CAPTAIN SIGSBEE'S STORY.
ilia t(i!Id Testimony Kef or the
t.xr.l (Regarding too IMaaatar.
WASm.VtlTON. Maren ' . t hi.ihhi
GiitHbee, in testifying before the court of
ti'-jufry, said that he assumed command
of tint Maine April H 1W. and that hl
ship anchored. In the harbor of Havana
the liuit time January U. ISM, Tlie au
thorities t Havana knew of the Maine's
coming, Consul-tieneral l hHvlnjt In
fotmed th authorit'es according to ol!l
cittt custom. After he took on an ofliolal
pilot. Kent by the rantam of the port of
Havana, the ship was berthed In the man-of-war
anchorage, oft the Mufhlna, or the
Shear, and according to his understitnd
lnr. It u one of Ibe regular buoys of
the place. He then stated tht he hl
been. In Havana la 171, end again In lSSS,
He could not state whether the Maine
was placed In the usual berth for men-of-war,
but said that he had heard remark
since the explosion, using Captain Ste
vens, temporarily In command of the
Ward Line steamer City of Washington,
as authority for the statement, that he
had never known. In all hit experience,
which covered visit to Havana for live
or els years, a man-of-war to be anchored
at that buoy, that he had rarely known
merchant vessels to be anchored there,
and that it was the least used buoy In
the harbor.
Tae Maine's SarroaaeHaara.
In describing the surrounding when
Brat moored to the buoy. Captain Sigsbee
stated that the Spanish man-of-war Al
fonso XUI was anchored In the position
now occupied by the Fern, about 358
yards to the northward and westward
from the Maine. The German ship Grle
svnaa was anchored at the berth now oc
cupied by the Spanish man-of-war , Le
t'aspo, which Is about M yards due north
from the Maine. He then located the
German man-of-war Chariots, which came
Into the harbor a day or two later, which
was- anchored to the southward of the
Maine's berth about to or bd yards. In
describings the surrounding at the time
of the explosion. Captain Sigsbee stated
that the night was calm and still. The
Alfonso Xlll was at the same, berth.
The small Spanish dispatch boat. I-e
Caspo, had come out the day before and
takea the berth occupied by the German
man-of-war, the Grieeeoau. which had
left. The steamer City of Washington
was anchored about SO yards to the south
and east of the Maine's stern, slightly on
the port quarter. ,
The Caal Was Safe.
The Maine coaled at Key West, taking
on about 15 tons, the coal being regularly
Inspected, and taken from the government
coal pile. This coal was placed generally
In the forward bunkers. No report was
received from the chief engineer that any
coal bad. been tea long- In the bunkers,
and that the fire alarms tn the bunkers
were sensitive.
The regulations regarding tmfiammablea
and paints on board. Captain Sigsbee
testified, were strictly carried out In re
gard to storage, and that waste also waa
subject to the same careful disposition.
The inflammable were stored In chests
according to the regulations, and inflam
mables in excess of chest capacity, were
allowed to be kept In the bathroom of the
admiral's cabin.
Regarding the electric plant of the
Maine. Captain Sigsbee elated that there
was no serious grounding, nor sudden
flaring up of the lights before the explo
sion, but a sudden and total eclipse.
As for regulations affecting the taking
of the temperature of the magazines, esc..
Captain Sigsbee stated there were no spe
cial regulations other than the usual regu
lations required by the department. He
examined the temperature himself, and
conversed with the ordnance officer as
to the various temperatures, and the con
tents of the magaiines and. according to
the opinion of this officer, as well as Sigs
bee. the temperatures were never at the
danger-point. "
"I do not think there was any laxity in
this direction." said the captain, replying
to a question of Judge-Advocate Marix.
He had no recollection of any work go
ing on in the magazine or shell rooms be
fore the explosion. The keys were called
for In the usual way on the day in ques
tion, and were properly returned.
Kelatloas Will Sataalah Aathorltlea.
Speaking generally uf the relations with
the Spanish authorities. Captain Slgpbee
stated that with the officials they were
outwardly cordial. The members of the
autonomsstic council of the government,
however, seem to have brought to the at
tention of the navy department the fact
that he did. not visit them, and that fact
brought embarrassment to the govern
ment at Washington. He took the ground
to the department that It was unknown
etiquette to call on the civil members of
the colonial government other than the
governors. Without waiting for such an
.order. Captain Sigsbee made a visit after,
wards, and. as he states, was pleasantly
received and his visit promptly returned
by certain members of the council. A party
of ladies and gentlemen called, and the
president of the council made a speech
which Captain Sigsbee could not under
stand, but witich was Interpreted to him,
to which he replied.
"My reply," said Captain Sigsbee, "was
" afterwards printed in at least two papers
in Havana, but the terms made me fa -or
autonomist government in the Island. I
am Informed that the autonomlstic gov
ernment in Havana is unpopular among
a large class of Spanish and Cuban resi
dents. I have bo means .of knowing
whether my apparent Interference in the
...J It t., 1 mDMrni nf the island had anv
relation to the destruction of the Maine."
Eaklfcltloa of AalMitr.
fc When asked whether there was any
demonstration of animosity by people
afloat. Captain Sigsbee said there" was
never on shore, as he waa informed, but
there was afloat. He related that on the
first Sunday after the Maine's arrival the
. ferry-boat, crowded densely with people,
civil and military, returning from a bull
fight at Regis, passed the Maine, and
about 49 people on board Indulged in yell
ing, whistling and derisive calls.
Every Preeaatlea Takea.
During the stay in Havana. Captain
Sigsbee took more than ordinary precau
tions fag the protection of the Maine by
placing sentries on the forecastle and
poop, quarter line and single decks, on
the bridge and the poop.
