THE INDEPENDENCE TEE TBI. EF Pavare Kijual Law ami Knual Taxation. A ProteetlveTartfT and Tariff Reform, in Mien Laud Law Senator elected by the people ami cter L" t:;s Of the Wui SlDK, art distrib uted monthly. Advertiser will take note of the fact ibat we do nut aend out "free papers which are not read," all other needed reforms. AN INDEPENDENT PAPER DEVOTED ESPECIALLY TO THE INTERESTS OP POLK COUNTY. -1 VOL VII. ( $100 TER YEAR ) INDKPKNDKNGK. POLK COUNTY OREGON,- FRIDAY, FEBRUARY, 21, 1890 ( FIVE CENTS TEK COPY. ) NO. 1G. J8k THE WEST : SIDE; K. i PKXTLANH, n HLISHKU. Ki'itlxvM it th Pn.t-eitw lu tmleiHMtilimea, Orviom, an xwml ela aialler, . . . HUlVSCKlt'TlON KATKM, ' r.YAHt.K l-K -AOYANCK.. - On Year Six Month . Three Months When nut paid in advance . ' I,0 . a.jo TO ADVERTISERS. luliwnilini li itieatotl at th head nr aavl Knltou (III, iiuut l the. year), on I lis Wtllainella river, ami mi me mam imp w inv irvtpn ami I'aliftmila Kallriiad; rotitalna a uitilatlim l inn hhii: in mt iriuiiii miimiiiik twai nir th emmlv, whlrh la im nl Ilia laraeni, mnal wealthy ai'id thii'ktjr populated la Ut Wllliuu li valley. 1'heaieadlly tnereailnt eleroilailiia Hi, Waor Kill U .111. Villi enai.li-. It Ui IM.UU III III be.l l Ailvvrti M ni ii ni. JOB PRINTING' ! .. . . ! IK TH ! Latest and Best Styles, ANA AT Till : LOWEST h LIVING RATES. PHYSICIANS DKNTISTRV. LKK it IHITLKR. Physicians & Surgeons :AI! ' U, S. Examining Surgeons. OSles: et aide of Main HI., lKPKI'RNPtKrK, OKKtlUN W.Gai'WSLh, M l. K. I Karv'Mt'M, M. I. GRUWKU. & KKTC1IUM. Physicirtns nnd Surgeons. tmet: 0ipwll first National llauk, inpkpsnukxck. okkuon. DR. J. K. I.OCKK. Physidian ond Surgeon. llneita Vista, Oretn. J. ?. DAVIDSON, M. D. Physician and Surgeon. J. 8. EXAMIN1N0 3UR0E0N, tniU'prndcur, . ' Ore)-)n. DR. J. B. JOHNSON', Resident Dentist, All work wnrrnuteil to ttive the lrt of 8tinlartim. I.SDKl'K.NHKNCR, OtKlSON. ATTORNEYS. JOHN J. DAI.Y, Attorney and Counstlor at bw. COI.I.KCTION MAPR. OKet: Mill 8t pwlt Court tluiue, PALLAS, FOLK COt'STY. ; OhKllOS. A. M. IIURtlvt, Attorney ami Counselor at bw. lime: Cur, Main anil Uiimunulti 81a., INMKPKSIiKSCE, (IKRflON HANKS. pirstflatioijalBapK INDKI'KMtKNf K, WiKIION. President J. 8. COOPER. Vice President, L. W. ROBERTSON. Cashier W. H. HAWLEY. DIKKCTOHSi It. P. Thnmpnun, J. It. foniu-r, ., ItnbrrUan, IT. '. Culllim, (I. II". WkUntkiV. Trdimnctii a pnprl banklna tiualnm. Bnjra and iwll oxrhauge ou all liiiHirtant piiliila. Prnmlts rpfclvpil iil)od tn ("hcrk nr un cerlllliiale of ili.piwll. tNillcclloln inaileouall ilut on taviirHbli' If rma, -Omc hoiira: A. M to 4 P. M. Ilaira hiirglar prwif aafo acnirpil hjr Vale Time lick. TIM- IXDEI'EXWE . National Bank ! CAH IAL blUlK, $50,000. H. HIRSCHBERO, - Presldant. ABRAM NELSON, Vice Presldant. W. P. CONN AWAY, - Cashier. A (funnrfvl hanking ami eiolwign biihlnoaa IrHiinafteil : Inmia ma'le; bllln illaniuiitvdioom liierdlal creillla Kmiiteil; ilepnnltii wwlvi-il on piirrmit Apnoiint iiililent to check: liilori'nt iialu un time dcliimlt. DIRECTORS: . Joshua McDanlel, H. H. Jasperaon, A. J. Goodman, Abram Nelson, I. A H. Hlrschberg. T. J. Lea. Allen, (i;t;ilililicd by Nntionitl authority.) ' : THE :- OK SAL1M, OKISOoKt, CAPITAL, PAID UP, $5o,ooo.oo. SURPLUS, $15,000. ' ' " ' ' 1 ' '' B, B, WALLACE, W. W. MARTIN, J-ronlilcnt, Vl(! PrenliUint. J, II. ALBKItT, Cashier. ' LOANS MADE, To Fnrmerii on whnat and other mcrnlianlalilo lirmliice, KumWneA or in ire,eltlior In private Hrmierlea or pulilio warohoimai, Draftn drawn illrent on Now York, Chlnairn, Ran Kranclnco, Portland, l-mlou, Parla, Berlin, llou Kuii( and Ualoula. Capital : National : Bank ! MRAT MARKKTM. JOHN ALLEN, DKALKH IN CHOICE BEEF, Mullmt, Mmh, val.. rvr. Ham, aeo, piriiwl lliwl, l',mili., Kle, ISiultry u4 Hum, A. B. QRIGG MEAT : MARKET a . r. irvtne, cuttrr.fl Choice meals constantly on baud. Davidaou' Brick PILES roR AN0 AMi SKIN DISEASES Mill CELEBRATED POISON Oil RBtEDT. t kllh all IsaamattUoa tad IrrltaOuL and talk IWlf eunaalnrar al HMuhaa aa4 vihat ttla Nraaifc., rfii Price, as mt a lei. -s THE IHe Ileal Ksktc Co., Of Independence, Oregon. Tranaarta a geiieral Real Folate Jlnainnw Imya and aella Pruerty, afferta Inaiirniu'e ami doe a urnrml Convevanre lluine, Pnrtir havini; Ijtn.U fur mile will find it to their