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It is a very ex haustive report and covers compre hensively all the improvements and surveys under Major Post's charge. The report was transmitted to congress by the secretary of war. who snmmar ized its. principal features in his own report. Mouth of tbe Columba river, Oregon and Washington The project for this work was adpoted in 1894. During the year ending June 80, 1806, 138,000.1 tons of rook was added to the jetty which was raised to its com pleted height for a length of about three and a quarter miles (station 63 to station 230). Groins Nob. 8 and 4 each 1,000 feet long were also finished and the main line of the jetty with the exception of about 700 feet at the inshore end, where some additional rook is still required, was oompleted. An elevated traok for use in construct ing the shore revetment which has a total length of 3,676 feet, has been nearly finished. .Soundings taken in May and June, 1806 show that there is now a direot channel over the bar seven-eights of a mile wide and thirty ft&t deep at low water and that for a width of one-half mile the low water channel depth is at least thirty-one feet. Columbia and Lower Willamette rivers below Portland, Or. The pro ject for improving these rivers, adopted in 1877 and modified in 1801, contem plates securing a channel from' Port land to tbe sea having a low waer depth of twenty-five feet. Prior to commencing the improvement the low water depth of the channel was from ten to fifteen feet at the shoalest places. Up to 1891 this depth had been in creased to ninteen feet by the construc tion of dams at Swan island chute, at Willamette slough, and at other sloughs in the Willamette river near its mouth, and of a dike at St Helens and dams at Burke slough and Martin slough in the Columbia river, the effect of these works being aided by dredging and bank protection where most needed. Since the modification of the porjeot so as to secure a ohannel depth of twenty-five feet, dikes have been built by the. port of Portland and St. Johns and Postoffioe bars in the Willamette river, and at Walker's island, Snag island, and Cathlamet bay in the Columbia river. This cor poration has also dredged the ohannel at Swan island and Postoffioe bar in the Willamette river and in the Co lumbia river at the mouth of the Willamette; at St Helens, at Martin's island, at Walker's island, and Jin Cathlamet bay, removing a total of 820,341 oubio yards of material at these points. The work done by the United States has consisted in extend ing the dike at St Helens, in construct ing a dike at Martin's island, in tbe Columbia river, in dredging the chan nels of both rivers at various places, and the removal of snags wherever necessary. Daring the year ending .Tune 30, 1896, the dike at Martin's island has been thoroughly repaired, and dredging has been carried on to maintain, and, as far as praotioable, to increase the depth of the channel from Portland to the sea, the total quantity of material removed being 423,372 oubio yards. In the Willamette dredg ing was done at Postoffioe bar and at the mouth of the river, and in tbe Co lumbia river, on the bars at Hunter's point, at Martin's island, at Pillar rook, at Walker's island, and opposite Astoria. Vessels drawing twenty feet can now pass over the shoalest plaoes at low water, and, by taking advantage of the tides, vessels drawing twenty three feet of water or more can come to Portland without difficulty. Co lumbia river between Vancouver, Wash., and the mouth of Willamette river The project for this improve ment, adopted in 1892, provides for the construction of a low dam across the slough on the Oregon side of Hay den island to increase the volume of water, and by the additional scour to remove a troublesome bar in the main channel. Work daring the fiscal year has consisted in dredging the bars on tbe notrh side of the island for the re lief of navigation, tbe depth on these bars having been inoreased from nine feet to thirteen feet at low water. Willamette river, above Portland, and Yamhill river, Oregon At the time of the adoption of the present pro ject, in 1878, tbe mouth of the Yamhill river, forty miles above Portland, was the head of low-water navigation, with a draft of two and one-half feet The project of 1878 contemplates the improvement of the river by the re moval of obstructions and tbe construc tion of dikes to contract the waterway at shoal plaoes so as to secure a navig able channel for light-draft boats from Portland to Eugene, a distance of 172 miles. This project was extended in 1892 to include the removal of obstruc tions in tbe Yamhill river from its mouth to MoMinnville, and by the river and harbor acts of 1892 and 1894 allotments of $3,000 and 12,000, re spectively, were made for the purpose from tbe appropriations for improving the Willamette river above Portland. During the past year snagging opera tions have been continued from Port land to Eugene on the Willamette river and to McMinnville on the Yam hill river. Amount that can be profit ably expended in fiscal year ending June 30, 