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About The Independence west side. (Independence, Or.) 18??-1891 | View Entire Issue (July 25, 1890)
INDEPENDENT $200,000. In Improvement! will be made in Independence end vicinity during the next year. AN INDEPENDENT PAPER DEVOTED ESPECIALLY TO THE "INTERESTS OP POLK COUNTY. VOL. Vll. , ( $2.00 PER YEAR. ) IXDKl'KNDENCK TOLK COUNTY-ORtHOX. FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1800. ( FIVE CENTS PER COPY. ) NO. 38. THE THE WEST SIDE. V C fENTlAXD, mtMSHKR, RsfWred ,1 the Po-t ..(I'., lu tnd.p.ud.ua, SUBSCRIPTION N ATtC!. rAVm.K IS Al AMR. , OmYar "" 1 " ' !- (i.oe Six Mouttt oo Three Month 50 VVUcu mil paid in advance , TO ADVERTISERS. llnllMhtt'lW . IfMMtlht HI tS tlM.I (it .l t.u.i.i the mil I l M jrvtti. a l lie Wlllaawli, Hr. hI mi !Hr ni ihi line- nt IP iin-eou tad tailor, la ..i.,!, eoiutin pupmaiia l w li: U tu n.iicll .litppiut point tat Id isi.,iy, iil.-n I- u . ..( ihr Ur(,., m.l wraith? ...) ih t'klj nmtt4 l Ui w lllaie n il) The.twa.niy iritiie eiMiit t wai Sll.s I. eilili( riwlilra H t Iw .( ui trig bl I AdvertLlug Mrdimua, JOB PRINTING I , r ID t . Latest and Best Styles, 4Kb At TMt I.OWbT LIVING RATES. , I'UVSlClASS-UUSriSTRY. LK!i'& BUTLKR, Physicians & Surgaons. ai ao. U. S. F.xnminitig Surgeons. OAV-; iH sldeul Malu it., I.M'rfKNUK.M K, ONROOM E L. KUTCHUM, Physician and Surgeon. Offl , l'Hh'u.l National B, INIttNtiiilK.NCt. .... OKKOOIt. DR. J. K. LOCKE, M ' Physician and Surgeon. Bum Visu, Oregon. . J.'E. DAVIDSON, M. D. Physician and Surgeon. U. 8. mJdlNINQ 8DROI0H, Independence, Oregon. DR. J. B. JOHNSON, Resident Dentist, All work warranted to five the beet . of Satisfaction. iDOgrSNDKNCS, Oaaoon. ATTORNEYS. JOHN J. PALY, Attorney ami Counselor at Law COI.LKCTION MA.DR. Ornee; Mill 41., Opposite Court Hoo.a, DALLM, rol.t ColKTV, OKIaOK A M. HURLKY, Attorney anJ Counselor at Law. OBc: Cor. Mala and Monaoulb Ha, ; INIiEPKNItENCE. , ORtOOH BANKS. pirstfatiorjalBaijK INDKPKXDENCE, OREGON. President ...............J. 8. COOPER. Vice Preeldent, L. W. ROBERTSON. Ca.hler W. H. HAWLEY. DIRECTOR D. t. Thtmrmn, J. I, Cpr, A. W, lfbtrtnn, W. W. Cttlint, O. W. WMumhtr. TrVnwI. nw tnliln bnatneaa, lf d ,m, ou ali liniwiuul polala. t D-nilu rBld nk9rt ! eek or ea ;rnil to( i1.-po.lt. CoUeotloat en all poliiti ou l.vombi, term,, -Olllc noun: t A. U. Ui P. M. Hall' hnriltr (roof aafe Mor4 k Tale 1 lint Uek r THE INDEPENDENCE National .'.Bank! CAPITAL STOCK, $50,000. H. HIR3CHBERO. - Proeldnt. ABRAM NELSON, VIO prldnfc W. P. CONNAWAV, - CMhlr. A ftntrid btnklne ani exehn boilawi (; Inaue mJ: bill, A ",n",4i50": mrll rdlt rnt1; Jeo.lli raoaltadj J umat areuuut mbjeot to lnok luUrt.t paia u tlia depixlt. DIRECTORS! Joehua MoDanlof. H. H. Jaeprn, A. J. Goodman, H. Hlraohbawg. Abram Nelaon, T. J. I. A. Allan. LEMMON.BRO'S. iDealurg in : CHOICE BEEF, Mutton, Unb, Val. Fork, Rami, Buna, Crud Hi.,, I'auf iw. Kt, fuuitry and Um lu deiuon. ill Oood, dellTartid Ira, ot thug: Jasperson & Parker, Independence, Oregon. : Architects, Bollte ani Contractors, Alwr.la their laeli aa4 er Paetatr, aa4 1fl Uf tbalr Ut to oImm all. 8tre ifeaai a trial and k aa,tae4 thai Iher m wmttf a THE t- WillamettcRcalEstatcCo, Of Independent, Oregon. TranMcU (reneral Real Eetatt RualneM buy and aella Propertr, afTevU Inturanee and doe a general Conveyance Buttsee. Partlea having lanii for Ml will find tt te their adraatag to iRTY! With thi Company, at they art daily (ending (lata of land at, thu plac ing deairabl property hefor the re. dent of the Raat. ! JAMBS GIBSON, J. W. KIRKLAND, Freaidenl. Secretary, G. W. SHINN, Hquib, Sign & Drrtimantal Paper HanjrinK, Graining, Frecoing, Rte. Paint rotun opptMit JubuonT Stable, ludeiiendeni;, Oregon. BRICK YAR1X J. R. COOPER, OF ISDKI'KNDKNCK, HAVING A STKAM K.NOISK, A BRICK MAC MINK fiKYERAl. ACRKH OP FINKST Cf.AY. ta now prepared to keep on hand a line quality of Rrick, which will he old at nnjtialli price. m. bIaimer, s ' Manufacturer of And Dealer la All kind of Harnest & Saddlery Good. Carriage Trimming nd Repairiog INDEPENnENCE FOUNDRY, E. BUNCE, Manager. I now prepared to make ny kind , ofCastiugin BRASS OR IRON, On hort notice. I now at work manufacturing Bunce's Improved Grain Crusher AfknowMied tob thrhtil rla eni.htrh Amrlc troiifrl,chiliid mo dunblt A full ll.i of Iht clM of work dun, tt thl. fonu dry will b pubU.hcJ lu thi, ppr. An p.rMi lu waul of a