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No.
Vol. XXVI.
HILLS BORO, WASHINGTON COUNTY, ORF.OON. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 21. lS-.iS
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HI Alt: fH Kits.
i.Trur '. . Uad
Keeirelnry ol Hti U Harrison K. kineaid
'I fitiir-r I'b'llip Metsoban
Kni I. I'"'l' luetiuotiou . M. Irwin
bit Irintef H. Lwda
tlliHi K. Wolverton
K. H. Heao
.,..V. A. Mir
Jiidira Kifth IHslriot T. A. Mertride
Attorney riflu Hiainrt 'f ' J. lleeion
COINIY lriUKItH.
Ji.iiKt.....
f 'oiumiaiioiier j
Clerk
lteo.rdr .
'J reman n f . . .
Assessor . .
hoiiisil Knperilltimlenl
fcurveyor
'. oroner. . .. ...........
. ...H. V. fToruelius
li. II. Itenaoner
1. u. lucia
I. A. Illli.lK-
. . W. li. Iliad ord
K. L. &M!riuiok
... . A. h. '
.(ieorv li. Wila
... Aniin I'n.
L. K. Willi
'.!.. Lk
OltlXiON t'HY LAND OFFICE.
Cha. It. Moore
Mi in. iiaooway . . .
. Hamster
lu-oeiver
CI I V orrlCKHS.
. W. N. Itnrrett. Mayor
Tlio. luiker
I. M. lireear
Hoard of Trust
W . II . v enrwiii
I .It. WaKeii'
I . . J. t'lirnteiu
I .. . '....!. H. Will. I
Jtooorder
'1 return rer
Marshal
fnattoe, of l'eao
.Ik'lilon llowllm
... . V. O. Mitulii
'I I, os Uliee
I::
W. I), hmub
J. V. H'rk
I'OSl OiFH E INKOItMATION.
I'lm oiniiH olniM) nt tb UilLnlxiru Coat
iMI. .Uila
lllKtukMt. Weill Uuiou, ItKlbnnj and tied
Mill, hi 11:20 a. in.
ii. , hi..ntii. M'lUi a m.
(iuiiiK li rirtliid Bud WBy-offloek, fiiR'ia
For KariiiiiiKton nnd 1-anrnl. Wedmlfty
nd Huturdnyii at U:"
CHtlWJH AND WK'IKIY NO'ITCEH.
lONOKKUATIONAL UHL'UC'II, ooruer
j VI mii. n,l KUtb atrwia. i rawiuK
kai,i.uii, iinriiiiiu hiiiI veuina. Mho,
ith iu1iihiI at IU o'ol.Kik a. m. i'my?.'
-.....i.... 'rhi.rM.luv AVHiiiiiir. Y. r . El t k.
j .-.ui ., ... All mTirv will be
liuit. I.riiflii. niuiretiim and helpliu,
Kvwrona cir.liiilly i ' .
EVAS I'. IIUtiMKB. puf.
I.1VANGKI.K1AI.
(HIlltdH. Corner
I'i tit
if th aud Fir rreactium every rmnaiiy
mt ii ui.: Kuuilnv whiHil at 10 a.
MlfMtlllltr At f P. Ul.i ...
traver uiin-tiiiu every WedneailBy eveniu
manlier ruieliim every huudny eveuiuU,
I.. M. liiMin-r, jiantiir.
m f ii i in ! 1 1 II. A. Ailklna. rnator.
INI .rreaoluim every Sabliath nii.ruiUKand
fvxjiiuw Hnti'.aiii iiki every bbiiuhiu
;jt, !,.. in ini'i'iiuR every Miiudny at
. . ...ii.,rul nniver uieetiim every
i'bur'iiiv eventuii. LeKdera' and Htewanl'
iiieetnui tbe ilurd I'neadiiy eveulUK of aon
;JlOUlba
A. O. I . W.
M1I.I.MI IK'K NO. 111. A. (). V.
uy . ery Ural aud tbird
k' .I.I.IK MVHtl A IllOUtb.
I(rt. KM N KM AN, M.IW.
V. II. BAl'OHM kN, Iteooidor.
IIuukIiItm of Ki'lrfkah.
UIMSIUIUil ItK.HKKAU HHKJE N
A I. t. l. F., meet in Oild Flli"
iiallrv. . HnliirilHy eVDUlUK-ili-ilii
tirei nr, rfO.
I'. Of II.
II
II.I.MU J'O OltANUK, NO. TA, nieeta
2nd and I. haturdayof eaon uiouin
.,j. OH.irim.ii, Miia4r,
I. o. o. t.
M
IINIK MA I.OIK1E. NO. fiO. nieeta
Weilne. lay eveiiuiKn al b o'olock.in I.O.
li' Hull w iMitum maile weloome.
lili:llAlll HKMISH, N. II.
I). M. C. Uaui.i, heo'y.
. I'. . V.
