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THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 1898
The Weekly Gbroniele:
is against it, she goes into the count-! dollar is recommended for the im-
Advertlslng Kate.
ing room, the school room, the rail
road office, is stenographer for busi
ness firms, private secretary for
magnates. Given the same educa
tional advantages, the woman makes
Perineh.
One Inch or less In Daily $1 60
Over two Inches and under (our Inches 1 00
1 V. - - .. .1 n.il,,. (aaln (nhM T.S
Over twelve inches... w as p-QOU a CierK as a mail, auci uc
dajxt ahd whklt. , M has passed the kittenish age she may
over one inch andunder (oiir'inches 2 oo De depended upon to be thorough in
over lour incnes ana unaer iweive mcua.. i i 1 - . .... . .
over twelve inches i oo Der work, and she is strictly honest
No ore ever heard of a defaulting
woman bank cashier, while cases of
embezzlement by women are so rare
During the ensuing session of legis
lature a law should be enacted render
ing it more difficult and less profitable Ljat tjjey may be counted on the
for pawnbrokers to do business with fiD,era cf one'g hand,
hieyes. As it now is if a detective jt f0uow8 if they are competent to
finds stolen property in a pawn- j,e good stenographers and clerks in
bicker's shop in the greater number in ranroa(j offices, they have an even
of instances the owner is compelled 8tart wita tDe mae cierks in the pos
to reimburse the pawnbroker in the 8ibiHty of taking care of larger re
sum he has advanced the pawning 8p0nsibilities.
thief ere he can recover his own. jfen believe that woman's sphere
Why, even the dectective advises the is the nome, that she shines there to
Ticvim to make gooJ the broker's the best advantage, but unfortunately
outlay, else the broker will, in the
future, conceal all "suspicious" prop
ertv aud ruin the detective's busi
ness. This has been the custom here
for many years, but there is no reason
why it should be perpetuated. There
is no sense in forcing: a victim of a
all women do not possess male rela
tives to support them, and must either
work or starve. If woman is com
Delled to compete asainst man ic is
a a. w
unfair to under-rate her capabilities,
The labor problem in a measure
would be materially aided if the
provement of the upper Columbia
and Snake rivers,
This outrage will continue until the
people stir themselves and "smoke
out the senators and representatives
who are taking their cue from the
selfish railroad interests. An open
river will bring down freight rates
with a rush, and the railroad manng
ers know it. Hence their underhand
ed opposition. Spokesman Review
theft to reimburse the unlawful cus- 8exes were placed on an equal basis
todian of his property for the money an(j women demanded the same
be has loaned a thief on it. The law wages for the same work as men,
should make it mandatory upon the The gentler sex is to blame because
lender of money on personal property ti,at abU8e exists, but that is a minor
to satisfy himself beyond a question matter. Still, it makes even less rea
of doubt that the borrower is the RO for ti,e excuse the Chicago &
rightful owner of the property he Northwestern gives for discharging
wishes to hypothecate. If a question ita worrjen employes. Spokesman
of title then arises, the latwul owner Review,
Mnnnt he ml led nnnn to settle the
r a i? a new TBSTTir
miei s score, smo man ever .euus
imoney on real estate without search- jn the house of representatives yes
jng the title to it or the wouia-De terday, Mr. Williams of Mississippi
borrower. Why, then, should not declared that the United States
this practice hold good in making should pull down its flag and sail
loans on personal property? By Uwav from the Philippines, but Spain
passing a law holding pawnbroker's should not be allowed to re-establish
personally liable for stolen goods in jt8 shattered sovereignty over the is-
Iheir possession they will be more lands. And the Democratic side of
prudent in the entertainment of their I the house applauded his remarks
clientage and it will tend to reduce a fine fiVure the United States
the volume of crime. Telegram would cut in the assemblage of na
tions if it followed that course, says
Mr. Bryan no sooner finds himself tne Spokesman Review. It would
in a talking suit of clothes than he become the Don Quixote of civiliza
-
avails himself of a highly valued
privilege. . His remarks on expansion
are not as free from contradiction as
might he desired, but this is character
istic of Democratic remarks on. the
subject. Mr. Bryan does not advise
fight against the treaty. He would
vote for it, 120,000,000 and all, and
then manage to retire from the Phil-
ippines on some sort of conditions,
retaining only a coaling station. He
would turn even Porto Rico into a
republic if the inhabitants insisted on
tion, the laughing stock of the planet.
