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aensifESRB .jCALAliDMMM THE VISITING FIREMEN. Itesked Account of Doings in City and Country. HIGH TARIFF ARGUMENT. . Protectionist Orator Gets Confused with His Figures ami nuts His Foot into It. Tne fome of Hon. John F. Swift, of California, lms been heralded n mlnhtv in debate and an expert SSSSo science, and when he Sme 'to this city last evening o vin othc wisdom of our protective Scy, a large crowd gathered to Tear him- Upwards of two dozen leading republicans occupied the Se as vice-presidents, and the onera house was densely packed. The same liberal dose of tariff talk was dealt out by this speaker as by bis numerous predecessors on the Ms nuuress iubu.u. i" Tlio Excursionists From Albany. or jlurpny's bpeecli ot Welcome. May- LOCAL NOTK3. pmuu.r, -- hours; uu -." f iculty of entertaining an audience possessed by Col. Irish, and during hb speech people left their seats in croups of ten and a dozen. He seemed to lack preparation. He has no understanding of the r trntio nnd he is so unfa miliar with the details that ho caunot group classes of facts to gether without bringing them into collision. In discussing the wool tariff, lie declared that a re moval of the tax on imported WOol would so swamp our country with this staple from Aus tralia and South America, that the heep industry in this country would be ruined, and wool raising among our farmers would become a lost art. Shortly after he ranked the United States among the great est wool producers in the world, the countries above named not exceed ing us in yield. These statements evidently fell on his ear as Inconsis tent, for ho made tho candid avowal that he was not an adept in figures, and jf be erred to tho extent of a hundred million, like Rip Van Winkcl's last drink, so trilling a discrepancy mustn't ' count. Ho gave the value of tho wqol imports during one year at $14,000,000 and of woolen goods at $20,000,000 and then figured up how many men this would employ if the work had been done ill this country. Hd did not take into account that wo do not raise wool enough to Supply thQ home demand, that tho woof and warp in our textile goods need to bo smmliort from abroad, and further that this $40,000,000 worth of wools and woolens was paid for with our own commodities, so there-was. really no loss of gainful labor. Ho told of the warlike armaments of Franco, Germany and Russia, each of these powers having a mil lion men in arms, whose industry is abstracted from tho reproductive forces of the country. According to Mr. Swift's calculation the support of every male adult costs $125 a year, which has to come out of his own earnings'or the earnings of others. When a factory closes through exces-s of production or from other causes, tho discharged employes are not taken into other industries, but they llrst eat up their savings, if thevhave any, then they go in debt 10 au iiie tradesmen who win u them, and their next resort is to sponge on their kinsfolk. "When this means of support gives out they take to the road, and he figured out there were as many tramps in this country, costing the working mem bers of society $125 a year each for their support, as Franco or Germany or Russia had soldiers on their army rolls. Tho lecturer ' explained how this came about. Tho facilities of pro duction aro so greatly extcuded, during tho present day, by the adaptation of steam machinery to every Industrial use, that our mills ntnl x,mWlrKlinn ,linn In fill! aurinf turn out double the amount of goods mat our population can consume To prevent over stocking,' then, and a glut in tho market, our indus trial facilities are but half employed, and a largo share of our working men have to resort to vagrancy to get bread. This Is a damaging admission, and we believe widely overstates the ease, Tho hearer would naturally say: "If this Is tho best showing you can make of tho protective sys tem, which