ISSUED EVERY SATURDAY -.- BY J. A- DOUTHIT, Publieher. SUBSCRIPTION BATES. DAILY .... ...... OwTw. by mil. MOO 1.00 l.M MX MOMRt. : Three 1 WEEKLY One T9fTbT"B9.. ............. ....- 1.150 SUwubi ... ...... la .-Jl. All tabaerirtlmis Payable In AdBBee SATURDAY. .-.JULY 25, 1898 SILL STANDS FIRM. . In the recent democratic national , -wtninnrlnii ioM ljkt.h.U.v of Chicago. buns 1VH uv kwici jw ... Of maintaining the go la stanaara man - '-Senator David B. Hill, of New York. '.lTJi mrjst logical speech of the coo 'Tehtlon was delivered ny senator mu , ' in aavocacy ox toe present ewausru ' Ji .In.Ms address .before the .convention ' he defined his position clearly and frtisfITl i onA an DtWin rr -irpm- hta eon . vjctionson the money question that that af ter the platform was adopted, be ' refused to take further Dart in the COD vention. This "lead manv to believe - that the New York senator would bolt tne regular ticKei er tne pnpj:t ou wouia enner support xvicjxiuiejr ur u- slst upon . the nomination ol a goia democrat. A strong pressure has been . brought to bear on him to pursue one . of the two courses,- but without avail. . Hill still maintaibS . that he is a demo crat reaay to Buomit to ine pnuui()ic of democracy, the will of the majority, Following the lead of Senator Hill, Tammany has adopted the following resolution: . ... Tammahv Hall herebv ratifies the nominations of thedemocratic national convention recently held in Chicago, ' vis.: William J. Bryan, of Nebraska, , - for president, and Arthur Sewall,' of -- . Maine, for vice-president. - Ana we ao herebv Dledize to them our loyal, zeal When such advocates of the gold standard 'and leaders of democracy of such marked and unquestioned ability as Senator Hill signify their willing ness to. surrender .their preference for gold, and submit to the will of the .- majority in lending their support to the regular nominees of .the national convention, what is left for the lesser -; lights In the party but to also submit to majority rule and give their support to the national ticket. By bis refusal to bolt the ticket nominated at . ' Chicago, Hill acknowledges that he ' adoption of the free coinage or silver, than there would be in turning over JSWBH1VI K1M V.VU W w wuw ' under the control of Hanna, Piatt and Quay. Hundreds of thousands of gold : democrats in the nation will view the . iltnatlnn In tha same liVht. and after cool deliberation will follow Hill, and ''. rally to the banner of Bryan and Sewall. ' ' ; ". UTS VP AND LlOING. ' word comes to us that work on tne 1 . . 1 ri Ji : 1 1 1 UflhUCal B, hUQ WAKOUCS " 111 -acouuam - in a short time, and that it may not lag as it has in the past, it behooves the people of The Dalles to pay some attention to the manner in which the work is prosecuted. Without attempt ing to lasien tne oiame oz past aeiays nrsnn n ir finch In na it.iiilaf. f. fa . - IJM.U.I1I, I . I I. I.IIKIi in l.ilM TlHHb. 1 1 1 1 FlMf ',.. X r 1 aary delays in the manner of executing the work have occurred,.and we believe All uoiunto UUVU IUO ut bum city, since they are the ones most in . - te rested in the opening of the canal and locks, to see that there is no repe tition of what has happened, in past It has been decided by the engineers that the inner walls, between the up per guard cate and the lock irate." be a. .-rjfftvifeeisthigal rvf c rf 1 i A Tnoonn.w anH if. i a s estimated that from two to three - months will - be required, under the ' most favorable circumstance, to per form this work. From the manner in which the work has progressed in past years, we can surmise, that if the en gineers and contractors are not urged to push the work as rapidly as possible, -. the two or three months may mean a VMP. Wa wntiM t.hd.ofni.amirTtTOCI'. t.har. j.ne uaiies pursue a lice coure to tnat aaoptea ny tne people oi Astoria . during the building of the jetties, at the mouth of the Columbia; that an expert be hired by the people of this place to go to the locks so soon as work . snaii oe commencea, ana snouia any . apparent delays be discovered, that he report the . same immediately to the ' war departments, urging that the en gineers in charge exercise the strictest vigilance over the work, and. cause it to be nushad ".lone with tha greatest possible speed. . Without some-"such action on the part of The Dalles, it is possible that the work of completion will dra along until the next season of high water, and that another appropriation will be required before the canaT an be opened for traffic, : The Dalles has - more direct Interest la this matter than any other section, henee we should all ' a ofra til ,.ia naAa.dlt.faa nl tha a- ' . easion; we should be up and -doing,-! , and use ever; legitimate effort to fur- - uier toe oyening oi tne jocks. 13 MCKINLEY SlKCESEf- In Addressing a delegation of old soldiers who waitectoo himathishome In- Canton, a few days since, Major - - McKinley when referring to the. money question ana tne possioiiity ox. tne iree silver issue- carrying at the coining election, made use of these words: history when all men who love their country must unite to defeat by their ballots the forces which now assail the country's honor." ' . If Major McKinley was sincere in this remark, be evidently put In the word "now" as a saying clause in his .