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The Official and Other News
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Columbia : County.
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Official Paper
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VOL. 10.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1893.
NO. 31.
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queiil Insertion,
COLUMIHA COUNTY DlllKOTOKY.
Calmly Officer.
JhiIk ....... b'-an Illauchard, Rainier
Clurk K. K. yulck, H'. Helena
Sheriff - . A. Maul--, Ml, ll.de,,.
Truaaur r K. M. Wharton, I'ulumMe l.'lty
BUil. of School. T. i. l.'lertou, Veruoni
Aunaanr ........W. II. Kyeur, Kaluliir
surveyor- .....a. u. i.iiiiu, na-nier
jii. (1. Hi bo , Vetuoule
Commissioners...,.
U. W, llarnua, May get.
Moeietf Nolle.
MarHIC-l. Helens l,ortge. No, IU -Regular
cnuimouicnimns n rat aim mini naturuey in
aai'li mmilh at 7 . HO r. N. al Manilla liall. Visit
lull members 111 good aiainlln( Invited lu at-
1"m..hic. -Rainier tida. Nn. lflttd
meeting" Saturday on or llorach full moon
l 7;!tu r. M. at Maxinlit hall, over lllauchard's
lore. Vlslllug member 111 good staudliif In
Tllodtoatland, Oun Fai.t.owa-Ht. Helena Lode No. 117
Mt every Hatwday night tl 7:1 I ran. I. lit
brethren In good eUittdlug cordially Invited 10
tleud.
1.." "! ' - - 1
Tk Mall.
tlnwn rlror (boat) flnoi at l:N A, M,
I'll ilvcr (Iii.ii i-lo. illr a.
I da wall fur Varifuiil and Pittsburg l.avoa
At. Helens UunUity, Wednesday ami Friday at
a.m.
'1'ha mall for Marshland, Cletskanl and Mlat
leave. Qiilim Monday, Wodlienday and Friday
at UK.
Malta (railway) north cloa a" 10 A. N.i fur
1'iirtlalld al 11 r. M.
IL.. - - . . -1
Trt.ltrii iMtilsle Hirer Haul.
Ht0. W. BilAVaa-lave Ht. Helens
fur Portland at II A. H. Tiieday, Thursday and
Saturday Leave St. Heleua fur tiaukaule
Munday. Wednesday and rrlday at :00 a, m.
STK a M KM latins l.eevea t. Helens for Port
laud 7:l a. M, rtliirulng at S:W1 . M.
Htk a M kk Joaxi'H KKLLotin lavtaHI. Ilalona
for P.irlliuid dully except Sunday, at 7 A. a. , arriving-t
Portland at 10 80; reluming, leave
I'iirilmiv at 1 r. MM arrlvlim al Si. Helena
1'UOKKHSIONAL.
jjr. h. k. ci.irr,
TIIYSICIAN and SURGEON.
Bt, Helena, Oregon.
J-Jtt. J. R. II ALU.
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Cltkiile, Columbia county, Or.
D. LITTLE,
SURVEYOR and
CIVIL ENGINEER,
Bt. Helena, Oregon.
Comity urTyor. Lnnd tirvey lug, town
rtlalllnK. ntl engineering work promptly
ilone.
OAVKATt.
TRAD! MARKf.
DISION ATCMTa,
OOrVRrOHT. atol
for tnfnnnatlmi and fr Handbook writ to
MDriN A CO. ail Bkoauwat, Niiw
OliiMit bureau for aMurliw l-atanta In Amarloa.
ary potent laaan out by ua la brouaht bn'iira
Uia putiUe by uuuo tna trw ot eluus In tu
gtintitit mttim
tanriwt etrmilaMoii of any aolantltle parwr In tha
Tbs Overland Routs.
Two tralna dally, leav
ing Fifth and I ilreeM,
Urand Contral Depot.
Nn. 4. "The Limited
. Faat Mull," IravliiK at
17:!K) r. u., carrlua Veatl.
llmle Tullnian I'aiatw
ISIevpliik and ImiiIhk
rt:iir and free Keellnlng
tllialr Cara throtiKh
from Portland to lihl
nairo. via Cull lie 1! Hlllffa.
without ehange. Thla train make airoi ma
nmilloii for IJonver, Kama. City, Ht. Louia,
ll.-lnna, llutte andt. 1'aiil i aliaiearr ej through
I'lillmaii Sleeper andCliairCar for Walla Walla,
Culfaa, Fariiilngtoii, Hookford and Bpoltan,
making direct connei'tluna for Dayton, om
eroy, Moai-ow and Ciiuir d' Alone.
No. k. " overland Flyer," leaving at :5 A. a.,
carrlea I'ullinaii l'alao and Tourlal Bleeperi
from rorlland toMlnaourl river without change.
Through tralna arrive at T.lf A. M. and r. u.
r.KAVR l'OKTl.AND.
.axv Sam FiiANCIiiro.
Oiilumhla...Miiyl,ia,2n
mate May , 17, 2
Oregon May I, IB, 2"
Columbia.. May H, 20
State May 12, 24
Orogim way , ai
The company reacrvea toe rigni to uiiue
"'r.KrNu'WYs'TOniA ItOUTE-Morn.
lng boat Icavua I'orllaud dally, except .Sunday,
hi 7 A. M,: returning, leaves Aatorta dally, o
"pt Sunday, at f. N'Kht boat leaven I'orl
land dally, except Saturday, at r. m.i return
lng, loavea Aalorla dally, except Sundiiy, at A.
