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INJJKPKNDKNCK, TOLK COUNTY ()IK(i()N, FRIDAY, MAY, U, 1890.
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NO. 27.
THE
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THE
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J.
4- LEA
his large stock of Goods
.00 worth of Goods from
use Bloc
Is pleased to announce!
OF CHARGE to each C
THE WEST SIDE.
L t PKXTLIM, v ITttUSUKR.
K.KrrJ t ihe Pl !), 111 linUpatitltM,
Oreatu, iu mhshuI fit" ancler.
.UUMSVUU'TltlN. HAT It S.
t.VAHt,K IN .MiVaSl'K.
On Vrr $1.00
Sis Mouth ' " . ' i.oii
Three .Month jii
When mil j'tii.t hi udvsnee I Jo
TO ADVERTISERS.""
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tinK i,it ... m.U'i--. u 101 wrt' u twt
tit AtlwrlUhiK MrttuNU ? 1 -
JOB PRINTING!
e 1 THI -I"
Latest and Best Styles,
t t n !
LUWIST UYIXC RATIiS.
" VUV-SIClANS-liZiNl'lSTRY.
I.KK & IUTI.KK,
Physicians & Surgeons.
ij-
U. S. KxaminiiiK Surgeons,
IMiF.I'KM'K.M K. ORnioN
K. I. KKTCIIL'M.
Physician and Surgeon.
OWr upwU Kint NIImi1 Bhk.
ISDECIKliUMCK. tiKltUON.
DR. J. K. I.OCKIv,
Physician and Surgeon.
Bum Vita, Oirgim,
J. K. DAVIDSON", M. D.
Physician nnd Surgeon.
C. S. EXAMININQ SCROEOif,
Inilpntleiu, Oregon.
DR. J. B. JOHNSON,
Resident Dentist,
All work warranted to eive the best
of SHjixtm tiuu.
iHDKfHNUKKCK, OKKCON.
ATTOKNKYS.
JOHN J. DALV,
Attorney aini Cnunst'lor at bw.
COl.t.HCTI'INS MA OH.
(ilfjie: Mill f I., Ofipotiie Court IIiiiim, ,
tAM.A4, HI.K UOI'SfY, p OhEUON
A M. IIURLKY,
Attorney ami Counselor at Law.
OflW : ( or. Main ami Mimmnulh 8la.,'
IMJKPENUKNCB, OKKUON
BANKS.
pirstflatioijalBaijH
INDKI'ENDE.NCK, OUEOO.N. ,
President J. 8. COOPBR.
Vic Presldont, L. W. ROBERTSON.
Cnhl.r W. H. HAWLEY.
DlRBOTORSi
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V. P. Thimptitn, J. $. Cm ft,
L, W. Robrrfon, W. W. CtlUnt,
TrunMdi a fBraI bnkln biulnaaf. Bjr
uj Mill cictaauy oa aU lupoitaut foiaU.
Dfpnultt woalTed bMmI thvt e n
"ertlScale ol dcponit. OoUimM a4 oa all
pnluw vu (arvrabla Mraaa,
-Offlca boum: f A. X. to 4 t. H.
Hall't hurflar proof ( Mourad by Yalt
rim
THE INDEPENDENCE
National .Bank I
CAPITAL STOCK, $50,000.
H. HIRSCHBERG, - PrOildont.
ABRAM NELSON, Vloo ProoMont.
W. P. CONN AWAY, - CMhlor.
A fancral banking and ainhanf bulnaai
traniafitcd; loaai nada; bllla diftOfiauUd; aom
nariilai oradlla (ranlad; depoalta raoaWad oa
currant arOAunl tulriaot to oWk; latoroat paid
ou Unit ilcpuilu,
DIRCCTOR8)
Joahua MoDanlol,' H. H. Jaiporaon,
A. J. Ooodmon, H. Hlraohborc.
AbraraNolaon, T. J. too.
1. A, Allan, ,
that in connection with
ustomer purchasing $40
Opera Ho
THE
: Of Independence, Oregon.
