Uy- AntooUtlon City ENTERPRISE. VOL 33V- N0. 22. OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1898. ESTABLISHED 1866 OREGON J)'t. I'OWKIX A SHAMAN . Physicians and Surgeons.' IChwII attention given to surgical work. too. MWMLt y. u. CAMrmiM. "I lKOWNKtli A CAMPUKIX, ' I ATTORNEYS AT LAW, OstaoN Citt, ORsaoN. Will prsnlln In nil Iheoourts nf th (tale, 01- floe, lu OulMa luiiiliug. c. II. IHOM. CIVIL KNOINKKR Atn DKPUTY COUNTY 8UKVEY0R. W1JI bo at roiirt house on pwh Haturduy nil oo n'gular ncHHlun day of . . county court. , jLACKAlU8 AliBTKACT A TKl'HT CO. Furnish, Abstits. Chulm ol Til l. Dnwlp tlou. Loans, liiauntur, Par Tiim Perfect 1 Utah Ma., etn. oitloo our n.nk ol Orwu Clijf. J. r, IXAKK, Frs.,and Mur. IIIUOI) CITY, . - - OKIUOM. J. H. Mil.l.KIt, Fin MU of bwth, gold crowni, ill kliuli ol fillings nil bridgewurk. ixihi gold crowni iik end brldgewt, Heveuth 8L near depot. Oregon Cliy, Or. 0. T. WIUJAH8. 'rial khtate and loan auent. , A food llusuf business, resldeuos tud suburbia Properly. Farm Property In tracts to lull op assy terms. Corrpndno promptly MKind, Ofllos, on Ooir i juui o M"Hkh1ii oiiutoiu J W. MELDRUM. SURVEYOR AND CIVIL F.NOINKEIt. All orders promptly attended to. roatofflr address Oregon- Cltr. IteiMenr tl Msldrum I'lso. on Kt Side Kivctrlq In two miles noriti ol Oregon City, Q D.AD.O. LATOUKETTl, ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW MAIM ITkkIT 0MI00H llTY, ORIOON. Furnish Atxlruiti ol Till, Uxn Monty, Fore close Moris. nl transact ueuerai Law Kuslaeas. J J I. CROSS, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Will Pactici id Au. Cocata or tni Stat Real Katate end Insurance. OIBm on Kiln Htrt bt Blxtb ud Hennth, 0IOOH city, on. A. 8. DREHSER, ATTOUSKYAT-LAW. Ofllo OTr MrKltlrlck'i 8lir Rtoro, near tli tiank of Urrgon City. Onion City, Okkiom. Jt E. MARKS, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Will pritlre In nil thit conrti of III lUle. Olllce o)Kit court Iioiim In Catilleld bulliliiiK. rL. PORTER, J ATTORNEY AT LAW AMTRACTf OrmoriRTV rURKIIMID. OIRo next to Oregon Cltr bank on (tb street mm COMMERCIAL DANK, OP OREGON CITY. Capital, ..... 1100,000 TIANRACTI 0INIRAI, BAKKIHO IUIIHHI. Loaul mailt. Hllla dlinounUid. Mukoi col iMtinnn. Bujri and Mill axebanxe on all polnti lu tha United Htatea, Kurona and llonf Konx . Depoilu racalad itibject to check. Hauk open Irom a. m. to 4 r. m. D. 0. LATOUKETTK, Preildent. P. 1. MEYER, Caihlar. B ANK OF ORROCN CITY, Oldest Ulu Hoqsb is me Cltr. Paid up Capital, A0,000. Burplui, .'0,860. MinniKT, CHAii.ni m. CAonnLD, icn paniiotXT, no. a. ha am no. CAinmn. - CAurinLD. A laneral banklnc bmlneM traniacted. Depoilu reoelecf lubleot to oheok. Approved bllU and nnteidlaaounted. Oouutj and oily warrant! bought. Lotii) mvle on aTallable leourlly. Exohauie bought and aold. Colleollnni made promptly. Drain told avallaole lu aur part of the world Teletraphlo exoliannei Hold on Portland, Ban Frnoloo. OhlOAto and New York, piereit pal J nn ti me depnalta. A. W. PHILLIPS, EXPRESS AND DELIVERY Prompt attention to hauling to any part of Oregon City. Moving attended to promptly and carefully. Special rates given on hauling to and from Gladstone and Park-place. Jl?is (Jirl... ' Una doxom of Imaiix, Hit ruaaon whoreol we will ti'll: It la not braiie of lior beautiful clotliM but alia ban lnrnut bow to cotjk on our itovttK. Never buy n itovo Im (ore you lnnwt our Hum wo nll wnrrantml 0 liol hImhI tHupn for .'I0. ' ' Bellomy & Busch, The IIonafuriilfilierH. 0iionilo Court IIouko, - fiBg53 P I'M- free! FREE!! FREE!!! Special Easter Offering.... Having mado a contract with one of the largest Portrait Copying Companies in the world to conv for us a limited number of Photos, wo beg to irom any emMl 1'Uoto or Iintype a. tine Indian ink, life-size "Portrait warranted never to fade, of Youth's or Man's Suit. This ally and is no catch-penny scheme to soli you a frame. Call at once and see samples of these beautiful Portraits which arc now on exhibition at our 6tore, an also our fine stock of New Spring Goods. Our prices, notwithstanding this liberal offer are lower than ever before. Aff I & CLOTHIERS, HATTERS, FURNISHERS. 