M. The morning boat from Portland "'akea
landing, on the Oregon aldeT ueadaya, Thura
daya and Haturdayai on the Vtaahluglon aide
Mondnya, Wedneariayi and Fridays. From As
t..rla the morning lot makes laudlngs op the
Oregon side Monday, Wednesdays and Fridays,
and on the Washington side Tuesdays, Thur
dava and Saturdays. ..,..
CAHOADK KOUTB LaT Ash street at A. H.
dallv, except Sundayi returning, leave limine
ville at 12:S0 r. M.. arriving at Portland at 6 r. m.
TO DAYTON AND WiV LAN DINUB Mon
day, Wednesday, Friday, 7 A. M.
Ocean steamers leave from Steamship wharf
"'all OTHER Steamer leav from Ash-tret
r5i- Ticket offlc 264 Washington strtet,
ooElv rbird' w.h.hoklIiurt,
A.,Utant0.n.r.l P""Xrui50T.
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THE PACIFIC COAST.
An Attractive Exhibit in the
Mine and Mining Building.
A HYDRAULIC PLACER MINE.
Oregon Excellent Display In, the
Educational Exhibit at tha
Chicago Exposition.
Tlio tot ul Columbia rlvor enlmon park
Will iw ItUolll ZiO.WV l-ANVH. 173.1XXJ html
of IftHt your.
An Inlcrtmtional irrigation convention
la cull' 1 to inwt t Jlirning, N. on
nOVt'llllMT 7.
A colony of thirty fiiniillcg Ih roportod
tritvt'linif wllh ita ti'iiinri ovcrlniiif from
Nciirnekii to tlio vintiily of Olympia,
Tliu Indiana in aoino imrtu of (ircimn
nntahly at ( Irunt, linvn imoii olli-ri nu po
ll li'M ur khiu at irom i.ou to 7 niiifco.
A. I). ChililrCHM. iimiiiiuiT of tlio clear-
inii Iiouho at Ui AnirelL'ri, lias remiiic
at iho volirilation of Uie I'lt-uring-liouHo
Dank.
Tlio ilcDimidira In tlinLog Ant'oli-af'llv
Ilank, it la euui, will not gut 25 mnU on
tliu ilolliir, owIiik to the loom) uiothodkof
Iihkiii'h i-iiiployt(l.
Thu HpottHiifl titir AftHofintion in ursins
tlio clitlitia ol AlontnriH, Idaho unit l'.ut
i-rn WiiHliitiL'ton to a BittiiiK of th
UnlU'il 8tuttw Cireiiit Court of AdiwiiIh
niiil tlio locution of Hokane an Uoairabla
lor all eonrcrMKi,
CharlcN JolinHon, a member of an ex-
tenaivo nana of fri'iirht-cnr tnlevcH work
in U'twwii Kan Franriaro and Hacra-
monto, liu Imvii arrcHtcil at the luttor
ritv. 1 ho other thieves will probably be
lakcii in a low uuva.
Ling Hinir, a Chriitlanixeil Chinexo,
aim Iota bM-n prntiloveil on tbo raveinm
cutter Oliver Woleott for ti'ii year an
tlio Captain H private Me wan I, linn Im-n
arrokted on btiard that venue! at Port
Townaend for ftnuiCKline opium into the
I I 1 v u iiwiu t ikinu viiiiiiiihi
a .1 r.... itv;lui. v.i. ..i.i..
n lien the man's apartmenlH were
w areheti, eilitcfn five-tnt'l can of pro-
f in ei opium were lotinu ronceaied be
neath liia hunk.
The people of l tima and vicinity held
iiial luectins rm'entlv. and uniini-
motialy Bgieed to reipteat United Ktules
Attortiey-lteneral Olncy not to appeal to
the t'niteil Mute Mipreine unirt me
A luixloueH Intiil-irrant case, recentlv de-
cidiil in favor of the rlaiuiantH by the
United Htalea Land Court of Private
Claims. The rcavona (jiven are that tlio
Hettlorii on the urant are perfictly (alia
fled with the decision.
A flnhertnan on the Iower Coluuibia
had hia net in the river, and wan mak
us a drift, when Uie Hteanier 1. J. Pot
ter DftHiteil on her wav to Atftoria. The
raDtnin tlid not aee the net, and in paw
ing one of the veasel'a big wheels picked
It up anil won nil it around uie eliall,
lakinir t he Hibernian anil part of in
boat witli it. Fortunately he wax no
completely tangled in the net that he
was held firmly in one place and carried
around, and eacnned be in if dashed to
pirns. Ilia ouU-riea for help were heard
and the steamer waa (topped, and he
was released.
Jn speaking of Oregon being nnrepre-
aenteu in the national Koara ine cinca
go Tribune of a late date remarks : "Or-
eiron in without reprenenlution in the
delilierations of the National Commis
sion, and in thla incident there in an
other feature of the old Cleveland-Pen-
nover fetid. One of Oregon's National
Coinmisnioners is ill, and his alternate
resinned, lo this resignation tlie uov-
ernor paid no heed. Oregon's other
Coinmicsionor is not in the city, and the
Oovernor'a refusal to notify the Presi
dent of the vacancy- in the commission
leaves Oregon without a spokesman.
