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About Broad-axe. (Eugene, Lane County, Or.) 189?-19?? | View Entire Issue (April 12, 1899)
I J v I . THE OROAD AXE. VV BLIWII VtHK MiSKslJ V BY imnri -n i Tt Vitxrint flrtunati, C'liVuiiaifri unKuiiini nim I :' - - liittw al the KmrMt tain PxwtoStrr v4nH flWta wait IMIUT. ( - rtiitu-nx RAT!-": Ii . 90 yvt l moiiHm . .tL , -. Ftf lhr m'wilhi ! ' '(IttiiMilr limM) APRIL ia. isw 't..1 -J 7 V .About Astt-sslnc- Tho deputy assessor Is abroad in "th land, '"one .was at ye editor's IioYwo the other day - tiling tip what little effect we have. : The .m dar we notictu Assessor ,. 1 .. Tturton ttaidr.g on ftic corner of( the street discussing tke war and; . jioKtice, and we will here 'state tliat we know no reawA ,why Sir Kertoa decs not turn out and per orn the work he was. dec tad to 'lix J He hat seven nnmhs to' do it He baa given a. bond and taken ab oath to do it, and ' if he will lay off those fine clothes,, duff hia whit shirtt, 'and foil op hit ' sleeves, spit on bis h.-vnds, and go to work be can do it within tlie lime allowed hint by law. He it allowed ti a dar for bit work an4 tbit is more than any lamer or day- laborer gets for a day's work. , We would uke to see the expenses f tke office reduced from what it was thei- last year, it wm over $J,$00 twice what it ouht ' to litre been. And we want to warn ' Mr Burton and the county court thnt the people object to allowing -Mr-Barton fay-ToftuAe he doe ' not work, eat spends on the streets in" talking politics, looking wise, and .electioneering for a "ihird term." - Seeking -a third term for president by General Grant fn- gloriously failed.- OH (do get.otit"eviJence of prosperity" to the and go to work Mr Biirton, Uxes j Orvgouian. Gentlemen, S. C. are-" awful burdensome people are tired. and the JL Crnab f Comfort. It affords a . crbmhof torn fort ti the advocates of the cause of tern Iterance to know that at the muni cipal elections thruout the greater part of the states the first week in this month that the question of no lioense" carried, in a majority of tbs smaller towns. - The question aeeoit to turn upon whether there it moral force enough in a given locality to enforce the law. Hence in the larger - cities where the iciout and lawless element con gregate and violate the elective franchise by selling theirv votes lor "a mess," not of "potlago" " but of dilated alcohol, license wins. Large cities are the strongholds, not aloae of the rice of intemper ance,, but also of nearly every einer Known vice. . Onr' Courthouse. Preparations are being made to 'celebrate, or rather dedicate the new courthouse about the first of May. This W proper'' and right TRe people have ood reason to be proud of their" templa of justice, as ft it a File superstroctdre" which was much 'needed." It la ' aM right if we could Only dedicate it clear of deb. That is the trouble-. Every time the citizen looks " trtjou that 1 boat it must produce1 the '' tame effect that is prodoeed pbh "the aaaa who btUkImtelf i$jS man sion on 'credit to gratify bis pride and , vanity.' Every time ' be , be held it it left a stiag pf remorse nettling deep down in his bosom. Solomon's father, David, began to laj op means long before bis death to construct 'Solomon's Temple. im Aietnoaist people. wul not ded icate to God a bouse of worship in dtbk ..... !,., ,. J-. 1 , 8 Htralght Goods. t f The Leader; The county court ba set May 1,' on . which to cele brate the formal opening of that 33,000 cotfrt boats that bat cost the count '.abput 175,000, and while the rotteneet county court that bat ever grsoed the walls of an Oregon court house and Eu gene's Upper Four ilandred are erclln ' champagne bottlos in the'r Li'Ilarity on that occasion the orumn tax payer. tU like crtck lug 'tis Own pdor bead for ever beintf foot Vnovlgb to vote for euch an outfit.' Do , It Js' wrong ( T) to say anything now, just pay the Ml. - CVtrrrrlluM. c Judg Potter our' statement ii. forms no thni list wek that Mr?.; Potior had the' ButtcrfieM court hise cjck warrants registered in her favor Was not correct th:t lm the jitiljpa wa th party that hikl them registered in Mr. But- terfiold's favor, and forwarded thwu to hiut at Portland. ., . It is row civen out at :Wnsh - - incton that Secretary Alitor will j le rt nioveil ntiI 5en. Warren Hastings wilt take his lare. . . E-.