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The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-01-09
Government for Alaska.

A Washington dispatch says bill to
provide temporary government for
Alaska was introduced in the senate
on Saturday by Platt. 1t provides for
a seat of government at Sitka. the execu-
tive power to be vested in the governor
and secretary. The territory is designat-
ed as one judicial district, with resident
district judge, required to hold at least
two terms annually, one each at Sitka
and juneau. The bill directs the presi-
dent to appoint seven commissioners
with powers of county judges, at an an
nual salary of 81, 900 each. Other minor
officers are provided for, and the general
laws of the state of Oregon are declared
to be the law in the territory of Alaska.
The territory is declared to be land
district, and suitable provision is made
for entries. Dealing in or manufactur-
ing liquors is prohibited, save for medic
inal purposes by licensed druggists.
All persons, including Indians, born or
naturalized in the United States, resid-
ing in Alaska at the time of the passage
of the act, are declared citizens of the
United States, and no person who can
not speak the English language in ordi-
nary conversation will be allowed to
vote or hold an electoral Office. None
but natives are allowed to reside on the
coast north of Behring strait and in the
interior north of the Arctic circle.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-01-09
rho Roslyn Trial Postponed.

A dispatch from Umatilla says that
ten of the % Oregon stockmen who were
witnesses in the Roslyn bank robbery
case arrived en- route to their homes near
Fossil, the trial having been postponed
until January 18th. They all seem con-
fident of the Ultimate discharge of the
prisoners Hale, Zachary and Kimsey.
The judge reduced their bail last week
to $4,000. Friends have already raised
bonds sufficient for the release of one OF
the boys, and expect to haye all three OF
them out in day or two.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-01-09
Denies tho Report.

A Wall street paper, publishes Mr..
Wizards denial of the report that he was
to retire from the N. P. B., and says
The denial did not affect securities ad-
versely. 1t is considered scarcely likely
that he would leave at time like this.
1t is stated Willard will first exert him.
self to put the property in good credit
again, and may then resign. His friends
say Willard is not the man who will GO
out under fire. AS the times improve,
and opportunity is offered for the COM
pany to float its bonds and pay off float
ing debts, Northern Pacific securities, il
is stated, will be booming, and then
Willard will not only resign from the
Northern Pacific, but all active business
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-01-09

The aggregate vote of these two groups
of states is 1884, .562, and they have in all
ffty-nine electors. That is to say they
have less then seven per cent of the
vote of the country, with over thirteen
per cent of the representation in the
electoral college. Yet the fifteen states,
with fifty-nine electors, do not muster
as many votes by 5,0s4 as does Illinois,
with but twenty-four electors. While
no condition has arisen wherein this
situation has been made obnoxious, the
opportunity always exists. In the pas
sage of years differences may arise by
which minority of the population con-
trolling majority of the electors may
encounter physical resistance from a
majority of the population controlling a
minority of the electors. It would be
better if the apportionment of electors
upon representation were wiped out
altOCether
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-01-09
OPEN THE RIVER.
How People Along the Shores in Wash
ington Feel About 1t.


ington Feel About 1t.
A voice from Klickitat, a county
which is interested but would pay no
taxes an the plan reported in the Port
of Columbia scheme. The Goldendale
Sentinel says: The earnest effort that
is now being made to open the Columbia
to the sea gives great encouragement to
all persons who are in anyway producers
living within reach of the stream. In
this county of all others upon which it
borders will the benefit of an open river
be the greatest. Klickitat is about 125
miles long with not less than $50 miles
of water front. The width is nothing
BILE, also the most fertile portion of our
county lies within easy hauling distance
of the river, and the reduction of freight
rates will not only increase the profits
of farming but will enhance the value of
farm land and also bring investors into
the county.
With the completion of the locks will
come the greatest benefit of all: the
reduction in rates which are now so ex-
orbitant that the life is being choked
out of every little enterprise that has at
tempted to exist between Portland and
Pasco. With the opening of the river a
new era will dawn for the country ada
cent the Columbia and every branch of
business Will prosper once more.
An increased profit in grain-growing
will lead to greater enterprises in that
direction; the same with the fruit grow
ers or stock raisers. LAUNDERING, too,
may be benefited by an open river and
that industry which at present is on the
decline in this county may be made
quite profitable once more. The con-
tract for the locks is already let. If due
expedience is used the river will be
open by the time the next crop will
start on its way to market. Let the
work go on. 1t is surely needed and
will repay many fold.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-01-09

