m I.. ,1iugeiitt i .
The Best Nowspapor
Is th or. that give the meet and
freshest nsw. Ccnpr ' the
IDS with any paper tu IMlk county.
Takis tm Ui a Feu County.
INDEPENDENCE, TOLK COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1805.
Five Cents Per Copy.
-No. 7.
VOL. XIII.
1
9.
BANKS.
THE JNDEPESDEKCE.
National Bank
Capital Stock, $50,000.00.
H. IIIRSOHBKIUl,
ABKAM NKUHON.
W. P. COXSAWAT
. Purulent.
VM President
. CttklllV
upiit vmv
Ktff liuvo
0
L
As II; Lexow's
(immittce.
A tnrl bauktug and exolisnsre bilnM
trnctl: loans wade, bill ilienmiieit,eom
MMtiil credit inuued: deposits rmtl um
eurrnt imwul subject hv. internal paid
oft Uui deposits.
iSupt jrnea Tolls How
go (ot liicii.
DIRECTORS.
B. r. Smith, A. Neln. I. A.' Allen. H.
Jiwiwrmn.A.. J.Uoodntnn, , W. hear, li.
Miracbberg.
Commenced Business Ka439
Kstabllshed by attoosl Authority ,'
-TUB-
HIST NATIONAL BANK.
of Independent, Orrguu,
Capital Steeki
Surplus.
$50,000.00
$14,000.00
J.8.COorER.
Piwtiktut.
w.a HAWUcr,cir.
U WsRUBWtTMON,
Vive frvsldwt
DIRECT0U8.
J. B. Cooper, U . BoWtm,Uwl lleirolca:
O. W. Whlleskcr, W. W. Oatlu.
A goners) bsnkln buslnsM Irsuiuieted
Ruys ud sells esibiuig vu HI Impwruuil
M)tUl.
lepmlis received subtest to rtwek or oa eer
lificaieof deiHw'U illeelliiin tumle.
OBlce hours; e. in. tot . tu.
icowosmouioE THI n or oregm
Polk County Bank,
" MONMOUTH Or,
J. H. It AWt.EY...
. UCAMI'ltKM.
IRA CPVWk.Lt,
, Frel'li
Vhnf.Prwi.
Xli'f
Paid Capital, 530,000.
DIRECIOIW,
J. H. HswW. P. UCauipUII, I. M.linp.
J. B. V. Butler. J. . Mump, t . h, l"uwU
j x.j.ti t ru 11.
Ateneral bsnfc.n ad .'litni(!e lu-Mie
tramuu-tetl; I'wne i.wtui a.-u r-tlp.l
ubjmt to rliwclc or un tirutkat of U'pll'
loteiwtiMldoo ItuieUnvo'li,
-Plre pnr vault mill iur!ur proof !,
ecured by Vule time Ux-k.
uiuoe Uoura; . m. to 4 p. m.
k. PBE8C0TT.
J. A. VENrd
Prescott &c Veness,
-ProprleUini of
ManufaHuren of and IKiilon In
FIR and HARDWOOD,
AKD t
Rou-h and Dressed
LUMBER. ;
AuJioiiyHa-t'11 Vltroroustjp Dt-ule
? rvp Ptwcutlou.
KV yR'. lvf Stt-At ten ititn
it tin 'to ft ,h 'iIIi,
I'ltlon.-" B w iiiniiuii nil-
avvertiiit prui"K umpwihih,. i".
n.-M,..a luli'il it lttur to t Imuiima
tlu fro ",0 f"ri' ' vllt'h. b lit
to yr iix,flil,,"lllt "fl"!
., ,riinlium Hlnc- tt wtt
iHlntid Murrny'n plnw lie
wittt i1 t,(,lut of r',l-'lntf, owing
t tha Btlmuil niuntrt lMtwtt the
u-.int, it till k) effort lit that tll-
rtH'll'm,,n inwirniiii hi nut nun
tulwiloi Tlm flepartntrnt w
htintMiM lttii whlrh hul
Imtii ji t(r tulrtjf jvnrn, ami
they !d n minlieil only by raill
n,l i,i.nl'ii. IjvbI iHilltU-lniift,. ho
liilmi' ef th mrt of tho dis
imt-tnit at") lootf l!iilnt wti
u f.tct I" ,n fw. l a Mintw of
pnrtB Impn'lfO i! with a
belief at pmtiTtlon IukI to b IxnujUt
atul nt ,vl1" 110 "vail,
- V" J mmmmmmmmmm
wns i"l to tno ulil n.t tmliy.
"11 lotttf hiivt yuti lvti on the
jHiUc'fr
Ait IKJ mm. I a npitolubM
,'ftptfln J "CO; tnif'tor in is.wt, nnu
wtwi fHpi'nwH'ntii'ui April tu,
ism
"Vtl prOhrty lmr your
ThniM-rtittrntirtt trnvo th lowttlon
of 1? " I'1' "nl-l nil lu
hl.ifi?'ii tin lie'. It fitnouittiHl to
all frw and clrnr.
"If (llll y(!U IMHHIIIIO IMWIKlMOd Of
SBt u nutoimt of wi'tilth?"
U, hi tw time I wit tiinfvd m
of b ilfliTtlvti t"partm'tit I
w.WirMwn auioii-m nuiujr proinlwui
V trc t lll-'ll Btl'l I Itlllt Htwlid.
Tt'u J"" i,,l,l w frlctnl
rtn !ttfii h my trKir. ne tiimio
tlil mue in lHtlt hl Wilt
fit nan iiml. .M."'".
