3 .OREGON
VOL. II.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1891.
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attend.
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1'KOKESSlONAL.
JR. II. R. CUKF,
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON.
8t. Helens, Oregon.
J)U. J. K. II A.l
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON.
Clatnkiuiie, Coltiiulilu comity. Or.
B. I.ITTI.B,
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SURVEYOR and
CIVIL ENGINEER,
81. Helens. Oregon.
C.ttnly surveyor. I.nd surveying, town
liliiliiiig, and engineering work promptly
(tone.
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und dil y.exiV' it Batiirday.atsr.a.; raturn
g l.!,tvay'At..rla dully, ''t Hunl-, at a;
J The mornlns boat Iroin Portlanu niaiieii
Undl es i tlio Oregon aide Tuesdays, Tliura'
d I Zi H.....rd.V. "on V'SrK,,MKFrmn"At
Mondiivs. Wedneadsys and Fridays. From aa
t,,r a lie inoriilng lmt makes landings on the
nr. Jon si K M mdavB, Wednesdays nd Fridays,
a'Kn t he WaS'tun side Tuesdays. Thurs-
V TO D A V TtN A N 1) W Y l.A N 1)1 NU8 Moll-
XOTIIBB Steamers' leave from Ash-street
"'-riT offlHwi!JT:lroe,
rAMMi etrenlatlon of any aelentlfle paper In tha
lXr Wi" Idly Hlu.tr.Ud. WoniilalllsanI
uaa should ba without Jt. WwfiM'i'Wi?
Tiiari Sl.OUall tuuntlia. Addreaa MDNN
tuuLuuaua. 01 Itraadway. Maw Vurk Cits.
THE PACIFIC COAST.
GENEROUS BEQUESTS OF THE
LATE J. C. WILMERDING.
A I'rojnnt n Food In Knn FranHaoo to
Wr(Hiii0 a Mw Joukny t'lun-lta.
tlufilng Warta on Oi!n NtiiHinora
t'lilni.aa In Noutlinrn California.
I.n Anoklkh. Up to dii to only 2,000
ChliiVHe have rct(inU)r(l in this lintrict
undur tlio extoimion of time itranted bv
CohirreHfi for tlmt purioae. 01 theno
ijw Bra irom m AiiKUltw city, the
otliim rcKlatarifiK at various point" in
Hontliern California. As lliure are some
20,000 Clilni'He in tills suct.iim, it ia ichii
that tlmy are not coming forward with
much rapldity,
Tha Oregon I'aiiinc Hale,
ConvAi.i.is, Judge Fullerton has or
(lnrci tlmt the sale of tlm Orceon f'acillo
shall occur not later than Juno 1, tlio
date to be llxed by the Hlicriif
Indlntincnt Hut Aalda,
Ahtoiha. The Indictment aealnst
County Comtnlssionttr Carruthera was
set aside by Judge MoBrido in the Cir
cuit Court on the ((round tlmt it did not
state facta stilllcient to constitute a crime.
CarruthurN' allcxed olFenso was nialfea
sauce in ofllce for havinx accepted on
behalf of the County Court the Wal
luski bridKfl, the work on which was not
perforated according (o contract.
Irndant's Ueniurrer Ovajmilad.
roBTiMKD. In the suit of George W.
Hunt against the Northern Pacific Rail
way Company and others for damages
bv a fire started by employes of the
Northern Pacific Judge Bellinger over
ruled the demurrer of the defendant that
the action is barred by the statute of
limitation of two years for injury to the
rights of plaintilf. The court was of the
opinion that the action is for injury to
personal property and is within the six
years' limitation.
S)aalln( la Unprofitable.
San Fuancihco. The Alexander, well
known as a sealer, Is shipping crew
for a two-year whaling cruise in the Arc
tic. A. P. Txrentxen is her owner, and
his determination to fit the vessel out
for a whaling cruise was brouidit about
by the low prices of seal skins. It ia
claimed that it costs the vessel f8 (or
each skin taken, and as skins are Quoted
at such low figures in tlio Indon mar
I ket, the profit is not largo enough to
laae ute rim oi running counter to me
new regulations to govern the operations
of (lie sealers in Northern waters.
The HI iila Own a tha Oyatnr Ileda.
Olymi-ia. The famous oyster rase
from Mason county has been settled by
the State and commission in favor of the
State. Commissioner Erastus firainerd
has set forth the finding in a document
of tome 6,000 words, in which he goes
Into the legal status of the case at great
length. The oyster men, however, in
tend to carry on the tight, and have in
stituted mandamus proceedings in the
ttupretne Court to compel Commissioner
Forrest to sell them the beds. They also
claim that the Land Commission has no
jurisdiction in the matter, and will fight
the case on that point.
Keduelng Wages on Steamers.