-J -- " : . . .. ... Pliilipino jsis.-essions S Ureal ! ; it Jwl rs4-! PrilLan for her Vt lui! tesion i.i now agitating iniml4 ot public dxqu around White house. tho tho One of oar nxwt consitierate eitv con tern norarie last week u- would hang on May lOih, 1S'.., which day will fall on WeluosJay. two days sooner than he will really hang. A recent cable, disnatch from 4 Manila tars "Insurgent. are com miUing all torts of crimes on resident; using the torch, out raging women and looting houses." So much for the belief that these half civilixcd beings aro sus-eepti-ble of ever being made American citixens We notice it going the rounds of our exchanges that th-s Oregoniaa of recent dite contained r the Guard said 53, the Roseburg Re view said 100 and the Biker City Record said 11 pagesvof dehnqueut tax lists advertised Now the exaci facts in this vexed 'question is the Oregonian contained twelve , pages of 7 columns each and two columns more ta throw in for gxd count which foot up 6 column'. We do not care to he over nice with our co'.tcuporaries excepting' when U comes to . speaking of the Why We Expand. Trm lh tvia Wwtljr SuiniUM. Q. Why did the United States go to' Waf with Spai? A. To help the Cubans. Q. What was the matter with i the Cubans? A. Siain would not let them be independent. Q. What else? A. Spain treated the inhabitants cruelly in trying to suppress rebellion. Q. How did the, war result? A. Spain was badly defeated. Q. Why was she defeated? A. Becanse we had better guns and better men to aim them. V- Q. When the war was over, what didthe government do for the Cubans? A. Not much of anything, except to allow charita bly disposed persons to feed a few of the starving people. Then the war was not an entire success? A. Oh, yes, for it opened a way for us to expand. Q. Why did wo need to ex pand? A. Beeause there was not room enoug'a in" the United Stales for all the politicians who wanted jobs. 'This is not the reason usually published. Q. How did it happen that the opportunity to expand came just at the time when it was necd'd? A &ome say it was providential. Q. How can we be sure that it was providential? A. Because Dewey sunk ' one Spanish fleet without losing a roan, and Schley and Sampaoa sunk another with the loss of one killed. . i O, What does that prove? A. It proves that it is our manifest dsUoy t expand., . Q. What connection have these two nayal victories with expansion? A. The one gave us control of Manila, the other of Cuba and Puerto Rioo. ,. Q. What kind of control? A. Possession by right . of conquest. Q. Did we declare a war of con quest? A. No; we declared war to help the Cubans, tnd the pres ident said that we did not desire to acquire territory; but that was before we knew that we needed to expand. . Q. When did we find that out? A. -.Tho newspapers found it out during .the week beginning May 1, 1838; the religious newspapers (some of them) found it oul about July 4; the president found it out when he heard the crow At applaud hit 'remarks at various' railroad depots in the west " - Q. Are yon sure that wat the time the president made up his uiind to expand? A. The uit naptr say so. 1 IJ. Why ihi the religious ihws- tiiMr mill the minister want tit expand 'A. Because they Hunk . missionaries should Iw sent la tin j Pnilippints. tj. Why cannot missionaries bei I sent ta tho Philippines under a United States tuvtoetorato without ' annexing the it-land? A. ' Nobody kl.OWS. Q. What other argument is thoro for expansion? A. Tho commercial argument. Tlie an- nual revenue 'f the Phi!ii'i;nes . umh-r Spanish rulv has Kt-n aU u Jl I.PUMHH'.'' u lias Iiimi tho net rove nue aTti-r iho xoense-i of adiuiii- istration were paid? A. It i ftated at less than f .'