The Times-Monntaineei
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 2.
1893
tttk CURSE OF BAD MONET.
If one were to judge finances from
the present American episode the con
clusion Would be that, paradoxical as
it sounds, the best money is the worst
The hard times now being experienced
are largely due.as an immediate causr,
to the private hoarding of funds ordi
narily kept on bank deposit. The
nonula .fa in a distrustful frame of
minil in a rtntnmnorarv. but whom-
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soever and whatsoever else they may
dintrnat theT have perfect confidence
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in the money of the country, every
dollar of it, and are quietly laying it
away. "Moths may corrupt, or thieves
break through and steal," but every
bank in the nation might go to the
wall and never pay a dollar of its ob
ligations, and not a penny wonW be
lost on their bills outstanding. In the
present state of affairs this exceptional
confidence in the money of the land is
working a temporary embarrassment
It is none the less true that bad
money is a curse and that money can
not be too good. In other wordi
present trouble is not that the people
have too much confidence in our cur
rency, but that general confidence has
been shaken and weakened. Fortu
nately our monetary system is unim
paired, and as a consequence the sky
is already brightening. The banks
report that deposits are increasing, a
sure sign of better times, provided
- congress does not precipitate upon the
country some new calamity.
It is evident that the Democrats in
congress who are especially anxious
for the repeal of the purchase clauso
of the Sherman law are relying for re
peal upon two otherwise totally dis
tinct and incompatible forces, the Re
publicans east of the Rooky mount
ains and the wildcat Democrats. Thn
former thny rely upon to vote for re
peal fron actual lirst choice and the
latter on a trade by which thn Cleve
land Democrats will consent to state
bank bills in return for the repeal cf
that purchase clause.
This country is thus in .imminent
danger of once more suffering from
the curse and blight of bad money.
That curse began to afflict the country j
when the Democratic parly, led by
Jackson, destroyed the national bank
without providing any substitute. All
through the :50a it rested lik;e a mil
dew upon the country, and ly 1857 it
bad caused a general panic, uotwitK
standing the enormous output of gold
from California. Nothing can tak
the place of a sound paper money,
The losses of that decade aggregated
to . fifty millions of dollars, but th
worst Dart of the curse was not the
loss in absolutely worthless bills, but
the heavy discount incident to any
state bank circulation system. A bad
bill is a definite loss, and when made
that ends it; but discount is a constant
loss. It is the constant dropping that
wears a hole in the stone.
England and Germany, and which
cannot be maintained except, all cur
rency, whether silver, paper or copper,
rests on the single measure of value
gold, aa it doea in those countries.
Any other bimetallism, and especially
that advocated in the Democratic
platform, would make the purchasing
power of the gold dollar larger than
the one of silver or of paper. No
one wants to drire silver, paper, nickel
or copper out of . circulation, but to
make these rest on a solid, substantial
basis, so that they will not become de
predated in business affairs at home
or in international exchange. We
need all the metals now coined, but
we should nave some detinue measure
of value, and without this depreciation
is sure to follow. History furnishes
many examples of this in all countries,
and after years of futile experiments,
commercial nations were forced to
adopt the present gold measure. Sil
ver in England or Germany is not de
preciated, because it is brought op to
the gold standard; but in Mexico and
other countries it is, because there is
not gold behind the coin. Honest
money was what the Republican party
meant in its platforoof 1892, and to
make all currency of equal purchasing
power.the same asm all countries which
have adopted the cold standard. This
is according to the traditions of the or
ganization for thirty years, and no one
can be mistaken in its status on the
monetary question who is acquainted
with its history from 1856 to 1892.
CONFIDENCE LACKING.
There is a loud call over the coun-
: , try for more money; bnt this is not
the urgent need of business and com
merce. The immediate cause of the
depression in financial matters is that
coin is being hoarded, and not put in
circulation, because the people are ap
prehensive of harder times than an
being experienced, and are causing, by
their fears, the disasters which tney are
attempting to guard against. There
is enough money in the United States
to answer all purposes of trade if the
doors of the safes were unlocked, and
men had sufficient confidence to allow
; it to circulate in the community.
few dollars will pay many debts when
it passes from hand to hand, and
small amount used in this., manner
worth more than wealth tied up
soma vault. Teh dollars will pay
thousand dollars' ' worth of . debts
. this way, and is worth more to the
merchant and laborer than ten thous
and under lock and key. During the
recent run on the banks large sums
: were taken out of circulation, and
stored away where they will not do
good to any one, not even the owner.
If they had been permitted to remain
on deposit, thn employer could have
paid the wage-earner, and he, in turn,
the debts he had contracted. With
public faith again established, this
money will go back to the banks; they
will become solvent, and business will
again revive. If the mints of the
country were to coin all the money
possible, it would not relieve-the pres
sure of hard times now being suffered'
without purse-strings were loosened
and it found its way into the channels
ef business. Faith is the foundation
of nearly every transaction, and when
this is shaken the roost wealthy coun
try may become bankrupt. Instead
of passing a free-coinage bill, if con
gress will assure the public that no in
jury shall be done to the industries
of the nation, public confidence will
be re-established, money will be put in
circulation, values will appreciate, and
the country will again be prosperous
and happy.
HONEST MONET.
