DIRECT ACTION NECESSARY.
8. F. Chronicle.
« - t S a U U M P BVBBY BB1DAT MOBKIM«.—
Vhoaaaca,
L x s a C o d b t t ,
O bboob
W hile the administration is committed
WASHINGTON LETTER.
TH E CONTROLL OF CONGRESS.
become a repub'ic after the death of J
F BOV o r n
8. F. Chronicle.
W hile it is true th at.th e control of
to the Nicaragua canal it is almost nope- congress has been lost to the Eastern
states and passed into the hands of
|to expect anything to be sc-
compl shed through either of the syn Western men, it ought not to he in
to becoming a republic; that Italy will (
RBOLLAR CoBKKSPOSDKXT.
Crispi, and that France, after having .
absorbed Belgium, w ill form a coalition
with Spain and Italy against Germany. ¡
That sounds like the geographical night
"M any men of many minds” exactly mare which it , probably
----------, is, —
hut Col i
describee the present attempts ol the
ujkg
ie riOusly as though he
Washington, D. O., Nov. 13, 1899.
dicates which obtained concessions from ferred that Westerners ars going to ride politicians to predict what will be the
* ° believed every word of it
the Nicaraguan government. Nothing over tho East and deprive it of its rights. dominating issue in the presidential
Mrs Joy, wife of representative Joy, of
The Eastern states and seaboard will
will probably come of the M aritim e
campaign. No bettor proof of the cor St Louis, has opened a new line of war
Canal Company's protest against the undoubtedly be treated with fairness In rectness of this assertion is necessary fare on representative-elect Roberts, of
Editor and Proprietor.
annulment ol its concession, although everything relating to the common than the declaration of two prominent Utah. She is obtaining the signatures
the "events ol w ain force" provided for good.
members of the house, Grosveiior, of of the wives of representativcs-eleet, to
The West hss had cause, nevertheless,
Florence, Ore. Nov. 24, 1899.
in the extension clause of the franchise
Ohio, snd Barham, of California-both petitions, demanding that their hus
are alleged to have occured and impeded to complain in tins past that the East republicans.
Gen Grosvenor said; bands shall vote for the expulsion of Mr
T ub jmmbbitaxcb tax which the the work of construction in the numer was not dealing fairly with it in con
“ There w ill be but one issue next year, Roberts from the house, and it is said
Federal government w ill get on tho es ous revolutions and other causes for gress. This has been shown in the dif and that is the financial issue," and
that she has already secured quite a
tate ol the lata Oorneliua Vanderbilt is rhich the Nicaraguan government was ficulty always experienced in eecuring
M r Barham said: "The money question number. I f the women do not suoceed
likely to be over »8,000,000. Chauncey alone responsible. The eontract of the appropriations for the VS estern river
w ill hardly be thought ot in the next in driving Roberts out ol congress, they
Depew w ill have to give up »80,000 of company expired on the 9th of October, and harbor improvements, while the
campaign. I t was brushed aside and will make things very unploaBant for
hie »800,000 legacy to the revenue col and on the following day the concession public money w«s being lavishly dis
lost sight of in the state campaigns. him. He is more likely to go than to
lector. Besides the Federal tax the made to the Eyre-Oragin syndicate, tributed along the Eastern seaboard,
The people did not want to hear it
stay.
State of New York w ill get about which is believed to represent the rail and that in many instances when the
talked from the stump. The two things
proposed improvements ware of doubt
»600,000.: _______________ _
road corporations went into effect.
all audiences were interestei in were,
K daaate Too» Mowel« W ith Cssserets.
ful m erit. Then, again, the unfriend
Caod» Cathartic, cure constlpstlon forever.
W ith their affairs thus complicated,
first, expansion, and second, trusts." 10c, Me. If C. C. C. f»il. drugs!«« refund money.
C A Snow A Co, Patent Lawyers, op-
liness of the East toward the West has
oven iQthey were sincere in their inten
Other examples of contrary opinion
poaite the United Statea Patent office,
been shown in the treatment of the
tions, it must be evident to any one
might be given, but these w ill suffice to
Washington, D C, who have actual
Nicaragua canal whenever any bill bear
that nothing is likely to be accomplish
show that the politicians differ widely,
dienta in every city and town of the
ing upon the eonetruction of that water
ed by either company toward the con
and to recall the oft-asserted fact that
United Statea and Canada, report that
struction ol the canal. I t has been, way was under consideration.
the people make national issues for the
never before in their 86 yeara practice
There is no disposition in the West,
in fact, intimated that the government
politicians to advocate.
baa the work of the office been so well
however, to retaliate.
