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A Young Man on Bimetallism.
1893.
Crawfordville, March,
To thk Editor :
My attention has been drawn to an
article published In tbo Dkvocrat of
March 11, 1898 from the pen of Geo. W
Wright, and it was both with surpris
and dgust that I perused it. Surprised,
that it came from the pen of a man,
who, during the campaign of 1896 was
prone to talk of the wonderful effect! of
the bimetallio system, and of the grand
principles and great patriotism of Win.
Bryan. Disgusted, to think that a man
of bis orominenoe wonld show his igno
rance in such a manner on this great
question .
I' tna- be pr-sumptuons of lae to
atitni-t to reply to Mr. Wright, from
the (act that I will not be a voter for
four vears, bat as he undoubtedly need
tome enlightenment on this question, 1
will stterupt to give the required in
forma. ion. His article only continue
any baliet that the forces of the "Quid
Trust" are at work to capture the Dem
ocratic party in 1900 la undoubtedly
true And in the out set let us eay that
we have surely come to a parting of
way. Those who favor a single god
candard and a bank currency shco.d
take their stand on that side of the
question, and those who favor bime
allium and a national currency, take
tbeir ntand with those advocating thai
policy . There is no middle ground. Th
international phantom baa vanished
and there is only two aides to the gre.i
question, and every voter will have io
cast bis ballot for one or the other. Th
democratic party baa always stood, ani
is today standing for a sound and stab'-e
monetary system, it has always been ic
favor of sound money, the soundest the
. world ever knew ; consisting of gold
and silver aod a paper currency issued
by the national government Demo
cratic principles ou the same subject
never change. The party may change
but that does not do away with the o'd
principles. And bo I eay that the Demo
cratic party was never a gold standard
party, and never did declare far gold as
the sole standard of values, but on th
contrary, it etands today, on the finan
cial question, where it stood at the
very foundation of this government.
Ani it issueless, it is nonsjnical, to ask
such questions as Mr. Wright asse, each
as, "Shall the democratic party return
to eound democratic principles?''
. After the first coinage iawc were en
acted, the question of the free coinage
of gold and silver was never an issue
every one irrespective of party voted on
the question. Daniel Webster, Ameri
ca's greatest constitutional lawyer said :
"1 am certainly of the opinion that gold
and silver at rate fixed by congress con
stitnte the legal standard of value in
this country and that neither congress
nor any state has authority to establish
any other standard or to displace this
standard."
Mr. Wright in bis article rajs : "There
Is as much reason in plowirg with an
old fashioned wooden plow share because
onr fathers need it, as there ie in saying
that a silver dollar in its own merits at
, the ratio of 16 to 1 would be equal to
gold Jollar, in face of tbe fact that the
commercial value has so changed that i
now takes 33 grains of silver to buy 1
grain of gold. The ratio fixed by Jeffer
son was 15 to I, etc1
True the ratio was fixed at 15 to 1, by
tbe first coinage laws. In 1785 the
American congress adopted tbe Spanish
milled dollar, as the basis and unit
our money . This was the Spanish silver
dollar. Our first coinage law was en
acted in 1793. After giving to both
gold and silver free and unlimited coin
age, it fixed tbe size of tbe silver dollar
in the following language :
"Dollars or units each to be of tbe value
of tbe Spanish milled dollar as is now
current, and to contain three - hundred
and seventy one grains ana lour six
teeotb parte of a giain of pnre silver.
Tbe gold dollar was to contain 24.73
grains of pure gold, but the coinage of
gold dollar was not provided for. It
will tbos be seen that the silver dollar
was made the nnit of value. Tbe ratio
. wis established at 15 to I, but at tbi
ratio, gold was cnder-vataed and
went out of circulation in this country
Whv? Because all of the nations of
Europe were coining silver at tbe ratio
of 15 to 1 and we could not maintain
tbe ratio of 15 to 1 because it nnder
valafcd one of the metals. . In 1834 the
ratio was changed to 16 to 1. From 1 92
to 1873 tbe silver dollar was tbe nnit ol
value, it was a full legal tender for all
debis public and private, aod ' when it
was srspended irom coinage
in 1873 it s'ood at a premium of 3 per
cent over gold. During all this time
each phases as "unround money" was
never heard . Tbe silver dollar was neva
era dUbonest dollar, it was never called -50
cer t doliar. ' It would have been
just as seneibie to bave sailed tbe fig
ure 1, 50-100 of 1 as it would bave been
to hare called tbe silver dollar a 50 cent
dollar. Today as Mr. Wright tays tbe
ratio ie 33 to 1, and be admUs that ail
ver baa been discriminated against.
He admits that its demonetization by
tbe leading nations of tbe world is tbe
cause of tbe cbaoge in ratio. What else
conld be, expected bat that it would
depreciate In value?
Take away tbe demand for any article
and it will depreciate in value. Dem
onetize gold, deprive it of its money
function and it-too will depreciate.
It wouldn't be worth as much today as
silver ii. Silver is need as subsidar-;
money in all of tbe gold standard nations
today, a function which gold cannot
serve, and. therefore I my that if tbe
money demaod for gold was taken away
it would be subject to the fluctuations
of the market, the same as any other
commodity. -
Mr. Wright seem to think gold is
something sacred, that it is a kind of a
God . lie assumes that gold has a fixed
and unchangeable va'ue, and that its
value can neither be increased nor di
minished God, as expressed in dollars and
cents has a fixed value. Wbat gives it
a fixed value?. If I remember rightly,
when parliament chartered tbe Bank of
England in 1844 it said, that for everv
ounce of pur gold offered on its coon
ters for rale, the Bank of England should
pay for it f 30. 07 and since that time it
has nlwsys, and is today commanding
1 that urice. and if England can fix tbe
price of gold at 120.07 per ounce, tbe
uottru states can say, mat it win coin
t the silver offered at its mints for
tha purpose into standard silver dollars
at $1.2920 per ounce and at a ratio of
16 t 1, and maintain tbe parity between
be j miala.
