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SATURDAY . ' ..... AUGUST 27, 1898
THOSE QUEER GERMANS.-..
An event which we had not noticed
as being commented upon by the press,
but which was of gravest importance
as reflecting the .' attitude of the Ger
mans toward .Americans is given in a
letter from Wm. Horace Clagett, quar-
. . . . r 1 .
Vo the Spokesman Review. Sargeant
Ulagett writes . from Manila and re.
WdB the following unfriendly conduct
-r-on tbe part of the German fleet:
' ''I want to tell you what those im-
piident Germans did. - -
- "They have nine warships here, and
O t.hv tnld Dawav that if he homhard-
' ed Manila they would fire upon him.
'. "Dewey told them to 'shut their
, mouths and mind their own business,
or he would blow them out of the
J - ".'
-r': V " Well, on 1 the morning of the
ii arbor; the entire fleet of nine vessels,
. with the eident purpose of escaping
the necessity of ealuting the' American
flag at lzo 'ciocir.
At high noon a gun rang out across
the water, and an instant later great
puffs of white smoke shot out from
every vessel in our fleet and the great
roar almost deafened us.
'Every American vessel fired the
I national salute of 21 guns. T glanced
across theT bay where the foreign fleets
ind shipping lay, and every ship was
tiring a salute in honor of our birth-
fay, which is a part of naval etiquette.
'It was a sight never to be forgotten
y those who were fortunate enough
H witness it, and when at tbe close of
flmnir t.ho at.raina nf 'ThA Star
were wafted to us
ar from the Ulympta.
leer rent toe air ana
than one moist eye
i and volunteers as our
with, patriotism and
pride, honor, power
i of her sons of f ree-
ind true to the very
.ing to salute
ter part of
sight
Ad
bravery
situation, is
and is today the
POOR FINANCIAL CONDITION
Spain did not sue for pease any too
- soon from a financial standpoint,
from no other. The country was poorly
equipped for conducting a war, even
with an inferior power. The debt
created in the attempt to suppress the
insurrectionists has reached large pro
portions, and would eventually have
swamped,- the government. Spain
ought to be real grateful to the United
States for getting her out of " that
"scrape, even at the cost of Cuba and
Porto Rico,; Referring to this matter,
the Chicago Record says: . ."Under the
terms of peace proposed by President
McKinley .the . Spanish government
will be compelled to assume the entire
bonded indebtedness of both Cuba atd
Pjrto Rico, which amounts to over
9600,000,000. Besides losing these im
portant colonies, the Spaniards will
have to pay their debts. Most of the
money was borrowed to put down in
surrections. The customs revenues
haye usually been sufficient to pay the
interest and the Spanish people have
' not felt the burden. ' But now, in ad
dition to the enormous cost of the war.
they will be compelled to add $600,000
000 to bills payable, with an annual
interest charge of about $25,000,000,
which alone will absorb nearly all tl.e
revenues of the government. About
one-half of the Cuban debt is held in
France.' The"; remainder has been
placed in Spain through the Bank of
France."
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. THE BE WILDERED - POWERS
The powers of Europe do not know
what to do with Uncle Sam. The old
gentlemen has such a polite and withal
such a firm way of minding his own
business and brooking no interference
and is so able to take care of himself
that discretion ' teaches them to keep
bands-off, while the habit of interfer
ing with everybody's business . and
bossing the world is hard to give up.
The Germans at" Manila would have
bluffed any other power than tbe
United States and parleyed and har
assed any other Admiral than Dewey.
His firmness and" confidence and the
strength of the great republic that was
back of him, proud of him and knew
honor and interests to . be safe In his
keeping, were too much for the Ger
mans. ..They sailed around with a chip
on their shoulder, to be sure, but
always took it off when Dewey called
them. . ...
And now all the powers know that
the terms of peace will be such as
shall be dictated by rbe U nited States
in the charity of her strength.
GOOD WORD FOR TRAMPS,
We recall an old-time story of the
old lady who always had a good word
to say for every one, and was finally
tested by being asked her opinion of
the devil. Her quick reply was "We
all might imitate his perseverance."
But, until seeing tbe following in an
exchange we neyer heard a good word
jipoken of the tramp: w
inn t
"The tramp is the safety valve of
society. Were it not true that men
some men consent to become tramps
there would bean explosion that wculd
blow the top of the nation into King
dom come. Suppose all the idle men
should become hopeless? Suppose
they should become steady, reliable
workers and offer , U) work for . their
board? What would become of the
wage scale? It would set tbe pace
and wages would soon be a thing of
the past as much as it was with chattel
slaves. Whence then would come the
merchants' customers? Where would
the labor unions go? . These poor put-
casts' patience and forbearance alone
.prevent a catastrophe such as-society
has never -known. Yes,, damn the
tramps! IMt were not for them you
might not have a job or a roof over
your head. They are permitting many
a man to hold a job and draw wages
that only spurn tbe poor fellow. Why
if it was not for them even the police
judges would be out of a job, for lack
of material as an excuse to steal a liv
ing."
THE SENATORSHIP.