-l-ia tn tm -1 m -. . own oetuui. uru vuung lor toe iree coinage of silver is an attempt to "as sail the nations honor," he could not afford to call upon the old soldiers to unite in an effort to defeat one who had cast bis vote for such a measure in the past, be- - cause the records of the lower house of congress show that while a member of U t-r-vj4 tt "nnl at faat nara a rr anan IU0l wwi vaA.j ww j)ws f V vwu McKinley cast his vote for a free coin age bill. Eight years ago probably it val patriotism to support iree coinage, but now, according to the distinguished Ohioan, it is treachery. Really if Mc Kinley desires to appear sincere In his deelaiations regarding finance dur ing this campaign,-he wants to confine himself solely to the present, and not allow the memory of the voter to go back even to 1890, when be com jppmjffted with the aUver congress men, and supported the Sherman purchasing act in order to insure the passage of his tariff bill. WHICH IS MORTGAGED? The S. F. Chronicle takes a eloomy view of the situation in the event of Bryan's election to the presidency. It holds that the only sound plank in the platform on which he stands is the one declaring for the free coinage of silver, but insists that all the advantages to -accrue from the free coinage of silver would be undone by bis administration being influenced by such men as Alt- geld, Tillman and Pennoyer. . The Chronicle take9 the position that he is under obligations to those men for his nomination, but how it arrives at this conclusion is not explained. On the contrary, the records of the Chioago convention show that Bryan really owes his nomination to no one. There never has been a candidate for the presidency whose nomination was secured with less effort on the part of bosses, or who goes before the people with less of the -stigma of being a "mortgaged" candidate than William J. Bryan. - , But how about the candidate to whom the Chronicle gives its undi vided support? How was Mr. McKin ley's nomination secured? Solely through the minipulations of Mark Han na, and if he is elected, It will be by the united support of Hanna, Quay, Piatt, and like bosses, aided by the Wall street . bankers, .and broker. Then which of the two will be the least hampered in the discharge of his duties In case he is elected to the presi dency? Will it be McKinley, whose election will be secured by the aid of political bosses, money sharks and favored classes; or will it be Bryan, txrV) naa Anto tmnnnrf nrill itrtma f rv irri ilia w- . masses? Which of the two stands be- fore people today as the .'mortgaged" candidate? Which will be the freer from dangerous influences if he is -seated as president? CLEVELAND ON M'KINLEY. There has been any amount of specu lation as to what Cleveland will do since the democratic convention de clared for the free and unlimited coin age of silver. Some have declared that he is so wedded to the cause of gold that be would turn republican and ' support McKinley. Unless wonderful change comes over him he will certainly never -cast his vote for McKinley or in any way lend him his support. Just prior to tbe Chicago convention he "said to a Washighton correspondent to the New York Journal: Never will I vote for McKinley, Never will I vote the republican ticket, or for any man even my brother, who might be' named thereon." Another dispatch reports him as saying in substance: ''Much as I am opposed to the free coinage of silver under the present conditions and fear it will be disastrous to tbe country, I would greatly prefer a free silver demo crat to any republican like McKinley, who is thoroughly socialistic in his tendencies and the servile tool . of greedy tariff robbers, monopolists of all shades and degrees of magnitude. Cleveland may not support Bryan, especially if a gold standard democrat is nominated by .an independent con vention, but there is little danger of his ever supporting the regular nomi nee of the republican convention who is directly opposed to every principle which Cleveland has held sacred ex cept - the . maintaina'nee of- -the . gold standard. " - v'.. who Caused the deficit Expert flgurers place the amount of the deficit in tbe receipts of the gov ernment ' treasury in the twenty-two months that the present tariff law has been in effect at $80,903,777. That is in the past twenty-two months the ex penditures have been that much greater, than tbe receipts. This Is, held up as the great ' hoodo" of demo cratic ascendency, the . "unbusi nesslike democratic administration." Bu those who are loudest in ' their cries about tbe deficit are most quiet in reference to the action of the repub lican supreme court in depriving the government of between (40,000,000 and $50,000,000 a year in revenue by declar ing the incoino tax unconstitutional. Had the supreme court not reversed a former decision of that body, . there would be no deficit today, and the In comes lorn all sources would just about meet the expenses. A majority of the supreme court is republican, and if any party is responsible for the shortage that exists in the treasury it Is the party who put those supreme judges In office. IN. A PREDICAMENT. Some of the republicans of the country who favor the free and unlim ited eolnage of silver, still who are wedded to" McKinley's views on tbe tariff, are in a quandary as to what course to pursue at tbe coming elec tion. They want to cast their vote for high protection, and .at the same time consider the money question of tbe greater Importance. One who is thus puzzled sought an interview the other day with a gentleman who had just returned from McKinley's head quarters and asked "if both bouses of congress were to - pass a free coinage bill, would McKinley veto it." He was Informed by the. gentleman who bad been to Canton' that McKihley.lf elected president, would certainly yeto any -bill ' for iree- coinage, no matter.