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ARROOASCE OF AGVISALLO.
Success, be it real or a f parent, has
turned the head of Aguinaldo. Less
than a year ago that adventurer left
Hong Kong for the Philippines
humbly seeking the influence and
material aid of the American forces!
then on then way to destroy the fleet
of Admiral Montojo to Manila bar.
His soldiers lacked arms and ammuni
tion, their food supply was shoit and
it was a question of defeat or insur
rection if a change was not effected j
in a few weeks. He was supplied
with arms from Ibc arsenals captured
by Dewey, given ammunition and
its mediately set absut to harness the
enemy in the rear. After the fall of
the city Aguinaldo became bolder,
but still baa a wholesome fear of the
prowess of American arms, for he
kept bis insurgent soldiers tut of the
city prr ana saw to it mat no ex
cesses were committed.
The situation has changed in
AcuinaMo's favor. lloilo, the
o
second city of the Philippines, has
surrendered to the insurgent and
they are in possession of munitions
of war, money and provisions for the
army. AguiDaldo is promised the
support ot the influential natives of
the island and begins to believe he
is the dictator be long ago proclaimed.
He has the effrontery to flood ManiU
with printed manifestos protesting
against the governorship of General
Otis.
It is held by certain anti-ex pan
gionists that the Filipinos would
even'.urliy have conquered the islands
and earned their own independence.
This idea is absurd. Had Dewey
Tailed to overcome the Spanish fleet
in Asiatic waters the Spanish land
forces in the Philippines would now
be much stronger thau they were at
the beginning of tLe war. Every
ble-bodied soldier in Spain would
liave been rushed to those islands to
hold the last possessions of the Dons,
and the fate of the insurrection prob
ably would have been settled in a way
mot to the profit or comfort of Aguln
lildo. With tin city of Manila a
Spanish port, with the Spanish fleet
cruising among the island?, no sea
port in the archipelago could have
been occupied fr more than a few
days by land forces of the insurgents.
It was the Americans who drove
the SpamarJs from the Philippines,
when they cut off naval protection.
Aguinaldo has forgotten this and his
officers close their eyes to the fact.
The Filipino provisional government
will not make friends for itself by
such manifestos, and Aguinaldo will
be brou aht up with a round turn as
toon as the naval reinforcements ar
rive in Asiatic witters. The adminis
tration has already had experience
with the Cubans. It may apply the
corrective of Santiago and Havana to
Hoilo. Spokesman Review.
A' EX A TUIi HOAR'S SPEECH.
Senator Hoar has great learning
and remarkable powers, and he has
applied theso to an able address in
opposition to the retention of the
Philippine islands. We have heard
the biggest gun which can be Cred
from that side of the Geld.
His speech turns on a fanciful con
atruction of the constitution a con
struction which never has had appli
cation, which was not applied nor
sought to be applied by the states
men who framed the constitution
Even Jefferson, the extreme exponent
of Democratic principles, never at
tempted to put the fanciful construe
lion to the constitution which Senator
Hoar would now apply. Jefferson
was the chief of expansionists. He
pushed the flag across the Mississippi,
down to the gulf of Mexico, across
the great plains to the Rocky moun
tains, over their snowy summits, and
down their western slopes to the
Pacific. In no instance did he con
sult the wishes of the Inhabitants. At
were they offered a plebiscite
... ed whether it was their pleas
ure tim the flag should float over
THE DALLES
their country or be withdrawn.
It is no answer to say
there were
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HJipiOGa. iue p.im..y.. -
I is identical with that in the other.
Jefferson was , not permitted 10
j out lluhboT0 opp0iition. It w.s de -
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violation oi ine cousmunuii , ."- -
rvnir.i. fraught with peril, and
it.. ..f. Mow for the Tours nation
,k thm .levelnnment of a
small and compact empire.
However, as a matter of fact, Sena
tor Hoar is declaiming agnltst some
thing which is not contemplated by
the administration nor by the people.
He is assuming that the Un
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u going to rule the Filipino, by
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force;., going to upbo.d n the -I-j
an is a aespjium uici ...
