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The Portland daily press., 1893-10-30
OUR PROGRESS IN ELECTRICITY.
The Amazing Advance in Its Application
Since 1876.

Prof. A. e. Dolbear of Tufts college
writes in the Cosmopolitan: How rapid
the development of the electrical arts
has been within the past few years may
be seen by comparing the electrical exhi-
bits at the centennial exhibition in
Philadelphia in 1876 with those at the
Columbian exposition now at Chicago.
Then electrical apparatus consisted
mostly of telegraphic devices, galvanic
batteries, static machines, Leyden jars,
etc., for school illustrations and measur-
ing instruments, such as galvanometers
and resistance coils There were few
crude dynamos, and one small imported
Gramme machine, none of them intend
ed to maintain more than one arc light.
Now, there is rivalry for space in which
to exhibit dynamos capable of lighting
SO or more in one circuit. Then, there
was not single incardescent lamp in
the world. Now, they are to be seen by
the tens of thou sands, and in all de-
grees Of brightn ess from that of a
tallow dip to those but little inferior to
the arc itself, and every exhibit is thus
lighted. Then there was not single
electrical, motor that was more than
toy to be run by a galvanic cell. Now
motors for all kinds. of service from driv-
ing fan to those running printing pres,
ses, looms, machine shops, and
locomotive itself. Then all welding was
done by hammering at the forge. Now
electricity heats the ends to be joined
and in less time than it takes to describe
the process, heavy shafts and rails
may be welded even better than was
possible before. Then it was not possible
to weld steel or other metals than iron.
Now, almost any metal may be electric
ally welded to another as easily as iron
to iron. Then, there were induction
coils for producing sparks few inches
long. Now such sparks have been made
five feet long and it is believed could
be made so feet long if it were worth
the while. Then Induction coils were
employed only for changing low potent
ials to higher Now the transformer
reverses the process, and makes electric
lighting feasible miles away from the
dynamo. Then it was possible to send
but two Geographic messages in opposite
directions simultaneously. Now "
| messages can be SENT 36 in each direct
ion, OH one wire without interference.
| Then the telephone was first exhibited
on line the length of building
Now one can talk with another a thous-
and miles away.
Then it was believed that continuous
conductor was essential for doing any
| kind of electrical work. Now it is
shown that all kinds of such work may
be done without material connections
Then it was thought that light was one
of the physical forces. Now it is believ-
ed that light is an electromagnetic
wave. Then it was believed and taught
that electricity could never be economi-
cally employed for driving machinery
and that its light could not be subdi-
vided Now it is believed that electricity
is in it's infancy. Then all the electrical
exhibit could be put in q space SO feet
square. Now huge building, cover
ing acres, is found insufficient for the
needs of exhibitors. All this since '76.
The Portland daily press., 1893-10-30
DEMOCRATIC SENATORS AND REPEAL

The vote of the Senate on Senator
Peffer's free coinage amendment to the
silver repeal bill furnishes as good test
as we are likely to get of the attitude Of
the two parties on the money question.
The free coinage of silver at this juncture
would be vastly more dangerous than the
continuance of the operations of the
Sherman law, and vote for free coinage
implies more unsoundness on the
money question than would vote
against the repeal of the Sherman law
Furthermore the prospect of the adoption
of Peffer's amendment was so slight that
no one would be tempted to vote for it
in order to be ON the inning side. a
vote for that amenmdent meant, there
fore, that the Senator who cast it be-
lieved in free coinage, and believed in
it so strongly that he was ready to vote
for it in the face of certain defeat.
Of thesDemocratic Senators who were
present and voting, twenty-one voted for
the PETER amendment, that sis for the
free and unrestricted coinage of sixty
cent dollar, while eighteen voted against.
OF the Republican Senators voting only
seven, all from the silver states, sup
ported the amendment, while twenty-one
voted against it. 1t will be seen that if
thesquestion had depended solely upon
the Democratic majority in the Senate
free coinage would have been adopted as
a substitute for the present Sherman law.
President Cleveland has won his victory
over his own party simply because the
Republicans almost solidly supported
him. Without their aid he would have
been ANONYMOUSLY defeated.
When the Democrats boast, as they
soon will, that Democratic Senate has
repealed the Sherman law point out to
them what is indisputably the fact, that
it was the Republican vote of that body
that really secured unconditional repeal,
that the Democratic vote would have
repealed itsonly on condition that free
coinage measure was substituted for it.
The Portland daily press., 1893-10-30
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The Portland daily press., 1893-10-30

