Oregon City Enterprise.
VOL 28. NO.O.
OltKCON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY. DECEM1JKU 8, 1893.
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M'iSKY TO LOAN.
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ATroUNKY AT I.AW
i4-n or ririiTT ri am.Kau.
0c nail u Olefin Cltf hank on tlh .Ural
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'AL HHTATK ANO U)A AUKNT.
A I'oJ llua of bu.liir.. ml i)mr ami .uktirban
f 'ri)r.
Farm rrtipartjr In trarla to null un aaay larma.
rirreaMni1anra titumi.itr ati.wrr.!. Offlra.
all 4r Ut 1 auflaU A llumlaj I drug (tur.
J U VimMl'HU.
JuU a-illrlinl I'rnmH ami careful aitrnilnn
gtran. HatLlnira iwn am! oua half ntllca
aa ul ura"U t 1 1 r '" Atiataaihr rad.
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ATTOHNKY ANI
('ofNSKI.0H AT LAW
(ilHramtt Uragun Cllf Bank,
oaaaon citv. pasoon
TR. jammy.
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LAWYER, NOTARY IHHI.IC A l.NStRA.NCK
Office with W. Carry Johnson.
JK. C. II. SMITH,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Eagle Creek, - Oregon.
Q D. A l. C LATOt'UK.ni.
ATT0KSKY8 AM)
COUSSKUllW AT LAW
MAIN THEaT, ONKIIOM CITY, OMEUOM.
rurnUh AUtrarU nf Tula, roan Mmiar. Fort
ol Miriiara. ami Iranian Oanrral
Ijiw Hualnaaa.
J J R. (HUMS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
WlU. PaACTH IH AM. COUSTS or Tll STATa
Kml fetal nt IniiimBM.
OITIr-e on Main Sir el. 11. Hllh and Sercnlli,
obiioh t iT. on.
M. lUMm,
NOTAKY rUIU.lC, KKAL ESTATE A
INSURANCE.
omco In tho I'oal Olfloe II n tl .11 iK .
Otri.in CUy. Own.
O..I.C.I.HOWNKU. A. I I.HK-
TlKOWNKIX A HHKHHKR
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
OmiomCitt, 0MU0"-
Will frantic. In .11 H' 'llf,
Don. n,'il il.Hir l Cufll'l IHintluy nrui
alcirn.
rPHK COMMKIll'IAL. UANK,
nit iiikiioN fllTY.
C. 1.IU1, '""""v
TUAHHAOTH A O.NKIIAI. BAN.IKO wn.
tana ma.ln. IUH .ll.-nnto.l. MkM f0''
l-oll..n.. In y nl tolli BxchAiil!" on ll Pjrtnw
lu the Hulled Htatcn, Kiin..e nt 1I"K Knnf.
Dopn.lt. rocelBd .ulijwt to check ltf"'
liuml rale, nll.mcd on Hmo i)Tl,
open (mm a. m. to 4 r. m. 8turdy ovmiln.i
Irnm It to 7 r. M.
D. C. UTOllUTTR,Kl'rc..;lem;)H()t)i
Ijank ok okkocn city,
Oldest Banklu House In tie CUT.
Tald up Cupltnl. ''O.W'O-
ntUIDHT, - - THO..CHAH..A.
U:.r..NT. ' 0.O.A.HAR..HO.
cahiiirr. . -
MANAflRR, CKA... H. OAUrULD.
A general Unkln, bmlnem trn.oted.
lepnln renolved uli)et t check.
Approved bill nd notcidlaoounted.
Cuuutyand olty wrrnU bought.
ln. ma.lo on YIUblo ocurltr.
Exerting bought And told.
...nnn
Cnllontlnni mud promptly. .
l)p.lt. inld .VAllnule In ny purl ol the worm
Telegr.phlo .xoh.ng.i iold on Portland,
rrancl.co, milokgo nn now
luurail ualj oil tlin dopoilt".
ub Aram, ol T1IK LONDON CflEOUK BANK
"You are floouOne,"
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m
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rirst toniers.
