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SATURDAY MAY 28, 1898
TIMES ABE GOOD ENOUGH.
This is one of the catch phrases that
republican campaign orators are using
at present, and along with It they u-ge
the voters to not hazard a change
, "We second their assertions on both
propositions, but would desire that the
' voter investigate somewhat before be
, accepts their theories and arguments.
Times are really good for the major
ity of people at present, but what
caused the good timee? Was it legis
lation," or was It the misfortunes of
our neighbors abroad? ' What caused
the advance in the price of wheat?
Was it aov act of the party that was
ushered into office on March 4, 1897
Hardly.. It wus the failure of crops in
" the great wheat countries of the
world? Had there been no famine in
India, Australia and Argentina last
year, would even the most sanguine re
publican assert that wheat would have
been worth more than 40 cents
bushel last fall? With present pros
pects for a large crop abroad, were it
not for the war with Spain, would any
body hazard the opinion that any farm
. product would be high today? Then
where can any party claim credit for
bringing about the present good times.
, Now let us investigate the proposed
changes. Who is ' insisting on
change in our finances? Who is liable
. to make it? .The republican party
has presented to us the Gage bill, that
. ia a measure to increase the interest
bearing debt of the country, so that
the present credit currency shall be
retired, and bank notes based on bonds
"shall take its place. In short, it is
proposed to contract the currency at
the will of the national banks. It is
the republican party then that pro
poses to make a change. Every sane
man- knows that the free coinage of
silver cannot be accomplished during
the term of the present president. He
would veto any bill providing for free
coinage. But, on the other hand,
such legislation as the Gage bill can
be averted if the republican party is
prevented from gaining control of
congress. Then if times are good
enough, insure no ehange being made
by electing union candidates for office.
UNDER FALSE GUISE.
The "financiers" in congress who
are working in the interest of the
bondholders, serve their masters well
whenever opportunity offers, and are
at presedt pressing - the button under
' the guise of creating war revenue in a
way that if not closely watched will
fasten an immense debt upon the na
t tion. The $600,000,000 of bonds pro
vided for in the Dlngley gold-standaad
'.bill (improperly styled "A bill to pro
; vide ways and means to meet war ex
penditures") are to all intents and
purposes gold bonds. It makes no
difference that the rulings of the de
partment that bonds payable in either
. gold or silver are gold bonds is in vio
lation of law. We cannot change the
rulings of the department until we
; have an executive who will insist
. upon it that the law shall be enforced
without favor to gold speculators more
than to other citizens.
Another peculiarity of the bill is
that it makes no mention for what
' purpose the bonds are to be issued. It
i is not provided that they shall be
' used to obtain money to prosecute the
' war. It authorizes the issuance of the
9600,000,000 of bonds, or so much there
of as may be necessary, and the secre
, tary of the treasury is made the sole
judge of the necessity. Mr. Gage has
often declared that it is necessary to
retire the greenbacks and treasury
notes, and it would not be unreason
able to supposo that with such views
Mr. Gage would issue the bonds to
' provide a basis for bank circulation
in order that greenbacks might be re
tired. Mr. Gage is a banker, and has
repeatedly declared that national-bank
circulation is necessary to a sound
Inancial system, and the bonds pro
vided for in the bill would go a long
. way to meet that "necessity." The
' republican party would not have pro
posed such a measure in time of peace;
at all events, they have not veutured
to propose their currency and mono
metallic schemes at this season of con
gress. Why should they, under the
' whip and spur of a patriotio pretence,
ask the opponents of the 'gold stand
ard to adopt such a preposterous .mode
of raiding money to carry on the war?
Perhaps he remembers the loyal, public-spirited
gentleman who paid for
printing and attended to mailing
thousands of those circulars.
"I call the attention of the editor,
who made the deduction that Profes
sor Lyman had treated the question of
price uncandidly, to the fact that 17
books appear in the Lyman list quoted
by professor Ackerman, while there
are but 16 in his own list. Ackerman
charges Lyman with two elementary
geographies, making a false credit of
65 cents in that item for himself while
further comDarison shows $1.08 in
Lyman's favor in the total."
The more Pofessor Ackerman's can
didacy is ventilated, the more it be
comes evident that he is the candidate
of the American Book Co.. and that
the company is directly interested in
electing a superintendent of public in
structisn who will be favorable to its
monopoly.
WHAT IS WRONG?
Two of the most enthusiastic advo
cates of the gold standard who are
campaigning Oregon are Hon. T. T,
Geer and Hon. C. H. Dodd, and these
gentlemen are no doubt honest in
their belief .hat the gold standard is
the only safe basis for the currency of
the country, though they have been
able to adva'ace no new solution of
the problem. They are free to tell
the people that something is wrong in
present systems, but they attribute it
to the agitation of the silver question
however their efforts to convince the
public of the truth of their statements
is ineffectual.
