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The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-02-17

Portland Oregonian.l


This bill, which passed the senate last
Monday, will come up in the house per-
haps today or tomorrow. 1t ought to be
passed. We print the bill today. 1t
will be seen that it proproses to appro-
pirate $400, 900 to build the road, and to
put the execution of the work in the
hands of commission composed of the
governor, the secretary and the treas
urer of the the state.
The time has come for the state to
undertake this measure of relief for the
people of the interior valley OF the Col
umbia river The state has become rich
enough to do it. 1t is not an ideal
method of improvement, but the coun-
try cannot wait for the government to
construct canal and locks. Portage
roads will be helpful to the country, and
not alone to the division east of the Cas-
cade mountains. They will swell the
both ways through this only natural
gateway of great mountain range, and
will be as useful to Portland and Astoria
as to the eastern counties of both states.
1t is said there is hesitation in the
house about passing this bill, through
fear that it will increase the taxes too
much. But for what better purpose can
taxes be paid? a fair assessment, such
as ought to be had under new system,
will double the valuation of the state.
A two-mill tax on valuation of $780,
600 ,000-and true valuation would be
nearer $400 200, ,000-would meet this ap-
preparation. They who profess to fear
that the people will not sanction it
would better ask how they are going to
meet the people-particularly~ those of
Eastern Oregon-if this is not granted.
1t was clear from the beginning that
no arrangement could be made for joint
action with the state of Washington.
An undertaking requiring the joint
action of states is always difficult. But
if one state takes the lead, another may
presently follow. Let Oregon put in a
portage road at The Dalles, and soon
there will be loud call upon Washing
ton to put in one at the Cascades. The
people of Eastern Washington will de-
mand it, en- masse. The portage road
that Oregon is proposing to put in at the
Cascades will not be very effective, for
the reason that it will be difficult to get
barges and boats of small power up to
the foot of it, and there is not room to
extend it below the foot of the locks.
But it will afford some help; and since
on the Washington side there is ample
room for easy construction of road,
there must be an appeal to Washington
to build it. This will succeed as soon as
it becomes apparent that there is a
sufficient portage at The Dalles.
The Oregonidn appeals to the house to
pass the Raley bill. 1t is not a bill for
the eastern counties alone. Multnomah
pays large part of the state taxes, and
she can afford to pay her full share upon
an undertaking that will improve the
means of transport to and from the
interior. The country can't wait always
for added facilities of transportation at
this vital point, and now, since we have
become strong enough to do a necessary
thing let US do it.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-02-17
nIanicurinr bal sonietx.

'One of the dislikes of the girl of the
period is mawkishness, said matron.
''She won't let her most favored wooer
hug her, unless the embrace has the ex-
cuse of waltz. He can't sit and idly
hold her hand, as her father doubtless
did that Of her mother during the still
small hours of old fashioned courtship.
But she Is curiously inventive of fads
that will provide the occasion of putting
palm to palm. Fortune telling by read
ing the lines of the hand served the pur-
pose for a year or two, but palmistry is
suddenly obsolete. The newer device is
to manicure your lovers nails. The tools
of this pastime are often exquisite, and
the girl is bewitchingly deft in using
them; but have observed that no me-
chanical clamp has displaced the hands
of the fair operator in holding the fingers
of the fellow whose nails are being clip
ped and polished. New York Letter.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-02-17

A sad and impressive incident oc-
CURED in our circuit court Satur-
day evening; it was the passing of SEN
tence upon four young men, all under
the age of % years. Three had been
convicted for grand larceny and one for
simple larceny. In passing sentence
Judge Webster forcibly called attention
to the great need of some better means
of correcting such young offenders than
the rigorous and necessarily harsh dis
cipline of the penitentiary. One of the
criminals was only 18 years old and
another appeared very little older. To
place such offenders in the company of
and under the same kind of treatment
necessary for old criminals is simply to
thwart the ultimate purposes of law and
punishment. When graduated from
such school they are only the more
dangerous to society. The disipline to
which they must necessarily be sub
jected there appears to them only kind
of revenge, every officer becomes to
them an enemy and they come out i'm
pressed with the idea that society has
turned against them and that their only
safety is in preying upon society; their
names are blackened, their pride, if they
had any, is gone and hope has fed. The
additional expense necessary to main
tain them in reform school would not
be felt after the school was once estab-
iished and the state can not afford to
sacrifice its youthful criminals for the
sake of what such an institution would
cost. In a properly conducted reform
school alone can the ultimate purposes
of the law-punishment, protection to
society and reformation-be accom-
plished with such young people. We
believe the present legislature would
render the state and humanity great
service by appointing committee of the
holdover senators to investigate this
matter, to devise a plan to establish
such an institution and to report to the
next legislature.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-02-17
BUFFALO BILLS DAUGHTER.
She Can Break Horse in Way Alex
ander Would Have Envied.


