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Vol. XXV,
HILLS BORO WASHINGTON COUNTY, OREGON. FRIDAY, MAY 1.1. 1SS.
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i'OMT OKFU'K INFOUMATION.
IIjo u.kiU olue at tUo Uillaburo Vot
HlKiiooe, Wm l.'niwn, llthany aud IWu
Mill, hI ilM a. in.
.iii to 1'orilanU and Hj-ofnoea, 6:M a.
For Fari'uiuKtno Kiid La Orel. Wedneaday
aud Hnturdny at iu:.m a. ui.
CIll'UCH AND SOCIETY NOTICES.
I I Min and Fifth atrneta.
reaoliiuR
vry hHhbalu, uiornuiK anu i."".
atU hcIio.i1 at 10 o'olook a. m. y'
-"- . i Uuli
bab.
I Utll
,tiiiii Tbumdav evc li.HK. V. f
H. U K
unclny at 6:;J p. ui. Allrviw
linrL. Iirluln. inU'rentinu and
will b
hol.(ul.
KvcryoiiD cordially "",
KVAN I. IllHiHK
Panlof.
Vl Fiifth and Fir Pracbinii awry Hunday
L-.o..u Ht H ii. iu.; iwouua rtunuay
at II a. m.s Hunday aoliiwl at ID a. iu,
uravwr uiwtmu evnrv Wedueaday aveninK
r.,l,..r iiimHiuii eery Hunday aveuiiul.
11. A. Dtx'li, uaator.
I.IUHT 'liriat)Bn Churoli, K. I.. Hh-lley
..tor. Haaeline aud Third. Freaohiu
,ry Hundav at 11 a. pi. aud 7:H0 p. m.
. .;...,u..i..-.i in a. in. Prayer nntiii,
V V""":; : ., .,. m. Y. F..O. .Hun
day, 7i) p. ru.
mm u ..in ui'ii it A. A.llclim. raatnr.
M . l'r.aoliinK every Sabtiath nioriiiURaDd
OIIIII(
ill 4.
Muli'm.ti u.'liool every nnnuaia ai
iii-im ioi( every Hunuay ai
I iiuradav evenini. Leadera' and Hteward'a
. . iUi..pu nfftVM U1WI1IUK ' 1 1 T
niwtuiK the Uurd 'I'ueadny eveniu or naon
uuinth
A. O. I'. W.
I II.I.HIKIUO I.ODUF. NO. I'd, A. O. U
I L W., lueeta every hrat and third
Kr,l,.y.ven.n.n.h. u;ntb.EMAN
V. H. BAl'OilMAN. KJordr.
IrauKhti'rs of Krlirkah.
11
iiiuiinliii IIWIIKKAII I.OIHIK. NO
M. 1. 1. O. F.. uieeta in tWd Fello'
Hall every Hal.ir.lay evHi.injf.
hAUAll WILLIAMS,
N. O.
r. t ii.
I I ILLHIIOKO (HiANUK, NO.
T.. tueeta
II
Vud ai.d 4th Saturday of eaoh mouth.
I.knj. ntiuriKI.U, .viaaiir,
Aaaia lunula, Heo.
i. o. o. r.
ION LKI'MA l.ODOK, NO. M), uieeta
,t 1 Wedunaday eviMiini!" at 8u olook.lu l.O.
F. Hall. V.aitora made wolouiue
HUMIAUD HKMISIi. N. II.
. M. (I. (Jui.t, Swj'y.
t. I. M.
M1
I F.E'I S yery Snndny evening at 7o olook
iu the CbriHtian ohnroh. loo are
.r.l,.ll mritcd to attfud.t nieetiiiua.
EUA AlAMS. Frea't.
lifKrrr of Honor .
fllHK IlKlUK K (IF tlONOIt. A. O. V.
1 W.. inei- hi Odd Fellowa' hall erery
hrat and
month.
third Friday ev nun! ol raen
M. M. ritleiiK.'r. i. i 't.
Mr. Id-lie KroAll, Ke order,
lUlhlMine Sislrra.
IIHKM IA TKMI'I.K SO. ID, U. H.,
inretncv- rv 2nd ami 4ili Friday lnea. li
month at 7 : o'.'l.x k u I. t. O. F. Hail.
