The Dalles Daily Chronicle. THE DAI.LKS OREGON. Entered at tlie I'jwtofflee lit Tlie Dalles, Oregon, as veeond-ebum matter. STATE OfFHIALS. Governor '. . S. Pennoyer 8eeretrv of State O. W. McRride Treasurer I'hilliu Metwlmn bunt, of Public IiiHtruetion E. B. McElroy . (J. X. lolph nt'r j. H. Mitchell Coiifrrreumutn H. Hermann State Printer Frank linker COl'NTV OFFICIALS. C'ouutv Judge C. N. Thornbury Sheriff 1. I- ate t:lcrk J. B. Crosnen Treasurer Geo. Rueli Ill' A. Leaven Commissioners (Frank Kincaid , Amww John E. Burnett Kurvevor E. Y. Sharp HuperiiiU-iuieiit of Publie Schools. . .Troy Hhellev Corouer William Michell The Chronicle is the Only Paper in The Dalles that Receives the Associated Press Dispatches. HILTON GETS HIMSELF IN TERVIEWED. The "interview with Senator Hilton, published in the Times Mountaineer of yesterday, whatever may have been its object, leaves unimpeached every state ment made by the editor of this journal, concerning the senator's action, during the meeting of tlie legislature. The fact is we related only what we saw with our own eyes and knew to be true, and the senator's statement is a tacit confession that it is so. AVe charged him with hav ing tried to pass the water bill, during the absence of Senator Watkins, and he practically admits that he did so, and this same senator, who could so far for get his manhood, plays the coward and lays the whole blame of Mr. Moody's name being placed on the jwrtage bill, which if it had been retained would un doubtedly have secured its defeat, upon the shoulders of Kepresentative Johns ton. It may be true that Mr. Johnson was wholly to blame, we have no means of knowing ; but we are free to confess we don't believe a word of it. Mr. Johnston was used as a catspaw, and now he is made a soaje goat. Much that the senator says is beyond our personal knowledge, and is of very little imiortance to us or our readers, one way or other. Facts that transpired in the sunlight can never be contradicted by anything alleged to have happened j in the darkness of a committee room or the obscurity of a private conference. '.But the senator would make the "Dalles lobby" ridiculous and in this attempt lie has npt only falsified the facts but dragged in, at least one matter, he had better have left out. When the news was first brought to The Dalles, on a memorable Saturday, that our delega tion had endangered the passage of the portage bill, by placing the name of Mayor Moody in the bill, as one of "the ommistiioners: when it was learned that Governor Pennoyer distinctly and em phatically swore that he would veto the bill if the name of any private citizen was in it, there was but one thought and one purpose (we speak for ourselves and we lelieve for many . others,) that took possession of ns. It was to do the only thing within our power to save the bill, as we supposed namely, petition ' the legislature to insist "that the name of secretary McBride be put in the bill and the name of no private person whatever be placed there." The name of Mr. Moody was not mentioned. Was there anything wrong in this? If so Mr. Moody has no truer friends in the Dalles than are some of those who perpetrated the wrong. Two hundred and ten persons quickly signed the petition, and had time per mitted, ten times that number could easily have been obtained. Why should this action of the people of The Dalles be turned into ridicule by Senator Hilton? Mr. Moody's name had been put in the Triil. The Wasco delegation and their abettors had, on the floor of the house indignantly resented its being taken out. The governor had. vowed he would veto the bill if the name was retained. The Dalles lobbj' could not and did not know anything further. They acted as they did on the knowledge they had and they would have been traitors to the people's interests and their own had they acted otherwise. If it was a "panic" it was a panic in a noble cause and no man who signed the petition, under the circumstances has anyting to be aBhamed of his action. Moreover The Dalles