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THE DALLES. WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 15. 1896.
VOL. VI.
NUMBER 36.
'KANSAS REPUBLICANS
State Convention Mpt at To
peka Today.
MORRILL'S CHANCES ARE GOOD
Bis He-Nomination for Governor
' Generally Conceded The Bltna
tiou at Washington.
Topeka, Kan., Aug. 11. The Kepub
, lican convention to nominate a complete
, state ticket met at noon today. The
; yote on temporary organization showed
that E. N. Morrill would be renominated
for governor ' almost unanimously.
Friends of Morrill presented for tempor-
arv chairman C. W. Sheldon, and the
opposition preeented J. F. Greenlee
Sheldon received 624 votes, Greenlee 229,
The latter vote is supposed to represent
the total strength of Morrill's three op-
nonents. Trontman. Potter and Peters,
SITUATION HAT WASHINGTON.
Various Partv Xanaeeri Are All Con
firient of Success.
" Washington, Aug. 11. Political af
fairs are quiet at the several headquar
ters. The weather seems lo affect the
politicians. At Republican headquar
ters letters from Kansas, Iowa and Mis
ouri all sDoke of improvement in the
political outlook, and said all that was
' needed was to get quantities of financial
literature.
The Democratic campaign committee
issued a document today on the "busi
ness men's campaign." It says that the
Republicans propose such a campaign
and that the Democracy accepts the is
sue.
The document first quotes Mr. Bryan'i
declaration that the farmer or the hired
employe is as much as business man as
the banker or the big merchant,
It
then gives a list of the number of per
aa Tployed in 14 gainful pursuits, in
eluding agriculture, mining, manufact
urmg, transportation, the purpose being
to show the comparatively small per
centaee comprised under the head of
bankers, brokers, wholesalers and cor
poration officers are business men, while
from the Democratic standpoint the
millions of farmers, producers and lab
orers of all classes are as much business
men as the few who live, thrive and
grow rich by .trading in the products of
labor.
Senator Jones, chairman of the nation
al Democratic committee: Senator
Faulkner, chairman of the congressional
committee, and Lawrence Gardner, of
the latter committee, have gone to New
York to attend the meeting of the na
tional committee today and meet Mr,
Bryan.
IT WAS A STtJPID BLUNDER.
Treasury Accidentally Distribute Free-
Silver Speeches.
Washington, Aug. 11. Some con
sternation has been created at the treas
ury department through the discovery
that in some unexplained manner the
bnreau officers had been guilty of circa
dating some, of Senator Stewart's
speeches. To answer comprehensively
all the many questions relating to the
currency question that have been pour
ing in, Secretary Carlisle some time ago
caused to be prepared circular No. 113,
a pamphlet of fifty-three printed pages
giving much information respecting
bond issues, paper currency and the
like. When an application for in forma'
' tion was received, the answer to which
could be found in this pamphlet, the
bnreau chief receiving the letter would
simply mail one of these circulars to the
. applicant in place of writing out an nn
swer.
This has been going on for at least a
; week, and there is no telling how many
circulars were sent out when a letter
- came to hand from one of. the recipients
calling attention to the fact that the de
partment had sent in answer to bis
question, a copy of a strong silver speech
delivered by Senator Stewart in the
- senate September 5th last, when a fili
buster was going on. v . -
- An examination of the piles of circu-
lars lying in the department showed
: that in some way the public printing
office had bound up in the cover pur
porting to state the contents of the
; pamphlet a number of the silver
-speeches. The officials say they have
found only seventeen of the speeches so
far, but there is no meana of learning
just how many of them have been sent
out under the guise of sound financial
statistics. . : -
CHICAGO DEATH. LIST. ."
Twenty-Four '. Fatal ' Prostrations in
Twenty-Four Hours.
Chicago, Aug. 11 -Twenty-four deaths
in Chicago , during the past 24 hours
from the direct effects of the heat is the
record. One hundred and sixty-four
deaths were reported to the health de'
partment. This is the heaviest Ii
for one dav sinca 1878, during the
smallpox epidemic. Of these unfor
tunates a large number were ' old per
sons and children who died either Irom
diseases aseravated bv hot weathef or
from summer ailments. Thirty-seven
were reported as dying from sunstroke,
but not all of them perished. . The
listed prostrations were 83, making
total for the day of deaths and prostra
tionsll2. -
All day long yesterday hospital attend'
auts were busy applying remedies to the
victims of the intense heat. Never be
fore in Chicago has the heat been so
deadly to animal life, horses, cattle and
smaller animals dying by scores from its
effect. At 6 ,o'clock this morning the
temperatuie stood at 86 with indications
of a duplication of Monday's record.
