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BaMr4 In the Postoffles at Medtord, Oregon
n Beeond-Olaaa Mall Matter.
. Mkoford, Friday, May 6, 1898.
Mantanzas ia about eighty miles
east of Havana and has a popula
tion of 88,000 people.
Herb is that unlucky 13 again.
A scientist says the world will come
to an end Nov. 13, 1899.
Spain's warships are black. To
be consistent with its history on the
high seas her flag should also be
black. m
Now that the United States has
secured Manilla a piece ought to be
reserved with which to hang Wey
ler if ever caught.
Germany has sidetracked her
notion of friendliness to Spain and
is now professing that she meant to
be friendly to the United States all
the time.
, The typical hobo would be fit
subjects for the United States to set
up in some real handy place, as tar
gets for Spaniards to waste amutri
tion on.
Advertising, in some cases
really works an injury to business
it takes it away from the fellow
who don't advertise and gives it to
the fellow who does.
' There are enough people in the
United States wearing the title of
colonel, who are not entitled to it,
to whip Cuba if they would take
up a gun and earn the title.
It mcst make the average mem
ber of the Oregon "hold-up" legisla
ture sore to read of Li Hung Chang
receiving from Russia a bribe of
$1,500,000. No Chinese cheap labor
about that.
An exchange heads an article
"Our Navy in a Nutshell." Not so
bad as that, as can be proven by
news of a little skirmish a small
part of it had recently near the
Philippine islands.
Some of the so-called statesmen
who say Hawaii isn't worth any
thing seem to forget that several
nations which are not in the habit
of picking up worthless things are
. very anxious for an excuse to step
in and grab the islands referred to.
It is an acknowledged fact that
Medford merchants do more busi
. nee8 than those of any other town
in i Southern', Oregon; They are a
; live class of people. Their manner
' of trade warfare is purely American
'there is nothing Spanish about it
it is modern in every respect and
their trade victories are easily won.
A glance at the advertising columns
of this paper will convince any
reader that these advertisers are
anxious for your trade. There is a
MRS. POWERS
WJXJl.
A cup of AROMELLA next Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
May 12th, 13th and 14th. Tillman & Bendel's Spices
and Extracts. '
CLOTHING
Ever brought to Med ford wits rocoiv-
Kosonuuu tins week.
Gent's Furnishing Goods
Rosenthal.
sparkle and snap about their ad
vertisements whioh bids you call
upon them with a welcome that is
whole-souled. They don't advertise
to help out the newspaper we don't
want or expect charity but they
do advertise to get trade and they
get it.
There is food for thought, for
others as well as for preachers, in
the action of a Brooklyn minister
who has announced his intention
to give up a church whioh pays him
a salary of $6,000 a year and go
into the country to preach for noth
ing, in order, he says, to be re
warded in a future life. There will
be no tiouble in filling the oity np
pointment made vacant when he
takes to the country.
Political Announcement.
James M. Whipple, of Wood ville,
the regular republican nominee for
representative, was born in Call
fornia and is now about twenty'
seven years of age. While he waa
yet an infant his parent moved to
the Rogue river valley and settled
near Woodville, where they have
resided ever since. Mr. Whipple,
having grown up in this county, is
well versed in its wants and needs.
He was educated in the publio
schools of the county and completed
his studies in the high school at
Grants Pass in 1893. For the past
several years he has devoted a con
siderable portion of his time to the
study of law. Being educated in
Jackson County and growing to
manhood among us, he has no axes
to grind not immediately connected
with Jackson County and her best
interests. He is a young man of
good judgment, temperate and in
dustrious habits, and if elected to
represent Jackson County in the
legislature the people can rest as
sured that his whole time and best
judgment will be devoted to their
interests. We bespeak for bim the
support of the voters at the coming
election.
The Carter-Rodgers Wedding.
Married ADril 27. 1898. at the resi
dence of the bride's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W.J. Koagers, t. J. uaner, oi
the Meadows, and Miss Flora A. Rod
gers, of Table Rock. Mr. Carter has a
fine farm and nice home in the Mead
ows to take his most estimable wife to.
