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THE DALLES, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1891.
NO. 150.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
VtTM. J. ROBERTS Civil, Engineer Gen
T T eral engineering practice. Surveying and
mapping; estimates and plans for irrigation,
sewerage, water-works, railroads, bridges, etc.
Address: P. O. Box 107, The Dalles, Or. .
WM. SAUNDERS Architect. Plans and
specifications furnished for dwellings,
churches, business blocks, schools and factories.
Charges moderate, satisfaction guaranteed. Of
fice over French's bank, The Dalles, Oregon.
DR. J. SUTHERLAND Fellow of Trinity
Medical College, and member of the Col
lege of Physicians and Surgeons, Ontario, Phy
sician ana Burgeon. Office; rooms 8 and 4 Chap
man block. Residence; Judge Thornbury's Sec
ond street. Office hours; 10 to 12 a. m., 2 to 4
and 7 to 8 p.m.
DB. O. D. D O AN E physician and sur
geon. Office: rooms 5 and 6 Chapman
Block. Residence No. 23, Fourth -street, one
block south of C'onrt House. Office hours 9 to 12
A. M., 2 to 5 and 7 to 8 P. M.
4 S. BENNETT, ATTORNEY-AT-IAW. Of
flee In Schanno's building, up stairs. The
Dalles, Oregon.
DSIDDALL Dentist. Gas given for the
. painless extraction of teeth. Also teeth
set on flowed aluminum plate. Rooms: Sign of
the Golden Tooth, Second Street.
A R. THOMPSON Attornet-at-law. Office
Va in Opera House Block, Washington Street,
The Dalles, Oregon
F. P. KAYS. B. 8. HUNTINGTON. H. S. WILSON.
MAYS, HUNTINGTON & WILSON A TTOR-nbts-at-law.
Offices, French's block over
' First National Bank, The Dalles, Oregon.
E.B.DUrUR. GEO. ATKINS. FRANK If ENEFEE.
DUFUR, W ATKINS & MENEFEE ATTOB-neys-at-law
Room No. 43, over Post
Office Building, Entrance on Washington Street
The Dalles, Oregon.
WH. WILSON Attorney-at-law Rooms
52 and 53, New Vogt Block, Second Street,
The Dalles, Oregon.
SJMPES & KIliERSH
Wholesale ail Retail Driiists.
-DEALERS IX-
Imported, Key West and Domestn
CIGARS.
PAINT
Now is the time to paint yonr bouse
and if you wish to get the best quality
and a fine color use the
Sherwin, Williams Cos Paint, :
' For -those wishing to see the quality
and color of the above paint we call then
attention to the residence of 8. L. Brooks,
Judge Bennett, Smith French and others
painted by Paul Kreft. .'
Snipes & Kinersly are agents for the
above paint for The Dalles. Or.
COLUMBIA
CANDY FACTORY
W.S; CRAM, Proprietor.
(Saccesror to Cram 4 Corson.)
Manufacturer of the finest French and
Home Made
O -A. 3ST JD I B S ,
East of Portland.
DEALER IN
Tropical Fruits, Nuts, Cigars and Tobacco.
Can furniah any of these goods at Wholesale
or Retail . .
FHESH OVSTEIS
In Every Style.
104 Second Street. The Dalles, Or.
Bnrnei Out tnt Attain In Business !
Wra. OlIGflEIili,
UNDERTAKER,
And Embalraer, hag ajrain started with a new
and complete stock of everything needed in
the undertaking business. Particular
attention paid to embalming and
taking care of the dead. Orders
promptly attended to, day or
night.
Prices as Low as the Lowest
Place of business, diagonally across from
Opera Block, on the corner of Third and Wash
ington Streets, The Dalles, Oregon
BREACH & CO.,
BANKERS.
TRANSACT A-GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS
Letters of Credit issued available in the
' ' Eastern States.
Sight Exchange and Telegraphic
Transfers sold on New York, Chicago, St.
Louis, San Francisco, Portland Oregon,
Seattle Wash., and various points in Or
egon and Washington.
