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CorrttiMiudtne mlrmlnl fir public- 'S
win
Jtrnu of utterrMt fo (A- pr,i-ni j.iiMi'
V alwtit Jirt'l yKiiN lw iiWumwii if 7"e
i ln,U-prflmt. If tr- kmtir an Itfm of
J .Ni a--nW U in, for i'wMn".ifi.,ii.
(kih miuf fx areomxtrntttt in all nutt ,j
wiA Ik wrilrr't firnr nam, not lab
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HILLSBORO. WASHINGTON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY. NOVEMBER L. isy;i.
No. 2G.
Vol. XXI.
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GENERAL DIRECTORY.
Bl UK OFFICKHS.
ioTnrnur 8yytrr Peunoyer
heeretary of Bult Geo. W. MoBride
Ireuanrer fhlllip Mrtrben
H'lut. Foblio Inetraction K. It. Mi-Elroy
rjtate fruiter
.Frank C. Hkr
W. r. I-rd
K Hem
F. A. Moor
T. A. MoBride
'.' W. N. barrel!
Supreme Cuorl . .'. . .
JnSi Fifih Miti lot
Attorney riUh District
cucsrv officeuh.
J a Ji
Commissioner
Clerk ..
Sheriff .
lieaordi-r
1 rensuri r . . .
Ai-r-w, ,r . . . ...
f). Il . .1 H ipri ITIUrlldt a
hirVfur ...
i'iiroiicr
R. Craridall
. l. b. H)ner
T. O. Todd
K. H. () xxlm
H. V. Ford
1. A. Weathered
Wm. Pointer
('. K. Deicbuiun
J. li. htanlry
... J. '. Hi.ll
V. D Wood
CITY Of'tCEUS.
( J. U. MellVlurui, I'las
Hoard of Tr ustee I
j. i,. nam
. . N. A. Ilnrretl
Wiu. Pointer
Geo. Wilooi
. Juror MrCull'iob
. . O. W. flitter!!!
Tboa. Kiuriok
....Wiu. Mei-uill.in
J. 1. KmilUt
llxc.order . .
Treasurer .
Mttrabnl . . .
J tint ii'i i.f I'eane j
1-1)81 O.FiCK lNKOUM VTION.
Tim mail rloae at the llillNtxtru 1'OHl
Olllie, din . ,
Gienem. West I'tiion. Hethanjr and Cedar
Mill, HI ll '.D . iu
limui S mth. ft:.i ru.
Ooiiiif to I'urlliiiiil mill wr-iini'i.e:""
ni. nnd 4 p. ui. ,
Knr r iiruiiiiKtou n.t I.ur-l.,Wancdii)(
nnJ K ituril iy nl I j.-ii in.
OKtlitiN 1TV LAND OFFICE.
J. T. A ir in
I'ttvr I'nqutit...
heotirnr
CiiriJCtl AND StXUKTY NOTICES.
A. F. mi 4 A. .V.
f IU AI.ITV 1.0DOK NO. H, A. F. A. M.,
1 iui'OM cry Siurd iy uiMbt oil or ftfu-r
full mo in of fault uiunlu.
Jt. 1. Iamn, Mmer.
It. Camoiix. Hro'y.
k. r r.
1II(ENIX I.OUOK. N. M. K. OF
inwi lit Odd Fllo' tiall oil Muodny
iyddiiw of eaob wek. HojoaruiiiK bratlirvu
nlojiund to liidu nitim.
N. A. Uabmbtt. 0. C.
HHMN hUHULMlUICH, K. of It. A ii.
I. O. . .
MOSIKZCMA I.OIKJK. NO. 60. mimU
Wliindy eyeiiiniia at H o'clock, in I.O.
O. F. Hall. Viailora madn wclnnin.
JOS KI.lNh.MAS. N. O.
II. )1 (OOIlN, Ha.
11. M. O. tfULT, far. Hoo.
Dunicntrr of Krlirkuh.
UII.I.HII.IKO ItKHKKVII IOIM.K NO.
M, 1. . O. F.. mrfU in )ld Fallows'
Hull v.ry 1st and .rd H.iturdMy vkiiIhu of
cin'h dmiiiIi. Al. f. M. Dbnmm, N. O.
Maa. W. II. Vanauao.tWy.
A. O. t. A.
l.M IU' tl'AuAliM NO. f.'74, A. OF.
V Ail A , iiiKaia ary Tuesday sveuiuK u
(jrimuH I (nil at It o'clock.
lj. A. Wmituomo, 0 H.
W. W. MrKiaaai. F. 8.
A. O. I . W.
HIM.SIIOKO LOIKJIt Sit. til. A. O. V.
W , niKata Try aond and foiirtb
1 uomJhy ryiiiii la tils month.
H. H. Fshtoi.. M. W.
W. K. llnoi'K, Itaoordrr.
UT ASHINCil'ON ENCAMFMKNTNo. .
1. O. O. F., nincts on seooud and
our til rridaya of uaoH uiontb.
H. il. HuMi-aaari, 0. I'.
1'. II. II.iukIiiiibii, Horiba.