closes our ports to tho foreign merchant and shuts us out from the commerce of the world, why not try commercial intercourse for awhile and sets if foreign nations will not relieve us of some of our smrplug goods?" It U a mistake on the part of the republican committee to put rortll Mr. Kwlftas nn exponent of flnan 'ial fcoieuoe. There are home sub-J-ts. no doubt, he van intelligently diseuw ; but his oquliimont for tho tntr, or any branch of political winiumv. Ih varv iueomnleto. Col. lrih Koen arouud winning com-nw-iHlaUon with ills easy flowing lUt-nee, and Mr. Swift follows to Wute ills alleged sophistry and uud the effect. It feja bigger Usk han he can perform. The journal ist .HiUvelgUu bis disputant physl "Uycad OTfttorteily, amUheoon tt had better be ab&Hdeued or a stronger man substituted. Fresh strawberries at A. Strong & Co's. tVbout ten o'clock, this morning, the Second Infantry band moved from its hall to the Oregon Pacific steamer's wharf, at tho foot of State street, where soon a crowd of fully five hundred persons, including men, women and children, gathered to welcome the excursion of the lire department of Albany. Of course, everybody wns too early, but the band made the time pass pleasantly by rendering several airs, during the timo intervening between ten and the boat's arrival. Several times, the boys would cry out "here she comes," and the crowd would immediately become alert, and every one straining a neck to get a first view of tho boat as she should come around tho point of tho island, but only to discover that the boy had fooled them. Several face tious persons were heard to make remarks about the steamer, one that she had got fast m the brush, au ether that she had "struck a short rail and run offthe track," while an other who saw a dust rising from the brush along the wagon road up the river, said that he guessed that must bo her coming down the road. However, all thlntrs have an end. and so had this hour of waiting; for a short time before eleven, a snout from some soon rose into a cheer as the majestic steamer, Win. M. Hoag appeared to view, across the point of the island. Soon two long thin lines of steam were seen to rise from near the smoke jack,followed by two long whistles, then the band which was stationed just forward of the pilot house on the hurricane deck began playing, and the strains of music came sweetly over the water to where tho Salem people wero waitinc to welcome their cuests. There wero fully two hundred peo ple on board the steamer, and after landing, procession was formed, and the firemen, escorted by the mem bers of tho Salem department and the Second Infantry band, marched through the principal streets, then back to "2's" engine house. Here a larco crowd cathered, and Mayor J. J. Murphy mounted to tho fop of the H. & L. truck, from where he welcomed, In a very pleasant man ner, tho visitors. The mayor said : "Foremen and members of the Al bany fire department : In this ago of .corners, trusts and combinations associated and formed for personal gain nnd other selfish motives, it is a great pleasure to see a body of men unselfishly devoted to the pub lic good, serving tho people, guard liip and nreservinc the property and saving the lives of the citizens with out fee or hope of reward, other than that which thoy gain in their vic tory over tho elements, and that which thoy regard of greater value than gold tho esteem and plaudits of the appreciative citizens. "There is a custom among th5 ladies, when a strange woman comes to tho city. They call on her and size her up, see how she looks, notice her style, get acquainted with her, and learn her accomplishments. After the first visit Is made, and tho call is returned, there the matter stops, and there will bo no moro as sociation, unless from some causo, they should want to cultivate each other, and establish moro friendly and closer relations. Tho stranger is then admitted to tho "sot," If