Collections made at all points on av
orable terms.
DISSOLUTION SKLE
We have accumulated a large quantity of .
353 jsl urcr
To dispose of these we have
-COMMENCING-
Friday, December 4,
Continuing one Week Only
VVe will include in this
PRICES, broken lots of
Hosiery, Shoes, Gloves, Buttons and Underwear,
We do not intend to realize from this special
sale, even
CU O & T? UP" 35. X O 3ES
of goods offered, but will make .
in order to close them out. ' ' 'Tt'
We have been giving you Bid BARGAINS for
the past month. Our immense sales during" this
time show that our friends 'have not been slow to
avail- themselves of the OPPORTUNITIES
OFFERED.
We now propose to give you .
jo)
0)
T r3 F!5
Ji k
than ever
pass by.
and you must
REMEMB6R
December
AND IT WILL DO YOU GOOD.
REMNANTS PRINTS,
REMNANTS SHEETINGS,
.". REMNANTS DOMESTICS,
REMNANTS SHIRTINGS,
REMNANTS RIBBONS,
REMNANTS LACES,
REMNANTS FLANNELS, .
REMNANTS TICKINGS,
REMNANTS TOWELLNGS,
REMNANTS DRESS GOODS, '
REMNANTS EMBROIDERIES,;
, REMNANTS TABLE LINENS,
'REMNANTS SILK AND SATINS,
REMNANTS CANTON FLANNELS,
. REMNANTS DENIMS,
REMNANTS : GINGHAMS,
Remember this-sale includes .
from 10 cents to $2.00 per yard and many pieces.
' of eight and ten' yards each. - '
"Do not let your chances like sunbeams pass
you by." :
O
- A. ixr t js
decided to hold another ;
sale and at REMNANT
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not allow this chance to
THE WEEK
4 to 11
THE PERSIDENTS . MESSAGE.
An Able and Comprehensive' Instru
ment for the 52nd Congress.
WASHrsaTON, Dec. 9. The president
today transmitted to congress his annual
message. : He begins by. calling atten
tion to the comprehensive reports of the
heads of the several executive depart
ments of the government, and continu
ing on the same subject he saya :
"Every branch of the state department
during the last year has been character
ized by an unusual large number of im
portant negotiations, and by diplomatic
results of a notable and highly beneficial
character, ' Among these are the recip
rocal trade arrangements which have
been concluded with the republic of
Brazil, with Spain for its West Indian
possession, and with San Domingo.
Like 'negotiations with other coun
tries have been much advanced and it is
to be hoped that before the close of the
year further definitive trade arrange
ments of great value will be concluded.
In viewof the report which had been
received as to the diminution of the seal
herds in the Behring sea, I deemed it
wise to propose to her majesty's govern
ment in February last that an agree
ment for si closed season should be made
pending the . negotiations for arbitration
which then seemed to be approaching
favorable conclusions after much cor
respondence and many delays for which
this government was not responsible, an
agreement was reached on the 15th of
June, by which Great Britain undertook
from that date and until May 1, 1892, to
prohibit the killing of the seal by her
majesty's subjects. The United States
during the same period to enforce its
existing prohibition against pelagic
sealing and to limit the catch by the fur
seal company upon the, islands to 7,500
skins. The terms were satisfactory to
this government, for the adjustment of
the Behring sea controversy have been
agreed upon and that agreement as to
the arbitrators is all that is necessary
to the completion of the convention.
Concerning the question of boundary
lines between the United States and
foreign territory the president says : "I
should have been glad to announce some
favorable disposition of the boundary
disputeieiweet Great Britain and Yen-
British Guiana, but the friendly efforts
of the United States in that direction
have ttes"f ar been unavailing,-
This government will continue to ex
press its concern at any appearance of
foreign encroachment on territory long
under .the. administrative , control. . of
American states. The determination of
a disputed boundary is easily attainable
by amiable arbitration where the right
of the respective parties rests, as here,
on histrionic facts readily ascertainable.
