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feb25-ts
[TORSES AND MULES.

- Twill receive on February ~
GA, l4th, lot of FINE HORSES "a
NAAND MULES, all ages, 4Ah..<aas
broken and unbroken. Have also fine i'm
ported. full bred Percheon Stud Horse, weigh
ing about 1900 pounds. He is one of the finest
horses that was ever in this section of the
country. He is a sure payer. He can be
bought or dealt for Pedigree of horse can
be seen at my stables.
II. A. SPALDING,
febl1 If Littlestown, Pa.
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TO CREDITORS,

NOTICE TO CREDITORS,
This is to give notice that the subscribers
have obtained from the Orphans Court OF
Carroll county, IN Maryland, letters of ad
ninistration on the Personal Estate of
BASIL T. CLANCY,
la.e Of Carroll county, deceased. All persons
having claims against the deceased are hereby
warned to exhibit the same, with the vouchers
thereof legally authenticated, to the subscri-
beers, on or before the 25th day of September,
1899; they may otherwise by law be excluded
from all benefit of said estate.
Given under our hands this 10th day of
February, 1899.
PERRY F. CLANCY,
GEORGE NJ. CLANCY,
feb25 At Administrators.
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HE HEIRS.

Also at the same time and place, the un-
dersigned, administrators, will sell at public
sale, large variety of personal property, con-
ssting of horses, cows, 6 shotes, hay, corn
and all farming utensils, and household and
kitchen furniture.
PERRY F. CLANCY,
GEO. NJ. CLANCY,
2 A l,,,c
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EOR SALE.
a Small Farm and Mn Property.
Near Hampstead. Md

Property. sstuste one mtie Fast ot hAinp-
stead Carroll county. Nd. u. & II. Division
W NJ. K f., containing 50! Acres Of Land,
iaorr or less. improved wllh
cammadi5us aal convenient 4 =
wsa,arrb5arled dwelling hoass 80. ~
aui an other necessary ont MsaAeIzasxk@
buildings, and all in good condition Also a
small Grisi and Saw Mil, contrasting all the
necessary machinery ia running order; excel
lent wa,gr power. There il about 10 acres
in woodland, and a variety OF fruit trees.
The farm is under good fencing asd under a
good state Of cultivation,
To >uii purchasers the property may be
divided, and the mill property, containing ;
acres VI land, more or less, sold separately.
Terms 70 suit purchasers, For special IA
formation. please call upon az address
THOS. Upton, Hampstead, Md,
or GEO. GROSE, residing upoa the prem
i~.s feb p Il
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| have Just received carload Of West Vir-
ginia HORSES, and will receive Saturday,
March 4th, q carload of GOOD BROKE
MULES, from to 3 years old, and plenty of
single line mules in the load.
H. A. SMITH,
MARI If Hanover, Pa.
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no YOUR DUTY.
Come straight

