SATURDAY . ... .OCTOBER 24. 1896
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
: From Wednesday's Dally.
Hon. F. X. Schoonmaker took
morning's train for Portland.
this
Wm. Staata, of Dufur, is in tho city
toaay; uesiiju"" "iu 6"""
- . jority to Bryan this election.
-' John Dethmau, Bert Diamond. A. R.
. Rvrlratt and A. H. Jewett, of White
Salmon, were in the city last night
Messrs. .E. C. Kirkpatrick, W. R.
Craven and C. Si Grant, all of Dallas,
are visitini? in the city. Mr. Grant
' was former postmaster of Dallas.
On Friday night of last week a
Bryan club was organized at Wamic
with 40 members. S. B. Driver was
'elected Dresident and . Frank Wood
cock secretary.
. A large flock of genuine old porkers,
- belonging to Mr. Laughlin of Wapml
tia. : arrived at the 9tockyards this
-- morning and was shipped to the Union
- Meat Co. at Troutdale.
The McKinley rally at the Vogt last
. night presented very much the appear
ance of a Sunday schoo, gatherin
since about "half the audience was com-
.' posed of ladies and children.
Mrs. Anna (Jlivr, who has brer.
visiting her : parents, Mi. and Mi--,
Wm. Sylvester of this city, f'"- th'
-Dast four months. renmeJ to ler
home in Portland on the afleixcx n
train.
' J. L. Mitchell, deputy supreme com
mander Knights of Maccabees, is in
the city, just having returned from a
- tour of Eastern Oregon. He wil
. spend a few days in The lalls work-
ina in the interest of the order.
W. H. Taylor, of Fifteen Mile is in
the city, coming in last evening to be
' Dresent at the republican ' ally which
took place at the Vogt opera last even
": ing. He reports things to be in a
flourishing condition in that vicinity,
. A party consisting of C. M. Wolford
and wife, E. S. Olu-ger, S. E.JCopple,
J. B. Rand, E. N. Husbands, W. A.
Langille and W. C. Stranahan came
up on the boat yesterday from Hood
River to attend the political speaking
. in The Dalles.
Gus Reynolds and Dennis McCoy,
two prosperous democrats of Wasco,
were seen on the streets last evening,
bavin? come down for the purpose of
taking part in the Bryan ratification
- and to hear the great speaker from the
. south, Senator B. R. Tillman. ". .
Prof. Pierce, the talented leader of
the Goldendale concert band, has been
engaged for the remainder of the week
t.ha tnnafolAna nf thin flifcv to &Rsist
them in their musical program at
-the eighth annual fair of the Second
Eastern Oreson District Agricultural
. Society. .- '
east-bound train for Pendleton, where
i . t nw.Aa pifw
After his speech at Baker on Friday
otronlnor liA mill Ihava for Chicago, and
. Will UUUUIK uia uaiuut,lKU wuifc w unn
Herman Brohn, : representing the
North American Turner Bund, is in
the city for the purpose of organizing
a Tn.n un.ai n inn win nnin h intt.Liiiir
at Charles -Schutz office tomorrow j
- evening, to which all are invited. It
' Is ine-purpose 1 to admit children of 1
all nationalities into the organization,
. ill t 1 Jl H"l
nence- none wui oe exciuueu. iu
-object - is indeed a good one and
should meet the hearty co-operation of
all.r-.- 3 ';
. . (From Tnnrsday'B Dally.)
H. F. Howe went to his mill at
Lyle
todav. " . '
T f Flavita H.aoa Vallop in
the city. : .
B. F. Allen, of Portland, Is in the
city, having arrived on the noon train.
- E. Schanno was a passenger on tho
. Regulator this morning. His destina-
tion was Hood River. -
-' C. W. Slade, the popular proprietor
of the hotel at Grants, is. in the city
attenaiog tne iair. rar. oiaue is ac
companied by his family.
ery will address the Bryan club in The
Dalles. Mr. Montgomery is a life
long republican. ' -
The Dalles high school will give an
entertainment . in the brick schopl
bouse tonight, beginning at 8 o'clock.
All are cordially invited to attend.
' The Dalles concert band discoursed
splendid music at the fair last night.
The music will bo one of the principal
attractions at the pavillion each even-'
ing during the week. .1 "
' The last wall of the canal at Cascades
is now completed, and all the work
now necessary to finish up the job is
me areuging. mere la uiiae uuuui
now but the locks will be opened be
fore Nov. 15.