Mr.
maintain parity is to make no discrim
ination against either metal, make silvei
a full legal tender for all dehts public
and private, declare all contracts calling
for gold payment void, ani pavable ir.
any lawful money of the United States
and there will be trouble about main
taining paritv. Today we have a vast
amount of silver dollars in circulation
all on a parity with gold How are they
kept on a pamy T Simply by granting
o them the rights of a full legal tender.
The aw save that K shall be the policy
of the gave nment to maintain the two
metals at a parity. But under this
declaration tbe work of maintaining the
parity lias been greatly strained .
The treasury has been transformed
into a pawn brokers odice, the Sec. cl
he treacu 7 has surrendered the op'icn
of redeeming government obuat'ous in
either gold or silver, and the gamblers
in gold have come and took the gov
ernment by the throat aud demanded
ne certain kind of money in payment of
iliei,- exchanges, .bat was never specified
in the contract, and hy this policy the
bonded indebtedness of tbe government
was incrad during the Cleveland
adintnistra ion $262,000,000. That is tbe
r-snlt of the parity policy . which my
irittnd ie advocating.
The only cof-cl way to restore and
uiaimtiu t'l" former relative va ue be
tween gold and silver to a fixed ratio, is
to open the minte to tbe free and un
"in ed coins K- of both, and without
itM.nmica ion. Again Mr. ' Wright
jm: Vt are the best prepared of any
a-iou on earth to maintain the gold
tankard. By doing wa will become
to .-realtor nation of the world, onr
in'iet wnt be onght from abroad; the
tu L-ey vro'er will be changed from Lon-
ton to New York, aud money will be
-ed t hoToemron loug tirue,at from
I t j 4 .-! i -ntper annum.' If th
if nuiplion ii correct, tbeu I confess I
w nottiins of history.
F i 23 e,- e bave bw;i trying to
inaiiitaiu thr gold standard, and what
' bvt-n that resnit? It baa given the
tiotue-eteade of thonsande of toilers to
TSflli5,
Down Brakes, and Reverse' I "
When a train is discovered rushing on to a
inguuul col
lision, it is a
thrilling in.
sunt aa the
engineer
whistles
"Down
brakes t
and reverses
his lever.
Brakes alone
are not
enough; the
whole pro
pelling pow
er of the en-
'-Tgine must be
made to work
in the oppo
site direc
tion. That is
how it is
sometimes
with disease.
There are
times whes
the system is flyinsr along the track of dis
ease at such a thrfhtiul pace that no ordinary
methods will prevent disaster. There are
plenty of medicines which act merely as
brakes to "slow up" the disease and put
off disaster for a little while; but that isn't
enough. Wbat is needed is a medicine mat
will instantly reverse the entire wasting,
degenerating process.
When people are losing flesh and strength
and vitalit. with the life oosinar out of them
day after day, they need Dr. Pierce's Golden
Medical macweif. waicn acts qircut uuvs
the vital forces, completely transforms th
entire nutritive organism and totally re
verses the wasting, debilitating process
arhleh at (he root of all diseases.
It enables the digestive and blood-making
ntmns to ancnlv tbe circulation writs an
abundance of pure, healthy, red blood. It
stops the wasting of tissue, builds up solid
muscular nesn ana neaitny ncrve-iorcc.
. iflt, U.rv Whitman of East DkklOSua.
Franklin Co.. N. Y.. writes; "For nearly tee
months I bin had a bad cough, and instead of
getting better. It grew worse, uuttl I was adrlaed
K irlnul tn t nr. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discover. 1 hesitated at first, for it seemed to
mc nothing would gt relief only death. MJ
parents were anxious about me, and 1 was said
to hare consumption. I tried your medicines.
mmA h-f.-ro i had taken man doaea there wa a
treat ensure. When the second bottle was empty
X bad no cough an w a treat aeal stronger.
And now comes the tug of war.
it be war or peace.
Will
Tbe man is always to be congratulated
for being spoken ill of for doing a gocd
deed.
TELEGRAPHIC
if emitter, "t h p.ac-d one third of
lustT mil age of the United States
tut ban J of receivers, it baa given
idlnee to 4 millions of would be toilers
etiop and ttald, it has given produc
tive capital t o scope for use and little or
no returns - for risks assumed,
l.ae given the silver miner rnin.
t ha giveu tbe fa-mrr at one time lose
han 40 cents for his wheat asd the
cotton sianter 5 cents tor bis cotton, it
has pronnced a crop of 'defaulters and
erimioa s until our jails and pi ieona over
flow, mobs, riots, suicides - and strikes
are everyday, occurrences, the bonded
indebtedness -of the TJoitad States ha
been increased over 262 millions of dol
tare a year, and today it requires twice
the products oi human toil to buy one ol
bee "honest cold dollars." that it did
in 1S73
If we are the rest prepared nation on
earth to maintain tbe gJd standard, I
sty, God pity the balance of them.
There ie only way by which onr feet
may be guided and that ie by tl.e lamp
of experience. And if dnring25 years
in which we have tried to maintain tbe
gold standard tLere has been anything
aetiforth to indicate that we wonld be
come the creditor nation of tbe world
that the money center woild be changed
from London to New York, aod that
money would be loaned to the borrower
at S to 4 per cent, I W3uld like to bave
it demonstrated.
