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"EXPANSION" AND "DESTINY"
"It has doubtless been noticed that
be longer President McKinley has
oeen in the West, the stronger are his
expressions on territorial expansioo.
'A most blessed country we hae,'
. he remarked, in his address at the
: Merchants Exchange at St. Louis, 'and
resting upon us, and upon all of us, is
. . the duty of maintaining it unimpaired
. while carrying forward the great trust
of civilization that has been com'
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just fruits of victory.' These are words
" of wisdom. To 'gather the just fruits
. of , victory,' we must among other
things, - take the whole of the
v Philippine archipelago under our con
v The above is an outburst of admi-
ration from one of those over zealous
. supporters of Mr. McKinley known as a
strictly Administration organ. One
- of the papers that Van never see fault
' in an official of its partisan faith. And,
they are. We must gobble np all of
the Philippines to "gather the just
fruits of victory." The highwayman
of today pursues the same course. He
colas up a train and then gobbles up
. everything in sight that he may
"gather fruits of his victory." In past
centuries, the times we refer to as the
, dark ages, nations went to war with
each other, and "to gather the ju9t
fruits of victory" they confiscated the
lands and property of the vanquished.
They did this under the plea of. "ex
pansion." "Destiny" to them had
said, "because you are strong you are
entitled to tne spoils 01 conquest.
"Expansion" and "deutinv" are be
coming two pretty big words with the
administration, and they are held to
be "words of wisdom" by bis admirers
In his speech at Chicago the other
day, Mr. ' McKinley said: "My
countrymen, the currents of destiny
flow through the hearts of the people.
Who will check them? Who will
divert the-n? Who will stop them?"
These are some more "words of wis
dom" that call for the following com
ment from the N. Y. World:
"Chops and tomato sauce, gentlemen
of the jury!" said Sergeant Buzfuz in
the voice of one whose soul is moved
to its depths. "And don't forget the.
warming-pan!" And the "gentlemen of
the jury," unable to resist such elo-
queoce, such logic, such soul-stirring
. sentiment, brought in a . verdict
against Pickwick. .
Mr. McKinlev has received from
that wonderful deity to whom he and
Banna and Alger and Brother Abner
and the sons and nephews and cousins
of somebodies are always appealing a
new recipe for political salyatlon
the word "destiny." .
What does it mean? Nobody knows.
What does McKinley think it means?
Nobody knows, Mr. McKinley prob
ably least of all. But when Mr. Mc
Kinley stands up with his hand upon
his heart and says "destiny" in his
most , sonorous ' and sanctimonious
.voice the American people are ex'
pec ted to imitate the old woman who
said she was "transmogrified" when
the pastor pronounced the word "Meso
. potamia."
. Will "destiny" make us freer and
raids of trusu and monopolies? Will
"destiny' make public thieves and
public corruptionlsts virtuous citizens?
Tin i ii a : v. I ...!. Tt - . .
V 111 Ut9tblUy Ul IUf "111 lV Will
soldiers murdered by Algerian feverst
. health to our soldiers shattered by the
heartless incompetence of McKisley'B
political and social appointees? Will
"destiny" change Malay millions Into
civilized befogs capable of participat
ing in the government of this republic?
Oh, no; It is no such vulgar, practical
thing as that, it is just a "current,"
like hypnotism or like Mme. Bla
vatsky's esoteric thought-force, that
gets a-going just before eleotlon. It
fairly "rampages") as the campaign
warms up. But after election It dlsap-
monopolies go on monopolizing,
the bosses go on bossing, the soldiers
go on dying of Algerism, and the
people go on tolling acd paying taxes.
And Mr. McKinley and Hanna and
the rest go in solemn procession to the
temple of Mammon and Gammon and
offer up prayers of thankfulness for
their new lease of power.
FIFTY CENT WHEAT.
