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The Dalles Daily Chronicle.
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r STATIC OFFICIALS.
Viovernoi , S. Pennoyer
Secretary of State G. W. Mi-Bride
Treasurer l'hillip Metschan
Supt. of Public Instruction E. IS. McElroy I
. I J. N. Dolph
enators jj. H. Mitchell
Congressman H. Hermann
State Printer Frank Baker
COUNTY OFFICIALS.
County Judge. C. N. Thornbnry
Sheriff. D. L. Catea
Clerk J. B. Crossen
Treasurer ' Geo. Buch
, . (H' A. Leavens
Commissioner!. ;.. Frank Kincaid
AHWir John E. Barnett
Hnrvevor E. F. Sharp
Superintendent of l"ublic Schoola. . .Troy Shelley
Coroner William Michell
The Chronicle is the Only Paper in
The Dalles that Receives the Associated
Press Dispatches. .
FAIRLY ANS WERE II.
The ExprtM asks :
"Would Tbe Dalles jKsople rather not
have the Columbia an open river than
to see tbe portage on the Washington
side, opposite Celilo? Why have The
Dalles, Dufur and Silkf tone' corporation
been so slow in coming to the front?"
The first question is answered by the
monosyllable "No". The Dalles will be
glad to see ait oen river, no matter how
it is accomplishi-d, or where located : but
no one ran blame this city for looking
after it own interests. We are not ask
ing for a portage on this 6ideas a matter
of favor to The Dalles, we are asking' it
on the ground that it can be built on
this side for less inonev, operated for
less money and will be of greater ser
vice when it is finished than if built on
the Washington side. We are asking
that it be built on this side because such
a road would be a paying investment,
through the freights it could control,
even if there were a hundred portages
on the Washington side. We ask for it
on this side because there is a traffic on
this side, which a couple of feeders
would control for the portage road for
all time, so immense that it has been
estimated that the difference in rates
alone, between what the Union Pacific
bow charges and those which the new
transportation company propose to
charge would, in one year, amount to
nearly a sum of money sufficient to
build the road. We ask for the portage
on this side because we hold that a port
age road, built by Oregon money, should
other things being equal, be built on
Oregon soil. These are a few of tbe
reasons why we insist on tbe road being
built on the south side of the Columbia.
The second question is just as easily
answered because there is absolutely
nothing to conceal in the whole busi
ness. No attempt was ever made to
survey a road back of the Columbia
river and uway from the drifting sands
till a short time ago, and the certain
feasibility of the route was never dem
onstrated till about three , weeks ago
when Lieut Norton finished his survey
And submitted his profile to the' corpor
ation which employed him. The cor
poration had no sooner organized than
they went to work to make the survey ;
the survey was no sooner made than it
was brought "to the front;" and it
could not well have been brought before.
The surprise of the whole thing lies
'in the fact that it has been demonstrated
that a good road, at a moderately reason
able price for construction can be built
where interested parties, for various
reasons, have constantly insisted no road
could be constructed, or rather which is
more strictly true, by a route that few
ever thought of. '
lU'.IKF STATE NEWS.
The Klamath cannery is preparing for
a big season's run. Twenty boats with
forty men will scoop in the fish. j
Tbe First National bank of Roseburg
will be in. working order by the first of
next month- All preliminary arrange
ments have been made or are now in
progress".
Allen Ramsey, of Thirty-mile, met
with a painful accident one day last
week by a horse falling upon him, dislo-'
eating bis shoulder and smashing bim
up generally.
William Q. Brown was making geologi
cal observations in tbe Emigrant creek
region lust week, mapping the sandstone
layers for the next annual report of the
United States geological survey.
Capl::in K. 8. Littlefleld haa already
driven two solid rows of piles at the
mouth of the Coquille river. In a month
work on the jetty will be advanced far
enough to commence dumping rock.
Little or no work. is being done at . the
Seven- Devils mines at, present. ' Some
'"of the men are working-their" own prop
erties, and the surface indications prom
ise a lively time in the near future.
'Oyer 100 men are now employed at the
. Myrtle creek mines and about fifty more
- Will be sent out in a day -or -two. .Work
i in beinff nnshwt: V-inirllv 1 t,,e slightest chance of a mistake
JlSllllttt,'r--l! -the, orU.er.1 is
-. . ' 'Hfme, it is in it to control itj
on me Dig oitcu
A new bridge is being built at Coast
Fork, near Taylor's. .The bridge at this j
Dlace washed out a Vear aco Inst winter
and is verv much needed to le rebuilt.
lUnanlnlltitn '.!.n. V ! . . . ..
