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SATURDAY...... .MAY 23, 1896
, THE PBICE OF WABBANTS.
The Chronicle quotes Dr. Hugh
Logan as authority on the price of
; Wasco county warrants . and credits
him as sarine they - were sold at
par in 1892. . ' While we do not ques
tion Dr. Logan's veracity, we must be
lieve bis memory is at fault in this
matter, and conclude that he has got
dates confused,-. since he has been a
large buyer of county .script both in
- ' this and other, counties. The Times
' Mountaineer, before , making the
statement, a few days since, that
Wasco county warrants commanded
' from 85 to 90 cents in 1892, conferred
" with parties who were county officials
- at that date, and was Informed by them
that the figures It gave were correct.
- Since the statement of the Chronicle
that warrants were worth their face
and did sell at par in 1892, the Times
, Mountaineer has more fully investi
gated the matter, and is unable to find
' anvone who was able to sell his war-
rants at par in that year. Hon. J, B.
Crossen, who was county, clerk In 1892,
. . - informs us that warrants drawn In his
favor for services as clerk were of even
. denomination, and of the amount of
s! tlOO, which made them more desirable
. than warrants of smaller denomination,
and that he was never able to sell even
those large warrants, at their face
value. It is his recollection that war-
rants of small denomination were sold
' by the parties to whom they were is
: . sued at whatever price they could real-
i2e,. some selling as low as 8a cents on
the dollar, while large warrants, in
' some instances, just prior to tax-pay-:
Ing time, sold as high as 97 cents, but
V this was not their regular and fixed
. commercial value. It is his recollec
i tion that in 1892, Wasco county war
: rants ranged In-prioe from " 85 to 95
; cents on the dollar.
At the present time Wasco county
'warrants, as we have stated in a pre
vious Issue, are worthy from $1.00 to
$1.01, and are eagerly Bought as an in
vestment. It is not improbable that
this has to some extent been brought
about by the efforts of the county clerk
In soliciting capital to invest in the
, . county's credit. But Investors would
not seek the warrants of the county if
the management of its affairs was in
. unsafe hands, and if the county court
were not conducted on business princi-
- plea. Confidence in any class of secur
ities is created by the management of
the concern from which the securetles
arise, and if the affairs of Wasco county
-. were' not 'conducted on business prin
' ' olples, its warrants would today be at
a discount the same as they were four
" years ago; no matter what efforts were
' exerted by the county clerk to encour
age capitalists to Invest in them.
- " SSSWMSSSiSM V
' . A SPECIMEN "INFANT.".
; A specimen of the "infantl Industries
; that are yelling for, McKinley and
, .. more protection was revealed In all its
' lusty strength In The World's dispatch
" from Pittsburg on Saturday.
:-, The steel-wire nail combine com
petes successfully with the "pauper
labor" of Germany by selling nails to
exporters at 91 a keg less than the
price to our jobbers for -the home
' trade. Their price to the latter at the
. mills here is $2.45 a keg, to exporters
n $1.45. Taking advantage of this dis-
. crimination certain shrewd jobbers
have been buying the nails for export,
consigning them to foreign jobbers,
who, without unloading, reshippedto
. this country to the original buyers.
' The cost of hauling and freight both
ways left the shippers a net profit of
. ' 55 cents a keg after selling to dealers
at 20 cents a keg-less than they could
. buy them for of the combine. ''
' This is but an example of the way In
.which the " tariff -fostered ' trusts and
' other monopolies rob the American
.consumers. The World has already
shown how they. sell pig-iron in Eng
gland, armor-plate in Russia and steel
rails in Japan in competition with
foreign manufacturers. In former
years we hayes proved that American
; agricultural implements and machln
. ery are sold to the people of Central
and South. America cheaper' than to
,; our own farmers. ; And yet there are
. thousands of silver-worshipping demo
" crats who do not appear to see that
McKinley s nomination will be a
democratic opportunity. N. Y. World.
. ELLIS': POSITION.
-Since Mr. Dodd's speech, delivered
in this city on Thursday night of last
week, at which a telegram was read
."from Hon. W. R. Ellis concerning
what his position was pa the financial
- question, there has been considerable
'" controversy as to what the contents of
' the telegram was, what ' It meant, and
if it threw any light upon the subject
of -what position Mr. Ellis would take
on the money question after the pro-
mullgation of the St. Louis platform.
- Fortunately a stenographer was 'pres
ent at Mr. Dodd's meeting and took
his speech down In full, together with
the telegram sent by Mr. Cooper to
Mr. Ellis and the reply to the same.
Here the telegrams are: .
"To W. R. Ellis, Washington, D. C.
It is -rumored here that you won't
agree to stand on the republican plat-
form to be adopted at St. Louis. How
is this? (signed) p. J. Cooper."
The answer as read by Mr. Dodd,
and dated at Washington. May 13, was;
" "D. J. Cooper, The Dalles. There
la no foundation for such a rumor, and
. no truth In It whatever, (signed) W.
R. Ellis.!
Before reading these dispatches,
- - Mr. Dodd said: "Ellis will stand on the
republican platform, and has never
said otherwise."
- , Now, what is Mr. Ellis' position on
. the financial question? What will It be
after the convening of the national re-
. publican convention? Mr. Dodd is can
vasslng the second, congressional dis
trict of Oregon in Mr. Ellis' interest,
urging republicans to stand by the
.regular nominee of the party. Mr.
Dodd is a sound-money man, and be
lieves the St. Louis convention will
come out in an open and unmistakable
declaration against free coinage.
Mr. Dodd . " undoubtedly speaks
authoratatively, is the mouthpiece for
Mr. Ellis, and is virtually pledging
jxim to the gold standard." In so doing,
however, he is putting Mr. Ellis in the
position of being ready to surrender
all his former avowed princtples in
order to secure the gold vote of the
district. Ho would pose the congress
man as being out for the votes, anxious
to catch them "comin' and goin '," as a
demagogue, pure and simple.
In what position, then Is Mr. Ellis?
