THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 14. 1900
POLITIClASS BECOXISG ACTIVE
Candidates fcr mil the ttBces "in
the gift of the p.cple" are beginning
to swarm an t boiz, dJ will be more
n 1 more in ius'.iiously woikinj up
their in UvMuI cases w;:h ".lie ward
p:incin UL'.il tbe convention
meets. Tbe Tekram mvs: Amor.j
theea are -ite wonky tr.ec, to
doubt, and a larger number bo te
gvl a public crlce cn!y as a n.es.i,s
to rve ote's iaJiviJual ir.terest.
This country will !sitc much itn
porU&t ttiir.tss to atittd to during
tL ecsuicg two or two an1 a half
years, and all roters ougtl to interest
thexlves to tie extent of tn ieavor
ing to secure the nomination of
capable, cartful, conscientious men,
especially for members of tLe legis
lature, coooty commissioner, assessor
ad district attorney. Other offices
mtr be as important In tbe estima
tion of some, but if we can secure
the possible material in these stations,
Ije government of tbe county and
of the city, too, for tbe city is gor
eroed under a charter made at
Salem c&ncot go far wrong. Two
circuit judges are also to be elected,
and these are very important posi
tions, but it is presumed that the
jidges noar in office will probably be
renomir.ateJ, as they appear to give
general satiifiction. If all our busi
dcw men and property-owners, men
ho don't watt an office and don't
Lave the time or inclination to rx.ix
op in politics, would nevertheless
lake a livelier interest in wLst is
going on doricg this incubating and
fnaoe'jrerinz season, and insist on
the ben citizens being sent aj dele
gates to tbe county and city conven
tions, and let the petty politicians
know that iLey can't have everything
their own way. the teu't would be
very beneEciul. We would have a
belter tliis of men, on the whole, in
lbee positions, and more efficient
and economical administration of
affairs.
.V SOUTH AFRICA.
It i-ftn hardiy be doubled that
Ir I Roberts and Kitchener have
planned and are now executing a
general advance against the Boer
armies and capitals. In this they
are adof-tii 2 the methods employed
by Grant to crush tbe southern re
bellion. After Grant received bis
com minion as lieutenant general, he
was assigned to the command of all
the armies of tbe Union. His biog
rapher adds: ,
"Grant now determined to con
centrate all the national forces into
several distinct armies, Lich should
move simultaneously against the op
posing confederate armies, operate
vigorously and continuously and
prevent them from detaching forces
to strengthen threatened points, or
for the purpose of making raids."
These are sound tactics for the
British forces in .South Africa, be
cause if carried out, they will over
come or at least diminish the advan
tage now enjoyed by the Boers by
reason of their superior mobility. If
the Boers hold sullicicnt forces
round Ladysmith to tbeck Buller's
army, they will make easier the ad
vance of Methuen, French, Gatacre
and other Biitish generals into the
Orange Free State and the Transvaal;
and if they draw off a part of their
forces around Ladj smith to oppose
the invading armies, they will moke
easy the ' relief of tbe Ladysmith
garrison, and ri.k defeat and capture
at the hands of Buller's army. Re
iriew. IIRITISII GHEEb FOR fJOLb.
Much loose tdlk Is heard about the
British Innd and pold greed as ex
hibited in South Africa. There is
no denying that tlie average English
man hss a passion for land and a
longing for gold, but it does nol
appear Hint in this respect he differs
from the average American, or the
average German, or Russian, or
Frenchman. Seel;, If you will, a
country svhero Innd and gold are
licld in little repute, and when you
have found it, you will find yourself
outside the palo of civilization.
The Spokesman-Review further
says: II is not alleged that the
utlnndcrs in the Transvaal and the
Orsngelrec State have taken one
acre of land except as they Lave
obtained it on terms laid down by
tbe former Bxr owners and the Ikr
goverr.tnet.is. Finding his govern
ment immersed in poverty and on
; the vere of bankruptcy, President
Kruer-entto London in 1S;3 and I
; invited Britiih espial to come into
his country, tsy t;.e ianu vi u
Kcp!e aLd develop iu resources.
At that time -Mr. Kruger - ; has unJeruken to co-operate in the
j man. Lis peci le were poor, dJ Ll j wcik vt C0!lectiEg cegro literature,
i government was impoveruhed. Tbejj mU u me t0 obuin
j, events of the Transvaal were les.. rf book or pja tf
1tbanl,0&O.CwO. Through the uflnz j co,m(1 ma of wom,n DM
of British capital, Mr. Kruger bM j lbe ,ulhor. The Uk will be a
iberomeamin of gieat wealth, Lli j d;tEcuIt fccei ow jBg to the obscurity
people are prosperous, and the reT'-&f much of the work, but a strong
feauescf the Transvaal fori &J3 were, effoft u fortu to make it
about 2J,uuu,yw.
