DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE. WEDNESDAY. MAY 3, 1399
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Bryan. 4Cc-dolhr infamy of 1896 safelj back to the beat of the great
originated in the We.U But the , Unit which --.
new and revised Obi) idea, that of i broad ku to fight for the .terry flag
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OUR WEATHER PROPHECY.
l-sgus Nor Ths throBieU Kaaw
Wsalher It Would or Woolilu'l.
SPASlSIl METllOLS AT MAXlLA
Spanish methods of government
torunierce and finance in the l'bilfp-
Dines seem to have been based on
studied unreason, ssys the Spokes-
man-Review. Amonjj other iuiqui
tous laws which the United Stales
authorities have abolished was one
forbidding the imnoitntion of Mexi
can dollars of a date subsequent to
1877. As Mexican dollars are prac
tically the only money in genera
circulation in the islands, the purpose
aud effect of this law was to creite
and perpetuate a ruinous monetary
monopoly. At times money became
so scarce that the dollar would fre
quently go to a premium tf 10 or 12
per cent. At such times partial re
lief would be bad by smuggling in
Mexican dollars from China, and
Edward W. Harden, special com mis
sioncr of the United States in the
Philippines', says this smuggling of
silver into the islands. wa3 a recog
nized industry.
"It was carried on largely by the
rich mestizos, or Chinese half castes.
There was a regular system for. bring
ing in these coins, which would .be
shipped from Hong Kong in a special
steamer and the cargo landed at
some point north or south. of Manila
bay. Practically all of the silver
was lacded in the neighborhood of
Bolinao, where it would be stored
until it could be shipped overland to
Manila. There was nothing disgrace
ful, in the view of the people in
Manila in these practices, and ' those
who were interested in the illicit
trade will discuss their operations,
telling the manner in which coins
were brought in. In a convent
north of Manila there were regularly
equipped vaults in the basement of
the building, where much of the
ailver was first taken."
Immediately on the occupation of
Manila by the Ameiicao forces, per
mistion was given the banks to
import silver freely, and Mr. Harden
says the effect has be,en to keep ex
change rates on a more stable basis.
'.hat state for governor on a 10.0c
dollar platform killed the Pendleton
folly. Under the leadership of an
other Ohioan Jlryanisui was extirpat
ed in 18DC. The movement for
expansion in 1898 bad its oiigin in
the West, and from thence swept all
over the country. Every . policy
which lives, or deserves to live, re
veals itself in the Western stales
before it does anywhere else. In
political and social matters the West
gives the law to tbe country. The
progressiveness and potency of the
West has been recognized in tlie
national conventions of the Repub
lican party by giving almost all the
candidates for the presidency to
the West. The party which has
always taken its presidential nominee
from tbe West, except in the case or
Blaine, has shown a sense of the im
portance of the West which should
be supplemented more fiequently by
the selection 'of a speaker from the
same section than bus been done
hitherto. The West ought to get
the speakership this year, and prob
ably will get it. Globe-Democrat.
Msny readers of The Cmtoxu l have
askeJ us why we fail to give tbe weather
prognostications daily to that they may
be advised whether to expect summer or
,.n 1 1, a fo'lowinii dav. Soon
H ill li i v..
! ... i i...n..l lint I'HLMie
pages of the daily papers devoted to wea(her on gon.
war news. A friend of ours was at ! d fo(, he 0f tbe invalids bo
Airlie, over on tbe west side, a few i c0j BOl otherwise yet out to church;
Muny of us scarcely realize the
anxiety with which the relatives of
the men in the Philippines scan the
days ago. He had bought a cop) of
a newspaper, when a resident of tbe
viciuity oeked him what was the
news from the war. He turned to
the dispatches, and the first item
that greeted bis eye was ODe telling
of the death of a brother of the
inquirer, from smallpox, in the Phil
ippines. He was a regular. No
person who has not a brother, son or
other near relative with the troops
at the ficnt can have a clear con
ception of the terrible suspense and
anxiety, from day to (lay, hoping for
tbe best always, but dreading the
worse continually. Statesman.
