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e OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY APRIL 15, ( ,1898. GREATEST OPPORTU1VITY OP THE DAY, ThePoPtlandTPadingStcimpCo. Bog to announco th.it the' have contracted with loading Merchants of Oregon City, who will givo TRADING STAMPS TO ALL CASJI CUSTOM li US. Novor boforo linn miuh nn oiiortnnity boon ottered to beautify your homos with a rich and rare colhsjtion of Wagnifieent High-Class Articles A Few of Which We Enumernto Below: 1 CAMERAS FURNITURE ETC MINUS ROCKING CHAIRS OPERA GLASSES ONYX TABLES CLUCKS UICII (J RAPE LAMPS PAINTIMiS CARPET SWKKPEK8 JARDINIERES SEWING MACUINKS SILVERWARE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS IIRAS ART (1001H LADIES' AND GENTS' PICYCLES 1JOGERS KNIVES AND FORKS CHINA, ETC., ETC. A handsome S-rtav Catania. Waterhnrv Clock Co. nvx pattern, highly decorated given for one book. ...Which are to be Exchanged for Green Trading Stamps ill "ere l apiinal oniiililnalUiii, rich Imie; rlllmr fur only una book. We wish to particularly emphasize the tact that goods are not sold, but simply exchanged for 'Green Trading" Stamps, Remember This! Tins is a CLEARING HOUSE, NOT A SALESROOM, therefore no sales. men are employed nor values placed on the articles shown. The extensive and valuable line of goods carried are simply on exhibition for the public to select from. All you have to do is to ask for TRADING STAMPS from the merchants who display signs reading "WE GIVE TRADING STAMPS.'1 The merchants are all provided with these Green Stamps, and are anxious to increase their bus iness by giving them to you. You are entitled to Till' i a i'l II I article; 4 pler-a net Wai'lmtn Silverware Co. tMiidriiilei plate, ht-itu'ilnliy iltcurmed. Just Hunk Iht w I u 1 1 m set lor one book. one green stamp for every 10 cent purchase you make. The Portland Trading Stamp Company is now supplying every family free with a book giving you in. st ructions so plain and simple that n child can understand them. If you have not received one, ask for a freo look at Seventh ami Washington streets. Every resident in Oregon City should get one at once. When your book is filled with these Green Trading Stamps, bring it to our store ami you will bo given your choice ol any one article in our stoek. V Wo sell 'nothing; Understand Unit. We act only for the merchants. ou ne not take yur book with you when shopping. l,.y Ask for Green Trading Stamps. i'7M.,, avV' V'.'.f V1 MLBUIL The Portland Trading Stamp Co. NO. 335 WASHINGTON ST., COR. 7th. W. J. MORGAN, Manager. "lt Ml FOMREEN eeTRADl (Ireou Stamps are simply a discount or rebate for cash Hales The merchants do not advanco their prices they would bo fool ish to do ho but on tho contrary tlio largo increase in trade for cash enables: them to nell at closer profits. TAMPS- Mi) Siy-y V Solid Cherry and Mahogany Parlor Rock f re; very comfortable; given (or one book. Our h-ranlifill Icrsirnlnl rurrrlidn ln i)t l.ampi, hand itecoratd, with a I ri'ilrn apray and supple gold, ,'lt inchr-i hlfti, In. Inch glut, null.! brass, central (trad burner; a perfect reading laui; fur Jtiat una ImhjK. GREAT MESSAGE - Continued from Pace 5. "It Is true that with regard to Texas the ejvil authority of 'eiic.. bail been exi!l"d, ita fci' ad aj winy dofe.t-d, the i hicf of the re- ..j k- hi, i. self capturo-l, and al pote it power to control the newly organized governm-nt of ''-xas annilin-ted within itsouutiu.. But, on i'-ie other h-.nd, there is. in appearam-o at 1.. ,:ti C.