- what action congress might pursue'.'' If this is the ultimatum, the free silver republicans -are certainly In a predicament, and many of them will wonder where they are going to get off at next November. M KINLEY PROSPERITY. In 1872 the customs revenue of this government was $21o,000,000. The panic of 1873 came on and this revenue fell to 8130,000,000. All the time the republican party was In full control of the government, a high protective tariff was in full force, and a republi can financial policy prevailed. A great and disastrous panic held the country in its grip for five years. It was then that the tramp nuisance first made his appearance and the socialists and anarchists came to stay. This aggregation of evils was rein forced by the panic of 1893, that came under . republican laws, and under McKlniey's high protection that he now brazenly claims is the only thing that will give the country prosperity. While Tammany Hall has been a corrupt political organization in the past, it has one redeeming feature to its credit it has ever successfully com- batted the influence of Wall street in New York pulitics. Today in national politics it is found battling against its ancient enemy, and has declared Ita allegiance to tbe "boy orator of the Piatt," . SILVER MEN IN CONTROL. That the silver men will have as full control of the senate after the 4th of next March as they did during the last session of congress, is almost be yond question, and even if McKinley is elected president, it will be as utterly impossible to pass any tariff of financial legislation through the senate, that does not carry with it a provision for the free coinage of silver, as it was during-the session recently closed. Hence if the republicans shall giin the president, the treasury will continue to be . embarassed in the next four years as it has been in the past, and bond issuing will have to be con tinued through anocher four years. A Washington correspondent to the Minneapolis Journal sums up the con conditions that existed during the last session and those that will exist in the senate of the fifty-fifth congress, show ing that the siiverites will have full sway, is follows: "The test vote on the silver question was taken on January 30, when the free coinage bill was adopted by a vote of 42 to 35 as an amendment to the house bill providing for certificates of indebtedness, etc. Tn that vote twelve democrats voted with the republicans, and Brown, Cameron. Cannon, Carter. Clark, Mantle, Mitchell, of Oregon, Perkins, Pettigrew, Prichard, Shoup, Squire. Teller, Warren and Wilson, republicans, and Butler, Irby, .Kyle, Jones, of Nebraska, and Stewart, pop ulists, voted for the free coinage. 'Under the new condition of affairs, Dubois, Teller, Pettijrrew, Cannon, Mantle and Carter may be counted on to act with the democrats, not only to secure free coinage, but in antagonism to tariff legislation until after free coinage has been established. Brown, x:..un r- T . Sboup, Walcott, Squire, Warren, Cla'rk, Wilson, re publicans, who voted for iree coinage, or were pat red in favor of free coinage, may be relied upon to act with the re publicans, except on the direct ques tion of the coinage of silver, when most of them would, unless conditions are greatly changed, be compelled to vote for free coinage. The gain of a republican senator in Maryland is not a gain for gold, the retiring democrat being a gold man. In Kentucky there is a vacancy, the silver party losing a vote and the succession being in doubt. "Gains which the republicans make in the next senate beginning th 4th oi xuarcn, lay, are generally or a character not to increase the gold strength. Brice, who is succeeded by a republican, is himself a gold man. Hill, whose term expires, is a gold man ; f aimer, a gold democrat, is liable to be succeeded by a silver man; Peffer, if be does not succeed himself, will probably be succeeded by a silver man, squire oi wasnington, wno rants as a silver man, will be apt to vote against silver - when party lines are drawn; whoever succeeds Vilas will be a gold man, so that there will be no change in tnat respect. The greatest uncer tainty for the silver men is in the election of a successor to Senator Vorhees. Ihe next senate, until Senator Blackburn's successor is elected, will consist of. eighty-nine senators, a ma jority of which will be forty-five. Sil ver senators will number almost to a certainty forty-three. This leaves in doubt successors to. Palmer, Vorhees and Blackburn, and does not oount Squire, Wilson, Warren, Clark and Mitchell of Oregon, republicans, who have heretofore voted for free coinage and counts Caffery and Mills among the gold democrats. Republicans and gold democrats can count, with prac tical . certainty upon thirty-nine votes in the senate, and have not an equal chance with the silver men of making gains out Of the doubtful column of seven. The anti-silver people, there fore, cannot rely with any confidence or even trust with a fair hope upon the defeat of a free coinage bill through the operations of the senate. " This correspondent lakes it for granted that Mitchell, of Oregon, will succeed himself, or if net a silver man will be elected In his place, in whioh conclusion he is correct, for a majority of the next Oregon legislature are for silver, and no one who is opposed to free coinage can be elected U. S. sen ator from this state. If these conclusions are correct there will be little gained in tbe way of settling the present disturbed finan cial conditions by tbe election of 'Mc Kinley. Tbe silver men in the senate are fixed In their purpose to prevent any financial legislation that does not provide for the remonitlsatlon of tbe white metal, and so long aa they bold control of the senate, the administra tion of any president who opposes them will be a failure. He will be hampered with an Impoverished treas ury, and if he maintains the parity of our currency on - a gold basis it will be done only by the isbuance of bonds GIVE V8 FREE ROADS. The principle oi toll-roads, gener ally speaking, is wrong, though la tbe early settlement and development of a country they are sometimes a necessity. This was certainly- the case in the de velopment and settlement of Eastern Oregon, for in the first settlement of the country there was not sufficient population or wealth to bear the bur dens of building roads, hence fran chises to corporations who would build and maintain public thoroughfares be came necessary. . isut that time has passed. There is sufficient wealth In the country to bear tbe burden of es tablishing free v wagon roads every where they are required, and this should be done, for it is an injustice to tax