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SLAM ON WOMAN'S RIGHTS.
Uue Who Would He Discredit to Any
Lecture Field.
THE OALLAST FCXSTOS.
"WHY THE WEST SHOULD GET IT
Two reasons why the Western
states should choose tbe speaker who
is to be elected when tbe present
congress opens will suggest them
selves to everybody. The West has
had the speakership a comparatively
few times only, and has not had it
at all nine.) 1883, when Gen. Keifer,
of Ohio, retired, after serving one
term. The West furnished more
Republican members to the present
ihouse than the East, and in the
election last fall it made gains in its
Republican membership in ihc bouse,
while the East scored losses.
These two reasons, if standing
lone, would entitle the West to the
t-perkership nt this time. But these
season do not stand alone. The
West is the progressive section of
' the count rj. The Republican parly
originated in the West. Until a
little after the middle of the century
tbe West was a stronghold cf tbe
Democratic party. When the De
reoeracy committed its folly o' trying
to make slavery national nnd freedom
firclunal, the West broke away from
that party, and foimed a new paity,
bearing the Republican name. Then
the Democracy, which was invincible
eo long as it commanded the support
of the West, was thrown into a
minority, and it has been in the
minority ever since.
Everything which is enlightened
and progressive in public policy
manifests itself in the West earlier
than it does in any other part of the
country, end expresses itsclt more
vigorously. As already Intimated,
the movement which defeated the
Democratic conspiracy to diffuse
slavery all over tbe territories, block
emigration westward, nnd check the
tide of civilization was defeated by
the revolt of the West. It has been
charged that the Democracy's base
money folly, as expressed in Pendle
ton's "Ohio idee" in 18C8 and in
Perhaps the most dashing figure of
the Manila campaign is Colonel
Frederick Funston of the Kansas
volunteers, says the Spokesman-Re
view. He carries into actual war
fare many of the ideal qualities
ith which - Dumas has endowed
D'Artagnan, and which Lever has
thrown around the pleasing character
of Harry Lorrequer.
Fynston has youth (he has scarce
ly turned into tbe 30s); and bis pres
ent superb exploits are tbe develop
ment of a life of romantic adventure.
Like Roosevelt of New York, the
wild life of the West appealed to his
adventurous spirit. When 25 years
of age, he penetrated the interior of
Alaska, and descended the Yukon to
tbe sea. Returning from the far
north, he was drawn to Cuba bv the
truggles of the Cuban army for
freedom. He worked through the
Spanith lines, attached himself to
General Gomez, was given the rank
of colonel in the Cuban army, and
became Gomez' chief of artillery.
Arduous service in Cuba brought on
a severe illness, and he returned to
his home in Kansas to recuperate.
When war was declared against
Spain, Funston took an active part
in the work of organizing the Kansas
regiment, and the governor having
become embarrassed in the important
duty of choosing a colonel, by reason
of a spirited rivalry between bis
private secretary and others, Funston
was given the command as a com
promise selection.
Funston an J Lis bold Knnsans have
repeatedly won distinction by their
daring work of swimming rivers in
tbe face of a galling fire from tbe
enemy, and now be is honored in
Otis' cable reports to tbe war de
partment. "MacAilhur reports," says
General Otis, "that the passage of
tbe Rio Grande river is a remarkable
military achievement the success of
which is due to the during skill and
determination of Colonel Funston
under the disci iminating control of
General Wheaton."
The state of Kansas owes enduring
gratitude to this splendid ollicer nnd
bis gallant command. They have
lifted Kansas manhood to a hih
place in the estimation of the nation.
A state capable of sending to the
war a colonel like Funston and a
regiment like the men behind him
can no longer be sneered nt nnd rid
iculed by the its of the country
nnd the critics of a hostile press.
And now comes a dispatch from Can
ton, O., informing the long-suffering
public that Mrs. George, who hag just
been tried for the murder of George
.Sazlon, brother of Mrs. McKinley, will
take to the lecture field, where ehe will
air her views on woman's rights. The
best thing woftien of her calibre can do
for woman's rights is to keep the fact
dark that such women as herself exist.
