SUBSCRIPTION RATES. BY MAIL (POSTAGE PREPAID) IM ADTABCB. Weekly, 1 year. - 1 59 " 6 month.... 0 75 3 0 50 ndn n ttjmit- 6 00 '' 6 months. 8 00 uw Address all communication to " THE CHBON- ICLE," The Dalles, Oregon. The row in the French chamber of depuMes over the Panama canal will be the means of turning a powerful search light upon the affairs of the Nicaragua canal. The American people want the canal, but they want it free from scan d-U. It is understood that a hot fight will be made against the proposition in congress, and that an attempt will be made to show improper scheming and gross corruption. Against this the defense will be made that British in terests are intriguing against the United States.'and that this fight is being di rected by Englishmen. The time has not vet arrived for an expression of opinion one way or the other. The American people know practically noth ing as yet of the workings of this canal enterprise. By following the debates 5u congress they will learn much that is now hidden, and will be better qualified a year hence to paBS in judgment upon this important undertaking. The authorities of Colorado are getting on to some of the U. P. R. tricks. A Denver dispatch says that by means of the falsification of weights by- employes of the Union Pacific railway, five firms have for a long time monopolized the grain trade in" Colorado. ' Grain cheaper along th( Missouri and Burling ton and Kock Island lines than the Union Pacific, yet during August, Sep tember and October the Missouri and Burlington received only 318 carloads of grain against 1331 by the Union Pacific A complaint has been drawn up against . Otto A. Canfield, a Union Pacific clerk. charging him with forgery. It is al leged that the grain ring paid him $50 a month to underweiah carp, and through these frauds made $20 to $40 car. Other employes,' some of a higher grade than clerks, are suspected of being concerned in the conspiracy. The refusal of Judge Robinson of Olympia, to naturalize' twenty-fonr ap ' vhcants who could neither read nor write, or understand the English lan guage, lends a new dignity and valne to the citizenship of every man. Euch of these applicants, in order to perfect his citizenship, must have been in the : country at least five years, and yet he had not manifested interest enough in it ' to learn its language. He could know but little about its institutions, and evi dently cared but little about them. If he knew what a vote meant he certainly was not qualified to use it. The fault was wholly his own. In this country of free schools, free thought and free speech, no man, whatever h's condition, is excusable for dense ignorance of this kind. O reduce our large stock , of Cook Stoves and Ranges now on liand, we ill, for the next 30 days, sell cook . stoves and ranges at greatly-reduced ; prices ; we have marked down every stove in our house from 15 to 20 per cent. This is an opportunity to get an A 1 cook stove at a price never before offered. ; . i Don't Miss It. , THS 5t GROME CU. tf. Yoang, siaGksmltn & wagon snop General Blacksmithing and Work done promptly, and all work Guaranteed. Horse Shoeing a Speciality Third Street opposite the oil Liehe Stand. W. E. GARRETSON, Leading Jeweler. SOLS AGENT FOR THK New Jackets FROM $3.50 TO $30. '"The Telegram gives, as an illustration - of the way in which freight business is being turned to the ocean carriers, the experience of a Portland hardware mer chant, who ships goods to Chicago by way of San Francisco, thence around - Cape Horn to New York, and from there to Chicago. He says that irom Port land to Chicago the railway schedules on - hardware range from $40 to $60 per ton, averaging alwut $54. The rate from Portland to San Francisco is $2.50, from ISan Francisco by water to New York $4 and from New York by rail to Chicago - $6, making a total of $14.50, or an aver age saving of $39.50 per ton. The News-Record publishes a list of 18,000 domestic applicants who asked a total of 5.272.043 sauare feet of exhibit space, in the exposition, while only 1.369.290 is available. Oregon does not appear in the list presented which, it is ' claimed, shows every city and town of , importance, every productive interest, included in the common effort to show the people of the world the great progress the nation has made since its centennial The names and addresses are given in each case. Paget sound citizens are greatly elated over the prospects of the advent of the : Chicago, Burlington andQuincy rail road into their section. . It is thought that the connecting link will be with the Tacoma and Eastern