OREGON CITY PRESS Published Every Wednesday, Mauhicb E. Haw, PUIIMHIIKK. Entered nl the postoffice in Oregon Cily, Or., ail second-class nnitler. result will be worth the sacrifice. America iiaa risen to her destiny as the eit;le rises to the sun, mid so long as she fullllls her iniBion on earth, so lonu will she escape the (loom of the Jewish nation, the Medea and Persians, ancient Greece, ancient Korne and Spain. "To him that hall: shall hp given." .TERMS. One year (in advance). Six in i in f I ih " " , Three months ' " . .n 00 . ;o . 25 If not paid in advance CO cents addlional will ho churned fur cost of keeping Ihe accniiiit and to make good the losses that are Hiiro to occur with deferred payments. OKEUON CITY, MARCH 22, 1899 I here were 172 ocean disasters in 1808. This does not include those canned by Dewey, Sampson and Schley We havo heard of Greater New York Greater Chicago and Greater Boston We iio-v hear of Greater America. The sentiment voiced by the Molalla correspondent, regarding Ihe bicycle tux, is seconded by every man, woman and child, in iiiii Ihe country, owning a bicycle. Like nearly all the other bills parsed by the lute legislature it taxes the many lor the benefit of a few city chaps. The work of that session dues not improve with ai;e. Aguinaldo shows signs of disintegra, lion. J he bushes of the interior are safer retreat than in the vicinity General OUb' guns. of bpain has offered Agmnaldo $2,000, 030 for the release of Spanish prisoners Aggie wants $7,000,000. If Spain will wait a few days, General Otie will turn theaa over for nothing. Since her recent bad lyck Spain ia in clined to go out of the Island business, She is negotiating with Germany for the rule of the Ladrones, the Felsw and Caroline islands. That was a sad, sad editorial column in last week's Enterprise, but it was a mighty testimonial to the county com missioner and their faithfulness to the interests of the taxpayers. It is dreadfully unfortunate for the re publican parly of Clackamas county, from the standpoint of Senator Porter, Unit it should fail to recognize the En terprise as a wort liy charity. Sagasla has announced his last resig nation as premier of the Spanish cabinet. This is similar to l'alti's last tour. The last resignation will be turned in at intervals and the last tour will he continued forever. It is fatal in Spain to attain eminent success or to meet with conspicuous failure. Columbus was eminently suc cesHful in discovering the new world and Admiral Cevera conspicuously unsuc cessful In defeating that same new world. Columbus died in chains and Cevera is waiting a court martial which may result in the order for the death of the old hero. I'opocatapetl, the great Mexican vol cano, has been sold to a syndicate of English capitalists for $260,000 for mill ing purposes, there being the largest sulphur deposits in the world located in the crater. Besides, there is an abund a nee of other rich minerals. A cog rail railroad will be run to the summit. If the old demon doesn't object vast wealth will be wrested from bis domain Anglo Saxon enterprise is the salt that salts the'world. in Asia, which, if we could see aright forma the world problem of our day." America is awakening to the fact that she has a destiny to fulfill, and there is something to do besides folding her hands and enjoying her great blessings. Sir William Hunter's words are more than words of mere wisdom they are prophecy. WASHINGTON LETTER. in history tlio United States as a "power" of the earth. The democratic Texas bouse of repre sentatives lias declared the war in the Philippines to be one of bin till conquest and calls on the Texan mem hers of con gress to do all in their power to stop if Tliurn uuu ,. l.i f..,,i ,!,.. .. ti, ...... I a few weeks ago and cotton was en dangered. The calamity party is 'jet ing ready to take advantage of this. The effort to improve the Molalla road has stirred up several factions that do not teem to harmonize. The . people of the Molalla and Marquain country as well as the people of Oregon City are in terested in having the best possible route selected. It ia quite natural for those living along the different routes to be interested in their especial eection. Justice to the majority of those inter ested can only be obtained by giving all routes due consideration. The