VE DON'T HOKE J
I uradverticra. Tut) IxiiKrkXb. f
avr enjoys the turgHat eulatcrip a)
tion In ol any paper puMuhml 2
in tlio county.
: JOB PlilNTIXU
. Xoteheada, laltarhaada, F-nval"
pea, lull hede,e4e,excn ted oa
abort autio, at prices eaet ate nt
wiutapoawora. tu ami try a.
Vol. XXVI.
HILLSBORO, WASHINGTON COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23. 1898.
No. 27
GENERAL DIRECTORY.
HTAlE OKKK EltM.
(iovarnor Wm. P. Lord
fceornlary of Kill . iUrrMua U. Kinoaid
1 rruurw . . rb'lllu Metaeban
Hopl. Public Inatruotioa ik.il. Irwin
BUM Printer W. H. Lawda
Cbaa. K. Wolvectoa
K. 8. rleaa
F. A. Moot
Jndge fifth DUtriot T. A. MorJnde
Attorney Fifth iMainct T' J.Ciexton
COL'NI V OFFICER!).
Jo-Ik.. .. H. F. Corooliae
4 lJ. H. Uhmmhim
Cwiihiuum J T. G. 'ludd
Clerk ' I. A. Imi.rie
htiMia W. I. Bradford
Recorder K- L. MciJormick
'Ireaaunr
AwMwur 4eorge U. Wuooi
Hubool nuueriuteudeut Auaiin i'ri
rlurveyor h. K. Wilkt
(oroner r
FROFEHHIONAL CAklHi
v:ioe, u. Tosai-E, . a. Tonut'i
Notary Public.
THOH U.At.B. TO.VUIE,
TTORNEYS-AT-LAW,
HILLKbORO, OREGON.
Ornoa: H jouuj 5, 4, 5, Morgan Bluok.
W. S. BARRETT,
1 TORN E Y8-AT-LA W,
HILLHBOIM), OREGON
Omca: Central Hloea, Rooms aad I.
OREGON (!HV LAND OFFICE.
Cha. II. Mooree
V in. (mliuway...
Re later
Raoeiver
Hoard o( Trueteesi
Recorder
Treasurer
Rtarabal...
fnatiee of
.W. N. Ilitrrett, Mayor
Tboa. Tucker
J. M. Umar
W. II. Webrun
K. Waggoner
4. Laritena
O. H. Wiinox
.Benton Bowman
V.Q. Ullubei
1 hoi Ghee
W. 1. Hnutl
t. P. Hick
POST OFFICII INFO KM ATION.
The r,aile oloee at the ilillaboro Poet
IWI.ju. ,lilv
Oleuooe, Wat Union, Bethany and Oadar
Mill, atll:SWa. in.
ii.niii Mmith. S:ito a. m.
Going to Portland and way-offloee, 65 a.
For Fanuiiigton and Lanrel. Wednesdays
and Hnturdaya at 10;J a. m.
CHURCH AND HOCIETY NOTICEB.
niNmtKdATIONAL CHURCH, eorner
VJ Min and r'lftb atreata. Praaohing
MMhtiitf.it. funmini? and avaninii. 2wb.
hatb arbmil nt 10 o'clock a. in. Prayer
uitiiii Tbnrmlay vruinu. Y. r. B. u.
i...... .iun m. All axrvlcna mill ba
abort, briithi. inWreiliiu and helpful,
ttwyona oonllully rl oma.
KVAN 1', HlHiHKG. PaUr.
I VAN(H01,H'AI
I J r'.fi
CHUUCIH. Oomar
illt and Kir PrKobm awry rlnnday
twniu at a p. iii.l aouonu nuuuoj
mk II m m l MllllllAV atlhlMll at 10 a.
grayer un-tiiiB vry Waduaaday aveninu
iranlixra uiiwtiuu avary nnuday annum.
I.. M. ! r, (Mtator.
I K. Olll K!ll. It. A.
iUat'rw
A ilk I n a. paator,
t'ronobinti awry Habbatb nioruing and
eVHUIIIK MWalll .OIIOUI tier; nnuimm nt
o 4. a U-aKua imxiiinR aery Sunday at
:0 a . mineral prayer meeting arary
1 burmlny evamiutf. llt.ra' and Hteward'a
nieeiuii tba third Tneaday anln aiaaoo
aaouth.
A. 0.-IJ. W.
a lit. Hit IKIK NO. Bl. A.O. V
II w.. art I' i at and third
r'ri'lar even a nMinth.
