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OREGON COURIER, J VOL. XI. OltKGON CITY. CLACKAMAS COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. JANUARY II). 1894. NO. 37. 5- ... OCCIDENTAL NEWS. More Placer Mines Discovered Near Holer, California. TIIK l.'OVKRNOIt IS CONDEMNED. A Uice I. ii in i of llfi'Mwas Two Occiiii Stouuipi'K en Route for I'tigct Sound. Tho British Columbia shingloinukers Iwvi! combined to kucp up prices. A chicken epidemic is depopulating tlie henroosts of the lower IJoguo river in Oregon. Tin) Itiversidu Fruit Exchange says no fruit injured by the lute freeze will be Ht'iit K.ast to market. Wiil.lo M. York has Ih'cii appointed Superior Judge Ht Los Angeles to suc ceed Iht' lute Judge Wade. The name of tliu postollice nt Tend d'Oreille, Kootenui county, Idaho, has been changed to Sand l'oii'it. Ashland, Or., is bringing to i I h aid the cnaingitng and nroad-nnd-water diet dealing w ith the tramp question. Steps have, been taken at Sail Joso to foiiu a county wine exchange Hiinilar i purpose to that of tliu mitt exchange. 1'ortlaud'a Chamber of Commerce con ilemiis Governor I'ennover's statement in his open letter to President Clove- land. Heceivers were appointed for the At' latuie una l acuie at rno-nix. a. r.. on iipplication to the Supreme Court of the territory. i no .M ui o iHianii autiiorilieH are in dignant over an article in a San Fran cisco paper charging the marine contin gent were being starved. Many Sacramento olHcials proisise to test the legality of the new charter, am will not curiender their ollices until they are required to do so hy a court de cision. The City Auditor at Grunt's Pass. Or. refused to cash a bill the Council hac ordered to be paid, when the Council de- poscu nun, and the citizens are raising money to aid him in his contest before the courts. The Lower California Development iompanv lias obtained a concession from the Mexican government for the estab lishment of a mad steamship service be tween the ports of San Diego, Knsenada mid Mtn i;iientin. An inquiry made for the $3,000 oil painting of Tacoma, which was exhib ited at i.mcugo during the World's rair, snows it is in nock lnlliicago as security for fluids advanced on account of the -Merchants' .National Jiank of Tacoma. Ollicial statistics just compiled at Port town send show 2,350 Chinese pas sengers in transit from the Orient bv wiiv of the Canadian steamer lauded in Portland and Astoria last vear. With the exception of 500 all obtained admit tance as merchants. Walter Chedick, a Carson business man, proposes that the State llont $3,- oou.ooo 3 per cent tnds to build a road through Diamond Vullev, around the south end of Lake Tahoe, along Lake alley and down the American river to the Sacramento, making Nevada a com petitive point.- William Morton and George Moesser in an extended prospecting tour on the desert, aliout 200 miles north of San, Iternurdino, Cal., and aliout forty miles from (ioler, discovered placer mines never before known, and gathered sev eral large nuggets ns the result of one day's work. The Public Administrator at San Jose has tiled a statement of the condition of the estate of C. C. Ilaytfards, who, it was alleged, took and 'squandered the money of the Santa Clara liank while he was cashier. There will be aliout $10,000 to distribute among the heirs, if the bank doesn't file a claim. The llouieslake gold mine, known as the Nenl mine and situated in the Neal district, eighteen miles from Boise City, Idaho, has been sold to persons con nected with the Omaha andtirant Smelt ing Company. The price is said to lie 50,00(1. This is the mine over which there has recently been some sensational litigation. The Paeilic Coast Council of Trades in session at Sacramento has declared in favor of the municipal ownership of gas, electric, light, water works, street rail ways, the nationalization of telegraph, telephone and railway lines and postal savings banks, compulsory education up io in years and eigiu. Hours' labor a ttav Two large ocean steamers are now en route from the Atlantic OorhI for Piuet sound, iney win arrive mere some time next month, and will carry passen gers and freight between Sound points and San Francisco during the Midwinter Fair period. The vessels are said to be the property of the Canadian Pacific Jiailroad Company. A large lump of ljeeswax was recently brought up from the Kehalem by a set tler in that section and sold to M. J. Kinney of Astoria, Or., for $25. Its di mensions are about 3'.x2xl feet, and on one of the sides are three letters, but so indistinct