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SPANISH REGENERATION.

German critics Of modern times in
cline to the belief that the recent re-
verses Of Spain will have upon her a
purifying and regenerating effect. 1t
is to be hoped that they are correct in
this judgment. Assuredly Spain needs
the operation Of purifying influences,
not SO much from official peculation
and lax administration of criminal
laws, or the immortality Of the people
and the Spanish are not notably i'm
moral standing, indeed, above some
other peoples in their observance Of
the moral code-as in the blight Of in
activity and unprogressiveness.
They need regenerating to a degree
that will develop originality, stimulate
ambition and fire them with a noble
discomfort. A leading Madrid paper
Is quoted as saying that Our sad state
is chiefly due to our own inoompetency;
we lack in manhood" This is
putting it very bIuntly, and is given
as an excuse for failure in the war
with the United States. The trouble
with the Spanish is the inspiration Of
a false pride, honor being with them
synonymous with victory over enemies
and maintenance Of chivalric stand
ard.
They have no true conception of the
honor that resides in the building of
a great industrial and commercial
state, in the broadening Of the intelli-
gence of the people, in the wise loosen
ing Of the reins of stern officialism But
it is intimated that the late war has
opened the eyes of leading thinking
Spanish to what it is that has made
the United States great. They begin to
see that success in arms and rule over
many sections are by no means the
essentials of State greatness, but that
industry, commercial enterprise, free
speech, less restraint of the individual,
and much less dwelling upon the glor-
les Of faded past, will tend to
strengthen their people, lift them out
of the ruts. and give them some con-
ception of lofty ideals.
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THE WEST AND THE SHIP.