road is of interest to several thousand persons. The Secretary of the Navy hns been .authorized by congress to erect a suila hie monument at Havana, comment' orating the victims of the Maine disas ter. It ought to bo erected on the spot where the disaster occurred. The free coinage senate which has been as ornamental to the government as a wart on a healthy damsel's rosy cheek, disappeared March 5. .The charm that caused it to melt away was the magic word "Prosperity" and "Mc kinley is its prophet. We move that Clackamas county as sumo the debt of the Enterprise and be done with it. Then Brother I'urtor wuiildn't have to make such a spectacle of himself, wailing over the ingratitude of republicans too decent to permit him loot the county treasury. The fifty-fifth congress expired amid flowers and tears. It conducted uinety-uay war Willi spam ami pro vided $15,000,000 expenses, negotiated a treaty of honor, inaugurated expansion and created a larger army and navy It was republican. Indications for the present calendar year are that the total revenue of Cuba for this year will be about $15,000,000. This is wonderful in the present im poverished condition of the island and is BUggestive as to the plunder that must have been carried off by Spain in the centuries past. Great is the future of Culm, The sultan of Turkey complains thai lie has been buncoed out of Crete. His dag has been lowered and Prince 1 leorge, the governor, reports to a com mission of English, Kussian and French ambassadors. The sick man is croupy over this arrangement, but all the satis' faction he is likely to get out of it is the kicking. Generals Miles and Shatter Bliould contemplate the fate of Admiral Montejo and General Toral and cease their jaw ing. The "embalmed beet" contributes I ugely to the large number of embalmed Spaniards, and that is as much as any beef could do. Possibly If Montejo and Total had had "embalmad beef," they -voiild have fought better. While President McKinloy has the greatest regard and respect for Admiral Dewey, the latter probably reciprocates in the highest degree. When the Ad mirai needed ammunition to smash the Spanish fleet, he found that the Presi dent had it for him. When he wanted soldiers, the President bad seen the necessity and soldiers were already on the way. The other day the Oregon was wauled and behold it was on its way wilh the Iowa lying at San Fran clsco, waiting orders to go if needed. Our friend, tlm"proprietor" of the En terprise appears to lie up against it pretty hard, judging from the whine that burdens the editorial page of his last, or, if not Inst at least latest, issue. County Judge Hyan, Ex-Senator Cross, Commissioner Dick Scott and other good republicans have not seen fit, it seems, to recognize Ihe aelf-assujned right of our long-legged friend lo straddle the neck of the republican party of Clacka mas county and ride it through the iniru he has assisted in getting it into. They evidently think the taxpayers of this county are under no obligations to carry the financial burdens of the Enterprise. Senator Porter is shocked to find them so unfeeling hence those tears. Matters of National Interest Discussed by V. E. Curtis. For the first time government of the bus been recognized among the nations Never before Ints any other govern ment invited our support or interven tion in any mutter that involved the peace of the world. We w ere ranked us a (junker nation, isolated and ab sorbed in our own ull'uirs, without in terest in the welfare of our neighbors and without military force to support any opinion or desire that we might have. We have involuntarily inter fered now and then in tha all'airs of other nations. While the French were invading Mexico in 1807 and the Venezuela boundary dispute be came hot in 18!M, and on several oc casions like the war between Chilo and Peru, we have given advice and tendered our good oliiees, and two or spiritual head of the nioslem church Abdul Humid II has always been friendly to the United States, and has been greatly impressed by the achieve ments or our navy durmir the war, There are supposed to he about 2,000, 000 Mohammedans in the Philippine arcnipeiago and their loyalty can be depended upon, Since the approval of the war rev enue act on June 1"), 18118, the col lections under it have been $02,012, 101. There have also been collected tin additional tax on tobacco of 778, 487 and on fermented liquors stored in warehouses 8104,027, making a total of 8()2,!J55,(iO(i derived from the war revenue act from the time of its parage up to the 1st of February. The larg est part of this sum. 820. 