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' ,;tfH'MbBIKGlOHEaOTIAN, jfrxfn&t ? OftfoSfiS'' 26 'ik. 1 SIN OF GOOD TIMES Present Prices of Cattle Com pared With Those of 96. LATTER FADE INTO INSIGNIFICANCE Oreffon Stoctancn Were Never So Prosperous am Sow Records of Salem Firm Tell Story. SALEM, Or.. -Oct 23. B. C Cross, the most widely known wholesale 'and retail butcher in the Willamette Valley, -was asked today for an exact statement of the prices paid by him for 'meat pt the present time and during the last National Administration. He took down an ac count book, turned to the entries made on October 25, 1S94, Just six years ago today. The record showed that on that iay Mr. Crosse bought 'from Amos "B. Hy land, of Lowell, Lane County, 23 head. fxttle, which dressed 30,817 pounds net. For this meat he paid S'MT, or $3 23 per hundred iniunds. On the same day ha bought from a man named 'Windsor 13 bead of Gattlc at?3 2per hundred pounds, dressed. On' September '13 1KW, Mr. Cross bought from A. H. Coyle, of Lin coln, Polk County, 45 sheep, for $54 2S. and trom Goorre M. Staples, of Turner, 40 sheep, at ,$40. The price of veal at that time Is shown by an entry made on Octo ber SO, ISM, recording: the purchase of five Calves from A. TV. Williams, of Coburg, tor $22 SO. On .November 5, of the same year, three calves were bought from TV. M. Vandaiyn. of Coburg. for $13 50. The price per pound was not given. Four years ago this month Mr. Cross bought 6dven hogs from M. Dorefler, of the Waldo Hills, end a like'number of Mar tin MortenFon, of Salem, the price In both cases being 3 cents, dressed. Turning to his account bovks now in use, Mr. Cross found that on September 13, 1900. he bought from R. E. Morris, 26 bead of cattle, weighing 10.BS7 pounds net, paying therefor, 5740 74, or $G S3 per hun dred. One month previous he bought from John Stflwcr, of Jefferson, 28 head of cat tle, netting 10,001 pounds, for $732, or $6 8G per bundred. One of the most recent purchases of sheep was that made from H. C. Moran, of Lebanon. This purchase "was of 152 head of sheep for $524 SO, or 53 50 per head. The present prices paid for dressed pork are indicated by a pur chase of 10 hogs from D. A. Ebersole, to day, at C cents per pound. J. E. Lewis, of Turnor. has sold Mr. Cross 13 hogs .t G cents, the meat to be delivered No vember 1. While Mr. Cross was giving these fig ures to an Oregonlan representative George W. Eoff, a prominent .Populist j leuler of the Mcleay neighborhood, camo Jn to ret ts 0 due him for 140 pounds of veal at 7 cents per pound. In 18M Mr. Cross bought" veal at J cents, or half the price paid today to Mr. Eoff. The figures taken from Mr. Cross books "were not selected where they made the best showing for a political argument, but were taken at random, the only effort being to notice purchases made from prominent farmers, who know what their "stock la. worth' in Hie 'Market, and who "Would n'ot 'sell for less than the ruling price. In view of the showing made by these figures, the question arose quite naturally and was put to Mr. Cross: "Do not the consumers pay for their meat a price in proportion to what you tpay the farmers? In other -words, if the producer-gets twice as much lor his meat, doesn't the con sumer pay twice rs -much lor what he eats?" "No' answered Mr. Cross. "In ISM and in 1S9G we sold round steak al 30 cents and sirloin at 12. Now we sell round at 12J6 cents -and sirloin at 15. The increase to the consumer is from .25 to S3'l-3 per cent." In answer .to the suggestion that the dealer does not have margin enough now or must have had too much proflt in 1S91, Mr. Cross said that the difference in the business transacted will enable dealers to handle meat on a smaller margin. "We do a much larger cash business, and don't lose so much on bad bills. People eat more meat than they did -when the price was -down. In 1593 people would come in asking for 5- and 10-cent steaks. Now they call for the quantity of meat they want and ask -the price after it is weighed. Berore the money they had determined the amount of meat they bought; now they set -what they want and pay for It "The difference will readily appear from our -cash sales," said Mr. Cross,, taking down a book and lotting It fall -open. 'Here is the record of our cash sales for February, 1534. The total for the month Is STBS 10. The rest of' our business was on credit. Now you see by this book, re ferring to another, our cash sales for February, 1203, amount to $1979 S3." When it was suggested that this differ ence represented no more than the In crease In his trade, as the result of contin uing In business at an established place, llr. Cross -aid .that he had been in busi ness since 3S4, and that in the month of Fobruary, 1890, his cash sales amounted to $1745 53, more than double the amount of cash sales in 1S9 OVATION TO CUSH3XAK. Speech at South Bend Well Received Replied to Ronald. SOUTH BEND, Wash., Oct 25. Hon. 1". W. Cushman, Republican . nominee for Congress, spoke at the -opera-house in this city last evening. Hon. J. T. Ronald, "Democratic nominee for the same office, Jhad spoken here the evening