Transact 11 general Real F.atate Huln
buy mut aeUa Property, affecta
luattrance auttdoeaageueral
Conveyance Buaitirn,
Parties having Laud for aale will find
tt to their advantage to
NT TUMI) I)
UOI llll.lll
With tlti Company, a they art daily
aending Uat of laud eaat, tliun plao
in x desirable property before the real
lent of the Ra-t.
JAMKS GIBSON,
J. V. K1RKLAXII, Preaident
Secretary,
G. v. sn INN,
Hquib, Sign & Drnimintal
l'H-r Iliiiiiii(, ('.mining, 1 rrwuinx,
lilt', t'niiit rBiinit ople jnliuou'
Stlilr, Itulcprnilnur, l)rfjon,
Arcade Saloon
J. K. COOPER, Prnpriutor.
HK1T UKANDS Ol
Wines, Ups ami Cigars.
ldpeijdeQce, 0re07.
M. BEAMER,
Maiiiifucturrr of
Ainl Ieulrr In ,
All kinds of Harness &. SadJlery Goods.
CarriKr Ti iimiiing and KepaiHng
INDEPENDENCC
FOUNDRY,
i:. BUNCE, Manager.
N now prejmred to nuike any kiud
BRASS OR IRON,
On .short notice. In now at work
inanufuc tilling
BuiuVs Improved Grain Crusher
ArknowMvrt. tohf tlirtw?! (tintn cmhf r in
Amcr im UuiHft, i'lu-iMi't aiitl itiott durnhlf
A lull littul th- i-UxNof work dmir at thin foitn
dry will he mUihtd iu I his pupcr. Any prrnoD
in waul of
PORTAM.RHAW MUX
Cnn lt atipplirrd lifrc, KtiuinitK don for ill
kimla uf nrVt hlMf ry. Stum sttret, ludfpeudruce.
s MONMOUTH, ORROON.
Incorporated umler the l,w of Ore((OB.
D. T. STANLEY,
lrlilimt.
1KA C. l'OWKU,
- ' Caahlar.
Poe a ireiieMl bmiklru hinilne. Rlhl drafl
OB Nkw York, Man Kraiinlant ami Furtlaiid lor
any amouul. Rai'elvaa depli iiibjenl to
elivrk or on fertlftf!.,t cif ilepoiilt. Cullaulloni
reealv iinimpi alianlluu imarded bj Uoubl
cliriiuomeiiir Yalii lime lock.
Mis. Ada Jmtson.
Mrs, Willinmi.
JUDSO.V & WILLIAMS,
DRCSSMAKERS.
A SPECIALTY. '
JOHN ALLEN,
iJealor in
CHOICE BEEF,
MiiM'iii, I,nili, Vr', Pork, Hm, nunn,
Coi'iiuU i.0', i'iiKm. Kii' I'tiuar) anil liawa
Iu Hf..i.u. All Uooila ilcll vorHd fre ol eliar,
Jasperson & Parker,
Independence, Oregon.
Architects, Builtejiiil Contractors,
Alwnyaln llintr Mash ami Door yolni, anil
will try tlif'r 1.''. I In iIb- nil, 'llvetharna
trial anil br i"u,liiueil that, they ar worth; of
yunr patroiiHHe.
A. E. GRIGGS,
MEAT :MARKET,
A,''?, Irvine, cutter. Cbolct meat
cwitautly oa baud. Davidtoo'i Brick,
ILlliNMSIDDIiS.
E. E. Krengel,
AND
MXREPMU
: : 1 f 's
Manufai'turcr of the
BOSS CULTIVATOR
.And: '
Krensel's Iran Fence.
HORSE SHOEING.
Mr. Thomas FenntJ, late of Chi
cago, in expericuccd horse
ihucr, nuke upcciahy
of tlmt liue.
..-1.
Circular and Crosscut
Saw Gumming
DONS BY
E. E. KRENGEL
. YM. JONES, Ioprietor.
Thla Ferry it now in operation, and
prepared to tranafer paaangera and wag
out to or (row the Ctljr
It will pay ptrsoqs.varjtlQY a
View of Polk County.
To croaa the Ferry aadjo to tba
top of lroipei: tilt.
Elkins &IC0.,
PROPRIKTOR3 OnTHS
City Truck and Trkfer Co.
