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goods In tbelr liuo, direct from New
York. Their stock consists of umbrel
las of all kinds, hammocks, hosiery,
laces, embroideries, ribbons, ties of all
kinds, lauudriod and unlaundrled and
work shirts; underwear, from light
Hleevoless vesta to heavier grades, lace
curtains, cuitilnecrlm, goat and buck
gloves, fur and straw hut, boys' and
girls' cups, iiiou'h and boys' clothing,
punts, JacketH,overalls, and a line stock
of the tit. Louis "Star C Btnr" Shoos.
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Government Adopts a Conversion
Policy Plan.
WILL RECEIVE SILVER AT PAR,
Ami Will Keep It at Par With
the Yellow Metal.
Wasiiinqton, May 17. The text of
lyuiii's currencyconversion mil, as
passed by both houses of congress, has
been recelvtd here. It provides for
specie payment from June 1, 1895. As
both metals are to be utilized, the
change promises to have an important
e fleet upon the world's supply of the
two metals. The president of Chili is
empowered for tbreo years to coin, an
nually, $10,000,000 of silver. All pro
ceeds from the sales from nitrate beds
shall bo .devoted exclusively to the
purchase of silver. Throe gold coins
(20, $10 and $0 are also provided for.
The silver dollar Is to weigh 20 gram
mes and be 836.1000 fine. Silver is not
a legal tender above $50, except to the
government, where it is rcceiyed as
gold.
The government mint is also the
direct exchange for all gold and silver
dollars presontcd to it with that objeot.
The act also provides a system of
bank curronoy, guaranteed by the gov
ernment if the bank falls.
Silver Conference.
Bakl Lake, May 17. The sliver
conference executive sessions consid
ered plans of action. Vaslous supges
tlohs wero made, summarized as fol fel fol
eows: The Montana delegates were all of
the same opinion as to plan, uggreelng
that liouebt money leagues should be
organised in every precinct, county
and state. Theso leagues should ;agree
to a specific plan of raising monoy to
distribute literature through the mid
dle states. All prominent mlulug
companies should bo asked to pay cer
tain assessments por month to aid in
tho work. liorah, of Idaho, agreed In
the main with the plan proposed. lie
was Republican, but henceforth would
not support his party on; vital issues
uultBS It had both ft candidate and
platform Injfavor of silver ut 10 to 1.
JJryan, of Idaho, wanted the women
and children to orgaulzo and help,;
Illlp, of Nevada, was In favor of
having four big mass meetings to be
held in different parts os the UulUd
HUU-i within (he next six mouths. Ifo
stood ready at the opportune time to
leave his party ( Democratic) If it fulled
to do the proper thlnic in IbW.
(Jovernor J'rluce, of New Mexico,
wanUd linnlrjuurter oiwiiod ut New
York City t distribute propounds,
and lo hold mnIInk t I wWwwMrd
by prominent mtn, lrrfcjotlve of
puly, who should ttlk rxoluilvely on
hoiH't juouvy,
Mr. Vouujf, of OrKoui wanted to
crtste u executive commltUo with
bi-B),uarler at Chicago or Mill" ethrr
Mrtlly und li)fcUwi oommltlco to
rebwt (li wtitlv comiJillUe, lit
vhuM io t,l lllfhtur at out aud
df(dbuu II to lb produulHK dImhi.
Oitiu i'alrluk llmti SSUMou,
ut WimUUiiiUiu, favoriHj a lialloual on
plxn urgftdliallou and a livr ,rt
id 04 tlkt put M wHUlit nult parly
In IbKwVfBl.Klal.
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tm tity dbtrlftuM wi said II was
(juif r llt lh aulborlllH f WIjIhk
iuiintUi II supply w xl)uM.
JMM Wytl)tllU9jitUl iiUltM liVl
tMtn ids t)Mtiym ht "lnmtiiKity"
abd u)(t4w lbs ubiiiv "Jouwt dw-
Mr. WlirlAii Ihitor, pi 'UMU
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and said that 'the battleground was
in the Eaat. Pennsylvaulft now seems
ready to declare for free' coinage, but
the adjoining states stood Borely in
need of the gospel of truth. He stood
ready to battle for free coinage within
the ranks of theRepubllcan party, and
in case of failure would use his luflu
enco in favor of it for the, party that
favored free silver, Irrespective of other
issues. ; t
THE DAY'S SILVER SESSION.
Salt Jjake, May 17. The silver
convention today provided for u per
manent organization, to be called tho
"Bimetallic Union," The purpose of
the organization is to spread, the doc
trine of bimetallism at a ratio of 16 to 1
by "circulation of documents, holding
meetings and other appropriate means."
