THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE, SATURDAY. DECEMBER 3, 1898.
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OUR PERVASIVE PROSPERITY.
The commercial greatness of Ibe
United States is well illustrated by
tbe rational conjecture luat the com
merce of New York during the year
1898 will exceed that of . London
from eieht to twelve trillions. But
this statement, imposing as it is, con
ceals the ereaier and better part of
the troth, which is this: Great as
the increase of New York's com
merce may bev it is an increase which
is relatively slower than that of other
parts of this country. New York
does not flourish at the expense of
San Francisco, New Orleans, Boston,
Philadelphia, or Chicago; it never
again can dominate tbe commerce of
the United States as London domi
. Dates tbe trade of Great Britain.
This country has oceans, or great
lakes that ultimately will be f con
nected with oceans, on every side of
it. It hasTbe advantages of both an
insular and a continental territory.
Vat plains, vast forests, mountains
pregnant with precious metals, meas
ureless areas of coal and iron, com
bine to afford support for millions of
farmers, artificers, and traders. Al
ready about 75,000,000 dwell in the
United States in greater comfort than
is fnj'ved by a like number of per
sons in any other country, and the
man ho cast his first vote at the
l!.t election is likely to see the 75,
000,000 increased to 150,000,000.
This rencral increase of popula
tion involves a general participation!
in the increase of commercial profits,
. In 1870 the reports of the bureau of
commerce - ami navigation gave
Chifnan nn rilnoo as a nitv nf pvnnrts!
V... " " J " J g
Its imports were valued at $735,891
During the first nine months of tbe
prt-sent year the exporls from Chi
.c:iko w re worth $8,025,387, r-nd its
imports $7,477,047. In passing, it
.-tfnrl 03 pleasure to inform the free
traders who charge tbat a protective
tariff nreventd Iho development of
foreign trade tbat tbe exports of Chi-
SZ:: ere nearly quadrupled in the
iririod etween the low-tariff year of
8S and the protective tariff year of
"1898. For the first nine months of
189G they were worth $2,126,434;
ami, s we have said, $8,025,387 for
the like terra of 1898.
-. Bui the most noteworthy point is
'the increase 'in the foreign trade of
Chicago as compared with that of
New York. In 1870 . our foreign
trade was worth only $735,894, and
it unly $847,935, m 1880, while
that r New York was worth $417,
663.559 and $852,497,243 in the
year named. During tbe first nine
. months of this year New York's
fore:gn trade was worth $656,782,459,
which does not indicate a remarkable
extension in a period of eighteen
years. " .
Baltimore, by no means a feverish
city, 1ms steadily increased ber ex
ports from $14,510,733 in 1870 to
$76,245,870 in 1880, and to $84,105,
731 in the first nine months of this
year. Galveston das about doubled
her export trade between 1890 and
1898. The Pacific coast ports, ex
clusive of San Francisco, have literal
ly created an annual foreign trade
worth $30,000,000. since 1890. Buf
falo, which in 1890 had not a place
in the official report of the bureau of
commerce and navigation, will .come
s & Q AAA AAA in tUa volua rt fta
.exports for this year, and North and
South Dakota will send exports worth
$6,000,000.
- No part of this republic has cause
for jealousy of another. The growth
of tiadein one section necessitates a
growth of trade in all sections of tbe
country. Not any part of this coun
try, far less.any city, can "dominate"
,the money market or the grain mar
ket.' The seas and the lakes those
cheap and free highways of trade
surround the land, great rivers con
nect, our seas and lakes, tbe cheapest
freight rates tn the world make ac
cess to the seas and lakes easy; the
genius of our people is inventive and
expansive; all things work together
for the common good. The physical
contour of our country is both in
sular and continental, and the mental
contour of the : people is equally
varied. . It 13 adventurous, as that of
an island people generally is; it is
conservative, as that of a continental
people is apt to be. Inter Ocean.
0 UARDINO HER OWN INTERESTS
England built a great navy to pro
tect a vast merchant marine. Bussia
is increasing her navjfc that she may
build up a merchant marine. Eng
land, acting with the other maritime
Dowers of Europe in the treaty of
Paris, bound Russia' to the land
barred her even from the Mediter
ranean, and.limited ber field of actiy
ity on the Baltic. .But in the last
generation Bussia bas put strong
fleets in the Black and Caspian seas
baa established a station in the Medi
terranean, another in the lied sea; bas
made ber Baltic fleet one of the finest
in Europe, and bas put an effective
eauadron in Siberian or Asiatic
waters.
