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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-24
Who Said So?

The man who said that the hardest
part of an eastern trip came after
leaving the Mississippi river, never
journeyed between Minneapolis or st.
Paul TO Milwaukee or Chicago over
the lines of the Wisconsin Central,
for the accommodations over this
route are unsurpassed, the connections
are close, thus doing away with ,exa-
tious delays. The DINING car service
is the remark Of all travellers who 90
this way; a good square meal at
reasonable prices. For particulars
address Geo. S. Batty, General Agent,
246 Stark street, Portland, Oregon, or
Jas. c. Pond, General Passenger
Agent, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, or an
ply to your nearest ticket agent.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-24
sALEM's NEW CITY HALL.
The Council Receives Final Accounts
From Contractors.


From Contractors.
The city council met last evening
In adjourned session with Mayor
Richardson In the chair aud all eoun-
cilmen except Lamport and Simpson
present. The mayor stated that the
object Of the meeting was 10 consider
the matter OF receiving the 'new city
hall aud settling with the contractors.
Hutchins 4 Sonthwlck submitted
a hill for l0t loads OF gravel, slO4;
freight on same, sli6.7 20; drayage, en-,
total sa2a1s. Referred 10 city hall
committee.
A certificate was received from
Architect W. \. sPagh, stating that
the contractors on the city hall had
completed their contract and were
entitled "a the balance due them on
the contract price. RefeErod 10 city
hall committee with instruction 10
report AT a special meeting Friday
night OF this week. Adjourned.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-24

but not as We hare been fighting In
the last campaign. ] vas raised a
Democrat, but left the ranks when
that party became 80 corrupt that an
honest mar fully realizing the course
the party was taking could no longer
affiliate with It. j suppo ted Bryan
with out any hope, % am not much
disappointed. The Democrats were
too long 10 taking up reform meas
nres: did not do 80 until on their last
pegs. Then they tried to swallow the
Populist Platform, party AID all. We
have had fuIsOn 10 Sherman county,
with Democrats in Oregon, and in the
Union, what did IL amount 70? we
poor Timber Jim Pops would stay
with the Democratic candidates and
elect them and when the fog cleared
away we would find the corpse Of the
Populist candidate slashed with Dem
ocratic blades. Where are we at? We
don't know. But we are going tn re-
organize and find out. We realize IL
will take US eight years longer to reach
complete victory than IL we mad re-
tanned our purity. But one thing is
certain you can't catch us again. If
Bryan Democrats really mean what
they advocate they only have one
more reform to make and that is In
name. Come in to the Popullst camp
and take that lovely name and in four
years we will clean up every state in
the union.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-24
UNION B~IMETALLIsTs.

Program Arranged for Thursday Even.
ing, March as.
The Union Bimetallic club has ar
ranged the following program for dis,
cussion and entertainment, free to all,
at Popular hall, Thursday evening:
l, Recitation by Masters James,
Lloyd aud Willie Mott.
2. Discussion; "What are the rights
Of an American citizen, and how are
they best protected ?"
3. Paper by r. p. Boise on the wool
tariff and bimetallism.
4. What Is parity, and how main
tained Discussion led by d. c.
Sherman and w, T. Rlgdon.
There win also be vocal music.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-24
FROM LANE

e. r. Parker writes from Trent, Or.
January %, 1897, to The JOURNAL:
Continue your good fight. Lost VAL
ley upholds you 10 your great fight.
Ditto Bllyeu, Barley, Bourne, ct al.
Whats the matter with Elder Barley
for governor OF Onegon on a silver
ticket? lie would sweep old Lane by
a tremendous majority. For this we
will work and play.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-24
CaAnh Cannot be cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS as the,
eahno' reach the seat Of the disease. CataTrI
Is blood constitutional disease and in ORE,
80 sure u yoa must take internal remedies
hans SataHh Cure is fundamentally an
sen directly upon the blood and mueoas u
hees Halls CatAnh Cure is not 4 oparL
MEDICINE, Il was prescribed by one AZ N.
- physicians IN this county ioT year. an
tesalAr prescription Il is composed N
nc oSst tooies known combined with m.
os1 eiood PanheS, acting directly upon ~
Mucous surfaces. The pereet eombinatic,
q ths tsS i~ngTedisna is What produces snel
sonaersal results in eHnng catanh. sri n,
testimonials nee. w
49, CHENEY a Co, Toledo, O.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-24
rRoM LINN COUNTY.