440. comes from the sale of documentary and proprietary stumps, $20,084,450 from the increase in the tax on beer. 8, 102, 021 represents the increase in the tax on snuff and tobacco and $2, 503,038 on cigars and cigarettes. From legacies $253,031 has been re- PROFESSIOrVAL CARDS I) It. J. u. MILL1W, DENTIST. fine Denial Hoik. Artlmlc Hold Crown ntl llrlilgo Work. Oftlee on Seventh SI., near S. V, Hi-pot. C. it. niMICK, Deputy District AUorm , Will Priicllro In all Coin-In of the HIii euit uml Dim rli t Court of I l ulled HlHti-a. Otllee on son nliln of Mnln Hlivt, bi twrra Slxlk mud Sevrulli Strott, President McKinley ami cabinet hsve decided to extend the sovereignly of the United Slates over the entire Philippine group at once. The slate of anarchy in the islands outside of Luzon has made the Blep necessary. Admiral Dewey and Ceneral Otis will do the rest, The inhabitanta of Negrosandthe rebels of other localities have tendered allegiance. Aguinaldo, however, still contends that be prefers Spanish to American rule. He is still hovering about the Ameri cans like a moth about an electric lamp. The lamp will blaze In wrath shortly and consumed all in reach. The Populist brothorn are discussing ex-assessor Stout and his treatment of the "corporations." An Inspection of the tux rolls will reveal the most un just list possible to imagine. One case will be cited as an example: A fine tract of 5 acres, with an orchard, Is assessed at $5 per acre; an adjoining tract is assessed at $10 per acre; the next tract Is assessed at f 25 per acre. The $25 tract is the least desirable of the three. Many pieces of property appear on the rolls without any valua tion, thus bringing down the totul valuation and increasing the rate.- We have no fight to make on assessor SUut, as he is out of the county. These figures are cited to illustrate how expensive it is to elect Incompetent olllciuls. three times Uncle Sam has shaken his list, or at least his fimrer. at his : ulized neighbors and told them that they j It iH,'t a foreign enemy that need must henavc themselves. Ihe king .,.,.,.P fi. of Italy asked if the United Clluse for Hllxi(t lil3 j,, W()rk of States would approve Ins plan ot se.z-, the frkl(1iv I)0iiti(,jnni, , ... & The Press recognizes the right of the county commissioners, city council or other body discharging public functions, to do the best it can for the interests of Ihe taxpayers. ThiB bb a primary con sideration. Secondarily, those bodicB may properly favor the political inter est B they believe in. But to favor parti san political schemes, at a heavy ex pense lo Ihe taxpayers, as Senator Por ter strove to have the county commis sioners do, would be nothing less than a crying shame. Porter's whole cry is that his "demand" was not acceeded to a demand based on bis own idea that he is (pule invincible or inisislable as political factor. The republican party need not be afraid of the Enterprise Papers that really ami truly support parly are not so afraid people will over look it that they continually prate about it. The Enterprise would cut a pretty figure' opposing the republican party wouldn't it? mere was a time when ours was classed an importing nation, rather than an exporting nation. Today the condi tions are reversed, and the change has been brought abo it under a system of protection. A favorite doctrine of the low tariff advocates was that if wo did not buy abroad wo could not sell abroad, but today they are confronted w ith the ac tual fact that we are buying loss and sell ing more abroad. All that is needed by American manufactures is to protect them against the cheaper labor of Europe, and in time they will become so fur advanced by improved methods that they can compote right in the heart of European trade. . While the people, are not paying much attention to army affairs, but are making bay In the glorious sunshine of prosper ity which shines on all alike under re publican rule, the administration is still as alert as ever. The hospital ship 'Belief," the gunboat "Vixen" and six