SATURDAY MAY 30, 1396
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wednesday's Dally.
Mr. E. Y. Judd, of the Pendleton
scouring' mills, is la the city.
Mrs. G. H. Riddell left this morning
for a few day's visit in Portland
Mr. W. R. Winana returned this
morning to his home at Hood River.
Mr. W. C. Allaway accompanied by
- his daughter. Mi9S Dasie, went to
Hood River today.
Judee Bennett, E. B. Dufur and G.
'H. Morgan took passage on the ftegu-
lator this morning for Hood River,
Attorney R. E. Padgett, who has
been in attendance on court here, left
this morning for his home in Portland
A bunch of kevs was lost in the
neighborhool of Fourth and Jefferson
streets. The finder will please leave
same at this office.
Messrs. A. A. Javne, F. H. Wood
cock, F. .N. Jones, J. W. Arms
worthy and W. H. Moore went to
Hood River on the afternoon train
, Messrs. Edwardsand McDermit, gov-
eminent inspectors of engines and
bulls, were in the city last night, and
. left this morning for Grants to inspect
the ferry boat at that place. -
At noon today the river at this point
stood 21.2 feet, at Umatilla 13.4 feet,
. Indicating a rise of one foot in 24 hours,
. i ot i i : . : r
over two feet in 24 hours... .
You will never have a better oppor
tunity to hear the money question
ably discussed than this ' evening
Come out and hear Jndge Bennett de
fine bis position on this momentous
question.
A terrible accident occurred at Vic
torio, B. C, yesterday, in which 60
persona lost their lives. A train car
crashed through a tre9tlo over Vic
toria Arm, and all in ' the car were
drowned.
Populists Candidates L. . Henry,
Frank Taylor, L. H. Howe and W. H.
. Taylor were passengers on theRegula-
tor this morning. They were going
: to Hood River to listea to Judge Ben
net's speech.
' Coroner Butts, who has just come in
from a trip through Sherman county,
- says there is no telling how much
wheawthere will le raised la that
county this season. It appears to him
that nearly every acre of tiilible land
is in cultivation, and the grain in
every section looks remarkably well
Such a day as this is what makes the
' farmer feel good. "With the mercury
at 75 degrees in the shade and plenty
of moisture in . the ground, his crops
are springing np as if by magic, and
he can look forward to the future when
ah abundant yield of yellow grain will
be harvested, that will bring silver aud
gold into his pocket.
It is unnecessary to become fright
ened about another flood, but men
who have bean in the Roekv moun
tains recently bring rather scarry
news. They say there is from 10 to 30
feet of snow in the mountains at the
head of the Columbia, and should ex
treme warm weather prevail there for
. a week, there will be considerable
- water coming down this way.
' Today Mrs. E. F. Sharp received a
telegram-from Seattle stating that her
sister, Mrs. Dr. A.' L. Provost, was in
the Victoria disaster yesterday, and in
tne Uregomao s report or tne accident
Mrs. Provost is in the list of those
who were killed. Mrs. Sharp left on
this afternoon's train for Seattle, and
will arrive in that city tonight.
One of the handsomest residences
ever erected in The Dalles is tbe five
room cottage just completed by A.
Anderson for Conductor H. Fowler, on
the bluff. The outside presents a most
beautiful appearance, being construc
ted on an entirely original and new
plan of architecture, while the inside
Is simply superb. It is finished in
pressed cedar throughout, and is sup
plied with all modern appliances for
convenience and comfort.
, From Thursday's Dally.
At noon today the mercury register
ed 82 degrees in the shade.
Tbe Misses Bolton went to Golden
dale by stage this morning.
Mr. W. B. Presby, a prominent at
torney of Goldendale, is in the city.
-Capt. A. S. Blowers, of Hood River,
is looking after business in The Dalles
t.nrl nv
j r
Pnatmaatpr T. f! DariB.nrl.nf frlrlfin-
aaie, was la tne city last niJUtana leit
this morning for Portland. .
By the request of the G. A. R. and
W. R. C, the band ball r.as been post
pone 1 fro.n t le night of . Decoration
day to J une 5th.
Mr. Wm. Vfigie and wife, of Omaha,
Neb., arrived in this city on yesterday
morning's train, to spend a few days
among relatives and friends.
Several head of fine beef cattle were
received at the stock yards this morn
ing. They were driven in from Sher
man county and sold to the California
The many friends of Hon. W. H.
Biggs were pleased yesterday and to
day to see him once more upon the
Streets after a confinement of over two
months.
There is no assessment in the Wood
loodge for the month of June. This
is the second month in the first half of
the present year in which there ban
'"been ni assessment.
The Columbia was getting uncom
fortably close to the D. P. & A. N.
pile driver, and this morning it ( the
pile driver) was drawn up the hill to
ward First street.
President E. Y. Judd,of the Pendle
ton suuurio xuitia, ioiu tuia uiuruiu
for San Francisco, but will return to
Tbe Dalles during the wool season and
will be an active buyer.
Mr. C. M. Shelton, the Goldendale
druggist, arrived in town last night,
and will remain in town for a few days.
He says everything in that, vicinity is
looking fine and business could not be
better.
Messrs. A. J. Brlgbam and J. L.
