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THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE. SATURDAY. APRIL 14. 1900 The Weekly Chronicle. AUtrrlUlug Itat.e. Per fl so ij n two lach. au'l uii'icr f""f lud.t. 1 O.-ci f.mr li he and uii'lcf ikv Mcn.. U r Uv. '.ve ln( Ik DAiLV KI aiiiLT. .. Ini-h nr lo. iht inch T.-t..n? lai-.h ail uutli-r f"ur tiulic orr fiiir im-lu's atid under iwo.vtf l:i CTortoilveiucritw 2 00 iho.. 1 1 CO IS THIS A SLAP IS THE FACE! "We indorse," says the Multnomah liepublican platform, "the ollicial career of Senator Joseph Simon, Multnomah county's representative on the Oregon congressional delega tion. We honor him for his ability, for lis fidelity to the interests of bis constituents, and for his energy in their service. We point with pride to his courage as a public man nnd to the large measure of national re spect which he has aheady won." This is piling it on pretty thick, in the fierce light of immediate cur rent events. The compliment to Mr. Simon's ability and energy is Reserved. But what is meat', by in dorsing the senator's "ollicial career" and pointing with pride to his courage" if it does not refer to the most important act of his "official career," his desertion of the party that made him all he is politically aud going over to tLe free trade Democracy? It doubtless takes 'courage " of a certain kind to do a thing like that. But if this is the import of the resolution, then Mult nomah Republicans, in order to honor a man who has done more to corrupt the Republican politics of this stale than auy other man living or dead, in order to honor him, that is to say, for taking his stand with free-trade Democracy, are will ing to slap in the face the three other members of the Oregon dclega tion, who had, each of them, a far higher type of courage, the courage to do right as God gave him to see the right. The Chronicle has carefully lead "The Hearings Before the Senate Committee on Pacific Islands and Puerto Rico," which formed the raison de'etre for the attitude of the Republican majority on the Puerto Rican tariff bill, and we have come to a point where we are prepared to insist that any conceivable system of direct taxation on the islands, under existing conditions, would have been impossible. This was the deliberate opinion of every man who appeared before the committee, who was familiar with the situation and was not directly interested in the policy that might be adopted. The Chronicle deeply regrets that the committee on resolutions of the Democratic coubty convention did not think it prudent to submit a ilatforo or resolutions for the ap proval of the convention. We would have been pleased to s;e the'Demo crats of Wasco county "Poiut with pride to the transcedeut service done tiy that great tribune of the people, William Jennings Bryan, to this great cation by not having himself elected to the presidency in 1806." Or such a resolution as this: "We, the Dem ocrats of Wasco county in conven tion assembled, demand the restora tion to the suffering people of this nation, burdened by a plethora of tho currency of the money octupus, and ground under the plutocratic hecljof an increased gold per capita and a still more grinding oppression, an alarmingly augmented per pocketa, a restoration of the grandly prosper ous Democratic regime under the Immortal Cleveland, when the great misses of the common people, the bulwark of the nation, were relieved of the cares and burdens incident to labor and furnished free soup at the cot of a bloated aristocracy." From a dispatch in another place it will be seen that the Republicans of the First Congressional District renominated yesterday Thomas II. Tongue for congressman on the first ballot. Tongue is a man of un questioned ability nnd his prompt renomiiiHtion is a testimony to the gool sense of the Republicans of his .lisinct. Tongue voted with bis party on the Puerto Rican tariff bill. His constituents have renominated him on the Drt ballot. Malcolm Moody did the same thing. IIis constituents will renominate him tomorrow byj acclamation. Thus the bogey mio j that seated Siojoti proved to be very much of an apparition. The O.fgoninn correspondent' , .a t of the late Democratic county repoi convention says: "A ruction to In- ,i,.r tho Kermb icm nominee for n.nM wl,15t bv a few votes." Il was let by a few votes, sure enough In fin it is doubtful if half a dozen of the ninety odd dele gates YOted against it. But it car ried just the same. J. B. Crossen, whom