Secretary of Agriculture Wilson the
other day declared that the West has
a profound interest in the upbuflding
of our merchant marine; that the whole
West is much interested in its develop
ment and in that of the navy also, for
the people of the West are weary and
impatient Of the condition which makes
1t possible for foreign ship owners to
make all the profits out Of carrying the
products Of the United States when
they ought to be earned by owners who
have their entire interests in this couE-
try.
Heretofore 1t has been contended that
the great West, the central agricultural
producing section, was Indifferent as
to legislation intended to foster our
merchant marine, but the Secretary is
emphatic in denial of that proposition.
Whatever may have been the thought
of the West few years ago. it certain
is favorable likewise to discreet legis-
lation to upbuild the merchant marine.
Some Western political orators. it Is
true, as late as 1896 contended that the
West country had no interest in legis-
lation intended to profit only the ship
yards Of the Atlantic seaboard. But
assureday such is not Western thought
to-day.
The Republican party in national
council declared emphatically in favor
Of fostering policy for American ship
ping interests, and in that declaration
the West has accorded. Tne West now
perceives, If 1t has never done so be-
FORE that Its vital interests are involved
in the sea carrying business, and that
while the West produces, whatever will
augment the consuming capacity Of the
coast lines contributes to Western pros
per1ty. The West, II at one time cool
concerning naval strength. now per-
ceives that national Importance abroad
which should precede trade is enhanced
and enlarged by q strong naval force.
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dispose of or retain the islands as We
tectorate, or to organize native Gov
eminent and insure it's stability.
Again, the anti-expansionists appear
to be infatuated with the untruth that
we had a choice in the matter Of treat
ing for the islands, Truth Is, we could
not avoid treating upon the subject.
From the hour when Dewey completed
his victory on that famous May day in
Manila Bay there remained to US no
choice. We. came into possession OF
the chief harbor, and a little later OF
the capital, and nothing remained ex-
cept to bargain and treat concerning
them, except we had abandoned ali we
fought for and have exposed our coasts
anew to the assault Of new navy the
Spanish would have sent to the Orient.
from which base it could have operated
against US.
Another error fallen into by Senators
Vest and Hoar, Professor Woolsey,
Carl Schurz, Colonel Bryan and Mr.
Carnegie is that ratification Of the
treaty will make it any easier for In
habitants of the Philippines to overrun
the United States. As a. matter Of fact.
there will be the same restrictions
after ratification as before. Exchange
of the treaty compact will not give
these people any rights Of emigration
from the Philippines that they do not
now possess. There has been nothing
all these years to prevent the Malayari,
half breed and other Fflipinos from
coming into the United States freely II
they chose to do so. Only the Mongol-
ian races have been barred, and not all
Of them, since our restriction has been
mainly directed against the Chinese.
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Aguina1do insists in his latest protest
that the Americans came to the Philip
pines solely to free his people There
fore, Spanish power having been broken
Filipinos to do the rest. That Is a
blunt way Of putting it, but it lacks
the element of truth. We went to the
Philippines to destroy the Spanish fleet
and unseat Spanish authority. That
we awaited of allyship on the part of the
rebels may be true. But it does not
follow that it was implied or contracted
that we were to turn the fruits of our
victory over to them without SO much
as thank you.
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Private rooms for families: oman asv
and night. Orders served outside. Ovs-
tiers In every style MATT ana J0fi1
RADON1CH. ProprietorA
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A Vienna paper declares that very
few people in that city read poetry.
and still fewer buy poetical works It
adds that publishers refuse to print vol
umes of poems unless the authors foot
the bill, and that to ask for book of
poems in a Vienna book store is to be
stared at as freak. All which is any
thing but creditable to literary taste
in Austria. We must think the state
ment an exaggeration- Books of poems
do sell in America; there are not many
new ones printed, to be sure, but the
sale of the standard poets rarely slack
ems in this country. Wherefore, II the
story from which we quote is true, we
are upon q better level Of literary and
intellectual taste In the United States.
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Champagne cider, 50 doz Theo.
Blauth, 4O1 K street. Tel. 297.
Chickering pianos Wiley B. Allen Co. .
Try McMorry's Blend coffee. 35c.
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economic Instances engineering skill
was employed, and in the costly in
stances it was ignored.
WHERE DID THE MONEY GO?
The Nevada County bridges all show
an excess of cost, say the Commission
ers. 1t takes one as an example of 126
feet spans ii foot roadway, to carry
!, 400 pounds to the ineal foot. which
cost S. 24S when its duplicate can be
placed Tor s.. 500, according to the de-
partment estimates The Downieville
bridge OF steel cost $3.50 1t is $50
feet long, II foot roadway, rests on 30
inch steel cylinders, 8 feet elevation,
and has so feet Of approaches. All the
material had to be transported over
rough mountain roads, with steep
grades. Yet that bridge cost less than
the 126 foot span, with no approaches
in Nevada County. Another bridge in
Nevada is cited of IA foot steel
span. IL feet roadway, 4S feet of APP
proaches, and resting on cylinder piers.
1t cost the county $3,473 more than
the steel span of the Downieville bridge.
A case in Shasta is cited where steel
bridge cost the county the excessive
sum Of $6,2C0 a span, and it is very
light bridge at that. An instance is
also given of excessive bridge cost in
Sacramento County, as compared with
bridge building in Yolo County under
direction OF the County Surveyor.
STONE IS ECONOMIC-BROKE
LINKS.
A page Is given to the stone bridges
of Napa County to show their economy.
as compared with steel or wooden or
other bridges, and what has been saved
IN that county by employing technical
skill and permanent materials. 1t is
added right there that no reform in
road building need be expected until
skilled men are brought to such con-
struetion, irrespective Of political faith.
Two important links In a State sys-
tenn OF highways are considered, in re-
gions of the Sierras, so sparsely settled
that the counties in which these links
lie can never construct them. Yet they
are absolutely needed; a. from the east
end of the Tioga road to the Mono
County roads; (21 around Rubicon Point
ana the head of Emerald Bay, connect
Ing the roads reaching the northern and
southern ends of Lake Tahoe. Recon-
mendatfons are made for construction
~ eAA~s'S A0AikAS OF q COSl Oh EOO,OU.
WHAT A COMMISSIONERS SAW
ABROAD.
Commissioner Manson obtained leave
to visit Europe, at his own cost only,
and to attend the Geological Congress
at st. Petersburg. His report to his
colleagues Of what he saw and studied
Of road systems in Europe is set forth
in full, and Is very interesting and in
forming, and includes studies of roads
and streets in Pennsylvania, New
York, France, Russia, Germany, italy,
Siberia, Asia Minor, England, etc.
IN OUR OWN LAND.
The highways of the State of Penn
sylvania were observed from Pittsburg
to Philadelphia. The road from Phila-
delphia to Chester is a modern toll
road, on Telford principles Some of
the adjacent roads are yet in their
original condition-that is, ungraded,
undrained earth roads of the usual
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SOME ERRORS OF THE OPPOsI
TON.