Come straight to
Westminster Hardware Co.,
for any thing you want in the hard
ware line. Our stock is full and complete
with brand new goods, bought direct from the
Manufacturers with ready cash, and we want
to impress on the people of Carroll and adj
Joining counties that we have the goods at
prices
Lower than Ever Offered Before.
Bar Iron, Steel, Leather. Paint, Oils. Glass,
Shovels. Forks, Rakes, Hoes, MattockS and
Picks, Axes and HatchetS, Scythes and
Snaths. Iron Kettles, Blacksmith FORCES and
Fans, Wood and Iron Pumps, Iron and Gal
vanized Pipe. Barn Door Track and Rollers,
Tubs. Buckets. Churns, Rope, Twines, Cross
Cut, Circular and Hand Saws. Stocks and
Dies,
STOVES AND RANGES.
Fire Place Heaters. Retrigerators. Water
Coolers, Ice Cream Freezers, Window and
Door Screens. Farm Bells.
Blue Flame & GASOLINE STOVES,
Horse and Mule Shoes. Horse Nails, Wire and
Cut Nails. Galvanized Fence Wire and Poultry
Netting. Tnware and House Furnishing
Goods: Whitewash, Horse, Scrub and Paint
brushes. steel Horse ifoN1lIS. Nl>t l''li LIZ
Troughs Grind Stones. Scythe Stones. &c..
Gum Betting. Hose and Packing, Leather
Betting and Lace Leather, Files and RaSps;
Knives and Forks. Plated Ware, Plumbing
and Timing, Steam and Bot Water Heating,
Plumbers and Steam Filters Supplies.
We are sole agents for the county for Heath
4 Miligan Manufacturing Co.'S best prepare,
PAINT and Climax Paste PAINT,
and any one tina, is thinking of painting we
specially ask to call and see Us, a. onr stock Is
complete with a beautiful line 81 colorS.
We have secured the services Of Mr. Ahra-
ham Price and be will be very much pleased
10 have his friends call on him.
WESTMINSTER HARDWARE CO.
mari Westminster, Nd.
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(LEAN SWEEP
Balance % cur eHtire stock aipriees Yea eaa-
not AFFORD 20 overlook

4 LEAN SWEEP
Balance % cur eHtire stock Al prices Yea eaa-'
not afford 90 overlook
Great bargains ia Underwear. a. prices that
Ejll compel yoa 70 bay Less than halfpriee.
Also lot Of fine Wool Oyershigts. former
pg5cc s.. "a to =. 81, nov Sl.O0, Also large
liuc 81 Gloves a. al puces, reduced 10 less
than half price. In Neckwear We can open
your eyos IN prices. Fifty cent goods from
los gr,-good goods and good styles, They
mus. be sold. The balance OF our stock Ct
Hats at less than half pViee-some hrsi-class
STYLES. Our greatest offer IS in our
Suit, Overcoat and
Pants Department.
We have some splendid things to show you;
and wilI sell them at half price, aud, If desir-
81. wiIl make up 50 order IN hrst-class style,
tit guaranteed or no sale. 4 dollar saved Is
a dollar made. Call and examine our stock
and W. are confident we can save you money
and please you. at the old stand, No, 81 West
Main street. Westminster. Nd.
ian2a-ti A. NJ ANDERS.
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lower than Ever Offered Before.
STOVES AND RANGES.
Blue Flame & GASOLINE STOVES,

Fire Place Heaters. Retrigerators, Water
Coolers. Ice Cream Freezers, Window and
Door Screens. Farm Bells.
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EARM AT PRIVATE SALE.

W L. Marker. Clerk.
marI-tss J. y. O. Smith. Auct.
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NOR sALE.--A House end Lot on tn

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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-06-30

q ", Z. W.-Western Star Lodge No. 70. meets
"A meets in Odd Fellows hall, Yaquina, on 1st
aanu 30 evenings in each month. Visiting
''o'hers are always welcome.
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lTNITED .ARTIsANs.-River Dell Assembly
~ 10. w, United Artisans, meets on the end
Feu mednesday nights of each month in odd
tosa tov,iows hall, Elk City, Oregon. Visiting sis
ana brothers are always welcome.
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We have Also direct from Eastern factories bran new
and nicely selected stock of Spring and Summer shoes and
other footwear that simply elegant No one can see
them and not want pair hence, we are showing them
all the time and to them is buy and be pleased
We are also going to tell you the
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Smile
Producers

Is but the phrase to apply new stock of Spring
and Summer Suitngs just received from Chicago 1t is
upo-date in styeand qualities better than now
since the world began. We also have large stock of
Pants and these, too, are PURE CREAM AT BUTTER
MILK PRICES
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OF INTEREST TO
EVERYBODY.