A corporal of the guard was especially
instructed to look out for the port gang
way, and the officer of the deck and quar
termaster were especially instructed to
look out for the starboard gangway, a
quarter-watc h was kept on deck alt night,
sentries' cartridge boxes filled, their arms
kept loaded, a number of rounds of rapid
fire ammunition kept in the pilot-room
and in the spare captain s pantry, and
under the aft superstructure were kept
additional supplies of shells, close st hand
for the second battery: steam was kept up
in two boilers Instead of one. and positive
Instructions were given to watch carefully
itely.
He said he had given orders to the master-at-arms
to keep a careful eye on
everybody that came on board, and to
carefully observe any packages that
might be beid. on the supposition that
dynamite or other high explosives might
he employed, and afterwards to Inspect
the routes these people bad taken, and
not to lose sight of the order. He statu
that very few people visited the ship.
Ueutenant-Comraander Wainwright be
ing rather severe sn visitor.
Spesalali Ottevrs Bar4-
There were only two or three of the
Spanish military officers came on board,
but. recording to the captain, thT mere
constrained, and not desirous of accepting
much courtesy. The visit was during the
absence of the captain. He said he made
every effort to have Spanisp officers to
visit the ship to snow his good-will, ac
cording: to the spirit of the Maine's visit
to Havana, but with exceptions stated,
no military officers of Spain visited the
ship officially.
Captain Sigsbee then went into details
regarding the precautions la force, and
especially la relatioa to quarter-watches,
which, he said, had never been rescinded.
One of the cutters waa tn the water at
the time of the accident: and ane of the
steam launches, the first, was riding at
the starboard boom. The captain said
that (he night was quiet and warm, and
he remembered hearing distinctly the
ecbw of tie butrle at tattoo, which was
very rirjont. S'.ars were out. the sky.
however, being overcast. The Maine, at
the time of the explosion, was riding ap-r"-Rjfe!y
northwest, pomtir.g toward
yit -!--.x
IVearrlptloa of Kaploalea.
He then went Into a description of the
explosion when he felt the crash. He
characterised It as a bursting, rending,
and crashing sound or roar of Immense
volume, larat-ty metniiit' u si . ii.it.tctf c.
It was suei-ee.l t by a metallic sound,
probably of falling dvhriev a trembling
ait, lurching motion of the vessel, then
an impression of sutudilenee, attended bv
an eclipse of electric tights and Interne
darkness within his cnhliC He thought
immediately that the Main hnd blown
up and she was sinking. He hurried to
the starboard cabin, but changed his
course to the passage leading to the suiier
structuie. He detailed the manner . of
meeting private Anthony, which is much
the same as has Iteen published.
Lieutenant - Commander Wainwright
was on deck when Captain Sigsbee
emerged from the passageway, and turn
ing to the orderly he aked for time,
which was given as 9;W P. M. Sentries
were ordered placed about the ship, and
the forward magaxlne Hooded.- He called
for perfect silence. The surviving officers
were about him at the time on the poop.
He was Informed that both forward and
aft magastnes were under water. Then
came faint cries and white floating bodies)
in the water. Boats were at once ordered
lowered, but only two were available, the
gig and whaleboat. They wera lowered
and manned by officers and men, and by
the captain's directions they left the ship
and helped to save the wounded Jointly
with other boats that bad arrived on the
scene. . "
Fire amidships by' this time was burn
ing fiercely, and the spare ammunition in
the ptlot-house was exploding. At this
time Ueutenant-Commander Wainwright
said he thought the ItMnch tnagailne for
ward had been thrown up Into the burn
ing mass, and might explode any time,
Everybody waa then directed to get Into
the boats over the stern, which was dv-ne,
the captain getting Into the gig. and then
proceeding to the City of Washington,
where he found the wounded in the dining
saloon 'being carefully attended by the
officers and crew of the vessel. ,: He then
went on deck and observed the wreck for
a few minutes, and gave directions to
have a muster taken on board the City
of Washington and other vessels, and sat
down in the captain's cabin and dictated
a telegram to the navy department.
Swaaiards Exaraaa Syaapaf ay
Various Spanish officials came on board
and expressed sympathy and sorrow for
the accident- The representatives of
General Blanco and of the admiral of the
station were among the Spanish offlcials
who tendered their sympathies. About
four or Ave men were found that night
who survived. By the time Captain Sigs
bee reached the quarterdeck it was his
Impression that an overwhelming explo
sion had occurred. When he came from
the cabin he was practically blinded for
a few seconds. His only thought was for
the vessel, and he took no note of the
phenomena of the explosion. In reply to
the question of whether any of the mag
a lines or shell rooms were blown up, thw
captain said It was extremely difficult to
come to any conclusion. The center of
the explosion was beneath and a little
forward o? the conning tower on the port
side. In the region of the center or axis
of the explosion was the six-inch reserve
magaxlne, which contained very little
powder, about SW pounds. The 10-Inch
magaxlne was in the same general re
gion, but on the starboard stile. Over
the lo-lnch magaxlne in the loading room
of the turret, and In the adjoining pas
sage, a number of 10-Inch shells were per
manently located. According to Captain
Sigsbee it would be difficult to conceive
the explosion Involved the 10-incb maga
aine. because of the location of the ex
plosion, and none of the reports show that
any XtMncb shells were huried into the atr
because of the explosion.
Details af the Seeaww Exploalant.
The captain went Into details as to the
location of the small explosion. He said
that he did not believe that the forward
or 10-inch magaxine blew up. The loca
tion of the gun cotton was aft, under the
cabin." He stated that he had examined
the wreck himself, conversed with other
officers and men. but.- as the Spanish
authorities were very much adverse to an
investigation, except officially, on the
grounds, as stated by the Spanish admir
alty, that the honor of Spain was in
volved, he fore bo re to examine' the sub
mrrine portion of the wreck for the cause
of the explosion until the day the court
convened.
