TEG INDEPENDENT. 1- t f . Editor and Proprietor rrTBLiMHcn EVIIIIY THURSDAY EVENING. ri'RMOATioM rrtca: Stain Street,. : : Sluten Xeic Uriel HILLSBORO, OREGON. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: IVr annniu, in advance Sit months, in advance $2.00; . 1.00! Three months, in advance 50 1 OFFICIAL DIRECTORY. ItlMtrlet Offleer. j Jndne Fifth District F. J. Talor Prijeonting Attorney.. . . . T. A. McBnUe Deputy for Washington Co . .W. N. Barrett eHUlntle Officer. State Senator . . . W. D. Hare. i D Gubser, Representative- D. Smith, ) Thos. Paulsen. County Oflicer Judge Treasurer Clerk Commissioners Sheriff Surveyor... Assessor School Superintendent. . Coroner ... R. Crandall J. S. Waggener J. W. Morgan i T. O. Todd Chas. Bickethier . 11. P. Corneliua L. C. Walker T. J. Wilson T. T. Vincent ... C. W. Ransom Tow oatcere. f F. A. Bailey I S. T. lunkUter K. CTandatl Treasurer.... Geo. W. Patterson Recorder . W. N. Barrett Marshal.. H. McMurren SOCIETY MEETINGS. H1LLH1M R GRANGE, No. 7:i. 1. oe It. Meet in Good Templars Hall, second and fourth Saturday in each month, at 2 O ClOCK P. M. BEN J. SOHOLFJELD, Master. J. A. Imbbik. Scrretary ILLStORlLODGK, Nl. 17. I.O.G.T. Mxet4 in GimkI TeniplaM Hull, every Saturday evening, at H P. M. I T. TOIEU. i 1; liKAMcm, St-e'y. ' W. ('. T. T PL A UT'Y L )DGE. No. tl. A. It A A. M. Meteoa .Satui-uuT on or after each full luuon. All Ki t t'.n-n in ;ood Htauding are eorjiully jnvi:-il to m-t itb us. F. A. HA I LEY, R. Ckvnoali ., h'oi. W. M. f ONTEZUMA LODGE No. oO. I.O.O.F., 131. Hillsboro Meets every Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock. Sojourning brethren cordially mvitsJ to attend. M. COLLINS, R. Bkamih, Sec. N.0. IO LODGE!" No. 1, K. OF P., HILLS UORt Meets every Thursday evening at 7 o'clock, in Odd Fellows' Hall. Sojourn ing brethren in good standing cordially in vited to attend. S. T. LiVKi.Ta, O. C. T. S. Wkathkrkko. K. of jt. and S. (1 LENCOE LODGE No. Ti. K. OF P. X Meets ererv altermite Saturday at 7 o'clock p. rn.. at Glenooe. Sojourning breth ren in good Ntaiwlitii eoriliallv invited to at tend. W. COREY. J. S. JsrrKHON. K. of 11. t S. C. C HILLSBORO Lf)DGE No. til, A.O.U.W.. llillsboru Meets on tlie second and fourth Tuesdav of each month at 7::ft o'clock p. ui. nojonrmng oretnren wruiaiiy inviieu to attend. R. CRANDALL. W. D. Hare, Ree. M. W. 1J1KEN1X GRANGE No. r, P. or 11. Meets at Ganton, Or., on the third Friday of each mouth. E. ii. PARKER, Master. John Wkhp.. Secretary. TAP.VTO LODGE No. 40, I. O. O. 1'. Jleets in Gaston on the tirt and third Saturday in each month. JOHN WERE, N. G H. D. Bryant, Secretary. tlHARli'Y LODGE No. V; 1. O- O. F Tualatin Meet Saturday evening, at 1 o'cltx'k, n or liefore eac new and full mooit. Brethren in good standinc; invited to attend. J-CSMtXK. N. 1'ooi.K. Hoe -N-Oy, IUTI E GRANGE. No. Its. p. o IL y Meets the tbird Wednesday in each Month. C. F. TIG A RD. Master. S. M. Kki.si , Sec'y T C. T. V., lULI.SBOHh-MEETS y on tlie tirnl. and third Wednesdays of each month, at .. o'clock p. iu., at the M. E. church. 1 AND OF IU )PE. HILI-SBOU MEETS J everv Sunduv afternoon, at 4 o clock at the M. E. church. Cllt'RCll NOTICES. HILLS BOKO METHODIST PASTOR'S Apiintiuents. First Sabbath in each month: Beaverton. 11 a.m.; Wesley Chapel, It p.m.; Mt.Harrootiv. :'M p.m. Second Sab bath: Hillsboro, 11a.m. and 7:: p. ui., and at Fannington :i p.m. Thud Suhbath, W eslev C bnp. 1, II a.m.: Beaverton. 3 p.m.; Reedville, 7::) p. m. Fourth Sabbath liillsboro, 11 a. iu. and 7::!o p.m.; and West Union, ;t p. 