|
Ben Jones and family went to
Otter Rock Saturday.
Collector Crosno went to Yao-
uina Tuesday evening.
Barber bilyeu has opened shop
in the McDougal building.
c. R. Jordan of Portland was in
town on business Monday.
w. Z. Finley of Olympia was a
Hotel Toledo guest Monday.
Altree Bros moved their shingle
machine to Drift Creek Saturday.
Renus Arnold's Racket store
looks neater than ever in its new
quarters.
A force of workmen begun work
on AL Waugh's building Tuesday
morning.
lin Tronson came in from Port
land Monday and went to Siletz the
following day.
Mrs. Geo. Bethers, who has been
visiting her people near Philomath,
returned Tuesday.
The VIM. Mackey place has been
redeemed, w. S. McFadden attend
ing to the business.
w. F. Hoefs, who owns a good
farm near Toledo, is now a regular
reader of THE LEADER.
]. H. Lutz visited Corvallis Tues
day on business in connection with
his Office of county clerk.
R. A. Bensell came up Tuesday
morning and spent the day attend
ing 10 business in the capital.
DR.. Hill, Albany's we'll known
physician, passed on down to
Newport on Tuesdays train.
Dispatcher J. H. Roberts went
below Sunday for day among old
acquaintances at the Resort City.
Messrs c. D. Mccoy of Jefferson;
H. J. Lea, of Portland, and H. A.
Rice of Portland, were hotel guests
this week.
Messrs. Jack Zumalt and Chas.
King, brother of the we'll known
Sol, were in our city Saturday on
some land trade.
Mrs. G. A. Lands, who has been
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Wake
field at their Little Elk home, re-
turned home Saturday.
Miss Lulu Snow is i'll from an
attack of chills and fever, something
which seems to be becoming more
frequent than formerly.
Andrew o. Krogstad, of Philo-
math, was in this city Monday
looking after the salmon cannery
proposition it is reported.
Mr.. Peter Johnson and family of
Wilmar, Minnesota, arrived in Tole
do Monday evening and will soon
purchase a home and become one
of us.
Miss Tina Helgeson came home,
from her visit in Albany Saturday
evening and is now in her ac-
customed stand behind the counters
in the Y. B. M. Co.'S store.
Barber S.. F. Bilyeu returned
from Albany Friday evening to
again conduct the tonsorial busi-
ness in our city. Many of his form
er customers are pleased at his re-
turn.
Jas. Mcdonald, Of Simpson creek,
the veteran goat raiser of Lincoln
Co., was a visitor in Our city Tues
day. His business was the pur-
..1;nr fnr hic home and
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r. A6R-ABE LINCOLN Post No. 6s, meets in
" JoVuo JIuu Fellows hall on the 1st and Sd Satur-
Gays OF each month
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OF Mr. Balm, to be used in securing
tor him pension. Doc. didn't
much relish the trip.
Rev. c. R. Ellsworth. manager of
the Monterey hotel at Big Creek on
the beach, was Tuesday visitor in
our city, coming here to get his
summer supplies. He expects a
good summers business.
Mrs. F. Fremery of Corvallis
came in Monday evening to visit
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Raines.
She will remain here until after the
Fourth enjoying former scenes and
the sight of familiar faces.
Messrs Matt Kirmaer and Barth
Wall, of Astoria are down to Kern
vile looking over the cannery there.
The former is the new owner and
the latter his foreman, and both
were guests at Toledo Hotel Mon
day.
Messrs. Chas. Loomis and Cros-
by Mathews of Newport came up
on Wednesdays train to buy lum-
Der from Mr.. Gregson to make re-
pairs in the interior of Mr.. Loomis'
store. They started home about Q
O'Clock.
The c. and E. R'y will sell round
trip tickets to any point on the road
for one fare on the end, sd and 4th
Of July to return the 9th. This is
your opportunity to go any place
you wish. Don't fail to take ad-
vantage Of it.
The house of David John at Siletz
was entirely destroyed by fire
Thursday Of last week. This was
a great loss to him for it was a good
frme building; much better than
ordinarily seen on farms in this por-
ton of Oregon.
THE LEADER is informed that
no celebration will be held at New
port as 1T stated last wsek. Plans
have been changed and none will
be held, so go where you please.
The Siletz will celebrate, but as yet
we have no knowledge of the char
acter of the program.
Among the numerous deaths
which have occurred al Siletz recent
ly was little Jimmie, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Scott Lane. He was a general
favorite among the Siletz people
and. is greatly missed by them.
Scott and his wife take his death
very severely and cannot be
comforted.
Mrs. S. M. Mason and her son
Charles, of Spring Valley, MINI. :,
arrived in this city Saturday. Mrs.
Mason is sister of Old Man LEAD
Err and comes to this section of
Oregon to look for a suitable home
for her family where fruit and veg
etables are more plentiful and cy-
clones and cold waves are less fire.
quent. They will doubtless remain
during the summer and be Joined
by Mr.. Mason later in the season.
Sam Owen has made discovery
that will be of vast importance to
Eastern Oregon farmers in all dry
seasons. He has found by plant
ing onions and potatoes in the same
field in alternate rows the onions
become so strong that they bring
tears to the eyes of the potatoes
in such vast volumes that the roots
of the vines are kept moist and a
big crop raised in spite of drouth.
Sam tells us that Jack Allphin is
trying an experiment, too, but says
he dnn,t think IFS anv good He
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CITY OF TOLEDO.
CHURCHES AND SOCIETIES.

METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCHES
ITl eS at Toledo on LIST and 81 Sabbaths of
each month at IL o'clock. Sabbath school
every Sabbath at 10 o'clock
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nVG0OD Lodge No. 20, Rebekah Degree, !. o.
~ w. F.; meets at odd Fellows hall in this ci y
inyitana tuesday evening OF each week. Visitors
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Send THE LEADER to friend.
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Wo0DMEN OF THE WORLD.-Pocahont
w lamp No; 800, Toledo, Oregon, meets on
welcome. ''''i'e "eie"oo'' '''""''
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A +, Il A. M.-Newport Lodge No s5, regular
Il vohVOIation on Tuesday on before each full
,ornnon. moon. Visiting brothers are cordially well
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-05-11
Reception to Mrs. Porter.

On Tuesday, the 9th instant, our town
Florence c. Porter of Caribou, president
of the Maine Federation of Woman
Clubs and in the evening of that day a
reception was held at the library parlors.
rendered in the visitors honor by mem
bers of the Woman's Club, SorOsis and
Town Improvement Society. It was u
brilliant affair, beautifully arranged and
most admirably conducted.
The receiving party included, beside
the guest of honor, Mrs. B. F. Eaton,
Mrs. Clara b. Leavitt, Mrs. l.. w.
Weston and Mrs. r. B. Shepherd, and
the formalities of introductions occurred
in the library rooms, which had been
tastefully festooned with bunting, while
potted plants and flowers in profusion
added their fragrance.
During the time allotted to the rccap-
ton proper, the Crescent club GiscOursed
pleasing selections. Following the re-
ception, Mrs. Porter gave a pleasing talk
upon Club Lite" and was listened TO
with much interest and profit
Dainty refreshments were served in
the parlors above, Mrs. Lottie Dow and
Mrs. Grace Wentworth pouring tea and
Misses Mae Dascombe and Louise Cass
serving fruit punch.
The ladies in charge of this reception
were Mrs. l.. j. Addition and Mrs. Lizzie
Merrill of the Woman's Club, Mrs. W.
r. Clifford and Miss Gertrude Weston of
the Improvement Society aud Misses
Elizabeth Webb and Hannah Page of
Soross.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-05-11
BOSTON PRODUCE MARKET.

