The state rights democrat. (Albany, Or.) 1865-1900, November 20, 1896, Image 2

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Washington Letter.
Prom our rejjular Oorrwpondnt.
Washington, Not. 9th, 1896.
' It will be noticed that the shrewdest
democrat are not attempting to explain
Bryan's defeat. "Sufficient unto the
day is the evil thereof-" McKinley was
elected because he got the mot votes,
and no good can come of labored expla
nations aa to why and how . This is a
good time for democrats to follow the
example of Uncle Remus' lox and lay
low and cartfully watch the other fel
lows .. Although McKinle) baa won, his
supporters are far , from being united
upon a single one of the questions
must wheh be legislated upon, and
whether he can secure such legislation
as he desires from the next Congress is
a question yet to be answered. Tbe con
trol of the Senate is still in doubt, and
notwithstanding tbe republican major
ity in toe house, Speaker Keed'a per-'
soual ambition may be counted upon to
prevent inn oooy oeiog entirety at me
beck and call of McKinley. ".
There is nothing in the situation which
calls tor any new expression of opinion
on the part of the democratic party.
Tbe party is thoroughly alive, as it has
been from-the day of its birth and will
continue to be as long as free and un
trammeled opinion is allowed to exist
in it is country, but in-as-muck aa it has
. uat failed to elect either the president
or a mojority of the bouse, it is not
called upon to outline a policy. That is
for McKinley and the republicans to do
When they shall have done so will be
time enough for the democratic party to
decide what it will do. Meanwhile dem
ocrats should join with their republican
neighbors in setting as much benefit as
possible out of the boom which the cap
italista are pushing, and which it u
hoped ill be aa permanent aa it Las
been sudden. All of ns are in a posi
tion to welcome prosperity, no matter
from what source it may come, and he
who refuses to do so because hia ideas
have failed of indorsement at the polls
stands in the position of the man who
bit his nose off to spite bis face.
N Senator Butler, chairman ot the pop -ul'st
national committee, bas not im
proved hia popularity with democrats
by the language be makee use of in an
addrees to the people, on the campaign.
He starts out by asserting that "the
people's party ia the only party that
supported solidly and unitedly the great
and vital issues represented in the can
didacy of Mr Bryan." While technical
ly tru, this is calculated to mislead .
Be cloaea by making a prophecy, tbat
the people's party will be the nucleus
around which tbe patriotic hosts xauet
and will gather to redeem a betrayed re
public and to restore prosperity to an
oppressed and outraged people. ' With
out posing as a rival of Senator Butler
in the prophetic field, I will venture to
ear that hia prophecy will1 read very
queer in the summer of 1900 when the
. democratic party , nominate ita next
presidential candidate. Senator Butler
means well for himself but ia bis seal
a ihia n.rnnnT eanif al nn t nf demo
cratic defeat he baa overdone the thing
and done himself more barm than good.
' Bryan's defeat i nothing for him to
26,00 votes divided among nine states,
and varying from 101 votes ia the loweet
to 11.000 in the highest, would have
given the electoral votes of 9 additional
states, a total of 60 to Bryan, and would
have elected him with, three votes to
spared -When some over jubilant Mo
ITinlAvita ffafa (aa chnnt lha etlaoMl
overwhelming nature of the McKinley
landslide, jaat call his attention to these
acta.
How They Were Fooled.
We clip the following from the col
umui of the Oregonian of tbe 12lh lust.
quoted by it with' approval from tbe
New xork Evening Pear. It is a hard
lick on such as Senator Mitchell and
thoeelike him who held out the delu
sive hope of 'International Eimetalum.''
The Oregonian will not cease its agita
tion of the question-ani here js the ar-
- tide in full : '
"A conversation of anr reporter with
Mr Hanna yesterday, which ia. confirmed
by the report of the Sun, makes him say
tbat 'the farmers and laborers in the
Western cities' were won over by ex
plaining to them that we stood 00 tbe
; St Louis platform, which advocates bi
metansm under an international agree
ment, and tbat we are not gold mono
metalista.' Now the StLouu platform
waa diaan btfore the Bryan platform
and it is a safe aseumptioa that if itbadf
been drawn after the Bryan platform,
this passage - would either have been
omitted or materially altered. Nothing
bas done more to bring us to our present
pass than tbe persistant maintenance of
tbe belief that there is eoing to be an in
ternational conference at which Europe
an nations -will agree with us to estab
lish and maintain a double standard.
