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About Independence enterprise. (Independence, Polk County, Or.) 189?-190? | View Entire Issue (April 11, 1895)
In Hi roaturoC s l.OCAl, N I'.WH ID INTKIU-HIMH always eriilcavors to l ron 4 locotiTi. but rfra aoruracf ul laUiuanl to bluuUwI&c AlMlMMat, ' At !- Advarllslnu Madluiit Hi KNTrllil'IIIWK Uif.'oml l' mill III Hulk runtmi mows w.i follow Mrarul kdvvf ii.iii lii uuli a r. ImkMwkmj ' Mnttt wt tie ; Jiternal Vigilance ii the Price of Liberty. -Jeff 'erton. " V )U 2 NO. 10 or. ; m"i JUi"""" March 1KH j -Tllii- -kit Htior?al Bank ; ol I ihIkiimIjii!. Urctfoii, e;:;il Btook, 60,000.00 m.ooooo , coo "!. . i rrHiuiit U W. MUIIKHTKON. 1 rrMiw". , W. II. IIAWI.BY, t Miliar. VI- I'rwIUsnl. i Cmiwr, 1.. W. ll(.U-r(ii. ' v llelmli U.ll. W.NVMleaker, J Wr W.lVlliu. 4 Mnml hankl'iif h.uin Irniiwli"!. Buys , ill. "" HUI'lfl" !. ,!! ..! ..KilMt I" '"""I " '" trHMll. t'UllnllM WWl. UOlM HMMM . ! " THE INDEPENDENCE Rational Bankl Capital Stwk, f .'.O.OOO.OO., . JUItSl'lJISKIUl, - 1W.U.MU MUM NKI-SUN, Vlco President, ', P.CONNAWAY, Cashier. A teneral banking and rlmiiK1ini Ki Ul:taJ i liMIti IliHtk, bills dis united, commercial ereillm yianted ; ipoalts received on current ucioiint itjeetto check, liileren aa vn umw 'IKMllt. DlltKCrOHS. B, r. Smith, A. Nelson, I. A. AIJtn. , II, Jasperson, A. J. Hood man. I). W. Mrst II. IlirwIitxTif. Oarble Granite IndeptMidimco, - Oio- Monti twits, Headstones, Curbing, J'JtC. Correiqondnce solicited. Sperling Bros., Meat Market " -dkai.ku in- Choice Meats. ?EJ SUNDAYS FROM 8 to 9 a.m. Froo Dulivery to all parts of the city. Mia : Street. IiuIuimjiuIoiicc ;30r--SHOESHOP PiH. Murphy, Prop. lpJrlnpt of I JUntU wilt rorupt lUiautlon TIlO iK'Rt Of work turned out oil abort notice. A share of your patronage is soliciteel. street,: . Independence Ilty : Feed : Stable, bwea fed by the My, eek or month i.Tru--ent stock left in our ire will be wH at ndel to. Charifea laaonabla. , . Malu St., - Indcpeiutcnco. :egos pacific raiuioad'compaxt. . CIIAS.'ClJVRIv, Receiver Oonnwllnn with Steamer 'HOMEIV b aqulna and Ban Franclaoo. 'Mamer Lave Taqulna: Mareh t, 1, th. Itlxhta nwml to ebauga aalllm date. 'Itlioat netlo. ' fralf hi or pnft rat-i apply to any .. . - i. air . CartaUIOrefOD raw Mrt. vjafmi a ) a ALadys Toilet 4 Wo lmve j tint received a care fully nelirctod fiHHortiiient oi llio Intevt dcnigtiH .... coitsAai: pixs, U A lit OIINAMKXTH We will be jileiined to liavo you cull and JiiHpect Hicko novelties. KRAMER, the Jeweler. t -r r v t TT7T The City Restaurant Will irlvf) ! SIX jrood cut ineali lor 1. . -.- MEALS A.T MRS. L CAMPBELL, Prop., Don't be Sick! When You are Well PATTERSON The I&depende&ce Meat Markst. JOHAJf MULLEll, Prop. r now ready to supply the people of Independence with all kindfl of Krcah and Cured Meat, Hams, Bacon, bausages, Lard, etc., at lowest possible rates. OltTE EOOR WEST OIF POST OFFICE, Indepenpknck, Ohuoon. I APRIb BARaAlNo! I have juat large HlocK I oHIs Finft Shoes Pfand Oxford Ties. J-TJ-ST THI2NTIC OF IT. Indies Oxford Tiea " UtiHHet Calf " Viii Kid " Fine Kkl " l'lc'y Heavy Shoea Men'a Iilocher 1'ic y r.lf Vol. Tin AWO A LAltOE ASSORTMENT OF KVSSET CALF irV1f ITTir RLACKSMITHING Will cost the people of this year. It's bo every EXPENSE CAN BE SAVED" If you will act judiciously in the matter and take your work to INDEPENDENCE, OREGON. II. A. FULLER Is working for me THIS -s- SEASON. HAND-MADE STEEL INDKrKNUKNCE, l'Ot.K COUNTY, - M 4 -a- A To le comjilfto a laly' toilet must have aorne of tlioao Orimmenti whicli failiioii & comfort demand. SIL Villi f 'ZA 11JNA 8, (I'ullxrell I'ln) lU'U dint Silver llurUle. Durlnji at leant Kt ven Uitel M-rloda In I.lfo a record almuld be