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About The Oregon mist. (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.) 188?-1913 | View Entire Issue (June 15, 1894)
i THE VOL. II. ST. HELKNS, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1894. NO. 25. ORE ON MIST THE OREGON MIST. I mm t: it r.v:nv miiimv momiM DEEGLE & DAVIS, Publisher!. OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPKR. Miibi'rltllan Hale. On copy on year lu Krivmi't i m lino iy l UlllMltl... .., ., 7fl Musis -. 6 AdvorllaiMg Hhim. I'mfeaaluiml earri. on. year , Onceuliliiin .Mm )imr. ,.,.,, Half tmliiutti one year iunrivr euluinii on, your.... One liu'li " wool h. ...,.,,, (In. Ilii'li three ti 1 1 li . ........ Olio lni'li .In tuiiiilli. H IW n to i , luteal limine, Mieiil.iwr line lur II i ( In-er-Hun i HI vauta ixiflluti fur .m il kn bsv'iiii-al III .erllmi. IrfiK.I lvtllmient, II. Ml per I lu ll (in llrnl liiMiriloiii unit 7il cent, imr liii'ti fur each .iiImis Himnlluwrll.nl. OOLEMMA COUNTY llltliTOUY. I'.milf Oll.rera, JllllHO... , Clerk. , Hiinrlir Tres.nr r .....K Mllpt. Ill dtlimil..,.,, AwM.or...., .. Survey ur , I tiuiiulMlun.r.. . .. j I 1 . '. IX Htl lllaill'liant, ll.lllll-r K. K quick. Helen. 'I'. C, Mall., mi. Ilelei.. M. Whirlou, Columbia :lly ....T. i. ( Ipi-IOII. ( liil.kHII e , W. II. Kyer. Kyeer A. H. I.IUIo. H'Milliia iH, l. Hi'liuounver. Vertioula III. . luniM, uliu-y. . aerteiy "Jetlca. MtwiNli'.-Mt Helen. ll., Mo. KI-HeKUlar roitiiniiiiiiMiliiiK Hrl nd third MatunUy In earli 111.111II1 ai7:Wlr. H. l Maauule hall. YIkII In ineiutier. Ill gnod iinllii Invited m at- M MNtc. Rnlutwr l-od.e, No Itl-statcil nteetlnm Haliinlay 011 nr nature each lull hiihhi at :) r. , at Maaoulc hall, over llleiuhant'. Mure. Vl.ltlng niemlwr. In good .lauding In tiled to sll.iul, Ol.li Fm.l.'.o.-Ht. Helen. Mye No. 117 Meeta every Maluiday iiIkhI al 7 Ml Tmimltiit biuiliivn In good .teii'llng rur.lUM) luvlied tu Mini' Tk Malta. Down river lMtal)eUe al M A, M. ( p rltnr (liuaDi ltWD at . r. M. Tli wall hit Vsritnuls am) I'lHabiirg leaven Ml. Helen. M. uiI. tVedtteMiey ailit Krlday at ' Ths'inall lor Maraliland. Clalakaiile anil MI.I leave. Unluu Mouiiay, WednoMlay and Friday al Ii a. N.tl.lrallway) north elos a 10 A. M.i lor I'urtlaiKl al I r. M. I. J....J .' -i. - - - Traveler liaN. IIK.r Hma. MTial. X. HHUKH Ixiavaa HI. II.Ixiiii (ur t'ortlaiul at II . . i n-.ly, 'Jhiirwlayaud Nnlunlay. Iin il. ilnlviia lor I'laukatil Mumlay, .nl) ami Kiliiay l :00 a. H. HTma Iki.im-U'vmi HI. Hi-Ipiu fur tort land l ili. I, ii iiiriiln al l:HUr. a). Hrt kk Jiiitti'H Kki,i.oio-Ivi. Ht. Hlnt for fonliiud ilnlly iil Himday, ,1 7 A. ., rlvlitar al Portland at IB. W; retiimlim, lea. I'oulaurai I p.m.. arrlvlim alHl. Uel.n.ati. l'KOFKSSIONAL. JJU II. B. CUrT r rUVSICIAN and SURGEON. 81. Helena, Orrgoii. JjU. i. R. HAI.U PHYSICIAN andSURGKON. Clatakniik Columlilit comity. Or. n. um.K, SURVKVOR and CIVIL KNfllNEER, St. Helmut, OreRon. C.innljr mtrveyor. Liiinl ttrvrylii(t,town nlatiliiK. nl riKftierlng work promptly iliine. MUNM t'o- il Bbiiaiiwat, Nw Vim". pijMHmraa for wurlim P"'t"'Jn A'""" irl iwtnnt tan out hT 0 I. brvuht hefor; tit Iwuio ly ooUo glr.n Ira ol ctarg In UM Irrmlatlon I of Mir actmtllki MPr.tn tf world. Hill'H0lr lliuairawu. B.V'JRII Sao .houliTb without jUMW roarl II.MIal niontlia. AiMmm MPJ VuImuiu, atimroKwar.JWw Vor Qu : Thi OvBrlantJ Route. Two traliui dally, lv ,lnK KKtli n.1 1 nmwla, Orand Oeiilral IeMit. -" Nul 8, Th'i t.lmlleiJ r.t Mall," lwivlint t 7:l r. ., earrlca Ve.tP lull t'ulliHan raiyeo itlaupInK and - DlnliiK Cam and Irna KwillnliiK 1.1..1, fufH lliriillirh tl U...II....I ... I!lil. AUn via r'oiiui.ll Illiifta. llhcml e (unite. Thi train "" nu llum fur Uunver, Kn" Clly. M. riillmaii l',n!rinilOilrC'UrWll CoKaxi KarnilnittiMi. Kw'lt'ord ? .II1H'V""': mnklnx dlreiit imin'tlnu lor l)a)l(u,..lm roy, Mtwniw and Oimir d'A"""''; a Nil it " Ovorlanrl K yer." leaving t 'v a. i car'r ;"' Mi llmn rilic ! Toiirl.t Weeper, f r,"n Vnrtlaiid t! Ml..ourl rlv.r "Hlioueohaiiire. TliruuKh raliiiitvl AJv . ill! It API BIMMin.-"- r . .. . ii..uni iun I v a VK HAM KHANfrfWD. C(iliiinbl...Myl,l,'j; 8tnt.,....May 8, 17, W OrvKun May i, W,t rtoluuibl My 8, ) Hlale Mux W,M (Jri'Kon may.," teameriur .alllni day.. - .',.,-, 'Mfirll. I'liu'll.ASII AND AH'KIkIA riiuib Mtirif Irilt leave. I'ortland dally, exeept Hnn.lay, it 7 a M I " reliirniiig, leave. A.l.irla dally, ex- la'ndl S. o tl i Oregiitt ilde Tue. .y, Tlinr.' d"y. H.lV,'rdyi7on """"'inmAl Monday., Wediie.dy. nt ''i' tnrla lliu mornliif bout Pk"J?i",'?AV?Pdv Oienon .lile Mon.Tay., Wed la ''! and un the Wiwhliigum .Id I ueiday., inur.