'ii. . ... C. M. I'.KYAN, Pastor in Charge. ORN ELK'S MKT H OD 1ST V AS'l't )R'S Ap;intiuents. First and third Sab batba in each month, M. E. Church. Cor nelias, at 1 1 A, m. and 7 p.m. Second and fourth Sabbaths in each month, Glencoe, at 11 A. M. Fourth Sabbath, Oak Grove, at 3 r. M. Second Meachani's Sabbath, sebool honse. at 3 e. v. Saturday before the sc ond Sabbath. Leisv's e Bool house at 7 e. M. II. B. Elwoutht. l'astor in ("har'e. 10NGUKGAT10NAL PASTOR'S AP Mn'-uieiits. Urst aboam in earu . a ... aUSall month. Gaston, at li a. h.; ami oh iur mn, back of Gaston, i', p. M. hecond atlatli At Hillside school-house. It a. m.s Green ville, il p. m. Fourth Sabbath Slillstoro, Christian church, nt 11 a. M. A. S. VENEIM, Watchmaker and Jeweler! HAS l'ERM VNENTLY LOCATED IN Forest Grove, and is prepared to do all kinds of Watch work. Jewelry repaired end r.m s unrA na im-w. t'iu Watch Ite pairiug a speciuitv. rinvinjj lind 14 yeitrs' experience in tho business, 1 eta enfe in civiut a written irnarantee wiih all work aent out. I ul.Vtf 1 A. S. VENEN. 3Ionev to fljoan. I will ean money in sums of $1000 and upward. Only real estate security nought. Time, three to five years; com mWsiou not to exceed i'j per cent. . ii. iu 4 iir.it. Jan7t; Land for Sale f T HE I NDERSIGNF.D HAS FOR SALE ueveral 1 arms una a iarie amount of nrst-class. unimproved land, lyinj: in Warh inuton cmility, Oregon. IMMIGRANTS ind others desiring to purchase land would o well to Kiv nie a call. j Now is the time to secure comfortable homes on easy terms. j t-HOS. D. HUMPHREYS. Hil!slKro.Hune ?.tu. 1882. RESTAURANT, At Old Stand. on Second Street. Board antl Ijodgiiig. Excellent Accommodations GEO. SQUIRES, - - Prop. ml5-tf W. L. JONE3 V Vol. XV. PROFESSIONAL CARDS, C. W. MILLER, Attorney at Iw, PoBTLAND, Omkoon. Oflice Rooms la and III, Malkey Building, Cor. Second and Mornaou streets. Branch Office at Forest lirove, Or. ESAU kinds of Legal Business carefully attended to. j-J0-tf g B. HUSTON, Attorney at Lam und NAary Public, Hjllsbobo. : Ossoo. Office : Main Street, irt0';!'iWU "Bar wpsxua - hmjck . jiatf yr N. BAUHETl', Attorney at Ltiv, and lU-pvtij IHst. I'ioh-uHiuj Attorney, ll 1 l.l mho ho ----- - - nRtrr.ON. Office in Chenette Row, Main street. a7tf ylLLIAM I). II AUK, Attorney and Counselor at Law, HlLUBokoJ - " OUIOON. a7-tf B. K MILLER, M. D., HOMiL'OPA THIS T, N. E, Comer Fir9t and Main Stilts, WRTLAND. MEDICAL AND SURGICAL. lf Diseases of Women a Specialty. Office Houra-l to 3 1. M. ja tf A. BAILEY, M.O., Phtiviait, Suryeon a tut Aeentreheur.- lm.I.SBoKO. OltlllOX. Oflice la Chennett's Row. Residence j Three blocks south of drag store. Otttce ; hour From :'M to 11 a. in., nnd to p.m. ! Q T. LINK LATER, 11. I.., C. M., Phiiei(tn, Stiryenrt nnd Aienviheur, HIM.SIIORO, OUKflON. Oflice At House. Residence, East of 'ourt jT-tf riLsox iiowr.i'.v. Phyxieian, Sury'n and Aeinurheur, FotlKST llt(vr, fiKHIl'N, . OlHoe At the drns nture. I JhI tf rpHOMAS II. TONGl'E, Attorney at Ltt' HII.r.SBOKO, WASHINGTON tCXTV. OI1IWOS. f tf k vi rion sroTT, iOHH B. WALDO, SKMHi'i SMITH, SM. R. aTOTT, W. L BOIrlK. STOTT. WALIX, SMITH. STOTT x ROISK. Altrri at I.tir, N. . 7. H and 9 Waldo Block, Cor. Seooud and Washington streets. PORTLAND, OREGON 'JMIOS. I. II I'M PI I KEYS, Notary Public aiul f.mv'icrr, IIII.MUOKO, OKEjOON. Office In New Court Hoase. Lecal pa pers drawn and collections made. Business entrusted to uiy care promptly attended to. mhll tf W. 11. Auims. U. S. IfAANT MAboUAM 4 DAMS & MAUQL'AM, Attorney at Law, 7 and 8 Mul.ey Building, cor. Secoud and l'orrisoii streets, diMf Poan.Asn, Ob. i W. GILKEY, Physician and Surgeon. GREENVILLE, - - OREGON. Offer his services to th ial of Green ville and vicinity. Wf-Hm YV. P. VIA, Physician ant Sury-m, Ortice: One D.sir north City Drut Store, Forkst Oaovr, j'JJ-i'in )uooi . I? E. MILLKU. Notary Public, Real Estate, Colleetion, Insurance and LMtn Atrent. Z-ff Promissory Notes Bought an I Sold. ;-fMoney Loaned in any Sums desired. FoRrsT GroVK. - - ORK.OS I II. TYSON, m m Notary PNir ami