THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE SATURDAY, AUGUST 22. 1896.
The Weekly Gtoonicle;
UWM REPUBLICAN TICKET.
--, :. por President, .
'. WILLIAM M'KJNLEY. .......... Ohio
For Vice-President, j
GARRET A. HOB ART . . . .New Jereey
1 For Presidential Electors,.
T T MFV.n t W.rinn Hnnntv
8. M. YOKAN Lane
E. L: BM1TH Wasco
J. r. CAPLE3. Multnomah
BTATK OFFICIALS. ,
ejrernot.. ......W. P. Lord
Secretary of State H R Kincaid
Treasurer ..... ...Phillip Metschan
Bnpt. of Public. Instruction G. M. Irwin
Attorney-General. C. M. Idleman
u, JG. W. McBride
Bsnators Jj. H. Mitchell
r,.. B. Hermann
Congresraaen Jw. r. kih
State Printer...
.W.H. Leeds
COUNTY OFFICIALS.
.County Judge...... Robt. Mays
Sheriff. . T. J. Driver
Olerk A. M. Kelaay
Treasurer C L Phillips
I A Q DInim.
Coinmissioners D; B; Klmsey
Assessor...'..:...: W. H. Whipple
Surveyor J. B. 4oit
Superintendent of PubUO schools. . .c. u, uuoert
C jroner W. H. Butte
WORTH VOTERS' READING.
The following pertinent questions
and answers are from the Dry Goods
Economist:
SILVER AS8KRTION:
"You contracted the currency by
discontinuing the coinage of silver
dollars on private account in 18 a.
TUB FACT IN THE CASE:
The total currency of the United
States in 18C5 was $714,702,995. In
Avn j' . ' l 1
joo, two years alter me aiscommu
ance of the coinage of silver, it had
increased to $754,101,947, and it has
continued to increase until the total
money in circulation in this country
.in i89a was $1,601,968,4.73.
SILVER ASSERTION:
"You have demonetized silver and
destroyed tne dollar or our lathers.
n ri e. r&vi in inn. LAaa:
All the silver dollars coined in this
country from the Revolution till 1873
numbered 8,045,838. ' Much of this
time even these did not circulate,
being worth as bullion more than a
gold dollar and consequently being
melted or hoarded. Since 1873 we
have put in circulation over $400,
000,000 in silver, or more than,, 50
times as much as the total coinage
previous to 1873, -and on the 1st of
last month the number of silver dol
lars was 430,790,041.
SILVER ASSERTION:
"Free coinage of silver will ex
pand our currency."
THK FACT IN THE CASE:
A law decreeing the free coinage
of silver would instantly contract
the currency by the total amount of
our gold coin ($567,000,000) going
out of circulation, for every one into
whose possession gold came would
hoard whatever he could save of it,
knowing that its value would always
remain unchangeable. To supply
this instantaneous loss ; of currency
' with silver dollars worth in gold 52
cents would require the operation of
fill the minis in r.h pniir.r.rt 'tiiwrif.
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time a good deal might happen to us.
SILVER ASSERTION:
"The United Slates has stricken
out and disgraced silver." .
THE FACT IN THE CASE: '
The United States are today the
largest user of silver as money of all
the nations on earth, excepting India
and China. India's stock of silver
money is equivalent to $926,000,000,
China has $725,000,000 and the
United States stock of silver money
is $624,000,000. The next largest
stock of silver money is that of
France, $500,000,000. Germany has
4i i uuu uie united iving-
dom only $11 2,000,000. Mexico, a
free silver country of which we'hear
; a good deal how, has only $50,000,-
li if I nr fiiivpr mrtnAV
SILVER ASSERTION: ' .
' ; "This country is suffering from a
ssarcity of currency."
. TUB FACT IN THE CASE:
The banks of New York City alone
Are now holding over $20,000,000 of
idle currency, for which- its owners
can find no safe or profitable invest
ments. The banks of nearly, all. of
our large cities are in the -same fix.
To coin or print more ' money now
would be merely to add to this stock
of idle and consequently useless cur
rency.: '.
SILVER ASSERTION: . ..
