THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE. SATURDAY. DECEMBER 1. 1900.
The Weekly Gbroniele.
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y..u.v noms ahout rnusTS.
"The capital stork of Ibc Standard
Oil company is S 100,000,000, and
od Ibis stock 18,000,000, or 48 per
cect in dividend have been aid in
the past year." Democratic Ex
change. We have seen this paragraph hun-
republican.
That Kansas and Nebraska are
back in the republican fold.
That Bryan made so many
speeches in so many states.
That the result of tbo election was
so emphatic.
That the majority of American
voters can le trusted to do the riht
thing at the right time.
That we have the best country and
the best government under the sun.
That God reigns and the republi
can party still, lives. ,
THE bEWEB (OJEHTIOS.
LOVE LETTERS TO ORDER.
Certala Pcrauaa la tba CUT
f Stasias.
The Ciiuomci-k has not a shadow
of douot that the city council is
sincerely desirous of carrying out
the wishes of the majority of the
dreds of times, more or lees, during j citizens of The Dalles in the matter
the past three months but nobody
bss ever taken the trouble to answer
the question "What are you going to
do about it?" The question is not:
Is the Standard Oil Company ranking
48,000,000 a year or 18,000,000
an bour, but: Is it acting in contra
vention of existing laws, and is it
oppressing the masses of the people?
For these latter offenses there a a
remedy, but for the former no sen
, sible and reasonable one has ever
been proposed and we doubt much
if any is possible. Where shall we
set tbe limit of a corporation's earn
ings? At a million, or ten million?
And it we tlx a limit is it possible to
give any sound economic reason for
doing so? It is notorious that the
prices of Standard Oil products are
vastly lower than they were before
the company was organized in 1871.
The Standard Oil Company has
won its way through the' advantage
of immense capital, the application
of intelligent business methods of
production and by selling cheaper
than its competitors. It derives no
benefit from import duties. It has
the whole world for a competitor.
Russia produces 70,000,000 barrels
of oil a year but none of it comes
here because tbe Standard Oil Com
pany can pay American wages to an
army of 40,000 employes and under
sell Russia in her own maiket. Tbe
company export!" $50,000,000 worth
of oil a year and it is hardly a matter
of doubt that the tralllc would be
largely the other way but for the fact
that the company is able to under
sell all foreign competitors. Nor can
it be doubted" that but for the
Standard Oil Company prices for oil
would rule higher than they do in
the home market.
These are the facts of the case as
The Chronicle sees them. It is
not popular to talk about them and
we know it. But a paper that can
not tell the truth has no excuse for
existence, and there is an abundance
of demogy in the world without
The Chronicle joining, its ranks.
Asa matter of fact it is the fashion
these days to denounce trusts, as tbe
prime means of getting the ear of
the dear people, while not one in a
hundred of the denouncers could tell
wherein the trusts are hurting him or
tbem to save his immortal soul.
... ... TiiAXKfax, riNq, da r jopo.
The American people have many
things to be thankful for this blessed
year of grace 1900.. Among them
re:
That Bryan has led the hosts of
populism through a slaughter house
into an open grave.
That the dread of a debased cur
rency no longer disturbs the com
mercial and financial world.
That free trade will not bring dis
aster for at least four years.
That the American wage-earner Is
assured of employment and good
wars for four 3'ears.
That miihtr Dick Crcker nor
Altgcld nor Towm-, nor Sulzer nor
I'eltigrew will be in the next cabinet.
That the supreme court will re
main undisturbed.
That there will etill be 'no class
distinction in this fair land cf ours."
JThut law and order will reign and
mob rule and class hnticd be avoided.
That the American farmer's home
market will expand, as will the
American r..anufacturer's world's
market.
That the Mara und stiipes will not
e hiulfd down but will wave every
where as the symbol of peace,
progress and humanity.