Oreironiuns are fearful that they will
fare ill in tlie apportionment of jurors
ol awards, and have asktHi ine r.auonai
Commission to take such action as will
result in Oregon having a voice in the
body's delilierationa."
One of iho most important features
preccnted to visitors is tlie magnificent
ediiinuonni exhibit, now limy open ana
complete, in the department of liberal
arts. earl vail of the States and Ter
ritories are creditably represented. Par
ticularly are the most distant States well
represented, from the Atlantic to the
Piicillo, and of these no exhibit is more
attractive than that presented by the
State of Oregon, Its Becilie character
istic are numerous and many ot tnem
unique, and at once hold the attention
of the passer-by, In the department of
ornithology there is a magnillcont dis
play of all the game birds of Oregon el
egantly mounted. There are free-hand
and mechanical drawings and photo
graph work illustrating all features ol
public-school work through the several
grades. Of the higher institutions of
learning the State University, the State
Agricultural College and the Willamette
University lead in their exhibits. The
entire exhibit is a tribute to the enter
prise, skill and ability of the teamen
and schools of the Web-foot State.
Chicago Inter-Ocean.
One of the most attractive exhibits to
the public in the mines and mining
building is the model or miniature hy
draulic placer mine in the Oregon sec
tion, which as a drawing card to the
general public is only surpassed by the
silver statue of "Justice." The placer
mino consists of a bed of gravel about
fifteen feet long and six feet wide, with
sluiceway through the middle. A small
lndraulio ram throws a vigorous stream
of water against the gravel bank, carry
ing the dirt down in the sluice where the
gold is caught by the rilllcs placed cross
wise in t he box. A number of Oregon
f liicoMiiining properties gave the gravel,
00 sacks of 150 pounds each coming
front the following properties; Inpftun
A flaker, Centennial and Willow Springs
in Willow Springs district, Davenport in
tlio Davenport district; on tlie opening
day some gravel from the Basin mine,
the property of Captain dough of Port
lami, was worked over; a clean-up was
made after each bag was worked, but the
gold was allowed to remain in the boxes
in order to give visitors an insight into
the system of placer-mining. A final
clean-up was niade late in tlie afternoon.
which netted about one ounco ot gold
dust and two nuggets weighing alxmt
one-eighth of an ounce each. This spc
ciul attraction is in charge of F. H.Kowe,
sntiRrinteiident of the Oretrnn minim?
exhibit. New York Engineering and
Mining Journal.
INDUSTRIAL ITEMS.
The tln-nlato factory at Elwood. Inrl
has resumed work, giving employment
to ow nioii.
Canada supplies nearly all tlie nltltn
bago used by Amricun manufacturers of
lead pencils.
Four hundred and forty persons in
this country live on the labor of every
iw workers, .
There are seventy-seven sine mines in
rrursia, which produce one-null ine
world's xmc.
It is stated that women hold 160.081
shares in Philadelphia building and loan
associations.
The distance from Now York to Mel
bourne via San Francisco is 12,205 miles ;
to Hongkong, IU.WU miles.
Glass bricks are made so cheaply that
it sctuns oniy a matter ot lime when
glass nouses may come in fashion.
During tha last three years English
capitalists have invested $218,000,000 in
Mexico and American capitalists ISia.
000,000.
British mann'acttircrs of agricultural
machinery and hardware acknowledge
that the United States is in keen com
petition.
Fiftv-six years ago the block on which
the C'hicairo postofllite now stands was
sold at auction for (005. It is now worth
16,000,000.
Tlie Amoskeag mills, which has closed
for the month of August according to
vote of its directors at Manchester, fl.
II., employs 8,000 hands.
The most expensive fur Is the skin if
the black fox of Kainlchatka. These an
imals are scarce and hard to kill, and a
single skin sella tor about i,ow.
Tolioggan expresses have been a feat-
nro in the bowlder district of Montana
the past season, and have been very use
ful in conveying freight to points olf the
niain road.
The smallest horse in the world is
named General Tom Thumb. He be
longs to a museum out West. He is
three feet high, and weighs only eighty
live pounds.
The salaries nnid to persons in the
civil service of the United States amount
to $00,000,000 annually. This amount
nays the wages of 180,000 persomi. The
average is ftwu a year.
The fast train over the New York Cen
tral and the Lake Shore between New
York and Chicago must, it is stated,
carry seventy-five through passengers to
pay the cost ot running it.
In round numbers the total amount of
life insurance written by the different
Insurance companies of the world is
f 12.000.000,000. Ul tins sum in.rruo.uuu,
000 are placed in the United States.
Soil in Egvpt is tilled by exactly the
same kind of plow as that used there.
6,1X10 years ago. The furrows made are
extremely shallow, and the clods are
further broken np with a big wooden
cudgel.
Notwithstanding the world's great me
chanical progress there arewinedietricts
In trance, jmin and Italy where the
grajK-e are still trodden with bare feet
under the idea that the wine is better
when made so.
The British insurance companies dur
ing the year 18H2 received in premiums
17.518,007, and paid out in losses All,-
(k!2.tHi7. The expenses and commissions
pid bv forty companies are placed at
Ofero,700,000.
Electric street railways in tho United
but tea have in operation a mileage wiucn
exceeds the sum of streei. railways run
by other powers, viis.: 6,H30 miles run
bv electricity. 4.4G0 by horses, 640 by
cable and ozo ty steam.
