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ELECTRIC TELEPHONE
old ontrliilit. no rant, nornraltr. . Atr''"'
to('it)r,VillKKorlV!aiilr. Nomla I" ;
noma, .nop, alor. and omca. urwtw. w
ianuaaitfUMwtaalleronafirth,
asmta mnfce rrom ID lo iw P" -
Una in a ridnja maana a aala to all ii"
naiahb'ira, Una Inatruinanta, no tors, wonr;
anrwhara. anr dlntanra. flomplata, ntr lor
naa whan ahliicd. t!aa ha put ni t ?" u71
nararontof orlr, no raiailHna, laala am-!J"S-
.Warranted. I Dionaf jpiiljaT. vt n
W. f. HarriM Co, Cittrk III. CtMMmbua. 0.
vs
Some Armor Plato Fin
ally Accepted.
A Few Official Plums io
the Hungry.
Tlie Srpabllo of Hawaii Rccofiilit'd-
Thc Tariff Sltuatlou-8ttiator
8lck-Natkmal Park.
WASHINGTON, July S0.-,.on.tary
Mwwri naa finally acc.pttt thit hurt
dreO ton of the harbttte armor In
twnttxt for the battlmhlp OroHon, rep
rvnnttul y thu IT-Inch Carttiale Iliir
vpyUwl tr! platm whleh have bwn
MA at Indian I load. On the flrxt
trlul, th Mcttnd aht vrforattl and
cratketl h IhIo, and If the teat had
atnplMNi tinr, a la uaual. the lot of
Mate wuld have btxsn reJK"td, but
hi cnntraotivre, atwerUntr that projoo
tlt.' of a iu.illty ui-vftaalitK the atand
ard xIioIIh In brooedliiK lwt had bron
uwd, aak.'d for another trial under the
old commit na. Thla retuoat waa
Srunt.nl mul a fruiinunt of the plate
came out vti torioua on the avcond trial
I'HKHtPENTIAl. NOMINATIONS,
W'aahlngton. July SO, The prealdvnt
tent tne following nomination to the
mate today;
Trvaaury dipartment-John W. pack,
aaaayer of mlnra at Ban FraneUseo.
Department of Juatlce-Juditea tf pro
bate, Utah, Thomaa J. Itrandm, Davla
county; Jamea U Huntlna, Kane: John
U, iH'iamar. Toole; J, M. tlrant, Hlt h
Achllloa 1'errln. Weber: Noble War
rum. Cache; William 8. Wine. Wh
atch; Jamea I, Crutcher. Marahat Mi
tru-i or luano. uibaon Clark, attntney
dlatrlct of Wyoming. John A. Mclr
mott. maraha!, dlatrlct of WyomlnK
I'oatntaatera Ueorge H. lalaub. O
dt-n. Utah.
TUB TOL'NQ REPUBLIC.
Waahlngton, July JO. The prldent
today eent to eonirrewa another-iuetall
ment of the Hawaiian correspondence,
the moat Important feature of which
waa Mlnleter Willie1 recognition of the
new republic. Ho wrote; "I hereby, aa
far aa I have the rlht to do, extend to
the republic of Hawaii the recognition
accordvd Ha pretteoeaaor, the invl
lonal govemmfnt. I do thla In the be
lief that I repreaent the preatdnt of
the United Btatta, to whom, aa execu
live enter ot tne government, my ac
tion will be promptly aubmltted for
the neceaaary approval."
Waehlngton, July 30. For the firm
time alnce the tariff bill haa b.-en In
ccfiftfrence there were aigna of waver
ing from the etrong line that haa
vtood behind the aenate bill, "The
enate bill or none." haa been repeated
during the day, but loaa frequently
and with lca emphaala than hereto
fore. The only explanation for the
brief conference today la the fact that
the houae conferreee feel that the alt
uatlon la changing In their favor.
There are many reaaona advanced to
how that thla atau-mnit haa good
foundation. It la known that the
malla and telegraph are bringing to
democratic aenatora urgent appe'tla to
paaa a bill which will not favor truata
and which will be til line with dmo-
crata of the party of reform. In fact
theee reiiueata upon acnator ate en-
loracmenta of the poaltlon of the prea
Ident and the houae In the main. That
theae tetrgrarna are having an effect
cannot be denied and have csuet-d the
aenatora who are moat Inalatent upon
the aenate bill ai regarda coal, Iron
ore and auuar no little concern. The
houae member alao find conaldcrable
comfort In thlr analyala of the api-enh
ea made by democratic aenatora when
the conference agreement waa before
the aenate, In which they find but one
democrat bealde Mr. Hill who made
any pledge of hla vote, and that wua
Senator Caffery, who declared If the
Louisiana augar Intereata were not
protected that he would not vote for
the bill. None of the other aenatora,
t la claimed, burned the bridge be
hind thenft none of them declared ab
aolutcly that they would Vote agalnBt
the bill If the one-eighth dl.Terentiui
on auger waa nut reiumeu ur u mw
. . l , u
duty on iron ore or coal waa Btrlcken
out. But more than thla, many of the
enator declared their dealre to ob
tain a bill which would aecure forty-
hree democratic vote. It la pointed
out that none of theae aenntora, not
even Caffery, have placed thcmaclve
n o.v.ltlon in which they cannot
aupport the bill If It I returned with
out tha differential protection to sugar
refiner and with coal and iron ore
n free Hat.