lobby had tried to get a hearing before the committee on railroads, before they would leave for home. They were refused. . Senator Watkins made a special effort to have a hearing. He also was refused. This was Thursday. The house would ad journ next day, noon, until Monday at two o'clock. By that time, the three days during which a reconsideration could be had would have passed. Next morning (Friday) Mr. Farley- went to Representative Johnston, and asked him to move a reconsideration, so that the secretary of state might be substituted for the name of Mr. Moody. Mr. Johns ton said, "Mr. Farley, Mr. Moody's name remains there or nothing." There was nothing left, but for the "lobby" to seek an outsider to make the motion, Our own representative would do noth ing. Senator Watkins went to Faquet of Clackamus The motion was made, and McCoy and Johnston fought it with all their might, saying that the commit tee was amply able to take care of the bill. The statement that "Mr. Moody had been before the committee and re- quested that his name be taken from the bill'" was not made, nor was anything said that might be construed that way. Had such a statement been made the "lobby" would never have come back to The Dalles to make fools of themselves. When Senator Hilton says this state ment was made, on the floor of the house, at that time, he states what a false. It was under these circumstances the lobby came back from - Salem and circulated the petition, before referred to. One thing more and we leave this mat ter for the present. Mayor Moody never appeared, that is to say, voluntarily, be fore the committee at all, to have his name stricken out of the bill. He was sent for and sent for by a member of the committee who is our informant, and in stead of demanding that his name , be stricken off he insisted that it be retained. HILTON'S FRUGAL USE OF THE TRUTH. Senator Hilton tries to make The Dalles "lobby" ridiculous, by alleging that when they went down to Salem with their petitions and appeared before the house committee on railroads, the chairman informed them that Mr. Moody's name had been withdrawn, at his own request on the previous Thurs day. The statement is not true. The writer was present, and Senator Hilton was not. The petition was never pre sented. There was no need for it then. The Dalles "lobby" were not fools. They soon learned when they got back to Salem that the Wasco delegation had got scared, They knew it would not do to have Mr. Moody's name on the bill, and they knew they need never come back to Wasco county, if by any act of theirs the portage bill was defeated. Besides if the chairman of the committee had made the statement the senator says he made, he would have simply lied. It is on record that there was a fight over the retention of Mr. Moody's name the very next day. on the floor of the house, and on that same day Kepresen tative Johnston informed a member of the lobby that "Mr. Moody's name re mained there or nothing. CHEAP SUGAR. Less than three weeks from now, on the first of April, the section of the Mc Kinley hill relating to the duties on sugar goes into effect. Heretofore the duty on raw sugar from which our refi ned sugars are made has been 2 Jo to 2? cents a pound and 1 cents on the lower grades. The sugar refiners have had to pay these duties and of course they charged them to the merchants who in turn charged them to the consumer. The new tariff law abolishes all duty on raw sugar. Under the old law the duty on refined sugar was 3 to 3,li cents a pound. The new law reduces it to a cent and wipes out a sugar tax of over sixty millions a year, which came out of the pockets of the people, for in this in stance "the tariff was a tax." The McKinley law provided also that sugar might be imported, refined and placed in bond against the first of April, with out the payment of duty. At that date, therefore the full benefit of the reduc tion, amounting to 33 to 40 per cent ad valorem, or 2 to 1:x cents A pound, should be realized by the consumer. The people