I t has secured
w ill not move until the W alker com
Lieutenant Castle, aide-de-camp to
n p to date. They claim that patenta
supremacy in congress because popula
mission makes a final report on the sur
Gen Brooke, m ilitary governor of Cuba,
Tf» now be procured in less than half
tion has been shifting westward, but its
veys of the canal mads last year, and
who is in Washington on furlough, ex
the time formerly required.
position will not be abused. Congress
hinta have been thrown out ol diploma
presses the opinion that it w ill he a
w ill be able nnder the changed condi
tic negotiations for canal privileges, the
great mistake on the part of this govern
tlons to deal more intelligently, perhaps,
thousands have it and purport of which cannot yet be divulged.
ment to supersede Gen Brooke with a
with some of the important public ques
civil governor at this time, and predicts
don't know it. I f you The state department at Washington
tions, such as irrigation, which are
much dissatisfaction among the resi
w ant quick reaulta you can make no maintains a positive silence on the sub
peculiarly Western, and that without
dents
of Cuba, if it is done. Neverthe
mistake by using D r Kilmer's Swamp- set.
doing any injustice to any Eastern in
Meantime, Congressman Hepburn of
less it w ill be done very soon, unless the
Boot, the great kidney remedy. All
present plans of the president are
druggists in fifty ceut and dollar sixes. Iowa is determined to .renew the fight terest.
• - • XT - • •
W. H. WEATIIERSON
KT DN E Y
GBEÄT WHITE STDBE
Has Something to Offer in tho Way of
SHOES
For both Old and Young. We are making preparations
for our fall and w inter stock to arrive shortly.
are many lines we desire to Close Out. and Great Bargains
can be had in Ladies’, Children’s, and Misses’
TAN SHOES
Niv M ealIaM
as well as in Black Wear.
I have opened a shop
in Florence where I
shall keep a £ood
IN GENT’S W EAR
stock of
• deu*Puvs
trouble
hardly believe that it can he possible to sell light
Always on Hand.
also pam for direct action by the United States
out if you government without regard to the inter
phlet telling you how to find
have kidney trouble. Address, D r K il ests of either the M aritim e Canal Com
pany or the Eyre-Oragin syndicate, and
mer A Co., Binghamton, N Y ,
changed, or lie is convinced by those
TH E REV IRL R. HICKS ALMANAC.
who maintain that Cuba, having been
by an official decision, concerning the
There
is no
ITozt door to 0 W Hurd’s.
between revenue laws tlassod as “ a foreign
for that purpose lie will introduce a bill former editions, and this splendid Alma country,” the president has no legal
B omb or the democratic papers now at the coming session of congress. He nac for 1900, now ready. Printed In authority to maintain any other than a
claim that the result of the elections in correctly places little value on a »125,- beautiful colors, on much finer paper, m ilitary government therein. This last WILL
Ohio and Kentucky, is due to the fact 000,000 franchise held by any one who Its 19fl pages arc packed with invalua is a new view of the question, and was
candidates for has not that sum in possession and who ble Information on storms, astronomy not considered by the preaident and his
governor in those elates were weak cannot hope to raise it.
and meteorology. I t is illustrated with advisers when they first reached the
that
the
MEN’S SHOES at $1.25
Give m e a Call.
C. BRACEY.
comparison
BE
DISAPPROVED
yet we intend doing this very thing for the next 30 days.
UNANI
MOUSLY.
If you aro in need of children’s
democratic
Taeomi Ledger.
No other motive than to get himself
W e ore inollned io believe that the nearly 200 finest half tones and other conclusion to put Cuba under a civil
talked about is discernible in that por
This superb book would government.
dorsement of M cK inley’s administra only hops of the canal project maturing engravings,
tion. I f that ia true it looks as if the lies in direct negotiation by the Unitod sell anywhere for fifty cents, but it costs
The Japanese delegates to the com tion of the report of M r Castle, auditor
democratic party had used poor judg States government with the govo.-n only So^cents a copy, and every sub mercial congress, which Is being held in of the postoffico department at Wash
ment all around In selecting candidates mentsof Costa Rica and Nicaiagua for scriber to Rev I r l R Hicks’ now famous connection with the Philadelphia export ington, which deals with a suggested re
men, and that the election la not an in
Doubtless paper, Word and Works, at »1.00 a year,
this year as Maryland, la the only state the necessary privileges.