Delegates were appointed as( follows to
attend tho bimetallio league conven
tion at Memphis, Tenn., Juno 11: Ex
Governor Trlnce, N. M.; F. E, Sargent,
Montana; Ex-Gov. Adams, Colorado;
C. M. Donaldson, Oregon; Henry Lau
genour, California.
BLAOK JACK'S DEADLY WORK.
Still Freezing In New York -the
Effect in Iowa. '
Geneseo, N. Y., May 17. Tho freeze
last night has probably ruined what
fruit was left in the Geneseo valley.
Ice nearly a half inch thick formed.
THE FROSTS EAST,
The telegraphic repoits of the terrible
frosts in the east gave but meager de
tails, and it now seems to be much
worse that was looked for. In a letter
received today from an old resident of
northeastern Iowa, dated May 12, he
says: "We have hud an early spring,
and magnificent growth, but the frost
last night destroyed everything. It is
tho most complete annihilation of
crops I have ever seen in all my life.
The thermometer went dowiiiito28
and today wo have a
plaguo."
genulra black
OTHER CROPS HUH'
Cleveland, May 17. There waB
another destructive frost lost night
throughout Northern Ohio. A num
ber of points report great damage to
wheat, corn and potatoes In addition
to destruction of fruit.
COLD IN ENOLAND.
London, May 17. Cold weather,
accompanied by .snow, Is reported from
various parts of England and tho con
tinent. A WHITE FROST,
Indianapolis, May 17. A white
frost covered tho central portion of In
diana this morning. Damage Is very
great.
WORST OK ALU
Detroit, May 17. Dispatches from
southwestern Michigan report frost
this morning the most disastrous yet
had to fruit, of any of the recent visita
tions.
WHEAT IB B00MINO.
Advances Nearly Four Cents
the
Last Two Days.
QillCA(H), May 17,Wlieat went
over the 70 murk today, July option
cloving ftt 70 J, ) hlgla-r than lt closed
Iwt night and .'I J advauuo In tho lust
two days,
Poktlanjj, May 17, Wheat Valley
(Oct WulU WalU M,
HAM I'lUNUJMOo,May J7-Wheal,WJ,
Nxw York, May J7.-bllver M
Iead, tl.lo.
A HAD MIHTAKB.
Occurred in Issuing tbe fJllotx Proclamation-VtAuuintnan,
May J7. -An rw
haslxvn d laoo ysrtxl In lb 'proolairia
lion for opening Ut MUiuinuut Ihti
HIIsIk j-jdjaii rwrtiH u( Oivi&on
lK'd by ll prHduiil ywkturdsy. 'i'iie
aot cfooiiiiUM provldws that sixty days'
Hoilw liwt U Hlveu by protfamatlou,
'J'bt alguod yvirda pfvl'lM (list
the rwrvMoN Im,w(iwJ ibu mmi.
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A DESPE
Committed On an Excursion Girl
from Corvallis.
BY FIVE WOULD-BE RAVISIIERS.
.Enticed Ilor Out of tho City in a
Carriage.
A well-known resident of Yew Park
who was driving out on the road south
of that part of the city, Thursday af
ternoon, tells a story that reveals a
terrible state of depravity that deserves
the attention of the police, His name
Is withheld In hopes that he can Iden
tify some of tho villlans wlo attempted
nothing less than ravlshir g a working
girl, between 16 and 17 yea's of age,
who came to Salem on the Independ
ence Odd Fellows excurslo i.
WHAT HE SAW.
As ho was driving along past tho
Davidson place where tho now road
runs southeast he heard cries of dis
tress and there was eyidently a strug
gle for life near the roadside. A car
riage was tied near the fence but there
was no ono in it. He whipped up his
burse and In a moment out of the
bushes popped two young men and
came tearing down the road at a dead
run making for tho carriage. They
rushed past our informant and next
came a handsomo looking youug
woman 10 to 18 years of age. She
came running down the road, saw him
driving and crossed a field to a house
and then camo back to tho railroad
track. She ran like a deer and as
though pursued by fiends.
Tho Salem man thought something
must be wrong and turned bis horse
around to drlvo back. A llttlo further
ahead of him three follows dodged out
of tho brush, whore they bad evidently
been awaiting results of tho other vil
llans who had been withthe girl until
alarmed at tho approach of tho vehicle.
They all rushed for tho carriage and
got In lashing tho horses to get away
from there as fast as possible. As tho
Salem man had only ono horse tbey
soon got away and he turned bis atten
tion to tho girl.
