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JF0.B.K OF OUR FLEET. j
At the present moment all -navy ile
partmenu are studying - thVextra-
ordinary features of the battle between
the fleeu at Santiago; says the Globe
Democrat. On one side four heavily
armored cruisers were smashed ' up
with a Iom of hundreds, and oa the
other not a ship was harmed, while
the casualty list wasfene killed two
wounded. ThU is war with terrible
laughter for one combatant and prac
tical immunity for the other. If this
condition were permanent there would
be no more war. " But' the Spanish
were not aware that , their navy was
Impotent. When r their - fleet at
Manila was destroyed they claimed
that it was unarmored and outclassed
But at Santiago the; had four of the
finest armored cruisers extant. -Their
belt of steel was twice as thick as that
f the Brooklyn, a ship "that punished
tnem terribly, witnout injury w ner
self, though the Spanish ire was con
centrated upon her, Even the little
Gloucester, which was in the thick ef
the fight, escaped the slightest damage.
The speed of the., Oregon and the
Brooklyn prevented the escape of the
Colon, and so the victory was rendered
complete. '
In looking over the results of this
battle, the Spanish must be amazed to
tnd that they used 'their splendid in
atruments with so little effect in a battle
1 isting over two hours. Such intense
humiliation is new "to the Spalls
navy, eve though its modern record
is oae of continuous defeat. : At San
tiago, Cervera, a life-long sailor, was
erushingly beaten without getting in a
counter blow. The inference is natural
that Watson would smash up' Camera
in the same manner, and itf is quite
reasonable to suppose that the Spanish
Admiral would -venture to fight in
the light of what ia'now known of the
remarkable efficiency of the; Americas
navy. After two-uch disasters at
those at Manila and Santiago the
proper course is loistudy causes and
keep out of rarge.s The prestige of
victory la with the -Americans. They
know what they .j can do with theii
ponderous ships and big guns, as well
as with the lighter Weapons of warfare.
Spain has nothing left with which to
face us on the ocean, and the acknowl
edgment of the fact Is wise.'
Naval departments abroad are ask
ing how the Americans accomplished
this wonderful exploit. An answer to
the question is of supreme Importance
to them. Spain has shown that a
nation may own1 fine, modern, armored
ahipsaad yet be utterly helpless on
the ocean. The Spanish sailors wart
not lacking in courage. . 'The' Spanish
guns were almost equal ;in caliber Jo
the American. "Where then aayfae
all-important difference-'EVery naval
publication .wlllryto,; clear up the
macterW9' iamiMwd that the
"American crew are-superior In Intel -
ligence and energy. Thelr-iralnl&B
has been far -wore thorough They
handle the'mechiSolsm 6f an armored
war-flhiD to better "advantage. Their
-tactics are more direct and aggressive,
Fighting Is their.fcradeand they never
shirk it, v Ouof lie captains ef an
American Cruiser has Aung upon bis
ship a motto Chat the best way to es
oape the enemy's ire is to give him
two shots for one. The projectiles
hurled upon Cervera were a blinding
storm. Every shot was aimed by
skilled hands. Thai result was a cer
tainty. To reach the American level
other navies must produce crews of
equal character, sldlPand rigor, and
ships equally-good. :
SHOULD.; NOT- BE ACCEPTED
Spain it Is stated, is ready to ask for
a .cessation of hostilities oa terms that
it considers "honorable" but which
could not be accepted- by America.
The terms on which' Spain would sue
for peace is the independence of Cuba,
permitting a respite of eighteen
months in which to withdraw its army
from Cuba; the surrender of Porto
Rico to the United States as a compen
sation for our . withdrawing from the
Philippines, and the privilege of
-Mil In a- iMHnn mt inma iwifnfc In t.Yim
Philippines for the'.U sited States.
Such terms should -not be accepted
by the United States. When peace is
declared Spanish troops ought not to
be allowed to remain in Cuba any
.longer than Is a reasonable time for
them to embark and get away. If per
mitted to remain there a year and a
half, they' would cause continual die
cord and distention, that would be
liable to terminate in further compli
cations. u uuoa hum Tree, a
Spanish army has no busineea on the
Island; it has no further duty to per
form there, and should be withdrawn
as soon as hostilities cease.
As to the exchange of Porto Rico for
the Philippines,-the proposition is
absurd. Soaln's 'title to the former
will be doubtful after General Shafter
occupies San Juan and the United
States has no specified claims upon the
Philippines. But there are 9,000,000
people thete who hare claims and
rtgnte tnet must do recognized. Tney
are capable of aelf government, and
bondage to Spain. Since the United
States began this war on humane
grounds to relieve Spanish colonists
from the oppression of the home gov
ernment it ought not to accept terms
of peace when the job is only half dene.
When peace Is declared, Cuba, Porto
Rico and the Philippines should each
be a free and independent govern
ment. ;.
WORK -FOB JUDGE LYNCH
If reports that corns from Umatilla
county are true, there la abundant
work for Judge Lynch to perform in
that section. It is stated there is an
organized gang of horse and cattle
thieves operating in the Blue moun
tains back sf Bear creek, who during
the past eighteen menths have stolen
aomethiag like 1000 head of cattle and
horses. They do aot only steal, but
threaten farmers in that section that
if they interfere with the thieves they
will be shot on sight.