any one for the privilege of travel ing either to or from market. People who reside In the southern part of Wasoo county have no means of reaching The Dalles, . their base of uppliee and the market - tor their pro ducts, except by traveling over a toll road, hence they are placed at an un just disadvantage. This barrier to free -communition should be re moved as speedily as possible, -by the building of a free road leading to that aaction. - A move is already on foot for building a road, leading from Dufur to the southern boundary of the county by way of the old Maupin Jerry 5a the Deschutes. This route Is pronounced practicable by County JSurveyof Goit, and its construction should be en couraged not only by The Dalles and the people who live along the route, but by tbe county court. The south ern part of the county, which would be benefited by the building of the proposed road, pays a large tax, and the people thus taxed are entitled to some consideration. It is esti mated that the road and bridge across Deschutes can be built for 13,500. A considerable portion of this amount can be raised by contribution, but whatever is lacking should be ap propriated out of the general fund of (he county. Free roads are ae great a benefit to a community as any object for which the people are taxed, and those who live in the southern part cf the county are entitled to have a por tion of the money which they pay as taxes applied in relieving them from the necessity of paying tolls whenever they come to market. . THE "HONEST" LOLLAR. ' Ju9t what constitutes an "honest" dollar in these times is a question which is agitating the minds of the American people, and since there is such a diversion of. opinion upon the subject it Is doubtful if the question will be settled until the voters have an opportunity to pass their verdict next November. The adherents of the single gold standard hold that tbe dol lar of 25JS grains standard gold is tbe only honest dollar that can be made. This they claim is the only dollar in which contracts can be met or debts be paid, and they insist that it shall be the standard of values throughout the land. On the otbe- hand, those who favor free coinage of silver assert that this is a dl honest dollar, having become too valuable through favors extended by class legislation, and maintain that the silver dollar of 412.5 grains is the only "honest" dollar in America. In commentlngupon what constitutes an honest dollar and the position of the debtor with reference to present standard of dwllars, and his ability to pay In the money of en hanced value, the Cinclunatl En qulrer says : "Tbey cannot change the laws so as to make him pay more dollars, but they can change It so that every dollar of it will buy more property than it would - when he borrowed it. Tbe world's usurer's have doubled every man's debts during the past twenty five years, and at each successive stage of their proceedings they declared that the new and increased value of the dollar made it honest money. When they add to the value of the dollar one year, it becomes an 'honest' dollar and the dollar of the year before becomes dishonest. "When the gold dollar in 1873 bought a bushel of wheat, it was an honest dollar. When in 1883 It nought a bushel and a half, it was still more honest. But when in 1896 this same dollar buys two bushels of wheat, then it becomes the 'honest dollar' par ex cellence. If by continued appreciation and the continuance of the existing gold standard a few years longer the gold dollar would buy three bushels of wheat, it would become heavenly in its honesty. The more of the products of labor the dollar takes of the pro ducer to pay bis debt, the more honest and sound the creditor considers it. The dollar which makes the debtor pay his debt twice is as honest as the dol lar which takes from the debtor only the single first price of the debt. That is why the organs of tbe bondholder and usurer now speak of the gold dol lar as 'honest' and of the sliver dollar as 'dishonest.' The silver dollar will buy just as much wheat and flour, and pork and cotten and corn and iron as it would twenty years ago, but no more. That is, it is just as 'honest now as then. But the gold dollar, by increase of - purchase power through legislation in its favor, buys twice as much of labor's product and thus doubles the debt which the product has to meet and therefore this is tbe 'hon est dollar' of tbe creditor. It is twice as honest as the other, because it takes two bushels where it has earned one. Such ia the honesty of the 200-cent dollar. "' BOMBS THAT EXPLODE. The San Francisco Chronicle under took, in its last Sunday's edition, to create a prejudice in the minds of la boring men against the democratic na tional ticket by devoting some five pages of the paper to publishing Ar thur Sewall's "red record" as a ship owner. . . It announced that Sewall would serve as a null-stone aroum' .Bryan's . neck to drag-"him to the bottom of tbe sea of defeat. The article was devoted principally to cruelties alleged to have been practiced on the American ship Benjamin Sewall, which, according to the Chronicle, is owned by the derac cratic nominee for vice-president and sailed by his nephew. Tbe Oregonian corrects this statement and says:' "This is an error, as tbe Benjamin Sewall belongs to a Boston man and her mas ter is a very distant cousin of Arthur Sewall. The Chronicle further errs in charging Captain Ed. Sewall, of the Solltaise, . with cruelties, alleged to have beem committed by Captain Se wall, of the Susquehanna." Such misrepresentations as the Chronicle printed serve as bombs that explode in the camp of those who seek to malign others, and are on a par with the cheap class of politics re sorted to by some in attempting to fortell who will compose the cabinet of a candidate for president before he Is elected, in order to prejudice voters against him. Parties that resort to such cheap campaign argument and