THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE, SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 12. 1896.
The Weekly Chronicle.
8TATK OFFICIALS.
Grjvernoi ....W. P. lord
Inonnirr nf Htjlta . H R KinCaid
Treasurer J"hillip Metschan
Bupt. of Public instruction m. irwin
a Hrtmf-o-Cifnfrn . . . . . . C. f Idleman
' id. W. McBride
.Senators jj. H. Mitchell
n IB. Hermann
vougnwsuiBu JW: R. Ellin
State Printer W. H. Leeds
COUNTY OFFICIALS.
County Judge. Robt. Mays
Sheriff...... T. J. Driver
Clerk A. M. Kelsay
Treasurer C. L. Phillips
. . I A. B. mowers
Commissioners D. R. Kimsev
Assessor W. H. Whipple
Surveyor ; 'zoi
Superintendent of Public Schools... C. L. Gilbert
Coroner . jo...juvu
i Trnm tr3 t.n i RS7 the TTnited States Dortaee on the other side. . The state
furnished 53, Russia 30.7, India 14.6 of Oregon made an unqualified sue.
and Argentina 2.7. From 1888 to cess of its first experiment, and we
1892 the United States furnished propose that the next legislature pro-
48.6." Russia 34.8, India 12.4 and vide for the construction of a port
a . ;., a o Vrnm 1 rqs tn 1 ags acre around the dalles." We have
the" United States furnished 48.3, some rolling stock, and the con
Russia 32.4, India 6.2 and Argentina struction of the road would be a
,oi matter of a few months, and not so
Rut the tnta Pxnnrt for these ereat expense as to be burdensome
countries d urine the first period was, to the people of the state
92,000,000
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN TICKET.
if' " For President,
WILLIAM M'ZINLEY .....Ohio
For Vice-President,
GARRET A. HOBART . . . .New Jereey
For Presidential Electors,
T. T. GEES Marion County
8. M. YORAN....-.. Lane
E. L- SMITH ." Wasco
J. F. CAPLES. '...Multnomah
FALSE PREMISES-rFALSE
CONCLUSIONS. :
annually, -a little ovei
of wheat was
WHEAT AND .SILVER.
The great burden of the lamenta.
lion or the tree saver advocate is,
that the "demonetization" of silver
has ruined the price of wheat and the
remonetization of silver will restore
the price of wheat, and to satisfy him
self and all who are unable to under
stand his argument, he talks about
England buying silver at 67 cents
per ounce, converting it into rupees
and selling it to the wheat raisers of
India at the rate of $1.37 per ounce
thereby reaping a profit of 70 cents,
and getting wheat at a bargain also,
The plan is to "remonetize" silver
thereby raiding the price of the sil
wer of the world to $1-29 per ounce
rand cutting off this profit of the
bloody Englishman. If this could
' be done then how would our farmer
: get any more than now for his wheat?
. A dollar in silver would cost as much
vwlieat as a dollar in gold dos now.
But an examination of the price of
-wheat in this country from 1868 to
1895 and the statistics concerning the
export of wheat during thai same
period oy tne principal wbeat pro
ducing countries of the world, shows
that the price of wheat is entirely in
dependent of the price of silver.
The figures here presented are taken
from statistics prepared by B. W.
Snow, for many years assistant statis
tician of the department of agricul
ture. The prices are on a gold basis
andaiethe average for the several
five year periods. The price of wheat
is the exrort price per bushel.
Silver oz Wheat
1863-72 "....JJ.825 S 935
1873-77... 1.236 L055
1878-82 1.139 j.igg
iNW-a 1.0S2 1.024
1888-92 966 990
1S92-95 690 785
- It will be observed that during the
second period, the first after the "de
monetization," silver fell 8.9 cents
and wheat rose 12 cents, as .compared
with the first period. During the
thud period silver fell 9.7 cents and
wheat rose 13.3 cents as compnred
with the second period, and during
this third period wheat was 25.3 cents
higher than before the "great crime,
During the fourth period silver fell
11.3 cents and wheat 16.4 cents as
compared with the third period,
During the fifth period silver fell 9.6
cents and wheat 3.4 cents, and during
the sixth period silver fell 26.6 cents
and wheat 20.5 cents. Silver has
continued to fall steadily since the
first period, not on account of the
"crime" .but on account ot grei
production and demonetization by
the nations of Europe. Wheat con
tinued to rise until sofie time during
the period from 1878 to 1883. . .
