THE OORVALtIS GAZETTE, FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1893.
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FROM AN INDEPENDENT STAND
POINT. The financial situation, which
seemed bad enough before, was
made worse on Thursday of last
week by the announcement that
the Indian couucil that is, the
administrative body in India thro'
which England imposes her policies
upon the country had closed the
mints to silver and put the finances
of India upon a gold basis. The
significance of this act lies in the
fact that India has been the back
bone of silver as a money metal
Her change of policy, therefore,
removes the main prop of silver,
and leaves the United Slates sup
ported only by Mexico and half a
dozen 6mall South American and
Asiatic countries in the effort to
Iiold up the white metal to its nat
ural and proper place in the world's
fiscal system. The demonetization
of silver by India could not have
come at a worse time for the Uni
ted States. It finds us in the
throes of a panic largely the con
sequence of an effort to uphold sil
ver; and to a situation already very
serious it has added a new element
of alarm. All this was fully un
defstood by the English financiers
who are, of course, the real authors
of the Indian policy, and who
. have purposely promulgated that
policy at a time nicely calculated
- to demoralize the financial market
in the United States.
The basis of the present agita
tion, the reason why money is
tight and the primary cause of
dull markets and low prices, is
nothing more nor less than the fear
that we shall be forced from a gold
to a silver basis; that is, that our
government will find itself ur.able
to meet its obligations in gold coin
of which it has but little, and thus
be obliged to pay in silver coin of
which it has much. The suspen
sion of gold payments by the
treasury would in effect displace
gold as the measure of values in
tie United States and substitute
silver as the measure of value.
Now, the difference between the
actual bullion '..value of the gold
dollar and the actual bullion value
of the silver dollar is approximate
ly 40 cents, and the change from
the yellow to the white standard,
if it should in fact come about,
would' involve the wiping out of
two-fifths of all the property of the
country which is owned in the form
f credits. This would be the in
evitable consequence of adopting
the Bilver 60 cent dollar in place of
the 100-cent cold dollar. Those
who are creditors that is, holders
f obligations in the form of gov
ernment paper, stocks, bonds, cer
tificates of deposit, notes, iusur-
ance policies, bills receivable, or
any oral! of tire ten thousand in
tangible forma which properly
takes under our system will read
Sly comprehend what this would
imply. It would, in fact, scale
down all property in the form of
eredits of whatever kind or char
acter by at least two-fifths. It is
the fear of this scaling down
..which is back of the uncertainty
that just now fills the air; it is the
fear of this scaling down which
makes those who have gold hesi
tate to exchange it for credits upon
which they may be able to collect
two-fifths of the value of the gold
, given for them. The current un
certainty" means doubt as to the
ability of the government to keep
to. the present gold standard; and
the current distrust" means doubt
Df the stability of values as tiiej'
stand adjusted to the gold stand
ard. This is the secret, the whole
of the reason, why there is a panic
just now.
Our mistake in dealing with the
silver question is in regarding a nJ
treating it as a purely American
matter.' There is to be sure a very
- serious American phase of it, but
it'is incidental a mere symptom
of a disease which is universal.
Partly by accident, largely through
Vie influence of England, gold has
become- the sole mea3ure of com-
m -rcial value. . Therefore, since
gold is growing scarce and relative
ly dearer' (Fie value of 'other things
decline. Year by year the holder
of gold that is, as matters now
stand in the world, England is
able to command a larger share of
t lie world's earnings without a rel
ative increase of nominal wealth.
We, as a debtor nation, are at se-
rious disadvanlrge; and that dis-1
advantage would be confirmed and i
parpetuafed by resorting to the
silver basis. It is the scheme of
English financiers to put us on that
bisis, for it would impty perpetual
commercial dominance on the part
of England. To concede to Eng
land possession of the gold, to con
sent, hold ourselves to the use of
silver, wodld be to accept a subor
dinate portion, to submit to losses
by every fluctuation of the silver
market, to pay discounts and ex
changes upon every transaction.
What we should do is to compel
England to act with us in the res
toration of bimetalism. How can
we do this? In the words of Mr.
