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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-09-17
BAD FIGURING.


The Wool Record and Textile News
is usually accurate, but like all other
papers that undertake to show, with a
vengeance, the necessitios for a pro.
te.tive tariff to foster ''infant indus
tries," when it gets into figures, it
gets mixed. Here is sample OF its
figuring in an article in which it is
intended to make a plea for an in
crease of duty on imported wools:
"The amount of capital invested in
sheep on January last was estimated
at approximately $4,000, 900; number
of flocks and flock masters, 1000, 600;
capital in farms and barns for sheep,
S4OO, ,OOO. 600; number of men employed
a portion of the year. 100000; wool
products, pounds, 100000, 900. valued
at S65. 900, 600; number of sheep, 81, co.,
coo: value of sheep sold for pelt and
food, $45 1000, 900; amount paid in wa
ges, $50, ,OOO, 900; value OF services of
flock masters, $45, ,OOO, 900; cost of wash
ing and shearing sheep, S4. 600, 600.
Total amount paid in labor, $79, ,OOO,-
600. The above figures show the mag
nitude of the wool-growing industry.
The capital ir vested is over $500, ,OOO,-
600, giving partial employment to over
1000, 900 hands. The product amounts
to s11O.OOO,OOO and value of services
S79, 1000. .000."
If there is any reliability in these
figures, the wool farmer must have
more protection or he must soon go
out of business. That is, his wool will
have to 60 to one dollar a pound and
his mutton to five dollars a head be-
fore he can make the business profiIa-
BILE. This would necessitate consid-
erable increase in the tariff duties,
and one cannot but agree with the
Record that, according to its calcula-
tions, the duty is not nearly high
enough. But the figures are absurd.
There are not $40, 900, 600 invested in
farms and barns for the care of the
81, 900, 900 sheep In this country, nor
are there 100000 focks and flock
masters. If there were, each flock
master would have only 81 sheep,
whereas the ordinary flock of sheep is
from 1900 to 1900. And if there were
$4O0, 100000 invested in farms and
barns for the exclusive care of sheep,
and the value of sheep were $93 0O0,-
900, the total investment in sheep
would be S493 200, 900. Since the Rec
ord's figures that the cost of caring
for the sheep for year has been $79,-
100000, and the total product was
worth only s11O. O.OOO. 900, it would leave
only S31 ,OOO, 900 profit on an invest
ment of s493, ,OO0, 900. which is entirely
too small, and the sheep raiser needs
more protection to make his business
profitable. According to these figures
it has cost s79, 900 year for the
care of the 81, ,OOO, 900 sheep, or 81 5-37
per head, which is entirely too much.
The Record figures 80 wildly that even
the wool man is liable to be confused,
and become convinced that it is best
for him to get out of business for leg;
islation can never save him from utter
ruin, If the statements quoted above
are to be relied on.
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Want 8 q Pension

SALEM, Or, Sept. l4.-George M.
Hunter, company II. First Washington
volunteers, has applied for a pension
for disability incurred while in the SER
vice in the war with Spain. Mr. Hun
ter recently returned on furlough,
and is staying in Salem. His applica.
tion was made through Pension Agent
D. c. Sherman. 1t is probably the
first one growing out of the Spanish
uor =.
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a revision. At Saturdays meeting Of
the cabineta decision will be taken
and it is certain revision will be
decreed.
President FGure has been a deter-
mined opponent of the proposed revis-
ion and caused it to be rumored that he
would resign If it is granted. No one
believes he will resign, but every one
sees that his threat to do so is a des.
perate expedient to get rid Of Brisson's
cabinet and the revision also.
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Examination of LuIeini.

GENEVA, Sept. l5.-Luigini. or
Luchesi. the assassin of Empress
Elizabeth, appeared today before the
correctional chamber. He. entered
the court smiling, saluted the public
with wave of the hand, and asked the
president of the tribunal, in good
French, to allow him an interpreter.
The examination appeared to show
plot involving other Italian an
archiata
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SOME HISTORIC FACTS.