ailvnntt;e to LIST THEIR IWERTV! With thia Cotnpany, a they are daily aending liata of Innd east, tbua pine itiK dcairable property befnre the real drtila of the Kaat. JAMKS OIIISON. J. W. KIRKI.AN1), Preai.lrm. Swretarv. G. V. SH INN, Houhb, Sign & Ornamental Paper Haii(iiiK, Graining, l-'rearoiiiK. vtc. I'niiit rouiua nniaaiite Inhn.iin'a Mahlea, Indetienilent'e. Orrwoii. M. BEAMER, Miintifm'turer of : And Dealer in All kinds of Harness & Sattdlory GooJ. CarriiiKt TritumiiiK ami RrpiilriiiR INDEPENDENCE FOUNDRY, ' K. DUNCK, Manager. Ia now prepared to make any kind of Canting in BRASS OR IRON, On abort notice. Is now nt work mmnifiii'tiiriiiK Bunce's Improved Grain Crusher. . Acknowlrdicrd lo I the heat araln enuher In America alruiiKent, cheapest anil mixt durable. A full lint otthe claa of work done at thia foun dry will be puliliahed In thia paier. Any per Hon in want of a -I'ORTAHI.K HAW Mil,!. Can be atipplietl here. HepalrliiK done for all kinila of niadiinery. Main atreet, Indrpeiiilruce. Arcade Saloon .. It. COOPEU, rroprletor. KST M WANDS OK l9dper;der;Ge, Ore. MONMOUTH, ORBOON. Incorporated under the Laws of Oregon, n, T, HTANMCY, IHA 0, POWKM,, Proaldent. Csahler. Irene on Mew York, Ban Kranolaen and Portland for any amount, Kenelvoa depmlta aiibjnnt to check or on nertlflnaton of dopoalt. tlnlleotloni renelve prompt attention. Ouardcd by donbla chroiioinetur Vain time lock. Mix Ada Jinlson. Mrs, Williams, JUDS0N & WILLIAMS, DRCSSMflKERS. ', " '.A SPECIALTY. Esmond :-: Jiotel, .Front and Morrison Sts.; PORTLAND, OREGON. THOS. OUINEAN, Propr. Liquors E. E. Kreiigel, -AN t :- WAGON JiEPAIKING. Manufueturvr of the BOSS CULTIVATOR -:Aitd;- Krengel's Iron Fence. HORSE SHOEING. Mr. ThoniA.1 Fennel, lute of Chi cago, an experienced honte- slttx-r, nutke.H a H.'du1ty of that line. Circular and Crosscut Saw Gumming HUNK MY E. K. KRKNGEL. A. lliiwiiimi. W.J, Kirklimd Proprietor of the: NEW BLACKSMITH AND WAGON SHOP. C Street, - Opposite Nst-Offtce, HORSE SHOEING A SPECIALTY W. GRUWELL & CO., INDEPENDENCE City Drim Store. lC3 A full line of : CHEMICALS, DIUGS , Drnjafists Sundriw, FINE CIGARS. C, W, Cruwfll, a cotiipclcnt prearrip. lion rkrk, will he in i-lmruc Prirra Rt'SHoimhle, WM. JO.NMS, Propiietor. Thia l'crry la now in opcrntion, nnd prcparcitjto truiiari-r paKK(."ii('ra nml n' ona to or from thc.City, It ulll pay perjorjs uar)tlr?i a View of Polk County. To rroaa the I'erry and k to the top of Prospect Hill. Elkins & Co., PROPRIETORS 01' TI1K rru.j. j ri mi (i Hauling of all Kinds Done at Reasonable Rates. HVII Feed, OaH, M 0 fr Uood For Sal?. KaTCollectioiis Made Monthly, tdl INDliPliNDENCIL ORliGON 6ITY JHOTEU, C Street, Independence, Or. A.W.HOWELL, Prop. First-cluss In every reapect. Specinl attention friven transient cuatotners, A sample room for commercial travelers, Mitchell & Bohannon, Manufacturers of SASH DOORS. SCROLL SfWING MQ WjGON REPAIRING, If.tiu Street, Independence, Oiegon, SHELLEY AND VANDUYN, :Art? atlll at the front with: F AND LO.VEST PRICES They are ready to .MEET COMPETITION IXEVKKYIJXEOH BARGAINS IN I II IC I I lO(Hb,U CI COillS 1 i .i nttil f lif lim andClothiiur. C A. I'ARKI-R, ARCHIT1CCT, Pinna and SlH-t-il'icatioua furitiiihvd on applicntioit. l;tiiiintr nmiln. OnVc: Ctir, Railroad and C Sis., iNllltl'KNIlKNCK, (IHKC.O.V, fleu peed 5tore. II. M. LINLSft CO.. llnveoprtieil up a l'iit i lii l'ced Stme on the east aide of Main atreet aml will keep rouataiitly on hniid Haled Hay and Straw, Oats, Chop, Shorts, Ilran, and Wlient fur rhUkril fcrd, or any and all other kinila of fred thnt the trade tuuv IciiiiiihI. Give ua call, - lrjdcpcncfefce. Oregoq. GEO. li. BREY, ommission Merchant AM) GRAIN HK0K1X IndapBridBncB, DrBgon. F. J. MORRIS, Prop. Fine Wines, Liquors AND CIGARS. MIXED DRINKS A SPECIALTY. Whiteaker Brick, Independence J. H. ALEXANDER, :renler In: Drugs and Medicines, BEUNA VISTA, OR. Hitvinii mirchiiBcd the stock of HrnKs formerly owned hy h. W. Rohertnon, I am prepared to meet all the old custo mers, and many more new ones. 1'itlr ami courteous treatment to all. FRANK BUTLER, COUNTf SURVEYOR & LEVELER. Auctioneer and Appraiser. Katlmntra of all Conntnicllve work made slid plana lurninnru. Alleluia Wedneadny and Thtimdny in County Court week at Dalian, Oregon, Address, Dallas, Polk