additional regiments of regulars have been started Manilaward, while the commission appointed to examine into the contitions of affairs there and report to the government, baa already arrived. The change from Spanish sloth, corruption and inelliciencv to American energy, probity and skill in organizing affairs is making a profound impression in the Orient where "Mana- titt, Kisnut ' and tradition have par- lyzed all human ambition and endeavor and is bringing retribution. Invitations aie out announcing a tea to be given Saturday afternoon from 2 to 5, at Willamette hall by the Ladies Chorus to their friends. New Officers On Monday evening the annual meet Ing of the stockholders of tho Willuni otto Savings & .Loan Association was held In tho olllee of tho Oregon City bank. The ollleei's are: President, K G. Cttulleld; Vice President, W. A Huntley; directors, U. Koernor, A. W Franco a L, L. Porter, II. E. Straight, E. E. Charman, Thomas K. Ryan; See rotary, G. B. Dimiek; Treasurer, Hank of Oregon City. Auditors, C. II Cautiold, Max Bollock and A. W Cheney. Money to Loan. I have some money $500 to $1500 at i per cent interest, dood mortgage se curity 3 to 5 years time 11. 1'.. Caoss. A Mason & Hamlin cheap, at the Oregon House. paiiow organ City Auction Services will be held in St. Tsui's Episcopal church every Sunday at 11 a. m. and 7 :30 p. in. ; Sunday school at 10 o'clock. Service every Friday evering at 7:30. All seats free. Strangers cor dially welcome. Rev. P. Hammond rector. The $20,000,000 to boot due Spain on tie I'lmuminaQ lias annea lor tnur. Min try. America baa paid high for im privilege of carrying light, liberty .1 I : . IA AAA AAA I u unifl'liivoB iu uin ju,vw,wl 13- .ihted children of the world, but the mn' European spheres of influence J Sir William Wilson Hunter, one of England's eminent . Indian oommis aioners, does not Bhure the views of the alaniity howlers of this country in reference to the ' Philippine question. He says, "the United Slates in the government of their dependencies ill represent the political conscience of the nineteenth century. I kail their advent as a new power for good, not alone for the island races coming under their care, but also in that great settle- VCTIVE SOLICITOUS WANTED everywhere for "The Story of the 1 Inlippines" by Mural Halstead com missioned by the Uovernment, as Of ficial Historian to the War Department. The book was written in army camps at San Francisco, on the Pacific with Gen era! Merritt, in the hospitals ftt Honolulu in Hong Kong, in the American trenches at Manila, in the insurgent ramps with Aguinaldo, on the deck of the Olympia with Dewey, and in the roar of battle at Manila. Bonanza for agents. Brimful of original pictures taken by government fibotographers on the spot, targe book. ,ow prices. Big profits. Freight paid. Credit given. Drop all trashy unolticial war books. Outfit free. Address, F. T. Barber, Secy'y.. Star Insurance Bldg., Chicago. in;; a slice of China, and the einneror 1 of China sent Mr. Wu, his minister j here, to the state department to in-1 nuiro if we would sustain his govern ment if he resisted the Italian demand. To both inquires the same answer was given that Undo Sam had troubles of his own and did 'not care to inter fere in the affairs of his neighbors. Postmaster-General Smith left on March 15 for Cuba to look into the organization of the postoffiee depart ment on the island. He will not have time to visit many places, but hopes to inspect the postofficcs at principal cities. The action of the so-called Cuban assembly in dismissing General Gomez has simplified matters, and now General Brooke will not have to deal with them also when he distributes the money to the Cuban army. Gomez alone will be recognized. This assembly has been recognized becnuse such a course was easier than to sup press it. It is composed of a lot of swashbucklers and paper generals who want to rule Cuba, and the authori ties at Havana have always said that if they were given rope 'enough they would hang themselves. General Brooke would recognize them only through General Gomez, and now that they have voluntarily cut them selves loose from Gome, they will not be recognized at all. The Cuban assembly is not a legis lative body selected by the people, but a voluntary organization of oflieers of the Cuban army who are now seek ing ofhecv under the government and have oriMiiizcd for mutual benefit. They have no authority, no coitstitti cuts and very little inlluence. The I'ebruary exports were tho largest in history, with the single ex ception of 1808. 