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A HAPPY ENDING.
of a vessel on a peaceful mission,
filled with sleeping men. And when
the day closes on the last event of
the recent war, may the kind and
noble thoughts of a private soldier
help to complete a peace that is the
end of a contest which lias been rich
in lessons to civilized humanity, and
which has taught our adversaries
that the American soldier, the grand
est type of warrior, can be as mag
nanimous as he is brave.
to
The destruction of the Maine, be
fore the recent Spanish-American
war was laid at the door of Spanish
officials, representing the Spanish
eovernment, and Spain was held ac
countable for the disaster. This in
cident brought on more abruptly
contest which was to be waged, an
no amount of 1u2!inz could have
avoided it. It was a terrible piece
of treacherv. The common murderer
and incendiary pales in complete in
significance when a comparison
made. In fact, it made the civilized
vfoild stand aghast in horror.
broueht to the support of America
the moral aid of Anglo-Saxon blood
because a principle was at stake.
They were desirous of knowing if
war ship, on a friendly mission to
government with which it was i
place, could be Mown into atoms aL
that outrage go unpunished.
While it is doubtful if the destruc
tion of the Maine was accomplished
bv Spaniards having any great an
thority, yet Americans are prone
judge the whole Spanish race by the
act of a man, or men, worse than
criminals. The various reports from
Spanish provinces served to clothe
that opinion substantially, and "rob
ber" and ''murderer" were, in the
minds of the many, synonyms for
Spanish character. That these un
fortunate colonies have been mis
ruled and badly governed i3 evident,
That the Spanish were unfortunate In
Laving as rubjectsin many of thes
colonies, a lecherous, villainous set
totally incapable of self-government,
ignorant, trcachercus, opposed to
governmental restraint, is now veiy
well known. The incidents of the
military manouvers of Manila and of
Santiago clinch the above statement
as an absolute fact. However, there
were greater principles at stake than
the interests of the native population
. of the islands, and no doubt the high
and noble intentions of our grand
Tree government . may tend to en
lighten these warring rebel bands,
nd influence them to respect and
support a government whose very
name is known from pole to pole,
from ocean to ocean and from one
continent to the other, as the noblest
inspiration of liberty, and whose
mission has been to crown honest
effort with the reward that it de
serves; a country that has whispered
freedom to its young subjects as they
battled against the mother country;
that released the shackles from the
anklevof the slave; that has done
noble things in the world's history
that will ever remain as the guiding
star ot everv liberty-loving human
being.
Yet Spain Las noble men. We
refer our readers to the action ot
Admiral Cervera towards our heroes.
Since Lis detainment in America,
Americans by the thousands have
praised his noble action and humane
principles. But Spain has mek, not
in the higher ranks. We will call
attention to the letter of a Spanish
private, which appeared in these
columns yesterday, and which has
became a document of this govern
ment, to remain as one pleasant
memory of a hard, well-fought con
test. That private, representing
11,000 Spanish soldiers, poured forth
his soul in language that would Lave
graced the grandest king on his
throne, in his endeavor to thank the
American soldiers, and our govern
ment, for the excellent treatment
accorded, both sick and well of the
vanquisheJ. No doubt this was a
revelation to the average Spanish
soldier who had been kept in ignor
ance, but there is one man of them
who had the courage and manliness
to come forth, representing 'bis
comrades, and proclaim the truth.
The victors who. chaged the forts
and trenches, - filled with Spanish
soldiers, to the cry of "Remember
the Maine," can now feel that every
Spaniard Is not bad and capable of
so grave a crime as
BLAMING IT ON COLUMBUS.
to
the destrnction
Ond of the Madrid parers has lo
cated the source of Spain's troubles.
The name of the culprit is Chris
topher Columbus. Under the royal
auspices of Spain he discovered a
new continent and hoisted over it
the Spanish flag. That is believed
bv the Madrid analyst to have been
the eeim of Spain's future decline,
To be sure, the nation seemed
reach its period of greater glory at
later date, but it is assumed to have
been but a deceitful and dangerous
expansion. If Columbus, who was
an Italian carpet-bagger, and one of
those eloquent visionaries to whom it
is perilous to listen, Lad but kept
awav from the court of Ferdinand
and Isabella all would have bee
well. Some other nation would
have discovered America and been
compelled to stand it. Spain's de
velopment would then, it is argued
have been along the northern borders
of Africa, a region with which it had
close relation and with which
fought as well as intermingled foi
centuries. Therefore, it is contended
that the dust of the great but balefu
navigator should not be removed
from Havana to Spain. If sovereignty
must be relinquished, all the emblems
of bad luck ought to go with it,
If Columbus were alive he might
have something tojsay in extenuation
of his voyage of 1492 and of some of
its sequels personally unpleasant to
himself while be still remained in the
flesh. Fate was not particularly kind
in making him an explorer. It was
from no malicious premeditation
that he went into the new continent
business. If he had never met and
married a pretty Portuguese girl
whose father was an old sea dog with
chests full of charts Columbus might
have lived and died the skipper of
a fishing boit, equally obscure and
happy. ' But those ancient manu
scripts, which were the chief part of
his wife's inheritance, fired the im
agination of Columbus. He took
the superficial view' that discovering
new world would not necessarily
ruin himself nor the country he
represented. . There was ro waj by
which be could foresee that an early
Spanish-American revolutionist in a
colony founded by himself would
some day clap him in chains and
send him. back to Spain. Ferdinand
lived long enough to feel uneasy
when Columbus was around. The
prophetic soul of the monarch may
have warned him that there are two
sides to running a' continent as a
oyal diversion.