malignant misrepresentations can have no weight before the people. Honest and truthful statements of facts tell, but lies and conjectures al ways re-etft on the parties circulating them. - ' ' - EDITORIAL NOTES. Reports from tbe county indicate that Linn County will haye about two thirds of a crop of wheat, says the Al bany Democrat. While some fields ere very poor, others are remarkably good. - - ; - . . The gold resorve in the national treasury has fallen below the $100,- 000,000 limit, and at the rate gold is being drawn out another bond Issue will be inevitable before tbe end of the year. Tbe money snarits nave tne treasury at their mercy since they have an abundance of paper money in their possession, and can deplete tbe reserve at will. Since little of the gold that is being drawn out is for export it seems that the object is to force another loan.. What a brilliant idea must have struck the writer who condemns tbe Wilson law because the internal revenue . receipts nave laaen on $36,000,000 as compared with the re ceipt during twenty-two months prior o the time it went into effect. Won der if he ever compared the schedules of revenue tax provided in the two laws? We would advise him to ex amine the revenue tax laws of tbe past six years before making such another statement, and ascertain if he can what changes have been made during that time. This paraarraph appeared in a recent number of an exchange: "Justice must prevail;- if not by the ballot then by the bullet. Those who are seeking the true solution of tbe present eco nomic problem are heaping coals of fire on their own beads when swift retribution comes." Snob expression as this are unjust, uncalled for. Incen diary. Tbe American people have re sorted for the last time to bullets to right wrongs. The man who advocates resorting u bullets to settle present economic principles knows not what he Is talking about. It is passing strange how conditions change, or appear, to when the exigen cies of a political campaign demand. Less than a year ago we Wjre told by the republican press of the state .that the only reason wool did not bring a higher price was because the tariff had been removed; now It is because of the threat to debase our currency by the remonetization of silver. Consist ency, thou art a jewel seldom met with in those peculiar times. Even the great Oregonian will resort to pleading the baby act when neces sity requires. It has been, holding McKinley up as the great sound-money candidate, but has at last discovered that he is a little shaky on the question though it wants to see him elected and says: "It is better to elect McKinley with a silver congress, though' McKin ley's money record makes this danger ous enough, than to elect Bryan with a sound-money congress, powerless to restrain him." Mark Hanna, as manager of McKin ley's campaign, is litely to be as heavy a stone about the neck of the Ohioan as the S. F. Chronicle would make' it appear Sewall will be to Bryan. The Trades and Labor Assembly of Chicago U now after Mr. Hanna's scalp and de manding that be removed. A commit' tee from this organization has been sent to wait upon the republican na tional committee and request Hanna'; removal, and if this Is not granted 'the assembly will work to defeat McKin ley. Their grievance is that Hanna has always opposed organized labor. Even Matt Quay is getting scared about the "silver craze" in Pennsyl vania. The Spokane Chronicle Is in formed by a prominent business man of that city and an old friend of Quay 'i that he is in receipt of a letter from the senator in which he says: "The silver movement is sweeping the state of Pennsylvania, and like a huge tidal wave, It is impossible to check its pro gress, from present indication Bryan and the cause of silver may even carry tbe state of Pennsylvania by an overwhelming majority at the polls in November." ' The fact that wealth will not procure health nor happiness was never more fully demonstrated than in the case of Cornelius Vanderbilt, the many-times millionaire, who is lying ill at bis mansion in New York city, and offers $1,000,000 to any physician who will restore him to health. Vanderbilt, surrounded by every luxury that wealth can buy, is really more uncom fortable than the poor man tossing with burning fever on his humble couch. He is faced uow with the realization that the accumulation of wealth is not all of this life. One of tbe reasons why democrats who favor the gold standard cannot and will not support McKinley Is that such men as Henry Clews, the Wall street bond shark, who recently Issued a threatening letter declaring that Wall street was in a position to set at work conditions that would bankrupt the nation if congress attempted to pas; a free coinage law or if tbe voters should express their preference for Bryan, are all favoring McKinley's election. When men like Clews rise up and attempt to force Americans to support any particular candidate for office it causes the populace to rebell and feel that they must resent the dictates of the money power. Hon. H. B. Miller, who recently re signed from the board of regents of the state agricultural college, aspires to be president of that institution. He possesses no qualifications whatever for the position, never having bad any experience as an educator. While it is not expected that the president of tbe O. A. C. shall devote his time to class work, as did Prof. B. L. Alnold who raised the school from an acedemy to one of the leading educational in stitutions of the state, he should be able to do so if necessity required, and at all events he ought to be one who is capable of superintending the educa tional departments. This qualification is not possessed by Mr. Miller, and his appointment would. simply be farce. What a lamentable(?) fact.it is that the democratic platform should con tain a plank censuring the "infallible" U- S. bupreme court. An exchange sheds tears over the fact and sends up this wail: "The democratic party would seek .to legislate into office- judges of the United States supreme court who would render decisions ac cording to tenets of the party. One of the safeguards of constitutional gov eminent would thus be destroyed." While no such attempt as this is outlined in tbe national platform, the supreme court is certainly subject to criticism for its decision on tbe income tax law, when one of the lustlces slept" until he learned that his vote was necessary to reverse the law, then suddenly appeared, and lent bis voice to repeal tbe most just legislation that has .been enacted in the past quarter of a century. . Bad dreams dis tress the man whose digestion is out of -order. ' Constipation creates more dreams than are in the infer. sal regions. People wno are nouoica witu constipation sleep badly and restlessly. Sometimes they can pot sleep at ail, and when they do sleep, the dreams come. It doesn't take so very long to wear a man out with that sort of thing. He gets up in the morning feel ing worse than he did when he went to bed. He is listless and without energy The chances are he is dizzv. has " heart. burn," palpitation, sees black spots be fore hn eves, has headache and is bilious. What nonsense it is to let a condition of that sort continue. Nine-tenths of all the sickness in the world comes from constipation and neglect of it It is a Simple thing to cure if you go about it right. It's a bad thing and a serious thing If you don't take the right medicine. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are designed for tbe cure of constipation. The " Pellets " are tiny, sugar-coated granules. One is a laxative, wa a mihi cathartic Every body Who has ever C2s4 them h a good word for them. They have pitT11- i piore serious illness than any other remedy ever sold. Druggists sell them, and an honest druggist will sot try to sell you something 3si - Dr Pierce's Common Sense Medical Ad viser is the greatest finnfly doctor book ever published. It explain human physiology and the laws of life and health in plain yet scientific language. It has had a tremen dous sale; 6So,ooo copies at Si. SO each, bound in cloth. The present free edition ia the same in aU mpects except that it is bound in ttrotir manills paper covers. A copy will be absolutely given away to anyone who sends si one-cent stamps to pay cost of mailing only, to World'sDispenaerr Med ical Aatociatiotv He. 66j Maia Street, Mi Unanimously Chosen by the National Committee. BRYAN THE MAN His Supporters Confident He Will be Endorsed by a Large Majority of the Delegates. Official KepoKa from the Tidal Wave In Tapen Father Murder, HI Three Children Then Kill Himself. ST. LOITC3, July 21. The populist national committee decided upon Sen ator Marion Butler, of North Carolina, for temporary chairman.' Tho selec tion was effected without much appar ent opposition, but there was an ad verse element whioh would have mani fested itself if the committee had not been so evidently favorable to Butler. His selection is a decided victory, In the committee at least, for those who are opposed to the nomination of both Bryan and sewall. It was at first the plan of the Bryan and Sewall advo cates to put up General Weaver for the position, but they changed at the last momsat to General Fields, of Vir ginia, who was on the presidential ticket with Weaver four years ago. They believed the opposing faction would be divided between' Butler and Hines of Georgia. Hines was, how ever, not placed in nomination, leav ing the straights united on Butler. Fields was placed in nomination, but when it became apparent that Hines was out ot the race, and when the committeemen from - one state after another rose to second the nomination of Butler, Hines friends withdrew his name and allowed Butler to be nom inated by acclamation. SUCCESS IS IN SIGHT, Bryan Men ConBdentlr Make This Claim Absolute Controll Ia Auared. ST. LotOS, Juuly 21. Tbe Bryan managers confidently claimed this morning that they had passed the Rubicon, and their control of the con vention was practically, assured. There are conditions and details yet to be worked out, but they believe they have-won the main victory, the nomi nation or Indorsement of the Chicago ticket. An attempt of some populists to force the witbdrawl of Sewall and the nomination-of a populist for vice president baa been defeated by the stand taken by Bryau's frtends, and the positive answer of the chnirman Jones, of -tbe ' democratic national committee, that such a thing could not be considered. Notwithstanding the confidence of tbe Bryan managers, however, they will not relax their efforts. ' They have a most complete organization, and every man has instructions for today. They will canvass every incoming delegation and keep up the work of proselyting among those already here. Although tbey claim a victory, they believe there will be a bolt of the radi cals, and, paradoxical as it may seem, this is-vhat some of tbe most level headed desire. The democratic mana gers certainly are not averse to a split which will carry out of the convention the extreme men. They claim that' the allegiance of some of these men could do tne ticket Infinitely more harm - than good. - Tbe battle, of course, will come on the floor of tbe convention, and no one now doubts that there will be a general display of bad blood. TAP AD'S QBKAT TIDAL WATB. Official Be port of She Cataatruphe He eclvetf From Tefcto. Washington, July 21. The secre tary of state has received a report from the United States minister at Tokio, in regard to tbe recent tidal wave in Japan. "A horrible disaster has befallen Japan," he says, "causing the death of 30,000 people and leaving twice that number homeless and starving. "On the evening of June 15 the northeastern lateral of the Island of Pondo, for a distance of nearly 200 miles was subu erged by a tremendous tidal wave, 80 feet in height, which, in sweeping irresistibly upon the coast, only spent