T H E W E S T . — F D B L U N fiD f VERY FR ID A Y MORNING.— OUR APPLES IN MARKET. L est year was apples »ere — AT— F lorrxcb , O regon BV — W. H. WEATHERSON Editor and th e first season that shipped away from Propriotor. Florence, Or. Nov. 11, 1898. OUR MAIL ROUTES. dissatisfaction exten d ed to G lenada at thia supposed that buy the wreck. of In Met the real object American Economl»! Shippers report a scarcity of available the order tonnage, and as the inevitable result of com pany is to raise the M aine ill the scarcity, the elevation of tonnage rates. As the ocean shipping for the , fall and winter has just begun, an.l large ' amounts of grain nnd cotton are to he exported later, the rates are likely t o , advance further. It is reported that postponing their ship- ' | water under high pressure, and then many houses are pa88 tim ing under and attach them to a rnents until later in the hope of getting framework on each side, connected with lower rates. a system of steel air-tight barrels. The Such a state of affair* is not to be gradual w inding up of these chains is wondered at so long as we depend on neither lien or any m em le r of h iscab iu et counted upon to raise the wreck. foreign vessels to do our ocean carrying. had m ade up their minds that wc should With European vessels, European needs take the P hilippines, and at least one of are naturally considered first. Ameri­ them —Secretary Gage— was op{«sed to cans must take what they can get and our taking any of the island s; hut when F ill a liottle or com m on glass with pay fancy prices for that. We not only they returned to W ashington, they had must pay our money to foreigners for our all about m ade up their m inds that your water and let it stand twenty-four ocean carriage, but we have to pay them public opinion was so strongly in favor hours; n sedim ent or settlin g indicates more than the carriage is worth. If of Am erican ow nership of the entire an un health y condition of the kidneys; w ith the decision of tlio m lm iuistration will forward them in a fewr days on the to adopt this policy. It is public opm - new vessel. ton. regardless of poP ti-s, th at h as One result of th is venture is that brought it alioiit. When P resident Mc- Ibis year several hundred dollars hav K inley started upon that western trip, is would interm ediate It is not the governm ent would care to No surprise was 1—It in W ashington at that th e may lie exhibited in this were they liked in 8au Francisco that the sem i-official announcem ent th at the country, although nothing of the kind is I B Oushman determ ined th is year to U 8 would dem and all the Philippine said in its letter to thp navy depart­ sh ip apples to that place on a more e x ­ islands. It has been felt from the first m ent. According to the request of the ten sive scale. Accordingly he has pur­ that such would lie the u ltim ate result. com pany, it intends to blow the mud chased m ost of the apples su itab le for P o litic, has had little or noth in g to do I fr0In under the wrecki wUh 8(ream8 of reported arc under consideration by the w as needed for hom e consum ption postal departm ent. Q uite a num ber too have young orchards Should th e G ardincr-A lenc route be that have just com e into bearing and people living W a sh . I C, Oct. 31st, 1898. a b ou t 200 boxes were sent but so well been paid to the farmers for fruit—» e x ­ source from w inch they have heretofore pressed her« should the ch an ges in the derived little or no incom e, ow ing to the w a il service lie carried ou t w hich it is dem and for fruit being lim ited to w hat Considerable proceedings. the that m arket th at were for sale hero and WANTED, AMERICAN SHIPS. salvage paym ent, through condem nation Faon oca beoclab C osareroxcxNT. Stuslaw valley to uiarket and then only L axe C ocntt , — WASHINGTON LETTER. give there are m any m ore surplus {Klints apples * * if it stains your linen it is evidence of American enterprise were only given a to chance, it would soon abolish this con­ kidney tio u b le ; too frequent desire con­ dition of things. It would supply an kidneys and exten t of available tonnage sufficient for our needs and would put tonnage rates pass it or pain in the back is also vincing proof that the bladde r are out of order. W H A T TO DO. down to tlie proper figure. In addi­ There is com fort in the knowledge so tion to thia we would have the satisfac­ often expressed, that Dr. K ilm er’s tion of knowing