5. 'o dill you tiiit jfit ywir
wi.f-"
filMtil of Niistor rainu-r tin nun
ItiMi. a Tcry tM muu, who llvl
u!.tt ii Mtmty, li ft tm r.mi, I
bfii jipu.Hv ntnt until It itnil mailo
mt wotu-y. tiliH 'iniitninlur VmmW
tit 'n il mf n (vpifflon If 1
h sny ni'm'T atnl I aalil I had
s? lli iihUihI tni fnr It and I
brht It to hint. About lx r vnvlvp
r't BfKTWnriU I t'ot ?r..'HK llillR,
a had lniiil.'(l It very auii'Mmfully
f in.", Tlilx until 1110 worth aoiiw
in In IT.V"
Inusw tlH ti told n mil nmry an
t'x Itn lii-citiim ni-iimliitiil with
, fintitd. It wa tbroticli mlihltitf
n wi'f wrntu ttiri'iitiiuiB ii-ihth,
M nff.red lilm rvnt lmt h
Wed. TIli'Sl liotitd. In wild, flfitwl
trnr stwka for hint and Ito did mrt
tit to oxirpt any ninrRiiw, but
rim Insliiti'd. Ilo put lip SlO.OtKl
h result Hint tho atiiontit wna
fcT.nd to f'-'To.OiMK !! wild he
Wd not ntiiriiilmr Jnwt how ho cot
, flrt,Kio, lmt Im had It. lut dilnn-d.
t p.inr-nt Im held RI0O Khann of
ak. aottie hi owu and aotno 011
arclnc
I.
N7 Cv
Mr. 3
1
tt.
Ifrl.i - ..
mm
f i.i Hi.
1 A UUCCI CD . Manager. "Every of '10 f'"1'!. W h"
J. A. WHEELcH, -. ,vlanaSer'(BiriV4i0 lout or RnlruiL"
. ft.. tMtiiati(l ho'waa worth f3.vt,nnf).
la refWd to tell the name of Ma
tm kn, na many pnoplo mlirlrt go down
iM'q Monday and Iooho tholr money.
" nni willing to jtlvn tho tiatin In
tinfldontm to tho coniinittie and to
nmw!, but I don't want tliero to bo
!n,id iitibtlc."
AXT1I0XY IS ANGRY.
New York, Di'C 20.-Antliony Com
Mock: liaa nddreaawl a letter to tlm
lKov fominlt!!o n'Kardlnu the state
nient inndw hy a wltlla nauun Hlrti-p
mi Thnrsdny that he (Stn-ep) paid
Comstofk $1.0(10 to drop a prowi'ittlon
Hiailnut him for awlnillinir, tom
Htofk Mka that a ho him Imi'ii (killed
tlm rlifht to rofnto titmn tno wiimna
Ktiwid tiw alleiratUmJi of Kirwl, whom
im -liiirn-l"rl.f na n imtJiiw and
tln-lco convU'tod crlmlnitl, Ida letter ho
L'lvi'ii tlio namn imbllelty na wua the
alleifatlon of the wllneaa Stn-ep.
"I'ho asnnult made tiMin tno ny mo
(iitinlvaneo and eonwiit f the cowwei
f your coinniltu-p," Mr. coinwtocn
wrltea, "la a niotiMtnnia iM-rveralon
of piTHonni riKiiiH.
After further dMiiineiiitlon of Ooff,
(ioniHtoek atatea at irrent lenifth tlio
work ho bus neconipllxhed a asnni
fur tho society for tho mippreaalon
of vice.
; iMittuilte will not dar to dwiy that
it la "polley" (I uavo uwd that word
nutvMtoUy, Im will rmi((i HhU
t refff to) tlmt uunilli'd hint lit lila
biiiKtllnj; of llyrtun and not a ibnlro
U tot in view of all tut tWiwIblo or
Deurulnabla facta In tlia Uyrnea enao.
Now tho pivMinuptlou la on tho aldt
of tho aniHirlnteiideiit HeiiiK a uimit
a crlinlmil aa any other nietnlH-r of
the fore Wherevor they hrtvo aituk
In their fork they lmv found Mt, and
whether Ilyruea tht rotten or not, I14
Iiim btna In tho rot for tlitriy oun
jenra.
Thera are two waya tu whlelt Uyrnea
hna tint tha comnilit tinder ohllim
tlona, and to that dotfrem, dnntroyml
tholr lndeMndeiie II put them tin
dor oblluftlloua tiy tonwntlnit to lulp
ift feat TKiniURuy null, lim aeeonit
way In whlelt tho rotiiiuUlea put
thamwdm under obllunttona In lilm
waa by aklti Into their eonndotuv
and allowlnst tutu to ihhhiiiio a con.
f..dirata with them In liwaklne ttown
tntVVA. To tho dejrew In whleli they
obtitliiitd heln front Mr. Hyrm-a thoy
out tliemae vea praetieaiiy nutter omi
tfittlona to protect tiltu. Uyrnea haa
frequently attempted to play tlm aanm
Miiut wltti Ilia aoi'ieiy ior inn iirTwu
tton of crlma, put we hao nfued to
ally outwWea with tho man whom
w bothiro to bo tiuir than any other
man rcatmnalmo for mo conuition ui
the department.
SaSATOR PlJlTrS OPINION.
Vflke.lmrm Ia 81.-K
t'nltod BtAtea Henator Ttionina O.
ria of Nw York, who la bera Tlalt-
liur roluivm ik art HitiTtleW aia-
ouwmhI Rev. Dr. Tarkhurat and bla
motlaxl without reaxrYO.
"I otMHMMd Dr. rarkliumt,M aald b,
"bmmuM I did not think lila meththla
practical awl boeaune I looked upon
hta ai'lieiitea aa bi'lnjf rUlonary. Ilia
M of a one beaded rM4Uo foreo la
Windy absurd, and would put In th
lumla of tit man at tho bead of tlint
department power that he mtitht ua
to tho rreajt dlnadrantiii; of tha roree.
Ho baa done a great deal of good, of
omirwv but I dellevo bis hed la
widlen by Hi lUttery of tha New
York papew."
Heferrtnff to Bin Mliftiatkm of Supt,
Byrnea, Halt aald:
"I do not brieve, that Mayor Strong
will Aftvpt lb Hyrnea t to viiluabl a
man to Iom, and when tho dparunent
la rorunnlaed, bo will bo at tho bead
of It, 1 think."
CONCERNING THAT EDICT.
