The Dalles Daily Chronicle.
TUB DALLES
OREGON.
Entered at the Postoffice at The Dalles, Oregon,
as second-class matter.
STATE OFFICIALS.
Governor. . ."..S. Pennoyer
retary of State G. W. liicBride
asurer Phillip Metsohun
pt oi Public Instruction E. B. McElroy
- (J. N. Dolph
fie0 (J. H. Mitchell
Congressman B. Hermann
State Printer. . Frank Bnker
COUNTY OFFICIALS.
County Judge. ." C. N. Thornbu ry
Sheriff. U. I. Cures
Clerk : J. B. Irossen
Treasurer .. Ruch
Commissioners (Krm.k Kincaid
Assessor ..John E. Barnett
Burvevor E. F. Sharp
Superintendent of Public Schools. . .Troy Sholley
Coroner.... Williom Michell
AN EXPENSIVE CORONER'S VER
DICT. The railroad commissioners of this
state cost in 1887 and 1888, $12,575.53.
In 1889 and 1890, the same commission
cost the state $19,000. At the same rate
of increase it will cost for the next two
years $30,000. What has the commis
sion accomplished to justify the expendi
ture? Absolutely nothing. It has done
nothing and in the very nature of things
it will continue to do nothing, except to
draw the salaries provided for its mem
bers. It. claims to have reduced the
rate on wheat from Pendleton, but this
is idle, for unless the Union Pacific had
had opposition from the Hunt system
this could not have been done. Nor
could it have been done anyway unless
the company realized that it was for
their interest to make a slight reduction.
It also examined into the matter of the
Lake Labish disaster, and arrived at a
verdict known in mining regions as a
"damfino." This wreck alone shows
that the commission is a farce, eince
they failed to find that any repairs were
needed on the road, until after the acci
dent. Ten thousand dollars a year is a
large sum to pay for this kind of a coron
er's jury. As to the commission's claim
to have reduced wheat rates from
Pendleton it amounts to nothing. It
has been in existence four years and has
had abundant time to understand the
workings of the roads and the needs of
the country. Has it accomplished any
thing in that time? Let us see what it
has done in Eastern Oregon. The rates
on hay from La Grande to Portland are
$5 per ton, from La Grande to The
Dalles, they are $5 per ton. Not a cent's
difference! Flour rates from Milton to
Portland are $4.50 per ton ; from Milton
to The Dalles they are $4-50 per ton.
Not a cent's difference again ! If the
commission has any power it should
have changed this long ago ; if it has
no power except to draw its salaries then
it had better, be abolished. The state
has paid $31 ,575.56 for the commissioners
coroner's verdict on the Lake Labish
disaster which was in a measure, techni
cally at least, chargable to this very com
mission. Let it be abolished forever.
PINKER TON'S ASSASSINS.
A dispatch from Colorado says that
owing to the quarrel over the control
of the legislature by the factions of the
republican party, that the legislature
halls are filled with deputy sheriffs and
Pinkerton's armed men. If there is any
one thing more than another that com
mands our governor's message, it is his
position or the employment of there hired
assassins of Pinkerton's. They exist in
violation of law, and it would seem
that the halls of the legislature would
and should be the last place in which
they would be found. It is hireling
army, under neither the control of the
president nor the governor of any state.
It owns no alligiance to the government
in any shape, but openly announces it
self for hire in any cause. The governor
of Colorado has the power to call out the
militia of the state if necessary, and as
execative officer it is his duty to do so,
whenever it becomes necessary. His
first duty now is to order the Pinkertons
outof the state capitol and if they do
not go, call out the militia to put them
out. When hired toughs are employed
by a party or a faction to maintain its
power, it is time for the American people
to arouse themselves to a proper sense
of their danger. When armed and un
lawful force is used in the state capitol
to maintain one party against another,
that stage of politics has been reached
where assassination and petty revolution
begins. Colorado is not far from that
system which prevails in Mexico and
the countries of South America. Viola
tion of the law, employed in the halls of
the legislature where the laws are made,
and by the makers thereof for the pur
pose intimidation and coercion, may
well awaken the American people to the
langer of the coast upon which if un
checked, the constitution will be
wrecked. . '
The amount of money expended on
the railroad commissioners in the past
four years was $31,575.56. It is safe to
say that the next two years will require
as much as the past two, $19,000. This
would make $50,000 in round numbers
the commission will cost in six years.