that the freight money Sw am p-R oot, the great kidney remedy was going into American pockets to be fulfills every w ish in curingrheuinatism , invested in other American enterprises pain in the back, kidneys, liver, bladder and to be spent for the products of and every part of tlie urinary passages. American labor. A system of discrim­ It corrects in ab ility to bold water and inating duties would give to American scalding pain in passing it, or bad effects shipping tlie chance needed—the same following use of liquor, w ine or beer, chance that a protective tariff lias given and overcom es that unpleasant necessity to other industries. * IS NOW FILLED W ith Season ab le Goods, a n d a s u s u a l of I HOW TO FIND OUT. produced on the river this year than along the route more direct anil speedy ever before. Philippine group, as the on ly logical com m unication with G lenada, Florence If the business of sh ip ping apples to crowning of D ew ey’s great victory in and all points betw een there and E u ­ San Francisco is continued a dem and M anila hay, that no other poliey would gene on the ea st and Yaquina on the for them will spring up. Being very do. W hat they heard later at P hiladel­ north. If th is route he exten ded and fine flavored and juicy their freedom phia, clinched their opinion, and our th e beach route discontinued, th at will from scab and m oths which injure fruit peace com m issioners at P aris were m ake 1» necessary to send all m ail be in other places will give them the pref­ accordingly instructed to m ake that tw een those places by way of Alene erence in m arket over fruit from other dem and. So m uch for the a lo p tio n of w hich will greatly increase the am ount parts of the country. the policy. o f m atter over th at lin e. T his would W hile it is certain tliat th e policy of work n great inconvenience as the road DANGER OF IGNORANCE. American ow nership of.th e P h ilipp ines is rough and it would he very di'lflcult will lie popular, it rem ains to be ascer­ to carry heavy m ail over it. Tho follow ing article appeared in a tained w hether the m ethod of obtainin g In regard to th e E ugene-Florence late num ber of the Morgan W eekly that ow nership will m eet w ith such m ail wo are inform ed that the postal N ew s printed nt M organ, T exas. T ..e general approval. It m ust be under­ inspector who passed over the route truths contained in it apply so well to recen tly .a h i that the departm ent , would j , 0 th e needs of all parts of the country stood to start with that no official an­ * * * * first class q u a lity . “ OLF A IM :” F irst C lass A rticles a t M ost to Sell R eason ab le PRICES. & We carry no shop-worn, or Auction Goods of any kind. Some of the latest arrivals are Hats and Caps, Boots and Shoes, Oiled C lothing and Rubber Goods, Hardware. Crockery and Glassware, Dry Coods, and Fancy Articles, which must be seen to be appreciated. of being com pelled to go often during PERSO NALS. pay for that we copy it for the benefit of our nouncem ent has been m ade concerning the day, and to get lip m any tim es dur­ that m ethod, but that enough has been carrying a daily mail over that line. r ea d ers: Elmer Johnson and wife have moved ing the n igh t. T he m ild and extra­ said by those who ought to know to T h is sounds very strange when we take ordinary effect of Sw am p-Root is soon to Acme. “ A higher idea ot political respon­ in to consideration tho fact that the d e­ sib ility is needed in our la n d ; a purer cause it to lie believed that the consent realized. It stands tlie high est for its W T Carle’s family move to Glenada of Spain will lie obtained eith er by a n ext week. partm ent advertised for bids and let n notion of political service is required by wonderful cures of the m ost distressing direct paym ent of m oney to Spain, or by E C Knowles was in town a couple of contract for carrj ing a duily m ail over our civil in stitu tion s. W hat is de­ cases. If you need a m edicine you the assu m p tion of about $40,000,000 of days the first of the week. th a t route for four rears com m encing m anded today is an education in the should have tlie best. A t druggists M iss H attie Davis went to Eugene a J u ly 1st, 1898. Perhaps if the K entucky du ties of citizenship—an enligh ten m en t Sp anish bonds, issued for im provem ents fifty cents or one dollar. few days ago for a short visit. in th e P h ilip p in es. A t first glance, gentlem an who