tho caller is pleased with tho acquaint mice. "Now you gontlemen of Albany have been here before, and sized uw nn nnd as vou liavo cliosou the capital as the place of your festivities to-day, wo are led to believe you are pleased with us, and desiro to culti vate friendly relations with us." Tho mayor then, to snow tne Albnnyites that tho feoling was mutual, called for "three cheers for our visitors, tho Albany firemen aim their friends," which Wflro given with a will. The mayor thon con cluded his speech, after paying some nice tributes to firemen gonoraiiy.auu volunteers in goueral, granting them the freedom of our city. Tho firemen wero then glvonan oWaiit limnhoonat the rooms of the V. T. U., and spout tho rest of tho day in fccoiug the sights about the beautiful capitul city. A part of tho afternoon was spent in trying Capital's ka trance uhk"' Hot, hot weather dress goods at E. L. L. Johnson's. Call on "Winters & Thomas for the best groceries in town. Thirty bread tickets for one dol lar at A. Strong & Co's. Painless dental operations at Dr. T. C. Smith's, 92 State street. Fans, parasols, ladies' sumnior underwear at E. L.L. Johnson's The public examination at Mt. Angel college will occur June 20 and 27. Secretary of State McBiido and Ed. Giltner returned last night from St. Helens. Cheapest. Tho cheapest placo in Salem for dry goods is E. L. L. Johnson's. C. D. McCoy, of Mehama, this county, 1ms been granted an increase in pension. Have your dresses made, ladles, at Mrs. A. H. Pamir's. No fancy or extravagant prices. Mrs. A. J. Riley is about to com plete one of the neatest cottages ever erected in Salem. Edwin Howard of Cornucopia and E. C. Frost of Portland have been commissioned notaries public. Rev. Charles F. "Wood, of Forest Grove, will preach ih tho Congrega tional church to-morrow morning and evening. The work of excavating for tho new Catholic church to be erected on Cottage nnd Chemcketa streets has been begun. A. W. Thompson, formerly of this city, now of Albany, greeted many friends here to-day. He came down on tho excursion. Hosiery, Ladies' and Misses' mus lin underwear, laces, embroidery, il luscon, niching, &c, at Bridges and Bozorth's Bank Block. Herbert L. Hatch, who fractured hiskueo cap a few months since, while working on the steamer W. M. HoRUe, will resume ids' duties as mate of that steamer to-mrorow. Col. T. C. Smith has an applica tion from a number of young men of Sllverton, for the formation of a company there. Col. Smith will meet the boys next Saturday to consider the matter. The Vidctto resumes publication to-dnv under the nianairement of Col. J. B. Fithian and A. A. Miller. They desiro it to bo knewn that all accounts duo the office arc payable to them only. Corporal Tanner has written Act ing Adjutant Ira Erb that ho will be unable to visit Salem on Memorial Day, lie having accepted an invi tation to address tho G. A. R. at Tho Dalles on that day. Tho military company at tho "Wil lamette University, and Cant. Willis cadets at the the East Salem school, had a joint drill at tho East school last, evenlmr. They arc preparing to turn out jointly on decoration day. Win, J. Clarke, Esq., formerly of tho Willamette Farmer of this city, but now in tho employ of tho Pul mann Palace Car Co., spent last night nnd this forenoon visiting friends in this city. Mr. Clarke now has a continuous run from Portland to St. Paul and return, and doos not often get an opportun ity to visit ids friends in Salem. Ell ami Cslttge Andlenres. Mr. Perkins' success among college audiences litis been something re markable. Being a graduate him self of Union College, nnd having been honored by the degree of Mas tor of Arts conferred years afterwnrd, by Dr. Nott, and having onco been a teacher of rhetoric and belles lot tres himself, it is no wonder that ho should be able to win hjs cultured College audiences. Tickets for Eli Perkins' lecture on Monday evening aro going