The democratic membera of tne con
ference found thcmaclve in a com
plete deadlock when thf-y met during
h forenoon, and a full conference
called for 1 o'clock found Itself with
out bUHlneaa before it when it con
vened. The Impreaalon which ex-Speaker
nA nhtalned of the BltUtttlon
was
mhodled in a rough diagram
which
h. rirw while the conference wa
In
apgslon, which represented the senate
a a locomotive ruehlng down a Bteep
under full team. Stretching
aero the track and directly In front
of the engine I Immense well-sup-ported
bumper which I labelled
"houao," the republican house con
ferreeee being represented a safely
lodged In the tall trees.
That is the situation. We all know
what must happen when an IrreslHtl-
ble force strike an lmmovaoie oo-
iect" . - ...f nt the
Thl 1 a mucn a i''" -Ituatlon
a could be obtained from
of both house appreciate to the ut
most, the, extreme grav. ? ? .-..
uatlon, Democratic sonu....
anything on the subject aay that to
all appearance, the houae conferrees
are a unyielding as they have been
at any time.
NOTHING DONE IN CONGRESS,
.Tnlv 30. Beyond pss-
-unimportant bills by unanl
mous oonaont, nothing was drme by
the houwe today. Routelle offered a
esolution congratulating and reeog.
nlalng the Hawaiian republic but on a
" order it was referred to the
committee on foreign affairs . .
Two hours were spem , . ,
, .., ,.f a uncrlal or-
Zr tov th. consideration of MeCrea -
i - ...... fna HfiiiuLiuii 1
to Pfotect public forest reserva
t0u?.l : .h -Brmbllcans by abscnt-
bill
on.
thernselve succeeded In forcing an
log
number of acre ao reserved are-
guted 17,704.800 and inciuueu
WASHINGTON
Alaska, Arlaona, California, Colomd
New Mexico, Oregon, Waahlnaton an
Wyoming. Tha bill for which consul
etatloit waa today Nought empower
the aooretary of tha Interior to e
under reatrlctlona not exceeding
per cent, of tha timber of commercial
value on theaa reaervaUon, to regu
late the occupancy ot same and
protect the Mini against fire and de
predation.
A PKACKFUL ASPECT.
Washington, July SO. Th senat
wore an aspect of peace and "ienlty
today In striking contrat to the ex
cltement of last week. Vice President
Stevenaon had returned and occuple
hla accustomed aeat. Among the bill
Introduced wa ona by Allen to pro
vide for tha laaua of fCO.OAO.OOO In
treaaury note to be distributed pro
rata among tha states "for the mile
of worthy poor." It wa referred
the finance committee,
IS IT TUB TAIHFFT
Senator Voorhees pasted a, very ba
night and waa n t able to aiiouj the
tariff ootvference to1ay, The scnat
la aufferlng fwm a eomplleatlott
tnmbkw. and an operation nmy '
ueccaMtry, though nl conUttlui
itch It might be Utondcl with oon
iderabltf risk. Soitator Vest ha ha
an attack of rylp!a. He I at to
Jay' meeting of the tariff eonfrrree
ANOTllKft NATIONAL PARK
Hcnaior Hnulre Una preamlej a me
mortal to congresa for a nAtinvil park
surnmiKliiig the celebrated Mount
Halnlw, near Pugt auund. L.minnt
oienttata have given a eorlUI eti'1ir-
meiit.
OUGHT TO UM IIOOTBP. ,
lie Deeerted the Fleet and Now Talk
of a Second Army.
San Francisco, July SO. General
Chnrlea Kelly, who led the Industrial
army from Oakland, April 3rd last, haa
returned from Washington to hi home
In West Oakland. He 1 now conva
tracing from an attack of typhoh!
fever contracted at Washington, and
aa soon he haa regained hi strength
aa he will enlist another army and
take It to Washington, which, he I of
th opinion, la th best way of bring
lug the attention of th people to the
absolute needs of a large portion of
the working clasaea. The new army
111 be compoeed of the rontlngnta
from I Angclr, Ottklund and this
city,
THE ItASEnALLMTfJ.
Plhlad.'IphU, July S0.-N.w York U
Phlliul.lt.hla7.
Plttabu.g. Plttalmrj; g, Clnclnnat
Haltlmoro.- lt)HMn S, Hal!ltnre I.
Cleveland. Clevclmd H, Uulsvllle 5
Chicago, CMIiMHO 8, St. lnna 4.
HnHklyn. Washington I). firklyn
FOR THE THIRD TIME
MSNKAPOLIS HAS A DISASTROUS
FIRE IS A Ill'SISESS CENTER.
It Destroys a Liimlier YarJ, (Jag
Plant, Rouml-llouae, Forty Frelifltt
earn ami Mervliaiuliyp.