A writer has flzured out that the
United States produces 2,200 pounds of
grain to each inhabitant; lien mark,
2.00li ; Canada, 1,600; Russia, 1.200;
Koumania, 1,150; Spain, 1,100; France,
OIK); Sweden, 980; Argentine Republic,
urji. i.iMiin m. tf-naH.. -nut. U..I.
ghim, 600; Portugal, 550; Ireland, 500;
PERSONAL MENTION.
Attorney-General Hendricks of Ken
tucky prides himself on the fact that he
line from a laborer to his present place
ol dignity and honor.
Charles Foster, ex-Secretarr of the
Treasury, is meeting the usual fate ol
the unfortunate. Now be is charged
with gross mismanagement, if nothing
worse, of the financial afl'airs of those
who had intrusted their interests to his
care.
A horseback ride to last three yean
tnd to extend from Texas to Patsroni
has been planned by Colonel E. F. John
ston of Philadelphia, Philo Beveridge of
Chicago, M. C. Picking of Ottnmwa, la.,
and K. btigecomb, nephew of Lord lulge
comb. Mine. Laltoudv. widow of the great
French sugar retiner, who left her a for
tune of $30,000,0. 0, lives in asmall house
at St. Cloud, and spends about $1,000
year. Her son, however.-is compensat
ing for this maternal economy by squan
dering tlie fortune with a prodigal hand
In the marriage of Miss Catherine
Weed Barnes to Henry Snowden Ward,
editor of the English photographic mag
azine, Now York loses one of its bright
est women, and the " right little tight
little island" will gain one of the best
womon amateur photographers in thir.
country.
Gabrielle Greeley, daughter of thu
founder of the New York Tribune, is
married to Rev. F. M. Clondinin, pastor
of a fashionable church at Westchester,
N. Y. She is active in all the charitable
work in the parish, and has done a crest
deal toward building the hospital, which
is now nearly finished.
Baron William von Falier, the only
eon of Baron Lothar von Faber and part
ownor of the world-renowned lead pen
cil factory in Nuremberg, died in Ger
many a few days ago. The family is one
of the wealthiest in Germany, and its
members stand high among the patri
cians of old Nurem'jtM-g,
Lord Binnmont. who is descended
from the last King of Jerusalem, suc
ceeded to the title last year at tho death
of his elder brother, lie has traveled
extensively in the United States with
the avowed purpose of wedding an heir
ess. His name tlgnres honorably on tlie
service records of the British arm v.
Robert Buchanan in a communication
to the London Chronicle remarks : " It
is not for my pen to proclaim what the
hand which holds it has done, but I
could stake my oath thut I have fed more
mouths and helped more struggling com
rades than all the societies of authors
put together. I care little for fame and
ess for money,"
EASTERN NEWS.
New England Farmers Ua
able. to Secure Help.
TICKETS MADE CF ALUMINIUM.
Pension Commissioner Extend the
Time in Which Suspended
Pensioner May Act.
- The wheat crop of Illinois is the small
est ever known.
Chicago's unemployed number more
than ever beioro. .
The troops will soon lie removed from
toe I'-ast lennessee coal mines.
The biggest gas well in America was
struck near nttsburg last week.
. It is raid all the members of the Cab
inet will keep house this winter.
The Mormon Tabernacle choir will go
Kast to sing at the world's fair.
Work will lie begun on a new Federal
building at Uuriington, la., at once,
Hot weather has given East Tennessee
tlie best cotton crop in twenty years.
The Board of Trade of New Orleans Is
working to secure a better mail servise,
There was an increase o! over $17,000,-
000 in the amount of currency during
July.
A nlairue of grasshoppers is sweeping
down on the uiruiers in ine lennerea
Valley.
Aluminium car tickets are in use on a
Michigan-street railway, and are quite
popular.
Tlie United States Watch Company
of Waltham has resumed work, but cut
down pay.
I.ahor day in St. Louis, it is predicted.
will furnish the greatest procession ever
seen there.
More hard coal has been mined so far
tliiu vcftr than ever before in a corre
sponding period.
Girls nuvy legally smoke cigarettes on
the streets. So reads the decision of a
Louisville (Ky.) court.
West Virginia haB suffered from a
long-continued drought, but a recent vi
olent storm has ended it.
In the Brooklyn elevated railroad sys
tem steam as a motive power is to be
superseded by electricity.
Secretary Smith says the Cherokee
Strip will probably be thrown open to
settlement on tepteriber i.
New York is havinir no end of trouble
with its cable railroad on Broadway. It
breaks down every day or two.
Ex-Governor Campbell of Ohio an
nounces that under no circumstances
will he be a candidate this fall.
Returns from recent school elections
in Kansas show that women are fond of
exercising the right of suffrage.
Advices from Labrador report the cod-
fishing excellent and salmon-fishing fair.
There are no reports of distress.
The property in the county of New
York which was exempt from taxation
last year amounted to $O04,O0O,uoo.
A Ttiiltimnm OHiilinlt. romnanv bos dis
charged 1,000 hands because tne nanus
would not discount its city warrants.
The new postmaster at Dundee. Mich.
among his other qualifications has a
mustache szti inches iroin tip to tip,
There is trouble brewing in railroad
circles ol Nebraska over the injunction
i- : . i : :' 1. l
proceeuirigs in uie maximum uvigiit
A company has applied for incorpora
tion which proposes to construct a snip
canal from Lake St. Clair to Lake Erie.