1897, $25,000. Waaklngtoau Davenport wants a new town balL The construction of the new Catho- lio ohuroh at Marysville has been com menced. It is reported that an electrio light plant will be put in at Stella to light up the water front Hanson's Ferry Is to have a two story building, the lower floor to be a postoffioe, and the upper story to be a public hall. Tbe Commercial Club at Everett is to publish pamphlets descriptive of the place, 20,000 ooplei of which are to be printed in January. Tbe Asotin flouring mill, recently burned, is to be rebuilt on a larger plan. Tbe work of rebuilding will be commenced shortly. Tbe New Whatcom oounoil has been petitioned for a franchise by the B. B, & E. Railroad Co., to build a bridge and single traok railroad. Tbe motive power to be steam or electricity. The prospective owner of the Ta ooma, Lake Park & Columbia River railway has arrived for the purpose of looking over tbe road with a view to extend it through the Cowlitz pass. The North Yakima Commercial Club wants the .Northern Pacific to put up a new depot building there, adequate to tbe needs of that section and in keep ing with its commercial importance. it is reported that a oharter has been applied for from the Columbia river to the Kettle river district and that the road will be built next season. The Canadian Paoiiio is reported to be back of the enterprise. One of tbe biggest jams known in the Skagit for five years occurred re cently. Loggers claim that 16,000,000 feet of logs came down. The river was filled so solidly for three hours that it oould be safely crossed. Iron ore has been brought from the Conner mines near Hamilton to Ever ett to be tested. It is rumored that the tests have proven satisfactory and that soon shipments at the rate of ten carloads per day will oommence. It is now understood that the agent of the Boston capitalists, who thought of advancing funds to complete the Blaine & Eastern have decided to re port unfavorable, because of the scat tered oouditiou of the subsidy pro posals. Eastern orders have taken a sudden sump and the shingle trade is at a standstill. For the past three weeks little or no business has been done by the dealers than to plean up the orders on baud. The situation of two months ago is reversed. The new gymnasium of the uni versity of Washington offers unexcelled facilities for athletio training. The number in attendance at the oollege this year is somewhat smaller than last year, owing to the standard being raised and two departments, musio and art, being dropped. ' The supreme oourt has sustained the position of the capital commission. This removes the last barrier to the board awarding the oontraot The de cision was written by Judge Gullen and is concurred in by the entire oourt A call for a meeting of the commission has been issued and new bids will be doubtless called for. The loggers of the Sound, controlling about three-fifths of the output have held a secret meeting for the purpose of forming plans with whioh they oan compete with mill-owners. They in tend to put an end to excessive compe tition by combining with an establish ed and uniform price and olassifioation, and by amioable agreement of the mill owners to secure advance of prices whenever the condition of the market warrants it. Idaho. James R. Sheldon, a pioneer of Lew if ton, is dead. Five thousand rabbits were killed at a recent drive at Oakly. The Presbyterian ohuroh of Boise has deoided to erect a parsonage. The Albion State Normal school will be oompleted about tbe first of April. The state treasurer has given notice that the capital building bonds Nos. 26 to 60 are now payable by him. Two or possibly three new steamers will be built on the Kootenai for pass age between Bonners Ferry and Lake Bounds next spring. Since the opening of the Nez Peroes reservation 607 homestead entries have been filed. At present few filings are being made, but the land office officials expect a grand rush in February when tbe date approaohes for the expiration of the ninety days' preferenoe right given to the first actual settlers on tbe land, A special agent of the treasury has disbursed in payment $50,000 to the Nez Perce Indians. It is estimated that 848 native Nez Peroes have died since the Fletcher allotment of lands was oompleted in 1893. The births are recorded to the number of ninety four. These statistics show the des tiny of this favored Indian tribe. Montana. Montana cattle sbpiments for 1895 is placed at 225,000 head. The cattle re ceived compared with 1894 will prob ably show 700,000 decrease. Tbe report that scab had gotten among tbe sheep on the Marias proves to be untrue. Commissioner Miller and others have investigated the mat ter, and found no trace of tbe danger ous disease. Sheepmen report their herds perfectly clean. tie port of Cnban Defeat Confirmed. Madrid, Deo, 26. A dispatch from Colon, province of Matanzas, Cuba, confirms tbe report that Spanish troops routed 4,000 insurgents on the Cal mena river. One hundred of the enemy were kilfed. There is danger that the prevailing price for cotton will tempt planters next year to abandon, to