should not have to wait till old stocks of sugar on which the duty was paid are worked off. Whatever men may think about other features of the McKinley law, the repeal of the duty on sugar is sure- to be generally popular. CON SOLI DA TION. The question of the consolidation' of the . three cities of Portland. East Portland and Albina into one municipal corporation which is soon to be submitted to the vote of the peo ple concerned, is none of our right, but as a citizen of this state, and .deeply in terested in everything connected, with her advancement and glory, we sincerely hope that nothing may bar the way to the accomplishment of consolidation. We should feel proud to be able to say that the metropolis of our own Oregon is the greatest city in the northwest, in the matter of population as she most un doubtedly is in everything else that goes to make the sum of a city's greatness. The Bet Coufb Utdiclne. "One of my customers came in todav and asked me for the best cough medi cine I had," say 8 Lew Young, a promi nent druggist of. Newman Grove. Neb. "Of course I showed him Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and he did not. ask to see any other. I have never yet sold a medicine that would loosen and relieve a severe cold so quickly as that does. have sold four dozen of it within the last sixty davs, and do not know of a single case where it failed to give the most perfect satisfaction." 50 cent bot tles tor sale by snipes & K-inersly, drug gists. : ' ' ' " The average mind can plainly see that Jay Gould's purse hgured largely to se cure the defeat of the bill providing $400,- 000 for a portage railroad at The Dalles and Celilo. - The defeat of this bill means for th Eastern Oregon merchants to pay the rates dictated to them by the U. P., system until the next legislature session convenes. Long Creek Eagle. Hot-headed William of Germany would like to declare war with France, but these hostile feelinsrs are not sharcd by his subjects who would have to do the fighting. Young William should be inorougniy spanned Dy his trench nurse, if there is one, and put to bed. East Vreqoman. ; J, M HUNTINGTON & CO. Abstracters, Heal Estate and Insurance Agents.' Abstracts of. and Information Concern ing'Land Titles on Short Notice. Land for Sale and Houses to Rent Parties Looking for Homes in COUNTRY OR CITY, OR IN SEARCH OF Bugiiie Location, Should Call on or Write to us. Agents for a Full Line of Leaiina: Fire Insurance Companies, And Will Write Insurance for . -AHsTST .A-OTOsTT, . on all DESIRABLE RISKS. Correspondence Solicited. All Letters Promptly Answered. Call on or Address, J. M. HUNTINGTON & CO. Opera .House Block. The Dalles, Or. JAMES WHITE, Has Opened a ZEjixxxolx Counter, In Connection With his Fruit Stand and Will Serve Hot Coffee, Ham Sandwich, Pigs' Feet, and Fresh Oysters. Convenient to the Passenger Depot. On Second St. , near corner of Madison. Also a Branch Bakery, California Orange Cider, and the Best Apple Cider. If you want a good lunch, give me a call. Open all Night C. N. THORNBURY, T. A. HUDSON, ijtp ee. u. b. una omce. .Notary Fublic. THORIIBURU HUDSON. ROOMS 8 and 9 LAND OFFICE BUILDING, roatomce Hoi 325, THE DALLES, OR. pilings, Contests, And all other Business in the U. S. Land Office Promptly Attended to. We have ordered Blanks for Filings, Entries and the purchase of Railroad Lands under the recent Forfeiture Act, which we will have, and advise the pub lic at the earliest date when such entries can be made. Look for advertisement in this paper. Ihornburv & Hudson. Don't Forget the E0ST E)ID S0LOOH, MacBonald Bros., Props. THE BEST OF Wines, Lipors and Cigars ALWAYS ON HAND. $500 Reward! Wo will pay the above reward for any case of liver Complaint, Dyspepsia, sick Headache, In digestion, Constipation or Costivencss we cannot cure with West's Vegetable Liver Pills, when the directions are strictly complied with. They are purely vegetable, and never fail to give satisfac tion. Sugar Coated. Large boxes containing 30 Pills, 2d cents. Beware of counterfeits and imi tations. The genuine manufactured only by THE JOHN C. WF8T COMPANY, CHIGAGO, BLAKKLET & HOCGHTON, Prescription Druggists, 175 Second St. The Dulles, Or. FOR SALE. -te HEAD OF CATTLE CONSISTING' OP Xd uows, calves ana i eamngs. Apply to W. D. RlfiHARnn . Near E. H. Waterman's, Eight-Mile. SNIPES & KINERSLEY, Bolesale and Retail Dirosts. ? Fine Imported, Key West and Domestic CIGARS. (AGENTS FORI 1863a C E. BiYAD CO., Real Estate, Insurance, and Loan AGENCY. - Opera House Block, 3d St. W. E. GARRETSON, Leatfiiig-?