Hauling of all KindJtkme at
. Reasonable Rati
mill Feed, Oak;, Ut? 0 Fir liood
For Sal?.
Hf-Collections Mde Monulyi-lM
INDEPENDENCE, IKOGON
6ITY jHOTtlo,
C Street, Independence,
A. W. HOWELL, hop.
Firat-rlaaa In every reapert. SperUI
attention yiven tratmient ruatnnifi, A
ample room for commercial tr4leri.
Mitchell & Bohanion,
: Mannfactnrera of -! I
SASH & DOOHS.
SCROLL SOWING AMD
WQQQN R.EPIIRII
Maid Street, Independence, Oren.
J. H. ALEXANDER,
. :I)eler In:
Drugs and Medicine
BEONA VISTA, OR. II
TtuvittR purrliaaed tlie stock of Drug
formerly owned y I. V, Rotiertaoii, t
am prepared to meet hII tlie old cuato-i
mera, and many more new onea. 1'air:
and courteous irealiueul to all,
THE
WEST SIDE JOB OFFICE,
INDEPENDENCE, OR.
!s prepared to print HORSR BIU.S
and HOP T1CKKTS at the lowest prices.
PRINTING
Of all kinds executed on short notice
by an experienced JOB PRINTER. ,
A, WILSON, Propr,
To ilorsenien I Hop Growers !
DING
he has secured a supply
his store for CASH.
k,
GEO. E. BREY,
Commission Mcrcliant
and grain iii:oki:k.
Inflapsndonco, Drsgan.
FRANK BUTI.KR,
county sunmon & leveled
Auotlonoor and Apnralaar.
KMIro.ir. of all Cii.iiiHf uii at..l. au)
ilaa. ImniMliril. . ,
Alt,.!, W'rtlnrvl.ir an4 Tkaialay In vuilult
Cwiii r.k al lull... (Mfii,
Addtoaa, Dalla. Polk Co., Or.
F. J. MORRIS, Prop.
Fine Wines, Liquors
AND CIGARS.
MIXED -DRINKS A SIT.CIALTY.
Whtoahr Brick, fmcpendunce.
(l!Ulilihrd by National anlliority.i
-: THE !-
Piipilal : Xatimul : llui !
OK MALKM. IIKKOUN,
CAPITAL, PAID UP. $5o(ooooa,
surplus, 1 8.000. ,
R. I WAI I ACK,
frwlil.tit.
W. W MARTIN,
Vlr. rra.lilaau
J H AI.HKKT, Tathlar.
LOANS MADE.
T ttmm m ihMI ami mhar man-hantahte
fadiiM, auaiwa4 ue v rtnra.ailharta arlrat
iraawriaa m takiia tinMuM
Uraia,4taia 4lrw . rk. fkleaia,
aa FrtaMm, Kilas4 Uiailua, t-arla, Harllv,
Hiaaf ko m4 t' vuaa
An lli'oriiiinlfal Wlfo.
Mra. V, waa a lln lfty and practical
aoul, and alio cam froin afitmily wliicli
tliioiigli all Ilia t'liimlry lido waa ra
Downed a belnu "near," In other
word, alio came of a rnca of H'opl
who were the revcr of genurona and
In lierwlf alie wa, It may be added.
th flower of their iiimlitii. (ilia bad
an excellent hiilmiid. hut he waa
uricken down with typhoid-pneumonia
ami one mmning I lie phyaiciau In
charge announced to tltn ci''ilnj wife
Hint be could live only a few lunfra at
moat. In her war Mi1. W. waa fond
of her hiiaimnd and alie wits 'really
affected by the veitlict wliicli an
nounoed Iter approaching aeparatloa
from him. The acene lietweeo her and
herhiialinnd waa auVcllnjrln (lieextreine
aud the nurae who was pi-eaoni la the
buck-ground, wan moved to tear br
the ajfimladnj ferror of Mr. W.'icrlef.
Ueor" the weeping wife laid at
taat, "what clothe do )ou want to have
11 when when "
Tear ohoked hrr iitlernnce, and her
huaband feebly niurniurad tlmt It did
uot matter to him any more how he
wa arrayed.
