THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE SATURDAY. MARCH 18, 1899.
The Weekly Ghroniele.
Adter(l.lu( ;!.
jjobn Jay, Wubliington emphasized . census began bis count, the area of
bis desire lo avoid ibe cares of i the L wted Mates was ez I square
Dublio life. "Having happily as-, miles. It is now.'exclusive of Alaska,
.i.torf in Lrinffiii!? the sbm into port" ' 3,025,000 square miles. Including
Per nek
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Orer lour luitaen aud under twelve tiichea.. T
Orr twelve tuehi
Daily mt wkiilt.
n loch or Icon, ver inrh 12 no
Over one inch and uurter four inchew I wi
Oyr four inebes aud uuder tweiv luchea.. I it
Dim twelve lucbea
DEVELOP)! EST OF THE WEST.
For venerations tha theory of
thinking men bus been that the Pacific
elope would eventually be the com
mercial center of the world.. Tliey
estimated the time required to work
the change would be centuries, lie
cent events, however, have set the
movement going witU great rapidity,
and while it may he several genera
tions before the predictions of com
mercial supremacy are realized, the
fact remains that the greatest trade
current of this or several centuries
now has its trend directly toward the
western slope of this continent. The
eyes of the world are on the Pacific
northwestern states.
New and wider markets are the
need of the civilized world. WTih
.America it is becoming an especially
pronounced need. Overproduction
lias been the cry throughout this
nation. The United States possesses
the raw material, the mills and
factories and the skilled labor, but
these did not sve them from passing
through a prolonged and depressing
period of commercial inactivity from
which they are now emerging. But
with another revolution of the cycle
of trade such another period may
come.
Those new maikets are to be bud
in Asia and the countries that border
on the western limits of the Pacific.
The imports of Japan, China, British
Australasia, British India and the
Straits Settlements amount to about
a billion dollars a year. More than
(half of this is composed of articles
that can be produced in and exported
from the United States. The larger
percentage of such imports can best
come from the Pacific northwestern
states. The opening of the Pacific
markets is at hand.
Add to the possibilities of trade
with those countries acd the in
creased market they provide for
agricultural and manufactured prod
filets the immense mineral wealth of
the Pacific northwest, the timber,
the ability to build ships, the best of
'the few harbors on the western sLore
01 iLe continent and the numerous
transportation lines, and you have
va land certainly strangely and mar-
"velously blessed. Is it any wonder
that when, last week, the various
transcontinental lines offered excep
tionally low rates of passenger fare
ifrom the east to Pacific northwestern
states, eastern people were quick to
avail themselves of those rates and
are swarming into this favored
region in great numbers?
The cast is awake to the possibili
ties of the west. Here is a significant
item from the Chicago Chronicle of
last Wednesday :
"Over 300 homcseekers and specu
lators left Chicago yesterday for
north Pacific coast points. It was
the largest rrovement of this class of
passengers in the history of the rail
road, and it was due to the boom
expected on tbo western coast be
cause of the acquisition of the
Hawaiian and Philippine islands."
Spokesman-Review.
IjEWEY.
Admiral Dewey has emphatically
declined lo bcorae a candidate for
the piesidency, and the sincerity of
Lis refusal will not be questioned.
t is worth remembering, though,
that other Americans who bad dis
tinguUhed themselves at arms made
as pointed refusals to enter the field
, of politics, and just the same after
ward became president of the United
Stales, says the Spokcsman-IJeview.
For example, Washington. In bis
address to congress, taking leave of
hi military command, be said:
"Having now finished tbo great work
assigned me, I retire from the theater
of action, and bidding an affectionate
farewell to this august body, under
whose orders I have long acted, I
liere offer my commission and take
my leave of all the employments of
public life." Later, in a letter to
wrote be, "and having been fairly
discharged, it is not my business to
embark again on the sea of troubles."
Vet Washington lived to round out
two terms in the White Iloui-e.