jirewrvco or a leraii'a likeneha, aa followa: Iiifuii(hoil, ISiiliyliood, Chlldhiaal, lioy- IkhmI, Manli.KHl, Middle auc, Old okp, and IMI.CItAVHN the i.liotoKrni.Iier, will aupply you with Uhko llkeneaaea al Ihe viry lowt Mt raUa. Cilvo blni a cull. We try to mak our Sunday Pln . . wera the beat In Independence. ALL HOTOS. M.iln Kt. ISIIKJ'KMJK.XCK. WK KNOW bow it makes one feci to be nick- Hut if you will Ret aiek reineinber that it i our bulnea to cell Sleiiirincn 'o've hil ruiiKiderable ex perience in pre pari 1 1 a inedioiuea and know the adVNiilairti of wt-it frexli uiid pure Prug.. We keep no other kind. RKMKMBEK that wo han dle many articles you may lcire,euch as Jewelry, Silverware, Watches, Clocks, etc. BROS., Main St, Independence, Oreiron. received a p. or ... . From now until May 1, 1 will M Miwa r-i letnmprs the best bar- P1. gains ever offered in Oregon M Regular. 1.75 l.HO :t.no 2.00 3.50 ..$1.2r, i.:i." '" 2.ro 1.4( .1MJ m Polk county many dollars year. A portion of this He employs only the most skilled workmen, guarantees all his work, and is as low in price as first-clas8 work will justify. SHOES ONLY $l.50j, OKKGON. TJIUKSDAY, Avniu ji, iovo. w 4 NEWS OF THE WEEK, Neb-otlutlona Iletwcen China anl Jiipuii lrotrri'Bwliir SUPREME GQURTINCOME TAX DECISION Tba Aitoria-GoblB Eoad-Harrlon li a CandidaW-BpeoJa zporU and Importi. IKroui the Ongonlan, Bun and HtolenntauJ BpaaiabUtia Bnaaomb aad Br.Tado. Washington, April 4. It i stated by persons In position to Hpeak with authority that as booh aa Venezuela is convinced that Great Uritain has finally declined to arbitrate or settle the boundary dispute, as suggested by tho United .States, though Ambassador Buyard, the fiouthern republic will regret fully hut resolutely resort to what she regards as her only recourse resort to force. Venezuela fully recognizes the great military strength of Great Britain, but it is declared that the people are ready to Bee their homes and their cities desolated and laid in tshes rather than submit to what they regard as national dishonor. Clarktsa Bpttki for Harrusa- Chicaoo, April 4. General J. S. Clarkson btatcd positively today that Ex-President Harrison ia a candidate for the presidency. "General Harrison," he said, "is not an active candidate, jerhaps, but he certainly is a receptive can didate Indeed, he is, I tbink, one of the most prominent, presidential candidato now before the public. As to who will bo the party's choice in 1800, I am, ef course, unable to say, but it ib yery cer tain that General Harrison will accept the nomination if it is tendered him." Spain Shippig Troopf to Cuba. Washington, April 4. Forty thousand Spanish troopa will be in Cuba within 30 days. Eighteen thousand are now in Havana and tho different provinces. The pres ence of these' troops is eaid to be necessary because of the ditliculty of finding insurgents. , Tho latter are carrvine on a guerilla warfare. They are said not to exceed 3000 to the utmost. The insurgents find refuge in the mountains whenever pursued by Spanish troops, and it is difficult to dislodge them. jack Frcat Getting in hu Work. Pindletcn, Or., Ayril 4. A number of farm erB haye been in terviewed, and all agree that great damage has been done to wheat, and that at least one-half of the fall-sown grain between Pendleton and Athena must bo reeown. Dozens of fields are now being plowed. Last year the sowing was not finished earlier than Aptil20, so they think ample time remains to put the seed in the land. Sr. 0. W. Cnnek Dead. Tualatin, Or , April 4. Dr. G. V. Cusick, of this place, died at 7 a. m., Wednesday, of pneumonia. The funeral services will be held at the residence of the deceased's daushter. Mrs. A. C. Lohmire, in South