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SATURDAY.. NOVEMBER 11, 1899
XS THESE NO UMITt
There apparently la no limit to the
'greed of a people who once start oat
on a tour of "benevolent assimilation"
with the view to conquering and
subduing the earth. Spain started out
on such an expedition several cen
turies aeo, and the consequence is
told in the present condition of that
: principality. France, too, embarked
- on a similar expedition, but itlearned
V in time that it could not subdue the
world, and for a century past has not
. ; undertaken to spread its expansive
.- . wines over the universe, and has
oonfined itself to a few minor posses-
: Ita no.,,! tarrltrkrv.
: Great Britain has been the only gov
" - ernment that has made, a success of
expansion, but If the costs ' were
counted, ' it would be shown by
the lives and money that have been
sacrificed, in carrying the British
flag to every corner of .the globe, that
government nas paia very aeariy ior
what it has accomplished. Such
lessons, however, do not serve to cool
the ardor of those recent converts to
imperialism who have sprouted up in
whis country. There seems to be no
1 limiffca their desire to expand. They
have conceived an idea that it is the
mission of the American people, given
them by a Divine Providence, to sub-
- due all people who are not up to their
ideal standard . of civilization, or who
do not conduct their governments in
accordance with the most improved
and accepted Ideas. They advance
the idea that because we are most
enlightened or more advanced we are
justified in assuming control of our
: less fortunate brothers throughout
the world. They justify the war
against the Filipinos on these grounds
. and of late some are beginning to show
V their bands and insist that' we
extend the war of conquest to other
countries and against other people.
Among tbir class is the Portland Ore
' gonian, which in a recent editorial
aid:
. "Activity In Asia and Africa obscures
- for the time a phenomenon in our own
"-' hemisphere which would otherwise en
chain the . attention of the civilized
: world, perhaps pre-eminently. This
is the persistent state of revolution in
. numerous republics south of Mexico.
If civilization were not busy elsewhere
- It may seriously be doubted whether
the turbulent and almost anarcbio
conditions ruling almost everywhere
in Central and South America could
be longer tolerated." . . .
It then at some length comment
ed ; upon the "deplorable"- state of
affairs that exist in the Central and
South American republics, recited the
' ' ' frequent insurrections and .rebellions,
- and concluded by saying:
v.. "This is a shocking, .record of In-
comretencv and unrest. Its end is
only a question of time, and will come
f, . . most iiaeiy, wnenever sen-iuiuou,, wu
1 --J.1 industry become considerable enough
to make a mighty appeal for promo
tion . Latin America lacks the quality
of self-government. Racial' condi
tions, concerning whose particulars it
Is probably useless to speculate, forbid
It. Industry must be conserved there,
business must be done, life and prop
erty must be made safe. Who is to
answer to the call, when it comes,
admits of no doubt. We cannot suf-
fer Europe there. We must go our
selves. That is the next great task
that confronts the American 'nation
Its work in the West Indies and the
Philippines is only preparatory for the
policing of a hemisphere."
This explains the objects and de
sires of tbe rank imperialists of this
country. It explains why the present
administration refuses to accept any
terms of peace from the Filipinos ex
cept unconditional surrender. . The
object Is to dtsplayor military strengsh
against those people; whip them Into
absolute subjection and establish full
control over their institutions. y .This
. accomplished they would have' the
government provoke a quarrel with
some of the weaker republics to the
south, raise an immense army, invade
its territory, and make the people
"subjects", of this country. They
wodld Involve the nation in an endless
war of conquest, for there is no limit
to their greed, and the expense and
sufferings that war entails are
nothing to them. Continuous war
would serve them two pus poses. It
gives them opportunity to "expand"
their business of fleeoiug the govern
ment and at the same time enables
them to reduce the people to abject
poverty through taxation for the. pur
pose of prosecuting the war. This
greed has no limit and it can only be
checked by the people rising in their
might and taking the reins of govern
ment from them at the next general
election.
partments of each regiment, for a
single regiment. These estimates are
for a peace basis, but General Corbin
makes this recommendation as to the
pay of officers who are located away
from home;
"The pay of all officers below the
grade of brigadier-general should be
increased at least 33 1-3 per cent, while
on duty in Cuba or our new posses
sions. Most of these gentlemen have
families that they are unable to have
with them, and, therefore, are com
pelled to maintain two establishments.
Also, that provision be made that all
officers below tbe grade of major-general,
who retire by 'reason of age or
wounds received in action, shall do so
on the next grade above tbe rank held
by them in the regular army on the
date of their retirement."
This will no doubt be accepted by
congress, and the salaries or tne om
cere of a single regiment serving
abroad will be 1115,000 a year, this
added to tne pay of the enlisted men
will make $271,000 a year that salaries
of a regiment cost tbe country, and
for tbe 100 regiments the cost to the
government will be over 27.0O0,OO0 a
year. And add to tnis tne cost oi sup
plies, which will be more tbao double
tbe salaries, then our army, under the
present system of militarism will be an
expense of not less tnan o,uw,uuu
upon the people. Then there is the
navy to keep up, which has in thepa9t
few years been greater expense than
the' army, hence we can' expect our
militarism to cost us in the' neighbor
hood of fli0,000,000 a yeai, This Is
what imperialism and expansion will
cost the country, and if anybody can
figure out 'that . we will derive that
much clear cash benefit from tbem, we
may say that the .systems are advan
tageous to the nation from a financial
point of view. '
THE EASTERN ELECTIONS.
The result of Tuesday's elections
will have considerable bearing upon
shaping the policies of tbe two parties
in the campaign of 1900. The repub
licans of Ohio having been able to re
tain their normal majority in the state
will aid McKInley's chances for re
nomination next year, for the cam
paign was conducted upon lines inten
ded to endorse his administration.
While the endorsement was perhaps
not so emphatic as his - friends would
have desired, yet it was sufficient to
encourage them to ' force his nomina
tion upon the republican national con
vention. On the other hand, In Ne
braska, the Issue was made the- en
dorsement or rejection of the princi
ples advocated by Bryan, and the elec
tion having resulted In an endorsement
of the great democratic leader, his
nomination Is now almost assured.
