The Dalles weekly chronicle., August 07, 1891, Image 2

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A REVIEW OF PENNOYER.
The New York Evening Pott, a paper
of strong democratic leanings, that
supported Cleveland for the presidency
in 1884 and again in 1888 hasn't a high
opinion of Governor Pennoyer's article
in the North American Review. It very
effectually exposes his ideas on money
in this paragraph, as follows: "Gov
ernor Pennoyer of Oregon contributes
his mite (or might) to the solution of the
financial problem, by an article in the
North American Review." The governor
evidently, takes some credit to himself
for the novelty of his conception that
"money should .be based upon a perfectly
secure and imperishable foundation.
Of course there is only one such founda
tion land. A currency based on land is
the right thing for us, thinks Governor
Pennoyer. Some people-say that this is
impracticable, but the governor knows
the contrary, because the state of Oregon
has not more than $2,000,000 of school
' money loaned upon the improved farm
property of the state. 'A little before he
said "based" now he says "loaned."
Why did he not say that the state of
Oregon has $2,000,000 based upon the
improved farm property of the state?
Because 'that would not be true. The
state of Oregon has no money that is
"based", at all. The money of Oregon
is gold and that kind of money "bases"
itself. It is a pity that all the looney
people, who want to repeat experiments
that have been disasterously tried over
and over again, could not be collected
together into one country (an island pre
ferably,) where their antics would not
hurt anybody but themselves, and pro
vided with all kinds of printing presses,
and dies and materials, and "basing"
and debasing contrivances, and allowed
to do anything that they could agree to.
The prime difficulty in such a case would
be that they would never agree to any
one plan. There would be silver men
and green-back men, and sub-treasury
men and land-bank men, and while they
were disuniting over plans for making
everybody rich the colony would perish
for want of meat and potatoes."
BONDING COUNTY DEBTS.
The next legislature should pass a law
empowering the counties of the state to
bond their -debts. :
Securities of this kind, belonging to
any county in the state, could be readily
sold at a very low rate of interest. In
stead of paying eight percent, on all our
outstanding scrip we should probably be
paying five'arid not certainly more than
six per cent.". A difference of two or
three' per cent, is very important to the
taxpayers of "the state, especially as
counties in debt have always to pay interest-on
a greater sum, than their net
indebtedness amounts to. Thus Uma
tilla county has outstanding scrip, on
which it pays interest, . amounting to
$120,000 ' while its delinquent tax list
is over ,78,000 and its net indebtedness
$57,000. ' If Umatilla county could bond
its debts at five per cent, interest it
would, by thiB showing, save annually
to tber taxpayers over $3000. If there is
any valid objection to a law authorizing
the counties to bond their debts we are
not aware- of it. Any measure that
would be a saving to a county of one to
three thousand dollars annually, is well
worth-consideration. The bonds would
be almost certain to be purchased by
persons outside the state and the bring
ing of foreign capital at low interest would
be a benefit. -. We commend this sub
ject to the consideration of the granges
and alliances. - It is certainly in the in
terest of economy and low taxes. We
have no knowledge as to what the ag
gregate of the indebedness of the various
counties of the state amounts to but we
should not be surprised if the passage of
a measure of the kind suggested would
be a saving to the taxpayers of the state,
in one year, of a sum sufficient to build
and equip the Cascades portage railroad.
POLITICAL EDUCATION.
An exchange says: "The farmers
movement is an' attempt to secure the
profits afforded by farming. It is a
natural agitation of questions concern
ing. the welfare of the people upon
whom all other classes depend for their
bread and butter, and the main question
is this i . 'Shall the farmer or the specu
lator get most of the profits of farm
labor?' Not only the beet agricultural
minds but also the best minds in other
1 classes in sympathy with the farmer,
have come into the discussion of this
and. relative questions. The result is
that the eyes of the farmers are being
opened, wider than ever to the arts by
which the speculator has made himself
like unto the lilly of the field. Farmers
are beginning to penetrate better the
hidden meanings in the specious argu
ments of the speculators' friends and
hirelings the unprincipled editors and
orators. They are becoming too sharp
for the old reasonings which seemed to
satisfy their ears and yet left distrust in
their .judgment. The movement con
templates a few schemes which we re
gard, as -yisonary but, upon the whole,
our reply is that the farmers' movement
is not bad but - good. The farmers'
movement is affording skill to millions
of farmers who have not heretofore been
o ready and knowing as their enemies,
the speculators. It is yielding knowl
edge to millions of the uninstructed,
and giving discipline of character to
millions whose good qualities were never
before developed by political instruc
tions,' and that is good."
AN ENCOURAGING DEPARTURE.
Mrs. Lease, who claims to have been
the cause of. Mr. Ingalls' political death
seems' to have got to the end of her rope.
She has been stumping the state of Kan
sas bent on the foolish mission of incit
ing the farmers to resist the. foreclosure
of mortgages ; but her efforts, thanks to
the good sense of the farmers themselves,
have signally failed. A sub-committee
of the' state alliance, we are informed,
itM gone to work in a systematic manner,
das bee a seriuueiy uiiprJy"ni'r,l.ui.-
ings of such persons as Lease and PeftVr.