Itself after a rush of many miles into the interior and retired, leaving a desolate waste of sand and debris where bad stood so many homes and villages. Tbe first meager reports from the Bcene of tbe catastrophe gave little idea of its mag nitude, but each succeeding budget of news arriving from the north, has added to tbe appalling character of the disaster until at tbe time of writ ing, (June 25, it is estimated that the mortality will number more than 30,000." Many 14ea tost, Frankfoed, Ky., July 21. The severest rain storm known here In years was that of last night. The Cal- ney bridge, on the Louisville & Nash ville railroad, was washed away, stop ping traffic, Conway's mills, warehouse, etc, were also washed away. "Parties living on the other side of the creek sent a report that "Bradley, wife and five children . were washed away and drowned: Dan Moore, late candidate for county judge, is missing. Bridges on the short Hoe were washed away." It is believed more lives were lost. Tones and Fettlcnw. ' St. LOUIS, July 21. Senators Pet tigrew, of South Dakota, and Jones, of Nevada, Arrived today. The former came direct Irom Manitou springs, Colo., where the republican silver sen ators had a conference whence tbey issued their manifesto in support of Bryan's nomination. Jones Is a dele gate to the silver convention. Both senators are laboring in Bryan's in terest. Atlanta Journal Stars Atlanta, Ga.,, July 21. Tbe Atlan- ta Journal, which led the fight in Georgia against the free and unlimi ted coinage of silver, said in its lead ing editorial today, that while it can not approve of all of tbe Chicago plat form, it will support Bryan and Sewall. - A Father's Awful Crime. DEYPBN,- Mich., July 21. George Swayne, a farmer, about 45 years old, vlng near here, killed his three small ahilJrefl 4od set fire to his house, then blew his brains out this morning. His wife died a short time asro. It is thought that this deranged bis mind Mattnr on American Bark. Halifax, Novla Scotia, July 21 The barkentlne Herbert1 Puller, Cap tain Nash, from Boston for Bosario, put into Halifax this morning. There had been a mutiny on board. The captain, his wife and the second mate were killed in their berths In the night. Tha first officer, who was on watch, knew nothing about the affair. The murderer or murderers crawltd aft to the cabin, descended, and with axes chopped tbe victims to death. Upon the arrival of the barkentlne all the crew were locked up in the police station to await trial. THB POPCLlsr coXVENTtOJf. Called to Order and Temporary Organiza tion Effected. St Locis, July 22. The day for the opening of the two national conven tions broke clear and bright, In strik ing contrast with the dark, gloomy, dripping skies of the past 'wo days. Tbe crowds in tbe corridors of hotels where the headquarters are located were noisy, but there was a striking absence of brass bands. Before 10 o'clock the crowds began moving to ward the convention halls. Bryan and the middle-of-the-road fictions both claimed victory. The first test of strength was eagerly looked forward to. There was little public interest in the silver convention, although the middle-of-the-road men were Incensed last night at the statement of Senator Sutler that he was In favor of Bryan's nomination conditionally, and they had not decided up to 9 o'clock this morning whether they would fight his selection as temporary chairm-in or not. St. Louis, July 22. The hall in which the populists met was the same in which tbe national republican con vention met. There-were tbe same arrangements as to seats. The state delegations were located in the pit. The platform In front was flanked by press benches. Decorations were practically the sam as those of the re publican convention. The delegates began straggling in before 10 o'clock, but the delegations were slow in arriving. When the pit was filled tbere were not 200 people in tbe galleries. Among the first to arrive were the Kansas delegation, with long, yellow ribbons on their heads and sunflowers in their lapels Ignatius Donnelly, of Minnesota, with a good-humored bearing, came in early and talked with Sergeant-at-Arms Mc Dowell. Congre-sman Howard, of Alabama, who wrote "If Christ Came to Congress," was a striking figure in his delegation. General Coxey and bis son-in-law. Colonel Brown, came together with their wives. Mrs. Coxey bore in her arms her young son whom Colonel Coxy christened "Legal Tender," as a perpetual reminder of bis march. At 12:25 p. M. Senator Butler mounted the platform. Three minutes later Chairman Taubeneck took a seat on the platform. Senators Allen and Peffer were cheered as they ascended to the stage. At this time tbere were over 2,000 delegates and attendants In pit, but on a liberal estimate not over 600 spectators were in tbe galleries. Governor Stone, of Missouri, sat among distinguished guests on the platform. At 12:37 Chairman Taubeneck called the convention to order. The Illinois delegation rose and cheered. Rev. W. I. Smith, a Baptist, of this city, de livered an Invocation. Tbe delegates stood reve- ently as he appealed to God to drive out all sectionalism from tbe delibei atams ot the convention and bring in all good. The chairman Introduced Governor Ston, of Missouri, to make tbe wel coming address. His welcome was most cordial and couched in : choice words. In introducing Senator Butler, Taub neck said be had been selected by the national committee without a dissent ing vote, and added his belief that the convention would act in as great unanimity as had the committee in choosing the chairman. At the sug gestion of Committeeman Washburn, three cheers were given for the young senator. "We are here," said the senator, "because there is need for us to be here." . He referred to the fact that two parties had held charge of the govern ment for 2 ) years.