The Oregonian is barking back to
the threadbare assertion that ''free
coinage would Immediately drive gold
out of circulation" The country
heard that threat when the Bland bill
was before congress. John Sherman
then made the fat assertion that the
passage of that measure would drive
all the gold out of circulation. 1t had
the converse effect. When the Bland
law was enacted, the gold stock of the
United States was down to $165 ,OOO, 600.
When the Bland law was repealed in
1890, the gold stock had risen to $780,
100000, and long before that time Mr..
Sherman had to confess that he had
been mistaken. At conference held
March 10, 1878, of the house COM
mittee on banking and currency and
the senate committee on finance, the
chairman asked Mr.. Sherman:
= "What effect has the silver bill had.
or is likely to have upon resumption?"
and Mr.. Sherman replied:
81 do not want to tread on delicate
ground in answering that question,
Mr.. chairman. shall have to confess
that I have been mistaken myself.
think the silver bill has had some ad-
verse effects, and it has had some
favorable effects. In the first place
the silver bill satisfied strong public
dem and for himetallic money. In q
government like ours, it is always
good to obey the popular current, and
that has been done. 1 think. by the
passage of the silver bill. Resumption
can be maintained more easily upon a
double standard than a single stand.
ard"
Senator Bayard--You are speaking
of resumption on the basis of silver,
or of silver and gold?
Secretary Sherman-Yes, sir; think
it can be- maintained better upon a
bimetalic, or alternative standard,
than upon single one, and with less
accumulation of gold. In this way. re-
of silver would rather
aid resumption.
: The Oregonian is also barking back
to the old cry that free coinage would
give the country "cheap money" In
one breath it asserts that free coinage
would make money SO scarce and dear
that few could get it; in the next
breath it claims that under free coin
age money would be so cheap that no.
body would want it. 1t even goes to
the absurd length of intimating that
under free coinage dollars would have
no greater value than had the French
assignats after the crash. or confeder-
ate paper currency when the lost
,ause was on its last legs. This is In.
and it Is absurd. Even if |
The Oregonian were right in it's con.
'ention that free coinage would not
'aise by one peg the commercial value |
II silver, the fact would in no wise be
Uttered that an ounce of silver would
,uy substantially as much as it bought
n the days when confederate paper
vas worthless. Mo-
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All Quiet at Manila.

WASHINGTON, Sept. l5.-General
Otis has cabled the war deDartment as
follows:
Manila, Sept. 15.-Affairs are more
satisfactory. Our demand for the
withdrawal of the insurgent forces
were complied with, aud all were with
drawn or are Withdrawing today ex-
cept small forces in the outlying dis.
tricts which are not obeying the insur-
gent leader
"Manila is quiet and business pro-
crossing favorably. No difficulty is
anticipated. We have been compelled
to confine Spanish prisoners temporar.
lily in the limits OF the walled city.
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Gold Democrats Confer.

CHICHAGo, Sept. 14.-W. D. Bynum
chairman of the democratic national
gold committee, was in Chicago today
and held a conference with other
leaders of the Palmer-Buckner party.
The gold men believe the regular
democratic organization intends press
ing the silver issue again this fall,
and they intend to do what they can
to defeat it.
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VOLUNTEERS
MUST STAY
There Will Be no More Mus
tered Out

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13-Tremend-
Gus pressure is still being brought tn
bear on the war department to have
more troops mustered out Of the ser.
vice. Efforts In this direction, how.
ever, are of no avail. 1t is announced
today with much emphasis that there
will be no more troops mustered out.
The situation does not admit of any
further reduction in the army, and
efforts are being made to put those
volunteers who are retained in the
service as near as possible on the foot
ing of the regulars in the matter of
drill and discipline. An effort is being
made to eradicate the amateurish idea
of independence among the troops,
and to bring them down to the strict
est discipline. The purpose at the
outset, when the muster out began
was to muster out 100000 volunteers.
A little over $4,000 have already been
mustered out, and it is announced
positively that there will be no more
mustered out, no matter what influ-
ence is brought to bear.
The retention of volunteers now in
the service and the effoats to improve
the morals of the army has in view
the Philippine situation more than
that of Cuba or Porto Rico, though
there is a great deal of vagueness as TO
the danger apprehended there.
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Nurses Deserted.

