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The Best Nowspapar U th on that nlvea th mot nnd frhwt new. Compare th WEST BI1H4 with any paper In Polk county. As an Advertising VlziWa THE VEOT CD2 TAKia THI LlAD Mf POLK COUHtY. - ... - , '.. I " f vS VV V V NOTXH. $j,oo Pof Yonr INDKl'HNDKNCK, T'OLK COUNTS", OREOON. FRIDAY, SEfTHMDER 21, 1891 Fivo Cents YcTcepy. - NoT 44. IN FIEKCGST FLAMES Terrible Blazo at Washington. Dead and Maimed and Missing, A Maims Factory it the Natloul Capital Bnrns, Caoslnf Uw Disaster. WASHINGTON. Rcpt 17,-The most fatal fire of recent ywiN In Washington was tn nurutng or the mattress fae tary of stump Pro, today. Four bodies aro at the morgue charted and ittrwcu bcyouu recognition. hllt At the b-wpltai sre tmB victims fatally Injured. Several workmen ar unae- counted for aud their bodlo are doubt ( In the ruins. Tln dad aw: . William H. Tennyson, Willie Ashe. J. F. Vuughu. Hcury Fowler. Mtodug: Phillip Acker num. Robert Reltaet, and Ad wld man whose name la unknow n. Those at he hospital are A. J. Husk. Arthur U Bcvlu. Harry Raeeu. V Almost before an nlurtii could be given It had burst tip the elo ator haft ud eeaH tif those on the up per floor wa cut oft. They aims! In the wluilwwa a!KtttlUK for ln'ln while hiimlwH in the atreeta wcrv wiitcliluii but unnititf to auecor twin. TUn nn wore awn n il rof gtntlculittluK fnuitlcallj. JVfcrv tail tlcni wpiv mciiHl tlnno uun tlruptMnl mm by ont and wt-a horribly tuna- MILITARY CUAN5E8. I'HICAOO. fciK. 1T.-It waa tU fttilti.. ly anuouneMl tMly tlmt tUmcml Nil aon A. ' MIKu will bo tranHfcmNl to OoviTUor'a blaml upon th n'tlivimuu of Geuorul Howard, NovwnlMr Hth. It la aald tlouorat Itno r will mutttHl (ipueral Mil na unijor vi-iicral of tho di'inriitniit of Mlwtoiirl. 8n Francisco, H4-pt. I7.-AUtant tevnttry of War J. 1W and JuartMatG'lMntl HiolichU'r, of tho liiltiM Htutcx army, nn mm' on routo to tho l"nc'ilc wnt from Wash ington. Tho ohJHt of tho visit of thew army oHUHula la Mild to bo lu innm-f-tlun wllh lii-ncrul KchulU Id'a j)rottl plan for ,tho nioltlllsutlcn it i;n-tH i numbora of tho fitU'ral tii4ti lit law cillea. Gonoral HoholUld Ik.h ndvail.v taken atctm to -.iui iiiiiiii' mort tnxp at oooiral mIik and In imiih-i- atUm with hi plitim tho wKivtiuy of war haa dftnllml the atitjuit Hro tary aod the (juurtoriiiutOorKfui'inI tu limpoct and n'prt upon-ibo fnrliltU at :hk-aio. Oumhtt. Knit Ijtko City, D'nvor, Loavonworth. IU I'ti'. Vou eouror and San Kram-laoo. wlu-tv St oral troot aro wow atHtlmo,d. Movoral i of the tnoro prointuout tinny uuitIwmih have already btHn Innpt tfd nml two otticlnla niontlonwl will unlvi- In H.-n Franclm1 thla wwk to luxixft tht 1'rmtldlo. The third and fifth Inf.tutry and tlilrtoontb ami wvpnttvntu nivalry will 1k brought ouHt, and tho whole twon tioth Infantry U plufed at Kort Ix-ar en worth. Tho whole tenth Infant ry gtM-n to Fort Kill and ltouo aud the whole fifth Infantry to Kurt aktikt aon; four companlea of Infantry aro added to the two ordered to J neraou and ColunibtiM barra ka and the re mainder of the tteveuteonih Infantry aim goea to Columbiw, which will ! a refcluiental pout llavla Inland Now York, will bo occupied by ai'tlllery and fort C'olutnbua, Uovernor'a IhIudiI. will be tho Infantry iniMt. The huiuber of companies eact of the MltelMlppI river wtlU 11 at thlrty-oue point instead of lot! while forty-nine pout remain wont with 2-15 cotopanh. including- Indiana, no not more than two thirds of the army remain wuat. Cavalry-Firat regiment: Troop A, from Fort Ji.ver. Va., department of East, to department of Colorado; Sec ond regime!) t. Junior )nnJor and tlm-i-troops, from Colorado to Fort Riley. KanHna, and troop F from Fort Worth to Fort RUev. The lieutenant colonel and troops li and I from Fort Uowle, Arlzoua, to Fort Hasan, Colorado. Third regiment, w;nior major and tioops C, E, F, and O. now tempora rily at Fort Sheridan, Ilia., to Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont Movement to take place Octolx-r Int. Headquarter, and two trwipa, oue of them troop 1 from Oklahoma territory by Ociolxn 1st, and Junior major to Jefferson bar racks. Mo. ' ' ' Hixth P'glment from department ot Tlatte to depart incuts of Mlnnourl and the East lleadiiuartera, Junior major and troops A, E, O and H now t)niio rarlly at Fort Sheridan, 111m., to tort Myer; lieutenant colouel from Jeffer iu barracks, and throe remaining troops, to Fort Leavenworth. Move ments to commence ortolicr lnt Indian troop L will remain at I'ort Niobrara. . , , , Seventh regiment, senior major and troop F from Fort Meyer to tort Stanton, N. M.J lieutenant colonel to Fort Riley, v ' ' . Eighth regiment, troop II from I' on Meyer nnd troop I) from i'ort H-av- oiworth, to department or uusoin. Ninth reelmeut. troop K ff"Q ort Meyer to depart inent of tne I'm""- Twith regiment; troop I from I'"" Hmvcnworth to department ot V-i-kota. Troops of Seventh, Eighth ana Ninth regiments ns in foregoing, will move upon arrival of Incoming troops for Fort Meyer. -' .,, Artlllery-JThlird regltwiit: Jnnior major and two batteries to JocKson barracks, Louisiana. . :. infantry-First regiment; One com pany from San Francisco barbei to San Diego barracks to relievo compa ny C, Tenth infantry, without uu -essary delay. ...,i Fifth regiment to be concent) ated at Fort McIMiernon. Jit.! ''"'I'""1 A at Fort Leavenworth; and b at san Houston, Texas . Sixth regiment, companies A frotn Wood, N, Y and K from w 'ort birracks, to Fort Thomas, Ivy. Seventh regiment, Co'a II 0 " Fort Ix-aveu worth and 0 at camp Pilot Butte, to Fort Logan. - Eighth regiment, headquarters nna three Co's from Fort McKluuey to Fort D. A, Russell. . . Tenth regiment, tlie department or Missouri, headquarters and four com panies to Fort Reno; four companies to Fort 8111. The distribution to in clude