davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-19
02o SArlPLE PIECES
MUSLIN UNDERWEAR.

On n special table, commencing
Monday morning, large factory's
samples, used by the drummers, and
I'm almost perfect conditions Ladies'
Drawers, 15c. to -; Gowns, 21c. to
sJj Petticonts, Zoe. TO t2.9Oj Aprons,
DC. to 05c, all being at exact cost of
the factory to make only about
pairs OF each Kind.
SALE OF MEMS sHIRTS-S1 GRIT
FON BRAND, SOC.
The celebrated "Griffon brand"
shirts, made of Percale and Madras,
Numbered, stin bosom open bnck
md fronti 1 pair separate Cuns with
every shirt; not "a shirt worth less
than 81, some worth more, for soc.
Mems Working Shirts, made OF woven
cheyiots, full size and Wen mace, Tor
zoe.
Mems Fxtra-Heavy canton Flannel
Drawers. reinforced seat and 'front.' cut
eXtra-full sizes. for oOo
Mems Fancy WoOlien Mixed sok, natu-
raj wool camel s-hair. and darh-sray'
25c. value. for 1Tc.
Mems Night Robes. made or fancy out
ing cloths, 50 inches long. all sizes. for
THE EXQUISITE HANDKERCHIEF
EXTRACTS OF GELLE FREREs AND
Monsoon & Gle. SELLING REGULAR
LY AT 75c.; SALE AT TOILET CoUN-
TER FOR Csc.
fellows Swansdown. All hnts. &c.
Mennen's Tslcum Powder. II i-zo-
Meade & Bakers Mouth Wash. i5c.
Woodbury's Facial ap. l2c.
Pears Unscentc6 Soap lie.
Oakley's Florida water, ioc.
Lundborg's 75c. Extracts ounce. csc.
Pure Palm-On Soap. eozen, &c.
Genuine Pssse Partout'' all the old
masters, perfectly mounted, with
easeIS or to hang sale ut NC.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-19
FRIENDSHIP HEARTS srrurt~o
SILVER, Toe. ENGRAVED FREE or
CHARGE.

FRIENDSHIP HEARTS. STERLING
SILVER, Zoe. ENGRAVED FREE OF
CHARGE.
silver Friendship Bracelets. worth 81.
SAFE at soc. and engraving free.
french Paste Diamond sunbursts. 9s
crystal Waist Pins. for sc.
tIhese sales at Jewelry Counter)
STAMPED LINEN SALE.
Including some not stamped. and other
Art Embroidery Goods
scnrfs Of Pure German Linen. hem
stitched all around, 2Sc., never
known under zoe.
square Centr-piccr.. bem.,,,ch.a
all around, simply wonderful. nj 20.
Handmade Renaissance Doylies ana
Mats. IOc.
Lace-Edge and Insertion. Centrepieces
made In the converts OF Switzerland:
sale at 75c.
NURSING CORsETs, LONG WAIST.
ONE DOLLAR MAKE, SALE AT SOC.
Misses Corsets; special at 6oc.
The New Bias-Cut Corsets. especially
arranged for the habit-back skirt; sale
at 175.
GLASSES FITTED ny AN oPrIcIAr
who Is n graduate with dIploms). ana
no extra charge for the service.
Solid S-karat Gold Eyeglasses. $40.
The new Goldstte Eye-GIass ana
Spectacle frames. q different styles
OF masterpieces, fitted with genuine
Peri-scopio lenses of my sire, weak
or strengJ special to Introduce, ESQ,
= pair.
allDeuSjIS
TZz7HZZ2zZzzzzzzzzrzn1
EVERYTHING FOR EVERYBODY
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-19
SILKS AS THEY HAVE
NOT BEEN SOLD IN YEARS.