Our friends, the anti-expansionists
run away with queer ideas. They as
sumo, and all the speeches from Bryan
10 Vest prove it, that ratification of the
treaty with Spain means eventual an
nexation of the Philippines, and be-
yond all question settles the disposition
OF the archipelago. The fact is that
ratification Of the treaty simply fixes
beyond recall the cession and yielding
up Of Spanish sovereignty over the
possessions named in the treaty con-
vention.
When the treaty is ratified. and
Spanish title thus wholly expurged,
thsrs will remain to VI the right to
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THE SADDLE ROCK
AND OYSTER HOUSE

FIRST-CLASS HOUSE IN EVERY RE-
spect. Ladies dining-room separate.
RAGHER. Proprietors. No. lO1p Second
street. between and X. Sacramento
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Weather Forecast.

Northern California-Cloudy and prob
ably rain in the northwest portion Friday;
partly cloudy in southeast portion; fresh
to brisk southerly winds
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-04-08
The Seven Devils Road.

While Tramway Junction is the term
NAL under the present contract, of the
northwest railroad, understood to be the
intention to extend the road ultimately
70 some northern point, possibely Lewis
TON or Spokane. Superintendent Flynn
was asked yesterday concerning the poss-
'o'iity OF extending the line, but he re-
p'ed that was matter concerning which
he could not talk.
The new road will receive its first bus.
ineSs OF Importance at Mineral, which al
ready shows the new life that comes with
'he building Of railroad. Jack Cook i.
running the smelter there with force Of
% TO 10 men. Mineral and number o
''her towns along the line and in clos.
proximity toit will experience a rapit
growth with the road completed and con
tribute heavily to the business of tn
line.
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Another Seven Devils Shelter.

lanes Walton, superintendent of the
United Copper Mines company, owning
extensive interests in camp arrived II,
Guprun Saturday last from Weiser with
load Of provisions after having been on
the road nine days.
So soon as the necessary material can
be gotten in the company will at once
begin the erection of a smelter just be-
low the Greenvale mine, on the fiat
The srnelter will be of 100 tons capacity
and it is expected to have the same in
operation by the Ist of August. 1t will
give employment to IS or 80 men aside
from those employed in the mines, It
is the intention to do custom work with
the smelter thus affording a market for
their ores to small mine owners. Sam
lanes has the contract for getting Out
the timber for the mill and will begin
his work at once. The doors, shingles
etc, are now on the ground and wher
once work is begun it will not be man,
months before the smelter is in actua
1
operation.
+ On a. claim owned by the company
adjoining the town of Cuprum am
within half mile of their mill site the.
have uncovered 6-foot vein of pyrites
i Negotiations are now being carried o
!. between the Merritts and the compan
with view to running spur froi
some point on the main line to the CON
pany's mill site for the purpose OF afford
ing transportation facilities.
II. NJ. St. Cyr. who is associated wit
Mr.. Walton, is now in New York cor
fering with members of the Unite
Copper Mines company, and ON his n
turn intends bringing with him dii
mond drill costing $1,000 to be used !
prospecting, thus doing away with u
more tedious and expensive work
: shafts, tunnels, etc--Statesnian.
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PerilS of Winter Prospecting.