The Albany Democrat still adheres
to its former position that the Repub
lican party endorsed bimetallism in
l$92,and quotes a portion of the plat-
. form wherein "gold and silver as
standard money" is favored. - Our
cotnmporary should have finished the
sentence in the platform, which, after
the words quoted above, states further,
a;th on cli Kwr.rinrinna and nnder anch
provisions, to be determined by legis
lation, aa will secure the maintenance
of the parity of values of the two
metals, so that the tmrthatmo and
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whether of silver, gold or paper, shall
be at all times equal." This is the
kind of bimetallism that prevails in
The following, from a Democratic
editor in Oregon, is indisputable evi
dence that some men possess "cheek"
and arrogatee to themselves consider
able importance: "For the good of the
Democratic party, Dana should have
accompanied Ran Jail out of the world.
The fixed policy 'of the Democratic
party is tariff reduction in the line of
free trade, and bo who opposes this
policy should not masquerade as a
Democrat." Jefferson and Jackson
were protectionists, ana e presume
this editor will read them out of the
party, as his ida of democracy is
"tariff redaction in the line of free
trade." The name of a J. Randall
will live in the history of the country
as long as statesmanship and honesty
are admired, and Dana and his New
York Sun xwill not go "out of the
world, even at this Oregonian's bid
ding. Poor deluded, presumptuous
being, the Democratic party would j
not exist a day or be able to carry a
single country precinct with such fel
lows at the heart.' There have been
honest, conscientious statesmen in tbe
Democratic party, and among these
Hon. S. J. Randall, of Pennsylvania,
and R., H. Dana, of the New York
Snn, will take leading positions. The
fellow from Oregon will never be
known outside his precinct.
A SOUND RECORD.
The Times Mountaineer, speaking
of tbe silver plank in the Democratic
platform adopted at Chicago, arrives
at the conclusion that the Democrats
"did not say .what they meant nor
mean what they said." Well, all that
aside, for the opportanity of seeing
what the party which the MocsTAJX
EER adheres to said and what it meant.
The Republicans in their platform
said; "The American people, from
tradition and interest, favor bi metal
ism, and the Republican party de
mands the use of both gold and silver
as tbe standard money." .This is very
similar tq the proposition taken in
Chicago by tbe Democrats. It is the
boast now of Republican papers that
the party is mainly in favor of a gold
standard only. The Mountaineer
itself is a monometalist seeking to
place the country on a cold basis.
Now please tell us what the Republi
cans said in 1892 and what tbty mean
in 1893.- Albany Democrat.
The history of the United States
furnishes sufficient evidence of the
status of the Republican party on the
financial questions now agitating the
country. ' There never was, while that
party was in control of the adminis
tration of affairs, the least fear enter
tained by foreigners that their securi
ties would be paid in any other coin
except gold. When the Democracy,
in 1890, took up the free silver idea in
order to carry some of the western
states, this confidence became shaken.
and, when that party elected its can
didate for president in 1892 and
gained control of both houses of con
gress, foreign paper came to this coun
try demanding payment. Republicans
fought against repudiation m 1868,
greenback inflation in 1872 and re
sumed specie payment in 1878. They
have always advocated honest money,
and have always found Democracy
opposing them. The Sherman act was
a compromise to save the country from
Democratic free coinage, and it saved
the nation in 1890 from that threat
ened disaster. To find where Repub
licans stand on ay national question
it is only necessary to read the history
of the country, and to study the excel
lent record on the monetary question
si nee 1861. Damocracy has attempted
to ride every financial hobby that has
existed for the last quarter of a cen
tury, from repudiation and greenback
inflation to free and unlimited coinage.
An exchange explains the cause of
hard times in tbe following: "Men ask
why banks have been failing, why
merchants find it impossible to get the
usual accommodation.and why scarcity
of notes for payment of bands embar
rasses industries. A single fact ex
plains the whole matter. A tenth of
all the deposits in banks has been
withdrawn, and much of the money
has been hidden away and boarded
within about two months. Warrant
for this statement is found in the in
complete returns of the condition of
national banks on July 12th. There
are about 20,000,000 wage-earners,
who average more than $2,000,000
daily wages. If they have reserved
about a third against future payments
or needs, and have simply refrained
from depositing that amount in banks,
that alone accounts for a shrinkage of
$50,000,000 each week. But, besides,
many have withdrawn previous depos
its. There are at the present time
$5,000,000 in the safety deposit vaults
of Denver." Now, will our co tem
porary tell ns what caused this lack of
confidence in banks? 1 , -
It should cause no surprise that the
Democrats in tha lower house, with
the aid of tbe Republican minority,
passed the Wilson repeal bill, which is
virtually id favor of the gold standard.
Democratic papers that are attempting
to hold the party to a strict compli
ance with the provisions of the Chi
cago platform should not forget that
the plank in favor of bi-metallism was
thrown in simply as a sop to the silver
states and was never intended to
shape legislation. It accomplished its
purpose, and may be thrown aside
now without any material injury, ex
cept that it will demonstrate to the
people the insincerity of Democratic
ante-election promises. We believe
the same to be true of the plank de
claring the tariff unconstitutional, and
expect to hear of it being voted down
by Democrats when it is brought be
fore congress. Democrats are great
"reformers" before election; but after
they have deluded the voters into sup
porting them they become sensible, and
follow the safe plan which has been
tested by experience '
There have been demonstrations of
the unemployed wage-earners in Chi
cago and other cities; but these have
so far been quieted down by police
men's clubs. This is simply the be
ginning of trouble in this regard, and
further disturbances may be expected.