..especially in the winter, as the rUnr 'get.;.
op bo it can't be for.i. . ' . ,v ; J
The farmers of Jackson county are
manifesting much interest in the farm
ers' alliance movement. T. Birnbum, of
the Kansas national organization, is now
there, under whose efforts fonr alliances
have been recently organized.
The 800,000 acres of land granted to
the Oregon Central Military Wagon
Road company has been sold to a com
pany of eastern capitalists. It is said
that they will start mills along the
Middle Fork next year and put the lum
ber on the market.
Quite a number of horses are dying in
the Haystack section of Grant county
from distemper. The disease first ap
peared in the neighborhood of the Wall
c.eeks, but has extended to other sec
tions. Range horses are Buttering more
than others from the disease.
Jap Griffith was shot through the calf
of the leg at Heppner lost Tuesday by
the accidental discharge of a pistol in
the hands of a berder, while the latter
was putting it in order. He was lying
on the ground a few feet distant with
his leg elevated above his Head, the oui
let passing over his head and entering
the fleshy part of the lower leg.
OOERAL PBRSOSAt MENTION.
Hon. Bayliss Hanna, minister to the
Argentine republic during the Cleveland
administration is dead.
Governor Tillman, of South Carolina,
who has been taken to task for using
railroad passes, explains that he saved
money for the state by their use.
Philip D. Armour is said to be the
largest individual commercial operator
in the world. His transactions last
year reached the enormous aggregate
Of f 63,000,000.
The czar is one of the few living ban
queters.it is said, 'T who can "drink a
toast" according to the old style, swal
lowing toasted apple, liquor and all
from the briming pup.
' The Shah of Persia is developing into
a kodak fiend, and his courtiers all say
that his pictures are wonderful sue
cesses. It wouldn't be healthy for them
to say anything else.
Mile. Dernova, a wealthy and refined
Rusian lady and a relative of tbe czar's
minister of the interior, has commenced
her big task of walking . from Kieff to
Moscow and thence to Paris.
Lady Aylesbury is one of the most ex
traordinary figures in London society.
She is nearly 80, and wears a wig of
corkscrew curls. She is noted as the
possessor of a sharp tongue, and her
language is at all times picturesque and
vigorous.
The pope does not speak'English "bet
ter than many Englishmen," as is
stated in a paragrah now going the
rounds. He does not speak the language
at all, and holds converse with English
speaking people through an interpreter
in Latin.
Col. Coggswell Wake Up.
What an artless cherub is Col. Cogs
well of Lake county ! At Portland, the
other day, he was lamenting loan Ore
gonian reporter the neglect of Lake
county trade by the Portland merchants
and his state pride was sorely wounded
by the thought of so much Oregon busi
ness going down to San Francisco, in
stead of going up to Portland where all
good Oregonians would prefer to have it
go, ' And yet this same prominent citi
zen of Lake county, with bis keen Ore
gon sensibilities, is the state senator
from Lake, who devised and pushed
through .the wagon road bill which ex
pended $10,000 from the state treasury
to make a new road from Klamath
c&untv down the Klamath river into
California, and to turn the trade from
the southeastern counties across to the
railroad on tbe south side of the Siski
yous. ' In his innocence the colonel
couldn't see tnat if the money should be
expended so as to make a good road
through the mountains to an Oregon
town north of the Siskiyous, the trade
would go to Portland. And the Oregon
ian and the astute merchants of Port
land and the Oregon legislature were all
so much afraid of losing a vote or two
for the non-taxable bonds bill that they
wouldn't raise a feeble protesting chirp
against Cogswell's bill to turn the trade
of Oregon over to California. The col
onel's grief over the despoilment of the
state's commerce, reads pleasantly in
Southern Oregon now. He is almost as
dear to the hearts of the people here as
is the anti-wagon-road governor who
saved the road improvement fund to
build the state capitol dome. Ashland
tidings. ,
Need of Caution.