Judge Bond of the United States
Circuit Court, who has just died at
Baltimore, was so bitterly hated in
parts of the South that some of the
newspapers of that section can hardly
keep from rejoicing at his death. He was
Baltimore bor:. and in 1861 was judge of
the criminal court of that city. He pro-
voked the secession element by charging
the grand jury that all those who took
part in the assault on the Sixth Massa-
chusetts Regiment ON April 10, Of that
year were guilty of murder. He also
discharged some loyalists who were
arrested for displaying the United States
flag after the police commissioners had
ordered that no flag should be displayed.
After President Grant had made him
district judge in 1870, he presided at the
trial of the Ku Klux cases in South
Carolina and did his best to convict
those negro killers and marauders. In
Southern eyes this was his crownina
offense, in spite of the fact that the K1l
Klux raiders were law breakers and rich
~ deserved the full penalty of the
statutes In Baltimore. where he was
well known. Judge Bond was highly re-
spectsd, both as lawyer and a citizen.
The Portland daily press., 1893-10-30

If anything can be judged from the num-
pers and enthusiasm of their meetings the
Republicans of Massachusetts are going
10 win magnificent victory next week.
Ehe Boston Herald admits that the
meeting of Saturday night. at which Mr..
Reed spoke, was the biggest political
gathering ever seen in Boston. Proper
tionately to the size of the city it was no
greater, however, than the other meetings
at which Mr.. Reed has spoke have been.
The Portland daily press., 1893-10-30

The Boston Herald says Mr.. Reeds
tatement that the Presidents victory
rs been won over his own party is only
alf truth The other half is that the
epulbicans helped him win it, that
ithout their assistance it could not
nave been won at all. 1t is doubtful,
however, if t he supplying of the missing
fraction would have made the Herald
feeI any better
The Portland daily press., 1893-10-30

If Judge Maynard had purloined from
public Office paper which had vital
bearing upon the settlement of an estate
there isn't decent man in New York
who would vote for him. But as he stole
an election return his offence was a
venial one in the estimation of good
many people who are. reputable and who
do not intend to apologize for crime. Yet
as..matter of fact, the moral quality OF
the act Maynard really committed is
not one whit better than that of the
supposititious one, and vastly more
dangerous, because while the latter
would affect the rights of a comparative
ly few persons, the former affects those
of the whole community.
The Portland daily press., 1893-10-30

"Stand by the President" shouts the
Boston Post to the Democratic voters of
Massachusetts,. Inasmuch as the Presi-
dents victory in the Senate will be
secured only by Republican votes, the
pest way to stand by the President
would seem to be to vote the Republican
ticket
The Portland daily press., 1893-10-30

Senator Hill knows that without
closure the election laws can never be re-
pealed That very likely is the reason
he is SO strongly in favor of that
measure. His constituency don't want
any obstacles in the way of stealing votes
Or dollars.
The Portland daily press., 1893-10-30

There is complaint on the part of the
friends of Mr.. Neal. the Democratic cam
didate for Governor of Ohio. that he has
been left to fight his battle almost single
handed and alone. The administration
has from tine start given him the cold
shoulder and done nothing to assist his
canvass. The reason is not given, but
there is suspicion that the administra-
tion was not pleased with Mr.. Meals con-
duct at the Democratic national conven-
ton in offering and pressing his tariff
resolution; and has been still further
displeased by his sticking to it in the
Ohio campaign.
The Portland daily press., 1893-10-30
THE PRESS.
MONDAY. OCTOBER 80.

After the repeal of the Sherman law.
what? Probably an assault upon the
tariff and more disturban of business
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-06-21
DIED IN HIS SLEEP.
Senator Stanford Peacefully Passoa
Away This Morning.

away 1nIB morning.
MENLo PARK, CAL, June 21.-Senator
Stanford died at 20 o'clock this morn
ing. He passed away peacefully in his
sleep at his residence at Palo Alto. It
has been evident for some time that the
senator's demise was q question of but
a short time. His symptoms were
apoplectic and his weight was increasing
alarmingly. There was stiffness about
his limbs that made locomotion an az-
ceedingly difficult task. His body was
fast becoming too heavy for his limbs to
support. He could take only the slight
est exercise. Six months ago the sena-
tor sent for DIR. Curtis, of San Francisco.
The doctor prescribed heroic treatment,
but the senator was not ready to undergo
drastic methods for the reduction of flesh
and restoration of waning strength. His
apoplectic symptoms increased and his
situation became such as to create SER
ious alarm. About six weeks ago it was
found necessary to Impose a severely
plain diet upon him, and since that time
his sole food has consisted of fried hashed
meat with hot water as the only liquid
accom- npdLlueHI. ne rlgluly aunereQ TO
the severe requirements of the physician,
and it seemed for time that the results
were most beneficial and might possibly
effect a permanent cure. The senator
expressed himself as much encouraged
and looked forward hopefully to the
time when he could devote himself with
renewed energy to public affairs and to
the completion of certain educational
and other benevolent enterprises that
were very near to his heart; but his
strength was not sufficiently great to
respond to demands upon it. Its funda-
mental weakness suddenly manifested
itself and he passed quietly away. He
retired soon after 10 O'Clock, and at 20
his valet, going into the senator's bed
room, discovered that he was dead.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-06-21
ELECTRIC Bftters.