that they cannot bedeciphered It was found near the spot on the beach where a Spanish vessel is supposed to have gone ashore many years ago, and where bo much of the wax has been found from time to time fortwenty years past. Collector ise lias discovered a big smuggling ring, with headquarters in San Francisco. Frederick Miller, George vt icnman, a canay dealer, and J.ew Greenwood liave been arrested for sinng gling $:0,000 worth of opium and ille gally landing thirteen Chinese. Two other members of the ring, Voss and Soren?on, were arrested gome time ago in Sacramento, were released on liail and lire now in Victoria, B. C. The schooner Esmeralda was chartered, and brought down from Victoria 1,500 pounds of opium and thirteen Chinese, all of whom were successfully landed. Ex-Inspectors of Customs Pattison and Xoyes are implicated. At a meeting o'f the Portland Taxpay ers' Committee of 100 the first step to ward aliolisbirg the Port of Portland Conin. i.-tion was taken. The commis sion was created several years ago by the Oregon Legislature, and was given power to create a twenty-five-foot chan nel from Portland to the sea. Bonds acgregating (500,000 were issued, and the Columbia and Willamette were im proved fo that a great portion of Oregon and Washington reaped the benefit of the improvements. The commission lately has been spending money in mak ing a new channel at Snag Island in the Columbia at an outlay of a large sum. while it is claimed the old channel could I improved at a mnch less cost. Other charges of needless expenditure of money have been made, and now it is deter mined to stop it. With this object in view the committee will appeal to the next Legislature to abolish the commission. TIIK NATIONAL CAPITAL. Senator Dolph hag introduced a Joint resolution allowing a number ot settler titles to lauds on the Umatilla reserva- tion. ' The Navv Denarunciit has asslgnei the Thetis, now at San Diego, Cal., to tue duty oi conducting surveys along tl raciuc const. The Committee on Indian Affairs has reisirted favorably Itenreseiitative Kill bill extending the time of the U mat ill Ditch I'ompnny for three years, The Bunking and Currency Coiumitte has decided to lay aside till the tarill bill is disposed of the hill for the repeal tho tux on Stale hunk circulation. It is understood the Senate Comiuerc Committee bus agreed to report unfuvor ably the nomination of Scott Harrison brother of ex-President Harrison, to be surveyor oi Customs at Kansas Citv. Senator Mitchell has secured an order from the Postoflice Department estab lishing a tri-wcekly mail from Halsey to nrownsviiie on alternate days with the mini that now reaches Brownsville froi Portland on the railroad. In the Senate a memorial from the Legislature of Idaho was read, praying for dredging tho Spokane river hy the federal government asameansof lower ing the level of Co ur d'Alene Lako and reclaiming submerged land. Genernl Wheeler, Chairman of tl Committee on Territories, has no hope oi getting up the bill tor tho admission of New Mexico until after tho tarill' bill is disposed of. Delegate Smith of Ari zona, whose bill for the admission of liii Territory has nlreadv passed the House, says there is no doubt of favorable action in the Senate. A Cubinet officer has staled that the contingency upon which the Secretary of the Treasury could issue bonds with out Congressional action was when the gold reserve in the Treasury was invaded to such a point ns in the judgment of menecretary to impair puDlic confidence. That point, ho raid, had almost, if not quite, been reached, It Is stated in official circles that there is no probability of the international monetary conference reconvening in the spring, as was thought likely some tune ago. At least the suggestion for it to re convene will not emanate from the United States. This information has been conveyed to the British government ny secretary urcsnam. It is said Cleveland has called for the resignation of members of the Utah Commission with a view to increasing us ethciency. Jt is represented that there are conflicting interests among its members, ami that good government will be subserved bv a new deal. When the Democrats in Congress come to admit Utah as a State the commission will die a natural death. The Civil Service Commission has completed the schedule of examinations that will tie Held during the first six months of the present vear to fill posi tions In the railway mail and Indian services. Examinations will be held as follows: Koseburg, Or., April 20; Port land, Or., April 28; Seattle, Wash., April 