What confidence can either the gold
or silver men in the republican party
have in him? Can the gold advocates
believe he will back-track on his for
mer record, and stand up for a Bingle
gold standard? When there is an
avowed advocate of gold in the field,
will they take chances on supporting
a man who will allow his opinions
warped by the dictations of the national
convention? And bow can the free-
sllyer element la the republican party
still have confidence in Mr. Ellis as an
advocate of their principles, when Mr,
Dodd says "Ellis will stand on the re
publican platform," and predicts that
it will declare for gold? With Mr.
Dodd thus ffivine voice to Mr. Ellis'
views, and in view of his past acts in
contrress. there is this choice left for
the two wlnge of republican party
The gold men can only flock to the
support of Judge Northup, while the
free-silver men, since Mr. Ellis by his
telegram, and Mr. Dodd voicing his
sentiments, say there Is no ground for
the rumor that he will not stand on
the republican platform whatever it
may be, - can only look to a candidate
outside their party whose views on
this question are clearly dedned, as the
one on whom to bestow their support.
THE POP ULIST DOCTBINE
The representative of a political
party who goes upon the stump as the
nominee of that party for the office of
congressman, is supposed to voice the
principles and doctrines, whHch will be
adopted by that party should It secure
the reins of government. Hence we
conclude Mis Quinn, the populist
nominee for congressman in this dis
trict., in his campaign speeches, fore
stalls the true principles of populism.
And from his enunciations voters
are ex Dec tea to luaere wnetner tne
principles he advocates are wise
and just, and intended to promote gen
eral wellfare.
In his speech delivered in The Dalles
last Saturday evening, Mr. Quinn
advanced four cardinal principles of
the party he represents as the ones he
would labor for if elected "the free
and unlimited coinage of silver by the
United' States, 'independent of any
other power, direct issue of paper
money in sufficient quantity to pay ff
the bonded debt, of the nation and
meet all demands of trade, government
ownership of all transportation and
telegraph lines, and the enactment of
prohibitive tariff with rates high
enough as to exclude the importation
of any and all articles in whose pro
duction labor enteres.
The first three ideas have been the
principles of the populist party since
Its incipency, and have been discussed
until they are threadbare, but the idea
of a prohibitive tariff is, so far. as we
know, a new addition, and if adopted,
would eventually reduce this nation to
the condition of China and other coun
tries who for aires refused commerce!
with foreign powers. Mr. Quinn's
position, on this question Is that
America can live within itself, and in
order to protect its laboring men from
competition with the. "paupers" of
England, Germany and China, he
would elose our ports to the products
of the world, and thus shut off the
farmers from market for their sur
plus products. He believes in tariff
with a vengence on the line of "pro
tection," but not for revenue. If Mr.
Quinn believes in and would labor for
the isms he advocates, he would make
an unsafe representative indeed.
A PBETTY FINE POINT.
, Wherein the judge of a county court
is clothed with any more authority
in dictating to county affairs than
is the mayor of a city is indeed a fine
point of distinction. The county court
is a deliberative body, composed of
three members, the judge and two
commissioners, and he has but one
vote In three, though if possessed of
the proper executive ability and busi
ness tact, he may be, and often is the
one on wnom tne management oi
county affairs largely devolves, and to
him is credited the good or bad effect
of the court's administration. A city
council is also a deliberate body, com
posed of a mayor and councilmen, and
to the mayor the councilmen look for
advice as to all questions of public
policy, expenditure of public funds,
etc. If the mayor is conservative and
economical, the acts of the council
will be alike conservative. - If other
wise they will be extravagant,'
Whether justly or . not, mayors of
cities are held accountable for wrongs
that exist and extravagances that occur
in cities of which they are the chief
executive. We have only to look to
our neighbor city Portland, for proof
of this statement. Mayor Frank is to
day held responsible, and is justly con
demned for a large portion of the waste
of public funds that is practiced there,
His business and executive ability is
gauged by his acts as mayor of Port
land, just as are the business and ex
ecutive ability of Judge Northup, as
judge of Multnomah county. And why
the record' established by a mayor of
The Dalles should not be used as a
gauge of his fitness to preside over the
court of Wasco county is unanswera
ble. Mr. B. S. Huntington is credited
with having said in bis speech at
Wasco that if elected to the legislature
he would vote for no man for United
States senator who is not a republican.
Then are we to understand, if there
is not a, republican majority in the
legislature, Mr. Huntington will be a
portyTo a dead lock for forty days,
thus blocking all legislation, rather
than compromise on some conserva
tive, patriotric - citizen to represent
Oregon in the senate, regardless of
political preference? We have always
looked upon Mr. Huntington as being
a broadmlnded gentleman, too patrio
tic to allow party prejudice to over
come patriotism, and until now would
not have believed he would submit to
party lash to the extent that he would
allow the farce of 1895 re-enacted.
In commenting upon the speech de
livered by Judge Bennett at Fossil,
the Journal, which is strongly republi
can, and as a matter of course will sup
port Mr. Ellis, said: "With one .part
of his speech we found ourselves in
heartiest accord, .that part in which
he referred to "the prepetuated fraud
which prevents the opening of the
Cascade Locks. . He said if elected he
would' shake that matter up as it never
has been shaken up before, and those
who listened believed that he would.
for they know that he has great ability
and irrepressible energy and, better
than all, incorruptible integrity." I
AN HONEST CONFESSION.
The hard times, the falling In the
values of securities, and the stagna
tion of business throughout the com
mercial world during the past three
years has been accounted foi by the
republican press of the country In the
change In policies adopted by the
national administration in the United
States in 1893-94. It has been claimed
that all this depression, throughout
Europe as well as America, was due to
the tariff legislation forestalled by the-
presldential electihn of 1892. But
Judge Northup, an Independent re
publican, in his speech delivered in
this city, honestly and fairly ac
knowledged that the tariff legislation
had nothing to do with the panic of
1893. In this Judge Northup made an
honest -confession, as every one who
has been a close observer of events
will testify. But Judge Northup says
the panic was the direct result of the
inflation of currency in India in 1893,
and the fear of holders of American
securities that .the United States cur
rency would be forced upon a-silver
basis.