the two companies nw at ton Leavenworth, . . Twelfth regiment: Headquartera and cotnpanhHj & and It fr,m Fort t Fourt.vnih huhiient, Ci. from Fort IvemvoHh to Vnimmver hmn'ek" i V,. "'" front Fort I( i. L i V '"'iwrrtnettt of the Kant i.,rTN nint eoioiutntea A, I), uTLr i r 1 to Columbus Vs two lieutenant nil oM, major and thiw vompaul. rt- f Muetwnth regiment. , romttaiiv run Airivititiiiti i.v,..s t. Uiieki Jtith rtglment from Dakota, to rort u-avenworth. - Aeeomiwoylug ho new order, the war uetmrttnent inskm niiim tlnuane.. of the throe nvriilttntt lavla Island, f'ohio.h... ... i . ----- anil p HUM Jefferson barrack, waa contained lu nuiiouiieeineni mat M0 troops to Jiateii, but oMera aro now hunted by Um war deiiarttuent. aud havw for mno time beeu ttuder eonxUleratlon iy, 7l,tBry lt d Oenernl 8chotell. to provide garrisons for w 0111 recruiting acMt and they also contemplate a miiHldirahi.i contrntlon of troop. Several of the um r stations east of the MMtutlppI try are given np a no longer nwt P01XU IT IN SI'YLK Washington, fh.nt. it.-.Th state dil paninent Is making prostrations to n iuru 10 inetr owners the Coliimbhiij rtHies exniiHtoti at tho World's fair 1a exieotHi the I rutted Slates steomsl lp Machlas will be ready to snii rroin ew Torn early next month Tho Machlas will sail dlnxtlv for m dlt. Spain, aud a guanl of marine and blue jacketa will accompany the secretary of tho American legation to tho capital, where the relic will be rviurtteu to the Spanish government with a letter frtnu rresldeiit Cleve. land to tho jnoen regent, tlwinklnu her In iM linlf of this ffovemmeut n.l tho isHiple of tho t'nlted Slates, for tne i.mn or tho relU-s. Tho Machln will then ao to Na pies where tho secretary of the Atm lean embasNV at Rome will tuke charge of the Vatican MU mid tnru them to Home, al necoiiimnlod oy a navni gnaw and bearing a let tor from the president to the opo. FOlTToCR MILLION. ' SAX FRANCISCO. Sept. 17.-Chaa. , ttowry, or aMiiington. II, C.. as sistant attorney general Of the Culled states who Is looking after Indian claims against the government, arrived hero yesterday. General Howry nlart oil west to look after half a down of the lurjreMt Indian claim caw, sonic of which are In California and others in Oregon and .Colorado. "I have chargo of t nitty aud Indliin case ;ti:ilmd the g.ivcniineiif' said the 11 iHtnnt attorney general, "and also Im mediate charge of all cases growing lit of depredation of Indians, These en niiiulter nearly U.mni mikI Involvr f l.um.iHK) hi round Ugure. AX AC ED CRIMINAL, Portland. Sept. 1T.r.Iiinies D. Taylor, , jiius of age, wanted In Waco, Tex is, for killing u-wls Itehart In No- vemts-r. Ini. wan iursted nine mile from this eliy unlay by the sheriff of this cotintj'. When arrestiHl Taylor was working In a IiiiiiInt cunui. He uibmltted to arrest quietly and did not attempt to deny the crime. He was '.manager of a large jitiiutntlou near Waco, and Rehari waseinployml at ill" same place. The )inu had trouble 11111I Taylor claims he klllml Rchart In s lf defeuse. Taylor, wns at oue time sheriff of Hill county,' Tex as. . ' , nitEClONRHMiE CI1VES VP. Iicxlugton, Ky.. Spt. 17.-Every-thing Is quiet tonight, the nomination of Owen being ;-oiieedoil. This after noon 11. J. Welch, a comtiilUccninn irom Hm-klnrldge's home and one of bis strongest supisirters, aiiiiouneHl fhat ho would in-ver vote to go be hind the returns. As this would leave the committee 5 to 5 lu any event, nnd as other Hrocklnrldge men In ; the committee declared themselves the same as Welch, tho old guard of the silver tongucd orator gave op t the strtigKlc. It I not likely there will bo any more agitation. R. R. BOYCOTT RAISED. Omaha, Sept 17. Arrangements were closed today by the Western roads through which the long drawn out boycott against the Union Pacific will be withdraw October 1st. For three years the Uulon raeltle hs Isvn ,;omMllod to Unlit tho combined opo dtlon of the Rock Island, Uurllngton, and Rio Crunde, on account of having closed Its gateway to these roads Id IHitl. The IwycoTt against the Un 'on Pacific resulting in 1802. It darted over who should have the long haul lu transcontinental business. IMPORTANT IF TRUE. New York, Sept. 17.-Tho board of reneral uppralser In an opinion drawn by United States Oenernl Ap praiser Sharetto of Baltimore, made and sent to Collector Kllbreth. of the port of New York, holds that the wool schedule of 'tho new tariff act does not go Into effect as to tho articles therein provided for, until January 1. 18t5. Hut tlmt all fabric mainifiic tured from wool, worsted, the linlr of camel and gout, alpaca or other ani mals. Is dutiable under the Mclvlnley act until that. date. - SPOKANE ItKPL'RLICANS. Spokane, 3 Sept. 17.-The Rpoknne comity republican convention today adopted a platform demanding fro coinage of silver at a ratio of HI to 1, and endorsing the .'administration' of Coventor McCraw. The Anti-Wilson forces organised the couvertlon. The pliitforin 1h Hllont, on Mr. WIIhou's rec ord as a congrtissinan nnd binds the legislative delegation to vote for no man for United States senator who is not unequivocally for silver. WENT OVKIt IX A BODY. Xtnv Orleans, Sept. J7.-Tiio sugar ul inters convention hero today was r-e and very enthusiastic nssem- . 11.. .. ,.!., ,.4,.nd lV I ,tl. bingo of the leainun 1' " s ana and some of the naiat r. pr aenttttlvo men of note. Bolters from the democratic party had everyth ng t eir own way and resistance to the iwranune was but feebly made. The invention went over to tho national republican pai-ty iu a bodyL j BETWEEN WIND AND FIRE. : n A T Sent. I7.-A cyclone .' 7VJ,,i, Jennlnas and Mingo fowns east 0 hew today and blew STholSS .2 atoms. A yonnglady and two children we . - 1 Tnlured. Several house eral J nt t Mingo and a conflagra- tlon followed, CARLISLE SPEAKS AO A IN, Washington, Kept. It.