That both houses of congress are
of sewers. Tint Chronicle, how
ever, seriously doubts that the coun
cil is justiGed in assuming, as it
seems to assume, that the result of
tbe last city election meant no sewers
or no effort in the direction of
permanent improvement of the pres
ent sewers in places where the ex
perience of years plainly indicates
the mere patching up of the rotten
wooden sewers as they cave in is
anything in the world but true
economy.
At a' special meeting of the council
Wednesday night, a motion to lay a
12-inch terra cotta pipe across First
stroel and under the railroad track
at the foot of Court stteet was voted
down aud a moliou prevailed order
ing the marshal to have the trenches
filled in that were recently dug for
the purpose of removing the obstruc
tion at that point, caused by the
caving in of the rotten wooden sewcr.
Tbe marshal, of course, bad the
order carried out and the old sewer,
with one side so rotted away that
the lid or top plank ley at an angle
of neaily 45 degrees, now rests under
the pressure of about 12 feet of sund
and gravel, and no one need be in
the least surprised if the cellars and
grounds that were recently flooded
by sewage are in the same fix again
before the winter is over. No action
was taken regarding the Liberty,
Laughlin and Union streets' sewers,
although it is well known that these,
too, have caved in in spots and will
scon be in a condition to compel at
tention. We mean no offence when we say
the council seems to be at sea, for
one of the most consciencious mem
bers, as he opposed the wasteful
system of the eternal patching up of
old rotten sewers, significantly added :
"I do wish the property owners of
this town would let us know what
they want."
The Chronicle believes the tax
payers of this city are willing to be
taxed for an improved sewer system,
taxed, that is to say, within reason
able limits. Whether right or wrong,
they had little faith in tbe system
drafted by Mr. Roberts. Besides.
they considered it too costly, and in
addition they considered that proper
and reasonable consideration had not
been paid to large property owners
who have spent thousands of dollars
putting in their own private sewers.
Be these things as tbey may, The
Chronicle would be more than
pleased to place its columns at tbe
service of any taxpayer who has
anything to say on a subject that
demands attention and is of deep
and growing importance to. the health
and welfare of the city.
I'erhap there la no mora charwxr
Utio sight In Mexico than the ao-rulled
"evanjreliatas" vvbo ly their rade in
the ila.iit-lii ile Helcm and the !zu-
ela or panto Domingo, relate the
Mexican Herald.
They write love let tern, Mack ma
trig letter and all aorta or letters for
those who do not know how to write,
at a rate of three, six, u'r.e or more
cent, according to the length of the
riire. They nlso undertake with
out extra rhnre to write the address
on the envelope and to attach the re
quired it a in . lut for the lattvxr they
make an extra charge of one cent.
One of the Santo Domingo evan
gclihta Ih now in prison meditating
over the fact that to defraud the gov
ernment even out of five cents mny lie
u very serious matter in the eyes of
the law. The name of this evangelia
ti is J. I'. Yaxiiez. His services were
engaged by Mra. .f. Inez Hernandez
to write a letter to her husband, who
is absent from the city. After he had
written the letter Vn.sqiiez asked .Mrs.
Hernandez if hhe wanted a stamp.
On her assenting he attached a five-
cent stamp and collected six cents in
addition to his regular charge for
writing the letter.
With the addressed and stampryf en
velope .Mrs. Hernandez went to the
branch post otlice in the Kxiaduana
building and, not knowing In which
box to drop it, nsked the postal In
spector, .Manuel Kspinosa. who hap
pened" to be in the post office, for in
formation on the subject. Mr. Kspi
nosa took the letter to read the ad
dress and wan about to return it to
Mis. Hernandez when he noticed that
the color of the stain)) was extreme
ly dim. By still closer scrutinv he
discovered that the stamp had been,
already canceled 'and the faintness
of color was due to a chemical treat
ment that had been applied for the
purpose of effacing the ink of the
seal.
The Inspector asked the Hernandez
woman from whom she had bought
the stamp and she led him to the
stand of the evangelists from whom
she had made I lie purchase. The
evangeusta at first denied having sold
the stamp to the woman, but as two
other women who had been present
testified that they hnd seen him sell
the stamp, he. was taken to the police
station and from there to Itelem.
ble words the thankfulness which they
will doubtless feel. This is excellent.