He fcaid the discipline of the ship was
excellent. The marine guard was in ex
cellent condition. The report of the medi
cal department shows that about one
man and a quarter per day were on the
sick list during the past year. In the
engineers" department the vessel was al
ways ready and always responsive. He
paid a tribute to the crew, and said tltat
a quieter, better-natured lot of men he
had never known on board of any ves
sel In whk-h he had served. He bad no
fault to find with the behavior of any
man at the time of the disaster, and
considered their conduct admirable. ' On
his examination by the court, Captain
Sigsbee said that the tlgbest temperature
he could discover was 112. but that was
tn the after magaxine. the temperature In
the forward magaxines being considerably
lower. There was no loose powder kept
in the maira lines. AU the coal bunkers
were ventilated through air tubes, exam
ined weekly by the chief engineer, and
were connected electrically te the annun
ciator near his cabin door. The forward
coal bunkers on the port side were fulL
The forward coal bunkers on the star
boat side was half full, and it was being
used at the time of the explosion.
Coal Bankers Sat Hat.
Captain Sigsbee. being recalled, stated
that he had detailed Lieutenant-Commander
Wainwright, Lieutenant Holman
and Chief Engineer Holman. all of the
Maine, to obtain Information In regard
to any outsiders who might have seen the
explosion. Captain Sigsbee also gave as
his opinion that if coal bunkers Alt had
been so not as to be dangerous to the t
incn reserve magaxine. that this condition
would have been shown on three sides
where the bunker was exposed, and that
men constantly passing to and fro by it
would have necessarily noticed any un
due heat. Captain Sigsbee waa recalled
and examined as to the ammunition on
board the Maine. He stated that there
were no high explosives, guncotton. deto
nators or other material In magaxines or
shell rooms which the regulations prohib
ited. He testified that no warheads bad
been placed on torpedoes since he had
had command of the ship.
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
It is eUted that shark have now pen
etrated into the Mediterranean through
the Sue canal from the Bed sea.
Id France there bare been found only
two criminals whose measurement by
the Bertillon system coincided.
The Adams homestead at Qniner,
Misc., has been restored under the di
rection of the Qninctr Historical Society.
The largest room in the world nnder
one roof and unbroken by pillars is st
St. Petersburg. It is 620 feet long by
120 in breadth.
Ginger i s tropical production of
Mexico, where it grows wild. IC hag
been ealtivabted fiora an early period
to tropical Asia.
The oMest eity in the world is Nip
pur, the "0!4w Bei" of Babylon; the
foundation were laid 7,000 years B. C
and the mins have lately been un
earthed.
Sardines are now being packed in
glass bottles, low wide-mouthed shape.
They wok mnch cleaner snd they are
far handier than the oM-fashimed
tins.
A substitute for honey has been in
troduced in Germsny under the name
of sugar-hooey, and consists of sugar,
water, minute amounts of mineral sub
stanoea and free acid.
The fiev. Thomas Loxban, who for
47 years has been rector of a church
near Bolton, England, baa given faO,
000 to a part of bis parish (or the ereo
tion of a cbnrcb and schools. i
- .,... - a w-v fa I ... t t -- a n a nT-i c ws rriMMimfc i " "at
- frada Conditions la the Leading Cities
I of the Wsrld.
J The feature of the week In the when
t trade has been the attempt to ronke the
bull oliq.no stand from under the uisr
1 ket . The attempt has been an absolute
failure, for the Letter crowd have stood
in the breach and bid ft. 04 for' May
wheat and took all they could get at
that price. The "barring of houses
repreoeuting Letter was a sign of lack
of confidence on the part of the bears.
They know that the clique is amply
able to pay for all the wheat it takes.
; but probably they do not wish to add
o the incentive which the clique al
ready has to run prices np. A rather
severe break has occurred in the other
options, but aside from the better crop
reports from the southwest the news has
not been beatish. Foreign markets
have been remarkably firm and the cou
staut purchase of wheat by foreigners
at the seaboard bespeaks a genuiue de
mand. The addition to the contract
stock looks bearish, but it must be ad
mitted tb:t a very small percentage ol
the total receipts Krades up to the
standard. Some may wonder why
Leiter withdrew his support from the
July option. Probably because he an
ticipated a haid fight on the May deal,
and considered it a foregone conclusion
that a bulge in the May wheat will
bring the July bock into line in a hurry.
The crop situation is looming up against
the price of deterred futures, and the
excellent prospects are a strong induce
ment toward loosening up larniers
holdings and to patting out of line of
shorts. '
I-wrtland Market.
Wheat Walla Walla, 7435c; Val
ley and Bluestera, ""QTSo per bushel.
Flour Best grade. 13.85; graham,
3.40; superfine, 13.35 per barrel.
Oats Choice white, StitgS'c; choice
! Era v, 33(4 34c per bnehel.
i . Barley Feed barley, 17 18.60;
brewing, $30 per ton.
MiUstuffa Bran, 18 per ton; mid
dlings, 33; shorts, $1S.
Hay Timothy, $13.50; clover, $10
11; Oregon wild hay, 9 10 per ton.
Eggs Oreeon, 11(31-0 per doien.
Butter Fancy creamery, 45 C 50c;
fair to good, 40 (8 4 Do; dairy, 8540c
per roll.
Cheese Oregon full cream, 13 ".c;
Young America, 13 it 14o.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, 3.508
4.00 per dosen; hens, $4 00(34.50;
geese, $6.00; ducks, $5.00(3
8.00 per dozen; turkeys, live, Iliglic
tier pound.
Potatoes Oregon Bitrbanks, 40(j50e
per sack; sweets, $ 1.75 'i per cental
Onions Oregon, $2. 25gS. 60 per
sack.
Hops 1416c per pound for new
crop; 1896 crop, 4(d6c.