-Sis'ietav utnisie said ttslay (Hmcernitig the eoiuntje or silver dollar under this administration, tho coinage Mite made under the unrepealed portion of tho Mherninu act. It shows that since tne administration came Into jsiwe 1,W7,'JISI Ktaudard silver dollars hnv bHu coined, of which ftai.tsiu have D0011 Melgidoragt). The secn-tary says nnim tne law provkles that re deemed treasury mites tnav ls n IssuihI, It also Iiiiiiomos an exores Um Ration tusin tho tstwer to Mniue. Ik declaring that no greater or lens amount of such notes shall lie out standing at any time than the com of silver million, and standard alive dollar coined therefrom then held I lh treasury, and purchased b.v said note.' ....... M ' " WHEAT AND HOPS. Ran FmnclNco, Kent lT.-Whent shipping MtKtwa 1 11; milling Mijuni Walla Walla wheat I hard to sell though uuotablo ot TU cent for fair average flu It U3 for No, 2 arid 4t u .Ki for off irrado. Uvenssil, -Close wheat steady, dtv mauu poor. .o. g nst winter 4 a 1 2d do spring 4 0 I 2d. Hops at Uiidou Puclne coast, steady; demand mod 'rate; U 12 10. New York Hon, weak. Portland.-Wheat, dull, weak: val ley 7.1; Walla Walla 03 fij 7 12. ' CARVER BEATEN. Kansas City. Mo.. Spt. IT.-J. A, It. Elliott, champion wing shot of the world, made hi rtsht to ihat title doubly secure today by winning the sccotia ot a serie and match wlih Ir Carver, tho world clmmplon rltle snoj. tu score was: Elliott, tgv; car- ver, tiX The match wa for Itnu side, best two out of three shots at UM1 live birds. The wore In tho first match slusd on Saturday reunited: F.I llott. wi; Carver. VI. ; STEAMSHIP CHANGES. Sao Pranclaeo, 8,qt 17.-TIo steam er Oregou I to come out of Iter re tirement and will be put on the Port' land route a a freight boat. She was brought down from Martinet this morning and went on the dry disk rnr overhauling. She will niako couple of trips carrying wheat and then will take the Columbia place in tho patui2or trade. Tho Columbia will then oe laid un for a thorough overtmriiag. A FAST FILLY. Stockton, Cel., Sept 17. The event of the day wa the two-year-old tnt lu which the Sidney silly, Eahelle, owned by sir. Severnth'o, won two straight heai In 2:181-2 aud 2:1(1 3-4. making tho two fastest hmts ever trotted lu a rnit by two-year olds and the fustest time for that age on the coast. THE NATIONAL (JAM H. Louisville. Sept. lt.-Iulsvllle. ' Washington, fl. St. Louls.-St. Iuls. 0; Boston, 5. New York. New York, 5; Chlcagti 2. Pittsburg. Baltimore, It); Pitts burg, 2. Second gumoRalilmon, 4; Pittsburg, 1. ANOTHER RECORD SMASHED. PittuLiirg. Sept. 17.-The National circuit bicycle races were held here today. 11. c Tyler oroko the world s record on a quarter mile track for no mile, flying start, In 2itt 1 .. THE WOOL MARKETS. BOSTON. Sent. K-The ownlnir of tlio wool Hales in Ixmilou tmlny had considerable effect Uxm the tuarket here aad dealers are waiting for a standard by which to make prices. The market today was very strong, due to the stiff price exectcd, one result or the large number of A inert can buyers In Iondon. Fleece wool are dull and the price Is not as strong as It was. Territory wmils are rnther quiet,, with prosisvts of an Increasing demand aud llghtly firmer prices. To days quotations are: Ohio and I'eun sylvanla No. 1, 21 nnd 22c, double X and above, JK to l!c; Michigan single X. 17 1-2 W ise; Michigan No. 1 2(e; Montana flue medium, 10 to 1.1c; No. 1 medium 12 to l ie; California wools. spring north l."l to 1.1c; middle country pring, II to n; southern defectives, northern pull, 27 to W; Australian combings superior, 4.1 to 41; average 3H to 4c; clothing 'M to 40c. t Ixmdon, Sept. 18. Tho attendance at the openltot of the wool auction sales was large, The main Interest was cen tered In tho sensation which the Unit ed Stutc Is likely to cause. It Is slated that of 13,000 bales America us did not buy over 100. With better se lections of American needs, they ore expected to do more to test the Amer ican competition. Jacobs & Co. In their circular tonight say: There was a very large attendat ce and a good sprinkling of United State buyers. Competition wa good. Cross bnt'ds show an advance of nearly 5 per cent. Merino ruled at par with on occas ional appreciation of 5 per cent., es pecially In scoured. BY WAY OF EXPLANATION. Washington, Sept. 18.-0eneral Arm strong, assistant commissioner of In dian affairs, speaking of the changes of t'nlted States troops, and the nbnn- lonmetit of several military posts In tho west, said It would have no effect tipou the Indians. "There Is more danger" he said, "from anarchists In Chicago than from all the Indians lu the. west. Indian wars are things of the past. With railroad facilities troops can be transported from the largo posts more quickly than they can march from any of the little posts which have been abandoned. WITH FULL HONORS. Taeomn, Sept. IS. Tho funeral of .'apt. W. R. Brldgeimiu, U. H, N was held this afternoon. The body has been lying in state with full uniform with guards of marine from the war easel lying In harbor. Whllo tho procession was marching, minute guns wero flred from the Monterey nnd at tho conclusion of the burial, tt salute of three volleys was fired over the body by marines. . A DEMOCRATIC SPLIT. Beatrice, Neb., Sept. 18. The con gressional democratic convention for tho seventh dlntrlct mot here todny and split on silver, the straight ele ment nominating 8. S. Alley, and tho Bryan forces endorsing silver and the populist candidate. ', ELLIOTT IS CHAMPION. Kansas City, Sept. 18.