Both Mr. Geer and Mr. Dodd furnish
living examples that something is
wrong somerrbere, and as one is a
farmer and the other has for years de
pended directly upon the farmers for
his business support, the fact that
both have not prospered would indi
cate that it is the agriculturalists that
have been suffering; that the farmers
are the ones that have suffered from
unwholesome legislation. Mr. Geer
is a farmer, presumably ' as thrifty as
any in the state, but under the gold
standard he has found farming un
profitable, and is today financially
embarassed. C. H. Dodd has for years
been at the bead of one of the leading
agricultural Implement firms of the
Northwest. He is a conservative bus
iness man, but has oeen unsuccessful;
in fact his business has gone into the
hands of a receiver. Had the gold
standard been beneficial to the farm
ing interests, there should be no mort
gage on Mr. Geer's farm today. Had
the agricultural interests thrived
under the gold standard the past
twenty years, the leading dealer in the
Northwest should today be doing a
thriving business.
Evidently something is wrong.
Evidently the producers of this coun
try are not thriving. What is the
trouble? Is it not that farmers haye
not received just compensation for
their labors? Is it not that money
(gold money) has increased in purchas
ing power and the value of the farm
products depreciated so that the
farmer has failed to realize a reason
able compensation for his labor, and
has in consequence been unable to
buy and pay for agricultural imple
ments? When we ask what is wrong;
when Mr. Geer and Mr. Dodd atk
what is wrong, if the condition rf the
farmer will but be considered the
trouble will be discovered. It is sim
ply that money is too dear and farm
prod nets are too low. When by a
failure of crops abroad the price of
wheat went up, farmers were made
temporarily prosperous, but it came
too late to save these two advocates of
the gold standard.
CHECKERED POLITICS.
The contest for the state superin
. tendency is bringing forth some pecu
liar facts with reference to the school
book question in Oregon, and is be
ginning to open tho eyes of school
patrons all over the state to the fact
that there is a 'corporation known as
the American Book Co. that is and
has for years been an interested party
. in Oregon politics, to the extent that
. it has a selfish interest at stake that
bodes no good to the public.
. Recently Prof. Lyman, union nomi-
lnee for superintendent of public in
struction published an exhibit show
ing the relative cost of books supplied
this state by the American Book Co.
and those furnished other states where
closer competition is permitted. This
called forth a letter from Prof. Acker
.. man, republican nominee, which was
published in the Oregonian of the
19th, in which he attempts to justify
himself and the book company, and
wherein he attempts to show that the
' books he voted to adopt in 1894 were
., less expensive than those voted for by
. '. Prof. Lyman. Unfortunately for Prof.
Ackerman he garbled his list so as to
put a good feature upon his side of the
case. '""' : .'
Prof. Ackerman's misrepresenta
tions are refuted by John Gill, former
ly a member of the firm of J. K. Gill
& Co., book deslers in Portland. " In
. his explanation Mr. Gill not only dis
proves tbe statements made by Acker
man, but shows some of the interests
of the American Book Co. in Oregon
politics. Among other things Mr.
Gill says: ,
"Does Professor Ackerman recall a
. circular which was gotten out as a
. campaign, document four years ago, to
which many prominent educators sub-,
scribed, attacking Irwinv the repub-
lican candidate for superintendent of
public instruction, and urging Reid's
.election (the democratic nominee?)
DEWEY IN DANGER.
Recent events indicate that the bril
liant achievement of Dewey at Manila
may be spoiled by the inactivity of
the administration in sending him an
army to retain what he had secured.
There is little doubt but the Spanish
government has started the reserve
fleet to the Philippines, also an army
of 10,000 picked men. They are prob
ably on their way to the islands now,
and having little but further to travel
than will our troops to reach Manila,
there will be a terrible race across
tho ocean, and should the Spaniards
reach Manila before reinforcements
do Dewey, his laurels may be changed
to willows.
Should this result, it will be because
of criminal negligence on the part of
our government. No- sooner had
Dewey won the victory on May 1st
than he called on the government to
replenish his ammunition and give
him a land force to occupy the forts at
Cayit. His demands were urgent, but
were apparently unheeded, for nearly
three weeks - were wasted by tbe
strategy board in wrangling over de
tails, when one week should have been
sufficient in which to mobilize 10.000
men at San Francisco and start them
for Manila. This delay has been gross
negligence and a display of inactivity
that cannot be excused.
A VOICE FROM WASHINGTON
The union of bimetallists called sil
ver democrat8,silver republicans and
populists, in Oregon, have selected a
candidate for governor in the person
of William Rufus Kin?, who repre
sents true democratic principles. Mr.
