THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE. SATURDAY. DECEMBER 10, 1898
The Weekly Ghf onlele.
AdvertlMns Kates
Per inch.
One inch or less In Dally SO
O er two inches and under four inches 1 Ob
O 'or four Inches and under twelve inches. ... 75
) t er twelve inches 60
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One inch or less, per inch...... . .-' 12 50
Over one inch and under four inches 2 00
9 Over four inches aud under twelve inches.. 1 50
Over twelve inches 100
AMERICAN DESTINY.
Tbe Berlin papers see the destiny
of the United States in clearer light
than some Americans. 4,One good
feature of the present foreign' policy
of tbe United States," says the Ber
lin Post, "cannot be denied, namely
The marching forward, careless ot
what other powers say. The framers
of this policy are displaj-ing such
activity that those of other countries
cannot follow them. Tbe most
characteristic feature of American
expansion is the effort to get 'com
mand of tbe future commercial high
ways of the world." Tbe Post ad
mits that the later steps in this pro
gram have taken the world by sur
prise, and predicts that further sur
prises are in store.
Benjamin Kidd, the celebrated
English economist, in an article in
tbe December Atlantic, calls the at
tention of Europe to what struck hi in
as a most remarkable manifestation of
a people's faith. In traveling through
the Western states just after the close
of the war between Spain and the
United States, be found the question
of annexation or control of the Philip
pines under discussion everywhere.
When he asked a man in Illinois, or
Iowa, or Nebraska, or Kansas why be
favored tbe annexation of the Philip
pines the answer was, Because we
ouihtto have tbem. The people
everywhere seemed to believe that
providence had opened the door to
possession of the Philippines, and I
that as a matter of national conscience
and fluty we must hold them. . They
believed further that it was the
destiny of tbe nation to go forward
in tbe Pacific. Tbey didn't care to
answer arguments against annexation
in detail. They simply put the ques
jcUon of argument aside with tbe state
rnrtiot of their belief in the destiny of
aslue country and an earnest declara
rvjioa of their faitb.
Mr. Kidd is an Englishman who
' has studied the English . people in
-.every grade of social life and in
--tfvery phase of political excitement
--and development. He warns England
-nd tbe rest of Europe that tbis be
lief of tbe American people in the
destiny of the nation is a most potent
factor in the development of the
United States. lie points out that
when a people have decided in their
own minds that there is a great destiny
before their country the nation itself
will be propelled irresistibly along
tbe line marked out. He found the
- .western people not disposed to criti
cise, not inclined to split hairs or
quibble, but ready onevery occasion
to put in words their faitb id the
greater future of their country.
President McKinley found this
same strong faitb, ihis same courage,
this unwavering belief in a great
destiny when he made bis western
-tour. The Germans in Berlin, the
Russians in St. Petersburg, tbe Eng
lishmen in London, the Frenchmen
in Paris, are discovering . the same
clement of strength. It is not only
the administration or tbe government
. that is going forward ; it is the Amer
ican people, resolute and progressive,
believing in their destiny.
This is the result of ac investiga
tion in America by one of the. most
observant of English publicists and
writers, and his observations are in
accord with those of men who bave
- bad opportunity of meeting the peo
ple face to face. ' We are going for
ward to the control of the West
Indies, to the control of the Philip
pines, to tbe control of the Pacific,
. to a wider sphere of action, because
it is our destiny. Inter-Ocean.
FORCING THE FIGHTING.
Senator Hale and other public
- men of New England seem inclined
to force the fighting op tbe treaty of
peace with Spain. Tbere always has
- been a group of statesmen in the
eastern states opposed to the ex
pansion of ; the United States west
ward. Men of tbis type in the revolu
tionsry era were opposed to the ex
pedition of General Clark which
brought the Northwest, an empire in
extent, to the Union. Tbe New Eng.
land anti-expansionists opposed
eVery proposition to control the ter
ritory west of the Mississippi, and
were willing to surrender Oregon to
England. " Tbey were opposed to es
tablishing states on our Pasific coast,
aud some of them, like Senator Hale,
are no violently opposed to further
expansion or to the further develop
ment of trade on tbe Pacific.
Webster and some of his contempo
raries were indifferent as to Oregon
because they believed it never could
be brought into close relations with
tbe Union. To others , the "great
American desert" was the bar to
civilization pushing westward. When
tbe "desert" bad been crossed and
occupied these faint hearts halted in
dismay before the Rocky mountains,
but tbe people moved on and founded
new states.