PORTABt.K SAW Mtl.t. Cn bt mippllrd here. RrpAlrlnf don Ibr all kind of macnincrj. m,iu airvw, Bu.pcuucic. GEO. E. miiY, Commission Merchant AND GRAIN BROKER. IrtoependencB, DrBgnn. uiiiiii . WM. JONES, Proprietor; Thl Ferry I now In operation, nd prepared to transfer passenger aud wag on to or from the City. It will pay persons wai)tlr$ a View of Polk County. To cro the Ferry nd go to the top of Propect Hill. F. J. MORRIS, Prop. Fine Wines, Liquors AND CIGARS. MIXED DRINKS A SPECIALS. Whiteaker Brick, Independence. (Etablihed by National authority.) : THE Capital : National : Bait ! OF SALEM, OREGON, CAPITAL, PAID UP, $5o,ooo,oo. SURPLUS, SIB.OOO. a. 1. wAtLAcs, ! w. wmt, rreildenl. Vte. Pmld.nt, . H. ALBERT, CMhlr. LOANS MADE. m. .... ah wheat a4 other marnhantAbl reohrS sSUb"ln P,1V'l -VroiiT " ' Lo4(, rwla, Beilia, HAHNKSS AND SADDLE ON SALE DENVER Omaha, Kansas City, Oilcan 8T PAUL, ST. LOU'S. AND AIL POINT East, Nortlf South, For furtlwr partlvultri luiiilr ut lijr ul ol tlx Cuuipauy or T.W.LEE, u r. a r, a, PnrtUuil, Orvlt R. D. COOPER, Tli-k.i Aient, ' liilpMnt)etto, Orlt YAQUINAiUli Oregon Pacific Railroad Oregon Development Co.'sStoamorfl. Short Line to California. Freight and Fares theLowe$t STKAMKH RAII.INll UATK. rauit VAgtMNA. WilUmrlt, Vtllcy, April , I,, it. roM sam rAm.-tM'o. WIIUmMU Vullejf, U.tih. in, i, ij, r-0-1 h, company reaervva ih right to Chang, all lug ilatra willwul uudce, Train, counrrt wllh Ihr P. R,' R. and rlw boala.al.CofvallU ami' Alluuiy. KitMKJiiiK th Oniiun l'a. illo r.i'liii Siiiiimwr Kict'MHiKNA. I.w (iitiTii kit are nnw on ulo from all Vnllty I'ointa I" Yatiiim ami mturn. C- H Hoawrll, Jr., C. CH. lien. Ik V Agt. O D to. Avi. U. PAPA jt M'mtgoturry M., . P K. K. Baa rranriKO vunam.. iirrgou GREAT OVERLAND ROUTE. Northern Pacific R.R TWO PAST TRAINS DAII.YI NOCIIA.NOItOPCARHI SIIORTliST LINE TO CHICAGO And all point, Kat, via Bt Paul Biid Minneapolis. The Northern Pacifio Railroad t, the only line running Paaaanirer Tralna, booorul-tjiaaa bleooer nrrc or tnaigr i ' Luxurlou Day C jochos, Pullman Paiaoo bleeping Car, HnlAoe Dlnln Car (iiiral, ;jctai From Fortlnd to ihe East. S"thafyonr ticket road via the Noitnern paoirio n.h. kno avoia change of oare. t.rave Portland at I no A M and K oP M, laily arrive at Mliiuntpoltaor .lit.. I'.ul at 6k) r. m. Paolflo Division Train. Iravc Pnml am) O atrrrt daily at ii j) A. M. ud to P.M.; ar rive at New Tacolua at 7:10 I. M ami ,ma m, .viiiierting with Company's tmala for all piliil. jn Pugct Sound. A. 1. CHARLTON, Ami. t.rn'l I'aM. Agent, no. di, r .1.1, Mi eel, Portland, Urcguu, -Depot, Cor. Flrat and Q .streets. EAST AND SOUTH VIA Southern Pacific Route. Shasta Lina. Eipres Troln.;i.ese Portland Dally. South. i:on p. u. North V, Piirtlaud Ar. r, M. l.v, Albany Ar, Ar. Ran KrauclKo l.v 9 W A. M 6:1. A M MJ A. H jot r. m Atiovs train, .tup only at following .tallout lorih nl KcnniHirg: Ka.l Portland, t)rignn ('lly, .. in..,..,,, .,, n.i.11,, inmiljr, 1 nllKtflll, nitPIHI", ilal.i-y. Harrl.lmrg, Jiincilou City, Irving ami Kiigeus. Roseburn Mall Dallyi Leave. I Arrive. Portland 8:oti a. m. Roartiurg ,. . 6:00 r. M Kowuurg ... A. at. I'orllunJ 4 00 r, m Albany Local Dally (K-rrpt Rundiiyl; Leave. I Arrive Portland j:oo p. m. Alluiny 9.110 p. m Allniny ,.5:00 A. M. Portland gas A. M Pullman Buffet Sleepers. TOUIUST SLEEPING CARS, for acpommndnllon nf Hni'nni Paioi'ngora i atiHt'liud tn, Kxprona 'Iralna, VYVhI. Hide DIvIkIoii, Bet. Portland and Corvallls Mall Train Dally (K.cept Hunday): Leave. 1 Arrive. Po tlnnd..,, 7:30 A. M. Corvnllla ,,,,ia:iop, m Corvalli, ,..u-M P. M. I 1'orltnml 5 jo p. M At All) iny iiihI Cnrvallla onnneet with Iralna ol Oregon fnclllo Itnllroad. ExpresstTraln Dally (ifxcept Run Iny): Leave. Portland . . ,4:40 p. m. McMlnuvllle ,5:45 A. M. Arrive, McMlnuvllle 7:35 p. M Portlnud . . . ..h.10 A. H Through Tickets to all Points East and South. Fortlokota and Information regarding rnicH map,, Kite, pull ou company', .aginit ai Iiidopsii'lnncs. , ,. K. KOKIILER, . P. ROOGRR, Miiuager. A,at. O. P. 4 Pan,, Agent The Polk County Bank, I. A. MoCKIlM, (Portland) Prnldmt. P. L. CAMI'HKLL, Vlco l'rn.ldeut, I C. PDWK.LL, Clilor. j7pltl"auakeo000.' - ' ' 3,000 Paid. DlllXI'TOR,: L A. Macrnm, V. H. Powell, J. II. Htnmp.'I.SAP M. HlnipKou, J. B. V, Ilutter, A, II, UIkk, l'.L. Campbell. A general bnnhliig bijhTno.a trnnnaolod. He poH received aiiliject tnehnnk,nran