27; Wnlla Walla. Wash.. May 1. any .ftnonaue.wasij.Jjaxii, The House Committee on Naval At- fairs has ordered an adverse report on the resolution introduced in the House by Mr. Holman of Indiana, directing the secretary of tlie iNavy to suspend until inrther notice was received from Con gress an payments ot premiums lor in- reased speed in naval vessels and call ing on him for information relative to the amount of premiums heretofore paid and the manner of determining tlie amounts of these awards. Mr. Bowers of California anneared be fore the House Committee on Ki vers and llarlwrs the other day in support of a ilan to protect the mouth of San Diego Bay from shoaling. The plan contem plates building a lettv at the mouth of the harbor a mile and a half long. The object is to cut oft' a lateral channel that lias been forming at the mouth of tlie arbor. There is now about twentv- three feet of water on the bar at low tide. The building of the jetty would increase it to twenty-six feet. In the Senate Allen, Populist of Ne braska, called up bis resolution directing the Secretary of the Treasury to inform the Senate from what source the gold oiu of this country outside the Federal Treasury was increased to the amount of $88,000,000 during the fiscal year 18!i:t, as expressed in his recent report for that ear. Dolph Joined with the fopnlist Senator in expressing inubility to com prehend the report of the Secretary of the Treasury, and the resolution of' in- pury was adopted without dissent. Senator Dolph has reported from the Committee on Public Lands and secured the passage of Senator Mitchell's bill to authorize a patent to be issued to Will iam Hendershott for a donation claim in Oregon. He has also secured the pas sage of the House bill to authorize proofs in timber land entries to be niado before ollicers authorized to take proofs in home' stead cases, and also of his bill to an thorize a corrected patent to the Whee- lock-simmons donation claim In Hills boro, Or., and to grant to the State i trad of land for the Crater Lake Park. he investigation of the water re sour, es of the United States undertaken by the geological survey has been prae tically completed. The work was com menced in October, 188(1, with the object of determining the qnantity of water available for the irrigation of arid lands ol the est and for use as water power. Studies have been made of most of the drainage basins west of the 100th merid ian, as well as several catchments of the East. Scientists have devoted a large part of the time in the examination of the " run oil's " of the Missouri, Arkan sas, Kio Grande and Snake rivers. Ge ologist Newell of the survey said in an interview: "It does not appear prob able that even 10 per cent of the land now owned by the government can ever be irrigated. In fact, there is not a suf ficient supply of water to bring under cultivation arid land equal to that which has passed into the bands of individuals and corporations. These are, however, localities where thousands of acres can lie profitably irrigated by the construc tion of dams and irrigating canals." EASTERN MELANGE. Peter Jackson's Constitution Ruined by Drink. FOREIGN CABLEGRAMS. There is a prospect that the Panama scandal may be revived in France China is manning a chain of forts all along tier seacoast with Krupp guns. Mrs. Laugtry has purchased the Cob- ham Park stud farms in England for $80,000, Great Britain, France and Russia each THE NICARAGUA CASAl, COMPANY contribute $20,000 a year to tiie civil list oi me King oi ureecc, The malady from which the King of Mam la now sintering is due to the utilise ot alcoholic stimulants. Englund'g Admiralitv has ordered new cruiser that will make at least twenty-three knots an hour. The harbor of Glasgow will soon be undermined hy seven tunnels, running ai a sale instance under its bed. The decision of the Court of Anneals In Holland that kissing is not an oll'vnse hag attracted some attention in Europe, Russia's revenue fell off about f 10. 000,000 in tho lust nine months of 1803. compared with the similar period in 18112. Iiobengula Is on the banks of the Zam besi with 2,000 young warriors. He pro- Mrs. Frances; B. Clarke Deserts the Episcopal Clitircli Our Total Yield of Wool for '".'I. Thousands of Texas sheep are starv ing on ine prairies. A home for ship builders has been es tablished in flew lork. The organ of the Chicago saloonkeep ers is caiicu Mixed ltiiiks. There were 815 suicides In New York last year, against 241 in 1802. Texas railroad killed 180 peoplo and P8es t keep up the tight with the Brit injured 1,712 during last year. '' Over 2.000 New York painters have deserted mo Knights ot Labor, Labor agitators in England are enlist ing public sympathy in behalf of the overworked barmaids, of whom there are r.mperor vtiiuum oi Germany was much pleased with one of his Christmas . 