In other states, except Kentucky,
the result was by no means discour
aging to democrats. ' The republicans
havs not been able to increase their
majorities, and in -several places tbey
have been cut down. This cannot be
considered as an emphatic endorse
ment of the republican administra
tion nor so severe a rebuke as the dem
ocrats would have desired.
- The result in Kentucky', was a just
rebuke to Goebel and his methods.
He forced his nomination upon ' the
democratic convention, and divided
the party strength, causing - an inde
pendent ticket to come into the field.
While Goebel's defeat is to some ex
tent a repulse to democracy, It does
not signify that Kentucky can here
after be considered a republican state.
Tbe republican gains in New Jersey
were expected, for the. reason that New
Jersey is the hotbed of trusts, and that
influence went a long, way toward as
sisting the republican ticket. Mary
land has been redeemed to the demo
crats, which was a victory republicans
did not expeet.
Tuesday's elections may be said to
have been significant as they have
made certain whom tbe nominees will
be in 1900, and have pretty clearly de
fined what the platform declarations
will be.
ENGLAND'S STRENGHT.
The average strenght of the British
army the regular army in 1898, ac
cording to a blue book just issued, was
225,027, of whom 122,825 were serving
abroad. As to nationality, 165,038
noncommissioned officers and men were
English, 17.285 were Scotch, 28,538
were Irish, 10,015 were born in India
or the colonies. It will be observed
that, in proportion to population, Ire
land supplies more mou to the British
arm v than England does. The strenght
of each arm was as follows: Household
cavalry, 1305; cavalry of the lines,
18,848; horse attlllery, 3669; field artil
lery, 14,932; mountain artillery 1383;
garrison artillery, 18,327; engineers,
7860; guards, 998; infantry of the line,
148.033: colonial corps. 6312; service
corps. 3613; nvrdical corps, 2835; ord
nance corps, 1373; pay corps, 580.
Within tbe year there was an in
crease of 9980 noncommissioned offi
eers and. men, so that on January 7,
1899, the total strength of the regular
army was 231,851 of all ranks. As
now strengthened during the present
month, by calling up some 20.000 re
servists men who have served re
cently in the regular' army the army
numbers about 250,000. The enrolled
strength of the reserve was 78,798 be
fore tbe recent call. In the militia
there were 113 439, in the yeomanry
10,207, in the volunteers 230,678. The
government has recently, taken . au
thority for the calling forth of such
part of the' militia .and yeomanry as
may be required to replace tbe troops
sent o South Africa, -and probably
75.000 will be kept in service till the
war is ended, making the' total force
receiving full pay about 325,000- men.
A force of some 275,000 more or less
efficient would remain to be called
upon for home defense in case of emer
gency. With such a military force at its
command it would seem that England
should be able to crush the two little
Boer republics In a very short time.
But Influences may be brought to bear
that will stop the war before the Boers
haye been annihilated, though no one
can dispute England's ability to carry
on a war that would bring the - South
African republics into the Britieh do
back together with $1000 damages, and
received both. Plummer further ex
hibits, and has allowed published in
the Salem Sentinel, a receipt whicb
reads as follows and is said to bear tbe
signature, "T. T. Geer:"
"SALEM, Or., April 28, 1898,
In consideration of $1000 to tne paid
the receipt of which I hereby acknowl
eJffe. I atrree. if elected governor, to
appoint H. R. Plummer .superinten
dent of tbe Oregon state penitiary for
a period of four years."
The good name of the governor and
the good name of tbe state require
public refutation of this charge from
tbe governor, if be 3an make it, and
the prosecution of Plummer if he can
not prove tbe genuineness of his state
ment. It is a serious charge to accuse
tbe governor of any state of having
sold appointments to office. However
obscure the party may be who makes
the charge, when he exhibits a receipt
purporting to be signed by the gov.
em or and agreeing, for the considera
tion of $1000, to make an appointment,
the matter deserves something more
than a passing denial: if not true, it
demauds the prosecution of the party
circulating it.
Tbe Times-Mount a ineeb has little
in common with Governor Geer; it
looks upon him as a demagogue, but it
's not ready to. believe that be is so
corrupt as tbe charges made by Plum
mer would indicate.. Yet it believes
he owes it to the state that something
more than a passing denial of the ac?
cusation be made.- Si ncej be. Is gov
ernor of the state, he owes it to tbe
people thereof to refute anything that
reflects upon his honor or Integrity.
EDITORIAL, NOTES.
THE NATIONS MONET.
WHICH SHALL IT BE?
COST Or MILITARISM.
General Corbin has made his annual
report and snma np the military forces
of the nation as being, regular army
64,586, volunteers 34,674, making a total
of 99,163 men in the service. Of these
, 34,229 are in the United States, 3,363
In Porto Rico, 11,187 in Cuba, 32,315 in
the Philippines, 17,099 en route to the
Islands, 499 In Alaska, and 466 in
Hawaii. In his report General Corbin
. adds that by December 1st there will
be a force of 2117 officers and 63,608
enlisted men in the Philippines. - In
short his report shows that the United
' States now has a standing army of
i .proximately 100,000.