There is not the smallest reason to ex.
pect any such , thing. ; Fancy such an
agreement with Spain, Italy, Turkey f
Bossia, Greece, amI Austria! - Even it it
were entered into, it would be useless
unless it included every country in the
wot Id with which these nation badeom--mercial
relations or communication! But
there ia not the emalleat likelihood tbat
any country would enter into it which
was not in financial diflSunki'. More
over, if f in:h an agreement were entered
into. ih-T tii no probability that it would
be oberv-l wl.en there would be large
profit in breaking it. The last and fine
o'ljectiou ia tbat telling people any com
muJity can ttekpt above it jiarWet val
ue by treaty is Biyanjam pnre and sim
ple, and naturally leads farmers and
laborers 10 aak why it cannot be kept
above par also by : statute. Finally it
would be the begiuning of unnumbered
woes tor mankind if civilized govern
ments undertook to substitute artificial
treaty money for gold and silver at theif
bullion value. We could not be sure
that any popular government would
stick to such an absurdity. The people
would speedily break away from it, and
where ehcu d we be then? Consequent
ly it thirt 'international agreement' talk
be fcrpt np, and tue public is kept in
expectation of eeiiig 'England brought
to her knees,' we ebah have no sound
.financial legislation this winter.. ' We
shall have only inoe compromises and
uiakeetiiics The only wy out ot thia
uiudJle, aud tj-.e only way to prevent a
reappearauce 01 Bryaniein four years
hence, is to stop sucn talk, to Day we are
a muuouieUilic nation with aguid stand
. ard, and do nt care who knows it, and
that we onlyjose silver foi ciiiall tliatite."
H.jod's Pjll act easily and rpromptly
on the liver and bowels. : Cure s:ck head
ache. You Can Di Well when your blood
ii rich, pure aud noumbiny-. Hool's
Kaj-sapiril!a i takes tbe blood ricu en I pure
ad cures all blood dueafees, rtsloring'
health and vigor.
Now who will take the credit for the
rise in the Willamette. t y
Tbe forgivln, xenial character of Mr
Bryan le well illustrated it hia v letter
thanking tbe associated preset ' .-
A good deal of damage has been done
by the rains, but it ia an ill wind that
b'ows no good, and a large number of
men will be given " employment on "ac
count ot the work that will be required
to repair the damage. r
Let a duty of 6 cents be levied on
prunes by the new tariff law, and there
will not be enough laborers in Oregon
next faH, and all the aucmeding falls, to
take care of the fruit, grain and hop
crops without working over "time
Statesman. What foolishness to talk
that way. It will be a matter of supply
and demand, and the Statesman knows
it.
The first thing the McKinley adminis
tration will do will be to provide suffi
cient revenue to run the government
with, without issuing bonds. Newport
News. What the McKinley government
ought to do to help prosperity would be
to reduce the expenses, quit the present
extravagance.- The revenue is sufficient
and-every intelligent man knows it.
Now that the World helped to defeat
the democrats it is coming to our aid and
gives tbe following advice: The de
feated presidential candidate and the
democrats who have voted for him will
act wisely in cultivating for a while the
twin virtues of silence and patience.
Wait for the republican blunders and
mistakes. They are sure to come! Are
not 600 speeches in four months enough
for one man T Have we not bad enough
of appeals and proclamations, addressee,
outcries, boasta and buncombe T There
are other elections coming next year, and
still more in 1S9S. Give the country a
rest I '
The World bas begun on - tbe trust
business in a manner to indicate ttiat
with it that win be the future fac
tor issue It says: "During the
last week there has been aa advance
of 24' per cant ia the stock ot the Cot
tonseed Oil Trust, of ty in tbat of the
Sugar Trust, of 55 for tbe Tobacco and
Cigarette Trust, S for the Illinois Steel
Trust, S for the National Linseed Oil
frost and $H tot the General Electrx
syndicate This is interpreted to mean
that these monopolies undoub'edly the
most extensive of modern times are ia
no danger from the law which makee
their existence criminal and their opera
tions a penitentiary offence Ia thia
really so? Are laws passed for tbe pro
tection of f ir trade to be permanently
nullified in the interests of monopoly?
What doss Mr. McKinley think about
it? ' ;
The New York World fiura it out
thia way : "It ia a remarkable and inter
esting fact, and one full of encourage
ment for democrats if they will but beed
its lessons, tbat the presidency ba al
ternated between tbe two parties with
uninterrupted regularity for the past
wentr-four years. Neither party baa
kept the Presidency for two succeseira
terms. In 1876 Tildeu was elected by
the democrats, thouxb r.e waa counted
out. In 138) Garfield waa elected orer
Hancock by a majority of 59 in the Elec
toral College. Ia 1S81 Cleveland defeat
ed Blaine by 37 majority, la ISS3 Har
rison defeated Cleveland by 65. Ia 1S92
Cleveland again prevailed over Harrison
and Wearer of 110- And this year Mc
Kinley wins over Bryan by a majority
of about HQ. Tbe awing of the pendu
lum baa thus been regular, , back and
forth, every four years. It will be tbe
democratic turn again in 1900- They
can win then if they are not political
lunatics.
The following from tile Age of Stee
published before election now that elec
tion is orer will be read with interest.
It is spier at least :
Bryan may be elected in November
(but probahlr be will not.)
But if be is: """-.
The world will not stop in its move
ment. It will continue to go round and
round, like the w nee la in- some street
orator's bead, only In a more regular
and orderly manner.