I ) F. I S very Hnndny i.enitiR at 7 o'olook
'yl in tm t'lirintmn olmrob. loo are
rdially invited to attcndita nieetmiia.
t:HA ADAMS. I'rea't.
Ii'irrcr of Honor.
f 1111 K DKUUKK OF HONOll, A. O. IT.
1 W meei in (M I Fe.loa' ball every
lirnt and third Fn.lav ev.'ninil of each
month. M. M. I'i. len. r, V. of H.
Mr., lie ie Urn", lie. order.
Kullilioiir SNtera.
I IHt:N lit A I'KMIM.K NO. 10, II. 8.,
JlltH.!) rv.'ry
;iui nini tin p ru.iiT hi i.
,-loi-k n I. O. t. K. Il.nl.
M.a A M l nrlmle
oioni.li al 7
Joiie Hehninierieh M. K. C.
Al. ol It. and 1'.
k. of r.
1llKNIX l,OIHK, NO. M, K. OF P..
iiieeta in Mi.'iiiH llnll on Monday
- veninu of etuib wek. HojouruitiK brethren
loonie! Li linU'e meetiuua.
F, Kclao
l It tint. K of 1! A C
A. F. ami A. M.
U Al I I Y I.OlHiK NO. R. A. K. A A. M.,
nir il everv Satnr.lay niiiht on or after
nil mo n of eaoh iiuMith.
W. 1). WlOI, W. V.
It. Catnr.il I, Si'i retiiry.
. K. S.
inr A LATIN t'H U" I K It, Ntl.tl.O. U.S..
moe! at Mi.nino IVim!e oo lb 'ind
ami 4lh I'ueail iv oi ea, Ii ni.n.th.
M-. V. ;. II AKK, W. M.
Oiuo Criiti, teiTelnry.
w. f. t. r.
II'
II. I.f UtHO. W.O.T. I'. MKErS IS
iiie tVnereiMMnnni I nureii on ine
i.u rrPiuy in octi niomu n o r.
l.
... .1. d .1 k mi
K. 0. T. M.
rio.. TKNT, Nt. IS. K. O. T. M..
nwn in O.I.I Fellows" Hall, on ei
and f.turth ihnrs.Uy evenliura of eai-b
month. L. A. LONO.
HaaToa How is. torn.
K. K.
AHHINU TON FNCAM I'MFN t No. .
O. o. F. . meeta on b nil and
hint I n.- dava of racb month.
C K Ll.'iciim.in
KEV. KVNHOU I'UNT, U. 6, . 1. R.
KKTS IN Him FKl I.UW? II AIL ON
lyl III.- nr-t and tl r l "si nrday of -h
i. nth. atS.nl n'rliH-k. I.
M.
I'. Hick.. U.
Adimani.
Cran.lall V.
ES. RiS1lt OKIT4 0. 4;W R. f.
tlKKTS IN 01U IH.I.OWK II ALL
1 I llillsboro. on Hi Ml. tnd M. Friday
of waeh month at I.1 p. m.
Mr. II. V. Oct.
.Ufbth O. Crandall, tk-ratary
KliOFErHIOK A L CAKUH
I Hi. H. Timul'I, I. I. TIIMIl'I
Notary public.
THUS H. E. H. TOMil E,
TTORN E YS-AT-LA W,
UII.LhliOUO, OUfcOON.
Orrics: K hiu 3, 1, li, Murium Mook
W. S. UIKKE'IT,
1 TORN K VS- AT-LA V,
li I LL8W K , UKOON
Orrics: Central Moo. KoobiS W'd f .
(Mian
NiKnry Falillu
w. o. aatiTa.
Murni uow.vA.,
TTORNEYS AT LAW.
HlLUilVlKO. OHKtMIN.
Orvioa: ltiaiui aud 7, Moruau bluek.
i. a. iBowa.
HAIil.F.Y ft
ao. a.
liKOWS,
TTORNKYS-AT-LAW,
Ull.l.SHOl;i, UREIIUN.
Iteaident kKunt lor K.iyal lnsu'anre Oo.
Kooaa: 1,2, and S, hhuie Ituil.linff.
II. T. IIAUI.I V,
ATTORNKY AND
l'()UNCi:U)R-AT-LAW
111 I.LSIIi'KU oKiXJON.
lepiity Oiitrict Attorney for Washing
ton Ooiuitv.
urrtra: Oyer Delta Drug btore.
H. T. LINM.ATF.K, M. li. V. M.
piIYHICIAN AND SUIU1EON
HiLLHIH)UO, OUCOON.
Orrtna: at reaidenoe, eaat of toiirt
ilonae. where be will be found at nil noui a
when not viaiting patient.
J. I. TAMIF.ME, M. I..
g P. R. It. bUUUKUN,
HlliLioiMjuu, uittuun.
Omoa AMD KcamaNca : corner Tbird
and Main (Street. Otlioe bonra, - to is
a. ui., I to 6 aud 7 to M p. ui. Telephone to
reaidenoa from Krook A nela' lirtiHHK.re i
all bonra. All call promptly alteuueu,
uixbl or day.
