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THE DALLES.' WASCO COUNTY. OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 1. 1896.
VOL. VI.
NUMBER
34.
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HILL NOW FAVORS IT
Considers a Third Ticket a
Necessity.
HIS COURSE FINALLY DECIDED
Will Actively OfpoM the Bryan Ticket
at Saratoga The Nomination Salt
Tammany. '
New vobk, July 28. Senator mil is
now in favor of a third ticket. This in
formation comes direct from a personal
friend of the sanator, who SB a prom
inept Democrat. The action of the
Populist convention at St. Louie is what
seems to have caused Hill to couie to a
. decision as to his couree. The position
of the senator is thus outlined by the
friend in question :
"Mr. Hill has been between two tires
from both factions of the party for some
time. He could not indorse the Chicago
platform, nor could he advocate the
election of any candidate who stood
upon it. The St. Louis Populi6t conven
tion only pprved to widen the breach be
tween the sound money and silver wings
of the party, making it impossible to
bridge, as the Western Democrats had
practically affiliated with the Populists
in everything but name.
"You will find that when the Saratoga
state convention meets Hill will be
against the Bryan ticket. The New
York senator is simply following in the
footsteps of Flower, Whitney, Lamont
and other eminent leaders in the Em-
pire state."
Senator Hill himself continues non
committal, and the stale committee,
which meets at the Hoffman house to
day, will merely decide, it is said, to call
the convention at Saratoga without in
dicating any line of policy.
AH doubt as to Tammany's intentions
concerning the Chicago ticket and plat
form haB been set at rest by the issue of
a call for a meeting of the executive
committee Friday to arrange details for
ratifying the ticket. This step was de
cided upon by Mr. Martin and John C
Sheehan in accordance with the ex
pressed desire of 32 oat of 35 district
leaders of Tammany. Senator Hill and
other leaders of the state organization
have endeavored to induce Tammany to
defer action nntil after the state conven
tion, but the majority of the district
leaders in the wigwam is opposed to any
postponement and the ratification meet'
ing to indorse the Chicago ticket will be
held next week.
HOKEIT-MONKY DEMOCRATS.
Fifteen State. Will Bend Delegates t
' the Convention
Indianapolis, July 28. Ex-Congress
man Bynum, who is a member of the
sub-committee of the sound-money
Democrats, which is arranging for a na
tional convention to nominate a sound
money ticket, said today that 15 stateB
have already indicated that they will be
represented at the meeting in this city
August 7. There are a few Western
states that will not be represented at
the meeting, be says, because the time
is too short. Bynum says Minnesota
has already appointed delegates. Dele'
gates have organized in several states,
and Kansas has gent word that the state
will be organized immediately.
WATSON IS MODEST.
Be Think. Hi. Candidacy
Populist Party.
Saved the
New Yobk, July 28. Thomas F. Wat
son, candidate for vice-president on the
Populist ticket, in a telegram from
Thomason, Ga., says:
"Our executive committee mast de
cide the question of dividing the elect
ors. If Bryan accepts our nomination
and Sewall should retire, the Texan Pop
nlists would probably be content with
Bryan and Watson, even though Bryan
did not indorse all the platform.
"I was absolutely sincere when I said
I would not accept either place on the
Populist national ticket. I thought our
party would have no difficulty in naming
. a straight-out Populist ticket, and I did
not desire either place. I stayed away
from the convention partly to avoid
prominence, and the Georgia delegation
had positive instructions not to allow
the use of my name. After the conven
tion met and the fusion strength de
veloped, it seemed that our party would
be swallowed up by the Bryan forces,
' and to have gone into the presidential
campaign with no hope on the national
, ticket meant death to the People's party.
The Georgia delegation then telegraphed
me, urging me to allow the use of my
name to harmonize the factions and
' save the party. I consented and will
abide by the consequences. When I
said I would not accept I did not dream
that such a crisis could possibly come
upon our pitrty."
TBI DDRKAST CASE.
Tbe Proceedings Have at Laat Reached
the Supreme Court.
