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n ' ' -7, ffwnlilinWifilMlrl UK UOVT HUKK J Ouru'lvi-rtim-rs. 1 lie IsMexMj 0 (0 I enjoys the l.iri i-t ul rir li'.n ht ol any paper ptiMiahud 4 in tin- county. 4 w v.vv"J J JOU l'RIXTINU NoUhe-da, Urt U, Knvel- J opt, Uillhd. el:, executed ou J abort noli-si, at prie - ooiiainwul with good work, i all au J try u. No. Vol. XXV. HILLSBORO, WASHINGTON' COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY ISO, 189S. OF.NF.KAL DJKKCroKY. H1AIK tir r M'KrUt. (iuvcrnor t--r.LjLrv of Hu te . Wm. V. Lrd Harrison K. kiueaui tn .tKiunr I'liillip aiolsc-an foi l. I'uOlio Instruction i. 11. Ifwln Mkui I'nulxr W. H. Lewis Ctiaa. . " olvarfcaa K. H. (loan F. A. Moor. J ml ire Fifth District Attorney riltti District .1. A. MoHnd . . T- J. llfton COI N IV nrrlCKUM. 4m .... Coi.iuiisiotrs He k ... Hhi filf IU ir li r In isun r . Ast-Msur.... Srl..l MiperillUludeul Mill .y.r '.'or'-ier li. F. Cornelius ...DM- Kor . T. li. 'lodJ I. A. ImOiie . . ,W. D. Hradtord E. L. klKWaiioa A. H. 'iy . . .Ueoriie U. Wilooi . . Austin t'rief L. K. Wilaa C. I.. UtrK OltKUON CU V LAND OFFICE. ('linn. 11. Moores V in. iinliowuv.. . Krister . ttooa'.Ys; CI I V UKUCKKH. I . V. N. Burrutt. Mayor TIioh. lut-or J. M. tlreear Hoard of Trustees W. H. Wehrumr li. waaireiier J. (Jarstens O. II. Wilnox Kwrdr ... ""'V.0" treasurer F. U. Mitchell .....t,-i Tlios liheen ' ., I W. D. Hnntn Justine of Feao j j. j n.. I'OHT OFFICE INFORMATION. The o.ails oloae at the HillRhuro Voat . I .. i I .. . criilim. unny. , . ttleuwm. West Union, Itethany and (War Mill, at lisw . iu. (toiiiw Houth, :;U) am. Ooliitf to Forllmid and wAy-ofBoea, 6:5a For Fnriiiiii'uton and Ijtorel. Wedneadaya and BtiirUy at iu:.w . m. (IHI UCU AND rHKMETV NOHCFJ1. (Ti liirr.vj.-i i i' ...i.u . - t ; Mhiii and Filth atreeta. Freaobinn vrv Hnlibntti. niorniiiK mui eyeiiinif. Hau, kath aoluad at 10 oVlook m. "JW onwtiuK I'liurHdiiy eveniiiu. V. f. . U. ifc. Snmluy at U::M p. iu. All .ervi.j. will be rt, brlKhi, intori-HtMiu and hel.tul. EVAS F. HlltiHKC. Pr. I lVAMtF.liKAI. !HDKOH. -Corner Ti Fifth and Fir FreacbinK ejry Houday evmiiiiK Ht H p. ui.i aeoond at II a. m.i Sunday aohmil at IU a. m. iraver uieetinu every Wednesday eeninKi teaobera nieetmu every Hnnday eveuin!. II. A. IXtIi, paator. J-'IUST Cbriatmn t'lmroli, It. !. Hhelley ' pantor. Ilawline and Third. Preaching every Hniulav at II a. in. and J: JO p. nj. hnuilavb.K.I. 10 a. ni. Frayer ".eetinj. Ihnmilay. H:1MI p. ru. .,F. 8. O fc.. Hou day, J.il p- ' ME. CHl'KOH, U. A. A Iklna. paator. .I'reafllimu every Habl.ath inorniugand eveiimu Subi-Kiii M!lioul every hahbath at 10 4 l.-mjiie nnH'iinit every Monday at : r . ueneral prayer nieetum every Thurwlny evemnil. lieadera' and Hteward a rueetniK the iliird 1 oeaday evening of oaoh ioutb A. 0. t. W. UIIXHIIOUO UtlH.K NO. Bl, A.O. l). W eeta every Hrat and third Friday eveuum in the V"n,t- , M . ,lO. hLINEMAN, M.IW. V. II. HAIH1HMAN. Keoorder. hullKlll'T' of Itt lM'kah. UII.I4ltOI( KEBEKAH LOIHJE NO. M, I. O. O. F.. nieeta iu Odd Fellowa' Hall every Haturday eveiiinK. hAUAll WILLIAMS, N. U. r. r ii. HILLHHOKO (JltANOK, NO. 73, nieeta L'ud and 4tli Haturday of eaon month. IIknj. SoHortaLD, Maatfir, Amnii 1-iiuia, -o. I, a. o. . M ONi'F.Zl'MA LOIOK, NO. MJ. nieeta WkiIiihniIiiv eveuiima at o o cloon.in i.w. ti..u v iitjii himiIa welnome. " ItlCHAHO HEMlHli, N. i. U. M. C. 0ult, eo'y. H. H. '. MEETS very Monday evenina at 7 o'clock ill tue lirlMlmn ohnrob. Von are eordially invited to attendita meetinifa. EKA Al'AMS, I'rea't. DeRi-ee of llonoi. fll'IK DF.OKF.K OF HONOH, A. O. II. 1 W.. mM in (l I Keilowa" hall every brat and third Fri.lav ev nin of each month. M. M. I'll tenner, C. of H. Mra. Belle ltnn. He. order. KiithlHine SlHlera. IJIUKMllA T KM 1'l.K NO. I, R. nu-etn evi-rv '.'ml and 4ili Friday in each nionlli at 7:o'chH-k in I. O. O. F. Hall. M.e A M lariiie Joaie rlohlllinericll ' M. K. C. M. ol It. ami I'. K. of I'. )ll(KNIS LOIHJE, St). 34, K. OF P., 1 iiiivta in Miimiii' Hall on Monday Tiiluiitf of each week. SojouruiUK brethren elomed to UhIk nieetinua. F, Kelao O II ();it. , K of K C A. E. ami A. .H. flU'ALl I V LOIHJE NO. ft, A. F. A. M.. 1 meet every Matunlay nihl on or after nil moon of eaeh nnnth. W. 1). MfHOO, W. V. K. 