A few years ago Russia bad . only
three war vessels on the Pacific. She
bas now two sea going, coast-defense
ircnclads; four first class armored
cruisers, one nrst-2iass . protected
crniser, four light cruisers, and a gun
boat flotilla. She has tnadeVladivo
stock on the Pacific impregnable as a
naval station, wiUi shipyards and dry
dock, and bas established herself at
Port Arthur, in China, and 'as far
south as Constantinople. She is
building eight large battle-suits, six
first-class cruisers, ten second-class
cruisers, twenty torpedo-boat - des
troyers, and thirty torpedo boats. She
bas projected a strategic ship canal
from tbe Baltic to tbe Black sea,
which will be to Russia what the
Nicaragua canal will be to tbe United
Slates. When this is completed ber
fleet on the Caspian will be a part of
the Russian fleet on tbe UlacK sea,
with power to force its way into the
Mediterranean.
In spite of British intrigue and op
position Russia is becoming a great
naval power, and is building mer
chant and war vessels with the trade
ot tbe Pacific in mind. Barred from
the Mediterranean, she bas projected
canals from tbe Black and Caspian
seas to tbe Baltic, and has construct
ed a railway from St. Petersburg
across Siberia to Vladivostock and
Port Arthur on the Pacific. Her
railway building and her ship build
ing are with tbe Pacific in mind, just
as within tbe last quarter of a century
all railway building in the United
and Canada has been toward, the
Pacific. r'
Russia . is working along lines
marked out by her greatest statesmen
She is guarding ber own interests at
every point . and pressing forward
with resistless energy. She has made
thorough- preparation to" claim and
hold ber own, and is looking forward
to a great trade with the United
States. She has come to ibe Pacific
with a sharply defined policy, and is
not - surrendering any advantages
gained through energy, enterprise.
diplomacy, or war, to her rivals. The
United States should enter the Pacific
like Russia, in her own interest, not
in the interest of ber commercial
competitors.
EVOLUTION OF HOLIDAYS.
The change in the attitude of tbe
different parts of tbe country to tbe
Fourth of July, Thanksgiving day
and Christmas is an interesting sub
ject in social and political evolution.
It is apparent tbat tbe celebration of
Thanksgiving day this year was more
general than it ever was before in all
the country's history. It wns ob
served in tbe South as well as tbe
North, in the ."West , as . well as the
East. In the beginning, of course,
this was an exclusively New , Eng
land festival. For many years, in
deed, after Gov. Bradford's time, it
was confined to Massachusetts. Then
tbe observance began to extend over
the rest of the New England colonies,
and even the Dutch governors "of
New Netherland occasionally took
notice of the day. Gradually it ex
tended to the middle colonies, but it
gained no foothold in the Southern
states until about the close of the
second half of this century, and even
then it was observed ic only a few of
those states, and not in a general or !
hearty way in any of them ; Ever
since 1789, in the first century of the
government, "when Washington rec
ommended a day of thanksgiving for
the adoption of the constitution,
presidents have from time to time
urged the observance of tbe day, and
ever. 6ince Lincoln's proclamation of
1863 the presidential recommenda
tion has been made annually, sup
plemented, by proclamations by some
of the governors of the states, as now.
Only in recent years, however, has it
been recognized in all of the states,
and not until 1898 was it observed in
all of tbem in any general or ardent
way.
As a social festival there was also
an clement of sectionalism about
Christmas for many years in the
United States. Tbe observance of
Christmas' was comparatively - un
known in New England outside of
the Catholic and Episcopal churches
until a comparatively recent time.
Christmas was as slow , in getting
recognition in tbe New England
states as Thanksgiving was in tbe
South. The opposition to it in New
England was stronger than was that
to Thanksgiving day in ". the South,
for it bad to overcome a deep-seated
and persistent Puritan prejudice. :- It
triumphed eventually, however, as
the Fourth of July has done in the
South in the past few 3 ears. - The
observance of Independence day was
never quite so general in the South
as it was in the Northland for a good
many years after the.war of secession
the day virtually passed out of recog
nition in the Southern states. Tbe
reason for this was the same as was
tkai for the non recognition of
Thanksgiving in the COs and 70s in
the old confederate states. Each,
for tbe time, assumed the aspect of a
purely Northern holiday. The ob
servance of each, particularly that ot
the Fourth of July, was general, in
the Northern states; and consequent
ly neither commended itself to the
majority of tbe people below Mason
and Dixon's line. But tbe fact that
the South ha J as great a share as the
Notth in tbe events which placed
July 4th out of the roll of common
days gradually regained it recogni
tion in the former section, though not
until 1898 was its observance in tbat
locality spontaneous and extended.