She Can Break a Horse in Way Alex
ander Would Have Envied.
Finally drew up before the Cody res
idence, about half mile east of the
ranch, and with sigh of relief. Yes,
Mrs. Cody was at home, the servant
said in answer to my query, and was
ushered in the most prettily furnished
little parlor that had ever seen. Mrs.
Cody came in few minutes later and
entertained me for nearly an hour with
pleasing "reminiscences of the lives of
herself and her intrepid husband during
the earlier days of frontier life. She
was pleasant, easy, graceful talker,
and fully as handsome woman as her
famous husband Is a man. She was
from Philadelphia, and Cody came from
Chester, the county adjoining. During
our conversation their little 5-year-old
daughter, Irma, came in and entertained
me with a lot of childish prattle about
what her father was doing, after which
she gave an illustration of how she could
play the piano.
Cody's eldest daughter, Miss Arta,
was not at home. She had gone to the
state fair at Lincoln. Miss Arta was
then 21 years of age, magnificent
queenly looking young woman, who was
credited with having as much courage
and self confidence as her father. Many
pretty stories of her pluck are told by
the residents of North Platte Among
them Is the following:
Some years ago, when Miss Arta was
about IA years of age, Cody had in his
stable large, handsome, high spirited
horse that was particularly vicious, so
much SO, in fact, that Cody himself did
not care about riding him. One day
Arta concluded that she would ride this
horse, although the stableman sought to
dissuade her. She was determined, how
ever, and succeeded in getting a bride
on him, and then leaped ninbly onto
his back. The horse reared and plunged,
but the girl kept her seat. Finally the
animal threw her. She was up again in
an instant, and once more on his back
This time the animal threw her over his
head, and she struck the ground heavily,
scratching her face to considerable de-
gree.
With blood streaming down her face,
her eyes filed with tears, and her rage
SO great THAT she looked like young
tigress, she sprang to her feet crying,
''The brute! I'll ride him now if he kills
me-" and suiting the action to the word,
gave the horse the most terrible beating
he had ever received, and when she had
completed the animal was as docile as
the proverbial "Old Dobbin," and Miss
Arta rode off triumphantly, while her
father and the stableman looked on in
astonishment.
Another illustration of her confidence
in her ability to take care of herself is
furnished by the fact that one day, dur
ing Cody's first trip to England, she was
reading letter from him, and at once
decided that she would like to see her
father again. That was on a Wednes-
day, at North Platte, Neb, and on the
following Saturday she was on a steamer
leaving New York for England, and
travelled the entire distance of over 600
miles alone.-Cor. Atlanta Journal.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-02-17
Emma Abbott. VIII.

Emma Abbott's will is most pleasing
surprise. The large property accumu-
lated by the singer is to be divided up in
wise that seems to us to be most just
and sensible. The parents are handsome
ly provided for, 80 are the brothers and
sisters, and SO are the nephews and nieces;
a sum aggregating about $3.50, 900 is to
be set aside for these purposes. Certain
relatives of her husband are remembered
and s., 900 is bequeathed to Daniel A.
Considine, for long time her confidential
secretary. A number of charitable insti-
tutions come in for legacies, and nine
churches, most of them located in New
York, are to receive the sum of $5 900
each. All Miss Abbott's music, opera
scores and private papers are bequeathed
to Miss Alice Cafferty, of Jersey City,
and from this we surmise that Miss
CaHerty may contemplate biography
of her friend; such work certainly
should be undertaken by some competent
hand.-Chicago News
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-02-17
TOKENS OF APPRECIATION.
Fairfield Grange, p. of H., Adopts Some
Ringing Resolutions.