Kl Taut. D.. St.-J. P. nitcher,
trniid chamellor of tho Knlplil of
I'ythlaa of Mlnneita, today addreiwed
a lot tor to lit lie, a O. MlMinor of
tlrtity. Wla., regardlnf1 aa Inter
view given out by tno latter, on the
diH-reo of tti Roman Catholic fbuivlt
putting a twn on Odd Fellow and
tho K. of I. In tho Interview Rev.
Mlxniii-r aald:
Tbent never bnd Un otijeclloa
to Catholic belonging to tlm lower
dogreea of any of Uh-im aecret eoela-
: lit their UegMHm men am oiuv
bunded together for trttitmil beucttt
ninl plcattur Hut In the blirher ile.
l'Ciik the prtuclpli and tencbltiifa of
thiwi mrletlca are . (Hull nelly nut 1-
t'lirlMlnn and contrary to tho ptln-
Itdca of th Cailpdltf crnirch."
Mr. llllcher aayat -I deny the
clinrgn you iimko airalnat the order
f tlm Knlghta of I'ythlaa and I pub
licly challenge you to prove your an
wrttott. You ow thla to the AiiutI-
un public, to your own church and
In a apcclal manner to the aoiictUa
to whom your accnuatlon fulla."
TIIB H.VNGTAII.8.
8ai Franeleo, Jan. 1 Klx fu
lonira-JaJia Johnon won In l;!"'
Xi furtonira 8lr Rni won In lilX
Sevan furlunf FuUno won In
StevpleohAae Flood atakea, aatrem
nhort coune, about on mlln ICII ,Ken
dlit won tn 2:05.
1V and a half furlone Uulilbug
won In 1 :lt',4.
BANK 8TATKMENT.
SSowr York, Dec. 20. Tha weekly
mumitnt of tho ajwouliUml bunka
luliaww tlio fallow Inif I'lutnif': Ile-
wrvo, InepiMHi'. l,aiw,li5; loaua, Ue
enMaa, $5,010,200.
1
THOS. GUINEAN, Proprlotor
iBeventh and Waxhlngton 8W.( ,
JPOIITLAND, ORKt
Go to the C Strt'iit
mmm
9 H QmP Jkm ,
And ce how
C H EA ?
You can gut your ' ,
Work Done.
Wagon Repairing oAll
Kinds,
II. 1.
rroi
I.
Jf you want a aood;ijmir Mlt
25 Cents
-Go to the-
CITY RESTAUFflT
MRS. L. CAMPBEUL.p
Tea rem avery day rtnrtnar ai.non
'VUlcnen uiuun
M au nour -
STILL NOT SATISFIED.
NKW YORK, D"0. 31.-Dr. rark
hurct ave out a Ktatoiient regarulnR
tho work of tiie Jx'Xaw conniiltu'e,
wliteh waa wulorwd by Uie aoclety for
tho iifeventlmi of crime. Ho aflya:
I ciinmit expreea inywdf too appre-(ilatH-c-ly
of the inriwwll'd work that
lia been 1I0110 by tho aenote commit
teo and lta talented counsel. 'JTiere
h:w lxn cnuited, through their In
HiriitunnUillty, an cihk.-U lit the history
of our city, nml tliere baa been ae
ciirtMl nt tile poll a mijuMpnl reaolu
tlon, that would have been ImpoHalblo
i:Xecit tlirouifh their iiKcncy. '
Mattero iJd'l been for ho long ft time
('(HuluetHil In enllro tlioroutfhneaa, that
Wo Imd forjeottrfn, tlmt wa had ever
been iliwinwi-rul, but lute In November
the Irollerttlona were clear that tlio 111
VMtlfftitlon was not bo punned to 1U
ebise In t!m wimv en-rell; and nn
coinpfomlalng man nor that hud been
Mlc.wed up to that date. A K'xiO
many days went by in ouaea, we know
outfbt to b iqieiilt niHini lnpi!t(ra
anil amwflntemljnln. " In . view
tlil we are jimillleil In aayln that
wlillo Hie coiumltleo Mtood to the ruck
niR.Rn.lflcently tltronjrh nil otur por
tions of, Inveatlgatlona they flinched
at U10 frUa. Aa lonff ago M wUp.D
Mr. Moiia undertook to nddtice evi
mciinui Hot. IWrncB In a direct
mannor, tho luventJlta-tUm, committee
GRLTT LUCK AT I'OKER.
It Enabled Woleott to Stay with tho
Sharp for One luteronUitg lluud.
"I auppoao Senator Woleott la opo
of tlio eooleat men llvlnn when on-
gnited In a game of chance," mid
Albert Wataou, of Denver, "Like
moat men whoao early hiiiiiImkmI has
biH-n ttiieiit on tha frontier, ho learned
the value of a poker band and the
beat way to keep cuaea 11 a aoou oa he
lourned law, and ho waa known aa n
'llinlt' player all over Colorado before
Ida fame aa a lawyer had Hpiind out-
nldu of Denver. When playing faro
ha always did, and does yet, but ns
much on the turn of a card as the
dealer will allow htm to. and when
ho alta In a poker gnmo the other tco.
pie want to keep their eyes wide oiien
and play their cards mighty close up
to their chesta.
"Wolrote onco found hh iclf In a
gamo of poker where three of the
other pluyois were playing a aitre
lianie. They were profiiwlomils, and
wore after a big buiidlo of money
that ho had In lila pokhimhIoii, as well
its looking for that which the IIP ti
player, a mining operator named Dur
kin, waa known to have. Woleott
knew In twenty minute afli-r the first
baud waa dealt that tho Intention wn
to rob him, and wearied bis wits try
ing to find a way to get out of tho
gatno without making trouble, but lie
couldn't discover a means to save lilm.
At last he was dealt a pat IIuhIi of
dlnntonda, maflo rp of tlio five, seven,
eight, nine, and Jack. Ho skinned
thotw cards over and did ft mlKbly
pleco of thinking. He felt In his bomti
that a flush would be no account In
tho world when It cnino to a show
down, but lio chipped In nud stayed
to draw cords.