193 and 195 First St, Cor. Taylor. 1 Portland, Or. W. I. KIIANER , OKU, K. KRAMER Eranor & Kramer ..Tailors.. 22S Washington St. Portland, Ore. tszzzzszzi SOMETHING WA ON The New Stock of Canton Clipper Plows Genuine Chilled Plows Harrows and Cultivators Agents for the celebrated Simonds Cross cut Saws. Also a full line of "E3LJJEZT'?7i7'A.IZJE29 Stoves, Granite waro, Tin and Copper ware, Wagon woods, Etc. Plumbing and general jobbing a specialty. POPE & CO. Corner 4th and Main Streets. - Oregon City. There' a ptniqg to it- We have tiring to each elioe, of course. You hive itrlng to your money, for, If the shoe doeen't tuit you can return it and bnve your money back. We put tiring to tbia for we guarantee our tlioea to be the beat and they are the beat. Our line U a tire to pleaae you. Krausse Bros.... announce that, we will enlarge with, every purchase ofler is made uncondition LddsU 32a SPRINC - TOOTH HARROW WHEELS. . . driver rides instead of walking. MUTTTQTC iW flVkl) UJJ1010 Vil J Ul Silver Democrats Next Sllrer Itepubllcang Got Secretary of State and Conrrets- man From Second District Middle-of-the.Roadert Walk OoU Following ii the result of the Convention held lajit week In Portland: fttaU Ticket. ForOovernor-W. R. King, Popullat, of l)kr. For CoriKreunian Flnt district, R M. Veitch, Democrat, Linn; Second district. 0. M. Donaldson, Silver Republican, of Hiker. For Secretary of "tate H. R. Klncald, Silver Republican, of Lane. For Supreme Judge W. A. Ranmy, Democrat, of Yamhill. For Attorney-General i. L. 8 Wry, Popu- Hit, of Wasco. For State Prlnter-Cbarlea A.Fitch.Popo Hit, ofClackamai. For Superintendent of Public Instruction -II. 8. Lyman, Populist, of Clataop, District Nomination!. First District-Judge, . C. Wade, Silver Republican; Proaeculing Attorney, A. N. Sloli, Popollst; Member of Board of Eqoali tallon, C. A. Worden, Popuiiit, Second District Judge, J. W, Hamilton, Democrat: Prosecuting Attorney, H. Den linger, Jr., Populist. Third Diitrlct-Judgei, R. P. Boise, Popuiiit, and P. H. D'Arcy, Democrat; Prosecuting Attorney, 8. D. Harden, Demo crat; Member Board of Equalization, John P. Robertson, Populist. Fourth District Judge, J. V. Beach, Democrat, Department 1: Tboma 0 Day, Democrat, Department S; Dell Stoart, Silver Republican; Prosecuting Attorney, no nomination. FiHli Diatrict-Judge, W. D. Hare, Popu list; District Attorney, no nomination. Sixth District District Attorney, J. T. Hinkle, Popuiiit. Seventh District Judge, W. L. Bradford, Democrat; Prosecuting Attorney, A. Van Vector, Populist. ' Eighth District No nomination. Ninth District-Judge, M. D. Clifford, Democrat; District Attorney, E. Hick, Democrat; Member Board of Equalization, J. R. Gregg, Populist. Fusion Platform. The following platform was adopted : ' United In a common caute for the sacred purpose of preserving the principle of gov ernment by tbe whole people, In fact a well ei In name, restoring and maintaining equality, under that government, of all clause, we, tbe people' Democratic and Silver-Republican Fartiea s! the State of Oregon, waiving all minor point of differ ence, and uniting for the purpose of car rying out the great underlying principle upon which we are all agreed, do make and present to the people of this (tale the ful lowing declaration of principle, and to the carrying out of which we solemnly pledge each tnd every candidate upon our united ticket. First We demand the tree and unre stricted coinage of diver and gold at tb present legal ratio of 16 to 1, without wail log lor the consent ol foreign nation; and we are unalterably opposed to the policy of the present Republican administration In demitiding the retirement ol greenbacks, and tbe turning over of the money-making power of the government to the National Bank, a presented by the bill drawn by the Republican Secretary of the Treasury, and Indorsed by President McKlnley ; and we especially denounce the avowed attempt by aid bill to fasten the country Irrevo cably and forever to the single gold stan dard. We demand a