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The advocate., 1897-01-27

silver part Of the bin, and says:
II now come to the most important
part of the bill, that of the valuation,
which, according to section Is, omits
the coinage Of the silver dollar, and
confirms the debased silver coinage of
half dollars, and below, under the
tender limit of IS. In my
book / enter fully into the discussion
Of this matter and show the gigantic
consequences to international as well
as national trade through the demone-
tizstion Of silver, to which the United
States would then lend helping hand,
and for number of years this subject
of abolition Of silver as tender coin
has occupied the attention of Euro
pean economists. 1t Is the question of
the age, and takes precedence of every
other matter involved In monetary
science. Permit me to beg
that you will first investigate the ques.
tiOn of double UerSuS single valuation.
"Chspter third of my book (sug.
gestions) opens the question; appendix
(psge 2Ol), the consequences of gold
valuation; (psge 2l2) the injustice of
the gold valuation. Treat the matter In
its international and national aspects,
and 1t may furnish you with sufficient
material for reflection. Other writers,
such IS Wolowski, In France, and sew
ersl other French, Dutch and German
authorities, defend the double Vslua-
tton on the same grounds. The greet
portion of English economists defend
the gold valuation, but several of these
have lately come over to my views, and
one of them, the most important and
stsunch defender Of English lnstitu-
tions, y has agreed with me as
to the advisability Of modifying the
English gold valuation, which is even
less strict than that adopted by your
bill for America"
Further along (psge 2S5) Mr.. Seyd
says:
III think that the United States,
with both her gold and silver mines, is
In the eminently favored position of
upholding the full use Of both gold
and silver, and that the double vslus-
tion would be of great benefit to the
country. x
81 urge this upon you, not only upon
cosmopolitan grounds, but, also, In the
interest of American silver mines; for
II America, 80 important q part of the
world, rushes blindly and irrevocsbly
into the gold valuation, and thus con-
tributes to the general terrible error,
the value of silver must fall greatly
and all the arrangements made, even
with the debssed silver coinage, must
fall to pieces"
Mr.. Seyd continues (psge 1861 as fol-
lows:
"Now the United States gold vslus-
ton is even more severe than In Eng
land, for whilst here the limit for sill
YER is two pounds or $40, 1t is but % |
with you. 1 venture, therefore, to
recommend twOl clauses In favor of
the silver dollar. AT all events, hope !
you will fully investigate this subject |
before you commit America to this
course Of the one sided gold valua.
tion."
The advocate., 1897-01-27
CORRESPONDENCE.
ERNEST SEYD AND SILVER.

ready. Il is now q good time for Pop
lists to settle some important points
among themselves before the smoke
and roar of battle begins. In my opin-
ion, we have, through false informs.
tlOn, been levying war on one of our
best friends, In the case Of the late
Ernest Seyd, the sblest bimetallist of
England. The point wish to raise is
this: Did Mr.. Ernest Seyd of London
advise In favor Of the demonstration
of silver In this country, as stated by
Mr.. Hooper of Massachusetts And,
IL so, were his suggestions "incor-
porsted in the BILL" as stated by Mr..
Hooper,
AS to Seyd's presence in the United
States 10 1928, as stated by Lucken'
bach and others, / desire to lssVe that
point for discussion hereafter, If
thought Of sufficient Importance.
Hooper says that Seyd offered sug.
gestiOns respecting the coinage bill of
1928. That is true, as shown by the
record. Hooper further states that
Seyd'S suggestions were incorporated
In the bill. 1 deny that statement, and
will prove that 1t is false. Sevd sd-
vlSed against the demonetizatlon of
silver, and his advice was utterly and
entirely disregarded in every import
ant particular.
When discussing the report of the
committee on coinage of 1872, Mr..
Hooper of Massachusetts, Chairman
Of the committee, said:
"It (the billy has the approval Of
nearly all the mint experts of the
country, and the sanction Of the Sec
retary Of the Treasury. Mr.. Ernest
Seyd Of London, distinguished writer
who has given great attention to the
subjects of mints and coinage, after
examining the Hrst draft of the bill,
furnished many valuable suggestions
which have been incorporated In the
bill" Congressional Globe, 1879, p. |
2S04.l
There has been much discussion In |
the newspapers as to Mr.. Seyd's pres
ence In America In 1872, and the ques
ti0n is still unsettled. But the far
more important question respecting
the character Of his "suggestlons" con-
Cernlng the coinage bill has been
hastily assumed rather than nationally
discussed. That Mr.. Seyd offered |
''suggestions" is matter of record be-
yond dispute; but that they were Gin.
Corporated In the bill" we only have
the false statement of Mr.. Hooper.
What, then, was the character Of the
suggestions offered by Mr.. Seyd on
"the subject of mints and coinage
after examining the first draft of the
billP"
I have copy of Seyd's suggestions
before me. They are recorded over
his own signature, and may be found
In the larger volume Of the United
States Coinage Laws, 1894, pages 279
to 29l The letter of suggestions was
written In London, and dated Febru.
ary II, 1879. 1t covers eleven octave
pages In small print. 1 will make
quotations to show its spirit. On page
279 Mr.. Seyd begins:
''T'O Mr.. Samuel Hooper, Esq, N. G.
"DEAR SIR:-You were kind enough
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1897-11-15

