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CALIFORNIA. GOLD DISCOVERY
It has long been acknowledged that
Jamea W. Marshall was the discoverer
of gold in California, and to him has
been accredited that honor so long
that It is uteless at this time to at
tempt to detract from his name ' that
Af iMoaonTOrAr " Tt would
I - be like an attempt to take from Colum
J bus the honor of having discovered
ft A merica. Still, there were those who
L- were entitled to as much credit for the
, discovery as was Marshall, for it was
purely'accldenal that the discovery
was made, and it was accidental that
Marshall was the man who found the
' shining metal that brought the Pacific
coast to the front as a great wealth
producing country.
General John Bidwell, a California
pioneer of 1841, has been lecturing be
fore the California Pioneers on the dis-
ebvery of gold In 1848, the credit for
which he gives to General Sutter rather
than, to .James W. Marshall Mar
shall picked up the first nugget,
but that was a mere lucky accident,
while , but for Sutter's ' money
and enterprise In establishing a saw
inlll. th wold discovery would never
have been made by his workman, Mar
shall. Rfvva the Oakland Enquirer. A
.rod deal of argument has been ex
peaded in times past over this question
whether Sutter or Marshall was en
titled to most credit for the discovery,
but the fact is that neither man did
an vthlnc to earn man? laurels. There
was really very little reason for erect
"lug a monument to Marshall for the
gold discovery, as it was only chance
that carried him to the finding of the
gold rather than some other person
The men who really deserve credit in
: connection with the mining develop-
nent are those who followed in the
wake of this accidental discovery with
scientific study and courageous enter-
' prise; those who followed the first clue
from the creek in which Marshall
stumbled upon it through the moun
tains and up the channels of a hundred
streams, and proved that the precious
metal was not a product limited to one
: or two spots in California, but was dif
fused through nearly the whole of the
Sierra region.
General Bidwell himself is entitled
to as much credit as either butter or
Marshall, and perhaps to more, since
very soon after the discovery at Coloma
he yisited the spot and, making ob&er-
"rations of the character of the earth
deposits, he went back to Butte county
And, noticing the same formations
sSfcere, came rightly to the conclusion
&at cold should be discovered in his
own vicinity, and thereupon proceeded
to And it. This was a greater Intel
lectual accomplishment than either
Sutter or Marshall performed in con
Section with the gold discovery.
existence. ' We refer to George M.
Pullman and Henry George. These
men raised families, and it was evi
dently the hope of both that their off
spring should so live and improve
their talents that they should be able
to take up the work of each parent
when each should cease to exist. The
hope of one was realized, that of the
other blighted.
The si n of Henry George was reared
In the busy world; educated in the
trials and hardships of living by his
own exertions. He followed in the
footsteps of his illustrious father, and
when he was cut do wD.bv death on the
eve of an election in be was a
prominent figure, the son was made
the successor of his father as the nom
inee for mayor of the second city in the
world, and with only three days' cam
paign polled over 20,000 votes in that
great city. The sterling qualities of
the father had been transmitted to the
son, and this merit was' recognized py
more than 20,000 of his fellow citens
in New York. .
How different with the sons of Pul'l
man! They were rocked in the cradle'
of luxury; had never known what it
was to earn a meal, to exercise a care
in the supervision of business, or even
husband inherited wealth. When' the
great financier died he had not a son to
who could succeed him as manager of
his vast business interests. None ef
his business sagacity and forethought
had been transmitted from the father
to the sens.
IT WAS THE PENSIO
Two years ago when
Cleveland was Issuing bonds, the
republican press throughout the
country, Including the Oregonlao,
was laying the deficiency in the rev
enues to the inadequacy of the Wilson
law and the agitation' of the silver
question. It was asserted that , more
revenues must be created by increased
taxation and that the run ion the
treasury could only be stopped by the
enactment of a new tariff law and the
hushing up,Cl silver agitation,
liittle as said of the Increased ex
penditures, nor was there a plan sug
gested for cutting of expenditures as a
relief to the treasury. But now the
Oregon ian has discovered the :ause of
tie depleted treasury, that called for
loond Issues was not the lack of revenue
at all or the harangues of the "silver
loons." According to it the real cause
for bond issues, was the pension pay
ments. It says:
"The extraordinary expenditure Is
on account of pensions. The prodig
ious increase In this line of expendi
ture began about ten years ago. In
18k? the sum paid on account of pen
sions was just about $75,000,000. The
average Vpr the last five years has ex
ceeded $10,000,000, and this year will
approach $10,000000. For five years the
treasury hast. been running behind,
mainly on account of this increase,
and by just abouthe amount of it.