C. C. Gall, justice of the peace, did the
honor oi uniting tne nappy coupie.
After the ceremony and congratulations
were over the company wero ushered
into the dining room where a most
temntiner and beautifully arraneed
table groaned under the weight of
everything imaginable in the way of
edibles that go to make occasions of
this kind a success. Too much praise
cannot be given our worthy host and
boste3s in making tois, tneir ciaugniers
weddln? dav. suchacomolete success
long to be remembered by relatives and
friends. Those present were Mr. and
Mrs. M. A. Houston and J. B. Rodgers,
grandparents of the bride, Mrs. Chaf
ley and daughter, Mary, mother and
siBter of the groom, Frank, H. E. and
Lester Rodgers and Misses Winnie,
Lulu and Myrtle Rodgers. Theso com
posed tne little company wmcn nau
the pleasure of witnessing and mlng
liner together for only a few short
hours but probably a lasting impres
sion was made on some never to be for
gotten, and certainly not by the old
justice who had been fasting for the
last three months for the occasion.
U. U. UALL.
An "advance in lead" because of
the war is rerjorted. Lead generally
does "adyanco" when somebody
pulls the trigger.
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v.
la showing today
a fino lino of
Printed Dimities
About tho price of calico, yet
. they are Iduinty find cool for
hot weather dresses; see thorn
in wo8t show window .
A Bargain in
Size
No Shoddy. Just tho thing for
hot weather, at
A'line of choice samples
at about half price 9 s
COMMODORE DMT
PHILIPPINE
RIOT AT SANTIAGO DE CUBA IN WHICH THE BRIT
ISH CONSUL IS KILLED BY A HOT HEADED SPAN
IARD. SPANISH ASIATIC SQUADRON IS A THING
OF THE PAST.
Key West, May 6: Spaniards in
ambush bavo fired upon Americans
and insurgents near Havana, killing
and wounding fifty.
The American gunboat Wilmington
has issued a challenge by throwing
several shells into her forts.
1 There is rioting in Spanish towns.
Display of American flag in Spain by
Spaniards causes bloodshed.
Sampson's objective point is Porto
Rico, and he will shell tho city.
Troops have landed on southern
coast of Cuba. Preparations are being
made for shelling Havana. I osurgents
gained a viotory this afternoon. Moro
Castle preparing to receive American
fleet.
Commodore Dewey by cipher mes
sage tells the war department that he
had fifty men killed and 100 wounded
in the Philippine encounter. Gunboats
Petrel and Concord were badly dam
aged. He asks for 2000 men.
Key West, Fla., May 4: Sampson's
fleet sailed this morning quietly. Tho
people here believe u niivul buttle with
the Spanish fleet will occur before
many days.
Five hundred Cuban prisoners re
cently petitioned the Spanish general
to bo allowed to enlist In tho Spanish
army. General Blanco has granted
the request.
W.ashinoton, May 4, 4 p. m,: A
mob composed prlnci pally of Span lards,
attacked tho British Consulate at
Santiago, Cuba, today. The Consul
was killed by a Spaniard who Is now In
jail in that city. The consulate build
ing was wrecked. A riot Is in progress
in tbo city and the Spanish soldlors
seem powerless to maintain order.
The exolte ment is intense. The Span
lards since their dofeat at Manila,
Philippine Islands, havo become des
perate. It Is believed by many that
the British government will now take
a part in the war. The Spaniards hate
the English extremely on account of
their sympathy being with the Ameri
cans. J i . .
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Rustic, Flooring, Ceiling, Sash, Doors, Mouldings
and Lathe Work.
North O Street, .
ia Yards Pro $1.00
Boys Tan Shoes
3 to 5 Solid Goods
$1.25
Will bo talking about a
very desirable thing in
MISSES' SHOES
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IS A HERO.
ISLANDS ARE ODRS.
now the capture vabmadk.
