THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE. SATURDAY. AUGUST 26. 1899
The Weekly Gbroniele.
Advertising Itata.
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DAILY AD WIKKLT.
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good rRicES ton wheat.
If the rains do not iuterfere harvest
in the Iolan l Empire this year will
yield within twenty cr cent of the
total of last year. The Spokesman
Review gays: If conditions do not
change, spring sown wheat may be
depended upon to even increase the
estimated yield. The farmer natural
ly begins to figure upon the sale of
his wheat as soon as be is assured
that the growth on his fields will l.e
transferred to the warehouse. At
this time the o tlook for a good price
is slowing. Crops in Russia and
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ituuiunuia me uuk uuisiug. eral riches
in India rains are needed to bring
the yield of that section up to the
average. Argentina may have a
better yield than for several years
past, but that crop is contingent
upon weather which is even more
uncertain than in the Pacific north
west. California has had a poor year
again, while the Mississippi and Mis
souri valley grain sections, excepting
in Kansas arid Nebraska, promise a
crop far below the average.
Fifty cent wheat is therefore a
probability when all the Inland
Empire wheat has been sacked, and
at 50 cents the grain grower makes
a splendid profit. If he holds his
wheat for better prices it is a gamble
and he may come out loser. Last
year's crop averaged a little more
than DO cents, but thousands of
bushels were sold at Itss than 50
more progressive nd civilized than
that of the aborigine. The excuse
for taking the land cf tbe aborigines
in America And in Africa is that
they would not improve it, and that
the growing population of the world
will not admit of vast tracts being
sparsely occupied and held back from
civilizing influences by a few nomadic
savages. The Boers exercised lhi
superior ri;hl of civilization in
taking possession of the country of
the Afiicans, and they cannot justly
complain if a more progressive and
enterprising race demand that they
themselves shall cease to stand In
the pathway of the utilization of
natural lesources.
That is the whole Boer controversy
in a nutshell. The Boera desire to
monopolize their countrj for grazing
and such limited agriculture and
primitive manufacturing as they
choose to carry on. Enterprising
outsiders or"uitlandeis" have pushed
in, attracted by the marvelous rnin-
and field for various
enterprises, and demand an oppor
tunity to work and thrive. They
have as much right there as the Boers
had originally. All they ask now is
the right of naturalization, equal tax
ation and equal privileges of citizen
ship after they have complied with
reasonable lesidenlial requirements.
These concessions the Boers will be
obliged to grant them sooner or later.
Spokesman-Review.
UOXEY PAID TO FOREIGNERS.
cents, and some of last year's crop is
still in the warehouses.
While it may be somewhat pre
sumptuous to advise the wheat grower
when to sell and at what price, ex
perience has proven that the farmer
who accepts a fair offer makes more
in the long run than the one who
expects to sell at the top notch.
THE BOERS.
It is probable that Great Britain
will have to fight the Boers. That
is about the only solution that will
come out of the present difficulties.
Great Britain has always asserted its
suzerainty over the Transvaal re
public, and even after the war of
1880-81, which resulted so disas
trously to the British arms, peace
was concluded cn the basis or a
British protectorate, but granting
the Boers local self-government.
bile the United States is not
so largely interested as Great Britain,
we have still quite a number of
former citizens theic, some of whom
have been maltreated and whose
legitimate enterprise has been ham
pered by the narrow, selfUb and
tyrannical policy of the Boer govern
ment; hence we should sympathize
with the British demands for faif
franchise regulations. The United
States has always provided liberal
iiaturalization laws, and this is the
correct policy for any new and un
dtveloyed country. The Boers, how
ever, seem disposed to flock by
themselves and to monopolize a vast
region of the earth, especially rich in
mineral wealth, to their own non
progressive methods. Had it not
been for tbe 'uitlnoders," as they
call the foreign residents, the gold
and diamond mines of Boerland
would never have been developed.