'asrt.i, SiM'retary. O. E. J. rpl' A LATIN 'H tl'TEK. NO. !.. K.8M 1 meet at Masonic 1'eiuple on the '2nd ml till Tnemlav ol eai'h month. Mrk. W. D. HARE, W. M. tlHi 1'rom kits, riei-retary. W. T. I . Ull LsnOHO. W.C.T. V. MEETS IN tin- t iinuieitBiiiin.il t'hurrli on the ii Friilay in em'ti niouth at 3 o't'loik P, M. k. o. t. yi. THH. TENT. N. It, K. t. T. M., n-ei in O.I.I Fellowa' Hail, on e aml f.mriti l'luiriliy eveninus of each month. L. A. LOSU, IUtitor It.iwms, t'oin. li. K. UT AMHINtt TON KM'AMI'MENTNo. I. O. . K. . meet on Im' and h'rd Tn"ilnv of eaoh inunth. t, M. 0 Hil l', Monlie. LF.N. I'OHT, 0. ii. A. K. KKT8 IN tll FELLOWS II ALL ON y I tin- tirt and thirl ei nnlaya of f n ti month, at'.:i ii'dwi, I'. M. J. l ll'. kv I!, ( randall I .dlntaMi viE!. R ASXOH ("OKI'S O. 47.,'W K. V. MKKTS IN ODI FELLOWS HALL llillsluiro. on Hie 1.1- 111. I -I 'rl.l ol e'h montlt a 2 !' t. lit. i M'. II. V. Oate. I Kiikalirlh O.Cramlau, Mtret-ry. ' ritoFmuo.NAL rums THOU. H. TuSUl I, . M. tuMII I Notary i'ublic. TIIOH H. E. II. TOStil E, TTOKXKYS-AT-LA W, uii;hOito, oueoon. Orrice: K icins 3, 4, 5, Human liluoa. w. a. uum, a. 04na B4KKETT ADAMS, -TOUNF-YS-AT-LAW, HlU-USOltO. OKKtiON Ornca: Central Hluoa, Koonia 6 and 7. aaMTiia iiit nii w. D. mitu. Nutary Foblic HV1TII IUT.A, TTORNEYS-ATLAW. HiLLKlMiKOi OKEOON. Ovnoa: Uooma S and 7, Morgan blouk. j. a. aaowx. mo, b. iiaiiht. U.Kil.EY KKOWS, jTTORNKYS-AT-LAW, HILLSUOUO, OltKUON. Keaiilent airunt for Koyiil liiU'ance Co. Koona: 1,2, and 3, Hliuie I'.uiMliiK. II. T. II AM LEV, ATTOUNKY AND al!Nei:LOK.AT.l,AV, HI LLHB'lKO OUEOOS. Deputy District Attorney for Washing ton County. Orrita: Kuom No. VI, Murgun and Hailey.llliM k. JOHN T. WUAI.LKY. Loai.NUB. KT-WAKT. W MALLEI & SI'EW.tKT. TTORNKYS-AT-LAW, I'OKTI.AN I) UliKtiCN. Orrica: 415 ('huiuljer of t'oiiiini ri'i'. S. T. L1MKLATEK, M. K. I'. M. piIYSICIAN AND 8UHUEON HILLMBOltO, OUEOON. Orrica: at reaidenoe, east of court Honae, where be will be found at all noun when not viaiting patieuta. J. t. TA.-IESIE, M. D., g P. H. II. 8U1W)N, - - Hllr(lJUU, OitEOOn. Orrioa and ttmiiiiNoi : oorner Third and Main Htreeta. Othoe hoora, BUW to 12 a. m., 1 to 6 and 7 to t) p. m. Telephone to reaidenoe from Brook J: He la' I immature at all hours. All cnlla promptly attended, uigbt or day. W. 1. WOOD, M. II., piIYSICIAN AND SUUOEON, HILL8UOKO, OKEOON. Orrica; In Cbenette How. llifinaMci oorner Firat and Main street. F. A. IIAILET, M. D. PHYSICIAN, 8UKOKON AND L AmiUC'lIKUU. HILLHBOKO, OltKUON. Orrtoi: in Pharmacy, Union Block, ('alii attended to, niubt or day. Iteaidenoe, H. W. Cor. Base Line and Heoond street. A. II. KAILEY, II. II. S. JKNTIST, HILLHBOKO, OK KG ON, Kooms I and 2, Moman Ji Bailey Block f. E. UEMiEK, I lOMKOPATHIC II 1'IIYSICAN and SUHdKON. FOKKST UROVK OliEliON. Special attention tmiil to Meilirul nnd Muriiiral DiaeuM S of Vniiii ii uml t 'hiMrvn and all chrHiic iliM'iieti. Olllioe and ruaideiuv. llowll'V limine, Pacilic ave., went of Forest tirove lioti l. THUS. I). Ill HI' II iu: VS. SVKYANCINO AND AKSTUACTINU OK TITLBS, HILLHBOltO. OKEOON. Legal paier drawn and Ioatia on Bea Estate mvotiateJ. Buaitiea attended to with promptneaa and dipaotb Orrica klan Street, opptnite t'otirt Honae. K. MX0, IJKNTIST, ttll'.KSr OUOVK, OKEOON I now niakins teetb for t.1.00 and t'.ft) ier set ; beat of material and workmanship Will oompnre with set oostins 1'eetb eatracted witbont pain. Filluura at the lowest pricea. All work warranted. Orrn : three door north of Brick (tore. OtTioe boor from a, m. to 4 p. m. JAS.M. TlloMrsoM, SHT4I1Y IT HI. IC TIIDHI'SON A Ml. 20 years expericni'e in Otl'uv Iynl Bui ma Iteiieral trusts evented. I'ropivly of Estates and Individuals cured for. Other at the Bazaar, Forest tirove. ln-oii. Ba-ik-ntrl PowerJcx b.olaa-I- I"a WWrwrsiirvsrvvvvrinwr' THE CREAT REMEDY FOR PAIN CURES PROMPTLY. la. Iel ie Ike kjt eraee bakiat an kaawa. AcUmI teata abew at faeee la-, rertw tkaa amy etaer braeaV feov FOVDEn Absolutely Pure THE ElKST IIATTI.E. For the first time in altniMt ninety yearn