"The farmer or laboring. man are
poor and we want to 'introduce free
coinage of silver so that the' may
have more dollars." V
THE FACT IN THE CASE:
The farmer or laboring man ,can
today get as mariy dollars as he can
(l) earn, or (2) give good's for. or
(3) give good security for borrowing.
There are probably 200,000,000 un
used dollars now in the countiy. If
there were 10 times as many there
would be no other way in which the
farmer or laboring man could get
hold of any part of them than those
above mentioned. .
It is stated that if we should adopt
free silver coinage it would take con
siderable time to inflate the currency
with sufficient silver to disturb prices
because the capacity of the mint is
not unlimited. But this is a fallacy,
says the Commercial Review. - If
the free silver party should win the
silver act would unquestionably be
accompanied by a clause authorizing
the treasury to issue silver certificates
on the deposit of bullion. The re
sult as respects the currency would
be precisely the same as if actual
silver dollars had been issued. The
silver party is well aware of the diffi
culty of circulating actual silver
dollars, and the expediency of using
the certificate in place ot the silver
dollar has been demonstrated by our
experience with the Eland dollars..
The mills and not the mints wirt
enable the laboring men of this
country, to acquire the necessaries
and many of the luxuries of life.
The mills and not the mints will cre
ate new markets for the farmers'
products. The mills and not the
mints will increase wages by creating
a larger demand for skilled labor,
which, like every other commodity
on earth, is amenable to the inex
orable law of supply and demand.
The mills and not the mints can in
crease the price of the farmers'
products, for every new mill, built
under protection, creates a new mar
ket and helps to build up a town, for
men who work in mills must cat. In
creasing the demand for products
must inevitably tend to increase the
price of produce.
If we coin a silver dollar of full
legal tender below the current value
of the gold dollar, we are simply
opening our doors and invitiug Eng
land to take our gold, With our
gold flowing out from us we shall be
forced to the . single silver standard,
and our relations with the leading
commercial countries of the world
would be not only embarrassed, but
crippled. What gain should we
make, therefore, for the circulating
medium if on opening the gate for
silver to flow -in, We open a still
wider gate for gold to flow out ?
Jas. G. Blaine.
". In his recent Chicago speech Mr.
Bryan gives' this excellent reason
why McKinley should be president:
"Those who are gentlemen enough to
offer their blood on the altar of their
country in time of danger - are good
enough to trust in the quiet hours of
peace." ' "'
A brave political sermon :
Freejrade.
Free Silver.
Free Hell.
We have had the first; give us the
second and the third is sure to fol
low. Seattle Republican. r -
. Work has again been resumed at
the lock9 with apparently much vim.
But for fear it may all stop we re
frain from expressing much interest
or hope. . - - ' - - . ; ...
Announcement.
The Dalles, Or., Aug. 21, 1896. -Early
in the spring I promised my
patients that some time during the
summer I would lie able to fill teeth
without giring pain, I now have the
pleasnre of announcing that henceforth
I will give comparatively no pain, either
in filling teeth or extracting; Very
truly, . - . 8. H. Frazieb. ,
Room 1, Chapman block. ..-
GOLD I&fPORT.fnOSS.
. The Telegram finds cause or con
gratulation in the reported Ireturn
movement' in gold. .Whether .it
means a permanent cessation of reserve-raiding
Or is a mere spasmodic
speculative effort, it indicates a baf
fling ot the plans of those who would
sacrifice the nation's credit for pri
vate gain, and it also reflects a feel-
inar of confidence in the world of
finance that the free-silver madness
is already beaten. . The recent heavy
withdrawals of gold from this coun
try .were undoubtedly prompted by
the belief that the metal would com
mand a haiuisoine profit if the plaus
of the silver monometalists should
succeed, and the inflow of gold re
ported -yesterday maj- therefore
be accepted as evidence that those
who were ready to traffic in the coun
try's misfortunes have abandoned
hope ot a free-silver victory at the
coming eloctipn.