' JOB. kUNKMAN, M.IW
P. H. HAIIOUMA .M, Ueoorder.
IraoKhtrra af Kebrkah.
HlUiHIlOUO liEHKKAU LOIOB NO.
M I. O. . V., uieeta in Odd Kellowa'
Unll ae- Hntnrdny aTeuinu.
11 allia i recur, bto.
II
P. af II.
ILLHHOKO GKANOK. NO. 73,
Xud and t b Muturdaya of aaoh aaonlb.
Ilaaj. hoHoriau. m
O. O. '.
I1OIMIE. NO. AO.
Wediiem' y eveuinwa at 8 o'olook.in I.O.
t . Hall. ' lailora niade wrioonie.
hlt!HAi;l HtMlMll, M..(l.
D. M.O. Uault. rWy.
()NYKZrXA
. r. n. i
I KK TH very Hnnday anin at 7 o'okMk
in tne t'hriatiau ehnrob. Voa an
ovrdially invited to attendita meetinge.
KDA AUAM8, Preat.
M'
IM1K
lit'ltree r llouat.
DKOUKK K HONOK. A. O. V.
ri
1 W mw'K in Odd r'elloaa' hall rrery
brat and thud Krular avininar of acta
month. M. M. PitteuK'r, 0. of H.
Mra. liolla Hroan, Km order.
KatltlMiue SUtrra.
H1KKNKIA IKMl'I.K NO.
t
1 nivelarvi-rr Uiul ami 4ih Kndny Inaavb
R. a.
loon I It at 7 : o'eltx k in 1. O. O. K. Hail.
M a A M t'arhala
Jotie Hohulniprtoh M. K. C.
M. ol K. and 0.
K. af P.
LOIK'tK, NO. M, K.
niiiENii
I mtK'U in Mii 'iiip Hall on
OF
Monday
rvrnina of aaah week. HujonrninR brethren
kImhiimI In I. ul.rn niftetluim.
F. Kelao
O H tint" K of It .t C
aaaroa aoa mam v. d. anna.
Notary Publio
HMITH BOWMAN.
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW.
HitiLHUOltO, OUEGON.
Orrioa: Uomna and 7. Morgan block.
Baking Powder
Made from pure
cream of tartar.
Safeguards the food
against alum.
Alum bating powdtra ara tharrcateat
nwnaccn to health of tba- promt day.
aovM fMMiwa pimti eot. nrw vom.
WRECK OF THE ;
ATALAXTA AT ALSEA
j survivor of the AUUnU wrack.
Vl'til.E BTOrS A 8TAXPE0E.
They were racing dotcn the
Coast in a thick
Fog.
TWENTY-FOUR MEN LOST
j. a. aaowH. aao. a. nwn.
BAULET BROWS,
YTTORNEYSATLAW,
UILLH1IOKU, OKKOON.
Reaidant agunt for Royal InanranoaCo.
Rooua: 1, 2, and S, Hbute Building.
W. P. KUXEXAX,
TTORNEY.ATLAW,
FOREST GROVK, OREGON.
All legul buaineaa promptly attended to.
Ornca: In 1'orUr A Inga'a building.
II. T. BAWIiKY.
A TTOHNKY ANI
XV fXllINl'KLOH-AT.LAW.
UII.LHH'KU OREGON.
Deputy Dlitrtct Attorney for Washing-
ion uouniy.
orru a: Over Delta Drug store
1IESP ll'LIIVATIOX.
TheexX)rimt'nl which have been
made In growlntf hemp In Oregon,
are nalU to have ciint the Portland
CordHKeCo. and Mr. Chan. E. Latdd
about f5,(N)0. The ntoiify lms not
WdNted. It tiuH been demon-
itrnled that on the tide land and on
tho bottom lnil alontr 8treamn
where the noil In always moint, very
large t-ropa of hemp of good quality
can be grown. Mr. Felix Fremerey,
the expert under whoee direction
the experiments have this year been
conducted, recently told the Corvallis
rimes the coat of wed, planting, cul
tivating, harvesting aud cleaning
should not xceed fiO per acre, while
the crop on uch lanln an above men
tioned ahould be worth $120. The
indicated margin ol pro lit may be
very much reduced aud yet leave
hemp a very protltable crop on suit
able land. Fortunately there la i
good deal of Jmt nuch land in Went
em Oregon. Eugene Guard,
Mentioning auitable landa for
hemp the fitness of the Tualatin hot
torn muMt not be omitted or the fer
tile acres in the fork of Dairy creek
The Heavy Ncrf Is pounding
the Vessel to I'ieoes on
the locks.