M.-a A M farlnl
Joie foliuliner.eli M. K. C.
M. ol V.. and I'.
k. of I'.
1 1
II(F.N1X LOIMIK. NO. M,
1F V.,
I meet ill M iim' Hall on
Monday
yemiiit of eaoh week. Sojoiirninu brethren
etooiued lo lode meetiiiit.
F. kelao
O II Hat.-., K of I! .V C
A. F. anil A. M.
flM Al l I Y
I.OIH)k NO. , A.
F. A A. M.
1 meet every Saturday uiuht on or aft4r
nil moon of each mi-nth.
W. I. W'dOD. W. M
It. I'BiUl'Al.t, Se. relary.
O. K. .
flM'Al.AriN t'HAITKIt, NO.M.O. K.8.,
I meeiK at Maonu' IVnipie on the 2nd
and 41 h I'nesdav ol e. h month.
W. I. II ARK. W. M.
lHr (.'Hosaita, Secretary.
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T. I .
ir
t Il l.SIIOliO, W.C. T. I . MKF.If l
. C. T. I'.
tin- t'onKreirntionai t hur.-li ou Hie
u rriilay in ea.'ii iiiouiu ai a o nwi r.
Si.
k. 0. 1'. M.
ri.u. tknt. v. k. o. t. m.,
meei in O.id Fellowa' Hull, on
and f.nirili l'hnrday eveninirs of eai'h
monlli. L. A. I.ONtl,
llist.!i limits, 'om.
Ii. k.
ASH1NO I'ON FNCAM I'MKS T So. S4.
I. O. O. F., meet on lira' aud
bird l u.-tlav of eaoh month.
I. M. 0 Uri Snrilw.
4.Fi. K tl l'0!T. 0. , II. A. K.
, F.K TS IN n)l FFI LOWS II A I.I. ON
I'll. urM an. I llnr l "einrdaya of wh
month, at'.' .ai rl.x k. I . M.
i. V. Ili K. Crandall I" i
lilioiant
I.Fi. KANSOU ( OKI'S Ml. 47. H K. ('.
MKKT1 N oiI FKI.I.OWH II ALL
tlill!or, on the t. tnd Sd. Friday
i r'li nioiitir' 'i f. m.
Mm. II. V Oale.
:i.alrih O.l ran.lali, tk.aaary.
PKOf KhttJUN A I, lICUS
1 11 1 mi. ii. ToMirr,
K. H. Tuklil k
X. laiy I'uliliu.
THOM II. & :. II. TUMil'E,
TToKN KYS-AT-LA W,
HILLr.HOHO, OKr.OON.
Urnci: U siiii..'!, 4, A 3, Mortfaa Blue
bbbbtt,
UaKU HIT
AliAHS,
Y'T)KN KYS-AT-LA W,
HlMJiHOKO, OKKOON
Orru:a: Central Hluok, Kfxiui. 6 nod 7,
KMT.Itf NnK MAil W. D. U1TH.
Notary Foblio.
KYI I'll UUVMA,
YTTORN KYS-AT-LA V.
HiLLSWlKO, OKEOON.
Ornaa: hVwuia 6 aud 7. Mnruan block.
, a. aaoWN.
m i. a. mui.Y.
BAWLKV &
BROWN,
TTORNEYS-AT-LAW,
HILLSBOKO, OKEOON.
Iteaideiit a(ant for Koyal Insurance Co.
Koomh: 1,2, and 3, Shute Hud lini;.
II. T. HAUI.FV,
ATTOHNKY AM)
tmLNl'KLOll-AT-I.AW
III LI.S BOKO OKEOON.
Deputy District Attorney lor Wa'.hli.g
on County.
Orii:' Kooiii No. I'i, Morgan and
Hailey rt.oi k.
J.IUM T. WUM.LKY. LOBINU H. XtKW AKT.
WHALLkV & SILWAKT.
TTOKNIiYS-AT-LAU,
I'OKTLAND OliKtiCN.
OrricK: 415 t'huu.hcr of CommiTce.
H. T. I.INkLATEK, M. II. ('. M.
HYHICIAN AND SUK(JKA)N
HILIJSllOIMI, OKEOON.
Orrioa: at reaidenoe, eaut of lo.irl
Hooae, where be will be found at all noma
when not yiaitiug patient.