But we art lad to ask whether Id this, as
in other waiters, actions do not speak
louder than words. If we are trult
thankful that our lives have been catt
in pleasant places, should we not best
express oar feelings by aiding to make
haprv the lives of tucb as have not leeu
to fortunate? Nor would we recommend
IcareleiS or thoughtless irmnir. The
il-fgift should invariably b accompanied
bv that attribnte of tbe giver that h
found in earnest consideration and in
the ascertaining of the amount of good
likely to result from the gift.
Our public schools are taking u p do
nation for a society that rescues home
less abandoned and ill-treated children
from a future of ignorance and crime.
Tbe members of this society and its
board of trustees furnish a guarantee
that its funds will he economically and
judiciously expended. What better
mode of expressing our thankfulness
can be found than that of helping in this
noble work?
We are assured that any contributions
handed to Judge Blakelev or Miss Anna
Lang, tbe local agents of tbe Boys' and
Girls' Aid Society of Oregon, will be
thankfully received and duly forwarded
to the treasurer of this society.
But whether it be to this society or to
some other cause, let our hearts tin J ex
pression in actions rather than in words
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PKOI'LC COMING AND GOING.
The bosses of the eld, good,
origiual patent lever, double acting,
self-oiling and self-feeding Portland
political machine are vociferously
calling for legislative enactments to
protect the machine from fraud. It
looks as If some time last opting the
people out west got onto the combi
nation. There are too many old,
useless wheels in the thing anyway,
says the Baker City Republican.
Wcdnefday Dally.
Fen Batty, of Victor, is in town.
V. J. Bright is registered at the Uma
tilla Llonse from Wasco,
Charles Fraley and daughter, of Kings
ley, paid the otlice a pleasant call yes
terday afternoon.
Mies Maud Gilbert left on the Iralda
this afternoon to spend Thanksgiving
with her parents in Hood River.
Mrs. D. M. French, son and daughter
are expected from Portland tonight to
spend Thanksgiving at home.
J. II. Hadley, of Glen wood, who was
a pioneer farmer of the Dufur neighbor
hood, is in tbe city laying in his winter
supplies.
Fred Grunow, who has been visiting
relatives in this city for the past week,
was a passenger on last uikbt'e train for
St. Louis, Mo.
Dr. C. Gertrude French will arrive
from Portland on tonight's train and
spend Thanksgiving with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. bwitti French.
Mrs. Amanda Thornbnry arrived here
on last night's boat from Portland and
will spend Thanksgiving with her daugh
ters, Mrs. Hudson and Mrs. Kinersly.
Tnnis Swick, a prominent sheepman
of Hamilton, Grant coanty, is in the
city. Mr. bwick has tbe proud dis
tinction of being one of the only two
men in Grant county who were out and
out for the gold standard when that
question first entered into Oregon poll
tics. : '
HORN,
This morning, November 28, to Mr.
and Mrs. O, McNeil, of this city, a
daughter. . ,
Report of Falrvlcw School.
Council rrocaadlaga,
A special meeting of the common
council met Wednesday night to con
sider what was best to be done with tbe
Court street sewer.
A committee of residents of the bluff,
who have to use the old brewery grade
going to and coining from their homes
to tbe business part of the city, appeared
before the council and asked for assist
ance to build a sidewalk from the brew
ery to the top of the grade. On motion
the council contributed $50 on condition
that the parties interested shall bear any
additional expense that may he in
curred.
A motion of Dr. Shackelford to put a
12-incb terra cotta sewer across First
street and under the railway track at tbe
foot of Court street, was lost by a vote of
4 to 3. A motion to fence in all broken
sewers and let tbem go till the people
shall awake to the necessity of a sewer
system, was lost by a vote of 4 to 3.