Some balm for the Spanish mind
is found m the thought that the
present embarrassments of Spain are
due to a geographical and quite ac
cidental cause over 400 3crrs ago.
The Norsemen discovered America
leng before that, and were smart
enough to keep quiet about it. So
were the sailors now known to have
visited the coast of Brazil before
Columbus. ' The Asiatics who pre
viously entered America by crossing
Behring Strait also maintained a
prudent reserve. But the Genoese
enthusiast treated the matter ef-fusiych-,
and poor Spain, overcome
a false sense of grandeur, weakly
consented to take the continent,
Worse than that, Magellan, deluded
by the specious fame of Columbus,
went roaming about the Pacific, and
1521 saddled Spain with the
Philipincs. It there ha a been no
bright eyed Lisbon girl with a truck
ful of old maps there would have
been historically no Columbus, no
Cuban question, and presumably, no
Dewey. The Madrid editor does
not go back far enough. There is a
woman in the case, as usual.
hostilities off the Cuban coast. All
agree that it is a wonderful boat and
that its successful trip was nothing
less than phenomenal. ..
But what might have been the re
sult, if this nation had bad a more
formidable enemy, is readily under
stood. It takes time to make a
voyage of 13,000 miles wi:h a battle
ship. Besides, if the enemy had been
more numerous and powerful, how
easy it would have been to intercept
the vessel. .Luck favored the Oregon
this time. Had Spain sent one of
ber best fleets, it is now evident that
the Oregon would have had little to
fear in an ordinary sea engagement.
But Low much better it would have
been if the proposed Nicaragua canal
had been in existence. From this
standpoint, its early completion by
the United States Is imperative.
This is only one phate of the situa
tion, howevtr, the commercial inter
ests of our country warrant the
building ef this canal. The Pacific
coast people and press Lave long
been in favor of this improvement
for man)- reasons, and it is believed
that in this they will be joined by
the East, but it took just such a diffi
culty as the Spanish-American war
to bring them to their senses.
In several vei' important respects
Dewey resembles Grant. He is
original and audacious. Nobody
ever beare Lim grumbling about any
inadequac' of means at Lis command
or the character of the task to which
he is assigned. He does his work
promptly and cheerfully, with the
foices at bis disposal. He does it so
thoroughly that it will never have to
be done over ag"in by him or any
body else. Dewey will, in history,
have the p rimacy among the fighters
of the Spanish war which Grant had
among those of the war of secession.
The contest for second and third
place among the great personalities
of the war of 1898 may be keen, but
the first place belongs to Dewey.
that his family has an opportunity to
enjojra few of the luxuries of this
world.
"An open river from Lewis ton to
the sea," said Senator Teller in his
speech at Lewiston, Idaho, last week.
The senator Las always.bcen in favor
of an open Columbia. An exchange
expressed an opinion that: "An open
river would be the solution of only
one aspect of the problem which con
fronts the valley ot the Columbia;
an open river, the jfhinppines ana
the gold standard are vital require
ments of the west." Oregon en
dorses this view of the situation. And
then let us work together band in
hand for the opening of the Nicara
gua canal.
WEATHER AND CROPS.
The Cool Chance Very Profitable to the
Crop In Kastern Oregon Con
tinued Cool Weather.
Much cooler weather has prevailed
during the past week. The mean tem
perature for the week averaged 60,wbich
ia 14 lower than for the preceeding
wetk anJ 13 degrees lower than for the
corresponding week of laet year. In the
Columbia river valley the maximum
temperature averaged 85, the highest
being 92 and the lowest 82. Over the
Piateau region the maximum tempera
ture averaged 80, the highest being 83
and the lowest 70. The maximum tem
perature ranged from 48 to 66, Occa
sional sprinkles of rain fell, amounting
to from a trace to .14 of an inch.
The change in the temperature was
most beneficial to both annimal and
vegetable life. Harvesting and thresh
ing, which were slightly suspended dur
ing the heated period, " have been re
sumed with increased activity, and to
day finds the work further advanced
than is usual at this season of the year.