Tbe truth is. English capital -eol
into the Tiansvaal on such terms as
tbe lioers aicuieu. ueie iu iu
Pacific northwest we want British
capital to help develop our mineral
resources, and are glad to make more
liberal conditions than the Boers
j made to attract it in 1&33. If Brit
ish capitalists will come in here, and
j convert a lonely mining camp into a
; smart wonder city, as they did at
! Johannesburg, the men ot brains and
daring who risk their millions will
not be treated as greedy invaders.
J There was no greater spirit of
j Agreed" amoDg the men who built
Johannesburg than exists among the
Canadians who are developing the; Wonder if William ever contcm
rich mines of Republic, or the English j plated tbe "toboggan slide" that
iateitsts who have invested several would appear with Thomas Jefferson
' million dollars in Ro?sland.
XV RLE P. TRIALS.
I. It has cost in the neighborhood of
j 200,000 to convict Roland Molineux '
'of tbe murder of Mis. Kale Adams, ! The fieatile Post-Intelligencer
land the case will still prove a burden j makes sport of the Evergreen and
! to the taxpayers of New York state. ; other "silver Republicans," as fol
ia has become a popular pastime, lows: -The people who style them
I apparently, to prolong murder trials ! selves silver Republicans are in a
Uoa point where the story of the ' state of demoralizing uncertainty,
crime has passed out of public mind
and the infliction of punishment con j tbeir organization is a political
vejs little warning to society. In- j orphan, a nonentitj', a reminiscence,
deed, the notorious trials have almost j a fifth wheel to a coach or 'tbe re
without exception resulted in a mains' lying in state."
partial change of sentiment, and one j
ot tbe featuies of final proceedings.
is a mammoth petition praying the
1 ., ,
malefactor who is entitled to no
sympathy and little mercy.
That a man accused of crime is
entitled to a fair trial goes without
saying, but the fact that society is
also entitled to fair treatment seems
to have been forgotten. Is it fair
that the trial of a man who murders
another by sending poison through
the mails should cost taxpaers near
ly a quarter of a million dollars? Is
it just that tbe case should drag
along for months and other accused
men, some guilty, a few innocent, be
held in jail awaiting the slow process!
of law? Tbe errors seem to lie in
the wide latitude given attorneys for
prosecution and defense and the
lack of power vested in judges. In
stead of compelling the submission
of every fact bearing on the gui't or
innocence of on accused man, it now
appears to be the sole duty of judge?
to umpire disputes between the op
posing lawyers. The force of law is
destroyed by such exhibitions in
court and the ends of justice are not
altogether set ved when the criminal
is punished.
Can one deny that the twelve men
who gave a verdict against Molineux
are so dense that a week's time could
fail to convince them of tbe guilt or
innocence of the defendant? Wit
nesses were at band, handwriting
experts were prepared to curtail
their observations if it had been the
custom to do so, and the prosecution
and defense had ample time to pre
pare their lines of attack. There is
no mercy shown tbe jurymen, who
fiequently become ill, lose their sleep
and arj compelled to neglect their
business because of the complicated
and senseless machinery of law which
permits dragging out the agony of
a murder trial.
Instead of burdening the statute
books with laws which permit the
employment of trivial technicalities,
legislatures should apply themselves
to a simplification of practice before
the bar, whether in criminal or civil
cases. If a murderer were tried,
sentenced and executed within a
month from the time his crime came
to lifcht the effect on other ruffians
would be most beneficial to society
at large. SpJesnian-Review.
A collection of books and pa ro po
ll U by tcgro anthers ba bien sug
uested as a feature of the Paris
exp&sition in coonecljon with the
Sulej. exLlWt, MVJ the Ore
gonian. The librarian of congress,
t ii.p rf-TMif-st of Commissioner Peck,
IsuccessfuU At the close of the ex-
j collection mill piaced
jio essIonil ,ibrary for
future reference. Its value to future
investigators of the bibliography of
negro authorship will be almost in
estimable. William J. Bryan, in one of his
. bifalutin perorations recently uttered
the following: ''Republicans, u you
j wot to get a good idea of the change
. that has taken place in the Repub-
j Mean party, just picture Abraham
'Lincoln standing at one end of the
j Republican party and Mark Ilanna
j at the other, and then look at the
' toboggan slide between them."
or Andrew Jackson nt one end of
the Democratic party and himself at
the other? We ate inclined to think
the upper end of the slide would be
. . ;. caiom c.fpeman
1 being unable to determine whether
The important feature of Henry
Wfttlprann'a flpnnrtfi.it.mn nf Iho Tnv.