' It seems almost too good to hope for
that the locks will be completed by the
middle of next mouth, but the present
indications are that this fond hope of
the people of Eastern Oregon is about
to be realized.
' The attendance at the fair grounds
. was somewhat better today than the
proceeding two days, but not nearly so
great as the management had expected,
considing the number of fine horses
that were entered in the races.
Judge Bennett writes from Dayton
that he will be home Saturday and
will address the citizens of The Dalles
and vicinity at the Baldwin Saturday
night. He will devote all of. next
week to speaking in this and Sherman
county, closing the campaign at Dufur
on the evening of Nov. 2d.
Last night Co. G. O. N. G., held an
election to fill the vacancies caused by
the resignations of Capt. Cbrismanand
Second Lieutenant McAvoy, who have
served the requisite three years
commissioned officers. The election
resulted in the choice of Geo C. Blake
ley as captain and W. F. Van Nordti
as lieutenant.
Yesterday C. W. Circle. W. C.
Congleton, Alex Heisler, Charles and
Joe Mc.Mannis and D. W. Clay pool
prominent cattle raisers of Crook
county, arrived in The Dalles. They
brought down 600 head of beef boutfh
by J. L. Kelly. Half of the cattle af
ter feeders and the other 300 will
shipped to Troutdale.
About 6 o'clock last night Ro
Wellington, a keeper of a house of it.
fame, attempted to end her life with
pistol. She shot herself just belo the
heart, inflicting a wound from which
she is likely to die. The unfortunate
woman's mother was summoned by
telegraph, and arrived on the noon
train from below to be with her mis
guided daughter during her last hours.
Next Monday will bo a grand day
with the Salvation Army people of the
Dalles. .'. On that date they will receive
Commissioner Higgins, ... who - is one
among the leading Salvationists of the
country. Commissioner Higgins is 59
years of age and has been a member
of tho army 13 years. He. lias traveled
extensively through nearly all tne
countries of Europe, South America
and the West India islands. .
Yesterday . Nightwatchtnan Wiley
caused the arrest of Charles Jones and
Wm. Sangster, on a charge of attempt
ing to pass counterfeit money. They
were taken before U. S. Commissioner
Huntington for preliminary examina
tion. There being no evidence against
Sangster, he was discharged, while
Jones was held in $250 bonds to appear
tomorrow for further examination
The case was continued in order that
the government could get a witness
from Salem.
Hon. J. B." Montgomery,, who will
address a meeting of the citizens of
tho Dalles and vicinity, at the Baldwin
next Monday eveniner, is a . thorough
student of finance, having made the
financial question a life study, is con
versant .with every point connected
therewith, and is thoroughly compe
tent to discuss finance from a liusines-.
standpoint. Mr. Montgomery is a re
publican biinelalist. therefore an ar
dent advoeat" f the iofieeii(lent enii.
:ire of silver by the Uni;-d Stt'.cs.
Voters of :ir -i -s sliD'iiil hear li is.
Ne.vi writes will some bit- - m sk
in i Mnn.it iv u'n n :ttfiiliiM li.' t ' -jf
file news to -uil hf:ir j uii.-i s. Tiie
first account of Mr. Sehoo:imaker'.-
neetmg us The -jI es. u-ljrraf n u.to
the Or'gonian, l-ai the Vit op.-r:
houst filled ebo.'k f ; i J 1 when the srie-ik
r arrived, a-id u-iy that pap r h-i?
another account of the affair which
ays '-bt-fore he .va through sptiikin;-
he had a:l thus.) who first attended the
Bryan ni'jeti''sr." Si nee from 800 to
10i.O people attended the Bryan meet
ing, and the-Vogt wasfilled beforethey
arrived, and they all got in, the Ore
gonian's correspondent would make it
nppea.- that the opera house was made
of some sort of expansive substance
that will stretch out like indiarubber.
From tnaay'sUaily
. Carl Peitz and family, of Moro, are
in the city.
L. J. Davenport and wife, of Mosier,
are visiting the fair.
Charles Butler and wife arrived last
night from Port Townsend,
Last night D. P. Ketchum shipped
two car loads of hogs to Troutdale.
Today Ed Kutcher, of Crook county,
shipped 20 head of fine draf; horses to
Tennessee.