What assurance has this country that
Asuinaldo would set up a better
government than that we have just
overthrown of Spain's? Not- the
.slightest. What warrant have we tc
believe that he would set up and en
force the advanced principles of Jef
ferson and Washington ?
The fortunes of the war have plant
ed the American flag at Manila, and
there it will stay. The United States
is going to give the Filipinos, and the
it He desires it to be understood Spaniards who remain in the islands,
that this country can never, without a better government than they have
self destruction, hold territory on a ever bad before, and a better govern
colonial tenure. It may well be ment than fbey could set up and
asked how Mr. Bryan, with such con- maintain. That is the purpose of
mictions, can be willing to allow the pre8ident McKinley, and he will be
treaty to go through. The best time 8upportcd by the American people.
to nip national ana consuiuuonai jhe United States is not going ' to
ruin is m the bud. The treaty is an navy in battle and sacrifice iis
expansion document. But when young blood in action for nothing,
brought face to face with a practical
Question the Democratic plan fre
quently is to fall back to another line
of works. Mr. Bryan knows that if
be opposed the treaty he would be a
used-up politician.
OUTRAGEOUS NEGLECT.
CAPABILITIES OF WOMEN.
In the effort for open rivers to the
sea, the Juewiston iribune sees "the
one great movement which Idaho can
bestir herself to work for in all sea
sons, under all circumstances, it is
a movement that even the politicians
In its announcement that It will no lean stand together on. It is a move-
longer employ women clerks the ment that contains the merits of the
Chicago fc Northwestern railroad has silver contention in raising the price
made a radical departure from the of wheal, with the price payable in
method of employing labor. If the dollars that contain all of the pur
women of the United States fail to chasing power claimed as the merit
make it uncomfortable for the North- of the gold standard."
western because of the reasons ad- But the Tribune foresees that "the
vanced by that road it will be be- sound of many voices will be futile
cause the temper of the gentler sex unless energetic action ensues." A
has undergone a radical change. appropriation is needed, and it ought
The point that women are unfitted to be made by congress. The lm
for the higher positions of trust and provement has the cordial approval
responsibility is a mooted question, of one of the most eminent engineer
The only ground the Northwestern boards which" has ever passed on
chief has for sis decision is bis own public improvement. lhat recom-
individual opinion. The experiment mend.tion was made in 1893, but it
bas not been tried to such an extent has not been heeded, for the plain
by railroads that the advancement of reason that the congressional delega-
women to higher positions bas proved tions from Idaho, Washington and
failure, while on the other band Oregon have been remiss in their duty
Nearly all our presidenda have
made national tours similar to that
undertaking by President McKinley
President Washington, even in the
old days of difficult travel, when
there vere no railroads, poor stage
roads - and uncomfortable stages,
visited Massachusetts and New
Hampshire.. President Monroe visited
New England and traversed Vermont
in 1825, on the occasion of the visit
of General Lafayette to that stale,
President Jackson visited Boston and
was given a degree by Harvard col
lege. President Van Buren was an
accomplished mm socially, and at
tended a large ball at Saratoga
Springs, where he was insulted public
ly by the widow of his old-time polit
ical rival, DeWitt Clinton. Prcsl
dent Van Buren bowed to Mrs. Clin
ton and extended his hand, which she
refused and deliberately turned her
back on him. President Lincoln had
no time for national tours, but An
drew Johnson "swung around the cir
cle" without much credit to himself.
Since the day of President Johnson
all our presidents have made a nation
al tour of greater or less extent.