t'onreynw-fr. Kkal Est a tic Borotrr awd Soi.i. Residence, Post office, mJy-tf Smocks Station. Middle ton. Washington Co.. Oregon. I It. XIXOX, OF FOREST GROVE. IS NOW MAKING TEETn FOR & 00 and 7..r0 per aet; beat of material and workmanship. Will compare with aeta costing (25. Teeth extracted without pain. I Fillings at the lowest price. All work 1 warranted. Office, 3 doors north of Brick j atore. OtBo hour- 9 A. M. to 4 P.M. I dat-tf H J Hillsboro, T. B. CORNELIUS, . DEALER IN Dry Goods, Groceries, BOOTS, SPIOES, HATS, Agricultural Implements ETC. A"nt for the DUBUQUE-NORWEGIAN Plows & Harrows The Bent in the M il k. t. PRODUCH Of all kinds tk.u at the price. :ughe-tt market Conielius, Or- Nov. is, ls;. nls-ly P. SI. DENNIS, FIRE INSURANCE AGENT i Successor to C. T. Toiii-r ), HILLSRORO. - - ORFGON. LS3. Itl'.AI. ixtati: .HiKST. S' ' FECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO Til F. imrcliase and sale .f 1 arm I.aiuli ainl ; Town l'rot'i tv Xutk. ila-viii! purcbasej of Air. '. T Tozier hi lusuranen Iiusiiihk, 1 am con I lideiit of lein.' able to give satisfaction, since 1 represent the lauding Insurance J-t7 Viiuce: me tioor jxmtii or x'osioince. m;!l-tf M. BROWN. ;. E. JOHNSON. JOHNSON & CROWN, Contractors and Builders HIM.SnOKO, oukgo?;. LANS. SBKCIFIOATIONS. AND Kiitiniaten furnished mion epplicat iou. lor anv claH or imiioni';. ji-'-iy CET YOUR TINWARE KROM T o m ? a Tinshop ! Roofing. Guttering and Spouting A SPECULTV. J-?You c:m be sure of a S'pi'irc Deal. Opposite Brick Clock. HILLSBORO. OREGON. THOS. MADICAN. STRYKER, D.D.S., rpHK I-EADING DENTIST. .1 Eastern Prices. Good Sets of Teeth, JS.YIM) to f 1.V00. Ev- tractiii(i. cents. Filling. ifl.Ot) and np ward. Electricity used for the PainlesM Extraction of Teeth. Try it. All Opera tions First-Class. ;-ff""Si'ii of the Tooth 107 First Street, over lrentices, nlO-Oin JDRTLAND. OK. SEWING ACHINE AGENCY, ' F0KF.M GROVF, OKFGO. i .J. W. H ADKINS, Aent. DEALER IN AND REPAIRER OF ALL kinds of Sewing Machines. T.MUMtur, lioawhold. and all makes of Standard Sewing Machine kept constantly on hand and tor anle at lowest market price. nu.Vtf H. SCHl LMER1CK. C KOTH tS CITY Market SKt GM mi.i.si'.oi:o. - Si'RFKT. - - OREGON" i ALL KINDS OF J'- D. 8. i Fresh Meats!111 ,cr sase by an connecting I Kept Constantly on hand aud sold I-?IliKhest Market Price paid for Mutton Sheep. Please give na a call. St Hl LMLRK k k kOCH, Proprietors Hiilaboro Oct. 13, 18a 7. oltf iNl)EFENBEM J GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE; fOR IVaHliiiiton Couu , S. HUGHES & 8C J. 4. i fokest a:ovE, okecoxiy Dealer in SHELF n IIKAVy t 1 - il "sir h' t Safcy I Im ) TINWARE ! FARMERS MECHANICS' TOOH.S ! FINK (UITLKRY ! Such us Kuive. S-isr. and RUors, of tlie Piiierit Brand ;. We hundl" no Shoddv nor Cl esp John Goods; but for articles "of like quality or grade, we dnfy competition lit price. o21-tf R. W. RIcNUTT, oum:i.!!n. - - oiii:i;ox. DEALER IN GENERAL TilERCHANDISE Groceries, Provisions, JUST KKCEIVED A laru a '-; rf uu-nt -f MILLINERY GOODS!! Comprising all the !i. -t t-tU -s i i HATS BONNE I S. Lie. BRANCH STORE At einouij, Nc!i:i!;ui Valley, Whfrt ifmnU f ev. rv il.soriptioii an kepi eointiiiitlv iti sto-k. VERNONIA STAGE. On and aiter Anl Dm i, I vriil run a Stave from Cornelius to Vernoina. Columbia County Sis-.'