"an J rib OUP OFFER .sni-.i i niji.nt ami Weekly On simian, Lfith for f2. lr year. iMiHi'i'.Ni'KNT and the Twice-a-Wcck fouritr-Journal lKtliBfjr t.nly Jii.-r year. JOB PRINTING O.ir Job Printing Department S.!r;u;sauy in the County for lx.-.tuess, quicknesa and Woiv.ess. Call and be con vLceJ. 5 Q-IW II ILLS BO RO, WASHINGTON COUNTY, OREGON, FFULAy, XOV.KMHKR 3 1899. No. 1'4 tj m pj m ix i f-.i x f-i r-j .! Vol. XXVII. o - - " GENERAL DIRECTOltV. tf'lAiF. Ot'FH'KlwS. l..vrur -J. T. llrer reer.-lary of Utile I "nbr 1 reasurec .' flA MU Mnw I'rlliler 4:: . W. H. Imli .Chan. F Wolvwtou .mri:J H.W. Mu Supreme Juilee Fifth District Attorney Fifth iMstnot .. . 0- F. A. Moore T. A. MobnUe T j. Uloelon (XXNiY OFF10F.KH. I'KunsMOMAL t AKIS TWOS. H TOHUI'C, X. B. TOSIICE Notary I'ublic. Til OH II. A K. B. TOMil K, Y'nx yiN g ys- atia w, HlI.LfcHOKO, KKU)N. Orrios: Rooiik 3, 4, 5, Morgan Hlock. Jndg O I OoiimiiSHioner ;irk nlierill lUMtortler 1 nF.nim r Anseaeor . . . . nciiool l-iiperinlmleiit humevor .... ...L. A. Ilnod i. A. YounK 1. u. loan I . A. Imiirie W. 1. llradlord (. ulviu Jtl't A. H. 'ly C A. (Invil .....II. A. Hail A A. Morrill C. I.. Lri A W. N. BAKKF.TT, 1TORNEYS-AT-LAW, HILLbUOKO, OUROON OdUtrnl Hlooli. Jkoorui 6 ana J, Ornoa: OUFUON 11 TV LAND OFF10K. (Mum. It. Mowvi W in. ln!.own . . . llegister . Keuoiver CITY OFF1CHIU4. Hoard of Trnstee lleoordor I reasuror Unrstis! .istio of I'eaoe I .. W. N. Hiirrett. Mayor i Tho. Tucker J. M. (ireear . W. H. Wehrung Wnxgener CnrHteiis WilnuM llcntoll IlKWIIlUII . . . Hmu'l K.vertti . . . .Thon lilieon W l. hiiulb .H II Humphrey ... ..W. H. We I K. Wm . i -'. 1 (1. H. V IOSI ()! KK'K INr-OMAiTON. I ,e u.niU cl" t the IlillHboro 1'oiit ('l.,,',o Went l iiiun, rYUoiry iind C1 Mill, u . in. . i .. u... II. 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CIIIMSTIAN i KI Itl ll. rn-arliin l iiml I li riiiinh.v in eiirli nionlli at 11 . in. I'ruv.T nil,t,K T.,ur.l;iy eveimiK. CliriHliiin r iiiii'p.vir:ii i K. 11 , Ml kSKtKlUK I'liHtor. , II.I SIiOKO o. r. V. i.oiMtu Kii'r.l. 1. ). 0. JlJL i Mi' every timt Ui 9" fndy evi-amK -V:"mKKAU.tJ.lV. fl. WeiiruiiR, iiX''''- aiKStr If HeftCfcAij. HII.I,SHOU l(HKKa l.Olrtt f.4 I. O. ). liinetH lu (H fnlloj 1111 ef Mittnrdny pvihiiuk r. if . IM.HHOKO iN(l, NO. 1. '.'ml nnd i w" iytoi i ..Ji.i, li ttoUry 1'oblio. hHITII HOW MAS, TTOR N K Ytf-AT-LA W. U1LLH1IOHO, OKEtKJN. Orrioa: Uoomi 6 and 1. Morgan block. II. T. HAtil.KV, A.TTOHNKY AND A a)UNCi:U)ll-AT-LAW. H1LL.SBOUO DllKOON. Deputy Uiitriot. Attorney for WHuhinfr ton tJoutity. Orm Over Ilta Drun htore. , H. T. LlMliLATtK, M. Iri f. M. 1IYSICIAN AND KUHOKON UlLL8lAJM,)Hl';JON. Orriim: "i renideuoe, eaut of court llcnue, where be will lie fouud Ht nil i'"" wheu not vieitiiiK ualieuiH. s. J. V. TAMIKN1K, Mm l., P. 11. R. HUIUJKliN, HILliHItOUO, oftKOON. Orrifil AMD HtHiDi'mia : corner 'I hird and Mhiu HtreeU. IMBoe bourn, nw " I a ami to H II. Ul. I einini reaidenoe from Hroea X hele' nrn(fHi.fre . ll honra. Ail onlla nroiuiitly biwhu uiKbt or dy. "75" r? T uuLc rT)rW7 A Defettlve Story n Y 01 aObli o Suburb. The " U U Murdvl The firanfe and Haw IrTrTMl ' ltWyslcry WSoledby Uf fl' Darrent, the Amer Kaa Lccoq, BY NORMAN HURST. Copyright, 1009, Sy tha American Press Association. M ii? fr-'ij g3 ciimii'iiincd yet," te "You're ou'v nrrtwtiM tr ou cuu prove au 0 A. It A ILK V( 9. '. PMYHK'IAN, HUKflKON AND AC4'll!i:HKUlt. UILLHKOIU). OUKMUN. Oii(i: In I'harniaov, Cninn llloek. Onltg ntwonled to, oitiht or day. ItoHliim.J), H. W Cor. Iltai Line nd Heoond atreeta. 9u H. Ilt1l-0ltv!t. "ON VEYANCINO AND AHMTItAtrriNU (IK riTI.KS, SU.LHHOIW). OliKOON. Lenal Dapera ifeawn and Loana on lbal mtate neuotiatetl. i&iKinem nttended to with proiuptneaa and dii!i h JAM. M, TIIOUPHON, NOTARY H'M.I TIIOjJrSON & S0NV iii'hk. tleiifml triiHtm-xwiili'ii. i ropi'riy il KHlutea and IiiiIiviiIuiiIh ciiied lor. tllllce at the Uazanr, Koroot Urove, OrcROi C. VmiitWtt, Homioopatiik; .A YHU!AI indHITIMJKON. m F0RK8T UKOVK OltKtlON. Hnmlul nltoiitioii I'.iid .... . Wit to Mi-ilirnl and rtiumrnl Diaeawn of Wiinn'n anil I lulilreii and uil clirunic iliwiim'K. Olliii'e and resiilcnoe. llnllliy boUHf I'uoilic ave.. '"t ol rorcsttiruve liotii. 4K). .nll."l MA yX fiiln.Milny eveiiiiuiH tt K o'wMdd I. 1 1. Hull. V imtorH niiule W "' m. ). (iaiii.t, f y. i.(trP of IIMAi timv. HF.OKKK 'K 1IONOK, I. . I'. 