Harvesting operations will continue for
the next six weeks, though by the mid
dle of September the bulk of the grain
will be secured.
ine reports continue to be good con
cerning the quantity and quality of the
grain. The grain has commenced to
move to tidewater. 0ing to the rains
of the fore part of September, 1897, suit
auie provisions nave been made at any
of the shipping points and on ranches
for the protection of the sacked grain
The .warm weather ripened all tb
epring-BOwn grain in places too rapidly
and the result is, it is somewhat
shriveled. The grain crop, aa a whole,
is thoroughly satisfactory.
The second cutting of alfalfa is about
finished, and the reports from the Btock
country indicate a full supply of hay for
winter use.
The fruit crop is in excellent cond
lion. Heavy shipments of peaches con
linue; the weather has been very favor'
able for the proper maturing of peaches,
Prunes are coloring. Bartlett pears con
tinue to be shipped. The crop of wate
melons is very large.
The week closed with no adverse con
ditions to report, but, on the other hand
everything points to tne successful con
elusion of a large crop year.
Well
Child
ren
LETTER FROM AN OLD RESIDENT
James A. Parish Sends a Communication
to Dls Friends in The Dalles.
Pendleton is to have a new daily
paper, it J. Jr. McManus can secure a
press report. Mr. McManus en
deavored to get , telegraphic news,
5,000 words daily, for his proposed
morning effort from the Associated
Press, but the Tribune beaded him
off, having previously applied for a
500 word report. Mr, McManus is
a rustling newspaper man' and will
make a success, if he suceeds in se
curing the desired news seivicc.
The meeting of editors which con
venes at spoKane today will nave a
splendid representation from Oregon
Yesterday's Spokane flyer" brought
large number of the fraternity
from Portland, and the crowd was
largely augmented at this place. This
meeting promises to be one of vast
benefit to the press of Oregon and
Washington. May the brethtrn,
their friends and wives erjoy t!ie oc
casion.
ALL NOW AO BEE.
Pacific coast people have in mind
the recent trip of the great battleship,
Oregon around the Horn, 13,000
miles in order to be present at
The gathering ef Pythians at In-
dianapolis, which is now in progress,
is one of the greatest in the history
of the order. We will warrant that
Oregonians will not be disappointed
at the kind of representation this
domain will receive at this supreme
lodge meeting. She has two able
delegates in J. A, WaddJe and E. E,
Sharon. '--"'-.
A letter was received today from
James A, Parish who is well known by
many of our people and who is at
present residing at Norwauk, California
He says:
Dear menus of J he Dalles : Aa we
promised to write to the paper. I will
ao so this Deautitnl morning. We are
now at our neat little home in California
this wa Deautnui country and very
productive. '"
ihis has Deen a dry season, yet, we
have not bad a famine. We have beard
a great deal about the failure of crops
in California but we have traveled from
the slate line through to Los Angeles
and have noticed large piles, of straw
and immense piieB oi grain sacked, up
and ready for market as well as produc
tive held a. Large nerds of cattle were
grazing the slubble fields and I have been
told that the cattle would eat all the
stubble down by the time they put the
grain in again. We have also passed
large orchards well filled with fruit such
as grow in California, and right here are
oranges, lemons, figs, large peaches,
pears and apples. This is called a dairy
country and most of the people keep
cows and sell milk. If a man has 10
acres of land and an artisian well he
can keep 10 cows and some horses and
is all right financially. We have not
been over to the coast yet, but will go
soon. We have good neighbors, most
all holiness people, you know that just
suits us. The nights are cool with
heavy dews, - foggy morpings but the
glorious sea breezes come up aud the air
is delightfully balmy. We can hear the
cars most anytime in the day as well as
the church bells evey Sunday, and we
can work for the Lord here. This is at
most like a town as we can see 12 bouses
from our residence and the level roads
are so lovely.we take but a few moments
in going to town.
CAMP HAVANA JOTTINGS.
The people of this great '.and may
not understand 'much of Eastern
policies, referring to Chinese waters,
but most of them will resent bitterly
any move that will end in the haul
ing down the American flag in the
Philippines. ""
Implement
are reaping a
and carriage
harvest this
When the farmer prospers
dealers
season,
he sees
A Correspondence Frim That Popular
CampCascade Kotes.
The following letter, under date of the
22d, from MofFett Springs, was " missent
and did not reach us until today. Al
thought part of the original letter has
been left out on account of the changes
made since it was written, we will pub
lish it in part of it at least. I reads as
follows:
. Situated near the banks of the majes
tic Columbia is one of the most ideal
camps, known as Camp - Havana, that
we have bad the pleasure of. visiting,
while the writer has also been sojourning
at that well-known summer resort, Cas
cade Springs. ' ;- - C
With Mrs. I. P. Joles aa hostess, ev
erything was made as pleasant as pos
sible tor the guests, which shows that
thia was not ber first attempt at camp
that are not very robust need a
warming, building and fat-forming
food something to be used for two
or three months in the fall that
they may not suffer from cold.