MINNKAPOLI.S. July 30,-The third
illHtittinui (ire In the history of Mln
nmpoli broke out about 3:39 thla af
ternoon In the lumber ysrJ -f the
.Shevllrv-CnrpcMi'r cotnfwny, tm the
bank of the Ml.l nrlpH riv.-r at the
foot of Hlghth avenue north. Itapread
with remarkable rapidity and before
wa controlled destroyed ,ropeTty
valued at nearly 500,ooo. n.'l.l 20,
000,000 feet of iumber, th g manu
fax-turln; plant of the Onuha rail
roud company, the rouitJhou, to.i
home and land house, and slao the
turntatilea of that rmtd, nsarl- forty
rreigrrx car, some loaoei witn mer
chandise, and the ofllce building of
the cThevlln-Carp'-'nter company wire
burned.
Help was ummned from Rt. Paul
ami seven englnej with full crewa
were ent over from that city. The
Insurance wa ab mt $3r0,000,
"PUM" KELLY SUED.
Tho Sum of MOO.000 Demanded
from
Him and Ills Sureties.
Portland, July 30. Suit haa been
commenced In the state circuit court
by W. T. Hume, UUtrlct attorney,
against Penumbra Kelly, cx-sherlff,
and George It. r.1arkle and K, II. Mc
Fartand, sureties on his bond, for the
sum of $400,010 and Interest at the rate
f 8 percent, per annum from August
1KK3. The complaint allege that the
county court In April, WW, levied a
tax for county, school, roud, state and
port of Portland purposes of lU'j mill
pon all taxable property within Mult
nomah county, the aggregate amount
of the taxes levied being $1,243,IS0,30,
That on the 28th of March, the county
court made an order directing that the
sheriff should execute a bond In the
sum of $400,000 conditioned for the per
formance of the duties of tax collec
tor, and that on March 30, 1803, Penum
bra Kelly made, as principal, and
George D. Markle and E. U. McFnr
land as sureties, a bond In the sum
$440,000, binding themselves jointly
nd severally, Thla bond wns ap
proved by the county Judge, March
31, 1883, and filed April 1st.
The complaint alleges that In pur
suance of this warrant Mr. Kelly as
tax collector did between Mnrch 28,
K93, and August 1, 1M3, receive and
collect as such tax collector various
um amounting In the aggregate" to
about tho sum of $S00,flOO, of which he
paid to and turned over to the county
treasurer aboul the sum of $lS3,.ir.3,06,
but In breach of his trust failed and
neglected to pay over to the county
treasurer as by law required the sum
of $310,646.94 of the moneys collected
by him as taxes for the year 1893, and
In falling to do so violated and made
efault in the conditions of hla bond.
That on July 23, 1X94, H, H, Northup,
county Judge of Multnomah county,
and Phllo Holbrook and H. S. Stone,
county commissioners, constituting the
legal and acting county court, made
an order directing W. T. Hume, dis
trict attorney, to Institute proceedings
gainst penumbra Kelly, George 13.
Markle and 12. B. McFarland to en
force the conditions of the bond and
collect the penalty thereof.
That by reason of the premises there
Is now due and owing rrom me acrena-
ant to the state of Oregon the sum
of $400,000, and interest thereon at the
rate of 8. per centum per annum since
August 1, 1893, no part of which has
been paid and the whole of which Is
long past due.
Wherefore plaintiff pray juagment
against tho defendant and each of
them Jointly ana severally ror me
amount of the bond and Interest.
The shortage is the amount or coun
ty funds deposited by him In the Ore
gon National bank, which failed, leav
ing the money on deposit. Thla bank
la now 'in the hands of a receiver, act
ing under the United States court j
Dispersing the Militia
for Home.
Mayor Hopkins, Ultima
turn to Pullman.
Tim Striker In Court In Callfurnla-
Oniaha Butcher Quit Work
Sumcroiii Note.
WAN FRANCISCO, July 30.-At Sao
rumeiito th aix oompaniej of the
Hlghth regiment broke camp thl eve
ning ami siartoJ fur their homo. The
stat troop at Dunamutr will be held
there for an Indefinite perlol, United
State Martha! Baldwin having re
ported that th tinker at that point
were still In a mud to nuko trouble,
A strong force of United Stat troops
I still on duty at Sacramento, Rock
lln and Truck. Ther I no proba
bility of their being withdrawn for
several day.
The United State district '.t'ornuy I
preparing nn smnlbu complaint
against all A, II. U. men who are In
jail In Northern California charged
with offenae agilwit the federal law,
Th complaint will probably be
lodged before United State .'oinmla
sioner Heiicvk a tha committing
magistral tomorrow, Thl complaint
Is to take th plic of a multiplicity
of eompltlnt now on file agilnat the
railroad striker. Th charge will al
lege Interference with liuttrauUe com
merce and tr1., and conspiracy to
retarol th progrt of United State
mall, .
SENDING HOME MILITIA.
Oakland, Cal, July S0,-The econd
artillery regiment N. O. C. were all
withdrawn from West Oakland yards
at 7 o'clock thl morning except 100
men In command of Captain O'Neill, of
battery G, They consist of a detail
from all the batteries, th naval re
serve companies and cavalry, and are
to do guard duty. The line have
been greatly reduced and deputy sher
iff have been pressed Into service to
take the place of the absent militia
men. Hundred of application for re
instatement have been receive! by the
different uprlntndent of depart
ments and are being held under ad
visement.
WILL REMOVK SOLDIERS.
Chicago, July SO. Mayor Hopkins
taut today unlesf he was Informed be
fore night whether the Pullman com
pany Intend to start II work thl
week, the troop In Pullman will b
removed within twenty-four hour,
HUTCHEItS STRIKING.