Grant visited Boston ; Hayes visited
the Pacific coast and attended the
centennial of the battle of Benning
ton in August, 1877; Garfield was
just starting for Massachusetts when
be was shot; President Cleveland
made a tour of the 'South, and Presi
dent Harrison visited the whole
country, including the Pacific coast.
President Arthur made no formal
tour, but visited the Florida fishing
grounds and make a trip across the
plains along the line of our ermy
posts. Oregonian.
THE LIGHT THAT FAILED.
No Agreement Being- Reached Wa Still
.Grope Our Way in Darkness.
the
but
different lines of business have found
it profitable to employ women as
their most trusted agents.
to their constituents. It is an amaz
ing fact that the estimates now be
fore congress omit the one river im-
In the struggle for, existence provement which is of overshadowing
woman has been compelled to enter importance to the Pacific northwest,
many lines of trade. Unable to labor Half a million dollars is recommended
with the pick nd shovel in this for Gray's Harbor, and other vast
xsoentry, because popular sentiment: sums for Oregon harbors, but not a
And now it cornea to pass that
light shineth not in the darkness;
that our hopes, which have been centered
on the fifteen arc lights which were soon
to illuminate our city, must be blasted
by the blackness of darkness which en
velopes the streets at night.
Bat why this state of affairs when
everything seemed to be settled in re
gard to the matter? Just this, that
takes two to make a bargain, and nntil
those two can come to an agreement the
ights will not be forthcoming.
When the council passed the ordinance
over the mayor's veto the latter was
still given the right to make the con
tract with the Electric Light Company,
the members of the council failing to
take into consideration the fact that the
authority to take the matter in his own
bands was as good as a veto to the
mayor, for certain it was that the com
pany would not accede to any contract
which might be drawn up by him, re
gardless of their right ; nor vice versa
The company had agreed to furniah the
city with fifteen arc lights of 2000 candle
power to be burned all night at an ex
pense of $10.50 each, the contract to be
made for two years. At the same time
it was understood that the lights were
to be placed at any of the twenty posi
tions which the former lights held, as
the expense of patting them in woald
then be lessened for the company,
A contract which bad been presented
to the council by the company, was not
accepted. The former then drew up
another contract presenting the same to
the latter. The second document pro
vided for the placing of lights at many
places removed from where they former
ly were. After looking over the matter
Mr. French, manager of the company
saw plainly that his company conld not
without great loss to itself, place the
lights in such positions, the expense of
extending the lines being between $500
and $600. Already they would be com
pelled at about $900 expense to purchase
machinery, not considering other outlay
necessary.
On account of the variance in regard
to the matter and lateness of the season
it was decided at a meeting qf the direc
tors of the Electric Light Company not
to coneider further any propositions,
bnt to let the matter drop for the time.
Therefore the light question Tests, and
for this winter at least, we will remain
in darkness, which is greatly to be re
gretted. .
Those who have-looked into the matter
(the council included) have come to the
conclusion that the price offered by the
company is very reasonable, and that
some agreement should have been
reached..
YESTERDAY'S AWFUL ACCIDENT
Mra, Theresa Reese Ja Killed on Klce
Grade and Henry Gardner) Bad
ly injured.
Thursday'! Dally.
From Mr. W. H. Bntts, who has just
arrived from Mr. Bice's place, we learn
the following facts concerning the dread
f nfaccident which occurred there yester
day noon :
Henry Gardner, a man of abont 54
years, and well known to all residents
in the Tygh Ridge country, where he has
lived for years, and Mrs. Theresa Reese,
of the same neighborhood, were on their
way to this city, where they intended to
obtain a marriage license, and returning
home be married on Christmas day ; but
what was to be a happy trip to them
turned into one of sadness and death.