Robt. N. Miner, Halsey, writes;
VI am Ga favor OF holding our silver
organizations in every precinct, aud
even more than that's TO organise in
every school district In the state aud
eoatlnue the distribution Of literature
among the people. We must not give
up the battle"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-24
BIMETALLISM
Some Letters From Leaders
Who Advocate the Formation of An
Union Silver Party.

Follow Is an outline Of a platform
that has been submitted by a leading
Peoples party man, OF this state. as a
basis OF union for the reform and sill
yer elements. The JOURNAL solicits
communications on the subject and
will be glad 70 get the views Of all in
terested.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-24

H. :, Lymao, Peoples party county
superintendent Of schools. whites
from Astoria,
Oregon Il substantially foF silver
and the politics that sustain the sil-
YER movement. The ciU Of Portland
does not represent Oregon, even let
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-24
Clover Seed.

Pure seed last years cnon rats.s ~.
salem prairie, no pink. Sornel or - Sn
Better than any eastern see5 49,
% Ms 7. III. Hubbard pply
e Saiem. 20 , 4 m
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-24

NtI tlthItbbos lhb hNHb F'itStN7
communications on the subject and
will be glad 10 get the views Of all in
terested.
UNION BuMgTALLIC PLATFORM.
We demand the free coinage OF
gold and silver as primary money OF full
debt~paying power at the ratio Of 10
TIL A sufficient yJlume OF treasury
notes issued directly to the people.
We demand economical state and
county administration, and entire alb
clifton OF the fee system.
We demand a primary Law that will
enable each voter, 10 a county, 10 ex-
press a direct choice between the can
ditates for nomination on the ticket
he expects 10 vote
We demand a registration law that
will ensure honest elections without
depriyIng the citizen OF any Of his 20
litical rights under the constitution.
We demand the restoration Of the
the mortgage tax law 80 framed as
20 allow exemption for recorded 10
debtedness only.
We demand abolition Of commits
siOns, a maximum freight rate and
passenger fares reduced 10 three cents
a mile. The free pass system,
means OF political corruption should
be abolished.
We demand the election Of United
States senators by direct vote OF the
people, and such changes In the con
stltutlon as will enable the people to
originate legislative reforms, and
also refer back 10 them all matters Of
importance IN the commo wealth.
We demand n change In the method
Of amending constitution that shall
be more speedy and not defeat all eff
forts az amendment as does the pres.
ent system.
AS the producer cannot stand an ex-
trayagant system OF government aud
politics, coupled with an expensive
system OF finance aud taxation, w de-
mand public control and regulation OF
all monopolles on land and water
that are virtually a tax on the pro-
Queer, and ownership OF any such as
are not amenable TO the legislature
and the courts.
We appeal TO the people 10 take the
government into their " hands and
out OF the hands OF the professional
spells politicians and the representa-.
tlyes wealth created by special prlyi-
leges,
FROM BAKER COUNTY.
NJ. u. Swan, county clerk OF Baker
county writes:
am most decidedly IN favor OF n
union OF all reform forces In this
state and In the nation, But the
union must be honorable toall parties.
but | believe the true rallying point
eau be made on the issue OF monetary
reform, or bimetalllsm,
All well informed people on the
money question understand the alb
solute lmposslblllty OF getting per.
manent prosperity under the gold
standard,
The money power will continue To
cruelty the great laborlng aud pro-
ducing elements OF onr country, so
long as We continue under our present
monetary system. When We see the
dire distress that prevails among the
people on every hand, and knowing
that II relief ever Games, Il must come
through The unseltsll aad patriotic
efforts OF the people ~taemselves, there
fore NC should lay aside Tor the time
being all miaoF differences, aud unite
In one strong solid compact body,
that VI may present solid phalanx
% the oommon enemy. Aud this We
eau do oa the money question. OF
oourse this should b. taken with an
the Word money" lmplies.
A. r. SWAN.
FROM cLArsoP ooUNTY,
~ :. Lymao, reeplos party county
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-24
rnnN snrRNAN oorNrN.

n. E. Everett writes from Rigelow,
Oregon, ~ follows,
am for reform aud free silver
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-24
HOPS.
News Of oregon and Other ImPortan
Centers.