' Tbe report that Governor Lord will
call an extra session of the legislature
seems to be gaining credence through.
out tbe state. Tbe day is set by some
as September 12 and by others as late
as October 5. Of course tbe main ob
ject for an extra session if the governor
calls one, will be to have himself elect
ed United, States senator, but from
presentjndications the,' chances for a
realization of this hope are very meagre-
The legislature is wholly under
tbe control of a faction of the republi
can party, that has a candidate of its
own in Henry W. Corbett and it is the
purpose of the organization at present
in control of the republican party to
secure Corbett's ' election. '; "Various
other candidates have been suggested
among them W. W. Cotton, general
counsel of the Oregon Railroad & Nav-
. igation Company; State Senator C. W
Fulton;, of Astoria; ex-Congressman
Binger Hermann, commissioner of the
general land office; Judge S. A. Lowell,
of Umatilla county, and two or three
others more or less distinguished in
republican circles; but it is known that
it is the purpose of the powerful Mult
nomah delegation to favor none of
these, but support ex-Senator Corbett,
Astoria Budget.
PROSPERITY IN PORTLAND.
Prosperity has come. The Portland
Telegram is authority for the atate-
ient that millions and millions, per-
billiona of gold is hidden in that
iv in old cans,.vases, wells, stuffed
da and other safe depositories.
der the Dingley tariff and since the
rthrowof the Pennoyer administra
tes is being dug up, much to the
pride of every one excepting the
Jegram man who cackles in glee.
I: 1 I - 1 .vs J z
ummu us a guuu buiug, puu iu ruiuo
ances is productive - of hilarity.
glance at the cause of the Tele-;
b's simple, heart-felt glee. "One
who looked like a 'bum' had no
bulty in raising $500 to invest in a
ng enterprise." "A man pur
ed a piece of property the other
for $1500 and greatly surprised the
rmer owner by taking tbe money out
of an old earthen jar." "One man is 1
said to have dropped . his money in a
well, another hit upon the brilliant
idea of using, a stuffed bird for his
banker." "Most of the gold, however,
so far aa known, was buried in places
where fire wpuld not be able to melt
, 4 FIT SELECTION.
There is a peculiar fitness In the re
ported selection of Major General
Fitzhugh Lee to command the military
garrison in Cuba as soon as peace
shall . have been concluded. It is a
post that the former consul general
has desired from tbe first, and there is
no one who deserves the honor more
than he. At the head of "the Seventh
army corps the general can fulfil the
prophecy he . made when he left Ha
vana at the outbreak of hostilities. "I
go," he said, "but I shall return."
It will be a different city that he
will go back - to. Tbe American flag
will fly oyer Ei Mopro and the Ameri
can headquarters will be in tbe palace
of the captain general. Then, and not
until then, will the .Maine be finally
avenged. -
DROPPING INTO POETRY.
.A master of prose unconsciously in
his great simplicity falls or rather
rises into poetry, and it only requires
the Judicious use of a few capital let
ters and tbe poetic license in pronun
ciation of the word etiquette to give
rhyme to the rhythm of tbe following
extract from Sargeant Clagett's letter
quoted in another column;
"I glanced across the bay
Where tbe foreign fleets and ship
ping lay,
. And every Bhip was firing -
- A salute in honor of our birthday
. Which is part of naval. etiquette." -,
The never-to-be-forgotten, always-to-be-remembered
."-Sweet Singer of
Michigan" never did better fehao that.
A FRIENDLY CHALLENGE, 1
The Times-Mountaineer challenge's
its contemporaries. Mr. A. ' P. 1 Fer
guson called today a-od as be paid his
subscription remarked "That is tbe
24th year that I bare taken and paid
for the paper."'
Can any of our brethern of the press
beat tbe record this established?
Mr. rergupon, however, is not our
oldest subscriber. There are others
We are simply waiting for a call.
The assembly of "gold bug" banker?
in Denver reminds one of the foxes
legislating for the chickens.
When the planet Mars is nearest the
earth it Is 36,000,000 miles away.
Almost close enough for Uncle Sam
to annex.
An ounce of silver is no w worth .a
bushel of wheat. Tbey manage to get
together in spite of all that can be
done to keep them apart. -
We feel unusually friendly to John
Bull, but in ease be gate into . a fight
the best we can do is to holler lor him
nd sell him grub at fair prices.
'Papa" Letter is again in bad luck.
His daughter is to be "Vicereine" at
Calcutta and live ta regal splendor.
which means more mortgage? iorthe
old man.'
England would hardly withhold com
missioners from an international mon
etary conference if Mark Hanna would
have McKinley ask for such a cooyejci
tion. ;
They are very simple requirements
hich the builders who bid on our new
warship will be expected to me et
Tp8
J
only that they construct tbe craft
that can sail half round the world
without recoaling and, incidentally,
whip everything afloat.
Of course Joe Simon will be presi
dent of the senate. The republican
party of any state dearly loves a boss.
Why was Alger ever appointed?
asks the New "York Times. Go and
and ask Mark Hanna. He evidently
had a reason for it.
The avaunt courier of the extra ses
sion, Hon. Graham Glass, is making a
tour of Eastern Oregon. If he reports
the Corbett-Simon-Scott fences in good
repair little billie lord will call an ex
tra session.
A Salem lawyer claims tbat if an ex
tra session is called, its first duty will
be to count the gubernatial vote and
install T. T. Geer as governor. It is
to be booed the contention is true for
the people are heartily tit ed of the
present executive.
The Union, a Manchester, N. H.,
paper, has no confidence in tbe peace
agreement. It says: "No one can
tell what the Spacish corset will do
when it meets." Just so, that new
srirl compositor is at her old work
again.