Upon reaching the Rice grade, eight
miles this side of Dufar in the Liberty
district, the bill, which is always a bad
one, was found to be a mass of ice,
Their horses were unshod, and the
wagon kept crowding onto them, finally
frightening them until they ran away
They kept the road nntil very near the
foot of the prade, when the wagon
was swayed to the right and although
not going over itself, threw the oc
cupants oyer the steep precipice on to the
rocks. Mrs.. Reese's arm was maBhed to
pieces and a deep gash in her head lay
the brains bare, even scattering them on
the rocks. She died instantly. Mr.
Gardner had his left arm broken, ' bis
right wrist badly shattered, his face
mashed, ,a cut on his forehead and a
deep hole in his left temple.
In this terrible condition he crept to
where the woman lay, and finding her
dead, started for help. Arriving at Rice's
residence, a short distance away, as
sistance was given and the dead woman
brought to the house, while a messenger
was dispatched to Dufar for Dr. Esbel-
man, who di eased the injured man's
wounds.
The horses reaching the bottom
of the hill ran into a fenca, breaking the
tongue and one of the wheels completely
off. ;
Mr. Butts was sent for this morning,
but deemed it unnecessary to hold an in-
qaeet. As he left they were preparing
to remove Mr. Gardner to Dnfur. Mrs.
Reese's children have been sent for, and
upon their arrival arrangements will be
made for removing her body to Dnfur
for banal. She is a woman of abont 40
years, and leaves three grown children.
Mr. Butts says the roads are almost
impassable, and that from the icy con
dition of the grade it is not surprising
that the deplorable accident, whtch bas
cast a gloom over the neighborhood, occurred..
RAILROADS AND RAILROADING
More Talk of Rill Bnlldlng;t Portland,
Passing Through The Dalles.
The published interview in the Tele
gram with a prominent Great Northern
official about the Great Northern con'
templating a line into Portland via
Wenatchie, Ellensburg, YAkima and
The Dalles is causing considerable com
ment through the Northwest.
Since it is known that surveyors have
been in the field it can be all the more
readily believed. Even if James Hill
was rolling snowballs in the East while
the Northern Pacific was building roads
in the West, the Great Northern mag
nate is keeping the rest of the roads
guessing. A : Northern Pacific official
claims that bis road has surveyors also
along the proposed route, which will be
the means of urging Hill to a greater
haste.
Mr. Hill ia not the kind of a man to
be shut out of such a strategic point as
Portland. As be says himself if the TJ.
P. absorbs the O. R. & N. and endeavors
to shut him out he will raise such
row as to force recognition. The only
way this can be done is by having the
means of bniiding into Portland.
Sooner or later, the most conserva
tive railroad men are willing to admit
this will be done. Telegram.
KOTICB.
fieixx
liinc of
No. 7 Woodland k stove $ 7.50
No. 8 " " , 8.50
No. 8 Wood Garlai 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.
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 station tar in advance ol all others. We take pleasure iu call
ing attention to our list of stoves on hand. Sold exclusively by
MAIER & BENTON,
The Dalles, Or.
Hardware and Grocery
Merchants
Came to my place last harvest,
brown horse, three white feet, star in
forehead, rope mark around left hind leg
above knee, branded H. S. with W over
S. (connected with the H.) Owner can
have same by proving property and
paying all charges.
. - August Follmkb,
Dec. 21-i Near Five Mile.
5 REWARD.
Per head, for the retnrn of twenty
bead of cattle which were lost above
Mill creek falls. Branded R-A on the
left shoulder and two crops off the right
ear. Return same to Saltmarshe's stock
yards and receive reward.
20-d2tw3w - Rock Alleby.
Uedar Circle, W. O. W will give a
Christmas social next Friday evening at
Fraternity hall.' A short program will
be rendered, after which dancing will be
indulged in.., Members of the order and
invited guests are requested to be on
time, as the program will commence
promptly at t:30 o'clock. v
Commencing tonight, Dec. 22, and
until further notice, the switch engine
in The Dalles yard will work from 7 p.
m. to 6 a. m. There will be no yard
engine oh duty during the day. Parties
wishing their cars side-tracked will
please notify the agent Jn ample time
during the day.
