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Oregon City En ERPRISE. VOL.27. NO. 41. OKEGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 1893. ESTABLISHED 186G COI'MTH. fMrmll tinurt nmnatiM tlrat M'Uulay In Jto- aattMir aim .. """'"j iu April, frnt.ata onurt In aoaaloti flr.t Miiiii)a n atop a.Din'1. (i,imiiil.lnnf "'iirt mwila llr.l Woliiaalar ,ll,r Dr. I M.ni.lajr nl ..ill niiMilli. ' N a jiuiNHiN ii w. mNfiAimi. 1 riNAII(l A JOIINMi),S, rlVII. KNUI.NKKNrTAsIb Nl'KVItVoltM. K.llw.r latlnii ami P'lii.iriii'lliin, Milan. laaaii. aalllnalva I.it tamr aii.y. Di.li( linpriifunifiMl nl uR. Umi'UI aliaulluu (Iran In iUaiitillii( am , , Hiiilii i r. iuvch, ATToliSKY AT LAW, Oaau.iaH'ITV, Onn.loK Will rariir Iu (II ilia piiiirti i, i .lain. UKlrti, rot Mr Main ami Mjlith iiracia, opielia court Iiiiiim yr CAKKf JDllNrtOK, I.AWYKR. Coniar Kltil ami Main airnala, Orrj-nrj ( llf, Uroauu, IlKAl. KHTATK TOHKI. I. AM) MONKYTOIMN. L1 L I'ORTKH, ATTORN KY AT !.AV ain aai-ra ur faoraiTT t amaNiii. 0ra nval In Cirrim ( llf bank ontlhatrML p 0 T WILLIAMS, ''kkai. khtatk m wax aumt. rirMjr ol munrjr In I'Niti a Ilia mua laoratla Miruia. anl lltiaof buelnraa, r.liuiaiiil suburban rruxri)r. Farm Proparljf In Irarla to tull no aaay Irrma. ',rfvtnii'pii tir.imi.ily auiwrn! Oltira, Hilituur In I aunt,. I A lluntlcj t ilrii iir. Q H JV. ATroKNKY ANI CuUSSKI-Oll AT LAW liinra riar Oregon Cllf hank. io..a citr, oaiuox HI Never Blow Their own Horn At li iiMt not olWier than once a week, hut tliey want to nay on thin aiiHiicioiiH occasion tliat they Hell curjH-tH, lounge, brJJinKl hoilrooin units, chairs, etc. etc. etc. below Italian. priced, New line of heavy oak bed room suits just received from the east. OKOVEirS MESSAGE President Cleveland Sulmilto JIIh MeKHBice to CongreHn. THK MJtAMIAl l L.ST10.V O.NLY It'foinmenda the Itrpral of the Sher man Law An Able Document. f R, JANNEY. las law ykh. notary rt in.tc a inhihanck. r.rni .n l Cur l"M.rl)f fur aala. CbIIk-iUih n.lr ami lata. tall fur nnti-ri.iint. M.itivjr uilMt:. All ku.iuaM btumpU) attau.la! lu. )H.C. H SWITII, I'UYHICIAN AND 8UK0E0N, J4i;! ( reok, ... Oregon. i j. . I D A l. C. LATOl'llKTIK, UTroiiNKYS AND Col'.NSKUlUS AT LAW !! irUKKT, OMKltON CITT, OKROON. GO TO Oregon City Iron Works fur all kind of Machine work and Casting. ALL REPAIRS t To Truction Engines, Threshing Machines, Har vesters, Mowers, Etc., promptly attemled to. OUR PRICES Aro ejual to tho lowest to he had in Portland. Shop on Fifth St. near Main, Oregon City, J. ROAKE, Prop. SEVENTH STREET DRUG STORE. OR. L. M. ANDREWS, Prop. A Full Line of Fresh Drugs and Medicines. Patent Medicines of all Makes, Notions, Optical Goods Full Slock Of Machine Oilt, Beat end Cheapeet. . Fine selection of Perfumery and Toilet Soaps. And Lead ing Rrands of Cigars. I'ltDM'itir'rio.N -Aiti:ri i.i.y rii.i.i:i. Hliively'a Illotk, Oregon City, Or, lunil.h AUlrarla olTlllr. Loan aliiif, Fnrv- cm. mi MMriaaifi, ami Irau.art Uvurral iar Wualna.a. K. CHOKH, ATTOU.NEY AT LAW. i. rnti-TH a IX AIL Corar. or THI HTra Ural btata aoil laauranre. "' n K.a Etrawf. '..ct. HI ilh :.ui Htvanih, (iKanoN rrrv, o ' J IIAMlB. i. ' POTAltY runi.IC. REAL ESTATE A INSURANCE. ifl1r In tho l'n. (l III re llnll,llli, U'l'i'in t'Hr, Orptnu, r Nl)H. K, KYAN ukal khtatk and insckam k. ellnlro Cllv. Karm ami Miiliiirli.ii nrnrtfirtv fur ana. 1'lly arrllil. riiliulv warrant, alnl aPPllrl f all klllil. hiiliiflit .ml .,)! '1'air.a lialll ii'l li'iilnr.. nl rvory iluaiTliitluti atli'inlvil l -n'.iiirina. 'HI r iin .intra III bullillim norlh ul iiialiimr. A. a iiiikbi.hr. t'. IIHllWNl.l JH()WNr.I., A DltKHHKIl ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Dhkiiiih City. ..... Orkuon. WIN liriirllrn In .11 il... n..ni. ..I II. n .1... Ol- iii'it ilniir Iu Caullulil A Iliintli'V'a ilruK ..ro, IIIK I IIU M If lll'l 1 1 II A V If OK OltKUON CITY. "I'Hal, ..... (I0,01I0 TNB('Ta A O K N R n A I. IIANKINO rltlllimr.ua. '""in ma. In. Illlla rll.rniinti.il. Mnkria pnl Hii ya ami Kxi'liniiuK mi all l.nlnta 1 I'nlti.rl Htalio. KllrmiK m.il ll.ina Knllir. rl"!"'