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Vol. XXV.
HILLSIiORC) WASHINGTON COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. JANUARY 21. 1898.
No. 33.
liirihiliiiiiiirihliwfl
GENEItAI IHKECTOKY.
h i a i v. urm kiih.
llnvnnmr Wn, P. Iiird
.-v.,i. tiiry n( hu le Harrianu K. Klucsui
I rensnrer r'b'lliii Meisoiian i
I'uliliii Instruction O. M. Irwin ,
M an fruiter W. U.
rhaa. K. w Divert.
K. H. I lean
Y. A. M.sire
luH-e Fifth ItixtrMil . T. A. Mullniia
Alo.ruiy riftti Kmlrirt .. .. T-J.t lw lcn
miNIi tirr'ICKHH.
JiliUI
tViiuniaHioliers
I'l- ra
s,..nfl
Il nonler
1 1 asi.ri r . .
fr-4"Htr .... . . . .
SuluHil rimsriiilenilent
Surveyor ...
l.riHM-r
. ...H. P. (Jurnehua
It. I. Keaanuer
. . T. U. lixld
I. A. 1 '
. .W. I). Ilradlord
K. l. MW!ruilck
A. I. aoy
tiwirge H. Wiloux
. . AiiHiin r.i g
L. K. W liken
('. I.. L-irg'
OltKUON CI IV I.AM) Ol-rlOK.
(ha
rt in.
. II. Moon-i
tinuiiisiiy .
. Kegister
lleoetver
I IV OKHCKIIS.
I ..w
N. Miirrelt. Mayor
. . . Tlnm. Tucker
J. M. Ureear
timrd of Trustees
W. II. Welirun
J. II. mauley
II. II. Oieer
. .J. P. Tainieaie
ilwionliT ....
I'raastirtir
Marshal....
fiistioe of I'eHoe
,114'iiton bowman
.. V. . Mitcliel
... W.T. Lane
W l. Hnuth
J. 1'. Hick
II WT omen inkokmation.
IIim nmilH clone at the Uillaboro l"oat
. MlliM. iliil I V
(IImiwki, Weal Itaion, llethany and Cedar
Mill, al 11:1) a. in.
Ili.iiw M1111M1. H:M a IU.
Ooiiiy to I'ortlnud and way-offloea, 6:6 a
Vor FaruiinutoD and Lanrel. Wedoewlnya
ind Hiiturdnya at IV M a. ui.
Clll 11(11 AND HIMIIKTV NOTIOKh.
M IMIK K(JA IK IN AL fJMUUCHI, oorner
J Mum aud Fifth atrreta. tTeaobinii
w..i.i.ut i. nmfiiinj ami eTeninii. nab,
t tb aohMl at 10 o'olook a. m. Fray?'
n..i.tn I'linriutHV AVI'lllllll. Y. P. H. K.
unuay at A:M p. m. All anryica b"
.hurt, hriKh1. uit.-re-.tmit and helplui
Kviiryone corillally el onie.
KVAS T. IIIK1HKI?. PaU.r.
HVANOKUCAI
:ill K(!H. Corner
I J Fifth and Fir
I'reacblUK eyery Monday
MVHIIIIIl Hi n II. III.! . J
it II a. in.: Mundiiy aobiMil at 10 a. m
urnver iihIiiiii eyt-ry Wednesday eyeniUK
leiKilirra meetinu every Sunday
II. A. Ii li, paHlor.
eyeuimi,
IIIIHT ChriNtian Cbnroh, K. Ii. Khrlley
I PHBt.ir. Kam-lme ana i uini. rreou.u
...... M,..i,.v nt II a. ni. and 7: p. "
8iindayHiiiHl, 10 a. ni.
Ihurndiiv. M:IH) l. m. V.
I'rayer nieetinK,
H. b. 0 U.. Hon
day, 7) p. ni.
t- mii wi'il li A. A'lkin. raator.
Al I'reanbuiir every Mnhhath mornuiKand
evelllllU 8iili''Bltl h. ihmii eery DiiiKnn
in. I.nhiuh iii-ft uiu eyery Munda al
.ui - i.mver meetinu every
I l.nrH.l.iv eviiiiiuu. lieadera aud Hteward'a
tiieetiiiK the ihird I'neadiiy eveninK of aaob
noiitb.
A. O. I. .
f I
ii.i.snoico 1.0IH1K nn. iii. a. . ii.
I 1 W.. iiii-i'ta every brat
auu uii
Kri.luy eveiuiiu in the month.
IUS. KL.1NKMAN, M.l
I. II. HAl'UIIM AN. Kiwirder.
IIiiiikIiIimh of Ki hektth.
11
IM.SIUIMI KKHKKAH UHKJK NO
M, I. O. O. F., niwta in Odd Fellowa
Hull every huturduy ev. innK.
ISAUAU WILLIAMS,
N.O.
I', of II.
I lll.LHKOHO OUANOK, NO. W, meela
1 1 and and 4th Kutnrdayaof each niontb
II.nj. N iioriaun, Maattr,
ANNia iMiiuia, ni-o.
I. o. o. .
a UN I k.l MA LODOK. NO. 1, meetn
.li Welni'Mtliiy eveninnaat o'olook,ln l.O
F. Hall. Viaitora made weloome.
KllHlAKD HKMISH, N..tl.