Storv left on the afternoon train, tbe
former going to Mosier to speak in the
' interests of the reDublican party and
the latter to Hood River to deliver a
populist address.
E. E. Messplay, of Oran, Mo.,
writes inquiring if his sister, Mrs. F.
P. Mauley, reoides in the vicinity of
The Dalles. Should this item, reach
. her, she will confer a favor by corres
ponding with Mr. MespHy.
Yesterday the grand jury returned
s true bill against Charles Snipes,
charging him with assault with a dan
gerous weapon in having "held up"
W, H. Vanbibber on the road leading
Into The Dalles on the morning of
May 3. The case is on trial today be
fore the following, jury: Frank Pea
body, J. W. Morrison, G. R. Castncr,
Chas Davis, A. J. Linton, James La
Due, John Darnielle, H. Hansen, R.
Teague, Chas Champlin, W. A. Kirby,
H. Liebe. A. A. Jayne and Sinnott &
Sinnott are prosecuting and Huuting-
toh & Wilson defending.
Mr. W. H. Wienhard, the Portland
brewer, was in the city today visiting
Mr. A. Buchler. He left on the after
noon train for Portland.
The G. A. R. and W. R. C. have re
quested us to state that they widh to
extend a vote of thanks to Hon. A. S
.Bennett lor his kindness in arranging
his address so that it would not con
flict with their memorial services.
The warehouses in the East End are
fast becoming too small fur the large
amount of wool wbio.i arrives daily,
Workmen are busy in the Moody ware
house with horse and pull y, piling
the sacks as high as the ceiling.
Stoc't Inspector Fitz Pati icK has
just finished h:8 srriig inspection ot
ihj. sheep in Wasco county, and re
ports tfem genprally in fine condiiion.
though he has found id ore scab amon
the Hocks this jear than there was last
Fat Redemption" will be put on
the bo:;r 's by loo-- 1 trlmt, assisted bv
Prof. t!. W. Tralf (if New York, on
June 12th, tha elo-ing nifi-ht of the I.
u. ij. l . urana Lodge. 1 tie play is a
strong one, and is given f.ir the bene
fit of the two Gooi Templar Lodges in
this city.
A large audience assembled at Hood
River yesterday to hear Judge Ben
nett's speech, ana those who were
there say the judge made a very able
address. He went to Olex last night
where he will speak this evening, and
from there he goes to Weston to at
tend tbe pioneer's picnic.
This morning F. W. Silvertooth re
turned from a visit to Rossaland, Trail
Creek and Spokane. While in Rossa-
land and Trail Creek he visited the
mines of those places, and says noueof
the reports of their rich mineral de
posits have been exaggerated. They
are, he believes, destined to become
the greatest mining camps on the con
tinent.
The residence of Martin Hemming in
Thompson's addition has been vacant
the past few days, the family being
absent from home, and during their
absence some greedy individual en
tered the house and stole everything,
furniture, bedding, provision, etc.
A daughter of Mr. Flemming re
timed home this morning, and finding
the furniture all moved out, laid the
matter before the officers who are
making an investigation.
Today Mr. E. F. Sharp received a
telegram from his wife confirming the
sad naws of he death of Mrs. Dr.
Provost, who was one of the victims
of the Victoria disaster. Her sister,
Miss Farrelly, was on the car at the
time of the accident, but was rescued.
Mrs. Provost was for many years a
resident of The Dalles, and was a grad
uate of St. Mary's academy. -The
news of her untimely death brings
Borrow to the hearts of many, of her
former" acquaintances and school fel
lows who reside here. The remains
A LOGICAL ADDRESS
Judge Bennett Defined
Position on Finance.
His
FAVORS SILVER
He Holds That Silver Is the Money
of the Western Farmers.
Is .Not a Protectionists Bnt Favors a Kev
en tic Tariff or Wool Will Work for
On joii'l Interests it Elected.
The court house in this ciiy wns fn
tirely too small to accommodate the
l.nre audience that assembled Tuesday
night to listen to Judge Bennett's pre
mentation of the principles h espouses.
many who could not be seated having
turned away disappointed, for ull The
Dalles desired to hear their favorite
candidate discuss the, political issues
of the day. The rostrum r-ad been
handsomely decorated with roos and
bunting, presented by Mrs. Win gu te,
and gave a most cheerful appear
ance, vvhon Judje Bradshaw arose and
introduced the speaker, who was
greeted with a rousing applause as he
appeared on the platform.