- " c So A PKUtHi?'"li-I.ev. A.h .treat a I ! M. So i. i. vVoli i arriving t I'mlland at 8 n. VTO DAYTON AN1 WTV I,ANDINU-Mon. "Al'LOTUaaHtwm" lv Irom Aih-trt 4 Solentlflo Anarlou A Aflnoyftr Ul"l VLr TRAD! MARK. !'J? OBtlON TillT. a r w oofvntoNT, toJ BUCKLEY LIMBS Go Over In a Solid Phalanx to the Republican Party. USING tYATEBS AT PORTLAND. Fonr-rifth. of th Hu.ln... iaetlon I Flaioded and Hu.lnea Paralvaed Th t'nluii l-aollle Kntlrely Nu.ind It I'ortlmid Connection.. I'oUTr.AND, Ou.Tlie flooded dintrict In thl city in eontUntly exlundlug, and now cover (our-llftln of the ImeliieH (Kirtlon nd large part of Nortli I'ort land, in wliluh a large number of rvl- (lriice are more or Itwi flixxled. Front atreet, the wholetialo (lintrkt, ha seven leetof water on it. The entire whole rale dUtrii-t ia under water, all the bank are flooded, and nearly all the retail, tore and iieven or eight hotel. Bni- ness is almost naralyxed. Klevated side walk nave neon mini, ana imau ooois, nearly 1 000 in number, are in constant urn in the floo. ed .treets Kxpresi Mrrag- on are also lwin uT'lV tion of goods, being driven into the wa- ter up to the boxea. Many bustnesa houses and office have Iwen moved to higher location, some having tjeen com pelled to move twice. Btocks of goods have been elevated three or four time on first floors. The Union PaciAe ha entirely susended it Portland connec tions. The Northern Paci He sends pas sengers bv boat to Helen, fifty-one miles down the'Columbla, whore rail connec tion la secured. Houthern Pacific trains start from Kaat Portland, the Union De pot having been abandoned. There ia a l,nav seene of movino: soods and sight seers in the flooded region. , It is impoa- silile at this time to estimate tho damage.; 0wn, and is fast being depopulated by a The loss of business will lie immense. r,uli to Hellgate Canyon on the Colutn The loss to fishermen on the Columbia bia, twelve miles away, where the pre is heavy, owing to the fish wheels being t.jol,, mineral is reported to be hidden swept away. Kalinon-liitliing lias almost been destroyed, and the season's catch will l)e mostly lost. TANS-OKI) KSTATB. Claim of th Oovarnntsni Wilt be R lated to tao rulloat K.teiil. Sam Jons, C At,. Mrs. Jane I-athrop fiUnford. widow of the late (Senator I- land Stanford and executrix of hi.es-! Ute, wan seen the other evening and asked for her views of the $16,000,000 claim presented bv th Attorney-Uen-eral of the Uniteil t-tates against the property now under her charge. She said: ' 1 think this is only a test case. Of course, others will be drawn into it. The burden of the litigation even can not all be placed on one estate or one person." Mrs. Stanford was then anked. if she Intended to resist the claim aa presented by the Attorney-General. She said: "Of course, I shall resist it to the fullest extent of my ability; but really there I nothing to say in regard to the future course I shall pursue. I-e-gal technicalities will lie referred entire ly to my attorneys," It i believed among lawyer that the suit of the government against the estate will have a serious ef fect upon the university. Kven before this latest litigation cropped up Mrs. Stanford had had tome difficulty in rais ing all the ready money necessary tor the institution. It is believed also that several eountie that years ago bought Central Pacific bonds will be held by the government responsible for a share of the debt now sought to be collected. - ' SMUGGLED OPIUM.'""""""""-" Praggl.t Clerk Solln.ky Ul.mli.ed at i Qiiontln. Sam Fsancisco, Cal. Druggist' Clerk Sollnsky lias been discharged from his position at San Quentin by Warden Hale. The charge against him was smuggling opium to the prisoner who could pay for the forbidden luxury; Solinaky on account of his position had facilities for carrying on his underground dispensary and making lota of money out of it; Just how long he has been carrying on tho Illicit trade no one knows. Suspicion was first aroused against him by the largo number of packages he received at the prison tlirougli Wells, Fargo 4t Co. It did not take long to ascertain that Solinskv wa extremely anxious to keep the contents of these packages secret from everybody. A watch was set in Wells, Fargo & Co.' office in this city, and the discovery was made that the packages were sent from Chinatown. The next step was the certain proof that the packages contained opium. Sollnsky through his position had the run of the cull to And out If the convict were sick. He wa caught prescribing opium at a good round sum, and his dismissal fol lowed. , , --- - Soma Estimate at Tacoina. Tacoma, Wash. Railroad men and other are beginning to estimate, the damage done by the floods throughout tlie Northwest. A number of conserva tive men have placed the amount in the neighborhood of $6,000,000. Superin tendent Baxter of the Union Pacific's Pacific division is quoted as sayins that it would take ninety days to rebuild the fifty miles of track washed out between Troutdale and The Dalles. Railroad men here think it will take the Great Northern and Canadian Pacific a month or so to fully repair thoir tracks and the Northern Pacific nearly as long. CUrls Miiokley Turn Republican. 