"The Ireland Bros.' of the Moro Obser
ver, aro in the city attending the
district fair.
F. W. L. Skibbe is hors-de-combat
An abcess on his left band has laid
him up for repairs.
License to wed have been issued to
Patric Higgins and Mary Rnssel, Wm.
E. Hires and Daisy A. Floser.
At the meeting of the Commercial
club tonight complete arrangements
will be made for celebrating the open
ing of th locks; -
The attendance at the pavillion last
night was much larger than the even
ing before, and all appeared to enjoy
the exhibition
Charles' Sargent, of Heppner. is in
the city attending the fair and visiting I
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. N.
Sar-J
gent. Mr. Sargent, says since wheat
has began moving times are improving j
in Heppner. ,
The flni'shinar touches to' the mason-
ary and concrete work on the canal at i
Cascades . was completed " yesterday,
and Capt. " Fi-k expects .' the
contractors will have all the'' work
completed by the 2d ef November: . .
Hon. F. A. McDonald, formerly reg
ister of The Dalles land office, ac
companied by his wife, arrived last
night from Seattle, and will remain a
few days in the city visiting friends.
At present Mr. McDonald is collector
of customs at Seattle.
The Oregonian boasts in its adver
tisement in Printer's Ink that "It has
held the Pacific coast to the doctrine
of sound finance." Th it is arrogating
to itself an immense sight even if a
fact. " We propose to have sound
finance, hut not the Oregonian's kind.
W. H. Sffift, who his heen away
from . Wasco county the past three
years, is back visiting old friends and
acquaintances, and also taking in the
fair. - He is in company . with A. C.
Lamas and they are handling the
racers Picnic and Tom Clark, two of
the best animals on the track. After
the fair closes here they will return to
the Bay District races. - ' X-
- While other residents of the city
have been spending hundreds of dollars
boring for water Fred Skibbe - is cotnr
pel led to go to a considerable expenaft
to protect himself, or rather his cellar,
from water. He recently excavated
for a 16x18 cellar under his hotel, in
which to store bis fine wines, and
struck a spring of water that is causing
him a considerable amount of trouble
to check its flow. The collar bad to
be cemented to keep the water out. ;
Mr. and Mrs, S. .5roo1ts arrived
home last night from a visit to Tacoma,
Seattle and Victoria, B. C. They bad
a most enjoyable trip, having been
favored with pleasant weather most of
the time,,. Victoria, Mr. Brooks says,
is a typical English city, and furnishes
a striking contrast to the other cities
on the coast! Few . of the business
buildings are more than two stories
high, and the streets, thousfa elegantly
paved, are winding and appear to have
been laid out with little idea of con
venience to pedestrians.
TALI. TIMOTHY GEEK.
The fjycamore of Marlon Blade One of
Bis "Fanny" Speecheg.
Hon. T. T. Geer, presidential elector
on the republican ticket, addressed a
large audience in the Baldwin opera
house last night. The Mc Kin ley club
had the band, a drum corps, and the
zouaves dressed in uniforms and carry
ing torcnes out to escort the speaker
to the hall and attract a crowd, and a
:rowd consisritig of men ' women and
children, republicans, democrats and
populists were attracted.
. The speaker was introduced by L. E.
Crowe, presidentof the M:Kinley club,
md entered upon the discussion of the
two issues, tariff and finance.' It is
needless to say Mr. Geer is a pro
tectionist of the most pronounced type,
ind sees no possibility of this country
returning to a period of prosperity,
except by re-enacting the Mc Kin ley
tariff and electing McKinley president,
Mr. Geer also professes to be u bl-
metallist, and asserts that the Unite.
states is at present on a most
system of bimetallism, since
silver are both used
further declared that
la
M
as js
States to do all the business, and that
an increased circulation would nave
no effect upon prices.
Mr. Geer is a pleasant speaker, and
relates a great many of his "funny'
anecdotes in order to keep hfs hearers
in good humor, hence does not wearj
bis audience. Though . with all his
stale stories and oft repeated anecdotes,
he is about the most forcible republican
speaker that has yet visited The
Dalles.
THE FAVILLION".
Many Pretty Things are Placed on Ex
blbitlun.