1 W., ini-'i- in Md Felloaa' ball every lirt and ibiid Friday ev.uiiK of inb lm,ll,. M. M. ItridKea. !. of H. Mra. Nellie Hare, lie. oritur. ruillilMMie Sislt-rn. lliKNH'IA iKMI I.K. NO. til. It. H 1 inei-tN every 2nd nml 4Hi Kiiuiiv in each nionlli at 7::m u'clm'k in Webnuiu'all.ill. M .-a .- huiiiiiKion Mm Nellie II ire M. K. C. M. nl li. and IV k. of r. 1II(KNIX I.OIIOK, NO. 34, K. Of P.. 1 ineet.H in Mi ie Hull on Monday ivemiiti of eneh week. HojonrniiiK hrerjjren weloomed to Indue nieetunrit. A. F. Hit 1 A. tl. rni Ai.rrv loook no. , a. f. aa. m.. I nieeta every Mntnrduy liiht nn or after mil uioon of ea'h iii.-iiili. W. M. i-AUUKTr, V. M. U. t'aAaliAl.u teeielHry. s O. K. S. flM' AI.ATIN 11 ATI Kit. NO. !,!. K.hT, ineei" nl Mn"onle leini'le on the -ind ami 4lb I'uemlay til eaelmnoiith. K. 0. T. M. XflOI.A TKN T, N. If. K. O. T. M., miH-fl in .ldFellnwa' Hall, on aeo and f.mrtli riiursilny eveiund" ab IIkrt.'N H.iwm va, loin. 11. K. . T ASH I NO I ON KN(lAMrMtJ'N(.?4. urai ana 1 it I. o. o ird Tndina of (' K IV i dim m t nn :h iii.mth. at9. Kstm KVsytfff!PK. v. M KKTS IN 01M FKI.I.OWM MALI. Ilillnlioro, on i he HI. I n. I 3d. Fridays ol eat'b mon I h at '! :' p. m Mrs. II. V. tlatea. F.litunelli (H'riiiidall, rlreiars .Fi. It tMIM I'OST, Mr. , H. A. K. 1 KKI-M IN ll IT.I.I.OWM II All. ON Jl lb.- ti r t nn. I third Saturdays of b Botiih, ari-Oil o'rlot k, I'. M. J. F. Iliek-, It. 'randall I'.TJ." Adin'ant. ft. f itAt, FOlKHT CiKOVK, OlIKtiON lleHtart. ?ial teeth $.Ki perai-t. Oiuent in. I Ama iriiin niliiiuuMi evnia eiu'ii. nuni lillniK" troui il up. Vuuli.id air lor uun leMM emi'MClioll. Urari : three doors north of Uriel lore. OK hours from 9 a. in. to 4 p. ni. J. ft. Allgli. 0KNTIST, Illl.l.SltOliO, OKK.liON, Oiiiih IIihkh:o (la. in. (o 4 p. rw o Ullii1 in I'liion lilin'k ova 13 I'lwiiKiey vr AN TKn -NF.VF.ltAI. IIUHiHT AMI liolient Hr!ioil!4 to rtprehem II inanaireia in tliia and i-Uifie by ruiinlieH. Salary f'0 a year and enieiifi Hi ri.ik.-lit hoiia-tide, no more, no let nulury. Po sition permanent 4 lur relerenet ativ lankin any t 'Wi7 It in mainly oimi WO k condliltel nt Ui"iie. Keferenee. Knelone eell' ntdreieil iiiup stamped eM velope. 'Die liomiuion t'onipany, Ui'pt. 3, I bieiiKO. SF.NA10K OirKW ' r;XI'ASll)M. We hnve brt'tht'rn wlio are weak on tlie riiiliiine question. Tliry uni t la 'Htili inilHTirtlirtlii1" nnt't ing, thpy write It'ttcru to "itnti iui pprlnlistic" iiitt'l i ni n rim I "mill ex IHf rlilltl" ni'W!liHHTX, Hllll tlllMf MOUlu am grievejl at what la going on. They aro called uiipHtriotir, but they arc mW They mean all rl'M and they think they are doinj; tho bet for their country, hut they lx-loii to thatclaHK which wcll know, knew aatioya wa fellows who were born in (Jio country know them better than any Ixaly el.no. 'hey Ix-lon)! to that clans which we knew an aeliiail Imyn, whsBwould n'ver ro out and nkalo on the lxind until the girl had tried it. (Aiilaune.) They are afraid lo tewt the ice ftmt. The- k- long to the fellows who never would take the flmt sled down hill, but al ways took the laid one for fear they would be run itjfo, eg'hcy belong to the chaiM who never drive thenmel vea 'but always want a driver, whom they di.nlru.nt. ) Look for It. Here it is Now you know by this AAi'l A asjWayW,ai''N wv-y Ml I I AM I oil jacoos un CURES RKtmrutltm, Neuralgia, Sciatica, linbago, Sprairrt, Bruim, Sft'tnesa, Sliffnen. "You're nut cvU)v miawrud u Mpicinu alibi "I cnn'tl Yon know I can't " "I know nothing of the kind." "Look here, I'll toll you all"; "I PtrunKliaeJviiK' yon, for yonr own anke, to wait nntil you're calmer, " Il.irr. lit ulinerved, panaiuK in the work of jottiiiK dowu in a very prosaic way Antray's ruinl'lintf Htntununta. "I meiifi to tell yon all that huppenev that uii;lir, and yon can do what you ehiKwe with it and bring we to the scaf fold if too like." "My dear sir, yon aro talking wildly, 'lui law has nojhuire to bring you to the waffold if yorf re innocent" "I swear I am I" ., , "Then, if yon are and An pnt me on the track of the Knilty party, no mm h the latter," Darrent repliinl. Beating liimaelf and preparing to linten to the Weak story of defense, which he was snre wonld only Ihi like lnnuy otlmrn that he had so often heard. "On the night of the loth of Janu ary, jnet a weiOt ago, I returned tot'hi engo from Sonth Africa." "And traveled to Bui nstaple by the 3 o'clock train next day," Darrent in terjiK'ted. "yea; I hadn't seen my guardian for two years. When I left him iu ltU4, it was after a serionji (narrel. He wanted me to marry one