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f.irlUol library 14 C 1.00i 2.001 .) ( f independent and Cref.onlan , 2.001 2.001 tft.OOU . v Independent and Oregonian OKI VSA) POW ' IIILLSBORO, WASHINGTON COUNTV. OREGON. FRIDAY, JUNE 2G, 1890. No. S. Vol. XXIV. mi ;.;!' - -s -! j ........ . GENERAL DIRECTORY. BTATR OFFICERS. (Jovernor ... W as. P. Lord Bott. Public Instruction ...... ",,rwl" fcu- wr....:;iiM;; Sopr.m. Curl J .. yM?)f Jodg Fifth District VfMlu5!u Attorney Fifth District .. W. N. WW' COUNTY OPFICEitS. JodR...- .......... Commissioner ' B. P. Cornelias .).. Beasoner ....T.O. Todd ...H. F.Ford .. K. LlsoGomik J W HnnnltitftuU Clerk hberift fteoordsr ' 1 namn t ' AeeoV ' tlohoot Superintendent . Surveyor Coroner. nr .George li. W iloot .. . V.K. Bond ... X. T,. Wilks . W.D. Wood (UTY OFFICEB& ( . ..It. B. tloodin. Mayor ... . K. U. urowa Jut Down Hoard of Trusleea ..W. II. Wetirun J'.:.,.. J.H. Stanley . " ; fr.-H. tirr. i j Tim hii Iteoorder .( Treaaarer .' Marshal.... laatio of Pe ....Baiifb" Homi ' 1 ' ni.n.tnd POST OFFICE IOTOMUTION.- Th. r.ail eloe t "th Blllsboro Port "oieWWert Union. Bethany d (W Mill, at 11:30 . n Ooine Sonth, 8uK-n.- ..w v ... Qoiotf to HortUnd and moM, m VS?dKlnoilon and La'nrtA, WadnWay. and Hatardaya at iu:jv a. iu. OKEOON ITY LAND OFFICE. Robert A. Miller feter Faquet.... KeRUter GHUKCU AND rKKJIETY KdtlCES. ONOKKOVl'IONAL CHUK0H, eoraer Mi.in and Fifth' alre. - raaobmji arery BHbbatb, roornina aud aenin. Bad. r.ths.linnl at Itt o'olocli a. ro.. . Prayer ueetius Tharaday eTt nln. Y. P. '." abort. bribt, tntawtinn and - balpflik Kveryon. cordially. "-AfJ'-f: ' ..tor. (WUNKMUM eHUUCU-rtorrloea A rat 3U.ndthird Bnnda, at T r. andfourtb Hunday 11 -"-udJ- "r averr Hnd-ty aWitfl at 7 o'oloak. Ban davaobool at 10 a. u. Prayer meeting en 1 haJadM a"nin at Volook. Preaobing 2l olSnooe on nr." .od third Bundw of eao mtb .III. g WloWBAD, Ptor. h F.ftbadFir. m.onda. day at U a. m.i Hunday ach.ol at W a. m.l wJrer ieitini eyery Wednefday areniua; iCbera meetina evar, hunday ayaninK H. U Pratt, paator. ' TmkhT Obrlatian Chnreh, K. h. Shelley 1 -ior. Balit.. and Third Pbm eTerrHnnday at 11 a. m. and VJO p. m. HadTyHcbl. W a. . Prayer rneeting Tboriday. M p. mT. Y. P. B. 0. Bnn- day, 7 p. rn. MKBTBAPHU Ina aeconu anu i.r.u ',,: .rreaohinBerery Babbath morn ina and .yeniuR. Bl.lM,th aobool aer, Habbatb a 10 . at. Iaime aieating ayeryjlanday at B-30 . m. Oonaral prayer meetm erery ThurVday eyeninR. Iie"" aieetiiiti the aenoud Toeaday ayenin of aaob urfmtli A. U. I. . W., meeta eyary flrat and third ir.id.y .IJUII. M. W. 1. I.JCioht. Heoordej, Tj ILLBHOHO wilKIE NO. 17. 1. O. O. T. 11 mM iu Orane Hall ayery Matarday eei.ii.. Allaojoornine to good atandiutf are nja.ed to ytt with the T Iodise. J AA1KH AUAMB, V. 1. W. U. Okvvr, Secretary. : - liahtra f Rrkehah. n .LIMU. KEBF.KAH jOWK W) m I n.O. V.. meeta m Odd Felloa HM ".:!' ,Ty u kerb. n. 6. Maa. Ua Wn.M. " t. Brf'T-, , " . ; P.' f lll '' UIIXHtOKO OUASOU,. NO. 73, aweta stod aud th Batordayaof aaob awoth. Ilni. Boaonau, Alaaar, Aaaia Iuar, Bee. "' I. . '. Ml )N rm'MA LODGE, MO. . .eeU l.ie.day eyeninge at S o'olook,ta ! F.Hall. V-auSxONrN.O. P. M. 0. Grji.t, Befl'y. ' v. P. a. V. K. MEKTH yeryBandayantngatta'olook in t.'in Obriatian ohoroh. Yoo ar Until Iwae KIMera. 1)HiKHlCI At CKMl'I.K NO. H R neatevHry Jn.l and 4lli ri !ay lna.irh luoatn at 7 W o olorkla, I. O. :" Maa. sT."m fTANI.KY. Mm: M. A. HiMwa, M. B. C . ,M. .'61 It. and.'.- j K. af P. 1JHCKNIX l!OD. NO. Mk K, OF P, neeta in tMd Fellow.'. Hall no Monday ynin of each week. Hojonrning brelhrea ...ool to lodR. mmffi w.A f , fl a I.. A. iJrtn, K. iff it. H. A. F. aad A. M. finiAMTY UlOB NO. fi, A. f.A M, 1 ateet every Haturday aiht Oft ol after fall moon ol each mi-uth. ' W. D. WrMl. W. V. R. CaPAU, Secretary. 0 - O. hT flU-AI-ATlN CHAFTEU(N0.l.. K.H. 1 meet at Monic T.-utpeon h ind ami 4th Tnelar of earh month. Ml., V. I). II AKK. W. M. Oatra Caonaita. Secretary. riM'ALATIN PLAINS PBEBBYTEKIAN JL Charrh. Iteeular preaching. Honilavs II e'o.ck A. M Snnday ncbaol. IO oVIoek A.M. ; W, II. D1EKWHFF, . Haatxe. K. 0. t. a. flOL. TEN' T. NO. la, K I. U.. merit In tMd Klln' Hail, n are and fourth Thnrolsy eveniiiira "f each month L. A. I.OMl. Btos tloaa , - 4 . tout. R. K. TASHINiJTON FNCAMPMKNTNo. M, f 1. O. O. .. meeU oa lint and h rd Ta"daTof each nouth. D. M. C. Otl'i , rWib. E5. RirtHoa roT, so. m, u. a. r. MEETS IN UKANUK II AM. O't THE 6rl and third (totarday f eaca month, all:30 o'clock. P. M. - A. M.CLLINS. A. Cmaaaatx, A. 11., ... P. tV AdiulSaU Highest X all in Leaf cning Power. Litest U. S. Govt Report PROFESSIONAL CABDB. TtlOX AS U. TOXtlCE, TTORNEY-AT-LA W, U ILLS HOBO. OBEOON. ' j Orruai Morgaa Blook, . 