W. II. HOOD, M. II.,
IIYHICIAN AND iSUROEON,
lllLLKHOUO, OUFUON.
Ornoa: in Chenette IU.w. l.mioNi
oorner First aud Main streets.
V. A. UAII.F.V, M. I.
PHYSICIAN, SUROKON AND
I AlX-OL'l'lIKUR.
UILLMItOKO, OKEUON.
Officii in I'baruiaoy, Union Hlook. (Tails
attended to, nitfht or day. Iteaideuoe, H. W.
Cor. llaae Liu and Heoond street.
('. C. I.KM.EK,
HOMKOPATIIIC
I'll Vsll'AN and SURdKON.
FOKK8T UROVE OltEUOX.
Hnerlul atU'litioii paid to MimUcuI and
Hilritiriil 1 )ineiu' of Women and Children
and all chronic diaeaxe.
miil,. mill reniiliMire. Ilowlhv hotiiie.
I'licilic ave., west ol Forest tirove hotel.
K. MX ON,
JENTIST,
F'Ol'.KSl" OltOVE, OUKOON
l'est artilli'i.il fifth $'i.fll per set. Cement
anil Amaliram tilliint!i fl ceil a eai li. tiold
illniK Irom II up. itaiucii air lor paiif
I'm. extraction
Offic: three diMir north of Hnak
tore, Ottioe boa's from a. ui. to p. m
II. WILLIAMS, II. II. S., M. I. S.
JKXTIsr,
Hixtecn years experience.
(Successor to Ir. A. 11. Hailcy) 1. I. .
UlLLtfHOKO, OKKliK.N.
K.Hims I and i, Moritan A Pailey HUa-k
S. II. Ill HIMIKEVS.
CONVEYANCING AND
ARSTUAI TIXU OK riTLES.
HILI.81H)KO. OUF.OON.
ImkI oaird;twn and Loan on Ilea
Fatal niMmtiat I. Iniuea attended to
with promptness and dupae'b
Man Kireet, opposite Com I
Ho
ja. Titoarso!!, tioTi T Ft'kkir.
'JO yearn experience in ili!U-e leir d Bus!
nes-v lleneial Irustsextvuteil. I'ropirty
of Fstates and Individuals ra:ed for.
Otlice at the ll.in.iar. Forest tirove, Oregon.
CASTOR I A
For Infant and Children.
Tht Kind Yon Hare Always Bought
Bean th
Signature
OABTOnTA.
la,,,!, A IM a 4) " tt
la lval m la ki-l ra k.ti.a (..i.r
. Atteal I uak m am
laird larlkw laa T ataw braaaV
FOVDER
Absolutely Pur
A little Hix-year-i.lil iflrl in Hunday
win ail wun aHkviloim iiiorniii( rwnt
ly what ahe rfiui'iulMTeil of the story
nhout KtuiHon ami the I'liiliHtiDe,
wluTeti)0 rih iniiiitly nplii'l:
"IIuHaiUil into thii.lmy it) the flight
ami at lrt lii;lit (iiM'tioil firn on Ihctn
anil Htink I'lfvcn of thi'ir WMrhi
with ajawlxme of on hmh. He then
took Homo priHom rH who hitil never
nwii a razor, Ixiiuliarilt'd the town
and tiKik up Bve iakfhj of fragment.
He then told Up in he would Met hi
bow in the hay ho that whenever they
hh w It they would rememlM'r the
MHine.' Ex.
Uua'l Toharro id au4 Kmuk0 l.iar ijrp Saay.
To quit tolAeco easily and forever. If niaff
netio. lull of life mrve mid viiror, luke No-To
biui, the rrnntlcr-wiirioT. tlmt DtakeH wrak men
atroiiK. All drui'iriKta. 60c or II. Cure nuanir-tei-d
liooklft ami aaiple free. Addreas
Su;rllD Itemed Co., CLua;o or New York.
Barith Kind You Hart li)B(liltt
OAHTOniA.
In Your llusliiess Dull?
Tlien this is the time to improve
it. Don't wait until "aouiething
turns up," hut turn it up youmclf.
keiiiemlaT tliis the purpoae of
ailvcrtiHiiii; in to bring huHim-ag.
Tlio wiau lnmincHH man will adver
tise as much i( not more in dull
aeiuMnia an in luiny hchhou.
A kimmI and tinie-lionori'd way
of advertif iim is through the
IIII.I.HHOHO Iniiki kmiknt. Wlictli
er you want to get out aoiiicthinn
neat to wnd through the mails or
aotnethiiiK cheap to throw around,
come and eve us.
Hush Work
la a problem in most job oflices.
Not so with the Hillshoko 1n
hki'Kniiknt 1'rintery. We have
a large force of men at work all
tbe time ahd can "rush" a Job
for you without any trouble.
b .n you want work done
quickly give the Hn.i.anoRO In.
iiii'Imiiikt Job Olliue a trial.