Wool Valley, 1416e per pound;
Eastern Oregon, Ttgl-e; mohair, 20l
ie per pound.
Mutton Orosa, best sheep, wethers
and ewes, 4o; dressed mutton. 7c;
spring lambs, Sc per pound.
Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $4.35;
light and feeders. $3.00(s? 4.00; drewed,
j. 00 (8 5.50 per 100 pouu.ls.
Beef Uross, top steers, $3.50
3.75; cows, $3.50(23; dressed beef, 6't
(& to per iiound.' , -
Veal Large, 638,lac; email, ?8e
per pound.
Seattle Market.
Potatoes Yakitnns, $14 per ton;
natives, $llgl3; sweets, 3c per pound;
box of 60 pounds, $1.
Butter Fancy native creamery,
brick, 25c; ranch, 14(2 15c; dairy,
16c; Iowa fancy creamery,. 23c.
Cheese Native Washington, 12tg
ISc; Eastern cheese, 12jc.
Ej.-gs Fresh ranch, 14c; California
ranch, 14c
Meats Choice dressed beef steers,
8c; cows, 7(3 7. Sc; mutton, Sc; pork,
7c; veal, small, &a ,
Poultry Chickens, live, per pound,
hens, 12c; dressed, 14c; turkeys,
live, 12c; dressed, 16c. 4
Fresh Fish Halibot. 6d7c; steel
beads. 7(s(8calmon trout, 12 ,c; floun
ders and sole, 8(a4o; torn cod, 4c; ling
cod, 4 (g 5c; rock cod, 5c; smelt, 3it
5c; herring, 4o.
Olytnpia oystars, per sack, $3(3 3.60.
Corn Whole, $33; cracked, per ton,
$23; feed meal. $33 per ton.
Barley Boiled or ground, per ton,
$23; whole, $22.
Flour Patents, per barrel, $4.25(8
4.60; straights, $4.00; California
brands, $4.65; Dakota brands, $5,403
$5.75; buckwheat Soar, $6.
Millstuffs Bran, per ton, $17; shorts,
per ton, $181.
Feed Chopped feed, $1820 per
ton; middlings, per ton, $34; oil cake
meal, per ton, $35.
Hay Puget Sound, new, per ton,
$1214; Eastern Washington timothy,
$18; alfalfa, $12; straw, $7.
Wheat Feed wheat, per ton, $23.
Oats Choice, per ton, $23.
" Saw Francises Market.'
Wool Nevada, 11 13c; Oregon, 13
g 14c; Southern coast lambs, 7 (8 Sc.
Hops 12 1740 per pound.
Millstuffs Middlings, $20 3 22.50;
California bran, $18.00(3 16.50 per ton.
Onions Siiverakins. $3.00(32.50 per
cental.
Eggs Store, lit, 12c;ranch,12
130- ...
Butter Fancy creamery. 18 ljc; do
seconds, 17c; fancy dairy, 16,tc; good
to choice, 15 16e per pound.
Cheese Fancy mild, new, 9e; old,
9c per pound.
Fresh Frnit Apples, 4dcg$1.40 per
large box; grapes, 25 10c; b-abella,
60(;?5c; peaches, 50c (2 I ; pears, 75o
$1 per box; plums, 20335c.
Potatoes Early Rose, 55 g 75c.
Citrus Frnit-vOranKes. navels, $1.25
(3 2.50; Mexican limes, $5.50;
California lemons, choice, $3.25; do
common, 50c (i $1.00 per box.
Hay Wheat, $18(223.50; wheat and
oat, $1821; oat, $ 14. 50 a 15.50; best
barley, $17 19; alfalfa, $!0.50(S
11.50; clover, $12(gl3.50. "
: Dear Thing.
"Pshaw!" he said; "that's nothing.
Why. when I was a boy I fell out of a
third story window and (truck right on
my head. Of coarse it hurt .me some
at the time, hot I got over it all right."
How do you know yon eot over it
all right?" bis wife aske-L "It's bare
ly possible that yon would have had
ordinary good sense if that badnl hap
pened to vos. ''Cleveland Leader.
Fspullata, Silver Republleans and Item,
crate of Oregon Join Issue.
Three state conventions met in Port
land last week, the I'opulisl, silver
Kepublican anil Democtatio. A union
of forces or fusion it the result. . All
parties ouitcd on the platform adopted
by the populists at Friday's session,
ami agreed to a division ol tha oftioes
by a conference committee. The plat
form as adopted reads!
United In a common eaune foe 0 aaere
purpose of prnrtr the r-rltwtplrt gov.
mnicnt by the whole people, tn tart well
as In aatne, restoring ana maint ning
equality, under that wmmMt, ot all
eUMea, we. the peopla'a democratic an all-ver-WHipll'-aa
parties f the state Or
on. waiving all minor point of difterenra
and uniting for the puriwea of carrylns out ,
the great underlying principles upon vhtaa
are all screed, do tuaka ana present
te the people or Ihta stata the tollovln Seo.
U ratios ot srUH-lplea. and to the carrying
eut of which we aolemnly pled eawh ens
every caiMttdat upon ur unites ticket:
rtrat We StnianS the tree anj unrestrict
ed coinage of atlver and aUl at the pre.
t legal raits of IS to 1. without watting
for tea consent of foreign nation: aad w
are analterablv opposed te th poller ,B '
present refmbucmn edmltttetratloa tn de-.
massing the retirement ot greenback and
th turning over of the awno-making pew
r of th government to t S national hanks,
aa pretested kr th hill drawn by th repub
lican Mretry od th treasury, aad Indorse
by President McKlnley; and w Mpeclatly
deneuae th avowed attempt by aald IMII t
fata th country Irrevocably and forvr
to th lnl gold atandard..
