Oregon City enterprise. (Oregon City, Or.) 1891-194?, February 09, 1900, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextOregon Enterprise. rrmr Uil 1 VOL. 3f. NO. 13 OKKOON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1000. ESTABLISHED 1868 .U'KN. ' ATTOltNliV AT LAW. ,,, - . Oregon. - orllllKlllCJ.. C, DV DcuIMkc Tbpofat. ATTiKNKV-AT LAW. Mir aVKHtrlrk'e Hlioe More, hear Oik" ,1 l'iT Onrohk. pAPV. VV Li .miHSKYS AND ' ( ()UNHK!X)HH AT LAW igrir ONKUON CITf, OkKUON. knlik ll'rl" "' Till, Loan Mnnay, fure uuH Mnri". l'ncl Uauvral law Mut'neH. C. firiiicKi.AMJ, m. u. ' lloiiiltal iiid Private Kirlnof.) lAn hl rifi-Mloiial M)rvliit lotheo in ill Of"" ''"y "1 riHnliy. Hrll illtiitloii I'nl'l lo t atarrti end Ciinxilr iliwaw. llvnl of rWr mrM klvrn. Ome In Willamette f.ildii'K UIIIm lioims 10 lo Hi. mi., 10 U i. III, dKOOX CITY OHKOUN jjlOWNKIX A CAMMlEU, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, JMH (ITV, ..... OKMOR. r,'t practice la tilth eourte ef the Hale. Ol- H la C.uS U tu.dlu. QLL.L.MCKEN8, DENTIST. frice Moderate. All Operations Guaranteed. Lctay Building OreitQo City, Or. 1 B. Ml LI. Kit, -DENTIST- ot Mil nf tclh, K'il'1 crow in, all kltult of HIIImk ami biiilfork. yTcnilt til. near depot. Oregon City, Or. i r Q E. HAYKS ATTDHNEY AT LAW. pedal itifiiilon Riven lo County Court ml rroliaifbililurM Sea I'l'iialn. optH Huntley's Hook una. rjR. GEO. IIOKYE, ....DENTIST.... Crjtii ami llrldife work Hprolalty. All work warranted ami eaualacilon gtiaranieed. OrhVe In Caufleld IMk. ' ' III COMMERCIAL BAKK Of OREGON CITT. iiflltl, 1100,000 turnm esKeaiL eaaaixa st'amaaa. Imdi mulii. Illlli (lliroiiiiled. Mikaa rol- Iwuoni. Humdi Mllaairhantaon all PiliiM Inikil'pltnJ Hit, Kumiia auit Hong koiii. urpwiu rwiiia iuujaot to onava. anlrum I . a. lo 4 t. h. t C. UTOL'KITTK, PrtiaMont. F. i. MKYBK Caikiar. jB. DKK.SHKU, ATTOKNKYAT-LAW. OSctour M. KIltrli k'a Hlioa Stort, near tlix lUnk of OrrgonClty. Otumii City, . Onkoor. i LPourr.H, ATTORNEY AT LAW iinniTior raoraarr fi)hihid. Mei nut to Oregon City Kiiurpri JR, FRANCIS FREEMAN, DENTIST Cfidmte of (I,, NortliwonUtrn Unlvor- lt r.enUl School, CIiIcbko. " American College of Dental burgery, WiHaro.it lUock, Oreon City. pjorOttKacN CITY, MM Banking House !n the City. f al'l up Capital, AO,000. Biitpiuii, tj,m. ""idikt, . cniiLK a. rrnatn. 'l,rll)NT, . . SBO. A. HAaillMO. , - a. a CAuriaLo, .lDtrtlih,in. builuen traiitaoled, tiSL u J'oloir mililuoi to oliook. J'MMblil, hiuI union (Uncounted. Uu '"'? c"' w"anu boiiulit. G.m.vl " available aeourlty. iHMiKl.tanrtaoM. . . . m'l promptly. fiL L'!mll,'' ny Pft the world Ci.- "'""'Bea aoid on Porllaud, Baa nui. '1!,'1,,K end New York. l:NlubIialid IS5. PIONEER Nfef and b$tM, freight and parcels delivered . 10 all parts of the city. fT0 GROCERIES l Wholesale Prices, HARRIS' GROCERY, u INSURANCE FIRE AND ACCiDENT f r Y Railroad Tickets to all points East at low rates, j r- r- r, Pope Headquarters for- I lard ware, Wood Choppers Supplier, Siraonds Saws. Wo havo just receivod lilled and Steel Flows for aro tho finest thing out; overy plow fully guarante Don t fail to soe them beloro Plumbing; and Jobbing a Specialty... Cor. 4th and Main Sts. OLD WHEAT MaJo by tho Patent ritocKM is a Fkhfkct Fi.our. Whout that ia not BeriBoncd can not make a Btrong flour. The wheat from which our Tatf.nt flour is made, ia all old stock. Ask your grocor for Patent, and refuse to accept aviy "just aa good," aa there is none. Oregon City, Oreeon. With each bottlo of Rki Link 1'llKPAKATJON MO will gh'O as long as they laHt, ono beautiful Cut-out "Baby Free' Remember Red Link Bi)oi Purifier Sarhaparilla makes rich red blood. The ijualitv is the ReHt that Puro Drugs will make and. the Prick is the lowest as wo tell the $1.00 nizo for only Red Lino Cough Cure Cures eoug',18 and colds at 25c. and 60c. per Lottie. ' Red Lino Pills Cures Bilious ness, price 25c. Red Lino Condition Powders should bo in cvtry hostlers hand, as they aro tho best con dition jowder made, price 25c. CIIAltMAN & CO. Cut Price Druggslts. 1 For Cash First Corner From Court so. nrMAI riOOM . uuMriLuoun La & (Do, Warranted Sledges and Wedges, Steel Ranges, Air Tight Heaters samplos of our Syracuse next spring trade. Ihey 2CU. you uuy, Oregon City. Or. FLOUR. Portland Flouring Mills Co. LAW-MAKING. A New! Letter From Our W'aHhliijrtmi forrfsponoVnt. REPUBLICAN LEAGUE. What Ih Itcliix Dune fur till Stole k) tlio National Capitol. Wahjiingtun, D. C. Jan. 81. We aro having wititor wewllier In enrncHt and the world toduy iiatirrei deeply by the attack on Uoubel, which ia a moat un fortunate aflair, Itwaa bad etiouh in Kentucky beforo. The followinK ia a brief auimiiary of tongreiwioiiMl work done by the Onon )ek'natijn during the month, aa well aa It can be gathered at brief notice. Benator Hitnon ketpe buay, aa all rneinWa have to, and haye during the month of January introduced the follow ing nanifil billa: 8.11. To authorize purchaae of certain landa. 