OREGON- M
NO. 32.
vol: 11.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 1891.
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THE FIRST 'OVERT ACT
Japanese Fire on and Sink a
Chinese Junk.
MANY CHINKSffi AUK KILLED.
No Formal llualarulUin of War Hal M
Yel Bean Made, mid Negotiation for
1'ean Am NIHI living Carried On
Crn' King In it PrUonxr.
roKTi,ANu, Or., July 28. Whilo thore
liu been no ulllclal declaration o( war
between China and Japan, actual hoa
tilitlc were begun last Wednesday by
the Japaiiaae attacking transjiorls loaded
with 12,000 Chinese troop oil' the coast
of Cure. In tlio engagement the Chi
nine Junk toamlilp Kow filling wu
mink, mid it U ald 1,000 Chinese were
killed. The Jspaneae have also made a
primmer of the King of Corea and, it in
aid, have sent him to Japan.
Biiamoiiai, Jul 28. Tim Chinese
tiauKjxjrt link oil the coast of Coma by
Jupumwo gun a belonged to the lli'ft of
eluven steamer which sailed from Takti
July 20 with 12,000 troop. Thu Hot
lull Takn under an escort of gunboat.
The majority of the transimrt proceediMl
lowly with the gunlKmi, while the
faster steamed with full iipeed, no a to
lund their troops an boom a possible.
On the transport which arrived first at
the Corean coast were a few hundred
soldier from the army of the North.
Mont of the force, however, consisted of
coolie with inferior firearm, or merely
how and arrow. The attack upon tlie
steamer by the Japanese last Wcdne
day ie described brietly in a dispatch re
ceived Hill evening from Nagasaki. Tho
tiring wan begun by a Japanese battery
on elioro while the Chinese officers were
trying to disembark their men from the
llmtvteamer. Thecruiaer then gleamed
up, and opened Are on all the transport
which wore lying to, waiting to die
charge the men. The Chinese were un
able to make any effective resistance.
They were thrown into great coufusion,
and many jumped overboard to escape
the hot lire, under which the two trans
port suffered severely.
The Chinese officials here do not con
firm these dispatches. They are exceed
ingly reticent as to every report concern
ing hostilities in Corea. The declaration
of war has caused keen excitement
among all clsasc here, and business is
virtually suspended, although many
mailer firms have made desultory ef
Jorto to iiMaln their trade. The posi
tion of the Japanese resident is preca
rious. For weeks the more prosperous
WAS VAH FROM II I CM.
Praiine' I.sle President, Saril-Carnot,
Iliad a 1'oor Man.
Paws, July 27. Tho executors of the
estate of the late President Sadl Carnot
made an official report to-day of their
final Inventory, and the official state
ment is the subjectof unlvurnal comment
on the boulevard and In political circles.
It had generally been supposed that the
murdered President was well endowed
with thi world's goods, but the opposite
prove to bo the case. Although hi
salary a President of tho Republic was
regarded not only at ample for all emer
gencies, but also snjlluient to leave a
lulr hnlance for savings or investment,
it transpires Unit the late President bad
not only lived up to every dollar of his
olllclal income, but also drew upon the
returns from some small holdings of real
estate, in order to maintain what he re
garded as the dignity of his position.
The balance of his account In bank on
the day of his death was less than 40,000
francs, not more than suHlcient, based
on the current expenditures of the Klysee
for the pant year, to provide for the re
quirements of the executive mansion for
a couple of weeks. In the face of these
disclosures the self-sacrifice of Mine.
Carnot in absolutely refusing a pension
of tft.tXH) a year, suggested by the Cab
inet Council, is being universally com
mented npon.
The widow of the murdered President
to-day took possession of the apartments
engaged for her in the Rue Bt. Honore,
which she will occupy until the flat
leased at No. 14 Avenue d'Alma by the
late President, in anticipation of his re
tirement at the end of his term, has been
decorated and furnished. It i estimated
that the real estate of the late President
will vield a revenue of 11.000 yearly.
Outside of this, the widow has nothing
to deiend on, until the death of her
mother, Mme. Ihipont-White, and who
has an income of 110,000 per annum.
This at her death, according to the
French law, will be equally divided be.
tween Mme. Carnot and her sister, Mme.
David. The committee of member of
the Senate and Chamber of Deputies
wilt wait upon the widow of the murdered
President early In the coming week, and
will urge a reconsideration of her refusal
to accept the pension proffered by the
Cabinet Council,
THE TARIFF SITUATION
The Opinions of Newspaper
. Representatives.
A GLOOMY VIEW IS TAKEN.
UNKOHTCNATK VKSHKX.
The City of faking A bora In Japanese
waters.
Yokohama, July 27. The American
steamer City of Peking, Captain Zarle,
which sailed from Hong Kong July 11
for Ban Francisco, via Yokohama, is
ashore at Yeddo Bay, Japan. She was
obliged to jettison a portion of her cargo.