I', of H.
II.I.HIIOUO OKANUK, NO. 7:1, aiwla
JiiiX and 4tb Kntuidi)of aaob inuiilb.
JI
Ilssj. johohiilii, .Mnalrr,
ANNia lMB'lll, N'll.
MKI' l'S cvi-rv hiiiidayviiiii(tt To'clook
in ili 1 liimiinu clmrt'b. You are
cull illv llivilfd to ntlcndlt iuwllnu.
liraToN IIowmam, I'rei'l.
' ASiil ( iN I'OHMV HOD Nl
Kuti I I. ill mm I in ilorn iu lllia-k
n.. ey arc ill d HuridT of vaoli lunulb, at H
f. m; J. K. I-U.NU,
J. A. II. ItOl'.NDEY, 8.f. l ie.
1)Vl llSl ( IU UCII Hmiday Hth-ail at
li n. in; prHyfr mrHiu 1 buMUav tveu
liiii nt 7 .n.
(V I Mi lihil V 1 I' VVL :i(l'KCH, oornrr
J .il mi nnd FKtli atrraia. t'tancliiiiii
(ivrrv M ilitmtti. iiMirinti and tTPDinK- hub.
Iialli m li'iol nl HI o'rhH'k a. in. I'ravar
iiiwlnif riiiinulny prriiinii. V. F. 8. 0. K.
hnmliiy at ii .tl p in.
I M UN I' I'briatiHii Cliiirch. Harry Watkina,
iittr, Haarlinn and Fifib. I'rpacliuiK
Nwond and him rili huiulnya at 11 a. ui. nuu
"i M . in, hun.lN.y Mi'luhd, IU a. in. l'ray
rt lu flliiK, lllilradny, H (U i. III. Y. I', h
() I... .SiinditT. 7 IH p. iu.
MF.. nil'ltcil. H. H. t.lw.irtliy. p""'"-
rri-iicliiiiKuvcrt Sahlmtb tuiirniiiK and
rvpiunit. Malilialh ncli.xil vir MiM'Hth at
in 4. M. I.ciuiih mrrtiiiK rvsry Munday at
4 p. in. Oi'iinriil prayer in-lin rmry
T'lniK'l it Kruiiiim. I.aailxra' and htpwnrd's
lii.riliij llic K'lioiid Tusailny sfvuiUKof saob
IIIUUtllv
IVWiiKMCAl, (HritCII. Srryiors
'j ft mi. I .lil rtindiiy t-tcninkin in rncli
iu,.mu hi 7:i nVliick r u., Her 11. h
l'riiit. pnalor. Muuliiy Ht biml at Z iV) r. u.
I'rnvr iimi '.mii; mi VirUuxa lay rvn,Hi( ot
rurli '' a
Hll.l.MlOKO KEU)lNO ItlHIM, H.c
nnd Mtrtit, in old Maniiio hull, In
imii d uly from 9 a. iu, kit i. iu. 8tiudaa,
f ri mi 1J in. I, A p, tu
'. R. CORNELIUS
IlKAI.KK IM
Drij Goods, Groceries, Boots,
Shoos, Hats, Caps,
Agricultural impiMntsJ
llardtcarc, Lumber,
Grain, &c.
Ap'rit for Ihe
MIUtirivNOHWKUlAN
PLOWS ANHIIARUOW!
Tin' 'it lii tin" markot.
. PRODUCE ..
OF A IX KIM,
Tnki u nt the HifheMt Marki-t Trk.
FKOFESSIONAI CAUD8.
w. h. ataarrT, t. . 4Dia
B1KRETT A AUIMS,
ITOKXEYS-AT-LAW,
HILLHUOIIO, OKEOOV.
Cmci: Contral block, Hnorci 0 and 7.
!. B. HTSTOV
TTOKXEY-AT-LAW
A XL) NOTARY I'L'RLIC.
HILL8HOHO, OUEQON.
JrFti i i Room No , rnlnn Block.
TIIOH.t II TOMJl'F,
ttrxi:y-at-i.av,
HII.I.SIIIJKI), OKMJDN.
Oirn : Mtirunn Hlnck.
WIlKrS in: OH.
1 1ST RAI TO !S AXI
SI'RVEYORS.
HlI.I.HItOltO. OHKOON.
Ai nm f.ir Har l.ik Tvp" Wnl. r. Two
dtHtra nnribof I'lmtullU'c.
V. K. KIMIT,
r ro ix x i : y- a t- la w,
I'OIITl.ANn. OKI (i')N.
It.Kiii : No. S, I'nrtland Mnviiiua Hunk
Unililinu, Krooiid and Waabinuton rtrita.
J. X. MK.Hltll.l.,
TTOUXKY-AT-LAW,
H1LI.HHOKO, OKWiON.
Orrii a- oyer Orwr'n OriK-nry Store, on
Maiuatrei-t. tH
THUS. I. IIHrilKFAS. 1
X)XVKYAXCIXO AXI
AUSTRAITIXO ill' TITLIiS. '
HIU.SHOUO. OKIXION.
tBl paper drawn and Ioaiis ou Ileal
Fiilata nruot Ultra. lliiinra allrlnlml to,
with prouiptiirii and di-paii b.