Then after you are once at Telegraph
creek, the head of possible navigation, it
is 100 miles more to Teslin lake, over
land. Some people say there is a trail
over this country, but no living man
will say that he ever personally saw this
trail. No, there Is no trail. 1t is a
swamp, knee deep in water. and moss,
and densely covered with brush and
spruce trees. It looks like the fur thick
cts along the railroad above Oregon City.
You can't see six feet in front of you.
There is no trail and none can be made
without corduroying the entire distance.
Take the best ground on the entire route
and after leading three head of horses
across it a person would go in all over
trying to follow.
The people in Victoria say the British
are going to build road from Telegraph
creek to Teslin lake. If they ever do
it will be on piles driven to bedrock the
whole distance. Victoria is booming
the Stlckeen route. You hear clerks in
stores and little, pale-faced steamboat
agents-whom one breath down the
Stickeen would freeze to stiff for pike
pole-telling tenderfeet about the easy
Stickeen route. 1t is all wrong; it is
scarcely less than accessory 10 murder.
Out OF the thirty well-equipped parties
who left here, twelve of them lost their
outfits by the boats upsetting, one man
was drowned and one party of two men
reached Telegraph prior to October 15
the rest all came back. Since then
they have all gone through, and they all
had Indian guides and helpers on both
! occasions.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1897-11-15
ProspectOrs Bent on Find
ing Mines.
FoRrY-MILE REPORTED BURNED
Portland Bridges for the Road Between
skaguav and the Understanding
AIger's Orders.

SEATTLE, Nov. 13.-The steamer City
of Seattle arrived here this afternoon
from juneau and Skaguay. Among the
passengers was Addison Stewart, who
was with the Thorp party. He left his
associates eight days ago. They had
just reached Lake Bennett with SO head
of cattle. The lake and river were freez-
ing rapidly and by the time the cattle
were butchered and sleds built it was
thought the river would be sufficiently
frozen to permit tue party starting for
Dawson City with the frozen beef.
Waechter and Steuber of Spokane had
also reached the lake with their band of
cattle.
John Macarthur of Seattle, who went
to Cook inlet last spring in the interests
of the Alaska Gold Syndicate, was also
passenger. He make extensive explo-
rations in the country tributary to Cook
inlet. He discovered twelve rivers
which had never been previously located.
He described 1t as rough, mountainous
country, which he thinks is very rich in
quartz lodges, the groupings of which
show 7.4O in gold per ton. Macarthur
says that party of twenty Den are now
camped at Knick arm, awaiting the ar.
rival of Copper river Indians, who come
down 20 trade at Cook inlet. The in
tention of the men is to follow the In
dians back, and, if possible, locate the
field from which they procure the gold
brought out by them on their trading
expeditions.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1897-11-15
The Carter Case.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1S.-The chief OF
engineers, General Wilson, has. received
from Colonel Gillespie, the president OF
the board of inquiry, "a report in the case
of Captain Oberlin Carter, corps of en-
gineers, charged with Irregularities in
the conduct of river and harbor work in
Savannah harbor. The board took over a
thousand pages of testimony from con-
tractors and other persons cognizant
with the character of the work. General
Wilson will send the papers to Secretary
Alger in few days.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1897-11-15

TN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF the State of Ore
i gon for Wasco County.
The Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company. a
corporation organized under the laws of the
State of Oregon, Plaintiff,
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Choate for Aitorney-GeneraI.