Prior to 1873, but two nations England
and Portugal were upon A gold beaii
They bad a population of 42,000.000 of
psopie. Today the same amount of gold
ia divided among the 350,00,000 o! peo
ple) who have adopted the gold tancard,
Tne struggle for go'd continues, and if
nJer a diminishing money standard we
could become tbe creditor Ballon of tbe
world, iben r right's theory is cor
rect. But again Mr. Wright says: "It
will not do to bavs two standard." I
myself bave never found or beard of
a party that adopted two standards, at
tie presen day. It may be that my
perceptible faculties are not good, or my
understanding is at fault, but if I can
read rightly, the Democratic party ie to
day advocating true money standard
composed of two metals, and that is all
that any party ever advocated, Mr.
Wright tells ns that the Democratic par
ty was always in tbe lead for a sound
and stable cuirency, and that in 1868 it
declared for one money only. But be
failed to tell us wbat kind of a money
vetem that was. '
The poor gild Democrat "where ie be
a'," be canno' join the Republican par
ty on aceonnt of its tariff policy. Be
cannot stay with the Democratic party
on aceonnt of Us financial policy.
B ie like the left tbeed of tbe boose
of I -i art.
Aa.' on ti e montita'ns mild and bare
isr.it from t'S tender shepherds care.
in ;ie t- vr is beerd bis ery
Sick aod l.Blp.fcttf" and readv to die.
Clitf Abrams.
There is enough telt-hatas in tome
people to spread out ovi a whole town
ship and thsn tinge the character of some
of tbe people touched by it.
tiold and silver have always been
mentioned together and wilt continue to
be. Give them equal privilege- and tbeir
ratio will remain eubnaruially tbe same.
Nature has her share of freaks aa welt
as politics. The manner in which it
snowed from three to four inches in
Eugene, and not a flake five miles away.
was one of them.
Aaulhtr alaska Wreck
Ban Francisco. March, 22.-Upon the
arrival of the Paciho whi niui.mu
Company's steamer Santa Rosa, from ban
Diego today, the news was received of a
korrible accident directly tUibutable to
the Alaskan gold excitement, which U be
lleved to have cost tne ayes w r--"
gen. and sailors. Captain Alexander, of
the Santa Rosa, reported that early this
morning, while nine miles off Point Mont
ta, at tbe mouta of the Golden Gate, be
Itthted a dereiectooiiomup. ynw i"""
,, th hark- rlnlen W A liny. All on
board bad peiUhed,
The Sltaatloa
Washimoton. March. 22 The cabimt
meeting today was devoted exclusively to
the Spanish situation, me woo '
Hiarniuinn waa verv firm and determined
that there must come an end to tbe pres
ant utata nf affair in.Cnba.
Raomtar Loner authorized the statement
that th nndnratundintr before the cabinet
waa that the report would reacn wanning-
ton nextTburtday or r'nd y; mat it waa
ver voluminous, aud that the publication
anil' f eanamiaainn to COmrTeSS WUUld DOt
occur until next Monday or Tuesday.
rrcDatlaa a Messate
Chicago. March. 22. A Washington
special to the Daily News says:
Pnwident McKinlev is preparing a mes
am, on the f'tihan situation. It will be
sent tn ronirreaa. it is tboucht, iodependen
of tbe Maine inquiry, and will relate to ln-
trtnuon
One nf foe nremdent a advisers shiu to
day the message would probably go beyond
tne recognition ot touepouueuwj --
esse ereon rtaaws
Vasuimgtoic. March. 22. lhe follow-
inn nominations were made by tbe presi
Oca. today :
l'oatmasters uregon. J a "neeier, .
Independence: R M Poe. at Detroit, vice
Clara E Perkett, removed and J W Arn
old, at Freewaler. vice 8 T Barnes resun
ed. Washington. S 11 Mason, at v'euia
Wyoming, J V Holteaaouse, a' tvan
ston.
aaereSB Marsler .
Cascade Locks, Or., March, 12. Lewis
Gebbard, aged 70 years, shot and killed
his wife, aged 65. and taen turned the
pistol upon himself and took his own life
here last a ght. Ibe bodies were not
found until this morning.
A Bare seearreaee
CoviKOToir. Kt.. March ?2. Judte
Tuft, of the ITnitad S,'e court, has sen
tenced ex-Cashier T. b. Youtxev, of the
First National bank, of Newport. Kr.,
to six vears in the oenitentiarv. Execution
of the sentence was tnspended for 30 days
to enable the defendant's counsel to pre
pare a bill of exceptions.
Tfce BetMtrt finished
Chicago, March. 22 .A special to the
Tribune from Washington says:
Late last evening- secretary Long ad
mitted that a telegraphic summary of tbe
report of the court ot inquiry had been
received, aad be also adinit;ei that Ad
miral Sicard had received tbe report lat
evening aad wonld forward it to ashieg
ton without delay. With tne teletrraphic
summary received as a basis tbe state de
partment has already proceeaea to snhuj
Minister Woodford officially of tbe
cha ac e-.
MISFITS.
i
The first to nay bis taxes in Mariof
cnuntv this vear on the new roll was
u. A 11. man.
GH APRIL
AY
I. D. Driver is the union nominee If
sheriff of Wasco county. He Is r
enough away from Eugene to be electeS.
A Butle paper about hits it wheni'
says that tbe Alaska stories aie about 3
per cent truth and 97 per cen; ilcttoni
fhefamous J. J. Uorbett will perprtf
in Portlaud thia week in The Naval t -a
det. He, like Portland's Corbett, has
retired from the ring.
A correspondent in an exchange is
alraid of being bored to death bj nail
keg politicians, there is so mucu time
before election. Chere is one siii ')
of escape, go to Klondike. I
The McMinnvil'e Traneoript thinks
Rev. Ross d.d a very smalt Mn
catchiLg a lot of innocent old frdies or
that old Hesnkiah teg, humiliating them
in a public place.