Centers.
Every body is working hard VINO
has any hops to attend to and many
report yards in good condition and
generally hopmen feel quite en-
couraged.
A new use has sprung up for spent
hons IN the east which will add some
interest 20 hcpgrowers, IF put to use
with satisfactory result will raise the
value Of hopsa trifie.
A recent analysis Of spent hops
made at the Cornell station gives the
following percentage Of composition;
Moisture, $3.50 per cent; nitrogen
LOS; phosphoric acid, OS2; potash
O.4O.
The estimate value Of spent hops
would be about 50 per ton.
EASTERN Quotations.
Fancy and Pacific coast hops are
very firm and supply small, but all
Others are dull and weak. Foreign de-
mand shows no improvement, and
home brewers are inactive. State,
1896. choice hops are 1l@1lic. ? NJ;
good to prime, sfalO4c.; common to
fair, eCdec.; Pacific coast 1895, choice
I2t(d13c.: good to prime, lO(gllc.;
TO fair, 7t(d9tc.; State and
Pacific coast, 1895, choice, ETC.; COM
mon to prime, 4d6c.; and old olds, ga
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-24

Properly used. Perfection Dyes are
superior, Insist on having 'Perfec-
.tloas Dyes.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-24

llOus
SALEM, Or, Feb. %, 1897.
B. F. Bonham, P. NJ, Salem, Or:
DEAR SIR:-Will you not please to
advise US if the weights of mails now
received from the DAILY JOURNAL
are fully 10 per cent more than a year
ago at this time. As we have not In
creased the size Of the DAILY JOUR
NAL during the past year, we wish 70
estimate the comparative increase IN
circulation, by the comparative
weights mailed,
Yours very truly,
HOFER BROTHERS, Editors.
SALEM, Or, Feb. p, 1897.
Editor Daily Journal:
DEAR SIR:-Ihe weights of mails
now received from the DAILY JOUR
NAL are fully 10 per cent more than a
year ago at this time.
Respectfully,
B. +. BoNHAM, P. NJ.
By j. A. SellwOod, Asst. P. NJ.
Iue circulation Of the Portland
Telegram is stated at $500 copies daily,
The average circulation of The ONE
JGNT DAILY has been for sometime
arger than that and the WEEKLY
JOURNAL has a largerc circulation than
ever before.
THE JOURNAL is now established as
The paper having the largest circula
tion in Oregon, next to the Oregonian.
Advertisers are invited to inspect our
lists Of subscribers, and are reminded
that u mail subscriptions are
all paid ia advance, and that such
are a desirable class of people to do
business with. They take this paper
because they want it, not because it is
forced upon them, and they can't get
rid of it.
THE JOURNAL outsold all other pa.
pers in'Oregon during the Legislative
session.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-24

TIE funniest comedy ever In salem
Friday night
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-24

Patton Bros. recommend Clown
Topics"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-24
Us. FREEBURGER
NEW MARKET.

state street, near railroad. Freshest and
pest meats. My patrons say l keep the best
meats in town. 225
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-24
CIRCULATION
OF the Daily Journal Increased IS Per-
Cent.
SALEM. Or. Feb. %. 1897.

Following letters need no explana-
ton:
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-24

Conhcius said to his fol-
lowers:
BE good and courteous
TO all, even to the stranger
from other lands. If he say
unto you that he thirsteth,
give unto him a cup of warm
tea without money and
without price"
ASAlans a csSapaay
saa FtaasscS 6u
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-24

4 d. 5,

II you want u move or want a load Of any
KIND hauled or want a load Of manure, dir,
sshd OF gravel, or cement, lime, hair plaster,
DICK or W. pipe, see ID, S. Bentley, cor
nsr Of Front and Chsmeketa streets or ring
up telephone 50. Also wood and coal %
hands at all times. Orders promptly attended
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-24
MORTGAGE loans

On inside property at 7 per cent. On fam
land security at s per cent. Safe loans mad.
for investors. Insurance effected in reliab.
companies. JOHN NOR,
Broker, room No. 2 Bush bank building
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-24
HORSESHOEING
AND GENERAL JOBBING.
. PURE JERSEY BULL.

zFor service for the season. Call al Browns
Aieat market, corner Center ~ | Thirteenth
street. Finest milk stock in On. g1n. 1911 II
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-24

. R. J. Herschbach, blacksmith and wagan-
maker, h~orseshoeing a specially, setting shoes
new sI.25, re~setting shoes IS cents. All.
other work in proportion. Satisfaction guar
anteed. loo Chemeketa street.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-08-13
A SEA OF FLAME.