Judge Bennett speke for two hours,
confining himself principally to the
financial question. His address was
indeed logical and replete with argu
ment so concisely stated that his
position on the money question
cannot be misc nstrued, and was pre
sented in so forcible a manner as to
carry conviction. He said in part:
"Fellow citizens, I advocate free
silver for the very same reason that
makes such statesmen as Senator
Daniel, Senator Morgan and Senator
Vest, and those among the greatest
minds of the United States advocate
the same doctrine; because I believe
that the prosperity of you, my neigh
bors, and of all the people of this
country of ours, depends upon that
Now you know, you who have known
me during all these long years, that
whatever I say tonight, I am going to
believe. I am going to say nothing
for the purpose of carrying away your
judgment, am going to offer you no
argument knowingly construed or de
value of the metals was thus sustained
at about the ordinary coinage ratio
This basic or primary money was used
by the different countries, largely as
reserves, either by the governments
or by banks, to sustain the paper
money of the world. Now, it is ob
vious that if any of the silver or bime
tallic countries should leave the then
standard and go to the single gold
standard, the demand for gold would
be greatly increased, and too value o!
gold would rise correspondingly,
since the silver basic money and re
serves would have to bo replaced with
gold. This was just what happened
between 1ST3 and 1893, when the
United States and France and the
other states of the L:itin Union wont
to the gold basis, and India closed its
mints to the coinage of silver. ' Ihe
inevitable result was just what oc
curred. Gold went up, became scarcer,
and iti purchasing power increased
under the stimulus of the increas.-d de
mand for it, as a reserve and redernp-
lion money. Ana since gold v.-a
made the standard oi values, tne price
of proparty as measured ia that gold
went down. J. hat is, it t;tkes rnort
property to buy one of thi dear dollars
now, than it did when tiiev wera noi
so scarce and high or the demand for
them so great. Debtors who had
p'entv of property to.- pay their dt;lts
before, did not have sufficient to pay
them now that it toolc so much more
to buv a dollar. The inevitable re
sult of bankruptcy and ruin followed;
atjd as one businessman aft-jr another
11" before the constantly- increasing
fall of prices and rise of the standard
money, the panic, with its dire results,
swept over the land.
"As yet there are no signs of any
relief from the distress. Indeed, thei e
is eyery prospect of greater disturb
ance and rum to come. The in
creased demand for gold has lifted it
away from silver, so that the silver
money, which previously helped the
gold to hold up the paper currency, is
now no longer able to hold itself up to
the enhanced value of gold, aud it,
like the paper money, must be held up
to the unnatural value by the gold it
self. So that the small amount of
gold which formerly had the help of
silver in holding up the paper money
must now hold up ull the paper money
by itself, aud must also bold up the
silver money. This is too much fcr
the gold supply, and the result is a
constant run upon the gold reserve of
the government, and a necessary sue
cession of borrowing of gold by bond
sales, to hold np the-silver and cur
rency, is the result. This cannot go
on long without government bank
THE FRIEND OF THE PEOPLE !
' SS" SKV WW -. '.fJ.K-SS.-V .tvT
: HON. A. S. BENNETT :
Democratic Ivominee for Congress-Second District
Jl'DiiU A. S. BENKEII.
vised for the purpose-of deceiving your
reason, I am going to only offer youH ruptcy and ruin, and must result finally
will be taken to Seattle for interment.
If you would have county warrants re
main at par re-elect Judge Blakeky.
o
From naays' Dally.
Miss Katie Craig returned this
morning from a winter's visit to friends
and relatives" in Lewiston.
Mrs. Fields, wife of Engineer Dan
Fields of the Regulator, and children,
left for Portland this morning.
Hon. S.. C. Spencer and . John C;
"Leasure arrived on today's local from 1
Portland. Mr. Spencer will speak at
tbe court house this evening.
Mr. Forest Fisher, who has been at
tending the Stanford University .at
Palo' Alto, Calif., arrived home on last
night's train to spend vacation at home.
There was a grand democratic rally
at Arlington last night. Hon. E. B.
Dufur and Judge "Bennett each de
livered speeches touching on the
political issues of the day.
Mr. Carl Peetz, of Grass Valley, is in
the city today. Mr. Peetz says that
everything in that vicinity is in a first-
class condition, and farmers are look
ing for an abundant harvest of wheat.
A party of Dalles people will leave
Monday morning for the strawberry
fields at Hood River. It is said that
the largest crop ever heard of will he
raised this season, and berry pickers
will be paid H cents per quart.
Messrs. J. W. Arms worthy, E. B. '
Dufur and Geo. P. Mongan boarded
tbe Regulator this morning and
started for Cascade Locks, where
Messrs. Armsworthy and Dufur will
address t jo people this evening.
Mr. B. McCoy returned yesterday
from Salt Lake City, where be went
the first of the month to visit his son
who resides in that city. While in
Salt Lake Mr, McCoy had a severe at
tack of typhoid fever, and is not yet
fully recoversd.
Mr. Hume told us last night there
was no wool in our warehouses. A T
M. reporter made the rounds of ' the
warehouses this morning and found
that in tbe two there was stored over
2,500,000 pounds of the 1896 clip, and
the wool season has not yet fairly be
gun. All members of Mount Hood Camp
No. 59, and members of the circle, de
siring to attend and assist in the un
veiling ceremonies of our deceased
neighbor, Jas. B. Easton, at Dufur,
are requested to meet at Fraternity
Hall, prompt at 7.30 A. M. Sunday M;iy
31, '06. By order of the consul.
Mr. Peterson, musical director of
The Dalles concert band," desires to
meet all applicants for tbe auxilery
band about 4 o'clock Saturday after
noon at 83 Washington street, to make
final arrangements and order instru
ments. New applications will also be
received at that time. All those who
formerly played band instruments are
invited to come and join the band.
There will be no charge for tuition.
Mr. F. Drews has been put to his
mining claim in the Cascade moun
tains, and returneJ home yesterday.
