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Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-07-15
DO YOU FAVOR
Building up Strong, Independ-
ent Paper for the People
in 0regon2
A PAPER THAT WILL NOT SELL OUT.
Printed at the Seat Of Government
LOOK AT THE RECORD OF THE CAPITAL
JOURNAT

LOOK AT THE RECORD OF THE CAPITAL
JOURNAL.
During the recent session of the leolsla-
ture Il was the only paper ia the stale thai
attacked successfully the Portland dicfa-
torship In oregon politics. Ii successf.lllv
opposed all doctOriug the Australian blllnt
law IN the interests OF political bosses. IL
advocated the law Chat passedl giving
the oregon railroad commission power 10
dX just aud reasonable rats OF lreir hts
and power 70 enforce its decisions. Ii sue
eessi1lly advocated retention OF the old
railr0Id commission as best qualifed 10
enierve the law. IL labOred tor al, meas
ures 10 open rivers aud thus secure tothe
people the right Ia free and unre tricted
use OF he waterways
Irs. PLATFORM.
THE CAPITAL JoURNAL favors a reform
"a national nnanc.s, tu he end that the
present expensive rlaoapoiy system ot
SUPPLY lug an inadg quHie curf, ncy may be
sulpl@ntrd pA the 8 Nclnmeft Issuing hi.
tecl 20 the people an adeQun e supply OF
ltkN lender money, with coin hasis s,,f
ncisht 20 conform to sound banking prin-
ciples, IL laNors election Of an OlTiciaIs
VINO iegisiate Tor, or are directly Itsponsi-
Ole 10 the people, by direct vote OF he nee
PIE, II iaNors raising al state revenues
% taN on the gross earnings OF corr O, a
aous, both foreign aud state II LiVors
opening an waterways 10 the sea and q
cQutrli OF all uoIamDn carriers 10 tha end
Z .Nt the producer shall secure for his NOR
Z ne largest mel retIFhs
II ou iaNor retaining all powers possibIe
,n me handso ot the peuple and govern ment
.n me interests OF the people, circulate mis-
p'PeE for terms, see elsewhere.
BY HOFRR RRos
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-07-15
25C Want Column

Notices inserted for ONE CENT PER
WORD EACH INSERTION. No adyer.
tisenlent inserted In this column for less
than twenty-five cents.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-07-15

Whether You travel by Land or sga
You need medical safeguard. Changes
ot climate or temperature, braclIlsh water,
unusual diet, draughts frum open windows
that surely follow passengers viii not close
-au these breed ailments against which
The suresi protection is Hostetter's Stom-
Hch bitters, finest OF medical fertilizers Sea
sickness, land nausea, are promptly coun-
toracted by this agrees, Die correct M. which
ls also a capital defense against malaria,
= he elects ofn tropical or chilly tempera.
lure, damp ana exposure. Persons Of ST.
dehtary pursuits, mill operative, mariners,
miners, engineers, trontlersman, persons
OF every calling involving mental miigue,
excessive bodily effort, aud liability 10 un.
healthful influences of any SOFT regard n
as an Incompatible safeguard. bilious.
ness, constipation dyspep Ia, rheumatism,
sick heatlache and kiOney Troubles. are IN,
iectually suDduod by the great Alternative.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-07-15
A. J, SHlMP, M. D.,
ASHBl'S MEAT MARKETS,

SnleIn. 'ioo'' -North
.lhos oi Ire h and salt meats We ain, 10
3,Sep the best the country affords Free
&c very We eeslre to thank All our old
Sttons Tor q cir liberal patronage. hopinS
y VIII still continue with ms pms
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-07-15
STATE.
woRK OF a FIENn.
6stf

OREGON CITY, July l5.--Wiliam
Henderson, who was formerly EN-
ployed In local livery stable, was
thrown In Jail Monday, under $500
bonds, for mayhem upon the person
of A. w. Purdom, of fMolalla corners.
The fracas occurred at the farm of
Joseph Purdom, which was Ia
charge OF the injured man. HeDder-
son tripped Purdom up, then grab-
bed u bottle lying near 10y aud struck
him over the head, breaking the
bottom OF the bottle OF aud cutting
a severe cash ON PurdOm's head
He then jabbed Purd0m several
times Ia the face, cutting him
50 severely that the right
eye had to be removed,
RAD ACCIDENT.
McMINNviLIR, July l6,--George
Ingles, plasterer, fell twenty fee,
from staging while cementing in
front Of Adams block yesterday,
on his head aud shoulders.
He received Injuries that will proba
bly, prove fatal lie Is an esteemed
'itizen Of this county, aud lived
near Newberg.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-07-15