Now since the pay m est s on account of
Thr ara unn. tnr tha HifTArAn.A pensions cannot oe stopper or reaucea
in the adaptability of these two great 8eens certain that the bonded debt
man's anna. Tlnplncr the irl life, nf OI tne united States must
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PresideBv Jed
re-i v"" are
young George his father was struggling
for position and .existence. The boy
was made the companion of the father
in his labors. He was taught to grasp
knowledge and at the same time to rely
upon himself, to know that upon his
personal exertions depended his exis
tence. Pullman's sons led a different
life. . Their education was entrusted to
hirelings. They were never made the
companions or confidential advisers of
tb.3 father, and means with which to
satisfy their every desire were con
stantly at their command; consequent
ly the sons were not prototypes of the
father. Is it any wonder the son of
George is a success and the sons of
Pullman are failures?
WHATOF THE FUTURE?
TOO MUCH THEORY.
New York Is probably one of the
wickedest cities on the earth, . and
needs a purging that it will probably
never get, especially so long as re
forms are demanded but no attempt to
execute them is made. There are thous
ands in that great city who are free to
-outline methods by which reforms may
jbe had, but there are few who can or
yrtll put their theories into execution
Dr. Parkhurst stands out promin
ently as one of the theorists who can
tell how the city may be made good,
but as yet he has not given any practi
cable demonstration of the utility of
his ideas. Since the recent election
the doctor declared that New York
will not become a respectable city un
til reputable citizens are sufficiently
wedded to righteousness to be willing
to sacrifice personal convenience to in
te rests of the general good and in
tegrity.
There is no denylny that this state
ment from the so-called reformer is
true, but there is no sense in his thus
theorizing, while the evils accumu
late and there Is no effort made to
check them. The trouble with just
such reformers as Dr. Parkhurst Is
that they do too much preaching and
too little " work. " They - have' tot)
many theories and ' too little action.
American citizens who deem them
selves too respectable to approach, the
ballot-box at municipal elections nd
measure strength with the corruptionr
ists who are always on hand and never
fail to vote, an only blame themselves
for overtaxation and the reckless waste
of the public funds. It is 'about time
that the respectability theory were
put away and that the highest respec
tability of our cities should gird them
selves for the battle of the ballots.
The only way to paralyze bad ballots
is to multiply the correcting energy of
the good ones.
When one draws back the veil which
obscures the future from the present,
and gazes into what is in store for the
Pacific coast during the next few years,
he can but see a vision of unprece
dented prosperity. Elements are at
work that cannot but bring good times
to the coast, commencing with the
prosperity that has been created by
the immense crop of cereals harvested
this fall. Principal among these
elements is the rush that will be made
to the Alaska mines next year, and
which will not cease for years to come.
It is a safe calculation that 230,000
people from . the east of the Rocky
mountains will start for Klondike
next year, and it is safe to say that
evesy one of thorn will start with an
average of $1,000 each, or a lump sum
of $250,000,000. - All this vast throng
will pass through either Oregon,
Washington or California on their
way north, and their outfitting will
be done on the coast. At least . $100,-
000,000 will be put in circulation In
the coast cities for supplies, and a
large portion of this amount will
finally drift back into the rural dls
tricts in payment for . raw materials.
Besides thousands who start for the
mines will become discouraged when
they reach the coast and learn of the
throng that has gone before them, and i
instead of proceeding to Alaska will
stop in one of the three coast . states.
All of them will be out for the pur
pose of making a "raise?" thay will
baye left home with the expectations of
accumulating a-fortune before return
ing, and will invest in business and
speculations here rather than retrace
the'r steps to their eastern- homes.
These results cannot but stimulate
business throughout the Northwest
and create good times.
To the East it will have the opposite
effect. The money that will. be brought
West by the gold seekers will be with
drawn from circulation, will be taken
out of active business, and the with
drawal of $250,000,000 from circulation
even though it oomes from the wide
territory of all 'the states east of the
Rockies, cannot but have a bad effect.
It must retard business in every line,
and while we of the West will enjoy
prosperity, there will be a depression
in the Eastern states caused by the
money that will take wings and fly to
ward the gold fields of Alaska.
contfbuut to
Increase. Some economies doubtlesSsI
can be enforced in. various dapart-
ments, but the total will amount to
little. The probabilities are that so
long as pension payments coutinue at
nearly present figures, the public debt
will increase at the rate of $60,000,000
to $75,000,000 a year."
