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About The Oregon mist. (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.) 188?-1913 | View Entire Issue (March 23, 1894)
THE OREGON M grp THE OREGON MlST.IjtEPUULICAN CLUK lM KVKIIV HC I It AY mWHNINil THE MIST PUBLISHING COMPANY IIAVH llAVIrl, Manager. OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER Mubuvrlpllan Hates. On, copy year In advance.,. Oho copy lx muiilha ,, ,,,.. HI ih l copy , .11 M Advertising llmoi, Profiomliiiiiil serda on year,..., Out column onu year Half column one yuiir .,.., Quarter column una your...,. , One hu ll iiiiii mouth ...,.... , (me Ini'li three iiiiuillu , ,, One IiiiiIi nix inoulha , ...I 1J ... I2A ... 76 Local iiiiIIi'im, IMniKiwr hue fur II ml lion; IUiuiiH per lluu for each iiImviHi In it ii mini SuriHIh. l.eKiilailverllment, It.M per Inch fur Ural lii.nrilou, mm lit centa .ot Inuh fur each ulw 4110111 iimvrnon, COLUMBIA COUNTY DlltliUTOKV. ('uiilf Off icera. Jlt.1 .. .....Dun Illaiii'lianl, ftaluler Clerk , ,.K. K. ynlck, H'. IMelia 5,""""r U"u "iT-1:: ".'.ul 8,'.!,l'.1?,V Truaaur r B, M. Wliartnu, Columbia City Hiict. of solionla. r. i, :iuii. clatakan AMvMur. . w. ii. KyMr. Kywr Hurveyor A. H. Little, llniilum Couimlaalouors..... in. u. M-iiO'Uiovr, varuouie (it. v. names, qiiiney. Jacirlf Nallrea. Masonic, HI. Helena lla, No. 12-Roifiilar eomiiiiiiiii'ntioiii nr.i ami iiur.i Haiiiruur 111 -..1. I. u. 1 ..1 u U -.11......... t.ll 0I. vm i ii. hi . .nv r. m, m v.n...,,u i.n,,. i inn msiiilHirii III giMHl itaiiUinif Invited to at tuii.l. MtMiMIC-Kalnlar I.uilmi. No. 2I-Htntf. invllniiR Kalnrilay imi or liuiure eai'h full mmiii mt1:W r. . Maaitiila ball, ovar lllaut'liHril'a lnr. Vl.llluK inainljDri III gooil maudiui In- . vnvil lo UIUIIO, (Km Kai.l.uwu-l. Hull liliia No. 117 lir-iiirun iM.umt .umiliia curdialir luvliaU lu 11 . 1 .ln.U.I,ii,l...,LI.I Ml 9.U, Yra.IHlM.tl "' 1 1 . 1 Tb nulla. Ihiwu rlvr (Imal) Hmea al S SO A, M. I'll rlvor Ibnall cIomm al ' r. H. 1h null fur V'-ruonla ami I'lllnbiira Irairea HI. Ilfltiu Ui.iiilay, HeilnoiilBjf anil Krlduy.al A I ,l ., .... wniniiinx... . 1- IV . ....... Ivtitut yuiuu Muuday, Wwlnwday and Friday -..- ...11 r... 1. i-.,.i iiui...i. H...i ti at ii a) Mlla(rallay) north clort al 10 Portland ur. a. A. U.t for Tratvlca Jiilda--lllvar llautea. HTttMaad. W. HiiivKH lavea Hi. H.Uim Halurday. U'vra hi. Helena for Clatakanla Homiay, weiinc-iay ami rriuay ai s:w , . htk a a sn iaAi.iitiatua xt. iieicin lor run-1 ..,,1 7 m a. H.itliiriiing ati:ur. a. .,rlv.rll.iuddHlly...lHiinday.al7. n.,ar rivtiw.i c.rii.mi i to so: roiumiiia. leav I n 1 ft Kit ) vmrn nni.i.inJir iiiib", uwniia 1 foritaii al l r. h arriviu at hi. iieiauaaia. I niOFKHSIONAL. J JR. II. K. CUKF, niYSICrAN and SURGEON. St. Helens, Oregon. 1) U, J. K. II ALU nttvetnt A V OTTPnii f IM lllllJIVHUl ACTl Clatskniiie, Columbia county, Or. n. i.irn.K, SURVEYOR and CIVIL ENGINEER, St. Helens, Oregon. , dimity suryeyorr Land surveying, town plnttliig, and engineering wora pruniiuyr mine. OOPVRIOHTa, toJ For rnfnrmatlnti and free Handbook write to MIJNN ft fO Sill llllOAliWAT, NIW VllHf. fll.li'nt bureau for eeoiirliif patenla la Awarloe. Krery iwnniil taken out by M la brniiHnt befora th pubJto by Dotiot given free of eUarga la tlx . LaraMt elreulaUrm of any aelentlfla paper tn tti, Worir Siilemliuly llluatrawd. No Iiitelllieni nan ahouid bewlthout.lt,. Weekl: '3,0. yuari SI.W atx montna. Anareaa ai t'BUU.Haiu. atll JMMdway.Mew lork Clta. The Overland Routs. Two tralna dally, leay Ing Fl'lh and I atreeia, Uraud Central Depot. No. 2, "The t.lmllcd Fast Mull," leaving at 7;W r. H., carrloa Veall Imle Pullman Palace .Heeplng and Pining Cara and iree itemming Chair Cara tbrouKh from Portland to Chi luutn.vlaCoiincIl Uluffa, without change. This train makes direct oon- neeiiona for Denver, Kauaae uuy, bi. 1.0111,., leleiia. llutte ,,1KVAf'v! itigTou CKoik?.ml '.'nd t "ontiWtloii" for Pay ton, Pom- I'ul 1 111H11 Kleoner r..ll.. ITu-ml.tu making direct eoiinei'tlona for Payton, Pom emy, Moaeow ana cmnr a aiuuo. ..,.. No. S. "Overland Flyer," leavliilf at 4fl A. I from ronlHiTt" Ml.ruririverVlti.o-,.toh.i,ge. Through trama arrive "y,:'rjV17 v " I I.KAVK 1'OKTI.ANn. win-, .......-' : -... i I.KAVaaan rnAn.iww. I SAN Francjsc ...:.May 4, is, w la. ... .jjiay s, 20 f!olumbla...May 1,18,20 Btate May ft, 17, 'rt Orevon....; Columbia. Oregon may , " Htnle.. ....May 12, M The winpany resorrea 1110 ngn 10 onaug. steamers or Bulling daya. ItNIJ Ann'"" in.v. . ii n..nii a ila Tueailavs, jnura days and Haturdayai on 'h",'i,'n L,,.d.e Mo'ndaya, Wedu?.,(aya and Fr daya Jrom Aa- Jr 6olentiflo Amerlotn TOVTJ 50VIATt, U) l TRAD! MARK. fiVOVJi OlilOM PATENT., Ing lioal Icavea Portland dally, except M nday, at 7 A. M. 1 roturiilng, lenyea Aaloria dally ex cept Hiinday, at 6 r. . Night boat leavoa I ,rl In ml dally.excopt Haturday, at S r. J. return g li'avei Astor a dally, except Buiiday, at OA. 'Tii inornliiK boai from Portland makea. oTAT''lnir club are selected, and if there and on the wamnngion uv.--, daya and Hfttiinlaya. ... . .... d,S.ri SnLyif7)3i.. ii..arrlvliigftt Portlandat6r.il. TO DAYTON AND WAY I.ANl)lNOB-aaon- 'f&&t!"" wh"' at sr. 5. . . 