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The Dalles Daily Chronicle. THE DALLES OREGON. Entered at the Postoffice at The Dalles, Oregon, an second-class matter. STATE OFFICIALS. ' Governor 8. Pennoyer Secretary of State G. W. McDnde Treasurer '. Phillip Metschan Supt of Public Instruction E. B. MoElroy . , 4J. N. Dolph enators ; jj. H. Mitchell Congressman B. Hermann Btate Printer Frank Baker COUNTY OFFICIALS. County Judge. C. N. Tbornbury bncritf D. I Cates Clerk J. B. ('roMsen Treasurer Geo. Knch Commissioners nkxtncafd Assessor ..John E. Barnett Burvevnr E. F. Sharp 8uterinteiident of Public Schools. . .Troy fchelley Coroner. William Michell THE CELILO PORTAGE BILL. The Oregonian of yesterday ably urges the passage of Senator Haley's bill appro priating 400,000 for a portage railroad from Celilo to The Dalles. Whatever may have leen the attitude of the Ore gonian and Portland toward the opening of the river in the past, ve believe the desire, from one end of the state to the other, at present is in favor of this im portant improvement. The time has arrived when the river must be rendered serviceable to the commerce of the north west ; the inability of railway companies to move to market the products of the past year emphasises the urgent demand of the people. Eastern Washington is alive to the importance of these improv ments and Eastern Oregon, reinforced by all the northern portion of Western Oregon, appeals to the legislature as never before and the present legislature will respond to our call. The legislature of Washington will not be out done by us and just as surely as Senator Raley's bill becomes a law will the Washing timians relieve us of the burden of build ing a portage at the Cascades? The rail way companies have done and are doing much to advertise and settle up the country ; they will continue to be a great convenience and a necessity but they are now incapable of handling our products and we must utilize the means nature lias given us. A sad and impressive incident oc curred in our circuit court Satur day evening ; it was the iassing of sen tence upon four young men, all under the age of 28 years. Three had been convicted' for grand larceny and one for simple .larceny. In passing sentence J udge Webster forcibly called attention to the great need of some better means of correcting such young offenders than the rigorous and necessarily harsh dis cipline of the penitentiary. One of the criminals was only 18 years old and another appeared very little older. To place such offenders in the company of and under the same kind of treatment necessary for old criminals is simply to thwart the ultimate purposes of law and punishment. When graduated from euch a school they are only the more dangerous to society. The disipline to which they must necessarily be sub jected there appears to them only a kind of revenge, every officer becomes to them an enemy and they come out im pressed with the idea that society has tamed against them and that their only safety is in preying upon society: their names are blackened, their pride, if they had any, is gone and hope has fled. The additional expense necessary to main tain them in a reform school would not be felt after the school was once estab lished and the state can not afford to sacrifice its youthful criminals for the sake of what such an institution would cost. In a properly conducted reform school alone can the ultimate purposes of the law punishment, protection to society and reformation be accom plished with such young people. We believe the present legislature would render the state and humanity a great service by appointing a committee of the holdover Benatora to investigate this matter, to devise a plan to establish such an institution and to report to the next legislature. The suggestion that the state cannot afford to appropriate $400,000 for a port agj road between Celilo and The Dalles, Le -ause of the necessary increase in taxa tion is the most "mossbacked" sugges tion yet offered. The actual increase in the value of real estate in Eastern Ore gon, during the next year resulting from the proposed improvement, will pay a considerable portion of this expenditure and the addition to the commerce of the state will very soon repay the balance. In live years hence the state will be a million dollars better off by reason of these expenditures. E. B. Dufur Esq., left for Salem yes terday afternoon, carrying with him the petition asking the passage of the water bill, which was generally signed : the universal desire of the tax-payers, (with a very few exceptions) ia a unit on the question of the legislature passing the bill without a substitute. Besides the Ietition, the majority of the taxable pit-perty of the city is represented in person at the capitol. Pendleton saloon keepers propose to l)pycott the East Oregonian for having functioned the action of the recent grand jury in indicting so many of them. Their boycott cannot affect the East Or egonian seriously. It is too valuable a paper and too necessary to its patrons for any one faction to hurt it very much. TUe Dalles Portage BUI. Portland Oregonian. . , This bill, which passed the senate last Monday, will come up in the house per haps