This is rather a discouraging state
ment coming from a staunch advocate
of the administration, and especially
one that promised before the 1896 elec
tion that there would be no more bond
issues after the "republican party
should be installed into power, a
"revenue tariff" bill enacted, and the
money question set at rest.
This, however, is no surprise. For
some time it has been evident that the
Dingley law would not produce suffi
cient revenues to meet the expendi
tures of the government under present
existing circumstances, and that a
bond Issue would be necessary before
the end of the second year of the pres
ant administration. No one recog
nized this fa:t sooner than did the re
publican press, and it is not surprising
that such a partisan paper as the Or
egon lan should begin thus early
prepare its readers for the inevitable,
and at the same time seek some new
excuse for the bond issue that is (cer
tain to come; though it is rathet'sur-
pricing that a condition which bas ox
I .... J X j n -1 ' V.
oney question for the issue. .
nd money" forces were routed, !
the Courier-Journal to define
policy as follows:
Courier-Journal has little to
add to what it has already said by an
ticipation touching the democratic
situation in Kentucky brought into
being by the vote of Tuesday last.
That vote confirms the position of the
convention that nominated Mr.
Shackelford for clerk of the court cf
appeals and repudiates the position of
of the convention that nominated Mr.
Hindman. It fixes the relation of the
democratic organization in Kentucky
to the national organization of the
democratic party, at least through the
next state and national elections. It
is so decisive In character as to leave
nothing to conjecture, and the Courier
Journal has neither the wish nor the
purpose to challenge it.
"The issue as it was made and has
been fought out, was clear and explicit.
No effort was wanting to maintain it.
Nobody could by any possibility be
mistaken about it. We may regret
the verdict againat us, but we accept it.
We shall make no further effort to
direct the party course of councils, or
to share in any of the responsibilities
of party leadership, having done our
best, according to our conscience and
belief, to divert our political associates
from a policy and procedure, the end
of which no man can foresee, the re
sults of which we very much fear, both
as to the welfare of the country and
the party. But we are democrats, not
republicans, and nailing our flag to
the masthead of honest money, free
trade and home rule, we shall in the
cboYacter of a private soldier in the
ranks colrrlbute whatever we are able
to the ascertainment and the vindica
tion of truth
"For the gentlemen flRho have by
their victory confirmed theirNjeader
shin. we entertain not the leastUl-
will. All the honors beloncinff-to
their leadership be theirs, and lt us
add, all the .responsibilities. Ir they
continue to win victories, thejf will ap
prove their commissions, yi- thoy lose
them, they in turn wilfl have to pay
the penalties of defeat, "where we caD,
we shall support tftiem. Where we
can-not support thm, we shall enter
no factious opposition to them. We
goto political, annihiliation with per
fect comisure without a single re-
sentment, or regret having fought
out to the bitter end a profound con
viction in perfect fairness and good
fayth,
AffAin In BniU.
New York, Nov. 11. A dispatch to
the Herald from Rio Janeiro says:
Senator Vierata, one of the govern
ment's supporters in the Brazilian sen
ate, declared in an-open session of that
body that the opposition had predicted
the death of President Moraes before
November 4. This statement, taken
in connection with the alleged plot
which led to the recent attempt to kill
the president, caused a sensation. Sen
ator Barcelos, of the opposition, pro
tested vigorously against the charge.
In the chamber of deputies Zabra, in
an attack upon the opposition, declared
that the party was made up of anarch
ists. This caused a hot discussion in
that body. These charges caused the
opposition to publish a manifesto deny
ing any responsibility for the attempt
on President Moraes' life. This mani
festo, which sets forth that the attempt
grew out of discontent in the army
was not well received.
TROUBLE IN BRAZIL
Serious Outbreaks
Occur.
Likely to
DON'T WANT CHINESE
Their Introduction Into Illinois Coal
Mines Calls Forth Protests From
Miners and Merchants.
The Outlaw Red Bock Captured Hear Ad
inlral Ithlitd is Dead A Case of Yel
low (ever In Missouri
Otuer News.
1 OIvIVKR 1
I CHILLED PLOWS 1
Isted for years, and all through the
last administration, should be Joeld up
as the cause which has made bond is
sues necessary in the past and will
make them necessary in the future.
If it is true that the increasing pen
sion payments were the caitee which
forced Cleveland to issue bonfls, it was
certainly known to the 'republican
press a year ago, when tl-ey were lay
ing all the trouble to ihe tariff and
silver, hence they falsolv represented
matters vln the campaign of 1896, and
to now falsify their ownVtatementi
must be humiliating. " ButSn such
trying times as are sure to cope when
Mr. McKinley shall issue a bjond call, a
poor excuse will be better tthan none.
and, too, an open confessilon is good
for a guilty soul.