She lies in an easy position, and it is ex-
Japanese have been leaving the city, but pected she will float the next high water,
many of the poorer and middle classes
still remain. The Europeans best ac
nnaintcd with the city think that the
Sikh will be strong enough to protect
them against Chinese fanatics. The
Vlcnrovis confident that the Northern
r.. u anfllclentW strong to cone with L.,. r washed awav. her bulwarks
the Japanese forces, and lie does not in- ,mw,jujd, the cabin flooded, and several
tend to emptor the Southern army ex- the crew, including Captain Searle.
rent in case of extreme necessity. The ., injured. On getting back to Han
8am Fiancihco, July 27. The City of
Peking seem to be an unfortunate ves
sel. In the voyage before this one she
was caught in a typhoon, and came near
going to the bottom. As It was, her hfe-
nw.i,iliatlon proceeds rapidly, and prep
arations to embark large bodies of troop'
Francisco she was docked and repaired,
. i I ! I.. I.. t.,.. Ul.n
;;;gn with unexpected energy 7
Singapore', firm are providing many d ruu.h o ft ' , gjlk
the transports and store. 1 he Chi m se jof ,
..,..... t luiiiirlit two larao steamers
yesterday, and negotiation for others
are in progress. The Japanese have an
TwrnnJ.! that tliev Will hold the King of
Corea a hostage until the Interior re
form demanded by it hall have been
,.,.ar,.i,...,l In Seoul ex-
citement la at white heat. There ha
been considerable disorder, and an up
rising of tbe people may come at any
..........
Ilrlllsli and United 8taU warships at
Chemulpo have landed detachments ot
marine at Seoul in order to Prt
legations. At Seoul a conflict is said to
; i iv.,iu ,.n Jannncse ana
nave wmi i ' , ,i .
some Chinese and Corean wMr,t i
Japanese being vlctoriou. W'ortly alt-"r'.-.i
I...V,.,,...,. mai Ie a nrlsonerol
ir i I lv.i-.rn anil, it is BBill,
. ? t,:. ; ' h he will be de-
pt-llb liiwi "
tained until the war 1 over.
KAPTitna or THK KINO.
Wahiunoton, July 28.-The King ol
. t.. ....u ,,r mutter, llilflin-
o mation wa the lmj.ort.nt taWn.en
In a telegram, dat.nf yestenay. wl a eh
riecretary HerlMirt has received from
J)Vy of J.e United ! 'ftmpr
tain uay reporia no "":'., ,Ini,,,(i
i u...vi in nrotect tlie uniieo
Btates legation.
AM IMUIAM OUTCAW,
. . . . t.if Mouii la a Double
A wrpiiaw . -----
Hurderar.
t..t.. on Tack Oaakln, a
nephew of Chief Mose. of the ColvtUe
reservation, I an outlaw, dike from In
u'liite man' justice, lie i
Dart ot ine rervi.n" . .
irder that he be shot on i ibt. July .0
itn killed is own mother. Bin nan,
lull fflol Chief Mose... The oU .chief
I r"b ea st I" " Particular, of the crime
bed Yokohama the tele
gram does not state, but according to tbe
Pacific Mail Company's schedule the Pe
iri.,a uu tn liava sniled (ram that port
on the 2tst Instant, and was expected to
fwaclt San Francisco AUirnsl o. one was
probably delayed a couple of days, and
nnt reach J it nan on time. Just how
ii.a .,.,.!. i,.,t. liniment) it is hard to sur
mise. A breakwater exienu into jeuttu
Hay from the entrance op towaru ine
city of Yokohama, this deepens me
Quarrel Between the President and III
Party Vrlend In lue Senate Has
Aroused the Bitterast Feeling Amang
Uetnocratle Vaotlona.
Nkw York, July 28. President Cleve
land' letter, Senator Gorman' bitter
attack upon the Chief Executive and
Hill's reply have so entirely changed the
aspect of the tariff bill's chance of pas
gage that thore I a diversity of opinion
among .the Washington correspondents
of the more Influential New York dailies
as to the ultimate fate of that measure,
Tlie majority, however, take a gloomy
view of the situation. The following are
some of the expression of opinion :
The World : The quarrel between the
President and his party friend in the
Senate ha aroused the bitterest feeling
among the facti jii of the Democrats In
and out of Congress, and I generally re
garded a the greatest misfortune that
could have happened to the Democratic
party at this time. W hat it effect will
be upon the tariff bill cannot be deter
mined yet. It seems almost certain,
however, that, if any tariff' bill i to be
passed at thi session, the Kouse must
yield to the Senate. This must necessa
rily be o in the Senate, for three or four
Democratic Senator can defeat any
measure which they do not care to sup
port, and in view of Gorman's announce
ment that, if tlie Senate amendments
are materially changed, the bill will be
defeated, there seem to be no way in
which the differences between the two
House can lie reconciled, tbe failure,
moreover, of the President's attempt to
conciliate Gorman and induce him to
bring about a peace nil settlement oi me
controversy on some otber basis man
tltat ol tbe adoption or me oenaw out
ecrve to indicate that tlie prospect for
harmony between the two House is not
bright.
