T H E — rc s its u c c W E ST ; «vane raw-cv W ashington WAR NEWS. F rom m i 'I i x i . wo .— TI if Spanish cabinet i>n th e Ctb in»t. approved the basis of Un pc»«» condi-j Fmaave», U n C ocxtt , O uaox tions proposed by the U n ited States. letter . left to a t’aek our coast, rnd OCR RECULAR UoRRM FOXOF. ■ sion by Secretary W .isu., D 0 , Ang. 1st, 1898. Spain is an up-to-date exem pliHuation It w ill he necessary to appoint com m ie- of the adage about the evils attendant 1 «¡oners to arrange the details. W .H.W EATIÏERSON A Madrid rpon a had nam e. correspondent sa y s: Although President M cK inley has acted upon S p ain ’s that fleet is p.o longer needed.” The officer was asked what about the re- only one floating dock to for (OHIOIN Al. ANU SEI ECTEU.I purchase service southern waters, instead of two, in which Human science is uncertain gue-s. Few love to hear the sms they love Io it was decided to huv before Spain made jieace o v e rlu ie s. He said: “ It was act. The effective strength of sects is the destruction of Oervera’s fleet, not that caused that to be ascertained merely peace overtures, i 8 H I t ó and Proprietor. ¡can term s except th at regarding 'C uban d eb t. The governm ent accepted them on the sjiot, more severe w ith the law. M any tim es the n e ig h -, i t is ¡H sai<l .„ ¡ j the , hc arm arm y v w will It ill not not be dis- bor» will applaud tho officer for his banded as soon as h ostilities cease hut ones will have to he accepted later. ▼iirilance in attending the du u ties . .. . , signin g of , The term s condensed are the evacuation vigilance in au iu u iiiB to iu m u u m ° v of ‘ tiie period , , before th e formal h i . position. They are m ore likely to tl;c trtflUv of nlld its ratification « » h a and Porto Rico, and leaving do so if A has m ade a practice of gettin g ter there, would m ulct him therefor. But if a man basil t got good co union If lie fails to m ake the final proof they sense, the more science he has the go with , the land into the governm ent worse for his patient. do|)lflin fl|n nd no state law can, by de- They may say what they like, every- per- ,n e 1' h il,f, ',iu t question to he settled aring that part of the governm ent around tho law and lias the „<».................................... . afterwards. l.as escaped u w j fecting the .......... realty is ____ personal property, vest the com plete and effective (lenahies due such conduct. If this* In the general discussion w hich has title thereof in an individual. The as organization of our srm y and the clean- w ere the way w ith everybody then th e 1 ing, repairing and placing in* condition followed Spain a plea for peace, som e sessing of the im provem ents as personal on ly thing necessary to win popularity , t, )e VWM,g p( , he n#yy I very interesting points have lieen prOperty before final p.-oot and ns real | raised. Lor instance, as an evidence of estate »|,cre„fter, is a confession of the us an office holder would be for a m an ' ............................ to attend to the dutios of the ,,y tllt. senate will he devoted office to to INTRIGUES IN SAMOA, ¡ Sp ain ’s insincerity, one th e best of his ab ility. But to th e am - ' --------- bitions person with nn ©agy cutuiei cnee 8 F Chronicle: th ere is Another aide to look at. F re-I The G erm ans have long wanted q u en tly those who are loudest in their i nioa, and since the U nited man tiling is organized matter. The tree is the fbst link of the chain, man is ast. FOR BUSINESS’ not by counting though beads. ch an ge.” th e he believed in its honor ami straight- .J ." Thou hast betrayed thy secret ass w ill I forw ardness, there is no reason to HOMESTEAD IMPROVEMENT ASSESS- t,iri| («trays iter nest, by striving to F lo re n c e , d r . A u g . 