In addition to these there were nine
states each of which cast less than 100,-
600 votes. The aggregate vote of these
states was 536, 1886, and they have thirty
nine electors. These last-described
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-01-09

Mr.. John Cook of San Francisco,
formerly of the Baldwin hotel barber
shop, arrived in the city last evening,
and will occupy chair in Mr.. Fishers
Elite tonsorial parlors.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-01-09

Something new, those Aristo photos
at Herrin's gallery over the postofice.
The finest polish in the land. New
eastern scenic background. We lead,
others follow. We originate, others i'm
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-01-09

Carpets and furniture at reduced rates
at Crandall & Burget's, next door ts
Floyd & Shown's drug store.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-01-09

Go to Joles Bros. for the celebrated
Warner butter only rs cents per roll. =
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-01-12
ADDRESS: SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.

future date baling, after the hops have
''toughened" or "gone through the
sweat" is often as fatal to the quality as
actual slack drying. The hops should go
from the kiln into the baler without cool
ing, and if a flooring is ready TO come of
in the night and you do not care to start
the press before morning, the fires should
then be kindled and they should be heat
ed before baling, that no moisture shall
be left in them, for it is an element of
decay.
The hops should be as nearly whole as
possible, as the English buyer pays much
more for whole hops than he does for
broken ones. Care should also be used
as to the weight of the bales. Abnor-
mally heavy bales are thrown out in the
New York Hop Exchange, while in Lon
don they are only bought at Il greatly re-
duced price. The reason for this is that
heavy bales will not keep well; that is
they become like old hops much quicker
than light framed bales, go off color as
the season advances, and finally must be
used early or become what is known as
persisted" hops.
Many yards in California and some in
Oregon are trained on permanent wire
trellis from six to six and a half feet from
the ground. A short pole is set to each
hill and the wire is securely fastened on
the top of the pole by staple, and never
taken down or lowered In such yards
the pickers have sack with hoop fast
ened to hang in convenient position,
and pick directly into these, pulling off
the arms where the hops are ont of reach.
This mode of picking makes it easier to
pick clean and to avoid the leaves that so
frequently by accident (?) fall into the
box. No. Is wire for yard set out 61a
81 feet square takes 298 pounds per
acre, stretched both ways. Ii placed di.
agonal about 25 per cent. more will be re.
quired.
From eight to twelve pounds OF Irvine
is required to the acre, according to the
size Of Irvine and distance of hills apart.
Fifty yards of cloth and one pound OF
Irvine is required to bale ton of hops.
Poles for string or trellis yards should
be nine and half feet long.
A grower should have at least q 24x24
foot hop house for every eight acres av-
eraging 1900 pounds per acre.
The different lengths per pound for cot
ton twinc is estimated, S-ply, 1000 feet
10-ply, 800 feet; 12-ply, $50 feet l6-ply,
$50 feet
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-01-12
M9sSTER PREHISTORIC TIDES.
They would wash Away Our Xn-
land cities IL Tiiey Occurred at
the Present Time.

