TVOL. II.
I THE DALLES, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11,1892.
NUMBER 48.
MONETARY COUNCIL
Thfi Efilciaii Mention NamedAn
American May Preside.
DR. ROLAND FAULKNER SECRETARY.
Prevate lams as a Sparkling Fraud,
Gem of The First Water.
INGLASD'S I.A8T SItVER CENSUS.
Betarns Show That The Supply of Sil
ver Coin Exceeds The Need of
the Public.
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New Yokk, Nov. 4. A Brussels dis
patch says that the Belgian delegates to
the international monetary conference
includes three monometallists, Senator
Weber, Superintendent Saintclette, of
the Belgian mint, and Montefiore Levy,
the banker : and one bimetalist, Allard,
director of the mint. In the absence of
Beernert, prime minister and minister
f finance, who ought to preside at the
conference, but who pleads pressure of
business in the chamber of deputies as
an excuse for not presiding, an American
representative should preside. Dr.
Roland Faulkner, of the University of
Pennsylvania, will accept the position
of secretary.
Private lams Duplicity.
t Pittsbubg, Nov. 4. In the lams case
yesterday Charles Hanfield, hospital
nurse, testified he saw lams strung up.
lame did not appear very straight, and
the cord was not taut. Iaans asked for
a chew of tobacco, and swallowed it.
Five minutes later be drank half a can
teen full of beer. He told witness he
swallowed the tobacco to fool the doc
tors as to his condition ; that he had a
pu'jpse. The following Monday lams
told witness his thumbs were all right.
Edward Daugherty, of the Tenth regi
ment, testified that lams told him Sun
day, just after being drummed out of
camp, that he was all right, and would
get even with Streator.
Silver Census Taken.
London, Nov. 3. The census taken by
the Institute of Bankers of the silver
coin held by banks in the United King
dom shows a total of 4,548,775. Out of
4,589 banks, only 92 failed to report an
aggregate in excess of the average re
quirements of 1,222,545. It is thus
proved the supply of silver coin exceeds
the needs of the public. The census is
the most complete and most reliable
ever taken in the United Kingdom.
A New York Bluff.
Indianapolis, Nov. 4. Attorney.
General Miller, now here, says he does
not think the circular sent out from the
democratic headquarters in New York,
counseling resistance to the use of rooms
by United States marshals within 150 feet
of the polls, is really meant in earnest,
but that it is merely a bit of campaign
literature sent out to have au effect on
the voter before election day. He said
the marshals would only be sent where
applied for and were needed, and he be
lieved all would respect their authority.
Anybody attempting to interfere with
them will bring themselves within the
scope of the federal statutes, regardless
of whether they are acting under state
or municipal law. In view of this fact,
he says he does not believe anybody will
attempt to interfere with them, but any
such interference will be rigorously
prosecuted. The attention of the state
department was called to the matter be-
fore through certain alleged instructions
the police and state officers in Ala
bama and Arkansas with reference to
their conduct toward 'United States
marshals at the polls.
Anything to Beat Harrison.
N. Y. World. Governor Pennoyer
has tried hard several times to induce
Oregon to give her electoral votes to the
democracy, and failed every time. He
now proposes to work for Weaver, and
we hope he will have better luck. Ore
gon has been steadily republican in
presidential years since 1872, and Har
rison carried it by 6,769 majority. Pen
noyer is a very . popular man, having
been elected governor two years ago as
a democrat by 5,515 majority on the
same day that Hermann, republican,
was chosen congressman by a majority
of 9,913, and a legislature republican by
forty-two majority on joint ballot was
chosen.
The Dalles Merchant Organize.
Wednesday a meeting of our merchants
was held at the Citv council hall where
they perfected an organization to be
known as The Dalles Branch of the
Merchants Retail Commercial agency of
Chicago. The object of the organization
is to furnish information to each other
as to who is doing the "dead-beat" busi
ness throughout the country and to as
sist each other in the collection of bad
account-.
Its object is not to injure the credit of
any honest man but to give information
of those who promise to pay but don't
pay. The method adopted is this : The
merchant makes up a list of the names
of persons whose accounts are past due,
no matter whether they are old, outlawed
or simply two or three months past due
from the time agreed upon for payment;
he sends this list of names to the San
Francisco office. The agents at that
place send four letters to each person
named; these letters are sent at inter
vals of ten days apart, and fully explain
what will be done unless the debt is
paid or a settlement effected. 'They re
peatedly tell the debtor that if the bilj
is unjust or if he has any reasen for not
paying the account, to write them and
the matterjwill be considered.