When these men become hungry, and
their families are wanting bread, it
anyother plan the Democratic party
may adept, and the Salem Depixrat
i a gold bu pure and situ pi' . If,
some believe, the monetary question is
Me issue in the campaign in 1896, t
i difficult to state where the Demo -
racy in Oregon will be placed,
Our Democratic) cotempory has not
learned his lessons thoroughly, for the
editor ranted in his last issue against
the "Republican" Telegram, and this
because that paper endorses the Chi
cago platform. We expect this con
vert to Democracy considers the Chi
cago platform a Republican campaign
deenment.
The financial distress suffered by the
country and the general business de-
pression appear to be attracting the
attention of the people from the in
roads the cholera is making on the
Atlantic seacoast. Strict quarantine
should be maintained at all seaports,
and our citiz ns should be careful I)
guarded from the ravages of this ter
rible disease.
We were somewhat surprised that
both of our congressmen voted against
the repeal of the silver purchasing
clause in the Sherman act, and their
constitutents will not endorse this
action. Oregon has little interest in
silver, and aside from Gov. Pennoyer
and his followers, has few advocates of
free coinaga They were elected as
protection Republicans, and should
have no sympathy with the free silver
notions of Democracy.
The Portland National banks have
been declared solvent, and may be ex
pected to resume in a few days; but
the savings bank continues in a de
plorable condition. These suspensions
have injured Portland more than any
thing that has happened for a long
time, and the people will never again
have tbe same confidence in its finan
cial stability. The resumption will'
help business in that city; bnt it will
never again be considered supremG
over all other points in the northwest.
It may have more capital than Seattle;
but its ' business men do not possess
tbe enterprise or the faculty of work
ing together in harmony that has
made its Puget sound rival so solid.
The bill for the repeal of the silver
purchase clause of the Sherman act
passed the house to-day by 129 major
ity, which are many more than thn
most sanquine friends of the measure
expected. It will now go to the sen
ate, and a similar action may be ex
pected in that body. Bat the ques-
TELEGRAPHIC.
Won't Have Wilson- Bill.
Washington, Aug. 29 In the senat .
Senator Tcllor objected to immedialt
consideration, and tbe rspeal bills went
over till tomorrow.
Stewart's resolution. Inquiring into the
condition of the treasury, was referred to
tbe finance committee.
Gordon addressed the senate in favor
of the unconditional repeal of tbe Sher
man act.
Yorhee' bill whs reported to the sen
ate as a substitute tbis afternoon.
IN THE HOC8E.
Catcbings called up the report of tbe
committee on rule;, which the bouse io
ceeded to debate.
THE VOORHEKS BILL TO BE SUBSTITUTED
The senate committee on bounce l.a
decided to report back tbe Wilson repeal
hill with the recommendation tbat Vnr
necs' bill be substituted, and to set aside
he national bank circulation bill. no
unfinished business, in lavor of tbe Voor
hees bill, and to press tbe latter as rap-
idly as possible. The setting aside of tbe
national bank bill will require n majority
vote ot the senate. The Mlver sieo say
i hey are indifferent as to wbicb is con
sidered first, both being alike abjection
able. They declare they will figbt re
peal with all tbe force at tbeir command.
six Were Itrowncd.
Whitehall, N. Y., Aug. 29 George
P. Wethcrbee, of Port Henry, and six
young companions were sailing in tbe
yacht Alpha when it capcized in Lake
Cbamplain yesterday. Wetberbee and
five ot the boys were drowned. Tbeir
oames were William Gilds, 14 years old;
William Breadner, 14 Tears; Eddie J Jo-
bert, 13 vears. and John Whitman, 13
vears. a'l of Port Henrv, and Albert
B-ush, 13 years, of Brooklyn, N. Y , who
was a guest ot Jubert. Joseph Li barge.
11 yearn old, saved himself by smimmiui;
to tbe Vermont shore. Tbe yacht was a
24 foot boat and was cons dered a strong
and substantial one. Wetberbee wa
23jearsold and an all-around athletic.
He graduated from Cornell college in
Jane and was elected captain of tbe
'varsity crew for tbat year. He was a
competent yachtsman and tbe boat was
ballasted heavily wi'h iron ore, but wben
a stiff squall struck her she went over
without warning. Wetbf-rbee died in a
heroic effort to cave young Brush's life
A Chole' a-lnrestrd Vessel
New York, Aog. 29 A correspond
ent at Valparaiso caoles a dispatch from
tbe Herald correspondent io Rio Janeiro,
Brazil, wbicb sbows that the steamer
Carlos is on tbo Atlantic ocean, bound
for no port, filled with persons affl cted
with cholera and havine a record of 105
tion of the greatest importance now I deaths on ber voyage across the ocean.
is, wnaq iurtner action win ue taaen ine ompaicn says tne steamer vanos ar-
by congress? Is the repeal of this
claa e going to re-establish public con
fidence throughout the country and
give work to the unemployed? A great
many think not, and if congress de
sires to relieve tbe distress now so
universally prevailing it will do some
thing to change this feeling of uncer
tainty now pervading all departments
of business and industrial enterprises.
rived at Rio Janeiro today Horn, tbe
Grand Island canal and tbat 105 persons
ou board of her died of cholera on the
way over. When the ship got loto ibe
harbor and made her report, she was re
fused permission to iaod or even pat her
crew and passengers in i oar ant me. She
was escorted out of tbe harbor by the
warship KepuUica ,aod ordered not to
land at auy Brazilian port.