J. I'. TAMIESIE, M. IK,
g I. 11. K. WUKUKUA,
UlLLMJtOUO, OKEOON.
Orrioa anu KtHilirsoa : corner Third
aud Ma.u Streets. Office hour. HUW to 11'
ui., I to 6 aud I lo M ii, ui. 'leleiihoue to
reaideuoa froui Brook X Hel' DruKatore at
all hoar. All aalla promptly attended,
nuibt or day.
W. I. WOOD, M. D.,
pilYSICIAN AND HU1UIKON,
II1LIJ4BOKO, OKEOON.
Orrnia: iu Chenette liow. KmiitNi
mruer Firat aud Main street.
F. A. IIA1I.KV, M. I.
PHYSICIAN, tSl'IMIKON AND
1 ACmUUIKUH.
HILLHBOKO, OKEOON,
Orrioa: in Fharwacv, I'niou Block. Call
attended to, niuht or day. Keaidcuoe. S. W.
Cor. Baae Line and Second atreeta.
A. Ii. HAILEY, D. I. S,
UKNTIST,
HILLHBOKO, OKEOON,
Kooma 1 and 'J, Mi. man it Bailey Block.
( . E. I.FH.KK. .
nOMKOPATIIIO
PIIVSII'AV ami SlTIUiKf V.
KOIIE8T OKOVK OKEOON.
SixH'ial iitlentloti tmiil
tlou tiuu
of Wo!
to
Mi.lirul and
i.iid ( hililreii
Siiriri'! Diaeai.' of W omen
and nil chronic tlieraaea.
Olliice uud residence. Ilowlliy hot
I'acilic ave., wet ol Forest O rove luitrl.
THUS. II. Ill PIIK FYS.
( 1( )N VE Y A NCI N(l AND
V AllSTKA("n(l OK riri.ns.
HlLLSItOKO. OKEOON.
Legal paiier drawn and Iana on Kea
Katat neuotiate I. Bnsiiir atuuded to
with promptueaa and dixpaoth
Omi'B Man Street, opuoaite Court
HoQe.
K. MXIJV
JJENTIST,
FOt'.EHT OKOVF., OKEOON
la now niakina teeth for t.i.OO and
per aet: bet of material and workmanship
Will compare with aeta Boating f J5. Teeth
xtr acted withont pain, rilliumat the
Ml prioea. All work warranted.
Otticb i three door north of Brick
tore. Office boiira from V a, in. to 4 p. m.
ja. M. Tiii.Mmon, sot t k v ri al. tr.
THOHI'SOX ii SO,
20 year experience in Otliew Iav:iI Unti
es Oeneral trust executed. Property
of Kslale ami Individiiiil l ured tor.
Irtlceat the Haiiar, Fon-sl oruve. Onyoti.
4klaO aulas ly Pur
WrsWWWrWTsalrVVVW
THE CREAT REMEDY
FOR PAIN
CURES PROMPTLY.
i i ir
la Bevel m the kkl fmmSm fcakiaa !
kaawa. attoal ll ikm it am
law leruW ikaa aay ataar avaaaV
POWDER
Absolutely Pure
oy.i ... ii MMira eo.. Mrwrewc
Ml I.I. HE FM'I.AIM
It. M. Wal. ti. cHti.liilute of the
Kuxionirits for rint;nM in the Firrit
Dl.itrit't, in runkin Nitttrhrr throii(h,
ut the District. Will Mr. Veati-h
ekiilnin to his ht'HrtT if he haft
clianHl hirt luin.l (in the fii Hiicial
jut-ntion niiit-H 1HH2'.' la that year he
ran for conyres-i u a dt'iiiocrat on
platform ilemaiiiiinj; that all money
foineil tiy the government Hhoultl be
if equal monetary value; that all
paper currency he redeemable In
gold or riiiver at the option of the
holder, and that the government jfi
out of the banking buHinerw and
i-ease to issue paier money.
Now Mr. Veatoh haa aceeptetl the
nomination of the democratic, popu
lists anil free-silver reputilican eon-
ventious, which agreed to planks de-
man. lino; the free coinage of silver
that the option of redemption of pa
per money in gold or silver be taken
from (he holder and given to the
ifiivirument , and that the govern
incut issue an unlimited amount i f
tlat paper money, rt'deemulili in no
thing.
