SATURDAY AUGUST 9. 1890
IF?
It is not pleasant or agreeable to
retlect on what might have been, in a
moral or a business sense. Bat such
reflections will usually be indulged in
at times cf disaster or in hours of de
Kpondency, and daring the present
stage of commercial depression in this
' state it may point a lesion for the
..the. future to glance backward.
The Dalles has always been a trad
ing point since the first settlement
of Eastern Oregon. Its history dates
. from a time when Spokane Falls, El
lensburgh, Biker . City and Pendleton
were not known, and it had every ad
vantage to havo maintained its
prestige. In the mining era of
the northwest every pound of freight
for the mines passed through
this city and found its way into
the interior by means cf boat,
wagon or pack train. Liter on it was
the base of supplies for a large sur
rounding country. As a matter of
course the advent of railroads ma
terially changed markets, and made
new ones.' But there is no doubt this
point could have retained considerable
of this trade if pluck, energy and en
terprise had been exercised. The min
ing camps of Boise, Owyhee and Black
foot, in the very nature of things,
would have sought a more accessible
ba3e of supplies, whatever was done
to accommodate them. But if intelli
gent enterprise had been exercised in
the improvement of roads to the in
terior, in utilizing the Columbia river
as a highway of commerce, and in cen
tralizing at this point manufacturing
industries, there would have been at
tractions toward The Dalles which
do not now exist. Coming to a
'-more recent date, if the roads to Can
yon City, Prineville and other portions
had been improved these towns would
not now be looking elsewhere for a
point at which to trade. Still more
recent, if reports are true, the railroad
shops could have been retained, and
on a much larger scale. We might
continue and point out many other
incentives to trade and natural oppor-
tunities for growth which have been
neglected in the past, but these will
suffice our purpose. Every business
man knows the condition of affairs at
present, and tha urgent necessity, of
something beins; done. We have been
. . dealing with contingencies in the past.
and mubt mark out some for the
future. - An open river is all import
ant, and the effort now nearing ma
turity should meet unanimous sup
port from all men who have property
interests in. the city. Water, as a
factor of health, and as a protection
against fire, is absolutely necessary.
A new supply should be inaugurated,
and this in the quickest possible time
and at the least expense. The city is
place him where be ' could not mak
expiation for a deed of madness or
passion. The human family is very
much alike, and place the best man
under some circumstances and he may
resort to the roost desperate means.
There are murderers at heart as well
as in act, and the foul fiend who fol
lows his victims to the" extreme of per
secution is as nuch, before God and
man, guilty of murder as he who, in
the heat of madness, plunges a knife
into the heart of hi victim. This
may not be biblical, but the Bible was
written for the early ages of the world,
and fulfilled its purpose. There is no
court in this or any other civilized
country that would take an eye for an
eve or a tooth for a tooth. The rigors
of the old law are mitigated by
the divine precept of the great
teicher, vhere he said, when the
woman was taken in tho act of
aduitury the punishment for which
according to the old Jewitjh law
was death by stoning let him who is
without sin cast the first stone,
Hanging, beheading, electrocution, for
murder is contrary to the sense of the
century, and the time is not far diS'
tunt hen punishment for crime will
be reformation and not revenge.
The eJi'nriul association, which
meets in Portlaud Aug. 14th and
15tb, promises to be the most interest
ing ff UI,y vet ue'- Portland, in her
gfnerobity, nas prepared a royal en
tt-rtainoient for the editors of the
state, and no doubt will extend to
these knights of the quill a most cor
dial welcome. There are no workers
in any field which requires brains nd
ju jgiuent who are entitled to as much
credit as editors. While lawyers de
fend or prosecute misdemeanors and
crime with an eye single to the amount
of the fe received, editors battle
against the wrocg and defend th
right with no expectation of pecuniary
reward. In his argument before
jury the language of the lawyer may
soon be forgotten; whatever the editor
says in his columns is read and re
ferred to frequently, and there is no op
portunity 'for him to retrace what per
haps in a moment of haste he gave to the
compositors. The fat things of earth
are .given to the barrister, and tho
poor overworked pencil-pusher, if he
is conscientious and aggressive, make
bitter enemies and receives the kicks
and cuffs of those who should be his
friends. It is natural that these
brain-toilers should look forward to a
recreation with joyful anticipation.
and the meeting in Portland will be
one of rest and recuperation. There are
over one hundred newspapers in Ore
gon, and a majority of these will be
represented. With such a number of
congenial spirits there must be har
mony and convivial feeling.
There is the Silurian representa
tive even in many Puget sound towns,
and Oregon is not anomalous in this
respect. Very many of our citizens
differ regarding the treatment of these
mossbacks. Some say they should be
now paying $16 a day on the $100,-. I fed 0n sweetmeats and cajoled into
000 paid for the water bonds. Fac- action; others, that bread and water
tories should be inaugurated, and rail
roads built to the interior. If these
. contingencies happen, and the bitter
and disastrous factional fights cease,
The Dalles of the future will be pro
gressive and prosperous. If not, we
shall lose trade annually, and other
points will leave us far behind.