Tho cables and wlros since last Sun
day have been kept hot with news of
Commodore Dowoy'a success at tbo
Philippine Islands. His buccoss Is
briefly told In tho following:
Commodoro Dawoy's squadron com
plctaly dostroyod tho Spanish Hoot In
Manila harbor Sunday morning. Three
of Admiral Montojo's ships wore
burned; one was sunk and tho rost of
the Spanish warships rondorcd hors
du combat by tbo American guns. Our
fleet entered Manila bay Sunday morn'
log at 6 o'clock, and anchoring beforo
Cavito the ships took up tboir posi
tions in line of battle. The forts on
shore at once opened Are on our shins
at Ioog range, and the Spanish fleet
anobored otf Cavito Immediately tol
lowed with tboir heavy guns.
Commodore Dewey's flagship, the
Olympla, thon signaled tbc rest of tho
American Boot to draw closer to shore,
and soon aftorwards our ships opened
a terrlfio cannonading. After half an
hour's hot fighting Dowoy'a ships
moved out of range of tho lighter Span
ish guns and continued tho bombard
ment with tho big guns with terrible
effect. Twenty minutes later tho Olym
pla again signaled to closo quarters
and rapid and Incessant cannonading
began .
This terrific bombardment, soon
ended tho fight. Ono alvor the other
the Spanish vessels were silenced and
three of them caught lire, including
Montojo's flagship, tho Roitia Christina,
from an explosion of a shell from one
of our vessels. Tho admiral at once
transferred his flag to tho Islado Cuba
Ono Spanish vessel was sunk and sov
eral wore run aBhoro, to escape cap
ture. Commodore Dewey's attention
was now drawn to the land batteries
which he silenced after an encrgotlo
bombardment.
The battle lasted an hour and a half,
and It was a great and terrible spec
taole. The Spaniards fought bravely
against a superior forco and suffered
heavy losses. Four hundred Spaniards
r2
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GRAY & BRADBURY, Prop's.
Rcugil and Dressed IJJjTIBER
. . Medford, Oregon,
Boyden 8 Nicholson,
The Hafrduuatte VIen,
Havo ivceivod Ihoir upr'uig Htock of Kurd
ware It in the lucent nhipinont ovor mado
to this city, and connim of ovorything from
a cuidloBtiok to u conking Range.
J. IN BLUE and GRAY
uraniiG faiG
a-
Made into every articlo known to kitehon uho.
Water Hose and water sprinklers, wutor pipo
and wator fittings. Oardon Tools, oto, oto.
aro roportod killed, including two com-
miuidors. Their losses by fire are iuo
nrobubly very grout.
IM, Rimnlttt'ds would IlUt glVO ill,
and when tho American floot returned
to Cavito some shots woro still nrou
from tho forts on shore, but our ships
pourad lu suoh u terrible cannonade
Hint further resistance was lniiolblo.
The Amorlouiis woro apparently unin
jured. Commodoro Dowoy's ultiioK was
well carried out. Tho mammvoriug ui
III. unimdron was a beautiful tight, and
tho navigation of tho buy by our ships
was a romarkablo feat of soamnusnip,
avoiding as thoy did successfully tlio
numerous shallows.
Commodoro Dowoy and tho lnsur-
gonts aro practically in possession of
tho Phlllppluo Islands.
Tho war department has tolcgraphod
to Sun Franolsoo for nine steamers to
transport tho California, Oregon,
Wasblugtou, Idaho, Montana and Arl
zona troops to the Philippine Islands.
It now scorns cortala that all Pacific
costt troops will bo taken to Manila.
With the entire Atlantio ocean to
maneuver in, the Spanish torpedo
fleet, on leaving the Cape Verde
Islands, managed to bring about so
general a collision that three of the
oraft were disabled too badly to
proceed. We shouldn't need many
gun? to subdue Spain's warships
Just givo them a chance at each
other.
Our Spanish friends wore very
anxious to meet with tho Paris,
when she was soudding home, an
unarmed uorcbant oraft. Inawook
or two, when she has hor guns
mounted and puts to soa again as
an auxiliary cruisor, it will bo
rather a safe bet that thoy won't bo
a quarter so eager to Ititorviow hor.
