' ,;tfH'MbBIKGlOHEaOTIAN, jfrxfn&t ? OftfoSfiS'' 26 'ik.
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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. '
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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. Oct. 20
Lexington Saturday. Oct. 27
Mliton Monday. Oct 20
Helix Tuesday. Oct. 30
Medcham t Wednesday, Oct. 31
Pilot Rock ...Thursday, Nov. 1
Uklah Friday. Nov. 3
JUDGE J. E. MAGERS.
Wasco -..2 P. M.. Friday. Oct 23
Cascade Locks ............. Saturday. Oct. .27
HON. WALLIS NASH.
Coburg Saturday, Oct. 27
Sellwood '.... Thursday. Nov. 1
CHRIS A. BELL, ESQ. '
Sellwood-..., Thursday, "Nov. 1
HON. GORDON E. .HAYES.
Needy Friday, Oct. 28
Marquam Saturday. Oct 27
Pleasant Hill Tuesday Oct. 30
Sunnystde (Clarkanias Co.).. -Thursday. Nov. 1
Maple Lano Friday. Nov. 2
Further assignments of speakers will b
made from day to day.
GEO. A. STEEL. Chairman.
WILLIS S. DUNIWAY. Secretary.
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