The republican speakers in the state
of Washington are making strenuous
appeals to the voters of that state for
support because of the fine price of
wheat lait year, and the consequent
prosperity of the grain farmers. But
they ignore the fact that last year's
price of 85 to 90 cents a bushel was
only brought about by the most un
usual conditions of famine and threat
ening war in foreign lands. :
It took all these things under the
gold standard system to bring wheat
up to a fair price. Eighty-five and
ninety cents is no more than a fair,
figure for wheat. It ought to average
that one yeir-with another. But now,
although last year's shortage entirely
exhausted the usual surplus, and left
no surplus on hand, the present crop
is worth only 50 eents a bushel.
And yet the republican orators and
haranguers insult the farmer 0 the
assertion that this is an amply suf
ficient price, and tell them that such
a price brings real prosperity. It is
false. . It may be possible that on large
farms and under most favorable cir
cumstances wheat can be raised for 50
cents a bushel, or even less. But to
the small farmer who must raise 1000
bushels to realize $500, and out of that
must pay for bis seed and feed, bis
plowing and sowing, his cutting and
tbreashing, his sacking and hauling
to market, and then keep his farm and
machinery in repair and pay his taxes,
before he has anything left for the
living of his family, it does not mean
prosperity. It means only a bare
living while everything goes well, but
when overtaken by sickness or ill
luck it means a gradual return to the
mortgaged hornet, and cramped and
impoverished conditions that existed
before the short crop in foreign lands
gave us temporary prosperity last
year. This is what the gold standard
has to offer all it has to offer the
return of low prices and hard times.
Again the republican cortention
dishonors itself. It is said that last
year's 'good price of. wheat brought
plenty of money and consequent pros-
perity. Then after all, it is the
plentiful ness of money which creates
prosperity. This is what silver peo
ple have always contended and gold
standard advocates denied.
Again, is it not clear, that if a fair
price of one commodity like wheat,
for a single year, will bring short
lived prosperity to a whole nation,
then by the same reasoning, a fair
price for all products would bring gen
eral and permanent prosperity.
TO ALGER'S RESCUE.
"The total number of American
soldiers that have died in camps from
disease is 80-omeera and 2520 privates,
or an aggregate of 2600. This is re
markable in view of the terrible
climatic disadvantages."
When one studies all conditions
connected with the volunteer army he
cannot agree with Commissoner Evans
that it is remarkable that there were
not more deaths. Had the men not
been huddled together in perfect death
traps there would bare been scarcely
any loss frqm disease.
The loss from sickness cannot be
1 to September 30, 1 find that the tota
number of deaths as a result of the
war with Spain was 2906. Of this
number 107 were officers. At Santi
ago the loss of life was 22 officers and
222 men. .
pears like ghosts at cock-crow.
And it it ba "werWd," why, the
To those outside of this state of
Washington the electors there seem
to be confronted with a simple prob
lem. The fusion state administration
is paying off at the rate of nearly $600,-
000 per annum, the debt Incurred by
long years of republican misrule. It
Is a question of honest and economi
cal government against criminal ei
travagance.
As the whitewashing of Alger pro
gresses, first one and then another of
those who are very close to the ad
ministration comes to his rescue, and
each adds his testimony in favor of
the president's "financial" secretary
of war. The latest one to bob up is
Commissioner of Pensions H. Clay
Evans. In Chicago the otner day he
sought an interview where he could
give his testimony to the public, in
which among other things he said
"Up to September 30 the war with
Spain bad caused the lo9s of the lives
of 2906 American soldiers and sailors."
He further declares that the statistics
of his office show that the percentage
of deaths in camps and prisons from
disease during last summer was much
less than during the civil war.
During the rebellion 40.000 men
were killed in battle and 360,000 per
ished in camps and prisons. From
official figures, which I have recently
completed covering a period from May
compared with that during the re
bellion with any degree of fairness.