San FRANcIsco, Nov. ia Washing
ton dispatch says It is considered likely
that Joseph Choate will enter the cabi-
net as attorney-general. If he does, it
will be as the representative of the in
dependent element of the party in New
York.
Mr.. Choate's name has been presented
to the president for the post to be va
Gated by Mr.. McKenna. who is to take
Justice Fields place on the supreme
court bench. It has been under consid-
Grafton by Mr.. Mckinley and his most
intimate advisers tor several days, and
if the expectations of those who are urg-
ing 1t are not disappointed, Mr.. Choate's
appointment Will be made public as
early as next Monday.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1897-11-15
SUMMONS.

TN THE CIRCUIT COURT of the State of Ore
Il gon for Wasco County.
The oregon Railroad & Navigation Company. a
corporation organized under the laws OF the
State of Oregon, Plaintiff,
whose given name is unknown to plaintiff;
d. L. Gates, George Gardiner and Fannie E.
Gardiner, Defendants.
To Thomas J. Bulger, - Bulger, whose gwen
name is unknown to plaintiff, George Gardi-
IN THE NAME OF THE STATE OF OREGON
bear and answer the complaint filed against you
first day of the term of the above entitled court
foliowlng tne eXp5ratlon 9i sne 1ine prssesioeu
mons to wit: on or before the Sth day OF No
vember, 1897, that being the first day of the next
regular term of said court and If you fail to so
appear and answer the complaint of the plain
tiff. for want thereof the plaintiff will apply to
complaint towit: For the condemnation and
appropria ton for right-of-way for railroad OF
across the following described lands: Commenc-
ing at roint 1190 feet north from, the southeast
township two north, range eight east, in Wasco
! county, Oregon, thence north 20 feet to point:
| to point in the porth boundary of the rght-of-
way of the Oregon Railway and Navigation Com
/ pany, now Oregon Railroad and Navigation
| Companys right-ofway: thence southwesterly
along said north boundary of said right-of-way
tothe place of beginning, containing 22100 acres.
Also another tract of land situated in said sec
/ ton six, described as follows, to-W1t: Com
| menclng at q pOlnI IN Ine SOuVn DOunQary OF tue
rignt-of-way of the said Oregon Railroad and
Navigation Company, which point is 1175 feet
north and go feet east of the southeast OF
the southwest quarter OF section six, township
| two north, range eight east; thence north sc de-
grees and "a minutes east, S15 feet to point on
| the south boundary of the said right-of-way
| thence on curve to the left with and along the
| said boundary of said right-of-way in westerly
course to the place of beginning, containing
471O0 acres; said land to be used for the Te-loca
ton of the railway of said plaintifs across said
| premises as provided by section 3241, Hill An
| notated Laws of the State of Oregon And plain
tiff will also take Judgment for its COSTS and dis
I bursements in this action.
This summons is served upon the defendants
above named by publication thereof in THE
DALLEs CHRoNIcLE by order of Hon. w L. Brad
shaw, Judge of the Seventh Judicial District O
| the State of Oregon, made at chambers in Dallei
City. oregon, this 25th day of September, 1897.
| wv COTTON,
! J. NJ. LONG and
/ w. h. WILSON,
septic Attorneys for Plaintiff.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1897-11-15
Brands for Army aorses.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1S.-The old prac-
tice of branding animals belonging to
the Uuited States with not iron will
be resumed under regulation just is
sued by Major General Smith. It pro-
vides that sll public animals shall on the
day received be branded with the letters
"US'' on the left foreshoulder, the let
ters to be two inches high. Cavalry
horses assigned to organizations will
also be branded on the hoof on one fore
foot and one and one-half inches before
the coronet.
The practice of branding horses and
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1897-11-15
THE sr1oKEEN ROUTE.
1t Is Not what the British Claim Is to
Be.