7 . w. a. Biaaarr, u a. aoti BAUBETT lTORNEYfl-AT-LAW, . .. MIUBOMO.pBKpON . . . ' ' Oarira:' Oanual Hlooa, Kooiua and f. W..U. IMI"J avvToa aowM. Notary Pnblio. ITU B0VfAl. ATTORNEYS-AT'LAW. I HILL8BOKO, OBEOON.. Omul: and 7, MorRaa owa. t. E. K13DT. A TTORNEY-AT-LAW, PORTLAND. OBEOCiN. Hooai I No. , Portland Baylnge Bank. Bollding, Beenod and Waahtngtoa ow E0. , BAWLEY,'' Attorney-at law,, ull I.HBORO. OREOON.' . ?i,' Realdent ageni or Royal IaauraV? Co. Room: No. 19, Morgan r..j. 8. T. LiSKLATEH . B. Ci . ,A HIY8ICIAN AND SURGEON, HILL8BOUO. OBEOON. t . V Ornna: at reaa. of Oonrt, ii .hare ha will oa iouuu when not rialting pattoata. , . - . J. P. TAMIES1E, M. " P. R. R. SURGEON, HILLBBOBO. OBEOON. n.naa ao BaarDMoa ) aorner Third . u iitraata. Ufnoa aoora, m and Main BJJJ I elepbona to ?d frUn fCk VSela' Dragator. at, ST bSrV All calla promptly attended. uigbtofday. una unit. M . II.. IJHY8ICIAN AND SURGEON; .... nu-aaTl ... UILLBBOKU, uniuv". i Chenetta Bow. BaaiDaKC' eoraer Firet and Main atraeta. m. k. BAIMI. M. t. r. j. aaiuy, a. a. I)KS.r.A.P. 4.BAlLE. ' 11IIYSICIANB, SURGEONS AND i ACCOUCHEURS. . HILLBBOBO, OBEOON. - i. W.atmTcT'Dnk.n Block. Calla .V ' . " i..hl or dv. Baldeho,n. Cot. Baa Line and Second itreeta, K.MX0S, D ENTIST, rOBEST OBOVK, OBEOON. ,, la now making teeth for $R.0O and t7. ill compare witb eeia wwy-; ..traatjui WltDOOl Pain. .tjul witnooi pain. - huge nted. at' the ...1(W All VWt . .v. Brick urn i - . i, iD. u, store. Umoe aonra imp a". i- - A. II. BWLEY,:il. D,.. D ENTIST, . ,? H1LI.HHOUO, oeih.. Koon..landl 'MrKhB..I'M '' WILEtS BHOH. ABSTRACTORS AKD lULL8rJOBO,OBWHl. Age. for Bar I-jch Jy Wjiter. rw." doora olPoatomea.; -- TH0H. . Ht'BPBBETS. )NVEYANCIM1 AND Kj AUSTRACTINQ OK TITLES. HIH.8BOHO. OBEOON. Legal radrawrlaanaoojt; with promptueas and d.-patch' Orrica: Main utreei, on" - Hon a. ."". ' yun. BESS0X, IRACTK'AL MACHINIST, HILLBBOBO, OBEOON. All hlnda of repairing on Meant ngine and Boilera, Mill Work, inreaaiai a ataatiinaa Mower. Feed Oat IMS. Hawing Maehtnea Waahtna liaahinea. Wrinoera, rnmpat ILuta MnlMiii. amflTwl On and IjOekP amithing. Sawa groond and ftledi aad hayr a large nam bet of aeaosKt-aaea eagioOT mm boitor for sal. All work warranted. ' br. trk'CawaM BaAittc ltraW A m Sit Ceal Mead kUSwttMr rK, a rtaMhMk Such Ills aa SOREUGGO, STIFFtlEOO, aad th Ilka, ' ' THE KKlTIrLICANM. M'KINLV -AND' HOBART TO LSAO IN -TKE CGA1ING CAMFAIGN. . '- . .Waet WaUot Kymlaalloa. lidleata Iha tii,r'h ! Ih Uid.n Their .. - FaM. A Prole, tioa and Hold Dollar riatfu'raaTWIIfc Ollrar iMtdealala. Tbe Bdprfbljonf CunrentTou mat at Pt. Lea Iron J ana 18th. Tha'NaiioiutlCuiamittea ltad been in ailaiH;fcr aereral daya, aud had prac Moajfy '.diapoaed. of. alt contested aeut caaeajn adrnnoe.- The McKioley delo (ataa bliig largely iu the majority, con- trolled the era uniiatiun. .The tuaat aenaatioual epiaoda in the cony Billion' waa the retirement of Ueu ator Teller and 'other dulegatea from til- ' ver'BtatU; friria (ha Rupublicau party, on -account of tu adoption of a gold platform. -Reed, AUihun, Morton, Quay .anJ'MfKkrlpy were- placed in Douiina 'ljH. The rot etoodi McKinley 6li, aed 84k Morton li, Quay 81 i, Allison ... McKiuley waa nominated by an over whelming majority. ''.tioiitrt of ITew" Jersey and Evana of -Teonessea wi-te voted on for Vioa-Prea-'rdent,- a'ad Hobart IiikI 5;W rotm, Evana S(tfiT,"" aeaUuri&g . 19. Thn - McKiuley aui Hobat.were niutle the Repnbliian atandard-bearers, ami the iseue ia.aet forth in the following : ; TLATFOBM: V.Ch.HeiabliuaiM of the Uuited Slates, aaeinb!ed by their repreaeutative in National Cooveiitiuu, appealing for the popular and biatorio jiutiBcation of their Claira to the ma chlesa achieve- lu'eufa of thirty year of Eepublican' rulv eameat y nd confidently addrea thenweivaa-to the awakvoed intelligence, experience and conscience of their coun trymen in the following declaration of faota aod principle j tFat the firkt.tinje aiuce the Civil War the American people have witneased the calami tone, oonaequenoej of lull aud r& atrictad Democrat io control of the Oov amment It has been a record of nnpar. alleled incapacity, dithonor and diaaater. In' administ ative manaavment it baa rnfhleaaly aacrificed indiupeuaable reve nde, entailed an inureaaing