AT present the moon Is 100000 miles
away from our globe. but there was a
time when it WAS only onc-sixth part OF
that distance away, or say about 10000
miles That time must OF necessity have
correspondod to some great terrestrial geo
logical epoch. Probably it was at the
time when the cocoon lived. The Oh
ject of this "note," however, is not to
speculate on the remoteness Of the time,
but upon the powerful effects our "silver
sister world" must have had on this
earth, its waters and its atmosphere.
At the present time the average heighth
OF the tides is only about three feet. In
the far away time alluded to when the
moon was only 1000 thousand miles
away they were 2l6 times as high as at
present, or 048 feet in heighth. Such a
tide as that would wash st. Louis off the
face of the earth, throw n flood of sea
water on the Chicago water works tower
and drown out almost every place of i'm
portance in the United States. Three
quarter tide would leave but few of the
tallest chimneys and spires in st. Louis
above water, and full tide would run
we'll up into the pineries OF Canada.
But this would only last for few hours
at time. In less than five hours the
whole of this vast food would have re-
treated.
Not only would it leave Missouri and
all of the remainder of the United States
high and dry, but would probably drain
the Gulf of Mexico and leave gravel
and shell paved path from the mouth of
the Mississippi to Cuba and Jamaica. A
few "dry" hours would pass and then
the whole land would again be inundat-
ed, only to soon be abandoned.
These mighty tides are the gifts which
modern astronomers have made to the
working machinery Of the geologist.
Who can doubt that they constitute q
terrific power while aiding in the work Of
qualification
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-01-12
BEATING THE AUSTRALIAN BALLOT SYSTEM
a Scheme Perfected fer Keeping
TRACK Of VeEai voters Ly
Their pare Sssscrs.

Los Angeles (Cal.) Express: The willy
and ingenious political hccler has asserted
himself under the Australian ballot sys-
tenn as successfully as under all other
systems OF balIotin. heretofore known,
and certain car marks on ballots in GER
tain of the wards show that at the cleo
ton votes were purchased and were fur
nished upon as wide commercial scale
as ever heretofore.
Many persons who stood around the
polls election night and watched the
counting of the ballots were puzzled to
observe the great scattering vote on
members of the board of education.
1t seemed that all the names known TO
common and uncommon life were writ
ten on the ballots for members of the
board OF education.
A singular coincidence occurred also in
that the ballots that bore strange names
in lead pencil for members of the board
of education were all straight democratic
ballots.
The observer at the polls was also
struck with the great and steady interest
that gentlemen, not officers Of election,
appeared to take in the result, which
impelled them to remain at the several
polls all throughout the count, studiously
keeping record of the votes. If the OBJ
server had pcered over the shoulder OF
these gentlemen he would have found their
keeping accounts was confined to taxi
ing down these lead pencil names written
upon the ballot for member of the board
of education and putting mark opposite
each name if the ballot bearing such
name was straight democratic.
If the observer had gone further he
might have watched around certain head
quarters or offices next day and found
them beseiged by certain persons, and if
he had understood the reason why they
were thus congregsted he would have
known that each man had slip of
paper bearing some kind of private mark,
and that that piece of paper, presented
to the proper authority at the office or
headquarters aforesaid, would have been
taken up and the sum of $3.50 paid for it.
The bottom of all the business is this ::
The heeler goes to those men in the city
who hold their votes for sale, and ap-
preaching one, says:
"Now [ will give you $3.50 if you will
vote this or that ticket.
"You 90 in the booth with your ticket
and put stamp opposite each demo-
cratic name until you get down to the
board of education. Then you don't
stamp any OF the names you find on the
ticket for this office, but write the name
OF John Jones' on the ticket with lead
pencil"
The vote buyer then says: II will
write the name John Jones down in my
book and put your name opposite.
"Whcn | hear the name John Jones
for hoard of education called out at the
voting place when the votes are being
counted, l will know that is your ballot.
If that is q straight democratic ballot
you can tomorrow take this piece of
paper that he gives you down to Bobbie
Blanks aud will leave your name there
on book and you will be paid $3.50.
See?"
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-01-12

Billiardists, give attention; the billiard
table at Shardlow & McDaniel's has been
completely overhauled and is now as
good as when it came from the factory,
for it not only has been newly COW
cred but a splendid set of genuine
ivory balls have been purchased. A
game of billiards and glass of Pabst'
Milwaukee beer is a pleasant way to
spend an evening and these are induce
ments which Messrs Shardlow & McDan-
iel have to offer. lift
Shardlow and Mcdaniel now keep
Pabst's Milwaukee beer on draught.
at has no superior" it is the verdict of
all who have tried it, lift
The cost sale OF clothing at Unger &
Mulligan's will continue through jam
airy. This is an opportunity that no one
can afford TO miss. sit.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-01-12
A BANNER TWELVE MONTHS.
Fewer Failures In 1892 than In Many
Previous Years.
Liabilities are also Lcwcr-IO.27O
Firms 90 Down with La
biiities Aggregating
s1os, 100000.