"To Id surprlso bo wasn't raised he
foro 'tlio draw, He looked over -Ida
bright red diamonds again and con
cluded to draw a card In order, If
jKisalblo, to atrnlglten tlm sen'tciice,
Ho pondered a long time between dis
carding t'io five apot or the plulure,
and ftt last tossed away the Jack and
enllod for ft card. Tho denier looked
surprised, ftt his wanting any. tint
Kayo him the curd, - Woleott picked
It up nud found ho bad got tho six
spot of diamonds.. He never turned
a hftlr. The betting began, and bo
nursed his sequence, and Just stnyed
along, letting the other fellows do tho
raising. At last It got down to Wol
eott nnd one of the profiwionnls,
Finally there was ft call, and tho oth
er man showed four, queens. Wol
eott laid down tho five, lx. seven,
niffh. and nine of dlireonds and
awept tvtlie pot' Tha game stopped
rlsrht thoro. I reckon tlmt was the
SHVEB LAKE DIOTI1
Adilitioiml Particulars
From It
Sent by the Judge of
Lake Comity.
A (irft!ilc Ien'ltliu of tlio Awful
Fire Wlitre many Llvci
Woo Ltt,
rORTLAND, Or., Jan. l.-Hon. E.
M. Urutiiilu, comity Judg of l4tko
eotinty, wilics from Silver l4tke to
tho Associated I'reiui In this city under
ditto of Ik'c, UTlh, giving additional
MUtIcira of tho nwfid calamity
willed befell Sliver l.uko settlement
oa C'lirlstmits eve, Mr. llrtittnln says
Tlio iKi'iile, about 2K! la tiumlK?r,
wetn boldlng a Christmas tree, and
nfti-r a short literary pnigramuis bad
been reitdereil wer Blwut to begin
distributing tho present with which
tlio tni waa louded, when tivvrgu
Falue, a jotiutf man, started to go
toward tlm door, walking on top of
tho seal. Ills bend sinek a laiga
Umlionter lamp holding over a gallon
of ironl oil. "llio blow caused tho
lamp to swing and sunt of tho oil
spilled out. I'iiIiio t atitilit, bold of tho
Uuiip to steady It, but In an liistmit th
oil Ik'iilti'L Friiucia Chrlsniiin, own
er of tiw hull, erublmit tho lump out
of tlio chandelier mid started for tho
door. The blntng lamp caused a
puttie nud some 0110 kiKHkeit It out
of bis hands w Urn wittilu a few fnt
of tho door. The clied crowd begun
kicking tlm lamp, scnttirtiig the
urnlng nil In every direction. In 011
Im reililily short Unto the entire north
lid of I no hall where the door wua
iM iitixl was a mnsa of tluuics, cutting
off all egris from tho door. Tlm
iiiwd riiMlied for th fenuthweat win
dow and a number scniHd in this
way by climbing nut on the awning.
Tb awning finally broke down under
thti'weluht of such a large number
but a Indiler was secured and several
iiioro were rewiiiHl, The flames, how
ever, wero rapidly eatltiB their way
luwnrd the window, nud those chtuior
Im; nlMitit the window were IhiimiiIiiu
more fninile every second. Sudduily
tho flames burst out and eiivclnn-.l
the entire bullillng, shutUng off every
avenue of majs.. The screams and
roan of the human belnus who were
tslug ronstiil alive wcr beiirii-emlliig.
on the titltslito Wi'iH isiwerless
o n.Ut the uuforiuuiiie vletluis and
wero ciim.ed to stand nud s their
reliitlve and friends burned to death.
rty iiki-moii ate ktiowti tu have tK-r-
slttI In tho tin im nml thirty or fofly
uioro badly Injured. There was noth
ing left to Identify the victims nml
the Ismes were gnt'.irrvd up and all
hurl.1 In one gravi.
This terrible calamity Im prostrated
tlm whole iiiitnly and every hi line III
ho vlltuir" has Im-iui tunied Into a
ipltnl, I'isiple have come here from
II over the county to nilmliilxier to
the liilureil. Many bav come from
Iikevlew, It si miles nwiiy, and one-
half the people of l'lilsli-y nml Hum
mer Ijiku are here Hlti'iidlng the sick,
liuui-s Simill, a wt-ll-ktmwn sits-k-
rnlsur of the county, bud started eat
lib a baiiil of horses nml had reached
Hums, Iliirm-y county, w hen he heard
that his son was one of the victims
f the 11m lie started to return Im
mediately and In nluetiu hours he
covered a ilCiliiiii'o of 'Jihi tulles on
liors-litiik. He retunied Just In time
to sei tho Ikiucs of his son laid to rest
n tho common grave with the other
victims.
Following Is the list of dead and In
ured as given by Mr. ltr attain:
Dead-Mrs. .Tuilon Abshler, John II.
rttilck. David Itutek. .1. J. ttnlck, Ila
Janet Hnlck. K. A. Itoweti. Freil Hit-
slek, Mrs (', Coshow. Mrs. (lertrudn
loward, Harry Howard, Ilesslo How-
rd, Wmidfort llenrst. Ada Hell
learst, Ira Hamilton, I-nurn McCnit-
ey, w. c. Martin, Mr, w. u. siartin,
Mrs. W. M. Oimby. Lilly nnsloy,
Hnieo Ottsley, llamd labile, Mrs. It.
Sne lmt. Kftston Siieinng, iriuiKie
M. Hornllig, Mrs. AI. .1. I'lilne. Robbie
Sninll, Samuel A. Ward, Ktta M.
Ward, Mrs. (1. L. Williams, nenry
Williams, Itnssell Ward. Frank Ross,
Mrs. Hell rhllllps, Llllle riilllliis, F.
I. Wi-nt, Mrs. F. II. west, iienns
West. Herbert Wi-st.
