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THE DALLESOREGON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1893.
NO. 40.
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Arctics ftpo' rUijbors
A. M. WILLIAMS & CO.
W. E. GARRETSON.
LeaOlag Jeweler.
SOLE AOKNT F(IK Til R
All Watch Work Warranted.
Jewelry Made to Order.
138 Seeond St.. The Dalles. Or.
COLUMBIA
GANDY FACTORY
Campbell Bros. Proprs
(Successes lo V. S. Cram.)
Manuinctnrers of the finest French Bud
Home Made
CA1TDIBS,
East of Portland.
-DEALERS IN-
Tropical Fruits, Nuts, Cigars and Tobacco.
Can famish any of those good, at Wholesale
or Retail
FESH OYSTBfS3-
In Every Style.
Ice Cream and Soda Water.
104 Second Street. The Dalles. Or.
CU. H. Yoang,
BlacKsmiifi swap shod
General Blacksmithing and Work done
promptly, and . all work
Guaranteed..
Horse Shoeing . a Speciality
Ttiril street, oimssite tne oli Lielie Stand.
W. r. WIgKMAN. YVM. JIARDKR8.
' Wiseman & Jflarders,
Saloon and Wine Room
The Dalles,. - - Oregon.
bw Northwest corner of Second and
Court Streets.
THE DALLES
Rational -jSr Bank,
Of DALLES CITY, OR.
President -Vice-President,
Cashier, - -
Z. F. Moody
Charles Hilton
M. A. Moody
General Banking Business Transacted.
'". ."Sight Exchanges'Sold on '
NEW YORK,
SAN FRANCISCO,
CHICAGO
and PORTLAND, OR.
Collection's made on favoreble terms
at all accessible points.
J. 8. 8CHKNCK,
President.
H. M. Beau.
Cashier.
First Rational Bank.
"HE DALLES, - - - OREGON
A General Banking Business transacted
Deposits received, subject to Sight
. Draft or Check.
Collections made and proceeds promptly
remitted on day of collection.
Sight and Telegraphic Exchange sold on
New York, San Francisco and Port
land. D1RECTOKS. ,
D. P. Thompson. Jno. S. Schxnck.
Ed. M. Williams, Geo: A. Liebb.
H. M. Bkall.
Dress-Making Parlors
Fahioqable Dfe$
Cutting and Fitting a Specialty.
Room 4 over French A Co'b Bank.
J; O.
DOMESTIC .
And KEY WEST
; CIGARS.
- FRENCH'S
171 SECOND STREET, ;.
FIpE WlHE and LIQUOR l
FREflCJi 8t GO.,
BANKERS.
TRANSACT A6KNEKALBANKING BU8INESB
Letters of Credit issued available in he
Eastern States.
Sight Exchange and Telegraphic
T- 1 1J XT V 1 fvl-S-Zi Di
Louis, San Francisco, Portland Oregon,
Seattle Wash., and various points in Or
egon ana Washington.
Collections made at all points on fav
orable terms.
GENTLEMEN !
BEFORE YOU ORDER GOODS OF
ANY KIND IN THE FURNISH
ING LINE,
off qblgT See me
t3& Shirts of all kinds to order, at
prices which defy competition. Other
goods in proportion. e. UAfcrAN,
Second St., The Dalles,
Sole Agent lor WANNAMAKEK & BROWN,
Philadelphia. Pa
and
MRS. GIBSON, Prop.
MACK,
THE . .
C E L EBR ATE D
PABST BEER.
BLOCK
; : THE DALLES, OR.
(lloa-Making
DEATH IN BANK BILLS
. . a
Germs of -Disease Treasnrefl in Ancient
Bant Botes. .. . -
ACCUMULATIONS FOR EXCHANGE
Crisp New Bills are Now in Greater
Demand Than Ever Before.
I5TKKS9T OHAB6ED TO BAOTEBIA
Money to Provide for ttaa Redemption
knd Destruction of the
Antiquated Bt(i,
Wabhingtosc, Feb. , 1. Special.
Consternation reigns in the treasury
department where a large force of ad
ditional clerks have been ' called into
requisition to count and prepare for
cremating millions of dollars worth of
old bank notes, greenbacks and shin-
plasters, some of which nave evi
dently been hoarded ever since
the close of the war of the re
bellion. One cause of this raid for
new bills is the introduction of an act
in congress by Representative Outh-
waite of Ohio, accompanied by reports
calling for the frequent exchange of
soiled paper money for new notes. An
investigation made at his suggestion has
shown that old greenbacks and bank
notes contain the germs of disease to an
unusual degree, and that there is reason
for apprehension of them as a producer
of disease.
