15 CENTS A WEEK.
ALBANY, OREGON, SATURDAY FEBRUARY 1, 1890.
VO.. V. NO. 55
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FOR PURE DRUGS,
TOILET AXD
GO
-HE ALSO
a nan rfSffiai
Tle Finest Line of Pianos and Organs in tie
Willamette Vallev.
CALL A.ND EXAMINE HIS STOCK
C A TTrP I O IV T;ake n" tixoe uuIts
J rt. J X. X'yJLl the bottom. If the
W. L. DOUGLAS
$3 SHOE GENTLEMEN.
Soul I V"
WhaH
ptitonRMT. Banil Pitcher old, tonuow and quick cura ?-totairU-
amd . Children's Complaint. Superior to C tor Oil
gtwtwto or ITarootioiSyrnp. C3dMiw pr for Ctoria. Mii
tttmn t Hothgra Mow Cartoria. "
I PoTlA Consffratfon
r flioiHrli ninrWwTpit VnW.tim. .
Tea'haUthy sleep ; also aids dJgcsUoa
S.
The bet French hanu hewed corset in the market. Try them once.
You never will wear any other. Money refunded if oof found entirely
satisfactory
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Solo A -
l H. PFEI
Proprietor of
Albany Soda Works
Aid nmnr.faciurcr i
Choice Confectionery.
We arc now pttrred to furnish choice,
f rth Cinuies of te-rt irrade, consistin; of
nnre tick, as)rtrd flavors, mixtd candies,
Ttra French and chn,nlate creams, fancv
mixed, candy to arid a .;ncrl assortment
of fine cariiUts
AT IV II O LEGALE U KETAII.
itS'OrdcM from count'v dealers promptly at
tended to. Factory o:i Kirt s-trtct.
ALBANY - OREGON
G
n. WINN, AGKNT FUR THE LEA1
in fire, life and.ani(!ci:t insurance com
panies
YM) CORDS XISX
in quantitio ta suit th. ;-isr. U::. r. Ii'-iiiiro
at tne othtc ' i
m
FANOY GOODS
TO
-ssAijn ur-
Lirngs, Paints, Oils,
Permmerv aad toilet article.
o,MlJUa-t-booki and I
bUlloorry. periodicals, etc.
Proscriptions careful
J compounded
IN ODD FELLOWS TEMPLE.
Albany Oregon
CAKRIES-
W. L. Douglas' name and price arcstamped 01.
dealer cannot supply you, Bend direct to factory
factory
Fine Calf, neavy Hand Craln
ana treedmoor Waterproof.
Be In the World. Examine hlw
SrS.i.OO Genuine Hand Sewed
4.00 Hand-Sewed Welt Mioe.
9:1.50 Poller and Farmer.' Shoe,
$3.50 Extra Value alf Shoe.
'i.-io A .. Worklngmm'
nnr.
$3.00 and Boy' .School
Mines
All Made in C'onsrc. Itullon
and Lace
S3 SHOES I.AIMKS
!.:.- .SHOE IOU MIM
BEST MATERIAL,
' BEST STYLE
i
BEST Ki n INC.
W. L. UOM.LtS.
ICrorktoii. 31av.
L E. BLAIN.
S
"X recumnimd CacZoria, toe child. .
ronip!ainU,aa luperior toanypreftcriptic i
Vjowu to ma. H. A. Abcbeb, M. D..
Ill So. Oxford St., Brooklyn. X. 1".
JThx CnrADB OoxPAinr, 77 Slurray 2ew Tori-.
a:
I.
.""Perfection of Fit
COMFORT 4 STRENGTH
young;
gent fo -Albn y
Suburban Property !
LOIS IX
BURKIIART'S PARK ADDITION
This Addition offers superior ad
vantages for residence property,
commanding a view of the whole
city and bui a short walk from the
business portion of town, For sale
by
WRIT8MAK A I-'l I.RTBT BBO'S.
iv. ih Mcpherson,
FIRST STREET.
REAL ESTATE BROKER.