The repudiation talk indulged in by
these agitators has driven capital out of
the state and vastly increased the hard
ships of that drouth striken country.
It is the intention of the sub-committee
to formulate a plan whereby ' farmers,
whose mortgages will become due next
fall, will be able to borrow the money to
meet them. It is their intention to per
fect a scheme whereby the alliance will
deal strictly with the money lender in
stead of being at the mercy of agents.
"It is the purpose of the alliance" they
say, "to protect itself against irrespon
sible farmers, by a close investigation
into the past methods of doing business
and their present financial responsibil
ity." A large convention of the alliance
was lately held at Fort Worth Texas,
which denounced the sub-treasury
scheme and government ownership of
railways, telegraphs etc., as "in violation
of the first principles of good govern
ment, paternal in their character, cen
tralizing in their tendency, and if enact
ed into law would create such a horde of
national office holders as would fasten
the clutches of their power upon the
people so strorgly that the voice of pa
triotic citizens would no longer be heard
in the control of governmental af
fairs." These determinations and res
olutions have the right ring. They are
ominous, nowever, for the agitators and
calamity orators, but if the alliance peo
ple will get on this line and keep on it
thev may yet accomplish untold good
for the farmers of the country.
THE PORTAGE ROAD.
The entire track of the portage road
is laid from end to end, except the
trestle work at the western incline
which is being pushed rarldly forward
by the bridge building crew. Laborers
are busily employed ballasting the track
and the whole pressuts the appearance
of being a good, substantial road. In
fact its substantiality is the one feature
that struck us most. This feature is so
marked that Major Handbury himself
said that lighter timbers might have
been used in the trestles, but Mr. Farley
told the great man that he was building
a road to last a long time as nobody
now livine ever expected to see the
locks completed. We may not be an
impartial judge of Mr. Farley's work
but we left the Cascades with the im
pression that the superintendent of con
struction is doing everything in his
power to spend the state appropriation
wisely and economically and that he is
succeeding. When asked if the ap
propriation would . hold out and be
sufficient to finish the work he replied
emphatically "I'll make it hold out, if
have to foot the bills out of my own
pocket." Between forty and fifty men
were at work yesterday out of about six
ty men on the pay roll. Mr. Farley has
had Buit entered for the condemnation
of about three acres of land, on the
Atwell claim, near the eastern terminus.
He and the owners could not agree
about the price. This space will afford
ground for office, round house, wood
shed and other needed buildings. Three
houses which were on the grounds have
been purchased for $750 and carpenters
are converting them into suitable form,
About 1700 feet of Z and 2 inch pipe is
being laid from a spring, which will af
ford a gravity supply of excellent water
for all needed purposes. Mr. Farley
could have pumped water from the
Columbia, but true ' to his old
time preferences, he chose the
gravity system as being cheaper'
and better. It may be remarked to the
honor of Mr. Farley that he is neither
afraid nor ashamed to throw off his coat
and take up a blacksmith's hammer
when something is to be done that needs
extra skill. But the Bight of the super
intendent of construction donning a
blacksmith's apron is a great curiosity
to Major Handbury 's twelve or. fifteen
dudes who are arduously engaged in the
laborious duty of drawing a salary for
pretending to act as clerks for about 100
employes.
PLENTY OF ROOM FOR A STAND
ARD TRACK.
A walk from one end of the Cascades
portage track to the other failed to find
any place where a standard gauge road
could not have "been laid and operated
without hinderance to anybody or any
thing. Mr. Farley however, says that
the space where the track passes under
the concrete mixer is rather confined for
a standard gauge track, but that it could
have been easily widened by removing a
couple of posts, that might have inT
volved an outlay of $300. At every
other point on the track there is all . the
room needed for anv kind of a track.
But the great man in whose hands an
inscrutable Providence has placed the
power to say just how wide a track he
will let us have, confined the road track
to a three foot limit and the people of
the greatest nation on earth had to sub-
mitt The true reason tor Handbury s
cussedness, we suppose, lies in the fact
that he wanted to be able to run his
donkey engines on the portage track,
when desirable.
THE
DALLES AS
COUNTRY.
4 FRUIT
If any one has a doubt as to the adapt
ability of our soil and climate for fruit
raising let him take a drive up Mill
creek any of these fine days and view an
apple orchard set ont a few years ago, if
we mistake not, by Hon. W. Lair Hill,
on a dry side hill, where there is not a
drop of water for irrigation. The trees
as we saw them two days ago were liter
ally loaded down with fruit, . and have
every appearance of being in a most J
healthy condition. A little further up
the valley is the vineyard of Mr. Barnes
on what, a few years ago, was a barren
hill side, worth practically nothing, but
is now covered with young, healthy
grape vines that will yield a large and
profitable crop. The people of The
Dalles will never know what possibiliti
ties there are in our hills and valleys
until it is too late for the present genera
tion to take advantage of them.
Seventeen Lunatics Gain Freedom.
At'BUBS, N. Y., Aug. 5. Early this
morning seventeen insane convcits in
the state insana asylum overpowered
their keeper, secured his keys and es
caped. Thev scattered over the western
part of the city where great excitement
prevailed. Five have Deen recaptured
and a large force of keepers are in pur
suit of the others.
Alliance Leaders Alleged that they Had
Perfected Plana to 1 leach All.