deficit, ekud out ordinary current eapeusea with bor- dwed'mottejr, pitod trp the public debt by faflS.OOfj.OOeia Mine or peace, force J kn adVfraa balarrce of trade, keut a tier. yetnal fhtnae'e hanging orer the re Jemp. tkm fuud, pawned Amerirau credit to alien syndicates, and reversed all the .mtaaurea aud result of snccemful Re publican rule. Iu the broad effect of It policy it has precipitated panic, blighted industry and trade with prolonged de pression, cloned fiictorif, reduced work and wages, halted enterprise and cri plad American production, while stimu lating foreign production for the Amer ican -market. Every ooimlileration of Cjllc safety and individual interest de hdf'that the Government shall be rescued, from the li.in l of those who faareahowii thrmielvt a incapable to con doot It without dixuitter at home and dishonor abroad, and shall lie restored Jo -th party which f.r thirty years ad ministered it with nneqnalled success aud prop?ti.ty. THE TARIFF. , ' . Wa enew and emphasise our alle giance to the policy of protection aa the bulwark of an American industrial in depeno and thn foundation of Amerl ehn'development and prosperity. This true American policy taxes foreign pro ducts and encourages home industry, and it put the burden of revenue on foreign goods; it secures the Americau market for the American producer! It upholds the American standard of wage far the American workingtnan; it puts the factory by the aid of the farm, and makes the American farmer lew depend ent on foreign demand and price: it dlffusea general thrift, and founda the strength of all on the strength of each. In its reasonable application it is just, fatf and impartial, equally opposed to fafMfrn control and domestic monopoly; ta sectional discrimination and individ ual favoritism. Wa denounce tba prevent Democratic tariff as sectional, injurious to the pub lic credit, and destructive to bnaiuessen terprUa. We demand such an equitable tariff on foreign imports which com Into competition with American pro duct a will net only fumnu adequate revenue 'for the necea-wry expenses of tba Government, but will protect Amer ica labor from the degradation to tla ware level af other land. We are not ledged to any particular schedule. The question of rates i a practical que, j tlen.'to be governed by the condition f the time and of production; th rnV j tag and TancfBHTi'inlninir principle a ST. JACOBS OIL wipes our . frc:p?Iini Effectual!. IM V U..V .. . v.u.. V. A 1 1.1 ...1 i.l. . fTL..! country demand a right aettletoent, and then it want a reat RECIPROCITY. We believe the repeal of the reciproc ity arraugemeut negotiated by the laat Republican adniiukitratlou wit a na tional calamity, and we demand their renewal and eiteuaion uu auch teriua a will equalize our trade with other nationa, remove tli itr ctiona which now obatrnct tba aal of American pro- ducta in the porta of other eountriea, and aecura euiered mat ': for the pro ducta of our farm, foreata aud facto ries. Protection aud reciprocity are twin maaaurea of Republican policy, aud go hand in baud. JJemocr.itio rule ha reukleealv atruck down both and both must be re-established. Protection for what wa producet free admU lion for the necekaariea of life which wa do not produoei reciprocal agree. aaenta of mutual tarest which giu open market iu rtturn for our open market to other. Protection but da nn domeatio iuduatry aud trade and lecurea our own market for oureelves; reciprocity build up foreign trade and find an outlet for our surplus SUGAR. Wa condemn th present Administra tion for not keeping faith with the sugar producers of this country. The Repub lican party favors auch protection as will lead to the production on Ameri can soil of all the sugar which the Am erican people use aud for which they paid other eountriea more than 1(K), 000,000 annually. WOOL AND WOOLENS. To all our products to thoee of the mine and field, aa well a thoee of the ibop and the factory to hemp, to wool, the product of the great induatrr Of sheep husbandry as well aa to the finished woolen of the mill wa prom, tea the moat ample protection, MERCHANT MARINE. Wa favor restoring the early Ameri can policy of discriminating dutiaa for the upbuilding of onr merchant marine and the protection of our ahipping in terests in the foreign carrying trade, so American ship the product of Amen ciin labor, employed in Amarican ship yard, aailing under the Stan and Stripes, .and manned, officered and owned by Americans may