THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 26, 1898
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WILLIAM II. IN PALESTINE.
The German Emperor is now in
Constantinople on his way to - Pales
tine, which is part of the country
mled by the "unspeakable Turk."
What does his '.visit mean?. No
3oubt it means something mare than
a desire to gratify curiosity or to
satisfy religious senlimentalism, but
;. bow much more? It is only natural
that the nations of Europe should
feel an interest, resembling anxiety,
to know what nohtical purpose oc
casioned this remaikable visit the
first of its kind made, bv any grert
"European sovereign since the crusad-
ers.
It was announced when he left
Berlin that William II. intended to
land at Haifa, the ancient Jlephna or
"haven" of the Jews, about fifty one
miles from the Sea of Galilee. This
place is at the foot ot Mount Car re el
nnd hard by Acre, called by Napole.m
"the key of Syria' It is about to
- be connected by railroad with pamas
cus, a city of 250,000 inhabitants.
The significance of -the Emperor's
choice of a landing place lies partly
in the fact that there is a prosperous
German colony there now and partly
in the rumor that' the Sultan may
make the Emperor a present of this
port, with its great possibilities.
. The Fortnightly Review for Octo
ber intimates that not only Haifa,
but some small port on the Persian
sea, may be bestowed on the German
Emperor by his' grateful friend at
Constantinople. That such a sugges
tion should be made by such a peri
odical is of itself significant. It shows
bow suspicious and apprehensive the
Eng'and of today is. The same maga
zine recalls the fact that German
statisticians have figured' out lately
.that Palestine and Syria could sup
nport, under proper conditions, frcm
; 10,000,000 to 14,000,000 of Ger
. many's surplus population. "To any
-one," it ad Is, "acquainted with the
xfine climate and extraordinary fertil
ity of the country such an estimate
cannot appear excessive." ,
It is not altogether likely that the
German Emperor is the advance
agent of a colonization scheme,- but
it is impossible. - Germany has shown
oriate years a growing ambition for
commercial enterprise and an as-
.tounding ability to develop it. The
young Emperor's strongest desire is
to make the Germans the greatest
commercial people on the globe.
Despite the fact that the Anglomamac
" ignoramus has named him "war lord,'
he aims primarily to be a "trade
lord," enriching bis empire and stop
ping with colonial wealth the gaping
mouths of the hungry socialist mob.
' During bis stay in Constantinople
the Emperor visited, among other
places, a German school, and in the
speech bemade there be used the
phrase, "victorious force of German
ism." .Vague as is the phrase, it
shows clearly that the Emperor's
mind was dwelling on business of the
sort that kings engage in. .. A new
movement in the commerce between
the far ivast ana Europe may be ap-
pioaching, and the object of the Em
peror's visit may be put "German
ism" in the way of asserting lts"vic-
torious force" in the coming era.
Venice fell because the Turks closed
ber commercial routes to the ; East.
The Fortnightly Review recalls this
fact and adds: "Our little country
is at present the center of the world's
commerce, but will not remain so if
the great trade routes fall into other
bands." - Perhaps that was what the
. German Emperor was thinking about
when he decided to go to Jerusalem
by way of Constantinople and Haifa.
- No doubt the - Sultan , of Turkey
holds the key. to the commercial
situation in the Levant, but he ut
terly lacks the power to use it. If he
should attempt to hand it over to bis
friend, William II.," England and
France might unite . in objecting.
However that may be, it is certainly
tine that in these, days of steam
power by land and water there is
natural line of intercontinental com
merce which extends from the Bos
porus to the east shore of the Pacific,
by way of Palestine, Persia, India,
Burmab and China, and that to open
it might endanger the present British
supremacy in Oriental trade. There
is still another intercontinental route,
which touches Alexandria and passes
throueh Palestine. "Whoever holds
Palestine," savs a recent English
writer, "commands the great lines of
communication, not by land, but by
sea. Not only would . the power in
Syria control the railways, but would
be master of the buez canal, ana in
addition would dominate Egypt.
With a modern power like France or
Germany firmly established in Syria,
the British could only remain in
Egypt on tolerance." ' - "
The Emperor may find no practi
cal way to gam a comprehensive
grasp on Palestine, but, under cover
of a pious wish lo visit the birthplace
of Christianity, he can be his own
Joshua and Caleb, spying out the
land and perhaps bringing back a
cluster "or two of the territorial and
commercial grapesof the country.
