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ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 189.V
NO. 3.
M
AGAINST JIIE BROKERS
Another Decision in the Sugar
..: M ' Inquiry; Case. , '
TllfiKK PRINCIPAL
QUESTIONS.
New York Brokers Guilty of Contempt
lit Mot Replying; onimlUoe's
: j lntrrirorlw-MuU Abide the Cn-
' i mMHN J-rort bed br' Statute.
Washington, January 0. Th Court
of Appeals of the District of Columbia
to-day, rendered n opinion .sustaining
- the opinion of Judge Cols In the case of
; Messrs. , Chapman ; & MoCarty, stock
brokers, who refused to testify befor
the Sugar Investigating Committee re
garding Individual speculation tlirough
their firm. Judge Colo's decision over
'' ruled the demurrer filed by the broken
to the government lndictmenta. The
cases will now be appealed wiuej;niieu
States Supreme Court. The three prin
flnl nuniLiiuirJwvulveil.i tha Court. a(
Appeal stsd mil oplhjonwfe h9
constitutionality oit section ivt 01 me
'Vevimof statntes, ou "whloli" the 'Indfbt.
menta were based; wbttttier the inquiry
waa within the power ot the Senate to
exwato by requiring ltneses to ap-
near, and whutlier the questions were
pertlneut to the Inquiry. AH of-thwe-f
questions the court answered adversely
fio the brokersT It laid : " ' t
I . " No doubt Is entertained by theconrt
i M to thw validity of the section which
T t II 1 . 1 - ' i-i - . . . - L - I
aiuuouieu mo prorwiona 01 nm wi 'ui
January 24, 1H67. It ia not reportud
that the defendanta belong to that data
of witneiwea exempli by article 6 of tiie
contitutlon The act must not be ron
dumntHl aa iiicoiitltutionai if by anv
rcanonalile conatrucUon of ita term ft
ean tw malntaint-d is cxjnitltutimial and
valid. The contention that that act waa
an attempt by Congreaa to delegate "in
powers and jurimliction to tiie several
lloniws to punlwh for contempt of court,
and that, hrrfor, the statute is void,
ia nut acceded to, for the statute baa
never bt-en undi-ratood aa having any
nch purpose. The etlbrt to show the
statute void is an utter failure."
, , Aa to the power of the Beoate to coin
pel wltunsaw to bwtity tlie court said it
eiperlenced great dinlcnlty in diotinntly
making the boundary within which
either IIoum can act with coercive power
to compel tlie disclosure of facta dermed
important and of delimiting the rights
of the eitiu-n to exuinptlon from inquiry
Into his private all'airs. The court con
tin in: -
" The subject matter of the cases im
ttiadlatfly and most seriously allects tiie
Hrnate itlf and the great legislative
trust confided to ita members by the peo
ple. The dignity and integrity ol some
of the members were openly and serious-
y questioned In a manner well caten
ated to destroy pnblic confidence and to
bring odium on that important branch
ot tlie government. . There was no pre
tense that to answer the questions would
criminate the witnesses in any way, and
it wae tlteir clear duty as citiaens to obey
the law.
Tiie relusal waa at their peril,
and thev must abide the consequences
prescribed by tiie statute. . The court
a, waa intended as a mere idle, prying pro-
; reeding without any ultimate aim or ob-
Ject. Tlie questions had reference to
ami soiigm to eucit iniormnuun aa io
wl.etber the brokerage Arm had bouglit
or sold sugar stocks in the interest of
any cienators or we carrying siicu to until all Nationalists united. JH
stocks for such Senators. Much inquiry imestic discord must mean necessarily
was plainly (n the scope of the Senate the postponement .of any xealiaation of
Committee. The questions set out in (4i,eir olaiuis, Kverybody in any way
tlie jniiictnwiit,. anil wuicu Mia ei-
isnts refused to answer, were all pert!
nent to the inquiry. The indictment is
good and sufficient, and the demurrer
thereto waa property overruled oy me
court below and the judgments entered
on the demurrer in both eases must be
. alllrmed." , .... .
t, Chief Justice Alvey delivered the
1 opinion.
,. , . i 1 1 i -i n i ' i
Klght of Way Through Pablls Lands.
W'ashinton, January 8. Tha fienata
Committee on Public Lands to-day
authorised a favorable report on the bill
passed by the House last August author
ising the Secretary of the Interior to
permit the use of a right of way through
public lands not within (he limits of
any nark, forest, military or Indian -ts-flrvalion
for tramroads. canals ""' .
voire to the extent of the f'
cnpled by the water of the caua
reservoirs and fifty feet on each side of
. tlie marginal limits thereof or fifty feet
... on each side the center line of the tram
. roads by any citlsen or any association
of citizens of the United Btates engaged
in the business of cutting Umber and
manufacturing lumber,
,1V-I ' '!". 'i M i' '
' Railroad Will Appeal.