Insurance busincestraneacled and money
caned? I have a larpe list of improved and
uniniproved cijy proreity and fruit, irarden
and far rr bnd in lare and ranll tracts, .s
I sell 0"t liniiistinn only, if you w is-li to l uy
i r sell it will p-y you to cme and tee uic
II
EWERT. PRACTICAL WATCH.MAKK
, aim jeweler, Albany, Oregon,
Absolutely Pure.
This powder never vanes. A niarvu
ol purity,strenirtli and wliolesomencss-
More economical thaii" the ordinarj
kinds ami cannot be 6oli in competi
tion with multitude or low test, short
weight uluin ? phosphate powdert
Sold only in cms, Kotal BakiN' ow-
deb Co.. W VuV t.. N. Y. -
Lbwis M. JtnxoN iV Co., Atrents,
rortiand, Oregon,
rilYiilCIAK
WH. DAVIS, M. . PHYSICIAN AND
sut'eon. Can he found at hisfoflice
room in btrahan block, I irst street. Albany
vrejron-
G
W. 1IASTON. PHYSICIAN I:Ml
. gcon, Albany, Oregon.
M.
H. ELMS, PHYSICIAN
geoa, Albar.y Oregon.
AND SUKr
ri C. KELLY". PHYSICIAN AND 3UR
J. ffcon Albany, Oregon, office in .Puree's
new Diock. othce houre, from Ha. m. to 4
r. a.
AJ. UOSSITER, VETERINARY SUR
. gcon, praduate of Ontario veterinary
college andmember of the Ontario veterin
ary medical society, is prepared to treat the
ureases ot all domesticated animals on
scientific principles. Oftiee at Ans Marshall's
livery stable. Residence 4th and Calapooia
nireeis, iuuany, Oregon.
TAn, E. A. McALihTEK iioMKorATinc rnv
U sician and snrircoii Has removed his
omce into Crawford s block. All calls promj
I" attended to.
TV'iC.A. WHITNEY. PHYSICIAN AND
J 8iirg.:on. Cradnatc of liellcvue Ilorpi
tal Medical College. New York City. Diseases
of women a specialty. Office in at residence
on th street between Caapooiu uml Vine
V.. I. W. STARK. PilYRKIAN AN
U Surgeon, latc f I:rwnsi ilie. Or, Ollire
in the Strahan-l'tarcc, block upstairs in the
rear rooms on the main hall. Calls promptly
aucnucu 10 in city or counuy.
lVII.M. J. PA'TOV. PHYSICIAN AND
J hurgeon, Iiluiiiber'.s liloek, Alhanv. Or.
Ftiiiale diseases A specialty. C.vi be fotmd
ti the omce day or night.
vr roiti:i.
T N. DUNCAN
t) . and notary public.
ATTORNEY-AT LAW
Olice in the Straban
!.., rooms o. 4 um
i). It. s. ISi.acki:ii:n. o. w . wrioi
l)LACKlll KN, & WKIUHT ATTORNEY AT
J Law, Alliany, nregon. t.nice in Odd
fellow's Temple. A'ill practice in all courts
of the state, and give special attention to all
business
WOLVERTON CHARLES E. APTORNEY
at Iaw, Albany, Or. litliim in rooms 13
and 14, Foster's Dock, over L. E. Wain's
store.
TK. WEATHF KFORD, AITORNEY AT
.law, Albany, Oregon. Office in the
rutin lilcck. lll practice in all the
courts of thestatc, and gi especial attention
to an raininess
V JIEAD, All 1UNEY-AT-LA W
and title examiner, Alliany, Or. Will
practice in all the courts of the state. Ab
stracts of title furnished on short notice.
Ten years experience.
Land Knrveylng.
PARTI KM DMIRI.NG HI RVKYtNO DOS CAN OB
tain accurate and prompt work by callimr
upon ex-county surveyor r', T. T. Fisher. He
has complete copies of field notes and town
ship plats, and is prepare I to do surveying in
any part of Linn county. Postoffice address,
Millers station. Linn cou it v. Oregon.
OR HOOH FLKCTRIU RELIKF 18 TIIK MOST EI.B
gant medicine in the world for interna
and external use. and f. r pain oi any nature.