The country would have remained
in a condition about as primitive as
that of tbe regions of Asia occupied
by the herdsmen tribes before the
dawn of civilizition. Id this country
the Moimons, under tbe leadership
of Brigbam Young, tried to pursue
about the same policy and prevent
tbe development of the mineral
riches of Utah. Many miners were
murdered and Gentile emigrants
were massacred by bands of Mor
mons disguised as Indians. But in
the end the Mormons bad to yield to
tbe forces of civilization, as the
Boers will.
Tbe Boers killed and drove out or
subdued the native Africans because
tbey wanted their country, and when
tbey bad obtained it tbey settled
down in a mode of life only a little
The amount of money antually
paid by the American people to
foreign ship owners was estimated
by the treasury department a few
years ago at about $200,000,000.
The Philadelphia Press has investi
gated the statistics relating to the
matter and figuies out thai the
amount is 1 S2,000,000.
The Press says that if by legisla
tion, as proposed at t e last session
of congress, we could save one half
that sum $91,000,000 annually it
can easily be seen what an enormous
gain that would be to our people.
"At least K0 per cent of that sum
would go to labor in building, main
taining and running the ships. That
would give employment at $2 a day
to 130,830 men tor every clay in the
year excepting Sundays. That money
would be distributed in about every
trade in the United States. That
vast army of men would support
families and the additional con
sumption of farm products nnd
manufactures of every kind would
be enormous."
It is evident that the American
people are at Inst beginning to
realize that the policy of depending
on foreign ship owners to carry
Dearly all our foreign commerce is a
very cosily one. Party platforms
have for years contained planks in
favor of such legislation as would
restoie our marine, but in spite of a
unanimous sentiment there appears
to have been little done toward at
taining the desired result. With the
growth of our export trade the people
are likely to give more attention to
tbe matter and insist that some steps
be taken to build up an American
marine that will do the business now
being done by foreigners.
who, after drawing something that
looked like a horse, wrote under tbe
sketch, so no mistake could be made,
"This is a Horse." And so there
are newspaper men in Oregon who
would have the law declare "This is
a newspaper man." When newspaper
men are deficient in ability nothing
tbe law can do can "save" them,
while those who are efficient are not
in need of any protection such a
measure can give them. Why not
have a law passed declaring that all
newsraper men tbould take a bath
and change their clothes at least once
a week? Doubtless such a law
would do more gool for the "pro
fession than the one proposed. At
least it would be more sensible.
Young Astor, whose father, the
New York millionaire,' has expatrated j
himself, declares that he will not
be influenced by his father's renunci
ation of American citizenship. He
says he is a loyal American and will
remain so. The Americanism of
Young Astor is a legacy from his
mother, who Jied in England. He
promised her to remain an American,
whatever might come of the family's
residence in England. This promise
the young man says be will keep in
the spirit and in the letter.
"Wherever the flag is assailed,'
said the president in his latest speech
"it will be carried at any sacrifice to
a ttiumphant peace. Rebellion may
delay, but it can never defeat its
blessed mission of liberty and hu
manity." This is the extent of the
president's militarism and imperial
ism.
Senator Ti'lman remarks that
Boston is "the head and center of
all devilment." Not quite all, for
Boston statesmen have never ac
quired the Tillman habit of making
a personal use of the state laundries.
In the Tagal military lexicon the
art of war consists of running away
from intrenched positions. And
there are people in the United Slates
who are anxious to stop the sprinters
long enough to surrender to them.
Going down i so much easier
than coming up that it bas taken
Lieut. Hobson six months to raise a
couple of war-ships that Admiral
Dewey sent to the bottom of Manila
Bay in about fi'teen minutes.
SUNSHINE BRINGS JOY.
Damage to Wheat Will Not Exceed Ten
Per Cent.
Th6 Oregon Press Association is
to bold its annual meeting at Astoria
Ibis week. It is stated that a reso
lution is to be presented asking for
the appointment of a committee to
draft a bill, to be introduced in I ho
next legis'ature, requiring a man to
pass an examination before being
permitted to engage In the publica
tion of a newspaper in Oregon, says
the East Oregonian. Of course, if
the measure becomes a law it is not
to effect those already engaged in
tbe newspaper business in the state.