1 tlKK Bteauiera . ooFum Third. W. H. HUliUH'BT, Awiatant General rfe''fa, 1 . ...... -M...4U Waahtna 2M Waahlngton atreet, 1 .1 OF COLUMBIA COUNTY ITS OB JECTS AND PLANS Of Working Fully KIhIiiiI -Orguulaa lion mill Hulled, llarinoiilou. Wlorte Crgod-lly w. .. Ill Having been requested by many ciU- zcna no to do, 1 undertake with reluc tance, because of inability, to explain the objects uml workmen of tlio Colnm- n W County Republican Club. It is not 0 I ltlttmiliul in ornu nun ..lMUU ..f I.. j tnnn ieupiu In the conimiinltv against another, nr t create any little animosities or cause any heartburnings. Hut People living in tlio same rouiiiiuiiltv. brent binu n, I some sir, following the same avocutiona x or caning in inn. hi ami t o hi.il differ an to what policies or plan will be inn new lor mem tiat Ih, do them tlio IIIOHt IfOutl IIH a IXHIIlll. Wm nil anil work for the siime final result that Ih, to ailopt the policy or system that win oo u an a People tlio iuot good. Thin in what all I lotiutt iicnnle nr wrniL ing. now inu inherence between us an friend and neighbor, ami sometimes brother or parent and c u d. conies from our different conception or understand ing of (lie need of the coniumnitv and of the different policies proponed. Jn oll",r """I, we are all traveling for the ,. nloi... t,n ,... lir... ... H.i.i i. i. ?ame P'"u' dilfer as to which is t"e prowr or best roule. Therefore dif- ferent want are fotiml and dilferent remedif prorjoved. ilioxein the com mtinitv (ice in a the one awociate Midli ne Ives together and call tlio collective body a itartv. and those Hceinir the other dohkewiite; and thus dilferent parties are organized in our community. Now the intention or motive of the one are no more honext than those ot the other: one may be mistaken or ininiimleretund and the other may Ihi correct, or each may lie wrong in judgment in some in stances and each likewise correct in fouie. 80 it become necessary (or us, if we are honest, to meet in social gttth- I eriliics and present and discus and ear nestly consider the different plan, and after careful study to adopt those that we Mieve are calculated to do the most good for the people. In order to do this we organize ourselves into local societies. commonly called "clubs." Then there are national societies. Stale societies and . - , - - ... . I ferent plans for national iiflairs and for i uomiLV r iih'ili giM'imiPH. fuivfx'm. nr mi- owieaiiatrs arm 1 or imai aitairs, ami we; uub ia mil. iiectfisariiy coiineiueu wii.11 or a part of the other. Here in Columbia county the Republicans have undertaken to organize a county or local society, and to become a member of this society no one need necessarily lorswear allegiance to me pHriy to wlilcll lie belongs natlon- ally, as there ia notlitnir in the constitii. tiim of our i lnh tlint renulrea that, nr h,.ii,i,, fiia-ai !... ...ilnao " '1 T T. . for instance, Democrat lives in Co- Minima count v : ma Home, in pronerlv. his family, his interests are in Columbia county: Hence lie naturally lias a laud able desire to participate or take part in the local allairs of Columbia county Now, as there is no organized or working Democratic party in Columbia county. the society to winch lie belongs nation ally ia not helping to frame or mold the plans or policies lor our local or county allairs; therefore our Democratic friend, if he takes part in his county' affairs, must art with one or the other of the parties that are organized and working; and. our club being only a local or conn ,,,!., A1. ,,- 1 ),,.,, i l1P,,l,r can loin our club and does not thereby join the party, but comes and aclt with it ; n.- -ii.....: :.. in coiiiity auuirn. 1110 iuiiuwuik purkiun of our constitution on this subject is all there is about it and is sell-explanatory, viz.: OIAff.lt: The obiects of this oiirnniza tion are to closely unite in the Ixmds of iritTiiiinuip niiu mw.1101 ty iwvt; ijo ioiii- bers, friends and well-wisliers of the Re publican party in Columbia county; to bring its members, tneir lamuies aim friends together in a harmonious body that they muv study together and dis cuss in an intelligent, honest way their need and demands of our country, and discuss and adopt such meai-tircs as will best subserve their interests, and do me greatest good for the county and our peo' me. The Stertl Pari: In every society there will arise some (mentions of policy and some of other kinds that cannot well be discussed openly. Plans of work in campaign cannot be talked in mo preS' ence of those opposed to us without giv ing to them the great advantage of know ing lust what we intend to do and there' bv giving them the complete power to clieckinate us. inis nas always ueeu and always will be so. Now, to manage these things, the Kepnbltcans nave at wavs met in public and appointed i committee, consisting of three or five. ulin an in secret as a committee alio there arrange the plan and then tell the mnai of the Kepublicans what to uo in that particular matter. Thug the pri vate business 1b done by ft few instead of bv the whole body. How, to remedy this and allow the whole body of people interested in the same cause to consider these matters of a private nature, It has leen thouurht advisable to have some lit tle secret work in order to enable those who are posBibly strangers personally to know that each'is interested in the cause and a private or secret meeting when ever the local club thinks advisable for the purpose of transacting any business of a private nature, and in this way al InwttiH whole bodvor mast to havesome right to discuss