Fort WRANGLE, Nov. 5.-A great
number of persons are anxious for in
formation as to the Stickeen route as a
way of entering the Yukon country.
There is no doubt that person having
gone any one way would wish he had
gone some other, but have this to say
There is but one route to the Yukon and
that Is by Dyea. All the others are just
as hard and ten times as long.
The route is up the Stickeen river, $50
miles. The river is frozen from Novem
Der until April. From April 15 until
July the water is too shallow to permit
of anything but canoe navigation, and
the Indians charge 800 per ton to take
freight up in canoes, and are raising
prices all the time. During July, Au-
gust and September the river is foam
ing mountain torrent. The month oi
October, when all the high ground is
freezing and before the ice forms in the
river, is the only month out OF the IL
that can be at all relied upon as practic-
al for going up the river in small boats.
River boats are subjected to the same
general rule. No boat drawing over Is
inches would be of the slightest use en-
the Stickeen, and the rapids are foam
ing masses. For instance, the Indians
carry blocks and long ropes 600 feet)
fasten the ropes ashore to a tree and
draw the canoes up over the rapids
Such boats as the Eugene and those or
the Willamette river could not make
the Stickeen in one hundred years
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mules used in the army had been aban-
doned few years ago out of humane
consideration for the animals, but it
has been found necessary to have some
distinguishing mark on these animals
and branding with hot iron is the only
practical method of making it.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1897-11-15
NOTICE.

1 have stray horse, a roam, years
old, branded with figure 2 on the right
hip, at my place on three mile. The
owner can have the same by paying the
cost of this advertisement and proving
property. SETH MORGAN.
The Dalles.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1897-11-15
NAMED By THE PREsIDENr.

Edward Brunton to Be Postmaster at
Walla Walla.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1S.-rhe president
has appointed the following postmas-
ters:
Utah-Eureka, JamesP Driscoll.
Washington-Wal Walla, Edward
L. Brunton; Meyers Falls, Arthur B.
Keeler.
The appointment has been determined
upon of Assistant Commissary General
William H. Bell, now on duty in this
city, as commissary general eff subsist-
ence, to succeed General Sullivan. who
retired today.
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Sight Exchange and Telegraph1c
Transfers sold on New York. Chicago.
gon, Seattle Wash,, and various points
IN Oregon and Washington.
Collections made at all points on f2v-
orable terms.
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% present Victories
possible will put orth freely THE
Indispensable member the family
we furnish sThe Chronicle and N. Y Weekly Trib-
one year for only $1.75
ba oss T City, pa eos ' % s Ss @ YoT &
u mailed
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-15
The Consumption of Cotton.

We see from the State and the News and
Courier that the Textile World discusses the
consumption of cotton by Southern mills.
We have read the extract from the Textile
World, and fully agree with the opinions
therein expressed. The Southern mills have
really little advantage Of Northern mills In
the mere matter Of securing the raw staple.
In buying cotton the difference in cases OF
isolated mills may bs slightly in their favor,
but where number Of mills are placed In
close proximity, as in Greenville and Spar
tanburg, they have no perceptibie advantage
over the mills in the New England States.
The mills OF these places must enter the mar
kets in competition with the New England
mills, and when cotton is once placed on the
cars. as far as cost is concerned 1t matters lit.
tie whether the haul is long or short.
The cheapness OF cotton to the Southern
mills is not the main advantage which they
have. Their advantages are:
! l. Better climate and less loss from severe
cold.
2. Less cost OF construction.
3. Abundance Of cheaper labor.
4. Less unfriendly legislation.
5. Less loss from strikes.
The chief Of these advantages lie in the
abundance Of cheap labor, and the absence OF
unfriendly legislation. The difference In the
cost OF cotton is not worth moments con-
sideration.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-15
Wednesday, Sept. Is, 1897.
Notable Success.