8ak Fbancisco. The crew of the Oce
anic Steamship Company's steamer Ala
meda received notice of a cut In wagea
to ruling rates for deep-water steam ves
sels as established by the Pacific Mail
Company. Heretofore the Oceanic Com
pany has been paying firemen 50 per
month at sea and adding rations at near
est restaurant when in port. The cut is
to $15, the rate paid on the Pacific Mail
boats. Coal passers are cut from $45 to
40, and there are twelve on each of the
steamers. In the steward's department
the cut ia from $25 to f 20. Olticers are
not ail'eclod In any division of the ship.
ANOTHKIt JOCKK CLUB.
Members of tha Defunct Blood Horae
Aa.oelutluu Heartily In Sympathy.
Sam Fuancihco. There Is a project on
foot to organise another jockey club,
modeled after the Eastern clubs. Lead
ing breeders are Interesting themselves
In the enterprise. The proposition is to
build a track at Fruitvale or some other
Elace across the bay. Many of the mem
ers of the defunct Blood Horae Associ
ation are heartily in sympathy with the
new movement. The proposition is to
secure 200 members at 1,000. This
would.give the new association f 200,000
to purchase the ground necessary and
build a track that would be a oredit to
the Stato. It is stated that W. O'B. Mc
Donough, J. B. Haggin, 0. Boots, Sim
eon Keed, L. J. Kose, Frank Burke, O.
F. Ojeda, E. J. Baldwin, J. Cairn Simp
son, Daniel Burns and other representa
tive breeders and owners will, interest
themselves in the formation of the new
jockey club.
WILMKHDINO'S Witt.
Mrs. Miller of Portland U Bequeathed
Twenty Thousand Hollars.
San Fbancimco. The will of the late
J. Clute Wihnerdlng, who for years waa
known as one of the leading wholesale
liquor dealers of the Pacific Coast, has
been filed for probate. The estate is es
timated to be worth about $2,000,000.
Sjieciflo legacies amount to $1,645,000.
Among his two brothers and four sisters,
all living in New York, is divided $076,
000. To his nephew, Henry W". Payne
of New York, ia bequeathed $200,000. A
large number of more distant relatives
are also generously remembered. Be
quests to public institutions are as fol
lows: Protestant Orphan Asylum, San
Francisco, $10,000; St. juke's Hospital,
$10,000; San Francisco Hospital for
Children, $10,000; Golden Gate Kinder
garten, $10,000; Society for the Prenven
tion of Cruelty to Animals, $5,000. The
most interesting bequest In a public
sense is that of $400,000 to the Regents
of the University of California to estab
lish and maintain a school to be called
the Wilmerding School of Industrial
Arts, to teach boys trades, fitting them
to make a living with their hands. The
residue of the estate is bequeathed to
Lucius K. Wilmerding and Henry W.
Payue, share and share alike. Among
the relatives to whom bequests are made
Is Mrs. Nancy Miller of Portland, Or.,
$20,000.
TUB NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Kyle Introduced in the Senate a bill
for the establishment of a national uni
versity. It was referred to a select com
mittee. The Senate resolution requesting the
President to suspend action in the con
solidation of the land oliices until after
the passage of the next sundry civil ap
propriation bill, offered by Teller, was
agreed to.
The House Committee on Judiciary
lias decided to make a favorable report
on the bill giving Clerks of the Circuit
Courts of California and Nevada twice
the compensation now allowed and re
tain fees to the amount of $7,000.
A cablegram received by Secretary
Herbert from Admiral lienham at Rio
Htates that he had transferred his flag
from the San Francisco to the New York.
His purpose was to allow the San Fran
cisco to go outside the harbor for fresh
air. The ships are taking turns at the
duty of staying in the harbor, and it is
now the New York's turn. Benham and
stair are the only persons in the fleet
unable to indulge in the change.
The Interstate Commerce Committee
of the Senate the other morning heard
arguments on !ehalf of the proposed
amendment to the interstate commerce
I law to allow railroad pooling, reasonable
rates to lie fixed by the Interstate Com
I merce Commission, with the right of
appeal to the Federal Court for final ad
j judication. J. K. Counsel man of Chi
cago, a large grain sninper, made tne
argument. George B. Blanchard, Com
missioner of the Central Traffic Associa
lion. and J. K. Cowen, counsel of the
Baltimore and Ohio, were also heard.
Hawlcy introduced a resolution in the
Senate that the Secretary of the Interior
send to the Senate the most advanced
copy of the census office returns relative
, to manufactures. He explained that
j the report was far advanced toward com
pletion during the incuinliencv of Super
intendent Porter and Secretary Noble,
but had been withheld; but lie thought
' the information should lie in possession
of the Senate during; the tariff discus
sion. On the suggestion of Cockrell he
amended the resolution by directing the
Secretary to state the reasons for the
delay and directing him to submit the
latest information in his possession. Tiie
resolution as amended was agreed to.