I). M.C. 4t i.r, Heo'y.
i . . . :
MKK'I'M very HiindiiyeveriiiiKat 7o'elonli
in the i'hrintian elmroh. Yoo an
ordially invited to attendita nieetmiia.
KIA A HAMS, I'rea'U
Pi'icrcr of llouoi.
'1
MV. HF.OKKK t'K IIOXMt. A. i. v-
W., inix'i" nlM I renoa nan even
lirat and UlMil rrniav eviiuiK ... ....
inonlh. M M. riitetiKi r, t . of H.
Mra. IW'lle Itroa n, Ke. order.
IliitlilHiiie SUIera.
1IHKMt lA TKMl'I.K NO. 10, IC K,
m.-elneviTy '.'ml and ii Ii Friday inea. li
nionlli ai 7: V'"Vl... k in I. O. O. K. Mall.
M h. MMK f T AN I.KY.
Jinn. M. A. HiMhk, M. IC i
M. ol li. and I-.
k. or r.
)IKKMX I.OIHIK, NO. .14, K. OK I'.,
1 nneta ill M !4hih' Hall on Monday
veniim of each wiHk. Mojoiiruinu brethrei'
.e.o.nue.1 to l-.tK-e n-- w A , ,
I.. A. Uimi, K. of li. A 8.
A. I', ttinl A. M.
IMA I.I IV I.OIKIK NO. , A. K. A A. M.,
in win every Saturday muht on or after
nil niiHin of eaeh nuMith.
W. l. WtH)l, W. V.
K. l'aiM l, Serrelary.
o. v.. s.
'M'AI..riN fll VI I Kit. M).31.t. K.8..
niiHi at Maiuiin I -in pie on the ini
tnd 4ih r.-'l'v oi nu ll in. nth.
Ma. W. 1. II KK. W. M.
Urai l'nil, Secretury.
w. c. t. r.
Ull.l.SHOKO. W.t'. r. I'. MKF.IS IN
the l"iiiirieJiiii"n ii t'hurrh on the
..n Friday In noh month at S o'clock r".
M.
k. 0. T.
r(l.. TKNl, N. K K. t. T. M..
meem in O.l.l Ki-lh.au' Mail, on ee
.n,l f.mrtli riiiir.l:y evt-ninira of each
onth. 1 A. I.OM1,
Hicir.-a l'owa , torn.
K. K. .
UT XHINtMO FNt'AM I'MEN t N-. !f4.
I. l. O. F.. meeta on hmt and
bird Tn. -dv of e.noh niontb.
I. M. C O.ri r, S-vilie.
UY.y. ROH l'linr. SO. !. . A. B.
t K K TM IN 1I FKI I.OWM II All. ON
.It th,' lirt an. I Hurl Miur.layof ea-h
m -nih. all ski o'i'kx k. I'. M.
J. I". Ilick, II, U lM-ke, r I".
tilinnni.
wi:s. KiSMiniKis so. 4;. n k. r.
M'
IN Ol I' FKI. LOWS HALL
IMI.Nir... on i'ie lt- tn.l S.I. Friday
'
of each month at 1 . p. m.
Mrs. Cranda
aff.Onha Oarllle ft
ritOrfcHHIoNAI. rUC US
tHm. H. TOM, I I, It. B. THS--II
Notary I'm, lie.
Til OS II. ft E. II. TO Mil n, j
TTOKNKY.S-AT-LAVV, j
uim;ioiu, oukon.
()rrii): K m.iiim :i, I, a 3, Morgan Hlook
w. . uaarrr, i . iDtna
HtKKETT A AHA US,
Jl T )HN E YS-AT-LA W,
1111.1 1MIIW, OKKOON
Orflcg: feutral rilnca, Koouia 6 ud I.
HilH'MAN
Notary flllilio.
w. D. aatiTH
SHI1II HOW HA.
ATTORNEYS-AT LAW.
HILlliOKO, OUKOON.
Orriui: Uooma ft aud 7. Miran block.
V. K. k IS 111 .
YTT)HNKY-AT-LA W,
lOUTLANU. OUKOt.N
IhxiM : No. 8, Portland Havinea Haul,
HmldiUK. Heooud and WaahinKtou btreeta
j. n. ihv.wn. ox. . a. bach.
IIAia.FY t I1K0VV S,
YTTORNEYS-AT-LAW.
HII.I.SIIOIK), OUKCION.
Heaident aucnt lor Koyal Insurance Co.
Koohh: 1,2. and 3, Hliulo Unihlini;.
II. T. ItAI.LFY,
A TTOKNKY AND
V tX)UNCi:U)HATl.AW,
HILLSIK'KO OKKOON.
Deputy District Attorney for WaahiiiR
ton County,
orvit'B: It, mm
No. 13, Morgan aid
Hal ley lliock.
JOHN T. WIIAI.LKV. UIRINCI B. Mr KW A K r
WIIALLtY & SIKWAHT.
TTORNEYS-AT-LAW,
I'OHTLAND UliKtiCN.
OrKtci: 415 CIihiiiImt of Coinim-rce.
. T. LISKLATKK, M. II. C. M.
PHYSICIAN AND HUJtOKON
UlLLHHOHO, OKtOON.