, Bmi Fbancibco, January 9. The.doqJ
slot, of the Supreme Court that the Cen
r tral Pacific must pay Its taxes for 1887
i will probably be appealed.: Judging
'."from what the Officials of "the road say,
the basis upon which the appeal will be
. maus is urns wie reuoral Iranchlse lias
bsrn taxed, whtah ' gi.yes the' United
States Supreme Court jurisdiction. There
was a manifest determination among the
' railroad officials not to dlsonss the case,
but it Is regarded as certain that an at-
rtfmpt to appeal to the Federal Supreme
Court will he made.
' Inllu.naa Kplilainla.' '"
""TUtif Yobk;-January 9. There Is ani
other epidemic of influenza in the eity.
Tlie reports which have reached the
i Health Board indicate that the disease
is causing rqnch sulTurlng, although the
data rate has not been increased to an
Slarming extent. Dr. K. 8. Htncv, the
iuty Register of Vital Statistics, said
' ajr that the epidemlca of infltienr
ij d been growing Jighter year by year in
Hew York and the one of this year may
be expected to ba ! uvra tl.on
one which lasted all last winter. .
( Insoma Taa Cass. ' '
.VfASHiNQ.TOii, January 7. At. the. re
quest of ex-Senator Edmunds, counsel
for Judge Moore, the motion to advance
'."'the hearing of the Income tax casa
against J. S. Miller in the Supreme
.Court of the District of Columbia was
j- postponed until to-morrow. The oi
" wiil m heard then by Judge Hagner,
PEACE NOT POSSIBLE.
Tbs failure of tinsjotlaNwns Foregone
Ounolu.litn.
- Farm, January 0. The Paris edition
of the Herald will print to-morrow
dispatch ,.from, Bhanghai. saying that
China's peace envoys to Japan have been
Instructed not to surrender any territory,
China is merely wilting to concede the
Independence of Corea and pay an in
demnity. Tlie failure of the negotia
tions is regarded In Blmiighal as a fore
gone conclusion.
Generals Chiang and Chen of Port Ar
thurfauie, whom IA Hung Chang ire
ported to' tlie government as having died
heroic deaths facing the foe, have turned
up without a scratch. A rigorous iu
ijulry will be made.
ti CONTKlBUTlOg TO TUB HKD CIOSM,
IJkklin, January 9. The lied Cross
g(Wiety of Onrmany will send 10,000
marks to tlie Ked Cross society ol Japan
U alu it in its present wore in the Held
Til K CMUKl.Ty AT PIUT AUTIIUH.
London, January B. The Times will
to-morrow publish advices from Kobe
under date of December it, giving alleged
ilntuils of the mtuwacre at J'ort Arthur.
The Times (rresondent states that the
langnier was carnea out wun every re
volting Joatureol.lirlmaJ barbarKy. Four
dav were un.xm-4 In mmder and pillage,
and fromdawej todark Wirrlhle mutila-
tiitns of every conceivable kind and
Nameless atrocities were perpetrated
l'riconers were tied together In groiint,
riddled with bullets and then hacked to
pieces, f lioats crowdod with fugitives of
both sexes and all ages received volley
after volley-! butler- The street were
strewn with corpses showing every ghast
- The soldiers were apparently tin
ly iitmui jiiuuimiuii. . 4 - , , i
checked in the r deeds of blood by thei
commanders, bo, totally losing their
.buropean veneer, elioweu anaoiuto an
oonsciousneKa ol these t brutalities on
their Western visitors. Ihey did not
forget to be effusively attentive to them
and did not annear to suspect that tbeii
guests were tlUed with, indignation and
disgust. .. ,. -j , , '
The Times will say editorially that it
is impossible to doubt that the General
in command could have stopped the bar
barous mutilation if be felt so disposed,
b'lt his failure to prevent it has cast an
indelible blot on the Japanese and has
sons far to destroy tlie admiration wblch
Europe was so liberally extending to
them. It will scarcely be thought either
that the Japanese government had hith
erto shown sullicient sensitiveness in the
matter.
GLADSTONE ON IBELAND.
Prossutatlnn Had tbs Oeeuloa
Lzproulon of His Vl.tl,
for an
' London, January 9. Thomas O'Con
or, representing the American organ!'
xation of tlie Friendly Sons of St. Pat
rick, presented to Mr. Gladstone this
svening an album with an illuminated
address, which waa prepared in March.
1894, on the occasion of Mr. Gladstone's
retirement. Mr. Gladstone received Mr.
O'Connor and the gentlemen with him
Very heartily. He looked ruddy and an
imated, and talked with much spirit.
After Inquiring- into the history of the
society and lis lists ol memoers jnr.
Gladstone expressed his gratitude for the
compliments pid him in the address
Mr. Gladstone declared his interest in
lrehkDfl m.nt tlia IriHh. whose cause, he
' wid, he should keep at heart to the" end
of bis life. He regretted the divisions
ta tlie ranks of Ireland's leaders. The
tonntry 's chances of obtaining her rights
would never be as bright as they ought
able to assist in t he reunion of the fac
tions was bound to do .so,. Anybody
prompting discord undertook a terrible
responsibility, which miglit mean untold
injury to the cause of Justice to Ireland.
He hoped strongly that some agency
soon would be mind to unite the Na-
I tionalist groups.: 1 fa trusted that Ire-
..in m -M.l tnll itttfitliat frtaffifln In
America would move vigoroiwly for peace
In the ranks ot the Nationalist leaders.
