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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-08-06
SATURDAY. AUGUST, 1898
INTEREST ON PUBLIC DEBTS

The time is certainly ripe for re.
form in the Oregon statute that hxes
the rate of interest for public, debts
and the matter should be forcloly
brought before Legislators before the
convening of the next session
Evidence is not wanting to show that
the taxpayers under present systems
are paying entirely too high interest to
creditors who carry the floating debts
of counties, cities and school districts.
If all other evidence were lacking,
the fact that county warrants In many
places command premium would be
sufficient. 1t is not the Intention OF
the law that anyone speculate of the
needs of the public. All that is just t.
those who carry warrants of any KIND
is fair compensation for their money,
and whenever such warrants go beyond
par, the interest is too high-somebooy
is speculatiDg
Aside from the fact that some war
arnts are in demand at premium, we
find other similar securities soughtat
much less rate of interest than public
warrants draw in this state. For In
stance, city and school district bonds
are sought as an investment at and 3
per cent. True, they are more desira-
BILE in one respect-that the interest
thereon is payable either annually or
semi annually-but on the other hand,
thew are taxable while warrants are
not, hence there is little difference De-
tween warrants and bonds ss an IN
vestment, when both have the same
rate of interest, therefore 1t municlpa
and school district bonds that draw
and 6 per cent are sought, county ana
municipal warrants should be equally
desirable at the same rate OF interest,"
for the security of one of these evil
dences of debt is equal to the security
on the other-it is only the pledge OF
the people.
The floating public debt in Oregon
county, municipal and school district
warrants-outstandlng in the state
amount to something like S2,OOO,OOo'
We're the interest ON this reduced to
per cent, what it should be, 1t would
mean a saving of 600 annually to
the taxpayers. The next legislature
could not do more commendable act
than to make such reduction in the
burdens of all the people.
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Apples for China.

PORTLAND, Aug. "a syndicate OF
local Chinese merchants of this city
are contemplating the shipment OF
Oregon winter apples to China this
fall, providing apples can be secured
that are free from worms This is no
new experiment as apples have hereto
fore been shipped to China from this
part, and disposed of at fair prices,
considering the bad conditions of some
of the fruit. 1t is therefore incumbent
on the orchardist to see that none but
the best of apples that are free from
worms are shipped for market.
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A Tampa correspondent tells about
two brothers from Georgia. One had
graduated at West Point, had seen 10
years. hard service with the colors,
and was still lieutenant. The other
had stayed at home, attended to his
business and gone in for politics.
When the war broke out he volun-
teered, and was created straightway an
assistant adjutant general with the
rank of captain, and his veteran SOL
dier brother whenever he came to ask
some absurd question of elementary
soldering had to salute him.
The independence West Side under
the heading of Stree advertising"
sums up the Portland Exposition as
follows: advertising space in the
Oregonian. $500; same in 135 county
papers, 5000; postage on sending
notices to county papers, sl1.2O; print
ing passes for 1876 country editors, So;
total, sS16.2O." Our neighbor is cor
rect on the proposition. The country
press is the means of POrtla I'd reaping
several rich harvests annually while
the Oregonian receives big rake-off
at their expense. When the paper
men from the ''cow counties cease
being lot of "gulls" the metropoli-
tan "push" will learn to respect them;
land not before.
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HUNGRY FOR OFFICE.
PortIanders Are Looking for Places as
Forest Rangers.

PORTLAND, Aug. 5.-Over 500 ap-
plications for positions of forest
rangers have been filed in the inter-
ior department from this city alone.
The wave of prosperity in Oregon is
SO great that everybody it seems, is
willing to accept position as watch
man for Uncle Sans forest reserve, at
a salary of $50 a month. The commits
sioner OF the general land Office
Binger Hermann has the appointing
of the rangers, and therefore, the
political friends of the ex-congressmsn
are generally the ones whu secures the
plum, and in keeping with the open-
hearted generosity Of the republican
party the commissioner is making ap-
pointments by the score through diff
ferent parts of the state. The forest
reserve will undoubtedly become quite
an expensive luxury under the present
administration.
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THE PRESIDENT Is RIGHT.