Then you won't mind, doareit," ihe
(aid between her aolia, "If we put on
your old pKntH? Tlie new one have
not been worn but once, and we can
tend lliein buck to the tailor, and no one
will nolle what aort of punts you have
on In the cof oof colli n."
Dear (icorjie was too far gone either
to oar what trouwn were uaed for the
arraying of hi romuins for the tomb or
to appreciate the mirfuction of his
wife's economy; he simply moaned and
pnveup the ((boat, It'iivlny hi wife
free to pructico any economlcitl device
which should occur in hor frugal mind
In the ai'i'iinpimenls which followed
In doleful eijiwnco. Huston Courier.
A Home's Memory.
"Sav. friend, vou are on my horse,"
said one rmiili'timii lo another as ha
reined his horse iiefore the Hour.
"Your homo! Oh, not Why.I bought
this horse two years ajro,"
"Vou dldP" anawored the oilier.
"Well, I lost my horse, il was stolen
Just two yours ago.''
The conversittion took place under
the far-sprcittlinjf onks of un old-tlm
planlulliiti home, says the St. Louil
U lube-Democrat. A planter was sur
prised to e his horse rulurn home
after two years, and ridden by a (fn
lleman who evidently had bought th
horse In good faith. After sniim con
versa! Ion the old owner of the horse,
with much parnestncHS, sulil: "Well,
sir, If you will dismount, unsaddle tin
horse, and he doesn't (ro to the fence,
take the bars down, walk to the woll,
and If he doesn't rind wster in' the
1 bucket let It down the well, and then
off to hi old stable 1 will give up, anu
itlmt horse Isn't mine," "At your
wnrrl- Mm horse s vniirs If he does all
i that." cried the visitor, nod, leal
eaping
What
1itm 41m hAfUM. UIIHILllll nil It.
as his astonlshmont wheu the horse
cnt straltrht to the fence, hit down the
Wrs, crossed over, went to tlie well,
u..l .1...!!.... .....iaw lu, ,hA Itnolrnt
"iu. Illinium "v i
ijswn, and then, a though ha hod left
fniB butyesioriiay, waiaou io mo om
"Utile, 'l1ie aiiimul remembered the
Welt and the owner reoovered hi
Iwse. There are those living now
wko nun attest to the truth of Mill
toy, thougli It happened yearg ago,
1 Huabund and Wire Iteunlted.
Wifely devotion eomi to have been
carried altogether too far by the Hidde
toH woman who, when her lord and
mrtser j,0t gent to jail for thirty days,
promptly got drunk herself for the sake
of MU1 .ant up after him. Lewiiton
of WEBSTER'S UNA
Call and see the Goods
Ind
Burns, Dalton& Co.
: OI'I'I'R A -:
MBflflHfiKUll
It HViriln tt jili'itmiro to nn
iimttii't' to tlio jit'iijilo tlmt we lire
aliotit (6 gtv llirtn a gmtl lionc
fit. NotwitlmtnnilinK ve have
itlwitvs lii'cn known na tlio tuont
i'tttrriiiig inhniitM in ill it
section, iiml tlmt we have wold
the lit'Mt gooilu it! neitrly every
ciise lower than other, we be
lieve it ix right to do the best we
eiin hy our juitrons, thereby m.
curing tint only the Urgent
union tit of trmie but also the
grcutcHt number of friendsi,
We wunt everybody to under
stand that we are not trying UrtM o( April while walking about tlie
see haw Jtw good we can give,
for u dollar but how maim T,K' ' l'Tnio11 rounty, Or,,
lor a miliar, nui now many. ! a conventimt u nominate a full
A tflsi tiurchase are made at I ticket, no H"' 'an to I tolerated in
, . ... i ' it the convention,
our Htore a card will le jmm lieil
i.i. ......i ,. - Kniiincor Smith, of the I'uited Htates
and when .urcltitHeii to the), mwyi MvwU fluir
atnount called for by the card
have been made, we will give
yon $6.00 in the form of thin
magnificent book, entitled:
" Webster t Encyclopedia of Useful
Information and World" Atlat,"
a brief deKcrijdidit of which can
be found mi the back of the
card.
