T H E W E S T . —*f»U*L(SI12D EVSBV PSIftAY MOANING.— PUSH THE NICARAGUA CANAL. ANNEXATIONS ANO STATEHOOD. FUTURE OF THE PACIFIC COAST. T oledo 01«.Iv Literarv. New York T ributi.: •* T«(*oa* Leti Mir Everybody in (he United States favor« I-et uh bave done with this talk about (OKIUINAL ANU SKI ECTKD.i —AT— ili the plans for building up our navy the contemplated addition to the navy. I the ado,««¡on o l Porto Hico a a «late. to till the place it ehotild occupy, the ad ' > ■ nil realize the need of a navy that ¡a Men who deem theimndves F lobcjícb , L amí O ovmtt , O kkoon «elf- The greatest of all flatterers dane are ministration acknowledges that the Pa- not only capable ol detenaive o ^ ra lio n s. talking as if aueli action - - - by - - . were u n d er of eific ocean will bo the seat of naval love. but effective fo r offensive ones too. Bu, our navy will her. afte r I« cut in ' some n atu ra/ mid" ¡ n J '" n " T ™ " 0 "8 the f,,ture’ a,,d |,lans aro | Relfiahness i- a prudent consideration Half w ill be needed U the A tl.n J - ■ i’*»'""‘*ble right ou | being made on that h asis-w itl, large two for Number One. the one side a m ] some inevitable „ • I , . ------- com- coal-carrying capacity for our armored tic, and half on the Paclli • O ur,,u* » » -p u ls io n on the other that if Porto Kic, Editor ami Proprio! or. Sel fish liess if hut reasonably tempered ■o cruisers which will permit a straightway i z r . x t x x ra n ,,o t I , r o m p u g c t * m n d 10 ~ w i , h B ii, , o n ” “ ,,u t “ c " “ tr a iu w e can n ot. voyage from Puget Sound to Manila or A person under the firm conviction good navy on the waters whicn wash our j That is a denlmal.l« vt r i nOa' I a deplo.able view for any one Not only will the Pacifle be the seat that lie can commend resources virtual-, I western shores, and Ilio need of navy to take. The fact is that no state has of naval, hut also of commercial, ojiera- IlKKKArTKXk it in absolutely necessary i i«« ji,4> ah « i * ly lias them. that (« n .io n er. bring tlieir o -iifi,-« ,., Tl d i t ( ' ” "** e ‘W ’**" ■» « m ailer ol right, j tion i o( (he ful ure. Statistics show that In the adversity of our best friends « Not one has ever come our trade w ith the nations to the west- ... , . . , I «111 o e l i . e c t n o , should sudden need we often find something which does not l* CaUM ward w“r<l is is growing growing moro moru rapiJIy rapidly than in vouchers certified to * before a notary ' Hrjge. The splendid performance of the tL se '" " —.».VM »», um necause displease us. already in were w illing that any other direction. public. Notaries are strictly forbidden | Oregon, on her 14,090 mile trip from ' it should. ~ ............... ............ , the West 1 .1 .I 0 "“ Oi<)ur'‘‘rri'i,riefil"ie '1‘ I'itl,is regard some figures showing, to acknowledge papers without having There are two persons in the world Seattle around Cape Horn to the West he lugger than any state, and richer, the change 1 eneverBeea8ll,eyare’- 0 ”0’88ulfalld the certificate at hand at the time . in .................. the world’s exjxjrt trad e'w Indies, is well remembered; hut etich a and more highly civilized, and yet be since 1872 to 1896 will prove of interest, j one’8 otl;er 8elf’ » Ir a f _................... . • -------- w in 1 'iu ic u i J ...................... ........... Tux rr.oepacT of an extra session of trip takes too long. She started I ........ before the war broke out, and reached and ex cln d ll " fn i "l c"" * terrltory At tl,e former period the United States | Whatever discoveries we may have ♦ he legislature for the election of a ta k e i envoi • I i >i " 8t lte,lood *' 8,°od in fourth place with exjioris of made in the regions of self-lovo there United States senator brings a large the geene of operations in time to .... , . 