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The Dalles Daily Chronicle.
THE PA LUSH
OREGON.
Entered ut the PoRtoflice at The Dulles, Oregon,
hh wxxma-ciass mailer.
STATU OFFICIALS
Govemoi
Secretary of State
Treasurer
Supt. of Public Instruction,
enators
S. Pen nover
... G. W. Mubride
..Phillip Metsehan
E. B. McElrov
U. N. Doli.ii
)J- H. Mitchell
H. Hermann
"ongresaniaii .
State Printer Frank Baker
COUNTY OFFICIALS.
County Judge 0". N. Thorabarv
Sheriff D. L, Catea
Ulor. J. B. rrossen
Treasurer Geo. Rueh
(H A. Leavens
","u"w,ra Frank Kineaid
Assessor John E. Rarnett
Burveyor K. F. Sharp
Superintendent of Public Schools ... Troy- hhellev
Coroner : . William Michel!
ine inronicie is tne unly fa per in
The Dalles that Receives the Associated
Press Dispatches.
OLD TIME TACTICS.
The City of Frankfort which, report has
it, the Union Pacific bought the other
day and tied up, in order to prevent hor
making connections with our new steam
er on the lower river, whh patched up
out of the " Traveler " one of the oldest
boats on the Lower Columbia which was
sold some time ago for $4500. Pacq net &
Smith built a new hull for her at a cot
of $2225 and the old machinery was re
paired and placed in it. The whole out
tit cost less than $7000 and if the owners
have succeeded in cinching the Union
Pacific into paying a good round sum for
her we shall be so far gratified. The
story of the City of Frankfort reminds us
of another, well known in these parts to
all the older settlers. The little Oold
Dust about ten years ago was a bitter
thorn in the side of the old O. R. & X
Co. The utmoHt value one could place
on the boat was not to exceed $3000
Yet it is stated on perfectly reliable au
thority that the owner, Captain Spencei ,
a year after she-was withdrawn from
competition, was still drawing the snug
sum of $500 a month from the company
for his eervice in putting her out of the
way. About the same time another little
boat called the Elvina was on the middle
river. She was worth, not to exceed
$2500, yet to get rid of her the company
agreed to pay her owners for tying her
up for one year, the sura of $200 a month
and at the end of the year another con
tract was made, on condition that she
should be taken below the Cascades, by
which the owners received the sum of
$1800 or $150 a month for twelve months.
We mention these facts that the people
who are not already familiar with them
may know -- hat friendship we may nat
urally expect from the , Union Pacific
when our new boat is put upon the river;
A SCO UMNO MILL NEEDED.
Our wool-growers are discussing the
advisability of establishing a scouring
mill at this point. Not long since Mr ;
Shearer had the matter under consider
ation and made estimates on the cost of
putting in a plant at, his place on the
Deschutes. Valuable as such an enter
prise would be at that point it would be
still more valuable if located here. It is
well-known that more wool is handled at
The Dalles from actual wool-growers than
at any other point in the United States.
Some classes of wool shrink as high as
80 per cent. The average we believe is
somewhere about 60 per cent, at least.
To large shippers the cost of freight to
Boston ou so much waste matter is very
considerable. The freight on wool last
year from this point to Boston was two
and a quarter cents per pound. To a
man who has fifty or a hundred thousand
pounds of wool the saving of sixty per
cent -of his freight bill is an important
item. To our large buyers and shippers
it is still more important. The cost of a
scouring plant is of trifling importance
when compared with the saving to be
affected and there is- no doubt in the
world that such a plant would be a
profitable paying investment.
A DEAD-LOCK.
The situation of the wool market at
this place is somewhat peculiar. The
buyers and sellers have locked horns
f and neither are disposed to yield. The
wool-men think that outside quotations
warrant better prices than the the buy
ers are disposed to offer, and the former
are free in expressing the opinion that
the latter have conspired to "bear' the
. market. ;. Whether this is so or not we
have no means of knowing, but we do
know that several of the largest wool
growers, at present in the city, express
themselves freely when they say that
if the dead-lack is not broken within the
next two or three days, they will return
to their , homes . and wait for events.