Co., Or. lie Was a Hero. A tall, broiiil-shoiililcrnil imtn, with the bearing of nil allilnto, walked through tho Michigan Central Depot recently, timing his strong, enorgollo strides to tho slow, fnelilo steps of a lit tle old lady with white huh', who clung to his arm, says the Fm Prrm. As leople jostled rudely hy hor he drew ler nearer to him, anil all the time he kept tolling hor cheerful little lies about the, future. She was to come and visit them again noxt summer. That cough did not amount to any thing, tho doctor had told him so. She must bo very careful of herself this winter, and in the spring she would come out as chipper its a lark. Ana ha kept up the little liclion until she was seated comfortably In tho palace cur on routo for the long Jotirnoy to California and, ns lie knew, for that longer one which has no bounds. "Don't wuteh me out of sight, George," she sniil in a little querulous voice) "it will he siiro .to bring bad luck If you do." So he left before the train did, aud as he turned away, after tlirowltiir hor a tmrtlnir kiss, a tear that did honor to his manhood full from his eyes for the mother whoso ftuso he would uuver looK upon again. Aim as ne wont up tho street he whistled "There's a hind that is fairer than day" so sweet- that people passing turned ana luoked at him. hut they saw only an ordinary traveler on the highway of life, ami wont on their way again. It Is woman's wont to have her will. HichmonU Uiqiakh. EASTERN NEWS. Stanley Discovers a Larger Body of Fresh Water (ban Lake Superior, IIKSKY IIKOKCK, KXPEKT TVPK WHITER. Onlan far 13,000,000 Wirtb af Skiaa lft Will Balllaiere rirf. Jubn MuOllllusn. a hittnr natrinr of riillaihilphia. bM-aiuo lntoxliatwl. ami, iiiauwit m nun vering nia poniii oi h'ttnra, took them homa and threw them in the atove. Ilia landlady niw'tiad moat of them, hut aonm wtra dlalroved. He wiu committed to jail IniMaiilt of ball. OonirreMinan Murae want nongrtHw to appropriaUi monoy, wilhont delay, for a memorial to Milaa Utandlah. Tha douhty I'lirllan captain dtwirvtia a ..,,,, , ,,, w iwniiuugii public spirit In New Kngland to put it monnmoiit, hut thxra onuht to Iwenotiiih up without iKJlliurliig l lis real of the pouutry. if Henry (Jeorite, the aixMtle of Social reform, were pennlluiia to inorrow he would have verv little dlilU'ully In il- liiiK emiiloyment aa a ly iwwriter. Nv era! yeara' pnu'lioe have enabled him to atlaln stttih aiiwd on tin) inatrument would put hiindroda of profeaaiouals to ma niiinii, iNiimty MarahKl McMurry arrivwl at Fort Hinltli, Ark., (ram Oswego, Kan,, Uklng It. T. (ioiuKa and Adam i. Krlen- bath, uharued with beine; parthlnta In the I'ryor Crook tmln rolibery, In the I'herokee nation, Novemlier 24, when Ike aa ... ' . Messeiitfer Johnson was Imld no and r. I: . i ' HCYOil 01 aisw. mt ,, ,, j , Memliersof the window slaa truat whit-It have own in Washington all win- tor clamoring- for an Increase in duty, met In Hprinitfkild, Mass., and deter mined to n Ise price tn per cent. This looks like a rase for Hie application of Miproseutativ Burrows' principle of re- uuciug uutics to ureas up trust. President and Mrs. Harrison. In view of the iwtmt sllllclion In the families of fwreiahea lilalne and Treev. have re. called all Invitations issued to public re eeptions and dinner until Lent. Vice- rrtwhiviii Morton ha also recalled all Invitation to aerial festivities at his house. The official serial season is thus practically at an end. Caleb Loctiifood. a wealthy resident of roiiaiown, ra., posses an aonormal appetite lor aanuU. They form hi fa vorite article w diet and he often eat six tpiarta at a time. He say be eat them M'tentilically, whatever that may mean, and could vat nine quarts on a waiter. He want some prominent pea- niii-eaicr to cnaiumne mm. nearly tssu pnopie attenaed a recep tion in Hey. T. DeVVittTalmago'a honor at the Thirteenth roximent armory, in Hrooklyn. Mayor Chapin, Ueneral Hherman, (leneral Marne and many prominent clergymen and other cillsens were present, htioeciie were made wel- coming Dr. Talinatw home, and the atiove gentlemen reaponded elotpuintly, It Is now thouulit the shortam of Wal ton, the atieconilinn clerk of the Pacific Kxpress Company, at Dallas, Tex., will reach the sum ol tfiO.OOt), It Is known that