1 " oll,d l>e in exact four hundred and thirty million dollars., still remains manv unknown ands. part in the Santiago campaign » i m me »antiHgocampaign We im i.t « ■ . ........... „„d f t .n c e being minion uoiiars., remains i w, ,1#ve , degwe I ‘ <on8,“ "ti‘”‘ “» d - t h j Germany ahead of I sun _______ _ manv • tlmt grist of prospective candidates to tire not presume on s i . . . - . ^ 7 ........................ , „ X X “r u ï X ? „ „ a i , . . S„ , ‘ / “ “ " T “ ' '' front, but none are receiving more W. II. WEATIIERSON «4 I W »i« j 3 íi n Which pays the buyer, who i$ Always on the alert for Bargains in everything. Send for samples and prieea ofSergen, Cassimere, Henriet tas and Suitings. All Staple shades in stock and very low prices. Gimps and Silk Trimmings in sets and by the yard. The J very latest. Suffic I I ¿I ¡a ■FOR BUSINESS- prominence than Binger Hermann, 1 a „ _ no „ a. A, " i" ” “ ~ “ » r _ “ '“ . - — .» “ T Î . “ 1 8m:d 1 one, in the The people know that Hermann served fleet around South America. Rico in, and we do not think .In«.. I . I rea' misfortu nes and pains of others, docs, , increase of exports to $1.050,692,000.) * Me must either build a navy them faithfully while he was in con large Porto Rico cannot get in, and there is The exjiort trade of this country in- A little philosophy inclineth a man’s enough to keep two formidable fleets ' an end of it. gress.— Oregon C ity P n u . | creased more rapidly than that of any mlnd to atheism, but depth in philoe- afloat, one on either side, or we must n this the wisdom of the fathers of other, amounting to 130 per cent, while j opliy Bringeth men’s minds about to F rom vabioch places Hlong the coast build the Nicaragua canal. Th. , „ ! ^ Z X ì ò ' 7 r " ' ‘" a L“ m , A " ' i 0 ’ ™ "»’ 1" ™ “ ' - I T religion. where salmon fishing is carried on, calls ’ " 7 ' t"" * I ” 7 ""d Fr"n<* decrea8od- | II’8 ri8ht <° tru8t in God ; but if you arc coming for hatcheries (o lie built for either ocean to reach th« other promptly ! us repudiate and coiidmi don’t stand to your halliards, your craft tbe propagation of salmon. This shows in ease ol need. As the New York Jour- ! ly vindicated They r' T l" U,’‘f .“ 1 1 7 C° nneetion wi"' tlie8° ii«ur>-‘a nal wet. says, "Key West would be J 7 m X u m e n Ì for Z a F " I '.t miss sta y , and your faith will he that tbe people are realizing more and °" ly '’l0Wn ° Ut ° f the bol,roI’e8 in tl)0 <“™ more the need of artificial propagation nearer to San Francisco than any im - new states solely at the will' of 6 the ex ° r ent t'H ''"t0"" '° h“V ” . n , the e x -, creased within this period, but to have a marlinspike. if the fishing industry is to lie main portant foreign naval base except Esqui- istinv s t a t e . l.n g s ates, and they also provided for ■ grown from almost nothing to a goodly tained. This lends us to inquire what mault, anil wo should have the start of Every man has experienced how feel ie lOld.ng of territory, temporarily or j proportion of our entire foreign com- step« have t>een taken to propare for any possible enem v.” ings which end in themselves and do l-ermanently, not as states, but as ' merce. operating the hatchery at Mapleton this We need a navy lHrge enough collec colonies or dependencies. Apparently! W hile the commerce of the Atlantic not express themselves in action leave season. tively to cope with any other jmwer. .hey foresaw exactly what is now o e - ! coast w ill be increased by the acquisition the heart debilitated. We get feeble M e need the Nicaragua canal to make A bv 6 iness man In New York is quot eurmg. Indeed, we know that some of of Porto Rico and improved trade rela- and sickly in character when we feel ed as Buying that an astonishing num it effective in cither ocean. keenly, and we cannot do the tiling we Ihem expected it. And tliuy made full tions with Cuba, tlio trade of the Pacific ber of commercial ventures in Porto feel. provision for it. This nation can hold coast with China, Japan and the South PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN CUBA. Rico are already in prospect, and ns M hat w’o need is courage—courage in Porto Rico