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Oregon City Enterprise.
VOL.31. NO. 5
ORKGON CITY, OK BOON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1808.
ESTABLISHED 1866
J) It. OKO. JIOKYfl,
....DKNTIST...
Crown iml llrlilgs work Hprnlally, Al
work warranted ami saliafaminn
guaranteed,
Ollles In Cauflslil lllk.
Q.4 K. IIAYKH
ATTOHNKY AT LAW.
clal attsiilliiu given lii Cuunty four!
ml rrohaisbiuliiras
Ollles Upstalra, uppiile Huntley's JIuk
store.
fl 6C1IUICI.KL,
ATTOHNKY-AT I. AW.
Office over McKuirli k's HIhmi Mors, naar
(lit Hank of Oregon city.
Omuo City
Ohiuun,
jyiM. POWELL A 8KAM ANN
Physicians ml Burgeons.
K.peclal auenll'.m given to uritlral work.
Oltlor honrai M to II A. M.i 1 loo P.M.,
6 to 8 P. M, Booms II ami 10 Channeii lllk.
latiuvmu. . p. CASirisU.
J JKOWNELL CAMFuKLL,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Oasaoa Citt, Omuo.
Will prsotirt In all tha eourta ol lb state. Ol
io, In C Ut ll IU dins. ,
c
LACK AM All AHHTKACT A TKUHT CO.
Furnish, AM arii, ( balm ol Tit Ie-erln-IIiib
. Lnans, Inaurii ce, far Taiee Perfect
Tillee. am, tnliee ut' r nana wl
Ore a CI y.
J. r. l LA UK, Pra-.,an4 Mxr,
tiieoa citt, .... oaauoM,
J II. Ml I.I.Kit.
-DKNTIST- '
Fine sett of leelh, gild erowna, all klr.ds ol
tilling ami bildgirk. i
Seventh 81 naar ilit. Oregon City, Or.
A BARREL OF IMPORTED SCOTCH WHISKY
JUST ARRI VED.
MOLALLA
LIQUOR STORE.
FINK KENTUCKY CASE GOODS OF ALL
nouunox wiusKr descriptiox.
ALL LIQUORS SOLD
11Y THE MEASURE.
E. A. BRADY, Mgr. Main Street.
lat hnffl H Most Be So!
They all tay tliat
HARRIS' GROCERY
Headquarters (or Hey, Landplasler, Seeds, Etc.
Carrie the most complete stock
ol First Class Groceries to be
found In the City.
"i a T. WILLIAMS.
ktAL ESTATE AKtt LOA.1 AO EST,
good llu ul buslurea, rMldt net ud auburban
property.
INSURANCE.
FIRE AND ACCIDENT
B'
Railroad Tickets to all points East at low rates.
F, E. DONALDSON
farm iTopanr la tracts to lull oa aaay terms. er.;,rrj,j;j,j,j,j,j
riirnHHdiDM itHimntlf answered. Oftca.
ue ra-utl M ih- dla . muoii.
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Q P A P.O. LATOL'Hini,
ATTORNEY8 AND
COUN8KLOR8 AT LAW
MAIM ITMKIT OaCOOM CITT, OBtOON
furnish Abstracts ofTttle. Loan Money, Pora-
eioaa Mortgagee, ami transact umcw
iMm uaiaeaa.
A.
8. DREHBER,
ATTORN EYATLAW.
Offlosover MoKlllrli k's Bhoe Biora, nrar
tha Hank ol UrrgoiiL'lty.
Oaaooa Citt,
OaiooN.
JuroitTsn.
J
ATTORNEY AT LAW
araACTor raoraaTT rt)stsiiso,
Oiboe nail to Oraioa CUT bank on tb street.
JjR. FRANCIS FREEMAN,
DENTIST
Graduate of the Northwatrn Unlver-
itv Dnnial Ht-liool. Chicago.
Also American College of Dental Suritery,
With Dr. Welch. Willamette Block.
B
F II. A W. flWOI'E,
ATTORNEY'S AT LAW.
