10 THE PRESIDENT'S LETTER. President McKinley's letter of accept ance of the nomination of the Republi can party for the Presidency, will go in to the archives of history as one of the greatest of American state papers. Not only is it received with favor by Repub licans, but it commands the admiration and respect of all people for its remark ably keen, incontrovertible arguments of the issues of the present campaign. The paper is exhaustive and handles all the issues now before the people in an honest, straightforward manner that stamps the man as worthy of his high office and as tho foremost statesman of the day. It makes clear to those in doubt the questions that have been rais ed and growing out of the fcfpanish-Amer-ican war, instead of handling them for base partisan purposes, as does his dis tinguished opjonent. The Philippine question takes up a large part of the letter and is so ably handled that Mr. Bryan's bogie of "imperialism" is com pletely shattered. It is to be hoped that all doubtful people will read the President's letter. Death of John Sailor. The Medford Mail reports the death at that place, by heart disease, of John Sailor, an aged man who has been stop pine in Medford since last fall. Death occurred on September 8th. Deceased was without means, but two kind friends Tho3.' Collins and W. J. King, of Med ford, gave him a Christian burial. John Sailor was a bachelor 67 years of age and a native of Clay county, Mo. He was an old resident of Silver Lake, this county, having lived there 23 yoars. He was an -unassuming, lmnv.n and kind-hearted man, and all who knew him well will regret his death. It is stated that one of his generous acts (at a time when he was in better circum stances) was the contribution ot $500 to the sufferers at Silver Lake at the time of the terrible fire on Christmas Eve, 1894. CattI? Purchases. Horace Mitchell, the Klamath stock buyer, has been in Lakeview for several days, and was suddenly called back to Klamath county on business Tuesday. While here he made several purchases, and negotiated others, which will be completed upon his return. Among the purchases made were 150 head of cattle from D. H. Hartzog, 150 from E. C. Thruston and 65 head from Frank Duke. These were all mixed stock cattle for which he paid $25 and $26. The stock are to be delivered between the 1st and the 5th of October. Deputy Postmaster Appointed. George W. Johnson has been appoint ed Deputy Postmaster of the Lakeview Postoffice under salary, and will accept the post on October 1st. Under the re cent order making the Lakeview office one of third class, salaried, it was neces sary to appoint a deputy, which Post master Dick Wilcox immediately pro ceeded to do. The appointment will no doubt meet with the approval of all the patrons of this office, as Mr. Johnson is a courteous, obliging gentleman at all times. Morris Wingfield has 150 tons of hay j for sale. 37-2 J ... ...Popular Citizen Returns. John McElhinney returned from San Francisco last Sunday after an absence of five and a half months, a greater part of which time he passed in a hospital and a sanitarium. Mr. McElhinney went below to have his eyes treated, and though one eye was removed entirely and an artificial one put in its place, he considers himself rather fortunate in hav ing the sight of the other eye saved. His eyes became affected from a nerioue attack of erysipelas. Since leaving the hospital Mc spent some time at the Al truria Sanitarium, and came away from there in perfect health. He says there is no doubt of the great curative powers of the waters at that resort, and he in tends to spend at least a montli there every year in the future. After leaving there he stopped off at Red Bluff, Yreka and other towns on hiswa home. Mc's many friends are ulad to welcome him home and to see him in good health once more. W. P. Huff has leased from A. MeCal len the lot upon which stood the Hop kins House before the fire, and will proceed at once to erect a building for a meat market, which he will con duct. Huff will be ready for business in about two weeks. : L. F. Conn has our thanks for a pair of fine engravings of William McKinley and Theodore Rcosvelt, the winners in the November election. Died From Heart Failure. A later telegram in answer to the in quiry of anxious relatives, regarding the death of N. I Tonningsen, was received yesterday, and states that deceased suf fered an attack of heart failure on Sun day last, and lingered until Tuesday morning. The best physicians and nurs es in the city attended him, but were unable to save his life. He died peace fully and without pain. The New Pine Creek and Lakeview party of pleasure seokers, Misses Nettie and Ettie Vinyard, Minnie Reed, Dex ter Amick, Rev. Frank Thompson, El mer Reed and Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Woodcock, returned last week from Crater lake and the hucklelerry patch. They report an enjoyable trip. A happy event occurred at the Bap tist parsonage in Iakeview on Mondav evening, Septemler 17th, when O. E. Wihle, of Warner, and Miss Annie Anderson, late of Dakota, were joined In holy wedlock, Rev. C. W. Hoi lorn an officiating. The wedding was private. Bernard Son have received a 16-foot aerrnoter windmill and will use it on top of their building as jovrer for thir grain grinding machine. This firm is head quarters for windmills and have a large stock on hand. 37 Jack Thomas has loen arrested in Mo doc cotmtv for selling three 'head of cat tle that did not le!ong to hirn. Conditions in China and South AfricaKrueger Flees. 1 The latest regarding the Chine situation Is to the effect that Li Hung Chang will probably le recognized by the Powers as peace commis sioner, and has left Shanghai for Peking. The Empress Dowager and the Emperor, with eight thousand troop as a guard, are now staying with a Mongol Prince in Mongolia, 150 miles from Peking looking on nlently at affairs in the Capital. The intention of Russia is not known. The Rus sians are keenly pushing their interests. It is evidently her intention to seize Manchuria, and she is seemingly intent to hold everything up to the great wall at Shanghai-Kwan. The Japanese have ten thousand men in China and occupt the whole north part of Peking. They have seized two million taels of silver in the Board of Revenue. Ird Salisbury keeps his policy a close secret. The conditions are uncertain to say the least, but no sensational events are expected to develop. Paul Krueger has fled to Portugal. He h nominally a prisoner guard ed in the residence of the Portuguese Governor. Boer officials are not al lowed to see him. Lord Roberts announces tha" President has re signed all connection with the Transvaal. Ther. doubt now that' the war in soutn Airica is pracimnny enueu. 'nt.u We keep talking about our fine fhirts because they are fine they are your bosom friend. Ahlstrom Brqb. C. U. SNIDER Will Receive Soon The Finest Line of Ladies and Misses CAPES and JACKETS FUR COLLARETTS And MUFFLERS' Ever Brought to Lake Co. United State I. lakeview, Or., September is. 1900. f hereby given that the followlnjr uMineu fshave tiled notice ot ther intention to make final proof In support of their claims, and that said proof will be made before the Register and Receiver at Lakeview, Orcgou.on October 27, 1900, vis: UJM 4N FOS KKTT, II. K. No. 1740. for the NE' of HV! and NV$ of KE) and HW of NE' and SE4 of N W 'i of section 25, township 40 south, range 24 east, Willamette meridian, Oregon; He names the following witnesses To prove his continu ous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz: John N. Van Coughnet, of Fort Kldwell, California; William Pope, of Warner Lake. Oregon: Thomas Ferris, of Warner Lake, Oregon; Kumner Foskett, of Warner Lake. Oregon. Viz: JOHN N. VANCOUGIINKT.il. K. No. 1977 for the 8W of BW4of section 5, and 8E4 of 8E4 of section 6 and E of NEW of sec tion 7, township 41 8., range 25 east of Willam ette meridian, Oregon, lie names the follow ing witnesses to prove his continuous residence, upon and cultivation of said land, vis: Ed Monroe of Ft. Bid well, Cal., La man Fosket of Adel, Oregon, Sumner Foskett and Frank Fos kett of Warner Lake. Oregon. riept. 20-37-6 E. M. BttATTAIN, Register.