King is a native of Washington,
thirty-four years old, a self-made man,
a successful lawyer, a leader in the
legislature of Oregon, and a true be
liever in bimetalism at the ratio of 16
to 1 by the United States actirg inde
pendently of all other countries. He
was raised a democrat, and remained
loyal to the party until Mr. Cleveland
publicly joined the goldite republicans
to fasten upon this country tbe Eng.
lish gold standard. He then became a
populist because he was still a demo
crat and not a gold monopolist. He
has a clean, independent and consist
ent record, and is the material upon
which a country must depend ifor de
liverance from the shackles of gold-
standard contraction. He is a typical
representative of the young men of
the West, and h:s unanimous selection
by all the silver forces of Oregon
shows the drift of public sentiment in
tbe far West. The people are for him
but plutocracy is against him. The
battle for the people is being made
without money, patronage or official
power. Tbe battle lor tbe single gold
standard, monopoly, aristocracy and
greed, is waged with patronage, both
state and national, and sustained by
an unlimited corruption fund to thwart
the will of the people; in other words,
the contest In Oregon is between the
people who produce wealth and tbe
parasites who haye. grown rich and
powerful by absorbing what the masses
produce. We have great faith in the
redemption of Oregon from goldbug
rule under the leadership of William
Rufus King. Silver Knight Watch
man, Washington, D. C
OREGON'S UNION TICKET
The Silver Knight-Watchraan, pub
lished at Washington, D. C, aud
edited by Senator Win. M. Stewart,
passes the following compliment upon
the union party iu Oregon and the
ticket nominated by the silver forces:
"No better ticket could have been
nominated In any state. It is first
class from top to bottom. We wish to
call especial attention to the candi
dates for congressmen. R. M. Veatch
has been a life-long democrat. We
notice in the Eastern press that he is
charged with beingia gold-bug demo
crat. We know the charge to be fake
We have been in correspondence with
him for the last year or more and
know his views. He is for the free
and unlimited coinage of silver and
pold at the ratio of 16 to 1 by the
United States acting independently,
without regard to the action of auy
other government. Not only this,
but he is an enthusiastic worker in the
eood cause, and if elected would be a
credit to his state in the halls of con
gress. He would be an American, and
not a follower of the English Tory
goldites of the Cleveland republican
stripe.
Mr. Donaldson is a si'.ver re
publican. He has made sacrifices in
leavintr the republican party to serve
his country. There is no class of men
so bitterly hated by tbe gold monopo
lists as silver republicans who have
been compelled to choose between the
gold standard and and patriotism, and
have taken the side of the people.
The silver republican who stays in the
republican party and votes to keep the
gold party in power is a very different
individual from a silver republican
who has come out of the party and is
doing what he can to overthrow gold
monopoly. An intelligent silver re
publicans in the republican party is
certainly a rare bird. To vote for gold
men and talk for silver is too incon
sistent to be honest. While there was
any hope for bimetalism in the re
publican party many good men who
were silver men stayed with it, but
now that the hope is gone and the re
publican party has become a gold
party per se, no man can be a silver
man and a republican. If he is a re
publican he is a gold man first, last
and all the time, and any pretense on
the part of the politician that he is a
silver man while he supports the re
publican party is a sham and a dis
grace.
"Again we congratulate the people
of Oregon on the patriotic stand they
have taken, on the splendid ticket
they have put in the field, and on the
glorious example they have set for the
other states. Three hundred millions
of Hindoos were reduced to bondage,
and are now held in slaveiy by a hand
ful of British soldiers, because they
were divided into castes, and tbe cun
ning of the enemy compelled them to
fight each other. Thank God there
are no Hindoos in Oregon. They will
not fight each other in the face of the
common enemy for the benefit of the
Rothschilds combination. They will
not sacrifice patriotism for former
political differences, nor for the pat
ronage of filthy lucre offered them by
the money trust, but will stand united
in defense of the rights of the people."
THF ISSUE IS PLAIN.
A week from next Monday the voters
of Oregon will be called upon to vote
on one of the most vital questions
that has ever come efore the Ameri
can people, for upon its settlement
rests the future welfare of the people.
Tbe question is "shall Americans be
independent or shall they be sub
servient slaves of the money power?"
No other construction can be put
upon the present issue. It is clearly a
question of who shall govern the
United States in the future, the money
power or the people. One party has
fallen into the hands of a power that
would contract currency to such an ex
tent that money would become dearer
and dearer while the products of labor
would become cheaper and cheaper,
until the laborer would fall before the
money power an abject slave. This
party offers to the voters of America
two financial propositions. One is the
Gage currency bill that proposes to
retire all credit currency that is not
backed up by interest-bearing bonds;
in short, to charge the people interest
on every dollar of money in circulation
other than metallic money. The other
is, under tbe guise of raising war reve
nue, to issue $600,000,000 of three per
cent twenty year bonds, both of which
ate intended to subjugate the masses
and increase the profits of tbe bond'
holders.