IfYou Were He
Yes, if you were the creditor
and saw tbe merchant sitting
idly in his shop accumulating
more dtiHt, cobwelw nnd out-ol-style
goods than cash, you would
probably feci like asking, Why
don't you
Wake Up
use the advertising columns ol
the lliti.aiioHO Iniikpkniif.nt
and exchange your stock for
legal ten 1-rf iVn.
OREGON
ndustrial Exposition
Opens in
Portland. September 22d
('loes
October 22d, 1898.
The finest and (ire.-ite-t Eiposition ever
tield in t lie Northwest.
HORTICULTURAL aufl AGRICULTURAL
Products of Oregon and Washington
w ill Isj displayed in wonderful pto-fn-ion
incliiding more varieties
than ever before gathered to
gether in one exhibit.
Gold, Silver, Bronze Medals Awarded
Marrelouslij rich Specimens
from our qold, silccr,
and other mines.
Bennett's Renoianed
Military Band
Has lioen engagl for the season
Astounding Aerial Feats and
Acrobatic Performances.
Very low Rate on all Railroad,
ADMISSION
il tn ." milt.
THE PHILIPPINE MINES.
Odd Reasons Why They Have
Never Been Developed.
TO DISTURB THE EAETH A SIH.
That I th IWII.f of Many ReaidenU
th rhllipplne- Klch t oal and Ii
Mill Why lb Ool.l Mine Hav N.v.r
law Worked-Th Thrifty China.
IV.
While Spanish apathy and misrule.
have done much to prevent the develop
nieut of the mineral ruxnnrcea of the
Philippines other cuuaes have coutrib
otinl a powerful iuflueuce toward the
same end. Many native trilx-g ore cos
n.olatirs aud U-liuvo it to lie a mortal
sin to disturb the earth. Other tribe
are devil or spirit wornhipera, nnd fear
to incur ghoctly wrath by opoiiiuu; tbe
ground. The Cbuifee come chiefly from
the Auioy and Cuntou district, where
all the open country is a uravcyard lu
which it is a crime to injure a prave.
not to speak of the vengeance of the
phantom dwellera of the tombs. The
friars oppose mining in the view that
it would demoralize their parishioners.
Thus, although the evidences of min
eral wealth are everywhere, practically
aud almost literally nothing has been
done toward its utilization.
The rock formation of the archipelago
is volcanic, sedimentary and coralline.
Anioug the volcanic clusa are basult,
obsidian, lava, tufa, sulphur and ar
senic. Not as years ago Sir John Bow-
NATIVE WOMKN or Ll'ZON.
ring examined the sulphur deposits
of Tanl, not far from Cavite. nnd de
clared them of excellent quality. Dr.
Kato pronounced them as capable of
yielding 600,0110 tons of sulphur nt a
fair profit They are. utilized by the na
tives only, the Spanish authorities hav
ing refused any concession to open np
the property.
Among valuable sedimentary rocks
are marble, white, yellow and umttlud,
gypsnui and alabaster, iron ore, lignite,
brown coal, cement rock, slato, lime-
atone and saudotono. The gypsum is
quite pure, and yields a lirst class plas
ter of paria The alabaster varies in
color, ranging from white into several
pleasant tints. The iron ore is of vari
ous kinds. A deposit at Zebo is largely
pyrites and is well suited for making
sulphur and oil of vitriol. In Negros
and southern Luzon are fine beds of
limouite, or bog iron ore, and hematite,
or red iron ore. They are qnito free
from sulphur aud phosphorus. In Mo
ron; is a wonderful bed of rich iron ore
resembling tbe magnetite of Luke.
(Jhaniplain. At Augot is one of the
richest iron ores known. It approaches
the Juragua ore of eastern Cuba uud is
noted for its pnrity. The supply seems
inexhaustible. Thu mines were ouce
worked by an English concern, which
figured out a profit of 50 per cent a?r
annum upon a capital of not less than
$100,000. But they diil not know the
country. What with sedulas aud special
taxes, inspectors and assessor, military
commanders and half caste politicians,
transit duties and export taxes the profit
was turned to loss. Then when they
slosed their works temporarily, hoping
to obtain relief, the workmen and sol
iters stole all tbe stock, the machinery
and. piece by piice, the haildiugi tlieni
gelvea. Complaint was made to tho gov
ernor general, who promptly and polite
ly ordered an investigation This was
over 0 years ag.i, and the investigation
is still going on The mines are now
worked by natives, who make enough
in one day to support them a week.
Respecting lignite and coal, opinions
are so various that no judgment can be
given until a thorough geolivicul survey
has been made. There are millions of
tons of both fuels in Ltizou. Mindanao,
Negros. Puiiay and especially Zebu. At
Zebu tbeyiTop out Uon tue surface and
have been used by the inhabitants for
cooking purposes from time immemo
rial While there is no doubt as to tbe
quantity, there is much as to the qual
ity of the civil In Manila Spanish pro
moter exhibit first class sin linens of
anthracite, semibit'.iiiiuiima, bituminous
and brown coal, but every report from
British, German aud S.-audiuavian en
gineer who have used native coal in
their steamer furnaces is that it con
tains so much shig, sulphur aud phos
phorus as to make it dear at any price.
