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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-31
REPUBLICAN DISTRICT CONVENTION

The Republicans of the First Congressional
District will hold a convention in City Hall,
Portland, on Thursday. August 9Th, 1896, at
ing a candidate for Representative in Con-
gress, and transacting any other business
that may properly come before it.
| The basis of representation will be as fol-
lows. Each city and town will be entitled
to one delegate, and for each 70 votes cast
| for the Republican candidate for Governor
in 1894, an additional delegate, and for q
fraction of 40 votes in excess TO 10, an addi-
tional delegate.
The District committe will be in sesis
in Reception hall at o'clock a. IN. on the
day of the convention to receive the creden-
! tials OF the delegates and to attend to such
other business as may be necessary.
| Per Order,
| Republican District Committee.
HENRY c. BREWER, Chairman.
THOs. F. STAPLES, Secretary.
Portland, July 9Th, 1896.
| Towns are entitled to delegates as follows
Baldwin, 3 Bridgton, G
Brunswick, Cape Elizabeth.
Casco, South Portland, .
Cumberland, Deering, G
Falmouth Freeport,
| Gorham, Gray, q
| Harpswe1, 3 Harrison,
| Naples, New Gloucester !
Moth yarmouth, , Otisfield, :
Portland, 63 Pownal 8
| Raymond, scarborough,
Sebago, Standish 4
Westbrook, 10 Windham,
| Yarmouth, Acton,
| Alfred, Berwick,
Biddeford, 10 Buxton,
| Cornish, Dayton,
| Elliott, Hollis,
| Lyar.t, OH
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-31
CURRENT COMMENT.
A BELFAST VIEW.
fBelfast Agol

1t is now definitely settled that thu
Democratic State Convention will be re
COD vened, probably at Bangor, abou
Thursday of next week. 1t now looks a.
If Hon. 4. f. Hanson OF this city, .woult
be the nominee, although it is rumored
that there may be some opposition from
the gold men In the western part of the
State, to punish him for his aggressive
course in the cause of silver.
MR.. REEDS SPEECH.
springfield Republican.
Mr. Reeds speech at Alfred, Me-, yes
to-day was moderate in tone and f1lleC
With common sense views of things. Ht
suffered himself to indulge in no wild
enunoiation and he did not use the word
anarchy" once. This is good opening
Of the republi campaign in Name.
So far as issues are concerned we can
says, of course, that the tariff must be
revised to increase the government reve-
nues, but that is the extent of his tariff
di scussion. The silver question is the
burden of his speech, and that that is the
paramount issue before the people he
tacitly recognizes. In fact, Mr.. Heed
recognized it before the Republican
national convention and he was the logi-
cal Republican candidate accor ding to
the political conditions, as they have
shaped themselves since the conventions
of the othor parties. But AS he said yes.
terday, parties seldom follow their be
men.
LABOR WOULD SUFFER- MOST. /.
(From the Philadelphia Public Ledger
1t is sufficient to know that the United
States alone cannot give free coinage to
silver at 16 to and maintain it's parity
with gold; that, falling to do so, the
country would be- reduced to a silver
basis like that of Mexico and China, that
on this basis the prices of everything
would be nearly, If not quite, DOUBLE but
that the price of labor would be the last
to advance; that debts would be paid In
asdepreciated currency, bat that this
would not benefit the ordinary debtor,
for heswould have proportionately greater
difficulty in getting the money. to pay
his debts; that the change in the none
tary system would Great panic; that the
credit of the country would be injured
50 that 1t would bsoome difficult to OBJ
tain the help of foreign capitalists In de
veloping our resources; that in the alb
senoe of such help and of the assistan 90
of our own capitalists, industries would
lanRuish, and that when, after some
years Of suffering, the ration should
settle down to. the new basis 1t would at
best have gained absolutely nothing, for
tho most that could be hoped for would
be such REIMBURSEMENT Of prices, wages,
ETC., ON silver basis as would truly rep
resent gold values!
The price in suffering is a rather big
one for such an elementary lesson in
finances. 1t would be cheaper to take
the lesson out of the history Of other
nations
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-15
rl,r noNp plpptNc
How one Banker Stated IN Ills bid the
Opposite OF What He Meant,