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habitants, and is intending to main
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tain there indefinitely ami'itary gov
ernment. otbmgcoukl oe lurtncr
j from the purpose of the American
j people. The truth i, a large ma
jority of the property interests of the
islands are anxious that the American
standard shall remain. Already it is
contemplated that the military force
needed for the preservation of law
and order shall be made cp largely
of natives; and t'je fullest measur of
I reprejentalive government be award
ed which is consistent with the pro
tection of life and property and the
progress of the islands. There is not
the slightest danger of the American
people withholding freedom and
liberal government from any people.
The dinger lies rather in the other
direction in the probability that we
shall try to clothe the Filipinos with
the. higher functions of r itizenship be
fore they are capable of their wise
exercise or worthy of the blessings
of complete sovereignty. The as
sumption that there is danger of the
United States forcing wrongs and op
pression on the people of the Pbilip
pines is too fanciful for serious con
sideration. Spokesman Review.
A few days ago the London
Chronicle said it would be fortunate
for the United States it the Filipinos
should offer some resistance to Amcr
icai occupation of the islands. Re
sistance, it intimated, would be so
promptly and so thoroughly crushed
that it would never be attempted
again, apd the Americans would have
a free hand to establish an orderly
and beneficent government in the is
land. This is sound sense, of course.
If Aguinaldo should be tempted to
fight at Iloilo or anywhere else the
end of his career as a mischief-maker
would come immediately, and such
Concessions to bis countrymen as the
United States would otherwise grant
would be postponed. The Spaniards
bribed Aguinaldo into submission
just before the war with the United
States began. Perhaps be would like
another subsidy. If this is his ex
pectation he will be woe'ully disap
pointed. The American motto will
be: Millions for stamping out in
surrection if it should come, but not
a cent for tribute.
A notable suggestion contained in
the slate papers submitted to the
legislature by the retiring and in
coming governors is that which
urges, on grounds of humanity and
decency, that insane women be con
veyed from ihelr homes to the a?y
lura bj an attendant of their own
sex, and that such attendant bo
person experienced in the cre of the
insane and sent out from the asylum
for the purpose. The suggestion will
win the appreciation of all good
women. It may be hoped also that
it will win the indorsement of the
lawgivers to whom it is addressed,
since for them to ignore it will be to
continue a practice which is a blot
upon the civilization of any en
lightened community, and should
long ago have been expunged from
that of our state. Oregonian.
At the beginning of the current
year there was in the Oregon state
treasury a sum total of $7C3,C99.23,
of which 1'J1,237.C2 belonged to
the general fund, the bulk of the
balance being money of the irredu
cible school fund, principal and in
tercst. The liabilities of the slate
were at tuat time not one cent. The
stale of Oregon has no debt at all.
There are no bonds on which to pay
Interest. The general fund has no 1
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WEEKLY CHRONICLE
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or ncariy so, " i-j
of current expenses
antl appropri-
. li()nl mS(lf5 Lv lhe lecture s the
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bdutoi w
; regular ,esio is not too lavUb these
WMnu will utiuic iui. n
on it-count of the collection of tsxes
throughout the sUte. The financial
condition of the coamonaealtb ov
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I eminent is an encouraging one.
We
believe Oregon is toe vniy in
the union baring no interest beating
debt at all.
The official organ of the German
!?uvern meet says that me sucuien
and
startling appearance of the
Lnitcd States l
lbatG
in the political arena
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iieMi exeriiuus. mov j
bilitv that the Kaiser is using the
United States as a menace in order
to carry out Lis plans for a great in
crease in his uavv. If the German
people aie wise, however, they will
not be deluded by the Kaiser alarm
ist talk. The United Stales is by
far the most peaceable among the
great nations. Moreover, its inter
ests do not conflict with those of
Germany or any other country at
the present time.
Here is a most unkindly cut from
tlx New Yoik Sun : "A large num
ler of statesmen whose doting con
stituents have persuaded them to
stay at home after March 4th are
surcharged with farewell addresses.
The proofreaders on the Congression
al Record expect a bard spring."
France is first in the U9e of horse
less carriages. But we seem to be
ahead in making them. A French
order for 1500 has just bceu placed
in this country.
Governor Geer gave some father
ly advice to the new members of the
legislature speaking from ripe ex
perience.' His alvice ought to be ap
preciated and followed.
In 1792 the first Boston stage
started for New York, and now 700
railroad trains are sent out of the
city daily. Such is American ex
pansion. "Suttou" County .Mr eta au Opponent,
It seems that Sutton count? is to meet
with considerable opposition. Antwlope
people,s lias been known for some time,
want a touuty of their own to be called
Stockman, and II. C. Rooper is now in
Salem championing the interest of the
latter.
