The Dalles Daily Chronicle, j
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IN THE
PRICE OF
Goo
GREAT
k
Stores
and
THE HOMESTEAD POISONING.
Dispatches from Homestead yesterday
reveal a condition of things existing at
the time of the strike, least expected.
That the strikers had ho far criminated
themselves as to enter upon a scheme to
destroy the lives of men who were will
ing to work by poisoning their food, is
brought out. It has no parallel in the
history . of crime. The next thing to
this in the ciiuiinal proceeding -of strik
ers was that . outrage at Buffalo, when
two strikers were caught in the act of
misplacing a switch, and when the
; police had just enough time to set it
right before a lightning . passenger ex
press went thundering by. If it had
gone thnndering through the mis
placed switch to destruction, with -its
- train-hands and passengers, the whole
nation woulu have shuddered at the in-
- famous crime.
It is in such crimes as these in con
nection with labor troubles that the
- gravest menace appears. It is a serious-l
matter to contemplate the spectacle of
. mob arrogating to themselves the
right to defy laws nominally created by
the sovereign people; but when the fer--.
rible act is performed by taking human
life by unsuspected methods, when poi
eon is resorted to, the violence presages
an element of danger which stuns the
.'sensibilities of law-abiding people, and
calls for the most excessive punishment
devised by man, and where there may
have ben an expression of sympathy
for the misguided leaders and the com
mon worker whose scanty wages per
haps were not affected, but wjo obedi
ently submitted to strike and starve, the
sentiment turns to bitter hatred and the
cause, if they had one, suffers.
In this strike at Homestead history
repeats itself. It is invariably the few
who profit and the many who suffer.
The Homestead strike has resulted in a
loss to the workmen in wages alone
nearly $2,000,000; in a loss of a human
confidence which can now never be re
stored to them ; in a loss of the last
8 park of honor remaining among them.
'Their gains are only dishonor, disgrace
-and starvation staring them in the face.
'Verily have they "reaped the whirlwind"
' from their sowing. It has leen a most
unfortunate affair for the many en
: gaged in it. There is perhaps no other
trade in which the distinction between
"the aristocracy and the commons is so
strongly marked as it is in the iron mills.
In some of these labor unions the gen
eral tendency is to discourage excellence
and to keep the skilled workmen down
to the standard of the unskilled, and it
is here that is found the shrewed schem
er, living upon the wages of the indus
tries, assuming despotic power, and
;the greatest suffering upon the
- classes least . able to bear it.
The outcome of the strike at Homestead
should teach lessons of obedience to the
.'. laws of God and man, but will it? Let the
- rulers of the amalgamated association
answer.
It can scarcely he expected that the
" answer will be favorable, so long as such
bodies of men are organized with a total
lack of the principles of right. They
make no restriction for nationality,
morality, sobriety, loyalty or efficiency
They no sooner organize than they pre
sume to dictate a code and a rate of ap
prenticeship to pt-rpetuate their leaders
in the highest places for preferment of
wages, and thus it is by such rules that
our native born youth is prohibited from
learning trades, by organizations com
posed largely of foreigners, many of
whom are unnaturalized and but re
cently imported. This latest event at
Homestead reveals these evil effects
which will readily be understood, and
.which need but to be suggested to make
an impression upon an intelligent public
of the extent and magnitude of the crim
inal enect of labor unions generally.
Judge Bradshaw sentenced Ed. Hahn,
who was convicted in thecircuit court in
Portland, for attempting to kill his best
girl, Miss Quinn, to two years imprison
me.,t in the penitentiary. Much sur
prise is manifest at the light sentence.
It ought to have been to the limit of the
law. The courts of the land show too
much leniency in administrative justice.
T. P. Cochrain, a son of a wealthy St.
Louis lawyer, is in jail in Portland, for
defrauding various citizens out of thous
ands of dollars by fraudulent checks
On the same hypothesis ot reasoning
that a Pendleton man got one year for
stealing an !f8 overcoat, Cochrain may
go clear.
Some of our contemporaries . are pub-
lishiii back number, on the Columbia
river dating to John Maginnis report on
Wilkes chart of 56 years ago. Come and
talk of it hh it now. Aid us to open it
up to free navigation. It was all rijrlit
then, to be sure; Jiui what we want now
most is the modern methods of business.
. Push applied. '
Don't Miss It.
M Souvenir
FOR
Ghristmas
A handsome Portfolio of Photogravures
of the Marvelous Works of God
and Man. Highly entertain-
ing and instructive.
Rn Object Itessonin History,
Poetry and Art.
Don't make Xmas selections until yon
see it.
W. E. GARRETSON.
Leading Jeweler.
HOI.K AliENT FOR THE
All Watch Work Warranted.
Jewelry Made to Order.
I3K Second St.. The Dall. Or.
City Blacksmith Shop,
Second St., 0pp. Hood's Stable,
THE DALLES, - - - OREGON.