The Times: If the sugar trust would
take it bands off of this Congress and
wIhiiiih the Senators who are now disa
bled by it from discharging their duties
as tlie'conetitution calls upon them to do
and as the people demand they shall, the
tariff bill would lie agreed upon by the
conference committee in a few day, and
it would be a bill free from any ugges-1
tion that its leading schedule were
lhaped by corrupt influences. It is use
less to caucus, lor, wnaiever me i-uuuo
may do, the potent few, who are under
stood to be hopelessly tied up and in
danger of being utterly disgraced if they
do not persist in remaining bought, can
not accept any cpnciusiuua reacueu u
this majority.
The Recorder: There Is scarcely a
member of the House who I not con
vinced that the Senate means what it
ay: that it will accept no bill but the
compromise measure that was passed
there. In the House side there is dis
couragement and a foreboding of defeat.
Tlie members eay it will probably be a
Bhort light now, tnai me nouns wm
vicld, but the President Ib not ready to
give up the struggle yet. It looks to-day
as tnougn me iiouse ib mtuueti wwim
vield, and that the contest may come to
an end sooner than ha been expected.
There is uncertainty about the Senate's
position, and Gorman's snre.uneB8 in
the House the responsi
bility for no tariff legislation, if such is
the outcome of the struggle, is bearing
frnlt. The mnnti'fi of the members of
the House has sadly weakened since last
IMI'KKIAL FKDKKATION LKAGC.
What a Toronto Delegate .aid of the
Feeling In This Country.
London, July 27. Sir John Lubbockl
presided In the London Chamber oi
Commerce this evening over the meeting
of the city branch of the Imperial Fed
eration League. He welcomed the Ca
nadian delegates heartily. Colonel Geo.
0. Deniwn of Toronto then poke of the
Importance of maintaining the unity of
the Empire. Canada, he eaid, was abso
lutely true to England, and would reso
lutely fight against any movement to
annex her to the United Btatos. Great
enmity was felt in the United States to
ward England, and only the better edu
cated and higher classes there were
friendly to Great Britain. Tlie peace, he
saidjswa maintained only through fear
of the Britieh navy and a half-million
Canadian. In the event that France
and Russia should combine against Eng
land the United State would join uiern.
BENEATH THE GROUND
The Method of Propulsion to
be Extensively Tested.
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Thia emnhiuiizea the necessity of federa
tion. Canada was prepared to make
great sacrifice for thi, but she expected
help from England, In conclusion Mr.
Denison urged a system of preferential
Great Britain and her
colonie. The motion of Sir F. Young
to appoint a committee to consider me
best course to pursue was carried against
some opposition.
AK OPINION OIVKM.
Assistant Attorney-General Halghfa
Letter to Secretary Price.
Olympia, July 27. The following Is
tbe text of a letter received by State
Secretary J. II. Price from Assistant Attorney-General
Haight, and explains it
self: .
"Replying to your communication In
reference to the act of February O, WJi,
providing for the submission to a vote of
tbe people of the State an amendment
of the State constitution relative to me
investment of the permanent school
fund in school district bonds, I have the
honor to suggest thatt although the de
cision of tbe Supreme Court in the case
of the State vs. Grime ha by holding
that the constitutional provision we now
have authorizes the investment of the
permanent school iund In school district
bonds, does away with the necessity of
making the amendment proposed, and
although the act submitting tlie amend
ment to tbe people contains no appro
priation, thereby compelling the State
to depend upon the public spirit of the
newspaper, of the- State to secure the
fublication of the proposed amendment,
nevertheless Bnd no warrant in these
circumstances for your doing otherwise
than to follow the literal directions of
the law and to carry out the same to tbe
extent that you are able to do. I there-
tore advise you to ma ie sucti euon bb
yon can under the circumstances to se
cure the due publication of said amend
ment for the time and in the mode pre
scribed by the constitution.
TO WORK THK MINES.
NORTHWEST NEWS.
AGRICULTURAL WORLD
Some Experiments Made by
a Practical Farmer.
HAY MULCH AS A FERTILIZER.
Oregon.
Tillamook ba a daily mail now from
Astoria.
The election for Sheriff In Morrow
inty is being contested.
There are 2.500 header at work in the
grain fields of Umatilla county.
Easter Oregon fruit grower are plan
ning to erect a drier for the fall crops,
to be put up probably at Milton.
The Pendleton scouring mill now ex
pects to handle 4,000,000 pound of wool
thieason. The flouring mills are being
enlarged, and some Springfield (111.)
men are looking at the foundry plant
with a yiew to buying and operating it.
If . f IU. Tniltsna fmm ntrier KM.
ervationg, who visited with the Umatil- Wishing to use a piece of land that
la on the Fourth, have returned to their : wu apparently a most barren, worthless
Ha Tries the Effect of Spreading Cut
Onus, After It Had Dried, Along
Through the Drill. Between Bows of
Potatoes Planted In Poor Land.
homes, manv of them minus their briirhfc-
colored blanket and herds of cayuse.
It is said the Umatilla braves won every
thing in sight at the races.
At Baker City Mendleson & Eustace
made the following sales of wool to a
Boston house : Niuty-seven bags, 40,000
pounds in one lot; Taylor Thompson's
consignment ol lorty Dags, n.uuu ponnuu ; j
plot of ground, one of my neighbors
tried some experiments. The only veg
etation apparent was a scanty growth of
daisies, a few buttercups and a large
quantity of sour grass or field sorrel.