girl, and I wouldn't Iwanse I loved another, " Astray con tinnod, with a stronger 1 m k in bin face than he hud worn thronghont the inter viow. "Well?" "I retnrnell to The (.range., and he welcomed me." "Yon entered the library and stood on the left hand side of the fireplace, as yon were standing when I came into the room, with yonr elbow resting on the mantelpiece, " Darrent continued, "nnd then yon quarreled abont tho lady again. Tour undo asked yon if yon had outgrown your mad infatuation, and yon answered 'No. then he a?ked, 'Will yon marry the wife I have chosen for yont' and yon said, 'No, no, noP and emphasized each word by a blow of yonr fint on the mantelshelf f" Astray glared at Darront in astonish ment. "How do yon knowt" he asked. "Ittwanse I'm n bloodhound of tho law," Dnrrent replied, sneering in bis excitement. "Then yon both got morn and more, heated in tho discnHsion, and rtt laffe the old man, overwrought with excitement, became faint and asked yon to reach hen some brandy from tho sidotioard, and yon iidso. " "Yes; thnfa right" o "IVesently he grow calmf, and yon aettltxl down and talked of other things." . "Y, of my travels." "He liecame interested andairked yon to Ml him more. Yon drew np yonr chtir opposite him and lighted yonr pijX, meerschaum." Yes." It wnnldn'i draw. You took out yonr nirb f d cleared the dry, hard tolcco away front the bottom of the bowl, refilled it and tried again, but the stem Was choked. Old Marsden of fered yon a cigar. Yon got out a box, a frenh and nnopened box, from the side- noaro, ami prltM it open witn yonr knife, a Norwegian knife this ouo. And Darrent suddenly displayed the knife, with the letter "A" burned int. it, before Astray'e evi's. e; it's tmo. That's It" 'I know it's true. I know this is the knife and that this kuifo killed old Marsden. " Oo on, handle! Y'on mean tol" You qnarreled again. Old men al ways get back to tho same Vptc, and he brought you back. Yon got angry. lost all control of your temper and" Darrent shrngginl his nhonlders. "And left I swear it I left In a rage, turned the wrong way by mis take" And you know the country by heart" I was blind with raga I did not know where I was walking. I walked for miles. Then the snow came down, and I took shelter in a shell and when the storm was over went back to the Tillage hotel. " "At a quarter past 2. Next day Chief Dohson called and showed yon the pa per. Yon said yon wonld see him latur. and then yon fli-d. Yes; tnat's true. At fiist I meant to come to some arrangement with him it lm'kitl as if he held my life in his hands but afterward I grew fright-J eneo ana came torhirago. ion re only Jnst in time. I intended to start for Africa tomorrow." Yon would not have reached New York." "Y'on mean I have been watched t" "Certainly, every step, every wi1rtVl rnent V as running away the act of an innocent man T" "I was dazed when Dohson showed me the paper. It took all the life out of me. It doomed me to death. There, in MarmlfifS on handwriting, wss my condemnation, and so all my courage vanished as soon as ho li,loiie, and I sought refngo in liigrV Withont even bidding, farewell to the girl yon had promised to marry." "1 relt 1 shonld I pnrsned. I dared Hot go to HiiWarw? rhicago wfei my rnly cham-e. and then, if I conliFeacnpo, Africa. What mors can I saTt" "Yon have said too much alrendv. Mr. Marsden." the det.vtive answered qnietly as he made aorfote that Astrsy'a fiancee lived at Ilideford. "Y'on shonld have nerved this statement for yonr Counsel For the pn-nent yon must con sider yourself nn.l. r arrest. I think.we may as well be going." In half an hour tho arnvtof the Nor inls murderer was known all over Cliii io. The pnp-Ta i sine out with ex tra and sensational headlne. mi l Her bert D.irrent s name was on evtfr.ne's lips. The American Lecoq had scored 'i Li i u in nl. And ar.rv Mminv newspaper luuded him to the skies. It was nothing less than their duty to praire one who at a time of stagnation, when there was absolutely no news to help the sale of the papers, had placed columns or a great activation wtimn their gTasp. Karoly hn 1 a crime received so ranch publicity. I'or weeks the excitement was maintained at fever heat and fed by descriptive and Imaginative re ports. The preliminary police conrt pro ceedings filled more colninna The great triul was given verbatim day after day. and all the while louder and louder t veiled the chorus that sung the praises nf that prince