Portland, at 10:30 a. m. Fri day. The interment will take place at Itiverview cemetery. The services at the grave will be pri vate. Tha Supnma Court Ajainrt Inoome-Tax. New York, April 5. A special to a local paper asserts positively that the president was informed fc-" vesterday by one of the supreme justices that the court stands five to three against the constitutional ity of the income tax, and that in all probability this decision will be handed down, but the decision will not be announced in open court before the first Monday in May. The rote for the tax, Fuller, Brew er and White; against, Field. Harlam, Gray, Shiras and Brown. This startling news caused a most exciting conference after todays cabinet meeting, Carlisle and Com missioner Miller were closeted to gether for some time before the meeting. tw XaOroad Wrack. Alton, HI., April 5. A fearful wreck ocoured this morning at the Wood river bridge on the Chicago A Alton cut-off, about half a mile north - of East Alton. A long heavy freight train was coming down the grade when the middle of the train bulged out and 15 cars were piled on top of each other. Four men were killed outright, two fatally injured and 14 injured. Zran EBVIM.K, O., April 5 Four person were killed outright and a fifth fatally injured in a wreck on the Bclluirc, Zanesville Cincin nati narrow-guuge, at a trestle five miles west of Somerfield, thin morning. A StatU Journalist Sa4. Seattlk, Wash., Aprils. This community was shocked and start led this morning by the ners that George II. Heilbron, the banker, lawyer and journalist, had been found dead in his bath tub at his homo. Dr. Sharpless was sum moned, and after making a careful examination of the body declared that death was due to apoplexy. Mr. Heilbron was editor and one third owner of the Post-Intelligencer. China Ilaka Objection. London, April 5. A Shanghai dispatch has reported that the principal conditions of peace in clude the independence of Corea, the payment of an indemnity of 400,000,000 yen and the cession to Japan of Formosa and Liao, in cluding Port Arthur. The cession of Liao Tung and Port Arthur are objected by the Chinese. Tba Put Bojj Captured. Pendleton, Or., April 5. After a long and exciting chase a posse has captured the Parr boys and brought them to Pendleton. They were arraigned on the charges of horse stealing and assault with intent to kill. The Parr's were run toshelterin the deep canyons of th Blue Mountains, and only Bur rendered after emptying their revolvers. Will Bnthar Deny nor Affirm. Washington, April 6. The at tention of Borne members of the cabinet was called today to a dis patch from Chicago recardiug the publication there of the supreme court decision on the income tax, but they declined to publish an opinion thereon, on the ground that it would be manifestly im proper to discuss any opinions ol the court at least until they had been officially promulgated. All effort to secure from members of the supreme court either an authoritative confirmation or de nial of the Chicago publication prove unavailing. Spool Export! and Importi. ; New York, April C. The exports of specie from the port of New York were: V.xnnrtu Inuiorts Gold $553,052 Silver 431,310 fl,:34,9d8 400.IJOO The value of imports of dry goods was 12,524,35b; and of general merchandise $7,022,311. Tho Nioaraeoa Predieamant. Panama, April 6. The Anglo Nicaraguan dispute is much com mented upon here. It is positively asserted that tho British have de termined to land a force from the cruiser Royal Arthur in Corinto the day after the date fixed in Great Biitian'B ultimatum of settle ment of her claim if the money is not paid. Modesto Barrios is re ported to have said that Nicaragua was not in a position