Oregon City Enterprise. OltKUON CITY OKKICKIIH. Mnyor, - - -(mirilr, - Clilrof I'dllre - NIlltltl'llMlill - TrrHNiimr, - (!lty Attorney, -Htreet (Jiiiiiiiifmlnnnr, Hupt. of Wsler Works - K. (i. raufli'M 'Mini, V. Kyan - CIimm. K. Hums . K. I,. Hlmw II. K. HlmlKlit Frank'!'. (Jrllllih . W. I,. Hul.lo - W, II Howell D. W. Kimialrd Coiliifilinnti K. KoKniir, Frank Hunch, . I), WIImiii, James iluake, II. K. liar. rl, (!. 1). I.aiouretw, Arthur Milln, I' red A. MdUntr. Council meets lint Wednrtilsy of each niuntli In oily hall. FHIPAY, FF.BUUAKY 11, 18(18. CHAT ADOUT TOWN. Last year's patterns of wall pamr at reduced prices on 5 and 10c counter at IWtllomy & fliiseh. Hey. Montgomery will deliver mul dress to women only at tho Presbyterian church at 3 p. in. nest Sunday. We must have room (or our immense spring stork. All trimmed hats Jwtt half of tho regular print. Minn Gold smith. If you want a fine set of ti-ctli, gold crown, or lino brldgewoik ami all kind of fillings call on Ir. J, II. Miller, den tlit,7lli St. near H. 1. det. For a quiet place to Illicit your horses away from Ilia motor line and a place to gut a flr lit claa Job of repairing or bursa shoeing call on S. F. Scripture's shop on Fifth at runt. We are requested to announce that there will lie a meeting of the McKinley Republican club held at Heaver Creek school house at 7 :.'W p. in. on Wednea day, February 10. iHin't annoy other by your coughing, and rink your li'e by neglecting a cold. One Minute Cough Cure cure roughs, cold, croup, gripte and all other throat and lung troubles, (too. A. Harding. Ladies, Take the Kent. If you are troubled wrth Constipation, Sallow Skin, and a Tired Keeling, take Karl' Clover Tea, it I pleaiiaiit to taka. Hold by Charman A Co., Prtigginta, Oregon City. Dr. L. L. Pickens, dentist, doe al kindi of dental work. Gold crown, porcelain crown and bridge work a apeclalty. All oHratlom guaranteed (or 6 yeant. Call and get my prices. Oflk-e In Barclay building There are three little thing which do more work than any other three little thing created they are the ant, the bee and DeWltt'i Utile Early Itinera, the lat being the (ainou little pill for ftoinavb and liver trouble. ' Goo. A. Harding. The undertaking businnens conducted by W. N. Godfrey, now deceased, will be continued under the name of Mr. God frey, at the old (land, corner of Ninth and Main streets, Oregon City. E. K. Martin has been put in charge of the builneaaaa er agent. "The True Prospective of Life," will be Dr. IUitler's morning theme at the Con gregational church next Sabbath. In the evening the third discourse on the "Second Comlug of Christ" will be given, a good musical program will be presented at each service. We are anxious to do a little good In this world and can think of no pleaseut er or better way to do it than by re commending One Minute Cough Cure as a preventive of pneumonia, consump tion and other serious lung troubles that follow neglected colds. Geo. A. Hard-In- "Going Into a decline." How often do we hear this expression. What doits it mean? It means that people are losing flesh, growing thin, wasting. The way to correct this condition is to improve the digestion. The condition arises from an Inability to eat and digest food. In (act (ood does more harm than good bocaiiHe It ferments and putrefies In the stomach, developing poisonous sub stances which when absorbed cause vari ous disorders. What Is required Is that the stomsch be msde to perform Its duties. The Shaker Digestive Cordial is a food al ready digested and a digester of foods as well. It will make the stomach healthy. Get a book from the druggist and read about it. A California chemist has robbed Cas tor Oil of iU bad Unit). Laxol is its name. Use only one heap ing teaspoonful of Sc billing s Best Bak ing Powder to a quart of flour. You must use tun teaspoonfuls of other baking powatr. A very enjoyable social and business meeting of the Kpwortl. League of the M. K. church of Oiegon City was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hick man, of Wlllaiiinlto Fulls, on Wednea day evening, February tlth. About !!5 of the Leiigucrs chartered a car for the evening and alter the business of the meeting was transacted the social part of the evening ended with the guents being served with a nice lunch, when the league returned at a lata hour, all wishing the time would soon come to visit