before, and the Republicans turned out in full -force to bear 'their champion reply to the speech of his opponent Mr. Cushman denounced the party that declared equality among men and at the same iime seeks to induce strife between brother and friends, an immeasurable "sacrifice of life and happiness and treas ure. He said that the principle that the wishes of the population are to be con sulted when f lie-territory which they in habit 3s ceded has nop yet been woven Into international law, and cannot be adopted into it until title by conquest has disappeared. He called attention to the Democratic restriction placed upon the negro Vote In South Carolina, and said hat the Democrats have there sought to place" a construction on the declaration that "all men are created equal" which, they refuse to have directed against a people Inhabiting possessions dominated by the same Government some thousands of .miles away. Mr. Cushman was given a rousing recep tion; the opera-house was filled to the fioors, and the speaker was frequently In terrupted by prolonged applause. UMATILLA COUNTY STOCK. Large Nnmher of Beef Cattle Will Be Held for Sprlnfi- Marlcet. PENDLETON, Oct- 25. In the north western part of Umatilla -County, and in a territory lapping over into Morrow County, commonly called the Butter Creek country, are now said to be more than 4000 head of cattle, which will be fed during the coming Winter. The stock are mostly of ordinary grades. During" the 'year or two past however, a large aumber of Shorthdrns and Hererf ords and Jerseys Have been introduced, few of the Jast named, -but many of the two first, arid .these are increasing rapidly, by breeding aria Importations." JLHilmmetftequantly'Ia'lfalfa'ds raised In the sections, and the number of beef cattle that will be turned off the com ing Spring will be greater than ever be fore. Prices are keeping up to level elraost unprecedented. Comparatively few sales have been made lately,' owners hold ing their .stock for the Spring market. Milton. .Dairymen Improve Herds.' . In the Milton neighborhood, within the past few weeks, a large number of fine dairy cows have been imported from vari ous localities, notably from the Grand Ronde Valley. G. A. Nichols and Henry Frasler recently purchased 55 milch -cows. Robert Wright, another-dairyman, bought six milch cows at cost of $314, and Charles Lawler and others are buying and adding to their herds cows of the nnest breed. Those from the Grand Ronde Val ley are Jerseys. TheEe sales of blooded cattle are no doubt -due to the foot that a creamery Is assured for Milton. The machinery has been bought in St. Paul, and is now en route to Milton. It Is expected that It will be in operation by the 1st of No vember. J.-L. Burtls, the manager, is al ready on the ground, and is arranging for the establishment of the business. GROWING LUMBER INDUSTRY. Good Business of Eastern Oregon 31111s The IHIffard Railroad. PENDLETON, Oct. 23. The rapidity with which the lumber Industry ls grow ing in Eastern Oregon and Washington is shown by the fact that the Grand Ronde Lumber Company, in the Blue Mountains east of here, has arranged for the cutting of 20.000,000 feet of logs by the last of February- The timber will be manufactured the Summer following. During the year just closed the company has hauled and made Into lumber 15,000,000 feet of logs, which is a larger output than ever before. The logs are cut In the mountains back of Perry, and the company will "use the Hilgard Railroad, now building, to transport their 16gs from the timber 'beyond. Robert Smith, a leading member of the company, said that the lumber bdslnes3 is developing more rapidly than the sur rounding country, for the reason that the product pf the mills meets a growing demand in the Central West, Kansas, Ne braska and Iowa. "The denuding of the forests in the Great Lakes region," said he, "has created a demand here In the West that will stimulate thVlumber in dustry wonderfully. 'xnroughout tho Coast Mountain Btates, Eastentvlumber manufacturers are buying up lands, and are arranging to get into business; here soon as possible. This demand from the East, added to the necessities of a new country, which is all the time building up and reaching out in all directions, prom ises prosperity tot the men who are en gaged in the manufacture of lumber.'' Regarding the Hilgard Railroad. Mr. Smith stated that It will surely be built, and that during the coming Summer it will go to Granite, Grant County, and. eventually beyond t6 the southwest INDUSTRIES OJ? WOODS. Good Season for Cheese Factory Fish Less Numerous. WOODS, Or., Oct 25. About 150 tons of cheese have been manufactured and marketed in this vicinity this year. Farm ers have averaged all the way"from525 tp $50 per cow for their, season's milk product The Kiernan cannery, four" mires below here, ' on Tillamook Bay, has not been running to its full capacity for -the past few days. The supply of Ash has greatly decreased. The bar has been very-TOUgh, and salmon thus hindered from entering the bay. Lnrgre Body of Cement Discovered. HUNTINGTON, Or.. Oct 25. A, . large, body of cement is reported to- have -been ' discovered eight miles east of here. Tests have been made, and the substance be comes very hard after exposure to the air. The mortar, when dry, is a light croam color. It is thought that- the mar terial will be of great value in construc tion work-where lime or mortar Is re quired. Lnre' Sale of HHlBboro" Hops. HILLSBORO, Or., Oct 2o."