8. U. 700. For relief ol. Martial Clem ant. 8. D. 710. Confirming land titles to mixed blood Indiana. 8. B. 2210. To aell unsold parts of Umatilla Indian Reservation. 1'elltiuin and ieri. Oregon ChriatUn Endeavor Union; for International tribunal of arbitration. Citizen fo Oregon auk ing repeal of atamp tax on medicinea. Cllizeniof Fort I a nd, for modification of tax on legacie to collegea and aocietiea, Citizens of Tillamook, for improve tnente of Nehalem riyer. Oregon Yiave Company, (or repeal of atam tux on medicinea. Thia day Senator Simon introduced a bill appropriating $loO,0()0, for an addi tion to and Improvement to the Fort land poetoflke building, eo aa fo accomo date incrtaaed demands and 'provide for keeping the federal court there perma nently. Senator McBrlde and Simon coneulted and agreed that increased amount of room is needed, and that it ia more practicable to build an annex to the old Kstofllce building, as this bill provides. Hon. Thomas U.Tongue has during January introduced relief measures in favor of, John Fox, F'dward Hughes, John Kama, Indiana on Klamath Reser vation. Estate Chauncy M. Lock wood, Thomaa J. Mathews, John Ferdue, AlonzoSabin, Ralph E. Summore, Jef ferson Harney, Hunery Judge, Peter Kennp, Littleton Lindsay, George Mc (ilieliey, Jsmes K. Parker, James II. Rhodes, Robert Sturgens, B. F. Tupier. To amend act to allot lands in sever alty to Indians. To set apart land for public park in O rev ou. To pav Cayuse Indian War Claims. To pay balance of Indian War Claims to Oregon and Washington Territory. To amend law granting penttious to survlvers of Indian Wars. To establish assay office at Portland. To pay Indiana on Siletz Reservation, To grant right of way to Silver Lake Irrigation Company, For life saving station at Tillamook Bay. For relief of Avery D. Babcock, Charles If, Reebe, Win. II. Campbell, John Cabler, W. L. Chittenden. To amend law to aid State Homes as Soldier's Homes. To construct revetment on left bank of Willamette river. To erect public building at Oregon City. Hon. Malcon C. Moody says that to- day (31st) the sub committee of Public Lands the house considered all the bills relating to refunding f 1.25 an acre on forfeited lands of railroad grants where the purchasers had paid f 2.50 an acre, including the bill of Senator McBride that has passed the senate. The report of the sub committee will recommend the pasaage of the Senate bill, (McBride's) which is identical with the Moody bill in the house. Other bills were offered from California and Wash ington. It is probable that the full com mittee will repoit the bill as it passed the Senate. Several bills are pending for the leas ing of public lands, that provide for the interests of settlers and small Btockmen. There is no danger that the bill will be hurriod, for the intention is not to hurry , its pasxtige until the states and peisons ; interested Blmll have time and opportu l nity to fully understand the measure and ! to make suggestions. The fear that any I monopoly will be created, or the best interests of all concerned not be pro tected, ia misplaced. Mr. Moody is sanding the various bills introduced to the pr -ss of the stock region, and to cattle and sheep growing associations, that all may know and discuss the ques tion, before its passage. If and weak spots are found in these, they can write bim as to the same. No imu ediale action ia expected, dis cussion Is invited and the best means desired to protect the public domain against abuse practiced In different lo calities. Bills are pending from Steven son, of TexaB, Mondell, of Wyoming and Henator Foster of Washingtjn. Copies of ad these bills have been sent lo Ore gon and no man has any set opinions, but all wish to do the best posnlble. The Land committee's business has so accumulated that its meeting will be oftner. The special order today was the tree homes bill. Many reservations, when created, for homesteads, that when the settler had lived the time he should then make a cash payment, but a new bill provides lor the extension of the homestead lawpure and simple on all