Walton, notwithstanding the good character which lie bore, waa on famil iar terms witii two notorious women, upon whom he lavished a large amount of money. He went torth, and detec tive are In pursuit, Stanley claims (hut his recent discov eries show that Victoria lake In Africa la the largest body of fresh water in the world a distinction which has always been awarded to Lake Superior. It is rather mean of Stanley to discover In the bark-woods of Africa a lak which dlacredlta our own lak region, but he I in the pay of foreigner and long ago lost all his national prme. TIia tiirw MitltenAit a vanllnf nf n. cause of action" In the case of the stilt of llev, Dr. Hall, of Itulfalo, auainst the New Torn evening rei lor unci. Hall was one of drover Cleveland's iiromi- nent political enemiea In the campaign of 1H4, and circulated letters denounc ing Cleveland for hia alleged treatment of Maria Ilalpln. The Evening Post ex coriated Ball, hence the suit. The year of 1HH0 was prosperous for ship-liuilders. In Maine the shipyards liae been busy producing schooners of big tonnage, which are easily handled, are enormous carriers and have small running expenses. Ilaltimore has turned out during the year over half a million of dollars in new shlnuina and her shipers have now orders on their book for over M.tKXI.OOO for 181)0. Robert Nevin, a london barrister, is In Ifoston, where lie I delivering a course of lectures. He savs ! It would not sur prise me if before I die there is not a crowned head in Kuroiie. Ideas are in the air nnd events move rapidlv. Two years ago the theory of imperial federa tion was not regarded as practicable : now it is recognised as within tho sphere ot practical party politics. This Is a great gain," The shin JosAithlne. from New York for Dnntxic, with oil, was diaahloil by heavy miss on January 24. Five men were washed overboard and one foil from the jibhootn. The vessel was abandoned January m m a sinking condition. Captain 1'utte and seven of the survi vors were taken oil hy the steamer l'ha- nemore, from London, which arrived n Huston, The I'hnnemore had a very stormy passage, Hor lifo-boats were smashed, cntllo fittings carried away and rails uamageii, It is a comfort to learn, with the breaking ot the news blockade, that the battle of tho rules in the house of repre sentatives has been going on without In terruption since Portland has beoh iso lated trom the world. The house meets every day, the democrat: try to obstruct Diisiness, HiieaKer Keen suppresses them with a decision and a little work is done. It does not appear however, that anv final action has yet been taken on the election cases or that progress has been mane witn any matter ol legislation. Miss Klixuboth Hisland went west on the 1'oclllc on the same steamer, the Oceanic, which brought her rival, Nelly tiiv eastward on the home stretch. The two young women would have reached jnow xork the some day had not Miss HiBlnnd made tho mistake of flying past Purls on her way north from Brindisl, thus missing the fast French steamship La Chnmpagne which bad been held for her at Havre at an expense of (SOOO, and being compelled to take passage on the notnnia. the slowest of the Cunarders. The mistake of leaving Pari out in the cold cost her the race. It was, however, the first and only mistake -of her trip, and was due to the fact that the fast Ger man steamer Kins, which she had ex i ected to meet at Southampton had been taken off the line. Of course she is sorrv lhat she did not win, but inasmuch as she did not she (with rare feminine een- rosily) i glad Nelly Oly did, HE IAW A BULL FIGHT. A ttoHliaare Olrl Tall Now (be RpaaUala Wnaia4 Mar, A Baltimore frlrl, wbo falnti at tha light o( a caterpillar, turne greon at tha flow of blood, aud la In every way of a moat guntle and kindly Datura, thua write about her vlait to a bull fight tbe oocaalon being the farewell toParla of the prince of matador, Aiouia Haaaantutii "Atlaat 1 hate aeon my first bull light, and I truat my laat. Yon could not have borne It Ave nilnutet aud I acareelr know how I did. "Imagine an Immenae arena, with n0U0 people paokod In olralei, while abore fuoooenl little white olouda float- ed oter an Intenaoly blue akr. At tlmea the tender-bearied elouda shut tbaaky entirely off from all view of wnai waa