In some respects Judge Northup is
correct, for the agitation of the money
question in India no doubt had the ef
fect to shake the confidence of the
bankers in the securities of the world,
but the depression began three- years
prior to 1893. The failure of Baron
Bros., of London, in 1890, one of the
solidest banking firms of the world,
was the beginning of the distrust that
was evidenced by bankers everywhere.
With their failure began the drawing
in of securities from America, Europe,
India and Asia, and that was the foun
dation of the panis through which the
world has just passed.
The United States is not such an
important factor in the' commerce' of
the world, that the result of an election
held in 1892 should have caused a de
presssion in values two years previous.
In 1890 when hard times began all
over the world, not even the wisest
prophet could foretell what would be
the result of the election in this
country in the fall of 1892, and even
Judge Northup, strong protectionist
that he Is, does not follow in the lead of
his associates in attributing the panic
to that cause.
' DEAD WEIGHT.
The cause of Judge Northup is not
helped by the assistance he is receiv
ing from the taxeaters, Lydell Baker,
clerk of the railroad commission, and
I. A. McCrum, one of the board. Mr.
Baker was with Judge Northup here,
and made a few rambling remarks
for the cause of sound money, but what
he said was so disconnected that it had
no force, and the fact that he is one of
the leeches that it hanging on to the
public purse, sapping the life-blood
from the taxpayers, caused him and his
remarks to be received with poor grace,
Baker . is dead weight for Judge
Northup to carry, and to add to the
load, McCrum bobbs up serenely, as an
advocate of the sound' money candi
date, and after returning from a trip
through Eastern Oregon, says to the
Oregonian: . - -
"Touching the main points from
Huntington this way, I gathered some
thing of the political sentiment, and
in every place we found quite a large
feeling In.favor of sound money, and
manifesting a disposition to support
the' sound-money candidate. ' Mr.
Northup is perhaps not extensively or
personally known, but I am satisfied
that the trip over the field this week
will overcome this difficulty, and we
think he will make a very- favorable
impression.
"We found two kinds of sound-money
men .through out the line of our trip,
one the class of voters, not in politics.
This class is outspoken and ' loud in
favor of Mr. Northup. The second
kind is the subrosa Northup men
men who are themselves interested in
politics, or have friends in line, and
who dare not express too freely their
personal views. This class will be
heard from on election day, and will
vote quietly for- Northup.
If Judge Northup can carry such
loads as the members of the state rail
road commission and be successful, it
will be the cause of sound money, not
the candidate, that wins.
PBOMISED BEFO BMEBS.
The democratic ticket in this county
is stronger with the voters today than
it was when nominated. The candi
dates-are making an earnest, dignified
and resultful compaign. They are
telling the people what they mean to
do if trusted with the county offices,
promising a reduction In expenses in
each and every office where reduction
can be made. These promises are
made in good faith, and if not carried
out after election, the democratic
county central committee agrees to
keep a watchful eye on every ' demo
cratic officer elected, and if he shall
not be able to effect a saving In the
management of .bis office he will be
asked by the committee to resign; and
further, If the promises made by the
candidates are not carried out the
people will know the reason why
through the columns of . the Times-
Mountaineer.
Can and will the democratic
nominees, if elected, give the county a
more economical administration, is a
question that confronts the voters of
the county, and it is but right that
they should know. Let them then ex
amine the personnel of the democratic
ticket and judge for themselves if they
can, with the assurance the nominees
and the central committee, feel as
sured that reforms can be expected at
their hands. .' -
As regards the county court, the
record of J udge Blakeley is established;
it is one of economical careful and just
administration for four years, and if
given the assistance of Mr, Doyle, who
is well known as a conservative busi
ness man, anotner lour years of care
ful management of county affairs may
be expected.
In case Frank Woodcock is elected
sheriff, the expenses of that office can
be reduced by the employment of less
expensive deputies, since Mr. Wood
cock possesses the clerical ability re
quired in the sheriff's office, hence in
stead oi requiring a deputy at gioo a
month can conduct the office with the
service of a deputy at less salary. -
The clerical ability of D. L. Cates,
the nominee for county clerk,' Is un
questioned, and if elected he will con
duct that office at the minimum prioe,
If Geo. P. Morgan is elected county
assessor, the taxable property of
Wasco .county will all be listed, and
the tax rolls will be made up and ex
tended under his direct supervision,
for he has the clerical ability to per
form this work.
If Aaron Frazier is intrusted with1
the duties of school superintendent, he
will confine his time and talents
strictly to the duties thereof, and have
nO entangling alliances '. "
If Geo. A. Liebe is elected treasurer,
every dollar coming t ''.' hands
will be applied to paying the debts of
the county as quickly as received,
thereby lessening the interest burden
which falls upon the people.
If Charles Schutz is made the sur
veyor of Wasco none but just bills for
actual work performed will be pre
sented to the county court for survey
ing roads and performing other work
of the office.
Theae promises, made in good faith,
openly and frankly by these men, and
pledged to be enforced by the county
central committee, will be redeemed
bo every one of them, and the county
expenses will be reduced to the least
possible amount. These are facts that
cannot be ignored by voters, by tax
payers and by all who desire honest,
economical administration of county
affairs.
TWO FALLACIOUS STATEMENTS
'' Both the Oregonian and the Tele
gram are holding out to the free-silver
advocates that if they wish to voice their
sentiment for free-coinage in the
coming election, the 'only way to do so
is to vote for Martin Quinn. Those
papers give two reasons for this.
First, they hold that Mr. Quinn is
the only logical free-silver candidate,
because its one of the fundamental prin
ciples of the populst party, is a plank
in the populist national platform, and
none but a populist can be a consistent
friend of silver. They further argue
that Judge Bennett, if elected to con
gress would be bound by the declar
ations of the Chicago convention,
which they predict will be for a single
gold standard, benci he can not become
a consciencious advocate of free coin
age. Their second argument in Mr.