national money, safe and sound, issued by the general government only, without the Intervention of bank of Issue, to be a full legal tender for all debts, puolicand privute; alio a just, equitable and efficient mean of distribution direct to the people through the lawful disburse ment! of the government. We demand that the volume of circula ting medium be speedily Increased to an amount autflclent to meet the demands of the business and population ol this country, and to restore the just level of prices of la bor and production. W favor such legislation as will prevent for th future the deinonetlxaton of anv kind or legal-tender money by private con tract. We demand that the government, in pay ment or it obligation!, shall use its option to the kind of lawful money in which they ar to be paid, and we denounce the present and preceding administrations for surrendering this option to the holders ol tbe government obligations. We demand that there ahall be no further Issue of United States interest-bearing bonds. We demand that Postal savings banks be established by the government for the safe deposit of tbe saving of the people and to facilitate exchange. We demand the election of United States 8fHHlorsby direct vote of the people. ' We demand the Initiative and Referen dum system of law-making in its optional form, local, state and national, and the sub mission by Congress of all important national questions for au advisory vote of tbe people, until such time as the National I Constitution shall have been amended so as to provlds for direct legislation. We condemn as dangerous and unjust the surrender, in all departments of the government, to the influence of trusts, cor poration! and aggregations of wealth gen- rally;ndtlie,packlngoftheliiKheitcourU, of the land with corporation lawyen. too reaijy to do the will of their late employer, aim w wi aiioe vauu ana wooieioni jaw paned by the legiilatlve departments of the states and government, upon flimsy pretext at tbe behestiof sucb institutions. We are opposed to government by In junction. In slate matter, w demand: A simple and well-guarded registration law. A mors equitable mode of appointing judges of election. Stringent law to regulate the operation of fish traps, fish wheel and all fishing gi-ar in the water within tbe jurisdiction of the state. We denounce and condemn tbe corrupt and extravagant Republican legislative as semblies, and charge that tbe Republican Party, in its eagerness for tbe spoilt of of fice, has become divided Into warring fac tions, so that it Is Incapable of government as exemplified by the condition existing in the office of the State Treasurer, there being at this time more thsn $500,000 therein wrung from the people by the process ol taxation, while state warrant are stamped "Not paid for want of lands." We demand tbat all district and county officer be place upon salaries commensur ate with tbe duties to be performed by them. Inasmuch as railroad and other corporate property is not bearing it proportion of taxation, we demand tbtt such property shall bear its Just and equal share of the ex penses of tbe government. Mlddle-of-the-Roaders. A state ticket was put forth by tbe mid- dle-of-lbd-roeders, or tbe People's Party, as they claim to be, Saturday. This Conven tion, composed of tbe bolting delegates Irom the Populist Convention, also Issued an address to the voters of tbe state asking endorsement of their work, and adopted a state pla'.fofm in addition to tbe Omaha and St. Louis platform. Some of the office of the Btate ticket were not tilled, but will be attended to soon by an Executive Committee, provision (or hicu was made by th Convention. In most of the counties of the stale there will probably be county and judicial district tickets put up by the party. Owing to tbe fact that all the counties of tbe stale where there was a good middle-of-the-road vote were not represented, action on tbe ju dicial district efflces was dsferred until the delegates reach home and organise a move ment for this purpose. Tbey will not as semble again in State Convention this