today or tomorrow. It ought to be passed. We print the bill today. It will be seen that it proproses to - appro priate $400,000 to build the road, and to put the execution of the work in the hands of a commission composed of the governor, the secretary and the treas urer of the the state. The time- has come for the state to uudertake this measure of relief for the neonle of the interior valley of the Col umbia river. The state has become rich enough to do it. It is not an ideal method of improvement, but the coun try cannot wait for the government to construct canal and locks. Portage roads will le helpful to the country, and not alone to the division east of the Cas cade mountains. They will swell the stream and volume of commerce passing both ways through this only natural gateway of a great mountain range, and will be "as useful to Portland and Astoria as to the eastern counties of both states. It is said there is hesitation in the house about passing this bill, through fear that it will increase the taxes too much. But for what better purpose can taxes be paid? A fair assessment, such as ought to be had under a new system, will double the valuation of the state. A two-mill tax on a valuation of $200, 000,000 and a true valuation would be nearer $400,000,00(1 would meet this ap propriation. They who profess to fear that the people "will not sanction it would better ask how they are going to meet the people particularly those of Eastern Oregon if this is not granted. It was clear from the beginning that no arrangement could be made foT joint action with the state of Washington. An undertaking requiring the joint action of states is always difficult. But if one state takes the lead, another may presently follow. Let Oregon put in a portage road at The Dalles, and soon there will be a loud call upon Washing ton to put in one at the Cascades. The people of Eastern Washington will de mand it, en vtase. The portage road that Oregon is proposing to put in at the Cascades will not be very effective, for the reason that it will be difficult to get barges and boats of small power up to the foot of it, and there is not room to extend it below the foot of the locks. But it will afford some help ; and since on the Washington side there is ample room for easy construction of a road, there must be an appeal to Washington to build it. This will succeed as soon as it becomes apparent that there is a sufficient portage at The Dalles. The Oregonian appeals to the house to pass the Kaley bill. It is not a bill for the eastern counties alone. Multnomah Davs a laree part of the state taxes, and she can afford to pay her full share upon an undertaking that will improve the means of transport to' and from the interior. The country can't wait always for added facilities of transportation at this vital point, and now, since we have become strong enough to ao a necessary thing, let us do it. TOKENS OF APPRECIATION. Fairfield Grange, P. of H., Adopts Some Kinging Resolutions. At a meeting of Fairfield Grange, No. 219, P. of H., held on the Mth'inst., the following resolutions were unanimously adopted : Resolved, That the thanks of this grange are due and hereby tendered to the members of the legislative assembly of the state of Oregon, and all those who so kindly assisted in procuring the ap propriation for the portage railroad round the obstructions at the Cascades of the Columbia river. Resolved, Further, that we humbly petition the legislate e to adopt Senator Raley's bill asking for an appropriation for the removal of the obstructions bv a portage railroad at The Dalles and Celilo. After the adoption of the above, the following resolution of thanks to our United States senators was passed by the grange : Resolved, That the thanks of Fairfield Grange are due and are hereby tendered to Senators Dolph and Mitchell for the prompt attention given the resolutions offered by Bro. D. J. Cooper, at the stock holders meeting of the Grange Co operative Association held at Dalles City, January 27, 1891, and it is our opinion that they are doing everything in their power to further our interests in the opening of the Columbia river. D. L. Bolton, Master. A. M. Allen, Sec. A New Party. . Northwest Reform Journal. A new party is about to be formed for the contest in '92. This will be an inde pendent movement for that year only. Should the movement prove successful in electing a presidential ticket, no doubt the minions of combined capital in the old parties will flock to it and begin to praise it, as a party, soon capture the party machinery and control it in their interest. But we hope partv worship, and hero worship, are dead--dead be yond resurrection like the mummies, too dead to skin. No more monuments. This paper will continue to point out that we must have no more party wor ship. If the independents succeed in '92 they must , continue independent. After the war party worship succeeded principles so far that a platform need contain any distinct issue in fact since the war the majority of the voters have become so stunted in their ideas of what political issues are, . though party wor ship, that parties may have practically the same issues and the mass of voters not Bee it. Be independent