Particulars of the great corner in wheat
projected by the farmers' alliance are
given in a St. Paul special to the New
York Uerald. St. Paul is the center of
the movement, and 1,000,000 circular
letters are being distributed from St.
Paul by George M. Muller, editor of the
State, one of the leading alliance papers,
of Minnesota. Mr. Muller said today :
The movement grows out of a general
opposition to speculators and wheat gam
blers. They have sold the crop, now we
will see whether they can deliver the
goods. December wheat has been sold
by these speculators at eighty-four cents
and if they cannot fill the orders when
the time for delivery comes they will
simply lose their margin.
The extremely short crop in foreign
countries, coupled with the increased de
mand and the absolute certainty that
vast quantities of American wheat will
be required to fill foreign orders, make
this a peculiarly auspicious time to put
our plan, which is a simple one, in oper
ation. HOLD YOUR WHEAT.
It is all involved in these three words,
Hold your wheat. Over 40,000 secreta
ries of alliances and kindred organiza
tions in America have been sent twenty
copies each of the circulars from the alli
ance press bureau of information con
taining this advice, together with a com
plete statement of the situation and the
reasons for the moyement. To illustrate,
the estimated crop of Minnesota and the
two Dakotas is 100,000,000 bushels. It
will only be necessary to hold this crop
back a few weeks to advance the price
25 per eeut. and only a little longer to
advance it 50 per cent. This would have
been impossible five years ago, and it
would have been impossible five years
ago for me to have secured the names of
40,000 who would reach 4,000,000 indi
viduals and thereby place me in a close
communication with the entire agricul
tural class of this country.
Besides these circulars, the alliance
leaders are working everywhere, and
within a few days every local organiza
tion in the country will have acted offi
cially on the advice given. Of course no
amount of money would have been too '
great for the opposition to have spent to
defeat this movement if they had known
it was on foot, but since the one betrayal
we have kept onr own council, and now
the matter is in a position that their
money can't reach.
The old objection has been made that
the farmers need money so badly that
they will sell anyhow, but the farmer
who has 1000 bushels of wheat, with the
price going steadily up and the assur
ance that it will stay up, will be easily
able to get sufficient money for present
needs.
The entire movement is directed at the
speculation in futures and the system
will be broken up. The farmer has the
gambler on the trip for once, and he
will keep him there this time.
POINTS OF THE CIRCULAR.'
The salient points of the circular of
Editor Muller are :
The farmers' alliance demand, unani
mously, that the speculation for future
deliveries of cereals shall be prohibited.
The greatest competitor of the farmer is
the speculator,- and his competition is
not at all fair, because he sells what he
has not got and can sell unlimited quan
tities, while the farmer has no more to
offer than nature grants to him.
The speculator sells for delivery in any
month of the year, and therefore makes
it necessary for the actual consumer, the i
miller and the exporter to lay in such
stock as he may consider reasonably suf
ficient for his requirement. The farmer
coming in with actual grain finds most
of his customers supplied by the specu
lator with promises to deliver. He has
no choice but to sell to the elevator man,
at a lower price than the Chicago spec
ulator has offered his promises. It
makes a difference of $100,000,000 a year
to the farmer of this country whether
they sell wheat at 75 cents or $1, and
that you had to take tlio lower price for
your product is due entirely to the man-
I . e 4.1 t
ipulation of the speculators,
Now this year . seems especially de
signed by Providence to help our farm
ing interests. Our wheat crop promises
to be good; the European crops are
worse than they ever have been and the
reserves are exhausted. It is certain
that the true value of Wheat is greater
than before, and it is astonishing that
speculators should dare to bet on low
prices. .
LEGISLATURE TOO SLOW.
The way of legislation is too slow to
save this crop from being wasted at ridi
clulonsly low prices, and it is not likely
that another such chance for the farmer
will present itself again in a lifetime,
There is, however, another remedy-
simple, effective, and entirely within
your control. The stocks of wheat and
flour are hardly large enough to supply
the wants of this country until the new
crops come in. The temporary safety of
tne speculator aepenas on an eariv crop
ana a rusn into tne market.
To all farmers our advice is sell spar
ingly and von will see a steady advance
to the end of the crop year. No creditor
will compel you nor can compel you to
sell vour crop for half its value now when
a few weeks' patience must establish fair
prices
lell your creditors and anv one who
wants your wheat at- half price that in
the lastfew months hundreds of mill
ions of bushels of wheat have been- sold
by speculators, that consequently the
market must be glutted with it, and that
you will wait until that wheat is eaten
up before vou oner yours. - -
e assure you that these hundreds of
millions of busnels of windy wheat will
be consumed very soon. Communicate
this information to all whom it -will
otherwise fail to reach, and in a few
weeks the illegitimate speculation which
has nearly ruined yon will be a thing of
the past.
Another Bemedy for Tnherenlosia.