The results of a rapid reverse
movement of gold shipments would
be of vast benefit just now.' There
would be a speedy relaxation in the
media of exchange and a consequent
stimulation of all channels -of coin
tnerce and industry. The process of
currency contraction which has been
in steady progress In this country
during the last three years, and which
was created and kept alive by the in
troduction of free coinage as an act
ual living issue in our politics, is the
source of a large share of all our
misfortunes. This contraction con
sists only to a small extent in aciual
money. The withdrawal of gold
from circulation is a mere bagatelle
compared with the contra6tion of
credit money checks, drafts and
other substitutes for currency which
it involves. This paper is the real
circulating medium of the country,
and is so vast in its amount and so
flexible in its adaptation to the de
mands of trade that any interference
with it is most dangerous to the in
dustrial health, because it responds
with the utmost sensitiveness to con
fidence and doubt. The dollar of
gold which is shipped to Europe is a
mere nothing. in comparison with the
thousands of dollars of credit paper
which that one dollar represents and
can support, but which will not bo
circulated failing the existence of a
solid basis of redemption. It is this
credit mouey. which has been con
tracted and contracting ever since
1 893. It is this movement that is
the source of our deepest troubles,
and that can be remedied only by a
return of confidence. Therefore the
reported turning of the gold tide is
cause for congratulation to the Amer
ican people.
If the importation of gold con
tinues for any length of time or as
sumes an aspect of permanency it
will discourage th6se speculative
American citizens who have been
putting their capital into gold dollars
and hoarding them to get the com
fortable premium which a free-silver
victory would put upon the yellow
metal.. The pecuniary iuterest of
these speculators upon he life and
death of the nation, are, however, of
small consequence as compaied with
the prosperity which a relaxation of
the currency would lestore to ninety
nine per cent of the American people-
The Skamania Mines.
The irrepressible Timothy Sullivan
writes as follows to the Stevenson Pio
neer concerning the Lookout Mountain
mining district:'
There is plenty of room here for min
ing experts. They can see a solid hill of
copper ore, not pare copper, bat rock
that carries gold, silver, copper and pla
tinum. Platinum enough to pay for
working the mine, as far as I have test
ed in a rough manner. Some I pounded
np and washed in an hour. Some black
oxide of copper I washed in a gold pan.it
went way up. Yesterday Culberson's
brother came in with some rock, I can't
read a newspaper without my glasses,
but I can see 1000 colors to the square
inch in that rock without them. It is
not far from my claim, which is located
and recorded; it is the eamejead. I will
trace it further before you hear from me
again. All we lack now is a good trail
We can get a Uaii.to Vancouver or
Washougal and the people of Stevenson
will get left if they don't get a- move on
them. The trail is blazed out now" in a
rough state but Charlie can improve on
it if he has help. , " '
There are 42 claims -located, but they
are not all recorded. ', ,
Grain Shipments.
According to the Commercial Review,
of August 13, published in Portland,
To
Make
With our
. offer our
Ladies' and
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50c each.!' Choice, 50c ech.
. ' . Our 75c, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50, $2.00 and $2.50 values,
all v..v ...... . choice, 50c each.
. . The Balance of our Immense Stock of . '
LADIES' WRAPPERS to ?
. Our regular. $1 value, 50c; Our regular $1.50. value,
75c ', Our regular $2 value, $1.
The early caller always lias the choice of selections. Be one of the first.
!
the grain rop for, the past harvest year
was shipped as follows from that port :
861.914 barrels of flour and 5,785,685
bushels of wheat. Considering 44
bushels of wheat being equal to one bar
rel of flour, makes a grand total of 9,664
298 buBhels of wheat shipped. From
Tacom'a there were shipped 383,201 bar
rels of flour and 3.370,248 bushels of
wheat, or a total ot 6,095.091 bushels of
wheat, or nearly 15,000,000 bushels of
wheat (including flour) shipped from
Poitland and Tacoma daring the past
harvest year. -
He Wat n Bolter.
Chicago Keoord. ' -
CHAPTER I.
The Republican National Convention
had just declared for a gold standard.
The great hall was in an uproar. The
Hon. Flavius McCool was standing on
his chair attempting to make himself
beard.
"Mr. Chairman," he shouted, "I am
in favor of free silver, therefore I will
not be governed by the action of this
convention."
With that he fell in line with the
other bolters who were fighting to get
out oLthe hall.
chapter it. .