AN UNREASONABLE SDEMAND.
easonableJdi
A reporter at Baker
Representative Ellis as
"an attempt should be
City quotes
saying that if
tade in con-
cress to pass a bill for frete coinage of
silver by the United States alone, he
against It."
SPA.IN'8 MAGNANIMITY.
DEPOSITS IN POSTOFFICES.
In the annual report of the second
assistant postmaster general, sand
witched in with s multitude of other
dry departmental reports ; with which.
we are ever deluged at this time of
year, we come across one item of in
terest and significance. We are told
that there is no demand among our
people for postal savings banks. But
here we have striking evidence that
there Is such a demand. During the
last fiscal year money orders amount
ing to $188,071,056 were issued, and
orders paid to the amount of but $180,
141,660. In other words nearly $8,000,-
000 of postal money orders were pur
chased as a means for the safe keeping
of money. Here we have evidence of
the post office being used as a place of
deposit for savings in spite of the offer
ing of no special facilities, in spite of
the want of the inducement of interest,
indeed in the face of actual expense,
charge, that the purchaser of a postal
order must pay for the privilege of de
positing money with Uncle Sam.
There is no other possible explanation
of this excess of money orders purch
ased over money orders paid, for the
amount of postal orders lost and de
stroyed and never traced would come
to but a faction of this excess.
FROM FATHER TO SON.
Within a fortnight two great Amer
icans have died one a great financier
and successful business man, the other
a great writer and thinker; one sur
rounded with luxury for years, the
otter until recently struggling for an
On assuming command of the Span
ish forces in Cuba, Marshal Blanco,
the new captain-general, issued an
edict granting full pardon to rebels,
that apparently is a magnanimous act
on the part of Spain, but which if ac
cepted by the insurgents would still
leave them under- seryilance. The
edict says,:
I pardon, in full all those who have
been prosecuted for the crime of re
bellion. Rebels prosecuted for com
mon crimes, independent of rebellion,
such as spoliation, immorality and the
like, will be pardoned as rebels, but
judged for other offense committed
bythem.! ' " . ; . v
"Those suffering sentences imposed
prior to the date of this edict will haye
their sentence cummuted to a certain
extent, and perhaps .in. some cases in
full. Persons pardoned should appear
before the civic and military authori
ties at their respective places of
residence, which they will designate
and which will be communicated to
me. Should they designate places of
residence outside the principal towns,
they will be advised of the necessity
ef residing within the military zone
of cultivation. . The military authori
ties will be careful not to invade the
jurisdiction of the civil authorities.
Therefore, those pardoned 1 cannot
change their residence without ob
taining the permission of both civic
and military authorities."
Such an edict promulgated a year
ago would have been accepted by the
Cubans as a friendly act from the
mother country, but it is now too late
to win back the confidence of the in
surgents. They demand absolute free
dom, and will not accept kindly a par
don that requires them to remain with
in the citiess or to get consent from
Spanish officers to change their residence.
And now Congressman Ellis, the
erstwhile friend of silver, announces he
has sacrificed himself on the altar of
the golden calf. He will follow the
beck and eall of his party leaders no
matter where they may lead. He, like
Mitchel and McBride, will accept the
gold standard so long as it is policy to
doso, but in the mean time, the silver
republicans finding themselves de
serted by their leaders, will find homes
in the democratic party.
would most decidedly vote
Also, that "the time was v.Vhen he 6n
tertained different views, buvt that time
is passed." Mr. Ellis should put this
statement In a public address, so it
may be understood that there is no
mistake about it. Men cannot Hie held
to accountability for private conver
sations on matters of public imVport
ance. Hearsay is always doubte
Oregonian.
The Oregonian is indeed exactin
in refusing to accept ordinary pledges
of fealty to party from any public man
who has ever looked upon silver with
favorable gaze. It insi3ts that they
shall swear never again to eyen let
the thought of free coinage enter their
brains. Almost anybody but the Or-
egonians would have accepted the
statements of Senator Mitchell made
on the stump last fall that he stood by
the' St. Louis platform on the money
question. His former friends who
were ready to support, him because of
his friendship to silver accepted his
statements as true, and at once fore
swore their allegiance.. On account
of his statements that be supported the
national republican platform, men
who were elected to the legislature
pledged to support him for re-election
withdrew their support, and joined,
with those who were working to ac
complish his defeat. Everybody in
the state, except 'he Oregonian and
some of its followers, saw in Mr.