a considerable ex tent the safe plan of raising abundant home supplies. NEW FARM INDUSTRY FLAX-RAISING WILL RECEIVE SERIOUS ATTENTION At the Hands of Northwestern farmers Whatfloin Boord of Trad Kn courages the liaising of Flat Fibre on I'uget Bound. Success in flax culture for fibre de pends upon thoroughness and atten tion to the lesser details of practice, sayi tbe Montana Stockman. Three things are essential: A most careful selection of the soil, with a thorough soil preparation and fertilizing; the use of the best seed that oan be pur chased; and, lastly, careful and intelli gent handling and manipulation of the crop from the time the flax is pulled until the straw is ready for the opera tion of cleaning or scutching. Only the first two considerations interest the farmer, the third consideration belong ing properly to the manufacturing side of the industry, although some foreign flax farmers do pull and ret their crops. The Belgian farmer selects a deep and well cultivated soil that is not too heavy, experience proving that in a dry, calcareous soil (he stalk remains short, while in a heavy clayey soil it gives greater length, though at the ex pense of finer fibre. In Ireland, any clean land in good state of fertility that will produce a good crop of wheat, oats or barley is considered suitable fur flax. On heavy soils the Dutch seed is thought to give the best results, while Riga seed is sown upon the light or medium soils. Recent experiments in our own country have demonstrated that the heavier soils, when well drained and of proper fertility, are preferable to lighter soils, known as saud loams. But more depends upon soil selection, where reasonalbe care has been exercised. Among the favor able toils mentioned in the report of the agricultural department experi ments are "dark, rich, loamy day," "heavy clay loam well drained," and " soils varing from sandy loam to the heavier alluvial of the timber lands. " Iu general terms, a moist, deep, strong loam upon upland will give the best result. Will Flax Pay. Will flux-raising pay? The Montana Stockman says: "Well, we should say so. A yield of from two to four tons of flax straw and from fifteen to twenty-five bushels of flax seed oan be raised to the acre. Hackled flax sells in Boston at from $370 to $800 per ton. Scutcher flax fetohes from $180 to $600 per ton and the seed sells in Chicago at 90 cents per bushel. Dr. Thornton says that a necessary plant to haokle flax oould be put in for $11,600 and expense aooount of $28,000 for the first year, a total of $40,000, the net profit on whioh would be $31,360. This is important to Teton county, if true, be cause the farmers oan raise flax to beat the world. It grows wild there. A Remunerative Crop, The Whatoom board of trade says: "We have demonstrated to the satis faction of the linen manufacturers of the country that flax fibre of the finest quality can be grown on Puget sound and we feel oertain that flax will be the leading and safest crop of our farmers and the most remunerative. "In Whatoom oounty eaoh aore yields four tons of flax straw, whioh makes one and one-third tons of soutohed fibre. For this fibre, properly prepared, there is always a ready mar ket at prices ranging from $140 to $800 per ton, according to quality the bet ter the quality the greater the demand. "Besides fibre, eaoh aore produoes fifteen bushels of seed, worth from $2 to $3 per bushel. "The cultivation of flax and prepara tion of the fibre requires the greatest care and skill, and we advise farmers without experience to sow flax in small quantities the first year, and to grow none at all exoept for seed, unless ar rangements are made to properly ret and soutoh the fibre. For seed part of the flax should stand still fully ma tured. "We recommend the building of co operative soutch and oil mills. A scutch mill will cost from $300 to $500; an oil mill is a trifle more ex pensive. "Further information oan be ob tained from the secretary of the board of trade, with whom all persons desir ing to grow flax next season should immediately correspond in regard to seed. "Farmers' bulletin, No. 27, relating to flax culture, oan be obtained free from tbe United States agricultural department" . .- Grafting Kxperlmenta. Experiments in grafting tomato oions on potato stocks, as well as potato cions on tomato stocks, have often been carried on in this country. Of ooarse, in tbe latter case, tbe tomato roots do not produce potatoes, bat the tomato grafts may bear potato flowers and seed. In a lecture on po to toes, deliv ered before the Royal Horticultural So ciety lately, Mr. A. Buttons spoke on a plant graft on a tomato, in whioh the plant, after having produced a truss of flowers and several berries, seemed to have determined that it was its peculiar duty to produce tubers, and, therefore, several of these were started from the axils of the leaves. A picture of this plant showed half a dozen good-sized tubers growing along the stem. In ordering trees for planting, select tbe two-year-old apple, pear and plum trees instead of three and four-year-old trees, as they almost invariably