The Best Newspaper I th on that fives th most ant freshest new Compare the WEST BIPM with any paper i, i,tk WUttly As an Advertising Mun THE WEOT OIDE Takes tnk Liao m Polk County. 0& IIo VOL XIII. BANKS. THE INDEPENDENCE National Bank ! Capital Stock, $50,000.00, 0. MIWOHHKRa, AB1UM NKL)N. ff, P.COJtKAWAr Vice PrwUteiil Caabler :.. A general banking and exehanse bunlnnw trampled: loan matte, bills dttetiied,em mereial ereJtts granted! iHhmu received on turrtDl aawunt subjeel to etwek, luUrml paid OS Ui dvpualla. .. ,-. PIRrXTOHh. &. Smith. A.Nehven.I. A.. Allen. H. It. J iw twin, A. l. Qowlmau, U, W, Knins M. Commenced Business M&81849 Kt4wtiil hjr atlooal Authority, .' ' THE FI3ST MIlOHl Ml of lutlPtwtKtviteiOrvtfuu. Capital Steeki Surplus. $80,000.00 $14,000.00 J. H. OUtd'KR, UW, KOllKHTNO.N, t'rvaklwul. VUi lrIJMit W. II It AWLKY, Caahler. DIUKCTOUf. k J. .. , J. I. Onojwr, u , RArUon, Ul Ueiuitvk U. W. Wtalieaker, W. W. Collin. A m-ni-ml banktn huittneea tnmnwtMt Buy. aud aUetiati( on alt ioxtnaiil . pomi tH.ji.mlu wvrlrrd nutuoet 10 eheek nr on cr- lim-aia ui aepcMit. (oiinsiiona ataue. OOioe hour; m. Ui 4 p. uu , ICOftPOMTIO U0EI THE UJ OF OREaOl Polk County Bank, MONMOUTH Or. J. R. HWMCY. K L. CAM I'll KLI. .VU-e-rn 1KA U lW k.LU Paid Capital, S30.000 V DtREurorw, J. H. Hmrr, P. L. Campbell, I, M.MInipmd J, o. v. tiuuer, j.b. mump, r. n. ruwvu J.MMitih I :rmvti. "A" general ban km and einhanee bu.diiwi IraiiwW!; ha mad: dHlu received uujaet to eherk or on eentileeie 01 uvhjmv IntwrMl BAkl on tint drtMMtlU. -Klr iinml vault and burglar proof mte. Hior- a. in. hi 4 P. m. A. PBIMCOTT. J. A. VKSt8 Prescott & Veness, Prutrlh)ni of i mm m M . . ; Manafaetorcn of and Uler In FIR and HARDWOOD, Rouh and Dressed . lumber! . J. A. WHEELER, Manager. American and Kumponn 11 m. ' THOS. GUINEAN, ProprUtor, Rovcntb and Wanblnitton Sw POHTLAND, ORF.Ot 0o io IbeCBlriel sho: And e how CHEAP Yon can K'rt your Work Done. Wagon Repairing All ; ; ; ' Kinds, H. i. FULLER, Proprietor. . .. jfyoawantaGoodquareMcuitor 25 Cents ' Go to the CITY RESTAURANT MBS. L. CAMPBELL. Prop. -Cblckon Wnnerve2naaleptndenWi $2.00 Per Year. CAIiLISLE WANTS Tho Secretary's Idea of Currency. An Interesting Monetary Scheme. Tha Nicaragua Caual U t Tbouie of Dtscussluu lu Congress-Other Legal Matter. WASHINGTON. Dw. lC-Swrotitry tnrlislo uiiikuivU bvfor tlm Iioum lumttUti un banking ami curmu'y H UlO Ut'W lUITeUOV IllltU III'oikuuxI iu lila aununl rvHrt aud lm(ir4 In tti in-.i(lont'a uii'mh UiKh Ui run. uii-mlKirialii .of the eumiultu Suor l!utiKi-u. the Moilouu nilul.tfr. !n4 mitny uiPtuUi'ra uf wmurcaa wvre piintut. CarlMo luolt up each m,.(:tlou uf lib mMiiuiiinulnttuua. Flwt-To ni.l all lw miutrlnit ir authurtitlUK th d-Ki f Uuliwl Sutti bond ai WH'urlty for clrvtila tlutt, ami Hiiitl, to iHrmU unttoiiat luir.ks iu tMMua iiuUk to an amount nut ekcmilu T5 pr ceut.or tholr imlil-up and nnliniMilnxl capital, but to njulr OTii'h bank bfor mi'lvlug uoU to di'poHlt a Kuaranteo fund n nlHtlng of I'uitml Ktatwi Ugal titubf ntin. liuHmltuit trvaaurjr noti of lsvui to tli anioiuit of !W prr vur, uKn th fltvulatlnu imii-a appllinl for. Tltla iHTWiitasw di'Nuda uhii the ctnniluliiur uotna mitataudln to t nmlntnluitl at all tlimn, and wluti wer tlw bank rvtln lia ctrrulatlon In wliolo or In part, lit Bunranti fund la to bo returned to It In propor tion to th amount of itotra rrttntl. .Cnrllslo anltl h waa wiiunwl Hie pr.K.'i)t law rvulrli)ir tho pninH.t do PiU of a (Mind to aivuro cltvulntlon luvveniod an iastli'lty of currwy, ll.'i-iil.l; "Tho pMvlslon onillnoil glvt amplfl prit(H-tlon without the deposit of Iwuda it julivd by tho piwaont law." titrtiw an!l tho praetlcnl valua or the rtiMTvii rund curn'ticy waa ahown In IstKl Thi-w was a demand for tiumov acwwHir $io,(Kmo. The triHHurr did It lt to rmet the tHiurtnfy. but hr ho tlmo tho note wvro rwuly to dlm ibuto the uomnnd had kouo by, and 'unay of tlio pat'k air of nota wr rotiu"nHl unimld Tho ainTotary invito.! crltlelaiu ou th (a particular wetlou. flmlriimn Hprtiitfi-r aikcd bow the 4 Hlrtr'a plnu tllffirfl from tli Itnltlmor pliin. Carllalo evplalnnd the teclmlcal dlf ferenw. Tho llaltlmore plan proiMwod a (lTtoalt of M nr cent under certain coiMlltlona, while the tmwnry plan oroiHiWHl a deimiilt of M txr cent When a bunk falla tho troamiry plan p'intciniilntea nil aiweamiient on n4l na tlonal hunk, they m turn linvliiff a lion on thf fiilhil bank. IUprM"iitatlve Hall of AfliMioiirt auir irfil there waa pn'Tnlllns opinion It wim nnnnfo to pliico the riower of Hie riirroeer In the nnnda of coriKrn thHia and bank. "It will work automatically." auld Oarlialo. 