Ihe vogt opera house, which is
being used as a paviilion by the Di:
trict Agricultural Society, was thrown
open to the public v edncsday. Th
xhibit there displayed was indeed at
tractive and presented a pretty appear
ance in the brilliantly lighted hall.
The exhibit that first attracted the
attention of our reporter was that
made by Mrs. C. J. Stubling. The en
tire stage seemed to have been turned
into a greenhouse, so profuse were the
c-Doice and rare plants. Ihere were
chrysanthemums almost without num
r. ilelieate ferns.rose. rubber plants,
ind in fa.-t such a collection as to con-fus-j
the reporter, and would have puz-
zi-'J any one lui a thorough botanist
plant in particular that was
. ii-atly admiivd vvas theelk-horn plant,
petrie eldo n been in this climate
d sfiid to th l-irifet of it, kind on
e i,','-i.-t. A j"-.uli!irit,y of th- plan
I-; that a lar.'C I-:if trro.vs one lm
ijrediaU'lv fr m the ground th tt ha-
int apjieardneiiof an Ik s bead whil
thi- c--;;all.r It-aves apx.ir lik antler.--While
the flo-..-t-r exliihit was t li
Jiest iMiki"g of any. there were others
equally attractive. That which caught
the eye of the ladies was the needle
work, which is arranged ou a lai'tre
table extending through the hall,
where are exhibited many delicate and
pretty articles.
The art displays are also commenda
ble Miss Holcomb has upwards of 50
oil paintings, and Mrs. Filloon, Mrs
Baldwin and Mr. Pace have some beau
tiful pictures. The display from Mrs.
Herrin's art gallery is splendid. There
are over 1UU pnotograpns, sa ot which
are those of small children, making a
remarkably fine exhibit of Wasco
county's most important product. Mr.
Tolma also has an excellent display of
of amateur photography, principally
scenery.
The pencil drawings of Violet Kent,
a girl only 15 -years of age, are indeed
wonders, and show the young lady has
artistic taste that will develop into a
great artist. .
Tbeonly business houses represented
in the pavilion are the Oregon Bakery
and Columbia Candy Factory. In the
exhibit of the Oregon. Bakery are al
most every known kind of candies,
caromels, creams and drips, also candy
canes large enough for the use of Go
liath. The Columbia Factory's exhibit
is confined principally to taffies and
fruits, and is a creditable display of
those lines.
The display of fruits and vegetables
is not large though the quality is A 1.
The apples; pears; peaches and grapes
are as good as could be found anywhere
in the world, and speak well for the
producera-.-.Amo'ng the vegetable ex- !
faibiia the most prominent is that made
by A. - Sandoz . comprizing nearly
everything that can be raised in the
garden. Mr, Bolton and Mr. Creighton
have some fine melons on exhibit and
Mr. Greenley. of Dufur,
has a potato
exhibit that challenges tbe world.1
W. A. Hurt Campbell,: the taxider-
mist, 1aa an exhibit that is Indeed
worthy of , mention. It comprises a
collection' of animals and birds that
would make a museum in itself. - Be-
6ides a numb'r of -mounted animal,
he has & large number of dressed furs
from -nearly every specie of wild ani
mal on the coast. "
There are a number of other minor
exhibits, such as preserved and dried
fruits, butter, cheese and seeds, which
aid in making the interior of the pa
vilion attractive. ,-, .- ;
FLOAT THE NATIONAL, COLORS.
Bryan People Should Show Their Loyalty
Jn This Manner.
Circular letters have- been sent out
to all parts and points of the country,
of which the following is the text.
The suggestion contained therein will
undoubtedly be followed. The letter
comes to the . TIMES-MOUNTAINEER
from Messrs J. C. Young. M. A. Miller
aud Col. E. V. Drake,-, of the Bryan
union campaign committee for Oregon;
Portland, Or . Oct 20.
Dear Sir: National headquarters
have directed and instructed the Bryan
management in all the states to hoist
the national flag on Saturday, the 31st,
instant," and to decorate the school
bouse and public buildings with bunt
ing on that day, and to keep .them up
until after election. - Mark Hanna has
put out the same order for the same
day on behalf of his candidate, to make
it appear that they represent all that
is patriotically American in this land,
and to fasten .so far as such action
might, tfie stigma of disloyalty upon
the Bryan cause.' Bryan's cause re
presents the only true patriotism that
exists in this republic today, and it is
highly important that Mr. Hanna's at
tempt to "steal the livery of the court
of heaven to serve the devil in" should
be encountered in the way herein sug
gested. Leave no stone unturned to
"decorate" on Saturday, the 31st, and
keep "decorated" until the close of the"
polls. Yours truly,
John C. Young,
- M. A. Miller,
Frank V. Drake.