somebody bad nominuted for the office, promptly declined the honor and while on his feet moved the indorsement of "Dad" Butts. Somebody among the crowd of spec tators io the back part of the room, in wanton fun and mischief, shouted "No!" The rest of the crowd lcugh mgly Joined in the cry; the chairman laughingly said "The motion to in dorse the Republican candidate is lost," and thus the honor of a" Demo cratic indorsement was wrested from 'Dad" by a crowd, every son of a gun of whom will vote for him on election day. The Republicans of the First Con gressional District who renominated Thomas II. Tongue for congressman Tuesday went farther in affirming their fealty to the gold 'standard than any convention that lias ever met to date. They affirm their fealty to the gold standard as "the only unit of value" and instruct their delegates to the National Republican Convention "to support an unequiv ocal statement on this line as part of the national platform." And radical as the phrase "only unit of value" is the doctrine is pre-eminently sound. A silver unit of value may do for China but gold is "the only unit" that enlightened civilization has ever found to meet the requirements of a national as well as international standard. The nomination today of Frank Mencfee for attorney of tho Seventh Judicial district is a fit recognition of a very worthy man and a sound and able lawyer. Mr. Menc fee is a native son of Wasco county. He is the honored son of an honored parentage. He was a good boy when he sat at the feet of the writer of these lines and learned the ele ments of a common school educa tion. He was an exemplary youth when he worked a farm on shares to acquire the means for obtaining a legal education. His matured man hood has not belied the promise of his youth. As lawyer, citizen, friend and neighbor he has won and kept the respect of all who know him. His election will follow as sure as the day follows the night. Alex Kircheiner, of Antelope, writes us to correct the soft impeach nient inadvertently made in these columns a few days' ago that be was the Republican candidate for com missioner. The Chronicle ought to have known better and it here and now deliberately kicks itself for the mistake. However, we did not go out jof the Kircheiner family, but should have said that it was Alex's brother, Peter, the Republicans bad so honored. The receipts of the government in excess of expenditures for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1900, ore esti mated by Secretary Gage at $70,- 000,000. He estimates a surplus of 182,000,000 for the year ending June 30, 1901. When our Demo cratic brethren meet In national con vention they will "view with alarm" this convincing evidence of national prosperity and practical proof of the fiscal wisdom of Republican adminis tration. The Oregonian pays a handsome and well-deserved compliment to the ability and usefulness of Con gressman Tongue. It hopes to see him elected and snys "there is ro sign that Mr. Tonguo will be astray on any great issue to be contended for by the Republican party." This tardy justice to a vciy able repre sentative is In refreshing contrail with some things that are not yet entitled to be called ancient history. We publish on the first page a short synopsis of the Puerto Rican bill that has just passed both houses of congress nnd is by this time, doubtless, a law of the land. It wi',1 be seen that as amended by the .mate the bill removes all restric tions e.u goods coming into the I ww 1 - . W.xinln I ' i I lit - , nmeu um iroui uuW sides putt.ng on toe free list neun everything in the line 01 necessary rooi prouucis iu. s 1 .. .1 ... ! United States to Puerto Iiico. And this, briefly , is the bill that Senator i Simon votI against iHjcause no nan been reading the Orcgouian's sense less tirade against it and the Repub lican administration and imagined that when he became recreant to his party he was floating tn the swell ing wave of popular acclaim. Instead of that, to borrow the phrase of Senator Payne, Le has allied himself witb the "creatures of Noah's ark" who propose nothing because "no voice comes from the tomb." The nomination of Malcolm A. Moody to succeed himself has been so long a foregone conclusion that to speak of it editorially is like re ferring to ancient hutorj. The Re publicans of the Second Congres sional District could have given no stronger expression of their estimate of Mr. Moody's work and worth than to nominate him a second time