Dinm: at reaidenoe. east of totirt
Honae, where be will lie found at all iiuuis
when not vimUiuk patienta.
J. I'. TAMIESIE, M. !..
g P. K. II. SUKuKON,
UlLLnitono, outuuB.
Ovrtoa amd Kkhuienc!! : oorner Third
and Alain Htreeta. Oihue bonra, ttulU to 1.'
a. in., 1 to 6 aud I to It p. ui. Telephone to
reaidenoe from llrock A neia' iruiHore ai
all bonra. All oalla promptly attendee,
uuibt or day.
W. 1. WOOD, M. I.,
J1IYSICIAN AND SUH01-X)N,
UILLHHOKO, OKEGON.
OrFira. In Chi nette llow. Kninrnc
oorner First aud Main street.
t'. A. IIAILEY, M. II.
PHYSICIAN, SUIMIKON AND
1 AWOUl'llKUlt.
HILLSI)IU). OHKOON.
Ornnt in I'harniacy. I'nion Itlock. Callr
attended to, niuht or day. Iteaideuoe, H. W
Cor. Kaae Line and Heooud streets.
R. SIXOS,
JENTIST,
KOl'.KSr OHOVE, OKEOON
I snow niakma teeth for f.VOO and 1 7.N'
per set; beat of oiaterial and woikniniianip
will compare vmn Beta ooainiK i"-"1
extracted withont pain. rilluik'S at tue
Kiweet prioea. All work warranted.
Orrin: three doora north of Hrick
iUire. Omoe bonra from V a, in. to j p. m .
A. K. IIAILEY, l. 0. S.
IKNTIST,
I11I.1.SHOKO, OKKtlOS.
Kooma I and M.-ruan A Hailey III... k
( . K. lil.K.KK,
UDMKOPATHIC
imi sii'an ami sri:(iKo.
KOKK.sr tillOVK OKKt.i'N.
I'lliil In
V,iiu'H
I.) M.hIiimI an, I
Suricirul Dii
;lm' .
u-.li.-
un.l 1 hihlrcii
and all dir.
Oitiice and r
tii'iru' uve., wen
l.li'lHM'. Itowlhv
til F.irt'Kt tirove li,
llHUNt',
Icl.
TIIOS. I. Ill 'fll'HKElM.
V ' 1. V . V l -1 X' 1 1 A V I I
A IWT It ACT 1 N II OF flTI.FX
U1LLMIOKO. OHElKIN.
Legal pa pem drawn and I.oan on Ileal
Ftate novotiated. Knsineaa attended to
with promptness and dfpaoth
OFtc: Man Street, opnte t'ouri
Honae.
r. RESMIS.
RAtTICAL MACHINIST
HlU.SHO'iO OK ON.
All kln.U of rroairiuu on in Fnslnea
and hollers. Mill Nkork. Tbn-ahine Machines
Mowera, Feed I utters. Sewing Machmea
Waahina Maehinea, Wrmeera. lumps.
Sea Us. Soiaaora ground, (Ion and 1-ocks
tnuthinu. Sawa ground and filed: and bave
large number of aeoonil taaru engines ana
boiler for sale. All work warranted.
A RUBBER.
ST. JACOIDS DL
FOR
SORENESS AND STIFFNESS. !
Ik la.! i th kaitwat ajra baAie pm
kaa. Aitaal toau aha it aaaaaaa
bOYS
Ml
POWDER
Abtolutel Pure
Tlitt vi-riiict or New York Jury
in auHrtlinjc Antony ComHlm-k
(cnlH Ih riiiiri-t4 Tor an nlleod lilx'
hi it a'iin-it him, is KThaKt the worw-
llinf ilnvtii any mm in this court
iry ever hml. Coin-ttocks cammign
HHinst thti circulation of I in mora
lKMik-4, while it has a foundation ol
ji-cl which all 1,'ihhI x-oile flilaud
hn.s U-cn carrietl on hy auvh methods
that the approval of the public han
not only Inh-ii with hclil but as III is
verdict implicH a dccllcdly adverse
senlimi-nt exists Htfrtinttl both him
ami bin works. l'his leads to the
thought that there, must be as much
attention paid to methods of reform
as to the reform itself, Ileformers
by their (ITi'iisive methods defeat
their work U it never so meritorious
and then indulge in ill-timed rail
ings touching the wickedness of
man.
The Klondike rush has commenc-
ed for the season, as is evinced by the
crowd of passengers and the vast
quantity of freight which the Elder
took from Portland on the trip just
started upon. She will he followed
hy the steamer Oregon loaded to her
luliest cn parity.
Hun lo Preveut I'lieuiiioula.
At this time of the year a cold is
very easily contracted, and if left to
run its course with the aid of some
reliable cough medicine is liable to
result in that dread disease pneunion
ia. We know of no better remedy to
cure a cough or cold than Cham tier
Iain's Cough Remedy. We have
used it ij'iite extensively at.d it has
always given entire satisfaction.
Olngah, Ind Ter. Chief. This is the
only remedy known to be a certain
preventive of pneumonia. Among
the many thousands who have used
it for colds and la grippe we have
never yet leiirned of a single case
having resulted in pneumonia. Per
sons who have weak lungs or have
reii-on to learan attack of pneunion
ia should keep the remedy at hand
The 2") and 50 cent bottles for sale by
the Delta Drug Store.