12, ift'.lK. tight this point on the ground that in believe that Ids faith in Spanish honor MENT. conceal it. __ __ all other cessions of territory by one ' is any greater than that of the averago --------- People addicted to secrets are so with- I s coKvrns.iTiuN u n ity-n in e persons nation to another, the ceded territory m en—ow ing to his exfierience, it is Ed¡tor W i s t : I have seen your coin- ollt knowing why; they are not so for in one hundred will say that all govern- has carried w ith it its ow n debt or th e probably not so great. Not one man m ent on tiie subject of “ A ssessing ,.a „ ei ();lt, f,jr se re-iy’s sake. tuent officials should discharge the portion belonging to the nation by which out of ten in W ashington, liclievee that Iinprovm ents” in the W est of July 22. All se ts are different hecaitso they d u ties of their office im partially, w ithout it is ceded. ! Spain m ade those overtures with any You say yon “ see no reason why such corns from men; M »rality is e.-eywhere fear or favor, that they should treat all J( being expected th at th e U n ited . serious intention of accepting our im provem ents should not las assessed the same, because it (tomes from Go I. alik e, the high anti the low , the rich S tales will a^amne liab ility for claim s term s of peace, although in the end it before final proof on the hom estead is Never confide your secrets to paper; and the poor, the in telligen t and the against the Sp anish governm ent for m ay do so. It has very nearly reached m ade as well as after." There is one it is like throwing a stone in the nir, ignorant, all are equal lieforo the law . in ju iie s s n d dam ages caused in the a case of m ust with Spain, and if it reason: The im provem ents are a part and if vou know who throws the stone B ut there ia one thing peculiar about it Cuban insurrection, a large num ber of does not accept the present term s, of the real estate and lielong to the . .. r u a, i i ,i i „ i you do not know where it may fall. w hich, under the circum stances are w ith m any people. Supposo A has claim s aro now being filed with the U nited States. Should the homestead- } S iauee is a first rate piece of furni- been rem iss or evaded tho law in state departm ent. .Many of these date lilieral In the extrem e—so lilieral that e r s e ll them end let then, (houses, aoine point and an officer warns Idin back for very m any years and for causes the French Am bassador, who is now f e m e s e te ,) be removed, the federal ture for a mini’s upper chamber, if he also accredited as Spanish m inister courts, if the governm ent took the m at- has common sense on the ground floor, and com pels him thereafter to com ply I10t connected with tin* war. E ditor Sp ain’s answer will accept nil the Amer- qneat for our term s of peace as Long Literary. this same d eci the Men are young, the earth is old, Vegetable and animal chemistry are still in their infancy. Electricity, galvanis e,— what discoveries in a few calls at invalid ity, of the contention that they years! Which pays the buyer, who is Always on the alert fo r Bargains In everything. Semi for sample* «»‘1 l'fiees of Serges, Cnssitnere, Ilenriet- las ami Suiting*- All Staple shades in stock ami very low prices. Gintps and Silk Trimmings in sets and by tho yard. The very latest. U g R A t 30c, per yard FREN CH Near Silks $ In Black, Pink, Rod, Sky I Blue, N avy Blue nnd Brown inebos wide. Elegant 1 38 values. Send for Samples. 1 -* Nice assortment of Ladies’ Waists, Waist sets, Belts, Belt Buckles, Ladies’ Silk Ties and wash Fabrics too numerous to mention. Gaze on g S our Glass^am? China ware before it goes. Ladies’ and G ents’ Foot- wear, a t prices which will astonish you. tention to a clause to the .Spanish con- I are taxable by the state. Twin-sister of natural and revealed stitutiou which prohibits the crown a i V ery few hom esteaders in Oregon reijginn> an,| of heavenly birth, science ’ - even en terin g upon negotiations having I h#ve guffleient personnl property t„ w i„ never her eell.'gtial origin, nor States » • in view the cession or exch ange of u-Y : bri„ g them w ithin the taxable figures, cea8e t0 sy ,n pathlze with all that all its portion of Spanish territory, un til au- tbere(ore tlie II10re pitiable the Bpeeta(.,e 8line pure |l0me. walk in straight lines have th em selves , * ’•» ehips in the fight w ith htpnin, H'*y , tbority therefor lias been granted by a of state and