' . The cost of maintaining this organ-
lzation bids fair to be one of the
heaviest burdens the people will be
called upon to bear. The salaries of a
single regiment for a year amount to
' $244,500, and the provisoning and
- clothing an equal amount, while the
' equipping and arming amounts to some
$100,000, thus making the cost of main
taining a single regiment about $600,-
000 per annum. In a full regiment
there are 1.000 enlisted men. whose
pay for a year amounts to $156,000, one
colonel at $3,500, one lieutenant-colon
el at $3,000, two majors at $2,500, ten
captains at $1,800, ten first lieutenants
at $1,500 and ten second lieutenants at
$1,400. making a total of $68,500 for
regiment officers salaries. In addition
to this there Is an expense of about
$20,000 a year connectea witn tne com-
adiutant's ana meaicax ue-
In his Thanksgiving proclamation
the president has correctly enumerated
many of the blessings of the past year
for which tbe American people should
be devoutly thankful to Almighty
God. , . .-
' It Is In this new direction indicated
by Mr. McKlnley as tbe legitmate
channel for the overflow of American
gratitude that the president's procla
mation differs radically from tbe
speeehes so freely delivered during his
recent campaign tour through , the
West. -
In those speeches President Mc
Klnley displayed- no Inclination to
resign to tbe Almighty credit for tbe
manifold blessings bestowed upon the
American people of late. Quite to the
contrary, Indeed. He distinctly claim
ed that each and every one of those
blessing arose ' from the beneficent
policy of the McKinley administration
and the wisdom and goodness of tbe
republican national organization. If
God bad a hand in the matter it was
not then visible to the president.
And, very likely, having now as a
matter of mere form and ceremony in
timated that it might be just as well to
thank tbe Creator instead . of the Mc
Kinley administration on the next
Thanksgiving day, the president will
again revert to his original position.
From now until after the presidential
election of 1900 it is not probable that
God Almighty wtll.be credited with
any achievement that would serve to
Increase the administration prestige.
Thanksgiving day is as. much as the
president can 'spare as things -now
staql. St. Louis Republic.
Hon. Ellis H. Roberts, treasurer of
the United States, in hisanoual re
port to Secretary Gage, sums up the
operations of the last fiscal year by
'saying that "a notable activity was
exhibited In all kinds., of currency,
with a marked increase in the use of
gold coin, and in a less degree-of silver
coin, while the prosperity of tbe
country has at no time left any part of
the government notes in tbe treasury
above the demands of daily business in
its several offices. .
"The effect of the new revenue law
is shown in the receipts of the year, in
which there was an increase In 1898 of
$56,553,199, from customs and $102,536,
220 from Internal revenue. The col
lections of Internal revenue were larger
than those for any a previous year,
with the exception only of 1866, and
the total ordinary receipts, which
amounted to $515,960,620, were also the
largeet on record, wltb the same ex
ception; The net ordinary, expenses
were a little over-. $605,u00.000,- an
amount exceeded only 'twice in 1863
and in 1864 ' There ' was a deficiency
of $89,111,559. in ordinary revenues.
Inclusive of loans and the issues fit
notes and certificates, .the total , re
ceipts on all accounts by warrants
were ' $1,038,451,340, and the total dis
bursements $946,122,148. With 'the
addition of the proceeds from the new
3 per cents to tbe ordinary revenues
there was a fiscal surplus of $100,791,
521 for the year. The receipts from
tbe loan represented every part of the
country. Of the total of nearly $200,
000,000, upwards of $125,000,000 came,
to the office in Washington to..: the.
form of cheeks on bankaiiitevefy part,
of tbe country. . Nearly $29,000,000: was
paid in gold, UDwards'of .$25,000,000 in
United States notes,and . tbe rest in
other kinds of money.'' ' " - . ,
.The report then deals with the
volume of money la ' circulation on
June . 30 last which was: .-.""United
States notes, $319547,349; treasury
notes, $92,605,192; silver certificates,
$401,689,343, and national bank notes,
237,832,594. The paper in circulation
was thus increased during the year by
$42,828,386; gold coin In circulation
$646,561,185."
The Dalles must go forward or back
ward. Not to progress means retro
gression, v
' Why complain. about business being
dull in Tbe Dalles? Better get out
and do something to make it better.
"The way to resume -is to resume,"
said good, old Horace Greeley. And
the way to build factories is to build
them.
Our citizens should begin to . devise
plans to make 1900 a notable year in
the history of the progress of The
Dalles.
The Dalles. needs factories that will
give employment to more . working
men. Every enterprise of this char
acter would redound to the benefit of
all... . .v :
Keep the fact constantly in mind
that the year' 1900 should be made a
rec i 1 breaker in tbe progress of The
Da j. A good, strong pull all along
tbe ..he Is needed. .". .
England 'should not complain too
bitterly of the treatment of her miners
In the Transvaal so long - as her de
pendency, Canada, enforces such arbi
trary rules in the Klondike.
William J. Bryan .has a. big mouth
and he opens It freely and often, but
he never puts his foot in it, as do many
statesmen, who do not use their mouths
anything like as mush. East Oregon
! Wheat and silver are getting pretty
close together again. - Wheat seems
to be selling on a normal market, that
is one not affected-by heavy failures
abroad. If it falls ; much . lower an
ouuee of silver at the commercial price
will buy a bushel of It.
-. The Spokane Chamber of Commerce '
has appropriated $50 per month to ad
vertise the section tributary to tnat
city in the farm journals of the East.
This Is another evidence of the enter
prise of Spokane, and her citizens. -de
serve the prosperity that has come, to
them.' ' - - -. .,
The Illinois flag - law, which pro
hibits the use of the flag for advertis
ing purposes, has been declared un
constitutional by the courts of that
state. The constitution' should be
amended. Our flag bas another' and a
higher use than au emblem of trades
or merchandise.
It pays to trade in The Dalles,--and when trading in The Dalles it pays to visit
: A. M. WILLIAMS & CO.
JjE were never better prepared to save you money than the Fall and Winter Season of 1899 finds us. , It is our ambition
to finish the century with the greatest record of sales in our history, and to effect this end we will spare no efforts to make
it worth your while to deal with us. Bargains abound everywhere in this great store. Every department is tilled with goods and
goods of a quality that enable us to safely say: "Your money back if you're not satisfied."
28-inch
Outing Flannels
medium and dark stripes and checks, value 5c per
yard. We know of stores who sell them for 6 1-4C.
c.
per
yard.
Calicos.
Indigo blue calicos, turkey red cali
cos, mourning calicos, fancy figured
calicos, 25 inches wide, per yard. . . 4c
; Muslins.
In spite of the advance quoted every
where on cottons this fall we continue
to sell cottons as cheap no, cheaper
than ever before.