by acclamation. Ia this estimate The Chronicle joins heart and hand and no man in the second district will work hardur for the success of the ticket which Mr. Moody shall bead, and for every name on the ticket than the editor of this paper. It may not be generally known that the last Oregon legislature ex tended the official terms of district attorneys and county superintend ents of schools from two to four years. The law will become effective on July 1st next, and the first bene ficiaries of the act will be the gentle men whom the Republicans will elect next June. The legislature should have done the same thing for the assessors, and with more reason, but then the assessor is one of those poor devils that is neither beloved of God nor regarded of man. Governor General Davis, of Puerto Rico, who more than any other man is responsible for the tariff features of the Puerto Rican bill, through his insistence that a direct tax upon the islanders, under the existing condi tions of abject poverty and distress, would be practical confiscation, is a Democrat. But unlike his Demo cratic brethren in congress and the noisy free traders of all political complexions outside, Gov. Davis had the advantage of a practical knowledge of what he was talking about. The Times-Mountaineer pro pounds the following conundrum: "In a republic all subjects are citi zens. Under an empire all citizens are subjects. What are Oregonians ifPuerto Ricans are subjects." That's easy. About two-thirds of the Ore gonians are Republican sovereigns over the greatest empire under the stars. The other third are "subjects" of the hallucination that Bryan is going to be elected. Now give us something real hard. The Baker City Democrat is another of those preternaturally gifted journalists who see through Mark Hanna's little scheme of putting op Dewey to defeat the nomination of the Boy Orator of the Platte. Omnipotence alone can hide its schemes from these gifted sons of Democracy. Registration of Oregon closes May 1 5tb. Are you list? voters on the The Dalle Market. Wheat Xo. 1, 47 cents. Barley $10 a ton. Oats )i cents. Wheat hay $9.60 to $10. Timothy fll to 112. Alfalfa 110. Potatoes 85 cents a sack. Flour Diamond mill, $3.25 bbl ; Du fur mill, Kftt-' 12,'a cents a dozen. Butter Creamery, CO cents; dairy, 50 cent. Chickens (4.25 to 4.50 a dozen. Apples si. 50 to $2 a box. Mr. Moody Ite-Xamlnated. Portland, April 13, 1900. To lire it Ooi ri.av, Editor Dali.ks ClIROMCt.K : Malcolm A. Moody, re-nominated this morning for congressman by acclama tion. Max A. Voot. Hrunn Oral. Now that the rarigu U being funeed in, the farmer U beginning to turn Lit thoughts n-l mind to an investigation of the grass problem. OwiDg to the ab enceof rain through the summer tea sen, the great difficulty has been to find a grass well adi'ited to such condition ; one that would live and reseed from year to year and reiunin green the year around. A di zeti or mora varieties of Oriental gr-Keeu were given a trial, lot they were all objectionable In one way or another, until finally the Russian brouie grass was given a thorough test, and from all reports it is tertainly the grass for this country. In DouJaes county there are fh-lda of (.bis grass that have not been resowo for five years, and a mcer stand of grass eould not be found anywhere. It is very deep rooted and covers every inch of the ground, forming a stiff tod, and will stand grazing the year around without the slightest Injury toil. When kept pastured down, it re mains green through the dry season, and if allowed to mature, grows to a height of about three feet and produces about two tont of hay to the acre. The hay is said to be very natritioas and much relished by horses and cattle. This supplies a long felt want with farmers who are cut off from outside range and otherwise would be forced to do one of two things sell their cows or feed them gram hay the year around. The supply of this grass seed seems to be very limited, but all that can be procured is being put into the ground, and within the next year we hope to sse green pastures in every direction. Big Bend Empire. A Touiperauce Lecture. A man named Bower, who has been working for Andrew Keller as baker, was arrested last night by Mr. Phirmau for being drunk and disorderly. Bower has been on a spree for a week. He was arrested Wednesday by the marshal and kept in the calaboose till he had slept off his debauch, when he was turned loose at the request of bis wife. He had $5 30 in his pocket