This amount is just what is required to
build a portage railroad at. the Cascades.
Abolish the railroad commission and the
. saving to the state from this source
alone would build the railroad in five
years. The commission has done noth
ing but draw the salaries, and it is time
that they be shut off from their milk.
At this session of the legislature ' that
body will have ' to be : reapportioned
in accordiance with the- population as
shown by the last census. While this is
being done, it would be well to follow the
Washington law to slight : extent at
least, and allow each county a member
of the legislature. If there is popu
lation enough to justify a - district being
given a county government, it should be
entitled to a voice in the legislature, to
look after its interests. 7
From a Pessimist's Note Koolt-
A woman's constancy ia the most ir
relevant thing in nature.
Habit moulds even a cast-iron pnn-
cinle.
To love ia to escape ennui; to be loved
is to invite it.
To err is human, but to sin divine.
When conscience oversleeps herself we
call her remorse.
Do not vow an eternal love : it may be
that you are preferred for time only.
If you wish your wife to throw the
cloak of charity over your sins, be sure to
provide her with an expensive one.
The culprit who found that - lovely
woman leaned to mercy in her judgment ;
waa a man!
A man's honor seems to consist in the
refusal to give away a friend; a women's
in the refusal to give away herself.
A man has a hard time ; in the com
pany of a eood woman he feels unworthy
of her ; in company of a bad one, un
worthy of nimseil.
You get your name etched on the
hour-glass 01 only to nave it smasnea on
the edge of eternity.
Who said women have the more deli-
ate sentiments? A lover will cherish a
stray hair-pin, while his adored one pins
his flower into the button-hole of her
neighbor at dinner.
A woman cares little what a man real
ly is ; she prefers to think him what she
likes to have nun.
A woman repents, not of the sin, but
of its conseauences. .
Nothing corrupts a man like being
loved ; nothing elevates a woman nice
lovina.
Why read Schopenhauer to discover
the philosopy of disenchantnnent ; its
easier to marrv ! '
We unload our superfluity upon others
and call it generosity ; we intrude into
the sorrows of our fellows and call it
sympathy ; we formulate our narrow
mindediiess and call it religion ; we prac
tice monogamy and call it virtue.
Anrand the World in a, 23 Foot Bosk
Two old sailors, Godfrey Sykes and
diaries McLean, are going to coast
around the world in a twenty-two loot
boat. They launched their small craft
on the Colorado at Needles, CaL, Satur
day. Their COOTS is down the Gulf of
California, along the Mexican and South
American coast, round Cape Good Hope
to Cape St. Roque, then across the At
lantic to Sierra Leone, thence east along
the European coast to Great Britain.
The return trip will be through the
Mediterranean, Sues canal, Indian ocean,
and China sea, and by the Russian coast
to Alaska, and thence home. Their boat.
bmrt by themselves, is 83 feet over all
and 7 feet 8 inches beam, of Mackinaw
type, with twenty-one strong steel ribs.
Bhe has water tight lockers and will
Barry three sails. She will have a cen-
terboard with six feet surface. Provis
ions for four months will be carried, and
the men expect to make the voyage in
two and a half years.
McLean is a Scotchman, who served
even years as a whaler. He has dream
ed of this trip for years and saved
money for the purpose. Godfrey Sykea
is an Englishman of good education.
who ran away to sea. He also had the
"fad" of circumnavigating the globe.
and he prepared himself for it by a very
thorough study of navigation. Singular
ly enough, these two men, with a craze
for sea voyaging, met on an Arizona cat
tle ranch, and around the camp fire at
night learned of their mutual dreams.
They pooled their capital, built the
boat, and will stay by each other to the
end. Cor. St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
- Tito Ginkgo Tree In Boston.
No tree, scarcely, excepting the Wash
ington elm, at Cambridge, is more fa
mous than the ginkgo tree near the Joy
street gate on the common. Dr. Holmes
celebrates it, and others often mentioned
it; but I notice with pain that its name
is often misspelled "jingo.' It has never
shown signs of fruiting, and for my part
I confess that L, until now, had no idea
that it is a fruit tree. But Garden and
Forest says that the Japanese ginkgo
tree does sometimes bear fruit, that a
tree planted in the grounds of the mili
tary academy of Kentucky produced
fruit several years ago, and that one of
the trees in Central park. New York, is
now fruitful. A' tree in the garden of
Charles J. Wistar, at German town. Pa.,
now about forty years old, bore a few
fruits last year for the first time. The
fruit of the ginkgo is somewhat m-miia.
to an olive, with a large, hard nut sur
rounded by thick oily flesh which soon
becomes rancid and xs very disagreeable.