ana suggest ami stu.iy the bntinet, plans instead o trusting it to a few; and this i the only object for a private or secret meeting anu me omy "... . ,,,. , .,.,i ,!!, nnr 0b system. It is left entirely to a vote of every local uivision 01 ine ciuo vj uiw rtIt xua t.iufl secret work nisi is. nave or not use mis secret, worn um 10, private meeting once in awhile. Kach ,ivi,,i0I) mokes its own law or rulea in ..w. - - . .. this respect Most of onr local divimons now hold one meeting in each month the last one private, to which only mem bers are admitted, and then as a com mittee, consisting of all the members, transact, audi nrivate business as comes np during the month. It is thought to be advisable to hold the private meeting, if one is held at all, at the last meeting monih ag then delegates to the enoui(i uny inuo uicrbhiiijo mmu, limlv does not have it to peddle." 1 division to recommend to each ,ni,l'ftt east three meet meetings in each .. ... . k 1, ,1..;. friondB n(1 neighbors to attend, and give those who do attend a cordial, kind greeting opposing party; are just an noneoi. 3 wc . ..... 1 ' t are anU th at we so regard them, but think they are mistaken, and give them an op- ST. HELENS, portltnitv to talk with iih nf Ilia we diller upon and invite them to par ticipate in the discussion and studies of our dilferent want and plana, and thus educate all w bo participate and ail who hear on these matters wherein we differ, and thereby enable us all to see what 1 riuht and best. Then, being honest, we will adopt that which is best. Tht Admit inn Fee.; It was known when the attempt was thought of that to prepare the neceBPary printed matter and procure books, stationery, hullsfuel and liuhts eoine exnciise must tin in. curred, and to meet this legitimate ex pense 1 thought it was well tn nlace a :. n -.1...!.. '' . . . 1 .- inn aunnHHion iee, 10 ne paid oy eacn rueinoer, nut mere lias been some objec tion to this, and it has been considered best to abolish it and depend nnon such vvwmary mmnimUmit aa might tie given lo meet this expense; and the admission iee nas accoruuiu v been abolished or re. peaieu since me constitutions were printed and sent out. IV Adnantauet of Oraanizino: Bv or ganizing ourselves into a club and meet iiik once a week we are enabled to ex- chunue ideas, to encouraite and aid each other, and to educate ourselves to talk of our needs and of the appropriate reine die therefor and thereby be more able 10 converse and reason with our friend on the old logs, around hi rireslde, in the country store and wlierever we see linn, and show wherein our theories or plans are for his good and the good of the peo ple, ii -votes are made" at all, 1 think it is done by the quiet, effective, truth ful talks of the friend and neighbor had in the quiet home or other private place time after time and after the voter changed " has bad ample time for ma ture deliberation and lias carefully con sidered every arirument presented in every conceivable light rather than by great public speeches, and to enable us to proceed in this way is one of the main advantages in organizing and maintain ing our clubs. Then aura in our club sys tem, if kept up and practiced, enables ns to work systematically. Kach one ha his work to perforin, and is held re sponsible for it and therefore does it. and one is not trying to do the work of another and neglecting his own, or all working on one tliinir and neKlectins other tilings, thus bringing on chaos and muddies;" out all is clear, eacn one knowing what is expected or planned for him, and therefore what he I to do and what he is to let alone. Tht Advantage$ of a Coun'y OrgnnUa t'on: A local club is probably sufficient iur uw uiiiiitMiiRie vicinity, uui iuj lnuu1 ...w.A i ... rit . 41.- Ma it (tuic ,Q UVKr HID 1IIC VUUI1V.V bh 11 should be. For instance, the strong, in- fluential club at Clatskanie is scarcely heard of in Rainier or St. Helens, while at Canaan it is not known that the good w ork is being systematically and rapidly pushed at Vernonia; and the members in one place, having no direct communi cation with those of .other places, do not know of the wants or plans of other places; hence member in one place may lie striving for one thing and unable to obtain it, while the members of some other place miirht help them out and en able them to succeed, if they only knew of their needs, and tt'cs vena. Now. to overcome this and like difficulties, we ran select from our club delegates, one for every ten members or fraction there of over six, once each month to attend a county meeting, and this county meet ing ran be held once each month in dif ferent parts of the county, and when our delegates meet they will enlighten each other as to the needs of their differ ent localities and theplansof the different places. Then one Knowing what the other wants can lend its asebtance, and vice renin: and then each club through its delegate can report what it is doing and also through its delegates hear what the others are doing, and in this way a mighty united etlort win be put lortn, coming from every part of the county for one and the fame purpose ; and each place will know what it can depend upon from each othor place and in turn what it is expected to do. Then again the more enthusiastic we become the harder we will work, and the harder we work the more good we will accomplish. Most of the