obtained th e contract upon th e principles and purposes of You may have a sam ple bottle and a In Dress Goods and Dress Full line of Ladies, Gents Miss Patterson is expected to arrive there w ill naturally be opposition to the for carrying betw een Eugene and Maple­ govern m en t. book that tells m ore about it, both sen: today’s stage from Eugene. Trimming, can be found % and Children’s underwear. | U 8 paying »40,000,000 or any other ton did not seem likely to lose by it absolutely free by m ail, if you send your "There is cu e vocation growing up W H Spntigli was a passenger to Flor­ Serges, Cashmeres, Henrietta, I„ Fancy Articles can ho | sum , for undisputed possession of ter­ u n less he is relcnsed from Ida contract, in our country w hich is an industry address to Dr. K ilm er & Co., Bingham ­ ence on the Marguerite Monday. ritory, w hich had already been conquer­ w e should not bear anyth in g about the that m ust not lie encouraged—the pro­ Ladies Cloth, Suitings Water- found Fascinators, Child’s $ \\ m Johnson the Toledo artist was in ton, N Y . W hen writing bo sure and ed by force of arm s. But m any will lack of m oney to pay for it. W hy not fessional politician’s trade. A republic m ention that you read th is generous town a day or two the first of this week. doubtless accept the argum ent th at the P100^*- Hoods, Bootees, Mittens, hold him to his agreem ent the sam e as needs no standing arm y of office seekers W Nichols of Meadow and Mr Good- offer in T he W est , Philippine bonds, w hich were not, as pasture were passengers to Florence on h e would a sub-contractor and com pel ami political bum s to guard its national Trimmings to match in KUCHINGS, the latest, Bob- llie Cuban bonds, issued to m ake war tlie Marguerite Wednesday. him eith er to carry the m ail or forfeit honor. W e w ant first, every man in ! against the natives of tho islands, but REVIVAL OF AMERICAN SHIPBUIDING. A Mr Thurman from California ar­ Gimps, Velvets, Silks, Satins hinet, Hosiery, Ladies’ and hia Ix>nd7 the nation educated in a knowledge o f , for , he plIrpo8e o{ ptlblit. rived here Sunday. He is a relative of » im provem ent, In m any parts of the country and our free institution s and in hia rights Scientific American: Mrs L V Stingley and Mrs John Powell. * ETC., in all Shades. ¿fe Gents’ Neckwear ETC. should lie considered a lien on the isl­ •v e n som e places in Oregon th e govern- and du ties as a citizen , and then we U nless the present signs are m islead­ W E Warren and family left Saturday and, regardless of ow nership, and that w e n t Is paying for free delivery of m ail * want th e p ith from every m an ’s door to ing, tho war w itli Spain is likely to start, on their way to Belfast, Washington, it would be an injustice, discreditable to in rural districts. T h is was tried at the ballot box clear and unobstructed. if it lias not already started, that, revi­ where they expect to join a co-operative first at an exp erim en t, but so tar from So on ly can a freem an's rights be a great country like th e U S to take the val of Am erican shipbuilding for which colony at Equality. islands from Spain nnd leave that W W Neely and wife arrived at Seaton aban don in g it, (lie free delivery service preserved. we have all looked so an xiou sly, and W ednesday after spending two weeks country to pay indebtedness incurred has been exten d ed . It is probable that w hich, at tlie opening of tlie present " W h at is an ignornnt ballot worth to at Eugene where Mr Neely was doing for public im provem ents on th em . The in proportion to the cx|>ense and num ­ th is nation? W hat is a vote that is year, appeared to bo farther off than jury duty in the circuit court. question is likely to lie m uch discussed, ber of people accom m odated thorn are influenced by power, by greed, by v ice, ever. The creation of an auxiliary fleet Mr Ellerby and son Janies who assist­ few placet in tho country w here that worth to a republic? It is a dagger in ns soon as it becom es absolutely certain led to the purchase of a large num ber of ed in calking tlie new vessel, having service gives as satisfactory returns as its lm d y; it is an arrow in its flesh; it is upon what term s we are to acquire the the vessels engaged in our coastwise finished here, left on Barrett’s stage does tho daily m ail betw een E ugene and a bullet fired at its heart. W hen the P hilipp ines. and W est Indian trade. Several of Monday for their home at