Passengers destined 10 the proml.
nent oiilea east Of the Missouri river
shculd patronixe the chicago, Union
feclllc A Northwestern line. Mag
nilloent Pullman aud Wagner sleep.
inR cans. elegant Pullman and
Nuflhweklefn dining ears, free ne.
oI|nlne chair ears. handsome day
ooaehee and comfortable pullnau
coloniel sleepers. eod-aug
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-07-15

MARKETS.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, July 15.-
Wheat; buyer 1891 after August first
Sl55I.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-07-15

WAsuiSoroN, July iJ.-For the
past year the authorities have been
attempting to improve the quality
of recruits In the regular army, 50 ~
10 IeSeu the percentages Of desertion,
which was growing aIarmingly.
Extra enieavors were made TO Sc
cure young men who sought the
army ~ a profession rather than a
havenof refuge. To this end the ef-
f5rie OF officials have been systemati.
cally turned from cities 70 country.
The effect Of these efforts are begin
ming to show results, aud they are
more gratifying than WAS expected.
Officers are well satisfied that the
policy is a good one.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-07-15
AssAuLrnp rmn rol.IcnMAN.


HAN Francisco, July l5.--Among
the arrivals Ia port last night was
the schooner Robert aud Minnie.
This Is the vessel that left this port
some time ago with arms and ann
munltlon for the Chllian insur-
gents, and which she Transferred 10
tho steamer Itata oh san Diego.
Vhis time her cargo consists OF shin
giles which she brought down from
Epreka.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-07-15

Hhlffsrs. conslRn your time lnloht
via ll4 Chicago, NUlon Pacific a
ApflhNeefarn llae. cod eng
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-07-15

Miss Thornton will receive vocal.
Instrumental aud language puplls
during the GUNNER An appllca.
I|nne tcclred "Wednesday amer
nopna elb Cottage street.
lIKaf,.,
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-07-15
BODIES FOUND.

DENVER, July 15.--The badly
decomposed remains Of three men
were found in Mosquito Pass, near
Fairplay. Two Of the bodies are
thought TO be those OF 81. Paul men,
but the third is unknown. 1t Is
supposed the men were murdered.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-07-15

louisville, July 10 Near Rus
selyIlle yesterday the family of. II
Cornelius farmer. were poisoned AZ
supper. Bernard Cornelius, nephew
has died aud five others are danger
ously III. Poison IS supposed TO have
been in the milk.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-07-15

PfTTsBURG, July 15.--Nimlck Il
Co., dealers in pig iron, have con-
cluded TO wind up business. They
will require anl.extensIon on their
obligation to prevent sacrifice.
Creditors will not lose a dollar
Assets are nearly " TO 81 of liabiii-
ties.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-16

verge of poverty. Under sucL circum-
stances, and especially after reading
the false reports contained in the syn
dicate's circular, they would be willing
to sell for what the syndicate was pre-
pared to offer them-25 cents on the
dollar. .i.
1t is almost impossible to realize
what effect this scheme, carried out on
the extended scale planned by the syn
dicate' would have on the future of the
state. 1t would surely have driven in
vestors away for long time to come.
The farmers and mechanics of New
England would certainly refuse to in
vest their savings in state where the
borrowers only returned 25 per cent.
Capitalists would not intrust their
money to men who were so devoid of
principle as to enter into scheme like
this. 1t would, in fact, practically
drive eastern money out of the state.
1t would totally destroy North Dako-
ta's credit. 1t is hoped that exposure
has buried the scheme so deep that
there will be no resurrection.-Devils
Lake Inter-Ocean.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-16

The state auditor has found it
necessary to send out another circu-
lar to county auditors in relation to
deductions from personal property
assessment" Under an opinion of
the attorney-general the auditor in a
circular dated May 18th advised
that the fourth subdivision of the
amendment to the revenue law
passed at the last session of the leg
islature-page 267, laws of 1891
(page IL Popular Edition, laws of
ls9D-would be operative this year,
and the 5000 mentioned would be
exempt and should be deducted after
being equalized by the county board.
Under date of July Cd, the attorney
general reverses the former opinion
and holds that the law exempting
5000 will not be operative this year.
The personal property assessment
must therefore be returned to the
state auditor in full as equalized by
the county board.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-16
NOxiOus Weed Notice.