Neal-Cornmeal is quiet and un-
changed: Barrel Cornmeal, 81 9Oq 70;
bag meal. sta Ssc; yellow graduated,
81 25m4 20. rolled oatmeal siN4 20.
Corn-Corn continues very quiet. with
trade dull here. NJ. yellow, to arrive.
44d44lhc; No. 3 yellow. aga a 44c; track
No. . yellow. 441qC. steamer yellow, 44c,
No. corn. 43l2C.
oats-Oats are very quiet. with the
market easy in tone, though little
changed quotahly: Track fancy barley
373G5Ac. No. clipped, 36l2e. No.
clipped 36n 36l4c.
Hav-Hay Is we'll sustained. straw
steady; millfeed quiet. Hay, Ssnlt
fancy jobbing lots, $l641Sc: ry straw.
SqaIg 80, sack spring bran SIG. sack Win
ter. 81, midd lngs SIS 154 Is 81
Pork and I.ard-Pork and lard are
firm and unchanged: Barrel pork. slou
Is 80. light backs, 81, lean ends, Al4 90
fresh ribs 9c. eorned and fresh Shout
ders, &c. smoked shoulders. 644c, lard.
b1.C: in pals. 6ss u IL, hams, 91aQi lOl4c;
skinned b hams. 9i2c.
Reef-Beef Is tirmer with the shippers
urging statesmen here TO higher prices
or hold the beef. steers. 1t4a824c. bind
quarters. 9u1le. forrquarters. 5lzQ6i4c.
rumps and loins. llml4i2c.
Muttons and Lam hS- Muttons and
lambs are pretty well sustained, with
veals fairly steady. Spriugers. 509e.
fall lambs S09l2s. Rl.ehlou fancy. t6f
i0c; muttons, 7aqc. brighton and fancy
muttons. 7hm9t4C Veals. 6a9e. fancy
Brightons, 9Q1oe.
Poultry-Poultry is quiet with iced
EASY: Turkeys, frozen. 1.Q1Ge, chickens.
fresh, lbQ20e. frozen. lodl4c. fowls
fresh. 10M15e; iced fowls. sl7nl0ls; I've
fowls. l0Hllc.
Butter-Butter is easier Best cream
cry, small lots and pkgs, l9Q i94e north
ern creamery. round lots, iNHlSi.. west
ern, 17laQlSl2e. eastern l7i.dlSlaC.
Cheese-Cheese is firm. Round lots
i212 Q13c; sage. l3tI l3irc
Eggs-Eggs little lower: Western.14Q
l4Ibe; eastern. 14Ql+iac: southern 1Sq
lac; nearby and fancy. l5@20c
Apples-Aples are very firm, with
wholesale prices at: RaldHins s4H5.
russets. So 5oQ4 so; spies, 4Q6, No. ., all
kinds, s3G3 30.
Potatoes-Potatoes are reported lit
tie better In demand: Aroostook and
eastern rose, s0Gs1 per bu, hehrons. S5a
soc; Green mountains. S5G90e northern
and western. i6QS0c; Dakota red. 75c
Jersey sweet s3Q3 % per blu, Bermudas.
k7n7 30 per bbl
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-05-11
A Bug alIoO.

The papers of last week and some of
the first of this week have contained
items TO the Fl ct that big freshet ia
imminent on the kannebec. That the
dam at the outlet OF Moosehead Lake
WAS in great danger from the large body
of water and that it has become neees-
sary TO open the gates 10 let the pressure
off that structure, and more To the same
effect.
1t Is true that the water has reached
the hight at which the custom OF the man.
ayers of the dam is TO let off the water.
1t is done nearly every spring, when the
depth exceeds feet. The water has
been 7 feet. inches this spring.
This dam is from + to 8 feet high the
wings running far In shore, the west
side 247 feet, the east IA feet. There
are Is piers from 10 to 20 feet thick and
8 feet high built of logs aud filed with
rocks. There are IS gates about 3 feet
wide. The dam WAS built 80 years ago,
and has been kept in repair since by an
nual expenditures. During the last ;
years over 1000 have been laid out on
the structure. The dam is owned by the
Kennebec Log Driving Company aud is
looked after very closely for the good of
the company.
The company is liable for fowage
damages at kineo and Greenville, and
because of this, if for no other reason,
the water is let off when it reaches about
7 feet in depth and the hosting of the
gates this year is no indication of danger
from flood. The snow in the woods about
Moosehead is being rapidly meltei by
long continued warm weather and bright
sunshine, and. unless there should he a
very heavy rain very soon, will be turned
into water and find its way to the sea
without an excessive freshet.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-05-11
FOREIGN SUMMARY.