The local Spanish steamers use it and
pronounce it satisfactory, and the Span
ish navy nses it in those waters. As,
however, coal is carried to tho Philip
pine ports fmm liorneo aud Australia,
it may be inferred that the mines which
are worked do not furnish a gisxl arti
cle, yet it does not follow that all of the
beds are alike. On the contrary, it Is
probable that they are onlike and that
there are deposits of cml e.jnal to tne
ample shown by speculators.
Petroleum exists and is found in Lo-
ton and Mindanao. It is utihed by the
native for medicinal purpoae and for
household use. but not industrially
A good cement rock is common. It
make a brown cement erjnal to Boax
dale. bnt inferior to Port land
Among tbe metals which have been
found are quicksilver, tin, tine, lea l,
copper and platinum. These have be a
discovered by mineralogists. Whether
they exist in paying quantities is an
known. Oold, the enrwe of Spain, ia believed
to axial ia laxg quantities! laVOAfbuBl
the island. Cuder any other adminis
tration it would be the basis of a flour
ishing industry aud in every probabil
ity tiie sourc f vnst wealth But the
Spaniards w n work t uiselvea,
nor permit 1 to coi.iu in nnd
earry off tht :iro.it. Tbe ViMya are
too iutractat' tt Vogritos tu savage,
aud the Tag; . too t .or and lu.M. ut to
engage in the hard labor of inuiiiiii.
Chinene lals.r is excluded by law. So
the mine remain undeveloped. The
only men who profit by the mineral r -
sources are tho thrifty t'hiuese, who -o
about the archipelago aud obtain gold
dust and nuggets from theuutives when
no Spaniard is in sight. Vet even under
these auspices a steady stream of gold
flows from the Philippines to Hongkong
and to Canton. In northern Luzon there
is a bilge of gold beariug quartz which
is wurked by the native. They buil j a
tire on the rock, aud when it is nearly
redbot they throw water upon the
surface, which immediately crack and
crumbles. The brittle pieocs secured in
this way they pound between two
stones until reduced to dust and then
wash the latter to obtain the finely di
vided g;,!d distributed in the powder.
It is very slow and laborious work, and
yet it supports several Tagal tribes and
a number of Visaya communities. The
industry has been going on for at least
BOO years, aud although constantly in
termpted by soldiers and other inspect
or it gives enough profit to insure its
continuance indefinitely.
The Spanish law prohibits all mining
witbont first indulging in a largo
amount or red tape. The miner mus
locate his claim aud have it surveyed
As there are no official surveyors in the
mining country this compels his send
iug to Manila for a professional. The
map aud claim must then be submitted
to the department of mines aud forests
and to tbe bureau of mines. Tho pro
ceeding is slow and expensive. Besides
these difficulties the claimant is liable
to have some dishonest official or un
scrupulous half caste politician file
protest for claim of prior discovery or
some church follower bring forward an
ecclesiastical title to the territory. If
the mine is in the least vuluahle, there
is bound to be one or more lawsuits.
and justice in the Philippines is not
bandaged, but is afuicted with a vision
which sees only the color of gold.
How much gold there is in the Phil
ippines will never be known until i
different government controls the terri
tory. All that is certainly known is
this: First, there are at least 500 square
miles where there is placer gold, and
second, there are 50 places whore gold
bearing quartz in true fissure veins has
been discovered and traced from 5 feet
to 500 feet each. The ledge worked by
the natives in north Luzon has been ex
amined by English assuvurs in Hong
kong aud found to range from (10 to
$100 a ton. An American mining expert
has assayed an ore from Mindanao aud
reported it as running $.'.'.0 to the ton.
Among the places where gold in paying
quantities has been discovered is Para
calc, in the province of north Cauia
rim's. Here no less than six veins have
been found uud traced considerable dis
tances. There is a large vein at Pangot
cotan, in the province of Bengiiet
Third, the mines in north Paugasiuan.
There are both placer and quartz mines
in tbe Mulaguit mountains, in north
Camarines ; placer mines at Mont Albuu
in Manila province; flue gold veins in
northern and central Suragaoand, in
east Mindanao; auriferous and argentif
erous quartz in Zebu ; gold quartz in
Kugros island, and placer mines in
Panay. There apiiear to be large do
posits of petroleum in the subterranean
depths of Luzon, Panay and Mindanao.
There are also silver, quicksilver, lead
A PASIO RIVF.R WAsnrnwoMAH.
copper at various places in
and
the
has
archipelago. Every scientist who
visited the Philippines has proclaimed
bis belief in a great mining future for
the islands, and the Chinese yellow
books refer to Luzon as a laud rich in
precious metals. At one time the Chi
nese aud half castes worked many mines
in northern Luzon, but in eery in
stance they wire attacked and slaugh
tered by soldiers at tbe instigation of
some covetous official. These are some
of the resources of the Philippines
which Providence has put into tbe
hands of tbe United States.