.. I.avr-s my stoiv in Cornelius for that place everv Tuesday, immediately after tli nrii.. l of the mill train from Portland, cariiii stsseitKers and lilil freight. June 1 17. jltf-tf Till: 4.HKAT- Eock 6i Island ANl" Albert The Direct and Popular Line in connection with the NORTHERN PACIFIC RAIL WAY from St. Paul and Minnenpolm To Chicago and the East. To St. Louis and the South." To Des Woines, Leavenworth, Atchison and Kansas City. The Only Zinc Conneotinst with the OREGON SHORT -LINE at Council Bluffs, St. Joseph. le-arriiworth and KatiHiis City for Chicago and all points East ! PULLMAN PALACE SLEEPING AND PALACE DININC CARS Accompany all Tlir.wrfeh Express Traiua. naiiways. ana connections maae in Union Depots. For full information regarding Rates, il.sjm, etc., apply 10 f LI AS. K EX X K I V, General Aent, No. 3 Washington Street, PORTLAND, OREGON. K. A. IIOMIKOOK. Oenl. Tkt. and Pasa. Agt. C. R. I. iP.K.K. CHICAGO, ILL S. F. RUYD, Genl. Tkt. and Pass.'Agt. M. A St. L. R7 MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. THE PEOPLE AND BY THE Oregon, Tlturaday, WASHIXGTOX LETTER. From our Regular Correspondent. Va8ixgto3. April 20, 1888. . a. ax. i The graat erent of tha wek at tha capitol was tha opening of the tariff debate in the house of repre MnUtiYes. It began on Tuesday with great dignity and decorum. Nearly every member was in his aeat; many distingushed visitors were in the crowded galleries, and much interest was manifested in the beginning of the battU which tha congressional war horses bad so .lisJiennifing from afar, The first speech which presented the revenue reform of the question was made by Mr. Mills, of Texas, chairman of the Ways and Means committee. The reply caute from Judge Kelly, the acknowledged leader and exponent of protection. The discussion promtKes to le long continued and exhaustive. It will not be strange if it wears upon the public patience to some extent le fore a vote is reached. The president is at his old game of vetoing private pension Lills. Three such bills have fallen victims to his fearlesM ien during the pies ent weei;. Senator Stewart, of Nevada, Las introduced a bill giautingn pension of $5000 a year to the widow of the late Chief justice W'aito. He stated tbat the responsibility for the proposition was solely witbin himself, he believing that the widows of chief justices should be provided for in the name manner as the widows of ex-presidents. It is lielieved in democratic circles here, at this moment, that Mr. I'helps, of Vermont, hau been .se lected for the vacant chief justice ship. The talk is that had the va cancy ls?en that of an associate justiceship, th president would doubtless have chosen Senator (!ray, of !) 'In ware, but iih the vacancy is chief jtistive, the Utter gentleman is deemed too voting to preside over the delils5rations of the experienced old men on the supreme bech, and thai consequently Mr. Phelps, who is"sixty-ix years of ng, i the com ing man. Hev. Oiccn Cl.iv Smith, of Ken bTx!. T-, call to the Mt. Sterling baptist j church, is mentioned here ns the i probable presidential candidate of j the prohibition party, i AVhile speaking of this auLjeet, I 1 will quote from a recent editori il of a Washington paper: "High hcenae and local option may put a tenij.i rary check on the progress of the prohibition movement, but will not discourage the honest and irrepress ible zealots who are pledged to make a relentless war ou alcohol. This check will give the republican party a respite, but cannot annul the de cree that dooms it to disintegration through the instrumentality of pro hibition fanaticism. "Any kind of license, high or low, is simply abhorrent to persons who regard liquor Belling an infa. mous crime," etc. , The senate committee on foreign relations has decided on a party vote that the Fisheries treaty ought not to be ratified. The American Alliance will hold a national conference in this city on the 2o"rd of May, to which one dele gate at least will be sent from every congressional district in the coun try whero tho organization has es tablished councils. The object of the conference is to consider what policy most expedient to pursue with reference lo the presidential campaign. It is noi prouauie inai a.t - t a A. the alliance will