of till detectives, Herbert Darrent CHAPTER VL TIIK FATR OK AHTKAY HARADIK. The lurft day of the trial of Astray Marsden fo the murder of his nnqjeone if the Chicago evening papers contained Hie following: NiiKiMiMim, Feb. 2fl, 9:30 a. m. The ronrt is irowded more crowded, if possible, tli. in it has leeii for the past two days, for the lat act of the drama will lie reached today, and the verdict of the jury will be given, the verdict that shall condemn Astray Marsden to an awful death or shall set him free among his fellow men Never before in the history of this country have the people experienced such a condition of suppressed excite ment astli.it which permeates the conrt liotiKe this morning Even the cold blooded, phlegmatic conrt attendants cannot, try as they will, escape the son tagion that pervades the swaying audi ence awaiting the final act in th great sensational trial. Like all others in the building, car ried away by the suppressed excitement of the moment they bold their breath and wait The minute hand of the clock slowly travels to tho honr of 10. One by one the lawyers enter and take their seats, chatting as idly as though the matter to tie tried is not of the gravest import in the whole wide world life or death Think of itl Within a few hours the decision will have to be given guilty or not guilty, life or death I j 10 o'clock. Dismally the ten strokes of tho court clock sound, echoed a few seconds Inter by ten deep notes from the bo 1 fry of an adjacent church, and the judge enters the conrt takes his seat and opens his book. The monotonone voice of the conrt crier demands silence, and the Inde scribable murmur inseparable feroyt a body of people overwrought with in tense excitement snbsides, Afes away like tho son ml of a retreating wave as f water flows down the beach. Antray Marsden, the Sriftpner, enters the conrt, looking paler and more hag gard this niofuing than ever before, and, almost overcome with feervons anxiety, grips the rail in froaSof him as he faces the crowded conrk Then hia eyes wander to a woman. closely voiled. sitting noavhis attorney's table, where she has sat Miaonghont the (tviomiiksoi tiik mint ;t f.mio T7i prisoner niters the rmirt, tooWng paler unci more hfliyurd than ever. whole of the trial, a woman whom it is whispered Astray Marsden has promised to marry, but she has been called as a witness by neither side. For a single instant for the first time during the trial, the girl raises her veil, and the prisoner catches a glimpse cf a pale but beautiful face. A tremulous) smile or encouragement hovers Tor a moment around her qniverir.g Hps, and then the veil is lowered again, and the man braces himself for tho final ordeal Tfcw limmlig t'p. 10:05. The Judge commences bis summing np "Gentlemen of the jnry. '' he says, "yon have today entered upon 4 he last stage of yonr labors in a case which to me has proved at once the most painful and the most obvions in all my experience of criminal trials It only remains for me, as impartially as lies in my power, to review the whole of the evidence that has lieen placed be fore yon bth inavor of andfirMngi the pritoner, Astray Marsderr? anil kl leave it to yon to decide upon that evi dence wheth r he is guilty or not gnilty of the crime with vfhioh he stands rharged-the willful murder of Josiah Marsden " "The evidence that has been places! before you. gentlren, is. with one ex ception, but that is a fearful exception, of a pnrely circumstantial character, and it will be for yon to say whether the series of circnmstantial facte that have been detailed to yi(n anAarhlch the defense has ingenionsly endeavored to explain away are sufficient to jnstify yon in returning a verdict of guilty and by that verdict ridding society of as cold blooded a scoundrel as ever breath ed or whether there is sufficient and reasonable doubt in yonr tnjnd to Jus tify yon in giving to tha prisoner the benefit of the donbt Continu on Fourth Pag, The exprexsion of American opin ion on the Trausvaal atruirln is abundant and full of inlerent; but an uu usual hesitation in shown iu pro oouneintf final judgment. The quit k and hearty sympathy expressed for (ireece in her war with Turkey finds no parallel in the present attitude of our preaa. The only tendency, in deed, that can lie called ;eiieral i.n disposition to think both sides part right and partly wron; and while (he grievances of the Uitlaiidera are assumed an real, the lics r-i.are