-J. B. Elliott defeated Dr. Carver In three match shoots ot 100 livo blrda each. Elliott scored 90 birds to Carver' 05. To- day's shoot makes Elliott tho winner . .... , VlflV VflUU PlUliMY TK" BADLY BITEN, I THK PRKCIOI8 HTONKH. m Kopublican Convention at Saratoga. Splendid Platform Form ulated. The Democruta Meutlied in Uu- uti'isiirt) I Teriua for Blnmlrri aud Kallurti. , SARATOOA, Sept. lM-Tho abite re piibllcnu convention called to uoinl- mile full state ticket, was rapm'd to enter hen today at 12:40 p. 111. Hon U'liuiel Ely guigg, of New lorn city M as inn tie temporary chairman, Tern pomry Chairman Uulgg, tu his ad divss, arrulguiHl tho democratic party for the laiasage of tho new turtle law and denounced the mtuiilne deims.-ra cy of New org city. He said the Mitlook for the republican party in the coming election wa euoouraglug. The 'imveinloii at 1.1m took a neess mull ::). The convention assembled at 4;,V) p. m, Hon. Warner Miller wa made permanent chnlrman. Congressuuui Payne, chairman of the committee 011 nsolutlous, presented the platform which extends greeting to the i-epub llcans of Peuusylvniila, Oregon, RIkmIi Inland, Vermont and Maine, "for their prompt aud Just Judguieut of an lucoiiipctcut Hioniocrntie, udmliilHtra tlon." Natloiinl affair are referml to as follows: "Tho doiinrutle pn Ideut of the United State Slid tile domocrutle chalrmun of the way and means eonimlttis) of tho house of n p- nseutailves have nnnoimoed that war agaluft the protiH-tml Industries of I lie country mis but Just lsgun am it Is to Is proneciiti-d to tne Hitter end on Is'half of the wage earner, the ag rlcnlturlst, the business man, and of every sacred lntent In the empire state of the Union. The republican party of the state of New lork In convention assembled accepts this challenge and pledge Itself to defend her aualnst all assault ou the rlulits of the worklmtman and hi employer, Isith wantonly Invaded by rerklm eitiagoirues." .-.- Then follows an nrrnlgnnient of th. leiniHTiiilc administration, declaring its most Important achievement tlou far has biTii fitly characteriaed by the hlef executive as one. of perlldy and llshouor. It has rcwantod the largiwl eoutrlbntors to Its rampalgti fund by lie lsst of fon'lgn missions; denouui- ng trusts, It permit unl one of them to formulate lis tariff lilll; pnuiiislnii contlnuanctt of the vjgonni fon'lgn isiiiiy istatillshiHl by the lameutiHi las. O. Hliilne, it sulstliuies."a iHilley or inratuy," in which Hawaii was fns'ly offeriHl UP! denouncing the Sherman act as a cowardly make shift, It was enabled to npcal the Nliver pun-haslug clause of the act only by the help of republican wn ati rs: nrralKiilug prob-cilou ns 1 fraud iiMin liitsr, It pasmsl a mongn-l pmlivtive measure so tainted with Mcaudal tint It burely escttHMl the eto of a denuK'nitlc pn-sldent; advo- ating tree raw materials, and ex tension of our foren trade, It do simyid all prolitalde reciprocity ad vancemeiits ninde by Pnsddent Harrl son pledttluit Itself to the payment of "Just and lltsTitl pi'tisions' It treats union soldiers jts If the O. A. R, badge was a badge of beccary and brigand ace; pledging n-tniichment, It ex coodod the Inst n-publlcan congress by 127,000,000 in the faco of decreaa- iik nvenui and after It had added oO.tKKMMS) to the public debt; while pretending to bo in favor of Individ ual freedom, It hast'-nml to enact an odious Income tax force bill, cuiimiw- ring depuiy collectors to enter the homes of cltlscus and couqs'l them by threats of otllclal summons nnd heavy penalties to disclose their private af fairs, "Wo denounce the Northern democrat le eongressmnn for permit ting Southern members to protect the chief products of their section, while removing or largely reducing the pro tective duties on the products of the North. "Wo favor on honest dollar nnd op pose any effort, whether by removal of tax on state bank Issues, or the free coIiuiko of silver, to lower onr currency standard and we favor an liiterniiiloiuil agreement which shall esult In the line of both gold and sil ver as circulating mediums." Tne vote for governor stood: Morton, Vt2 1-2; FsHHOtt, , (Ml; Woodford, 40: Rutlerfleld, 20; Russell, 20; Bliss, 4 1-2. and Atfkell. 1. rnc nomination or Morton was then made unanimous, each onpoRlng can didate making short speeches, pledg ing mm their support .Tudite Sax ton was nominated for lieutenant uovcrnor and Halght wax nominated for Judge of the court of appeal. The convention then ad journed slue die, at 2:10 a. 111. TUG GRAIN WORLD, New York. Sept' IS. Hops quiet. Liverpool. Wheat steady; demand moderate; No. 2 red winter, 4s 31-2d; do spring, 4s tt l-2d. San Francisco. Wheat shipping 80 to 82 1-2 milling. Walla Walla wheat Is still on tho market seeking custom at 70 cents for fair avcmiro, 00 to tloc for No 2 and 40 to .n for off grade. ALLEGED OBSCURITY,,' Washington, Sept. IS. Th recently published book, entitled "IP Christ nine to Congress" has been detained In the malls, pending an InvoHtlgatlon l.V the postollleo authorities of al- god ohscentlty of the publication. lie author Is M. W, Howard, of Al abama, who expects to bo nominated for congress by tho populist conven tion tomorrow. , V MUST BE WJSLL FIXED. ; Topeka, Sent, 18. A story Is afloat, In Ilntincliil circles, that A. A. Robin son hns been offered tho presidency of the Atchison syt-l.ein at a salary of $(M).000 a year, but that ho has de clined, saying: "I will accept no po sition with the Santa Fe until It has en thoroughly washed and dried." THE DEAD ENGINEER. : Washington, Sept. 18. Major Thom as Turtle, one of the best known offi cers of the engineers corps of the array, died hore toduy aged 50 years. MORTON CAPTURED IT. Saratoga, N. Y., Sept. 18.-Ex-vIce- nrcsidont Morton was this afternoon nominated for governor by the state, republican convention. (IORIN. Mo Sept. J8.