LEGAL KILLING.
scientists ana Humanitarians are
exercised over the problem whether
Keiimler died painless. If the object
of the nineteenth century is to make
death as painless as possible why not
abolish capital punishment, and do
away with' the barbarous method of
an eye for an eve, a tooth for a tooth,
- and killing the man who takes human
life. There is no humanity in any
- process of judicial murder, and it sim
ply puts a check upon advancement,
. .rvemmlcr was tne calmest ot any one
present at the time of his electrical
killing; but if he realized that life
would have been a hardship the effect
would have been different The pres
ent punishment for murder, savors of
revenge, not of reformation. To cut
a man's head off because he has killed
a fellow-being, to bang him until he
is dead, ' or to kill him by throwing
the power of an electrical dynamo .is
the same. It is simply taking a life
in retaliation for a . murder, and does
not work the purpose of civilized
legislation. Such acts are not in har
mony with the advancement of the
", Rnd does not lessen crime. When
governments hanged for sheep steal
inij, for expressed treason against the
crown, and burned to the slake for
witchcraft, crimes of the most diabol
ical nature were more prevalent than
they aro now. Deprive a man of his
liberty, make li-ra realize that he is
dead lo the worlJ, and it is a greater
punishment fcr a stol'd brute than to
hang him by the neck for a few min
utes, or io spnd hira to eternity by the
electrical method in a second. Taking
human life is a murder, whether by a
sheriff or civilian, and the advance
meat cf the 6b must place it in the
. list of the relics of barbarism. If
life imprisonment was the punishment
for murder, without any chance for
pardon, jurors would not have the
same conscientious ' scruples' about
finrlin" a verdict njM-re ' the evidence
is clear and hjjOrrovertiblo. There
would be Kjjiuousness; because he
who tnke the life of his fellow would
rather sutler a few minutes than be
debarred of freedom for the term of
his existence. . Besides there is a
tiickly sentimentality . prevalent in
favor of these criminals who are
to be Iejraliy killed. The best
methods are to be devised, and death
is attempted to be mode as peaceful
only should be given them until they
realize their position and relation to
the community. For our part, we con.
eider this apathy regarding public en
terprise and ..improvements a chronic
disease, .requiring heroic treatment.
We believe the surgeon's scalpel should
be used, and the diseased part severed
from the healthful. This is the only
way to save cities from . the inertia of
lassitude, and stimulate them to a
proper appreciation of their ad van
tagea. The Dalles has been blessed
or cursed betore onr time with news
paper men who only wrote about the
excellent climate and resources of the
city without the least reference to the
Silurians who took no advantage of
them. As a natural consequence no
effort has been made to build
up our trade. Opportunities for
growth and development have passed
unheeded, and other towns have
reaped the advantage. Under these
circumstances we believe the heroic
treatment the best, and for this reason
we have for some time past painted
the citizens of The Dalles in their true
li'ht, and we shall not apologize until
we see opposition boats on the river,
factories in operation, street cars run
ning, and the ' enterprise and pluck
displaj ed which our natural resources
warrant.
Theuiurder of the Fred ericksons
in .facinc count v last Jannarv was
most brutal, and the perpetrators and
abettors cf the crime (should be pun
ished to the full extent of the law.
There have been several persona ar
rested for the commission of this
homicide, and on 'the confession of a
young man by the name of Rose, his
father, George Hose Edwards and
Gibbous have been placed on trial.
Last Saturday the jury returned 8
verdict of murder in the first
decree against Ei wards, which was
somewhat contrary to expectation
of counsel. It is not usually a
fault with Oregon Jurors that they
convict without sufficient evidence,
especially of the crime of murder.
Before the jury Edwards was defended
by able counsel, and every po'nt in
his favor brought out in evidence.
It may be expected that this case will
be appealed and a new trial granted.
The others are yet to be tried, and
very likely the same verdict will be
reached. There can be no doubt that
the jury believed the confession of
Rose, and rendered a conscientious
verdict; but the quibbles of attorneys
may throw a doubt over the plainest
facts, and undoubtedly these tactics
hae been ani will he followed.
MORTGAGES.
In a very able editorial the Oregon-
tan shows that according to Michi
gan's statistics for 1888 the real estate
mortgages of that state amounted to
$129,222,553. Of this amount G4f-
392,580 were on farms, and the an
nual interest charge was $4,63G,263.
The farms mortgaged are 47.4 per
cent, of all the farms in the state, and I xhe River and Harbor
the mortgage debt is 46.8 per cent, of I Bgain postponed for the McKinley
the assessed value of the farms inort
gaged. The foreclosures made, were,
to make about the enumeration in this
county; but we ere fully persuaded
that in other portions of the state very
many residents were not counted.
Oregon should be entitled to another
representative in the Jower house of
congress, and a fair enumeration will
give sufficient population for this
purpose. '
bill is
in that year 1C67, aud only re
demptions made, leaving a net loss of
153G farms by foreclosure in one year.