■uuh a course would be productive of receives this elegant Almanac as a
showing a gain for the party.
something tangible, particularly so premium.
Word and W ork! is a
T ub majobitv of human beings must when it is intimated beforehand In of- recognised loader among tho best family
spend their lives w ithin tbs bounds ficisl circles that both of the Central and scientific journals, while nothing of
exposition, had an extended conference gtriction or abolition of the issue of pos
at the department of agriculture, with tai money orders. M r Castle seems to
Secretary Wilson, their special object have used his report as an excellent ve
being to try and get the tjaty of ten hicle for the dissemination of his views
HATS OR CAPS
Come quick, beoause they aro going!
publications. Professor Hicks has Just
been discovered, tested, and accepted as OUR CALIFORNIA NATIONAL PARKS. ly, and of neceaaity, withdrawn hia
good far human society, philosophises
atorm and weather forcasta from all
The report juet made to the «ecretarv
the Ohrlstian Register. Before any one
free almanacs, having generously given
of the treasury by second lientanant
have original opinions upon any
hie tim e and labor free for nearly twen
Henry B Clark, the noting superintend
subject which w ill be useful, ho must
ty yeara. Word and Works Pub Go,
ent ol the Sequoia sud General Grant
eommonly hove mastered the results ol
National Parks, in California, deals in 2801 Locust 8t, Bt Louis, Mo,
the knowledge wbluh has been
an interesting manner with the prob
cumulating since the world began. If
G ENERA L NEWS.
lem* under hie control. During the
be be a genius, endowed as geniuses are
past fiscal year ntueli devastation ol tim
w ith the gift of insight, he may almost
M ajor John A Logan son ot the late
ber by forest firss and of game by un
a t a glance see how the matter stands,
General Logan snd tlx privates were
lawful bunting baa been nnpreventabla
killed in en engagement In the Philip-
and where the needed improvement
by the force under his commend, be
plus* the 13tb.
must
cause ol the necessary removal of the
The government cruiser Charleston
I t is announced as a probably oorrect regular m ilitary patrol for war service struck a rock near the island of Luson
statement that the President, in his sn and tho entirely Inadequate force of and was abandoned,
Tho game of football at Cambridge,
Baal message to congress in December, civilian cuatodiana appointed in their
Maes.,
the I8 th , between Ysle snd Har
w ill urge that body to formally annex place. I t le estimated that over 800,000
vard ended in neither side making a
the Philippines. The majority of the sheep have been roaming at w ill over
score.
people want annexation. Undoubtedly these reserves, private property fed at
cbb
the majority of
oongress favor this pol publie expense; and by these many ol
Nobody believes this country in tho nests of game birds have been
M y ease w ill give up the islands. There trampled out and much of tho herbiage
ley.
fore, the correct thing to do is for eon
needed by the elk and mountain «beep
grsee to make this point plain to all the lias been consumed. The latter two
contractionists by passing a bill or species have practically all been killed
resolution specifically showing that the off, and other smaller game, now in
POINT TERRACE ITRMR«
B y C aiimxn .
Nov 80, 1899.
was imposed, whether it was for revenue them will be unanimously condemned.
M r Castle wants the business of the
protection or to discriminate against
Secretary Wilson told them government limited strictly to what can
that the U 8 did not regard the not be accomplished by private enter
Japanese duty on tobacco as a discrimi prise, As far as this applies to the pro
going !
GOING!
Don’t forget
they are going from the HEADQUARTERS of all good things.
YOURS TRULY,
cents a pound on tea removed or lessen on large problems of government, We
which have been drawn by the expert- American governments are ready to its kind can compare with the Hicks ed, because of its injury to the tea trade do not know that the country was wait
encs ol the paet, and must maintain make suitable terms if proper assurance« Almanac. One dollar a year its a nomi of Japan. They were somewhat inquisi ing for these with any particular thirst;
themselves and do their w o rl In the
nal price for each unique and useful tive, desiring to know why the duty and such as they are, at least one of
are given.
world by conforming to that which has
You will
nothing heretofore ever equaled in prices.