For Blood and lierves in Spring
paines Celery Compound
A union bimetallic ticket will un
doubtedly be nomintard In Portland to
morrow, composed oi members of tbe
democratic, populist and free silver re
publicans. If judiciously put up it will
march to victory.
A war vessel is to be named New
Utieans and it is ta be manned by New
Orleans men. Tbe Oregon. New Orleans
and tbe Indiana will fight side by aide if
it comes to blows
The bomber oi war vessels being man
ufactnred and being sent towards Chioa
makes things also look umbrageous ia
that direction. This is a case of a lot
oi nogs an ready glutted, alter more
provender.
Tbat relief bill for tbe victims of tbe
Maine went through without a no.
There ie no east, north, west or soalb
when it comee to patriotism of tbe gen
uine order at tbe end ol tbe nineteenth
century.
Washixgtos, March, 21. The boose
today unanmously passed tbe bid for tbe
refits' of the aorvivora aad victims of the
nt lh Maine disaster. The bill reimbur
ses the survivors, officers and men lor tne
losses they sustained to an amount not io
rmeil a nar't nav and directs tbe pav-
, . .
meet of a sum equal to a year pay to toe
leirsj beirs of thote who srubed . There
was a nits a soirited debate otrev aa amen-1
meat rturgeeied by Cannon, to a-ive the
survivors a rear's pay out of brrd instead
Hon. II. R. K-ncaid ahouU be the
nominee on the union ticket kr secre
tary ol state, tie would recti W an im
mensevote. liu has made ote of the
beit officials tbe aUte has ever lad
Pro! Baker, of tbe Lebanon schools
. kent track of the number of miasles in
the schools of that city and tif re ult
...... !...A..t .!
waa ino cases out oi ma uigijim,
2T2. or 6? per cent. They rerikinly had
a measly time. f
Soapy Smith, who aspired to bethel
Does ol Sksgw.y, has been kit tea out oi
that place. He waa famous etiouith to be
illusuated in tbe WoilJ and other big
papers, and was at one time the moit
prominent gambler in Denver. .Skignay
did a good jod. '
t
The rural but me'odicns voii-es of the
famous DeMoss family will again be
heard this season. They opened the
unn last Saturday sir hi at Warco with
on of their concerts, and "Sweet Ore
gon" will again be in the laud
Prof Hawley haa come out in a ietter
defending hi John Brown speech, de
claring tbat he only gave history. Many
nsaola do not believe he cave hi'iory.
! and anv way they do not like seeing the
1 '' . D f . -1
nsme OI JOuo orosa rciaiu.u
Jackson and Jeffries are to finht in
San Francisco tonight, ih Pbhocbat!
man doesn't Uke ny stock m inei
pugilistic hypodromes, lot just to t in
tbe swira, be predicts that fon win
win. though the odds are io too on
Jeffries.
It ii said to be a f -cl that at a church
in Portland last Sunday a man mho put
SOceata in tbe collection bse-et w
promptly rebuked by his wile. She di I
not say a word, bnt when the tatket
reached ner she took out tbe SO cents
a . ; . . w;Ai.iA .u. kai
cent p;ece into her pocket e'rome. J
Tbe Sa'etn Statesman is 47 rears o'd
today, having been started on March 21.
1861. A. Bosh waa the first editor and
some people thiol be ia interested in
tbe paper now. Tbe Statesman is a
credit aa newspaper to th c i:al city,
and baa played an impoit- ct part in it,
upbuilding.
A new degree baa been cjiahlifLed in
of attempting to reimburse them for acntal I the K of P lodge at Wasco Last Wed
nesday evening in tbe lodge room at that
place, Ernest Well and Mies tenable,
two K's of P.. were formally o-ited in
tbe bo'v bonds of mairimonv, and th
new degree wa so well ca.-ried out it is
hoped to make it a permanent feator
Mr. Bryan baa been saying; some pa
triotic things in a very nice manner.
White some people will construe bin mo
tives to suit themselves, yet it it is a fact
that there d:es not live in tbe borders of
the United States a man who poseesee a
more genuine love for hie country. Ev
ery one of ns though enoold be jnst as
patriotic.
From the Pittaborg rimes
Uncle Sam does not need any help in
the encounter. If Victoria earee to wiok
at him occasionally, as an esleessed lady
did one time before in tbe history of ihi,
country When Mr. Fitsttmmona had a
job on bands, and sboot such encour
agement as "Go for bis wind!' and
"Smash him in the liver!" it will be ac
cepted as sofficien.
C- A Johns of Baker City, a former !
resident of Polk coonty, ia a prominent :
candidate fer secretary of state on the t
republican ticket. Mr ' Jobns sere raj j
yearn o waa defeated for district at- ,
torne ot this d.s'nrt, running tar bs-
bind bis ticket. I
io
a ratal rtsw
BnTs, Mont., March, 2l.-Ybe Hale
boose, a Urge three-story trick building
on East Broadway used ss a lodging and
boarding booe by miners ia tbe 4m ploy of
the Anaconda Company, was entirety des
troyed by fire, which broke out shortly
after 3 o'clock this morning. So far aa
known two men are dad from injuries In
jumping from windows, another is dying
aad twenty ate missing.
SpaJa Kxkaaatew
BarssBxa, March. 21 A diapatcti to
La Govt fiom Madrid describes aa inter
view with Seoatrw Margalt. at one time
president of tbe Spanish federal republic
and chief ot tne ministry ia which be ie
reported aa declaim that Cuba is prac
tically lost to hpaia.
"Spain is esoaosted." be ia reported as
aaying "She most withdraw ber troops
and recoguse Cuban independence before
it is too late."