Marshfield. At the headquarters of the republican Mrs H owe, Mrs Carnes, Addie Mills, Florence. Now, we ask w hether all doors of our country were opened to the these have been converted in to such Nelson H ew it, Riley Mills nnd several principles of justice and fairness to tlie world anil (lie oppressed of other lands and dem ocratic congressional com m it­ valuable au xiliary cruisers that the others whose names we did not learn people of tlie country do not dem and invited here, w here no tyrant ruled tees in W ashington, tlie claim s are governm ent lias decided to keep them spent last Sunday on the ocean beach. th a t the mail service from E ugene to , and w here freedom was every m an's about equal as to which party will elect perm anently in th e service. As a con­ Mrs J A Bean started Monday fora F lorence Iw kept up to w hat it is at privilege, it was intended to in vite only a m ajority of the n e x t bouse, but the sequence, the transportation com panies visit with her eons residing at Salem opinion outside is tlint the republicans have given orders for new ship3 to take and Portland, Ore., and Ellensburg,’ present, rather lim n th at free delivery those w ho sym pathised with our politi service be extended : or if necessary to cal purposes. Our doors were opened will retain control of the house by their place, and it is very gratifyin g to W ash ., also her daughter at Grav’s reduce tlie expenses of tho postal de­ to friends, not to foes; to those who reduced m ajority. Som e dem ocrats say note that, w hereas m any of th e original Harbor. W in Rowan who has been working at partm ent, that it lie the free delivery loved lilierty, not to llioso w ho would they would prefer that the house should vessels were bu ilt abroad, the new ships Arngo Coquille, Portland, Corvallis and remain republican, liecause if their rather than the star route service t h a t , assassinate it; to men and wom en who are now being constructed in American other places in the past year, returned party carried it, th ey would have to yards. ia e a t down ? N o better indication could be to Florence a few .lays ago and is em- | longed for tho blessings of an e n lig h ten ­ share in th e responsibility of the adm in desired of tlie approach of tlie d ay when ployed at the ship yard. ed governm ent, not to th o se w ho w ere EXPANSION AND PROTECTION. ¡strution, in inaugurating the exp eri­ not only flrst-class liners, like th e “ St Charles Sherbondy went to Gardiner incapable of appreciating such a govern­ m ent of a colonial policy, to take the L ouis” nnd "St P an!” but th e cheaper m ent, anil hence of enjoying it. American Eeonom l,t responsibility of ham pering th at policy, vessels of the " tram p’’ class, can be con­ W e, as a people, aro suffering today Som e paper* (E n g lish , you know ) are ami that tlie;- would prefer doing neither structed in Am erican yards as cheaply poison in one hand so that it was from im ported ignorance and im ported feared am putation would have saying we cannot lia«o both expang on to b. during the n e x t tw o years. If that as they can in Belfast or on tlie Clvde. performed. tyranny. Tho standard of citiseu sliip aad protection; that the two are thor­ sen tim en t e x ists to an y e x te n t am ong ■ lias lieen lowered by conferring its C IR C U IT C O U R T M A T T E R S . ough ly incom patible, and that the one the voters of the party, there is no THE PEACE JUBILEE. ! privileges upon persons w ho have n o inust be destroyed by th e other. doubt of (be result of the election. J " ‘J«” » « "I the State of Oregon v s ' [ adequate conception of their im portance. A ny idiot who really beliovea this C ap ital Journal: Jeff H arney for manslaughter, which: Among the noted officers now in 'I e m ust adopt som e m eans to protect assertion would find him sell unablo to W e do not agree w ith ex-G overnor was tried in the circuit court at Eugene i lilierty in this land. W e m ust not arm W ashington, are G ens. M iles, W heeler, cu ltivate purchased land or m ove his A ltgeld that th e great peace jubilee, at List Friday the defendant was acquitted. : ignorance w ith the power to overthrow Lee and Lawton, of tlie arm y, nnd Capt. line lence to em loso it. Robley D Evans and L ieu t. H obson , of I Chic"‘,' ° wag ior ««Let. That , The trial was the outcome of an Indian ¡row at Florence which resulted j„ the! | intelligen ce, nor give tyranny tlie right the navy. T lie latter officer is