CHOICE KEATS.
Sample bottle by mail free,
There
0. W. HURD.
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Japan.
nation against an American industry, posed government control of telegraphs
but as a source of revenue and a means it may be commended, though there is
of protecting the home market on the no visible reason why it should be argued
part ol Japan, leaving them to infer in this time or place. But when he run*
that our duty on tea waa for the same up against the money order eystem, lie
opposes one of the most useful agencies
purpose.
Three out of the ten chaplain« in the of the government for
the service
CHEAP CASH STOKE!
of the
regular army recently ordered to the public.
His notionis that thisjssrvico Is costly
Philippines, because congress, pre
sumably through oversight failed to pro requires an army of clerk« to do the
vide any chaplains for the volunteer bnsiness, and is properly a function of
regiments, have succeeded in escaping the banka. But the obvious answer is
that duty, one on the ground of ill- that the banks cannot perform the same
health, one by the discovery that he had function for the people if they would.
miaatatod the year of his birth when ap There are thousands of poetofficcs in tho
pointed and ia now entitled to retire country located where there are no
ment, and one by sheer “ pull” has had banks.
C A R M A N ’S
How are the people of these
Drv Goods, * Groceries * and A Notions.
FLORENCE MEAT
MARKET..
........Just ODened.
hia orders to preceed to the Philippine« small cities and towns to be served?
This By what medium are they to transmit
revoled by the war department.
sort of thing waa predicted by numer sums of money if the postonico goes out
ous army officers when the order was of the beiness? No snewer to that
Goods as Reoresented.
M r John Mason has gone to Kugeno issued, which, if cairied out, would query appears.
Again, even in the
on business.
transfer some of those gentlemen iron» largest cities, there Are thousands of
Philippines are not only part ©I the greatly decreased quantities, w ill be pre
Miss|Minnls Sanuders is working for
the easy places they have had at vari people are using the posloffice for the
American Republic, that tlie American served with difficulty unless immédiats Mrs Ogden.
___, —
__
_ it in the transmission of funds who have no bnnk
ous army r posts,
to _
roughing
J. W . C A R M A N
people Intend to keep them , and to give and energolio »tape are taken.
Juliu Kteear and Jody Wiadom made
Moun
Philippines, with troops constantly Oil 1 accounts, no means of maintaining any,
them a better government than they tain lions, panthers, coyotos, several a trip to Lake creek last week.
the move. I t doesn’t speak very high ' an,| who know no moro about tlie pur-
Bertie Booth lias been taking subscrip
over had before, or than they could varieties of fox, black, brown, and
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chase of :check or draft than they do of
have under Use rule ol any of their cinnamon bear, dear, mountain and tions and selling papers in this vicinity. for the class of men who have been ap
pointed
chaplains
in
the
army
in
time
any
complicated
financial operation.
M r James Neely, wile and little
chiefs, or any other nation.—Hrrold valley quell, and many specie* ol fish
daughter are visiting friends and rela of peace.
W hat are they to doT
are etill quite abundant ; and probably
tives on the river.
Col J Hamilton Lewis, who has jngt
W e may rest nssured that, whatever
GARRET A. HOBART.
the carnivores in thia list are holding
There Is talk ol the Rock Quarry returned from Europe, whither he went else the government may do or not do, it
their own. Speaking ol the mighty shutting ¡down for the winter, as it is
on a sort of independent diplomatic w ill continue to issue and cash postal or
O«r VIoe-PreeMsat Gone fo Join Ik«
forest monarchs ol the General Grant very disagreeable working in the rock
mission, involving claims of miners in ders. Indeed, the roost important quss-
»Ileal Majority.
when it Is so stormy.
Park, Lieutenant Olark says.
lbs disputed territory adj iceut to tbs tion of late has been whether it conld
Quite a nnmlier of logs have gone
“ Tbs tree General Grant was named
Garret A Hobart vico-preeident of tho
Ataskau boundary, against tho British not ampily this function by providing
down
the
river
during
the
last
freshet.
in honor of the general white he waa
Unitod Btetao, died ot hie home at Pat
government, brought back as pictnr> some sort of postal fractional currency.