Let the voter investigate these Drop
ositions. The Gage bill is intended,
as Secretary Gage says, to irrevokably
fasten upon the nation the single gold
standard, by a system that will require
the issuance of not less than $400,000,-
000 bonds bearing three per cent in
terest, these bonds to run 20 years.
At the expiration of that period
the original debt of $400,000,000
will have cost the people $640,-
000,000. And for what purpose is
it proposed to create the debt? To
retire a circulating medium that today
is stable and is performing all tbe nec
essary functions of money. As to tbe
second proposition of authorizing the
issuance of $600,000,000 bonds to create
a war revenue, it is no less objection
able and is perfectly needless. In the
tirst place, there is no probability that
the war expenses will reach anything
like such an amount. Hence to create
a vast debt that is not needed is
flagrant extravagance; it is an attempt
to work upon tbe people's patriotism
in order to get them to put their
necks into the bondholder's collar.
What does tbe other party before
the people offer? A simple, sensible
and inexpensive system of currency,
based upon the credit of the nation and
the mineral wealth of our mines. It
is proposed to issue so much credit cur
rency as the credit of the nation will
maintain at par in short, non-inter
est bearing bonds. It is proposed to
open the mints to the free coinage of
the mineral products of the world. It
is proposed that the finances of the
nation shall be under the control, of
the government and not delegated to
banks of issue. With these proposi
tions before the people, should there
be any hesitancy as to how they will
decide?
in his way to the duties for which he
is paid and is letting his .campaign
take care of itsself.
Everybody is interested in wha shall
constitute our county board. Tax
payers of Wasco county recognize in
F. M. Jackson, one who will guard
their interest. He is a conservative
business man, and will look after the
business of the county as if it were his
own.
Those who have opposed tbe annex
ation of the Hawaiian islands now
realize whs:' "onveni '"ethey would
be, and hwv i we i.-- : them for a
coaling stal.u oince we are engaged
in war in the far East. With abund
ance of supplies at Honolulu it woulO
be a much easier matter to relieve the
fleet at Manila.
Judge J. L. Story, union nominee
for attorney-geDerai, is a Dalles man,
well known to all of us, aud there is a
local pride in seeing him receive a
handsome vote here at home. Every
body feels disposed to help a neignbor
and friend along, hence it is expected
that he will receive an enormous vot6
in this and Sherman counties.
Senator King proved his friendship
for the struggling Cubans and his
high sense of the love of justice and
the sense of duty of the American peo
ple by introducing the only n solution
that passed the state senate two yars
ago Demoralizing congress to recog
nize the belligerency of the patriots of
tbe southern islands.
Never before has the United States
so fully realized the weakness of its
merchant marine. It is in sore need
of transport ships to carry soldiers and
supplies to the Phillipines. but is un
able to find a sufficient number float
ing tbe American flag on the Pacific
ocean that can be utilized. Legisla
tion should have been enacted years
ago to encourage ship building.
What claim has any republican nom
inee on the people over the claims of
the union candidates? Are they more
competent, more honest or more
economical in official life? If not,
then every voter who is opposed to
the single gold standard, corporation
rule, and monopoly of business will
find it to his interest to support the
union candidate.
The farmers are tbe only real pro
ducers of the country. Tbe men who
create something to eat and wear
create wealth. If this class is made
prosperous, all who live off the toil of
producers will also be prosperous.
This class has not been prosperous
under the operations of the gold
standard. Were they not prosperous
when we had bimetalism?
For seven years Judge W. L. Brad
shaw has presided over the circuit
court of the seventh judicial district,
and during that time has conducted
the business of the court expeditiously,
never permitting delays that were un
necessary, hence court expenses have
been reduced to the aninimum.
Thousands of dollars have thus been
saved to the taxpayers.
We are told by bondholders and
money brokers that the gold standard
is beneficial to the producers. They
are unusually interested at this time
in the welfare of the horny-handed
sons of toil, notwithstanding they
have ever been ready to grind them
down. Their counsel cannot be relied
upon at this especial time. We fear
they are false friends to the producers.
The supreme court should not be
composed of men of the same party.
The election of Mr. Ramsey will place
one union man on the bench to two
republicans. This ought to be fair.
Besides Mr. Ramsey is a lawyer of
ability and a man of integrity. His
record is a clean one, as a man's rec
ord ought to be before allowing him a
place on the supreme bench of the
state.
In Canada the man or woman who
wants to sever the bonds of matrimony
must go before the Dominion parlia
ment, when the committee on divorce
in the senate takes up tbe case and
goes over the details very thoroughly.
and if, in tbe opinion of the committee
the testimony warrants the granting
of a divorce the report to that effect is
made and both houses concur in a bill
giving the required relief.