He reports more snow in the moun
tains than he has ever seen at this
season of tbe year. At Cloud Cap Inn
there were six feet, and the entire
country surrounding the inn was cov
eted with from two to six feet of snow.
Mr. Drews intends returning to his
mine next week, and will begin devel
opment work as soon as the snow shall
'disappear.
A sheriff' icho has clerical ability can
saveSSOO a year on deputy hire.- F. II.
Woodcock can attend to the clerical work
of theoffice. ' ,
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Flowers for Decoration day, next
Saturday, May 30, will be gladly ac
cepted if ' left Saturday morning,
between 10 and 12 o'clock, at
Fraternity hall '
the arguments of my mind, that have
convinced me are absolutely convict
ing that there is only one thing for
the Western man to believe in, and
that is in free silver.
'Now, fellow citizens, I want to say
to you to commence with, that you
may divide the people of tbe world
into two classes, and put in the one
class all the people who own money, )
in a contraction of the currency bv
withdrawing a portion of the circulat
ing medium. This inevitably means a
further fall of prices and farther ruin.
"This can only be averted by a re
turn to the bimetallic silver standard
in our domestic affairs." This will
bring local values back to where they
were before. Silver will be brought
into general circulation as primary
and the people who are creditors, who j money, and under present conditions
I win ueuooie me practical sianuaru oi
values. In the meantime the- demand
have money owing to them; and you
put in the other class the people who
have property but no money, and the
people who owe debts.' These two
classes comprise the whole people of
the world, and there is a conflict be
tween their interests on the money
question. One class wants dear money,
and the other class wants cheap and
plentiful money. The man who has ,
money or who ' has "money owing to
him, wants. dear money, so that his
money will be made to represent just
as much as possible of the wealth of
the world; if bis money is made dear, j
and the purchasing power is increased
he can b.uy twice as much as he did ,
before, and the man who owed the';
debts wants money plentiful, because '.
it don't take so much of his . property
to pay the debt as it did before. If be ,
has a certain amount of money, he oan
buy twice as much property as he could
before. When money goes down, the t
wealth of the property owner, and the I
debt ower is increased; when money i
goes up, the wealth of the debtor goes
down, and the wealth of the money
man, that has money owing to him, goes
up. Now, it is absolutely obvious that
there is a clash between these two
classes of people. The creditor wants
dear money the dearer the better.
They would like to have a dollar as
big as a cart wheel, and every bit of it
gold, because then every dollar owing
to them would be increased so many
times, and when you increase ' the
purchasing power of the dollar, you
increase just as much as you increase it
the size of that dollar. Now that ia
the reason why the people of the West
and the people of tbe East differ upon
this question. The people of the East
have a great deal of money loaned out
over the country, and therefore, they,
like the English money-lenders, want
dear money. The Western people on
the pther hand, have not much money,
but they have property, and they owe
debts, and the result of it ia that they
want cheap money so that they can
pay their debts without selling so
much of their property to pay them.
Now there is a clash of interest,
and you see it exemplified. And the
fight has been between the. East and
the West. The money-lender, and the ,
owner of the money, is in favor of dea
money. And the property owner, and
the man who owes the dept, 'is
naturally in favor of plentiful money,
so that it does not take so much money
to pay his debts. ;
"One of the arguments tbat the gold
standard men mate is that there is an
over-production of silver. Now that is
not so, for the 'simple reason that
there has been no over-production of sil
ver; there has been no increase In the
production of silver relatively to gold.
As there has been an increase in the
commerce and civilization and busi
ness transactions of the country, gold
has increased faster than silver. Since
1849 tbe production of gold in the
world has increased 1J to silver's 1.
The production of -gold has increased
3 to silver's 2, or i faster. Now you
can see that instead of the silver dol
lar being worth less than the gold
dollar, according to the laws of
natural production, the bullion ought
to be worth 11 or 13 pounds of silver to
one pound of gold, instead of taking 32
pounds, as it is at this time, The only
thing that has caused it has been the
legislation against silver. I is not a
natural change. It is unnatural. It
was caused entirely and wholly by leg
islation, becaufe there has been no
over-production of silver.
'Before 1873, there was about $7,000,
OQQ,000 of metallic money in the world.
About one half was silver and the
other half gold. Together, . they
forced the basic or primary money of
the world. Some countries, it is true,
had gold for their basic money, and
other silver, while btill others had
both. But the use qf thein was sp
evenly adjusted in the different coun
tries as to form a crude sort of world
wide blmetalism, and tbe commercial
for gold as a basic money will be
largely decreased in the markets of
the world by the withdrawal of our de
mand. Our government gold reserve,
and a considerable portioned private
gold reserves will be freed airtl forced
back upon other countries. The fear
of a gold panic will be allayed, the
scramble lor gold will cease, the price
of gold will correspondingly fall in the
markets of the -world, and the price of
property," even measured in gold values,
will rise. It will not take so much
property to pay even our gold debts,
aud many who are now bankrupt will
be able to pay up and have something
left.- With the rise of prices, the pro
fits of business will increase. Enter
prise will be stimulated, new under
takings ventured, and the present ruin
will be replaced with a measure of
prosperity.
