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The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-02-01
DAY. FEBRUARY 1, 1896
UNCLAIMED ESTATES.

It is interesting to a student of human
nature to observe how lasting and how
widespread is the delusion concerning
vast properties supposed to lie unused
in England for want of an heir; and
this in the face of the fact officially as
certained by the department of state
in Washington that no claim yet has
ever been so substantiated as that one
dollar has ever been recovered by
claimant. Immense sums have been
forwarded to England in response to a
statement like the following-that on
the receipt of one guinea they will search
records and documents relating to any
name in the list, which in one publica-
ton extends to 22S pages, containing
four columns of siXty-seven names each,
making total of so, 900 names. Out OF
this prodigious number of lost estates
and heirs there are sure to be many who
will forward guinea on the chance, es-
pecially when it is stated that if name
should not be connected with money or
property, the guinea will be scrupu-
lously returned. Those people-devout
believers in Martin Chuzzlewit, W! o
think America the natural home of az
deceivers and false pretenders-should
bear in mind that these circulars ema-
nate from purely English sources.
The governments of Great Britain and
our own are in accord to stamp out this
delusion and the working of those who
try to profit by it as much as possible
The claimants to the Jennens or Jen-
nings estates are so numerous that a
Jennings Claim Association has been
founded, located in Canada, with en-
trance fees and assessments levied an
nually for the benefit of the. unscrupu-
lous managers. This claim has been re-
peatedly before the courts, and in
November, 1880, Vice Chancellor Malins,
when giving judgment against the
claimant; remarked: eff such a claim
could be allowed, no one would be safe
in the possession of his property"
The Bank of England declares that
there are no large sums unclaimed on
their books, as has heen asserted. All
these prominent claims haye been the
object of special investigation, under au-
thority of our own state department,
and have been shown to be baseless.
Had they not been, the recent statute
known as the Personal Property Act,
the Real Property Limitation Act and
the Intestate Act, makes it positive that
any attempt to recover real estate from
the crown or individuals after lapse of
twelve years, which, under certain cir
'cumstances, may be extended to thirty,
and personal property after lapse of
twenty years, however valid the claim
to the property may have been origin
ally, is certain to end in failure.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-02-01

1t would be surprising to you to know
how much of the delicious candies, such
as the leading marshmellow taffy, oar
binated peanut bar and other candies
too numerous to mention, have been
sold at the new candy store in the last
few days. Try some of the chocolate
creams that will Immediately melt in
your mouth. w. 7. Moore is here to
stay. and will try to please YOU all. Nm
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-02-01
Bucklen's Ar1nca salve.

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises. sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi-
lively cures. piles, or no pay required
1t is guaranteed to give perfect satisfac-
ton, or money refunded. Price % cents
per box. For sale by Blakeley and
Houghton, druggists.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-02-01

Exit Dunravenl The charges pre-
fered by the defeated English lord
against the owners of Defender are
completely disapproved and the COM
eaittee of investigation exonerates in
every particular the gentlemen accused
by Dunrayen. The dispatches today
state that Dunraven refuses to talk
conclusion he should have come 10
months ago. All lovers of true sport
viii rejoice in Dunraven's discontinue,
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-02-01

as he has shown himself lacking in the
instincts of gentleman, who can grace
fully accept defeat.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-02-01
THE DALLES AND PENDLETON
TOO MUCH IN DEBT.

The Dalles school district has war
rants outstanding to the amount of &c.
$50. 1t appears that all the school dis
trIcts of the larger towns have made too
free use of the pernicious credit system.
x
Pendleton's floating indebtedness is
above $4,000. This means that $4,000 a
year has to be contributed by taxpayers
to pay interest. This is a burden that
can be and should be eliminated by the
strictest economy. Pendleton's govern
ment costs more than it is worth. 1t
costs more by far than the government
of The Dalles, which is as large town
as Pendieton.-East Oregonian.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-19
HOW TO RECOVER THE STOLEN
HORSE.