county practically black- Human ignorance and prejudice may evaded the law on tho sam e or som e j h a te been intriguing for it in a way m ajority vote of both branches of the m ailing those few out of the pittance for „ , 8,.p,n ( q have divorced what other point in a way that good citizens th a t should draw sharp rem onstrances national legislature. This is m et by because to resist the im position would God hath joined together; but human should not. P erhaps B is one of th ese, from W ashington and London. The another m an w ith tho claim that the more expensive than to subm it to it. ignorance and prejudice shall at length Now w hile ho rejoiced to sec A 's sh ort- Instest new s from the group show s that recent declaration of matial law througli- H om estead im provem ents, as you pass away, and then science and religion couiings looked after, does lie do the the Germ an president of the m unicipal out Spain operates as a suspension of say, possess value, hut they belong to shall be seen blending their parti- sam e whan he ia adm onished th at his council of A p is, in a controversy w itli tiie constitution, and that the Spanish U n cle Sara and therefor cannot legally (.0|lire | revs into one beautiful how of ow n course he changed to one m ore j 11 B ritish resident, has defied the au- governm ent cun, if it so desires negotl- (recoining to a good citizen? N ot o ften . , thority of the Am erican ch ief i ate a treate on th e lines laid dow n by be taxed the s a m e —a s other kind of light, linking heaven to cartli and property. earth to heaven. V ery few look Rt It in tho sam e ligh t which was conferred by th e Berlin 1 tlie termg o( tl)ig governm ent w n n ithout -iu u i r . i . . . i z. - i I I am not squealing because I nm Tho majesty o f S -ripture strikes ms w h en they are tiie parties > treaty, and that other G erm ans are try- ¿anger o l having its legality q u estion ed . . ... ,, . , es involved. involi* 1 e ® a / w b itten . I have paid no tax on homc- with admiration, as the purity of the T here are som e who w ill «lim it Its ing to bring about a revolt of the island I G en. M ites is having an exp erien ce in gtead im provem ents and never expect Gospel lias Its influence on my heart. justice in their ease th e sam e as in th e ers so as to warrant intervei^jpn. T hese I’orto Rico that is unique in „war. I n - ! , o |,e asked to pay any, and I pay my Peruse the works of our philosophers, case of others. B ut w ith too m any «re the sam e tactics which the presence stead of finding him self and arm y in th e taxes cheerfully and would like to sec with all their pomp of diction, how their inborn selfishness is such ns to . of "" Am erican fleet checked In 1889, en e m y ’s country, he finds th at they are heavier taxes levied and more ’"'P ro'6* contemptible, are they, compared with lead them to desire favors for them selves ami their renewal now is regarded at am ong the w arm est sort of friends. The m en ts m ade. * the Scriptures ! Is it possible that a th a t aro not in accordance w ith law or Apia ns a sign t..at the K aiser thinks Porto Ricans cheer our ting and our W m . II W heeled . perhaps justice And which they m e that Am erica, being busy w ith Spain, book at once so simple and sublime soldiers w henever a town is taken u n w illin g to see exten ded to others, will not bother w ith Sam oan affairs, sliçuld be merely the work ol man? possession of and declare them selves to WILL GUARANTEE TAX DEEDS. Som e when such favors are denied them ' and th at England will do nothing to The Jewish authors were incapable of he loyal Am ericans, m any of them regard the official as an en em y and en - 1 prevent com plete G erm an occupancy diction, and strangers to the morality carrying the declaration to tiie e x ten t Register: dcavor to have him rem oved- T hey w ithout Am erican in itiative, contained in the Gospel, the marks of of asking to he allowed to en list in our The county court w ill m ake a new are the more likely to do th is if the R this is his im pression it will doubt- whose truths are so striking and