Civil authorities are ordiaarially un
able to cope with such desperados. It
is useless to try them in the courts for
their pals either swear them out or In-
- f II... .uA..Hf f . I. I 1. t
tireiaav iirvmuuai iwHtl waicu IS
said to bavs been done is Umatilla
county. The only way to deal with
such rascals is to hunt them down and-'
shoot them like wild animals or hang.
them to convenient trees.
Such desperados have maintained
organisations In other sections on this
coast, and have never been disposed of
except by vigilance committees, and it
seems this means of regulating affairs
will have to be resorted to In Umatilla
oounty. Men who undertake to live
by thievery and defy the authorities,
forfeit all rights of trials in which the
injured parties cannot hope to get
justice, and the only way to deal with
them is U, hunt them down with the
militia or turn them over to Judge
Lynch. ;
WAS NO MAti' 8 VICTORY.
A good many writers are endeavor
ing to place all the credit of the; de
struction of Cevera's fleet to eitberd
mlral Sampson or Comodore Schley,
and to make either one or the oth er
of these commanders the hero of' the
occasion, while in fact the commander
of each of the several ships is entitled
to a portion of the credit, for had: any
me of them not kept up his end Of the
fight the victory would have bean Iom
brilliant. And too the men whoman-
ned the guns in the turrets were- near
ly as great factors la the battle as .were
the men, who from the flag ships, gave
.be orders. To their accuracy of aim
was lragely due the annihilation of the
Spanish boats, for without the; pre
cision with which they fired th;, shots
some of the Spaniards would have es
caped.
Sampson did his share in having
outlined the work that each ship
should do In case of just such a dash
for liberty. Schley did hit. share in
signaling the other ships to follow and
in bringing the Brooklyn so-effective-
Iv into action, nut no less, creait is,
due to Capt. Clark, of the Oregon, or;
CapU Wainwright, of the Gloucester.
And scarcely less to Capt. Taylor, of
the Indiana; Capt. Philip, of this Texas,
or Capt. Evans, of the Iowa When,
the fight began each captism acted
biefly oa his own judgement. He
nea4 do aesigment to tell him what
to do, and though" 5"&ley,7 Calrk and
Wainwright supplied more of the
dramatic interest, the conditions of
the fight were such that It Is-ehlldish
to attempt to give any one comman
der, no matter what bis rank all the
glory of that unequaled achievement.
REFORM THAT R)sF6RMS.
Two years ago a reform candidate
was elected judge of Jaokson county
on a platform teat declared for an
economical, honest county administra
tion. As a result the county debt wa
reduced (42,000 last year,-,and in no
Instance is there a complaint that
sounty government baa been neglect
ed, or that any Interest has suffered
from a parcimonious administration.
The saving that has resulted cut
ting down the county's debt has been
effected, not at the expense ;of good
government, but by seeing that every
dollar paid out by the county has been
justly earned. All needless expendi
tures have been eliminated and. the
county affairs hate bee", js-uueted on
strictly business eauaciplee. As a
suit Jackson county Cts r paying off the
harltage of debt which : past county
courts have piled upon it. 5S ...
Jackson county has' a reform county
rourt that eformsV'J one that does
not waste the money .collected, from
the people in taxes. At .the recent
selection there were oupierous county
iboards . elected on - Uke platforms,
promising the people, to effect savings
wherever possible, and, it is to be
hoped they will fulfill their promises
as well as has the - county court of
Jackson. What is. -wanted is reform
that reforms, aot rvforaa. that Is beard
before election and oarer heard of
afterwards. . .
SUGAR BEET FACTORIES.
La Grande's sugar factory, which is
nearing completion, will m( probably
be followed by the erection of a sim
ilar factory at Walla Walla. The bus
iness men of the latter city are en
gaged in the laudable undertaking of
raising a bonus ; of - $100,000 tb secure
such a factory Vin their mldt." As
tne United States . in . 1897 only pro
duced one per ceat of the sugar used
within its borders, It follow, that the
business of beet-raising for the manu
facture of sugar and the establishment
of factories cannot be overcome. Of
course the annexation of the Hawaiian
islands baa added largely to the sugar
product tbamay.beermed American,
while a protectorate over 'Cuba and
nLtil r ' . .
tue.i'uuippuiesrinaaigiBg ia a commer
cial secse annexation, will also isxsrrase
our sugar supply. - But as beets mast
be transferred, into sugar- within a
radius of a jtew milea of where raised
in order to-be profitable, it follows as
a necessary sequence that every r'ee.
tion of the UnltadiStateV .adapted to
sugar beet culture will .eventually
secures factory. Tho matter' is es
pecially ef interest to the people of
Eastern Oregon and Washington-
NEW BANKRUPTCY LAW. j
The new bankruptcy law recently
passed by congress and signed by the
president on July 1. Is the outcome of
years of disscussloa in congress and
the expenditure of a vast amount of
thought,stlll as Senator Hoar.cbalrman
of the senate judiciary committee, says
it is imperfnct,and will have to amend
during future sessions. However it
will enable a large number of bank
rupts to get on their feet, and will also
allow creditors to get an adjustment
of their accounts.