The soil was of bard clay, and in a drouth
it was baked to the depth of five or six
It Sneeessfully Demonstrated It Will
Compel Change of Power on Thou
sands of Miles of Koad-BUle Passed
In tho llonao.
Washington, July 27. The question
whether or not an underground trolley
is a commercially practicable and suc
cessful method of propulsion for street
car service will be determined on an ex
tensive scale in the national capital. A
bill to authorize one of the street-car
systems in this city to extend its lines
and change its motive power passed coin
branches of Congress, and to-day the
conference report on the bill was agreed
to in the House. It requires the com
pany to equip and operate its lines with
an underground electric system within a
period of two year under heavy penal
tie for failure. It was stated in the de
bate that this was one of the most im
portant measures ever passed by Con
gress. If a demonstration is made that
the underground system can be success
fully worked, it will compel change of
power on thoasands of miles of electric
roadi'in the United States.
The day's session of the House was de
voted largely to the consideration of
business reported from the Committe on
Interstate and Foreign Commerce, and
-:.-i.,w, Killa wam nana).!- Amonff the
thnan to extend ; . - -. .i.nui rJ Va tid r-nt the meadow tbe second time, and
the term for which life-saving stations ig jnvftriably attended with the greatest spread the cutting as before; and by the
shall be kept open bo as to include the daner. General regret is expressed at '. time the potatoes were ready lor digging
months of August and May; extending A8tria that the big run of flab did not , the hay had settled well down on the
the privileges of the marine hospital arrive at a sufficiently early day to en- s surface, and the hay was covered with
aii to emnloves of the life-aving ,,- th. .nnrvmfin to make ro the , the soil when the potatoes were dug.
great shortage in the pack.
E. T. Springer's, 30,120 pounds. These ( Inches, and possibly more ; and X have
are the largest sales made this season. I seen a heavy shower, lasting several
The wool will be shipped to Boston ae honr9 pour down upon it until it seemed
soon the cars can be obtained. I as though it would deluge the whole ur-
During the past two or three fishing .nrnrise after it had
days the receipts at the Astoriacanneries face, but to my surprise, alter it Had
have been unusually large, and some of ceased raining for two hour, this ground
the fishermen have made hauls that ex- seemed as hard and dry as it. had been
ceed anything in the history of the; before. , . ... . ,
salmon industry for several years past. Two years ago last summer this land
Saturday last John Mattson, who gener- was broken up, manured and planted
ally earns the reputation of having the, with potatoes, which yielded almost
hiifh boat on the river, took 3,300 pounds . nothing. But it was here that my neigh-
of royal chinook fish into Kinney's can- bor tried a new plan, at least new to me
nery, the result of a single drift. Four , and possibly many others. He had a par-
of the men emploved by the Cutting tially-meadowed piece of bind close by,
Packing Company took in over 10,000 and during the summer, when the pota-
pounds ot nsn, ana many uiurra io i- , - - - -; -
ported to have secured unusually large the grass on the meadow, and after it
hauls. Few large hauls are made unless had dried he spread it along through the
.u. t-t. , ihfi W. and drills between the rows of potatoes. He
and make eaBv sailing. Prob- week. They have all listened to me
of.U'blotetW ''Ttltlie'elfislrBTht'and
and. dragging her anchor, was earned W'tliat tl e end in sight, and
ashore. In that case the task ot getting
her otr will be a very difficult one,
WINK DKAI.EI18' SYNDICATE.
The Effort to Control the Wlna Product
of California.
San Fbahoisco, July 27. A project to
establish a syndicate of wine dealers,
which shall control the entire productol
the State with the object of assurtng
something like living price to produo.
era. i being pushed forward, and accord'
ing to the present outlook witn every
nrosoectof success. As It stands now,
the end will be the Senate bill.
Tlie Herald : Danger from open foes
and pretended friends surround the con-
forpiicn renort on me tartu utii in ui
Senate on every hand, and it will require
cool brain and steady hand to steer it
back into tbe conierence committee
... . . . ii i mi
aa in without total Sliipwreca. inv
frimiiianf hip Din are verv mucn aiaruieu
The tremendous racket" the Senate has
utirrnil nn over the conference report has
1 . ... i . . i.
frightened some oi me meraoers oi me
other Iiouse who have heretofore been
in favor of holding out. 'l tiey are airaia
that the Senate may vote to indefinitely
postpone the taritt bill and tuna aeai i
death blow to tariff reform by this Con.
res. There has been talk emanating
Negro Miners Expected to Arrive In
Hoeiyn.