Mitchell no longer a friend of silver,
but one who had followed the lead of
his party along the lines that weru
certain to result in nothing except the
gold standard. "
So will the statement of Mr. EUia
against free coinage," be accepted by j J".8 8U
.i j . j. I fairer
tne advocates or silver 03 plainly de-1
l
Oregon is the next state to hold an
ejection, and it remains to be seen if
Elbe administration of the plutocrats
f will be endorsed or rejected, however
it is hight the reform elements begin
-getting together so as to present an
unbroken front to the party of the
The signs of the times indicate that
the bosses are losing their grip on the
people. Gorman was turned down in
Maryland and Piatt in New York, and
the prospect is favorable that Hanna
will be sidetracked by the Ohio legis
lature, notwithstanding he has a
majority of five on joint ballot.
General Miles insists that army offi
cers be placed in charge, as agents, of
all Indiau reservations. In seme in
stances this may be a good rule, but
genet ally civilians arc the most suc
cessful agents. Where nothing but
discipline -is required, army officers
make good agents, but on agencies
where the Indians are peaceable, men
more aeeustdmed-to business pursuits
are needed as agents;
The organization known as the
Sound Money League has appropriated
$1000 to be used in spreading the doc
trine of financial, error in. Oregon.
The literature will have but little ef
fect except upon the narrow contracted
of the state, bankers,, money loaners,
etc., who in reasoning are most
selfish, never thinking except for per
sonal and present satisfaction. The
intelligent classes of tho state are for
bimetalism, and upon intelligence the
future of the country must depend if it
is to suryice as a republic.
Either by a system of good counting
or by haying a majority of votes (the
reports do not make tho matter plain)
the republicans have I been able to
count In a majority of five in the Ohio
legislature, consequently Mr. Hanna
will be the next Ohio senator, provid
ing of course, that th s legislature is
not Oregonized; in other words,in case
the Ohioans have not learned the sys
tem of Oregon solons to prevent the
organization of a legislative body
hen it is the purpose to institute a
ofne-man ruie.
r
he Oregonian devoted a column to
disproving its former admiration
of Sefkator McBride when he came out
for the igold standard. It made a weak
effort ti disprove the statement of the
Tlmes-Miuntalneer that it was incon
sistent in lauding Senator McBride
one day anal denouncing him the next.
However, . itV inconsistency, is so pal
pable that tBis paper only occasion
ally refers to iti order that the many
assertions made 817 the Oregonian may
be accented with tc small considera-
btion that is due the
There is a man in OhioV110 Is mak
ing a great, big fool of himsSJf by Mak
ing a divorce from bis wifegn tDe
frrntinria thAfc aha hvhnnt.i7.Ar) him nrclPr
to the wedding ceremosy. He is.onl
in the same condition as every " other
married man in the country, for all of
them will freely acknowledge that
their sweethearts hypnotized ..- or be
witched them before marriage, and
only a few of them have gotten over
the hypnotic spell since marriage. But
this Ohio idiot has evidently lost all
bis susceptibility for the charms of the
creatures.
A Smelting; Trust Kormlug:.
Denver, Nov. 10. A new smelting
trust is in process of formation. At a
meeting held in this city, the leading
smelting plants of this state were repri -sented,
and also the smelters of Utah,
Montana and Washington, together
with the companies reaently organized
for business in British Columbia,
which are closely related -with the in
dustry on this side of the line. rbe
meeting was only formal, and as none
of the smelters or their agents are In
clined to talk, nothing can be learned
as to bow definite the plans of the pro
posed trusts are or'how far. they have
matured.
Bear Admiral Klitnd Is Dead.
New York, -Nov. KKear Admiral
Alexander Golden Rhind,' U. S. N., is
dead at his home in this city. He had
been confined to his bed for five weeks.
Admiral Rhlnd was born' In this city
October 31, 182,. his atUer being a
prominent sbifcgwner l.n those days,
who afterwardwecame extinguished
in the diplo"mS?c service f his coun
try as plenipotenffuryftl HCoagantlno-
ple in 1827. After receiving an educa
tion in this city, 'the future admiral
entered the navy as midshipman in
1838, receiving his appointment from
Alabama.
To Succeed Denby.
Washington, Nov. 11. The presi
dent today appointed Charles Page
Bryan, of Illinois, to be envoy extraor
dinary and minister plenipotentiary to
China.
Minister Denby, who is succeeded by
this appointment, has held this position
since the beginning of Cleveland'!
nrst term, president Hamison ap
pointed Mr. Blair, of New Hampshire.
to succeed Denby, but he was objection
able to the Chinese, government, and
Denby was left undisturbed.
1
Bed Buclq Killed.