inimit iirmy and light for the flag w hich they ruling whereby the owners of tax deeds favor is ono which they have enjoyed I«8» he rem oved very soon after his first able that the invent«* would he a more 1 already consider their ow n. O wing to : issued by the county will he protected for a tim e. W hen a man is chosen to overt act. The U n ited States, under th e retreat of tiie Spanish garrisons of in the future. H eretofore the county astonishing character than the hero. nn im iiortant office it is natural that: in this adm inistration, is not lik ely to lose the captured territory, G en. M iles is has not guaranteed tux deeds, and the AS ON A DAY. m ost cases he should desire to hold the “ight cith er of the naval value of its now in possession of alm ost tiie e n tiie purchasers of land sold for tax m oney position for several term s cith er for the foothold in Samoa or of the danger that gout|| cnJ pf 1>orta R . i|lch|(ling j, once have had to take chances upon all prop profit or the honor th at nusW he in it. m ight com e of a Germ an Gibrn.tar in and other towns of more or less im por erties obtained in that ivay. Where B u t lie knows very w ell th at if ho m id-Pacifle. That P resident Cleveland tance, and w hat is better, he has not errors were m ade, w inch frequently As on a day in merry May m akes too m any en em ies he w ill ho diJ • “ 1111,1 »dvieed the abandonm ent of lost a nm n, und the health of his arm y ' occurred, and the original owner of the I wandered thro’ the milk white grove, un able to retain th e position long. Sam oa counts for n oth in g now . It was is good. All of the Spanish troops on property reclaim ed it lifter the sale, the IV liat is the consequence? Som e, car one of the blunders th at discredited tho island are being concentrated nt person who bought it at the sheriff's Ea -lt mottle I warbler blithe anil gay Far straining lays of love, in g m ors for doing righ t than lor «11 him . The policy w hich supplanted his San Ju an , towards w hich G en. M iles is Bale alw ays experienced a great deal of I thought not how the world could be rtr_ is a com plete reversal of the doctrine also w ill atten d to their dutios im p a r -1 1S “ coniP «tc reversal of tin doctrine g|o w |y approaching, and tlie io m ay he difficulty in gettin g his m oney back, So full of grief and care, tia lly and faithfully. O thers whose « lo n tin tn in l isolation »ml has already gonle gevere fighting there, although Further difficulties along that line will W hen buds hurst forth on every tree conscien ce is easier to satisfy will grant hm m fruit m tu ritu ria l acquisition (,ut little sizi-prise would (,e caused by be avoided, as th e county will give a And all aliout was lisruiony_ th e favtra desired if it can be done shroud. j the surrender of the garrison when our : guarantee witli each tax deed for the Birds singing, flowers springing, secretly, th u s sellin g Iueir honor in the W e are well aware th at tiie com m cr- arm y gets near enough to assault their prom pt return of the purchase money, So happy and so fair. liop s of gaining friends who w ill help to «'»• ttsins to th is country from tilt triple fo rtifija , lol)g. in ease of errors arise out of tfie sale. retain them in office. . j »ysleni of control in Sam oa arc not Each prickly thorn gay rolies adorn G en. Shafter has officially confirm ed ---------------------------- great, and that it would m ake sm all ’Mid crimson rose and violet pied; UNITED STATES 1 0 0 YEARS AGO. the press statem en t of J¡ e w orthlessness F ivr power » are dividing tho world difference to our m erchants if the ow n- That Nature gives man naught to mourn of Garcia and his C ubans in the San tia- --------- am ong th em . R ussia began the opera- „rsliip of the group should pass to any Seemed true on every side, go cam paign. One hundred years ago there was no tio q , burrowing in tho interior oh- friendly foreign power. But th e sirate- And yet within that bonny glen, T he fears of th e adm inistration that public library in th e I nite«l States, ecu rily of » c o n tin e n t for