The air has been split into three
additional gases, one of which is of tbe
beautiful ereen of the aurora. The
scientific journal from which we glean
this intelligence concludes by saying
that this fact opens up a field of most
wonderful speculation. And so it does,
but what is it?. . , . .
The average ; American is always
equal to the call Of duty, and peace has
her heroes as well as war. In there
cent fire at' Baker City the brewery
was saved by the heroic work of the
firemen. But alas.
The much lauded gold standard has
failed in both India and Japan. ' The
United States with, tbelr wonderful
resources can prosper in spite of it,
bat it is a grievious burden to the com
mon people.
If the Nicaragua canal ere com
pleted, a man-of-war could be sent to
Portland In time to be on exhibition
coincident with the holding of the In
dustrial Fair, asserts the Portland Tel
egram. This must settle it. The
canal must be constructed without fur
ther delay. Tbe argument of the
Telegram if unanswerable.
The estimated wheat crop of the
United States is 700,000,000 bushels.
A contribution of one cent per bushel
would raise $7l000,000,and placed in the
hands of young Mr. Leiter, he would
agree to boom tbe market raising the
value at least 20 cents per bushel.
The farmers should remember the
best friend they have had in many
years and act accordingly.
Men who have been away from this
state tc better . their conditions con
tinue to return shouting "Oregon Is
good enough for me," Candidly no
state in the union offers better advant
ages," and now is the time for our
people to unite in letting the -world
know abotit it. Something is being
done in this line at Omaha, but not
enough.
The gold standard has so paralyzed
industries in India that it is an open
secret that the English government
knows it cannot be maintained with
out widespread disaster. In- Japan,
the national bank has added a large
quantity of silver oJts--reserve in
order togive financial Vupport to the
government. Comment is unneces-
Dewey's little joke about the chris
tening of the Paris and New York
with the names of Harvard and Yale
haa the Vermont ' flavor of humor.
Haying two little Spanish gunboats in
his possession, he said 'he thought
seriously of renaming them respective
ely "The Massachusetts Institute of
Technology" and "The Philadelphia
College of Physicians and Surgeons!'
A Buffalo paper makes the following
statement, which can be also quoted
truthfully of conditions in some other
cities: "When poor people call upon
tbe Buffalo Organized Charity Associa
tion for assistance, the secretary has
tbe inspector investigate the case and
if found worthy the appliaant is giyen
an order on tbe American News com
pany for a copy of "What to Eat."
Tammany Hall of New York has de
clared for Dewey for president in 1900.
Now, if some one will nominate Fitz
bugh Lee for vice-president the job
will be complete. With these sons of
Vermont and Virginia as tbe standard
bearers the detoocrattc party would
fake on new Jife. It would be further
evidence that sectional lines had been
wiped out, East Oregonian
While the world's - wheat crop of
1898, including the crop of the south
ern hemisphere for 1898-99, if tbat
ghoul J turn out well on the Increased
area sown, promises to be a pretty
large one, the stock now on hand is
lower than for m&n.y y.eaps past, and
(his remark appears to be applicable
to tbat in farmers' bands as well as to
the visible supplies. This fact would
appear to . furnish a pretty good
guaranty against any sudden return to
the low prices of a few years ago.
The Roseburg Review is perpetually
alter Binger Hermann. Mr, Hermann
is tbe most distinguished citizen -of
Roseburg. i$ a genial, whele-souled
gentleman and friend,' and ranks with
tbe leading publitf we,n- flf tbe nation
He is a man of flier If Dg - worth, .who
owes his advancement solely tp his
own indomitable energy and pluck.
Tho Review is a bright paper but it
ouiy belittles itself in never having a
.word of oomioendtion for its fellow
townsman.
The laws of the 0 nited States declare
that there sfaajl be ro appeal to the
courts from the deojgjon of a collector
of customs as to the rights of a China
man to land in this eouotry; The
declaration is plain and the intent of
congress is known to have been to
etop th endless litigation in such
eases.. However Judges Bellinger and
Gilbert easily evade the proposition
and land Chinamen on habeas corpus
proceedings whenever tbey choose.
A state paper speaks of tbe marked
success of tbe Dingley tariff, ft is a
joke. The war saved the tariff from
opco failure. .New . internal . taxes
would have bees imposed, to overcome
the revenue deficit, &pt probably
bonds would have been oecefwary i
keep the treasury - supplied. The
jjeflcit in the last fiscal year was little
short of ,350,000,000. The war came,
new taxes were voted and bonds were
issued, and in this wa Use chasm was
bridged without' attracting
attention. . -
The American Wool and Cotton Re
porter says .tbe iH&w England cotton
mills, and that .t.tie cotton iodtry of
New England is, on the whole, In a
satisfactory con d ition . This, coming
from sueh a reliable source, excites
some surprise, as the newspapers were
filled with reports to the contrary only
a few months since, the wages of opera
tors being reduced at that time on tbe
plea that tbe competition of Southern
railis made a reductfon of operating
expenses of the mills in New England
absolutely necessary.
If the French courts keep up their
ait Mr. Zola will shortly be the most
copiously sentenced and condemned
man known in legal history. Another
tribunal has just, found him guilty of
something or other and sentonced him
to a term of imprisonment. Mr. Zola,
however, receives the news with
equanimity an attitude that may be
attributed to t-hn fact that he is get
ting used to being sentenced and to
the further circumstance that he is
comfortable 'ensconced in the Swiss
republic, whence the French courts
couldn'c extract him with a corkscrew.