The Sutton county, or town of Mitchell
people, desire to carve tLeir new divi
sion from the eastern portion of Crook
and the weatern portion of Grant: the
people of the town of Antelope have run
their new lines along the southern boun
dary of Sherman, and then up the Dee
chutes river to within fifteen miles of
Prineville. Leaders in the Stockman
county project claim an assessable valua
tion of $900,000. Suttoo county takes
in a spur of the Blue mountains on its
Grant county aide, and claims about the
same valuation as the proposed county
of Storkman.
Prineville people express themselves
as not oppo6ej to losing the portion of
Crook to be taken by the proposed Sut
tou county, but they will not content to
the loss of what they are plt aned to call
the best portion of Crook, which Stock
man people desire to take away. This
innovation, Prineville says, would leave
little else but "the desert" to support
Crook county.
The aspiring towns ot Antelope and
Mitchell are between sixty and seventy
miles apart, and the people of the former
town think they would just as soon keep
on going to The Dalles on county bust
nets as to drive to Mitchell. Therefore
they are prepared to object to any new
county formation unless they can have
the cjunty-seat themw'v.
Dcalnoaa Cannut b Cared
by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There Is only one way to cure deafnesp
and that is by constitutional remedies
Deafness Is caused by an Inflamed con.
dition of the mucous lining of the Eus
tachian Tube. When this tube is in
flamed you have a rumbling sound or
Imperfect hearing and when it Is en
tirely closed, Deafness is the result, and
unless the inflammation can be taken
out and this tube restored to Its normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed for
ever; ninecBSs out of ten are caused
by catarrh, which is nothing but an in
flamed condition of the mucous sur
faces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness (csnsed by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Nail's Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars; free.
F. J. CriKNKT & Co., Toledo, O.
lW6od by Deists, 75c.
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SATURDAY. JANUARY
EASTERN STAR INSTALLATION.
A vr Kajnyabi u..tm, nr.. noi
aad Mr. M;r Wer
llntrtd.
Tuesday evening, the JOth. being ap
pointed for insuilinz the ollicrs 'f
Columbia Chapter No. 33, order ot
Etstern Star, the members met in reg
ular form and installed the following
officers : Kruliin Sanders, W. M. ; Chac.
Doiuo!, W. P.; Alniira Eurgct, Asso,
if.; Mary Deiuel, Treasurer; S!ina
Piiiruun, On.; Nettie Wood, Alto.
Coo.; Mary S. Meyers, Chaplain; Mary
Biakeley, Marshal ; Maud Clark, Adah;
Belle Kinehart, Kotlj; Lillian Johnson,
Esther; Bertha G'etn, Martha; Sallie
Claik, Electa; Anna Blakener, Warder;
Nettie Geieendorfcr, Oigaulst; W. S
Meyers, Sentinel.
A pleasing feature of the evening fol
lowed the installation, when in a few
well chosen words Mrs. Mary Myers, in
behalf of Colombia Chapter, presented
Mrs, Alice Crossen, the retiring worthy
matron, a put matron's pin of gold,
handsomely engraved, and showing the
points of the star in emblematic colors.
Mrs. Croeeen responded in a brief but
tender manner, accepting the offering
as one of lore and free will. The gift
was qnickly reciprocated in a felicitous
manner by Mrs. Crossen, who turned
and presented Mrs. Myers with an ele
gant bouquet from the officers of the
chapter, as a birthday souvenir. Mrs.
Myers was wholly taken by surprise,
but with moist eyes thanked the sisters
for tbeirjbeautiful enr.blematic gift.
Next thing in order was the banquet.
All being in readiness, the Hue of march
was quickly formed keeping step to
the grand march which was well
played on the organ by Nettie Geisen-
dorfer. The tables and hall were as near
like fairy land as they well could te.
Flowers and palms were used with good
effect. Prof. Ryan, Clinten Alden and
E. Parkins surprised the membeit by
filling the room with sweet melody
while the good things were enjoyed to
the utmost.
la the midst of the feast the worthy
matron called it a birthday party, and
placed au immense cake with a star of
the first magnitude in the center, before
Mrs. Myers, begging her to cut the
birthJay cake. Everybody was sur
prised, and Mrs. Myers in particular,
who will always remember this birthday
with love and the kindest ishea for the
sisters and brothers of Columbia chap
ter. George Blakeley was toast master
and much merriment followed.