LEFT TAC0MA LAST SUNDAY
Another cai-eof Rct klesa Karlgatisa
Three Survivor at Vaqulmt Par
titer Particular, of wrrck.
Aatatnpetl ,.f ight bum! red car
airy boraes thnugti theatreeU of
Sao Antonio 'he ntl-er day rauaed
panic, and at-... tLi. t,lood of froutiera
ruen Jumping through their veins as
It has not Jumped tiince th days
when Texas was a republic. The
mounts of the First Texas Cavalry
broke away from a corral at Fort Bam
Uouaton, on Government Hill, about
three miles from the Alamo. Some
of the boraes bad been In service for
years, but the majority of them wen
"cow ponies" that bad never been
drilled. Across the prairie ground
they daahed, following a dun mare
with flowing mane. Two cavalry
men attempted to round up the herd.
Oa went the flying steeds across the
parade and Into the drill ground they
galloped, when suddenly there came
from the direction .; of the officers1
b Hues a bugle call. 'Vhargers which
bad often respond' -to this call In
sensibly slackened lu'elr speed. Again
rang out a call
The dun mare and one-third of the
stampeded horses continued their
flight, while the other ' two-thirds
turned squarely at right angles. The
8. T. LISHLATEK, H. B. C. M.
PHYSICIAN AND SUIIGEON
HILLHltOUO, ORKOON.
Omca: at reaidenoe, aaat of court
Houaa. where ha will be found at all noma
when not viaiting patienta.
J. P. TAXIEN1E, II. !.,
g - P. B, R. SUBQEOW,.--
Orrioi aao Kaamaaoa t eorner Third
aud Main Htraeta. OfUoa bonra, oUW to lit
a. n., 1 to 6 aud 7 to H p. m. 'lelepbone to
reaidenoa from Rroek A Hela' Drngatore at
all bonra. All ealla promptly attended,
ntgbt or day.
Ti e announcement that the stock
holder of the late Omaha exposition
are to divide 4IMI,IH)0 among them
aelvea aa clear profits should prove
wholesome rending to the fool editors
of the country putter over the states
who felt such a pemonal Interest In
the welfare of the organization as to
publish gratia the halt-column write-
ups sent out by the pecrotary to the
papers nearly every week. "What
fools we mortals be."
W. 1. WOOD, M.
piIYSICIAN AND BURGEON,
HILUSHOHO, OREGON.
Orvioa: in Chrnette Row. Kaaioaaoa
aomar Pirat and Main at recta.
P. A. BAILET, V. 1.
IIYSICIAN, SURGEON AND
ACCOUCHEUR,
HIUJjBOHO. OREGON.
Omrtat in Pharmacy, Union Hlook. Calla
attended to, night or day. Reaidenoe, 8. W.
(Jor. tiaaa Line and Heoond atreeta.
Itrd Budeley, of England, a real,
live nobleman, made Jacksonville a
visit Sunday, acconi anletl by Mr.
Mitchell, superintendent of the Gold
en Key Mining Co., which has bond
ed the I trade n mine and other pro
perties situated near Gold Hill, and
of which he is a prominent member,
In company with Gen. T. G. Reames
and Dr. firaden they visited the
Sterling mines Sunday, Jackson
ville Or. Times.
t. E. WKItiER,
The State Mining and Irrigation
Congress will be called to order in
Portland by President Albert Geiser
on liecember o. Air. Ueiser. being
the manager and one of the owners
of the Bonanza mine, in Baker coun
ty, the largest producer in Oregon,
will be a prominent figure at the as-
TOMEOPATIIIC
1 PHYsIi'AN and S1TKOEOX. Iseinbleire of Pacific coast minim? men
and Irrigationists. Mining Journal.
FOREST GROVK OREOON.
Hneclal attention paid to Medical and
urairal Dinewxn of Women and I bililrrn
and all chronic diaeaaee.
O 111 Ice and reaidenoe.
racilic ave.
llty
treat of Poreat Oroya ui
ltd
honae.
otcl.
A. P. and A. M.
'IM ALt I V I.OIH1K NO. , A. F. A A. U
1 niiH ia every Halurdny night on or after
oil nutou of eacb mcntn.
W. I. WH01, W. M.
K. 1'aistMi.i, fecretary.
O. K. 5.
flll'AI.ATlN t'H A IT KR, NO. 81, 0. K.8
nioeiK at Manoiuc Tvinple on the 2nd
and 4th rialHV ol pitch month.