Recent hostility to expansion west
ward has been based on business in
terests. A few INew England manu
facturers imagine that if great in
dustrial communities are built up on
tbe Pacific coast, under tbe encourage
ment of the expansion policy that is
to extend American control into the
Pacific, tbe Atlantic states will suffer.
This is as fallacious an argument as
that advanced in opposition to rail
way building. But now every one
admits that if the railways had not
been built, the country, East and
West. North and South, would not
have been developed.
Tbe building up of a great trade
on the Pacific will undoubtedly be
of immense advantage to tbe Pacific
states and to all the states of tbe
middle west. Tbe latter are looking
for markets in both directions. But
it is a mistake to suppose that the in
crease of American influence on tbe
Pacific will net benefit the Atlantic
states also.' Tbe Pacific trade as it
stands is of great value to tbe
Atlantic states. The construction of
the Pacific railroads greatly increased
Us volume and value. Tbe exten
sion, of American influence into tbe
Asiatic Pacific, tbe building up of a
great merchant marine on our west
ern coast, tbe cutting of the Nica
ragua canal, all features of the ex
pansion policy, will still further in
crease the value of Asiatic trade to
the Atlantic states. Every step in
the expansion policy from 1783 down
to the present has been of advantage
to tbe Atlantic states. Eastern men
like Seward and Blaine have been
leaders in extending American in
fluence to tbe Pacific. Senator Hale
is now opposing tbe policy of Seward
and Blaine and the interests of his
own section.
But if the an ti- expansionists are to
make a figbV on the annexation
clauses of the ' treaty of peace the
friends of expansion must rally to the
support of the treaty. A dozen or
more United States senators are to
be elected within the next two
months. Tbe successor to Turpie in
Indiana, to Allen in Nebraska, to
Mitchell in Wisconsin, and the suc
cessors to Democrats in other states
where senators are to be elected
should be expansionists and protec
tionists. If this is to be ? the' great
question before the senate let the
friends of expansion prepare to meet
the issue squarely. Members of the
seyera! legislatures know bow their
constituents feel, and they should
send to the United States senate no
man not in accord with popular senti
ment; JH'KINLE rS FIN A NCIAL '. POLIC Y
Speculation has long been rife re
garding the president's financial
policy. The champions of the Mc
Cleary bill hi-ve argued that he would
urge congress to pass it. Even after
Comptroller Daves'-report was pub
lished tbey clung to tbe hope that he
would lend the prestige of his name
to their scheme of currency reform,
but he has not done so. He has
asked congress definitely to make but
one change in our monetary legisla
tion, and it is a change that has noth
ing whatever to .do with bank bills.
His recommendation can be followed
without any radical alteration ' in our
cutrency system, except as it gives
emphasis to tbe gold-standard idea
in the practical workings of resump
tion. The resumption act was passed be
fore there was any recognized dif-
ference in intrinsic value between a
gold and a silver dollar. ' As the law
stands, tbe government may use gold
or silver in the redemption of its
notes. It has always waived its op
tion in this respect in favor of the
note-holder.' If Bryan had been
elected president the government
would bave exercised its option by
compelling the note-holder to accept
silver, and thus the country would
have been put upon a silver basis.
What the president now desires is
that the resumption act shall be so
amended that, to quote his exact lan
guage, "when any of the United
States notes are presented for re
demption in gold, and are redeemed
in gold, such notes shall be kept and
set apart and only paid out in ex
change for gold." It is not to be un
derstood that he aims to retire such
notes from actual circulation merely
to place resumption on a gold basis,
tor in further discussion of the sub
ject he remarks that "the present con
dition of the treasury amply warrants
the immediate enactment of legisla
tion under which a portion of tbe
gold holdings should be placed in a
trust fund from which greenbacks
should be redeemed upon presenta
tion, but when once redeemed should
not thereafter be paid out except for
gold." In this way the, silver menace
would be effectually removed, with
out the disturbance of our present
currency system.
The plea of Senator Hoar that we
bave bought the Philippines for $20,-'
000,000, when we have no constitu
tional right to buy sovereignty, is
absurd. We have no more "bought"
the Philippines for $20,000,000 than
we "bought" California and New
Mexico, an area of 545,000 square
miles, for $18,000,000 in 1848, It
was a conquest really in both cases.
