take np an abode for a
few days. Or to tbe northwest is Mt.
Adauis, where not alone can the beauty
of the scenery be enjoyed, but Trout lake,
near by, furnishes ample sport for nim
rods, and tbe berry patches all the fruit
one would desire. Many take advantage
of this latter fact to prepare berries for
winter use.
. Then to the south of us is grand old
Mt. Hood, which, from the fact that
good accommodations are furnished at
the inn, makes it grow to be more popu
lar every year as a resort. '
For business men, who wish their
families to be in close proximity, where
they can spend the Sabbath with them,
Moffet Springs, Cascade Locks, Hood
River, Collins' Landing, Jewett's, and
numberless places along tbe river, fur
nish the very spots to go for an outing.
Then, too, how fortunate we are in
being so near the seaside, and in having
three different resorts of this nature
from which to make a choice. Fares are
so cheap to either of these places that
most any of our citizens can spend a
portion of tbe summer enjoying the
ocean breezes and bathing in tbe surf.
These mentioned are not the only
places were an outing can be enjoyed,
but they ate too numerous to enumerate.
Truly we are a favored people in this
regard, and none should take up the
winter's work without having improved
these opportunities to refresh themselves
and become rested.
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plenty of exercise In tbe open air. Her
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blooms with its beauty. If her system
needs the cleansing aetion of a laxative
remedy, she- uses the gentle and pleasant
Syrup of Figs, made by tbe California
Fig Syrup Co., only.
TYGH VALLEY ROLLER MILL
At all times flour equal to tbe best for
Bale at Tygh Valley Boiler Mills, at
prices to suit the times. ' Also mill feed.
W. M. McCobkle, Prop.
mch!6-6m
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.'...
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We have lately taken, the agency for the Gutta
Percha and Rubber Manufacturing Co.'s high
grade Leather Bejting. We also have "The Mo
hawk," "The Monarch" and tbe "Red Strip" Rub
ber Belting on hand. These are all standard
brands of Belting, and .we solicit a share of the
Belting Trade.
Send' us you mail orders and oblige,
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BENTON,
The Dalles, Or.
Hardware and Grocery
Merchants
fOT)ey Saud is Toi?ey Earned.
Wishes to inform the public that he is still in the
UNDERTAKING AUD PICTURE-FRAME BUSINESS,
And persons needing anything in these lines can save money '
. by calling on him before dealing elsewhere.
Satisfaction Guaranteed. Third and Washington Sts.