LEXINGTON, KY, Sept. Thirty
three nurses deserted from the division
hospital last night and failed to report
this morning. They were priVates de-
tailed from various regiments, and
they went back to their regiments.
They will be put under arrests as de-
serters and tried by court-martial.
One of General Sanger's staff said to
the Associated Press correspondent
tonight that the men will be dealt
with severely.
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Deadly Measles

TACOMA, WASH, Sept. 14.-Four
Indians from the Quillipute agency.
Straits of Fuca, have died in tPuyallup
valley, near this city, within a few
days, of black measles, and go mem
bers of the tribe are now closely
quarantined on the Gardellas ranch,
near Sumner. They came to pick
hops. They tried to conceal the deaths
and:endeavored to move away. There
is much excitement among the other
pickers with whom they have mingled.
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The Contracts Awarded.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14-Contracts
for three new battle-ships haYe been
awarded. One goes to the Cramps,
another to the Newport News Ship
building Company and third to the
Union iron works, of San Francisco.
They are to he of 1850 tons displace-
ment, with coaiing capacity of 1000
tons and a speed oflS4 knots.
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Reduced to a skeleton.

/ PENDLEToN, Sept 14.-Grant D.
William, en- route from Dawson City
to his home in Chicago, was taken
from an o. r. & N. train here today in
ascatalepeic condition. He had been
in the Klondike Is months, and was
reduced to mere skeleton, evidently
by restricted diet and hardships.
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not care to send reinforcements to
Rear-Admiral Dewey before the arm
istic between the United States and
Spain expired.
=. 1t is expected in official circles that
the battle-ships and the five colliers
which will accompany them will be
ready to sail by Monday next The
ships will not waste any time in making
the voyage. They will make few stops
and these only to coal and commune
cate with the department,
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Rs,Iaf For Fire xictims

VANCOUVER, B. C. Sept. l5.-Relief
still comes to the 6re-stricken New
Westminster. Rossland has con-
tributed $4,000; the Northwest terri
tories $1,000: Nelson City, $500; Hiram
Walker & Co., $3.50; Kamloops, $500.
The Vancouver board of trade fund Is
nearly $1,000. The banks in the city
are obtaining instructions from head
quarters to subscribe $500 each. The
Women's Council has collected S44S;
Nanaimo, $500. - -,
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IMPROVE THE RIVER.

The wrecking of two steamboats, at
the enteranoe of the Cascade locks
within so shorts time, is, or should be
sufficient. evidence. to government
officials that the lower approsch to the
locks is not safe. and that further i'm.
provements are necessary Therefore
Congressman.elect Moody SHOULD have
little difficulty in securing an .appro-
priation for the Improvement of the
1f1SS when ne shah
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MUST MAKE a LONG CRUISE.



Battle-ships Oregon and Iowa Ordered to
Manila.
NFw YORK Sept, ia special to
the Herald from Washington says:
Secretary Of the Navy Long stated
last night that the battle ships Oregon
and Iowa are under orders to proceed
to Manila, via Honolulu, to reinforce
Rear Admiral Dewey's commond. In
directing them to touch at Honolulu,
the authorities were actuated by two
motives-the first to put them In a
central position where they could be
available for any duty In the Pacific
and which might be considered desir-
able. and the second because they did
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-09-17
Professor johnson Dead.

EUGENE, Or. Sept. 14-Professor
John W johnson, the frat president Of
the university of Oregon, also princi.
pal of the Portland high school from
1859 to 1876, died last night after q
short illness. His wife and ak child
rem survive him.
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Serious Condition of the Army at San
tiago.
NEW YORK, Sept. ia dispatch
to the Herald from Santiago says:
Five men. of the Fifth regulars have
died since their arrival here, 40 per
cent of the regiment being on the
sick report from malarial fever. Ill
ness among all the troops is increas-
ing.
Colonel Cranes immunes are in
camp on the banks of the San Juan
iver. This has had a fatal effect.
There are now more than 800 men in
the hospital or on the sick report.
The illness is attributed to the effect
of the rains on a country full shallow
graves, and to miasma from the
swampY surroundings.
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Aguinaldo's Men Evacuated.