The extension in the observance of
these holidays is an expression of the
growth of the United States in politi
cal and social unity. At the present
day for the first time in all its history
there is an actual obliteration of all
locality lines. The greatest obstruc
tion which the political separatists
had to creating a healthy spirit of
Americanism in the thirteen colonies
in the years between tbe passage of
the stamp act in 1765 and the battle
of Lexington in 1775 were the
mutual jealousies and prejudices of
these settlements. Though contigu
ous, their only semblance of identity
of -interest and aspiration was . in
their allegiance to the British crown.
Nothing short of tbe pressure of
actual war could induce tbem to drop
their petty particularism and unite
for the common defense. Even New
England, 'where ' the differences ' in
origin and interests of the colonics
were smaller than in any other local-
ity, an approach to harmony in politi
cal affairs was preserved for only
6hort periods of time. After" the;
revolution ended and tbe outside
pressure was removed, tbe discord
between tbe thirteen newly liberated
states threatened disunion , and
ararchy. . There was a gradual growth
0 solidarity from the adoption of
the constitution onward. This was
temporarily interrupted by the war of
secession, but it was bastened and
completed by tbe Spanish conflict,
and in 1898 for the first time in the
-
country's history locality lines . have
ceased to mark political entities and
the designations North, West, South
and East have become mere geo
graphical expressions.
General Miles has ordered that of
ficers and men alike in J,he regular
and volunteer - army- shill attend
winter lyceums. The lyceums have
been a feature in tbe regular army
for the last twenty years, and still the
question, "Is there more pleasure in
anticipation than in participation ?"
remains unsettled.
It is pointed out tbat ibe only
civilized country on earth today tbat
is not trou rued more or less wtlb an
expansion movement is Spain. - No
body is talking expansion over there,
and Madrid would be a splendid
place in which to bold tbe next rain
makers convention and mugwump
love feast.
The ashes of Columbus are about
to be removed from Havana where
they have been' more or less uncom
fortablc of late. It is a pity that
they are to be returned to Spain,
Had they fallen into tue bands cf our
men in Cuba tbey would have re
ceived decent burial at least. 7
KILLED AT UMATILLA.
George Olbson Bun Over While Attempt'
in a; to Uncouple Bone Cars. .
Tuesday afternoon, about 3:30 o'clock
Umatilla was the ecene of one of those
terrible accidenU which so frequently
occur in railroad circles and sadden
everyone to wbom the news comes.
.xardmaster Ueorgo bibson, a young
man of about 28 years, wbo bas been
employed by tbe O. K. & S. Co. for
eeveral years past was the unfortunate
victim. Gibson was engaged in making
op freight train No. 21, when he stepped
between the cars, with ibe switch list
in one hand and. attempted with the
other to pull the pin in order te detach
some cars. He was standing across the
rail and the brake beam canzht his foot,
polling him nnder tfie wheels, .which
were in slight motion, and mashing his
rigEt leg" completely.- The right arm
was also mashed to a palp. '
Tbe poor fellow was at once taken to
the hospital in Walla Walla, for treat
ment. He was conscious for the most
part of the time and talked very freely
after reaching there, although being in
intense agony In a very short time,
however, he died, tbe injuries having
been so terribly severe tbat bo could
not rally and undergo the operating of
the surgeons.
Mr. Gibson leaves a young wife, hav
ing been married ecaicely a year. ' Their
home was at Umatilla, bat as bis father,
and a brother live in - Pendleton, which
waa also hia former home, bis' remains
were taken to tbat city,- where he was
buried yesterday. ''
Leg Broken in Two Places.
About 3:30 o'clock this morning, as
Nightwatchman Phirman was making
hia rounds, be discovered a man lying
hear the electric light plant, on Laoghliri
street, and upon further investigation it
waa found that hia right leg bad been
broken in two places, at the ankle and a
little above. ' -. - - '. .
' As soon as possible a conveyance was
obtained, and be was removed to the
city jail, when Dr. Hollister was called
and the fractures attended to. - Tbe
patient although suffering much, waa
very brave and submitted to the opera'
tion with no complaint. He is doubly
unfortunate in having bnt one arm.
The man, wbo is about 40 years of age,
gave bis name as George Peters, and
claims to bail from Cala vera couuty
Calif. Papers found in his pocket ebow
that be has worked as a miner in Colo
rado and Washington. When questioned
aa to the cause of tbe accident he said
that he was walking the ties when he
slipped and fell. It is thought, bow
ever, from the manner in which hia leg
was broken,-that be must have been
riding the brake beam and fell off. After
falling he crawled nearer the electric
light house, presumably to receive
shelter or secure assistance.