ANTICIPATING THE
IN siLhs-tcruAn BOUGHT TWICE As MANY IN
coNsEoUENTLY GREAT SPECIAL
EEN 4 \
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-19

Special satin Derby Portieres, $3.50
pair.
Special Mercerixed Tapestry SILK
Portieres. 1926.
Two Toned Tapestry Porteres. NID
-air.
IA pairs sample Porteres, swell. elegant
goods, SIS 10 s25
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-19

Hundreds OF dozens OF Mems Cam
er.-yInir, Natural Wool, white
Inmb's-Wooi, and Red Nedicnted
Wool Underwear, with Drawers TO
match, better than cnn he bought
to-day to sell for sij sale nj zoe
ench.
I5c. for Mems Nery-Hesyy Grey
Indershirts.
For use. Meu's Gray and Tan
shirts and Drawers, better than 1904
will buy to-day.
Wriaht's Health Underwear, the
GIastenbury Health Underwear, tho
Two-Lamb brand Red Medtcnted tn-
dcrwear, will all sell for 81. some
OF these are regular sf.oO and si.so
brands
s5c. buys Ladies' SILK and Noo<
Mixed Ribbed Vests.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-19
SALE OF HOUSEWIVES DOMESTIC
GOODS.
The rise in prices has no effect

The rise in prices has no effect
here.
Odd lengths Of the finest Long Cloth.
No. 300, regular l6c. value, for sc.
yard.
42-inch Pillow Case Cotton, heavy, round
thread, free from dressing, lie.
ward
1914 Bieached sheeting for lie. yard.
Full Width Shell-stitched Skirting Elan
mel fOr 15c yard.
32-nch Brown Shaker Flannel, regular
35c. value. for 2oc. yard.
All-Wo0l Red Twtlled Flannel for
I2 &c. yard.
Yard Wide White Wool Flannel, regu-
lar Coo. value, for SOC. yard
White Wool Flannel. with silk hem
stitched embroidery, for SOC. yard.
Plaid Twilled Reps, for children's
dresses. 7-Sc. yard.
20 new patterns OF the Best Flannel
lettes for Sc yard
Woven Flannellettes. small checks and
stripes, for mems shirts, TO-. yard.
Yard-Wde Percales. best quality Black
and White, &c. yard.
Dark Dress Ginghams. plaid and
stripes, Sc. yard.
27-inch Cotton Bird-Eye. soft finish 4oc.
piece Of 10 yards.
Special purchase OF 100 dozen White and
Colored-Bordered Onion LINEN Huck
Towels, OF American manufacture.
l9x3S inches, IL I-2c. each; 81 80
dozen.
Double-Thread Turklsh-Bath Towels. 30
inches long, regular lsc. value, for
IL lie each.
Pure Linen Bleached Damask. 90 inches
wide, 6sc. value for 40c. yard
6S-inch Extra Heavy Scotch Damask
snow-white bleached, sSc., regular 81
quality.
Napkins. 2-inch to match. 50 dozen.
Colored Bordered Frnged Doylies for
10c. dozen.
Bleached Doylies, IS inches square for
zoe. dozen. 81 value
B-inch Al-Linen Bleached Damask
Napkins, double selyedge, 81 dozen.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-19
DRESS GOODS SALES.


54-inch Ziboline, swell, Si.S5 quail
ity.
40 and 5O-inch Cheviots and Plain
Finish Plaids, worth, yard, Sl.%o'
5O-Inch Plain Cbeyiots and cloth
to match plaid. the si.30 kind.
French-Finished BroadcIoths, all
coIOrs.
Imported Ocean serges, in Fast
Blues.
THESE AT T5c. NARDi
40-inch Imported Plaids, extra nm
ish.
48-inch Plaid Covert Cloths, ele-
giant neutral tints. "a fine 81 value.
40-inch Fancy suitings, latest col
ors.
45-inch serges, Chevion, and
Homespuns.
AT Zoe. YARD
ATWOOD DoUBLE-FOLD CHE
VIoTs.
Ar i2 1-2c. YARD
WOOL GERMAN PLAIDs, nearly 40
inches wide, goods that originally
sold Zoe. yard. the most pronounced
bargain of the sale.
At 33c. Yard
Plaid skir,ings, 81 whole pieces,
the very kinds which have been Doe.
and which. with goods going up.
will soon cost more. These are our
latest purchase.
TMO-FACED GOLF PLAIDs-3 sPE-
CIiLs-si.10. $3.50. si.oo.
WOOL MOREEN SKIRTIyGs. 3IIc.
A VERY UNUSUAL sALE-FI3sT
TIME WITHIN OUR KNOWLEDGE
THESE zoe. GOODS SELLING FOR
3TAc. YARD.
4Oc. Innings for lie.
comprising Italian Clo.h. Skirtings
and Tailor Innings. Blacks and Colors,
Stripes and Plaids
All coors French Percalines lOc.
Striped Skirt-Llning sale at Zoe
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-19

