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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-04-18
WE CANNOT S1RADDLE.

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These are times when any politica
party that hopes to succeed, or pre-
tends to be honest, must come oul
squarely for the free and unlimited
coinage of silver or for a single gold
standard. A declaration that can be
construed either cne way or the other,
but still means nothing, will not be &C.
repted by the people. A declaration
either for or against silver is demand
ed; no halfway grounds can be taken.
The question of finance must be met
fairly and unequivocally. Cencerning
this question and the probable nomi-
nees of the democratic party, the East
Oregonian makes this statement, which
every clearheaded voter recognizes as
the trute:
Carlisle will not run for president
on the democratic ticket unless the
convention which nominates him will
make a gold standard platform.
Neither will Whitney nor Russell.
But there is Boise, of Iowa. very in.
telligent and able man and one with
fine record. He is in favor of free
silver and If the democratic party
adopts free silver plank in its plat
form he will likely be the man to stand
upon it. Rather than straddle the
financial question the democratic party
in its national convention had better
declare itself in favor of free coinage.
But if it hopes to remain true to its
record it should declare for sound
money of the gold standard kind.
However, the action OF the republican
at ST. Louis on the finan-
,ial question will largely point out the
way the democratic party will go. In
my event it is to be hoped that a |
traddle will not be permitted.
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practic 1 test of free coinage. The is
s1e appears to be one that will not
down, and it is we'll that the people g
givel an opportunity of giving .x-
presssion to their views on this impGr-
tant question. If the restoration of
silver will create prosperity and good
times, then that is what is wanted.
That majority Of the democrats. Ct
Oregon and Washington believe that
it will, is shown by their expressions
in the state conventions. This idea is
| SO firmly fixed in their minds that
nothing will remove it bur practical
demonstration. Nothing hut the open
ing of our nints to the free cuiuage of
silver, and the establishment of silver
| mOnometalism will convince them of
their error. This idea seems to per-
meate the air through the United
States, and the sooner it ia tried. and
the financial question is settled finally,
TIE better it will be for the entire
country.
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our public debt and high rate Of taxa

our public debt and high rate of taxa
tion.'
Official salaries in every branch tf
government are out OF proportion TO
earnings in private life. They are
higher than just compensation for
the service rendered. That they Great e
an unjust burden upon the people in un-
questioned, and The party that demands
their reduction is the one on whom
the overtaxed people must rely for
relief.
The creation of the numerous COM
missions in this state has developed
into a system for robbing the pc ple'
for creating fat jobs for favored class
whose services to the state are moi
needed. The taxpayers of Oregon will
heartily endorse the declarations oi
the democratic party demanding the
repeal of the laws creating them.
The tenth plank. denouncing the
extravaganza of the last legislature.
should have gone further and pledged
the party to practice the strictest
economy. to cut off all needless ex-
Dense, and conduct the business of the
state on business principles. Still the
declaration can only be interpreted to
mean that if the democrats shall Sc
cure majority in the legislature, the
extravagances of the last session shall
not be repeated
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TELEGRAPHIC.
THE vE>kz.i.lAx CASE.
Commission Mr,.s With All Membe,

Commission Mr,.S with All Member s
Pre,ent.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-The Vene-
lelan commission met today after an
adjournment OF ten days, with all mem
bers present.
Some time was consumed in reading
tie reports from individual members
upon the progress they are making
wi b ptrticHlar mttters Of ilvcstiga-
ii ~ entru ted to them.
Scruggs. counsel for the Venezuelan
government, submitted forty maps
ANA charts and considerable other evil
telce.
Word has come from London to the
e fect that the British gDvsrnnent is
preparing a supplement to the Blue
Book, containing translations of the
documents generally referred to in the
first volume, and which is expected to
reach Washington soon: but say ing
that the present action of issuing the
Blue Book, and even this cIme indi-
rectly by the British gove' nment has
sU far failed to follow the exampl, set
by Venezuela and submit the ciSe for-
lnally to the commission and to accept
al inyilation to Re represented by
counsel.
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PROTECT THE FRUIT.

