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M’MINNVILLE, ORE., FRIDAY, AUG. 12, 1898. Entered at the Postottice in McMinnville, as Second-class matter. VOL. XXVIII. AI'KOSS THU PACIFIC, ATTI» ACTING ATTFNTUIN at. Some on the ship wentjao far ns to say they saw shots fired from the shore, Oregon'« Hewoiireea Hrrtialii« Met but there were none, as we learned after ier Known in the Eavt. wards. The Charleston let one of her O maha , Neb., Aug 2d, lsns Wo give lielow some interesting read ing from the |>en of Lieut. .1. A. Young, Iwata down ami eent her <>*t to where Y amhili . C ounty R eporter , McMinnville, Oregon. familiarly known in times of peace as we were drifting around on an unknown G entlemen :—Some days ago we re “Al ” After telling of the first day’s ex sea; sho brought orders for Its to come perience at Honolulu, which has become in, so the three ships steamed in, the ceived several bundles of your souvenir familiar from previous letters written Peking first. Australia next, then the publications, which came in veiy good homo. Lieut. Young describes what he Sidney. We dropped anchor at about 3 season, as our literature about Oregon pm. Captain Glass came over to our had l>een about exhausted by the great saw as follows: ship and after a council they sent, an or demand made upon us for it. It was es June 2d, After guard mount.—There was an escort waiting fora crowd of us, der for Co.s A and D to prepare to go l>e< ially desirable to have it, as a great consisting of Lieutenants Mead, Barber ashore, but. for some reason we did not many intending immigrants inquire about and myself with Professor Lightfoot for get to go, but were ordered to be ready Yamhill county and, of course, have wanted to know all about it, and the our guide. He is a professor in the high at 8:30 the next day. 22d.—The wind is blowing a hurricane many questions asked were completely school here, and a fine man. He is an Englishman, a scholar and a good guide. and it is ruining all the time, so they covered by your publication. We can The first thing we did, or Mr. Lightfoot were afraid to start, to laud us in the not have too much of such publications did, was to rustle four wheels, so we small boats. The wind let. up about 10 for general distribution, even if they fall could get along faster. After getting our o’clock and five boats started to shore, into the hands of those not interested or bikes we went to the state house where being tugged by a steam launch from the desiring to go, they are sure to talk it to we were introduced to all the state otli- Charleston. There were seven small lioats friends and someone will no doubt lie in eials who happened to be present, and left, so we had them all loaded by the duced to come to our beantifnl country. Our exhibits here are attracting a great C I. Smith, bridge himlier they were most all there. I met the time the launch got back as she had to Newlierg Milling Co, brdg Inilir American consul, Mr. Sewell. The go over a mile before she turned the row deal of attention, which of course we con Orndoff Bros. • < 44 boats loose. Well, just about the time sider very natural, and if you were here speaker of the house is a native of the is << Alliert Dunn, work land. He was educated in the United the launch got back, one 01 the worst to see the fruits displayed on the exhib Asa Kelsey, C( 44 States. He showed us all over the place storms we had had came up, with a its of Illinois, Nebraska, Missouri, Kan M Underwood, bouse rent. and explained to us who all the pictures blinding ruin. As we.were all in the sas and other neighltoritig states in com Jno Bradley, bridge work. were. There would not be lunch interest small boats there was but one thing for parison with what has been sent to us 8 F Harding, care of poor., in these pictures unless one knew who us to do and that was to pull away from from Oregon, you would be surprised. J A Simmons, drugH for poor. ... they were. There were pictures of all the ship, which we did at once and none Not alone is our fruit three or four times C T Ixing, Bridge work............... the kings and queens for the last 200 too quick either, for it was all the launch as large, but there is absolutely no com Jas McCain, stamps and envlps years I should think. After our curiosity could do to start ns, ami all the men had parison regarding the flavor, except, per- O O Rhude, treasurer's salary. . was satisfied here, we went, to the resi- to take to the oars and pull for dear life, hai«, Missouri. Our cherries have in W G Henderson, sheriff ’s “ .. denee of Mr. Lightfoot, which is hut a for they could not. pull us against the many instances lieen taken for plums, J C Forter, supplies for poor few steps from the school house, He storm, and if we did not get away the our apricots for |>eaehes, etc. The grains W G Henderson, brdg prisoners showed us all through the school house, small boats would lie mashed to pieces we have here in jars many thinh have John Nelson, lumlier ................ lip stairs and down, (there is but one against the ship’s side. There were sev been bleached on account of their white ChaH Saunders, bridge work.. . school on the island where they teach en boats lashed together. I was in the ness, and others say we have hail it Chas Simler, “ “ ........ the native language,) after which we second one from the launch ami 1 could steamed, on account of its being so large S Howorth, rent of telephone.... not see to the further end of the boats and plump, and all such foolish notions. went to the professor’s residence where Nichols & Gabriel,applies for poor Mrs. L. had prepared a nicely spread lor the rain. The waves were rolling at These people here absolutely do not E R Henderson, deputy sheriff. least six feet high and the white caps know anything about the resourses and lunch. After this was devoured Prof. L. J D Hibbs, supplies for poor.... produced a box of fine cigars, which we flying all over the bay. We were all prolifieness of Oregon, but they are mak — Maby, “ “ .... soaked to the skin before the storm ing diligent inquiry and giving all our ex Yamhill Reporter, printing....... all enjoyed very much, as they were just the thing after a good lunch. Once broke away. When it got so we could hibits very close inspection, which would Mary E Hughes, care of poor.... more we sought our rubber-tired steeds make any headway we headed for the indicate that many of them contemplate McM G & F Co, supplies for poor and went dashing away to the Waikiki shore but we never got there, for we had going to the Pacific coast. G E Johnson, building bridge . We should tie pleased to have more W L Hembree, books for C H hath house, which is about four miles not gone far when they sigualed us to go <1 u «« << away. The roads are as good as a floor back, that they had surrendered, and fresh fruit donated by our fruit growers hut the weather was real warm, and by they were bringing tho old governor and and if such fruits are sent to Messrs. Maltbies & Booth, meat for ]>oor the time we got there we had somewhat his sfafl out to the Charleston. Well, Levy & Speigl in Portland, they will R F Bird, jndge’H salary............ of a sweat up, but a bottle of ginger ale now maybe you think there was not a pack it and ship it to 11« by express and D I Pearce, com’r <c and a good cool breeze soon cooled us otf lot of disappointed men in those boats, the fruits w ill be exhibited in the name f N Branson, “ “ and we were ready for a plunge in the for we were all crazy to get on land even of the donors, so any lienetitor credit ac if we had to fight to stay there. I am cruing may go direct to tlie grower. surf, which is protected from the sharks THF. PRICE «IF PRAKE. Hoping some of my .Yamhill county by a coral reef about half a mile out, sitting on the deck now drying my which is so high they cannot get over it. clothes, you know I have bntone pair of friends will remember ns in this direc The English, German and French The natives swim all the time here; there trousers. They took 59 prisoners, sol tion, I am, Yours very truly, H enry E. Doscn, newspapers are complimenting is some of them in bathing here all the diers anil all, also KM) good rilles and 1 Commissioner and Gen’l Supt. Americans for generosity to Spain. time. They swim like ducks, but anyone lielieve 2.1K10 rounds of ammunition. They all profess to expect a nation could do that if it w as all they bad to do. Part of the soldiers on the island were Another of their chief pleasures is to get natives, so they did not take them pris that lias won such great victories on a crowd together and row out into the oners. The stars and stripes float over sea and land to be magnanimous A IO I ST TERM. hay, where they willjash the boats to one more island. when it comes to fixing the condi 23d.—We are once more under head Cluia. T.afollette was appointed to fill gether or hold them together and drift tions of peace. They intimate that the vacancy in the office of justice of the around and play and sing. Their favor way ami I suppose the next landing will it. would be foreign to the character . ite instrument is a thing that, looks like be at Manila. 