-The Colorado ami 1 inn cxpnws on lite raiiia ro was held up by rohts'i-s at .'l;.'fl a. in. today, A the railroad and evpresn oillcliil had a epy on the trail of the bandit, when they slopped the train they met a hall of buckshot aud bul lets, and It Is said that at least two are dead In the surrouttdliig v.'oods, while a many other nale for the mideavous, 21 mile away, riddled with bullets, They shot "Dud" Pres ent!, tho engineer, before they even gave him a, chance to hold up Ids hands. His wounds', It I hcjlcvod, will not prove fatal, When the tralu left Chlcugo at ft o'clis k last evening, the railroad aaa express detective, all walking arsenals, climbed on at even' station. Among them were Chk f Do Ui'tlve J. J. Kenny, of tho Sunt Fe. and J. A. Matthews, who ha Is-en acting a a spy for two weeks and gelling now of the roMier plan. The latter brought the new Hint the roblsr early lu the day doemVil to leave their hiding place, near Meni- Jphls, at Kilto oYloek last nlghl, ami make their third uttempt to get rich at the expense of the expres compa ny. They expts ted fo iniike a haul of Mtuuvl 1 Kl M- ,in,l, A out Irom lslw(en two hlg'i em baukuieiita. Just one milo from ilorlu. stM-d the truln, there came the looked tor signal, nun not wj year away was tne wtiiKlug of a red uht Within 2fl sv-eomls tho train wa at a standstill, Out from the dense under growth north of the tmek came four forms, the face of each bidden by a mac mass. 1 me rnsnea to tne en glue almost before his ' companions eoiiiu nacn the expn'ss car. Wlthlu ten fis't of the tender he pointed a rltle at i)nd" Pnneott, the whltiv iM'ii rded engineer, aud, n he sboutml "Hold up your hands." pullinl the trigger. "Dad" fell to the floor with a bullet lit his right breast. With om bound Kenny gained tho lop of the tender, and brmglug hi gnu to his shoulder, sent a shower of shot al most Into the face of the man. How 1 he felltw managed to jnove six Inches is a mystery, but he did and made for the wood. The shot which laid En glm-er Proscott low wa a signal for a fusllade, and also the signal for the hasty retrentf the robls'r to the shelter of the timber. The Santa Fe aud Wolla-Fargo olll clal nswlvtHl a tip of tho content. plated raid nearly three weeks- ago, ami every nigut since then not h-s than half a dogma scenq service tiieii have Iss'ti on the train until the dan ger point was passed. W. II. Wilson, a Pullman car enn doctor, said: "Such a scramble for safe place I r.cvcr witnessed. Women were fran He lu their endeavor to get out of the way ami men no bus eager, whowiiig us much frUlit as they pos sibly could dlmilay. Some lav tint on the floor, others barricaded them selves lu their Isnths or got under neath while other run frantically up and down the aisle, apparently be wildered One than, pmbably no years of age, when the shootieg lie gan to bo ilerce. knelt down 1 11 the nlsle and praysd long and loud for deliverance. :iKH,tSi() IX WAGERS. LEXINGTON, Ky Sept. 18,-OITIc lal rot tint by count le show 20!) plu rallty for Owens, but Brecklurldge's nuinifcsto Is understood to menu that the district committee ou Saturday, will bo Instructed l go Udilnd tho re turns made by the democratic commit tee. Brccklurldiio men here have 1 majority of tin-county eommtailonor but they were not iIIshisi1 to go be hind the nM 11 rim from the pm'lucts. dwells men claim that frauds wero agalust them Instead of In their fa vor, aud that money was Mug used lu get th district committee to reverst the n-turiiH of the county committee. There Is over $,iSH,()ihi In tho district lu wagers and those who put up money on BnH'klnriilge are anxious for con test proceeding. 'JONES NO POPULIST. Snn Francisco, Sept. 18. C. C. Town Ing of Reno, Nov., Is In this city. In an Interview he stated that Senator John P. Jones had Indicated his fu ture course to bis frleuds. He says Jones has not Joined the populists, but has gone over to the silver party of Nevada. In the meantime Jones will disregard the demand of the state republican committee that ho resign, because that would give Governor Col cord an opMHtunlty to appoint a re publican as Jones successor. Far flutl reason lie will wait until the Nevada legislature meets and then resign, of fering himself as a candidate to servo out his own unexpired term. CARBINE SHOOTING. Bellevue, Neb., Sept. 18. The annu al carbine competing of the depart ments of Eust Platte pnd California opened today, some surprising records being made. One result Major Lind say, first lieutenant, ninth cavalry, won lilt. Miller Toler, sergeant Co. D ninth cavalry, second; Jacob Stultx, sergeant troop C sixth cavalry, Id."!; third, R. A. Bradley, sergeant company G fourth cavalry, 1511; fourth, A. Ba ker, sergeant troop C, sixth cavalry, 1OT, fifth. THE PORTLAND MARKET. Prices Current This Week In the Big , Metropolis, Portland, Sept. 10.-Flour-rortlnnd. Salem, Cascudla mid Dayton, $2.10 per barrel; Walla W11II11. 2 K Oats The market Is quiet and weak at figures; No. 1 white feed cats at l'c on track, and good winter grey from 2.-.0 to 28c. Barley Food barley Is quoted at (We per cental. Brewing Is worth 80c per ontnl, according to quality. MlllHtuffs-Bran, $l.'l; , shorts, $13; hop feed, $15 to $17. Hay-Good, $10 to $11 per ton. Butter Fancy creamery, 25c to 27 1-2 per pound; fancy dairy, 20c to 22 l-2c per pound; fair to good, 15c to 17 l-2c; common, 12 l-2c. Cheese Oregon, fair, 8c to 10c per pound; SvvIhs, Imported, 30c to :i2c. Onions Oregon, le nor oound: yel low, 1 l-4o per pound. Poultry Old chickens 'are quoted from $,'1 to $:i.,"0; young, $1.50 to loung ducks nro nominal al $2 to $;t. ' Eggs Fresh Oregon are firm at 20c Melons Water melons are worth from 75c to $1.75; casabas, $2.50. . Fresh fruit Poars, 50c; grapes, 25c to 50c per crate; Oregon apples bring from 50c to 75c por box; quinces, Or egon, 80c to $1. Provisions Eastern hams, medium 14c to 14 l-2c por pound; hams, picnic, 11c to 12c; breakfast bacon, 14 l-2c to 15 l-2c. Wool Valley, 7c to Oe, according to quality; Umpqua, 