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1MWHERN li nAninn m PACIFIC RY. u N 8 Pullman Sleeping Cars Elegant Dining Cars Tourist Sleeping Oars rT. PAUL MINNKAPOl.l IHILIJTII FAIUIO OKA Nil f(lHK W1NNI PEfi HKI.KNA and TO HUTTK THROUGH TICKETS TO CHICAGO -VVAMIIMOTOM IP H I LAIIKLI'HIA BW YOUK KOHTON and all a'OINTH KA8T and BOOTH. Far Information tlce eardi, tirkeU, call on or write aapt A. D. CHARLTON, . Asst. Gen. Pass. Agent. Portland, Oregon SSft HUrrlaon 8tret, Corur Third. BMfi hi E. McNEIL, Keceirer. TO THE . EAST GIVBS THE CHOICE OP TWO TRANSCONTINENTAL ' ROUTE S VIA VIA UNION GREAT NORTHERN RT. SPOKANE MINNEAPOUS AND ST. PAUL PACIFIC RY. DENVER OMAHA AND KANSAS CITT WW RATES TO ALL EA8TERN CITIES OCEAN STEAMERS LEAVE PORTLAND EVERY S OAYS FOB SAN FRANCISCO For full details call on or address W. H. HURLBORT, Gen'l Pass. Agent, Portland, Ok Train arrive aud depart l orn Portland an 1" p't-No. 2-For all Ka.tern noiott ....T:1J r Mn ilfrr.ni the Kant.... ..8:30 No. 7 Krora The uallei 6:00 P. EAST AND SOUTH VIA The Shasta Route OP THB MOUTHERS PACIFIC CO. Bxaren Trains Leave Portland Pally. TSu"thTi North. r.U. :SAP.. 10:4la.M. Portland Oregon City Ban Kraaciico Ar Lv Lv 8:10 A. M 7:23 i.a 6:00 r. M The above trains stop at Kast Portland, Oregon Oily. Woodburu, Salem, Turner. Marion, Jetler nu. Albany, A'uauy Juuotion, Taugeut, Sheilus Halsey. Harrwburg, Juuutlou City, Irvlug, Kugeue, Creawell, Uraiua. , KOHI5BUKO MAIL DAILY. 8:30 a. h. :27 a. if. 1:20 r. . Lt Lr Ar I'urtland Oregon City Koaeburg "PSSKVGKR Ar I.v Lv 4:40r.M :Hr.u 8:00 i. 8ALRM DAILYT 4.110 r a 4:49 P Lv Lv Ar Portland Orrcon City Salem Ar 10:15 AM LV S:27 A tf 8:00 a a Lv DININO CAES ON OGDES EOOTK. PULLMAN BUFFET 8LIMPEBS AND SECOND-CLASS SLEEPING CARS Attached to all Through Tralna. TC.fil niTialoa. K.I.M. pOKftAND and COBTALLJB AlLTKAIR PA1LV(CSPTUHDAT.) 7:30 A. U. IMS P.M. I. Portland ArlMOP.M Portland Arl Lvl Ar CorTallis 1:00 P.M. . iih.minil Corvalilff connect ritb train of Oregon pa-lBcJftallroad; iVfaaasTaAiic PAii-TlticiPTannnATJ ISp.M.IK MlnnTllle LtU:A.H THRO UO H TICKKTS TO aix ronm m th XASTCR5 STATES. nA!Al)A AND ICllOPI Can be obtained at the loweat rate from U HMttt, eat,Oregoa City - v KnftF.R?. - ' ait. G P F. .r. PortlaDd. oi. llu lu Vatn. Dirl you ever wateli u dog gnw? For thoroughness uud riillro ulmoiico of uf- fflctiiMuii iiiidnwekhliiiiiiefiioi'iliiiM Inure iH nothing hku H. Wlwii u dug KiiiM-M, lio doesn't w rcw Iiih face into uJJ aorta or onimtuful tlnipcH lu uiK'Uclcuvur Ut keep bin imititli slim wini liiri jawNWiilu oiihii. Null her ine4 liu put IiIh piiwup to Inn fuco in 1111 iiiinlDui'tii! wuy, wlnlo gaping u uuitnihli, uh it wrru. ro; wbi'ii ne Bupt'H in in pi-iwu wiiiM R iirni ui"i wIioIh world ml riiiiiu lu till: rhow. il bruceH lnuiwlf linuly on Inn furo rent, Btretcbi'H out Iiih nock, ilnpri'Mm-H his litmd. uml lii lawn open with Btunciul moderation. At llr.T it 1h but tin cxuuKriilt'd Rnn, bat wheu the gupe in apparently uwom DliHluvl the ilu turn out Ills elbows, open biH jaws another 4o lerwH wul- Iowa au iu.JKUiuiy uiiiib py u mhiuoii uua convulsive uiovmn,,... curl up bis tongue like tlio puiul of u liner lily uurt ibntM biH jaw together with a wmp. Thou lieiwsiinits u uruve and content- ed visuge, u is emiuiutly becoming to one who bun perfoniu'd it duty hucciwb- folly uud couHciuutiouHly. PuurHou'i Weekly. Lanker Tmni "ti-lnlta. Stelnitz writes to bis adopted duuah ter, Miss Hedwig Steiuitz, from St. Pe tersburg. Unit be uud LuHker have prno Hr-nliv Birrnnd niHiu all points respecting tbe acceptance of un invitation from the Moscow ChesH club to play a match for tbe championship of the world ill that eity. They ftuve. However, ueeu ussea io postpone the beginning of the contest to Seotember. principally on account oi me coronation feHtivities, which are to take pluce in Moscow in May. Daren For Bandaom Wldowa. Galien, Mich., bus a monopoly on widows, while widowers and baclielors do not live there. Witbiu a radius of lens than bulf a mile 24 widows can bo minuted, all of them with Hofflcient ! coma for their support. Neurly all of theHA relicts are orettv and still on the sunny side of life. Another interesting feature of (J u lien is thut oia tuaias uo not abide tbere, and a close search of the village does not