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OREGON cITY COURIER, FRIDAY, MaRCH 27 1903. OREGON CITY COURIER Publish! Every Friday by OREGON CITY COURIER PUBLISHING CO. JT. H. Weptover, Editor and Business Manager. E. LEE Wsstovkb, Local Editor. giod la Oregn City PoUffice as 2nd-class matter SUBSCRIPTION KATES. Tuid in advance, per year 1 50 Six months 78 Clubbing Rate. Orejou Citv Couriir and Weekly Oregonlan .82.25 lreim City Cornier and Weekly Courier- Oregon Citv'CoiriVr Vnd'wVpkly Kiamlner.. 2.50 Orogun City Courier aud the Cosmopolitan... 2.2o Wcegon City Courier and the Commoner 2.01) fThe date opposite your address on the per dcnoteslhe timeto which youhave paid, 'this notice is marked your subsc.iption is due. OREGON CITY, MAR. 27, 1903. Minister Squires says Cuba is the most expensive place of reisdence in the"world."wJ.m Piermon Morgan has -just been ivir. squires- guest. , After playing his little Statehood game in the Senate, Mr. Quay went fishing and left his colleagues to ratify their treaties as best they might. Congress lias paid South Carolina a claim due since the war of 1812. And yet Representative Cannon character ized the interest on the payment as "Legislative Blackmail." Scientists toll us that the grip germ as one-sixteeuth-tliousandth of an inch long and ono-eighty-thousandth of an inch wido. But people who have had the grip think it is as big as a bat. ' There are indications that after twice tailing to secure the approval of the JSonntd for his nomination of Crum, ais collector of the port of Charleston, Mr. Roosevelt will appoint him any vay. A Frenchman who has been in Saint Ijouis arranging for the Fronch ex hibit at the coming fair says, "After juy people have seen Saint Louis they will not regret Napoleon's sale of Louisiana." There is every reason to believe that John Sharp Williams of Mississippi will be the next domocrtaio loader in the House of Representatives. All who Jmow him apreoiate ho will make au able one. A Pennsylvania legislator, follow ing the President's load, has intro duced a bill providing gold medals for mothers i of largo families.. Why not reward them with cradles or sewing machines? OfficeDepartment.AfewIfrandulent get rich quick concerns have from time to time been put on the fraud list when they are unable to nab the gullible millions through the mails. But the large majority of these con cerns are untouched although the at tention of the Post Office Department has been called to thom again and again. They are known to every body except the astute detectives of the P. O. D. whose duty it is to find and prosecute them. Now it appears that a brother-in-law of the officers of the department whose duty it is to bring these concerns to justice has been connected with one of tho largest of these fraudulent concerns. Statehood for tho territories, Cuban reciprocity and the Aldrich aud Fowl financial bills are to be loft over for the next session of Congress so that the newspaper accounts may not seem jrtrange or novel. " i 'Senator Morgan intimates in un mistakable tonus, that he was made thojlnpeof those republican high pro lectiouists'Iwho hoped his long debate m the Columbian treaty would defeat I ho Cuban agreement. If is claimed that by tho application lit seicntillo ngrieultnro Palestine Jiiay be transformed, from a country fiipr.V.o of supporting lmt (iOO.OOO, to .one capable of supporting from 5,001V M10 to CsOOO.OOO people. 'Senator Gorman has already organj ized the dlmocrutio forces in the Sen s.ite ami that organization has forced mi unwelcome but constitutional jimendment onto the Cuban treaty. "Wonders can be accomplished by or ganization. One .small room in a rented building us headquarters is all Congress has 1,'l't for too new Department of Com mcrce aud Labor. Is not this signiu t'iant of the importance tho republic ans really attach to all "trust bust ing" eft'" rM under their laws. Washington (W O.) architects are complaining because of a new law limiting tho height h of buildings. "We may not build to tho sky" says one of them. They should not be dis- onseble, however. That attempt was made sum.i years a,'o aud only ended in great confusion. Kngland and Ciermauy are booming M'l iously wrought up over the question ,f whether Kmporor William did or did not swear' at his royal nephew, Kdwiird Vll on tho deck of an Amer ican yacht. We are inclined to sus ject Edward said some hard things ii bout his royal uncle during the Ven ezuelan episode. Washington cily is unable to enforce Jin anti-spitting regulation because mly one of the three Commissioners, Mr. MeFarland, favors it. In this rcet Washingon is behind New l;k, Philadelphia aud other Eastern iir-s. where expectoration is forbid .Wfl. If in Europe a man spits on the wrreet or anywhere except in his baud lif. -chief, he marks himself as an Am ur ican or a barbarian. u There is another big s.'andal involv ua 11.0 ch'.cf law o'.Vi vr of the Post At last, after many years and many weary days of toil and strif, the United States Government is commit ted to the building of an Isthmian canal across the isthmus of Panama connecting the two big oceans of the world. Senator Morgan of Alabama, the old man eloquent, the Octogenar ian of the Senate of the United