Tbe utter inadequacy of the sum
paid, measured by tbe value of the
territory taken, shows that in both
cases tbe circumstances were identi
cal. We exacted whatever territory
we saw fit, and then, in .the spirit of
humanity for a fallen enemy, gave
him a little money to start in the
business of housekeeping again. Un
less Senator Hoar holds that the
treaty of Guadaloupe-Hidalgo, in
1848, was an unconditional purchase
of sovereignty over California and
New Mexico, his "constitutional"
argument on this point will hardly
hold water. Oregonian,
Among the non-dutiable imports
which have recently reached New
York are 6,000 Mauser tifleg and
seven bpanisn cannon taKen irom
Morro castle. It is a real pleasure to
be able to read that these weapons
have at length found their way to a
land where they will never again be
pointed toward the weak and the
helpless.
The next Cortes will abolish the
colonial department, which has suc
ceeded in looking after the welfare of
the Spanish colonies so carefully that
there are now no colonies left. Or,
to be more exact, Spain does not
need a colonial department now that
all ber colonies have left.
The fact that M. Steve Douglas,
who recently deserted tbe Republi
can party, has repented and returned
humbly to the fold is only important
as indicating how even a man of
Steve Douglas' fine perception- may
occasionally make mistakes and re
pent tbem.
Aguinaldo's Filipino insurgents
threaten to make war upon the United
States, it is said, but this is probably
a mistake. "Whatever disturbance
these insurgents may create 'under
our iorm of government will be at
tended to by tbe sheriff. :
It would not be possible for con
gress to play with the Nicaragua
canal question any longer, even if it
should be disposed to do so. Tbe
question has been ripening for many
years and it is now ripe '. enough to
command attention.
- Schilling's Best
tea " . baking powder
coffee flavoring extracts
' soda and spices
are as good for your
health as they are for your
hunger. i
For sale by
Vandugn, Adams & Co.
Tygh Yalley, Ore.
THE WATER QUESTION.
Why Tbere Wma Not Water, Water
Everywhere This Horning.
Some of the residents on the bill this
morning fonnd themselves without water
for domestic purposes, and the reports
which began to fly around promiscuously
as to tbe length of time .. which would
lapse before it would again be turned
on caused quite a sensation. The truth
of the matter was that the workmen on
the irains had been compelled to tut the
pipe and put in a temporary 'gate just
above Ninth street, which was the
ciuse.
Later in the morning it became neces
sary to close tbe main gate at tbe
reservoir on account of difficulty with a
gate on the alley between Fifth and
f-ixth streets, . which leaked and pre-
vemeu worn on me pipes, it was in
tensely amusing to watch the proceed
iDga ior sdoui an nour ana a bait over
the city, as, armed with a kettle of boil
ing water, and with blood also boiling
for fear of a plumber's bill, one after
another started to thaw out tbe pipes
at the same time ejaculating. "Didn't
I tell yon to let this water run? Now its
frozen I" But in vain did the hot water
fall on its back, for the streams had as
little effect as water on a duck's back.
Inquiry has developed the fact that
the water on' Union, between Seventh
and Tenth will be shut off for three
days, when tbe cup of cold water will
have to be borrowed from neighbors,
Those above Ninth will be supplied from
the large reservoir by mains extending
east on Tenth and west on the alley be
tween Ninth and Tenth, while all below
Seventh will get their supply from the
small reservoir.
Arrangements have been so made that
at no time will tbe city be without
water, unless it might be for a very
short time on account of eotne unfor
seen cause. The contractor is doing his
best in the matter and we should Dot
complain if we are inconvenienced slight
ly, when we remember that it is un
avoidable and the great good that will
come to the city by the renewed supply.
It was most interesting this morning
to watch the work as it progressed on
Union street, where here and tbere were
seen fires built along the trenches in
order to melt the lead so that tbe old
pipes might be removed and the new
ones put in, three of which it requires
four horses to banl. 1
Tbe Grand Valley on the Colorado Mld-
1 land Railway.
Immigrants from all sections of the
East are attracted yearly by the splendid
crops and the great promise of the fruit
lauds of tbe Grand Valley, the garden
spot of tbe state.