reveal one. Ouioa- go Times-Herald. For the Willie Hoya, A midnisht vaudeville club is tbe la test thing in the pleasure chasing line. It is beiua organized by those young and old men who prefer amusement to bIpiih. Accordiua to circulars lulling in to the hands oi people wnoare Buppoaeu y , . . i l t..Art -V,o unlinmo ia fn iTeTspi-vaVie ;"r?ormu"n. nightly from 10 p. m. to 3 a. m. - Any- i . au bAAna t ft a nrtra nnr ni iihii i hnrn shnnlrl oateh on. New York Cor. PiitKhnrg Dispatch. iiMUTrn AM inCWhocnthlnk VVHI1 1 tU-nil I wi-r.ol eonie Bimpi. thing to Patent Protect jyour ideuthei 'may bring you wealth. Write JOHN wBpDKR. BUKN O) JU., f ateni Aiujrneya, ttbw-ukwu, D. Q.. tot their luv prue ounr. TO COIfOUI-ZPTXVJCa In. ondentaned having been rejtored to Sj&rTwr that dread dlneaneioniu-iHiiou, i. USSi f illy nend (free of charge; a copy of the prescrlp- ConaumpHon, Anthinn. Catarrh, I""'" tla and all throat and lung Maldi. He knn.. ..n ,mflY.rni will trv hit remedy, aa It u i..ii,io Thn rimlrinf the nreacripuon, which will com mem nnunui, uu uij - bleating, will pleaeauureaa. Raw. Edward A. Wilson. 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Vvausaui, S1 itfuadway, kuw a W. T Sclentiflo Americas p Agency l0 l" . -s .J I TTtt (V M T- in the Pacific States. ClhNDKNSKD BUlniKT OK NEWS Prom A II the Cttlra mill Towns of the fitoltla Btata ud Tarrltorlae Waahlngtou. , The IIwhoo Journal says an tbe traps tbere are fishing but two. AIL. IT.. nlrn nunltllli hati flunked of Mlmon aUeady. - - P" "-,7r" cationa irom ivu t- Fifty-five bog were Bold in Watts- hurg last week, their aggregate wonju being 21,025 pounds, potatoe, gre worth $1 1 a tou now at yaimili a. few weeks ago they weie a drug on tbe market at $1. Horseboyera have been in Ellensburg for a week. They have found Horses that were suitable for their purposes. Tbe Washington fishermen along tbe nolnuibia are talking of i tar ting a talking or starting oannery, to be run on tbe oo-operative basis. owners of Long Beach cottages ghonld ke notioe that PaoiBo county taxes are due ana payame. wj was tbe last day of grace. The owner of the cable ferry at Northoort makes on an average $100 a day, and grumbles because be does not do better, says the Walla Walla States- man. Colonel 8. W. Scott, of Seattle, an inspector of militia, tens me waua Walla Union that tne state iroupa re still oamped on Sand Island, wnion is important, if true. -.j,0 pai0use Baptist Association will meet t Spokane June IB, i, au ana Lj Tne committee of arrangements UntioiDates a large attendanoe and m08t interesting occasion Petitions addressed to the president and oongress, ; asking Mat i.buu.uw acres in the Olympio mountains be set aside as a forest reserve, are being oir oulated in Taooma by the uazamas. Bert Parton, of Toppenish, has a hprrl of 700 hotrs in the hills of Yakl ma. This is probably the largest nera of porker. in;Central Washington i( not in tue - --- rHriuu tjauouud - 1,300 head. C. O. Brown, has a oat at-his home in aoldendale wbioh is suckling tnree T0n squirrels, wbioh were caught " . - " sha , Hnf near town, one also snoKies one ten, the others having been killed to make room for the tqulrrels, says the Sentinel About ten months ago Port Town send ratified all outstanding warrants and ordered the issuanoe of landing the amount of 158,000 to cover tne inaeDteanoHH. iu wiiju fused to sign the bonds, but has now, nowever, consented to do SO. PrinciDal Thorn and Mrs. A. Dior nnsnn have been re employed for the next vear. This waa owing to tne re dnotiou of wages and the shortening of the term to six months. The prin cipal is out down to $65 a month. The soring round-up near Pasoo dis closed the faot that great raids have hnn made on the stock belonging to the rauohera in the neighborhood of WaHbtnnna bv a sans oi rustlers, nr. Henrioh has lost 100 head of valuable animals. The rustlers always take tbe marketable animals, leaving the scrubs behind. TO. J. Rvker. postmaster at . Book . . rinooln COontT. has resigned and siahaa the office disoontiuuea. ne baa been instructed by tne postomoe department at Washington to inserts local in the nearest paper published of his intentions to resign, and have tne office discontinued, aa there is no one in thn vioinitv willing to aooept tne loffloe. Tbe