LL ' unbleached muslin. 36 inches
wide. ter vard . . ' 4i
3B-inch bleached muslin 5c
percales.
32-inches wide, dark and light pat
terns; other stores get 8 and 10c for
no better pecales; our price. . . .V 6c
,'. :4 -
Our,
' Blanket
Department.
Is good and ready for the rush that is
sure to follow this announcement:
Next Friday and Saturday Nov.
16 and 17, we will offer our
entire stock of white and Colored
Blankets at Special Sale Prices.
Those who have attended our. blanket
sales in the past will fully appreciate
this coming event, and will take advant
age of it. ; Winter is here and blankets
you must have.
1 0-4 Cray Cotton
Blankets per pair, 41c.
Sold- at otherstores at 50 and 60 cents.
I inT1 fllfi n annua' occurence with us. This year we differ some
1.1 11 wi 1 aJait, what, however, in having a larger display of Table Linen
by the yard, Linen Table Spreads and Linen Napkins. The last invoice of these
snowy beauties has arrived and now we are ready. v
Friday and Saturday, Nov. 16 and 17,
We will offer our entire stock of linens for
the table at the following special prices :
19c
2c
31c
58-inch bleached linen damask, clear patterns, per yard '.
57-inch bleached linen damask, good quality, per yard. ,
57-inch bleached linen damask, good aualitv. per yard ,
57-inch half-breached linen damask, good quality, per yard 37c
57-inch bleached linen damask, good quality, per yard. .... 39c
F?v"f ro cr.a(-.Jo I Half bleached all-linen German .'
, CAlrd FCCIdl damask, 0-in. wide, per yd.... 43C
64-inch bleached pure linen damask, per yard 45c
72-inch unbleached pure linen damask, per yard 69c
70-inch bleached clover-leaf damask ..' 79c
72-inch bleached sat in finished double damask .'. 98c
74-inch bleached satin finished rionble damask $1.10
74-inch bleached satin finished double damask $1.38
Damask Napkins, special prices, 50c to $5.00 per dozen.
Fringed Doylies from 25c to 75.
Clothing
Department.
On certain counters in our clothing de
partment we have piled eood, desirable
winter snits for men and boys, and have
marked them to close at
HALF PRICE.
This is another instance where our
way of doing business differs from the
ordinary merchants. When a line of
suits is sold down to only one or two, we
take these and on the bargain counter
they go. They never fail to sell. 'And
that's how we keep our stock free from
"back numbers" '
.Mens' pants, also a counter full of
them at Half the regular price.
Ladies'
Cloak
Department.
We will not try to tell yon in detail
about this magnificent stock of Capes,
Jackets, Furs, Suits and Skirts. We
will, however; eztnd a cordial invita
tion to every lady who reads this ad to
come in and .look around. This is
fashion's center of all that is new and
stylish in women's wear, and it costs
nothing whatever to see the show.
A 16-inch
Circular
Plush Cape ,
Storm collar, edged with angoro fur, for
only f 1.95.
Odds and ends in Childrens Wool Un
derwear at
Half Price.
It's a way webave of getting rid of the
balance of lines in Underwear. Those
who know come here when they want
children's underwear and look over our
odil-lot counters. 1 J - ;
50c garments' now
25r ii'wwnt8 now.............
20c garments now...... ............
10c garmants now.-. ,
Ladles Union Suits.
Siher griy, fleeced back, cotton
r bbed union suit, open across
tl e boat; all sizes, from 32 to 42,
,. per suit
25c
13c
10c
6c
Ladies vests and pants, same weight,
quality and finish as the - union
snits, each
60c
25c
Our ptock
winter i; ide
ton, is foil of
nominee for governor, while they have
lost the legislature and possibly tbe
lieutenant-governor. Had Jones been
out of the way, no doubt Nash would
have been defeated, for the vote on
lieutenant-epvernor. shows Jones with
his 100,000 votes' got a support that
would have gone to McLean, when tbe
result of the. election is fully analyzed
there Is little comfort in it for the ad
-'Last year nearly everything pro
duced on the farm commanded a good
price. As a result' everybody was
prosperous up to tfaetime of this year's
harvest. This Is an evidence that the
real wealth producers are the tillers of
the soil and that our prosperity-depends
upon them.
Congressman Tongue has announced
his willingness to head a petition to
ASTORIA'S AMBITION.
Astorlan makes us weary. ' It
insists that Astoria be made a terminal
point by tbe various railroad lines. In
other words, alter one or tbe great
railroad companies has hauled grain
and other products to Portland, wbere
the same can be shipped to any port in
the world, then tbe transportation
line should pay the freight over the
LOOKING FOR A MAN.
The republican press of the country
Is beginning to cast about for a run
ning mate for President 'McKlnley.
They want a man who can contribute
liberally to the campaign fund, and
the Portland Telegram thinks it has
found the right Individual for the
place.' It says j : -r: .T - : . ,
Since Vice-President Hobart is con
ceded to be hopelessly 111, considerable
speculation is indulged in as to who
will be the next republican nominee
for the office be holds. Doubtless Mr.
McKlnley would like to press. Admiral
Dewey into second place, but Dewey
won't be thus tempted. ' -. Next the
president would desire Roosevelt. But
that tremendous young egotist will
say nay; he has higher aspirations,
and no inclination to bury himself in
the vice-presidential office. General
Grant has been mentioned, and as he
U always ready for an office, and Is the
son of his father, and has made a
creditable military record, he would
do.' Secretary Root would be a strong
man, but It Is doubtful ft he would "ac
cept. ' None of these men are extreme
ly rich, though either could contribute
very liberally to Mr. Hanna's sack; in
choosing either of them availability,
popularity, would be the main object.
But falling in these, and considering
a. candidate's financial resources as tbe
main qualification, several names sug
gest themselves. Possibly Dr. Depew
might consider the. proposition, but
this is not probable. If it comes to a
pinch, bow would "Gas" Addicks, of.