Here a broad river sweeps past the
prosperous fruit orchards and the growth
of green things has changed the desert
until Grand Junction and vicinity re
semble the beautiful Piedmont Valley'of
the East. ; Already tbe valley is popu
lated with industries, enterprising farm
ers and fruit growers, but there is plenty
of room for more. The Grand vallev ex
tends from Grand Junction, the largest
town, fifteen miles to tbe east, twenty
miles south, twenty-five miles west and
ten miles north, and throughout its en
tire length of forty miles from east to
vest in the state. The annual fruit
crop is 1000 carloads, estimated as worth
$400,000. In addition to the fruit in
dustry, sugar beets, wheat, oats, barley,
alfalfa, potatoes and tomatoes are raised
by many settlers. Tbe principal towns
in tbis section are Grand Junction, De
Beqne. Fruita, Palisades and Rifle, all
on the line of the Colorado Midland
Railroad.
The Sick.
Mr?. S. B. Adams is reported as slight
ly better, and it is now hoped she may
recover.
Letters received from Mrs. - Smith
French at Portland, announce that Dr.
Gertrude is still improving, although the
deseaso has left her heart in a weakened
condition. -
A telegram received last night from
Perris, Cat., is to the effect that George
Rice is improving - and may possibly
survive the terrible disease from which
be is suffering. -
Wm. Henzie, who was injared yester
day by bis team running away, seems to
be suffering a great deal today from his
bruises, which prove to be much worse
than was at first thought although no
bones were' broken.
The mumps seem to be holding un
disputed sway. Not only are tbe school
children afflicted with tbem, but 'the
older children come in for their share.
Tbe officer on his round of duty is
commanded to hold up his bead and gets
them in tbe neck, and so Constable
Hill is not seen meandering our streets
at present, being confined at home witb
the mumps, and we suppose the dumps
as well.
Jackson Engine Company.
Somehow Dalles people, especially
those who are old residents, have a ' soft
spot in their hearts for the old reliable
Jackson Engine Co., No. 1, which has
proved a friend in need in so many con
flagrations since its organization in 1863.
Among the thirty members who at
tended last night's meeting were many
who joined tbe company in the early 60s
and, who are still active. Times without
number have they fought the fiery
demon, asking neither pay nor praise ;
liine of
No. 7 Woodland v k stove $ 7 50
No. 8 " ' " ... 80
No. 8 Wood Garla: 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 ............. 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.
Everybodyknows that "Garland" stoves and ranges are the
world s best. They combine elegant finish, durability, and con
venience, with economy of fuel, and in epite of all competition hold
, their station tar in advance ol all others. We take pleneure in call
ing attention to our list of stoves on hand. Sold exclusively by
MAIER & BENTON,
Hardware and Grocery tl. n-.ii- e
Merchants I fie Dal 6S. Of.
bat receiving many times unwarranted
censure. .They are yet ready to assist
when circumstances demand it. At
this meeting it was decided to give a
grand ball on the evening of Dec. 30tb,
and a committee consisting ot Geo.
Liebe, Sr., C. F. Lauer, John Blaser, W.
H. Butts and A. Sandrock were ap
pointed to make tbe necessary arrange
ments, being instructed by the company
to make it tbe grandest affair tbe city
has ever known, sparing neither pains
nor expenses.
THE COMMERCIAL CLUB.
Flourishing Condition of This Organi
zationWhat It Does For Hi.
Nothing which has ever started in Tbe
Dalles along social lines and tending to
build np tbe city and its interests has so
accomplished the end desired as the
Commercial and Athletic Clnb. Three
years ago we had no organization where
might be discussed any measure relating
to the welfare of our city or which could
be called tbe headquarters for all such
movements. Beside, there was not a
rendezvous for our young men not a place
where the hours could be whiled away
in games or be spent in perusing tbe
latest magazines and the best of litera
ture. Worse than this, when strangers
visited us we had no place to take them
for entertainment and where could be
met tbe leading citizens and a few hours
be spent in giving tbem an idea of the
city and surrounding country and of our
wonderful resources. .
At that time it was decided to fill this
want by starting a club, and one hundred
charter members were secured, who put
In $10 each, the monthly dues being
placed at $1.50. . Tbe name signified the
purposs for which It was organized, Tbe
Dalles Commercial and Athletic Club,
and such it baa proven. The upper
floor of the old Grant building, on tbe
corner of First and Washington street,
was leased and fitted up very comfort
ably, which answeted tbe purpose for a
little over a year, when it was found
wholly inadequate and the lower floor
was also added and the entire building
transformed into club rooms, which not
only equal any in the state, but surpass
most of tbem and are an ornament to
the city and the pride of every member.