During the first period the United
States furnished 44.2 per cent of all
the wheat exported by Russia, Indie,
Argentina and the United States.
Russia furnished 55.1, India 0.7 per
cent, while Argentina furnished an
inconsiderable fraction. From 1873
to 1877 the percentages were as fol
lows: United States 55.1, Russia
41.5, India 3.4, Argentina inconsid
erable. . From 1878 to 1882; the
United States furnished 64.9, Russia
28.8, Iudia 6.1 and Argentina 0.2.
bushels. This annual average in- " icwo me price
creased rapidly during oil this time, H.34 per bushel and of silver $1,156
a i tsqs f 1BQ5 'arrm-eo-ntwi nvpr per fine ounce; in 1873 wheat was
355,590,000 bushels per annum, worth $1.31 .and silvei .IV. in
From 1883-87 we produced 53 per otner words, wueat was nigner oy
cent of the whole exoort of the three cents per bushel five years after
wheat producing countries, and oar the "crime" than at the time it was
average annual output which in the committed, and silver was 13.4 cents
first period was a little over 42,000,- lower. The period 1878-1883 was
000 bushels, during the last period the period of greatest relative ex-
exceeded 167.000.000 bushels. Prior Port from tne unwea oiaies, we
to 1878 we were the largest export- having exported 64.9 per cent or tne
ers and our competitors were Russia whole output of the wheat-producing
ftnd Tnrliaor.lv? hut Tndia'a outnut countries, In otner woras, wnen
was then small. Now we sompete we were producing a very large per
with Russia, India and Argentina,
and Russia furnishes almost as large a
proportion as we do, while Argentina
furnishes more than double what In
dia does. These figures show the
utter fallacy of the Indian rupee
tnlk, and also show that the price, of
silver does not control the orice of
wheat. The only truth in the whole
argument is ihe premise that the
price of wheat and silver are now
both low ; but the prices of the two
products are no more dependent
upen each other than the price of sil
ver and of horses.
cent of the wheat the total output
being much smaller than any year
since we were paid tne nignest
price. A. close exam may on oi me
statistics demonstrates what Bryan
will not concede that supply and
demand fix prices.
APPRECIATION OF MONEY.
Cannot 70,000,000 of people have
a financial system of their own r or
must they be dictated to by Europe?
Of course we can haye our, own fin
ancial sj'Stem and our own markets.
China had that independence for
thousands of years: she built a wall
to make that independence absolute,
and neither Lombard nor . Wall
streets had a word to say concerning
her finances, and she has . free silver,
Let us stop Li Hung Chang and
have him teach us how the thing was
done.
Much is written and said about
increase and decrease in the pur
chasing price of gold and silver. So
far as the coins are concerned there
is now no difference, and if the free
coinage of silver will restore tue The reservation inspector has left
market price of silver to the price of anj reports that the sheep men are
1873, there will be no distinction in frightened off the sacred domain, and
the purchasing price of the bullion; next year they will know better than
he who has to earn or buy a dollar tri t-srwiss TtAf7ir nort vir enmes
. j
will have to struggle as hard then as
now. But "more money will be
coined, and it will be less difficult to
get, because of its abundance.
This would be true if the person who
around we sincerely hope that we will
have a land department who can and
will exercise a little common sense
in regard to tne. mailer, and stock
men of Eastern Oregon will be al-
had it coined were by law compelled lowed to use the reserve for the only
to distribute.it equally, according to use it was ever intended by the Cre-
population, over the country, to be ator.
gathered up by the people without
any exchange therefor a kind of a The semi-weekly Chronicle yes-
scramble game, as rich men aie wont Uerday furnished its subscribers with
a supplement contaimr.fr as able a
presentation of the claims of the Re
publican party as our readers will
sec. If any one wishes to know
what we are contending for they can
learn it by a careful study of this
supplement. We have some extra
copies of this supplement, and will
to do with street urchins in large
cities by means of pennies.