Omaha, July 30. All th butcher In
the Swift, Hammond, Cudahy and
Omaha eetabllshment struck for an
Increase of wage today, About 3,000
men are affected.
LEVI WANTS TO RUN.
Ex-Vice President Morton Want
to
II Governor of New York.
Baralogi, N. Y., July S0,-Kx-Ser
tary of the Navy Tracy, who la I
guest at the JntteJ Slate hotel, ha
received Information regardlftg the
Hon, I.v1 p. Morton which will in
tereat republican generally generally,
Ex-HeCrotary Tr.2y' Information dl
pels all doubt about Mr, Morton' dis
position to be a candidal for govern
or. Not only is he wining :o run ir
he U nominated, but he I anxious to
be. her once more nd mingle In the
fray. Ha has, thrrefore, arranged to
sail for New York in a steamer which
will reach that oily about September
1st,
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
San Francisco, July 30. Wheat, un
changed.
Chicago. Corn was again the loader
n an advance all along th line of th
grain market today. It rose 3 3-4
closing 2 $-8 higher and wheat ad
vanced about two cent In sympathy
and closed lVt cents higher.
Liverpool. Wheat, quiet, but eteady;
emand poor; holders offer moderately;
No. 1 California 4s tld to 4 7d; red
western winter 4s Id to 4s Id; do
spring 4s Od to 4s 7(1,
New York. Hops, wenk; state com
mon to choice C to 12; Paclda coast I
to 13; London market easy.
A GRAVE MISTAKE.
Washington, July CO, It 1 the opin
ion of diplomats he.'e that the Jaiaui
ese have mado a gitiA error In sink
ing the transport Kow Shlng arid that
It Is going to cost them much money
n reparation besMea the humiliation
of an apology. The Kow Shlng be-
mged to a line of coast team)rs be
longing to Hugh Mathleim end a
company trading betwoen the Chinese
ports. The veise! wa under the Brit
ish flag until she was mnk.
AN INJUNCTION ASKED.
Chclago, July 30. Selah Reeve and
Julia 11. Follette have filed a bill In
the superior court to restrain Samuel
Parmley from accepting i sheriff's
eed to some miming property In Doug
las county, Washington, In which the
complainants claim an Interest. It Is
alleged that the property was mort
gaged without the plaintiff' knowl
edge and the moruciKu foreclosed by
the holder of tho note.
THE INTERSTATE FAIR.
Tac'oma, July 30. Congn Human Doo-
llttle wire tonight that his bill ex
tending the bonding privilege on for
eign exhibits from the Mld-wlnter to
tho Interstate fair passed the house
day and wn sent to the senate. One
hundred tons of exhibits have arrived
om Ban Francisco. The ground and
buildings are being put In shape for
opening day, August 15th, which will
be made a gala day,
CHICAGO MARKET GLUTTED.
Chlcag'o, July SO. Livestock recflpta
today are the largest ever known
Hogs, 80,000; cattle, 25,000; shep, 12,000;
total, 97,000. This extraordinary move
ment. Is nttrlbute-1 to the failure of
the corn crop.
RIGHT KIND OF NEWS.
Chlcagt), July 30. Twewty-flvo hun
dred men went to work at the Illinois
ISteel ottmpiany'g pkwvt today, Qne
thousand more will be employed oon.
FAST BICYCLE RE30RD.
Lo Angale, July 30. Thomas Mlo-
Aler broke tho five-mile coaat bicycle
record yesterday, running from the
scratch In 12:48.
NEWS Hi THE WAR
It Is Very Meager and
Unreliable.
The Chinese Will Not
Send War News.
Japau Seem to Have tlie Bent of tbe
Flgut More Clilucie VeineU
Sunk.
WASHINGTON, July II. -Th Mat
department I erlouly ooncrntd at
th lack of ottlcUl news at thl critical
Juncture from China nl Japan.
WON'T SIUND THIS NOW.
New York, July SI. Th central cable
office of the Western Uitlon Tci tgreph
company ha received advhm from
Hong Kong and Shanghai that th
Chines telegraph eouipaitle will not
aoeept any telegraph la moge re
specting th war between China and
Japan. The Chine land lines at
North Shanghai are interrup.!, cut
ting off Tien-Tain and Pekln.
MONDAY'S NAVAL BATTLE.
Tlen-Tsln. July 11, A 'naval battle
wa fought y ester lny between th Chi
nese and Japan, (led. The Jap
anese sank the Chin war hlp Chott
Yuen, Two large crulor, suppoaed
to be vessel built for China by Arm
atrong, were captured or deitrttyed.