Colli'Ctlona, rorecloauw of Mortiraijea,
and a general law luilnes al
temltHl to proibplly.
Main St. Firat door South of Methodist
Church .
fTMIE COMMERCIAL BANK,
Of OREGON CITY
Capital. 1100,000
TamnAcm 4 eiNiaAL an(ihs araixaaa.
Uaua maile. IHlla dlaenuiitail. Makei col
laAtmna. Huy and tell eirhania on all pnlnti
in Ihe Hulled Hulea, Kuropo aud Houg Kn'il.
lrMHilta reDal'ad iiibjuit to check. Bail
opvii Irom 9 a. a. to 4 r. m.
D l. LATOURKTTR, Hrumddit.
r. J WKYKR Caahiar.
1
km OF OREGON CITY,
Oldest Baiklni Bouse In the City.
Paid up Capital, 160,000.
Burplum iJJ.dftii.
raaainiM, CH" rriai.
iob raaMDaaT, eao. a. MAamiie.
CAKHiaa. . - a.a ounau
A (eueral banking bnalnaaa traniaoted.
X)epoilta reoolTad iublect to ohaok.
Approred bills aud notea dlaoountad.
Ooiiut) and cttjr warranu bought.
Loaua mvla on afallabla aecurlty.
Iichangr bought aud aold.
Cullooilont made promptly.
Praltaaiild avallaola In au part of the world
rulvaraphlo eiohangea anld on Portland, 8au
praiiolaon. 1 ihlcago and New York,
pipml pal l ou time depoalti.
7th St. STABLE.
Good care given to all ani
mals left in my charge.
Charges reasonable.
a. W. MAY. Prop.
Special Notice,
We are headquarters for Canton
Clipper Steel and Chilled Flows, Har
rows, and Cultivators, Simond's
Saws, Warranted Wedges, Sledges
and Axes, Steel Ranges, Air Tight
Heaters, Ammunition, Fishing
Tackle, Wagon Wood and every
thing in the hardware line.
POPE St CO.
Corner 4th and Main Streets, - Oregon City.
Geo. A. Harding
PRESCRIPTION DRUGGIST
Willamette llull.llaa;.
a.
f YOU Can SaVO Money By buying your Drugs and having your 1
P rreacripttona filled at the leading Drug More in the City. ..... 4
P Our Specialties Pare Drugs and Low Prices.
We guarantee our German Cough Balsam to give Satisfaction or wewlll
p return the money.
rXX XW A A A A A A A a. uft ift ift lft.jO fit Q) ift , Ai. A -A-tft , Ol. A. jCA'
GOOD AS ATLIN GOLDI
That lit the value of a consultation
with Dr. Ralolille if you need the pro
frsaional service, of the leading special
int in the West. If you don't lie doesn't
care to see you, professionally. If you
do, he has a certain cure for you. Lite
is short, and during Its brief spell yon
should enjoy the full fruition ol your
manhood. That is what he will enable
you to do. Hals your safest and moat
faithful counsellor on all forms of weak
ness. VARICOCELE,
SEMINAL WEAKNESS,
LAME BACK.
GONORRHOEA,
Bl KIUI HKIS
BLOOD TAINTS,
RHEUMATISM,
WUATICA,
PILKS,
FISTULA.
CONSTIPATION.
LOST MANHOOD,
Thirty years of practice has made him authority on diseases of this
nature. Consult bim and you will never regret it. tie will make you a
well man. Call or write. Free consultation.
DOCTOR E. M. RATCLIFFE Cor. Third and Washington St.
Portland, Or.
Hours 9 to it A. M.; 1-5 and 7-8:30 P. M. Over O. R. & N. Ticket office.
CONGRESS OPENS
AJirllliant Affair, President
McxMtige Head.
MKSATOtt JOSEPH XIV01 SEATED
Orfgon Volaatuers VTI1I Llli-ly be Or
dered Hume Soon Treaty to he
Slifnud Moon.
