The Oregon mist., March 08, 1895, Image 1

E OREGON
VOL. 12.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1895.
NO. 11.
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MIST
RUSSIA HEARD FROM
Belligerent Attitude Toward'
Japan.
DKSI'ITE II EB LOVE 07 PEACE
Mho Will Ohjeet, Ro tho Proa inyi, to
Japan Acquiring llilne.e Territory
or lletalnlng Corea A Tim for Jo
ian to Fame aud Consider,
St. Pktkiihhiiho, March 0. The
('rashdanln y that if Japan thould
insist on any partition of China or on
acquiring Cores, she would assuredly
have to reckon with ltussia ai an armed
antagonist.
The Moscow Gazette lay : "It If im
possible to permit the siualleit icizur
of Chinese toll by Japan. Cores must
be evacuated and further encroachment
prevented. If Japan hai anything of
that nature In view, It li time for her to
pauio and consider, a In lucli a cas
the neutrality of Kussla' cannot be
counted upon despite ber love of peace."
WHAT Til KTANDABD WILL MINT.
1Onno.H, Murch 6. The Standard will
to-morrow print the following dispatch
irom it Berlin correspondent:
.ticn here who know the situation in
j.easiern asib in regard to ine negotla-
nons oetween japan ana wiuna, believe
more strongly man ever mat cmna mm of money, were made with the fa
wishes to gain time to come to an under- eilitv with which a child hln. hni.i.i.
standing with Russia, It 1 dated that
Kussia i not disposed to consider fa
vorably the large concessions proposed
by a special envoy with a view of obtain
ing possibly greater favor later on."
CIIIKXKK rAV COMMISSION.
Tonion, March 8. A Shanghai dis
patch tavs ex-Mlulter Foster, counsel
for the Chinese commission, will leave
for Tien Tsin to-morrow. A Pekln die-
pat. h says 1.1 Hung Chang will leave to
morrow
COU"nl -
loner en route to Japan,
Tom what japan wn.i. azqiTiaa.
IisiKiN, March 6. Mr. Kato, the Jap
anese minister he e, has had a long in
terview with Lord Klin ber ley, the sec
retary for foreign attain, during which
he communicated Japan's requirement
with reference to China' peace envoy.
A PETITION TO SATOLLI.
Friends of tho Mttrdorod Cronln Ask aa
Investigation,
Ciiicaoo, March (I. -The Croninitet
aie making a strong attempt to drag
MonslKiiore' Satolll, and through him
the Catholic Church,, into the great
quarrel which disrupted the Clan-na-Gael
throughout the nation and the
Irish people of this city. The follower
of the murdered doctor are arguing that
the difficulties which hang around the
death of Cronln and the circumstance
that preceded that tragic event have
reached loo large proiortion( in Chicago
for the Church to keep dear of the con
troversy any longer. They charge a
numlier of priesls in this city with
prostituting their sacred olllce to help
the murders of Crouin to escape justice,
and even to reap rewards for their crime,
the Cronln ites have prepared and sent
in Monslgnore Batolli a petition urging
the papal ablegate to visit Chicago and
Investigate In person these charg a.
which are fur too serious to lie probed
only by hearsay evidence. Thousand
of mines of this petition have been
pi inted in the form of a circular and
distributed among Catholic, who are
lielieved to side with the Croninite or
lo tie in favor of a just and fair settle
ment of the whole trouble by the Church
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TWO CAPTURED.
Th.jr Wore Driving a Hand of Horses
Jnto Ur.gutt.
Walla Walla, Wash., March 0.
Sheiitr Klllngsworth and Constable
Gibb overtook and arrested Charles Orr
and ah accomplice, said to be a butcher,
who had stolen and were driving a band
of horse from Eureka Flat Into Oregon.
Tho stealing had been going on for a
long time, but the thieves could not be
apprehended. Orr and com pan ion came
into town to-day, leaving the band near
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, and when returning to resume
lilt! UrlVV ffCIO UIV VJ vaawi nuv wvi" I
tied Ellinffsworth. and -the two atarted
ami overtook the men about three mile
below the city, fcllingsworth covered
me men wui . ""'
..A a tl ama.l tltlAlW It f) filial IVI AlUjIfllll
Timoilicsri brought both men to the
citv and locked them In the county jail,
j... i. . K.,i,..in.in i h i.ii
brothers, who operated in the horse
burliness on Eureka Flat for year, but
at the request ot oiucers vanished.
THE REBELS AT MUSCAT. J
They Occuiijr tha Town and the BultaH's
Troup, tho Fort.
Ionpon, March 6. The- Kilwa's pas
rrnVrs from Kurraches atate that the
rebels at Muscat number 360. They are
mined with Martini rifles, and are ex
rclrciit marksmen and still hold the
town. The sultan's troops, 2,600 strong,
oct'iipv the forts. The latter are armed
Willi weapon of ancient pattern. Sev
eral corpses were lying In the street of
the town, end if anybody tried to re
move them he was fired nnon. The
rebels trent tho citizen w;.'. Some
British residents occupy a large coal
shrd, belonging to the residency. Other
are cjti board vessels or have fled inland,
Thehouso of an English missionary who
had gone to the residency was looted;.
