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MACE DEGENERATION.
The following editorial which up
oeared in Sunday' Orezocian is
worthy of consideration by all think
in it people:
Evolution baa been put into mail's
hands, but how Is be discharging the
duty? When nature was working
alone, or with tbe almost passive help
of gravity and beat, plant ana brute,
her eye was single to advancement.
cruel only to be kinl, she picked out
the good and sound for survival and
sent the patterns marred in making
into oblivion. But mat seems to be
different. Co operation stood him in
-. good stead hile he was getting on
his feot, but now he carries it to auch
extremes that the prospect may well
excite alarm. In our desire to pro
Hot the weak and lift up the falleL, we
hive set in motion forces that seem
certain to enfeeble tbe coming genera
tions.
In tho October Forum, Profesncr
Fetter, of Stanford university, enuu
era tea some of the retrograde niov, -
men is in augurated or accelerated by
the pro&ent scientific and philanthropic
activity. Among savage races no
weakling infant can long survive,
With us he is nourished to maturity
and encouraged to reproduce his kind.
The Door and inefficient were once
'swept off by famine and pestiieuct ;
now they are saved to increase ibeir
families. The diseased and deforiueu.
.."deaf and blind, who were oucesutfereu
to go their way to oegiect and Ueatn,
now marry aud propoxate. Spi-eta
cled children are sights no longer uu
usual, mutes and feeble-minded are be
ginning to form colonies, whole com
muuities become pauperized through
heredity and systematic charity, and
the skill of the dentist prepares us for
tbe advent of tbe toothless man.
Then there are wider social move
' mente. War used to carry of tie
weak ones. .They fell in single com
bat. Now it is tbe soundest only tbbt
are chosen to be killed in battle,
withdrawn from family fruitfulutss
and unfitted for private pursuits, while
the weak are 1 ft at home to multiply-
Marriages have come to be rarely
b ed on physical fitness. Ti e
eligible are not tbe healthy, but the
educated, the rich, the respectfully
born, the socially eminent. Tbe poor
have large families, whose opportunity
of lucrative toil is restricted. Child
ren of well-to-do will not work, partly
because such labor as was once per
formed by them is done by machines
. and through a complex division of
labor, and partly because society looks
' . with disapproval upon menial tasks.
Tbe amelioration of woman's lot has
. this unforeseen effect, that tbe active
and Intelligent are withdrawn from
domestic life Into business or profes
, sion, leaving the office of child-bearing
to the mediocre and Inferior.
. Why, then, does the 'death rate con
tinue- to decrease, and the general
health apparently improve?. Simply
because, as Professor Fetter believes,
v we are now. at tbe point where the
immediate benefits are at the mail
mum. The evil results do not yet ap
pear, but must nevertheless, grow at
an increasing rate unles counteracting
influences are put into operation
These be does not suggest, exceut
to bint in a vague way at ''better
laws" and "sounder methods," for ex
ample, "if for tbe old brutal ilimioa
tion of the unfit to be substituted a ra
tional and scientific process of selec
' tion." This means, of course, that
society must somehow limit the op
portunity of its diseased and imperfect
- members to procreate their kind. We
are reminded of the health officer in
one of the interior cities of New York,
who has devoted bis life to a system
of medical license under which unfit
candidates for matrimony shall, upon
examination, be rejected; and of the
proposed law, on somewhat similar
: lines, offered not long ago in a popu
list Dakota legislature.
Professor Fetter is wise enough to
depend altogether, as tbe first thing
to do and the only thing feasible for
some time, upon enlightenment of
public opinion. Once society comes
to understand fully tbe certainty with
which it is moving on to slow suicide,
though applied science and pbilan
. trophy will not relax their activity,
the discerning and conscientious will
forbear to leave their posterity a leg
acy of deformity, weakness and pain,
and for the rest laws and the heavier
pressure of custom can be invoked.
Nature will not be cheated. In tbe
end she will claim her own. All the
misery and death averted by this care
of the unfit is not cast out, but only
postponed. The poor wretch whose
life is saved now amid acclaim
of all observers, bequeaths a linger
ing death to bis unhappy posterity to
.the third and fiftieth generation. To
wlthold tbe debt incurred by crime and
ignorance now is to pile up a heavy
score against the day of reckoning.
Whatsoever a people seweth, that
halls it also reap.
defense of those rights, Is made
ident by tbe stateim nt of General
lejandrino. one of Aguinaldo's en
oys, who said: "We desire peace,
ut peace with independence and
honor." Continuing tbe Filipino
general replied to the question of how
long can the Filipinos withstand 00.-
000 troops? as follows:
"Fighting In our way, we can main
tain a state of war and tbe necessity
of a large army of occupation todeil
niteli. You Amerlcanf are holdinar a
few miles around Manila, a narrow
line of railroad to Angeles and a cir
cle around San Fernando. But you
are ignorant of the resources of Luzon.
We bold the r'ch, immense productive
northern country from which to draw.
Our people contribute the money and
food for our army, and this Is done at
minimum cost
"It is an interesting question what
the cost to the American people Is of
maintaining tbe American troop -i in
tbe Philippines. We do not, of course
know tbe amount, but it must i ex
cessive. We perceive what an Amer
ican soldier requires in this cllm.'te.
On the other hand, a FUIoIti exixts
with a handful of rice and a pair of
linen iroi.sers. We do not t are to
pay our soldiers, and can practically
hold up their wages as Ion? as we de
sire. Even with our present supply
of arms and amrii i mn, we could
keep your army occupied for years.
"With an expense that grows da'ly,
bow long will your people stand it?
Tbe Filipino people do not wish to
continue the fightiag. We have no
ar ny eontrac or. We have no busi
ness men inak ng profits from tbe
m untenants ( our array. There is
nothi-.tr in it for us, nor are our
salaries large enough to keep us fight
ing fur money -od position."