Yard Wide Ingram Carpets, Atwood
filling. wholesale price is a lie; our
sale price, soc.
Upwards of thousand smyrna
3ugsi
On inches long and 30 inches wide
Tbe a. ~ patterns. sale at $50.
The $50 patterns; sale at esc.
Wool smyrna Rugs with fringe,
Zoe.
Seamless China Mating, Weighing
10 and So pounds to Roll, sale nt
IL 1-2c. Importers say it's the last
lot of such heavy MattinGs for so
low "A price Wen see for years.
IS-inch-wide Stair Oil-ClOth, 30.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-19

'UR COLLARETTES, OK
Light Gray Lynx Fur, ex-
act style Of above pic
ture. with S tails TO
match: although the price
is very low. they are ser
viceable. as they are
worth about Ave dollars.
Tomorrow ..........l-'oV.
.UR COLLARETTES or
Belgian Fur or Imitation
Seal. 10 inches deep.
much under regular
price .ss.ssss -
'UR COLLARETTES. OF
Belgian Fur, dyed TO imi-
tate sable. with electric
seal yokes. To-mor-
row ..s...... 800. '"".
'UR COLLARETTES, OF
Electric Seal. style OF pic
ture. but not 30 long To-
morrow ..... ......S1.oo.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-19
IF FURNITURE CAN BE MATCHED

% the hundreds who nave
he past two weeks anu inc
,me new additions.
S63 buys nm elegant Colonfhi sue
board. which visitors tell US - ep""i
to the 500 ones elsewhere
AZ $1,000, at s12.4o, nj $3.50 Mt
5000, Mt S2f.3s, at S3f.00, at $i4.0O
there arc sidebonrds bought under
special conditions, and sold at less
nrOft than most merchants care TO
60.
A CARLOAD or IRON BEDS.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-19
CADETS ATIESS THAN FACTORY PRICES


yanced beyond these prices advert
A famous mills make Body Brus-
sells Carpets, to-day's whoies"ie
cost, 9Oc.i our sales price, 75c.
Genuine Hartford Administer 'nr-
nets, to-day's Wholesale price, Sl.%o,
our sales price Soc.
The smiths Company's Wilton vel
vet Carpets, tO-day's WhoiesHie
price, 81; our sales price, 9oc'
The best ninety-cent Brussels Carpets
sale price Goc. .....,..,.
This seasons best makes OF MY cent
Brussels Carpets: sale price, doc
ATWOOD 2-ply carpets tne O" 49,
wholesale price is now 55c; our sale
Yard Wide Ingram Carpets. to-day's
wholesale price, g &C.; our sale price,
ID.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-19
|, 2, AND 3 PAIR LOTS LACE CURTAINS

windows for they Include
Two-Thread Si'oi
WcaVe.s Med lin
Figured rear ur-
Exaci1 pair
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-19
Mail orders filled for anything
vertised here.
A FUR
COLLARETTE
OPPORTUNITY
THAT WILL BE
APPRECIATED.