The surgeon of the resiliency, while in a
lout flying tho British flng, was fired at.
The warships Sphinx and Bramble bad
arrived.
After nut Doolan's Gang.
rannv, O. T., March 0. New ha
been received here that Deputy Marthal
Will Nix with fifteen or twenty deputiei
had surrounded the oave In which the
B ll Doolan gang was located, and were
attempting to blow the gang out with
dynamite. A posse went out from here
to the marshal a-sistance. Humor,
are anoit of right between the outlaw
and liiBisliul.
THE WHISKY TRUST.
PIM of Boorganlsatloa to B. Mad Pub
llo Thli Week.
CutrAon. March fl The nnnfaronna
0f the attorney of the whisky trait
ended to-day and Meair. Bijur and
Cadwalader left thli afternoon for New
York, The mattera requiring the atten
tion of the lawyer have been latiifac
torlly Bottled. The draft of a plan of re
organization, which the New York coun'
eel brought with them, wet accepted,
with a few amendment uiggeited by
the Chicago attorney, Levi Mayer. The
plan of reorganisation will be eubmitted
to the entire committee next Wednes
day in New York for in approval. The
local member, of the conference refuse
to give any Intimation aa to the plan of
reorganization, but lay that it will be
made public Thursday or Friday of thli
week. Mr. iiarrieon, one oi the ac
countant!, who baa been making an ex
amlnation of the truit'e book, I etill at
work here, and Mr. O'Brien, the other
ex pert, ha returned to Peoria. At tor
ney Mayer, when aaked what bad been
the reeult of the expert' examination,
aid:
- "I cannot disco i thedieclosarei made
by the examination of the company'
book, aa to give detail would be quite
Improper at thli time. I have no objec
tion to laying that there it at hand the
I moit lubitantlal evidence which place
I the old manager in an unenviable peti
tion, j ne proiugate recklessness, not
to lay dishonesty, with which certain
deal were made are astounding. Con
tracts, in which some of the ofllcew
were financially Interested and which
needlessly cost the company a vast
, from a pipe. The old management ha
been a mosaic of rottenness, whose ex
posure both Justice and the right of the
ueirauoea itocanoider uemana."
A NEW FOE TO FIGHT.
Ch.flk-Bol.log wind tors gold to Hoto
a Mow ICrasor.
Omaha, March 6 Startling develop-
mMiito .r. mnrlo In hn Tin Inn PanlnM
Jcheck.ral.ing.windle today, which are
calculated to aiarm an corporation pay
ing In check. The discovery was mad
that the gang who operated on Uie Un
ion Pacific have a mode of erasing ink
with an acid, which defle the best de
tective, and which i guaranteed not to
show the (lightest presence of acid or
other foreign substances. The amount
secured by the work of the gang is not
known, out it is not aa large a at lirst
supposed. The amount 1 not regarded
as oi iniicn importance, however, as
compared with the new process which is
puzzling the company' chemists and
detectives. The paper on which the
check are printed baa been regarded
until now as being absolutely proof
again! manipulation, out the opera
tions of the expert swindlers shatter the
elaima of the Inventor of the paper that
their invention Is acid-proof. The
checks raised failed to show a single
erasure mark, and the amount of the
check in figure in the corner, a well as
the written amount in the body of the
check, was wiped out as completely aa if
cloth had lieen used in removing dust
from a table-top. What Is lo lie done is
the question which is perplexing tne
minds of the ofllclale at the union
citic headquarter to-day.
IV
. Flta.lmmuB. aad HI Mooogor.
Baltimobk, Md., March e.Martin
Lehmayer, acting as counsel for Charle
(ilorl, to-day secured an injunction.
against Bob FiUslmmon and the ap
pointment ot a receiver for the Fitxsim-
mon's show. The company i booked
at Kernan' theatre this week. George
W. Bife, treasurer of the theatre, was
made r. ceiver with Instructions to con
tinue the performances, but not to nay
tilori or Fitasimmon any salary. The
bid of comolaint allege that the (how
helnnca iointlv to tilori and Fitzsim-
mons and that the latter has ousted the
plaintiff from the copartnership, ihls
evening Fitxsimmon stated that be
would disband his company next Satur
day night, and in that way get rid of
Contain tilori. Fitzaimmona was aaked
if tilori' withdrawal would affect his I
match with Corbett. He said :
"Not in any way. It is my money
that is up with the exception of fW).