.i.(XH. 1. What is the largest revenue thai CiO UnUe.l States could ' exjKVt un.h r the best covernmei-.t? ' A. Possibly as nuuh as 10,(M V 1 i Vvl 1 r.O. "What would he th cist of ,1 the army artd navy ne'essary to j comiuor the rebellious savae-'s tiff i tho arohipo'ago?' A. Not less! thantiO.OXl.Oia year, and bnba-j hi v much more. After the islands i were naeiGed tho annual csix-nse , would be at least ;0,000,uX." Q. Where is tho profit the United States expects coming from j " . -, ,'. , .. . . .. , .ov.v. ..v, ...... checks or express receipts or tele grams. Q. Will tlie-e taxes U sufT,-, cieni? A. ProKUdy not: they , will have to be increased or new, ones added. Q. Is , there any other argument , vn: i rrxt expansion. "XT the American Hag , nnitt . never be hauici uotvn. j. J. Vors not that depend on the re.ison for which the flag is hauled up? A. No. Q. What is the logical support of this -argument? A. There is none. Dut it sounds well. Q. If we annex tho Philippines what shall we da with them? A. Govern them as a colony. Q. Will their representatives have a voice in the government of the United States? A. . Ot course not, except possibly one educated voter, out of several hundre! in habit ir.ts. Tho reiit are not fit for cilizen?bip and never will be, ac cording to our ideas of Dcoi'jcratic government. " ( - Q. That will be "taxation with out representation," will it not? A. You may call it that if you choose to be troubU'Some. Q. Did Americans ever object to that principle? A. Rather vigorously, about 122 years ago. Q. What is the strongest and most unselfish argument offered by the expansionists? A. That we, a strong nation, should govern those who -cannot govern them selves, simply for their ottn good when Providence opens the way. Q. Have we had any experience in thnt line? A. - Yes; we have been trying to govern the Indians for about a century. Q. How? A. With unprin cipled agents, bid whisky and army rifles. Q. How have we succeeded? A. We have killed a good many of them, at large exjx-nse. Those that are left are doing their best to be respectable- in spite of the gov ernment. Q. ' This proves that we arc ready now to nndcitake the en lihgtenment and, paternal care of 8,0U0XX) Filipinos as permanent wards of the U cited States in one of its territories? A. Yes, mis take may have been made in the past, but those should be forgotton when the nation contemplates undertaking so large and gener ous a task. Q. Do the Filipinos want to be annexed? A. None that ' have given their views to the press. Q. If they protest, what shall ws do? A. Annex them anyway. Q. What will people tay of this business fifty years from 'now? A. They may say mean things, but we shall he out of tho way. Embalmed beef has cast an offensive odor over tho land, that oppresses the average citizen every where, and fills him with shamo and anger shame for the honor of his country, and angor for tho cruel deaths that our soldiers suffered through poisonirig from tutiv.g that vilv tlr.fT, especially as she has promised oiock nouses or i.imiiy tiisanr.a Spain l-.V.OOO.OOO in advance? A. I,lrnt to the settlers on a hostile Nolxxly knows. Indian frontier. They would have n vi.-!Mnih-l,m.t A1'"111 .V,1U riht!i' thftt the con- lew iT F. Pieslili-ntx. Anions the communications re evived by I nited Societies of I liris H r-.ndeavor recently lit con iietti.m with -its proposition for a "war agVmst war unJ peace by arbitration, are two from ex-pros-. Mont. 15 rover Cleveland ami Benjamin Harrison, Kx-Presideni Cleveland wrote: " I'lii member anl the friends of the S.H-t.ty of Christian I n- ilo.uor 'hayo never entered upon an umlortAking so praotieal ami ii.tbto as tho effort theyiro now ; makm: to secure an uh.imtoumetit ' of war ' I'.t as a means for tho settle-1 f ijilorn itioual d'u'Verenoi s; ' in 1 if thero is any substance to the jas senator went from. Long Tom. .1,;,.. .!,.