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About The Independence west side. (Independence, Or.) 18??-1891 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 3, 1898)
An Advertisement Wblob bring returna is proof thai it I in tba right place. Tb WEST HIDE brings answers. The Best Newspaper It th on lust gives the most and freafceat &. Compare Hi WEST HIDE will mujt paper iu Polk county, INUKPENOKNOK, POLK COUNTY,- OKKOO.V, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, !. Five Cknth I'm Copy. NO. 815. VOL. XVI. 2.00 PKK YKAR. &9 -t OOT AND 2 GOO PAIRS SHOES Of Men's Hoots and Shoes just received for fall and winter trade. The best line of shoes ever displayed at prices from $1 .00, 81.25,- $1.50, 1.75 to $0.00. Old and young men's shoes in alf styles and widths. Men's long-legged heavy shoes, just the thing tor fall wear-prices very low. Boys and children's shoes to suit any and all. , , Popular goods and low prices in all departments. Wc carry the stock. We sct the pace for low prices and must sell the goods. JL L Stockton's West Side Store HVmU FOR PEACE. I'mIUmI States JUkei Spain a I'roH.. tlim Wlih h In Mherat. Mil mm ..SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL SESSION. STATE NORMAL SCH00L Monmouth, Oregon STRONG ACADEMIC AND PROrtSSIONAL COURSES Well equipped Training Dspartment of nine grades, with 330 children. Tlegular Normal Course of three yearn. Senior year wholly profeaslonal. UradusUeaof Accrnllled High BHiools mid Colleges admitted directly to professional work. The Il poiim of the Kehool In recogulwd by taw a a life certificate t teach. The Kraduitw of the School are la demand an teacher. Light expenses-the year for from H'.Hl to flW. Beautiful and healthful location. No saloons, The flnt term will open Tuesday, September Sub. Catalogue, giving full detail of work, cheerfully aeiit on application. Addre, or W. A. WANN, P. L. CAMPBELL, Secretary of Faculty. President. o" asii I G -Vj: G Ja ; !! 3 CENTS' !! ,i ,i 5 A PAIR J :: m . - n rtr i O. A. KKAMbK 4 Jewelers and r Optlolani INDEPENDENCE, On. r EDITORIAL NOTES. Spain's submarine lima in the largest of modern time. ..THE WEB FURNITURE STORE.. Hundley all gnvItH of CAUPE T.3. Examine our now patterns at only 20o a yard. We have an nunrtmcntol Window Shades Yoti can Kct a mat nharte roller uf u (or i' ceiiti. We will not bo uii'lormld on WALL PAPER You can get a wall pajxir of u for Botinta troll. We hav a complete line of Couches Baby Buggies Rockers In fact everything In our tine. Remember that we are here to live ami let line. Come and nct utt before you buy elmwhere ami get our prices. We will take plewture in Hlufwing you our goods. CAMPBELL & STEVENS r. PURE DRUGS Are what your physician counts on when he writes your prescription but you do not get the benefit of his skill Jf hia Instructions are not carried out to the letter. We are careful in filling prescriptions and use pure drugs Can we do more t Are You Going Out for an Outing? If you are an artist you naturally want some materials, and we have a complete stock, also to Paint Youit IIouhk, we have Paints, Oils and Brushes. Cruaeee and Surgical Inatruments. Opan Houm Block, Independence. ThouuiM II. Tongue has winnl ProiidtMit McKinley that h favor retention of tlfV Philippine islands m that is the sentiment of his con- HtitueulH in Oregnu. KrHcntilor John JII. MltchHI favors our rvUilniug the Philippine iHlauds. For ouon tha wlttor of the Oregoiiiuu and Mr. Mitchell can join hands on a publie measure. The war bonds are now selling In New York at from 1.04 to 1.041. The 2:10,000 owners, whoso subscriptions run from 20 to 4700 each, will make a good thing out of them. NEW HATING PLACE WHITE HOUSED DININ(i HALL Ntxt door to meat market Noted for BIG 1GC MEALS Tuui-vthitir tiMtv. nut and clean. White eook, prompt aervli. meals at all hours, iieiuumuer in Big" White House Dining Hall JOBH L1NJMLEY, Prop. Prtwideut McICtnloy can uiake terms of ponce with Spain, but it requires the ratification of the United Stat Semite. The provi dent Is going to give the senate some work to do. "The Yankees have, thus far, conducted the war with masterly smartness and admirable valor." says a German newspaper. Coin- nu from such a source the state ment is appreciated. A. S. Locke DRUGQIST Skin Diseases- Vnv tiu aruuwlv nnrl TmrmnnMlt CHI P of tetter, salt rhoum and eczema, Chiuii- bnrlain'a Eye and Bitin umrmoni m without an eiinal. It relieves the. itch- l.w nnrl mnnrtlnir lilllldtit lllBtftntlV RW Its