We ciiiinot, in such limited
space.gi ve a com jdete deseri nt ion
c:
CM
on
o
o
o
of the book, for it must be seen
to be appreciated. SnlHt'o it to
av that such an oiler has never
before been made in this com
munity. The book measures
10 X 12J inches, is 2J inches
thick nnd occupies a space of 312
cubic inches being Royal Oc
tavo in size, containing 5(10
pages, 188 line Illustrations and
fi() finely engraved Maps, all pre
pared txprt&hj for this book. It
is printed from large new type,
on good paper, and is handnomt.-
Ill and dumbly hovnd in worocro
i . i ,
cloth.
Every volume is worth $6.00
to any person or any family, and
is really a household necessity.
Notwithstanding the fact that we
have the reputation of selling
goods cheaper than anyone else,
our prices will still be as low, if
not lower than ever before.
We will be amply repaid for
the great expense wo will have
by celling to our regular custo
mers, and of enjoying tho trade
of scores of new ones.
In order to get the right to
distribute these valuable books,
wo were obliged to order enough
to supply one to every family
for miles around. Visit us at
once, examine our stock and
prices as we have becomo con
vinced you can do better with
us than where you are now trad-
Ing, if not buying your goods at
our ton.
RCH
BRIDGED DICTIONAR
and Books.
ependenc
COAST INKWS.
I'nlon County Kirmers Want a Non
Mi lira I Tk-kel.
AM lDI NTKIOI 8 SEATTLE XKWS HOY.
Wealthy Mel if Whtti.-Slrkiei
I lite for Creleetln.
The Tnii kee railruad otllce was robbed
of tHMiV
A dog aiisoner baa Wen doing some
active aork at Han l.uia.
National City ha an olive oil mill that
will anon be handling thirty-two tons a
day.
The miner alwut Colton, Cel., are
trying to induce some capitalists to erect
rodiictlou work at that place.
Tlie Iaj Angtdea reataiirant-keepera
have protected auainat the giving of din
ners (or a price by the ladies of clitin lies.
Ambrose law dropped dead in the
Amador I omity, I'al., Hospital un Mm
water in the Malheur on April glat at
i'XiO cubic fevt per second.
John IliiiK, a voting man whose par
ent live at 1 lie l'allea, waa drowned in
the (iwyhc river, while attempting to
ford the swollen stream. ,
The teamsters hauling Hants Cms
bituminous rock to Mie depot have struck
(or a ton. This company is hiring
new men and team at $1.7o a ton.
A number o( stockmen who own in
terests in the Tukannon range in Colum
bia and liarileld counties have united
lor the protection of annual intenwts.
The water In the M'asbougal river I
said to be so clear eight miles above I .a
Camas that ejects forty-five feet be
neath tlie surface are plainly discernible.
The Ilellingham Hay Reveille In the
latest issue publishes a list containing
the name of twenty-seven citixens o?
Whatcom whose aKgregule wealth is
la.iKvs.ooo.
On Monday, May 12, says the Slaugh
ter Mm, a Sscial election' will he held
in this school district for the purpose o(
voting an additional tax ol three mills to
pity teachers' salaries,
A woman took I'M) at Truckee, Cal.,
one duy recently (or ticket (or a rattle of
two town lots at Monterey and is said to
have done a koisI business in Nevada
City, lliase Valley and other towns.
A man 30 years old, name unknown, '
gralilsHl tlie cash Ikix in U.K. Ham
mond's feed store at Seattle, and run,!
Init was captured ami the money, which
be dropHd in bis flight, recovered.
The committee apiinted to solicit
subscriptions lor the A,(Hltl subsidy to
j Iw given to the Tacoma, Olympiad t'a-i
; cilic railroad, (or building their line to
Monlesano, have secured the amount.
Aliont twenty men are now camied at
ilillcrviil places lietween Wlistcom and
reriuliile, aud are pnMired to go to work
on tlie Kiiirliaven A Northern as soon as
the light of way is permanently located.
Tlie seventh annual session of the Ore
gon Conference of the Kvangeliral Asso
ciation convened in tlie Kvangelical
church In Alliaiiy, on Friday, May 2d.
