Image provided by: Independence Public Library; Independence, OR
About The Independence west side. (Independence, Or.) 18??-1891 | View Entire Issue (May 30, 1890)
THE INDEPENDENCE Subscribe for this N f i Paper until July 4th, 25 Cents. !mrttii In Improvements should bi I toads in Independence nd vkitt i Ity, during the next two years. AN INDEPENDENT PAPER DEVOTED ESPECIALLY TO THE INTERESTS OP POLK COUNTY. VOL Vll. ( 12.00 I' EH YE Alt. ) INDMPEN'DENCR VOIK COUNTY OMMOX, FRIDAY, MAY, 30. 1890. ( FIVE CENTS PEIt cory. ) NO. 30. J. li. STOCITO THE DING fr ME RC H ANT. Is pleased to announce OF CHARGE to each C THE WEST SIDE. lc rextuxD, ..' . imisiiRR. Snl(M .Mil. r .l .'ll.r lit lnOt'uJiM. Oratuu. wimuiI piw moiit r, BUHSCWlfTION HATKS, fAVAUl.ll .N AUYANCK. One Vear , $.ec Sta Mo nln . - i.o Three Month j When hi paid in advance a J "to advertisers" !n.1v'M1.lcnr I. M Ihe hvA n aat tlu.. iuu I 'Mie r'.t. t 'IHilit mr, i th da Slu l tie . S l ain. r ,i KMin.l iulitiw p-nlHo l lv r- In ; K ! ru"i,wl t l'iiuv y'til t trie nui.iK, I. i il III lvtl, .! m:iHi ,.1 Ihr lf .illxl III U11 Wlliam file l.t... t'lio-towllW Inert... I. it rlreMlai'nn III WW Slim I. ..) ylin nh'. I) ui ov i. v ... t.:. twt u( AiltvrlMut J.IKlilv JOB PRINTING I Latest and Best Styles, LOWllST LIVING j RATES. PU V'SICIANS-DKN t US IKY. i.r.1- & ttuTLKK, ; Physicians & Surgeons. U. S, F.x.miniii(i Surgeons. iMr.rr.MK.cK, ukmh K. Li KETCIIUM. Physician and Surgeon. Ultr. Oppo.ll. Hrl Satlunak Hank, INIiKTa'M'ENi'K, UKKmiN DR. J. K. LOCKE, Physician and Surgeon. Buen Viata, Oregou.. J. E. DAVIDSON, M. D. Physician and Surgeon. U. 8. IXAMIHI53 SOEOEON, Independence, 4 " Oregon, DR. J. B. JOHNSON, Resident Dentist, All work wrrnled to srire the twit of Stil'it!on. UDKriMilMCI, Ohuooii. ATTORNEYS. JOHN J. DALY, Attorney and Counselor at Law COI.I.K(.'TION MAUR. Oftir. Mill OppO'tU Court Kuhm, DA1-Lsi. POl.K t'Ul'NTY, OhWOM A M. HURLEY, Attorney and Counselor at Law. OrtW:Or MilmodMoumouKiHU., IKHEfKKbKNce, OKIOOW BANKS. first fJatioQal BaijH IXDEI'ESKBNCE, OREGON. . President J. 8. COOPM. Vloe Pretldnt,U W. ROBERTSON. Caahlar , W. H. HAWLIY. DIREOTOBtSi D. P. ThmpioK, J. n. 0MfMf. r M.. W. Jftnw, W, W. Cplltnt, o. w. ir Triiii.icl. .nrl bnkln bn.toMt. r u4 Mil. eichu B U Imporuul poiM t-r...!tt rMlrd inbJaH I thtfk or yo 'rlllt--io( drpmrft. OoltoortoiMI 40lliU hiIiiU on l.ror.bl. wrnu, m-om konrt: I A. If . to 4 t. U. Hil' bnr(lr proof ( Boonrod b TI rim Luck THE. INDEPENDENCE National ;. Bank I CAPITAL STOCK, $50,000. - H. HIR8CHBERO, - Prldnt ABRAM NELSON, VIO Prooldont. W. P. CONNAWAY, - CmMW, fnrl bunklnr an4 xhn bjrfliBBt i!td;lowi on4e;blll. dlooBU4lov rn!t4;!otiti mulaiMlli aiMouowaivui--Bi.reUl ondlt. pnti; lwiu roc.l'OdOJ ....... w wra,i vutfivu w uv, r U lllQ dcpiMllt. DIRECTORS Johu MoDanltl, H. H. Jaaparton, A. J, Ooodman, H. Hlroohbwrf. Abram Nalaon, T. J. I. A. Allan. that in connection with ustomer purchasing $40 Opera Ho Willaraeltc. Real Estate Co., Of Independence, Oregon. TranMctn xtw Real RitaU lluliiBt buy and aellt Property, aiievU liiKurwiice aurt doe a Ktueral . Conv)'uri BuBiiieaa, rrtlri having Landu fur Bate will And It to their dvnUr to ! ' ' . With thU Company, aa thy are dally eudinx tiBti oV land taat, thua plae irif deairahlt pmrty hefurt th rvikl dt'uia of Utt Katt. . f . ,' .