THE EXCELLENCE OF SYRUP OF FIGS
Is due not only to the originality and
simplicity of the combination, but also
to the care and skill with which it is
manufactured by scientific processes
known to the California Fie Syrup
Co. only, and we wish to impress upon
all the importance of purchasing the
true and . original remedy. As the
genuine Syrup of Figs is manufactured
by the California Fig Syrtjp Co.
only, a knowledge of that fact will
assist one in avoiding the worthless
imitations manufactured by other pas,
ties. The high standing of the Cali
fobnia Fia Sritup Co. with the medi
cal profession, and the satisfaction
which the genuine Syrup of Figs has
given to millions of families, makes
the name of the Company a guaranty
of the excellence of its remedy. It is
far in advance of all other laxatives,
as it acts on the kidneys, liver and
bowels without irritating or weaken
ing them, and it does not gripe nor
nauseate. In order to get its beneficial
effects, please remember the name of
the Company
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
AN FRANCISCO, Cat
aVOtJISTHXE. Kr- HEW TORE. If. T.
SHERIFF'S SALE.
Probably Fatal Explosion.
La Grande, Or., Dec. 21. At tridge
No. 20, four miles west of Hnron, where
Contractors Hale & Smith, of Portland,
are blasting out a new channel for
Meacbam creek, in order to straighten
the O. R. & N. track, a bad accident oc
curred this morning. ' Three heavy
charges of dynamite were placed in the
rocky side of the canyon and fuses fired,
Two exploded, but one was slow. The
men thought the fuse had failed, and,
after waiting a short time, returned to
the hole, when the charge exploded with
terrific force,eerionsly injuring five men,
two of whom are not expected to live,
One man was completely buried under
a pile of rocks. Doctors went from here
to the scene of the accident on the first
train. The names of the injured men
could not be learned. This is the second
accident at the same place. About two
weeks ago a man was killed there.
Shipwreck inithe North.
Victoria, B. C. Dec. 22. TheBosalie,
which bas arrived here from Skagway,
reports the wreck of a sloop which left
Wrangel two weeks ago for. Skagway
with a party of 12, bound for Atlin. The
sloop was found bottom np by the In
diana, and it is feared that all hands
were lost.
News is also brought of the wreck of
the schooner Ohio, of Victoria. No lives
were lost. .
FRENCH & CO.,
BANKERS.
TRANSACT A BKEBALBANKINO BD61NE8
Letters of Credit issued available in the
Eastern States.
Sight Exchange and Telegraphic
Transfers sold on New ' York, Chicago,
St. Louis, San Francisco, Portland Ore
gon, Seattle Wash,, and various points
in Oregon and Washington. -
Collections made at all points on fav
orable terms. . -
TY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION AND
" order of sale, Issued oat ol the Circuit Court
of the state of Oregon, for Wasco county, to me
directed, dated December 2, 189S, upon a judg
ment and decree rendered and entered in said
court on November 25, lS98,in favor of the plain
tiff, in a cause wherein Mra. E. E.'Thomson-Cal-derwas
plaintiff and against the defendants
therein. Charles W. Denton, Elizabeth Denton,
The Dalles Lumbering Company, a corporation,
and the Lombard Liquidation Company, a cor
poration, (whereby it was decreed that the plain
tiff haVCl illdcrpmpnt. acraftiat ha Hafanrf.
ants Charles W. and Elizareth Denton for
S219LS0, drawing Interest at ten per cent per an
num, and that the mortgage given by said last
named defendants tothe plaintiff upon the lands
hereinafter described, be (orclosed and said lands
sold to satisty said small sum), and command
ing me lo make sale of said real propertv, I will,
ti satisfy said decree, with accruing costs, on
the
wn uj ox usnosrr, isw,
at 2 o'clock p. m., at the front door of the court
bouse, In Dalles City, Watco County, Oregon,
sen at puDuc auction, to the highest bidder for
cash in hand, all the right, title, and interest
which the said defendants, and each of them,
had on Decemner 21. 1891, (the date of the mort
gage foreclosed by said decree), in and to the
following described lands, towlt: Lots I and J,
in block 41: lots A, B, C, D, E and F, In block 1:
lots A, B. C, D, E and F, In block 70. All of said
lota and blocks beina in what wu then and still
ia irnuri a EVii. I .alias 1 1 1 J . 1 ) n
! Dalles CitV. IVmumrillinhr. Cirenrnn "
Tie Dalles, Oregon, December 9, 1898.