This effort is on a level with tbe
legislation that has been secured in
the interests of the other "pro
fessions," the law, medicine, barber
mg and blacksmithing. It is special
legislation in its worst form and un
worthy of tbe support of intelligent
and self-supporting men. It would
bare the law declare what constitutes
a newspaper man, not allowing this
to be determined by tbe character of
his work, nor by the intelligence of
those who are in tbe habit of support
ing newspapers. It interfere! with
personal rights. Those who advocate
it are on a par with the boy artist
The sunshine this morning: brought
gladness to the hearts of thousands of
farmers in Oregon, and throughout the
North wept. The grain had stood every
drop of rain it would without spoiling,
and some had begun to show signs of
sprouting and molding.
Reports received today at the weather
bureau show that the damage to the
wheat crop will not be eo great as was
expected. A summing op uf all the
reports indicate that the loss will be
from ten to twenty per tint. This will
be partially offset by the increase in the
spring grain. Many reports eay that
the rains have benefited the standing
grain, much of which was unmatured
when the rain began to fail. Up to
that time some complaints had been
heard of sniveled grain, but now they
say spring wheat is well filled out, and in
many sections promises to be as good as
the fall grain was.
If these reports be correct, careful
judges think the total loss to the crop
in Oregon should not xceed ten per
cent, provided g"od weather prevails.
As to continued fair weather, tbe
weather bureau is a little in doubt yet
Mr. Pague says most of the indications
are good, but it is not yet absolutely
certain that tbe rain Las entirely passed
away. Should it begin to rain again in
a few days no one can say what tbe
damage will be.
While the rain has been general over
the Northwest, persons who havo just
arrived iu the city from Idaho and
points beyond, say the crop has not
been so badly damaged in Uaho and
Montana as in Oregon and Washington,
as the season is later in the former
states, and not so ranch grain has been
cut. Those from the Walla Walla and
Eastern Oregon sections report great
alarm on the part of the wbentgrowers,
and declare that the coming of sunshine
today has saved thousands upon thous
ands of wheat. Telegram.
To Clean the Bjttera
Effectually yet gently, when costive or
bilious, to permanently overcome habit
nal constipation, to awaken tbe kidneys
and liver to a healthy activity, without
irritating or awakening them, to dispel
headaches, colds or fevers, ate fiyrup of
Figs, made by California Fig Syrup Co.
Special sale of fruit jars at Mays A
Crowe's. Get onr prices. '
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We have lately taken the agency for the Aernic
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, We alo carry a complete stock stock of Deep and
Shallow Well Pomps, as well as Pitcher Spout aud
fcpray Pumps. See us before buying elsewhere.
Aermotor Mill is considered the beat ma.
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This pump has bsen nerfecfe I to meet the requirements of the principal Wind
mill manufacturers in the United States, for a betier Windoiill Forca Patup, with
threa way valve, than hid heretofore been produced. It has become the leading Anti
Freezing three way pump, and is accepted by Windmill manufacturers and dealers
generally, as the r.e;t three way Windmill Force Pump on the market. Trie Union
Elhow Coupling for connecting to the underground discharge pipe i of Braes and
can be turned to suit the direction of the pipe. The air chamber pipe is two inchei in
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MAO & BENTON,
Sole agents for
Wasco County,
The Dalles, Or.
VISIT OF AN EARLY SETTLER
H. Wheeler ftpend Today la tbe
Citjr MeetiDB Kileodn and Marking;
the Chance I" The Dalle.
Wednesday' Dally.