The men who control in the directory
of the Columbia River Railway and Nav
igation Company are people who have
been the trusted agents and railroad
builders for the Northern Pacific for
many years. Its charter does not allow
it to build branch lines, therefore the
Northern employs others to" form sepa
rate corporations, and after having com
pleted a branch line in any desired lo
cality it is turned over to its own opera
ting department. In this Way Paul
Mohr arid A. M. Cannon, the apparent
head and front of the Columbia River
Railway and Navigation Company, have
built several lines of road for the North
ern Pacific. It is inore than suspected
that t he scheme they have how oir hand
is another , .Northern 1'aciuc job which
these enterprising gentlemen have un
dertaken.' Before recommending the
subscription-to the capital stock of this
company of $500,000 the chamber of
commerce' committee should make such
thorough investigation bs to leave not
mistake in the
in the
whfrae, it is in it to control it and we
i all know what that means. World.'
1 Next...
' '' Milton Eagle says that there is no
. 1 I " I. 1 ' . 1 .
word in the English language ,to rhj',nn
with music. The Eagle is'away off. V
e
have a man in this county whose
name
is Busic. And for , anything we know
he's fond of music. How is that for a
starter. Dalle Chronicle. " In Portland
there is a rising young journalist -named
(Jusick. is ext. Vregonian. ;; X here s a
man in Klamath county whose name is
Casick, and at driving ' bargains he'd
make a Jew sick. Klamath Star. .
Things Wortli Knowing.-.".
George Francis Train took dinner at
New York Friday with the captain of the
steamer Mystic. They discussed Train's
proposed tour of the world, and agreed
that the best time to. start was the
month of 'December.
Some of those who" have been black-
berrying in the Cascade mountains this
year estimate that each berry they
found acid picked coBt them about five
cents. Prineville Newt.
Mr. J. E. Barnett, county assessor, is
attending to his duties in the valley.
He has been on the east side' a week or
more, and will no doubt call on every
body ere he leaves. Glacier. ' - -
The new move in Chicago to hold pri
maries nnder the Australian ballot sys
tem is a step in the 'right direction.
There has been more fraud in the past
at primaries than at general elections.
Henry Hahn moved his faimly and .ef
fects to Portland this week. Mr.. Hahn
has been a resident ot l'nnenlle lor a
period of about twelve years, .and is one
of the best business men in the State.
He accumulated his wealth in this conn
try. Prineville Netv.
The Wasco Observer of last week says :
Mr. I. C. Nickelsen and daughters,
of The Dalles, visited our city last Mon
day, returning home Tuesday. . While
in the city Mr. Nickelsen disposed of a
fine piano to Mrs. McPhearson.
The New York Herald tells its half
million of readers .that Oregon cherries
are so luscious that you wish your throat
were a mile long. What a nectareous
tear a man with such a neck could go on
in a Koyal Ann cherry- orchard '.
The working of the Australian' ballot
law gives entire mitisfaction. It is a
great improvement over the old method
of congregating around the polls. It
does away with the ward politician. It
dignifies politics and brings out the
respectable element of society. It less
ens the chances for fraud and gives an
honest vote. The Australian vote is a
step in the forward march. Walla
Walla Vmon-Journal.
The cry "Equality !" is about as clear
nonsense as ever made an echo on earth.
It demands a clear definition, yet nobody
can tell what are its properties. The
anarchist uses it as a child uses a rattle.
He makes a noise with it. He dances
around the institution of private prop
erty ishouting "Equality!" It is the
war yell of degradation and imbecility,
causing wisdom, industry and social
worth to clan their palms to their ears
and exclaim, "Mercy, what a ' silly
noise." Klamath Star.
The following good words are from the
Baker City Republican: "Perhaps one
of the most discreditable phases of our
party politics is that when a man, no
matter how pure and noble, enters a
political organization, he at once be
comes the target of the severest censure
and denunciation from the opposite
partv as to personal character and in
tentions, though grand in character and J
sincere in bib euorts to wont tor the
good of his country. It will be a grand
day when bitter personalisms shall have
passed from our political parties.
Not long ago some one wrote an article
for a Dalles paper, in which he stated
that the rainfall of Eastern Oregon is
growing less each year. The writer is
mistaken. The greater portion of Crook
county lies in what is often called the
and district 01 .bastern Oregon, ine
oldest residents here came to the country
over twentv years ago, and all of them
agree in the statement that the rainfall
of this region has quite preceptibly in
creased in that time. Numerous satis
factory proofs might be given to show
that the annual rainfall of Eastern Ore
is on the increase instead of being on
the decrease. Prineville News.