such locations. Tnis measure is known as the "Eddy bill." The management of Alaska demands special attention from the Public Lands committee. A special order pending opens the entire land q'les'.ion there. Conference between the senate and house last session, gave the idea that the general land laws will not be ex tended over Alaska. Judge Lacy, chair mat. ot committe of public lands has a bill drafted that provides for existing continences regarding Cape Nome. Senator McBride has shown bis usual diligence and In the four weeks of actual session has been successful in several matters that will interest Ore gon ians. The first bill introduced by him was for the pensioning of Indian War Veterans. To expedite matters be remained in Washington during the first week of the holidays, working to form estimates and gather data in its sn port, with the result that a favorable report has been unanimously made al ready and the bill is now on the senate calendar. This Is a matter in which be has always taken great interest and has done all that was possible to expediate It. A bill of Senator McBride's that has parsed in the senate ot much interest to many homestead and pre eruption set tlersprovides for the repayment of purchase money and fees to those who paid $2.50 an acre for lands within the limits of railroad grants, in cases where the grants were forfeited on account of failure to construct the roads. The usual price of public lands not within souh limits was 1 25 an acre ; it was con sidered that the value would be greatly enhanced because of the building of the roads, but in cases where the grantees failed to build, those paid the double price were evidently defrauded, so this lardy justice, he thought, should be done them. The first bill passed which Senator McBride'e managed was that of 133(3. The Act or 1890 had provided that in c-ibsj where settlers bought and paid for lands, of a railroad company who were unable to make title because the lands were forfeited, could purchase tbree hundred and twenty (320) acres of government at $1.25 an acre. But there were many poorer men who had bought such lands and only made par tial payments, as were liable to lose their money paid, also their homes and improvements, but the bill he success fully championed in 1S9G, also extended that privilege to them aleo. In all such questions the Senator has looked out for the interests of the settlers more than for the corporations. Senator McBrido has favorably re ported from the committe, of which important committee he is a member, two bills that interest Astoria, one is ; to make Astoria a "port of immediate trans portation of dutiable goods." That is, if imports intended for Astoria are landed at any custom port in the United States, they can be forwarned from any other port of entry to Astoria, under, bond that the duties will be paid when they arrive there. Thia places Astoria oa a par with the greatest porta of entry, From the same committee Senator McBride has reported favorably his bill S. B. 945, appropriating $5,000 for the purchase of a steam launch to be used in the Astoria customs service. Now and heretolore, all business in connection with vessels coming or going, and requir ing the attention of the custom house there, has been by open row boat, a very primitive and not any pleasant means to use in time of storm. The steam launch will facilitate business. Save time to vessels waiting, and add to the popularity of the Columbia river trade. . The bill to construct the Nicarauga canal is favorably reported in both houses. This is quicker action, shows more intont in the great work than here tofore, and gives a hope of some tangible success. Senator McBride is a member oi the Interoceanic committee and joined in the favorable report made. His view is, to go to work, at once, and make reports at leaaure ; not to wait, for reports to be made. There is said to be great trrnsportation influence working to delay procedure, but the friends of the invaluable measure want to begin the work and do no more dilly dallying. Portland, Jan. 6 Ttie Republican League of Oregon elected the following officers yesterday : President J. M. Church, of LaGrande Vice president I. A. Macrum, of Washington county. Executive committe: At large J. W. Meldrum, of Clacka mas county. First congressional district Theodore Cameron, of Jackson county. Second congressional district O. V. Jonnson, of Wasco county. Delegates to national convention. At large O, V. Hurt, of Benton ; W, ff, Moore, of Sherman, Chester