But what are really the best indi
cations of the appreciation or depre
ciation of our money values? One
of the best is the rales of interest.
In 1860 the United States was pay
ing an average rate of 103 per cent
upon its debt; in 1873 the usual rate be Pleased t0 present one to any one
on loans in Oregon was 12 to 15 per
cent, and many loans were made at
24 per cent. In 1895 Dalles City
borrowed nearly $70,000 to pay off
its floating debt and had no trouble
in getting the money at less than 6
per cent. Today there would be no
trouble in securing by private loans
$25,000 in The Dalles at 8 per cent
if the would-be borrower could satisfy
the lender that he would repay the
money when due m the same kind
of money he borrowed. No one
thinks of asking over ten per cent of
a responsible borrower. The United
States secures all the gold it desires
at 3 per cent,
desiring to read it.
We are much pleastjd to note that
the Times-Mountaineer has gone
over to the side of "the people." It
was on the side of the "money
lender and plutocrat" for some time
after the June election; after the
November election we trust it will
return to the habit of expressing its
real convictions.
The patriotism of the United
States is looking toward Canton. The
people have had their curiosity satis
fied by the Bryan exhibition and
tbev will from now on listen to what
Ihe rate of interest McKinlev has to say to those who
nas not increased, but tne distrust in call upon him at hig home
tne aouity or willingness to repay in
the kind of money loaned has in
creased.
And now Watson has begun to
talk. If he is like most Populists he
will soon drown the voice of Bryan.
It is too bad for Bryan's cause that
Watson didn't begin his drowning
process some weeks ago.
The state portage road is a thing
of the past. It cost the state $60,.
000, but it saved the people of Ore
gon and Washington many times
that amount. Without it The Dalles
would not have been able to continue
its prosperous business, and the farm
ers and wool raisers would have been
poorer by many times the cost of the
road. Now that it has ; ceased to
exist, what is the matter. with trying
the experiment again ; this time by
a road from The Dalles to Celilo?
It would cost a little more, but it
would be worth more because of the
long time it will be needed. . If we Mr. Bryan's letter of acceptance is in
wait for a ship railway, or any other strong contrast with that of Mr. Mc
improvement by the . national gov- Kinley. The former will not be need
ernment, we, of this generation, will to any extent as a campaign document,
never be benefited by. the proposed and will 'make no converts to his cause,
fmnrnvftmonfja 'Frio Afnlit" nrrrmanxr
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10 "tmus auu n lli uctci UUUU a I OA news.
Who assisted in trie election of Mr.
Cleveland and enabled him to give to
the United States his disastrous admin
istration? Who, in 1892, was telling us
that a Democratic administration was
wnat tne country needed? Who was
stumping the country for free trade and
all the other- theories which have now
been tried and proven failures? Will
iam Jennings Bryan.
One of the fundamental princi
pies oi tne iree silver advocate is
that the act of 1873 was the cause of
the depreciation of silver and that
the enactment of a free coinage law
will restore the price to $1.29 per
ounce. Conversely, if the erenact
ment of the law which was repealed
in 1873 will restore silver to its
former price of $1.29, the law of
1 873 was, and is, solely the cause of
the depreciation. '
What are the facts? In 1840 sil
ver was worth $1,309. Between
that time and 1859 there was a very
large 'output of gold and no Corres
ponding increase in the output of
silver. During this time a strong
demand for silver existed because of
the large shipments of silver to In
dia by England, to pay for exten
sive internal improvements and carry
on the Sepoy war, and the price of
silver rose to $1.36. In I860 the
price began to decline, and iiv 1861
the average price was $1,333: in
1872 the average price was $1,322;
from 1861 to 1866 the price fell very
little, there being then a demand for
silver to ship to India, the produc
tion of cotton being greatly stimu
lated there by reason of our civil
war. In 1871 the demonetization of
silver in Europe began. Germany
began legislation in 1871, which was
continued in 1873, whereby gold be
came her standard and all silver
coins were called in and gold substi
tuted therefor. These coins and the
French war indemnity were reduced
to bullion and placed on the market.