He is now resting as easy as can be
expected after receiving such an injury,
and will later be taken to the connty
poor house. : -
Degree of Honor Eotertslnment, .
This enterprising,' wide-awake order
gave another of its socials last evening
at Fraternity hall, when the members
were out in full force and the best of
times was enjoyed. . The following pro
gram was first rendered : -
Vocal Duet "On Tho Moonlit 8ea"...
Mesdamos Groat and Jayne
Recitation "Foreltrners at the World's Fair"
Miss Dueua Sterling. . -
Vical Duet "Life's Dream Is O'er'.......... .
Mrs. Stephens and Mr. Dawson
Ske'ch "Gossip" Mesdames Waud and Driver
After tbe program a guessing contest
occupied tbe attention of those present
for about a qnarter of an hour, and the
prizes being given, a lunch was the next
order of the evening! The pleasure woolen
hardly have been complete without Uie
customary dance, and so for the re
mainder of tbe evening all joined in this
amusement of all amusements the most
enjoyable. - ''"-"' - . ;
An Endless Chain.
An endless chain of letters haa been
started in' Astoria with the object in
view of building a bicycle path to tbe
beacb. . The purpose is to run over the
new Young'a bay bridge and from there
keep a portion of the road in such con
dition, by planking or otherwise, that
it will be possible . to make tbe run from
Astoria to the beach. . '.' 4 .
This tremendous and endless chain
system of raising money for different
projects is becomingan endless nuisance.
Many who receive these- letters, which
require that the person who receives
them send ten cents to the secretary and
make three or tour copies of the original
document, which is. in turn to be for
warded to as many of their friends,
Iiine of
No. 7 Woodland cook stove ..."..... 7.50
No. 8 " " ...... 8.50
No. 8 Wood Garland, jr., cook stove.............. 15.00
No. 8 Wood Garland, jr., reservoir and base 25.00
No. 8 Bridal Garland ..... .. 23.00
. No. 8 Bridal Garland and "reservoir . .7 ... 33.00
. No. 8 Home Garland cook stove 25.00
No. 8 Home Garland cook and reservoir...... 35.00
No. 8 Home -Garland range 40.00
No. 8 Home Garland range and reservoir.. . 45.00
No. 8 Empire Garland steel range ........... .. . 45.00
Also a full line of Cole's Hot Blast Air Tight
Heaters just received.
Everybody knows that "Garland" stoves and ranges are the
world's best. They combine elegant finish, durability, and con
venience, with economy of fuel, and in spite of all competition hold
their etation far in advance ol all others. We take pleasure in call
ing attention to onr Hat of etoves on hand. Sold exclusively by '
MAIER & BENTON,
Hardware and Grocery Tl nli n
Merchants - Hie U8 6S. Or
would much rather pay many times
that amount than be annoyed or annoy
their neighbors with the correspondence.
Tbe objects for which tbey are sent are
often tbe very best and moat charitable,
and by slighting them one person can
put a qnietna on the whole project,
which of bourse they hesitate to do.
Were this system used only for assisting
charitable purposes it would not become
tbe annoyance that it now is; out the
varied purposes for which it is used, will
soon necessitate tne employing 01 a
private secretary to keep up the corres
pondence. -' '
OREGON HAY GOES OUT. -
California Bas . Taken Nearly 12,000
Tons Already.
: Previons to last April no Oregon bay
went to. the California market. .The
movement Was rather from California to
Oregon, bnt not enough was carried to
justify the Southern Pacific Company
in making any epecial rate for it, tbe
regular commodity rate applying. Since
April, between eleven and twelve thous
and tuns of Oregon hay have - gone to
California and the trade shows no signs
of diminishing.
The drought in California made an
extra demand for bay to feed to stock
during the summer. That gave the rail
road compan an opportunity to make
a rate that would encourage shipments
from Oregon, and also from the East.
From the Missouri river the rate was
made f 10 per ton, and from Oregon $5 to
San Francisco and - Central California,
and $8 to Los Angeles. That brought
hay to California from both directions
bat Oregon enjoyed tbe preference as to
price. In the matter, of quality the
California market was partial to the hay
from Kansas and Nebraska, probably
on the theory that a product tbat would
stand shipment so far must be- better
than that grown nearer borne.
Orezon. having opened a market in
California, is expected to retain a foot
ing there, and it is likely to tupply all
the hay California Imports hereafter.