Ma. W. '.. II.VKK. W. M.
v)ca CaoaaiTB, fievretary.
w. f. t. r.
nllXSHOKO, W.41.T. V. MEETS IN
the t'onareirationi t'hnnli on the
tto Krulay In ttacb month at S o'clock P.
M.
K. 0. T. M.
TIOl.A TEST, NO. 1. K. t. T. M..
riwts lit IMd Kellowa' Hall, on arc
ami f turth Thurady rventnga of each
month. U A. LONG,
rlaama Hnwata, Com.
R. K.
IITANHINOTON FNIfAM PMKNT No, 4,
I. O. . f.. merta on hrat and
hir l Tnidv of eaoh month.
C K D- icliman
R. HIXOS,
JJENTIST,
I FOP.EHT GROVK, OREGON
Heat artificial teeth IV.V) per act. Cement
ltd Amalgam nllinge i cen a eucli. Gold
tillinga from II up. Vilulixed air for pain-
Iraa rxtracttoii
Orrtca i three doora north of brick
etora, Otnoa boa's from a a, m. to 4 p. m.
II. W1LU A JIS, II. It. K., a. II. 8.
rjENTIST,
Pilteen yrara experience.
(Sticceaaiirto Dr. A. K Bailey) l. 1. S.
U ILLS BOKO, OUKOON,
Rooma I and 1 Morgan A Raiiey Block
tit. K tXHO POST, M0. . A. R.
a KK I'M IN OHI I KI I.OVVH HALL ON
it I th.' ami ami Hur l !eiartlaya of each
m !!., iV:Ht o'clock, P. M.
J. P. 11 . k.. R. t randall I. (X
.lllllant.
.Et. K tSHO-al'OKPNM). 4TW R.C.
MRKTS IN OM FELLOWS II ALL
Hillahoro, oa the 11. tnd Id. Frtdaya
ol each rami I h at r. nt.
Mm. H. V. Galea.
KLUabath G. t'raadalt, Bcrelary.
tt. H. HUMPHREYS.
CONVEYANCING AND
ABSTRACTING OF TITLES.
HILLSBORO. OREGON.
Lagal paperadiawn and Loanaon Ilea
Katato negoliateJ. Hnatneaa attended to
with promptneaa and diapa lb
Mas Btreet, oppoaita Conrt
H
ja.a THoaraoa, rotart rrai, ic.
THOIl-SOt 0t.
SO year axperiertre in OWee Ie-1 Rul
neaa. General tntat executed. l'ron'rty
of Katatea and Iiulividuala caied for.
Ofllceat the Ilaaaar, Forest Urove. Oregon
Is Your IJusiness Dull?
Then thia is the time to improve
it. Don't wait until "something
turns up," but turn it up youraell.
KciiicinU'r this the imrixiee ol
advertising ia to bring bttHineaa.
The vtiae lumea man will alver
tiae as much if not more in dull
avaanni aa in I hist seasons.
A gnoil and titiie-honured way
of advertising ia through the
IIillsroko I.iiiRPEXDKXT. Wheth
er you want to get out something
neut to send through the mails or
something cheap to throw around,
come and ee ua.
YAyriNA. Or., Nov. 13. The
British ahip Atitlania, carrying a
crew of 27 men and loaded with 2800 bugler repeated "columns right." and
tons of wheat, from Tacoma for tn twoshirds again turned at right
South Africa, was wrecked near sngies, and galloped back In the dl
Alsea bay yesterday morning, and I reft Ion from which they came. Once
so far a known there are but three more the bugle rang out. The plung-
urv Ivor. log mass took form and steadied Its
. . . .
The caues of the wreck ol the At-1 "" Again the bugle sounded. The
alanta and the cltcumstances attend- battalion broke the gallop, went into
ing it, produce a tale most harrow-1 trot, and wheeled into the parade
ing. The niitnanHgenient ' of the ground. The bugler sounded "Halt,"
vessel by Ua oflirers is ascribed as the Oiat part of the stampede was
case of the disaster, and the crippling over.
of the Vacuum life-saving station by I But the dun pony and ber follow
penurious policy ol that department m fronl 'be ranges continued their
of the government, adds horror to I n,o night through the streets of San
the situation. The only three aur- Antonio. Everything movable In
vivors aver that some of their com. ,ne wa7 of thehores was overturned
rades on hoard the ship may yet be n1 demolished. Pedestrians fled In
alive. While the n.einbei of the every direction, while manv carriage
life-saving crew are in sight of the horses Joined the horses of the plains,
wreck, they are so far powerless to Over the bridge flew the wild steeds.