At the breaking out of the war with
the South an immense army was
hastily raised.' Little attention was
given to the physical condition of the
men. Age and size were the only
requisites for enlistment and as the
war prug reseeu ibbs Bbiieuiiuu ntta
giyen to the condition of the men who
offered themselves as soldiers. More
than this that war lasted four years,
while the recent war covered a period j
of onlv four months. In selecting the
men for enlistment in the war with
Spain the moat rigid rules were ob
served. A critical physical examin
ation was made, and no man was ac
cepted who was not in a . perfect
physical condition. The men were all
vigorous, healthy and strong. Had
they been properly clothed and fed
and had reasonable care when cbosing
places of rendezvous they would ' not
have sickened and died in the short
space of four months.
Again according to Mr. Evans only
222 men and 22 officers lost their lives
at Santiago the rest of the 2906 died in
camps on American soil where there
should not have been such "terrible
climatic disadvantages" as would cut
down 2500 strong men, and wreck
constitutions of double that number.
Let all the government officials that
may, come to Alger's rescue they will
not convince the people that his ad
ministration of the war department
is above reproach.
Voters at the elections to be held
next week will be called - upon to
either reject or approve his adminis
tration, for nearly every state republi
can convention has endorsed, while
the opposition has denounced it. Will
the voters aid such men as Evans in
whitewashing Alger's Incompetency.
vote for republican nominees, that
patriotism may be shown in sustaining
the administration in its hour of
trouble (or that patriotism may be
sacrificed for partisanship.)
If the republican party, or the ad
ministration, has a policy in relation
to Cuba or the Philippines, let some
body inform the people what the policy
is, and then all will know whether or
not to support it.
A vote for the single gold standard
is a vote pure and simple for an in
terest bearing, everlasting bonded
indebtedness, only that and nothing
more. -
proved by all the people of Eastern
Oregon and Southern Idaho. He has
been the most powerful and influential
foe to an open river in the senate. Our
neighbors to the north have the same
interest in this matter 89 others living
on the Columbia. They should not
stand in the way of their own advance-
nent.
- Under normal conditions wheat
should sell for about one dollar per
bushel, but of late years it has reached
that price onlv when there was a
famine in some of the wheat growing
countries. There must therefore be
something out of joint. Is it not that
there is not a sufficiency of circulating
In the different departments at (medium in the world? If both gold
Washington there are said to be over! and silver were recognized as primary
700 Ohloans holding positions. Sena
tor Hanna is industriously paying off
his debts to bis political .friends by
furnishing employment at the ex
pense of. the government.
Operator Loucks of Vlrden declares
that he will operate his mines even if
he has to pile up dead niggers by the
cord. Mr. Loucks is one of those
able and sympathetic gentlemen who
shed tears of sorrow over the woes of
the poor laboring man during the cam
paign of 1896.
The war did not cost 8200,000,000 and
the war tax is bringing millions month
ly in excess revenue, but the entire
issueof $200,000,000 has been made. : Its
wise financiering, indeed, that borrows
money when there is no need of it,
but the bankers demand the bond is
sue.
And nOw we are told our peace com
missioners at Paris propose to take in
all the Philippines, and will probably
pay Spain for them. It looks as if our
people are not taxed heavily enough to
suit the powers that be, and this ad
ditional burden must be thrust upon
them. Certainly this seems to be a
time when there is no limit to taxation.
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat rises
to the defence of Alger because as it
says, to attack Alger is to attack Mc
Kinley. Of course, McKinley is pri
marily responsible for having in his
cabinet the cowardly skunk that was
censured during the war of the rebel
lion by Sheridan, Custer and Merritt.
No paper in Washington is making
a nobler tight lor- the rights oi tne
money would not wheat command a
better price?
"Dude" Lewis has made the best re
presentative Washington has ever had
in the national congress. He is brainy
and he has influence at Washington.
It would be too bad to turn him down
just now when our neighbor to the
north needs a -man who can push the
matter of an open river and get appro
priations for tty, same. If all the other
fusion candidates ..' fall, Mr. Lewis
should be re-elected.
Farmers are hauling their wheat to
The Dalles, and are offered 51 cents
ior it. This is the price obtainable
under the gold standard. Their taxes
are just as high as . they would be if
their wheat brought one dollar per
bushel under the free coinage of silver,
Therefore if they conld get double
the price for their wheat under, free
coinage, It would require only half as
many bushels of wheat to pay their
taxes.
