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.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
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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
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Htralght Goods.
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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. . .
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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
"
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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.
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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
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.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-
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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.