1 . M V . 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The tax imposed on women for wearing trousers by the French government ranees tram tu to fiz. hut nil u-omnn ine uerman Americans ot Kansas are are not civen tins nnvilew. preparing for a vigorous anti-prohibition I T, , ... . ., .a no irtt I jtic iiaiuo uiun, nuisucrvu nun Un 111 ufnLiinul ..an.ll.lnla fn I..nn c,..nAn.l m. t . t .... - - . . nv wi.K.n, imniiuMW IUI IVUU L J nillACCll mo national idee .ManulacturinLfUuin-1 D.. i vnt i. i :.'.. r...:..:..- . . n , , , "... 1 1 -Jl'u it, .viii. m muilBiUlliil 1.UIII1I11UU pany of New Orleans has completed the Jacobin!, the Pupal Nuncio in Lisbon, first rice elevator. ., ' . . , . a , m .,. . , , , ne" me raris oaion oi ihsi closes iN.iiinni.nui i.nuur uniciais are irvuig nut .inn. H.o P.,lni .i iu...i. ..,.: ,.,:n to mortgage the headquarters in Philu- be devoted to an exhibition of hooks mid- Mrs. Cyrus W. Field has applied for a I , . .... . receiver lor nor millinery business. New York civil-service reformers are trying to form an anti-sjoilg league. The lirooklvii Citv Railroad Comoanv win euip i.uiiu oi its cars with lite- tenders. lelphia for $20,000. The government is to erect at Samlv Hook a search light larger than the one at mo world's f air, The grip has attacked a tribe of In duing up in Wisconsin, and has in sev eral cases proved fatal. Tho conference of transcontinental oi an industries connected with paper, The bicycle has brought about the re opening of many of the old-time country hotels in France, which had closed lonir ago because ot the introduction of rail roads, It is said that In making racing and nleasure hoatn French cnniit.riift.ni-fl nrp ranroau lines at uncago lias faded to creeping rapid v nn to t he r Ens s h r agree upon anything so far. vals and are ueriouslv striving to over- Ihe lire underwriters are lending a nam tneiu vigorous hand in the war against the A new insurance company is being trolley on Manhattan Island. organized at Berlin bv a body of respon- It is predicted that over 1.000 miles of "ille men. mainly jewelers, to insure railroad will lie built in Texas this year tl,e members against losses at tha hands notwithstanding the hard times. 01 burglars ltenorts from Dalliis To . aro in tl.ol A remarkable archieological discovery elfect that Mexican rebels are organizing !s announced from Treves. In excavat- all along the l!io Grande bonier. in? tl,e 'd Koman walls close to the Mo- It is stated that Aztec Indians in Mex- "nP"e P-Hry eswu icnwill loin tin, Yoi.i in u.Ai- ,,ilf meni was aiscovered. againBt the Mexican government. In Ita,y o is now made, from, grape Anntlmp umn nl fl. In.QuilU .n,t n.': " periecuy. ciean anu wen Jettersonvllie J on t of perjiend .n ot the Louisville and .'l"1'1' l)er,ectlv cwSnI..M,u uWe ' bridge is reported to be fc'fl,! SBdV'a fh If lienlir jimi in jimm, ,.f Tna flner -the flour thus obtained the HUUat -aiid in .danar of -,1 flie yna br'oii. " r A letter received from Suiharcand de- scrilies the ravages of the faijline through out Turkestan. The cause of the famine to is the excessive cultivation of cotton the exclusion of cereals. Knglish scientists are ver' much ' ried over the results of an mvestiga falling The New York, Olvmpia and other big warships, it is understood, will patrol inn ruciuc next summer io prevent scal loping. J'.ne railroad directors have issued a notice to road's security holders prooos- r.ngnsn scientists are very much wor- ing a new mortgage to secure 70,000,000 r'ed over the results of an investigation n bonds. nnicu us soun u ueyonu ouuut mat ine The South Carolina coast is being 8eai! ro,1"a t,ie "V8. 1 ,eoast' ttre '"'"'K waU'hed to prevent contraband war ma- nll'"" exael1 terial from leaving to aid the Brazilian The rate of mortality of Loudon is insurgent. snown oy a recent report to have stead- The total viuld of wool in th United oy decreased with the introduction and States last year is estimated at 804.350.- perfection of adequate means of dispos- uuu pounds, tlie largest crop ever made '"Kul ie sewage oi ine cuy. in one year. A,.i,r,Imi in a ,1o,.iu;,.m i0t ,,iuui .i goon goiu unu nas jnsi m-en mane ny the supreme Uotirt of the (ierman tho Ksther shaft of the Wolcott Empire boycotting is not forbidden hv 1 .:.t.:..