Point
Terraoe
school
Is
progressing
still in command of the armiea In 1847.
nicely under the clever management of esqus an outfit of clothing as he wore The dispatch of small sums through the
terson N J., Nov 81, 1899.
Tho stump and lug of the immense tree
Miss C Blume.
M r Hobart wao born in Long Branch,
when a member of congress; also some , majl j8 increasing in volume and import-
exhibited at the Philadelphia Centen
Services were held Iter* by Rev decidedly picturesque ideas concerning anco «w ry year. The interests of the
N J., in 1W4. Ho practiced law eon- nial are well-preeerved objecta ol in
Knott« last Sunday, which was com
tt^ e alde of tlio tima since ho was 23
impending changes in the map of E n - . public require this to be guarded and
terest. Another log lias been so burned munion Sunday. There were thirteen
year« old. Ho has represented hie state
rope. He predicts that Germany will facilitated as much at the transmission
people
who
joined
the
church
and
the
that a cavalryman can ride through its
In both brand»«« of the legislature end
absorb Austria aud Uollaud, and be of intelligence. The banks conld not
whole length, 186 feet. Tho stump of little son of M r and Mr« Beck was
bean speaker of the hosts and presi
come the greatest power in Europe, and till the bill if they would, and havo no
the World'« Fair tree la to he found christened.
dent of stats senate at diffitroot times.
eventually w ill, through; its colonial dtBiro to. Big concerns have no wish to
north ol the GrentJPark. The largest
He w esa man poseeesing great per-
SUNDAY SERVICES.
possessions in Asia become embroiled in be bothered with a Hood of petty dutiee;
tree in the Giant Foreet ia the General
aturaction and was greatly re-
great war with this country; tbst while the lack ot banka in country cen
Bherman, 94,»4 feet In diameter e l its
10 A M Sunday sehool.
I by all who knew him .
11 u ua will absorb Bohemia, Finland ters would leave thee« helpless. M r
base. This ie conceded to be the larg
11 A M I Baptism
Preaching
and
commnnlon
l'ruachlnii
communion “ •» * » r k .y , and . will
. . . fight
. . . a . big
. war C ast,.’s snggsetion
w’ llh
e administered
w ill fall to
est and finest tree in the world, rivaling service.
e t»N ea» R n e k s 4w*
—_ aaM laMeee aasltr asta forever, be m e - the eucalypti ol Australia in height, and to th o u wishing it. with the reception with England for ths possession of ground with a "dull thud.”
»Me Au II e i tile, «e rre sad viper, tabe NeTe-
Asiatic territory, in which the U 8 it
baa.tbs « s e lli eirbsr, 1*0»inr
far surpeeeing everything elee in bulk. of members.
2:90 P M Endeavor, leader; Ida ¡likely to become involved; that Spain
au «rauta», »ta sr M
T H E G E N T L E -W O V AN is a month-
Another clean and healthy sequoia,
TO OUR PATRON«.
Hn.lsal.
will have another civil war as a prelude t f v H D wM fc yow v l k e U w r T * t f M — J
ly
tnagaslne
devote«,
to
subjects
of
inter
which has stood sentinel over the
< « e v n ta a d « * b fe r «
7 :00 P M Preaching.
We have mads arrangements V
Tliank«givint Services w ill he held in ' W A N T F H —SKVFRKU WRIGHT ASH HON '
est to the ladies. The regular subscrip
Sierras and the Pacific for a more than
tv r«T pvr-on« to ,-|tr««piit u» u Msnasrr- »re« WM
tion price is one dollar bat we have made which we w ill fnrtiiab the Weekly
a thousand years, is called the Admiral Presbyterian church. Thursday the 90, In Wits anu ctosw by «»aatts«. 8«t»ry IWW «
1 1 A M . Let all assemble for thia na tear and c»|»n-e». SinUehl, bnns-fl<t<. ao in'UP
arrangement by which we offer it for a Oregonian with the Wanr for
Dewey. Visitor« ere generally content
! no lew wilar».
O u t,
>
....
bank hi fcnv Inuit. It i- mainly
-
îdseerti
tional
service.
ill«
half«
to eland uncovered end almost mute
tie Inct
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