. There were 51 victims yesterday. The
number promises to increase today
The weather bureau has predicted cooler
weather for tonight. At 5 o'clock this
morning the thermometer registered 76
at the top of the Auditorium tower, 22
stories from the ground. At 7 o'clock it
was 77 degrees ; at 9 85.
In the Stifling tenement quarters the
heat is 100 per cent more intense and
fatal.
BILLET IN HIS BRAIN.
Dead Body of August Roman Found In
Walla Walla.
Walla Walla, Aug. 11. August Ro
man, a Frenchman, about 45 years old
was murdered' by eome unknown per
sons, within the city limits, either Mod.'
day morning or last night.
This morning, when the Oregon Rail'
way& Navigation passenger train was
on its way to Spokane, the trainmen saw
a man's body on the ground in the rear
of the cattle corral of Ennis & Co., near
the track in the northern portion of
town. When the train reached Pres-
cott, the- information was telegraphed
here. Officers went to the place and
found Roman's body lying flat on bis
back. Tbe head was slightly raised
against a post. By the left shoulder
was a small pistol, and above the center
of the forehead was a wound made by
the fatal bullet. The man's face and
shirt were 'covered with blood and the
body lay in a pool of blood.
Tbe officers removed the body to an
undertaker'R.and the coroner held an in
quest. It was at first supposed the man
had committed suicide, but a phjBician
examined the wound and found the bill
let had ranged downward and lodged in
the base of the brain. No signs of pow
der marks were found, and tbe physi
cian stated that, from the direction the
ball took it was impossible for the man
to have committed the deed himself.
May Travel as the Guest of James Kerr,
Pittsburg, Aug. 11. James Kerr, ei'
member of congress for Pennsylvania,
and ex-clerk of tbe house of repreeenta
tives at Washington, chartered a' special
Pullman car and invited Mr. and Mrs.
Bryan, Mr. and Mrs. Bland, newspaper
reporters and some personal friends to be
his guests from Pittsburg to New York
THE TEST OF VALUES.
Gold No7 Buys Less Labor than 5
Years Aero.
Chicago Chronicle, Dem.
No competent student places the aver
age fall in gold prices front the max
imum, about 1873 to 1895, at more than
30 per cent., and this average relates
only to commodities, not to services.
According to the investigation made by
the senate committee on finance with
the aid of the national labor bureau,
there was an actual advance in wages
during that period down to the close of
the investigation.
Averaging the price of labor with the
prices of commodities, therefore, the
value of gold must have risen very much
less than the decline of 30 per cent in
commodity prices would indicate.
But the ' main thing is that with re
spect to labor gold has actually fallen in
value. It takes more gold to pay for an
hour'a labor now than it did 23 years
ago. Tbe greater the rise in the value
gold with respect to 'commodities,
therefore, tbe better for the wage earn-
for he can buy the more with tke
same quantity of gold.
While the tabula; standard can never
be made exact, it is nevertheless useful.
From the various tabulations which
have been made the conclusion is estab
lished beyond all reasonable doubt that
the workingman , can get more for bis
wages than he could 25 : years ago. while
the dollar with which to pay his debt
costs him less labor. ;
. Dalleg-Moro Stage
Leaves the Umatilla house S a. n
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. '
. Douglas Allen, Prop.
FORMALLY NOTIFIED
Goyernor Stone Makes the
Addresses.
BRYAN, THE BOY ORATOR, REPLIES
He Makes an Eloquent Defense of. the
. Chicago Platform and the Dem.
. oeratlc Party.
New Yoek, Aug. 12. William Jen
nings Bryan, of Nebraska, and Arthur
Bewail, of Maine, were tonight formally
notified of their nomination by tbe
Democratic party for the offices of presi
dent and vice-president, at a meeting in
the big Madison-Square garden, forming
a notable political event, and a remark
able climax to the remarkable tour of
the presidential candidate across half
the continent. An army or unnum
bered thousands filled the streets and
crowded about the building in. the hope
of securing admission. In the hall,
which was like a fiery furnace, Bryan
spoke to 20,000 people for nearly two
hours. His address dealt almost en
tirely with the financial question ; was
more argumentative and less eloquent
tfian bis historic Chicago speech, and
only in a 'closing appeal to the citizens
of New York did he speak in the strain
in which be bad captured the Chicago j
convention. He was surrounded by
many of tbe silver leaders. The Demo
cratic leaders, with the exception of for
mer State Treasurer Dan forth, who pre'
sided over the meeting, and Congress'
man William Sulzer, who organized the
first Bryan club in the state, were not
present.