-t'-n 'f 1 hy u al folio on i'n VAv of 1'i-xa Th- lit-s! ati I epublu. tin ,i--r au aile. is rai'yi g iia lr-- ctuler a nw .L'C Icrand menacing afi'i-.-di ima&iun toreevvor .ft 1m. tdomnin. " I ";ion the m of ttU threatened invrmiu i, Tm iujepet-doui' nt 'i.:ui may t condder. .s us pcu.i-id J t -r ti. re nothing pe-nl ar ;iu tue ait ant ou of lj-Ui:it 1 Stata and TuXim. cur ai:ku'iW !.! 'iv'.iit of i: iinl.ieTj.l.'nco at -Ryjh a crisis.nial.i a arcely l e rvn.u'Ul a.4 coii- g .nt with-tliaf i-imi-i.t r'' rv with wbioh i 've Li'hi'i t. . li 'M uur lvi... bound to treat ,--. .. a . -.:.'.;jr q i"- I T'.'-i'-niii .'.!' .!' J - V-.n iiix-HU'd to ,CC'r' ; '."r li ' j ". -k t' at ' a -; n:;s.it iuipa'd I ti ;Ue Unit sat iu-.uv. ol "iii.-U iutureta -f-i v,iwtt '!. ftinuw cla'.ni oa ou.- art to the t ' ! .-v i"I. v:; j.nl f tlte avo ed pnrtxno 'l. 'l'e.a:;? m p rf - -'nition of indu ,1 ji.-t :ce us nt ij. i.t to th- itv orporation of i- in tljn Lnioi.. con iU'. 1 tii.t; "i'riKlen p. t!'or-f"r. s.m.:us t dii-tfito that W" 'it :n!d Htdnrt an . m:i.u:-tiu our prc'nt titt!de. if ""t r,Tir-i M xico it If, r one of the j.t;:i' tre pi 'jowci"., ha!l re'-oi;! ;ze the imlf f ';.i.'n.;e o, the n- t.oV';rnmeut. at lt-ast ntiTil t .(- la, -He of t!e or tue pr.ir of evnt shall b - vi; proved iir-vo'. 1 a il or diipuVi the at.il.ty it tim (Miopie of that country to ma;tit in their fc. o.ii-:ittf Mivrvl' j ty atid to t:j .j"i'l tb ' govern- r"-i)t cmi-.-Htired .y hm. Xii.h rof the fon 't lA.i' x j': rti'S nn J'isi!y coTv'.iin of this ; c.v.ri. Ly pi..s"oi.: t. wo are hat c.irr-in cut toe loa.i-u ... . nl poii;-y o' our (oiicin I Kent, a pi n. v vis- i uxi awiunl t us r-tp-'i:t d iotii.eioyii t;;.... i i ;u i i.tijiro.i couuiL'u.oat b me." Tin: e an' 'he r-.rlsof th r ' 'tto a-d pa- i 1 ti'i J;t i ln:t-d t.-.-. l r 7'uTtlir In Co., r,f i-fl, ! rl'at t'i" : ti fa tjl'wly p 1,''V -.rilfj ot rI "if ! io tl t .Ti'i,''y c-' or a i-tat "). li i'l -e In :.,:'k '''!;. ar L-V! jl: H'Kll'. I'.!', to t'M' ' V ' !j. I, foil of ! '; I'V :i : : v ; I r' t- : ha!, p . Lav 'i4 i; '1 in n ':-' T -.h.,.tv." li lid f"u i' 'f u -'t p ( n'l i'' ' "il'' 1 r,l di'-f l! ' i iin i S"d f ' ' lVi;ill cs M ;it' '.:i 1 t 1:: It Ii'id j"f ( oiiditioi! th ! rei-oynj) e;ii.-'iood' n:f d'ir; t a r C TT)il li. '-.n' r.-r f '"'Iri a-.'-iin ".lO'in ' f:'.i.