TELEGBAPHIO HEWS.
'. English Comnemt an Repeal.
London, Aug. 29 Tne Westminister
Gazette, liberal, says concerning tbe pas-.
hacta nf thn Wilson renpal hill "The
will take more than "billies' to quiet 1adicious ,cUon of1 Cleveland assisted
them. A hungry man becomes des- iargeiy to change public sentiment to-
perate, and he is doubly so when his 1 ward tbe Sherman act. His waiting
little one at home clamor for pnmn- P''c Stowed tbe country to pass
thing to eat. This condition of affairs
is certain to happen if congress does
not immediately pass some measures to
relieve the wide-spread distress now
prevailing. The lower house has done
ut duty thus far, and the senata should
not delay action while hundreds of
thousands of idle men throng the
streets of tbe cities of tbe land.
through such a bitter experience it is not
surprising to find a strong opinion in
fayor of a reversal of tbe policy wbicb
baa landed the country in difficulties.
Tbe effect upon business will be felt in
stantly.
Tbe Fall Mall Gazette, conservative,
William Waldorf Astors daily, says:
"Wben confidence and credit are re
stored by tbe repeal of tbe pernicious
Sherman act, tbe task of fiscal reform in
tbe United States will become easier.
I'ren'h Optra on a yacht.
Kiel, Aug. 29 Tbe Eugili yacht
Insert, lying at tbis port, has been seized
by tbe German authorities. Her seizure
is due to tbe fact tbat two Frenchmen
wbo wern living on board of ber incurred
suspicion by tbeir actions and were taken
into custody on a charge ot espionage.
A search was made on board the yacht,
ana there were found photographs ot tbe
defenses of Coxhaven and ot tbe North
sea canal batteries. It is supposed that
tbe yacbt was chartered by the prisoners
tor the purpose of securing knowledge of
tbe German defenses by pretending tbat
tbey were ycbtsmen.
Heavy Front ia Wisconsin.
Black Rites FALL8,Aug. 29 A heavy
frost visited tbe cranberry region last
night. Tbe crop is considered a total
loss . ' '
loors He then gave them $2. wit)
vhicb they bought Italian and Arnericai.
Iliga and returned to tbe Lake front, e.
-quad ot police keeping an eye on them.
I nt making no arrests. The return
the Italians increased tbe excitement aud
soon the mob began throning stones a
me police, fo lowtd by a shower of coup
ling pins picked up on the Llincis Cen
tral railroads tracks. Orders were at
once sent to have the Galling guns in
readiness and tbe police were oidercd to
charge. Tbeir clubs at once began to
beat a lively tune on the heaiis 'f the
root', end in an lociedibly ,bort time i
oroke hod ran in every direction, quick!
melting ln'0 individuals fleeing turongi
streets and alleys, and all the trcub.
was over, at least for a time.
Sherman on Repeal.
Washington, Aa30 la the senate
fie bill ior the repeal of tbu Sherman 'net
was tiken up, Shermun was '.he first
speaker. He said if tbe repeal of the act
was the only reason for an extra set-sinn.
it seemed to mm insufficient. It was
justified, however, by tbe existing finan
cial stringency. Congress and tbe peo
pie are both sgieed tbat gold and silver
should be continued as money. If cheap
money is wanted, tbe tree coinage of siU
ver is the wav to do it; bat it must not
be called bimetalism. It would be tbe
mooometalism of silver. Tbe president.
said Sherman, failed to give tbe cause ol
tbe decline in filver. It wm due to tbe
fact that we bad to pay our debts, and
oar debts were payable in gold. Eng
land bad to make ber loss io tbe Argen
tine Republic good to prevent ber owu
institutions from going down, eo p he re
turned our securities and demanded pay
ment in -old. Tb6 balance of trade was
aiso against us, and we had to make the
difference good. This, not the Sberman
law, ied to tbe present condition.
Accidentally Shot.
Chehalib, Wash., Aug. 29 Word was
received this evening from Boisfort, a
small station on the Chebolis and South
Bend road, 17 miles west of this city, of
the accidental shooting nf Samuel Wea
ver, an old resident of tbat place. He
bad been out hutting, and started to
cdmb over a fence on bis way borne. H
placed ibe gun on ibe other side of tbe
fence and was climbing over when the
too rail gave wav, striking tbe weapon
aod discharging it, the ball taking effect
in his left side near the region of the
heart Several persons saw the accident
and ran to his.assristunce. They carried
him to his lioaee. where he died ia half
an hour. Weaver was the man wbo
killed J. W McPherson in au altercation
at that place last June, and was under
$3000 bonds for trial in the superior
conrt. His death was from the same
rifle with wbicb he killed McPherson.
i ' One Hundred Uvea Lost.
Pokt Royal, S C, Ang 29 Fully one
hundred lives were lost at Port Royal,
Beaufort and teighborlng points by
drowning during tbe storm. Ot a ban
dred persons killed or drowned only six
were wbite, tbe others being negroes.