Quinn's favor is that the populist can
didate for congress in the second dis
trict two years ago received a larger
vote than did the democratic candi
date, therefore they hold that there
are more populist than democratic
voters in the district, and the indepen
dent free-silver voters will be going to
the stronger party by supporting Mr.
Quinn, thereby ctanding a better show
of having their sentiments voiced in
congress than if they were to support
Judge Bennett.
Bath positions taken by the Oregon
ian and Telegram are fallacious. The
vote for Waldrop and Raley two years
ago was by no means a test of the rela
tive strength of the populist and dem
ocratic parties in this district. There
were circumstances which lead demo
crats to vote for both Waldrop and
Ellis, and against Raley, thus cutting
the latters vote much below the actual
strength of his party. ' The vote for
supreme judge was, however, a test of
each party's strength. Each of the
nominees, Judge Boise and Judge Ben
nett, was popular with his party, and
there is scarcely a question that Judge
Boise received every populist vote in
the district, and that all the demo
cratic votes were cast for J udge Ben
nett, and the latcer's majority was 138.
The vote by counties for supreme
judge, was as follows in the second
district:
County. Bennett. Boise.
Baker.. 702 758
Clatsop 559 498
Columbia 157 523
Crook 459 128
Gilliam 357 116
Grant 391 - 351
Harney 287 197
Malheur
Morrow '..,.
Multnomah. .......
Sherman.
Umatilla.
Union...... ......
Wallowa. ..
Wasco
, - - 10,085 ' ' 9,949
Bennett's plurality.. 136
As to the first position -it is only
necessary to say that Judge Bennett is
a candidate on a free silver platform,
and if elected will stand squarely on
that platform, regardless of the action
of the notional convention.
PINNING HIM DOWN.
Under the heading "Republicans In
Earnest" the Pendleton Tribune, the
mouthpiece of republicanism in this
district, says, editorially:
"It is to be definitely known within
a few days who is to control the ultra
sound money vote of the republican
party in this county for representative
in congress. The Tribune has been
informed by no less than twenty re
publicans that they have written Mr.
Ellis that they will under no circum
stances vote for him unless he pledges
himself to stand by the St. Louis plat
form, which all believe wljl clearly
and unmistakably declare in favor of
sound money. , As soon as answers
have been received from letters
already written Congressman Ellis,
bearing upon this subject, their pur-
port will be made known to the voters
of this county in these columns."
While the republicans are evidently
in earnest about this matter and will
insist upon a plain statement from Mr.
.1118 as to tne dependence tney may
place in him to abandon the silver
heresy and fall in line with the decla
ration of the forthcoming national
platform, the feeling toward Senator
Mitchell seems to be that he may be
depended upon not to allow his friend
ship for the white metal to interfere
with the passage of legislation in
tended to proteot and exalt American
labor . and - promote and increase
American production. It would be a
mistaken idea to assume that in the
event of Senator Mitchell's re-election
to the United States Benate, that.it
would indicate a preference on the
part of the people of Oregon for free
coinage of silver. The same may be
said in the case of Ellis. However,
the people are not inclined to be so
charitable toward Ellis, as he lacks
the ability and winning personality of
Mitchell and for these reasons will in
sist upon having an understanding
with him as to his intention to abide
by the money plank in the national
platform. "
This is a hard blow on Ellis. To
whip him into the single standard
harness wih the belly-band, breech'
ing and crupper buckled up tight is
bad enough, but to assert that his polit
ical record as the prettiest man in the
district is eclipsed by the "winning
personality" of Mitchell will break
his heart. The program is made out,
however, and he will have to dance to
the music.
In view of all this, there Is but one
thing for the friends of silver to do,
and that is to vote for Judge A. S.
Bennett, the democi atic nominee. - In
intellect and rugged honesty he is far
above his opponents in the race. If
Ellis is elected he cannot be depended
upon, liyulnn u elected be will nave
no influence in the halls of congress.
Make your votes count by casting them
for a man who is a power wherever he
goes a man who has the ability to
make his opinions respected at all
times. Vote for Judge Bennett. Ore-
gon Scout .- . to
ZD3
322
3,525
164
946:
884
. 174
905
EDITOBIAL NOTES.
- An active and competent man, one
who possesses a knowledge of values
and also has clerical ability is needed
in the assessor's office. Geo. P. Mor
gan possesses all these qualifications,
Even the republican nominees for
senators and representatives do not
undertake-to excuse or apoligize for
the extravagances of the last legisla
ture, but they promise to do better
than their predecessors if elected. If
we mistake not, the same kind of prom
ises were made two years ago.
There is probably no more com
petent surveyor and civil engineer in
Eastern O.'egon than Charles Schutz,
the nominee of the democratic party
for the office of county surveyor,
Should Mr. Schutz bo elected, the
people will find In him an obliging
and efficient public servant, ever ready
to tiulfill the duties of the office.
It is not so much of a question
whether John H. Mitchell or J. N,
Dolph shall be elected U. S. senator,
as it is whether the taxpayers shall be
protected from the ravages of the tax
eaters, when it comes to selecting leg
islators. If the taxpayers desire such
protection they must rebuke the party
that is responsible for the extrava
gances cf-the last session.
The controversy regarding the price
of Wasco county warrants in 1892 has
been made almost as clear as mud by the
explanation offered in the Chronicle.
It mentions 1892 warrants bought by
Dr. Logan at par, but those warrants
were bought in 1S93, as the' cancelled
checks the doctor holds show. What
we have said, and still maintain, is
that the warrants of Wasco county, Is
sued for small amounts, the payment
of services rendered for the county by
individuals, jurors, witnesses, etc.,
were not at par in 1892.