Bryan of Nebraska introduced in the
House a bill to amend the Revised Stat
utes so as to permit in civil cases a ver
dict of three-fourths of the jury and
such verdict have the same force and ef
. feet as a unanimous verdict. He said :
' " I have favored this change for several
; years, and my attention was called to it
anew by a suggestion made by Judge
Brewer at the Chicago Union League
Club banouet last Thursday. In civil
cases there is no reason why litiirants
should be compelled to fight until one
can secure a unanimous verdict. Disa
greements are usually caused by one or
two members ol tne jury, ana a tnree
fourths verdict would settle most cases,
making a great saving of costs."
I It is the purpose of the Senate Ojiii-
' m it tee on Foreign Relations to take up
Morgan's bill for the reorganization of
the Nicaragua Canal Company during
the present session. Morgan and Frye
are both known to be anxious to pro
mote the enterprise. It is understood
the President la convinced of the im
portance of the canal, and Greshatn is
also in accord with Morgan on the sub
ject. Publication of the testimony taken
I uy thi commission in the Hawaiian in
vestigation contains many allusions to
I the canal brought out by questions asked
by these Senators to demonstrate the
importance of controlling the islands in
case the canal waa built and to show the
dependence of one interest on the other.
I In response to a resolution the Civil
Service Commission transmitted to the
Senate a statement of the various al
leged violations of the civil service law
sinco March 4, 1889, bv officers appointed
by the President. The feature of the
report is an attack on Secretary Carlisle
and the Treasury Department for whole
sale violations of the civil service re
quirements. Commissioner Roosevelt
cites the case of a certain clerk dismissed
from the Treasury Department for polit
ical reasons, and says when his attention
was called to the fact that Carlisle took
the position that it was not a violation
of the civil service law to remove a man
for political reasons. Roosevelt there
fore recommends the matter be brought
to the attention of the President,
Secretary Herbert has sent to Cum
mings of the House Committee on Naval
Affairs a letter indorsing the project ol
rescuing the Kearsargo. The Secretary
urged that any action toward rescue be
taken at once. The committee voted to
report favorably the bill of Blair of New
Hampshire, but was more generous than
Blair proposed ; while his Dill would ap
propriate $30,000, the committee decided
to raUe the sum to $45,000, with the pro
viso that the wrecking company shall
receive not more than 110,000 if the at
tempt be a failure. Several proposals
for raising the Kearsarge have been
made by wrecking companies that rep
resent that the attempt would be per
fectly feasible. The Naval Committee
sought to secure immediate considera
tion for the bill, but Bland demanded
that the silver debate proceed, adding
that the Kearsarge rescue and other
projects would have to wait until the
silver bill was disposed of.
The long struggle in the House over
the Bland bill for the coinage of the sil
ver seigniorage and silver bullion in the
Treasury has been ended by the passage
of the bill by a vote of 108 to 129. The
special order to bring the bill to a vote
was adopted by a bare quorum immedi
ately after the House convened. This
broke the opposition of the filibusters,
and they were powerless to do anything
further. All the amendments offered to
the measure by it opponents were de
feated. The one which polled the most
votes was Outhwaite's amendment to
strike out the second section. The bill
as passed is in the nature of a substitute
for the original text of the measure.
The changes, however, do not affect the
material features of the bill, which pro
vide for the coinage of the silver seignor
age in the Treasury, the issue of silver
certificates, if need be in the discretion
of the Secretary of the Treasury, In ad
vance of the coinage, and thereafter the
coinage of the remainder of the bullion
as fast sb practicable and the issue of
silver certificates thereon to take the
place of treasury notes issued under the
Sherman act, which are to be retired and
canceled as rapidly as the coinage takes
place. The changes made in the substi
tute simply make specific the fact that
the seignnrage is to be coined, and that
this bill shall not affect the redemption
of the treasury notes under the existing
law, . i
EASTERN TELEGRAMS
AN AMERICAN PROTECTIVE AS
SOCIATION ROW.
Iloaa McKnna Mnkea Ilia Debut at tha
Sing Hlng Penitentiary Pittsburg la
Knjoy'lno; a Boom In Matrimony The
Tribe of Hon llur.
CuawfordhviiiLk, Ind. The first court
of the Supreme Tribe of Ben Hur, the
new secret society, has been instituted
in Crawfordsville with 447 charter mem
bers. The ceremonies concluded with a
bannuet. . The organization will now
proceed to Institute lodges all over the
country, there ueing nearly i,uuu appli
cations on hand.
A Second Notice Given.
Wasiunotok. Commissioner Lochrcn
has sent Judge Long of the Michigan
Supreme Court a second formal notifies
tion that unless within thirty days he
CHtablishes by additional evidence his
riglit to Dis present, pension rating ins
pension will be reduced to $50 a month.
This is in accordance with Judge Cox's
decision yesterday.
One Peculiar Feature at Least.