Viewing the ituation from this
standpoint, It is not ,-ur: rising the
Filioinos refuse to accept tbe tt-rms of
or die, believing that they. can wear
out tbe American army as they did
the Sranish, and finally force peace
with independence and honor.
THE WOULD A M DEWEY.
GOLD IS EVERYWHERE.
Recent researches have demons
trated that gold exists In nearly every
portion of the inhabitable globe, and
that even the waters of tbe great deeps
carry the mineral in solution. iuce
the time Solomon built a temple to the
Ruler of the Universe gold has been
discovered when the exigencies of the
period demanded its presence. The
three grand divisions of the eastern
hemisphere have each paid tribute, in
gold to the avarice of man. and each
is still answering to the calls made by
his needs or bis cupidity. A little
strip of land in Africa, known as tbe
rand, in Transvaal, leads all other
gold-producing sections on the globe
in its output of the precious metal.
Australia comes second, while the
United States, once the leading gold
Iha'New York World U tire 1 of re
publican control of the government.
It wants to ele. t a democratic presi
dent It did not give cordial support
to the democratic nominee in 1896, for
it did not uccept tbe money plank of
the Chicago platform. t now sees the
error of its way. aud while it would
probably reluetantlysupport Bryan in
preference to any republican, were he
again nominated, it does uot 1 elieve
he can be elected But .t liaj another
idol, one whom it believes fau be
elected, its idol is Dewey. In a
leadiug editorial it said receuulj :
We frankly concede that tor. B'yan
)s the autocrat of tho democratic party
today. We fully recouiz j his great
talents, bis spleuuta eloquence, M
wonderful energy. He has the per
sonal magnetism mat attracts men.
the political skill that manages and
directs them lie cau probaolj take
democratic uomioatioo lor the presi
dency for himself or he :uu li-sto it
elsewnere
Bui suppose thiit in jnefali elections
Of 18t(9 the country repeals ihe vcid ct
or JfcWJ, I6W, 1U6. Itm, I 7, ai.u lout.
-tuppo.-e that tint- is N .. 7, HMW
the uiorui-jg. alter tue pt. -i iiti.u
eecitOu. .-iuptii.se that .vii. liijau
Uud Mr. .McKinley buve Oeeii lb
opposing cau.iluni.es-. SiiLpuse tha
the oouuiry lias lor tut: cintu success
ive lime d.ciAi tU against 1(5 to 1, with
which tor. Bryan is for the present so
iiiexincuOiy (sound and wouii1 up.
The returns are ail in. Tne last
hope vauiaiitd. Mr. Bryan ha- tue
imagination to picture the despair and
aufcer. Ue cat: sec tue IbuUrbiiUS, the
millions of dfjecteu, gloomy faces
reading those returns wuich i 1 to un
four 3 ear mine of the Oilteruess of rc
puiilicau corrupuon uu.i misrule.
tie cau imagine how ttiose millions,
whose bl.h hopes ha e been again
broken, w ill fe-i toward him uud his
1 -ailerithlp.
But suppose, on the other hai:d, thai
Mr. Bryan shall hue sagacity enough j
to wai'. four e.i.-j, inia oe convinced
in the fall of !')'.) oy toe si:c Stivv do I
feat on tliitt fatal tree diver isnuo -which
he embodies in I he putiiie mi -.d. I
Suppose that tie shall h ive. ,-n-i . (1
aside and no i.timi.'-d .viiiuirai Leet.
How will .Mr lii-an niui.d hetnre Ins
party and com. try on Ui.r triumphant
morning of .Nov. I9J.1' Admiral Dwey
is preside'. I aud six y four y. ar- o.'d; '
sixty-eight tl:iud i I lit tr u and
Mr. Bryan is tbe vio orioua leader of
a victorous and reunited democratic
party. He is every wberrf miii ired for
bis sagacity iu compasia in u. ri.t
of McKinley and .i K ui.-yi-.pu.
Scarcely forty years of age, he is the
natural, logical and in all probability
the successful democratic candidate
for 1904.
Mr. Bryan certainly ha? the com
mon sense and genius to see that if be
is beaten again this fall, to nominate
able If a howl for them were, raised all
along the industrial line th it. ih i gold
bugs would permit their c.iln.i i, tven
if congress, in response to tho aei- and
would prepare measures looking in
that direction.
President Kroger in-dst.s that all
aliens shall become citizens hef re tl ey
can exercise the rights of suffragt in
the Transvaal, and that is alt.iut the
only f .nit wiiicn Great Britai l finds
with his government, and tor t hit
reason she proposes to give the rt
auruouing.
Be jnn:n Fr; n k I i t: , who.-e wisdom
was u -u il y inure of h-j worldly m.d
prucical than of the religions ktnn
is fie author of this stateiui.i,: 'A
oil le ami a newspaper lu en ry 1 .uiie,
i tooil t-ehool in , very dislrit-l .ill
-tiile.l and appi-eciaied as they ili--erve
urn the best support of v.rtue,
m rulity and liberty."
It will cost less th.t n $l2j,000,0U0 to
bulla the Nicaragua Coii.tl, . na the
commissioners who have rectutii
ld.ic e a report of their Qndii gs afei
a thorough 'ex iiiii.rti.inii ot tue -uua-tion.
it a III cost iQolv than S 1 2-'., 000,
IKJW t; auburn- me Fir. pi nor-. W men ot
Hie two won u tie of ilie tvatest tie .e
li 1 '- Aiueric.iU comm. ice and intlus
t ?
aoci etary of Agricui-ure Wilson has
his Lands full. He opposes grazing
upou the public land bt-cuUee ho thlnk.
it will destroy the value ofcountrx
that settlers need, and at the same
time he is starting a movement to re
claim the .'liandoned farms in New
England, in one case ltisioo many
people, and id the other too few.