' Tbe aun wi.l continue to rise and eet;
tbe moon, too, will t bed ita radiance and
and tbe stars will illuminate as their
wont. ' ' ' ' ";
Water will continue to run down' " bil
and tre-4 to grow Bp hill. .. -,
People, also, will continue to breathe
and to eat, and drink and to wear
elothee.";.. V:'.f '": .
Tbe corn and the wheat, tbe potatoes
and the tomatoes, and several other
things, will continue to grow.
There will even be marrying aud tbe
giving in marriage, and occasionally a
baby will be born. , j 5
In a word, there will be things to at
tend to just tbe same as there are now,
and somebody w 11 have to attend to
them. -..V ".. V - - ' ...' !
Let' proceed to business and not make
fools of ourselvei. Some people are
saying now tbat they will refuse to play
any more if things don't go to suit them '
in November. If they etick to their
threats they will be surprised to find :
how many other people there will be to
do the playing that is necessary. .
Not Jltrch of a Land Slide.
Ia Senator 3ut!er's address, as chair
man of tbe populist national committee,
iesoed recently, be make tbe assertion
that if 25 003 more silver repobltcant
had voted for Bryan in certain etates.
the Nebraska statesman - would have
been elected president. .
- 19 view of the talk about land slides.
this assertion was considered rasu, but
it fa rery nearly correct. Let us see
IjOok bi. nits laoio, snowing now a
change cf little mire than 25,000 votes
distributed over mae states, would have
elected Bryan : .
Electoral ' . f ;
State. ' Votes. ! Majorities.
California 9 5 000
Delaware 3 2,500
Indiana ...15 ' 22,000
Hentockr 13 500
North Dakota 3 5 000
Oregon 4. 3,0U)
South Dakota 4 330
West Virginia .... 0 J-.'.imh
Wyoming 3 .200
Total electoral.. GO ....
Total McKinley .. W61O
No suppose there had been these
Changes from McKinley to Bryao : Cali
fornia, 2,510; Dataware, 1,255 ; Indiana,
11,100; Keutuoky, 2-il, North Dakota,
10; Oregon, 15'J5; Koutb Dakota, 151;
West Virginia, 6,010 ; Wyoming. 101 a
total of 25.333. These change would
have given every 'one of tbe nine states
to Bryan. Tribune. '
For Prscrlptitina, Da wo ,
Dawson wants your school trade
pr. Price", cream zjutmf Yvwdfi
Turkey has now
days of life ' i
begun the declining
Mr.Uannabaa began the campaign
for 1900. He Is a boss that is a boss. !
Mr Hanna baa been misquoted. He
never declined an office under McKinley.
Bryan reduced the republican majority
in hia county 2000. That was not tad
wasiit
Portland' total vote waa 16,127
Seattle aud lacouia together cast 15,840,
or 237 leea. J
At the last election many a voter got
an X for making an X. Jacksonville
(Fla.) limes. -
European capitalists are willing to taka
America's gold bonds now. They are
getting ue by the throat.
MtKinley's plurality has gradually
dwindled to about 700,000 and tbat in a
very few states, three states alone giving
him that much . ' :
A great many men who voted for Mr
McKinley on account ol the money ques
tion do not favor McKinley ism. Tbe
future will demonstrate this fact.
Queen Victoria baa been Queen of
Great Britain during the administrations
of Van Buren, Harrison, Tyler, Polk,
Taylor, Fillmore, Pierce, Buchanan, Lin
coln, Johnson, Grant, Hayes, Garfield,
Arthur, Harilaon and Cleveland.
There are now in the Argentine Re
public about ten million cattle, and the
remarks ole thtug about them is tbat
they are all descendants of eight cows
and one bull which were brought to
Brazil in the middle of -tie sixteenth
century.
Tke'following were some of the educa
tional, inspiring banners of the ratifica
tion in Salem: "16 to 1 that Holer is
dead." "The Iowa Ass could not carry
Oregon." "One pair beat three of a
kind" "Poor Tom Weleoo." "What's
the Matter With Hanna." "The three
(Dial traces. The devil, Bark er and
Hofer." "Forsive me. bova. I waa mis
led again Rigdon." "So more Hoke I
0 1
Smith tor the Veterans." "Ve are the
People.' "The Beet Dollar is Good
Enough for TJ." '-Great Seoul 1,000
000 majority." "Uive Us Open Mills,
More Smoke and Lea Viind." "Who
will care for poor Uofr now."
Oregon outside of Portland nave Bryan
over 3500 plurality. The men who voted
for Bryan are aa a claas bard working
industrious citizens, tbe producing class,
and tbey should reeent such contempti
ble language as the following from tbe
Oregonian ot Nor. 14: "The rote for
Bryan waa mustered by scraping togeth
er all the element of dishonesty and dis
content in the country, by allying repu
diation with anarchy, social revolution
with political insurrection, riot and
arson with stealing and cheating, and
binding them all together with tbe ce
ment of political demagogy. It cannot
spare a sicgle element without irrepara
ble Iocs, since it contains all tbe un
worthy elements now, and can hope lo
gain none of tbe better."