Some papers. especially republican
journals, are berating the president
for submitting terms of peace to Spain
that do not provide for the surrender
of the Philippine islands to the United
States. The memory of those papers
certainly is very short. The war
with Spain was not instituted for
the purpose of acquiring title to
the Philippines or any other territory
occupied by Spain. The president
thus far has acted upon the directions
of the resolution of congress declaring
war against Spain, and has demanded
the freedom of Cuba, the surrender OF
Porto Rico, and certain privileges in
the Pacific ocean.
It certainly is desirable that Spain
no longer hold sway in the Philip
pines. It would be better if those
islands were made free and inde-
pendent government, but it is not de
sirable that the United States absorb
them. They would never be worth
what they would cost to hold in sub
lection. There are 9.OOO, 900 people
the majority of whom are only semi
civilized, residing on the islands. To
hold them in subjection would require
an immense standing army, that
would have to be maintained at an
enormous expense, and very little in
the way of revenue could be expected
from the islands for years to come.
The president may not be suffi 'iently
firm on this point; in fact he seems to
to be weak, and is courting public sem
timent before he acts definitely, but he
is certainly right in not insisting on
holding the Philippine islands as
United States territory.
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SPAIN ACCEPTS
OUR TERMS
A Speedy Termination
of Hostilities

LONDON, Aug. 3.-The Madrid cor
respondent OF the Daily Mail says:
The government has accepted the
principal of the American conditions,
but the acceptance will not be made
public until inquiries to Washington
on matters of detail have been an
swered, thus rounding off the prelim-
mary basis.
The Madrid corresnondent of the
Daily News says:
The governments reply to the
American peace terms left here Mon.
day evening. The government be-
lieves that the nature of the negotia-
tions requires the greatest secrecy,
and that their success will depend
upon the observance of the most
absolute reserve here. Official silence
therefore, is complete.
The Rome correspondent of the
Daily Chronicle says:
Spain, it is asserted here. has &C
cep.ed the American terms, with un-
important reservations, and the peace
preliminaries will be signed before
Saturday.
The Madrid correspondent of the
Standard says:
The governments reply to the Amer
| lean terms was forwarded yesterday
evening, through M. Cambon, ant
there is strong prospect that peace
will be concluded.
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WILL BE THE
BANNER YEAR
Oreeon's Yield Will Break All For
mer Records,

PORTLAND, Aug. 5.-The Oregonian
this morning published the following
concerning the products of the state
for the present year. The data has
been secured from trustworthy sources,
and is authentic:
The season has advanced so far that
the wheat yield may be spoken of with
certainty. Last years actual product
was Al ,26s, 900 bushels. Best informed
men put the average this year at per
cent greater than 1897. So perfect
has been the weather ever since seed
ing time that an average increase in
the yield per acre over 1897 will be
more than 5 per cent in the Columbi
river basin and Western Oregon. This
will bring the total wheat product up
to AZ, 200, 900 bushels or over. Based
on last years figures, the surplus for
export will exceed 1000, 900 bushels,
and may reach 3S, 10000 bushels.
Of Oregon's industries, outside of
grain, the one at present most active
is lumber. The demand, while not ex.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-08-06
THE FATHER OF GERMANT.