Very many complimentary remarks
have been passed in regard to the answer
to the toast "Our Grand Chapter" given
by Mrs. Myers. It was (aid to be one of
the most eloquent and. best delivered
ever given in the city. She closed with
the following quotation :
Let ua mix the aeasona with the golden houra,
Till each man finds his own in all inen'i (nod
And all men work in noble brotherhood.
TRIED TO ROB THE POSTOFFICE.
Tha Bra Foatmlitreaa Succeaarollj
Folia Their riant.
Mrs. J. A. Croseeu not only proved
herself equal to the emergency in suc
cessfully preventing burglars from enter
ing the postoffice Wednesday night, but
also evaded the vigilance of the ever
present newspaper reporters, and cheat
ed them out of a first-class sensational
item yesterday. However, her bravery
in this case totally precludes any com
plaint which might be made by as.
During the absence of Postmaster
Crossen, his wife has assumed charge of
the office, and Wednesday night ber
duties kept her at ber post until the
midnight hour, when she was engaged
in aismoaung me man winch came op
on the 11 :30 train. Having no thought
of fear, she paid slight attention to a
noite which once or twice came from
the direction of the window in the south
west corner of the room, until it became
so loud as to startle ber. Looking in
that direction she saw the large iron
windows being opened. As the glass
window is secured by iron bars, the
outsido windows are frequently left nu
clasped that the night watchman may
open them and have a view of the office,
the bars preventing any one entering,
In a moment more two men appeared at
the window, with hats pulled down over
their eyes and high collars turned np
over their ears so that it was impossible
to recognise them.
Mrs. Crossen stood for a moment dumb
founded, but at once remembered the
telephone. Stepping to the 'phone, at
the eauio' lime keeping her eye on the
man who had bis arm through tho bars
attempting to raise the window, she
rang np the night watchman.
Evidently the culprits saiv she had
the drop on them, as no donbt their
object was to raise the window, cover
her with their revolvers and demand her
to open the door, which of course they
could have done had help not been
within reach.
However, taking in the situation they
withdrew a few feet; when, with a cotir
age born of desperation, Mrs. Crossen
walked to the spot, raised the glass win
dow and in an Instant pulled the iron
windows to and clasped them.
In about five minutes from the time
she rang the 'phone Nightwatchman
Phlrman arrived, but the robbers had
disappeared, leaviag no trace save the
heavy foot prints In the snow under the
window.
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14. 1899.
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Iiine of
No. 7 Woodland k stove 7.50
No. 8 " " 8.50
No. 8 Wood Carla: 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
veyance, with economy of fuel, and in spite of all competition hold
their station lar in advance ol all others. We take pleasure in call
ing attention to our list of stoves on hand. Sold exclusively by
MAIER & BENTON,
KrrS,a..Crooery The Dalles, Or.
It is believed the men were not pro
fessionals. Certain it is that a woman's
bravery foiled them in perhaps their
first attempt at such a dastardly piece
of business.
And so again a woman, whem it might
be thought from her physical appear
ance too weak to brave the slightest
danger, proves herself a heroine.
LORD'S APPOINT
MENTS RETURNED
Gceer Substitues Smith of Baker
Clerk Hire in the House Cut Four
Thousand Dollars.
Capitol, Salem, Jan. 12. The senate
returned Lord's appointments to (Jeer,
who substituted the name of Senator
Smith, of Baker county, for Kiucald on
Lord's list, leaving all the rest as re
ported yesterday. The senate confirmed
Geer'a appointments.
The clerk hire in the house will be cut
$1,000 this session, after much discus
cuBsion, resolutions, etc.
A bill providing for two extra judges
of the supreme court created a lively
discussion, but was the first bill to pata
the house.
Routine business is now occupying the
time. One hundred and thirty bills have
already been introduced in the house
Ad important bill, which will be dis
cussed in the house this afternoon, is the
scalp bounty bill.
The legislature adjourns tomorrow
noon until Monday.
WORK IN THE HOUSE.
Roberts Introduced a Bill 'or Franchise
for Toll Road.