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special mention, All who use Electric
Bitters sing the same song of praise
A purer medicine does not exist and it
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Electric Bitters will cure all diseases of
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pimples, boils, salt rheum and other
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Will drive malaria from the system and
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The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-06-21
sAfter Kid, the Apache.

PHOENIX, A. T., June 2o.-Governor
Hughes today received a letter from R.
@. Bramlett, a Colorado deputy marshal,
offering to bring pack of trained blood
hounds to hunt Kid, the renegade
Apache. Bramiett has large number
of bloodhounds trained to hunt fugitives,
and within the past five years has cap
tured 26 men in this way in Colorado
and New Mexico. He is confident he
can capture the renegade, but asks in
the event of failure a guarantee of ex-
penses.N The governor answered that,
while he was anxious that Bramlett
shall make the attempt, he himself is
unable to make such guarantee, but
thinks the So 900 reward offered for the
Kids capture ought to be sufficient in
ducement
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-06-21

A Statement Made Showing That the
Resources Exceed the Liabilities.
The depositors of the bank of Ben E..
Snipes & Co. held meeting recently
and through Attorney H. j. Sniveley a
statement was submitted, showing the
resources to be $278, ,191, and the liabili-
ties $210,784. The excess of resources
above liabilities is $67 ,4l0. In addition,
detailed statement was presented, in
which Ben Snipes' individual standing
is fully set forth. This showed that he
owns improved realty of the value of
$500 900, 1888 900 worth of which is un-
encountered. Snipes expressed the de-
sire and intention to reorganize and re-
sumo. He asked the creditors to appoint
a committee to investigate the books
and securities of the bank. and to put q
man in. If no obstructions were offered,
he hoped the resumption to take place
inside of 30 days. Every creditor viii
be paid in full, with interest from the
date of closing. He also offered to pay
the expenses of the investigation o
realty titles. As another proposition, hi
offered to give blanket deeds of trust OF
his unencumbered realty. After the
statement, a feeling of confidence mani
tested itself, and committee of five wa
appointed, as Snipes requested, and th'
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-06-21

1888, Prince George was made mid-ship-
man to the Canada, then stationed on
the North American coast, and two
years later was made lieutenant. In
1891 he was made commander of the
gunboat Thrush, on tie West Indian
coast. He took his seat in the House of
Lords, June %, 1892. He will be es-
corted by a squadron of battle ships, and
will probably visit the worlds fair. His
rumored engagement to Princess May,
his dead brothers. bethrothed, has lately
been topic of general interest.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-06-21
The Cowboy Race.

Sioux CITY, Ia, June 2o.-Gillespie
and Rattlesnake Pete, of the cowboy
racers, spent the night here. They
started at a. m. Gillespie's horse is in
fine trim; Pete's buckskin looks rather
groggy. Doc Middleton arrived last
night and is still in town. 1t is said the
owners of his horse refused to allow him
to go farther. Albright, Smith and
Berry crossed the rlver this morning
and left at 10, after shoeing their horses.
Gillespie and Pete have lead of four
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-06-21
LIZZIE BORDEN FREE
The Jury Bring in a Verdict Of
ACQuittal.
OUT ONE HOUR, TWENTY MINUTES
rs T-TiIssf fsi ss,s.zss isls'
The Defendant Declined to Speak to
the jury, Only Saying She
Was Innocent.
T ONE HOUR, TWENTY MINUTES