Prince Bismarck is dead. His life
closed shortly before IL O'Clock last
Saturday night at Friedrlchsrune,
near Berlin. It may be well said that
in the death of Bismarck, Germany has
lost its greatest statesman, and the
world one of the ablest minds OF the
age. The history of Germany OF today
was made by Bismarck: in fact, he was
the father of the empire, and his life
has been closely interviewer with all
the important events of the kingdom
for nearly half century. He had
seen kings rise and fall, nations Great
ed and destroyed, still Bismark kept
on and on, the leading feature in the
nation, the man who dictated its poll
cies and moulded its destinies.
Bismarck was truly man OF his owa
kind and class. He patterned after
nobody; nobody could emulate him.
The world never knew and never will
know but one Bismarck. He possessed
a strong will, and exercised it over
men and nations. Nothing ever frus'
trated his plans, and nothing could re-
sist his power. He overthrew OF
humiliated potentates who opposed
him and transformed the map OF con-
tinent. he was q man whom all re-
spected, but few loved. The purpose
of his life was to unity the states OF
Germany under one strong govern
ment, and he accomplished it against
the strongest opposition. He sur
mounted all difficulties, and at the end
of SO years closed a career such as the
world had never before known.
Otto Eduard Leopold Won Bismarck
Schoenhausen was born April 1. 1915,
of noble ancestry, and as boy deyei-
oped but little talent that would indi-
cate his after life. At school he Was
poor student, requiring five years to
complete three years. course. but he
was rolicsome youth, lndulging in all
excesses that were known to college
life, drinking and gambling heavily,
and was terror to his fellow Students
He entered public life at the age OF
80 as a member of the Prussian lane
tag and at the age of 46 was made pre- .
mier by William 1. From 1851 to the
time of his death Bismarck 3 name was
on every Germans tongue and he was
looked to as the great ruling spirit OF
the empire, and so long as history
shall last his name will not bs for
ontten
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-08-06
Bob Holman Gets a Job.

PORTLAND, Aug. "a compromise
has at last been affected, whereby the
political soreness of Robert Holman,
who was promised the position of chief
of the fire department, and was turned
down in the interest of ex-Pugilist
Dave Campbell, has at last been neal
ed by the appointment of Holman to
police captaincy at SIS per month.
while the position of chief pays $3.50
per month. 1t seems quite strange
that under this reform administration
that leading citizen like Mr.. Holman
should be given subordinate position
but then again it may be accounted
for that Mr.. Holman probably never
graduated from a pugilistic college.
and was therefore not qualified for the
position of chief of the fire department.
Mr.. Holman takes the captaincy form
erly held by John Stapleton. The
services of Mrs. Nj. ]. Mckinney, the
city matron, were also dispenced with.
in spite of large petition presented
by the w. C. T. q. of this city, for her
retention, the place has been supplied
by the appointment of Mrs. Woods.
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GOT OFF OF HIS
HIGH HORSE
AguinaIdo Changed His Attitude Tx
ward the Americans.

AguinaIdo Changed His Attitude To-
ward the Americans.
NEW YORK, Aug.5.-A World
special cablegram from Manila bay,
July 80, via Hong Kong says:
Owing to the firm attitude of Cen
eral Merritt, the insurgent general
Aguinaldo has changed his front, and
seems to have come to a realization
that his hostile attitude towards
Americans might result disastroIsly
to the insurgents of the Philippines.
Aguinaldo is becoming more friendly
to the Americans.
He has made two propositions to
General Merritt which may solve the
insurgent problem in manner highly
advantageous to the United States.
In the first place he asks the COM
mander-in-chief of the American land
forces to permit the rebel troops to
march through the streets of Manila
when the city surrenders.
In the second place, Aguinaldo sug-
gests the formation of Philippine
regiments with American officers
This is considered highly important
proposition a possible key to the
whole situation throughout the ISL
ands. The native troops would thus
be constantly under the eyes and
direct orders of our men.
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AN OLD AND WELL-TRIED REM.
EDY.-Mrs. W WInsIow's Soothing Syrup
has been used Tor over rifty years by
millions of mothers for their children
while teething, with perfect success
1t soothes the child. softens the gums,
allays all pain. cures wind collie, and IL
the best remedy for diarrhea. Is
pleasant to the taste. Sold by drug
gists in every part OF the world.
Twenty-Five cents a bottle. Its value
is uncalculable. Be sure and ask for
Mrs. Winslow's
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-08-06
PEACE NEGOTIA-
TIONS ARE SLOW
Reply of Spain Has Not Been Made
Public.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4. esterday
the president, secretary of state and
M. Cambon, acting as representative
of Spain, had long conference, but
the matters agreed to were not made
public.
1t is said to be not at all improbable
that the preliminaries leading up to
the signature of the treaty of peace
may consume fully three months, so
that it may be well along toward the
legal assembly of congress before the
will be prepared to submit a peace
treaty to the senate. 1t is expected,
however, that the Spanish pledge to
accept the broad conditions laid down
by the United States will take the
form of d written agreement, some.
thingin the nature of a protocol, which
while very necessary step in nego-
tiations of treaty, is not always a
part Of that document. Under the
terms of the presidents note, if they
shall be accepted by Spain, the Span
ish government is bound to evacuate
Cuba and Porto Rico Immediately.
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Arrests Are Made.