eontlnned tine effects a permanent cine. It rIho cures itch, barber's itch, nlmtlnH itnhlnir T)il('B. chapped hands, chronio ore eyes and granulated llus. Dr. fady's Condition Powders for liornes are the bent tonic, blnod purifier and vermifuge. Price, 25 cents. Boldbv For Bale by the Klrkland Drug Co. The war will soon bo over. Spain has accepted our terms of peaco, and hostilities will cease. War was declared on the 21st day of April, and we are victorious in a little over three months. An examination of the wrecks from magazine explosions on the vessels of (V'vera's fleet, shows that there is no rwtnbhuiee in the effects, to that of our battle ship, the Maine, and that It proves con clusivelv that the M.ine was blow u up, from the outsido. There is uo reasou why the citi reus of IndeiKtudence should com pletely Ignore the court house qawitlou. We have a duty, as citl- tiis. outsuh of our town wdug an aspirant An- the county amt, In see. iug that our money is Judiciously expended. It would do uo harm for some of our cltixens to scan the plans and specifications carefully, to be submittal next Friday, and see that we got full value fur our mouey, before it goes too far for remedy. A court house will cost Indewn deuce at least 8000, as its share of the probable taxes. Now since the court seems to be going ahead to build, why should not our people counteract that loss by xtr en ergy in developing the resources of our town. Dallas hivs had the county seat these many years, and today is an inferior business town to Independence. We cau surge ahead if we will but make greater efforUi. We can soon replace that S,000 Investment in a court house with revenue producing and wealth gaining enterprise here. Tha coiKtitloiia of m-cd between ti e United HUtea and Hpalu are mid to be: A to Cuba, It la demanded Hint Hpa'o releaiw her Koverniiieiit, her p awiwloim and control. It will be noticed that nothing to mild of Cuban liidepemleiH' and that the acceptance of tbla rojl lion leaven the Culled Hiitlea fre to deal with the Inland a It may deem beat. Portultloo, with the mnall iHlatida adjacent and eaitiraced within her )ur titlou, I to be ceded unconditionally to the United KlaU-. On of the Ladrone Ixland, likewise, la to be ceded to the United Htatea as a eoallmr atatlon. Thewe three iviitdllloiia tielng jrranted by Hpaln are to be taken a part (layment In lieu of the full In demnity. What further payment hall tie required I to be determined by a coinuilwlon having authority to art for the prealde tit, auhject to hla ap proval. Whether Hmin shall retain poHenlon of the Pbllipineit, an a whole, or In part, I left for that eom mlMilon to determine. The reason for deferring the dednlon aa to the future of the Inland In thin faehlon, la becauae the aduilnWratkin la not aatlerled It- ai.f: it I not clear at tlibt moment what sound iollcy ahould dictate on the matter. Meanwhile, and until the commla aiou ha aatlnfactorlly dlp iMed of the Mure of the IhUiuI, the United Htatea Utoexcrclae a military governmeint over Manila harbor and bay. The com miMlon will ts actually a peace com- mliwlmi, and will prepare the treaty which will terminate formally the war with Spain. However, a auapenalon of boatllitlea may be aooner declared, when the HpauUli government ahull definitely accept the oondltiona aa above laid down and renounce Ita au thorlty over Cuba and Porto Uieo. Future of the Philippine. Rayai auke tba Im4 pmn, e3 m FtTOlim Abtoiuteijr Pure mrni unan mmi m nmtemi. LITTLE PALACE HOTEL J. M. STARK, Prop. -sIndependence, Or. Sample Rooms for Commercial Travelers RATES FROM $1.00 TO $2.00 PER DAY Notice orTeaeliern' Examination. Our present maps of the United States will need correcting in a few weeks more, when Cuba, Porto Ilica, the Ladrone island, Caroline islands, and the Philippines, in whole or part, are added to our territory. Independence and Monmouth will be one town should there be a towu of even 5000 population here. Then whv should not the two townB unite now on water works, electric light and other public en terprises. The wealth of the Uuited States is estimated by Prof. Mulhall at 81,750,000,000 or nearly $:J2,000, 000,000, more than any other one government in the world. And yet Spain blow up the Maine, but she won't do it again. Notice la hereby Riven that the regular teachers' examination for the third quarter, 1808, will be held In Dallas, beginning on Wednesday, Auiruht 10th. 1808. at 1 o'clock p. m. Anniinanra for state dlnlomas and 41 j 11 --- B