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ICLE," The Dalles, Oregon.
WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 21. 1894
ENTIRELY TOO TECHNICAL.
Blackstone defines municipal law to
be "A rule of action prescribed by the
supreme power of a state commanding
what ia right and prohibiting what ia
wrong." This is perhaps as good a
definition as coald be given, but who
aball define the - processes adopted in
these days for determining what is the
law? It is a pleasant fiction of the law
for a starter that ignorance of the law
excuses no one, that every man is sop
posed to know jost what the IawB are
except the judicial officers, who have
courts of appeals provided for correct
ing their errors. The law is an honora
ble profession, and we hope it may ever
remain so, bnt the practice of the law
is degenerating into a farce. Cages are
tried, not on their' merits, bat on their
hair-splitting technicalities, raised by
demurrers and motions. -
,We have a system of justice courts,
with a supposed, simple code of proced
ure. The justices of the peace are not
supposed to be experts in the law, yet
it is provided that actions may be cora
. menced before them, which, on an ap
peal to the district court, become sub
ject to all the long array of senseless
technicalities. The result is that jus
tice is done to death.
Some disgruntled client, defined a
lawyer to be "a man who protects one's
property from the rapaciousness of
others for the purpose of taking it him
self;" but while this is perhaps pretty
badly exaggerated, it is undoubtedly
true that the principle object of the law
yers is to see that the blindfold over the
eyes of Justice is kept in place.
. The trial of a law suit ought to be a
simple affair; one that in usual cases
could be tried by any man of average
intelligence ; but such is not the case. J
Let a man go into the justice court. -with
a common case, a suit to recover money
on a contract, and undertake to handle
his own case. The attorney on the
other side at once commences his work
on vivisection. A demurrer is filed, the
complaint does not state facts sufficient
to constitute a cause of action. It is
amended. A plea to the jurisdiction
follows. Again amended, and it catches
a half dozen diseaees. Finally brought
to an issue, and the technicalities about
the evidence are brought in. It is im
material, irrelevant, incompetent, does
not correspond with the allegations, etc.,
etc., until the client with himself for an
attorney realizes the fact that as a client
he is a fool, and as an attorney two of
them. There should he a simple code
of procedure prescribed for the justice
courts, and the judges of the higher
courts should discourage technicalities,
and try cases on their merits.
HOW DO YOU KNOW.
In Bix weeks the legislature will be in
session, and the question as to who will
succeed Senator Dolph will be decided.
We do not believe there is any doubt as
to the senator's successor, for it ia gen
erally conceded it will be himself.
There is a sentiment among the younger
republicans, or some of them' favorable
to Hon. Charles Fulton of Astoria, a
sentiment that will grow perhaps to
formidable proportions in two. or six
years from now, but it will cut no figure
next January.
The only point made against Senator
Dolph is that he is not the friend of
silver. That may or may not be so, de
pending entirely from the" point of view,
but it is certain that the silver question
was not in issue in the . last campaign.
It is asserted that nine men out of ten in
Oregon are in favor of the free and un
limited coinage of silver but that is a.
mere assertion. The populist platform
alone took a solid stand in favor of free
silver, and that party polled one-fouth
of the total vote, not nine-tenths of it.
We may all make assertions but who is
there among us that can say how the re
publicans of Oregon stand on the silver
question?" The majority of the conven
tion, the representative men of the
party were not in favor of feee silver or
they would have said so .in their plat
form. Whence then comes the idea that
Oregon republicans are in favor of free
silver.
NOT A SILVER ISSUE.