place a ticket in the field, but its action may have some effect in shaping the platforms of the two great party conventions to be held in June. The alliance believes in the le trictiou of immigration to the ex tent of excluding its undesirable elements, and in requiring of its foreign born citizens a residence of twenty-ouo years as precedent to the elective franchise; but it pre scribes no leligious view, and makes war upon no church. "What have you been doing for a living lately?" asked a very tough- ... . , 1 looking citizen of a man who looteu as if he might le a lioon companion, "Uurglaiizinif " k'What was your last job?" T tackeled the residence of a real estate agent last night." "Have any luck?" "Yes; first rate." "What did you gel?" "I got away without buying !i house and lot." The president approved of the ct to prevent persons in the cities of Wash ington and Georgetown from making book and pools on the result of trotting and boat races. PEOPLE." Hay 3, 1HHH. t'AXIME fM I GGl.EKS. New York Sun: Tbo shootiug of a big log by a Freuch custom Louse j officer in tlie north of Frauce the other day, has triven rise lo aorue i : A b. if . papers. The oflicer shot tha dog because he was suspiciously fat. Tha post-mortem examination revealed the fact the animal wore a leather coat made to look like his own skin, and skillfully fastened at the shoulders and haunches in such way aa to completely conceal the ends in the hair. In this coat the dog carried several hundred cigars. On the Belgian frontier smuggling with the aid of trained dogs is said to be a nourishing business. Cigars, jewelry, and laces constitute the trade. The animals receive a special training for their profession. The piactice consists in traveling from one place in Belgium to another in France and vice versa,' avoiding the high roads and the' ic venue men. The latter they are taught by bitter experience to avoid, for the smug glers who train them keep a good suiilv f uniforms of revenue officer n hand. These uniforms are donned by t on federates whom the dogs have never seen, and these fellows beat and atone the dogs unmercifully. The result is the dogs inn whenever thev see a genuine oflicer. When tho dog i started off on his journey w ith his load tho smuggler eets out for the same place, but he takes the direct route, or travel bldy by rail, caring, of course, nothing for any inspection of his baggage. There was a famous dog of this kind in M.'iiiLcoge. lie made the fortune of his master by carrying laces across the French frontier. Hit natural color was white, but he wore all sorts of disguises. Some times ho was black, sometimes he wis brown, and sometimes he was a mighty thick shaggy fellow. He was cull'il t'ute (XalinL and he was well wot thy of the name. A ptiee was put upon Lis head, and nil norts of tmp.s and MubuHcades were pre pared for him. It is said that once he crossed the frontier disguised aa an innocent hheep dog, traveling with a iloek of bheep. His death was quite hagic. C'ule died iu harness like a hero, lie was chased ly th. it-venue oilicei and lepent edly tiled upon. Ju swimming across the 1'ncaut he wns mortally wounded; but he manured to reach the hore, mIicic he died. Laces valued at l.".0 ll francs were found in his revei'siMe overout. Wintry Kn-'-ia. Moscow Cor. Cleveland I.eadfr: This being such an extremely cold climate, wood is the principal com modity, and its prodiifiio!'