Twenty persons were drowned on Apris
island. No news has been received Irom
St. Helena, four miles from Beaufort. It
is believed fully twenty-five lives were
lost between Port Royal and Seabrook,
III negroes Every house in Beaufort
and Port Royal was damaged to some
extent aod a n amber ot barges and craft
wrecked and blown ashore. The total
losses are estimated in tbe neighborhood
of ?500,000,
Tne Tawa of Elgin Bnrned.
La Grajjde, Or., Aug. 29 Fire origi
nating in tbeWeatern hotel at E gin at 1
o'clock tbis morning aod spread untii al
most tbe business part of the town was
enveloped and destroyed. Tbe burnt
district extends on Main street from tbe
ponoffice to the eastern end of tbe street.
aod included the Western, St. Charles
and Arlington hotels, the recorder's office,
the grocery and hardware store of Stsrr
& Srokenshaw. tbe millinery store of
Mrs. L'lOghlin. aod the furniture store of
Sims. Rtlston & Co.. bemdes numerous
small establishments. The lost, ia esti
mated at $50,000, with but $7750 insurance.
TLEGEAPHI0 SEWS.
Wlver In ibe Brnut.
Wabhisoton, Aug. 81 TLc seniU
uia morn.ng took up the bouse bill tut
-ue repeal oi tlic Sherman net. Wblcott
ol Colorado spofce against it . itter con
siderable persiflage in which be twitted
the seoaters on their cbsnge of v ewg on
the silver question to suit tlie ideas of
be administration, l.e declared HiU
jpeeeb might have Deen as we l made
galnst kilver, as he knew free coinage
as impossible by a separate act Und i
this administration. He quoted a for
mer utterance of Voorheeu to show ibe
inconsistency of Hint senator on the sil
ver qnettion, and declared Voorhets and
Sluruian for the fint liuie were in accord,
and that Sherman would be ia tact chair
mnn ol ibe finance committee, insteail of
Voorhees. All the euatora knew C.eve
land would veto any independent silver
coinage measure. He binled tbat if tb
ti:l passed tbe free Sliver men might
vote against protection lu any form. I
seemed uuaccounable in a panic that the
banks should object to an increase of the
volume of money. Tbeir ulan after re
oeal was to nsk and probably get an is
sue ot $ 100.000,000 in gold bonds. The
apeuker tbeo proceeded to controvert tbe
arguments as to overproduction of silver
io tne world at big profits, and showed
in tbe case of Leadville that $104,500,000
of silver were produced at at cost ol
$121,500,000, the loss beiog changed to
only a fair profit by ibe value of tbe pro
ducts. ' If oniy the silver states were
concerned, tbey would acquiesce without
protest; but it was a national question,
affecting all parts of the country.
At the close of Wolcott's speech, Mills
gave notice tbat he would speak on re
peal Wednesday. Then Caffercy of
Louisiana spoke in favor of unconditional
repeal.
Pcffer tried to call up bis resoin.ion
touching the condition of the New York
banks, but the senate by a voto of 35 to
21 referred it to the finance committee
Adjourned.
in the house.
Tbe house granted leave to tbo bank
ing and currency and coinage committee
to report at any time. The' house is still
considering tbe rules, and making bat
nine progress.
The lew Umatilla House,
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The wheat crop now being harvested
will be the means of affording partial
relief to the northwest this fall, and
this will be more from the reason of
the large quantity of grain raised
than from the price paid. Business
depression has affected the market
value of this product, and low quota
tions may be expected. The demand
from Europe will be considerable, and
England will find a market for all we
have to export. Perhaps the Pacific
coast is more highly favored in this re
gard than the states east of the Book
ies, as the yield in the Mississippi
valley is not reported to be an aver
age. It seems that this portion of
the country is in every way preferable,
both as regards climate and crops.
There are no cyclones or disastrous
storms, and harvests rarely fai!.
It is honest and patriotic for those
papers who believe that the. present
financial depression is caused by the
expected change in the policy of the
administration of national affairs to
say so unequivocally, and not follow
the advice of some journals who pre
tend that such statement are partisan
and only made for political purposes.
Atter tne election last ..November a
leading paper in this state gave full
expression to its opimoa that the
change decreed at the polls would
cause very great depression in busi
ness and suffering among wage-earners,
and after the panic had begun repub
lished the editorial double-leaded
and called attention to the fulfillment
of its prophecy. Now it has adopted
another coarse, and desires to muzzle
every paper that believesin telling the
facts as they exist, and in applying the
only possible remedy for the distress
now prevailing. i
The house has dono its duty ia re
gard to the repeal of the silver-pur
chase clause of the Sherman bill, and
if the senate would act with equal
promptness, other measures could re
ceive attention. This session of con.
Crlena's Ferry Baraed.
Boise, Idaho, Aug. 28 A special from
Glenn's Ferry says: A most disastrous
fire occurred at 8.30 this morning and
almost tbe entire business portion of tbe
town ia in ashes. Tbe fire was caused by
an explosion in L. M. Mays' drug store,
tbe nature of wh'Cb is a mvstery. Tbe
building was in flames in an instant and
the occupant 8 were hardly able to escape.
Tbere was no water available aod tbe fire
bn-ned as long as it had anything to feed
upon. Tbe total lo3S is put at $37,550,
with insurance of $9500.