'The bank will not expand the currency uiilea the public mill It. TliBlr Intercut will bo to expand and contract a common lutreat d. mniid It. Thoae lntn8ta will, there fi.ro, control at all tluica." The aiK-retary rurtoer aiilir. "Tina flexibility waa much more dcalrable than a rlifld ayatMii, by which a cer tain amount of currency waa out atandliijt. At one time the atrlnffoiicy waa ao great tlio banka drew out f 13,. (H),oni), under preemire, and If It had not boon for the ( anniiliin nanka, who wnt currency Into this country. rloim tilta might have enaued. Controller of Currency Eckel ap peared iK'fore the committee and mak an elaborate etntement. He o!'tni1ed tho national nanklna law were not to lie llirhtly dealt with and ahnnld not nlti'red tiiilitia It waa ntwlittelv knowu the chance would b lienefli lnl. Carllelo enhl that tho ultimate lia bility waa In the jrovernment by the Haltlmoro plan. and on the banka by hi plan. Johnon nekml If the ultl mato llablllly of the eovornmetit would not liwitlre more conlldcnce lu the cur rencr. The secretary1 aaJd It unilouM- wily would but that hla plan would In mire ample protection and ttiorufore ampin eonfldcmee. He explained that la ca-so of falluro of tho bank Its thirty per cent gw Into the general aafety fund and If the amta of the failed Iwi'k are not Biifllcloiit to meet all II abllitle w ithout carrying the Kcneral mifety fund below five per cent, then all the bnnka are aaseeeed to meet Hi llabl Itlc Tho banka men nave a lion on the a-ieta of tho fulled bunk. C'onoernlnff tho atate panit roature, tho Bocrotary aahl: "It met nwre lr a plan by which, atate banka could a-t If they aaw lit Hut tho jtovonn merit haa no dlrt?et conwrn with atate Institutions." ' Tho secretary tlien took up tne prop- nelflon that na national bank note be laauod of leee denoiulnation than $10. It would encourage tlie clrculaiUon of silver colna of email denomuiatloiia. Hporry mktnl If silver ottrtlflenU-a were rWiwl In gold. "No," mid the aocrotary, "tliere are two claaeee of note reloomablo In gold, viz: Green back ami treaaury not wider tlio Hhermiui act of JW." Concornlui? tho nliitn proviaion, -uie repeal of all provisions of law re anli'ltiK bunk to keep an account of ilcpoa.iV" the ew-retary aald; "The pnawmt law keel a bank from unlnn its rtmorve at a time when It needs It mot." Cobb of Alabama aKea: "uo you hold that the government owea no oblluallon to dep'wttorar' "No more," aald the aecrecary, "man t la obliged to proht a private citi zen WHO invcmn iuuua in luMiuiiw- turlng contern, corporations, pec. Mr.' Carlisle then took up section 11, the "slate bank" feature of hla plan. rrn mhl as to this that ho would consider such state bank note safe perhaps porfi-ctly aafo would be too strong but reasonably safe. lie eug goeua a change in tho third provision o that the Hen would not cover the fund of fc-iiardhui and other wall mil trusts. . Cox of Tennessee, author of tl atate bank bill defeated las aoaslon, asked liow state banks would be compelled to ose;-vo uiwk tloll. , ;'' m The secretary said the trfaiaury offi cials would exert proper efforts to eee that the conditions were uw.., nnnka nnd a!coiinta of state Danss would be Inspected and if ftw" refused, federal offlclala would deter- niliie on the tax. Carltelothald he did not beller. la J iihuU to aaaert anch atttliorlly ovei iAto InsUtuUtma.' II W ldrti waa Mint federal antbority did Hot o beyond UniMwlnit a tax aa a imwiia of cmh pelllnx Uio statu luaiituUoua to observe certain eoudlUona. My DOaltUtU Woilhl lend to Dm l..ir. leal coneliuhiii that all tax on atate banks should lie repealed," sntl tha aeeretary. "That may not Ih praetlcal at preaent, but tliere aliould be tlw least exuretse of authority ihm tbla. IN THE 8KNATE. Washlnifton. Ic. 10..1lnrrl. nnwl.! dent pro tiHii, eallwl the Mist to or der today In the atweiiee of Vice I'i-ik-Idettt Htevenm-n. who lias not returiu'd rrom Asiievllle, N, 0. Call preaented a resolution setting rortn mat the indeis'iidence of the Islaud of Cuba la an object of grout Importance to tho I'uIuhI BtnU-s. nnd reouinUug the iirwldeiit to commence uegotiatimia with 8wln for reeogul tlon of tha IndeiM'iulence of the IslniHl and for a xuarnutoe by the I'nlte! Htatea of the payment of audi sum ot money a shall lie agreed on betwinni the Cnited Htaten and Hnaln. Tie resolution went over until tomorrow Call also iircaeutod a resolution de claring that further prosecution of the war between China and Japan will not be advaulagnou to the tsople u elvlllaattou, and that the Interest of Uia world reiuln that nil govern meat hould unite In nrgotlatlng nlth Japan aud China for the termination of the war. Wltlmur discussion the ilutloti wis nerred to tho com nilttee ou foreign relation. Allen called up til resolution In tendtil to expunge a isirtlon of the eougresNlonal record and to aHirt resolution Introduced by him last July to the attorney general, fltie latter resolution calbil for Information eon corning tho rullmaii strike, This n-s- olutlon wa