It is gratifying to be allowed 'to state !
that Germany, Denmark, Italy, Austria
and France have opened their ports to
inspected American pork products.
The removal of these restrictions in
every instance was asked for and given
solelv on the ground that we had now
provided a meat inspection that should
be accepted as adequate to a complete
removal of the dangers, real or fancied,
which hd been previously urged.
.The outlines of an agreement nave
been reached with Germany, looking to
equitable trade concessions in con
sideration of the continued free trans
portation of her sugars. ".
The recent political disturbances in
the republic ' of Brazil have excited onr
solicitude. This government did not
fail to offer advice that great moder
ation should be observed in the class of
parties. L
The lynching at 'New Orleans in
March, last of eleven men of Italian na
tivity by a mob of citizens was a most
deplorable and discreditable incident.
A demand was made by the Italian min
ister for the punishment of the partici
pants by indemnity to the families of
those who' were killed. It is to be re
gretted that the manner in which these
claims were presented was not such as
to promote a calm discussion of the
question involved, and the temporary
absence of a minister plenipotentiary at
this capital has retarded the further cor
respondence : but it is not doubted that
a friendly conclusion is attainable.
Some suggestions growing out of this
unhappy incident' are worthy of the at
tention of congress. '" !
It would, I believe, be entirely compe
tent for congress to make offenses
against the treaty rights of foreigners
domiciled in the United States, cogniz
able in the federal courts.
The president treats of the civil war
in. Chili at great length, t "After the
defeat of Balmaceda," says the message,
"our minister was Directed to put him
self in communication with the provi
sional government so soon as it should
have established a defacto character,
which was dune.; During the pen
dency of this civil contest frequent indi
rect appeals were made to this govern
ment to extend to the belligerents the
right of insurgents. This was declined,
and that policy was pursued throughout
which the government when wrenched
by civil war so strenuously -insisted
upon, after the part of the European
nations. The Itata, on insurgent fleet,
was eeized under process of the United
States court at San Diego, Calif., for a
violation our neutrality laws, and w bile
in the custody of an officer of the "court
the vessel was forcibly wrested from his
control ond put to sea. It would have
been inconsistent with the dignity and
self-respect of thi9 government not to
have insisted that the Itata ehonld be
returned to San Digo to abide the judg
ment of the court. ; A trial in the" dis
trict courta of the states for the southern
district of California has recently re
sulted in a decision, holding.' among
other things, that .in as much as the
congressional party had not -been re
organized as belligerent, the acts done in
its interest could not be a violation of
our neutrality laws. From this judg
ment, the United States has appealed.
Tha instructions to our naval officers and
to our minister at Santiago from the
first to the last of this struggle, enjoined
upon them the most impartial treat
ment and absolute non-interference. I am
satisfied that these instructions-were ob
served. No official complaint of the
condition of our naval officers during
the struggle has been presented to our
government and it is a matter, of regret
that so many of our people should
have given ear to unofficial charges
and complaints that manifestly had
their 'origin in rival countries and a
wish to pervert the relations of the
United States with Chili.
. With the overthrow of the Balmaceda
government he and many of his coun
selors and officers . became fugitives for
their lives and appealed to the com
manding officers of the foreign naval
vessels in the harbor of Valparaiso and
to the resident foreign ministers at San
tiago for an asylum. This asylum was
freely given to the American minister as
well as to his colleagues, acting under
the impulse of humanity extended an
asylum to the refugees whose lives were
in peril.' The treatment of our minister
for a time was such as to call for a de
cided protest and it was very gratifying
to observe that unfriendly measures,
which were undoubtedly the result of
the prevailing excitement, " were at
once rescinded or suitably relaxed. On
the ICth of October a considerable num
ber of the sailors of the United States
steamship Baltimore were assaulted by
armed men nearly simultaneously in
different localities in the city. One
petty officer was killed outright and
seven or eight seamen were seriously in
jured, one of whom has since died. "'An
investigation of the affair was promptly
made by a board of officers of the Balti
more and their report shows that these
assaults were unprovoked. So far
as I have been able to . learn no
other explanation ef this bloody
work has been suggested than that it
bad its origin in its hostility to these
men as sailors of the United States,
wearing the' uniform of their govern
ment and not in any individual actor
of personal animosity. The attention
of the Chilian government was at once
called to this affair and as a statement
of the facts obtained by the investiga
tion we bad conducted was submitted,
accompanied ' by a request to be ad
vised by other or qualifying acts, in pos
session of the Chilian government, that
' nrigbt relieve pthia-affair of th'ppfefc
ance ot an insult' to the., government.