Taccma, July 27. A train bearing 500
to 600 negro coal miners, bound for tbe
Roslyn mines, is expected to arrive here
n a week or ten davs. In May 800 wmte
miners at the Roslyn mines, which are
owned by the Northern Pacific, refused
to accept a reduction of about 20 per
cent in wages and quit work. The com-
nanv nnt. nialtn nnv effort to reopen
until two weeks ago, when it gave the
miners nntil last Saturday night to sign
contracts at the new scale of wages. The
vhita ininnra still refused, though thirty
or lorty of the negro miner brought from
the South at tne time oi me ruuuio u
I Win worn wilhnir to work. Assistant
General Manager Lytle Bays that the
negroes will be brougut to taae tue mm-
Am' niacin, nnr. reniM!M tu bwiv aiuu
what point they will come. He says
thev can be hired in any one of half a
dozen States. The old miners at Roslyn
have organised a branch ot the .National
Miners' Union. , '
Chester A. Congdon ol uuiutn is at
Knrth Yakima, inaneurating an irriga
tion project to reclaim 3,000 acres on the
lower Anianum river, uio www. w w
taken from the Natche river. The ditch,
it is said, will be completed in time ior
the next irrigating season.
TUB EXPECTED HAPPENS.
...i..,.ii, no tn the man agree to iiirit
tlicir stock, Duiiuings aim vwii
over to tlie new association, receiving
nav therefor tn tne oonus aim
the corporation. The bonds given them
will cover one-third, and, the stock two-
iLi.,.1. r iia ua in oi Lilts uruum iv w mvn
they turn over. Their value is to be
: .... hv ncnerts. chosen by all
Interested, and wnose uet toiuno
.a . t 2 , 1 ra ttl IIIIIltTH H. II 1 1 lltNIII-
,ave not been reeved . m.a . 7 ' p "ht firms mentioned it
'r 'h "killed hirmother. Ust SUid'th-t they own over 6,000.000
""" " - i,u mh nroiner, nl wine in una nj, a j
lrL : ,.7Moe and the desig- Vmnm starting In the business there.
I I I (r
Mit of ten large firm composing the f., . ,. nM1,,OI.rai :n amines in favoi
Wine Dealer' Association nave agreeu 0( catiing the conterence report to me
to iro Into the new enterprise, only two House, so that the Senate's amendments
10 gu niw v"i" Ar , .. ,,,1,4 i, ...rooA in atnnce and the meas-
.t ta nrnnosed. The nroposition I ure could be sent .before tlie .countrjr
Z T"?: .irnoration with a capital of with at least the title of A BUI to Ke-
1 mwi lKMl. All tne nrim mcnuuui no uu iuvu.
t'S iain a " ". . .,1- motlier. iAMi
r?T"'.i hi. own brotl
bew of Mose and the
'to the .clilp taMhlp o
?' iiantfiid for S", I w"n nresent debts, and a a the sugar tcbednle, with an ad va orem
Mose was loin riivT;. in fence to . tlte newbnsines concern will be duty only, ranging iron, w w per
favorite nepiiew o. .-""i,.;;i,i of tlie .ui, Hrst-clas credit. Each of the
L,!r. f the blood being few, ,irIllg to to wind up its own account , and
Mose wa loth to see l
that crime, J V"Hl e two ? with a clean balance sheet and
ie. : ; ;
ro Kvlct the Strikers.
j July 27. It I rumored that
. . I .. I1I a lust ro.
iZ..Tn r authorities are Beeiting v ti,0 pullman company -
What these men are
afraid of is that the Senate will adopt
BomeBortof a motion to instruct me
conferree to yield on eome pet item of
protection tnat some lmtivtuiiai dwhwi
Aa.u..vtA mnt. hiirblv titan wirtv prin-
nlnlna. ltanv members of the House
. . ..... 1 1 41... 1..
are not at ail irigtiwmeu wio iiuioo .m
the Senate, xney say it ib otinpiy mo
Inst " blutr" of tbe senatorial conspira.
torB, and if the tlonse stand nrm,
..an win a cnmniete vtcturv. xi.
scarcely probable that either siae win
win a mm nlt.e victory under the cir
cumstances, and present indications seem
to point to a compromise, ine com pro
n,ia taikn.l of contemplates lower duties
on coal and iron ore and a remodeling of
save
."niaI J 1 . ..lading that the two ..nnched
"L8 li t rnnken Tnuarrel, and 0 Habilitiea.
T 01 v v-'p-B- - . 1.1,,.,.- IISAKin WR I
iKilhwereequa ijr w - - chit,f
cent. It I probable that in return for
the concession the Mouse wouiamaKe
to the Senate in these items me nouse
would be given m opportunity to ar-
t ifvli.t the Striken,
CincAOO. July 27. It is rumored that ronge all the rest of the bill Bubstanti
. P I man Company will a. a last re- ally as it pleased. This wonld resuU In
, .,.:lum Tl true mincugiffl lit u" re.iio ov..v.vi
sort begin tne . a Tpihnna. To.dav' developments
expected to starve them out, out union m jt mm) pttrent that the
libor In Chicago is providing all the nec- . . 0, the ti8riff biu ia firmly in the
essary food, and it is given out mat ioou handg ot a Utte knot, of democratic oen
7in v, .v!,l,id nntil the trouble is set- . .,. arn ho dinir out for nosur-
' uX'; :j h nnrsued by the CL r., Pwittnt. With
timi. A lie 1 .fii- j "v . . rtjuuoi iu iuo ii"""" wa
company will probably l)e determined at thealdof Republican they can at any
the regular annual meeting of the di- t, deeBt or poBtp0ne the pending
:".'... A atnckholder to be held in .nA atrainet their determined
August. , will the edicts of a Democratic caucuj
. . .jtkon or of the Democratic President cannot
Our Veaael. Would I.ook On. OT OI i", on,y
Julv 27. Secretary ner- ."': - t.P)no the House
pnauun uiiia, ui" win preBcriiiinx ""'I . " , , ,l. ttl I w "' uii-. -r. .