Live, snappy, inviting advertising
pays. The merchant who invitetj you
into his store through the columns of
a newspaper in a cheery, businesslike
manner, will treat you courteously and
pleasantly when you call." It is the
modern way of doing business. Win
dows are dressed, prices displayed and
the newspaper columns sensibly used
in order to get trade. From the mer
chant using these methods one is sure
of good treatment. In these times
who thinks of going into a dingy, un
attractive store, one in which tbe
windows have not been redressed and
kept up-to-date? ,
Chairman Hull of the house military
affairs committee tbinns-a standing
army of 100,000 men - will be necessary
after peace is brought about. Tbe
status of the regular army will be one
of the important subjects to be deter
mined by the next congress, and dur
ing the recess Mr. Hull will frame a
measure for submission to his com.
mittee for action as soon as it meets
in December, o that early action may
be had. Troops would be needed ir
Cuba, Porto Rico and tbe Philippines,
and in bis opinion 100,000 regulars
will be needed for some time to come.
Judge Hennessey, of Portland's
police court, has inaugurated the sys
tem of sentencing opium and mor
phine fiends to jail for a period of
months during which - time they are
not to be given any of the drug they
are accustomed to U9e, excepting upon
the prescription of a reputable physi
cian. His reason is tbat this will tend
to break the victim of tbe pernicious
habit, or if not, that none of them will
risk arrest again in Portland with tbe
certainty of deprivation of their favor
ite drug, and in consequence Oregon's
metropolis will be freed from an un
desirable class.
The press dispatches inform us tbat
the people of Jamaica are preparing a
plebiscite to England (of which he is
a colony) asking permission to seek
annexation to the United States. Of
course neither Uncle Sam nor Eng
land could withstand a "plebiscite,"
whatever it may be. Our new naval
vessels should be fitted out with ple
biscites. Probably Secretary Alger is
to blame because our army in Cuba
was without them. Col. Roosevelt
should investigate the matter. A
fnend-at-our-elbow states that a ple
biscite is tbe Jamaican term foriar
iatiative : and referendum, which of
courseJ-makeB tbe matter perfectly
clear.
James G. Maguire should be elected
governor of California,' but it is ex
tremely doubtful if be will be. The
fusion elements give no, greater sign
of harmony than .they exhibited in
Oregon. ' The middle-of-the-roaders
have placed a tipket in the field with
tbe result tbat tbe, populist i strength
will be divfded and probably as many
of them will vote the republican
ticket as will .support Maguire.
althpugh he has been a very tower of
strength for the people in congress
Maguire's fight against the Hunting
ton funding scheme has been briliAnt
and so far successful, Be is a sturdy.
earnest, upright man of good ability
and sound judgment and would make
an ideal executive. -
Why should any legislator vote for
Henry WCorbett for U. S. senator?
Wherein is tbe aged banker in sym
pathy with the aims and purposes of
the common people? Is it because
be is a man of wealth and is willing to
use unscrupulous means to secure the
position? The belief is genpraj tbat
Mark Hanna is in tbe senate by reason
of bribery and that other millionaires
have purobased seats in our highest
legislative body, ' The ejection of the
richest man in the state of Qreggn
would betaken as another ease of legis
lative debauchery. No one doubts for
a moment tbat upon a vote of the
people of the state, Hon. Binger Her-
mann would get fifty votes to Corbett's
one. Then why should tbe legislators
misrepresent their constituents?
It is suggested fbajt probably t
swiftest way to naturalize and make
thoroughly good citizens of tho Datives
of Porto Rico would be to send tbltber
en army oi Yankee ' schoolmasters,
When tfya schoolmasters should have
taught there to tLk English and to
read English they wouj.d spon tmmTS
fucn .Knowledge or our laws ana eus
$om i would thoroughly indoctrinate
phfim with the lp.ve cf regulated and
rational freedom. Our task in Cuba
Will Jucty more dilbcujt. The
Cubans have ng notion of being
Anglicized, and as we bafe n.der.-
taken to make tbgjg independent we
are precluded. iron imtiodws upfffi'
fMitra our language or laws.
The decrsase in the consumption of
bay, caused by the displacement of
horses, it is estimated in our Reading
cities Is as follows: Philadelphia 60;
000, Chicago 50,000 to 73,600, Greater
New York 40,000, Baltimore 25,000, St.
Jjeus I9.OOO, -Cincinnati 10,000, Rich
mond, Va f6Q$, Toledo, O., 15,000
Allowing .that each wefeiorse 1 e-
flu-tres fifteen pounds of hay per day,
Jroe flJSDiatjnmeili. Oji toe aoove numoer
marks a decrease Jn pposumption of
Over 1,300 tons per day. Add jto f ttya
the horses displaced in other cities
and you will understand why the bay
trade is not as active as it wa a few
years ago.
TJ.e Astprian seems to think tbat if
Asuria wjere .made a terminal railroad
point by which freight poujd be obip
ped there at be same rates as to Port
land and the Sound that imme
diately Astoria would become tbe
metropolis of tbe northwest. There is
a mighty river flowing by Astoria on
whose bpsom could float a fleet of
grain-laden ye&es rpm the Inland
Empire as far cast as Tle tyalfes. and
from the Willamette valley as far
south as Albany. Why. net erect an
elevator at Astoria, ' charter the ships
(OF the oyage across the :seas and by
Astoria s gpowtfl an.a progress compel
tbe favor of the railroads? ft seems
to us that Astoria's future greatness is
entirely in her own bands.