our Hat! ) Itt'i'ti wtn through Hie Hiinikt' of contlict in fureign wa ters, for the first time iu our history Americans have fought a battle in the Far K:4st. The Hlenlitl attack of AilmirtU Diwoy on a foe xtrongly rirmcd at sea and intrenched on land has stirred the national heart deeply. Iu that struggle the old-time spirit of a free Moile has shown itseli in hiring sagacity and quick recogui ters of lime that Cleveland's name ought lo lt associated with Judas Iscariot and Itcnedict Arnold. Shades of Arnold, forgive the prt- fitnation! Heat least tlitl not hire a substi tute to do his fighting. The blood which lit hhed at the storming of titietiec ami on the heights of Kara- tog was Anii-ricnn blood. The shattered leg which was buried in tiis grave of obloquy was an Ameri can leg, broken in the holy cause of liberty. Arnold was at one time laith a hero ami a patriot. He fell head long from his high estate to everlasting infamy. Usin rellt'clion, I think really I ought to beg the pardon ot Judas Iscariot, Inycause after his treason he did have the grace to go out and hang himself. (Laughter.) When the ( iregon ami liuffalo ar rive the United Htates can form two -ijuiidrfins either Hit ru which" wouSJ be superior to the largest fleet Spain can send over. ' , The statesman thinks that the lays when Cyclone Davis and Mary Yellen Lease could influence men in Oregon have gone by. VYImopluK Cough. I IihiI a little Ixiy who was nearly dead from an attack of whooping cough. My neighbors recommended Chamber! tin's Cough Hemedy. I lid not think that any medicine would help him, but after giving him a few dosea of that remedy noticed au improvement and one bottle cured him entirely. It is the ts-st cough remedy I ever had Id the house. J, L. Moore, South Bur- getlstown I'a. For sale by the Delta Drug store. Many old soldiers now feel the ef fects of the hard service they endured during the war. Mr. Geo. S, Ander son, of lionsville York county I'enn., who saw the hardest kind of service at the front, is now frequently troub led with rheumatism. "I had a severe attack lately" he says, "and procured a bottle of Chamlierluins Pain Balm. It tlid so much good that I would like to Know what you would charge me for one dozen Isittles." Mr. An dcrson wanted it both for his own use and supply it to his friends and neiglilsirs, as every family should have a bottle of it in their home not only fur rheumatism but lame back sprains, swellings, cuts, bruises and burns, for which it is unequalled For sale by Delta Drug store. Basra th. i 1 fie Kind You H;i I1H Big nature of OAS TOUIA. Bears th J Ih Kind toil Haw siwuw BouM SigMtnn of t:rrLKHl7 Paji Do. Crwcnret. ( atnlv 1'iitlmrtip, th? mntt won derful tintuc;U iiivuverr of tLe aire, pi raft ant und i-cf rfshintr to iL la?ie, art treotly and pcm'Uv ly on ki.inr. liver and bo we I a, cica..inr the entire fT''!ii, divei colda, run heii.tnotu, lev r, Laliitual ronfitipatioa anl bi ioun-v). I buy nnd try a box of C. C ii. Nninv; Hi, .Mi tvM. tioid aad guaranUH-d 10 cure i.y all druirista. CASTOR I A For Infant and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Signatur. of oy.sTriA. BMrttat f IM Hifd 130 H 'rm BwgK i FINANCIAL" PQL1CY OF U. S. The Coinairo Laws 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. "We are opposed to the rilU-y and practice of auire&deilng U the hold era. of the obligations of the United Stattw the tiption reserved by 'law lo the (joverniuent of retkwmliiit such oblitcationit in either ullver coin or gld coin. , ' We are opposed to the lnuingr .of IntercHt beariot; boivdn of the United StaUM In time of peace, and condemp the trafflcklng with hank nytidicaten, which, in exchange for bonda hnd at an enormous profit to theiuHefve, supply the federal treasury with gold to maintain the policy of gold inn.no- metallism. ' .' "OongreHH alone has the ower to Issue money, and President Jackson deel tred that this ower could not be deUvHtetl to coriorHlions or' Individ uals. We, therefore, dtnnnee the issuance of tiotea as money for na tiotial banks as in derogation of the constitution, aud we demand that all paper which Is inade 'lenl tender