The Chilian . government was at once
adviseed that if such qualifying facta did
not exist this government would confi
dently expect full and prompt repara
tion. It is to-be regretted that the
reply of the secretary for foreign affairs
of the provisional government
was couched in an offensive , tone.
To this- no response has been made.
This government is now awaiting the
Tesult of an investigation which has been
conducted by the criminal court at Val
paraiso. It is reported unofficially that
the investigation is about completed,
and the result will be soon communicated
to this government together with some
adequate and satisfactory response. If
the just expectations should be disap
pointed or further needless delav inter
vene, I will by special message bring
this matter again to the attention of
congress for such action as may. be
necessary.
- Speaking of the refusal of the Chinese
government to receive Mr. Blair as
minister of the United States, the presi
dent says : "The objection seems to rest
as much upon . the acceptability of onr
legislation as on that of the person
chosen, and which if admitted, would
oracticallv bear the selection of any rep
resentative as long as the existing laws
remain in force. Congress will be called
upon to consider the expediency of mak
ing a special provision by law for the
temporary admission of some Chinese
artisans and laborers in connection with
the exhibit of Chinese industries at the
approaching Columbian exposition. I
regard as desirable that the Chinese ex
hibit be facilitated in every proper way."
The president favors closer relation with
the Hawaiian government and says the
surveys for the much needed sub marine
cable from our Pacific coast to Honolulu
are in progress, and this enterprise
should have the suitable promotion of
the two governments. . The surveys for
the connecting links ot the project of an
inter-continental rail way are in progress.
Three surveying parties are now in the
field, and nearly one thousand miles of
the proposed railways have been sur
veyed. The reports of the engineers are
very satisfactory and show that no in
surmountable obstacles have been met
with. - . ; '
" This government has found occasion
to express in a friendly spirit but with
much earnestness, to the government of
the czar, its serious concern because of
the harsh measures now being enforced
against the Hebrews of Russia. The
emigration of these . people to the
United States is largely increasing and
is likely to assume proportions which
may make it difficult, to find homes and
employment for them here, and to-serj-ously
affect the labor market. It is es
timated that " over '1,000,000 will be
forced from Russia -within - a few years.
The Hebrew is never a beggar. It is
also true that no race, sect or class has
more fully cared for its own than the
Hebrew race ; but the sudden transfer
of such a multitude, tinder conditions
that tend to strip them of their small
accumulation, is neither good for them,
nor for us.
Of the Nicaragua canal the president
says : "I deem it to be a matter of the
highest concern to the United States
that this canal connecting the waters of
the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, and giv
ing us a short water communication be
tween our ports upon these two great
seas, should be speedilv constructed and
at the most practiable limit of cash.
The gain of freights to the people, .and by
inis airect saving to the government of
tne united totates in the use of naval
vessels, would pay the cost of this work
within a short series of years. The sen
ator from Alabama (Mr. Mor&ran) in
his argument on this subject before the
senate at the last session did not under
estimate 'the importance of this work
when he said : 1 he canal, is the most
important subject now connected with
the commercial growth and progress of
the United States." To recommend the
government promotion in the prosecu
tion of a work, if other means offered for
securing its completion, is of such trans
cendent interest, that the government
should in my opinion secure by direct
appropriation from its treasury, a
guaranty of the bonds of the canal com
pany to an amount necessary to the
completion of the canal, which" could, I
luiiik, ue so given as not to involve anv
serious risk of ultimate loss.