It is significant that the decrease in
the mortgage indebtedness of Oregon
was maintained steadily during last
year, says the Central Point Enterprise,
when the crops were short and the re
sources of the farmers were curtailed
beyond the usual limit. If such a show
ing was possible with the limited yield
of farm products last season, what may
not be expected in view of the bountiful
harvest and the excellent prices of this
year? Nature surely has done every
thing to help Oregon farmers this year,
but what is more encouraging still is tbe
growing disposition of the farmers to
pay their debts, . to Cultivate habits of
economy, to husband their resources
and market -them to. the best possible
advantage, a subject of careful and in
telligent study. Portland World.
' Just what the hop crop will amount
to this season is somewhat of a puzzle
to the 'growers. The depredations of
the hop lice during the early part of, the
season so completely upset all calculat
ions it will be next to impossible to esti
mate the extent of the crop until the
crops have been picked. Commenting
on this subject,' the Polk County Oberv
er says : "The hop lice question is rest
ing and waiting results. The lice are
not. decreasing any in number, but the
damage to the hop vine is not visible
yet. The hop men will not
promise
thinking
what the crop will be, some
the lice wilt do no damage to speak
of,
while others think the won is rained
It -would be a pity to have Portland
separated from .the Pacific Northwest
League because, without it, the league
would go entirely to pieces. But, on
the other hand, if -as the. Portlands
claim. Secretary Rockwell has rendered
his decision fairly, it would de not only
advisable, but proper to withdraw and
join forces with .the California league;
.. .SIO.OO ' ICeard."
Lost, diamond scarf pin the above
reward will be paid by returning to C.
E.Haight,
, . Money to Loan.
$100 to $500 to loan on short time;
Bayabd & Co.
80CIBTIBS.
A 6SEMBLY NO. 487, It. OF L. Meet in K.
A. of P. hall on first and third Hnn nuvi at X
o'clock p. ra.
rASCO LODGE, NO. 15, A. F. A A. M.Meets
' first and third Monday of each month at 7
DALLES ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER NO. 6.
Meets in Masonic Hall the third Wednesday
of each month at 7 P. M.
MODERN WOODMEN OF THE WORLD.
' W " ITnivt P.mi.UA KA W 1
lag of each week In I. O. O. F. Hall, at 7:30 r. K.
COLUMBIA LODGE, NO. 5, I. O. O. F. Meets
every Friday evening; at 7:30 o'clock. In Odd
Fellows ball, Second street, between Federal and
Washington. Sojourning brothers are welcome.
H. A. BIUL8, Bec'y K. G. CLOHTEK, N, .
FRIENDSHIP LODGE. NO. 9., K. of P. Meets
every Monday evening at 7:80 o'clock, In
Bchanno's building, corner of Court and Second
streets. Sojourning members are cordially in
vited. Go. T. Thompson,
D. W. Vausb, Sec'y. . . . C. C.
WOMEN'8 CHRISTIAN TEMPERENCE
UNION will meet every Friday afternoon
at S o'clock at the reading room. A 11 are invited.
TEMPLE LODGE NO. 3, A. O. U. W. Meets
at K. of P. Hall, Corner Second and Court
Streets, Thursday evenings at 7:30.
Jork Fuxoox,
W. S MffcBS, Financier. - - M. W.
TBI CHURCHES.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. O. D. Tat
toR, Pastor. Services every Sabbath at 11
a. K. and 7:80 P. M. Sabbath School at 12 M.
Prayer meeting every Thursday evening at 7
'cIock. . .
rOKGREGATIONAL CHURCH Rev. W. C.
y Curtis, Pastor. Services every Sunday at 11
4. x. and 7 P. M . Sunday School after morning
twice. Strangers cordially invited. Seato free.
t r E. CHURCH Rev. H. Bkotk. Pastor.
.v 1 Services every Sunday morning and even
Ins. Sundav School at 12' o'clock M. A cordial
invitation is extended by both pastor and people
tnau.
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
Biigiqe Locations,
Should Call on or Write to us.
r . Agents for a Full Line of
Leaiiii Fire Insurance Companies,
And Will Write Insurance for ,
.A.:rr-2- .vnoTjrnsrT,
on all
DESIBABLE RISKS.