Will Mr. Veatch say lie was not
in'iere in lsicj.' The 'crime of
M7;i" wa committed long before
that lime. The issue was a live one
lie did not avoid it, He stood on
that platform . If he was not sin
cere in isiii, will any person Itelieve
he is sincere now, when he takes the
opHMite side of the issue; when he
takes the side which events transpir
ing since that time have proven still
more clearly to have trcei) ami to be
wrong?
Mr. Veatch would no donlil like to
he considered an honest man and a
sincere one. ill he say he was
mistaken in 18112. and that he has
since diecovered bis mistake? If so,
when did he discover it? If he has
simply cast aside his former print i
pies and now advocates doctrines he
knows to la wrong, and has known
all along to be contrary to truth and
good poli. J, for the purpose of poll
tical an. I llnaucial gain fcr himself,
is he a man to lie trusted? Is he
man worthy to represent the First
District in congress?
Kven though it were shown that
Mr. Veatch has honestly changed
his mind, a possibility entirely con
trary to reas in and the course of
events, would it lieg.HKl to send from
Western Oregon to represent us In
the popular branch ol the federal
legislature, a man who would be
classed with Jerry Simpson, of Kan
sas, and Dude Lewis, of Washington?
What could he do for our ieople
opposed as he would lie to all the
purp'Kies of the administration, and
with the minority party in congress?
lliselectiou would be a Costly mis
take, affecting adversely the interest
of every erson living or doing bus!
ness iu Oregon. Salem Statesman,
M llixipliig I'oukIi.
I had a little liy who was nearly
lieiiil from an attack of whooping
ciugli. My neighbors recommemleil
Cliatnlicrl tin's Cough Hemedy. I
I til not think that any medicine
would help him, but after giving
him a few doses of that remedy
uiiiiceti an improvement ami one
bottle cured him entirely. It is the
best cough remedy I ever had in
the house. J. L. Mi ire, South Bur-
getlstown I'a. For sale by the Iielta
Drug store.
Many old soldiers now feel the ef
fects of the hard service they endured
during the war. Mr, fleo. S, Antler
son, of Kirsvllle York county Peun.,
who saw the hardest kind of service
at the front, is now frequently troub
led witli rheumatism. "I hail a severe
attack lately" he y, "anil procured
a bottle of Chamberlains Pain Halm.
It ditl so much good that I would
like to Know what you would charge
me for one dozon Isiltles." Mr. An
derson wanted It both for his own
use and supply it to his friends and
neighbors, as every family should
have a bottle of it in their home not
only for rheumatism but lame back
sprains, swelling, cuts, bruise and
hums, for which it is unequalled
Fr sale by Ielta Drug store.
Wi
DEWEY'S GREATEST VICTORY.;
Iu
Seven Hours the Spanish Fleet
Completely ut his Meiey.
OVKU SEVEX IIUMU.EI) SPANIARDS KILLED. !
rnnrrvd Hu Ran nnrl Can
Guarantees to rrocecc
Mabfs nil Rf,auest for Assisrnnr
The sea fight of Dewey on Sunday
morning, May 1st, lathe event of the
century when the results are con
sidered. He sailed into an enemy's
bay with six war ships, a dispatch
boat and two transports aud attacked
his enemy of eight ships, with a
cloud of gunboats aud transports
Hanked by laud batteries, lie de
stroyed the ships; occupied the bat-
leriee; blew up the magazine; killed
and wounded 7o) of the enemy w ith
out losing a ship or a man, and hav-
ing only six of his ciew woundeil.
Such a battle was never before
fought. True, there have beeu sea
tights aud fleets destroyed, nut no
successful captain ever before annihi
lated his enemy without losing men.