In accordance with the provisions of
an act entitled, An act to prevent the
spread Of noxious weeds in the State of
North Dakota, the supervisors Of Os-
nabrock township have ordered and
hereby give notice that every person,
corporation or firm owning or occupy
ing land in said township of Osna-
brock, shall between the fifth day of
July, 1891, and the rest of the growing
season of 1891, destroy all weeds Of the
kind known as Canada thistle, cookie
burr and mustard, growing upon the
lands that he or she or they may oc-
cupy. and that said weeds shall be
pulled and destroyed and the land kept
free from said weeds during the period
above specified. All persons not COM
plying with this notice will, be prose-
cuted in accordance with the provisions
Of said act.
BY order of the township board.
W. J. ELLIS,
PETER WILD, Clerk.
Chairman.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-16
The Devil a Monk Was He.

The New York Herald, speaking
of the convention which nominated
Mckinley for governor Of Ohio,
says:
We don't know who wrote the
platform indorsed at Columbus yes
terday but he was a humorist of
sspurest ray serene"
"We favor economy in admins
tration of national and state affairs. .
You do, eh? And yet the surplus
is gone and big deficit is staring
us in the face.
We favor "prompt and effective
restraint of combinations of capital
ists' All the same, you passed the
laws which made trusts possible, and
draw your campaign funds from this
source.
We favor "the reservations of the
public lands for American citizens" "
What little there is left of them,
you mean. For twenty years you
have grabbed these lands by the ten
thousands acres and they are now
in possession Of men high up in your
party.
The devil was sick-just before
election-the devil monk would
be. The devil got well-he carried
the election-the devil a monk was
he.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-16
in what we publish. Outsiders, as
a rule, believe the bad reports about
a country published in local papers,
even if they are untrue.

1t would seem as though the
commissioners would never get the
vexed court house question settled.
They, at their last meeting adver-
tlsed for bids for suitable building
with vaults. No tenders were maGa,
AT their Tuesday evening session
two bids were put In for building
without vaults. These bids were
open and, as would be expected, both
the same. The board rejected these
and put the final settlement off until
their October meeting. We think
this poor policy. They will then
have to take what they can get.
When they rejected the open bids,
why didn't they adjourn to the next
day and notify interested parties
about town to put in sealed bids.
The question could then have been
settled without further delay and
no special meetings. 1t looks now
as though it would finally be a case
of--"Willyou walk into my parlor?"
said the spider to the fly" County
commissioners, do your duty, and
your whole duty toward the people
whom you represent.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-16
The First Step.

Perhaps you are run down, can't eat.
can't sleep, can't think, can't do any
thing to your satisfaction, and you
wonder what ails you. You should
heed the warning, you are taking the
first step into nervous prostration.
You need nerve tonic and in Electric
bitters you will find the exact remedy
for restoring your nervous system to
its normal healthy condition. Sur
prising results follow the use of this
great nerve tonic and Alternative. Your
appetite returns, good digestion is re-
stored. and the liver, and kidneys
resume healthy action. Try bottle.
Price soc. at DR.. Donovan's drugstore
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-16

We wonder if it is not time for
the press of North Dakota to call a
halt in their bowling about ssgrass-
hoppers.'' If the papers of this
state keep on they will really make
outsiders believe that we have some
choppers" AS it is the choppers
only exist in the minds of some pro-
fessor on "bugology'' who wants to
earn some money, and the small
brains of etwo-for-a-nickle' editors
Qike our esteemed contemporary
"across the way"), who in
fest North Dakota. The press
of the state should show out.
slders that this ssscare" is without
foundation. 1t is bad enough to
have frosts, gophers, etc., but then
when our own people begin to
saddle choppers" upon us, then
wholesale houses and investors be-
gin to make inquiries and to with.
hold their money and goods until
they can learn the truth of such re-
ports. Let them be as ill-founded
as they may; we can brag as much
as we like about 40 bushels of No.
l hard, and the wonderful richness
of our soil; it will do no good and
attract no settlers, if we say in the
next breathjust for the sake Of
filling pthat the grasshoppers are
destroying the grain. Let us quit
sach foolishness and be ms1sd discrss1
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-16
AN ILLICIT DIsTILLERY.
Located in an inaccessible Mountain
Recess,