It was the third day of the Democratic
National Convention at Chicago. The
Hon. Flavius McCool, free Bilver man,
was listening to the reading of the plat
form. When the reading was concluded he
arose, and addressing the delagates about
him, said : "Gentlemen, I am against
this platform. It doesn't say a word
about the Nicaragua canal. Goodby."
Without farther ado he left the build
ing. .
chapteb in.
The Hon. Flavius McCool, delegate to
the People's party convention at ' St.
Louis, applauded every provision of the
platform except the one relating to gov
ernment land.
As soon as the platform was adopted
the Hon- Flavius McCool aroBe, pale bnt
resolute.
"I believe," said he, "that the gov
ernment land should be fairly distributed
among married men who "are over forty
three years of age. Under the circum
stances I cannot remain in this hall any
longer. ' '
He arose and went out followed by
Hon. Marion Gulch and the Honorable
Peabody Whistler.
CHAPTER IV.
The three members of the Independ
ent Populist party met in Lonoke, Ar
kansas, to formulate a platform of prin
ciples. '
. A dispute arose as to the plank on the
market price of wheat.
' The Hon. Flavins McCool wiehed to
fix the price at $1.50 a bushel, while the
Hon.' Marion Gulch and the Hon. Pea
body Whistler contended that $1.35 a
bushel would be sufficient. '
A vote was demanded and the result
was announced as follows :
For $1.35 a bushel.'. .-. . '. .' . 2
For $1.50 a bushel .1
, Tolai........ ...... 3
At this the Hon. Flavius McCool aroBe
and Baid : "It grieves me to break party
ties, but I mast be true to my conscience.
Gentlemen, I can no longer sit in this
convention." . ,
He put on his hat and departed.
;.. CHAPTER V.
Travelers on the old Dudley pike road
that extends from Centerville to Hum
phrey. Junction, might have seen an
elderly man seated beneath the sil ver
Thin
Move in Unison
removal; which commences today, we will
entire stock of ,
Misses' Shi -
Including all grades, at
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maple tree that stands about eighty
yards west of the creek.
He was busily writing.
This man was the Hon. Flavins Mc
Cool. He was attempting to write a
platform on which he could unite.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
'Dick" Closter Attempts to Knd Bla
Life tkU Mornlna; by Shooting.
Richard Closter, familiarly known as
"Uncle Dick" by a host of friends,
shocked and amazed the whole commu
nity early this morning by trying to end
his life, with what snccese remains to be
seen. A ballet from a '38 caliber re
volver ploughed its way in and down
ward into the interior of his head, the
point of entrance being altout an inch
behind the ear. . A probe five inches
long was inserted its fall length withoai
discovering the location of the ballet or
the extent of the wound.
Mr. Closter and Mr. Schntz have been
rooming . together in the Michelbach
block, corner of Union and Second
streetB. Last night Closter went to the
train with Judge Liebe and family, who
were looking for a friend to arrive from
the west. When the Liebes parted
company from their old friend he seemed
to' be in his usual ' spirits. ' This was
about 10 :30 o'clock.
'At 6 o'clock this morning Mr. Schutz
was awakened by the pistol shot, in the
room adjoining, and hurrying from his
bed found the old gentleman in a dazed
condition from the effects of the shot,
the revolver having dropped from his
hand. Schutz hurried to the telephone
and summoned Dr. Holligter, who ar
rived in less than five - minutes. He
found Closter on his knees, the blood
streaming from the left side of his face,
blindly groping with his hands over the
floor for the pistol. He was conscious oi
the doctor's approach and begged him to
'give him something to finish the deed.
As quickly as possible 'and assisted by
Dr. Logan, the two physicians made an
examination of the injuries. The bones
in the face are fracenred, and the ballet
has not yet been found, but ia thought
to be lodged near the roof of the mouth
and in close proximity to the throat. It
is impossible to predict the result of the
injuty. It is possible that Mr. Closter
may recover, or he may not. He ia now
under the influence of morphine.
Richard Closter's face has been one of
the most . familiar on oar streets for
years. His was a kindly and jovial na
ture and he had not an enemy in the
world so far' as known. He is 67 years
old, an age where it might be supposed
he would await the approach' of the
Reaper without desiring to himself cot
off the few years of life naturally re
maining to him. No reason can be as
signed with certainty for his committing
the deed. After the shooting he told
one of his nearest friends that he was
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One-half price, i
not worth anything in the world. Mr.