The kernel of the nut, however, has a
delicate almond like flavor much liked
by the Japanese, who nse great quanti
ties of these seeds as dessert fruit. Bos
ton Advertiser.
An Historical Oak.
Belies from southern battlefields are
till finding their way to the north, and
they excite a good deal of interestamong
the veterans. At the office of Frederick
K. Hovey there has arrived a section of
an oak tree about 4 feet long and 12
inches through. "It was purchased as a
relic from a farmer at Chickamanga for
$3, and he secured another dollar for
carrying it to the railroad, nine miles
away. It was shipped Jury 10, and
shoold have arrived here weeks ago, but
the car was side tracked during the-strikes
and fid not amve here tmtu. this month.
Tins piece of oak is deeply imbedded
with shells. There are two whole shell
partly visible and fourteen small nieces.
The cap on one of these shells is three
inches in diameter, and a few letters can
be deciphered on it which, might tell its
make. The pieces have grown in and
are partly covered by the gnarled oak.
This tree stood very dose to the head
quarters of Gen. Thomas on Sept. IS.
1863, at the battle of Chickamanga.
Providence Journal.
False Teeth. Lengthen Tjife.
Verv few Deoole realize how-much. the
dentist has done for mankind. To men
tion one thing only, the' perfection to
which the. manufacture of .false teeth
has been carried has practically abolish
ed old that is, old age in the sense we
used to know it. You see none of the
mumbling, helpless old men and women
that you formerly did.' This is not be
cause people do not attain the age their
parents and grandparents, reached, hut
because the dentist has prevented some
of the most unpleasant consequences of
advanced years. Men of 70 no longer
either look or feel old, because they are
not deprived fof nourishing food at the
time when they -need it most. Estimates
have been made showing that the aver
age length of life, has been increased
from four to six years by the general use
of false teeth: - - f ' '
A prominent physician and old army
surgeon in eastern Iowa, was called away
from home for a fewdavs ; during his ab
sence one of the children contracted a
severe cold and his wife bought a bottle
of Chamberlin's Coucrh Remedv for it.
They were so much pleased that they
afterwards used several bottles at var
ious times. ' He said, from experience
with it, he regarded it as the most reli
able preparation in use for colds and that
it came the nearest being a specific of
any medicine he had ever seen. For
sale Dy bmpes & Jiinersiy.
At a wedding in Saline countv. Kan,
the groom charged the guests 20 cents
each for supper, and sold them pop-corn
a tnve cents a package.
S. L. YOUNG,
(Successor to E. BECK.)
-DEALER IN-
Jewelry, Diamonds,
SMEfyWAflE, :-: ETC
Watches, Clocks and Jewelry
Repaired and Warranted.
165 Second St., The Dalles, Or.
The successful merchant Is
the one who watches the mar
kets and buysto the best advan
tage. -
The most prosperous family is
the one that takes advantage of
low prices.
The Dalles
MERCANTILE CO.,
Successor to
BROOKS & BEERS.
will sell yon choice
Groceries and Provisions
OF ALL KINDS, AND
AT MORE BEASONABLES BATES
THAN ASY OTHER PLACE .
IN THE CITY,
REMEMBER we deliver all pur
chases without charge.
39IU 394 Second St.
Rout Street Cigar stoie,
THE DALLES, OREGON.
W. H. JONES,
PROPRIETOR.
Opposite the Umatilla House.
HAVE ON BALE THE BEST BRANDS OF
Imported and Domestic
CIG-ARS and TOBACCO.
ALSO A FULL LINE OF
STa.zxls.ee Wotions
PURE HAVANA CIGARS.
FINE FARM TO RENT.
THE FARM KNOWN AS THE "MOORE
Farm" situated on Three Mile creek about
two and one-half miles from The Dalles, will be
leased for one or more years at a low rent to any
responsible tenant. This farm has upon It a
?;ood dwelling house and necessary out build
nfrs, about two acres of orchard, about three
hundred acres under cultivation, a large portion
of the land will raise a good rolunteer wheat
crop In 1891 with ordinarily favorable weather.
