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THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1890.
KDITOltlAI, XOTKh.
,A i,aii(ik deposit of ghfs sand has
' been discovered nenr the mouth of
'QWia river, Washington, which it is
. , . , in.
glass factory.
Thk Baker City Blade expresses the
opinion of everybody whci it gays:
"It would be a good two-to-one bet that
half of the bona fide residents of eastern
Oregon have not been enumerated."
Thk United States Treasury is now
empty. Tho bugbear of a surplus does
not trouble tho American citizen. Be
fore Harrison's administration is over
tho government will be borrowing
money.
lv I were going to draw a picture
of the United States government at
the present time, I would make a per
simmon tree with 05,000,000 people
under it, each with a long pole.
West Shore.
W. P. Guuss who made such a suc
cessful failure in trying to run a demo
cratic paper at La Grande recently is
now going to start a Republican paper
at Woiser. Thero are lots of things
that Mr. Glenn is better fitted for than
running a newspaper.
Hknky Villain) has made a prophe
cy. It is that within ive years every
kind of machinery will bo propelled
by electricity, and thero will not be a
ateam locomotive engine on any mil
road in tho Union. He declares it as
if he know it for a fact that marvelous
improvements in electricity as a mo
tive power nro on tho point of being
introduced.
Thk Daily Signal, published by
Ivanhoo & Wellis, at Enterprise, agrco
ably surprised us by making its ap
pearance at tho sanctum of Tin: Scott
this week. Its aim is to chronicle
daily all tho local news in tho vicinity
where it is published, and judging from
tho first number the aim is being ful
filled. May tho Daily Signal grow and
keep apaco with tho thriving little
city in which it is published is Tin:
Scout'h greeting.
Lkt us have reciprocity (freo trade)
with South Amorica. I think friendly
bartor tho highest form of protection
and tho host way to promote trade.
James G. Blaino. Tho wiley Jim is
getting to bo quite a freo trader in his
old days. I Io can see about as far
ahead as any one and is evidently trim
ming his Bails to run before tho galo
that will swoop over tho country in
185)2. Ho cannot steal Cleveland's
thunder and thero is no use for him
to try.
Thk Philadelphia Times says: It
is charged that Blaino's reciprocity
theory moans freo wool and freo iron
ores for tho languishing manufactures
of Now England. Of courso it does,
and it would bu valueless if it meant
anything else. 4 Ho sees what tho less
or party leaders either can't or won't
sco viz : that wo must have froo raw
materials oven to save our home mar
ket to our homo industries, and that
tho utmost cheapness of product con
sistent with well paid labor must bo at
tained to enable our industries to ou
ter tho markets of tho world.
Tin: Daily Champion, of Atchison,
Kan., founded and edited by tho lato
Gov. John A. Martin, canto out square
ly a fow days ago for freo trade. For
thirty years it has been a stalwatt
Republican organ and tho active do
fender of the protective idea. While
still maintaining its Republican prin
ciples it says to-day that tho West has
no nso for protection. "Tho Western
farmer," it says, "has no intorest what
ever in a protective tarill'. His intor
est lios in tho direction of freo trade
and access to all markets wherever his
products may ho in demund."
Chnhi's Supervisor Strange, in try
ing to Hinootho over tho outrageous re
sults nf the census taken under his
supervision has written a lotter to
Superintendent Porter in which among
other things, ho states "I have yet to
bco tho first complaint from a paper in
this district after tho work was com
pleted," Thn fact is thero is hardly a
paper in tho district but what has com
plained and expressed its dissaproval
freely with tho exception of the l.a
Grande Gazette Strango has evident
ly iot read tho newspapers recently.
Wo hardly think that a Sunday wjhool '
teacher and as pious a man a he it .
ifi .
would Ho about it.
Amos K. .Tonus.
A aiKUITnl) OIIASTlSaiKNT.
The Portland Orugoninn speaking
of the alleged census recently taken in
Eastern Oregon snys:
Mr Strange the suporvitor for the
eastern district, joins Mr. ItruM in the
hopeless attempt to defend the inde
fensible hotch the throe official incapa
hles have made of the ccnetis of Oregon.
Mr. Kelly, whose work in the western
hiil It la KnifStio 1i!tn in
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comparison with the-other, is silent so
far. Mr. Strange, would bettor have
been silent than to attract ne v notice
to tho supreme and climacteric failure
of a life not distinguished for brilliant
success. Mr. Strange, wo believe, has
been a school teacher, a dentist, ti doc
tor, a lawyer, a politician and finally
an editor, and failed in every capacity,
but tho monument failure of his life
was his attempt to take the census of
Eastern Oregon. Tho vote, the school
census, all collateral evidence, shows
that the population of Eastern Oregon
on a fair count would have been at least
20,000 more than Mr. Strange gives it.