Farmer-, -tbeep i-nis rs and cattl.
inei of K si.rn Oregou should keep
b ir eyi s open u the necesiiy of re
tnli.i.-g l.'ie lja?caile forest rei-erv-somh
of Willie river as piinlurage fo
llieir UocKo anil lit-rus. It the s'lee.
are exc u.led from tne reserve the;.
willa iinike a (lui-(. bed of all tne p' uirl
ill lid anu will driv. otner stock out o
tne country. Tnis a mauler l it whici.
ad are allKe intererii il
The A. in r.can spirit is rapidly enter
iug in l.o t i - nil iir- of ulj.i. 1 n tl.ivitiiii
over twe. ve t:i) i-a iJ m-j i aru on i.
strike for liigiirjr w.ig -s. vVh -re mei
hive llio ir. edo ii to trik-i" eqiialiM
ol uuporitiiil.y ex I anil ibi frjlii- i,l
l.iooi ai t- in I tie uj.il i u.tLueri'ii i.j Uiu
wholatioi-. V t i e no-., imvs nut the
Ireedinu to ftai d lor t oeir lit ills, or fo
v iiit. Liiey oo s 'ier the.r rigiii.-.. til n
you aiiI liii l .ovei iliuent ov tne it,,
for tue few. and Itio uiu of meu slaver
to a cluss of men.
Tlje Great Northern FURNITURE
Opposite Obar's Hotel
i
This elegant reservoir stove, enamelad reservoir, 20-inch
oven, nickel teakettle shelf and towel rod, nickel oven
shelf, weight 360 pounds. . . : $22 50
J '
Sir Walter Peace, arr-nl. g.-n nil 'o
the British colony of N.ttai. stall s t e
South African situation with brutal
candor, but he speaks the ut'garnisbed
truth. Tbe time draws near when
Great Britain will "assume control
over tbe whole of South Africa " Tbe
Boers in Transvaal and their brothers-
in Orange Freo State will iose their
This elegant reservoir stove, enameled 21-inch oven,
weight 275 pounds '. $17.60
STORE
SO years in the lead. The
Charter Oak Stover and
Steel Ranges.
Sbeval Dresser Suits.
Ash Antique Finish, dresser top
19x41, German plate 17x30,
neatly rorveil.... $15 00
Ash Suit, shaped dresser and com
mode tops, swirig open frame,
Frenrh mirrors, beveled edge,
18x40, Iiaiiihonie carving 20 00
Solid Oak Polished suits, cast
bra' 8 trimmings, French plate,
18x40 f?3 60
Ash Antique finish Bed room suit,
full size bed, combination dres
ser and center table 110 60
Ash Antique finih Bed room suit,
three pieces, glass in dresser '
18x24 $12 00
Ash Antigue finish Bed room suit,
three pieces as per cut, glass,
beveled edge, 18x24, heavy
carved bed and dresser .$14 00
Solid Oak Bed room suit, polished
antigue finish, Fren'-li glass
24x30, elegantly carved $17 o0
5o different styles of
white ennmel iron beds,
ranging from S3.00 up.jj
CHRPETS
Ingraing 35r
Ingraiiis, Imlf wool r'He
Iiigrniiis, Kxtia heavy all wool 5e
Itiraini, Kxtra t-uper . ... 7&e
Tlirei-ply Extra h' svy H-V
Hinging Tapeetry Brussels i;.
Higiim Double Wire :
High Rock Brussels 70c
Roval Scotch Wilton Velvet UOc
Charter Oak steel ranges
from $25. OO up. I
Bast End, The Dalles, Ore.
Four-hole stove, nickeled teakettle shelf, nickel towel
I rod, nickel outside oven t-h If und nickel panel
oven door, 19-inch oven, weight, 225 pounds . . , .:
$14.50
wmm'B
I'ltisNo 8 full iJiole. stove,
201) pounds ....... r r r :
19-inch ov.n, weight,
.$10.00
ly they have bad a pretty good admin
istration in Soutn Dakota, even though
it has been populistic, and the voters
may want, to let well enough alone, i
We will seethe Telegram advancing:
that kii.d of argument next veai with
producer Id the world, now ranks as j himself next year iu all probability ; nationtti enemity. The handwriting ls ' Teference to tha natio-al admloUtra
lb 18 D Ob D&ru tO believe Lnat ' mana in inifim nwi-hun tn Hoafi-nff l . n . . . ! u tnnaM
WOOLCROW
ERS MEET
third.
when the told fields of Alaska, of Ore
gon, of-Washington, of Idaho, of Mon
tana and of Colorado shall be thorough
ly exploited and worked to their full
capacity, tnis country will again as
sume Its leading position as a gold pro
ducer.
But that is neither here nor there
What the Mining World proposed
showing is: That gold exists every
where upon the face of tbe globe. It
may be more easily obtained in one
portion than another, but for all that
the statement canuot be successfully
controverted: that the yellow metal
has-, been aiijl Is still being di
covered' in-, small quantities all
over the " world, the only ques
tion being: Is it in sufSciert quan
titles to pay for tbe labor -to extract
it? It would seem that Solomon sized
up the conditions pretty . correctly
when he first uttered the oft repeated
truism that "silver is in tbe rock an
gold is where you find it," or words to
that effect. But; it is questionable
wbather bis wisdom or bis Inspiration
loaned bim a prophetic eye whose
vision covered all the regions in tbe
north and south, in the east and west
in which the presence of gold has sine
lured tbe Ponce De Leoos of tbe earth
to fortunes or disasters.' If either bad
so gifted the wise man be may bave
discovered the Ungava land, the
golden wealth of which, according t
recent aQ vices which tbe Minin
World reproduces upon another page,
puts Klonkike in the shade.
But whether that far-off Hudson Bay
country carries the mineral treasure
credited to it by the editor of the Rainy
Lake paper, or whether its distance
from civilization lent enchantment to
what he saw to his views, tbe sirapl
fact that he found gold in that hyper
borean region, emphasizes the caption
of this article, that gold ie everywhere,
In tbe light of this truth, one may not
be charged with overstepping the
bounds of reason when he says the
time may not be far in tbe distance
when gold will be dethroned from its
presentexalted station to give place to
some other imperishable metal. West
em Mining World.