What is the matter with the wheat
and wool markets this year? Under
a protective tariff and a gold standard,
we thought wheat and wool growers
were to be overburdened with good
prices, but wool is a drug on the mar
ket and wheat is worth only 51 cents a
bushel here. Probably voters in states
where elections are held next week
haye found out where the matter lies,
and will vote accordingly. -
The matter of an open riyer from
Lowiston to the sea is one of greater
importance to Eastern Washington
than almost any other at present.
The people of that section have little
THE NICARAGUA CANAL.
people than the Spokesman-Review, i r r .
. uVl ...kw. ,. tWs Purpose, so long as Senator Wil
son represents the state at the nation
SACRIFICED TO POLITICS.
The substance of the republican
party's policy of war taxation is about
as follows: Bonds for the capitalists,
tariff for the trusts, protection for the
monopolies, immunity from taxation
for the incomes of the rich, war prices
for the necessaries of life and peace
prices for the products of the farm.
How do jo like it?
The early history of our struggle
with Spain was an inspiring chapter
when partisanship, for the time being,
was swept away by " an awaxened love
of country, and the people of all clas
ses and of all parties stood together,
sacrificing all personal and. political
interests for the higher good of our
beloved country. But time removed
this spirit, aud selfish impulses and
motives have their sway.
The rewarding ot personal friends
and the promotion of political parti
sans and their relatives and hangers-
on has taken the place of the merit
rule, and the advancement of political
interests is made to prevail over the
good of the common country. ,
Our noble boys, who have risked
their lives for their country, are per
mitted to starve, suffer and die In for
eign lands until almost every hamlet
in the land wears a badge of mourning
in order that personal and political
pets the "Alger's," the "Astor's,"
and a host of other incompetents may
reach honor and hold high official po
sitions. We have witnessed an unusu
al struggle between the high officers
of the army and the partisans as to
who shall carry off the honors and re
ceive the substantial rewards of vie"
tory.
And . more serious than all there
seems to be a disposition to use the
final settlement with Spain as a sort of
political capital, and to advance
or retard it as may seem best to serve
the interests of the party in power. In
the meantime smoothe tongued orators
are going over the country attempting
to use the unsettled condition of affairs
as n argument why the people should -
The argument it has submitted has
noi yet been refuted by any of the cor
poiatlon papers in the state. The
Spokesman-Review is a fearless, inde
pendent paper that merits the esteem
of all right minded people.
There is more gold per capita in
actual circulation on the Pacfiic coast
than in any section of the world. Yet
any man knows that, if depended up
on alone as a circulating medium,
business would stagnate in a single
hour. Then why prate of supply and
demand in the money market? Gold
cannot fill the demand.
Yes, the country Is prosperous.
Only $452,000,000 issued in long-time,
interest bearing bonds in the last five
years and $300,000,000 of idle money in
the U. S, treasury. Such financiering
must - cause the very imps n hell to
smile at the people hoodwinked by the
phrases "single gold standard" "sound
money" and an "honest dollar."
The campaign over in Klickitat
county is a warm one, and Messrs.
Hugh Gourley and M. P. Isenburg,
two of - Wasco county orators, have
been called there to dispense re
publican doctrine. They are canvass
ing the entire county. F. X. Sohoon
maker, the New Jersey montebank. is
also dilating upon the beauties of re
publicanism in Washington.
The presidential " party snubbed
General Miles at Chicago and Omaha.
Tht people may think Miles vain,
pompous and arlstocratlo to the verge
of being un-American but they have
faith in his courage and manhood and
await with an increasing interest his
official report on the war, knowing
that if necessary, be will ttll the truth
concerning Alger and Algerism..
The Oregonian imagines it would be
a terrible calamitylf Washington were
to cast its votes for the silver' ticket
next waek, and stand along beside its
neighbor states for the money of the
constitution. It stood by them in
1896, and we fall to see -where it has
suffered any great calamity. It has
been about as prosperous as the state
that voted for gold.