whan arrested last Wednesday, and this sum the marshal turned over to Mr. Keller so that Mrs. Bower might be snre to get it. This morning Bower, still nnder the frenzy of alcohol, butted his head against the grated iron door of bis cell, whether with the object of butting out his brains or forcing the door is not known. Bower may have intended to end his life for it is said he made a eimilar at tempt some time ago. At any rate he came near making a complete job of it, as he cut and bruised his head frightfully and lost so much Dlood from the wounds that when a physician was called the man's pulse beats and heart action were so weak that the doctor for a moment thought he was gone. He rallied, how ever, in a short time under the doctor's care; but a sight of him, as be lie J on the jail pallette, pale and haggard and smeared with his own blood, is a better temperance lecture than any that ever fell from the lips of a Uough or a Fran ces Willard. The worst of it is the stupid brute has a wife and three little children depending on him for their daily bread. Republican Legislative Nomination. At the Republican state convention, which met in Portland yesterday, the following state legislative nominations were made for the counties jointly aseo ciated with Wasco. For the Ninth senatorial district, con sisting of Wasco, Crook, Klamath and Lake J counties J. N. Williamson, of Prineville. For the Twentieth eenatonal district, consisting of Wasco and Sherman conn ties T. H. Johnston, of Dufur. . For the Twenty-first senatorial dis trict, consisting of Wasco, Sherman, Grant, Gilliam and Wheeler counties W. W. Steiwer. of Fossil. For the Twenty-first representative district, consisting of Wasco, Crook, Klamath and Lake counties A. 8. Rob erts, of The Dalles; T. II. McGreer, of Antelope, and Etnmett, of Lake. For the Twenty-eighth representa tive district, including Warco, Sher man, Gilliam, Wheeler and Grant coun tiesGeorge Miller, of Arlington, and George Cattanach and Barrett, of Grant. About the Cow Canyon Road. Thk Dalles, Aprfi 13, 1900. Editor Chronicle: In answer to the fellow who signs himself "A Traveler" and makes a little talk with regard to my father's toll road, permit me to say that I was sent there over two weeks ago to work and I have a good . hand at work on the road now, and we did clean out all the loose rock, as I have done hundreds of times before. I can think of no other tnbstitute for that "Traveler" except it was a tramp who called a few nights ago for free lodg ing and free meals and got them, bin mourned next morning because we had no eggs for break fan. Joii.t J. Haigiit. FOR SALE. A farm of 120 acres, ab ut 80 acres of which it under cultivation, with a fine yonng orchard of two acres in full bear ing; abundance of living water and goud from dwelling and barn and other farm buildings. Twelve miles eat. of The Dalles and four miles et of B'lyd post office. Fat m will be sold, with or with out the growing crop of atonl 80 acres. Price without crop ff 1000, and terms very easy, as owner's health compels a change of climate. Apply to wa7-tt M. W. Freima, Boyd, Or. The Kind You Have Always in use for over 30 years, and so rial supervision since Its Infancy. 7iucA4i Allow no one to deceive you In this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and " Just-as-grood"are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children Experience against Experiment, What is CASTOR I A Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic fubataiicc. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural Bleep, Tho Children's Panacea The Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS Bears the The Kind You Have Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. tmi e.NTAua oommnv. rr MuaaAV amcrr, Htw voaa ertv. PUERTO RICAN BILL PASSED. So Say Late Tel. cram Bant Dy Jtep teientatlre Moody. Washington, April 11. 