Mr. and Mrs, Hickman again. At a meeting of the republican club at the lirown school bouse near New Kra held last Saturday evening, Gilbert Ken dall wae elected president, Henry Wal dron vice president, and I.. Waldron. secretary. It was decided to bold the next meeting at Inland school bouse. Hon. H. K. Cross wss present and ad dressed the club, taking for bis subject "Good Cillwiiishln." subject which should be considered more seriously by all. The meeting was well attended and much Interest shown. The Fast Hide Hallway company are arranging to have an electric arc light on the front of each car, fashioned some what after llis searchlight used on steam boat and war veNls. The light used will im about (1,000 candle power, and will m of especial benellt in guarding against accidents when running at night. The railway company Is constantly im proving It system, which the public no doubt appreciate. Tho drama, "Among the Breaker," produced at 1'aik place last Saturday night, la said to have been highly enter taining and a reflection of credit UKin those who took part. The bouse wss crowded and cash to the extent of alout f:i.') was received which will te applied on the organ fund, or so much of it as Is necessary to liquidate Indebtedness on that instrument. On next Monday evening at 7 :'M Febru ary 14, tho evening o( St. Valentine's day there will be a "roll call" In the Methodist church. Inlerestlngeaereises. F.verybody Invited. No admission will be charged. At the close o( the exer cises the Ladles Aid society will serve a "Connundruui Supper" for the benefit of the church. Daniel Williams, at the northeast cor ner of Center and Seventh streets, hss a choice and wull selected slock of (xmily groceries which he la selling at very reasonable rates. Ilia motto is "live and let live, with honest weights and measures". Goods deliveded to any part of the city. Children and adults tortured by burns, scalds, injurys, ecaema or skin diseas es may secure Instant relief by using PeWitt'a Witch Haxel Halve. It is the grest Pile remedy. Geo. A. Harding. The entertainment which baa been advertised by the Caiiomah Literaiy Society to take place this evening hss been Indefinitely postponed on account of the accident of Tuesday. Be Not Deceived I A Cough, Hoarse ness or Croup are not to be trifled with. A dose in time of Shiloh's Cure will save you much trouble. Sold by Charman A Co., Druggists Oregon City. The Oreifon Citv flra department will give a ball In Wuinhard'i hall on Wash ington's birthday, February 22. Everett's orchestra from Fortland will furnish the music MissC. Goldsmith will leave Febru ary 11th (or San Francisco to select her imported pattern hats. Any special order can be left at Miss Goldsmith's millinery parlors. Mrs. A. J. Lewthwaite entertained about sixteen of her friends in a very charming manner on last Friday evening at tho home of Mrs. M. E. Barlow. Wantod To engage capable lady or gentleman as local representative. Guaranteed salary $50 per month. Ad dress J. P. Hicks, Orogen City. The regular quarterly teachers' exam ination was begun Wednesday with 19 applicants, lour of whom are taking the examination for state papers. A man got shot at Pope's the othor day. And any man can get A pounds of the same for 25 cents. Schillings best coffee, tea, spices and baking powder at Harris' grocery. Money to loan on good real estate security by A. 8. Dresser. Fresh compressed yeast cakes at Har ris' grocery. Ills Ad. war. "Tell mo, am I not fair?" 1 In speaker b uns Luck in her scat and Miillcs cKuct!lHhIy. In truth thu quustiou seems superflu ous. As slut sits there with the afternoon sun triintif using her glorious tresses into a strniin of liquid gold, hertyi as blue as the hcuvoiis, futhouiloss us the sea and duiiciiig with excitement; her lips of corul wreuthod with a roguish smile, she is indeed trauKceiidcntully beautiful. liut the in no seems blind to her love liness. He regards her with a frowning brow and eyes thut smolder with anger. Timidly she repeat bur question. "Am I not fair?" Her companion's fuce grows bluck as thunder. "Fair I" bo cries bitterly. "Fair, when you open a jack pot with a ten" - Kiigo chokes his utterance and with a passionate gesture ho dashes the curds to the door. Sun Francisco Examiner. THE BLACK PRINCE'S ARMY. The lrt EnglUh nt Cvr Awm Ll.d Took tha Sold lor to franes. Mr. W. O. Stoddurd's