Professor Dr. Max Schulter, of the
Berlin university, has a new cure for
tuberculosis. He says he has experi
mented with it for the last twelve years,
and is perfectly sure of its results. Pro
fessor Schulter is a surgeon, and conse
quently experiments have mostly been
made in cases of so-called surgical tuber
culosis, such as affections of the joints,
bones, glands, lupus, etc.. He says,
however, he has treated successfully
t .-i i .i . 1
i boiiic laeea vi luuercuioais ui mc iuugs.
j His remedy is "guaicol," an extract from
! boxwood, and also an active principle of
cresote. lie nas made numerous exper
iments upon animals, and in 1880 com
menced to treat human patients with
"guaicol" which he at first applied in
the form of an injection. Later on' as a
result of his experiences, he began to use
the medicine internally in very small
doses, and in rare cases by inhalation.
He uses "guaicol" mostly in connection
with iodoform injection into the affected
parts. He says one hundred cases were
treated by him, of which. egbty were
absolutely cured, sixteen improved, and
four died. The treatment extended in
each case over a period of time and al
lowed an accurate observation of each
patient from the beginning to the end.
Prof. Schulter is confident of the accu
racy of his method. In the meantime
Prof. Koch is steadily working on the
improvement of his lymph, aided by the
government, which feels bound to see
him arrive at a successful issue.
Train on the West Shore
in Two and is Run Into
by a Passenger,
Causing Loss of Life to a Brakeman
and Ten Italians Seventeen
Others Injured.
Syracuse, Aug. 6. This morning a
freight train on the West Shore railroad
going west broke in two between Port
Byron and Montesuma and the fast train
following crushed into the rear. A
brakeman and ten Italians en route to
Niagra Falls in the smoking car were
killed and seventeen others in the same
car were injured. Some of them will
probably die. The sleeping cars were
burned and it is supposed that nearly
all of the passengers were rescued. The
injured were brought here and are being
cared for. Among the injured ws a
member of an opera company who died
on the way here. The trainmen say
more were killed in the wreck. Physi
cians and "others were-sent ont from
Syracuse, AuburnT Montesuma and Port
Byron. The scene at the wreck was a
terrible one.
Twelve freight cars were completely
demolished and hardly a hole piece of
timber was left in the smoking car in
which the Italians were. The wreck
took place and the passenger train was
burned with the exception of three
sleeping cars. None of the passengers
in the sleeping cars were injured.
Two of the injured have since died,
making the number of fatalities twelve.
There is no doubt but that the accident
is the result of the negligence of the con
ductor of the freight train to send back
a flagman. "
THE ENCAMPMENT AT DETBIIIT.
The Colored People Want their Rights
aa Citizens in the ft. A. K.
Detroit, Aug. 4. There is a serious
dispute which threatens sereuity in the
silver encampment .of the G. A. R. It
is a "Colorquestiou." Col. Hedges com
mander department of Louisiana and
Mississippi said today: "Unless things
straighten out during this encamp
ment, there won't be a white member of
the G. A. R., sonth of the Ohio on the
Potomac a year hence. They are ont
numbering us in posts, thus putting us
directly under them. Now we want to
rule ourselves and have the colored peo
ple go by themselves." Col. Jas. Lewis
(colored) administrator of police and ad
ministrator of the public works of New
Orleans is champion on the colored side.
When asked what the trouble in Louis
iana was he said : "We have nine posts
with a membership of over 1,000, yet we
are not recognized by the commander of
our department. . We get no representa
tion in the convention, and are ordered
to report to the commander-in-chief.
The department commander thinks we
want social recognition. I claim the
order not a social one, but a historic and
fraternal one," .
Doing of the ft. A. R.
Detroit Aug. 4. It has been the- de
sire of all the prominent leaders of the
organization that the 25th encampment
should lie the most successful in the his
tory of the G.' A. R. and the parade the
most magnificent ever known. Certain
it is that the multitudes which assem
bled in Detroit today are larger than the
city ever greeted before, and in magnifi
cence of pageantry and beauty of decora
tions, today's parade is without prece
dent, iour magnificent arches erected
by the citizens in different parts of the
city marked the line of march.
HBBDEBED BY ITALIANS.
Crased by Drink a Crowd of Dsroi
Kill Family of Seven.
Cattletsbueg, Ky., Aug. 2. Wayne
county W. Ya., was the scene of a series
of murders Friday night. -Mr. Brutn
field, his wife and five children were
murdered in the most horrible manner,
and their bodies consumed by fire.
About midnight fifty common Italian
railroad laborers became drunk and
started on a tour of destruction. The
Brumfields were thought to have con
siderable money. The Italians went to
their residence and were refused admis
sion. The doors and windows were
then forced open. Mr. Brumfield with
his two half grown sons fought with
desperation, but were finally murdered,
their throats being cut and their bodies
being repeatedly stabbed. Mrs. Brom
field and her three children were next
killed by the Italians, who then
searched the house for money and set it
on fire. Mr. Brumfield was an influen
tial and wealthy man. Two years ago,
while county commissioner, he opposed
the building of a new court house and
thus made many enimies. The court
house was built and it is thought that
Friday night's work was the result of an
old feud and that Brum field's enemies
supplied the Italians with liquor and
pointed out the path to his residence,
CONFESSED HIS CRIME.