!" r .l-ril .iih),.,. to rhiM k lnlar nl J1"1 rnli. nil.. w... I mi Hun. 1 p. al I n. Hunk " '"in U a. m. In 4 r. at. HHlur.lny evening. " 6 to 7 f. M. I'ATOD KK.TTK, Pri.aiilenl. K K )()N AI.UHllN, Cnahlor i -THE- Oregon City Sash and Door Co. Carry tho Largest Stock of S.ish, Doors, Blinds, Mouldings, Etc. In Oregon City. Special sizes of Doors nni Windows made to order. Turning of all kinds Estimates for Stair Work and St67C fronts Furninhrd on aplicution. Builders, give ua a call, and see if oiil .work iri not of the best, and our prieeB as low as tho lowest Trice List'stuil on application. Factory, Cor. Main and llth ts.. Oregon City. OREGON CITY JOBBING SHOP. All kiudii of rn:....:.wM di..,i.:.w n 1 ti.i.:m iiiiiuiii;, .iiumuiiu; .urn ucnt'iai JUUUllii; DONE TO OKDKB. ON SHOUT NOTICE. SEWER AND WATER CONNECTIONS MADE At tho most reasonable rates. f AtfAll work is done with a view to last and satisfy all concerned, A. W. SCHWAN. Nlio tu No'iiiH Ht ii cur IM-pol, Or-H 4 "It j'. Tltna. eHARHAN. 00. A. II A Hill NU. i.o rAririai.D oiiAai.ia H. CAUP1KLD. JANK OP OHKdCN CITY, Oldest Banklns House la lit Cltr. I'aM up Capital, ',000. ' HltKHII.KWT. HIH. inrnl linnlctna biialiipai trntiaaoted. 'l'"lt ri-ilvaif aitlili.oi In check. M I'rnve.l lllla ami nmea illaootintuil. " ami oily warranta biiunlit. f mn.le on available luourlty. ?,V'iia IhiiikIiI and anl.l. I",7'11"1" ma.le prinnptly. ?"""nl. avallaole In any part of tho worl.l. "'a-raphlo exohanmia anl.l on PortUud, Hau THnol.0i ,;llUK1(0,n(1 New yolk. . .'retpalj on time ilepn.lta. ! Acaiila ol T UK LONDON CriKQUE BANK. J. JONES & SON, PKALER IN Doors, Windows, Mouldings, DOOR AND WINDOW FRAMES. Cabinet Work, Fitting up Storos and Repairing of all kinds. Jobbing Orders Tromptly Executed. iiti i.m tiik i.owi:nt. f"Shop corner Fourth and Water etreeta, buek of Tope A Co'e, Orejjon City GEORGE BROUGHTON, MANUFACTUUEK OF ALL KINDS OF FIR AND HARDWOOD LUMBER. FULL STOCK OF FLOORING, CEILING, RUSTIC AND FINISH ING LUMBER, DIMENSION STUFF AND LATH. Ea Special Bills Cut to OrderH Mill and Yard on tho River, Foot of Main Street, OREGON CITY, OR. Waiun(itox, AiiK.S.J'reaiilentCleve lan.l'i iiiehnauu, which m read to both honwa of coriKrew, today at noon, la Rub Htuntially aa folluwa: ' To the Conceits of the United State: The exirittmce of an alarming and extra ordinary buainvHM itituution, involving the welfare and proaperlty of all our pdople liaa coiiNtraineU me to call to gather in extra aeenion the peoplu'a re prnaentatives In corin-aa, to the end that, through the wine and patrol ic ex erciHe of the legirtlative duty with which they are aolcly charKed, the present evil, may he mitigated and the dangen threatenirig the future may be avoidtxl. Onr unfortunate financial plight ia not the remilt of untoward events nor of con dition related to our natural reaourcei, nor ia it traceable to any of the afflictions which frequently check national growth and proFrity. With plenteous cropa, with abundant promise of remunerative production and inanufncturiet), with un uaual invitation to aafe inveatment and with sutiafactory aKaurance to buaineaa enterpriae, suddenly financial diatruat and fear have sprung up on every aide. Numerous monetary Institutions have sunjM-nded, because abundant assets were not immediately available to meet the demands of (lightened depositors. C Al HE Or Till THOl lll.ES. I believe these things are principally chargeable to congressional legislation touching pmchaHo and coinage of silver by the general government. This legis lation is embodied in the statute passed Julv 14, 18'.)0, which was the culmina tion of much agitation on the subject involved, and which may be considered a truce, alter long struggle between the