W demand a national money. af and .
aound. taud by th gnral government
only, without th Interventloa of banks ot
Iwr, te b a fuU legal tender tor all debts,
public and private; ale a )u,t. equitable
and efficient auass of dtatributloa direct te
Hi people through Um lawful dlibaraaments
ef the fwartunant.
w demand that th volume of circulating
medium be apaedity increased to an amount
sufficient to mt th demand of th bu.
na and populattoa of this country, and te
restore th just level of prices of labor and
sroductlon.
W favor urh iegUlatloe aa will prevent
for th future the demonetisation of any
kind ef legal-tender money by prtvat con
tract. W demand that the government. In pay
ment ot Ita obligations, ahall ua Ita optica
, as te th kind of lawful money in whtck
they are te be paid, and w donouno th
present and preceding dmtnltrstkna for
eurreoderlng thla optloa te th holder ol
government obligation.
W demand that ther shall ba no further
fteeu ot United. Bute Interest - bearing
bonds.
W demand that postal savins banks be
eatabllatMA by th government for the aaf
deposit oT th aa rinse of the peopK aed te
facilitate exchange.
We demand th election 0 United Slates
senator by direct Tote of In peopht.
We demand th Initiative and referendum
vstem of law-making la Ita optional form,
local, etat and national, and th submla
sioR by ronstves of all Important national
question for an advisory vote of the peo
ple, until such time aa the national conatl
tutloet aha! I have been amended as aa te
provide for direct legtilatton.
tVe condemn as dangeroua and unjust the
umeder, la all departments of th govern
ment. to th Influence ef trusts, corporations
anS aggregation of wealth generally: and
the packing f th highest court of the land,
with eorporettea lawyer, too ready t de
th wttt of their 1st employer, and t et
aside valid' and wholesom lava passed by
the legtstattv department of th alat and
government, upon flimsy pretext, at th be
hests of ouch tnstttutioea.
W are opposed te government by lnjuoo
tloa. In tat matters, w demand:
A almpht and w!!-guarded rogtatratloa
' law.
A more equitable awod f appointing
ju4gs f atactica.
Stringent laws to regulat th operation of
ask traps, ass. wheel and ail ashing gear
la th waters withla th Jurisdiction ef th
atate.
We eWnounc and condemn th corrupt ana
extra vacant republican legislative assem
blies and charge that the republican party.
In Ita eagerness for th spoil of office, has
become divided late warring facttons, a
that It la Incapable of government x
mpliSd by the eondttion existing la th of
fice or th atate treaaurar. ther being at
this time more thaa gSOV.OW there, wrung
from th peep! by th smcea of taxation,
while tate warrants ar atamped "Net
paid far want of fund.'
W demand that all district and county of
ficers b placed upon aalsrtc commcAearate
with th datlcs te be performed by them.
tnaarnach as railroad and other corporal
property Is not bearing Ita proportion of
taxation, w demand that such property
ahall bear tts lust snd equal share of the
expetuma f government.
Stata 'omiatlone.
. tiir governor V, ft. King, populist, of Baker.
For e nTCtni aa First district, K. M. Veatch,
aemocrat, Linn: Peeonil district, C. M. Donald.
smt, silver republican, of Baker.
For areietary ef state H. K. Ktneald. ailver
republican, ol Lane.
For supreme Judge W. A. Bams-, democrat,
of Yamhill.
For attorney -general-.. L. Story, populist, of
Wasco.
Far state prltiler-Cheries A. Fitch, populist,
of Clackamas.
For superintendent ol publie Instruction II.
J. Lyman, populitt, of Clatsop.
District Nominations.
First district bridge, E. C Wade, silver re
publican; proocnting attorney, A. X. Moist,
populist; member of hoard of equalization, C.
A. VYorden, popolist.
Second district Jo.litc, J. W. Hamilton, dem
ocrat: prosecuting attorney. H. lienllnger, lr,
popalist.
Third district Judges, R. P. Boise, populist
and P. H . D'Arcy, aemocrat; prosecuting at
torney, 8. L. Bayden, democrat; member oi
board ol equalisation. Jobs P. Hobertsoa,
popalist.
Fourth district-Judges, J. V. Reach, demo
crat, department 1; Theme O'Pay, democrat,
department ; Dell Smart, silver rermblican;
prosecuting attorney, 1:0 nomtnsiiott.
Fifth district Jndge, W. I) Hare, populist;
district attorney, no nomination. .
8 ix la district-fittriet attorney, J. T. Hinkle,
populist.
Seventh district Judge, W. L. Bradford, dem
ocrat; prosecuting alt.mey. A. Van V actor,
populist.
Eighth district Xo nomination -
Slnth diairicWndge, M. . t'Ufford, demo
crat; district attorney, E. Hicks, democrat;
member ot board oi equalization, J. R. Gregg,
populist.
St. Paal Bank Wrecked.
St. Paul March 21 The Bank of
Merrlam Park, this eity, failed to open
today, on account of a time-check
fraud. The bank's capital is 150,000,
of which 130,000 is reported to have
been invested in Serotball government
time check
Bobber Make Stlek Raval.
Traver, Cel., March 28. Norths
bound passenger train So. 18 was beld
op at Crow creek bridge, four miles
south of Traver last night, about 10:65,
by two trainrobbera. The men boarded
the train at Goshen, and soon after
pulling ont climbed into , the engine
and compelled the fireman to cease fir
ing. When the train reached Cross
creek the steam gave Out and the train
stopped, lhe express car waa then
blown np with dynamite. It was com
pletely demolished. The mail car
was entered and the mail pooch con
taining through Sao Francisco regis
tered letters was ent open and all its
contents taken. So one waa injured.
Ilolphia la CeMssmisslosJ.
New York, March 23. The dispatch-
boat Dolphin was placed in commission
at the nary -yard today, and now awaits
ailing orders. The forces of the Dol
phin will consist ot 110 officers ana
men. Captain JLyons will be in com
mand. .