Andrews, one of the American
members of the Brussels confer
ence, we answer: "y ceasing to
purchase silver and refusing to coin
more until other nations will, and
at the same time making a law or
dering the secretary of the treas
ury to open our mints to free coin
age of silver at any date when he
shall be informed that England,
Germany and the Latin Union, or
any two of those, will do so. Such
a stand would probably make im
possible the proposed introduction
of the gold standard m India. By
dropping silver for the time being
and joining the struggle for gold
we shall perceptibly precipitate in
Europe another fall of prices so
aggravated thai the most obdurate
banker of Lombard street will have
to admit that gold cannot be safely
taken as the sole international
mnnuir "
This is not the position of the
Wall street "gold bugs," for they,
like England, want a currency by
which the creditor may gain thro'
the automatic appreciation of the
standard of value. Mr." Andrews'
plan is the t.ie bi-metalist posi
tion, and it will lead to a sound
and honest currency; it will ele
vate the standing of our country
in the commercial world; it will
help commerce and trade, and it
will make justice between creditor
and debtor.
The policy proposed to meet
England in the contest for -the
world's gold is Aut forth as good
policy only for the time at hand
It is good onlv as it leads to bi
metalism just as war is good only
wheu it leads to peace. Pacific
Rural Press.
RUINS SHEEP OWNERS.
The sheep men of the North
west Miimesota, ihe Dakotas and
Montana, are talking of holding a
mass convention to protest against
the attempts of the administration
to place wool on the free list.
They claim, and market quota
tions substantiate their claims,
that th 3 prospect of free wool has
already caused the loss of millioi s
of dollars to the farmers of tht-t
region. The manulacturers are
afraid to buy wool at even the pre
vailing prices, in quantities larger
than necessary for immediate man
ufacture, because of the fear thai
uirder the proposed tariff reform
the price will fall to 10 cents a
pound. The wool marketed in
those regions reaches nearly 30,
000,000 pounds. At Great Falls.
Mont., alone, last fall over 4,000,
000 pounds of wool were sold at
prices ranging from 15 to 21 cents
a pound. The prices there at the
present time average from 8 to 10
cents lower than last year, and the
loss to that yrung state will be
$4,000,000 oi $5,000,000, a woise
calamity than the depreciation ol
silver. The Montana sheep grow
ers are trying to sell their ilock
for mutton, but can hardly find a
market for them at $2 where last
year $3 and $4 was paid. The tree
traders deserve all the thanks for
this condition of things in the
sheep industry. .
KREG-JORGENSEN RIFLE
The new Ivreg-Jorgensen rifle,
which has been adopted by the;
United States'. Government,', is
noted especially for its srnvlicity, !
durability, rapidity and Io:ig range.. .
The caliber is 30-1C0, aui its
range two mile?.' The bullet lias
a steel mantle a trifle larger than
the bore, which being compressed
by the act of firing makes a per
fect fit. The gun is capable of dis
charging fifty shots a minute, and
it can be taken apart and cleaned
or repaired without use of a screw
driver. It is the invention of O.
J. Kreg, caphiin of artillery'.' and
director of the royal artillery of
Norway, and director of the lioyal
Arms factory at Koe ligsberg, Nor
way, and Chief Armorer E. Jor
gensen. The rifle has been er
roneously spoken of as the Danish
rifle, owing to the fact that the
Danish government was the first
to adopt it. The special ma
chinery for its manufacture has
been completed at the Springfield
shops at a cost of $50,000 and the
steady manufacture of these small
arms was begun about July 1st.
Smokeless powder, which is be
ing manufactured at Frankford.
near l'Miaueipnia, win oniy oe
w-k. "l lit- Ml i ' I. -
used in the new gun.
The fear that lias existed for
months in the minds of the citizens
of Chicago found realization on
he 10th i:i frightful holocaust at
the world's fair that claimed near-
v two score victims and for a
time threatened the destruction of
the entire white cilv. The struct
ure that burned, the cold storage
warehouse, was one of I he small
est buildings at the fair, but not
longing to the exposition. It
was the exhibit of the Hercules
Iron Works, manufacturers of ice
and refrigerating machines. The
building contained a skating rink
three 120-ton ice machines, some
40 barrels of linseed oil, which
added fuel to the flame, and in it
there was stored large quantities
of meat, fr.iit, etc. That the fire
was not communicated to the other
world's fair buildings was due to
favorable winds. The scene of
horror was witnessed by many
thousands of people who flocked
to the locality when the alarm was
sounded, and strong men wept and
women fainted as one life after
another was snuffed out within
full view of the multitude, but be
yond reach of human aid. The
fire was uot generally observed uih
til about 1:15 p. m., and within
thirty minutes a great loss of life
occured.
