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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (June 28, 1896)
T1IK DAILY AS TOK IAN, SINHAV MOliXINU JINK !t. HUM. gaily gUUunau. JOHN T. LIGHTER, Editor. Telephone No. S4. TEKM8 OF 8CBSCIUPTION. DAILT. ent by mall, pr ytr $.no Bent by mull, per month 50 Delivered by carrier, per week lu WEEKLY. Bent by mull per year, S3 In advance, postage tree, to subscribers. All communication Intended for publi cation ahould be directed to th editor. Business communication of all kln.la and remltlaneea must be addressed to The Astorlan. The Aatorlan guarantee to Ita sub scriber the largest circulation of any ewspaper publlahed on th Columbia stver. Advertising rate can be had on appli cation to the bualneaa manager. The Weekly Aatorlan, the accond oldest weekly In the atate of Oregon, has, next to the Portland Oregonlaiv the largest weekly circulation In the atate. J no. F. Handley & Co., are our Port land agents, and copk-a of The Aatorlan can be had every morning at their stand. VH Third street The Tacoma Newt make the strong est silver argument possible In the fol lowing, and It' original, too: "Why Isn't silver sound money? A dollar of It can make a bigger noise than the same value gold coin." . -t a ! The tone of the recent trade r it-w. an published from New York, la most encouraging. It is evident that confi dence is returning to the people, l view of the almost certain election. Bert November, of a Republican pres ident, and the maintenance of the pres ent monetary system. It may le cer tainly anticipated that all lines of bus iness will Improve the coming fall. Here in Oregon, and particularly in Clatsop county, we may expect the be ginning of those improvements which arc to build up this port and establish ere a great commercial center v. I thin Us next decade. The railroad will be bt II under way by that time, and will be finished within the limits of the con ti act. Whether the work is done all at once this fall or not la of small con sequence to the community. With the penlng of business between the city and Seaside a great stride will have keen taken, and those business men and property owner who are olng to sit down and wait until the golden spike is driven and the train of Pull man cars, filled with Eastern capital ists;, prepared to buy the town and all that is In It at fancy prices, arrive on the railroad, will find that they have committed a grievous mistake. Those who take advantage "of the present. while the road is under eonst.-uctlon, and lay the foundation on a sure basis for the extension of their own business and the building up of the community n business principles along legitimate lines, will be the ones who w ill reap the harvest. COUNTY ROADS. The question of good county roads In Clatsop county is one the Import ance of which cannot be overestimated either from the standpoint of the mer chant or the farmer.' There are really few who do not realise the necessity for proper means of communication between the city and the country dis tricts. There are many earnest work ers both in Astoria and In the country who have long made efforts to secure tangible results. There are others, ap parently equally as anxious to secure good roads, but who when the time comes to put plans In execution and raise the necessary funds for the work, are not quite so anxious for a road. It is all well enough to possess ad vantages secured at somebody's else's expense. The Lewis and Clarke people are a noteworthy exception In this re spect, and their good example ought to be followed by every district In the county. This is a rich county, made so by na ture, and even though times are tem porarily depressed, to obtain good mads is one way to make times better. It needs no lengthy argument to con vince the most sceptical that, If a farmer Is enabled to haul his produce to market in one-half of the time and at one-half of the expense of wear and tear on teams and vehicles, over a good road, as compared with the time and expense of transporting goods ever a highway having steep grades and filled with mud holes, profits will accrue for the farmer's labor where losses were formerly incurred. The experience of many years in European countries has thoroughly demonstrated the necessity for and the great benefits resulting from good country highways. While 'tis true that in this western country, where the pop ulation is sparse, the tax for roads raurt fall upon the shoulders of a few as compared with our own eastern states and the countries of Europe, yet iho fact remains that there Is no ex cum. for poor roads In Clatsop country. With an abundance of cheap material . at hand, good roads can be built which will last a reasonable