Th Chen Yun wa a battljN'ilp of
7400 ton displacmtent, carrying 14
Ineh and compound armor at the
water line. Her battery tnclil d four
13-Inch gun protected by armored
breastwork, and two small Krupp,
eleven H?tchkl cannon and tube
fir Whitehead turpedoe. two 8'4-lnch
and alx-lm'h Krupp, and a secon
dary battery of liotchkls revolving
cannon. Th Chen Yuen waa built
for China at th 'Stettin work. She
wa a auter ship of th Ling Yuen,
and waa th meet powerful 4hlp In
the Chine navy with th exception
of th Ling Yuen.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
'
Shanghai, July SI. 10 p. m. New
New ha Jual retched here of a dee
perate battle, botwten the fleet of
China and Japan, In which the Chine
were defeated an1 th Chen Yuen,
the targe! battleship but on In the
Chloeae service, wa sunk and two
other large Oitndne vessel, Siild lo be
first clait cruiser, captured or des
troyed. The battle waa ho'.ly con
iau-l. but tha Jhpanes appeared
to nave nanaieu thier gun. hips and
torpedo with mor skill than the
Chine. Th Chlnee fleet engaged
carried nearly 1,M0 men and a large
number are report tJ killed or dr.-wnel
Later dlspatche say that fww If any
of the Chine engaged In thi battle
escaped. Two German oftioe.- In com
maml of the Chen Yuen are reported
to hav met their death with the
craw,
LATE AUTHENTIC REPORT,
New of the battle wa received here
by private telegram from Tien Tsln,
If th report Is true, of which ther
little doubt, It mean that an end
ha been put to China' lighting upon
the seas. Chan Yuen must have
started from Taku after leaving the
Chinese transports ther.
Th two Chinese cruiser supposed
to have been captured or destroyed
during the engagement which ended
so fatally for the Chnn Yuen, ar th
Chin Yuen and Foo Chlr.r The Chin
Yuen -waa a protected cruiser built at
Emswlck, Kngland. She had a dls
placement of 2,300 tons.
Her armament consisted of three
8'i-lnch Krupp and two (l-lnetv Arm
strongs, protected by splinter proof
shields, elght-pounder rapid firing
Hotrhklsa gun, six Catling and four
torpedo tube.
The Foo Chlng wa also an English
built protected cruiser, very much
similar to the Chin Yuen. She had a
displacement ot 2,500 tons; waa built
of steel In 1880 and carried ten gun
of about the snme calibre a those
carried by the Chin Yuen.
DENIAL OF BRUTALITY.
Yokohama, July 31, The following
official statement of the dlittuultlt
between China anl Japan ha been
Issued by the LtpAtiese government
Japan and China were approaching a
suttlement of tho dliricultlc when Chi
na suddenly suggested that Japan
withdraw her fleet from Corea and
give formal compliance with the Chin
ese demand by the 20th, otherwise
the whole Chinese force w to lanJ
and a sea advance upon the part of
China would be mide. The Japanese
regarded thl as an ultitmttum, but
actitng under the advices of the filend-
ly power agreed to the proposals in
the principle in an amended form, at
tho Hunt time ileilarlng that If the
threatened Chinese advance was made
on the 20th It would be regarded aa
an overt act. It is conjectural the
Japanese commanler were Instructed
to be on tho wait2h for the Chinese
war ahlps, and, seeilng the latter ad
vancing July 27th, opened fin. The
Japanese do not believe the Kow
Shung, the Chlnew transport aunk by
a Japanese crulsw, waa flying the
British flag, but was using the flag
as a ruse. The Japanese, inaignanitiy
deny the oharges of brutality brought
against the oflloers and crew which
sank the Chinese transport.
ONE FOR CHINA
Shanghai, July SI. It is reported
today that the Japanese force at
tacked the Chinese position at Yashan
on Friday and Hoturdny last. The
Japanese It is said, were repulsed
With heavy loss. The Chlneaa loss
wa trivial. .
WANT AN ADJUSTMENT. '
Hawaiian Royalist Commissioner Will
Interview the President.
Pittsburg, July 31. The Hawaiian
royalist commission, John A, Cum
mlngs, Samuel Parker and Judge
Wlederman, cabinet ofllcers of the roy
alist administration, passed .through
Pittsburg today on tholr way to Wash
ington in the Interest of ex-Queen,
Lilluokalanl. Judge Wlederman, in an
Interview, said: "We want to bring
about an adjustment of affair. Queen
Lilluokalanl abdicated under protest,
and ia Waiting for her answer. We
are on tho way to Washington to re
eetve it from President Cleveland. ' On
July 4th tho government adopted a
constitution and proclaimed a repub
lic. Thoy wanted to send the queen
away, aa ahe doe not represent the
government. We are anxious to have
tho quaen restored, and believe we will
be successful In our mission."
DARING HANK ROBBERY.
Ily Five Armed Men In Oklahoma-A
Pose In Hot Purault.
Gulhrl, O, T., July St. Another bank
robbery with all th trimming of th
'hr fc
Dnllon raid wa enacted near
day, Aa a result J. M. Mitchell
ber, I dead and on of th outlaw
who give hi nam a Ernest Lucas
I dying, Lucas I 22 year old and
say hla comrade wer member of
th Cook gang that recently hav giv
en th territory official much troubl.