-E. M. Reese, of Salem, has for several days'been re- ceiving a large purchase of hop6 for J. Carmtchael. Mr. Reese says the Wash ington County growers are turning out a nice product, and that the prices paid for the lot range frohi 12 to 15 cents. The shipments are: James A. Imbrie,. West Unlpn, 335.bales; John Buchanan, Cornelius, 290 bales; James H. Sewell, Tualatin Plains, 172 bales; William Bagley, Lelsyville, 169 bales; Zlna Wood, Jr., Hlllsboro, 122 bales; M. Susbauer, Cornelius, 100 bales; Charles Buchanan, Cornelius,. 90 bales; E. C. Mul loy, Laurel, 56 bales. Siticide at Wallace. WALLACE, Idaho, Oct 23. Fred Bar ton, of Mullan, committed suicide hero today by taking one-third of an rounce of morphine. Oxesron Notes. Interest in football is increasing at The Dalles, und a. team may be organized there. Eight carloads of decomposed granite for surfacing-the college walk at Corvallis arrived last week". The Albany Council has accepted the proposition of the electric company for 10 arc lights at 57 50 each, for all-'night service. It is reported that everybody is busy In the Susanville mining district, and that labor is so scarce that It Is almost im possible to engage miners. F. M. Crogan and John Kelly, arrested atRoseburg for burglary committed Fri day night, have adhiltted the crime and are held in. default of $1000 ball each. An old-line John C. Calhoun-Jeff Da vis Democrat, says The Dalles Chronicle, has offered to bet One to five on the gen eral Tfesult of Bryan's election, to the amount "of 51000. The Baker City Democrat says that Harry Barnett, a carpenter at the Bo nanza mlneJ Is one of 63 heirs to a Bos ton estate-, which has an assessed valu uatloh of $15,000,030. The student body of the" Agricultural College has elected the following officers: Charles Horner, president; Edith Howard, vice-president; Claude Riddl6, secretary; Bessie Michael, treasurer. Two hundred cattle were shipped from Harrisburg to Summenille & Brown, of the Upper John Day country, last week. They were driven from Monroe to Hhrrls burg, and from there transported .to1 The Dalles The Corvallis flouring mill has bought a quantity of wheat In Eastern Oregon for the Silverton mill. It Ishoped later to obtain a more favorable freight rate than "at present for shipments to Cor vallis. ' The irregularity of the evening train from Albany is becoming tiresome, says the LebanonxCriterion. The train is due at 4:16, but sometimes it does not arrive until after 6 o'clock, and farmers who want their mail have to wait that long. C. M. Stewart a farmer of the Dot coun try, was In Arlington Wednesday, with 6260 pounds of wheat drawn by two horses, says the independent. This splen did span of sorrels is one ofthe best in the country. They tip the beam at ,1425 each. Cltltens of lone, Morrow County, will form a corporation with $25,000 to get the flouring mill and elevator moved from Grants to their town The elevator will clean fiOOO sacks of grain an hour, and the engine Is large enough to furnish power for water; works and an electric light plant, in addition to running the mill. ' p For the first time In the history of Wasco County, a full-blood Indian has paid his quota of county tax. Indian Pete has had a band of horses on the Deschutes, below Sherat's Bridge, for many years, but he was not assessed until this year. His paymnt was $21 78, and some $5 of this amount was. for mileage of Deputy Sheriff Wood In collectins it HELD UP SALOON INURES ROBBERS AT DURKEE: REALIZED $02 FOR THEIR WORKv ,' Suspicion .Exists That It Is tile Same Gnn&r That Blew .Open the Safe at Union Recently. BAKER ClTY, Oct 25. Three .masked, men "held up the barke p r in A. J. Moura's saloon at Durkee, three miles south of here, last night.. Another man was in the saloon 'at the time, from whom $5 was obtained. The barkeeper gave Up $S6 from the till andliis pockets, making the total booty $93. J, All three of the" robbershad handker chief masks overthelr' faces. Two car ried Winchesters, and another two Re volvers. One was about 5 feet 10 inches MRS. SALUE . PENSIONER OF WAR OF 18125 RESIDING AT .MONTAVILLA. Mrs. Sallle J. Calkins, who lives at Montavllla, is a pensioner of the War of 1S12, prob .ably the second onsin he tate Her husband, EDcheier David '"CalKlns, was a private In Captain' Meachahi's CJoiSany, Kev York Militia,-arid vfhsiin several "enBacements, although hts widow cannot now recall what they were. Mrs-.r Calkins was borit? In 1818, maklntr Jjer present age 82 years, but, in spite of her great aze. is remarkably .vigorous' and well pre served. She came to Montavllla from Iowa on a visit to the family of her "daughter, Mrs. Henry Miller, three years ago, and, deciding to remain, purchased va house and 'lot In that suburb, where she now resides with her single dauchter, who