Fruit growing is rapidly becoming
one of the leading and most profitable
industries in the state, but of late
years orchards have been SO infested
with different pests as to render the
business of fruit growing less renumer-
ative than it would otherwise have
been. But the members o: the state
board of horticultur. are undertaking
to overcome this impediment to the
industry, and are preparing to in
augurate a more vigorous campaign
than ever before against fruit pests.
This is indeed c0mmendable. for this
great and growing industry of the
state deserves to have every reasonable
protection and encouragement that
can possibly be extended. Heretofore
the board has not resorted to the harsh
err methods with which they are em-
powered under the law, probably for
the reason that orchardists were not in
u condition financially to bear the ex-
pense necessary to properly care fer
and improve their orchards, and the
board have considerably waited for
time when fruit growers were bett
able to expend money in this die tio'.
And too it was necessary. before en-
tering vigorously upon the work of ex-
pests that public senti-
ment should become in sympathy with
The move. that the owners of orchards
should be brought to realize that few
Infested trees in q neighborhood are
liable and almost certain to spread dis |
,ase to all adjacent orchards, and there
ore the efforts of those desirous to
.eep down pests in their orchards are
useless so long as their neighbors are
lot alike enterprising. Since this is
accepted by all orchardists,
he board will and is receiving the
hearty support of fruit growers every
vhere in their efforts to subdue the
tests.
The spirit of enterprise is so univer-
al among fruit growers all over the
tate that the work of the board is
earthly endorsed. and those who a
hort time ago resented all acts of the
GARD TO compel them to treat their
.ees, are now among the heartiest
,pporters Of the horticultural law.
o earnest are fruit growers In this 4
after, and 90 efficient are the men,
srs Of the board, that the period Of | j
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Multnomah Democratic Ticket.

PORTLAND, Apr. 16.-The democratic
county convention met today for the
purpose of nominating a full ticket.
The following nominations were made:
State Senators, c. E. 5. Wood, Paul
Wessinger, r. D. Inman, S. B. Riggen.
Representatives, Charles E. Laid, r.
c. Johnson, A. E. Reames. J. w. Shat
tuck, r. j. Holmes, Cecil h. Bauer,
T. q. Watts, A. Donnerberg, F. Fle-
gel.
Clerk of the circuit court, D. J.
Beaky.
Recorder, Ivan Humason.
Clerk, J. {. Haverly.
Sheriff, A. d. smith.
Treasurer. John Keirnan.
Ex-Governor PennOyer was NOM
mated for the mayorality by acclama-
tion.
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MISSED InE MARK.
\ Spectator to n sh 'oting Serape Fatally
Wounded.

- Spectator, to n Sh 'oting Serape Fatal }
Wounded.
ALBANY, Or, April l5.-This morn.
i ~. at Halsey, Owen Bonu and John
P ,arl qnlrreled, Pc lrl accusing Bond
of bestowiny too. much attention upon
Mrs. Allinghrm. Pearls daughter.
The men had fighs, and afterwards
net in Pearl's livery stable and re-
ne we'd the qrtrrel. Pc urls son FL
mer. aid his brother. Silas, were with
him. Bond called to the city marshal
tn protect him. At the same time he
drew revolver and fired at John
Pearl. As he did so, PEARLS son seized
Bonds arm. The ball missed Pearl
and struck Ira Stroud, cattle-buyer
OF this city, who had ut that moment
entered the stable and aliyhted from
his horse. The ball entered the lower
portion of the abdomen. 1t is be-
lieved Stroud will die.
Bond and Pearl are under arrest,
a1i preliminary examination is be-
ing held this evening.
Owen Bond waived examination, and
was held in $1,000 bonds. John Pearl
was held in $500 bonds. Elmer and
Silas Pearl were arrested as accessor-
les in attempting TO kill Bond, and
will have an examination tomorrow.
Stroud is still alive, hut cannot re-
cover. His intestines were severed by
the ball in several places.
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ELLIS is RESPONSIBLE.