regain th carrying of our foreign commerce. .. MONEY. The Republican party is unreservedly for louud money. It caused the enact ment of the law providing for the re sumption of specie payment in 1879; since then every dollar has been aa good as gold; we are unalterably opposed to every measure calculated to debase onr currency or itup.tir the credit of our country. We are, therefore, opposed to the frde coinage of silver except by in ternational agreement with the leading commercial nations of the world, which we pledge ourselves to promote, and until such agreement can be obtained tba existing gold atandard must be pre served. All our silver and paper cur rency must be maintained at parity with gold, and we favor all measures designed to maintain inviolably the ob ligations of the United State and all our money, whether coin or paper, at the present standard, the standard of the most enlightened nations of the earth. PENSIONS. The veterans of the Union armi es de serve and should receive fair treatment and generous recognition. Whenever practicable they should be given the preference in the mutter of employ, ment, and they are entitled to the en actment of such laws as are best calcu lated to aecore the fulfillment of the pledges made to them in the dark days of the country' peril. We denounce the practice in the pension bureau, so reck lew ly and nnjuitly carried on by the present Administration, of reducing pensions and arbitrarily dropping names irora the rolls as deserving the severest condemnation of the American people. FOREIGN RELATIONS, Onr foreign policy honld be at all times firm, vigorous anil dignified, and all our interests in the Western hemis phere carefully watched and guarded The Hawaiian island should be con trolled by the United States, and no foreign power should be permitted to interfere with them. The Nicnragna canal should be built, owned and oper ated by the United States, and by the purchase of the Danish islands w should secure the proper and much needed naval station in the West Indie. ARMEMIAN MASSACRES. Th massacree in Armenia have aroused the deep sympathy and just iu dignatiou of the American people, and we believe the United States should exert all the influence it can properly exert to bring these atrocities loan end. In Turkey American residents have been exposed to the gravest dangers and American property destroyed. There and everywhere American citiaens and American property must be absolutely protected at all hazards and at any Mat MONROE DOCTRINE. W reassert the Monroe doctrine in iu fullest extent and w reaffirm the light of the United States to give the doctrine effort by responding to tba art. peale of any American state for friendly intervention in case of European en croachment W bare not interfered and shall not interfere with th existing possessions of any European power in this hemisphere, but those possessions must not, on any pretext, be encoded. W hopefully look forward to the even oai withdrawal of tb Enrop-oo aow- from this kwtntspher aad to the ultimata anion of all English-speaking farta of th continent by th (raw cwaV aentwf italahabitantaV I IV. .ntni4tni. .Mil lltfV.Il.nMM, 1. : " ' OAnRETT A. BOBABT. CUBA. From tba hour of achieving their own independence, the peopl of the UalUd State bav regarded witacympathy tba ktruggle of other American people to tree tneuueivr from Euroiwaa domlaa tion. We watch with deep aa! abiding interest th heroic battle of th Cuban patriot aga tat cruelty and oppression and onr beat bop go ont for th full ucc of thir determined contact for liberty. The Government of Spain hav ing iot control of Cuba, and being un able to protect th property or liva of resident Amertvaa citaeu m tw auittvlj with iu treaty obligations, w believe th Govrnmut of tk United Stat should actively use iu influence and good ofnee to restore peac and giv in dependence to the Island. THE NAVY. Tli peac and security of tba repub. lie and the maintenance of IU rightful influeno among th nation of th arth demand a naval power oommnurau with it position and responsibility, We therefor favor tba continued an largernent of the nary and a complete system or harbor aud aeacoaat defense. FOREIGX IMMIGRATION. For the protection of the quality of our Americau citisenship and the wages of our workiugmen against the fatal competition of low-priced labor, wa de- maud, that the immigration laws b thoroughly enforced aud so extended a to exclude from entrance to the United States those who