going on beooath In the arena, while frtxiuont abort AorlUlika anowertoi tears tri iu iroin tbem, and it la to be hotied soothed the wounds of the sis enraired bulls that i uoosvueu eat'u outer 10 ueam. me occasion was Maxaautlui't farewell to succeeded aavh other to death. The burarislaa nuhlio. which baa made suh hero of him. Not only had fat- wu oatTss ucjttB Kiuea m nis uouor in appreciation of the fatted bulls which Masaaatini bad killed with such rlorr. but bate aud haadkerehlefai wared. presents of sliver, of gold, and jewels wera wrown to mm artor hi. little speech of farewell, and flowers, in lorms of wreaths, bonnets, and hearts. ooo oovered the fore-stained srrouud. ui aii utese guta the only one this Bpao- wo aranuee Bonoeu at an was a sim ple bunch of violets. This he stooped to pick up. and kissed In the direction of lbs fair dame who had thrown it Uta two valata raised the more valu able gifta from the dust, while Mao santlnl himself never delmed to even glance at the rich jewel scattered at Els feet "It waa a wonderful sight, eicltlng past belief. J am glad to bare seen it, for 1 learned aoiuethinar, but the one isasou completes the course. I'll see no more bull fight. The orchestra played the music of "Camion' aa we cams out, and I atopped to study the face of the audience that but a few minutes be fore were la such extreme of excite ment, shouting and hissing when the poor wii. lernon ana smarting, tried t i. . -t . , : w niwwu losieau oi snowing me proper amount of fight and I remern- ber that I too. at that moment had risen to my feet and rejoiced when a well-planted lance, which I thought was costing toe picatior nis mo, as lie stood uireotiy id rront or the bull s boras, fileroed Die bull s shoulder just as he owered bis head to strike. Then the marvellous Mastantlol leaped over the neau sou stoou quitiy walling until the now maddened creature turned on him with attOlclent ferocity to satisfy mo iiiimi agun oisser. mouiinir can express to vou the in tense artistio asect of the perform ance, uue nas to sue it to undentand the acience of these atijrb men. They waia who mo aiirnuv mat lirinoes are supposed to have lit and out of the aw of dualaa leap not any higher or calm than lust enough to keen tbem thl side of eternity. The little crlt oloakV"Tno!r 6iiTy "defensive weaiKin, and with this alone, they lead the lufuriated aulinal to the. exact spot wuere tney wisn to Kin nun, not at any haphazard moincut to save their owu lives, but only at the siirnal irlven bv the President. la Paris they do not kill the bull in the arena, but when tha signal to kill i given, the matador' personal danger is all the greater for not killing, aa be must touch the bull In the vital spot alsne the head between the (boulders, just as the bull lower hi head to gore him, thus go ing through tha .form, after which the bull Is taken .out by oxen and killed out of sight. Each bull, which is of a very high breed, belongs to some well known Spaulsb senor, and is worth a many hundred dollars. But they say it cannot tight twice, as it must be put an end to i the honor of the family to ,whom ItMong I at stake by the way n "sWfy., "A wonderful sight, and always shall t live in my memory how the artistio superseded the human side ol It In my eye. I had to grasp the smelllug salts In one hand, for you know howl turn sick at the sight of blood, and to see those poor blind folded liorsos raised on the horns of the maddened bull made me turn faint for the .moment, while the next I was fascinated by the wonderful science thai turned life into a plaything. The cos tume and all the mise eu scene are the most picturesque things imagin able. In fact, everything la done to make Jt endurable, tierce feelings that I never imagined I had rose up end took possession of me, and I could scarcely realise my own lack of heart. For once and the last time I havetieen this relic of a past barbarism, and I am glad to have had the experience." Anything In Reason. Old . Martin, colonel of the th cavalry, was a martinet In all save his own habits,, says Jtme. un one oc casion tlie regiment was about to start on a long march through Texas and orders wore issued that baggage should be reduced to the minimum. Lieut. B had just received from his father a small box of books, twelve by four teen inches In measurement, and timidly askod the colonel if he might not take It along. "Good gad, sirt No, sir! Couldn't hear of such a thing, sir!" "I'm vory sorry, colonel. It will be very dull out there without my reading. My father seut me a barrel of whisky, too, but of course I couldn't take that." Good gad, sin Of cotirso you can, sir.