county certificates will be examined at the same time and place. All appll- fliinta must be at least 17 years of age, and present satisfactory evidence or good moral character. J. N. Habt, School Bupt, Polk Co., Oreg. Dated i Dallas, Or., July H, 1898. Only a little over three months of war and Spaiu sues for peace. She has lost twenty-one war ves sels, several thousand killed and wounded, about :l,000,000 worth of merchant vessels, ami territory estimated to be worth r00,000,000 to the United States. The war has cost us about .'100,000,000; 1000 dead, and 2000 wounded sol dicrs. Our uavy has almost doubled. The whole future policy of our government has been chatig ed. Instead of being the Mecca of colonies, we are to send out colonies ourselves. It remains to be seen what the final result will be. New York Journal of Commerce; It ought not to be difficult to determine the plain duty of the United Btates In the Philippine, although the fulfil ruent of it may not be so easy. In the nrl place, the surrender of the lalands to Hpaln would be uothlug abort of a prime aamltiat humanity. In the second place, to abandon them to their own devices would be scarcely let In human; while, In the third place, to attempt to turn them over to any other power or power would be sure to foment International Jealousies, the reaulu of which uo umn could foreaee. It Is plain therefore, that, for the pres ent at leaat, we should bold a strong hand upon the Philippine Inland, the nle purpoHe of which should be, not the satlNfactlou of any greed or our own, but the preservation of the peace of t he world, t he suppression of one of the flagrant scandals of (Spanish rule, and the savtng of an Iguorant and barbarous native population from the evils of their own Iguorauce aud barbarity. We have here a chance to distinguish ouraeives as me most bcncflijlent world-power in his tory, aud to do more to promote the arts of peace aud the blessings of com ntcree than has ever fallcu to the lot of any single nation. It will require the keenest statesmanship, the broad est economic philosophy, the widest diplomacy, the steadiest courage and the most perfect self-abnegation to acquit ourselves nobly of this high oummlitiloii, but surely theaa things are not strangers to American geuius. This Is a responsibility which we did not seek, and cue, no doubt, from which we would have shrunk with be coming modesty If we had foremen It; but It has nevertheless been thrown unon us, aud why should we not accept It like men, and so acquit ourselves that civilization through all times shall bless the American name? REMARKABLE BECKITIOX. Inhabitants of a KpanUh Town Rejolre in Hting (onquered. When General Miles' army reached Ponce, a town on the coast of Porto Kico, the scene along the wharves waa remarkable. Thousand of residents, men, women and children, lined the water front aud shouts of joy greeted them. The soldiers were received like litwraturs rather than intruders. The red-shlrted flremeu came down to the wharf in a body and cheered lustily. Captain Lyons, with company K, of theHixteentb regiment, Immediately marched to the city and established provisional guard in the municipal building. Ou every hand the greatest aatisfac ttou was evidenced. Women adorned themselves in their brightest gowns and waved their hands and smiled aa the troops marched through the streeta. The door of the mercantile houses were opeued, and the whole elty presented tne appearance or a fete, ine poor are especially rejoiced. The military road to San Juan la broad and well beaten aud will offer no difficulty to the passage of artillery aud supply traina. The Hnanlsh made a stand at a small town, reskatiug Qeueral Henry's ad vance, several tulles north of Ponoa tonight. Information received by General Mile ludloales tuat there are leas than 7000 regulars aud 5x volunteers In the lslsuds. UeueraJ Miles aud General Wilson, with their stalls, aocompaulod by the BriUh, Freuch, German and Danish consuls, called upon the alcalde this afternoon. The latter gave them v grackus welcome and asked to be ad vised aa to General Miles' desires with regard to the government of the city. General Miles informed hl.n that It was not his purpose to Interfere In any way with the local government, and advised the alcalde to conduct hia administration as usual Hesaid, how ever, that ail persons naving arm a given by the Spanish must give them uo or be treated as enemies. The al calde said that this should be doue. At the conclusion, of