THE CURL'S STORY.
She had couio out to tho main road
after the men wore gone and he asked
her to got In and ride to town.
The young woman wuh In a pitiful
slate of excitement. Her clothes wero
torn and her face flushed. She said
she was a working girl from Corvallis
and came down with the excursion.
She started to call on somo friends out
south of town and In walking
out overtook two young men
whom she recognized as being on the
excursion In a currloge, They overtook
Iter and asked her lo rldp, Boon three
young we" Joined them Joined Ilium,
At a lonely place they urged lier to get
out, but she refused, when they forced
Iter out of tho carriage uud into the
butlifs with all aord of vllo threat.
''lie rt-fct of her atory Is loo horrible to
daUll, The two iiien bad uwaultoij her
and torn her olotbw and nttly aooom
pllsbrd UiBlrlpurpoMi when Hsltmlle
drore ulouu and alarmed them so that
tli(y M lur and took lo (heir Jitols
prum the glrl'Mtory and all Hie Motions
of the men and the Alruuriiktauootf us
dirlUd by Ibu Hulwr) man, (who
llvw In Yew i'arkj nil Oak lrwt, and
Is prftUy rdlftble,j (lie iya wtn mi'
doubtodly Jiud dulri'ilnd Ut wutmU
as Infamous orlim m mn woli I
Jinugluod, Tbti Haleiu juu nr nutu
Iny ul'v lo'julry or Uiv inuii,
'JIII'MAMIM ivmuh
am nit irivk ut 111 mi, Ibiwf vhmn
ryui)j kjjoiI ttoin Albany and two
KmtlofvtiU, on it Iwbitw,
Pirn HuHrYf, ii. i)tim, Km
di iioiiM KiiMr, lifts 'urliitd and
'iiiyyed luU) llio u ijU-v un (In
wmt ut WiiUihvMU ami (jjjiiiikHii
tUU), Ih ml) uik a pjMut mn
utli.
THE 5000-MILE WHEELMEN.
What They Find to Eeport on tho
Roads.
ON THE ROAD, CLACKAMAS COUNTY:
Woll, I am out of tho mountains
again and hasten to report. On Bun-
day last I took a spin with some of tho
Zlg Zag club boys from their club room
In East Portland to Vancouver,
Wn. Tho road is fine, except
the long bridge across tho Columbia
bottom. This is in a horrible condition,
especially at tho north end. I would
recommond the wheelmen of Portland
to boycott that road until tho Ferry
Co. or Vancouver had it replanked.
Tho wheelmen pay many dollars to
ferrry and team and are entitled to a
better road. Vancouver was chock
full of people on Monday. There was
a balloon ascension and parnchuto
jump, also a tight rope performance in
the park, and aboye all, cycling on the
military roads about the barracks.
The parachute man let go about a mile
up and landed (or rather watered)
about tho mlddlo of the Columbia
river opposite the barracks, and the
balloon about a mllo farther up and
also In the river, A steam launch
picked them up. No damago except a
good soaking. I suppose the balloonist
was pretty hard up or he would not
havo put tho balloon in soak. There
was between three and four hundred
bicycles out in Vaucouvor that day.
About two hundred wero on the boat
going north that evening and not moro
than half a dozen escaped being punc
tured in the splintered bildge. I was
ono ot the fortunate ones that got
through both ways without a punc
ture, Monday morning after interviewing
the newspaper men I pulled out on tho
base Hue road to tho east over tho best
piece of road I bayo ever seen on the
coast. For 15 miles it is without ,a
crook, except a slight curve to tho
north around Mt. Tabor. Evidently,
a road engineer had tho building of
this road, I wish all the road super
visors in the stato could see It. It has
been graded up in tho center about six
inches and tho sides are about tbo saino
down and there Is no ditches for peo
ple to turn over in, and they can get
off tho gravel and pass each othor any
pluco without turning over. The grades
aro very light and whero tho sudden
rises como in tho ground tho top is
taken off instead of ridging It up
higher as our supervisors unfortunately
manage to do, There aro miles and
miles of lino road on tho military re
servo of Vancouver built Just this way,
and they aro as smooth as a floor. I
believe that our averago supervisor
puts more work on grading than tho
total cost of grading and grayelllng
theso roads, aud tho result Is a moro or
less Impassable ridge of mud Instead ot
a road, The section lino road Is an
other fluo road out east from Portland,
one mllo south of the base Hue road,
aud one can go out on one road and
buck on the other, making about thirty
mill's of line riding, Hut when J
turned across the county lo tho south
another lulo must bo told, As soon m
I struck CJuokamajj county I found
tho same old stylo of houwj-roof grades
and a llttlo string of gravel on tlio
rldgo, or olso a aeries of inudlioli in u
Jane (hut tlioy allego Is a nml, I (oU
lowed tho old emigrant ruud for many
milt and It la In a horrible atato, it
looks a If It bud not Jmd any work
done on H for twonty ywr, AtHprJng.