I The defeat of Senator John L. Wil
son lor re-eiection in tne state ot
Jalcapitol. They will therefore see to
it tnat legislators pieogea to mm win
be left to borne. They want the state
of Washington, not the Northern Pa
cific railroad, represented.
.Wm. McKinley is by . no means so
able and versatile a speaker as Benja
min Harrison. President Harrison's
off-hand speeches, when -he was pass
ing through thecountry,had a variety,
appropriateness and force that were
quite remarkable. None of our presi
dents has equalled him in this accom
plishment or gift; and the speeches of
President McKinley are quite thin
poor and jejune in comparison with
those of President Harrison Oregon
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The order of President McKinley
removing ',000 government employes
from the classified list : and turnin
them over to the spoilsmen to be par
celed out as political rewards Is a high
handed act. . The merit system in the
civil service was intended to put com
petent people into the service, and un
der Mr. Cleveland's ..administration
had that effect. But under the present
administration merit does not appear
to be considered, when party strikers
are to be cared for. ' This act alone
will lose to the republican party
thousands of votes all over the country.
The Republican papers prate about
the largest possible use of silver as
money.. There can be no Increase in
the use ot silver as money excepting
by its free coinage. Men of the stamp
of Mark Hanna and Secretary Gage
do not propose that there shall ever
be another ounce of silver ooined ex
cepting that already in the treasury
of the United States. The want
bonds interest bearing bonds at the
basis of a banking currency. They
got $262,000,000 in bonds issued bv
Cleveland to maintaia the gold stand
ard and $200,000,000 more under Mc
Kinley on the pretext of a war issue,
when the treasuty is bursting with
gold.. The plutocrats are in the sad
dle and the people will be burdened
with a bond issue that can never be
paid. That is the issue. Silver abso
lutely crucified and the backs of the
people burdened with Interest bearing
bonds. The attention of the Walla
Walla Union is respectfully called to
The most important legislation that
will come before congress this winter
is that connected with the Nicaragua
canal, and before the session closes,
there will . likely be some definite
action taken that will insure the early
construction of this great work, in
which the people of this coast are so
deeply interested.
Eight of the government engineers
who have been engaged on the preli
minary survey of the Nicaragua canal
have arrived at Washington, and will
soon make their report. They re
mained at Nicaragua to complete the
work after Admiral Walker and other
members of the commission were re
called to take part in the late war with
Spain.
The preliminary work was finished
before the party left the field and a
vast amount of data, the result of sur
veyings, borings and soundings, has
been brought back and will be in
cluded in the official reports, which
will be placed before congress at its
coming session.
The surveys show that the proposed
canal is entirely feasible and that the
cost will be considerably less than the
estimates made by the Ludlow com
mission, or the sum named by Admiral
Walker a few years ago as likely to be
needed.
The reduction in cost is due to a
change in the location of the Ocha
dam and other modifications of the
old route. The Ludlow commission
estimated the cost of the canal at$i:!3,-
000,000. Admiral Walker named
$125,000,000 as the aggregate cost. The
report of the engineers will place the
estimate at less than $100,000,000.
By changing the location of the dam
from Ochoa to a point 14 miles lower
down, the building of the San Juan
basin and its costly embankment can
be avoided and a saving of $10,000,000,
made.
While Mr, Ebons Wheeler and otb er
members of the returning party de
clined to be quoted at any length in
reference to the canal work, they say
their reports will show the canal is a
projectcontaining no serious difficulty.
and that it can be quickly and cheaply
built.
It is two years now since any actual
work has been done on the canal by
the company of which Warner Miller
I is the head. The concession obtained
Clothing that in Fashion, Material, Make, Cut and fit could not be' better and in Price
could not be lower and give you what a gentleman ought to have. A visit to our
Clothing Department will show you three counters piled high with bargains.
Counter No. 1 at S3.85 a Suit.
Shows men's suits. This particular suit sells for a lot more money in the regular course
course of trade, but we want to clean them out. Don't let the low price stand against it.