- JAM MS C.IRSOK, J. V. KIRKLAND, w fre.id.nl Secretary. G. W. SIIINN, Houis, Bign & Drnaminfal I'aper H.Uy;ii!)f. Oruiiiimc. l'lcmniuK, Klc. Vamt ruom opiite Juliuju'l tubles, ludrieiuUnce, Orcgun, Arcade Saloon J. R. COOrER, Proprietor. tIKST BRANU1 Off m, UvNts anil Op ldpeodeoe, Ore. M. BEAMER, Mmiufmlurtr of 1 1 v?n HARNESS .WD SADDLE. And Denier In All kinds of Harness & Saddlery Good. Carringe Triiiimini and Repairing INDEPENDENCE FOUNDRY, Iv. KUNCK, Manager. , Ib miw prepxred to ninke any kind ol Canting in ' .' : BRASS OR IRON, On nhort notii-f. I now at work wail u lac tn ring Hume's Improved Grain Crusher Ackoowlrilltolw th.tiMl arnlii erherl Am.ri' troiif. i eli.'.prirt onil mart clnrnbte A full )! II" el.w of .f k tluiie l Ihl. loun rlry will !f ml,linheii In Ihi. Wr. Auy pcrwu in'wnut u( POKTAIIU? BA W Mll.t Can he .uppliril h.r.. Krfairirif; done for alt kind, uf nMchiucr, M.iu .licet, ludrprodtiici. oii (bounty Ban, MONMOUTH, OREGON. Incorporated under th I.awa of Oregon, D. T. aTANI.tr, ' IRA 0. fOWKI.t, frs.ldent. t.bltr. r. a rm.r.1 batifelnar bii.lni".. Iftitdr.fl. on New Vnrk, i rraitnl.no u(i Portland (or ny ammml. .cfl. depIU nibHt to nlicrb -r on nrrllllo.i.. of delimit, (ii'll.otlnn. reeolve (iruuiiil .lienllon itiianled b)f doBbla t'liriiiiiinmr Vale lira, loi'k, " Miaa Ada Juilson. Mm. Willlanii. JUDSON & WILLIAMS, DRESSMAKERS. A SPECIALTY. JOHN ALLEN", CHOICE BEEF, .Mutton,' T.mh, VcV PorV, Hm, Riiiwn, Crnt B. at. i f n; Hutt.trjF and Ume lu au. All 0od (Mlvered lr l chariB. 7a8per8on & Parker, Jnclepeinleiice, Oregon, Architects Bnilttcrs anil Contractors. Alway.ln Ih.lf Hh ! lor F.ol'iij, mid will try their ht in fle'e H- ! them r.l Bi'd he .kmivIiic.4 (ht Ihey ar worilijr ol font iMim. A. B. GRIGGS, MEAT :11ARKET, $ p Irviaa, 'cutu-r, Cho)c meata oawuntly on baud. JJavidaon' Brick, his large stock of Goods 0 0 worth of Goods from use Bloc E. E. Krengel, BLACKSlIiTIIIXG :- -A N II- Maiiuf.ivtiiicr oflhc BOSS CULTIVATOR -:Aik!:- Krengel's Iron Fence. HORSE SHOEING. Mr. Thomas Fennel, late of Cbl ' cago, an expericuccd horse Uoer, mukes specialty of that liuo. Circular and Crosscut Saw Gumming DONE BV E. E. KRENGEL. INDEFENDEM'E FERRY. . WM. J0N15, Projuictor. Till Ferry la now In operation, and prepared lo transfer puiwiigrrt aud out to or from tbe City. It will pay pr$ois uaitlr a View of Polk County. To croaa the Ferry and ro to tba top of Pronpect Hill. Elkins & Co., FROF-RIKTORS OF THR City Truck and Transfer Co. Hauling 'of 'all Kinds Done at Reasonable Rates, FeeJ, OaH, Isl? 0 pir Uood for Sal?. e-Collectlons Made Monthly.-l INDEPENDENCE, EROGON eiTY JHOTEId. C Street, Independence, Or. ; A.W.HOWELL, Prop.' :" Flrat-c1a In eery reapert. Special attention Riven transient tutomera. A aainple room for foinniercial travelers. Mitchell & Bohannon, ! MBnnfurtiirera of -: SASH & DOORS. SCROLL SjWINQ AND - . . :;. i'JQOS REPAIRING, Main Street, , Independence, Oregon. J; H. atLEiMDERj :Dealer In: Drursand Medicines, BEUNA VISTA, OH. . TTnvIng ptirchned Hie "toi k of Drugi formerly owned hv I.. W. Rohertiion, I am prepared to meet all the old cnato mera, and many more new one. Fair nd courieou treatment to all, TolloMciisIlopGroffcrs! thk; WEST SIDE JOB OFFICE, - ' INDEPENDENCE. OR. ' I prepared lo print HORSE BILLS aud HOI' TiCKKTS at the lowent priced. PRINTING Of all kind executed on abort notice by au experienced JOB PRINTER. A. WILSON. Propr. he has secured a supply his store for CASH. GEO. K. BRKY, Commission Merchant AND GRAIN HIIOKKK. Inuapondaqcn, Orsgor). FRANK Ul'UER. county swmoa a umm