PORTLAND. Aug. 3.-The police
have at last woke up and have pulled
few of the sure thing men and bunco
steerers who are operating on Third
street, under the cloak of city license
granted them for show purposes, and
whose uncouth voices can be heard at
all houss of the, day and night. in their
attempt to decoy the unsuspecting
into their lair.
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PORTLAND NEWS NOTES

PORTLAND, Aug. 5.-It is reported
that Southern Oregon will have the
largest and best corn crop for several
years past.
Rogue River water m ,lons are be-
ginning to arrive in carload lots.
Several Labor Bureaus of this city
havealready begun making arrang e.
ments for handling hop pickers.
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ceeding that of last year, is very heav,

ceeding that of last year, is very heavy.
The wool clip equals the yield of
last year, which was about 1900, 900
pounds. That is conceded by some of
the best authorities in the city. But
the prices will be far higher.
The. e.yield Of hops is variously esti-
mated at from 100000 to I4,O00, 900
pounds. Prices, the dealers say, will
range about the same as last year, but
at this early day they cannot give any,
thing like exact fgnres.'
In the orchards everything points to
fine crop ofprunes and apples, while
there will be falling of of 30 per
cent in the yield of Bartlett pears.
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Phoenix Mine Sold.

BAKER CITY, Aug. 4.-G. W. Nc
Cormick, in behalf of Eastern capital
ists, has purchased the Phoenix mine,
in the Bonanza district, next to the
Don Juan mine, in Baker county. A
small payment was made on the spot.
A larger payment will be made in 30
days. The purchase price is said to be
$4,000. The new owners propose to
spend $4,000 in fully developing the
property before erecting a milling
y,1aut
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A choice stock ranch Of 800 acres all
decided, 300 acres under good three-wire
fence, with plenty of wood and water.
about so acres in cultivation, ano eighs
acres in orchard and vineyard, two
barns and some outbuildings. This
ranch is equally as good for darying as
for raising stock. Located At miles
from The Dalles on Chenoweth creek.
Price S22OO. Apply at this office 1or at
the farm of j. A. FLEcKx
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Coloners wife a stowaway.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2.-The
Doric brings report that Mrs. Reeves,
wife of Colonel Reeves, of the Thir-
teenth Minnesota regiment, managed
to secrete herself on the transport City
of Para and accompanied her husband
as far as Honolulu, but whether she
was permitted to continue her voyage
to Manila is not made clear.
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would NOT Accep. the Cut.

CLEVELAND. Aug. IA strike was
formally declared on today by the
federated Wire Trades at the works of
the b. P. Nail Company, and the
American Wire Company. both of
which are now under control of the
recently formed wire and nail trust.
The strike, when rod mill men and
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question of an extra session OF the
legislature to be called this fall, ana
expressed the belief that when n1ted
States senator is to be elected land rail-
road commissioners ETC., selected forty
days is not long enough time to trans
act the business. Further on In the
interview the governor said lit was
doubtful whether the legislature at its
regular session would have time
enoug b in 40 days to dispose OF all the
public business that would come before
it, as a large part included transac-
tions which belonged to the legislature
which failed to organize, and he was
desirous of turning over his admins
tration with its affairs settled and dis
posed Of"
Governor Lord is pretty sly OLD
fellow. and this interview was allowed
in order to get an expression from the
people of their approval Or disapprovai
of an extra session. 1t has probably
had the effect he desired, for vlgor-
GUS protest will go up from everybody
who is not interested in Doodle, agaiost
the calling of an extra session. Ihefe
could be no hope of any remedial iegls-
lation being enacted except the pas
sage of an appropriation hill for gen
eral expenses. This would save the
interest for few months on Warrac Us
now outstanding, but the saving would
be small in comparison with the ex-
uense of san extra session, Had the
governor desired to save public ex-
pense by reconveniug the legislature
he would have done SO early last year,
and not have waited until the state
has had ali the burdens OF interest
piled upon it, and then call session
to increase the burden. The people
generally, regardless OF party, Will
| oppose any legislature being calico
prior to the regular session OF 1879.
|
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PORTLAND NOTES.