. afford employment for a largo per centage of tho people. I'or miles along the river hero nnd at St. J'etersburg are stacks of wood, and wood barges are unloading duiiug tho entire time the streams are open for navigation. Wood is burned in the house for heating purposes during every month in the year. I have worn a heavy overcoat dining the nJddlo of ihe diy at St. Petersburg in August, and then was chilly. The great wonder is where vegetation gets sufficient warmth to propagate it. Occasionally there is a warm day, when the thermometer will go up to 75 or NO dcg., but it is rare. Chief Jiodicc out I nuteil. Wvsiiixotox. April 3' The pres ident has sent to tho senate the nomination ofMelville W. Fuller, of Illinois, to be chief justice of the I'nited States supreme court. the xr.w cmi. Jt sTU f's cur:rn. Ctticsoo, Aril 30. The nomina tion of M' It ill Weston Fuller, of Chicago, as eliief ju'ice of the United States, is regarded here with unbounded satisfaction by leading men of both parties. Ful ler, iu eveiy respect, is fitted lo Sill that high n slice. He was Unit in Augusta. Maine, IVbiuary 11, ls33. and graduated in Rowdoin in 1S."3, Minister Phelps Wing his classmate. After studying law nt Raiigor, and juttrndin' lectures nt Harvard, j yuior cnui (0 Chicago. Hi ubility wftH peedilv recognized, and for ' ... thirtv years he has won distinction! j f()IOm.st 'f the bar He has lcn prominent at sevcisl J f'r ihe statement that President Cleve deniocuitic national coliventions, i land has not definitely disided on a man and in 1 NO ) wan selected lo deliver an address to Stephen A. Dougla. In his practice in tbo supreme court of the United States, Fuller has frequently coroo in contact with Edmunds, Thurman and other great lawyers, but has never failed to hold hit own against the greatest of them. He is familiar with the deci sions of the court, and especially on all constitutional questions. ill' 11 h iv r, itbiMfc,iiw.viibii ii m ii . TMtrmniv vt: .in .1 11 1 I I I I ' " , Ihlt saJiuoi..eie!f ubseriliia 1 1, n-innin utu,v 1 1 " ' No. AH. GENERAL XEVN. Col. Rob Ingersoll will deliver the memorial address iu the New York assembly in honor of Conkling. The results of the seal fisheries thus far prove to be the greatest ever known, in point of Lumber, taken on the iSerloundland coast. There were seventeen steamers engaged. Of these ten went .north into the Gulf of St. Luwreuev, and the others to the west and south shores. Steamer thus far reported hriu 181,000 seals, valued at $275,000. Articles, incorporating lbs Portland Hotel company, have been filed. The incorporator are: If. W, Corbet , W. S. Jjudd, C. If. Lewis, A. N. King, Frunk IVkum, S. O. Jtecd. II. W. Scott. Van 11. D.'IJfliiiHitt, (I, Matklc, Jr., I). F. Sherman, al S. H. Willey. The ol-jevt ol'the coi or:it ion stated most briefly, yd fully, i to coiii)li lc ihe Villai'.l hot, . Dexter, the f.onoiis Hotter, disj reis-ntly at the talle of I'ols it oimcr in New York. He was 30 eur old. He Jirsl of old aye and exhaustion, llexter was the greatest trotter of his da v. He was the tiit horse to trot a mile iu 'J:17,. (ilaiUtiiiie answers InctMill mi l do fends ihe Christian religion, in the North Aluei iciin It. View, In regard to ihe claim of ( oiilr;u tor G. V. Hunt that he paid out $200,000 in money and is owed by tho Orerou Pa i fit: $500,000 for woik u his 1111 1 11 i.-lied contract, a correspondent in the Albany Herald, who claims to know, states that the exact amount of woik done by Mr. Hunt on Istth his contracts up to the time of his ipiittifig Work was SoO.G-l.l.oG. These figures the coinpuiiy cxtect to prove in court. The senate committee 011 education aid lalnir, ordered favorable retoit 011 tlie follow iir.;: Senator lair's bill to restrict the sale of opium in the district of Coliimbiii and the territories; house bill to cMahlidi a department of hdnir; Mcuate joint resolution proM.iiij; un aiiicndiiieiit lo the constitution forever prohibiting (he manufacture, iiiisrt:ilioh, ex j xiit at ion. transjiortation and sale ot spirituous Honor, in the I'nited States. Alwmt scvcnty-fie men aro now tuiployisl at Fort Stevens, at the jelly. The outer end of the jetty in now far out in the surf. Tlie driving of piles gi on lutrcinittcdly, rink now Isin delivered faster than heretofore. The Intel national & Great Northern company, unbracing about S00 in'ilc til railway in Texas, ton trolled by Jay Gould, it is said, is to go into the hands of u receiver at tin end of tlie month. Interest en $8 000.000 of 0 r cent, bond i ibic on May I, and (ionld has del;ind lliat he will not provide money to pay ii ! rot. The eouipiiny is pint of the Mi-s..tni, Kuli.is A; Texas yli'lil. A Victoria, IJ. (.'