-l by the parent Stats has ennrely pawd ' a . v. , rremo tent irsi. in 't, app'k'd 'n the '- of Texas. The Cxmere.su to whom Pre.d- i'-nt Jaekaon referred tho 'ins'ion na "one fol ,1 hvflirir to war," and therefore a ' f rfw-e' sii'd .et for a "pr"vlo'is ifid"r3'andi:i!? , ri!h tii iHi'1y liy whom war can aloti" be do cl a wl. and liy whom h',1 th" provi-ioni for na i:.'nir;i: it i peH'i rMmt, f'lmislK'd.1' l"ft tlio irntter of r" ' "'ifion of T'T'is to tho dinre ' i'-m of the Ff'-i'-fve. provplintr mo-el T for t il'O ppndinT o a dip oirifit e ntrtt when the . rrotddent sh-ml 1 he aatiHllefl that the repnldie ,. of Texas had Worn" "an ind pendent -i'ate." It .vas M recotrnized hv President Van Ruren. arho eommiHfHnn''d a charge d'affairpa Mar'-h ' '' T IB '7, after Mexieo had abandoned the at tempt to conquer the Texa territory, and ; llien there was at t'ie time no bona fide on. test uninft onbftwen the iuirgent provinco and ita former govep iim. ' I aaid in meaaaB of December laat : "It la to ' te aerfonaly considered whether the Cuban in ahrrection poaiea'es beyond dispute the attrl i ' tinted of atntehood. wdihh alone can demand the reoirnition of bellieer'-n' y In ita favor." ' Theatme rennlrem"nt must certainly he no ' lurt airlpnaly co aidered when the (rraver la- . ana of rocofmizini J-dependence ia in qneation tt no leea positive test can he applied to th goatf act than the leaser, whi'e on the other kandtb-y influence, and conseauencea of the strrtirCle nnon fhe iniy rn.il jwittcv- of tho rvo(j. ni7:in stafe whieh form fm'vrf.int faetora when thn ritnii'- of beM'L'ereney la con cerned, are seenn'Tjiry if not rii;ht!v eliniit able factors wl-en henal qn stio" and whether thft r'"TiiiiT';tf fi-onif!. rerriiHon ia or ia not tr-dopeTT'ent berreid TWdvpntn''o. Vnr f' cim 1o'n of rTpe'ne do I th;nk it wnuM 1 e " or -nid'-nf for tv Oov-errm-'n to iwv?, :f at th. prwnt time the lrd 'pendente of the sn-pnll"d 'ubnn republic. cn,. reoirni'-on U not ne'-es rv to ena le the TTi1t-ed ate to tperren and parifv tli lylad. T' eer- n' t:w feT'trV row t'i the riwocniti'-n it -"iv T" vr. 'dnr inivninciit in Cuba ni'id't Kill.',. tu to (d'irrii.vimr condi tions of Mtern fori 1 oVIi-a'lo" to "nrd the orcmniz-'iHon so vfMv-. In eaue of inter- veTittm, ni- rnrdnrt -ni -obieet t" th ap- prov.-1! or d!s"o"; 1 of v"h rovo' rrerit we would be r!'i'r"d ' n' ! to its di'eetlon and to astiiime it to the mere relation of frieud'y mnlv. Mben 't ''il -.7-r-eir th 'r.nfter thlf thorn !s witt 'n the il-ril n "iri-o-i"" ennVJe of tkt forininif the ibr! ai d "-'eir "'nit the frnc t:ons of a ' f n:',!'iT!. aiid h-iv:n-. as a rnvter of ffo-t the n o i-r f .'-in ;ind :it'.rilinte of n-itio'in'l'v. i"i"i' .unit ' vnimt'Mv mi'' - '. . 1 t,iI the rela tions .led ;I ' t'. e I.'iided S'at-s with pueh nrition a ';-1' d. fire rem-o '. 'ler-iaive for"n of !n"r-ve-ition t "ti 1 ' 1- ir . 'rim .- i;pi.a',;:il ne-t-al by i'' ' '."o ? r-t-V,- a' -'i"M.ro:i'tce be. t-een the eo'Oe t in'", o" the aetive ally of the Olie pn'tV or t'"' " As to h" fWt. it i- not 'ih' fo-fo'ten thet d'l'in-- the l-e-f r.-v "i '! t': ; re'-,t in of tho X'l'itet S".t hnr! f el!-! e;i one . .f fr'oidl v intervention in i"- '.v v a-. . -aeh r.ot of it- If eon hs'i'i', le t all t r ' ie- to tlio e ertion of i p- tejoiel irMoeTT'-e triMf-l an eHol'lfe l.:if!t r(.v.l- ovt B-i.l hr.noi-tV' V) J: 11 inr -r'-sts ein cenied. T(:e -ijrit o' r o mr aet h'Therto has been nn cnr".'1'. n "eie Vrn fr,r ee and pr'isneritv in ' ii' a. ifti'.t'"t ''V iPfferen-ei ),,.... tin 1 '" "'A i ii and un stained I'V til.' 