The paid admissions to the
world's fair during? the month of
June aggregated 2,099,395 against
1,050,037 for the month of May
This looks like a very substantia
increase, but June is in reality t
be considered as the first month o
the completed exposition. Th
daily al tendance showed a toler
ably steady increase throughou
the month, but t lie average fe!
slightly below 90,000. Thatcai
hardly be considered a stisfactor
figure, but no doubt the presei
month will show another very sul
stancial increase. It is a montho
vacations and ol comparative leh
ure for considerable classes in 11
Mrs. J. II. Horsntdek, 152Paciflc
Ave., Santa Cruz, Cal., writes:
" When a girl at school, in Reading,
Ohio, I had a severe attack of brain
fever. On my recovery, I found myself
perfectly bald, and, for a long time, I
feared I should be permanently so.
Friends urged me to use Ayer Hair
'Vigor, and, on doing so, my hair
Began to Grow,
and I now nave as fine a head of hair as
one could wish for, being changed, how
ever, from blonde to dark brown."
" Alter a fit of sickness, my Lair came
out in combfulls. I used two bottles of
Ayer's Hair Vigor
and now my hair Is over a yard long
and very full and heavy. I have recom
mended this preparation to others with
like good effect." Mrs. Sidney Carr,
1460 Eegina St., Harrisburg, Pa.
4lI have used Ayer's Hair Vigor for
several years and always obtained satis
factory results. I know it Is" the best
preparation for the hair that is made."
C. T. Arnett, Mammoth Spring, Ark.
Ayer's Hair Vigor
Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ay er & Co., Lowell, Mass.
community, and the favorable re
ports from returning visitors are
just beginning to have their full
effect. It is a common observation
that people who were indifferent
at first and doubtful about going to
the world's fair are getting to feel
a strong desire to see the wonders
that excite so much admiration in
those who have already seen them.
The attendance-is likely to go on
increasing until the expectations
of the managers are fairly realized.
Oregon is one of the states which
has made extensive displays of her
fruit products says (he Chicago
Herald, and her section in horti
culture hall has attracted wide at
tention. The fruit is renewed
every two or three days and is
brought, daily from the distant sea-
coast at great expense. Yesterday
C. B. Irvine, who has charge of the
shipments, received a large con
signment of strawberries. These
were five days on the route, mak
ing the journey of 2500 miles
through all kinds of weather.
Strawberries are considered bv
fruit men to be the most liable to
injury of any kind of fruit, and the
condition in which the consign
ment reached Jackson Park yes
terday is thought te be remarka
ble. The berries were well pre
served and seemingly as fresh as
the day they were picked, a thing
which is considered the more re
markable in view of the fact that
cold storage en route was dis
pensed with.
The pension bureau has notified
a great many pensioners through
out the entire country, who are
drawing pensions under the act of
June 27. 1S90, known as the hide-;
penuent pension act, mat payment i
t t .
ot their pensions will be suspend
ed for 60 days, djrring which time
they are required to show cause
why they should continue' to draw
pensions. This action is pursuant
to the recent ruling of Secretary
Smith, that a pensioner under the
act of June 27, 1890, drawing a
pens'on for total disability, must
be shown to be physically incapa
ble of manual labor. It is esti
mated at the pension ofllce, al
though the work has recently be
gun, that something over 1 ,000 sus
pensions have already been made.
Mail advices from Chiapa state
that a prehistoric city had been
discovered in the dense forests
near the line of Guatemala. A
party of men engaged in making
excavations came upon the ruins.
A great many queer-looking uten
sils, weappns and stone ornaments
hare already been unearthed in
the city. In one of the buildings
have been found the skeletons of
seeral human beings. These
skeletons measure from 6even to
eight feet in height. No signs of
metal of any kind has yet been dis
covered.
On July 6th, a cyclone" swept
through a portion of Iowa. At
Pomeroy over a hundred blocks of
residences were blown into kind
ling wood. A hundred lives, pro
bably, in all were lost.
ITCHING HUMORS
Torturing, disfl goring eczemas,
and every species of itching,
burning, scaly, crusted, and
pimply skin and scalp diseases,
with dry, thin , and falling hair,
relieved by a single application,
and sjieedily and economically
eured by the Ccticcra Reme
dies, when the best physicians
and remedies lail.
Itching Skin for Years
My disease (psoriasis) com
menced on my head. Spread rap
idly all over my body, got under
my nails. Scales would drop ail
the time, suffering endless, and
without relief. I cannot praise
thfl f iif ifi 1 A Pruvnrn ,
much. Have made my skin as clear from
scales as a haby'g. All I used was 5 worth.
DEXJUS IxjWJflXG, Waterbury, Vt. .
Skin Disease 9 Years-
Had over nine years a dreadful
skin disease. First appeared a
few small red spots on my breast
which kept spreading slowly 'to
my back. The spots turned grav,
and began itching. Small scales
would fail ofr, and it continued
all over my body. I tried all medicines, con
sulted doctors, no nsey Then I gave it all up.