Free coinage, even if we include COP
per and aluminium, would not be re-
covering tae stolen horse. How are
the people to get control-to own that
increase of money? H W are the peo-
pie to buy it? How is it to be dist 1. b.
uted unless the present modes of hold
ing down wages are outlawed? OF
what use will more money be if the
railroads, and the coal oil kings, and
the subsidized factories and mills, and
the combinations that levy toll on
70.000,0S0 of people remain to take
what they please for every thing you
need excepting the single thir 2 you
prCduced?
What we need now is new govern
ment-not much different in form
but emanating from new men and
executed by new agencies. We can
not trust old party men to do new
things.
II we can be patient enough to join
the longer march and obtain a new
democratic editit n of our government
bv drCppiug the words democratic and
republican long enough for the winds
of heaven TO blow their abe m nable
stencil away, we may reasonably hope
for what we wish at the beginning of
the twentieth entury, and the com
me ncement of that era will be in the
next elect on whe ether we get any high
offices or nOt.-A. S. Chittenden. in
Chicago Express.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-19

threatened the hero, and his answer
was "attempting that. and by the
"Eternal,I will hang you as high as
Haman." He promptly took all gov
ernmeDt deposits from the great bank
and thrOttled the monster, which
sought then as tt does now to subju-
gate the people by controlling the
money of the country, and corruptly
using it to retain its power. We see
the same policies and purposes which
were then employed to subjugate the
people. are now employed. But fear
less executive was then upon the side
ately have president who is the will
ing tool Of the money power, and he is
principally sustained in his ruinous,
destructive policy bv the gold stand
ard wing OF the Republican party,
which at St. Louis nominated VIM.
Mckinley for the presidency.
EPeOple who think that they are
benefited by hard times, and all who
enjoy hard times under the mistaken
notion that falling prices are benefi-
cial to them, though they bankrupt
the producers. will vote for the de-
stroyers of prosperity who support the
gold standard ticket headed by VIM.
Mckinley.
They exalt gold above humanity.
Money, the creature of human law,
and which is simply the instrument
Of commerce. they have placed above
the prosperity and happiness of the
people. Fully one-third of the Repub-
lican party have broken away from
party lines including many of it's
ablest mem bers.
AS the great issue becomes better
understood and the sophistries and
| false teachings of a yenal class of
| writer's are exposed, there will be still
larger defections from the gold stand
ard party.
The hypocritical pretense that they
are in favor Of silver when foreign ma
ti0ns will agree to its restoration il
an insult to American intelligence.
And our recent declaration of inde-
pendence will be sustained by the
American people.
The Ambition for Office is evidently
leading many Republicans to keep in
line with the party regardless of their
country's interests; but will the Re-
publican voters be longer misled while
are seen in the general impoverish-
ment of the people? True, they can
point to the Democratic administra-
tion as the promoter of it all. but we
see the reformed Democracy denounce
it, while the Republican party uphold
it..
| They will have to meet the issue be-
| fore the voters.
A leader of rare ability comes for
ward in behalf Of popular rights and
in ringing words challenges the op-
pressors OF the people and in their
name says, "You Shall not press down
upon the brow of labor this crown of
thorns." ''You shall not cruelty man
kind upon cross of gold"
| Where is the lover of this country
who will not respond to this declara-
tiOn? J. w. PORTER.
Charlottesville. Va.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-19
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP.

In New South Wales the govern
ment owns and operates the railroad,
street railways, waterworks, docks,
telegrapls. telephones, etc. There
are 2,T7 miles OF railroad in tie colo.
ny OF which but "a miles are owned
by private parties. In 1894 there were
1O,OOc, 900 passengers carried at 1.2-1O
cents per mile. Total earnings In 1894.
e3.8l3.s11; total working expenses. in
1894, e2,591, ,742; net earnings, $1.221.-
500. All government mail and freight
is carried free. All employees work
eight hours per day. Engineers re-
ceive $3.50 and common laborers 81. 80
Ier day.
AS a consequence, by obeying the
cry Of socialism the government saved
12,O00,0O0 acres of valuable land and
borrowed money to build the roads at
4 per cent and today the land which
the government would have had to
give the corporations to build the
roads is worth more than the total
cost Of the system. New South. Wales
owes $23O, 900 600 but the utilities built
by this debt yields &, SOC. 600 annually
more than the intereat on the debit
Walla Walla Reformer.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-19
REBELLION.