Thev should anneal to the Irish mem
hers of the House of Commons to forget
for Ireland's welfare their present differ-
J JUDGE CALDWELL'S ORDER
It Will b flirts a Trial by Vnlon Pa-
t elflo Bniployas.
I Omaha, January P. The historic order
. ;iug? yaKiweii cuuwruiu .no u
yarge of employes who testified In, the
Wage investigation is to be given another
trial. When Judge Caldwell made the
Order, which has become the hope of
railway employes, he declared that the
humblest employe would have the right
to carry a grievance clear up to him and
h would see that the man was given
fair deal. Two former employes of the
f Union Iarir)c; now out of job because
ot retrenchment, are preparing to do ex-
fyy, that -thing. ixhi reigns Ageni
iidrrows of the Union Pacific received
orders from headquarters, in the latter
part of Deoemlier to reduce the force in
till local freighthonses, and he did so.
Tln re were about fifteen men discharged
It Was said to-day that there weie two
of he men who proposed to bring the
master before General Manager Dickin
son and see if tlie older men should not
have . tlie preference, .it being alleged
that some of the younger men have been
retiined. This hits always been the pol
icy of Mr. Dickinson, and the men be
lieve that, ii the matter waa presented
to him in the proper light, he would see
that when there were discharges to be
made the oldest employe had the prefer
ence and stayed in. i t ;
t ; .J. f J
S ( Oonsral Clay's Vnun Wife. .
LftilHVii.i, Ky., January 9.-Cassius
Marcsllus Clay, the " Old Lion Of White
hall,? Is carrying out his plan of edu
cating bis young wife to fit her for her
new station in life. A few days ago he
engaged a governess, Miss Josie Martin
of Munfordville, who has gone to White
hall to give Mrs. Clay lessons in deport
ment, Biuscle and the ordinary branches
of learning. Mrs. Clay ia only 15 years
old, and has little more than the rudi
ments of an education. She baa had
absolutely no experience in society, and
Is as Ignorant of the graces of dress and
deporttiftmt as of mathematics or the
aoiunni. h Tfna Mattlll is AXTtACtfld to
1 make a H' uaued lady of her. j
REVEALS THE KERNEL
Why Germany Put an Em
bargo on Our Cattle.
FEEIHEEK VON HAMMEBSTEI5.
Our Correspondent 1ara It Was to Aj
Moinethina for the Agrarian Party in
the Kelbatag-What a High-Tariff
C'onservatWo Ha to Say. t .f,
Baauif, January 8.Secretary Gres
hara's statement as to the 'American
sugar tariff and treaty obligations has
been discussed widely since the arrival
of the last United States mail. Among
"""'.""1"'"; TT
one opinion is huh tne.uniusa oiaies
ought not to enforee a discriminating
sugar tax against Germany. Many de-
plored that the American Heprenta -
tives in Washington regard uermanys
prohibition of American cattle aa a re -
leliulirif mnajinrA. . TIikv SfLV.it Is mere-
ly sanitary To boW Uma
the government pnmisuea m tue noraf
Deatauhe Allgemeine Zeitong yesterday
a parkgraph " that. Belgium's decree'
against American ealtle showed how
justifiable Germany'a action was' from
a sanitary point of view. A press corre
spondent has interviewed in the last
week several conspicuous politicians.
Kielherr von'Jrlammenteint the leading
agitator among tlie high-tariff Coiiserva-
tivts, has this to say : ' f t i t.
fl cannot understand wny Aiaericans
raise such an outcry about ierman re
taliation, There ia no such tiling, al
though Germany is justly entitled to re
taliate,' if so inclined. .The- American
differential duty on Germansngar cer- j
tainly is a sufilcientcause forTatuliation, I
and there can be no doubt of it since
Secretary Gresham himself admits that
Uermany has been- umairty treated by
the United States. Germany has tieen
oblined to prohibit imports of American
cattle owing to the discovery of Texas
lever among them, lue -existence ol
tlie disease waa beyond the slightest
doubt, i-lven if Congress had not passed
the sugar clause, the prohibition would
have been issued and maintained. Tlie
question is absolutely independent of
the sugar tax." r
Finally the agragrian leader admitted
that America's treatment toi .ifermnn
sugar was perhaps not altogether unwel
come to Von Hammerstein Loxten, Mln
ieter of Agriculture, who had now i
chance to do something for tlie agrari
ana. This admission reveals tlie kernel
of tlie whole question. The government
aims to satisfy as far as possible the
agrarians and bring their party bock to
the ministerial phalanx in i'ariiament.
The report that American beef hail been
prohibited for the benefit of Australia is
erroneous. The German prohibitions
cover also imports lrom ureal Britain
through which most Australian meat
comes in transit. For the relief of the
sugar interests the government has pre
pared a bill to keep in effect tiie full
bounties, wuicu, accoruiua to a recent
measure, should be reduced August
18lf, and should be abolished August
1897.
LIVING.
HUMAN
1 i-
; DYNAMO.