render assistance, owing to the want u,la nurse uasneti us nearj against a
of apparatus. Meanwhile couriers telegraph pole, and the dun mare
scoured the bench and country adja- ,OMi a follower. Another's forelegs
cent for 10 milef, to procure horses went through a basement hole In the
to tiring up tho lifelstat and beach sidewalk, and the unfortunate horse
cart. was quickly trampled to death. A
At 9 n'l-lm't tibial, ttia A Huntu I milnnn :waii pmpIimI .n,l nnA nr n,
- Y " ' ' ' .miuiiii '"J.f " n . ... ... m ill. I
abotria mite ntTMtore, in a field tft W Tairrtarwtfg T'rfyrTToT-trirongir ItsT
furious breakers. Every swell pass- doors by the pushing horses as they
eu over ner woras. Jvic n hour a commueu. a raiircaoj tram came
rushing along. With a bound the
dun mare cleared the track in front
of the locomotive, but several of her
companions were hurled to death In
an endeavor to follow
The horses divided only to come
together again when the train dashed
by and resume their flight toward
section of the vessel was seen to fall
away, anil the limbers fl oat toward
the shore. A sirong and steady
souinwesler aided the currant from
the same direction to bear the wreck
age rapiuiy 10 the Deucli. Jt was
this power, anil agency and this
alone that enabled the three sailor
who survive to escaiie the fate of
their brethren. In a lifelairt fill-jd
with water, partly disabled with
wreckage, and without oara to direct
their craft, they were borne to terra
firma, thus passing over a course of
nearly two miles.
INTERESTING LET
TER FROM MANILA
The Last Words Exoected
from C. P. OHccr who
died Nod 2d
HILLBORO; BOYS' HEALTH
MaaHfaetnrert tad Product of
oar sew Possegslons-Habit
of the Native.
i 8TBIKIN0 ARGUMENT
A Larger Pareaaslar' Fewer as
tesaltefa Protective
lariff.
the
Manila, P. I., Oct 2, 1898.
A the mall will leave tomorrow.
I will send yon something to let you
know of my continued well faro.
am getting fat; the coat I wore ou
leaving fits too tight I can eat all
that Is set before me and still have
room for lots of peanuts and bananas,
ah tne ujiisDoro delegation are
well except Perkins who Is In the
hospital with typhoid. I was over
to see him today. He ia getting
along finely. We have other sick
from malaria, bat It hasn't touched
me yet You may have seen those
reports and letters In the Oregonlan
and other papers, giving a very blue
picture. Well, we have our sick peo
pie ana many oi tne nets tola are
true, but tba Inferences drawn by the
writer are generally false. I enlisted
expecting hardships and haven't seen
hlfas much as I expected. If
man behaved well, treated bis offi
cers with respect, took the plain
army grub offered him with out too
many fancy additions of his own
and steered clear ol drink, he always
got along well. It Is those who dnnt
the prairies. Out into the mosquite
and sagebrush the dun mare led them
and soon nothing was seen but
cloud of dust.
i ne trail or tne stameae was as
plain as the path of a cyclone. No
lives were lost, but property damaged
One man, w ho was clad In simply was very heavy. Squads of cavalry
a shirt, more hardy than the others, men started out and succeeded In rop-
matle his way along the beach. He 'Dfc Dut thirty of the cow ponies.
found a farmhouse and announced Boston Transcript
Itusli Work
la a problem in moat Job offices.
Not so with the Uillboho In
DKi'Ksnatrr Printery. We have
a large force oi men at work all
the time and can "rush" a job
for you without any trouble.
Wh n you want work done
quickly give the Hii.lkboro In.
dh'Ixdrht Job Ottic a trial.
If You Were He
Yea, if you were the creditor
and saw the merchant aitting
idly in Ida shop accumulating
more dust, cohwelia and out-of-style
good than caah, you would
prolwbly feel like asking. Why
don't you
Wake Up
ne the advertising column ol
the Hn.lJiaoBO IxnarKKnKXT
and exchange yonr stork for
legal tender? What ty yon
BAD, VORSE, VORST SPRAIN S&J
Can, without delay or trifling, be
cared promptly ty the , mffj '
COOP, BETTER. BEST fit. Jnrobft Oil.
the news, and solicited assistance for
his companions. When the unfor
tunates on I he beach were reached
they were so benumbed with cold as
to appear beyond help. It required
nearly 24 hours for one of them to
regain his powers of mind and body
The rescued sailors have ieen taken
into cabins along the beach.