A California Bf jstery Cleared op Kf.
leased for Want of Evidence. '
Mabtstille, Cal., Aug. 2. William
J. Ousley, the negro who has been con
fined in the county jail for 'several months
upon the charge of mnraenng lieorge
Ball, of this city the night of Jnly 16,
1890, was released yesterday for want of
evidence to convict. Subsequently he
was arrested on complaint of Under-
Sheriff Bevan. Today he- confessed' his
crime in the presence of bnentt haul,
Under-Sheriff Bevan and the court rer
porter who took; the confession down in
shorthand' He implicates Maddox and
George Collins, who was shot and killed
in fetocKson sonie six weefcs ago. fne
confession was obtained from Ousley by
the use of two miniature photographs of
sisters of Ball, which were in a locket
on the chain that was stolen, and which
Ball wore when he - was killed. The
blows which ended Ball's existence were
struck by Maddox and Collins, who set
the fire going around his body, Ousley
was niHtiuueu uq ine uuisjue ua a iook-
out. He stated that be felt much re
lieved after he had confessed the crime.
CRIMINALS AT LARGE.
Two Counterfeiters Blake Their Escape
Without Much Trouble. .
Ashland, Or., Aug. 4. Elso Coon and
Fay Coon, two of the self confessed coun
terfeiters held here awaiting to be taken
to Portland by a deputy United States
marshal, and also wanted at Oakland,
Cal., on a similar charge,' escaped from
the Ashland city jail last evening by
prying out one of the. iron window bars,
thpa far no trace of their - where
abouts has been found, they hav
ing evidently taken to the mountains to
get out of the country. Two other mem
bers of the gang, young Nutt and his
father, have been in custody at Granta
Pass and were taken to Portland tonight,
Chicago Wheat Market.
Chicago, 111., Aug, 8. Close,
wheat steady; cash, 87i;. September,
86. -
Freight
Breaks
....
The "XegTo Question" Creates Consid-
vit a
Veterans.
Detroit, Aug. 5. The twenty-fifth
, . , iL ,, : ,.
annual encampment of the G. A. R.,
met in formal session this morning. All
that art and cultured taste could do to
make the Mammoth building attractive
was exerted in the decoration which
adorned the interior in emblematic order.
Despite the immensity of the hall; it
was crowded to the utmost. Every state
and territory in the Union was "repre
sented and the roll showed the fullest
attendance of delegates in the history
of the organization.
In the opening address Commander-in-chief
Veasey, in touching on the
"negro question" as affecting the G. A.
R., reviewed the difficulties which ex
isted over colored, posts in the depart
ment of Louisiana and Mississippi ever
since they organized in 1869. He said:
"The charge has been from different
sources that the organizations of these
posts, are so tainted with irregularlies as
to be utterly destructive of their legal
existence. Our rules and regulations
provide a plain proceedure for the
department to pursue in order to
test the validity of such charges.
As the department of Louisiana and Mis
sissippi never, so tar as I am informed,
resorted to that proceedure, I have held
in dealing with those posts that they
must be regarded as having legal exist
ance until otherwise regularly adjudi
cated. From various sources of infor
mation accessible to me, I believe the
large majority of both white and colored
comrades in the department of Louisi
ana and Mississippi to be strong in con
viction it would be for the best interests
of all to have seperate departments in
Louisiana, and some of the other Gulf
states, made up of such posts as may ap
ply to come into it, and having concurrent
jurisdiction with departments alreadv
established in such states."
Referring to Mt. McGregor cottage,
where General Grant died, Gen. Veasey
recommended the encampment to take
action to secure from the government an
appropriation for the maintenance of the
property, and its preservation in the
same condition it was at the demise of
General .Gvant. In regard to the disa
bility pension bill passed by the last
congress, Oeneral veasey said if it is not
the wisest, it is certainly the most
liberal measure. The commander-in-chief
urged the eneampment to renew
its effort to procure an amendment to
the revised statues which would eive
preference to appointments to a civil
office in case the Union veterans declara
tion that the commander-in-chief favors
the establishment of a department in
the G. A. R. for negro veterans, created
a decided sensation. The whites of
Louisiana and Mississippi were over
joyed at his recommendations.
1 he report of the judge-advocate the
general derives its chief interest from
his decision on the exed race question.
As his conclusions differ from the rec
ommendations of the commander-in-chief
the dispute is onlv further com
plicated. The decision is as follows:
The question proposed is whether there
can lawfully be two departments cover
ing the same territory at the same time
as for instance one department made up
of white posts and the other of black
posts, or of foreign horn and another of
native born. I think the question must
be answered in the negative. The rules
and regulations do not provide for, nor
warrant the establishment of but one
department in our state or territory.
The report of the surgeon general was
chiefly interesting in the statement it
contains from Pension Commissioner
Raum, that the amount of $11,000,000
has been expended for pensions during
the fiscal year. .
The adjutant-general's report for the
period ending June 30, 1891, as far as
returns received, show in good standing,
45 departments, -with 149 posts and
398,067 "Conarades" in good standing.
Detroit, Aug. 6. Today closes the
business session of the G. A". R. reunion.
A sensation was created by the address
of the president of the National As
sociation of Union prisoners of war, E.
H. Williams, of Indiana, referring to
the treatment accorded ex-prisoners.
The president says: "As an organiza
tion and in view of the great and pe
culiar hardships and suffering endured
as prisoners, we believe special compen
sation is due us. For twenty-five years
our government has never so much as
given lis a vote of thanks for the sacri
fice made."