On the evening of November, 28th, 1873,
fire broke out in the British ship Melanie,
loaded with 500 barrels of petroleum. An
awful mass of flames shot up from the main
hatch and the vessel quivered from stem to
stern with explosion of the barrels. Her
seams opened and the blazing petroleum
poured out into the river, spreading belt
of fire around her. The master and seafnen
jumped overheard. Captain Sharp, whose
vessel was lying closely, propelled small
boat through the blazing river and after
severe scorching and imminent peril, saved
the seamen from horrible death.
All over civilization there are thousands
of men in more imminent danger than were
those seamen. They are threatened with
consumption or are already in the clutch of
that deadly disease. If they only knew it,
help is at hand. DR.. Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery cures 90 per cent of all cases
of consumption. 1t also cures bronchitis,
asthma, throat and nasal troubles and all
diseases of the air passages. 1t is the great
blood-maker, fesh-builder, and nerve-tonic.
It makes the appetite hearty, the digestion
perfect and the liver active. The Golden
Medical Discovery" is the product of that
eminent specialist, DR.. r. v. Pierce, who,
during the thirty years that he has been
chief consulting physician to the great
Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute, at
Buffalo, has treated more cases than fifty
ordinary physicians treat in a lifetime.
Thousands given UP by doctors, have tes-
tilted to complete recovery under this mar
velous medicine.
Constipation causes and aggravates many
serious diseases. 1t is speedily cured by
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-08-13
A S2O,OoO,oOO FRAUD.

That Is What the Bridal Package In the
Government Treasury Is Declared to BE.
81 hate to shatter a pet delusion by
giving the facts in the case," said q
former clerk in the treasury department
at Washington, "but fraud ought to be
exposed regardless Of consequences, and
the greatest fraud know of is the ia
nous bridal package of the treasury
vaults.
IT say famous, but it isn't famous in
general sense. 1t is famous only
among bridal couples. don't know
how it is, but every bridal couple that
60 to Washington on their wedding
tour-and it seems to me that about
nine-tenths of the bridal couples Of the
country go to Neutrality-suspicious. all
about that package, and the bride can't
rest until she goes through the regular
routine connected with it. No visit to
Washington by stranger is complete
without All inspection Of the treasury
vaults, but if his or her visit is a nom
bridal one the fraud Of the package
isn't played.
81 don't know who it was in the de-.
partment that first imposed it on bril-
dial pair, but it went. and it grows In
popularity every year. When the couple
enter the vault, the man in charge, aft
er few preliminary and perfunctory
remarks, reaches up Oh a shelf, takes
down package Of notes. and tells the
bride to take it in her hand, If she
hasn't asked for it the very first thing.
He then tells her that the package con-
tains $40, 600, 600 in treasury notes, all
in denomination Of $40, 900 each. The
bride is delighted, of course, and when
she goes back home she talks for weeks
about having held $40, 900, 900 in her
hand all at one time. The bridegroom
can't resist enjoying that same pleas.
ure, and he fondles the package awhile,
and the pair go away blissful over the
experience, while the treasury vault
man losses the package back on tho
shelf and chuckles.
"Now this is all simply gigantic
fraud on the young people. The treas
ury at Washington does not hold that
amount of money. The bulk of the gov
eminent money is at the subtreasury in
this city That bridal PACKAGE is q
gay deceiver. 1t does contain notes to
the amount of 100000, 900, of the de-
nomination of $40, 900 each, but they re
not money, because they're not signed.
So instead of having held in their hands
$40, 900, 600 the happy couple have
fondled simply package that repre-
sented no more value than the price of
the paper and the printing OIL it. 1t
may be cruel to shatter this pretty delu-
sion, but my conscience forbids me to
carry the burden Of its concealment any
longer; hence these facts. New York
SIM.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-08-13
A Workman and His Work.