Pan Fbancisco, July 2S. The case
Of
Theodore Durrant, convicted of murder
ing Blanche Lament, went to the su
Drerne court today. The whole of the
long transcript of the appeal, number
ins 24)9 pages, and bound in three
volumes, has been completed, signed by
the trial judge, and is now ready for
presentation before the supreme court,
Argument for certificate of probabl
cause will probably be heard tomorrow
before Chief Justice Beatty in chambers
This certificate is always granted when
there is any legal canse susceptible of
argument. Probable canse in appealed
cases meanB that appeal was not vexa
tions, but that cause for it was probable,
There is not much doubt that a certifi
cate of probable cause will be granted
in tin's case, and the appeal will proceed
smoothly. If everything goes promptly
allowing for the number of days the
supreme court will grant for a bearing,
the number of days allowed the trial
judge for re-sentencing the criminal
and the fartherest limit for the day of
execution, Durrant has about four
months more of lite. This notorious
criminal is now in the county jail, grow
ing stout at his ease.
FROM CAPITALIST TO HOBO.
Transformation of a One-Time Rich
Land Owner.
Oakland. Cal.. July 29. Justin E,
Ricker, at one time a capitalist, is now
a tramp. The transformation haB been
gradual, but none the less complete. I
few years ago Ricker was a rich man
residing in Pomona, Los Angeles county,
Today a charge of vagrancy is booked
against him at the Alameda county jail
and the erstwhile man of wealth is herd
ed among the weary walkers lodging in
"vag alley."
Ricker was found sleeping in a hay
Btack a few nights ago on the San Pablo
road. A constable rudely disturbed bis
slumber and sent him to jail.
.The passing of Ricker is an incident
of the collapse of the Southern Califor
nia boom. He came to this state from
Maine. Backed by a well-filled purse,
Ricker prospered. He bought land.
He had large contracts for property im
provements, and during the height of
the great excitement he was carried
away with the future. Then the crash
came. He was left penniless. Courage
forsook him, and finally be became t
wanderer.
Ricker will go before a judge tomor
row. The usual hve days' imprison
ment will be imposed, and after that he
will be turned out to resume his weari
some way over" the earth.
THE POKTE'S DESTAJJD.
Greece I. Ordered to Cease to Relp the
Cretan. -
Constantinople, Julv 29. As the re
sult of a cabinet council the Turkish
government yesterday made . a formal
complaint to the government of Greece
regarding the alleged shipment of arms
and ammunition from Greece to the
Island of Crete for the use of the insur
gents there, and relative to the appear'
ance of armed bands in Macedonia,
pointing out the danger therefrom to
the peace of Europe, and adding that
Greece would be held responsible. The
Turkish government ' also announced
that it had been decided to grant a lim
ited concession to the Cretans, and that
they would be allowed representation.
The powers have decided to send a
collective note to Greece, declaring that
it must suppress the matters com
plained of by the Turkish government
otherwise the sultan of Turkey will be
left free to restore order in Crete.
It is rumored that the Turkish gov
ernment intends to dispatch a force of
Albanians against the Greek filibuster-
era which will undoubtedly add consid
erably to the gravity of the situation."
EXPLOSION OF GIANT POWDBR.
Several Men Injured and Window
- Smashed loiFoiir Blocks.
Victor, Colo., July 28. An explosion
of fifty pounds of giant powder used for
street work here, broke the windows for
four blocks in the center of the town.
Many people were cut by glass, but none
were killed. The city will pay the dam
age, which amounts to $5000.- "
The ; seriously injured are : Mike
Ryan, will probably lose his eyesight;
H. Holmes, breaBt and arm broken ;
Will Dahlinger, head and legs bruised.
DIED. ;
Thursday morning, Arthur Wilhelm,
the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. IT. G.
Pearson, aged 6 months, of capillary
bronchitis. Funeral at 10 a. m. tomor
row from the house. .
ACTIVE WORK BEGINS
Republican Managers Held
a Meeting Today.
THE PLAIT FACTION REPRESENTED
Frederic Gibbs, of New York. Attended
the Conference Chairman Hanna
Interviewed. ,
New York, July 29. The prophecy
that Chairman Hanna would ignore
New York politicians in the preliminary
organization campaign work for McKin
ley proved false, for Frederick S. Gibbs
was one of the guests at a meeting of
the Eastern managers today. Gibbs
represents the Piatt faction of the Re
publican party of New York.
Hanna said :
"Mr. Piatt was not invited to the
meeting aa he is not a member of the
committee. Gibbs was invited in order
that he might keep in touch with the
plans formulated. Gibbs is New York's
national committeeman and is responsi
ble in a large measure for the matters of
this state.
"I am confident that the Republican
party of New York state will work har
moniously for McKinley's election."
John Wannamaker, ex-Pre9ident Har
rison and Hanna met at the tifth
avenue Hotel last night. Hanna de
clined to go into details as to the ques
tions discussed, but said that Mr. Harri
son would give the party all the assist
ance it may require of him.