rial blamed for limiting a last desM'rale aland for their ii dcis-ndcnco. Win called upon to choose between Angl aaiona niiig against "taxation without representation," and hardy pioneers righting to retain their in ueiHiiiiienec, the American press shows a disposition to pause and con eider. What is perhaps (he clearest statement yet presented of the Hrit isb aide of the case is given in the following letter sent to sevtral news pupers by Mr. Thomas . HIk arman the New York lawyer. Mr. Bliear man eonaiders tho real issue to whether the treatment o! tho Uit landers is such an ought to In- tolcrat ed by civilized nations. He does not assume to have ronal knowledge on this iMjint, but given statement taKen "almost exclusively" from American papers. Ho says: "The Iransvaal Itcpuhliu is admit ted by its latest advocate, in the cur rent number of The North American Review, to be an oligarchy of a few dozen Bihts. Its parliament con sists of two houses, one of which ban no power, and the other is absolutely controlled by tie oligarchy. Its courts of justice are entirely at the mercy of the president, who not long since removal the highest judges be cause they would not decide accord ing to his pleasure. When the inde, pendence of the Transvaal was eon ceded, in 1881, it expressly covenant ed to put all foreigners entering the Transvaal upon an equal footing with the Hoers themselves in every res ?ct except the r.glit of suffrage. So far from doing this the Boers, have purposely arranged taxation so that nine tenths of it Hhall be paid by foreigners they have taxed foreigners heavily to support schools in which tho Dutch language Is exclusively usei; tney nave insisted that even private schools, maintained by for eigners at their own expense, should teach Dutch on an equal footing with English; they have maintained i government so corrupt that, accord ing to the statement of an American newspaper friendly lo the Iloersi President-Kruger has amassed li5, 000,000 within the last ten yearn, al though doing no tiusiness; they have maintained a Monopoly in dynamite, an indisinsable instrument in miu ing, in the profits of which President Kruger has largely shared; they have kept towns, built exclusively by for eigners, under exclusive Hiier con trol, and have refused to pernr' de cent sanitation, thereby doubling the death-rate; they have prohibited Americans and Englishmen from holding public meetings; they have denied to them even the right of jw tition; the have removed their own supreme court from olliee, simply necause its decisions rendered some small justice to foreigners; and they have prohibited any Englishman or Americans irom carrying arms of any kind, while furnishing to every ooer uoy or sixteen years of age a rillo and a revolver, and surround ing Johannesburg with Krupp gunn, ihn entire cost of which has been tak en out of the pockets of Englishmen and Americans. T "Repeated apH-als to the Boer government to remedy these and ra iny other similiar acts of oppres sion ,ve proved entirely futile, At one time the . Boors forcibly sei."d Englishmen and cnnielled (hem lo serve with their troops in war against native Africans. Against this Oreat Brltian energetically remonstrated; and nothing but the fear of war suf Heed to induce the Boers to liltcrate the English menjyhijs forcibly pressed intft wfervft-e. When tho indepen dence of the Transvaal was conci ded, In Ihoir laws it was provided that foreigners might be naturalized after five years' residence; but as soon as I any considerable numls r of foreigners entered the country, the naturaliza tion laws were entirely repi-aled. And when, at a somewhat later pe riod, they were in part tutored, they only H-rmili(-d natura! . ition at the en I of fifteen years; Willi Ine c m S'nt of two third" of the li -rs n sid ing In (he district, and also ol a mili tary officer, which consent lojrht l.e refused without Buy reason. Ai a condition of tiitiuralizttinn, every Englishman was required to re nounce all claim upon England, and every American to renounce all claim upon the United .States, for protec tion against an) outrage which might bo committed upon him during the next fifteen years; so that an Ameri can desiring to vote at the end of fif teen "years would be, during thut whole period, neither an American nor a Boer, nor a citizen of any coun try whatever; while at the end of the fifteen years, naturalization could be denied to him in the uncontrolled