Football will soon surpass prize figbt-
iog for excitement. Tbe following from
Pittsburg ia a demonstration of tbe fact :
Tbe all star aggregation of football play
era eompoeed ot HefSefinger, Brooke,
Lea, Donnelly, Trenchard and others
won the ailrer cup, emblematic of tbe
Western Pennsylvania cbairpioohip.
lor their employers, the Allegheny Ath
letie Association, today by a score of 18
toO, defeating the Pittsburg Athletic
Club, but not until tbe police were called
on tbe field to quell one of the most bit
ter and disgraceful riots erer seen in
Pittsburg. The All-Stars started in wita
t. T) . ." Tl 11- .. Jl
. ( cH t , - -
Princeton plarer. was put In at left
guard against Bovard. Oa the first
mixup Donnelly and Bovard got into a
fight. Bovard coming out of it with a
badly bruised face, and in the next mix
up they got into an awful struggle. Don
nelly was knocked dawn cleanly, and
while be lay Bovard kicked hita twice.
Ibe whole team of Stars then piled on
Bovard, wbo waa badly beaten. Tbe
police rushed on tbe field and arrested
Borard. Near tbe close of the second
half, Donnelly broke through the line
and, in fnll view of 3,0(0 spectators,
struck Stuart full in tbe face, knocking
him almost senseless and sending two
teeth down hia throat.
After The Battle. ;
When the news of Mckinley' election
waa r.-ceived by William i. Bryan,
tbe defeated candidate, at bis h"me
in Lincoln, Nebraska, ore of tbe news
paper correspondents present stood up
and took Mr. Bryan by tbe hand, saying r
"I think it ia better so, Mr. Bryan; it
must be a g eat relief to you."
His keen hazel eyes flashed, writes
Jamea Creelman to the Work, tbe
atrong face broke into a smile." "Yes,'
said Mr. Bryan slowly, "I regard it in
some respects as fortunate that I was
not elected, considering the fact tbat for
four years I would have been confronted
by a gold congress. No free silver bill
would bare been passed. My bands
would hare be tied.''
. Then husband aud wife sat -doa u at
the little desk whore for so many years
they bare -workd out - iht-ir plan-!.
Their faces were very dote together.
At. Byan bgau to write a aieseaga to
Mr.' McKinlev .' Ho wiote in a loU
clear band without the slightest hesita
tion, and whi'e hi pen (elidl over ,be
paper Mrs. Bryan looe at the word
and nodded her bead approvingly. '
; It waa a touching - sight. - The walls
were crowded with the pictures of dead
statesman. . On a pile of hool's gleamed
the white death mailt of Abraham Lin
coln, aod lying besida it were the sculp
tured hand of the great emancipator.
The silence was ao absolute that the
tickiog of the clock could be heard. It
wa 8:43. Mr. Bryao's father sat in bis
eay ci.a'r, his eigbtless countenance
turned toward the Ijithr, his head
thrown back (n a listening attitude.
It wan the end of a great rerolution.
Mr. Biyau re-wrote the message. ; The
be stood op a.id read it , ' t
How strong and brave and manly he
looked., His damp hair was thrown
back from his nobte forehead, aud the
muscles of his thro it swelled out like
the sinewa of a gladiator. There waa no
fear, 00 regret in those eyes. Inere was
no trembling in tbe big atrong hands,
tie looked like a leader at tbat moment.
"Will thi defeat hurt the causa of
bimetallism 1" said a correspondent.
A audden seme of power lightened up
Mr. Bryan's face. "The fight bas just
begun," be answered, clinching his fist
and bringing it down soitly on hia desk,
the fight baa just begun. Tbat I all I
have to say toul.ht."
MISFI13.
Gov. Lord Iibs been mentioned for a
place in McKinley 's cabinet. It Is some,
thing to.be mentioned.
An eastern man paid bet by eating
sandwiich made of shaving eonp. and
another one painted a ton of coal white.
A democratic Utah woman, Mrs. Can
non, defeated her republican husband
tor st-te senator by 4,000 rotes. Hur
rah for Scnatoreos Cannon.
The Welcome, a McKinlev paver.savs
"The malicious teaching that ail sup
porters of Bryan are anarchists bas
borne fruit In a cold-blooded murder, in
Coos county. Tbe unprincipleJ partisan
newspapeia are responsible for this hor-
riKln rnmo '
The New York World which eunnorted
McKinley so eoergeticallv ia aireadv
turning asainst him. A prominent pic
ture in the last Wor'd ia an enormous
serpent labeled Trusts, with the head of
Mark Uanaa upon it, encircling tbe cap
itol. Harney county cast about two vote
for Bryan to one for McKinlev. and
'Judge" Uaplee.wbocanvawed the conn
ty and thonght he had converted every
body, received the smallest number of
votes of any of the McKinley electors.
neicome.
