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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-07-11
CHEAPER LIGHTS WANTED.

A new schedule Of rates for electric
light service has been established by
The Dalles Electric Light Co., which
It is claimed increases the cost OF lights
about 33a per cent. This has caused
considerable Dissatisfaction among
those who are using lights. they claim.
ing they have, under the old rates,
paid all they can afford, and many
are contemplating the use Of coil oil
for lighting, while others are discuss
ing the advisability OF putting in
another plant. This discussion may
terminate in the formation of corpor-
alton, and the establishing of new
electric light plant.
The Dalles is, we believe, too small
q place to support two light plants, but
it is composed of people who ara rea-
sonably Independent, and when they
become convinced that they are being
imposed upon, or believe they are
being made pay more for an article
than it Is worth, are liable to rely upon
their own resources for supplying
themselves with such an article. This
was demonstrated few years ago,
when they concluded they were paying
too much for freight oyer the o r. &
N. line, aad the D. P. & A. N. com.
pany was organized by home capital.
It is suggested by some that power
can be transmitted from the falls on
the Deschutes, a distance Of not to ex-
ceed Is miles. to turn the dinamos of
IN electric light plant, and that capital
can be interested In . com.
pany for the purpose Of furnishing
electric lights for the city. Whatever |
may come of the agitation, certain it is
that the water power Of Deschutes, II |
1t can be- transmitted. would be
cheaper for turning thermachinery of |
an electric light plant, than steam
power, and II the present company
persists In enforcing the new rates
some means will be instituted for OBJ
tanning cheaper lights.
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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-07-11

read the list Of permanent officers Sc
lected, which was headed by Senator
White, of California, for chairman,
and Thomas j: Cogan, of Ohio. for sec
retary.
Temporary Chairman Daniel, in
yielding the gavel to the California
senator, made most graceful speech,
thanking the convention for its cour-
tesy. The contrast between the two
leaders was most marked. The sepa-
tor from the Old Dominion, his fea-
lures as clear-cut as the head of
a cameo dressed in the conventional
garb of the senate, was like last
century statesm ~. Senator White.
on the other hand had about him the
ruggedness of form face and speech
which characterlzes the aggressive
spirit of the West. With his full
beard sireaked with gray, he looked
more like soldier than a statesman,
and he would command instant atteu-
lion in anv BODY.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-07-11
Fire at waila walla.

WALLA WALLA, July Fire at
2::30 this morning destroyed two one.
story buildings and the upper floor OF
q two.story building on Main street
between Fourth and Fifth, The fire
started in millinery store kept by
Mrs. Virginia Harr. She slept in a
rear room. When she retired she left
the lamp burning. AZ 2:40 she was
awakened by the egplosiou of the lamp
and soon the entire building was en-.
veloped, in flames. The fire extended
to the next building used as shoe
shop and the second floor over Dobel's
grocery store before it was extin-
guished. Mrs. Harris loss is 500. in.
suranee 800: Dobel's loss, damage to
groceries by water, $1,000, covered by
small insurance. The buildings We're
owned by Charles Abel. OF Spokane.
Loss is about $500; insurance unknown.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-07-11
A PECULIAR FRIENDSHIP.
low It Was Established Eetwee;

HOW 1e Was Established Getweeu Hewt
and Rooster.
''The most peculiar friendship ever
saw formed was one between hawk
and rooster" said traveller recently.
"one day, when living on a farm in
western Pennsylvania, I shot and
wounded q hawk. When I PICKED up
the bird found that its wings were
broken, but otherwise it was unin.
jured. My sister begged that the crea.
ture's life be spared, and the request
was granted. Within q few days the
hawk had become quite tame and
would come to US for its food when we
called it. The chickens were greatly
frightened at its presence and kept uE
considerable fuss. This soon wore of
and in short time its presence was
taken as matter Of course. The bird
was tied to a stake in the back yard
and the fowls would go several times
day to look at him. One rooster, more
courageous than the rest, concluded tc
getacquainted with the enemy. In some
way they succeeded in communicat-
ing together and establishing o bond
Of friendship. They were constantly
together, and after the hawks wounds
had healed and he was liberated he
would spend portion Of each day
with his friend, the rooster, paying no
attention to the other chick MS In
some way he must have told the other
hawks that our flock was under his
especial care, for we were never
troubled with them .afterward, al.
though before that we had lost great
mauy chicIxcnsn
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-07-11
MEAT FOR THE woRKIMeMeN.
Makes Muscle, Preserves Energy, and Val.
uablo fo- Prcservia2 tAe Tissno.