One inch of rain falling upon one
square mile is equivalent to about 17,-
600,000 gallons of water.
lln)(D
- ,VJw
Those two words emphis9 a necessity:
and indioate a remedy.
SPKIXG the season when the blood
Is most Impure as a result of the win
'ter'g doner conflneiuenl. higher living,
'lower action ot the kidneys and liver;
! when humors of all kinds, boils, pim-,
pies and eruptions art) most liable to
'fipear: when the weak, languid condi
j tiun of the whole bodily structure de
mands ami welcomes help.
I MKDICINE that to whinh the mil
lions turn at this season Hood's Sarsa
' pari II. The original and onfy prepara
' tton especially adapted to the Present
' needs of the hnman family; that which
shown by its thousands of wonderful
cures ot dreadful blood diseases; creates
an appetite and cures dyspepsia.
shown by its ' magic touch" in
all
Stomach troubles; steadies and strength-j several iorgioal operations, I at last he
ens the nerves., as proved by people igan to improve; but my improvement
formerly nervous, now oalra and s?!f- was 10 slow that I became discouraged
poeaessed, thanks to N ' and it seemed as though 1 would never
Hloo
C2
.fi '
Is America's Greatest Medicine becatine ii cures when all others tail.
Lubrlranta for Bicycles.
A writer in The India Kubber World
rails attention of bicyclints to the tact
that animal oils are very destructive to
' rubber products, such as bicycle tires.
1 It makes no difference how good the
compound may be; a little spot of ani
mat grease in contact with the tits
injures the rubber. A careful exami
nation of many bicycle oils shows that
, they are partially of animal origin.
j Mineral oils ate not nearly so apt to
injure the ruliber. In fact, many of
them are not injurious at all. when ap
plied in small quantities, white many
vegetable oils are in a measure helpful
to rubber. . .
Mm. Gsdaki'e llstr.
All that beautiful hair that Mme.
Oadski displays as Elsa, Septa, : Eva,
Siegltnde, Elisabeth and the rest, says
Harper's Basaar, is her own. It is a
glorious mane, in color a light coppery
btown, slightly waving and of eitraor-
Hinary length and thickness. In. pri
rate life the prima donna wears it
brnihed back from her forehead and
coiled at the middle of the back of ber
head. A few plain tortoise-shell pins
bold it in place. No lieaddreea or
j fancy pins or bowknots or other bric-a-
orac aiengure 11.
DON'T Bit rlNIKU.
We blanket a horse in the warmest
. 1 . 1 1 . - j l. : .. -,, .1
j stsuirr nc-r m us o
' In his stall. We take violent eierrise aud
: do hard manna! labor, and very many take
no precaution against sudden cooling off.
i In case of the horse, 'f he eliHL, he will be
' foundered. In vase of men and women
j who are furRtetfiil of the cuneueiice's. they
, will suiter soreness and stillness from head
to foot. If weartuhtis forgetful, we need
, not be so of the fact that t. Jacobs Oil.used
' in a case of the kind, is one of the ll and
' surest cures. A good rubbing relaxes the
. sntTrned muscles and pitta the joints to
work airitin in good order. In tins season
of sports none who enjoy mem ougni to oe
without a bottle of the Oil
Sufferers from neuralgia are warned
by a medical' writer not to drink tea,
but to partake freely of coffee, into
which the juice of a lemon has been
squeesed.
TUB MODKKN GttSKKATION Or MEN
Fhvairally mn are better tcday than ever
before far college youth ar, aa a general
thing mairniiicent apeclntene. Th eonstlni.
ttotiailv weak and nersous, thorns h they may
neviT become athletes, can greatly increase
their etrength and rentfre trsiiiitv to th
Rervouatera by the eftcienl aid of BtsMet
ter'a sun,ch Hitters which !o removes ma
laria!, kidney, dyspeptic and bilious trouble.
The United States government ex
hibit at the exposition will exoel by all
odds that made at any former exposi
tion, - ' '
SHAKE IMTO TOUR SBOatS.
Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder for the feet.
Jt cures painful, swollen smarting feet and
instantly takes the sting out of corns and
bunions. It's the greatest comfort discov
ery of the age. Alien's Font-Kan makes
tight-fitting or new shoes feel easy. It is a
certain core for chilblains, sweating, damp,
caiioasand hut, tired aching feel. We
have over lo.tsw testimonials of cures. Try
it today. Sold by ail druggist and shoe
tores. Bv mail for25e. in stamps. Tna
package I'KEE. Address Alien 8. Oini
sted, U Boy, y. Y.
Common salt that is od daily in
onr food is needed in the body. It
aids digestion and the assimilation of
the food, and helps in the composition
of many of tlie tissues.
A Wonderful Statement
"I waa dreadfully Withm ioetan
aald they eooM ear asst. fast failed
to do so.
Igareap
In despair
and took to
my bed. I
had dread
ful pains in
ray heart,
fainting
snella.
Parka be-f
xvrw aujr
eyes, and
sometimes
S t- I .1-
I wonld
get so blind
I eonld Dot
see for several mint: tea. ' I eonld not
stand very long without feeling sick
and vomiting.
I also had female vreaVnessv, in flam
nation of ovaries, painful menatrit
atioo, displacement of the womb, itch
ing of the extornsJ parts, and ulceration
of the womb. X have bad all these
complaints.
"The pains I bad to stand were some
thlng dreadful. My husband told me
to try a bottle of Lydia EL Pinkham'e
txusdicine, which I did, and after tak
ing it for while, waa Cured."
k 4 L.. M.i a it situ ti--t ffci. t I
E i BMBSltuh Sfrn. Tasuia o ts 1 f
f ! t tiT.e. a .1 ir-.-s. I f
u " " .' " "" ' -
rrwea sirs. .. sTeaVOsasa, aslLS KIT
Aiawais, .safiiKe. 111.