Treasury officials werN greatly surprised !
at the carclcasncss VI many hond bidders,
In addition to tho AIN bids received,
thtro were several acorcS Of offerings
which had TO bo thrown out because the
mon making them had neglcotod TO sian
their names or IN IN the amount they
wcro willing 20 take or the price they
wished TO hid Most of these blunders
were made by bankers and business men,
and there were 80 many specimens that
tho treasury officials who opened the
bids were forced TO wonder Il their cor
Respondents had no, been laborlng under
some great excitement when they nllcd
out their blanks one bidder n West.
ern banker. would be In u pretty fix II
tho department were To accept hts offer
lie thought he was going to he smart
and so started out to make hts bid for
a million read 'at the lowest price
offered" But by some curious mental
lapse he wrote highest" instead OF
lowest" aud greatly surprised and
embarrassed man he would have been II
Secretary Carlisle were to allot him his
million at laO,
Quite n number cf bids were made
on purely speculative basis, Some OF
these smart bidders may turn pretty
penny for their shrcwdness suppose
Io0nnN jones' n hfNktE SiNNN ~ cav
week. had concluded to turn hnanoier
and bid for million OF bonds There
was nothing to prevent No capital was
required, no guarantee OF good faith, no
bond or deposit. Suppose Johnny had
kept his eyes and ears open and thereby
reached the conclusion that the blg bids
were going TO fall little under Ill. and
had put IN his own bid a small notch
higher He would get his million. The
secretary OF the treasury could do moth
ing else than award him what he had
bid for, especially II he could prove that
he was ready to pay for them. This
part OF the operation Johnny could very
easily manage. II is believed the bonds
will soon be quoted at III Before the
first payment is required he could so to
some banker and sell out at a profit OF
10 cents on the dollar, thus realizing
$so0Ca or $4,000 without any other invest
ment than that Of little nerve and a
postage stamp.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-15

1t is to be regretted that the appeals
of the committee for the battleship tes-
timonial have not met a heartier and
more liberal response from the citizens Of
Astoria. The report of the committee
shows, too, that the country subscriptions
have been much larger propOrtionately
than those received from the city. This
Is not creditable to Astoria, and 1t will
not tend to enhance our reputation as
prosperous and public spirited people else
where in the state. Our city really stands
to gain more by the construction and To-
cation of this modern leyiathan on the
Pacific Coast than any other town in
Oregon, or perhaps on the Northwest
Coast, as we are sure 10 receive sub
stantial benefits from her frequent visits
to this port; and In the event Of war,
we shall certainly be in extreme need
Of the protection Of her great guns. The
committee. it appears. have decided TO
put another soliciting committee in the
field, and it is to be hoped with this aug
mentation OF good workers the next
report of money collected will make a
much better showing for the people Of
Astoria.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-15

At a recent good roads convention. held
in Columbia, Mo-. a series of careful tests
were made as to the draft of a loaded
wagon on wide and narrow tires. Among
other interesting experiments, compari-
son was made of the draft required TO
haul a given load over a fairly firm
road with s-inch and with 1ai-inch tires.
The load, including the driver, and ex-
elusive Of the weight Of the wagon. was
2s5O pounds. The result showed saw
ing of S. pounds a draft, or IS per cent
by using the wide tires. A good horse
is estimated to be able to exert con-
stant pull OF 40 pounds for ten hours
per day. walking 2ls miles per hour. The
wide tires in this trial effected saving
of slightly more than one-third Of q
horse. The greatest advantage Of the
wide tires was shown in the ease with
which the load was started. 1t required
an average Of 500 pounds to start the
load when the narrow tires were used,
while go pounds started the same load
when the wide tires were put on the
wagons. In many cases it is compare
lively easy to haul the load after 1t is
started, and II by using the wide tires
the force necessary to. give motion to the
wagon is reduced more than half it is
an important matter.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-15
NOTICE OF ESTABLISHING GRADE
on EXCHANGE STREET.