recently came from Iowa. She docs all her household work, includlnff her washing, and finds tlmo tb work In her garden. tall, another 5 feet 6 Inches, and the third shorter. Nothing but money was taken. - While the work was In progress the robbers were very jocular. One of them handled his Winchester as though his left hand was crippled. After the deed the men. disappeared completely and nothing "has been learned of them since. They entered the saloon at 12:30 A. M. and it is thought they caught the west bound passenger, due a couple of hours later. Some suspicion exists that it is the same gang that blew open the bank at Union two nlghrts ago. but no evidence has been produced. Officers and detec- tlves aro searching for the highwaymen, j ' SAFE-CRApKEiRS AT AURORA. Gained Entrance to Safe, hut Were Surprised Before Getting Booty. AURORA, On, Oct 25. Robbers last night entered the office of Hurst Com pany, dealers' in heps and potatoes, and by the use of explosives gained an en trance to the safe. But one chargo was st off. The report was a loud one, how ever, and caused the outlaws to be sur prised In their work by John Greenwald and L. B. Saunders, who, on. hearing the explosion, repaired to the scene to inves tigate. They found the front door of the building opten. Saunders agreed to remain on guard while Greenwald went' for one of the proprietors. All this time the rob bers were Inside. As soon as Greenwald had proceeded a safe distance,, they ap peared in the door, and, locating Sen ders, dealt him a heavy blow On the skull, which rendered him unconscious. They- then made off in the dark: Tne ora cers are without any good clue and cap- U(Jan Cq Central Commltt returned ture of the criminals is Uhllkel. yesterday from the Philippine Islands, The safe contained Jveral thousand h he wenfc NoVembei. M a team: coin, although they could Tiave easily t of the animal transport Lennox, none so. This Is the second work of this fir. Bingham was engaged- In transport kind here within the past .month. rations to the troops In Nbrthern Luzon, making his headquarters at Illl- -, .,, ff3-11' He says, that he is satisfied that but POSTAL FRAUD. , for the nitatlon of the question of im- Georclar JPostmaster S"ertt a Dqs ' poriallsm In this country, and the belief TroirIi aiail to Help business. ' ?? among the Tagals that the Amer- Jt . - r 4- o- aw ttu 1 lcdn troops will bo withdrawn and the ATLAiNTA. G, Oct 2o-The United IsIaQB rf t Independence through States grand jury has Returned 13 Indict- t . complele ments against ex-poetnuxsters Jjgljaclflcation of the islands would have A-tSSJSS . 1h ampltalied many months ago. The, to defraud the Government. It is claimed ( nor"rhe Provine3 h ?J, &lready by the postofflce authorities that the 13 Padfled, there having been little or.no defendants formed a combination to de- trfcle 0T a year, fraud" the Government.- It Is charged that . T" peoplp have turned their attention they went so far as to give away stamps ! to agricultural and Industrial pursuits. in nrflpv- tn cancel them, and sent bulky i Good- crops wera raised thb season, Which 'packages through the offices. It is said thnt- a dot: Was sent -in tnis way, ana nieces of- pine bark were stamped and mailed. Degeneracy the Defense MARYSVrLXlE, O., Oct. 25. Degeneracy Is the defense which will "be mdde in the -trial of Rosslyn Ferrell, now In prog ress here, for the murder of Adams Ex press Messenger' Lane and the robbery of ' bany, which has been without lighted the express saro. Juror James Shirk, who streets for 12 months, is again consider has been ill with' measles since last Sun- ' lng the electric light problem. A special day, appeared in the jury-box today, and meeting of the City Councill will be held the trial was . resumed. The state "of- tomorrow night for the purpose Of mak fered numerous exhibits and then rested ing arrangements for street lights. A its case. , j proposition for lights' of 2000 candle power - Mrs Annie Biggerstaff, Of Steubenvllle, at $7 SO feach per month, has been made was the first witness called for the de to the City Council if an agreement on fense. She is the prisoner's "" aunt. Sh6 ' several provisions can be reached. The testified that his father and mother are first cousins, and that his grandmother married her (the grandmother's), uncle. Charles .W. Sheets, Emma V. Sheets and James Stewart all relatives "of the pris oner, testified regarding intermarriage In the family and the insanity ofjseveral. membfers. ' : To Prison for iiS "tears. WiALLA WALLA, Oct 25,-:d Suther- land, convicted of attempted rape and of "attempted murder5 of Eram Kiaweli, h'!s Intended victim, was toddy sentenced tb serve -a term of 28 years In the peniten tiary at this place. The crime was com mitted August' 3, this year, ASTORIA'S CI TY-ELECTION. Presents Two Knotty Problems for Council to Decide. ASTORIA, Oct. 2. The City Council, at its Tiext session, will have two knotty problems to wrestle wfth relative to the coming city -election. One of them. -Is in regard tc filling the vacancy In the 'Police Commission caused by the death of the late TV. F. Spheibe. The duestlon has