ViiKXa, March, 21. Tbe newspapers; A few years ago the S'ateemsn helped
announce that japan, between iMj and elect Billy fcgtn count v clerk or tbe re
1905. will bave devoted 194,000.000 yea to i publican ticket, and it cou d not ear ; t
tbe building ot warships. Forty-sereo j encash good things about t iro. Sow it
bae already been ordered with short j is fighting him for county school super
terms of deiWerv io England, France, j ioleodent or tbe anion ticket and it!
Germany and the L'oited bulee. 1 cannot eay enough n e-n things a tout
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DckYEB
0XAKA
SXD
eaxsas enr
In tbe fiibt at San FranrtoroUst night j
between tbe once famous Peter Jackson
and Jeff rie. the pupil of Corbett, the lai 1
ur in the third roond knocked out what S
wa left of the once powerf .d carke .now j
a wreck from a several years life of die j
aipa ion, though a physician jutt beioeei
tbe fight pronounced bim in perfect pbt- j
ical condition. 1
"Wall Faper.
t-arpets,
Lineoleam,
Lace Curto-lns.
Rugs,
Portier3,
Pillows
Siruiture
Bedding.
Piz-ture Frames.
Linen Warp Matting,
Oil Paintings,
and Undertaking
" ALBANY FURNITURE CO.
SOHsfOXS.
Lowest Hates to all
Eastern Cities
Ocean Steamers Leave
Portland Every 4 days
SAM FRANCISCO
Steamers monthlj' from Port
land to Yokohoma and Hong
Kong; via, The Northern Pa-
v: i- ....
ciuc ifauifciiiu vu.
con-
fa Ae OrenU CoiO t State f QreJer Li neCtion with O R and N
Vioict Ford, pVin!5ff -
For rail iafoncalioa cajrea
OmaaJi ft Mostctth, Albjoy.
Sotwithttanding the continued reports
of the hardships and fakism of Alaska
aod Dyea, every steamer takes more
pas:ners north, Int Elder sailing with
seventy fire and two hnndred more ar
riving in Portland s;oc. the boit left,
are willing to run the risks for thepoe
siblliiies ot gold either from the earth or
pecalaiion.
From the Kragmsdoro Sentinel.
Death. 8mu. On the 28'h inet.. Amy
Jane Mary Smit, eldest daaghter of John
and William Smit, a-ed one day two
and a hali bonrs. Tne bereaved and
be ar-broken parents bear to tender their
hearty thanks to Dr. Jones for his ua
reinlttiiig attention dariog the illnees of
the de based and for the moderate brev
u of bis bill. Also to Mrs. Williams for
tbe loao of clean sheets, to Mr. Wilson
for raoaiig for tbe doctor and to Mr.
Robison ' for recommending mnstard
plaster '
From Cumberland Dispatch to Wash
log ton Post.
Mrs. James C Frazier passed throngb
here alone today ridiog horseback, man's
style, on ber way to aforgantown.W Va.,
where she is studying law at the univer
sity She left Martinabarg Wednesday
and expect to cover tbe entire distance,
209 miles, by tomorrow evening. She
earned a brace of revolvers aod attract
ed much attention. Hr basbaud fol
lowed by train.
One ot the fnnniest things recently
was the challenge for a dael by a Span
iard in Madrid to Senator Uason.
Mason did . rather . go to ex
tremes, but in a general sense the
Spaniards got no more than they de
serve. If this Spaniard will wait until
war is declared if It is, he' will have all
tbeehances he desire for duets. It wid
be safe to predict though that he will
stay f nrtherest away from smoke and
bullets. . 1
by
Here are two sentences ottered
Shelby M Cnllom, of Illinois:
"Any man, whether a member of Con
gress or otherwise, who would attempt
to make a dollar out of auch a crisis ia
too mean to live. Men who attempt to
speculate on the calamities of tbe poor
Cubans or on tbe blowing up of tbe
Maine ongbt to be shot."
niE
PLACE
TO BUY
Your Groceries and Baked
Gooda
Is at Parker Bros. Everybody knows
where their place ia. They . keep, a fresh
stock of groceries, produce ana baked
goodfc. of all kinds, sell at rvta eon able
prices and treat their customers well, all
adke.
You may regret some step you take
in life tut none taken into tbe store of
Parker Bros.
It ia a grett thing to be well fed. Par
ker Bros keep good groceries.
A loaf of bread is not much bnt yon
want it well made. Try Parker Bros.
Fro1, the Chicago Tribune.
Tbeonlv way. by which a conflict can
oe avoided with tonor to the American
popIe is for Spain to recognize the in
dependence of Cuba and get off tbe
American continent.- ' Then. when
Toere are thrra little things which do
more work than any other three little
thlnpa created they are the ant, trie toe
and DeWicts Little Er:v Risers, tbe la t
being the f motn little pills for (tomaoh
and liver troubles I A Camming
Home First,
The World after wards. Get irood
grcceiies for your family . Conn ft Hus
ton keep the best, which thev sell at tbe
lowest posiible prices. Firsh vegetable
and fruits according to the season, always
on bscd.
A fine line of crockery.
'ample and thorough reparation and
Wright places great stress on apology have been rendered for the des-
mtintaining every dollar as good aa gold troction of the Maine and for the lives i
a . . . aatfk I O ... J C
tnn mi rnninritininir tna t nines, in m ma zuu dtivv wttiiahju ewruijtni ur t : . . a n n
- ry- j 7 , . . . ' i tionit tini oeT-ana u micerwuDgu yvm
jaOgmeat the only wt to csalnUin bpaniiih trerehrrT, may American honor ' doa'tsay f returo tbe paokK6 and irnc
ss waev s
Stop tbat Cough! Tate wamln. It
ma teail to Consumptioi.. A 25) bottle
o Shiloli'sO re may av your life. Sold,
ny Foshay ft Masou
Ta Care Constipation Forever.