contractors on the Port Orohard dry-dook have reoeived a ietter irom E O. Matthews, ohiei oi tne oureau ui wards and docks of the navy aepart ment. and whioh waa approved by Seo t.n nf thn naw H. A. Herbert. The letter expresses the highest oommeuda tion for tbe work done in tne construe' tion of the dock, and is expeoted to si lenoe oritipism of the dock. The tl.000 lioenseii proving too much for the Yakima saloon men, and the Herald says tne saloon men feel deeply grieved, and say that, while thev oar tne Heaviest license in iue state, thev are dosed up on Sunday, to the profit of drug stores, wnicn Dav no lioense. It is conceded that by tbe end of the year not over three aa loons will be carrying licenses, a loss of revenue to tbe city of $1,000, About $8,000 was paid out last week by J. B. Dawson, reoeiver of the Bel lingham Bay bank, to tbe depositors to whom 15 per cent dividend bad been rlnnlarmi. This was a little over half the whole amount of the dividend Tbere was $5,000 cash on hand at the close of the bank and about $10,000 has been collected since. The amount due the depositors altogether - ia nearly 1 100.000. A short time ago an assess ment of 100 per cent was levied on the stockholders, and this is expected to place considerable more funda at tbe disposal of tbe receiver. Oregon. The Linn county pioneers will bold their annual meeting in Brownsville, June 10, 11 and 13. Several young men of Knappa bave sppliel for a three years aervice on tbe battelsbip Oregon. Herrick'a oannery at The Dalles, re- Progress and Doings oelved nine tons of salmon recently, tbe best haul so far this year. Tbe Methodist oougregatiou of Hood Klver oilers the tabernacle and the lot on wbioh it stands for sale at $300. A nutnbor of new cottages are in course of oostruution at Beaver Hill. Tbe town's population is a little over 700. Willamette valley strawberries are ripening, while Grant county straw berry vines are covered with beautiful blossoms. Some miscreant has out down the flag on Rust's opera bouse, Baker City, for the third time lately. Tbe mana ger offers $50 for tbe perpetrator. D. C. Kruntz has been buying cattle in Coos county for Emery & Hutchin son, of Douglas county. He has been successful in getting 70 bead of tine stock. Tbe John Day valley ia surely ex periencing a potato famine, and "mur phies" are not up to f 1 a bushel in that "tbe best potato country on earth." Rofus May, who lives on tbe head waters of Mill creek, in Umatilla county, is undergoing a short incarcer ation in tbe oonnty jail for killing fish with dynamite. Baer, who is held for murder of the book agent near Izee, in Grant county, will remain in jail until the October term of oourt, as his case oould not be beard at tbe lute term. Dnring the commencement at the Ashland Normal School from June 6 to 11, Dr. C. H. Chapman, of the uni versity of Oregon, will lecture before tbe literary sooieties of that institu tion. The Perry mine was sold in Baker City last week to C. C. Stratton, of Cbioago, 111., for $11,500 in oash. The mine ia about six miles east oi Baker City, and is an extension of the Raohel mine. A number of miners who lately ar rived at Beaver Hill, from Kansas, are so pleased with the wages tbey are making and the prospects in view that they have written to their friends to oome out, so the Coos Bay News says. Probably the laregst shipment of eggs ever mane irom any point in Benton oonnty was that last week irom Liverpool landing, by the steamer Oypsy. Tbe shipment consisted oi lav oasea of 86 doaen to tbe oaae, or 6,473 eggs. The sawmill being built on tne Breitenbush river, near Detroit, will be eanipped with both oiraular and band saws, and will have a battery of four boilers. It is expeoted that the oiroular saw will be started up in a few days. One of tbe biggest enterprises up tne Santiam is the big sawmill oi the ttn terprise Sawmill Company being built near Berry. lt will have a capacity of 125,000 feet a day and California trade will be depended npon, good rates having already been obtained. The work on tbe telephone line be tween Silverton and saiem is neing pushed rapidly, with a large force of men. Tbe holes for the poles are all dug from Silverton to the poor farm. f tbe weather is favorable, tne poies and Wires will be placed in position