Muskogee, I. T., Nov. 9. "Buck
Wake man, alias George Thome, alias
Red Buck, said to be the last of the
famous Dalton gang of outlaws, has
been killed near Checotah, I. T., in
a fight with' United States - Marshal
Bennett's deputies, L&wson and Bus
sie. Wakeman was a partner of "Dy
namite Dick," and was one of the gap
who broke jail at tiutnrie last year
with "Neel" Doolin, "Dynamite Dick'
and others. His body has been brought
here. A reward of $2500 had been of
fered for his capture.
A Millionaire Assigns.
Mankato, Minn., Nov. 9. John A.
Willard, well known as a millionaire,
has assigned. Willard estimates his
direct liabilities are about $480,000.
His indirect liabilities ' are - perhaps
double this. - His assets, are largely
real estate, which was worth a few
years ago considerably over $2,000,000,
Willard was interested with R. D
Hubbard, who failed lately, and a Mon
tana company owned by him assigned
last week. Most of the creditors have
agreed to an extension until 1900.
Yellow Jack in Missouri. '
Marshall, Mo., .Nov. 9. A gen
uine case of yellow fever was reported
a few days ago at the . residence of
Sherman Huston, near Malta Bend,
this county. . The patient, A. M. Ir
win, of Memphis, left that place about
10 days ago on account of the plague.
At Kansas City ; he ' became ill,- and
sought admission to ' the hospitals at
that city, but was refused. On reach
ing the home of his ; brother-in-law,
Mr; Huston, the disease had fully de
veloped.
Peters' Second Trial.
Tacoma, Nov. 9. The trial of W.
G. Peters, charged with falsifying the
books and reports of the Columbia
National bank, of. this city, of which
he was cashier, began today before
Federal Judge Gilbert, of Portland.
On his preyious'trial Peters was con
victed, but the verdict was set aside
on an error of instructions. '
fining his position, to the extent that
should he be the nominee of the re
publican party for congress next year
none of them will vote for him. By
this statement he has alienated the
silver republicans, and tbey will here
after class bim with the gold element.
No more, positive proof than his state
ment should be demanded by the Or
egonian or any other gold-standard
advocate. It is absurd that he should
be required to hire a hall or proclaim
his loyalty to gold from the housetops.
The Oregonian asks too much, asks
more than is reasonable; the proof it
demands is more than is required, for
Mr. Ellis has already said enough to
drive all the sil yer republicans from
him, and he has no other place to fall
than with the gold advocates.
IS A DEMOCRAT STILL.
Though battered and beaten, and
after having made a good fight for a
"lost cause," the Courier-Journal ac
cepts defeat manfully, and frankly
acknowledges that it had espoused the
cause of a losing issue in the state of
Kentucky, still it has not surrendered
its democracy, and will not be driven
from the democratic party. Kentucky
wa made the battleground for the
national democrats, and the recent
campaign in that state was fought
The great volume of business in this
country today is transacted on silver
money. As an instance of this the
receipts of the Everett, Wash., custom
house last month amounted to $18,268
every dollar of which was paid in sil
ver. Gold Is being cornered for specu
lative purposes. It being the only
material recognized by law out of
of which basic money can be made,
there is no possibility of its falling be
low the price fixed by the mints. As
it is gathered in the price of products
fall. If silver wai thrown into
competition wltn It tne gold corner
would be broken the same as a wheat
corner is broken by a new crop going
on the market. Teledhone Register.
Having been on all sides of all ques
tions, and having both advocated and
denounced nearly every question of
public policy and state and national pol
itics in past years, the Oregonian finds
itself in deep water when it undertakes
to square itself when accused of in
consistency. Recently it wasted a
whole column of space trying to con
vince its readers that it was notanl ad
mirer oi senator Mctsriae wnen he
came out and advocated the gold
standard, and last Saturday it used up
another column trying to disprove the
accusation that in the past it supported
the free coinage of silver, and this too
in face of the fact that it supported the
Btate republican platform of 1890 that
declared for the free coinage of silver
at the ratio oi io to i.
Cloakmakers Are Oat.
New York, Nov. .11. Three hun
dred cloakmakers in Freed man Broth
ers' shops rtruck today by order of the
Brotherhood of Cloakmakers. Yester
day 1500 operatives, in outside Bhops
supporting Free dm an Brothers went
on a strike.
A Destructive Prairie Fire.
Fort Worth, Tex., Nov. 10. Three
thousand sheep were burned to death
in Crosby county by a prairie tire. The
a?e to ranchers is enormous.