"On the question of tariff, I wa- "'
understood that I urn not a prote tion
ist, nor am I a beliver in Clevelauu s
idta of free raw materials and protec
tion to. manufactures. "We will hot
have the doctrine of protection to the
manufacturers and free raw material.
It is a little too much to be put down
our Western- democratic throats.
And so I say that while I da not be
lieve in the principles of high protec
tion, yet at the same time, so long
as we must have a tariff for revenue, I
do not see why there should not be a
fair, reasonable, revenue tariff upon
wool and fruit, as well as upon the
manufacturer of the east; but beyond
that, to take something out of the
pockets of the farmer, for mere pro
tection's sake, 1 do not believe in it.
And I ask you, my farmer friends, how
do you like it?
"I haye no unkind feelinartowardany
seotion. In my heart I feel nothing
but love for all this broad, fair land
of ours, from the North to the South,
from the East to the West. I love the
sunny South, with itschivalous people.
I love the green bills and puritan
homes of New England. I love the
great empire state of New York, with
its vast commerce, and its harbors
dotted by thousands of sails of every
nation under the sun.' I love my own
native state of Iowa, with the broad
prairies that surround it. ' But more
than all and above all, J love the snow
clad peaks, the broad rivers, tha
beautiful valleys and the fertile plains
of this our own beautiful West my
ndopted home. This land where I
have lived amongst you and your peo
ple for more than thirty years. This
land where the feet of my youth have
trod, and where manhood's paths still
lie:; This land where my little o.nes
were born Into the world, and where I
expect and hope to see them grow up
jntp a-happy and prosperous future,
the ia-nd where lies buried all the hap.
piest and best memories of my paBt.
This land where my neighbors live,
Thi- land where I expect presently to
pasmy prime, and go on down through
the sunset of life. The land where at
last I will rest in that long, long sleep
that knows no waking. More than all
and above all, I love it, and I say, now
and forever, I reject and repudiate the
idea, that the West must always be sub
servient and, pay tribute to the Etst,
either in the matters of tariff or in the
matters of finance, or iq any other
matter.
"Besides the political questions that
we have to consider in the election of
a -congressman, are tbe questions of
our busineps interests He would
have to look for the best interests of
the opening of the Columbia river and
helieve of all questions, aside from the
money question and the tariff, the
matter of an open river should be the
most important one coming before tbe
eyes of a congressman from this dis
trict. You want somebody to repre
sent you there, who can and will push
tbe opening of that river? Whose in
terests are tied up in it as are yours?
Is not that the kind of a man you want
to represent you? Some man who can
do something? Now I do not say that
I am that man, but I do say that I have
lived among you for thirty years. Most
all of you know me. Almost every
thing that I have in the world is in
vested right here in your town. I can
not do anything to help myself with
out helping you. Your interests are
bound, up wUb By interests. J have
lived among you all these years; I am
vour neighbor. If you feel that your
Interests would be protected in" 'my
hands, and that you can vote for me,
I will thank you kindly." -
Tiie liemocratio 'ouitaee for Congress
man For Second District.
It Is with pleasure the TlMES-MOTJN-
TAIXEER presents to its readers today
the picture of one of Wasco countv's I
most highly respectei and honored
citizens, Ho:i. A, S. Eennett. the
nominee of the democratic j. arty for
congressman.
Judge Bennett is so well known to the
readers of the Times-Motjntaineek
that reference to his acts, both private
aad public, is bardly necessary though,
a brief sketch of his lifo will not be
amis.
He was born in Iowa in 1854, and
crossed the pialas to Oregon in 1865.
His early life was spent on his father's
farm, where he acquired such know
ledge of books as he could attain
attending public. Bchool a few
mouths each year and by studying of
nights after farm work for the day had
been finished. Being possessed of a
studious mind and a desire to gain
knowledge, by his own efforts he accu
mulated enough money to pay his way
at Corvallis college for one year, then
devoted his time alternately to teach
ing school and working on a farm, and
devoting. all his leisure moments to
the study cf law, till finally he was ad
mitted to the bar of Oregon, andbagan
the practice of law in this city, asso
ciated himsslf with Hon. Geo. Wat
kins, opening an office both in The
Dalles and Prineville, Bennett attend
ing to the office in Prineville. As an
attorney he has; r isen step by step, j
from a couniry lawyer, located in the
little town of Prineville, one of the
most isolated villages in the United
StateSfcitulSSOj'jjqJiXnew, after, tbe
lapse of 10 years, he stands with the
foremost practitioners of the Pacifio
Coast, and has boen a successful com
petitor against some of the brightest
legal minds of the nation in the United
States supreme court.
His political record has been spot
le?s, though haying at times gone be
fore the people against overwhelming
odds, ho has in every instance carried
more than his party strength. In 1S78
he was elected school superintendent
of Wasco county, and held the office ac
ceptably for two years. He was elected
to the state legislature in 1892, but re
signed to accept the appointment of
circuit judge of the fifth district, which
at that time included ail of Eastern
Oregon. In 1892 and again in 1894 he
tween some iron bars and was drowned
is is not yet Known ihe exact num
ber that was on the car, but it is be
lieved that more than 60 persons lost
their lives in the accident.
aii inmcimem kiu oe equivalent to a
conviction when J. H. Cradkbaugh is
elected district attorney.
