DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
Delegates and Electors Nomi
nated and Platform Adopted
Tim IVmu'ratie State Convention mt
Bt Fori land en Tuesday last, for the pm-
posK of UcttiK delegate to t ltd nation
al COItVCtllUlll IVSIllcHtiHl elector.
Tho convention wa a well uitli.t'i and
harmonious body, and was unitiiimotit-t y
ill favor of the retunuiiiatiaii of William
Jennings Urystt, of Nebraska, fur tin1
office of Frrsidciit of the I'nited istates.
The following were chosen :
Presidential KUvtors K. S. J. Me
AllMlcr, of Multuomah; Samuel White,
of linker; Itcrnard Paly, of Lake; U. 1'.
Ctwhow, of IVmglan.
IMegates to National Convention:
tVlegates-at-Largo M. A. Miller, of
Mnn; R. 1). Ionian, of MitUnoiu di ; V.
F. Matlock, of CmtUilla; J. V. JU.th. f
Josephine.
Alternates lr. II. L, ltcutlersou, of
tMatsop; John Manning of Multnomah;
Jamc II. Jieemsn, of Jackson; J. l.
Slater, of I'tiiou.
First Congressional district !tt J
' Fry, of. Marion; L. M. Travis, of l.sne
Alternates J . K. Hedges, of Clacka
mas; Scth Higgs, of Folk.
.Second Congressional lis!rtot P. M.
Watson, of Multnomah; C. K. Henry, of
Multnomah.
Alternates John C. Welch, of Mult
nomah ; George li. Ciillison, of Wasco.
The convention unsniruousty adopted
the following
I'tTfORU
"Hesolved, by the lNMU.eratie party ;.f
Oregon, That it Ct.mgratal.ttea tlie people
of Oregon on its successful and intelli
gent operation of the initiative a'.d r f-
ereridum, by anil through which they
have secured a direct primary law. anil
the election of United Statu s-ciutor by
direct vote of the people.
'Ke-"lvtti, That the Peuncrutie wrty
pledges itself t reform the existing
absnea and extravagances iu the pastal
service, and that hereafter the United
States shall pay no more for the trans
portation of nu.ila than express com-
VVI'.L GO WET
High Water in Columbia nd
Willamette River
ESPERANTA.
la . i.. . i . !.( ncci , -a 'he
Tel. ..." . t . K high- r wot l' ai I'm I
land tui u u 1 -ta .luting any nihil j
periods , he ;l..l of lSal, whin a
trig tr . i i I'tisinrwl district ai lar ti
lliiid s.ic t aits inundated, lie Piiyn
he rioct nut expect another Itahl ol that
kind, but he doe Iteliiw that back
water will get over Front street.
"Fur -t riajs in May it tallied more or
lt'.," explains Captain Sienccr, "and
while it iva mining lu re it wan snowing
in the mountain but little of ttnit
snow liitu incited so far ami eo.isnpielil )'
the fall must have been enormous. For
that rent-on I am cotilldcnt the animal
ma this year will ta gi eater than it lias
for a long period. lf course I real ate
that the height ol the ll mil w ill depend
upon 'the' weather CJiiditi-nm. If ti.cic
sh ml. I W'Vweck tf .li.it weuhar in mic
cession there iil be a phenoliiciial
rim."
The liivver floors of the Ah rvet and
Alaska d.Kks were covilvd aith uIkjiiI a
Uh-I ol uatcr Monday, A hot wave w is
experienced . Ihronhmit tliu liocky
.M.iuntain country Sunday and i; c
temp tature prouiisea In be wen holier.
1 roui the ii:clliii snow the upper tub i-
tat;ea ol the Columbia are lifar btnUuI
an I pouring i;icat volunie cl vvrter into
the parent ftrearn. At l.ewistui all I
lUjiiiiia the Snake fell itiiKhtlv. The
UpXT Coluuibta is still rixiiit! at tlie
varioun atauous from which the w caihet
bilieati receives iepu;U. Foiecanier
Ftidhuli io iucliutvl tj beliete that tho
rise will not be jMMicularly alarmm,-.
UnlfBi iitiiortecu colldltmns ttk place,
uch us a protracted seanou ol uumu.iiiy
h. t weather.
Si ill'Vi it, Nib.. 1 nude. Initio, 'I'
Hi... I. II. Cot' Saii.l, St. Ilol. ti". 'H
Kara Sliil.ro M ' ofli- V Ian ni"
meiika i:-p. i"' ' ka .F.itas. iltl' l
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m, .... - l.,lo -i .11.'.. k.il lan liU i' I
Ktknt'lon. lo'.i.'Ute ua
l. H. SVtlliM..