advocates of free silver coinage and those intending to be more conservative. Undoubtedly the monthly purchase by the government of 4,500,000 ounces of liver forced under that statute, were regarded by those interested in silver production as a certain guaranty of i's increase in price. The result, however, has been entirely different, for, im mediately following a spasmodic and slight raise, the price of silver began to fall after the passage of the act, and has since reached the lowest point ever known. While all but a very small quantity of this bullion remains uncoined and with out usefulness iu the treasury, many of the notes given in its purchase have been paid in gold. This is illustrated bv the statement that between May 1, 1892, and July 15, 18i3, notes of this kind issued in payment for silver bullion amounted to. a little more than (.VI.OM.OOO, and that during the same period about $40, 000,000 was paid by the treasury in gold for the redemption of such notes. Unless government bonds are to be constantly issued and sold to replenish 0'jr exhausted gold, only to be again ex haus'iSi '8 spparant that the opera tion of ti'iC fiver-purcnase law now in force leads in I !e mrecnon oi tne enure substitution ol !.ilver for Kold the government treasurj J,",1 that this must be followed by the payme!! f a" government obligations in depreeiil'y silver. At tins stage gold antl silvor inus part company, and the government must fail in its established policy to maintain the two metals on a parity with each other. Given over to an exclusive use of currency greatly depreciated, ac cording to the standard of the com mercial world, we could no longer claim a place among nations of the first class; nor could our government claim the per formance of its obligation, so far as such obligation has been imposed upon it, to provide for use of the people the best and safest money. VAl.lIK OF OOVKHNMKNT FIAT. The knowledge in business circles among our people that our government cannot make its fiat equivalent to in trinsic value, nor keep inferior money on a parity with superior money by its own independent efforts, has resulted in such a luck of confidence at home in the stability of currency values that eapital refuses its aid to new enter prises, while millions are actually with drawn from the channels of trade and commerce to become idle and un productive in the hands of timid owners. Foreign investors are equally alert. They not only decline to purchase Amer ican securities, but make haste to sacri fice those which they already have. It does not meet the situation to1 Bay the apprehension in regard to the future of our finances is groundless, and that there is no reason for the lack of confi dence in the purposes or power of the government In the premises. The very existence of this apprehension and lack of confidence has caused a menace which ought not for a moment to be disregarded. KNTITI.KI) TO OI.'SIJ CUMBKXCY. The people of the United State are entitled to a sound, stable currency, and to money recognized as such on every exchange and in every market of the world. Their government ha no right to injure by financial experiments op posed to the policy and practice of other civililed states, nor is it justified in per mitti ng an exaggerated and unreasona ble reliance on our national strength and ability to jeopardise the soundness of the people's monev. It is of the utmost importance that such relief as congress can afford in the exist ing situation be afforded at once. The delay in removing one of the plain and principal causes of the present state of things enlarges the mischief already done and increases the responsibilty of the government for its existence. Whatever else the people nave a right to expect from congress, they may cer tainly demand that the legislation con demned by an ordeal of three years' dis astrous expeiience shall be removed from the