paswd, but was re-eonsld ered on motion of Pugh. Allen bitter ty assailed this action and also at tacked the attorney general, to whom he attributed the action of the Ala bama- senator. Pugh vigorously de fended the attitude taken by OInoy At 2 a clock the whole matter wen over and tha senate, en motion of Morgan, took nn the NUTiragua cunal Tha bill wa read at length. Morgan began his remark by making a state ment of tho national and hitenrntlonal aspect of tho subject, upon which th senate and house bills agreed. Careful calculations, be Insisted, showed that the canal could be constructed at cost that would yield remunerative. profit so that that It wa a neeeHty that It would le of the ctvatit tin portAiice to the fulled States; that It could 1st opera ti-d and Hint there was nothing to render tmMislhle the con cession made iy tlie Central A inert can government to elthseti of the Unit ed StfltfSL Washington, De. 10.-fienator Mor g'tn quotcsl from tlio reisirt of Chief Knglneer Menocrti. who stimaui tne canal cmdd t built for fSo.wsMsio, The two houses of tHngres pnutknlly agreed that the ciwt of U eatml would 1st alMMit $7o.isd).(mi0. Miu-bell brlelly expressdwl tils hearty approval of the achomo to build the canal nnd said ho thought there was no great dirfonmed among the ieole regarding tho propriety of the work of construe- Uoo. THE GAS JET LEAKED rilEY DIED FROM ASPHYXIATION IN CONSKyi'EXCK. A Lumber Laden Schooner from Wash lngtou Ha a Terrible Experi ence (ioliijr to 'Frisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Icc. lO.-Cbnrle Johnson and G us tar Wennerberg, owners of a cigar stand on Fourth street were mothered to dtath this morning at their lodgings ou Mteven on utreet by Ulumliuitlug gn. When they retired liUo hut night one of (hem acxrlileiitaiiy turned on tne gas, after extinguishing tho light, the gas fixture Mug dtrfectlvft Hotli tut wm nrotnliaait In adliMlc ciix-h-s, having partleliMited In many tug-of- war emitest. A WItfXJKED 8CH00NKH. San Frauebs-o, Hot!. 10. Tlio aolwmn er W I Hsls, lumber laden, from Port Blakifly, Wash., to thlrfport, while attempting to pass lu One tiionilug foumi'irod In the hwivy sea that Is b-xuiklng on the bar. It In believed she lost her rudder, The veswd wHiined suddenly to bocomo imicauagciuilo, aud waa tsarrhul over Hie bar with tho tide and wa, srnm thrown up on tlio ocean beach at a iK'lut three mile below the cliff bouse. At 0 o'clock tho vessel f rapidly Kolng to piece In Ui brHtkem. Tho crew are In tho rigging and aa the moiiiing w cohl, thd (Ireiu'hed mm u'lmt mifrer iovertily, Two II fo a!ng crews from the Ooeiuwida bouse nnd Gol.wni Onte park are now on the win and will soon have lines to tho (toonied vessel, It Ui prolsnblo all Wio crew will be saved, nia vessel, however, will be a total 1. At 10 o'clock the nen are still In 4Jie rigging where they have Is-en clinging for two hours, wet to tho skin with tho heavy rtsis break ing over tlio schooner. As jet tho lift saving crmva hale been raimblo to reach them through th surf. At 11 oVloek tho eight men form'ng the crew of the schooner liuve bew rcjteued by the life saving crews and huva b.ii taken to the stallop ria.r by to bo cared for. Tho nitu wore all but exliinwtixl. Tho men who luid been clinging to the rigging of tlie clsswer for nearly two hour wero rescued one at a time by men'-iM of a luasket ouoratlnit on a strong lino of the life , saving ciw, Captain Itaynor was the lut one ashore. A they were lifted front the biwket wery mtin arnik tiixm tilr beach from exhaustion. Captain Ilanor was entMy holpleea. Ha waa brought to the city lu a buggy. The otlrors of tho crew are all at tho life wiving station and tho Ocoanslde hotu, Cap- biln Itaynor t,i;tes ho attempted to cross the bar on the atlvlco of a pilot wlioin ha oko outaMo Just after .tay- llght, and who told Win tho bar was saifw. Tho W. n "iie wan a nnree mnator schooner built la Seattle In 1HH5. The loss on the schooner aud cargo la estimated at f 40,000. , A WHINING CRIMINAL. Minneapolis. Doe 10. -Olaua A RHrt tlie confessed immlerT of Cath erine Gtng, to a pltliubla object today. Ho woopa contlmuuiy ma aay ne wants to din. He say Hany Jlay waird coatrolled him aa h did MUs Ging, by hypnotlo power A large crowd sjwombled In front of the munic ipal court today expecting BMxt would be armlgmod, and omtaou mutterlngs were heard. It was decided Wlxt should be taken directly before tlie l,ira A fie-' I'rmlnitf HIIXl I COU un niA tho Btorj wm fW ooacoctod b) Blxt to avo hU INDEPENDENCE, POLK COUNTY, rpin.i m The American Fedora ' tion at Denver. Oompers' Animal Report Submitted. It Contain About Eight Thousand Word Iu Which He Predict Gram! Industrial Revival. IF.XVK, Ioe. ,10.