1 1K L
1 1- --r'VOws
t
(V
n n no n
JyJD0
'eJHBgHas'
tittle Hume who lutvs been relieved of
great suffeiing oun fully appreciate the
guitituda with which ths testimonials
ovorlitiw written in favor of Hood
ciawaparilhi. Just reml this;
"C. I. Hood A Co., Lowell, Mass.;
"Oentleinen After an Illness of two
yearn during which tims I underwent
. , r4
. Milking Cow by Machinery.
By means of a new If -designed ap
paratus all the cows in a dairy can be
milked at once, a vacuum tank being
connected by pipe with alr-tinht P'!
near each animal, with nexioie runner
tubes for attachment to the teats to
draw the milk into the pails as soon as
Him valv.a in the nines are opened to
apply the suction of the vacuum tank.
2 X I
Schillings Best
powder ought to
baking
sell for
much as the next
twice as
best.
A goldfish will will die In 00 min
utes if placed In water which contains
one per cent of alcohol. In water
which contains 20 per oent ot alcohol
it will die instantly.
AN OPtrTIlmtet TO MOTHtM..
We are asserting Is the court our right to the
exclusive use of the wd "CAsroalA," and
"FirCHKa sCAsTOMA," our Trade Math.
I, Dr. Samuel pitcher, of Ityaanie, Massachusetts,
waalhe originator of inXIIKKCATOaU,"
th ami that hat borne and doe bow bear th
far simile sigiiatuteofCHAbi. K. PLKTCIIKR on
every wrapper. This is tneotiginal" I'lTCIIKR'S
CASTOKIA" which has been need in the homes
of the mother of America for over thirty year.
Look Carefully at the wrapper tnd see that it is
Ms kiui fm Save sfsrd.n , and ha lb
aignatare of CHA9. H. FLUTCIIKR on the
wrapper. No on has authority from m to use
my name except The Centaur Company of whkb
Chaa. H. Fletcher w President.
eVorcA J, lifT- oAMUia PITCIItUt, ILD.
A Brooklrn thief has been sent to
the penitentiary nine years for stealing
two bicycles. The court evidently
rides.
HOWE PRODUCTS AND PURS POOR.
a ll ataatiera Ayrup, "a;it,, usually very
light colored ana oi heavy body, la mad Iron
ritciie. '? itntiitn Imnum" Is mad Irotn
sugar can and it strictly piir. II is lor sais
be ftfst-c as erm-er. tn cans only. . Manufac
tured br in !" irn Cosst Htaur Co. All .-n-utne
Tm Mrt.a rit,s" have the mantilae
Hirer's name lilhograi'hed on rry can.
Iceland's geysers never shoot their
water higher than 100 feet, while some
of our Yellowstone geysers go more
than three times as bigh. ,
riTf traaanc Uy Cured. Ho Itta or nervoosnea
ttte nr Ira oa'e im of lie. Kline's ores
fterr itestorrr. aVful ftjr PK. 9C fa. on trial
bwnleasd tswtla. DR. R, U. ikUSK, ltd., t
Arch suvet, ITsii sle. Pa.
A macliine for reigttering the strokea
matte by the oarsmen in a rowbost was
recently exhibited i Lomlon.
Piso's Curt tor Consumption Is the only
cwigb medii-ttie used in nty house. 0. ;.
Albright, Jliiambonr, Pa., Dec. 11, '.
A London police court has decided
that Bibles and prayer books are neces
saries of lite.
After Wtrte awiadled by all othera. aesd awatamr
S-r partsraiars of King Koo"'s Treasure.
OSI.V renwer f aiasir aireneili. UAMtis
CUKMIt ALIO., P. O. Boalft. Pluladeltitii. Pa
Tlie popnlation of New South Wales
last year was 04,640, a gain of about
20,000 in one year.
- Peed lag a beeert. ' '
The American consul at " Aden.
Arabia, gives an account in the last
vol 0 me of Consular Reports of a cari
ous herd of sheep in gomaliUnd, which
is a desert country. These sheep snb
sit on prickly mimosa, a kind of desert
temb bush, seemingly the most onpal
ataUe of foo.1. Their striking peculiar
ity, as tiescribed by the" eunrnl, is a
large lamp of pare fat growing right at
the torn of the tail. A medium-sixed
lump ef this fat weighs a boot four
pound, and it varies from one and one
half to sis poonde. People who have
studied the nature and babita of these
sheep say that, like the camel, which
is able to subsist for days without food
from the strength derived from the tis
sues ol bis bump, this blackhead
sheep can subsist on the strength with
out any other sustenance. The prin
cipal market for the skins is New York.
It bag been proven by trial that the
sheep are able to stand a considerable
change of climate. A lew years ago
four sheep were acclimated at the Zoo
logical Garden at Frankfort, Germany,
where their progeny now number abont
30. There are vast stretches of desert
land in Arizona and elsewhere in the
West where cactus plants grow in pro
fusion, but aa yet no domesticated ani
mals bare been successfully raised in
that region. It has been proposed more
than once to import camels, but these
animals are not likely to prove service
able. The Somaliland sheep, however,
if accilmatei in that desert region, to
gether with the plant be subsists upon,
might prove a valuable addition to our
list of domestic animals. It is no
doubt the thought of the consul that
sncb an experiment should be tried.
A man residing in Strafford, Vt,
named one of bis children Freedom be
cause be waa born on a Fourth of July,
and another Blizxard because he first
saw what light there was 00 March II,
1883.