can neither read nor write. CIVIL SERVICE, The civil service law waa plaead on the atatute book by th Republican party, which has always natained it. aud wa renew our repeated declaration that it shall b thoroughly aud honestly enrorceu and extended wherever praoti cable. FREE BALLOT. We demand that every oitixen of the uutteu :atee shall be allowed to cart on free and unrestricted ballot, and that such ballot be counted aud returned as cant. LYNCHING. We proclaim onr unqualified condem nation of the uncivilised and barbarous practice, well known aa lynchiug, or killing of human being suspected or charged witb crime, without process of law. NATIONAL ARBITRATION. Wa favor th creation of a National Board of Arbitration to aettle and ad just differences which may arm be tween employers and employed engaged in interstate commerce. HOMESTEADS, We believe iu an immediate return to the free houinstead policy of the Repub lican party, and urge the passage by Congress of the satisfactory free home stead measure which baa already pasted the House and is now pendiug in th Satiate. TERRITORIES. Wa favor the admission of the re maining Territories at the earliest prac ticable date, having due regard to the interest of the Territories and the Uuited States. All the Federal officer ap pointed for the Territories should b elected from bona fid residents thereof, and the right of self-government should be accorded aa far aa practicable. We believe the citiaens of Alaaka hould have representation in th Cou gress of the United State, to th end that needful legislation may b intelli gently enacted. TEMPERANCE. Wa sympathize with all wis and legitimate effort to lessen and prevent the evils of intemperance and promote morality. RIGHTS OF WOMEN. The Republican party la mindful of the righU of women. Protection of American industries include qnai op portunities, equal pay for equal work, and protection to the home. We favor the admission of women to wider spheres of usefulness, and web come their co-operation in rescuing the country from Democratic nd Popnlist mismanagement and misrule. Such are the principles and policies of the Republican party. By these princi ples we will abide, and these policies w will put into execution. We aak for them th considerate judgment of tb American people. Coufldent alike In the history of our great party and in the justice of onr cause, we present onr platform and our candidates, in the full aasurauce that thn election will bring victory to the ReRiililican party and prosperity to the people uf th United States. Te Make a I rae American Lady laagfc, A funny atroy i going- the rounds Lord Ctirriiigton, to thn fleet that at the la.it (Irawing-.ritfim hi-Itl by the (Jucen, be, in announcing the names of the Indie prewMit according to his duty as Ijord Chamberlain, got "mix edn and announced a certain Mrs. M. as 'Lady M." ThrMiprn the queen bent forward to grift her with the kiss on the cheek that is always giv en to wives and (laughers of peers. As she bent, Inl Carrington found out hi mistake and gasped out "Ihm'l kins her, Ma'am don't kiss her. She's not a lady at all." Ell Hill, Lumber City, I'd., writes, "I have lieen suffering from Illes for twenty-five years and thought my cae was Iw urable. DeWltt's Witch Har.el Siilve was rwiritmeiided to me as a pile cure, so I bought a box and it performed a rmanent cure." This is only one of thousands of simi lar rases. Kcxina. sores and ekirri diseases yield quickly when it is usetL W. E. Ink. This silverite talk that "McKinley will sign any sort of a money bill that will be psssrd" doaen't aneafi quite what the talkers thlnt it eVars. A Republican Congf Will bw fleet ed with the Itepublicao Ifeataeiit, ami that Congress is not going to pa's any measure which will attack the gold standard. McKioley Is a true Republican on the flounce as well aa on ail other questions ami no anil- Republican finance bill will be sent lo fcim ftjr Congress. (Continued from I.o$t Wtet.) Tl'ESDAY EVEN I SO. At the close of Mr. Scott address, a duet rendered by Prof. Lloyd and Rates prepared the audience for in formal remarks of the alumni called upon. Rev. Myron Eella contracted the scenes which he had witnessed that day In Portland at the zoltlen reun ion of the Pioneer Association with those witneNsed 60 years before when Oregon was young. In 1840, a hand fulof American rilizeua were here to take a province from a like handful of British suhjtvts, which was to be built Into an American state. How well they wrought Is evidenced by the broad, well cultivated farms, the herds of .blooded rattle, the or chard, telegraph lines bordering eve ry prominent highway, the Iron bridges spanning the rive re, live con tinental railroads centering in a great metropolis ' meeting two steamship lines which sail to far away Cathay. Hon. T. H. Tongue was called out, but not to talk long for he said that the principal address of Mr. Scott ought not to be diaturlied. '' He had discussed questions that college men and educated people will have to solve for themselves. 