Eastern Oregon owes this loss of pres
tige which was its due, owes the proba
ble loss of a direct representative in
congress, first to Mr. Strange, then to
the senators who satisfied his lifo-long
itch for ofiico with the pettiest crumb
at their disposal, if Mr. Strange had
valued tho office of census supervisor
for any thing oW than tho insignificant
revenue it yields; if lie had felt any
pride in making a justly favorable
showing foi his state; and if that pride
had aroused in him a proper energy
and spirit, he would have given Eastern
Oregon 00,000 instead of 70,000. J lis
statement that the people aro satisfied
with his work, is contradicted by all
the evidence open to the public.
Nearly all the important cities in his
district have telegraphed protests to
Washington. Nearly every paper that
comes to this ofiico from Eastern Ore
gon denounces the census there as
inollicint and imperfect, and laments
the consequent loss of prestige and re
presentation. If this is tho way
Eastern Oiegon behaves when it is
pleased, what would it do to Mr. Strange
if it wore to become discontented?
A COI.OKKI) .MAN'.- OI'INION.
Thomas W. Swann, a prominent
and intelligent colored man, writes as
follows of tho probable results to the
negroes of tho passage and enforce
ment of tho pending Force bill:
"What has tho negro to gain by all
this stiifo and commotion? What
bonofit can ho possibly rceoivo by
being brought in antagonism with the
whites? llow can tho Eorce bill bene
fit him? Has the Republican party
ever failed to affiliate- with tho rebel
whites when t hoy could be used?
And have not many of thorn been hon
ored? And now look at the kind of
rebels, somo of whom bceamo Repub
licans because it was better for thoir
necks, the execution of Worlz striking'
terror to thoir hearts. Tho guerrilla
chief, Mosby, who ravaged his own sec
tion, ami who did not take any priso
ners if tho shorter method was handy ;
Longsttrot, who hung a squad of
Union soldiers at Plymouth, N. C. ;
Chalmers, who slaughtered tho negro
at Fort Pillow have been honored as
also Whcolor, Mahone, Orr, and others,
hut tho black man U wanted simply
to vote.
I care nothing for any special party.
As a black man I insist that tho Rep
ublican party is doing him more harm
by tho Korea bill than by any other
measure. It will deprive him of his
ballot by 'voting hint and counting him,'
irrespective of his preference. His
ballot will be counted by men who
caro nothing for the negro but only for
tho parly. It will bring down on tho
negro tho hatred of tho while, and
tho result will bo that ho will be re
placed by white labor, just as is being
done by his Republican friends in tho
North, who have crowded him out of
every workshop, and every industry
except tho waiter, tho footman and tho
kitchen.
The protended friendship and pro
tection of the black man is simply hy
pocrisy. Tho object of tho Force bill is
party ascendency, and tho 'colored'
brother is only an excuse, and ho will
gain nothing by it, although ho will
have much to lose. It is an outrage
on tho 'poor black man' as well as up
on all truo Americans."
MMMMMMMMIMOO
TWO KIMI.S Of KniTOHS.
Kditors are of two kinda, the lcgllt
mate and tho illegitimate. The rim- j
mous of tho legitimate editor are tho 1
product of his own fertile braiu and air
clothed in his own peculiar language. ;
Tho illegitimate editor i an udept at !
manipulating nriHor, and nine out of
owrv ti'ii f lb.' Mitii'b ai'pt'.uing on
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Eastern Oregon editors arc addicted to
this habit of unccrimoniously taking
from thoir exchanges articles of more
or less merit, and publishing them
rrrbatim el literatim, without giving
credit to the source from which they
came. The particular person to whom
Thk Stout alludes presides at tho helm
of o Baker City daily, and it is a safe
assertion that original editorials in his
paper are as scarce as teeth in a hen's
mouth. The editor-in-chief of Tin:
Hroi;T has been off duty for the past
three weeks, and it is certainly not
very encouraging to tho person in
charge during the absence of tho edi
tor who is aspiring to gain a promi
nent place in tho literary field, to see
his efi'usions published in other jour
nals ns the product of their labor, with
out having any credit therefor. It is
not a penitentiary ofi'ense to assume
the authorship of another's article, but
the rules of journalism dictate that it
should not be done, and it is high time
the aforesaid Baker City editor should
make the discovery.
now it is noxK.
The Pittsburg Post says: "Wc have
before us a circular from one of these
claim agents who is 'hustling' for his
ten dollar fee, which after stating va
rious inducements for tho recipient of
it to apply for a pension, explains that
there is nothing to pay 'until you get
your pension,' and that tho claim
agent will take his chances for the if 10
for 'the Pension Office is now under
splendid management.' But the most
significant paragraph is this :
'Understand, you do not have to
prove that you contracted a disease or
disability during your army service.
Aro you disabled now? That is the
question. It has been twenty-five
years since the war closed, and what
veteran now living is there who is freo
from some kind of disability to-day.'