Orrira: Main Ktrant, oppuaita the Court
H'inf. i
It. MX0.1,
JEXTIST,
FOr. EST OUOVK.. OKCOON.
lanow iiiakina li-rili fr f.VOO and 7.V
rra.l: lnHt of niati rnil and ainKiiiaiiMliip.
il'.ii. Bill, ui. iii.iihiil'1.,. 'Iri'lb
Itrantod witbout pnin. Flllinc t tbe
IHWtinl priO-a. All w,il wniin..., .
Orrn-a: Ibrrs duora nortli of llrink
tors. rhos boiir f row a. in. to 4 p. iu.
A. I.. HTROHK, -JKl'UTY
COL'XTY .SURVEYOR
HILLSHOIU). OHKOON.
Oru : witb J. C. Hall, duntj Snr
yeyor, at the Conrt tfucaa.
W.M. IIF.NMrN,
pilACTICAL MAflMXIST,
HIM.SHOKO, OUEQON.
All kind of ripairini( on hteaua Ensinea
and Itoilrn, Mill Work, Thiahin Marliinnt
Mowirs, IVed Cnttrr. rVwuitf Machines,
Waxbinir Maobinrs, Wrinyers, l'nini,
.j i . . ..... .. ... . .1 I .mi mi1 I .i M'
iiiinim, ai,n". , ...... , - ,
iinithiuu, Stiwa Kroiin j and lllrd: and bayij
a larue tminiior oi woono uiuu "
Imlli-r for sain. All work w.irrimlrd.
H. T. I.IKI.ATFK, M. II. . M.
plIYSK'IAX AXDsrUOEOX,
HILI-SnOHO, OUEOON.
Orrira: in Hillnlioro rhurneu-y. Haul
pam a: rt of Court Hoiihp. OMios hour
from 1) a. m. to p tu. in l'barinary. wban
not rmitins; bwfora and after that tiui at
ri-aidinoe.
W. I. WOOD, M. II.,
piIYSICTAX AND SlKOEOX,
lllM SIMIlU), OKEOON.
Orrica: ill Chrrrttr H,,r. Hi-llrNCB
oornrr Firat and Main atrerla.
J. I. 1 AMIKNIK, M. I.,
i T. R. R. SI ROEOX,
IlILLSIUHiO, OHKOON.
Or-MCB Awn HrHimirr : putnrr Third
and Main Slrrrta. MIl.T lioun. H;:U) t, I.'
a. ni., I to S and 7 to a n- ni. Telephone to
rraulenc- from Hroek A Srl' I implore, nt
all honra. All cull promptly atteuded,
muht or day.
r. 4. BAILST, at. I.
v. i. mu.it, a. , m. D.
nUS. F. A. F. J. HWI.KY.
PIIYSK IAXS. srROEOXS AND
i ACtDl't HEI RS.
IM..LSKOKO. OHKOON.
Orrt.'a: In I'hanuaer. t'nion llloek. Call
attendeel to. niiiht or ilny. Heldenoe, S. W.
Cor. liaae Line and Second irw-ta.
V. II. RI'CKFK,
EAL IXTATE AfiEXT
AX1 MONEY LOAXER
111K1-SHOKO. OHK(iON.
OFFF.US TO TltK IT'HI.tC. I,nnda IB
larce or aninll tract, and will eTrhanir
landa in the country fur l,,wn or out prop
erty; ill fact. If y.n bate anything to el
ehaoae, in any locality. me.
WAGON AND WHEELWRIGHT SHOP.
I have ojienoil shop f,r
I ho repair of
rARRI AliFS, 111 (.1.1 FS AM) VA(.UH
an, I all kintlsof woo1 work.
- -. -
I4TIIF ACTION U4NtFD.
Shop at Cianlner'n old taiiil, half Mock
eolith of (in-er' tore.
Tj. "W. HOUBB,
lULltlOBW .... OBI'Kl.
For th Ijtwyer.
In tin- lmi Unt relatf.1 In-low, a
buy twelve yinM old connuertjil a
inart nnd frhr-wil luayer flhtlDg
fur a t ut I cau
Walter wm tlio Important wltnrti,
and one of the lawyt-n, after cron
questioning tilui .-verwly ali :
'Your Mthi-r liai Ufea talUrju to
you ami telling you Low to tetlfj',
ham't he-.'"
'YeV' said the ty.
".Now," ai.J the lawyer, "Jut tell
a-i how your father told you to tes
tify." "Well," -aid the boy, imalejtly,
father tul I me that the lawyer
i, ui. I try mid tiinN' me, tut If I
st'iiilil Jint li- careful and tell the
truili 1 einilil tell the 'ftino thing
every tune."
The lawyer didn't try to tanirle
up that Imy any niore.--Maaehu-ntU
riuiiv;liiiiiiii.
HEALTHY
Fruil Trees!
First-Class
Nursery Stock
AT-
HARD TIMES PRICES.