Notice Is hereby given that the common
council Of the city Of Astoria propose to
establish the grade on Exchange street,
In the city OF Astoria, rs laid out and
recorded by John Mcclure. between tho
east line Of seventh street TO the claim
line between McClurc's and Shively's NJ
toria ~ the fOllc wing heghth above the
base Of grades
From the east line of the intersection
Of Seventh and Exchange streets on the
north OF Exchange street Mt 81 feet and
at the south line at "a feet thence east
on Exchange street In direct line 10
The west line OF Eighth street.
From the east line Of Eighth street nt
Its intersection with Exchange street. on
the north side at 5G6 feet and on the
south side at 500 feet, thence east along
Exchange street iR n direct line 10 the
west line Of Ninth street.
From the east line OF Ninth street at
It's intersection with Exchange street, on
the north side at 43 feet and on the south
side at ij.5 feet, thence east along Ex-
change street In n direct line to the west
line Of Tenth street.
From the east line of Tenth street at its
intersection with Exchange street, on the
north side at 2S feet and on the south
side at 30 feet. thence enst In a direct
line to the west line of Eleventh street.
From the east line OF Eleventh street
at It's intersection with Exchange street.
on the north side at q feet and on the
south side at "a feet, thence east In q
direct line on Exchange street to the
west line Of Twelfth street.
From the east line Of Twelfth street at
its Intersection with Exchange street, on
the north side at 25 feet and on the
south side at 25 feet, thence easterly In
direct line to the claim line between Me-
Clure's and Shively's Astoria.
AT the claim line between McClure's
and shiveIy's Astorla, at &.1 feet above
the base OF grades.
ind unless renoastrance signed by
tho owners OF thrce-fourths Of the prop
orty fronting on said portion Of said
atreet be ilcd with tho auditor and po-
lice Judge within ten days from the final
publication Of this notice, to-wt. on or
beNre February %. 1896, the common
ccsgci Will establish said grade.
by order Of the common council.
Dated February 4, 1906.
II. ". NELSON,
Auditor and Police Judge,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-15
WILSON AND FREE TRADE

We are in the possession of private ad-
vices from Washington thet 1t is the in
tention OF considerable class of DEM
ocrats to try to place in nomination for
the presidency this summer none other
than Hon. William l. Wilson. of West
Virginia. now postmaster-general; and
the slogan is 10 be Wilson and revenue
tariff" which Is the same as saying, of
course. wilson and free trade"
The supplementary information also
comes that Mr. Wilson is the favorite OF
President Cleveland for the nomination.
This we can hardly credit. as Mr.. Cleve-
land himself answers that description;
and we should question, too. whether.
even IL the president were not for Mr..
Cleveland for another nomination. he
might possibly be for Mr.. olney. However
this may be. a considerable number OF
important Democrats are for Wilson and
with him for free trade.
1t Is surely to be hoped by all Republi-
cans that the issue OF 90 may be joined
along these very lines. Let the Demo-
cratic nominee be Mr.. Wilson. the post
master general, the late chairman OF
ways and means. the late author Of
Gorman-Brice tariff bill which wanted to
be a free trade measure and nearly ruin
ed the country because it was merely
threatened, but which was proteetiOnized
TO coin the word by sugar influences
operating upon Democratic senators. II
the Democratic party hasn't had enough
of the free trade issue. here would be
fine opportunity for it to get more. 1t has
repeatedly. since it has openly avowed
and threatened these beliefs. been over
whelmingiy whipped at the polls.
We believe the Democratic party is des-
tined to be beaten even more thoroughly
in 'ss. If Mr.. Wilson. the leading free
trader Of the last congress. were to be
nominated for president. and IT, to make
matters worse (or better. for the Republic
can party. the platform were to be an
avowed free trade one, We do not be-
lleve he could carry the most rock-ribbed
Democratic state in the South, where
practically there is never a real election.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-15
Astorian Job Office.
AsroR STREET GRADE NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the com
mon council OF the city OF Astoria have
determined and intend to establish the
grade OF Astor street, in Adalr's Astoria,
from the west line Of Forty-fourth street
to the east line Of Forty-sixth street at
the following heights above the base of
grades, as established by Ordinance No.
II, entitled "An ordinance to establish a
base Of grades for the streets Of Astoria, D."
as follows, to-wit:
Twenty-Five feet throughout all sail
portion Of said street, which is 10 be
level from end 10 end and from side TO
side.
At any time within ten days from the
final publication OF this notice, to-wlt
Within ten day from the 31st day OF Jan
uary, 1896, remembrance can be made
against said proposed grade, and II with
in said time written remonstranca
against the same be fled IN the Office of
the auditor and police judge by the own
ers Of threo-fourths OF the property adj
jacent to said portion Of said street, such
grade shall not be established.
BY order Of the common council.
H. u. NELSON,
Auditor and Police Judge.
Astoria, Or January 1s, 1896.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-15
ROYAL Baking Powder.
Highest of aH In Iesvening
strength.-U. s. Government Report
MAKING HISTORY.
Illinois Central Railroad Responsible for
Venezuelan Trouble.