This situation was described by the
commissioner when he said: ,;A very
large proportion of the people seem to
be in a financial rut, and are unable
to extricate themselves." The sta
tistics for Indiana and Illinois justify
the conclusion that the volume of
farm mortgages has been increasing
for twenty years or more in both
states. The large gainers ultimately
by the foreclosures of western mort
gages are the great money loaning
fire insurance corporations of New
York and New Eugland. The Con
necticut Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany, in its report of January 1, 1888,
states its net gaius on the sales of real
estate taken in foreclosure to that date
at $752,175. The profit was chiefly
on Chicago property, and this com
pany, it is predicted, will realize at
least an equal profit on the realty now
owned by it in Indiana and Illinois.
The tribute paid to these eastern in
surance companies may be gathered
from the fact that in. 1888 five Con
necticut companies owned $3,426,004
in Indiana real estate and $3,141,249
in Illinois real estate. The annual
interest on the inortsage loans of
these five companies was $3,659,307.
In the three states of Michigan, In
diana and Illinois there is annually
paid $29,634,393 of interest on the
real estate mortgages, an enormous
drain of money from the mortgaged
territory, which, represented . three
states that are rich in natural prod
ucts, fertile soil and well situated for
the acquisition of commercial as well
as agricultural wealth.
This naturally raises the question
whether insurance profits are not ex
cessively large and why more com
panies are not organized in the west.
The presence of farm mortgages has
been attributed to the tariff and other
causes, but it is not unlikely that high
rates of insurance have been one of
the causes that tend to keep the
farmer in debt. The farmers are
Beeking relief in organizing farmers
mutual insurance companies.
tariff measure. Every city interested
in an open river should signify their
desire for an early consideration of
river and harbor appropriations, as
this ii absolutely necessary for a con
tinuation of the work. For the past
year the funds have been nearly ex
hausted, and public improvements
have been at a stand-still. The jetty
at the mouth of the Columbia can be
continued with the extra $75,000
appropriated during the present ses
sion: but the Cascade locks will al
most be abandoned if the River and
Harbor bill is not passed. Portland,
Astoria and every city in Eastern
Oregon is directly interested in open
ing the Columbia river, and some
action should be taken urging the im
portance of continuing this work upon
the Oregon delegation.
Democrats are joyful because they
see indications in Republican ranks of
a rupture between Mr. McKinley and
his followers and Mr. Blaine and his
adherents, in the controversy on the
tariff and tho reciprocity, and look
with great favor upou the course pur
sued by the secretary of state. But
this turmoil will soon settle into the
usual calm between these two great
master minds of the party, for
Mr. Blaine is too strong a pro
tectionist to become a convert
to free-trade, and Mr. McKinley
is too firmly attached to Republican
ism to sow the dragon's teeth within
its ranks. Protection does not mean
prohibition of commercial intercourse
if free-trade teaches that all countries
should follow only thosein dustries to
which nature has adopted them.
The editor of the Albany Herald is
Democratic in politics, and nothing
else. No good, according to his ideas,
can come from any other organization.
He is opposed to Mr. Blaine's ideas on
reciprocity, because he is a Republi
can, and, while carrying out the Mon
roe doctrine we express more sympa
thy with the republics on the western
continent than with tho monarchies
of Europe, he considers it an indica
tion of a narrow-mind. It is very
evident he would sympathize more
with the countries which the McKin
ley bill would deprive of trade than
Some Republicans are fearful, be
cause members of the party advocate
the extension of trade with South
America, that the traditional policy of
protection will not be followed. This
will not follow as a natural sequence
of reciprocity. The American policy
has been since the beginning of our
national history that infant industries
should receive the care of the govern
ment, until they have sufficiently ma
tured to stand alone and enter into
competition with articles of foreign
manufacture. We can do this in
South America, and it would be states
manlike to increase our sales by ex
tending our trade. Mr.. Blaine will
undoubtedly receive the support of all
patriotic citizens in the position he has
taken on this subject.
We have heard nothing of the ad
vertising scheme brought into life by
The Dalles board of trade, whereby it
paid $170 a month to the metropoli
tan journal for a weekly mention in
bombastic language of its resources,
and literally allowed the local press
to starve to death. Would it not be
EDITORIAL NOTES.
An open river means growth and
unexampled prosperity for The Dalles.
Shall we realizj this, or die of inertia?
Our salmon export has realized
cases the errors are io favor of the t i-
s her iff, while id others there are credit
wh:cb snould have not appeared upon
the books. No charges are made other
than a failure to properly keep the bonks,
aod no warrants have been i?sued. The
investigation will be somewhat lengthy,
BROKEN OUT ! .
thousands of doll to lr.r,a n.A ?na u,e curl ""J ln
. . s- balance, if any there be, which will be
in the industry. Why not start a
woolen factory and save thousands of
dollars to the city annually.
Every city in Oregon, through its
board of trade or chamber of com
merce, should demand a re-count of
the population. We are entitled to
another congressman, and should not
be forced to wait another ten years
because of the negligence of census
enumerators.
Our senators in Washington City
have at last awakened to the fact that
the census in Oregon was not com
plete, and should be retaken. But it
is very late now to cry over "spilled
milk," and our people will have to
stand the effect of the imperfect enu
meration. The Salvadorians have penetrated
the Gnatemalian country beyond the
possibility of retreat, and it appears
as though they will be defeated and
annihilated by their enemies. This
will place San Salvador and other
little republics at the nercy of Guate
mala, and may result in a military
despotism.