Wamiikqtow, Dec. 5. When the sen
ate convened today to beiin the closing
session of the 55lh conirress. the cham
ber presented a notable and beautiful
appearance. By 11 o'clock the public
and private galleries were filled almost
to their capacity with a distinguished aa
setnbUKe, including many ladies in bril
liant attire.
On the floor of the senate the dieplay
of flowers was unusually beautiful even
for the opening day of a session of con
Kress. The odor of flwers filled the
chambers. The memorable scenes
enacted in the chamber during the last
seaalon, ami the momentous events
that have occurred since congress last
adjourned created a feeling of intense
expectancy on the part of the spectators
and the members of the senate. This
was made manifest by the long lines of
people In the corridors an loos to gain
admission to the Ralleries and by the
early arrival of the senators on the floor.
rhiough the courtesy of the vice-prexi-lent,
the members of the joint high com-'
lar occasion, animatel and brilliant.
There were more than the usual number
of diatinguislied personages in the
thronged galleries, including many rep
resentatives of foreign government,
high officials, and ladies and gentlemen
CMNnplcijous in social and political life.
The greetings of ihe members were most
cordial, and there was no outcropping of
partisan rancor to mar the occasion.
One of the most striking incidenta was
the cordial meeting between the floor
leaders of the respective 'sides, Messrs.
Dingley and Bailey. In view of the
gossip about the possibility of Mr Bailey
being deponed as the minority leader, it
is significant that the speaker named
Mr. Bailey as the minority member of
the committee to wait upon the presi
dent, an honor always bestowed opon
the recognized leader of the minority.
Speaker Reed received a warm wet-
come from both si iea of the house when
he ascended the roitrom to call the
house to order, but perhaps the greatest
personal ovation to any member wa
that given Major-General Wheeler, of
Alabama, who has not been seen by
many of his old colleigoes since he
went to the front at the bead of the
cavalry division of General Shatter's
army. Mr. W. A. Stone, of Penney!-
vania.McMillin, of Tennessee, and Mr.
Bayers, of Texas, who have been elected
governors of their respective states since
congress ailjwrned. were also over
whelmed with congratulations.
The floral tribute today were un
usually numerous and made the hall a
rentable bower of beautiful flowers.
The proceedings themselves were dull,
mission were admitted to the floor of
the senate, and were the recipients of i Mlt interMt centering in the reading ol
much attention. the president's measage For over two
Just before the senate was called to intlP, tt, olrk dn.nml thromh the lon
order, several well-known members of
the diplomatic corps appeared in the di
plomatic gallery. Among them were
Sir Julian Pauncefote, ambassador of
Great Britain to the United States and
dean of the corps, with a party from the
British embassy. Mr. Wo Ting fang,
the Chinese minister, and party, and
Mr. Ye Pan) Chin, the Cores n minister.
All were interested spectators of the
0ening scenes of the session, and at
tentive listeners to the reading of the
president's message.
Promptly at 12 o.clock Hohart rapped
(or order. Mr. Milbom, the venerable
blind chaplain, in a profoundly impres
sive manner, ' returned "devout and
reverent thanks for God' goodness to us
as a nation and for his care fof us since
1 last gathered in the chamber."
The call of tha senate developed the
presence of 67 members. The usual
resolutions were offered and adopted.
Cullom of Illinois offered one to appoint
a committee to inform the house that
the senate was ready to transact bus!
: ness ; Hale of Maine one firing the hour
1 f daily meetings at 12 o'clock noon, and
uorriu ol Vermont one to appoint a
'committee to notify the president that
the senate was awaiting any communi
cation he might desire to make. Morrill
of Vermont and Cock roll of Missouri
were named by the vice-president to join
a like committee of the house to call on
the president.
McBride of Oregon presented the cre
dentials of his newly elected colleague,
Simon, to whom the vice president a 1
ministered the oath of office. Pending
the receipt of the president's message,
the senate took a recess of 30 minutes.