Debtors can settle their accounts by
cash or note or answer the letters and
show to the satisfaction of our mer
chants why it was impossible to pay
and their names will not appear on the
abstact. If the debtor does allow his
name to appear, il will stay there until
the debt is paid. If he moves to anv
other part of the United States or Can
ada, his name will be in the abstract
furnished to the merchants with whom
he has to deal. No matter if a man is a
millionaire if he will not pay his indebt
edness as agreed, his name will. appear
by the side of the lowest "dead beat" in
the land, and the one will not receive
any more credit or indulgence from our
business men than the other. The time
has gone by when a wealthy man may put
off paying his just bills until it suits his
humor to pay and say to the merchant
"sue me if you want it before I get
ready to pay I have property." He
well knows that the merchant cannot af
ford the cost of a law suit. The mer
chant is compelled to pay cash for his
goods in t'hirty, sixty or ninety days,
and he often bases his calculations to
pay at such times on the honesty and
Integrity of his customers ; if these fail
him, his investment is gone and he is
"driven to the wall," so that this organ
ization is necessary to his protection.
If any man is inclined to let his name
appear on our abstract because the ac
count is unjust, let him remember that
he has the opportunity and is requested
to appear before ourexecntive board and
give his reasons for not paying the ac
count and, if the reason is a good one,
his name will not appear.
The officers of the associatiation are :
President, G. C. Blakeley ; Vice Presi
dent, H. Chrisman; Secretary, O. D.
Doane; Treasurer, PS. C. Phirman;
Executive Board: O. Kinersly, E. C.
Pease, J. M. Filloon, Ed Williams, R.
E. Williams.
Let no man whose name appears on j
our Wasco county abstract of unsettled
accounts ask for credit from :
Mays & Crowe, A M Williams,
Maier & Benton, Snipes & Kinersly,
J M Filloon & Co, The Dalles Mercan
Campbell Bros,
tile Co,
RE Saltmarshe&Co
Jos T Peters & Co,
Chrisman & Corson,
C W Phelps & Co,
Dalles Lumbr Co,
.Henry L, K.uck,
Blakeley & Hough- Johnston Bros,
ton,
Floyd & Shown,
Joles Bros,
Chrisman Bros,
Hugh Logan,
W Rinehart,
Wood Bros,
O P Balch,
O u Doane,
Burham & Robert
son, Paul Kreft & Co,
Columbia Pkg Co,
W E Garretson,
"Final and Official." Pooh.
Telegram. Chairman Dan R. Mur
phy, of the state-central committee, was
seen this afternoon by a Telegram re
porter, and asked if he bad any state
ment to make regarding the action taken.
He said : "I have done everything in
my power to carry out the instructions
of the national committee; but the elec
tors positively refused to withdraw, and
the only thing for democrats to do is to
support their ticket as it stands. Orders
to this effect have been issued, and such
orders are final and official", and will not
be changed." How is that for Bossism.
Final and official.'
New Orleans Strike.
New Oeleans, Nov. 5. A general
strike is called for noon today, and will
include every union in the city except
the Typographical union, as it was im
portant to preserve the press as a me
dium of communication with the public.
The order will throw 25,000 men out of
employment, and serious .results are
feared. A special meeting of the city
council is called,, and the militia have
received secret orders to be in readiness
in case of emergency. .
HOT .SPANISH BLOOD
Beyolt in Granatla en Failure of a Visit
From Christina.
A GANG THAT NEED A THRASHING
Attempt to Down the Government
Nipped in the Beginning.
HEAVY FIGHTIXi 1 DAHOMEY.
The Dahonieyans Weakened so Much by
Late Engagements are now Less
Vigorous.
Madrid, Nov. 3. The populace of
Granada are greatly incensed at the re
fusal of the queen regent, Christina, to
visit the city with King Alfonso, to as
sist at the unveiling of the statute of
Columbus. A mob gathered and de
stroyed the decorations and reviewing
stands. Finally some one shouted:
"Down with the government," and
Long live the republic." The mob
took up the cry and a serious outbreak
was imminent, when the civil guards
charged on the mob, laying right and
left with their swords. A number were
seriously wounded, and thirty taken
prisoners. The refusal of the queen to
be present was due to a desire to spare
King Alfonso fatigue after his recent
illness. In consequence of the disturb
ance the mayor of Granada has resigned,
and members of the cabinet will not be
present at the dedication. The civil
governor of Madrid has resigned in con
sequence of the riots in Prado, growing
out of the prohibition of the open-air
concert. It is expected the mayor will
also resign.