SCOTT'S
EMULSION
of Cod-Liver Oil with Hypophos
phites of Lime and Soda supplies
exactly what they want. They
will thrive, grow strong and be
well all winter on this splendid food
tonic Nearly all of them become
very fond of it. For adults who
are not very strong, a
course of treatment with
the Emulsion for a couple
of months in the fall will
put them through the
winter in first-class con
dition. Ask your doctor
about this.
Be sure you eet SCOTT'S Emulsion. Sn that ih.
man and fish are on the wrapper.
All druggists ; 50c. and $1.00.
SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists, New York.
life nor her first trial at making visitors
fell at home.
It was with anything bot a feeling of
delight that we saw such good company
as Camp Havana consisted of, driven
home by the heavy showers and
cool weather that kept up for eeve
raldays and caused our friends to take
their departure homeward, after having
spent a few weeks of pleasure in the
picturesque Cascades.
As the time rapidly drew near for
Camp Company L to also take their de
parture homeward, many regrets were
expressed and all hoped to meet again
next year at,. CaEcade Springe, where
pleasant weather, cool water, delightful
bathing, and unsurpassed retreats to
no end can be found. A.
lying on the ground unconscious. He
carried Otis to Sam Thompson's house,
where he still lies unconscious, six daya
after the accident. His parents and
brothers were sent for and arrived Fri
day, and have been with him ever
since.
There were no marks on his head or
body, but it is supposed that the young
man fell in such a manner as to produce
concussion of the brain. Liquid nour
ishment is forced down his throat, and
his pulse continues strong. Dr. Shaw
has been in almost constant attendance
since the accideut.
CASCADE LOCKS ITEMS.
Peculiar Accident.
A very serious accident befell Otis
Helms, aged 21 year, son of A. Hel.n,
jr., cl Twickenham, on Thursday of last
week, at the James Morrow place, near
Fossil. He was one of the cowboys who
were driving a band of GUman-French
beef cattle to The Dalles, and about 0
o'clock was going out in the pasture, iu
company with Jos. Frizzell, to night
herd the cattle, when hisborse stepped
into a badger hole with one of his hind
feet and " fell backward, throwing Otis
to the ground. It was dark, but Mr.
Frizzell heard the horse fall, and jump
ing from bis horse found young Ilelms
Gossip From the Various Camps, Especi
ally Camp Sampson.
The guests at Camp Sampson Sunday
were: Mesdames Crandall, Evans and
Morgan, Misses D. Michelbach and
Kirkwood, Eoscoe Oakes, of Portland,
and Mr. Flint, of -ihe Cascade Locke,
while Cushing's camp, which is it the
immediate vicinity, was visited bv
Misses Mattie, Mae and Sibyl Gushing,
Annie Stubling, and John and Georgo
Weigel and Mr. Parkins, of The Dalles,
and Mr. and Mrs. Allard, of Hood
River.
Archie McCully spent Sunday at Camp
Dewey.
Eoscoe Oakee, of Portland, spent Sat
urday and Sunday at Camp Sampson.'
Miss Elizibeth Bonn spent a few days
at Camp Sampson last week.
Miss Delia Michelbach is a guest at
Camp Sampson.
Mre. Lyle, the late hostess of Camp
Dewey, and daughter, returned to their
home after a pleasant outing at the most
popular summer resort on the river, the
Cascade Locks.
W. H. Wilson enjoyed a day's rest at"
Wilson's cottage. .
Camp Tomale, the latest camp on the
grounds, is a hot one for you. Mrs.
Tolunie is a charming hostess and her
camp is the most popular resort at the
Locks.
The most enjoyable amusement Sun
day was the Target practice at Camp
Tomale. There was quite a contest be
tween the ladies and gentlemen,' and,
as should be expected, the ladies came
out far ahead. If the Dallesites cannot
bowl at Astoria they can .bit the bulls
eye at the Locke, and not be so very
Spanish, either. .' .
The borl-fire Saturday night was the
largest of the season. It was due to the
fact that the young men had to earn
their supper by bringing the wood for the
fire, and indeed they weie fleet about it.
The fire, with the pictureeque group
around it, was 'such a beautiful sight
that the crowd blistered their faces pos
ing for Mr. Tolmle, while he took hia
time focusing, to try to reproduce with
a "Manhattan ," the charming smiles of
those assembled. S
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We also carry a complete
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Call and see us before buying
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MAIER & BENTON, J
- Sole Agents for Wasco County.
The Dalles, Or.
Hardware and Grocery
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MICHELL
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