. DECORATION DAY EXERCISES.
How the Day Will be Observed by the
G .A. K. and W. R. C. In The Dalles,
Decoration Day promises to be of
unusual interest this year. Flowers in
abundance will be provided by mem
bers and friends. Music, recitations
and speechs will arouse patriotic en
thusiasm. A fine programme will be
carried out and everything possible
will be done to add to the beauty and
impressiveness' of the' day set auaru
sacredly to honor the brave men who
so freely gave their lives for their
country. The parade will form on
Second street, right resting on Court
ana win move promptly at Z P. M. up.
Court to Fourth, west on Fourth to the
cemetery in following order:
-Band.
Co. "G" Third Batallion, in command
of Capt. Chrisman.
J. W. Nesmith Post, No. 32, G. A. R.
J..W. Nesmith W. R. C, No. 17, in
Carriages.
Citizens in Carriages.
At the cemetery a chorus of mixed
voices will render two selections, un
der the direction of Mrs. Alice Varney.
A recitation will be given "by Mrs".
Mamie Briggs; the: National An
them will besungbyall and the graves
will be covered with lovely flowers.
After these services the G. A. R.
W. H. C. and Co. "G" Third Batallion
will return to Eraterity Hall and par
take of a bountiful collation. At 8
o'clock p. M. Saturday evening, Hon.
John Michell will deliver the
memorial . address in . the Congre
gational church. The public is cor
dially invited to join in the ceremonies
of the day. ,
A county treasurer should cnr.ccl war
ran's as fast as money com s into liis
h tnda and thus save interest. Geo. A.
Jiiebe tcill do this.
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State Sunday School Convention.
The annual .state Sunday school con
vention will be held June 9th, 10th and
11th, in Portland, in the Centenary M.
E. church, on the hast Side. The pro
gram this yea" has been prepared es-
was , the domooratio nominee for pjcially with a view to givin- practi-
nas ceieatea cal ..assistance to every school repre-
supreme judge, and in '0:
ujr a up. luujunbr '""iKu me -sentea. This is a mass convention to
state was overwhelmingly republican. I which all Sunday school workers are
His attitude on all public questions invited. The number of delegates
from each school is not limited. Free
entertainmeut will be furnished all
questions
is clearly aud unmistakably' defined, i
He stands squarely as a western demo-
crat, believes that the free coinage of i
silver a.-j the ratio of 16 to 1 is for the
best interest of the western people
and favors a revenue tariff, adjusted
so that wool, fruit and other western
products shall receive equal recogni
tion. . Ho is especially interested ia
the development of the Inland Empire,
the cleaning away of the obstructions
to navigation oh the Columbia river,
and every oter improvement looking
to the upbuilosvg of the state.
Judge Bennett is thoroughly a man
ot the people, springing from a family
of farmers, is in close touch with the
masses, and in sympathy with every
measure that is for their interest. If
elected to. congress he will be a repre
sentative of the people at large, free
from all influences of corporations and
the money power..' He might well be
termed Honest Alfred, the people's
friend... . -; ' v
who present credentials as delegates
'from their suparintsndont or secretary,
but names of all such must be mailed
at once to the state se -retary.
Delegates paying full fare over the
O. U. & N. railway will be re
turned at one fifth fare, provided
that in every case the delegate must
take a receipt when paying fare to
Portland, showing that the holder is a
' delegate to the Sunday school conven
tion, and this receipt must be counter
signed at the convention. Copies of
the Oregon Sunday Sahool Tidings,
containing the p-ogram and further
particulars, may be secured by address
ing the State Secretary, . Mr. F. R,
Cook, at Portland.
. Wasco county's jnonej will be in safe
hands, if entrusted to Qeo, A- Lkbz. .
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A TEHKIBLB DISASTER.
A Crowded Street Car Flanges Into Vic
toria Harbor.
One of the mostdistresslngaccidents.
ever recorded on the Pacific coast oc
curred at Victoria, B. C Tuesday. A
sham, fight and review was to take
place at Maeaulay point, near Esqui
mau, and crowds were making their
way there by every route. All the
tram cars were packed. Shortly before
2 o'clock two cars left Government
street with no more than 100, people.
The first got over Point Ellice bridge,
whioh crosses Victoria Arm, safely,
but when tbe other was about half way
over the middle span of the bridge,
about 150 feet in length, gave way and
the car plunged into the water, some
100 feet below, The car was completely
submerged, and ail on board were
drowned, with the exception of some
of those who were standing on the
platforms and who, escaping injury
from the faling timbers, managed to
save themselves by using the floating
ruins " of the bridge, and thus got
ashore.
' When the bridge broke there were
several carriages on the bridge,' and
these also were precipitated into the
water- Superintendent Wilson was
driving one of these, and had lis five
children with -him.- . He succeeded
in saving himself "and four children.
The fifth, a'little boy, was wedged be-
Remember and place an 2 opposite the
name of Chas. Schulz on the ballot you de
posit next Monday. . . .
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Report ot Grand Jury,
In the circuit court for the county of
Wasoo and state of Oregon, for the
May term, 1836. ..