IS Bxtra Measion Par ISenator Altera.
Seattle, Wash., Aug. 28 Governor
McGraw, when informed today at Olyni
pia that tbe senate bad refused to seat
John B. Allen, his appointee as senator
from Washington, taia : "I will not call
a special session to fill tbe vacancy nnlesa
some great emergency arises or aniens a
majority of the people of tbe' state de
mand it." The people generally are op
posed to calling tbe legislature together
lor tbe special purpose of elections a sen
ator, on account of tbe expense it would
involve. .
Tke Foreigners Astonished.
Labimore, N. D , Aug. 29 The for
eign agricultural commissioners to the
world's fair bad their eyes opened today
bv 83 exbibilion of the methods nf hir.
gres8 should do something to re-estab- I vesting wheat in tbe great fields ot tbe
lish confidence by adopting some policy -wortnweet. la a neid a mile square on
regarding the tariff. If the free-trade
plank of the Chicago platform were
adopted, manufacturers and capitalists
would know what to expect, and this
would be much better than tbe uncer
tainty now' prevailing. The question
has been debated sufficiently, and
a vote should be reached at thn earli
est opportunity on the repeal measure.
Then there will be time for other leg
islation, and the special . session will
not have been called in vain.
the estate ot N F. Larimore, 45 harves
ters, manned by 150 men, set to work,
ana oeiore noon nail ot it was harvested.
It was a revelation to tbe foreigners of
tne metnoos by which tbe United States
economizes time and money in wheat-
raising.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
Tbe senate has refused to seat Allen
of Washington, and that state will
only have one representative in the
upper bouse of congress nntil the leg
islature convenes, without a special
session is called.
The votes on the repeal bill in the
house show where the Republican
party stand on the money question.
It believes in an honest currency, the
same as- it has since its inception, and
is as much opposed to repudiation or
depreciation as it was in lobs or 1872.
The quarrel between Siam and
France is not yet settled, and the dis
patches state tbat the belligerency of
the French has not cooled down. ,It
may yet result in a general European
war, when the American farmer will
gladly furnish the old world . with
wheat and flour.
The Democratic party is hopefully
divided in this state on tbe monetary
question. East of the mountains the
East Oregonitvn believes in demonetiz-
ing both gold "id silver; the Portland
Telegram is in favor of tree silver and
the Chicago platform; the Albany
Democrat swears by Cleveland, the
Chicago platform, and bi-metallism or
The Ch era Rasing.
VIENNA, Aug. 29 Private reports
from Gilicia indicate tbat the cholera
raging tbere is of a far more virulent type
tbsn that which scourged Hamburg last
year, ana tne aaoger to .Europe from
tbat quarter is most serious. 'Nearly all
tne cases are fatal. .Reports from Hun
gary are scarcely more reassuring. Tbe
water supply at uuaa resth is very bad.
ana the plague is certain to canoe beavv
ravages, it has already reached tbe con
fluence of tbe Theiss with tbe Danube.
ljalte Ira a Thresher.
Walla Walla, Aug. 23 News of
dastardly attempt at dynamiting, tbe full
accomplishment of wbicb would have re
sulted in many lives being 'ot, reached
this city today from near Dayton. Dy
nsmite was placed in tbe threshing ma
chine of Mr Butler. Tbe explosioo blew
oat tbe cynader and generally wrecked
tba machine. The men were seriously
hurt. There is no clae to tbe perpetra
tors or tbe motives which actuated tbe
deed.
Ireland's Honr-Knle BUI.
Lob don, Aug 30 The bouse of com
mons met at noon to consider tbe home.
rule oiii in tne last stages, mere was
an exceptionally large attendance. Glad
stone and Morley were enthusiastically
cheered as tbey entered. After a number
of amendments were disposed of without
debate, Gladstone rose, amid a storm ot
cheers, to move a third reading. Ue be
gan bis speech with reference to the crit
icisms made by tbe unionist leaders on
historical precedents. He ' insisted tbat
on foimer occasions for home rale in Ire
land the opposition contended tbat in no
other countries could analogies be tonnd
tor changing tbe onion between Great
Britain aod Ireland. . Tbeir contennon
could not be supported bv bistoncal
facts. Ia Aastrit-Haogarv, Norway aod
Sweden, in tbe United mates and British
colonies were to be found abundant
proofs tbat t was altogether desirable to
separate local and imperial affairs,
Throughout European aod American lit
eratore it is not possible to find a writer.
entitled to consideration, who approved of
tbe conduct of England toward Ireland,
or aa attempt to apologize for the grie
vouat shameful bi'tory, wbicb, since the
union, tbey, bad felt compelled to de
plore. ,
Charleston Badly Wrecked.
Richmond. Vs., Ang. 29 A passenger
train on tbe Atlantic Coast line arrived
tbis evening from Charleston, having
been delayed 24 boars by tbe destructive
storm of Sunday and Monday. An ex
press messenger wbo was in Charleston
during the storm sat s it commenced at 1
o'clock Sunday afternoon, acd continued
without abatement until Monday morn
ing. Tbere were not fifty yards in tbe
streets not littered with debris, sucb as
roofs of booses, signs, etc. Tbe roof of
the St. Charles hotel was blown r-ff and
the streets flooded with water almost to
tbe doors . The phosphate works were
badly damaged. Railroad property was
demolished aod one schooner is lying
high in the street, having been driven
from its anchorage. All telegraph aod
telephone wires are down and tbere is no
communication with tbe outside world.