7c to Oc; Eastern Or egon, uc to 7c. Hops There is no settled market price. Dealers anticipate opening at 7c to 9c. Where They (1imt from and They Signify., What The best opals come from Hungary , Black in'urlH urn the most vuluuMi then pink and yellow, then whits, Pearls are steadily liicreitsleg In pries they cost three times a much a they did ten y tu is ago, A pearl which could have been bought for $1,000 In iwit Is now worth ;l,eu. Tho American turquoise I tht best fa valus this lowly blue jewel ranks below th diamond, ruby, or sapphire. but Its popularity ss ring ornament never wanes. Th Persian turquoiso fade when sxpotwd to light, and turn iv dull green.. Hlu I th favorite color of the Pernlsn. Every Jewel ha a peculiar algnlft ounce. Each I a favorite in a oerula month of the yr: January gamM, constancy. February amethyst, sin cerlty. March bloodstone, courage. April diamond, Innocence, My-m- erald, uoee In love. June agate, health and long life. July cornelian, contentmMit. AuguNt sardonyx, mat I'lmonlul - felicity. Septotnbar chryio ill, antidote tgalnst mdns. Octo ber opsin, hope. November top, fi demy. Decimtier turquoise, prospr- Th value of precious stone pro duoed In th United State hint yrsr wa $300,004. ' Th export of diamond from South Africa averages annmtlly about 120,000,000. There are 25,000 dl. mono-aiggcr employed tnero. A dlt mend I a crystal of pur carbon, and such la f from Injury by scld. It Is very brittle; few previous Jewel r fflnr o. Only one pur blood-rod diamond ha vr been found. Th tni Is nearly transparent. Th yllow top come from Saxony, the whit from Plberla, the pale blue from Rrtll, Pals topai I yellow quarts, Chrysolite, too, Is often used to Imi tate topax. Th tops waa one one of th most popular of precious stone In fashionable use, but tt ha declined much of late year In the public tl mat of It beauties. : ; Thes are the w sight given by tt tlstlcul authority, of th six Inrgest known diamond: Koh-l-noor 101 car et; Slsr at Uracil 125, Regmvt of France 13ft, Austrian Kateer 139, Russian Cxar 103. Rajah of Borneo 376. Th red vsrloty of tho grnot 1 th mt common, but violet, groin, and whit gamete are not altogether rare. Bohemian garnets ar dark, bli-od-red in color, nd In th largest ixm are very valuable. Cinnamon ruttle, so csilWil, are gsrnots. Except In oolur, the sapphire Is the Mm stone a W10 ruby, but lee rare. When of fine quality U la valuable m diamond of the laitm elite. The ohotcmt shads t blue, The hmMitsterOf the ihlgh prlest,M dwrlbed tn the forty-ninth chapter of Exodus, wa made of gold, blue, pur pie and oarlet. Upon H wer set four rnw of prtwlou stones. In tho first row ww t"pns of severs! varleUo. In the second row there wore an eni enaUI. a sapphire, and a ruby. In tt Ihinl row there were an agate and u smelhyst. . In the fourtih row there wer a beryl, an t nyx, and a Jnper. They wvr enchftod In. ornamenu.1 ork of gold, the girdle being held to gether by trnils of linen. . The ruby Is, next to the diamond, I ho most valuable of precious atom. The moot popular I "pldgeon" blood Tho cidiw vsrltw fnsn rose to crlmism. The ruby, Jeweler my, is extensively Imitated. The liraslllan ruby Is a. to ps; tho Cape ruby 1 a garnet. Tht; uua ruby will cralch either of them, sml rr.ay be thus dtstlnguli,hed. FACIAL RBSEMBLANCEa Why People Living Long Together Orow to Resemble Each OUiir. The fact that two people who live long together tend to Uwk alike I ac counted for by unconscious mimicry reiwtlng upon the muscle of expres sion In the same way that a ruling pas sion do.s. The tendency of facial Imi tation I very general In fact, almsst universal and may be so markel a to be enelly. noticeable; so that when two people are engaged In animated con versation the expression of the listener may often be soon to echo that of the speaker. How "Infectious"'! emlle or a laugh, even when the Idea which gave rise to It In the llrst case Is not transferred. Several time when talking to young reople, 1 have suddenly and purpoeely adopted some change of the eyebrow and thl, though not tho least apropos to tn word pokt at the time,. ha Instantly Involved a like motion In the face before me. The response we quite Involuntary and as a pure piece of Instlnotlve reflex action. Why doe a yawn spread like a nestilenoe through tho room where conversation flags? I know of those who have often started such an epidemic by a little plee of actfng, and not a mouth In the company, save tho guilty one, know why it gaped. Havo we not all noticed that a man of marked individuality become a center of physical lnrtunco to those who wait on his words, so that his gestures, tone of voice and turn of phraso are repnxiuccd? I know a teacher whose peculiarities of speech and carriage havo befjii adopted more or li by every one of his puplln, dur- ng the last tlx years, and several of thorn have come to reemblc him in feature. This unconscious Imltatl m of expression Is very noticeable In chil dren. Has It occured to many careful parent that the good looks of their daughters may depend In no slight degree upon the looks of JJielr intrse girls and governesses? For some rwon which we cr.iu.ot fathom tho imitative faculty is so In grained In us that what the eye per ceive the brain make haste to re produce without stopping to ask per mlalon: and where two people live long together the facial muscles c.f each are constantly receiving stimuli prompting them to mimicry. As In the case of the emotions, these Influence may be luflfesmal at any given mo ment, and may give rise to no visible change of expression. Vat, In the oourso of time, they tend to mould the whole countenance, feature for feature, Into almost an -exact facsimile of an other. Blackwood's Mdgaxlne, EARLY MOULTING HENS. As a rule, when the hens begin to moult early In tho