Educate Your llowela With Caacareta.
t'anily Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
Dc.C&c. II C. C. C fail, druKKista refund money.
Don't lie ersuaded into buying
liniments without reputation or mer
it Chamlierlin's Pain Halm costs no
more and lis merits have been prov
en by a test of many years. Such
letters as the following from L. tl.
Ilngley, Ilueneme, Oil. are constant
ly being received : "The best rem
edy for pain I have ever used is
Chamberlain's Pain Halm, and 1
nay so after having used it in my
family for several years." It cures
rheumatism, lame back, sprains and
swellings. For sale by the Delta
Drug Store
Una 'I Toharro ftpil to See tnr life Away.
To quit tobacco euMIy and forever, be uiag
aetic. lull of life, nerve and vitror, take No-To-ll;u'.
the vrnn.icr worker, that make weak men
strong. All dniifirists. ,soc or f I. Cure guaran
teed Itooklct nn.l sample free. A.KIresa
Sterling Kcmeily Co , Chicago or New York.
After hearing some friends contin
ually praising Chamberlain's Colic
Cholera and Diarrhoea Hemedy,
Curtis Fleck of Anaheim, California,
purchosed a bottle of it for his own
use and is now as enthusiastic over its
wonderful work as anvone can be.
Die ..') anil 4(1 cent sizes for sale by
the iH'lta Drug Store.
Kflnrnt Vottr ItnweU With rrretil.
Cp.!v t'thartlr. cur constipation forever.
lOc.Cf-r .' 'CC tv.X UruAreiia'srrfuml mooej
OAfiTOniA.
UK
Krerrhody ay do.
Cava rets ("and v Cathartic, the moat won.
uerful miHlical ilii-oi rrv cf the aire, p'eaa-
ant and reln shir.i: to tne tasie, act gently
and iHisitlvely on ki.lncvs. liver and bowels.
clcat.sn.c the entire Fist-in. dliel colds
run- hca.laclie. fever, I i ilu.il ronstipalion
and hi ioine. P eaae buy and try a be I
of 1". C. C. t.iar; in, -ii, si . etiis. tioid and
guaxaumx) to run- by all urutgist.
OABTOniA.
io-T-Hmr for Fifty teat
Cufntod lol-vo babtt crre. trakm weak
ttea ironr, bHHi purr. fcc. 01. All druirirtftl
cure In
two or tftrM
vigorowa rubats
FOR CURRENCY REFORM
Abstract of Report of the Mone
tary Commission.
NEW BANKING SYSTEM PEOPOSED,
Ta Babstltute Bank Motea Tor Treaaary
Certlttcates and Do Away With the le-
paalt ol Honda With the GoTerautent.
The Whole Heheme la I H-tail.
The report of the nuiui tary comiuia
inn, coutaiutug the plau of currency
reform proponed by it, together with
full discnruiiiu of the aubjoct aud a iiiusm
if valuable statistica aud other iufurnia
lion, hag been sent out by the exueative
rommittee of the Indianapolis ooiiven
tion. FollowinR are the main points of
the argument and the plau in detail
The Standard.
The most anrtona evil of our present
gituation ia the threattinod degradutiou
of our monetary standard.
The concurring habits uf individual
mankind fix the standard by which to
measure the vulue of lubor and property.
Ooyernineuts cannot try to chango
this staudurd without making mischief,
The Htaudard tlius fixed is now gold.
This is a fact of civilization.
Government, if it serves the people.
well, accepts this fact aud records it in
law.
As an immediate means toward this
end we recommend that it shall bo pro
vided by law that all obligations of the
United Status, existing and future, shall
be payable in gold except when other'
wise expressly provided. Ily the wise
and courageous action of its executive
oflioers the government has onheld that
standard by paying its obligations in
gold, but uutil such payment is required
by law and the door thus closed to all
question as to the meaning of the word
"coin" in too obiigutiousof the govern
ment we shall not have an established
sold standard in the full sense of those
words.
Demand Obligations of the Government.
At the present time tiie government
has no fuud for the payment of its do
mand obligations except the goueral
balanoe in the treasury applicable alike
to the payment of all dues. Our reve
nuea ore uncertain in amount, and our
expenditures are largo and growing and
liable to vary. It is thcrcfure uncer
tain whether we shall have at any par
tioular time an adequate fuud for the
redemption of the demand obligations
withont recourse to borrowing. Humm
ing is an ineffectual resource, because
under the law as it stands the notes
which have been paid must bo returned
to circulation, and so may Iw used over
and over to draw out the. borrowed gold.
The issue of bonds, moreover, rests with
the executive department, and whether
it will be resorted to or not will depend
upon the personal views and discretion
of the officials at the bead of that do.
partment More serious still is the fact
that it is in tlio power of the executive
department as the law now stands to
decide whether the government notes
shall be paid in gold or in silver. An
end should be put to this anomalous and
hazardous situation by making specific
and adequate provision for the payment
of the demand obligations and directing
in the law that such payment shall be
in gold at the demand of the holder.