'Mr. Tongue thinks educated people have been derelict In their duty in that they have given attention to private af fairs to the neglect 67 public matters. If the educated citizen will not grap pie with political tiuestlons, the rab ble at their doors will and settle them for the school men.' JohnT. Whalley told of a trip through the valley which he has re cently made, comparing the schools of other towns with' his Alma Mater at Forest Grove. He found nothing in th garden spot of the Stale equal to the little city among the oaks. The association ad hmr tied to meet next day for the election of officers. THE PA V. All colleges . ought to be removed to the Wiilajnctte valley, if for no other reason than the weather always had for commencemcut day. Wed nesday, June 17th, was like so many other days that have become histori cal at Oregon's tlulf achrol town. rh.irty.one. commencements had been - celebrated,, and now the bell clangs it familiar bt.roke calling to sie32d. The chapel of Mursli hall has lost the. newness. which it had lust year, but the lor Is romjiensated for by a sense of. comfort that seemed to rest with tlie assembled multitude. The hall is large enough, to seat all who entered, Indeed, the speakers did not seem to realise the size of the room, for none of them, save Mr- Macruin, made themselves heard to those sitting In the 'ear, The printed iroirrains rave information that the exercises were to be in , two parts, junior and senior, Messrs Ifmuer and Bradley, Juniors, pronounced ora tions. .. . Ruel M. Rrisls'C,, senior, took for his subject, ''The Relation of the West to the East." Miss Ida Eells wrote on the "Inriienee of Custom." "Local Color in American Fiction" was the title o? the essay read by Miss Emma Stewart, who is the third member of her family to grad utte, liaviug been preceded by her brothers two years before. John W, Macrurn, the eloquent junior of laat year, was the senior oi inn. ins topic was, "The Gateway to the Paciflo." . About four centuries ago, Colum bus conceived the Idea that by sailing westwaad.he could discover a new route to the Indies. Since the first attempt of the great adventurer, the best energies ol voyagers, explorers ami . scientists of all Europe, and mora recently of the Uuited States, have been directed to the search for such a passage. It was apparently reserved for the the government of the United States to make, the first systematic ana thorough examination of all that portion of the American isthmus where, if any where, transit by water way ftom ocean to ocean could be acheived. The lirst explorations and surveys for a suitable route, were be gan as early as 1851, but little was accomnlisbed until after the civil war. , It was in 1872 that congress first made an appropriation for a commissioner to investigate the prao tibility of communication by canal between the waters of the Atlantic and Pacific. The commissioner re ported the Nicarnguan locality as possessing both for the construction and tnaintalnance, of a canal great er advantages and offering fewer difficulties than any other. As a re sult of this, the Nicarnguan Canal Aasnciatioa waa chartered ander the United State and was cr imposed arUy of Amrf lean eiti wist who In ItiatnJ list work. The, while the Panama canal has proven futile by experience, and the ahip-rallr ading of Tehanlepec has been abandoned, Um Nicaraguan canal was com menced and has proven to Is? not only entirely feasible, but the only practical method of accomplishing the end proposed, vixthe transit U seagoing vessels between the Atlantic aud Pacific oceans acns tbe Amerl can Isthmus Oeogaaphlcally the route seems to have been especially designed by ua ture for such Interoceauic communi cation. From iu eastern terminus at Grcyton, it extends over low flats to the Cordillera mouutains; then through a low pas to the Sun Juan river, 101 feet alsjve the ocean, the highest level to lie