The subject was first brought to Mr.
Outhwaite's attention bv Dr. C. F.
Clark of Columbus, and shortly after
ward the Bankers association of Ohio
adopted a report in favor of legislation
to secure a frequent exchange of notes.
Dr. J. C. Graham, bacteriologist of Star
ling medical college, was asked to make
investigation, and his report dis
closes the fact that old paper money is
as full of bacteria as eggs are said to be
full of meat. Dr. Graham writes that
he made an examination of eight bills.
A $1 bill of the series of 1888 shdw'ed
three kinds of bacteria ; one of the series
of 1S76 two kind ; two $2 bills of !the
same series, one each, another dollar
bill, series 18S6 two kinds. The bills
were all much worn, and very dirty.
English medical authority says : "Two
notes were found containing 19,000
germs of various kinds. Cultures were
made in broth and then were injected
into rats and guinea pigs, most of which
died within twenty-four hours." Mr.
Outhwaite in speaking of his intentions
in the matter says : As the presence of
cholera is to be feared here next sum'
mer we should take every precaution
against the spread of disease. I have
accordingly introduced a bill and hope
it will become a law immediately
I will urge the banking committee to
report it, and if it does not do so I will
ask the appropriation committee to pro
vide money for the purpose.
XII K 8UINGLK TRUST.
Prospective "War Ketween tUe Coast
and the East.
Tacosia, Feb. 1. Special. Present
indications point to something of a
shingle war during the coming season
unless the Washington and Oregon
Shingle Manufacturers' association come
to some kind of an agreement with east
ern jobbers. The association intends to
ignore the jobbers and deal direct with
retail trade, and in so doing expect to
maintain prices, in which they claim
wholesalers invariably create demorali
zation. 1
On the other hand, representatives of
Chicago, Omaha and other shingle and
lumber firms announce that if they can
not contract direct with the mills here
for their .supply of. shingles thev will
put up' their own mills and bust the
shingle trust. Local jobbers, who: con
trol the shingle trust, claim that they
cannot be driven out of the market, be
cause they control the shtnele output.
and it is probable that representatives
will be put in various cities of the east
to open up yards to fight the jobbers in
their own territory. John C. Hill, of
Hili & Co., and representing also Wey-
house & Co., of St. Paul, has been here
remonstrating with members of the as
sociation, telling them that the railroad,
wtich assists the easterners in getting
Bhingles, will have trouble with manu
facturers. '
The Colnmbns Stamp.
Chicago, Feb. 1. 'Special. Collec
tions of canceled postage stamps are
just now engaging the attention of many
school children and women. There is
a steady market for such stamps at
prices ranging from $3.50 to $5 for each
50,000. Certain, firms in this and other
cities make use of old tiostage stamps
for decorative purposes, and they have
quietly advertised their desire for stamps
among the school children. Although
it would seem that the collection of 50,-
000 stamps was an interminable job, it
is a fact that one. young woman, who is
employed in a . wholesale dry . goods
house, has made $45 since Thanksgiving
by "selling canceled stamps at $5 for 50,
000. She bad upward ot 200 wholesale
firms aiding . her in making collections.
Iroa
From tb
flea-vena.
A special from San Antonio, Tex.,
says : Albert Haberle, of that city, has
discovered a body of meteoric iron near
there, and much interest has been ex
cited in scientiBc circles over the find.
It i" estimated that the weight of the
extinct meteor is 20,000 pounds. Pro
fessor Gnstav Jenny, a geologist and
chemist, has just completed an assay of
the iron, resulting as follows iu hun
dreds : 97.5 per-cent pure iron, 2 per
cent nickel, and traces of cobaltum.
Professor Jenny has in. his mineral col
lection several pieces of meteoric iron
and meteorites from Europe and also
from Texas. One of them weighs about
10 pounds, and was found in Magura,
Hungary, and contains that rarest of
mineral, the schisibersite.
Kig-hty Days on the Ocear for Twenty
Dollars.
Nkw York, Jan. 31. The policy of
the Panima Railroad Company in put
ting on a a line of steamships in oppo
sition to the Pacific Mail has impelled
the latter to reduce the passenger rate
to Colon from $90 to $20, and the freight
rate from $9 to $2 per ton. The signi
ficance of this action will be grasped
when it is considered that it is eight
days' journey to the isthmus. This
commercial war gains additional signifi
cance from the alleged fact that the
management of the Panama Railroad
Company advertised abroad for foreign
steamers to carry freight. from.New, York
to the isthmus. ' ' .
All Free.