'Ihe exports of breadstulls, provisions, cotton and mineral oils amounted to 55,080,804, against 840, 84,'. 800 in February, 1807, and $52,114,373 in February, lolil). Ihe sliirlit reduction as com pared with the corresponding month of 18!N is not in volume, but in value, because of lower prices for some of the leading articles. The quitntily 'of wheat exported in Febru ury, 18!)!), was nearly 10,000,000 bushels, against (,000,000 bushels in the corresponding month of 1808, while the value is given at'$7, 335, 3!)0, against $0,434,028. While the wheat producers are not obtaining as satisfactory prices for their products us they did at this time lust year, the cotton growers are more fortunate. The February exports of cotton, which amounted to 28.'!, 412. 700 pound, exported in February of bust year were valued at but $21,701,107, the average export price lust year be ing below 6 eenta per pound, while this year it is considerably above 6 cents. In practically all articles ex cept wheat, the export trade is more satisfactory than usual, that of pro visions in 1800 being larger than in the corresponding months of 1808, 18!) and 1S!I(, while manufacturers continue the steady growth over last year and over any preceding year. The construction bureau of the navy department have commenced tho preparation of plans for six 2, 500-tou protected cruisers, authorized by the ast appropriation lull. Ihe designs will be new and somewhat radical in comparison with ships ot that doss now in the navy. Their speed and sailing radius will surpass those of any ships of their sizenfloat, and their equipment and armament will be en tirely up to date. The preference of the Japanese teo pie for local enterprises ami their lov alty to each other has enabled them to provide their own life insurance. for eign companies are losing nearly all their business. The frequency of fires and the combustible nature of the buildings does not encourage the for niation of ftre insurance companies. The reported loyalty of the Moham medan inhabitants of Mindanao, the largest of the Philippine islands, is be lieved to be due largely to the influence of the sultan of Turkey, who is the GEORGIA HIGHWAYS. liOIINELL P CAMl'liELL, LA II'VEHS. Will pi-HCtlee In nil Hit court ot thr ulnln CmitMil ltloek. W S. U'JU W, A TTOKXEY- 4 T-LA U fuggar lliilldliiK, ;i;fn Oivgon City. lliintlry'i Srntem of WorklDK the Roada With Convict or Vree Labor. Professor HcCuIlie, assistant state geologist ot Georgia, In a paper read at Omaha, explains the system of road im provement of the state as follows: "The law inaugurated in 1891, now called the 'new road' law, antborized the comraitifiiouersof roads and revennes of each county, .upon the rucommenda tion of the grand jnry, to fix and levy Special road tax, not to exoeed 3 mills du the dollar, and also to exact of each male inhabitant a commutation tax, not to exceed 50 cents per day for the uum ber of days' work required. Further more, the law antborized these load mm r) HKAVV TRAFFIC IUIUIED. From L. A. W. Bulletin. authorities to organize chain gangs of misdemeanor oonvicts or to biro free labor for the inmrovomeut and the main tenance of the public highways, the ex ponses of which being mot by the special rond uml commutation taxes. "About one-fifth of the counties of the state have sinco adopted this new road law nnd are now keeping np nnd im proving their higbwuys, either by con vict or hired labor. This system meots with general approval wherever it has been triod, and it is now only a ques tion of time when it will be universally adopted throughout the state. "The usual method adopted in this system of road working is as follows Convicts or fieo laborers are organized into sqnnds, consisting of 15 to 45 men, who are placed under a competent su perintendent and one or more overseers. Jincb squad is furnished with a camping outfit, two or more road machines, wheeled scrapes, wagons, from 10 to 20 mules, plows, etc. The work usually commences on the lending roads radiat ing from the conuty sent and consists first in going over the rond