Ed. Adams reached this city yesterday
evening from Buffalo Hump bringing
word of the death of Jack Roche in a
snow-slide
Deceased had been working for Frank
Brown, the Hump store-keeper for about
two months. On Friday last he laid off
for the purpose of prospecting and
making a snow location if luck favored.
Roche was seen by several men to
descend steep incline. Agreat quantity
of fresh snow had fallen which overhung
the top of the steep place. Miners shout
ed to Roche that he was working in an
unsafe place, but he gave no heed to
warning, and commenced to dig near
Frank Harnetts cabin.
Roche commenced his work in the
morning and at noon stuck his shovel
| and pick in the snow and went to dinner.
On his return he found small slide
had buried his implements so that
| he was forced to borrow another shovel
to dig them out,
| That was the last seen of Roche or
| Harnett' S shack. Men working on top
of the hill heard muffled roar and saw
moving mass Of snow. The spot where
Roche had commenced working was a
small fiat or ledge half way down the
slope on the north side of the Hump.
paJox. LIarua&te,S SI,a ,,fx, tho incline ha
came exceedingly precipitous. Those
who witnessed the slide, therefore, felt il
useless to search for their unfortunate
comrade at any spot short Of the bottom
Of the steep.
| II was but little time before ten OF
fifteen men were at work with shoyels at
the foot of the baranca, and their efforts
were soon rewarded by the discovery Of
lack Roche's body covered by only two
or three feet of snow. In spite of this
light weiget, however, the unfortunate
man had breathed his last. His lifeles.
body lay at spot four hundred yards
from the place whereat he had last beer
seen working. Eyewitnesses state tina
until half way to the bottom of the hill
Roche was carried on top of the slide
The superstition is that death was caused
by internal injuries resulting from de
ceased being dragged over the packed
surface of the old SNOW with the weigh
of many tons of loose SHOW superimposed
Suffocation also may have caused dealt
although it was but short half hou
from the time the snow ceased to slid
until the body was recovered.
lack Roche was we'll known il
Florence, no man better, having beef
identified with that place ever since tn
camp existed. He was formerly rail
road man, and had worked on the Unio'
Pacific, So far as is known he leaves II
relatives nor was he a member of an,
fraternal order.
Messrs Adams and j. p. Anderso
state that at the time they left the HUMP
Saturday morning, the intentio
was to bury Roche near the camp. =
Grangeville Press.
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Galbraith & Lewis, dentists, Main
It,, opposite Raymond House.

UdlUi dItu q ACWASs uSutiStS, Watu
ST., opposite Raymond House.
The NJ. & A. dinners are the talk Of
the town, and for 2sc.
Per square meal go to the Royal
Restaurant on Main street
The Russell Cash Grocery has the
most complete stock in the city.
Satisfaction guaranteed to all those
who eat at the Royal Restaurant.
The NJ. & A. cafe makes specially
of dinners. aud the price is only 2sc.
II. S. Cox Quitting Co. has received
another lot of new stoves aud Xxi. ranges.
The King Of all coffee is The White
house Java s. Mocha. for sale at Russell S
Cream and Swiss cheeses new in
voice this week at Wildenthaler's.
| -Onr Sunday Dinner will be all that
one could wish. w. S. Restaurant.
| --Cudahy's Celebrated Rex brand oi
hams and bacon at Wildenthaler's.
Try the Royal Restaurant, the besi
short order house in the city.
-Wildenthaler delivers fresh breaf
twice day all over the city. Leav,
orders with the delivery man FOL
groceries.
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A Few
Interesting
Facts. .

When people are contemplating trip,
whether on business or pleasure, they
naturally want the best service obtain
able SO far as speed, comfort and safety
are concerned, Employees of the WIS.
COUSIN CENTRAL. LINES are paid to
serve the public and our trains are
operated SO as to make close connec-
tons with diverging lines at all june
ton points.
Pullman Palace Sleeping and Chair Cars
on through trains.
Dining Car service unexcelled. Meals
served A la CARTE.
In order to obtain this first-clasS service,
ask the ticket agent to sell you ticket
THE WISCONSIN CENTRAL LINES
and you will make direct connections at
St. Paul for Chicago, Milwaukee aud
all points East
For any further information call on any
ticket agent, or correspond with
Jas. {. POND,
General Pass. Agent,
or JAS. A. CLOCK, Milwaukee, Wis
General Agent,
24o Stark Street,
Portland, Oregon.
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l:l|l6I|3f5I||
Route
A Nov
in the Right
DR. CtOn.

IN establishing through tourist car
service from Seattle to Kansas CITY,
the Burlington and Northern Pacific
railroads have made move that is
bound to be popular with the travel
ing public of the Northwest.
1t means that it is now possible to
get aboard a car that will take Won,
without change of any kind from
from any point along the main line
of the Northern Pacific in Washing
ton Idaho or Montana, to Lincoln
st. Joseph and Kansas City
Cars are clean and comfortable
having all the conveniences OF palace
sleepers at about one-third their cost.
Information on request.
A. r. JACKSON, Pass'r, Agent,
Spokane, Wash,
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Inc postoffice Of Buffalo has been es-
s.o'ished. The government eliminated
Tue hump from the name Of the prospec-
i've city at least. Plain Buffalo is to be
,ne name OF the great camp and the resi-
sen's OF the new city resent the use OF
me term hump any longer.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-04-08
Eggs for Sale.