year, as at first contemplated, but tbe dis trict delegates wherever desirable will be gathered together to get out their ticket. Tbe ticket as it now stands, Is as follows: Governor, John C. Luce, Grant County; Secretary of State, Ira Wakefield, Jackson County; Stat Treasurer, J. K Sears, Polk County: Superintendent of Publio Instruc tion, J. E. Hosiuer. McMinnville; State Printer, D. U Grace, Harney County; Con gressman from the first district, J. L. Hill, Albany. Tbe offices of Supreme Judge, Attorney General and Congressman from tbe Second District were passed over temporarily, until after further consultation could be had with tbe voters of the state. Senator 8. H. Holt, Jackson County, was elected Chair man of the State Central Committee, to succeed John C. Young, of Bsker, JohnC. Luce, George H. Bailey, Multnomah, and John C. Young, were elected members of People's Party National Committee, John C. Luce, J. L. Hill, D. L. Grace, Ira Wake field, T. V. B. Embree, G. H. Bailey, H. E. Courtney and J.W. McVickers, were elected delegates to the National Convention of the party to be held Tor re-organization pur poses. Reason They Walked Out. John C. Luce, of Grant County, arose and, obtaining recognition from tbe cbair, started to address the Convention. Mr. Luce is one of the People, s Party National Committeemen for Oregon, and when be arose the eye of every delegate was upon him. Chairman Hogue asked him to come to the platform, which he did, and facing the Convention, said : "Tbey tell us that this platform you have adopted contains all tbe Cardinal principles or the Omaha platform. Tb promise wss given out tbat this would be done. I want to ask wbat is said in your plstform about transportation, the greatest Corporate trust of the age? Tbe Populist Party has made a union with Democrats and 8ilver Republi cans, but you were too cowardly to grapple with the transportation question, and put a declaration in your platform. I want it distinctly understood that I, or those with ne, will never surrender tbe principles of the Omaha platform. "You have not tbe courage to do your duty. Men who have got their homes plas tered with mortgages did not dare to do what was right. You have surrendered the name of your party to the Demoorats; you have now got a Demo Pop-Free-Silver Party. "I propose to walk out of here. I am go ing to stand by the reorganisation commit tee, notwithstanding a delegate says that such committee is composed of two dis gruntled committeemen, and a few editors of reform papers. "I understand the situation here. We have been trod upon and trampled down by Democrats and Free-Silver Republicans, but thev won't do it again. I helped to create the Populist Party in Oregon traveled once all over Eastern Oregon, and counties In which I organitd the party now seud delegates to this Convention to rule me out. The piehunters that dominate the Populist Party of Oregon cannot run it long. When you surrender your principles you seek the contempt of all humanity. We will walk out, and nominate a straight Populist ticket (.Continued on Page Six.) M'KINLEY MESSAGE Urlefly Embraces the Court of Inquiry's Report. " Explosion External Npaln't Report fcayi Internal Xo Dead Fish . " Found In Harbor. Washuqtos, March 28. Tbe President today sent the following message io congress: I "To the Congress of tbe United States? I The findings of the court of Inquiry were reached after 23 days' continuous labor, on the 21st of March, and having been approved on the 22d, by the comtnander-tn-chirf of the naval force of the North Atlantio station, were trsnsmitted to tbe executive. It Is herewith laid before tbe court, which Is In brief as follows: "When the Maine arrived at Havan she wss conducted by a regular govern ment pilot to buoy No. 4, to which she waa moored in from 6 to 6 fathoms, of water. The state of discipline on board and the condition of her aisgszine, boilers, coal and storage compartments are passed in review, with conclusion that excellent order prevailed and tbat no Indication of any cause for Internal explosion exUted in any quarter. "At 8 o'clock in the evening, on February IS, everything bad been reported secure and all was quiet. At 40 minute past 9 o'clock tbe vessel waa suddenly destroyed. There were two distinct explosions with brief Intervals between theiu. The first lifted tbe forward part of the ship very percepti bly, tbe second, which was more prolonged, is attributed by the court to the partial ex plosion of two or more of the forward magazines. ' "Tbe evidence of tbe divers establishes that the after part of the ship was practi cally Intact and sank in tbat condition a very few minutes alter the explosion. 