The lecture field is already over
crowded with men whom it is a die
grace for respectable people to listen to.
Let not such women as Mrs. George fur
ther pollute the field. The Spokesman
Review aptly says regarding the subject : said that warmer weather prevails
Mrs. Anna George, whose relations
with George Saxton, victim of an un
known assassin, were made prominent
beeau.ee of his relationship to the wile of
President McKinley, and which are a
stench in the nostrilj of decent people,
has offered to goon the lecture platform.
It is a money-making scheme, pure and
simple, which, induces unscrupulous
managers to make offers to a woman of
her antecedents. There is no evidence
that ehe has superior mental attain
ment, and she has not proved that her
work in the past baa elevated mankind
or womaokind. The presence on a
lecture platform of such a woman tends
to deprave tbe community she visits,
for the story of her life is brought out
afresh and the scandal is repeated in
every household and give wide publicity
In the newspapers. Mrs. George was
untrue to her husband, untrue to her
friends and a menace to the community
in which she lived. Her acquittal of the
charge of murder is no sign that ehe
should be thrust upon other commun
ities as a means of elevating the intel
lectual tone of her lecture audiences.
"If people insist upon seeing Mrs.
George, a dime museum is the proper
place for receptions. The morbidly
curious can . there stare her out of
countenance, perhaps ' purchasing a
picture of the. lady, and hear irom her
own lips at cloee range the story of her
wrongs and man's duplicity. Decent
people want nono of her."
Water Commissioners Meet.
the toung ladies who had new hats nl
dreeses to don ; the young men w ho have
started the ball rolling in earnest; and
the majority of residents who are al
ways anxious for Snndty to bo pleasant,
we published the good news, and now
we're sorry that we spoke. The invalids,
trusting iuiplicity in the newspaper,
started to chuich, frrzj on the way
and are today laid up ; the young ladies
had their new bats blown to pieces ; the
young men (that is the Commercial
boys) were frczsn out, and not only the
lady whom we met with the dimity
dress, but every one we encountered,
gave us the "icy stare." In short, it
was winter yesterday, and a fire was a
good deal more appreciated than a dieh
of ice cream
But U's a pretty cM wind that blows
nobidy good, and the cold spell is
furnishing any a mount of foundation for
pessimists to bate their prophecies on
regarding the comir.g fl xd, and, while
we hear the same cry every year, there
seems to be sufficient reaeon for alarm
this year. However, were every citizen
in The Dalles to eit down and con
template tbe matter from now on, the
Columbia would be undaunted, for it is
not likely that a Moses will rise up
among us to command the waters to re
cede, nor one appear who can bid the
waves be still. It will, therefore, be as
well to wait the ineyitable, be it in our
favor or against us. There is yet hope
that warm weather will make its ap
pearance iu time to prevent the snows
all melting at once, and it is already
in
THE BEST
PRING TONIC.
As winter parses away it leaves rru-u
people feeling weak, depressed and easily '
.tired. This 'means that the blood need
mention and sensible people always take
a tonic at this time of year. Purgative in
r not the ridht medicine they weaken mtL
oF ?.trendtnen nd. . mt
W Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale Peoples
the best tonic medicine in the world and dV
not acr. on xne uuvtci. . iny sximuiat. tht
appetite, enrich the blood, strengthen the
nerves and make people feel brirhtt utWi
and strong.
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No one is better able to speak ot this nict than MUa Haxel ni.t
a obnrmitig young woman of Arlington, inj. To-day aha h.. zH'
ebeeUs, sparkling eyes aud a plump form, which prove that .h?7
' in cood health. A year ago if iss Snider whs m It?' !n )'
pale, eyes sunken and dull. Hhe waa troubled with nervni..'
and general debility. She says: nervousness ,
"After several months' treatment from the family nhv.ii..
saw be could do no good. I waa discouraged and did nnt w
what to do. One day I read an item In a paper of thewjiST
what to do. one day l read an item In a paper of thewonrt.Jii
curative qualltlesof Ur. Williams' Pink PillsTrPale People? ??!!
the medicine, and when neurly through with the second box nnii2
hinn f,.r lha hotter. Aflar I rulr.n t ' r" . u noticed
. and have had no occasion to take any kind of medicine sin."
owe much to Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People, nrobahlv V1
life, and I advise anyone suffering with, troubles simflar tn mi?
to take these pllUV' . Mls Ham "es,1
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gist or sent post
paid by the Dr.