and Hawaii, and any other Sea Islands will lie largely augmented predicting that what has begun there the pulpit an I courage in the pews, island or land it may come into posses by the acquisition of Hawaii and the T oledo m ode: will continuo in Cuba and the Philip- i sion of, even to the whole of the habit courage for the woman in the house- Philippines, where we wid, at tlio least ! i..i i " i General Wood, in command at Santi pines. ‘‘Our acquisition of new terri able globe, without ever taking any of it. secure improved trade relations virtu-1 “nd C0Ura“B (',r "ie ,nan ol ago, has arranged to open tfie public .. . ’ V" tU l coura!i8 'or the whole army ol men and tory is opening up new fields for in as a slate, and in so doing it will be ___________ schools in that city early in September, ally controlling the trade of Unit section. American enterprise," Iio says. Yet living up to the letter and spirit of the women who know not how to meet the rfter the manner of American schools Our trade with Japan has been grow tlisre is a party in the United States difficulties with which tlieir lives are constitution with adn irublo fidelity. ing steadily, hut until within a very everywhere. He also applied American which is stupidly attempting io make it beset. M’s neo I first of all to be well Tbe trouble with these people who are short time our merchants and manufac methods to the system by cutting down a war-cry in the campaign.— equipped, and then we need courage and opposing annexation of more territory the salaries of the school commissioners, turers have not given that promising determination to do our best and to say, is that they think they can improve up T in H on Binger Hermann is liy no an,I increase the pay of the teachers— field the attention it deserved. Japanese “ I go—I go to do the best I can." on Jefferson anil Adams and tlio rest of means without a formidable following the ones who do the real work. commissioners are now in this country I do not l.esitate to say that the road tliose old worthies. They reckon the in Eastern Oregon where ho is highly Another feature which lias been intro to push forward the trade which we constitution obsolete, and want to lead to eminence and power from an obscure esteemed lor what lie has accomplished duced, and wliii h will lie strange to the have been so slow in securing, and no the country off into new and untried condition ought not to be made too easy for Oregon while in the halls of congress. PBOple there, is the abolition of sectar; doubt the commerce between die United paths. For us the old constitution and nor a thing too much, of course. If It is true lie was recognized as a con- religious instruction. No religions de States and the Japanese islands will he i rare merit lie the rarest of all things, it j tlie policy of the fatl.ers, even though acisnlioui and painstaking representa nomination can control schools, gup- increased witli a better knowledge of ought to pass through some sort’ d it does seem a trifle jingoish, is good tive, and, as the Times-Mountaineer ported by taxation ol the people, under their needs and the |K)88ibilities fir probation. The Temple of Honor ought enough to stick to awhile longer. The puts It, was not directly a representative American rule. It will take time for the larger transactions. principal of territorial expansion lias to be seated on an eminence. If ¡t he of tlis republican party but a representa people there to realize that public The experim ent of Washington manu worked splendidly for a hundred and opened turough virtue, let it be re tive of the whole state. There will lie schools are institutions solely to give facturers of paper and nails, who sent fifty years, and we reckon things will membered, that virtue is never tri-> weaker and less worthy candidates for the children mental training, not to agents to Japan, which resulted in large but by some difficulty ft„d 80, not go to everlasting smash if w« stick the vacant seat than Mr Hermann dur instill religious doctrines, and that the and profitable orders for our products, struggle. to it a little longer. ing the next session of tlie legislature.