Dewey denies that he is a dyed-in
the wool republican. Probably if he
runs for president some fellow will
point to this denial as evidence that
be is not in favor of the tariff on wool
Tbe Thirty-fifth infantry embarked
irom rortiana yesterday and are now
on their way to Manila. At last
Portland has demonstrated that it can
outfit soldiers and send transports out
from that port. It might be said that
Portland as a seaport is now fairly in
it.
PEACE AND INDEPENDENCE.
"Surrender or die" seems to be tbe
policy extended to tbe Filipinos, and
those who bave been undertaking to
gay the administration is willing to
extend to them anything except com
plete submission and unconditional
surrender bad as well cease their
prating. According to the dispatches
from Manila last Saturday the Fil
ipino envoys had an hour's conference
with General Otis. They brought
from Agulnaldo a message that be de-
Ired peace and wished to send
civilian governmental commission to
diecuss tbe question. To this appeal
. lor peace General Otis replied that it
was impossible for him to recognize
Aguinaldo's government in any way.
The true meaning of this reply is that
. t 1 J J VI- . - . .
whenever Agumaiuu anu ui ioiiowers
will come to Otis on their bended
keees, and acknowledge the supremacy
of the United States, throw them
selves upon the tender mercies of Otis,
McKinley and Hanna, and. accept
whatever terms that may be offered,
they will be received, otherwise they
will be put to tbe swora.
That the Filipinos believe they have
some rights that muet be recognized
nd are willing to sacrifice their lire s J
Next to Dewey, Admiral Schley is
the most prominent of our present day
heroes, and be was appropriately re
membered both at New York and
Washington when tbe nation was
welcoming Dewey. Tbe people bave
not forgotten bis brillianr work at
Santiago, toougD tbe government
gaye Sampson credit for the victory.
The all important question now bo
fore ' Eastern Oregon stockratsers in
the threatened closing of the forest re
serve in the Cascade mountains from
the California line to the Columbia
iver. Such an act on the part of the
department would kill an important
industry in a large section of country
and would be of no benefit to anybody.
Army Se-rtary Peyton, of the
B-othThood of St. Andrew, who' has
just returned from a stay of six months
In the Philippines, declares that the
United States has "45,000 drunken
rakes and gamblers in and around
Manila." It might be harsh to say
that Mr. Peyton Is a liar, but that he
is economical of the truth is very evi
dent. United States soldiers may
drink and gamble, but theyars not
himself. To nominate Dewey means
at the mont a temporary self-sacrifice if
to exchange a disater-invitiag nomio
a tion for a sure and brilliant political
future can be called self -asritiire. Has
I Mr. Bryan genius en.-unh to rise to his
great opportunity ?
For presideut in 1900 George
Dewey.
For president in 1904 William J.
Bryan.
EDllORIAl, NOTES.
CommandecSlujed pi to- iauuo
on the wall, and there can bj no other
ultimate solution. Spokesman lie
view. Yes tbe great European land
pirate will gobble up all the South
African countries in tim. unlem tha
p-iule at home tir. of o.;inr ix A to
ki ep up armies and refuse' to furnish
the smews of war.
xion. It will insist that times are
good, therefore the republican party
-should be retained in power, even
though the administration is corrupt
und loaded down witn scandalj.
1 1. itiMy be that signers of the Dec
Harrttiou of independence were a pack
of old fogies, .who.-te principles are now
-completely out of date, but the repub
licans will find out next, year that tbe
J Majority of voters don't tbiuk so.
Suppose that England had helped a j
position. Portland will always be the j "weaker oat'on to throw off the yoke of
jobbing town for Oregon and a good IS pain, and had tun, ed arourd and
The Subject of the Eorest
Reserve Discussed
he obeyed them by lookitu in-J CAPTAIN WELLS' LECTURE,
to the matter of sheep -ranging on
the reserves and found by noting eyery no, etl
condition acd circumstance that the j b' Talk,
sheep do not injure or retard the' A fair sized audience attended Cap
growth of cone bearing trees and that tain Wells' lecture at the Vogt opera
by keeping tbe grasj down 'prevent house last evening, and were it not mr
the destructive fire; .
Ube failure of tbe calcium Jiifht to
NOTICE OF FINAL gET,
TLEMENT,
Notice is hereby given tbat tbe undersigned,
administrator of the partnership estate of John
Brookhouse, deoeaied, and J J. Hrookbouue,
has filed In the county oourt of Wco county,
Btate of Oregon, tits flnul aocount as such ad
ministrator of said estate, and that Monday,
the 6th day of November. A. D. 1KW, at tbe hour
of P. M., has been fixed by said court an tbe
time for hearing objections to said report.
He does not believe the sSepmen j bring out the pictures on the smxeo nd the settlement thereof
rer are guilty of intentionally setting . s plainly as they should bave I een th r ,n( of the partne-,
jleeture would bave been interesting in
Congressmen Tongue and Moody. Captain
Ormsby and uthers In Attendance.