-!.. 1.1 I f .1... I i: S r t ' Kiuunu n iiiiiii si. uiucKs oi me leaning ine law oi ine mini, aitnough It is to be thoroughfare of Leadville, Col. condemned on moral grounds. The smallest immigration last, year Camels have been Intrrslnced nnon . on i i !i i i ! j. - i " ica iiuui jvu;u, aimnin. j o.i.j- , wiiue uie Heaviest rusu was DrPflei,t eighteen camels are at work irom Italy, which sent ns (s5,2!l0. nlowing. and their keen is found t.. cost. i lie uiuvi value oi lie crops oi lie much less tnan that nt linrsna. nited states during IHWS is estimated MIDWINTER FAIR. The Exposition Started on the Road to Success. FREEDOM OF THE PRESS. EASTERN VISITORS IN ECSTACY iue lllh of June Has Been Set Apart as Hawaiian Day All the Buildings Beady. (Wourly Olreular Letter- No. t.l L Tho seini-oflicial opening of the Call fomia A id winter International Exposi tion took iilui'8 ou the 1st ot January, according to the original announcement. Owing to the delay caused iu shipping foreign exhibits from Chicago, it was nndeintood, of course, that everything would not Ik in readiness ou that date, lut t'.;e buildings were completed, I, rout many of the concessional feature were in full operation, and the Exposi tion was practically started on the road to success, The day could not have been more beautiful if it had been made to order, Eastern people visiting California for the first time went into ecstacies over a New Years Day so much like the grand est April day in other parts of the world. there were flowers blooming on every Lund, and the deep green foliage formed a ftnking background for the gala day costumes of the thousands of ladies who thronged U olden Gate Furk until th eun went down. Early on this beautiful midwinter morning flags were hoisted on each and every flagstaff on the build lugs and in aud about the Exposition grounds; there were concerts during the day by the great Midwinter Fair band, and thousands of people availed them selves of the opportunity to view the buildings and to witness the special at tractions which were offered. Among the concessions which opened np on Now Year's Day were the Santa iiarbaragea lion exhibit, Boone's wild animal arena, the Ostrich farm, Heidel berg castle, the Vienna Prater, the Col orado gold mine, the Japanese Garden, the ix-emo Kailway, and a great many others. The Santa Barbara sea lions will evidently prove to be one of the great drawing cards of the Exposition, This is one of the entirely new features one that was not seen at Chicago, Those who witnessed the performance in the wild animal arena, and who had seen the similiar performance on the Midway Plaisance in Chicago, say that Boone's show rivals Hagenbeclc's in every r'TfOTilriTj mil anihiiuwmn It ine) scenic railway did a remarkable Secretary Carlisle has received from Attorney-lleneral Olney an opinion in which he holds that the Chinese exclu sion act and prior acts regarding the Chinese permit Chinese laborers coining or going to countries other than the United Mates to pass in transit to the country of destination through the United States. This Question wa submit ted to the Attorney-General pome time ago by Secretary Carlisle, for the reason that it is alleged that a number of Chi namen while in transit stop off at points in this country and thereby gain admis sion in violation of the law. Many Chi nese laborers, too, it is said, who land at San Francisco from China, destined for Cuba, return to this country by way of Key nest, rl, or by points on the Mexican border, holding certificates as merchants " fraudulently obtained. It was to stop tnese avenues that the Treasury Dertment consulted the Attorney-General, hoping that his opinion wonld be that the law could be so con strued as to prevent Chinese laborers from passing through the United Mates. The Attorney-General has not been able io gratify the department by carrying oat this expectation. U at $H,000,000,000, of which the largest item is tf7ou,ouu,oou worth of hay. Judge Guillett of the Valparaiso (Ind.1 Judicial Court proposes to give nil crim inals who are habitual drunkards the gold cure instead of prison sentences. The State of Connecticut is swarming nil bunco men who have been driven out of New York, and it is said that many of them are in a destitute condition. Only thirty-five vessels have been built at Baltimore during 1803. while sixty- one wore built there in mix. 1 lie regis tered tonnage showed an even greater iccline, The employes of the Philadelphia citv government are contributing 1 per cent ol their salaries for the