( ;..-.;i..ti .... ...i!-n ir... i ir i a...... ... ..... llli'tuuiluin (111. the t i its that ' cluractorizo us its' a people tend to national mnl Christi initation, it lu ntiy projvr that our flevation is (mi country in any should 1h in the lead 'movement in the interests of peace." j Kx-President Harrison's letter says: "For myself, and much more lor tno grearyiMy ot its citizen- ship, 1 express the desire of America for peace with the whole world. It would have been, vain to suggest the pulling down of . . . . r . i i ditions were not ripe; and so it may be 'id i prolniblv true tlmt :..,:. .i . i. ... . a ;i:u njijme.tiiuii ii tun iriuei'ii is not jiresently ss.sible, the devil ilill l:n- t!iuh:iinril. It w liv irit" uf llve . inJ f.)rlK.!lrililc, m;l!ierillg t!ie civi, illstilutiol,s covormue.)U c- ,he WllIJ .... ,.,.,,, ,.i, t,n;vrvii ...... .. . , - .H,a( ai mi(ipt aUmi r:ition nuth- 1 ! oJs ot settling ilitpu'.es. To the I'omocrats of Origou. Portland, April o. Yesterday's election in Chicago is tantamount to the nomination or Carter II. Harrison ns the next democratic nominee fr the presidency. In view therefore of a solid dem ocratic front next year on straight Jcffer?o;ii.iii prii.-ciples, would it not be well that each man present nt the Jeth-rsonian ' banquet on April 1'.' lie-asked to sign a pledge ageeing only to vote at the next presidential election for the regular democratic nominee, and platform to be nametl by the next national democratic(convention ? To secure democratic success anywhere,' jnrganitation, I hold, is necessary iow or neve., and a pledge of tire nature I recommend will carry every Oregon democrat solid in WOO. A. D. RorKAFKI.LOW. Hayseed Hoard From. Pleasant Hill, Ore., Apr. 2, '09. Editor Broad-Axe: I have been hoping I presume like niary others that "Voter" would bo heard from agiin in re ply to "Veteran" in tho Register But perhaps "Voter" does not read the llcgister, so djes not kuow of " Veteran V ebullition.' It is quite natural that Jasper should be satisfied with the present county court, particularly that portion of it represented by "Vet eran." They no doubt believe in the old admonition, "Praiso the bridge which carries you safely over," but it docs not appear that all parts of the county are so well satisfied. Well "Veteran" please tell us if the county court is our guardian that fliey know to much better than wo do, what is for our good, or are they servants of the public, supposed U carry out the wishes of the majority, m they to faithfully promised lfore election? If so how can they consistently ignore petitions signed by a large major ity of these tame people who elect ed them, as in the two cases cited by "Voter" from Pleasant Hill? The first was signed by voters only; the second by 1.10 persons (none under fiftcon years of age) of which fifty-three wero voters, all in a radius of two miles. And we venture the assertion that some of the women so snceringly sjtoken of by "Veteran" pay as much taxes as he, and havo as much right to expect a hearing from an impar tial court. But "It's a long Lane that has no turn," and we predict that the "Banner l'recincl' "pet monkeys" and ail will never bo able to re-elect the present county court. - Yours for justice. H.VV-tKl). Fooiltoillo Clljiiiiir:. April s, is:ti. IMitor llroiiil-Asr: Wei) you ray that the Axe is free for your tori hen to use. I will link for a tmall sjmco for this item. The first settlement that was nimle u'pon the north fork of. lh' Long LTiMu was in IS.VJ. ,t the Ksett time there are hut two families of the first gi-ttlcr. Mr Perkins was ono ot tlie liM Mttiers. lie is Clay IVikius' father. Clay was raiseil on Loiij Tom nnil I can tay without far of ilispute that he was ihf b- st. selnh.l teaelu r that we ever had. Tho sn.aiti t man that I.ano eouut y ever Kent to the Legislature till.. II ..it.