discretion of the military oilicers commanding his district. And altt he had passes! through all this ordeal he would only receive the right- to vote for the second chamber of the Boer legislature, while all the powt of government was exclusively eon. fcrred'uttn the president and the tap ler chamlM'r. The const quences of this state of things has been tlifh Americans who settled in the Trans vaal have always been the most ear nest opponents ot Boer rule; and in 1S1I5, the very first man arrested for alleged (reason and cast Into a Boc prison was a distinguished American citizen, John Hays Hammoad." The Springfield Republican, in replying to Mr. Hhearman'u letter presents one of the most convincing pleas for the Boer that has y t ap pea red In this country The Repub lican says: "HupH)se the Pretoria government were ami oligarchy. It is undeniable that it has the earnest supart of all the Boers. They might' make Mr Kruger temporary dictator, as the Romans used to In emergencies, and no well within their rights, if one is to object to an 'oligi rchy' at Preto ria, let him also start a crusade against the Czar of Russia and I he r.mteroi of uermany. It is news that when a people have tho right of self-government, they must,, .pattern their system after that of any other particular nation. As for the British criticism of the two houses of the Boer legislature, it comes with ill grace from a eople who tolerate the hereditary British House of Lords. The facts about the Transvaal high court of justice are that the constitu tion gives supreme power to the Yolksraad in all legislative n atters. The judge who was removed not long ago trieij to extend his jurisdiction over the acts of the Yolksraad. Snch is the statement made by Mr. Hiiu- gas in his book, 'Oom Paul's People.' But, conceding that the courts are entirely at the mercy of Mr. Kruger, what of it? So they are in Russia at lie mercy of the Czar. Are you go ing to war to compel Russia to change her domestic institutions? The trans- vaal Is aa Independent in internal af fairs aa Russia is. "As for taxation in the Trannvt' the case as stated by Mr. Shearman is very unfair to the Boers, If they derive nine tenths of their revenue from foreigners it is right that they should, since those foreigners are al lowed to work the richest gold-mines in the world, mines which now lead annual output, and which pay dividends running as high as 075 per cent. A very slight tax on audi mines, in so small a country, would of course yield to the state the bulk of 'its revenue. It is a mockery, how ever, for the alien millionaires to complain of taxation, when, as a mat ter of fact, the Boer government lev ies a tax of but 2.5 percent on the profits of the mines. The Canadian government levies a tax of 10 per cent on the gold profits in the Klon dike! Is there any agitation suggest- against Canada? Compare the Transvaal mining laws with those of other countries. The African Oold Recovery Company (English)" issuetl report to tlie0 kjiareholders, n 1 St8, which declared: 'The proKTtle (of the company) in South Africa cause lens anxiety, because the conditions of holding are free from the burdens hich obtain in Western Australia. A Mr. Henderson, chairman of ona of the Transvaal mining companies England, has declared that the gold laws of the Boers were the best and most liberal in the world. Taxa- uniform upon all classes in the Transvaal, and if one set happens to pay . more than others, it is tecause that net is the richest and deserves to pay the more That the Boer government is more corrupt than any other govern ment can not be maintained. The onanfW'ghurg millionaires have un told wealth with which to buy their way to anything they desire. The simple fact that the Boer government is now in deadly aatagoai.nm to them is good evidence that L'itlander mon ey couid not brilas Boer officials. The story tht Mr. Kruger has dishonest ly amassed t2',000,000 in the Ust ten years is undoubtedly a slander. ! the Boers have insisted that the pu'- lic schools should use Dutch exclu sively, they do onrywITSt is uVne in Massachusetts with English. If they have insisted that private schools; maintained by foreigners, should leech Dutch on an equality with Kuglish, they have done only what the republican party of Wisconsin tried to do by law ten years ago with English and German. If they have maintained a monopoly In dynamite, they have no more exceeded their rights than England