.We your grand jury for the afore
said term, beg leave' to make tha fol
lowing report:
We have examined into five cases
that have been brought before us and
found two true bills and three not true
bills. We have also examined the
books by the sheriff, county clerk and
county treasurer, and find them neatly
and apparently well and correctly
! kept.
Having been in session three days,
and there appearing no further busi
ness -for us to examine into, we re
spectfully ask to be discharged.
John M. Marden,
Foreman.
Dated this 27th day of May, 1896.
FOOLED WITH A BUZZ SAW.
District Attorney Hume Stirred np a
Hprnrt's 'ct.
Hon. W. T. Hume, of Portland, did
not pour any oil on thetroubli-d water
that are- tooing the republican bark
liitht'rand yon, by hU speech at the
court house- in this city last night,
neither did he lessen the width of the
srulf whih intervenes between the
two wings of thu republican party in
this place,-by revealing parly secrets
that were anything but pleasant for
trict republican parti ians to hear re
lated.
Itv fjfioen r.nr.utea Mr. T.ivime made
a rattling good speech from a protec
tion s'and p'lint, holding the tariff
question up as the only, the important
i-sueoftbo present, and crediting all
ills of the p.ist three years, even the
death of sheep on the range from
starvation, to tho removal of the tariff
from wool and to democratic adminis
tration. He grow eloquent abo'ut the
falling off in the Umnber of . sheep in
uregou since the Wilson bjll:. went
into effect, and showed in this that he
has been loo busy with politics, or pos-
sioiy jM-iHihi.g out iiHiictmunts from
tne aiuit.non.iati yraiid jury, the past
few months tn examine the. assessment
roll or 'Oregon for I3!a and ' discover
that there aro now iuJ.OiM) more sheep
in t-hn stati than ever before. He
lamented too, that owing-to the Wil
son bill Din D.iiies warchus today
were not tiiltj'I with wool as .in former
years (evidently he-Vad not visited our
warehouses since arriving in the city)
bough had. he dried his tears at this
point, "silently folded his teut . and
stole away" his republican friends
could easily have forgiven him for his-
wild assertions, as they were all favor
able to the cause of republicanism.
but this Mr. Hume had no intention of
doing.
He seized hold of the financial ques
tion and Congressman Ellis' position
on the same, and wound that gentleman
around from free-silver to a gold stand
ard until he left the honorablo Mor
row county statesman right "straddle"
the fence ready to fall on whichever
side the most votes were to be found.
this too would have been excusable,
but Mr. Hume had a grievance of his
own, and he was determined to venti
late it. This he could not do without
writing the history of the unpleasant
ness that exists in Portl ind, and with
out a blush of shame, or the least ap
parent reluctance or remorse of con
science,! drew aside the curtain which
hides from public gaze the corruption
and iniquity that exists today and has
existed for years in the republican
party of Multnomah county.
He drew a picture that was repulsive
to purity, of tbe rascallity. republican
leaders have resorted, to, painting
Simon, Scott, Northup and Sears as
arch traitors, criminals and thieves,
too vile even for the most depraved in
mates of our penal institutions. If
Mr. Hume is to be believed, there is
no honor left in the Simon wing of
the republican party, and on tbe other
hand, if one-half tne statements of the
Oregonian have a semblance of truth,
the wing over which Mr. Hume pre
sides has not the slightest regard for
the sacred commandments "Thou shalt
not lie" and "Thou shalt not steal."
Mr. Hume if fooling with a buzz saw
when he attempts to create harmony
in his party by heaping abuse upon his
opponents, and at stirring up hornet's
nests he is a grand success.
A reasonable duty on wool, a prohibitive
duty on rags, an open river to the sen are
three things UenneitwiU advacate'in ' con-
yress.- .- ' '
Be Careful How Ion Tote.
At the election held in 1894 the
names of all candidates not- desired to
be voted for were crossed out with,
pencil by tho voter when preparing
the official ballot before giving it to
the judge of election. The legislature
of 1S95 changed the method of voting,
and made it necessary to place an X
ou the official ballot between the num
ber and tbe name ot the candidate
whom the voter desires to cast his bal
lot for. Any other disfigurement of
the ballot will cause it to be rejected
when the count is made. That the
voters may more thoroughly under
stand the new method we submit the
following copy of a portion of the offi
cial ballot. If you desire to vote fer
Bennett for congressman and Blakely
for county judge, mark your ballot
thus:
STATU
YOU?,
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HAV.
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BUT THE
GENUINE
Ton will find on coupon
Inside each two ounce bag
and two coupons Inside each
fburoonoo bag-orBlackweU's
Durham. Bay bag of this
celebrated tobacco and read
tbe coupon which elves a
list of valuable presea u and
how to get them.
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& Benton
Are now locnted on Second Street, opposite
A. M. Williams & Co., with a complete line of
Hardware,
Stoves, Ranges,
Groceries,
Cord Wood,
Cedar Posts,
Barbed Wire,
Rubber Garden
Hose, v -
RLUMBING and TINNING
A Specialty. (
Also Agents for the Celebrated : :
: Cleveland Bicycle :
7 Second. Street, Tlie ZDalleS.
mnmim ilLLLLlXlJJ.'JJIII! ITHI lllllfl
Wesale
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Liquor Store
O. KBCK'S OLD STXND)
173 Second Street, The Dalles, On
Stubling & Williams, Proprietors
- Wholesale Jobbing and Retail DeaTera
: : Agents for Pabst Beer and Leading Brands of Cigars, :
PHONE 34. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED.