On account of all my trouble I have
been compelled to ask Corbett to grant
me a little more time, and he ha done
to. Mv money will be forthcoming, ami
Glori will have nothing to do with it,"
Will Rovolotloalao troa-Maklng,
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Sphinohild, 0., March 6.-The in-
vention bv George Harley, a foundry
,an 0f B process for making malleable
m i ,-llB nnalltv rl rapt from
mould, ha been proved a ucceis at
testa made here. , Harley claims that
his invention will revolutionize iron,
making, and this prediction is borne out
bv the opinion of experts. The discov
ery I said to surpass in importance
that made by Bessemer. A company
has been -incorporated with (1,000,000
capital. By Harley' proce iron ii
made from an endless furnace with a
peculiar method of controlling the ad
mission ot air oy wnicn a inorougni
molten condition of iron is obtained. 1
issaid that the Bethlehem, Pa., iron
-
men have expressed a willingness to pay
(10,000,000 for the invention on proof
that It 1 what It is claimed to ne.
. . Attempt to Tax Indiana.
, Gumma, 0. T. March 6. The at
tempt of the authorities of Payne to
levy a tax on the Indians who occupy
allotment within tha county has
aroused a troublesome opposition. The
red men agreed not to permit any val
uation ot their belonging to be made
i last Saturday. This agreement was
' broken bv an Indian. John Amble, and
he also gave the assessors information.
' The other Indians have sworn to kill
him by the forms of torture usually ap
plied to traitors among the Indians, and
Amble ia now nnder the protection of
the white. This is the first attempt to
tax Indians. .
May Bring Now From tho Arotle.
London, March . A letter dated at
Kjollofjord, February 24, baa reached
Hammerfest, Norway, which say tht
a telegraph inspector at a mountain sta
tion between Lebesly and Tnaf jord saw
a ballon moving in a southward direc
tion. It is believed this may possibly
be carrying dispatches from vt, Hansen,
tha Arctic explorer.
THE WORK REVIEWED
That Attempted Rather Than
That Accomplished.
LAST OF FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS
Tho Mn.( flfnlahla MlnM Ik. l....n-
Wor, iho io.binty or tho Two liou...
to Agroo tipun importoot Question
Wblob Should Hare Been Decided.
Wasiiinoton, March 6. -A review of
the work of the last session of the fifty
third
comrri.il must necessarily dal
more with what was attempted to be
done than that which was accomplished,
since most of the important business
considered ha been relegated to the first
clan. The leriion hai been particular
ly marked by the inability of. .the senate
and house to agree upon any of the most
important problem! preiented by them.
Congress met December 4 la-i with
one imperative and -perennial task, to
frame and enact the varioua appropri
ation bill. Next in importance was the
financial question, for which no definite
plan of tettlement beyond many fiee-
silver ' bill and various individual
scheme was then in view. Several im
portant bills came ovu" as a heritage
from the preceding session. Foremost
among those in the house were:
The Nicaragua canal bill, the railroad
pooling bill, and the bill for the settle
ment of the indebtedness of tiie Pacific
railroads known a the Keilly bill.
' The Nicaragua canal project has not
been able to secure a hearing in the
house. Largely through the enthusiastio
efforts of Morgan of Alabama the senate
bill was pushed to a vote in that bodv
after protracted debate, and was sent to
the house, where the conference com- j
mittee substituted its own bill, which
bad been on the calendar throughout
the session and which ditlered In several
point from the Morgan bill. The pool
ing bill was passed by the house early in
VI lO DO IVJll . UUI til 3 D1IIB V7 IvIUODH EU
consider it by a negative vote of 42 to
24 on the question of consideration.
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owuug uiuaibiuii ui lue (jeuiy uiu was j
developed in the house, and alter a very ,
sharp debate it was recommitted to the ,
committee without instructions.
Several important bills were placed on I
the calendar oi the senate at the begin
mng of the term, handed down from
the long session, when they had been
passed by the house. Prominent among
them was a bill to establish a nuiform
system of bankrnpu-y, which was de
bated intermittently, but finally side
tracked. Another unsuccessful measure
was the anti-option bill. There were
also on the senate calendar the foui bills
the house bad sent over to be placed on
the free list, sugar, coal, iron and bar bed
wire, but the attempt to secure consider
ation of the free sugar bill was negatived
by a small majority, and the opposition
to the three other wa so apparent that
they have been allowed to pas into ob
livion.
Tha moot Interesting chanter of the
history of the session is made by tha
attempt at financial legislation in both
houses. These are too well known to re
quire recapitulation. No financial leg
islation ha yet resulted irora tne noet
oi bills introduced during the session,
with more or less weight ot au thorny
behind them.