. . :i '.Leaenre'a Bluff. -
When Senator- Tillman was at
Pendleton, aVa after he bad delivered
a speech in the afternoon, J. C.
Leasure challenged him for a joint de
bate in the evening, when a date had
been arranged for tMr. Clarno. The
challenge was not exedptxd for the fol
lowing reasons, says A. D. Stillman,
president of the Pendleton Bryan club:
Mr. Tillman's statement .Is that .a
challenge had been sent by John C.
Leasure for joint discussion with
Senator Tillman, that " Senator Till
man had proposed that - Mr Leasure
follow Mr. Clarno and he . (Tillman)
close with half an hour talk. ' That the
republicans had proposed a plan that
neccesitated cancelling Mr. Clarno's
date and that Senator Tillma
not in courte y to Mr. CI
but, that the senator
to give btr. Leisur
La Grande the
would be
of the c;
This
WOT
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SENA. OK TII.Ll.AN'S 8PEEC
A .Plain and Logical Presentation of
Money Question.
There was no pomp or extra display
made by the Bryan club of The Dalles
to attract a crowd to listen to the dis
languished senator from South Caro
lioa at an open air meeting in front of
the court house last night. The Erin
of a few anvils announced the time
and place of the speaking, and th
Bryan club marched from the Baldwin
opera house through some of the prin
cipal streets of the city, without music
to herald their comintr, carrying two
dozen torches and a number of trans
parancies, and arrived at the cour
house promptly at 7:30. A large crowd
estimated at from bOO to 1,000, had ao'
sembled, aud when Senator Tillman
mounted the platform he was greeted
by a hearty cheer.
The senator devoted little time to
introductory remarks, simply refer
ring to bis trip across the continent,
and regretting that a joint discussion
could not have been arranged between
himself and r. Schoonmaker, then
entered upon a discussion of the pres
ent issues upon which the American
people will be called to decide on "Nov
3d.
The tariff, the senator held, was of
secondary consideration, since any
hange in pre-ent schedules was im
possible uuder preseutcouditions, with
i senate firmly determined to do some
thing to increase tho circulating me
dium of the couulry before lulliotinj;
furtiier burdens of taxation upon the
people. As to protecting American
industry, the speaker held be was in
accord with the most radical protec
tionist, provided the protection was
accorded to ail classes alike, and could
be extended to the farmers as well as
the manufacturers; but the farmers,
who are the real and primary producers
of wealth, he declared, were entitled to
fii st consideration.
Hardly had the senator spoken fifteen
minutes when the McKinley parade
passed along second street, only a
block away, with their band of music,
throwing rockets and yelling for Mc
Kinley, and his audience displaying
much enthusiam for their champion,
Bryan, caused such confusion that he
wis forced to cease speaking for a
time. To the interference he simply
remarked that Mark Hanna was pay
ing for the noise that was passing by.
This remark called for more cheers
for Bryan, and some one in the crowd
hallooed "hurrah for McKinley." To
this intruder the senator asked, "To
which McKinley do you refer; the one
who in 1890 was as true a free silver
man as I, or the McKinley who today
is wearing Mark; Hanna's collar.''
Nothing further was heard of McKin
ley during the meeting.