Injunil, whoso recovery Is flmtiit-ful-Hi-rt
flowdv. badly burned, bnils-
ed and cut; Robert Sneillng, neck,
faco and body burned; Hoy warn,
fiu-e, hands a ml buck burned; Mrs,
Tiuiiiias Labrle. fnm bands, and
shoulders burned; George- IVilne, clolb-
Itig nil btirinsl off, liibaled fiatnea;
Charles Hornbllck, badly brulseil and
burned; Mrs. Ward, fit 00, neck and
limbs burned. Oilier badly burned
but who will recover nro Mrs, Cbarle
Hamilton, Annlo Anderson, three
children of Mrs. KkIo, four Hnlck
children, .lack Henderson, L. Cosliow,
Clin-a Sneillng, Mrs. C. Marshall, Mrs.
Hubert Horning,-, and Mrs. L. Hulck.
There nro several others whoso name
hnva not yet been reportod,
HAS NO CRITICISMS.
Senator ' Lexow Think Well 'of Dr.
rnrkhurst.
Albnry, N. Y Jiin.'-l.-In an Inter
view this evening with nil Associated
Press reporter Senator Lexow said he
had no answer to 11111 ke to the criti
cisms on tho work of this commit tbie
contained In Dr. rnrkhursi's mnul
feMlo. Obvlous'y tlio best answer
would bo to point to tho committee
and sny: "Hy their worka ye shall
know them." , .. . ,
Senator Uexnw said "0 bftd too
high a regard for Dr. rnrkhurst to
way that, bo Is nctunted by any but
the highest and purest motives lu wbat
he says or doe,
- tixmTmorTiiinb.
AT tltli WIHTH H0US12.
Thu Diplomatic Corps Mado ft Mag
lilileeut Display.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l.-Ifobably
In no other city of Oil country don
that peculiarly American custom of
exchanging New Year' tslla continue
to flourish with the sums visor as In
th capital of this nation. In all
other ellle the custom lias become
to bo more refsrded In tha breach
than In tha observation In Washing
ton everybody In oftlell IK either re
ceive or paya cbIIs, The tiresldont
hlmmdf wOt the fashion In this matter
and naturally th White llous Is th
fikmr of Interest on th first day of
th new year.
The eeretnotrte of the began a II
o'clock, tut long In f oi that hour a
thmug of people considering th ststs
of th weather, had vitnered at the
entrance to tha Whll II nun grounds,
to peep Into th carrbige a they
rollmt throiish the guteo, Indim with
pretty women and dletlniilhrd state,
men. The llrst to arrive a, the esse
uilv tiMnston were the hoik of '.lie
cvl,luit, who wore 4o aslt Mr. Cleve
land In r!elvliig,
I'romiHly at II o'clock the marine
band simik up the Inaugural march
and the receiving party descended th
wetern atalrvwe. First cam Col.
Wilson with Llutenant Gllmore, th.m
I'rmildimt Cleveland anl J Irs. Cleve
land, then th member of th cabinet
with their ladle,
Th present took hi potltlon k.ar
th West door next to Col. Wilson
and I dmi t, Ollmor who wr ohargsd
with th duty of Introducing callers to
the trtt4dfiUJ party. Mr. Cleveland
stood on the riht of the president and
the ladles of th csWnn In line, th
ntemour tf the cabinet Joined tb
pwty In the rear and the reception
bKn. The diplomatic, corpe who wa
aeeorded first plans In th ceremonies
mad a mngiilllcent dlsplsy, as It en
tered th blue room headed by Sir
Julien rauncefot. th Jtrlttsh ambas-
Sudor.
The Chines attracted all eye by
Oielr rich ilka and uttliju cut, and
everyisxiy admired th pretty and
cuicago mm
Tlicy- Lose Another
Football Game.
'Frisco's Athletic Club
Did it.
The lake City Imya Consideradly
Dcmerallied, '."lielr Heat
I'layrr lieliif Away.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. l.-nttr4
and weakened by two hard contests,
th Chlcfiro university football team
went up against th trUnte of th IU
llnne At hint lo club for th third, asm
la on week and suffered defeat by a
soor of 0 to O.
Th Clilcajro' were demorsllsed by
th loss of limit of It best tilsyer.
Kwtng left for th East today, Ul
wa sink and lUnschtsTger, the only
man In th team who could kick, had
to retire In favor of Yont, before the
gsmn waa hardly commenced.
Th lUHIanc men outweighed tbe
ChUsMio by an average rf twenty
pounds, and weight told,
Chlesifo lnt,rfrnc wa broken
up; their fast runner ouuld not get
around th end and everything went
Holism- way until the last 15 mln
utea.of th gam, when Uhlcao
braced up and th Helisnce team wa
forced to Uk the defenmlvo,
1 he llelliuir team w oompoeed of
ex-collsfc-e men and oomalncd aom of
th crack player on th coast.
GOVERNOR MORTON,
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latent U. S, CovVReport
ASSOiaJISES PURE -
Ono other aerlona 'fl.vwlli8,1i"irtii b Is simply a quetiou of ruootal In-
manner in wbkb, 'f,o , iihl iiecoM..iiuit. What on bruin can devlat
mcslo t'io blsltitorj, and, d iYulu.ra Ip (t-'iu,., way of aaieguard anotiMr
wotk cf tho ae!ou tir a day at "h-v,' uily uuoo, speaking la
rStatesmani " " t" -" k.eueit way. The dully papers. In
in.. aU4..uiii) Hi v .;lm:i;iliiif the batiks because of th
t,t(. imiflfhuTarti' paid to bookkeepM
. ..'(rVik K XiTf 'Vmportaut fact Tb
TUB ORaVJON,J!ACiria
it wreuiB.r i avcr mer tionnnnniaT ' i ;t.iw-r;,rfiti"fnatkt rt tn HUM
f tbe Bale-Mr. Bonne ThJm 'rt)4okkrt1M, which ar anywber
B. U Ronner, pureliicr of the Ore.'c!i'Uu,i.!Mi to a year. An ai-
gon I'acldc railroad proiMirty, Is In iuot uuiliultiHl nuuibor of ineo can be
Albany, Hy appointment he mt a obuilued at these Cgurc, and paying
number of tbe creditor ami citizen , wore money would not make tb
fur tho purposA of talklug over Ore-! bank a bit aafer. for lb almpl rea
gon Pacific affair and becoinlng ic-t- i son thaunen of trong mental powan.