The
According to C
Hercules wrestled
he was thrown
stronger.- than
power' from
earth.
rength of Nature.'
ancient mythology, when
tn Antaeus, every time
jumped up again
every coflF1".11
Im ,i,n,Sfed him at
last 'only b?0'ainS
him in the -aiiV
from the soiTk
strength, until
. weaker and
and fina.
came exb.
Antoeus
perfect
ot man
ture
New iork, Nov. 9. A dispatch to
the Herald from Buenos Ayrcs says
Tho Herald's correspondent in Rio
Janerio fends word that Vice-Presi
dent Victorino did not visit President
Moraes after the attempt to assassinate
the latter last Friday, nor did he at
tend tho funeral of Minister of War
Betancourt, who was killed in that af
fair. His attitude has caused a great
deal of comment.
me situation is still regarded as
grave in Rio Janeiro. The police are
watching the offices of opposition news
papers, fearing they will be attacked
by citizens. The troops remain under
arms ready to quell any outbreak. Im
periausts in particular are preparing
to make a demonstration at the fun'
eral ot uount Motto Mala, who was
physician to tho late Emperor Dom
Pedro, and whose death occurred yes
terday.
A message bag been presented in
the chamber of deputies demanding
that martial law be continued in Rio
Janeiro, because of the existence of
conspiracy against the government,
and that a pension be granted to the
family of General Betancourt. -
EXCJTEHKNT AT 8TBEATOK.
Threatened Invasion of Chinese Labor
Alarms the Miners.
Streator, 111., Nov. 9. The an
nouncement that-Chinamen would be
placed in the mines of the northern Il
linois field has caused an immense
amount of excitement here, and a call
has been issued for a full convention of
the district to be held next Wednesday
afternoon in this city. Every shaft
will send delegates, and in the mean-
tine the various organizations will get
together and take action.
It is understood that Wednesday's
meeting will be of tremendous import
ance to the craft throughout the state,
as it was claimed that If Chinamen are
allowed to go to work here and else
where It will only be a matter of time
when mines employing that kind of
labor will be able to undersell those
employing skillei hands and thus the
price will be again forced down.
The situation here is looked upon by
business men as most serious. The
Chinese question has put an entirely
new phase upon it. It means to Strea
tor alone the displacement of about
3000 men.
Dorrant to Bane;.
San Francisco, Nov. 10. William
Henry Theodore Durrant, condemned
murderer of Miss Blanche Lamont, and
the supposed murderer of Miss Minnie
Williams also, was taken before Judge
Bahrs this morning' for the purpose of
having the date for his execution re
set. His attorneys made a desperate
attempt to secure further delay,' but
Jadge Bpbrs brushed aside all techni
calities objecting to the proceedings,
and ordered that Durrant be hanged
on Friday next.
District Attorney Barnes appeared
before Judge Bahrs yesterday, and
stated that he had received official
notice that the supreme court of the
United States had affirmed the decision
of the lower court in tho Durrant case.
Judge Bahrs thereupon made an order
directing that Durrant bo brought be
fore him this morning In order that a
new date might be set for carrying out
the sentence already imposed upon the
condemned murderer.
Durrani's attorneys have made
desperate struggle to save the life of
their client, stubbornly fighting the
case through the courts, and employ
ing every subterfuge known to the
legal profession to delay execution of
the death sentence. Their last re
source has now apparently been ex
hausted and it seems probable that
tardy justice is at last about to over
tako the convicted murderer of Blanche
Lamont, and supposed murderer of
Are The Best
Plows in
General Purpose
the World.
Beware of imitation plows and extras claiming to be the genuine
Oliver or equally good. . .... . . . ,
THE GENUINE PLOWS AND REPAIRS, direct from the factory,
ARE FOR SALE IN THE DALLES ONLY BY PEASE & MAYS.
So great is the popularity of these famous plows that unscrupulous
parties are seeking to trade upon their good name by offering for sale
"bogus" plows and parts as genuine. ...
A Full Carload or Walking, Riding and (Jang Plows .
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ALL GOODS MARKED
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WAR AGAINST TKC8TS.
California Sugar Combine Will Assume the
AegreMlTe.
San Francisco, Nov. 10. The
Chronicle says:
Plans have been effected and the aa-
nee is given that everything will
bo .n readiness lor ngnting the sugar
trust on January 1, when the five
years' contract of the Hawaiian plant
ers with the Western Sugar Refinery
will expire. It will continue to han
dle that portion of the crop, say from
40,000 to 50,000 tons, which Claus
Spreckels can control.