with ma chines, giving them the proper crown, opening up the side ditches, macadamiz ing the boggy places and occasionally cutting down tho grades of tho steeper bills. Tho main higbwnys being thus worked over, ottoutiou is then directed to the loss impnrtnut roads, until all of the public highways in the county have been crowned and properly drained. This lirst working usually requires from ouo to two years, depending npon the condition of the roads and the number of hands employed. The seoond time the roads are gone over more attention is paid to grading, and considerable mac adamizing is frequently dqne, and the work in general is of a more permanent and lusting nature. 'It is the intention of the road man agers adopting this plan to keep up this process of gradual road improvement until nil of the principal thoroughfares at least in tboir respective counties are properly graded, macadamized and oth erwise put in first class condition." Location of Roads. In the early pioneer days our sturdy ancestors naturally cbose the hillsides and ridges, preferably to the valleys, when building their homes, for the' ob vious reason of preventing surprises from the crafty, cunning and restless children of the forest." The beaten paths between adjacent homesteads, which eventually became highways. followed the hillsides tor the same rea son, and the making of such beaten tracks into roads, in those days involv ing only the minimnm amount of labor and expense in leveling the hillsides or slopes to admit of wheeled locomotion, sufficed for the moderate needs of the times. With a rapidly increasing popu lation and multiplying needs these "roads, " these lines of communication, rendered the properties through whioh they passed more and more valuable, nntilat the present time one of the most strenuous objectors to a ohange of loca tion for bettering the gradient is the property owner adjacent to a large city, where eligibility for building sites is so potent a factor, and who deems a slight change of location "financial rain." BANK of OREGON L XXX Oldest Bank in the City. Mid up Cnh VmuiUI . JU) OOO urplut . . . , . . $t OOO J-UIE COMMERCIAL BANK, OF ORKGON CITY. Capital, .... $100,000. TRANSACTS A GKNKRAL BANKING Bl'SLNKSS. Loans made. Bills discounted. Makes collections, liny sand sells exchange on all points in the United States, Europ and Hong Kong. Deposits received sub- to check Bank open from 9 a. m. to M. D. C. Latouhettb President F. J. Meyer Cashier RELIABLE FIRE INSURANCE. BEST COMPANIES-LOWEST RATES F. E. Donaldson, Agt Speaking of FIRE INSURANCE, There are no companies better, few so good, as the OLD HOME AND PHOENIX. THE NORTHERN, CONNECTICUT, and the HOME MUTUAL. All of them, TIME TRIED and FIRE TESTED. U. L. Kklly. Ant 111' Treasurer" Nolle. Notice is hereby given that there are sufficient funds cn hand in the general fund of Oregon City to pay all outstand ing warrants endorsed prior to Decem ber 1, 18!G. Interest cease with the date of this notice. II. E. Sthakiiit, City Treasurer. Oregon City, Oregon, November 22, 1898. Oregon City Market Report. Corrected March 21. Wheat No. 1 merchantable. i wheat, 53c per bush. Flour Portland, in qr. sacks, $3 35. " Dayton, " " $3 50. " Howard, $3 35. " Fisher, $3 25. Oats in sacks White. 45c tier bushel . gray, 45c per bush. Bran $15; shorts, $10. Butter Ranch, 4045c per roll. Eggs 12,'sc per dozen. Potatoes $1 00 per aack. Bacon Hams ,10Ollc: sides. Tibr... shoulders, 78c, lard, 8a';a)c. Livestock and Dressed Meats Beef, live, S'nO'.ic: hoes. live. 4(4U. dressed, 53c; sheep, 44 50' ner head; veal, dressed, 77je. TIME TABLES Gdastone Cars I East Side ' LEAVE OUDSTONE 6:30 a m 7:50 8:40 10:05 10:55 11:40 12:45 v m 1:50 2:40 3:25 4:20 5:40 7:10 ltVE I LEAVE OBtQON CITY! OREOONCITV 7 :00 A HI 8:20 9:10 10:35 11:20 7 :()5 A m 7:50 8:35 9 :20 10:05 12:05 P. M 10:50 1:00 2:20 3:05 4:00 4:55 6:10 9:00 ,11:35 I LEAVE POFTLAND 7:00am 7:45 8:30 9:00 10:00 10:45 111:30 Southern Pacific RRl LEAVE j for south ' 9:27 am: 6:52 pm LEAVf FOR NORTH 8:40 a m 3:36 pm Steamer Alton LEAVI t LEAVE OREOON CITT RORTLiMt 9:00 a.m.!7.00 a.m. 1:30 pm. 11 a.m. :30p.n.. 3:30p.m 12:20 pm 12:15 p.si 1.U5 1:50 2:35 3:20 4:05 4:50 5:35 6:20 7:05 7:50 8:20 9:15 10:30 12:50 Only waukie. 1:00 1:45 2:30 3:15 4:00 4:45 5:30 ! 6:15 7:00 7:45 8:30 9:15 10:30 jll:40 to Mil-