-Tbe fourtetli annual convei tloft of tho Auicricaii I'tsleratU'tt of Ijilsir wa called to or der by President Goniier at 10 o cluck today. Thu,re were U'5 deie- gat privsait. PaMident Klioily Kiai ehitn. of the Iteuver Trades assembly. delivered of welcome, to which Uoui sr lirh'tljr restmiMhtl. Uianiavs ssika feelingly of tho almost despr alu eoudltlou of labor at the pnweiit time. Referring to Uio innovation of holding thl couvoiitlou so far In the nest aa Uenver, ho suggested that within a decade the westward move ment of industry would tako the con voittloUM of the fitdoruUon to the Gold en Gate. John Hums, tli Kngtisb lalsa leader onter.nl Uio hall and wa greeted with a storm ot applause. Tlaaua M. PattonMttt. of leuver, dellvensl an addnw ou "labor's Rough aud Noble Ktniggle." Ilia de lineation of tho Industrial condition of the past and present wa received with fromioitt applause. t)uo if the change In tlio situation rrom Uie iast ho at trlbuted to the Increase of corisra tlon, Ho said that while an Individ mil employer might feel y mini thy for hi employe, a corporation could ti tot-tutu no such etnotlon. The action of the ftnleral goveruuieut In tho Pull man strike wa doitouncod as tyranny The General Managers' association, he said, should have, be) held icitpoiisl hie for tlie delays of the malls, Ci- Ital coutrolliHl legislation, either by In fliHinclng electlous or by pim-haslng tho memls-r of the iiatloiial and state leglshituri". l'rildiit CbMiiiM'r' annual retxirt, which wa stibmlttiHl to tlm convention thl afterniMin, contain iicarly n.iksi words, lie defended tho actliiii of the fedentthm lu regard to tlw A. It. I? strike by the assertion that Delia' prop osition submitted to tin-in was a vir tual acknowledgement that the strHce was a failure. President CleveJiuid' sttlon at Mutt tlmo a everely con deuuieil. (biiiiisrs atnaigly oiiimisihI any inove- liietit liH.klng to ltideiudciit ixdltlcal action by organised lalsir at presout. Tho resulbi of I'sitl nttempbt In this llun were cltixl to show tho disastrous effort A serious .slralu upon labor orgaiilutlhuw was ' predicted for tlie coming winter, but tho sneaker acblsi Ciilis wery Indhiatloii Is Incorrect and causo and effit loeo their logk-al .Mieiice. wo are within a year of nn Industrial revival which lu activity and uiloitalty will far sunuws tlutt of any pnwloue pw-lisl." The present time was suugtid a opiKirtuno for the liuiuguratlon of a vigorous demand for an 8 hour day and for a law prohibiting contract work on gwerninent ImproveiiiiHiLs, The proHwltlou to establish compul iry nrliltmttmi was deiiomu'ed. CAUFURNIA . CUNficST. HAS FRANCISCO, Dec, 10. A polit ical storm that has Ix-eii gathering for many days broke here today when P, It. Cor n null, chairman of the republi can state central committee, went be fore the state supreme court and took the Initial lu what Is to he a mutest etweell Itudd, deiiiN-ratlc Cauilldate for governor, ami Kstee, republican, In Hau Francisco. Owing to tho In- ctnnHteucy of election olllclal and lu many distance their corrupt tiietii- sis, returns from many precluda have not been proiMTly wrtlucd to the hoard of election commissioners, which Is Just completing Its cauvass of re turn. In several precinct the of- Ihvr have not signed their return ml refuse to do so. Twelve otllcers if one precinct In which great frauds have liccii discovered, are under arrest for refusing to certify to tlu-lr returns. It Is claimed that If the vote of nil these precincts In which there have been such Irregularities shun be thrown out over 120,000 vote will t-i stricken from the rot urn:. It bt lu Huh Francisco that Budd po'I''" " big vole, nnd a hi total plurality In tho state Is less than l.lloo, It la plain the throwing out of returns from nil these precinct will defeat Budd and at Fstee, the republican candidate. lis retmblleon statu central commit. tee has decided to attempt thl The supreme court now has the petition under consideration. On the state su premo lieiich tho republicans have a majority, but It is not presumeo mm this fact can Imve any hearing upon the queetlons In Issue. If the court hull decide In favor of the reptibib aim, further consideration will be Immediate and conclusive and Kstee Iw seated. If a decision adverse to the 'onubHeans shall tie rendered, It Is their declared Intention to carry the contest Into the legislature, where they have nn overwhelming majority. HIS LIFM PROLONGED. The Deeisrato Seattle M-o'-leror Will Not Hang JiMt vet. Tneomn, Dec. 10. All O'empta sis'C- lal tft tho ledger aaya: The aupreiue court today rendered a pndlmlnary decision favoring Thomas Blaiick, the Sooittlo murderer, now flglitlng to lie lived from tho gallows. Hlnnck ap pealed from the sentence of deuii, but the state movei to dismbu the Appeal on tho ground that the tlmo for per fecting an ApiMVtl had expired. The supremo court denies the motion to dismiss HhuK'k'a appeal. This prac tically give the condemned man a now lease of life until the ease can be hoard and decided on II merit, ARE 'AFTKR THE MARQUAM. Portland, Die. 10.