A paper currency issued by the gov
ernment and circulating year after year
without redemption educates the people
in false notions concerning money. It
appears to those who do not look at it
critically to derive its value from the
government stamp. It ceases to be
regarded as a promise, to pay money and
seems to possess the virtue of money in
and of itself, and it is so easy to create
that when times grow bard the cull
for more is perfectly natural. There can
be no doubt that the aberration of judg
ment on the money question by so many
of our people in recent years has been
largely due to the misedticatinz iutiu-
race of the jrropnback currency.
t-uch a curaency also lacks tho im
portant qnality of automatic adaptabil
ity to the varying demands of business.
A paper currency created by legislation
is fixed in volume by the law of its crea
tion and can neither contract nor expand
in response to those varyiug conditions
which are bound to occur in the affairs
of men.
More important than this is the fact
that soch currency puts upon the gov
ernment a burden in the maintenance
of the credit of all the financial institu
tions of the country. If the government
should fail to red(em its notes, all bank
notes, bank deposits, insurance losses
and debts and dues of every kind not
siecitically payaLle in gold would bo
payable in the depreciated piper or in
silver. Every passing incident, there
fore, which raises an apprehension,
however slight, of a possibility, how
ever remote, that the government may
be unable or unwilling to maintain gold
payment of its obligations sends a nerv
ous tremor through the whole business
system of the country. Sovereign gov
ernment cannot tie compelled to pay its
iebts. It pays them only when it wills
o to do, aud the existence of doubt in
the public mind as to tho continuance
of the will of our government to pay its
demand obligations in money satisf jc
tory to the holders then of is a serious
drag on business enterprise.
The existence of a largo outstanding
debt payable on demand is also a source
of weakness to the government in its
international relations. Modern warfare
is so expensive that it is almost as much
a matter of mouey as men. A nation
suddenly confronted by the alternative
of war or dishonor would be greatly
handicapped by a large demand debt
which it must provide for at enee.
Ureal additi. nal force is given to this
consideration by the fact that it wnld
be acuroely possible for this nation to
engage in war in its present situation
sonnting as part of the situation the im
perfect development of clear conception
on tbe subject of money in the minds
of tbe peiaple without a snspeniou tf
specie pnvnients and a re rt to further
issues of government n- tcs. There iim
donbt that if our government were re
lieved of its existing demand obligations
and our currency system put in working
order opoti a gold basis it would l en
tirely possible for ns to go through a
war withont suspension cf specie pay
ment or any derangement i f our mone
tary system. If war should com-, tbe
I value to the country of the at l'.itv to
' thus avoid the indirect losses following
from dt utwciaiod currency, iuflatvd
piicis am financial demoralization
Mould be no great that tbe burden of
paying off now oar demand obligations
would 1 us nsitbing in comparison.
We have total volume of paper and
ilver in circulation amouutiug to f'JUM,
72M.Orj,, all resting for its value on tbe
.r.-.m .., uyveruiueni, Umm uuly the
i, union vuluo of tbe silver. That cred
is inaiutaiuuble only as a wbola The
p!er of the United States could not be
dishonored and its silver upheld. It is
necessary, therefore, that the govern
uieut should keep a large reserve fuud in
sold. Such a fuud in tbe hands of tbe
government is d, Senseless against at
tack. In countries whi re the govern
meut has nn demand debt outstanding
und tiie gold reserve is held by banks
the uation's stock of gold is capable of
some degree uf protection through the
rato of interest charged for loans. But
our government has uo such resource.
its great gold reserve Is an open mine
true to all who bring its notes. Aud as
the entire monetary system of the coun
try hangs upon that one reserve the sit
uatiou is one of uncertainty and hazard
against which no insurance is possible.
As agaittst these serious disadvantages
there is uo advantage which can pos
sibly be claimod for paper money in the
form or government notes over any oth
er form of paer mouey equally good
except tbe saving of interest on so much
of the public debt as is represented by
the notes. But this supposed economy is
more apparent than real. Indeed when
we consider all the facts such notes aro
an extremely oostly form of money.
In order to creato the gold reserve ro
quired for resumption in 1879, bonds
were sold to the amount of $1)5,000,000.
During IH94-H $203,815,400 more were
sold to protect the same reserve. The
situation was then complicated by a d
icit in the revenue, aud it may be said
that the necessity for the later sales
arose partly from that causa Not to
enter upon that question closely, it is
clear that with interest to pay on $357,
000, 000 of indebtedness incurred chiefly,
if not wholly, in consequence of the exist
euceof tbe government notes and $100,
000,000 of reserve lying idle in the
treasnry, the saving in interest by the
United states notes is a small gain com
parod with tbe unending burden of pro
vidiug for their redemption. Wo have
ulready redeemed them in gold nearly
twice over $548,681, 016 since 1879,
and they are all outstanding yet
Worse than tins, however, is tbe in
jury which results from tiie element of
uncertainty which is inseparable from
such a currency. Such injury is none
the less real becauso it may be nnper-
ived. It may go long unnoticed, like
friction in machinery or malaria in the
air, but it bus Its enect nevertheless,
aud when it reaches an acuto manifes
tation, such ns we have experienced
within the last five years, tbe loss occa
sioned is beyond computation.
The Silver Currency.