Wonderful Kleelrlcar Powers of a Young
. Sri.i. "rl In Missouri.
Seuaua, Mo., January 8. Jennie
Moran ia an Illiterate country girl living
on a small farm eight miles from Se-
dalia, who appears to possess wonderful
electrical powers, which' manifested
themselves for the first time about six
months ago. One of the girl's many
wonderful powers is that of illuminating
a room by her presence. This she can
do or not do, just as she chooses. The
moss marvelous rning, however, oi tne
feat is that human eyes have not yet
been able to see where the light comes
from, un entering a dark room it ia at
' m. mm 11..!.. Am H mi.m ill- I .
wTran she goes out the light is extin
guished. While she is producing the
phenomena nobody ydarea to touch, her
on penalty of death. She seems to be
charged with all the electrical bolts ot a
live wire, A cat was picked up by the
girl while charged and waa killed, . In
tm..t mt.m 1. Um .....! 11..
iHb, duo ia pAiuut'i'VM ia, ire ail vi.unt liv
ing human dynamo. Even during or
dinary times, when she is as near the
normal as sne ever gets, terruio shocks
are experienced by those who take hold
of her hands. Henry J. Ashcroft, who
was investigating the case, endeavored
to undergo the torments of the girl's
powers, but at the end ot it lew seoondp
was unconscious. ; ;
- LABOR TROUBLE. 1 ,
White Men TKefusa a Keduotlon, and No
y.;;.' ' -"groos Ara Imported.'.
Marsiifiki.d, Or., January 8. Latiot
troubles have broken out anew in Coot
county, and the termination of the pres
ent condition of affairs is a subject now
being thoroughly discussed by almost
every citizen of this county. Last month
the Heaver Hill Coal Company had fifty
negroes, some of them with families,
in ported from West Virginia to operate
the mines. -;The white force on the .eve
of the arrival of the negroes waa reduced
n pay to 4 cents per ton, and conse-
uentiy quit, rue arrival ot tne negroes
isclosed the fact that thev were verv
much disappointed and said the compa
ny's agent grossly misrepresented the
facts.; Only a few of them have gone to
work, and they are disgusted. A portion
of them have started on their return
home, and the coal miners atLibbv have
subscribed a large sum ol money to send
the women and men, -who are in desti
tute oircurastances, back home. - A sub
scription list is also being circulated in
Marsh Held for that purnose. It is con-
erally reported here to-day that the coal
company haa dispatched a man to Seat-.
tie to bring In another consignment of
negroes. The white miners at Libby are
paid 75 cents per ton for mining coal. '
. May Biloklngham Dead.
Lodibvillb, Ky., January ' 8. May
Buckingham, 32 years of age, a member
of the " Fast Mail " Company, died at
theLouieville Hotel yesterday afternoon.
Her husband was tiarry Buckingham, a
burlesque Artist.- who was burned to
death seven weeks ago, . . ,
ALL INDICATES PEACE.
Iloth China and Japan Want the War
Knded at Once.
Saw Fbancisco, January 8. The
steamship China arrived to-day from
Yokohama, bringing the following Tokio
advices up to December 21 : i
All trustworthy signs now point to
speedy peace. - Events have marched
with great rapidity In the last two weeks,
The Chinese hopes of resistance have
broken down, and a formal offer of dl
ruct negotiation has been made.
Some
time ago the Japanese government con
sented to receive communications ten
dered by China through the agencies of
the American legations in I 'eking and
Tokio, and Ministers Dun and Denby
,,.. Mrve(i
mediums for con
veying the views of the contending par-
ties, kittle progress was made until
after the capture of Port Arthur, when
the Chinese at last appeared to realize
the necessity for immwliate action, and
they declared their readiness to appoint
a representative of sullicient rang and
' J t
appropriate place of meeting remains to
! be considered. . The Chinese havedesig-
1?'"
time has been lost ia discuasing, tb4o-
calilv. but the movement toward peace
is proceeding, however, in apparently.
eoa laitb on the Chinese side anu witn
sincerity-.on the Japanese side. The
Japanese Ministers are thoroughly aware
that the interests oi tneir country would
be most worthily served by bringing the
war to an end with the least possible de
lay. The task before them is not an
easy one. for the strong and active mili
tary class ia bent upon further conquest
on a large scale and tue pubiio teeiing is
allinlavorol mulcting additional pun
iuhment on the enemy and dictating in
ordinate terms of settlement. Until the
proper occasion for proclaiming an . ar
mistice presents itself the military op
erations will continue with unabated
vigor. Japan will not be tempted to re
lax her aggressive energy, nor will she
be diplomatically maneuvered outof any
ol the advantages she holds.
General Yamagata haa returned from
Manchuria, leaving the command of the
nrst army to Lientenant-ueneral xvodzu,
and is now in attendance upon the Em
peror at Hiroshima. Although undoubt
edly suffering from illness, it is believed
that the main purpose of his recall was
to secure his influence in restraining the
intemperate ardor of the military tac
tion and facilitating the arrangements
lor an early restoration ot peace.