Inter Ocean.
THE FALL ELECTION.
In three weeks the political issue
of 1898 will be passed in nearly ; all
the states. To call this an off year
is a misleading use of the .word. No
president is to be chosen, but in ev
ery other respect the trial of strength
at the polls is of national importance.
The Fifty-sixth Congress will be
elected with' a term extending to
March 4, 1901. .' This is' a far look
ahead. The nature of congressional
legislation for two years preceeding
that date will be settled on Novem
ber 8th. A new house of represent
atives and political control of the
senate depend upon the contest near
at band. It - is unfortunate that a
missfit term like "off year" should be
applied to a decision involving so
much of consequence to the people
and which they themselves must ren
der. The first thing to be said about
the fall election lsthat voters who
look lo the beet interest of the coun
try ought to cast their ballots with
out fail and - dismiss the idea from
their minds, if it has found lodg
ment, that the coming election is a
eecondary? matter.
A few preliminary state elections
have been held without . reversing in
any of them the result of 1896. The
most emphatic change was in Oregon,
where a distinct gold platform was
adopted and where the "Republican
majority in 1896 of 2117 was in
creased in 1898 to over 10,000. In
Maine and Vermont the Republican
plurality fell off, though still overt
whelming and much larger than the
average Republican : pluralities - in
these states previous to the landslide
"of Cleveland's second administration.
The Democratic majorities in .Geor
gia and Arkansas show little that . is
new except the rapid disappearance
of the Populist party in ' the South
Fusion has apparently sapped the
Populists trengtb in that section. In
all the state elections thus far in 1898
the aggregate vote of both parties is
smaller than in 1896. A considera
ble number of Republicans failed to
vote in Maine and Vermont, but the
same is true of Democrats in Ar
kansas. Apathy is perhaps too strong
a word to use in this connection
The registration proceedings in the
different states does not indicate any
unusual difference - among voters.
With national issues of usual interest
to settle the total vote of 1898 should
be large. ' . - .
But there is one strong marked
element in the campaign and that is
the utter confusion of the Democrat
party in regard to nationel princi
ples. Some of the Democratic state
platforms are for free silver and oth
ers are silent on the subject. In Mis
souri a weak expansion plank was
adopted for a stiff fight against it in
convention. The Democrats of the
great commercial state of New York
were afraid to speak a word about
the future of Cuba or the Philippines.
No De mocratic natiocal . policy ex
ists. A search for it reveals noth
ing but contradictions. - This is a
confession of weakness. The people
like courage and clear-cut" political
purposes. . What the Democratic
party offers is a tangle of opposites
that nobody, can understand. The
Democrats of one stitc negative the
platform of the party in the next
state and what the . Democrat pro
claims in the country is hushed" up in
the cities. Under the circumstances
the Republican party should win
next" month one of. its most siguifi
cant victories. Globe-Democrat.
It has doubtless been noticed that
the longer President McKmley has
been in the West the stronger are his
expressions on the territorial expan
sion question. "A most blessed
country we have," he . remarked in
his address at the Merchants' -Ex
change at St. Louis, "and resting up
on us, and upon all of us, is the duty
of maintaining it unimpaired while
carrying forward the great trust of
civilization that has been committed
to usv We- must gather the just fruits
of the victory." These are words of
wisdom. The "great trust of civili
zation that has bten committed to
us" or one of - the great trusts is
the necessity for us to give the Fil
ipinos a good deal belter government
than that of Spain which has been
overthrown. To - "gather the just
fruits of the victory", we must,
among other things, take the whole
Philippine archipelago under our con
trol.
Dewey has already .a" powerful
fleet, but when the Oregon and Iowa
arrive at Manila he will have . the
strongest squadron in the Pacific ex
cept England's and Japan's. Of
course there is no menace to any
foreign nation in this circumstance.
It simply means that the United
States is going to get all of the Philip
pines, and is going to bold them.
Spain is virtually dispossessed : of
them already. If ihe United States
let go the insurgents would overrun
the whole of them. Spain's authority
in them is broken.' Nor will she be
permitted to sell or donate any of
them to any other - nation. The
United States has a prior claim on
them, an'd this will be recognized by
the Spanish peace commissioners.