A motjon finally prevailed instructing
tbe marshal to repair the Court street
sewer and fill up .the trenches. No
other business coming before the council
the meeting adjourned.
Southern California.
AcgctaUe PreparaUonfor As
similating foe Food andHegula
Urtg the Stomachs and Bowels of
Promotes Digc3tion.CheerfuI
ness and Resl.Conlains neither
Opium.Morpliine nor Mineral
'OT 7MAHCOTIC.
,9V ifOtdJlrSAMLH PirCHSl
Imptm JW
Aperfecl Remedy forConsUpa
fion, Sour Stonuch. Diarrhoea
Worms .Convulsions .Fever ish
ncss and Loss OF SLEEP.
Fac Simile Signature or
new vonir.
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The Kind You U;
Always Boughi
Bears the
Signature
of
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Am
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Thirty Year.
The ISukcr City Republican bc
seaches the approaching ligislalure
to restore the grand jury system.
It says government by district at
torney is too much like the Spanish
system. And the Republican, as
uu&l, is pre-eminently correct.
I'erhaps there won't te a fur fly.
ing time when Don Dickinson goes
into the csge to "reorganize" Mr.
Altgeld. Washington Tost.
Following is a report of the school in
district No. 48 for the month ending
Nov. 23. 1900:
No. days taught, 20.
No. days attendance, 6!K).
No. pupils enrolled. 43.
Average daily attendance, 35.
The following pupils were neither ab
sent nor tardy: Edna Kaylor, Miunie
Kaylor, J.innie Kaylor, Lydia Crabtre.
Vida Crablree, Ciaud Falcolt, Alva Cries
and Hiny Heed.
Visitors Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Crab-
tree, Mr. Lee Morris, Mrs. A. Kto8(KIl,
Miss Dora Itavidson. Fay 8nodrraes,
Gay .Stogsiill, Karl Crabtree and Ray
mond Crablree.
O. W. McCltke, Teacher.
Mo tics.
Notice is herebv iven iftat on tho 31st
day of October, lixto, II. R. Bine, of
Portland, Or., was duly adjudicated
bankrupt ; and that tbe first meeting of
his creditors will tie held at room 543,
Worcester building, Portland, Or., on
tbe 12tli day of Deinber, I9.X), at 10
o'clock a. in., at which time the said
creditors may attend, prove their claims,
appoint a trustee, examine the bankrupt
and transact such other biminetis as may
properly come before said meeting.
I'ortland, Or., Nov. 27, WOO.
Al.KX. bWKKK,
It Referee in Bankruptcy.
!. Act Speak Our Thaok fulnrta.
Notable among the pleasures afforded
by tbe Shasta Route is the winter trip
to Southern California and Arizona.
Renewed acquaintance with this section
will ever develop fresh poiuts of interest
added sources of enjoyment, under its
sunny skies, in the variety of its indus
tries, in its prolific vegetation aud among
its numberless resorts of mountain,
shore, valley and plain.
The two daily .Shasta trains from
Portland to California have been re
cently equipped with the most approved
pattern of standard and tourist sleeping
cars, but the low rates of fare will still
continue in effect.
Illustrated guides to the winter resorts
of California and Arizona may be had
on application to
C. If. Mabkham, G. P, A.,
Portland, Oregon.
GOING EAST
. If you intend to take a trip East, ask
your ticket agent to. route yon via Tbe
Great Wabash, a modern and up-to-date
railroad in every particular.
Through trains from Chicago, Kansas
City, Omaha or St. Louis to New York
and New England points. All trains
run via Niagara Falls and every through
train has free reclining chair cars, sleep
ing and dining cars.
Stop over allowed on all tickets at Ni
agara Falls. Ross C. Clink,
Pacific Coast Pass. Agt
Los Angeles, Calif.
C. S. Chan, G. P. A., St. Louis. Mo.
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Opera House
F. J. CLARKE. Manager.
One Night
TUESDAY,
Dec. 4th.