Itatlonsof time for the completion of i.ns prepared order for the Fetrel , . j rtermg or to force it. to. go back
titlna nntlur the donation a,,.. . the bill ,. j Aiv with the Behrlng I tn th nonntrv with a record ot iiemo-
. . ., . . . , 1 onrt 1 jnniTtjrii v' " ' , . 1 , , . i.i.
extending me time ior nnai proof ano - --. . Tiey wjn proceed immeai- cratto promises leu lameuvauty u...-
payment lor puono latmgj tne bill au- r.-.i V V rhlneaa station because oi romnliBhed and uemouraiw ptw.g. r
thorir.ing the construction of a bridge fi,.li,a milng aspect of atiairs in Corea. cynically violated and ignored.
mvar the Missouri river av ivexiniruin. a in. " -
mere noiue oi i , , (.., iin
crulted through year of if 11'
reservations Si tfe United State. The
funeral of the murdered woman was one
of the most largely attended in tne nw-
ory 01 tne wiiito men oi me cum...
The Ait.
iT . 11.. na rpl.A PMalilallt
vr Aaiiiuin. uuiy o. 1 110 :
has approved the naval, diplomatic and
consular and Military Academy appro
priation bills: tlie hill prescribing nm
service; appropriating svo.uw 10 pur
chase a revenne cutter for use in San
Francisco harbor; appropriating fo,u
to make a money testimonial to tbe
sailor of the Netherlands steamship
Amsterdam, who made a gallant but
unsuccessful effort to rwcue me crew oi
the American schooner Maggie F.Wells
January 4; authorising the Secretary of
Treasury to remit or m.'tigate the penal
ties imposed on sailing vessele, as well
as those imposed on stealers. The con
ference report on tne ion locations ap
propriation bill was next agreed to. It
Sow carries a total of 2,475,000, an in
crease over the appropriation for the
year ended June 3U,-loitt, ot szto.aw.
EXHIBIT AT TACOMA.
Waablugton.
A volunteer fire department has been
organized at Garfield.
A union is being formed Dy tne nar
vest hands of the Palouse.
Five hundred cars of delayed shingles
have left the Tacoma yards for the East.
Priaw amounting to 18,000 will be
offered for the racing erente at the State
Fair in North Yakima this fall.
Tacoma bridge bonds to the amount
oft50,000 have been successfully mar
keted in Chicago, and the cash is avail
able. innr fractional townships in the north
west corner of Lincoln county along th
The next spring it was plowed much
easier, appeared more inaDie man Be
fore, and after tilling it well he sowed a
varied assortment of vegetables, and
among them peppers, which, when ready
for picking, were the largest in this vi
cinity. Some of the vegetables did not
do quite as well as they would had they
been in other soil ; but, taking all in all, ,
he had a surprisingly fine crop on his
hay fertilizer, which he continued to ap
ply whenever the meadow was ready lor
cutting. - . .
Last summer, much to my surprise, he
put several trenches through the lowest
part of the day bank, which broke up
even better than before, and set out some
400 or 600 plant of White Plume celery.
using a liberal quantity oi weu-roiwsu
!,T'r.,.iiru..'iiii.. Wnvard manure. EverV one
toZtasKFi.toa the drouth we experienced bst
.ht ioV)Tres and aw I reported to summer, but he continued his appW a
Sd - an opportunity to claim their ous. f The TSSt
The com
An Effort to bo Mado to Have Oregon
Properly Represented.
Portland. Or., July 28. A united ef
fort is to be made to have the State of
Oregon properly represented at the In
terstate Fair, which open at lacoma
August 15 and will continue until No
vember 1.
Vnotanlav mornina a meeting of the
special Chamber of Commerce commit-
tee was held in me on. . I riyerand other smaller streams. Me
Myers to consider the matter and to meet j owg ggricnltrlrai iands abound, 1
with representatives irom
Charles H. Dodd, President of the Board
of Immigration; Dr. J. H. Cardwell,
President ol the state noaru m v.
culture; George T. Myers, Chairman of
the Executive Committee of the W orio s
Fair Commission ; W. W. Baker of the
Rural Spirit; Frank Motter, Secretory
of the Portland Chamber of Commerce:
Rev. Dr. Jeffries of Tacoma and Colonel
E. P. Shafner. Secretary of the Tacoma
Commercial Club, were preeent.