AS evidence OF what good judgment and
vigorous advertising can do, we would cite
the reader to the house OF which A. Cohen Is
at the head. He came here three or four
years ago an unknown stranger. rented a va
cant store, and entered business. With dar-
ing which seemed almost reckless, he placed
his name In big place in the newspapers be-
fore he had even gone North TO buy goods.
For weeks the name Of Cohen appeared In
large type in the city papers. with great wide
blank margins around It. The people wond-
cred, some of them predicted that the new
Jew would break himself advertising before
he opened his store. They thought he was
throwing away his money in great piles. But
the world knows that the Jews are the great
est financiers that the world ever saw. AS
merchants they have great records in The
worlds history. The result proved that the
seeming recklessness OF the young stranger
was the wisest possible expenditure Of little
money.
Before his goods arrived everybody In Alb
beville County was familiar with the name of
Cohen. When his goods came he appeared,
II possible, more determined than ever to ad-
vertise 30 that no man In Abbeville County
would be stranger to his name. He also de-
termined that. II they came to his store he
would offer every man in the county good
bargain in good goods. A stream Of custo-
mers which no man could number began to
come. When they had gone home, they told
their neighbors Of the marvellous bargains,
and they are coming and going yet.
But notwithstanding all this rush Of custo-
mers Mr.. Cohen keeps his name before the
public. and will not let them doubt his pres.
ence or his continued ability to clothe the
public.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-15
A Good Business Man.

MIR. j. S. Bowie, merchant of our town, is
proving that he has the elements OF success
in him. He has now been in business for a
year or more and his business grows as the
months 60 by. His straightforward way OF
doing business, together with his energy and
politeness to customers, is bringing ithat
liberal custom which will warrant success
to one of our most worthy and deserving
young men. When you need goods in
his line don't forget him. He deserves well
at the hands Of the buying public, and the
buying public will find 1t OF advantage TO
trade with him. He is now starting out on a
career which promises successful future.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-15
EXPLAINS HIS NAME.
To Guard Against Errors, Mr.. John
Altheus johnson Analyses His
Name, Which Means, "The Gift Of
God, q Healer"

Washington, D. c., September 10. 1897.
Dear Mr.. Wilson,
Banner; but the typesetter put the letter ~"
In the last syllable OF my middle name upside
down, thereby making IT appear as an m,
so that the name read "Althens" instead Of
who had nothing but my autograph TO guide
them, translate In Athens" as though
bore the name Of that city which was 1.-The
pride OF the Greeks"
You will pardon me, therefore, II make
this the occasion OF calling particular atten-
tion to the name, since 1t Is somewhat un-
usual and 1 have never encountered 1t in any
other person.
l myself thought until few years ago that
the name was a corruption OF "Alpheus,"
which Ia q common enough name. and which
we have from the ancient classics; and all
that kept me from trying TO correct the error
which my good father, rs / thought, haG
fastened upon me (for always understood he
was responsible for that part OF my name,l
was the notion that 1t would do as the mas
culine of"Althea," name with which was
familiar from the classics, and which l have
met with elsewhere.
One day, however. Ralph Ingills. a son OF
that great "wordmonger'' and man ofpungent
tongue. John j. ingalls,, who described him
sell on his retirement from the Senate as "a
Statesman out Of Job," and whose vocabu-
larry is as striking and picturesque as his
long, lank body, inquired Of me about my
name. Not satisfied with what had TO say
| happened to have at hand, Greek lexicon.
While Ralph was fingering the book. talked
on about my never having run across the
word In my wanderings among the Hellenic
authors thought Az to my acquaintance with
those authors | think spoke with a m odesty
and reservation that would not have Of
Tended either the late venerable DR.. James P.
Pressly, who first attempted to teach me
their language or the present accomplished
Dr.. Edmund l.. Patton, who essayed TO do 80
at latter day y but very soon was made TO
see that the word was com mon noun OF the
third declension and that In m eant'a healer"
or "a physician" the verb with which allied
being there too, meaning Ito heal" or ITO
make WHOLE" ito make sound or healthy"
Ralph Ingalls,. thus removing the scales
from my eyes, caused me TO see that John
Altheus" was simply "John, healer;" and
that the whole name, turning the Hebrew
John" into English. was simply, "The Gift
OF God, q healer" The word, you will OBJ
serve is capable OF a very broad application,
not being confined necessarily to the art Of the
surgeon.
Now, my dear sir, after this dissertation on
my name. feel sure, II you should have oc-
casion to use 1t at any time hereafter In the
Press and Banner, that 1t will receive due
homage at the hands OF the typesetter and
the proof reader.
l am very truly yours,
John Altheus Johnson.