The principal class ot legislation ac
complished by the short session waa
that making appropriation for the sup
port ot the government. Aot a little
general legislation waa incorporated
into the appropriation bills. The bill
in the order iu which they passed the
house were :
For the military - academy (West
Point), army, pension, fortification,
diplomatic and consular, District of Co
lumbia, postal, agricultural, Indian,
aundry civil, legislative, executive and
judicial, navy aud general deficiency,
Whan t Ksa laafc wiauk rtf rnnurrAit hjxran
the house had passed all except the
general deficiency, and the senate had
the last four yet to consider. The pen
sion bill aa enacted contained provi
sion! that pensions shall not be paid to
non-residents who are not citizens of
the united States, except for actual dis
abilities incurred in the service, diiect
ing examining surgeon to state the rat
ings to which they say tbe applicant
are entitled, and fixing the lowest rate
ol pension at ti a month. The diplo-I
.-.. -.. mem oers, 10 nave general cnarge oi uu
salaries of several foreign represent- oriranizrtion until the national conven
tives, and the senate placed in it an I tioa Bnould hel(J Thia WM agreed
amendment authorizing the president to. and the following were elected: .
to contract for laying a cable between
"" "'"""o
and the United
State and to nse (500,000 in the work.
amendment which the house refused
to accept- The agricultural bill empow
ered the secretary of agriculture to en
force rules for the inspection of live
cattle whose meat is intended for ship
ment abroad in any form, and regula
tions to prevent the shipment of con-
demned carcasses abroad or from ona .
state to another, and fixed heavy penal-
tie for violation of such regulations,
lationa.
Considerable legislation was included in
l'atteuptod in wt'l
po"ed"S
.ul m.hlin hnildinm was nrovidad ,
forinthS bill as it pSesed tl.i house, I
anu BUiua weio buuuu " mis r.uara
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for new buildings. Another senate
amendment provided for the purchase
lor eioo.wv oi tne o.w iu. j
ni.nainn. HmvlHinn WBJ, aim I Tlf'l llllttl 1
for the transfer of the military prison at ,
Fort Leavenworth, Kan., to tha depart- j
ment of justice, to be known as tbe ,
United States penitentiary and main- ,
tained for keeping United Slates prison
era who have heretofore been held in I
state prisons under contract. The naval
Kill ana nntjlltlA hei-AllflM of tha "OOW I
linvv" provision for two battleships and
eix torpedo boats end the increase of the
enlisted iorce oy tne nuuuiou oi i,uw
. ,
men. The general deficiency bill as re- ,
.-t.ut t .1... hnit.a ainnmtfAil ,11 flK '
ported to the house amounted to fo
150,5u0. An amendment requested by
the secretary of atate, to pay Great Brit
ain 4Z0,uw damages tor seizures oi
sealers in Behring sea, was voted down
by tbe house.
Tho Total Appropriations.
Washington, March 6. The total ap-
priatloo of this congress shows that the
aggregate Is dangerously near the (500,
000.000 mark. The grand total of ap
propriations, subiect to some few
change, i found to be $497,084,604.
HAWAII'S EX-QUEEN.
I I a Question Whether Iho Will
Cordoned or Funl.hed.
Bo
8ah Fbancisco, March 6. Special
correspondence from Hawaii aay that
the preiident li reported to be wavering
between granting the ex-queen her full
pardon or letting the lenience stand
i common talk that Mri. Dole i inter
ceding for the ex-qneen. Indeed, the
feeling against the ex-royal lady ha de
creased so that it is the general nope in
the city that she will be pardoned, not
1 because she ii not guilty, but on acconn
' ller Be- 111 health, previous misfor-
ui nor ago, ill iieaitn, previous misior-
fortunee. and further because ehe ia the
onlv woman mixed no in the affair
! Cliarle B. Wilson, the authorized agent
the ex-queen, gay ne know of hi
I Attn knnal . that mlf nn I llAnnln hi
ladies, but men also are making a strong
ognt lor tne ex-queen s pardon. 1'er
aonally he has no donbt that the pardon
win te granted, fie also say . and aa
tliorir.es the statement that he has ad'
vised her not to ask for pardon under
any circumstance, but to rely on ber
letter oi abdication solely. The ex
queen ha it in her power to do some
good among the natives, but it is feared
that ber natural disposition will prevent
her from fully accepting tha situation.
She may, however, do so, and if she
does she will not suffer any hardship
the bands of the government. Her con
finement will be at present in the ex
ecutive building, which wai ber former
palace. She will occupy one of the large
and airy rooms formerly used by her
and over-looking the fine park surround
ing tne building.
MISSIONARIES IN DANGER.
Thoso of tho American Board Sospoetod
or Iosorgont Do.lgna.
Constantinople, March 6. The situ
ation of the missionaries of the Ameri
can board residing at Amarash is criti
cal. Two of them are British subjects,
The governor-general of the province of
Alepo declares that he suspect them of
insurgent designs, and nai ordered their
letters opened and sent to Alepo, wbei e
tney win oe examined oeiore delivery.
Boxes of food and clothing addressed to
them must now be examined by the po
lice ot Amaraab, despite their already
being inspected at Alexandria upon en
tering the country. The chief of police
in Amarash consequently ha , seized
several of such boxes. He also impris
oned the muleteers conveying them. He
publicly declared that the missionaries
were importing arms and had large
quantity stored, readv for nse against
! the Mohammedans. The bigotrv of the
ignorant people, aireaay arousea against
the Armenians, is now directed against
the missionaries. Disaster is possible
any moment unless the agitation be
checked.
NEBRASKA'S FARMERS.
rio Btatos Will Contribute Soods for
tho troath-affrors.
