THE DALLES -WEEKLY CHRONICLE, SATURDAY. AUGUST 20, 1898.
The Weekly Gltf oniele.
Advertlslnc Kates.
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COST OF THE WAR.
The accountants cf the. treasury
department have made up a state
ment of the expenditures of the
army and navy for the three months
of May, June and July. Those
figures amount, in round numbers,
to $100,000,000.
On the surface this statement in
dicates that the war might continue
a year and cost a great deal less than
half a billion. As a matter of fact,
the, actual cost for a year of such a
war as we have been waging would
be far more than a billion dollars.
. The term expenditures falls far short
of including all expenses. In other
words, current war expenses are only
a part of the cost of a war.
Our civil war lasted four years.
The amount raised by taxtion or
borrowed upon the credit of the na
tion was $3,348,372,904. Add to
this the interest alreatly paid on gov
ernment bonds and the pensions
. paid, and the grand total is not Jar
from eight billions. To these figures
may be added the loss in productive
labor due to the absence of the sol
diers from their usual occupations
and other incidental items, and the
actual ultimate cost of the civil war
would be at least ten billions. All
this, too, without including the cost
to the South. War, whether a lux
ury or a necessity of life, is the
most costly of all human purchases.
If peace should be established at
once and maintained unbroken there
would still be vast current war ex
penditures besides the still greater
ultimate expenses. It is not extrav
agant to estimate the minimum cost
to the United Stales of this war at
one billion dollars.
A sum involving nine ciphers is
tib small matter. What shall be our
indemnification? This country wants
'so money indemnity. It is all very
well for Germany to exact cash from
France in addition to Alsace and
Lorraine, for those provinces had
teen stolen from Germany by France,
and, from the Berlin point of view,
were not in reality a part of the in
demnity. But Spain is poor and the
United States is rich. The impov
erished Spanish people will be taxed
10 the utmost limit of endurance to
meet the cost of their own govern
ment and its fixed charges. But
Spain has a group of islands in the
far Orient which may serve as a
good, fair indemnity. To take this
.group as he equivalent of one billion
dollars would be certainly far from
greed or extortion.
Porto Rico may be said to indem
nify us for the loss of the Maine.
All the territory over which the flag
of Spain ever waved would not atone
for the killing of onr marines who
were aboard the battleship on the
night it was destroyed, but for the
property loss Porto Rico may be set
down as just about a fair indemnity.
All things considered, the Philip
pines, with one of the Ladrones,
would serve to indemnify us for the
general cost of the war. Anything
short of that indemnity would be
inadequate.
It would be well for the persons
uow calling on the government to
scuttle out of the Philippines to tell
why this nation, in their opinion,
should virtually make Spain a pres-
. ent of a billion dollars. It would
also be well for them to seek at once
. for the reasons we sould give pos
terity for viewing sach reckless prod
igality as mere "generosity."
HOBSON'S PERIL.
Hobson hero , worship is growing
tiresome to sensible people; and if
Lieutenont Hobson is the cool, level
beaded naval officer he seems, it
must be palling upon him. His
work in sinking the Merrimao was
as darin? and dashing as anything in
naval history. It was admirably
planned and coolly executed ; but
when, all this, and more, has been
said, the fact remains that results
showthe danger was not so great as
that faced by our gaJlant solditrs
who charged the Spanish entrench
ments at Santiago.
The sinking of the Merrimac, as
events have since nnfolded, had no
bearing on the campaign at Santiago.
The wrecked vessel did not block
the channel, and it was fortunate "for
the United States that it did not,
since the failure to "drive the cork'
enabled Cervera to run bis.squadron
out of the harbor, and Schley . to
pounce upon and destroy it.
Concentration of the country's
hero worship on Hobson is apt to
exert a bad influence in more ways
than one. It is unjust to thousands
of other brave and patriotic men
who have been as daring and self
sacrificial aa Hobson, and whose cour
ageous exertions have brought im
portant 'results. And unless Lieu
tenant Hobson is an extraordinary
young man, his head is in danger of
being tuined by all this applause
and hero worship. Enduring great
ness never comes to man without
some accompanying rebuffs. Uni
versal applause is a delightful
draught, but it is poor stuff upon
which to sustain true greatness and
heroism. If young men are ever to
develop into intellectual and moral
giants, their meed of praise must be
mixed with a considerable portion of
criticism. That was the case with
Washington, Jefferson, Jackson, Lin
coln "and Grant; with Bismarck,
with Gladstone, and with every in
dividual whose philosophy or whose
achievements have ever been worth a
rap.
JOHN HA Y AND W. R. DAY.