local clubs now organized have signified a desire for a county meet ing to be called to meet at Rainier, Or., on Monday, April 2, 181)4, at 11 a. m., for the purpose 01 organizing a county chid; and, as there is yet no county organiza tion, all the club will just have to help and go to work and show their interest by electing delegates from their number to attend the proposed county meeting and help in effecting a permanent and efficient conntv organization. Please try to elect delegates who will attend. and arm them with a little written cer tificate of their election signed by the President and Secretary of the division. Wilt llelv to Orqanize: It is desirable lo have a local division in every neigh borhood where ten can be got together conveniently for that purpose, and it will be well for them to be organized be fore the county meeting, so that they mar send delegates to assist and help in organizing the county club. Therefore allow me to urge the citizens, and to urge you as one of them, in every part of the county to get together and set an even ing for meeting for the purpose of organ izing, and let uie know in time to come of the evening you meet, and I will come or get Borne one else to come and help you to organize and explain to you the system fullv, wherever you do not thoroughly understand it. The Timet and the Fight: The times we are suffering and the importance of the coming campaign nationally and the knowledge of the fact that in Columbia mnntv we an forth to do battle withsan opposing force in every way "worthy of our f teel " should arouse ns from our lethargy and buoy us up to be equal to the emergencies; and Uie enects 01 the Republican party being put out of power, which we now feel. in our busi ness and notice on our tables and see sometimes through Bad tears in the clothing our children wear, are surely enough to make us face the bad weather, the darkest night and the strongest foe to do what little we may to set all these matter right and restore our country to peace, prosperity and happiness, which wo enjoyed so many years under ; the plans of the Republican party. Respect lully submitted in the hope that the peo ple will take hold and secure for us all that which is best. . Your oliedient ser vant, W. J. Rti'K. St. Helens, Ur.,. March lb, iU4. A Rhort Journey. They any Greeu has been wandering la mind lately." hi "Well, he's safe enough: he can't set far."-Tit-Hita In alwolutely pure air bacilli could not survive, but Dr. Sytnes Thompson makea the Interesting aiiKKeation that minute particles or organic dust floating in the air mar serve as rafu for it to live on. OREGON, FRIDAY, MARE ISLAND YARD. WORK ON THE VESSELS BEING RUSHED DAY AND NIGHT, Mrs. Urlmthe of Fresno Wins Her Salt Against the New York Life Inauranoa Company-Cancellation of Land ge lectloua A Moral Cruaade. Wai-la Wam,a. The Walla Walla church people are waging war on saloons, glimmers anu nouses ot ill-lame. Land Selections Canceled. Oi.YMi-iA. The Commissioner of the general land office ho informed the Spo kane land office that the lists of State land selections Nos. 1, 2 and 3, Spokane district, are canceled because not in le gal subdivisions of quarter sections. The amount of land involved is 7,000 acres, and is assigned to the grant for the Agri cultural College. Decrease In Valuation. San Fbancihco. The Assessor fur nishes the startling information that the assessment roll for the fiscal year 1894-6 will be decreased by about $30,000,000. He estimate a cut from $240,000,000 to 1210,000,000. In explanation he says the bad times have affected the property values to a fearful extent. Chinese Slow In Registering;. Astohia. It is estimated that up to date not more than half the Chinese in this city have registered, and that unless the applications for certificate come in more rapidly from now until the date for stopping registration than they have so far, the services of another Deputy t, :n v. ;.. .." iOHBcior win ue necessary uunng me latter part of April. It is not expected there will be any failure to register, and the Mongolians are simply holding off aa long aa possible; Everybody Working at Mare Island. Vallbjo, Cat. Mare Island navy yard ia livelier than it has been for twenty years. W oric is being rushed, particu larly on the Monterey, Alert and Monad not It. ltrge force of machinist and boilermaker work overtime on the two first named. The authorities look for even a greater rush between now and April 1, when the Behring Sea patrol ia supposed to be in readiness. Up to the preoeut only the Mohican and Alert have been repaired. Quite a fleet has been ordered from different parts of the world for this duty, and these vessels will re quire more or less repairs at the island belore going north. The Stanford Inheritance Tax. 8am Fbancisco. City and County Treasurer Widber has filed a petition for the appointment of an appraiser to determine the amount of inheritance tax due from the estate of Senator Stanford. Similar proceedings are now pending in Santa Clara, but Mrs. Stanford, admin istratrix, contend that the Santa Clara court have no jurisdiction in the mat ter, and a petition has been filed in the local court to offset that claim. The act creating the tax is almost a fac-simile of a similar law which has been upheld in New York, and the procedure to be fol lowed was also determined by the New York court in the