The wife of friend of mine is the
possessor Of thin gold watch chain.
1t is something after the pattern of a
cable. Each link is finely finished, and
the workmanship is that of an artist.
In examining it closely one would even
think that the person who made it was
in love with his work. 1t is mechan-
ical masterpiece. My friend made it
gift to his wife about 10 years ago, and
it is not only highly priced by her OH
that account, but afSo because Of its de-
sign and finish. A week or two ago one
of the links broke.
81 will get that fixed for you all
right" said my friend. II know just
the man to take It to. He is not a jew
eler, but q maohinist by trade, and I
would rather give job like this to him
than to a jewelsr. He has mechanical
genius which runs to work OF this
kind. T"
My friend took the chain TO the gen.
ius. He has small, mean looking
shop in an ancient, dilapidated building
in an unlikely street down town. He
examined the chain carefully and ap.
peared to become reflective over it. Then
his face lit up with smile as he said:
''I remember this chain very well. !
made it 10 years ngo." - Brooklyn
eagle.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-08-13
Company Loses No 100000.

Detroit, Aug. 7-George H. Paine, sec
rotary of the National Loan and In
vestment company, Of this city, gave out
a statement last night denying that the
company had lost 100000 through loans
to Pittsburg men placed upon inadequate
securities. Secretary Paine admits that
a much smaller amount was lost in this
way at Pittsburg some two years ago,
but claim that the recent arrest Of three
Pittsburg parties has nothing to do with
this loss. The arrests were for fraudulent
use Of the mails and were made, Mr..
Paine says, solely in the interest OF good
PnVernment
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-08-13
Fell Exhausted in the Pulpit.

Albion, Mich, Aug. 10.-The Sunday
afternoon session OF the Methodist camp
meeting on the grounds three miles
west Of this city was marked by a
sensational incident. DR.. L. H. Fiske
had nearly finished his sermon, when
ne suddenly turned pale, stopped speak
ing and fell headlong into the arms of
Presiding Elder Graham. DR.. F'iske
was completely exhausted by the heat
and crowded condition of the tent and
the ceaseless energy OF his sermon. He
was removed to a cottage and recovered
sufficiently to be taken home.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-08-13
MICHIGAN MELANGE.
NEWS OF GENERAL INTEREST TO OUR
READERS.

Important Happenings I'm the State During
tho Past Few Days Reported by 1eie-
graph-Matter Selected for the Beneht OF
Our Own People.
Marquette, Mich, Aug. ia severe
electrical storm prevailed here for an
hour Monday afternoon. Five persons
had a narrow escape from death by
lightning and four buildings were
struck. Mrs. John Strong and four
children were in their house on Park
street when q ball of fire struck gable,
passed through seven Of the eight rooms
in the house and made them uninhabita-
BILE. Mrs. Strong and two children were
working In the kitchen. Lille, a 10
year-old girl, was made insensible. A
bowl which she had in her hands was
broken by the lightning The mother
and 12-year- old son were also made in
sensible. They recovered soon, but 1t
was some time before the girl was able
to speak.
Two little children were in the room
where the lightning entered. The light
ming tore the plaster off one side Of the
room and burned hole through the
Dashboard, but the children felt not the
slightest effect from the shock. A curl
Gus prank which the lightning played
was to strip the sill or apron off an up
stairs hall window and drive it eighteen
inches through the ceiling. Nails which
had been used in the window were
picked out of adjacent walls where they
had been driven as If with a hammer
The barn and warehouse Of Meeske's
brewery caught fire from lightning and
burned, the loss on buildings and con-
tents being $4,000, covered by $4,000 in
surance.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-08-13
All I'm One Family.

Grand Rapids, Mich, Aug. 11.-Several
hundred Neutrality-suspicious. helped cell
citrate a golden wedding, silver wedding
and new wedding, all in the same family
at Overisel, Allegan county. Hendrick
Michmerhuisen and wife were married
fifty years ago Monday, soon after the
colony. arrived. Twenty-Five years later
his son, Hendrick, Jr, was welded
Monday the bans were pronounced upon
Hendricks granddaughter, Jennie and
Abel Baldfous. The village is filled with
those who are celebrating the annver-
sarles and latest wedding.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-08-13
Charged with ENLIGHTENMENT.

Detroit, Aug. ia warrant is out for
Clifford r. England, bookkeeper for the
Warren-Scharf Asphalt Paving COM
pany, who is charged with embezzling
$4,000 in cash of the concerns money.
According to the allegations England
signed the firms name to checks
amounting to $4,000 upon the company's
account in the Commercial National
bank, he having been given power of at
torney to sign checks, and obtained the
money and then, with his wife, left the
city last Saturday. 1t Is believed the
couple went to Maclinac by steamer.