The failures in the United States dur
ING the year 1892, according to Brad
streets report, amount to 1920, while
the liabilities amount to sos, 800 900 and
the assets to s54, 700,0 900. This is smaller
than has been reported for any year since
1888, with the single exception of 1887.
This is true both in the number of fail
urss and in liabilities.
The total business population of the
United States in 1883 was $4,000 COM
mercial and industrial concerns, individ-
uals, firms and corporations of sufficient
prominence and standing to be recorded,
and the number of failures in that year
was IL, 200, the first time the aggregate
had passed the 10000 mark. Yet in
1892, nine years later, with a business
population Of l ,035 900, gain of 81 per
cent, the number OF business failures is
only 1920, or about the same as it was
nine years ago, while the debts OF the
failing trades are 40 per cent less now
than then.
The decrease of 2,l24 failures this
year, as compared with last, reduced to
figures, shows that Southern trades fail
ures have decreased from $35 .000,0 to
$lS, 000,0 900; in Western states from $42,-
000, 900 to s26.000,O00 in Northwestern
States from sl3,000,O00 to $40 200, 900;
Pacific States from 100000 to $1,000
900; Middle States from $4,000 900 to
$50, 100000, and New England States
from 3,000, 900 to $16,000,000. The
heavier decreases show in Massachusetts,,
New York and Pennsylvania, but other
striking reductions are seen in Connecti-
cut, New Jersey, Kansas, Kentucky,
Missouri, Ohio, Nebraska, Iowa, Texas,
Georgia, Louisiana, Tennessee, Florida,
Virginia and Arkansas. Bradsireets
further says: ''The moderate increases
In liabilities reported from Michigan,
Minnesota, Montana and South Carolina
are due to local disturbances, and in no
way point to growing causes of CONNER
| cial unsoundness."
r. G. Run 4 Co.'S Mercantile Agency
gives the following report:
The year 1892 was remarkable for fewer
failures than have occurred in any other
year since 1886, the number being 10, 344,
or 2,02l less than in lS9l. The indebt-
edness of firms failing was bnt $114,000,-
600 in 1892. against $3.50, G1J001 in 1891,
anu about the same in 1890. The aver
age liabilities Of firms failing in 1902 has
been only $ll 900, the lowest average re-
ported since 1878.
The largely increased number of trad
/ ers, and the enormous increase of trans
actions for the year render these figures
most significant. In 1892 only one in
every 1l3 traders failed, against one in
every ninety-threc in 1891, and one in
every 102 in 1890.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-01-12
TO JAMES wIEiTCoMB RILEY.

Dear Riley, here's heart and hand
OF Western welcome to your muse;
She'll pardon II we can't command
Expressions suchs 'twere fit to use.
We've read her tender, Iairthful line
In paper, book and magazine;
No other muse has writ so fine,
Since Robby Burns's left the scene.
We've smiled at little chlldren's ways
OF innocent, unconscious fun
We've felt the pathos Of those days,
Forever, oh, forever done.
We've shared with IIoosier common folk
The magic touch OF sentiment:
We've wept for tender hearts that broke,
And loved humble life's content
In all her verse II charm appears
Tha. from ourseli our self bcgulcs-
The simple force of human tears,
The simple JOY of human smiles.
Then, Riley, here's II heart and hand
OF Western welcome to your muse
She'll pardon il VIC can't command
Expressions suchs we'd like TO use.
Monmouth, December 20. l.. G.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-01-12
Deafness Cannot re Ccrc,i

by local applications as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an infiamed condi-
ton of the mucous lining OF the eustacian
tube. When this tube is infamed you
have a rumbling sound or imperfect hear
ing, and when it Is entirely closed deaf
ness is the result, and unless the inflam-
nation can be taken out and this tube
restored to its normal condition hearing
viii be destroyed forever; nine cases out
of ten are caused by catarrh, which is
nothing but an inflamed condition of the
mucous surfaces.
We will give one hundred dollars for
any case of deafness, caused by catarrh,
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars; free
-. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
40 Sold by druggists, 75c. 40 I'm
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-01-12
Ew Sold by druggists, 75c. 4