NEW bEDFORD, MASS, June TU.-AC
the opening of the Borden trial this
morning District Attorney Knowlton
resumed his argument in behalf of the
commonwealth. He addressed himself
to the motive for the murder. He
pointed out the enmity of Lizzie toward
her stepmother as sufficient motive
for her murder, and said her killing ne
cessitated the killing of her father, a
stern man, who knew of the enmity and
who loved his dead wife. The only way
for Lizzie to possibly escape punishment
lay in the killing of her father. This
theory is the only one which would con-
sistently account for the double murder
taking place over the period of an hour
and half between the acts.
The speaker continued, arguing that
the silk dress produced by the defend
ant was not the drees worn at the time
of the murder. The two versions of the
barning of defendants dress were irrec-
oncilable. He discussed defendants
conduct since the murder. He declared
the story of the quarrel, told by Matron
Rogan and afterward denied by her,
about quarrel between the Borden sis
ters was true. He said the productio1
of the hatchet was no part of the gof-
ernment's case. He closed with an sdo-
quent appeal to the jury. The court
then took a recess. On reassemb bling
the defendant was given an opportunity
to speak. She said: "I am inndceut,
but will leave my case in your haRds
and with my counsel"
Justice Dewey then charged the jury.
He defined the different degrees of MUIR
der, and stated the presumption of in
nocence was increased by defendant's
character. There must be a real and
operative motive.
The judge further charged the jury to
weigh the evidence to see whether the
defendants permanent state of mind
showed a motive for the crime. Every
material allegation in the indictment
must be proved beyond a reasonable
doubt; that is, to a moral certainty.
He compared the direct and circumstan-
tial evidence. He said the failure to
prove an essential fact would be fatal,
but the failure to prove helpful fact
might not be. Lizzie's statements
about the Iote were discussed at length.
He said they must be satisfied they were
false. Every fact proved must be rea-
sonably consistent with guilt. The gov
ernment did not show that anybody
else had an opportunity to commit the
crime, but must prove the defendant
committed it. The jury must reason
as to the effect of the defendants con-
duct and statements. They were not to
conclude by expert testimony, but were
to apply to it a reasonable judgment.
They might convict if satisfied the act
was done by another party, but that
defendant was present, aiding and abet-
ting. The fact chat defendant did not
testify should not influence them against
her.. The justice concluded his charge
to the jury at $40.
The jury has acquitted Lizzie Borden
of murder.
The jury was out an hour and twenty
| minutes.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-06-21
stilI Another Cut.

CHIcAeo, June 20.-The Great North
ern put the knife into the transconti-
mental rates again today by announcing
a rate of $51 first class and $33 second
class from st. Paul to San Francisco.
This will drag the Union Pacific into
the fight, unless that road is prepared
to sacrifice its Portland business. The
Atchison today announced it would put
into effect at once round-trip rate of
one and one-third fare from Texas
points to Chicago and return.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-06-21
The Home-Rule BIN.
hours

LONDON, June 2O.-The Pail Mall Ca
zette, the organ of the conservative party,
says the government will abandon the
financial clause of the home-rule bill,
and substitute one empowering the Irish
legislature to frame its own budget to
the amount of 95 900 900, subject to
rati6eaeien by the imperial parliament.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-06-21
A Royal visitor.

George, duke of York, is contemplate
ing visit to the United States. He is
the second son of the Prince of Wales,
born in 1865 and is now % years of age.
He has been educated for the sea, he and
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-06-21

meeting adjourned. Before adjourning.
however. several prominent business
men announced that they would accept
checks on this bank at face value. The
committee also decided not to entertain
the blanket deed proposition, but to
stand by Snipes and see him on his feet
without security.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-06-21

his elder brother,
the Duke of CIar-
ence, entering the
navy as cadets in
1877 They spent
two years on the
training ship Brit
annia and then
started for a three
years. tour of the
world on the Bac-
chante. In Nav
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-06-21
a HUGE CONS sPIRACY.
Opium and Chinese Brought in B,
Wholesale.

Wholesale.
WASHINGTON, June 2O.-The official
heads of Patrick H. Winston, United
States attorney; Thomas R. Brown,
United States marshal; Andrew Was
son, United States collector OF Port
Townsend; G. J. Mulkey, United States
of customs in the Puget Sound district,
all in the state of Washington, have
fallen into the official hopper, as the
result of reports made to Secretary Car
Isle by Special Agents Wood and Lewis.
These reports are numerousand circum-
stantial as to detail, and tell the story
of one of the most extensive and success
Chinese and opium into the United
States across the far northwest bound
ary. There has been hardly a day for
the past two months that reports or
kilograms have not been received at the
department from Agents Wood and
Lewis, and on these reports the
officials of the treasury department have
been summarily dismissed. The last
batch of dismissals of customs inspectors
was made on Saturday, but Secretary
Carlisle thinks the end of justice may
be defeated by making public their
names. These officials, it is charged by
the reports received, have been doing a
wholesale business for several years in
connection with private parties in Vic
toria, B. c., in smuggling in Chinese by
means of fraudulent certificates and in
permitting opium smuggling, either by
connivance or otherwise.
The new men appointed in place OF
those removed were James M. Saunders,
collector at Port Townsend; James G.
Drake, United States marshal; W. n.
Brinker, United States attorney. Other
removals are yet to come in the due
course of time and the matter will wind
up in the courts.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-06-21

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