The Chicago Chronicle instances
the'riseln the price of Jea as demon
strating the truth of the assertion that
tbe custom house tax, though, primar-
ily:paid by the Importer, lain the end
discharged by tbe consumer. In the
matter of tea, coffee, spices and other
article? that are not produced in the
United States, the custom house tax is
certainly paid by the consumer. Tbe
amount of tbe duty is added to the
price at which the article is sold in
this country. When there- is competi
tion between the foreign importer and
tbe domestic manufacturer, the con
sumer pays to the latter the tax instead
of the government. That is why the
manufacturer clamors for a tariff. Tbe
consumer gets sinched in both direc
tions.
Since the appointment of George
Curzon as Governor General, or
Viceroy, of-India was - announced a
numberof Chicago papa rs have been
indulging in contortions of admiration
and glee- due to the fact that the honor
of being what they call the "vicereine
has fallen upon Air. Leiter's daughter
The Times-Herald,- -however, calls a
truce upon the over-dose laudation and
shows that althuogh the head of the
Indian administration is popularly
called the vicerov he is never adressed
that way in official communications
and that bis real title is governor-gen
eral. As for Mrs. Curzon being vicer
eine, or vice-queen, or representing
Queen Victoria as a kind of deputy that
is Donsense, since the wife of the gov
ernor-general borrows no official dig;
n'ty from her husdand's position
though she has imense social prestige."
Mr: Curzon is likely to be made Lor.i
Curzon of Kedleston, in . which ,event
bis wife would be known in India, as
Lady Kedleston.
Jamaica I Willing.
Kingrton, Jamaica, Aug. 24, Coin
cident with the West Indies sugar con
ference to assemble at Barbadoes
September 3, for the purpose of pro
testing against the sacrifice of tbe
colonies, Jamaica is preparing a
plebiscite to the British parliament,
requesting permission to endeavor to
arrange for annexation to the United
States. The promoters of this move
ment are endeavoring to secure inter
colonial co-operation, but are not
depending upon it.
Troops Enooch at Haulla.
Chicago, Aug. 24. A special to the
Times-Herald from Washington says:
General Merritt has sent word to
the war department that he needed no
more troops. This statement was in
response to an inquiry from the White
House. Tbe "president and bis war
managers are well pleased with the
general's dispatch. They accept it as
an assurance that the American com
mander has Filipinos under his control.
Minister Deahj pome.
San Francisco, Aug. 24. Charles
Deuby, late United States minister to
China, has just returned to this country
after 13 years' consecutive service at
the Chinese captial. He is now on his
way home at . Evansyille, Ind. 'He
approves the annexation of Hawaii,
but refused to discuss Oriental affairs
Bit Milting Combine.
Minneapolis, Minn., Aug.23. The
Journal today says:
A proposition has been made for the
consolidation of the flour mills of Min
neapolis, Dulutb and New York city
into one company, and it has been for
mally discussed by th.e local millers.
No agreement has yot been made, but
the matter is under consideration.
THE CESSION 1
OF LUZON
Spain Will Undoubtedly
Fjg-ht Against It.
London, Aug. 25. A dispatch to the
Standard from Madrid by way of
France, eayi;
A very unfavorable ' impression has
been caused in Madrid by telegrams
attributing to President McKinley the
intention of instructing the peace
commissione'-s to insist upon the ces
sion of Luzon, that American ' com
merce shpuld have the same footing
as Spanish in - the Philippines, and
that Spain should pledge itself that
none pf tbe SPaQish colonies should be
pedpd pg European Dowers. If such
are the intentions of the United Spates
government, the negotiations are very
sure to be laborious, even If an under
standing is arrived at. The Spaniards
consider the cession of Lozon, their
best and most important island, to be-
a dealj blow to their prestige and
sovereignty in those regions, and that
It would be Irretrievably weakened by
the presence of Americana in the
heart of their colonies.
Commercial equality ' with the
United States Jo the archipelago
would annul the only advantage and
compensation which they might have
expected to have derived from the
cost and sacrifices wijicij have been
pecessary to maintain their rule in the
rmbipc&2o. The separation. , of
3burefa and state would be most nnpal
atable to me$t . Spaniards, and. would
create grave difficulties la their re
lations with the Vatican and tbe
11',;
church, let .alone .the powerful relig
ious orders in Spain, whjoh are always
disposed to sldo with Don Carlos
against 'the present dynastry.
ast, but not the least, any pledge
to refrain frou eding any part to tbe
powers would displease. many statesr
men and people of all classes, wbo are
daily more aed more inclined to ad
vocate jtb.e . sale pf he Sgasb
archipelagoes to (be bightest bidder,
especially to Continental powers most
likely to be in position to arrest the
growth of American political and com
mercial IntjueDce in tne iar uast.
- . 4ffi at BfniUso.
SijfjAQO, Aug. 2f. QeneraJ Wood
ha settled the Softool question on an
American basis, and 4000 cliildien
here will renew their studies. Sept. 15.
Twelve hundred returning Spanish
gojniors. sailed yesterday on the trans
port ontEyieao, bi jrcjy Dy trans
port fedro dp atruafOgf: thirteen
hundred leave today OP the Leone. -
- Millions on the
San Francisco, Aug. 24. The
steatisbfp Mflana, . from Australian
ports via Hotiblilhi, with $l,OOp;0GQ for
London' banks; and twice that amount
for New York concerns, and bad not
been sighted by the Merchant's Ex
change at 6 o'clock this evening.