8am Francisco, Cal. The Examiner prints an Interview with Colonel D, M. Burns, the latest manager of Republican societies In San Francisco, in which Burn states that Chris A. Buckley, the ex-boss of the Democracy, has become an out-and-out Republican. Burns states that Buckley has not only promised to vote the Republican ticket In November, but has promised to bring the large po litical following which he is supposed to control, vulgarly known as the " Buckley lamb " Into the Republican fold. Guarding Against th Black Magna. Ban Fkancisco, Cal. The health au thorities of this city are taking great precaution to prevent the introduction to this country of the black plague now prevailing in some parts of China. All vessels arriving from affected ports will be thoroughly Inspected and fumigated, and if there la a suspicion of disease, the vessel will be quarantined. NOBTHWEST MOTES. Wa.lilngton. Spokane ia contributing liberally to the Conconully anilerera. Walla Walla' financial atatement for May how a net debt of $74,417.. 1 Wliatcotn county expect to have thirty-four mile of iiiankod road by the end of the year. Kverett'a offer for the county-neat of Snohomish county will be twenty twen-ty-tive-Ioot lots and 30,000 canh. The survey for the Blaine and Eastern ( is completed, and belief is urofessed that train will be running by October. I A. movement has been started in Port i Townitend having for its object the reor ganization of the city government under the general law. I The Whatcom Board of Trade ha a committee at work trying to secure the removal of one of the Oregon City flour ing mills to that place. I 1'etitions are being signed at Hoqniam protesting against the sale of water bonds now being advertised and pledging money to fight the sale in the courts. Twenty-one out of Whatcom county's seventy-one school districts have an ag- fregate bonded indebtedness of tl69,itU0. ( thi 188,000 is Whatcom's and $40,000 itlaine'S. w wll rvmntv lias nairl out 12 - , J Myfm , U( of ' , , Bn pher pu .a it ' rather .llscouraging, but appar- eiltiv true, that those animal are more nnuierous than ever. Walla Walla county's assessment roll is made n p. It shows for 1801: Jieal etttate,$l,4ii7,740; personal property, $l. 172,318; improvements, $787,620; toUl, J2,av)7.67H. This is an aggregate decrease rom 1803 valuations of (U05,067. Receiver Flournoy of the Spokane land office in his report for May says the total receipts of the office were $1 ,728, the largest reported for more than ajyear. The biggest item was $70 for thirty-nine homesteads, embracing 6,726 acres. Wilbur has a gold excitement of her iu the sand in large qnantities. Nobodv has seen any gold yet, but the report of syndicate's extensive filings baa pre cipitated an excitement. A company has lust been organised in Ppokane that has lor its object the pur ciiane of the extensive property of the Knokane Wafer Comiianv and the mak- log of vast improvements in the shape 'of flouring mills, saw mills, linseed-oil -r potion is capitalized at $750,000. Alread v over 100 homesteads have been taken in Klickitat by the Indiana, and forty patents have been issued to them by the government. The law doea not permit them to sell or deed land until after the lapse of twenty-live years from the date of the patent issued. The In dian are permitted to homestead eighty acres for (arming or 1G0 acres for grazing purposes, while a squaw at the head of a family can enter eighty or 100 acres of land for eaih one of her minor children. There were mails in the jute mills of the Washington State penitentiary dur ing the month of Mav 180,003 grain bags. 1,701 wool bags and 2,239 oat bags. Dur ing the month the price of grain bags has been reduced from 7 cents to 6' cent each. The penitentiary now has on hand subject to sale : 1,084,385 grain bags at 6l cents each, C26 wool bags at 7 cents, 2,100 oat bags at 0 cents, 10,763 yards hop cloth at OJ cents per yard and 6,101 pounds fleece twine, five-ply, at 6 cents per pound. In different localities In Eastern Wash ington threshing is again in operation. It ia .found that by exercising a little care in trimming off all the damaged grain from the tops and sides of the stacks a pretty fair grade of wheat is ob tained where the slacks have been well built. The grain is still a little soft, bat by scattering the sacks about on boards or rails for a few days the sun will har den it. Oakesdaie millmen, who have been buying some of thi grain, recom mend this treatment, and say a few days' hot sun will make it worth at least 6 cents more per bushel. ' , Oregon.' The hop louse has made Its appearance at Fairview, Polk county. Medford has abandoned the idea of cannons and oratory for July 4. A summer conference In the interests of Indian education is called for July 23 to 28 at Salem. Union county's debt is decreasing every year. The present levy 19.7 mills ia the lowest In ten years. The Pendleton scouring mills have started np, and already have 360,000 pounds of wool to operate on. The Pendleton scouring mill uses 1,600 pounds of soap a day. It makes its own oap, consuming for that purpose some 260 pounds of tallow. This makes a good home market for tallow. Aa it is, the tallow lias to be imported from Portland bv the carload. 