to pay the indemnity demanded, and he did not know what the government would do. The Aitoria-Ooblo Road. Astoria, Or., April 6. Peter Larsen, of Montana, who has se cured the contract for building the Astoria-Goble railroad with a full corps of engineers fully equipped will arive here in the morning. OoTtrnor KoKinUy Kay Visit Oregon. Salem, Or., April 6. Jefl. Myers, a member of the state board of agriculture, has received a letter from Governor McKinley, of Ohio, in answer to request that he be present at the next state fair. The governor cannot promise assuredly yet, but a strong effort will be made to have him here. WaaUj Bank 8utmenk New York, April 6. Following is the weekly bank statement: Raeerve, increase fol6,472 Loana, decrease 2.0S5.SO0 Specie " 1.107.7O0 Legal tenders, mcreaaa 769,700 Deposit, decreaae 3,417,900 Circulation, increase 188,400 The banks now hold $13,929,925 in excess of requirements. Highest of all in Leavening Tower. Latest U. S. Govt Report ID), Thatlneome-TftX Iecllon. Chicago, April 7. The Tribune has the following from Washing ton: "One of , the justices of the supreme court practically admitted, after a consultation Saturday, that tho abstract of the decision in the income-tax case printed in the Tribune was absolutely correct, and tallied with the printed copies. He alleged, however, that the ar ticle was simply the work of a clever observer, who had success fully put two and two together and arrived at a result practically cor rect. Whether tho judges had done anything to change the de cision at their meeting Saturday ho would not say, of course, further than to admit that the publication of the decision had be come known to the judges. T be Asftiated by bis Bon. Simonosaki, April 7. It is offi cially stated that Li Ung Fong has been appointed, a Chinese peace plenipotentiary to assist Li Hung Chang. Japau has formerly ac cepted him as an envoy. The new envoy U a son of Li Hung Chang. The wound in the face of Li Hung Chang is now completely healed, The bandages were removed today. Does this Mean Civil War. Berlin, April 7. The maturing conflict between Norway and Sweden has given rise to strange reports in Berlin. Since Tuesday it has been a common statement that should the two kingdoms re sort to force, Emperor William would take up arms rather than permit the threatened interference of Russia. He is said to have promised King Oscar aa much. Although the official circlo dis credits IhiB report, the mere thought of it has sufficed to fasten general atteution upon the swift course of events in the Scandi narian peninsula. The British HaTtag Trouble In India. Simla, April 7. The first brig ade of British force moving to the relief of Mr. Robertson, the British agent at Chitral, had an engage ment with 5,000 Swatis, who were trying to block tho Malakand pass. The enemy were put to flight after losing - 30 killed by a charge of cavalry. Trains'l'uaMc to ran In Colorado. Denver, April 7. Not a train has arrived in Denver from the East today, and all roads travers ing the eastern portion of the state are still impassable as a result of the great storm Friday. Today has been warm and clear, melting all the snow remaining on the ground. The delay now comes from sand onMhe tracks. Jbvery cut is filled, sometimes to the denth of from four to eight teeu Shovels and retary plows are in active use. Met Otttth la the lue; Canyon Mine- Xkw Whitcomb. Wash., April 8. Au explosion of firedamp, in the BlMe Canyon coal mine, Jullect u. mPn. W. A. Telford came from the mine tonight. He was at the hunkers where the explosion oecur- ed. He went to the inclino and found James Kearns at the mouth of the shaft, nearly dead with ex haustion. Kearns said all in