summer, they cense to lay, tho result being that they are at once sent to market as no' longer profitable. This Is a mistake for all hens must Bhed their old feathers and take on new plumage, some beginning early In tho summer, while others do not commence until late in tho fall, but the process requires about three months' time. In other words, a hen takes one-fourth of tho time during the year to moult, giving her a period for laying not exceeding 300 days at tile maximum. The moulting period : has something to do with winter lay- Ing. Granting that three months' , tlme rauSt be lo8t 14 18 plain that If a hen begins to moult the first of August, Highest of til in Leavening she will not bo In full plumage again nntll the first of November, and she will not lay until the moulting ha been completed, If tho weather 1 mild. however, during November, and win ter does not set iu before December. she will have a full month' rest, and win begin laylug and then continue luylng through the winter. Hen. this rule must not bo overlooked, which la, that If the hen begin to lur before cold weather they will lay during th winter, but If cold weather overtake them before they begin to lay they will probably not lay before spring. What should bo done with the ben that begin to moult early? Keep tbem. of course, a they will soon nulsb their moulting and b ready for work loug before some of the other ben begin. When you sell off the ben now be cause tucy are hcddlie,t W feather, and do not lay, you will be selling the very hens you should keep over for producing egg during the cold months. So do not sell the moulting ben, but ell those that aro fat and do not lay. Old bens moult earlier than pullets, because they lsgln about eleven month from tbe last moulting, which cause them to moult month earlier every year, and, therefore, it will be noticed that the ben which moulted in July lust year will moult In June thl year. ,'!'' . ; Feeding moulting ben la a matter to receive careful consideration. When making tho new feathers they require foods rich In nitrogen and mineral matter. Linseed meal, bone, meat aud Mill t.A..U I I.. . I uiiik niiuuiu wc Kivwi m preierence lo grain, and they should have fn access to grass, especially clover. It I also importaut to give tbem dry quarter. o as to protect them when nearly na kca, a dampness may induce roup, which I contaglou and may c&rrr of! the whole flock.-P. II. Jacobs In Farm and Fireside. DE LESSEPS DITCH TODAY. The De Ixusep dicth. as It Is today. Vj Interesting. At Colon hundred of buildings were erected by the pro moter, great wnarve were put In. and a palatial residence for himself atands decaying In the destructive climate. The canal take It way for few mile up the river, that ha been deepened" aud broadened. On tbe water are scores of gnat dredge boat of tho finest make ami costly niece of machinery that since work topsd are rapidly rusting and going to decay. Tbo wnarve are falling Into the water, and within a mile of Colon can be scon acre of machinery and dump-cars, all going to dissolu tion. To assist lu the removal of earth nearly 1,000 mile of steel track was laid on the Isthmus, ramifying In every dlnsrtlon from the proposed ca nal On much of this track are thou sands of dunipcars, with locomotive cattcrcd through them, all of which are now half-burled In the tropical growth. Seventy-six great sieam shov els, with attendant machinery, were counted In the distance of a few- miles In. the Interior, standing as they were last used where excavations were being made, and along the side of the mountain. Some of these ore so overgrown with tropical growth already that only the gn-at arms stand up above the green In mute protest at the wanton waste that abounds. Ma chinery of every kind aud character used In such work, is scattered from 0110 side of tho isthmus to the other, nd while some 200 locomotives that wero never put In use have beeu boused, a fair estimate of the millions of dollar worth of machinery there Is that nine-tenths of It Is rusting Into absolute decay decay that bus ul- n-ady progressed to such an extent that all la nearly beyond recovery. : lu Its report tho Panama Canal company claims that half of tho work on the isthmus has been done. An engineer may have the figures 'to sub stantiate thla claim, but It Is not ap parent to the casual observer. - For ome miles tip the Chagrc river the work may bo practically completed, but for much of the distance across the work has beeu only commenced In places, cutting a clmnuct here to partial depth and reducing a moun tain by terrace work there. The pro posed channel can be traced by these abrasions across the isthmus, but a small fraction indeed of the earth has boon moved. Tho tremendous rainfall typical of tho tropical climate has aused great landslides of earth to move back to their original resting place and the uncontrolled Chngrea river, that records at times In the rnlny season a rise of forty feet, Is filling the constructed canal with de bris. Tho vigor of vegetation that rowda ahead every day In the year Is rapidly healing and covering wars made, upon primitive nature by the canal people, lu five year more the great dredgobonts will lie rusted and will sink beneath the waters. The miles of railway will be burled and with them thousands of cars, steel tanks, shovels, pits dredges and the like materials, whllo the traveler who prospepeta through the forcac of ba nana and coeoanut tnes will discover strange and nmaalng relics ot bygone days. Chicago Tribune. FRENCH FARMERS. Aocorcllng to recent statistics about half of the population, of France lives by agrloulture; a tenth by trade; a twenty-fifth by he liberal professions, and three-nftdeths on private Incomes. Of the agriculturists, 9.17G.0OO are own ers who farm tholr own lands, The others ere tenant farmers, graziers, laborers or small proprietors, who In their spore time work for others, The mines, quM-rle and manufactories employ 1,300,000 persons, while 8,093,000 are engaged In various petty Industries, Among traders there, toe 700,000 bankers, commission owehants and wholesale merchants, 1,R95,000 shopkeepers, and 1,164,000 keepers of hotels, cafes and publto houses, Rail ways and otiher transport showIcs by pea an i land employ $00, "00 persons. There are 805,000 state servants In the various departments and parishes of France, With regard to the profes sion there are 112,000 preachers of various denomination and 115,000 mem bers of different religious orders, 156,r 000 memiber of the legal profession! 