ALRANY. N. Y.. Jan. l.-Lv! P
Morton waa !iiaugurabd iroveruor of
ew torn at uouii today. Th new
governor and the full military taff
lu carrlaue ww escorted to tho ratib
plcturesuu nur presented by tbe lol by four companies of u.ttioual
isunrus. in tho vxmitlv chamber tbe
tfovernor-eliit waa greeted by tb re
wlf of Mlnlsier Yang Yu.
A DEFAULTER HANGED,
Pendleton, J(n. .l.r-iFrmnk Martell,
who arrived her from the East laHt
Sunday was found dead In bed this
morning, having taken, -an overdose of
morphine with suicidal intent, as evi
dently came here under n assumed
name to end til a life,
FOOTBALL AT PORTLAND,
roritltmd, .Tnni, 1. The Portland
Amateur Athlntlc club today defeated
the Port Townsend Athletlo club foot
ball team by a score of 28 to 0. . The
visitors wore weak at every point
!mM-n.i o Hyrno'a assist.', uy ,nn inora, n- ;--""- and -Uowoa Tortland to go through
stumbled Jut at U10 coiwiewm gn mum p oca tholr Urn- at will.
""Ubiiw,, 4 tlielr jvork. TUO CUftirronn v m over MBvi tu n -
II Wa Catrtured alxmt Noon In a
Lonely Spot
St. Imla, Jan, t.A stwclal to th
Republic from O'Neill, Neb., says:
rhe defaulting ttvunurer of Holt
cooniy, Harrelt SimjW, Is supposed to
hav been hsnsed by a mob last night.
He waa captured about mldulht In
a lonely party of th county. He was
returning with his wife, baby, hired
ins a and a Miss McWhsrter, from a
trip to relative about thirteen mile
from O'Neill, when si masked men
sprang fr.su the roadside, wher they
had Uen concwled, and coverlna the
iirrtn with Wlncbesurs, ordered
Seott to surrender. Srtitt seised lb
reins and attempted to drive over the
men. They flred Into th csrrlse, kil-Un-
the horse and shooting Seott In
the ntxk and woundln Miss Me
Wharter, ttmunh not serlmisly. The
first party ws to be Jianwl by a
larger forae, which had been placed
serosa the road further on, to Inter
repi tho earring had It escaped th
nrt volley. Scott and Schmidt, the
blied man, were taken from the vc-
ilele, blindfolded and thrown Into a
wagon and the Indies "were told to go
on. lousy Schmidt returned. He had
been taken to a house In the northwest
lart of the county with Scott Schmidt
wa released with th Injunction to
get out of Mi county,
It Is believed that Seott has been
hanged, as the farmer of the county
aro terribly Incensed over his work.
ATTEMPTED ROHHERY.
Masked Men Try to Hold up a Train
lu Arkansas,
Camden, Ark., Jan. l.Btx masked
men ninile on effort to Mb tho north
bound Cotton Halt trnlii duo here at
id o clock, at tlio water lank ten miles
soii'h of Camden, TluIr object was
to secure tno cxprrsa money. Tld
train stopped as tisua1. to take, water
and th negro port got off tho tralu
to go around to tho tank and lit the
water mi. He was stopped, however,
by a Winchester In bla faco and mado
to uncouple the cars. Tho niglneer
was eoniellod to run tho cars tip tho
track from tho train half a mile. The
bandit discovered too Into that they
hud itimlo A witer haul, taking the
baggage; car Instead of the express
Mir. Tito lenibr told thv engineer
that bo had tho laugh on them, but
they would ee him ngulu. Tbey thot.
took to the wood.
AN A. P. A. RESOLUTION.
Taeomn, Jan. l.-Frod T. Taylor,
tmmilHir of tho legislature and state
secrelary'of the A. P. A., ha prepared
tho following resolution which lie will
Introduce during tbo coming Bisslon.
It nwils:
"Whoreiis, Thoro being great agita
tion throughout tho United State on
account of establishing of on able
gate or delegate of an ecclesiastical
power within tho boundaries of Ameiv
lea, ntnt
"Wheroos, Believing Hint: Mgr. sn
tolll, tho said ablegate or dolemte of
tho ioo of Homo Is it mitiaco to our
free Institutions,, therefore bo It
"Resolved, Hy the Washington 'leg
islature that our senators bo Instruct
ed, and our representative In congress
Iki requested, b hnvo until representa
tive of snld ecclesiastical power re
moved beyond the shores of the Unlt
od States of America."
TO QUELL REBELLION.
tiring governor surrounded lv bis
military staff, after which all pro
entitled to tho anaeuibly ehsmls-r. Af
tr prayer by tbo bishop, Uovcruor
Flowi extended a furimil welcome
to bis uec.MHor. In ft brief .reoly
Uovernor Morion conipllniitd bis
prediN-oftsor both 0 a man and a an
ottlcial.
The oath of office waa administered
by Secretary, of State Painter.
In tho executive thamber Uovernor
Morton recclviMl for au hour the con
gratulation of tlm pnl,, Subse
liieittly linvernor and Mr. Morton
and the Mlss Morton held a public
revcptluii In tho cxecullvo tnaiislou.
" WANT TO INCREASE PRICES.
Lumlvrtiieii at 'Frlsi-o to Form
Combination In That Line.
San Francisco, Jan. 1. Nearly vcy
prominent firm denting In lumls'r In
this city Is Interested In a movement
to form a combination to Increase
prlivs and Insure profit In that branch
f IiiihIiiiks, which baa been eotultictcd
at a loss for months. Ixical lumlier-
men nro united In declaring that trade
has Iss'ti worse titan profitless for a
vettr, Cnrgnc bavo Ihiui sold at a
loss of fiasl njid fTisi. It waa fount
cheaper lu many liistnncca to bnvt!
work lerfcrnied rnd mnlerlal pir
cluiscd In Hrltlsb Columblft rather
than In this city. The only imwlhle
Ib id for even small profit Is In a
foreign market.
A SAD FATALITY.