1 will lie glad to get there peace in district No. 1. of a great and courageous people to A. II. Denny ap|>ointed a commission a mandolin,.but has less strings; it nlso for a fellow feels like they did at Guam, er for term of one year to extirpate Can be so exacting in the hour of victory when he has been nt sea for twenty days sounds very much like a mandolin. as to make the surrender of Spain Well, I will let up on these islands as without any news. There they did not ada thistle in road district No. 7. On petition of E. J. Wood time for humiliating. Read bet weed the lines I cannot tell all there is to tell, and we know there was war between the United completion of assessment, was extended this means that England, Germany States and Spain. are at least 1,500 miles from there now. to September 26th, 1898. We have crossed the 180th meridian and France hope that the United Before w e left Guam a crowd of officers Articles of incorporation of the Eirst and hav^.dropped a day. We are now got a boat and rowed over to the island. States will surrender such fruits of sailing in the southern seas, under the I was afraid I was not. going to get a Christian church of McMinnville ordered victory as endanger the European southern sun and stars. We have lieen chance to go, lint I did. Wo left the recorded by county clerk free of charge. program to keep the present dynas Application for reduction of tax ch for looking at what, is called the southern ship at 4 :3d a. 111. It is rather a difficult 1898 of Alex Miller presented, and re ty on the Spanish throne. cross. It is four stars which form across. place to land as there is a coral reef all duction granted. This suggests tin* attitude of many The stars are much brighter here than along the shore and but a few places BILLS AI.IXIWKII European journals during our civil they are at home; they look larger, too. where one can get through, but after $ 22 75 war. They were wont then to re The sun is straight over us, and you bet rowing along the edge for a long way we W Kurth, taking out rock she is hot; in fact, everything is hot in found a place where we could get through Jno Tufford, bridge work . . 7 12 mind the Washington government this climate. Just think, the thermome to a little native village. I will try to W111 Henderson, Glass A I’nid- that tlie seceding states were peo hoiiime ................................... 1 00 pled by men of tho same blood, who ter is normal at 84; w fiat could you ex write you a picture of the place. We 1 10 were entitled to fair and generous pect? We are now reaching the isle of went in from the east. The water in the A I. Gant, cleaning carpet 9 IMI treatment, As defined in England Guam, where we expect to o|ien onr hay was shallow and the bottom was Hannah Bond, care of p<x>r . campaign. They published orders the coral. It looked as white as marble and E J Wood, assessor’s salary....... 108 75 or France, generosity on the part of other day that there are two Spanish gun- the beach was white sand. The boat Mnrion county, examining phy the defenders of the union then sician ...................................... 5 00 lioata there and we are to go and capture house was a small affair covered with a meant that the seceding states J W Barnhollzer, bridgework .. 50 4 them. Ever}' one of ns is anxious to see thatch roof of woven palm leaves. There 10 00 should be permitted to break up the the scrap but do not know if we will get were about thirty-five houses, one church Sue Dndrow, care of poor.......... 5 00 union or to return to it on their to or not. We have been 150 miles off and a school house. The streets have F II Coffeen, medical service . of the regular course taken by steamers some regularity about them. The houses Portland hospital,medic’l service 66 35 own terms. Our government was .......... on this route, 1 75 not moved, however, to sacrifice its are all built from four to six feet above F J Steward, lumber June 20—Sighted land this morning nt the ground; some of them have ladders C J Taff', insnr'ce on court house 120 00 interests to win the hollow compli daylight. The Peking did not see it till the width of the door, w hile others have W J Langharv, “ “ 100 00 ments of a janus-faced diplomacy, aliont thirty minutes later. They almost stone stejis, or, rather, steps made of ce CWTalinage, “ “ 80 00 nor will it be so moved now. had a fit over orf her. They fired bombs, ment. The church is an exception, as J E Hembree, drawing jury. .. 7 00 In the war with Spain the gener and shot blue rockets into the air until there is no floor in it, and one goes in J F New, care of [>oor................ 15 00 osity of Americans has been shown the Charleston had to signal them to be from the level. The houses are mostly A Newman, “ “ ................ 