Located in an Inaccessible MOuntaln
Recess, sa
An illicit still, place where they
manufacture real genuine tangle feot,
Is said to have been running away back
in the mountains for over year. and
that very fair quality of exhilerating
dew is being manufactured. There is
but one way to approach this illicit
still, and that is from the north, or
Manitoba side, access from the south
or east being simply impossible, ewing
to the many swamps, lakes and density
OF the forest, the region never having
been explored. So far as we can learn
the still is located about twenty-five
miles north west of Rolla and about 10
miles in the mountains from the north
side, near small lake on the interna-
tional boundary line, and it is not pos
itively known whether the still is on
the Manitoba or U. S. side of the line.
The nearest post-ofice to the place is
fifteen miles and named Desford. The
still has been supplying the local trade
in Manitoba and great deal of it is
said to have been brought to this side.
in fact, only last week, two casks were
known to have been delivered in Rolla.
The temperance people here and at St.
John who have watched the trains
closely, have been in a quandary as to
the source of the liquor supply land this
in a measure will prove an eyeopener to
them. There is little danger of U.S.ofi-
GERS making raid on the still fromthis
side. owing to its inaccessible location
and that the Manitoba officers have not
makes it quite evident that the still is
on U. S. territory. The liquor is all de-
livered at night and as dealers are them
selves doing an illicit business, it is
quite convenient FOR them to obtain
their stock in this way. Since the pro-
hibition law went into effect some of
this liquor has found it's way to Devils
Lake and Cando, having been deliver
ed by team and at night.-Rollo Star.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-16
POINTERS.

From Tho Tax Reform Advocated
IF the tariff is calculated to raise
wages we should expect to find in
protected Industries the highest
wages paid; but such is not the case
Under the Mckinley bill, one
grade Of coarse cheap blankets will
be required to pay loe per cent
tariff tax, while the finest blankets
will pay 72 per cent.
Woolen caps formerly paid a duty
Of 40 cents per pound and s5 pei
cent ad valorem additional. The
duty now is 4s4 cents per pound and
so per cent ad Yalorem.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-16
! LANGDON, NORTH DAKOTA. THURSDAY JULY IL. lS91

The coarsest and cheapest woelen
hats under the Mckinley bill are
subject to duty of Ill per cent,
and the finest wooden hats are taxed
&c per cent. Why the discrimina.
tion?
A wag has said that local, direct
tax is wart on your nose that you
can see: but tariff tax is a cancer
on your liver, which you cannot see,
but which is consuming your vitals.
If the protected manufacturer does
not get higher price for his pro-
ducts on account of the tariff, then
why does he desire a tariff? If he
does get a higher price then who
pays it?
Will not protectionists find it
pretty difficult to convince the peo-
pie that tariff on sugar was a tax,
did increase it's price, but tariff on
clothing, cutlery, tin, wire, ETC., is
not tax, does not increase their
prices.
According to the Mckinley bill
woolen shawls of the coarsest and
lowest grade, used by the poorest
people, will pay 1875 per cent duty,
and worsted goods of the lowest
grade will pay l3o per cent, while
the highest grade VII pay 80 per
cent.
Did you say you cannot under
stand the tariff question? Then
what do you think of a governmental
policy that the people cannot under
stand? This is supposed to be a
peoples government, by the people,
for the people. 1t should not have
financial policy that the people
cannot understand.
Since our first number was issued
we have had chance to feel the
effect of a very material reduction
of tariff on one Of the prime necessi-
ties of life. We have free trade in
raw sugar, and the tariff on refined
sugar has been lowered cents per
pound. We can now get from II
to IS pounds of granulated sugar
for 81, against 13 to IA pounds a
few months ago. This fall in price
Immediately following the reduction
of tariff proves that we who con-
sumo the goods must pay the tax,
and that a reduction Of the tariff
must be followed by immediate ben
eft to us in dollars and cents. This
paper exists for the purpose of urg-
ing the citizens Of North Dakota to
do their share to bring about SIM
liar or even greater reduction of
tariff on other necessaries of life on
which we now pay a tax averaging
over so cents on every dollars
worth of the various articles named
Is it not quite certain that re-
duction of tariff on these articles
would be at once followed by a low
ering of the cost to US just as it has
been in the matter of sugar?
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-16