Mr. Sewell spoke briefly after Bryan
and was heartily cheered. Governor
Stone, of Missouri, delivered the notifi
cation speech, which declared that the
work of the Chicago convention was the
work of the plain people, and that Bryan
was tLeir candidate."
After tbe notification meeting, Mr,
Bryan was driven to tbe Hotel Barthol
di, facing Madison square, where he
spoke again on a balcony, with Mr,
Sewall and Mrs. Bryan, who shared with
her husband ali the honors and alten
tion of the day. This second audience
standing in the streets, seemed to be
composed mostly of workingmen, and
Mr. Bryan exhorted them to support
the cause of free silver with one of the
most effective and open speeches which
he has made in the campaign. Lesser
ights of the party and single-tax men
held Bix overflow meetings on the streets
around Madison square, and made
peecbes during tbe garden meeting,
Altogether, the opening of the Demo
cratic campaign made an exceedingly
lively night.
Tbe police lines were formed about
9
o'clock, by 1000 picked men. As the
hours rolled on the crowd increased so
rapidly that this large force was almost
powerless to handle it. Twice the 40-
000 men, women and children who were
cheering and surging to get closer broke
through tbe ranks, and with difficulty
were driven back. Only one person was
eported injured a marvelous fact, as
tbe enormous crowd jammed the streets
for many blocks.
Bryan Has Laryngitis.
New York, Aug. 12. W. J. Bryan,
the Democratic nominee for the presi
dency, is suffering today from an attack
acute laryngitis. A specialist who
was called to attend Dim, hopes Mr,
Bryan will be able to deliver his Bpeech
at the notification meeting this evening
A Free-Thought Congress.
Chicago, Aug. 12. Liberals and free
thinkers from all parts of the world are
preparing for a congress of liberals in
Chicago, November 13, 14 and 15. R. E
Ingersoll and all the prominent Ameri
can liberals are expected. Mrs. BeBant
will come if possible. G. W . Foote and
Charles Watts, of England, have already
promised to be on hand.
ine intention is to have a reunion
and jollification of all freethinkers, and
every country on earth has been sent an
invitation to be present.
" Powers at Variance.
London, Aug. 12. It is semi-officially
stated that there is no truth in there
port published by the Daily Chronicle,
that Great Britain and Russia are on the
point of reaching an agreement "to save
both Armenia and Crete from Turkish
oppression without disturbing the peace
of Europe," which agreement, it was ad
ded, would involve the presence of the
Russian army in Armenia and the Brit
ish fleet at Crete "to guarantee Turkish
compliance with the terms of agree
ment." It is stated on tbe other hand
that there is great discord among the
powers as to the measures that should
be adopted regarding Crete, Russia, it is
further asserted, is showing a marked
disinclination to allow great pressure to
be brought to bear upon the sultan.
A CRUSADE OF BLOOD.
Japanese Troops Against Natives of
Formosa.
Victoria, Aug. 12. From far Formosa
where for upwards of a year Japanese
troops have been vainly striving to crush
out the seeds of post-bellum opposition
to Japanese innovations, comes a story
which, for barbarous cruelty, and defiant
violation of all ethics of civilization, has
fortunately few parallels in history.
The terrible tale of rapine, murderand
wanton cruelty reached here by the
steamer Empress of Japan, and fullv
bears out the statement on the situation
in Formosa given publicity by the Rev.
Dr. Mackay on his return to that island
six months ago.
Other equally credible correspondents
are now the witnesses against Japan,
and the burden of their arraignment is
that, seeing neither fame nor profit to
be gained in the subjugation of the For
mosa n a by tbe arts of modern warfare,
recognized as legitimate by civilized
nations, the Japanese troops sent to tbe
island have embarked in a crusade of
blood, their object being to crush out all
signs of discontent by as far as possible
exterminating tbe native population.
In this campaign there were no for
eign powers to make protest, no foreign
press representatives to herald to the
world the atrocities, the telling of which
would bring upon Japan tbe contempt
of all enlightened people.