A silver republican writes aa fnllnwa
from Brownsville :
The Oregonian Telled for tariff aa loud
aa it could squall.until after the election,
then PO tariff chance at all. So after all
young n mie Bryan a speeches weren't
gas.
M. A. Miller, of Lebanon, who took an
active part nn toe cam panes and is a
strong bimetaiiat, ia reported aa having
win mat ne waa in lavor 01 keenine nn
the fight in the organizing of bimetallic
leagnea throughout tbe la tee and never
ceasing the neiit until silver is restored
ae primary money, with full lgal tender
(unctions, irce ana independent coinage.
witoout tue aiu or consent ot any nation
on cmnu .
Homer Davenport, who did Mark
Hanna up in alt kinds of shapes during
tue iau) campaign, met nauna uet week
luXew York.
Mr. nanna aatd: "I know you quite
well, Mr. Davenport, from your work. I
admire your talent, and execution, but
damn your conception."
uaverj port said : "Of course, no broad
minoea man locks upon a caricature as a
MMnnal effiMM
10 wtticn Mr. Hanna replied : "Tba'.'e
all right. Mr.
ravn port; but you had
better keep out ot tbe war ot mr wife
that's all
There teems to be a eontMi ia a tut
ia entitled to tbe credit of (retting those
eswternoveters out here. Tbe Oregonian
says: "The planting ot eastern oysters
at equina baa attracted attention in
every part of the state, and if tbe cbeme
Proves successful will be a great benefit.
Tbe faculty of the oniveraitr of Oregon
" rrceivwu ine creoit due ttieoi in
this matter. Not onlr did ProfeMor
Washburn devote hia vacation in tum.
ining the bays along tbe coat testing tbe
temperature and density of the water,
etc , but the other members of the facul-
tr contributed to pay bi expenses, so
that the state waa not at any expense in
uie matter."
EVERYBODY
Has to Buy
CROCERIES.
here to do it ia tbe question. Albany
people bare learned from years ot exper
ience uiai
Parker Brothers
van nrjroW upon. Tbey keep
standard groceries, frwsh produce and
tbe beet fruits. Their baked good
re uie uesx maue and give satut taction
juucu-prices are ngnu
Buy your groceries of them.
Buy your produce of tbem.
Buy your fmiu of them.
Boy your baked goods of tbem.
They can't come up to oar high t ndard
Mniley tbe printer
All kinds of job printing at tbe Imprin
job office.
Choice peaches freah everr day at C E
some handsome birthday gem at Will
Stark, sheep. Uje for every month ia
.1
ue rear.
j- it our work and dock unt a rwreeot-
w.joacngtijosr mane; back. Mui-
ey toe printer.
ne keep tbe only complete ttock of
printer s stationary lu the county. Smi
ey tbe printer.
ur. u. w. Haton. pbyvioan aid sur
geon, Albany Ur. CalUaaswered prompt'
j u. u vi euoncry.
il you are in need of a beatinir tor
call and examine tbe Royal Jewel at The
owwan 00 X Hardware Co.'s.
Dn, H. E. and O. K. Beer office anr
nsioence in tbe port office building. Spec-
nncu w uianaae ot women.
Ken this in mind If mr,
tender meat, well cut, a jrood place to ge
is at Height Bros, directly oppOM'e
Tka a.. f ai n
urir Kenewer pro
motes the a-rowih of tha
it naturafoolor and beauty, free the tcaip
of dandruir, tetter, and ail im pun tie.
to cbaace to 1 that you will be pleased
if you get your meat of the Albacy Drew
ed Beef Company, Cor. 2nd and Ellsworth
treeU. F irt claaa meat of all kind at
reaaonable price.
You can pay more, bat you won't eet
any better errie. You Can pay li. but
tb?priuU.get ." eooa 8m
Pnre Drugs, Fred Dawsnn'n.
BORN.
LUDwIG. On Wn... !
Nor. 18, Itw in Albany,' to Mr d
.V. i -uuwig, a daughter.
All doing well.
A business hi !
not ih lntt f-lin-.t
... " v.( ... .III.'",
' Sl'-p work rv. 17
minute to Ut;ii.r
with an Irritaliri;
skin dieire, or
lisckiim x'..Rh that
InMst on brctirg
into hia baigaiu
ntitking. Neither
will he wait to heat
any lone-drawn-out
tory of the caue
of his ailment He
doesn't care two atraws about a fine spun
theory of bow he should treat himself. He
may be prediMioaed to scrofula, or consump
tion. ' Tbat' be will tell you "ha noth
ing to do with tbe case." He wanta to be
well. If he can be cured, write out a pre
scription and send in your bill. So, here's
the first part of the proposition.