Auctioneer anil Appraiser. KslliiiaUii of t' Cuit.lrik'iU work m.J. Butt Un. riitni.iitJ AH.niU WViflav nl Vinirxl In Cuunly 1,'uiirt wttk. at .ll, lli.f.iii, ArtUroiB, Dallat, Polk Co., Or, : F. J. MORRIS, Prop. Fine Wines, Liquors AND CIGARS. B MIXED. DRINKS' A SPECIALTY. Whiteaker Dikk, InJepenJunct. (Iv.UlilUUed by Nutiunul autbtirU),) .'v THE : 1 I -ilnl : Natioral : kk ! .ill! i tj'"" ha,km-000. (CAPITAL, PAID UP. $50,000 00, i ,u"plun 1 8,000, i K. a WaLLAI', W. W. MnS, ( CrHMoNI Vie Pr..M.iit f I. H. AI.RtUlT, CwhUr, ! loans made I To Pv.ri on akt .nit mti.r airfhonUhl prmlti'o. r.'ii.lml u ".. llu.r lu prlmo J (Mum rm oMi ar.lu.iMM, ' ImliaBntaa 4rt oo N.w V'WB. Chlr.o, I Bu fr.n Irilai4. Ua4ia, fart. Ilwlia, I Uuag Kuni s4 i'irqtu , WHO SHOT M'PHERSON. rhaler ofaa Kya-WllaeM t tha Kill lag of Iha Mraea I'ulna Qaaeral. The following eommnnlcntlnn an peai-a In a rorvnl edition of lite Atlanta Qnutilutiont Much ha been Bald lata ly In your pawr and other concern ing the kllliux of Umtttrnl Mrriinraon, and tlieaa rarlnnt aeoniinta dlllnr a to many point connected with tlmt event (iiiimriil Mcl'lmraon wa highly entemii ed by tha Houtharn army, and it win ba well laid of him that wherever h went hit gentlemanly dtiortment aud kindly trentiiieiil of the rj.uiiliernei- wat aimoat tlemornllnlng. It wna in marked contract with much tlmt hi fellow oflloora did. Hence our people even at tha time regretted hia death, and now honor hia memory. The writer ia well aeiilntd with Captain liiuhard Beard, of Mnrfree. born, Tenn., who claim, and no doubt In.tly, to hnve been eve-witnoa to tha illlnirof Umieral MvlVnmn. I may not give hi account with porfeot ao curacy, for It waa told ma ynara ago, but my reoolleotinn la that tha olrcum lUnue attend lug that event were tub. itanlially aa follow: Onptidn llimrd waa ordered, with hia company, than a mera handful, to make an atlnck upon a fnrtillontlon which It waa aupioM)d waa held by few men. While execut ing thl order quite a nuuilmrof Fel end ofllcer eauie riding toward him. Halting bia men ba waited until thay got near by aud then commanded them to iurrendnr. All did except one, who, wheeling hia horse aud putting aptira to him, while drawing hit aword aud waiving It over hia head, daubed oil at full ipeed toward the Federal Hunt. Captain Beard ordered hit men to ore, for, a he ttatea, he felt milsllod that the ollloer, ou aooount of tha retinue accompanying him, must be high lu command, and he could not help ad miring bit brave dash for freedom. However, an Arknnsa Sergeant, who bad become delnuhud from hi own command, and wataccouipauylngCnp lata heard' company, drew down hia gun, aud In aplte of the order given, fired, and the retreating ollloer full to the ground. After disarming those who hud aur rendered, and putting Hi em In charge of one or two men, Captain Heard re turned hit advance, and panned the nrottrate form of the olllcer just killed. Lahlng with Ida brave Teiinendcean up the foi'tlllcation, he waa aatouiahed to tee a Federal colonel Jump upon the embankment, within speaking dlaiance, who thouled In almost appealing tonea to Captian Heard i "For (lod't anko surrender, brave man, for we have lea to yonr onul" The Tennesseeana were non surrounded and taken prisoners, linding the statement of the Colonel true. The charge from the reinforced Federals swept everything back until they piiH(id and retook the prison er, and than Captain Heard learned that the