Fairfield Grange, p. of H., Adopts Some
Ringing Resolutions.
At meeting of Fairfield Grange, No.
219, p. of H., held on the 14th inst, the
following resolutions were unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That the thanks of this
grange are due and hereby rendered to
the members of the legislative assembly
of the state of Oregon, and all those who
SO kindly assisted in procuring the ap-
preparation for the portage railroad
round the distractions at the Cascades
of the Columbia river.
ReSoLUed, Further, that we humbly
petition the legislatu to adopt Senator
Raley's bill asking for an appropriation
for the removal of the distractions by a
portage railroad at The Dalles and Cello.
After the adoption of the above, the
following resolution of thanks to our
United States senators was passed by
the grange:
ResolUed, That the thanks of Fairfield
Grange are due and are hereby rendered
to Senators Dolph and Mitchell for the
offered by Bro. D. j. Cooper, at the
stock holders meeting of the Grange Co.
operative Association held at Dalles
City, January 27, 1891, and it is our
opinion that they are doing everything
in their power to further our interests
in the opening of the Columbia river.
D. 1. BOLTON, Master.
A. M. ALLEN, Sec.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-02-17

The suggestion that the state cannot
afford to appropriate $4,000 for port
age road between Cello and The Dalles,
terause of the necessary increase in taxa
ton is the most "mossbacked' sugges-
ton yet offered. The actual increase in
the value of real estate in Eastern Ore
gon, during the next year resulting from
the proposed improvement, will pay a
considerable portion of this expenditure
and the addition to the commerce of the
state will very soon repay the balance.
In five years hence the state will be a
million dollars better off by reason OF
these expenditures.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-02-17
A New. Party.
Northwest Reform Journal.

NOTLuWeSI REFORM journal.
A new party is about to be formed for
the contest in '92. This will be an inde-
pendent movement for that year only,
Should the movement prove successful
In electing presidential ticket, no doubt
the minions of combined capital in the
old parties will flock to it and begin to
praise it, as party, soon capture the
party machinery and control it in their
interest. But we hope party worship.
and hero worship, are dead-dead be-
yond resurrection-like the mummies.
too dead to skin. No more monuments.
This paper will continue to point out
that we must have no more party wor-
ship. If the independents succeed in
'92 they must continue independent.
After the war party worship succeeded
principles so far that platform need
contain any distinct issue-in fact since
the war the majority of the voters have
become so stunted in their ideas of what
political issues are, though party wor-
ship, that parties may have practically
the same issues and the mass of voters
not see it.
Be independent of the party caucus
and all independents should require that
all candidates for public trusts should
present his platform, not the platform
of party as such.
Party worship has done little more
than any other one thing to bring this
nation to the verge of ruin.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-02-17
STATE OFFICIALS.
THE CELLO PORTAGE BILL.

The Oregonian of yesterday ably urges
the passage of Senator Raley's bill apprc-
priating 100000 for portage railroad
from Cello to The Dalles. Whatever
may have been the attitude of the Ore
qonian and Portland toward the opening
of the river in the past, we believe the
desire, from one end of the state to the
other, at present is in favor of this i'm
portant improvement. The time has
arrived when the river must be rendered
serviceable to the commerce of the north
west; the inability of railway companies
past year emphasizes the urgent demand
of the people. Eastern Washington is
alive to the Importance of these improv-
ments and Eastern Oregon, reinforced
by all the northern portion of Western
Oregon, appeals to the legislature as
never before and the present legislature
will respond to our call. The legislature
of Washington will not be out done by
us and just as surely as Senator Raley's
bill becomes a law will the Washing
tonians relieve us of the burden of build
ing portage at the Cascades? The rail-
way companies have done and are doing
much to advertise and settle up the
country; they will continue to be a great
convenience and necessity but they are
now incapable of handling our products
and we must utilize the means nature
has given us.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-02-17

E. B. Dufur Esq, left for Salem yes
terday afternoon, carrying with him the
petition asking the passage of the water
bill, which was generally signed: the
universal desire of the taxpayers, with
very few exceptions) is a unit on the
question of the legislature passing the
bill without substitute. Besides the
petition, the majority of the taxable
property of the city is represented in
person at the capitol.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-02-17
Notice of Final Settlement.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
~ undersigned, administrative of the estate
OF John Smith, deceased, has filed her
at O'Clock p NJ. at the county court room in
Dalles City, Oregon, has been duly appointed as
the time and place for hearing said final account
and objections to the same, if any there be, and
the final settlement thereof :
This notice is published by the order of Hon.
Z. N Thornbury, county judge of Wasco County,
oregon LAURA SMITH,
Administrative of said Estate
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-02-17
THE DALLES.