, . ,. . -. . , .
lor government in Kentucky is his
omission to express any opinion as
to who was elected governor at the
last election," very appropriately re
marks an exchange. He knows Tay
lor was elected governor. That is
the point in which the country is
interested, or ought to be interested.
Deadly Oeruia In 8kirt.
While most people admire the pre
vailing style of trailing skirts in the
teception room, tbere has been a con
tinued crusade against them being
attached to street costume. Becoming
much concerned over the hygienic view ot
the question, Dr. McKechnie, of Seattle,
has been investigating the matter, and
in answer to an inquiry propounded to
a New York bacteriologist, received the
following:
"In the hem of a woman's skirt which
I have just been examining, I found
germ of pneumonia, diphtheria.typhoid
fever, scarlet fever, tuberculosis and
consumption, any one of which vonld
be enough, if inhaled, to canse a person
to be afflicted with one of the deadly
disease mentioned."
Dr. McKechnie has aince been con
ducting investigations as to tbe condi
tions in Seattle.
"Half the women who walk down on
a shopping tonr go borne with the germs
of some deadly disease in their skirts,"
he exclaimed. "I did not know this
could be so serious, or had not thought
much about it, rather, until I saw the
result of this analysis; but since then I
have been looking into the liny germs
that are found on tbe sidewalks, and
taking come obserrations from one of
the prominent corners, where women
pass whenever they c ime down town."
Irj iii5T preparations simply devel
op dry catarrh ; they dry up the secretion,
whicli adhere to the mcmbrano and decom
pose, cumins n far more serious trotihle than
the ordinary for:.i of caturrh. Avoid all dry
ing inlmlruiti, fumes, smoke and snufls
and nso that which cleanses, soothes and
heals. Ely's Cream Balm is such a remedy
and will euro catarrh or cold in the hend
easily and pleasantly. A trial cize will b
mailed for 10 cents. Ail druggist sell the
50o. size. Ely Brothers, CO Warren St., N.Y.
The Bnlm cures without pain, does not
irritate or canno sneezing. It spreads itself
over en irritated sitd angry surface, reliev
ing immediately the painful inflammation.
With Ely's Cream Bnlm you are armed
against Kasul Catarrh and Hay Fever.
Acker' English Remedy will stops
cough at any time, and w ill cure the
worst cold in twelve hours, or money
refunded. 25 cts. and 50 cts. Clakeley
i Houghton, druifistl.
Clarke St Falk bare received a carload
of the celebrated James E. I'atton
strictly pure liquid paints.
SCOURING MILL PROPOSITION.
It Will Ct Sabattt4 tk Cmi- j
la Friday' uo we spoke of the
proposition of J. M. Rasll to pot in a
touring mill at Tha D!.e an J that tte J
macafactorie committee of the Com-;
mercial c'ab would place the matter be- j
fore the boaxJ of directors at a meticg (
last nihL FriJay afternoon meet-
jiof was held, acd after a discussion of
tte sotject pro aud cm, a committee,
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consisting ci jaesr. n umi juu, i -
and Williams, ws aprrn'-ed to inter
riew tbe citiaens and ascertain their
opinion concerning the proposition of
the city taking 125,000 worth of first
mortgage bonds payable 10 ten years at
sis per eect.
Should they determine that our people
are favorable to accepting Mr. Raseeii't
piopocition, he assuming the remaining
i 15,000 bonds, definite arrangements
will be made at once to pnl in tbe mill
this lommer.
A meeting of the citizens has been
called at the clob tonight to dieensi th
question, and a large nomber should b
preent.
Mr. itussell says be has watched Tbe
D!let for some time and is assured it
would be a moet profitable move. Last
years million and a balf pounds of wool
were sent to Pendleton from here for
rconring, while a large amount was
shipped to San Frtncisco. This would
all be scoured at borne, and with a
woolen mill, which would no doubt fol
low in it wake, the benefit could not be
estimated. Besides, it is thought now
that water facilities are to be afforded
much wool from tbe upper country will
be brought here.
If ever The Dalles woke np, let it do
so now, and let us not have it said that
this offer also fell through.
Ihe Scouring Mill.