- l.vil l. llllll'lll. . lie did more for Lane t entity !anv other man has ever done. His farm joined the Hindi A town plat lie lias been dead f.ir many years. His widow gave f.VXI to lulp build the Methodist ehureh in Kukciio. 1 lor name is upon the building on a plato of silver. She was n true Christian lady. 1 love to cherish her memory. We have had lots of sickness in this neighborhood. Wo havo a ivui.tv load from Fair view to tioldsou sawmill. There it interact the Junction City mail Mi?j leading down I.le Creek and bv those beautiful lakes the Grandest scenery Upon the Pacific coast. In the near future we hope there will I another live from Junction City to those lakes while that of tho latter for ideasiireseekers to visit and co'"W hiskey." "whiskey," "nhi those beautiful bodies of water. PlMlll'M K.VsV. More F.x-Soldier Outrages. The fourth New Jer-'cy soldier who were recentl y - discharei d at AUarYU fia. a few ilaelrrnTteMT'reTT i count up tlieir "Hr slant, r1' l"v "-J .-'i" p riced tho communities throUi;h I Wheat nt 4' rents, and oihrr f.ir, !-J" "l-ul V-inis a drmv-ral if ho which ,h. v passed TiriiK' vollev proJute in the sun.o rstio. d. (?was in the ?...uth. Kcnd : from the' cars, stealing what th.-vjoir.-r m'm h p.os,,ect of rest fm the Yhrk, Aptd ".. Admiral sTfew' daes rtr", tefnT"f 'itT. coui laid their hans upon.. At tifen-.) ville a Mnd.V t r ariuy t al - e - . - had 10 wutchi s sti.Jen, besiura .! army badges. lSo that it now .....'! .... .1.... I .f il... . ..u . I'.iriUlt I'lli llliU IUI i.lV " "'t charred Nicker fol.licrs nro nott. the only bein-i guilty of outrages on tne lut.lio wnrn uisenargrti as thoC white "Niggers" of New J.rey above refet-ed to show. , Copy Copy. The "ti:k" of tho type in the nimlilc fingers of our Ida, and Miss (ia?sman admonish us to push the pencil on fear of the quiet call of those girls for "copy?" Now readers it is Monday and wo go, to press Tuesday Ben "Amis the foreman is ''making up the form" and says we must have five columns yet to complete the job. A caller has come in, and we must ftop"Iing enough to pass the ordi nary observance of editprial cour-. fi.i' Hi i.nr frii'nd iiiicht eoiisiih-r : " . : . u) n coiisiimato old cynic. And so the master goc. What nro we to do? Scissors? scissors aro tho last resort of a lazy editor. Lazy in Isidy and mind, and we dislike to be thought either, besides scissors lire fraud and impisiCion upon tho' reader in most instances, and aro used in tho hands of the editor to cut capers in - his paper than they preform in the hands of the lady while making a patch quilt with 5000 pieces. f Bo Jiero is two ''sticks" of non sense toward filling tho needed five columns of space. , ' A Contrast There goes an industrious hard working farmer who Is dressed up in his best evidently, haviDg on a clean shirt of blue denim and pants it tho tame, tho bit hat is seedy and shoes are of the "ot metal" material. His hands are hard and horny. He is making for the courthouse to pay his taxes and there goes a couple of county officials side by tide, and . the con trast between this farmer and thoso two county officials is very striking. We notice they are clothed in black fashionable suits, IxkjIs and hats to match with kid gloves to cover their hands from tho filth nnd dust of the street, and from lxsing c'ub- ....l. .1 i .!. ....... !... J'lCbau to tut? nun n iii-iiv , The Aftermath of our election for mayor seems now to bo that Caorga isher's defeat is laid to two c nu sea; Frst because ho was knon to ho opfxised to bicycle running on the sidewalk. And secondly it m staled on the day of election that Mr Fisher was brought out by tho fiuard. Kilhrr oi.e of these charges was sufficient to overcome Fisher's know n I'opula t it v in l.upt i.i. (ri