DEWEY: IS,
THEIR IDOL
The
Filipinos Regard
as a Father
Him
London, Aug. 23 The Associated
Press learns that the Phillippine junta
in London received a dispatch from
Manila yesterday announcing that
matters there are rapidly quieting
down, and that tbe friction between
Aguioaldo and the Americans is dis
appearing. According to the junta's advices, the
insurgouts for a time regarded General
Merritt and General Anderson as
Martinets, and feared they would adopt
harsh methods, like the Spaniards, to
wards the Filipinos, but the insurgents
from the first have had the greatest
confidence in Admiral Dewey, whom
they regard as a sort of father and the
most important American of Manila.
The j inta is satisfied tbat all friction
will soon disappear, and that there
will be no trouble from the Insurgents
If the Americans decide to retain the
Pbilipines.
A HOT TOWN.
Many Dead and Dying From the Heat
in Chicago.
Chicago, Ang. 23. The official max
imum temperature iu Chicago today
93 degrees in mid-after noon on the
Auditorium tower was within a degree
of the hottest day of the year. The
thunder storm whion broke over the
city at 8 p.m. caused a drop of 20 de.
grees from the maximum, but before
this relief came, the heat bad claimed
many victims. The cases of prostra
tions reported to the police included
four dead, 10 seriously overcome and
nine whose recovery was expected
The dead are:
Richard Anderson, prostrated on
the street, died after being taken
home. Annie Barnett, prostrated
yesterday; died today.
John H. Clothier, found dead in bed.
Patrick Kennedy, laborer in lumber
yard.
HANNA'S OPINION".
Ohio Senator Does Not Think We
Need All the Philippines,
St. Paui,, Miun.", Aug. 24. Senator
M. A Hanna, of Qhio, arrived in this
city this evening from Yellowstone
park. Speaking of the annexation
question, he said: - ;-
The Philippines is a problem we
cannot solve in a hurry. We of course
must retain a coaling station there,
but I do not think it likely we shall
want more than Manila and its har
bor.
Cuba is another , problem. I never
was mpch of a Cuban, and am not pre
pared to commit myself to tbe policy
we should pursue there. We propose
to establish a staple government in
that island, but what constitutes
a stable government has not yet been
defined. I think, however, that Cuba
will be an evolution, and in about 20
years it will be so thoroughly Ameri
canized that there will be no question
as to what a stable government
means;.
DECLINES TO TALK.
Mrs. Botkin Accused of the Dunning
Murder in Sary Francisco.' - -
San Fhanoisco, Aug. 24. Mrs. Dr
A. Botkin, who is accused of causing
the death of Mrs. J. P. Dunning and
Mrs. J. P. Deane, of Dover, Del., is
now in the oity prison here, having
been brought frcm Stockton this
morning. Mrs. Botkin declined
absoluiely to talk to newspaper repre
sentatives, but to the chief of police
she earnestly asserted her innocence
What the police regard as an import
ant piece of evidence was made public
in Stockton today. Frank Gatrell, a
salesman in a capdy spore at Stockton
declares tbat about three weeks ago
he sold a box of candy similar in ap
pearance to that sent to Dover by the
woman, who said she had some candy
of her pwn .o put in tfie box. The
candy wbioh she put in herself nearly
half filled the box.
Gattreil describes tbe woman aa
being of medium height and build
He is positive tbat there were choco
late creams among the candles, be-
.-1 ides other French candies. The post-
office authorities have discovered that
the poisoned candy was inalled at
statigp 8, this pity, pq Aug 4, by
woman, she sent it as. fjpst-olaas
mail matter.
FOB CIVILIZED
GOVEpNMENT
Philippine Insurgents Want American
or "b'sJi Bide.
Manila, Aug. Zi. At a conference
toaay pet we en tne insurgents ao
Americans, the former declared em
piratically they were wjljiog to co
operate with the Americans and to
surrender their arms promptly if as?
sured the islands would remain either
an American or a British colony, un
der the protectorate of tbe United
States or Qf.eat Britain. Otherwise
tbe insurgest lexers ' a8:fce,(J (hey
would not dare to disarm, "and most
postlvely refuse to do so. They threaten
fresh rebellion within a1 month if tbe
Americans withdraw. '
The natlvek assert religious orders
are instigating o'ppositlon't'o American
supremacy, Newspapers published in
both English and Spanish have already
appeared.
The United States transports Bio
Janeiro and Pennsylvania arrived to
day, the former bearing two battalions
of South Dakota volunteers, recruits
for the Ut&b l&hi artljlgry and . a de
tachment for the sjgnaj corns, and lat
ter the First Montana volunteers' and ;
300 reprijltj for he First California
volunteers.
RUMORS
OP A
PIG
BATTLE
DispstSh prom Madrid States a Fight
Occurred in the Philippines.
Madrid, Aug 24. The govern men t
has a dispatch from Rios, governor of
the Viscayas islands,' and. successor of
General Jauda'rieit 'in' "the "governor-
generalship of the Philippines,' saying
If
Camping, Hunting, Fishing, Picnicking,
Prospecting, or if you are going to stay
at home, just take a look at Pease &
May's Grocery Windows. They con
tain a large assortment of canned goods
of every description, and of the very
best packs to be ba had in this and for
eign countries. It has been selected
expressly for serving-cold, thus INSUR
ING HEALTH and ASSURING COM
FORT to the cook at your house this
hot weather.