What is known as the strong foreign
policy party in Japan commands a ma
jority of votes in the Lower House of the
Diet, and are the government's oppo
nents. These men stand in the way of
a moderate settlement ot the quarrel be
tween their country and China. Their
organs advocate nothing less than the
absorption of Manchuria, the Liao Tung
Peninsula and Formosa into the Japan
ese Empire and the exaction of a heavy
i I I . f i : m ..ii. ,
louuiuuuy Hum vuids. iiiey umk largely
of Japan's rising to the level of her des
tiny; of her responsibility to build some
new edifice of administration on the ru
ins of the dvnasty she is about to pull
down, and of the folly of abandoning to
Western aggression fruits of ber hardly
won successes. It is scarcely possible
that any terms of peace acceptable by
China will satisfy these politicians. But
tlie government will not be guided by
them... It will make such compromise as
shall vindicate Japan a moderation with'
out sacrificing her titles.
COURTS APPEALED TO.
Kate Chase Sprague Wants to be Pi
teeted Prom Her Creditor.
Washington, January 8. Kate Chase
Sprague, daughter of the late Chief Jus
tice Salmon P. Chase, whose pecuniary
difficulties were recently made public;
has brought suit in the Supreme Court
of the District of Columbia for an in
junction to restrain the several persons
interested from proceeding with the sale
of her personal effects at auction nnder
deeds ot trust given oy ner to secure ad
vances of money. In the complaint filed
Mrs. Sprague alleges that she was the
victim of usurious practices by the per
sons lrom whom sue obtained tne money.
ehe declares that she does not know how
much she received from them, but says
that they charge her witn having bor
rowed larger sums than sheerer received.
lieing unable to meet the obligations aa
they became due, the trustees under the
mortgages removed against her protest
a portion of the pictures and furnitur
from her historic home, " Edgewood," tc
the auction warehouse and advertised
them to be sold. ' She further says thai
she has been notified that they intend to
take the remainder of her effects to
morrow, and it is to prevent such a pro
ceeding that she asks for an injunction.
She also prays lor an accounting witn
the holders of notes against her undei
the direction oi tha court. Articles cov
ered by the mortgages include familj
pictures and relics brought from all paru
of the world and a marble bust of hei
father.
THE NICARAGUAN CANAL.
British Capital Is Said e be Beady te
. .. . , Complete the Work.
Nkw Orleans, January 8. Colonel S.
0. Braid, late Consul of the United
States to Greytown, said yesterday :
"I am informed' that a -syndicate ol
British' capitalists have agreed with Mr.
Bartlett. a member of the Nicaraguan
Canal Company, as reorganised, to sub
scribe large capital, which will enable
the company to eontinuo the work oi
construction, in case .Congress should
not pass a resolution to roster the work.
It is probable that capitalists along the
Pacitio Coast would Subscribe the bal
ance. The task ol Jlmshlng the Mca
ragnan canal is simple, but herculean."
.suppose that the united states does
nothing toward the assistance of the ca
nal company t what will the company
do?"
' It will probably be forced at once to
take the proffered subscription of the
English syndicate, and thus Great Brit
ain would get a hold just as she did in
the Sues canal." . ,
American Demand Decreased.
London, January 8. Many tin-plate
works In the Swansea district are closing
their contracts. Some 8,000 men wer
discharged yesterday in accordance with
Srevioua notices. The cause of the re
action is the decrease of the American
demand. -. ' '
.1
PACIFIC NORTHWEST
Condensed ; Telegraphic ' Re
, ports of Late Events.
BBIEF 8PAEKS FB0M TUB WIRES
Budget of Mews For Easy Digestion From
. Different Parts of the states of Wash.
ington, Oregon and IdahoItems
Interest to Paeltte Coast People.
Spokane built 400 houses in 1894 at
cost of something like 760,000.
A. Fetech, a Medford (Or.) tailor,
drew tout) in a lottery last week.
Fred Harford of Patha ia experiment
ing with a new current wheel, tor which
be bas secured a patent. It is for irriga
tion purposes.
"Uncle Billy " Gilliam is circulating
an initiative and reterendnm petition
In Morrow county, ur. ; also one lor
new State constitution. . ,. -.
A very pleasant family reunion was
held at the residence ot J. V. Humph
reys in the Waldo Hilts near Mauleay,
Or., on Unristmas day. There were
present seven children and twenty-six
grandchildren. . . -
The Pendleton Wool Scouring and Pro
ducing Company has filed supplemental
articles showing that ita capital stock
had been increased from $12,000 to 120,
000. T. B. Wells, T. . Fell. JE. W.
Boyd, W. D. Hansford, K. Alexander,
C. S. Jackson and II. Sbutthia are di
rectors and incorporators.
Teh years ago the thermometer at
Baker City, Or., fell to 40 degrees below
xero. and oo degrees below at .North
Powder, Or. Weather prophets predict
a regular Dakota winter during the next
few weeks. A visitor at Pendleton from
Haines. Or., reports 9 degrees below zero
at that place a day or two ago.
J. W. Hockersmith will ship six or
eight cars of cattle out ol bouthern Ore
gon to the San Francisco markets this
week. Hall a dozen carloads, mostly
gathered lrom the Applegate stockmen
will be loaded at Medford. Or. G. W
Dunn of Ashland, Or., will send one load
of fat beef with the shipment. '
Lizzie J. Anderson arrived at Lake-
view with her witnesses from Bowden.