The two principal cities of this state
Portland and Astor a are making
all kiudbof fools out of themselves fight
ing each ott er over the deep sea pro- j
"weaker nat'on to throw off the yoke of
Congressmen, M. A. Moody and
l-parorWTasBinirtoit. while. nature has ii sgobbled np'tl--qcritory lfn baalf. 1 Thomaa Tongue, Caotalo Ormsby,
A ' large number of the most prom
inent "sheepmen of Vysbco county,
endowed Astoria with
tages that will make
natural ad van- F would not most people In tbe United
of it tbe creat -'States have felt tbat it was just like
"patriot pension bonds" in order tbat
tbe nation may carry the burden to be
imposed b tbe new pension legislation shipping point for the Northwest, i !Eogland?
as .or oy toe w a. it., is uot imeiy wuu...u- v.-u.,UB i-u.ubcu ?. rb Orei0 Native Son is a DubHca
to meet witn many endorsers outside ot " wuuB . me,., mcreiu g . h . . ,d be ,n ev hou(J8
tnat organization, it is more than " """'o uiuK ior rorw.nn j - ,d . . f , , h x
j , j , "i a uvwuvr, loe lhat u devoted exclusively
letting Portland have the commercial lhe hUMJrvbot,h pasi and pre8ent
businessand Astoria be the great saa- f Orjorn ' r,rmnin, Bhn..ln h
likely to have a contrary tffect.
A trust is a monopoly possessed of
despotic power in the matter of regu
lating the supply of a commodity, fix
ing its priut and determiuing to wbat
extent it will fleece the people. Its
ODject is gam. lhe foundation of a
plutocracy has already been laid
through the multiplication of trusts
Tbe license of the U. S. transport
Tartar authorised her to car'y 800
passengers and some freight. The
Hong Kong authorities found she bad
1200 returned . soldiers and refused
clearance ii u til tbe War Department
explained tho 430 soldiers were not
psssengers tut freight. TUats just
like Coroin.
Trusts destroy competition, and
through brute lorce set at defiance
economic law and become a law unto
themselves. Yet tbe Republican
party insists upon a tariff to enable the
trusts to go deeper into the pockets of
the American pe.'ple and to prevent
the people irom fiadink relief from
trust extortion.
Some papers are mentioning H. W.
e. i - ...
ocotb, eoitor oi tne uregoman, . as
suitable tiiuber for U uited states sena
tor. There is no questiou but Mr.
Scott has tt.e aoility to make a good
representative of tbe state, but his
affiliations with corporate interest are
so close that it would be to benefit to
the masses to send bim to the senate.
Scott is uot the man to represent tbe
people.
Tbe desire for soft jobs in public
places knows no limit, and iu order to
satisfy tbe greed of office seekers it is
said the president favors the eetablish-
ing of a department of industry an
institution tbat will furnish more fat
to the tax eaters. Tbe oaiuo in the
new department, however, does not
signify tbat there will be any too much
industry in it or tbat acy great num
Der of the employes will more than
earn their salaries
It was left to the Moro Leader,
among all tbe thousands of papers
published in the Uuited States, to dis
cover tbat Admiral Dewey, "in a re
cent interview bad most emphatically
given it an his opinion that the Fili
pinos are in no way competent to gov
ern themselves.' That recent inter
view must bave originated in the
fertile orain of ihe Leader editor, for
certainly no sucn expression from
Dewey has been repotted by the press
dispatches.
sufficiently patriotic to give snob a
journal their hearty support.
Gov. Roosevelt In his speech
at
port of the stnte.
Wei , we would make a pretty mess
. of It," eaio Dewey, when a reporter
remindod him that heand Joe Wheel- f .Akron assumed go criticise the demo
er were mentioned as a democratic S oratic nominees for what he called their
team for tbe presidential race In 1900. ? reed for office. When did tho people
'I am not a politician. I am a sailor, jj .0f the United States ever hear of
I know my business, or at least I jj'IRoosevelt -hat he was not in or tryid
should know it, and I do not want to jj to get into office? He has been Civil
mix in the affairs of government. I Service Commissioner under Harrison;
am perfectly satisfied to live and die a ; police commissioner under . Strong;
simple sailor.' In the sa-ne strain j: .Assistant Secretary of the Navy under
drunken rakee. Armv reculatlnna
would not permit them to be Ii they I T e demand for silver dollars
were so inclined.
The simple fact that thegovernment
will mint one million dollars of sub
sidiary coin per month, will ha.v3 no
present effect upon tbe market price
of silver. The minting of the smaller
silver coins is in response to the popu
lar demand for them. The people are
short on halves, quarters, dimes and
nickles. tbe money of the working
masses, and tbe government is long
on its selgDorase, which it c-ainod
nder the Bland-Allison act, and tbe
silver purchasing clause of tbe Sher
man act, and it can work off some of it
in supplying the shortage. The ad
ministration evidenced a commend
able spirit in ordering this coinage.
is
once spoke Andrew Jacks h : "Do
they think I am such a darned fool as
to tblnk myself Ot for president of tbe
United State-? No, sir: I know what
I am fit fo-. , I can command a body
of men in a rough way, but I am not
fit to be president." But Andrew
Jackson became president andbeld
that high position for-two terms, and
he was about as good one as tbe United
States ever had. Migbt not George
Dewey be a second Jackson? He pos
sesses many of tbe qualities' of "Old
Hickory "
The New York World insists that
Admiral Dewey is the only man in
America who can beat the republican
nominee for president in 1900. It
advocates nominating him on the
democratic ticket no matter what bis
politics or whether be has any, and
running bim Hrictly on bin merits as
a man and tbe record be has .made in
the navy. This migbt be called good
politics,, tbat i as viewed by some
to get there no matter how but the
people want to know wbat a man is
going to do after he is elected. They
want to know wbat policies he will
follow. Dewey uppears to be an 1
honest man, ood of firm will, and .one
who woul 1 not-be dictated to oy mshem
ing politicians, therefore be would be
an improvement over tho present in
cumbeiit. A h lat.t retort, rather
than suffer" tbe ro-eleetion of M.-Kin
ey, it might be ad visable to run bim
without any platform or pledges, and
take chances on his houesty to giye us
a clean administration
Andrew Carnegie has already given
aw-jy this year $2,500,000 to libraries
in the United States. Among his most-
liberal gifts was one of $1,750,000 to the-
Carnegie institute of Pittsburg; $200.
000 to tbe Washington public library.
100,000 each to Atlaotaand the Penn
sylvania state college; $500,000 each to-
Connellsvllle and McKeesport. Pa.