The al'ov... t a np-clmen of the ""
niiivei-.tl laiiK'H'tK'" kiio'iia F t-ranta,
toiiijjlily tirti.'l.ile.l th" U'-'e I' ll
I tvt r s-i r : I M' your naniB iu I1'1'
American Fpcialltit and desite to '
cli.ir.i;.. postal c.toln with vou I am a
ph.ttojjtaphel and made li.i' photo."
Supcrinteiiilcnt I'opelau I in tt'ceiv.lii!
then letters ilaiU Tin V come (mni all
paitanf thcm-rll all I tho,-r lnl.il for
civil countries ale it easily rend as thine
fn III the t'nlt. ,1 Slates It I 'k ll
voiii'.u iiien n li an" deiri'n to uteeeed
iu liiistufss would dnwi'il to ilicludc I
l.ei.liit.i in thou aecotup i-!i.io n(s.
rui: cmv i n Ni'itiNti
BORING FOR OIL
Immense Drilling Machine nt
Work on Deep River
At 1 o'clock ThrstLiy last, the dulling
ai'paratiia of tho I'.niilc t'.mst ti.isA
i d Co. waa started on the farm of John
panies pay for tho tniusp irtation of ex
press matter of similar weight and char-; Nelson, nt Oneida, Wash., near she
acter; and that no payment us annual j uioutti of iH-ep Uivt r.ou the ii.uiti batik
rental for a ear used in the postal ser- i of the Columbia river. The Ihik d. r
vice thall be made. ; rick, boiler mil eiuiue and i.tiier vonln-
"AnJ we denounce tho present pay
ment of f t-IUO per year for annual rent,
as graft pure anil simple, and that the
same money m fcht be more justly ucd
meiit has all twen nissalh d uud Tours-
day maiked the tri n iir; j of th.j hl'.-i '
praciic.i! ittteini.t to lost the earth below I
thy surface fur its iuitivr.it (.nvlil. t. J he j
bi advance the pay of the underpaid i ho e was started near a lieu- John Nci-on ! ,
and over worked letter-earriers. j ha been s-curms supply of . c i nt i
'Rev ived, that we ll'xe that Coitiin-ss gas for tl.e p.ut mx ars n inch t,. !,.i J
enact an ameiidinetit li the interstate : bt-i'ti u-ing In his honsoli ild (or hl.tii. '
commerce net, w'.ereby the Interitate 1 an i f.i. l purposes a ilii m u ki d tuc. c-s I
Commerce Commission may, at its dig- j Tim ilrliliiiK is bei -ig done by J .bu ). )
cretion uh,ii proper complaint, misiiei.d , Magner an I F. K. Carl, two cvp Tts at t
tariff -and investij-iiU-adViniceii in freight j the htwiiimis who c .me wild tto- joined ! ir
ratea as to their rea-onai.leiies before i recoiiitneti.l.itioa iu tln- r line of work.
becoming effective. j IWth of these men, too ther w.tii tlie
Reolvel That we recommend the ! promoters are sanguine of mice'. Th i ,'
aetbrxi of guaranteeing bank di pOiits, ' machine placed on the property is nj..
both .National and State, as pnivided iu able of going down oWU feet if neeeHsary "
the Oklahoma Constituiioll, and as a I-' but it is rotitid. ntly believed that after m
voeateil by Hon. William Jetiningt fit-y-' the drill has been sunk a distance of 'w'
an, anil we favor postal saving l:anks. ! JfiO or tlcO feet a plentiful sui.nly of gm '
"Uesoived, That we heartily injorte and oil will lie !b result. That toe
the administration of Governor ( i.-orge company me ins business is illustrated
r,. uiiamoeruun in tne inlerestg ol the , by the fact that it baa secure I thu la st
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, ..w. .... ...tu,.,,!!, uur-i .hij.u inn. iiuicrj- iur tne w .jric aii'I Mt.in..r.
Belves) the establihl law uf eie ting , si-cui'td the higliesl nkille l hibor to
United .States .Senators by direct vote of direct it. The location of the oil well
the people. is in close proximity to transportation
Kesolvi U, I Mat the Pernocracy of j facilities and bhoiild oil be wcui e.i w ith- j
Oregon is a unit in favor of that emi- i in the next few w et ks the local market ;
nenttatnsman, William Jennings Ilryan, ! can bn mipplit-d w ith thu greatest ! 1
for the President f tlm t'nited States, diiatch. j
and that the whole people of the state
look with favor upon his candidacy.