By the terms of the bill the district
courts of the United States in the
several siatee, the supreme court of
the District of Columbia, the district
courts of several territories and the
District of Alaska, are made courts of
bankruptcy, and are invested within
their respective territoral limits as
now established, or a they may be
hereafter changed, with such jurisdic
tion at law and in equity as will en
able them to exercises original jur
isdiction in bankruptcy proceedings.
The New York Journal of Commerce
explains the principal features of the
aew law a follows:
"Wbat may be called the fundament
al definition of the act is that ' a per
son shall be deemed insolvent 'within
the provisions of this act wneoever
the aggregate of his property, exclu
sive of any property which he may have
conveyed, transferred, concealed, or
removed, with Intent to defraud. hinder
or delay his creditors, shall not at a
fair valuation be sufficient in amount
to pay his debts.' There were in pro
ceeding bills eight or nine specified
acts of bankruptcy, on any one of
which a petition could be filed against
the person committing such act. These
are reduced in the present bill to
three, and are held to consist of a per
son 'having (1) conveyed, transferred,
concealed, or removed, or permitted
to be concealed or removed, any part
of his property with intent to hinder,
delay, or defraud his creditors or any
of them; or (2) transferred, while in
solvent, any portion of his property to
one or more of his creditors over his'
other creditors, or (3) suffered or
permitted, while inoolvent, any
Creditor to obtain a preference
through legal proceedings, and not
havlnlg at least five days before a sale
or final disposition of any property
affected by such preference, vacated
or discharged such perferenoe.' The
other enumerated acts of bankruptcy
belong purely voluntary proceedings,
as they consist of the making of a gen
eral assignment for the benlfit of
creditors, or the admission in wrlt&ig
of inability to pay debts and willing
ness to be adjudged a bankrupt on
that ground.
Any person who owes debts, ex
cept a corporation, is entitled to the
benefit of the act as a voluntary bank
rupt. Any natural person may be ad
judged an involuntary bankrupt upon
defaulter after an impartial- trial, ex
cept .a wage earner or a person en
gaged chiefly in farming or the tillage
of the soil, or an incorporated-eon-
pany or a corporation,"" provided the
amount of debts owing be $1,000 or
over. The bill provides that a Speti--
tion may be filed against a person "who
is Insolvent, and who has committed an
act of bankruptcy, within four months
after the commission of such an act.
It Is, however, stipulated that the
petitioner or applicant shall file in the
same court a bond, with at least two
good and sufficient auretieo, in such
sum as the court shall 'direct,-' 'con
ditioned for the payment, in case such
petition is dismissed, to the respond
ent, his or her personal representa
tives, all costs, expenses, and damages
occasioned by such seizure, taking, and
detentlou of the property of the al
leged bankrupt.' Three or more credi
tors who have provable claims against
any person whioh amount in the aggre
gate to 1500 or over, or if all the credit
ors are less than 12 in number,'aqf of
them whose claims equals thi.mpunt
may file a petition to have a person
declared a bankrupt. The penal of
fenses under this new bill are reduced
substantially, to two. Imprisonment
for a period not to exceed two years is
to be imposed on conviction of having
knowingly and fraudulently: (1) con"
cealed while a bankrupt, or After Lis
discharge, from his trustee any of the
property belonginging to bis. estate in
bankruptcy; (2) made a false oath or
account in, or in relation to 'any pro
ceeding in banaruptcy.' " - r
flore Alluring MidSummer
Prices
This is the third week of our
GREHT CLEHRHNCe SHLE
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And the interest continues unabated. We determined to make this sale a success if prices would do it, and we have succeeded. Never in the history of our
business has our store been thronged as in the past two weeks. This week we shall keep up the interest with the prices given below. Terms during this
this sale, cash or prompt settlement in 30 days.
m
Dry Goods Department.
SHIRT WAISTS
For 60c you can have your
choice from a clean-up-lot of
Shirt Waists, representing
values from $1.00 to $1.50.
All of our Shirt Waists are up-to-date,
none more so than our 1.25, $1.50 and
$1.75 lines. Make your Selec
tion for $1.00.
The lines that we have been showing at
$2.00, $2.25, $2.50 and $3.50 need no
praise from us and we know they will
go quickly at $1.75.
LADIES
Summer Underwear .
Ladies Ribbed Vests, sleeveless 4c
Ladies Bleached Vests 12ic
Ladies Cream Lisle Thread Vests,
sleeveless 19c
For 27 ic we offer you Ladies Sleeveless Vests in our 35c,
40c and 50c Values.
Furnishing Goods Department.
Mens and Boys Underwear.
Shoe Department .
1 X
We are offering our 35c line of mens
silver grey, summer weight under
wear for 25c, and it's a great bargain.
Mens Derby Ribbed Underwear, 75c
goods for 50c.
Balbriggan Underwear, 50c goods 37Jc.