length of time, and, as suggested in another column, a small portable sawmill in the posses sion of the county, with everybody putting their shoulders to the wheel, the cost of making good roads would be reduced to a figure within our means: 8ix months of every year good progress can be made in this direction, and the Astorian believes that it will be done. Those who have so earnestly been working upon these lines should not cease their efforts, and soon otnerg will follow , A good basis for another Important road in the county is al ready laid on easy grades, and the ad vantage ought not to be lost. The twelve mile pipe line to Bear creek will not only make a magnificent pleas are driveway, but will afford easy com munication with a large section of country, now almost inaccessible by team. - WHY AKK WE TKMPTK.D? In all point tempted like a we are, ytt Without kill. Itt'OtVUIs IV , l.t. It may norm a strange thing to ray but there are very few Joya In this world which equal that which follows victory over an evil habit. There la something which Approximates' to the supernatural In the consciousness that you are at last master of yourself. One of the oddest facts connected with human nature la that It is so very easy to full down and so veiy hard to get up again so easy to acquire an Injurious habit and so hard to break away from It. And yet It Is not so very odd. after all. Ther Is a reason for all things, and if you look long enough you will find that it Is a good reason. It is not true that the Lord has failed to make the bost possible world for the purpose He had Ir. view. !ut It certainly l true that many limes we Mini fault with Him when we ought to find fault with ourselves. Moreover, the fact that life Is full of obstacles and that temptations lie In ambush on both sides of the road Is one of the strongest arguments for Im mortality. If a man looks Into the In evitable entanglements of this life, and then remarks with care the effect pro duced on the soul by Its constant ef fort to overcome the obstacles and to rise superior to the entanglements he nnut surely convince himself that the soul only begins Its long career In this primary school of existence, and that somewhere there Is a university In which he will enter on the higher edu cation for which his experience here Is preparing him. A great light breaks on this subject when you remember that God's purpose Is to develop all the faculties and qual ities which lie hidden In your nature. Under the best of circumstances this cannot be accomplished In our tower world. If therefore you declare that there Is no future In which we shall have a greater opportunity It Is like aserting that God planted an orchard of apple trees, poured the sunshine and rain upon them until they broke into hfoasoms, and then, when the fruit was turning from 'green to red. cut th trees all down with the assertion that He never intended the apples to ripen. No man ever yet built a strong char acter out of self-indulgence. If you wish to get to the top of a hill you must climb. The vessel that drifts In ocean currents never reaches its destination. But when the sails are properly trimmed, and the right man Is at the wheel, the steady craft bounds over the waves like a thing of life, and even the head winds contribute to its progress. , The evils of the world have a won derfully beneficent mission. In spite of the fact that they cause so many spir itual disasters. God .gives you a nail to drive, and If yon '-do it so clumsily that yon bruise your finger It la not the fault of the nail, nor of the hammer, nor yet of Him who gave you both hammer and naiL So life must be skil fully handled or you will surely fall upon great Ilia People seem to think that to be a good carpenter or archl tect or physician one must put him self Into long and patient training and so learn the secrets of success, but In order to become a Christian one need not be thoughtful or observant. In truth, it is harder to bull- a character than a house, and If you acquire the knowledge how to build the house from some master of the art you must learn how to build a character by listening to the words of the Master of all mas ters. Resistance when tempted, putting aside ah evil habit, carefully reckoning the cost when wrong allures you, keep ing your self-respect, your personal honor and, above all, your destiny In view, and refusing to yield Just as you would refuse to put your hand Into the flame these constitute the gymnastics of the soul. God's law so works that when you begin to win victories over yourself life becomes brighter, the sky seems clearer, the stars are more bril liant and an Indescribable something steals Into the heart which is beyond the price of rubies. No