"We pledge our delegation in tho Nation
al Convention about to assemble in the j Oscar Weed and ivter 11. rgerw.n mad.
City ol Denver, to vote for him so long business trip, to fluxion last Monday
en tin is a tun. iiij.it;.
ilie.lav i warm and lisinc fair
"t'I.e kv is bin-' and d.
the bielh oi .-.tic' Is in the air
And the must 1 nveep
h.-IlhIv's wotkiug Verv hard
tie VA :n.K at c fi e-h mi I . '.'
and the ls.-s is Wf.ttii. eery I'av
Hie fiowu ta.it won't coin ctt
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t.w sir.. I, elf lea a 1- ir..
if I the (.. holla tfu(l t '!
a bail j.iii . i the Wire
'So' I'oet wh: 1- .h ail a if
ir it as -a;n v ia', d. i
n I writes a ias(i.lv f pitng
wlncli is the (' 1 s !'.!
the 1 -tier cuius a' i': to -rW.ci.
n-li.iiigo.t; ('... lio. Hips
And ll:.- e;i 1 it ir ' a ! e.
between ll!flt',llVllt Tli S
lb I'.is. is on t!o ...i, m i.
lo.stai.te is .in k iiu i brown
An 1 v., i l.av.. lea- r -e at t a. m,
il you want Tea lea! torn ion
li , Hat it U p.is.ii .g ii in;..
hill S'lM'i- J .l.-ol:. I. hi
in l'.'.)'.!.',; spring tew .llsirraiie
lie 'f let r-ollme of llri.
It i as if tho w,,i;. had . I
it's load 'ii .i .t of js !f
by iiinminy i .uiuUn'l mu.d
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ir kliolnes . doi the ia-t i
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Monday a- week ago Was election.
The harness events at the Oreg.m ' r. A .hB 'T' "
fitateFalr have attracted tho largest' v'Xk"(, ? ---'vor ws. held at
list of entries ever draw n to tho meet, ' M' , , . 1 tf"luy UiM "":r
because of the two f.VXW stake, and Ihu1".'' ' abUt lw0 l,ol,r' ,," 1,1
excellent campaign circuit offered fast I Ki"fs.
horses in the Nordiwest this year. The! Wciili- 8M""ips'iiel by a
dates are ro arranged that at the ex- K00'1 Jo''kilK young man from l ish
piratiotiof tho California fairs the North. 1,i,v,1' visited her paients .Safiinlav, ta
west showi begin, and a full ovason f j turning to her school Kuuday,
trotting and pacing can lie had by the j At Juint t.dephono meeting brdd
stables that swing around. The Ktabt June 1st, the Kist-Vcrnouia and Nehal
Fair will be at ftalern September I t to , Teh-plume, Companies extended a
19, and I'ortland w ill have its first speed ' mtituul exchange to the New Hock Creek
programme for mnny years, on the new i Telephone Company, subject to the (.ami.
track September T to 2ft. ! regulations in regard to tho Veinonla
ADVERTISEMENT FOR" BIOS ! mM
j (nis ll'illluis bought the one-third in
Hid will be received by the clerlt of ' ter.-st of the late A. C. liergerson In tlie
school district No. 3 for the erection of Kist threshing machine,
a new school hoiuo at fleer Island, up to ; u. . , . ,. ,
noon on June loth. Mans and tpecifi- nhb gin baiiling is starting up again
cations can Ire seen at C. II. English's lh last few days, from this place and
store. i;cer laianu, or at the county aim) from the Heaver Creek shingle mill
school superintendent's oflice in St. t .
"The'board reserves the right to reject ! "'T'" "lJ",' "'f' M,X ,00, hClW
any end all bids. .W Jest's and Oilman's siiloou, for 225.
J. A. ITor.ADAV, I Inquire of August Wiest, Scappoose,
Clerk District No. 8. , Oregon,
lot. wiOu
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iui ncu DuoKiei. uourse or s iiiiv. e c..a mi
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H. HARRIS,
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urinai,lu,,u Ci.rrcsmcK-ncc .Schools of Scranton, to
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Columbia Couuty Bank. i
Ma County people Lsthc.
MIST AND OREGONIAN,
$1.80 PER YEAR p
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