serial, "With the Illuck Prince," givea in St. Nicho las an aecouut of the splendid army that Mi'.'oiiipiiiiied the prince to the bat tle of Crecy. Mr. Stoddard suys: It wus the largest Englixh fleet yet assembled, and the army going on board was also the best with which any Lnglish king had ever put to sea. It toiinlxted of picked men only. Of those, 4,000 were men at arms, 8,000 were lrit.li, 12,000 were Welsh, but the most carefully trained and disciplined part of the force consisted of 10,000 bow men. During a whole year bad Edward and his son and his generals toiled to Meet and prepure thu men and the weap ons with which they were to meet the highly fumed chivalry of the continent. An army selected from a nation of per haps 4,000,000 of jieople was to contend with an army collecU-d from Franoe with her 20,000,000, and from such al lies of hers as Germany and Bohemia, re-enforced by large unmix rs of paid mercenaries. Among these lutter were tho cronisbowmcu of Genoa sold to Phil ip by the musters of thut Italian oli garchy. Edward's adventure bud a seeming of great rashness, for already it was re ported tlist the French king had mus tered 100,000 men. Full many a gal lant cavalier in armor of proof may well have wondered to bear, moreover, that Edward III, accounted the fore most general of his time, proposed to meet superior numbers of the best lances of Europe with lightly armored man on foot They knew not yet of the now era that was dawning upon the science of war. Edward and his bow men were to teach the world more than cue new lesson before that memorable campaign was over. Before this be bad shown what deeds might be wrought npon the sea by ships prepared and manned and led by himself. He had so crippled the naval power of bis ene mies that there was now no hostile fleet strong enough to prevent bis present undertaking, although Philip had man aged to send out some score of cruisers to do whatever harm they could. FRIGHTENED AWAY. The Tint Hmm Ha Mat Xa tha AJaaka Uoldftalda acarad Miu Off. "No," said a man wbo was sitting on a box in front of a grocery store, "I can't say as I know very mnch about Alaska." . Ilia companion looked at him in as tonishment It was the first time he had ever admitted not knowing much about anything. "I reckon, then, that you're not thinking about going to dig for gold, " said one bystander. "No." "Mebbe, though, aa the stories of sudden wealth keep pouring in you'll change your mind," aaid another. "It won't be possible. I've been there." "And came back without getting richr "Yea. I didn't much more than cross the boundary line before I turned around and struck for home." "Soared?" "That's the answer." "What of polar bears?" "No." "Supplies give out?" "No, I had plenty of food. What changod my plan was seeing a man dig ging a hole. I had those ideas about gold bolng found anywhere aud everywhere, and I went up thinking to get some points about mining. I asked him in an offhand way whether he had struck any pay dirt yet, and be turned around and glared at me and said, 'Yonng fel ler, what do yon think I am digging this for?' I told him I thought he was digging for gold. Ho glared at ma again and said : 'Gold nothing. I'm do ing this for fun. I've been living here for four years, and there's one thing that my curiosity has never been satis fied about I'm going to dig this hole good and deep so aa to allow plenty of room, and then find out juBt how fur down this climate will make the mer cury go. " Washington Star. Valid Kaon. She How is it you were not at West end's reception? Ho I staid away on account of a per sonal matter. She May I ask what it was? He Will you promise to keep It se cret? She Yea. He Well, they failed to send me an invitation. Collier's Weekly. Imitation slates, made of compressed wood pulp, are used for roofing in Christiauia. They are made waterproof by a secret process. The population of Egypt is now about 9,000,000 and probably exoeeds that of the period of its greatest ancient prosperity. FOUJt LIVES LOST Five Men In a Ilout Swept Over Willamette Fall. Only One Mm to Tell the Sad Ktory Two Hemes Made Ik-solute by the Awful Accident. Lest Tuesday morning about 8 o'clock the citizens of Oregon City were terribly shocked by the sad news that a boat containing five men had been swept over the Willamette Falls, and a few minutes later It was learned that four of the un