Oregon has had thj advantage in tbe
matter of freight charges at all times
since the California famine . began last
spring. Oregonian. .
Bow to Look Good.
Good looks are really more than skin
deep, depending entirely on- a healthy
condition of all the vital organs. If tbe
liver be inactive, yon have a bilious look
if your kidneys be effected, you have a
pinched look. ' Secure good health and
you will eurely have good looks. ? "Elec
tric Bitters" is a good Alternative and
Tonic' Acts directly on the stomach
liver and kidneys. Purifies tbe blood,
cures pimples, blotches and boils, and
gives a good complexion. Every bottle
guaranteed. Sold at Blakeley & Hough
ton's drog store. 50 cents per bottle. 5
Pains in the chest when a person has
a cold indicate a tendency toward pneu
monia. A piece of flannel dampened
with Chamberlain's Pain Balm and
bound on to the chest over the seat ot
pain will promptly relieve the pain and
prevent the threatened attack of pneu
monia. This same treatment will cure
a lame back in a few hours. Sold by
Blakeley & Houghton.
' Cash In Xonr Cneek. ,
All county warrants registered prior
to Feb. 1, 1895, will.be paw at my
office. Interest ceases after Nov. 14,
1898. . '- C. L. Phillips,
Connty Areas nrer.
; Branch Office
Oregon Viavi Company,.
, Room 7, over French's Bank.
Office hours,
Charlotte F. Roberts,
Local Manager.
2 to 4 p. m
JUst
Received.
-4
r.osT,
OnTriday, Nov., 25th, between Hoer
ing'e place on Mill creek, and my resi
dence on Thirteenth street, a No. 12
gaage, breech -loading, double-barrel
shotgun. The gun was in a sack ; gun
stick with it. A liberal reward given to
anyone leaving same at Chronicle
office. W. V. Boltz.
Nov 30-2w
Depart timk schedulb. Arbivc
. Fob . . F bom Dalles. From.
-' Fast 7 Salt Lake, Denver, Ft. Fast
Mail Worth, Omaha, Kan- Mail.
11:50 p. m. sas City, St. Louis, 3:10 a. m.
Chicago and East.
Spokane Walla Walla, Spokane, Spokane
Flyer- Minneapolis. St Paul, Flyer.
5:30 p.m. Do lu th, Milwaukee, 6:50 a. m.
Chicago and East.
8 p.m. Feom PoETLiND. 4 p.m.
, Ocean Steamships. .
All Sailing dates subject
to change.
For San Francisco
Nov. 28, Dec. 3, 8, 13,
18, 23, 28, Jan. 2, 7.
8p. m. ' 4 p.m.
Ex.Sunday Columbia Rv. Steamers. Ex.Bundaj
. To Astoria and Way .
Saturday Landings.
10p.m.
6 a.m. Willa vcttb River. 4:80 p.m.
Ez.Sunday Oregon City, Kewberg, Ex.bunday
Salem & Way Land's.
i
7 a. m, Willamette awd Yam- 8:30 p. m.
Tues,Thur. hill Kivers. Mod., Wed.,
and But. Oregon City, Dayton, and Frl.
and Way-Landings.
6 a.m. : Willamette River. 4:30p.m.
TucThur, Portland to CorvalUs, Tue..Thur
and Sat. and Way-Landings. and Sat.
"" - LEAVE
Lv Riparla Snake Riter. Lewis-ton.
dally Riparia to Lewiston. daily
except except -
Saturday. Friday.
For full narticulars call on O. S.
& N. Co.'s
agent ine uaiies. or aa
aUes. or address
W. H. HURLBNRT,
Pas. Agt., Portland, Or
Gen.
Regulator Line
Tie Dalles. Portlani ani Astoria
Navigation Co.'
sirs. Regulator S Dalles City
FREIGHT AND PASSENGER LINE
" ' between
The Dalles, Hood River, Cascade Locks and Port
land daily, cwt Sunday. -
DOWN THE YA1LEY
OR TO . ;..
EASTERN OREGON ?
Are von going '
If so, save money and enjoy a beautiful trip on
the Columbia. The west-bound train arrives at
The DaUes in ample time for passengers to take
the steamer, arriving in Portland in time for the
outgoing Southern and Northern trains; East
bound passengers arriving in The Dales In time
to take the East-bound train.
For further information apply to
J. N. HARNEY, Agent, - r -
Oak Street Dock. Portland, Oregon,
Or Yf C. ALLAWAY, Gen. Agt.,
The Dalles, Orego a