fur public and private debts, or which Is receivable for dues, to the United Slates, -ball be Issued by the govern ment of the United States and siiall be redeemable in coin. Attain Iauote:. We "demand the free and unlimited cuinaire of both gold and silver at the present Ual ratio of 16 to 1, without waiting for the aid cr content , of any other na tion. We demand that theslandard silver Jollar tthalt be full legal tender equally with gold for all debts pulilii .and private, and we favor such legis lation as will prevent ' for the future the trernonetitutlon r,( any kiiMl of legal tender money by private coil- tract." ' Let us investigate this a little: The implication is that they will make the silver dollar fully equal to the gold dollar, but at the same time thev know they cannot in reason do so, for if they could what was the use of their bringipg Into this question the advisability and the desirability of the government issuing greenbacks and a making tbeui legal tenders? The whole substance was just this: They know that Ihe enactment of a free coinage law would immediately drive out of circulation every dollar of gold in the country and then the redemption of the paper money would fall upon the silver which in turn would disappear from circula tion Just as it did in lsi'.l and w should be on a paper basis again a baa'8 of irredeemable paer currency the real true liasis of populistic money. And further, they have paved the way to an enforcement by legal de cree of thia condition, by an attack upon the supreme court, and have declared for the first time in the history of the country against a life tenure of office to judges of our fed eral courts and have declared for the reconstruction of the nupreine court so that It might be able, after being reconstructed, to give a decree in favorofthe constitutionality of any legislation which this "'three ply" party might enact. This plank of their platform would also strike a olow at all srsonal liberty, in this respect; they would abridge Ihe right of s?rHonid con tract by law preventing the inser tion iu any contract for payment to be made in any s; ecilied money. Anil again, you cannot find one word in theit whole platform thai saya anything alxmt maintaining the partly of all our money, but on the contrary they have taken up the sub ject of issuing bonds and have de clared that bouds should not Is? is- ued In times of ;eace under any circumstance. Now what does that mean? It means the virtual repeat of the re sumption act. It means repudiation pure and ni tuple. And what does it mean to this Pacific Coasl? It means IIihI m bond in aid of the Xicaratiga ch i will ever be Issued and we will shl reinaio aa we are today, b o far from the markets of the world to Im able to Establish factories or to market ouf agricultural products at any great profit. Bight here let me say that these national questions are living Issut-s for every voter in the State of ( iregon today, and should I investigated, and well weighed, for on the result of your ballots depends SThas the weal or woe of the whole nation. We are to elect two Congremmen and a legislature which in turn w ill elect a United States Senator and FREE SILVER EXPOSED. these three will have to do directly with these national questions, "Look well to vonr hxlloU " f)ni nlher V - - matter I wish to call attention to aud that is: supposing the free silver party should succeed in establishing their revolution in our monetary affairs, who would be Iwnefited and who would be injured by it directly. Who would be beuefited by il: The silver mine owners and silver bullion speculators I need not say how or to what extent, thnt is too apparent. The banks for they loan their money on contract notes payable in gold coin, they loan gold or its equi valent and want gold or its equiva lent iu return, liut the money ou deposit with them and which they have loaned is payable in any legal dollars, and with free coinage of sil ver we would have a dollar worth just what the pure silver it contained would be worth in the markets of the world now about 43 cents, and the banker will lie glad to pay his deposit account iu those cheap dol lars. The same with the insurance com psnies Life, tire and marine. The rail road corKirations will be very glad lo pay their iMmded and other indebtedness In lhat way aud thus it would be Willi nearly every debtor. Itut how about the creditor? More r Stale meut of the Coin and Paper Circulation of I lie I'nited Stale from lStiU to Inclusive, With Amount of Ciiciilntion per Capita: Coin in I'lliU-d Status in- Pa cr IHOIH'V in 1'iiiii-i 8tuU-s. Year. I chilling liul Hon in treasury 1st io. . IS'il . ist; lstW . 