Prune lri-r two yrara ol,l, 15.00 par 100.
Oilu-r Unit trrm in itr,iM,i lion. Cherry,
I'linn, A',U-, l'r;ir; older (leneral stoek.
W. PORTER.
Two inilea imrtheant of Tore! Oroe.'
Exlracrdinary!
The regular snhcriptiou
price of Thk .
Independent is $1.50
And the regular subscription
price of the Wkkkly
Oregonian is $1.50.
Any one subscribing forTllF.
Independent
and paying one year iu ad
vance can get tvotli Thf.
Independent
and Wkkkly
Oregonian one year for $2.00
All old subscrilicrs paying
their subscriptions for one
year in advance will be en
titled to the same offer.
HILLSBORO PUBLISHING COMPANY
UML W'A Y TIME TAR I.E.
EAST AND SOUTH . .
THE SIIASTa" ROUTE
or thi
SOUTHERN VAC. CO.
ElPBRM TuiNa I.BtTB I'oBTPiBn Dtlt.ll
Son 111
North
r,:l.r rail.'
ortland Ar
?!
TKI0 4I1
In 1
Ar San Franciex I,
AIkiyc train lop at all atation' from
I'nriland to Alhanv i also at Tanvnt.
Hhid.l. Hnlaey, Hrtrri-bnrif. Jnnnlion City,
Irviru. Knei'lie. and all station fioa Hoee
hnrit lo Aililand, inclnaire.
KOSKHt HO MIIL DAILY I
H-;i at"! Lt"
5:' r S r
Cortland
H-Mehnrg
Ar
4 :i r a
7 k
DIM Mi (A US ( IM.HEX KOITE.
PULLMAN BUFFET SLEEPERS
Seronil-C liia Meepln; Cart
Attiprid to Ali TuaoDoa Tainis.
West Side DiTision.
BETWEEN lOKTLAND 4 COHTALLIH
Mull Train Daily ( Fioept Sunday).
.M a m
Dfillll
U' I S r n
I.
I.
Ar
I'nrtland
Hill.l-.ro
Corrallia
Ar
I.
ft JtA p
4 2 .' r
H r-a
r Albany and Corrallia rmnneet nt
traina of tbe OreRon 1'acina Railroad.
Eipreaa Train Daily, (Eieept Snnday
I mi r at
IHM
7 -;s
I'ortland
Hi'laUim
MrMinnrille
Ar
L
I.w
:i
713 a
yj a n
Ar
THKOI OH TICKETS to all mint In the
F iaieru Mnie. Canada and rnrripe. ean be
obtained at loweat rates from . J. Morgan.
Burnt, HilUhoro.
E. P. BOO EM.
B. ROKHLER. Asat. O. F. 4 P. A'l
Manaasr, For U and a4i
IRISH LAM LAWS.
Tbe following Instructive urtiile
wa prepared for aud read before the
Himboro Chautauqua a.xiety a few
evenings ojo by Ml4 E. Victor, of
the public school. A friend, hearing
It and being struck with the worth
of the Information It Impart, toured
It for publication. Ed.
The land question in Ireland I of
much greater Importance tnan it
would be In many another country,
for manufacturing U almost entirely
a thing of the past, such a state of
affairs lielng brought nbout by Eng
land's free trade Holicy. The 1-opn-
I lation must live on the land nnd In
fill bj Its product-. TheilllHculth
met with lure will In- undent od
when wo learn that them am hut
tl,(HMi,(MHi acres of un ful land to fmil
over .HM),(nMi jnnple, and of thi'
only ."iMMi.ikMi Bi n's am under tillanp
an average of Imt one m-m to the
individual. Under the Ns.t of laws
such a state of atfairs would ln, to
put it mildly, Inconvenient.
Rut the be-t of laws do not govern
Ireland. The land is divided among
a comparatively Hinall numlH-r of
landlords, who are, for the most part,
habitual absentees and would an noon
think of living In heathendom s
Ireland. landlordism in Ireland
was tho creation of comiuest. The
lands were again and again conns
eated by the crown and pans-led out
to favorites. It can plead no title
whatever to maintain an unlimited
right of action In opposition to the
welfare of the people on w horn it Is
enforced. At least It can claim no
such title now that the tim 1ms
mused which insisted that the right
of conquest sun-rceded all other hu
man rights.
And yet this right has stood In
the way of reform for generation
during which parliament had many
measures under consideration which
had as their object Security of Ten
ure. This was the one measure
above all others for which the Irish
tenant longed. It was regardisl al
most as an axiomatic truth that se
curity for the 'enant meant confisca
tion for the landlord.
The tenants held their lands at the
mercy of their landlords. They hail
no interest In being Industrious ami
improving the soil. If they im
proved the patch of earth on which
they worked their rent was allium
certain to be raised or they were
turned out of the land without receiv
ing any compensation for their Im
provements. The demand for land
was so great, the nts-d of It ho vital,
that men would offer any price for it.