Itishop Thomas lUiwmun, of Chicago,
preaitletl,
The nomination of Judge Itean for the
supreme lamcli will meet the approval
ol tlie best citizens, savf the Murshfleld
Coast Mail. This section will give him
a rousing majority, it can testiry to ma
many good qualities.
Tlie appointment of school funds (or
Wallowa county in April. 1IMW, was
$21170, (or the same period this year it is
f 100. The increase is greatly appreci
ated by the isxiple a the school imputa
tion is rapidly increasing. .
Workmen at the fiehome quarry re
eently took out a rock that weighed thirty-two
and three-fourth tons, which wits
split with one ounce of black powder in
to several smaller roc Its, and all as
straight as though they had been hewn.
Io I'eritx of Seattle commenced two
years ugo to get up at 4 o'clock in the
morning and tdille paper until school
time, lie was 14 years old then. Since
then he lias saved $000 as the result of
his industry and has gone to school reg
ularly, A cemetery four, miles northwest of
Milton has leon fenced in by some in
dividual who has purchased land sur
rounding it, and resident of the neigh
borhood, much to their Indignation, are
prevented from conveying the remains
of their dear departed to tlie city of the
dead,
The Olympia Partisan suggests that
something should he done at once to
ward building more houses in Olympia
to accommodate the eople who are
coming into the capital city, The pros
pect of Incoming railroads is arousing
the people of Olympia to hoie for a grout
uture.
The warm weather ia beginning to tell
on men as well as on vegetation, re
mark the Walla Walla Union. On Fri
day, during a trial In Justice Whitman's
court, lion. Thomas II. Itrents, (eeling
himself aggrieved at a remark made by
Senator Thompson, sprang across the
room with the quickness of a cat and
planted a lively blow on the jaw of the
senator, who bad no morfe expectation
of the blow than we have of the Second
Advent, A momentary commotion was
created. Senator Thompson disavowed
any intention to Insult Mr. Brents, the
latter apologised to all bands, and the
Urlal proceeded.
ANT.
IES, a copy of which w
e, Oregon.
SPORTING XOTES.
Peter Jackson's Mansger Coining
Money with the Combination.
T ALK S CHEW TO KOW THK ATLANTAS
rMl.-Billiar4ii.-BaM Ball aai Older
laleresliag Kent.
('has. v.. Davie, the manager of Peter
Jackson, is still coining money with
Peter and hi combination.
The boxing tournament of the Cler
mont Athletic Club, of Williamaburgb,
waa postucne until May 1 ana 3.
' W. II. Ryan and Joe Cantoncy fought
at corona, L. I., on April M, lor flue,
Kighten round were fought, when Ry
an wa knocked out.
Tom (ioddard (Jack brother), the
Barrier champion, knocked out Jack
Morria, Mie North Melbourne champion.
on April i, in nve minutes.
The Arlington Athletic Club will put
una nurse ol I1.2M) for Nunc Wallace
and Jiimnie Kennard to tight according
to "Police Oaaette" rule and allow Wal
lace $:100 (or exMinse.
The Wm. C. York Association will
hold their annual uminerniuht's festival
on May 14. It promise to be a nehenht
atfHir and a select assembly of Mie hab
itue of Harlem, N. Y.
Mr. McCarthy drives Geneva 8. on
the road at Hed Bank. N. J. Geneva 8.
belongs to Knapsack McCarthy, who ia
now training Wither' stable, and the
mare has won $.17,000 sine McCarthy
owned her.
Arrangements have been completed
lietween Yale College, of New Haven,
Conn., and the Atlanta Boat Club of
New Yi rk, tor a race between the crews
representing the two clubs, and it will
be rowed on May 24 at New Haven,
Conn .
Tlie Bradford Boat Club and the At
lanta Boat Club have completed arrange
ments to row one mile and a half at Pas
saic, N. J., on June 14. It will be a
great betting race, for both have picked
crews, and tlie Atlanta will have to bus
tle to win.
A flfteen-ball pool game, the beet 11 in
21, for $200, was played at the Palace
Koyal, Birmingham, 'Ala., on April 4.