Williams' Medicine
Co., Schenectady,
N.Y., on receipt of
price, 5oper box-,
six boxes, $ 2, 5-2.
the Blue mountains. The highest water
in '94 was on June 6th. We must re
member, however, that that year was an
exceptional one, the like of which is not
within tbe memory of even the "oldest
inhabitant."
FOR WATER RIGHTS.
Portland
and Dalles Men
Exciting Kaca.
Having an
At a reuular meeting of the water com
missioners Saturday night at tbe re
corder's office F. A. Seufert presided
and there were present Messrs. Fish,
Bolton, Randall, Crossen and Recorder
Gates.
After the minutes of the previous
meeting had been read snd approved,
the reports of the superintendent and
treasurer were read.
Treasurer's report shows as follows:
Cash on hand f 954 o
Total cash ree'd during month. . 13i8 50
. , , 2322 60
Paid out during month 658 99
treasurer, are the men who have sei t
Mr. Blue out on the fast horse. They
are capitalized at $250,000, and mean
business. Mr. Batly owns over 800 acres
on Juniper flat, and his father's family
make this their home. They propose to
put in a35 mi'e ditch 24 feet wide and
four feet deep, and furnish water to the
175 families living in the region and
render this fine land attractive to other
possible settlers.
The result of the race between Mr.
Gaston and Mr. Blue is awaited with
interest.
EAST and SOUTH via
The Shasta Route
OF THE
Southern Pacific Comp'y.
Trains leave and are due to arrive tt Fortk
LIS VI.
Regarding Examination of Teachers.
April 28 Cash on hand $1663 61
Superintendents report was as follows:
Total Itook account for April $1422 80
Total collections ,. H85 30
Delinquency for month $ 237 50
These bills were read and ordered
paid :
J BCro-ion, prepaym't bills 4 4 25
Maier ot Benton, imlee 4 65
Maya Crowe, mdse i 02
FS Gunning, repairs 3 10
Hansen A 'J'homsen, lumber 35 49
J T Peters & Co, mdse fi-2
OMAN Co, rails for man hole. . 18 89
C M Kouts, covenn man hole . . 3 0)
The- country will now understand I ,,m A ,0!,,r ""y lahor. . . . 8 00
" 'J Aiken, 2i davs labor 5 65
that tbo oddities of many Kansas J B Crossen, sup't salary 60 00
people were really a manifestation of! "fto'd. helpers salary...; 60 00
,. , , , ... fted Gates, secretary's salary 1000
the native strength of character of
the state's population. Their uncon
ventiomility was amusing in peace,
but it is gloncus in warfare.
The West has done the fighting.
Its sons stormed the bayoncttcd
heights of Santiago, and its sons
have taken Manila and routed tbo
hosts of Aguinaldo. From Kansas
to Washington, laurels bavo lecomo
almost as common as leaves in Val
larubrosa. God bless our intrepid
Western soldiers, and bring them
J A Bredahl, contract price for
man hole 109 00
Pacilic Bridge Co, bal due con-
, .trct 44 50
Jas Hannan, labor with team... 1 60
If you suffer from tenderness or full
ness on the right side, pains under
shoulder-blade, constipation, bilious
ness, sick-headache, enl feel dull, heavy
and sleepy your liver is torpid and con
gested. DeWitl's Little Early Risers
ill cure yon promptly, pleasantly and
permanently by removing the congestion
acd causing the bile ducts to open and
flow naturally. Tiibv abb good tills.
Snlpes-Kinersly Drug Co.
The following from the Oregonian's
correspondent at this place gives a full
account of a race between Portland and
Dalles men for the right to use the waters
of Clear and Frog lakes,
An exciting race is on for a beautiful
spot iu tbe foothills ot Mount Hood.