— latter must he regulated to the church could he profitably followed by other Pendleton R epublican. and the family where it properly be merchants and manufacturers in this ADVERTISED LET fERS. longs. country. GREAT INCREASE IN PENSIONS. U hlbss w < are very much mistaken The following letters remained The consumption of American goods in Another step in advance is the teach un- tbe brancli of farming which will attract ’'"-’cd m the K|„re„ee ,wstoffice for The forthcoming annual report of the , tbo orient '« rapidly increasing, as well ing of the English language in the tbe most attention forsomeyearB tocoine the week ending Aug. 31, 1898: commissioner of pensions wi.l show that as the demand for American machinery in tlie Pacific Northwest is the live stock schools. American citizens must adopt Mrs. Betty Owen. the language of this country, and this the number of pensions allowed during and manufactured articles, anil tlie Pa Any person calling for tlie above will industry. It is true that our live stock the past fiscal year, including the war of cific coast states will ere long find there P'ease ask for advertised, industry is already very large in pro work will bo begun with the rising gen _ M m . K yi . k , po8tmaster. eration. When they reach inanliood. 1812 was 56,737, of which 64,862 were a market for a still larger proportion ol portion to our population, hut there is English will have liecome tlio language for soldieis und 1,885 for sailors. The their products. Besides this, tlie settle WAR PR|Z e MONEY. great room yet for development. W e of Cuba. Toe Yankee ■choolma’ani’hag uumbor id pensioners on the rolls June ment of this vast tract of coutry hv are about to enter upon a period of rapid 30th, 1898, was 993,714; the amount the completion of the railway through Late repotts from Washington 81v at improvement in methods. Fsr greater a vast field for work in Cuba und Porto at Rico, hut she will occupy it u thorough paid for pensions during the fiscal year Siheria will furnish another extensive f east $1090,000 priZ3m„nt. / wil attention than heretofore is to las given ending June 30th, 1898, was $144,651,- market for our manufactured articles. ly us sho does at home. to the culture of grasses and forage 879; the average value of each pension The control of the trade of the Philip, plants. Better methods of feeding and is $131.79. THE GOLD RESERVE. pines would prove of inestimable bene n accordance will, that soctiou of I caring for stock will prevail. Tlie d e Comparisons show that more pensions fit this country, giving to us the oppor- Pf‘*v-l'“Xfor thep;ly lll0„t of a bomuy mand for good blood w hich is already Washington, Sept, 2 ._ T h e gold re for servi. e in the war of the rebellion ,u n itT of "upplying a large proportion of i n a X 7 3 Til b 'W,l| Ve^ l,0,W ;‘r8-''’k active will grow in intensity.— Oregon T 8 resi'lt will lx, t„rn. . - serve in the United States treasury «ere granted during the last fiscal year tbe '“'Ports used by the ten million peo- A gricu ltu rh l. to the treasury for distribution l,v tl ' reached the highest point in its history tlian were*allowed during the entire P,e> where we now buy largely but sell courts, which shall p.lg3 upo„ tb« I from the t^ e n e m y captor«., by American men T nsax skims to be no doubt that a Sept 2nd with a total reserve of $219,- four years of Grant’s second term and h»rd,y anything. Aside large majority of the people of the 320,372. The highest previous amount the entire administration of P resid en t! develoPme“ * of the country under the I . 