The farmers of Eastern Oregon are
asked to support Mr. Geer for governor
because be is a farmer and is their
friend, but what has he ever done to
display his friendship? Probably
when he voted against tbe bill to regu
late freight rates on the O. R. & N.
railroad of Feb. 17, 1891, he was
showing his friendship. It was a vote
to take from the farmers
the railroad.
and give to
Out in Crook county the anti gold
standard people are awake to their in
terests and are making a noble fight
for the free coinage of silver. Judge
Bennett recently spoke at a number of
places in Crook county, and found tbe
people wide awake and working fo
free men and the money of the consti
tution. It will not be surprising if
Crook county goes for silver at the
coming election. Goldites are losing
ground there every day.
What can any farmer or producer
find in the republican platform in
Oregon that is compatible with his in
terests? Can he see where be will be
benefited by the gold standard, tax
ation without represenation, and con
centration of powers in the bands of the
few? If he cannot then his duty is
plain. Ho should vote tbe union
ticket from top to bottom. Reforms
cannot be enacted until the offices
have been secured.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
The interests of the people will be
safe in the hands of C. L. Morse and
A. J. Brigbam if elected to the legis
lature. They will not go to Salem to
hold up the legislature, but to enact
needed legislation, cut down state ex
penses and abolish all useless boards
and commissions.
Congressman Tongue has never
shown any gieat activity as a con
gressman except In securing pensions,
but there is one thing to his credi..
He remains in Washington attending
The republican state cnovention at
Astoria was tbe firs- republican plat
form to ever declare for the single
gold standard. Alwavs before tbe re
publican party bad declared either for
the free coinage of silver for tbe use of
both gold and silver as money of ulti
mate redemption. Now in Oregon it
declares squarely for gold, and there
can be no question about the meaning.
BImetalists can find no place within
that party.
The record of Will R. King in the
Oregon legislature has been scanned
by tbe regublican press of tbe state,
and the only objection they can find
to it, the only act they have discov
ered to assail, ' is that he opposed
the appropriation for the state
militia. The record of Mr. Geer has
been scanned, and be is found to have
been t.ppdsed to nearly every measure
of remedial legislature that was pro
posed while be was a member. Fur
ther comment is unnecessary. -
The Oregonian gives a half column
of editorial space to deploring the fact
that we have not a stronger navy, and
concludes by saying that the way to
strengthen it is to elect a republican
congress. Probably the Oregonian
forgets the record of tbe republican
party with reference to the navy.
Tnat party had control of the adminis
tration from tbe close of tbe war to
1885, and during .those twenty years
our navy was allowed to decay. How
ever, when Cleveland was elected his
secretary of the navy began building
boats, and is recognized as the father
of tbe new navy.
The boomerang the Baker City Re
publican and the Oregonian tried to
hurl at Senator King about his being
an A. P. A., has glanced off and struck
the Hon. T. T. Geer, who is generally
supposed to be a memhor of that so
ciety, though his friends were trying
to get veers for him, both "comin'
and goin'," by asserting to Catholics
that his opponent was an A. P. A.,
and holding Mr. Geer uo as a "bell
wether" of the ordor among the mem
bership of the organization.
"Col." B. F. Alley, the man who at
tempted to defame the character of
Will R. King, union nominee for gov
ernor, is the same "gentleman" who
has been exposed as a fraud by the
Eugene Pobi.G. A R., and the Masonic
grand lodge of Oregon. It is a
credit to any man to be assailed by
such as "Col." Alley, for his enumity
is more to be courted than his fiiend
ship. Alley hangs like a millstone
around the neck of any man whom he
supports.
A learned editorial writer out south
insists that the Gage currency bill is
not an issue in this campaign, but the
gold standard is. By this admission
he acknowledges the Gage bill is a
measure that cannot be defended.
But is not the bill an issue? It is the
measure that is endorsed by the presi
dent; it was promulgated by the re
publican secretary of the treasury,
and is the republican plan for reforra
iug the currency. If it is not an is
sue"tbeo the money question cuts no
figure in this campaign.
Will R. King is held up by tbe re
publican press as the enemy of the
Oregon National Guard, because he
voted to save the taxpayers $30,000
appropriated for the maintenance of
the militia. Who was the sta"-e mili
tia when Mr. King registered his vote?
And who was getting the benefit of
the appropriation? It was the Fir-t
regiment, most of whom were located
in Portland, and two-thirds of the
appropriation was being expended for
their benefit. They were the republi
can politicians who got nearly all the
commissions when the guard was call
ed into service. Mr. King did not
want $30,000 of the people's money
appropriated to keep up a political
machine in Portland.