-S, 0. Ilolllg and . W. Lewter, of Taomna, are hew ne- gollatllng) With J. Tbornbum Ross, manager ot tho Title uuarnnteo & Trust Co., which controls tho Mar quain blisk, for tlio lease of tho Mar quaiin Grand theatre, They clnilm to have secured control of tho Taoma aud Seattle theuitre and their plan Is to mtabludi a circuit confuting of Portland, .Tacoma, Olympln, Seattlo, Victoria, and Vancouver, B. 0. If their plana are matured they will com ploto tlie circuit by Iidruary 15th and hav on ,m- OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1894. HEAVY DEMAND FOR GOLD. The Hanking Institutions of New Feuudliind Tottering. Ht. John's. N. F.. lb. 10,-Thrt Com norcliil bunk of Newfoundland, bat lug licadijuartKr In thl city, susisnid ihI payment thl uioruiuu, owing ' tho falliir of w-venil of the laigoe lleh exiHUilng houses to respond to Ilulillltles to the bank. Till ha In volved other batiks, and has crippled some concerns here. Four have cloned their promise, and other will Clone tomorrow. Hmnll desisltor are de manding cold from the union aud bv lugs Imnks, and the gold rcrvi I being steadily drained, If they are utile to meet a run, everything I safe, but the chief dungi I the dlnlculty In getting more gold Into the country At present tho people are very peace ful, and some are unable to appreciate the gravity of the situation. Hustuca men are trying to effect an arrange ment with Ixmdon banker or with Canaillun concern which will le urged to extend busbies to thl center. AN ORIENTAL FAIR. Preliminary Hteps Taken to Hold One at Portlaud, Portland, lK-e. lu. TIm feasibility of holding an Oriental fair In Port- laud next year wa the prlncliial topic of discussion before the chamber of roiuiiicrc thl afternoon. It wa sug gested that China, Jaime, Coiea, Stitiu Hawaii and Australia be Invited to partlchMte. A uut Ion wa carried for tho aniKilntment of a committee to tako up thu mat tor and report to the chamtier ot commerce. IMMKNSK WHEAT DEAU SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 10.-Tb man wiio ieiit eleven million of other issiple'a money and tunny wrecked a bank and conWudod a wheat opnulon that startled tho world, Is now Indict ed for making a falso report of the condition of an Insurance company George I Brandor conducted the great wheat deal of 1SH7, using tho mouey, stsnritle and credit of tlio Nevuta tsink of which bo wa cashier. He confessed to Hie loot of million hud now fur Uio flrat tlmo I umile public a matouioiit of that confession and the Mhulon of oUer fact about the wbtsai deal and tho manner In which a tluau clal patilo wa averted, The act for which he U Indicted Uiat of sww lug that D'J3 sltan-s of sunk of the State lineHtnient and Insurauco coin isuiy, wa lll.SIO caeli ou baud, and I a trifle oimimril with hi grand op- eratlou In 1hh7. The lnsldo history of Uie big wheat deal, published here for the first time, show that Itraiuler put ttio M'vaoa bank la smit a way Uiat U atood clmiM-e to lose IIT.OOO.IKMI oi) the deal. Tlie day Utt atate of arriurs waa til covered tiiero wa only alwut t'M) left In Uie bank with which to commence huslmw the next day. The late Jainea Fhsxl, then head of tho.Nciada bank, could see no way out and decided to have A reei'lver apisilnted, TIms nec essary pamr wore drawn up, when thu bank of California came to tho I'cmciio wTUi a mllltou dollars. F.x-8-n- ator Fair also bad a million and half to spare and with that the bank wa enaliliHl to Udo over the crisis. The wheat twilight by Brander wa grad uully dls)siMed of and wlnn thu bank finally closed up tho deal, It wa found fhat Hnuiiler's enhriirlMe had cot jut fll.utxi.otio. None of thl enormous amount of money stuck to Blunder's haiiits, and ho was penniless when dis charged from Uio hank, lie engineer ed Uie dtvil merely for the glory he thought be would attain as a financier, Flood wanted to get rid of him and gave hlin f 13,000 to leave tho country. Blunder did go, but eamo back and Isicitiue heiul of Uio State Ilivestnielit Co. Ho I believed to be In Scotland at present THEY ARIC ALL CLOSED. PENDLETON." Or.' Dee. lO.