man can say he Is perfect. If he dares to do so it is because he is either Ignorant or a hypocrite. You can't find astronomers and mathematicians in a primary school; neither can you find a perfect soul this Bide of heaven. But If you are making a brave fight. If you have set the wonderful enginery of will at work. If with your brain you understand what God would have ynu make of yourself, if with your heart you see the beautiful Ideal which He has given, and then, calling on the hosts of heaven for help, undismayed by repeated failures, you slowly cleanse your soul of Its Impurities, you are truly a child of God, and around you are a cloul of witnesses who will never leave you until you safely arrive In the home on high. Religion is simply an other name for the military tactics of the soul. Life is a struggle, a glorious struggle, and If the right means are employed It is sure to be a victorious struggle. GEORGE H. HEPWORTH. THE IDEAL PANACEA. James L. Francis, Alderman, Chicago, says: "I regard Dr. King's New Dis covery as an Ideal Panacea for Coughs, Colds and Lung Complaints, having used it in my family for the last five years, to the exclusion of physician's prescriptions or other preparations." Rev. John Burgus, Keokuk, Iowa, writes: "I have been a minister of the Methodist Episcopal church for M years or more, and have never found anything so beneilrrlal or that gave me such speedy relief as Dr. King's New Discovery." Try this Meal Cough Remedy now. Trial bottles free at Chas. Rogers' Drug Store. Active natures are rarely melancholy. Activity and sadneBg are incompatible. Bovee. BUCKLEN'B ARNICA SALVE. The best salve In the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and All Skin Erup tions,, and positive cure for Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money refunded. Price, 3 cents per box. For sale by Chas. Rogers Odd Fellows building. Kit u s R EST with a big 11. lUaekwell' Uentiln Hull lmrbaiu ta In acuta to coupon (mul iMt-b two pout luaM iU four ouuc bmg tf Blackwcll's Genuine Durham Smoking Tobacco JKuyahagof thticelebr ted tobacco and read th coupon which give altdof valuable pruUaud bow to gel lhw. t The Panube flow through countries In which fifty-two languagea and dia - lects are spoken. It bear on Its cur - rent four-fifths of the commerce of I Eastern Europe. HKALTH DESTROYING VAPORS, Water impregnated with the seeds of) malaria, produce incalculable misery throughout vast portions of the North and South American continents. The most effective medicinal defense against these producers of physical mischief Is Hostetter's Stomach Hit-' ters. Wherever the great endemics. chills and fevr, bilious remittant. dumb ague and asue cake are preva - lent, the Hitters Is alike the chosen , preventative and remedy. In Mexico,! Guateiiiula, on the Isthmus of Panama. 1 and In South America, no Uss than in 1 the United States, it has demonstrated Its superlative efficacy, and has ivceiv- cd the commendation of the medical profession. It remedies rheumatic, iti,in..v nn.i t. i,- .. ii .... .. . n..,-. vousness anl debility, and counteracts a tendency to premature decay and;1"1" -"'lc nd Cholera lure win the troubles attendant upon advancing ' convince him of Its power to afford years. Appetite and the ability to sleep ; Instant relief. It kills pain. Chas. are both aided by it. Use It with per-1 HBers, slstence, as it well deserves to le used, and the trial will avail you much. No kissing ever occurs In Japan ex cept between husband and wife, not even between a mother and child, no shaking of hands In salutation. If one were to offer a kiss to a Japanese maiden, she would probably think she were going to be bitten. How many young men and young women are cut off Just as the future J seems brightest and fullest of nrumlse! They are taken away by the disease which causes over one-sixth of all the deaths In the world the disease which doctors call consumption. There Is ab- solutely no reason In the world why consumption should be fatal why It should be even serious. It Is a disease of the blood and can be cured abso-i lutely and always by purifying and en- rlching the blood. The only exceotion to this Is the case where the disease! has been neglected and lmnronerlv ! treated until it la stronger than Ihs ! wn",tta the throat, may overcome body-untll the body has become so!" at nnce ,y 0 '" "f 1,e Mlnut weak as to have lost the ability to re- i CoUf?h Cur. Chas. Rogers. cuperate. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical J Discovery will cure 98 per cent of all S'rne w",nrn r cautious that cases of consumption If used according ' ,hey ev,rv I,K'k un,1,-r ,he ,,,M," to direction It also cures all linger- j '"r ,he Wv-rl.lal masculine Intruder. Ing coughs, bronchial and throat af-1 fectlons. ' Small in slse but great In results. j DeWltt s Little Early Risers act gently Send twenty-one cents In one-cent j but thoroughly, curing Indigestion, dys stamps to World's Dispensary Medical ' PpPla. and conxtlpatlon. Small pill. Association, Buffalo. N. Y., and receive j bvst tm- Chua. Rogers. Dr. Pierce's 100? page Common Sense Medical Adviser, illustrated. Our true opportunities come but once. They are sufficient, but not redundant. We have time enough for the longest duty, but not for the shortest sin. James Martlneau. ! IT MAY DO A3 MUCH FOR YOU. Mr. Fred Miller, of Irving. III., writes that he had a Severe Kidney trouble for many years, with severe pains In his back and also thit his bladder was affected. He tried many so-crU1d Kid ney cures but without any good result. About a year ago he beirin the use of Electric Bitters and found relief nt once. Electric Hitters Is especially adapted to cure of all Kidney and Liver troubles and often gives almost Instant relief. One trial will prove jur statement. Price 50c and 11.00. At Chas. Rogers' Drug Store. A man should never be ashamed to own he has been In the wrong, which Is but Baying, In other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday, j Pope. Then ttaby was tick, we gars her Castorla. When he iu a Child, aba cried for Castorla, When she became Ml, she clung to Castorla. WbeniheL AUdreii, the ga them Cwtorla. J The longest artificial water course In . the world Is the Bengal Canal, In In- dla, W0 miles; the next Is Erie, 363. 1 Each cost nearly $10,000,000. ROYAL BOKtng Powder. Highest of all ta leavening Strength. V. S. Oovernnwat Report Postage stamps to the number of 4, 000,30,000 are annually used by the people In the United States. Ell Hill. Lumber City, Pa., writes: "I have been suffering from Piles for twenty-five years and thought my case Incurable. DeWltt's Witch Hazel Salve was recommended to me as a pile cure, so I bought a box and it performed a permanent cure." This Is only one of the thousands of similar cases. Ecze ma, sores and skin diseases yield quick ly when It Is used. Chas. Rogers. F(I "n - . M r .,.' i "WV1 mwlf. ton will nnd ouiut bi,t ud two A Turkish turban of the largest (lie ! contain from ten to twenty yards of , the finest and softest muslin. When we consider that the Intestines ' are about five time a long as the body, we ran realise the Intenae uf feiing experienced when they become ln,n4 ivWItl a Colic and Cholera Cur ,Mun inflammation at once and , completely removes the difficulty. Chas Rug-fa. Th, lvAiWn of B ttKH-k llf mi.rn. wild geese becomi tired sooner than , the thvn, ,mi Rrv fluently relieved ov (.ir fellows, ' Or. Price's Cream I taking Powder Ceatalaa no Anmonta or Alu Of all combats the sorest Is to con- ; iuer ourselve.-Thom A Kempla. j ! would be hard to convince a man i suffering from bilious colic that his i agony Is due to a mlt robe with an un protu.uneable name. Hut one dose of There are more muscles In the tall of a rat than In a human hand. We are anxious to do a little good In this world and ran think- of no pleas anter or better way to do It than by recommending One Mlnue Cough Cure as a preventative of pneumonia, con sumption, and other serious lung trou ble that follow neglected colds. Chas. Rogers. Diamonds so small that 1.V0 go to the karat have been cut In Holland.' Children Cry for I Pitcher's Castorla. I The golf girl look like a feminine Tommy Atkins, the red cuat demanded j hy fashion producing this lllunlon. i 'Vr!,"", "" hv coughing spell ex,ry nlh- "n --unt f a tickling It Is n noticeable fact that bride prefer country house weddings if the nuptials occur after Easter. Pure blood means good health. De Witt's Sar.apar!l!a purifies the blood, cures Eruptions, Eczema. Scrofula nnd all diseases arising from Impure blood. Chas. Rogers. Deep lace flounces extending from waist line to skirt liem are seen on same new summer gowns. Pass the good word along the line. Piles can be quickly cured without an operation by simply applying DeWltt's Witch Hazel Salve. Chas. Rogers. Mothers with growing daughters have their time full supervising their correspondence. "Wake up, Jacob, day Is breaking so suld DeWltt's Little Early Itinera to a man who had taken them to arouse his slugglhh liver. Chas. Rogers. j Every housekeeper deems her expcrl- ence the most perfect to be followed as a model. j Do you lack faith and love health? I Let us establish your faith and restore your health with DeWltt's Sarsaparllla. Chas. Rogers. A camera on the front of a bicycle makeg two alin poble at tf)f ,me Children Cry for Pitcher's Castorla. Some new blouses are so very Per sian they look like old rag carpets. FROM NOW