ollloer killed was Genoral Mo Pherton. This information was con firmed when he was oarried before General Sherman, the Colonel taking him prisoner accompany ulm, and nak Ing for kindly treatment la behalf of the brave TunneMtteans. Captain Kichard Beard, Murfrees boro, Tenn., can give a full aud Inter esting aooount of thl event, atithentlo and vouched for by a number of living witnesses, lie Is an exceedingly modest man, and heuoe I have taken t'ie liber ty of speaking thus fully about him. Probably there may be tome inaccu racy about some of the details here given, but not as to the main fact, tiiat lie was an eye wilness to the killlug of General Mcpherson by an Ankansas I bergoiint and under the clroniustancut Mated, wean (, v A house at Gold Hill, Nov., that oott I8.UU0 a few years ago was told tha other day for tdUO. of WEBSTER'S UNA Call &nd tee the Goods Ind Burnsf Dalton&Go. : OI'I'KR A ! S6.C3 ECCX FREE TOTCm I ' ' ' " ' ; ' It afford us pleasure to an nouiice to the people tlmt we are about to give tliom a great bene fit. Notwithstanding we have ulwayn been known as' the most enterprising merchants la this section, and that we have sold the best goods in nearly every case lower than others, we be lieve it is right to do the best we can by our patrons, thereby se- curing not only the largest amount of trade but also the greatest number of friends. ! We want everybody to under stand that we are not trying to see hw jtw good we can give for a dollar, but how many. As cash purchases are nuuta at our store a card will be punched and when purchases to the amount called for by the card have been made, we will give you $3.00 in the form of this magnificent book, untitled: -Wtbster't Encyclopedia of Useful Information and World t Mtfat, a brief description of which can bo found on the back of the card,:. 'Vv We cannot, in such limited space ,give a complete description Ca7 on C7 so o CD o o of the book, for it must be seen to be appreciated. Suffice it to say that such an offer has never before been made in this com munity. The book measures 10 x 12J inches, is 1 inches thick and occupies a space of 312 cubic inches being Royal Oc tavo in size, containing 5G0 pages, 188 line Illustrations and 50 finely engraved Maps, all pre pared cjqwmly for this book. It is printed from large new type, on good paper, and is handtome. ly ami durably Imvnd in morocco doth. 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 anyono else, our prices will still be as low, if not lower than ever before, Wo will be amply repaid for the great expense we will have by selling to our regular custo mers, and of enjoying the 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 become con vinced you can do better with us than where you are now trad- ing, if not buying your goods at our store. BRIDGED DICTIONAR and Books. ependenc STORTING 'KOTES. Pugilistic .Notes. Doing of the Prominent Oarsmen. PHIL DWYER DKNIM BACKING CUHIIKTT. Tsrf Nte.