have more fine, fibrous roots in proportion than do the older trees. The most extensive planters prefer to plant young trees. FINANCIAL OUTLOOK SCARE PRODUCED BY MENTION OF WAR ABOUT OVER. The Wall Street Panic Knded-Reallalag Rales Cause a Retrograde Hovemetst American Beeurltlea Advancing In the English Market. New York, Deo. 26. The stock mar ket opened in good tone, with speoaia tion very brisk. There was good buy ing, in whioh foreign houses Wen prominent, and nearly all aotive liata made rapid advances. Some realising sales caused a retrograde movement, and declines were recorded from i to per cent The market, however. was fairly steady, and there were indications of panicky condition. The depression whioh came on thai market at 10:16 continued about half an hour, the extreme decline being ia sugar, whioh foil cents. At 10:15 prioes were again moving upward, Pullman selling at 6 per cent and others at from to 2 per cent adavnoe. Money has ranged between 6 and 25 per cent on actual transactions, but at one time was 86 per cent, with n business. The rate at noon was per cent, and at 12:50 $200,000 watv loaned at 20 per oent Loans have beam made on dividend-paying stock at t per oent Gould, Hall & Company suspended today as a result of the slump in the stock market Friday and Saturday: The firm is a small one, and the ana pension had no effect on 'change. The London Stock Exchange. London, Deo. 26. At 1 o 'dock this afternoon there was less exoitement oa the stock exohange, but the market was still unsettled. There was a disposi tion to take a more hopeful view of the Venezuelan question politically. but grave apprehension is felt regard ing the flnanoial outlook of the United States. There was not muoh improve ment in foreign government seonrities. The American railroad market, whioh was very excited at the opening, was quieter at 1 o'olook. In faot the pan icky feeling seems to have given wsy to one of more confidence. On tke Liveprool and Manchester and Glasgow stock exoahnges the tone showed s marked improvement and prioes for American seouirties were steadily ad vancing. Await Further Mews. London, Deo. 26. The afternoon pa pers today, comment editorially at length on the Venezuelan matter, bat their remarks are on the flnanoial rather than the politioal phase. While, there is no abatement of expressions of belief that the ground taken by tht United States is untenable, the torn is altogether more pacific Yet then is considerable display of satisfaction at flnanoial difficulties in the United States. Business during the day was exeed ingly quiet on the exohange. Operaton generally were disposed to await fur ther news from the United States. American stocks, however, closed steady; Braailians particularly heavy. STRATHNEVIS IS SAFE. The Diaabled Steamship Baa Reaahod Fort Townsend. Port Townsnd, Wash., Deo. 27. Tko steamship Strathnevis, which sailed from Tacoma Ootober 12 for the Orieat. and was about given up for lost, ar rived in port at 10 o'olook last night, in tow of the steamer Mineola. The officers report a remarkable voyage, oa filled with dangor and privations, and Monday afternoon last all hope of sav ing the vessel was abandoned, and life rafts and boats were manned, and pre parations made for leaving the vessel, as she was in imminent danger of" drifting ashore on Destruction island, where certain death stared them in tbe face. Now that the Strathnevis is safe, grave fears are entertained for ths safety of. the Australian steamship. Miowera, whioh had tbe Strathnevi in tow for five days. The captain of tbe Miowera personally assured the ohief officer of tbe disabled steamship that his vessel would stand by at all hazards to render assistance in saving lives. Ten miles off Cape Flattery last Friday afternoon, during a violent gale, the two steel hawsers parted suddenly, and the Miowera disappeared in the storm. Tbe Miowera had tha Strathnevis in tow five days and had exhausted the larger part of her fueL The master told the captain of tne Stratbnevls that the Miowera would have to return to Pnget sound far ooal. Floods la Indian Territory. Wagoner, LT., Deo. 26. The Grand . river flood continues to rise and now averages a depth of seventy to eighty feet in the channel. Great desolation is being caused. Houses, wsgons and farm animals of all descriptions are seen floating down the torrent Men and women were found in the tree tops today, where they bad been for thirty- six hours, without shelter or food. They were rescued by a party in boats. One woman was seen in s wagon box, going down stream and calling; for assistance, but so rapid was the ear rent that nothing oould be done to sava her. PHELPS ANO LINCOLN. Tbe Two Ei-tflnlster to England em Visit Veneanela. New York, Deo. 27. A special to the World from Washington says tha president has tendered plaoes on tha Venezuela high commission to Edward J. Phelpbs, of Vermont, and Robert T. Lincoln, of Ilinois, both ex-Ministers to England. Their acceptances haa not been received, and the third piaoa on the commission will not be filled1 until Mr. Pbelphs and Mr. Linoola accept