Says the Tainanfu representative of
the China Mail :
"As a result, the policy of extermina
tion has been zealously pursued from the
beginning of tbe. campaign, and what,
with tbe destruction of their crops, tbe
burning of their villages, tbe desecra
tion of the graves of their loved ones,
tbe violation of their wives and daugh
ters, and the butchery of their innocent
children, the people "are driven to tbe
last expedients of desperation."
NEAGLK ON TRIAL.
Be Almost Precipitates a Kow in the
Co art room. .
bAS iRANCisco, Aug. 12. -David Nea-
gle pleaded not guilty to assaulting A.
J.Collins this morning. The slayer of
Judge Terry was
not represented by
counsel, and that fact nearly led to a
sensational ecene before tbe conclusion
ot the proceedings.
W. C. Cubery and other witnesses
testified that Neagle was- about tbe
Southern Pacific general offices and
brutally banged Collins' head against
the railroad. Prosecuting Attorney
Reed tried to develop testimony show
ing that Neagle was connected with the
Southern Pacific as "bouncer." Neagle
violently objected to this line of ex
amination. Reed addressed tbe court,
saying:,
If this man is employed as a hired
ruffian, it is competent to show it."
I am not a hired ruffian," shouted
Neagle, advancing toward Reed.
i'olice Judge Low, believing a per
sonal encounter imminent, suddenly
continued tbe case until tomorrow, or
dering Neagle to have an attorney prea
ent to do his talking tomorrow.
Shan's Assassin Hanged.
Teheran, Aug. 12.--Malloh Rezza,
who assassinated the shah of Persia in
May last, was hanged this morning in
the presence of an immense concourse.
A LESSON IN DOLLARS.
Bat Mr. Bryan Could Net Profit by the
' Lesson.
Los Angeles Times.
A. L. Morrison of Santa Fe, in a letter
to the Cleveland World, recites an inci
dent of a trip made by Mr. Bryan to
Mexico last winter, which is interesting, I
likewise instructive. .
When he (Mr. Bryan) was in Juarez,
Mexico, he saw an opal in one of the
curiosity stores, with which that city
abounds, which struck, bim as being a
good one. Inquiring the prise of it, the
merchant told him it was $4, meaning,
although he did not Bay so, tour Mexican
dollars. Mr.' Bryan thought $4 was a
good deal of money for it, and said : "I
will give you $3 for it, if you like." The
merchant agreed, and Mr. Bryan there
and then, much to tbe astonishment of
the merchant, handed him three Amer
ican dollars. Tbe opal was carefully
wrapped up, and Mr. Bryan departed,
elated to think be bad secared a good
stone for $1 less than its price. But his
elation was greatly inferior to that felt
by the merchant,, who had secured $6
three American dollars being nearly
equal in value to six Mexican dollars
for what be had only asked $4.
This little incident carries with it a
neat little trforal : Mr. Bryan may know
a good opal when he sees it, but he does
not know that an American silver dollar
is as good as two Mexican ones. .
DEATH IN THE FLOOD
Pittsburg and Vicinity Vis
ited by Cloudbursts.
HEAVY LIFE AND PROPERTY LOSS
Six Persons . Drowned at the VUlare
of Dehaven--All Rivers Greatly
Swollen
Pittsburg, Aug. 13. A great rain
storm burst over this city and vicinity
tbisr morning at S o'clock, deluging a ter
ritory several miles in extent, swelling
the streams into torrents, sweeping
away bridges and buildings and sending
a score of human beings into eternity.
The storm came from the southwest.
Great banks of dark, angry clouds hov
ered over Pittsburg and the surrounding
country, turning dawn into darkness
and striking ' terror to the heart. ' Sud
denly the clouds burst asunder and the
rain fell in sheets. 'The heavy rain
lasted for fully three hours.
Tbe storm is attributed to the ap
proach of a cool wave from the north
west.
At Dehaven, a small town near the
Wildwood oil well, six people are re
ported drowned.
Everything is washed out between
Sharpsburg and Dehaven. Dehaven has
several hundred inhabitants, and is
situated about six-miles north of Alle
gheny, on the old Butler plank road
Pine creek, which runs through the
town, Is a raging torrent. Houses, oil
tanks and barns lodged against the
Pittsburg & Western railroad bridge at
Etna, where at 11 o'clock there was
eight feet of water on tbe main street.