Soon after 10 o'clock thl morning, flv
armed men rod Into Chandler from
th east, dismounted back of th Lln
coin county bank, and three rushed
Inside while two stood guard at th
door with Winchester. Two men
SZXiJl' atrocity, BlmetalUm,
manded that they turn over cash
"putty dmnd quick," whit th third
rushed Into th private offlc where
Teller Hoyt wa seriously sick and com
pelled him to walk to th aaf and
attempt U open it. Although a Win,
cheater wa pointed In hi face, he
oould not atand long enough but felt
to th floor and th rubber, kicked
him and a hot at him twice but mlraed
Th men on guar! called out that li
wa tint to go and th three men
got between $300 and $300 lying on the
counter anal ran to their lorae.i. In
th meantime
had (hot and
kiilJd J M Miulmii
, .1 -.J. .k- ...1.
who attempted to glv th alarm
Th bandit had scarcely paaid out
of th oity when a po wr mount
lug and a tart ad In pursuit. Twtc
wer their horn rhot from under the
lleelr.g men but thjy compelled farmer
coming to town to give up their
mount ami wmtt on. Finally a bat'
tie waa fought for nearly Af.een mln
utea whvn on of th robber wa
hot through the hip and tha other
cattered and disappeared In the hill.
MADE A BIG HAUL.
Pari, July 31. A cask of gv.ld, val
ued at $&0.000, on of th forty caaks
ihtppwd from New York, w stolen
from th. train between Havr ami
Pari. Ther I no clue to th thief j
or manner In which th cask wa re
moved from th train.
The consignees of the cask of gold
stolen in transit between Havr and
thi oity, ar Laxard Frere A Co., of
Pari and New York.
DEBS TRAVELINO.
Hraill, Ind., July 1.E. V. D-bs ar
rived In thl city from Ter.'v Haul
tat night and wa met at th depot
by th labor organlxaitlona and cltlxen
of the county to th number of 1,000
or more. He wa lustily cheered by
tha lalmr organlsstiona. At th Hen
drlck hotel Dt4s wa given a big
ovation by th assembled crowd. He
spoke to a large crjwd tonight.
A TP I ViV WAT? VWQQTTTi Mwt ,h lMr nd w"der mu1 maln
fAilJLl IT rtJUi f J-.00.EiJU I .irwwi and that tha hallrtt ho arwt tha
TUB MINNEAPOLIS IS STAUSCH,
SEAWORTHY", AND SWIFT.
The Conferred on tlie Indian Appro
prlatlon lull Have Trouble Over
Orcgrou and Other Land.
WASHINGTON, July 31. Th re
port of th trial board of th recent
trial trip of the Minneapolis wa com
pleted and aubmltted today to 8ec
retary Herbert by the commodore.
The peed attained waa 23.073 knot
per hour. Th ship I believed to be
launch, seaworthy and handy In an
eminent degree, and th grat speed
attained, together with th fact that
the tremendous itraln resulted in no
breakage or mishap, th report says.
refleou the hlgheit credit on her de
signer and builders.
The conferree en th Indian appro
prlatlon bill have come to a deadlock
over some of th mot Important Item
Inserted by tho senate. An agree
ment wa reached upon all but twen
ty-four of them, the aenate receding
In aoven case from its Items, while
the house conferree accept!' the re
malnder. The principal dtaagrement
was over an amendment to ratify the
agreement m-id at Yankton with the
Sioux Indian of South Dakota.
Change wer mile in th4 house
plan for opening the lands of the
Slleta reaervaUon in Oregon to which
the houae conferee wo'ild not agree;
also the senate struck out the provis
ion that sections 10 und 30 ot the lands
should be ceilnl lo the etats for the
supiKrt of common school,. Th
houie would not agree to the inaer
tlon of the agreement for the.acqul
Ion of land of ;he Ne Peroes In-
d ana of Idaho an L the Yuma Indians , f h condition I that it be
of California and ihe senate would not 1 1, ,,,. A , ,
roceide. .
MYSTERIOUS CONDITIONS,
A Vineyard In Whose Atmosphere
Death Seem to Lurk,
Fresno, Cel., July 31. Mysterious
death lurka In the big vineyard near
Colli. Everybody has left th place
and the authorities are preparing to
begin a searching Investigation of the
premises. July 23d, Mrs, I. N. Jacobs,
ccok for the vineyard employes, wa
taken auddenly 111, and died within 12
hours. Two days later Superintendent
Ring waa stricken with a similar mal
ady. He ia still living, but will prob
ably dio. Sunday last A. Peterson, a
vineyard workman, waa taken 111 In
the Banie manner and died in thirty
hours. Physician declare that both
death were due to paralysis of the
heart, and that Ring 1 also stricken
with a severe affection of the heart.
The local medical fraternity Is great
ly puzzled.
FASTER AND FASTER, '
Men, Like Horses, Are Bringing the
Time Down Low.
Lima, Ohio, July 31, The ten event
of the League of American Wheelmen
today were witnessed by 1,500 people,
Two records were broken. In the two
mile handicap, class A, Tom Cooper,
starting from the scratch, finished sec
ond in 4:30 4-5, breaking the world'i
record. Sanger rode an exhibition
half mile in one minute flat, breaking
the state record,
SHOT HIS LADY-LOVE.
London, July 31. A man nme4 Sid
ney Bennett, describing himself a a
lawyer, attempted to Bhoot a young
lady named Andrews, with whom he
waa deeply in love. Owing to his poor
aim, the woman escaped unhurt. Ben
nett then attempted suicide, Inflicting
a dangerous wound.
LET THE THISTLE GROW.
Washington, July 31. The house, by
a vote of 176 to 62, has refused to agree
to the enat million-dollar thistle
amendment to the agricultural appropriation.
TO THE LAST
Platform of Michigan
Republicans.