The most complete and reliable
story of the wreck obtainable comes
from Frank Fogarly, a member of
the Yaquina life-saving crew who
has patrolled the ,la?ach In the vlcin
ity of the wreck. Captain Clark or
dered him back to the station which
had been entirely deseibd except by
the wives of the crew, to gi on guard
there that night. "The officers of
the Atalanta paid the penalty of their
folly with their lives," seid Fogarty.
The curvivors started the rtory
down on the bench that the wreck
is more the reult f cart lessness on
the part of the captain th.tn of ad
verse weather. It is H the t-ffc.fl that
the Atalanta was racing down the
ctwst with another sailingship to
make belt r time and having a more
advantageous lack, ag tint the south
wester. Not seeing the lighthouse,
he supposed the vt I to tie some
distance from shore. This caused
him to continue hit southeast tack
too long.
The log book at the life-saving
station shows that Thitrday morn
ing between midnight and 6 o'clock,
when the Atlanta w on this tsek,
the Cape Fntilweather lighthouse was
concealed by fog and heavy oheeta of
rain. Nevertheless the survivor,
according to report do not excuse the
Miry of the captain. II id not a
nti-e been on, they say lie would have
taken no such chances.
There is little chance tor the ecape
of the remainder of the crew, even
If they are on the wreck. The weath
er ia very rough ami the lif-aving
station is kit-kilts' in apparatus.
Yaqpixa, Nov. M Captain Hark
With hia crew of serfuten returned to
the Yaquina life-saving station this
morning bringing with them the
A HEAVY FREIGHT THAIS.
The largest freight train ever in
the world ran eastward from Altoona
to Columbia over the Pennsylvanian
railroad. The record-breaker was
made up of 130 cars of Am boy coal
which made a train 3877 feet In
length, a trifle less than three-quar
ters of a mile. The total, weight of
the train behind the tender of the
engine was 5211 tons, not counting
the weight of the countless number
of tramps on board. There were
3693 tons of coal in the cars. It left
Altoona at 9 a. m. and arrived at
tjoiuuibia at li p. m. Two crews
were required to handle the train
over the middle division. A single
engine, No. 874, the first of the giant
"II 6" class, hauled the enormous
string of cars. This locomotive,
which Is conceded to be the largest
in the world by railroad authorities,
weighs, about 119 tons, and bas de
monstrated Its title to be the strong
est machine on wheels In the world,
On the Pittsburg division it hauled
more than twice as much as the
standard clasa HR" freight engine at
every test. The ordinary Pensy I van-
is, train is made up of 60 cars weigh
ing 150 tons.
Germany Is suffering from a meat
famine. Since the passage of the
laws cloning the Ocrmrfb frontiers
against foreign rattle and swine,
real distress in reported from many
districts. In Saxony the resump
tion of horseflesh in increasing rap
idly, and even dogs and cats (accord
ing to a N Y Sun dispatch) are being
eaten by the poor.
The city of Havana Is said to be
overrun with Indigent Americana
who have rushed there with the evi
dent Intention of making fortunes In
a day. Being disappointed In their
mistaken endeavors and in a state of
deep financial emteraaement they
are begging on the streets waiting,
like Micawber, for something to turn
up. The spectacle Is not a pleasant
one.
wear the shirt outside, often It U
white starched one, aometimes it
of gauze.
The men who do the bard latx
onen go naif naked. I noticed one
boatman with ouly a breech cloth on,
Nakedness does not shock one
much when the skiu is brown.
The chief occupations of the boy
now are discussing when we shall
get home and waiting for. the mail,
It is reported here that five regiments
of regulars are on the way from San
Francisco here to replace that many
volunteers. ' Every volunteer regi
ment here bas peculiar notions of its
own as to who should be sent home
on the first transport. -
1 am enjoyidg myself here fairly
well, but home is better than this
place.
I also think that our country
should keep these islands. They
are too good a place to be again put
under Spa'ufsh rule. The natives, if
treated kindly and left to themselves
will not rebel at any government set
over them. The trouble bas been
the church and the taxes. Every
business has to pay so much for just
existing. A drug store pays $300 or
more a year, and other stores like
wise. This is In addition to regular
taxes.
The church here la Catholic and
the freemasons don't g-' tlong with
it. Dr. Rlzal the fir ,t leader, who
was executed, wax a r mason, and
Agulnaldo is a 82. 1 ' ave met sev
eral of the Insurgean' in Cavite who
gave the signs, and I have had It
given by Spanish otticers. Owing to
my Ignorance of thb language I have
not conversed with them. . They
all know what my little Masonic pin
is. . - .