The New York Herald prints three
column article from John Russell Young,
it's correspondent at the Chicago conven-
tion about the cause Of the great revolu-
tion in the West and South. He says
silver is the symbol and not the cause;
the people are angry. The West Is
swept with a wave Of discomfort. This
discomfort is based upon the indifference
at Washington to any interest but those
Of monopolies. Corporate schemes are
80 multiplied and vast that they block
the way in congress. Neither party takes
a proper interest in measures of vital in
terest to the people. The result is re-
bellion expressed in the nomination Of
Mr.. Bryan"
IF thought free silver would win in
the election Kansas banker is report
ed as saying on the eve of his departure
for Europe this spring, Il would stay at
home and invest every dollar I
could get in real estate" He was an
advocate of the gold standard; but he
freely admitted that free silver would
make his money worthless and your
farm worth more. Perhaps it may
cause rise enough to make those farms
worth more than the mortgage on them.
The experiment is certainly worth try
1ng-Star and KanSan,
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-19
CREDIT AND.cAPITAL,
This Country Should Not be Debt to
Any Other on Earth.

This Country Should Not be Debt to
Any Other on Earth.
The goldbugs say that the way to
main public credit is to borrow money
and create debts for the government to
pay.
The Peoples Party say the way to
maintain public credit n to pay all debts
promptly and avoid bonds and debt.
There Is no necessity. for country to
borrow money as an organized govern
ment always possesses the sovereign
power to issue money.
Under a contracted money per capita,
no government need borrow money, but
should issue it. Under an abundant per
capita, governments have the power to
provide money by taxation.
So, in no event is it necessary to bond
a country to procure money to meet gov
eign countries are payable in commodi-
ties, and these commodities must be pro-
cured from the citizens Of the country.
The money necessary to procure of the
citizen these commodities to pay foreign
debts is the money issued by the govern
ment, as it is only good in the country
issuing it. -
1t is an absolute absurdity for gov
ernment to owe or contract foreign
debts. Such course is villainous and
results in the bondage of the people to
the foreign country which is the cred
itor. There is no reason on earth why
this country should owe foreign .coun-
tries one cent, either in peace or In war.
.-Solt xns Mercury. So 80.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-19
BRYAN IS OUR "MIRABEAU."

Bryan is the "Mirabeau" Of our time.
No doubt, if the French people in 1889
had been advanced and enlightened like
the American people are today, that Mi
rabeau would have saved his government,
his country and all Europe from those
fearful bloody wars and ruins, and in
their stead would have succeeded in plant
ing a constitution and lasting liberty.
We are not yet arrived at the fatal,
formidable, frightful ''too late" Of all
violent revolutions. But, let us stick to
Bryan and to the Chicago platform, which
is, in form and spirit, a duplicate, a repe-
tition, a confirmation, II second the
motion" to the Omaha platform. Bryan
is the man, "just fit" of the moment.
It is high time" that all the forces
Of the cause Of the people unite! If they
do unite, Napoleon" Mckinley and his
army (old and young guards) Of goldbugs,
will find their Waterloo next fall.
!: In this case union Is not fusion" ="
Germany, Austria and Italy unite and
form the triple alliance" and France
and Russia do about the same to bal
ance the others, and all for safety and
victory. These unions are not fusions.
In Europe, those two powerful unions
are balanced and will certainly come to
Of the terms and live, by the greatest pow
er Of all-the cause and the party Of the
people. After ALL to get and bring line
In its straight and right place, it requires
three sticks In the long run, the cause
and the party Of the people will have the
last word and victory. Let us UNDER
stand the "signs of the seasons" A sea-
son, growth, a mark, a degree. step at
a time Is the law and modus operandi
OF mother nature. Let her children fol-
low the example and everything will
come right at last. Other liberal and re-
form papers please copy. Fraternally,
--Isadore Plapuet.
Walla Walla, Wash.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-19
HEAVEN AND TRUST MONEY.
In addressing the Chicago University