eartlflriale of d 'tift.lte. Uana made. hill, d Hnnuiili.rl. ex- chniiee lionglit and told, Intercut paid on time depoHlt,. Hreproof vault, and Tjiirglar proof aafe, e- oureo y ioiu inns iock. uuice nouri, v a, m. u4p, m. A. B. GRIGGS, MEAT : MARKET, I. T, Inrln, cutter. Cholot meat eeataatlj a hand, Davidiiaa' Brick, E. E. Krengel, -w Manufacturer of the BOSS CULTIVATOR :And; Kiangal's Iron Ftnct. HORSE SHOEIIIG. Mr. Thorn ta Fennel, late of Chi' cago, an experienced boraa atioer, tnakea ipeclalty of tkat line. Circular and Crosscut Saw Gumming DONE BT e; e. krengel Elkins & Co., MOraiKTORS OF THB City Truck and 'rapsfer Co. HauliriK of all Kinds Done at Reasonable Rates. fTVII Feed, Oak, M 0 F'r 11004 For Sal?. SrCollecUon. Made Monthly." INDEPENDENCE, .. EROGON 6ITY jHOTEk C Street, Independence, Or, A. W. HOWELL, Prop. Plrt-c1"a In every respect. Special attention, given transient customer. A tainpl room for commercial ttsvrlrrs, Mitchell & Bohannon, MAnttfafttirer of -!- SASH & DOORS. SCROLL SjWING AND WtfON hJEPIIRINQ. Main Street, Independence, Oregon. J. H. ALEXANDER, :Deler in: Drugs and Medicines, BEDNA VISTA, OR. Ttavlnn purchased th tock of DrtiR formerly owned hy L, W. Robertson, I am prepared to meet all th old custo mer, nd many mor new one. Vail and coiurteou treatment to all. Mil Ada Judsoa. Mr. William. JUDSON 4 WILLIAMS, DRCSSMHKERS, umng$ Fitting A SPECIALTY. How to Hlmrpon a l'cutll. "It really nmke me tiifld to n Ih avernce mun harpoa a pentill. nid an old newRiiapor man In a RtitlloiiHry tnre to a WnNlilnifton Star rM'rtr. Ha wll out hi linor, oovor tliom with dirt and blaoknn them with lead dnt, and tlll will not aharpua th pencil. - "There I but one way to ahnrpnn a lead pencil and that I to itniap it linn. Iy Willi tna point irora ami noi you. In Ke your Kline in iiib ouuu unuu ana wniLLio rwrv ns hiuiikii jii b loU of penoll to watn. fly foHowlnjr those direction and turning the ponoil over you will aoon have it neatly and reirulurly harpenod, and your tliiRdr will be unitoiled and you will not need any oourt pliustor to put on the wound because you cannon cm your unguis wlicin whittllni? from them. "This mnthod I the bust, whtitlier the knife Is dull orslmrp. If the pun oil 1 a of6 one thoro la no sciihb In harpenin( the load. Simply out away the wood, and in writing turn the pencil over, thu writing with thesitle of the load. "Another disgusting and snnsnlo habit I In placing the pencil In the mouth when writing. Thi l rollo of the day when penoll were a hard a flint and before the manufiioliiieis were able to produce the smooth, soft ponoil that are usod to-dny. The eon tlnual dampening of tho hmd will harden even a good graphite penoll and make It hard and gritty. It li limply a habit, any way, and most babiu are bud ones." Gorman chemists have discovered In the oooonnut a fatty substitute for but ter, and it I being produced In large quantitie at Mannheim. One faotory turn out 8,000 pound per day, worth U eenti per pound, BLACKSMITOIKG : -: TONntAING. YOUTH UNDER THE AX. HsinarkeMe W.r.s KMbll.d Bp lb Vaaagsst Vlstlw efths llulllntins. Thai man ha recently witnessed a rare and Infrequent sight," M a well known man-abont-town to New York ,onrwU rKrtor on Uroatlway, poliiU Ing to a forttlgndimklng man w ho wa just going Into the Fifth Avenue Hotel. The reortr approaulied th gentle man, who gave hi name a George llerhlllon, a wll known l'rUlaa Jour nalltk He left 1'arli about tea day ego, i.V.ai I hava m lliinaaeil a itranM rlght,ud one I don't ear about uelug again," nt tain, wun a uong lureign awwnt. , Jl then related th Incident. II had teen the guillotining, about twe waeluago, at I'arl. of the youngest pernoB who had fallen a victim to the grim at In rati (luce the 1'reuou ''ev olution, ..... It wa a boy of 18 who had suffered th awful punishment, ill nam wa George lioiirl KaiHt. lie had murder ed hi (weetheart lu May latt. At th trial for this orlni It wa shown that young, beard li-M Kap,at th age of 14. bad aasaiuluated au old man lu a dark Id atreet. When arrested for thl last murder, boy though he was, he threatened hi guard with death. "1 hav aeen many person die," said M. llri'lilll.m. "I waa In the com mune In '71 ami at the execution after it, but 1 never w n tl.lug so ditre-t-ing a th end ol this young murderer. "II wa only a boy Ut (till for a mother' caressing," went ou M. Uer billon, "but he displayed