The Australian ballot w as used for the
first time in Florida recently at Jackson
ville, and gave unqualified satisfaction,
New England farmers are reported to
be unable lo harvest crops that are re
markably tine because ol lnsumcient
help.
The railroads centering in Boston suf
fered a depreciation of more than $10,
500,000 in stock valuation during the
month of July.
There will be no more deaths from
' heart failure" in Philadelphia, for the
Board of Health has declared that mere
is no such disease. "V
A colored people's insurance company,
which had no existence, has been vic
timizing the colored people in ew Jer
sey out of large sums.
Taunton, Mass., some years ago deeded
a site to the United States for a Federal
building and, having lost patience wait
ing for tlie latter, wants the land back
again.
It is rumored in New l ork that Will-
lam B. Hornblower will be selected to
fill the vacancy on the United Statet
Supreme Bencli caused by the death ol
Judge lltatchlord.
A plot of ground. 75x100 feet, on the
corner of Fifth avenue and Eighty-firBt
street in New York has been sold to Au
gust Belmont for $285,000, or at the rate
of $38 a square foot.
In Milwaukee an old couple took fright
and drew their savings a few thousand
dollars from the bank. Since then one
of them has sat tip all of every night
guarding the money.
Judge Lochren.Pension Commissioner,
has extended until October 10 the period
within which pensioners whose pensions
have been suspended may make proof of
their right to receive them.
A irreat scheme of changing many ol
the important surface railroads in the
section of New York city above Twenty
third street into roads operated by ca
bles instead of by horses is agitated.
Wolves and covotes are increasing in
numbers on the Btock ranges in South
ern Alberta as in the Dakotas and other
Northwestern- States, and are causing
serious trouble anil loss to the ranchers.
The leaso of the Chesapeake, Ohio and
Southwestern ro the Newport News and
Mississippi Valley has been canceled on
account of the law in Kentucky prohib
iting foreign corporations from operating
railroads.
President Fisk of the Pan-American
Bimetallic Association has written a let
ter to the Board of Trade and Transpor
tation of New York, in which he says:
" Unless the East stops its senseless
clamor to reduce the country to gold
standard, which would mean reducing
the people to feudal slavery, a combina
tion would at once be formed with the
West and South to withdrawal! business
relation from the Bait."
NATIONAL CAPITAL,
Preparation for opening the Cherokee
Strip are about completed. It is the
present expectation ot necretarv fmith
to have the opening day set between
(September I and September lo.
Upon inquiry at the pension office it
is learned that up to date there havo
been 6,472 pensions suspended, which
were granted under the act of June 27,
1800. averaging 170 daily. A large pro
portion of these cases, it la said, were
suspended pending a medical examina
tion. . .
II. H. Gil fry of Oregon has not been
displaced in the Senate, a erroneously
stated. He is one of the men designed
to remain. He i a Democrat. It i
scarcely to be expected that Charles
Newell will remain. Gilfry has served
during the Republican ascendency in the
senate witn satisiaction.
Senators Dolnh and Mitchell have in
troduced all their old bills of last session
which failed to pass. Senator Dolph'i
bills relate to the increase of appropria
tions for the Portland building and pub
lic buildings at Salem and Baker City,
an assay office at Portland, a number of
proposed changes in the land laws and
several pensions aim claims uius. sen
ator Mitchell's bills include The Dalle
boat railway, several proposed change
in judiciary laws and a number of pen
sion and claims bills. Senator Squire
has introduced all the bill that have
been pending in former Congresses rela
tive to Washington, including public
building bills for the four principal cit
ies, right ot way and land on is.
S. H. Boyd, the United States Minis
ter to Siam, has not tendered his resig
nation to the President as a result of the
publication of a personal letter which
he wrote to Mr. Holderman, expressing
views on the Siamese situation in very
undiplomatic language and reflecting
npon Secretary Gresham. While Cobnel
Bovrt will not he asked to resign, it is
understood his tenure ot orhce will be
ended bvtheappointmentof a successor,
Mr. Holderman called on Secretary Gres
ham to explain why he made ttie Koyd
letter public, hut the Secretary declined
to hear him, stating that he was wholly
indilTerent on the subject. Mr. Boyd
was appointed Minister to Siam October
1, 1800. The Ealary of the position ia
o,ow.
Secretary Gresham of the State De
partment needs $luo,uou to pay the ex
penses of his office. A good part of this
deficit is due to the expense incurred in
the entertainment of foreign visitors,
notably the Duke of Veragua. While
the Duke was in Chicago being luxuri
antly provided for, he wrote to the Pres
ident expressing his regret that he would
be delayed in reaching Washington to
pay his respects to the cine! executive.
He was informed in reply that the Pres
ident would release him from anv obli
gation he miuht feel in that direction.
He was further advised that arrange
ments had been made for his return to
Spain. Of course the Duke was left to
fix the date himself, but there was no
mistaking the anxiety of the department
to have his visit come to an early end.
The expense of the entertainment of
the ltake will not fall short of $4tj,oou,
not to mention tlie entertainment by
private persons.