'i'o' -I of .' iril-r" !'!! ..i;'r..',4. The for' i'd hVi rv r"'oi of the . United. to .ton tho war a'--orilin ft tr.nTt;ty -rd follow 1 .'it-i 7-here re:-htor:'ll" I- to ehl-L-l: fl... tl..p'os1 ' ruei:i'ie Coldi' Is U'Voll 1 ;i.ib 'in n.'ili n: l'ouii l1. '. Loile. i-ikti-ain6 upon both the r'lr'i H to the eo"to.t ft well as to on- foroe a truce as to R'lldo the eventual settlo- Ul"Tlt. The (-rounds fo- g-.tch intervention may he hriedv surntnarii'.ed as foll'itva; I First In the rani"" of humanity and to pot an end to th b.irharitieJ. bloodshed, atarva ! tiod and horribl" miseries now existi. g tliero, ! and v.hieh the i nr'tei to the conli'-t arp either unable or un iilii1-' to stop or mi'lifnt". It. is I no .merer to -ay tliis 1-. in another country, i belonplnif to another nation and is. therefor-, j none of our bio-inei.-, U ia expressly our duly. I for it is rljih at our d' or. Keeon 1 V'e owe It to our citizens in Cuba to I afford them that proteetion and indemnity for I life and property w' i'-h no r .vernment there I can or will afford, and to that end terminate j the conditions that de. rive tln'in of leal pro I toeti .n. ! Third Tho riidit to intervene mayl-ejUHti- fled by the very serious injury to the coui . merce, trad" and husinesa of our people and ' by the wanton destruetion of property and de vastation ot the Isiati'i. Fourth And which is of the utmost import ance, the preeiit condition of affairs ill Cuba is a constant menace to our peace and entails upon tLia Government an enoriuoua expen e. With anch a conflict wapred for y-ara in un ! islaud go near us and with whieh our people ! have guch trade and busiiiewi relations when i lives ami liberty of our citixeca are in constant , dauKer and their property destroyed and thetn i aelvea ruined where our trailing vesaehi are 1 liahl e to geizur. and are eizl at our very door by warship of a foreign nation, the expeditioua of filibuster that we are powerless to prevent altogether, and the irritating quostiona and en tanglement, thug arising all theae and other, that I need not mention, with the resulting (trained ralatioag ara a constant tsenac to our peac and compel us to keep on a aemi war footing with that nation with wtdeb we are at Fta'cs as i i" it-rd to the la V t'i' hn hiM'oriciil p'' i-tates have i'i!"i f pa'-ridee of life by their t-ordorf. i i .in It involvie. howv r. Tne elements or aaui-er ana raer sireaoy IKiiuted out have ln-.'ii Mri .-, rik'ly illiL-t. ated liy a trau avert when iheply and juitiy moved the American ( opje. 1 h.ne air. .ly trarnmltted to t'on-.-ess Ihi rp'rt of the Naval Court of lm,u-iy ou th. Utirui iloij of I t e tatil.-p'iip M'.ice In tii harbtirof llarana I di;ri'..j-li ii'.a' t of t;i. ;'i;:iof Keoriwry. Tho d'ti-uri "t t!.a In vetl ba-t llhe l the ! na lourj li-'ULt viitti tij--, p e sible horror. Tao i htiinlre.1 and li'tv ht -bravtf s:iilor and j ina'iii sand two !: -n. of our navy rissiug i in the f.m ied iMir.