fortunate men were lost, the sole sur vivor, Harry Freeman, having clung to the boat and miraculously escaped. The dead are : George Freeman, Sr., aged 50. George Freeman, Jr., aged 20. James Freemsn, aged 18. I-eon I das J. Shannon, aged 30. The five men were residents of Cane uiah, and were crossing the river to their work in the paper mills as usual. Starting about 15 minutes before 7 o'clock, with Harry and James Freeman at the oars, they rowed along the custom ary course, pulling for the west bank of the river, but owing to a dense fog be es me bewildered when about midway of the stream and, while trying to get their bearings, were borne swiftly down the current, being among the breakers be fore they realized their awful danger. The appalling truth flashed suddenly upon them and superhuman eflorts were put torth to change the course of the little craft and escape what seemed must be inevitable death, but no human power could stop them, and, as the boat was carried with increased velocity to the very brink of the W-'.b, the younger George Freemsn exclaimed, "Its all off, j boys. Hang to the boat!" No other words were spoken but each man acted upon the advice and clung for life to the boat, which plunged madly, yet ssfely, over the first breakwater and sped on, stern first, to the second falls. Before that point was reached, bow ever, the boat lurched violently, then turned bottom npward and dashed into the seething gulf below. In that awful moment three of the men were washed away and when the boat again appeared in the eddying waters below, the two brothers, George and Harry Freeman, were clinging to the bow and stern respectively, but the former was nearly unconscious and aa they were swung around in the boiling torrent he sank from sight. The boat drifted over near the Crown mill to a little island where Harry Free man, the sole survivor of the fatal voy aite, managed to get a foothold and turned his boat over, thinking there was some one beneath it, but there was no one there. In response to his calls for help a party rowed over from the mill and as sisted him to the shore. TWO OBIKP BTBlCKBif UOME8, When the sad news was broken to Mrs. Freeman, the widened mother was nearly prostrated by the shock and could hardly realise that three of her dear ones, wbo had left a happy home only two short hours before, had been lost. "Jimmy," the youngest of the paity, had been speaking of a well earned holi day which he expected to enjoy in the near future, and George had turned back to leave his watch with his mother, tell ing het to keep it for him as he might lose it. George Freeman, Sr., waa born iu Evesham, Worcestershire, England, and was a nail maker by trade. He moved to Canada in April 1889 and remained till May, 1891, when he moved to Cane mah where he has since resided, being employed in the paper mill across the river. He leaves a wife and six chil dren, three of whom are grown and the others being aged 1. 6 and 8 years. There was also heart-rending grief at the home of Leonidas J. Shannon when the sad message was received. He leaves a wife and four children. Mr. Shannon was well known about the mills and waa respected as a steady industri ous mechanic. The two families will be entitled to insurance money, the elder Freeman being a member of the United Artisans, and Shannon belonging to the Ancient Order of the United Workmen. Search for the bodies has brought no further results than the finding of a pair of oarlocks recognized as belonging to the ill-fated boat. It is understood that the Workmen will offer a reward lor the recovery of the body of Mr. Shannon, of which order he was a member. The appalling dissnter of Tuesday morning adds another to the long list of accidents which have occurred in and about Oregon City during the past few months. Counterfeit Coupons. The manufactures of Soda Mint Gum have lately been imposed upon by the issuance of printed counterfeit coupons which may be seen in the window of Huntley's drug store. The manufact urers, who have their place of business in Ohio, offer a prize of a gold watch to any one wbo accumulates coupons suffi cient when the initial letters are placed consecutively, to form the sentence "Soda Mint Gum." In a letter mailed and dated In OregonC'ity to the manufacture were the required number of coupons with the proper sentence, but upon cloe observation it was discovered