A much larger crowd than usually at
tends euch meetings was present at the
citizens' meeting at tbe club Saturday
night, when a general diBcussiou of the
scouring mill question took place. A
number of our leading business men,
however, filled to make their appear
ance. Robert Mays was appointed
chairman and Frank Menefee was secre
tary. Without an exception all seemed
to be in favor of tbe idea of a scouring
mill, none doubting our need of such a
plant, nor tbe benefit to be derived
thereby. At tbe same time it was con
sidered necessary that our people have
a more thorough understanding of tbe
proposition as made by Mr. Russell.
The committee, consisting of Messrs.
Whealdon, Pease and Williams, into
whose bands the matter has been placed,
was therefore instructed to correspond
with the gentleman, ascertaining tbe
entire details before any move la made
toward soliciting subscriptions. As
soon as this is determined definite step
will be taken, as it is deBired that the
mill be in running order before this
year's wool clip come in.
Were all our citizen as enthusiastic
as tte one who said that night, "I am
ready to subscribe toward anything
which will be.ter the town in general,
whether I receive any direct benefit or
not," there would be no difficulty in se
curing a scouring mill or anything else
needed. And it should be a go.
Somewhat Conflicting.
The statements made by the Baker
City paper concerning the prevalence
of smallpox tbere, are somewhat con
flicting, which probably arises from the
fact that the disease is not of a malig
nant type and therefore the people of
that city do not deem it necessary to
be very guarded. We still reiterate the
statement that too much precaution
cannot be taken, be the type what it
may. The following from two of the
Baker papers do not exactly gibe :
"The statement made by tbe East Ore
gonian' reliable (T) Informant that three
deaths from smallpox occurred in Baker
City last week or any other week is em
phatically untrne and if he made the
personal investigation he claim ho did,
then he knows himself that h:s state
ment is false. There is no disposition
on the part of tbe press of Baker City to
conceal the facts and it has been pub
lished time and again that there were
cases in Baker City but not of a virnlent
form. The situation Is certainly un
pleasant but there does not seem to be
occasion for alarm, and business in all
line continue without hindrance.
Democrat.
"We have denied the libelous small
pox accusation, now we deny another
and more serious charge, that there are
three young men In Baker City who are
afraid to go alone to visit any of our
ladies, and that two always go along to
chaperone the third. If this falsehood
gain circulation, the mountaineer will
come in with their gnn. Republican."
That Throbbing Headache
Would quickly leave yon, If you used
Dr. King' New Life Pills. Thousands
of sufferer have proved their matchless
merit for Sick and Nervous Headaches.
They make pure blood and strong
nerves and build np your health. Easy
to take. Try them. Only 25 cents.
Money bsck if not cured. Sold by
Blakeley A Houghton, druggists. 1
Freeh cracked Nebraska corn at the
Wasco warehouse. Finest kind of
chicken feed. mcb25-tf
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Promotes DieslionJChecrfur
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Opkim.Moiptune nor Mineral.
ot Narcotic.
Aperfecl Remedy forConslipa
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Worms .Convulsions Jcverish
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NEW YORIC.
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DAILY FRESHETS.
iteaiarir of riiIok ad railing;
the Silvers and steanis In
Alaska.
To most people who live in the tern-:
Jusinnori l.v thn itinr,,.f h ;n(Pr
snows and by the ucusuaily htavy rains!
of spring are a mattr of familiar ob-
serration. Under a higher latitude ar.d '
iu the neighborhod of glaciers, other
phenomena are to he studied. An Ki.g-
lUh traveler in Alaska has the follow-
fount. Lv Yntv. rnmi.
The Takheena, like most streams 0fJ0aCng U,y be " nowhere
glacial origin, was subject to a daily, Qu'Kt little spots, snug andjjwii
rise and fail. The distance of its ff-r themselves at Montecito, "ordL
sources caused the water to increase ! Pasadena, Echo Mountain, San Jacit
in volume and in swiftness from noon' Fall Block and Palm Springs.
to midnight, after which it continued
l7:u P . "00' abound 'many tot Bprings, of wid,
The daily rise measured from s x to ... . , , .
ten inches, according to the hat of , vary.ng const.tnents and demonstr,
the weather; the daily fall measured ! merlts ' the dry ant 1 ,,c tonlc ,i;
from five to eight inches during the' t,ie desert may be enjoyed at Bannl:
time the fine weather lasted. I Indio, Yuma ; and, even fartheron,
After a few days of cloudy, rainy Phoenir, Tucson, El Paso, exists c
weather, I found the river falling from ditions equally well indicated for m
day to day about as fast as it bad risen1 throats and lungs.