The TIMES-MoUNTAINEER has no
excuse to make for the failure of Day
Bros, the contractors at the Cascade
Locks, to complete the government
works at that placeon the date prom
ised. or for their failure to more vigor-
ously prosecute the work of construc-
tion, so that the expectation of the
people, that the lock would be opened
on the 1st of last March, might be re-
allied. For these failures the Day
Bros. have earned the severest CEN
sure. But they are not wholly respon-
sible for these delays. Those higher
in authority than they. are the ones on
whom the blame really rests. Either
the Oregon delegation i, congress or
the government engineers are the
parti responsible. Probably the
later are the ones who have caused
past delays, but if the last appropria-
tion of $4,000 is not applicable for the
completion of the walls at the middle
lock. it il tine fault of Senator Mitchell
and Representative Ellis, and more
especially the latter. He is the special
representative of the district in which
the work is situated, and it was his
duty, when the resolution was intro
duced in the house, first to know that
there was money available in the fund
on which it was intended to draw. and
second, to know how the the money
would be expended, if appropriated.
If Mr.. Ellis neglected to ascertain
these facts. he has been willfully
neglectful of his duty, and it is he who
has retarded the completion of the
locks, the matter now of the greatest
Importance to the people of the dis
trict he is supposed to represent. If
the $4,000 appropriated are not made
available, it is not the fault of the
Days, but of Mr.. Ellis. Whatever
fault may be found with the contractors
for their inactivity. let the responsible.
ity of work being suspended at the
the locks now rest where it belongs. on
the shoulders of the representative of
the second congressional district, the |
Hon. W. r. Ellis.
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THE PLATE-tiLASS TRUST.
1t viii Force All of the Jobbers Out Of
EsusfueRR

CHICAGO. April livery plate
glass jobber in Chicago has received a
letter from the plate-glass trust, notify
ing him that the trust has Withdrawn
the pricelist for '.stock sheets" The
jobbers have been buying glass by the
square foot in sheets and selling it to
the trade in cut sizes. The pricelist
for cut sizes is left in force, but as the
trust will sell to the consumer at the
price it allows the iobber to make.
the latter, it is said, will not sell any
more glass after the present stocks
are exhausted.
The managers of the Pittsburg trust
frankly state to the jobbers that they
will ope up warehouses in a short
time in Chic lgo, New York, Philldel-
phia, Boston, ST. Louis, Cleveland,
Cincinnati, Minneapolis and perhaps
other large cities. as Lhe needs of the
trade may demand. The trade of the
whole country will be supplied from
these depOts. Rumors that something
of this sort was contemplated We're
circul Aend denied for Two months
befoS ,nes were confirmed.
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THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK.

Meyer befo"ein the history of Oregon
was there more confused state of
affairs existing in politics than.at pres
ent. Especially is this true in the
second congressional district. The
financial question has overshadowed
all other issues, and new lines by
which individuals, not parties, are
divided, have been drawn. The adop-
ton of free silver plank in the dem
o ratio platform WASH surprise to the
8 ,und money element in the party
fr ,m which they hive nos yet fully re-
covered, and it is yet question where
so ne OF them will stand in the coming
camp lign.
The nomination of Mr.. Ellis how.
ever, was no less surprise to the
gol1-standard adherents In the repub-
lican party. His nomination, secured
as it was by a combine with one of the
flctions in the Multnomah delegation,
becomes distastful to the opposing fac
tion, and forces them to resent his
election. To the honest sound money
republicans Mr.. Ellis is objectionable.
from the fact that every vote he has
clst in congress has been on the side
of silver, and now for him to stand as
II nominee on what is claimed to be a
sound-money platform is SO inconsis
tent that they cannot accept him as
their standard bearer. Therefore the
oily logical course left for them to
pursue is to nominate an independent
candidate on straight gold platform.
Neither can Mr.. Ellis be entirely sat
isfactory to the free silver contingency
in the republican party. Posing as
friend of silver, yet standing on an
avowed gold platform, he is. not in a
pisition to hold their confidence. nor
cIn he hope to secure their undivided
support.
With this view of the situation there
can be but one logical conclusion.
The contest will be between Judge
Bennett. the regular nominee of the
democratic party. and the Independent
of the gold standard repub-
l;cans. Judge Benefits nomination
was secured without his solicitation.
He was the unanimous choice of the
after the adoption of free
silver platform. His views on the
financial question are heartily in accord
with the platform, and were we'll un-
derstood when the nomination was
rendered him. He stands squarely for |
the free and unlimited coinage of silver |
by the United States at the ratio of l6 |
oil. On this issue there can be no ques-
lion as to his position, while Mr.. Ellis
IS hampered by the declarations of an !
alleged gold standard platform. There
'ore there can be but two prominent
in the coming contest
Judge Bennett and the independent
lominee of the gold-standard republic
,ans. Tho issue will be on the finan-
,ial question, and no candidate who is
in the least on this issue
will be prominently before tie people.
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TILLMAN sfE AXIS.
His Words Have the characteristic Ring
Denver Hears His Voice.