Wool-men, as a rule, are not particularly
crowded for money as they can borrow
all they need for their present necessities
on their stored clips. .If the buyers are,
as alleged, playing a fine game we hope
the wool-growers will - stand by their
colors to the last moment, and we know
some of them will..
PORTLAND TO THE RESCUE.
' The' Goldendale Sentinel intimates
that Klickitat county is making arrange
ments to ship her wheat "up the river
to some outlet to the sea." This means,
most likely, shipping by the Northern
Pacific to the Sound. Klickitat county
is a great agricultural county and capable
of immense developments - Portland
might have every pound of her freight if
we had an open river. The Columbia
river is the natural outlet for Klickitat
county and an open river would practi
cally coutrol its - trade, but if Portland
sits supinely and allows that fine terri
tory to make other connections she will
soon discover that she baa lost her trade
forever. The cities on the Sound are
looking out for the trade of Klickitat
countv and past experience shows they
are willing to make sacrifices to get it.
THE . FOKTAGE KAILKOAD.
How Easily a Plain, Simple Matter Can
. He Muddled, or How Mot to Io It.
Portland Oregonian.
Pendleton, May, 30. To the Editor
For many years past people in eastern
Oregon and Washington have been groan
ing under the burdensome tax imposed
upon them by railroad monopolies for
transporting their surplus products to
the seaboard. Their obvious means of
relief from this is by water transporta
tion along the line of the Columbia
river ; but there are natural obstructions
in this river which must ?e removed or
surmounted before this relief can be ob
tained. These, are of such a character
that the cost of their removal is far be
yond the capacity of our new and unde
veloped states to pay. The general gov
ernment has leen apjcaled to in this
emergency, and for the removal of the
first serious obstructions, that at the
Cascades of the Columbia, lias re
sponded with approprirtions that in the
aggregate amount to the considerable
sum of $1, 877,000. These appropriations
have been spread over a period of fifteen
years, and made in such insignificant
amounts, considering the work to be
done and its importance to the com
munities to be relieved as to merit just
ridicule as a business undertaking, and
to materially increase the cost of the
work. On this sum the interest at 4 per
cent, would amount to $75,000 per year,
which no one gets any benefit from.
The government officers in charge of this
work have time and again in their re
ports represented these facts to congress,
but it has produced no change in the
jKjlicy of that body. It is now estimated
that $1,700,000 will be required to com
plete this work,' and that if this amount
be rendered available at once boats can
pass this obstruction within three years.
The state of Oregon growing weary in
long waiting, provided at the last ses
sion of its legislature for a temporary re
lief in the shape of a portage railroad
around this same obstruction at the Cas
cades. It authorized a commission, to
consist of the governor, secretary of state
and state treasurer, to construct and op-
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ciaic biua . njuu. xiicec geuueuitm at
once entered upon the duties imposed
upon them by the law, and in consul
tation with the engineer officer in charge
of the government work at the Cascades,
came to a satisfactory understanding as
tothe conditions under which the road'
should be coustructed and operated over
she government grounds at that place.
The matter went forward to Washington,
was approved by the chief of engiueers,
and forwarded to the office of the secre
tary of war. The acting secretary raised
a point as to the legality of the recom
mendation of the engineer in charge that
a certain . portion of this road be built at
the expense of the United States, in con
sideration of certain benefits in the way
of cheaper freight rates to be derived
from the portage system, and to attend
to the government work, and to keep
more clearly defined the question of
United.States and state authority with
in the government reservation. . This
point, on being referred to the attornev-
general, was returned with his opinion
that the state should build this piece of
road also. The portage commissioners
at once notify the engineer officer, who
telegraphs to the chief of engineers that
they accept the opinion of the attornev-
general , and the matter is all satisfactory
as it was before, with the excep
tion mat tne expense ot tne work to
the state will be increased bv about
$8000. It apparentlv takes the state
board of portage commissioners and the
officer in charge of the government work
about five minutes to come to an under
standing on all points in connection with
the crossing of this road over the govern
ment ground at the Cascades, while the
politicians and' government legal lumi
naries in Washington are spending
weeks raising points and showing how
not to do it. To the uninitiated in the
subtle and mysterious ways of Washing
ton red-tapeism it would seem that the
proper persons to manage this little busi
ness are the state board and the govern
ment engineer in charge of the work,
their action being subject tothe annroval
of the secretary - of war. ' The board is
certainly competent to look after the in
terests of the state, and from what I have
seen and know of the eovernment
engineer I have no reason to doubt that
be will take care of the interests of the
work in his charge. It is evident that
both he and the board are determined
that the portage railroad shall be built.
and do not propose that any- difference
oeiween tnem snail delay its commence
ment. The necessity for so much tele
graphing across the continent about' a
simple matter of this kind is not appar
ent to those who look at it as a straight
forward business proposition. Should it
become mixed with politics, then there
will be a mnddle. ; East Oregonian.