In Ibe Mill.v M-lit. l(t in (lie stilly lti)tlt. j l ie iiiiilvi" Ii ioi I Unn. im, run. I ini'iiniry liriugn Um lijihl, Of ollmr itsr rou ml me, The smiles the tears, (( Imij IumhIh yesis, Tim nuula i( luvs tlien fpokep, Tlie eves lll sliuiir, Kos Ihhim'I nnl pnc, , Tlie eluvifiil lontl now lrok(nt Tlitu in tin sully nielli, lop sliiinlieiH i iiniii linn loiuil me, ha. I iiii'in'iy li tuns llu' lllil Of ollior iiiouit.l tur. Wi l li I ri'iiifitilicr nil 1'lie lni'ii li no lii.k'.l toiirllier, I've vri ii 'im I tun iil, Like le.ifes in winli Ki-iillier, I feel l'Li one wlio I mail ulonn m I sii'i'M't li.ilt ili'Witeil, liSliis um ile.l, Wluuu iiil.u.U Uoa.1. ) Aiei HO 'iu lie ur'iiru. . , . . , TliUi Hi I In' hill jr lul.l. I!n sliiml'! 'h eliain das tniiul nib;. s I in. m i y l'i iui tin' lihl j Ol tlirr il ii ui i'tiii,! me. 1Y Mi'uki:. 1 Kd torliil Note. Them is' a little cessation nf lighting in tho Filipinos at pres ent, but them i'. no cessation to tho work of the trusts and gold ftuni'leis. It is raid that you can distin guish tho farmer's wife from that of n saloon .keeper's in a certain J bofNi mt far away fr.mi by the noise of their this city lrrsses us they pass along the streetthat the no;se of the farmers seems to snv: , "Povi rty," "poverty" pov rty"; says : ke'y." . - - - - Out farmers are all busy gutting ill ineir eroiis n nil il v ten i'l 111 hiiiu i a little Hee led rest, but the interest li'ians a-u jut m.w much en on our rounty warrants will ,.t i e rmtl als.ul llio re 1 1 tlion of Mc- I II I. . 'I'l . 1 11 Ivtllf't' lll.il tli-lllV id lliJ. ..111.' Ilirltt oe anoweii i i resi. ine ii'Miir f thoso warrants aro never too farmer. But still reiubliean K" nT "prosperity is IU re." pa- .... . i :.,ier tore ot circumstances !; arec-mpt u.'.i to m-ieii'i our siau- ' n.f-nt 'iliifctv tit in huh t ai et thiit phimt nlMitit tho tiUmlirr of polumn( CollM,IiH, in , Oro. . , ... . i.i;.i,: ,i, .i..n. . ,.Ht . of m,,,,,,,,,,, !PoUn,v Tll0 -:-.. .,f Mon. day contained 1 '.'.' Columns of rvi- denee of prosperity to the-Oregonian, rind it seems to le "ex- pmiding'' from day to day. the matter with Portland? What's There are three limn to be hung in Oregon next May: Branton of I -line; dlberman of Ihmglas; and a man in Jackson, whose name we cannot now recall. This begins lo look like crime in Oregon is on the increase, or the courts ami jury aro becoming less indulgent of crime, nnd more determined to I inforee the law. Tlie latter more i . than likely. Our supremo coum it must l observed are also work ing in harmony with (lie courts below in stchig that the law fhall havo its course. , At Hie Point of Death. Wo regret to learn that Kzekiel Daily formerly of this county, and now n resident of Indian Valley, Washington County Ida ho, was lying nt the point of death a few days since, a was stated in n letter received by his son-in-law James Callaway a day or two ago,- requesting his daughter (Cal laway's wife) to come to him. Mrs. Callaway will leave for Indian ValUy we undsrslaml WadnwMlay. There oro peoplo 1 New York making prints for 12 cents that sell for II lo fG but they don't wear them. There are peoplo in New York making suits for f9 cents that sell for 118 and $20 but they don't wear them. There oro people in New York making shirts for 29 cents a dozen that sell for $1 each but they don't wear them.'