rNJIL SPRING Overcoats and winter wraps will be In fashion. They can be discarded, tempor arily wnue traveling in the steam-heated trains of the Chicago, Milwaukee and fit I Paul Railway. For solid comfort, for pcea ana for safety, no other line can compare with this great railway of the weat, i There's more clothing destroyed by poor soap than by actual wear. "Hoe Cake" soap contains no free alkali and Will not Injure the finest lace. Try It and notice the difference in quality. Rou, Hlgglni a: Co. one -w co-- X Declaration of Principles The Ivi'piilillcan of the United States. iiKsomlilod by their representative In National Convention, appealing for the popular and lilxtolical Justification of t lit Ir cluliii to the niatelile achieve ment of thirty year of Republican ruin, raiiieMly and confidently address tllillielc to tltu awakened lutein gence, experience and conscience of their countrymen In the following dec laintloit of fuel r .id principle: l-'or the llrt time since the Civil War the American people have wit Messed the ciiIhiiiI ua consequence of full and iiiireatraltied Ivniocratlr con trol of the Goveiiitiietit. It ha been a record of unparallrd Incapacity, dis honor and disaster. In administrative management It, has ruthlxsly ncrlllc rd Indlapcnslhlo revenue, entailed an um-ea.'itiig demit, eked out ordinary current expenae with borrowed money, piled up the public debt by l.'KJ.ifcW.OoO In time of peace, forced an adverse bal ance of trade, to a perpetual menace hanging over the redemption fund, pawned American credit to alien syn dicate and reversed all the measure and rcvult of tuveful Republican rule. In the 'broad ff ec.1 of It policy it lia precipitated panic, blighted In dustry and trade with prolonged tie prcton, rloaeit factories, reduced work and wagra, halted etiterprlae and crip pled American production while stimu lating foreign production for the Amer ican tuurket. Every consideration of public .iafcty and Individual Interest demands that the government shall be recucd from the hand of those who have shown themclcs Incapable of conducting It without disaster at home and dlahonor abroad, and uluill be re stored to the party which for thirty yearn administered It with unequaled uive and prosperity. A Protrriivr Tariff. We renew and emphaslte our allegi ance to the policy of protection as the bulwark of American Industrial Inde pendence and the foundation of Amer ican development and prosperity. This true American policy taxes foreign pro ducts and encourages home Industry: it puts the burden of revenue on for eign good. It secures the American market for the American producer; It upholds the American standard of wagea for the American worklngman It puta the factory by the side of the farm, and makes the American farmer kaa dependent on foreign demand and price; It diffuse general thrift end founds the strength of all on the strength of each. In It reasonable ap plication It I Just. fair, and Impartial, equally opposed to foreign control and loinostlr monopoly, to sectional dis crimination and Individual favoritism. We denounce the preaent Democratic tariff as aecllonal, Injurtou to the pub lic credit and destructive to hualnt-M enterprise We demand such equitable tariff on foreign Import which come Into competition with American pro ducts as will not only furnlnh adequate revenue for the necessary eXene of the government, but will protect Amer ican labor from degradation to the wage level of other land. We are not pbtlged to any particular schedules. The question of rates Is a practical question, to lie governed by the condi tions of the time nnd production; the ruling and uncompromising principle I the protection and development of American labor and industry. The country demand a right ettlemcnt ami thrn It wants rest. Reciprocity With Oilier Nations. We believe the repeal of the reci procity arrangements negotiated by the la.st Republican administration was a national culamlty. and we demand their renewal and extension on such terms as will equalize our trade with other nations, remove the restrictions which now obstruct the snle of Amer ican products in the ports of other countries nnd secure the enlarged mar kets of our farms, forests and factories. Protextlpn nnd reciprocity are twin measures of Republican policy, and go hand In hand. Democrntlc rule has recklessly struck down both, and both must be re-establlahed. Protection for what we produce, free admission for the necessaries of life which we don't produce, reciprocal agreements ofmu tUHl Interest which gain open mnrkets for uh In return for our open market to others. Protection builds Up domestic industry and trade and secures our own market for ourselves. Reciprocity builds up foreign