Also California Loose Muscatel
.....Raisins, 3 i2c per lb.
ALL GOODS MARKED IN
PLAIN FIGURES
During the month of August our store will close promptly at 8 o'clock P. M 3
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tween Spanish troops and insurgents,
with an estimated loss to the latter of
500 men. The Spanish losses were
unimportant." The disDatoh says a
number of insurgent chiefs were cap
tured and shot...
ALGER'S KINDNESS.
A Pathetic Incident Recorded at Camp
Wikoff.
New York, Aug. 26. A pathetic
incident is reported from Camp Wikoff
recently visited by Secretary Alger,
While shaking hands with Captain
Clark, of the Second Massachusetts
volunteers, tbe secretary caught sight
of a youth with Jeaden cheek and
stubby beard, leaning againet a stand
ard for support.
Dropping Colonel Clark's hand, Sec
retary Alger strode to the batless man
"Are you sick, my man?" asked tbe
secretary,coming up suddenly from be.
bind. The man turned and Secretary
Alger eaw, perhaps for the first time,
tbe face of a man upon whom the hard
Ships pf the Cuban campaign had made
great inroads. There were a few mo
ments of conversation and tbe Massa
chusetts soldierl went into theV ad.
jutant's tent Soon he came out again
clasping a paper In his hand. Asked
what it was, with tears in his eyes he
said:
"Furlough."
Afterwards he said he was Edward
Slocum, corporal of company L. The
ipan beside him was h'ta father, who
had come to ask leave of absence for
the boy wbo had fought in Cuba.
Secretary Alger then went on to the
general hospital.
Alger was driven today to the gen
eral hospital, where there are 1200 sick
soldiers. He conversed with many
sick men, inquired as to their condi
tion, and If they were in need pf any
thing. He assured the sick men. that
as soon as they were well enough they
would be allowed to go home on fur
loughs. Alger said there should be at
least 2000 gallons of milk delivered at
the hospital camp daily, and arrange
ments have been made lor sucn a
supply.
BOUGHT NQ pANpy.
Mrs. Botkin Stoutly Maintains
Innocence
her
gU FRANCfSOp, Aug. 25-Mrs. W.
A. dfltkfn, whp l aocused of the ipur;
dt r of Mrs. J. P. Punning and Mrs.
Deane, at Dover, Del., by sending
them a box of poisoned candy, now
occupies comfortable quarters In tbe
matron's ward at tbe city prison. Her
huiband, who Is working hard in her
behalf, is allowed to visit her,
Mrs. Botkin refuses to be interview
ed, but coBstantly asserts h.er nnp
cenpe. When questioned by Chief of
Police Lees, she told in detail pf per
movements during tbe last few weeks,
and said her regard for Dunning was
purely plat on ic. She . denied all
kpowledge of the bo pf candy, its
wrapper-or ia contents, stating pos
ftlvely that the 6nly ' candy :ehe ad
purchased during tbe last '18 "months
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a small pox oi lemon arops.
Troops to be Mustered Oat.
Saj Fsancisco, Aug. 26. Accord
ing to a ' peport frpm" Washington
amopg the troops soon to be mustered
out are the California battihon of
artillery and tbe First Washington
volunteers now stationed here, and the
extra battilion of this regimant now
in tbe state of Washington. Colonel
Wbo!er, commanding this regiment
nowever, eouots tne report.
Death In lee Cream.
MronLETON. N. Y.. Aufir'28. Three
deaths" have ' occurred and ' fourteen
people are' In a : dangerous condition
from eating' ice' cream at the sHimmer
cottage of Arthur Jones at Greenfield.
1'ue lemon flavoring extract usea was
purpnasea from an tbfnerguii peuuior.
Micbliran Railroad Collision.
Port Huron, Mich. Aug. 26. A
circus excursion train and a regular
passenger train on the Flipt !t Pjere
Marquette railway -coijiqea near, nere
laft evening, severely injuring twelve
persons. IjQ deaths as yg.
Crew of Sixteen Lost.
New York, Aug. 26. Tne Steamer
Norge reports colliding with a French
fishing spboqner Saturday and sinking
same with IQ of the crew.,' i'be ca'ptaitY
and eight of the crew were rescued. '!
Hawaiian Commission.
San Francisco, Aug. 28. The
Hawaiian commissioners hare met at
Honolulu by the election of Senator
Cullom as obairmaifv ' '
You Are
PEASE
THE CAMPAIGN .
OF THE NILE
The British Army Advancing
on Omdurman.
Wady Hamed, Ang. 24.-The whole
Anglo-Egyptian expedition has ar
rived here, and tbe column is now
commencing to advance to El Hajid,
where final concentration will be made
for the march on Omdurman, 40 miles
distant, which will occupy two days,
If the khalifa decides to await attack
at Omdurman as now appears likely.
Refugees are arriving daily from
Omdurman. They all agree that the
khalfa means to fight. , They report
that he has 70,000 men, The attack is
expected to occur about September 4.
Our camp of 20,000 men, extending
three miles, with the white gunboat
and an innumerable fleet of native
boats, presents a picturesque sight to
night. Wady Hamed is a village 40
mileS above Metammeh and between
50 and 60 miles from Omdurman.
Trouble In Barcelona.