Makes Muscle, Preserves Energy, and Val.
uable for Preserving the Tissno.
A prominent EnGliGhman who was
diacuoaiag the food value of meat to
workingmeu lately, says tho st. Louis
Globe-Dcmocrat, said: Despite what
our vegetarian friends soy, meat is
essential to the wcrkinGmcn. 1t makes
nueclc and prcocrvcS the energy. The
Irishmcn Of hio own country 10 too
poor to buy much meat, and it Is notori-
GUS that he cannot do a3 much work ra
he does in other countriea where he Is
enabled to live better. The trades
union conli5aioacr Of Eaglaal has on
record the statement Of % manufacturer
who has factories il Maa:acstcr, Eag-
land, aad Cor,;. Irclall, to the effect
that, although he pail wa1c3 90 per
cent. lower il Cork t,,.l il hiY Eaglich
factory, the cost to hil Is c-,ctly the
same. Tho he attributes wholly to the
difference Il dict. Several aanufac.
turcro in this country have observed
marked ircrcaco in the labor capacity
OF young Irishnoa after few wcci1s'
stay ii this country, whcrc neat is
served thrcc tines day OF the board
vicrcas in his own country
the Irish laboror Is in luck to get meat
once day. This is an ccoao1ic qucs-
ton in which there is food fer serious
thought for rcn employing labcr on {
large scale, who think to save money
by cutting down wages. 1t has been
aemonstratod that shortening the
hours Of labor increases the average OF
work done, and by paying wages ct
which ncn can c1crd to cat ploaty Of
meat the manufacturer will, I believe, be
tho ult.note beneficiary, Especially ic
this truc Of conccrno lil,o iron foundrics
and rolling nills. vhero the work 10 OF
~ extreznaly arduous character, do
handing . constant renewal Of the
Nssted tiasues."
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-07-11
NAMES OF CHILDREN.
Custom Of Baptismal Christening and Ods
Results Of Mistakes.

Results OF Mistakes
Down to the early p rt Of the prcsen,
century It was usual to name child
after the saint on whose day he hap
pened to be born. A writer to Notes
and Queries in 1853 states that he had
recently baptized a child by the name
OF Benjamin Simon Jude. On his ex.
pressing some surprise at this some.
what singular conjunction Of names,
he was informed that the birth had
taken place on the festival of SS.
Simon and Jude, and that It was al.
ways considered very unluclsy to take
the day from child.
The custol of noning children after
any particular ccint has fallen into
general diousc, except in those coun.
tries where the population is composed
almost entirely Of Roman Catholics.
The giving Of name in baptism Is
really no essential part of the rite, but
Is merely custon derived apparently
frcm the Jews, end which throuGh
long practice has become an important
element in the ceremony.
Many instances might bc furnished
Of children who have inadvertently re.
coivcd wrong ncncs. The rcgistors in
Warninster church contain the follow.
ing entries:
"t79o. january IL. Charles, daughter
OF John and Betty Haines. This child
ought to have been chriataned Char
lottc, but owing to r1istolseof the
sponsors. It Was wrong named"
"17ol, July 81, William, daughter Of
William and Sarah Wciddiclr. N. B.
It was intended that this child, being O
girl, should have been christened
Maria, but through ristakc Of the
yodfather it was named William"
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-07-11
WILL WITH A TIME LOCK.
odd Tsstamentary Troa.s OF an Eccentric
PoliSh Land Owner. =.