Minneapolis. Phil Scheig, ex-teller
of the Bank of Minneapolis, has practi
cally completed the confession of his gi
gnntic steal from the bank, admitting
the embezzlement of over $123,000. One
strange feature of .the case ia that he
rolilicd the bank of $50,000 prior to Jan
uary 1. 1893. The bank people discov
ered this, but Scheig was re-employed at
an increased salary and stole an addi
tional $73,000. Scheig implicates Frank
and his son Floyd now on trial.
Tetoed by Herbert.
Washington. The Secretary of the
Navy has practically vetoed the move
ment to secure a new naval station for
California. Representatives of that
State have been uigtng the appointment
of a commission to look over the coast
for a suitable site south of the 35th par
allel, but the Naval Committee has re
ceived a letter from Secretary Herbert
stating that the navy has ample docking
facilities on the Coast already.' Conse
quently the committee laid on the table
the resolution for the appointment of
the commission. . . .
THAT ANTI-CATHOLIC SOC1KTT.
Another American Protective Associa
tion Row Occura.
Milwaukee. An American Protective
Association row in Milwaukee's crack
regiment the Fourth is exciting mili
tary circles. Captain West of the Rush
Guards is charged with discharging sev
eral members of the regiment because
they were members of the American
Protective Association, and an investiga
tion has been ordered. West is said to
have admitted the charge, and claims
that such action is necessary to restore
harmony in the regiment. It is further
said that Captain Burton, West's prede
cessor, who recently resigned, was a
member of the American Protective As
sociation and filled the company with
members of the association, fearing an
upiibing of Catholics. It is claimed by
come of West's friends tliat tliepropoeea
investigation will reveal a plot to pack
the WiseonHin National Guard with
members of the anti-Catholio organiza
tion. TUB ARMY OF UNEMPLOYED.
A Preference for Married Men Causes
Many Marriages in Pittsburg.
Pittsburg. Owing to the great de
mand for public work in the parks at $1
per day, the city employment committee
issued an order some time ago to employ
only married men. This had the effect
of causing a big boom in matrimony.
Every unmarried Italian and Pole in
Pittsburg seems to be hunting a wife.
One of them says the boom in matri
mony waa caused by the refusal of the
committee to hire men who had nobody
else depending on them. All the mar
riageable young women who are willing
to begin the married state on $1 per day,
be said, had been taken, and unless the
order is rescinded trouble will happen in
the Italian and Polish colonies. Chief
Clerk McMahon of the employment com
mittee says that many men who had
been refused work went away and in a
few davs returned with their marriage
certificates, thinking it would entitle
them to a job. When refused a chance
to earn $1 a day they thought they had
been trifled with, and cursed the com
mittee. The offer made by Andrew Car
negie to duplicate every dollar raised for
the relief of the poor expired yesterday.
It was made for two months. The con
tributions were $125,170.72. As Mr.
Carnegie will duplicate this, the total
amount raised bo far is $250,341.44.
There is still enough left in the treasury
and with what is expected to keep 4,000
men at work during March.
; SI'KANE IN PRISON GARB.
The Gravesend "Boaa" Now an Inmate
of Sing Slug.
Sino Sino, N. Y. A large crowd
waited the arrival of the train bearing
John Y. McKane to prison. It arrived
here at S p. m. McKane and his custo
dians walked to the prison gate, followed
by the reporters. McKane passed through
the prison yard to the office of Warden
Durston, where he was received by As
sistant Clerk Westlake. Sheriff Bunt
ling produced the commitment, and
handed it to Westlake, who said to Mo
Kane: " Your term is six years." Mr.
Westlake then wrote on the document
" Four years and three months," indi
cating the net iimitof McKane's sentence
lees the commutation for good conduct.
McKane removed his gold watch and
chain from his waistcoat, took his dia
mond ring from his finger, his diamond
Btud from his shirt, as well as his dia
mond sleeve buttons, and gave them to
Striker Williams to take back to Mc
Kane's family. McKane also produced
$25.70 in bills and change, and handed
the money to Clerk Westlake. The cus
tomary questions were then put to Mc
Kane. McKane was taken to the prison
barber shop, and his mustache and im
perial were quickly shaven off. He was
then given a convict's suit, which he
put on himself. No cell was assigned
him. He will for the present be in what
is known as the idle ranks. McKane
went through the ordeal with firmness,
and showed no signs ol depression.
NORTHWEST NEWS.
Washington.
The monthly family water rate ia
Fairhaven is 42.50.
An effort is being made to establish a
fruit cannery at Whatcom.
There has not been a prisoner in the
Pacific county jail for a year.
Prospecting for coal is being carried
on at several points in the Olympics.
The Catholic ladies of Old Tacoma
have given 2,732 free dinners this winter.
The Northern Pacific has moved' its
icehouse and coal bunkers from Wallula
co Pasco.
A good many men are leaving Walla
Walla for the. Blue creek region to pros-'
pect for gold.