Among the reports of committees
made was one embodying a bill to be
presented at the next session of congress
in behalf of soldiers who were in prison
for a period of not less than sixty days
or more, providing they shall receive two
dollars for every day of their confine
ment from the government.
Captain John Palmer of Newark was
chosen commander-in-chief on the sec
ond ballot.
IHK PEOPLES' CONVENTION.
The -Adopt a Platform In Which Wo
man's Suffrage la Included.
SPBrNGriKLD, O., Aug. 6. At the peo
ples' convention- today a permanent
organization was effected by the election
of Hugh Cavanaugh as chairman. The
platform demands the abolition of
national banks as bank tenure and as
substitute for national bank notes de
mand that full legal tender taeasqry
notes be issued in sufficient volume to
conduct the business of the countrv on a
cash basis. . A womans' suffrage plank
was includud in the platform. The
platform favors government .loans
directly to individuals and also
the free coinage silver ; . it demands
the graduated income tax, the election
of United States senators by popular
vote. The platform also demands the
forfeiture by the Standard oil company
of its charter. A resolution was adopted
favoring the government or state con
trol of tbe sale and manufacture of spir
ituous liquors. .
- TO BOYCOTT THE FAIRS.
Manufacturers of Agricultural Imple
ments Refuse o Exhibit Them.
Rqchesteb; Y, Aug. 5. The lead
ing manufacturers of agricultural imple
ments throughout the country formed a
compact which verbally amounts to a
boycott upon tbe county and state fairs
and agricultural exhibitions of all kinds.
The agreement which- has been ginned
bv 1518 Drincinal manufacturers, includ
ing McCormick, William Deering and
Aultnian, Miller Co., reads as follows:
"We hereby agree that during the sea
son of 1891 we will abstain from exhib
iting." The reason given for this step
is the manufacturers come to the con
clusion . that thousands of dollars was
put in this kind of advertising and
onngs no return. .
Strike Situation at Omaha.
Omaha, Aug. 4. There is no change
today in the strike situation and the
men who went out are holding meetings.
The mayor today issued a proclamation
commanding all persons to desist from
congregating about business establish
ments for the purpose of enforcing the
eight-ho ir law by any show of violence
or force.
Tne. Work of Fire Fiend.
Baker City, Ore. Aug. 4. Duncan
Brothers' flouring mills in this city were
consumed by fire this morning. .Loss
27,000; insurance f!7,000. It is eup-r
posed p be the work of ah incendiary.
Work to Be Resumed.
Pobtland, Aug. 5. Senator Mitchell
has received a telegram from the depart
ment of engineers stating that the gov
ernment worn at tne uioutn of the blu
elaw river will be resumed.
''"loA-rcA.vrufe-nrrteciaTnaniirf
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Telegram from Longbeach, Wash., says:
j "Nellie Boise, daughter of Judge Boise
j Jf'Ti 8n, WiU Steel, son of Geo.
hteel, of Portland, were drowned at Sea
j View at noon while bathing. Five oth-
ere were rescued and are in a critical
condition.
A heavy undertow was the
cause."
Injured by an Explosion.
New Whatcom, Aug. 5. Two work
men, Downs and Coininsky, were
burned by an explosion of gas in the
Blue canyon coal mine near this city
today. Their injuries are not scfions.
A 830,000 Salt
Portland, Aug. 6. A suit to recover
$30,000 was filed yesterday bv I. R.
Dawson against the Linton Smelter
company, The works are in charge of
iu uniiea istar.es marsnai.
THE SECOND EASTERN OREGON
DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL
SOCIETY.
SPEED PROGRAMME FOR FAIR OF 1891.
TUK8DAY, BEIT. 22, 1891.
Rack No. 1. Banning Saddle horse, stake $5
curcmui-v, ju wiucu. rive uj enter, xnree to
start; catch weights. The officers of the society
to have the right to reject any entry that in their
iudgment does not strictly constitute a saddle
torse. Half mile dash.
Race No. 2. Trotting Yearling stake, 10
entrance, and 50 added; 5 payable July 1, 1891,
when stake closes and entries must be made
balance of entry due Sept. 21, 189L Half mile
dash. -
Race No. 8. Trotting Two-year-old class,
mile heats, best two In three, purse of $75.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 28. 189L
Race No. i. Running Inland Empire stake
for tw year-olds, f JO entrance 75 added ; $10 pay
able Sept. 1, 1891, when stake, class and entries
mnst be made, balance of entry due Sept. 21, 1891.
(Jolts to carry 110 pounds, fillies and geldings 107
pounds, non-thoroughbreds allowed tun pounds.
Hull mile dash.
Rack No. 5. Running Three-eights of a mile
and repeat, l'ursc of 1U0.
Race No. 6. Trotting Gentleman's roadsters
stake, $5 entrance, $50 added; live to enter, three
to start. To be driven by the owner to road cart,
half wile heats, three in five.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 2i, 1891.
Race No. 7. Running Half mile diish, purse
of $100.
Race No. 8. Trotting Throe minute class,
mile heats, three in live, puree of $100.
FBIDAT, SEPT. 25, 189L
Race No. 9. Running Half mile and repeat,
purse of $150.
jRaceNo. 10. Trotting 2:40 class, mile heats,
two best in five, purse of $125.