Saturday morning's stage for Wapinitia
carried Attorney Joseph Gaston, of Port
land, en route for Clear lake, for the
purpose of posting notices proclaiming
to all men that tbe Wapinitia Valley
Irrigation Company would hereafter and
forever claim the right to use the waters
of Clear lake creek and Frog lake creek
for the purpose of irrigating Juniper flat
and Wapinitia valley. At 1 o'clock this
morning William Blue, a mountaineer of
established reputation, from whom the
tall timbers hides no secrets, left The
Dalles on a thoroughbred saddle-horse to
anticipate Mr. Gaston's announcement
by assuring the public in like manner
that the Juniper Flat Irrigation Company !
would claim and hold the same waters
for a similar purpose. As Mr. Blue knows
all the deer trails, which Mr. Gaston bat
yet to locate, it is provable that his notices
will till the top of tbe bulletin board at
Clear lake.
An application to the Wasco county
court to set aside the water rights of the
Oregon Land, Immigration & Fuel Com
pany, and the Portland Irrigation, Lum
ber & Fuel Company, since granted by
the court, first attracted local attention.
On December 11, 1894, II. McCoy, J.
Frank Nilesand R.Clinton Incorporated
the first-named company, for the purpose
of furnishing water to Juniper flat, and
for some reason on the following day
sold for $1 their asserted water rights to
the company named. In 1805 and dur
ing three months of 1896 some work was
done, when the finances failed, and
George McCoy, who was the company
and In charge of the ditch work, sur
rendered to the sheriff of Wasco county
to escape rough- handling by eighty
laborers who demanded their pay. He
was in j til for some liue, and, when the
laborers dissarjpeared, regiiried his lib
erty. These water rights are very
valuable, lor by a ditch thirty-five miles
long 50,000 acres of good farming land,
lying between the White and Deschutes
rivers can be supplied with water for
stock and domestic use, while at present
farmers have to haul it from one of five
miles.
The Portland parties, F. A.Fm.i,.r, H.
u. napman, J. is, Shonofelt, Alex
Hammond and F. B. Genlo, who are
represented by Mr. Goston, have brought
suit against these two defunct corpora
tions, and seek to secure the water rights
which by the failure to prosecute work
for over one year, have reverted to the
public, and are captilized at $300,000.
If the lapse of right is established in
this suit, the first parties filing may
claim the water.
A local company at The Dalles, with
Fen Batty, clerk at the Umatilla house,
president; Hon. C. M. Cartwrlght, of
Hay creek, vice-president, and County
Clerk A. M. Kelsa'y, secretary and
County school superintendents are In
receipt of the following letter from State
Superintendent Ackerman. Prior to
this time the county superintendents
have arranged the program themselves,
but no definite day being specified for
examinations In special studies it
was inconvenient for ad concerned. The
letter is as follows:
Salem, Ore., April 19, 1899. Gentle
men: The following program will be
followed during the May examination of
applicants for county and state papers.
Wednesday Penmanship, History,
and Spelling.
-Thursday-Written Arithmetic.Theory
of reaching and Grammar.
Friday Geography, Mental Arith
metic, Reading, Physiology, Compose
tion, Physical Geography, Book-keep
ing, Oregon School Lw, General His
tory, English Literature and Algebra.
1 desire to recommend to yon the
School Saving System as the best and
most practical way to teach the youth
of our state lessons in thrift, economy,
self denial and industry. The habit of
laying aside a part of their income is of
incalcuable value to any one and es
pecially to tbe child in the days when
habits are in a formative stage.
It is an educational measure which
ill prevent to a great extent pauper
ism, intemperance and crime. Edu
cators have noticed that thousands of
young people are graduated from our
institutions of learning every year with
minds well stored with knowledge, a
large part of whom make an absolute
failure in business because they have
not been well grounded in habits of
thrift. The School Saving Bank is a
practical remedy for this.
Respectlully yours,
J. II. ACKKKMAN,
Snpt. Public Instruction.
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