statue-books as soon as their representatives can legitimately deal with it. ABOVE Till PLANE Of POLITICS. This matter rises above the plane of party politics. It vitally conce'na every business and calling and enters every household in the land. There is one im portant asiect of the subject which es pecially should never be overlooked. At a time like the present, when the evils of unsound finance threaten us, the spec ulator may anticipate the harvest gathered from the misfortunes of others; the capitalist may protect himself by boarding or may even find a profit in the fluctuation of values ; but the wage-eai ner the first to be injured by a depreciated currency and the last to receive the ben efit of its correction, is practically de fenseless. He relies for work upon the ventures of confident and contented cap ital. This failing him, his condition is without alleviation, for he can neither prey on the misfortunes of others nor hoard his labor. question or TABirr reform. It was my purpose to summon con gress in special session early in the coming Septembor that we might enter promptly upon the work of tariff reform which the true interests of the country so clearly demand, which so large a ma jority of the people as shown by their suffrages desire and expect, and to the accomplishment of which everr effort of the present administration is pledged. I But while tariff reform has lost nothiiW of Its immediate and permanent impo ance, and must in the near fnturv .. v. ..i:,. ild seemed to me that the fianacu' ,. tion of the country should at EXTKA SESSION. Congress Convened on Monday In Extraordinary Session. MILVER THE LSI VERS.lt TOPIC. Killed by a Train Salmon at Astoria The Hearens Lighted Oregon Emit. rt en- before all other subjects by your honorable body. , 1 condi- once and considered A RRPKAL I earnestly recomm iKr.iD. Atii tho ntY-amtit Ma. peal of the act paw j Ju, u tho;,s1inflh1epi.se of silver bullion, and that other U , ,. .. ' . Jk'islative action may put beyond all doiblor tion and abiH. . . mBrnmant . fulfill ita Pe$um8ry obligation in money universally, reeognijklJ by all civilized countries Gkovkr Clkvila1(d Killed by tht Train. ' MIisville, Or., Aug. 7. Hon. .u.e.rge C. Bell, of Polk county, was k! ,ed by the south-bound train at the Bethel crossing, two miles south of Amity, today. He was driving toward home from Amity alone in a hack, and either failed to hear or heed the warn ing whistle of the approaching train and drove directly across the track in front of the flying engine. The engineer set the brakes when he saw the danger, but too lute. The engine Btruck the hack about the middle, throwing the occupant under the train. He was carried 50 feet aud literally torn to pieces. Washijiotom, Aug. 7. The Extra ses sion of congress assembled at noon. The assembling is of special interest, because for the first time in a third of ft century the democratic party is in con trol in all departments, and because the national legislature is convened to deal with one of the gravest questions which has confronted the nation since the civil war. While the responsiblity for the results rests on the democrats, it is also true the questions at issue will not be fought out on strict party lines, as the parties are divided on it geograpbici cally lather than politically. In the senate after reading the pro clamation calling congress together. Quay of Pennsylvania and Fascoe of Florida were sworn in. A communica tion from Beckwith of Wyoming was read, saying he had placed his resigna tion in the hands of the governor. Com mittees were appointed to notify the house and the president that the senate was in session. Then the death of Senator Stanford, of California, was communicated to the senate by White of that state, and as a mark ef respect the senate adjourned until tomorrow. In the house when Michigan was leached in calling the roll, the