Sharp Fighting in Dahomey.
Paris, Nov. 3. Colonel Dodds, French
commander in Dahomey, telegraphs
that the Dahonieyans attacked him with
full force October 20th, but were re
pulsed with heavy loss after two days'
fighting. King Behanzin offered to sue
for peace, but the terms were not satis
factory and the French advanced, carry
ing three lines of intrenchments after
two days' fighting. Dodds is preparing
for a final advance upon Abomey. The
French loss was ten killed and seventy-
five wounded. Dodds says the Dahomey-
ans are weakened by the heavy losses
of recent engagements, and are now
making a less vigorous resistance.
November Planets In Sight.
November is pre-eminently the month
for meteors. Several good showers oc
cur annually. There are frequently dis
plays on November 1 and 2, near the
constellation Taurus. In the early
morning hours of November 13-17 an
interesting shower may be observed.
There are the Leonid meteors, which
develop with such marvelous strength
every thirty-three years ; as in 1833 and
1866, and, undoubtedly, in 1S99. On
the night of November 27, 1892, it is ex
pected that there will be a marked dis
play of the Andromeda meteors; those
following in the train of the Biela comet.
To briefly state the planetary movements
for November: Mercury is evening
star, being at greatest elongation east of
the sun on the 22d, about which time he
may be seen in the southwest for a few
moments each evening just after sunset.
Venus and Saturn are morning stars,
and will be very close together on the
morning of November 10th. Mars is the
bright red star in Aquarius, which is on
the meridian at sunset and sets about
midnight, and Jupiter is that bright
familiar object which is to be found well
up in the east when the night com
mences, and which is now so interesting
to Pacific coast residents because of
Professor Barnard's discovery of a faint
fifth moon ; so faint indeed and so rain
ute that even in the great Lick glass its
light is not sufficient to survive the in
tense glare of the adjacent planet.
Thanksgiving Day. ...
Washington, Nov. 4. President Har
rison has designated Thursday, the 24th
day of this month, as a day of thanks
giving to God for his mercies and a sup
plication for his continued care and
grace. - .
: General Booth's Daughters.
Geneva, Nov. 5. Catherine Booth
and Claiborn, daughters of Gen. Booth,
of the Salvation Army, were arrested
yesterday and will be expelled from the
canton.
DEMOCRATIC KA1LI.
Speeches by Jndge O'Day and Judge
Bennett to a Crowded Audience.
According to previous announcement
the circuit court room was filled to over
flowing Friday night by an audience
of representative democrats, interspersed
here and there with members of other
parties, attracted by large posters, and
the Citizens brass band, to listen to
Judge McArthur and Judge O'Day, on
the issues of the present political can
vass. At 8 o'clock Judge Schutz very
gracefully introduced Judge O'Day, who
prefaced his addresses by regrets at the
failure of Judge McArthur to appear, in
consequence of illness, and the hope
that nobody would shoot at him if he
failed to fill the bill according to pro
gramme, as he intended to do the best
he could. He then launched out in a
sea of democratic routine oratory, going
back to the framing of the constitution,
and dealt all the stalwart knocks be was
capable of to show the beauties of demo
cracy and the horridness of republican
ism, exhorting every elector to cast his
ballot next Tuesday for the godliness
and righteousness of democracy. He
referred not to Bossisin as practiced by
the democrats, but in one paragraph of
italics referred to "our friends the popu
lists," but said nothing of the relations
existing between "our friends the popu
lists," at the time Gov. Pennoyer bid
Grover Cleveland good by" and "went
over to the enemy.''
He did'nt tell us what grand progress
the country had made during the past
30 years under republican rule. He
did'nt tell us how the McKinley law had
started up manufactures in various por
tions of the country, thereby giving em
ployment to thousands of laborers at fair
wages, but by the artful dodges of the
cunning politician he attempted to
handicap the facts. All taken together
Judge O'Day is a fine speaker, has a
splendid delivery, and is one of those
sleek fat gentlemen that evidently
"sleep well o'nights."
Jqdge Bennett closed the meeting with
one of his pleasing speeches, the pith of
which was advice to vote for the Weaver
elector Pierce; as he would much prefer
Weaver to Harrison. This, it seems to
us was tantamount to saying that in the
general result Cleveland has no possible
chance, but let us do our level best to
defeat Harrison.