The Puyallup Citizen says there are
now 800 miles Of irrigating bitches al
ready in operation or in course of con-
struction in Yakima county. The hop
industry, now in it's successful infancy,
has here an unlimited field for develop
ment aud the general faith in its future is
best displayed from the fact that but few
of the extensive growers of Washington
have not purchased tracts under some of
these various irrigation systems. Pro-
ducers from Oregon and even California
have also invested in these lands.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-01-12

Teacher-Willie Jones may put the
line, ''There is pleasure in the painless
woods" in language of his own choice.
Willie Jones-There's lots Of fun in the
bushes.-Kate Fields Washington.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-01-12

When Baby was sick, We gave her Castoria-
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria-
When she became Miss, she chung to Costoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria-
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-01-12

L. MacLean, formerly of this city, is
plating new townsite in the Big Bend
country at the mouth Of Corbalay can
yon. 1t will be- called St. Clair.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-01-12
NOtice to Stockholders Of KOnneWOCk Ditch Co.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT AT THE
- regular meeting of said company to be held
on the Inst Saturday in March, 1898, 1t is pro-
posed TO repeal Article " OF the BYLAWS of said
company. The said Article " relates to
Amendments, setting out the manner and time
Of giving notice to amendments TO the Bylaws
of said company. T. J. FLINT,
&c 13t President.
Attest: W. W. MCCARTHY, Secretary.
Dated at North Yakima, Wash, Dec. s. 1887.
The Newtown bee., 1893-01-20
NEW STYLES OF FURNITURE.

A. G. Baker, the Hawleyville furniture man, vas in New York, last week, at tending the furniture manufacturers ex- bibition of spring samples. Twice year, January aud July, manufacturers from different parts of the country send their
 samples on to New York for exhibition The large structure, known as the Indus trial building, occupying whole block. corner Lexington avenue and 43d street, is used for this mammoth display. None but dealers are admitted within its walls. This gives furniture dealers an oppoitun- ity to examine and compare the designs, price and finish of goods that are 10 be placed on the future market without hav- ing to travel from Maine to Michigan. This plan of bringing competing lines of furniture together in one building for the inspection of purchasers seems good one and we predict that manufacturers in other lines of goods will see the wis dom of it and follow it's lead. MT Baker says the finish and design Of some of the furniture to be placed on the spring mar ket is beautiful beyond description.
The Newtown bee., 1893-01-20
GREENS FARMS.

On account of the slim attendance, last Wednesday evening, the farmers club, which met at J. H. Jennings house has been postponed one week.
 The severe weather has been felt quite extensively here in the form of frozen limbs. Mrs Adams has two children laid up with sore feet, and others are reported to have suffered from the intense cold.
 MT and Mrs Joseph Jennings have left for Washington, D.C., and will spend the balance of the winter there.
 The adjourned meeting of the society was held, last Tuesday, but no business was transacted as the meeting was illegal, no notice having been given of it.
 The Mutual Improvement society post poned it's regular meeting on account of the severe weather and it will be continu- ed this week on Wednesday, at Mrs Eos ter's house. The subject will be. ''Read- ings from the essayists."
 The unexpected death is reported of the son of Charles Wakeman of inflammation of the bowels. The funeral was held this week.
 Miss Hattie Bunnell has been visiting friends in Sharon, Conn.
 Miss Ida Taylor celebrated her birthday on Saturday by inviting her friends to a whist party.
 K. W. Mackbeth was the guest of Rev. H. Davies over Sunday.