In 1872 Norway, Sweden and Den
mark mutually agreed to go to the
gold standard. Silver in these coun
tries thereafter was only used for
subsidiary coinage.
In 1875 Holland forbade the fur
ther coinage of silver. In 1 878 the
European states embraced in the
Latin union, which had been, since
1871, struggling to keep up the price
by the free coinage of five franc
pieces, gave up the tusk' and went to
the gold standard. In 1876 Russia
suspended the coinage of silver, ex
cept as to such an amount as was re
quired for her Chinese trade.' In
1879 free coinage in Austria-Hun
gary was suspended, although she did
not by law adopt the gold standard
until some years later.
In 1873 the United States, except
on the Pacific coast, was on a paper
basis; we had no silver. We imme
diately began to purchase silver, and
during "the year 1873 (the law of
1873 was passed Feb. 12) we coined
$4,024,747.60 of silver: more silver
than had been coined in any one
year since 1859. Ihis suyer was
purchased and coined for the pur
pose of taking up the fractional
paper currency known as "shin plas
ters." From J 873 to 1891 the
amount of silver coined by United
States mints steadily increased, until
in 1890 it reached $39,202,908.20,
the largest in any one year in our
history. It is true our mints were
not free, but the government bought
the silver and coined it on its own
account; and instead or demonetiz
ing silver in 1873 we, actually began
at that time to remonetize it and put
it into circulation ; and the Repubh
can party continued that policy as
long as it was in power.
We believe the act of 1873 had
nothing to do with the fall in the
price of silver. v
Ihey know nothing of the subject
or they would know that thes-e for
ests have been pastured extensively
for twenty years and never a .timber
tree has been eaten up; that forest
fires are more numeious and exten
sive in Western Oregon and Wash
ington than on the eastern slope of
the mountains where the stock are
pastured ; and that all this talk about
devastation is unfounded. The
whole thing is a rank injustice, and
we trust the next congress will put
an end to it.
We heartily join with the Timea
Monntaineer in advocating the estab
lishment of a woolen mill at The Dalies.
We need, more than anything else, an
industry which will give employment
to people who will consume the prod
ucts of our gardens, orchards and farms
and give us a ready home market. We
have a wool market from which all
classes of wool can be selected ; we have
an excellent water power which, with
the possible exception of the months of
August and September, wonld furnish
power, and this conld be secured at
small expense. All we need is the capi
tal and skilled operators.
No, no, Mr. Bryan, '.'it is not neces
sary to discuss the tariff qnestion at this
time." Yon are already on record as to
that, and the American people have no
nse for your ideaB on that subject.
Do Sheep Work Injury?
To arrest stock men for pasturing
the Cascade mountains, involve them
in expense to defend a. criminal
case, when no law makes it a crime
to pasture stock on the reservation,
is a rank injustice. The officers of
the U. S. court know they cannot
convict the accused, and are simply
doing it to teach them a lesson. To
make the annoyance greater, they
have commenced injunction suits,
thus involving a large number of
men in an interminable equity suit,
when, one test case would have
served every purpose. This whole
matter is being conducted without
reason or justice, and is quite on a
par with. Commissioner Spark's land
fraud fad. Alleged inspectors are
given a federal appointment, and to
make it appear that their office and
services are of value, make false
reports concerning the effect of pas
turing the forests of the mountains.
The Telegram says : Opinin is divided
as to whether the sheepmen with their
herds have damaged the government
property in any thing like the propor
tion they have benefitted the state and
also through the different channels their
industry runs, the government itself.
It is true that cattle and game will not
browse, over ground once cropped by
sheep, but at the same time these sheep
are doing wonderfully efficacious service
in keeping down the dense underbrush
of the Cascades, a growth, the trampling
out of which means much to the devel
opment of the timber.
Again, so immense is the Cascades re'
serve thai it would take many years for
almost numberless . bands of sheep to
create anything like the havoc that it is
claimed had been made by the eight or
ten. bands of sheep which it is admitted
have browsed over a few of the foothill
slopes. . However, the law pays the
sheep moat. not intrude on. the reserve
and the law is to be respected.