Yoti will never find its equal. Ask your
druggist for it.
loatraclor aid Ballder.
riVHE UNDERSIGN ED HAVING LOCATED
X in Albany solicits patronage from city
and country. Will contract to build bridges,
bams, and all manner of dwelling houses,
including Queen Anne, Eastlake and Elica
bethian stylet of buildingj. Will furnish
plans and sptciflcations free of charges. Satis
faction guarantee. -W. C. CASSEL.
Plana Tnalng.
PARTIES DESIRING PIANOS TUNED
should call upon Prof. D, Van Horn
of this city, the well knowa and reliable
piano tuner He is we'l known to the people
if Albany and the entire State, having had
yean of experience in this business, also in a
pianoforte manufactory, and has no equal in
that line of business, It always pays to
patronize home enterprise and the pnblic
should remember that they can now get
pianos tuned in a more skillful manner in
Albany than elsewhere in the State, Leave
orders at Will & Link's
WANTED MAN OF GOOD SELLING
ability to represent us as sales agent in
this town, (8200 to $2000 per year can be
made) Address, Wanamaker & Brown,
Philadelphia, Pa
The largest clothing and merchant tiilor
ing house in America.
IjMNE CIGARS IMPORTED, KEY WEST
! and Domestic, embracing the celebrated
Flor de Madrid. Estrellas, Conquerors and
other choice brands in the Wells, Fargo and
Western Union Telegraph office building
EaThemcniber the place.
Jest of i
Instead of offerinc a prize thai only
benefits the lucky one, or sending out
confidential slips an baits, wt propose
to openly offer the citizens of Albany
and vie.ir.ity choice goods at bedrock
prices and give
5 Per Cent Discount
For cash on each dollar's worth at
rcoular retail prici until .lan.l, is;)
Highest prices paid f jrt liii kcns,V.'s
and otitter. Tliaiik;i::r ymi far mmii
lat patronase owl soliciting Vnur
trade lor Uiy fi;t urc. I l.r i. rVn Via
at yo.ir service. J. M. UAKDIT
OVER THE ; WIRES.
A Daughter of Secretary Blaine
tangerously III.
NEW 1 OKL BANK MIAKTEKS.
Ibe Cbiojgo Iotei-Ooean Enjoys the Lmary
',1 a Libel 8nit Hews Ean of the
' r " Eotkiec,
The Heraus Speciat Dispaichc.
Wakhixcton.v jAn.i 31. Airs.
Coppinger, "theeldest daughter o!
Secretary Blaine is;lyi)g critically
ill with lam-trOticfc
and
the
gravest nppreheWfjf 'areilelt in
reuaid ier.-ssfe 7ias'wot-lee
well for some time, but was not
regarded as seriouslv ill until this
morning, when the maladv took a
dangerous turn, and it was deemed
advisable to telegraph for her hus
band, who is now in the est on
an inspection tour, ana lor ner
biolher Emmons, the only mem
bers of the family out of the city.
The president learned of the case
this morning and wept over to tne
secretary's oflice, offering sympa
thy and assistance. A consultation
of physicians was held this morn
ing. They offered no verdict
giving hojies for the patient's re
covery
NEW YOKK 1J.VNK KAILVKES.
They Will Amount to S75O.O00
Officials Under Arrest.
New York, Jail, SI. (ieo. 11.
Fell, a broker, was arrested last
night for the part he took in the
disposition of the securities of the
Sixth National Bank, was to-day
held in $250,000 bail for examina
tion Ihursday next. Cleason,
president of the bank, for whose
arrest a warrant was issued at the
same time as was that for Fell, is
still at large. The Sixth National
Bank and Jnoi Hill Bank arc
closed, and at 10 o'clock a notice
was jiosted on the door of the
Equitable which stated that the
bank was closed temporiarly. An
official statement of the condition
of the three banks is expected
this evening.
ANOTHER AKKEST EXPECTED.
New iork, Jan. I. it is
rumored that cashier Vansendt, of
.the Lennox Hill Bank, is being
watched by tho piice, and it was
thought he would oo arrested as
soon as tno statement now bein
prepared was ready.