We have $jfi4,S55,0Sl of notes of $5
and under and $110, 190,788 of silver dol
lurs in actual circulation, making a to
tal of $414,551,81)9 of current money in
use, exclusive of gold, in denominations
of $1, $'.' aud $5. Our total stock of sil
ver dollars is $1.713,793. This is an
excessive qualify to have at the exist'
lug discrepancy between their legal and
actual values. But with further ooiuace
of them discontinued and their parity
assured by the exchange of gold for them
on demand it is better to retain them as
they are than to attempt a final solution
at this time of tho problem which they
present By withdrawing all silver cer
tiflcates over $5 aud all other notes un
der $10 a place will be made for nearly
all tho silver dollars in a way which
will give the country the full benefit of
them for current nse without imposing
upon the treasury any serious burden in
their maintenance.
Hanking System.
Tbe chief difference of the proposed
from the existing system of bank notes
is that it gradually does away with the
requirement that there shall be a do
posit of bonds with the government ai
a condition for the issuance thereof. As
now the notes are to be a first lien upon
all the resources of the banks, includ
ing the stockholders' liabilities. This
nance is necessary because of the
scarcity of United States bonds, and the
attempt to substitute other bonds would
lead to many evils. The change ia wise
because it permits the issuance of notes
in the way and at the time when and
for tbe purpose for which they would be
issrn-d under natural conditions if no
law prevented. Such a system would
more perfectly than any other give the
country a circulating medium. It would
readily aud quickly adjust itself from
season to season to meet the wants of
the business of tbe country requiring
bank notes for its convenient transaction.
Under the present system the problem
presented to a bank when its customers
call for currency is not tbe amonut of
its own assets, but its ability and desire
to make an investment in something
quite apart from its usual business as a
bank, in order that it may be in a posi
tion to provide a man who wishes to
move property or employ labor with the
tools most convenient at the time for
is purpose. Notes secured as herein
provided cannot fail to be safe because,
being based upon all tbe resources of all
the banks issuing them, they are based
upon the whole business of the country.
and that business is tbe thing which
gives life and value to all securities,
government, municipal, railway and in
dividual ol, ligations. Should all the re
sources of the bank ever so shrink in
value as not to be ample security for
tne amonut of notes that could be issued
under this plan, then all other securi
ties, even government bonds, wonld be
come valueless. The kauks are bound
together for the security of these note
to accomplish the same purpose that the
deposit of bonds is intended to accom
plishnamely, to guard against loss
through tbe misfortune or bad manage
ment of tiugle banks and thus save
tbe bolder of a bank note the need of as
certaining tbe standing of any bank
Tbe objection that is sometimes made
that tbe larger banks in tbe great cities)
would not issue notea because of an
nnreheudi'd liability for other bank,
is nhnvru by statistics to be groundless.
Tbe year of largest bank failures wat
1-H3. but bad all the banks of the coun
try then issued notes p to 80 per cent
nf their capital the amount of their as
aeesment to make good the ascertained
! di ficiencies of that year op to the time
' ef the comptroller's report of IMrl
would have been only a small fraction
of I per cent Had 80 per cent of the
cat.ir.alof all national ranks been iayd
HAS!.
Marcus Hanna is re-elected senator
from Ohio. This is the best thing
thai could be done. While the sen
ator is perhHix not the best man ft
place in the state, he was the candi
date of the party, made so by tbe re-
puoucan- state convention, it was
his tight ami he won. The oppowi
tion to him was brought about by the
silverites who used the jealousies
some Ohio republicans to further
their own ends in the hope that the
republican party might be disrupted
and they failed. It will take Kurl
ami llusiinell many years to recover
if they ever do. When a traitor
wins he is sometimes forgiven, but if
he looses, never. It will have the ef
fect nf preventing chism in the party
Mr. Hanna is sound nn all republics
questions and will strengthen the
hands of the administration. It
would have been a national calamity
if he had been succeeded by a sllver
ite at this time when votes for the
maintainance of the national credi
and honor are so badly needed in the
senate. Plaindealer. .
It is to be regretted that some of
the factionists in Oregon could noi
see the matter In that same light In
stead of engaging in factional fights
and consort I ng with populists as they
have done in times past.
IS KETKOSPtX'TIOS.
The way the dictatorial democratic
leaders are attempting to lead the
populists ol Lane county lo the
laughter reminds us of the com par
alive vote ol the two parties at the
last regular election.
The populists cast 1270 votes for
W. 8. Vanderburg, for congress,
while democracy brought up the
rear with 1089 for their candidate.
Myers. The populist cast 1081 votes
for Joseph Gaston, an attorney of no
Judicial standing, for supreme Judge,
while the democrats only had 1030 for
Judge John Burnett one of the old
est and best knun lawyers of the
slate. The populists polled 1094 votes
for Elmer Yarnell, of Mohawk, after
he had been betrayed by the demo
crats who had promised him a fusion
support while Kpencer, democrat
who was too honest to be dictated to
by the ring only led Yarnell by 542
votes.
And so it went, populists leading
he democr cyj and now democracy
is dictating for an other attempt at
fusion. The insult heaped upon the
populists by such presumption is sim
ply appalling and the effort will ov
er reach its mark as far as it did two
years ago, and the republicans will
elect their ticket assisted by all the
loyal voters who put principle above
siHiils, and thoir county and state
above iersonal spite, Register.
SHAME OF JEFFEKSOS!