Wiujam K S. Faurs.
THE BROWN WIND OF CONNAUGMT.
Th brown wind of Cnnnsnirht
ACT' Ms th bosLanrt blown
(The brawn wind of Connanght)
Turns my heart to a slon.
For it cri- my nam at twilight
And rrw It at tbe noua
"Uk Mairgnwd Hani Oh, Mairgread
Baal"
Juat lik fairy tan.
The brown wind of CoanaiHrtiw
When ITlriot came to woo
(The brown wind of oananf htV
It heard b. ii vhinwri. too.
And while my Wbeel (o whuTlnf
It tap o my window pan
Till I open wide to th dead outside
And th sea salt misty raia.
The brown wind of Ooanaasht
With women wailed on day
(The brown wind of Ooaaamjkll
For a wreek ia Ualway bay.
And many the dark faeed BVr
That tatbered their wets la fear.
But on aank stratirfit lo the ghostly gwtaw
And be wa m I ttt"A dewr.
"Dar Isn't much can fort in d re
mahk dat contentment is better An
riches," said l oclc Ehen. "One a j'
about a band to git say otawf "
Kt.HAKkAKLE PKUI'lltlV.
Forty years ag"', in the etue of the
claim an Amnio"! citizen ogainsl
llolliinl, a r isirt wai niado by the
fur. igu allniri ciniiiiiittee of the
hmi-e nf reprisenl ttiven th.tt it of no
little iuterent at the prewtit time
w hen the vision then entertained tf
the commercial power of the lL ted
States reaching acn the Pacific, till
the far west tdioud merge into the far
east, is in rapid pnai-sw of 'n-ing re
alized. The reHirt used the follow
ing language, w hu ll hu-i a signifi
cance now that it did not have when
It waa written :
"The Mttlemeiit of the Pacific
shore of the American continent is i
preliminary aii'p to a larger inter
oourse with the natives of the east.
Sail Francisco is the nearest xiiiit of
contact at present between the arch
iielagian ar.tl civilized man. The
commerce of the Pacific in doubtless
declined lo become an Important fit
tuent in the commercial pr-x rity of
this country Thu inter
exts of this commerce commands, that
one or more naval stations) should be
established utKiti Ibis line, that the
safety of navigation should tie necur
ed along this route by clonely knit
bonds of amity with the native princ
es and people where tho manifest in
terests of commerce demand that the
products of the archipelijrn) should la'
made acitwible to our traders. No
nation can compete with us in this
t rattle, owing to the natural advan
tages of our position. We need,
therefore, to maintain no system ol
evclusivism. Open the archipeligo
at every point where Holland fails to
make giMid her pretentions to sover
eignty or an exclusive interest, and
let every nation have access on an ac
tual footing, antl our suerior advan
tages will secure the largest share of
bem fits. A we should seek to cre
ate no monopolies-, we should need
neither armaments, nor furls, nor tho
cumbrous machinery of colonial gov
ernments l't that sur
plus energetic force which frequently
manifests itself by restlessness al
home, or in adventurous or ill-advis
ed enterprises, tie turned into this op
ulent channel, and it will Isxume a
source of strength at home aud a
theme of admiration abroad . .
KHective protection should lie alforil-
ed to every American citizen seeking
to establish commercial leUtion-
where, up in the principles above slat
eii, no rights ot an exclusive nature
exist in favor of any other state.
Your committee regards it as highly
important that diplomatic and con
sular agents should be sent to one or
mere points in theaichipelago; that
treaties should lie made with the na-
tive,princes,laying the foundations for
justing lriendshio and extended com
merce, ami providing against the ere
ation of any future monopolies, or
the territorial extension of those ex
Isting."
This report, when the Pacific
coast had'not been iu our possession
10 years, showed an appreciation of
the immense value of the Pacific com
mercewhich was some time to Ixdotig
to the United Statin. The principal
changes that have 'occurred since its
date in the general situation are that
thejiolicy of exclusivism is now Is ing
applied by nations far more power
ful than Holland, and not in Occani-
cm, but on the mainland of A-ia, and
that the fortunes of war have thrown
into our poesession an archipelago
nearly if not quite as important as
that Irom which Holland was care
fully excluding the traders of forelgti
countries 40 years ago, and better sit
uated lo sustain the claims of the na
tion owning them to be considered
in whatever -distribution of Asia the
western jKiwers may Isa moved to
make.
iiLni.UMiAiioAL rL.moii
A party that fulfills its pledge
lught lo stand higher, w ith American
voters than one that disregards or n--versiw
its platforms. The republicans
have Ikvd in control long enough to
justify a comparison of re-ulis with
those of the preeeeding demoTatic
administration. At the end of a
year and half of Mr. Cleveland's
second term the detn's-ratic party
fountl a whirlwind of condemnation
raging atsiut its i-ars. Klections went
against it by enormous majorities.