Counter No. 2 at 6.85 a Suit.
Carries this season's goods which we considered splendid values at $8 and $9. To close
them out we have made a price of $6.85. Large range of patterns to choose from.
Counter No. 3 at 7.85 a Suit.
Here are the best values in men's clothing ever offered in this city. Suits that should
retail for $10, $12 50 and $14 are in this lot. A few minutes spent in looking
these goods over may save you many dollars.
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The political sanhedrims have ex
pressed a hope in the ranks of the
goldites that the measure will pass the
house without discussion and not be
made a political issue.
The pour people have some rights
that even the gilded satraps of Dives
and Mammon must and shall respect,
There has been an increase during
the past year of nearly $10,000,000 in
panic note circulation. To the extent
that this has increased the volume of
money, it has aided in better prices.
Secretary Long is in favor of in
creasing the permanent strength of
the navy to 20,000 enlisted men
"Trade follows the flag," and 20,000
Yankee sailors, scattered over the
seas, will not be an excessive number,
A Baltimore genius claims to have
hit upon an easy process of extracting
gold from sawdust. Instead of criti
cising the administration and howling
calamitv any man can prosper nowa
days who Will say nothing and keepon
sawing wood.
Washington would be heartily ap- the above plain statement of facte.
from the Nicaraguan government by
the company is said to ."U hold good
The attempt to build the canal by
private means has been abandoned by
Mr. Miller and his associates, and all
rights in the premises have been of
ered to the government.
The statisticians haye placed the
volume of the commerce that is likely
to pass through the canal much
higher than, the estimates of the gov
vernment, and their opinion is that
the revenues to be derived will war
rant them in spendiug considerably
more than $100,000,000 in building the
canal.
GOLD IS A JEALOUS COIN.
George Fred Williams, of Massachu
setts, referring to the infamous mone
tary bill Introduced in Congress by
Overstreet, of Indiana, said: It is a
mischievous bill and should be
thoroughly disscussed now that the
it
voters may know of its . iniquity
attacks the money of the people and
contemplates the slavery of the
masses. If the measure obtains the
net result can be thus summarized;
1. Retire $346,000,000 of greenbacks.
2. Stop coinage of silver dollars.
3. Make 5UU,uuu,uuu of silver re
deemable in gold,
4. Make debt contracts, public and
private, payable in gold.
5. Turn over to banks all power to
issue paper currency.
6. Secure Jbank cunency by assets
only.
7. Leave depositors without pro
tection.
8. Eaablebanks to contract or ex
pand their currency at will.
9-. Create a bank monopoly.
10. Leave honest banks at tne mer
cy of dishonest ones.
11. Make legitimate banking haz
ardous. .
12. Increase the value of our debt
obligations, national - and private
many hundred millions of dollars.
13. Open an avenue for wild cat
banking.
14. Provide a twelve-year board to
control currency.
15. "Make money the master every
thing else the servant. 1
The money in the national treasury
is to be applied under the gold bug
system in paylng-off and retiring the
greenbacks or non-interest bearing
indebtedness. In the meantime, any
excuse is to be seized that will increase
the issue of bonds or the interest
bearing indebtedeess. The gold bug
system of financiering is the marvel
of the age.
Secretary Alger is so well satisfied
with the ork of the soldiers in the
war that ho will recommend a stand
ing army of 75,000 men. While re
commending he had as well suggest
the appointment of a new secretary of
war to preside over the destinies of
the large army he would have organ
ized. With him at the head it would
require re-enlistment every year or
two, for Alger would starve such an
army to death once a year.
In the whole United States there is
not a republican candidate for con
gress or a republican newspaper tell
ing the people that If a republican
congress is elected that it will stand
pledged to the redemption and can
cellation of the greenbacks. Yet this
is the chief aim of the bill prepared by
Hanna's . self-constituted monetary
commission, and which is endorsed by
President McKinley and Secretary
Gage.
