BURNS,
VOL XIV
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HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON, APRIL
This, it is felt, will bring to the HORSE MARKET LOOKING UP
support of the government many
Filipinos who, wishing for peace,
SUBSCRIPTION KATES:
have
hesitated to assist the Taft DEMAND FOR CAVALRY PURPOSES
HIS ADDRESS TO THE FILIPINO PEO
Commission, In this country it is
; Si," Month.
Î.00
CAUSES THE RISE.
PLE MADE PUBLIC.
gl.Three Month.
7a
expected to reduce the criticism of
the Administration and to cause
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
STATE—OBBGOS :
less discussion of the general policy Britishers, Germany and Officers of the
G W. McBride,
(J. S. Senator*
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Joseph bimon Urges His Cour.lnmea to Accept the Sov
of the war in the islands and more
l'alted States la the Northwest
iThoB. Tongue.
ereigaty of the United States--1000
consideration of the important mat
fM A. Moody
Congreaarneu
Buying Cavalry Mouats.
Attorney Getterai............... ...D. R. N. Blackburn
Insurgeât Prisoners Released.
.................. T. T. Geer
ter of the best anministration to be
XJoveruor
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F
I
Duubar
»';jfjacrerary oi State
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.................... OS Moore j
j involved for their government. It
Wteatiurer
British competition has carried
Kpi Public luRtructaon ............ JH Ackerman I
Manila, April 19.—Following is is to this work that the Taft Com the price of cavalry horses so high
................ W H Leeds
State Printer
...........
i R. 8. Bean.
............. î C. Wolverton Aguinaldo’« address to the Filipino mission is now bending all its en that the United States must pay
spreme Judge*
) F. A. Moore
people, made public this evening: ergies.
almost twice as much for such ani
NINETH JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
“I believe I am not in error in ! Aguinaldo now that he has ac mals as they did during the war
.M. D. C lifford
Btrict Judge
Win Miller presuming that the unhappy fate to cepted American sovereignty, prob
Btrict Attorney
.....................1 S Geer
with Spain. The statement is made
In»- Kaprese ut at ive
........... J W Morrow which my adverse fortune has led ably will be given more liberty than
lut-^euator
- -
that every horse landed in Manila
me is not a surprise to those who I has enjoyed hitherto. His services costs this government nearly 11,000
COUNTY—HARNEY !
airtv
......................... Jam«
A Sparrow have been familiar with the pro will be used, as far as possible, in
»1K5 Judire
juoRc
.H.Rlohar.laon
apiece.
ILL-, r
R A Miller
’
J RJohnson gress of the war. The lessons taught the pacification of the islands. The
A war now involving this country
Surveyor
.............. ....................
‘A, Ker
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Geo
Shelley
lit ............
extent, however, to which he will
J W Buchanan with a full meaning, ami which
ABBctwor
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would
compel this government to
J C Bartlett
tJch.rji Superintendent
be permitted his freedom is for
............ E J Noble have recently come to my know
pay
exceedingly
high prices for
gtoik Inapectur
............
A. Venator
General MacArthur to determine
Okxuut iusiuuer*
♦
R J Williams ledge, suggest with irresistible force
cavalry horses, or else force a
HARNEY V. 8. LAID ornc-s :
that a complete termination of hos with the assistance of the Taft I change in the specifications as to
... Geo. W Ha cs
........ Chas. Newell i tilities and lasting peace are not j Commission, for the aim of the
the kind of animals required for
only desirable, but absolutely es-I home government here will be to I the cavalry. Some few days ago
SOCIETIES.
i sential to the welfare of the Philip rest largely upon the views held by 1 at Omaha, the army quartermaster
SYLVA REBEKAH DegreeNo.A3
i
its representatives in the islands.
| pine Islands.
Me«t* every Ut and 3d Wednesday.
opened bids for furnishing 600 head
Tillie Jordan N. G.