rapidly. Call at Pattou's book store and se cure a reserved seat. M1SCKI.UVNKOI". OF IB W CAR Will? Scvero Injury. Luther Meyers has been engaged for.some time in making a stairway from the bluft'to the foot of the falls at Silver Falls City, but a day or two since, he struck his foot with an axe, making a gash fully three inches in length In the top of his foot, and now he Is laid up in consequence. Perfection Lamp Filler. Have you noticed it at S. Fnrrar & Co's? It is just what has long been needed and no one should bo without it. Cheap, convenient, labor-saviiiK, cleanly. Can bo ad justed in a moment to any five gal lon oil can YOU USE GILLOTT'S 404-S03, OR SPENCU1UAN, OR A RAIL ROAD STEEL PEN WHICH COSTS YOU One Cent Each ! You Use aNew One Every Two Days. YOU CAN BUY A Mai Todd Diamond Pointed Gold Pen FOR ?1.2o, WHICH IS WARRANTED FOR TEN YEARS. YOU NOT SEE THE ECONOMY TN BUYING GOLD IN PLACE OF STEEL? CAN T. McF. PATTON, Sole Agent. Democratic State Ticket. For Presidential Eleclon;, W. K. KFKIN&BM, W.'ll. iuiAi:u, K. It. SKIPWOKTH. For Congressman, JOHN M. QKAlUN. For Supremo Judge, JOHN 1IUIINKTT. For Prosecuting Attorney 3d District, a. W. BELT. Cards F. X DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET. Legislators, FRANK FKLLE11, W. II. DOWNING, T. L. DAVIDSON, CHAKLKS MILLEK, W. F. DUC1AN. Sherlir, IIENKY SCIIOMAKRlt. Clerk, W. I. KAY. Recorder, C. I). COLEMAN, Treasurer, a', a. VAN WAONEK. Commissioners, . MATHIEU, L. IIARDINC1. School Superintendent, JOSEPH A. SELIWOOD. Surveyor, A. QOUALET. Assessor, HENRY PARKER. Coroner, J. A. ROTAN. WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED A LARGE AND COMPLETE LINE OF SnniliLv" "Sfilinol ami Dav School Reward ALSO, SEVEKAL THOUSAND Embossed Pictures for Scrap Alb'ums NOTICE THE DISPLAY IN SHOW WINDOW. 9S, STATE ST. SALEM, OR. TOE CAPITOL Willi CO. Attention to wliat wewill Mention! llMITtl. The agricultural implement busi noes, of E. H. Bellinger has been removed' from No. 6i, State street, ti.a nia Salvation Army barracks, ou Liberty street- The quarters are tor moro ammodious than formerly ana we Invite our readers to call and see their stock. lUilroail Extensions Incorporated. W. H. Holcomb, chief cnglneerof tho O. R. & N. railway, H. W. Cor bett, Honry Failing and C. II. Lewis of Portland have Hied articles In the ofllco of tho secretary of state incor porating tho " Oregon Railway Ex tension Company." Its objects aro to build a road from Portland down tho Willinietto and Columbia rivers to Astoria, with a branch from Co lumbia City to Forest Grove. Ako from a point on the O. R. & N. com pany's lino noar Alto, W. T., to Wal lula, thirty-three miles, via Ehtes, W. T., and some othor branches in eastern Washington territory. Capi tal stock 1.1,000,000 In shares or ?iw ouch. All In the Same Boat. Scott has Anally come to his son- sos. Ivor years no nas oeen Doom ing Pprlland and .allowing other towns to taktt caru of tliomsoJvoH us host thoy could. But by dint of pcr sevOre'ncc of "tho "cow county towns" and their Journals, Scotthas dlseovenkl that Portland can't grow without thum, so has been lately spoftklug a godd word for them. This axoitoa the ire of an Orogoniau roudnr. who has so lone been accus tomed tofseeonly Portland praised, tlmr ho tnakbs comnlaint to Scott, who, having gotliis eyesopen to the true eonultlon of things, replies: "Portland can't grow unless other townsof tho Northwest grow too." Roseburg Plaindeaiw. CAMPAIGN ADDRESSES. Tho candidates on tlio Mnrlon county republican ticket will nddrowuho pulillooii tlio political Ihsuoh oftlio day nt tlio follow liiK times and places, and respectfully In vito opposlnjc candidates to participate In tho discussien: . . Woodourn, Alominy. amy w. i . Hubbard, Tuesday, Slay a), )0 o'clock. Aurora. Tuesday, May 2) 8 olock. lluttovllle, Wednesday, May 80,100 cock. Uhampocg, Wednesday, May i, 3 o clock. Kt. l'aul, Thursday, May SO. 2 o clock, llrooks, Friday, Juno 