The appointment of Mr. John
Hay as secretary of state will be ap
proved by the nation. It is doubt
ful if President McKinley could
have chosen a person in every way
more fit. Certainly he could have
made no better choice from the cir
cle of bis close friends, and at pres
cnt it is to be desired that the sec
retary of state shall be in full accord
with the policy of the president,
This is of the more importance since
the president earnestly disclaims any
"personal policy" in the matter of
the Philippines, and expresses him
self as anxious to learn and to be
guided by the opinion of the best-
informed and most judicious ele
ment of the body politic. No man
can give more effectual aid to the
president than Mr. Hay in arriving
at a right conclusion as to that opin
ion.
During his active political life;
which began in early youth, Mr,
Hay has been both in close touch
with the people as a mass and with
the able men who, rising from the
mass of the people, have become its
trusted leaders. . While in little
more than the adolescent stage Mr.
Hay went through the war for the
union, and in the prime of life he
became joint author of the most
complete and most philosophic his
tory of that great struggle. He was
the associate of the statesmen of a
stirring period, and from them im
bibed the pioneer spirit of the great
diplomats of the United States of
America. Subsequently he widened
his diplomatic experience at two
courts on the European continent.
As American ambassador to the
court of St. James," Mr. Hay has
won a fine and enduring reputation.
He has been an American in a for
eign metropolis. When one remem
bers Lowell, Phelps and Bayard, and.
their glorifications of all that was
British, and their feeble justifica
tions, if not rhetorical exculpation,
of all that was distinctly American,
there comes a thrill of piide in read
ing the official and ex-official speech
es of Ambassador Hay. He is the
first, for many years at least, of
United States representatives in
London who has known how to be
polite without being fulsome, diplo
matic wilhont . being obsequious,
and broad-minded without sacrifice
of his Americanism. . - . :
Welcome as ' Mr. nay's appoint
ment will be to the American people,
the whole nation cannot but view
with regret the retirement of William
R, Day. Handicapped by the singu
larity meritorious record of his pred
ecessor, Mr. OIney, without note
worthy knswledge of affairs of state,
Mr. Day entered his high office an
nntrttd jnan. But- from a crisis
more severe than any which had
tried the temper of an administra
tion since Lincoln fell he has emerged
with the enduring famo of a states
man. He managed the foreigu
affairs of this nation while it was
passing from the ranks ot a third
rate to that of a first-rate power, and
wr.s a leader in tire councils that de
termined the affairs of the world.
At the outbreak of the war with
Spain foreign interference was more
than a possibilit'. With consum
mate tact, yet with unflinching firm
ness Secretary Day has averted or
baffled every scheme or intrigue
that threatened the free action of the
United States in the final determina
tion of the most momentous of its
foreign wars. And now that he re
tires he leaves his office respected by
all the cabinets of the world, and
with the abundant gratitude of all
who wish for this republic a glcri
ous and a prosperous future. Inter
THE EASTERN. SQUADRON'S
DESTINATION.
President McKinley now follows
up Lis announcement of the mobili
zation of the powerful and terrible
eastern squadron of battleships and
cruisers by causing it to be given
out that he has some work planned
for this squadron just as soon as the
preliminaries of peace are settled.
This work is said to be encouraging
the sultan to keep his promise to pay
the long-owing American claims.
To get into the eastern Mediter
ranean our squudron must pass and
even touch the coasts 6f Spain. And
while cruising in the Mediterranean
it will at no time be so far from
Spain that the Spanish people will be
able to forget that it is "hanging
around," readj to assist in the peace
negotiations. The Spaniards will
understand that its business at Con
stantinople will never be so pressing
that it could not respond instantly
to a call for its presence at Barcelona
or Cadiz.
Spain is too old a dog for any one
to have much confidence in her abil
ity to . learn the new and strange
iricks of straightforwardness and
promptness. She needs constant
watching and jogging. And it is
clear that Mr. McKinley is aware of
the tact and is resolved that she shall
not recover by diplomatic dalliance
any part of what she has lost by the
sword.
A few months ago the news that
England was forming a naval vol
unteer brigade on the Pacific coast,
wonld have at once aroused the jingo
press in . this country, and in effort
would have been made to show that
site was contemplating an attack on
America. In the light of the new
relations between Great Britain and
the United States the news will at
tract little attention in this country.
Some surprise is expressed at the
indifference shown by Spain to the
welfare of the sailors of the Cervera
squadron who are imprisoned at
Portsmouth, but there is nothing
surprising about it. According to
all accounts these prisoners are the
best fed ane best-cared-for subjects
that Spain has, and the government
is probably unwilling to spoil their
happiness by bringing them home.