Not TO know our Fur stock Is not
to be ns well posted on the f"'
question as every woman ought 10
be before she makes her winter p"r-
chase. We give much more atten-
ton 10 the smaller Furs, Collaretes'
anfY.. Sets. &c, than any other Rich
mond firm that we know OF
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-19

LADIES' FLEEtED-hifrD NooiE
AND COTTON HOSE, DOUBLE SOLEs
AND FAsT-BLACKS, IL lac. PAIR,
WORTH 10c.
Ladies' 4O-gauge DoubleSole Black
Hose elsewhere bargain at bc., tor
Dc pair
Ladies' and Children's u l-2o. Black
Hose plain and ribbed. for lie.
pair.
Boys and Girls Heavy Csc. School
Hose, 14c. pair.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-19

SIVer Friendship Bracelets. worth 81,
sale at SOC. and engraving free.
riehch Paste Diamond sunbursts. sI.3s.
crystal Waist Pins. for 80.
llhese sales az JeMelrr CnnntnrA
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-19
A Sale Based on Special Purchases.
OUR GREAT SALES OF

the quantities before the gre o
bought the FACTORY Ua' ' W s
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-01-07

i'll Lewiston that the cold has a
physical effect not felt in other
places. This lie too is harmless,
as the air here is charged with far
less moisture than i'll any other
place i'll the northwest. Here we
have a scientific reiutation of the
kicker's kick. When gagged with
these facts he says the wind blows
here. The records OF years show
less wind for Lewiston valley than
in any other place in the United
States except Death valley OIL the
Colorado desert. So in the face
of these facts the Lewiston valley
climatic kicker is the most redicu-
lous man in the world.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-01-07

The Salvation Army of Portland
is commended by the Oregonian
for its practical work Of reforma-
ton. This organization Jealous
missionaries take the side of the
real sufferers from sin everywhere.
The despairing man without re-
deeming trait to recommend him
to the attention of the ordinary
church worker is approached in
his haunts and asked to reform.
If he is too low down the scale to
become even a decent associate for
good people he is encouraged to
be as decent aid as good as he can
and they will enable him 10 make
Roadway in we'll doing by provid-
ing the means of earning a living
not by hard regulated tasks but by
doing the work that his hands can
do. Farms and workshops and
homes are provided for the pauper,
the hobo and the criminal regard
less of sex or moral condition OF
servitude to master condition OF
sin. The lost scabby sheep that
may have strayed the world over
and never found fold gate open
before, is touched by this tender
care. He may know as thousands
do that the disease of sin has made
him too weak morally to walk
alone, but he is never too morally
sick to tryif the help he needs is
offered. The salvation army helps
many people to moral courage that
had almost persisted. They are
doing the work given into their
hands effectively. Accord these
simple followers of Christ the
honor they have earned.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-01-07

Indian Agent Fisher, like all
good government officials, seeks
for remedies for public evils under
existing laws and rules of the de-
partments by which he is guided
in the performance of his duties.
He plans and theories about the
whisky traffic on the reservation,
but he is really helpless under the
restraining rules of the Indian de-
partment and the United States
department of Justice. The cum
bersomc machinery of the depart
ments promotes this contraband
traffic. The crime is made felony
but there is no adequate provision
for detecting the criminals nor for
the prosecution of those who are
arrested for this crime. There is
no provision for compensating more
than one officer for the whole iuris-
diction Of North Idaho to look af-
ter this class of criminals and all
other United States court and civil
and criminal business. This power
of the Indian agent has been linn
tied since the reservation was
thrown open, SO that he is almost
without resource in such criminal
cases. If the agent had the pow
ers accorded the Office few years
ago he could stop whisky selling
on the reservation. This question
is assuming alarming proportions
and dreadful consequences result
from the illegitimate use Of intoxi-
cants by the Indians. No less
than four deaths have resulted from
alcohol in the vicinity of Lapwai
within a year. Thes- deaths are
nothing less than murder, and the
crime is chargeable to the methods
of government that make the
whisky traffic on the reservation
possible. The source of relief is
the department at Washington.
The existing condition comes
largely from the mistaken policy
of promoting the independence of
the indians, taking them from un-
der the control Of the agent and
not putting them under any other
effective restraint. If the agent
again had power to execute his
we'll known theories of government
in his jurisdiction it would be far
better for the property interests of
the Indians, for their moral inter
ests; and there would be no more
lives sacrificed to King Barleycorn
on the reservation.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-01-07