arisen as to whether a new Commissioner can bo elected this year or- not. The new charter provides that one Commissioner shall be elected every two years, and says that all vacancies shall be filled by appointment by' the Mayor, subject to conftimatioh by the Council, but does not Bay, at it does regarding other offices, that 'the appointee shall serve only until the next election. As Mr. Schelbe's" term does tiottexplre until January, 1904, it Is J. CALKINS. claimed the vacancy cannot ,be filled be fore that time except by appoint ment J The other' problem is a far more diffi cult one, and' is in relation to the ap plication of the state registration laws to the city elections. Theclty charter was approved by the Governor two daysibe fore the registration law became opera. tlve, but it provides that all city elections shall be governed by the general state law.. The. trouble arises from the fact that this itate law asserts that all elec tors shall. vote in the precinct where reg istered, but the precincts as established by the County Court and the Council differ widely, and some of the" yOters wno live in one city wara are regisrerea In another, hertce Under a strict lnforce- ment of the letter of the law wohld be deprived of their right to vote. It Is possible that the ward boundaries; in the city will be changed, but eVen that would leave the difficulty of only five voting precirtcts for city elections, while for .the general 6leotlons there are seven within the city limits. Salmon From Kolnma Hatchery. George Anderson, who has been operat ing a seine up the river for Selfert Bros., Kas returned home. He says that on Oc tober 10 a six-pound salmon was caught with the marks on its., tall as branded by the Kalama' hatchery on many of the fish .turned out. CONDITIONS IN PHILIPPINES But for Cry of Imperialism, Peace Could Easily Be Restored. VANCOUVER, Wash.. Oct. 25. Andrew ' find a ready market, and hundreds of the nauves are oejng given employment uy 1 the Government at double the wages ever paid under Spanish occupation, and tho people of those provinces appear to bo perfectly satisfied with American govern ment Llffht Problem at Albany. ALBANY. Or.. Oct 25. The City of Al- chances are aoout even mat tne matter will not be settled- until after the city election- in December. j Notes of Amity. AMITY, Or. Oct. 25. Amity has re centlycompleted a wire fence aroundjthe park at an expense Of $120. Recent rains have put the ground in fine condition, and farmers are busily j engaged in Fall' plowing, WH'YBAYfoltLER'RESIGNED CdULNO-rVTAND CORRUPT DEMO tmitfric RULE N "WASBfitNG'X'ON. Former Trney at the State PohI- tentlary Pors Hot Shot Into the Camp of the Rogers Forces. OL1TMPIA, TVash., Oqt, K.--Chief Turn key Raynilller, of tho Walla Walla Peni tentiary, has tendered his resignation. He has addressed a iong letter to Governor Rogers and the State Roard of Audit and Control, setting forth his reasons.. He says in part: "The foregoing to self-explanatory. 1 joined the PopUlkft party beeaUse I be lieved It a true Jefornl party, and I have consistently supported Its nominees from its Inception, and hay worked, incessant ly fof the triumph of the principles it represented. Indeed, I believe I can truthfully claim, the honor of beng ona tf it's first advocates and organizers in that hotbed of Pifpulism, Whitman Coutt .ty'. But X hftVe,eaCh6d 'the parting 6t the ways; and T aecidedlj" refuse to be -party to tha.pofrUpfion which 1 knott fsbelng 'practiced by the coterie of poli ticians seeking 'electionin the Democratic state -ticket headed by that chief cor niptionlst John Rankin Rogers. If tfle Derttodratic ticket is successful at the 'polls it williglve the Rogers-Turner com bine licence? to ' continue their Question able methods and a heavier burden on the people will be the result. In order to" perpetrate their power they are filch ing mdney from the state treasury, Undr the specious plea of dn advance- of wages to tatttifroyeSi but wTiich Increase is promptly claimed by- their chief financial a'gent-j-Georgo Hazsat-d. In order that others may Khow why it is impossible for m td" support the ticket, and thus en ables? all honorable reformers to voto intelligently to prevent a continuation of .tsuolf infamous methods, I give a few of mf- reasons to the public. It pains me tcfibe compelled tb' acknowledge that reform- has coma to such a pass in Wash ington, bnt a desire to aid in rebuking rottenness "under the cloak of ref orni Is my excuse for so doing. In the following -I state facta, arid-tho fgader can judge forhimelf.. "Rogers la no friend of -fhts- laboring man? " "The United States Goverhmeht appro priated about $30,000 to build an addU tlonal wing at the" Washingtoh State Penitentiary, and the Secretary of the Ihi. terior let the contract this last August to the Pauly Jail Company, of St. Louis, Mo. An efneer told me that Catron said: "OUr appropriation for maintenance of the penitentiary Is running short, and we must manage some way to get some of that appropriation to help us out, and we must do all the work we can with the convicts." 