Federal office holders will not be
slow in taking the hint conveyed by
Perry Heath, first assistant postmaster
general, when he said, in a published
Interview: "There is absolutely noth
ing in the civil service laws that for
bids a postmaster or any other govern
ment official, from participating in
conventions, making political speeches
or exercising any of the rights that be
long to biro, as a private individual
For my own-part 1 have never been
able to sen why the mere fact that
man holds an office should make it im
possible for him to exercsie his privi
leges as an American citizen or to ient
ify himself with the party to which he
owes allegiance."
This is truly an age of Invention,
and there is no telling bow soon we
may arrive at that state pictured by
different writers where physical
energy will no longer be a necessity,
where the simple pressing of a button
will accomplish all the tiresome tasks
of everyday life. The first practical
step in this direction has already been
made. A man named Kelly, who per
fected the pneumatic dispatch tube
now used by the postal authorities at
Washington, announces that before
long he will have ready for operation !
a system of 8-inch tubes by which the
toilers in great cities can have their
lunches dispatched from their restau
rants or from their homes to their
place of business, with a speed equal
almost to that of a telegraph meseage.
The Pendleton Daily Tribune has sus
pended publication as has also the dally
Eugene Register. These were two of
the most virulent gold-bug prosperity
shouting advocates In the state. There
is no more certain barometer of y iblic
prosperity than the re-aipts of the
local paper, and when t . of the most
vociferous shouters of U beauty of
the single gold standard .are forced to
the wall, the fact tells Us own story.
There are other papers o? the same ilk
that are giving evidence of being in a
run Bobblln? condition. !
the lion and .
BEAR ARE ANGRY
War Between England
and Russia Is Probable.
PEACE SETTLES
OVER EUROPE
Difference Between England
and France About Settled.
British
Wei-Hai-Wei, Nov. 2 All
warships here, the first-class
ship Centurian, first-class
Narcissus, second-class cruiser Her-
mione, torpedo-boat destroyer Whitlngj
torpedo-boat destroyer Fame, torpedo
boat destroyer Handy and the first-
class gunboat Peacock, have cleared
for action and are ready for sea at an
hour's notice. The first-class battle
ship Victorious and the first-class
cruiser Undaunted, at Che-Foo, are
coaling to their full capacity.
The greatest secrecy is maintained
as to the meaning of the warlike pre
parations, but there is no doubt im
portant instructions are expected at
any moment.
A strong Russian fleet Is assembled
at Port Arthur.
London, Nov. 2. The dispatch
from Wei-Hai-Wei. announcing war
preparations, officials here announce
as grave, coupled with the Anglo
French war preparations. It Is sur
mised that Russia profiting by the
strained relations between Great
Britain and France, has decided to
forwrad her aims In the far-EsBt bv
seizing the valuable treaty port of
Niu Chuang, which Great Britain can
not permit, it is said.
A dispatch from London to the As
sociated Press October 20, said a cable
message had been received there from
Shanghai as follows:
"A Russian regiment occupied the
town of Niu Chuang( province of Leo
Tong), and the forts at the mouth of
River Liaou, October 15, thus secur
ing complete possession of Niu
Chuang. The native troops-fled with
out making any -opposition, under
orders from the empress dowager and
LI Hung Chang. A British gunboat
was in the river at the time. This
nonreslstance is regarded as vicinal
abandonment of Manchuria to riii-ia,
and trives Russia an invaluable .-.imt-
eglc point. . Great Britain is certain
to lose the Niu Chuang trade, of which
it has about 80 per cent.
New York, Nov. 3. The London
correspondent of the Evening Post,
cables that a general and satisfactory
arrangement has been f-ffected between
Great Britain and France on the Fash
oil a question.
London, Nov. 3 An official noie
issued this evening says: "There is
good reason to hope the political situ
ation is ameliorating. It can be con
fidently stated that when the cause
of irritation which unfortunately re
cently existed between France and
Great Britain on the Upper Nile is re
moved, which is expected soon to be
the case, the door will be again open
for the resumption of those friendly .
negotiations which have characterized
the normal state of relations between
the two countries."