relief of the poor, and will continue to do so while the dis tress lasts. A bill to prohibit the running of rail road trains, freight, passenger or even mail, in South Carolina on Sunday has lieen introduced in the legislature of that Mate. Charles Henderson of Wellston, 0., is fitting out an expedition to seek for treasure which he claims was secreted in a cave on an island In the South Seas forty years ago. Peter Jackson, the colored prize fighter, has mined his constitution by Madrid is to emulate Chicago. A roval edict has been promulgated, and on April 1, 1801, there will lie opened in the Span ish capital an international exhibition that will last until October .11. Another Communist colony is to be started in Fast Africa. Everything will be managed by voluntary groups of self- governing men, who will own all they can raise, but have no exclusive right to the land. The cold weather causes the greatest misery in many quarters of Berlin, and additional shelters have been opened for the accommodation ol the 2.000 or more people who receive coffee and bread free of charge. Prof. Tyndall's death bv accidental poisoning lias served to draw attention to the fact that in 1892 no less than 500 out of the 870 deaths certified as having oeen caused ny poison were duo to mis adventure. . At an inquest held in England recent ly the evidence brought to light tl queer fact that the life of the dead man had been insured by a liquor dealer whose bar ho chiefly patronized. This practice is said to obtain to a consider able extent in hnglaml. The Bank of France has nut in circu lation notes printed on ramie paper. The notes are of the same form as the " ... ... ... , , I 1 l.o liwco nm excessive arum, it is positively asserted dd-fashioned ones, but the new paper is by a well-posted sportsman that Peter ighter and at the same time tirnVthan win nor. Fi.o. u. n.c .i.ig .Kui. the 0l(( and perl1,tg t clearer impres- nomeo ragiiosiro aa an applicant, lor (ion, rendering counterfeiting more dil- naturalization papers peiore a iew lorn nam, court recently, and when the Judge asked him who was the Chief Executive of the United States he answered confidently, "Tammana llalla." He got his walking papers instead. Major Graham Davis of North Caro lina is actively interesting himself in a movement to save from ruin the old fort of Sir Walter Raleigh on the eastern coast and preserve to the State the ground l -L I. U..!l. on which n wan uunt. The students who enter Hillsdale i Mich.) College single cannot get mar ried during their course and remain in the college. People already married. however, are not barred. This is in ac cordance with a new rnle laid down by the faculty and just made public. Mrs. Frances B. Clarke of St. Paul, Minn., has deserted the Episcopal Church, and is now on her way to Koine to become a uatholic. .Mrs. Clarke is the wealthiest woman in Minnesota, and her husband is one of the most promi nent men. She was President of the World's Fair Board at Chicago, and at tracted a great deal of attention both because of her beauty and ability. The English rival to the Eiffel tower at Wembley Park will probably be com pleteu by ine end oi this year. The tower has a general resemblance to that of iMllel, but la more pointed and slen der. The four legs which support it are founded in concrete to a depth of sev- eniy-uve leei, ana sianci ,wy leet apart. The entire work is of steel. Last September Sarah Bernhardt was robbed of 150,000 worth of jewelry in Rio i : i . i . . i . i ' i jane.ru, uuu ine Bunpc:ieu iniei was tried for it. The Paris Evenment pub lished a pretended interview with Sarah, in which she confessed the whole thing was an advertisement. This article had the ellect after it reached Kio of causing the prisoner to be discharged. Now that Sarah has returned to Paris she sues for fii.000 damages in that first the legal proceedings at ftio were abandoned and that the article reflected personally noon her. Chicago is to cremate its garbage. Separate the hogs wanted for butcher ing from the stock hogs and sows. Pnt A plan of reorganization or adjustment I them in a small warm pen and teed well of the Nicaragua Canal Company is be-1 until time to slaughter. ing prepared at the cityol ew xora, ...... which will be fuller, franker and more More boiled cotton seed for the cows equitable than the one the stockholders should be used in the South. That is, are now asked to assent to, and they will ',ot i"or DT the individual farmer, who, be asked to join in the appointment of a ne "" 'l. Pt it in with other committee composed of men of national rations, as it is too rich to feed alone; reputation, strict integrity and ability bnt more farmers should utilize this to reorganize the company or adjust its 'd a section where dairying is at affairs in the best interests of all the last becoming recognized as a inost prof- tockholders. i table busintsm. business; the crowds in fact being greater than could be easily accommodated. The Ostrich farm was also well patron ized, while Heidelberg and Vienna were full of visitors all day long. These con- Cf !