'Consequentily the convicts are making the brick for -the new wing, and havo actually done the excavating and laid the cohcrete foundation and have done half the hauling, and are going to do much more.of the work, . "Thus the Rogers Administration is con tracting out the convicts to private par ties, for work which rightfully belongs to free labor. "The administration Is also requiring guards to work long hours overtime with out extra pay, when there is no emer gency, In order t6 make a record for economy. "The convicts havo made and painted all (or nearly all) the banners and trans parencies, numbering 18 or 20 In number, for the local Democratic club, and some honest' painter was deprived of a job, notwithstanding a tremendous campaign fund is being raised, but none of it is for honest labor, apparently. "It ia not lawful to sell anything from the Penitentiary which comes into competition- with free labor, except jute fabrics an'd brick, and the brick yard 'was abol lshed: over a year ago by the Board of Control. The hides from the butchered stock are stild to the tannery for some thing like $50 per month, and a 'hide fund is created, which cannot bo legally ac counted for, but is used by the warden for bis own luxuries, etc.," a very small portion going to tho guards" tabie. Not withstanding this, the "warden's subsist ence amounts to over $1 per day addi tional, while the guardsjubslstence only costs the state a little over 25 cehts per day each, and the subsistence of one con vict for each guard Is charged to the officers' mess. Thus any great saving which the Rdgers administration may claim is dUe to niggardliness and robbing the tables and overworked officers. "Rogers' had the salaries of Lister, Ca tron and John Bcott raised to a handsome flguro from a year and a half to two years ftgo, but he never thought of the little $45 man until a Short time ago, when all the subordinate officers1 salaries were raised 10 per cent And how comes one Of Rogers 'grafters,' George Harsard by name, and demands the full amount of the 10 per cent raise for 11 months, the Bamo being about one month's salary. It ldoks like they had deliberately planned to raise salaries to pacify the Officers, and then turn the Whole cheese over to the graft ers. "At ohe time I was commissary clerk, but a convict was afterwards placed in charge of the commissary department "Before the convict took charge, the present Board of Control let the cOnf racts" for supplies every three months. They subsequently raised the time to every six months. I wish to compare the priced of a few articles whlah were purchased on the last three months' contracts while I was in the store--With the first contract let after the convict" took charge; and bear in mind .that the last, or six months' contract, should have been lower than tha first on account of the quantity being greater, and in the Fall many of- tho articles were more plentiful," Mr. Baymlller then gives a iong list of articles, showing that prices Were ad vanced. SPOKE FOR FREE SILVER. Remarkable Address of Senator Tur ner nt Vancouver. VANCOUVER, Wash., Oct. 25. Tho greatest Democr&tle demonstration of the campaign in Clark Countv took place here tonight In honor of United States Senator George Turner, who delivered nn address at the Standard Theater. The meeting was, presided over by ex-State Senator B. F. Shaw. Conspicuous amon the stage decorations wore portraits of Bryan, Lincoln and Stevenson, grouped -together. Senator Turner discussed at length the question of trusts. He departed from the usual practice Of Democratic orators here during this campaign by discussing the financial question, declaring emphatically for the free coinage of silver at the ratio of 1C to 1. and reiterating the stock argu ments of 1896. On the Philippine question he produced ndthlhg new. Many of the large audience which greeted the speak er at the beginning of his address showed their disapproval 6f the sentiments ex pressed by leaving the hail before the conclusion of his remarks. DEMOCRACY'S GREAT CHANGE. Reflections of Civil War Ve5ran on Party's .Annexation Record. BAKER CITY, Oct.' 25. "We see great changes during" 'the span of life," sdld JUdge W. F. Compton, a Civil War vet eran, of this city. "Changes in material affairs that are almost incredible have occurred since I cah remember, but one of the most remarkable changes I haVS Observed is in Democracy. "Away back before the Civil War, oift of the rallying cries of the. Democratic party was 'Pierce, King and CUba,' That meant the party Was clamoring for the annexation of CUba, Today, Bryanites, who still claim the title of Democrats, 1 announce their paramount Issue to be 'nti-lmpeiailsm,, Which is made to cover antagonism "to the annexation pt Island possessions, especially Cuba. Mr, Bryan explains that Democrats favor expansion, such as the country has seen In the past where the people of the new coun try were homogeneous, but opposes taking islands inhabited by people of a different race. He tries to reconcile the present attitude of the p'arty with its past in this manner. "Ahne-dtlon of Cuba was one of the 'pararndunt issues contended for within my memory, and It li