Fairhaven Is pleased because San
Francisco steamers are to begin touching
there both ways.
The Pierce County Fruit Growers' As
sociation is preparing to erect a large
cannery in Tacoma.
The Secretary of State will soon issue
a small pamphlet setting forth the re
sources ot tne Mate. -
Seattle, it is announced, is to have an
iron lurnace and freight-car shops, em
ploying over 2,000 men.
. A citizens' committee of Spokane is
preparing a new charter lor the city, to
be voted on at the next municipal elec
tion. The Hoquiam Masonic Lodge has lust
received a gavel made of olive wood from
Jerusalem. The handle is made of wood
from the river Jordan.
The Ilwaco Navigation Company has
bid on the Sealand-South Bend mail
route, and in case it is successful will
cover it with the steamer Ilwaco.
Ah How, a Seattle Chinamen, has be
gun suit against the administrators of the
Yesler estate to recover l.Ull alleged to
be due him on account of wages. . -No
coal has been found yet in Leland
Valley, and the boring machinery will
be put to work at a place nearer the wa
ter in hopes to find coal at a less depth.
Spokane's new city hall is ready to
move into, but there is some doubt
whether to do so or keep in tne old quar
ters. Some claim it would be cheaper
to pay rent than to move.
The fairhaven Chamber of Commerce
at the request of the branch hydrographic
office at Port Townsend has adopted res
olutions asking Congress to provide for
the regular publication of a pilot chart
of the North Pacific.
Walla Walla Salvation Army circles
are considerably perturbed by the mar
riage of Lieutenant Millie Jackson to E.
P. Wormwood, a laundryman there.
Millie has struck her colors, and will as
sist in running the laundry.
Yakima declines to abandon its State
Fair in order to help out the Tacoma en
terprise. It has spent $10,000 raised by
subscription and $11,500 of State money,
and will go ahead. All the fruit in the
Washington building at the World's
Fair is there, and will not be permitted
to go to Tacoma until after the State
pair is ended.
John Leads, a colored bootblack of
Olympia, has gone to Canada to prove
his identity and claim a fortune of $500.-
000. It seems that a kind old lady who
adopted him as her servant years ago
died recently in Canada without leaving
natural heirs and wined ner fortune to
the colored boy. who was kind to her in
years gone by, but she had lost his ad
dress. An Olympia gentleman saw the
advertisement to ascertain Leads' ad
dress. The latter is nearly crazed with
joy at the news. He put up bis boot
black kit and took the first train.
Oregon.
Work on the Cascade locks has started
up again.
Salem's telephone tolls are to be re
duced from $5 to $2 per month. '
The government's special agent is in
charge now at the Chemawa School.
At Astoria" Edward Braekhus, "the.
inspired one." is attracting large audi
ences to hear his utterances while
" filled with the Holy Ghost." but the
opinions of the people concerning him
are of a decidedly mixed nature. Many
pronounce him a " fakir" pure and sim
ple, and find in him a source of amuse
ment ; others show marked indications
of anger at the failure to expose what
they unhesitatingly pronounce a fraud
wiuie sun outers are inclined to un ue
lief that he is really inspired. Those
who attend the services are not permit
ted to see Braekhus when he is about to
go into his trance, curtains being used
until tne word is given that he is ready
to perform. It waa remarked that he
spoke with greater fluency when out of
the trance state.
At Portland Judge Bellinger has ren
dered an important decision in the suit
of the Kodiak Packing Company against
the Haytian Kepubltc Un January 17
this steamer was released from the libel
of the United States, and United States
MarehalUrady on the decree ol the court
directing him to deliver the vessel to J.
L. Hartman. receiver ol the Northwest
Trust and Loan Company, did so, and
simultaneously arrested her on a writ of
the Kodiak racking company. The at
torneys for Receiver Hartman claimed
that the vessel, being in the hands of a
receiver in a State court, was without
the iurisdiction of the United States
court, and on this ground excepted to the
libel of the Kodiak Company. The court
decided that the action of the Marshal
in turning the vessel over to the loan
company and then rearresting her does
not in any way affect the rights of the
parties In the matter, ana denied the
exception to the libel.
Old fishermen at Astoria are already
beginning to prophesy concerning the
probability of a good run of fish early
the coming season. They all agree in
believins that between April 20 and May
20 the salmon will come into the river
in immense swarms and bear out the old
theory about the four-year run. In 1886
during the two months' strike the fish
were particularly plentiful ; again in 1800
the same rush was repeated, and it is
looked for again in 1804. A. B. Alexan
der, the United States fish expert, has
left Astoria for Portland, from which
city he will visit the Sacramento and San
Joaquin rivers. During his stay at As
toria he collected a great many statistics
with reference to the salmon pack of last
year, and spared no pains to arrive at
the exact figures connected with the in
dustry. Mr. Alexander states that his
notes will be embodied in the next re
port on the fisheries of the United States
to be issued bv the government in De
cember or January. He will include in
this report several facts concerning the
whaling industry on the Coast, as well
as the prospects of the Pacifio region for
future fishing trade. '
OLD WORLD CABLES.