It is claimed that the wheat crop
now being harvested in the West
will make . this year's yield the larg
est on record in this country. An
early conclusion of the negotiations
with Spain should be insisted on, s
the ships now engaged in military
transportation will soon be urgently
needed to transport our exports of
food to the less-favored countries of
Europe. - -
One of our difficult problems In
the Philippines says a dispatch, will
be the curbing of the religious or
ders. We have never found it a
difficult task at borne. The best
way to deal with a'l such problems
is to let them alone. They solve
themselves in time.
Any person needing the service of
an unemployed governor general
will find it to, bis advantage to com
municate with Senor Blanco, Hava
na Cnba, United States of America.
NUMBER OF FISHERMEN CAUGHT
Those AY ho Prrslat In Catching Flsb Oat
of Season on the Lower River are
liviug Prooeonted t the Full
Kztent of the Law.
. Fish Commissioner McGaire is tak
ing every precaution in arreeting fisher
men violating the closed season. Three
gillneltere, Martin Forney, Peter Du
rich, and Chria Erickeon, arrested the
previous night, were tried in the justice
conrtat Astoria Saturday, and fined $50
each. -.
A iiiimber of the gillnetters were on
the river Friday night" and they took
desperate chances to avoid arrest. On
the approach of the lannch on which the
commissioners and deputies are they let
go their nets and palled for the nearest
beach.
J. C. Kennedy, M. T. Donongh, and
F. Kennedy were found fiahinz with
nets on Miller sands and were brought
to Portland early Tuesday morning.
The crew, numbering about twenty,
were not arrested, but were severely
lectured by the commissioner. They
were fonnd to have taken about ten tons
of fish during the night. They were
given a hearing in the afternoon and
fined $50 and costs each. This was the
second offense, Tom Crain, of the Miller
Sands Seining Company, who operates
the ground, having been arrested the
previous day and fined $50.
Samuel Elmore was arrested Monday
on a warrant sworn out by Commieeioner
McGaire for receiving and packing fish.
In the justice court Mr. - Elmore stated
State Fieh Commissioner Little,, of
Washington, requested him to nse his
traps ou Baker's Bay, after the season
closed, to catch fieh for propogation
purposes, and as the expense of running
the traps was $50 per day he was per
mitted to use the surplus ot fish not
osed in the hatchery to compensate hi an
for his expenses. As the violation of the
law was through a misunderstanding
between the two fiah commissioners in
having the traps operated for this pur
pose, the caBe was dismiseed.
Mr. McGaire states there is not a can
nery on the river running, notwith
standing the rumors circulated at the
close of the season. He bad been told
one or two canneries had been rundiug
on Friday, bat apon investigation found
the reports to be untrue.
There was much idle talk before the
tenth that the season would be extend
ed to the fifteenth. Rumora to this ef
fect were freely circulated withont hav
ing a shadow of foundation, and were
published in Portland papers. To this
Mr. McGaire attributes the numerous
violations of the close season, although
both ho and Commissioner Little had
frequently stated that they had no au
thority to extend the season.
AN EXCITING BLAZE.
Biff Fire Narrowly Averted By Able
Work on the Fart of (he Fire
Department.
Yesterday afternoon about 3:30 o'clock
the people of The Dalles were again
aroused by the dreaded fire alarm, and
in a short time the streets were filled
with a crowd of people who feared that
another memorable blaze was gaining
headway.
Upon investigation it was fonnd that
the scene of the fire was the workshop
of Maier & Benton, which is a wooden
structure planed along side of their store
in the center of one of the finest blocks
in the citv.
TheTepartment was on the scene in
less than five minutes after the alarm
had been turned in, and in a short time
the blaze was under control.
The Chboxicle bucket brigade did
good work in keeping the flames back
until the department arrived, while H.
S. Wilson had the honor of taming on
the first stream with a garden hose from
the second floor of the French building,
adjoining that of Maier & Benton.
Messrs. J. W. French and E. Kurtz can
testify from personal contact with this
force of water as to its dampening
power. .
At the time the fire started there was
no one in the shop except Joe Kerchorf,
who was in his small work shop in the
south end of the building. Before he
noticed the smoke the fire bad such
headway that be was forced to escape
through a window.
The facts are not known, but it is
thought that the fire started from a fire
box in which the soldering irons were
heated. "" ' -
The loss is light owing to the fact thai
little elee than ironware was kept in this
part of the establishment, jmd is fully
covered by iusarance.
Murderer Arretted.