TELEGKAPHIC.
AN AWFUL EXPLOSION.
Denver, Aug. 5 Another explosion
occurred here this evening, with results
probably more fatal than the one of yes
terday. At 9 o'clock J. D. Gorrell, clerk
in W. A. Mitchell's pharmacy at the cor
ner of Twenty-third and Welton streets,
went down into the cellar for some goods.
On reaching the foot of the stairs he
struck a match, wbeo instantly six 10-
gallon cans of benzine exploded with
temHc force. The entire front of the
building was blown into the street, and a
customer standing by the door was burled
some twenty tcet and badly bruised and
cut. Oorrel was blown out ot the cellar
by the explosion and escaped bv the rear I the Salvadorian territory in onnosition to
uuur iu some miraculous manner, lie mat oi izeta, ana is being aided by Uen
was lonnd a few minutes latel standing eral Miranda, one of the most imnortant
in the alley in a demented condition from I men of the republic. The dispatch also
his burns, which were tearful. He was stated that Ezeta had shot nwnv nennle
laKca io me nospuai, woere nis body was connected witD the rival movement.
one gieai ouster, soma of the nesb ad- anion? whom were many important per-
ueriug u uis ciomes wnen removed, llis sonages.
recovery is aouotiui. just before the ex-
' " IILlia KillS 1 II LI J 1MB i .
store and unrcWd rf ..r. hit it 5 Jusoui, juoni, a.ug. o.ine posse
. ... ' I I L .. ft. I - r TT !
believed they lelt just in time to savel wult le,t UKI" oigm lor rvtviua re
their lives. The building took tare lm- turned to-day. The chiefs have agreed that
mediately, and the entire fire department tbe murderers, Lullaze and Pierre Pan).
was on me ground promptly. When it snowa oe delivered up. Sheriff Uousten
arrived the walls were standing, but be I armed twelve Indian police and detailed
gun to totter xn afterward, and a sec- a party of determined whites to accom
ond later tumbled to the ground, a mass Pnv tbem. and the trail of the murderers.
oi oronen timber and brick. This was I was taken uo this inornmi?. It is honed
settled before the report is accepted and
the bondsmen released.
Mr. Sloan to-d iy appeared before the
county court and requested the appoint
inent of a commission for the purpose ot
investigating the accounts and business of
the sheriffs cilice during his entire ad
ministration, which lasted four year?.
A commission was accordingly appointed
consisting of W. T. Peet, F.W. Osburn
and Sherwood Burr. M. Sloan made
this request on account of tbe charges
against him of irregularities of the busi
ness of the office and errors in tbe books
He is ready and able to make good any
aud all discrepancies that may appear
upon investigation The errors are sup
posed to be tbe work of incompetent de
puties. EXCITEMENT IN BCF.XOS A VERS.
London, Aug. 6. A dispatch to the
l tmes irom .Buenos Ayres sais: "It it
impossible to discrihe the indignation
that prevails here, arising from President
Celman playing with bis solemn promise
to resign, ivery effort will be made to
prevent Vice-President Pellgnni from re
signing, as he will become president :i
the chamber accepts President CelmanV
re8ignaion. It is expected iu the event
of his becoming president, that Signor
Pciiigrini would surround uimselt with
the best and most honorable men. Every
effort will be made to sustain the credit
of the republic. Everybody is disposed
to make monetary and personal sacrines
to help any bonest government."
AJUENOS AYKES, Aug. U, 4:20 P. M. I
President Celman has been compelled by
popular clamor to resign, and Vice Presi
dent Pelligrini assumed tbe presidency.
It is expected that Signors Metre, Costa,
uremstiago and Lavalle will enter the new
cabient. Public confiderencei reviving.
and gold is quoted at 17U.
6 p. m . The chamber has not accepted
Celman's resignation. Complications are
feared and great excitement prevails.
NEW GOVERNMENT IN BAN SALVADOR.
San Francisco, Aug. 6.- Domingo
Estrada, Guatemalan counsel general in
this city, received a dispatch to-day from
the Guatemalan minister at the City of
Mexico stating tbat General Yrimgarar,
leader of the revolt against Barillos, baa
been routed by Guatemalan troops at
Palo Grand. Eyla, vice-president of San
Salvador, bat organized a government in
for Infants and Children.
"Ctutqriaiiio well adapted toehndrea that
t recommend it aa uperior to any prescription
fcaowntome." H. A. Ajjchkh, II. D.,
Ill So. Oxford St, Brooklyn, N. T.
ICaaterU etnva Colle, Oacwtlpatlon,
Sour Stomach. DiarrtaOBA, ErucUUoo.
Kills Worms, gins sleep, sad prosMtsa dl
Wttiou tejurioos medication,
Th Curries ConFANV, 77 Hurray Street, If. T.
How often do we see this on the faces
of children and, alas, of people who other
wise are healthy? What causes it? Bad
Blood. The thought is terrible; the
trouble is worse. No ordinary help can
remove it. It requires something un
usual. Do not take cheap sarsaparillas
or blood purifiers. You must have some
thing that has proven its power in both
Europe and America. General Wheat
croft Nelson, of London, sayB: "My
experience in the English army, as weu
as in America, convinces me that nothing
so thoroughly purifies the blood, or adds
to the health, vigor and life, as Dr.