Tried the Clticcra. Remedies, they cured
me entirely. My bkin now pure and white as -that
of a child.
JOHN . PEASSOX, Whatcom, "Wash.
Itched Scratched Bled
Suffered three years with pimples
wh ich I had to scratch until I would
bleed. After doctoring three years,
tried CuTiccHA Remedies. After
using two sets am entirely cured.
- A. F. GRAMM,
Photographer, Mt. Horeb, Wis. "
Large Sores on Face
as greauy irouoieu wuu oiooa
poisoning. Large sores appeared
on my face. Hands were in such
a condition that I could not nse
them. Tried numerous physicians
and remedies, no benefit, tried
Cottccra R KMEDfES. and am now
free from all skin trouble.
8AMUEL J.KErXER,
. 232 Fairmount Ave., Baltimore.
' Sold throughout the world. Price, CuTict'm,
6Cc.; Soap, Sac.; Resolvent, tl. 1 'otter Dsua
ahd Chem. Coup., Sole l'roprietors, Boston..
9 M How to Cure Skin Diseases," free.
Children Cry for Pitcher's Castor
A FRESH LOT OF
AT
Headquarters for Foreign
mp K Q FROM 25c TO $1.50
I lifllJ 25c to 50c per pound.
Oi I- i .i T? :t T?:..i.
oiuck. wani.eu nuns, r isu, aim vegeiaoies. j. complete line
of Smokers' Articles, Cigars, Tobacco, Brier and Meerschaum Pipes
always on hand, btationery, lJlaying
lery. Also a full line of Willow, Wooden and Stoneware. Tea, Cof
fee and Spices a Specialty. Sole Agency for Antifermentine to pre
serve fruit without cooking.
THE PIONEER BAKERY
Until further notice will be under the management of
SUCCESSORS TO SCIILOEMAN & UAqL)
It willl be onr aim to keep on hamt on a supply of VERY SUPERIOR GOODS usualy
kept by first class bakers. It is our purpose to give our patrons
Good Clean Food and as mnch of it as Ave can for the Money.
"LIVE AND LET LIVE," SHALL BE OUR MOTTO.
3TVe are going to try and run this business riplit, or not at all. AYe ask the people
for their patronage and assure them that we will give them full value for ttaei; money.
FISH & MURPHY,
STOVES,
TINWARE,
Plumbing and Tin
-: THE CORVALLIS :-
GREEN IJOQK AND
MANUFACTURP3R3 OF
Screen Doors and Windows
Step Ladders, Painters' Extension Ladders,
Ladders of any Desired Description,
Trellises, Flower Stands,
FLYING DUTCHMAN CLOTHES LINES, ETC.,
Ironing Botirds, Clothes Hacks, Kitchen Safes, Cupboards,
Tables, Flour Bins, Etc., Etc.
FEEwCE PICKETS by the THOUSAND.
Can Furnish Picket Fence 'all Complete. All kinds of Job
Work Solicited. Factory in the Addition.
W. T.UIOFFMAN, Manager.
THE
Accordincfjio instructioiisjrecclYod from Iieadqnarfrr?.
Messrs. Conover & Keady are enabled to make Great Redac
tion in the price of Wheels. They will now and for a
short time only, sell
THE FAMOUS
"IMPERIAL" WHEEL
1GO
or $125 on the Installment Plan.
Former Price, $150.
- -v
All Other Wheels at Great Sacrifice Prices.
CONOVER & KEADY,
' ' Gazette Building, Corvallis, Oregon.
All Roads Lead to Chicago.
THE CHIC&GO, MILWAUKEE & SJ. PAUL
LEATiS THE "TIIT.:
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Excursion Rates to the World's Fair.
SUMMER SAUMSES
and Domestic Groceries.
PER POUND. COFFEE FROM
All kinds oi Farinaceous Goods in
1 tt ii i a i.i.
Cards, Notions, and Pocket Cut
PLUMBING,
- Work a Specialty.
1 ADDER P1PANY,
CASH!
3 50. POff A CASE IT WIUL WOT CURE, jj
a ti 9o.nxhla Laxative and NERVE TONIC
8oldby Drug-gists or sent by mail. 25c., SOo
and $1.00 per package. Samples free.
TOTf "KlaHl The Favorite TOOTH POTTO I
JELv lor the Teeth and Breath, Zoo.
For sale by T. Graham.
NURSERIES-
ALBERT BROWNELL (Successor to Hymaa
& Brownell) Proprietor.