130,000 medical mn, 110,000 teachers in Mia public school other than, those of tho state, 121,000 artists and artistes of every description, while 23,000 are recognised as savants, mem of letters, Journalists, etc, Tne number of per son living on Income derived from land and otiher Investment reaches 1 849,000. -while -there .r 272,000 pon doners, public and private. Power. Latest U. & Govt Expert rrrv n .o 1 ' f -s. I ' 0 ABOUT PENSIONS. 02KGOX RECZinXCJ EES . EU2 KUAKZ OF ATTOTCX At the National Bartaa tt Wactlrj ton Clty-TUoe Granted (site Recently. Wasblngon, D. C, Sept 17. Spe cial.) In proportion to tbe number of claim still unexamined from the va rious statin, Oregon may be Mid; to be receiving her due share of atten tion at tbe pension bureau. The fol lowing I a complete list of tboae granted since tbe last report: Original penslonc-Danlel B. John son, Portland; Melissa Darling, Ba ker City; Horatio Gibson, Milton; William Worthington, Oswego; Cha. 11 Lee, Long Creek; Gideon F. Hod son, llolley. Linn county; John 8. Mill. Weston; William A. Cortheil, Ashland; Lcbind E. Moe, Woodburn: James Fry, John Day, Grant county; Julius J. Worcester. Pendleton; Abner Evans, Oswego, Clackamas county; Thomas V. Furgeson, Sweet Home, Linn county; George W. Lacroy, Vi ola, Clackamas county; Jacob Leo, Oswego; Clma. W. Merrill, Portland; Richard Hooper, Aumsvllle; Mom Scott, Baker City; George Iilchnrdson, Montavllle. Multnomah county; Fred erick Geotper. Grant Pas; Frank B. Mason. Leaburg, Lane county; Ma rion L. Wilmot Springfield, Lane couuty. Sutqiended pension reissuedGeorge Nells-rt, Sublimity, Marion county ; William Miller, Jordan Valley. Mal heur county; George W. Roger, Ore town, Tillamook county; Tbotna Pope, (deceased) . Deadwood, Lane county; Mary Dltter, (widow), Sublim ity. Marlon county. " Pensions Increased August Miller, Oxford, Curry county; James W. Mil ler, Modford, Jackson county; George W. Peter. Oakland, Douglas county; Hiram II. Williamson, gommervllle. Union county;. Charles A. Stlno, Co qullle City, Coo county; 81la C, Bar ker, East Portland; Adonlram J. Col lins, '(deceased), Beaverton. Washing ton county; Calvlu M. Hudson, Woods, Tillamook county. . . . Original pension granted to widow Margaret Sohellberg. Mebamo, Ma rlon count)'; Theresa M. Starkweather, Pendleton, Umatilla county; Jullott Southwicjt, Salem, Marlon county; Julia Ann Cox, Falls City. Polk county; Mallnda St raw u, , Loncalla, Douglas county; Sytha Post, Blackly. Lane county; Urllla M. Lamb, North Yamhill; Martha Miller, Montavllle. Multnomah county; Emily Yincamp, Marsbflcld, Coo county; Arista How ell, A lsea, Benton county; Elisabeth Morgan. Portland; Alta A. Campbell, Klamath Falls. ' - 1 Suspended pensions hove been re issued to Margaret E. Gray, Myrtle Point, Coos county; and to Jcanette Holley, Portland, Multnomah county. Pension havo also been granted to the minor heirs of Alansin F. Sweet and of William P. Sweeney, both of Dayton, Yamhill county; ' 1 - , Increased pensions have been grant ed to the following Mexican war sur vivor: Abraham Grabenhelin. Port land; Joshua Abbott, Gardiner, Doug las county; William H. Harris, Myr tle Point; John F. M. Coley, Sher wood; George M. Starr, Philomath; Christian Relnlnger, Heppner; Cha. Winters, Jacksonville; James P. How lett, Portland; Silas Hawk, Medford; Peter Snollback, Roseburg. Benjamin Taylor, of Post, Crook county and James Taylor, of Varlen. Lane county, have been granted pen sion as survivor of the early Indian ware. ALLAN It. SLAUSON. THE BEST PAID AUTHOR. Rudyard Kipling's seven words for $1, said to be the highest price paid any literary man of our times, reads very small In comparison with what waa paid Judge Paxton for a literary ortlcle. Until McLeod came on the scene, the Read lug Railroad had used an old sign at the crossing, "Beware of the engines and cars," with a mass ot further Instructions In small print In some suit for damage it was claimed that the warnings were not clear. . Mc Leod went to Judge Paxton, who com posed this admirable notice: "Railroad Crossing Stop, Look . and . Listen!" For thla little composition ho received the modest sitra of - $4,780, or over $700.00 a word. When It comes to emoluments, the poets are uot In It with the lawyers. Sprlugtleld Repub-,lcftn- ,.-:J INTERESTING TO LOVERS, ;, The world's tunnels are estimated to number about 1,142, with a total length of 514 miles. There are about 1,000 railroad tunnels, 00 canal tunnels, 40 conduit tunnels, and 12 sudaqucous tunnels, having an aggregate length of about 350 miles, 70 miles, 85 miles and nine miles respectively. N. Y. Tribune. ' ' ( BIG ENOUGH. The cnpltol at Washington has cost more than $30,000,000. It covers three and a half acres, the dome Is ft07 feet high and 135 feet In diameter, and la exceeded In slxe only by St. Feter's in Rome, St Taul's in London, the Invn lldes In Paris, and St. Isaac's In St Petersburg. ... Awarded Hlfhast Honors World Pair. MOST PERFECT MACS.' A pur Grape Cream of Tartar PowdaY. PrM ftom Ammonia, Alum or any other adulUrint 40 YEARS THE STANDARD, mm nArmr