TO
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SALISBURY'S AMENDMENTS
PARISH COUNCILS BILL.
The Ruaalan-Gennan Alliance Debate
ITpon Ita Approval Opened in the
German Reichstag, and Much Oppo
sition Develops Gladstone. ,
Bbblin. In the Reichstag debate on
the Russo-German commercial treaty
was opened. Von Mirbach on behalf of
the Conservatives gave an explanation
of the reasons which had decided the
party not to support the government,
contending the treaty would prove an
injury to German husbandry greater
than the advantages which could possi
bly follow its passage. Von Bibiestein
declared German manufacturers and
merchants secured under the treaty an
estimable boon. Husbandry profited
nothing by the present customs tariff',
and agrarians should direct their efforts
toward influencing federal governments
in favor ot practical solicitude lor uer
voroi practical solicitude loruer-
husbandry. The government conld
man
not surrender at discretion to the de
mands of the agrarianr Count von
Moltke opposed the treaty in the name
of the Imperialists. Rickart urged the
adoption of the treaty, saying the en
trance of Russia into the European com
mercial community would have impor
tant consequences.
: GOD SAVE IRELAND.
The Fenlana of Cork Placard the Walla
of That City.
Cobk. The visit to Ireland of the Rt.
tT Tnt.n 1Lfr.1o.r CUiot Ionian tnm
" . . V j
Ireland, has caused a demonstration of
the feeling of resentment which the
hnmernlers have chenehed against him
since his refusal to receive a deputation
of the evicted tenants' association. This
treatment led the evicted tenants' asso
ciation of Cork to retutv to the princi
ples of the old Land League, and they
appointed a vigilance committee, whose
duty it was to see that boycotting land
grabbers was nginiy eniorced. xester- Walla, $2.90; Snownake, z.w; uorval
day the Fenians placarded the city with lis, $a,66; Pendleton, $2.66; Graham,
green posters headed in large type with 12.40: superfine. 12.25 per barrel.
tlie word "Amnesty." The placards de-
clare that Daly and other Irish martyrs
are dving bv inches in English prisons,
while Mr. Morley's promise to release
the political prisoners is still unfulfilled.
Continuing, the placards say: " France
and the United States have granted am-
. in: i : a it T.'
nest v to political prisoners. Shall Eng
land be the only nation to refuse?
' Speak, John Morley ; Ireland demands
an answer.' God save Ireland."
THE PARISH COUNCILS BILL.
Two of Salisbury's Lateat Amendments
Are Rejected by tha Commons. '
Lonpon. The House of Commons by
a vote of 212 to 161 rejected Salisbury's
new amendment of February 23 in the
House of Lords to the parish conncils
bill, enabling parishes ol between zuu
and 500 inhabitant to dispense with the
parish councils. It also adopted by a
vote of 106 to 139 Gladstone's motion to
reject Salisbury's amendment of Febru
ary 23 regarding the proportion of elect-
ice trustees in the parish ciiarme. i
bury having succeeded in having carried
oy tne lirus a iuoiiuu w iuiv.
proportion to one-third, but afterwards
LIIU IIIMIBO ftKICCU W Ul Wli . a J'.-
mise, that restriction of the proportion
of elective trustees to one-third be op
tional and not obligatory.
Political Prisoner Released.
Ottawa, Ontario. The Governor-General
has signed the release from jail of
the two political prisoners, Thomas Mc
Greevey and Michael Connelly, who in
November last were sentenced to a term
. I. 11 - .l ,n l?A MAnvt'o I'l ...1 M r.V.
of twelve months for conspiring to de
fraud the government, it is stated in at
McUreevey has papers in his possession
which seriously compromise several
members of the present government,
and that after he is released he will
make their contents public 1
Frightened by a Petard. '
Pisa. During a performance at the
Theater NuovO a petard,thrown into the
auditorium through a window in the
rear of the stage burst and created the
The people rushed for the exits, but the
wndudtor of the orchestra shouted that
there was no danger and ordered the or- .
cliestra to strike up the national anthem
and later the Garibaldian hymn. No
arrests have been made.
A Mob of Italian Peasants.
Rome. A mob of peasants in Acqua-
viva delle Fonti, province of Bari, tried
to rescue a comrade arrested by the po-!
lice. After they were driven from the
iail the mob attacked the police station.
smashed the doors and windows, and put
the occupants to flight. After a street
tight the. mob dispersed. The leaders
were arrested. Several persons were in
jured duiing the riot.
No Truth In the Story.