Wnllaco, Idaho. Jn, l.-A firetnan'a
bull at Hurke last night was broken
up about It o'clock by a sad fatality.
Mrs. John Hresiinhnn had left her
tl-mi tilhs old girl asltop lu a baby
carriage In tho dressing room. Dur
ing her absence some lady whoso name
Is not given sat on tho child and
killed It
PURE WATER NOW.
Portland, Jan. 1. Water from the
Bull Run river wn turned Into the
water mains of thla city tonight. The
water Is brought a distance of about
thirty tulles and tho city lias expend
ed over $1!,(HKUIIK in building tho pipe
lino nnu reservoir.
PRACTICALLY ELECTED.
Omaha, Jan. 1. A apodal to the
Boo from Lincoln any: The repub
lican legislative caucus gave John M.
Thurston a unanimous vole for sena
tor. Aa the leglslatero Is strongly re
publican his nomination I equivalent
to au election.
'TWOULD COST A THOUSAND.
This lit tlio Estimate Placed on au
Inaugural Hall -The Governor i
sound Talk. .
"They say It will bo a grand affair
and cost nbait $1,000," reuturked Gov
etuor Peimoyer yesterday coueerultig
the proposed Inaugural ball tu conver
sation Willi Chief Clerk E. 0. Giltncr
of tho secretary of state's olllce. "Toe
money," lie added, "could bo put to
better use by scudiug It to the starving
issiple of Nebraska cr distributing
It among tho deserving poor of our
own slate."
And there la a vast deal of truth In
what the governor says. For such a
bull ns Is proposed tickets would have
to be sold for not less than $10 each
itttd tills would,' to ft certain extent,
bo prohibitory,
tcr acquainted
Mr, Bonner talkod for nearly a 11
bour In an Infernal manner, an I an-
Nworod many qtiostlou. He said Im
wa glad to moot the citizens of Al
bany and hoped tby would become
bolter acquainted. Ii said that In
th purchase of tb rood bl tlrm,
Bonner, Hammond & Co,, bad fur
nished half tlio money, tbe other half
bolng furnhriiffl by New York and
Philadelphia partion, who would be
half owner In the road, b bltnself
owning one-fourth. Ho aald If the
crodltors of tlio road, Including, the
employe, believed that by the con
Urination of th aalo, whereby the
road would bo rebuilt and extended.
their Interest would bo aubserveo
more theo by a further delay of tbe
long and precarious litigation, be
would be glad to bav tb sale con
firmed and bl company would be
ready with tlio money no go on with
th work and make of it a paying
property; but If tbejr Mleved other
wise and saw flt to oppose tho con
firmation be wxwltl bo content He
wanust the beat of fending to prevail.
Ho wild he h id confidence In the coun
try and people, and the employe ujsin
tha road The manner In which tht
employe bmve atood by the road dur
ing lta bard time, he aald, shows
rhey are the right kind of men, He
would want tliein to remain In th
servlo of th road, and he wished all
to b satisfied. He aald there bad
ben too nmny promts made here
tofore, only to be broken, and made
row prorals- himself. The on)v
things be stimd positively were that
his company bad bid for the nitrous
of Improving, extending and ojwrating
it nienwoive. and that they had ro
Intention of elllng out to the South
ern Pacific or any other road.
A a to the exact time when the road
would bo extended and how far. Iv
did net commit tflruself. H said bV
eomiMiny would not allow It to r
main as It 1, and would have no us
for It unions they Intended to ex!;tn;
It Suggestion bad been offered n
to certain brnni'hea. perhaps to En-
gene and to Astoria and Portland, let'
no plans had been formed, he said.
In this direction.
Mr. Bonner left the tmnrei Ion tb.it
ho mean business and will irry out
his plana of Improving: and .tending
the Oregon IMoltlc If bla "'company
get it
rreat baslnes capacity and unswerT
I) if Ihb-grlty re not. a a rule, con
(Hit to b mechanical bookkeeper In
large Institution. I do not of count,
moan to disparage bikkrs-per la
any way. The point I that tbe men
who make good book keeper are an
luiitglnailve, reliable and auady-gotng
prons, who are not Influenced by
gnat ambition and wbo do not aspire
to lofty place. It la not mtulred of
a bookkeeper that be shall hare very
high mental qualification aa book
keplng 1 now conducted In our big.
Institutions. Each man haa a tlp-
niatea amount of work of a tereo
typed nature to do. He baa. fccHf
enougn Ingenuity to swindle. If he
choose to do so. Anybody wbo be
lieve that a perfect system of book
keeping can be devised must also be
Hove that It would be Impossible to
counterfeit money. Tb Bank of
England hna been bold up a a mar
vel for many yea re. and yet It la no
mecret that that Institution waa swin
dled la the most complete manner for
many years before It was found out
Tho most Important and conservative
commercial agencies and financial In
stitutions In this city and London
hav lost money through their em
ploye, and the Credit Lyonals In
France, where Isiokkeeplng la said to
have been esrrted to th very highest
point of safety, waa completely uiet
by a number of clerks two year ago,
who had no difficulty whatever la
Hoodwinking the experts and pocket
'ng thu bank' money." New York
Inn.
OUR CHERRIES.
Ori'in tike first ,ace In the pre-'-Tetbn
r-f cb-rrle a ni we shall have
l wi'te mirket for Hits fruit a soon
in nr fmlfs nre better known In the
As- Ii . we h.-'ve a' anre de
to tm the nr'V-' nf canneries.
Witoeeer m? p'nnt? f"-"'T tree today "
rn re!.v on u '..t ennnerfea will be
t wo-k, en! need! nv - fnilr before,
hcv can, crow fo nc d a mrrket for
he"" t"0'' rH. Tliere are nnmerona
"tetct'es of cbrrlea. but the shipper
-nnt frrtt that Is flrn and can en-'e-t
transportfttlon. IPs favorlt Is
'to R''V;i? Anno, and fii's Is a fralt
h'H li ' we'l fled rs,Ms Inrvely.