Senator Vest has introduced a bill to
fix the number of grains of gold and
silver in gold and silver coins of the
United States, the silver dollars to con
tain 464.4 (trains of silver or 516 grains
of standard silver. Vest also offered a
joint resolution setting forth that the
American people from tradition and in
terest favor bunetalism : that it is the
established policy of the United States
to maintain the parity between gold and
silver, and that it is the duty of Con
gress to speelily enact such laws as
will effectually maintain these objects.
The most sigrificant bill introduced iu
the Senate perhaps was one by Senator
Hill of New York. The measure he pre
sented leaves no doubt of his position on
the financial issue. While repealing the
purchasing clause of the Sherman act, it
unqualifiedly pledges the country to bi
metalisin. It is "A bill to repeal certain
sections of the act of July 14, 1890, en
titled an act directing tlie purchase of
silver bullion and the issue of Treasury
notes thereon and for other purposes. '
This repealing act. however, " is not to
be constrmd as abandoning bimetaltsm,
but it is hereby declared that the policy
of using both gold and silver as standard
money ol the country snail be estao
lished. and to the accomplishment of
that end the efforts of the government
shall he steadily and safely directed."
The Weste v. people are felicitating
themselves on the position assumed by
Senator Hill. They are pleased that he
should have so unqualifiedly pledged
himself to bimetalism as to indicate his
willincness to favor subsequent legisla
tion looking to the restoration of silver
M money metal.
' WORLD'S FAIR NOTES.
World's Fair Managers are devoting
much attention to schemes to increase
the attendance.
The Duchess of Marlborough expects
to revisit her native land in September,
and will attend the World's Fair.
What is claimed will be the largest
.agstaff ever erected is to be dedicated
to the World's Fair bv the State of Wash
ington in September,
Governor Lewelling of Kansas will
soon appoint a commission to lay. his
gulf transportation scheme before for
eign representatives at the World's Fair.
The British government has sent Ma
jor Cragie to Chicago to report on the
agricultural statistics accumulated by
the various governments at Uie w orld s
Fair.
It is now eoneeded that the stockhold
ers of the World's Fair will not get any
of their money back. It is also conceded
that in addition to their Io.dUU.000 the
citv of Chicago will not get any of ita
$5,000,000 back.
At a meeting of the National Commis
sion Commissioner Goodell of Colorado
precipitated a lengthy and heated de
bate by a resolution reducing the sala
ries of Commissioners St. Clair and Mas-
sey, members of the Council of Admin
istration, to $2,500 a year. Now they
are getting $6 X) per month. The matter
was finally referred to a special commit
tee. Some of the official and directors of
the exposition have a scheme to charge
25 cents' admission to the fair after 6
'clock in the evemnor. The matter haa
been under discussion for several daya,
it is said, with good prospects of being
carried through. It is believed that bv
doing this the increased attendance will
be large enough to more than double tha
receipt taken in after 6 oclock.
FOREIGN CABLES.
China to Establish a Modern
Postal System Soon.,
SLAVE TRADE IN ZANZIBAR.
British Agricultural Statistic Show
Very Unsatisfactory Condi
tion Dr. Koch.
Bangkok, Siam, has a trolley street'
car line, which pays handsomely.
The Duke and Duchess of York re
ceived over 9,000 wedding presents.
A master chimney sweep is among tho
new members ot tlie Uerman Ketchstag,
New custodians of Shakespeare's house
in Stratford are both patient and oblig
ing.
The Rhine wine production this year
will be unusually large if crops do not
tail.
The Franco-German frontier line I to
be remarked to avoid awkward " inci
dents." In Italy. France and Austria only from
4 to o per cent ot the criminals are welt
educated.
The slave trade ia booming in Zanzibar
according to the Bishop of that benight
ed region.
In France it is proposed to arm the
postmen.who have charge of the delivery
of postal orders.
Quite a colony of Americans has set
tled in Cowles, Isle of Wight, for the
yachting season.
Dr. Koch and his once-vaunted con
sumption cure have fallen into sad dis
repute in uermany.
It is cited as complimentary that near
ly all the monarchb of Europe are at
tended by American dentists.
Russia proposes to have an interna
tional fruit expositi :i and congress at
St. Petersburg in the tall ot W.H.
The finances of the Leeds corporation
water works for the past year show a
clear net balance of prom ot 0,351.
It has been found necessary to open a
home in Sydney for servant girls out of
employment, owing to existing depres
sion.
As a result of the recent experience
with France in biam the H-nghsb govern
ment manifests a strong disposition to
join the triple alliance.
Russian crop prospects have greatly
imnroved. A fairly lartre vield is now
expected, especially of rye, the chief
breadstuff ot tne nation.
IVincess Marie Bibesco swam the Hel
lespont recentlv from the European
shore to the Asiatic, recalling the ex
ploits of leander and .Byron.
In Germany quantities of watermel
ons are grown, but the people do not
consider them fit for food. They use the
luscious fruit to feed the pigs.
The Alps this year are in splendid
condition for climbing, and ascents are
being made already, which are not usu
ally undertaken until a month later.
News comes from Paris that Mme.
Rhea, the actress, has married W. F.
Hart, her leading man. who is 25 yean
uki uiiu tuny twenty yeans tier junior.
i.i i t -1 1 ..". i - f
It is 223 years since a blow was struck
in the House of Commons until the row
of week before last. That historic blow
cost its author an imprisonment in the
Tower.