famous Astor cose. To Operata Portland Street Railroads. San Fbancisco. The Portland Trac tion Company was incorporated in thia city to build and operate ail kinds of treet railroad in Portland, Or. The capital stock is placed at $400,000, three fourths of which ha been subscribed. The directors are Isaac Hecht, S. Pren tiss Smith, Frank L. Brown, 8. Schwa bacher and Thomas N. Strong. D. O. Mills holds $129,000 worth of subscribed stock as trustee. Charles H. Ahearn holds $22,000 in like manner. These two holdings, with several of those on the Board of Directors holding ten share each, practically control the enterprise. Thomas N. Strong, who subscribed for one share, is the only Portland man among tne o nicer. , Tha Company Must Pay. . San Fbancisco. The State Supreme Court has decided the important insur ance case of Mary V, Griffith against the New York Life Insurance Company. Judge E. J. Griffiths, a well-known Fresno lawyer, some years ago took out two policies of $1,000 each, giving two note in payment of the first premium. Later on Griffiths told the local agent he could not pay one of the notes at matu rity, and one policy was canceled. Grif fiths was accidentally killed before the second note matured. The company re fused to pay the amount of the policy on the ground that the agent had no right to lake the notes. Mrs. Griffiths brought suit, secured judgment, and on appeal tne judgment is amrmea. Coal Miners Threaten. Seattle. The Seattle Coal and Iron Company has made a 10 to 12 per cent cut in the wage of its employes at the Oilman mines, and as a result trouble is threatened, though none ia expected. The cut affects about 800 men, and the Italians employed in the mines are wild and threatening. The men in the "slope" mine heretofore received 75 cent for a cartload of clean coal; under the cut they will get only 65 and 70 cents, ac cording to the location of tne breast. The men in No. 4 mine received 65 cents per cart, but now only get 40 and 55 cent. Common laborers have been cut from $1.50 to $1.35 per day. Gang-wav men have been cut from $8 per running yard of coal to $6.50. Firemen who got foi per montn are now paia f -10. . OYSTER CLOSB SEASON. . Opinion by the Assistant Attorney . General on the Law. Olympia. On application of citizens of Pacific county Assistant Attorney General Haight has furnished an opin ion on" the law for the protection of oys ters, about which differences exist among oystermen. The old law of 1877 forbade dredging for oysters in waters less than twenty teet at tne lowest eno, and estab lished a close season from June 15 to September 1. The law of 1879 changed the law of 1877 so as to read as at pres ent. The code of 1881 re-enacted the law of 1877 as amended by the law of 1879, which made a close season from May 15 to September 1. In November, 1881, the old law of 1877 was restored as to the close season. Later the code of 1881 was adopted, restoring the amend ments made in 1879, which is tlio pres ent law. MARCH 23, 1894. THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. The United States government has been formally invited to send a troop of cavalry to London, England, to partici pate in the royal cavalry tournament in aiay next. Senator Dolph ha introduced a bill extending the time two years for begin' ning and constructing the bridge across the Columbia river by the Oregon and Washington Bridge Company. The Committee on Naval Affairs of the Senate ho made a favorable report on the bill remitting the penalties, amount ing to $39,000, on the Vesuvius assessed against the Cramps, the builders of the vessel. The Senate Committee on Territories ha authorized a favorable report upon the bill introduced by Carey, defining and changing the boundary line of the Yellowstone National 1'ark, and also noon the bill providing for the punish ment of offenses committed in the park. The bill places the park within the ju risdiction of the United State District Court of Wyoming. Judge Jenkins of the United States Court in reply to the notification of the Congressional committee to investigate the Northern Pacific injunction says, if the intention is merely to consider the legal correctness of his order, he does not care to appear before the committee; but, if his personal or official integrity is to be taken into account, he will meet and refute the charges. All suspension of pensions in cases where payment ha not been already re sumed or where the pensioner's name has not been stricken from the rolls will be removed by an order signed by Com missioner Lochren. This only affects the cases of between 3,000 and 4,000 pen sioners. Pension agents will be in structed to pay these pensioners their former rates until otherwise ordered by the bureau. The Senate in executive session au thorized the notification of the Presi dent of the confirmation of J. Marshall Wright to be naval officer at Philadel phia. The Pennsylvania Senators de cided they would not make any fight against him, ard the other Senators con cluded on this they won'..", not follow the inquiry into the allegation that at the time of President Lincoln's assassination he hod expressed satisfaction at the event. A star route mail service ha been es tablished from Sealand by Long Beach, Iiwaco and Fort Canby to Astoria, Or., and back six times a week. This service will begin July 1, 1894, and continue four years. A service has