It is told of Mr. Kelsay and Mr. Gil
bert, nominees for clerk and 83hool
superintendent, that in this campaign
they got over into Sherman county and
met with excellent success with the
voters of Grass Valley, securing
pledges of support from all. Brother
Kelsay declares that he will buy a geo
graphy ond sudy it carefully before he
starts out on another campaign. Gil
bert has the laugh on Kelsay for he
had the excuse that he was looking up
boundaries on the joint school districts
but Kelsay don't Bee the fun in such
"previous" work.
The friends of Mr. W. H. Moore are
causing him to pose a9 a firm friend of
the farmers of Sherman county and
one who furthered the cause of the
building of the Rattlesnade road which
is the ackdowledged salvation of the
Sherman county wheet growers. But
there is a peculiar feature connected
with the Rattlesnake road question,
provided Mr. Moore was such a stauch
friend of the measure. Only $9.00
were subscribed in Moro to the Rattle
snake road fund, and Mr. Moore's
name didnot appear as one of the sub
scribers.
The Pythias, the bright K. of P
paper, published at Portland, speaks
out very plainly, and says: The editor
of this paper disapproves anarchy and
rioting in any form, and denounces
the anarchistic meeting held in the A,
O. U. W. temple wherein a socalled
republican - ticket was nominated
Pythian to denounce it- from the rost.
rum and at the polls. It is a pleasure
to know that the worthy brothers who
were placed upon the ticket in order
to give it respectability, denounce the
meeting in unmeasured terms.
Lady school, superintendents, have
been "knocked outVln Oregon bya
decision of the state supreme court in
a Linn county case -and the various
female nominees in' different parts of
the state have withdrawn from tbe
contest in consequence. The Consti
tution of Oregon plainly says that no
person who is not a qualified elector
can hold a county office, and yet in the
light of . this- fact . a legislature was
found ignorant enough to attempt to
empower ladies to bold this office.
The Salem Journal, which is one of
the most radical republican papers in
the state passes the following com
ment upon the political situation:
"The Joe Simon ringsters, the Wall
Street ringsters, the office-seeking
ringsters, who have combined to run
state and national politics and force
Dolph upon the people of Oregon
again, should be turned down in Port
land and every county in the state.
Let -. the professional . office-holding
class quit dictating to the people, and
instead of their masters."
The Moro Observer thinks it has
scored a point against J. H. Cradle
baugh and In favor of A. A. Jayne by
the discovery, whloh it proclaims
loudly, that he found time to edit the
Hood River Glacier while practicing
law, or found time to practice latf
while editing the Glacier, we can
hardly determine which, from the al
leged wittlclsra. Its a. strong point
anyway, a knock down argument, and
proves if it proves'anythipg that John
knows a little something - Of course
we concede without argument that
Mr. Jayne found plenty of time to
practice law while while Oh well!
We give it up. . ' -
xae .Kiazamas, a Dana oi izo moun
tain cumbers, are preparing to visit
Crater Lake this summer by way of
Ashland.. The club derives its name
rom the Spanish ' scientific term
"Mazama" or mountain goatf the most
inevitable climber known in the world.
The members of the club climbed the
summit of Mt." Hood, over 1,200 feet
above the sea, and their trip to the
great sacred lake of the Indians in the
Cascade range of Southern Oregon
will throw, considerable light uoon
what is supposed to be the mouth of a
now extinct volcano, which if it took a
notion as VersuviuB did In Italy some
1800 years ago, would probably swamp
Southern Oregon and Northern Cali
fornia in a bed of ashes and hot water.
The Mitchell Monitor la undertak
ing the difficult task of convincing the
people of Crook county that Hon. J. H.
Cradlubaugh has never practiced In
the courts of Oregon, is not a lawyer,
and therefore is not a fit person to
elect to the office of prosecuting attor
ney of the seventh district. If the
editor of the Monitor would take the
trouble to inform himself he would not
make, such ridiculous statements. At
the last term of circuit court for Wasco
county Mr. Cradjobaugh was attorney
in a number of cases, and" at present
has one of the most important cases in
the court at this place. Notwithstand
ing the assertions of the Monitor is
the contrary, Mr. Cradlebough is one
of the brightest attorneys in Eastern
Oregan.
The following from the Oregon
Scout is to the point : ' "
Jhdge Bennett,theDemocratic nomi
nee for congress, is making an effective
campaigCMind is received with great
favor everywhere. His known abili-
ties, sincerity oi purpose, ana aevotion
tne cause oi me peopie, are elements
which conmend themselves to the
masses of the voters. The district
wants brains and not beauty in con
gress. The district will have a rep
resentative who is able to do some
thing for the people besides priding
himself on his feminine looks and
bland smile; It is high time that
Ellis should come home, and a man
take his place who can -be of some
ssrvice to the state.
Though the river and harbor bill
just passed by congress is a waste of
the people's money and calls for the
expenditure of more than $75,000,000,
it is believed on the whole to be a very
good bill. It is excellent In compari
son with the old way of appropriating
and spending public money. Exper
ience has shown beyond a shadow of
doubt that the government ;angetits
river and harbor work done at r n
average of from 30 to 50 per cent le.-s
by the continuous contract system
than by the old method of appropria
tion now and then and letting co i
tracts only to the amount of the im
propriations. The delay which in
evitably ensues before wofk can be
resumed causes great deterioration in
the improvements effected, and in
some cases this loss, by the ac'ion of
wind, wave, current and tide, is total.
Though a $75,000,00 appropriates
beats all records, the best judges in
and out of congress say it Is for the
best Interests of the country, and will
result in economy in the end.
TELEGRAPHIC! NEWS.
A . DAY OF DISASTER.
A Building- Collapsed at Buffalo Burying
Many People. .
Buffalo, N. Y.," May 21. The old
Brown building, at the corner of Main
and Seneca streets, formerly occupied
by the Western Union, collapsed to
day. The portion that fell was being
reconstructed. The cause of the col
lapse is supposed to have been the
giving way of props. Many carpen
ters were working on the building,
and the barber shop of Morris Jones
was full of customers. There were,
perhaps, 15 or 20 people in the build
ing. Two have been taken out fatally
injured. George Metz, a barber, died
at the hospital, Mike O'Brien, a car
penter, back broken, is dying. The
other rescued are: S.- L. Hawkes,
James Adams.