Acker's English Blood Elixir."
This grand Elixir is sold by druggists
in all parts of America. It is a good,
pure, honest medicine. Try it to-oay,
E. JACOBSEN & CO.,
-DEALERS IN-
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AGENCY IOli THIS
IWir EAEHUPP OBGAIS,
Tho only absolutely MOUSE AND DUST PROOF
ORGANS in the market.
ALL COWS WARRANTED
Good Milkers.
Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, only $3.50.
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INQUinE OP
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lOS Second Street, 'niK DALLES, OR.
THREE MILE CREEK.
BARGAINS! BARGAINS I
A. BETTINGEN,
aMeadow lawn Farm
-Dealer In-
BEAKCHINO FOB THE MURDERERS.
lJ KJ Iv I VUJ
133 SECOND STREET,
Next door to Snipej & Kinersly's drug stom.
C. LI. DURBEV, Prop.
I have for the season's trade 300 Spanish Merino Rams,
which will be sold to suit the times. Call and examine stock.
ifflt whicl1 08,11 be branded and left until hreeding season free.
C.B. DUEBIN,
Antelope, Wasco county, Oregon.
mav 24-5 mo
CfER 700 DR0S AND SIZES
BOH $10.00 TO $75.00,
THE 8CNUIMC
ALL BEAR THIS TRADE-MARK.
0tMuiniM
so sudden tbat the firemen were unable
to get to a place ot safetj, and three were
caught In the ruins. Fireman Patsy
Gallagher had both hips broken and ia
injured internally. Charley Craig, driver
ior unlet .Tierce, bad both lesrs broken
and was badly cut and bruised. The
other, though severely, is not seriously
injured. Oo tbe second floor of tbe
building were a number of roomers, and
it is ieared some of tbem while attempt
ing to escape were caught in tbe falling
building and crushed to death in the
rums. The fire was extinguished within
half an hour after the arrival of the de
partment, and a large force of men are
now at work clearing tbe debris. It is
known that all employers of the store
with exception of Gorrel escaped. Mr.
Mitchell is now in New York city. Gor-
rell's people reside in Payne Ohio.
FHOM SOUTH AMERICA.
City op Mexico, Aug. 5. A dispatch
from San Salvador says tbat General
Trungarv, at the head of the Guatemalan
advisable to call a meeting of this I revolutionist, has taken Cbiquemala, near
august body, and pay the "only news- the capital. The loss of this place has
our own people whom it will benefit, paper in Oregon" double the amount "bliged tue Guatemalan government to home about dark, saying his father had
We do not wish to misstate our sav S350 oer month to mention the a ,nl? l"e Vve.r- eu are now
- - - nu.ltiii.,..UiiuijiiiiH humud i searcmng ior tne ooav. Williams was
worthy coteniporary; but such would fact that the citizens of The Dalles that an attempt was made to assassinate quite a prominent working man, 40 years
be the logical conclusion from the have formed a transDortation com- 'f"ul. "uu ucul" """ ot age, a ntive ot Wales, and leaves a
they may be successful in capturing tbe
fugitives.
Sackrider's saloon on Hissins street
was badly burned this afternoon.
WENT DOWN Wrni THE WHA11P.
Seattle, Aug. 7 Milton McAuley, a
longshoreman, lost his life this evening
by a wharf giving away, carrying him
down and burying him under rocks,
which be was unloading. J. C. Brittian
was unloading Cbuckanut stone at Pbm
ney & Buxter's wharf. At 4 o'clock thU
afternoon nearly the whole cargo has been
piled on tbe wharf, and McAuley was
stationed on top ot tne pile to take a
chain off of a big rock, when, without
warning, tbe wharf gave way and went
down with a crash. Eye witnesses say
McAuley was on top when it struck the
water, but be did not rise, and it is sup
posed he is held down by tbe stones.
Efforts to recover the body have so far
failed. A diver will be sent dowc to
morrow. c
McAnley was about 35, and came from
Wy man, Mich , two months ago, where
be has a wife and two children.
His little son was with him, and came
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DEALERS IN
Fine Upholstered Goods
Furniture, Csrpets, Mattings, Psrler Orosmeats, Window Shades, Ete. '
"C2.d.etafeia.g, a. Specialty.
Coffins, Caskets, Burial Robes, Eta
an he found at all Jtours of tho day or night at their plat of burinou, Wathingto ttrnt, two door north
jrom oeeona. .My oj itea t9tu.
THE DALLES LUMBERING GO.
Manufacture
Doors, Win
dows, Mouldings, Fluted Casings ; and Rosettes, Turned Bannis-
rflf tllft A hfiVP. XtnVP. Fittings, (Counters and Shelving in the latest designs, Rough and
lVl lliu X1UUIU UIVIU. Dressed lumber of all erades. Cedar Shineles and Fence Tosts.
O .-. ," 7 - J 4 7, . . 7 .7 it. - Yon1
AJSCltUb ItUUiUUll US UUt(UC7 0 JUT CCC 0CUCV7i VJ XOifU.