-y 'of u L-U'Tiy liarlr. I h'-ve Imi'h hii' ltnl t" drMh unof and wuut 1 brought Ul their hoim t aad oorn-w t" tlie ua- Iti'.'i. ' : - . T e aval Court of Inquiry, tv'ii -h it la n"H;r-s to s-iy, c p.'iir-i''.-. :h uiei i lilted o-'D-; f! !. n. c of tlte (4 v. ri tnei.t a as un I 'no is In 1 itseoneluMon that thedustrnctlim of He- Maine was cans. 'd bv n exterior expl-mion. tiiat ol & i sul'inaritie rui'ie. It di i not nste,iue to pla-'o I tii" res o-islbility. That remains to ! Hied I In .Uiy event, 'lie diKtrjctii n of the Maine, i hr I Jiatev.r exteri.o- -a l'. is a patent and ' Uu'i; t: sive proof of a stat 1 of th ri'it :n , that is intoi'-rable. TI at i ' oil is thus sh . n to be such that the . pnni. li jtovernnu'iit : cmn t amr- tafvtv and see li'y to a vr-s"! i.f the American navy in tlm harlsir of II;. vans i.n a mission of ih-so.- and rihtfuiiy thoni. Furtln.-r referrini' in tiiisconnectiou tor'-e.-nt f ploinattc correM;imidene -, a di-t an h fr to n .Miui.-iter tu Spain, of th" -'i:ii ulr, con tain -d the statement that th.'H': ;mi h Mii-i Pt f'-r foreign Allairs had a.-uired hmi p s tive'v that !-painil do all tli.it the hisdo-t li' ii-r a1 d justici. require- in the "alio - of trie Maine, 1 be rr lv above referred to of lit" :il-d n't. also I'ont .Ined an xprn-isTon nf th" readin.s of Spain to aul.niit to a-bit iitioii all hi dilferenci-s whi'-h can ariao in tills int'tiT, v.-liicli is subsi quenily explaiiK'd by 'lie nu' of the .ij.uiii ,h Minister at Wa-hit gton of tie- lutli inst.. as f lows: "As fo the qne'iou of fa t whi' h sprim,". from the diversified views - tiseen the repO' t ')' theAineii an and Span.-di b-aKis. Kpuiii plol.sisi that tie la- t l ea- -er-tain, d 1 y an iu.- i" tial investi. 'atcn bv e.tp" ts. which diicinn Kjiain a"( "pt in .itivii)ice r To tins I have made no reply. I"re id -iii ( li ant, in 1?i In d:sc-m in the ph.i -es of the ciintest as it th -n appear. -d nud its hore'entf and apparent iiiUeiiiuto prolonga tion, saul: "In such event I am of th" on'nion tliaf other nalio'is will l.e i.iiipellcd to assume the !-ni-o:r,i: ility which devolvi-s uj; ei them, an 1 to be ioiisiy cor.-ider tb-3 o iy reina rnoif me' urea p S'-ible, mediation and in'ei veuti ci. Oiv-hi-, j erhkj.a to the mr' .-xj an o -.'er sei-aratiiis-the icland from th.i i(-n:n-..,a. tin; coi.'i-ii'.iing jarties appear to l.avw wiii.i i ti ' iii 'lives no dep sitory of comuioii idi dence. to surliest w.s'lom wTien pa- sion nic' ex i;ileni"iit have tlu Irtwny. and lli i, n-icn-' '!ui j part of pcuecrni'lfor. In this view, in the ea le-r ' d'-ys of tin' contest, tlio cood o.'ii- e (Jf tj,,, I t'l ited H'nt'-s as t':o modi .tor were tomb-rod in '-'id faith, wi.hout any S l!l-h pii'p..e in I In the interest of huma Jty and in sin ere I friendship to I oth partic. but wen-at th-'dmo i do I, ned by Hpain with thede lar.-it on nevr I th'-l.