MANILA, Sept. 1.-The insurgents
evacuated the suburbs of Manila today.
They did so 10 q grand march in which
nearly 5000 men took part, carrying
rifles, with colors waving, bands play
ing, and shouting "Viva Americanos"
and "viva Filippinos hbrep'
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storm-sweps Island.

LONDON, Sept. 14.-Advices were
received here late tonight, saying that
a terrible hurricane has swept over
Barbados, in the Windward group
of the Lesser Antilles. Two hundred
persons have been woundedsand 1000
have been rendered homeless.
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burglary In Wasco.

WAsoC, Or. l3.-Marsh & Meddler's
drug store was entered by burglars
last night, and the contents of the til.
were taken. The burglars effected an
entrance through a rear window
They secured less than $5. Nothing
besides the till was molested.
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To be Buried by Her SONS Grave.

VIENNA, Sept. 14.-In accordance
with the emperor's wishes, the remains
of the late Empress Elizabeth will be
inferred beside those of Crown Prince
Rudolph. The interment on Saturday
therefore will be only temporary.
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Nav oovernment For Chicago

CHICAGO, Sept. lathe city coun-
Gil has adopted q resolution for com.
mission of nine members to prepare an
entirely new form of government for
the city of Chicago. 1t is the initial
step for consolidation of the town,
city and county governments. -
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spaniards in No Hurry to Get Out of
Cuba.
NEW YORK, Sept. 13.-A special to
the Times from Washington says:
The Spaniards are not evacuating
Cuba as fast as many people in this
country wish them to. 1t is claimed
by those who are urging the govern
ment to take vigorous steps towards
accelerating the retirement of the
Spaniards from the island that the
government at Madrid is trying to
hold on to the Cuban customs duties
as long as possible.
II this be true, it is reason that all
thrifty merchants can understand and
appreciate. Spain has had nothing to
consider but debts and outlay for
months. 1t is gratifying to hope to
be able to take in some thousands of
dollars of revenue from. Cuban custom
houses which many persons in this
country think should be already open
and free to goods from America.
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Signed by the Regent.

MADRID. Sept. l4.-Sagasta has OBJ.
tained the queens signature to the
decree. proroguing the cortes and with
1t ended q stormy session of the
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GLOOMY DAYS IN FRANCE.

the Republic.
NEW YORK, Sept 15.--A dispatch
to the World from Paris says:
France ison thebrink Of the gravest
crisis sipce the birth of the third re-
public. The situation is briefly this:
Premier Brisson and all the other
members Of the cabinet, with the ex-
ception of Zurlinden, the minister of
war, and possibly Lockroy, are con.
vinced of the absol,1 nnl4sity of .
revision of the Drey General
Brugere has signidd Tlingness
to take the portfolio accept
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Agents Wanted.

Some one in every county in Oregon
and Washington to handle the Star
Feed Grinding Mill.
The Oldest and best mill on the
market. 1t sells on its merits, hence
agents find no difficulty in placing it
in the hands of farmers.
Liberal commission given agents
who are competent to handle large
territory and men. Address.
T. BRowNHML.
Grass Valley Or.
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Garland cook stoves $3.50 to 5000
{ Maier& 3 enton'
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spaniards in No Hurry to Get Out q
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FORTY PER CENT ARE SICK.