Dufur Farmers' Institute.
The Chronicle had a very acceptable
visit this morning from Mr. and Mrs. P.
P. Underwood, of Dufur. Mr. Under
wood is chairman of the committee on
programme for the Farmers' Institute,
to be held at Dufur December 28th and
29th. President Bloss and two others
from the Oregon Agricultural college
wi)l be there. A partial list of subjects
for discussion is as follows : "Loss of
Stock on Account of Exposure;" "Ne
cessity for Better Roads," by Jame
McMillan, of Wasco ; "Thistles," by J,
H. Trout; "Should Wheat be Sowed in
the Spring or in the Fall," by Emory
Moore;" "Benefits to be Derived from
Farmers' Institutes," by A. S. Roberts ;
"Farmers' Organizations as Political
Educators," by P. P. Underwood ; "The
Necessity for Making Our Homes At
tractive," by Mrs. Jogie Johnston of
Dufur.
Political Confusion.
Mr. Nathan Pierce makes a statement
to the people of Oregon, in the name of
honesty and sincerity in politics, which
does not fulfill, the promise of a florid ex
ordium. Mr. Pierce declares, for the in
formation of his supporters, that, if elect
ed he will not vote for Grover Cleveland,
but will vote for James B. Weaver.
He omits to declare, however, that the
only possible effect of his election will
be to help throw the election into the
house of representatives, which will
elect Cleveland.'
Let every democrat work hard from
now to . election day. Only two
days remain. Shall the result be in
favor of progress or retrogression? asks
the Portland Telegram. But what are
they going to work for? They don't
know yet says the Statesman, whether
they must swallow a whole fuse or only
part of a fuse. If they knew who was
boss, or what was going to happen next,
they might get out and whoop 'em up
but as it is, they don't know just in
what key to do their whooping.
An Island Floating About.
New. Orleans, Nov. 4. Hydrostatic
officers report a mass of forest growth
resembling a large island, supposed to
have drifted from some part of the Am
erican continent, was sighted September
the 25th, between the 20th and 30th meri
dian , traveling a mile an hour in a north
easterly direction. If not broken up it
will drift to the steamer routes and fin-
ally land on the European coast.
DRAWING TO A CLOSE
Yonr Bets-The Polls Will
Close Tuesday .Night.
THE WEAVER PARTY IN KANSAS.
Overawed by the Machine Democracy
and Bossisin of Jones,
THE PEOPLE ASSJERT THEMSELVES
Mrs. Lease Cancels all of ller Kansas
Dates and Denounces the Fusion
Politicians.
New Yobk, Nov. 5. Betting was
lively last night, and many thousands
were staked on the result. The democ
racy begins to fear they will not have a
muss at the polls with the federal offi
cials. They doated on it. Both sides
are determined. It is stated that Chair
man Harrity, of the democratic national
committee, will issue a manifesto on the
subject, but he has issued so many man
ifestos that there is a surplus of them on
the political market, and the value has
depreciated considerably.
A Hot Old Time.
'Topeka, Nov. 4. The democratic
flambeau club while marching in the
Weaver procession last night was rotten-
egged and stoned all along' the route.
Several were injured. Chairman Jones,
of the democratic state com mittee.lef t the
Weaver meeting because of a misunder
standing with Mrs. Lease, who demand
ed permission to speak. There was
lively time after Weaver's speech. The
crowd began calling for Mrs Lease.
Jones said she was compelled to leave to
catch a train. Just then Mrs. Lease
appeared on the stage, shouting: "Mrs.
Lease is here and demands permission
to speak to the people of Kansas.
Senator Peffer and General Weaver tried
in vain to pacify her. bne began i
speech to the crowd amid wild enthusi
asm. bne denounced the politicians
who were running the fusion campaign,
and declared the people must assert
themselves. After the meeting Mrs.
Lease hunted np Chairman Jones and
declared she would cancel all her Kan
sas dates.
' Watching Affairs at Honolulu.
Washington, Nov. 4. As an evidence
of how serious the navy department re
gards affairs at Honolulu, and how
closely this government is watching the
British movements in Hawaii, it is
stated the cruiser Boston is instructed
to remain in the harbor constantly. It
was these instructions, it is said, that
prevented the captain of the Boston
from making an extensive search for the
missing boat of . the bark Campbell.