foolish, for Demo crats to argue they are consistent, and at the Baine thne endeavor to show Re publican inconsistency between poltcles of Lincoln and McKInley.'" GOOD MA-ORITY FOR MKINEY. Clackamas Connty Election Estimate . Bryanites Are Alert. OREGON CITY, Or., Oct 5. Although tho- Republicans have done but little ac tive work In Clackamas County, members of tho dounty Central Committee esti mate that McKlnley wilt receive a ma jority of &0. Up to date there has been dnly one campaign, address in Oregon City, Representative Tongue being the speaker. Hon. George H. Williams and Senator Brownell are each booked for speeches previous to election. The lead ers of the Republicans have felt so as sured of a large McKlnley majority that very little campaign work has been done. Their predictions for a safe majority are based on the complexion of the vote cast at the June election, and the further fact that it is known that a goodly number of voters who voted for Bryan four years ago are supporting McKlnley now. Vir tually all the campaign work done In the outside precincts has been a few ad dresses by local speakers to not very large dudlenees. Tho Bryanites, however, are on the alert, having a number of Imported speakers In the field and already have thd second rallies billed for some pre cincts. Some of the leaders, make bold to assert that Bryan, will carry the coun ty. Four years ago the Republicans Worked Strenuously, and McKlnley only received 274 majority, but this was fol lowing the Populist landslide at the pre vious June election. Of course, it Is ad mitted by all parties that the majority of the voters In Clackamas; County are Re publicans, and there is fto apparent rea son why there-should not be a majority for McKlnley. Colonel S. C. Spencer and Jucjge Lowell will spedk at four different points In the county for the Republicans, and Gordon E. Hayes is doWn for several speeches. Agtiinaldo an Imperialist. Eugene Register. AgUIdaldd sold out his interest In the Philippines to Spain for $400,000. The Democrats' do not deny it for the fact admits of no denial. There are 73 tribes lh the Philippines, aggregating 8.OOO.0OO people. Aguinaldo represehts two tribes and about 200.000 OSodIc The other 7.800.- (500 inhabitants willingly accept the terms of agreement between the United States and Spain. But the, American Tagals in sist that Aguinaldo be given sovereignty over 97 per cent of the islanders who are in aocord with our American policy In the islands, so that Aguinaldo, the ac cepter of the $400,000 bribe from Spain, can make existence for the Filipinos more intolerable than It was under the domina tion of Spanish misrule. The Filipinos deserve a Setter fate, and the United States will see that they receive it Gilliam ConnO" for McKlnley. ARLINGTON, Or., Oct. 25. The Repub licans held a meeting here tonight. S. A. D, Gurley chairman of the Republican County Central Committee, presided. Hon. Tilmon Ford, Republican candidate for Presidential Elector, addressed the people In an entertaining and instructive man ner for mora than an hour. He discussed the financial question as well as expan sion. The Arlington Cornet Band- was present and rendered apprpriatemustc. Mr. Ford spoke last night at Olex to a good audience. It is almost certain that Gilliam County will give a fair majority for McKlnley and Roosevelt. Political Meetings at Cottage Grove. COTTAGE GROVE,' Oct. 25.Repre sentatlve Tongue delivered an excellent campaign address here Tuesday evening. He was greeted by a packed house. Every reference to expansion and the full dlnner-pall elicited enthusiastic applau. One of the features of the meeting wae the large attendance of the old soldiers. Judge O'Day, of Portland, addressed an audience of about 50 persons at an other hall at the same time In the in terest of the Democratic party. There is positively no enthusiasm in the Bryan campaign in this" section. Don't. Want Any More. Dalles Chronicle. Yesterday at Huntington, W. Va., Bryan attempted to answer the Republican din ner pall argunient by saying that "Esau sold his birthright for a fUll dlnner pall." Mr. Bryan is mistaken. Esau only got a "mess," and a mess of vegetable soup at that; and the working people of this country had all they want of that kind of truck four years ago. A Correction. Dr. W. P. Via, of Forest Grove, writes to The Oregonlan to correct the report, which appeared In yesterday's paper, that he, as a strong Bryan man, offered to bet $260 that McKlnley would be elected. He asserts that the statement was attributed to him without authority, a.nd Is wholly unfounded. STARTS WITH A COLD. Cntftrrh In a Lingering Cold Which Refuses to Yield to Ordinary Treatment. Catarrh usually starts with a cold in the head and if left unchecked In this climate, rarely gets well of itself. As fresh cold is taken the disease spreads, getting deeper and deeper, creep ing along the mucous membranes from nOso to throat, from throat to windpipe, from windpipe to bronchial tubes, and from bronchial tubes to lung cells. The mucous membranes all connect, one with another. Hence it is easy to spread from one part to another lined