A noble monument is to mark the
resting place of James lx. Blaine.
Yet a nobler ' monument to his
memory is the acceptance by the
American people of the doctrines
which he expounded. during the ..last
years of his Hie. Were he alive to
day there would be no doubt as to
his position on the question of the
territorial expansion and commercial
pre-eminence of the United States.
The sentiment among the farmers
of the west is almost unanimous on
the point of American retention ot
the Philippines. They have the wis
dom to see that expansion in this
direction means a constantly increas
ing demand for the products of wesU
em farms and fields.
It is figured, out in Madrid that
the war cost Spain $600,000,000,
which is about the size of the Cuban
debt we are invited to pay, at least
in part. Spain was too proud to sell
Cuba without a war, and a fine op
portunity to do something practical
was lost. -
Some of the Democratic papers are
afraid that the American troops in
Cuba will tend to bring about an
nexation by military force. Demo
cratic distrust of a soldier is not
justified by an j thing in. our history.
It is a peculiarity as yet unexplained,
. On December 1st, 1898, the hold W
Spain upon America is to be . relin
quished. Columbus did the best he
could for the glory of the Spaniards,
but they were not equal to the task
of governing the" new world, nor
much of Europe. .
When last the Oregon was headed
tor the latitude of Brazil she kept a
sharp lookout for the Cape Verde
fleet. - It is reasonably certain now
that she would have whipped them
all and placed herself at the head of
immortal ships. .. - . r
. McKinley is a popular man in the
best sense of the word, . His popu
larity rests upon pure character and
high capacity. He leads the people
because he understands : them and
glories in being one of them. '-'-
Taxes are said to be one of the
earthly certainties, but a. Porto. Ei-
can can. testify that they can be agree
ably modiSed by a judicious change
ot flags. " " . ' , - ' '
France is engaged in making active
war preparations for the preservation
of the peace.. ... "
The Dalles has a hero in her midst
one who was among the thickest of the
fjht at the famous battle of San Juan
Fred Grnnow, who is now off on a thirty
days' furlough, and reached home last
night.' Fred enlisted at Portland some
time previous to the breaking out of the
war, and was for a time stationed at
Vancouver, and : then moved to Boise
City. Ha left there with the Sixteenth
Infantry about April 2Ut. Since that
time he has had experiences compared
with which the experience of a lifetime
iias naught.' He has been to many fa
mous battle-grounds in the meanderings
of the troops, and has hoard'the whiz of
shot and Bhell around him, to which be
says little heed is paid, as the sight of
comrades dropping around one fires the
blood to boiling heat and daring deeds.
Oa the I3ih of September he reached
Boston completely worn out, and was
for two months and a half an inmate of
the hospital', prostrate with malarial
fever. Obtaining his furlough a week
ago yesterday, he started as once for
home, where tie was gladly welcomed.
After the thirty days are over he will
leave for Hnntsville, Alabama, where
his company will'await orders. -
Millions Given Away!
It is certainly gratifying to the public
to know of one concern in the land who
are not afraid to be generous to the needy
and suffering. .. The proprietors of Dr.
King's New Discovery for Consumption,
Caughs and Colds, have given away over
ten million trial bottles of 'this great
medicine; and have the satisfaction of
knowing it has absolutely cured thous
ands of hopelees .cases. - Asthma, Bron
chitis, Hoarseness and diseases of the
Throat, Chest and Lungs are surely
cured by it. Call on Blakeley A Hough
ton, druggists, and get a trial bottle free.
Regular size 50c. and $1. Every bottle
guaranteed, or price refunded." 3
We were reminded by the. Ladies'
Home Journal, which came to our table
this morning, that the fall of the TurkB
is near at hand. That excellent journal
made its appearance in Thanksgiving
attire this morning, with a gown of old
rose. Its over-skirt was embroidered
beautifully;, representing a very pretty
young lady strolling through a meadow
of flowers and grasses, while by her side
strutted tour proud Thanksgiving birds.
seemingly unconscious of their pending
doom. Indeed our' appetites alinoet
failed us as we 'thought of the crnelty of
putting an end to the "gobble chorus
However, we are -positive this feeling is
of short duration, and will disappear
long before invitations to Thanksgiving
dinner are being issued.
. Dallea Public Schools.