The Gate City Of the Inland Empire is situated at
the head Of navigation the Middle Columbia and
is thriving, prosperous city
ITS TERRITORY
It is the supply city for extensive and rich agri
cultural and grazing country, its trade reaching as
far south as Summer Lake, distance of over two
hundred miles
THE LARGEST WOOL MARKET.
The rich grazing country along the eastern slope
OF the the Cascades furnishes pasture thousands
OF sheep, the wool from which finds market here.
The Dalles is the largest original wool shipping
point IN America, about 100000 pounds being
shipped this year
THE VINEYARD OF OREGON
The country The Dalles produces splendid
of cereals and it's fruits cannot be excelled It
is the vineyard Of Oregon, it's grapes equaling Cali
fornias best, and it's other fruits, apples pears,
prunes, cherries etc., are unsurpassed
ITS PRODUCTS
The salmon fisheries the finest on the Columbia.
yielding this year of 81 800 900 which can
and will be more than doubled in the near future
The products Of the beautiful Kickital valley find
market here and the country and east has this
year filed the warehouses, and all available storage
places to overfowing with their products
ITS WEALTH
richest city of it's size on the coast and it's
money is scattered and is being used to develop
more farming country than is tributary any other
city in Eastern Oregon.
It's situation is unsurpassed It's climate delight
full It's possibilities incalcuable It's resources u-
limited! And on these stones she stands
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-02-17

Pendleton saloon keepers propose to
boycott the East Oregonian for having
sanctioned the action ofthe recent grand
jury in indicting so many of them.
Their boycott cannot affect the East Or
egonion seriously. 1t is too valuable a
paper and too necessary to it's patrons
for any one faction to hurt it very much.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-02-17

Advertisers will understand the value
OF an evening paper as an advertising
medium when they remember that the
evening paper is essentially the home
paper. The evening paper is the fire.
side companion, and the. paper which is
read by the family is the one the adver-
tisers want to use.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-02-17
Executors Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned
~ have been duly appointed executors of the
last viii and testaments of Daniel Handley,
deceased All persons having claims against the
estate OF said deceased are required to present
them, with the proper vouchers, within six
months from this date, to the undersigned at the
office of Mays, Huntington & Wilson, The Dalles,
Oregon.
Dated January %, 1891.
GEORGE A. LIEBE,
J. w. FRENCH,
KATE HANDLEY,
Executors.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-02-17

The successful merchant is
the one who watches the mar
kets and buysto the best advan-
tage.
The most prosperous famiIyis
the one that takes advantage Of
low prices.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-02-17
FINE FARM TO RENT.'

THE FARM KNOWN AS THE ENCORE
Il Farm" situated on Three Mile creek Z6out
two and one-half miles from The Dales, 0fill be
leased for one more years at a low rent to any
responsible tenant. This farm har upon It a
ings about two acres of orchard, about three
hundred acres under cultivation, q large portion
crop in 1891 with ordinarily favorable weather.
The farm is well watered For terms and particu-
of Mays Huntington & Wilson, The Dalles, Or.
SARAH A. MOORE, Executrix.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-02-17
Dissolution Notice.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
~ Partnership heretofore existing between ].
u BOYD, M. D., and o. d. .Doane, NJ. D., under the
firm name of Drs. Boyd d Doane, has been dis
solved by mutual consent.
All accounts belonging to the late firm are
payable to DIR. Boyd. Those to whom we are
indebted will please present their bills at once
to either Dr. Boyd or DR.. Daone
J. G. BOYD, :
The Dalles, Or, Feb. 2, 1891. o. D. DoANE.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-22
The Halfway strike.