The Times argues for Initiative and
referendum, which like flat money,
are the unsubstantial fantasies of pop
ulistic dreams. Local democrats are
too practical to really believe In such
impracticable schemes, but they want
the paying offices and will accept
anything in the way of belief that
the populists can invent.
Hut the Times argues for the ini
tiative and referendum from the Ore
gon legislative fiasco, and among
other things says: "organization of
the session certainly meant repeal of
the undesirable Hws, ami the organ!
r it ion was agat prevented." To the
red it ol the Times, it did not uphold
he holdup. But every populist elec
ted to the legislature helpexl prevent
the organization of the house, and
et it is those same populists and the
party they represent who are behind
this tlemand for the initiative and
referendum. So wonder the plain,
everyday citizen not given to ica and
isms, looks Usin the Initiative and
referendum proposition as a sly
scheme of selfish politicians -pretty
on the outside, but loaded. Oaz -tte.
THAT 18H0 PI ASK.
In 1890, Harvey Scott was waited
pon hy the committee from the state
convention in his private room and
to him was submitted the platform
which received his hearty approval
and was by the convention at that
time adopted. Portland Tribune.
The cause of the calling up of the
circumstances of the adoption of the
state republican platform in 1890 Is
because it contained a declaration
in favor of the tree coinage of silver.
The writer was a member of that con
vention, and secretary of the com
mittee on resolutions. The platform
was not prearrange!, but nearly ev
ery member had a plank to offer,
Mr. Scott was not waited on In his
private room but came lo the com
mittee room, probably by Invitation,
ind was shown the platform. The
silver plank did not meet bis approv
al aai other members objected there
to. Hut if the writer's memory is
Dot at fault, J. F. Halloran, then of
Clatsrp Bounty, and formerly a Ne
vada man, said it would do no harm
tnd would please tbe mining elf ment
ttkMt Hair City. That plank, that
not 20 men in that entire convention
td iced nr thought anything of, has
been the cause of untold mischief in
the party. The attention of the con -
vent ion was centered on the tariff and
lis al uuestions. Miver was not men
an Issue. What ever may have heeii
the party's attitude on the silvi
question In this stato Ih. r., it iswpuar
ly against the silver folly r.ow and
wilt so remain unless proved to Is? i
the wrong. Plaindealer.
Polk county's republican county
court in appointing judges and clerks
of election has disregarded the ballot
law. and has given the democrats
and opullsts a standing and represen
atinn on the election board. How
ever, their action will have to las ver
ified by petition on the official ballot
at the Juneelection. There was no
such a thing as a democratic, wpu
list or union party ballot cast at Hi
last election. The ballot was "dem
ocrat, populist, silver-republican.
representing one party. If the Pol
county court intends to stand with
everything that is against the repub
lican arty, they had better come out
and say so, and not try to run any
"sandy" on the boys. Dalles Obser
ver. There are some men so timid
and fearful lest they be unfair that
they lean to the outside and in
fact are unfair to their friends. The
Polk county court is probably made
up of that variety.
I hope to see it (the republican par
ty) go down in 1900, and I pledge
you that I will do everything in my
power to drag It down. Senator Tel
ler. Very few as)ple are worrying
over the fate of the republican party
half so much as the distinguished sen
ator from Colorado. No one expects
him to do otherwise than to lalsir
against its success, and, as far as we
know they are doing business at the
same old stand without soliciting aid
from that source. Senators Mantle
and Cannon who withdrew iroin the
same convention for the same reasons
And other means of consolation, or
vengeance if you please, without an
nonncing their future intentions at
every opportunity afforded them
lndeKndeiice Enterprise.
The Grant's Pass Courier says that
E. M. Corbus, superintendent of ;the
Powall's Creek Hydraulic Mining
Company, has returned from San
Francisco, where he went to purchase
the necessary hydraulic plttnt to
equip the company's extensive prop.
erty on Powell's creek. He brough
up with him two No. 1 giants anil
1400 feet of hydiaulic pipe, varying
in size from SG inches down to 6
inches. The company now has in its
employ W) men building a ditch 1)
miles long, 6 feet wide at' the top, i)
feet wide on the bottom and 3 feet
deep.
Columbia county is now reaping
good results from Its efforts to collect
delinquent tax in the past. When
the county has secured a lien UKin
the land, it has been shown that the
ien works to perfect satisfaction, so
far as the county Is concerned. Dur
ng the recent term of county court
more than $700 was collected on land
redemptions, which the county held
as security for taxes. Out of this
amount the county made a prolit of
over $200, accruing from costs and
interest, the latter averaging 25 per
cent.
The federation of labor asks con
gress to "stop the indiscriminate and
dangerous use of the writ of injunct
ion." Why? Has any harm ever
befallen a person or corporation Is?.
cause of the enforcement of the writ?
It has often called a halt on lawless
mobs, and angry litigants, who oth
erwise would have woiked mischiif
befi.ru toe ordinary machinery ol the
law could be brought to bear. It de
prives no man of bis rights. Its ob
ject is to protect. He who expects
to obey the law and do equity is not
mplaining of the writ of injunction.
Snow balling in the vicinity of
California orange groves, is an unus
ual pastime that is said to have been
indulged in one day not long ago.