Steubenville and East Liverpool, to-
Fort Worth, Texas, and to San Diago-
and Oakland, Cal. If there were an
inheritance tax in every state, as welt
as a federal inheritance tax, any num
ber of very rich men would likely fol
low Andrew Carneuie's example, and
distribute their money before death
called tbem. .And that would result-
in good to the country and tbe people.
East Oregonian.
"South Dakota will evidently be lost
to the populists as soon as tbe people
there have a chance to vote again.
Not only has there been a great in
crease of wealth in that state during
tbe past two years, but more than half
the money in its banks belong to
farmers, stockmen and wage-earners."
-McKinley; colonel of a regiment in
j898,aod now is governor of New York,
twith hopes of a yet higher office in
tthe near future. And that's tie man
who sneers at greed for office.
Astoria makes some splendid show-
ITIfla uriiar. ,.1ia nk.ot. .fltaAM uin.il aau.
iif they would ship their wheat direct
4x3 that place instead of sending it to
Portland and also what a city Astoria
would be if it could get all the shipping
business of the Northwest. If tbe
iitizens of that place would put up
;; nocks so as to handle the wheat of the
tAttle, they might convince the people
ofithe interior of the superiority of
tbeir market. '! Until (.bey do this they
will not get much wheat, c-nsiir ned to
them, for farmers, are not going to
send (heir wheat there to nave-it pilled
up oa tbe beach.
Congratulations to the queeo regent
of Spain, who has just celebrated her
birthday. Her majesty has Dome
fully her hare of tbe slings and arrows
of outrageous fortune., and it must be a
relief to her to know that her country
is once more at peace with all tbe
world. Spain is, of course, but a
shadow of her' 'former self, but the
gallant little lady who occupies .the
position of queen regent is a worthy
figurehead qf an ancient race She Is
a brave woman, and full of character,
and bad her lines fallen in pleasanter
places would bave adorned any situa
tion she was called on to fill. Her
majesty has" now comparatively few
pleasures, and occupies herself largely
with state affairs.
It is indeed pitiful to hear men say
that we must continue the fight in the
Philippines because it has been start
ed. That the richest and most power
ful nation on earth must continue the
work of murder and devastation
against an unoffending people on the
opposite side of the earth just to show
them tbat we are able to destroy them
Is unworthy of any brave people. Tbe
Americans who thus expose them
selves as low bullies do not realize
that they aro tbe dupes of English and
American capitalists who expect to
add fabulous sums to their already
great wealth through the exploitation
of China. If the plans of these capi
talists are carried out China will be
come the workshop of the world at no
distant day and inflict a competition
upon the Western world tbat will
degrade and despoil tbe labor .of tbe
CbrUtaln nations ,.
To Cure La Grippe in Two- Days
Take Laxitlve Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund tbe money
if it fails to cure. E. W. Grove's sie-
I equally as great, but it is .question-1 says the Portland Telegram. Evident-i nature is on each box. 25c
superintendent ot the lorest reserve,
Judge . Mays, county judge of this
county1 and the representatives of the
O. R & N., Great Northern, North
.Western and other railroad lines met
in tbe parlors of Tbe Dalles Com
mercial club at 10 o'clock this morning
to further consider tbe all important
subject of the Cascade forest reserve.
Tbe meeting opened with an inform
al talk by those preseut. The subject
being the injury done to tha forests
by tbe cheep grazing thereon.
It was argued by the best authorities
that the sheep do not have a tendancy
to injure the trees which are found in
our forests while on the othe1 hand it
was argued that the grazing of sheep
on the reserve keeps down the grass
and by so doing prevents the destruc
tive forest fires from spread in if and
I destroying tbe trees old and young.
captain urmsoy, who irom his per
sonal observations as well as from the
forestry wardens and rangers -is fully
i capable of passing iud?ement on the
! subject expressed the opinion tbat the
sheepmen are charged with too much to
the way of injuring tbe forest. While
he is in favor of keeping tbe sheep of
tbe reserve in certain vicinities, at tbe
head waters of streams, he is not (n
favor of excluding tbe sheep from tbe
entire reserve.
At 11 o'clock thfj meetin? was called
to order by George Young, president
of the Oregon Wooigrowers Associa
tion;. In a short speech be stated that
tbe object of tbe meeting was to con
aider tbe ominous stand taken by tbe
officials in Washington in regard to
the exclusion of sheep from the forest
reserves and to try and perfect some
arrangements so that tbe sheep would
not be excluded and the industry
ruined.
A letter from Senator McBride from
New York city was read by aistibg
secretary A. R. Thompson in wbicn
be stated that while it would be im
possible for bim to attend tbe meeting
of tbe association he would do all tn
his power to. promote ;the ebeep in
dustry and help tbe sheepmen to get
leases on tbe forest grazing lands.
' A letter was also received from
Seoator Joseph Simon in wbieb he
states be will take up the matter with
tbe delegation at tbe next meeting
and do wbat be can to help tbe sheep
raisers.
. A letter was also read from James
Withjcombe, of Corvallis. president
of the Northwest Wool Growers As
sociation, in which he sympathizes
with the sheepmen and states tbat the
removal of tbe sheep from the forest
reserve will increase tbe danger of
forest fires.
He flatly denies the statement so
often made that sheep injure our young
trees as it is a fact tbat sheep will not
feed on any variety of cone bearing
trees either young or old. He states
that the assertion that sheepmen are
accountable ior tbe forest fires is false
in tbe extreme
As a number of the prominent mem
bers were not present and as they were
expected this afternoon on motion the
meeting adjourned until 1 p. il.
AFTERNOOM SESSION
The afternoon session of the Wool
Growers Association was called to
order shortly before 3 o'clock by
President George Young.
Mr. Young suggested that Mr.
Ormsby address tbe meeting He re
sponded by reading the orders be re
ceived from the department shortly
after his appointment and told how
ever
fire to the rao are as it would do tbem
an injury rather than be a benefit to
them.