Examiner Hepburn, when peen
at the Sixth National Bank at
noon, f-aid that the bank would not
lose more than $750,000. Of thi
amount $400,000 was represented
wv bonds and securities, which ha
been already sold, and the other
$350,000 is represented by checks
which are held against the Equita
ble and Lennox 11 ill bank.
Torpedo Boat Test.
Fkovisence, Jan. .11. The new
torpedo boat Bushing was given a
trial in Bristal harbor yesterday.
The party on board comprised
HerrcshoffBros., her builders, the
commander of the vessel, Lieuten
ant Winslow, of the U. S. navy.
Also an inspector and the com
mander of the Converse. Tne con
tract speed was twenty miles an
hour, and it was readily made
under half steam, the vessel, of
course, being light.
Libel Against tbe later-Ocean.
Toronto, Jan. 31. Pat Grant,
special correspondent of the Chi
cago Inter-Ocean, was arrested this
noon, at the instance of Dr. O'Reil
ly, treasurer of the Land League,
for alleged libel, for recent publica
tions in the Inter-Ocean over Mr.
Grant's signature. He was held
in $2000 bail.
POULTRY RAISING.
To xnn Eorroa or nnrHuiLn:
I wish to answer through your
paper the many inquiries in regard
to my success in raiting poultry last
ysar. I purchased an Excelaor Incu
bator and think I did quite well
owing to the leason not being a good
one for raining chickens, and I hatched
more chickens than I could attend to
well. My turkeys did quite well,
IKau utara 1,a wiljt anil KmHfi. the
first tray of turkey eggt hatched,
mere were only two nnieruie eggo
30 tho ntko K1ta vera full but
wa vi'V V1IV4 bmvw "
four failed to get out from some un-
1 V 1 . ftU1 0 riakIIi
Known cause, i nave
of noultrv and eecs, and have yet on
hand 52 turkeya and about 150
chickens and some ducks. 1 nave
lome four or five different varieties of
of chickens the Lighorn are the best
layers for all seasons the Wyandotts
are good, the Light Brahms re the
kind to eat if you want a pot full, and
they are a good layer n summer,
mine are not hard to break from Bet
ting, their eggs are large and a dark
color yet the chickens are almost
white. The White Holland turkeys
are very tender and hard to raise,
centle a pure white
with red head and black beard. The
wild turkey and bronze does much
better in this climate. If I had waited
two months longer to make this report
T AAlllrl'mVli ! rem fiirures. I think I
have $150 worth on hand yet.
' . 1 A
Yours witu respti.
L. JHoitck.
A K 1 1 LA DS KECL A M ATI ON.
The Committee l'nvor Siirvi'js,
But Not Irrifcal io H oi ks.
Washington, -ft-"- :H. The ,
Scai'.e lrrmtrc (A iiiuiitt'jf, ofi
which Mi. Steward, of Nevada, is
chairman, is devoting much time
to the consideration of the several
pioposilions looking to the reclam
ation of the arid laod9 of the West.
A vast amount of testimony was
was taken in ail parts of the West
during the recess, and it h expected
that the Government Printing Office
will sdon have the volumes con
taining it printed. Hearings will
be given to one or twe more persons,
and the committee's report will
then be completed. The testimony
taken has shown that the
storage system of damming up the
mountain streams and natural
basiDS is the best method of re
claiming the Western arid lands.
The committee will recommend
that Congress appropriate sufficunt
moncy.lo,malte.a complete survey
o determine where these basins
should be located, the probable
cost, the appoxiuiate amount of land
that can be reclaimed in the nei h
boriiocd of each basin, and the Sines
along which the irrigation caoals
or ditches should run. There is
an indisposition to commit Con
gress to the policy ei constructing
these irrigation works. It is be-
leived that all the money necessary
can be procured by private enter
prise, and that, as soon as Congress,
by means of surveys, establishes
definite and trustworty data upoD
which private parties can urocced,
individuals and corporations will
carry on the work.
SMALLEST DRAFT ON RECORD
For One Centand Has an Interst-
ing Origin.
Lowell (Ma48.) Corr. Chicago Herald.