No damage Is reported, but they can
not bave very much of that kind of
business with ut serious results. It
might be fun for the boys for a few
ours, but it would be fatal to the
oranges, at least Florida found it
If it is true the silver forces are
thinking of placing Messrs. U'Hen
and Harkleyon their ticket for the
une election, we are unable to com
prehend Mr. Cooper's admonition to
the convention of silver forces at
Portland Friday, "Put only true and
incorruptible men on guard." En
terprise. A brother editor de-cribes a situa
tion which is known in every news
paper office when it says that a man
doesn't think of his mother's feel
ings when he gets into a disgrace
ful scrape, but he ex -cts the editor
to have the tenderest regard for that
mother's filings, and to omit men
tion of his name in telling the shame
ful story.
The dis-umentary evidence upon
which W. S. U'lVen was tried before
the populist committi of Clackamas
county has been made public, and Is
rich, rare and racy reading, but the
committee exhonorated L"IU-n ju-t
the safiHfce-itaindeader.
1 QUp Jg $JATE ITEMS
j
Items of Interest From All
Parts of the State.
TWO BOATS r'OK THE kl.OSDIkE
James Petts of La mat I, Itralalh As
saalts bis 17-jear old
Mister.
Tim Moro Observer says that there
will lie a quarter more wheat pro
duced In Sherman County this year
than was grown there in 197.
The tax levy for Clackamas county
is for general fund 12 mills, schistl 7,
road 4, ami state 3); Total 20 ,V ltst
year the levy was for all purposes
27.2.
Fox, the newly appointed Colin-tor
of Customs has resigned his pliuo on
the state board of pilot commissions.
Anil now Gov. Lord has l i divide
among a lot of anxious candidates.
Krutz of Ohio aud Jonathan Bourn
of Oregon, had lietter organize a
company and go into the business of
holding up State legislatures in the
interests of the miuoiity, Sheridan
Sun.
A woolen mill Is projected for
Portland. It is a little surprising
that the metropolis has not before
this had a factory of that kind seeing
there are so many at other towns in
the state.
It Is said that ore reduction works
are to be insta'.led at Oswego or some
other Miint near Portland of a capac
ity sufficient to handle 400 tons per
day. Oswego Is considered laycause
of the fine water power and ,the lino
wood supply.
The farmers' short course Is-gan at
the Oregon agricultural college last
Tuesday. There seems not to Is- the
interest manifested in this feature of
the college work that ils U-nellts
warrant. Up to a recent date there
had been no applicants for admission
to the course but it is possible that a
sufficient number may yet come in
to give the instructors sufficient en
couragement to prepare for the work
another year.
Glen Powers, of Eugene, received
from the East recently two boats that
expects to use on a trip to the
K ondike, The boats are Hi fe -t long
each, andiwelght 80 pounds.' A cas
ing enclosing a large pneumatic tube,
completely encircles the ups-r edge
of the boat thus Insuring safety from
sinking in case the boat should lie
punctured and Oiled with water. One
of tho boats was tried on the river at
Eugene and was found lo ho satis
factory.
James Petts, of Lamati, a married
man, aged 21, years last week went
to his fathers place, 3 milca east of
Lemati, and demanded that his sis
ter aged about 17, years, cisik his
dinner at once. As she had just fin
ished the family meal and the .same
thing had occurred several times
prior, she refused. The Eugene
(iuard says that he then knts-ked her
down and struck her a numts-r of
times with his fist, bruising her bad
ly. In fact, the father had to pull
his son off his daughter by great force
He also told her that if she dared to
complain he would kill her. Not
withstanding the threat, the sister
went to Cottage Grove anil sworn out
warrant for the brute, and he was
arrested.
A game of Indoor hascliall was
layed between the pink and the
blue teams of the Y. M. C. A. in Sal
em in their .gymnasium ball. The
inks won by a score of 12 to 9. Tho
mem bers of the association have di
vided themselves into teams for a
contest to s which can secure the
largest membership and turn the
most money into the treasury during
he month. The ladies' auxiliary
is also divided into teams to i o-opcr-
ate with the Y. M. C. A. The teams
have ciiOMen colors, one selected pink,
the other blue, and they have taken
their names from Itlieir colors. The
earns comprise the entire member-
hip of the Y. M. C. A. and the lad
ies auxiliary and each memls-i wears
ribbon of his or her color. The
teams are soliciting memls rs for the
association and a little riblsin Imiw of
ink or blue is pinned on every new
acquisition. Pink or blue ribtsm is
encountered on every hand now, and
enthusiasm is growing. A inusicale,
the proceeds of which will be given
to the pinks, was given at the resi-
enoe of ex-Oov. Moody, last Wed
nesday night, Tug-of-war, taffy-pulls
and other forms of amusement are in
contemplation the proceeds to go lo-
warl swelling the funds of the pinks
nd the blues. The content will end
January 31st when, at a public meet
ing, the funds of each team derived
from membership foes and entertain
ments will be tunied into the aswx-ia-
on treasury. The side turning la
the largest amount will Is- l--clarsl
the winner and all Its inemlsrs will
Is; treated to a turkey dinner, hile
the loosing team will Is? given plain
mush. That Is tbe news report.
Query: Will the spiritual life of t)
aTiemU-rs be quickened by this fanrl