also been es tablished from Gig Harbor to Olalla, seven miles, and back three times a week, to begin on the same date. The special steamboat service from Seattle to Whatcom has been discontinued, mails being sent on another route. The post office at Ocean, San Juan county, ha been discontinued, and mail for that point will hereafter be sent to Deer Harbor. As a result of the tronbles in South Carolina, growing out of the conflict be tween the State authorities and the Fed eral Courts over the collection of taxes from the railroads in the hands of re ceivers, the House Judiciary Committee ha agreed on a bill which provide that taxes assessed by State, county or mu nicipal authorities against corporate property shall not be classed a debts, to be passed upon in the first instance bv anv United States Court, but shall be collectable by the proper local au thorities, whether in the hands of a re ceiver or not. and a tax sale under such circumstances shall effect the removal of such property from the jurisdiction of the court and receiver. The ordinary rights of application for an abatement ot tax are not interfered with. Andrew D. White. United States Min ister to Russia, writing to the State De partment, says that it is the intention of tne promoter ot the Baron tiirscn tund according to a prominent German news paper to renew the migration ot ku sian Hebrews to the Argentine Republic Tne same paper says that only tne net' ter class of Hebrews will be sent to the South American Republic, and that those of an undesirable class will be sifted out and sent to the United States. Minister White does not express any opinion as to the credibility of the in' formation transmitted, but simply for wards it that the immigration autnori ties may be on their guard. Instructions have been sent to keep a special lookout for this class ot immigration at JNew York and to the other commissioners at the principal Atlantic seaports. A lively tilt occurred in the River and Harbor Committee between Hermann and Jones of Virginia. Since Blanchard is out and Catch ings became chairman of the committee Hermann had secured increased appropriation for Yaquina and Tillamook Bay and the Columbia 1 .TT'tt ii- 1 T 1 anu uiametie rivers, done mauo a bitter onslaught on Hermann's efforts. and ridiculed the small commerce of the first two named places, and moved to re consider the vote by which Hermann had secured tne increased allowances. This led to an excited personal contro versy. Hermann warmly resented the criticism ot these waterways, and gave notice of motions to reconsider on the Virginia items. The matter was ended by the committee standing by Hermann Though the bill is small, yet it is known that Oregon after a struggle over each item will fare better than was expected. Wilson of Washington has secured an increase for Gray's Harbor from $20,000 to $25,000. , De Armond from the Judiciary Com mittee reported to the House, with the recommendation that it pass, a bill to prevent interference in the collection of State, county and municipal taxes as sessed against corporation. The meas ure, the Representative says, is designed to put corporations in the hands of re ceivers appointed bv Judge and courts of the United States in the same condi tion with respect to the collection of these taxes aa if no receiver existed. It often happens that corporations by order of the United States Courts pass into the hands of receivers and remain there for a number of years, during which time taxes assessed against them ar.d their property are paid or not paid, ac cording to the judgment and discretion and sometimes the caprice of the Fed eral Courts. Bv this practice corpora tion in the hands of receivers are ena bled to defer the payment of taxes almost indefinitely to the great inconve nience and prejudice of the States. The committee is of the opinion that corpo rations in the hands of receivers should not enjoy any greater immunity with re spect to payment of taxes than that which, is possessed by corporations car rying on their business outside of ennrl and without receivers. BOUND FOR THE POLE WELLMAN AND PARTY EN ROUTE FOR THE ARCTIC REGION. Evangelist Moody Succeeds In Convert ing Jovial and Big-Hearted 3. 8. C. Blackburn, Senator From Kentucky Salvation Recruits at Vaaaar. ' New Yohk. As a result of the ad dresses to pupils of Vaar College by Mrs. Ballington Booth, head of the Sal vation Army forces in America, and Ad jutant Edith Marshall fifteen young women students have been enrolled as members of the Salvation Army Auxil iary League. Dr. G. H. Kendrick of the executive staff of the college has ioined the league, and others are expected to join. The new members of the league are the daughters of wealthy aristocratic lamiiiea ol .new xorit, Brooklyn. Wash ington and otner cities. SUNDRY CIVII. UXPSNSKS. Consideration of the Appropriation Bill Commenced in the House. Washington. The House has begun consideration of the bill making appro priations for the sundry civil expense of the government. Only three amend' ment of importance were adopted: Ap propriating $43,500 for lighting Hav Lake channel; $64,000 for a public building at Buffalo and $90,000 for repairing the postoffice of New York. The only other amendment of importance offered was one by Morse of Massachusetts to cut off the appropriation for the interstate Com' uierce commission, ine manner in