Delaware, do? He bas been trying
Astoria railroad to Astoria. This Is j ff yeg with hi8 made millions to
pure, rampant idiocy, JNo business
man would eyer entertain . such a
proposition.
Astoria can obtain her desire to be
made a terminal point only in one
way. 'And that is to make It to the
Interests of the various railroads to
grant tbe privilege. If Astoria can
charter a .vessel for. a less, rate than
Portland, let her do it. She can get
millions of bushels of wheat from The
Dalles shipped down the Columbia; she
can tap the Willamette valley by boats
as far south as Eugene, always to
Salem and Albany. - Let her get tbe
vessels to load and the facilities for
handlinsr grain, and the firms to buv
It, and in one season if her claims of
superiority to ' Portland are demon
strated tbe railroad companies will
be forced to make her a terminal
point, or else lose a large share of their
business, trlve a patient but tired
people a rest.
break into the
and
woulJ
senate,
doubtless jump at the chance of paying
a million dollars for the office. . Con
sidering this administration from a
certain point of view, Addicks is just
the man. He. would ' suit Brother
Abner to a T.
A DENIAL NECESSART.
H. R. Plummer, of Polk county,
makes a most serious charge against
Governor Geer that should be refuted
by the governor. It is that he (Plum
mer) prior . to the last election gave
Geer $1000 in consideration of which
Mr. Geer, if elected governor, was to
appoint Plummer superintendent of,
the penitentiary. Plummer is giving
the transaction considerable publicity,
and says that not receiving tbe ap
pointment he demanded Ms money
tbe president urging him ' to use Hi
good offices to end tbe war between
England and the Transvaal. It would
be more like tbe thing for him to nrge
tbe president to cease his own war. of
"criminal aggression."
We could build the Nicaragua canal
with the money expended in one year
In a war of criminal, aggression In the
Philippine Islands. The former would
be a triumph of. civilization that would
bring lasting, benefits to our people.
while the other is the barbarous work
of conquest and. spoliation.
The law of Washington that allows
convicts to be paroled works well. The
prisoner Is allowed bis liberty on good
behavior. If be is not a good citizen
or attempts to leave the state, he Is
remanded. This principle Is emyloyed
in the east and could be ax tended to
this state with profit. Eugene Guard,
The Times-Mountaineer has a ticket
to suggest for 1900. It Is William J,
Bryan, of Nebraska,' and James D,
Phelan, mayor of San Francisco. It is
a ticket that would appeal to the people,
because of the honesty : and ability of
those who composelt. Besides It is
time the country was looking to the
far west for its statesmen and leaders.
'TheOregonian'says the British navy,
man for man and ship for ship, would
be a match for the combined navies of
the world. Isn't that a patriotic utter
ance for an alleged American, when
the British navy has not met in con
flict a first-class sea power In fifty
years, and whenever tbey have met
the Americans It bas been to surren
der?
Tbe debt of uougias county was re
duced over $18,000 during the past
vear by an honest, economical and
business like administration of affairs.
Douglas connty elected the reform
ticket last time, there being a perfect
fusion, of the democrats, populists and
silver republicans, and every pledge
given tbe people has been faithfully
kept. ' - " '
' This season bop raisers are told the
price of hops is low because they have
taken a fall in London and Liverpool.
A few years ago tbey were told low
prices were the result of importations
of cheap hops from Europe. A tariff
was imposed to prevent these importa
tions, but still the price is regulated in
Europe. There must be something
wrong. ?
' Our republican friends can take bnt
little comfort to themselves because of
the result of last Tuesday's election
Ohio, wbere their main force was ex
pended, and where an unlimited cam
paign fund was used, was saved to their .
It is conceded in the Associated
Press dispatches that Jones in Ohio
drew more strength from McLean than
he did from' Nash. . This is reasonable,
for Jones' support came largely from
laboring men and people opposed to
Imperialism.' Had Jones been out of
the way. the endorsement of Presi
dent McKlnley in Ohio would have
been less emphatic. .
A wool scouring plant should be es
tablished fn The Dalles during 1900.
This is the only -way to retain for our
city Its prewdt position as tbe lead
ing wool market of the state.- - With a
united pull, It can be obtained. ' Other
wise as transportation lines are ex
tended, a vast region hitherto and at
present tributary to The Dalles will be
cut off, and t)up city lose a chief source
of income. '
- - - j
,' According,; to Commissioner . Her
mann's report there are over 900,000,-
000 acres of public lands unreserved
and unappropriated in tbe United
States. So long as this Is true, It
hardly seems necessary to try to gob
ble up the Islands of the Pacific, that
are already ' more densely populated
Jban any section of this country, in
order to give our enterprising people
an opportunity to expand.
It is alleged that France, Germany
and Russia will offer the United States
a slice of China If this government will
consent to the partition of the celes
tial empire. This is reported as un
satisfactory to tbe . government at
Washington, vwhich will demand Its
existing rights to an "open door" pol
icy" in all treaty ports. - What the
European governments will do about
this demand remains to be seen. ..
The result i of the Jeff ries-Sharkey
fight will revive Interest In puglistio
encounters inT this country. There
will have to be another battle, because
the backers of each will not be con
vinced but their man is the best until
one has "been -whipped. This brutieb
"sport" has -eained a hold upon the
American people, that will not abate
until prize fighters all die off or find
their way into penitentiaries. It
however is no credit to the boasted
civilization of tbe country.
Now that the elections In tbe east
are over the public will have a rest no
til the' campaign opens up in Oregon
next spring Oregon being the first
state to hold an. election next year,
although there are only two congress
men and a supreme judge, besides
county officers, to elect, will attract
national attention, and the big guns of
both parties will be sent here to round
up the voters. There will be a "rag
town" time In this state from the firs
of May until election day.
It is true that' wages have been
raised in . nearly all the manufactur
ing' centers within the past two years,
and it Is also true that living expenses
have advanced ltf greater proportion
than wages, so the laborer cannot sen
exactly where he has been benefitted
And In the past year wheat, corn and
hops, three principal product of the
farm, have fallen 25 per cent, while
what the farmer has to buy bas ad
vanced from 10 to 300 per cent. Where
is the farmer's share of prosperity
coming In this year?