-Jeweler. SOLE.AOBNT POBTHfi " All Watch Work Warranted. Jewelry Made to Order. 138 Second St., The Dalles, Or. mniER & BEI1T0IL -PROPRIETORS OV- The Dalles Ice Co. Are putting up an additional ice house near the freight depot on the track. They will have better facilities for hand ling ice than any other firm in town, and one buying ice from them can rest assured that they, will be supplied through the whole season, without an advance in price. ' MAIER & BENTON. . Cop. Third and Union Streets. Chas. Stubling, . - rttOPKIKTOK OF THB ' - . . t , f New Vogt Block, Second St WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Liquor v Dealer, MILWAUKEE SEER ON DRAUGHT. FOR FjNE COME TO THE CHRONICLE OFFICE. FIRST ANNUAL MEETING. Notice to the Subscribers of The , Dalles, Portland and Astoria "-.Navigation Co, THE FIRST ANNUAL MEETING OF THE subscribers to The Dalles, Portland and Astoria Navigation Company will be held at the rooms of the Board of Trade at Dalles Citv, Ore gon, on Saturday, April 4th, 1891, at 2 o'clock p. m., for the purpose of electing ofiicerB for the ensuing year, and the transaction of such other business as may legitimately come before the meeting. By Order of the Incorporators of said Com-. pany. . es-ro J3 Commercial! THE DALLES. The Grate City of the Inland Empire is situated at the head of navigation on is a thriving, prosperous ITS TERRITORY. O It is the' supply city for an extensive and rich agri cultural an i. grazing country, its trade reaching as far south as Summer Lake, 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". i. 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, 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, and all available storage places to overflowing with their products. 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. FOR- Garpets anil Furniture, CO TO PRINZ & NITSCHKE, And be Satisfied as to QUALITY AND PRICES. S. L. YOUNG, ' (Successor to E. BBCK.i DEALER IN- I Jewelry, Diamonds, , X ETC Watches, Clocks and Jewelry Repaired and Warranted. 165 Second St.l The Dalles, Or. . REMOVAL. H. Glenn has removed his office and the office of the Electric Light Co. to 72 Washington St.. Wfl IS CLOCKS the Middle Columbia, and city. 1 a distance of over tvc original wool shipping 5,000,000 pounds being The successful merchant Is the one who watches the mar- ketsand buystothe bestadvan-l tage. The most orosDerous famiivf the one that takes advantage oft low prices. The Dalles MERCANTILE CO., Successor to BROOKS & BEERS. will sell you choice Groceries and Provisions OF ALL KINDS, AND AT MOKE KEASONABLKS BATES THAN ANY OTHER FLACK " IN THE CITT REMEMBER we deliver all pur chases without charge. 390 AND 394 SECOND STREET. John Pashek pierct Tailor Third Street, PpelockTy Madison's Latest System, Used in catting garments, and a fi guaranteed each tune. ; ' . . 9 Repairing and Cleaning ' Neatly and Quickly Don. FINE FARM TO RENT! THE FARM KNOWN AS THB "MOOR Farm" nitiinti nn Thren Mile creek aboi two And one-hnlf mlW frmn The Dalles, will ti leased for one or more years at a low rent to anj responsible tenant. Tnls Jarm nac upon n j raod riw111ncr hniiM ontl necessary OUt build infra, flhnilt tVA nsrAH of orchard, about tllrd hnniWd nni nniln cultivation, a larire vortlct of the land will raise a pood volunteer whef crop in 1H91 with oruinamy wvuraum wcniiit ine farm is well waierea. iiprramr. auu ya vi.: lsiraonnnlro f Mnt Karah A. MOOreOT attheOfli of Mays, Huntington Jt Wilson, The Dalles, 01