The main object of the conference was
to definitely ascertain what really was to
be done bv Tacoma in regara to wo in
terstate fair. Colonel Shafner in re
sponse to inquiries Baid that for a time
there was doubt of success. First came
the trouble over the coinmonwealers,
than tVta HotmIh. and lastly the railroad
strikes, which had paralyzed business
all over; but now all theBe had been set
tled, and the fair wouia go on. oiiiyj
reaching Portland he had received a tel
egram from president rio.im -. . . have in Corea.
that tne wiawinier r air ui.i"v. , B .....
and most of the foreign exhibits had ar- j The gunboats escorting the transports
rived at Tacoma and wouia oe on na(j instructions to hre upon tne japan-
' . , . !,Mi,and all the moisture was available for
waVon roaf from ColviUe to MeUlta. gm oWwUd,
which will be "P118 't!ceedingly bard, but these wer
weeK, win iruuii. e1--. "r 7..,
Spokane. The Metalme basin is a fertile
.'i t Ivine between two rangesof mount
ains, and drained by the Pend d'Oreille
d. and
. i
there is an abundance ol white pine ana
cedar timber. The surrounding mount
ains are seamed with silver and gold,
and along the gravel beds of the streams
rich placer diggings have been dis
covered. This territory has been little
known until recently, when its richness
was made known by the adventurous
prospector, harbinger of Western a vil
Wion. Within a week or so the wagon
road will be complete, and even though
ingress and egress must neeeesarily be
...u.ia thu alow nace of wagon teams.
still the new road will open up a great
and rich country Dy giving n u
to the market of its products.
were ex-
were utilized
in a telling manner. In hoeing his cel
ery he would set- these .hard lumps of
clay around each plant, apout two t
away from the stalks, and carefully draw
the looser and finer earth up to rt.- ine
result was that he had some pf the finest
celery I have ever seen, and it was as
clean and white when taken from the
ground as though it had been carefullj
washed and scrubbed. American Agri
culturist. 1
A JTEGIKCTBD CHANCE.
Coxey's Followers Have Been Deserted
by Their Leaders.
Wabhikotok, July 27. Large and In
dignant delegations from the Industrial
Armies camped at South Washington
applied at the room of the House Com
mittee on Labor to-day, not to urge their
bills, but to plead for assistance. The
expected has happened. Their leaders
have deserted them, and they have
aoiiirht Congressional aid to return to me
localities whence they had come. Coxey 's
men said their leader had ten them in
the lurch yesterday. Kelley's men
averred that their leader had drifted
awav several days ago, and that they did
not expect to Bee him again, while Fry's
men said their leader had probably
abandoned them. The men who were
brought from the I"acilto Uoaat Dy Keuy
vnm narticularv indignant, and ex
pressed a fervid desire to tar and feather
theirGeneral. McGann told them there
was not the slightest chance of a govern
ment annrooriation for their return, and
sent them to the local Superintendent
of Charities.
Meiers. Kernao and Worth Ington.
Wabhingi-on, July 27. J. D. Kernan,
appointed a one of the com mission to
investigate the railroad strike, la a wen
known lawyer in Utica, N. Y. He has
been a particular and thorough tudent
of labor questions, and has written sev
eral important coniriuunuua w um n
erature on the subject. He was chosen
i.u,.jiihb of his undoubted thorough un
derstanding of the subject and well
bnnwn avirinathv with the laboring
classes. Mr. Worthington, who is also
a member of the commission, is now a
JnttM of the Illinois Circuit Court. He
represented the Peoria district in Con
gress about eight years ago.
Blent of Way Granted.
Washingtoh, July 27. Coke secured
the passage in the Senate to-day by
unanimous consent of the bill granting
to the Arkansas, Texa and Mexico Rail
way Company the right of way through
Indian Territory, ,
INSTRUCTED TO FIRE. .
Orders to the Chinese Gnnboate In Caso
of Oppoaltlon.
Another Economy Oar Land MUera
Should Look After.
A writer in the American Agriculturist
say : "I suppose that each year I am giv
ing away a thousand pounds of honey?
for bees get a good deal from raspberry
gardens and from nearly all our fruits
when in flower. Clearly here is another
economy- that our land tiller should
look after more carefully. It is not al
together as a market product that honey
. i-.i.-nf- T. I Tut
BHAMOHAl.JUtyi. "ieiC1.v.r-- , . . . . . . nHV,nrt far
the 12,000 Chinese troops which left "'Zl ''tinted
Taku July 20 for Corea, convoyed by j horn. 'compUon
1WUUI fcUO gH5fcyo ' ' J
should once more be put forth to make
l..n, Ufa initinnrlnt. So long as it IS
dependent on markets, the drop in the
fair grounds, and that the management the laUer Qknc th8 ianding price8of wheat, hops, corn and apples
and me people 01 itoiu The other troops, which bankrupts us. A great diversity t
greatly pleased if the people of Oregon of this army. Tlw 1 other . V purpose to raise as far as
would tike part and furnish an exhibit, left Foo Chow for the Loo Choo Islands, , ?b our 0Fwnynecessities, enable us
It wa a general desire on the part of arB al80 gaid to hav8 reached their desU- proportionally tobeindependentof fluct
Tacoma to have Portland co-operate with. I(. la gtoted that, if the -iating prices. But the bee, industry is
its citUens and join in maaing tuo .. 1 . . land;n 0 tne Chinese to be commended as a complementary
success. He had been given to 1 under- report of the landmg f .; jty to successful fruit growing,
stand that arrangements would be made , K ofour grapes are not self-poUeniz-
both for the transportation of exhibits peaceful b?1'1"1 "I imrWw m the t ing Some o! ouTpears are of the same
d the establiBhment of cheap excur- Ai?andhSs 1 delcient namre. All fruits are more or
inn nlaa for Visitors. vuiuotv . r .... ., 1 .1 w.l..nf nn tuwa in PSLTTV POlien
"rh-rk fee ling was expressed that ' could scarcely have escapeo ui. .J"--
lexpreaaou. "" , .h.l.ttaF h.A
Oregonshonld .make a good exhibit a hV'uX
k. i.l. Ti1. X. Morcan will donate ins
superb agricultural collection, the State
Board of Horticulture and the Immigra
tion Board will make fine exhibits, and
an extensive mineral display of Oregon
ores can be depended upon. The one
thing to be considered is me "
will take about 2,S00 to make the proper
exhibit, and if this sum can oe bwcui,
the biggest and moat attractive display
of the Interstate Fair will have the Ore-
gon label on.