I am still of the opinion that the free
coinage of silver under existing c ndi
tions would disastrously affect onr busi
ness interests at home and abroad. We
could not hope to maintain an equality
in the purchasing power of the gold and
silver dollar in our own markets and in
foreign trade the-stamp gives no added
value to the bullion containsd in coins.
Producers of silver are cntitted to just
consideration, but they ehould not for- '
get that the government is now buying
and putting out of its market what is
the equivalent of the entire product of
our silver mines, This is more than
they themselves thought of asking a few
years ago. I believe it is the earnest de
sire of a great majority of the people, as
it is mine, that a full coin nse shall be
made of silver just as soon as the co-op-eratiou
of other nations can be secured
and a ratio fixed that will give circula
tion equally to gold and silver.
The business of the world divides the
nse of both metals but I do not see any .
prospect of gain, but much of loss, by
giving up the present svstem in which a
full use is made of gold, and a large use
of silver, for one in which silver alone
will circulate. Such an event would be
at once fatal to the further progress of
the silver agreement; bi-metalism is the
desired end and the true friend of silver -will
be careful not to overrun the gold,
and bring in silver monometalism with
its necessary attendants. I have en
deavored by the use ef official and unof
ficial agencies to keep a close observ
ance of the state of public sentiment in
.Europe upon mis question and nave not
found it to be such as to justify me in
proposing an international conference.
The presence of a large cash surplus in
the treasury haa for many years been
the. subject of much unfavorable criti
cism,, and the policy of applying- this
surplus to the redemption of the interest
bearing securities of the United States
was thought to be preferable to that of
depositing it without interest in selected
national banks. There have been re
deemed since March, 18S9, of interest
bearing securities, ; $259,079,350, result
ing in a reduction of the annual interest
charge of $11,683,075. The money
which had been deposited in banks'
without interest is being gradually with
drawn and used in the redemption of
bonds, which on the first dav of Decem
ber, 1891, amounted to $1,577,262,070, or
$24.38 per capita.
The president regrets the separation
of secretary of war Proctor from the
department and commends his admin
istration of army affairs. He recom
mends that ample appropriation be
made for carrying on the work of build
ing coast defenses and a new navy pow
der, and of a modern rifle.
The enforcenment by the treasury de
partment of the law providing against
the coming of Chinese to the United.
States has been effective as to the land
ing from vessels arriving in ports. The
provision has been made to di
vert travel to vessels entering the
porta of British Columbia, whence-
passage into tne united states
at obscure points along the dominion
boundaries is easy, A very considerable
number of Chinese laborers have, dur
ing the past year, entered the United
States from Canada and Mexico. The
officers of the treasury department and
of the department of justice have used
every means at their command to inter-,
cept this immigration, but the impossi
bility of perfectly guarding our extended
frontier is apparent.
There seems to be satisfactory evi-
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uence mat ujtt uu&iue&s ui paseiug vui-
namen through the United States is or
ganized and quietly done. Justice has
construed the laws to require the return
of anv Chinaman found to be unlawfully
in this country to China, as the country
from which they came, notwithstand
ing the tact he came by way of Canada;
but the district court have in cases
brought before them overruled this view
of the law, and decided that such per-,
sons must be returned to Canada. This
construction robs the laws of all effect
iveness. I recommend such legislation
as will remedy those defects in the laws.
In a previous message I have called
the attention of congress to th necessity :
of so extending the jurisdiction of the
United States courts as to make triable
therein anv felony committed while in
the act of violating a law of the United
States. These courts cannot have the
independence and effectiveness which
the constitution contemplates so long as
the felonious killing of high court offi
cers, jurors, and witnesses, in the dis
charge of their duties or by reason of
their acts is only recognizable in the
state courts. The attorney general and
also the commissioner of the District of
Columbia call attention to the defective
ness and inadequency of the laws relat
ing to crimes against chastity, in the
District of Columbia. A stringent code
upon this subject has been provided by
congress for Utah and it is a matter of
surprise that the needs of this district
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