- Anything In rcasou, sir!" In 1888 New Zealand hud 15.000,000 sheep, and she has now about 100,000 lcs. . No Time Now. A young lady from Boston, who is visiting a married schoolmate' In this city, supposed her friend was keeplug up her symposium of eastern literature, and after the first greetings were over asked her what course of reading she was taking. , "Oh.l have no time for reading now. You see, there are progressive euchre, and drive whist, and pedro, and bean pitch " "I It possible," interrupted ' hor friend, "that you have exchanged the classics for the dreadful western games, you, who used to read Browulug and Tasso and Interpret Chopin P" Uh, aoar, aon t mention it," said the other, with a shiver. "I didn't know any better thon, , I haven't time for any such nonsense now. But really, dear, I've not entirely negleoted my reading. I read the dally papers, aud am away up ou the Crouin murder oasol'V ; , v., , Her friend returned East on the next train. Detroit t'rtt iVcss. COAST NEWS. BiKly.of Nicolas Frazer Found in Mountains Near Pendleton. EASTKItN UltKUON'8 LOSS OK STOCK. Prill ie llaag Jase 0th. A- Kerr in TrsaWe. 0. 4 C. Dssrnse (ireat. IioiYire the house committee on marine and fisheries Jame B. Montgomery, of Portland, Or., read a document in favor ot subsidies to American vessel. Those wbo are well posted on the con dition of the stock throughout Crook county estimate lhat the loss during the winter win ne iietween la ami zu per cent. The flood I practically over. The river full rapidly at all point, though its decline was slower at Portland, on ac count of the increasing volume of water coming down the Columbia. I'ulllo. the Indian who was convicted of murder in the first degree for the k i 1- ling of Agnes Talsun on the night of May 26. was Rentcnced at Portland, Or., to bo banged frulay, Juno . Senator Stewart Introduced a bill to reimburse the state of California, Ore gon and Nevada for money expended by them during the late war. The amount claimed by Oregon is fMtfl, The Columbia had reached it highest point at Portland, at 6 o'clock, P.M., February 0th. This snring flood has demonstrated the fact that high water can affect but very little the traffic of j Vancouver, Major Handbury, U. 8. Engineer. stnt Knndav nt Kurt HtflVmm. invewti- gaiing aflairs at the mouth of the river. lie thinks the temporary appropriation will be fixed op in congress this week and if it is work on tiie Jetty will be re sumed as soon as the weather settles. The body of Mcolu rraner. some time ago lost In the mountains east of Pendleton, was found three-quarters of a mile from where last seen. He bad slid down the side of a mountain a aiiu uun ii tiro thousand feet. His neck was broken The body was brought to Pendleton, iiie total receipts oi the great charity ball given at tthe Tacoma hotel were lVU...iun,.a ajlll 1 . n ft tt I.. direction of Nelson Bennett, the Tacoma Y" 1 w fi.iww, -('. .u , ini. flu.Drli J.J hotel sent to Fred F. Lacey, treasurer of cline in the value of French exports dnr the association, a check for 20.15, In or- ing the last twelve years amounting to. vav Ml at v 1 1 (Willi Mir l 1100. . , . . , .. , , . in view oi me nooos mat nave been prevailing in almost an part oi ureeon. resulting in almost complete stoppage oi travel over all lines, the ninth annual encampment of the O. A. R. department ol uregon, that was to have convened at bngene Una week, ha been positioned until March 12. The late rain have soaked the ground thoroughly a to cause a landslide the Denny hill, also on the hill between V irginia and itianahard streets, Niattle, where rntw were- made. Ton of earth cover the walk and the east side of Sec ond street. The same trouble exists at the Rainier hotel grounds. Arrangement have been made to bring all the Salem mails that have ac cumulated at Portland during t'je past week to Perrydale. Or., by the narrow gauge railway, and carry them from