PKACK AT ANT PKICX.
Preach Aswspapara Ara Opaaly Advecat. :
lag- each m Poller.
New York, Nov. 3. A dispatch to
the Herald from Paris says: France is
regarding JSngiand with anxious eyes.
Everything Indicates the warlike spirit
prevallingacross the channel. All the
journals record the British naval prep
arations with pesslmlstlo comments.
Nobody here desires war. In the firtt
place, Fashoda is not worth it. In the
second, France is not ready. If force
is resorted to, it will be England that
Insists upon It.
The Temps even advocates the avoid
ance of a contest at any cost. "France,"
it iirgKri, "ought to consider her inter
ests ii ud those of civilization, both of
which forbid an appeal to arms. She
ouyotto preserve her dignity by Im
parting a new character to her rela
tions with the United Kingdom. Some
victories, either diplomatic or other
wise, :ire dearly purchased. By abus- "
ing a momentary advantage, the risx
Is run of deter m'nlnjr the general di
rection of international politics in a
sense quite opposite to the real interest .
of the country, whloh seems to tri
umph." MAT KKMAU 1ST CCBA.
AFTER UTOWAWAVS.
Wives sf Soldier. Ordered te Be Taken
off a Troapahlp.
San Francisco, Nov. 2. The mall
steamer Doric and the transport Ohio,
now on their way across the Pacific,
carry orders from General W err lam
directing that the troopship Indiana
be arrested at Honolulu and her com
mander, Colonel Fun s ton, be ordered
to land several stowaways, wives of
volunteer officers of the army.
Two of these are said to be mention
ed specifically in the order, and both
are brides of Kansas officers. They
are Mrs. J. G. Schlieman, wife of the
chaplain, and Mrs. F. E. Buchan, wife
of the captain, who sailed on the Sena
tor in command of the Oregon recruits.
The Ohio is not expected to overtake
the Indiana, but the Doric may do so.
Iu such case the ladies may proceed on
that vessel to Hong Kong and from
there go to Manila to join their hus
band.
Mo Partner Trouble Probeble.
Knoxville, Tenn., Nov. 3. There
trouble among
has been no further
the colored soldiers,
other outbreak on the
Spain Offers Borne of Her Soldier. That
Option.
Xkw YORK. Nov. 3. A dispatch to
tl- Herald from Havana savs:
'1 he Spanish government has de
cided on the terms under whloh the
sol(M rs desirous of staying la C'uta
w til ie allowed to remain. If tht-y
havef-cirved three years in full tht-y
will be given their discharge and p.iid
a small part of their salary, distributed
prorata, receiving notes for the bal
ance. Those soldiers who have served .
les than three years will be taken
back to Spain.
This ruleconeernlng discharge ap
plies to the orden publicos also, and it
Is believed that the majority of them
will take the opportunity to secure free
transportation to Spain.
Test For Gerataa Credit.
London, Nov. 3. The Standard, iu
its city article, says that between now
and the end of the year many mlllious
of pounds sterling borrowed in London
and Paris for use in sustaining Ger
man industrial speculations may have
to be paid back. This will put a severe
pressure on all German credit Institu
tions. There may not be a break
down, but the end of the year will be a
trying time for Germany.
Bavelope 1 rual Foraitd.
CHICAGO, Nov. 3. Evidence
that
the long-threatened trust among man
ufacturers of envelopes has become a
fact, has reached the paper stationery
trade in the shape of circulars quoting
an advance averaging 25 per cent In
The Baker City Repufllcan makes
the announcement that it. "will place
a copy of our issue tomorrow evening
in every loyal citizen's lomt la Baksr
Anticipating an. . mru " J"r
the partof the f ,0 .DVel0pe- Thft trU't U
Sixth Virginia, the commandant at " cuuw Bl OI " pro-
Polland kept three regiments under J
arms all night. The Sixth Virginia,! Tn $5,00 Vlvl camera take the
however, drilled today under the new I largest picture of any $5,00 oa the
officers. J market, for tale by Clarke Y Fallc