ROBERT KELLY,
Dec 10-11. Sheiiff of Wasco County, Oregon. .
SUMMONS.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT of the State o! Ore
gon for Wasco Conntv.
Edgar S. Pratt, Plaintiff,
vs.
Emily Piatt, Defendant.
To Emily Pratt, the above named defendant. '
In the name of the State of Oregon, you are
hereby required to appear In the above en
titled ciurt on or before the 23 dry of January
1899, then and there to answ er the .complaint of
plaintiff filed against you In tne aoove entitled
cause, and If you fail so to appear, aLd answer
aid complaint, for want thereof, the plaintiff .
will apply to the above entitled court for the re
lief prayed for In his corurlaint to-wH.
For a decree of tie above enti',1 d court dis
solving the bonds of matrimony now existing'
Deiween piainun ana aetenaant.
That plaintiff be awatded the sole care and
custody of their minor children; Katie Prtt and
lie lb n I rati, and :o such other and farther re
lief as to the court may seem equitable aud just.
This summons la served upon you, the said
Emily Piait, by publication thereof, by order of
the Hon. W. L. Bradshaw. Judge of the above
entitled court, which order bears date the 12th
day of December, 1898, and directed that said
amount be published once a week for not less
thsn six consecutive weeks in the '-Dallis
Cheoniclk," a newspaper of general circula
tion published in Dalles City. Wasco couutr.
Oregon, and said publication to begin w.'th Sat
urday, the 17th day of December, 1898, and end
with fiarnnf nr t.hA 91ct 1. et .Inmifil-7- 1KQQ
Dufcb & Menifee,
12-13-1 Attorneys f9r Plaintiff.
Notice Final Settlement.
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned
administratrix of the estate of Geo. W. Turner,
deceased, has filed her final account and report
in said estate with theCerk ot the County Court
of the State of Oregon for Wasco County, and
.1.. T., J.. OA YannaH. 1 OltO A. 1 tk
o'clock a. m., of said day has been fixed by said
Court as the time, and the County Court room in
the County Court house at Dalles City, Wasco
Connty, Oregon, has been fixed by said Court aa
the place for the bearing ot said final account.
All persons Interested In said estate are notl-
report and ac-
tprovea ana
discharged,
fled to appear at said time and place, and show
cause. If any there be. wbv said report and ac-
count should not be In all things approved and
allowed, and said administratrix
and her bondsmen exonerated.
Dated this 30th day of November, 1898.
dec3-U MARUABETE. 8YKE8.
Administratrix of the estate of Geo. W. Tur
ner, deceased.
Notice Final Settlement.
Notice Is hereby aiven that the undersigned
bas filed with the County Clerk of Wasco County
his final account as Executor of the last will
and testament of Thomas Oleson, deceased, and
the County Court of said county has fixed lues- '
day, the 3d day of January, 1899, at the hour of
12 o'clock tj. m.. as the time and the county .
.Court room of said Court in The Dalles, Oregon,
as the place for the earing of said nnai ac
count, and anv objections there may be thereto.
Executor.
NOTICE.
Came to iuy place in Mar, one bay
mare, weight about 'J00 pounds, and
branded with a capita! A. tne cross line
of the letter resembling the letter v, on
the left shoulder. .Owner can have the
ame by calling at my place and paying
all charges. B. E. Sbxlbck,
16declm Boyd, Oregon.
Do not fail to call and get our prices on
Christmas millinery. A Christmas sale
on trimmed hats, feathers, walking bats
and baby bonnets at Campbell & Wilson
millinery parlors. 9-tf. . ".