., telegram says; The bill vraiiling 200.000 acres of land to the Kootenai &. Columbia Railway has paiscd the house. The railway will connect the Kootenai lakes with the Columbia liver, On the latter will Is! placed tenmcr eounectiiio with the Canadian Pacific, Thi' largest coitou-mill ill the world is said to be located at Kianholui, iu Russia. The otahlidiuient contains 340,000 spiudlr and 2200 looms, disposes of a force of 0300 horse-power, and oic eniploj mi-tit to 7000 hands. Friday. April 11, is now a not A day in the cidender. li-idcs Is iu General Granl's birthday, it will l honored in several .Isles s Ar's.r Pay. The xeer cise of this day can he combiucd with the hciiefieial and pleasant occupation of planting loss in barren places, and ut the Mine time keep green the memory of a di-tinuiidicd soldier and stutcMiian. Five hundnsl sacks of slatsK wire sliipjsil from this point yesterday by the O. II. ii N. for the Chicago market, where they bring $l.f0 s.-r bushel. It costs a gss deid to p't hem there and rather a small margin remains for the shipjs-r. The great farming lslt im mediately tributary to Chicago tuui-t have had a sad failure of the great staple vegetable last year, to have a demand for it from this distance. Salem Stales man, 20. Sheep buyers from Nebraska are iu Fasteni Oregon. Mr. K. L. VnI has purchased over 40.000 head of mutton slns-p. chiefly in Umatilla. Morrow. Hiker nnd Malheur count ica. Other partiisi together have probably Isniht as many more. Mr. Wotsl thinks at least 150.000 head of sheep w ill 1 driven out I of Oregon this year. iiu hiUt of the house is authority 1 for tin? vacant chief-justiceship. All ! assertion to the contrary are uuwarrant able. He statist that Mr. llayard admitted to him very candidly l hat he was seriously considering leaving the cabinet and pang before his people for re-election U the senae. This has been suggested to Mr. Cleveland, and he has the appointment of Minister Phelps to succeed Mr. Bayard under consideration now. sfcrtlon fl.M t insertion. Ml kind final aettU- ndvtrtiasinents, $1.00 per da insertion, and M cents . i nnrm formate Aabseouent insertion. npeciai business tiotioea in local coinmn Sli cent per line. Regular business notices 10 cent per line. Professional cards. t!2 Der veer. H)oial rates for larffe display "ad.1 fTbia paper may le found on tile al Geo. P. Rowel I fc Co'a Kewaimper Advertia- in Dareaa ( 10 F prune street! where adver tising oontract may be made for it in New mi A remarkably sad accident hupjienod 011 the north fork of the Stillacuamish rivi.r t Xi 1 Ic Ja iLck. . twent v-five miles tin lu rivT froJJ1 ,Staimoui OI1 Wednesday , of jat we.k) in wiieh lhe Vivtm of tLre j you n ladies und one man were lost, i They were crossing the river in a canov The utau'a hat fell ofl", and in trying to recover it the canoe ran into the riflle, and becoming unmunueible capiid, thiowing the occupants iutv the water. The point at which the canoe capsized" the water was but about eightetn im has deep, but so wift that it carried ths tsxlies intohsp water hefura ths pcopl, of whom several were standing on th land, could render ssmstance. Tha names of the persons who 0k the fatal ridn were Lillie Wheeler, aged 18 years; Anna Thompson, aj:cd 