Advertised Letters.
Following is the list of letters remain
ing in the postoffice at The Dalles nn
called for Sept. 12, 1896. Persons call
ing for the same will give date on which
they were advertised :
Armstrong.!! V (2) Blake, G W
Brown, L L Bereelord, Jennie
Clark, Mrs M J Donaldson, Laura
Davis, Miss E M Davenport, Miss
Eichlick, M Grant, Carrie
Herman, Dora Harrington, Marcus
hlarsell, Agaest (2) Kelsay, a a
Ludwick, Emma
Meador, H
Helsay, D A
Mathews, Jno
Nicols, E
Rice, W B
Smith, Danl L
Templeton, Will
Warfield, J M D
Lohrli, Konrad
Owens, Miss ft
Patterson .Colbert
McDonald, Millie
Nesson, P
Reed, Geo M
Thomas, Melviu
Whipple, W H
Yeackel, Hy
, A. Ceossen, P. M.
Mrs. M. .E. Briggs has handsomely
refitted her millinery parlors. The glass
cases and counters have been re-ar
ranged and newly painted and will die
play her large and varied stock of goods
better than ever. Miss. Bottorff, who
has given general satisfaction as an ar
tistic hat trimmer, is now in Portland,
selecting the latest goods', in shapes and
trimmings from .the wholesale house in
that city. After her return Mrs. Briggs
proposes to give a grand opening, when
some delightful surprises are in store for
the ladies of The Dalles.
An instantaneous photograph of the
bub-and-bnb race at Astoria, just before
the line was crossed, is on exhibition in
Snipes & Kinersly's drug store. It
shows The Dalles' team ahead. The
reason they lost was that two runners at
the rear of their competitors' cart pushed
It ahead when about twenty feet from
the goal. The cart ran forward upon
the balance of the team . who were pull
ing it. Thus by having alighter cart
and the trick they got their cart over
the line abont 8 inches ahead.
Dissolution Notice.
The partnership heretofore existing
between-J. C. Meins and J. W. Koontz,
in the fruit drying business, is this day
dissolved by mutual consent, J. W.
Koontz buying J. C. Meins' interest in
"Tne Dalles Fruit Dryer" plant, and he
will pay all bills against the firm and col
lect all accounts due.
J. C. Meins,
J. W. Koontz.
The Dalles, Aug. 12, 1896. s2w
When Baby was sick, we gave her Castorts.
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria,
Then she had Children, she gave them Castorts,
Bow's This!
We offer one hundred dollars reward
for any caee of Catarrh that can not be
cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure.
F.J. Cheney & Co. Props., Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known F.
J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and be
lieve him perfectly honorable In all busi
ness transactions and financially able to
carry out any obligations made by their
firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, To
ledo, O., Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, "
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, Ohio.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Price,
75c. per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Testimonials free. . , 1.6-9
A Honsebold Treasure.
D. W. Fuller, of Canajoharie, N. Y,.
says that he always keeps Dr. King's
New Discovery in the house and his
family has always found the very best
results follow its use; that he would not
be without it, if procurable. G. A.
Dykeman Druggist, Catskill, N. Y.,says
that Dr. Kings New Discovery is un
doubtedly the best cough remedy ; that
he has used it in his family for eight
years, and it has never tailed to do all
that is claimed for it. Why not trv a
remedy so long tried and tested. Trial
bottles free at Blakeley & Houghton's
urug otore. neguiar size ouc. and flOO.
3 ..
Did Too Ever.
Try Electric Bitters as a remedy for
your troubles? If not, get a bottle' now
and get relief. This medicine has been
fonnd to be peculiarly adapted to the re
lief and cure of all Female Complaints,
exerting a wonderful direct influence in
giving strength and tone to the organs.
If you have Loss of Appetite, Constipa
tion, Headache, Fainting Spells, or are
Nervous, Steepness, Excitable, Melan
choly or troubled with Dizzy Spells,
Electric Bitters in the medicine yon
need. Health and Strength are guaran
teed by its use. Large bottles only fifty
MAn 1 a, nr . ti i . . i a , . -
uciilo mm ?i..ui sb jiaH.eiey oc nougriion,
Druggist. 3
None But Ayer'a at tne World's Fair.