Satdbday, sept. 26, 1891. - ,
Race No. lL Running Three quarters of a
mile, handicap Entries close Sept 24. 1S91, with
payment of $5. Weights announced 2:U0 p. m.
sept. 25. Acceptance of weight and balance uf
entrance money due by 9:0u p. in. sume day,
purse of $125.
Race No. 12. Trotting Free lor all, mile heats
best three in live, puree of $175.
Race No. 13. Trotting Three-year-old class,
mile heats, best three in five, purse of $100.
Conditions.
Eligible only to horses owned and located in
the Second District, Oregon, and Klickitat county
Washington, prior to April 1, 1S9L
Entrance in all purse races 10 per cent, of the
amount of the purse; four or more to enter, three
to start.
All entries in trotting races, not otherwise
specified, to olose with the secretary, at The
Dalles, on Sept. 1, 189L All entries in running
races, not otherwise spec! tied, close with the
secretary, at The Dalles 6:00 p. m. the night be
fore the race takes place. No money given
for a walk over. Entries not accompanied by the
money will not be recognized. Nominations to
be made in writing, giving the name, age, color,
sex, sire and dam (if known, and when not
known that fact should be stated,) and colors of
the owner. This rule will be strictly enforced.
In case the purses above given do not fill with
four complete entries, the board has the power to
reduce the amounts of the purses as in their
judgment seems proper.
The board has and reserves the right to post
pone races in case of inclement weather.
Any horse distancing the field shall be entitled
to first and third moneys only. t .
In all races, not otherwise specified, monev to
be divided 70, 20, and 10 per oeut of the purse.
All running races to be governed by the rules
of the Pacific Coast Blood Horse Association.
All trotting races to be governed by the rules of
the National Trotting Association.
Send to J. 0. Mack, Secretary, The Dalla,
Oregon, and obtain blanks upon which to make your
entries.
. JAS. A. VABtTEV,
J. O. MACK, President.
Secretary.
SHERIFF'S SALE.
In the Circuit Court of tbe State of Oregon for
H. Knight, Plaintiff, vs. A. 8. Cathcirt, Pe-
icnuani. - -
BY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION ISSUED
out of the said court and cause on the 1st
day j July, 1891, upon a judgment rendered in
said court on the 10th day of January, 1890, I
have levied upon and will sell on Saturday
THE 29th DAT OF AUGUST. 1891. at the hour of 2
o'clock p. ni. of said day, at the court house door
in unties city, in suia county ana state, at public
auction to tbe highest bidder lor cash in hand,
subject to redemption, the following described
real property, to-wit: CO feet off south .end of
lot one (1) ot block nlteen (15), Laughlin's addi
tion, to Dalles City, in Wasco county, State of
Oregon, to satisfy 1118.44 with interest thereon
the rate of ten per cent, per annum from January
10th, 1890, and for f20 as attorney's fees; and the
further sum of 122.03 costs, less the sum of
134.00 paid thereon February 21st, 1890, together
wim accruing uusui nerein.
Dated this 80th day of July, 1891. '
D. L. GATES. '
Sheriff of Wasco County, Oregon.
Fine Fruit Ranch for Sale
lff ACRES OF LAND, FOUE AND 4. HALF
LUv miles below the town of Hood River, on
tue ioiumDia. uu rruii trees most m Deanng,
HU tr,-.a n Iw. .... V,..lf : n v-
berries, one acre of strawberries, 3 or four acres
of corn and 2 of clover. There will be abou
4000 pounds of blackberries this year, also big
crop of peaches grapes, apples, etc. Fine Irri
gating facilities with water all on the place:
1200 feet of flume, two reservoirs, over 400 feet of
water pipe, conveying water into bouse. Be
tween 8 and 9 seres In cultivation balance Id
woods. Most of land lays well and can be culti
vated. Price 12,200. - Call on at ranch or address
F. R. ABSTEN,
Hood River, Oregon.
ASSIGNEE'S NOTICE.
-VTOTICE is hereby given that A. A. Bonnev
11 has duly assigned to the undersigned, for
the benefit of all his creditors In proportion to
tbe amount of their respective claims all his
Eroperty, both real and personal. All persons
aving claims against said assignor are hereby
notiliod to present the same with the proper
vouuners mereior uj me ac ine-omce oi .Slavs,
Huntington & Wilson within three months
irom ti leaateoi this nonce. .. .
The Dalles, Oregon, June 12, 1891.
ROBERT MAYS Assignee.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Officjs, The Dnlles, Or., July 2, 1891. '
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of her intention to
make final proof in support of her claim, and that
saia prooi viii De maae Deiore the register and
receiver at The Dalles, Or., on September 18,
loai, vis: .
Mary J. Griffin, .
H. D. No. 8570, for the N W Sec, 23, Tp 2 S
13EWM.
She names the following witnesses to prove ber
continuous resiaenee upon ana enmvanon ot,
said land, vis: Joseph Beeisley and Robert Mays,
of The Dalles, Or., arid Thomas Ulavey and John
Bolton of Dufur, Or. -jly30-sep8
JOHN W, LEWIS, Register.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
V. 9. Land Omci, The Dalles, Or., July 6, 1891
-Notice is hereby given that tbe following-
named settler has Hied notice of bis intention to
make final nroof in suDDort of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before tho register
ana receiver ni ine i; . n. uma omee, i no uaiies,
ur., on August i, urn, viz.:
Phillip M. Wagner.