Always Fare tho
Will you have tho pick or take what ia left by
earlier and wicr buyem ?
Anyway givo yourself tho pleaHiire of Beeing our
Holiday stock lK:foro it is broken up. If careful
eductions of tho neweBt and best novelties in
Chriritmaa gifts olTerod on a uniform scale of low
prices, will bo an inducement to you, you should
pay us a visit:
Huntley's Book Store,
Next door to Com. Hank, Oregon City.
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BUY AN INCUBATOR
-FROM-
Portland Seed ?o.,
171 Second Street. Portland, Or.
And Mftko a Living During these Hard times by rais
ing Chickens.
OREGON CITY JOBBING SHOP.
All kinds of
Tinning, Plumbing
DON 15 TO ORDER
SEWER AND WATER
At the most reasonable rates.
rtTAll work is done with a view to lant and satisfy all concerned.
A. W. SCHWAN.
Nhop Hrrrnlli HI r lrMl, OrBo itj
J. JONES
PKAl.KK
Doors, Vindows, Mouldings,
DOOR AND WINDOW FRAMES.
Cabinet Work, Fitting up Stores and Repairing of all kinds.
Jobbing Orders Promptly Executed.
lMiH i: THK I.OW KNT.
ftf-Shop corner Fourth and Water streets, back of rope A Co'a, OregonCity
SEVENTH STREET DRUG STORE.
DR. L. M. ANDREWS, Prop.
A Full Line of Fresh Drugs and Medicines.
Marines of all Mfikes, Notions. Optical Goods
Patent Medic nes oi a cheapett.
Full oiocn wi ..v
Fino Section of Perfumery and
ing lirands oi cigars.
MWOIiniOW CAB. FIM V FIIXKIi.
... Ortron Citv. Or.
Shlvoly'e Block, - "
GEORGE BROUGHTON,
FIR AND HARDWOOD LUMBER.
sSpec!al BlllsjCutto Order
Mill and Yard olTthTRiver, Foot of Main Street,
Mill anu it 0RF,00N CITY, OR.
Snil tho mlniHter to tho lmiipy jmir he
Iiml junt tiJ together.
"Which oni!?" anked tho LriJo.
"You will huvoto Hottle that for your-Btlvc-H,"
Huid thu clergyman, hut they hail
not done it that inomont, hecaime thoy
went to Iklloiny it Hunch and bought their
hmiHfhold bihkIh hucIi as furniture, liedd
ing, carpctH, Htovca, crockery, g'.anBware,
in fact every thing they needed forhouflc
keeping and are very well Batirtfied now.
IJest.
to 61
and General Jobbing
ON SHORT NOTICE.
CONNECTIONS MADE
& SON,
IN
Toilet Soaps. And Lead
FIRST MESSAGE.
Of the President lo the Fifty
Third C ngreNH.
BKVIEWOF TJIE DF.I'AKTME.MT.
Nothing htarlllnif or Uiifxprrled Son
(ommlllul Kcliillve to
Wanhinoton, Dec. 4. The first (..
seHaion of tlio 5.'tl eonrenH mrntm
bled at nofjn. On many deHks were
fiorul tributes from admirms of Hie re
sHH:tive (M'Ciipatilii . Senator Dolpli'l
denk was liU-rnIly strewn with rows.
l'r(jidciit Grover Cleveland's first
meHBaKH to the 5.'!d coiiKres assembled
in regular sesHiun was presented to the
two housea and read in both Uxlay.
THK IJKI'AKTMKNT or STATU.
While our foreign relations have nol
at all times during the past year been
entirely free from perplexing, yet no
embarraHHinic situations remain that will
not yield to the spirit of fairness and
love of justiee, which, joined with con
sijtwnt firmness, characterize truly
American polity.