For 75c you can have a suit of our Im
ported French Balbriggan underwear
that sells regular for $1.00.
Some prefer a light weight woolen un
derwear for the summer, for such we
have a line made by the American
Hosiery Co. (none better), regular
price $1.25, but now selling for $1.00.
For the boys we have made the price on
one line 15c. This is a ridiculously
low price and they'll be quickly snap
ped up.
In no department have we made
more sweeping reductions than in
our Shoe Department. AVhy have
we done this? Not because the
stock is old or worthless, simply
because we need the room for new
goods. The goods quoted below
will stand the fullest iiFection. as
they are strictly up-to-date.
NECKWEAR
Our Xeckwear show case is filled with elegant goods, four-in-hands, Tecks
and bows, 50c and 75c goods. You may have your choice for 25c.
Mens Tan Lace Shoes, were $3.00, during this sale will sell for. .,...$1 50
Ladies Oxfords, needle and square toe, were $3.00 ; now $1 75
Ladies Chocolate Lace, were $3.00; during this sale will sell for $2 00
Misses Tan, button, were $2.00 ; during this sale will sell for 75
Boys Satin Calf, congress, were $2.00; during this sale will sell for. . 1 00
Childs Ox blood Slipper, one strap, sizes 8 to 11, were $1.50 ; during
this sale will sell for 75
ALL GOODS MARKED
IN PLAIN FIGURES.
PEASE & MAYS
EASTERN OREGON'S GREATEST DEPARTMENT STORE
"M"g!g- r i ' i i "
established will be a republic under
the protection of the United States,
but that this will not long exist is al
most as certain as that the island will j
be lreed. Cuba is rich in agricultural
and mineral resources, and so ooon as
Spanish rule over the island shall have
been broken these riches will attract
the attention of Americans. In a brtef
space of time they will become the pre-
United States is slow in sending them
back to Spain, for they are in more
danger in the hands of their home
government than they were in battle.
Already it is announced that Toral
will be court-martialed, and probably
the some fate awaits Ceryera. The
Spanish government is not only cruel
t its enemies, but to its supporters.
After this war is over the nations of
dominant element on the island. They the world will be convinced that
will flock there by the hundreds of : Americans are the best fighters on
thousands, and being more intelligent 'earth, and will not be poking fun at
and energetic than the native Cubans
will soon eret control of the reins of
government. The natural consequence
will be a dV!r& ui annex the island to
th TToited States on similar terms as
those extended to Hawaii. Being able
to outvote the natives, they will ac
oomDlish their end. and Cuba will
ome in as a territory or state.
Before this will haye been accom
nliahed. Cuba will have become
A mericaniaed, and its institutions will
be so similar to ours that the change
will be unobserved except in name.
However, when Cuba shall have been
annexed, an era of great prosperity
will begin. For under American gov
ernment it will become one of the
greatest producing sections on the
elobe. The island is capable of sus
taining a population of 5,000,000, and
It wi'l be but a few years until it will
have that numoer. The future of Cuba
is indeed bright. .
A TIMELY SURRENDER.
PORTLAND'S - REFORM MOVE.
It is to be hoped that the efforts be
ing made in Portland to ; make that
city a decent habitation tor respect
able people Is "not merely a blind.
That public gambling houses, Chinese
lottery jpints, all-night dancing re-
orta anjl sLmlllar open forms of vice
should be suppressed, goes without
Myitur. The Oregoniaa demands also
the suppression of the saloon annex
with its family entrance. .
But there are those who assert that
the reform movement is only a pre
meditated humbugging of (be people,
aa ail connected with the prohibited
occupations assert tnat tne present
movement is simply to be made the
basis of a thorough and' systematic
blackmailing of vice upon a greater
scale than ever known in a city that
has never been free irem ' the official
grafter.
The people of the rest ef the state
are asking if any good can come out of
Portland. Thw - fervently hope so,
but ire extremity doubtful. It must
be confessed thaTif judgment is to be
based upon past events that the theory
that the alleged reform la to forerun a
premeditated scheme of blackmail
must be accepted as the true theory.
Ia the meantime we can wait aaa see-
The new Ambassador from Russia,
Casino by name, brought Little Cas
ino with him to Washington. She is
just eighteen and is of the highest
type of Russian beauty.
While the boys ia Cuba are licking
the Spaniards, the boys at home are
licking stamps to help pay the soldiers'
expenses. Thus honor are easy we
are all doing some licking.
Santiago ia now under United States
government, with General McKIbben
as military goreoor. The auncipai
government will be retained under tka
uaervisifw f Geaoral MaKlbbea.
THE SPELL IS BROKEN.