11 '8 e8t'"“»t«d the United States nro now in favor of bold- ' «219,000,000, wliiel i was recorded Ilsyes; that the amount actually paid ; A,nerica" control, the needs of nXgregat0 amount for army and navy pensions during tlie , "«t'ves would make a market for many j d ie tlie Asiatic fleet «8 the result of the ing the Philippine islauds permanently. in Marcii, 1888. The reserve . . was cstab- ------- -- •• — — | ---------- — — i v t ninny I Spanish forces Till quite recently, there has been a h«bo,I in 1879, with $116,000.000. It f‘"l'al year endin* 30th, 1898, was millions '“ '"ions of American products. The One•twenUe¡^of,*, t h’', »mounts to $187,500. strong opposition io this country hold- ''r"‘ reached $200,000.000 in Octolier. lar‘f‘‘lT *'i excess of the amount paid P h '*lppines consume cotton fabrics to 1 Re:,r A'bniral Dewey" sum belongs to I touched wus ‘,''b ertn the first or second term of j lbe « ‘« H o f ten million dollars a rear?! I ch:“* ehiei' a'"1 *'« wiiCtherefom"’»»’ "d“'' *" * ■ Ing territory outside the mainland ofp®®*‘ ^bo lowest ear, America. But this feeling has changed 000,000, in January, 1893. III In June President Grant’s administration, and w l,'fb has been altogether supplied by I nCA‘“r I , e w 18 b“fore the war? ’3'5 with the changing conditions of the ,897’ ll,ere was $140,0)0.000, and one almost ns much as «ns paid during the « “«hind and Spain, from goals manu- s n u X t U f " ’? 1 S:‘"'P90“ bas rcaiiz«l a ' ____ ~~ eoantry and most of Hie people la-lieve later the amount was $167,000,- entire four years ol President H ayes’ fo«»»re<l from cotton grown in tlie ; As a on e fortune as a r e s n li ° f tb<’ War Nice assortment of Ladies’ Waists, Waist sets, Belts, Belt Buckles, Ladies* Silk Ties and wash Fabrics too numerous to mention. At 30c. P 'r yard FRENCH Near Silks — In Black, I‘iuk, Rod, Sky Muo, Navy Blue and Brown 3(5 incites wide. Elegant values. Send for Samples. Gaze on our Glass ami China ware before it goes Ladies’ and Gents’ Foot wear, at prices which will astonish you. IN FACT OUR STORE IS HEADQUARTERS F O R ^ EVERY T H IN G . D ont throw away opportunities. . « t | } f i l ■Call and S e e Us- t o. w . htod . C A R M A N ’S CHEAP CASH STOKE! ' Dry Coods, * Croceries * and * Notions. FLORENCE ,MEAT MARKET. Just Opened.. Goods as Reoresented. W» ,»« annexing tlie Philippines at the present tim e. England Inis increased lier trade and found a market for nisrufai tures by selling them to lier colonies. ' Indeed io profitable has the colonial ' s- trade been for that country that she takes «very opportunity to annex terri- tory to her tliendy extensive dominions. W illiam T H ahhis , United States commissioner ol eduention, wea in the questions arising from territorial expan sion the necessity for enlarging the seope of the national educational idea. With tlie ‘‘snugYensc of isolation and security" gone, the study of theeharact- , . , ers, inclinations and interests of foreign jajwers w ill, he says, be imperative. In this view tlie coming era « ill lieloug not lest to the schoolmaster than to the statesm an. Intelligent people will find no fault with this presentm ent. Practic al knowledge o l men, things and condi tions, as existing in a world that is not bounded by a "snug iso la tio n ," it a phase of education wliicli will quicken W administration it will advance tlie business interests of th e country to increase our territory by CONTEST NOTIOE. CARMAN United Suites. Under American control ' lH,ltiv (,eet lie will get o„e'^ '*°rth At the cotton goods would la, manufactured eVery pril« tl“'«n i„ N orth ‘’ ah *' in the United States from our o <n i "",er""n d ',no t" 8ntietli of the PARENTS ARE UNFAIR TO TEACHERS materia, and shipped in American '' e s t r Z . th e e x p ir a tio n ,.( ,U|l, >)( single-handed. As teachers and edile»-1 SB' fllhig w e t entry .m l t h .t ..t d tm et ......................................... 11 tors constantly say: *We are alon e: w ttl« l upon . » d vulilvatvd by ..I d ,<rt). ... raqnlnxl by law. Said |« r tlm nr» hereby n e t parents give us no assistance. They do le d to .ppcar, r , , p „ (>m.r ,.vl(|,.