The Quartermaster-General’s De
“The Filipinos have never been
Frankie Bnentuu Rec Sec’y. ;
of cavalry horses for the United
i dismayed at their weakness, nor partment has purchased a trans States army. The lowest bid was
A. O. Ü. W. Burns Lodge, No. 47.
. have they faltered in following the port at Manila to carry animals $149 a head, made by a Kansas
.».«.every Friday uigbt.ADi)iiird M w
K 11 Hoyt. Rec. ¡path pointed out by their fortitude from that port to various island
City man, who had been selling
and courage. The time has come, stations, relieving the larger trans-1 horses to the British government.
HARNKY LODGE, NO. 77, I. O O F.
Meet, »1 Odd Fellow, Hall, every Saturday however, in which they find their ports of that duty.
The new trans
The quartermaster suspected that
7*10 DHL
J M Dalton h. G.
1
W Y King, Secy - advance along this path to be im- port has been named the Liscum, j
all was not right, as three years
■ peded by an irrestible force which, in honor os Colonel Liscum, who| ago he could produce horses for
professional CARDS.
while it restrains them, yet en was killed at the battle of Tien Tsin. $80 a head, and he declined to
lightens their minds and opens to
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award the contract. Then be called
them another course, presenting to
Government of Cebu.
ATTORNEY Al-LAW,
for new bids, but it is not probable
|
them
the
cause
of
peace.
This
Oregon.
that he will gain by this move, as
i
■sraa,
cause has ben joyfully embraced
Cebu,Island of Cebu,P.I April 19 horses are in demand just now and
GEO. S. SIZEMORE,
by the majority of my fellow-coun —The act of establishing province-1 bringing good prices.
• .
attorney ,
trymen, who have already united al government in Cebu was passed. I Horses suitable for men as cav
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alry mounts are not as common as
kllec.ioD-, Land bu*dne*«. and Kea)
ker of the United States. In this Court of the Philippines, who is a j they might be, or as might be de
Estate matter promt tlv attended to.
bar ner they repose their trust and Cebu, was appointed Governor. sired. The British government
J. W BIGGS,
DALTON BIGGS
1 belief and under its protection the The adjacent pueblo of San Nich made some changes in the specifi
Biggs & Biggs
| Filipino people will attain all lho»e olas was added to the city of Cebu, j cations, to include the western hors
j promised liberties which they are though against the proteet of the 1 es, but from all that can be learned
ATTORNEYS - AT - LAW,
inhabitants of San Nicholas, who they have fairly brought up all the
R RXS,
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OREGON. j beginning to enjoy.
like the inhabitants of most towns available cavalry mounts of the
“
The
country
has
declared
tin
Practice in all the courts of Ore.
raistakably in favor of pence. So in this island, have been conducting west, and there is little material
Collections promptly made.
| be it. There has been enough what are practically insurrecto local left for Uncle Saar
CJ. A KKMHOLD
C. W. P a HBISH
Flood, enough tears, and enough governments, including the collec
Not only have the Britishers and
desolation. This wioh cannot be lion of taxes, all of which has been officers of th« United States been
t PARRISH &. REMBOLD,
Attorneye-at-Law,
ignored by the men still in arms if permitted by Lieutenant McCler- through Washington. Idaho. Mon
Barn* («nd Canyon City,) Oregon.
they are animated by a desire tv mand, the Military Governor, who tana and Oregon purchasing horses
Will practice in the court* of Hurney and
CJr&ut countie« and in the mpreine cxuri ol the serve our noble people, which has j istifies this course in the principle!
suitable for the cavalry, but also
«tale, and aiao in U. 8. laud office.