A good deal of high play has been go
ing on just lately in some of the London
clubs, the practice ot paving with
paper" has been very much on the
increase.
The State railways of Cape Colony.
South Africa, yielded last year 4 14s 8J
per cent on a capital of 18,500,000,
against 4s lis id per cent on 16,500,-
000 in 1891.
It is reported that Baron de Roths
child and Jacques Laboudy, a million
aire sugar retiner, will start shortly a 1
cent sporting daily paper named the
jockey uiuo.
According to the opinions expressed
by various Berlin journals the intended
Boer "trek" into German Southwest
A frica will not be sanctioned by the im
perial government.
The tirailleurs of the Russian army
are to be equipped with snowshoea next
winter, l he r russian troops on the
Russian frontier have used snowshoes
with satisfaction for several winter.
Baron von Bauer, Austrian Minister
if War, said at the sitting of the Budget
Committee of the Austrian delegation
tlie other day that the present condition
of society did not permit of the abolition
of dueling. ,
The financial returns of the Australian
colony of Victoria for the year ending
July 30 are expected to show a deficit of
about 1,068,000 in addition to a debit
balance of 960,000 brought forward
from last year. .
The new tax on Stock Exchange trans
actions, which went into force in France
the 1st of last month, has well nigh par
alyzed business on the French market
and almost caused the total abandon
ment of the Bourse.
The Indian railways show a net loss of
08 lacs of rupees. This unfavorable re
sult is attributed to the heavy fall in ex
change. Had silver remained at par,
the guaranteed railways would have
shown a good surplus.
British agricultural statistics show
very unsatisfactory conditions. The
number of failures among farmers in the
British Isles during the first six months
of this year was 40 per cent larger than
those of the corresponding time in 1892.
In South Africa the Kaffir servants
have formed a union to which the mem
bers have to give a " character " for their
mistresses. No member is allowed to
enter upon a situation unless the regis
tered character ot tne mistress of the
hiiuse is satisfactory.
'An imperial ukase issued recentlv for
bids the killing or capturing of fur seals
on Russian land without special permis
sion from the goverment. Persons vio
lating this decree or engaged in unlawful
pelagic sealing will render themselves
table to imprisonment from two to six-
tern months and forfeiture of ships,
equipments and the sealskins already
taken. All cases of unlawful noachim?
oa. seal lifo in Russian territory will be
referred to a district tribunal sitting at
Vladivoatock. '
PORTLAND MARKET.
Whiai-Valley, $1.00(81.02),; Wall
Walla, e092)c per cental.
rivorR, FKKD, ETC.
Fiodb Standard, $3.40; Walla Walla,
$3.40; graham $3.0? ; superfine, $2.50
per barrel. f
Oats Whfte,4243c per bushel ; gray,
40c; rolled, in bags, $(1.250.60; bar
rels, $6.60 6.75; cases, $3.76.
MrixsTcri'S Bran, $18.00; shorts,
$21.00; ground barley, J22i!23; chop
feed, $18 per ton ; whole feed, barley, 80
86c per cental; middlings, $23(328
per ton: chicken wheat. $1.221.25
percental.
DAIBT PEODUCX.
BtTTTBK Oreiron fancy creamery. 22H
26c: fancy dairy, 17M20c; fair to
good.l516c; common, 12c per pound;
California, 3544c per roll.
Uhkkss Oregon, iz6c; Can lorn ia.
1113,W6: Young America, 14,'-4c per
pound.
JSoos Oregon and Eastern, l&Wloc
per dozen.
totJivrBr Uhickens, old, 4.oo ;
broilers, large. $2.0003.00: small. $1.60
(82.00; ducks, old, $3.604.00; young,
$2.503.50; geese, $7.60 per dozen; tur
keys, live, 12)14c per pound ; dressed,
none in the market.
TIOrrABLKS AMD FRrjITS.
Vegetables Cabbaire.l Jic par pound t
California potatoes, $1.00 per sack; Ore
gon, 75c; new onions, l)$c per pound;
cucumbers, Oregon, 25c per dozen ; Cali
fornia, ll.za per box; string beans, z4c
per pound ; tomatoes, 80c (ojf 1.00 per box ;
green corn, 1012)c per dozen; sweet
potatoes, 24&3c per pound.
Fruit Sicily lemons, $6.00(36.50 per
W.i U I ..W. 11,1 .11. II V, . V ' , W,UIU,V, W
per box ; bananas, $1.503.00 per bunch ;
oranges, $3.00 per box ; pineapples, $6.00
per dozen; cherries, oowoc per box:
new California apples, $1.25 per bushel ;
peaches, 80c$1.00 per box; Oregon, 60
75c iter box: Oretron peach nlurua. 76crai
$1.00 per box; apricots. $1.25 per box;
currants, 45c per pound; Bartlett pears,
$1.25l-50 per box; raspberries, 67c
per pound; black raspberries, 6c; Cali
omia figs. 76c(S$1.00 per box: water
melons, $2.003.00 per dozen; canta
loupes, $1.501.75 per dozen; huckle
berries. 15c per pound: irranes (Muscat
and Rose of Peru), $1.001.25.
STAPLE GROCERIES.
Dried Fruits Petite prunes, 10g 11c :
silver, ll12c; Italian, i3'c; German,
10llc; plums, 8(i9c; evaporated ap
ples, lOftUlc; evaporated apricots, 12
16c; peaches, 10(&12gc; pears, 7lle
per pound.