clerk stated that since the credentials of Richardson of the fifth district were re ceived and entered on the roll there had been a change of state officers, and these had given a certificate to Belknap. The clerk added that be refused to strike out Richardson's name, and now left the matter in the hands of the house. Three hundred and sixty-six members were found present. The clerk then announced the election of speaker next in order. Holman placed Crisp in nomination. Hender son of Illinois named Tom Reed on be half of the republicans; Kern of Ne braska nominated Jerrv Simpson on be half of the populists. The tellers took the vote, resulting : Crisp 214, Reed 122, - Simpson 7. Tint Baal Bud of Salmon. Astoria, Or. Aug. 8. There was heavy work among the fishermen's boats about the mouth of the river last night and this 'morning, and many of them came home today loaded down with salmon. It was the first genuine u ofthe season, and every available obtain its share of the net wasoub .... .... good fortune. Ma" men mf canneries with from 80 Jlfl and John Maston, Kinney's era...- " man. scored thehich boat of thn riv Gold Inoreasing in the Treasury Washington, Aug. 7. The gold in the treasury is daily increasing. It stands today at f 102,201,31)5, or 12,291,305 above the reserve. The net balance in the treasury, however, trom the treasurer's statement issued today, shows a decrease attributed largely to the falling off in customs receipts. The fact that the customs receipts are falling off, while it affects the government's revenue from that source, has an opposite bearing upon the general prosperity of the country, for it shows that less money is being ex pended abroad for imported merchandise. Ling 81ng Ooald Hot Get Bail. Tort Townsbsd, Wash., Aug. 7. Ling Sing, the smuggling steward of the United States revenue steamer Wolcolt, had a bearing today and was bound over in $250 to appear at the next term of the circuit court. He failed to secure bail and is hold in custody here. the season by capturing 102 fine fish. Fifteen thousand salmon have been caught in the last 24 hours, but unfortun ately there is no doubt that the great majority of these are of poor quality, and though large, not the genuine Chinook by any means. But all are fish that come to the nets juBt now, and with hundreds of orders unfilled the canners intend to utilize every salmon brougt in. Astl-Fraa Oointgt Men Aggreiiire. Washington-, Aug. 7. For the first time in many years the anti-free coinage men are the aggressive element in the house of representatives. Since the de monitization of silver in 1873 the silver men have been the aggressive element in every congress and have yearly de manded that atonement be offered! for the " crime of '73 " and that silver be re stored to its place as a money metal. The militant spirit of the free coinage element is still to the front but there has suddenly appeared an equally ag gressive spirit among the hitherto con servative anti-tree coinage men, who have suddenly assumed the aggressive and de mand that the purchasing clause of the Sherman act be repealed. The leader of this element is a man who never follows but always leads; he is the Hon. Bourke Cockran of New York. Horthern Lights at ElleaiWg. Ellknsbi'ro, Wash., Aug. 7. Last night from 9 to 10:30 the people were treated to the most beautiful celestial displays ever known here. A streak of white light appeared iu the southeast and extended across the heavens to the opposite horizon, growing steadily brighter, until the entire sky was lighted up. At the same time northern lights were playing brilliantly in the north. The stars were plainly visible through an immense tail of what many supposed to be a gigantic comet. Just before its appearance the weather turned ex tremely cool. "Wedding stationery, the latest stvlea and finest assortment ever brought to Oregon City at the Entkbprise office.