railway, which ", penetrates the Nisqually valley, or the Washington and UolumDia j-iver roaa which might be extended across the "' mountains. This road is now being 'built through-Wyoming and Montana and the chances are very favorable. Silver is on the advance. Souvenir coins containing less than half an ounce of tne metal are going rapidly at $1, and the first coin dropped from the mint nnld for $10,000. This shows to what ' extent popular demand can create val nes. International bimetallism would K the means of ereatlv enlarging the rlomaml for- silver, and that in turn would quickly restore it to a parity with gold. Second St., 0pp. Hood's Stable, THK DALLES, ... OREG Will repair your fine Buggies and Carriages, shoe your fine Driving Horses, and in; fact do all your blacksmithing in the finest style. Satisfaction guaranteed. GUfWlflG & HOGKMAfl ,PropS. j No. 390 All Watch Work Warranted. ewelry Made to Order; 1 38 Second St.. Trie Dalles. Or. Oil 170 ,v Blacksmith Shop DON'T TO SEE : THEM. NEW - STOCK OF Fall and Winter Dry Goods, Clothing, Hals, Boots anil shoes. 509 f i list IN M N S SHE NEW TOWN has been platted on the old camp ground, at the Forks and Falls of Hood Tiver, with targe sightly lofs. broad streets and alleys, good soil, pure cold -water and shade in profusion, perfect drainage, delightful mountain climate, the centrul attraction as a mountain summer resort and for all Oregon, . . being tbe nearest town to ML Hood. : It is also unparalled as a manufacturing center, being the nntutnl center for 150 square miles of the best cedar and tir timber; posseSBlxfr millions of horse power in its dashing streams and water- falls, easily harnessed. Where cheap motire power exists, there the manu factories will center, surrounded by soil and climate that cannot be excelled anywhere for fruit and agriculture, and with tramportation already assnre4 you will find this tbe pliice to make a perfect home or a paying inveetmeat TITLE PERFECT See me on the ground, or address me at Hoodv River, Wasco County, . Oregon. . W, ROSS WINANS. SKIB B E & H OTE I . PRICES ALWAYS THE LOWEST,.. TERMS CASH. H. Herbring. THE DALLES M ERCANTI LE CO. SOLE AGENTS FOR THE DALLES, BRAINARD & ARMSTRONG'S ..... SPOOL SILK FINE LINE OF BAB to 394, 2d street, The -Dalles JEm "7V. T -- Fropr. ' - " ' ' " :' . ' - - ' ' o 1 ' Js-' ' - .' - !TS'S 5 r.V. t.l.X.XVf fo JJ FLOYD & SHOWN;' DRUCS, MEDICINES AND CHEMICAL Fine Toilet Soaps, Brushes, CoTBbacParfumeryEtcj j AQ 3HT I Pure Liquors for Medicinal Purpoeea. PhysieiansVPireacHptions-a'Spisqialiy Corner Union and Second Streets, - The Dalles, Oregon C. P. STEPHENS, DEALER IN Dry Goods if Clothing Boots, Shoes, Rats, Kto. Fancy oodg, lotion?, Etc., Etc.. Ktc. 134 Second St., next to Dalles National Bank, Dalles City, Oregon. NEPTDNE SHAVING PARLORS AND BATH ROOMS. PRAZER & WYNDH PropleLors. c L. YOUNG, JTiJWEST-jTiST : Watches and Jewelry repaired to order on short notice, and satisfaction guaranteed. AT THI Store of I. C. Nlckelsen, 2d St. The Dalles W. F. Wiseman, Saloon and Wine Room" The Dalles, - Oregon. IClS'Northweat Court Streets. corner of Second and i , feu y&r w$ -km ' ri- At the old stand of R. Lusher, no Front St, The Dalles, Oregon. THE EUROPEAN HOUSE. The Corrugated Building next lloor so voon uousa,. 1 THE.CELEBRHTED' COLUM BI A BREWERY', AUGUST BUCHLER, Prop'r. This well-known Brewery is now turning out the best Beer and Porter east of the Cascades. 'The latest appliances for the manufacture of good health-; ful Beer have been introduced, and only the first-class article will be placed on the market. PL03B iSTHTIONKRY -BOX8S " : ; With twenty -four sheets of Fine Note Paper and - ' , Envelopes to match FOR - 35 - CENTS i THIS WEEK . ONLY -AT- Hantsoiely Fmnistei Rooms to Rent dy tie Cay, TO or ffiontn. aaWakHlaaaaaaaaaaaalBaaaaaaaMaaBaaaaaai Meals ? PrBpared; by . a First Class.jEnglish Cook. TRANSIENT PATRONAGE SOLICITED. Good Sample Rooms for Commercial Men. '.i : PARSER, P. ' ' 16 Seeond Street, " Also Organs and m9 ' - - - The Dalles. Oregoa. v Pianos at Reduces Prices. PAU L KR EFT & CO., -DEALERS IN- PAINTS, OILS AND GLASS. And the Most Complete and the Latest Patterns and Designs in "Vir 31 Xj "jE ' S3r"Praciieal Painters and Paper Hangers. None but the best brands of the Sherwin-Williams and J. W. Maeury's Paints used in all our work, and none but the most skilled workmen employed, chemical combination or soap mixture. j orders promptly attended to. . ; , Store and Faint Shop corner Third and Washington Sts., Aeents for Maaury Liquid Paints. A first class article in all colors. No All The Dalles, Oregon