Of the remainder of 245,000 tons,
150,000 tons will be placed on the
market by the California Beet Sugar
& Refining Company, in which Welch
& Co., George W. MuNear and their
friends are the principal elements.
Of the 150,000 tons of raw island,
90,000 tons will be sent to New York,
where it has been sold to refineries in
dependent of the trust. The remain-
60,000 tons will be refined at the
nia Beet Sugar & Refining Com-
at Crockett, on the Straits
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JOS. T.
PETERS
The
5 CO.,
Dalles, OregDn
turned to school.
Mr. Schoenbaum has not seen his
wife since she was taken from him.
The lawyers have been puzzling their
heads over the case, and have con
cluded that the industrial school au
thorities are right, and that the girl
could not marrv without their consent
Finding he had no recourse in law,
the husband appealed to Governor
Scofield. The eovernor after heariner
the appeal said he- would grant the
woman a pardon. Before her release,
however, the school authorities will
be heard. The governor said a par
don would establish a precedent in
such cases.
MAJORITIES IM BOTH BRANCHES.
Republicans IV Ul Control the Mew York
Assembly. i
New York, Nov. 11. Chairman C.
W. Hackett, of the republican state
committee, has given out the follow
ing statement, concerning the organi
zation of the New York legislature:
"The republicans have elected a sub
stantial majority in the next assembly,
and will organize that body. The re
turns as canvassed officially make it
certain that the republican votes in
the next house will exceed the demo
cratic by at least 11. A republican
will be elected speaker, and republican
idea9 of legislation will prevail in th'e
be Jower house will be in
rmblican senate
An Inquiry Inaugurated.
New York, Nov. 11. For the past
40 days revenue officers under Captain
Williams, of the New York and New
Jersey division of the department,
have scoured the city to gather evi
dence against the large tobacco-dealers
cigar manufacturers and liquor-distillers.
Frauds in the payment ot liquor
and tobacco taxes and supposed irreg
ularities on the part of government
omcials are behind the investigation.
A tour of the tobacco factories has
been begun and in some cases small
seizures were made. i
This work of the revenue officers js
said to be only the first step in the big
gest inquiry made by the department
since the days of the whisky riitf.
Affairs of the Pullmans
Chicago, Nov. 11. A meeting of
the directors of the Pullmar Car Com
pany was held today. Roicrt ;T, Lin
coln was elected a directr. The most
important action takei was the ap
pointment of an executive committee,
consisting of H. li Huber, of New
York; Marshall Field And Robort T.
R. E. Ssltmarshe
AT TH
East W STOCK TflBDS,
. WILL PAY THE
ffighestCashPrice for
Hay and Grain.
DEALER IN LIVE STOCK
..JOSEPH SHANNON.,
Practioal Saddler and
Harness Maker. . . .
Lincoln, of Chica& who will have
hA r.oS
"ihwas
'mlt
teel
Jra
affairs of the
elected. chair
Today's action
cola president
.te Effort.
Nov. 11. The at-
only remedy to really ci
natural remedy. It mnsr
natural laws and bring'
with Nature. Any unnaJ
mere temporary appet
manent rood to a person
ana run-aown."
In these conditions the
oral streneth-bnilderis
Medical Discovery. It
the natural nutritive tiro
solid, permanent strengtlj
the same way that Nature
it capacitates the ston
vitalize the circulation i
centres with pure, health
exactly Nature's wavof i
nansuon, aeoility, insomS
Dunn tne cast to va
medicines have become rd
remedies throughout the
' Pleasant Pellets'' are a pe
manent cure for constipation.
Sister Ellxa L. de Falcon, of (
waeces Co., Texas, writes:
that I have been ill for twenM
finally cared by your medu
cat Discoverv ' and 'Favoritd
completely cured after takia
charge of
company.
uiau Ul IL. .
makes
Of t
A Last
San Fran
? 1U1 ",41. . 1 T
Vill BIO UJH&IUg b ues'
ve the life of the
rai Dickinson this
before United States
haven and asked per'
tition for a writ of
behalf ot the con
udge Dehaven sug-
atter be taken into
circuit court. At 11
ckinson renewed his
efore Judges Mor-
Opposite Saltmarshe's
Stock Yards. . . .
& Co's.
As I employ no servants and do all
j my own work, I am prepared to give
tuo iuwctii prices. Ajeainer trimming
a specialty. For sample of - work see
Umatilla House 'Bus.
fof a Quarrel.
Nov. 10. Thos.
Em a ranch two miles
lily, was shot and
this morning by An-
jeighbor. The shoot-
a quarrel between
Lcutting of some
LOUIS OAKES,
' Buooeeaort to J. EL Blakr
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