h e r e to charge is ea sily m ade, and could be I t srxMs to ns that when a man ow ns to suppress freedom "n Be,1,iett n a "'«y l»st J - W - CARM AN report to a hoard ol tho chiefs of bureaus m ade at any tim e, w hether the jubilee August. a rancli on which |rda, afternoon and the juror, were unit* w ith any co-operative colony. throughout th e union. Im partial an­ j if public sen tim en t is consu lted, they separated by ten thousand m ile s of land ’ discharged. Ruch ventures have (ailed too often for nals of our state would point out the will not stop H oliaon's work, on account Rnd water, hum iliated and destroyed a m an to risk too m uch in joining such m istake« of governm ent, and, by in­ of its cost, if there is any certain ty of th e enem y w herever m et, and th is with ifV set,ernes w hile hum an nature rem ains , forming the m inds of the young, lead in his succeeding in snving th e sh ip s. the sm all loss from all causes o l but a w h at it ia at preaent. The theory of ’ im e to th e purification of th e politics Those ships would, in the eyes of m ost people, tie worth more than new on es little over one per cen t of th e num ber. co-operation is all right hut in practice the country.— New Fort H erald Breaks Down the Health of an W hy should not the adm inistration would cost, as object lessons in the th ere ia too m uch friction developed for i — — Oregon Man get th e benefit and credit an.l enjoy the ÿûUMûl colon ies founded on th at plan to lie S tock wav aiiovLn m ake a note of this patriotism , bravery and m arksm anship popularity of a successful foreign war? Whet a Few B o ttle s o f H o o d ’s of the Am erican sailors, and if th ey can p erm anently eucceseful. . fact. T he state law m akes it com pulso­ S a r s a p a rilla Old fo r H im . be saved, neither cost nor jealousy of It m ust shoulder th e responsibility ry to record both brand and mark used " O u r home Is In Clark county, W u h - T sa n a is an effort being m ade by and let it have tlie g lo r y . , lugton. little boy was tak-n wltt. i by owner* to .lesignatc stock. No mark H obson should be allow ed to stand in Oregon sp ortsm en to introduce the E n g­ If Mr Bryan had been president and “ «hma when sjily tw o yesrs old and tlie wav. or brand can lie used as proof of owner-I '/7W> lish or grey partridge in to Oregon next brought the war to a successful oonclu- 1 T onM’. “.nU.* w»’ fl’ ». when the A tsth rather c u r l,u ae s request has been sh ip in tlie court* ot the state unless it er cnrG sion. would he not have talked a little ? j ‘^ ’¿ ' 7 , ^ ^ season . Let the goo, I work go on. Oregon ^ k ç e p in 'ï , is re,or,le,l in the county clerk ’s office. n,!M,oof th* navy ’h’partm ent by the The American people won the victory w b i*« «»Ids of Eastern Oregon and i T k n as as fine gam e bird* as are to be Acme W recking com pany, of San Fran­ Therefore a man may go Io the clerk’s In harvest, but I soon found my foetid on top of th e ea rth , hut a new cisco. This com pany w ants to raise the over Spain, but they did it through the health was falling. I could neither eat office, an.l finding certain m arks and variety w ill on ly serve to put another ntlm inistra lion in power. battfeehip M aine, and bring her lo the nor d rin k without getting ,iek I . . . -n d dUsy. I p r o c X d . U u “ brands not upon rernrd, he may go up. U S, claim ing to have a m ethod by " fe a th e r" In lier cap.— Keyiiier. u ot allow m oney enough to In fact, if there is anything you require that a merchant can supply, call on Y o u r s T r-c tly 0. W. HURD. I C A R M A N ’S CHEAP CASH STOKE! Drv Coods, ★ Groceries ★ and ★ Notions. FLORENCE . MEAT MARKET? ’J ust Opened. Coods as Reoresented. ¡PROPRI F TH» ¿ à .' t h i s * # PVIARt l'PF^\GTI(AE iùRBJSnte Change j f Climate ¿’bcrlbandr »jnniansbip. ^flc5rapb\’. 4 IT IV I s o u r iT t r s s wynTio K rs s w a c s t ----- ------- on the range and appropriate all stock ol «he f h lllp p ln e ." by M iir.il which the work can lie accom plished. Habttw.1 ,-omnil»tonep « li trw»hr qiki •flt< i«l w«r h*H»kw U n irti irre AiMrvna, K I Harber, n star Iiu u ra itc r H ld f v h k A < o . Hood a Swracparilta and began taking it and In a few week. I w u well and able to Z k t n / T ^ a - “ 7 " UIe b° 5' *’ taking H o o g , ftsrs.partli. wf.h good resuLs." D. P k T T rr. W a.ro, Oregon Hood’s ’•p , p a S rilla I,, ,fc., Ih, ( T n M > P u r t - - 801,1 b* 1,11 dnim « a . f t : six far I . the t w „ 5f;y