The captain was criticised severely for
hia course, but it meets the approval of
the secretary of the navy, who fears to
leave the American interests unpro
tected lor one day.
Heavy Damages Awarded..
Ogden, Utah, Nov. 4. In the district
court yesterday the Southern Pacific
lost a big suit, $14,000 being awarded
against the company by a- jury for the
death of George Woods a bridge-builder.
Woods was in the employ of the railroad
in 1890, and was killed in a freight
wreck at Terrace, Utah. The cause of
the smash-up was a defective switch
and a faulty flange on an engine; Sarah
Woods, wife of the dead man, and her
two children brought suit, claiming
$30,000 damages. The case has been
appealed.
The Questions of Marshals.
Washington, Nov. 4. Acting Attorney-General
Aldrich said this morning
that no new questions involving the con
struction, of the election law have been
presented to the department of justice.
He added he did not anticipate any fur
ther trouble on that score now that the
policy of the department was well understood.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
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AECiaTELY F1TPJ3
Current Topics.
Germany adopted the American tariff
system in 1879. Since then wages have
risen 41 per cent.
The title of American citizen freely
bestowed upon immigrant foreigners is
partly balanced by the foreign titles still
being bestowed upon native American
girls.
Brick Pomeroy has deserted the de
mocracy. He says the McKinley tariff
bill, the authentic official statistics as to
the prosperity it has brought, have- con
verted him.
Mr. Hill is saying nicer things about
Mr. Cleveland than the latter has been
heard to say about Mr. Hill. The "mat
ter of exchanging delicate compliments
is difficult, anyhow.
It is noted as a curious circumstance
in connection with the epidemic of
cholera at Hamburg that all the birds
left the city and did- not return. . The
chances are that this phenomenon is ex
plained by the lact that birds do not like
the smell of sulphur fumes and other
disinfectants.
There is no uncertainty as to the posi
tion of the republican party. It stands
today, as it has ever stood, the party of
principles rather than of expediency.
It is the champion of American indus
try, the advocate of bimetalism and a
sound currency, the defender of recip
rocity. It invites under its banner all
who believe in these principles, all who
desire a free ballot and a fair count.
Those who seek hodge-podge politics,
who desire to "buy a pig in a poke,"
and who long for novelty in government
can be accommodated by the democracy
and the fusionists.
Judge Williams Programme.
Hon. Geo. II. Williams was called out
at the meeting in Portland, and was
received with a round of applause which
was a sublime' testimonial of the popu
larity in which be is held. Chairman
Boise introduced him in a very felicitous
manner. The ex-United States attorney-general
said : "lam not down on"
the programme for a speech tonight,
but I am down on the programme early
next Tuesday morning to go to the polls
and vote. I am going to vote against
the party and against the men against
whom I voted in 1860, when a majority
of them were engaged in a war for the
destruction of American unity. I am
going to vote to uphold the promises
that have been made for the greater
prosperity and happiness of the Ameri
can people ; for the man whose admin
istration has reflected honor upon the
republican party and glory upon our
country ; for the man who will be the
next president of the United States.
The Dalles Obstruction.
Oregoniun. Mr.. V. G. Bogue has
been appointed a committee of one by
the board of engineers who lately made
an examination of the obstructions to
navigation at the dalles, to superintend
a survey of that locality in order to pro
cure more extended and detailed infor
mation in regard thereto, the better to
enable the board to decide on what
recommendations to make in their re
port. " Mr. Bogue has arrived from .
Seattle, accompanied by Mr. W. P. Wat
son, who wul have charge of the work.
His party is about made up, and will
leave for the dalles in- a few days, and
will probably be employed there a
month or six weeks.
An Election Supervisor Arrested.
Raleigh, N. C, Nov. 4. An order for
the arrest of A. W. Sheffer, chief super
visor of elections for this district, has
been issued, having been secured by B.
G. Ried, register of elections, who was
arrested by Sheffer. This is done m
conformity with the opinion of the state
attorney-general, that the arrest was il
legal. The matter will probably lead to
a conflct in the courts as to the federal
and state jurisdiction. The case will go
before the state court. The feeling
against Sheffer runs high.
Carrol Withdraws.
A Topeka dispatch says Edward Car-.
roll, democratic candidate for congress
in the first district, last night sent out a
letter withdrawing from the contest.
He had been assured of popular support,
but found he could not get it. Mr. Car
roll's withdrawal will give the republi
cans at least 15,000 greater majority.