It was reported tbat eight people bad
been killed in tbe city, bat tbis lacks
confirmation. It was also rumored there
had been a great loss of life on Sullivan's
island, bat as communication is cut off
there is no means ot verifying tbe report.
A dispatch fiom Raleigh, N. C, says
much damage was done to property in
that city and Wilmington acd greatdam
age to tbe crops all through tbe state.
Xiearacna Canal.
New Yobk, Aug. 80 Judge Benedict
io tbe United States circuit court bas ap?
pointed Thomas B Atkins receiver of all
tbe property of the Nicaragua Canal
Construction Company, of wbicb Warner
Miller is president. The receiver is em
powered to take immediate possession
and continue tbe business. The offieers
are directed to execute aod deliver to tbe
receiver deeds to all real estate owned or
possessnd by tbe company. He is given
tne osuai powers. The receiver was ap-
pointea oy . consent ot tne company.
Warner Miller, presidtot, in an affidavit,
says tbe company cannot meet its obliga
tions.
Killed by a Broken pulley.
Seattle, Wash., Aug. 29 Alexander
M. McKinnon, chief engineer in- a saw
mill, was iostan'ly killed this afterooon
by a pulley which flew to pieces aod
struck bim on tbe head, tbe splinters
piercing aod crashing tbe skull. No one
saw tbe accident, which was discovered
by tbe engineer s failoie to respond to
signals and shut eft steam. He was 39
years of age and came here from Dulutb,
Minn., three years ago.
Slay Take np the Tan ft".
Washington, Aug. 31 It has been
decided as impracticable to let tbe tarifl
question go over to tbe regular session
by adjourning congress us soon ns the
sijver que: loo is settled, so wi.rk on the
tariff bill will eooa begin. The wavs and
means committee will give beanogs from
September 4 to September 20, and then
proceed to frame the bill. Chairman
Wilson hopes to have the bill ready for
consideration by tbe bouse by Novem
ber.
Another urgeLt question may have to
be considered before tbis. The mone
tary stringency bas caused Buch a falling
off in receipts Irom internal revenue, cus
toms aod other sources that ibe daily re
ceipts of tbe government are now falling
$dUU,OU0 snort of tfce compulsory expend
itures tor pensions and tbe ordinary ex
penses of gov rn meat. Already there it
a deficiency ot $10,000,000 to $11,000,000
insight. Tbe sitaatioo cannot be met
by economy, as these expenses are oblig
atory under the law. Tbe alternatives
before congress to meet the situation are
limited to three a new issue of govern
ment bonds, an income tax or some such
oew impost, or an increase rf tbe rate io
some of tbe existing forms of taxation.
Bloodv Neighborhood Bow,
Corvallis, Or., Ang. 30 For about a
year past tbere bas existed a neighbor
hood feud between tbe families ot Stahl
buEeh and Smith, wbicb culminated
about dnrk last night io a bloody affray.
Miron Smith and John Stahlbosch bad a
misunderstanding about some ot tbe let
ter's cattle, which Smith had just driven i
out of bis field. An altercation ensued
and Stahlouscb struck Smith with his
cane, at . the same time calling for his
two sons, wbo sooo arrived, one armed
with a shotgun, the other with a pistol
All three attacked Smith, woo succeeded
in wrenching tbe barrels from the gun
and witb this dealt each several blows
over tbe head. Ia tbe meantime, Smith
was shot three times witb tbe pistol and
now lies in a critical condition. Stahl-
buscb, sr., is over 70 years old and bis
recovery is doubtful. Tbe other two
have severe scalp wounds John S'ahl
buscb, tbe son, was arrested today aod
will nave his elimination Saturday.
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A Chanter .r Areideats.
Newport. Or , Aug. 30 -E. Stantoo,
of Siletz, a sou of tbe storekeeper at tbe
Indian ageocy, was drivini through tbe
old saw mill in a wagon yesterday. He
stooped to avoid a projectluR timber, but
it struck his back, and it is thought, ptrf 0 1
broke it. He has been uocooscioua ever I rul i
since, and is oot expected to recover.
While going from his ranch to Toledo
yesterday. H. O. Butler began bleeding
at the mouth, aod before assistance ar
rived had died from loss of blood. It is
supposed bb burst a blood vessel.
Mr. Harmao, in comoany with his
mother and sister.' was drivmz from To
ledo to Newport yesterday, wben he met
a team hauling wood near Depot slough
Tie road beinjr too narrow to pass, Har-
man backed his team; causing tbe wagon
ana occupants to go over an emhaukment
and 2U leet below. Mrs. Harmao recieved
injuries wbich may prove fatal.
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Sherry 81
Muscat 83,
Angelica 83,
Mountain 83
an Gregorio Tineyord Co,
Burgundy 83,
Zinfardel 84,
Riesling 83,
Hock 83,
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The Cholera Spreading.
JjONdon. Aug ou A Vienna corres
pondent of the Timet reports tbe first
death by Asiatic cholera in Vienna was
due to the drinking of unfiltered water
irom the Danube. One death is also re
ported at Althafeo, a tuburb of Buda
Pestb. Tbe official returns from Galicia
show 43 oew cases and 28 deaths recorded
on Saturday and Sunday.