Omaha, March 5. The member of
the state relief commission, who went to
Chicago and St. Louis to secure seed
grain for Nebraska's destitute farmers,
returned to-day, The boards of trade in
both cities orounise to have each conntv
in Missouri and Illinois donate a car of
seed. Iowa, Minnesota and Indiana
also desire to contribute. It is esti
mated by Secretary Nason that the five
states will contribute not lee than 600
cars of seed grain, i The commission baa
made a carelul eetiaiate, aud it is stated
that to plant the land under cultivation
in the forty-three drouth-stricken conn
ties would require in the aggregate
5,000,000 bushels. The planting of these
lands means, in th event of crop, the
sum of 1100,000,000 to the farmer.
Tolograph.rs Organlso.
New Yobe, March 5. A number of
telegraph operator! of thla city met at
Clarendon hall to-day and organized the
1 American Telegraph Union. There were
. about 200 operator present. The meet-
1 "
IxiS was called to order by Bobert L.
Deakera, who made an address advocat
ing irovernment control of the telegraph
lines of the country. He was followed
by others in the same strain, after which
the meeting went into secret session. A
committee was then selected from the
companies represented at the meeting,
viz: The Western Union, Postal Cable
Company and the railroad and press
wires. This committee after a confer
ence recommended the election of a
hoard of directora composed of nine
I K. L. Deakera,' W. O. Eastlake, J. P.
. F.agon, 0. . Thompson, T. J. Punn, D.
L. Russell, J. J. Whalen, T. J. Cusey
and j. a. Newman.
Si officer were elected.
Tbo Poatofllco Department. ,
Washington, March 6. When Postmaster-General
Bissell retires from of
fice he will have nearly cleared np the
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presidential-postmaster docket. At pre-
ent there are about thirty office to be ,
ent there are about thirty
flled ton March 4 next. There are
or confirmation
tv r6. windowed that there will be no
' n.T.rl8LapS!7!!ia,:".
! principal offices still to be
Cincinnati and Cleveland. About 375
Itepfiblican postmasters will hold over
: niuil the next congress meets, unless
i 1 1 ii i; 1 1 ' at uiiivob a 1 1 t w wo ui.cta aiw ai
vai.otwli. ar .bj hv He-the .
nations, for during the period extending
from Mnrch 4. 189). to the session of
: . . - . .
congress in the following December this
number were appointed.
A Moat Complete Tiredness.
Cricaoo, March 6. Percy G. Cham
berlain, a retired captain of the British
army, . ihot and
killed himself in hi
He left a letter ad
home yesterday,
dressed "To the coroner or to whomso-
UIOB.m IV .llv MllvUm V,, W BUUU1BU- :
it ,,., . in wnich he said he
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had no other motive for the act than "i
most complete tiredness." He had lived
too long, and was very tired. He was
unmarried.
Tho Court Ha No Jurisdiction.
San Fbancisco, March 6. The case
ot Fred G. Hall, the variety actor
charged with grand larceny by Charles
Beckman, a recent arrival from Vic
toria, B. 0., haa been dismissed on mo
tion of the prosecuting attorney on the
ground that the court had no juritdio-tioa.
PACIFIC NORTHWEST
Condensed Telegraphic
ports of Late Events,
Re
BRIEF SPARES FROM THE WIRES
Budget of Hows for Easy Digestion From
Different Parts of the litotes or Wash-
logtoa, Oregon and Idaho Items
Interest to Paeiflo Coast Paoplo.
Grant's Pass, Or., has 405 boys and
Boo girl of school age.
The farmers about Silver Lake. Or.
are desirous of establishing a creamery,
The school census in Corvallis. Or,
shows 862 females and 316 male ; total
em
An effort 1 being made to startup the
Ucosta, Wash., mill plant that ha been
idle lor a year.
The city council of Seattle ha donated
fZOO to tbe Salvation army to be used in
it labor relief work
It is proposed to hold an encampment
of U. A. it. veterans ol iuwtern Oregon
at tigin, July zs and 24,
There are 12.000 sacks of grain in the
Monkland district of Sherman county,
Ur., yet in tbe farmers' bands,
Four regulars and eight special are
to be dropped from the Spokane police
force in tne interest oi economy,
As soon aa the weather ia suitable the
prisoner in Spokane county, Wash,
jail will be set to work on the road.
The woolen mill at Bandon, Or., are
running overtime with order enough to
keep at it all summer. A shortage of
wool is threatened,
Many owners of hopyards are putting
np the wire system this spring. It costs
but little more than poles and last for
a number ol years.
A public wool warehouse and market
will be established at Baker City, Or. It
will be 00x100 leet, of corrugated iron,
on stone foundation.
Tt is aaid there is to be a boom in the
Althouse mining district this year, and
that 160 stamps will be at work in the
vicinity of Browntown.