-sionaires, as well as others not sped tied in this connection, are very well sat isfied with their start, and feel confident that when the exposition gets in run ting order, their dearest hopes in the line of money making will be realized Notwithstanding the fact that there were no speciul attractions of a general nature provided for this semi-official opening day, there were about 10,000 people who paid for admission to the grounds. The price of admission is only 25 cents as yet, the 50 cent rate will not be established until the official cereuion lal opening. The date wheu the open ing ceremonies will take pluoe has uot yet been definitely fixed. It will prob ably be about the 15th or 20th of this month. It will depend largely uion the rapidity with which exhibits arrive and are installed, ah the buildings ore ready, and a great many exhibits are now being arranged, but it will be fully the middle of the month before every thing will he in readiness. When the grand day of ceremonial opening comes, there will be an elaborate program of exercises, in which all the state, municipal aud federal officials of of the Pacific Coast will participate. The merchants and residents of San Francisco are making extensive prepara tions to decorate their stores and resi dences and the Exposition will hav the grandest " send off " ever accorded to any enterprise in this part of the world. There have been received hy the chief of the Department of Publicity and Pro motion a great many queries in regard to editorial courtesies which are to be extended during the Exposition. Some of the querists seem to fancy that the Exposition will, in some way, arrange for railway transportation for visiting sditors. This, however, is not the case. The Exposition management has nothing to do with transportation, but every ed itorial visitor to Han Francisco, upon presentation of credentials to the Depart ment of Publicity and Promotion, will be provided with a pass to the Exssi M m during the term of his stay In Sun Francisco. Visiting editors may rest assured, therefore, that they will lie taken care of in this regard, and that any other courtesy which it is possible for the Exposition management to ex tend to them will be gladly accorded. Monday, the 11th of June, is the day that has been set apart as "Hawaiian Day," and that occasion will be taken advantage of for the making of a special effort in the way of a general entertain ment in which the Hawaiian concession aires will play the part of hosts. A part of the program will consit of a parade by the entire foreign contingent, headed hy the Hawaiian national band of forty pieces, which was formally the Koyal bund of Honolulu. Among other fea tures of the day will be a horse race with female riders, sitting astride, as is the native custom. There will also be native field sports, including fencing, spear throwing and hcola dancing. On Waikiki Ja&'xm, within the Hawaiian village enclosure, there will be a com prehensive exhibition of anustic sports. The event of the day, however, will be a luau, or native feast, to which the offic ials of the fair, the municipal officers, the press, and others will be invited. Guests will sit on mats and eat from a table a foot and a half from th ground. Roast pig and baked dog, cooked in ti leaves, broiled denl fish, sna a large number of other Indian fish also cooked in leaves, native fruit and, of course. poi" with every course, will be some of tbe item of the men a. It will reqnire about a week of prepartion to properly W7 K Subject Which IntereiU Editor Elllisnd the titli.ii nf New llrunewluk. Editor J. V. Ellis of the St. John (N. B.) Globe, a mau TO years of iige, was recently sentenced to one month's Imprison ment and a fine of tt.000 for a con structive con tempt of court that Is discernible by none but the microscopic eye of the offended mag istrates who sen tenced him and whose proceedings In the matter have amused a great deal of popular In- i. V. Ki.l.18. dlgnatlon in the province. When Mr. Kills was released from prison he