1,2 o'clock, nervals. Haturilay, Juno 2,2 o'clock. Halem, Saturday, Juno 2, 8 o'clock. OHO. II. llUIlNKTT, Chairman Republican Co. Central Com. Know All l.v theso presents: That tho Capitol Adventure Co. neither slui lucre i A" b" it nro nwnko nnd up lo the tln.es, and know well t at wing to he depression of business in the East there will be many falhires Now wo want to bo ready to rapture any bargains that may looflered on account )f such failures; and to do this It will bo necessary for s to bo on Hand In Now York and Chicago, n rm!?, T with plenty of tho commodity commonly called Cash, with whlc h we can b ast tlio people of this country are well supplied, and In order for us t oU I itfwo will fron. now until tf.o llrst or August oiler such bargains 'l8Yo all K 11 at ounoro for tho tag twetv years and always does as he advertises. About August 1st ho will Bt-irt EiiHt to .buy n large fall stock, and in order to do this wo will oiler our whole s"oek of goods consisting of Dry Goods, Clothing, Hats, Car Pmiil Va hcs Tobacco. Cigars, Paper, Envelopes, Notions, etc., at & i$vm;hX"Xr 'that' thJ general Public nmy know i thatw h ..... i..ui.w,J ,..,. numtimi tbn nrli'o o sonic of our goods till August isl. IIIUUl Ulliiiii Di " I ...... v..i..i. IM......W fin. fJI n mrh worth 81. , ... Ijiriie stock of Mowers, prlco no uhjeru Ladles' Cliciulsu Ifio. each, worth file. ljidles'NlKht(loviiH,raM'ach worth JIM And all our stock or IjuIIuh' WhltoCJooO In pnmortlon, 60,000 idlerf Hat KnmioH 10 c. each, worth 01 c. to 81 each. 12 I-'IhIi Hooks and 1 Una fori! a Clood HcrulililiiK HrushfH fi a ouuli. (lood White Wash llruslaw 10 coach, Host 1'ateut Clothes l'lns fi o. per dot, worth Vi. flood Kly Hooks. 2 c. each. m Roams Letter rnpoi, 2c. per quire. 10 lb U'tler Taper, ft c. iiur ipilru. 10) tin. Memoranda llotiks, 1 o, each. ft00 boxes l.uhlu Tollut Hoap, 0 e, per boJ tllll w ' " J -.- - - ......tlilKn ! d"a?t anr"cJonl"-H..m.n0r Undersh.VIs and Wver, for 20 c. each. CRONISE & WILSON, LKAD1NO JOB PRINTERS. (In Stato Insuranco llulldlng) Fair prices. Prompt. Re- (Jood work liable. nv VARIETY El A good Hemmed Handltercmer lor i ci. each. A silver, cold or steel thimble, 1 V,-V1"C"1 , A. siKl of Clark's, Coat's or Kerr's Thread, A spool 'nood HowliiK Mile, lest brand and 2spoolHHIlk Mutton Hole Twist for tic. 2 skeins Handlers' huk ior;ic. 1 sheet Kold, silver or plain Card Hoard, 1 c. woith 10 c. , 1,000,000 Am. Horn nnd Cloth covered Dross lluttons worth 25 to GO c. a do., 100,000dor.C'Klno Jot and Metal lluttons, ' worth CO c. to 81 u do7. for 10 on do. 1,000 yds. I ju-o worth fie. a yd., for 1 c. a yd. Ijuo worth 10 c. per yd. will bo sold tor. I ami o o. yo. umvi iwftii'B. n...-..!... n..iv n few nr II. n ironulno 1IAROAINH that wo will oiior. ihun mir vuimiK stock w 111 bo ollurcd llmtlilrx nt prices lower than anywhoro eluo In tlio city. without any exception. mr our lareo fllll stock. Call and bo convinced Romomber these bin Cap,., Adventu.ee, & p All kinds of Farm Produce Bought. lion. . . . i .. Wo aro notgolnic out of business j'U'fS."1" S, K'" " 'r."!!!' . m.y iJeVecurl at U.o OpemWmso Corner, from tl GREAT REDUCTION -IN- W. M. SARGEANT Keeps a flno stock of Wall Paper, Borders anil Centers, BABY BUGGIES, EXPRESS WAGONS, Toj'Tool Clietts, Velocipede?, Bicycles, BASKETS, in til klndi or PltAMBS. Mouldings-and Frames Made to Order. TWue paper, leftvtm and center, itortt ton. Urn artfat inaJertel, njieli TuS Uleoaeni. Afco tue GOLD PAINT-READYMIXEO, Come and See for "Yourselves FINESETS! Sel Dickens, 15 Volumes, half Russia, Usual Price $32.50, Our I'ricepM Set Litton, 20 " Cloll., Gill lop, " " 32.50, " 23.50. Sel Thackeray, II " Half Morocco, Set Waverly, 12 " Hair Moe Calf, Set I Y. Hoe, 15 " Cloth, Set CaptMJteid, 10 Voli Cloth, 22.50, 32.50, 22.50, 15.00, 15.00. 17.30. 13.00. 10.00. Fine Line of Papeterie in Latest Styles, -AT- j. BENSON STARR'S. 118 State Str6et Salem, Oregon.