-l)lj ef Faateas Uenei tad Toeir Owaera. iWIMon liaa Uen relnalaled on the turf. Ho haa bill Kryen. Jack MeAullffe, tbe champion, la in creasing hia bank roil on the race truck. E. W, TerriiiKton, the champion marksman ol Connecticut, died at Nor wich, un., Way I. Procter Knoll will not atart at LouIh- vllle or the Latonia race meeting. He will go in the buburUn. . Cleon and Charley Gibeon are matched to trot, b"t three in five, to harness, fur f'j.tXK), at Waverly on May 31. Another feBtlier-weltilit clianmlmi nu- gllUtof Amiralia haa started lor lliU country, lie ia called Young Uiillo, Eil. Hmllli, of Denver, who I matched to Unlit Jaku Kilraln In July, will go into naming at Mw urnntna on June 17. The flrat hia race down for settlement ia the Hrooklvn lluudlcati. and alxiut a doaen lioraea are being backed heavily, It Is reported lhat 0. D. McCoy lias refuaed IIS.iHW lor the uruat Bprinter. Nalry. . Charles J, Paolta, the amateur oara- man, is now on hia way to F.ngland to take part in Hie lleniey ami JIetro)ol- nan rvgatia. Tom Bluan won the prire offered lv the .Memphis Turf Topi, a lor the uiual laiptilar Jockey at the .Meinplil Jockey Club meeting. , Malaaila Horaklchi, the Japanese clnuupion wrestler, who la living at He atlle, Wash., has cliallenjied Joe Acton to wrestle lor 5t(), Tlia Hoard of Review of the Salional Trotting Association on May I expelled U. I. Voting, of Kaet HonIoii, Mass., on acha'geof irand. Congntaaman Hcott'a, of F.rie, Pa. 'a Chaos should lie one of the fanlest three yeuroldson the turl thin aeaami. A a two-vear-old he won ftiSSO. ,. . The Two riinusand Guinea waa run at Mewmaiket, Kng., on April 30. dure loot, the Derby favorite, won, with I Nurd second and lllue Green third. Hill Iwyer, the famon turfman, writes denving Ilia atoiy viitilishtd broadcast that ha would back James Corbntt aguinat any man in the world. Riley, Ihe favorite for the Kentucky Derby, started twelve times last year and won six races, but horsns entered in the race have eclipsed Kilej 's perform auce. Marty lteran's fiiiudi on King Idle, at KliKulMith, on May 1, when he bi-at Kblis and Politico, who finished heads apart, waa the most sensational ever seen on a race track. On April 2fl, George Lee of Newark, N. J., sailed for KiiKland. He will train Chaa. U. Psolta, the amateur oarsman, who Is entered to row hi the Koyal Hen ley Kegatta. The coming season will doubtless be an interesting one on the trotting turf, and whether the present champions mill be able to hold their exulted positions is a matter of great uncertainly. L. II. Cvphcr, of Pittaburgh, Pa., who la twenty-five veara of w. stands 0 feet 2 Inches in beight and weighs 220 pounds, is willing to meet any man in the country in a glove contest. William II. Germaine, who (Inured prominently In the Hullivan-Ktlraln match, ia now business manager of "June" Rankin's bright little paper, the Sporting Critic Billy ia a hustler. Young Mitchell, who la to fight George I.e Blanche for a,500 next munth in the California Athletic Club, baa gone into training. Hutting on the result lias al ready commenced at Han Francisco, Jake Bchsefer and McCleary play bil liards for 4,000 at the Paciltc Coast on May MO. Tim game will he 1,000 points up, McCleary ia to be allowed a discount, Keluieler will have to roll high to win. The well-known wrestler. Greek George, Is going to send hia wile to Nor way, ard then go to Ei. gland to wrestle Antoine Pierre. Prior to his departure he will wrestle Charley Green, at Hn Ha lo, N.Y. Col. J. II. McLaughlin, the retired collar-and-elbow champion of the world, who was always greatly admired In De troit, Mich., Boston, Mass., and New York, is now the proprietor of the Weed House, Heatlle. Wash., which is the headquarters ot the sporting element. McLaughlin, In his day, waa one of the greatest wrestlers in the world. A Jumping matcb has been arranged between James C. Medway, the cham pion of America, and