Among our exchanges, regardless of
politics, we Bote repeated assertions
concerning silver its present status, and
the position of the old parties towards
it. Without expressing an opinion
either way, but examining the matter
dispassionately, we cannot 'find in the
Jesuits of the recent election anything
that may be construed into either an
indorsement or rejection of the white
metal. Ohio raised the issue squarely,
the .democratic platform declaring
frankly for the coinage of silver at the
ratio of 16 to 1, and in Ohio the demo
crats were beaten .' by 147,000 votes,
as against a trifle over 1,000 in 1892, but
the republicans only cast 9,000 more
this year than in 1892, the immense ma
jority arising from the fact that the
democrats were disgruntled and stayed
at borne. The free silverites, however,
could under no circumstances draw any
solace from the 'result. In California
the democratic platform was somewhat
of a straddle, but it was more inimical
to silver : than that ot the republicans,
yet. the congressional ticket was almost
a unit in favor of the republicans, not
withstanding the fact that California is
classed as a silver state. In New York,
where the two platforms were almost
identical as regards silver, the same re-,
suits were plainly visible immense re
publican gains ; yet surely no one can
attribute them to the silver question.
Bland of Missouri went down to defeat,
not because he was a friend of silver,
but because he waa a democrat. In fact
it did not matter what the platform of
the democracy was, the result was the
same. In our own good slate it' was
hardly a question, and cut but a small
figure in the election. ,'-."
An unprejudiced view of the situa
tion compels the belief that the demo
crats abandoned their party, or at least
refused to aid it, not because Cleveland
caused the repeal of the Sherman act,
but because he Bide-tracked the ques
tion of reforming the tariff and forced
hia party to carry out hia financial views,
and giving them a preference over the
tariff.
The issue in 1896 may be largely the
silver question, but up to date no polit
ical fight has been made upon it.
The czar of all the Eussias. who re
cently died, is at last safely but awav
from , the sight of men. With toll of
bell and solemn boom of cannon ; with
smoke of censer and flare of waxen
taper;: with prayer and chant; with
drooping flag and trailing banner, the
putrescent clay was laid away in solemn
state until the judgment day. How
great the opportunities for good or evil
that came to him whose word was law
to a hundred " million people ; but who
now silent and powerless, claims but the
narrow limits of the crave. How thos
opportunities were used, the lone train
of exiles who traveled the weary steppes
01 bibena, can answer in part. The
plundered and exiled Jews, driven from
their homes, can give further answer.
He had a royal funeral, befitting a royal
villain, and yet he was probablv better
than the average king.
The rumor that started last night, and
traveled energetically all day, that the
grand jury had decided to return
not a true bill aa against two of those
charged with robbing the express office,
either had some foundation in fact, or
it hadn't. It ' is hardlv probable that
the story was made from whole cloth.
If not, someone has been guilty of talk
ing about subjects that he had no right
to mention. What coea on in the grand
jury room can only properly be told in
open court, by the bills that it presents.
Rnasia.i aiatrl'fl Laws.
A newly issued blue-book on mar
riage and divorce abroad, contains one
fact amongst many others not general
ly known in this country. By the laws
of Russia a man or woman must marry
before eighty years of ageornbt marry
at all, and they are also prohibited
from marrying' more than four tiines.
The blue-book is naturally full of in
formation as regards the "prohibited"
degrees. The Brazilian law permits the
marriage of uncle and niece, aunt and
nephew, first cousins and of brothers-in-law
with sisters-in-law. In Italy
the uncle and niece alliance is valid,
and in France it is open to the presi
dent to remove the prohibition against
marriages between the- deceased wife's
sister and her brother-in-lawj and be
tween uncle and niece and aunt and
nephew. -
The success that has attended the use
of Dr. J. H. McLean's Volcanic Oil Lin
ament in the relief of pain and in curing
diseases which seemed beyond the reach
of medicine, has been truely remarkable.
Hundreds supposed to be crippled for
life with arms and legs drawn up crook
ed or distorted, their muscles withered or
contracted by disease have been cured
through the use of this remedy. Price
25c, 50 and $1.00 per bottle. . For sale by
the Snipes-Kinersly Drug Co.
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have the New York World, we will send
you that and the Semi- Weekly Cheon
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also a semi-weekly bo you will get 208
papers for $2.25. -
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Notice.