centuries Io*- gie question is all-im portant. We need A lesson to foiego, the P hilipp ine insurgents were lik ely to ^ ne hundreii vears ago, the only hat fore it cam e to ligh t on tho shores „ eoslin g station in th e south Pacific, I knew that 'mong the haunts of men m ake trouole for us a t M anila, have factory m ade rocked hats. of the Baltic and Black seas, reflects a ,„| wu cannot afford to turn the one we Were some for power and greed of gain been increased by disp atch es from Ad- ^ ne hundred years ago, fifty cents was tiie New York Com m ercial A dvertiser. |,sv e over to a possible en ein v . There Still carving and starving miral D e w c f’, and G en. M erritt, which P*T f°r n 8 lalojr. G reat Britain, the natural heir of enough in th at consideration to war- In m isery and woe. reached here lust week. A guinaldo, th e Ono hundred years ago, \ irginia had Bpain s decay and L ra n e es inconipe- rant us in som e early and decisive insurgent ch ief is m u^m g a hail case of one-fitTli the population o f tiie United n by fair Nature s verdant bower tence, did m ost of her work in the full utterance alsiut the future in ten t of this the big bend, and In ^m id little cnougli 1111 ,'o " e 'i"*:couhl such scenes allow J. W. CAE MAM lig h t of the eigh teenth century and country to keep its Sam oan property sense to try to give him self airs in his One hundred years sgo, two stages sweet M in s holy power got liWMif duhfietl tho great colonis- intact, and to hack up th at outgiving I made a solemn vo w ; dealings w ith Adm iral D ew ey, One « rr¡«> «>• ‘>io travel between New York ing power. Franco began in tiie seven- w m , a y of the flag in the harbors even though with toil | grown old, (oiisolu tion in th e situation is that and Boston. liia t J’" ' " ’■ ‘‘-’'■'i'1 < m i toil teeu th , (ailed in the eigh teen th and o ( u ie group. If d ie U n ited States In bo Iv or iu mind, Aguinaldo'« relations w itli the Sp anish ^ no hundred years ago, a w hipping has challenged Into w ith rem arkable alone or jointly w ith E ngland, takes as nature w nild uphold, arc such that there is no possibility of P**! a,,’l pillory were standing in New success again in tiie nin eteen th century. such a course there will lie a prom pt Against the tyrant kings of gold, his m aking a eom hination w ith them Aork. G erm any began only tw enty years ago. closing of an incident which has already ugainst it». Afier Manila is taken and , O'18 Hnndred vears ago, l.eef, pork, If right still. I'd tight still b u t has carved out 1,500,090 square lu'cn too much prolonged. The battle of mankind. the Spanish dis|>o8i>d of, G en. M erritt »«H fish, potatoes andT hom iny were m iles of territory in Africa. The United T siltcoos . and Admiral Uewev will be iu a posi- 8**P'« ’R«f R‘« year around. A BLESSING. States began with a group of petty sea , lion to adm inister a thrashing to the " ne hundred years ago, buttons were coast colon ies, lias cut » h u gccatitlo insurgents, if their actions show them scarce and trousers were fastened with E x t r e m e l y W eak ou t of the North American continent Rrgi.ter: Grimes often occur in sm all tow ns (O lie hankering after it. The taking of |* g s and la. es. and established litoral don.inion over One hundred years ago, there were w liich would in som e cities lacon ic the Manila is not lik ely to he m uch longer all the South A m erican, »nd now is I.nctgcrt’s deferred, un less peace puts a stop to tlie practically no mnnuf.ictiirv a in the D eficien t Stood Causes Loss of look in g »broad. T hese are the vital sensation s of tho tim e. sausage null nor Ihirrant's church belfry cam paign. Appetite and Final break Dow n. U n ited States. E very housewife raised people. T hese are the growing nations. H o o d's S arsapam la Curas. might present no more ti-rrililc scenes Although not freer from doubts than l-«r own flax and m ade her own linen, T b s rest »ro to look on till their hour “ I lo»i my appetite sod »bou; «u I ,lveJ than Isom 's corral »t Alder Springs, in everybody else about how long we sh all « « « »>«»<’'* • K »™ MO. church col- strike«.