that the coupons enclosed were counterfeits, hav ing boon printed on the same paper and in the same type, tho headlines and ad dress being set in what is known as the k Vinne series and the body of the matter corresponding very well with that on the genuine coupon. By com paring the genuine with the counterfeit a difference in some f the letters can easily be detected. The letter which ac companied the Wus coupons is also on exhibition but the name of the sender is concealed. Would-be counterfeiters might profit by this little experience. CALL FOR REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION The republican convention for the state of Oregon is hereby called to meet in the city of Astoria on Thursday, April 14th, IK'iS, at the hour of 1 1 o'clock a. m., for the purpose of nominating can didates for the state and district offices, ''except congressmen," and to transact such other bumness as may propeily come before said convention. The con vention will consist of 285 delgates, apiortioued among the several counties of the state as follows: linker A' Lincoln 4 Henlon 7 Lane 12 Clickaiuas IS Linn 12 Clatwp 10 Malheur 3 Columbia ' Marion 20 Ceos (' Morrow 4 Crook 4 Multnomah 0 Curry 3 Polk 8 DoiiKlai 11 Hherman 3 Gilliam 4 Tillamook 6 (irant 6 Umatilla 11 Harnev 3 Union 8 Jackon 8 Wallowa 3 Josephine 6 Wasco lo Klamath 3, Wanhinglon 12 Lake 3, Yamhill 10 The same being one delegate-at-large from each county and one delegate for each 200 votes and fraction thereof of 50 or over, as cast for William McKinley at the presidential election in November, 1890. The committee recommends that the primaries be held on Saturday, April 2nd, and the county conventions on Wednesday, April 6th, 1808. unless otherwise ordered by the several county committees. Sol. Hibsch, Chairman. O. N. Dennv, Secretary. FIRST DISTRICT CONVENTION A republican convention (or the first congressional district of Oregon is here by called to meet in the city of Eugene, on Monday, April 11, 1898, at the hour of 2:30 o'clock p. m., for the purpose of nominating a candidate for congress for the first congressional district of Oregon, and to transact such other business as may properly come tef re said conveo tion. The convention will consist of 145 delegates, apportioned among the several counties of the first district as follows : Benton 7 Lincoln 4 Clackamas 1" Lane 12 Coos 7 Linn 12 Curry 3 Marion 20 Douglas 11 Polk 8 Jackson 8 Tillamook A Josephine 6 Wasnington 12 Klamatb 3 Yamhill 10 Lake 3 The same being one delegate-at-large for each county and one delegate for each 200 votes and fraction thereof of fifty or over, as cast for Wm. McKinley, at the presidential election held in No vember, 1896. The committee recommends that the primaries be held on Saturday, April 2d, and the county convention on Wednes day, April 6, 1898, unless otherwise ordered by the several committees. R.J. Hendricks, J. A. Wilson, Chairman. Secretary. Uopubllcnn Central Committee of Clackamas County. A meeting of the Repuolican Central Committee of Clackamas County, will be held at the office of the secretary in Oregon City, on Saturday March 5th, 1898 at the hour cf 1 :30 p. m. for the purpose of fixing the dates for holding the primaries and county convention, ap portionment of delegates, and the tran saction of any other business that may be brought before the meeting. All members are urgently requested to attend this meeting. Tiles. F. Ryan, S. M. Rahsby, Secretary. Chairman. A Draiuatlo Aaaaaalnatlon. By far the most dramatio royal assas sination waa that of the Emperor Paul of Russia on March 24, loOl, by his nobles. As usual Paul had retired to rost booted and spurred and in his regi mentals. At the doad of night he was nvrakened by an unusual noise. The hussar who guarded his chamber door the only faithful sentry, as it proved, In the palace was being killed by nine nobles. They burst into the room and began to attack the emperor. Paul hid behind ohairs and tables and begged for his life. He offered to make each of his assailants a prinoe. He offered to abdi cate in vain. Then he made a wild dash for the window, fearfully gashing him self, but he was dragged back. He seiaed a chair and for some time kept the nine of them at buy, and only after terrifio struggles was he seized and strangled with his own su&h. Wood wanted at this office, oak, fir or limb. In length 16 or 22 