the t"t re markable nerve during the trial aud greeted Urn verdict ol death with a auille." When th olllolal earn In to the prison to aniiuutice that hi hour had com h showed no fear.thoughtlll that moment he had expected acuuiuiutatioa of sentence. II dreed himself with out aslst aim. When a priest amiruached he motioned blm to leave with a wave of bis tittle bauds. Aflerwrdhe gayly ktpad to hi place In th u ptoceasiuu far th gulllntliis. When he arrived at Ih Place of the Al" he glauced curiously al the few aectalors. Catehing eight of lb deadwugtitr that was soon to carry away his lifulws body he smiled visibly. Mandiug IwueaUl the glittering kulln, Ihe prloitt xeiuM Ihe oruullU lu th boy lip, but he turned asld hi heol. The victim' manner wa so naive that a iiioteuieiituf pity umile a uitir 4iiur lu Ihe little Ihruiig a the eieuu ttoiitir foived him bank and laid hi ueck In the fatal groove, "A he lay for a eecund befor th blade dropiM-d," said Mr. llitibillou, "1 naiighi a lingering smile uptiu hi Uos. "Then 1 turned away." he id, "ana i be sound ol the failing knlle wa heard. The boy died mure like my idea of a Chriatluu martyr than any ou later saw die." Hairpin and AU. Such a thing a wearing different sort of bangs on various occasion ll common auntign among pins, your eorriNKinilant bled to believe, aY the Allmiiv Artjut, Attn (iiireiuiniiiiiiinoi a ludV he know who atTerts a grent deal of the lack of entlmnt ud x eeasivelveommon'sena waychractep. lallo of the Huston girl. On evening not lomr airo a vounir man whom he cordially disliked bad been mahlng her a visit, giiKinng over, as uxuai, whu Idiotic compliment. At last, with an air and accent designed to be quite Irre slstllile and heart crushing, he said: Mv dear Mb I'., your hair I to beautiful. Should I lie venturing too groin lllierty If 1 begjred you to give me one little lock or UP" "Not. at (II, Mr. K." replied the lady In mtter-of-fuei toue, "you are quit welcome." And with that b deliberately de tached a imall eurl from ahov her pink little ear, on the left tide, end gravely presented It, hairpin and all, to the important dude. Uf con.-se h look it. lie could not perceive that there was anything else for hint to do. Do the Dying flu (Tor I'alnT The rule I that unconsciousness, not pain, attend the Una! act. A naiural death Is not more painful than birth. Painlessly we come; whence we know not. Painlessly we go; where we know not. Nature kindly provide an wthetlo for tho body when the spirit leave It, Previous to that moment, ami In preparation for It, respiration become feeble, generally alovr and short, often aoromnanM by long In spirations, and hort, sudden expira tion, to that the blood Is steadily les and less oxygenated. At the snmo time the heart acts with corresponding de bility. producing a slow,fni)blB,and often Irregular pulse. A this prnceai goes on the blood Is not onlv driven to the head In diminished force and In less niiiintllv. but what Hows there I load ed with carbonic aold gas, a powerful Hiinislhntio. the tame as derived from charcoal. ' Subjected to Ihe Inllnence of thl ga the nerve center lose con soloiiHiies and aenslbllity," apparent sleop creeps over the system ; tneo comes stupor and then the end. fit. j,ouu mpumvc How Congressman Martin Iluy CI Kai-o. rnmrpossman William ? Martin of Tnv- ulni was the Inliooont butt of u great deal of fun and practical joking ut the last Congress, Is perhaps the heaviest smoker In the olllelal life of the capital. He has boon dusorloetl aim llluitraled extensively, but all the pen and pencil picture ol nun iiiok one air Important feature, tho never failing oi gar. ' The fragrant wood I his grout com- lovt aorl nonsnliLtlon. to whioli he re oris almost constantly In his waking hours. He 1 not particular as to brand, quality, stylo, or price. Ihcre Is a clirar stand In the corridor of the ii,M,a u'hloh ha otiiroiiizcs u n ioiu it- rimrlv. Wlion he steus un to the nniiiitnr ha sav to the clork, brictty. "Cigars." If the clerk lay down on tlm oiisfl a handful Major Martin miinii tiuiin. llirhts one. nuts the otb ers In his vest pocket, anil asks, "How muohF" The amouut 1 staled and rml.l. Tf nnlv one alirnr I laid on the case he takos It Just the same ana say likewise, simply, "How muohP" Ihe olerka, as may be expeoted, keep him well tiippllud. Philadelphia Inguirtr. A Tall Throne. The King of Italy has sent to King