Schutz attributes the deed to insomnia,
as he has not slept well for several
nights. Mr. Closter came to California
in 1849 and to Ore eon in 1803. He for
merly was a pecker and teamster to
Grant county and the Idaho mines.
Mr. Closter was a native of Oldenburg.
Germany. -
3 p. m. The condition of Mr. Closter
has not changed. Be is now in'a semi
stupor and so if era no pain.
PimELT VEGETABLE.
Tlje Cheapest, Purert
an 4coi - aviiniy nivur
cine In the world t
An Effectual Smccipic
for all diseases ot the
liver. Stomach
and Spleen.
Regulate the Liver
and prevent Chills
amd r kvkk. Malari
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Complaints, Kbstless
kkss, Jaundice and
Naussa-
BAD BREATH!
Koch in ir U so unpleasant, nothing so common , m
bad breath ; and in nearly every case k come from
the stomach, and can be so easily corrected if yott wiH
take Simmons Liter Regulator. Do not neglect
sure a remedy for tins repulsive disorder. It will si
improve your appetite, complexion and general health.
FIXES!
How many suffer torture day after day, making Kfe
a burden and robbing existence of all pleasure, owtns;
Co the secret suffering from Piles. Yet relief it ready
to the hand of almost any one who will ttse systemac
caily the remedy that has permanently cured thou
sands. Simmons Liver Regulator ia no drastic,
violent purge, but a gentle assistant to nature.
CONSTIPATION
SHOULD not be regarded as ,
a trifling ailment in fact, nature
demands the utmost regularity of
the bowels, and any deviation
from this demand paves the way -
. often to serious danger. It is
quite as necessary to remove
impure accumulations from the
bowels as it is to eat or sleep, and
no health can be expected where .
SICK HEADACHE! '
This distressing affliction occurs most frequently.
The disturbance of ;he stomach, arising from the
imperfectly digested contents, causes a severe pain la
the head, accompanied -r.h disagreeable nausea, and
this constitutes what is popularly known 'as Siok
Headache, for the relief of which- take Simjkm
Lover Regulator or Medicine.
manufactured only by .
J. H. ZETLXS A CO., Philadelphia, Pa,
None Hu A yet", at the "Worlda Fair.
. Ayers Sarsaparilla enjoys the extra
ordinary distinction of having been the
only blood purifier allowed on exhibit at
the world's fair, Chicago. Manufact
urers of Other sareaparillas sought by
every means to obtain a showing of their
goods, but they were all turned away
under the application of the rule for--bidding
the entry of patent medicines
and nostrums. The decision of the
world's fair authorities in tavor of Ayer'a
"Ayer's Sarsaparilla Is not a patent
medicine. It does not belong to the
list of nostrums. It is here on Its
merits."
Stockmen Attention.
J. C. Meins, deputy stock inspector for
The Dalles district, Wasco county, Ore
goo, will have his office with R. E. Ealt
niarshe & Co., at the stock -yards.
Please address all letters relating to this
business in care of Saltmarsbe & Co. '
a!4 dlw.
ntrP n?tlf?0 trvthaonlvconeern that ever
UU I rlklwCd voluntarily reduced prices, er
in recent times originated a new idea in Windmill al
Water Supply Goods. Everything- the farmer aell l
Who sells low to him ? We have repeatedly refused I
and have therefore defeated windmill combination, ai
since 'So, reduced the cost of wind power to i wha
Throozh sratitade. and because we are price maker
low.
o join,
id have,
t it was.
i. and are 1
deal with, and because we are the sole originators t
1 & i of all that is good in tnajnooeru sveet wimmiii i
tower, THBWOHLO HAS OIVtM US MO-H TH
4hal its windmill Business. We beh.
In lm nn'p. hirh oraH and lareO Sale. WB make shi
Ions power stroke pomps, with best seamle
brass tube cylinders, lower than iron ones a t
13-53- We prepay freight to so branch houses. Sei
beautifully illustrated catalogue of op-to-date i
this appears bnt once. Our Imitators axay not
i print our latest plans. No on knows th i
Mill. Psunp or Pries until be know, ours.
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