Pabis. The Cocarde says that Presi-1
dent Carnot had requested the recall of
the Marquis of Dufferin, British Ambas-1
sador to France. The story was a pal- '
oable falsehood, and was denounced as.
such on the best authority. The Cocarde
pretended to believe that the Marquis of 1
Dnffenn had been interfering with the
afFoiva nt tha Kmnnh lpofttinn in CVmen- '
hagen
Indla Asks for a Commission.
Calcutta. At a meeting of natives
ami Fnmneana in the town hall resolu
tions were passed urging the government '
to endeavor to settle the silver question '.
by international agreement and the ap-
pointmentof a royal commission, to in- '
elude residents of India not officials of
the government
The Deflolt In India. ....
Calcutta. James Westland an
nounced in the Vice-Regal Council that
the government proposed to meet the
deficit by imposing a new 6 per cent tax
on Imports, besides doubling the tax on
petroleum, uottons win De excepted
from the operation of the new tax.
Gladstone's Temporary Retirement. '
London. The Morning Post publishes
an unconfirmed rumor to the effect that
Gladstone informed the Queen he was
about to undergo , an operation for his
eyes and desired the royal sanction to
Lord Kosebery acting as rremier pro
tern. -
the Portland markets.
Wheat Valley, 83)485c; , Walla
Walla, 7677c per cental.
PROVISIONS.
t Eastibn Smoked Meats ahd Labd
Hams, medium. 12(Ol2'io per pound;
hams, large, HCSl2jc; hams, picnic,
U(gl2c; breakfast bacon, 13(gl6c;
short clear sides, 10 12c; dry salt sides,
(IO'ijc; dried beef hams, 12,lital.'5c;
lard, compound, in tins, 9((il0c per
pound; pure, in tins, ll12),c; pigs'
feet, 80s, $5.50; pigs' feet, 40s, $3.26; ;
kits, $1.26.
HOPS, WOOL AMD HIDES.
Hon '03s, choice, 1214c per pound ;
medium, 9llc; poor, no demand.
Wool Valley, lOfojUo per pound;
Umpqua, ll12c; Eastern Oregon, 0(j
10c, according to quality and shrinkage.
Hides Dry selected prime, 6c; green,
salted, 60 pounds and over, 3c; under
00 pounds, 2(3 3c; sheep pelts, shearlings,
10(gil5c; medium, 2035c; long wool, ,
30(at50c; tallow, good to choice, 33e
per pound.
LIVE AND DBESSED MEAT.
Beev Top steers, $2.503.00; fair to
w wwo,
dressed beef, 4(3 6c per pound.
good steers, fz.uufaz.zt); cows, fz.zo;
Muttow Best sheep, $2.50; ewes,
$2.26.
Hoos Choice heavy, $4.00(34.25; me
dium, $4.00; light and feeders, $3.00
4.00; dressed, 87c per pound.
Veal Bmall choice, 6c; large, 4c per
pound.
COKDAC1B. .
Manilla rope,l) in. cir. and up, 10c;
manilla rope, 12-thread, diam., 10$c;
manilla rope, 6 and 9-thread, and 6-16
diam., 11c; manilla bail rope, in coils
or on reels, 10c; manilla lath yarn,
tarred. 0c : manilla hawser-laid rope well- :
boring, etc., 13c; manilla transmisston-
of-power rope, 14c; manilla paper twine,
uf? maniiia '.orinir twine. 14c: sisal
rope, in. cir. and upward, 73c; sisal
rope, lz-tiireaa, m uiain., iw, swat
rope, 6 and 9-thread, 1 and 6-16 diam.,
81'c; sisal lath yarn, tarred, hop
vine twine, tarred, 7c; sisal paper twine,
8c. .
"' FLOUB, FEED, ETC.
Floub Portland, $2.66; Salem, $2.65;
Cascadia, $2.55; Dayton, $2.66; Walla
Oats White, 3334c per bushel;
gray, 31 (g 32c; rolled, in bags, $5.75(dj
6.00; barrels, $6.006.25; in cases, 3.76.
MiLLBTUira Bran, ffi316; shorts,
$15 16; ground barley, $16(gl8; chop
leed, va per ton ; wnoie ieea oariey, outs
70c per cental ; middlings, $23z8 per
A i-i i i!L.a.i m
ton : chicken wheat, 65c$l.lo per
centaL
Hay Good, $1012 per ton.
DAISY PRODUCE.
Butt sa Oregon fancy creamery, 273
3uu; fancy dairy, 22!25c; lair to
good, 15(dl7LgC; common, ll(312o per
pound ; Caiilorni i, 46c per roll. -
Cheehs Oregon, 1013c; Califor
nia, c; Young America, 1215c;
Swiss, imported, 30ts32c; domestic, 16
18c per ound. . .
Poultry Chickens, mixed, quoted at
f 3.00m 3.50 per dozen: ducks. $3.00(9
4.5"; geese. $7.00(5 8.50 ; turkeys, live, 11
12c per pound ; dressed, 13 J 14c.