The following from Col. P. Don
ans versatile pen appeared in Sun
days Fargo Argus:
No galaxy of North Dakota's newsy
rustlers would be complete without the
St. Thomas Times, the Park River Ga
zette- Witness, The Larimore Pioneer,
The Mayyille Tribune, The Richland
County Gazette, The Foster County
Independent, The Inkster Tribune,
the Langdon CoUR1ER-DEMocRAr,
the Valley City Farmers Alliance, The
Portland News, The Hunter Eye, The
Dawson Times, The Wheatland Eagle
and The Dunseith Times. They are
all wide-awal1e, earnest, faithful work
ers for every interest of their regions
and of their state. They merit the
ungrudging support of every good citi-
zen in their respective localities.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-16

Misprints and typographical errors
make the editors life a burden about
Fourth of July times. An editor meant
to compliment young lady at party
by noting that ''her dainty feet were
eneased in shoes that might have been
taken for fairy boots.' When it ap-
peared in the paper the printer made
him say, cher dirty feet were encased
in shoes that might have been taken
for ferry boats.''
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-16
A Dastardly Scheme.

The following, from the Washington
News-Times, correctly outlines a
swindling scheme which originated in
this city:
"Copies of circular letter have been
received in this city which reveal the
existence of dastardly scheme to
swindle eastern people who have made
investments in North and South Da-
kota. The letter comes from loan
and mortgage company of Devils Lake
and is sent to people in the small towns
of the eastern states who have taken
advantage Of the big rates of interest
offered in the west to put their small
holdings into real estate mortgages.
1t is desired to swindle such of these
as have held mortgages signed by farm
ers who have been forced by the short
crops Of the last two years to default
OH their interest. In spite of the
prospects for bountiful crop all over
the northwest this year, these would
be-money-makers send out gloomy
letter, saying that grasshoppers, drouth
and storms have ruined everything, and
advising the small mortgage to sell
his mortgage at 25 per cent of the face
value. According to the letter from
Devils Lake this firms purpose is to
buy the mortgage from eastern holders
and when the big crop is harvested re-
sell them at large advance. The
same correspondent says that stock
company has been formed and this
swindling scheme started on a large
scale, three or four St. Paul men being
in it. 1t further says that these very
men are among those who originally
induced the eastern people to make
the investments. No names are men,
tioned.'
The Inter-O Ocean has been aware for
some time that scheme of this kind
was on foot, and has only refrained
from exposing it because there was a
possibility of securing the names of all
the parties implicated. Not many
names hare been obtained, we are
sorry to say, as the scheme in fact was
not fully matured. The exposure will
kill it. 1t is alleged that the syndicate
embraced residents of Devils Lake,
Grand Forks, st. Paul and Minneapolis
and possibly others outside of these
cities. 1t was big scheme and it re-
quired plenty of money, hence the orig
inators were compelled to go outside of
this city for capital. So far as can be
learned enough money has been Sc
cured to enable them to commence
operations, and the work of fleeing
the eastern investors was started about
week ago.
The plan which they expected to
pursue was precisely as outlined in the
News-Times' article. Having access
to the books of one or more mortgage
loan companies they had at their COM
mand the addresses of numerous east
ern parties who had invested their
money in North Dakota mortgages and
land. It was the widows and orphans,
the farmers and mechanics Of the east,
people who had in the past trusted to
the honor and manhood Of the mem
bers of the syndicate by allowing them
to invest their little savings, that this
gang were now trying to rob. The
syndicate reasoned, no doubt correctly,
that many Of the people who held these
mortgages were poor and depended fol
a living on the income derived from
the interest thereon. They had re.
ceived no interest for several years
ewing TO unfortunate crop failures, and
I =. - j
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-16
A GREAT SCHEME,

A Plan Developed to Raise the Price
of the Present Wheat Crop.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-16

The jamestown Capital says of
the demand of the alliance that the
government print money and loan
it to the farmers at per cent, per
annum, that 'sthe drawback to this
scheme is that the renters, who have
no lands to offer as first-mortgage
security, could not borrow money,
while the wealthy land owners
could give the security, borrow the
money, buy more land, and we
should soon have landed aristoc-
racy, the worst monopoly that ever
existed i'll any country or in any
time.'