did In monopo lizing the salt of India, or than - :no countries have in owning all th . rail roads. If Johannesburg is unsani tary it Is less so than many other new min'ng towns. If public meetings have been prohibited the Boers have done only what is done In Uermany and Austria when the security of the state Is threatened. If they have prohibited the bearing of arms by aliens and have built I iris around Johannesburg, it in because their tsiuiury four years ago wan invaded by armed men under Dr. Jameson, inspired iiy Cecil KIickIi-h, winkoil at by Mr. ChamlM-rlaiii, whose confessed object wan to overthrow the South African Republic." "The grievance of the llisrn is that their country ban U-eu threatened an an autonomous slab Onl-nlo ob servers si-em to forget Jameson's raid and the popularity of it in England, which was aciaftiucing demonstra tion of the real purine lurking in the British mind." T HE ' t W UH.IVi'KVIIO.N LAW. At the Inst session of the legisla ture a registration law ns pa-siwl which provides Hint every voter must register bctwin-n tlii Nt .Moo dily in January l'.ioii and 5 o'clock p. 111. May li, follo w ing. voter may register with a notary pui.li justice of the pence or cunty clerk. Electors are not subject lo expense iu the matter. A book containing the registration of all voters in the coun ty will be prepared and from this gem ral book smaller ones will la niMil.i giving the list of t. Sirs lu e.icb voting privinet. Electors Vil! be mmilicre'l con secutively, fii each pr.finct, as they are Filtered in the general county register. The clerk shall require of the elector such infuruiafinn as his registration uamber; dato of register ing; full name of elector; business or occupation; age of the elector in years; couuty of nativity; if nitturali'il, the time, place aud court of natuializi tion or declaration an evidenced by the legal proof thereof exhibited by the elector. The actual and prtvise place of res idence of the elector at the time of his registering will be asked, and the precinct, and if In the country, (bi section, township and range; in ci in and towns having streets, by specif - ing the name of town or city, the street or other location of dwelling place, with the number of the duel ling, if it has a number, uud if not then such u description of" (ho place that it can bo readily ascertained ami identified. If the elector lie not the hi ad of the house it must be slated, and upon what iloor ibtreof and what room the elector occupies is: the house. It must also be stated whether the voter is able to write his name and mark his ballot. If the elector's ina bility is appaiunt, iu cons! queiici) o' some physical infirmity, such as blindness or loss of a limb, incajoici- tating the applicant from writing, this fact must be get down in the reg ister. Should the disability be illi teracy of the voter, tho clerk shall in aniiuion 10 mining ine tae(, enter as full a description of the physical peculiarities ot the elector as possible giving height, approximate weight, complexion, color of eyes and any visibie marks or scars and their loca tion. The law In very explicit, ami eaters into the smallest details, until after a pe.son has gone through the process of registering he will think b in un der suspicion for murder. For tlnrse who for any reason can not go to the county clerk or regis tration, the law enables them lo set tle the matter with a notary public or justice of the peace, special blanks ts-ing providtd for the purpose. These otllcials do not collect any fee from the elector. DURING THE WEEK A foot pad teas shot ttend bij the Postmaster at La Camas, Washington 0. It. & N. 0. AUK SI Kir Deputy Sherirr of lane (utility Skipped laryiuic ana) t'.'loo County Fuutls viltti him has Chuinlierluiii's I'aiu lli.lni ( 11 res t'tli em, M Iiy l Veu. My wife has been using Chamber. Iain's Pain Balm, t ilh good results, for a lame shoulder that bun paini d her continually for nine years. We have tried all kinds of nn ilu iirt s and doctors without receiving any lam tit from any of them. One day we saw an advertisement or thin medicine anil thought of trying it, which we did with I Ho b-a-t ot satisfaction. She has used only one bottle and lu r shoulder is abnont well.--A.loli.h I,. Millet!, Manchester, N. II. l or sale by Delta Drug Store. The (). R. & X. has purchased ground for a station at Biggn, anil will begin work this week 011 a tie pot to cost to,G(MI. R vnt shipping repwrls from Coos Buy show wonderful increase in trnvcj by steamer between that jaiint and other coast cities. Deputy Sheriff II. J. Day of Line county lias almcouded, carryin away f 2. 