Takinj up the financial question, the
senator held that whenever any com
modity was made scarce, its price must
necessarily increase. Money is only a
commodity used to measure values, the
yardstick as it. were, by which the
price of all other commodities is fixed,
and when money is made scarce, either
by legislation or otherwise, its price
must advance, or in other words the
prise of other articles must fall. This
heheld was the state of affairs that
exists today
and . has existed every
since the demonetization of silver. By
the demonetization of silver by the)
Latin Union and the United States,
one-half the primary money of those
countries had been stricken down;
that if, its office of money of final re
demption' had. been taken from it,
therefore the supply of money had
been "reducer! one-half; the demand
bad-increased, and a correspondinsr
decrease in the value of the products
of labor had resulted, as a result the
holder of money had been enabled to
get more in return for his property,
while the producer of other commodi
ties was compelled to take less for the
results of his labor. '
To illustrate the effects of Ihe con
traction of currency, the speaker eaid:
"Suppose this audience were to set
down to a table to eat. All should be
supplied with bread and two plates of
butter, enough to supply all, one plate
of white, one of yellow. If the white
butter wee taken away, there would
either be only enough of the yellow
for half the people, or . each would be
only half supplied." This, he held,
was parallel to the financial condition
that now exists." Half the primary
money was lacking since silver was
demonetized, and since the supply of
gold had not doubled, one-half the
people must either go without money
or the whole would be only half sup
plied. His answer to the assumption that a
silver dollar under free coinage, wouid
be only a half-dollar dollar, was refuted
beyond contradiction. He illustrated by
presuming that before him were three
dollars, one of gold, one of silver and
one of paper. Burn them all, the paper
dollar would be utterly destroyed,
because the stamp of the government
was obliterated, the gold dollar would
Remain unchanged so far as value was
concerned. Why is this. The gold
dollar would remain the same only be
cause the owner could take the bullion
to the mint and have it recoined; half
the value of the silver dollar was de
stroyed because the owner could not
have it recoined, and all the vilue of
the paper money was gone because the
promise of the government to pay had
been destroyed. Place silver on an
equality with gold by allowing the
owner of the burned coin to have it re
coined and is value would not be
affected by fire.
Throughout, Senator Tillman's
speech was a plain, forcible discussion
of the financial question. While it
was not couched in the language of
the trained elocutionist, it was such
a statement of facts as any one could
comprehend. Every word he utters is
spoken with' such earnestness as to
convince his hearers that he is honest
in bis convictions, that he believes
every word he says. Those who ha.
assembled expecting to hear someth
sensational were sorely disa
for, contrary to the asser
Oretronian and other
a cultured gentlema
that should offen.
fastidious.
. Sena
cert'
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stration and it was a success, as
numbers are concerned. The
ncert band lead the pro-
rousrh the streets and was
ty a large number of McKin-
fantastic uniform, carrying
wood tin 'na and torches. Tho proce..
sion, martjhed through the principal
streets of ; the city and reached the
Vogt ooera -.house as the town clock
was vtrikini. 8. The hall was well
filled, and after tho McKinley Glee
club had rendered an air the speaker
was introduced-
Mr. Schoonmaker in his address
first took up the' tariff question, and
after a half hour devoted to introduc
tory remerks, wbicn w"sre confined to a
conversation witn johnr'Juii, onu the
speaker, Mr. Schoon'nakw both ask
ing and answering the questions, he
took the position that a protective
tariff lowered the price of all protected
articles. This he sought- to prove
first by making an illustration of car
pets In the days when the free trad
ers had control oi tnis government,
when he was a boy, he said ingrain
carpets sold at $1.75 a yard, but after
thirty years of protection and tho ap
plication of Yankee inventive genius
the price was reduced to one third
that amount. Kid gloves, watches
and broadcloth came la for like illus
tration, and the line of his argument
was the same in each instance, it being-
that with a protection that shut out
foreign competition, manufacturers
trrew into existence, ana tne com-
petiiion at home caused prices to
be lowered. After thus disposing
of t he tan IT as applied to manu
factures, and showiug to his own
satisfaction that a high tariff reduced
the price of everything, he began to
apply the same line of reasoning to
raw materials, first calling the atten
tion of his hearers to wool, and no
doubc would have proven that a tariff
on wool would lower its price the same
as it had the price of manufactured
articles, had not it dawued upon him
that he was addressing a large number
of wool growers and he was treading
non dangerous grounds, hence he
turned his attention to proving that
tariff is not a tax on the consumer,
but is a tax paid by the fo-eigner who
sells his wares in our markets, a pro
position that has Ion? since been
abandoned by nearly all advocates of
protection. Having disposed of the
tariff he asked the band for. music and
a cheering air was rendered, which
was indeed a relief to the audience al
ready wearied by listening to a repiti-
tion of the same line of argument to
prove every proposition asserted. T
When the band ceased "playing Mr.
Schoonmaker waded into the financial
question, by loosening his purse strings
and displaying a $5 and $10 gold piece,
$10 in American silver, $20 of Mexican
silver, 100 American pennies and a
silver spoon. His first and most forci
ble argument was that every'assertiou
made by the advocates of free coinage
was a lie, and be branded the different
assumptions of the silverites as lie No.