Take Coscareta Candy Cathartic. Ms or Ue.
It C. C. C (all to cure, druggist refund money
Kdarntm ToarBawele With Casearsts.
Candy Cathartic, cure onnatlpstkm forever.
10c,ISe. ItC.C.O.fall.druKKtstsrelaDdBHey..
On car load of Phoenix Bicycles gone
already and another on the road.
Karl's Clover floor Tea. .or Constipa
Will laterrtew
Coscobd, X. H. March. 21. Senator
Chandler, in aa editorial io tbe Concord
Monitor today, says President Ale Kin ley is
shoot to take action in tbe name of the
j United States to relieve famine an't sick
ness in Cuba.
A Cewfereaee
Wathisoto, March, 20. President
tfcKinley did not attend church this morn
iog as is bis cpstom but instead spent two
hoars or m -re in conference with several
members of his cabinet Assistant Sec
retary Day called about 10:30 and remain
ed until nearly 1 o'clock. Secretary Lf n g
and Secretary Bliss were the other mem
bers pjeeent. Tbey remained aa born.
The members of the cabinet on leaving
the White House, said there was no spec
cial aignificance in the meet ins tbie morn
log Tbe report of tbe enure of inquiry
bad not been received, nor was it definitelj
kaowo when it wonld reach here.
A BUa Saew Moras
Eauxraxi, Mont., March 20. Tbe
most severe snow storm of tbe seas" a i
prevailing ia this section. At t o'clock
this morning it began snowing and at 6
this evening 18 Inches of snow had fallen.
The wind changed to the north and the
snow ts drifting badly. Trains are de
Jayed, aod street traSc bad to be abandon
ed for tbe day.
CeSllea Brady to Slabl
Tacoma. March, 20. Officers of tbe
Northers Pacific steamship Victoria. wbicb
arrived last night from China and Japan,
report tbat the British government is mass
Inc. - ru,Arfnl AaaI nl mnhtn, in
Chinese waters, and tbat the Urittsn are
buying all the coal coming to these waters
lor their men-of-war.
abet By a Bergeler
Sacramento. March. 20. Ex-street
Commissioner E J Croley sj shot and
probably fatally wounded by one of t wo
burtTUlars who were attempUng to rob bis
boose. Although 60 years old and unarm
ed, Croley grappled with one of thetn and
was about to overcome bun wbeo tbe bur
gular broke lose and Bred two shots in
Croley's breast.. The wounded man is on
ot the most prominent contractors in Call
fornia.
Balker Brasnalle
Salem, Or., March, 20. Tbe Re W E
Copeland lectured tn a critical audiance
in Unity church tonight on "John Brown,
of Osawatomie' The audience included
many old soldiers and persons conversant
with American hittory. 1'receeding the
lecture waa a violin solo, by Miss Nellie
brown, of thia city a granddaughter of
Jcbn Brown.
Tbe BeesM BesUn
HBTrnnwoN, Kan. March, 20. The
Bank of Nicrerson at Nickerson, was rob
bed last nisbt. rive men did the job and
it required from four to five hours to blow
open tbe safe- Citizens who were passing
tbe building were held np and forced to go
iaside, wheie they were kept nntil the
safe wss blown open and the money secur
ed. About 5000 waa taren; -
bim. Koch are the political
of tbe times.
mutations
A great deal of tbe bitterness of parti
sanship should be dropped wbeo it ia
remembered that Fitxhugb Lee. woo has
so bravely represented the government
at Havana, waa once a confederate sol
dier, a man mho does his duty so faith
fully as to be endorsed by a president of
oppoeiteparty and the people noivers-allv.
This is Indeed a form world. Mrs !
Duncan of Eugene, bad her bneoand sr-;
restea lor living; with another woman.
He was held nnder fSCO bonds, and then
what did Mrs Duncan do tut make on
with him and secure bonds for him. Be J
sidee ibis the paid for bie nipper and j
bongbt bim some cigars.
i .
1 SSSl
Mi'toi Ford, defendant,
T Milton Ford the above samed de
fendant IS THE SAVE CF THE STATE OF
Oregon, yoa are hereby required to ap
pear and answer the ccmpUint of tne
plaieuS herein in tbe aNrre eatitied coart.
now on file in the cfScc of tbe clerk of aid
court, on cr before the first day cl th
rrguiar March teras of said coort, it being
Monday. March tbe 19th. 19?; and VOS
a'e hereby farther notified that in case
you faii to so appear and answer said
compt-int. the plain -:ff srill apply to the
cart for tbe te'ief demanded tbrt,
tnwit : A decree of the above conr ananU
ing. settles aade and holding for naaght
tte bci-dsof matrmflny heofcre exist
1 ins- be sreen tne rJainl.ff and defendAst
' i ,. ft .vn JinmJ TV f
plaintiffs name be cheated from Yoiet
Ford to thatoi Violet McNxmca, ber
m: idea name, and she b ve bsr costs and
oUborarmeata ot tbu toit to be taxed.
I Tbtssutnmons is pobbsced by order cf
Ron R H Hewitt jadge of said coort,made
. st cbambe.-s ia Albany. Oretron. oa the
i l?b dsr of Jsro-r . I-SeJ
L H Mostastk A Sox.
Auoroers tor Ftaiattff.
Hello: F. E. Allea & Co!
I fm Ue Circuit Curt at tit Stalt f Crtfm
for tin Ceaosfy of torn
Send np one of tt.oee;- Siea.ns -Yellow j beta usrt., pia.aua v wonn uvu.