The Times- Mountaineer recogni
zes tbe fact that tbe citizens of Tbe
Dalles must take advantage of all the
natural resources tnat surround -our
city to make it the great, prosperous
business center It should be. We In
tend to nrge unison of action along
progressive lines until success crowns
our efforts. . Scouring mills, woolen
mills, fruit canneries, additional floor
ing mills and other factories are be
coming absolutely necessary to retain
tbe trade that has been the mainstay
of The Dalles in the past. -
It Is announced by President Mc-
Klclev, after consulting with' his
cabinet, that he will urge upon con
gress the passage of a joint resolution
declaring It to be the Intention of this
government to retain the Philippine
islands, to suppress insurrection and
to grant thei broadest kind of local
self-government to the islanders, un
der such forms as may be determined
as expedient. This sounds well, bat
when carried Into effect will mean an
officialism in the Philippines wbere
carpet bag politicians will abound. It
will mean the awarding of politicians
regardless of the benefit the natiyes
may derive.
"Trusts are experiments," says Mr.
Hanna. Yes tbey seem to be experi
ments to see how much can be wrung
out of the people, when every trust
produced article has risen in price all
the way from 10 to 300 per cent It
would seem those who made the ex-
eriment knew pretty well what the
effects would be. Now the next ex
perimental stage will be to see bow
long the people will stand the abuse
until they rise and crush the monster.
It will probably be on the first Tues
day In next November.
A large standing army is a menace
to republican Institutions and a need
less expense. Soldiers unless engaged
in active warfare are drones. They
produce nothing but they consume
much of tbe substance of those who do
prod nee. They are a burden upon
taxpayers. More than enough to
garrison our forts and coast defenses
are not needed in this country, tor a
volunteer army can' always be raised
on short notice when' it is required to
defend the country's honor. But at
next session of congress an effort will
be made to increase the- standing
army to 100,000 men. It should be op
posed by . all lovers of liberty and
economical government.
Statb o Ohio, City of Tolido,
LiUCAS uouhtt. i
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that-be is the
senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney &
Co., doing business In the City oi 'loleuo,
County anil State aforesaid, and that said Arm
will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and ever case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by the use of Hall's
CATARRH CURB. FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In my
presence, this 8th day of December. A. D. 1886.
A, W. GLEASON,
Notary Public.
Ball's Catarrh Cure is taken Internally, and
acts directly on the blood acd muoous strfaoea
of the system. Send for testimonials, free.
j. uuKHisx a cu., xoieao, u.
Sold by Druggists, 76c.
Hall's Family Pills are the best.
A LOYAL AMERICAN
Sladlr Gave 1ie FloWera ffvotB Hot
Hat to Remind -the Bora oC
Homo mad Hotkw.
When the soldier boys left for the
south there, was one bright-looking girl
standing: on the depot platform, says
the Denver Times. She wore one of the
fashionable hats which appear like a
garden of flowers. As she stood there,
with the tears coursingdown hercheeka,
she saw the other girls burying the
brave boys in literal forests of flowers
One of the soldiers stepping np to her
asked:
- "Please, may I have one of those flow
ers on your hat?
She took his1 hand, and in a voice most
womanly said: "Yes, sir, and may God
bless you. '
. Then she told them all to come and se
lect a flower from her hat. The boys,
with hands grim and bronzed from camp
uie, carefully culled tbem from the
straw frame until thev were all gone.
Then she put on what was left of it, and,
stepping back toward the car, said with
emotion:
. "Boys, I wish there were- more.
hope you will come back again, and that
those flowers will remind yon of the
pleasant scenes of home, and guide yon
as your, dear old mother would have
taugit you to go." t
There were several girls standing close
by who whispered: "I wouldn't ruin
my hat that "way," but the wiser heads
remarked: "There is a loyal American
woman God bless her." Denver
Times.
FUNERALS IN ARABIA.
8IAL j-
Advertised letter.
Following is the list of letters re
maining unclaimed in the Dalles post
office Thursday, Nov. 9, 1899. Per
sons calling for the same will please
give the -date on which they were
advertised:
Anderson, Mrs L Cale, Mrs J C
Collins, Mrs Chas Garrison, Mrs M
Jennings, Mrs W Johns, Mrs Nellie
Johnston, Mrs C Kelsay, Mrs Dan
Karleson, lira A Norman, Mrs Carry
Thompson, Mrs A Snyder, Mies M -Rogers,
Mrs Belle Bally, Martin
Banlett, William Burkhart, W C '
Conelly, Henry Cholines, D
Dermlned, John M Deins, Jake
Fredrick, Paul
Hume, Eld V F.
Jones, Clyde,
Jones, Win J ,
Kramer, C
Kohler, Frank
Kely, David
Kelsay, Daoie
Mordaunt, Wall
Mobony, E C
Myers. Sam
Norton, Fred A
Roof, A W -..
Sen ford Bros
Sherer, A
Rath, John -.
Turner, F L
Thomrs, J W
Thomas, LJ
Taylor, Arthur
Weattle, Clem
B.
Gust, Fred
Jodes, U J
Jones, C P
Krows, H
Kamp, L(3)
Kobler, Cbas
Keller, Ed
Lyle, A R
Marsher, Gus
Myers, F H
Marsh, Mr.
Orton, Edward
Stine, L V
Seggelln; Potea
Robinson Bros.
. Ryos, A O
Turner, Albert
Terrile, Geo
Taylor, Loren
Taylor. Wm . . :
Stone, Frank.
H. Riddell, P. M.
Tbcdr Extreme Doletntaeaa a Hmrfced
ClUkraete-rlatle Wailln
' ' msu to tne uois,
"One of the strangest and most af
xecung sights in an Arab town, says
a lunjs corrrespondent of London
Sketch, "is that of the funerals, which
may be met at any street corner. The
corpse is merely wrapped in a mat of
esparto grass and carried either on i
bier or on men's shoulders. The mourn
er lounge along; some in front and
some behind, crooning verses of the
Koran in melancholy tones, which haunt
one for days afterward.