— C lu ilf U tr a M . on w s . toed lemonade. strength « „ this county, if a Nan Francisco o r » wait for peace, Secretary long I.M ¡«m ed lections were U k en in * ba* M thp sit gone. J w m ,o weak I eouid „ „ j , * DlsFATCtlM r»..M Ixm don ray th at Chicago scandal m onger were only on oriU.r i (or , hu M„lu , org ant, yachts of a pole, with a heil attache I to arouse crow the floor. At but I w „ sick. One physician mid „ „ lny b( ' sleepy contributors. Ibero are prosjiects of serious trouble the ground Io draw pictures nnd puli- ^ ì'^ t k í f p ‘n ’5, com posing the auxiliary coast lefensc w s. ell gone .n d he gave me medicine bat lietw cen G reat B ritain and R u ssia. As lislnal interview s of people who “ know fleet, One hundred ye irs »go. there wore no It did not help me. I („d pretty wuoh -h o r lh a n d . generally referred to as the nn ev id en ce of tlio fact th a t Great all alxm t the c rim e,” “ M osquito F leet” to la* put out of com stsa m lsw ts, railroads, telegraph wires, loet all (atlh in medieiucs, but thought I B ritain app reciates the gravity of the The rural population should thank m ission. T h is is tho first step taken to electrie lights, gas, kerosene or m atches. would get one bottle of Hood . 3 a r„ p .. rltl. r.nd try it. After taking tb .t botUe situ a tio n , th e A ssoiiu teil Press Ic.irns tl.c their God I hut they and their cbililrsn 3) • I w e . much better. ,u d m I g o t , wo n er, reduce tiie trem endous war ex|<eiife of \Y R axkingood and Harry Price two bottle, .n d .ftcr taking them I ad m ira lty is preparing for all em ergen- are Ire,si (m m Ib is b lighting curse of Hie governm ent. A naval ofliver was young .m n of C incinnati have originat r ie s . an d th a t it w ill soon tie ready to paraded vice and d im e . H o o d . 8c-*.peritt, un;11 , b d ’ asked if lie thought th is action on Nec- ed the ide i of starting a fund am ong ^ w b . d i t e s . i t h . , <lan, : ,od, ^ luobilize. Every officer «nd m an on | approval when they see others m ade to nexed H awaii and found use for IN FACT OUR STORE 18 HEADQUARTERS F O R ^ FVESY T HING. Don’t throw away opportunities. -Call and S ee Us- 0. W. HURD. C AR M AN ’S C llliA r C A SH ST O K E ! Drv Coods, ★ Groceries ★ and * Notions. : FLORENCE MEAT MARKET. Just Opened. i l Goods as Represented. lurlotigh or I ir II pay has Iwen a s .ig .ic l O '"6 “ * ' • ’’'-»•»««»« and tliose of rotary Ixm g's part indicated his m any other cities have increased belief school v liid r c n for th e purpose of rais « w d to me .n d t wt.h .(( r j s. . •later« would try U.’» M l> A Ev -ri * Wedde-burn. Oregon. ' A that |<eace was near at hand, replied: ing m oney to build a Itattloship to be to a sh ip and instructed to lie in readi t think tho vessels ca led “ T he Am erican Boy,” Tim plan „css to join at tho earliest moment. •'•> ~ rip lio n price nearly 100 per cent. “ Not neeMMrily Therefore, practically every ship in the T ' " « * I * 1* * ° t P * l * r •"<! composing this fl- et would have beoti is to build the sn ip and present it to B ritisl DRV at the present moment lias fearful extien se e ( telegraphic . _ u (nil war cotnplcincn. ready to eea whtB the time arrives. go m in cid en t to th e war new s, to > «1181*1 the change. tlieir service, onlcred out of com m ission if Spain bad th e gover-.m ent. President M cK inley peace. Secretary has given them a lc tie r indorsing ' • Loug knows that Lqiain has no ships idea. have nei-w- not said a word aliout tlmir Hood’s Sarsaparilla I. the best - in f^.t the One True Bi™,: r » . . £ ^ . 1 . .tn .„ .,ts m e . Hood’s Pills SI’“*’”' z -d flh i PROPW eTO* PVIARî o OREJSIVE -414 -1 anthill ¿t' PORfWffi® “ OR RALF OR EXCHANGE. TO O U ’» P A T R O N “ - A Imnse ¡,n,] i 101 in t e n a d a . The Wo have l’nnse te lfl (fi |,v tlV J JJ , "»»e ¡s ef "nJ "n* «»ore mid which w e w ill furnish the "* * half ¡n >„ ¡ght. Alen, a eood «modelled Orpgtwiian w itli tiie YV kst for fine “-’ P r e m ia . Foe f,n t ,,er rsrticnlars to anv address for th e «'*m *w° "'T»re s i ti i, üífict i lars, payable cash in adianc«-