Now when visitors come to our city the
first place they are taken to is the club.
and if any special entertainment is
necessary, the club furnishes it. Beside,
what a fund of pleasure it furnishes for
tbe residents of The Dalles, who spend
so many hours within its walls. .
. Last evening their annual meeting was
held, and the reports for the past year
were extremely encouraging. .The secre
tary announced tbat whereas they : were
over three thousand dollars iu debt at
the beginning of the year, they were
now owing bnt about $500, and that in
every respect the organization was in a
very flattering condition. '
Election of a board of directors proved
that tbe former board had given entire
satisfaction, and, although they ' pro
tested claiming tbat others could much
better fill their places, they were le
elected as follows : G. C. Blakeley, H.
M. Beall, W. L. Bradshaw, W. H. Wil
son, E. C. Pease, R. B. Sinnott and J. F.
Hampshire. Three of these, W. H.
Wilson, E. C. Pease and R. B. Sinnott
have acted as members of the board
since the club was organized. Tbe
board has the power to appoint their
own officers, who will be annonnced
later.- - .-
Taken all in all, every citizen whether
a member or not, is proud of our club.
A Cnre for Lore.
Yesterday the following receipt was
handed us for publication, by a young
man who has so successfully tried tbe
remedy that we are every day expecting
w:
Jast
Received.
an invitation to his wedding. If any
carelo further investigate the matter,
apply at The Chbonicwi office, when we
will refer you to theaforeeaid gentleman.
The cure is as follows:
"Take 12 ounces dislike, 1 pound of
resolution, 2 grains of common senee, 2
ounces of experience, a large sprig of
time and three quarts of the cooling
water of consideration. Set them over
the gentle fire of love, sweeten it with
sugar of forgetfulnees, skim it with tbe
spoon of melancholy, put it in the bot
tom of your heart, cork it with the cork
of clear conscience and let it remain and
you will quickly find ease and be re
stored to your senses again.
These things can be bad of the drug
gist, at tbe bouse of understanding.
next door to reason, on Prudence street,
in the village of Contentment. Take
when spell comes on." We would add,
shake well before taking.
It might be a deed of charity to re-'
fer the above to the Walla Walla couple
to whom the following article, taken
from the Statesman, has reference:
A few nights ago a well known hotel
proprietor being on the parlor floor of
his hotel noticed a strong smell of es
caping gas. Alter a short search he
traced the escaping gas to tbe parlor.
The parlor was dark and tbe fames of
gas were almost euffoeating. He raised
a window, turned off the escaping gas,
and ;then became aware of occupants
in the room. Going to the sofa he
found a young man with a maiden
perched on his lap, both being partially
smothered witb escaping gas. The love
sick pair were dragged by ithe back of
the neck to tbe open window and soon
reviyed. The hotel man warned tbem
never again to take such a big dose of
love at one time or it would eurely, on
the second dose, have worse effects The .
couple when tbey went into tbe room
blew out the gas with the .result as
above stated.
Two Pointed Question Answered.
What is the use of making a better
article than your competitor if you can
not get a better price for it?
Ans. As there is no difference in the
price the public will buy only the better,
so that while our profits may be smaller '
on a single ecale they will be much
greater in tbe aggregate. "
How can you get the public to know
your make is tbe beet?
If both articles are brought prominent
ly before the public both are certain to
be tried and the public will very quickly
pass judgment on tbem and uee only the
better one.
This explains the large sale on Cham
berlain's Cough remedy. Tbe people
have been using it for years and have
found tbat it can always be depended
upon. They may -occasionally take up
with some fashionable novelty put forth
with exaggerated claims, but are certain
to return to the one remedy tbat tbey
know to be reliable, and for coughs,
colds and croup there .is nothing equal
to Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. - For
sale by Blakeley & Houghton.-
For Sale.
The improvements of the fair grounds,
fences, tanks, water cart, grand stand,
pavilion, stables and sheds. Sealed bids
will be received for any part or whole of
this property by tbe undersigned on Dec,
1," 1898, the property to be removed
from the grounds by January 1, 1899.
Right reserved to refuse any or all bids.
, V A. S. MacAllister,
P. O. Box 285,
The Dalles, ore.
, . 1
Pm n 8 in the chest when a person has
a cold indicate a tendency torard 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.