They would offer prices which they
must have known the land would
not enable them to pay, Just as a
man will pay almost any lionus to
save his property or credit in a fin
ancial panic. And when ho had se
eurod his pi(He ho had no idea of cul
tivating it to the best of hlsjability,
for the moment It began to present
a better appearance, that moment he
might look to have his rent raised or
to be turned off in favor of some com
petitor who offered higher terms for
occupation, leaving his improve
ments to tho landlord or newcomer.
Ho was content, therefore, to merely
scratch the soil, not cultivating it.
"All the while tls-e out of every
six English writers and political
speakers were disi-ourslng gravely on
the Incurable idleness and law lessness
of tho Celtic race. The law gave
him no security for the fruit of Mr
labor and Englishmen wondered
that ho was not laborious. The law
told him that w hen he had sown he
should not ho to reap and English
men were angry that he would not
persist in sowing. Imperial legisla
tion showed Itself his fteadfast ene
my and Englishmen wondered at his
want of resjiect for law."
In one part of Ireland a better con
dition of affairs existed. Over th
greater part of Ulster the "tenant
right" system prevailed. It was a
custom merely, but it had come to
acquire something of the force of a
law. This right held 1st, that a
tenant should be allowed to remain
In undisturbed possession so long as
he paid his rent. 2d, That he should
on giving up his holding, be entitled
to comjiensation for his Improve
ments. 3d, That he should be al
low ea to sell the good will of his
farm for w hat it would I ring in the
market. Where this custom pre
vailed there wa industry and pros
perity. The observance of it was not
confined to Ulster until after the
was to coms?l many of the old land
great famine of lSI7,onecffectof which
lords who were ruined to sell their
estates, thus bringing in many new
landlords who as It afterwards ap
peared had no Idea of being gov.
creneil by the Ulster cutom.
The growing difficulties between
landlord and tenant caused the land
act of 1570 to be pasnxl. This made
the 'Ulster Tenant-right system" a
law.
It failed to give satisfaction, how
ever, for under certain conditions the
landlord could contract with the ten
ant to make the law of no avail in
their rase, and this was so generally
done that there were more eviction
than In-fore. Yet tho bill was
of inestimable value to Ireland
for it upset the fundemeutal
theory on w hlch legislation tul ul
ways been baed In dealing with
Irelaud. It nvognlzed a certain
ow ner-.li I p on the) part of the tenant
ai well as the landlord.
The law of '7U not being sat Isfai
tory, another was pa -ties I in 'si.
By this a court was established,
which, w hen iippe-alcel to, fixes the
rent, after hearing both landlord and
tenant and havnig due regard fur the
Interests of both. This rate can not
be Increased for fifteen years.
One cluii" of the act of '70 should
lie noticed. It sought to pmvide
menus for the tenant to buy his hold
ing..j.ii t of the nioui-y In-ing IiniiiisI
him by ihe government. This was
not it success. It was claimed that
them was much corruption and
JobU-ry connectml w ith It.
There have Ins-n later bills passed,
the main feature of all being to rid
Ireland of her large land holders,
especially the ale-enti-es, by helping
the tenant to buy his hoMigi;. I!e
tween lss.'ianil ls;il about I0,(iiH,
tXXJ were applied for by tenants
to help in sts-iiriug their lands.
Not being able to legislative satis
factorily between landlord and ten
ant, tho government seeks to abolish
the relation existing In-tween them
by making each tenant his own land
lord. An excellent solution of the
difficulty, if such a thing is posclble.
We see that much has been done to
better the condition of the Irish ten
ant however unsatisfactory his pres
ent condition may In?. We hope for
yet better things for there is no lag
ging In the patriotism of acme of
Erin's sons.
Though as Americans we natural
ly feel much sympathy for any op
pressed people, we should not lore
sight of tho fact that this is,is Mr.
Gladstone has said, '"a most complex
difficult question to handle." For
whatever wrong was commiited in
years past, the present generation I
not responsible. The question Is
how to improve the condition of tin
tenant without depriving the hind
lord of his Just rights.
It may be that Englsnd will yet
do Justice to Ireland or, we can no'
tell, it may be that Ireland w li
settle then' matters lor herself after
she has obtained tint fir which s'ie
has so long striven, Home Rule.
State Finances.
Tho finances of the state of Oregon
are In it very Rood shae. Few
states in the union can boast of as
clean a record, financially sn-aklng
as Oregon. The present state debt
Is nothing. There is 0S, 77:1.92 out
standing warrants issued in 1 -',:!
payment of which is provided for
by state levy, and redeemable at any
time. The state's receipts for the
year ending Ih-ceniln-r 31, 102 was
ii72,57.47. The state e.xpendi-d for
the year 102 including fs7,l.)7.10
deficiency, the total sum f'ift,3rifl.2l.
The taxation on $1W for s02 was
five mills. These receipts were ex
clusive tif the trust funds. The com
mon school fund is in a prosperous
condition and tho principal on Janu
ary 1, 103 was 2,.M 8,0301.71 The
agricultural college fund on tho same
date was f 13.1,00.5.01, while the stale
university fund was on the same date
1102,20.67. During 192 there was
disbursed from the common school
fund IC2,Oiii;.50 among llrt.770
school children.