New York, Aug. 26. A dispatch
to the Herald from Gibraltar says:
In Barcelona the labor question
seems to be approaching an acute
stage. It is estimated that something
like S00Q working men are penniless
and on the verge of .starvatipn,
Articles of primary neoesslty have
reached extravagant prices, and to
cap all, the heat is terrific and eauses
outbreaks of disease among tbe semi
starving. This is all the more ser
ious in asmuch as Barcelona Is a reg
ular hot-bed of republicanism.
Takes no Interest. N
New Yobk, Aug. 26. The action of
Premier Sagasta in declining to ac
cept tbe release of naval prisoners
hed by the TJ nited States Is interpre
ted that if the officers were surrender-
eiie'' Spanish' ' gqverntneh't' 'wo'ul4
takre no lupmer interest in tne sailors.
but leave them as paupers dependent
upon tbe charity of the United States.
It is certain, therefore, tbat the
omcers wi'.l remain under restraint
long as the men are confined and if
Spain continues to be indifferent it is
possible (hat some pf tbe luxuries will
be t taken from (be offjpers, and that
tbey will be made to feel in a' measure
that they are in faet prisoners of
war.-
Will Pay War Tax.
Fqijl WoTfj, Te?., Aug. 28. The
Pacific Express company today com
menced the paymdntrof the 'stamp tax
oh express matter, in accordance with
a ruling of the state railway commiss
ion. ' ' ' -
UNIVEBSify'QF OpEGON.
The TJniyersiiy pf Oregon graduated
last June the largest class fn its bis
tory. The class numbered thirty.
The fall term will begin September
19th. Students wbo have completed
the tenth grade branches can enter
the sub-freshman class. No examina
lions are required for graduates of ao
credited schools. Reasonable equiva
lents are accepted for-most of the re
quired entrance studies.- Catalogues
will be sent free to all applicants.
Persons desiring information may ad
dress the 'president, Secretary J. J.
WaTton, or jSIrs.' Max "A. 'Plumb, all
of Euge he,' Qreg'g n .
The courses offered are those of a
good university. There are depart
ment! Of modern and ancient lan
guages, chemistry, biology, geology,
English, elocution, advanced engineer
ing, astronomy, logic, philosophy,
psychology, mathematics, and physi
cal education. Music "and drawing
are rlso taught, The tuition is free.
All students pay an incidental fee of
ten dollars yearly. Board, lodging,
eat and light in the dormitory cost
$2,50 per week. . 1 '21-27
Estrar Notice,
A stray bay filly, branded H W (con
nected) oa lefk stifle came to my place
near The Dalles on or about February
8th, 1898. Owner can have same by
proving property and paying charges.
d4w HUGH Faemek.
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"SUBMARINE EXPLORER" OF 1830
Combination Dlvlns Bell and Salt
Made by Barnstable Men.
A patent was granted February 18,
1830, for a diving apparatus called the
submarine explorer, to Sewall Short
and Noah Bradford, of Barnstable. The
description of the invention was as fol
lows: This diving apparatus consist of a
hollow buoy which floats in the water,
md is in form like an inverted bell.
Both ends of this buoy, or bell, are open.
It must be made of light materials and
covered with leather or other sub
stance, so as to render it Impervious to
water, There Is a platform, or seat,
around it on the inside, to accommodate
the assistants. To the lower end of the
buoy is attached a flexible water-tight
tube, which may be two feet in diame
ter, and must extend nearly to the bot-.
torn of the water.
The tube is distended by strong Iron
rings and sunk by means of weights;
its lower part terminates in a water
tight dress, fitting the legs and arms,
and kept distended like the main tube,
by suitable rings; light is admitted
through openings occupied by strong
panes of glass. The whole apparatus
thus forms a bag open at top, . but
closed below. It is to be moored in a
secure way, and to be of ufficiea
length to allow it to rise and fall with
the motion of the water, without dis
turbing the operator. .
A windlass is provided, which crosses
the floating buoy, and is necessary to
draw the diver up when necessary; an
air tube to force sir down and a hy-
i i . . i .
orauac race 10 pump any water up
which may accidentally enter, are also
appended.
OREGON
Industrial Exposition
pPENS
PORTLAND Sen. 22,
CLOSES
OCTOBER 22, 1898,
The Finest and Greatest Exposition Ever
held in the Northwest.
Horticultural, Agricultural,
Products of Oregon and Washington will
' be dlxplayed In wonderful profusion. In- -eluding
more varieties than ever before
gathered together In one exhibit.
...Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals...
. , . r .i i i i , i ....
WILL BE AWARJj
Marvelously Eich Specimens from Quf
Gold, Silver and Other Mines,
Bennett's Renowned Military Band
Has been engaged for the occasion.
Astounding Aerial Feats and Acrobatic
Performances,
Very Low Rates' on all Railroads.
ADMISSION
. . .'
Adults 25 cents. Children 10 cents
NEW ?
Secogd-Hq-ia
FUHITURI
Stoves, Ranges, Tinware
and Graniteware at )jOvr
est Priced j' 1 'i. .
Call and examine stock, which
is complete in every detail. No
trouble for us to show -goods ;"1t
is a pleasure.' Vf can certainly
suit yqu' in any line of Jiopser
keeping Goods needed, and (mi
low prices will save you money.
Next door to Snipes-Kinerslr
Drag- Store, Second St.
DUBOIS FURNITURE CO.
FOR SMUB
The Wasco Hotel one of tbe best
paying properties ia the state 12.000.
one-half down. Proprietor has other
interests demanding immediate atten
tion. W. M. REYNOLDS. -
lm Wasco, Oregon.
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