-ss, that, at a future time, they would bo I Indi.peiwible.. Xo intimation It slson re- civ-d j tint in tlie opinion of Spain that din h ..s boon reached, Ami yet the strife i: nt n:u ) with nil I Its dreiid"d horrors mid all its iuptrioa to tlie Un td Htates and of other nations. Ka'-h jiarty seems quite capable, of wo kinif rreat iniuryand dama'-e ti the o her. as well as to all the relations and intr sta (les'ndei,t on the existence of peacu In the i-laud: b..t they seem incapable of reaching any adjustment and both have thus fa-failed of achieving uny success whereby one shall jsiSHess ami con'rol the ir hiud to the exidnsion of the other. Under the circumstances the agency of others, either by mediation or by intervention, serins to be the only a te' native which must, s ,oner or later, be invoked for the termination of the strife." In the last annual message of my immediate predecessor during the pending struggle it was said: "When tbe inability of Spain to deal suceeaa fully with the insurgents bus become manifest, and it is demonstrated that her sovereignty in Cuba is extinct for all purposes of ita rightful existence, and whan a hopeless struggle for Its re establishment baa degenerated into the strife which means Both In. mora thsn the. n. (mi saTtlVe of liluusu life sml th - ntter do traction nf tli Very a bjeot inattor of tlio ci'iitlict, a situation will 1m pnwutisl In whn h our o diuatioiis t the suviTciuty of Spain will bo sua rs disl by high. uhhk'atiotis will- b w e can banlly husibitn to recounire ami (lie CllS' g"." In my annual inssat,e to rmgrt"i, I)isvmlsr hist, s caking to tins question. I said: "The near future will demure rale whether tbe In dist-twihh r .edition of u right-on peui-t', Just alii-:' to the Cubans and tspnlii, as welt mm isjuI. table Pi our interests, so Intimately luvo v.si )n tlie welfare of l ula, is likely to be atuined. If not, the i. i.'eiicy of fiirlVr and other, uctiou by the I'liite Stnt'-s w.ll remain to ls taken. Wlicn th t tiui" conies that n.'tioii will be deierminisl in the line of iti'llsnutable rb-ht and duly. It will be faced Willi. ml niirgivn g or Ina.Uncyiu tm 1 ght of the ni. ligation th a Uovcrslii'-llt owes to lthi'lf, to ihe i pin vvto have eonllded to It the prnt.s-tion of tln-lr Inter i--,ts and honor, uiid to humainty. 'hurn'f the right, keeping free from nil of feli-e oil ep es. ii'-ttiat.sl by upiiiiit and pa tri. tic o 'I'sid Talious, niove-l u iter by pas sioii iwir si-lilshneui, tne (iovei-min-iit will co e tinue its watchful care over the itMs .nil prop'-rtyof Ameri'-tia citieps airl will ab te noM'of its eir ir s to brimr about by s-accful ugi-n les a p. -i' e whirli hull h noiaiile aiKl endiirin . if it ahull nn ii' t- r s;i nr t.j Is a duty imp-sell hy ' 111' !' li'Mio:ul to oU-.civc to civi.i.aitou and to huinmiily and to int.'i' Velle with for' e, it t)l.'iil lv wir-'slt f.illlf oil our i art an 1 '-tiiy h'sv.usi' the tmce sitv f t such action will .e so - l.-ar as toc.uun.uid the supp i t and approval o: the ci-.Ii . 1 world.'' 'i ho lonn iril liss pmved that tin' ol ject V r which Sf am h;i-s vr .ged th.i war aunot I si i,t. taiiie i. 'I'lu tiioof insurrection niiy llame or may suio,.ld'-r wilh vni yii i se -o ;s. hut it has not horn and It is plain that li. ciniiot bn i i tini-uish'-d b- pr' sciit ine'lio'ls. 