-Not a gambling pluco I open In Pendleion. One week ago there wero Blwut a lonen ninnlng full blast N-orly every gambler whose permanent home Is not In this city has fled to escape tho experleuco of tliose who nave been arrested. Jtunib Sheurerman, rtiidldate for city treasurer at the election Inst Monday, was taken for examination today before a Justice, charged with gambling. The caso waa dismissed, but the other are held. The agitation continues and will prob ably tako the form of an Investiga tion of the jKillee force. It has been alleged that the oltlcer eolh-eted black mail money from tho gamblort and nnwtltute Those who tied to Walla Walla found a more rigid observance than here, and write to friend that there Is no shew for sport BOTH GOTO" PRISON. , The DalleH, Dec. 10,-Toduy Ravage mid Klein, tho express robber, were brought before Judge Bradsbaw to receive seiiteiuw. HavagvJ was sen tencod to four years In the peniten tiary and KMn, who turned state's evidence and led to the recovery of the ' f 14,000 stolen, gel eighteen months. It Is undorHtnod Savage at torney will appeal to tho supreme court. j MARKICT QUOTATIONS. flan Fran"UK, Dec, 10,No, 1 ahlp plng wheat HOc, with 01 Vic for cbolco. Milling gmide 05c $1. Wnlla Walla, of fair averago quality 78c Sl'iC Now York. nop dull, Jivm-pool. Wheatl pof, dull; de mand poor; No. 2, red winter 5s; No. 2, rod spring, etocka exliaustxl; No. 1, hard Manitoba Bs 8d; No. 1, CaJlfornla 5s (Id. lloiw. At London, Pacific coast, 2 lt)s. . HAOES YESTERDAY. Han Francisco, Doe. 10. Five fur longs I Mighmore won In 1:10 3-4. Flvo furlongs Sir Reginald won In 1:08. Seven furlongsJack Richelieu won In 1:35. : Five furlongs Banyo won In 1:07& Six furlongs Talbot Clifton wou In 1:21 ; A ROUGH PASSAGE. Ran Francisco, Doc, 11. Tlio steamer Furralou arrived from Port Angeles todav and reports a very rough ex perience during the recent stormi, which ho encountered on th 8th. Several of her sailors were Injured and ono passenger killed. Frank Ileyman, steerage passenger, ennio out from tlie compnmouwuy onto tne aoctc. A mountain of water caught him with full force and washed him .against tho combing ot a hatch and then dash ed him against tlio pilot house. Ills skull wns crushed and he was Injured severely Internally. That evening be ,1 nil ThA next- iiini-nlnir III lwiilv wna dropped Into the sea. Ileyman Was ' a Gorman and boarded tho vessel at Tacoma. MANfACAL BUTCH He Knifes His Whole Family to Death And Then Shoots His Brains Out. The Kntlre Countryside in i Fever of Excitement Over the Deed. RIDOEWAY, Mo., Di!a ll.-Tb most horrible human butchery ever recorded In uil ms-llou was commit ted five miles southwest of thl city tislay. David G. Hpragg, lu a fit of Insanity, murdered hi wife and two children and mortally wounded hi step-c'illdrcii and then took hi own lire. The weapon which the maniac used was a large butcherknlfe. In few hour number of people arrived from town about and an luvemiga tlon of ti e scene wa made. Tho most slckculiig sight met their gaste. Lying lu the yard uear the gate was the body of Mr Hpragg, niuu luted ulmost beyond recognition. In th little dwelling, In one corner of tho sluing room Iny the lifeless body of little Caley, x year old, aud In an other, AHs-rt, a 4-year-od boy. Ou the kltcheu floor, with blood besmeared all over his hand and face and still clutching tho terrible Instrument of death, lay the author of the awful crhiK Two Btep-chlldren ot Hpragg, tmtii under six year or age, were token to the home of a neighbor where they are dying from wound Particular of the butchery are learn is! from Dora, the 11 year old step daughter of Hpragg, who escaped to the neighbor and gave the alarm. Hpragg had hceu complaining all morning of hi head, and their nearest ni'lghlsir, Mr. Meyer, waa sent to Rldgeway for a doctor. Hion after Meyer left Hpragg began hi work. When the peopl began to arrive they were kept from entering by Hpragg, who stood In the door with a loaded shotgun. Finally he locked the door, and It wa then that he butchered h ti pchlldivii. Just a the crowd wa preparing to break Into the bouse two shots were beard, and when the door wa finally forced open Sprngg wa dead. THE GERMAN CONGRESS. Borlln, Dec. 11. The Hrtistag wa crowded biday In expectation of see ing exciting (wmki over Uie motion of Chnncollor llohenlohe to prosecuto Uie socialist who refused to respond to tha president end for cheer for Uie euusiror l.mt Ihunday. Filiwldonlt von uwetxow opened the sitting and read tho petition of Uie public prom-cn- tor of th offending deputies. Tlie pe tition wa referred. Chancellor iloheu lobe Ulen arose nnd road the budget seatyiiueut After uttlmnraig tlult he would not follow In all things the way of hi predecessors, be dwelt upon Uie necessity for tho nuance reform and a re-arrangement of the relations be twoon the empire and the individual state and expanded the Idea set forth by Uio emperor In hi speech. Ho concluded by culling attention to Ihu ucceMsity or strengthening tlie conumm law agntust movement de signed to undermine the authority of Uie state. " IN A DEEP HOLE. Portland. Or., Dec. ll.