Pr. Pierce' Golden Medical Discovery 1
a medicine that permeate the whole body
aa water goes through a eponsre. It U a mi
crobe hunter and a microbe killer. It is a
well-known fact that many persons of ncrof-
ulou blood, encourage the breaking out
of unsightly (ore, to prevent the disease
f olng to the lung. There i no need of
ivinr in this state of dread end diacomfort
Purify the blood. It can be done. The
"Golden Medical Discovery" will cure 98
per cent of all consnmptive cases, also of
all other lingering, bronchial, throat and
lunar disease. Don't allow a drugrtist to
peranade you into taking oincthinr that
he says is ' just as good." Maybe it's bet
ter for him better for hi profits. Take
the "Golden Medical Discovery " the
ereatest discovery of the age. In addition,
in erder to know you melt better, send to
the World's Dispensary Medical Associa
tion, Buffalo, N. V., t one-cent atamp to
cover cost of mailing only, and get in re.
turn, Dr. Pierce's Common Senae Medical
Adviser. It 1 a book of 1008 pages, illus
trated, and is full of common sense talk
tbat any one Wbo can read will understand.
And here la tbe testimony of Mr. R. E. Fit.
pus, of Carry, Ohio, in rrgard to the "Golden
Medical Diicbverv " i ' I had a traablesoma
kin dlteane. I suffered much from turtle ton. I
Nothing helped m natil I tried the 'Golden I
Medical Diacowry. A year or two later I had '
tuug- trouble. Again Ui ' Uiaoovciy ' cund me," j
TELEGRAPHIC.
Hart HI Right
New Yohk, Nov. 10. Senor Toinaa Es
trada Puluia, tbe Cuban delegate, has re
dived a letter from General Antonio
Maeeo under date of November 7 :
"You need have no uneasiness about
me," says Maeeo in nil letter. "Even in
the rase that Weyler could direst asainst
us sucti an enormous army that I could not
meet it in the field in open battle, aa i
have done with success now, I will resort
to guerilla warfare, and dividing my
troop into small bodies of 50 men each 1
will give hard work to even 20,000 soldiers.
While Weyler was preparing butrocbal
was making mine also."
II Depend
Wabhinotok, Nov. 16. Tho Ciban
situation is pregnant with possibilities.
There is not a public man in Washington
who does not realize tully tbe gravity of
the situation. The president, hu cabinet,
Consul-General Lee, and officials and di
p'omats generally are waiting for the de
velopment of the next fortnisbt with the
greatest concern a to the result. All band
seem to agree that thermal crisis is con
nected with General Weyler s present cam
paign against Maceo.
II W a iieaeral
Nobtr Yakima. Wash.. Nov. 10.
The freshet of tbe hut few dan have
canted considerable havoc in North Yakima
nounty. ibe preoipitatioa of rain and
snow has never before been aa great in a
like period, and this, taken in connection
with a strong cbinook wind, caused the
streams to rue at a rate that caught every
one unprepared . Just bow much, damage
hat been done is difficult to estimate, tor
at some points along tbe Natchez and Yak
ima rivers thousands ot acre of low ground
are overflowed.
A Ccetaia f easier
Atlanta. Ga.. Nov. 16. Alexander
Stephen Clay, of Cobb county, chairman
ot we democratic state committee, and ex
president ot tbe date senate, was nomi
nated for United States senator, to nicceed
John B Gordon, by tbe democratic legula
live caucus tbu afternoon The nomina
tion was made on the Slot ballot.
; A Sateen Seated
lUxmCiTT, Or., Nov 16. -Jack Walk
ers akxm was last mgbt rutted by four
masked men. who robbed tbe till of it con
tent. $10. The robber cornered the men
in the saloon with shotguns and put (.and
siaae gooa weir escape.
Washixgtox, Nor. IS. Secretary Mor
ton, ia hi annual report, which wilt short
ly be made public, will review tbe eco
nomical feature of Li odmiuutraiiun and
cite figure to show that be ha converted
oaca inu me treasury as vuu.wmj or u
appropriation for the agricultural depart
me-nt durinjr the taur year, or KMAi.uuQ
each J ear Thi i in the neighborhood of
a) per cent ot tbe appropriation lor tbe
. .
Uneot tbe principal feature win be a
leoetby refutation of wbat be call "calam
ity bowler " lie will contend that agri
cultural interest are not dVebning; that 11
per ceet ot the f arm in the country are
itboutany encumbrance, while tbe t
cuabranoe on the remain! sir 28 per cent
were incurred in tbe ;urcbaeaad improve
ment of tbe land.
BetlstwUy may
Boox&svTUJt, Out., Nor. 15. A morf
extraordinary caie of religious mania u
reported from a farmbon near tbe Lock
Sault Thrre. or a number ot year, re
aided Elijah R.C, bu wife and li chil
dren. 1 be eldest on. 1-ouU, 23 year old.
rwentlr became iesaae, and announced
biuueUaatbe "priore of tbe caadbilU,"
and declared that (.brut bad appointed
hint to refcem tbe world.
1 be mania exteeikxi to the father, moth
er and the other children, who neglected
the farm and spent their time ia cingiaj;
and praying.