"This wailing is, however, nothing to
tnat which goes on in the house of the
deceased. When I was stavinar in the
country near Tunis I heard it kept np
during a whole night in a neighboring'
village, and I can conceive nothing
more desperately dep-essingtban these
strains of lamentation wafted through
the darkness by the breeze. " My dog
stood it even lees well than I did and
felt constrained to join in the doleful
chorus until I was half-tempted to pnt
a bullet through his head. Perhaps the
strangest of all the funerals I saw waa
at Bize-rta, It was t h at of a baby, whicb
waa being carried to its grave in an es
parto basket."
I TTrMRT TKrn Tin? cvoirrnv
Blmsdcn lm tbe Marr tag-e Vowa
y Both Bride and .-
: Groom.
How Mrs. Piokham
HELPED MRS. QO00EN.
LUTTSX TO MBS. riBXHAV WO. IS.7
"I am very grateful to yon. for your
kindness and the Interest yon have
taken In me, and truly believe your
medicines and advioe are worth more
to a woman than all the doctors in th
world. For years I had female troubles
and did nothing for them. Of course
I became no better and finally broke
oown entirely. uy troubles began
with inflammation and hemorrhages
irom tne icioneya, then inflammation.
congestion and falling of the womb
and inflammation of ovaries.
' " I underwent local treatment every
day for some time; than after nearly
two months the doctor gave me permis
sion to go Dade to work. I went back,
but in leas than a wark waa com
pelled to give up and go to bed. ' On
breaking down the second time, I de
cided to let doctors and their medicine
alone and try your remedies. Before
the first bottle was gone I felt the ef
fects of it. Three bottles of Lvdia E.
Pinkham'a Vegetable Compound and
package of her Sanative Wash did me
more good than all the doctors' treat
ment and medicine.
The first remark that met ma
now la 'How much better you lookr and
you may be rare I never hesitate to tall
the cause of my health." Ms, X. ,
.1. .
A Hampshire clergyman recently re
lated some of the blunders . be '
heard made in the marriage service
persons f the class who have to pick
np the words as best they can from
hearing them repeated by others, saya
the Weekly Telegraph. He said that in
am own parish it waa quite the fashion
for the man, when (giving the ring, to
say to the woman:
, "With my body I thee wash up, and
with all my hurdle goods, I, thee, and
thou."
He said the women were srenerallr
bet ternpim this part of the service than j
the men. J
One day, however, a bride startled
him by promising, in whs t she sup
posed to be the language of the prayer
book, to take her husbai:d "to 'ave and
to 'old from this day fortni't for bet-
terer horse, for richerer power, in aur
gerness health, to love cherries, and to
bay."
What meaning this extraordinary
vow conveyed to the woman's ow
mind, the incumbent said, it Nffl
him to conjecture.
Luoisvuxe, Nov. 9. Republican
are claiming tbe election of Taylor by
from 6000 to 10,000, while the demo
crats insist that Goebel has carried
the state by 2000. Tbe official count
will probably be required to deter
mine tbe result,. Chairman Blackburn
says when the official count is made
it will show Gobel's majority to be
very nearly 4000. The democrats will
have a majority 30 on joint ballot In
the legislature, insuring the election
of a democratic senator. The senate
will be composed of 27 democrats and
11 republicans, house 67 democrats and
43 republicans.
REPUBLICAN GAINS IN NEW YORK
New York, Nov. 9. Inoomplou Ve
turns from tbe state show the assembly
ill be composed of 93 republicans
and 57 democrats. The city went demo
cratlo by 0,000, while republican
gains are reported from the northern
counties.
IN IOWA.
Des Moines, Nov. 9. In the legli
lature tbe republicans have gained 17
votes on joint ballot. Tbe republican
majority in tbe state Is very close to
60,000.
8LIQHT GAINS LN SOUTH DAKOTA.
Sioux Falls, Nov. 9. Incomplete
returns show that the republican ma
jority in South Dakota is approxi
mately 4,000.
BIO MAJORITY IN NEBRASKA. .
Lincoln. Nov. 9. It Is now given
up at republican headquarters that
Holcomb's majority Is 14,000.
PHELAN IS SAN FRAN CISCO.
San Francisco, Nov. 9. Complete
returns show Mayor Phelan's major
ity over Davis to be 7,756.
MARYLAND SAFELY DEMOCRATIC
Baltimore, Nov. . 9. The demo
crats have a majority of 45 on j lnt
ballot in the legislature, and their
state ticket Is elected by 12,000 major
ity, a democratic gain of 19,000 since
1897, and of 44,000 since 1896.
NOT BAD IN OHIO.
r CTNCrNNATTi. Nov. .9. The West
ern Union estimates thai Nash's plu
rality in the state will be 40,000, and
put Jones vote at 100,000.. Complete re
turns may change these figures slight
ly.
IN MISSISSIPPI.
Jackson, Nov. 9. Comparatively
complete returns from the entire state
show tbe democratic majorty to be
30,000
NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRATIC
New Orleans, Nov. 9. The demo
cratic majority in the city is 6700, about
tbe customary majority in off years,
f Ladies' and Children's
'.vear, both in wool and cot-
good thing. Come an1
ShoeN
Department.'
Tbe same bere as in other depart
ments. Every odd line is marked down
to close at prices that appeal to every
man or woman who wears shoes.