Fish and Fruit Boxes and Packing Cases; Dry Fir, Pine, Oak
and Slab Wood. Cheapest in the city. Leave orders at office,
in building formerly occupied by Win. Tackman & Co., No. 67
Washington Street. ap6tt
SOLE AGENCY
and satisfaction guaranteed in every Instancv.
not ss warranted, money will be refunded.
KR. K. BETT1NGEV is selling his entire stock
ot Hardware, Mtoves aud Tinware
OOST I
position it has taken on tariff and re- pany, and have sufficient stock sub-
ciprotity. Of course, the McKinley scribed to organize. The matter bas
bill is not perfect. It is almost im
possible to draft a bill on the tariff
question which would meet the re
quirements of all classes in the diver
sified industries in this country. The
Mills bill had many more imperfec
tions, and if it ever became a law
would have been ruinous to the coun
try. The Republican party dictated
the policy of the nation for the past
twenty-five years, and . its present
prosperity is largely due to the sound
financiering of its leaders.
not been seen in the columns of that
paper yet, and the $350 a month
might be an inducement to treat The
Dalles fairly.
a great agitation in the
camp ovej the Federal
There is
Democratic
election bill, and the press of the party
anil painless as passing into a dream- are making loud and long protests
l.-ss sleep. We believe the worst crim- against its passage. The object of the
inal may bo reformed, and be made a bill .is to insure fair elections, and we
fair eitizen as far as bis intellectual can see no reason why any person who
culture and moral sensibilities render I desires the ballot to be the free ex
liim capable. To kill him is to render J pression of the people should oppose
any erpiatory acts impossible and to J tne Wasure.
A German paper gives the railway
mileage of the world at 357,400 miles,
an increase since 1884 of 64,000 miles.
In Europe there are 133,000 miles; in
America 190,000 miles; in Asia 17,-
000 miles; in Australia 10,500 miles;
in Africa, the ' Dark Continent, 5200
miles. ' Of the increase of 60,000
miles, which has been made in four
short years, no less than 40,000 miles
was in America, and 30,000 miles of
the increase was in the United States
alone. The number of locomotives in
actual use is 104,000 and England has
eighty engines for every one hundred
miles of road; Germany, fifty-three;
France, forty seven; Russia, forty;
Austria, thirty-two; .India, twenty
four; and the United States only nine
teen. The rail.vay capital of the
world is estimated at $29,000,000,000
and of this $15,000,000,000 is invested
in Europe.
volution is of importance.
1 be dispatch also says that Minister
Misener's correspondence has not been
tampered with ; tbat the minister has for
days been in free communication with the
United States government.
' A special dispatch from Guatemala savs
tbat the diplomatic crops has offered to
negotiate in tbe inteiestsof Deace.that the
offer has been aceptcd and that it is now
expected a settlement will be arranged
within a few days. President Barillos
says he will not resign and prefers death
to surrender.
Diipatcbes received by the Mexican
government confirm the report of tbe
probability of tee intervention of foreign
diplomats in Central America. Presi
dent Ezeta's only terms are the recoeni-
of bis government and the non-interven-
of other powers in the interior govern
mem oi oaivaaor.
KACE WAR AT KOSLYN.
Lllkhsbut.g, Augnst 5. Yesterday
According to the Baltimore Journal
of Commerce there is 15 tons of gold
coins and 135 tons of silver coins in
the sub treasury of that city. When
the amounts in other sub-treasuries
are . taken into consideration, some
idea can be formed of the wealth of
the country. But if there were ten
limes the present wealth in the vaults
of . the nation each individual would
be forced to labor equally as hard as
he now does to get his pittance of the I shortly alter noon at Roslyn, Pat Harvy
astffreeated whole. 8 white liveryman keeper, and Mile
Mayo, a oolored man, quarreled about a
The revolution in the Argentine re- horse. Harvy struck Mayo, when tbe
public has ended, and pease reigns over I latter pulled a pocket knife and plunged
the unfortunate conntry. These Span- tt j?t0 u7- 11 penetrated a lung,
j """"i" I mHkinD- a. vnrv .unosmni anil nn.Ki.hi.
ish method ot reform and there are fatal wound. Deputy Sheriff Mat Miller
undoubtedly corrupt practices in the immediately arrested Mayo aod lodged reached Roseburff,
Argentina frnvppnmpnr.Hn nnf. har I . . -J ' .. 1 J 1 K
B oeiog neara, mayor Miller, Deputy 8her-
moniz9 with Anglo Saxon plans, and iff Miller and City Marshal Beal took the
do not ansrur ninch for the nermanencv pnsoner out of iil and brought bim to
w "I ti Lir.ahnpn fnn b,Ta biunMn
FpoA infiritnhnna NnAnaacFnl fMA I. .. r . 0
. . .-v. ... .11. UU V.U.I u. uubuvaoiui
Had an at
leaipi oeen maae to lyncn tne neero a
dom is not a mushroom growth of a I terrible row must have ensued, as the
lhe united btates is now a big i grain sent out of tbe state leaves its
nation, and estimates of Jhe census equivalent iu money behind. Last
this year place the population at 65,- season the partial failure made hard
000,000. Commencing existence a times in the Inland Empire; but it is
littlo more than a COnturV asO with I evnontorf t.hn nrecpnf. ti&rvear mill
negroes were determined be should not
be lynched, and threatened to clean out
be town, had not enough- determined
whites been found, and a teirible tragedy
wub uDuuuuieuiy avoided.