There is a gentleman in our city today
very familiar to all old settlers here,
for they remember well II. H. Wheeler,
who is called the father of Wheeler
county, and who in the early '60s was
one of the best known men in The
Dalles and throughout the country. In
ISO 4 he drove stage between this place
and Car.yon City, and in those days it
meant much to drive through a country
infested with hoetile Indians, having in
your possession valuables, and carry
the mail safely through. Ho was fa
miliar with all the tactics of the wily
Red Man, and more than once was
compelled to withstand them. On the
10. h of September, 1806, as Mr. Wheeler
was driving along, just the other side of
Mitchell he was accosted by a band
of Snakes and Bannocks, who held him
up and robbed the stage. In the attempt
to defend himself he was shot through
the left cheek and the roof of his mouth
shot out. For a tuno his life was de
spaired of, but thanks to Dr. Brooks,
who was so dearly beloved by all early
settlers here, he survived, although he
will bear the marks to his grave.
It has been eight years since Mr.
Wheeler visited The Dalles, and he sees
many changes. Particularly does he
miss many of his old friends whom he
was wont t meet on his visits here,
among them "Rebel Tom" who died a
few mouths since end w ho used to tend
his trusted horses for him, and was a
familiar character here.
Mr. Wheeler now lives near Mitchell
and is on his way to Portland. Asked
concerning the fire at Mitchell he said
it was very disastrous to the little town,
but that already the citizens are begin
ning to rebuild and all signify their
intention of staying by the town. That
vicinity was also visited by a waterspout
on the 10th, which did considerable
damage, washing out an entire field of
alfalfa and drowning eleven hogs belong
ing to a man whose place it chose as its
prey.
For a man cf his years, who has passed
through such varied experiences, Mr.
Wheeler is particularly hearty and his
age has not told on him as on many who
live an easy life.
WHAT THEY THINK OF US-
Another Complimentary Police rr The
Dalle W Looked Wood to Theru.
is applied to notable rapids in several
parts of our country, but nowhere so
appropriately as here. The citizens of
The Dalles were very cordial in their
reception and did aU in their power
to make our vis-it pleasant. It is a great
wl eat and fruit market, and is the
greatest original wool shipping point
in the United States, O.OOO.COO pounds
per year being bought here, an thanks
to the beneficent Dingley tariff the wool
is worth something and the farmers are
well-to-do and prospering. Tiie Dulles
is a rich and flourishing city.
A steamboat line down the Columbia
to Portland is owned here.
Ex-Mayor George Farley, an old Noi
walk boy, is one of the leading merchants
of The Dalles. Seven years ago, on a
previous visit, I was most royally enter
tained by Mayor Farley at his handsome
home, and lack of opportunity was the
only bar to its repetition by him this
time. Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Brooks were
also very attentive and regretted that
our brief stay prevented entertaining us
at their home.
L'lte in the afternoon we left The
Dal!e9 on the final run o Portland,
which city we were to reach at nine
o'clock in the evening. In the distancs
we caught glimpses of Mt. flood, the
prido of Oregon, ami anon a charming
waterfall would dash down the rocky
crags at our side, with the greet river
always in sight, surmounted by the
beetling c'lffa of the Catctde mountains
rising from the opposite bank. It was
a never-tiring succession of views w hose
beauty and grandeur are indescribable.
O. N. O. v O. A. It.
Among the very many complimentary
write ops which have been sent us since
tbe visit of the editors to our state we
clip the following from the pen rtt J. G.
Gibbs of tbe Ohio Reflector, who is also
treasurer of the N. E. A., and a most
excellent gentleman :
During the afternoon we stopped at
The Dalles of the Columbia, a flourishing
and thriving city of 6,000 people, at the
bead of navigation on tbat part of tbe
river, where we were the guests of tbe
city for dinner. And sach a dinner!
Whst with several sixty-pound Chinook
salmon freshly caught and daintily
cooked, and garnished with all Ae deli
cacies of the season, there was enough
and to spare of the choice fish-food for
a thousand people.