Or., last Saturday to prove up on her
land in that section. Bowden ia about
200 miles east of Lakeview in the ex
treme southeast corner of the State, and
aa they bad to travel in a roundabout
way, they traveled over 40j0 miles and
were more tnan a week on tne roaa.
A vear ago "Uncle Billy Wright of
Salem attended the Congregational Sun
dav School at Albany. Or., and offered
l to every memoer oi toe scnooi wno
attended every feunday in tne year.
Last Sunday he was present at the school
to keen his word. .It only cost him 11
He haa made that promise several times,
and the most it ever cost him waa i.
Lane county farmers are not well
pleased with the weather of the past
week, ronr or nve nignis in succession
the ground froze several times to a depth
of two or three inches, and then next
day would thaw out. This is the worst
thing that could happen to fall-sown
wheat, and the farmers either want snow
or warmer weather. There is a large
acreage ot fall wheat in the county
The Oregon State Board of Equaliza
tion met recently for the purpose of
comparing the roll as prepared by the
secretary and witnessing the rresident
and becretary attach their signatures
thereto. This completed the big table,
which was filed with the Secretary of
State and soon afterward transferred to
the State printing office. The Secretary
was instructed to return to palem JNo-
vember 26 and beein the work of mak
ing preliminary tables for the session of
the board ot lUo.
Initiatory arrangement have been
perfected for a novel feature in Oregon
Journalism. The Salem Statesman ten
dered ita January 22 edition to the ladies
of that city, they to do all the office and
reporting work and take the entire pro
ceeds that day for charitable purposes.
A meeting of the ladies was held, the
position accepted and tne louowmg
iiunent ladies elected to carry out the
project: ' Mrs. Judge Bean, business
manager; Mrs. Olive England, editor;
Mrs. William Brown, city editor; Mrs.
ratierson. society editor, tue remain
der of the staff will be selected soon.
Loewenbera Bros.' of Spokane have
transferred all their stock and property.
including the dry goods business, the
Loewenberg building, where the Louvre
Theater is, and the residence of Mr.
Loewenberg to J. N. Glover as trustee of
a large number of creditors, among them
the Merchants' National Dank of fort-
land, of which Julius. Loewenberg is
President. Julius Loewenberg withdrew
from tlie firm of Loewenberg Bros. Octo
ber 1, 1SU3. Ilis claim against the firm
at that time was 160,000. It is claimed
that this haa been increased to $100,000,
William P. Simpson of the South
Bend broom handle factory, has found
that hemlock, so common in that region,
is the best material yet discovered for
broom handles. Alder has heretofore
been considered the best, but handles
made of hemlock and sent to customers
in Portland and San Francisco have been
nrononnced bv them snrierior to alder.
The hemlock ia whiter, polishes better,
is lighter in weight and is equally as
strong. Mr. Simpson says no nas a mar
ket for all the broom bandies he can
make, and expects a premium on those
made oi nemiocx.
Judee Han ford in the United States
Circuit Court at Tacoma has appointed
President Paul Schultze, Joseph S. Al
len of Spokane and John Donald of
North Yakima receivers of the Yakima
Investment Company, which is the suc
cessor of the Northern Pacific, Yakima
and Kittitas Irrigation Company. The
receivership is granted on the applica
tion of O. F. Paxton of Portland, repre
senting the California Safe Deposit and
Trust Company of San Francisco, which
holds as trustee of the Yakima Invest
ment Company a mortgage given in 1893
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Ml HVUIQ e OfW,WV UU11U la.UC, milbU
waa to be sold to an English syndicate.
Later the syndicate failed to take the
bonds, causing complications. The com
pany is said to have a floating indebted
ness of (360,000, and $460,000 of the
bonds are outstanding, part of them be
ing pledged to secure indebtedness. The
company's assets are valued at $1,600,-
000 to $2,000,000. They include 81,000
acres of land in the Yakima Valley, forty-four
miles of main-line canal, known
aa the Sunnyside canal, and 260 miles oi
laterals, branches and ditches..
NOT YET , CONFIRMED.