Following is Ihe report for the quar
ter (5 weeks) ending Friday Oct. 14, '98
TEACHERS.
- East HiU Prtmarv.
Miss Nan Cooper.... 1 and 2
Mrs. Koche 3, 4 and 5
Court Street.
Miss Dontbit .1st
Miss E Cooper 2d
Miss Roberts .3d
Miss Wrenn 4th
Academy Park.
Miss rtilrman 1st
Miss Flinn 2B-3B
Miss Martin . ... .....4B-5B
Miss Ball... 6th
Hiah School.
Mrs.Baldwin SB
Miss L. Rintoul ....6A-7
Miss T. Rintoul. . 7th
MissMichell . 8th
- U.S. Department.
Miss Him.....f. ..I
Mr. Landers.... ..J H8
88
82
sol
Totals.
54
- Bow to Prevent Croup.
-We have two children who are subject
to attacks of croup. Whenever an attack
is coming on my wife gives them Cham-
berlin's Cough Remedy and it always
prevents the attack. It is a household
neceesity in thiscountry, and no matter
what else we run out of, it would not do
to be without Chamberlain's Congh
Remedy. More of it is sold here than
of all other cougb medicines combined.
J. M. Nickle, of Kick le Bros., mer
chants, Nicklevillo, Pa. . For sale by
Blakeley & Houghton.
E. C. Blanks, of Lewis ville, Texas,
writes that one box of De Witt's Witch
Hazel Salve was worth $50.00 to him.
It cured his piles of ten years standing.
He advises others to try it. It also
cures eczema, ekin diseases and obsti
nate sores. ; Snipes-Sioersly Drug Co. -
Thousands of persons have been cured
of piles by using DoWitt's Witch Hazel
Sal ye. It heals promptly and enres
eczema and all ekin diseases. - It gives
immediate relief. Snioes-Kinerslv Drosr
Co. ' - . . -
'.2 ; Caih In lonr Chwti. .
All county warrants registered prior
to Jan. 1, 1895, will be paid at my
office. Interest ceases after October 24.
1898. : V ; C. L. Phillips, - j
County Treasurer.
BUCKS.
Delaines, Cotswolds and Shropshire
Bams for sale at reasonable prices,
r ? C. A. Buckley,
.' - -C Grass Valley, Or.
Wotnan
Work,
For thirteen years this woman suffered from a help
less infirmity which baffled skillful medical treatment.
She was restored to health in a remarkable manner,
and is now helpful to other sufferers.
For thirteen years Mrs. George L. Rogers,
ef Vest Main Street, Canton, N. Y., suffered
from the indescribable tortures of inflam
matory rheumatism. :
Only persons who have been "afflicted
with this disease know what such suffer
ing Is.
Those who have never felt the pangs of
this aliment have not the remotests.idea of
Its tortures. x
For years this was an . obstinate disease
to cure.
In recent years, however, there has been
formulated a remedy which successfully
copes with it.
The many cures effected by Dr. Williams'
Pink Puis for Pale People attest to that fact.
One of the striking examples is Mrs.
Rogers' experience. -
In speaking of it to a reporter she said: -
"Thirteen years ago I was attacked with
inflammatory rheumatism and a complica
tion of diseases. -
- 44 1 cannot begin to describe, my sufferings
during that time.
"You can judge somewhat of what I
endured, when you look at these "hands."
They were distorted, twisted and swollen. -
"My foot, too, is so much out of shape
that the big toe lays across the others, the
end touching the little toe. -
"Notwithstanding I am sixty-five years
old, have a pleasant home and other com
forts, life to me was far from enjoyable, for
all other things pale into insignificance when
you are without good health.
The
AVe invite tc most rigid examination of the quality and cost of our goods. We do not
give you money, but we do claim we can save you money on each purchase made at the Racket
Store. This is possible by reason of our cash systenl. No books; no book-keeper. The estimated
loss to Merchants that run on the credit system is 30 per ceut, ani it is nccess iry that this 30 per
cent be added to the purchase price or the merchant must of necessity fail In business. The
Racket Store saves to its customers this 30 per cent. Is that not an object? Still we manage our
business to even do more, and so It Is to those who buy. pur goods are saved money.
READ SOME
Corsets, 25 and up.