1 thus clearly manifested its will. So that it is all carried on under mili the German government has had
| .Io I respect this will, now that it is tary supervision. Most ol the sub its representatives in the Northwest
I Chan. II. Leonard,
ordinate military officers favor a Thev have been here for a couple
j known to me.
i-
A ttorney - at - law ,
“After mature deliberation, I re- more vigorous policy Lieutenant , of months and have secured some
Careful attention given to Collec
lions and Real Estate matters. | solutelv proclaim to the world that Frederick Young, of the Fortv- of the best horses in the ter
1 cannot refuse to heed the voice of fourth Volunteer Infantry was ap ritory. Where it was necessary an
Notary Public
I
a
people longing tor peace, nor the pointed treasurer of Cebu, and especially good horse could be pro
• H arney ,
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lamentations of thousands of famil Lieutenant Case, Thirty third Vol cured the purchaers were not dis
M. F itb G krald ies yearning to see their dear ones unteer Infantry,
WgoBNToN W illiams
was appointed posed to baggie over the price, and
Notary Public
Attorney at Law.
Real Eaiaie Agent enjoying the liberty and the pro supervisor.
fancy prices have been paid in
mised generosity of the great Amer-
WILLIAMS A- FITZGERALD
many instances.
WILL FIGHT STEEL TRUST.
! ican Nation.
One of the reasons for the short
«Qflice m old Maaetiic Building.
“By acknowledging and nccept-
age
of horses was the fact that
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; ing, the sovereignty of the United
Detroit, April 20.—After an nil when the animals went down in
States throughout the Philippine day conference with contractors price a few years age, the farmers
S. W. MILLER,
arcbipelngo, as I now do, and with here, A. R. Hovev, president of the quit raising so many. Hay was
out any reservation whatsoever, I Commercial Development Corpor high and the horses were eating
NOTARY PUBLIC.
lielieve that I am serving thee, my ation Company of Liverpool, Lon i heir heads off. so it was a measure
Burns, - - - Oregon.
beloved country. May’ happii ess don and New York, a deal was of economy to keep as few animals
JOHN W.UBABY be thine.”
W. L. M AKSUBN,
closed today which will result in as possible on the farm; just enough
signalize this important step the formation of the International to .Io the work. Some classes of
MARSDEN & GEARY. . : in To
the pacification of the country, Steel, Iron ,t Pipe Company, which horses went so low that a herd
Physicians and Surgeons.
General MacArthur orders the re will locate immense steel mil's at was »old in Norton, Kan., for a cent
lease, on swearing allegiance to t^e Sault Ste Marie, on both the Cana a pound and many of them being
BUENS, OREGON.
ez at residence.
S l .&~ Ph*>n.e No to United States, of 1000 insurgent dian and United States sides of the young and in a fair condition.
prisoners. ,
Soo Canal, with a capacity of 600,- The horse market was completely
General MacArthur and General 000 tons annually, and employing demoralized, but there has been a
H. KLEBS, M. D.
Bates, the commander of the De about 10,000 men. The Consoli decided change, ami for the better.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. partment of Southern Luzon, who
dated Lake Superior Power Com The demand for horses to export,
Office in Virgtly Building.
is shortly to sail for the United pany. of which Mr. Clsrgue is vice and the drain made by the buyers
States, reviewing today the Forty president, it is understood, will take of foreign governments have kept
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fifth and Forty-sixth Volunteer In a large block of the ♦50.IXK1.000 prices going upwards.
Telephone No 171
fantry, which will sail for home on stock of the new company.
The British government has
—
Monday
< s. Brownton
L E. Hibbard the transjiort Sheridan
As an outcome of the establishing spent millions of dollars in the
llibbrard <V Brownton.
next.
of the steel works at the Soo. it is United States, and more especially
During the past week, 288 rifles said th-.t a blast furnace will be in the west, for horses, and the
I )ENTI8T8.
OHi -» in building foetnrrlr oc< usted by M -t
have been surrendered.
established in Detroit with a ca farmers ire again raising colt» with
The extent of the commissary pacity of 1000 tons of pigiron per a view to money making From
Burn«. Ongon.
irregularities 1« not vet defi-ixd, but day. employing 1000 men. It was the present outlook, the price of
ft C. E. Htandlee. M I»..
is possibly smaller than at first intimated by those interested tha' good horses will remain at the pre
YSÏCIA N A N DSU KG EON. supposed
the new company would be an act sent figures if they do not get high
I All calls m-wered prt tu[ tly )
ive competitor of the recently er.