Polish Land Owner, =.
The contents of most eccentric will,
left by NJ. Zaleslsy, a rich Polish landed
proprietor, who died in the province Of
Tcurida in March, 1850, were recently
published, says the London Telegraph
The property left by the deceased
was valued at sevcnty-flve thousand
dollars, and his will was inclosed in an
envelope bearing the words: $50 be
opened after my death" On this en-
vclope being opened, the executor
found sealed envelope, on which was
written: ITO be opened six weeks
after my death" The stipulated time
having elapsed, the second envelope
was opened and third was found
with tho words; ''To be opened year
after Iay death" At tho end o6 the
yscr fourth envelope was discovered
which was to be opened two years after
the death Of tho deceased
This continued for five years, and
when, at length, In 1904, the actual will
was read, It was found to be as ecccn.
trio in Its dispocitions "a In the direc.
tions attaching to its opening. The
tcstator bequcathed half OF his fortune
to such one Of bis heirs as has the
Creatcot number OF children. The rest
ct his money he directed to be placed
IA o bank, and ct the end es one hun.
-lred years, distributed, with the &C |
interest, among the do |
'cendants Of the testator.
The heirs Of the deceased, however,
nave taken proceedings to test the
egality OF the will, on the ground that
u. Zalesly was not in . sound dispos
mo- mind
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-07-11

Brooklyn is fast becoming "the Paris
of America" and whatever Mrs. Fash.
ion dictates in Brooklyn will be &C.
cepted- by her devotees throughout
the land, so we may soon expect to
see our ''model new woman" coming
out in short skirts, since club of $50
society women in Brooklyn have
agreed, that after October i, next,
they will wear skirts clearing the
ground by three inches, except on oc.
casions demanding full dress. And
they too have pledged themselves to
a rainy-day dress in which the skirts
reach the knee, and is worn in con.
nection with bloomers or knicker.
bockers. Indeed our women are adj
vancing to stage when they will
display little common sense In their
style Of dress. and We may expect TO
ret sec even the corset relsgsted to |
,bliyion.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-07-11
WHO PAYS THE B1ILsa

The cost OF conducting national
campaign Is enormous, and Is one OF
the evidences that we are each year
becoming more corrupt politically. 1t
is conservatively estimated that the
expenditures of the different parties
this year will be considerably over
sl5, ,0OO. 900, and when such sums OF
money are expended for the purpose OF
carrying an election, one naturally Is
lead to inquire where it comes from.
Intelligent beings know that candi-
dates for Office cannot afford to. adj
vance such. amounts, hence the cam
paipn fund must come from sources
that expects to derive benefits in the
way OF class legislation, In case the
party to which they contribute is sue
cessful. 1t is purely business tran
saction with those who contribute, for
through the favors they expect to re-
ceive, they are enabled to make their
respective enterprises more profitable;
in plain language, to draw from the
masses larger profits, and thus, in the
long run, to compel the people OF the
country to pay the expenses OF high
priced campaign orators, torch-light
professions, wine dinners, etc.
According to the figures of the Chi
capo Times Herald, the national con-
ventiors alone cost from 90, Q00. 900 to
o., 600, 900 apiece, including expendt-
lures of all sorts. The presidential
campaigu proper in 1892 Witnessed an
outlay by each Of the two great parties
of from $4,000. 900 to s5,0O0,O00 after
the conventions had been held. This
year it is predicted more money will
be expended than In any former cam
paign. The clsse states of course get
the lions share, New York and In.
diana usually taking the lead both as
regards. corruption funds and legiti-
mate expenses. This year IT New
York is conceded to the gold men,
Ohio. Illinois and Indiana will be the
principal battle ground.
II the estimates of the Times-Her
aid are approximately correct, the
plain people Of America have, during
the past four years, been contributing
their mites toward reimbursing the
managers Of the two great parties In
the sum OF from GO, ,000, 900, and they |
may look forward to another four years
of increased contributions for this pur-
pose. We will have to pay the bills,
no matter who 10 elected. II will
come in q sort Of indirect taxstion,
but it will come all the same.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-07-11
THE CANDIDATES PROGRESS