Boys' veal calf lace 'shoes', sizes 11
tooi, special $1.00
Men's felt boots and one-bnckle
overs ; per set $2.00
NOT A REPUBLICAN
LANDSLIDE
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The . Kentucky Legisla
ture Is Democratic
Democrats Claim Goebal la Elected
Governor by Two Thousand
Plurality, v .. ;
Bom Are
The white house was beset with the
usual number of cranks while the pres
ident was in town lately. These gentry
came from every part of the civilized
rworld and for every conceivable pur
pose. Some of them are mild and soma
wildly insane. The harmless ones ara
sent on their way, while thoae who are
really insane are placed in the hands
-ihe authorities, and aventually ye
ia ern asylum, saya the St. Lonia B
public. '
Women are not lacking among the
Door creatures who come to aee the
president, and occasionally one appeara
with a baby in hr arms, which aha
wishes to lay in the presidents bed for
good luck or which she wishes him to
touch or kiaa, or to look nt, beKsving
that contact with the president will
bring- success to the child.
Tbe moat persistent crank which haa
called recently at the executive man
sion is a man named Jackaon, from
Newark, N. J. Ha is a good-looking'
fellow, well d re seed and with good
manners, who labors under the de
lusion that he la the chosen agent of
God to warn people of atpproachinff dis
aster. He came all the way from hit
home in New Jersey to advise with the
president and to predict that the death
of some high official, possibly the pres
ident himself, would occur in the next
few days; to announce that the wcrld
will come to an end in November, 1899.
and to offer hie service to unveil the
(mysteries of the. future. He talked
fluently of hie hobbies, but waa so evi
dently out of mind on this subject that
he was placed in. the hand of the po
lice, who will' aend him back to him
home. ".
;"',. Fa-aae of CIUMXM.
Children paaa through a gsVat many '
phase. Tranaitiona are' often trying.
Keep these related facts in mind, we
sometimes fix a fault by taking too
much notice of it: . A mistake should
not be treated aa a wilful sin. A tran
sient awkwardness may be due to
rapid growth. A shyness of behavior,
which amounts to a painful timidity,
will pass if not accentuated by com
ment and reproof. This is especially
true in regard to speech. Children
sometimes use slang; sometimes pick
np words and phrases whic are worse
than slang, but the mother need not
be unduly alarmed because of this.
The boy and. girl will apeak the lan
guage and use the dialect of home, and
if the mother possess the children's en
tire confidence aha will not find it dif
ficult to convince the children that -vulgar
speech is a thing to avoid.
Mothers will never in the years to come
regret a union of mild measures with
firm adherence to principle in ' the
home life: But at harshness and too
much government they may repent in
dust and ashes. Harper Bazar.
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NOTICE OF FINAL SET
TLEMENT.
-Notice Is hereby riven that the nnderatvnad "
administrator of the partnership estate of John
Brookhouse, deceased, and i 1. Brookhotrae,
has filed In tbe county court of Wasco county,
state of Oregon, his nasi aooount as such ta
rn In Intra tor of said estate, and that Monday,
the 6lh daj of November. A. D. 1HB9. t tka jnnr
of t p. m., has been fixed by said oourt aa the
time for hearing objections to said report,
and the settlement thereof
RfJ. GORMAN, .
AAmlnlBtrator of the partnership estate of
John Brookhouse, deceased and J. J. Brook,
house. wt
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
Notloe is hereby riven that tha nnAmrmimA
has been duly appointed by the Bon. Count
oourt of the State of Oregon for Wasoo County,
administrator of the Estate of Antone Jerome,
deceased. All persons having ol.lm, u.kM
suld deoeased or his estate are hereby notified
to present the same, properly verified, to me at
my office In Dalles -City, Oregon, within six
months from the date of this notice.
uatea uus sist aey oi August. 1(V9.
Administrator of the estate of Anyone Jerome,
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Odd Curative Treatment.
A Tranavaal doctor is credited with
the discovery of a new curative treat
ment. He asserts that he can. cure per
sons of smallpox, fevers, diphtheria
and many other maladies by simply
wrapping them in milk sheets. Tjhe
patient is laid on a mattress covered
with blankets, and is packed it a sheet
just large enough to rr.vzlop the body.
The sheet has been saturated in a nint
and a half , of v;.rm milk, and is ap
plied to the body without wringing.
After lying still for an hour thna
swathed, the patient ia sponged with
warm water, or put into a warm bath
for a few moments to remove the milk.
The treatment ia based on the nnn.
absorbing power of milk, and the idea
of ft is said to have been suggested by
me iaci mat mil absorbs poisonous
aiarlc Twala aa a Staa Spaaac.
vukk in awuue Aiarjc naa taken a
hand in politics. On onjpecasion, be
ing invited to- speak in the interest of
nia fellow townsman, Gen, Joseph
Hawley, who was a candidate for re
election to the. United States senate,
aaia, in me course of a droll ad
dress: "Gen. Hawley deserves your
support, although he haa about as
muc influence In purifying the senate
aa a bunch of flowers would have in
sweetening a glue factory. But he's
all right; he never would turn any
KK" away rrom his door
empiy-Danaetf. He always gives them
something almost without exception
a letter of introduction to me, urging
mem.- La cues' Home
journal. .
Oregon Sfiort L'ne HaliroatT
The direct route to
Montana, Uuh, Colorado
and all Eastc n 'oints.
Gives choice of two ' vo-; routes, via
tbe Union Pacific Fi-f Mail i.in. .
the Rio Grande Soooi Lin-.
LOOK AT THE Tl
U Days to SA .T LAKE
2iDaystoDJvTV R
3i Days to CI MCA ' JO
4i DaystoNKWjYORK
wita ui army of occupation. What
jvu immune iromT"
"Kghtin an work." anawm
germs from a bucket In which, it has I tramP M he backed away toward tha
oeen stand m g. j ev-iuoago iron.
Free Reclininr Chair tTnh
Tot ut ..,. .. . Istered Tourist Sk-eDlne Care, an
J vsstav SJBu 41Ax.il I Tia aVTMsVw I n . V -
gested the kind ladv. "and vat .T. t.?'lm ' Slrepers, operated oa
hpr. nw..j " r . I " trains.
' " juur way lo unba I
For further Information apply, to
JA8. IBKLANO. Ajrent O. K. a N r
The Dalles, Oregon, .
O p. TERBY, W. R. COHAM
"J.TBV. i-ass. A (ft. , Oao'l
WThiM St.. Portland, Or