trade and finds an outlet for our surplus. Protection to Sugar Producers. We condemn the present administra tion for not' keeping faith with the sugar producers of this country. The Republican party favors such protec tion as will lead to the production on American soil of all the sugar the American people use, and for which they pay other countries more than 1100,000,000 annually. Wool and Woolens. To all our products to those of the mfhe and the field, as well as to those of the shop and the factory to hemp to wool, the product of the great Indus try, of sheep husbandry, aa well as to the finished woolens of the mill we promise the most ample protection. Merchant Marine. We favor restoring the early Amerl- . OK TII1C REPUBLICAN PARTY. can pollc)' of discriminating duties for the up-lniltdlng of our merchant martin) and the protection of our (hipping In the foreign carrying trade. o that American hlp-tlie product of Amer ican labor, employed In American ship yard. alllng under the Htnr and Klrlpva, and manned, officered and owned by Anieiicaim-mny regain the carrying of our foreign commerce. The Financial Ismip. "The llepubllcan nrty I uttleaeiv edly for sound money. It mused the enactment of the law providing for the resumption of gpecle payment In 1N7H: since then every dollar Ita been a good a gold. We are unalterably op poaed lo'every measure calculated lode base our ouirvm y or luqialr the credit of our country. We are, therefore, op. poed to the free Coinage of llvr, ex cept by International agreement with the leading commercial nation of the world, which w plodg ourelvra to promote, and until uch agreement enn be obtained we believe the existing liold (tamtard mut be preserved. All our silver and paper cutrency now In circulation mum he maintained at u partly with gold, and we favor all meadire denlgned to maintain Inviola ble the obligation , of 'the Cntti'd States, nnd all our money, whether coin or paper, at the present standard, the standard of the most enlightened na tlon of the earth." Tensions fur Veterans. The veteran of the Union armies de serve and should receive fair treatment and generous recognition. Whenever practicable they ahould be given th preference In the matter of employ, tiiettt, and they are entitled to the en actment of such law a beat calculat ed to secure the fulfillment of the pledge made to them In the dark day of the country's peril. We denounce the practice of (he petialon bureau so recklessly and unjustly carried on by the preaent administration, of reducing pen lon and arbitrarily dropping name from the roll, a deserving th severest condemnation of th American people. ForelRB Relations. our foreign policy should be at all times (Inn. vigorous and dignified, and all our Intoreat In th western hemis phere carefully watched and guarded. The Hawaiian Uland should be con trolled by th t'nlted States and no for eign (Miwer should be permltetd to In terfere with them. The. Nicaragua Canal should be built, ow ned and op erated by the I'nlted States, and by the purchase of the DunlKh Islands we should secure a proper and much-need-ed naval station In the West Indie. Armenian Massacres. The massacres In Armenia have aroused the deep sympathy and Just Indignation of the American people, and we believe that the I'nlted States should exercise all the influence It can properly exert to bring thee atrocities to an end. In Turkey. American resi dent have been exposed to the gravest danger and American property de troyed. There and everywhere Amer ican citizen and American property must be absolutely protected at all hazards and at any cost. Monroe Doctrine. We reasaert 1m Monroe doctrine In It full extent and reaffirm the right of the I'nulted States to give the doctrine effect by responding to the appeals of any American atateor friendly inter vention In ease of European encroach ment. We' have not Interfered, and shall not Interfere, wltH the existing possessions of any European power In this hemlsphure, but thoae possessions must not, on any pretext, be extended. We hopefully look forward to the eventual withdrawal of the European powers from this hemisphere, ami the ultimate union of ' all the English speaking part' of the continent by the free consent of Ita Inhabitants. Independence of Cuba. From the hour of achieving their own Independence the people of the I'nlted States have regarded with sympnthy the struggle of other American people tu free themselves from European dom Inatlon. We watch with deep nnd abld Ing Interest the heroic battle of the Cu ban patriots against cruelty and op. presalon, and our best hopes go out for the full success of their determined con test for liberty. The government of Spain, having lost control of Cuba and