The farm is well watered. For terms and particu
lars enquire of Mrs. Sarah A. Moore or at the office
of Mays, Huntington & Wilson, The Dalles, Or.
SARAH A. MOORE, Executrix.
$20 REWARD.
TTILl BE PAID FOR ANY INFORMATION
V leading to the conviction of parties cutting
the ropes or in any way interfering with the
wires, poies or lampc oi a ti. r-x.Kt.-i kic light
Co. - H. GLENN.
WHS
CLOCKS
Manager
Notice to Fuel Consumers
MIER; BEflTOH,
Have on hand a lot of
Fir and
Hard Wood.
Also a lot of
ORDERS FILLED PROMPTLY.
Office corner -
Third and Union Streets,
SNIPES Sk IflEfSHY,
Wholesale ail Retail Dmiists.
Fine Imported, Key West and Domestic
CIGARS.
(AGENTS FORI'
EST'D 1802.
(J. E. BYAip do.,
Heal Estate,
Insuratiee,
and Loan
AGENCY.
Opetfa House &loek,3d St.
-FOR-
Carjets ana Furniture,
CO TO
PRINZ & NITSCHKE,
And be Satisfied as to
QUALITY AND PRICES.
W. E. GARRETSON
Leaon- Jeweler.
SOLE AGENT FOR THE
All Watch Work Warranted.
Jewelry Made to Order.
138 Second St., The Dalles, Or.
REMOVAL.
H. Glenn has removed his
office and the office of the
Electric Light Co. to 72
Washington St. -
THE DALLES.
The Grate City; of tne Inland Empire is situated at
the head of navigation on
is a thriving, prosperous
ITS TERRITORY.
It is the supply city for an extensive and rich agri
cultural and grazing country its trade reaching as
far south as Summer Lake, a distance of over7 two
hundred miles.
. THE LARGEST WOOL MARKET.
The rich grazing country along the eastern slope
of the the Cascades furnishes pasture for thousands
of sheep, the -wool from which finds market here.
The Dalles is the largest original -wool shipping
point in America, about
shipped this year.
THE VINEYARD OF OREGON.
The country near The Dalles produces splendid
crops of cereals, and its fruits cannot be excelled. It
is the vineyard of Oregon, its grapes equalling Cali
fornia's best, and its other fruits, apples, pears,
prunes, cherries etc., are
ITS PRODUCTS.
The salmon fisheries are the finest on the Columbia
yielding this year a revenue of $1,500,000 which can
and will be more than doubled in the near future.
The products of the beautiful Klickital valley find
market here, and the country south and east has this
year filled the warehouses,
places to overflowing with
ITS WEALTH '
It is the richest city of its size on the coast, and its
money is scattered over and is being used to develop,
more farming country than is tributary to any other
city in Eastern Oregon.
Its situation is unsurpassed! Its climate delight
ful! Its possibilities incalculable! Its resources T&ff
limited! And on these corner stones she stands. '
D. W. EDWARDS,
, DEALER IN
Paints, Oils, Glass, Wall Papers, Decora-
. tions, Artists' Materials, Oil Paintings, Caroms aii Steel Eaprais.
Mouldings and Picture Frames, Cornice Poles
Etc., Paper Trimmed Free.
DFo'txa.i-o Frames Made to Order.
276 and 278, Second Street. - - - The Dalles, Or.
BARGAINS IN
CLOTHING
Hats and Caps, Boots and Shoes,
-HND
GGNTS FURNISHING GOODS.
FULL STOCK: STAPLE GOODS:
N. HARRJS. Corner Second and Court-st.
H. C. NIELS6N,
Clothier and Tailor,
Gonts' Furnlsnlns Goods,
fyat5 apd Qaps, Jrui75, dalises,
Boots axxd Shoos, Uto.
CORNER OF SECOND AND WASHINGTON STS., THE DALLES, OREGON.
-: For the Beat Brands and Purest
J. O.
Ul?ole5ale :
1 17 SECOND ST.
the Middle Columbia, and
city.
- 1
5,000,000 pounds being
unsurpassed.
and all available storage
their products.
Quality of Wines and Liquors, go to :-
Ijquor : Dealerq
THE DALLES, OR.