1SJ.I . IStift . . 1SI ill . 1H,7.. ISliS . sti! . 1S7I) ls71 . . 1S72 . 17:;.. 174.. 1K7.-. . lH7t . 1S77.. IsTS.. 1S7D . 1SS0 lssi . 1KS2 . 1KH3.. 1NH4 . I ns . lHHti . 1SS7 1SNS . 1SMI lst . l!ll.. Is'ni . 1S!M . 1!H . lsifi . lS!i. ls!7 $tt,noo ooo iO.UUtl,nu ),iriti,oo -'5.IO0.U u .',im i.flon ..iss,u 5,0nU.(H 2 i,lJO,l K ,'iHi,i UO V,tl,ltl 0 2r,Wtn,oo0 2ft,U"l.uia W.UUtl.lnKI ".,', Is! -1.000,11 10 D. 000,0 0 f.41-,7.t4 tti,Kt7,A0ll 102 047,!)7 .V)7,-.'W,17rt 404,:KI,s4 M7.NW.ti 7",!74.s:t.'t 7ti!l,7tO,04S snl.tuW.KW K72,175.N! 90U,ir27.:tnl l,MI7,5i:t,OOl 1,ii2,.WI,i!I l,lil.til2,t:(4 l,152,47l,titi l,lt:,lM5,m- i,,"4 ;i 1. 213.4 1,1,5M,1.W l,2iii,s7,.V) 1 22.",filS,72 l,3V-tf.W7 l,4-H,tH,010 207 10 ',477 ri,tHft,7l7 ;tH,4 i-.07 ti!t1Ni7 2:t Iin,,-ss,ij7 7l.12.7.Vi 12y,S-7.4 7o.l,2 41,111. (WI,iV).t,;.7s KMO.Xi 1, 1 SO i7,tiM 401 71ii,H174 7:i7,72l,ftO.". 74!.4l.,til() 7 1,0-1 ,71 . 778,:'7:i,.VW , 7:ts,2iW ,V0 ! U97,21tl,4l i is,ltilili I Mlt.&'i.'t.aitS : 7U,fi'Vr.,;iiH T.Vt.tiTH.UI i 77ti.f'i,ssO , K17,74!t,7tis Sl4,HM.'i,2."l !4o,4-,:.l !oj,5:U,:lU S'.I2,!2S,771 ! 70,n4.27 074.71,277 !Ml.7A4,5-'l 1.IW2 WR,r.l ! I, I :,-. 1 7u l,100,!tss,sis l,liS,!l,H23 l,l.'l7.tll!l.!H4 j 1, 120,012. XUi ! l,ls,8S,tH I 1, 14S,5i.,H2S Note 1. Secie payment were auieniled from January I, 1H02, U) January 1, 170. During the (renter part of that period gold and silver coins were not in cimtlation except on the l'a ilic coast, where, it is estimated, the specie circulation waa (rcnerally about (2r.lMH),(KNi. This estimat ed amount il the only coin included in the above statement from 1H62 to 1S.75, inc lusive. Xote 2. In 1870 subsidiary silver again came into use, and is inclinlml in this statement, be ginning with that year. Note 3. The coinage of standard silver dollars bejran in 1878 ttniler the set of February 28, 1878. Note 4. Specie paymeuta were resumed January 1, 1870, and all gold ami iilver coins as well as gold and tjilver bullion in the treasury are included in this statement from ami after that Hate. Note 5. The 1808 atatistics end with April 1, and is for 9 months of that year. This is the latest information on currency circulation obtainable except a partial statement given nut for May Ht. The increase of circulation goea steadily forward. The per capita circulation May M was a fraction more than $-4.57. Noted. Thia table represents the circulation of the Unitl Stales s. shown by the revised st ate menU of the treasury department for June 30 of each of the years specified. than eight millions of people, and mostly laboring people at that, hae on dejiosit in the commercial and savings banks over four anil a half billion dollars. More than million and half persons hold life Insurance policies to the amount of4J billions dollars. Life, (Ire and mariue Insurance 3 billion dollars. National, stale, country, municipal ami school homl f-,iJtMi,tssi,tssF. And M billion dollars of railroad bond. The building asewlsions In this country have 1,7.A,N "b8"" holders with loans aggregating H;!i ihhi.ooo and real estate mortgages aggregate 6 billion dollars. And these are not all who would be in jured, the pensioner and every holder of an annuity would find that the great share of their payments had melted away by deprivation of th ... .. .. currency, anil tne laoorer woani nnu that the purchasing pDwerof the dollars he earned had ne4)n reducMl ao much that they would pty for no thing more the iVs-wt eeessitlea. Fir th great d-Mor claaa it m'kjrht 4 a If thing to be able to pay their debts in 4:1 cent dollars but to Ihe creditors the outlook certainlg would not tie rea-furing. is it auy