Major Mckinley unquestionably has
made record on the tariff question
that is easily understood, and the least
learned in the land can readily tell
where to find him on that propositions;
but where he has been, and where he
is now, on the money question is
slightly perplexing. Although he is
presumably standing squarely on the
financial plank of the St. Louis plat.
form, neither by utterance nor act has
he convinced the people that he is not
wavering. His record both in an out
of congress has placed him on nearly
every side of the money question, how
ever he is now looked upon as the em-
bodiment of all that tends to maintain
the gold standard.
A few years ago he voted for free
silver coinage. A little later he voted
to coin not less than S2,000.00 nor
more than s4,OOO,O00 a month. Still
more recently he voted to have the
government buy practically the entire
silver product of the country and issue
treasury notes against it.
In February last he declared for a
dollar as "uutarnished as the flag"
In the eyes Of Bland and Teller bright
new silver dollar just meets this defini-
ton. In the Ohio platform he favored
dollars of "equal purchasing and debt
paying power" Our present gold and
silver dollars have this power = at
home. Pressed for more definite ex-
the candidate said we must
have ''full dollars" AS this was not
he said in his speech to
The notification committee that our |
money ''must not only be current at
Its full face value at home, but it must !
be counted at par In any and every
centre Of the globe" 1t !
s perhaps a little uncertain whether
Mr.. Mckinley would have this done
by conforming all our coinage to the
world standard, or enforce his must"
1t the mouths of our cannon or our
orators. But his unqualified approx
u" of the st. Louis platform gives
ground for the belief that he will yet
leclare in plain terms his opposition
o the free and independent coinage of
Inything except gold, though as yet
10 has not done this or even forsworn
lis allegiance to the gold standard.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-07-11
IS HILL a DEMOCRAT?

From the first day of the national
democratic convention all eyes were
turned toward Senator David B. Hill,
of New York, who went to Chicago to
represent the views Of the administra-
tion, and it was predicted time and
again, that if he could not secure
recognition of the administration, and
G plank in the platform favorable to
gold, Hill would walk out of the con.
vention, and either call another con.
vention or declare for the republican
nominee. This fear was dispelled
yesterday when he arose in the con-
vention to follow the fry speech made
by Tillman denouncing Cleveland.
Hill said 81 will not attempt to answer
the senator from South Carolina, but
can say to him, / am democrat, but
not gold bug. South Carolina with
all Its power could not drive me out of
the democratic party. I came here on
admission to unite, but not to divide;
to build up, and not to destroy; to plan
for victory, not to plot for defeat. The
great Empire state stood for years as
the Gibraltar of the democracy.
Hill deprecated the attacks on those
who believed in the free coinage of
silver at lo to 1. He always treated
t he men Of this opinion with respect
and would do the same today. He be-
lisxed the best course was to take the
first step toward International birnetal-
ism. The United States could not
safely ignore the monetary systems of
other great nations, and yet the ma
jority platform contained no word
favoring this desirable end. 1t con.
tained no suggestion of what should
be done if the parity could not be main.
tained on the experiment of 1910 /.
All was risk and experiment. The
fact could not be ignored of the great
production of silver in this country.
Could the agrarian people, even it
were inspired by the spirit of '76, make
copper the equal of gold:
From Senator Hill's assertion that
he came to Chicago to- unite, but not
to divide, all were lead to believe that
he was reconciled to submit to the
democratic principle of majority rule,
and accept the acts of the convention.
But today when he refused to take part
in the acts of the convention, it began
to look as it his declaration, "I am a
democrat" was like soldier buttons,
all for show
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WILL NOT BOLT.
Gold Men Stay In the Convention, But
Will Have q Conference Later