Here the Columbia, which above had
been from one to four miles in width, is
compressed, by tha encroaching rocks to
a channel less than two hundred feet
wide, and goes dashing and rushing
along at a speed said to reach fifty miles
In the hour, throwing spray high in the
air and foaming like Niagara below the
falls. The word Dalles is an Indian
term descriptive of rushing water, and
A soldier must of necessity be very
versatile. Twill not do for Liin to bo
drilled in military tactics alone, he
must be a real jtck of all trades, and
among them a forager. Realizing this
our soldier boys set themselves about
"brushing up" on this particular line of
duty and accordingly donned their
fatigue uniform Monday night after drill
and sallied forth, choosing as their field
of attack a water melon patch on Chap.
Denton's place about a mile and a half
from town. Creeping cautiously up on
all "fours," everything seimed quiet
along the water front not a shot or shell
stirring in the air. Very quietly and in
anything but military style they scaled
baro wire fences, crossed creeks and
finally found the enemy "sinilingon the
vine" and proceeded to dissect him, when
suddenly on looking up they found them
selves surrounded and right on the firing
line, for at one end ot the patch stood an
old G. A. R., armed with an old fashioned
gun that works with the pumping nro-
cess, and starts in with a blaze which
extends sixteen feet from the blazer end.
On the other side was his comrade with
a regular ronnd of revolvers' !
They had that "venl, vldi, vlci" look
which made the boys retreat in disorder,
encountering first a barb wire fence,
which left them tattered and torn j next
jungle which would have done credit'
to a Manila thicket, and last of all the
creek. The latter somewhat cooled their
ardor, and they finally escaped. Taking '
an inventory later they found they were ;
somewhat negligee, but still potsessed ;
t n it a t a mrtA . .. .
cumn pants. in the
future they'll be content with embalmed
beef and never again run op against the
boys of the G. A. R.
Kodol Dyspepsia Core thoroughly di
gest! food without aid from the stomach
and at the same time heals and restores
the diseased digestive organs. It is the
only remedy that does both of these
things and can be relied upon to per
manently core dyspepsia. Butler Drng
Co.
Special sale of fruit jars at Mays A
Crowa's. Get oar prices.
There is more than one war of bett
ing the nickie-in-lhe-slot machine, id.1
it their owners don't "look a little out"
the man wiih an inventive faculty till
be making the rounds of The Dalles en
long. He visited Astoria recently nd
in several places emptied tbs coffers
completely, and in others he exercieed
moderate discretion and left s let
sequestered nickles to indicate that tbt
machine was still in condition for bu
room patronage. As nearly aa bit
method can be determined it wai found
that be carries a gimlet, and affeciinf
drunkeness, leans against the machiH
and perforates the casing. He then ii
serts a small wire, and applying it it
certain parts of the mechanism cn9
a deluge of nickles to full ont regardiea
of any color he fees fit to play. He m
amazingly successful until the chief oi
police discovered him and arretted bin.
He, however, was released and left tbi
town, so that it behooves other cities
to be on the lookout for him.
No night to 1 1;1 In til.
The woman who is lovely In face, fern
and temper will always have friends,
but one who would he attractivs mast
keep her health. If she is weak, lickly
and all ran down, she will be nerrooi
and Irritable. If she has constipation or
kidney trouble, her impure blood till
cause pimples, blotches, skin ernptiom
and a wretched complexion. Electric
Bitters is the best medicine in the world
to regulate the stomach, liver and kid
neys and to purify the blood. It fives
strong nerves, bright eyes, smooth,
velvety skin, rich complexion. It iH
mako a good looking, charming womis
of a run-down invalid. OnlyMwnU
at Blakeley & Houghton's drugstore. 1
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure cures dyepeP'
because its ingredients are such tint
can't help doing eo. "The public can
rely upon it as a master remedy for ill
disorders arising from imperfect diges
tion." James M. Thoniss, M. D u
American Journal of Health, N. Y.
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ELY BItOS., CO Warron St., N. X- W
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even that Many acquaintance
it with exoellent resulU.-Oscr Os".
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60 oeuU. A t druggiHts or by m
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THC DALLES, OREGON.
sro
Rooms on Third Streot,
One Block Back -of
French ACo.'a Bank.
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ALL PRICES
AWAY DOWN.
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