There is a grand outlook for Atuer
lean capital and machinery here.
Labor Is cheap and good profits are
realized on moat all products 'of the
islands. While white labor could
not live here and do the work the
natives do, American ingunlnty and
skill . should find abundent scope,
There was only one American firm
here and the Spanish officials delib
erately taxed it out of existence. In
cargo of cobble stones for street
paving, .one stone was short and
the unfortunate-American firm was
fined f300 which went Into the cus-
dothla that haye.moBtjllibeJrou pockets. fKrl"Tiaira
i can ten you oetier now we ran
when we get home.
1 am around In town nearly every
day. Lately I was In -a cigarette
factory where there were about 40
machines at work. Most of them
were of European make and turned
out about 40 a minute each. There
are others of American make which
turn 200 a minute. I think there
must be a dozen factories here in ad
ditlon to what are made by hand
Down by the docks are great ware
houses full of tobacco.
Sugar is another great product.
It comes to the market here in great
earthen Jars In which It run In a pas
ty mass and the molasses strained
from It I have not seen much ex
cept brown sugar. Some of It is as
sweet sugar as I have ever seen. The
white granulated sugar sells at 15cts.
Spanish retail. 1 was also In a saw
mill lately. The slow motion ol the
machinery of Engllshlmake and the
nnhandy waya of working would
drive Joe Hare or any of our saw
mill men;lnto fits. The timber, hewn
square In the forests was hoisted from
the canal and brought to the saws
around by cranes managed by
Chinese power. There was not a cant
hook In sight in the whole mill. In
one place Is a steam sawmill, and on
the other aide of the canal Chinese
sawing out boards by band,
The timber was propped up at an an
gle and one man stands on the top
and the other on the ground beneath
and pull the sawfall day.
The biggest flour mill I have seen
consists of two . stones of 15 inches
across with a hole through the top
one which Is turned by bandies.
Through this hole bandfuls of rice
are fed to be turned out Into flour by
the revolving atone. There msy be
other mills In town but I hsve not
seen them.
There is a big paper mill in town
This paper on which I write Is some
of Its product Then there are brew
eries and ice plants which make up
the latest manufacturing interests.
Most of the manufacturing In this
city is literally made by hand. I
bought a born comb last week for 10
cents which had every groove and
notch cut out by hand. I have
watched them at It many times. A
wooden comb only cost me cents.
We wear white suits most of the
time for coolness. The two suits
furnished by the government are
not enough for us, so I bought one of
the same material ready made for
11.50. One made to order of white
linen will cost from $3 to ti.
All shoes are made by hand. The
natives and Chinese when Ihey wear
any thing at all wear beetle slip
pers. I rloat as how they are kept
on but the trlrt Is (Mnagetl. The
style for worm la ft rloy with a
heavy woodw Rota. I have seen
women with elegant mmmt going
Dareiootea. Itlf are short of both nmlar a TVrifr
The style ftmoayj aaa ajnttisa Is to bordering on Free-Trle.
million dollars was collected in fines
one year, all of which enriched the
officials. No wonder there was a rebellion.
I send a photo I hail taken by a
Chinese artist. Iain looking up a
lot of news I shall send soon. My
candle is getting short so I must
close. Regards to all friends. I am
getting enough Spanish to say atiios,
C. P. Oliver,
A Nlrlklog Argument.
Kditor American Economist: A
manufacturer in this consular dis
trict, who had long been a prosper
ous exporter of linen goods to the
United States, failed in business
some three years ago. In conversa-
on witn me ne attributes the cause
of his failure to the Wilson Tariff
law. Frequent visits to the Uuited
Stales have made him familiar with
its people, their need and their cir
cumstances. Speaking from obscrva
lion and knowledge thus gained, he
says that the Wilson law, by crcat
Ing general distrut and crippling
American industries, threw such
multitudes of ople out of work as
to practically destroy the purchasing
power of the United Slates. Const.
quently, his profitable husires with
our conn try was ruined and he was
forced into an assignment.
lbat this Is a striking argument
in favor of the American Protection
policy is ma le phdn on considering
some attendant facts and circum
stances. Linen being pastured to
only a small extent in the United
Slates, compared w ith the quantity
of that cloth used there, the most of
It must t imported. The purchH
sng power of the people remaining
unimpaired, a higher duty would
presumably decrease imports and a
lower duty increase them. But the
experience of the exporter In ques
tion was that under a higher duty he
sold more linen in the United Stales
than under a lwer duty. The Wil
son TaritT reduced the duty on linen
goods about one-thiid, and this ex
porter's sales to Ameri at declined to
such an extent that he was forced to
the wall. Now, under the Dingley
law, wi;h the duty on linen restored
to the McKinley figure, the exports
from this district show a tery mark
ed Increase.