Corset steels fte
Eight hundred Parlor Matches . 5c
One dozen Clothes Pins lc
80 feet Clothes Line 5c
Copper Bottom Wash Boiler 65c
Galvanized Tub 60c
Clothes Ringer SLifi
Oil cloth, Vi yards wide, per yarU .18c
Shell oil cloth, per yard 10c
Best machine oil, 4 oz. bottle 5c
Coffee pots . . .7 to 50a
21-quart granite dHh pan , . . . . . . .... 75c
Granite preserving kettle ...25c to 75c
Granite ware of all kinds
Steel curry comb 10c
One dozen good glass tumbkrs 40c
And so the whole stock g es in all kinds of notions, such as ribbon, lace, silk floss, side
combs, finishing braid, belts, dolls, purses, etc, etc.. also tinware, spring balances, files, spirit
levels, hand saws, bits and bit braces, lamps, china ware, etc., eus. Goods exchanged for fresh
Second Street Near the Court House.
THE DALLES,
C. J. STUBliISLG '
.'' l Wholesale and Retail
" Wines, Liquors and Cigars.
Agency for the Greatest American Liquor
Yellowstone Sour
WHISKEY from $2.75 to $6.00 per gallon.
IMPORTED C0GJTA0 from $7.00 to $12.00
AL IICIBIA BE-AHHES from $3.25
ONLY THE PUREST LIQUORS SOLD.
HOP GOLD BEER on draught, and Val
Imported Ale and Forter. ;
JOBBERS IN IMPORTED and
DOMESTIC CIGARS.
WascoWargliouse Company
Headquarters for Seed Grain of ail kinds.
Headquarters for Feed Grain ot?ii kinds
Headquarters for Rolled Grain, an kinds.
Headquarters for Bran, Shorts, Sftfifi-
Headquarters for "Byers' Best" Pendle-
ffiTI Tt'lnnT' This Floor is manufactured expressly for family
use: every sack is guaranteed to give satisfaction.
Wa sell our goods lower than any house in the trade, and if you don't think so
call and get our prices and be convinced. r
Highest Prices Paid, for Wh?at. Barley and Oats. ..
Crandaii
DEALEES IN
fill kinds, of :
UNDERTAKERS
EMBALMERS
. The Dalles, Or.
punef al Supplies
9
"I tried different doctors and aany pro
prietary remedies, but no permanent bene
fit was obtained.
"Last March I was induced to try Dr.
'Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People.
"Before I had finished the first box I began
to feel that they were doing me good. .
"I continued using them and steadily
grew better. .
"I have used thirteen boxes of the pills
and to-day feel better than for the past fif
teen years.
"My appetite is good j I feel bright, cheer
ful ana have a desire to live and enjoy society. '
"I have been a member of the Methodist
church for many years, but for six years
was unable to attend.
"Now I am able to attend the church .
services regularly and certainly appreciate
that privilege.
"I consider Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for
Pale People a wonderful medicine and am
confident no other remedy could have
effected the wonderful cure they have in
my case.
"I am glad to state this, hoping that some
sufferer may profit by it and obtain relief."
It was nature's own remedy that accom
plished this cure caused by impure blood,
for Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People
are composed of vegetable remedies that
exert a powerful influence in purifying and
enriching the blood. Many diseases long
supposed by the medical profession to be
incurable have succumbed to the potent
influence of these pills. This universal
remedy is sold by all druggists.
Racket Store.
OF OUR PRICES.
One large berry dish and six-small ones.. SOc
tilass set of tlx pieces SOc
Set of knives and forks ." 4Cc
Thread, per spool 3c
Men's, Women's, Children's Hosiery . .5c and up
Table Linen, per yard T 25c
1.1. en Nankins, 14x14 5c
Linen and tnrkish towels 5c and up
Copper bottom tea kettle 40c
Nice glass water pitcher . 25c
Padlocks 5c and up
Best steel tacks, per packages lc
Butter monlp ". .10c
Buggy whips 15c and up
Double faced wash board 25c
Single faced wb board lco
School supplies at low prices.
OREGON.
Mash
Whiskey.
(4 to 15 years old.)
per gallon. (11 to 20 years old.
to $6.00 per gallon. (4 to 11 years old.)
Blatz and Hop Gold Beer in bottles.
& Barget j
Robes,
Burial Shoes,
Etc. .