A Clean, Winning Ticket
Nominated.
ueuricuor immifratioD, ah aa
vocated-Other Point.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich,, July 31,-
Th republican state convention to
day nominated th following ticket:
Governor, Gov. Rich, renominated;
Lieut. Governor, Alford MUna; secre
tary of atate, Rev. Washington Gard
ner; treasurer, Jam M. Wllklnon;
auditor general; Stanley W. Turner;
attorney general, Frank Miynard;
land AMUalMt.H Wan A IHM.HJ.t..
rupr,n,nlwt of ubl, tarucUon.
Patten!.- mmber of th. board
of education, perry Power.
Th platform affirm confidence and
Increased devotion to th American
doctrin of protection, continuing, It
ay, "w bellevt th prea-jn unhap
py condition of our country I in a
great part due to th threat and pur
pose of th democratic party to de
stroy th American uyatem of protec
tion. .
W bellev all article which cannot
be produced In th United State, ex-
oept luxuries, should b admitted fre
of duty and that on all Imports coming
In competition with the product of
American labor ther hould be dutle
levied equal to th difference between
the wages abroad and the wages at
horn.
We bulleve the doctrine of reciproc
ity aa advocated by that matchlem
tateaman, Jam? G. Blaine, nhould,
under our protective system, b the
policy of our government and be ap
plied In our trad relation with other
nation.
W recognize that the employment
of both capital and labor I necessary
for th peace and prosperity of our
people, and that th enacunoi.t of
such law a will properly and wisely
avoid and aettl all labor dlRlsulUea 1
on of th duties of the republican par
ty, which ha aJwiys been and I U1I
th friend of th humblest toiler,
W bHlev It la th duty of the state
to regulate all corporations and com
binations so aa to protect every right
and liberty of th laborer, and we In-
court of Justice, and not the w'ord and
torch, miut settle all economic dlmcul
ttea.
W believe In protecting American
wage-earner against the evil effect
of indiscriminate Immigration from
the pauper and criminal clawc of
Europe.
W believe 4n the use of gold and
silver a money metal, to be main.
tained In circulation on a perfect
quality and Interconvertlbillty. We
reofignJi th to-called silver question
a one ot the paramount issu mi of the
day.
We pledge the ropuWican party of
Michigan to use every efto't in Hi
power to restore silver to historic post.
Hon In th United States a a money
metal.
DON'T LIKE FUSION,
Boise. Idaho, July 31. The populist
tat convention will meet here tomor
row. All the countlea are pretty gen
erally , represented. The proposed
fusion with democrat doe not eem
to meet with favor.
TAMMANY GETTING PATRIOTIC,
New York, July 31. Mayor Gilroy re
turned from Saratoga today and had
omethlng to say about the coming
election. "Tammany," said the mayor,
"is not bound to fee let a mm for
mayor from within the ranks of th
Organization thl fall. We may nom
Inate a man who la not a number of
Tammany hall, If It la thought to the
Interest ot the democratic party. The
fight thl year la but a preliminary
skirmish to the real battle In 1898. If
th republicans win In this city and
tat next fall, th?re is not the slight
est doubt that they will carry the
country In 1896. They will also elect
the next, congress and leave the pres
ident without the support ot either
branch of the national legislature dur
hoovea every democrat to make aacrl
flcea in the Interest of hi party."
GOOD FOR THE RAINMAKER.
The Corn and Hay Crop 3aved
in
. Southwestern Dakota.
Tankton, S. D.," July 31. Ten days
ago rain making experiment were be
gun In thl county under the dlrec
tlon of two oltlxena who visited he
Kansas rain maker, obtained his
chemical formula and received Instruc
tion in It use. A ton of chemicals
were consumed and last night one of
the moat voluminous rain storms of
the ummer wa ushered In. It extend
ed over an area twenty miles square
In all directions from the experiment
Btaibkm near this city and In locali
ties aa much as two and a half inches
of water fell. The rain saves late corn
and Insure a halt crop of hay.
WHEAT AND HOP MARKET.
San Francisco, July 31, Wheat, un
changed..
Liverpool. Wheat, firm; demand
poor; holqVrs offer sparingly; No. 1 Cal
ifornia 4 6'jd to 4 9d; red western
winter 4a lVjd to 4s 2Mid; do spring
is 7d to 4g 8d.
New York. Hops, weak.
BAD FIRE IN IOWA.
Fort Dodge, Ia July 31, Fire ttart-
sd at Eagle Grove last night from the
ixploslon of a lamp. A block and a
half on the north side of the street,
atboui turtdem busings homes, waa
burned. Loss, $50,000.
The only Pure Cream of Tartar Powder. No Ammonia- w
Used in Millions of TT mes
LEAGUE SCORES.
Cleveland, July H.-lvUn4,
it;
Louisville, 10.
Plttburf.PUtburf, 11 (Cincin
nati, 10.
Philadelphia. Philadelphia. 11;
Brooklyn, f, .
New York.-New Tork, 4: Boaton, 1
Chicago. Chicago, I; St Lou!, 1.
Baitlmcr. Baltimore, U; Waablna'
ton, 3. '-'"
IfTIUKB CALLED OFf.