1000. Editor Dalles Chronicle : The house passed the Puerto Rican hill today by einht majority, nine Re publicans voting against, it and three Democrats voting for it. I confidently expect the public will ultimately ap prove the wisdom of the measure. Malcolm A. .Moody. A Japan.,. Aaiaalt. Thursday', Dally. Three Japanese section bauds, work ing on the road caet of town, assaulted the section boss, V. J. Murphy, Wednes day afternoon with shovels, but fortu nately did nothing more serious than inflict a few bruises on Mr. Murphy's back, a light cut on the bip and sprained wrist and bruised left arm. Mr. Murphy came to town and, lodging a complaint with Ned Gates, secured the services of J. II. Jackson, went back to where the men were up the road and bad his assailants arrested and brought to town where they were lodged in the city jail. Mr. Murphy was working a gang of sixteen Japanese. One of the three arrested had refused to work and was ordered to the car when another of them commenced the assault by striking Mr. Murphy on the back with a shovel. Most of the gang made demonstrations of fight but as soon as Mr. Murphy got his hands on a shovel and made a dem onstration of defense, the gang slunk off. The company promptly discharged the entire gang, although Mr. Murphy says a few of them were good men and did not join in the assault. The three men arrested were the leaders in the assault. They were committed this morning to the county jil and will be examined before Recorder Gates tomorrow at 10 o'clock. Mr. Murphy had a fine gold watch in bis pocket which, according to the estimate of a local watchmaker, was damaged to an extent that will cost its owner $5 for repairs. HORTICULTURAL BOARD- The B.nrBt of Spraying Fruit Tr.e, Con.laalveljr Irmontrat.l. At the meeting of the State Board of Horticulture, which was held in Port land Tuesday, the efficiency of spraying fruit trees for the extermination of the codlin moth was most conclusively dem onstrated. Most satisfactory remits, It was shown, were produced where the spray was properly prepared, and. the spraying persisted in. Ollwell Bros., of Now York, who have 100 acres of apple trees, spray them systematically five times during the season, and have se cured 08 per cent of clean fruit thereby, only 2 per tvnt containing worms. They sold $14,000 worth of apples last year. If, C. Hayers, of Hood River, reported, as the result of thorough spraying, the securing of 95 per cent of clean Iruit, with only 6 per cent showing worms. h. L. Smith, of Hand River, reported also 05 per cent ot clean fruit as the suit of systematic sprayinir. LaSalle Bros., of Albany, who have fifty acres i.f a, .pie treea, by persistent spraying -ave.l IKJ per rent of their fruit. M.nv ftliers reported equally ratisfc- tory re-ultt from following this plan. Bought, and which has beea has borne the signatnre of has been made under his per. Signature of All these fruit-raisers lave used the particular spray recommended by th board, and, in view of such testimony, the conclusion was unavoidably reached that the contention that spraying ii in. effectual is fallacious as well as abturi Sour Dough Hotel, The rurious thing about the letter ii the letter-head ou which it is written, says the Telegram, speaking of a letttt written to a Portland man by a formn fellow-townsman Dawson City, Alaki. It bears the stamp of the "SourDoogl Hotel," 1333 Icicle avenue. Accordini to the letter-head it is the best hoax north of Mexico; first-class in ewj particular. Every known fluid, witct excepted, for sale at the bar. Prmti entrance lor ladies by ladder in the rev. Rates, one ounce per day. (Indian! ml nigaer charged double.) Special ruin to ministers and the gambling ' perfeth.' Following are the house roles: "Guests will be provided with breakfast and dinner, but must rustle their on lunch. "Spiked boots must be removed it night. "Dogs not allowed in the bunks. "Candles and hot water cha'ged extti. "Towels changed weekly. "Craps, chuck-luck, stud horse po'-er and Mack j.ick games run by the du agement. "Dogs bought and sold." The following cheerful info run tion ii printed in red ink : "Insect powder lot sale at the bar," Kg-ga For Bale. Full blooded, barred Plymouth Koci exes. Der setting II. 00 and 11.50. Ft particulars call on or address, Sandrrs Bitot. Box 617. The Dalles, Or. Notice. Livery stable for sale at Centerr. Wash., 1100 per month business. W I sell at a bargain. I I1I.I-1UI A. rv UHfli"1"' Mulee for Kale. One span of mules, 5 years old. I sale. Weight, each about 1000 pootdi For pat tit ulars address M. K. McI.kod, 3-14-1 in Four miles east of Kinjieiej. Campbell & Wilson have determine tocloseout their entire stock of millinery between now and the first of June. W and get our prices. April 4 '!'' Pure silver laced Wyandott eggs ptt be secured at J. II. Cross' grocery iM for l per 15. fet28-lmo !J Tri-Weekly ..Stage Line.. -FROM- GRRS3 VALLEY 10 S Stage leaves Grass Valley Mondu' Wednesday's and Friday's t 1 P- " Leaves Shanlko Tuesday's, day's and .Saturday's at 0 . m Douglas Allen, Prop- GRASS VAUEY, UiiK. HP