reached. Follow. ing the San Juan it enters the beauti ful uue .Nicaragua, an enormous natural reservoir, which discharges gradually aud thus renders practica. ble the use of the river for canal con struction. Lraviug the lake by au exceedingly low pass iu the high mountains on the western shore, the route passes down to Itrito, the Pa ciflo terminus. A most remarkable feature of the way is, that out of tho entire dis tance of 100 miles, only 27 will be ex cavated, the remaining 142 being by Ihe waters of the lake, rivers and basins. The lilgienic aud climatic condi tions are modified by its topography mid the mildness of tempature,whk'h is truly notable, is due to the fact that theconntry lies entirely within the ante of trade winds. It is generally supposed that this country teems with fatal maladies but it has been proven to be excep tionally free from any fatal endemic. As good a sanitary record can be shown for this region as for any city in the tern perate aone. Everything has been so thoroughly investigated that there remain no unsolved problems. The work hu9 been estimated at a very wide mar margin as $10,000,000. But this Im mense sum is not because the ob stacles add difficulties, but because of the magnitude of the work itself. The distances, also, that would be saved by the operation of the canal, have been estimated and have prove to be one of the greatest reason for its construction. Suffice it to say that the Nicaragudii canal would shorten the distance of circumnavigation of the globe more than two and a half times that which was deemed suffi cient for the construction of the Suez; canal. Between New York and San Francisco it would save tho great dis tance of 10,000 miles, more than a third the entire distance around the world. Thus It can readily be seen that no greater advantage to com merce could be obtained than by the operation of the canal. We have ouly to look to Suez to answer the question "Will it pay as a financial scheme?" One hundred dollar shares of the Suez stock are quoted in Pares' at f.'00, or at a pre mlum of four hundred per cent. Div ii lends from the stock pay eighteen per cent of the par value. Again, it has been estimated that the revenues from the canal for a year, after all expenses had been paid would meet the Interest at six per cent of more than two and a half times the cost of construction, JNo one could predict that the Nicara gua canal would beany less profitable than the one at Sues. The confidence of individuals can tie shown iu the fact that many mil lions have already been extended by public spirited and enterprising Americans who have prosecuted the undertaking to its present condition of advancement, and in so doing have proveu the correctness of their plans and the entire feasibility of their project. The practical control is a matter o the greatest importance. In the public mind there has always been associated with isthmian transit, an inherent and implicit, if not always definitely expressed, conviction that whenever and however the work might be accomplished, the interesls of the United States should not be subordinated to those of any other nations. Her very posilio i demands her entire control of it. Uer interests are more immediately conuecteu with its operation than thoie of any other nation. The beuetlts which the Pacific coast would derive would be more, in reality, than we would expect. The advantages to this coast can only be estimated by the individual himself, and only so far as be is familiar with the ex tent of the resources and natural pro ducts of this coast can he realize) the extent of the benefit. The interest that has been publicly expressed, irrespective of slitical party can be shown by the numer ous conventions, ieiiiions ami ap peals from every portion of our land- It has been the unanimous expression of multitudes of our people to de mand its immediate construction and the necessity of its remaining under American control. Th present com pany which was incorporated In, and chartered under, the United States, Composed af American citizens b gdhet with representatives from Nic. aragua and! Costa Rica, and It was so chartered that th government Irf the United States haa control. Tbe question of government aid however has been the main etieck upon the progress of construction. It would not only be expedient for the United States to make a ajpoprla tion to aid the construction ot tbe ca- na!, but It would be an evidence of the highest order of statesmanship on the