'Major Post has taken charge of the fight to rave the Cascade locks, the gov ernment standing the expense. Six trains are running, hauling brush, grav el, rock and anything that can be utilized to raise the bulkhead. Some of the cut stones are being dumped into the works, and seventy barrels of cement were used in one day in solidifying the sand and gravel. A sixteen-month-old child of Mrs. Shepp of Ashland tumbled out of a car window while coming down the Siskiyous the other day. The train wa moving about fifteen miles an hour. It was stopped, and the distracted mother and train crew rushed back to the rescue and found the child sitting on the sand pile where it had fallen, screaming mad, but not injured in the least. The storm of last week did consider able damage to the crops on a narrow strip of country between the desert and the gap in the foothills on the Browns boro road, Jackson county. The precip itation descended in the form of hail stones, and several hundred acres of wheat were completely ruined. The trip looks like a sunburnt stubble field, presenting a strange eight, flanked as it la by fields of beautiful green wheat. It seems that Harry Dunn, bulletined somewhat noirily as the first inmate of the Soldiers' Home, vraa refused admit tance by the examining board. The Sa lem Journal is taking np the matter and making quite a diverting effort to force an Issue on it. Dunn's "right" name, it seems, is Sergeant Henry Campbell of the Twenty-ninth Massachusetts Infan try and a war record of halt a column of minion. The objection to him la ha 1 able to earn his living. GRANULAR BUTTER. Good Butter' Has a Fine, Dis , tlnct Grain. FATAL INSTRUCTIONS TO GIRLS. The Daab Chorch I Tan Tsar Behind th Tlmea, and Ought to b THrowa Out of Kvarjr Fano-The Bos or Bar rel Churn Mora Convenient. ' " flow many boys and girls on the farm have had an old apron tied around their waists and been told to churn until the butter will hold upthedasher? Such Instruction are fatal to good butter," says the Iowa Homestead. " In the first place the dash churn is ten years behind the times, and ought to be thrown out of every farm, even if no more butter is made than to supply the family table. The box or barrel churn Is cheap, and it is so much more convenient and so much better butter can be made with ft that there should be no hesitation in discard ing the old dash churn in its favor. But, no matter what kind of a churn is Used never churn until the butter is gathered in chunks large enough to hold np the dasher. There are several reason why this should not be done. One of them is tiiat the grain is destroyed. Good butter has a tine, distinct grain, and when broken show a distinct fracture like cast iron. If this grain ia destroyed by overchurning or overworking, the butter becomes a greasy mixture like lard, and has a greasy taste. Again it is necessary that the buttermilk M well washed out, or the butter will become strong and rancid in a short time. ' This cannot be done when the butter is churned into lumps, so in the latter case the grain, flavor and keeping quality are all injured, ine ennrn anouia aiwavs be stopped when the butter ia in the form of small granules, ranging In size from a red-clover seed to a grain of wheat; then the buttermilk can well be washed out, and the grain will be unin- iured if the working is properly-done, 'here is no reason why the farmer should not make just as fine butter as any one, provided he will take the trouble to do ft right." . BKMKDIKS FOB BOBBBS. Deaerlptloa of tho Twa Kind That la feat Fruit Tree. There are two borers that work in fruit trees, says Farm and Fireside. One has a flat head and the other a round head. They both come from eggs laid by bee tle. . The beetle of the round-beaded borer is about three-fourths of an inch long, and haa two broad, creamy-white stripes running the whole length of its body. The beetle of the flat-headed borer is of a shining greenish-black color, with its nnder side of a shining coppery color. This borer attacks the whole trunk and often the larger branches, while the former confines its attacks to the base of the trunk almost entirely. The beetles lay their eggs in the South in .May ami at the Norm in June and July. The beetle of the round-headed boier generallv lavs its eggs at dusk, and is hidden during the day. The beetleof the flat-headed borer is a lively fellow. Il likes l he hot sunshine, and runs verv lanidly op aud down the bark in blight davs, but instantly takes wing if an attempt is made to capture him. Nothing can be done to kill Xue eggs, but a good preventive is to coat the trees with soft soap, plaster of Paris and pari green during the time the beetles are abundant. The soap is distasteful to the beetles; the plaster of paris makes it stick, and the paris green will poison any vonng that may hatch from the eggs. The 'only way to kill the insects after they are in the tree is by cutting them out or running a wire into their burrows. All trees should be looked over in the fall and spring and have the borera re moved. " ' ' ' PACKING PBITIT. On ol tho Moat Important Problem. Bs foro the Grower, of