His Words Have the (haracteristic Ring
Denver Hears His Voice.
DENVER, April Senator Till
man, who has come here to address
the democratic state convention to-
morrow says: ''The outlook is alto
gether favorable for the democratic
national convention to be controlled
by the free silver wiag."
81 am d Democrat" said Senator
Tillman. "butif may be permitted TO
offer word of advice to the free silver
republicans of Colorado it is to send
Senator Teller to the ST. Louis conven-
tion as chairman Oft delegation with
instructions, which he will gladly obey.
to lead his delegation from the con-
vention hall the moment Mckinley or
any other gold bug is nominated for
president; or any other platform than
one demanding free silver without
waiting for the consent of England. !"
He con cluded THE country is
going to hell; let Us show the world
we know it and we are determined to
iuterferen
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TRAPMEN PREPARING.
Some, it is Reported. Have Begun tn Fish
In the Lower River.

Some, it is Reported. Have Begun tn Fish
In the Lower River
Asst ORA. Or. April 14.-lt was re-
ported from Ilwaco today that a num-
ber of the Bakers bay trapnen are
preparing to fish. while some have al
ready begun. Seaborg's and the
American Star canneries will pack
whatever salmon are. taken in this
manner. The gillnet men. who are
IppOrted in their stand for scent
{, by many of the trapmen, are in
different as 10 what action is taken by
the owners of traps, for the reason
t'lat, in the early part of the season,
the catch by al devices other than
gillnet is, universally small. and can
cut no material figure in the total
pac (.
The union men remain firm in their
position, and, as the strike progresses.
the belief grows stronger that unless
there is decided improvement in the
market, the pack of 1896 wilr prove the
Smallest sincethe inception of the fish,
ing industry.
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Hannibal 4. Hamlin:was chosen chair
lnaa and IN lIe sp ss;h in advocacy OF
protection all "hJnsst IN )nsy." A.
the msnti"n of Rsed's 5 nams the cheer
ing continued, ever Increasing H.
strength for fully live minutes. Her
bert w. Heath, of Augusta, charm
OF the committee on resolutions, re
ported the platform. II says the re-
publicans of Maine gladly join will
brethern of the other states in pre-
senting to the republicans of the ma
tion for promotion TO the presidenc
the speaker of the national house a.
repres sntltives. II, needs no pla'
form. H. is opp 'ed to the free an
unlinited coinage of silver, except b,
international agreement, and unit
sljh agrcem ats cLn be obtained b,
believes the present gold standar
| should be mlihtairad.
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Election In spain,

MADRID. April 1.-THE election re-
turns to date show the parties are
divided as follows: Conservatives. 3lS;
liberals, 81: dissenting conservatives,
o; independents, IL; Carlists, 10; and
republicans. 8.
Owing to. irregularities at Madrid,
the presidents of the electoral bureau
have been fined 100 pesatas Fines
have also been inflicted upon wire-pul-
lrrs. The liberals elected ut Madrid
think of resigning in connection with
the suit for libel. against the Marquis
OF Cabriana, who was instrumental in
exposing the alleged municipal corrup
ton, and who is being prosecuted by
the municipal councillors. The mar
quis has been ordered to find bail. but
it is believed he will prefer to go to
r,.isnn
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MoMENCE. ILL.,. April l5.-For two
days an unsuccessful search has been
made here for the body of Minnie
Williams. said to have been murdered
by Fl. Fl. Holmes, who is to be hanged
in Philadelphia May for the murder
of B. F. Pie eel. The cabin of the
Parmalee place. which is mentioned
In Holmes confession as the place
where the body was buriel, was
thoroughly Investigated. Unless the
letters to Holmes and the sheriff oil
Philadelphia county bring forth new
information, the search will be aban-
doned.
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A JnInL ...,. . Held.