Klondik is no longer a synonym of
fabulous wealth- and great' expecta
tions, but of wrecked hopqs and un
told suffering. Klondike ia not what
it was a year ago nor aratbe hopes
of those sturdy .adventurers who push
ed anead Into tne frozen; north so
buoyant, as they were whep they bid
adieu .to civilization and forged ahead
cross the snow trails ia quest of what
they thought were certain fortunes,
The most extravagant estimate put
upon the output from the Klondike
mines this season by those who have
returned from the gold fields is $10,
000,000. This of course will likely be
cut down one-third when' the treas
ures shall have finally been brought
out, so if $7,600,000 result from this
year's cleanup the expectations of all
will be pretty fully realized. To
cure this amount of gold no less than
10,000 people have gone to Dawson with
the last year. They have expended, it
is safe to estimate, $500 a piece reach
ing there and sustaining themselves
since they started. In short the gold
hunters have expended 15,000,000 to
get $7,500,000;- Besides they have.
dergone untold hardships and have
suffered privations that -none but the
strong could endure. Of the-10,000
people who. went to Alas lea, probably
not one in twenty has made a dollar,
and nineteen out of twenty will come
out next fall-broken both in spirit and
pocket booki They will, curse the day
they heard the name Klondike.
This seductive name has evidently
lost its charms to a najority of those
who have tasted of it bitter and
ite sweet. It has wrecked many
home, wrecked many fortunes and
has made a few rich, but so few that
they are the exception. . The venture
some spirits who risked their all on
Klondike have lost it, while those who
staid at home are the more fortunate.
Klondike will for yeaf s be a great
mining country, but in the future men
will be a little more cautious about
approaching It.
The surrender of Santiago came
aone too soon to save the lives of
thousands of starving residents of that
city. When the victorious army
marched into Santiago, they found a
most deplorable condition existing.
Food supplies were entirely exhausted",
and people were begging for bread':
Had the Spanish General. held out a
week longer, the suffering of the peo
ple would have been intense and the
loss of life v ery great.
The Red Cross steamer Texas ar
rived at Santiago en the 18th with
1400 tons of supplies for the suffering
people, and its arrival was indeed
timely. Scarcely had the cargo of the
Texas been unloaded, when there was
a scramble of the starving maisesfor
what to them were treasures more
precious than gold food to satisfy
their hunger. So wild were the popu
lace that soldiers had to guard the'
provisions to keep the rabble back.
Toral certainly did a human act when
he surrendered, for had he held out a
little longer, the suffering in Santiago
would haye been greater than the hor
rors of war on the battlefield.
THE FUTURE OF CUBA.
mat upanisn ruie in uuoa is near
ing an end is no longer a question, for
no matter on what terms peace is made
between the United States and Spain,
one of the provisions mutsVbe the free
dom of Cuba. But what of its future?
Will it become an independent repub
lic, or will It some day become a state
of this union?
Very like! the first government
It is not at all improbable that
Dewey has sunk the German gunboat
Irene. If it attempted to run the
blockade at Manila, he certainly
would have sent it to the bottom of the
bay,
The West Indies should belong to the
United States, because they are adja
cent territory, and will eventually be
annexed, but this should never occur
until the inhabitants of the islands ask
for annexation. Let them come in as
Hawaii has, but not by force.
It requires but little foresight to see
that the next congress tfill be repub
lican. That party will elect a majoity
of the congressman to be voted for
next November. The nr, while it is
not a " republican war, has occurred
during a republican administration,
and being popular with the masses will
help that party at the polls.
Already there is talk of an extra
session of congress early next year to
reform the currency, or perhays more
plainly speaking, to pass a law similar
to the Gage bill. Possibly after tho
November election the agitators of
this move will not care to call congress
together. Its political complexion
might be changed.
Ere the fall campaign shall be folly
on, tne war witn Spain win prooaoiy
have closed, and people will discuss
politios instead of war. . This will give,
those in the states that hold eleotions
in November an opportunity to
ask senators and representatives
seeking re-election to explain why
they voted for interest bearing bonds
instead of treasury notes.
The conduct of our allies at Santiago
is not encouraging. The Cubans
are anxious to get into the city, no
doubt to wreak vengeance upon their
former enemies.' Revenge with the
Cuban is one of his most striking
characteristics. The American army
is capable of holding' them in check,
and in time will educate them to for-
giye their oppressors of the past.
It will be a fortunate thing for Gen
our "little navy." f ew oi tnem win
care to measure strength with a nation
that can wipe out two fleets without
the loss of a single vessel and the loss
of only -one man. Yankee marksman
ship has proven too accurate for any
of them.
General Garcia has resigned his posi
tion as commander of the Cuban forci s
near Santiago. He certainly has
grievances against the' United Statts
authorities. . The Cubans were not
Recognized or proper courtesies shown
them when Santiago surrendered.
Nor was due respect paid the Cubans
whea government was reorganized in
antiaga. " Instead, of reinstalling
Spanish officials, others should have
been placed in ' authority. This war
was not begun to continue Spanish
rule in Cuba, but to eradicate it.
The' session of congress, recently
ended, appropriated more money than
any other session ever ' held. And
these tremendous appropriations were
not all due to the war by any means.
The war appropriations call fur 9361,
788,095, and the appropriations for
other purposes for $530.736 896. The
country was shocked when the repub
licans first ran the appropriations of a
single congress over a billion dollars,
but the fifty-fifth congress bids fair to
go a long way beyond the billion mark.