The smallest draft ever issued
by the Treasury Department will
be drawn in the course ol a tew
days. It is for the msgnificent
sum ot lcent and is to pay lor prop
erty worth, at the lowest estimate
40,000. At the last session of
Congress the representative from
Lowell succeeded in having a bill
passed appropriating $200,000 for
the erection oi a nubile building
here and the purchase of the site
Half a dozen different property,
owners were anxious to have the
Goverumt n: buv their property as
thev thought it would be a goou
thin" lor them. The famous
bunting mill, in which Geoer:1.! IJ
F. Butler is such a large stoi:t;
holder, owns'a large p'utot gionii'.
near the mill, and offered it to tin
Government fcr a vcrv low mice
thinking that if the Fostollic!
were built there the company s
other property wouIJ enhance iu
value. Considerable property was
owned by an estate at the other an:
ol the town, and lor the sums
reason they offered land equally as
desirab.e. The contest between
the two waged warm for a time
until at last the Butler people
executed a master move aul
offeredjthe property to the Govern
ment lor $1. But the other sy:uli
cate heard what bad been done UDi
offered ibeir ground for lcent,
and this oiler tho Government uu-
ally accepted, end the draft for
1 cent will soon be sent to the
airent of the owners. The same
routine will have to be followed in
regard to this draft as if it wore for
a $1,000,000. All the papers wil
have to be carefully examined by
the accounting officers in the Brat
instance, and flicre will be about
fourteen signatures on the warrant
before the draft is finally signed
by the Secretary of ths Treasury.
OlNasanlns an I'nsecn Foe.
"This was sometime a paradox," as
Zlainlct says. Since, however, the
people of America and other ,'ands
have been enabled to pit Ilostetter's
Stomaih Bitters against that unseen
foe, malaria, it id no longer a paradox,
but ' an easy possibility. Whatever
malaria evolves its misty venom to
joison the air, and decaying unwhole.
some vegetation imprcgnater the
water, there, in the very 6tronghold
of miasma, is the auxiliary otent to
disarm the foe and assure cfScient
protection, Feycr and ague, bilious
remittent, dumb ague and ague cake,
no matter how tenaciously they have
fastener their clutch on the system,
are first forced to relax their grasp
and eventually to abandon it alto
gether. But it b" preventive force
that should chiefly recommend the
Bitters to persons dwelling in malaria
cursed localities, for it is a certain
buckler of defence against which the
enemy ,s pow crless. Cures, likewise,
dyspepsia, rheumatism, kidney and
billions ailments.
Files! Pile! rile!
Dr William's Indian Pile Ointment
is the only sure cure for blind, bleed
ing or itching piles ever discovered.
It never fails to cure old cases of long
standing,
Judge Cons, Maysville, Ky, says:
"Dr William's Indian Pile Ointment
cured me after years of suffering."
Judge Cofllnbury, Cleveland. 0,6aya'
"I nave ound.by experience that Dr.
William's Indian Pile Ointment gives
immediate and permanent relief."
We hayc hundreds of such tc6ti
menials. Do not suffer an instant
longer. Sold by druggists at 50c and
$1 per box. Sold by Foshay & Mas on
Albany, Oregon.
Scissors. Shears.
ImmpriKft stock at Stewart &
Sox's. The best quality and any
size or style. Call and examine
our stock. Stewart & Sox.
For your fine imported and Ke
i West cigars, co to M. Baunigart
: cigar store, one door :ast of lilaefc
; man's drui; sto'j
For the finest silver polit-h ir. the
market go to II. '.-vert's.
IS HE SILC0TT.
An Interview With Him By a
Newspaper Reporter.
DISCO VEKEIJ IN QUEBEC.
Tbe Exile Living With His Mistrets in a
Quebec Village-He Declares That He
Ha; Been Slandered- '
New Your. Jan. 31. The Herald
claims tj have discovered Silcott, th?
defaulting cashier of the house of rep
resentatives in the village of Terre
bonne, Quebec, and this morning
trintaalong interview had with him
yeeruavy. ... oifwm wb iuuuu m u
h6nse of Louiae-Thiebadlt; the woman
with whom it is said Siicott.ned from
Washington. He consented to talk
to the reporter.