Following is a list of the injured, so
far as known: S. L. Hawkes, a car
penter, bruised and cut about the
body; James Adams, bruised and cut,
injured internally; Michael O'Brien, a
carpenter, back broken. Missing:
Miss Jennie Griffin, cashier Jones' bar
ber shop, buried beneath the ruin0;
Hermann J. Schintzek, one of the bar
bers who escaped uninjured said that
as he was rushing out of the shop he
saw the walls and debris fall upon her.
A BOLNIAO JdUBROB.
Sight Men Entombed Alive, Caused by a
Cave-In.
IKONWOOD, Mich., May 21. Eight
men were buried in a cave-in at the
Ashland mine this morning. Large
crews of men are drifting' toward the
imprisoned men in the -hope of rescu
ing them.
The buried men are: Ed Opie, Paul
Nichols, Peter Moran, Ed Vanscius,
Beckman, John H. Helman, John Col
lins, Peter Gura, and an unknown.
The men were working at drifting
on the third.level 300 feet from the
surface, .when the cave-in occurred,
Captain Thomas Williams rushed to
the scene. At that time no great
amount of ground had fallen and Will
iams was able to communicate with the
imprisoned men.' They were all un
harmed and said that with a rope they
could.be rescued. Captain Williams
went for help, but before he returned
another huge piece of ground fell and
it was impossible to reach the men,
It is still possible to communicate with
them, however by signals, and it is
known that at least some of them are
alive. ,
TESLA'S GKKAT INTENTION
Important Discovery In the Art of Elec
tric Lighting.
New York, May 21. Nicola Tesla
has solved the problem at which he set
himself many years ago and which
may revolutionize the system of elec
tric lighting. It is, electrical experts
say, the nearest to the perfect adaption
of the great force to the uses of man.
In Mr. Testa's Iabonatory is a bulb
not more than three inches in length
which, when the current is turned
into it, becomes a ball of light, and the
heat is almost imperceptible. With it
a large room is so lighted that it is pos
sible to read in any corner. Yet this
is done without films .and without ' the
attachments necessary in existing
lights. The rays are. so strong that
the. sharpest photographs may be
taken by them. No dynamo is re
quired to produce the current. The
bulb is attached to a wire connected
with the street current, and there it
ho danger of a harmful shock in its
use.
FISHERMEN FIBED ON.
i. Searcy Instantly Killed and Phil Jewell
Wounded.
,Eagle Cliffe; Wash., May 21.
About 8:30 o'clock this'evening, while
R. Searcy and his son-in-law, Phil
Jen-ell, were drifting at the head of
Wallace island, they were approach
ed by a boat containing several men.
bearcy at once ordered tne men away
from his boatand.net. .The approach
ing party, instead, commenced fir'ng
at Searcy and Jewell.- Searcy was hit
in the forehead, his arm broken and
he was instantly killed. Jewell re
ceived a slight wound in the back of
the head. None of the party who did
the shooting was recognized, on ac
count of the darkness.
Searcy and Jewell were fishing for
Hapgood & Co., of Waterford. Searcy
lived at or near St. Helens, Or., but
was stopping with Jewell for the fish
ing season on a scow at Cut-Off slough,
opposite the Eureka cannery.
Result of a Oas Explosion.
COFFEYVILLE, Kan., May 21. A
gas explosion this' morning wrecked
two two-story brick buildings in the
center of the city, causing instant
death to one man, fatally injuring two
other persons-arid wounding 13, David
Carler was killed by falling walls.
The explosion was caused by carelessly
igniting a match in the basement
where gas had accumulated from a gas
well, Several men were in the base
ment and about two score other people
were scattered throughout the build-
Jogs. The explosion completely
wrecked the buildings, which adjoined
each other, and hurled the occupants
in every direction.
Wanted in Portland.
Sacramento, May 21. OfiQcersBru-
sel and Douglas today arrested in this
city a young man named Robert Henry i
Kirby, alias Robert Henry, who is I
wanted in Portland, for the alleged
theft of $800 from Mrs. Sexton, of that
alace.
TELEGRAPHIC.
KCSCLTS OF KANSAS' STORM.
Twenty-Eight Were Killed and Over Fifty
Injured.
Kansas City, Mo., May 19. Twenty-eight
killed outright, 50 more in
jured, some fatally, and property
losses aggregating $1,000,000 is given
as an estimate of the damage done by
Sunday's cyclone In Marshal, Nemaha
and Brown counties, Kan. Further
reports may increase these figures as
telegraphic communication with the
stricken parts is still imperfect and
consternation- prevails. The dead are
(attributed as follows: Seneca and
neighborhood 8; Oneida, 6; Reserve
5; Sebetha, 5; Morrill, 4; Senace suf
fered a property damage of about $350,
000, Frankfort, $100,000; Reserve, $60,
000; Sabetha, $50,000; Morrill, 820,000.
Thousands of dollars worth of prop
erty was damaged in the country be
tween these towns. Although the
pecuniary loss at Frankfort was great,
no lives were lost there. Destruction
and destitution meet the eye at every
turn. Men were rendered absolutely
penniless, many victims escaped with
only the clothes they . wore. An ap
peal for outside aid has been issued.
, THS UK EAT CANAL.
A Travelor Who Thinks Us completion
Certain.
San Francisco, May 19 E. H. Hin
tO", long and favorably known as a
traffic official of the Gould system of
roads, and at present general west
ern agent ot the Panama Kailroad
Company, with offices In this city, re
turned home yesterday, after a six
months' sojourn in Colon and the Cen
tral American republics. Mr. Hintoa
spoke of the. work on the canal as fol
lows
"Several weeks ago I made several
trips upon the completed portions of
the canal. About two-thirds of its
length between Colon and Panama is
completed, but that does not mean that
two-thirds of the work toward finish
ing the big enterprise has been com
pleted. The Culebra, cut midway be
tween Colon and Panama, and the
elevation to be overcome in order to
complete the canal, represents a vast
amount of work and great expense,
About 100 men are at work on this
cut. The completed portions of the
canal are in good condition and many
parts of bed, because of the rocky for
mation, .will endure forever. As a
layman, I am more convinced than
ever that the completion of the canal
is a certainty. It is unquestionably
feasible and practicable."