The Rale of the Oregon Pad He Railroad
Takfn Under Advisement,
Corvalus, Or., January 6. -Another
chapter has been added to the much lit
igated case of the Farmers' Loan and
Trust Company vs. the Oregon Pacific
and the Willamette Valley and Coast
Railroad Companies. The matter of the
confirmation of the recent sale made by
the Sheriff to Bonner A Hammond, the
Montana capitalists, for $100,000 came
on to be heard to-day, and after much
argument for and against was taken nn
der advisement until January 19. The
purchasers wer represented by John
Burnett, who moved for confirmation
atating that, as the proceedings seemed
to be regular, it was the the duty of the
court to confirm it, even though the pur
chase price was small. This motion was
opposed by E. S. Bronaugb, whoappeared
on betiall his nrm, and Ueferee W bai
ley, who also appeared in his own be
half. Both heartily indorsed a proposi
tion made by Wallis Nash. This is i
proposition made by English capitalists
by wire to the effect that, if taken under
advisement long enough to give am pi
time, $60,000 would be deposited with
the court as a guarantee that, if a new
sale was ordered,- $200,000 or upward
would De bid, and if they tailed to pur-
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Bigham also appeared'on behalf of sev
enty-five of the receiver's employes and
operatives, representing about as many
thousand dollar in labor claims, and
fully indorsed the confirmation, as h
could then proceed in some other man
ner to recover for his client, presuma
bly against tne piaintm aa prayed lor in
his petition already on file. J. K. Brv-
eon, attorney for the plaintiff, had noth
ing to say. J, K. Weather ford opposed
a confirmation at this time on behalf of
the material men. Percy Kelly of Al
bany also opposed for the reason that
the gross inadequacy of the bid, coupled
with the many irregularities, intimated
fraud and collusion on the part of the
bondholders and the plaintiff to cheat
the Oregon creditors out ol the debt
contracted during the receiver s admin
istration. j. L tfnrner, the purchaser.
waa also present, and desired that the
court either confirm or reject, that he
might have either the property or his
money, when the apparent dissatisfac
tion might be overcome, and be be per
mitted to go, leaving the matter to the
gentlemen who might offer more for the
road at another time. Judge Fullerton
also received a wire from one Kimball, a
large bondholder, to the effect that, if a
postponement could be bad, he would be
prepared to offer $160,000- for the road at
a new sale. In passing upon the matter
tue court granieu a. continuance Ol ni
teen day for a consummation of tin
Nash proposition, but stated that, if no
guarantee waa tnen made, the present
sale would be confirmed. The court will
again convene here January 19 to pass
upon the objections and other matters
indicated above.
MARRIAGES VOID.
Those Solemnized by Ibe Salvation Army
Decided Illegal.
Boston, Januarv 6. There is trouble
in the Salvation Army over the decision
of City Registrar Wheatmor that mar
riages soler-1 ,ied by Brigadier-General
Brewer a&'illegaU Several Salvation
Army lasses have been married by the
the commander of the army. 1 he last
wedding was Christmas, when the Brig
adier joined William Russell and Phoebe
Rolls in the bonds of wedlock. Under
the laws marriages may be solemnized
by a Justice of the Peace or a minister
of the gospel. . The law then provides
that a marriage among the people called
Friends or Quakers may be solemnised
in the manner heretofore used and prac
ticed in their societies. City Registrar
vv heatmors thinks that .brigadier Brew
er had no legal right to perform the
wedding ceremony.: If the marriage
performed Christmas ia illegal, every
marriage m Massachusetts performed by
baivation leaders since 1S82 must neces
sarily be void.
ON THE LOOKOUT.
Three Power Watching Closely Buro-
. pean Influence In tha East.
Vibnna, January 6. The Politische
Correepondenz, which publishes official
news from every capital in Europe, had
this paragraph to-day: " ? " '
"The French. English and Russian
Ministers at Tokio have been instructed
to keep themselves closely informed of
the daily course ol negotiations between
China and Japan. These three powers
cannot permit their interests to be vio
lated nor allow European influence to be
elbowed out of Eastern Asia, so that Ja
pan mav monorjoliae the Chinese trade.
Their squadrons in Eastern waters are
sufficiently strong to give effect to their
wishes and those of the United States.
. TUB SACRXO CITY BkBXLUOCS. ,
LoNiioM. January 6. A dispatch from
Shanghai says Moukden is in a state of
anarchy. Many bloody fights have
taken place between the Chinese and
Manchu soldiers. Shops and dwellings
have been plundered, women outraged
and citizens mora area.
Presidential Nominations.
Washington, January 6. The Presi
dent to-day sent the following nomina
tions to the 8enate: Herbert W. Bow
man, to be Consul-General at Barcelona.
Spain ; Andrew J. Patterson of Tennes
see, to be Consul at Demerara. British
Guiana; T. Frank Clark of Florida, to
be Attorney for the United Mates in tlie
southern district of Florida; Com mi s-
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Qiviics vi iuiuiitmuuui n mwn M. . uuou-
ley of San Francisco, Cal. -
- Mohican Ordered North.
San Fkancisco, January 8. Admiral
Beardslee, commanding the Pacific
station, has received a telegram from
Washington ordering the Mohican, Cap
tain Mull an. from Mare Island to Puget
Sound. The order was wholly unex
pected, as it had been supposed In naval
circles that the first detail for the Mare
Island fleet would be the Hawaiian Isl
ands, at which point an American man-of-war
is badly needed.
Fngllsh Amateurs Aeoept.
Nsw Yobk, January 5. The New
York Athletic Club yesterday received a
cablegram from the London Athletic
Club accepting the challenge for an in
ternational athletic meeting to.' tak
place in America,
AFFAIR AT BLUEFEDS
Most Annoying International
Question Finally Settled-.