Serious Condition of the Army at San
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| IulIy peruS6Q IL, ana nnU tnaL Jno true
reason is that the corporation is
averse to spending any money that
way. 1t says that it is not certain
that the government intends that ii
should pay this tax, 1t is sure of one
thing, however, it does not intend to
pay it unless compelled to.-Exchange.
Major Ruth, brigade surgeon and a
professor in and Iowa college: has re-
signed from the army in order that he
might tell the truth about Camp
Thomas. AS an army officer he was
debarred from speaking as plainly as
he wished. He has sent a report to
Gov. Shaw, of'Iowa, in which he says
the accommodations are not adequate
for one-third of the sick, but that all
are crowded into hospitals in shock
ing way. Typhoid.fever patients are
allowed to lie in their own filth so
long that in some cases they were
found covered with maggots when
the nurses. fiji ally reached them.
Many nurses are incapacitated. He
had known cases where they used
linen soiled by patients to wipe out
drinking vessels for the sick. Ruth
also declares that official reports have
falsified, the sick reported being less
than one-half the actual number.
Another "son of his father" has
gone wrong, and has been dishonor-
ably discharged from the army. The
unfortunate is James G. Blaine, son OF
the illustrious Maine statesman. He
held the rank of captain and was assis-
tant acknowledgement, o. S. ", being
attached to the staff of General Charles |
King. His first escapade after joining
the army was at San Francisco, where |
he got into unpleasant encounter at
supper in q tenderloin cafe In quarrel
over variety actress, few evenings /
before sailing for Manila. Then at
when attending o party |
given in honor Of the American
afaeeEs; 5isine got ed up with
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Speculation as to What 1t viii Accom-.
plish.
The age-herald., 1898-01-05
QUEEN AND CRESCENT ROUTE.
Shortest and Quickest Line 10 Cncinnat-Ccn-
 venient Schedules to Louisville.

The Alabama Great Southern railroad, with dts connections. formerly the Queen and Crescent route, is the shortest and quickest line from Birmingham to Gin cinnati. solid vestibule train leaves Birmingham at 5:40 a. m., daily, carrying Pullman's handsomest drawing room sleeping cars to Cincinnati without change, arriving at Cincinnati at 7:21 p. m. Cafe and observation car on this train from Chattanooga to Cincinnati. Close connection at Lexington with chair car for Louisville, arriving at Louisville at S:15 D. m.
 The train leaving Birmingham at BOO p. m. carries Pullman sleeping cars from Birmingham to Cincinnati, arriving at Cincinnati at 7:20 a. m. Pullman Union sleeping car Chattanooga to Louisville on this train, arriving at Louisville at 7.55 a. m.
 For comfort and speed travel via the Queen and Crescent Route.
 c. M. BILLHEIMER, Travelling Passenger Agent, 2019 First Avenue. Telephone, 617. 12-16-tf
The age-herald., 1898-01-05
1 IN THE SOCIAL REALM.
-BY MRS. GEORGE c. BALL---.ssv
ssesese eseeeesseeeeessss-

losing their own prestige and of becoming unpopular with the men. They don't seem to realize that 1t is they who are really the indispensable-that they will always be followed and sought after if they will leave others to do the seeking. Why girls will submit to such careless neglect of the commorest rules of social etiquette, mere ly because it is a man who offends, can not understand. If man fails to pay a party call, If he comes later than the hour at which he is expected, if he neglects a lady in public or sights her without req son, the sin should not lightly be forgiven. He should be made to repent in sackcloth and ashes that he may understand that it is not to occur again. Otherwise he will think-as most men seem to--that he is a law unto himself.
 "I know girls who still invite to their homes and lavish their smiles upon men, 10 whom, if they had treated me so, would never have spoken again. And why? Just because they are popular, attractive men, and the girls think they can't afford to lose them from their gatherings. Don't they know that if all the girls boycotted such rudeness 1t would never occur again? Girls are largely responsible for the manners Of the men who associate with them.'
The age-herald., 1898-01-05
QUEEN AND CRESCENT ROUTE.
Shortest and Quickest Line to New Orleans
 Solid VestlbuIe Trains.

The Alabama Great Southern railroad, with it's connections, formerly the Queen and Crescent route, is the shortest and quickest line from Birmingham to New Orl=ans. A solid vestbule train leaves Birmingham at 10:15 night, arriving New Orleans S:S0 next morning. This train carries Pullman's handsomest drawing room Buffet Sleeping Cars, day coaches, baggage and express cars through with out change.
 The evening train leaving Birmingham at 3S0 D. m., carries elegant Pullman Un- ion Sleeping Cars from Birmingham to Meridian, arriving at $50 p. m.
 For comfort and speed, travel via the Queen and Crescent Route.
 c. M. BILLHEIMER, Travelling Passenger Agent Alabama Great Southern Railway, 2019 First Avenue. Telephone, 617. 12-16-tf