The most important question to be
discussed this afternoon will be as to the
lines upon which the campaign will be
conducted. Frank S. Witherbee and a
delegation representing the .. American
Protective League will argue in favor of
making a fight upon tariff lines, Mel
ville E. Ingalls and others of the finan
cial and corporation world will ask that
the financial question, be kept upper
most. Hanna said today :
"The financial and tariff questions
cannot, in my judgment, be divorced
Our financial depression or prosperity is
due, in a great measure to our tariff con
ditions. McKinley shares this view
with me."
Hanna will suggest that the tariff
leagues prosecute the fight valorously
on their own lines and that those inter
ested in the financial question do similar
work, the national committee giving as
sistance.
Quay was in consultation with Hanna
about an hour. Neither would say what
the subject of their conversation was.
The nominee for vice-president, Gar.
rett A. Hobart, was closeted with Hanna
some time. Afterward Hobart said :
l nave naa experience in campaign
work as a national committeeman, and
Hanna thinks I can assist in the New
York headquarters. I shall not go West,
but will devote my time to the East."
SOUND-MONEY DEMOCRATS.
Those of Missouri Rave Organized
For
Campaign Work.
Kansas City. July 29. The National
Democratic club was organized last night
by prominent gold-standard Democrats
Hon. Francis M. Black, ex-chief justice
of the state supreme court, was elected
president. The club has issued a call
for a general conference of all gold-
standard Democrats, to be held here.
when an attempt will be made to map
out a plan of campaign. Particular at
tention will be paid to congressional
elections.
DEVASTATED BI THE STORM.
Gloucester, a Small Ohio Town, Almost
Totally Destroyed.
Athens, O., July 30. The most de
structive storm in the history of Sunday
Creek valley occurred at Gloacester, a
mining town twelve miles north of here
last night, resulting in the almost total
destruction of one of the principal thor
oughfares of the town. The fury of the
wind is indescribable. Buildings were
toppled over, trees torn from their roots,
and the town is a scene of desolation. '
J.. L. Dougherty was struck by a
plank and instantly killed. Four other
persons are reported dead, and several
seriously Injured. A livery stable with
six horses, vehicles, etc., was blown
into the creek and swept away. Nearly
every building in the town is damaged.
To add to the horror, Sunday creek is a
sweeping.raging torrent. Several houses
have been washed away, and two per
sons are reported drowned. -
Later Word has just been received
that the list of dead will reach fifteen. ,
A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.
Express Crashes Into Ezcnrsion Train
: Near Atlantic City.
'Atlantic Citt, N. J., July 30. A
railroad accident, horrible in its deta
and sickening in its results, occurred
this evening, just outside of this city
ana as a result aoout lw persons are
either killed or injured.
The Reading railroad express, which
left Philadelphia at 5:40 o'clock this
evening for Atlantic City, crashed into
a Pennsylvania railroad excursion train
at the second signal tower, about four
miles out from here.
The Pennsylvania train was returning
to Bridgeton with a party of excursion
ists from that place, Milville and neigh
boring towns. - It was loaded with pas
sengers, and a rough estimate ot the
killed and injured at a late hour places
the number at 100. It is hoped that
this .is an exaggeration, but the number
is undoubtedly more than 50.
At the second signal tower, the tracks
of the two roads diagonally cross. The
Reading train was given the signal to
stop, but the brakes either failed to
work or the speed of the express was too
great to be checked in time. It caught
the excursion train broadside and
ploughed through, literally cleaving it
in twain. The engine of the Reading
train was shattered to pieces. Every
car on the excursion train was jammed
to its fullest capacity.
A LOCAL ILLUSTRATION.
Investment Cenntermanded in Umatilla
County.
In so small a city as Pendleton the
evil results of the silver agitation are
made manifest, says the Tribune. A
resident of that city was Bent (5000 for
investment in Umatilla county warrants,
but was immediately telegraphed after
the St. Louis populist and silver conven
tions not to invest another dollar.
Umatilla county warrants are now
selling at 98 cents, but it is thought that
the present scare will seriously affect the
price of city and county securities.
On so small a pretext as the possibility
of the triumph of the silver party, sev
eral persons have become so alarmed as
to withdraw their small holdings from
the banks in Pendleton, which they
know will go to a premium in the event
of any change from the gold standard.
' It is the millions of small depositors
all over the country who wield a mighty
influence over the money market and
who mave much to do witn fomenting a
panicky feeling through their loss of con
fidence.