there to Salem by stage. This is the only route open between the west side of the tllamutte river aud Nilem. The extent of the damage by tho late rains to the Oregon & California rail road between Ashland and Roseburg 150 miles north, can not be estimated even approximately, but it Is very heavy. -M. r.... ,:.....,ia U ... u... AIIU IWIIU.U .IUI11 V.ICI1. O . WN, ,W HUOB burg is reported one continuation ol slides, and streams all over Southern Oregon are reported very high-Jj Seth C. Maker, of Seattle, beat the world's record on a typewriter, writing 125 wordHlin one minute, or 3'.Hi letter and seven punctuation marks without a mistake. The faetest record heretofore waa made by a lioy in Chicago, who wrote 121 words or 384 letters in a min ute. Mr. Maker has written over 1000 words iu ten minutes several times. The sheep perished in Gilliam, Mor row and Grant counties will number if the thousands. Hundreds of head ol horses and cattle have died on tin ranges from starvation. Although thb has been a hard winter on stockmen, i will help the farmers, as the hard raiiu we have had have melted the snow gradually and taken it into the ground. The business of the police association at Tacoma is finished. A constitutior and by-laws were adopted, and ollicen of the association elected, as follows: President, Chief Chcsney, of Tacoma ; vice-president, S. B. Parriah, of Port land; secretary and treasurer, Joseph F. Warren, of Spokane Falls. The associ ation adjourned to meet the first Wednesday in August next at Portland. Alice Carpenter, the girl detective, who was arrested with Merchants' Pa trolman Collins for complicity in tlu Second street robberies at Seattle, hat been released by order of Chief of Folia Mitchell. The girl confessed to Mr. De Mors and Chief Mitchell that she did steal the few articles which were found in her room from the former's dry gooih store, but she wanted them solely for her child. Having passed through a series ol storms and floods herself, California't great heart has reached out in sympathy towards Oregon, as she has read thero from the all too meager news of the de vastation the elements have wrought. Seldom has a wish for telegraphic com munication been stronger, and , dis patches mating that the loss will not be nearly as heavy as feared, have been gladly Tend. George B. Street whose card says he is an expert accountant, recently from Helena, has gotten himself into trouble. He was arrested at Spokane while at tempting to pass a forged check on John W. Uraluun A Co., for whom ho had been working as Bookkeeper. Streets operations have been small, amounting to four checks, none for more than $50 He has, it is said, a very bad record in several Montana towns. The fact that steamers between San Francisco and Portland have not been authorised to carry mails has caused great dissatisfaction in San Francisco, The Board of Trade held a special meet ing and adopted resolutions memorial ising the congressional delegation from California to use their influence toward inducing the postoffiee authorities at Washington to make immediate arrange ments for more regular and reliable steam mail service between theBe points than has existed since the biiow blockade began. It is urged that arrangements may bo made with the regular line of steamers so that mail may be carried on viy steamer. FOREIGN NEWS. the pillan Bank Robbers Found Guilty. Keport of Parcell rcamlssloi. IANTIOPII Jt LliSL'lv W K.ULAKD. Tlppoetikt Kai f 60 Tan.-Traiik Line to ZaiWai River. - The Martinis of Hartimrton ha left London for Egypt, .... A French loan of 850.000.000 franc will shortly be Issued. The bank of Paris will fume a Russian loan on February 20. , The grand duke Nicholas of Kusia la hoiieleesly 111 of cancer. Dr. Ifeltinirer. theoloirv orofessor at Wnrxhtieir titnwiettitv la iLa,l Oeneral Salamanca, eovernor-aeneral of Cuba, died after short illness. Stanley has been elected a member of the iiuisiian Ucojp'aphi."