The Heppner, Or., board of trade has
appointed a committee to see what can
be done to open a road between that
city and Parria creek,
A subscription is being taken among
tne sportsmen oi wana walla, wash.,
for the importation of 400 pair of bob-
wnite quau to stock that section
ATacoma, Wash., firm ia makinglarce
shipment of epgs to Montana. This i
a result of the Eastern blizzards cutting
on tne supply irom tnat direction,
The business men and farmers of T
Center, Am boy, Uhelatchie and Yacolt,
Wash., are talking of jointly building a
good road in tbat region eighteen mile
long.
There I a protect on foot to open no a
u.ii inn iKMiai ronw ikivmh i.ninri
Pass and Gold Beach, Or., by way of the
, . . .
junction oi nogoe ana Illinois rivers.
Ilahee, Reuben and Leland.
The Salem. Or., postmaster him Iron
directed by the postal department to
uuKTiiargc one carrier irom ris iorce. A.
remonstrance petition ia being signed to
be forwarded to the postmaster-general.
The telephone system from Spokane
to Coeur d'Aleoe is to be extended to
Helena and other Montana points,
twenty-five miles of wire being put
under ground in crossing the Coeur
d'Alenes.
Captain Maltby has sent the What
com, Wash., board ol trade some sam
ples ol Wilson hvbrid tooacco raieea on
s farm at Lynden. This year he and
G. L. Ramsdel will raise about ten acres
of the Havana variety.
II. B. Williams. Frank Cook et ai
have filed articles of incorporation for
the American Patriotic Memorial As
sociation of Whatcom, Wash. The ob
ject of the association is to furnish
gratuitous instruction to the children ol
soldiers and sailors wno served in tne
war.
The Ts.com a. Wash., committee in
charge of the army-post matter baa de
cided to report in favor of a half-dozen
sites aa follows : East Side of American
Lake, west side of American Lake, Span-
away Lake, Steilacom site, near Albert
Whvte's place, poison site, near iuuson,
and i'oint Jjenance.
Olvmpia people are determined to re
sent to the utmost the action of Ta
coma's newspapers and chamber of com
merce in regard to the continuance oi
work on tbe capitol. and business men
are correspondingly grateful for Seattle'i
friendliness on what is to Olympia the
all-important question. .-
A compromise has been effected in the
affairs of the Aberdeen, Wash., bank,
and joint receivers have been appointed
by the superior court. In consequence
the appeal haa been withdrawn, and the
receivers are now hard at work endeavor
ing to straighten out the tangle. The
receivers are : J. P. Caraoa, of Monte
sano, and Engene France, of Aberdeen.
Both are well-known business men, and
-Jenonitora pan rest satisfied that their
fXelZ L1 UTro&tedin everyway
rxissible.
possible.
Senator Campbell's bill, which is prac
tically for the relief of the city of Ta
coma, Wash., in permitting an extension
of the water system, passed the senate,
and was immediately transmitted to the
house and passed there. Two years ago year ag0 stockwell failed here as a the
tho city of Tacoma at a special election ,-, , . ,. -, I
appropriated (300,000 for the extension tr,cal tm??I- ,A,te,r f hi,fe!
ot ita water system to Pattieon springs. now? to tue t11 "0li " Ethel
These did not have the caoacity sup-! B'8n.don' jlecur1 1,,.voro8 rom h'm.
posed, and as the money was voted for
a special purpose it waa impossible to
extend the system in any other direction
without another vote of the people. The
bill is for the purpose of again submit- ,
ting tbe matter.
Senator Ide'e bill for the relief of tha
aa tha t.i,.. ,t .
I big charter ridden cities of Spokane,
i Seattle and Tacoma provides tor the
amendment of section 10, article 11 of
! the constitution of the
at.afA nf Waah,
, 1 ... - ' -
ington, relating to county, city and
.......... 1 . 1 : . : . . 1
; lAjH iiaiiip ut vatuifimnju eo aa wj reau as
follows i 'Cornoratimin for mnnminoi
purposes shall not be created by special the possessor of government bond to
laws i but the legislature by general ' a large amount when living, and that,
laws shall provide for incorporation, or- having no faith in banks, she had ae
ganization and classification, in propor- creted them somewhere about her house
v.uii io population oi ciues ana towns,
I hich laws may be altered, amended or
, i'fwi , mm cihm auu towns uereio- i
fore or hereafter organized, and all
.charters thereof framed or adopted by
! anlhority of this constitution, shall be
iii'j'-r-t to and controlled by general
BATTLESHIP OREGON.
of e.tlon. for a Grand Naval Display
at na Franolaeo.