Hammond, Ind., July 11.-By a"
unanimous vote I art night th Chic
ago branch, No, 14 of th American
Railway Union, haa decided to call
off th trik on th Chicago ft Calu
met Terminal rallwiy. Ther ia tT
aswuranc that all th old am Will
b fivn places.
A COWARDLY WRETCH,
Phllllpaburf, Pa., July ll.-JnnU
Jon, wlf of a trlklng ooalmlnar,
wa killed today by a shot fired ty
Jam Myra, a deputy hrlff, mad
dened by th Jeer of tha womtn. My
r fled Into th mln. The trikora
wear they will aveng th death of
th woman,
OCCIDENTAL JOTTINGS. :
Now of th Coast Stat Culled from
Various Source.
The fruit crop in Eastern Oregon la
far larger than waa xpected, and la
of fin quality.
Farmer report tho grain cut aa
plump but In some instance not filled
to the full extent "
An expert I at work on th Klam
ath county book. H will go back
over the record ten year.
Conalderabie complaint ia mad at
Yaqulna bay at tbe scarcity of the
men. The ratio is a U to 1 affair.
Over 400,000 pound of wool have
been aold at Heppner during the pact
week at price running from 6V4 to I
cent.
If Oregon can rata 12,100 for th
purpose, ahe can have her natural re
source and leading Industrie repre
sented at the Northwest Interstate
fair.
Arrangement have been completed
for the construction of a telephone line
between Medford and Aahland, and
the work of placing pole and trtng
Ing th wire ha already begun.
The ateamer El wood la to go on the
way In Portland for extenelv repair,
including new planking and timber, to
her bull, beside alteration In her ma
chinery and a thorough painting and
overhauling.
That wool I a great factor In the re
source of Oregon la fully ahown by
the fact that thla year' clip la esti
mated at about 18,000,000 pounds, which
at a low price, ( cent, I of the value
of $1,080,000.
Heading la In full blast throughout
Morrow and Gilliam countlea. Tbe
yield of grain la Imqaenae and" the
quality cannot be excelled. Threshing
will begin right away, if the aacka ar
rive In time.
The floral department of th Oregon
State Horticultural aoclety has now In
tta treaaury $140.55. Thl fund ahould
be used In conducting a flower show
at th atate fair In September. An
effort will be mad to add thl to tbe
attraction ot the atate fair.
The Prlnevllle itewa challenge tbe
state of Oregon In behalf of Crook
county to produce a younger grand
father than the News candidate. It
champion I L. C. Cline, of Deechutca.
He la 84 year of age and haa on
granddaughter. "If the state of Ore
gon cau beat It, let them trot out their
man," say th New.
Work on the cradle for a log raft
ha been commenced at Astoria by a
company who have announced their
Intention of permanently locating there
for the purpose of engaging in the bus
iness of shipping logs to the San Fran
cisco market. The cradle wilt be (00
feet long and 66 feet wide, and will
hold about 7,000,000 feet of log, In ad
dition to a deck load of L5O0.O0O feet
of aawed lumber.
The Salvation army have spread a
large tent at Dayton. They have a
braaa band and all the paraphernalia
horse, wagons, small tents to live In,
etc. for the carrying on of tent meet
ing. They hold meetings each night.
Thla branch of the army 1 from Port
land and Seattle, and will take a trip .
through the valley to the aouthern
part of the atate, and will hold meet
ing In moat of the town en route.
WEEKLY MARKET REVIEW.
Price Quoted for General Produce, .
Etc., at Portland.
Beerbohm's grain report says: Wheat
firm, but not active. Cargoes ; off
coast, firmer and held higher; on pas
sage, firmly held; French country mar-
kets, dull; wheat In Paris, lnw; flour,
quiet; weather in England, fair.
PRODUCE MARKET. "
Flour Standard brand are quoted
a follows: Portland, Salem, $2.66 per
barrel; Walla Walla, $2.90. ,
Oata Weak at 36 to S6o per bu. for
white and S3 to S4o for gray.
Mlllatuffs Bran, $16 to $17; shorts.
$16 to $18; chop feed, $16 to $16; mid
dlings, $23 to $28 per ton.
Hay Good, $10 to $12 per ton.
Butter Firm. Oregon fancy cream
ery, 22 to 25o per pound; fancy dairy.
20 to 22MiC. .
Eggs Ordinary stock 12c, and can
dled, 13c. . .
Poultry Weak. Old chicken are
worth $2.50 to $3, and young, $2 to $3.
according to size,
Potatoea Old are scarce and firm
at 85 to 90c per sack. New Oregon are
slow at 65c per aack, on account of
being very small. :
Vegetables Oregon cabbage, 36 to
40c per doz,; string and wax .bean,
34 to 3o per pound; peaa, 1V4 to lo
per pound; cucumbers, 10 to 15o per
dozen; egg plant, 10c per pound; green
peppers, 8c per, pound.
.Fresh fruit Oregon peach pluma. 75
to 90c per box; Bartlett pears, $1 per
box; Oregon peaches, 40 to 66a per box.
wool Dull; Valley, 9 to lOo ner
pound; Umpqua, 9 to 10c; Eastern Ore
gon, 5 to 7c, according to quality and
shrinkage.' - .
Hops Quiet; 1893, poor to choice. 6
to 10c. Contracts for new hoDa are
made at 10 to 12c. accordln tn tneni.
it v.
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