Advicos from Santiago do Cuba
say thut on April ia rombo, com'
manding general of that division,
proclaimed that every man between
10 and 50 must volunteer in tho
Spanish service under penalty of
arrest, trial and doath. A rolgn ol
terror cxista in tlio city mid thou
sands Ioavo nightly.
The govornmont of Uruguay has
forbidden tho publio subscription of
money for Spain.
.The battleship Oregon has ar
rived safely at Itio Janeiro. It is
expectod she will join Sampson's
fleet.
On all our boats a strict watch
against a possiblo torpedo attack is
being kept. All tho available ofll
cers lake deck watches at night, in
cluding the chaplain, paymaster's
clerk and assistant surgeon.
A Spanish troop of cavalry openod
firo from nn- eminence along the
coast of Culm at ono of our gun
boats Sunday night. A couplo of
shells from our boat scattered dead
Spaniards in Cuba and possibly
in tho port where Bub Evans eays
the ruling htnguago will bo Spanish
for the next fa o yours. The land
firing ceased immediately there
after. This wur proposition costs big
monoy. Tho payroll at Maro Islund,
Calif., of the construction and ro
pair departments for labor in the
first half of April amountod to $03,
000, and during tho three months
outline March 31. I'nvmnolnr rtnrrir
had disbursed to tho omployoa of
an tne uepartmonts of the Mare
Islund navy-yard $332,000.
Charles Y. Olosias, tho Spanish
fireman on the monitor Puritan,
who was discovered trying to drill
a hole in the 12-inch magazine of
the vosol, and convioted by the
oourt of inquiry, has confessed that
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POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.
FOR BTATK TRKASURKK,
JOHN 0. BOOTH,
OF JOS1CPHINK COUNTY,
Rogular Nominee on tho Union
Ticket.
FOR SECRETARY OF STATU
H. R. K1NCAID,
OF LANE COUNTY.
Regular nominoo on Union Ticket.
iron POllNTV fiOMMISSION'ER J
G. S. BUTLER,
OF ASHLAND.
Rogular Republican Nominee,
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
MATHEW STEWART,
OF TALENT.
Rogular Republican Nominoo.
FOR SHERIFF
ALEX ORME,
OF FOOTS CREEK PRECINCT.
Rogular Republican Nominee.
FOR ASSKSOR.
J. C. PENDLETON,
OF TABLE ROCK.
Regular Republican Nominee
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
J. M. WHIPPLE,
OF WOOPVILLE.
Rogular Republican Nominee.
ho wanted to blow up tho Puritan.
Ho will bo shot.
Tho United States gunboat Mari- i
etta, as woll as tbo United States
battloship Oregon, arrived at Itio
Janoiro, Brazil, last Sunday and
in company with the dynamite
cruisor Nicthcroy thoy are now
making thoir way north.
Tho Austrian oruisor Maria The
resa has been ordorod to sail im
mediately to Cuba to protect tho
interests of Austro-IIungary.
Naval officers at Madrid assort
that Spain has aroplo monoy for
coal supplies for six or eight ,
months. In tho colonies coal can
be obtained through neutrals.
It is reported that a now Spanish
iron-olud, whioh is being fitted out
at Ciirthagonio, will soon join tho
Spanish squadron at Cadiz.
Refugcoi from custom Cuba bring
an urgonl mossago to tho local
junta from tho insurgent loaders
bogging that food bo sont to thorn
instoad of arms and ammunition.
In two weeks starvation will bo,
rampant in Santiago and custom
Cuba, all food horotoforo brought
by tho Ward line steamers having
been stopped.
There 'aro indications in London
that sympathy is fait for Spain, It
is becoming so pronounced that all
resident Americans, even among
diplomats, are compelled to admit
it. Although tho government'!
friendly attitude is unohanged, It
is questioned whether a majority
in Parliament now it Spanish ia its
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