. The terms fleet, flotilla and squadron
seem to be regarded as Identical by
the average layman. A fleet is com
posed of twelve battleships. A mos
quito fleet is composed of twelve or
more small boats. A squadron is com
posed of less than twelve battleships,
and is often a part of a fleet, such aa
the van, center or rear squadron.-A
flotilla is composed of twelve or more
men-of-war, some of which may be
battleships. Hence, the United States
has no fleet; neither has Spain. . Ai-
mlral Dewey commands a squadron.
Acting Admiral Sampson commands
a n ttillr. Admiral Cervera com
manded a squadron and Admiral
Camara has also a squadron.
BRITISH COLUM
BIA PROSPEROUS
AWARDED TO
THE SPANIARDS
They Had the Best Bid
Transporting Troops.
for
Splendid Showing of Business at Vic
toria and Naniamo.
Victoria, B. C, July 21. The re
port of the British Columbia Board of
Washington, July 21. The bids
for transporting the Spanish soldiers
from Santiago to Cadiz were opened
by the war department yesterday, and
to the astonishment of all, a Spanish
transportation company submitted the
lowest bid, and of course was entitled
to the contract. It is rather a pecu
lltr incident that Spaniards should be
the closest bidders on a contract for
carrying their vanquished army back
to Spain, or that they should be bid
ders at all.
The hid provides that the soldiers
must all embark by August 11th, and
provides- transportation .to Cadiz to
gether with sustenance durjng the
voyage. The contract is $20 for en
listed men and $55 for commissioned
officers.
DISGRACE
TO
PORTLAND.
The Old City Jail Is Not What it
Should Be.
Portland, July 21. The old agita
tion concerning the disreputable den
known as the Portland city jail has
again broken out In violent form, this
time on sanitary grounds, viz.: That
the present structure is a greater men
ace to the public health than the pes
tilance breeding Chinese dens by
which it is surrounded. If ever any
one thing was a blot on the name of
our fair city, surely the fact that Port
land, with her 100,000 Inhabitants.
cannot afford at least, a decent house
of detention where the suspect can be
held without being compelled to herd
with the hardened criminal; where a
woman, who may chance to fall under
the ban of the law, is not compelled to
forfeit her self-respect by being locked
up with the most abandoned class:
where even a child in the meshes of
the law, can be treated with the con
sideration due to its teDder years
surely these facts constitute that blot.
Then again, where is the city the
size of Portland but what has an en
closed police van? Not dragging the
unfortunate suspect through the most
public streets, which street the driver
invariably selects, exposed to the
curios gaze and ribald remarks of
every chance passer. While we are re
forming, let us reform some of the
of force and intention to bombard the
town, if the officials do not give in, the
Spaniards will haul down the Spanish
flag. Intimations to this effect are
received trom many sources.
SAMPSON WILL, COMMAND
He Will Take the Flying Squadron
to Spain.
New York, July 21. A Journal
Washington special says the navy
department has determined to plaje
Admiral Sampson in command of
the squadron that is to be sent to
Spain, and that the main fleet in
Cuban waters will be placad under
command of Admiral Watson.
Blot In Porto Btco.
New York, July20. A special dis
qatch from St. Thomas, D. W. I., to
the Journal reports that a serious riot
occurred at Mayaguese, Porte Rico,
on Sunday, resulting in the killing of
nine persons and the wounding of
many others. The Spanish residents
of the i place attacked the natives,
whom they accused of being American
sympathizers and intending to aid the
invading army from the United States.
Poison ia Their Bank.
Camp Alger, July 20. Yesterday
60 soldiers were poisoned by eating
hash, and 15 of them are in a critical
condition. Some foreign substance
got into the hash in some unaccount
able way. and made the men deathly
sick. An investigation is being made.
Embarked for Porto Blco.
Chickamagtja, July 21. The army
under General Brooke embarked this
morning for Porto Rico. They will
proceed direct to the island, where
they will be landed under the protec
tion of Admiral Sampson's guns.
Trade for the year ending June 30, i glaring evils now staring us in the
197.
1898.
1897.
1898.
1898, shows the volume of trade
have increased the past year oyer auy
previous year. The financial condi
tion of the board is in a flourishlo
condition, with assets to the amoun
of $8,264,48. and no liabilities. The
report of the custom house for th
cities of Victoria and Naniamo for the
past fiscal year is as follows:
victoria.
Exports Imports
$2,480,391 $2 754,079
1,640,250 3,360,164
Revenue, 1897, $50,163 03
" 1898, 65,358 15
NANIAMO.
Exports Imports
$2,609,097 $ 200,294
2,679,023 239,707
Revenue, 1897, $50,163 03
" 1898, 65,358 11
The output of coal from Vancouver
island in 1897 was 392,295 tons.of which
619,860 tons were exported. One-third
of the coal used in California is im
ported from here. The salmon pack
was 1,015,577 cases, an Increase of 58
per cent over any previous year. The
export of lumber has been increased
about 40 per cent. The Slocan silver-
lead mines have paid $1,000,000 in divi
dends, and the gold mines are about
up to their usual standard. British
Columbia contributions to the Domin
ion treasury now amount to over
$2,000,000 per annum, and is very high
per-capita compared with the other
provinces. Taking it on the whole,
British Columbia has enjoyed a very
prosperous year, and the board will
begin the new year with the largest
membership in its history.