with this same membrane. This is why ca tarrh in the head soon affects the throat and finally the stomach Itself, bringing on chronic catarrh of the stomach, which 13 a most obstinate form of dy.spepsla. Everybody is now well agreed that ca tarrh is a blood disease and not a local one, and the attempt to cdre by local ap plications simply gives temporary relief from- the pbrely local symptoms without the remotest effect in staying the prog ress of the disease. There Is a new preparation recently of fered to the public that 13 apparently destined to do away with every Other fond of catarrh treatment. This new remedy Is not a secret patent medicine, but Is a large, pleasant tasting tablet composed of daugulnaria, Euealyp tol, Guaiacoi, Hydrastin and other valu able and harmless specifics, which are taken internally and seem to have a re markably beneficial effect Upon the blood and mucous membranes, apparently elim inating the catarrhal poison from the whole system. These tablets, while being pleasant, con Venlent and absolutely safe to use, haye made cures in long-standing cases of ca tarrh that are little short of marvelous. They are sold by druggists under name of Stuart's Catarrh Tablets, and any ca arrh sufferer who has tried Inhalers, lo tions, ointments, salves, etc., and realized their inconvenience and uselessness, will fully appreciate the difference between a mere palliative and a perm&hent cure after; giving Stuart's Cdtarrh Tablets an Impartial trisl. All druggists bell them at 50 cents for full-size package, hnd no matter where the catarrh la located, in the head, throat, lungs or stomach, Btudrt's Catarrh Tab lets will surprise you with the effective results of even a few days' use. REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN IN BEHALF OF IdSnley and Roosevelt tfhe Republican State Ohtral Cdiaralf'te of Oregon announces tha following awtenmenU of s&eakers for the.. Presidential campaign ol 1000: JUDGE GEORGE H. "WILLIAMS. Oreson City Saturday, Nov. 3 HON. JOHN H. MITCHELL. Salem Monday Oct. S3 Jacksonville ...Wednesday, Oct 31 Oakland ............Thursday; Nor. 1 Eugeno .2 P. M... Saturday; Nov. 3 Heppner .....'. Monday; Nov. 5 HON.-WM. M. COL VI G. Portland i Friday. Oct 20 Eugene ..t Monday. Oct. 20 Casyonville J:30 P, -M.. Tuesday, Oct. SO Wiyiams "Wednesday, Oct. DO Kerby ,...x.2:80 P. II., Thursday. Nov. 1 HON. O. F. PAXTON. Bridal Veil Friday. Oct. 20 Lents .....,., Saturday. Oct. 27 Cottage Grove ..Monday. Oct. $9 Albany Tuesday. Oct. 30 Mount Tabor ...."......j... Wednesday, Oct. Hi Arlington .....-...", J....... Friday- Nov. 2 ROBERT F. BELL. ESQ Brooks (Multnomah Co.) Saturday, Oct. 37 J. F. BOOTHE, ESQ. ' Reedvllle Friday. Nov. 2 HON. J. C. LEASURE. Weston Friday. Oct. 20 Pendlston Saturday, Oct. 27 HON. C. B. MOORES. Dufur ...Thursday, Nov. 1. Antelope Saturday. Nov. a HON. JOnN H. M'NARY. Hubbard , ....Saturday, Nov. 3 HON, CLAUD GA.TCH. AurasvlHe ....,.,.. Saturday, Oct. 27 GOVERNOR T. T. GEER. Astoria ..-. t Friday. Oct. 28 Union .....Monday. Oct. 2I Heppner Tuesday, Oct. "JO Brownsville .....Thursday. Nov. 1 Myrtle Creek .........1 P. M.. Friday, .Nov. 2 Medford , ..v..... .Saturday,. Nov. 3 HON. THOMAS H. TONGUE. Ashland ..Friday. Oct. 20 Medford ...........2 P. M., Saturday, Oct. 37 Jacksonville .....7:3 P. M.. Saturday, Oct. 27 Klamath Falls Tuesday, Oct. 3u Salem Thursday. Nov. I Newbere ......t Friday, Nov. 2 Hlllsboro ....i.... ..2 P. M.. Saturday. Nov. it Beaverton 7:30 P. M.. Saturday, Nov. 3 Astoria Monday. Nov. B JUDGE S. A. LOWELL. "U'oodburn Friday. Oct. 23 Junction i... Saturday, Oct. 1 Halsey Monday. Oct. 23 Alsea ...Tuesday, Oct. 30 Philomath ..,. Wednesday, .Oct. 31 Oswego Thur-day, Nov. 1 Astoria ."7......... Saturday, Nov. 3 HON. RUFUS MALLORV. Independence ....' Friday, Nov. 2 HON. TILMON FORD. Union " Friday. tJct. 2(1 Baker City Saturday, Oct. 27 Huntington ..... Monday, Jet. 20 Haines Tuesday. Oct. 30 Elgin ....Wdne?day, Oct. 31 La Grando Thursday. Nov. 1 Milton . 2 P. M.. Friday, ''Nov. 2 Pendleton 7::HVP. M.. Fridays Nov. 2 Mount Angel ...Monday.. Nov. 5 SENATOR C. W. FULTON Roscburjr Friday. "Nov. 2 Grant's Pass ..Saturday, Nov. 3 Ashland Monday. Nov. 3 SENATOR GEO. C. BROWNELL. Fucene .Saturday, Nov. 3 Oreson City .....Monday Nov. 3 HON. S. B. HUSTON. Hlllsboro Tuesday.' Oct. 30 Forest Grove ..-.. Friday, Nov. 3 Greenville Saturday, Nov. 3 HON. C. M. IDLEMAN. Gale's Creek i P. M.. Saturday. Oct. 27 Bourne Monday, Oct. 20 Granite . TUefday, Oct. 20 Sumpter Wednesday, Oct. 31 HON. G. W. STAPLETON. Scappoose .-. Saturday Oct 27 HON.' ADAM KLIPPEtr Aurora ...r. Saturday'.- Oct. 27 Lnox (Helvetia: School) ..&-. .'Saturday,. Nov. 3 - JUDGE J. CL MORELAND. Aurora Saturday1, Oct. 27 E. B. TONGUE, ESQ. Olcncoe Thursday, Nov. 1 COLONEL J. B. EDDY.! Elgin , , Saturday. Oct. 2? Wallowa County Oct. 23. 30. 31 COLONEL S. C. 3PENCEU. Garden Homo Saturday. Qct. 27 Sandy ....Monday. Oct. 20 Easle Creek ..2 P. M.. Tuesday. Oct. JO Sprlnewater 2 P. M.. Wednesday, Oct. 31 HON. WALLACE M'CAMANT. Fossil " Tuesday, Oct. 30 Condon W'edne'duy. Oct. 31 HON. R. R. D UNI WAY. Rufus Friday. 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