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All persons who have not paid their
road tax and desire to work the same
out, will be on hand Wednesday and
Thursday, mornings at 8 o'clock, with
picks or shovels. Work .Will be done on
the road at the brewery hill.
W. H. Butts,
' Street Commissioner.
drain sacks
warehouse.
for sale at the
Wasco
tf
Feed wheat for sale cheap at Wasco
Warehouse. tf.
Advertise in The Chronicle".
THE CHURCHES.
ST. tETERS CHURCH Rev. Father Bronb
8BB8T Pastor. Low Mass every Sunday at
7A. m. High Mass at 10:30 A. M. Vespers at
7 P. M.
IK8T BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. O. D. Tay
XiOB, Pastor. Morning services every Sab
bath at the academy at 11 a.' h. Sabbath
School Immediately after morning' services
Praver meeting Friday evenlnz at Pastor's res
lence. Union services in the court house at
P.M. :
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH Kev. W. C
Curtis, Pastor. Services every Snnday at 11
a. x.- and 7 r. x. Bunday School after morning
service. Strangers cordially invited. Seats free.
ME. CHURCH Rev. J. Whibleb, pastor.
' Services every Sunday morning at 11 a. m.
Sunday School at 12:20 o'clock r M. Eoworth
League at 6:80 p. K. Prayer meeting every
Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock. A cordial in
vitation is extended by both pastor and people
EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN Ninth street,
Rev. A. Horn, pastor. Services at 11:30 a.m.
Sunday-sofaool at 2:80 p.m A cordial welcome
o every one.
DRY CORD WOOD,
HAY and GRAIN-,
HEATING STOVES,
COOK STOVES,
STEEL RANGES,
GROCERIES,
PROVISIONS,
all at the lowest prices at
MAIER & BENTON.
PIECES
OF
MUSIC!
. a Copy.
-AT-
I. C. Nickelsen's.
Catalogue-free on application.
JOHS D. GIOGHIQAM,
Register U. S. Land Office, 1890-1891.
Business Before the United "tates Land
Office a Specialty; .
Weils Block, Main St., Vancouver, Clarke Co.,
Washington novl6
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SHEET
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Our Christmas Offering
. We will give to every purchaser of One Dollar's worth of
Goods id any of our departments, a chance in the follow- ;
ing three prizes : ' . - . '
One-imndred-piece China Dinner Set. .
Elegant "Meteor" Banquet Lamp.
Beantifu.1 French Dressed Doll.
The Draining to eotne off on
REMEMBER
Headquarters for Christmas Goods
Also carry a full and complete line of
FANCY AND STAPLE GROCERIES,
CROCKERY- AND GLASSWARE, &c.
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THE CELEBRHTED
COLUMBIA BREWERY,
AUGUST BUCHLER, Prop'r.
This well-known Brewery is now
east of the Cascades. The latent appliances for' the manufacture of good health
ful Beer have been introduced, and ony the first-class article will be placed on
he market' ' . ' -
rKOFKSSIONAL.
H.
H. RIDDELL A ttornky-at-Law Office
Court Street, The Dalles, Oregon. 1
' . B. DUrUB. FB1NK KBNBVBB.
DUFUR, A MENEFEE Attobmbts - AT-uw-Rooms
42 and 43, over Post
fflce Building, Entrance on Washington Street
The Dalles. Oreeon.
3. BUXXWTT ATTfRjitv.A'r.t.-av r.
dee 111 schanno'n building, up stairs. The
J. B. CONDON. J. W. CONDON. .
CONDON & CONDON, ATVORNEY8 AT LAW
Office on CoHirt street, opposite the old
conrt house. The Dalles, Or.
- B. S.SUNTtfOTON.
. h. a. muoK.
HUNTINGTON A WILSON Attobnbts-at-1-aw
Offices, French's block over 'tret Na-
Hnl.nl DaL T "1 1 1
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" H. WILSON Attobnbt-at-law Rooms
French & Co.'s bank buildlnsr. Second
trwt, ' he Dalles. Oregon.