1C; Ellen Aldridge, aged 17, und J, R, Vnncie, ngoil 40. The estate of Julm A. Richards ha Insmi allowsl $o74 by the Indian oflice, iu settlement for liwse sustained by depredations of Rogue river Indians in Douglas county. Oregon. The Ktlinuii tun seems (o be very liht so far tbi mmm.ii ;is comparisl with former enr. A y t ihcre is only shout one-half of the fidiing year ill oieratiotl on the liver, Th piiiuipid reason for this i that the cress priee of sulmou. ciijiijiiKil with the imiiMin! small ruu this spiiu. iloc not puv a man to euae iu the business if he can obtain emploMiii nt ui any tiling else; and another reason i. that woik at pd wages is more plentiful I bis - J t '-; 1 ban for the pant few years, J!. The Iiiti tiKiiii.ii.il eouipiiny of Meticu has received a loan of $3,000,000 with whieh to ploliiole illipl'oV eUiellts ill loWiT California, The first live miles of the Vancouver & Klickitat railroad is completed and ready for lhe iron. This section leaches a Isidv of line limber, The poM maMcr-general has completed arrangements with the jst master-general of Canada, e-tabli-hing a uniform rate of postage of 1 lit s r ounce on all lucr chandise, and 1 cent 00 two ounces of printed matter, ill mail evehango between the two countries, und now known a third-class matter, The arrangement went into effect May I. The proseeuliiig- atrirney f King county, W, T,, claims that iu summing up the Hill case, he finds that treasurer dioi't in his accounts to the amount of $10,0.'2.2'-l. and interest amounting to 88727. The Raker City Tribune is not ns dead as ii might be, Mrs. Duniley ii at the helm and U making it pretty tropical in ivitaiii iiiarters. K. It is claimed liy parties who should know that the Caseade division of the N. P, railroad cost $0,000 000 for tho 2G5 miles. It could have bern built via ths Snoualmie pas for probably one-half that amount. Fossil Journal: A somewhat lively incident occurred out at llowe creek lust Tuesday ImI ween a stockman and one of his hired nu n. The latter was driving some horses into a corral, und his method of doing so not being approved by the other, lhe latter gave free vent to his tongue. An offensive name was applied by the stockman and I ho recipient thereof, im uedirtely ' roped" him just like a wild steer und belalsired him with the laaso till he cried "peccavi." The fracas may be made a ground for litigation. . Port Discovery sawmill is running; night and day, aud will probably continue to do so for the next sixty days at least. There ure nt present tell vessels loading at that snt, ami one, the ship Edward O'Rrien, has just sailed with a cargo of 1,400.000 f.-ct of lumls-r. Six of the vessels in snt are iron ships which we Is-lieve is unprecedented ut Puget Bound mills. The aggregate carrying capacity of these vessels amounts to between twelve and thirteen million feet of lumber. The VUeat Prospect Not f latterlar In Ike Northwest. The Northwestern Millcr'a report of tha crop condition says: Instead of steady improvement there has been a steady decline in Ihe general condition of the winter wheat crop for the last six weeks. Insects have already appeared in Kansas, Illinois to-day makes the pooiest showing for a crop of winter wheat of any state in tho wheat belt, and indications tiro that the slate will prove a failure as far as tho yield la concerned unless the present ex treme conditions aro mitigated. v Indiana and Ohio show no im provement. Prospects in Missouri and Michigan are not flattering. A survey of spring wheat shows that in Minneaota aud Dakota seeding h about twelve to fourteen days late, but tho condition of the gronnd is thought to be an offset for the late ness of tho season. Seeding has practically commenced this week. Reporta ahow a decrease of acreage in Iowa and Nebraska.