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For Congressman. Second Dlst. Vote for One,
12 x A. S. Bennett, of Wasco Co my....Dcm.
13 W. R. Kills, of Morrow County Rep.
U F. McKercher. of Multnomah Probl.
15 . H. U. Northup. of Multnomah
Independent Sound Money
18 Martin Quinn. of Multnomaa Peoples
COUNTY
SI x Geo. C Blakeley.' Democratic
Kobt. Mjys Republican
S3 Frank P. Taylor Peoples,
The people need not fear being put to the
expense of frivolous prosecutions when J. H.
Cradlebaugh is district attorney.
To the Voters of Wasco County.
As my name may be on the ticket to
be voted next Mouday, I hereby give
notice that I do not want any one to
vote for me. I agreed to accept the
nomination for county school super
intendent on a certain condition; that
condition has failed, and I hereby
withdraw my name,
P. P, U.VDERWOOD,
Boyd, Or.-. May 26, 1898.
Dufur and Armsworthy stand for hon
est legislation and reduction of expenses in
state governmzr.U
The Conco Oil Medicine Co. ,
Are giving entertainments' tinder a
large Ijfint tn this city, They are here
to advertise and sell the greatest med
icine ever offered to an afflicted pub
lic. Y7onderfiil cures that have baffled
the skill cf the most skillful physi
cians. One hundred dollars will be
paid for any case they undertake and
fail to cure. If your case is incurable,
they will tell you so. They want cases
that have been declared Incurable by
other physicians. You may go to them
on crutches or cars; you may be
brought to them on a stretcher; they
guarantee that you will walk away
from their tent of your own free will,
with no assistance from others. The
Congo Oil is justly styled tbe "marvel
of the age" in curingrheumatism,
sciatica, neuralgia and all pains that
can be curbed by an external applica
tion. Au patients treated free of
charge. No payment of any. kind
asked. They want living testimonials
to back up their statements, that the
Congo Oil is a marvelous medicine.
Go and see them, Thoy will remain
here until June 3d and no longer
Letters Advertised.
The following is the list of letters
remaining in The Dalles postofflce
uncalled for May SO, 1896. Per
sons calling (or theso letters will plea?e
give the date on which they were advertised:
Baker, Sherman
Barth, Horace
Bigg, Mrs M
Brooks, H
Chilton, C C
Hardwick, John
Harrlnan, Ed
Mason, Lydia O
Mont Gomery, P
Parhen, Harvey
Jaikling. Wm
Smith, Mrs L
Walcb, Jno
Wood J H (not Rev)
J. A. Crossed
Bracmonte. M .
Baker. S. P.
Baitten. Jno B
Binns, J C 2
Clark, W H,
Gaynord, Bob
tamin, Laura
James, Dan
Meyias, A
Parish, J E
Pohl, Aug
Shirley, F O
Smith, W P '
tP, M.
A vote for Dufur and, Armsworthy is a
Wte agarrwt extravagant legislation.
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REPORT OP THE CONDITION
OF THE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
. At The Dalles. In the State of Oregon, at Ute
e of business. May 7, ltM.
': ' RESOURCES:
Loans uid discount
verdratu toRurtHl and unsecured...
U. . Bonds to secure clrcuUUon
Pr miuras un U. 9. bonds
Stocki, Securities, etc
B n'in( house, furniture, and Axtnm..
Other real esvite and mortgag's owned
Due fmiu Nailuual banks (j.ol rcserv
ip-n'. )
Due from state banks and banker. ..
Due from approved reserve agents...
Co. cka nd ouier cash iumi
Notes of other national banks
r'rtijitousJ (Kiper currency, ui kels, and
cent
Lawful. Mosrr ErsEBva in bank:
aoecie ...tAi.)S7 66
Lett - eoder notes 6 00 20.0G2 65
Koilenipiioii fund witn V 8. Treasurer (D
per cent, of circulation) 661 f)
.1 M.0OZ 83
. 2.1A8 98
. 12.600 (X)
. 1.60J 00
LOOS 05
1.5S1 hf
2,070 SO
4.482 (
329 51
t.t-i 66
b 41
- 70 00
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Total .
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LIABILITIES:
Capital stock paid in..
Surplus fund....
Uiniiv.ui.-J pruBla lee, cxpenica and 'ales
p.iu
National Bank noted outstanding;
Individual depns.ts suhjuct to check,....
bemaiid certificate of deposit.. .
.1 6W0W 00
U.UUU ou
W 91
11, 260 Oil
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State o' Orecon I ...
County of WaacoJ
I, J. M. Patterson, Cashier cf the shove-named
bana, au solemnly vaeu- liiat the above etatiraicut
Is true to tiie beat of tnv knowledge and hehef.
J. M. Pattckson, Cashier.
Subscribed and swora to before me this Uflth
day of May, Ibid. . Frank Mtssms,
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