Convey our compliments to the states
man that finds it. The mental endow
ment is a 'rich one. Attorian. "
The stock-holders of the Eastern Ore
gon Co-operative Association closed their
labors by re-electing the old board of di
rectors. Ralph Gibons
announces himself as a can
didate for ' : ,
CITY MARSHAL
Steam Ferry.
t) A ElHltfC 8 now """ling a steam
I. V. LLU n.0 Ferry between Hood
River and White Salmon, Charges
reasonable.; R.. O. Evans, Prop.
$20 REWARD.
Wn-I- BE IAiD POR ANY INFORMATION
' leading to theconvlction of parties cutting
be : ropes or. in any way interfering with the
wires, poles ox lamps of Th Electric Light
Co. .-', H.cr.mN
Manager
JUST A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE.
The Possession of It Ooes Not Tmf Terr
Well In the I .on Bun.
"It doesn't pay to know just 'a little
about things," said one of those menf
who are always after "general informa
tion." "Judging' from experiance I
thoroughly agree with the gentleman
who said, 'A little knowledge is a danger-:
ous thing.' For example, IVhave never
been able to eat an "egg with thorough-
relish though exceedingly fond of them'
for their flavor since I learned that the
little spot on one side of the yelk:, toward
the butt end, is the germ of the chicken.
You may cook an egg in what fashion
you please, but whether it is boiled,
poached or fried, you will find that germ
always - conspicuous, when once you
know it is there, and you cannot eat the
egg until you have carefully removed it.
It would add considerably to my happi
ness if 1 could believe today what I was
taught in the nursery, that the white of
an egg makes the bones of the subsequent
fowl and the yelk the flesh, instead of
knowing, as I do, that both are merely
the food by the consumption of which
the germ is developed.
"But that is only a very minor in
stance. My slight knowledge of patho
logical anatomy, amounting to the mer
est smattering, is a source of continual
distress to me. Though an abstemious
man. on the whole, I cannot indulge in a
glass of any alcoholic beverage without
realizing that I am subjecting my sys
tem to the action of a 'heart stimulant'
which accelerates the pulsations of that
organ injuriously. The slightest sensa
tion of any sort about my chest causes
me to imagine, despite myself, that the
tubercular bacilli are beginning to get
in their deadly work upon my pulmona
ry system.
"Presumably it is only a trifling inter
costal rheumatism, but I am none the
less uneasy. A similar feeling in the
small of my back makes me think of
Bright's disease. Supposing that I swal
low an orange seed by accident, it oc
curs to me at once that there is a chance
for its getting into a certain useless bac
attached to the stomach, where, if it
does, it will occasion inflammation that
is necessarily fatal before long. I know
that uiy intestines are a prey to certain
vermicnlor parasites, as are those1 of
every one else; but they do not occasion
me so much annoyance as the possibili
ty, always existing, that painful concre
tions of lime, may be forming in my
bladder or my liver.
"A superficial knowledge of physiology
takes much of the poetry out of exist
ence' and removes a large part of the
gilding from the sublunary gingerbread,
as one might say. Having acquired it,
a man realizes rather painfully that he
is largely an elevated animal after all,
though hitherto he hasimagined himself
chiefly mind. ,
"Supposing that one's partner in the
german is a thin girl, he cannot help
figuring her out as an articulated skele
ton and setting an- estimated price upon
her as a 'preparation' in that guise This
does not apply , however, when she' is an
acknowledged heiress.
"Imagination is always opposed to
facts, and by as much as "the latter are
calculated "to; dispel agreeable illusions;
they" are destructive of happiness. There
fore I am inclined to think that hewever
desirable knowledge may be respecting
things with which one has no personal
and intimate concern, it is most, com
fortable to know a very little about one's
self and one's environment. 'Drink deep
or taste not the Pierian spring. " Wash
ington Star.