TheOervaise Star challenges any
stato to make a Ix-tter showing.
The state officials area conservative
class of men and it Is through their
efforts greatly that these funds are
made to realize so well. The charac
ter of tho citizens at helm of state
government should receive the
recongnition from tho eople that Is
justly dun them. The present at
tacks upon the secretary of state by
tho Salem Independent are unwar
ranted and will not rendound to that
papers credit. (. W. McRride will
not take one cent of the people's mon
ey that he is not morally entitled to.
A (.ore rnnieut of Straw.
II. C. ('-astlc, formerly editor of the
Advertiser, Honolulu, who Is visit
itlng relatives at Ann Harbor, Mich.,
says it is not true that the queen was
deposed by the American mlnliter
or American fons-s. The American
forces were passive oetators of the
Conflict from beginning to end. j
Speaking of thepripistl to rein-
state the queen by this government,
Castle says It cannot be done without j
the grse.t injii-tice to hundreds of
persons who have relied upon tin j
gixnl faith of the United States. I
Tho queen's government at In-stl
would be simply a paper government ;
unless supported by American bayo
nets. Putting It back means simply '
using tho full force of the United
States government to destroy a party i
of progress and ability.
M-wrs. Boies, Neal and Maynard
are in a frame of mind to appreciate
the force of Corporal Nytn's obser
vation to Lieutenant Bardolphi;
"Men may sleep, and they may have
their throats about them at thatj
time; and some any knives have'
edge,"
THE Kl I'i r.lK AM AVALtM HE.
, , ,
Had w... prcsel-ntul and cngn-w,
sional ehs tii ms been held this yentr
the republican would have secured
x lar.ro preponderance in the electoral
college and have curried the bouse of
representative by fully Hi major-
ltv. The truth of this statement is
made f.lain bv tho revolution which
ha4uvurn.il In ino-t of the - r
the North which have just voted,
New York changes a 4s,ihmi plural-
Ity for Flower In WJI, and a 1iJ,(nm
plurality for Cleveland in ls'JJ, to a
republican lead v( about 70,1'sk) in
ls;c! for Rart Ictt f'-r curt of apali
judge, and of :iii,isx) tor the n-t o!
the state ticket. Ohio, whh-h gave
Ollt- electoral Vote to ( K vehtlld ill
ls!i2, and vthieli f-ave Harrison a
lead of only Io72 on the nit of the
electoral ticket, rolls up a plurality
of almiit 7o,immi for McKinley, a mar
gin which is more than twice as
broad as that gained by any other
candidate for the L'ove mor-hip In
that state since Hrough, in 1Si'i3, over
whelmed the Copperhead leader
N'allanilihain.
These are the change in two of
the most iiui'ort.tnt states which
have Just voted. Iowa, which elec
ted a democratic governor tw ice in
Miivesf.ion, ami :wasachusetts w men
did this three times, have given
heavy pluralities for republican exec
utive. Roih these states were car
ried by Harrison, but they give
larger majorities to the republican
candidates for governor this year
than they did to him. The magni
tude of the republican triumph in
Iowa is r uilered specially significant
by the prominence of the prohibition
Issue, which always hurts the repub
licans, and the general weakness ol
.he republican can ii la:e. in thai
o.d democratic Mruiighoid New Jer
sey Hie republicans carried the legis
aturo, wh ch was all that wa el ci
ed, byniuri m.j.rit.v. New Jersey
bus In o.i iU-iii's rati.-, save iu lstiO, in
every presidential election since the
republican arty win foundisl cxccpi
in ls72, mill it gave (iraul its elec
toral vt'ie tin n s inply I Ci n use It
haled him le- ll.au it did the old
aiiti-.-lavery lemier Grisl y whom
tin- i!t Inner;,!- bad endnrsed that
year. Iu 1si;i) tl,e state's electoral
vole was divided up between tbe re
pul, liens and the Douglas demo
crats. In till the country which voted,
outside the ex-slave states, in w hich
;he republicans made no actual can
vass, the republican party has been
triumphant. Even Kansas and Col
orado, which went populist for presi
dent iu s',i2, were carried by the re
publicans in the local elections Ju t
held, and South Dakota, which gave
Its electoral vole to Harrison, has
rollnl up a bigger majority for the
state ticket which it has chosen.
This is the ntot general and over
whelming rever-e which a party in
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ever eucoumerco in ine yinr iiiuiiin-
lately succeeding a presidential elec
tion. Throughout all that part of
the country w hich has two well-organized
and active parties the people
have turned against tho democracy.
Outside of the southern states the
democrats would not have secured a
single electoral vote If the presiden
tial election had been held this year.
If the contest of last year were to lie
fought tiver again now the republi
can candidate for the presidency
would gain a big a majority as
Cleveland secured at that time, and
the republican organization would
gain a greater preponderance In the
house of representatives than Clove
land's party has today. Globe Dem
ocrat. An Ailrentare In IV In.