Republicans carried ci!igrei by 2I."
to 104. One ol the reason of this
emphatic disapproval was the failure
of the democrats w hen in posstmion
of all departments of tbe govern
men', to redeem the proml.-es of
their platform. Falsity was added
to inenpadty. The democratic plat
form of IV.!;! denoum-ed protection,
but the tariff law pa-wwl wa a shuf
fling ai d a'urtive mixture of free
trade and favored protective duties.
There was a pledge in the platform to
stand with the dollar on a parity
with goid. This was deserted by Ihe
democratic leader and the majority
of their follower. The denusTatic
platform of 1sSh was in general a re
pudiation of that of 1"2.
In striking contrast with this dis
Mtroia failure to ftiep faith with
tlttatatla atrict adherence of
Uvt) rpitiwttlyif dforwiu1
their executive ability. They not
only remember promises, but know
how to carry them into effect. They
agreed lu 1 if given the Hiwer, to
revise the tariff uu protective line,
The law is on the statute tooks iu the
form Indicated. Sound money wa
endorsed. It was never sounder Ilia
it is to day nor U tter fortified by a
immense gold reserve.
"The Hawaiian Islands should he
controlled by the Uulted States,'
said tbe republican platform of IV-Hi.
Our flag is up in Hawaii to stay.
was declared in that platform tha
Spain had lost its authority in Tuba
aud that the government of the Unit
ed States "should actively use its in
tluence and gissl ottlces to restore
peace aud give inde Mndence to the
island." Spanish sovereignty iu C'u
ha is at an end. It has Ist-n exHtllet
from al! America, for the good oflices
of this country were rejected, and the
adjustment is to Isj that of a costly
hut victorious war.
American voters who are genuine
ly Interested in polities, as the prac
tical science of government, will not
deny that, of the two leading parties
in the United States, only one keep
to the spirit aud the letter of its nal
ional platforms. This is certainly a
matter of grave constKitience. The
mass of voters go to th" ;olls to give
the weight of their b.i . is to a de
fined policy. If the pbsics are brok
en, or a sound mom ; ;ilank of 1S1M!
the citizen has no v. : to ascertain
whether he ia votini, ir a given line
of legislation or aga.. ist it. Severs
democratic state conventions this
year have refused to reaffirm the na,
tional platform of ISM. Others em
phasize it. A just charge against the
democratic party is that it is neither
disposed nor able to observe its plat
forms. It was overwhelmingly in
competent when given full control in
1892 and then adopted a radically
new creed. A vote for such a party
is worse than thrown away.-St. Lou,
is U lobe-Democrat.
WHO IS AT tU UESE.
The following analysis of attend
ence at the State University, Kugeue,
is published. The, school Is an ex
cellent institution and has students
from a. largelerrltor;kJLjyiU t
noted however that Washington
county Is not represented which is to
the credit of our Tualatin Academy
and Pacific University. It shows
how efllelent and popular il is. The
students attending at Ktigenu are
from ;
Line county Kugeno 5S, Browns.
ville 4, Cottage Grove 1, Uoshen 2
Pleasant Hill 2, Springfield 2, Irving
1, Creswell 2, Junction 1.
Wasco county The Dal lea , Tygh
Valley 3, Hood River 3,
Multnomah county Portland HI,
Bridal Veil 1.
Marion county Salem 5.
Clackamas county Oregon City f.
Jackson county Med ford 4, Ash
land 4, Talent 1, Harrisburg I,
Benton county Corvallis 1,
Linn county Lebanon 2, Tangent
1, Halsey 1, Harrisburg 4.
Union county Cove 2, Union 3,
Lagrande S.
luglas county Il iseburg 2, Oak
land 1, Stephens 1.
Klamath county Klamath Falls 2.
Morrow county Heppner 3.
Baker county Baker City 4.
Yamhill county North Yamhill 2,
Dayton 1.
Clatsop county Astoria 2,
Umatilla county Pendleton
2,
Meat-ham 1, Athena 1.
Coos county Bandon 2.
Polk county Iuilejs-tidenee
1,
Baliston 4.
Josephine county Grant's Pass 2.
State of Washington F.llensburg
1, Colfax 1, Pomeroy 2, Kelso 1,
Thatcher 1.
Cheyenne, Wyo., 2,
Oakland, Gal., 1.
Total 163.
KLHOLrriimur- rkspkit.
On account of the di-alli of brother
A. Durham, Tualatin Iodge No.
J2, A. O. U. W., have i-ns-ed the
following renolutlon:
Whkrkas death has removed from
our midst our worthy brother H. A.
Durham, one of ourcharter member-;
Whkkeas, Brother Durham wa
dearly beloved by us and all w ho
knew him, therefore be It
Rksoi.vkii, That this lodge keen
ly feels the loss of our worthy broth
er and extend to his bereaved family
the heartfelt sympithy of fraternal
brother whose hearts are made ad
and heavy by his untimely death,
and Is? it
Resolved, That a copy of these
resolution he pred on the minute
ol this lodge and that a copy ol Ihe
same las published in the Hillslsiro
I.ndepex dejct and a copy furnished
the family of the deceaseil,
( K. A. KNirTT,
Comm.-! Wm. Shaver,
(Ham Galiikeatk.