Two German Words That lUsa Much:
German barbers in New York have' a
curious system of signs- and mysterious
words by which they indicate to each
other the tendency of customers to give
large tips, email tips or none at all. If
a new barber in a large shop gets a gen
erous customer ; in his chair, a fellow
workman who has shaved the generous'
customer before 'mutters in his ear;'
"Brnnz" that is, "He. tips." "Brnnz"
is a distinctively German, product, and
till recently' was never heard ' outside of
continental barber shops.' Its greatest
merit is that it means' nothing to per
sons who are not barbers, for. it has no
indorsement from the German diction
aries, and does not even enjoy the ques
tionable authority of student slang.
German barbers in New. York desig
nate a man who gives no gratuities as a
"muff." Like "brnnz," "muff" is no
word at all, and was invented by wily
continental barbers for the needs of the
shop onlyi The amount of the tip to be
expected is revealed by the old journeymen-
to the new ones by various contor
tions of the fingers and by low German
monosyllables of no apparent relevancy.
Montreal Star. '
Stones Are Composed of Shells. '
The tripoli,. used for polishing eur ta
bleware, is composed entirely of the si
licious shells of infusoria. ' The earthly
paint with which our houses are colored'
is nothing but the remains of different
species of these animals. Even the hard
est rocks--the flints show, when . exam
ined under' the microscope,' that" they,
too,' are composed of the skeletons of in
fusoria. I once examined a thin section
of a flint formerly used by 'the great
hunter, Daniel Boone. This " flint was
composed of the shells of infusoria.' The
gun, an old flintlock rifle, fivai which
this flint was taken, is still - preserved at
Frankfort, Ky. -
Even many of the precious stonee, such
as the carnelian, owe their beautiful
colors to the presence of fossil infusoria.
Macon Telegraph.' -
In the Train.
"That fellow over there must feel un
comfortable." "Why?"
"He tried to shut the window for the
girl in front of him, but couldn't do it.
After, he gave it up the girl tried and
succeeded." -Boston Herald. "
. When acid is dropped on an article ol
wearing apparel pour ammonia imme
diately upon the spot to neutralize -the
effect of the acid; then apply chloroform
and the original, color will in, almost
every case return."
S. L. YOUNG,
(Successor to . BECK.;
-DEALER IN-
WATCHES, CLOCKS,
Jewelry, Diamonds,
SILVERWARE,:-: ETC.
Watches, Clocks and Jewelry
Repaired and Warranted.
165 Second St.. The Dalles, Or.
The Dalles
Gigar ; Faetopy,
FIRST STREET.
FACTORY NO. 105.
fTA A T"Q of' the Best Brands
V'A VJ XVlVkj manufactured, and
orders from all parts of the country filled
on the shortest notice.
The reputation of THE DALLES CI
GAR has become firmly established, "and
the demand for the home manufactured
article is increasing every day...
A. ULRICH & SON.'
--FOR-
Carpets ami Furniture,
CO TO
PRINZ & NITSCHKE,
And be Satisfied as to
QUALITY AND PRICES.
R. B. Hood,
Livery, Feed -and - Sale
Horses Bought ; and Sold on
. Commission ' and Money
Advanced on Horses
left For Sale;
OFFICE OF-
The Dalles and Goldendale Stage Line.'
"vw ine xraues every morning
at 7:30 and Goldendale at 7:30. All
freight muBt be left at R. B.
Hood's office the evening
before.
R. B. HOOD, Proprietor.
COLUMBIA
Qai?dy :-: paetory,
W. S. CRAM, Proprietor.
(Successor to Cram & Corson.)
Manufacturer of the finest French and
Home Made
O.A. 3ST ID I IE S
.' East of Portland.
-DEALER IN-
Tropical Fruits; Nuts, Cigars and Tobacco!
Can furnish any of these goods at Wholesala
or Retail
SFfESH 4 , OYSTErtS-rv"
In Every Style. ,
104 Second Street, The Dalles, Or.
John Pashek,
Third Street, Opera Block.
Madison's' Latest" System,
Used in rnr.r.inr mmiAnfji' n.nri a
guaranteed each time.