l breed fine birds for pastime, and
benefit to the country. limited num-
Der of orders will be honored, for eggs
for breeding of Black Langshans, Silver
Wyandottes and Black Minorcas
g. 90 for one setting of rs eggs, or $3.50
for two settings of 80 eggs, of all three
varieties.
DR.. W. w. WATKINS.
Moscow, Idaho.
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East s;;;;:;ta. West
The surveyors chain made it the
shortest transcontinental route,

The surveyors chain made it the
shortest transcontinental route.
1t Is the most modern in equipment.
IT Is the heaviest rallied line. -s
Ii has a Rock Ballast Roadbed. =
II eros es no sand Deserts.
1t was built without land grant or
Government aid.
1t is noted for the courtesy OF Its elu-
ployces. n
II is the only line serving meals oiib41as
"A la Carte plan. T.
Through the grandest scenery In
America by daylight.
Attractive tours during season of nav
gation on Great Lakes via Duluth. in
connection with Magnificent Pass. n
ger steamers Northwest and Northland
For maps, tickets and full informa-
ton call on or address or o. r. Il n.
agents, or
C. G. DIXON, Gen. Agent.
Janison Block, corner Riverside and
Mill Sts., Spokane. Wash.
f. j. Whitney, &. P. 7. A., st. Paul
Minnesota.
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Pay for what you want not for what
some one gets and forgets to pay for.
We sell for cash only. Golden Star
Grocery.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-04-08

have retired from business. All those
knowing themselves indebted to me viii
please come forward and settle.
r. Roos.
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large modern house. Lot rpox4oo ON
u IAN street. Also ~ story house east
- Normal. lot 100 feet front. Inquire of
lanes lanes E Eabb, Lewiston Nation Bank
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NOTICE TO WATER CoNsUMERs:-
Don't forget to call at our office on OF
before the 10th inst. and save 25 cents
by paying your water rent.
LEWISTON WATER II LIGHT TO.
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been doing expert work on the upper
Clearwater was summoned to Portland
Thursday to tell what he knows about
passes in the Bitter Root to chief
engineer Kennedy and President Mohler.
The o. r. & n. is manifesting great
interest in the Bitter Root passes. There
is a scheme of extension in hand and
something will develop soon that will
be genuine surprise in railroad circles.
We need more room for Fresh
Groceries-Clothing, Shoes and Dry
Goods must be sold. Golden Star
Grocery.
A wide tract of country between the
Hump and Salmon river has never yet
had stake driven on it, as the snow fell
too early last fall to allow its being
prospected. As this ground must con-
tain the big lodges which have been un-
covered both at the Hump and in the
Mallick district on the river, it will
probably be the scene of some of the
biggest strikes this coming summer
Grangeville Press.
Webb Leasure prominent citizen of
the Occur d'Alene mining district is in
the city.
Sam Duer prominent hotel and
restaurant man from Wallace has been
in the city this week.
Tom Ryan wandered into the district
court room Wednesday and went to
sleep from the effects of too much drink.
He was aroused and did some lusty yelling
and disturbed the court. He was ordered
arrested and Thursday he was fined 500
or so DAYS. He is still doing the days.
A consignment of hoboes was sent out
on the ago freight train yesterday morn
ing
Galbraith & Lewis, dentists, Main
ST., opposite Raymond House.
All who dc sire spraying done this
spring should call on Salvador Marengt
at the S. G. Thompson place who is pre-
pared to do the very best kind OF worl
in this line.
i NOTICE: Have you farm for sale o
for rent or do you know of any perso
holding farming lands that they wish I
dispose Of? If So. please write to an
agent Of the o. R. & n. Co, and he wi
send you circular which will intere'
you.
Watches and jewelry promptly n
!, paired and guaranteed by L. A. Osborn'
at Monkeys.
4 When in doubt where to 60, dine
J the Royal Restaurant.
--Wildenthaier's headquarters for
: kinds Of Schilling's Best goods.
Golden Niagara canned goods. Il
best on the market. at Russells.
! Gold Medal Tea, the choicest blen
:, ON the market, at Wildenthaler's.
: Those who have tried the special b
l. tel NJ. & A. dinners are surprised at Il
n price, 2sc.
. IF YOU want to make the meal e
: ioyable eat at the w. 5. Restaura
Music noon and evening.