WASHINGTON, April l6.-The sui :
committee of the senate committee on
judiciary appointed TO consider bi Is
for the reorganization of the Northern
Pacific and the Atlantic & Pacific rail-
ways, under, foreclosure, held joint
meeting today to listen to arguments
on behalf of tn, bills. Attorney Brit
ton appeared for the Atlintic & Pa
citie, and Mr.. Moccowies, of New
York, for the Northern Prci6c. They
directed their attention especially to
the question of privileges to be ex-
tended purchasers in connection with
the stock and bOnd- of the roads.
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To Settle ha,.~ay Debts.

WASHINGTON, April l6.-The con-
sideration of the bill for the settling
of the Pacific railways debts, at this
session by the house seems assu ed.
AT a meeting of the house committee
today, Chairman Powers announced
that Speaker Reed had promised that
the bill should be brought up in the
house within two weeks and all time
necessary for its consideration be
given.
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bad Weather For Sheep.

HEPPNER Or, April 15.-The
weather for the past eight days has
been very rough. raining and showing
most of the time. Snow fell to a
depth of II inches within nine miles
of town. Yesterday it showed and
hailed most of the day and it vas
very cold today. That the sheep
ra:sers will lose a large number of
lambs is a foregone conclusion. How
great the loss will be cannot be told.
1t has been many years since they
have had such weather at this time of
the year to contend with.
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GOOD AND BAD.

The platform adopted by the demo-
cratic state convention is by no means
perfect. 1t contains some objection
able and some commendable features,
yet it is perhaps as consistent set of
declarations as could have been Sc
cured under the circumstances, when
the convention was composed largely
of men who had but single idea-that
of placing the party on record as un-
reservededly favoring the free and un-
limited coinage of silver. Aside from
. the free silver plank, the next most
Objectionable declaration is that con-
tanned in the second article, demand
ing the repeal of all specific contract
laws. While this idea is popular with
many, it is principle that, if carried
into execution, would encroach upon
individual privileges. It is not the
province of the state to interfere with
private contracts, to undertake to
stipulate by legislative enactment
whether debtor shall pay his obliga-
tions in gold, silver or any other pro-
duct of his labor, hence the specific
contract law is not burdensome, nor
would its repeal be beneficial to the
masses.
But there are parts of the platform
which are commendable, and on which |
the democratic party can go before the
people asking the support of the voters.
with the assurance that if the manage |
ment OF state affairs is entrusted to
their keeping, more economical ad-
ministration will result than has pre-
vailed in past years. The most COM
mendable features are the sixth,
seventh and tenth planks, as follows:
1--WE demand reduction of all sal
aries, federal and state, commensurate
with the depressed condition of the
country; that the compensation of all
state officers shall be kept strictly
within the letter of the constitution:
that all laws now existing providing
extra fees or compensation for any
duty or service imposed by law upon
such offices shall be repealed"
1--WE demand the repeal of the laws
creating the railroad commission, and
III other useless commissions"
aWe denounce the extravagant acts
i the last legislature as coextensive
18th fraud, jobbery, and squandering
t the peoples money, and we censure
nd hold the republican majority res I
onsible for the present condition Of 4
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Still in Doubt.

TACOMA. April 14.-lt is uncertain
yet who was elected mayor of this city
u week ago. The republicans cl~im a
majority of three, and the citizens a
majority of two. The city council Is
sitting as return board today, can
vassing the votes. IL will not con-
clude it's labors till late tonight.