„ c , tou rh his said allcgaltun at to o’clock n a, on not even give o . the benefit of ordinary , *• I’ * , »»fots C. H n u ld ca , V s in te r e st’ t „ l . t . , X «-••'nint«h>a»r. .1 r ic rc a .x , O ngn a ta d thai es'. And this is trt.e-lam entably «nnl hearing w ill be held at JO o’clock » m. „„ October 11, K"'’’' “'r •<>.♦’ , ’"e ' PVIAR,; ................... ... Is pars,tod in educating their Jhv ..«id come...... h.vi«,. (n , pt1.,Tr “bildren. In hundreds of case, they do 7 ■ ■ 'R E 5 Â I V Ï ; -ay. irli 3£K j T L ;. j ?' nd lm Pure blood. I h is c o n d itio n m ay E ugene KegUter L e a d to s e rio u s illness. 0 0 ^ “'8 »“X-fouht «bout the ealhng of extra son. ion of the Oregon legislature. The only que. P“ren*8 »♦*•>■ «0® lax aliont the ‘fon now seems to I H,.«eburs. ( > n g . . n ' ’ MffltUvH. Au«Uat 12. l* is, K« ( forth f-. » Which , ho«« that after <tuc i l l l i g c r c , |a r..»,»I EXTRA SESSION IS CERTAIN. : h p r^ G T K A t bottoms. American capital and enter- estimated that I,« w ill « h '8 D e p a rtm e n t o f tho Interior. "That existing methods of educating prise would change the conditions in *,’°'»M 0,0M ag his , ,"ally receive | Unlted Ststes lami) „m ,.,. the young fall short of the ideal there is prize scarcely any question." writes Edward w ealti?'i uJ 1 tbe,r m'"er»l Rtwvt.urg. On-inn, August 17th, isas A «ulti,arm contrat siti,la m havin g beca u i a i t Ii, btiihl railways, export their llle.t tu I h l.o d lr r h> W illi.,,, M.-frar contrat 1<ook '" , b e S e p t e n , lier Ladies' lom e valuable woods and build up a trade Y o u r frie n d s m a y s m ile 1 hun,“n ,4l,“A a n,r ' ’,'',‘:’ s " 74'4' Journal. "The most prominent educa- Janunr, 4. Is;.», (or , w „ nl, „ B u t th a t tire d fe e lin g with the U nite! States which would 1« 17 acuii,, rsngr II by J»„,r, Homar. 10,8 ot 'bo land admit thia fact. Every a wortiiy addition to our growing com- ¿ i 'n c m X ^ L d i'y r .J ,’, d m X t^ c ,,|r 'rt b Ul‘d““ b»’ d 'r M e a n s d a n g e r. I t made to better mvrve. In d ic a te s im p o v e ris h e d .’r e v ilin g system .. But the t„e ng„t fight is Io PROPRJFT as to tlie exact date oi of " iti • convening, Ii|s, hut the I(le loth w da,e » i h o f October will probably tee the I t s h o u ld be p ro m p tly f O v e rc o m e b y ta k in g p h e r if ) a n d « — - a _ ~ B /«S e n aw in n ^ h ip , V T xb-k H o o d ’s S a rs a p a rilla , h ic h p u rifie s and E n r ic h e s th e b lo od , "” t k" ° * what tha methods are. new legislators in Salem. There is a S tre n g th e n s the nerves, esrvlcs .«t thl. «„the .t ho m«.t,. u „ Thay know nothing about them . There well founded rumor that a certain Port hereby onlnv<1 nn<t dtrvehM (b«( not h noiu-v ( ms ia si.. T o n e s th e sto m a ch, Clvcu by du»aml proper puhh<**H«»h »><> < o^peratron of the parent with the land politician has already secured J T B ridgi . m . Ke<t»trr 'her. However uvu-h we may he headquarters nt Salem for his following A n d b u d d f u T ” “ J H Boon,, R w ,yW. improv. H|()<Jrrn metlioils of and 8w n ,,ie «onecript fathers will be education, the l»at results to our child atsemhled. E n e r g iz e , and v i m i 2CS and enlarge our national understanding A I) Hale of Hoskins. Benton ixmntv ren cannot rea. lte.1 until parents and T h e w h o le system . and stim ulate national g r o w tb .-O r ,-; h a. bought the P re.., of Allwny, .m l teacher shall come into closer relat . X— S“n F*>neta«® Examiner and « g .T foron s year $2 50 paid in I will engage in tlie newspaper busines«, than ttiey ars at present fsat'aa. Be t a r e to get , vanes. . - O n ly o u .......... -A IA $ iOtVyi- > ÿamljill 51- PORTItóTiOR f °«« s . le O„ e x e H A N 0 E . TO OUR PATRONS A-bonse and ]otJ - '■ " " " ^ • ■ ’y.’ H cM an ! ' l,al' '“ height. H o o d 's f “•»IWBinise, - - ...........Ä ’ T''e have made arrangement« by Also , ' U,rV * ld*’b *«• » ill furnish the Weekly , Kood w°odslied Oi - r.n e r e a l rpp-nian with X the W X fst let- _____________ lar3i payable caib in advance. dol