, SHOCKING ACCIDEST.
Berlin, Aug. 5. A shocking accident
occurred to-day at Gronewald. Eight-
een jjenin pieasure-scesers, wno were
and the yield, in many places, will be I driving in a large wagonette, were thrown
above tne average. Jbvery busnel of I an emoaoKment into tne river
r lavei, ana nve oi tnem instantly killed.
Tbe horses shied at a red parasol carried
by a lady who was walking on the road.
and before anything could be done to
single night, but the full bloom of the
century plant after long and careful
training.
The shipment of wheat from East
ern Oregon will be lamer this year
than ever before. Nearly double the
acreage of former years has been sown I
wile and two sons.
A SAD FUNERAL SCENE.
Seattle, Aug 7. A horrible accident
occuned at a funeral this afternoon. Miss
Lillie Young, the 17-year-old daughter of
a tailoring man, died yesterday, and tbe
funeral occurred to-day from tbe under
taker's. As the father was too poor to
engage a carriage, he and Rev. Anderson,
who was to conduct tbe services at the
grave, rode to the cemetery on the bearne
with Undertaker Cross. The team was
very spirited, and just as the hearse was
nearing tbe cemetery became frightened
and ran away, dashing out of tbe road
into tbe timber. Tho hoarse was demol
ished aod the coffin broken open, expos
ing tne body or too dead bin. itev. An
derson and tbo father of the girl were
both thrown under tbe horses' feet, and
the former knocked insensible, while the
latter sustained many bruises.
Another coffin was procured and the
girl buried, but neither tbe father nor
preacher were able to attend tbe inter
ment. '
v DIED ON THE TRAIN.
Jacksonville, Or, Aug. 7. Miss Ce
lesta Kinie, tbe unfortunate young lady
who was adjudged insane yesterday and
started in Sheriff Birdsey's charge for tbe
asylum last night, died just as tbe train
Tbe sheriff had tbe
remain transferred to tbe south-bound
train, at Wilbur, and she will be buried
in the family burying grouad near this
place to-morrow.
FELL THROUGH A BRIDGE AT TACOMA.
Tacoma, Aug. 7. Thomas Epsom, a
Scandinavian about 25 years, old, fell
through an unfinished bridge here last
oigiit wnne he was intoxicated, and
was instantly killed. - He is believed to
have left no lamilv.
2a.T
Be means business, and this is a rare opportunity
ior oariraing. i .
J. A. MILLER'S
CHICKEN : COCK : WHISKEY, i
AGENCY.
CHARLES STUBLINC, GERMANIA,
T11E DALLES. OREGON.
PIONEER-.-GROCERY,
GEO. RUCH, Proprietor.
Northwest corner ot Second and Washington sU
CHEAPEST
plaoe lo The Dalles for til kinds of
GROCERIES
FLOUR,
GRAIN,
WILLOW-WARE,
ToanUul for favors in tbe past. I would respect
tuny wum acominnance ni toe flame.
GEOROR RUCH.
CLEARANCE SALE
Fine Spanish Merino Earns.
On saleeat Tbe Dalles Stock Yards a choice lot of
PARISH MERINO RAMS.
These are . noted for Constitution, Length of Staple, Size of Carcass1,
surface free from wrinkles; a Heavy Fleece, and uniform in quality. Bred
and imported from California by FRANK BULLARD, of Woodland, Yolo
County, California.
SPRING MILLINERY
B. BAERT, Agent:
-BY-
Mrs. C. L. Phillips,
At No. 81 Third Street.
W, .t " ",7.
PJJOKCO.
Front, First am Vine Streets,
$ PORTLAND, - OREGON.
three millions we have reason to feel
proud at the rapid advancement we
have made. The colonies daring tbe
revolutionary period were poor, and
money to pay the patriot army, in
many instances, was furnished by prl
vate citizens'; but now our treasury is
full, and our credit abroad' equal to
that of tbe most favored country.
The next decade will witness more
changes than the last. Many millions
will be added to our people, our in
dustries wjlj have increased, and our
wealth largely multiplied. The past
has teen glorious, the . present is
bright, and there is every indication
that tbe future will realize our highest
expectations.
present
revive business in all departments.
There can be no doubt tbat a great
injustice has been done tbe ' stale by
tbe careless manner - in which the
census was taken, and there should be
a recount We have no . complaints
Tbe dispatches contain the, mourn
ful intelligence that Senator Jones lost
$15,000 in a satchel while being
driven to a railway station. He finally
recovered the money, and we are
happy to state that the world is ex
pected to revolve on its axes the same
as before. If some poor son of toil
bad been defrauded out of his earnings j down an embankment, three cars falling
prevent tbe disaster tbe horses backed
the carriage over tbe embankment and
fell with it on top of the unfortunate oc
cupants. . In addition to the people
killed, there are several others seriously
injured. Miss Flegler, a young ladv of
excellent lamny. w.ts taicen from tbe de
hris in a dying condition. She was to
have been married to-morrow to Hurr
Wilbcrforce, wbo is among' tbe killed.