an unknown, for fftOOand the championship. Captain Mike Hoyle is backing Medway, who is said to be a phenomenon. ' The unknown is also described aa a wonder, He haH Jumped over 14 feet in a single Jump; over ii7 feet in two jumps, ami 4'i foet will not stop him at throe standing jumps. Richard K, Fox is the final stakeholder. The conditions of the match are that each man is to contend In one single, one backwaid, two single, two backward, three single, three back ward and one high jump ; also, a single jump over chairs, backward and for ward, and one jump from the end of a brick, backward and forward, making eleven events. , The man winning the majority will be declared tha winner. IES, a copy of which vr e, Oregon. EASTERN NEWS. Assignments of George W. Crane t Co., of Topcka, Kan. bT IT AGAINST EX TltEAS. DIME OF LA. Dliappeiraiee f a Yeang Eigliihaai st MoRtreaJ, Canada, In Hamburg 700 dock men employed ou American steamer nave struct. Twelvn linllilinira wr burned at Fill cotvlile, N Y Loaa, 160,000, Mi nA hr,tatl . mtuaM t.1 H!tlu,a 8 nuiu. have struck. Tnion aia kianiuir - . I W UIU.ll ... T-.Ull.H A M M......U...I . ..M...AM. M.ILaM from destroying machinery in cities In Kiiie una. M. Isamlmrd. radical, has been eleeted member ol the trench chamber of depu tie for Kvereaux. At De Ituvter. Madison countr. N. Y.. four atores and eighteen dwellings were destroyed by are. An ufllcial resirt slalua that the gen eral condition of winter rye and wheat in Eurojwan Russia is good. The Southern Baptist convention at Fort Worth, Tex,, has adjourned to meet at Uirmiiigtiaui in May next, j Joseph fhifTi In, a wealthy Jewish mer chant, of Chicago, ia mysteriously mies ing. His friends fear lie baa met foul play. Five buildings were completely de stroyed by a fire at Ashley, Pa The lose ialout ttiOftO; partly covered by in surance. , A fire ocurre(l in the oil refinery of Kir W. A. Rose A Co., at Bankaide, Lon don, and caused damage amounting to ta),ooo, The Norwegian bark Rervenseeren waa j lout off the coast of Mississippi. The crew waa saved, but the teasel and cargo are a total loss. In New York Andrew Carnegie spoke at the laying of the corner atone of the j 1,500,(XKI niusle hall, to construct which lie gave fVXl.OOO. "3m-iriM W PrnviA .4 t 'r. ..rtnluM, Ta. tn mm. nm.l.t i.nw i.m.iu pnaitiiiii-ii. .labilities, tiaMXK); tielieved to be fully covered by assets. The Mexicans in an Lnis Potosl claim that a conspiracy exists among Ameri can railroad men lo keep Mexicans from working on the railroads. Vienna nnvmiitiwH nnnnmuH, llin ailft- iMMixion of Homia A Ijinir. Hankers Their assets amount to 5.000.000 florins : liabilities, 7,OJU,UOO florina. The steamship Werra reached New York, having on board Director Strausa and his well-known orchestra. There are forty-six in the party. ' .-:.h, 1. f..u ! ii.....,i..i v... nit .i.'ij . ci .7i. in iitin.ivmi .-li' clo in Mexico respecting the action which the United States congress will take on the silver question. In the strike riot at Bchuttenhoven, Austria, the rioting vraa suppressed by gendarme. The strike movement haa spread to Uheberg and Kreuth. , , The democratic congress held in Rome adjourned alter . adopting a protest a amst tne presence ot detectives There were 470 delegates present. The leading business house and bank of Kskridito, Kan., owned by Mr. Mm'.e, have assigned. The liabilities are about f lOO.OJO, while the assets are small. Owing to the