10 <M» in the treatment of prisoners and in > still. We steamed on steadily until nine box bouses, but some of them are made H J Littlefield, medical service 4 00 o’clock, when the Charleston signaled to of a kind of cement; all are covered with Calvin Welch, supplies for poor. 4 00 the attitude of our navy and army stop. We all stopped, and the third of thatch roofs made from some of the Manning Bros, hdwr 7 30 towards those captured in battle. It ficer went over to the Charleston to pilot palms. There are cocoanut trees all F J Steward, bridgework 3 00 is likely also to be shown in our will them in, as none of their ship's crew had around the town but none in the main f N Collard, janitor ....’......... 20 00 ingness to forego all money indem ! ever lieen in there, and he bail. She | street. The yards are small and some of Daniels A Agee, lnnilier.............. 90 07 nity for the cost of the war. But then went ahead. We were all in good them have a few banana trees in them, D M Kirby, bridge work............ 31 75 easy sight of her all the time from where but most of them are wild as they do J F Byers, lumber...................... 70 81 Americans will not, surrender what she had left us. When the Cliarelston not cultivate them here, An abundance E V Littlefield, suptsalary........ 50 00 they fought for. The ,retention of got within a mile or so of the fort she of bread fruit grows here, There is but R A Stewart, lumber . . 110 80 the Spanish dynasty on the throne is not an issue with Americans; the signaled them and received no answer, little vegetation on the streets, but as Bettman A Warren, supplies for so after waiting for a short time they the stock runs at large on thorn they are poor......................................... 3 00 retention of Cuba, Porto Rico and tnrned a three pound gun on the fort and not so clean as they might be, The G F Earhart, bridgework.......... 152 40 the Philippines is.—Inter Ocean. let her go. (If they hail waited for them house is their chicken coop, and they A Buster, " " ........... 1 75 to reply from the fort they would have are not troubled with furniture. J H Nelson salary clerk and exp 153 »5 The styles in coffins change just been waiting yet, for there was no one W T Macy, recorder's salary in; tw; as much as they do in furniture or there, nor has there lieen for years. The F 8 Harding, advertising ........ 2 75 I.lreaasea Io Marry. clothes. Caskets are now being fort was built in 1801, I suppose to pro- City of McM, water and light 14 0U Aug. (F-Randall Selters, 24, and Julia W A Branson, dep hire .......... tect them against the natives and sea pi I» 00 made in red, white and blue, with rates. ) We all watched with the great Dawson, 22, of McMinnville. J O Rogers, dep clerk .............. 50 0G the cover painted like a flag. Shrouds est interest, in the world to see what j Aug. 4—W ID. M. True, 23, of Wash- AYR Snyder, printing ........ 1« 25 also change with dresses; big sleeves, those on land would do. Of course we ; ington county, and Cora M. Hubbard, J N Reed, care of poor .............. 8 00 re vers, and ruffles are made accord con Id not see what they were shooting ' 20, of Lafayette. Lee Laughlin, bouse rent............ 3 00 ing to the reigning fashion. ■ Il leresll ng llescriplion by I lent. J. A. Young, of Hcmiuiaville. NEW WAREHOUSEMEN IN M c M innville We have purchased the Grange Warehouse iu this city, and will open the same for business with the coming Harvest. 25,000 New Standard Calcutta Grain Bags are on hand, and will be loaned out in the usual way. We have had eight years’ experience in this line in Yamhill County. We would be pleased to enter business relations with the grain raisers of this vicinity, and believe our facilities for handling grain are equal to the best. CHRISTENSON & SAWYER OOCKXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX><XXXX>g 8 The Big Stock is Going 3 Hust Go ! 9 8 We realize that an immense wheat crop and a good crop of all kinds is to be harvested, and we believe good prices will prevail. The peo ple will have money and will buy The Goods they Want at Prices they are Willing to Pay. Hence we are looking to the future. 8 REDUCTION CLEARANCE SALE NOW; A GREAT BIG STOCK COMING FOR FALL AND WINTER TRADE. We have the room, facilities and judgment to supply your wants to your entire satisfaction. Watch our store for bargains. Respectfully Yours, R. Jacobson & Co. Dry Goods and Clothing. The Leading Store. X o<xxxxxxxxxxxx><xxxxxxxxxx> 4» » » i» » 4» 4» 4» Or 4» 4» 4» 5» 4» Yanihillers may go, but we remain to supply your 4» 4» wants in the Grocery line. Among 4» these wants will be 4» 4» 4» 4» 4» 4» 4> 4> » 4» 4» 4» 4» 4» 4» 4» 4» 4» ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ 4» The country will not be depopulated, and those 4» 4» remaining must live. 4» 4» Necessaries of life cheapest at our Grocery. 4» 4> 4» 4» 4» “Men may come, ami men may go, But I go on forever,”—said Tennysonconcerning the river. 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