EFFECTS OF THE ADDRESS.
I DREWSKY.
OREGON
formed steel combination in the
Now that horses are going up so
Washington. April 19.—It i« I*-
high in price, people who need
United States.
lieved by the Administration that
tliem as draft animals, are looking
••••••••••••••••••••••••o* the manifesto of Aguinaldo will
towaid the mule to help out, and
kicodike
Ouï
pit.
have a decidedly good effect, both
S john M c M ullen
th* English p verriment has ship
in the Philippine« and in this
ped a number of mules to South
of
the
James H Ardern of one
country, It will take sometime
Africa. The price of mules has
mining
comjianiea
of
Dawson,
came
for it« dissemination among the
not kept pace with the price of
to
Seattle,
recently
on
his
way
to
Bern«
—
—
Oregon
Filipinos, but it i» expected to be
horses.
of considerable service and to make I,oridan. Eng. To a representative
Cloudy days preferred for
of
the
Associated
Preu.
Mr.
Ardern
more rapid the improvement in the
making sittings. Photos fin-
When you want up to-date job
situation
which set in some time said that the clean up this year in
hed in carbon and platinum
work send your orders to this of
the
Dawson
camp
would,
from
a
and
which
has
become
much
*fo
fleets.
fice. We keep a nice line of sta
mark*-! of late, E-pecial gratifica- conservative ei'imate, amount to
Instantaneous process used
tionary for that purpose and our
♦>
i.OO
‘
,0O>
making
it
ibe
biggest
lion ia felt al the unreserved tone
extensively. First-class work
out-nt .n be hist >r? of the Klon prices are as low as good work and
f
the
document
and
the
full
aceep-
ai d M'lsfactiou guaranteed.
g'i'ri material will justify.
tince t ind.cateeof Americas rule ike.
Times-fierald.
Phctegraisher.
w A
27, 1901.
NO. 22.
AGUINALDO ASKS FOR PEACE
...THE...
OREGON FORWARDING
COMPANY,
Ontario, - Oregon,
Has something of interest to say to all Harney county people.
largest and most complete stock of
We have on hand the
General
carried by any store in Eastern Oregon.
Our store and warehouses are full to overflowing
HIH FRESH AM SEASONABLE GOODS
direct from the markets, East and West. We are ready to serve you with war
ranted goods at guaranteed prices, against any and all competition.
A COMPLETE LINE OF FRESH GROCERIES,
Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes; Gents and Ladies
Furnishings, correct styles, new and up to date;
the Nobbiest Line of Mens Hats ever shown in
Eastern Oregon, direct from New York.
« :
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STUDABAKER WAGONS AN» BUGGIES
M'CORMICK MOWERS AND RAKES
OLIVER CHILLED AND STEEL PLOWS
DISC AND SPRING TOOTH HARROWS
CULTIVATORS, FARMING TOOLS OF ALL KINDS
In endfess profusion and
CAR LOADS OF BARB WIRE & STOCK SALT
on Ixorxd..
::
»
We carry a larger and more complete line of
hardware than any general merchandise store in
the State. In fact our hardware department is a
complete store within itself, All kinds of shelf and
heavy hardware in stock, Cutlery, Lisk Ware
guaranteed rust proof, Stransky Ware guaranteed
lor five years, Delft Ware, Granite, 1 in Ware in
endless verities. Bridge beach stovesand ranges
in size and price to fit your house and your pocket
book—large or small. In fact we have everything
you need, from a cambric needle to a freight wag
on. Write us for prices on large bills,—we guar
antee
antee them to be right. 1 ry us with a mail order
—we will fiill it promptly and cheerfully.
WOOL STORED FREE OF CHARGE.
Yours for Business,
E. A. RIEGER, Manager.
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