The silver forces in congress are
held up to derision by the gold press
because they oppose tbe so-called war
revenue measure which proposes an
issuance of $600,000,000 interest bear
ing bonds. Because they want to
save the people the burden of an
enormous debt, they are denounced as
being opposed to the war. In reality,
they are true patriots, willing to sup
ply the sinews of war by legitimate
means, but want at the same time to
guard future generations from certain
bondage, which will result if the bond
issue is permitted. The real traitors
to tbe nation are those who insist
upon delivering the people into the
hands of bondholders, who are worse
enemies to liberty than are the Span
ish tyrants.
adopteta7
NETV CHARTER.
Initiative and Referendum Carried in
San Francisco.
San Francisco, May 27. The elec
tion on the adoption of the new char
ter held here yesterday resulted in a
majority for its adoption.
The chief features of the new char
ter is a provision providing for direct
legislation in municipal affairs. Ad'
vocates of .the initiative and referen
dum are elated over the result.
Prepared for the Defensive.
San Diego, Cal., May 25. Woric of
mining and strengthening the harbor
here is completed. San Diego is now
proof against invasion and is strictly
on the defensive. The harbor defense
has been improved greatly, and is now
able to offer strong resistance to any
fleet that may attack it. .
Fortr Thousand Troops at C hick m magna
Chickamagua, May 25 There are
40,000 volunteer troops mobilized here
and th!s morning a sham battle for
inspection is taking place. The vol
tears are well drilled and would enter
into the service like old trained
soldiers.
An Early Prize Released.
Washivgton, May 25. The Ameri
can bark Saranac, which was captured
by the Spaniards early in the war has
been released at Manila. It had been
held by a prize-crew ever since it was
taken by tbe Spaniards.
Have Gone to anconrer .
TACOMA, May 25. The Third battal
ion, Wa-hington volunteers, left this
morning for Vancouver. They have
been ordered there to take the place
of the Fourteenth infantry which has
been sent to the Philippines.
In Hot Pursnit.
Key West, May 21. The cruiser
Bancroft U reported chasing a large
Spanish steamer off the coa?t of Cube,
with good prospects of capturing the
prize.
CERVERA IS
CAUGHT IN A BOX
Schley Has Him Hemmed in
Santiago Harbor.
NO CHANCE FOB
SPANIARDS TO ESCAPE
No Question
But Schisy
the Fleet.
Can Take
Key West, May 25. A dispatch
boat has just arrived from Santiago
bringing authentic news from Cora mo.
dore Schley. It is to the effect that
the Spanish fleet is hemmed in San
tiago harbor with no possible how to
escape without a battle with the Amer
lean fleet.
bchley will maintain hi? position
outside the harbor and v. ill force Cer-
vera to surrender or fight. He has th
Spaniards in a box, and will have muc
the advantage of position when th
battle occurs.
IT IS THE
POLICY
TO WAIT,
If Cervera Is Hemmed in Then Troops
Will Move.
Washington, May 27. Cuba will
not be invaded and there will be no era
barkation of troops until the presiden
is satisfied that Ceryera's fleet is
bottled up at Santiago and cannot pos
sibly escape. This is thedeterminatio
reached by the presidont today.
The president is determined to not
take any chances of having the Ameri
can fleet surprised while bombardic
any (uDan port, and tliat tbe array
shall not be taken at a disadvantagi
wbile attempting to land on Cuba
soil. All thit can be expected for
few days is inactivity of the forces un
less it is found to a certainly where
Cervera is.
CERVERA PROBABLY
COOPED AT SANTIAGO
Schley Thought to Be Guarding Span
ish Fleet.
Washington, May 25. Secretary
Long says he believes the Spanish
fleet is cooped in at Santiago, with
uimmoaore achley carefully guarding
Cervera s movements from the outside
ready to pounce upon the Spanish
fleet whenever opportunity shall be
presented. The secretary has official
notification that tbe battleship Orego
and two accompanying cruisers are at
Jupiter inlet awaiting orders. The
vessels are in first class trim for en
tering into active service wherever
they may be ordered to go.
PEOPLE ARE
STARVING AT MANILA
A Padlocked Heart.
How tnan-p
women lock
their troubles
and sufferings
in their own
hearts and si
lently endure
misery and
pain which
would cause
strong men to
cry out ia
agony.
The suffer
ings of women are more
than half unknown and un
appreciated. The refined
sensitiveness of their or
sanism lavs them liable to
thousand exquisite tortures which a
coarser nature can never experience oi
comprehend.
1 he least derangement or disorder nr th
delicate special organism of their sex over
whelms the whole pbvsical and mental be
ing with weakness and wretchedness.
But it is a mistake to suffer these tronhles
In silence. Thev mav be cured in the ner.
feet privacy of home, without the remiraant
oraeai oi examinations ana local treat
ment," which the family doctor is sure to
insist upon.
r o pnysician in the world has had a widet
or more successful experience in the treat
ment of woman's diseases than Dr. R. V.