The contestants were James Harding and
Wm. Barry. W, I,. (Min waa judge for
Harding and C. W. Broyton for Barry.
Harding won. Score, II games to Har
ry' 11.
Arrangement) hare been completed in
New Orleans for a glove fight between
Tommy Morgan, of Chicago, to fight in
the Audubon Club. These men will
contend according to ''Police Uaxetto"
rules, for a purse of $soo $000 to the
winner, and $200 to the lower. The men
are to fight at US pounds.
Jacob Schaefer and t ieorge Slosson on
April 1A made an agreement to play in
New York a 14-inch balk-line game dur
ing June, 800 points, for a stake of $500
a side. In addition the Brunswick-Balke-Collender
Company offer a champion
ship eminent, to lie tlie property of tlie
winner should he hold it for two years,
subject to challenge each 80 davs.
At the Fifth Avenue Casino, Brooklyn,.
Monday, May 6, Jack McAulitfe, the
light-weight champion of tlie world, was
tendere I a wand reception by bis
legion of friends, under the auspices of
the Broadway Athletic Club. Joe Me-
Anhtle, tlie I risco Oiant, will also ap
pear (or the first time in the East in a
set-to with Jack Fallon, IVirninick Mc
Caffrey or James Corbett Joe McAulitfe
wants to meet Sullivan, Corbett or any
of the big guns on his arrival.
The California Foot-racing Association
held its inaugural meeting in Central
Park, San Francisco, Cal., on April 11.
Fully a thousand people were present
There were eleven dashes of 135 yards
each on the programme and Mie deciding
content. T'le daahes were won by C. t.
Philpott. W. Robs, W. Kendrick.O. Bar
ties, A. LaUrande (better known as Ray)
and J. P. Haughn, In the run off L
(i ramie took first money. $50; Haughn,
second, $20; Philpott, third, $10; Flet
cher fourth.
At New Lisbon, on April 7, Sam W.
Crawford accomplished a wonderful club
swinging performance. He also suc
ceeded in beating the world's record for
continual club-swinging. He used chilis
weigiiuiK a pounds anu iu ounces, ana
swung them tor 6 hours and 31 minutes.
beating the best record ever made 10
minutes, which was made by hdwin
Brown, of Rath, Me. Brown used clubs
weighing 8 pounds and a half ounce. A
large amount of money changed hands
on the result.
On April 14, the executive Committee
of the National Association of Amateur
Oarsmen met iu New York to select the
course for the annual regatta of the As
sociation. The committee reinstated the
following oarsmen : Krastus Rogers, Al
bany Rowing Club; William Caffrey,
Crescent Boat Club, Boston ; E. J. Ma
bony, Bradford Pfeat Club, Boston ; . J.
Kearney, Institutes, Newark j 11. F. Cor
coran, Central Boat Club, Boston; and E.
N. Atherton, Metropolitan Boat Club.
Now York. It was unamioualy resolved
to hold the annual regatta on Lake Quin
sigumond, Worcester, Mass., on Tuesday
and Wednesday, Aug. 12 and 13, ;
At Springfield, Vt., on April lfl, Jos
eph Innes, of Buffalo, and John Connors
wrestled at 110 pounds for' a purse. The
conditions were catch-as-catch-can, "Po
lice Gaxette" rules. Innes won the first
fall, after throwing Connors three times,
and Mie falls not being allowed. Then
Connors won the next three falls and
the match, after Innes had gained two or
three more falls that were not allowed.
All the falls were won fairly by Connors,
however, but Innes seemed the better
wrestler. The contest was very exciting,
and the men nearly came to blows sev
eral times aud changed urn refaree once,
111 be presented FREE
EASTERN xEWS.
A (i I rl Arrested Charged With Pois
oning i Family.
A fLEBUYHAN COMMITS . FOKQKRY.
Caiadiai Daly Bepain U VwmIi Off
tba List.
Army desertion decreases.
Stanley i ova ted in Brussels.
Tvohold fever close an Illinois col
lege.
It is proposed to enlarue Yellowstone
Park.
RMimtarv Windom amMUM himself
anew on tlie silver question.
The lumber district of La Crosse bare
ly wet-apes destruction by fire.