RAILWAY HOBBOB IS SWITZERLAND.
Innsfadck, Aug- 4. Xews is received
of a railway horror tbat happened at
Boel's, a station near by here. An express
tram suddenely left the rails and ro'led
The Palplt ana the Stase.
ftev. F. M. Shrout, pastor United Breth
ren church. Blue Mound, Kan., says: "I
feel it my duty lo tell what wonders Dr.
King's New Discovery has done for me.
My lungs were badly diseased, and my
darishoners thought I could live only a
few weeRs. I took five bottles of Dr.
King's New Discovery and am sound and
well, gaining 26 lbs. in weight."
Arthur Love, manager Love's Funny
Folks Combination, writes: "After a
thorough trial and convincing evidence,
I am confident Dr. King's New Dixeo.ery
for consumption, beats 'era all. and cures
nen evervtuine else fans. I be ereatest
kindness I can do my many- thousand
friends is to urge them io try it ' Free
trial bottles at Snipes & KinereVs drus
store. Regular sizes r0c nd $1.00.
w
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
no mention would have been made of
it; but a silver king is a privileged
member of the American, aristocracy.
inomaa Wickers, a tradesman in
England, attempted recently to kill
himself by driving nails into his head,
and penetrated the brain to a depth of
three inches;; but he Btill lives and at
tends to his business. He is reserved
for a better fate, and will likely die
from blood-poisonitag, caused by being
scratched oy a pin while hugging his j
"besi girL" .-"
into tbe stream, they were 130 people
in tbe cars at the lime. Their atrusreles
were terrible. It is believed tbe loss of
life will be very high, some placing it at
one nanarea.
IKVESTIOATION WILL BE MADE.
Ecgkkk City, Aug. 6. A great deal
of talk is beard concerning tbe alleged
discovery of discrepancies in the books
of cx Sheriff Sloan, wbo went oat of of
fice a month ago. The exact state of af
faire is not known, but investigations are
being maae oy tbe county court, and tbe
report submitted to tbem hat Dot yet
been accepted. 1 here la ample evidence
ot very poor book-keeping, and in some J
F. S. OSGOOD.
P. S. QhYVM?. fit HflOTWl 7 Vita Um. v.lMM
rugvlsts o( Seventh and Broadway, Oakland.
In a letter to the Edwin W. Joy Co.. Julv ISth.
sars, W. have no preparation en oar shelves,
tbat shows such results as Joy's Vegetable ar
saparills. A customer of ours living on Ninth
St., tells os tbat it relieved her almost immedi
ately of her dlspcpjla: and another on Broad
way reports, mat tnree Domes entirely cured
him of nis CODstiDatlon. A mt am t nntr
i v. . . i i. i 1 J .. . . ... '
uuumu, b ..avk vi wnen uuiueB a time, now
we buy It by the gross. It recommends lOriU."
vXTSrr.
N9af
WOOL EXCHANGE SALOON I
DAN. BAKER, Proprietor.
NEAR THE OLD MINT, SECOND ST
THE DALLES, OIL
The Best cf Wines, Liquors and Cigar,
always on band.
Free Lunch every evening.
J. O. MACK,
Liquor Dealer
FRENCH'S BLOCK,
Second Street. - - Tho. Dalles.
HENEY I. KTJCK,
Manufacturer of and dealer In
Harness and Saddlery,
r. I
Second St., new Moody's Warehouse,
THE DALLES, - - . OREGON
Mum
I Iron. Steel aifl Farm MacMnery.
SOLE AGENTS FOR WASHINGTON AND NOATHERN IDAHO FOR THE
BUCKEYE MOWER AND REAPER.
These Machines are too wall known to need comment. Thousands of fanner have
used them and spealr of them with praise. They arc the only Harvesting
Machines that will give ENTIEE SATISFACTION to the purchaser.
MILLER'S STAR VIBRATING THRESHER.
AULTMAN'S STAR TRACTION ENGINE,
The most Effective and Successful Combination for Threshing and Cleaning
Grain ever constructed.
All Work Oaaraateed to Give Bat-
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BUCKEYE steel frame TWINE-BINDERS.
CTThe Feature that distinguishes this Twine-Binder Is tha Llffhtoefi of Draft, eomUosd with Its
ratraoKUnary Strength and Ilurabilitjr. The Binder is of the Appleby pattern, th only really simnaasfiil
one yet known. We hare two styles, the Elevator BuWcr and the Platform Binder both excellent both
recommended by hundred of patrons.
scHUffiEB mi urns, sassaz fA
BUCK-BOARDS, FOUR-SPRING $TO5t
. MOUNTAIN WAGONS,
BUCKEYE AND SUPERIOR DRILLS
AND SEEDERS.
C0RBIN DISC HARROWS,
. t H0DQES-HAINES HEADERS,
HAISH BARB WIRE.
"SEND FOR CIRCULARS.
E. P. FITZGERALD, Atrent The Dalles. Or,
1
Children Cry for Pitcher's Castorla.