J SUTHERLAND, M. I., C. M.; F. T. M. C.
M. C. P. and S. O., Physician an 4 Sur
geon. Rooms 3 and 4, Chapman block.
Residence Mrs. Thombury's, west end of Second
street.
DR. ESHELMAN (Homeopathic; Physician
and Sursbon. Calls answered promptly
ly or night, city or country. Office No. 86 and
'Chapman block. - wtf
K. O. l. DOANS PHYSICIAN AND , SUB
ikon. Office; rooms 5 and 6 Chapman
Residence: S. E. eomer Court and
-Miirtu rftrecls, sec nd door from the comer
hours 9 to 12 A. M., 2 to 5 and 7 to 3 P. M
I M DDALl Dbntist. Oas given lor the
..iMiink extraction of teeth. Also teeth
ft oo flowed aluminum plate. Rooms: Sign of
tie Golden Tooth. Second 8treet.
SiuDiing Grcoanousc
We sjtish to announce-that
." we irsjive made a specialty1 of '
Winter Blooming Bulbs,
HYACINTHS and LILLIES,
POTTED PLANTS of All Kinds.
We are prepared to furnish
on short notice cut flowers
for all occasions ; also pot
plants and wires. ,
. John Pashek,
The Merchant Tailor,
IN THE
Old Rvcaotry Building,
Washington Street, between Second
bet. Second and Third, .
CssHasjuBt received the latest styles in"
Suitings for Gentlemen,
and has a large assortment of Fortign and Amer
ican Cloths, which he can finish To Order for
those that favor him.
Cleanlcg and Repairing a Specialty .
Harry Liebe,
-PRACTICAL
Watchmaker Jeweler
All work promptly attended to,
. and warranted.
' Can now be found at 162 Second
street.
PHOTOGRAPH Eft.
Chapman Block, The Dalles, Oregon.
I have taken 11 first prizes.
EUROPEAN HOUSE,
- Best Hotel in the City.
NEW and FIRST-CLASS.
Christmas Eve at 10 o'eloek.
WE ARE-
5c CO.
turning out the best Beer and Portei
See!
G. F STEPHENS,
If you want anything in the shape of
For Man or Woman,
We are Still In It,
and You Know It.
We are selling more goods, than eVer,
for the simple reason that
Our PRICES are RIGHT.
"- We pay more for Produce than any : :
other dealer in The Dalles.
Consult Your Interests,
and Trade with
JOLES,
Telephone "No. 20.
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Sfc ''.'.
Don't Be Caught
Buying Groceries at less than we sell
them,, for we sell the best there is at
the lowest possible prices.
J. B CROSSEN, - - - - The Grocer.
Tolephono 3NTo. 613.
Fine Goods, A Clean
Just Opened.
Not the Political Campaign,
But a full stock of the la est
Cjroods. vail and see our elegant Flushes. ' - ' .
We have just purchased the entire stock of a
- fashionable millinery store in Portland.
We bought them for 25 cents
ana can give you bargains.
"'.
Jr mJ and flUCTIOJi OOJW.
. 'Op. farfl, Kerns &Bolertsoa's Lirery StaMe, on Second St '
Second-hand Furniture Bought - Sold;
Money Loaned on Jewelry and other Valuables.
AUCTION" EVERY SATURDAY lWiiol
erty placed with me at reasonable commission. OiTe me a call.
JOHN M. KINS,
Physician and Surgeon.
" iTJFUE, OEEGON. ' '
Late House Sureeon, Bt. Vincent's Hospitafof
Portland, Oregon. ' sep28 .
See What
Boy, Girl or Baby.
if--.
COLLINS & CO.
THE RELIABLE FIRM.
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Store, Prompt Delivery.
patterns of Dress
on the Dollar,
'."Br. - ' 'HLL2UH.
A. DIETRICH;
Physician and Surgeon,
' DUFCK, OREGON: :
Eg All professional calls promptly attende
to, day and night. aprl-4