Meuellk a carved wooden throne twenty-four foot high. A Japanese man-of-war, rcoently launohed at Yokosuka, made nineteen knott per hour en the trial trip. EASTERN NEWS. The Result of Women's Voting In Wisconsin. HVK.lt 2H,IHM) PKKSONH TIIK0WN 01 T (IK WOliK IN SKW Y0KK. Kigkl lluur a y'i Wrk-Tk UHery Hill Passes Ik lleA-AIsk Stmllier lionndnry Line. I'ori'iiplne, the ostle ol the new In dian Christ, has la-en ejected (rum the Crow reservation. The Loiiislaiia Lottery bill passed the lluiiMi over the (ioveruor' veto by a vote u( IM yes to 31 Hoc. I'll ward M. lHiyle, cliarKed with blgHiiiy and under arreel at Newlwnt, N. V,, will lie brought to Portland soon by iHileetive lay. It ia now asserted on H'xxl autborily that Mrs. Frank lslie and the Manjuis de luville are really to tie marrie I and that a skx lal license ha been taken out. An exi'tiiaiun steamer with 250 pa eti(ei on Inwrd wa struck by cyclone the U'lh on lke I'epin, Minn., and capsixwl, only twenty ix-mons lii-iiig saved. tienerttl Clinton It. Fisk, who ran lor Presidi'iit on the Prohibition ticket, tlietl in New Voik the Wtli Inst, in hi sixty secoiid year. He wan buried at Cold aaler, Mich. Near (ialiiesville, Florida, on the l lth n( the imiiith, a aalllioat, with thirteen l-oir, raiwited on the lake, ThrtMl were drowned, the oilier lieing saved by clinging lu the ImhaI. C. L. L. tiage, young man connected wilb the stove linn of age A llorton, baa diaapitearwl w.lh to,lkl() wbicb be eolhtted lor his mother, tiauibling is said to Ihi the cause of hi downfall. A cyclone struck the northern side of St. Caul tlie lllili destroying a great deal uf properly and killing about forty conic: thence it aweid to the eaxt leav ing .let h and desolation in its track. (iciieral '"'John C. Fremont, "The I'athflniler," so well known In Oregon hisiorv, died in Piow ork City, I lie att-rinn ol the 13ih, after a brief ill- new. The General' aue wa u years ami months to day at the time of bis leal It. The tieoruia Melon Exchange, which aaa formed by the leading grower with view to rt-KUlating tlie ouipui anu making the sulin dirtct to retailer, has gone under. President Forreeier suvs llml the enemies of the movement suc ceeded in killing II hy falsely represent ing It as a trust. I.uciiida Jackson, a lieaiitiful girl of hi, and daughter ut wealtlry parents, coiiiiuiiictl suicide rei-ently in curious manner. 'Ihe young woman procured a Iwix ol matches, and taking them to her room h ale the poisonous end and lied in great agony, despite tlie enorie ol physician to revive lier. The ('lolliing Manufacturer' Associa tion of New York bos given notice to iu one thousand cutter that they will be locked out Saturday. the manuiac Hirers stale that tins step is taken in re taliation (or the boycott placed on one of lmir number. Ailred tteniamtn at to. liver '.tyxiO person will lietlir wn out ol work. The ft Itlee on I-aW at Washing ton has reported favorably a bill consti tuting eight hour a day's work for all laborers employed ny me uovernmom. I he commute slate 1'iat me question of shortening the hour of labor is being considered the world over, and in the main workmen have succeeded in having the hours reduced. It is reported that a constable' posse near tlasanl, rerry otimy r-y., in search ol Duck and Zuch l rigate, de- neradncs, h I conflict In the mountains w illi the gang of outlaws. Two consta bles were killed and two wounded. Huck r rimilM was cantuied. It is (eared that an attempt w ill lie made to rescue mm, in which case there win lie luriuur oioou- shed. The Kilinonton (Northwest Territory) Bulletin stales that a ropo" was re ceived at Fort Uhippewayan rtcenlly iroui Ihe North that Cnited States sur veyors had established the 14lst meri dian, which forms the boundary be tween Canada and Alaska, twenty-eight miles further east than it was generally supiwned to lie. Tbia will transfer a long stretch ol tlie goiu wenng uisirici if t ie Yukon to the iniltotl Mates, ana w ill also place the Hudson Bay company post of Hatnpart House cutaide of British lerritoiy. Willie Mavle, nl'teen year old boy ol rpMr Sandusky, went to Columbus, Ohio, to spend the rourth, and was stopping with bis uncle, Charles Snyder, when lie hud a uii-s wittt a neignoor ing boy, who called him a name, where upon lilitvle threw a etone at the boy, which missed him and bit hi sister, a lit 1 1 girl, but did not hurt her seriously, Some