wouder that our ImiihU and other securities came back to us from Kurope and were thrown upon the market here for what they would bring, th holder, beiiig anxious to get their money out before legisla tion, which is threatened, made them payable in silver at now about 43 cents on the dollar? Is it any wonder that capital is shy of invest ing in business until this threatened revolution is settled? Is it any wouder that the wage earner does not leel like depositing his surplus wage and thus set it in circulation again, but on the contrary deaire to withdraw it and hoard il? Without going any further into details in this question I will pre senia few propositions or iact ana ' . I ... !!... . t i tue quct.ou : 1st. is it not a iact mat ine pre sent difference in value between sil ver and gold Is as 35 to 1? 2ud. That under free coinage the government simply weighs the bul lion in the coin and guarantees its fineness? 3rd, That when all tho leading commercial uations had free coinage of gold and silver that the gold dol lar and the silver dollar never did circulate ou a parity? 4th. Is it not a fact that Mexico has free coiimge of silver with a unit dollar larger than ours aud yet will not purchase one half as much as our gold dollar even in her own markets? 5th. Is it not a fact that whatever advance there would be in the price of silver bullion by reason of free coinage that foreign silver would ad vance just th1 same? and, 6th, That there is not a single free silver advxle, recognized as au au thority on the subject, that pretends the price of the bullion in the silver dollar would advance to the value of the bullion in the gold dollar by reason of the United States alone going lo free coinage of silver? 7th. Is it not true that we have as much silver in circulation as gold, Coin bul lion and paper money in Treasury Total money Circulation I I M2, 102,477 4n2,Onft,7'l7 :s 4.i2 070 t74,Hti7,H.I 7 'ft,ftss,tj7 770.12M.7.V) 7.'),:t27,2.4 72S 200,012 7IU..V:i,fliS "I5,3."1,IS0 7-.siS,4iil 741,H12,17I 7ti2.721,.Ml.") 774.44.illi a tl,n.'4,7sl 70s,27.'l,.'it 7!Si,tlKl,2s4 7K.I 0.".1,H47 7KI,2Vl,r)7tl 1,051, '121 ,041 1,205,(!(,IH7 l,4'i.5l,s2;t l,4M!,;l.71!l I ,ti:l.4HS.Klrt I.7ii,4.VI,IS0 $ti,tl!l.i,225 8,000.0 K) 2.'l,7.Vt,:ii 70,47.1,24.) ,Wl,.rsl .V(.42i,7i0 Wt.Kfi4.OlU li,20S,.M.l BO. 440 HI 7 5',sos,2. 47.ti.Vi,tii7 2.i,M2. 1110 24 412,010 22,503, SOI 2H,!t4l,7.iO 44,17I,;VI2 i,o7;t.s!i 4o,7:is,iH 02,120,042 2:t2.ss!l,74S 2a2,.Mi,!tl 2!-.3(W,7ii4 l,24l,.'tO0 4l:l,ist,2t Hil..ri2S,220 .r2.",OHO,72l .V,HV!l,lii!l AS2,lt:t,52!t S',7s"i.o7!t ti(M.!tSH,0)2 714,074 ! t7,7s.l.:tis 771,2.":',;tl4 72B, 701,147 7. "0,ti2ti,073 7:i,tStS,UI7 S 10.1100,202 8. "i7,5ti,0."l I,si7,tivt,.i;i i l,SHS,5.r!t,ti!l4 I I,wn0.44-',ti72 I 2,0l2,ilV),!H:l 2,07."i,;Vst,71l 2,l44,22ii,l"0 2. !".. "24.1(75 2.:72,atM..Vl 2,:t2:t.4t 2.-I20.4W.7K1 2,.ltK,u7,420 2,M.',ti8l,H2s 2,4!W,W,ollii 2,677,212, SIS and that the reason why the silver dollar will buy as much as the gold dollar is because the government stands ready, indirectly, to exchange gold for, it in order to keep up the parity? and, 8lh. Is it not admitted that it would be an utter impossibility for the government to do so when our mints would be opened to all the silver of the world? 9th. Is it not a fact, that in times . depression, the price of wheat, !, an,j a other commoditb-s. would fall in price whether country is on a gold basis or on a silver ba sis? and, 10th. That under free coinage of silver the price of w heat estimated in gold would be the same and in iilver that it would be relatively in creatnd as th price of the bullion in the silver dollar had decreased w hen aiMtuml tjr gold? and, 11th That the nominal value of til (l!r ttiannoilities would be esti m.ted tte tMae as wheat and does not tilt ftV-HT buy as much an he Cofi4obuWA Page. TH The monthly summary of finance and commerce to March 1, tells au interesting story The lotal exports during the first eight months of the present tll year from July 1st to March 1st were $Tli!,s;l-.,l;'f imports for thia rlod fcl!:!.470..3i: leaviuir a balance of in our favor of flOt,t 1,453. Iu ad lilion to that the mints