Return of the Favorite Play,
Arthur C. Alston's Co.,
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Carbolineum : Avenarius
The nirwt eftMent W,m Kreimii,
Paint lo a KmllOHl Remrff,M
Chicken Liw. It nrpllti,,, v,,,.
tldu walls of noiiltrr tumxa
numently exterminate all Hoe i
milts health? elikkem. pmtr d '
wits. lite for rlreiilun aud Wica
Meutlon thia paper. j
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twice-a-week CiiKoxtci.it, price $1.50,
and the Weekly Or?gonian, price $1.50,
both papers for $2 a year. Subscriptions
under this offer luui-t be paid in ad
vance, tf
Strayed.
Strayed from my place on the bluff,
a 2-year-old Jersey heifer; dehorned;
ear mark on both ears ; branded bar 7, on
both til pa. Liberal reward paid for tier
return.
ol(Mtw Hacr Daui.ky.
' kalray Mntlca.
Came to my plnee abont a month, nfo
a red mool-y cow, witti white hint! Wt.
branded on left hip with ttire lines
uevting at a point, nnder-crup off rint
ear. Owner can have tier by paying
charges. Pencil U.iiikkky,'
Tbe Dalles.
Oct 3, 1900. ott wi
For ftala.
Wagon, team and harness. Price $100.
Apply t O. Nicholson,
Dr. Shackellorl's bUlg., west end
Second street.
Teiesse
sPaiooer
Sug'ested by Oret Harte's
Great Romance.
The Success of pour Seasons
Hear the. .....
Golden Nugget tjuartet.
Positively the Original Oast
Reserved Seats on tale at
Clarke & Falk's Pharmacy.
T. A. Van Norda
MATT SHOREN,
General Blacksmith
and Horseshoer.
All kins i.f blacksroithing will receive
prompt uitention and will be executed
in first-class shape; Give him call.
Richardson's Old Stand,
Third St., near Federal, The Dalles, Or.
Clarke A Falk have received a carload
of the celebrated Jam E. Patton
strictly pare liquid paints
KeepaconKtnntlynn liana! lanreatul'W
Una of all that ia twkt In aau-hea, Jwtf
Clorka, HpePUHea, Ktcld (liana ,Hllwrwin.
at price that defy cmnpHitioa. Milt urdrM
tended to with promplneaa and aikpatrli
graviDf neatly none.
WM. MICHELL,
Undertaker and Embalms
Cor. Third and Washington 9U.
All orders attended t prompt!?.
distance phone 433. lcal, nr.
i. w. ttcoaa
M00RE & GAVIN.
ATTORNEYS AT U
jk- osiissiioKrr an
Physician and Surgeon
Special attention flranlowrtst.
l t lad
cl. Ronmn 1 ana .
A BIG SALE OF STAR
Tomorrow we shall all be eating good
dinner of ttirkev. chicken, niininkin ami i
mince pie or other good thing., it is to i e"te N c ''""''"
be hope I with thankful hearts. Many
will attend chare) and ezpresi in mils-
Fur t-mlr,
A few choice Hereford Lull calves eli
gible for registration. Inqnireof
Dl-4ldw J. L. Kii.i t, The Dalles.
Money tu Loan.
Five hundred dollars to 'oan on real
App'y at this
Fr tho nest tnirtv
FEED MILLS
VI-
office.
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Kutucribe for Tiik Cui.o.NKLk,
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davs wa are eointr to nr ma r
Kami iii viriiHiHlj .tll nr v , vr olli'rcd I n I tie nin i in " a'lt1
farmer tn have a Star Kt Mill, because it will help to i r'" . ariiemr
save you tirna; it will nnko vour old hone fader; It will pi-""
cricked grain for her chickens ; and this, is a sure way of get ting ' t, a'
for we are positively noing to doss out Ihe mills now hand ' riX
A chance in the b"iino.a comoela ns t.i do ibis, and now Is th "
reap the benefit. For further particulars iii'nire or write t t
HUDSON i BROWNHILL. The Dalles. Orego"
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