Manila Hay is a leauliful laud-
locked aheci of water 20 h$ 2"i miles
in extent - about as large as Tualatin
plains situated iu the southwestern
part of l.u.on, lite largest of the
Philippine Inlands, uud the one fur
theresl north of the group. The
stiail at the entrance of the hay is
eight or nine miles across, but di
vided into three channels by two
small Islands. Tiie soulh ciniiincl is
live miles wide. The small islands
seem not to be fortitled, hut the main
laud has balteries or hail. Iewey
seems tit have sailed in by the south
chaticl, which is live miles broad.
he Associated Press gives the fol
lowing account of I he battle, tele
graphed from llong Kong:
Owiugto the fact that I lie cable ht-
tween llong Kong aud the Plnlip
piues wa not in working order, hav
ing beeu cut, it is said, some dis
tance from the capital of the island,
there has beeu deiay in obtaining a
1c (ailed account of the battle, ami
the facts iu the case were only avail
able when the United Status gunlxmt
Hugh McCullis'h arrived here yes
terday, aud eveu then the tremen
dous pressure of business suddenly
thrown umiu the cable necessarily
made the entire account of the en
gagement somewhat broken.
Commotion) Dewey's orders were
to capture or destroy the .-Spanish
Meet, ami never were instructions
executed hi so complete a fashion.
At the end of seven hours there was
absolutely nothing left of the Span
ish fleet but a few relics. The Amer
ican commander hail most skillfully
arranged every detail of the action,
aud even the apparently most in
significant features were carried out
with perfect punctuality, and on
railroad time-table order.
At the end of the action Commo
dore Dewey anchored his fleet in the
bay before Manila and sent a mess
age to uovernor-uenerai Augusti
announcing the inauguration of the
blockade, ami adding that if a shot
was flred against his ships he would
destroy every battery aliout Manila.
The position occupied by the Span
iards, the support which their ships
received from the land batteries, and
the big guns they had ashore, gave
them an enormous advantage.
Therefore, when it is considered that
the Spaniards lost over tl(M) men in
killed and wounded, anil, that their
naval arsenal at Cavite was also des
troyed with its defenses, it will lie-
come apparent that the victory of the
American commodore is one of the
moat complete and wonderful achieve
ments in the history of naval war
fare. Not a man on board the American
fleet was killed not a ship was da
maged to any extent, ami only six
men were injured slightly on board
the Haltimore. This grand achieve
ment is iiuite as much due to the
generalship of Commodore Dewey
as to the fact that the American gun
ners, ships and guns are superior to
oy afloat anywhere.
Great credit must also Is-given to
the fullest extent to Iheottlcers under
Commodore Dewey, lor to a inaT
they seconded their gallant Com tint u
er in every way possible, and thus
helped him win the laurels which
are Justly his.
When the squadron left here it
touched first at a xiint in the Philip
pines near Itolina, as Commodore
I)ewey wished the insurgent agent lo
di-a-mtiark there to ascertain the
renglh and disiHwition of the in
surgents foros, arraiigp to prevent
needless bloodshed, ami inform the j time, their four guntsials and the
insurgent of hit intention to change torpeilo-lsmts inside the harbor.
th government of the Philippine! The American ships sl tsufc
Islands, the commodore strongly ward and forward six lime tiTK
! obiei-timr lo irivinir the reikis I
chsuee to commit excesses. The in-
was
Takes the. Tiro nF n f;
cne foreiin Kesidents.
! surgent leaders refused to disembark
uniler any consideration and the
American ships cruised iu search of
the Spanish ships, hut failed to find
ihetu.
Commodore Dewey arrived at
Subig bay, about HO miles north of
Manila bay, Saturday, April 80, and
sent the liuiiimore and Concord to
reconnolter the enemy. They found
no .Spanish ships at the entrance ot
tiie bay, aud so Commodore Dewey
J decided to risk the mines and pro
ceed that same night alter dark into
the bay of Manila which he did.
The order of battle taken by the
Spaniards was with all the small
craft inside the stone and timber
breakwaters of Cavite harlsir. The
larger ships of Spain
cruised oil
Cavite and Manila.
The American Ih-et entered Manila
bay Saturday night with the great
est of ease. The Spaniards had not
established a patrol, and there were
no searchlights at the entrance of the
bay. In fact, the American ships
would probably have passed inside
the bay without any challenge had
it not lieen that some sparks Hew up
from Ihe McCulloch's funnel. There
upon a few shots were exchanged
with the balteries on Corregidor is
land, but the fleet ditl not slow
down, aud soon took up a position
tiear Cavite, awaiting dawn in order
to commence hostilities.
The early hours of the morning
revealed the ships lo each other, and
the Spanish flagship opened lire.