If at this time depositors feel uneasy,
it is not impossible to imagine the wild
and frantic raid on the banking institu
tions of the country that would imroedi
ately follow the success of a free-coinage
ticket.
It is not difficult for a man to under
stand that, no matter what the money
of final redemption is, it cannot be ob
tained without work, and once it is hon
estly obtatned, the owner very naturally
will exercise every precaution to prevent
its loss through exchange for an inferior
money if be can prevent it, aB now, by
holding on to the best money known to
the civilized world.
CALL TO INSURANCE MEN.
What Are They Going to Do to Avert
the Free Silver Peril?
Thrift, a life insurance newspaper,
sounds a note of warning to insurance
men regarding the danger of the free
silver craze, and calls upon them for
action.
"Gentlemen of the life insurance busi
ness, what are you going to "O about
it?" it asks. "Stealthily drawing nearer
and nearer the life insurance citadel, in
which are guarded liabilities to 5,000,000
policy-holders aggregating mora than
$13,000,000, is the epidemic silver mad
ness born of dfscontent, selfishness and
demagogism. Should the dread infec
tion fasten upon a sufficient number of
American citizens to pollute a majority
of the next electoral college, the almost
inevitable result, in the judgment of
many of the ablest students of econom
ics, would be a financial earthquake
which in any event would depreciate the
policies of even the strongest life insur
ance companies in half, or less than half,
their face value, and very possibly wipe
out of existence scores of smaller com
panies which constitute the sole bulwark
between thousands of families and abso
lute pauperism, in the death of the
earning heads of these families."
The Wage-Earner Deluded.
New York Tribune.
Let not the wage-earner delude him
self into the belief that it would be the
great fortunes which would lose most
from a 53-cent dollar. He himself would
be the chief sufferer. ' He would buy less
with his income,' be would get cheap
money back for the good money he put
in the bank ; his widow would get only
53 cents for every dollar he meant her to
have from his life insurance. Perhaps
his wages ultimately would go up to
some extent, but his expenses would go
up more, and the dollar he bad already
laid by would go down.
-1BATTLE IN THE WEST
Republican Campaign Op
ened at Madison Today.
SENATOR THURSTON IS TO SPEAK
Fighting Will Be Fast and Furious
' From Now On Chairman Banna
Is at Chicago.
. Chicago, July 30. Senator Thurston,
of Nebraska, will open the Western
campaign for the Republican ticket at
Madison, Wis., tomorrow night. Some
how or other the impression got abroad
that the campaign in the West would be
opened by Major McKinley himself at
Columbus, August 12.
Chairman Hahn, of the bureau of
campaign speakers, came here on Mon
day. Every moment since his arrival
he has been besieged by the leaders in
the several states under the jurisdiction
of the Western headquarters to turn his
campaign orators loose at once. Mr.
Hahn was not averse to fanning the fire
of enthusiasm, and he began making
assignments yesterday.
His first genera! order was a command
to Senator Thurston to buckle on bis ar
mor and take to the field on Friday to
remain fighting, too, by the wa, until
the eve of election. Thurston will go
East to accept assignments from .the
New York headquarters, returning to
the West September 1.
Roswell G. Horr will deliver six
speeches in Nebraska, beginning with
next week, and ten speeches in Minne
sota, when he has completed his tour in
Nebraska.
l'KOSl'ECT IN IOWA.
Republicans Can Carry That State by
Hard Work.
Des Moinkb, July 30. Chairman Mc
Millan, of the Republican state central
committee, has closed a series of confer
ences with members of the state com
mittee representing the various districts.
He states that the outlook for Republi
can success in Iowa is good, and that it
is increasing daily, but a great deal of
work will have to be done. The com
mittee began at once to distribute litera
tnre, and not later than the 15th of
August will put speakers in the field.
The congressional candidates are,
many of them, already in the field,
holding out-door meetings. The Demo
crats are also getting ready for their
campaign, but they are compelled to
await their state convention, August 12,
before making final arrangements.
SOUND MO.NEVS CAUSE.
Banker of California Issue a Stronc
Appeal to the People.
San Fbancisco, July 30. The Cali
fornia Bankers' Association has issued a
pamphlet on the financial question, as
the members believe the currency issue
is the vital issue of the presidential cam
paign. They take the position that the
plank in the Democratic platform favor
ing the -'free coinage of silver at the
ratio of 16 to 1, without awaiting similar
action by any other government," is a
most dangerous one. They set forth
that if the United States should
alone attempt free coinage of silver at
that ratio, gold would be boarded to
await a premium or shipped to foreign
countries, and silver alone remain as a
circulating medium. They also fear
that capital would be driven away,
credit paralyzed and enterpriee crippled.