To-daj. Jt often happens that of two fruit growers whose places join and who raise fruit that ia every way similar the on will get good prices that will pay him a round profit, while the other will scarce ly cover the cost of gathering and trans portation, says Column's Rural World. The difference lies in the matter of han dling. The one grower carefully stndiet the markets, grades his fruits, reject all the culls or imperfect specimens, and then packs the fruit in an attractive manner, while the other simply dumps it into boxes, good, bad and indifferent, all mixed together. It is not surprising that nnder such conditions money ii often lost on shipments. It would in deed be surprising if this were not so. Many a reputation has been made by careful attention to the grades and pack ing of fruit, and all shippers agree that this is one of the most important prob lems before the growers of to-day. It is a problem which becomes more impor tant from year to year, as the production increases, and consequently the compe tition increases also. As between two shippers of fruit of equal quality it is the question of attractive packing that decides the difference in prices. Oood Drainage. There is something about a drain that the most obtuse farmer couldn't fail to remark for years past, says Col man' Rural World, and it is strange that the lesson taught has not been utilized ear lier. Every one has observed that the result of a common tile drain or " blind " ditch was to produce for a limited dis tance on either side of the ditch a most prolific cropof plump and well-developed grain. It never occurred to them, how ever, that, if a system of drainage per meated their fields sufficiently close aa to allow the influence of the drains to cover the whole field or farm, that field or farm would be rich beyond compari son and practically free from flood and drouth alike. Of late a few progressive men have seized the idea, and are now rejoicing in plentiful crops, orchards an nually bending with fruit and every ad vantage of a luxurious and opulent soil, wttile neighbor with better farm, equally well tilled, but without draining, are grumbling over their losses and threatening to sell out and move to the PaciUo Coast. WASHINGTON CITY NEWS. It ha been decided by the Hons Committee on Interstate and Foreign Cufflraerce to report to the House a bi.l lor equipment of the Nicaragua canal by the government for carrying on the work to completion. Senator Morgan' measure will be adopted with some changes advised in committee. The House has concurred in th Sen ate bill authorizing the construction of a bridge across the Monongahela river, passed the bill extending the time of payment for purchases of the lands of the Omaha Inuians and adopted a reso lution authorizing the payment of $10, 000 from the contingent fund to defray the cost of the armor-plate investigation. George Oetyer, Chairman of the Ex ecutive Committee of the State Debris Association of California, has complained to the Interior Department of the ex tensive damage to lands and streams caused by hydraulic mining. He asserts that the debris of that process has re duced the navigability of the Sacra mento and Feather rivers at least one half during the low-water season. The communication has been referred to the War Department. A young crank called at the White House the other day, and announced that his purpose was to convert the Presi dent to the ways of righteousness. This was the third time he had been at the White House. The watchman called for the police patrol, and had him trans ferred to the third precinct station, where he is held for examination. His name is Heffenstein. He is a converted Jew, and has been delivering extempo raneous sermons on street corners. There seems to be no end to the meas ures introduced in the present Congress for the protection of the salmon fisheries of Alaska, but none of them gets farther than the committee to which it is re ferred. The latest bill waa proposed by Senator Mitchell of Wisconsin. It differs from the others principally in that it makes provisionsior the re-enactment of the old law of 1889, with amendments setting aside certain streams as spawn ing grounds, giving the Secretary of the Treasury discretion to limit the duration of the fishing season and directing the appointment of an inspector at $250 a month aud an assistant inspector at $150 a month. Evidently some men up in Wisconsin have their eye on two fat joba. .. The arid-land question, about which the Western members had much to say when the agricultural bill was before the Senate, has been considered by the House Committee on Irrigation of Arid Lands. A committee consisting of Sweet, Hard man, Doolittle, Pence and Newland waa instructed to draw np a general bill on the lines of the one for the survey of Idaho lands introduced by Sweet. It will provide for a survey under the direc tion of the Secretary of War of arid lands in the Western States, with the preparation of maps showing the ditches or canals and reservoirs needed . for the reclamation of