Sherriff Davidson, of Helena, Mont.,
was in Portland yesterday on bis way to
Oakland, Or., to take into custody Joe
Allen, 'who is - wanted - in - Montana for
the murder of J. S. Reynolds on July
24th. - '..". . -
Allen was arrested at Oakland several
days ago by Constable Bath, and is now
in jail at that place.: The circumstances
attending the crime go, to . show that it
was committed. for the purpose- of rob
bery, and it was a most cold blooded af
fair. - . - ... . ; . - -
' Reynolds was a eheepberder, and be
and Allen traveled together as partners,
Allen.who was not an adept at shearing,
patting In bis time filling sacks and
loadingiwool, and acting . generally as
helper. The two men came to Montana
together from Shoupe, Idaho, and
worked daring the spring clip.
They last worked about twenty-five
miles from Helena, and on getting
through spoke of trapping for the rest
of the summer. Tbey were last camped
near Mr. Martin's place, where Rey
nolds and Allen were seen Sunday
night, July 24tb, lying down, both ap
parently asleep. The following morn
ing Steve Arnold found a hat near the
camp which had been worn by Rey
nolds, and also observed some blood on
the ground. He at once instituted a
search, and discovered the body of Rey
voids in the bushes wrapped in a blanket.
Reynolds had been shot in the top of the
head with a Winchester, and judging
from the location of the wound, the
shooting was done while he was asleep.
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CITATION.
IS THE COUNTY COURT of the State ol Ore
gon, lor the County of Wasco.
In the matter of the estate of Thomas Olesen,
deceased Citation.
To Sidsel Olesdatter, Mrs. C. W. Tavlor and Fred
W. Wilson, and all persons interested in the
above named estate, greeting:
In the name of the Sta'e of Oregon, you are
hereby cited and required to appear in the
County Court of the State of Oregon for the
County of Wasco, at the court room thereof, at
Lalles City, in the County of Wasco, on Monday,
the 51b. day of September, 1898,
at 2 o'clock in the afternoon of that day, then
and there to show cause, if any there be, why au
ordei should not be made authorizing and di
recting the executor of said estate to sell all real
property belonging thereto, at public auction,
to-wit: The east half of the N W, 6W of HE
. and NEi of SWJ-i of the SWS, bee. 8, Tp. 1
N.. R. 12 E., V. M.
Witness the Hon. Robert Mays, Judge of the
skal-1 County Court of the Htate of Oregon
for the Countv of Wasco, with the seal of said
Court afflxtd this 14th day of July. A. D. 1898.
Attest: A. M. KELSAY, Clerk,
julyl6-il
Notice of Final Settlement
Notice is hereby given that 'the undersigned
has tiled his final account aa Executor of the
last will Htid testament of James McGahan, de
ceased, with the Clerk of the County Court, of
the State of Oregon, for Wasco County, and by
an order of said Court duly made and entered,
Monday, the 5'h day of September, 1898, is
fixed as the time and the County Court room of
said Court as the place for the hearing of said
final accouur.
Dated this 27th day of July, 1898.
jly301i, B. X. G1BONS, Executor.
Administrator's Final Notice.
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned,
administrator of the estate of Henry A. Baker,
deceased, has filed bis final account in the
county court of the State of Oregon for Wasco
county, and the court has fixed and appointed
Monday, the 6th day of September, 1S98, at 10
o'clock a. m., at the county court room in the
court house in Dalles City, Oregon, as the time
and plaee for the bearing and settlement there
of. Any heir, creditor orotber person interested
in the estate is hereby required to appear on or
before said day and file his objections thereto or
to any particular liem luereor.
Dalles City, Oregon. August 4, 1898.
augo ii C. W. WETZEL, Administrator.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Gen
eral Land Office, Washington, D. C, May 27,
1898. Notice is hereby given of the following
Executive Order, restoring certain Innds in the
Cascade Range Forest Reserve to settlement and
entry: "EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington,
D. C. April 29, 1898. In accordance with the
S revisions of the Act of June 4, 1897 (30 Stat,
), upon the recommendation ot the Secretary
of the Interior, the west half of Township one
South, ot Range ten East, w niamette meridian,
Oregon, within the limits of the Casrade Kange
Forest Reserve, is hereby ordoied restored to tho
public domain,after sixty-days notice hereof, by
Dnblication.as required by law.it appearing that
said tract is better adupted to agricultural than
forest gurposea. WILLIAM McKINLEY."
The above land will be Bnbiect to entry at the
United States Lind Oflire, The Dalles, Oregon,
ou and after October 17, 1898,
Blnger Hermann, Commissioner.
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