Jackson was more vehement in his
refusal to become a candidate for
president. His secretary quotes him
as savins: "Do they suppose that
I am such a d d fool as to think
myself fit for president of the United
States? No, sir. I know what I am
fit for. I can command a body of
men in a rough way, but I am not
fit to be president." Jackson, too,
rounded out two terms as president.
Thus it is seen that two of our
greatest presidents were unconscious
of the true measure of their great
ness. Dewey has the Washingtonian
and Jacksonian attiibute of modest
worth, and it may be that history
will repeat itself in his case. In bis
quick rise to world-wide fame, a fine
lesson may be traced for the gaidance
of American citizenship. lie bad
the capacity to perform well his life
duty in a patient, plodding manner,
lie bad all but approached the age
of enfoiced retirement before fortune
threw him the laurel wreath, and
then his honors came in a fortuitous
way. First came the great chance
of war, and by good fortune Dewey
was on the Asiatic station. Here
was the supreme contact of the op
portunity and the man. '
It is glorious that the navy has its
Dewey of tried worth and greatness,
but 'tis a greater glory that action
has shown the presence of a host of
men endowed with the qualities
which Dewey has disclosed. Dewey
is -a fair type of the American naval
officer faithful, industrious, patient,
modest and brave; willing to wait
and work a lifetime for one hour of
opportunity.
Alaska, whose area can be guessed
at only approximately, and the
receut acquisitions, it is about 3,
800.000 souare miles. When the
first decennial count was made the
western border of the United States
mas the Mississippi river, and its
southerly line was a parallel which
cuts across the lower ends of the
present States of Alabama, Mississip
pi and that projection of Louisiana
which is east of the Mississippi river.
All the territory west of the Missis
sippi at thut time belonged to Spain,
and all the territory below the
southerly hue mentioned was owned
by the same country. We spread to
the Pacific and the Gulf of Mexico
long ago, ar.d now stretch hundreds
of miles farther to the west, and have
besides taken in a large strip to the
northwest. The changes of the near
future may be as amazing as those
vbicb have occurred in the past.
Under tbe present rate of increase,
which doubles the population every
thirty years, there are children now
living who will see 300,000,000
people in tbe United States in its
present area, .even if tbe area does
not itself expand in the Interval. It
will be a striking contrast which
Census Director Merriam's count
will reveal from that which was
made when the first computation was
had, but even this may not prepare,
us for the marvels which a third or
a half a century hence will disclose.
A STORY OF EXPANSION.
The difference between tbe United
States at the moment that Census
Director Merriam is about to begin
the decennial work of computation
and that which his earliest predeces
sor saw is one of the marvels of
history. The population of the
United States in 1790, at the time
the first national count was made,
was, in round , figures, 3,930,000,
According to the Statistical Ab
stract, which has just been Issued by
the government, the population in
1898 was 74,389,000. 1c will be
77,500,000 by the time that Mr.
Merriam's assistants finish their work
in 1900. When Franklin, about a
century and a quarter ago, told
England that the population of the
thirteen colonies was doubling every
twenty-five years, and would con
tinue for many years to grow at that
rate, the world was startled and in
credulous. The old philosopher,
however, was not astray in bis cal
culations. America fir many decades
doubled in population at tbe rate be
predicted. It now doubles every
thirty years, for the population of
1870 was, roundlystated, 38,5C0,OOO,
while that of 1900 will be about
twice this figure.
For twenty j'ears past the United
States has been the wealthiest nation
in the woil.1. It is increasing faster
in wealth than any other nation. Its
growth in wealth exceeds that in
population, for while its Increase in
inhabitants is tar more npid than
in any other nation on the globe,
the proportion of money in tbe
country is steadily gaining on it'
In 1870 the wealth per inhabitant
was $18.73. It was $-24.04 in 1880,
134.24 in 1890, and 135.39 in 1898.
It is likely to be between $3G and
$37 in 1900. This growth in wealth
is also without a parallel in the
record of any other great nation.