The li'tfislation of last year, known as
the Geary law, requiring the registra
tion of all Chinese laborers entitled to
tesidence In the United States and the
deportation of all not complying with
the provision of the act within the time
prescribed, met with much opposition
from Chinamen In this country. Acting
upon this advice of eminent counsel that
the law was unconstitutional, the meat
mass of Chinese laborers, pending judi
cial inquiry as to its validity, in good
faith declined to apply for the certificates
required by ils provisions. A test uon
a proceeding by habeas corpus was
brought before the supreme court, and,
May 15, 1803, a decision was made by
that tribunul sustaining the law. It is
believed that under the recent amend
ment of the act extending the time for
registration, the Chinese laborers thereto
entitled who desire to reside in this
country will now avail themselves of the
renewed privilege thus afforded bv es
tablishing by lawful procedure their
riht to remain, and that thereby the
necessity ot enforced deportation may,
; great degree, be avoided.
HAWAIIAN Qt'KmON TROCBLKSOMI.
It is scarcely necesrary for me te state
that the questions arising from our rela
tions with Hawaii have caused serious
embarrassment. Just prior to the in
stallation of the (.resent administration
the existing government of Hawaii had
been suddenly overthrown, and a treaty
of annexation had been negotiated
between the p.oviaional government of
the islands and the United States, and
submitted to the senate for ratification.
This treaty I withdrew for examination
and despatched Hon. James II. Blount,
of Georgia to Honolulu as a special com
missioner to make an impartial investi
gation of the circumstances attending
the change of government and of all con
ditions bearing upon the subject of the
treaty. After a thorough and exhaus
tive examination, Mr. Blount submitted
to me his report, showing beyond all
question that tlie constitutional govern
ment of Hawaii bad been subverted
with the active aid of our representative
to that government and through the in
timidation caused by the presence of an
armed naval force of the United States,
which was landed for that purpose at
the instance of our minister.
Upon the facts developed it seemed to
me that the only honorable course for
our government to pursue was to undo
tho wrong that had been done by thoe
representing us, and to restore, as far as
practicable, the status existing at the
time of our Jorcible intervention. With
a yiew of accomulishing this result,
within the constitutional limits of our
executive power, and recognizing all ob-
igations and responsibilities growing out
of any changes in the conditions brought
about by our unjustifiable interferences,
our present minister at Honolulu has re
ceived appropriate instructions to that
end. Thus far no information of the ac
complishment of any definite results has
been received from him. Additional ad
vicos are soon expected. When re
ceived, they will be promptly Bent to
congress, together with all other inform
ation at hand, accompanied by a special
executive message detailing the acts
necessary to a complete understanding
of the case, and presenting a history of
all the material events leading up to the
present situation.
TUB MONEY OR THS NATION .
The secretary of the treasury reports
that the receipts of the government from
all sources during the fiscal year ended
June 30, 1893, amounted to $41,710,-
501 .03, and its expenditures to $459,374,
674.20. There was collected from cus
toras $200,355,016.75 and from internal
revenues 1161.027.723.03. Our dutiable
imports amounted to $421,256,511, an ia
crease ot $52,423,907 over the preceding
years, and the importations free of duty
amounted to $414,544,211, a decrease
from the prcced'ng year of $15,4,447.
Our internal revenue receipts exceeded
those of the preceding year by $7,147,
445 . 33. The total tax collected was :
On distilled spirits $54.73),2.-0 C5
On manufactured tobacco, 31,8fi!),lll 04
On fermented liquors.... 32,648,983 07
We exported merchandise during the
year amounting to $847,565,104, a de
crease of $182,013,249 54 from a preced
ing year. The amount of gold exported
was larger than any previous year in (he
history of the government, amounting
$108,680,844, and exceeding the amount
exported during the preceding year by
$rj8,485,517. The sum paid from the
treasury tor sugar bounty was $9,375,
130 81, an increase over the preceding
year of $2,033,053 09.