Judge Bennett at Astoria.
Astoria, Or., May 19. Judge A. S.
Bennett, democratic candidate for
congress in. the second district, ad
dressed a large assemblage at the
opera house tonight. Judge Northrup
was severely criticised for his views on
the financial questionnd, although
the speaker admitted that Mr. North
up was an able man and honest in his
convictions, he urged that the fact
that he was an advocate of the gold
standard was sufficient to cause his de
feat. Judge Bennett - also devoted
some of his attention to Congressman
Ellis, when he accused of "carrying
water o:s both shoulders." Mr. Ben-
net was listened to with close atten
tion throughout, and was warmly ap
plauded at frequent intervals.
GIVEN FIFTEEN TEARS. '
Imprisonment the Fate of Jack Ham
mond and Associates. ' "
London, May SQ- A Pretoria dis
patch to the Times, dated May IS, says:
. The executive council today decided
that the punishment of Colonel Fran
cis Rhodes, Lionel Phillips, George
Farrer and John Hays Hammond (the
leader of the reformero who were sen
tenced to death) shall be 15 years im
prisonment. The hope Is enter
tained that the sentences will be mod
ified. The doci?ion of the sentences
of the other reformers is still awaited.
The Times also has a dispatch from
Cape Town, which says the motion of
Vr. Merriman, in the Cape house of
assembly to revoke the charter of the
British South Africa Company is cer
tain to be defeated. The bulk of the
speakers in" the house, this dispatch
says, support the chartered company.
May Tote on The M'Klnley Act.
- Washington, May 19. An effort is
being made to get an order front the
rules committee to make the repeal of
the free alcohol law a special order in
the house this week. If this is done it
is likely to lead to an interesting situa
tion. It is understood that Mr. Rus
sell, of Connecticut, intends, if the
bill is taken up, to move the entire Mc
Kinley act as an amendment. A mo
tion to this end would clearly be In or
der, and if mode would probably lead
to a direct vote on the re-enactment
of the McKinley law.
Disastrous Blaze.
N AH ant, Mass., May 19. An incip
ient blaae from a painter's lamp at
the summer cottage once occupied by
the poet Longfellow, on Wilson road,
was the beginning of a fierce fire,
which, fanned by a strong southwest
gale, devoured five handsome summer
residences and contents, entailing a
loss of about $100,008.
Day to Make Lawyers. , .
Salem, Or., May 17 On petition of
41 law students of the university of
Oregon, the supreme court today set
Friday, June 5, as the time to hold an
examination of applicants for . admis
sion to the bar. Other than college
students, who dosire, may be examined
on that date.
Dally Treasurr Statement.
Washington, May 19. Today's
statement of the condition of the
treasury shows:
Available cash balance 8267,209,907
Gold reserve ...113,510,680
United Artesans Organized at Heppner
Heppneb, Or., May 19. A lodge of
United Artisans was instituted here
last night with 46 charter members.
A PECCLIAB ACCIDENT.
A a Oakland Women Laughs Herself to
Death.
Oakland, May 20. Mrs. Louise A.
Speetzen, an attractive and entertain
Ins women, laughed herself to- death
Friday night. The case was a pecu
liar one, and attracted the attention
of a number of Oakland physicians,
who attended the lady.
Last Friday night Mrs. Speetzeen
attended a party. While she was
seated at the card-table, somebody
made a humorous remark which
aroueea lure, owucu e wemmoub, i
She laughed heartily, and again and
again. So long ana' voiceierous was
her laughter prolonged that she was
soon on the border of hysterics. Sud
dently she gasped her side, and her
merry laugh changed to a shriek of
Dain. The whistplayers rose In as
tonishment and rushed to her side.
I feel a sharp, sucking pain in my 1
side," she said to her husband. "It
feels as though a knife had been run
into me."
Mrs. Speetzen was taken from the
scene of mirth by her husband. She
was suffering intense pain. On the
way home she completely collapsed,
and her husband had to carry her in
his arms. Infa short time Dr. Maher
was summoned, and made an exami
nation. He discovered that she was
bleeding to death, as a result of a rup
tured blood vessel in the abdomen,
caused by sudaen and hearty laughter.
An operation was performed in hope
of Baying the woman's life, but she
died the next day.
THE ARMENIAN QUESTION.
Possibility That It May be Peaceably Ad
justed.
London, May 20. It is learned od
high authority that the Armenian
question is about to enter a new phase,
At tbis moment a movement is on
foot here, in Paris and Brussels, in
favor of a reconciliation of the Ar
menians with Turkey. There is
reason to believe this movement has
been started with the consent of the
sultan. He has been impressed by
the regretable state of affairs in Ana
tolia, created by the sad events of the
past year. It is necessary, however,
that the well intetioned section o
Armenians should come forward
honestly and endeavor to forget the
past and boldly make an appeal to the
personal Bentlments of the sultan; in
other words, grasp the hand which I
already as good as tendered.
This turn of affairs would be received
with a deep sense of relief among
English politician of both parties. -
ELECTRIC RAILWAY. ACCIDENT.
Car on the Oakland Line Jumps the
Track.
Oakland. May 20. A passenger
car on San Leandro & Hayward elec
tric road jumped. the track this morn
ing and 17 passengers were all more or
less injured, Borne of tbem narrowly
escaping with their lives. None of
the passengers are dangerously hurt,
their injuries being mostly bruises and
cuts from broken glass. The motor
man and conductor were the only onea
on the car who escaped unhurt. .
Some of the passengers were taken
to the hospital by the patrol wagon
and others went to their homes.