Cardinal Philip Krementz. arch
bishop of Cologne. who attained the car
dinalate In 1893. is dead. He was in
his 80th year.
Connolly of st. John knocked out Ker-
win OF Chicago in theAfourth round of
what was to have been a 20-round con-
test at Chicago.
The German government has tele-
graphed orders to the German consul a
Manila to give pecuniary aid to dis
tressed German subjects In the Phi ip-
pines.
The British hrst-class armored cruiser
Ga,atea has been ordered 10 Iceland,
owing to recent seizures of English fish
ing boats in contraVention of the Danish
regulations.
The Chllian government has received
an announcement of the wreck of
Gillian naval vessel in the straits Of
Magellan No details of the catastrophe
are NJ hand.
Lieutenant General Polavieja. Spanish
minister of war, has cabled to General
Rice. SPANS principal military officer
In the Philippines. an authorization TO
return to Spain whenever II Is eonven-
lent
The municipality OF ManzdIliIo' Nuhii
has purchased an oil painting of Colonel
Petit. military governor of the city and
has hung II in a conspicuous position
In the city hall. with elaborate cere-
monies.
The pope has signed a bull proclaiming
a sacred year of universal jubilee. be-
ginning Dec 70 next. Ills holiness &C
cords plcnary Indulgence to pilgrims to
Rome and other recognized shrines of
the church throughout the world during
1900.
The Hamburg American and Furness
steamship lines have entered into an
agreement under which the Montreal
traffic OF the Hamburg American line
will be placed under the control of the
Furness line on the American side of the
Atlantic.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-05-11
Fires in Arson.

Butler Ledrned's farm buildings and a
set belonging to Fred Mckinney and
occupied by Charles Brown in Arson
valley were burned Thursday. The fire
originated in the Mckinney buildings
and run in the dry grass 100 rais or
more until it reached the other build
ings. 1t is said that Learned had twelve
sheep and lambs and one hog burned.
but considerable Of his household goods
were saved ana there was an insurance
of $500
Another fire running in the woods
north of the trotting park here made
lively work for awhile saturday after
noon. 1t took quite a force To subdue it
which in fact could not have been done
very easily had it not been taken in the
beginning. HE thick underbrush and
pine stumps in the woods, all as dry al
possible. furnished fuel enough 10 Gre
ate great conhagration. After il was
under control large quantity of water
was brought and poured On the burning
stumps until the ire was exiting
There was no wind to speak Of which
was most favorable condition and the
only thing that prevented a sweep of
the wood land.
The fire was thought to have origi-
mated by children playing with matches
in the grass II is very dry and M one
should set fires or carelessly thrown
down burning matches Every condi.
ton should be used that no fire gets
started
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-05-11

II Secretary Long is correct, aud he
ought to be in position to know, the
policy of the administration IN the
Philippines looks directly toward giving
self government to the inhabitants of
that archipelago at the earliest date
practicable, just as soon as they are
prepared for it. OF course Congress
has the power to determine the matter
when il assemblies, whether at special
session or at the regular session begin
ming the first Monday in December, and
President Mckinley purposes to keep
affairs Ia such condition that the issues
shall not be pre- JUDGED by any terms OF
agreements between the military
authorities and the inhabitants. There
fore Gen. Otis avoids recognition of The
Filipino congress and insists upon sur
render as a prerequisite to cessation of
hostilities. We cannot see how reason
able men can object to this policy and
we do not believe any political party will
care to antagOniZe it.