of the party caucus ; and all independents should require that all candidates for public trusts should present his platform, not the platform of a party as euch. Party worship has done a little more than any other one thing to bring this nation to the verge of ruin. Advertisers will understand the value of an evening paper as an advertising medium when they remember that the evening paper is essentially the home paper. The evening paper is the fire side companfon, and the, paper which is read by the family is the one the adver tisers want to. use. I BUFFALO BILL'S DAUGHTER. Sue Can Break a Horse la a Way Alex ander Would Have Envied. Finally I drew tip before the Cody res idence, about a half mile east of the ranch, and with a sigh of relief. Yes, Mrs. Cody was at home, the servant said in answer to my query, and I was nshered in the most prettily furnished little parlor that I had ever seen. .. Mrs. Cody came in a few minutes later and entertained me for nearly an hour with pleasing reminiscences of the lives of herself and her intrepid husband during the earlier days of frontier life. She waa a pleasant, easy, graceful talker, and fully as handsome a woman as her famous husband ia a man. She was from Philadelphia, and Cody came from Chester, the county adjoining. During oar conversation their little 5-year-old daughter, Irma, came in and entertained me with a lot of childish prattle about what her father waa doing, after which she gave an illustration of how she could play the piano. Cody's eldest daughter, Miss Arta, was not at home. She had gone to the state fair at Lincoln. Miss Arta was then 21 years of age, a magnificent queenly looking young woman, who waa credited with having as much courage and self confidence as her father. Many pretty stories of her pluck are told by the residents of North Platte. Among them is the following: Some years ago, when Miss Arta was about 14 years of age, Cody had in his stable a large, handsome, high spirited horse that was particularly vicious, so much so, in fact, that Cody himself did not care about riding him. One day Arta concluded that she would ride this horse, although the stableman sought to dissuade her. She was determined, how ever, and succeeded in getting a bridle on him, and then leaped nimbly onto his back. The horse reared and plunged, but the girl kept her seat. Finally the animal threw her. She was up again in an instant, and once more on his back. This time the animal threw her over his head, and she struck the ground heavily, scratching her face to a considerable de gree. With blood streaming down her face, her eyes filled with tears, and her rage so great that she looked like a young tigress, she sprang to her feet crying, "The brute 1 I'll ride him now if he kills me," and suiting the action to the word, gave the horse the most terrible beating he had ever received, and when she had completed the animal was as docile as the proverbial "Old Dobbin," and Miss Arta rode off triumphantly, while her father and the stableman looked on in astonishment. Another illustration of her confidence in her ability to take care of herself is furnished by the fact that one day, dur ing Cody's first trip to England, she was reading a letter from him, and at once decided that she would like to see her father again. That was on a Wednes day, at North Platte, Neb., and on the following Saturday she was on a steamer leaving New York for England, and traveled the entire distance of over 5,000 miles alone. Cor. Atlanta Journal. Keeping the Boon Warm. How to keep the home warm is often as trying a problem to the homemaker as the summer task of keeping her kingdom cool. Especially is this true in our north ern and northwestern states, where abit- j ing cold healthy though the crisp at mosphere may be gets into the home in spite of glowing furnace or overworked stoves. The windows are loose, the doors gape at their sides and bottoms, and the bleak wind sweeps in. While it is nec essary to have ventilation in our homes, and few houses are built satisfactorily in this respect, yet it is scarcely wise to have every casement so loose that no one can safely sit within three feet of it, or to allow every door to be so short that cold air pours continually on the feet. Care should be taken to remedy this, es pecially on the northern and western sides of the house. Rubber weather strips, which are fastened on with little brads and can be quickly removed, are an improvement on the strips of rubber and wood formerly used, and are made in different widths, from a quarter of an inch to two inches, selling by the foot. Harper's Bazar. Emma Abbott's Will. Fmma Abbott's will is a most pleasing surprise. The large property accumu lated by the singer is to be divided up in a wise that seems to oa to be most just and sensible. The parents are handsome ly provided for, so are the brothers and sisters, and so are the nephews and nieces; a sum aggregating about $350,000 is to be set aside for these purposes. Certain relatives of her husband are remembered and $5,000 is bequeathed to Daniel A. Considine, for a long time her confidential secretary. A number of charitable insti tutions come in for legacies, and nine churches, most of them located in New York, are to receive the sum of $5,000 each. All Miss Abbott's music, opera scores and private papers are bequeathed to Miss Alice Cafferty, of Jersey City, and from this we surmise that Miss Cafferty may contemplate a biography of her friend; such a work certainly should be undertaken by some competent hand. Chicago News. .