The car was going at a high rate of
speed, and just as it struck the up
grade the flangs on one of the forward
wheels broke, and the car left the
track, turning completely over and
colliding with ' a vegetable wagon.
That the passengers were not more
seriously hurt is considered remark
able. Double Tragedy at Los Angeles.
Los Angeles, May 20. It has been
reported at police headquarters that
Charles M. England, a young attorney
who resided in East Los Angeles,
killed his wife ' last night and then
committed suicide, the bodies of both
being' found today. England came
irom Arkansas, and was iMicted by
the grand jury in that state a ehort-l
time ago for forgery. He cleared
himself of the charge.. He shot his
wife through the temple as she lay
asleep on the bed, and then sat down
and wrote several . letters to relatives
and friends, and a will disposed of his
few possessions. He then lay down
by his wife's body and shot himself.
Reformers Go Free. .
London, May 20. Secretary of
State for the Colonies Joseph . Cham
berlain had not received any news this
morning of the final decision of the
executive council of the South African
republic regarding the commutation
of the sentences of the' Johannesburg
reform prisoners. It was rumored on
the stock exchange today that all the
prisoners are to be released uncondi
tionally Private dispatches say that
President Kruger pardoned 59 prison
ers condemned to imprisonment, ban
ishment and a fine of $10,000 each.
No meution is made of Rhodes, Ham
mond, Phillips and Farrar.
The Striking Firemen Are Again at Work
Kansas City, May 20. The strlk
ing firemen of the Armour packing
plant, who went out May 6 for. in
creased wages and fewer hours, com
promised their affairs today and lifted
their boycott against tne company's
meats and .will return to work to
morrow.
A thousand or more of the employes
of the different departments of the
plant, who were laid off because of
lack of work, will be reinstated. The
firemen get an increase of 11 cents per
hour for eight hours, practically all
they demanded.
The Cyclone State.
Kansas City, Mo., May 21. A cy
clone struck seven miles south of Em
poria, Kan., at 8 o'clock last night,
and, traveling northeast, skirted the
town of Burlington. Near Emporia
the house of William Hughes was
damaged, and Edward Jenkins was cut
in the bead by flying debris. The cy
clone cut a swath several hundred
yards wide.
Schools of Mines Farored.
Washington, May 19. The house
committee on publio lands has ordered
a favorable report on the hill far the
maintenance of schools of mines in
publio land states territories, by grant
ing each state from the . proceeds from
the sale of mineral lands $15,000 for
the current year and an annual In
crease of $1,000 per year ten years.
HENfil L. KBCK,
sUnntsctnnr of and deslai In
Harness and Saddlery,
Second St, Jnest iloodVs Warehouse,
THE DALLES, OPB'.iCH
All . Work .Guaranteed to ;! Satlsfitctloa
Sample : Rooms,
58 FRONT STREET.
(Keari; opposite CmtU'.a Hoosa.)
CHAELI FEAWK.. TBOP
The Best Wines.
Liquors and Cigars
COLUMBIA BREWERY BEER ON DRAFT
a . -v-
A - IKireW V GlilYUQ,
OUSE MOVER.
The DaPes.
address. Lock Box 101.
i
ICottolene they will not be
ejgreasv. Always have the
skillet or fryinsr tan cold
H when the Cottolene a out in.
H Remember that Cottolene
g heats to the cooking point g
tj sooner than lard and that it
m most not be allowed to burn. 1
when rightly used, never im
parts to the food any disa-
vor. For pastry or Tany
the quantity that was form-
jlerlv nsed of lard, ia necea-
o
J Look forth Oottolvno trnAwnTkMPCoi-
toimf and knt'i hmttd In mmttom
(ml wnath on WfTj tin.
THE ft. K. FAIR BANK COMPANY. St. Louis,
Mw York. W tarn.
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DINVE&
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KANSAS ' '
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KIKEAPOLIS
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Low Rates to All Eastern dries
OCEAN STEAMERS leave
- nve days lor
Portland evsry
SAN FRANCISCO. CAUL
For full details eall on the O. R. A N. Agent
at THE DALLES, or address
W. H. HUBLBUBT. Gen. Para. Agt.,
Portland, Oregon
Kew O. ft. . Schedule. '
Train No. 1 arrives at The Dalles
4:50 A. M., and leaves 4:55 A. M.
Train No. 2 arrives at The Dalles
10:40 P. M., and leaves 10:45 P. M. 1
Train No. 8 arrives at The Dalles
12:iio p. M. , and west-bound train No. 7 .
leaves at 2:30 P. M.
Train 23 and 24 will carry passengers'
between The Dalles and Umatilla,,
leaving The Dalles at 1 P. H. dally and
arriving at The Dalles at 1 P. M. daily,
connecting with train Nos. 8 and 7
from Portland. E. E. L.YTLE, .
' Agent.
HUD
miiumm
THE DALLES
National Bank.
OF DALLES CITY, OR.
Pbesident.. Z. F. Moody
Vice President. .Chas. Hiiton ,
Cashier.. M. A. Moody
General Banking Business Transacted. .
Sight Exchanges Sold on
New York, Chicago, San Fhan-
Cisco and Portland.
TIIIUIIIIIITJ
m hi Samp'e Room
THE DALLES, OR.
BeSt Kentucky Whisky
FROM IOV VtLLE.
Very Best Key West Cigars -and Best
of Wines.
English Porter, Ale and Milwaukee
Beer always on hand.
MAETZ it PUNDT. PROPRIETORS
A. A. BROWN
-Ketp
FULL ASSORTMENT
mmimmw,
ND PROVISIONS,
Special Prices to Gash Buyers
170 SECOND STREET. -
COAL! COAL!
THf BEST
Wellington, Rock Springs,
and Eoslyn.CoaL
$12, sacked andjdellvertd tc any i-nrt
of the city.
At Moody's Warehorse
R. E. SaltmarshQ
-AT TBI
East Eg STOCK YflBOX
WILL PAY THE
HighestCashPricefor
Hay and Grain.
DEALER IN LIVE STCCK