in a few days. Hnntinston is lively by reason or tbe large number of sheepmen, shear era and others drawn thither, awaiting tbe commencement of ahearing, abont 86.000 head of sheep being within three miles of that town to be shorn of their fleeoes. Tbe sheep bands are for the most part from Harney oonnty, but one or two bands are owned in Baker oonnty. Hermann Leopold, tbe Athena blaos: smith, met with an aooident Wednea day that will cause him to rest from work for some time. Be was riding in a oart near tbe Stamper school house, when a target rifle he had with him slipped through a oraok in tbe footboard in suob a manner as to cause it to be discharged Tbe ball entered the right arm just above the wrist, out above the elbow, and en tered again above tbe eloow in tbe muscles of the arm, lodging in the shoulder. Along the Boundary Line. Just now there is the greatest inter est being taken in the mining industry throughout tbe Northwest and more especially along the international boundary line, in British Columbia just north of the states of Washington Idaho and Western Montana, with Trail creek in the lead. Tbe writer first viBited British Columbia nine years ago to look at some rich prospects looated on Boundary Creek. Ine ore was rich, some running as high as f 100 in sold and 850 ounoes in silver. Tbe ore and prospeots were very attractive, but at that time there was no means oi reaohing the oountry from Marcus, sixty miles distant, better than on horseback, over fallen trees, fording the Kettle river as many at twelve times in making tbe trip. Ooe year later the Hall party discovered tbe Sil ver King and Bonanza on Toad moon tain, near Nelson, B. C. Tbe ore usually of a copper-gold ore and in few instances the ores are very rioh in silver. Tbe opening of the Colville Indian reservation adds another new mineral country to the Northwest along international boundary line and it is now proven beyond a doubt that there is an unbroken mineral ins along the boundary line from the Rockies to the Cascades with hundreds of miles tributary to the forty-ninth parallel yet onexplored. Today the situation is different; good trails, good wagon roads, railroads and steamboats have made it possible to reach any of tbe camps I have mentioned in twelve hours from Spoakne. Tbe people of the North went seom to have arrived at the arnne conclusion, vis : The only way to prosper ia to develop the natural re an tiroes- aurrnunding them A. R, Gentum in Western Mining World. THE MOSCOW HORROR Fatalities Greater Than at First Supposed. PEOPLE'S HAD RUSH FOR FOOD Two Thouaand Believed to Hava Keen Trampled to Death In the Awful Stampede. Mosoow, June 3. A terrible panic, resulting from tbe great orush of people at the popular feast here today, in hon or of the ooronation of the oaar, caused the trampling to death of many people, including a woman delivered of a obild dnring tbe excitement It is esti mated that over 1,100 persons perished. In anticipation of a grand holiday and a popular banquet on Hodynsky plain, tens of thousands of people be gan trooping toward Petrovsky palace, in front of whioh tbe plain is situ ated, this morning. In faot, thousands reached the grounds last evening and camped tbere, or in the immediate vi oinity, in order to make sure of obtain ing good positions today. On tbe plains long lines of rough tables, flanked by rougher benches, had been erected. It was first arranged to accom modate 400,000 people, but in view of the immense orowds assembled in and about tbe city at the ooronation fete, extra tables and benohei were erected and every effort made to provide meals for 500,000 people. To feed tbe multi tude an army of oooks and waiters waa gathered together, the army bake houses were taxed to the utmost ana 600,000 mugs, eaob bearing portraits of tbe ozar and czarina, were ordered for presentation to the people taking part in the banquet. Thousands of cattle, trainloads of provisions and shiploads of liquid refreshments were sent to the plain, and this morning all was in readiness for the gigantio event In anticipation of the assembling of an immense crowd and the possibility of disorder a strong force of police were detailed tor duty on the plain three miles outside tbe oity, on the road to St Petersburg. Several detachments