In speaking of tha injuty done ty
the sheep in cutting off and lessening
the water supply he stated that he did
not believe the grazing of sheeo had
this effect to . any great extent. He
spoke of the disagreeable position
in which he is placed by the sheep
men, cattlemen, farmers and the de
partment and concluded th it U is like
being "between the "devil and the
deep blue sea." Mr. Tongue inquired
which of the?e elements impersonated
his salaoic majesty to- which question
Mr. Ormsby appeared to have a
timidity to answer.
If the representatives of Oregon and
Wasblngtoo stand together they ean
do much toward arranging the leasing
of tbe ranges which will greatly im
prove matters for the sheepman.
Judge Mays who is interested both la
the cattle and sheep bmtae urged
that they quit quarreling over the re
serve and end?avor to settle the nut
ter by each individual receiving a cer
taia allotment peacefullyand by so do
ing these industries would be improved
otberwine one or the other must suffer.
He concluded by presenting a reso
lution tbat tho chairman appoint a
committee of four to act with bim in
layin the matter prope.-ly before our
representatives at the national capital.
The meeting was still in session at the
time of goto g to press.
Five thoroughbred pointer puppies,
three months old, for sale cheap. See
Fred Lemke. s5 lm
October -Standard patterns at Pease
k, Mays.
Clark & Falk's flavoring extracts are
fresh and pure Ask J our grocer for
them,
. All the latest and moat, popular;
macsztr.es and periodicals now be;
bad a Jacobseu Book k Music Co. jyll
Afck your groeer ior Clark &. Falk's
avorit.g extracts.
the extreme.
In spite of the trouble with the
lights, however, everyone pr'8tit ap
peared to be well pleastd with the
performance.
He has indeed a splendid collection
Of pictures of tbe Oregon boys in the
Philippines aud whatmade it th more
pleasing to those in attendance l.t-t
night was t hot Co L, in wiich our
bovs from The Dalles ed, showed
up prominently in many of tbe views,
While Captain Wells is not an
orator .still be is a pleasing talker aud
bis expertance in tbe Philippines- was
such that be was able to narrate may
interesting things in connection with
the work of tbe regiment while tbere,
as well -as throw much light on the
ehraa&ter, habits and customs of tbe
natlres.
His views of tbe battle fields and
trenches after encounters showed
more plainly than baa e-yer been
oeseribed tbe wholesale slaughter of
a people who are fighting for their
liberty.
Wben the picture of Aguinaldo was
thrown uoon tbe curtain a few who
would have tven termed gallery gods,
bad tbe opera house such a luxury as
a gallery, biaeed. but tbe majority of
those present acted as if they consider
ed the man more deserving of respect
than sco'n, one who is sacrificing
himself for the benefit of his race.
Captain Wells returned to bis borne
in Portland this morning.
GORMAN,
Adminj-troior of the partnership estate of
John tlrooKDOUe, Ofpettdea ana j. orooi.
boose.
w5t
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
THE WOOLGROWERS MEETING.
. Ninteen and 29c each for ladle's and
children's hats and caps now on sale
at Pease & Ma) s
i The Sheepmen Condoled Their Lbor
I Yeeterdajr Afternoon.
Towards tbe conclusion of tbe wool
rowers meeting yesterday, and in ac
cordance with the resolution intro
duced by Judge Mays, Hon Newton
Williamson, Robert Mays, A. A. Bon
ney ana I. purges were appointed
with President fteprpp A Young as a
committee of five with full authority to
act for tbe as-x o'ation in tbe matter
of the grazing of sheep on the public
lands and especially 'on tbe lands of
tbe Cascade fpsefvp.
This corojoee wi,ll lay tbe grievances
of the sheepmen before the depart
ment as well as to keep our Represen
tatives in Washing ten posted po the
wants of tbe sheep raj sera.
Congressman Thomas Tongua de-
Notice is hereby frt?en tbat the undersigned
g been duly appointed by tle Hon. County
ouctnr tbe Stale of Oregon for Wasoo County,
adinlnUtratorof the Esute ot Antone Jerome,
deceased. All perHOiu. having claim! analnnt
wild deceased or bis estate are hereby noti&ed
to present tbe same, properly veMfujq. to me at
tny oltli-e In Dalles -City. Oregon, wflbht'si
ujontbrt from the date of thin notice. . .
liuu-d this Slat day ol August. 1XU9.
K. F OIUBONSi
Administrator of tbe ealate of Anions Jerome,
deceased.
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby riven that (be following pe
tition for a rttuil liquor license will be pre
sented to tbe County Court of Wrsro county.
Oregon on tbe 8th day of November, 18M), at If)
o'clock a m. of said day
Petition.
County Court
of Wasoo
To tbe Honorable
County, regon:
ve, tbe undersigned legal voters of Falls
Precinct. Wifsco Cbunty, Oregon, respectfully
petit! n your honorable board to grant to Wm.
Lahicv a license to sell spirituous, lnoua
and malt liquors In less quantity Uiaq one
gallon, for tne term of one year, at the Car
cade Locks, Oregon:
J Totton
Wm M Ash
L L Cates '
C Vascori
CF. ettiok
C Haggolom
Erik tuiKghlonj
O WllHOU
Jobn Tbelson
John Andenon
3 E Woods
Louey Lunyp
1 Aqdersgn
H TVussn
T W Uaddar
J J Co vie
Alfred Coi:s
J F Stoat
D a Cheyney
Joe Scnm.d
A W King
Andrew 1'rsvsrre
(i .-yrtng
V E Leavens
M c Martin
K O Connor
Thud Uluxier
Wm Nestier
H P HarDbam
Pa. Luhey
Q L Hurphim
H H Weston
Otto Olla
S Malm
E P Asb
H FiUoDOsa
H O Hansen
H Lfllrgard
A Fleischner'
A E Trast '
Jobn Wes'-imaa
Joe Schmidt Jr
W D McCrary
Ben Dppe
John V Trans
C Voorhees
A O HalJ
A Welson
B Black
C A MuCrorv
N Nelson ' ,.,
F H louga
I F Rogers .. -.