Honey Choice comb, 18c per pound:
new Oregon, 1620c; extract, 910c.
Salt Liverpool, 100s. $16.00 : 60s.
$16.50; stock, $809.60.
Cor fee Costa Kica, zZc; Kio, Zlc:
Salvador, 21)c; Mocha, 2630c; Java,
24K30c; Arbuckle's and Lyon, 100-
pound cases, Z4.&oc per pound; Colum
bia, same, 24.86c
Kica Island,$4.756.00 ; Japan,$4.75 :
New Orleans, $4.50 per cental.
Beaks Small whites, 3ic; pinks.
3c; bayos, 3)se; butter, 4c; lima, 4o
per pound.
SvEcr Eastern, in barrels, 40(3 56c;
in half-barrels, 4257c; in cases, 36
80c per gallon ; $2.25 per keg ; California,
in barrels, 2040c per gallon; $1.75 per
0, 6c ; confectioner A, 6)gc ; dry gran
ulated, 0c; cube, crushed and pow
dered, 7)c per pound; Ja'c per ponnd
discount on all grades for prompt cash;
maple sugar, 15(3 16c per pound.
CANNED GOODS.
Canned Goods Table fruits, assorted.
$1.752.00; peaches, $1.852.10; Bart
lett pears, $1.75(32.00 ; plums. $1.37 (3
1.60; strawberries, $.252.45; cherries,
$2.26(32.40; blackberries, $1.85(92.00;
raspberries, $2.40; pineapples, $2.2S
2.80; apricots, $1.65(42.00. Pie fruits,
assorted, $1.20; peaches, $1.25; plums,
$1.001.20; blackberries, $151.40 per
dozen. Pie fruits, gallons, assorted,
$3.163.50; peaches, $3.504.00; apri
cots, $3.50(34.00; plums, $2.753.00;
blackberries, $4.254.50.
Meats Corned beef. Is. $1.50: 2s,
$2.40; chipped, $2.55(4.00: lunch
tongue. Is. $4 : 2s. $6.75 : ' deviled ham.
$1.75(32.15 per dozen.
ish sardines, lis. 7ocftS2.Z5: Kt,
$2.15(34.60; lobsters, $2.30(33.60; sal
mon, tin 1-lb tails, $1.25$1.50; flats,
$1.75; 2-lbs, $2.26(32.50; -barrel, $5.50.
provision.
Eastern Smoked Mbat and Lard
Hams, medium, uncovered, 15(316c per
pound; covered, 14(3164c; breakfast
bacon, uncovered, 16(3 17c; covered, 16 l
nH16p short clear aides. 13(314o: drv
salt sides, U)12)c; lard, compound,
in tins, 10c per pound ; pure, in ting, 13
14c; Oregon lard, ll)12)c
BOPS, WOOL AND RIDBS.
Hops '92s, 1016c per pound, accord
ing to quality; new crop, '83s, 15317c
Wood Um oo.ua valley. 14(p315c: fall
clip, 1314c; Willamette valley, 10
12c, according to quality; Eastern Ore
gon, 6(3 14c per pound, according to
condition. .
Hides Dry hides, selected prime.
68c; green, selected, over . 65 pounds,
4c; under 55 pounds, 3c; sheep pelts,
short wool, S0(350c; medium, 6080c;
long, 90c3$1.25; shearlings, 1020c: Ul
low, good to choice, 35c per pound.
LIVE AND DRESSED MEAT.
Beb Prime steers. $2.50(32.75: fair
... 1 . Q nn,3,o Kfi . 1 ..I. : . -
cows, $1.602.00; dressed beef, $3.50(3
6.00.
Mutton Choice mutton. $2.76:
dressed, $6.00; lambs, $2.002.60;
dressed, $6.00; shearlings, Zjc, live
weight.
Hoos Choice heavy, $5.00(35.50; me
dium, $4.50(35.00; light and feeders,
$4.505.00; dressed, $7.00.
V BAD $4-0U(S5O.W.
BAOS and baoqinq.
Burlaps. 8-ounce. 40-inch, net cash.
6c; burlaps, lOJ-ounce, 40-inch, net
cash, 7c; burlaps, 12-ounce, 45-inch,
7,c; DunapB, io-ounce, ou-incn, u:,c;
burlaps. 20-ounce, 76-inch. 14c: wheat
bags, Calcutta, 23x36, spot, 6c;
2-Duanei oat Dags, vc
MISCELLANEOUS.
Tin I. C. charcoal, 14x20, prime qual
ity, $8.otD(39.00 per box ; for crosses, $2
extra per box; I. C. coke plates, 14x20,
prime quality, $7.50(38.00 per box ; tern
plate, I. 0., prime quality, $6.60(37.00.
Nails Base quotations: Iron, $2.26;
teel, $2.35; wire, $2.76 per keg. -
Iron Bar, 2o per pound; pig-iron.
123(325 per ton. ...
Stibd Per pound, lOJo. - ,
Lead Per pound, 4,bc; bar, 6tc
Naval Stores Oaknm, $4.60(36.00 per"
bale; resin, $4.80(38.00 per 480 pound;
tar, Stockholm, $13 ; Carolina, $9 per bar
rel; pitch, $0 per barrel; turpentine, 66
fvr gallon ia ear kiU,