An American girl w ho has lived in
Paris declares that that great metro
polis Is nl a ilutely provincial and
countrified in many respects. Here
In Chicago one may go her way un
disturbed, though she wears a tub
on her head, but then- one has to
sul scriln- to the traditions.
The girl in question tells how at
one time she bought a pretty little
felt cap, very much like a Tarn
O'Shati'er, in the Latin fj'iartcr
Naturally, having bought it, she put
It on her head and went out. Now
it seems that the' particular l.ats
were worn only by m l, though the
fact did not ilawn upon Ihe Ameri
can girl until sic- found herself with
a following of small boys, w ho hoot
ed at h r and gifnil her, and men
who Kike rudely to her, and wom
en who laughed b nin-st;ious)y. It
really lookeil us if she would have to
call a carriage iu order lo get home
alive, but sin- suddenly In-thought of
a more sjnssly and economical plan.
She snatched off the offending cap,
rolled It In h r hand, and went on
barehi-ndid. At once sheceandto
he an obj'-ct of attention. The
grissetto, you see, often go barehead
ed, even when she is very nicely
dressed, and so, disguised as a gris
ette, th ' frank and free young
Yankee maiden," got home In beau
ful safety.
She nevf r donned that cap again
while she remained in Paris never.
But whn she rturoed to b&r natlvo
hearth she wore it complacently,
'and still wears it when the fancy
uo vM Mt ,t
, Qf wni ,Q wf WhwulK)n
j louutrUlej b wtltni,
; 0f
I
He-nan'. Kepapllt-aa flub.
Last year when Governor McKln-
Icy spoke in IWoa considerable ,
furiosity was arou-d ot his rallies
j by the ai,p arain-e of a very bright
and
intelligently appearing young
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iiim(i, iiw, ti h .ti nui'i nniu suite, mil
considerable missionary work for the
republican party. Her methods of
priM-eelum, it was ald, wa to form
young women clubs, w bich, although
otenlhly purely -n-ial, in nmlity
1 1 t politiis iis their I'tnis. Tllii
year, during tho campaign just closed
this youii'' lady has extended heri
work. She has Ins-n Joined by eleven
others, and the twelve have" fornml
numerous chilis, which have Invn
organized w ith member of families
whose heads were democrats. Tin
young women who compose them
have Ins-n converlisl, nnd in many
Instanctsi they have couverttsl their
fathers and hrothct to the republi
can cause. They have also raimsl
funds for w taxes, aiid In the
campaign just closed In this statu
they paid over 200. The effivt of
their Intelligent efforts has been seen
in Massachusetts and other states
directly and Indirectly.
To Mark the Appomatox Surrender.
Captain Calvin 1). Cow It, of the
23d Infantry, United States army,
has been at Apninatox Court House
superintending the erection of tablets
to mark the positions of the Union
aud Confederate armies at the sur
render. There will lie one erected
ou the site of the famous apple tree
against wh.ch General Lee la aald to
have leaned while waiting for Gen
eral Grant's reply to the proj.iosal for
aurren ler. There will also be one to
mark ihe site of the old McClcan
house which has lie.n removed to
Washington. These tablets are
erectetl by the government aud will
oe of Ki'eut advantage to sight-fleers
and tourists who go to see the plats
so prominent in history. News Re
port. True to His Inhtlnrts.
"lVar Miss Mildred," wrote tin
young editor, 'I find It impossible to
tell you by word of mouth what I
have been longing for months to say.
.My palsied tongue refuses to do tin
bidding of my will when I am Ii,
your presence. I am under the ne
cessity, therefore, of writing to you
to tell you how inexpressibly tleat
to me you have liecome, and to ask
if you w ill consent to lie my wife.
In replying, please omit the discus
sion tit unimportant topics, aud w rite
only on one side of the paper."
The attention of the fruit grower
of Oegon Is again called to the need
of having full statistic as to the fruit
jn(liirv ftf t) hUiW
In many of
the states provisions are made by
law for collecting these statistics but
sueli is not the case in Oregon. Mr.
G. I. Sargent, secretary of tho State
Horticultural Society, has been at
work several months in trying to
gather the-e statistics, but n-iorts
come in very slow ly. It Is a good
deal of work In the first place to se
cure the addresses of fruit growers,
and even when this is done, it Is
even more difficult to get reorts
from growers. Of the largo number
of report slips which Mr. Sargent has
sent out, not one in ten has licon re
turned. Every one In Oregon w ho
has not yet rcorted to StsTetary
Sargent should do so at once. It Is
of very great Importance that as full
statisfics as possible should lie col
lected in time to make them avail
able nt the coming transportation
convention nt Spokane.
The Washington stato board of
h rtieul ur has forwarded to Chins
two sample Imixcs of Italian prunes
witii the I lea of establishing a trade
in dried prum-s between our coast
and Japan and China. The sample
will In- taken charge of by tho agents
of the Northern Pacific Steamship
line who will si-ewhat can In-done
with this class of good in Oriental
markets.
The Fateful Mlahbone.
They were dining off fowl In a
re-laurant.