Oenml Garcia Dead.
New YORK, July 20. A Kingston
cablegram to the Evening Post says
that Cubans arriving from Siboney re-
eral Toral and Admiral Carvers if th port that General Garcia is dead.
face.
THE
GRAYS IN
AMNUAL
REUNION
Men Who Fought for the Last Cause
' Assemble.
Atlanta, Ga., July 21. The city
is thronged with grizzled old veterans
ho wore the gray during the days
between. '61 and '65. The annnual re
union of the Confederate soldiers cou
vened today and is largely attended
Prominent men who fought undo Lee
are present, taking part in the program,
The parade was one of the largest
ever seen in the city.
ANOTHER HITCH IN
SPANISH AFFAIRS,
Parreda
Madrid Government Says
Shall Stay in Cuba.
Madrid. July 21. General Parreda
the Spanish commander, refuses to be
included in the surrender of Santiago
negotiated by General Toral. and in
sists that the troops under his com
mand were not included in the capitu
lation. His position is maintained by
the minister of war, who announces
that P arreda must remain in the pro
vince of Santiago de Cuba.
At Camp Itterrltt.
San Francisco, July 20. The gen
eral health of the soldiers encamped
at Camp Merrltt is improving and
disease is rapidly disappearing. There
are very few serious cases reported by
the surgeons.
Sampson Will jlllUt Milea.
Washington, July 20. Orders
have been issued to Admiral Sampson
to proceed to Porto Rico with the
greater portion of his fleet and to co
operate with General Miles in an at
tack upon -he island.
In a Bad Plight.
San Francisco. The recruits for
the Second Oregon who have been
quartered here several days, have not
been armed or uniformed, and have
received no orders as to when they
will be sent to Manila.
PORTO RICO
WANTS TO COME IN
Favor Annexation to
United States.
the
New YORK, July 22. Members of
the Cubau jun'a, who are well ad
vised as to the feelings of the populace
In Porto Rico, say that whenever the
American army shall occupy that
Island there will be a strong move
ment set on foot favoring the imme
diate annexation of the Island to the
United States.
Those opposed to Spanish rule do
not favor the establishment of an in
dependent government, as they recog
nize their weakness, and if the people
are given a voice in selecting the form
of government under which they shall
live, they will vote in favor of annexa
tion. Porto Ricans' generally are
very friendly to the Americans, and
will insist that this country assume
absolute control as soon as Spanish
rule shall have been broken.
CHEAP
LIVING
IN PORTLAND.
Good Five and Ten Cent Meals are
Served.
Have Gone to Vaneoaver
Tacoma, July 21. The Washington
volunteers assembled here, left this
morn log for Vancouver barracks,
where they will be quartered until fur
thet orders.
Manila Beadjr to Surrender.
Vancouver,B. C.July. 21 Accord
ing to advices brought by the Empress
of India from Hong Kong, the cheif!
news of the moment is that Manila is
ready to surrender. Not that the
archbishop and captlan-general are
going to voluntarily capitulate before
they are compelled to do so, but that
the backbone of resistance is unques
tionably broken, and upon a real show
Toral to Be Tonrt-Martlaled.
Madrid, July 20. Captian-General
Blanso cabled the Spanish government
that Santiago was surrendered with
out his knowledge. As a result Gen
eral Toral will be tried by court-mar
tial.
Washington Soldiers to Move.
Vancouver, July 20. Companies P,
G, I and K, Washington volunteers,
temporarily stationed here, have been
ordered to San Francisco. They are
to move next Saturday at noon.
Three Prisoners Dead
Portsmouth, July 21. Three Span
ish sailors held as prisoners died here
today Irom toe enect oi wounds re
ceived in the battle off Santiago on
July 3d.
Have Arrived at Manila.
Washington, July 21. Advices
from Manila state that the second
expedition of American soldiers has j
reached that place and has disem
barked at Cavlt.
A Britisher Ban In.
Washington, July 21. The British j
steamer New Foundland was captured
yesterday while attempting to run the
blockade at Clenfuegos.
Afloat Again.
Kingston, July 21. The steamer
Ethel wood that grounded here yester
day was floated this morning, and was
none the worse from the accident.
Believed at Washington.
Washington, July 21. The report
that General Garcia, the veteran
Cuban leader, is dead, is credited here,
and believed to be true.
Portland, July 22. There is an
old saying that one-half of the people
do not know how the other half live,
but it is surprising to know how cheap
one can exist in Oregon's chief city.
Wnen one is accosted on the street
with "Please, mister, will you be so
kind as to give me ten cents, as I can
get a good dinner for It," will surely
arouse the curiosity of one, and will
naturally tend to an investigation.