of infantry and cavalry were stationed in the vicinity to support the polioe should suob a step be necessary. By dawn today the mass of peasants abont tbe tables was really enormous, and all were desperately hungry, some having fasted for nearly 84 hours. Tbe polioe did everything possible to keep back the crowd, but suddenly tne masses pressed forward and swept ev erything before them. They over turned benohes and tables, trampling hundreds under foot and crushing the life out of a great number. Among tbe dead found on tbe plain were ladles evidently oi nign ranc, dressed in the finest silk and adorned with jewels. Tbe polioe barraoks to whioh tne bodies of tbe dead were taken by the authorities are besieged by persona seeking news of friends and relatives. The scene at the barraoks is terrible in the extreme. The remains of the dead will be oonveyed to the oemetery, where a larg morgue is located. A Later Account Moboow. June 8. The disaster on the Hodynsky plain yesterday is con atantlr gaining in proportion, as tne inveetigation by the authorities oon tinues. These are made under dlffl oulties, as the recovery of tbe viotimi was o inducted by hundreds of volun teers, and many were oarried away be' fore tbey were enumerated. Many ad ditional- deaths of the injured are oo ourribg, whioh are only added to the enumeration after some time, It is said now the fatalities will amount to between 3,000 and 8,000 but it ia impossible as yet to learn ex aotly the extent of the disaster. The official statement tbis morning plaoes tbe dead reoovered at 1,886, and tbe seriously or fatally injured at 268, But, in contrast with this offioial state' ment, there are 1,382 corpses lying this afternoon at the oemetery, besides the many dead and dying that are known to have been removed from tbe ill-fated field by friends, In awful contrast with the soenes oi death and desolation was the oontinua tion of tbe fetes and the brilliant ball of the French embassy, whioh was at tended by the czar and ozarina last evening. It is said that $70,000 were expended on the supper alone. Rare viands and deliolous fruits and vege tables were brought from the most dis tant olimes to add to tbe delights of the feast, while France furnished tbe oostliest and most elegant fabrloi and furniture to set off the beauties of tbe palace where the embassy is lodged. Tbe czarina was not informed of tbe disaster at the time, owing to her deli cate condition. While the dance in the French em bassy continued, among all tbe accom paniments of luxury and gaiety, dis oonsolate friend and relatives wan- dered over the desolate plain among the ati, was today found guilty in tbs dead, tbe suffuirng and dying, looking United States distrlot oourt of at often in vain for their missing. The tempting to smuggle diamonds It work of identification is most difficult, botn on account oi tne large numoer victims and the trampled, torn and mutilated condition of many of the corpses, some oi wnicn are cruinea oe yond tbe possibility of recognition, and almoit beyond semblance to Hu manity. It la said that the Macrh of 1896 wss the coldest Mirch in tbe history of tbe westber bureau. " family of Thomas Walioger. Wal- berd of Buffaloa in Austin ginger was knocked down, but not seri game preserve, on Croydon oualy injured. One side of the build- The Corhin's mountain, N, H., now number fifty. CONGRESSIONAL NEWS. Condenaed Keeord of the Oolnge a tfca Nation's Lawmakere-Nenat. Washington, May 80. The StLouia horror was tbe theme of a touching and eloquent pra yer by Rev. Dr. Mil- burn, tbe blind obaplain of tne senate, at tbe opening of the session today. When tbe bouse resolution waa re ceived autboiaing the loan ) of , tents to tbe mayors of St. Louis and East 8t Louis, Palmer asked immediate consid eration. Vest interposed tbe sugges tion that, while it might seem ungra cious for him to interpose objeotios. yet, in view of tbe late reports show ing tbe usual exaggeration attending the first hours of a calamity, be did not oonsider the aotion necessary. Tbe people of St Louis, he said, oould take care of themselves. Tbe resolution was amended to be joint Instead of oonourrent, thus requiring presentation to tbe president, and was then adopted. Washington, June 1 The senate to day reaobed an agreement to