Old-fashions In dresa may be reviv
ed, hut oo old-fashioned medicine
can replace Chamberlain's Colic,
fholera Diarrhoea Remedy. Fa
ag iaj M LTaJ Htut.
CURREiNTJlAPPENINCS
Items of Interest from all
Parts or the State.
l'KIXt UKl'IMM IS HMMIbll
lw Million feet f lug (diii'pcd
Astoria Marluu t euutj Llect
leu Ketarus.
t
Seven Indictments have beeu found
by the Marlon County grand Jury
agaiust persons charged with altering
election returns.
A courier seut from Silver Lake to
Prineville to summon medical aid for
diphtheria ttients made Ihe distance
1 15 miles, iu 17 hours, by luiise.
The acreage of fall sown grain will
be greater ia Yamhill county Ibis fall
than lu years. Rut little wheat is
changing hands, owners holding for
better prices.
Rev. Dr. St. Clair, the new pastor
of tbe Methodist church, south, at
Heppner, arrived from Georgia Ihe
other day. He says he is glad that
he has been transferred lo the west.
The Nehalem valley hop crop this
year amounts to over 50 tons. It la
of excellent quality antl has been.
purchased by brewers in Portland
and Astoria. As usual, the Nehaleiu
hops brought several cents per jsiutid
more than the current market price.
The first train load of logs arrived
at Astoria from Seaside last Friday
evening for the local mills. The logs
were cut by the Sorensou Lumber Co.
iu thu timber belt adjacent to the
Nacanlcuui. The company has al
ready tut nearly 2,000,000 feet aud
will keep a large force at work all
winter.
The Jackson county court has
authorized the employment of John
A. Jeffrey to assist the attorney-gen
eral in the hearing of the Frank Iaw
rence Smith murder case ajis-al iu
the supreme court. The present dis
trict attorney was one of counsel for
the defendant when the cause waa
tried lu the ciicuit court.
An lone letter In the Heppner
Time says j "This ia certainly tha .
driest fall weather that hw-wcr been -
known in Eastern Oregon. Stock-
owners are gathering their herds into
pasture as fast at possible. Stock of
all kinds still outside is losing strength
very fast, as there Is no grass that
they can get, and in many places no
water."
Two lumber men from Portland
were iu Ix)stitio a few days ago, en
route to the northern part of the
county, where they had hopes of find
ing a sufficient Isxly of timber to
justify them in going into business
on a large scale. Their plan is to
raft the logs down the Grand Hondo
and Snake riven to Lewiston, where
they are to bo manufactured into
umber.
Miss Dotia Worlow, of Climax,
Jackson county, who committed sui-
ide last week, left the following
note to her parents: "You will find
my letters In my trunk. You will
find Jimmy's picture In the trunk.
Put them all with me, bury me
n white, lay me by the side of Jim
my that , la all I ask. Gtssl-bye;
my love to all. Dotia." James Wy-
and, who was Miss Worlow's lover,
committed suicide three weeks ago.
Prune drying has been finished in
Benton county. Seven evHrators
tlntl that their united product is
:IO,000 iMiunds two hum I nil and
fifteen tons. Most of this fruit has
sen sold at ,4 cents per win rid. If
he whole crop is disKsisl of at that
rice $17,200 will ho paid into the
county. In the immediate vicinity
f Corvallis there are 800 acres plant
ed to prunes. If $17,200 is received
r the crop it is at a rate of alsiut
!l per acre, not a gr-at profit but
better than being idle.
As evidence of the growing pros-
s-rity ol Ksslern Oregon and increase
ng immigration ol de-ilrabln cltiwns
to the state, Register Rartlett of tho
,Hirande) land ofllw gives out the
l!owing figures which ar! unpreiro-
ented in the records ol the office for
ny similar period of time. During
the first 1 1 days, 2. homosteitds w.-re
led upon; three timber and alone
applications were Bled, one ib-sirt
land entry was mail': and tln-re look
place the sale of one isolabsl tract.
Light applications were ri jet ted.
Several months ago a queer char
acter that had lawn duhtrt-d "VVimnI
rat" Woods appeared In Goldeiidale,
Klickitat county, Washington, with
rich quartz specimens which he inti
mated he hal gotten from a ledge in
the ( 'scade mountains. It seems
there was an old miner al Golden
dale with a none for quart.. He took
the "WoodratV trail and found Ihe
pocket, not in the (awcados, but in
Grant county, Oregon, where $J'Wl
wa taken out of "ket In a day
and a half. Further sean-h uncover
ed a rich and well defined ledgo on
Mule gulch, not far from Snish
gulch and Camp Watson, on the line
of the old military wagon road from
Ihe Dalle to Canyon Cltf .
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