Exchange.
General Eastern Agent Stearns, Of the
Illinois Central, remarks that his COM
pany Is directly responsible for the Vene-
zuelan troubles. He asys: Just before
the Worlds fair our company printed a
folder for distribution in Venezuela. 1t
was in Spanish and English. There was
an elaborate map on the back, showing
the Central and South American coun-
tries. ! took the folder to the Vene-
zueian consul here, but he became in
dignant when he saw the delineations OF
the venezuelan territory. He denounced
the work as incorrect, despite my plead
ings. Subsequently ! went to the Vene-
zuelan minister at Washington, and he
approved Of the plan. But his horror
knew no bounds when he saw the map.
This is an outrage he cried, and If you
send them to my country / will have
them burned. You are giving the Eng
lish my country. and that is robbery
At my request the minister changed the
delineations in the map, and we had
new plates made. We distributed sew
eral thousand folders in the different
Venezuelan cities, and now we are Of
fcially Informed that the map is used in
the schools Of Venezuela You see, the
boundary question settled by the Vene-
zuelan minister to his satisfaction has
indirectly involved our company In the
present troubles"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-15

When all the gold has been paid in on
the present loan the government Of the
United States will have issued bonds on
account Of the redemption fund for
little more than S62 million dollars, this
Including the 100 millions originally bcr-
rowed. This is large indebiedness 10
Incur for the privilege OF using sc nil
lions in greenbacks, none Of which have
been retired except the few that are lost.
II really is the dearest kind OF investment
that could be made by or for the people
with one exception. that being the invest
ment in silver. The latter already has
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-15
THE ABOVE PICTURE DOES NOT
REPRESENT

A passenger train on the Chicago. Mil
waukee and st. Paul Railway No. Its
tarins are yestibuled, heater by steam,
and lighted by electricity. Each sleep
car berth has an electric reading lamp.
Its dining cars are the best in the world,
and its coaches are palaces on wheels.
This great railway, connecting as It
does with all transcontinental lines at st.
Paul and Omaha, assures to the tarveling
public the best service known. Tickets
via the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
Railway are on sale at all railroad ticket
Offices to any point in the United States
or Canada. For maps, folders and other
information, address.
c. J. EDDY, General Agent,
j. W. CASEY, Portland, Or.
Tray Pass and Tkt. Agent,
Portland. or.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-15
OLD PEOPLE.

Old people who require medicine to reg
ulate the bowels and kidneys viii hnd
the true remedy In Electric Bitters. This
medicine does not stimulate and contains
no whisky nor other intoxicant, but acts
as a tonic and alternative. II acts mild
ly on the stomach and bowels. adding
strength and giving tone 10 the organs.
thereby aiding nature in the performance
OF tho functions. Electric Bitters is an
excellent appetizer and adds digestion.
Old people find II Just exactly what they
need. Pric- 90 cents per bottle at Chas.
Rogers Drug Store.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-15

The decay OF Chinatown is enc of the
most remarkable features ot San Fran
cisco life at present. FlVc years ago Chi.
natown had sScN people and trade was
lively, many % the large merchants do
ing large business. Rents were htgher
In chinatown than in any other part Of
the city. New rents have fallen more
than onc-half In this quarter real estate
Ia absolutely unsalsale and the popala'
ton has dwindlcd TO iAoM The last
China steamer carried go Cinnamon back
TO their homes the greater part OF whom
win never return. Al the present rate
in six months Chinatown will not have
ia0N inhabitants
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-15

Serious thought seems to be enter
tained in Wyoming Of running a woman
for governor this year. or at least OF
placing her name before the convention.
The woman is Miss Estelle Reel, the state
superintendent Of education. She is said
to have conducted the affairs OF her I'M
pOrtant department with great business
ability, and has won favor with people
OF all parties Before smiling at this
suggestion OF woman governor, it is
worth recalling that wyoming women
have fun suffrage and vote FOR all off,
GERS, Including presidential electors
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-15