San Fbancisco, March 4. Now that
the Olympia has secured her quota of
men the battle-ship Oregon is receiving
her fair share of attention. The work
men of the Union iron works are putting
the finishing touches on her, and she is
nearly ready to be turned over to the
government. One of the afternoon pa
pers here says :
"She being the first vessel of her line
ever 'constructed on the Pacific Coast,
naval officers are particularly anxious to
make the transler of the vessel an oc
casion for a naval demonstration in the
bay of San Francisco. There are enough
ships at Mare Island to make up quite a
squadron, me two revenue cutlers,
Corwin and liush, could be pressed into
service, besides the coast survey boats
now in Oakland creek and those not on
duty. The secretary of the navy could
be persuaded to give orders to have the
ships placed under the orders of an act
ing admiral. The coast defense vessel
Monterey could act as flagship. The
morning of the formal transfer of the
Oregon, the naval fleet at Mare Inland
could steam slowly down from the yard
and take np it station in the bav on
an imaginary line, run north from
about a mile off shore from Goat
Island. The revenue cutters and
other vessels could form another line
further west, .and at a giv n time the
Oregon could steam through the gaunt
let, and after passing, be followed by
the rest of the fleet. After a marine
parade tbe local na-al reserve and crews
of tbe warships could arrange a series of
barge races and boat drills. The Union
iron works would undoubtedly be will
ing to offer a prize for tbe fastest barge
crew, entries to be open to the naval re
serve crews and regulars alike.
"If it ia decided to arrange a great
naval show the Oregon can perhaps be
duly christened July 4 next. It is not
expected her guns will be furnished her
by that time, but the ship will be prac
tically completed, except perhaps for a
few turret plates and nieces of ordnance.
The parade could be arranged anyway
and a mock ceremony gone throne h
with. At the naval pay office and at
Mare island it is said that if the neonln
of Vallejo, San Francisco and Oakland
would make it known that thev intend
ed to arrange for the first naval display
ui inuuera warsmpsever neid in western
coast waters, the government would,
undoubtedly, try to rush material to the
Oregon's buildera so that thev mivht
complete tbe ship, thus enabling her to
oe iormauy turned over to the authori
ties of the United States July 4."
WORST NOT KNOWN.
Two Hundred Killed and Injured In tho
Mexican Wreck.
City of Mexico, March 4. One of
the most frightful accidents In the his
tory of Mexican railroads resulting in
the killing of 104 persons and the seri
ous, if not fatal injuries of nearly 100
other, occurred on the Inter-Oceanic
railroad at a point about twenty-five
mile from this city.
A few days ago a great manv people
left the capital and the towns in the vi
cinity to go on a pilgrimage to the Cath
olic shrine at Sacre Monte. Yesterday
a long train, on board of which were
I,zuu passengers, waa returning iruiu
tbe pfftoeof the pilgrimage. It went
well nnlil a point on the line about
midway between Timantia and Tenango
waa reached, tin tins part oi ine roau
there is a steep incline, the line at one
place having a sharp curve, where it
runs close to the edge of a high preci
pice. This is one of the most dangerous
place on the road and was rendered
more so by the fact that the track waa
not in the best condition. Aa the train
started down the incline many of the
passengew were laughing and jolting.
while others were looking out of the
windows at the rapidly passing scenery.
Soon the speed of the train began to in
crease, and it was soon running at a
frightful rate. The passengew ceased
their joking and looked at each other
ltn strange tear depicted in tneir
faces. Steadily the momentum of tbe
train, which was now swaying
ana
bounding tearfully, increased, and soon
the dangerous high curve was struck. to t0 ny ftep which
As the pilot wheels of the engine took itrued M nniriendiy to the United
the curve, the locomotive awayed oat- t e,, bnt Germany, Belgium and Eng
wardand then back. A the drivew .nA nve already taken mhciIv the
weu on anu currt) iii cintmo uu
swayed heavily, and then either jumped
the track or turned a rail. It dashed i
across the scanty space between the
rails and the edge of the chasm and j
then plunged downward. One after an-
other three coaches filled with passen- ,
gew dashed after it and piled np in a
mass of wreckage at the foot of the prec
ipice. The next two coaches also jump
ed the track, but most fortunately, did
not go over the edge of the precipice. Aa
the fifth coach left the track it twisted
and broke the coupling connecting with
ine coacnes oeuinu. luese coacueo
kept the rails and safely passed around
the curve. After running a considerable
distance they were stopped by the hand
praKes.
I.. K. Stoekwelt'o Troubles.
San Fbancisco, March 4. L. K. Stock-
well, the well-known comedian, ran
into a whole lot of trouble when he came
to San Francisco with Hoyt's "A Tem
perance Town" com pan v. Less than a
alleging aesernon. oiocxweu in tne
mean'ime went East to make a living.
Since his return his ex-wife's lawyew
are said to have been annoying him over
money matters, and still more trouble
came down npon him to-day, when sev
eral of his old creditors attached for debt
his salary due from the Hoyt company. 1
Btuck Closer Than a Brother. I
Lambebtvillc, N. J., March 4. An
eccentric old lady died not long ago at
Beigleaville, N. J., a short distance above
this city. She waa known to have been
or premises. A diligent search after her
death failed to reveal the place of their
concealment, and their biding place was
not discovered until the old lady waa be
ing prepared for burial, when a porou
plaster was noticed on her body, and
upon its removal the bond were found
beuieted beneath it.
MORTON'S STATEMENT
American Export Beef of tho
Highest Quality.