which the portion of the appropriation tor counsel lees was worded led to spirited debate, in which Cannon of Il linois broadly intimated this appropria tion had been placed under the direction of a commission, instead ot tne Depart ment of Justice as heretofore, because of the criticism against Attorn?v-General OIney that he was in sympathy with corporations, ine amendment was fi nally defeated by Haines of New York. who raised the question of no quorum. A. DASH FOR THE POLE. Wellman's Arctic Expedition Hits Started From New York. New Yobk. The steamship Britannic, which sailed for Liverpool, carried Wal terWellman and the American members of his party on the first stage of a jour ney which they hope will terminate at the north pole. The moat original feat ure of the Wellman party is the equip ment of aluminium boats and sledge. With these Wellman expects to skim the polar regions and get farther north than any explorer has yet done.- The travel ers will go from .Liverpool to Norway. There they will be joined by ten young Norwegian scientists. They expect to sail about May 1 from Tromset for the Island of Spitsbergen. Headquarters will be established at Dane s island. about 700 mile south of the pole. The dash north will be mode soon after with the boats and sledges. Mr. Wellman expects to make about twenty-five miles a day, getting back to Spitsbergen in September. The American members of ihe party are Walter Wellman, Prof, Owen B. French, astronomical observer Dr. Thomas B. Mohur. medical officer, and Charles C. Dodge, artist and pho tographer. fJSTOFFICE SWINDLE. Tha Scheme of a Stamp Dealer and -. Thrifty Poatmaater. St. Louis. The postoffice inspectors have within the past fe days unearthed a new and entirely novei scheme by which Uncle Sam's Postal Department is believed to have been swindled out of a large sum of money. Three men are said to have been implicated in the unique scheme. One of them. H. L. Scott, was arrested last evening. Charles H. AlcK.ee! of the McKeel Stamp and Printing Company is also wanted, but he is said to be in New York, The au thorities refuse to divulpe the name of the third man, but it ia believed to be postmaster of a small Illinois town. Mc Keel is a dealer in stamps of all kinds. and he or his agents are said to have ?one to some fourth-class postmaster in llinois and to have made a bargain with him to cancel so many Columbian stamps ot large denominations lor mm. I hey are alleged to have made a bargain with him whereby they received a part of his percentage on condition tney send stamps to a large amount through his office; the stamps would be affixed to package large and heavy enough to warrant the use of a stamp of the value desired. The package would be mailed at the postof fice in question, the stamp would be canceled by the postmaster, and would reach McKeel again, more valuable from a collector's point of view than it had been originally. BLACKBURN CONVERTED. Tha Senator Succumbs to Evangelist Moody's Revival Eloquence. Washington. Every United States Senator found in his mail yesterday a little package of religious tracts encir cled by a rubber band and bearing on its face the words " Compliments of J. S. C. Blackburn." This was the popular Kentucky Senator's device for announc ing to his associates that he had aban doned forever his old life and entered noon a new and untried existence as the result of the convincing eloquence of Evangelist Moody, who hog been hold ing revival meetings in Washington for a month, very early in tne course of the Moody meeting the Kentuckian be gan to exhibit remarkable interest in them. He became a regular attendant, Baton the platform night after night within a few feet of Moody, and it was noticed that the two had frequent con versation together. Then Mr. Black burn began to invite some of his friends to the meetings, and everybody under stood that he was very much impressed, out tne uiea mat loviai "Joe" Black burn, who had for his whole life led the gay existence which is peculiarly adapt ed to the Kentucky temperament, should realty oecome converted by Moody's teachings and enter the work of evan gelization himself even in a small war never entered anvbodv s head. The grave and aggressive Senators from the aged Alo-rill down to the youthful Du bois are wondering which of them is to be influenced by Joe Blackburn'schange of heart and how far the eloquent and big-hearted Kentuckian' enthusiasm will carry him. NORTHWEST NEWS. Washington. Spokane's lost grand jury cost the county $3,000. The Everett paper uuli will ship 100 ton of paper to Australia. Bids for the Great .Northern tunnel at Everett will soon be cailed for. A Ritzville man ha a curiosity in the shape of a squirrel with eleven legs and four heads. There is some talk of closing the Day ton public schools on account of lack of ' funds. The district ho a floating debt of about $12,000. The Hayton ditch, which cost $18,000, and which is designed to drain an area of low land extending from Mount Ver non to Fir, is completed and in use. Thirteen teams and sixteen men are at work upon the track at the State Fair grounds at Yakima. The track is to j cost (8,700. Something like 10,000 yard oi earui nave to ue uiuveu. The Snake river fruit crop for the coming season promises to be the largest and finest ever grown in the valley The yield will be extra heavy, and the spray ing will