HE XT YKAB'S ESTIMATES.
It is estimated upon the basis of the
present revenue laws that the receipts of
the government for the year ending
June 30, 1894, will be $430,121,366 38
and its expenditures $453,125,365 38 re
sulting in a deficiency of $28,000,000.
On the flrwt day of November, 1893, the
amount of money of all kinds in circula
tion or not included in the treasury hold
ings was $1,718,644,682, an increase for
the year of $112,404,915. Estimating
our population at 67,426,000 at the time
mentioned, the per capita circulation
was $25 .49. On the same date there
was in the treasury gold bullion amount
ing ta $96,657,273, and silver bullion
which was purchased at a cost of $126,
261,553. SILVEB AND rt TUBE LEGISLATION.
The recent repeal of the provision of
the law requiring the purchase of silver
bullion by the government, as a feature
of our monetary scheme, made a change
in the complexion it our cur
rency affairs. I do not doubt that the
ultimata result of this act will be most
salutary and far-reaching. In the
nature of things, however, it is impos
sible to know at this time what conditi
ons will be brought about by the chance,
or what, if any , supplemental y legislatiou
mar, in the light of such conditions,
appear to be essential or expedient. Of
course, after the recent financial per
turbation, time is necessary for the re
establishment of business confidence.
When, however, through the restored
confidence, the money which has been
frightened into hiding places is returned
to trade and enterprise, a survey of the
situation will probably disclose a safe
path leading to a permanently sound
currency abundantly sufficient to meet
every requirement of our increasing pop
ulation and business. In the pu'suitof
this object we should resolutely turn
away from alluring and temporary ex
pedients, determined to be content with
nothing less than a lasting and compre
hensive financal plan. In these cir
cumstances I am confident that a rea
sonable delay in dealing with this sub
ject, instead of being injurious, will in
crease the probability of wise action.
IMMIGRATION FOE THE YEAR.
The superintendent of immigration,
through the secretary of the treasury,
reports that during the last fiscal year
there arrived at our ports 440,793 immi
grants. Of these 1063 were not per
mitted to land under the limitations of
the law, and 557 were returned to the
countries from which they came, by
reason of their having .become public
charges. The total' Arrivals were 140,-
034 less than lor the ,previous year.
THE STANDING ARMY AND MILITIA.
The secretary of war reports that the
strength of the army on the 30th day of
September last was 24,778 enlisted men
and 2144 officers., The total expenses
of this department for the year ended
June30, lS93,amounted to $51 ,960,074.89.
Of this, sum, $1,992,681.95 was for sal
aries and contingent expenses, $23,377,
828.35 for the support of the military s-
tabhshment, $6,077,033.28 for miscel
laneous objects, $20,158,631.41 for pub
lic works. This latter sum includes $15,-
296,876.46 for river and harbor improve
ments, and $3,266,141.20 for fortifica
tions and other works of defense. The
total enrollment of the militia of the
several Btates was on the 31st of Oc
tober of the present year 112,597 officers
and enlisted men.
THE POSTOFFICB DEPARTMENT.
The report of the postmaster-general
contains a detailed statement of the op
erations of the postoflice department
during the last fiscal year and much in
teresting information touching this im
portant branch of the public service.
The business of the mails indicates with
absolute certainty the condition ot the
business of the country, and a dopreB'
sion in financial affairs inevitably and
quickly reduces the postal revenues
Therefore, a larger discrepancy than
usual between the postoflice receipts
expenditures Is the expected and
and unavoidable result of the distress
ing stringency which has prevailed
throughout the country during much
of the time covered by the post-maS'
ter-general's report.