Tbe amount of money in circulation
likewise shows a steady and rapid
gain. Ibis was $21.10 on July 1,
189G. It was $22.49 at tbe same
date in 1897, and $24.71 at tbe
middle of 1898. This increase it
rendered particularly remarkable by
the circumstance that by the use of
checks, drafts and the other .money
economizing contrivances, a dollar is
now enabled to do more work than
twice or thrice that sum could have
done in the early part of the century.
At the lime tbe first bead of the
PERSONAL. MENTION.'
Wednesday's Dully. i
W. D. Roberts, of Antelope,' is in the
eity.
J. D. (Williams Is a Moro visitor in
the city.
Ed. White came In from Prineville
yesterday. ,
G. F. Guinther is down from his
ranch near Moro.
N. E. Moffitt is registered at the Uraa
til la from Nansene.
Fred B. Barnes and H. F. Woodcock
are visitors in the city from Waruic.
Miss Pearl Ward left last night for
Moro, where she will accept a position
in a millinery store.
Miss Gussie Lownedale, of Salem, ar
rived on the afternoon train yesterday.
from Portland, and will be the guest ol
ner aunt, Airs. J. M. ratterson.
C. F. Overbaugh, traveling freight and
'passenger agent for the Union Pacific,
caiue up from Portland last night, on
business, and will return this afternoon.
Friday' Dully.
R. C. Wallis is down from Rufus.
Ed. Cantrell, of Dufur, is in the city.
R. W. McDonald is in the city Iroru
Monkiand.
C. II. King and wife are visitors in
our city from Wyoming.
Mies bussie Lownedale returned to
her borne fa Salem .yesterday afternoon.
Charles Hilton came no from Port
land last night, on his way to bis ranch
at Fossil.
J. W. Morton. W. H. Sears and E. W.
Gribble are registered at the Umatilla
from Hood River.
Mioses Rose and Mamie Btichler re
turned I net night from a visit with
friends at Cascade Ljcka.
Miss Hattie Sternweis came no on the
boat last night from Portland and left
for her home at Boyd today.
Miss Rose Ricks came np from Bon
neville last night and spent the day with
ber friend, Mies Henderson.
Dave Fulton and bis bride returned
home from the East Friday. They will
now be able to receive the personal
congratulations of their friends. Waeco
News,
John E. Lathron. citv editor of tha
Eaet Oreifoniarj. who has been in Port
land for the past week, came up on yes-
teraay evening" train and remained
over until the night train, when he left
for Pendleton.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Grav. of Salem.
who have spent a day or two with Mr.
m. 1'atteraon in Waeco. arrived in
this city yesterday and paused today
visiting Mr. Gray's sister, Mrs. Tatter-
son. w
Hugh McNarv, of Salmn. Is enendinsr
today with friends in The Dalles. Mr.
McNary spent bis boyhood days on the
aniington Bide ol the river, hefore it
received the proud distinction of being
termed Grand Dalles.
Bills Ailawxl.
Following is a partial list of the bills
allowed at the March term of the county
court :
2 C Evans, per diem and mileage $ 29 80
Kobt Mays, transporting pauper 30 00
Maier A Benton, supplies 7 05
Ward and Roherlsuo, use or
team 4 00
Mrs H Fraser. meals for jurors. . 20 80
X II Gates, feet in case of Stale
vaMeeplie 12 25
C F Laner, constable fees 10 00
W H Butts, fees inquest over
McDonald 17 85
I C Nickeleen, supplies clerk's
office '. 1 25
Printz & N'ltachke, supplier, court
bouse 8 24
Oregon T and T Co, rent and
me88geg 17 45
CniiOMCi.il Publishing Company,
printing...- 24 00
W M McCrom, labor and ma
terial school supplies 6 35
W M rrazier, serving snbptena. . 1 on
Jas Millegan, juror coroner's jury 1 20
31 1 Bird " z)
R J Tucker " " 1 20
O Ba. kman 1 20
D P Harvey " " " 1 20
A J Hamilton " " "1 20
C L Gilbert, exam teachers 15 00
John Gavin, " '' 15 00
J T Neff . " " 15 00
J H Gray, serving subpfenes. ... 12 00
Wm Holder " " 5 04
Robt Kelly "' " 20 45
W H Butts, deputy sheriff 22 00
Robt Kelly, sundry bills 162 20
Baldwin Restaurant, meals for
jurors 14 00
Mrs S S Smith, meals for jurors 10 25
Jobu S Keocher, labor 32 87
Coaet Agemy supplies 2 30
Chhoniclk Publishing Company
printing 12 75
Dalles Times-Mountaineer, print
ing... 32 50
W H Whipple, assessor 200 00
C L Gilbert,' clerical services 40 00
Dalles City Water Works, water
rent, Jan and Feb 71 20
Jos T Peters, wood for paupers. . 12 77
A M Williams A Co, supplies for
paupera 14 00
F B launders, wood for paupers 3 50
C M Knapp, watching body of
McDonald. 2 00
C M Osbergood, use of team 1 00
F M Bird, marking box.. 1 00
R J Pilkington, medical services 45 00
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Mermotor
Windmills.