of the United states had coined in gold from July 1st to April 1st 41,80,Ot5; in silver l,t;72,;ii)S; a total coinage of .i4, 474,4t3; add the coinage and balance of trade iu our favor, aud there is left a lotal Increase of wealth of 4t0, 833,91 . This iieriod includes the last month of ooeration under the Wilson bill. ,t u we;, known ,hat ,he lm,H,rta, . , , , , e The importations of wool alone dur ing the last month of the Wilson bill amounted to fl,4S5,709. Coder the first month of the Ding ley bill the importations were 875,S!ij. Including, however, this last month, it is a splendid showing. Hut even this does not show the full extent of the benefits accruing lo the agricultural interests of the United States. Comparing this pe riodwith the first eight months of the last fiscal year, the falling off of im ports of articles of food, live animals and wool aiuouutcd to 135,704,980. These are all Ihe direct products of agriculture and show that the eoiiie tition which our own farmers have had to maintain against foreign far mers in our owu markets has been very much decreased. Hut there has also !een a decrease in the iuiortation of articles in which the farming community has an in direct interest. The amount of de crease in these items is as follows : Manufactures of Iron and steel $ -,119,700 Tin plates 910,388 Woolen goods 11,118,803 Cctton goods 10,919,803 LumlM-r and articles man ufactured from wkhJ 3,13,829 ' Money ! in t'niteU States per capita. Circu lation JMT capita Population. M'LKNMII KHOVHMH HK ItlM.I.KY HILL. Hli 407 ,"2 3l.4i:t,.'i2l I (I4 0ti I (!'. 14S.4 ii'i,7ii7 i 32,i til.ooo 1 14Htl IS UN 83t,O07,744 32,7o4,0.iO 10 Hi 10 23 .".- 304 03K 31, ti.i,'HKI 20 23 j 17 H4 WM 041.47S 3l.iH0.tKK 20"-' 10 7 7l4,702,!!i.r 34 7,.0'i 22 10 1 l ."7 74,4ss, '44 3',Ht,000 21 17 IS IM Olil.lW.OOO 30,21 1,1 Hl 20 11 1 2S !i0, 113,001 .i,07.l,0SI 1! 3S IS 39 t.(i4,4.i2,soi 37,7.v;,0 ) IS Hi! 17 W li7A,2l2,7!M 3s,.Vtf,:!71 IS 73 ! 17 W "l.i.Nsn.oti.i 30,.V.i,000 1 IS 75 IS 10 7:ts.3 "K.MO 4 i,.Mi,it IS 70 IS 10 7o.i.s,S'a ll.ii77,oon I IS .is IS 04 770,ts3.i'.'ll 12.70H,'N) ISM I 13 7.4,IOI.m7 43,0il,0iM I IS 10 17 10 727,0' HI.3KK 4,i.l37,llO' ; 17fi2: 10 12 722,31 1,si2 4o,:i i3,ii 10 I 10 40, Lifts 7211.1:12,044 47,K,0OO 111 B2 , li 32 KlH,.i3!,703 Is.sMi.U'io! 2U 5i I 10 7.i 073,32 22s tO.I.i-,7s:4 i 24 04 10 41 1,1 '4.23s, 110 fl..!i;,l4M i 27 41 i 2171 1.174,2,l,4IO A.'. It '.too : 2S 20 22 X7 1,230 :C,.lili .)3.i.:il lJ0 ! .30 11 22 01 1.243.0-i.OOO .V4,'HI,"I0 3101! 22 .'SI l.-r.'.ftiiM.r.l.i .VI, 1 ls,0ti ! 32 37 23 20 l,2.''.'.7oo,ii .i7,4 '4,0 0 31 .rv j 212 1,3I7,.VI,I4: .is,iiH.i,00i 32 3J1 22 4.i 1,372,170,70 .iO.074 Wi ! IH 3. 22 SS l.:tso, toi.tlio 01 2v,ism i : sii 22 52 l,42!t,2il.27'i I 2.t)2J,2..0 i 34 24 22 S2 1,417,4 Ml, 707 I 3.!7.'i.i I lM 31 , 23 41 1.001.817,17 I i m, 5211. 01 HI Mi 21 ; 24 44 l,.i!i. 701, 24"i I liti.OIO.IKlO . i4 70 23 V I.Ol4J,si,7ll I ..7.lsJ0 :ii 30 24 2 l.tin,!OS,473 i,S7s.lli i 34 : 22 13 I,fiti,;(l,ii2ii 71 .:t!.s i 32 , 21 10 1.04n.SO,'.4i 72.!it7,ii j ;M 25 22 40 1.7.ii,0.iS,lH0 74,122,100! 23 OH Wines anil distilled spirits 1,189,089 Hut even this is not all The prevl- ous history or the United Wales would demon drate that when busi ness is active men are employed, ami receiving fair wages, and their con suming power increases. They de. manil more food pr-shirt, lietter and more clothing and better homes. It is not possible to ascertain directly lo w hat extent In gisid times Ihe eo pie of the 1'nited Slates increase their demand for agricultural products, liut the resirt under consideration gives some indications of this in the increased importations of such arti cles as we have not been able to sup ply from home productions. I luring th(- periods under consid eration, the importation of coffee in-cr-ased M,37,891 pound. Imfsirta t ion of furs increased t807,ri3. Im lirt;ttion of jewelry ami preclotM stones increased from !2,.;G to ., I.)7. Importations)!? silk footfe In creased '.L'7,.M7. Importations of raw silk for purposes of manufacture Continued on fourth page. ' CURRENT HAPPENINGS Items of Interest From All Parts of the State. HlkKK