In addressing the Chicago University Mr..
John D. Rockefeller, one Of the chief or
ganizers and benefciaries Of the Standard
OIL Company, made claim to divine right
as bold as any which has been advanced
since the great controversy on. that sub
ject in the time of Charles I. "God gave
me my money and give 1t to the univer-
sity," said Mr.. Rockefeller.
This is to some Of the very alluring theory
and It Is frequently advanced now as It was
some hundreds Of years ago. In the thir-
teenth and fourteenth centuries there was
at every crossroads captain of industry
preying on commerce and taking forced
loans from trade, and out Of the vast es-
tates thus accumulated hospitals, monas-
teries and churches were built as means
Of sanctfying the system and establishing
its divine right to exist.
II Mr.. Rockefeller has from $20, ,0O0, 900
to 800, ,000, 900 that he has not earned,
every newspaper reader in the country
knows that It Is not the gift OF heaven, but
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-19
THE MILLIONAIRE.

"WaM street has $20,000,000 on tap to
elect Mckinley president. New York
Journal of Aug. 4th.
1T is said Bourke Cockran's price
from the Republican campaign commit
tee for speaking will go as high as $780,
600. New York Journal Of Aug. Sd.
Oh! I'm a Wall street "goldbug" Million
aire,
And why should I a continental care,
For lab'rer Hans and Fritz or Mike and
Pat,
And any toil-stained working man like
that?
What matter If they pale before me
stand,
And beg for work to free their mort
gagged land?
What matter IL they gnaw their hard
earned bread
And fear they'll have no roof to hide
their head?
Don't enjoy my stocks and bonds and
all their gain,
My ocean trips to England, France and
Spain?
Don't and my companions all rely
Upon Mckinley and his Tariff High?"
Have I not given him and Hanna"
wealth
To buy unholy votes to stab by stealth
Distressed Columbia as asleep she lies?
Oh, never fear her frantic children's
cries,
Their shrieks of Mother! Mother! deaths
at hand!
band,
Who'll vote you down oh. Hans, and
Pat and Mike,
Ind iNl1 Until hnv o. do01 ovO md
the like.
Well wag the tongue Of Cochran with
our gold
To rope you in with all his Hes unrolled
About your wages If free silver" wins,
To prate about that stubborn Cleve-
lands sins,
AS If Carlisle and he and all that band,
Who fall before our feet when e'er we
stand,
Were fit to tie your shoes. oh. Hans and
Mike.
Yet never mind, we'll treat you all alike,
Your votes obtained, as knaves and sim
pie fools,
And fling you to one side as useless
tools!
And still we'll drink and feast and have
our day,
While you will starve and slave and
vainly pray
For rising wages on a shrinking scale
OF prices that will wife and children
pale.
Oh! I'm a Wall street "gold bug" million
aire,
And why should q continental care
For lab'rer Hans and Fritz or Mike and
Pat
Or any toil-stained working man like
that?
We've got the cash, oh Hans and Fritz
and Mike
TO jolly you with honest dollar" and
the like.
We've got the dollar, oh Hans and Fritz
and Mike
To down you deeper when you try to
strike.
workman willie."
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-19
THE REFERENDUM.

Here are some of the reforms which
have been secured for the people of Swift
zerland by the referendum:
1. It has wiped out plutocracy and es-
tablished truly democratic system Of
government.
2. It has made it easy for the people
to alter their federal constitution.
3. It has enabled them to simplify
their system of government
4. It has changed public rulers into
public servants.
5. It has made the law 50 plain and
practical that there Is little use for law
yers.
6. It has abolished monopolies and re-
duced taxation.
Z. 1t has made the people so prosper
Gus and happy that immigration to for
eign countries has almost ceased.
8. 1t has made o-thirds of the heads
of families landholders.
9. 1t has purified politics and reform
ed the press, and has made the ballot
truly express the will of the people.
In a short time 1t has made the best
and purest republic on earth.-K. Of l..
Journal.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-19
HIGHEST. FORM OF TRUST.