OFFIC . AND PACEINO GEOUNIS, ntftvjf
mile southwest of the City.
I would call the attention of my friends to the fact
that 1 am better prepared than ever before to furnish
everything in the shape of
FRUIT, SHADE AND
ORNAMENTAL TREES,
Small Fruit Vines, etc.,
At either wholesale or retail.
My stock Is first-class, guaranteed true to nam an
FUEE FROM INSECT PESTS and bit pru-es low.
Come and see me or write for free price list to
ALBERT EEOWNELL,
Benton County
PLANING MILLS
AND
gflSH and JjeoR Factory,
VV. P. MARTYN, Proprietor.
Doors and Sash kept in stock or mad to
order. Mouldings of all kinds in pine or
cedar. All orders will receive prompt at
tention. I guarantee all my work to ba
Tst-class. West of 8. P. depot, Corrnllis,
Oregon. 8 8 tf.
Benton County
strict g:o.
Complete Set of Abstracts of Benton
County.
CssTsyascing & Perfecting Titles a Spoilt?,
Money to Loan on Improved City
and Country Property.
T 1?
K!i5SLST & GO., -fcijneia
MAIN ST.. CO RVA 1 ,1,1s.
,'. SJ. Afl'I.EWHITK.M
rti ltine Moithiith Street.
d. S FUumT, il U., rw.i.ietii-0 4th street. m
doors Buitb ol Optra .iw
Applewhite & Fernet.
Corvallis, Oregon,
Cilices over J. D. Clark's hard
ware store, and at li. tJraham'a
drugstore. Hours: 8 to 12 a. m,
1:30 lo 5. and 7 to 8:30 p. in.
A. F. PETERSON,
ARCHITECT AND BUILDER.
Special atlfliition eiven to Jol work, tir bml.linf,
(tore aixl olli- e titling. Kevpirij on liarxl chui'-e lio
ot rnotit and ('ure iimuMing-,, i nm iiiBpiroJ ttt
men tor 5;J iizim ot picture 'runic iili vatuM
m 'Npatci Snt!ifatti"ii nMtitcl. Oi?e m.
cal 'iiicts -Ku Uup two block, auutliwe.t ol pnbU
EAST SOUTH
VIA
THE SHASTA ROUT
, OF THE
Southern Pacific Company.
Express Trains Leave Portland Daily.
soi th. Konnt.
l.v Portland . . . 7:00 p. ni. I Lv San Frisco 7:J0 pro
bv Albany. ...10:23 p. m. Lv Albany 4:23 w
Ar San Frisco 8:1 5 a.m. Ar Portland 7:a&n.
Above trains stop only at following stations north
of Roseburjf, Kast Portland, Oregon City, Wod
burn, Salem, Albany, Tangent, Shedds, Halsey, Har
risburg, Junction City. Irving, Kngeae.
Koselmrg Mail Daily.
Lv Portland... .8:30 . ni. I Lv Boscbur(f...7:00. m
Lr Albany 12:45 p. m I Lv Albany 12:30 p ra
Ar Roseburg 6:50 p in Ar Portland :80 p.
Albany Local Daily ExceptfSunday.
muve: rriv:
Portland 6:00 p. m. I Altary 8:00 p It
Albany 6:30 a. ni. Portland 10:30 a. w
Lebanon Branch.
8:10 a m. ..Lv. . . Albany. . ..Ar. ..3:25 f m
9:00am..Ar...Lebann...Lv...2:39 p m
l:20p m. . Lv. .. Albany. ...Ar.. 10.21 am
2:09" m..Ar... Lebanon.. .Lv ...9:30a m
DINING CARS ON OGDEN ROUTE.
Pullman . Buffet Sleepers:
SECOND QLASS SLEEPING CARS,
Attached to all through trains.
W Bidt Eirltica.
BETWEEN PORTLAND AND COKVALLI8
IfaUTrak. r ; Except SaaSay.
LKAV. AttklVK
Portland 7:30a.m. Corvallis 12:10 p. a
Corvallis 12 M p. m. Portland....!. 6.30 p. u
At Albany and Corvallis connect witb trains of tl
Oregon Pacific Railroad.
xpicti Trail, Tally Except Sunday.
, LBAVB. AKIV.
Portland 4:40 p.m. McSiinpville.. 7:24 1,. u
MMhmville 6:45a.m. Portland SMm n
. THROUGH TICKETS
to all points to the Eastern States, Canada
and Europe can be obtained nt lowest rate
from A. K. Milner, agent, Corvallis.
E. P ROGERS, Asst. O. K.'&P Acest
B KOElILEKMaower. Portland, Orccon.