GSOYER'S REPORT TO CONGRESS
Great Britain Has. Finally Beeognliod
the Paramount SoTerelgnty of the
Nloaraguan GoTernment Over Hoe
. aulta Territory. - .- ...r, ,,
' Washikotow, January 6. The Presi
dent sent to the Senate to-day a full re
port of the Bluefields affair. , It shows
that the administration bas practically
succeeded in settling one of the most an
noying international questions that has
perplexed 'this government' for, fifty
years. The controversy resulted from
the efforts of tha United States to open
a shorter sea rout to California through
Nicaragua. . Great Britain,' fibwevcr,
maintained a protectorate over the east
coast of Nicaragua, and from 1850 until
now the United States and Great' .Brit
ain have not ceased their contentions
over the Mosquito Territory, but, as
shown in the report, the Mosquitoa hate
finally been completely " incorporated
under Nicaraguan sovereignty, and Great
Britain haa absolutely surrendered all
claims and recognized the " paramount
sovereignty of the government' of Nica
ragua ;? :pV'.:t-. -
. Sherman reported the Lodge resolu
tion requesting the President to trans
mit to the Senate ail papers relating to
the delivery by the United States Con
sul at Shanghai of two Japanese citizens
to the Chinese authorities, and to inform
the Senate whether these two Japahes
were put to death after being tortured.
The resolution was agreed to. .,., .x,
A number of bills were then , intro
duced, among them being one to amend
the laws relating to national banks -and
to supply a safe and permanent national
currency. - ,. " - "'.-
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The Widow of a French General and a
.... Descendant of Bojalty. :
New Yobs, January 6. Marquise Na-
thilde da Gre villa, widow of General d
Greville, who, as a member of staff, waa
killed in Mexico in the Franco-Mexican
war, died in abject poverty in her com
fortless apartments, 1330 Franklin av
enue, Sunday, and was buried yesterday
in BU Raymond's cemetery in West
chester. The expense of her' funeral
was borne by Miss Julia Cooper, niece
el the late Peter Cooper. M me. tie Gre
ville baa been more or less dependent
for five years upon Miss Cooper and her
friends. Tha mother of . the deceased
woman waa a direct descendant of Louis
XVI. and her father of a royal ' Belgian
family, one of the sons of which at one
time was chief advisor to the Kiut of Bel
gium. Mme. de Greville was born in
London 74 years ago, and when 14 was
presented at the French court, yrhep
she met ber husband. After the death
of her husband, who was decorated for
bravery on the field by Napoleon III.,
Mme. Greville settled in Cuba, where
she lived on the little money left her by
her husband. Fifteen years ago she
came to this city, and for five years she
and ner daughter, who is 45 years ol age,
have endeavored to support themselves
by curling feathers, but the mother's
failing health mad it impossible-. ; The
daughter has amone a number of relica
of Napoleon III. a piece of his court coat.
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' ' 1 ' BIO. SALE. ''-J-
An Arliona Irrigation Oompaay'a Prop
erty TJnder the Hammer. '
Phoknix, Aria., January 6. To-day
was sold by the receiver, nnder order of
the court, the property of the Gila Berid
Irrigation and Reservoir Company, the
successor of the Peoria Canal Company
and Arizona Construction Company (".a
kindred association. . The entire prop
erty waa bid in by C. Crowley of Lps
Angeles, a member of the firm that did
the greater portion or tbe construction
work on the canal, to whom vraa due
over 1UU.oW. Tne property brought
$186,600, to which must be added $126,
000 in receivers' certificates.' The sale-is
a final one, succeeding a long coarse xf
litigation, and is without the right of
redemption. It is worth at the least
calculation $1,600,000, embracing a great
dam on the Gila river, thirty miles be
low Phoenix, forty miles of main canal.
capable ot irrigating 30,000 acres, and
inirij mites oi laterals, me canal copf
more than $1,000,000. The capital waa
mainly furnished by Greenhut and
other members of the Whisky Trust at
Peoria, 111., who to-day allowed a for
feiture of all their rights. The new own
ers are now forming a company, and will
soon take charge of the canal, which is
full of water and in perfect shape. . ,
Sensation In Arliona. 1
Phbnix, January 6w The United
States grand- jury is Investigating the
alleged unlawful useof interpreter funds,
and to-day Governor Hughes, ex-Governor
Murphy, ex-Governor Znlick, ex
Auditor Boone, Auditor Leitch, United
States Marshal Meade, Territorial Sec
retary Bruce and Attorney-General
Henry appeared before the inrv. It waa
charged that Governor Hughes' former
private secretary, Armstrong, had re
ceived money from the interpreter funds,
but had returned it to Governor Hughes.
Armstrong is here from St. Louis, and
denies the story. The instigators of tiie
investigation are said to be Bruce. Henry
and Meade. .The case haa created great
excitement here.
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Anarehlate Released.
Babcxlona, Spain, January 6. Twen
ty-seven anarchists, who were Impris
oned during the dynamite campaign,
have been released, and have left tiie
city. The announcement tnat they are
tree has caused some public uneasmes.
Writ Not Berohed. " "
Taiaahassbb, Fla., Jannary 5. Cov
ernor Mitchell denies the report that he
has revoked the writ for the extradition;
of Henry M. Flagler, the Standard 1
director, wanted in Texas for viola. is
tha anti-trust law.
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