Its action was followed by some of
the larger Spanish warships, and
then the Cavite forts opened up and
the smaller Sranlsh ships brought
their guns into play. The American
aquadron, which entered the bay
through the shells of the Spaniards,
which began to strike the water
around them moved majestically on
ward. When uearing Hakor hay, a sud
den upheaval of water a short dis
tance ahead of the Olyiupia showed
that the Spaniards had exploded a
mine or a torpedo. This was follow
ed by a second and similar explosion.
They were both utterly unsuccessful.
The American fleet was then draw
ing nearer and n earer to the Span
lards, whose gunnery was very poor,
the shots from the Cavite batteries
. . . f II-. a I
anil Spunisn snips neing equaiiy oo-
ly aimed, either falling short or wide
of their mark.
When the American fleet entered
the bay, coming through the south
ern channel between Caballo and
Frile inlets the following was the or
der: Flagship Olyiupia, Baltimore,
lUleigh, Concord, Boston, Petrel and
McCulloch. The two etoreship
Nanshan and Xeatiro, brought up
Ihe rear.
Though the Siianiards had opened
fire at IUHMI yards, the Americans re
served their Are until within -I'M mi
yards of the enemy, when the real
battle began. The Iteina Cristinn,
Ion Antonio tie Vlloa, Isla de Cut,
Isla tie Luzon and Mindadao trrl in
line of battle outside of Cavite It that
lac fnmt nt" tB4 SlAnaVls. nt'Ufing
in upon the latter ft (WrtHft fcMI f
and shell. F.very American
seemed to leil, while almost
every Spanish shot missed the maik.
After having thus scattered de
moralization) among the Spanish
Ili-el aud batteries, the American
fleet retired for breakfast, and in
cidentally a couucil of war was held
ou board the Olyiupia.
liy this time the Spanish ships
were iu a desperate condition. The
flagship ICeiua Chrlstiua was riddled
i with shot aud shell, oueol her a learn
pipes had burst, aud she was believed
!l The Castilla was eer
.' ullly ou tire, and u.H)i after the tire
! became worse aud worse, until they
" uur"e, lo w'4U'r'',
I The IHju Ullott made a most mag
i nitieent display of bravery. When
hvr coiuiuauuer fouud ahe was
lorn by American .hells that he
could not keep her afloat, be nailed
her colors to her mast aud she aauk
with all hautis fighting to the last
She was completely riddled, aud her
upper deck had beeu swept clear by
the awful Ore of the American guns,
hut the SpuuiunJs though their ves
sel was sinking beueath them, con.
tiuued workiug her guns on her
lower deck until she sank beneath
the waters.
During the engagement a Spanish
torpedo-boat crept along the shore
and aroucd the otting iu an attempt
ed to attack the American storeships
hut she was promptly discovered
She was driven ashore and was ac
' IiimIIv lilou;n to iiinvii
i r
ihe Mindanao had
meanwhile
been run ashore to save her from
sinking, and the Spanish small craft
had sought shelter from the stec
storm liehiud the breakwater.
The battle, which was started at
about r a. iu., aud adjourned at 8 :.'!()
a. ui. was resumed about uoon, when
Commodore Dewey started in to put
the lluishing touches on his furious
work. There was not much fighting
left iu the Spaniards by that time
At 2 p. m. the Petrel ami Concord
had shot the Cavite batteries into
silence, leaving them heaps of ruins
aud tloating the white flag.
The Spanish gunboats were then
scuttled, the arsenal was on Are, and
the explosion of a Spanish magazine
caused further mortality to the Span
i ish defenders on shore.
On the water the burning, sunken
or destroyed Spanish vessels could be
seen, while only the cruiser Haiti
more had suffered in any way from
the Are of the enemy. A shot
which struck her exploded some
ammunition near one of her guns
and slightly injured half a down of
the crew.
Shots passed dangerously close to
Commodore liewey, but little or no
damage was done on board the flag,
ship.
On the other hand, aliout 100 men
are fa id to have been killed on board
the hp-.'Dish flagship, which was to
tally destroyed. Admiral Montejo the
Spanish admiral, transferred his flag
to Ihe Isla de Cuba when his ship
caught tire, but the latter wan also
destroyed in due course of time.