CUnZ Wea,he 4k 4 , . I Many think nothing iu nature n
It is worthy of remark that dur ne ., . ,
fine weather I invariably found thf!""' ""o" " tMmaCnD
wind during the daytime in the Chilcat ' 0rch:lr'58 of 8a' r'arb:lr a"J 8
valley blowing up from the sea. (, DigJ ; others prefer the stately wsk
began in the forenoon with a gentle'0' Ventura and Los Nietos, or,i
breeze, which gradually increased to' lemons of Fernando; but for gloii
a smart gale, that died quite away by! fruit and graceful tree commend ui
sunset. During the niht tht
either no wind, or else it blew in the!
contrary direction. This regular move
ment of the atmosphere no doubt 'has
much to do with producing the regular
umij rise ana rail or the river.
TRADING IN THE TRANSVAAL.
vtnue instomrrs Will tirnrrally lie
Treated, Hal the lllaeks Art Re.
carded with Less Concern.
r t .! : : 1 . i. t
uiiiui iij i iic jrniisvHRi trading
store is or galvanized iron, upon which
the sun beats down with all its inten
sity, making the air within nlmr.st un
bearable. Hut the trader does not mind
this. Dressed in a pair of trousers, a
light pair of shoes and a flannel shirt,
he reclines on a convenient part of the
counter, and with the aid of his pipe
passes the time until a customer ar
rives, says the New York Herald.
Should the Customer be a white man,
the storekeeper and he w ill as a ru
tire intoalittle fide room for a few min
utes, and a bottle and a couple of
glasses will he produced. Should he, on
the other hand, he a negro, the trader
will glonce at him casually, and, with
out moving, will ak him what he wants.
Ife does this because Kaflirs often want
something which they know the store
keeper has not got. The shelves in the
back of the shop are piled up with
gaudy blankets, clothing of nil descrip
tions, tinned goods, clocks nnd Y fl H4 M .
cheap "jewelry," and vnrlous other com-'
modifies, ltelow these shelves nre the I
bins where the sugar, flour, meal nnd !
cotree are kept. On one side are small
shelves where patent medicines stand.
Outside the door, on the stoop, nre
the agricultural implements, plows,
harrows, new American inventions of
all sizes and descriptions that are too
big or too heavy to be easily carried
away.
"I had bronchitis tvtry winter for
years and no medicins gave me perma
nent relief till I began to take One Min
ute Cough Cure. I kr.ow it Is the I est
cough medicine made," tays J. Koontz,
Corry, Pa. It quickly cures coughs,
colds, croup, asthma, grlpp- nd throat
and lung troubles, It Ii (he children's
favorite remedy. Cures quickly.
Ifnl
For Infanta and Children
The Kind You Have
Always Bought
Bears the
Signature
of
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Use
For Over
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WINTER TRIPS.
of 0T wmier resiuence or winter iw:
ideal conditions will be found on svif
Ij hand in California. Plenteous et
! rainfall has this season given to :
semi-tropic 1 vegetation wonderful
' Pelus the floral oflerings are mora tJ
nsuiliy generoui and the crop
southern fruits bountiful and excelle
Old ccean possesses new charm!
Santa Barbara, Santa Monica, I:
Beach, Cjronad) and the enchsntel ii
of the Catallna-where fishi:
I boating, rambling, riding, hunting d
For renewing health snd vigor,
and it exists in greatest r erection
Covins, Riverside, Hedlands ami Hi;'
lands. Equally Interesting is tf
SiIfr.llfic anil Ipmnfiritv f.alikin In all T
the sorting and packing of the cranf
here accomplished.
The faithful were exhorted to '
Mecca and shuffle off; but wiser gev
ations will see California of the sor.
and prolong life. I
Tbe claim of other congh mediclnei
be as good as Chamberlain's are ellec
ally set at rest iu the following tf
monial of Mr. C. D. Glass, an em pi'
of Bartlett & Dennis Co., Gardiner, H i
He says: "I had kept adding toao
and cough in the winter of 1S97, trj-j
evory cough medicine I heard of wittr
pernmnPt help, until one day I w
the drutf ttorw rf Mr. Houlehan and A
advised me to iry Chamberlain's Co
Remedy and ofTured to pay back s
money if I was not cured. My lungs
bronchial tubes were very sore at t
time, but I was completely cured
this remedy, and- have since a!"'"
turned to it when 1 got a cold, arid t
find relief. I also recommend it (o s
friends and am glad to say it is the tr
of all cough medicines." For sale
Blakeley & Houghton.
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wasting disease, all effects of
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restores the fire of y,!
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a J. 13. Clark, Peoria. Ill.,.iay.
geons wanted to operate on me for pn
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Hssel Salve." It is Infallible for p)
ml .Win !,.,... Il.nn of COllD1 1
fits.