the oonferenoe, the American officers stepped to the balcony of the municipal building overlooking the plaaa, where the several thousand people Including the Ore department aud a number of bands, were assembled. The crowd cheered General Miles, aud the America u bauds played natioual airs. Harry Belt, of Dallas, Injured by the Discharge of a Gnu. The county court of Polk county says the uew court houso will cost not more than 10,000. That means that the building will cost about $40,000, but the tax payers must reinenilar that there are other items to be paid for, such as heating, lighting, ventilation, plumbing, frescoing, furnishing, etc., which will, uuless carefully looked after oust, 40,000 mre. J. J. Illggius, formerly postinns ter at Monmouth, has purchased a newspaper in Alma, Wash. The Alma Chronicle is over ten years old. Mr. Higgtns has had former oowspapor experience and is ap parently no novice iu the business, as he makes a newsy paper. In his editorial on taking control, he says: fn assuminir control of the Chron ideouraiiu will bo to publish a paper replete with county and local news, avoiding personalities anu annouvmous communications. We will devote as much space as pos Bible to what we conceive will ad vinco the business and social inter psta of our community. Our for nmr flxrmrlence teachos us the labor and difficulties involved in the publication of a irood local paper and we realize that whatever measure of success we achieve will riunimri larirolv unon tho hearty co operation and patronage of the business men ana citizens oi uima, About one mouth ago my child, ultlKh is fifteen mouths old. had an attack of diarrhoea accompanied by vomiting. IgaveltBUch remedies as are usually given In such oases, but as nothing gave releif, we sent for a phy slciuu and It was under his care for i week. At this time the child bad been sick for about ten days and was having about twenty-five operations of the bowels every twelve hours, aud we were convinced that uuless it soon ob tallied relief it would not live. Cham- berlaln.s Colic, Cholera aud Diarrhoea Remedy was recommended, and I de. olded to try it. I soon noticed a change for the better; by Its continued use complete cure was brought about and it is now nerfeot v healthy. U. JU Hiujirs. Hiumntown. Gilmer Co.. W . ' Va. For sale by Klrkland Drug Co. A DISTRESSING ACCIDENT. Crop reports of Polk county so far In dicate a much lighter yield thau an ticipated, the falllug oft being about one half below previous estimates. The wurm weather has been a damage to the grain. The Rpv. W. B. Costley, of Block- bridge, Ga while attending to bis pas- toial duties at Klleuwood, that stale, was attacked by cholera morbus. He says: "Hy chance t nappenea to get hold of a bottle of Chamtierlain's Colic, Cholera aud Diarrhea llemedy, and I think It was the means of saving my life. It relieved me at once. For sale by Klrkland Drug Co. A dlHtressiug accident occurred ou the Rickreall, near Dallas, on Sunday morning, which has cast a gloom over one ef Polk county's most promising families, and which will cripple a bright aud promising young man for life. HarrvBelt, eldest son of J. D. Belt, the Dallas druggist, a brother of Mrs. Geo. H. Burnett, of this olty, accldently shot himself through the left arm, be low the elbow, shattering the member In such a manner as to make amputa tion almost a neoessity. The family and a number of friends on Sunday morniug last, had goue to the Rickreall, where they were enjoy Ing an outing. While there the young man had beeu in the woods shooting birds, aud after returning to the camp, stood on a log, holding the shot gun. By some means he slipped from the log In such a manner as to discharge the firearm, the full load striking hia arm. The camp was quickly aroused and the Injured youth cared for. Aa fust as possible he was taken to Dallas and medical attendance secured, and every effort made to save his life and limb, and ease his pain. It was understood In this city yes terday that the young man would be brought to Salem and placed In the hospital for treatment aud uo pains or expense will be spared to make hla misfortune as easy as possible for blm. -Salem Statesman. To Cleanse the System, Effectually yet gently, wheu costive or billions, to permanently overcome habitual constipation, to .awaken tne kidneys and liver to a uealtny activity, without Irritating or weakening them' to dispel headaches, colds, or fevers, use Syrup of Figs, made by California Fig Syrup Co-