FRAUDS PRACTICED BY DEALERS
All tho Cry A fain, t Oar Meats Inspired
by tho Iand-Ownera or Franco and
Germany Franoe'a Prohibition of
Oar Lire Cattle.
Washington, March 2. Secretary
Morton haa prepared the following state
ment for the press regarding the meat
trade of the United States with certain
foreign countries i
"Export American beef i of such a
high quality that a parliamentary com
mittee in England in 1803 reported that
in some of the most fashionable and
aristocratic markets in London it waa
frequently sold a 'prime Scotch and
English meat.' In some of the large
meat-selling establishments in the aris
tocratic West End of I-ondon there was
practically no other than American meat
sold. Yet it was called 'English' and
'Scotch.' The price of American dressed
beef, per 100 pounds, at the Central meat
market of London December 31, 1804.
were aa follow:
"American beef, killed in England,
(10.12 per hundred to (10.87; re
frigerator American beef, (11.12i to
12.12 per hundredweight for hind
quarters ; for forequartew, (7.60 and (8.
"It i claimed by the United States
international dealers in meats that all
the cry against the edibleness of Ameri
can meats, and all the charges against
the sanitary condition of American live
cattle sent abroad are inspired by the
land-owning protectionists of Germany
and France. They desire, it is said, to
make cattle and meat higher in German
and French markets by making cattle
and beef scarcer. The herds of the
United States are in splendid sanitary
condition. There has not been a case of
pleuro-pneumonia in any of the United
States or territoriea in the last three
years. There is no contagion, infec
tious or communicable disease prevalent
among the domestic animals ' in any
state or territory of the Union. There
haa not been, and will not be, shipped
to any European port any animal or the
products of any animal which has not
been inspected and declared healthy,
wholesome and edible. The United
States will continue to furnish all meat
less Europe with the best and cheapest
pork and beef in the world."
FBANO'a PROHIBITION.
Pabis, March. 2. Contrary to cabled
reports received here, United States
Ambassador Enstis haa not received in
struction to protest against the French
exclusion of American cattle. It seems
there ia a misapprehension in tbe
United States in regard to the scope of
the decree which applies only to Ameri
can live cattle, and which does not af
fect the tinned or dressed beef. The
exact wording of the decree ia:
"Considering that contagious diseases
which do not exist in France are preva
lent in the . United States among ani-
1 mala of the bovine species, and tiiat
cases have been established among ani
mals imported into Europe from tbat
country, it is necessary to take measurea
to prevent the introduction of these dis
eases into onr territory. Accordingly,
noon the advice of the consulting com
mittee on epizootics, and on the report
of the counselor of state, the director of
agriculture decrees tbat the import into
or transit through France of all animals
of the bovine species from the United
States is prohibited both by our land
frontiers or by sea, until otherwise or
dered. Animals shipped before Febru
ary 24 will be allowed entry if healthy."
It is learned tbat France took this
step with the greatest reluctance. M.
Hanotaax, the minister of foreign
attain, says:
"I myself waa greatly opposed to the
issuance of the decree, and it was only
done after the minister of agriculture
bad assured me that there was positive
evidence that the disease among the
u.,iai .,sii i . nn, ,;iu
same precautions,
and we were the lust
nation to do so.
CALIFORNIA'S PRIDt.
Tho Cltra. Fair Sucera.fully Opened a!
Los Angeles. - f
. Los Anoklks, March 2. The South
ern California citrus fair , of 1805, the
ixth of the series held under the statu
appropriation in tne soutnern part ol
tl.a ata.A M. niuinii 1 ln.nli,lil of 7 . OA
o'clock. This fair so successfully inau
gurated outclasses any similar attempt
thing of the kind to be seen in thequaq-.,
tityof fruit placed npon exhibition, in '
the taste displayed in ita arrangement
and in the elaborate decorations. The
quality, too, is considered by competent
judges to be better than in past seasons,
the fruit being weightier and the color
brighter. The fair will continue for the,
next ten days. . V .-
a-ib. . k rrk..Mi r v.-
biwiu u wa, uu, 1,1 . it uu.i.iikb any
r-i:f.t- t. i .. i.
. Siattlb. March 2 Josenh Evano. a
miner at Franklin, challenged any man
to break a half-Nelson hold on him and
John Williams took him up. After
three ineffectual attempts to break the
hold Evans complained of being hurt,
and waa released and taken home, where
be died forty-eight hours later of a frao
tuw of the spinal column.
Military Occupation Decided os,
Madrid, March 2. The government,
has decided upon a military occupation
of the disturbed district of Cuba.. Or-,
dew have been issued to the royal navy -and
Trans-Atlantic Company to hasten
preparations to transport 6,300 troop
from Spain and a bat-lion from Porto
Rico to Cobs
Foattaatlarj' Waaployaa' Wages Cab.
Walla Walla, Wash., March 2. The
board of penitentiary commissioners
met to-day and ent tha salaries of em
ploye (231 per month. Guard Charle
Taylor waa discharged for neglect of
duty and hi place filled by if. W.
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