Correspondence Solicited. All letters
. Promptly Answered. Call on pr
Address,
J. M. HUNTINGTON & CO.
Opera House Block. ' 'The Dalles, Or.
The Dalles
Gigaf : factory,
FIEST STBEET.
FACTORY NO. 105.
(Tf A pOof the Best Brands
VXvJTxa.X0 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.
Health is Wealth !
Db. E. C. West's Kbbvk anb Brain Treat
Mb nt. a ruaranteed specific for Hysteria. Dizzi
ness. Convulsions. Fits. Nervous Neuralsrta.
Headache, Nervous Prostration caused by tbe use
of alcohol or tobacco, Wakefulness, Mental De
pression, Softening of tbe Brain, resulting in in
sanity and leading to misery, decay and death.
Premature Old Age, Barrenness, Loss of Power
in eitner sex, involuntary .Losses ana spermat
orrhoea caused by over exertion of the brain, self-
abuse or over indulgence. Each box contains
one month's treatment. $1.00 a box, or six boxes
tor xa.uu, sent by mail prepaid on receipt of price.
WE Ol'AKASTKK SIX BOXES
To cure any case. With each order received b'
us for six boxes, accompanied bv S5.00. we wil
send the purchaser our written guarantee to re
fund the money if the treatment does not effect
a cure, uuaraniees issuea omy Dy
BLAKELET & HOUGHTON,
. Prescription Druggists,
17S Second St. The Dalles, Or.
J. E. BiYAlD 2( llO.,
Heal Estate,
Insaranee,
; and Loan
AGENCY
I Opera House Bloek,3d St
"VI . W RAI N
J. H. CROSS,
-DEALER
Hay, Grain, Fuel
HEADQUARTERS
Cash Paid for Eggs and Chickens.
' TERMS STRICTLY CKSH.
Cor:; Second
SUMMER GOODS
Of Every , Description will be sold at . .
FOR THE NEXT THIRTY DAYS.
CaU Early and Get Some of Our Gen-
uine Bargains.
'f Terms Ohsh.
H.
The Dalles Mercantile Co.,
Successors to BROOKS A BEERS, Dealers In
General Merchandise,
. Staple and Fancy Dry Goods,
Gents' Furnishing Goods, Boots, Shoes, Hats, Caps, etc.
Groceries, Hard-ware,
Provisions, Flour, Bacon,
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
NEW FIRM!
toscoe & Gibons,
-DEALERS IN-
-.'STAPLE-; AND
Canned Goods, Preserves, Pickles, Etc.
Country Produce Bought and
. c- Goods delivered Free to any part of t lie City-.
Masonic Block, Corner Third and
E. Jacobsen & Co.,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
R00KSELLERS AND STATIONERS.
Pianos and Organs
Sold on EASY INSTALLMENTS.
Notions. Tovs. Fancv
ments of
Alall Oi-cLorrm Filled. Promptly.
162 SECOND STREET,
NEW
PRINZ & NITSCHKE.
1 DEALERS IK
Furniture and Carpets.
We have added to oar business a
complete Undertaking Establishment,
and as we are in no way connected with
the Undertakers' Trust our prices will
be low accordingly.
Remember our place on Second street,
next to Moody's bank.
$20 REWARD.
WILL BE i-Aiu FOR ANY INFORMATION
leading to the conviction of parties catting
e ropes or in ny way interfering with the
wir- polra or 'win of Tn'i.cTitic Light
Co H. GLENN.
Manager.
; FLOURING MILL; TO LLSE. ; J
THE OLD DALLES, MILL AND WATER
Company's I lour Mill will be leased, to re
sponsible parties. . For information apply to the
WATER COMMISSIONERS,
A
Undertaking Establishment !
. Tbe Dallex, Oregon.
IN-
ill
Fir
FOR POTATOES.
All Goods Belivetcd Free and Promptly
& Union Sts.,
Her bring.
Second Street
NEW STORE'
V FANCY V
Sold.
Court Streets, The Dalles, Oregon.
G-oods and Musical
Instru
all Kinds.
THE DALLES, OREGON.
JAMES WHITE,
Has Opened a
Xaxxaa.ol3. Oountor,
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 t
Orange Cider, and the
- Best Apple Cider.
If you want a good lunch, give me a call.
Open all Night
Steam Ferry.
is now running n steam.
Ferry between ' Hood
River .. and
reasonable.
White Salmon.' : Charges
R. O. Evans, Prop -