land, and reports upon tho water available for irrigation, with esti mates of the quantity of land possible of reclamation and of cost. The States of Montana, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, the Dakotas and perhaps others will be in the bill, with a recommendation for an appropriation of $25,000 for each State. It is riven ont that the German Min ister has notified our government that if the one-tenth of a cent per pound dis criminating duty, which has been placed by the Senate on sugar, is permitted to become a law Germany will place a re taliatory duty on pork, lard and other products now imported from the United States under reciprocity arrangement. In view of this notification Secretary Carlisle has addressed a communication to the Senate Finance Committee urging the elimination of this provision of the Senate bill which operates against any government allowing a bounty on re fined sngar. Inasmuch as Germany is the only competitor of the American Sugar Trust, this discriminating duty is levied practically against that country. Should the Senate comply with Secre tary Carlisle's recommendation and strike out the one-tenth of a cent provi sion, the Sugar Trust will receive a very black eye. ' - McGuire of California appeared before the House Committee on Pacific Rail roads the other day, making a strong protest against any funding bill or other arrangement which would release the estates of Huntington, Stanford and others from personal liability to the gov ernment for the debts of the Central Pa cific. At his request it was arranged that himself, ex-Representative, Sumner of California and the members of th State delegation in Congress should ad dress the committee. McGuire took the position that the failure of the Central Pacific to pay the debt to the government was due to the diversion of its earning to the pockets of the syndicate, which under the law should have fund cre ated for the payment of its debts. He recommended that the government should proceed by foreclosure or by tak ing charge nnder the condition of the j franchise and apply to the court to se cure the remainder of the debt from the Huntingtons, Stanford and others. Weadock inquired if he did not favoi government ownership, and McGuire explained his plan for government own ership of the roadbed and right of way with trains operated by private partiei nnder government control. Attorney-General OIney admits that claim haa been presented against the Stanford estate for $15,000,000 as its pro portion of the debt represented by the Stanford stock in the Central Pacifir Company, and explains that it was filed under the California statutes in order to prevent the statute of limitations from running against it. That is, while the statute of limitations cannot run against the United States, vet an estate against which the United States haa a claim may be probated, settled and divided without regard to the United States' claim, un less such claim is filed within the period Srovided in the State laws for such filing, itherwise an estate against which the United Ststes had a possible claim could never be ic led. Along with his expla nation got a another that the claim filed is a contingent claim, inasmuch as the debt owing by the Central Pacific cor poration ia not yet due. The law, how ever, provides that in such a case the claim may be filed and the executor or administrator of the estate may set apart enough of the estate to satisfy the claim if it be made good against the estate when it falls due. In the event of the refusal of the executor or administrator to do this the court may do it. In this case the claim is filed at this time to pro tect all possible interests of the United States in the Stanford estate growing ont of the Central Paciflo eenatroction and iu affair generally. IN A Over a Million in Securities Left by a Miser. CASTES HARRISON'S ASSASSIN. Bjr aa Agreement af Conn. el th Trial a. to the Sanity of Preaderga.t, the ' Slayer of Chicago' Mayor, Wilt Xot Coma up Cntll Bast Fall. Chicago, III. Prendergast, the as sassin of Carter Harrison, will not be tried as to his sanity during June. By agreement of counsel the case goes over nntil next fall. The term of court opens on September 3. " It has been agreed that the case shall go over," said State's Attorney Kern. " The continuance was agreed to at the request of the defense after a consultation. There has been no agreement as to what Judge the case will come before at the fall term, and I have no idea now who will preside. Under the common assignment Judge Chetlain will again be presiding in the Criminal Court at that time. There will also, of course, be other Judges presiding. Bnt, as I said before, I don't know now who will try the case." Judge Chetlain said: " I know absolutely nothing about the continuance spoken of. None of the at torneys have spoken to me about the Prendergast case since the last time it was in court. As to my taking the mat ter up and entering the order of contin uance, I will say the matter will not come np before me, for