The Keina Christina lost her captain,
a lieutenant, her chaplain and mid
shipman by one shot which struck
her bridge. About 100 men were
killed ami 60 woundeil on board the
Castilla. Indeed, some estimates
place the number of Spanish wound
ed during the engagement at over
looo men.
The Oiympia was struck five times
about her upper works, and a whale
boat of the Kaleigh was smashed.
Although the Krupp guns on the
esplanade of Manila were fired con
tinuously dering the engagement,
Commodore Iwy iti.l not reply to
thus, aot la htNy afterwards
hoisfnl a fctt fUrf ia Uaten of sur
rmV. Th tTio h vitulntion were
slill unt4tlH tvt Un McCulloch
lea Mini!, l it Vt said Com
mode ll mf firareri tinting upon
tfte trt t 4t iavunji-nts if he at-
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FINANCIAL POLICY OF SU. S.
Thi
Coinage Iauvs Fully Stated with a
History of Their Enactment.
THE FALLACIES OF
A Plain Laboring Man Addresses Plain Laboring Men on a
Subject of Interest to all. His Deductions
Cannot be Denied.
For several yearr previous to 1H05
brokers hail beeu gathering up the
American silver dollars, taking them
to the West Indies and exchanging
them for the new Spanish dollars,
bringing these back to our mint auJ
having them recoinetl into American
dollars. Ily this scheme they could
get 101 American do lars for 100
Spanish dollars and of course under
free coinage they were to uo ex
pense. To put a stop to this practice Pres.
Jefferson, in lSOo, issued ordere to
Ihe director of the mint to stop coin
ing the silver dollar. This order re
mained in force uutil ISM, a period
of thirty years ami more, aud duriug
that time no silver dollars were
coined.
Iu fact, up to 1H40 only 1,:W0,817
silver dollars were coined.
It is a peculiar circumstance that
this order to slop coining the sitvtr
dollar should come Ironi Thomas Jef
ferson, tiie founder of the democratic
party and that it should be continued
througn not only the administrations
of Madison, Monroe and Joun Quiii
cy Adams but also through the ad
ministration of that duruocratic saint
Andrew Jacksou.
So you srte that our American sil
ver dollur uover got into general cir
culation before nor afterwards as I
will presently show. A very culiar
monetary unit, or unit of value, to
stand atone and admit gold to free
co i age at a rail i I ased upon It.
This is uot of such great importance
only to show that the silver dollar
tlid uot hold such an exaulted place
above the gold dollar provious to 1HT3
and hail not thus attained to any pe
culiar sacredness. as the free silver
agitators would have us lielieve.
The democratic money plank calls
attention to t lie act of lS7:t demone
tizing silver but before I take that
up I desire to call attention to the
acta of 1B;H, 117, and 18., as well
as some of the conditions leading up
lo those acts. The ratio of 15 to 1
was a mist tke for the actual or mar-
act ratio in io- wrw .... iw .
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of humt.n nature the gold disap
peared, being the more valuable of
th i wo metals, it was hoarded or sold
for use lu the arts. I say "by a law
of human nature" for this reason,
that it is human nature to keep the
more valuable commodity where oue
of two commodities having different
values will answer the purpose of
paying ,a debt. (This is generally
referred to as Uresham's law).
Theoretically we had a double
standard or bimetallism, but practi
cally we had silver monometallism or
a single standard, aim that mostly of
foreign silver coins, from 18112 tc
1834.
Congress fixed the ratio between
gold and silver but it tlid not remain
there, for when the market ratio
changed a little goltl disapeared anil
left us with a silver circulation.
As early as February 2, 1821, the
currency committee ol congress in
its report said of Ihe ratio established j
by Hamilton, "It is sufficient to i
know by unhappy experience that j
Its tendency is to rid us of a gold cur-1
rency ami leave us nothing nut sil
ver." And President Jackson's secretary
of the treasury, Ingham, said on
May 4, 1830 in response to a resolu
tion of inquiry by the U. S. senate:
1 The history of coinage proves that
little reliance can Ire placed on artifi
cial regulations of relative values of
the standard measure of properly as
a means of maintaining a regular cur
rency ol uniform value. The propo
sition that there can Ire but one
standard In fact, is self evident. The
history of coinage alsiuntls with mint
regulations lo keep gold ar.d silver
together and statutes prohibiting un
der severe penalties, the exportation,
II of which have disappointed every
pxraftation of their projectors."