V. Dolph, of Multnomah ; D. F. Hardman, of Lion; W. A. Howe, of Yamhill, 8. B, Eakin, of Lane. First congressional district J. C. Hay ter, of Polk ; W. H. Ode!, of Marion ; E. f). Stratford, of Douglas, C. S. Moore, of Klamath. Second congressional district J. II. Johannson, of Clatsop; J. E. llaseltine. of Multnomah; W. II. Conyers, of Col umbia; I. 8. Geer, of Harney. Besides electing officers, the league adopted resolutions reaffirming republi can allegiance to the gold standard and indorsing the expanxion policy of tbe ad ministration. It is also decided lo hold quadrennial meeting Instead of biennial meetings, and tbe next convention will be held in the fall of 1004. The only contest was for the presi dency. As J. M. Church wss the only candidate in the field up to a late hour Monday ni-ht, it was thought that be could not have opposition. At confer ences of a number of delegates, held yesterday morning and again at 1 p. m. it was decided to bring out J. W. Scriber as a candidate against Mr. Church. Mr. Scriber and Mr. Church are residents of LaGrande, and have political troubles of their own growing out of the city election at LaGrande last year. Mr. Scriber 's cause was cham pioned in the convention by ex-Congress-msn W. R. Ellis, of Heppner, and Walter L. Tooze, of Woodburn, who waar chairman of the republican state conven tion of 1808. Both thought that a elate had been put op In Mr. Church's be half, and it was their duty to smash it. Mr. Church was elected by a vote of 609 against 276 for Mr. Scriber. EXPANSION. Interesting Letter From Mr. Shlbley Diseasing the Question. Ia tbe very working of Providence al nature expands or retrogsdes. We can not change tbe laws of nature. We may improve nature and that is what we have j been trying to do ever since our Pilgrim Fathers landed on Plymouth Rock and if they had not been for expansion they would have been there yet. Probably they would have turned to mummies and we would have never been . We will commence thia discussion when the United States commenced ex pansion. None of tbe distinguishing events in this grand country equals the acquisition of that splendid empire west of the Mississippi river the Louis iana Purchase and that great man that was the writer of the Declaration of In dependence Thomas Jefferson was at the head of the purchase. He put bis whole soul in the principal of expansion. What would have been the the use of the Declaration of Independence and tbe Revolutionary war if thia government bad not expanded, there would not lure been any place for us today in these I thirteen states. At every acquisition of territory there have been men and statesmen opposed to expansion, but statesmen are inconsistent some times, inconsistent some times. Wben Oiegon was talked of to become a territory, of the United States, Webster said, we bad no need of it that the Pacific coast was a rock bound coast with not a bay nor harbor large enough to harbor a canal boat in and he also said the prairies and plains west of the Mississippi was nothing but a sandy desert so you can see lie did not know what he was talking about. In my way of thinking that is the way of all anti-expansion talkers. For a moment we will go back to the Louisiana Purchase or expansion, it embraces the states of Arkansas, Mis souri, Iowa, Nebraska, North and South Dakota, parts of the states of Minnesota, Kansas, Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, Louisiana all of the Indian Territory and parts, of Oklahoma Territory. It is larger than Great Britain, Germany, France, Spain, Portugal and Italy com bined. We will sight you to England's annex ation on expansion. She has assimila ted the most diverse beings and from the most , unfavorable conditions brought them under highly enlightened and Christianizing influences, she has made them as thoroughly British in seutiment and industrial habits as the people of England themselves and her colonial possessions are today the strength and glory of that great empire. The anti-expansionists say expansion is not in accordance with the constitu tion. The constitution does not say any thing about it, and they say the governed should not be ruled without their consent, it strikes me that we gov erned the Southern confederacy without their consent, and also the Indians. The American Eagle spread its wings over America, that is expansion, the seceding states made a despert effort to clip bis southern wing, that was anti-expansion. Tbey got him somewhat crippled but ' (concluded on page eight.)