A St Kveat
Bvffalo, S. Y. ior. 15 At mUatjrbf
tonight, the turning of tbe switch ia the
oitf power-h-wue at Niagara fail compet
ed a circuit, wbwb eauaed Niagara river to
Sow op bill, so to speak, by returning; a
fraction of it reaisUeM energy which ha
already swept put the rate of Buaulo,
back into tbat city, 27 mile distant. Tbe
barnes was btrdtied that bitcbea the facto
ry wheel o Buffalo to the graUeact tale
ract ca earth. Monday morning, tbe
stnet cars of tbb uty will move by fali
power.
la teniae
Loxoox, Nor. 15. Money rate have
been firm and there baa reo a brisk de
mand tor gold tor tbe continent. It is
probable that large shipments will go to
India cborUy. Dear money baa restricted
business oa tbe tock exchange, but the
tone baa been good in all department, ei
cept mine, which wre (taguant and de
pressed.
A cw S"lea4 kjacbea.
M'Ktsrtk. Toon., Nor. 15. Last night
near here. Cbarlee Alien, a negro, was
lynched, being bot to death by a band of
men, tor tbe raping of Mis lietue beeJ.
a reFpedable white girt, aged 14, aad an
orphan. Tbe negro committed the out
rage about dusk yederday, a tbe girl wa
returning item ue couuu neia.
Weiwr Blax s.
liavaKA. Nov. 15. No very explicit
new na oeen received rrotn taptatn Uen-
eral Weyler, but it u I oown that after
the engagement at tbe Kobi bill, be con
tinned his march into the interior of the
mountain toward haroa, and he occeeded
in penetrating to point to which no other
bpanubcolum bate ever reached, lie
ha bad several skirmishes with toe insur
gents.
The kra larky talc.
Faaskrosr. Ky.. Nor. 14. Complete
official return have been tabulated by
counties, showing tbat Smith, one cf the
Bryan e ector. ran JJW ahead of the low
est McKinley elector, and is elected . Tbe
other 12 Bryan ekctor ran from 300 to 700
bebiod 13 ot the McKinley elector. Tbe
total rote ot tbe state was 4.tt.24-J, a fol
lows:
Mehinley 218,005
Hnan 217.000
Palmer 5.01f?
Levering 8.374
McKinley 'a avenue plurality was on
1 tie vote tor e ector.
LIlleA at rt Bad.
L whence, Kan., Nov. 14. In tbe
football game Lere between the tate uni-
veruty aud Doaoe college, of Crete. Neb.,
T L Serf qnartrr back of the Nebraska
team, wa so tadly injured tbat he died
tonight at II :'0. without regaining oon
nciotine. Kansas had tbe ball, aod rerf
tackled to Wing hi man down, and in
doing so alighted on the back of hi neck.
lie wa (KiTied from the field and in a few
bouitiaJliiHl, but about 11 o'clock began
'o ?nk rapid!) , and d'ed a few minute
later. ,
Ke Immediate Paazer.
WA8ioTt), Nof. 14. Genera' I'itz
hogb Lee, cousul-tfcneriU 1 f the Unit d
8tati to C'plm. returned here llii after
noon fiom Virsiuia, wneie he hn been
visiting Li iatuily.
Oene.nl L; talked tonight of tbe rNin
Uh Cuban situation, aud while not ilenyinir
me poskibiuiy of war witu paln, expieaj
ed the opinion that the report that an
opt.n rupture a imminent, and that con
sequent preparation for trouble were be
ing iriune by both countries nnitht be great
ly exasrirerated. II a said be bad no knowl
edge of immediate danger of hostility.
rallies ear,
Washington. Nov, 14 The comans-
tontr geoernl of immieration, in hu an
num report, Sow that during tbe last
fiscal leer the arrivals of lnimii'raiit in
thia country agreKuted 343.2U5, of which
34i.'.4o3 were landwl and the remaiiuicr de
barred and depoited at tbe ext'emw uf th
various tteiinubip lines by which they
came.
ibe atatistiu at Lnnd.tbe commis ionor
gent-Ml staU a, ' do not justify theconciu
sionthutour alien population U groing
in undue pri ponion.''
The relicy.
WASniNOTOK. Nov. 14 To a aanator
who called upon him to inquire about the
wnr rumor in regard to Cuba. 1'resident
Cleveland repliod that tbe position of this
government was a suited in the last an
nual message to congress one of traditioa
at sympathy with people struggling for
autonomy ana freedom but that never
theiwa thi government felt it to be its
plain duty to honestly fulfill every interna
tionul agreement.
Slav. '
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Thirtieth Year.