And on June, 30, 1832, C. P.
Whites select committee of the house
said In its rep ,rt: "This committee
cannot ascertain that both metals
have ever circulated, simultaneously,
concurrently and indiscriminately in
ny country."
Finally congress in 1834 passed the
law changing the mint ratio from 15
to 1 to 15 to 1. The market ratio Irc
ing at this time 15.73 to I thus over
estimating gold and making it the
cheaper metal at the mint ratio and
tnua deliberately drove silver out of
FHEE SILVER EXPOSED.
circulation. The silver circulation
being mostly foreign coins.
So liuch was silver now the dearer
metal that even our fractional silver
piecta were disappearing and iu con
sequence congress passed the law of
s.";i reducing the amount of silver
iu the coins to 384 grains standard to
the dollar to keep them Iu circulation
As these coins contained less silver
to the dollar than a gold dollar
would buy in the markets it became
necessary to restrict the coinage to
such au amount as the business of the
country required aud in order to do
this there could be no more freecoiu
age of our fractional coins aud conse
quently congress provided for their
coinage ou government account, sond
iug them free of exa-nse to any part
of the country, aud providing for
their redemption, and other features
of help to this coinage which gave to
it, by way of distinguishing it from
any other, the name of subsidiary
coiuage,
Tw oue provision of this law, 1
wish to call attention and that is
"Sec. 4: And be it further enacted,
that such coins shall lie paid out at
the mint, in exchange for gold coins
al par, iu sums not leas than one
hundred dollars."
Now then, the law of 18:14 which
changed our standard of circulation
from silver to gold was done deliber
ately for this express purpose aud the
la-w when passed by congress was ap
proved by Audrew Jackson the dem
igod of the democratic party after
1'homas Jefferson the father of the
democratic party had by orders to
the director of the mint in 1800
stopped the coiuage of the silver dol
lar and which order was iu effect un
til I .'!.
To show still further that we were
on a gold basis from aud after 1834
we have the law of ls.'i.l for the sub
sidiary coins which could be had
from the mint only for gold coins,
I should like to ask auy lair mind
ed democrat who revives the mem
ory of Jefferson and Jackson with
this question. "If the law of 1873
: what then was the law.
of 18o4 and 1853?
1 will now take up the laws of 1873
The democratic mouey plank says,
"We declare that the act of 1873, kde
monetlzing silver without the knowl
edge aud approval of the American
aople" etc.
They tell us that silver was de
mouetiaed secretely stricken down
by the hand of the assassin stabbed
in the back slain in the house of its
friends, aud all that "fol de rol."
Now, with regard to passing a law
secretly in the congress of the Unit
ed Slates, Every bill must be printed
aud must be read publicly in both
the house and senate. This bill was
printed thirteen tiroes In the course
of its passage through congress and
the proceedings occupy 141 columns
of the Congressional Ololie w hich is
published daily during the session.
The law of 1873 was enacted by
the pMple of the United States In the
only way they ever enact a law and
ami it has remained on the statute
IwMiks for over a ousrter of ivninru
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terval silver has fallen nearly three
lifths, and during this interval also,
all the busi liens ol the country has
Is-en adjusted to the gold standard,
itnlis-d It has been on the gold basis
since 1834, except during the suspen
is'tisiou of specie aiymerits.
Kight here is another Item: The
value of the United States note or
greenback was always measured by
gold ami not by silver and commodi
ties hud a gold price and a paper
price but never a silver price, for sil
ver, except the fractional coins,
coined under the law of 1853 hail Isjen
out of use more than twenty years
before the commencement of the war
and even these subsidiary coins had
not been been in use for eleven years
prior to 1873.
The whole Ironded debt of the Uni
ted States has been contracted on Ihe
gold basis in law as well a in fact,
for it has been refunded since iho
act of lHt3. The law of 17:1 ditl not
demonetize silver but simply dropi.ed
the silver dollar, the silver 5-ci nt
piece and the silver 3 cent piece from
the list of coins lo be minted, nor de
prived anyone of Ihe use of any coin
then in use ot then in existence.
' I quote Ik haWMflt of the wsiind