"You ss-," he explained, as he
-bowed her the wishbone, "you take
hold here. Then we must both
make a wish and pull, aud when It
breaks the one who baa the bigger
part of it will have his or her wish
gr.mtisl."
But I don't know what to wish
for," she protested.
"Oh, you can think of something,"
he said.
"No, I can't," ahe replied, "I can't
think, of anything I want very
much."
"Well, I'll wish foryoa," he ex
claimed. "Will you, really?" she asked.
"Yes."
"Well, then, there's no use fooling
with the old wlhbone," she Inter
rupted with a glad smile, "you can
bav ro." Truth.
OVFK THE STATE.
The roads leading out of Albany
on the I. Inn evuuty side are uurly
Impassable already.
Jessie Hush, the girl criminal In
Laue county, was released by a
friend one ulght hist week and the
twain dejmrtesl for part unknow n
A man in Ivans' county shot him-
self iu the' link while cllinbln n
fence with a loaded gun. HU dcnh
was instant.
The Ihilles council h is previdul a
yunl for fanners to tie ami feed their
teams. The city marshal looks alter
It aud teams found tied up elsewhere
are loipoiindisl.
Senator Raley found on hi Mc
Kayens k ranch theolher day, under
throe feet of soil, some old tin plates,
almost consumed by lime and moist
ure, which must Is- relics of our
earlie-t immigration,
E. Boettcher, a slus-p buyer who
annually purchases a large number
of Umatilla county's shts-p for drives
across the plains, is making prepara
tions to feed (his w inter about 10,000
head for shipment East early in the
new year.
The great rait of logs that was
started from Marshtleld for San
I'rancisco, has met with hard luck.
In going over the bar the tug slacked
sjntsl. The rjft, an unwieldy thing,
sheentl onto n sand bar. At last
accounts It was feared that it couTd
not ln pulled off. It Is more than
probable that the mill men about
Marshtleld will imt cry much.
Corvallls offers Jo tho fashionable)
world u new form of entertainment,
tho onion sociable. Six young ladles
stand in a row, and one bites a chunk
out of an onion, then the onion is
turned over to the young men for
inspection. The one who guesseo
who bit the t nlon k'sse-s the other
five ladies. If he fails to guess, he 1
mly allowed bi k l-s the girl who bit
he onion. Thus again is tho hope
f reward overshadowed by the fear
f punishment.
Sti amlioating on the upper Willa
nette river Is at its height. All th
limits are doing good busine-a carry
ing merchandise up the river and
generally bringing grain this way.
I'he El wood is running between
Portland and Salem, connecting with
tho Threo Sisters for points above.
The Modoc Is the only lnat which
ilies between Portland and points
ibove Salem direct. She goe-s as far
is Corvallis. The Willamette Chief
is on the Dayton route and the Al
tomt runs to Salem.
George Belshaw, the celebrated
premium wheat-grower of Ine
county, writes to the Eugene Guard :
"I am informed by one of the judge
of aw ards that he had filed in his re
port that I had the In-st ttventy-fivn
varicties of wheat of any nation, after
a strict examination of the same. I
also learned from tho Oregon com
missioner that a medal is In-ing pro
pared and when finished will lie for
warded, which will make tbns
medals, four diplomas and 7. for
the In-st w heat nt nil world's fairs,
and, together with other premium
taken at other state fairs and ex
Msitlons, five medals, besidoa con
siderable money."
The new law relive mortgages
from the burden of taxation. In
iMtw county la-t year tho amount
if mortgages taxable was 1,090,283.
Money, notes, accounts and stocks,
to27,fi2i. This year mortgages are
not repnsented m tho tax roll, and
money, notes, uecounts and shares of
stock are valued at only fHOI,9flO,
showing a decline of 1725,921. It I
evident tho new law Is not working
Just right, ami that a gxnl many
insiple have made false returns to the
asnessor. Eugene Register. The
now law may relievo mortgages, but
it d ies not relieve the notes from
taxation which are stvunsl by the
m irtgagi-s.
rrlrate John Alien 1 itlf.
"I never knew until today," aald
a well-known Georgia politician,
"how Representative Allen of Miss
issippi got the name 'I'riv ate' John
Mien."
'How was it'.'" somclnaly ktsl.
"He was running for congress
ngainst General Tucker nut In Miss
issippi, and Tucker made a speech
one tlay w hmiplng himself up on his
war record. He started out by say.
Ing In stentorian volee : 'I slept one
night before the battle in a tent '
This was enough for Allen.
When be got up to speak he said:
" Yi-n, iniys, General Tucker did sleep
in that tent that night, and I stood
guard fin picket around the tent.
Now, all you here today w ho slept
in tents vote for Tucker, but those)
who stood guard in the rain and cold
vote for John Allen." From that
moment to this he has In-en known
as 'private' John Allen. Of coup)
he was elected." Exchange.
Greslmm is a much smaller maa
than the n-ople had believed him.
In this Hawaiian matter he discredit
the acts of tho Harrison administra
tion, and charge falsehood upon it,
Ins-ause of his trf-nonal enmity
toward tbe x-proldot.