States has at last seen his dream of an inter ocean canal brought to a fruitful issue ; but not as he woud have wished it to be done. The United States Govern ment has pledged its faith and credit to the Panama route "and the old French ditch into which was poured the wealth of a French Kingdom will be acquired by the United States Gov ernment and the route will be by the way DeLesseppes the great French engineer selected, laid out and de dicated to this purpose now many years ago. It may not be the best route, we do not know and it is very doubtful if any body does know for sure ; but when it is finished and the magnificient men of war of Uccla Sam's navy can in a few hours time be floatod under thoir own steam from ocean to tho other, and the commerce of tho world can bo proudly born on tho quiet bosom of this artificial river from one sea to tho other, the utoph- lan dream of Senator Morgan and others of his faith will have been real ized. Tho undertaking to even com plete this canal and dedicato it to the commerce of tho world is a magnifi cient and stupeuduous undertaking, in keeping with tho genions of the twentieth century. That it will be completod within the next ten years and that the flags of every land will be found floating upon its surface in the good year of our lord 1913 is almost a certainty. It will be a proud day for the United States when it is opened aud dedicated to the publio use. It will be a great day for the Paciflo when its utilities are brought to our door. The building of this self same canal has bankrupted a million people put in jeopardy the life of the Fronch government and has beon a source of frauds and stealings the like of which the world has not seen before. Let us hope that since it is to be transferred to the United States it will come with a clean record and that its administra tion and construction will bo devoid of scandal and free from blame. Democrats have no cause for dis satisfaction with tho new senate as compared with tho last one, from a political standpoint, tho relative strength of tho two parties in the up per house would have remained the same but for tho election of two Re publican senators to tho two Deloware seats, which have been so long vacant. Tho Republicans will now havo fifty-seven votes in tho senate, as against thirty-threo Democratic votes. But they have also substituted Hop kins, of Illinois, for Mason, who while counted as a Republican more often voted with (lie Democrats. This is offset, however, by tho substitution of Latimer, of South Carolina, for MeLaurin, who nearly always voted with the Republicans on strict party measures. The Democrats, on tho other hand, have gained some notable acquisitions in Senators Gorman, of Maryland, as well as MeOivary, of Kentucky, who succeeds tho Republican, Deboe. While they loose one of their great leaders in Senator Vest, who gives way to Stone, the latter is equipped for more active leadership than tho foruier has been able to undertake for the past several years ; and Gorman, who takes Wellington's place, will naturally and properly step into his old place of leadership and render the party some most effective service. As viewed from a party standpoint, therefore, the Democrats, while the Republicans have gained two votes by the tilling of tho Delwearo vac ancies, are in a much stronger position in the new senate which went out of existence Wednesday. With such men as' Gorman, Bacon, Clay, Carmack, Morgan, Stone, Teller and others to hold up tho Democratic end, the Re publicans may well feel themselves matched in point of ability, if not in numbers. The terms of thirty senators expired Wednesday, sixteen of whom had been reelected and were sworn in again vesterdav for another term. Those senators who succeeded themselves were: Republicans, Alger, Piatt of Connecticut, Piatt of New York, Gal iuji.r, Penrose, Perkins of California, Fairbanks, Hansbrongh, Dillingham, Allison, Foraker, Spooner. Democrat?, Pettus, McEnery of Louisana, Teller, Clay. Mallory, of Florida, will also succeed himself, his election taking place when the legislature meets in July. The following Republicans are sue ; ceeded by Republicans: Mason by Hopkins, of Illinois ; Simon by Ful ton, of Oregon. The following Democrats were suc ceeded by Democrats : Jones by Clark, of Arkansas ; MeLaurin by Latimer, of South Carolina ; Vest by Stone, of Missouri. The following Democrats were suc ceeded by Republicans : Heitfield by Heyburn, of Idaho ; Rawlins by Smoot, of Utah ; Harris by Long, of Kansas ; Turner (fusionist) by Ankney, of Washington. The following Republicans are suc ceeded by Democrats : Jones, by New lands, of Nevada ; Wellington, by Gor man, of Maryland; Beboe, by Mc Creary, of Kentucky ; Pritchard by Overman, of North Carolina. The Merry Dancing Club gave an other one of its delightful dances Satur day evening. Street fakirs are charged $5 per day for licenses and not a great many appear on the streets. Circuit court will convene for its regu lar session the third Monday in April and there is a considerable docket. C. G. Jacobs trustee, advertises that he will sell a fine bunch of cattle and other stock on the Oswego turnpike on April 3th. New line of shirt waists at the Red Front. A man