'I In- only le-i e of reilef and ri-po e f I illl a coililltiou a hi li rmiinot loin;, r be euibiie.l is the enforced pa I liintiou ol i.'uba. , In tlm naiiu'.of luiiiiniiiiv, In the name of i ivillzntn.ii, in bchnif i f . udang. ered Anierican intensis wiiich vd na rite right and tho duty tosKj.ik and tiact, Ihu war in uba must stop. In view of these frvta and tin" " ronddora tions I ask the t 'o iKi-css t aiuhnri.-j ami em power th 1'rcs.de -t t ) bit o nn ..purcs to so cureafllll tci-niilialii.il of h'S.'.iio, -i li.-twceu the (iovei'iitii nt of Spain an I the prop e of Caba and to securo in tlm inland tin-e la li-.U-meutof a stub Ui govm info-tit cap '-lih of in in tiilning oi-'h-r and ob-erv tig p'-iun mid tran quility and ihu security nf ita i ,'j'ciw as well as our own and to use tho nuliury and naval fie . es of the United Hiatus as irny he n,ss sary fi r these purpoaeM, and in tin Interest of liinnaiiit and to aid in pi-' s"i-ving the lives of th p's.r starving people of tlio island, I recoinuicn cd that, the or '.rilii'.tiijii of food and sunjiiio. I c c .nti.,11' d and lfi.it ;ui nppro-jii-intioii lie u.ndo 'cd of tl,.. j ubli' tis ii'-iii-y to Mupph meat th" chnrity of uur citizens. Tile isriinia now with Toneless. It Is a so i ion rc-rponniin'.ily, I l.avc e ilalls d every i IVort tole'ieVC til" llitollel'uhlll cullditioll of llflailS whicii is at our Ooor I'lupure l tt( ?xocuti every obligation impoa il up n me by the Con Htituiion and the law. I await your fiction, Vesteriiay and s;u e tiie prcpnia'ion of the foicgoing mes iig- , olli'-ial inf.u iinilion was re ceived by me that the latest lie lee of the yueeii ltcnenli of Spain ilnecis (ieneral iilnnco, in order to prepare and 'facilitate p .., to proclaim a ausfsmaion of hostil pes, tlio duration and fie ails of which have not yet been communicated to me. This tact, with evuiy olliur pci tiuuiit ooiwhlerntii) , will, I am sure, have your just and o ireful at tention in tlie solemn delilratious upon whlcb you are about to enUir, If this inensure at tains a auceeedul result, then our aspirations as a ( hristian, paco loving people will bv re alized. If it falls, it will be only another Justi fication for our contemplated antiod. (Higuedi WILLIAM M K1NLEY, Executive Mansion, April 1 1, . -OREGON CITY IRON WORKS W New ami Knlarxr-d Shop with nil oiijiliunwi! for MACHINE WORK & CASTING All work executed in tho lient niaiiner jgisHibln. PniniitiuHH nunran- teed on all orderx. - A - SPECIALTY. i IViceH tho lowest to hn luul in Portland. Shop on Fourth Street near Main, Oregon City, Oregon. J. ROAKE & CO. Send the Entkrpkibk to your friend In the East and thus give him an Idea of what ia going on in Clackamas county, It may induce him to locate with us. WHEN YOU BUY, ALWAYS GET THE BEST - This applies to real estate an well as other cotnnditiea. Every family in need of a home desires the hest location. SOUTH OREGON CITY Has the grcatent numher of advantages to its credit, of any'of tho suburhs of Oregon City. It will pay . you to investigate this property. Good clear lota at reasonable prices on easy instalments. Call on or address T. L. CHARMAN, Trustee. Charman Bro's. Block, - Oregon City