PORTLAND, Aug. 3-The o. R. &
N. Co. have large force of men en-
ployed in the yards and docks, clean
ing up and making room for the large
crop of grain they expect to handle
this season.
The steamer State of California came
in Hast night with a large cargo OF
tropical fruits for the Oregon market.
Cannerymen report the salmon. run
as very light on the lower Columbia.
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CAMARA'S FLEET
is USELESS,
Not Ship in 1t Is Fit For Active
Service,

NEW YORK, Aug. A Cadlz COR
respondent writes to the Tribute that
there is not single ship in Admiral
Camara's squadron that is in condition
to 90 into action. The Pelago's boilers
have given out, and the turrets OF the
Carlos V are unmanageable. The
Audoz was badly used up by the ecent
voyage to Suez and the armament of
the auxiliary cruisers are terribly de-
fecCive. Not vessel in the whole
squadron is in fighting trim, and in
case of an engagement would be utter
ly useless.
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A Whole Crop Burned.

EUGENE, Or, Aug 4.-Some evil
minded person last Dight set fire to
some wheat on the farm of w. <.
Scarborough, near Eugene. Mr.. Scar
borough had just finished stacking
his grain and expected to thresh to.
day. His entire crop Of about 1000
bushels was destroyed.
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Liquor T. .ust Formed.

PEORIA, ILL.,, Aug. 3.-The United
States Spirit Association was orgapiz-
ed in Cincinnati today for the purpose
of cou trolling the entire manufacture
and sale of the output OF the distiller-
les of the country. 1t will be one OF
the most gigantic trusts ever formed.
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f,onxentinn In wyoming.

CASPER, Wy, Aug 3.-The fusion
ist convention held here today nomin-
ated H. C. Alger for governor. The
remainder of the ticket will be COM
pleted this afternoon.
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Dropped Dead in Her House.

HEPPNER, Or, Aug. Mrs. r. A.
Ford, wife of r. A. Ford, painter
and paper-hanger, dropped dead yes
terday evening while engaged in
household duties. She left husband
who is almost blind, and two children.
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MUST BIDE THE TINE.

While the prospects are favorable for
a cessation of hostilities With Spain,
peace cannot be restored in day. 1t
is easier to declare war than it is 70
arrange peace after war has once been
begun. Spain today is perfectly help
less and cannot longer successfully
prosecute war with this or any other
country, yet she can bicker long
time on peace negotiations. She
claims rights that must be considered
before settlement is reached. She
naturally will want to retain all the
territory possible, and will give it up
inch by inch. She may consent to the
independence of Cuba and relinquish-
ing Porto Rico, but she will Stubborn
ly resent the surrender of the Philip
pines either to the United States or to
the residents of the islands as an inde-
pendent government. Were it not for
the Philippines. terms of peace might
be speedily arranged, hut with them
as a bone of contention, it will be sew
era lmouths before all the details will
be arranged.
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Took a Shot at San Juan.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 4. 4.-Adyices
have been received that Saturday the
cruiser Dixie took few shots at Moro
Castle at the entrance of San Juan
harbor and caused general consternc-
tion in the CITY.
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soldier BOYS Heard From.

PORTLAND, Aug. 1.-Two thousand
letters from the soldier boys at Manila
have been received at the postoffice
here, and are being distributed. They
will be sent to their several destina-
tions on the mails that leave here to-
night.
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yard men of the American company
Join it, will throw about 2lOO men out
of employment. The cause OF the
strike is an alleged general cut OF 80 l-3
per cent in wages and threatened
cut of 20 per cent more.