At a date when better times were an
ticipated, it was estimated by bis pre
decessors that the deficiency on the 30th
day of June, 1893, would be a little over
$1,600,000. It amounted, however, to
more than $5,000,000 : at the same time
and under the influence of like anticipa
tions, estimates were made for the cur
rent fiscal year ending June 30, 1894,
which exhibited a surplus of revenue
over expenditures of $872,245.71. But
now, In view of the actual receipts and
expenditures during that part of the
current fiscal year already expired, the
report ol the postmaster-general esti
mates that at its close, instead of a sur
plus, there will be a deficiency of nearly
8,000,000.
The postoffice receipts for the last
fiscal year amounted to $75,8!H5,933.15,
and its exjK-nditureii to $81,074,104.90.
This postoffice deficiency would disap
pear, or be immensely decreased, if less
matter was carried free through the
mails, an item of which is upward of 300
tons of seeds and grain from the agri
cultural department. The total num
ber of postofflces in the United States on
the 30th day of June, 1893, was 68,403,
an increase of 1284 over the preceding
year.
nation's bankino department.
There were 6101 additions to the do
mestic money-order offices during the
last fiscal year, being the largest in
crease in any year since the inaugur
ation of the system. The total number
of these offices at the close of the year
was 18,434. There were 12,309,735
money-orders issued from these offices,
being an increase over the preceding
year of 1,240,290, and the value of these
orders amounted to $127,576,433.65, an
increase of $7,502,632.58. There were
also issued during the year postal notes
amounting to $12,909,076.73. During
the year 195 international money-order
offices were added to those already
provided, making a total of 2497 in oper
ation on June 30, 1893. The number of
international money orders issued
during the year was 1,055,299,
an increasa over the preceding year oi
72,525,and their value was $16,34 1,837.86,
an increase of $1,222,506.31. The num
ber of orders paid was 300,91 1, an in
crease over the preceding year of 13,503,
and their value was $5,283,375.70, an in
crease of $94,094.83. From the forego
ing statement it appears that the total
Usne of money oaders and postal notes
for the year amounted to $156,821,348.24.
The number of letters and packages
mailed during the year for speacial de
livery was 3,375,603, an increase over
the preceding year of nearly 32 per cent.
The special delivery stamps used upon
these letters and packages amounted to
$337,559 30, and the messenger fees paid
for their delivery amounted to $256,592 71,
leaving a profit to the government of $80-.
979 59.
PENSIONS AND PENSIONERS.
The execution of this law in its early
stages doeB not seem to bave been in ac
cord with its true intention, but toward
the close of the last administration an
authoritative construction was given to
the statute, and since that time this
construction has been followed. This
has hud the effect of limiting the opera
tion of the law to its intended purpose.
The discovery having been made that
many name bave been put upon the
pension roll by means of wholesale and
and gigantic frauds, the commissioner
suspended payments upon a number of
pensions which seem to be fraudulent
or unauthorized pending a complete ex
amination, giving notice to the pen
sioners in order that they might bave
an opportunity to establish, if poesible
the justice of their claims notwithstand,
ing apparent invalidity. This, I under
stand, is the practice which has for a
long time prevailed in the pension bu
reau, but after entering upon those re
cent investigations the commissioner
modified this rule so as not to allow, un
til after complete examination, inter
ference with the payment of a pension
apparently not altogether void, but
which merely had been fixed at a rate
higher than that authorized by law.
FRAUDS SHOULD BE EXPOSED.
I am unable to understand why frauds
in the pension rolls should not be ex
posed and corrected with thoroughness
and vigor. Every fraudulently pen
sioner has become a bad citizen; every
false oath in support of a pension baa
made perjury more common ; and false
and undeserving pensioners rob the peo
ple not onlr of their money, but of their
patriotic sentiment which the survivors
of a war fought for the preservation of
the Union ought to inspire. Thousands
of neighborhoods have their well-known
fraudulent pensioners, and recent de
velopments by the bureau establishing
appalling conspiracies to accomplish
pension frauds. By no means the least
wrong done is to brave and deserving
pensioners, who certainly ought not to
be condemned to such association.
Those who attempt in the line of duty
to rectify these wrongs should not be
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