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"Ve have lately taken the
agency for the Aermotor Wind
mill, and carry a stock on hand.
We also carry a complete
stock of Deep and Shallow Weil
Pumps, as well as Pitcher Spout
Pumps. Call and see us before buv-
r
!
The Aermotor Mill is considered the best
machine on the market. Call and see it.
MAIER & BENTON,
Sole Agents for Wasco County.
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Hardware and Grocery
Merchants
The Dalles, Or.
BO UN.
In this city, March 18th, to Mr. and
Mrs. S. D. Stoufer, a daughter.
Prnpoaala tor Stone Work.
Bids for the construction of a section
of comity road mottly stone work
along bluiT near town of Hood River,
are hereby invited. Sealed bids to.be
sent to J. S. Harbison of Hood River by
April 10th, 1899. Capt. J. H. Dukes, of
Hood River, will show parties tbe loca
tion and furnish particulars. Right to
reject all bids reserved. '
J. 8. Harrison,
Road Supervisor.
Wmw Hmlm at Hargaln.
One tingle open buggy; also one set
of (tingle harness. Address II. R.
Richards, The Dalles, or call at my place!
near 8-Mile. Mchltt-Swks
Mrs Lizzie Isolan, witness fees 1 50
Win Moabua ": " 1 50
Chas Jones " " 1 60
Cbas Johanneson " " 1 50
Paul Paulsen ". " 1 60
Wm Van bibber " " 1 60
Henrv Geise "1 50
John Holland 1 60
O M Breithaup " " 1 60
Wm Kccles .... j -0
B K Berhleon " " 1 70
N E Beneon " " 1 70
A L Blowers A Son, snp'ls pauper 5 05
Skibbe Hotel, board, pauper. . .. 4 85
Geo Rucb, supplies pauper 1 40
M M Gushing, board and lodging
non-resident pauper 36 00
Mays A Crowe, supplies county
roads 36 00
Van Duyn'A Adams, supplies
county roads 4 CO
Mays & Crowe, supplies county
roads ' 27 75
F S Gunning, supplies .county
roads 2 25
Umatilla House, meals for jury 81 85
Dr H Logan, professional services 20 00
J H Gray, sheriff Crook county,
serving subptenea 9 80
Mays & Crowe, supplies county
roads...... 7 85
E J Glisan, justice of the peace,
drawing iurr 3 00
Frank Kincaid, justice of tbe
pace, drawing jury . 2 00
0 D Brown, juetice of the peace,
drawing jury 2 00
Chbonicls Publishing Company,
printing 1 50
P P Underwood, powder 1 00
Maier & Benton, supplies for
pauper fi 20
B launders, wood 3 25
Irwin-Hodeen Co. suDnliea Ml
L.oast Ageney Uo, supplies 2 30
Ulass s I'ruddhome, supplies. ... ?3 50
J O Mack, clerical services 44 00
WITNESSES CIRCUIT COURT
Nettie Nickel sen , 10 00
Louis Nelson ift mi
C B Reeee 20 50
Dan McCarty 24 00
H J Adams 20 50
Robert Gliean 21 Oft
Geo McGreer. . ; 21 00
Mrs n, I Cilisan 21 nn