'The forward part was completely demolished. ' "Upon tbe evidence of concurrent exter nal cause, tbe finding of tbe court is as follows: . '"At n-ame 17, tbe outer shell of the ship, from a point 11 feet from the middle line, of tbe ship and six Teet above the keel when in normal position, had been forced to about four feet above the surface of the water, therefore about 34 feet above where it would have been bad' she sunk uninjured. Th outside bottom plating Is bent into a re versed "V" shape, tbe after wing of which, about 15 feet broad and 32 feet long (from frame 17 to frame 25), Is doubled back upow itself against a continuation of the same' plating extending forward. " 'At frame 18. the vertical keel is broken in two and bent into a singular angle, formed by the onfeide plates. This break is about six feet below tbe surface of the water and about 30 feet above its normal positltion. ' t " 'In tbe opinion of tbe court this effect could hsve been produced only by tbe ex plosion of a mine situated under the bottom of tbe ship at about Irame 18, and somewhat on the port side of the ship.' "The conclusions of tbe court are: ' " 'That the loss of the Maine was not in any respect due to the fault of or negligence on the part of any officer or member of her crew. ; " 'That the ship was destroyed by tbe ex plosion of a submarine mine, which caused a partial explosion of two or more of ber forward magszines, and tbat no evidence has been obtainable fixing the responsibility for the destruction of the Msine upon any person or iwrsons.' "I have directed that the finding of the court of Inquiry and tbe views of this govern ment thereon be communicated to tbe gov ernment of her majesty, the queen regent of Spain, and 1 do not permit myself to doubt that tbe tense of justice pt the Spanish Nation will dictate a course of action sug gested by honor and friendly relations or the two governments. "It is the duty of tbe executive to advise congress of tbe result and in the meantime deliberate considei-atlon Is invoked. William M'Kinlet, "Executive Mansion, March 28, 1808." From Spain' Court of Inquiry. The evidence of witnesses comparatively close to the Maine at the moment is to the effect tbat only one explosion occured; that no column of water was thrown into tbe air; that no shock to the side of the near est vessel was felt, nor on land, waa any vibration noticed, and tbat no dead fish were found. The evidence of tbe senior pilot of the harbor states tbat there is abundance of fish in the harbor, and this is corroborated by other witnessess. Tbe assistant engineer of the works states that after explosions were made during tbe execution of works In the harbor, he has always found dead fish. Tbe divers were unable to examine the bottom of the Maine, which was buried in the mud, but a careful examination of the sides of the vessel, the rents and breaks, which all point outward, shows without a doubt that the explosion was from the in side. A minute examination of the bottom of the harbor around tbe vessel shows abso lutely no sign of the action of a torpedo, and the judge-advocate of tbe commission can find no precedent for the explosion of the storage magazine of vessel by a torpedo. One of the Officers Found. Havana, March 24. The body of Lieu tenant Friend W. Jenkins, of the Maine, was found early this morning near the tor pedo tube aft, as it had been hoped would be the case. It will be disposed of as de cided by the relatives of the deceased In tbe United States.