-The Port- land Exposition company 1 very near the end of It financial tether aud their splendid property, worth per haps three times tho aggregate of talma against, about Jik'i.oon, must succumb to the terms of tho foreclos ure Judgment hcrtofore gained by the Scotch-Auieiicnn Investment company. he day of rodomptlcu, as provided by statute, Is very necr and the exiiesl- tlon people are helpless miles the Title Guarantee & Trust Co. make gisid their recent proposition to pay the redemption figure and give the Exposition company another year In which to redeem their big property, but as they, too, are dilatory, things look vry black- for the judgment debtor. It Is hoiied, however, -the turn may be made In time and the property saved. THINGS GETTING WARM. London, Dec. ll.-The Globe this af ternoon print a letter from a British resident of Olilua, who occupies a posi tion which brings him In touch with the mandarin and masses. Ho says: A tragedy may occur any day, and whoa tho Japanese come In sight of the capital I feel certain every for eigner will bo ninssacred. Tho foreign ministers wUl incur a perfectly insane risk If they remain there after the Ice ha closed tlio port of Tien Tsln. The groatwt danger Is In the fact that nearly all tho aoldler are membera of secret aocdoty, which Is ready to break out at Uio first chance." FLOATED THE BONDS. Jalapa, Mexico, Doe. 11. Delfln San chez, a railroad niagnate of Mexico, has ro turned from Pari and London, where bo say he ha siK-ceeded In se curing the required amount of capital for the building of the extension or the Inter-Oceanic railroad from Chltla to Acajpulro, on ho Pacific coast Con cession for this extension waa ob tained from Uie government by San chez flame time ago. The road will cross the Sierra mountains, and some great engineering feats must bo ac complished. THE 'FRISCO RACING STUD. Han Francisco, Dec. 11, About six furlongs, selling San Luis Key won In 1:21& I Six furlongs, 2-yiir-old8 Ethel Dixon won In 1:2.1. Six furlongs, selling-Monrovia won In 1:22. - Seven furlongs, selling Sllgo won In 1:38. About six furlongs Obe won lu 1:20. HELD UP THE STATION. Bollalre, O., Dec. 11. Robber en tered the railroad station at Woods field, O., and after knocking tho agent insensible securely bound him. They roiwuickod tlie atxtlon of express goods, railroad tickets and money. ANOTHER RECORD BROKEN. Louisville, Dee, 11,-Artlhur Gardner broke itha one-third mile uupaced, hi cycle, flying start, record In 38 3-0. Five Cents Per Highest of all in Leavening Powe-Ltet U. & Govt Report WHEAT AND HOPS. LlrertMsil, Dec. 11.-Wheat-dull: de- mand poor; No. 2 red winter, 4 ftd; No. 2 Kil spring, stock exhausted; No. 1 hanl Manitoba. 6 4d: No. 1 California, 5 4L Hop at London, ravine coai, ki lit. , Han Frnnd':o.-Iu wheat thero waa A bettor feeling ou the market thl morning and nmttoi generally had a stoadkr look; 00c for No. 1 shipping, wiib io ror soniethlng bttter; mill ing gradiHi are In moderate rciiuewt at 0Wiil; Walla Walla, 78 8 8 to 82 for rair aveiage, .i ror cimiee heavy, T.W77 for No. 2 and (iM70 for off grade PENALTY FOR FRAUD. Washington. Dec. 11. The nenslon bureau ha received a report from Hjieclal Examiner Stockslagi-r, at Fort Smith, Ark., announcing the sentenca of Tom Bear to ix year In th pen- loainay, ana or i. J. Thornton to sl tnouUi In jail and a lino of $200. They were connected with fully GOO oenslon claim aald to be false, and tho com mission of Ova special examiner under the mipervlslon of Examiner Htock. lager I U11 at work on the con spiracy. TRAIN IN THE DITCH. Seattle, Wash.. Dec. ll.-The Groat Northern overland train due here at 1055 hurt night wa ditched five miles Uil aide of Everett at 10 o'dack. The engine tender nd express car arc bad ly smashed. It was due to a land slida over the Mile,-. John Johnson, a tramp, bad hi leg badly crushed between Uie tender and Uie bank. The track were not cleared, up to 1 o'clock today. THE BENBROOK JOB. Fort Worth, Tex., Dec. ll.-John Phillip Uie fifth man arrewted for complicity to Uie Beubrook train rob- tsiry, was lodged In Joil here today, lie Is a broUior-ln-lu w of John Ward. also arrested for Uil robbery. The officer are confident Ward, Hullivan, and Phillips did the robbing and Gar diner aud others were only accea- orle. DISASTER AT CORVALLIS. Corvalll Or.. Dec. ll.-The river here Is being searched for the remains of Pryor HeotL a pioneer of 1845. mlsshig since last Sunday morning. He Is rnpiMiKcd to have committed sui cide, rlnauciel 'nx ublca made him desisindent and ho ofun talked of irownlng himself. A hat Identified as his waa found on the rlvtr bank. AN OLD PRINTER DEAD. SeatUe, Wash.. Dec. 11,-Morltz Koch, of the printing firm of Koch & Oakley, died thl morning of rheu matism. He was one of the oldest and most respected citizen of Seattle. nervy scoundrel A NERVY SCOUNDREL A BURGLAR ASSUMES THE GUISE OF A DETECTIVE And Robs a Couple ot Portlandert "Down at the Bay." . I SAN FRANCISCO, Dec ll.