"h" Row! Anne. H',t Itemjhllraa,
ntner-iaa, l'k TaHarlan,
rajor Frarcls, Mar Dnke and Kendall
nil geoil cheeei", but the Roval
Anno and Jplack RtmhHcan. owing i
"rxMioss. s are me inrontea witn itt
A nunilh of the centlemen nnint
Who 111 llil I'tillma m-rilnut tha n,...,.,.n '
Pacific exprel themselves ns h-nrt- j "h'WrvS.
ity m ravin- or uie conurmation of the Tv V4ntnv Am.Tr
a.ile. They consider their claim .s IN "ARt)N COUNTY.
ttlpiefltltf li ntttl h 11 rra iflJ. nt tV .!
i
1
tlieee gentlemen will take ,up a4 i
The recerd of toe ft. kept by tb
cany to completion this long d--larvd t" ,y ;T vm w pro-
nndertaiklng, which will be an htipn-1 1, r' 11 , ,'7
1- , ' . ehewa the following aavmrate for the
porlty. TO sentiment seems to bs ! frlt r x, 7'" ! ?n?rht " fUry
slnwed generally tliromrhout the cpi- i Jiuv ..wWth went Into effect July lt:
mnnlty, both by creditor of tbe read
and others.
BOOKKEEPERS AND BOOKKEEP
ING.
Mo.
Clk.
Bee. I Shr. I TtL
July .
Aug
Sep ..
Oct .
Nov
jfTsmiisno"
2.1t 2.1
323 0:
m 00
323 45
KIT 5o
ion sr.
SOI 4.1! 281 801
257 30j
29U ,60
$ 80 40!
83 4
P7 20
127 05
(HI SO
mm
j I A At?l
5(19 20
(525 10
5)70 20
(100 10
001 10
The cnahler of a prominent uptown
bank said yesterday that such a
thing r a perfect system of book- V,
keeping had never boon devised aud i
probably never would be. "When The county sehaor superintendent
you think of It," he aald, "bookkoep- turned over $00 In August.
twn
It would bo nn In
I,,.. I I, .ill ,1. l,i,, I. I
rtJ.I. T... . . . 1 m I l(l(,tl.,lll Mill,, V, V,,'l,Ul, Ullb lb WUU.U
riirls, Jan. 1. A tllsnnleli from i .. i. 0, i,,v..i..
Shanghai says tlmt twwily thousand wl(h that spirit of reltetichment nnd
of LI Hung Changs best troops have wtam , eColl0my to which Oregon
bm,t sent to quell a lerloua rebellion ,9 plm, lt collld ba tinJoj.w, by ft
at f lilti Chew I'll, north of tho giilf w,,,vt feW onlyi It would cause, the
..VnS1'11'1'. A ('"' "'l 1,0 ball of represeutntlvos to be torn up
downir omnresa bnd foetv lnalioa . ' ... ... . ..
..... . --. - . rn Hiii'ii nil pxriit iniir. 100 iioiiha wniim
lo) one full day, at least, of valuable
tiiiui that should bo devoted to the
given to the Chin nnd Chan coneiv
bines of tlio emperor who had excited
hor lroby offering advice to hi ma
jority. .- ,. . ., -: -
TO ALCATRAJ5,'
wiping out of UHokvss comuitsslous or
repealing obnoxious In wa,
Jnstoiid of tlia liuiiigural ball there
litis been proposed ft less pretentlmis
ft' 1 1 I H f n lll l it . A
Flagstaff. Aria. Jan. l.-Tho eighteen ' V " J Z"rZ 1 lS""..HU""?
Mmiul In.llnns who were responsible i i,lTi thin ttV. i.,iV . w"
f.. tim ,uut..i,n. ti... tickets within the limit of tho means
tui icvruu vjnun intiii i o
reservation,
tiniler tho
Bi'itlnnrd nnd a siiuail of solillers for
San Francisco. Tlio Moquls will bo
conUned lu Fort Alcntrn for a time, .
KftZtWkl0' the worHt exchequer,
charge of Lieu "nn ,t When asked what he thought of the
itinrge or i,iouTnnni i,.(,ti,itMrt iiiniimieni At,. nut,, u,.i,i.
AT HOME.
propowd Inaugural, Mr. Glltiier said:
"To give a ball in tho state house
timing the session would require a
great deal of care nnd attention from
the subordinate officers, who will then
hnve ns much aa they can well attend
to. And besides, a bnii given nt th&
Tortlnnd, ,Tnn, l.-Serntoe Dolph ar
rived home from Washington tonight, cnpltol would of necessity be pnrtlcl
Ho expresses confidence In Ills re- nnted In by tho soeletvWoble onlv.
election to tho senate. The senator wherena the building antfjlt maln
wlll remain In .Oregon until after the tnnnnee ftro provldixl forhy taxes
election of a senator by the leglslu- gathered from among tlia people who
fure, , . ., v. , ,, ... i , would in no wine be beuc!arka.
The
Worid's Tribute to
Pr. Price's Cream
Baldng Powder
Hlcct Honors Awarded
by the World's Colum
bian Exposition,
".World's' 'Fair--..
Medal and Diploma
Dr. Price's Creni Bz&dm Powd
er.
The highest award was s'.'vcn oa every claim, ccrnriJng
superiority in leavening pov.w, hecr-irj r '"cpcrtbr, purity end -
'excellence. This verdict has been fjjlvcn by the best jury
' ever assembled for such a purpose, backed by tho rccjreiaend- ; .
ation of the Chief Chemist of tho United States Terai'tnr.nt .
of Agriculture,, Washington, D. C, ,v.-ho nadi u elabor ' ; , .
ate examination and tent cf ell tho bating -powders. .This .-.
is pre-eminently tho highest authority;, on such matters in
America. , ' . .
This verdict conclusively; settles' the question and j
proves that Dr. Price's C.'cim Balcing Powder
superior in every way to any oilier braud. ' . - i
: NoTa-The CWef CbemLit vf.JcotcU:: Alum baking powders, .tntT , 1
ta th World' Fair jnry that to co-uulirftd lietu unwholeso-' .
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