Author and Pnbllclet.
Rt. Pxtkbsbcbo. July 27. Private
letters from Siberia announce the sudden
death at Burnaul of the well-known
Russian author and publicist, Likelai M.
Yardrinsof, who was for many years
owner and editor of the Western Review,
a .u n a a .nosnierl aa one of the best
avuu whv r- -- - - -
informed men in the world In regard to
the history of Asiatic ttussia.
Strike Declared Otr,
Denver, July 27. At a meeting of local
Ttdire No. 16. American Railway union
to-day 860 were present. It was decided
to declare the strike off. This step was
taken because it was thought more strik
er could get their positions than if the
.ntttta eimiiin nn rjosiDuueu tv a iw.
date. .
Para Food Bill.
Washington, July 27. In the House
to-day the Committee on Commerce was
on motion of Hatch relieved from lurtnei
consideration of the pure food bill, and
the measure was referred to the Com
mittee on Agriculture, of which Hatch It
Chairman.
the Chinese forces, this is said to show
that Japan is now more amename w u
counsels of the treaty powers.
ABM FACTORIES BUST NIGHT AND DAY.
London, July 27. The Shanghai oor-
,unt of the CVnt.nl News saysnu-
i... .innonrlnnt nn bees to carry pollen
from one to another. I have no doubt
but the possession of a small house of
bees in the orchard will be worth thou
sands of dollars to a man who grows
half a dozen or more acres of fruit.
Some years the need of this help is not
so great as in others, but there are years
when our fruit crop is lost for lack ol
pollenation. The year ltsauwasoi m a
merouB rumors of further fighting at ort. but that vear I saw two small
ial re current here, but none can be .i ' iQ UaAaA with apples. Each
confirmed. The Coreans continue to orchard had a fw hives of bees. The
menace the Japanese pf the Seoul gar- prevented any general and
riaon. intelligent native ujn "
there will be an amicaBie setneuieuv, ui
,i,i,.v, v.nroneans will have no share.
The Chinese arsenals and arm factories ( 0the situation. A complete home onght
are busy night and day. Officers of the
Chinese gunboats are filling vacancies
tu .qo1ii with seamen attracted by
generous bounties. It is understood that
thefiritisn stpioumu iu " r -
has been ordered to defer its cruise
northward. Great Britain has informed
China and Japan that in case they in
fringe on her interests Bhe will take
whatever steps she may deem necessary,
but otherwise she will not interfere in
the dispute. Important cablegrams were
Bent to Admiral Fraeman, commander
of the Britis i BquaHron in Chinese
waters. ' ..
Minnie Palmer's Snlt for Dlvoroe.
London, July 24. Minnie Palmer, the
actress, testified to-day in her auit for
divorce from her husband, John Rogere,
that she left him in 1890 because one
night while drunk he attempted to cut
her throat. They were living at Gramercy
ti v Vow York Snbseauentlv she
came to Engiana, ttogers
and persuailaner to live witn mm
and then deserted her. This was
in 1800.
extensive aid from insects until it was
too late. This co-operation oi muiiein
ia of vital importance. It holds the key
to include the production of nearly all
that we need for food and comfort and
clothing. In reality we waste, or allow
to go to waste, a large part of the natural
products of the land. Honey making aa
an industry should not be separated
from fruit and flower growing, or from
general farming. The art is easily
learned, and in a family of six person
there will generally oe lounu um win
finds especial pleasure in bee culture.
Fruit, flowers and honey are a perfect
and natural combination of industries.
It is not the amount of money that we
can make from honey that settles the
question, but the fact that what honey
we secure i a desirable supplement to
our inoorae, and is so much withdrawn
from waste. We have the honey if we
have the flowers, but we need the bees
as extractors and manufacturers, who
will store it very carefnlly for future
una." v " '
It does not make mueh different
whether the egg i fertile or not if eaten
a day or two after being laid, but when
Btored for future use it is Important,
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