Pierce, chief consulting physician to the
Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute, of
Buffalo. N. Y. His " Favorite Prescrintinn
is a positive cure for the most obstinate and
complicated 'feminine difficulties.
It is the onlv medicine of its kind nm
pared by an educated, skilled physician.
Mr. T. P. Soeed. of Omra Trxat wn'tM mm
wife was badly afflicted with female weakness.
We tried three of the best ehrsiciam in tie
country without benefit, but at great expense.
My wife grew worse, and we gare up in de
spair. She could not get in and out of doors
witnoui neip: was not able to stand on her feet
long at a time, complained of d.-agginz down
.ins in abdomen. Notfainor hut an nniim.i.
eath seemed awaiting- h- whn horm.
thought ! the name of Dr. Pierce came to my
miuil wrote to Dr. Pierce received his advice.
XOllOWed It. mv Wife (mtmwMl MnwntiM. f. n
the first two week's treatment, continue! th
treatment six months, and pronounced the cxrt
eomplete, at a cost of less than one month's treat
ment by the last physician we emploved before
consulting Dr. Pierce. She used Dr. Pierce's Fa
vorite Prescription and the lotions recommended
by him. It has been two years auicc. and th i
good cact ia j 1 "
Riot Prevails and the City Is Being
Burned.
Hong Kong, May 25. Late reports
from Manila are that there is rioting
in the city on account of scarcity of
food. The Spanish authorities have
refused to supply the Philippine vol
unteers with provisions, and the latter
are burning the1 town. Authorities
are unable to quell the riot. It is
feared the city will fall into tbe hands
of the mob or will be totally destroyed
by fire. Citizens ' are .starving and
great suffering prevails.
CRUISER BALTI
MORE IN THE MUD
Cause of Her Disablement Is Not
Known.
London, May 27. A Hong Kong
special to the - Telegram says the
cruiser Baltimore is lying in tbe mud
at Macabulosno, Incapable of action
The cause of the damage to the Balti
more is not known, but probably is
the result of damage done the vessel
during Dewey's battle with the Span
ish fleet at Manila. It is not known
if tbe ship can be raised with appli
ances to be had in Manila bay.
THE
ROSTER
ALMOST
IS
COMPLETE,
One Hundred Fourteen Thousand
Volunteers Enrolled.
Washington, May 25. The man
ner in which the call of the president
fur volunteers has been responded to
has been very encouraging to the ad
ministration and is a splendid exhibit
of American patriotism. So far 114,-
000 volunteers have been accepted
acd mustered into service. This
leaves 11,000 to fill the compliment of
the first call, which will De filled in a
very short time. Many more have
offered their services than are requir
ed to fill the quota.
ANOTHER CALL IS
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Seventy-five Thousand
Wanted.
Washington, May 25. The presi
dent today issued a call for 75,000 more
volunteers. This will raise the army
up to 280,000. The apportionment to
the different states has not yet been
made, but will probably be on the
same basis as the first call. It is ex
pected that the call will be responded
to as readily as was the first, and that
less time will be required to muster in
and equip the men.
UT of doors or in doors arc
passed more pleasantly ir
light, cool, seasonable clothes,
such as our Linen Crash or light,
unlined Worsted Suits. All th
objections to such suits vanish
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Paints, Oils and Glass, Build
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Redwood Shingles. . . . .
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THE DALLES, OREGON
ernment has chartered the sUamers
Colon and China as transports to ac
company the Centennial. Ohio and
Zealandia to the Philippines. The
vessels are to report at San FrancUco
at once preparatory to leaviaer for a
trip across the Pacific.
Mast Cathe Cables.
Key West, May 27. Imperative or
ders have been issued to Admiral
Sampson to cut all cables leading away
from Cuba. It ia the p Mr pose of the
department to shut Blanco entirely off
from communication with Spain.
SAMPSON WILL
BOMBARD HAVANA.
Exciting
News Expected
Fleet.
From the
Key west, May 25. Sampson is
bearing down on Havana wiih bis
Beet, and tbe bombardment is expected
any time. Exciting news is looked for
from tbe American fleet. Dispatch
boats will keep the authorities here in.
formed of the engagement whenever
the bombardment shall be commenced.
To Inspect the Troops.
Washington, May z7.-.General
Miles will at once begin an inspection
of the volunteer troops at different
points in the South. He will begin at
Alger and conclude at Tampa, Fla.
Steamera Colo a and China Chartered.
Washington, May 27. The gor-
I nl -n speaking.