council of Mr, Davitt, tha strikers at Cork and throughout the south of Ireland have yielded, and the trouble, tor the present at least, is at an enu. The Louisiana attorney-general has med suit tu the civil- courts against ex Treasurer Uurke and his bondsmen to recover 197,880, the amount of the de- laical ion, . ,l . M . . A - . u. r. viuiicniii, managing partner oi the firm of Gillbrd & Churchill, of Chi cago, dealers in etchings, engravings, etc., ia said to be in Canada with some of the linn s money, A syndicate of Biduian banker, which undertook to issue 1,000,000 of Congo state obligations, haa been dissolved. They were able to place ouly one-tenth of the intended amount, y... The Ha nburger Correspondent says that the English government has in formed the German government that h.ngland will not yet press the execution of the London sugar convention. The prime minister of the South Amer ican republic of Columbia baa arrived in Berlin for the purpose of negotiating with the Column government for the es tablishment of trade relations. Thomas Kimber, a young Englishman who came to .Montreal about three weeks ago, has disappeared, leaving behind a large amount of baggage, The detec tives have no clue to his whereabouts. The New York ' senate has recalled from the assembly the iSaxton ballot re form bill and rehashed it, changing it so as to agree with the amended Baxton bill which was agreed to by the govenor, Mr, baxton and others. A movement has been inaugurated in New York to secure one million signa tures to a memorial to be sent to the car of Russia, asking that he look into and seek to amoliurute the condition of tie exiles of Siberia. Disregard of orders caused a collision on the Louisville & Nashville road south of Birmingham, Ala. A miner stealing a ride was killed, Harry Turner, a civil engineer of the road fatally aud three trainmen slightly injured. ill be presented FREE COAST NEWS. Large Flouring Mills to be Eslit In Seattle. 8UIGHTEB LOSES A VAU' ABU BOUt Baker City Btlaes 8iWUy.-Cmk Costy Slack. A colon of 200 KentackUns will locale in Jefferson county. Robert Taylor, an old ntident of Paa- co, was drowned at that pwoa May li. The Hoqulam Board of Trade haa . raised W0 fur a celebration of tha Fourth of July. The Seattle Press announces that large flouring mills will ba built la that City SOOn. Tha fSnntinmlah nnlintv mhiS j.alAtwfa renorta thirteen urai ticinv aMnrnava in that county. The Clydesdale stallion wbluh Slaus-h- ter citiaena imported at a coat of 13000, ba died, and all Slaughter mourns. Charles R. Bell, a new arrival at Aber deen from Danville, Ky., la about to erect an ice factory and a wood-working establishment. The Wellington state a ranee meets in annual session the first Tuesday in Jons at La Camaa. The grange tn the state) ia growing very rapidly. Some little excitement has taken place at Goldendale in tbe past few dart about some specimens of ore which hare been taken irom the mountains near that city. - A large vein of coal baa been located about rive miles north ef rJnobomisb, on the line of the Seattle, Lake Bhore A fcas'ern. Over a thousand feet ia in sight. ' 1 Harry Leverett'a sawmill at Golden- dale and 100,000 feet of lumber burned recently. Loss, (4000. Tha lira started from a spark from a pile of burning slabs. - , Enuletrecht Manmon. employed in Truliinger'e sawmill, waa mutilated by the sawa, his right wrist and band being nail i y torn, out amputauoa