Will repair your fine Buggies
and Carriages", shoe your fine
Driving Horses, and in fact do
all your hlacksmitbing in the
finest style. Satisfaction guar
anteed. GUHMG & HOCKM ,Props.
C. F. STEPHENS,
Dry Goods
tcp Clothing
Boots, Shoes, Hats, Kto.
Fancij (jQodg, fJofciong,
Etc., Etc., Ete.
134 Second St., next to Dalles National
. Bank, Dalles City, Oregon.
S. L. YOUNG,
: JEWELER :
Watches and Jewelry repaired to order on
, short notice, and satisfaction guaranteed.
AT THE
Store of I. C. ickelen, 2d St. The Dalles
W. F. Wiseman,
ami Wine Room
The Dalles, - Oregon.
"'Northwest corner
Court Streets. -
of Second and
imtiUM'''li:!'li::-' "ttzZZJ. h.- : , M
reduce our large stock of Gook Stoves and Ranges
now on hand, we will, for the next 30 days, sell cook
stoves and ranges at greatly-reduced prices; we have
marked down every stove in pur house from 15 to 20 per cent.
This is an opportunity to gefan Ai cook stove at a price never
before offered. .. i
New Jackets
FROM
S3.50
TO
$30.
DOST-
Ffllli '
TO
SEE
THEfJ.
i fly 14 B
I '''Vmv-Ssr;a B
309
NEW STOCK OF
Fall and Winter Dry Goods, Clothing, Hals, Boots
PRICES ALWAYS THE
LOWEST.
an
THE DALLES MERCANTILE CO.
SOLE AGENTS FOR THE DALLES.
BRAINARD & ARMSTRONG'S
SPOOL SILK
FINE LINE OF ?
Ill
No. 390 to 394, 2d
NEPTUNE SHAVING PARLORS AND BATH ROOMS.
FRAZER & WYNDHAM, Proprietors.
5 iKlWi 5 SSKv 1 1 Jji j AxESi s-
1 w
At the old stand of R. Lusher, -
THE EUROPEAN HOUSE.
The Corrugated Kulldin next Door to Court Boon,
V Handsomely Furnished Rooms to Rent by tne Day, Weel or Month'. .
Meals Prepared by a First Class English Cook.
TRANSIENT PATRONAGE SOLICITED.
'' Good Sample Rooms for Commercial Men.
TERMS CASH.
H. Herbring.
ill!
street. The Dalles
no Front St. The Dalles, Oregon.
IaZ IN 75 NS
"HE NEW TOWN has been platted on the old canii ground, at the Forks and
k tails of Hood river, with larsre sightly lots, broad streets and alters, good soil,
pnre cold water and shade in profusion, perfect drainage, delightful mountain
climate, the central attraction as a mountain summer resort aud for all Oregon,
being the nearest town to Mt. Hood. It is aiso unoiirnlled as a manufncturinr
center, being the natural center for lfti" square miles 01 the best -edar and Sr
timber, possessing millions of horse power in its dashing streams and water
falls, easily harnessed. Where cheap motive power exists, thre the manu
factories will center, surrounded by soil and climate that c.tn-ot beexcel!e4
"hywnere for fruit and agriculture, and with transportation alreitdv assvred '
you will find this the place to make a perfect home or a payiug inTestmeat
TITLE PERFECT
W. ROSS
At 65 cts.
At $1.15. j
j
ft Days' Clearins Sale !
Tiss .1717a peter 0 $o.
112 Second t.', The Dalles, Or.
THE CELEBRHTED
COLUMBIA BREWERY,
AUGUST BUCHLER, PropV.
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. '"
WE HAVE THEM !
All the Latest Novelties for the Holidays,
CONSISTING OF
NECKWEAR,
MUFFLERS,
HANDKERCHIEFS,
s SUSPENDERS,
GLOVES, ETC.
JOHN C. HERTZ,
109 SECOND STREET,
PAUL KREFT & CO., -
DEALERS IN , "
PAINTS, OILS AN D GLASS, v,
- And the Most Complete and the Latest Patterns and Designs in -
J3aF"Praoiieal Painters and Paper Hangers. None but the best brands of the
Sherwin-Williams and J. W. Masury'a Paints used in ah onr work, and none but
the most skilled workmen employed. Agents for Masurv Liouid Paints. . No
chemical combination or soap mixture. A first class article in all colors. ' All
orders promptly attended tor - ' ' '
Store and Faint Shop corner Thirdand Washington Sts., The Dalles, Oregon
CROiAiE
See ine on the ground, or
address me at Hood River,
Wascp. County, Oregon.
WI NANS:
WOOL FELT HATS
WORTH .
sl to $1.50
FRENCH aud FUR FELT HATS
WORTH ' ' '
$2 to $2.50
THE DALLES. OREGON.