"The time will come, saul Silcott,
"when those now the hardest against
me will say I was not so much to
blame. As to the charges of forgeries
that is all bosh. There is hardly a
member of the house to whom I did
not advance his pay every month and
receive not as receipts As to tne
nionev I am accused of decamping
with, I assure you I had very little
when I left New York. Ihere is one
thins else I wish to contradict, and
that is the stories that I was a big
winner at the races. This is not true,
for mv lossess far exceeded my win
nings. It was to keep up and be hale
fellow-wcll-met with these same mem
bers of congress who are now running
me down that 1 hrst went to tne
races. Mv curse on the races.
wish to God I had never been near
them. Miss Thiebault, of whom such
hideous falsehoods are told, had noth
ing to do with my downfall. Had I
always taken her advice I would be
in a different position to-day.
Silcott told the reporter he was go
ing away to-morrow, but wculd not
say where to. He said he was not
afraid of arrest in Canada. He had
legal advice that he could not be ex
tradited.
THE NORTHERN BLOCKADE.
Outlook Very Discouraging-Provisions
Scarce in Some Towns.
S.w Francisco, Jan, 31. A
special to the Chronicle from Red-diuzsav-i:
J he mountain roads and
pilches are blocked with drifta from
lifted! feet to unknown depths, and
tiiere are sme points t which no
relief ca:i be sent for months to come
The Upper Sacramento river is very
lii"h. but no tears ol danger are enter
tained here. Caiicly reports that it
is getting out of provisions, and a
supulv tram has been sent up. JSearly
ill the mines in this section have
clitsed down. At the Iron Mountain
and Old Confidence mines severai
slides have occurred and buildings
have been broken down.
The cause of trouble above Sims
has been a combination of snow and
L'ravei, ivcvnting the snow plow
from doiiii effective work. Four
snow plows are now operating in the
mountains, where drifts and slides
have made the snow 100 feet lccpin
places.
The snow on Hatchet Creek moun
tain has totally interrupted communi
cation between Redding and Lake
view, Or. Mails are occasionally re
ceived, butlio express or other mat
ter. The snow at French gulch is
teu feet deep, and certain lines of
provisions there are getting law. Tbe
general appearance of the country
towns around Redding is somewhat
depressing.
The Chronicle says editorially: Tbe
Oregoniao, who relieves his feelings
with profanity, will probably find his
vocabulary too small when he reads
that the revenue cutter Rash is car
rying the delayed mail to Portland.
The tlush, in spite of its name, is a
mighty slow vessel, and through Sec
retary Wannamaker's parsimony the
mails will reach Portland about three
days later than they would have done
if taken by the steamer Santa Rosa.
i;ebuildingthenavy.
Irving M. Scott Before a Committee
of the House.
Washington, Jan. 31. Irving M.
Scott of the Union Iron Works of
San Francisco gave some interesting
facts to-dav before the House Com
mittee on Naval Affairs concerning in
creased faculties for building war ves
sels at that city. The largest battle
ships, he said, those of 10,000 or 12,
000 tons, could be built there. For
the protection (of inland porta Scott
recommended that the Government
sinele turreted monitors be remodeled.
If the turrets were removed and the
vessels armed with disappearing guns
of heavy caliber they would, he
thought,give veryjefficient protection.
Slaughtering Diseased Cattle.
It was discovered some time since
that a number of W. S. Ladd's herd
of Jersey cattle, kept on his farm back
of EaBt Portland, were affected with
tuberculosis, a disease similar to con
sumption. The attention of Dr.