Jyraes Butterfield 35 no
Geo Hammond 2!) 00
ihos Hamilton 24 60
Jtj 1 lilman . 27 no
Roy Nnree 7 Kfl
Chas Huffman 40 00
LOUis iiengen 23 00
rhos Heneean 91 nil
John Mcintosh 21) 00
J W Lowden 29 00
Leonard Larkey 26 00
Garrett McCollum 30 00
B Moore a- nn
Frank G11 mm .VI 00
Llewellan Hale 5i nn
Lew Mnberg 29 00
J Auben 35 00
R Chavez 29 00
Stanley Vinyard ,.', 41 00
F W Silvertootb 29 00
James Brown 31 so
Claude Cooper ' 27 40
W E Kemp , ' 29 qo
Farquer McRoa 27 40
Thomas Brogan 2840
AlEsping 25 00
fci J Gliean 29 00
Brown 25 00
r.d G'isan , 29 00
Geo McKinnon 4100
Antone Nelson 25 00
Jae E Wiley, M D, 25 00
Wm Cowne. . 4.1 IH)
Geo Patterson 29 00
mas Ularno. . .
.1 A Howe
Wm Allott 2 00
M Swartz 2 00
MT Nolan 2 00
CbasTJores 8 00
Paul Pnlsen 2 00
Adolph Pbirman 2 00
F E Summers 8 00
H L Chenowith 4 00
Mrs Lizzie Nolan : 2 00
John Little 17 00
Jl'RORS CIRCUIT COUET.
J B Hunt $ 2 00
O F Stephens 2 00
R H Darnelle.: 2 00
W J Lauder 24 (0
CS Smith 14 00
H J Hibbard 27 80
Jeesie Imbler .. 31 50
W N Havner 31 00
W R Winans i 31 20
J J Lnckey 31 40
John WagonblaBt 24 50
Alexander Frazer 23 30
T H JohnBton 19 00
L N Smitfc 24 40
F 8 Flemming 31 00
TC Benson 35 01
E E Lyons ; 22 40
J F Markham 20 40
Fred Fie her 20 00
O B Connolly 27 80
J W Koonlz 21 00
.1 P Bushklrk 2 00
Frank Peabody 25 00
Geo W Miller ' 2 00
Thomas Bishop 10 00
A J Graham 15 00
J J Gibons 15 80
E T Green 13 81)
WI McClure 12 40
James Fulton 12 40
Chris Detbman 9 20
MISCELLANEOUS.
Blakeley & Houghton, medicice
tor paupers 30 85
0 C Hollister, same 07 00
1 X L restaurant, meals for jury, 3 50
J H Jackson, special constable. . 1 1 Ol1
Frank Hill, clerical services 8l 00
Murctne Bros, uee of team :,' 00
A A Jayne, district atty fees 10 00
J 'f Peteis A Co., supplies for
paupers 16 00
Wm Shackelford, attendance on
paupers 50 00
E A Bonney, stock inspector .... 112 50
Robt Mays, transportation for
pauper 6 90
T T Nicholas, rebate taxes 11 40
CL Schmidt, taxes collected for
school district No. 12 50 45
J B Goit, surveying 94-50
J B Goit, clerical services 39 00
Pease & Mays, supplies for
paupers , 17 31
W J Davidson, drawing jury .... 2 00
John R Doyle, same 2 00
W J Harrison, same 3 00
Mays & Crowe, supplies, county
roads..; : 84 87
Total allowance for bounties on
wild animals allowed at this
time 188 00
Caah In Hoar Cnecka.
All conntv warrants registered prior
to May let, 1895, will be paid at mj
office. Interest ceases after Feb. 27,
18P0. C. L. Phillips,
Conntv Treasurer.
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