At 1:25 the committee appointed to
wait upon the president reported the
performance of its duties and announced
that the president would communicate
with the senate in writing. Scarcely
had the report been made when Pruden
entered the chamber and presented the
message. Hobart laid it beiore the
senate and the reading began at om.
During the recess of three-quarters of
an hour, while the senate was awaiting
the presentation of the message from the
preaident, the members of the joint high
commission held an informal levee,
greeting personally nearly all of the
members of the American senate.
The reading of the message occupied
two hours and 13 minutes. Many
persons remained in the galleries
throughout the reading, but, as is usual,
little attention was given to the presen
tation of the message, either in the
galleiles or on the floor, afier the first
few pages.
Many of tho senators who had been
provided with printed copies of the
message retired either to the cloakrooms
or to the committee-rooms to read the
document at leisure. Not the slightest
demonstration occured during the read
ing of the message. When the clerk had
concluded the reading, Mason of Illinois
presented a telegram from Pritchard of
North Caioiina, announcing that Illness
prevented his attendance at the opening
of the session.
At 3 :45, on motion of Piatt of Connec
ticut, the senate adjourned.
document, but the interest of members
and spectators" neyer flagged. With
rapt attention they followed the presi
dent's recital of the war and listened
eagerly to every auggestion or recom
mendation be had to offer. No expres
sions of approval or disapproval inter
rupted the reading.
The president's review of the causes
leading up to the war, the manner in
which the preparations for hostilities
were made snd the succession of victor
ies on land and sea were listened to with
rapt attention. The other provisions of
the message were followed with almost
aa much interest There was no ex
pression of approval or disapproval
throughout the reading. As soon aa the
reading was concluded, on motion of
Mr. Dingley, the message was ordered
printed, and then at 3:50 p. m. the
house was adjourned.
IN THK HOCSK.
Opening; Seaalon Wat Spectacular With
Much Good Feeling Shown.
Washington, Dec. 5. The opening
' session of congress today was a spectacu-
Bllla Iatrodaeed.
Representative Cousins, of Iowa, has
the honor of introducing the first bill in
the house at this session. It la entitled
''a bill declaring a standard of value in
the United States " and provides that
the standard of value in the United
States la hereby declared to be and is
tbe standard gold dollar of 2V8 grains of
standard gold, 900 fine.
SuL-ter, of New York, the ranking
democrat of the bouse commi'tee on
military affairs, introduced a resolution
''authorising and directing the commit
tee on military affairs to investigate the
war department and the runductottbe
the Spanish war." The resolution was
referred to the committee on military
affairs.
Meyer, of Louisiana, today intro
duced in the house a bill appropriating
112,000.000 for the construction of a
wide, deep channel from deep water of
the Mississippi river to deep water of the
Gulf of Mexico.
SIMON IS SEATED.
Ia Mot In tha Frank Row Tat, but Will
Move up Later.
Washington, Dec. 5. After Senator
Siraon was sworn in today be was sur
rounded oy a large number of senators
who were introduced to him, and de
voted what time was available daring
the leisure hours of the senate becoming
acquainted with those who will be his
colleagues tor four years. Mr. Simon
will sit on the republican side at the ex
treme right of the 0"tside row, which is
usually the place where new senators
first secure seats. On the changes
that will be made after March
4, he will get a better seat. Senator
Simon is accompanied to Washington by
Graham Glass, secretary of the republi
can committee, who will remain in
Washington during the winter and act as
Senator Simon's clerk. In the biogra
phy of Senator Simon, published in the
congressional history today, nothing is
stated but the plain facts of his career
withnut any embellishments. ' ,
Congressman Tongue ws not present
at the opening session today, but is ex
pected In a day or two. Neither of tbe
defeated Washington congressmen was
in the house.
COXNISSIOMEIt AT PARI.
The Peace Treaty la Practically
Accomplished Fact.
Paris, Dec. 6. The peace treaty of
Paris is practically an accomplished fact.
Today's session disposed of the essentia)
festores of the treaty, which will be em
bodied In tbe following eight articles:
First The customary prelace of
treaties, in the nature of an expression
of amity and hope for'perpetual peace.