James Withycombe, state veterinary
surgeon, being called to this, he ex
amined the cattle and found that
several of them were diseased and the
remainder had of coarse been exposed
to the disease. He reported the mat
to the domestic animal commission,
and at a meeting of the commission
held at Salem, Monday, Jan. 20, it
it was ordered thai all the cattle be
longing to W. S. Ladd that were
found to be affected with tuberculosis,
be killed and their bodies buried or
barned. In accordance with these in
structions. D". Withycombe lias
visited Mr.. Ladd's farm aud inspected
I the killing of thirty-four h?ad of cat
i tie. But IfW of tin m sl.nweiay
;signcs of the. du vj.se. Six c!ve
killed showed no trace of the disease,
and one bull killci' was free from it,
whi e another had one small tubercle
on his lungs. As the disease is liable
to devolop in any of the herd, the
killing oi the whole herd as ordered
by the commission, is the only safe
course to )e followed to eradicate the
disease. This herd is believed to be
the only one in the state so affected,
and prompt action may prevent any
spread of the disease. Mr. Ladd'a
loss will be considerable, as he has
158 head of Jerseys in his herd, old
and yauii, which, if free from disease,
would be worth $33,000. The first
lot he imported came from Pennsyl
vania. They wcte twenty-seven head
and cost $12,C00. Mr. Ladd aays the
disease was introduced to his .herd by
two cows which he bought from a
man in California.
CRiatKB AOAIN8T CRIMINALS'
Colons iBgersolI'a'AMreM Bfii
The State Bar Association.
At the ninth annual meeting of .
the New York State Bar Associa
tion Hamsun's Hall, which seats
over 3,600 persons, was crowded
with noted lawyers lrom all over
the State when President 'Amour
welcomed the members in a long
address. He was followed by
Colonel Robert G. Iogersoll, who
delivered the annual address, bis
subject being "Crimes Against
Criminals." In tbe course of bis
address, Colonel Ingersoll said:
. Crimes were committed to pun
ish crimes, and crimes were com
mitted to prevent crimes. The
world has been filled with prisons
and dungeons,' with chains and
whips, with crosses and gibbets,
with thumbscrews and racks, with
hangmen and beadsmen and yet
these frightful means and instru
mentalities and crimes bave accom
plished little for the preservation
of proptrty or life. It is safe to
say that governments have com
mitted far more crimes than they
have prevented. The world has
thoroughly tried cenSscation, and
degradation, imprisonment, torture
and death, and tbu3 far the world
has failed. There is no reformation
in degradation. To mutilate a
criminal is to ay to all the world
that he is a criminal and to lendor
his reformation substantially im
possible. Is there any remedy?
Can anything be tlone i;'r toe re
formation of the criminal? He
should be treated with kindness.
Every right should be given him
consistent with the safety of so
ciety. He should neither be
degraded nor robbed. The State
should set the highest and noblest
example. The powerful should
never be cruel, and in the breast of
the supreme there should be no
desire for revenge. A man in a '
moment of want steals the property
of another, and he is sent to the
penitentiary. Why should the
State take without compensation
the labor of these men; and why
should they, after having been
imprisoned for years, be turned out
without means f suppoi t ? Wculd
it not be far better, far more
economical, to pay these men for
their labor, to lay aside their earn
ings from day to day, from month
to month, and from year to year
to pnt this money at interest, bo
that when the convict is released
after five years of imprisonment he
will have several hundred dollars of
bisown net merely money enough
to pay his way back to tiro place
from which he was sent, but
enough to make it possible for him
to begin business on bis account,
enough to keep the wolf of crime
from the door of his heart? There
are, however, men who pursue
crime as a vocation as a profession
men who have been convicted
again and again, and who Ptill
persist in using the liberty of
interyals to prey upon the rights of
others. What shall be done with
these men and women? Pat one
thousand hardened t breves on an
island compel them to produce
what they eat and use and I am
almost certain that a large majority .
would be opposed to theft. 8uch
a community would be self-sup
porting. .Let women of tbe same
class be put by themselves. Keep
tbe sexes absolutely apart. Those
who are beyond the power of
reformation shonld not have the
liberty to je produce themselves.
They should dwell apart and,
dying, should leave no heirs.
Woman's Discovery
: "Another wonderful discovery has
been made and that too by a lady in
this county. Disease fastened its
clutches upon her and for seven yean
she withstood its severest tests, but
her vital organs were undermined and
death seemed imminent. For three
months she coughed incessantly and
could not sleep, 8he bought of us a
bottle of Dr. King's New Dicovery
for Consumption and was so much re.
lieved en taking first dose that she
6lept all night and with one bottle has
been miraculously cured. Her name
la Mrs. Luther Luts." Thus write W.
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