the reason that I shall not then be sitting in the Crim inal Court. CROP FAILVBB. Tha Peopla Sorry T-y Old Hot Leave tho Buffalo la Possession. Topkka, Kam. Reports from the west ern part of Kansas are very discouraging, and show that wheat in that section will be a total failure. There was very little wheat raised wtst of the center of the State, and unless conditions improve im mediately there will be no corn raised. In many counties there has not been any rain for more than a year, with the ex ception of light showers. The people of that section are not well prepared to withstand another crop failure. Hun dreds of farmers are without means to buy provisions to tide them over another year, and the prospect of another failure will force many to leave the country. State Senator Wiloockson of Ixigan coun ty said that the people of that region would have to leave and abandon the J trainee for stock ranches if the crops ailed again this year. The people have held on in the hope that climatic condi tions would change, bnt they will be forced to leave before another cold win ter comes. '" LARGE AMOUNTS INVOLVED. Ex-Governor Kvana Petition Againat Union Paciflo Director. Dknvkb, Col, Ex-Governor John Evans through his attorneys has filed a new petition in the Federal Court in the suit against Oliver Ames and other di rectors of the U.iion Pacific. The new bill alleges that September 4. 1803, the Union Pacific pledged with Drexel, Mor gan A Co. $100,000,000 in bonds to secure their note to the amount of $24,000,000, issued to take up floating indebtedness. Among other securities pledged were $8, 000,000 in bonds and $13,000,000 in stock of the Gulf road. In the new petition John Evans asked leave to bring a suit against Drexel, Morgan & Co. and the receiver of the Gulf Company ia the courts of New York or any other place, restraining Drexel, Morgan & Co. from disposing of the Gulf bonds and shares of stock until the other bonds and stock pledged in that trust shall be sold. ' - Fortune la a Trunk. Podohkikpsie, N. Y. Securities to the value of $1,000,000 were found in a email trunk near the room in which William W. Cornell died in this city re cently. . The securities were placed in a bank, and the deposition of the estate came up before Surrogate Dorland. Mr. Cornell lived in a modest home in Gar field place. He was 83 years old when he died. Nobody suspected he had money. He was the son of Latham Cor nell of Troy, from whom he inherited an iron business. He retired thirty years ago with about $40,000. In the last years of his life he allowed himself no pleasure but inspecting the contents of his trunk. He left no will, and his estate will be di vided among his heirs-at-law. Amy Officer, Retired. : Washington, D. C Eight army offi cers have just been retired on account ol disability incurred in the service. They are Lieutenant-Colonel 8. M. Horton, Deputy Surgeon-General; Captains M. E. Tavlor and W. Q. Spencer, surgeons; Past 'Chaplain S. C. Merrill; Captain William Conway, Twenty-second Infan try ; John Anderson, Eighteenth Infan try; -First Lieutenant H. C. White, Eighth Cavalry, and Second Lieutenant Moriarity, Eighth Infantry. As a result of these retirements only seven of this year's graduates from the Military Acad emy are unprovided for this year with fall appointments to regiments, and there will probably be other vacancies" before the end of the year. , 1 ... : - To Aecept th Loaa. New Yobx. The receiver of the Northern Pacific have unanimously re solved to accept the loan of $1,000,000 offered by the reorganization committee of the bondholders for the prompt payment of the first-mortgage coupons due July 1. The loan is to be made at simple interest without commission and directly to tha receivers, who will act with the authority of the court and re pay the same from the net earning of the month following. Th Lapwal Kessrvatloa. Washington, D. C.-The House Com mittee on Indian Affairs has authorized a favorable report on tha bill introduced by Representative Sweet of Idaho to ratiiy tne agreement lor opening tor set tlement theLspwai reservation occupied bv Indians in Idaho. . THE PORTLAND MARKET. Wheat Export value are nominal at 77 Xc per cental for Valley and 72,75o per cental for Walla Walla. , flouk, raso, aro. Fiocrs Portland, $2.56; Salem, $2.65 Cascadia, $2.66; Dayton, $2.56; Walla Walla, $2.90: Snowflake, $2.06; Corval lis, $2.66; Pendleton, $2.66; Graham, $2.40; superfine, $2.26 per barrel. ' Oats Whito,37uJ88c per bushel; gray, 35936c; rolled, in bags, $5.760 6.00; m barrels, $6.00(86.25; in cases, $3.76. MiLLSTorrs Bran, $10ai8; shorts, $1618; ground barley, $20.00; chop feed, $15 16 per ton; whole feed barley, $17 per ton; middlings, $2328 per ton; chicken wheat, 65c$1.00 per cental. Hat Good, $10gl2 per ton. v , DAISY PRODUCE. BuTTEa Oregon fancy creamery, 17W 20c; fancy dairy, X616c; fair to good, ' omic per pound. Chess Young America, 1215c; California flat, Ul2c; Swiss, im ported, 8032c; domestic, 1618c per pound. . Eoo Oregon, 1518c per dozen. Powatbt Chicken, old, $4.50 