Az communications intended Cor pub
acatisn should be directed to the editor
Business communications Of AL kinds and
remitnnees must be addressed to The
Astorian.
The Historian guarantees to Its sub
serlbers the largest circulation Of any
newspaper published on the Columbia
river.
Advertising rates can be had on ap-
p;ication to the business manager.
Tue weekly Astorian. the second old
Is. weekly IN the state Of oregon. has
next to the Portland oregonian, the
largest weekly circulation in the state
Jno. F. Handley & CO. are our Portland
agents. and copies of the Astorian can
be had every morning at their stand, ia
Third street.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-15
HE USUALLY KNOWS.

Truth.
Old Lady Ito drug clerk)-Young man,
will you kindly direct me TO the best doc
tor in the neighborhoOd?
Drug Clerk-My dear madam, we only
sell medicine and we don't know whether
1t kills or cures; but II you ask the un-
dertaker next door. he will probably tell
you, for he certainly must know.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-15
PROVEN A BOON.

Gentlemen;-I have always recon-
mended Kransa's Headacne Capsules
wherever have had a chance. They
have proven Veritable boon In my
family against any and all kinds Of
headache. Yours truly.
J. T.. WALTER.
Leavenworth, Kansas.
For sale by Chas. Rogers. Astoria,
Oregon. sole agent
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-15
Commodious and
Comfortable Cottages

have Just been erected at Indie sta
tion. that win bo rented TO applicants
at reasonable rates. They are fur
ulshed with modern eonvenioncca. sup
piled with pure arteaiAa water, and ~
situated as TO gove occupants all tht
advantages 90 DO derived from more
or less protracted rcsldcaoe IN this dc
llghtful climate.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-15
Lung Diseases and
Rheumatism
Many Remarkable Cures

The objections urged against Indie
In tho past by tho large numbers who
otherwise would have been glad TO TAX
advantage OF It's beneficial climate, has
been lack OF suitable aecominoda
ton. Tho Southern Pacific Company,
takes pleasure IN announcing that pev'
eral
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-15

II Is fixed and immutable law that to
have good. sound health one must have
pure. rich and abundant blood. There Is
no shorter nor surer route than by a
course OF Dewitt's Sarsaparilla. Chas.
Rogers. Druggist.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-15

One Minuet Cough Cure touches the
right spot, II also touches Il at the
right time II you tako II when you have
a cough or cold. See the points Then
don't cough. Chas. Rogers
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-15

Old Frlend-You were poor hoy In
college. weren't you? Worksr-Yes.
had to work my way through by teach
ing. What did you teach." "Bl-
liards principally Spare Moments
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-15

Don't invite disappointment by expert
nenting. Depend upon One Minute
co3gh Cure and you have Immediate re-
lief. 1t cures Group. The only harmless
remedy that produces immediate results.
chas. Rogers
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-15

eo,t the nation FAR moro than the whole
sam paid for the silver purchased, and
,hcre may be some reason 70 fear that
.the end is not yet"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-15
PORTER TRIAL.

Union, Or, Feb - Tho work Of en-
paneling jury IN ;he Porter murder
case was completed last night. and this
morning the taking of testimony was
commenced.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-15
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EXTENDED SYMPATHY

DO unto others "a you would have
others do unto you." il sympath,tiea
shown In tho following lnrn, the pto-
sumption being that sympathy ID bcw.
or akin to pain or sorrow.
Gentlemen. Please Hrud KrauarH
Headache Capaulca aH follows; Two
boxes 10 Flora scgy Havana, y Dak,
Two boxes TO Lille wilcox. iironkland,
~ nak ! have always been great
sufferer from headache and your Cap
aulc' nrr The only thing that relieves
me" Yours worry truly
FLORA EEAY,
liavRnna, ". Oak.
For sale by Chas Rogers. Astoria. or.
sole agent
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-15
WEEKLY.

sent BY piail per year. san in advance
Postage free to subscribers.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-15

When Baby waa slek. we gave her castoriA.
When she was Child, she cried fer caaioria.
When she becams Mis-, she clung to cAstoriA.
whsa ahO had Children, ahe gAvo them caStoria,