MARION, Ohio, Jan. 2l.-Not a
freight train II moving on the Chicago
4 Erie between Chicago aud Marion.
The engineers ut Marion are ready 10
20 out Their sympathy Is with the
strikers m the trouble seems 20 be the
dislike NJ Superintendent Merrill To
Scott. Tine railroad, In anticipation "
trouble, made arrangements with the
Pennsylvania and Pitt.burg, Chicago
A. st. Louis 10 handle all their passcn.
gorand pnrlshable businek, eastward.
General Manager Tucker, Of the
Chicago q Erie, In statement this
morning, said! "rhcre are six dis.
patchers and from fifteen 10 thirty con.
ductOrs on the strike. Every One VI
our passenger trains moved on tirde 10.
day except the North Judson and ac'
commodailOn. We are not moving any
freight trains and shall not DO ~ until
the situation develops"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-22

bERLiS, jan. gi.-tn the Pua.ian
House Of Representatives today, Rich.
er raised a discussion on the remlsslon
OF stamp dues upon the deed Of entail
executed by EX.Mlnistnr Won Rail.
thusen iormcrlyl head Of the dcpart.
ment Of agriculture. Richter charged
Tue ministers with taking unfair al.
vantage Of that position.
Minister Of Finance Miguel rrplled
mat The fees amounted 30 only 1.O01
marks anu were cmitted with the .x.
pre-. wish OF the late Emperor Fred.
efick.
l'lehtor's motion was defeated by n
large majority.
After the debate closed Won hall.
thausen handed the amount rcmitted
70 Tue Emperor to be- disposed OF as lac
thought best.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-22
now ELEPnANTs SPRAY.
THEY LIKE TO SHOWER THEMSELVES
WITH WATER FREQUENTLY.


The elephant In captivity IL very
different from the elephant Ia his ma
tive Jungle', and Sir Samuel Baker
thinks the life Of the wild animal N
much longer because Of the complete
change Of habits undergone by the
beast when tanned aud eel 10 work.
The elephant Is "A nocturnal animal,
but Ia captivity IN forced to work dur.
ing the daytime, aud 10, In India, sur.
fers greatly, the Immense Size aud
weight aud dark color causing
the animal TO become over.
heated. 10 relieve itself II draws from
IL stomach quantity Of water and
sends II In "a shower VI spray over the
body, ami ~ this operation IA repeated
about every live minutes, the rider NJ
an elephant Is subjected TO some In.
convenience.
II IL, however, curious fact that
the water thus drawn from this rcsei.
vOir provided 10y nature Is perfectly
sweet AMI pure, and Baker says no
animal IL cleaner or more choice In It,
selection Of food. But the elephant Is
o wastoiul feeder, and, II allowed, win
destroy twice ~ much IA lac eats. This
native elephant keepers understand
this, aud when feeding their charges
make up the rice aud plantolu Into
small packages, Que of which at time
Is handed 10 the tvsr.eAIecinnt Trunk.
--Acu iOrL iJiuHGi.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-22

WHAT EVA HAMILTON HAS TO
CONFESS.
ny Telegraph to tho Srwsi
IRISH HoME RULE.
sniisburs'- opinionsi psrnen aud
Gladstone, Two clever Wen.

LONDON, Jan. 2i.-Lord Salisbury,
~ ap)lltical speech nj Cambridge, said
he did not believe either that the home
rule contest was ON the point Of victory
or That II was dead. lie said. "Niany
positions must be carried before home
rnle IL victorious. Even ia home rule
bill Is passed, II will he our duty 10 un.
10 thu mischief. My belief IA that
home rule owes IL existence To two
very clever Gladstone aud Par.
nell While they support II. I should
give you imprudent advice " I pcr.
slndcd YOU that the battle was over.
n vigorous struggle il still hofor. you,
The home rule rehearsal In London
ana Kilkenny proved that thelrishmon
wcru quite Incapable of conducting am
independent parliament. IL has further
shown the unlimited power Of the
priesthood, whose matchlosa orgnnl,a.
ton swept down the man who
had been dcspot OF the whole Irish
movement there and In America.
That Is the ruthless organization he.
meath whose heel they would place the
frotestant- by granting home rule.