one told Mayle the police wore go- nu to arrest him as he nearly Kiuea tne gii l. and he ran into the house, got his uncle s revolver, placet! n to ni neau anil blew out his brains. A St, Paul dispatch savs : It has Imiiui practically determined to hold the next session ol the National Ktlucational As sociation at. Saratoga, N. Y 8tiieiin tHiiilniit McKlrov of Oregon extended an invitation to the National Association to hold tlie iiieiitlmtol lHII4at l'oitland.Or., Superintendent Liaultof Tacoma heartily co-operating in tins move to noiu at Portland, which nas been received with favor hy thousands of the teachers and delegates so recently assembled In St. Paul, and the effort will probably be auccessful. Tlie magnificent display ol crayon and pencil work from the Port land schools on exhibition here during the convention attracted great attention. Judge Kavanaiigh ol the Polk County District Court has rendered a decision that an alien can acquire by inheritance no right or Interest to real estate in Iowa. On the 10th day of September, 18S0, ticruard Callan, a resident and uitben of Iowa, died in l'olk County, leaving a small amount ol personal property and several parrels of of leal estate. He left no widow or children surviving him, but several remote heirs In the State of Massachusetts and sevoral others who are citizens and resiueiiis oi umu Britain. Claims were filed against the estate, to the allowance ol which tlie f,.,.l,rn imlrs ohiccted. The claimants contended Unit the foreign heirs had no standing In court, lor the reason that they are aliens and their objections shnnld not be heard. The Court coin cided in this view. The law passed by the Twenty-second General Assembly provides that non -resident aliens are prohibited from acquiring title to or taking or holding any land or real es tate In this State by deoent, deviee, purohM or othtrwlt. SPORTING NOTES. America Leads the World in Most Sporting Matters. HCOTIJND'H L1INU DISTAXrU KI'NNKR , l!l THB EAST. Death ef a Nete4 Pigllist-Halvatwr' Wlkver A Novel Vrbirle fur Hiding ta a Plum. Geraldlne I now running in her old form, Steeplechase ar to be the feature of llrlglittui iteoch ro meeting. The report that August Belmont is going to retire from tlie turf is premature. Oregon' gam law, protecting grouse. pheaant and quail, expired the 15th, Senator Hearst will soon win a race with Anaconda, that is, if work i any criterion. Jockey Ablaut, while riding a race at Washinirton Paik. July Hth. woa thrown and killed. A. U. Elliott, of Kansas City, has won the championship trap shooting trophy ol Missouri. Peter Jackson has gained considerably In weight since his arrival from Aus tralia, and ia now a giant. John II. Clark defeated James Brett- nan, the liKht-welKht champion of Oregon, recently, at Ienver, Col. William Young uroiioaes to brinit to America the famous Clyde Association Football Team, champion ol Kngluncl, Another shattered turf idol like Tennv. the Suburban favorite, wa Surefuot, the hottest English llerhy favorite on record. Matsada Soracklchl, the Jap, w n the wrestling match with Qninti at Seat tle lost week. At Denver, Col., reeentlv, Mike C. Conuely, the Ithaca Giant, knocked out Mike ilurke. ol St. Ixiuis. In one miind. The battle lasted 1 minute 30 seconds. In ritle shooting, the turf (both in r.,.i,u n,4 ...,,!. I. .uul..utviu..Iu.M the amateur branch and in pugilism and yachting America is ahead o( the world. Dixon, the colored bantam, who re cently defeated Wallace in Indon, re fusea to fight Cul McCarthy aud will soon return to his home in the East. ' Salvator bad a walkover at Monmouth Park for the Monmouth Cup. Tenny and oilier were entered against him, but their owner thought it usless to run the race. A checker tournament for e'-'OO in prise was held at Von Mintlen A 1 lease's, 24 Avenue A, comer 2d street, New York City, on June 30, July 1, 3, 8, 9 nd 11, John L. Sotiles, ol Suspension Bridge, N. Y'., ha issued a challenge to James Finney, the champion swimmer ol Eng land, to swim through the Whirlpool rapids lor f 1,000 a side. Jimmy Carroll is prepared to match an unknown to fight any middle weight in the world, barring Jack Detnwey, for a suitable purse and not les than f'1,000 a ide. Tennv. as a thrne-vear-old. In 1880 ran 18 races, won 10, finished second four limes, third twice, and ran unplaced twice. He won :)8,3H0. Sulvator ran 8 races in 1889, won 7 and finished third j once. He won (71,380. The doleat ol Oarsman O'Connor in . .. ..... i; ..II ................ .,( n. I championship of the world being brought ! back to America, whence it departed when William Beach defeated Edward 1 Haitian on March 24, 1884. Pony Moore has always been dis tinquished (or two decades for feasting Americans on their arrival In England. He never spares expense, time or travel In order to make his guests welcome, and they receive the best the Moore House, which is now a' famous "Ameri can hostelry" in London, van afford, Rouse U Pace, catcher and center fielder of the Santa Kosa Baseball Club has received an offer Irom the manager of the Port Townsend Baseball Club to plsy ball for that Club. Ho may ac cept. This will be the second man taken from the Santa Rosa Club by Port Townsend. A prise-fight took place at Buffalo, N. Y the night of July 8th, between Ike Weir, the "Spider," and James Con nors, instructor of the Buffalo Athletic Club, The men fought with skin gloves. The versatile "Spider" simply played with the professor of pugilism, and in the third round " sent him to grass" lor the last time, winning the match and money. Paddy Duffy, the world' 140-pound fitio champion, died at hi home in Boston tlie 10th, He bad been suffering for years past Irom a complication ol lung and heart troubles, and was given up as incurable six months ago. Since Duffy defeated Tom Meadows in San Francisco on March 29, 1889, he bos been failing, and many attribute his death to the bard blows he received over the heart in that battle. The thirteenth annual utile of the F.lmentlorf yearlings took place July llth in the paddock of the Monmouth Park race track. The F'.lmendorf farm headed the list of winning sires for five consecutive years, and was Arst last year. Firensi, Salvator and Senorita were bred' at this farm. Tlie highest pi iced animal was a full brother to Firensi. He brought (4,250 and was secured by W. L. Scott. Thirty-two head realised (3 ,02a, an average ol (milt 64. George Roberts, ol Alpine County, has invented a novel vehicle (or riding in a flume. He calls It a "go devil,1' prob ably because it goes like it mamesake. Tlie vehicle is three (eet long, the nliam of a " V " flume, and has closed ends; two wheels on the bottom and an iron brake witli hooks over each side of the flump and works with the foot. It has a seat ami runs at the rate of forty-five miles an hour in a dry flume and fifty five when a head ol water is turned in. and by means of thu brake can lie Btopped in going three box lengths. The weight 1 only about fourteen pounds. Peter Cannon, the famous Scotch long distance runner, has arrived in this country and issued a challenge to run any man In America from one to ten miles for (f0 lo (1,0 )0, Cannon has located At Nat irk, Mass. Professional runners of sterling merit, at one, two and three to ten miles, are scarce in this country, and it is doubtful if the Scotch runner will get a race unless lor gate money. No one is known outside of Tommy Delaney fast enough to give tlie Scotch runner a race, and if the latter came over here exptcting to rind plenty ol foeiuen worthy of hi steel, he reck oned without hi host. COAST NEWS. Oregon Urged to Prepare for Its World's Fair Exhibit. CONTRACT LET TO KILL, COCCI LAKE WITH EARTH. ladiaa Relic l'aarth4 Barglary at Seatlle Chiiamea a Panaer A Murderer it Be Haaged. Taii un a ha 6,000 children of school K. EliKene. Or., has an arc-liidit svsim In operation. McMinville, Or., I to have an electric motor line. The Gallatin County (Mont.) Farmer' Alliance is considering the establish ment of co-oierative store. A Jealous Italian chewed his wife' ear offal San Jose, Cal., recently. He was arrested for mayhem. The wheat crop, which exceed ex pec lation in the San Joaquin, is very disai pointing up the Sacramento. L. W. Smith of Ruben Creek, Jose pbine County, Or., picked up a nugget weighing t2 20 one day recently. Ashland, Or., has the heaviest crop ol blackberries ever raised there. The bushes are almost hidden by the fruit. Chinamen at Hull, Mont., who will not pay their poll taxes arc fined $5 and couiwlle I to work out their fine. President Adam of the Union Pciflc Kail way has ordered the immediate com pletion of the Port Townsend Southern Kailroad to Olympia. Charle II. Bawdin, convicted of the murder of Lily M. Price at Eureka. Cal., has been sentenced to be