141 y nj wi t3w Wwi u u w
gel strong anaiu."" I wiis very much rim
tlown and it did nut seem at) though t
liml any appctito ami I did not care to
live. One day I met a frifiid who hail
taken Hood's HarsnpitrHU ami I
iidvinod to try It. Afior I had taken
few tlostis I
Began to rol Better
ami had a better appttlite. I gnlued
front two to three pounds a week and
grew strongof every day, I took two or
three bottles of Hixtd's Hili-saparllla,
and am now am strong as I ever was in
my life, and I prnlHe HtMid's Sarsapa
rilla for bringing me back to health."-
Emily Blllinger, 10 Urand avomio,
Mouth, Portland, Or. ,
"The members of onr family hava
derived much benefit from the use of
Hood's Burn par ilia. My futher wan
severely troubled with humor, but It
rowdily yielded to Hood's Harsaparilla."
Mrs. I. M. Wbito, Kalwirl, Or.
The) Wediolna For Yau ,
Because of what it has dona lor oth
ers; because you ought this spring to
take that whioh will do you the mot
good.
Be sure to get I food 'a.
Automatle Car llrahs.
A new automatic car stopper base
gnte hanging under the front of the ear
which baik when it strikes a
raiced hotly and releasee a pair of brake
shoe, which are flitt on the tinder side
to tit the rail and curved on the upper
side to enguge the wheels, canning them
tn run on to th shoes and stop the car.
llOWIt THISt
W offer On Hundred Pol law Reward tor sny
rase ol Catarth that ran not be tured by llall'l
Catarrht nr.(iKf;)(y cf Toledo, O.
W Ihs undersigned, have now n K. J. t lieney
lor tli past IS years, and bellev lilut pvrh-cily
honorable In all business transection mU An.
sin'isllr able to carry out any tilillgiilioila u4
by their ttrui. ,
WseraTstu.
Wholesale lirtiagtuts, Toledo, tl.
WaLBtMt, Ki.insa A lv:H.
Wholesale Prugitlsis, Toledo. O.
Itatr Catarrh Cur lalakenititernsHy.aeilns
directly on rh Mood and mucous surfaces ol
tlieaysteut. priie 7.V per hoiti. Bold by all
ttritvuista. 1'oslitncttUls fne.
tlail 'sraBilly I'll Is nee the heal.
Moueaellaa Nl
Dresses of rations fituhion, material
and style agree In this one point;
They have sleeves close fitting for the
entire length of finely shirred tiiom
seline de sole. For a dinner dress or
evening gnwn those sleeves are often
tinlined. But for a luncheon gown or
other toilet they can be made as warm
aa secemary with the silk lining. The
black liioiisM'llne sleeves are charming
on satin cloth or velvet frocks.
tins Hank Psltr
gun Marino, the little republic- In the
Appeniiies, ha proved that It Is np to
dale by having a bank failure and ar
resting all the iliruutura for fraud.
Both the tiicUiotl and results when
Syrup of Pig is token; it i jilcant
and refreshing to the taste, ami acts
guntljr yet itroiiiptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and lioweU, t'leanscs the sys
tem effoctually, di!Kls folds, head
aches and fevers and euros habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs i the
only remedy of iu kind ever pro
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac
ceptable to tlio stomach, prompt in
iu action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the moat
healthy and agreeable aulMtancea,- ita
many eiculleut qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syntp of Figs is for alo in 60
cent bottle by all leading drug
gist. Any reliable drugging who
may not have it on hand will pro
cure it promptly for any ono who
winhca to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIQ SYRUP CO.
IA fHAIKtSCO, CIL '
UWISfHU, Ktm i tOSK. H.S-
WHEAT
Una money by soreealot
srscnlatlon In Cnteago. We
t' ami sell hai on mar
gin. S-ortunes hsvs Kin
n.ati en a small beginning hj uadingin lu-
Hirewj. niiwKS I'm usriicuisn. Ileal Ol rl-
rence given. Several earseirieacon the
t nirsco IKssrd ol Trade, and a Ihormtgh know,
led ol thhu-les. (tend lor our Ire refer
ence hoot. IXiWMMu, HOHaiNg A Co.,
f hirago Imsrd ol Trad Brokers. Office la
Portland. Oregon an) Seattle, W ash.
YOUR UVERui
it Wrong?
RiSht.
Keep It Right.
Msers's Hvcl-d Rsadr niHdolL Three
eoess wlU Bteyou leel better. Get It (rota
your drogglat or any wholeaaledrng house, or
boa ntewart A Holmea Urug Co Seat lis.
rii t m rat sprinc in chain
Ptsin or with Cotter. The best nee,lle In the mar.
. I 0 br all ss assrere. tor aala by all (.a
aral merehasMlis aior, or by
wili, risen co.,
tit Market street, dsn rraoolaoo, Cal.
INDIAN VARSv,
S41.SA.
rtte eoroitfts.
rnatlon Important to anrvlvora and wlrtovr ot
Indian svarveterana. TA B:a A W HITM . CXI,
FeiMlon sod I'atetil Attorney, Washiostcn, l. c.
Pl'I IlilUt ForsaleoaeroiinayBteut. Ii
ts per
! tausi acteesali. balanre crop yearlr
antil paid lor. J. Mulhall, Sioux City, la.
RODS
S-r treeing and Ineatlng (told r Wlleer
ore. halt or tinned treasure, at. II.
rtlW LCit. Ilui U7. s.iutliliisuin.i.'oon.
S1
mw SUPPCHTEHS.
no atitioying taieir pin attactiuiaiu in
break or iinUtleii. Works autotuamally..
Absolately rrsvents Nklrta from Nagging
Simple and effei'llve. W'UI sell reaitltv enere-
ever ahown. Agent wanted every wlier. tor
tirms, etc., sddreaa
mmv tun wmmi
Bit Market St., Ri om 9S. San rrsnetwo, Cal.
h. r. iv. c.
K. 14, 'eay
to 'soivrvlr Jil-
ItUKsf wrlUag
I f Basis Ilea tills san-aa.
aa as an
as
mm
r ir st"" "k. 'r
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ei-WisSl