Second The relinquishment by Spain
of her sovereignty oyer Cuba.
Third The withdrawal of the Spanish
troops.
Fourth The relinquishment by Spain
of her sovereignty over Porto RM.
Fifth Spain's cession of tbe Philip
pines. Sixth The withdrawal of Ihe Spanish
troops there.
Seventh Payment by the United
States of $20,000,000 for the Philippines
Eighth The provision for the "open
door" commercial policy in the Philip
pines. The rough draft of tbe treaty, which
may be considerably changed, covers
the proposals. It makes a long docu
ment, which Senator Davis, of tbe
United States peace commission, says
will be found to be one of the meet in
teresting papers of its character ever
written. 80 completely are the details
of the evacuation of the Philippines
stipulated that a commission, such as
arranged for the Spanish withdrawal
from the West Indies, will be unneces
sary. Among the questions not yet settled,
however, are the coaling station and re
ligious freedom of the Carolines, the
Spanish commission not having replied
to the American offer. Tbe Americans
have agreed to transport the Spanish
prisoners home, including the garrison
and sailors at Manila captured by Ad
miral Dewey and General Merrill, as
well as tbe soldiers and civilians held
by the Filipinos, whose return the
Americana have guaranteed. As com
pensation, Spain promises to liberate all
Cuban, Porto Rican and Philippine
political prisoners. Spanish soldiers
electing to remain in ttie colonies may
do so, but it is more a matter of economy
for the Americans to return the others,
as they must be fed as long as they are
kept and Spain is nnable to bear tbe ex
pense of the repatriation. Also, tbe
Americans Have rejected Spain's request
for shipping concessions for 10 years in
Cuban and Porto Bican waters, tbey
having given tbe Spanish comtniesioners
such poor consolation as the latter may
derive from permission to reapply,
when diplomatic relatione have been
renewed, for shipping concessions under
'be reciprocity scheme of tbe Dingley
law, for which Seoor Dupny de Lome
was negotiating In Washington when
tbe war broke out.
There are still under discussion eight
secondary subjects which tbe 8paniah
commissioners broached last week, in
cluding the status of patents snd copy
rights. The American commissioners
today handed to 8enor Monero Bios a
written reply covering these questions.
There will probably be no joint session
tomorrow, as the Spaniards desire time
to consider this document.
It waa at yesterday's session that the
Americans uncompromisingly rejected
Spain'a request that for a term of years
the ships of that comtry and its products
be sdmitted to Cuban and Porto Bican
ports under tbe same regulations and
customs tariffs as American ships and
products. Tbe Spanish commission for
some days bad been playing for this.
The Americans weie anxious for a de
cision on tbe question of a coaling station
in the Caroline islands, religions toler
ance in the Carolines and release of po
litical prisoners. The Spaniards were
unwilling to answer these points until
they heard what the Americans proposed
to do for their industries, which had
been built up by tbe Cuban and Porto
Rican trade. Tfcia is why Spain con
tended that the articles of tbe treaty
should be disposed of in their order,
while the Americans wanted first to set- '
tie their preseing needs. Tbe session of
yesterday was practically a fight on the
order of procedure Finally the Ameri
cans yielded, and then the Spaniards
proposed the shipping and commercial
contention which the Americans rejected
in its entirety. The session then ad
journed, with neither side ia an especi
ally amiable frame ol mind.
It is learned that there were differences
of opinion among tbe Americans on the
shipping question, and numerous tele
grams were exchanged with Washington,
Finally the American commission was
instructed to refuse, the principal reason
being that Porto Rico is about to be de
clared within the coast line of tbe United
States, while, as regards Cuba, authori
ties at Washington would make no
promises, as the American occupation
there is not flieJ and tbe future Cuban
government will make its own treaties.
Exactly what Spain requested was that
her ships and products should be ac
corded the same privileges in Cuba and
Porto Rico for a period of 10 years as bad
been conceded to 8pain in tbe Philip
pines. When the commissioners emerged
(Concluded from page two.)