- These parties bad brought the country to the verge of bankruptcy. The leaders of both bad been unfaithful to their trusts. Hence the need of the people's party He re ferred te McKinley as "the candidate of aggregated capital and combined greed." After senator Butler had ceased speaking the states were called for the' members of tbe committee on creden tials. After the call the convention at 2:10 took a recess until 8 o'clock to night. SILVEB MEN IN SESSION. Cqngreuman Newlands. of Nevada. Made Temporary Chairman. St. Louis, July 22. Delegates to tbe national silver organization were late in assembling at tbe grand music ball, and there were not enough spec tators to fill the galleries when J. J. Molt, chairman of the national com mittee, called the convention to order, It was long after 12 o'clock when he stepped to the platform and rapped for order. Prayer was offered, after which Miss Llllie B. Pierce, of this city, read tbe Declaration of Independence. Congressman Newlands, of Nevada, was elected temporary chairman of the convention. His speech was received with great enthusiasm. Speaking of Bryan he said: " We must acoept tbe brilliant leader of the democracy and march with him to victory." The chairman read a telegram from Senator Teller saying that a vote for Bryan and Sewal was a vote for the monetary idnependet.ee of America. This was received with great cheering. Committees on credentials and per manent organization were appointed and the convention took a recess until 4j30P.M. The convention was again called to order at 5 o'clock by temporary chair man Newlands. A motion to admit populists to the ball without tickets parried. . Tbe committees on credentials, rules and permanent organization reported and the reports were approved. Tne committee on permanet organ ization reported W. P. St. John, of New York, for temporary chairman and he was escorted to the platform amid great applause. Btaot Himself In the Month. PENDLETON, Or., July 23. Judge Edward Depeatt was found dead in his ofiQco in Athena at 2 P.M. today, having committed suicide. He was missed at borne Tuesday ntght, and his famil thought bo bad come to Peudle They telephoned here Wednesday, learning nothing of bis wherea commenced search. Today Leayely and Deputy Mars entered nis omce in rout and found him lyi arms were across band holding which was having passei mouth and i OPPOSED TO FUSION Middle-of-the-Roaders Want a Straight Ticket. THE SILVER MEN They Have a Social Time, But Nothing More Than Make a Few Speeches. Do Jndse Depeatt 6nlcldes at Athena New fork Banker Trying to keep np the Gold Keaerve Gold Demo crats of Miucorl. ST. LOUIS, July 33. Populists began assembling in the convention hall shortly after 9 o'clock. The air was extremely oppressive and delegates with coats slung over their arms, stood about discussing the situation. Tin middle-of-the-road fellows could' be heard above the music of the band. The Texas delegation contains some i f the moct uncompromising men in the convention and they were mad at the prospect of being balked in their policy. At 10:03 Senator Butler, temporary chairman, appeared on the platform. Simultaneously the band struck up "Dixie' and the delegates uncorktd some of their pent up enthusiasm. The attendance in the galleries, as yesterday, was very thin. At 10:10 Chairman Butler called the conven tion to order and Rev. Smith offered an invocation for blessings upon a common country. The report of the committee on credentials was called for. No one responded and the states were called for members of the com mittee on permanent organization and resolutions. After the announcement of the com mittee on permanent organization the members retired. A squad of middle of-the-roadera, headed by Delegate Branch of Georgia suddenly plung d into the hall through the main en trance, wboopingdown the center aisle. Branch bore aloft a big white banner with the inscriptions, "Middle-of-the-road," "A straight ticket." A motion to admit delegates of the silver convention on exhibition of their badges was ruled out of order. After some music and speakiug a recess till 3 P. M. was taken. William V. Allen of Nebraska has been selected by tbe majority of the committee on permanent organization as chairman. - It as announced that the minority will make two reports, one for Campion of Maine, and the other for Butler of North Carolina, if the latter will allow his name to be used. The convention was called to order at 3:31 and a partial report of the com mittee on credentials was heard. Tbe committee recommended that In the Illinois contest both delegations be seated and given half a vote each. In the Colorado contest the Patterson delegation was seated. Patterson moved to consider the con tests In alphabetical order of states. His motion carried and speeohes of the majority and minority were limited to 15 minutes each. tub silver convention. Appears to Be no Opposition to Bryan's Endorsement. ' - ' St. Louis. July 23 The silver con vention was called to order at 10:32 A. M. Cbas. Towne of . Minnesota was called on to address the convention. Towne was interrupted by frequent cheering. At the mention of Bryan's name there was a big demonstration. He said Bryan represents the cause of humanity against injustice. Ex-Governor St John, of Kansas was called on and responded. His al lusion to Cleveland was greeted with laughter by the delegates. - At the conclusion of St. John's speech the committees on organiza tion, rules and platform were ap pointed, after whioh Mrs. Helen Gou gar, of Indiana, addressed the conven tion. Mrs. Gougar touched on prohi bition and Hon. R. E. Cole, of Wiscon sin took issue with her, defending the brewing Interests of Milwaukee' and St. Louis. When Cole had concluded the con vention took a recess until 2:30 P. M. Seventeen Millions Deposited. NEW YOEK, July 21 The subtreas ury officials -and staff were rushed to day receiving and keeping tally of the deposits of gold made by the New York banks in exchange for green backs. 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