Cleveland Thanh Wilson.
Washington, Aug. 80 Hon. W. L.
Wilbon, author of the repeal bill in the
bouse, received tbe following telegram
from tbe president on its passage by the
bouse: ,
'Please accept for yourself and associ
ales io this achievement mv bearty con
gratulations and sincre I banks "
A Female gmoalor Cancht.
Port Townsend, "Wash., Aug. 80-
Hatiie Siratton, ao accomplished young
women ot Port Angeles, was arrested on
the steamer City of Kingston, from Vic
toria, today, witb nine pounds of opium
io her possession She has made frequent
trips net ween r'uget sound ports and
British Columbia lately, which prompted
Customs Officer Learned to approach her
and ask if she bad any opium concealed
oo ber person, bhe replied, in tbe affir
mative ana produced 18 cans ol opium
from Ibe folds ot her dress She was re
leased on 1 150 bonds. Miss Strattoo be
longs to a highly respectable family in
Port Angeles who. it is said, are having
dimcuity in raising money to pay lor a
lot oo the government reserve, and the
girl went into tbe smuggling business.
ud Known to her parents, to earn the
monev.
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MEECHAIT TAILORING.
MR. PAT. FAGAN,
In his establishment on the corner of Third and Federal Streets
is now prepared to make
Spring and Summer Suits!
After the Opium Smncxlern.
San Fbancisco, Aug. 29 Collector of
Customs Wise and United States District
Attornoy Garter are endeavoring through
tbe opium smuggler, F. Freer, who sur
rendered himself, to gain such informa
tion as will fasten tbe charge of smue
gling upon those supposed to be engaged
in toe Dusiness on rugei sound.
iv'halera la Mew Jersey
Jersey Crrr, N. , Aug. 29 A wo
man said to be suffering from genuine
Asiatic cholera was taken to ihecity
hospital this morning. Tbe noose was
fumigated.
Unemployed of Chicago.
Chicago, Aug. 30 An enormous
crowd of unemployed men and women
collected on tne LaKe front to bold a
mass meeting. It was so very much lar
ger than was expected tbat 500 police
men were placed on doty there and 1000
additional sum mooed from the outlying
stations. Tbe authorities are very appre.
beosive ot an outbreak, and are taking
every precaution.
As tbe morning, wore on tbe crowds
constantly increased and became more
turbulent. Impromptu speeches wera
made at various points, aud indications
of noting manifested themselves. Finally
the crowd surged across Michigan aveom,
blocking the streets abutting on it, and
preventing eotrance to tbe Auditorium
and other hotels. About this time the
police began to appear in tbe crowd.
Meantime 600 Ita'iaas and others started
for Spizzaria's market on State street,
where tbere were stored fifty rifles used
by Italian societies ic parades. Arrive!
there, tbe mob demanded, tbe gons.
Splzzaria refused to give them up,
- . ... . ...
pushed tne mvaaers out ana locaea me
Dl&aatroua Train Wreck.
Spbinofiblo, Mass., Aug St A train
from PittsSela bas gone through a bridge
at Chester. A wrecking train witb phy
sicians bas gone to the scene. Five cars
weot tnrougb tbe bridge. Three people
were allied and nine injured.
1 he accident occurred on the Boston
& Albany road. A bridge collapsed on
der tbe train, wbicb fell 10 feet into tbe
river. 1 be latest report is that 10 were
killed aod 12 injured. Engineer flo.-toa
and Fireman Mitchell are anong tbe
Killed.
He Wm From Seattle.
San Francisco, Aug. 30 Lst Mon
day Vfiliiam Taylor, a youth of 19 years,
was found oo Fourth street in an uncon
scious condition. He was taken to the
citv and county hospital, where he died
without having recovered consciousness.
Tne coroner tnok charge of tbe remains
and will bold an loqupst. Tbe deceased
has people living at 623 Tester ayeoue,
Seattle.
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A Fit
A Ilantrr a bonely Death.
Wickbbsham, Wash., Aug. 30 Rob
ert Reid was found dead on tbe mountain
this afternoon about two miles southeast
ol town. He was Iving in an opeo place
io the woods on a little knoll witb a bui
ld bole in bu bead, evidently a case of
accidental shooting. He went buotintr
ouooay morninir ana iaiune to return, a
searching party bas been scouring tbe
mountain for bim since. He was 22 years
old and nomamed. All bis folks live io
Manitoba.
Wheatfield Burned.
Walla. Waixa, Wash., Aug. 30 One
hundred and seventy acres of wheat be
longing to John Parker, 10 miles east of
here, was destroyed by fire this morning.
Tbe wheat was nearly all stacked. Tbe
fire csugbt in one of tbe stacks and tbe
entire crop was destroyed, it ia esti
mated it would have yielded 35 bushels
to tbe acre. It was insured for 19 cents
a bushel. Tbe cause is unknown.
China Will Take a Hand.
London, Aug. 81. The Standard's
Shanghai correspondent says the Chinese
goyernmeo' is grestlv incensed at France's
new demands on Siaro. The Siamese
envovs are having frequent interviews
with Li Hung Chan sr. It is reported
tbat firm instructions has been tele
graphed to thn Chinese minister at Pans.
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