The only explanation of this seenv
Ing anomaly Is (hit the present Pro
tective Tariff is Inspiring confidence
all along the line In America, Is put
ting factories and all other Industrie
into motion, and is giving profitable
employment to many thousands ol
people who for several years of dis
trust and depression were bile.
If the people in the United States
have work and money, they will
buy, Tariff or no Tariff. They evi
dently have both now, as they
always do uuder a relatively high
Tariff. History and experience have
proven again ami again that the peo-
EPITOME OF
THE DISPATCHES
A Complete Recieto of tho
Netcs of the past Seoen
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O'rass is very short In Gilliam'
County this Winter Cattle
' - ' . Mj go Hungry.
W. A. Sllngerland, of Hood River,
butchered three hogs last week that
weighed 980 pounds. There is noth
ing remarkable in this statement, but
the hogs were grown and fattned ou
prunes.
There is some uneasiness among
Gilliam county men as to their stock
this winter. The grass is very short.
It It getting so late there is no chance
r green grass, unless the winter is
an exceptionally mild one.
Mr. Charles Hall, of Tillamook.
brought Over to North Yamhill from
that place last week 14 paasangers.
He made the trip with two teams,
and says the roads are in very good
condition for this timo of the year.
Nothing has been heard for several
lays from the parties who are in
search of Frank Forrester, the mur
derer of Philip lirogan. It la gener
ally conceded that he bas got out of
the Mitchell country, and if he Is
caught it will be by j parties who will
intercept him as he tries to leave the
state.
For the past 10 days the Benton
mills have been running on half time.
The shutdown was due to the lack
of transHrtation facilities. It has
been impossible to get cars for ship
ment over the Southern Pacific, due
to rush of Eastern freight shipments,
requiring the use of an unusual num
ber of cars. On the Corvallis A East
ern the recent damage to the steamer
Navarro has cut off the San Francisco
connections on that line, and the
shipment of freight to San Francisco
in large quantities has been lmtosi
ble. It is expected that amplu facili
ties will be offered in a few days.
Cattle and sheep, in Crook county,
sre going into the winter in fair to
good condition, while horses are so
poor that thoasands will die unless
the winter is unusually mild. This
is owing probably to the fact that
horses as a rule confine them-a-lves to
the low ranges, where they have suf
fered from scarcity of water or have
been compelled to travel so far In
search of it as to keep them oor. As
to other stock, there Is no cause to
apprehend serious Ions. A good crop
of hay has been harvested, tlis sur
plus of which has been sold to stocc-
owners at prices ranging from (J to
18, Large numbers of cattle and
heep have been sold or driven to
ther r? ngae, so that there is ample
feed for those that remain.
The last of the sugar-boeU of this
year's crop was ground up at the fao
lory today, says the La Grande
Chronicle of November 1 1. The last
output of sugar Will tie made Sunday
morning. The total amount of the
season's product Is 1,500,000 pounds
of refined granulated sugar. For an
other week a greater part of the em
ployes of the factory will be engaged
ia cleaning up the plant, and' this
will end the work of the sugar Indus
try for th. Drat year. Active pre
parations will Is? commenced at once
for planting a crop of beet, for next
year. The officials of the company
state that If tbe acreage is doubled,
th company Is ready and willing to
go to work at once to enlarge the ca
padty of the factory. This Is a mat
ter that should be settled at one, and
no doubt it will soon bo taken up by
the La Grande Commercial nui..
With the experience of this year as a
guhle, there is no reason why every
farmer who engages In b-t culture
next year should aot make nnwy.
FORRESTER STILL MISSINU
8agar-Beet Factory at LaGraade has
Urease: up all the Recti la the .
. ,1'esaty..
Ticket receints of the O. R. A N.
Co. at Hood River for September.
1898, gained 120 per cent over receipt
for the same month last year.
8. S. Thomas, of Olex, has hauled
about 8000 sacks of grain and will
still have enough to keep him busy
all of his spare time until another
crop is threshed. , "'
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The long-distance telephone line
now building to Boise has received a
bonus of $200 from the business men
of Ontario, and has run a spur out to
that place with the main line.
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