The union campaign committee has
arranged for public speaking to be
held at the following times and places:
Hon. Will R. King and Hon. J. K
Sovereign, The Dalles, Friday, May 27
Hon. Frank J. Brown, superintend
ent of public instruction "f Washing
ton, and Hon. fcl. . Lyman, nominee
for superintendent of public instruc
tion, Endersby, Saturday, May 28.
Hon. S. K. Howard, of Minnesota,
Wamic, Friday, June 3, Kingsley, Sat
urday, June 4.
W- H. Arbuckle, union nominee for
county treasurer, during bis residence
of two years in The Dalles, has become
well and favorably known in business
circles. For something over a year
he has been engaged in the furniture
business, having succeeded Mr. Hood.
Mr. Arbuskle is a self-made man,
having made his own living ever since
he was 8 years of age, and secured an
education by his own efforts. He was
married in The Dalles to Miss Miller,
daughter of Geo. Miller, one of tbe
solid men of Wasco county, and is
recognized as one of the solid and
prosperous young men of this com
Vont, Strayed or Stolon.
One small gray mare known as
"Cricket," aracepony. Strayed away
about the 1st of April. She is branded
E on right nip and three small Oa on
left hip, one O under two thus; OO.
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A reward of $5 will be paid for her
delivery to Mrs. Maloney, Tbe Dalles.
dsw 1 mo.
Strayed or Stolen.
Oi e dark bay hors branded on left
hMilder with T under a half circle. A
nara oi io ior "j
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DAINTY PHOTOGRAPH FRAMES.
Hew to Make tbe Popular Book-fioaped
Kind.
The simple, always popular, book
shaped frames, to hold two, four, six
cr even more photographs, are useful.
They may be covered with almost any
kind of material, though of course tht
handsomer the material chosen, the
more dainty the results will be. These
frames muy be closed like a book to
lie on a table, thereby takfng the place
of the obsolete album, or they may
be extended so een fashion, partly open
so as to exhibit the pictures they con
tain. It is almost necessary to buy the
foundations for these fiames, as it is
pearly impossible for a novice to cut
out the cardboard and have it perfect
ly exact, und unless they are exuet
they are not at all pretty. The founda
tions are sold for a few cents o piece,
and consist of two pieces of heavy card
board for each division or leaf of tbe
book. The bade and front are the nme
in size, eight inches by six, but the I
front piece has an opening 5 inches
by 3V4 for the picture. For a name
capable of holding four pictures', eight
pieces of cardboard will be required,
four of which must have the opening-as
already described. There will al."o be
necessary half a yard of material, 27
inches wide, a sheet of batting, a sheet
of white watered paper and some good
glue. Begin by making the back of the
nook first.
To do this divide the sillc lengthwise,
so that there will be two pieces, each
27 inches long. From the end of each
piece cut oiT two inches r.nd place aside
for subsequent use. Extend one of the
25-inch pieces, rip-ht sid; down, on the
table. Place n layer of butting over the
Bilk, and on the batting adjust at qunl
distances the four br.ck pieces, allow
ing sufficient since betv.-rpn each to
permit the frame to be folded in book
form. Then turn the edges of the ma
terial bein; used for the cover and the
battipg over the Vnclc pieces nnd glue
firmly in piece. TTie end pieces of the
silk are now brought into use. Divide
them through the center, so that there
will be four pieces, although only three
are to be used. These pieces are to be
glued in neatly between the cord-boards
to hide the exposed batting at the
hinges. The tops and bottoms cf these
strips will be, of course, turned under
.o as to avo.'d raw edges. To finish the
bacl:s glue over the cards pieces of
watered piincr, coverirg the ends of
the silk which have been previously
glued to the boar 4s. The object of
this is to give the frame a finished ap-jy-nrance
when completed. This fin
1rhcs the back of the bock frame, and
ft rcay re Inid awev to dry while the
front pieces are being covered. To
cover the front pieces croceed in the
same way, omitting the batting. When
all ore covered glue them in position
to the back pieces, leaving tbe bottom
free to admit the phot.iprnphs; place,
under a heavy weight and let rema n
under pressure for 24 hours, so that
1 he glue may become well ret. Brocade,
China silk, crepe, duck, denim and
embroid red linen are all used In the
manufacture of these useful photo
graph holders.
Pretty frames of this sort may be
made a gifts for friends, or brothers,
sisters or cousins who are at college,
utilizing the college colors when solpct-'
ing the covering; yellow and whitt for
Bryn Mawr, rose and gray for Vai?ar,
blue and white for Barnard, blue for
Wellealey, orange and black for Pr'nce
ton. crimson for ITarvnrd. dark blue
for Yale, carnelian nnd white for Cor
nell, blue and white for Columbia, pur
ple and white for Amherst, red and blue
for Pennsvlvonia, brown and whit" for '
Brown and block nnd blue for Johns
Hopkins. Ladies' ITome Journal.
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