wui not be necessary. The Inland Republican, the new naner which D. H. Hendricks will establish at Athena, will be eight pages, devoted to interests ot Umatilla county and faithful to the republican party. Baker City raised $25,000 sabaldy for the Humpter Valley railroad in one day. J. H.Parker, cashier of the First Nation al Bank, gave $5000. The whole amount, f"0,C0J, will soon be subscribed. - Had it not been for tbe put hard win ter Crook county sheepmen would hare had about 75,000 bead of mutton aheep to turn off this spring, but aa it ia there was not many over 45,000 bead sold. Captain Gray, of Astoria, haa com- . menced driving piles for a new aaw mill ou the south side of Young's bay. oppo site Case's Astoria. It ia understood that outside parties will build the mill. The price of brick haa fallen to )0 per thousand in Seattle, whereas formerly it waBS14. The decline la owing to an enormous increase of production, there being over fifty brickyards in that city. Ten thousand election ticketa for prob ably a thousand voters is what Urant county will put in the field this year, and there ia no reason why every voter ahould not secure a ballot of some political com plexion. Over 111,000 delinquent taxes in Grant county ahows that tbe past winter waa a . hard one and that stockmen are iu a tight place. But our reports from that ' section are cheering, and they will pull through all right yet. An Indian living near Port Discovery bay, caught a salmon in that bay tha other day, which weighed aeventy pounds. This ia one of the largest sal-. mon ever captured in these waters, and strange to aay was hauled safely to shore. The first of last week Wm. Templeton arrived at Prineville from Albany, hav ing crossed the Cascade mountaina by the Santiam route on horseback, lie re ported snow from Cache creek to Snow creek, varying in depth from one foot to twenty feet. Adkins & Webb completed the Med ford waterworks last week, and have ex ecuted their contract in a satisfactory manner. There ia a pressure of over 200' feet, which is sufficient to throw the water a considerable distance over the highest house in town. The first train with double-header at tached that ever left Pendleton over the Oregon & Washington Territory railroad, went out on Monday, says the East Ore gonian. It consisted of fifteen oarloada of aheep, shipped by Parkins Bros, and bound for Dakota markets. Messrs. Jacobs and Armstrong, of Murray, Idaho, have examined the gold and silver quarts that ia found near Lake Whatcom, and pronounce it very rich indeed, and aay they are eatiafied that quarts, both gold and silver, can ba found there In large and paying quan tities, . ,;: .. Ed Basley, who waa arrested in Pen dleton, charged with desertion from the Second cavalry. Is kept in custody at Fort Walla Walla, pending Investigation, if it cau be proven that he waa in Pen dleton In February, 1889, and stayed continuously until July (of the aame yeai, he will be released, The first Chance mining Company of Fox valley, Grant county, made re munerative cleanup, advancing the value oi their exchequer $000 worth. Several gold nuggets being valued from $15 to $20 were secured. For the first season this company has had sufficient water to work effectually, say the Long Creek Eagle, and as they report prospects still very favorable, the chances are fair to secure that amount of gold to disburse all expenses of the paat with a fair divi dend besides.