, 2, 3, etc. He took the position that
it was impossible to legislate value
into money, illustrating that 100 Amer
ican pennies would buy a dollar the
same today as they would 30 years asro
while they would . buy twice as much
siiver bullion. Then he held up a
silver spoon which he said had a com
mercial valun of 50 cents, that he
claimed the
silver ad oca es wanted
the ritfht to take to Washington and
have coined into a dollar, which : he
considered would be very dishonest.
The 3000 silver mine owners next fell
under his displeasure, and he declared
the present agitation 'was nothing but
an effort on th ir part to have their 53
cents worth of bullion coined into a
dollar. Tbis dollar he asserted would
have a purchasing "power of only 53
cents, though according to his reason-
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mginemine owners wouiu renuo.
profit of 47 ".entson every
dollar coined, i
According to his reasoning, these dol
lars would buy wheat at 50 cents a
bushel, and that 50 cents would only
have a purchasing power, when
measuring other commodities, of 25
cents, so the farmer would in reality
get only 25 cents a bushel ' for his
wheat. His argumont on this line
was so contradictory as to convince the
most casual observer of its falsity,
He sympathized with the poor depositor
in the savings banks who would be
paid off in 53-cent dollars, but- ruined
the effect of this appeal by declaring
that in case of Bryan's election, every
depositor in the banks would with
draw his money before congress could
be convened to pass a free coinage act.
Evidently Mr. Schoonmaker banked
heavily upon the credulity of bis
audience, and went upon the assump
tion, so common among Easterners,
that the people of the wild and wooly
West, have little knowledge either of
history or current events.
Portland Betting. .
The Daily Tribune, of Portland, last
evening says: ' "Bets on McKinley are
difficult to get. . Cigar stores have
signs posted up offering large odds on
the republican candidate, but people
who go there are unable to secure bets.
Mr. Patrick Maher called at several
of the places Saturday and could find
no money. The proprietor - of one
place which offered $250 to 8100 on
McKinley said be had no funds and
that the offer had been made by the!
customer. He did not know the'
customer's' name., After some har
anguing Mr. Maher offered $100 to 2.
on Bryan, and even then could fin,
takers. Finally Mr. Maher sec
bet at $100 to $50 that Bryan
carry Oregon, and the taker
ed McKinley's chances in th
slim that he demanded
accepting the 2 to one b
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THE DISTRICT PAIR.
The Lire Stock on Exhibit Are Good and
the Racing t int ClaM.
The live stock exhibit at the fair
grounds is not large in number, but
what is tacking in this respect is made
up in quality. The entries are:
nOKSES.
Thoroughbred P Mclnerny, 2.
Standard-bred F H Batten, 1; J P
Mclnerny, 2; G D Hecsee, I; August
Fullmore, 1; W Rand, 1: Geo Snipes,!
Horses of all work Taylor Bros, 1;
a Li .brooks, i: M bisrmotid, I.
Draft horses Ti Kelly, 2 Percherons.
English Shires R Mays, 2.
Graded Drafts VV Nishell. 2; W H
Taylor, 2; N Sigiuund, 1: R Sigmund.
2; R Harris, 1: A Sigmund, 1; J A
Stephens, 1.
Roadsters F H Button, 2: W R.tnd
1; J H Blakeney, 1; JS Schenck, 1:
W H Fowler, I.
Farm teams S U Brooks, J; W H
Taylor, 1; R Sigmund, 1; M Sigmund,
1: R Cooper, 1.
CATTLE.
Shorthorns R H Guthrie, 2; R May,
o.
DevonsR Kelly, 3.
Channel Island Geo Snipes, 1; A
H Beal, 2: C V Champion, 2.
Holstein's W II Taylor, 1.
Grades W H Taylor, 1; J M Hunt
ington, I; Geo Snipes, 2.
Champion class R H Guthrie, W H
Taylor, R Mays, 3.
SWINE.
Class 1, Berkshire hogs Sigmund &
Son, t; Charles Snipes, 1. Chester
White W H Taylor, 2; R F Wickman.
Essex O F Angell; graded. O F
Ansrell. 2: Truman Butts, 2: W H
Taylor, 1; B R Brooks, 1. Champion
class W H Taylor, 1; R F" Wickman,
1; Sigmund & Son, 1; Truman Butts, I.