Portland is alive with ten-cent restau
rants, but they principally predomi
nate In what Is known as the White-
chapel or the north end of the city
and are conducted both by Americans
and Japanese. For a ten-cent dinner
you can get either roast beef, pork
mutton, boiled or baked salmon, with
mashed potatoes, and a dish of green
peas or beans, with bread and butter
and green onions and radishes, with
tea. coffe or milk, and for a cheap
breakfast you can procure a plate of
hot cakes, with syrup aud butter,
coffee or tea, for the modest sum of
five cents. In these good days
prosperity they are not only patronized
by the poorer classes, but also by the
middle clais, who think that a penny
saved Is as good as a penny earned
and at the same time you can get all
you can eat for the simple sum of ten
cents You will find everything In
the ten-cent restaurants neat and
clean, but where the profit comes in to
the proprietor is a question which
must be left to the ones most familiar
with the eating bouse business. Then
again we have the barber shops which
advertise a good shave with clean
towels for five cents, and the regular
quota of ten-cent lodging nouses
where the beds arc remarkably clean
and the rooms provided with soap,
towels and the necessary toilet. The
city is invaded by the Eastern Racket
stores, where the penny bargain coun
ters abound, and where one can get
more trash, especially in the tin ware
line, for a quarter of a dollar than will
load an express wagon, and with a
ticket thrown In which entitles you to
participate in a weekly drawing for a
cheap grade blcyole, or an oil painting
of the battle of Manilla. Then comes
our Hebrew brethren with his cheap
dry goods, rbere a suit of summer
underclothes can be purchased for the
sum of twenty -five cents and a negligee
shirt at the same price, very fair straw
hats at 10 and 15 cents, and summer
socks at thrse pairs for a ntckle.Here
a person can live as cheap as in any
part of the world, but just the same
the 5 and 10 cents are a great deal
harder to procure for a meal than the
25 and 50 cents were 'in the good old
days that are past and gone. And uo
doubt but what Portland is in keeping
with the times, and is just as Metropol
itan and up-to-date as any city in the
world.
steamer Tees, Captain Gosse, brought
down news of the burial of "Soapy"
Smith at Skagway last Sunday week.
The majority were opposed to the plan
to send his remains to his old borne in
the east for Interment, and he was
buried in the local cemetary without
uy reuK'uus ceremony wuawjver.
The members of Smith's old gang
are prisoners and the gamblers and
dead beates are being sent out of town.
The net is being closely drawn around
Smith's old partner, and a strong case
is being made against Deputy Marshal
Taylor, who is under guard. The
saloons have all been closed since tba
killing of Smith.
MR. LUCE GIVES UP.
We Will Have Nothing to do With Poll
tics in the Future.
Portland, July 22. Hon. John C
Luce, middle-of-the-road populist can
didate for governor, who has been in
the city for some days in attendance
at the slok bed of bis daughter, left
yesterday for his home at Canyon
City. Mr. Luoe expressed himself as
done with politics, and says the popu
lists have torn down ia one year what
has taken ten years to build up. Mr.
Luce was a delegate at the St. Louis
convention, and stood with Texas in
favor of a separate ticket. He has
always been a conslstsnt opponent of
fusion, opposing It when Cleveland
ran, opposing it four years ao and at
the last election. He says fusion kill
ed the greenback party, and was an
active assistant at the obsequies of
the populist party, lately deceased.
He further says that there are only,
two parties, the republican and demo
cratic. WE'LL KEEP-PORTO RICO.
Uncle Sam Does Not Propose to Give
It Back.
Washington, July 22. The sub
joined pratlcally offllcal statement
was made to the Associated Press today:
"Porto Rico will be kept by the
United States. That is settled, and
has been the plan from the first. Once
taken, it will never be released. Its
possession will go toward making up
the heavy expense of war to the
United Stated,"
The same authority says the future
of the Philippines is a matter of de
velopment, and that so far there is no
certain policy a (opted regarding the
Island. The Ladrones will probably
follow the fate of Porto Rloo and be
come our permanent possession.
CLAIMS TO BE INNOCENT.
Claud Branton Denies Any Knowlsdge
of the Murder of Linn.
Eugene, July 21. Claud Branton,
accused of murdering Mr. Linn in the
Cascade mountains some time since.
hlle traveling from Co ndon, Gil-
Ham County, to this place with a band
of horses, and for whom the author
ities have been serening in vain for
seveaal week, came to the city yes
terday and was promptly placed under
arrest.
Bronton claims to have no knowl
edge of the murder, and insists that
he knew nothing of it until he was
arrested. He refuses to discuss -the
matter more than to deny the charge
against him and protest his in nooense.
He will be confined in jail awaiting
his preliminary examination.
HE
SLAPPED
THE
GENERAL
TOUGHS ARE
LEAVING
SKAGWAY.
Lively Time in Headquarters at
Santiago.
New York, July 22. A sensational
report comes to the World from San
tiago. It is to the effect that General
Shatter was assaulted by Sylvester
Scoville while in a heated discussion
and he slapped the general in the face.
Officers Interfered and prevented a
serious termination of ttbe difficulty.
Farmers' Congress Meets.
Astoria, July 20. The farmers'
congress convened here today. The
attendance was not large, but theie
was a fair representation from coun
ties west of the Cascade mountains.
There was but few delegates from
Eastern Crew;
Th. Kitline- of SoaDv" Smith H
Good Effect.
Victoria. B. C