Hd. No. S6L5, for the- NV NE, and NW,
Sec. 81, Td. 1 N. R 14 E. .
He names the following- witnesses to nrove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of,
said land, vtz.: Henry Williams, W. A. Allen.
Wm. Enderbv and John Furs-uson. all of The
issues, KJT.
jyio-augu - JOHN W. LEWIS, Register.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Omen, Tbe Dalles. Or., July 6, 1891.
Notice is herebv given that the following-
named settler has filed notice of his intention to
make final proof in support of his claim, and
that ssld proof will be made before the register
and receiver at The Dalles, Or., on August 21,
1891. vis:
Frank H. laMotte,
D. S. No. 7342, for the 8 S E4 Sec 6, Tp. 1 N,
range 13 E.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz: John Fhares, H. C. Gordion,
Albert Jordan and Earnest Jordan, all of The
Dalles Oregon.
Jyl0-augl4 JOHN W. LEWIS, Register.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION,
TJ. S. Land Office, The Dalles, Or., June 29, 189L
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention to
make final proof in support of his claim and that
said proof will be made before the register and
receiver of the United States Land Office at The
Dalles, Oregon, on August 19tb, 1891, viz:
John C Morton, -Hd.
No. 8674. for the NW NEK, SEX NW
and lots 1 and 2, Sec. 13, Tp. 1 N., rang 13 E.
He names tbe following witnesses to prove bis
continuous- residence upon and cultivation of
said land, viz.: Theodore Mesplie, C. Mesplie.
Thomas M, Denton' and Thomas Denton, all or
The Dalles, Or. ,
lyi-aug; JOHN W, LEWIS, Register.
Gii3ons,f aeallistei7 & Goi
Dealers in
GROCERIES,
FARM IMPLEMENTS.
WALTER A. WOOD'S
REAPERS and MOWERS
Hodge and Benica Headers, Farm Wagons, " Hacks, ' Buggies, Road Carts fang
and Sulky Plows, Harrows, Grappling Hay Forks, Fan Mills, Seat Cush
ions, Express and Buggy Tops, Wagon Materials, Iron anrlXoal,
etc. etc.
Agents for Little's Sheep Dips.
AComplete Line ofOILS.
The Dalles, - - -
THE DALLES MERCANTILE CO.;
(Successors to BROOKS & BEERS.)
The Dalles,
Jobbers and
Efeqeral IVjerchaqdie,
j&aple and FanciJ Dflj (joodg,
Gents' .Furnishing Goods, Boots and Shoes,
Hats and Caps. Etc.
Staple and Fancy Groceries, Hardware, Flour, Bacon,
Heada u arte rs for
Teas, Coffres, Dried Fruits, Canned Goods, Etc, -
H AY, GRAIN AND PRO DU CE
Of all kinds Bought and Sold at Retail or in Oar- "
load Lots at Lowest Market Rates.
Free Delivery to Boat and
o
390 A TTX3 394 SEGOlsTB RTP.'nnm1 , "
Harry Clouoh.
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Corner of Second and Laughlin Streets, The Dalles, Or..
Manufacturers of Combination Fences, '.; ;."
Tie Best Stock, Chicken and Rabbit Fence" laie.
Also Manufacturers of
Strong and Durable Wire Mattresses.
CLOUGH & LARSEN, Proprietors
Smirks & Kinersly,
Leading Druggists
Dealers In
Paints, Oils and
COAL and
Artists
Imported IeiJ Wet
12 Second Street.
THE DALLES LUMBERING CO..
INCORPORATED 1888. .
No. 67 Washington Street. . . The Dalles.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers and Manufacturers of
Boilding Material and Dimension Tiaber,. Doors, Wiudows, Moldings, House Farnishings, Ete :
Special Attention given to the
, T Boxes and Packing Cases. ; : -
Fnotory A.xxcl Znimber
DRY Pine, Fir, Oak and
any part
New Umatilla House,
THE DALLFS, OREGON. ' !
HAN D LEY & S I N N OTT, PROP'S.
LARGEST : AND : FINEST
Ticket and Baggage Office of the O. R. &
Union Telegraph Office are in the Hotel.
Fire-Proof Safe for the Safety of all Valuables.
CHAS. STUBLING,
-PROPRIETOR
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New Vogt Block,
GERMKNIH
WHOIiESflLiE and HETAIIi lilQUOf DEAIiER.
Milwaukee Beer on Draught.
HARDWARE
Lime and Sulphur, etc.
GRASS and GARDEN SEEDS.
- ' - Oregon.
Oregon.
Dealers in
Cars and all parts of the City.
Andrew Lahsen
lllindoui Glass,
PINE TAR,
Material,
and Domestic (Jig&i
The Dalles, Oregon.
Manufacture of Fruit and Fish.
"STai - d At Old 3Tt. X) a, Ilea.
Slab WOOD Delivered to
of the city, .
: HOTEL : IN : OREGON.
N. Company, and office of the Wester
0 THS-
Second Street.
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