Boy, w heels for Charlie acd one of tboee 135 j To Jo0B dt, the atove asmtd defred-
tbe bandsomeet
STATE OF
vrrecoo, are oeievy ntuw --
Trainmen on the S P. lurd'.y
sr here thev are. The nosr diriainna ha
been established. Conductors Heudricks, I
Kearney and Tynan now tun tbrongh j
from Portland to Kiddles, and Conduc- j
tors Huston, Yeatcb and Brady from
Kiaaiee io lunsmuir. I ms nereeeitatee
several families leaving Roeehnrg for
otber places. Tbe Shasta division has
been elimlnatod entirely. Now for a
change in the freight divisions.
Tbe Statesman reports a practical joke
played upon a number ot Sa em'e patri
otic citisens. A huge emote stack wss
sidetracked at the S. P. depot and a fun
ny man aent Gen. OJell and a score of
otber well known men, including tbe
Oregonian reporter, out to look at the big
new coast defense gun on the flat car.
Tbev went, and returned to send others
out to bite at the same b.it. War talk
will excite tbe coolest of people.
From tbe Chicago Trloone:
"Jones, I'll bet you half a dollar that
if you ask Brown any question, no mat
ter what, be'll give you a free-silver ana
wer."
"I'll take that bet. Smith Hello,
Brown ! How do you think we'll come
out with Spain?" ,.,
"Sixteen to one we'll lick?
"Here's your half dollar, Smith
You've won." '
yueer.s lor t-eesie, itey are , ... - TII5 XAMS OF TV
.nd best wheels evr ebown in Albaiy, re
erd!es of price. M' V 7. .
ibis alternoon. j on bV with the clera ot said Coort, oa or
v A , itAmn Jk Wriel.l Plank Koa I lire na it in. om nr u shi ngr.w wo
f f 1 W I uu ui an w sr-vaava uv vavr-
knowjWH wjAYI pot on a "Jim Dandy Untern.
2l
iv send th
a' "Jim Da
F. E. ALLEN & CO.
Thomas
HAVE YOU BEEN N
Brink's Furnituie
Store
Lately- He ha one of the finest stocks of Furni
ture nt the valley.
He ha-? added Bahv Buggies to h s stock.
Just ta'l in and you will find that his prices are the
SLOWEST
d a:d C rt, which -aid neat reenter teres
I ci sa;d Oort besiu on Monday, the 14th
j day if March, 1SSS, at the O urt Hoese ia
J tb citj ol Albiny, Una Coeety, Oregon -
And y jb are hereby Dotitied tbat if yoa fail
to appear and aatwer said oocop!aiBt of
piais u!f as hereto repaired a decree ot ssid
t'oort will be taken ae:nt yoa for the
reiief prayed for io plaintiS's said coeiplaiat,
to-wit: A decree diasolring tne beads oi
sra'rtaioo; row existing betweea yoa aod
said plaintiff, and tor the coats aad die
be rsemeataef said suit.
This Sdmmoos ia served by publication is
tats Eights Dimocxat f jt six snscossive
srecka, ia psrenance oi as order nude by tbe
Hon. il H. Hewtt.jodge of said eoert,
made ia the city of Albany, 1 iaa Coeety,
Oregon, oa the 25th dsv of Jannsrr. 1S9S.
W. R BiLTxr,
A'ttmey for Flamtiff.
W H HTJBLBUhn.
Gtn'. FaAAeara
PoCasd Ok.
OREGOX t'EVflML
& EASTERf. R. H. CO.
-YAQUINA BAY ROUTE
Connecting at YaqunaBay with the
San Francisco 5 YaqQina Bay
STEAMSHIP COMPAN Y.
Sails from Taqoina every 8 days fbt
Saa Francisco, CooeBay.Hamboidt Bay.
Fassxwexa Accomodatiost Uxstrwassxt
Shorteet roote between tbe S"ffianr
sate Valley and Caliiornia.
Fare from Albany aad points west tc
Sea Francisco
Casts
9raou6a
Boond trip good for 60 days
To Coos Bay
Cabin
Steerare....
To Humboldt Bav and Port Orford,
kbta : $10X1
keerage 8 0O
River Division.
Steamer "Albany between Portland"
jnd Corvaliis, throoffb it boot lay-ever.
Leaves Cor rail e 6:30 a. m. Tneedays.
Thursdays and Sundavs: leavee Port
land, Yamhill street dock. 60C a.
Mondays ffedneedaysand Fridays.
t.Dnx stoics, i u Mi-n
"ianager Sapt River Piv
.f SOC
... JC
....1TJ1C
... SS.C
600
J
SEW ADVERTISEMENTS
WAGONS. One two horse wagon will
trade for boards; a small wagon with
tongoe or shafts for one or two horses, for
sale, inquire of J. M. Marks.
LOS r. Tbe front wheel of Victor
bicvele was rlaced in a buggy from
the country hv mistake. Tleae return to
he VaMocR.tr office
every dollar as good as another and to be considered vindicated.
your money , Sold by Fosbay
Jsbk Elk. The finest ever in Al
bany without any exception at Parker
Brothers. Try some. It is tery palata
ble.
There Is talk ol abase ball leacne in
the northwest, composed of clubs in
Port in.i Tatvtma. Seattle and Sookane.
The chances are that if organized it will! tne Pkviock at office
oe compoeea ui i ijcio hum
eastern leagues, whiskv soaked, who
will do as has been done in the past, give
fake base ball, tbat the people will not
care to aee the second time. There is
though no reason whv first class bate
ball should not be well patronized in the
northwest.
CHANCE Tu TRt UK Would any
ne like to trade a piano for real etate in
Newuort, Salem or Seattle lf call ft
Deal Tossece Spit sad Betake Tosr lift) Anas.