. Only two classes of (crsons will defend a system under which such conditions exist the brutal and the ignorant. Social Deiii. Herald. Ex. It is not nlono for mere existence that man laliors.. It is for home, for leisure, for education; it is to better equip his children for the biiltlo of lifo and give them broader o,sirtunili( lo enjoy the products of pew and improved machinery nn J bask in tlie sunnbino of a higher and a grander civiliistion than thru of b day. If ho cannot do thi-i, bii lalsir Is wasted and Mr life is a fuihm. J. U. Seven izn. Coiii'irtliy C In It. Justus wo Ro lo press the news comet thill dipt Moon ntnl -I ot his men of Co. C, 2nd tneon vol uiileera had ono of Ihu hottest Mich of the srason will a lot of Insurgents. It was a fight nt vhorl range, the dlxtsueo between the lines nt any time being less limit Ml yards. Nine roltels were left on the Held with no loss to our hoys. Following are the names of those who tiHik part in the duel : I'o illiili v, Church, KrslielS, Mon roe, Anderson, UiKtrsp, .Milter, Applegiile, Fishel, I .n.i'lli', New some, 'I'ddiets, Thompson, White iiker, l t'lti it-it, l.moii, Slili-s, Me Cm nuiek, ' Seoft. Thuri-toii, Taj lor, l'roi, Joins and tinlliC, Cum ns Sniilr1 Ifcini. April 10, ISM. IMitiT Itrnad-Axe: The (.inner are all bus sy putting in their spring crop. M i- l it 1 1 tilde (i II'Si'Im k of fret , Melt is tr,, liill! a ery successful term of siliool ut this place. Walter II a;;er i'.UJeavo for the Colorado mines next witk. Wo all ish liim success. ( Marion 1 1 ijir has started his dairy with" C I. Smilli utitl Freil Swtvt ns assistants, and success is sure. " ' Mrs A H Smith and si.ir Karl, of Kil(;eile, will spend the summer nilli C 1. Smith of this place. Uev V. !i tlldrentl of the . Kugene Pivuiity School held Kaster ser vices ai our sehisil honsij. The houso was well lllled. - . ' Ho lcrlliu't to be a Candidate for the Piesltlcncy. This should l, taken with sev eral crams il nllowanee. loll- j ... ....... I '") ar un-1 want to yet lum out ofthc way. Notice whl lenry lew. y has civen to the Manila rrsM lid.-nt of Is-lir'a -Wrrkly - r- an iiMerviuw ri.'.iidiiiL' the nue- ,! ,,.lt ,hu .Ha.itI be made a L.iJ.,. rr ,),,. ,,Mi,. presidency lirl year. I lie admiral said, as to his politics: "I am a "ii i lor. A sailor has i.o his pnrty and, republican or dem ocratic, it m kes no 'difference. Then, tigain, I come from Vermont, am! you know, what that means. To U- anything but a republican in Vermont is to be man without a pnrty. -My Hug lieutenant comes from Georgia. He tells me that to be anything but a democrat in tho South is to lie a nobody. If I lived South I would paobuble be a democrat." "Have you ever voted?" The correspondent asked. "Yei, years ago, but my vote- was- Otvajly influenced by personal preference or locul conditions. I am not it politician, have never held mlliicat office and am totally ignorant of intricacies and affiliations." Admiral Dewey said that neither uy vocation, disposition, education nor training was he capacitated to fill tho presidency. Ho said that ho was too well uloug in life to consider such a possibility. His hoalth would not admit ol it. All his life's work was in different linen of effort; and that, while tho kindness and enthusiasm of his friends were grateful to him, and the generous tributes of tho Amer ican pcoplo rr dear to him, ho could not and would not bo a candidate for the presidency of tho United States under any conditions. Killed bin Wire and Himself. Alameda, Cnl, April 0. Captain ICdward A Von Schmidt, a Sart Francisco harbor pilot and prom inent yachtsman, murdered hit former wife and committed suicido in this city today. The trngedy, which was prompted by Jealously, was most brutal. No one wit iHssid the double tragedy, but when the nelghlsirs reached the , . . . . ...... .. .. place von renmnu lay ueaa in tiio back ynrd with five stabs in his breast ami throat, w hile a few feet awsy his divorced wife was breath ing her last. She had three deep wounds inado by tho knife in tho back. Drowned. Fish Commissioner Mcdiilro ami State Senator Uced of Dourdnfl county were drowned on tho Mth of April ft mile's below Old Winches ter in tho North Cmpqun.lt appenrs that they In company with another ir.nn attempted to defend tho river in n small lsmt; that Jntlxforft they reached the rspldt tlie boat capsized tnd precipitated the oo cuiinnts into tho water, Ketd and McUulrc drowning . w hi'.c ll.t ilUr ileal; n.,l.l lOl.ou.