The case of Mrs Cornelia
Botkin, of California, who stands
convicted of murder in the first
degree, possesses some new
features of Jurisprudence. Mrs.
Botkin sent poison in candy by
mail to woman in Delaware for
the supposed purpose of murder,
the motives being the removal OF
the woman so that the murderess
might win the husband S affections
alter the wife was dead. The
principle involved in the appeal
from the verdict is that California
courts have no jurisdiction over
the case for the reason that the
victim was murdered in Delaware
and the claim was set up that the
WON an could not be taken to
Delaware for the reason that she
had not been i'll that state when
the crime was committed. This is
one of the cases where technical
law may defeat justice. 1t would
be a reform if criminal cases were
subject more to equity and less to
formalities.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-01-07

The war with Spain developed
many Inconsistencies in legal and
commercial instances. Even now
the press reports the purchase of
army supplies in foreign countries
The war department sends orders
for ammunition, cartridges and
powder, to England. AS all emer-
gency this practice might be
policy but not in time of peace.
The factories of this country could
make the high grade smokeless
powder and other explosives just
as we'll as any country in the
world. We have been sending
millions out of the county for
army equigments that should have
been made at home. AS a politi-
cal policy our factories should be
built up for there might be time
when we would not be able to send
abroad for contraband goods even
if we were in danger from foreign
toe.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-01-07

The manufacture of lumber has
invited eastern investments in our
midst recently. All the mills in
the valley are being enlarged, new
ones are contemplated by capital
lists already here, and inquiries are
received almost daily about the OPP
portunities in this line. The tim
Der interests of the country have
advanced very materially within
the past year. The demand for
building lumber products has been
enormous in all the interior north
west. The industries of this par
ticular section have been dormant
since the era of hard times checked
the progress of the country eight
years ago The country then was
in the first stages of development.
The farm buildings were of the
most primitive character and they
have remained as they were then
till all the country at one time has
outgrown them and all era of i'm
provement has set in. On every
farm new houses, barns and fences
are being built, towns and cities
are springing up in every quarter,
and in fact the whole country is
being built new from the founda-
ton. And not only is there big
local demand, but there comes
with railroad connection call for
our lumber in the prairie states of
The middle west, The building
craze has struck the whole country,
in sympathy with the influence
of returned prosperity.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-01-07

The railroad right-of-way tangle
is developing into a perplexity.
The emergency condition perhaps
prevents the pursuit Of a legal
course that might involve delay.
The state courts should have con-
troll of the property interests OF
her residents, be they Indians,
aliens or full-hedged citizens. The
government int, rference OH behalf
Of the Indian is not a good lesson
to teach the Indian by example
nor a liberal policy toward the
state. Whatever rights these
indians have, could readily be ex-
tinguished by the state courts,
and the government never main
tains rights against the public,
therefore the question of govern
ment ownership does not enter
into the controversy. Only the
equity property right Of the Indian
is involved and the state has juris-
diction over the persons and prop
erty ofthe indians.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-01-07

There is but one course for the
legislators TO pursue i'll the regen-
Grafton Of the dead statutes Of the
state. That course is to take up
each separate statute aud put i.
through the law mill, re-grind it,
and deliver the grist. All this talk
Of revision by an unauthorized
code commission is buncombe to
make the people believe the gov
ernor has an idea or a plan. There
is no royal bridge over the work
for the law. makers They must
take up these laws one by one,
read them three times day by day
and vote on them. The governors
pet commission cannot shorten
this routine. 1t may have the
laws printed, or it might make
endless suggestions aud expand
the confusion, but the laws are
just as dead since that commission
transcribed them as they were be-
fore; and it is probable that they
have some more germs Of constitu-
tional weakness injected into
them by this unconstitutional com.
mission.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-01-07
Guardians Notice Of Sale Of Real Estate.