-Mr. and Mr Wm. E. Brown who arrived ! hero hist night from Portland and were en route to Eureka, were robbed of $405 Uils afternoon by a cost daring burglar. The robber wore a badge and claimed to be a detective. He en tered tiielr apartment on O'Farrell street while Mr Brown wa alone, and after aocturing the woman and her husband of complicity In a recent robbery, coolly proceeded to search tholr trunk. The burglar found some money In a stocking. He charged that It had been stolen and after frighten ing Mrs. Brown Into a condition of helpless terror, he boldly walked out of tha house. THEY HELPED DO IT. London, Dec, ll.-The death of Pu gilist Smith from Injuries received In contest with Dummy winter De cember 7th hn resulted In tho arrest of three sporting reporters, the time keeper and the promoter or the ngnt. They will be charged a accessories to manslaughter OFFICIAL OF TUB WORLD'S FAIR AWARD TO Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder., John Boyd Thacher, Chairman of the Executive Committee on Awards at the Col umbian Exposition, writing from Washington, D. C, to the Price Baking Powder Company, says : " herewith enclose you an official copy of your award, which in due time, will be inscribed in the Diploma, and forwarded to your address, unless other wise indicated by you." Thus are the honors awarded Dr. Price's Baking Powder at the World's Fair fully verified. On the other hand the claims to awards at the Fair by a New York Baking Powder are proven wholly false. Official records show it was not even an exhibitor. Was it because it contained Ammonia ? No. 4. fTT ft 3 lTVv-3d , HISTORY REPEATED. Victoria, B, 0., Deo. It -TO report of the royal coirmrisalan appointed to Investigate matters at the provincial Inaane asylum At New WevrpUfMder. waa laid before the legfeUtur today, auq aiiuw a horrible state ot Affair hi climjt InHituUon. , Patient war treated with tho utmost crneltj- nd bortwlty, flogging, dark ceil And lea oold water bath being ainon the a vorlto metfiod of subjugatlnc refrac tory ubject. The enUre re-organ uv Mop the staff WU1 lia proceeded with Instautly. , THE DOUG HTYFEAELE8g.'' jAsfairte, Dec. ll.-The tog Fearle, San Francisco, la m port, having bronght Uie Norwegian ship Bredab Ilk through one of the worst atom that ever raged on the Pacific coast. Fear ra entxrtalned for the safety of several vessels now due at this port FOB TEN LONG YEABS. Boise, Dee. 11. in the United States circuit court today Martin C. Smith, James She! too, and BlohaM JT. Wat klns pleaded g.iilty to robbtnf the mall and wore sentenced to ten yean each in Uie penitentiary. They head np the Delmar stage In July. AN M. D. IN TROUBLE. Denver, Dec 11 Dr. Rudolph F. Price waa convicted today of criminal ItwUpra-jUoe fnpon M Ida Hun Jeffrie 4 Grand Junction 'school toa3heT. Dr. Price left Portland, Or., under a cloud some time ago. AN OFFICEjTdROWNED Tacoma, Dec. ll.-R. H. nocker. aged 28, assistant freight clerk of the steamship UmaUlla, wa drowned 1 " the wbarf ,Mt n'eht He waa not missed until the vessel waa ready to sun ai ii p. m. BLAIR SUCCEEDS. Washington, Dec. 11. Blair's Amend ment to tlio Cooper substitute, which gave congress power to change, re scind or dissolve pooling arrangements at any Utne, was agreed to without division. THE KELLEY JURY. - Portland, Dee ll.-The Jury In the trial of "Bunco" Kelley, for the mur der of G. W. Sayrea, wa unable to agree at midnight and'Judge Steven ordered them locked op for the night THE MARQUAM-LEASE. Portland, Dec. 1L-S. C. Helllg and W. Leeater of Tacoma, today leased, the Marquam theatre for a term of five yeaia from February 15th, when the lcnse of Al Hay roan expiree. WEEKLY MARKETREV1EW. Prices Current In Uie Portland Pro duce Markets. Flour Portlaud per barrel. and Salem, $2.40 Oats Good white, 25 to 26c pec bushel; milling, 27 to 29cj gray, 25 to 27c. Barley Feed barley, 65 to 67o per cental; brewing, 80 to 82o per cental. , MIllstufTs-Bran, $13.50; middlings, $13.50; chop feed. $15 to $17. Hay-Good, $0 to $10 per ton. Butter-Firm; fancy creanienv. 25 to 27c; fancy dairy, 20 to 22c. Cheese Oregon, fair, 8 to 10c Per pound; fancy, 10 to 12c. Potatoes 35 to 40c per sack. Onions Good Oregon, 75 to 00c per cental. , Poultry Chickens, young, $1.50 to $2 per dozen; old, $2.50 per dozen. Fresh fruit Good Oregon apples bring 50 to 65c per box. Eggs Oregon, scarce and lira at 25c per dozen; Eastern, 21 to 22c Wool Valley, 7 to 9c, according to quality; Umpqua, 7 to 9c; Eastern Oregon, 6 to 7c. ; Hops Quotable at 4 to 7o per pound, according to quality. Beef press, top steers, $2.25 to $2.35; fair to good steers, $2; cows, $1.75 to $2. Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers, $1.75; ewes, $1.50 to $1.55; lambs, 2e per pound. .Veal Dressed, small, 5c; large, 3 to 4c per pound. i HogsGross, choice heavy, $3.75 to $4; light and feeders, $3.75; dressed, 5c per pound. NOTICE Copy. tha authority rf tha IWra4 veru- - , . , , -m . .... . . . - - ,