Repairing anci Cleaning
Neatly and Quick ly Done."
piBiciiant Tailor
The Dalles Mercantile Co.,
Successors to BROOKS & BEERS, Dealers in
General Merchandise,
Staple and Fancy Dry Goods,
Gents' Furnishing Goods, Boots, Shoes; Hats, Caps, etc.
Groceries, Hardware,
Provisions, Flour, Bacon,k
HAY, GRAIN AND PRODUCE
Of all Kinds at Lowest Market Rates.
Free Delivery to Boat and Curs and all parts of the City.
- - - - 390 and 394 Second Street
We are NOW OPENING a full line of
Blact and Colore! Henrietta Clouis, Sateens, Giihaius ani Calico,
and a large stock of Plain,
: Swiss and
in Black and White, for
-ALSO A FULL
JHen's and Boy's Spring and Summer
-
A Splendid Line of Felt and Straw Hats.
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iu e,?l8 f ilyo!lr a"entwn to our line of Ladies' and Children's Shoes and to '
H. SOLOMON,
Next Door to The Dalles National Bank.
NEW FIRM! NEW STORE'
loscoe 8t Gibons,
DEALERS IN
CHOICE '.'STAPLE'.' AND
Canned Goods, Preserves- Pickles, Etc.
Country Produce Bought and Sold!
Goods delivered Free to any part of the City:
Masonic Block, CornerThjrdandCBurt Streets; The Dalles, Oregon:
JAMES WHITE,
Has Opened a
Lunoli Counter,
In Connection With his Fruit Stand
and Will ' Serve 1
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 1
The Ladies' Tailor
School of Dress Cutting
AT- '
Mrs: Brown's Dressmatmc Parlors,
0or. Fourth and Union Sts.,
The Dalles, Or.
Each scholar can bring in her own
dress and is taught to cat, baste and fin
ish complete. '
They are also taught to cut the seam
less waist, dartless basque, French bias
darts and most every form of sleeve.
0In the dressmaking department I
keep only competent help.
Dress Cutting a Specialty.
Phil Willig,
124 UNION ST., THE DALLES OR.
Keeps' on hand a full line of
r MEN'S AND YOUTH'S
Ready - Made Clothing.
Pants and Suits
MADE TO ORDER
On Reasonable Terms.
Call and see my Goods before
Durchasing elsewhere.
REMOVAL.
H. Glenn has l emoved his
office and the office of the
Electric Ligit Co'v ' to 72
Washington. St. "' " 'j "
Embroidered and Plaided
Nansooks:
Ladies' and Misses' wear.
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Clothing, Neekaiear and Hosiery '
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V FANCY .'
J. M. HUNTINGTON & CO.'
Real Estate and
Abstracts of. and Information Concern-"
. ing Land Titles on Short Notice.
Land for Sale and Houses to RnL
Parties Looking for Homes in
COUNTRY OR CITY,
OR IN SEARCH OF
BuiqB Location
Should Call on or Write to ua.
Agents for a Full Line of
Leading Fire Insurance Companies,'
And Will Write Insurance for
on all
DESIRABLE EISKS."
Correspondence Solicited. All. Letters
Promptly Answered. Call on or
Address, .
J. M. HUNTINGTON & CO.
Opera House Block, The Dalles, Or.
C. N. THOKNBURY, T. A. HUDSON.
Late Reo. U. 8. Land Office. Notary Public
up"ory& note
ROOMS 8 mi 9 LAND OFFICE BUS,
roitomee if ox 325,
v ...
THE DALLES, OR.
filings, contests,:
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And all other Business in the D. S. Land Office '
Promptly "Attended to. "
We have ordered Blanks for Filings,
Entries and the. purchase pf 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. r , . v
Thornburv Hudson. v
$500 Reward f'
We will pay the above reward for any case of
Liver Complaint, Dyspepsia, Sick Headache, In
digeHtlon, Constipation or Costlvenew 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 SO.
Pills, 25 cents. Beware of counterfeits and imi
tations. The genuine manufactured only by'
THE JOHN -C. -WFST COMPANY, CHIGAGO,
ILLINOIS... - - -
BLAKELIT HOUGHTON,
,; Prescription Drugglsta,
175 Secund St. . The lalle. Or.