Those who have used Dr. King's New
Discovery know its value, and those who
have not, have now the opportunity to
try it free. Call on the advertised drug
gist and get a trial bottle, .free. Send
your name and address to H. E. Bucklen
& Co., Chicago, and get a sample box of
Dr. King's New Life Pills free, as well
as a copy of Guide to Health and House
hold Instructor, tree. All of which is
guaranteed to do you good and cost you
nothing. Sold by Snipes fc Kinersly.
John B. Should Withdraw.
Review. John B. Allen has had a fair,
free and open show for re-election. He
has had the support ot a powerful and
dominant ring, the federal office-holders
of the state, and the great corpora
tions. His course in further prolonging
the fight is most reprehensible. It is
bringing contumely upon the republican
party of the state, is leading to disrup
tion, and is injuring his best friends and
supporters. If he had not placed self
and ambition above all else he would
have withdrawn two weeks ago.
Chicago's Insane Fire.
Chicago, Jan. 31. Fire started in the
engine-room of tne. insane asvlum at
Dunning, near here, this morning,
Eight hundred insane patients were in
the institution. The boilers and dyna
mos were destroyed. The best of order
was maintained among the ' patients ;
only a few of them were aware that the
fire was in progress. .
President-elect Cleveland says that he
now favors the annexation of the Sand
wich Islands,' though he once opposed
it,' and when he takes the office the pro
posal will be accepted if he has the
power to bring it about.
ABSOLUTELY PURE.
All other baking powders leave traces of alkali
or acid- m the food. Royal is indispensable
ivher5 finest, most wholesome food is required.
IN A VERY BAD STRAIT
Will tne Union Pacific Go Into Bant
rnptcj or Pay Up.
THEY NEVER LET A DOLLAR CO
Probably Preferring the Dire Dilemma,
Will Squeal Aloud. -.
W HAT OMC WAS A. GREAT BVBDBII
I Xow a Decidedly Refreshing Aaamae
meat In the Dally Financial
Rontlnr.
Chicago, Jan. 31: The Union Pacifia
is accused of cutting passenger rates be
tween Ogden and the Missouri river to
an extent which will almost certainly
result in an open'reduction of 50 per cent.
The regular rate on each tickets is $40.
The Union Pacific is accused of placing;
large blocks of tickets in the brokers'
hands at prices which enable them to
sell at $18 to $21. One scalper informed
the competing lines that a number of
tickets were obtained at the ' prices
names.
An open reduction in rates to at least
$20 is anticipated before the end of th
week. ' In the present condition of the
transcontinental lines such a redaction
might well be the precursor of a rate
war which would take rank as one of th
hottest in the history of railroading.
An Omaha special says : Recent pro
nounced changes made by the Union
Pacific railway company in their pass
enger ticket sales and in reduction ' of
their operating expenses has appeared
to some persons "on the inside" to mean
nothing more than a mere temporary
movement. It is believed by many
men of influence and railway acquain
tance in this city that the directors and
officers of the company have about got
ready to throw the road into the hands
of the government and wish to get a
much revenue out of it as possible be-
frtr f.hftfc timA f nrnoa Tfiia mnnlnginn
is supported by the facts. It will be
rem be red that when the Union Pacific
railway was built United States bonds
to the amount of $50,000,000 were issued
during the period of its construction.
..WU. AWS W. AWVW. A.UiOV W.JUO Tt L
intended to aid the road to obtain capi
tal enough to undertake wbat seemed to
be a great burden. They were to run
30 years at a 6 par cent rate. In July.
1894, the firBt of them will fall due.
The company is utterly unable to meet
its obligations in this manner and has
again and again asked con press to ex
tend the time of these bonds.
A recently issued report of the govern
ment commissioner. Harara A. Tavlor.
recommended the extension to 100 year -and
a reduction of the rate of interest
to two per cent. The death of Mr.
Gould and - the generally interpreted
verdict against corporations as given in
the recent election have led the direct
ors to make ready for the inevitable by
securing as much profit as possible from,
tha tamoin!n( mAntha t tlta rr r- va
wsv m vumtuiAjg u w a-a v a, q va vue aa j av se
The feeling against the Union Pacific in
Nebraska is most bitter, even fanatical,
and the same may be said of other west
ern states. They claim that something
about the great road must be wrong
when it has cleared $20,000,000 per year
for the past decade and has not paid off
a penny of its great government debt.
The representatives of these people will
not dare to vote for any such extension
in congress -as is asked, for, and it is
their evident purpose to force the rail
way into the hands of a receiver and
close up Its affairs as a private corpora
tion, or even to dissolve all government
connection with it and treat ' it as any
other creditor of the government.