New. jersey will soon possess the.
whole taxable property Of this country,
with the exception Of real estate. While
the owners of stocks and bonds Of corpor-
atioris and uusts-such, for instance, as
the ,Gould family establish their legal
residence at some convenient place with.
ini the reach Of HohOken mosquitoes but
beyond the call Of the New York assess
ors, the corporations themselves, regard
less Of nativity or occupation, take their
citizens papers in that free and hospitable
state, thereby acquiring at nominal cost
the right of doing business in any part
of the Union or of the world without mo-
lestation or interference. It has, we be-
lieve, previously been sstated in these col
umns that recent years tup to and includ-
ing 1894), more than 1000 capitalistic
combines Of various Sizes and multiple
purposes, with an aggregate capital Of
about 81 500, 900 900, had thus sought the
protection of the liberal laws Of New Jer-
sey. Among them were the sugar trust
the tobacco trust, the leather trust, the
typewriter trust, the type-setting machine
trust, tile type founders trust, the cattle
trust, the milk trust, = ETC., etc. Among
them also were corporations organized
for the purpose Of nonopolazing mining
lands, timber lands. agricultural land,
water heads and water powers and every
conceivable source Of natural wealth In
the United States, Me1ico. Nicaragua and
other ]; countries in Central and South
America; no end either Of traction and
transportation companies, gas and water
works, and combines having in view the
Capitalization, under one management, Of
monopolies enjoying municipal fran
chises in cities widely; distant from. each
other. Since then the number Of such
concerns incorporated under the laws Of
New Jersey has steadily increased. Among
the latest we note certain investment
company, formed With q modest capital
of twenty million dollars to begin with,
for the purpose Of pooling" the money
Of investors, great and small, in the
purchase Of stocks and bonds Of various
corporations, established or projected. BY
this means the directors of the investment
company may obtain the controlling
share Of many enterprises, varying in
character from thu manufacture of pins
to the bridging Of the ocean. and In loca-
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-19
MINNEAPOLIS PAUL. MINN. WEDNESDAY 1880

1t came through the Standard OIL
Just, one of the most INSCRIPTIONS and
pac.ous monopolies ever organized. It
las bought conventions, corrupted courts,
5bribed legislatures and done more to de-
moralize American politics than any other
angle agency. It's principles are depraved,
It's practices degrading, its success shame
ful, Its impudnce colossal.
But no amount of impudence will ever
convince any sensible person that It Is
either the business partner or the benefic-
larry Of God. Mr.. Rockefeller must find
a more plausible theory If he wishes sane
people to listen to HMM. Y. World.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-19
THE CAMPAIGN.

The Indications are that great tidal
wave of reform is sweeping over the land.
It has become a veritabie craze, and our
Populist friends must keep their heads
and do their greatest work. Silver will
take care of itself now, and they should
keep in the middle Of the road, hang to-
gether and bring their best reforms
through on the food. II they are the
men for the place they can bring every
thing to the front, and at the convention
four years hence there will be no quarrel
with the Democrats.
One of the News proprietors, Mr.. Hall.
has just returned from a trip through
Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and the lower
part Of Illinois, and he says it seemed to
him that the whole world Is for free sil-
yer. Mr.. Allen, the press agent OF Buff
falo Bin, was In the Office yesterday and
said it truly seemed to him that New York
even would go for free silver. N. d.
Dyer, one Of our out and out goldbugs.
Is lust in from Vermont, and says If an
election was held today New York and
PENNSYLVANIA both would 60 for free sill
yer. we have heard the same thing from
half dozen other sources within the past
few days.
The printers are again running night
and day on Coins Financial School and
these books are all going east. And there
are plain indications that our own Popu-
list papers, the Farmers Sentinel and
Weekly News, are to have an immense
boom between now and election. The
whole Democratic party Is now friendly
to the Populists and the Populist doc
trine, and q very large proportion Of the
Republican party has friendly and ex-
ceedingly intense curiosity aroused. It
will be the most exciting campaign men
of this generation ever saw.-Joliet Daily
News.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-19

Washington Hessing, the well-known
gold.bug democratic leader and post
master OF Chicago, says in. an inter
view: "The last four centuries have
ended in blood. The situation today
Is similar to the condition which pre-
vailed at the time Of the French reyo-
luton. am not an alarmist, but
silver has been lost sight Of. 1t is the
proletariat against the plutocrat. I
am soreiy troubled over Che lutlook." !"