water Mlofioo i found ijultau Jot f
fruit hunt, mostly prune, 'i'io M
sjwit atom) lut winter alni'M ruined
tlio oroburde all yur (bis pari
ut I bo fetalo, Tlio ot winds Uun
(ho Columbia Mrlko llirouli ImvIh
Iwteii tlio huiu along llio WJIIsiutllx
and Hit- m.iuntlu, maMuir It yry
dUuKiDcablu aomellmw, Th ooil l
imawwiMMuw
JHjliGHfrfalllii J - cuvwrtiigJ'Gwr
JkMLtMLMi'WI,
genorally qulto rich but a great deal of
it is rocky. Tbo farmers raise a great
deal of clover in this section of tho
county, I saw hundreds of acres of it
and very few fields of wheat and oats.
I visited tho hatchery oa Clackamas
river whero Undo Bam keeps up an es
tablishment for hatching Ash eggs. I
was told they caught one salmon there
last year and hatched her eggs at a cost
of $225 per month, viz. two men at $50
per month to do tho work and tho boss
at $125 per month. The young salmon
were probably all eaten by tho trout as
soon as turned out, but that can't bo
helped, and Uncle Bam is rich andean
stand the racket. Since I got into the
southwest corner of Clackamas county
I havo seen somo pretty fair roads.
Ono place between Molalla and Mar
quam a supervisor has a new scheme
for preventing washing along tho road.
He has put In a plank box about every
two or three hundred feet, across the
road with two two-inch cracks run
ning across to let in the wator and
carry it to ono Bide. It looks like a
good thing for billy roads.
If there is among the readers of this,
any who wish to go from tho valley to
Mt. Hood or points on tho Sandy river
or the other way, do not bo fooled by
the maps of roads and try to go through
tho nearer way, From Sllverton to the
Sandy by the old overland road looks
like about forty miles on tho map, but
for a bicycle or a wagon it is easier to
go the 88 or 00 miles via. Portland.
One placo betweon Sprlngwater and
Highland thero Is a great gulf fixed.
It is only about one-fourth mile across
on the level but It is near a thousand
feet to the bottom of Clear Creek can
yon and took two and a half hours of
hard climbing to get across, and that Is
only one of many nearly as bad. I
thought for a long time that tho man
who laid out that road was drunk but
after I got to the Molal a river I made
up my mind that ho was both crazy
and drunk. Whero It roaches the Mo
lalla rlvor a bridge starts out from tho
bank about 200 foot in a direotlon that
would tako about six miles to get
across tho river, but tho bridge ends
short off beforo it reaches the water and
the road backs out and goes climbing
over tho bluff several miles and thou
goes out an island and you havo to
swim or waae the rest of tho way
across, Frank Bkatty,
KROlt TUB CHAMPION.
'TIs no doubt an evident fact
to a
very casual observer, that the
road
running up tho rlyer. on tho
Polk
county sldo, Is not so good as that to
wards Llnooln; thoro aro Home reasons
for this known, to most Balom people.
Tho river road((abovo mentioned baa
beon neglected and poorly worked,
Wocaunotsay who Is to blame. If
somoono does not .interest himself In
Mils road from Salem lo Kola, we think
likely they will liuvo to lay down tho
fences by this next winter and drlyo
through tho fluids, When n roud In
so bad that people ovorturu (?) In u
carrlugolu May aouiutlilntf must be
wrong tbU wo are told occurred re
cuntlyoii this road and it coat ono of
Halom'a young men a cool $J(W,
Wo bud ooinpoiisutloii for our rouglt
lido by a pleasant talk with "Marlon
Tliurlow," writer for tlio "Hutuaday
NJtfbt". Wo found tlio writer h wry
pletusant Individual, and will under
stand tlio jeuaon lor llio hiautlful
tliliiK' 'd by tlio aullior. (Jolng on
to Jtltikreal wo found oom aood, bad
aud Jidlllerenl rood, 11 mm Un u
llmt tills roud would bo niudo imiuli
lieller Willi a very IHIIo oxptne
grayol Is vary ojoo at liaud.
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