being unable to protect the property or Uvea of resi dent American citizen or to comply with Its treaty obligations, we believe that the government of the t'nlted State should actively use Its Influence and good offices to restore peace and give Independence to the Island. Enlargement of the Navy. The peace and security of the repub lic and the maintenance of Its rightful Influence among the nation of the earth demand a naval power commen surate with Its position and responsi bility. We therefore favor the contin ued enlargement of the navy and a complete syatetn of harbor and sea coaal ilef nc. liiiiiilrailnii Laws, For the protection of the equality of cur American clllsenhli and of th wage iif our woikliigineii again! th fatal competition of low -priced labor, w d inai- l that the Immigration laws be thoroughly enforced, and so extend ed a to exclude from entrance to the I'nlted Hlittc thoae who can neither read nor write. Civil Serrlce. The Civil Service lair waa placed on Hie (Unite biHik by tit Republican parly, which ha alwaya ulalned It, and we renew our repeated declara tions that It (ball be thoroughly and honestly enforced end extended wher ever practicable. Free ilallot. W demand that every titUen of th I'nlted Htalea drnll be allowed to cant one free and unrestricted ballot, and that (itch ballot (hall be counted and relumed a cast. Lynching Condi-nined. W proclaim our umpialined condem nation of the uniivlllaed and barbarous practlceaf' well know ul lynching or killing of human being, (impeded or charged with crime, without procra of law. National Arbitration. We favor the creation of a national board of arbitration to mule and ad Juat difference which may arlae be tween employer and employed engaged In Interstate commerce. Free Homesteads. W believe In an Immediate return to the free humeetead policy of the Republican party and urge the pauag by rongresa of th atlfactory free homestead measure which ha already pawed the houie and I now pending in the senate. Admission of Territories. W favor the admladon of the re maining territories at th earlleat prac ticable dat. having due regard to the Interest of the people of the terrllo. rlr and of the I'nlted State. All th federal officer apolnted for the terri tories shall be (elected from bona fid resident thereof, and the right of rlf. government (ball be acorded a far aa practicable. Alaska Representation. W believe th cltlcen of Alaska Mould have representation In the con gresa of the Culled Statea.lo the end that needful legislation may bo Intelli gently enacted. Sumptuary Legislation. W ympathlxo with all wie and le gitimate effort to Iraoin and prevent the evil of temperance and promote morality. Rights of Women. The Republican parly la mindful of the right and Intere.i f women. Pro tectlon of American Indtiatrle Include equal opportunities, equal pay for equal work and protection to the home. We favor the admlaslun of women to wider sphere .f uaefiilnea, and welcome their co-opuratloti In rescuing the coun try from Democratic and I'npiillHt nii. management and misrule. Such lire the principle and pollcle of the Republi can porty. Hy these principle we will abide and these principle we will put Into execution. We auk .for them the considerate Judgment of the American people. Confident alike In the history of our great party ami In the Justi.-,. f mlr rouse, we preent our platform and our consideration, In the full assurance that the election will bring victory to th.Mtcptibllcan partytnd prosperity to the people of the Prilled Htnte. NOTICE OF INTENTION To Change the Omd on Eleventh Htrt. .-v.... inman Avenue nnd Harrison Avmur, McClure'i Aitorta. Notice I hereby given that the com mon council of the city of A.torla pro '"""""''h he grade of that part of Eleventh trrl In McCltire As toria, a extended nrd i hnngod by Cyru Olney. which lie between th. sooth .Me of Harrison avenue and the north aide of Kenitnirton avenu. at th following I"!?. ? V ,h8 of """ u tabll.hed by ordinance No. 71, entitled An Ordinance to Ratabllah a lias ot Orade for the Street cf Atorta," to- On the north aide of 'he rroaalng of aid Eleventh treet and Irving avenue, la feet" ,0Uth "Me f Mld cro,,ln' On the north aide of the croialng ot aid Eleventh trot with Jerom avenue, Ul feet. On the louth (Ids of ald crowing, 1M foet. And unlei a remonstrance signed hy the owner of throe-fourth of the prop erty fronting on laid portion of aald treet be filed with the auditor and po llc Judge of ald city within ten day from the final publication of thl notice, to-wlt, on or before June nth, lMd, th common oouncll will re-ctalllh aald grade as above proponed. Ry order of the common oouncll. Dated June 6, !M. H. B. NELSON, Auditor and Police Judg.