Ayer's 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 sarsaparillas 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 theentry of patent medicines
and nostrums. The decision of the
world's fair authorities in iavor of Ayer's
Sarsaparilla was in effect as follows:
"Ayer's Sarsaparilla la not a patent
medicine. It does not belong to the
list of nostrums. It is here on its
merits." '
Stockholders' Meeting-.
Notice is hereby given that the annual
meeting of the stockholders of the
Wasco Warehouse Company will be held '
at the office of French & Co., The Dalles,
Oregon, on Wednesday, September 30,
1896, at 3:30 o'clock p. m., for the pur
pose of electing directors for the ensuing
year, and for the transaction of such
other business as may come before the
meeting, W. Loan, Pres.
Attest: G. J. Fablby, Sec. 4w
The Dalles, Or., Sept. 1, 1896.
LATIN AND GERMAN TAUGHT.
GERMAN.
The undersigned desires to oreanlze a class in
German. Every American citizen who can af
ford both time and ex Dense ouirht to be master
of at least two languages. The German language
na- many advantages over modern languages on
accounol ber profound literature in all branch
es of ancient and modern science produced in
her world-renowned universities. Those who
would drink from these inexhaustible and yet
unadulterated fountains of knowledge, must
master the language which contains tbe key to
them. The undersigned will organize s class in
Germsn, and will begin with actual work on the
first day of September. The class will meet two
or three times a week In the evening or when
most convenient to the nplls. Rapid progress
guaranteed to those who will get down to earn
est labor. All who desire to participate in this
work will please announce their intention to
the undesigned at an early date, as tbe class
will be limited to a certain number. Charges
wiU be very reasonable.
LATIN. . .
Tbe undersigned will also organize a class In
Latin. There are so many reasons why those
who desire to advance their knowledge bevond a
common school education should take at least a
course in Latin, that probably everybody is fa
miliar with at least some of them. 1 will not
take space here to speak of the beauties of the
Latin language nor oi tbe many advantages in
life possessed by those who have mastered It. I .
will here onlv announce mv intention tn organ
ize a C ass in Latin. Rapid progress guaranteed
to those who will work hard, charges very rea
sonable. All desiring instruction In Latin are
kindly requested to announce their intention to
tbe undersigned before September, if possible.
a waning your application, i ain, very respect-
Lt. una i ,
fully yours.
aug6-lmo
Evangelical Lutheran Pastor.
Administrator's Sale.
Notice la hereby given that in pursuance of an
order made and eutered in the Coumy Court of
the State of Oregon for wasco enunty, in tbe
matter of the estate of Phoebe M. Dunham, de
ceased, directing me to sell tbe real property
belonging to stud estate to satisiy tbe uniid
expenses of. administration and claims against
the estate, I will, on tbe 10th day of October,
1896, at the hour of 2 o'clock p. m. at the court-,
house door in Dalles City, Oregon, sell to tbe
highest bidder for cash in hand, that certain
parcel of land described as follows: SSUfeet
wide and 100 fert long off the east side of lot 11 :
in block 6 of Laughlin's Addition to Dalles City,
Oregon. . A. R. THOMP80N,
Administrator of estate of Phoebe M. Dunham.
deceased. scptl2-ii
Notice to Taxpayers.
The Conntv Board of Enuullzatibn will meet
in the assessor's oltice on Monday, October 5th,
and continue in session one week, for tbe pur
pose of equalizing the assessment of Wasco
eounty for 196. AU taxpayers who have not
been interviewed by the assessor will please call
t thanmca nn Thmwlava. Fridays and Satur
days, as all property must be assessed.
Sept 13-11 County Assessor.
Notice.
During to riress!ng obligations, I am not nro-
pared to extend the time tor payments due me
later than Oct. 1, 1S96. I like to accommodate.
it l
hut find new I must collect mv accounts.
fail to colli ct, my creditors will' do it for me.
the date, Oct. i, lsye,
. Frankly Yours,
septl2-2w . F. S. GORDON.