! Hociety. A hurricane has done much damage at Bueno Ay res, Argentine Republic. Joshua Saxton. founder of the Urban Citizen, the oldest editor in Ohio, died recently, aged 82 year. The dock laborer of Dundee. Scot land, have struck for an advance in wage. . , , , The opposition of British banker ha killed proposed leeUlation In oarliament of II notes. Maryborough. Queensland, is Inun dated by floods and six , people have been drowned. King Humbert's table is entirely spread with hammered gold-plate aer- vice, winch is used every day. The storms continue In Northwest and Central Uennany. Much damage ha been done to the forest in that section. The pope pronounced absolution from the pontifical tlirone, the occasion being the anniversary of the death of Pooo Pius IX A dispatch from Obock. Africa, savs that Somalia, instigated by the Kngliah, have attacked and massacred French caravans. Statistic show that there was a de- ' I Ivuig Kalakaua, of the Sandwich Ia lan.ia im. nminn i.ia in tku countrv. mhat.lv l. nlH ,u inmc enough money. A Madrid dispatch savs that the Or leans plana were settled at a family council at San Lucas before the count of Paris sailed for America. Fricatelll. a prominent man in the' clerical world, treasurer of the Academia Lei Lincei at Rome, ha absconded, lie is a defaulter and a forger. PhineasT. Barnum. the veteran Amer ican showman, gave a "drawing talk" at the house of the earl of Aberdeen in Lon don for the benefit of charity. The report of the Parnell commission finds it impossible to exonerate Parnel', from failure to separate political onrani- zations from those openly criminal. A Berlin correspondent savs'ithe main purpose of the emperor' decree is to render useless exceptional anti-socialist laws after the expiration of the present act. In the French chamber of deputies Monday, Pra'lvne moved repeal of law banishing pretenders to the French throne. The motion was rejected, 328 to 171. The poiie has issued a decree empow ering bishops in all countries where in- lluensa has prevailed or still exist to absolve the faithful from the obligation of fasting. The marriage of the daughter of Count von Hutzfeldt, German ambassador at London, to Prince Charles Uohenlohe. took place at Weisbaden Monday, Feb ruary 10. Two of the crew of hor majesty' man- of-war Barracouta were killed, and ten others seriously injured at Margate by the explosion of a cylinder during the test of a boiler. The pope is well, but in consequence of the death of his brother, Cardinal Pecci, his holiness will seclude himself for a few days. The body of the cardi nal is lying in state. The trial of the Chilian bond robber resulted in a verdict of guilty. Turner, leader iu the robbery, was sentenced to ten years, and Clarke, accessory, to eighteen months' penal servitude. An anti-opium league has been formed in Holland. It includes many influen tial persons indisposed to the govern ment raising revenue from farming out the opium monopoly in the East Indie. The authorities at Cape Town an nounce the agreement of the South Af rica company to construct the railway to Mafeking, in Bechuanaland. This will tie the first link in a trunk line to the Zambesi river. Six Italian cardinals will be created in March, in view of the minority of Italian cardinals as compared with the number of foreign cardinals. The pope ' has decided against the holding of the new corclave outside of Rome. Dr. Tanner, member of the British house of commons for the Middle divis ion of Cork, has been required to furnish two sureties of 100, or to serve three months in prison for uttering threat againat Smith Barry, head of the land lord syndicate. Tippoo Tib, who has played Btich an , im)Kirtant role in the Congo country for the last twenty years, is a man of 50, of medium bight and corpulent Hi short beard and closely-cropped hair are griszlod. He Is a half-breed, the son of ' a Zanzibar Arab and a woman of Baya moyo. His bearing is full of dignity, and his manners are distinguished. At Monsa, away from the show and ceremonies of Rome, the Italian royal family live a very simple life. Early in the morning the king takes a long ride in the park or into the neighborhood,, regardless of wind or rain. On his re turn he breakfasts very slightly, then works till luncheon, which he takes at -U :80 with hia famiW, wh then remain with the king for an hour or two. Two . or three more hours of work follow, uid before dinner at 7 :30, another rid or drive is taken. The court and the roy al family spend the evening in a large drawing-room, where tea is Berved about 10 o'clock, and retire about midnight. ; :