CO. HAS 4,300 St llUUKS Aud t'artj-aue School HUtricts Karly Strait berries are iu the Market. The Sautiaiu school has been closed ou account of measles. Wild strawberries have hoguu to ripen In the vicinity of Brownsville. One I'endletou warehouse has re ceived 300,000. pouedsof wool of this year's clip. linker county has 41 school dis tricts. The uumber of children of school age is about 4300. X. C. Longfellow, a sheepbuyer from SjdaHprings, Idaho, has return ed from Wallowa county, where be succeeded in purchasing 7000 head of sheep. More land is being plowed In the vicinity of Toledo, In Llncolu county, than has boeu under cultivation in a numler of years. There are many newcomers in that locality, and they are showing a good deal of energy. It is reported from several sections of Malheur county that many grain crops will be entirely lost by reason of Ihe unusual scarcity of water. Streams are lower at present than they have been for many years at this season. State Fish Commissioner Mctiuire arrived at Astoria Wednesday, with 10,000 steel head salmon eggs for the miniature hatchery of the Astoria Progressive Association. They wtre taken from the new hatchery on the Sandy river, which was started re cently by the association. W. K. Newcomb sold one acre of strawberries, planted one year ago, to(. 1). Wood worth for ".0. It is as tine an acre of strawlierry plants as can be found in the valley. Mr. Wood worth gets the use of them for this year ouiy. Fifty dollars an acre is a pretty fair price for a crop, says the Hood liiver Glacier. William Lake and son arrived Saturtlay trom Kansas, having come all the way overland by team, says the Condon (I lobe. Mr. Lake has I raveled about 3000 miles by team during the last two years looking for a location, aud when he struck Uilliam county he concluded that this country suited him and that ho I would lxte right there. A. B. Cooley, of Cold Springs, passed through Pendleton Tuesday with his farming outfit, en route to the reaervation. He had 40 head of horses, eight men, wagons and plows, black smithing tools, and all the par aphernalia of a large wheat farm, lie has Just finished summer fallow ing 600 acres on his farm in Cold Springs, and will plow 700 acres on the reservation. Sydney Smyth caught a .r0-pouiid salmon with a line at the falls of the Willamette at Oregon City last Fri day. The flih was not weighed un til it had been out of the water about three hours. This is thought to le the largest salmon ever caught with a rod and line. The 14-year-old son of Thomas Secure caught a salmon that weighed 42 ounds. The fish was nearly as long as the boy is tall. The other night, Just before retir ing, (J. W. Clina, who lives near (!orvallis, discovered a fire m the straw in his barn, Mr. Cline has a big windmill and a tank full of wa ter. He grabbed hose, fastened it to the tank and had a stream on the tlames in a short time, entirely ex tinguishing them, although they had gained considerable leadway, A tramp had evidently started the tire. There Is a new enterprise in llrownsville a cheese factory owned and oMrated by li. F. Child. The machinery was all made there. I'owi r Is supplied by water from the millraee. The factory handles iIhiIv HUM) pounds of butter fat, for which it pays 18 cents per pound. It ex pects to handle at least imki Miunds next week. The full capacity is linoo (WMiods. Mr. Child is well pleased with his venture, and farmers say it ays ls-tler than to make their cream into butter. There promises to be a man famine in L'matilla county when harvesting liegins next July, say the Pendleton Tribune. It is estimated that at least 400 men that usually work in the harvest fields have left for Alaska and the war during the Is-it few months. There is little likelihood of their returning before the next har. vest liegins, and there are none to take their places. All told there are .ooo men given work here during the harvest season. Four hundred have left, necessitating 4oo others taking their place, leaving the mar ket on farm hands depleted. And there seems no remedy. The In land Km pi re and the entire Went complain of a similar condition.