CxriTOL, Salem, Jan. 13. Among the
measures introduced in the house today
was a bill to pay Kosanna Lancaster or
heirs, four thousand dollars. She is
the widow of Columbia Lancaster, who
was supreme judge of Oregon territory
in 1849.
Hogg introduced a temperance bill,
which provides that saloon keepers
petitioning for license mustsecure a ma
jority of the names of the bona fide
electors in the precinct before said
license is granted.
Geer's message accompanying the re
port of the agricultural college, thanked
the legislature for the appropriation and
presented tho future needs of the In
stitution. The aid rendered In replac
ing mechanical hall is fully adequate.
The bill in behalf of the Donny
pheasants, disallowing the sale for four
years, except alive, was introduced by
Lewis. The memorial to congress re
garding the justice of the claims of the
Indian war veterans was adopted.
Roberts introduced the bill grunting a
franchise to Ilnsg for u toll roid and
bridge across the John Day frxin Sbi-r-man
county to Fossil.
House adjourned nntil 2:30 Monday,
The Leglalatnro.
Capitoi,, Salem, Jan. 11. Interest to
day is centered in the committee clerk
resolution in the home, and Geer's ef.
ort to recall Lord's appointments from
the senate.
A flood of bills was introduced in the
yyl
Just
Received.
home this morning. The senate holds
Lord's appointment of Holt as trustee
of the soldier's home, Bean, Kincaidand .
Dolph as regents of the state university.
. The resolution to adjourn this month
was indefinitely postponed in the house.
There is soBe talk of adjourning ubtil
Monday.
WEIGEL-CUSHINQ WEDDING,
Two Popular lillra Yonng- People
Harried at High Noon Today.
Wednetday'i Daily.
There are some pleasant duties which
eveu newspaper repoitera have to per
form, and among them is the chronicling
of the ceremony which unites two young
people whose happiness is so generally
hoped for and who seem to be so per
fectly suited to each other as were Mr.
John II. Weigel and Miss Mattie Cush
ing, who were at high noon today unit
ed in marriage by Rev. D.V. Polling, at
the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. C. B. dishing, on Eighth street.
The wedding was a quiet one, but two
or three friends outside of the immedi
ate families being present, Mrs. E. L.
Sherman, Miss Alma Schmidt and Mr.
H. D. Parkins.
Miss Schmidt played the wedding
march as the party entered the parlors
which bad been very prettily deco
rated in smilax and cut flowers, while
the bridal party stood beneath a bower
of smilax, and directly above them hung
a beautiful design of hyacinths and
while roses representing two hearts
joined together. The rooms had been
darkened, and were lit by fancy can
dles, producing a very fine effect. Mr.
Fred Weigel, brother of the groom, and
Miss Maie Cushing, sister of the bride,
acted as groomsman and bridesmaid.
The bride was attired in a pretty gown
of cream silk, and carried a bunch of
sweet violets, while the groom wore the
conventional black suit of the latest cut.
The bridesmaid's dress was of dainty
white organdie and she carried pink
carnations.
At the close of the marriage ceremony
when all had expressed their congratu
lations and wished them all thej'iy
which this life affords, the party sat
down to an elaborate wedding dinner,
amid the happiest of conversations and
heartiest cood will.
These young peoploare too well known
to Dalles people for Tub Chboniclb to
say anything which would add to their
popularity. However, we cannot re
frain from extending our congratulations
to a young man who is so fortunate as
to secure such a sweet, lovable, modest
young lady as his bride, for nowhere
could one be found who is better suited
to make a perfect wife. Nor can we,
on the other band, think ot a man
mora fitted in his wealth of character
and industrious, steady habits to be
come the husband of such a one. Mr.
Weigel is a general favorite with Dalles
people, and by bis life here since child
hood has won the respect and admira
tion of all.
The present were many, and beauti
ful as well s nrefnl.
Mr. am! Mrs. Wci. l left on the after
noon train (or a t r i j, t,, Portland and
perhaps California. Tney were ac
companied to the train by a number of
frifiid, eager to i e among thoe who
wiuhed them Godspeed,
MOTICB.
Came to my place in May, one bay
mare, weight abont 900 pounds, and
branded with a capital A. the crossllne
of the letter resembling the letter v, on
the left shoulder. Owner can have tho
ame by ctlllng at my place and paying
ail charges. II. E. Sii.lkcx.
lOdeclui Boyd, Oregon.