takes final vote on bill to prohibit tbe isstss of bonds, Hill reserving tbe right to move to postpone the vote. Two bills. epealing tbe law relating to rebates on alcohol used in tbe arts, and amend ing the law concerning tbe distilling of brandy from fruits, were passed. The latter authorized the exemption of dis tillers of brandy made from fruits from the provisions relating to the manufacture of spirits, except as to ths tax thereon. Washington, June 8. Most of the session of the senate today was uiven up to debate on tbe bond bill, Cullom speaking against it as a step toward repudiation, and Brown in favor of tbis bill or of a resolution offered by him declaring that the bonds under any future issue would be illegal and void. Morrill, chairman of the finance, oommittee, gave notioe of s tariff speech tomorrow. Brown presented the following resolution: "That in the opinion of the senate of the United 8tates, the secretary of the treasury has no authority, under the act of Janu ary 14, 1875, to issue bonds In addi tion to those already issued, and thai any suob bonds that may hereafter be issued by him would be without au thority of law and void." A resolu tion by Lodge was adopted requesting tbe president for information as to tne seizure of the schooner Frederics Geerln by the Canadian outter A ber deen. ¬ Hews. Washington, May 80. Almost ths sole topic of conversation among tbs members of tbe house today was the St. Louis tornado. Members stood -about in groups and dismissed the hor rible details. As soon as tne journal had been read, Bartholdt asked unasv imons oonsent for the consideration of a resolution prepared by Joy, of St Louis, directing the secretary of war to place at the disposal of the mayor of St Louis and Bast Bt Louis s sum oient number of tents to afford tempo rary relief to the homeless in those oitles and to give snob relief ss might be proper, eta Bartholdt explained that his oolleague, Hubbard, had oalled upon the secretary of war tbia mora Ing, snd bad been informed that if congress would give tbe authority, eight or ten boats used near St Louis in the Mississippi river oould be sens to the Mound oity to render asslstanos snd relief. The resolution was unan imously adopted. Washington, June l.-The bones spent tbe entire day debating the John son-Stokes contested election case irons the seoond South Carolina distrlot An effort will be made to reoonrider it, and, if that fails, to unseat Stokes and declare the seat vaoant Tbe river and harbor bill veto was read and re ferred without debate to the commutes. Hermann stated the aotion on the mo tion to pass this bill over the veto would probably be taken st an early date. Tbe naval appropriation bill was again sent to oonferenoe, the two bouses disagreeing on tbe number of battleships, and the senate amendment limiting the cost of armor plate to $850 per ton. Boutelle said it nan been as certained that the average ooat of armor plate was $600. He read a letter from Secretary Herbert, orltiolalng the lan. guage of the amendment by whioh tbs secretary might be prevented from mak ing direct contracts with shipbuilders and for ships and armor. Washington, June 8. The houss oommittee on rivers and harbors today decided to report to the bouse in favor of the passage of the river and harbor bill over the president's veto. There was no difference in opinion between Democrats and Republicans. The only point of dlsoussion was whether the re port should be in the nature of a reply to the president's objections. An affirmative conclusion was reaobed. There was an attempt in tbe oommlt- tee to have the bill brought up in the house today, but tbe assurance giver by Representative Hermann that the bill would be called up at an early date, prevented suob action. Herman Kreek Osnvleted. Philadelphia, June 1. Hermssw Kreok, of the firm of Kreck, Cotorman & Co.. diamond importers of Cinoin- ' wag .hown that Kreck had given the ui oapUtn oi tbe steamer Haineiaoa package containing $7,000 worth of ' diamonds addressed to F Von Reith, CiuoinnUi. Counsel for Kreok made s motion for s new trial. Wrecked by n Lightning Belt. La Grande. Or.. June 8 A small bouse on Freeman Ladd's place was .wrecked by a lightning bolt tbis morn ing. The honse wsa occupied by ths log waa completely torn away.