banged Sep tember oth. Hubert Farran and Jamell'at lemon had a fight over a greaoed pig which they chased at Stockton, Cal., the Fourth, and were arrested and fined $ each. A Chinaman who rented 200 acres near Florence, Los Angeles, ha planted it to K,tnloes, and say be will clear 110,000 from the crop. A quantity of apples reeentlv shinned from San Francisco last week were found to he infested with codlin moth and scale. Apples and boxes were burned. Tlie Lo Angule Horticultural Society asks the Supervisors for authority to seize and destroy all scale-infested fruit found at fruit stands. The Colton (Cal.) New baa been shown fifty specie of marble from the quarry twelve mile from Victor, no two oi which wre exactly uie same color. A passenger train struck a wagon load of picnicers at a crossing just out of San Francisco, July loth, killing three women and two children, beside seri ously injuring several others. A burglary was committed in Seattle, July 13th, at the Seagrave Hotel early this morning. Between (700 and 800 in cash and jewelry were secured by tlie burglar. J. J. Cairns of Tulare, Cal., raises 17,000 acre of wheat. It took him six month to plant it. He ha 125 men harvesting now, and will get about 250, 000 bushels. A fine lot ol oyster shells were taken out ol the RiH-ky F'ork coal mine in Montana a few days ago that look as natural as though just taken out of the ocean. Maor dtmt exrl 6 P" f0 ,ml1lta1I7 l,a.,1ro1 on ., Mexican rtler aiid along the sou hern coast to keep Chinese and smuggled goods out before next winter. Mark L. McIVinald, Commissioner-at-ttrge to the World's Fair, urires the Chamber of Commerce to act immedi ately and decisively on the arrangement for Oregon'seKhibit. F'our tramps entered a store at Cen tralia, Wash., the other day, and nabbed twelve blankets in tlie presence of the clerks. The blankets and one of the thieve were recovered. The snow is still reported quite deep in places on the divide between Fort Klamath and the headwater of Rogue River. From White Horse up to the summit there i snow in sight every where. The Colusa (Cal.; Herald pronounces the levies in front of that city unsafe, though they stood through last winter's Hoods, and calls upon the people to put them in ship shape at once, The Santa Rosa Democrat claims that prunes and apricots bring a cent a pound more in Sonoma County than in South ern California, because the Sonoma County growers handle their own fruit when the canuers do not offer enough for it. The other day, in Polk County, John Robbins killed a big wildcat that was trying to kill hi pigs, and Henry Mc- tarter, Jim and ueorge Magers captured seven cayotes that were making tiieir home m a hollow tir log. James Baum, a farmer living near Petaluma, Cal,, has a mare that recently Save birth to twin colts. They are both Hies, were born an hour apart and are now ii days old. com are perfectly formed and healthy, The contract made by the Bowera Dredger Company of Tacoma to till Couch Lake with 800,000 cubic yards of earth has been approved by the directors of the Northern Pacific Terminal Com pany, and Lindon W. Bates, manager of the dredging company, left for San Francisco on his way East July 9th to purchase machim ry for a large dredger to be built here for this job. Parties who attempted to quarter a large band of sheep on the Fort Ellis Reservation, in Montana, are said to have lost about 400 head of their flock iu one night from the eating ol saltpeter, which had been sown over the ground by persons who felt agrieved at having the reservation made a sheep pasture. The Winters cannery building, fitted up, but never used as a cannery, was burned on Tuesday of last week, pre sumably by tramps who bad been ar rested (or sleeping in it. It was once Theo Winters' stable. Norfolk was stabled in it and Mollie McCarthy waa foaled in it. The Astoria Columbian says: While digging for relics in the old Chinook burying ground at New Astoria recently J. M. Long and a companion unearthed one of tlie old Harrison " Log Cabin" medals. The lettering stands out very clearly and the outlines of the cabin are quite plain, though the medal Is some what corroded. The date, 1840, is all there. It is supposed that some tricky trader brought a lot of these cheap medals out to the coast and exchanged them at a high valuation for furs. Tlie digger also found a pair ol silver and a pair .of copper bracelet.