The pamphlet concludes :
"Convinced of the righteousness of
our cause, and earnestly wishing to pro
mote the general welfare, we unhesi
tatingly express our decided opinion
that every vote against 'free coinage of
silver at the ratio of 16 to 1' is a vote for
the return of confidence and prosperity ;
for the benefit of all classes; for the pro
tection of your families and homes, and,
above all, for the preservation of your
own and your country's honor." 1
WILL FIGHT FOR SOl'NO MOKKY
Commercial Travelers of the Country
Form an Organisation.
Chicago, July '30. The commercial
travelers of the country are going to
wage war against free silver. There are
120,000 of them in the United States,
and of this number 9S per cent are said
to be champions of McKinleyisra. The
organization through which they will
work is known as the National Execu
tive Committee of Commercial Travel
ers of the United States. The chairman,
G.C.Corey, is president of the Com
mercial McKinley Club, No. 1, of Chi
cago, which was organized June. 15,
1892, the day Major McKinley was made
permanent chairman of the national
convention at Minneapolis.
The work mapped out by Mr. Corey
and approved by the executive commit
tee, will be to make this club the parent
organization, and all traveling men will
be invited to become a part of one of
the greatest organizations for campaign
work in the United Stated. Every trav
eliug man's name will be entered on the
list, and a membership card will be is
sued to him, showing that he is entitled
to all its privileges. .
The Wage-Earaers' Battle.
Philadelphia Times, Dem.
While all classes and conditions of the ..
American people are vitally interested
in the issue of the great battle for the
maintenance of national and individual
credit, the people who are more inter
ested than all others are the wage-earners
of the country. Men with capital of
all grades can adjust themselves to new
conditions with the least possible sacri
fice, but the wage-earner has bis whole
capital in his labor, and any new condi
tion that changes the value of labor
must be a serious misfortune to the
working man. . s
The great contest of 1896 is the wage
earners' battle. Let them see to it that
they do not turn with suicidal hands
upon themselves.
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, New York City.
Ths Cbrdb Ookpabt, 77 Hurray Street, K. T.
Administrator's Sale.
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned
will, on Saturday, the 22nd duy of August,
at the hour of 2 o'clock in the Afternoon of said
day at the frontdoor of the county courthouse
in Dulles City, Wasco, Co., Oregon. Bell at public
auction to the highest bidder for cash in hand,
the following described real estate belonging to
tbe estate of C. V. Lane, late of Wasco County,
Oregon, and now deceased, to-wlt: Lots one (1)
and two (2) and eleven (11) and twelve (12) and
tbe north half of lota three ('!) sud ten (10) in
block (81 in Builds Second Addition to the town
of Antelope, in Wasco County, Oregon, said
real estate will be sold subject to a mortgage
thereon in favor of W. Bolton ,v. Co., dated Octo
ber 3, 1895. tor the mm of S30S.&', and interest at
the rate of 10 per cent per annum from said date.
Dated at Dalles City, Or , this 21st day of July,
1896.
K. JACOBKEN,
Administrator of tbe estate of C. V. Ijine,
deceased. ' Jy25-6t-ii
Notice of Final Account.
To all Whom it May Concern:
Notice is hereby given tbatG. J. Farley has
filed his final account sr sdminisfrator of 'he
estate of Joshua W. Kecdy, deceased, and that
enid finnl account will come on for hearing on
Monday, July 13th, 18W, at which time a bearing
will be had as to any nnd all objections to such
final account, and tbe settlement thereof.
This notice Is given by order of Hon. (leorge
C. Blakelcv. county Judge. Dated this 11th day
of June. O. J. FARLKY,
Adm'r of the estate of Jotihua W. Keedy, do
ceased. Jcl3-6t.il
Notice.
u.
8. Land Omen, Tns Dallks.J
June 19, lx'jfi. t
Complaint having been entered at this o!llo
by Lewis C. Baker of Wonler. Oregon, agninM
John tiperrv for abandoning his homestead en
try wo. anKd .iimiinry jn, iw, upon ine -
wU "d E'$ bectlon 20, Township 2
N ftunee 12 E. in Wafco County. Oregon, with a
view to the cancellation of suid cutn, the said
parties are hereby summoned to sppcar at this
land office on the 31st day of July, 1K, at 10
o'clock a. m. to resuond and furnish testimony
concerning said alleged abandonment
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