Residents are Beeking safety on the
hillsides. Tbe lowlands at Sharpsburg
are under water, and the flood is spread
ing rapidly. ,
Reports from Capin Creek valley indi
cate that the loss of life from the cloud
burst will be heavy. At 12:45 p. m.
thirtv lives were renortad lost. The
,ho,B Pin(, r.k !n
length i8 devastated. At Dehaven, an
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Mr. Thomas Byrnes, Mrs. Ttiompson
At Etna the water rose so rapidly that
the employes at Spang, Chatfield A
Company's iron works were compelled
to swim for their lives. The foundry of
the workmen narrowly escaped.
OVEK-THE-WATER COMMENT.
Logical Reasoning; Anent Oor Possible
Change of Standards.
London, Aug. 13. The Westminster
Gazette, in a financial article this after
noon, says :
"Bryan's speech will certainly not in'
crease confidence in the minds of inves
tors. It is replete with financial heresies
and will cause investors everywhere to
desire to withdraw their money from
America while they are able to obtain
gold in payment for debts. Should the
free-silver party be elected, gold un
doubtedly will be driven oat of circula
tion and a substantial premium at once
be demanded by those possessing it.
"We do not believe individual Ameri
cans will take advantage of the' political
dishonesty proposed by tbe Democratic
convention, whereby even existing con
tracts calling for payment in gold will
not be valid, when free coinage is car
ried. It is, however, certain that rail
roads owing large amounts of gold debt
would, with a premium on gold, be un
able to meet their interest obligations,
temporarily, at any rate, and be forced
to pay some of their debts in currency
or become bankrupt,
The fear of such
a contingency renders it extremely diffi
cult to sell any but the highest class of
American railway bonds at the present
time. Still it is hoped the Eastern elec
tors appreciate the danger ahead, and
will support tbe candidate, pledged to
maintain the gold standard, otherwise
we are likely to witness a crisis of uu-
equaled severity on the stock exchange,
'Americans opened weak, owing to
strong disapproval of the speech."
BRYAN NOT DISCOURAGED.
Adverse Criticism Falls to Phase the
Boy Orator.
New York, Aug. 13. -If Mr. Bryan
had any doubts as to the success of his
speech last night he did not show it this
morning. He was up early, read the
newspaper interviews and comments.
The adverse tone of most of the articles
did not seem to worry him in the least.
Fie was especially gratified at the fact
that all the newspapers printed his
speech.
. "I did not expect to overcome all the
prejudice at one blow. Neither did I
expect to set the North river ou fire with J
oratory. It was not the time forora
tory, but for serious argument and; dis
cussion. I am pleased with my reception."
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A Cozey General Recognized.
The selection of "General" Shreffler,
for a place on the pay rolls of the city,
even in so bumble a capacity as driver
of a street-sweeper, has amazed many
taxpayers. Almost anything was ex
pected of Pennoyer, says tbe Oregon ian,
but giving the ringleader of the Coxey
movement in Oregon a place is deemed
a little more than might bave been ex
pected.
Over two years ago, after "General"
Shrefiler had marched out of Portland
and captured a railroad train on the O.
R. & X. line, he, with others, was ar
raigned before Judge Bellinger, in tbe
United States court, for contempt of
court. Ed. Teesdale, the labor agitator,
secured the services of Frank V. Drake
and Judge M. L. Pipes to appear for the
men. They agreed to do so, but only on
the stipulation that Shreffler and his
crowd would plead guilty and throw
themselves entirely on the mercy of the
court. This was agreed to, and, when
they marched into the courtroom, the
plea was so made. Shreffler was allowed
to address the court, and distinctly prom
ised, if not punished then, be would ab
stain from further riotous acts. Each of
his associates made the same promise, and '
Judge Bellinger discharged them with
out punishment. 'They bad no thought
of keeping their word, but, etarting out,
after passing the Oregon boundary line,
they seized another train. They met
with a sterner kind of justice in Idaho.
The United States judge there sent
Shreffler and his ragamuffa companions
to jail for six months. He and some of
his associates returned to Portland, and
later Breckenridge, one of tbe lot, went
to California and is now serving a life
term in the penitentiary.
After he bad been hanging about
Portland for two years or more, Pennoy
er has recognized Shreffler by turning
out a poor cripple and giving bis place
to a Coxeyite.
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where.
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