part of congresa to come to th rescue of the canal company, howev er much the promoters of that com pany and their - promoter might profit by the operation, and through the aid propoaed,break tba barrier to its early completion, and thus secure one of the greatest, If not the great est and moat beneficial publio iin provements of the century. How long It will be unUl Eng. land will control this, tba great pasa In the highway of nationa, as aha now controls Olbralter and Sues, If the United Slates does not taka ad vantage of tba opportunity offered dues not require tba foresight of a prophet to determine. . The people of tba United SUUrs must not and will not let tha oppor tunity slip. IM ua rise to tba lni (Mirtance of tha ooraaloa and bring the borders of our nation together: let our coast Una be practically un broken from tba state of Main to the state of Washington; let tba east join hand with tba west through tba Nicaraguan canal, and may tba pres ent generation aea tha time when tba gateway to the Paciflo will be a reality. President McClelland presented tbe diplomas, tha benediction waa pronounced and commencment prop er was over. ALUMNI ASSOCIATION. At the annual business meeting the officers elected were Levi Walker, president; John T. Whalley, vice president and Mrs. T. If. Adams secretary and treasurer. ALUMNI DIVNER. The trustees bad platea laid for U0 guests at tbe alumni dinner. Not much was said until after the straw berries had been eaten, when Jollity commenced. Short speeches were made by many of tbe alumni and others present. A burden seemed to rest heavily upon tha shoulder of those present In the shape of "How to raise the Pearson fund." Mr. Ed win Eells and Dr. , Oregon City, however tipped It off from their shoulders with a 25 cant peice. . The president's reception at "Her. rick Hall" heretofore known as "Udlea hall" brought all tba alumni, students and friends of tha university , together again for tha laat time for the year just closing. CHORAL CONCERT. Tbe very laat attraction was tha commencment concert of tba Choral Union. The union this year sang Gaul's cantata, "The Holy City." Mrs. Reed, of Portland, baa been conductor for the past year and baa accomplished a good work for tha singers and lovers of music at Forest Grove. Iudeed her influence has reached further, for ladles of our own town, towlt, Misses Tongue, Merry man and Warren, who sang with ao much credit to themselves lo tbe Sat arday evenlng'o concert, have made marked Improvement within tba year. The quartet composed of Port land talent was line, the voices being under perfect control. Mrs. Reed's contralto voice Is excellent and tha higher notes are executed very sweet ly and as clear as well toned bell. Her lower tones though are hardly as rich and sonorous as those of Mia Jones, who sang here a few weeks ago. The cnoruses. oi tne cantata were grand and the' vast auditory was filled with faarmody. The union Is doing good work for music and the IXDETEXDKNThas but one sugges tion to mska and that la te hunt, And and bring out tha tenor and bass voices that are In Washington county it is nonsense to sua; that In a pop. ulation of a thousand or more men there are no tenon and banaes. Tha union ought not always to go on importing. It would be hard to convince man suffering from bilious colic that his agony Is due to a microbe with an unpronouncable name. But ona dose of DeWltt's Colic A Cholera Cure Will convince him of IU power to afford Instant relief. It kills pain. W. E. Brock. It is a well established fact that tbe American xple are swindled and humbuggod more than any other peo ple on earth, and It la not for want of intelligence or shrewdness, but sim ply because they do not atop lo tblnk. For instance a lady goes to her grocer, who rather than to miss making a sale, offers her an Inferior gotsls instead of tbe kind she asks for. He boldly asserts "It's Just as good," when If he told Ihe customer the truth he wiaild say, "I know Hoe Cake Soap and Red Seal Lye are pare goods and full weight, and for that reason coat more, but I sell tbe poor er qualities because there I more pro fit to be made." Hoe Cake Snap con tains ingredients not found In any other soap. Try It. Weareanxlotss todoa little good It) this world and can think of no pleasanter or better way lo do It thai by recommending One Minute Cough Cure as a preventive of pneit monla, consumptioa aod other seri ous lung troubles that follow neg fccted colds, W, Brock oooctoooo;:;::c