THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE. SATURDAY. APRIL 14. 1900
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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
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sides putt.ng on toe free list neun
everything in the line 01 necessary
rooi prouucis iu. s
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! 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..
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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.
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