VEGETABLES AND FBUITB.
Vegetables California cabbage, llic
per pound ; potatoes, Oregon, 45jS0c per
. onloas (buying price), $1.50faH.75
per sack ; sweet potatoes.zc per pounu ;
i:iifrnia. oelnrv. x5rffl!Hc: artichokes.
.... . . . I . 1 . . .
$1.00 per dozen ; California lettnee,
2035o per dozen ; OregoD hothouse let
tuce, 40(a50c ; cauliflower, f z.7t per crate,
90c per dozen ; parsley, 25c per dozen ;
sprouts, $1.001.25 per box; Btring
beans, 15 18c per pound; asparagus,
12c per pound.
Fbuits Sicily lemons, $4.004.50 per
box; California fancy, $3.50(4.00; com
mon, $2.50(0,3.00; bananas, $1.503.00
per bnnch; Honolulu, $1.5002.50; Cali
fornia navels, $2.25 ur2.75 per box; seed
lings, $1.25a2.00; Japanese, $1.75(2.00;
sunflower, $2.76; apples (buying price),
?;reen, 6065c per lx; red. 60(g75c;
ate winter pears, 65 (g 80c per box. . , V
CAMMED eOODS.
Canned Goods Table fruits, assorted,
$1.75(aj2.00; peaches, $1.85(32.00; Bart
lett pears, $1.762.0O; plums, $1.37)
1.50; strawberries, $2.25 2.45 ; cherries,
$2.252.40; blackberries, , $1.85(o)2.00;
laspberriea, $2.40; pineapples, $2.26(d)
2.80; apricots, $1.66. fie fruits,
assorted, $1.20; peaches, $1.26; plums.
$1.001.20; blackberries, $1.251.40 per
dosen. Pie fruits, gallons, assorted.
p""".
cots, $3.604.00; plums, $2.76(33.00;
blackberries, $4.254.60; tomatoes.$1.10.
Meats Corned beef, Is, $1.60; 2s,
$2.26; chipped, $2.40; lunch tongue, Is,
$3.50; 2s, $6.75(0)7.00; deviled ham. $1.50
2.75 per dozen; oast beef, Is, $1.50;
2s, $2.25. .
Fish Sardines, s, 7ocxz.zo; j$s,
2.i54.50; lobsters, $2.30(33.50;
sai-
mon. tin 1-ib tans, i.zoau.w;
$1.76;2-lbs, $2.25 2.60 ; 4-barrel, $6.60.
STAPLE OBOCBBIBS.
CorrEE Costa Rica, 23c; Rio,2223c;
Salvador, 22c; Mocha, 2628c; Ar
buckle's, Columbia and Lion, 100-pound
cases, $24 80 '- : '
Dbibd FbUITS 1893 pack. Petite
prunes, 68c; silver, 1012c; Italian,
81Uci ,u?a"Jl5in?;u5SiSi
15 16c; ' peaches, 10l2ic;
pears, 7llc per pound. . '
Rai.t Livernool. 200s. . $15.60 : 100s.'
tie.OO; 60s, $16.50; stock, $8.609.50.
Sybup Eastern, in barrels, 40(u65c;
jn half barrels, 420 57c; in coses, 35(3
gHa nairallAn. 19 9Kna, Sao r.lifornia.
80c per gallon ; $2.25 per keg ; California,
in barrels, 2040c per gallon; $1.75 per
keg.
Soqab D, 4c; Golden 0, 4?c; extra
C, 5c ; confectioners A,5c; dry gran
ulated, ofec; cuoe, crusueu ami puw-
dered. 6gc per pound ; Jo per pound
discount on all grades for prompt cash ;.
mapie sugar, iea fr
. Kkk-No. 1 Sandwich Island, $4.
1.76 ,
6.00; no Japan in market.
Beans Smail white, No. 1, 2Jfc; No. '
2, 2is; large white, 2)tJc; jjea beans, ;
2c; pink, 2c; bayou, 2cj butter,
3c : Lima, S'-fc per pound.
Pickles Barrels. No. 1, 2830c per
gallon; No. 2, 26(28e; kegs, 6s, 86c per
keg ; half gallons, $2.75 per dozen ; quar- '
ter gallons, $1.75 per dozen.
Spices Wholes-Allspice, 1820c per '
pound; cassia, 16 18c; cinnamon, 22(9
40c; cloves, lS'SSOc; black pepper, 20&
25c; nntmeg, 75(t!80c.
Raisins London la vers, boxes, $1.75.,
02.00; halves, $2.00S2.25; quarters, SCt '
$2.2502.75; eighths, $2.503.00. I .owe
Mnscateis, boxes, $1.60: fancy faced,
$1.75; bags, 8 crown, 4!(a5c per pound;
4 crown, 5(85Kc. Seedless Sultanas,
boxes. $1.75(32.00; bags, 6i8e pet
pound.