BY virtue VI an order of the Probate court made
on the 9th day Of January, 1892 will in obedience
70 said order, on Saturday. the 9TH day of February
1899. between the hours of II and O'clock OF saii
day al the McDonough farm near the town Of South
wick and county OF Nez Perez, expose at public
auction all the interest OF William MeDoneagh an
insane person N ami 10 certain lot tract Of Land
described follows.
West one half. (tz) OF north east one fourth IN
and south half - of north west fourth Of seq
ton twenty eight, t2e) township thirty eight north
range one az West b. M, containing ore hundred
siXTy acres, more or less.
TERMS OF SALE
The property viii be sold In two parcels the pur-
chaser TO pay ten per cept OF bid lime Of safe and
twenty three and one third per cent on confirmation
by the Couu. he balance OF purchase price 10 Re
paid IN annual instruments. and Two years re-
spec.ively from date of sale. Purchaser TO give his
notes for the sane. bearing interest at eight per
cent per annuH. said notes 10 be secured by mort
gage on the preniists.
Guardian Of the Estate u William MeDonaueb.
Insane.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-01-07

state teachers association, the
state superintendent and the
county superintendent. We must
not recede from our progressive
step of free books nor should we
suffer block to be placed under
the wheel of progress by commit
ment to any theory or system of
books for even two years, The
district or the state that is one
year behind the times in educa-
tional matters is anticipated in this
progressive age.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-01-07
The city council has agreed upon

The city council has agreed upon
anordinance amendment which will
inhibit the sale of merchandise
upon the streets. 1t is very desir-
able that the equity Of this amend
ment should be enforced, but lit
eral construction of the proposed
ordinlnc might interfere with the
sale OF the products OF the local
orchards, gardens. farms and facto-
ries. This feature should be
guarded against, as suoh restric-
ton would discourage home pro-
ductions.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-01-07


According to the government
mint report Idaho produced more
gold in 1898 than Alaska. What
Is more surprising, Idaho increased
her output more in the past year
than Alaska. And better still
Idaho will increase her output in
1899 more than 100 per cent.
Idaho's secondary period Of gold
production is just dawning. With
in two years the Buffalo district
alone will produce more gold than
Alaska has ever produced in one
year or ever will produce in one
year.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-01-07
Contest Notice.

Department of the Interior. United States Land
Office. Lewiston, ldaho. December 9Th, 1928
sufficient contest affidavit having been flied In
tbs ofire by John Right. contestant against Chris
Guiagen, entry 1854. made March liih. 1896. for
Lots ]. 3 and ne. ar. Sc. ar. Sec 81 township 81
nri. w NJ by Chris Guidagen conesiee in which
il IS alleged that, said Chris Guiagen has wholly
abandoned said Land and been absent from the same
for more than six te) months last past. He has
never erected house established residence and
resided UPON said land required by the homestead
laws Of the Un,d States. Said parties are hereby
notified to appear respond ana offer evidence touch
l3rd 1892 before the Register and Receiver at the
United States Land Once in Lewiston, Idaho
The said contestant having. in proper affidavit
filed Dec. 9. 1898. set forth facts which show thai
after due diligence personal service of this notice
can be made, II is hereby ordered and directed that
such notice be given by due and proper publication
CHARLES H. GARRY. Receiver
s. L. Mcfarland, Attorney for Contestant.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-01-07
1t is evident that expansion

1t is evident that expansion has
many friends in the east as well as
in the west. Petitions have been
circulated asking the government
to take over with the Philippines
the Ladrones, Pelew aud Caroline
islands. 1t is claimed that the
natives of these islands desire this
change, the commercial people
desire 1t and say the trade adj
yantages justify the acquisition by
treaty with Spain. This question
is raised in commercial circles, and
it affords strength 20 the political
policy of expansion just at this
time.