To quit tobacco easily and forever, be msr.
aetio. full ot life, nerre aod vigor, take No-To-Bsc.
Vbe wonder-worker, tbat makes weaa men
strong. All drugs-let, too or II. Cure g-uaran-eed.
Booklet and sample free. Address
SlecUng at-medy On, Cbloaio or New York.
To-iae rov Sir or Cents.
Ouaruntoed tobosco nabit cure, makes woe.k
saeneu'ofiw, I', .mire, eOe. II. All drugvMU.
One of the fattest offices In Oregon Is
tbat of state printer. The result is a
large number of candidates. Among
them, on the proposed union eicket ar
I L Campbell of Eugene, Jas A Godfrey
of Salem, Geo Alexander ol Lebanon,
nd w ii Manilla a oi ids uanrr. an
good men. There isn't a printer in Ore
n.i who would fill the position better
than P J Smiley of thia city.
KpwnnTfi Lkaous Convkntiox, Salem
District, M.E. church, McMinnville. Or.,
from March 31 to April 3rd. Take
"Ruth" to Weaton Landing.
Fare and fifth round trip. For further
information call on or address J 0. Oil
pbant, agt.
w
OOD FOR 8ALK. Ash and
dry and green.
di. BAYLOR.
fir
HONGWAHTONG CO., Second St
near Lvon street. A iban eens vm
neee medicine, Chinese rice Chinese
tea and n it oil.
"STTfTANTKI? TRUSTWOltl'HY AC-
W five gentlemen or iaui-s to travel
for responsible, established house in
Oregon. Monthly 65 00 and expenses.
Position steady, fteierenee Koclcwe self
sddned stamped envelope. The Dunns
on Company, Dept. Y Chicago.
it rANiKll-UPRIGHTAND FAITH.
W ful gentlemen oi ladies to travel for
responsible, established house in Oregon.
Monthly $65.00 and tipenses. Position
steadv Reference. Kncb'se self address
ed stamped envelope. The Dominion
Company, Depr. K. Chicago.
AOMlMfSTRATOR'S SALE.
VavKa-a. te kArAitv 0.vtn that tbe ntitler
A. 7 s j s ,
signed adminisrator tf tbe estate of J tne
c f.-t tvui.l will in nursuance ot an
order ol the county court lor Linn county.
Oregon, duty made a d entered of recoid
o.. the 11th day o April, 189b. offers for
sale at public auction -'courthouse
d or on the 16th day of A pnl. Iff. t the
u... ot i nelnrk n m of said day, the
:. .l.ihe.l wsl eUte. towit.
t-.. a tv.nd o in block No 11 m
n...i,io,n''. MM-md addition to Albany,
Oretron. Terms of s-le one
u.ii .h in hand and tbe remainder In
six months from date of le, payment
secured by mcrtgage on propeny.
Ibis March ltY 1898
Ed R M Castkk, Admr.
EXECUTQA'S NOTICE
Notice Is hereby given that the under
;..norl eTPeutor ot the last 'iil and testa
mnntof James McMaban, deceased, has
hied his final account with tbe clerk of
the county court for Linn oounty. Oregon,
and the court has fixed the 9tu day ot
April. i(?93, at the hour of 1 o clock pin
ot said d ly for the hearing of objections
it any to the account and lor tbe settle
ment of said estate
This the 4th day of March. 1 898
WSATHtHFORD & VYTATT, YY H McMAUOH
Attys. Executo of
the estate of James McMshan, deed
Flano,Grgan,Yoic8 Cnltnr8,Earmoiiy
tttss Hels R. Gilbert, Mrs France G H amine
Teachers of Music
Washington Street, naar V P Church, Albanj
ASSIGNEE'S
H0TICE-F FINAL SETTLEMENT
Notice is hereby given . that tbe nnder
gned. assignee of the estate ot E J W l
ughby. insol"cnt debtor bas filed in tbe
Ircutt court ot the U'e of Oresoa for the
county ot Linn. Department Number Two
bis bnai account as assignee of said m t
ter, and tbe said final account will be
hesrit and parsed upon hy said court at tbe
regular March term thereof, to be boldec
at the court house in Albany, la en cou a
ty. Oregon, on tbe 4th day of April
at the hour of 1 o clock n ni ot said
day. All persons iater3sted in taid in
solvent esta e fire herebt Hihed to make
any objections thev bare to t allowance
it said hnal aceonnt on or before tbe said
day for the heating and passing 00 the
same by said court
Dated January 28, 1898
E R SKtrw-oRTH. P E Sxodobass.
Atty for Assignee Assignee ot said
insolvent estate
STOSKHQLQERS MEETIMC
Notice U hfreSy given that the annual
rut-iting of the A bany Mining & Milling
Co. will be held at the office of C G Boik
hart on the 25th day of April, 1S94, a. 4
o'clock p m of said day for the purpose of
electing sevea directors to serve for ore
year and the trantactica of such other
business aa may legally come before the
meeting.
By order of board of directors,
C JJrownksl, C G BcaxuART,
Secretary, President.
3 m
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till.
Vh!ic, 's
fill cviie 3 r
shads fer L.-v
stast f ".-c-..
riant
On!y 0
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Hp V - lj
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noon,
:..miy. toe
- of Sowers.
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JAMES VICK3
.'; c!lverecJ.
MORAL
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SONS.
COW WAN rED. Fresh milk cow,tJer
sf y preferrtd, tubject to trial.
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g r'JEUSHISC CO. Rcmestgr. H. L
He Fe Herrill
Insnracce and Collectice Afr-nt Money
to loan, warrants cougnt vmce in me
Dkxockat bnildlng.