What a vista of perjury and fraud
this opens up! Docs it not fully sus
tain Bishop Potter's criticism that the
least deleterious cfi'ect will be tho de
pletion of the Treasury? It is aimed
at manhood and honesty."
Tin: Scout is in receipt of a letter
from tho same fellow who generously
oilers to "divide a big thing" with ns
if we will use our ellbrts in scaring up
as many cripples and decrepit men in
this section of the country as possible.
Verily this government, under tho re
publican party management is going
to the diminutive bow-wow's very rap
idlv. re
TlIIRTIiliXTlI ANNUAL EXHIBITION
Under tho management of tho Oregon State
JJoord of Agriculture, will be held on
tho Mate fair grounds near Sa
lem, commencing on
Hominy, September l f, '00
And lustini; one week,-
CASH PI.KMIUM.S
Ottered for agricultural, flock and me
chanical exhibits, for works of art and
fttnoy work and for trials of speed.
Kaducod rates for faro and freight on nil
tritnsimrtution linos to and from the fair.
I iiiporlant improvements have been made
upon the grounds ami increased facilities
aro ottered exhibitors.
E PAVILION
will be open four nights during
tho week.
A splendid Held of horses entered in tho
t-peed duimrtimmt, ami line exhibitions of
racing will bo given each day.
TJntrlet for premiums ulose Monday at
T:30. in, IJxhtblUirs aro urired to innke
in many of Uieir entrltw on Saturday be
fore the fair a pomtblo. woods, mihntiU
mid urtii h i. (or exhibition must bo in their
ll.uii io p.m. on Monday,
minis or admission.
M m tiny Uekel
Woman' day ticket.
Mttu' m)uoii ticket
Woman souou ticket
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SIWg arc in the field with a much larger and hotter stock
of goods than ever before, and can show more and greater im
provements for the season of 1890 than any other house.
Do not fail to call and sec for yourself. FRANK BROS. IMPLEMENT CO., La Grande and Island City.
S. C. MILLER,
Dealer In
Bedding and Lounges,
Parlor and Chamber Suits,
Mirror Plates, Picture Frames,
Oil paintings, Window shades,
HAT HACKS, WALL POCKETS, and BRACKETS of all DESCRIPTIONS,
Ms Sola on lis MUiiieni Plan.
Constantly on hand a full line of
Sash, Doors and Mouldings.
Picture Frames Made to Order.
All kinds of Job Work Done to
Street, Union, Oregon.
MOiEf TI LOAN!
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Wc Guarantee the Lowest Eatcs.
No Commissions. No Delays, where
Title and Security is Satisfactory.
CORRESPONDENCE -:- SOLICITED.
Wilson & ITiiokeit, Union, Or.
Are YouLTOina' to
TrH E, PAYETTE: NURSERY'
Of Payette, Ada
Has tho Largest General Nursery Stock in tho Mountain Country 125 Acres.
Trees from Payotto Nursery will reach Grande Rondo valley in six
hours from tho timo they arc taken from tho ground.
Mountain Crown Trees are Hardy, Vigorous
and Healthy.
Do not order until you have visited
nrices. Wholesale and retail.
Union,
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IJecognLcd
our i
Leading Hotel of Eastern Oregon!
I'lJfU 1..VIKIH SAMTIii: ICmniS Tor tlio Atcomotlntlon of Ciimim'rclii! Travelers,
CHAKGKS REASONABLE.
COMMERCIAL HIM FE
(OrrOSITE CENTENNIAL HOTEL.)
Win. .E Bowker, - Proprietor-
KvorytliiiiK First Class. Terms Very lleasonalile.
'Bus to and Piom the Depot Making Connection with all Pass-
sender Trains.
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Varietv and Fug? w mm Gu ars
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and Choice Family Groceries.
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Order. Shop and Ware Room on Main
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Prescriptions carefully prepared
ALSC DEALER IN
SPORTING GOODS,
Consisting of
Rifles, Slot (lis, Pis-
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Imported and Domestic Ci
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Keeps constantly on hand a com
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Candies,
Stationery,
Sheet Music,
Wire Goods,
Brackets,
AND USEFUL
Household Utensils.
A share ol the publie patronage so
licited. 8-15-tf.
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Union Real Estate Association
Itavo listed a large amount of
Which are for sale on
MOST REASONABLE TERMS.
All Letters promptly an
swered' and all information
desired will be cheerfully
given.
Address nil coinnninseations to
WILSON & IIACKETT,
Secretaries Union Heal Kitate Ass'n
R. H. BROWN,
Dealer in-
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TOILET AllTICLES,
PEHFUMEUY, PAINTS,
OILS, GLASS, PUTTY, Etc.
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A Gonipltjlu and Varied Btook of Wall
Pniwon hand.
Prcnpt Civrfifully t'i inj)unded
Dy at Night.
A fulUuvi'ly of ichoel l.-oks con-
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