Gold Men Stay In the Convention, But
Will Have Conference Later.
CHICAGO, July Sit is only fair to
say that no mention of boiling the con-
vention was made at the gold mems
meeting last night, except when Irish,
OF California, said in closing his speech:
swell. if something happens, know
what shall 'o.''
Coudert, Governor Russell. of Massa-
chusetts, and Whitney, were adverse
to hasty or ill-tempered action, no
matter what occurred. General Bragg
made statement that he would not
support a silver platform or ticket.
There was some talk of an independent
ticket, but it finally resulted in the
adoption of a resolution for the COM
mittee Of one from each state to feel
the pulse of the people and report back
in August to Senator Gray, of Della
wqra
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-07-11
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Oregon g delegation to Chicago wer'
loyal to Pennoyer, throwing all theil
force to him on the first and seconc
ballots. But the Pennoyer "boom'
died a-borning, as did Teller's.
The selection of Senator White a:
chairman Of the democratic national
convention was high compliment te
the democracy of the West. Had the
convention named him for president.
it would have been just recognition
of both merit and ability.
The Globe Democrat presents an ex.
pressive and appropriate cartoon. 1t
represents the democratic banker de-
serting the free silver mule sliding
off from behind. OF all business in
the country, banks will suffer the
worst from free coinage, and they will
hurriedly get off any mule that carries
the silver banner.
Hanna and Mckinley are determined
to force the tariff as one of the issues
of the presidential campaign, and they
will be accommodated before election
day. They will be called upon to ex-
plain every schedule of the 1890 tariff
law, and it will be no easy task for
them to convince the great farming
community of the nation wherein it
was beneficial to their industry.
= The public schools of the United
States cost annually s16,000,000 and
the most pregnant fact in this connec-
tion is that two thirds of the sum is
raised by the voluntary local taxation
of the people. It is to local interest,
work and liberality that the great
cause of education largely rests.
When the people tax themselves it
shows they appreciate the Importance
of the object in view.
Already some of the republican
papers, assuming in advance that
Major Mckinley is elected president,
are selecting his cabinet, and have
given Thomas B. Reed the portfolio OF
secretary of state, even without con.
sulting Boss Hanna. But their selec-
tion is not bad one. Reed Is com
posed of the right kind of mettle for
secretary of state, orin fact for a
president Reed possesses both brains
and nerve.
Jonathan Bourne, as secretary of tie
republican state central committee, is
but agreeable to a good many
Of the republican managers of the state,
and they are after his scalp red eyed.
views on the money oues.
tion are not in harmony with the |
money plank in the national platform,
and it is feared he would throw the |
vote of the state to free silver candi. |
date if given an opportunity. But Mr..
Bourne is secretary, and he will not
step down and out until he gets ready,
which will probably bs when the state
meets in 1898.
There are good many democrats
who now find themselves in the same
boat with Geurge F. William the old
of Massachusetts. Williams
9 delegate-at-large at Chicago, and
while he is opposed to free silver coin.
lge, he secs deeper meaning to the
resent crisis than monetary stand
'rd, and announces that he will oppos.
J bolt against free silver. He says he
'refers to take his chances with the |
rec silver men In this fight of organ
sed capital and combinations against
ahor, "The time has come, /" he sdds,
for > great popular uprising, and ]
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IT CAN BE SETTLED.

Senator Jones, of Nevada, is one Of
the few populist leaders who is con.
sistent In the demand that the money
question be made the issue in the com.
ing election. He is willing to lay
party prejudice aside. and wants to
unite the silver vote upon one candi.
date, in order that q fair and full
expression OF the people on the
money question can be had. In Chi
cago, the day before the convening of
the democratic natioual convention,
he Saiil: '.
''What we want Il the unifcation of
the silver forces, and that cannot be
secured except upon candidate who
will be acceptable alike to silver DEM
ocrats, silver republicans and popu-
lists. I do not care as to the name of
the man, but he must be such as to
render it unnecessary for the populists
and silver men to make nomination
at St. Louis. We will make ourselves
ridiculous by having two candidates.
Nothing would please the gold people
more than for US to be- divided and
hope such q thing wilrnot occur"
Senator Jones is eminesay correct
In his views Of this matter, and his ad.
vice If accepted will result in the final
settlement of the money question. In
q democratic form of government the
majority have the right to rule, and If
o msjority, at tho coming election, de.
clare for either gold or silver,
their preference should be- respected
by the minority. But If two silver
for president are placed in
the field, the result OF the election next
Noyember will not determine any.
thing. Under such condition Nc
Kinley would certainly be elected, but |
the silver advocates In all parties. hay.
Ing divided their vote, would feel that
their views had not been expressed
md they would carry the light into the
next presidential election. We would
If course remain on gold basis dur
ng McKinley's administration, but
wing to the unsettled state Of the
money question, there could b little !,