TUESDAY'S RACES.
The first race of the day was three-
eighths heats, two in three, and the
entries were Red S, Lark and Pinear.
In the first heat the horses got an
elegant start, all going away from the
poll in a bunch, and kept in that posi
tion until near the wire, when Pinear
forged to the frout, Red S coming
under the wire second and Lark third;
time 36, lowering the track record one
second.
When '.he horses were called on ,the
track for the second time they all
looked perfect racers. After some
difficulty they were -tapped off, Red S.
leading," followed closely by Lark and
with daylight between him and Pinear,
Ere the first turn was reached Pinear
had closed up- the gap, and when the
horses enterod the home stretch they
could have been covered with a blan
ket. Though Pinear' made another
hard brush, ant? came under the wire a
neck ahead, Lark second; time 36.
The 4J furlongs handicap today,
for 2-year olds, the second race of the
fair, was indeed a pretty one, and re
sulted in a fine trial of speed. The
entries were Latah, of the Wasco
stable, Harry N. entered by A. Neal1,
Mamie D, entered by T. J Driver, Sur
prise, entered by W. Swiff.. Latah
was a favorite in the pools, Harry N.
second, while the other.two sold in the
field. The "talent" seemed to have ,
judged the outcome ; aright, as Latab ,
won by a neck, time 38. - I
Wednesday's races.
H Tbu three-eijihtlia race ye.-lerday
was an exciting one, and was pro-.
nounced by many the best so far of
the season. The entries were Prince, j
Baby Ruth, Colonel F and General :
Coxey. The horses were given a
pretty start, and from' the first it was
evident the contest was between the
Ioueht gallantly ior vantage grouna, g
but the general was hardly a match for
the colonel, and though making a 1
good second, lacked almost a length of f
reaching first place, while BabyRuthf
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. up ine rear, i ne race was run ia
which was pretty fair time, though not '
a record breaker.
When the poney race was called
Cricket, Princess.Little Pete and Ralb
were brought on the track, and
readily turned loose from the
eighths pole They made an
ing race, and clattered i
racehorses. When they i
wire they were inj
named.
THUBSD
The first race t
exciting one anc
The distance watJ
entries wereGer
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was the favori
result of the;
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Our Object is to' Clean up Stock I
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g In our Shoe Department Q find different lines of Shoes, all -5
2r styles and grades, in Infants, Childs, Miss' and Ladies,
some remnant lots, others slightly out of date, etc., which 3
we are determined -5
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Ludies Genuine French' Kid, plain to -, hand turn, reg. $5.00, now $1 50
Ladies Kid, fancy scallop tip, welt, reg. 5 50, now. . 2 50
Ladies French Kid, welt, regular $5 00, now ; 2 00
Ladies Cloth Top, patent tip, French toe, reg. $4.50, now 2 00
Ladies Cloth Top, patent tip, Pickadilla toe, welt, reg. $4.00, now 2 50
Ladies Cloth Top, patent tip, square toe, welt, reg. $4.00, now 2 40
Ladies Kid Top, patent tip, square or oper toe, turn, reg. $3.50, now. ....... 2 00
Ladies Kid Top, plain toe, wit, reg. $3.50, now .' 2 25
An assortment of Miss' Kid Shoes, pat. tip and plain, reg. $1 50 to $2, choice. .$1 00
Assortment of Chil is Fine Shoes, reg $1.25 to $1.75, choice 75c and 90c
Assortment of Infants Fine Shoes, reg. $1.00 to $1.50, choice 75c
Mens Buff Congress, all sizes, reg. $2.00, reduced to
Boj-s Full Stock Congress, sizes 3, 3 and 4, reg. $2.20, reduced to". . ,
Odd lines of Boys Lace, reg. $1.25 and $1.50, reduced to ,
$1.25 and $1 50 Mens'lJuckle and Congress, heavy, reduced to
$1.25 Boys Buckle, heavy,, reduced to
$2 50 Mens Grain Boots, sizes 9, 10 and 11, reduced to
Boys Full Stock, Veal Kip Boots, sizes 9, 10 and 11, choice
Womens Calf Slippers, regular 75c and 90c, choice .".
Child- " Buckingham & Ilecht" Lace Calf Shoes, 7, 8 and 9, choice.
g: Sale to Commence nonday,
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