A U Olajuer
H A Leavens '
E Martin, ... . .
C J Carlsoq '
John Uu ..
J Johnson
Oregon Wa: bbn tl '
dni .-korg , , ,
ho rusk
Win Tr.z7 I '
J :r is Q TMB
Stoves, Stoves, Stove. 1 " .
Before purchasing your stoves and
ranges call and examine our line. ' As
we have the most -omplete line in Tbe
Dalles. Our Unuge-Beach superior
n6e consists of 10 different sUe; in
the Tjolyphsal liod we o ivs 12 sizes.
' ' A . L '.. ... . . . - . ......
puruuasi.; wir bhivpi oeiore
ill star
As we
pho advance, we w
To Cure Cold In Una Dar
Tftk laxative Bromo Quinine Tab- i Hred speech in whhjb ha Stated
Ibti. Ali druggists refund tbe money
if it fails cure. K. W.
signature is ou eeb box. 25c.
Grove's
slO 4d
Harmony WHI3KEY. For family
and medicinal use. bold by ien
Wilson, The Dalles,
WANTBOrr-SEVERAL BRIGHT AND
honest persons to represent us as
managers in this and close by counties
Salary 8900 a year and .expenses
Straight, bona-fide, no more, fi.Q less
sajary. Position permanent. Qir
references, any bank in any town. It
that his object in being present at.
tbat meeting was rather to gain in
formation on tha subject of graglog (o
Eastern Oregon timber laqd and its
effecte, than to express any ideas of
bis own. He stated tbat a far as bis
own personal knowlodgs was ood-
, cerned it was limited solely to tbe
, eonfioes of Western Oregon, and that
in that action he knew tbat grazing
. did not Id j ufs (he timber grewth.
I He told of bis experience of buying
a band of sheep to destroy th under
brush in a piece of timber land. His
scheme did not work, however, as tbs
sfeaep died in a short time while tbe
piece oWmberon which be allowed
start you on new
cook stoves at $0.00, A r Tights at
ed room sets at 3 M. $11.00. tm.'OO
and 114,00. We have big stock an
litfle prices. ' ' ': '
pp Bpisfi r'cnNixrttE Co.' ' '
' Ifti Secon d street,
Jd-tf .' . The Palles.
is mainly office work conducted at
home. ReWeace, Enclose self-ad-j tham BraiM , on- . .h finpa.
urcwcuBtwu(w V w iud xsuui- I Jjg farm
Idioo Compaoj, Sept. 2,Cftica.go'
torrtp Protective AssoHstlos) Hoe ttnf.
Jfotlpe (s herely given, that the
semi-annus) merti.k' pf the Foreef
Protect!?? Asuoclmiup aiJJ i)9 bp!4 fB
The PaMes pn Sat'iflay, J?:iyeniberfiU,
fit 19 p'pfock a. m. l m-mbers of tha
SKsooiaiion and h.'j ),ff(ps n symr
pat by with tbe obj ': t,( pbd 90olv
tion are invited to, be vroteoi, t M
I D DRlVERr i
M. J. Anderson, President,
Secrelarr.- oct4 lm
Clarke & Fallc bare secured the ex
elusive agency for James E. Pattons
celebrated mixed paints in Klickitat,
Kititas and Skamania Co's. Wash
Wasco, Crook, Gilliam, Sherman and
Wbeller Co,s. Oregon.,
Ask your grocer for Clark & Falk's
flavoring extracts.
Clark & Falk have a complete line
of American artist tube paints.
Tho it cycle Doctor.
When yerSr wheel is sick and in need
of fixing take it to Charlie Burcbtorf,
Second street, next Xo ((Junniqg',3
blacksmith shop. Full line of bicycle
supplies carried in stock. Agent for
the celebrated Rambler. .. tf
Notice.
The members of J. W. Nesmith Peat
ro requested to meet in their ball
Saturday evening at 8 o'clock Oct. 7th.
Special meeting by order of
R, L, Akin, Commander,
Call for the Mascot cigar. Smoke
tbe Company L Mascot cigar for a
good rich stnoke. Manufactured by
B. Ulrich. s25 6d l
I
For sale A two thousand acre stock
and grain farm on the Jobn Day river
near Canyon City. Must be sold at
once and at a sacrifice. Apply at this
office. 4d2w '
MALT
EXTRACT 7'
only at the MIDWAY. ' I
A pure food tonic.
Healthful, invig.
Exposition fti. e
' . i . . ..i . . . i .,
i?np fh9 c7r.e-.'.'", iixliiytrlal exposl"
tion to be held u;. ; -yif .nt. Oregon,
Sept. 26tb to Oci. 6. ihe O.-egon Kail-
road & Navigatlo- '. will make a
round trip rate of, i t which will al
so include two aui:n.--iori coupons to
lt exposition, 'l i;ji't vljl 'be goq
golig on traip S'-,,' ffu , .'.Vednesday,
September 27 and np - Tednesdajr
thereafter and f.n- ir u No. 9
Thursday, Septem1' ; h and eyery
Thursday thereaft u and lncludl"g
Tbr4ay, Qct. 20 ':. ri .-sets will be
limited for return i r.iire, to expire
the Sunday night f'H iii tbs Weda
nesOay or Thur.-da A'..lch ticket
is sold. . ... oct 20
Large school hp- n.... I eent each.
Pencils, 5 cents per ooz , 1'ons, slates
and all other set---" supplies below
any of our compet't.urs prices. Jacob
sen Book 4c Music Co.
J
Clark ot Falk's flavoring extracts are
fresh and pure. Ask your grocer tot
them.
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