per dox; broilers, $3.00(84.00; ducks, $3.50(34.60 per dozen : geese, $6.00(38.00 per dozen ; turkey, live, 10c per pound; dressed, 12c VEGETABLES AND FBUIT. Vaoarr ablbs Cabbage, le per pound; new California, ljc; potatoes, Oregon (buying price), 404&c per sack -new potatoes, f?i2c per pound; onions . (buying price), 4c per pound; new onions, $1.60 per sack; sweet po tatoes, $1.752per box; California eel- , ery, 8590c ; artichokes, 35c per dozen ; , California lettuce, 25c per dozen; Ore- ' gon hothouse lettuce, 30a40c;cauliflow er, $2.76 per crate, $1.00 per dozen; pars ley, 25c per dozen; string beans, 7c per pound ; asparagus, $1.60 per box; rhubarb, l2c per pound; peas, $1.60 per box; cucumbers, $1.25 per dozen; Oregon hothouse, $1.25 per dozen; new " California tomatoes, $4.00 per 26-pound orate. ' ,n Fanm California fancy lemon, $3.25 (83.50; common, $2.00(83.00; Siciiy,$4-00 :! (34.76 per box; MediterraneAn SweeU, i $3.003.25; St. Michael, $3.25(33.50 per , box; bananas, $1.752.60 per bunch; Honolulu, $3.0030; California navel orange (Washington), $3.75(34.00 per box; seedlings, $2.25(32.76; Oregon strawberries, 10812Xc per pound; cher- ries, $1.00 per 10-pound crate for black, . $1.10(31.25 forRoyalAnn; gooseberries, 3(g4c per pound; apricots, $1.00 per 10 ponnd box ; new cooking apples, 75c per 25-pound box. . - .- CANNED GOODS. ; r Oammbd Goods Table fruits, assorted, , $1.75(32.00; peaches, $1.76(32.00; Bart iett pears, $1.76(32.00 ; plums, $1.37.K3 1.50; strawberries, $2.25(32.46; cherries, , $2.26(&2.40j blackberries, $1.85(32.00; laspberries, $2.40; pineapples, $2.26(3 S.80; apricots, : $1.65. Pie traits, assorted, $1.20; peaches, $1.26; plums, $1.00(31.20: blackberries $153L40per dozen. Pie fruits, gallons, assorted, T $3.16(33.50; peaches, $3.&04.00; apri cots, $3.604.00; plums, $2.75(33.00; Uackberriea, $45(340. Veg stable Tomatoes, $1.10 : per I dozen ; gallons, $3.003.25 ; asparagus, $2.25(32.75 per dozen; string beans, . $1.00(31.10; sugar peas, - $1.00(31.10; corn, Western, $1.00(31.25; Eastern, $1.25(31.70. , Meats Corned beef. Is. $1.50: 2s, $2.26; chipped, $2.40; lunch tongue, K $3.60; 2a, $6767.00; devUed ham, $1.50 gSJftgPer dozen; roast beef, Is, $10; FM-Sardtaes, Aft, 75c$2.25; Jf, , $2.15(34.50; lobsters, $2.3033.60; al-. mon, tin Hb tails, $1.25(31.60; flats, $1.76 ;S-lbs, $2.25(320; -barrel, $5.60, btaplb eaocEaiE. '.' Coffee Costa Rica, 23c ; Rio,2223c; Salvador, 22c; Mocha. 26,28c; Ar buckle's, Columbia and Lion, 100-pound cases, $23.35. ' "- Dbied Facrrs 1893 pack. Petit),, prunes, 6(38c; silver, 10(3 12c; Italian, 8(3 10c; German. 68c; plums, 6(3 10c; ' evaporated apples, 8(3 10c; evaporated apricots, 15(316c; peachea, , 12(3 14c; , pears, 7311c .per pound. y - ooab D, ko; Golden C, 4e; extra 0. 6 lgC ; confectioners' A, 6tc ; dry gran ulated, 6?.c ; cube, crushed and pow dered, 6e per pound; H per pound ' discount on all grades for prompt cash; maple sugar, 15316e per pound. . Beans Small white, No. 1, 3c ; Ho. 2, 3c ; large white, ict pea beans, 3c ; Sink, 3c; bayou, SJic; butter,, 8Jc; ( ima, 4ic per pound. Rica Island, $4.755.00 per sack. Salt Liverpool, 200s, $15.60; 100a, $16.00; 60s, $16.60; stock, $8.50(39.50. STRrr Eastern, in barrels, 4055c; in half barrel, 4267o; in cases, 363 60c per gallon ; $2.25 per keg ; California, , in barrels, 20(340c per gallon; $1.75 pei keg. : - t ''",::-:':V Picklbs Barrels, No. 1, 2830o pei gallon; No. 2, 2628c; kegs. 6s, 85c pei , keg ; half gallons, $2.76 per dozen ; quar ter gallons, $1.75 per dosent ' . ' Spicks Whole Allspice, 18(320c pet . pound; cassia, 16(3 18c; cinnamon, 22(3 , 40c; cloves, 1830c; black pepper, 15(3 22Mc; white pepper, 2026c; nutmeg, 76080c. t, ,:i..,.T, ...r, . . Raisins London layers, boxes, $1.71 . 2.00; halves, $2.00(32.26; quarters, $2.25(32.75 ; eighths, $2.60(33.00. Loose : Muscatels, boxes, $1.60; fancy faced, $1.76; bags, 8 crown, 4i5c per pound; 4 crown, 5(35)c Seedless Sultanas, ' boxes. $1.75(32.00; bags, - 68c pet pound. BOPS, WOOL AMB BTDBA. , Hora U3s, choice, 1213Ko per . pound ; medium, 10(3 12c ; poor, neg lected. . - ; '- Wool Valley. 10(310c per' pound; Umpqua, 10(3100 ; Eastern Oregon, 4 ' 7c, according to quality and shrinkage. Hides Dry selected prime, 6c; green, , salted, 60 pounds and over, &Hoi nnder . 60 pounds, 2(3 3c; sheep pelts, shearlings, ' 10316c; medium, 20(3 Soe; long wool, 303 60c; tallow, good to choice, 3(33, per pou nd, . LIVE AND DBX8KKD MEATS, Bear Top steers, $2.50(32.75; fair to good steers, $2.00(32.25; cows, $1.75 2.00; dressed beet, 4(35o per pound. , . M ottos Best sheep, $2.25; awea, $2.00. Hog Choice heavy, $4.00; light and feeders, $3.75: dressed, 637c per pound. Vbait Small choice, 6c; large, S4e per pound. j raoviaioNa. .,', Eastern Smoked Meat aud Lab- . Hams, medium, 12(312)e per pound; hams, large, ll12Xc; hams, picnic, 11 12c: breakfast bacon. 13l'e; short clear sides, SWiSHc: dry s!t ecl, 9(3 10c; dried beef bams, I.'" ; lard, compound, la tins, 6'-.. , t - -pound? pure, in tins,: 10'4-Uli feet, 80s. $5.50; pW fevt, .s, . kits, $1.2. "