Three outlaw, brothers, are killed in
a fight with officers in West Virginia. -
A beautiful girl of sixteen ia arrested
at McKeesuort, Pa., charged with pois
oning a family.
A .MMwliirtntia .mntinl rj MilvoAlt hllilda
ing i promised lor the Canadian North
west tbw year.
Mias Anna Peterson committed auicide
at Forest City, Iowa, by banging. No
cause assigned.
Tlie water work system at St Joseph,
Mo., has been sold to Mie Kuehn syndi
cate for (2,500,000.
Looa on the St. Croix will be con
trolled during freshets by the building of
a mammoth dam.
Moaea Fralnv of St Louis, lost 1120.-
000 in St. Louis, and $140,000 in Chicago
in Mie wheat squeeze.
The Brussels university students have
adopted an address'ex pressing sympathy
with their Russian breMiren.
The Berlin National Zeitung say that
the labor bill fixe the maximum of
women' work at eleven hours a day.
Samuel Jeffries, one of Mie richest men
in South Carolina, ha been arrested for
murdering Dr. Alexander White in 1805.
Serious strike disorders have occurred
at Fulnek, Austria, when the cavalry
dispersed the mob and made 118 arrests.
The imperial palace at Oranienbaum,
Russia, has been destroyed by tire.
Seven of the palace servants were burned
to death.
The Wittkowiti miners, in Austria.
and some other strikers have resumed
work unconditionally. The strike is
collapsing.
The trial of Jeremiah O'Donovan Roa-
sa and his printer, Wilbur II. Ilendrick
son, (or criminal libel, has commenced
in New York.
The Tendon boot makers and their
AnitilnvAra have martial an amiialile
settlement of Mie questions at issue ami
Mie strike is ended.
The Paris municipal elections passed
off peacefully. In Mie snhurhs the po
lice destroyed a number of Orleanist and
Boulangist placards.
The duke of Argyll has written a let
ter in support of the Irish land purchase
bill, recently introduced in the house of
commons by Mr. Balfour.
At Lima, Ohio, Willis Osman and Ed
ward Standish quarreled over a girl.
Osman stabbed Standish eight times
with a knife and he will probably die.
In accordance with instructions from
XI u vnr r!rAirinr lf Phtraim Pnlieft 111
spector Kbersold has issued orders to his
men to close all ol the pool rooms in the
city.
The British steamer Euclid has been
sunk near Hartlepool in collision with
the British steamer Altvre. The cap
tain and three of Mie crew of the Knclid
were drowned.
Randolph Dubois, who murdered his
wife, two children and mother-in-law in
the village of St. Albans, Que., two
months ago, has been sentenced to be
hanged June 20.
Charles Jackson, a New York com
positor, murdered Mamie Murphy, twen
ty years old, in a notorious saloon. Jack
boii cut the woman's throat, causing
death in half an hour.
The clause which placed a duty of 20
per cent, on repairs executed to Cana
dian vessels in United States ports was,
after a long discussion, dropped from the
Canadian tariff list
The Brazilian minister to Italy has
been recalled because he failed to pre
sent to Mie Italian government the decree
of his government forbidding Italian em
igrants to enter Brazil.
The riotous coal miners at Ostran, Mo
ravia, have compelled a complete cessa
tion of work in the mines. Troops
guard the houses occupied by miners
who are willing to work.
Rev. Z. C. Mower, of Intercourse, Pa.,
a prominent clergyman of the United
Brethren church, has committed forgery
for small amounts on severaOiationul
banks, and has disappeared. -
Owing to the troubles arising from the
embezzlement of 1,000,000 francs by the
treasurer of the canton of Ticino, 8wh
zerlabd, all the members of the cantonal
government have resigned. ,
It is said that W. C. AVhiteman, the
Kansas City real estate man snpiiosed to
have been murdered, is in California,
and disappeared hoping that his family
would get $23,000 insurance on his life.
William Lord who for seven years
had been confidential bookkeeper for
Fesh & Mook, painters, St Louis, has
stolen, since 1883, in the most mvster-
tmi. m.niifir 1f, R9?4 and haa Hewn ir.
rested. Horse racing the cause.