100 county 11 oney. Art-ward of tltMl is ottered for his arrest. J. R. Wilson, who lives on Chcha lcm mou-itaiii north of Newburg, is the turnip king of Yamhill county. He estimates his crop at loo tons. Tho Barlow road across the CieK? cade range is reported to !o already closed to travel on account of tho snow. It usually remains open till near the loth of Novemlier. A foot pad held up the post muster of I Camas, Washington, last Fri day night, but was shut dead by the government official. The would Ikj robbtc rl.M-i eirtpaije1 at tlie4,mf'r nills. C irisHagen aged 17 shot Gilbert (ii i.eit'on through (he shoulder in (lie woods near Glemlale, Douglas county, last Saturday. Hagen tliot his associate was a hoar as he sat by a tree waiting for Ihe boy. Half the money paid by the mer chants of laitli towns on account of Increased freight rates, because of tho frightful condition of our public high ways, would build a road thru the country that wouitl soon double tho travel, opulate the towns and Imj a blessing to the 1 ntiro public, says the Canyon City News. The Blue Mountain Telephone Company is about to have its line ex tended fnyii Burns to Narrows. The erection ofthi tine will boa great advantage to the inhabitants of Lake and Stein mountain country in many ways, as weii an being a notable con venient for the people of our city in facilitating the transaction of busi ness, says the Burns News. J. P. Hahn the Sweet Home mer- , chant vtho stablsnd Albert Wetldlt! last Saturday evening, came to Le banon Tuesday antl gave himself up, appearing la-fore Justice ljovelee says the Express Advance. Mr. Hahn waived examination, and the justice held him under bonila ot tTnO to ap pear t!fore the next circuit court, on the charge of assault w ith a danger ous weaHn. He furnished the re quired bond and returned home. t'eil by ItrllMi Soldiers in Africa. Capt. C. C. b",';!'.r-ton in well know n all over Africa 1 s ommaniler of the forces that c.iplur il the f.imous rebel tialishe. Under date of Nov. 4, 1VJ7 from Yayhurik-, Bcclnianalanil, b writes: "15' fore starting 011 the last campaign I lajughl a quantity of Chamla-rlaln's Colic, Clioler, and Diarrhis-a Remtiy, which 1 used myself when troubled with bowel complaint, and had given to my men, anil in every ease iu proved most beneficial." For s-ilo by Drlta Drug kitore. East MomrHy morning the damage suit against the ). R. A N. for Mo, 000 began at Pendleton. James Mo lten na is suing to recover that um as tlamagt s for Ifie lists 14 vine leg, resulting, be alleges from bis bejfi pushed or kicked from an accommo dation (rain at Athena, Umatilla county, last year. The case was tried 11 ( (he last term of court and the jury disagreed. McKenaa alleges in the complaint that he was on the end of a box car, ana intended to remain oil the train antl pay his fare to Peiitlla ton. He had boon working in tho a liarvent Ileitis, but was a mechanic by trade. Ho says IhaptoJiavV Wright the brakeman, pushed him oil, kick ing him on the hamfs, and vim 1 pel ling him lo loosen his bold, and to drop beifeath the car wheels. It w-yi not be a surprise to any who are at il familiar with the good qualities of ChsmlK-rlain's Cough Remedy, to know that op!e evi ry where take pleasure in relating their experience In the use of that "ph ndid medicine and in telling of the benefit they have received from it, of bid Colds it ban i-nreil, of threatened attacks of pheutnouia it hns aveit.-d and of the children It has saved from ' 31. Th attacks of croup and h'K-ping cough. ' ihe d It is a grand, g'ssl medicine. For 'ing to sale by Iclta Drug Store. I the y Tbfc State Suntlay School t-ouven. lion lield In Albany last week ebn led the following oilicers for tin- ensuing w year : President, A. A" florae, ol Portland; vie -presidents, (J. T. Bil lings, Ashland, and E. E. 1'i-nhAnl, Helix; secretaiy, A. M. Smith, Port land; financial secretary and treasur er, I. II. Amos, I'pttUo I, nUleTMl ten. lent of primary workf .rs. 4 . M. it iggins, of Portland; suM-rintcti. dent of normal work, Mrs. Virginia WaL-Kin, of Portland; house-to-hoUM' visitations, T. S McDaniel, Portland; executive committee, W. H. Mor row. A V Fleiral. J. ' H ' TI unrulier 01 slate, 1,034; ofbit r- and 'fowuiidav Th! Bill' k h'sils t 1 m