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Feb 22 Washington's Birthday a holiday,
April 6 Term Examination begin
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Arbor Day Vacation of Four Daya
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JuneS Final Examinations begin . . Tuesday
June IS Baccalaureate Sermon . Sabbath forenoon
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June 14 Annual Meeting of tbe Board of Trustee
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June 14 Junior Orations . . Monday eveninr
June IS Graduating Exercises of tbe Conservatory cf
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June 15 Pejrular Entertainment Tuesday evening
June 16 Commencement . . . Wedneeday
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tament of rraaeea m. uauciv. wna,
ha fikd hi fiaa! account wun tbe cienc
of the county court for linn oaet. P"
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of December, t the hour of 1 o'cioek
p. ra. of ad day fnr toe norm oc saia
account aad the e Ueroet of said es'a'e.
Thi tbe 24th da, o October 1896.
W EtirTHKa,
VfaATHEKroeo it Tarrs Executor.
Au.s l ijtrtu .
Notice for Publication
Lawo Omct at Oxesow Citt. O
UetZlHB.iew.
Notice is bereby crivea that tbe foliow-
inK nauicd settler be filed notice of bi
fnteetioe to make feel proof in support of
bictiot, and that ad prosf will be
made before tbe register and receiver at
Oregon City. Oregon. Uee-mber lorb.
196. rix: Wiiiam lobe te t. ooe ot te
hetrf Peter Beet, deceased; H E 1S144
fer the-W W of S W" M ot Sx 26 and
ofSEef See 27 Tp 10SR7E. He
amesUkefolloenBc wttaesaes to prove ti
eontinooos residence upon and csitivation
of , raid land, via: Joseph L Peasiy. Oaa.
Elein. Thomas A Keastcr. aaxtoo r Kerr,
ail of IXroit, Oreiroe.
ROBERT A. MILLEB. KegiaUr.
Mm-ISmTCHSMaTlCE.
Notice t bereby fiee tb tbe nder
inedbaabeea appotnted bytbecoBety
court of Lawn county. Oregon, adnunss
trator with tbe wt.l annexed ef tue estate
of Jane Fannin e, deceased, late ot linn
county. Or. A il persona earieg- diica
against said estate are hereby notified to
present tbe Mm wira the prvjper voucberj
to me at Atoany, Oreeoa, within six
aonUte from tbe date of thi nottce
Eiirss & CAK50W. SAjtxExETocwn.
Attrs tor Adn r. Adminietraar
with tbe will mmmxfd
Albany, Orwoe. Oct 6. 1896.
" 3ok bereby evew teat tee de
signed has been daiy arpoteted exeeeror
ot the last wiJ and tcs'einent cf OUver
FBckinger. late of tbe eooaty of Lien and
tase of Oreson, by tbe cnwMy court of said
county and state. AU persons baring
claims against caki estate are nereby noti
Eed to present tnem to tne eidersigned. at
her reBifncc aer U Uicr's Sutioa iLn
enanty, Oregon, within six aaontbs truax
this date.
Dated tii 13lb day of September. 1836.
MinAFuauiGs,
It AATKXroD k. Wtatt. ExK&tor
Att're fcr Executor.
Notice for Publication.
Laxd Orrtcn at Oxxeox Cttt. 0w
fcee. 5cb. 1SS.
Koiiee ia bereby gins, that the fallow
ia nasd eeltier has ltd woAa of fcie
tateetK to make Staal preef in scot eC
tun etaim. and thc aatd prsof erill be male
before ibe eeesty cjerk cf Line eeeety at
Albanr. Ore.ee, on iVeember 19 b, 16S6V
rut: sir Ahwai Otdee; H E 1 1012 fcr
B H e W tMdWefSEofSe
23, Tp 13 3 R 6 E. He asm t foi low -tag
sastuH to prove bis oont aeoae as
ideeen epee aed enlttrsJion et, said lead
vs.-LCIea, AT It., TO Daefortn,
Mrs A H Tinotaaa, ail ei IVore'. Orrjtoe.
Bouti A al nu, Biaicr.
KOTICE CF FINAL SITrilUEXT.
Notice is bereby given tbat tbe ender
sigwed nave filed their fi-ial aceoont aa ex
ecutor of tbe estate ef Janes B Morgan,
seed, and tbat the county court if
i coon It. Oregon, has set Moods, tbe
day of November . IS96. at tbe boorof
aork. p m ot said daj, f r the purpose
raring tbe same and the settietneet
id estate. Any and alt persons bar
ary objeerien to said accuant and the
settle nnent of said estate, are bereby eoti
fied to be present at said time and make
the same.
Ded thi the 2ob day of Sept. 1S96.
Wxathxrpoid X: Wtatt,
A'-t) for Err Ai raD C M okoax,
f FlTD B JSNKS.
Executors.
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Tbe circuit ecurt of the ttate ef (
for L'nu couery. he ctdeed that ait per
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Albany Woolen Mills Co. file the same
ith the clerk of id rot'rt. with the wc-
eery po.f thertof. within thtrtv di
trout the da"e hereof and that ohjeeie
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witbm ten day ntet the esurarHa o
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ltdXov. 19 16. LFuss.
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Notio herHx fim to I eo.r tJ
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teretted ia i et-Ute ara hrta and
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