- Manicuring In Society. . "One of the dislikes of the girl of the period is ma wkishness, " said a matron. "She won't let her most favored wooer hug her, unless the embrace has the ex cuse of a waltz. He can't sit and idly hold her hand, as her father doubtless did that of her mother during the still small hours of old fashioned courtship. But she is curiously inventive of fads that will provide the occasion of putting palm to palm. Fortune telling by read ing the lines of the hand served the pur pose for a year or two, but palmistry is suddenly obsolete. The newer device is to manicure your lover's nails. The tools of this pastime are often exquisite, and the girl is bewitcbingly deft in using them; but I have observed that no me chanical clamp has displaced the hands of the fair operator in holding the fingers of the fellow whose nails are being clip ped and polished. " New York Letter. - Notice to K'tiel Con sumers MiIER; -BEJiTOll, Have on hand a lot of ' Fir and Hard Wood. Also a lot of . . POSTS. ORDERS FILLED PROMPTLY. Office corner Third and Union Streets, SNIPES & KESTERSLEY, Wholesale anfl Retail Dniiists. Fine Imported, Key West and Domestic CIGARS. (AGENTS FOR) EST'D WSF 1862. d. E. BD (JD., Heal Estate, Insufanee, and Itoan AGENCY. Opeira House Sloek,3d St Dissolution Notice. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE partnership heretofore iHn. vMtuwAii j G. Boyd, M. D., and O. D.Doane, M. D., under the linn iKuueui urn. ntiya s uoane, ft as Deen dis solved by mutual consent. All accounts belonging to the late firm are payable to Dr. Boyd. Those to whom we are indebted will please present their bills at once wj turner ur. lioya or Ur. uaone. J. G. BOYD, The Dalles, Or., Feb. 2, 189L O. D. DOANE. Notice of Final Settlement. "VTOTICE 18 HEREBY niVKU THAT TTTR -LI undersigned, administratrix of the estate of John Smith, deceased, has filed her final account, and that Tuesday, March 3d, 1891, at 2 o'clock P. M. at the county, court room in Dalles City, Oregon, has been duly appointed as the time and place for hearing said final account and objections to the same, if any there be, and ui5 iiuoi Dcbucuicui luereoi. . This notice is published by the order of Hon, C. N. Tbornbury, county judge of Wasco County. Oregon. LAURA SMITH. Administratrix of said Estate. Executors Notice. VTOTICE is herehv tHven thnt fho nnmwimiiui h?,Xe beea duIy appointed executors of the uu win aim testaments oi uanlel Hundley, deceased. All nentnnH huvlnir nl u i ri u nirni iitt hn estate of said deceased are required to present them, with the proper vouchers, within six months from this date, to the undersigned at the omce oi mays, flunungton Wilson, The Dalles, Dated January 29, 1891." GEORGE A. LIEBE, ' J. W. FRENCH, KATE HANDLEY, Executors. ,W. E. GARRETSON, Leaiuj Jeweler. SOLE AGENT FOR THE All Watch Work Warranted. Jewelry Made to Order, 138 Second St., Tha Dalles, Or. THE DALLES. The Gate City of the 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 bver twe 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 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 unsurpassed. ITS PRODUCTS. The salmon fisheries are the finest on the Columbia 7. 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 un limited! And on these corner stones she stands. S. L. YOUNG, (Successor to E. ECK.) -DEALER IN- WOTB, CLOCKS, Jewelry, Diamonds, SMEflWfllfcxETG. Watches, Clocks and Jewelry Repaired and Warranted. 165 Second St.. The Dalles, Or. -FOR- Garpets ami Furniture, CO TO PRINZ & NITSCHKE, And be Satisfied aa to QUALITY AND PRICES. REMOVAL. H. Glenn has removed his office and the office of the Electric Light Co. to 72 Washington St. pfillifciii the Middle Columbia, and city. -? original wool shipping 5,000,000 pounds being and all available storage their products. The successful merchant is the one who watches the mar kets and buys to 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 KKASONABLE8 RATES THAN ANY OTHER FLACK IN THE CITT. REMEMBER we deliver all pur chases without charge. 390 AND 394 SECOND STREET. John Pashek, Third Street, Opera Block. Madison's Latest System, . Used in cutting garments, and a fit guaranteed each time. . Repairing nd Cleaning neatiy ana yuiciciy none. .;, FINE FARM TO RENT.( THE FARM KNOWN AS THE "MCORK Farm" situated on Three Mile creek 3bout two and one-half miles from The DaIl,Will be leased for one or moreyears at a low rent to any responsible tenant. This farm bar upon it a good dwelling house nd necessary out build ings, about two acres of orchard, about three hundred acres under cultivation, a large portion of the land will raise a good volunteer wheat ptnnln iri with nrdinarilv favorable weather. The farm is well watered. For terms and particu-i lars enquire of Mrs. 8arah A. Moore or at the office of Mays, Huntington 61 Wilson, The Dalles, Or. SARAH A. MOORE, Executrix. pierce Tailoi