inch or four foot. BECOMING SERIOUS The Spanish .Minister's Attack on the Adininlstralioii. A Cri-ds lielneen the United Mutes an 4 Spain llellered to Be Near al Hand Another Sackvllle. Washington, Feb. 9. The publication in the morning newspapers of what is supposed to be an autograph letter writ ten by Senor de Lome, the Spanish min ister, to his friend, Caneljus, criticising the president with the utmost treedom, caused a sensation in Washinxtoa and soon will be followed by Minis ter de Lome's departure from the United Stttes. The report, as printed, was that repre sentatives of the Cuban Junta gave out copies of a letter signed Enrique Dupuy de Lome, and addressed to Jose Cuneljas, who went to Cuba last September as Premier Sagasta's personal representa tive. In his letter the Spanish minister refers to Preoident McKinley as ''weak and catering to the rabble," and as "a low politician, who desires to stand well with the jimcoes of his party " Horatio L. Rubens, of the Cuhafc junta, made this statement in New Yorki ''We know absolutely that this letter is genuine. A man risked bis life to ob tain it. We do not hesitate to acknowk edge that it was stolen from Caneljas. It is written on the paper of the legation. The handwriting is de Lome's, and tha signature is his. He msy deny it until be is black in the face, but it is genuine; and everybody wbo has seen the letter knows that it is. The man who stole it abstracted it from the envelope, and left the latter. If he bad attempted to steal the envelope he would' never have got away with the letter." Mr. Rubens was asked about the trans lation, and if there was not some danger that it was wrong. He replied : "No, the translation was made by ar man who thoroughly understands both languages, and is as near correct as a translation can be." "Where is the letter now?" he waa asked . ' That I decline to answer." For Fnios la Oregoa. Washington. Feb. 5. At aeon ferencar of populist and silver republican mem bers of the senate and house, the ques tion ol an alliance among the several silver parties in the West was considered. Oregon was first taken up, as there is aa election in that state in June. It waa decided as the judgment of those present that it would be well in Oregon for1 all parties to unite on a democrat for senator, a silver republican for governor, and twa populists for representatives. Chairman Towne leaves for Oregoo to pight. He is to open tha silver cat paign in that state with a speech at Port land. . Michigan Limburmea Coming. Mknomixex, Mich., Feb. 5. T. W.. Flannigan, Sol Frost, Henry Swart and C. C. Foister, of Milwaukee, wealthy lumbermen, have gone to Seattle. They will purchase 3,000,000 feet of pine and' a sawmill in Northern Oregon, near tha border line. The deal will involva 300,000. Fred Carney and his son, Frederick,, with four Chicago capitalists, including Perley Lowe and H. Wilbreck, have left for California, where they will close a deal for a sawmill plant and 6,000,00 feet of pine on the northern part of Cali fornia, near the Oregon border. Tha d -al will involve $600,000. Recommended ly War Department Washington, Feb. 4 The war de partment has renewed the attention ol congress to the need of additional mili tary protection in Alaska, and in this connection says: "Information received at this depart ment indicates the necessity of legisla tion to provide effective means of con trolling the disorderly element among a large number of people now flocking to Alaska and the prevention of persona who are without adequate supply of food aud clothing from entering tha territory to perish during the sever winters unices relieved by the govern ment." Urgent recommendation is made for further military posts and an adequate force in line with the recommendations of the president's message and secretary of war's report. Letter List. The following is the list of letters re maining in the postoffice at Oregon City, Oregon, on February 8, 1898: womib's LIST. Albin A M Lacroy MelNsa Bark K Mathiews MrsN T Hill S 8 wales Carrie John Jessie Williams Mrs Bilk msn's list. Force E M Newman Jno "GB" Kakel Ed Lenon E W Read John Mitchell Wru Sobmitt Jos Mellin Edith Wegniann Emil, packages. If called for state when advertised. J. J. Cookb, Acting P. if. ROYAL Baking Powden Highest of all In leavening StrengthV. S. aovsnuaaat Rapad All oaln banished bj Dr. Miles' Pais PUka