the in i nn ware dead. He had carried lien Morgan as far as he was able and dropped him. Morgan, he thought, was dead. Kearns and X. Gillam were the only ones that escaped nut of the 24 who were at work. A . rescuing party attempted to enter the mice but were driven back by the poisonous gas. Japan Fortifying Ooran Territory. London, April 8. Dispatches received in Vienna from Japan say that for some time the Japanese have been fortifying the passes on th Ruasc-Corean frontier. Ibeyj have laid out a fortified camp in North Corea, and have stationed some 30,000 men there, in expec tation of an attempt on ttussia s part to interfere in the arrange- , mcnts of tho terms of peace. , 0 The Artual Ineoos-Tax Petition. if Washington, April 8. After a!-. . moat a month of deliberation, the y United States supreme court en9 f dered its decision in the ineoraetax , cases, deciding by a divided court , , the law to be valid, except regard- . ing the incomes derived torn rents .. and municipal bonds, on which . point the decision was that tbe tax . was unconstitutional It is thought , that the loss to the treasury will . amount, to $15,000,000 or $20,000, , 000 annually on account ef tbis , 4 decision. , Hr. Hammond and tho Oregon raclfle, Albany, Or., April 8. A. B. .. , Hammond, one of the . purchasers , ; of the Oregon Pacific railroad, ar- ., ,,t rived in the city today. He speaks m encouragingly of tbe . O. P. R. B prospects. He says: . "We viH . first put tho road in . first-class , condition; then will come the ques tion of extensions. If we find -business will justify it, we will i build branches to both Eugene and . , Salem. As to the Eastern . exUn -t sion, we will build that also, as . fast as business will justify. The road wi'l be known as the Oregon Central & Eastern railway." i - Eastern Oregon Presbyter?. ts :,!.i Union, Or., April 8.Tbe Xsurt ern Oregon presbytery, after a three day's cession in this city, adjourns last night. The officers elected Ibr the coming year were sta follows? . The Rev. J. R. K. Bell, of Baker City, moderator; Puane Terry, r: clerk; the Rev. A. J. Goodfriend; of ,m Goldendale, Wash., reporting clerk. Fishermen Arrstdan4 Ftnd., . ,.:,. , ; Astoria, Or., April 9. Fish and Game Protector McGuira and , Sheriff Hare last night, arrested several fishermen for violation, of .. the law, prohibiting the . taking., of ealmon during the close season The offenders were tried today be.r s fore Justice Abercrombie.and fid.;7 $50 each. ; IVaea In Sight at Las. :; - -. u London, April 9. A Yokohama- U dispatch pays the Chinese-Japaoes.. - negotiation will be-concluded . within a week, Seven of Japan' eight conditions have been already .i accepted. ..; . , v. - '- -' - Venezuela Thanks Us, , . -. Washington, April 9. The ; Venezuela congress has passed .. resolutions heartily thanking the United States for its eympathy : and support. - : . ' ' Health, in Your Vest Pocket ' ( A box of Ripans Tabules can b'. stored away in your vest pocke. It ccsls you only 50 cents,' frnd may save you as mapr dollar worth of time and doctor bills. -i-'m rruia l&atiMsr 1 Lr. fi AwmW GoM mbw w - - i r 1 . Is Worth LivfngP That depend wo h . liver. If tt Iivw .M . inactive tho wnfrl 7 tem is out of breath is buL ftlge'uBj ' poor, head dr ll U achft energy and hovubM tmrn tha anim la de pressed, heavy weigkt exists after eating, vft mnfral desDondeneY flstd -the blnesL The lire the housekeeper of iLa health; and s kinnNsa, eimple remedy that aeH lite JMarore, aoes ' constipate afterwanJ or require constant taking, doea not interfere vita business or pleasure dur ing its use, makes 6in, xnona Liver Eegulator XnediCil perfection. ii f t fa ' . :! i . 3 !baa ttaadrf. Mm t uWarta.iit . .