from Missouri offers $20 to any other man who will talk 24 hours with him, and in the ordinary run of conversa tion tell nothing but the truth. No talkers have yet appeared. The sunny, warm days have been taken advantage of, to the full, by the farmers, iu plowing and sowing grain. The winter wheat has been much in j ned by thj February frosts. Ldia Miller has sued her huebond. W. II. Miller, for a divorce on the g oumJs of desertion. They were mar ried in Vancouver in 1898. She asks to he restored to her maiden name, that of Lydia Bingham. pOR RENT.furniehed and unfurnished rooms for rent. Inquire of Clias. Schram, Cor. Sixth and Water St. 1904 is a leap year. It has been a long time between leaps, but we are told that the calender will not serve the girls such a trick again for 200 years, and those who suffered from the present long in terval will hardly be here then. About the middle of May the Macca bees of Portland will have a banquet that wil eclipse anything in that line that tbs Portland lodge ' baa ever at tempted. Already local Maccabees are laying their plans to turn out in force. Grand Millinery Opening Monday and TueBday. March 30 and 31st and the fol lowing days. Mies Goldsmith. The credit for securing the free rural delivery of mail matter on the Stone, Viola, Logan and Redland route is due largely to Mr. Louis Kirchem and to his brother A. M. Kircbem. who have given their time to the matter and have carried the petitions around and se cured the signatures. George A. Behnke, Barlow's leading smithy, passed through Oregon City Monday on his way to Tualatin, where bis wife has been for the past several weeks with her mother. Mr. Behnke reports that his wife made him a pres ent of a fine boy a few weeks ngo and he was going there to bring the mother and babe home. 1'ORTLAXD MARKET. Wheat Walla Walla, 70c; bluestem, 87c; valley, TS.'c. Barley Feed, $23.50 per ton ; brewing Flour Beet grade, $1.30 4.85; grah am, $3.45 (d 3 75. MlllBlufTs tiran, $18 to 19 per ton; middlings, $23 ( 24; shorts, $19 20; chop, $18. Oats Mo. 1 white, U.15 1.20; gray, $l.!2;i & 1.15 per cental. H.iy I'lmutliv, $12 dl 14; clover, $3 9; client, $9 at 10 per toe. I'outoes Best biiroaiiks, liOijf 75c per sack; ordinary, 40uf)0c per cental: growers' prices; Merued sweets,' $2$ 2.-0 per cental. I'ouitrv Chickens, mixed, 1'2'ic; young, Ul2c: hens Wic: turiievs ah we, Initio; dressed, lSf,20c ; ducks, tiVli.!J peruosen; guese, $, y.ai). Oneese Full erea.n, t wins, 1 1 o it I f J Butter Fancy creamery, 3i(l'.'!2c per pound : extras, 30c; dairy, 2(.iQi22.'j Stent), Iodise. " Eg s 12(i;M5e der dozen. 11 ps Jtioice, 22027c per pound. Wool Valley, 12,'i)15ii; Eastern Oregon, 8(VrI4 lBc ; moli.ur, 20 280. lieet dross, cows, Jfe j 40 ; per pouud steers, 4(4:'4'c ; dressed, J.'c. Veal 7,l-(i.8'40. Muitou viross, 4c per pound; dressed Lambs Gross, 4j per pound; dressei 7,lae. ilous Jross, G'c per pound; dressed 77'ie. OAS TO XIX A.. Bears tn The Kind Von Han Hiways Boiljti Best Place 011 Earth.... For wagons, buggies, hairi ness and all lines of farm im plements L. F. Holmes CANBY, ORE. . We make a specialty of the famous Cluett, Peabody & Co. shirts and collars better patterns, nobbier styles, better fitting, than any others we know of. Cluett shirts, Monarch shirts, Cluett and Arrow collars best for the money goods. ' All sorts of furnishings here at low prices. HAVEYOU CHILDREN:'! Buy Them "Bluelibbot? Bear In Mind In buying School Shoes for either Boys or Girls never to buy a cheap, shoddy shoe that rips and tears after a few days wear, but remember K Pays to buy "Blue Ribbons" becaust they're made from best material and workmanship and art Built for Service ADAMS BROTHERS Golden RuleJBazaar OREGON CITY'S BIG CASH STORE Jim Arrivals Laces and Embroideries, Three new styles "W & B " Corsets April " McCall " Patterns Boy's Suits and Shirt waists, New Shirt waistings, Summer Dress Goods , j , "JWHMnMB1111WIM il II lif i.hmsi IN GOLD Will be presented by the Courier to the I most Popular Laboring Men in Clacka mas County r : Popularity Voting Contest - There are three thousand laboring men inClackaraas County who work for wages. The Courier wants to know who are the four most popular laboring men in this vast army of wage workers. To that end we will open the ballot to Courier Btibsorihets. On the 30th day oi May, Decoration Day, we will BWa the following nrizea to the most popular laboring men in this county : 0 To the Labor ng Man Receiving the Highest Number of Votes t50 0Q To the Laboring Man Receiving the Next Highest Number of Votes. .. ... 25 00 Tothe LaboiingMan Receiving the Third Highest Number of votes 10 00 To the Laboring Man Receiving the Fourth Highest Number of votes ..... .......... .... 5-00 Bow Entitled to VoU $1.50 paid on subscription entitles you to cast twenty votes .75 p lid on subscription entitles you to cast ten votes .40 paid on subscription entitlss yoa to cast five votes Whether you be an old subscriber or a new one, you can vote for your choice by paying vour subscription totheCouner. Youget the Courier one year for $1.50, six months for 75o, three months for 40c. Official Ballot No.... Name . 1903. Address The Most Popular Laboring Man in Clackamas County is: No. of Votes Cast I