insure a crop free from blight. The question of building a county poorhouse is being discussed in Walla Walla. The county already owns land purchased for that purpose. The poor are now cared for by contract at St. Mary's Hospital. A new form of faith cure administered by the " Come-outers " is monopolizing the entire attention of Tennessee Flat, Whitman county. Hands are laid upon the maimed, halt and blind with re puted wonderful effect. The Spokane people's tabernacle has given out 22,360 meals, furnished lodg ings 9,050 times, allowed 3,792 men the privilege of bathing and washing, and dispensed 2,155 garments. This has been done at a Binall expense to the city and county. The foreign commerce for Puget Sound ior February, as reported by the custom department, show a total valuation of exports amounting to $647,569, includ ing 675,810 bushels of wheat, worth $361,090 ; 75,240 barrels of flour, worth $189,603; 1,413,635 feet of lumber, valued at $14,684, and 80,000 lath, valued at $140. The imports of dutiable goods were $57,644; free of duty, $26,097. Value of merchandise imported in the district and transported to interior ports with out appraisement, dutiable, $12,272; free of duty, $178,226; total value, $190, 498. . Shrewd detective work has led to the arrest of Indian Charley Waterman of the Skookum reservation, charged with murdering Joseph Nadier, the Syrian peddler, November 8, 1893, near Hoods port, Mason county, on Hood's canal. That day Nadier and a companion, K. Cafuri, a Syrian peddler, Btopped at In dian Charley's house, and exhibited good to the squaw, during which Char ley took a rifle and slipped ont of the house. Half an hour later the two ped dler walked the trail along Skokomish river, Cafuri fifteen feet ahead, when a shot fired from the dense forest passed through the body of Nadier from side to side, killing him instantly. Cafuri, fear ing ambush, returned to noousport ana gave the alarm. Indian Charley gave the first information ot tne snooting to the neighbors, but at the inquest claimed he was drunk at Union City at the time f the killing. The Turkish Minister at Washington, D. C, ordered George Hall, the Turkish Consul at San Francisco, to make a searching investigation, and aided by J. A. McDonald, the Prosecut ing Attorney of Mason county, and shrewd detectives, evidence was secured . to prove the guilt of Indian Charley and threat he made to Indians to whom ha confessed the murder. The arrest was made the other day. and conviction is deemed certain. Nadier was 23 years old, a native of Svria, Turkey in Asia, of good family, and leaves a child widow with his mother in Syria. Oregon. Prof. Kanematz sent a handsome silk exhibit to the Midwinter Fair from Co quille City. It ia a fine display of the product, and include a large skein of twist or manufactured silk thread in ad dition to the raw silk, floss, cocoons, etc. The Foot's creek placer fields, the largest placers in Southern Oregon, are in full blast, with the advantage of an unprecedented water supply. The mines of Lance & Bon, R. A. Cook A Sons. Goldsworthy A McKnight, Carr Bros., Hosmer, Anderson & Sanders, Raphael, Morat, Bailey & Son and Swacker A Son are running day and night, and will have . a season from six to seven months. Be sides these mines quite a number of gulches heretofore not having much wa ter are being ground-sluiced bv ranchers. The season's gold output on Foot's creek this year will probably be doubled and reach even $100,000. The Hammersley mine contest has been settled and the receiver discharged. Hammersley pays Drew A Co. $2,500 for their interest, and takes possession of the mine. Kingley A Bull, who claimed an interest in the mine, are left in the cold, and George R. and Riley Hammers ley get full possession of one of the best mines in Southern Oregon. This prop erty was bonded by Hammersley Bros, to Eastern parties, and a failure to meet the payments caused the suit, the out come of which has been watched by mining men all over the State. The mine will be running to the full capacity of the mills within a week. This ends one of the worst muddles in the annals of Southern Oregon mines. Under an order of the Circuit Court the Corvallis carriage factory has been sold for $19,601 to C. T. Brace of St. Louis, who represents the Paddock Haw ley Iron Company and the claims of other Eastern firms, aggregating $10,-, . 000. This amount is $1 in excess of the -claim of the London and San Francisco Bank, which was prepared to bid the amount of its claim, and will have the effect of releasing the sureties, who were also stockholders in the corporation, but owners of stock will lose everything in vested in the enterprise. The estimated value of the property was $75,000. Of this $45,000 was material and finished work within the building. The purchas er are willing to turn the property over to any one who win tnrnisn good secu rity for the amount of their claim, and will give them ample time to make the payments, it Is not yet dennitelv known whether the factory will ht, pnntinnarl in operation or stockholders be given an opportunity to enect a new organization and resume operations. The sale was apparently bona fide, and the cash was paid over. . An, effort will be made to have the sale confirmed at onoe, bnt it is understood objections will be urged to its confirmation nntil the regular term gf court, April 8. I "-.