was greeted by a multi tude of ieople, accompanied by a score of hands, whose muslo could not In heard above the acclamations of the people. On his arrival at Ht. John lie was met at the station by a delegation of the leading citi zens and escorted to his homo by otie of the largest processions ever seen In Canada. Later on a public reception was given him, at which speeches were made hy prominent men from all parts of the Do minion. The amount of money necessary to pay the fine and costs was subscribed by the people, and tbe affair will probably be one of the leading Issues at the next gen eral election. The trouble was of a political nature. George King, the Liberal candidate, defeat ed George F. Baird, Conservative, at an election held in Queen's county hy (K) votes. The returning officer, on the plea that the proper deposit bad not been made by Mr. King, declared the defeated candidate Mr. Halrd elected. When a motion was made to bring the matter before the county court, Judge Tuck of the superior court is sued a writof prohibition, which action led Io loud protests, and the following article appeared In the St. John Globe, of which Mr. Kills is editor: This whole business, aa It slaials before the country today, Is a scandal and an outrage of the most abominable character. It Is an out rage upon the electorate and a disgrace to in stitutions alleged to he free. It is the worst blow uubifo liberty and public morality have yet reoelved, and no effort should be left un tried by the friends of free inntltutlons to pre vent the foul deed which Halrd and hla allies are seeking to perpetrate on tho country. Proceedings for contempt of court were instituted against Mr. Kills for the publica tion of the above art icle, and tbe judges re fused to allow him to be tried by a jury or to appeal to the supreme court of t he Do minion. PARNELL'S SUCCESSOR. THE PORTLAND MARKETS. The Quantise That Make Mr. Redmond An Effective Leader In Parliament. John E. liednionil, wholmsbeen invested with the leadership of the I'arnelllte branch of the Irish party in the bouse ot commons ever since the death of that great tactician, is a comparatively young man to have achieved such a distinction, being but little past his thirty eixlHh birthday, but his fol lowers yield him an unwavering support that is comparable only with that accorded his great predecessor, and comparisons be- n Whiat-Valley, 92c; Walla Walla, 8081c per cental. provisions. Eastern Smoked Meats and Lard Hams, medium, 12(31 per pound; hams, large, lli12kc; hams, picnic, ll12c; breakfast bacon, 1315c; short clear sides. U13c; dry salt sides, J0'bUc; dried beef hams, 1213c; lard, compound, in tins, O'-oWlOjjC per pound; pure, in tins, ll'i,134c; pigs' icci, ovs, to.oo; pigB' leet, ws, sa.uu, HOPS, WOOL AND HIDES. Hops '3s, choice, 15(4 lfic per pound ; medium, 1012c; poor, 6(97u. Wool Valley, lOtgillc per pound; Umpqua, ll12c; Eastern Oregon, U(t$ 10c, according to quality and shrinkage. Hides Dry selected prime, 6c; green, salted, 60 pounds and over, 3c; under 60 pounds, 2 3c; sheep pelts, shearlings, lOwloc: medium. 20a(35c: lomr wool. 3060c; tallow, good to choice, 33J$c per pounu. LIVE AND DRESSED MEAT. Beef Top steers, 2,'io per pound; fair to good steers, 2c; No. 1 cows, 2c ; fair cows, lo; dressed beef, 3.60(35.00 per 100 pounds. Mutton Itest sheep, f2.00; choice mutton, 11.75(32.00; lambs, $2.00(32.25. Hoos Choice heavy, H.65$5.00 ; me- l... 1 tUrAl El. 11 . 1.. l , l uiuin, ei.wtsi.uv, ugui anu leeuers, fi.wiyii.ov, uresseu, yo.ou. Veai f3.005.00. COBDAOE. Manilla roe, IU in. cir. and np, lOjc ; manilla rope, 12-tliread. hi diain.. lie: manilla rope. 6 and it-thread. W and 5-It! aiain., iic; manilla Pail rope, In coils or on reels, 10'sjc; manilla lath yarn, tarreu, uc ; manuia nawser-iaid rope well boring, etc., 13c; manilla transmission- of-power rope, 14c; manilla paper twine. uc; manuia spring twine, 14c; sisal rope, Hi in. cir. and upward, 7c; sisal rope, lz-tnread, y diam.. 7ic; sisal rope, 6 and 0-thread, 1 and 6-10 diam.. 8c; Bisal lath yarn, tarred, 7c; hop-vine twine, tarrea, vc; sisal paper twine, 8,V. FLOUR, PEED, ETC. Flour Portland, 2.75; Salem, $2.75; Cascadia, $2.75; Dayton, $2.76; Walla Walla, $3.00; Snowfiake, $2.80; Corval lis, $2.66; Pendleton, $2.66; Orahaiu, $2.40 ; Bupertlne, $2.26 per barrel. Oats White, 8334o per bushel; gray, 3132c; rolled, in bags, $0.26 6.60; barrels, $6.76(g7.00; in cases, $3.76. Millhtufps Bran, $13(il0; shorts, $16(416; ground barley. $16(.U8; chop feed, $16 per ton; whole feed barley, 60 70c per cental; middlings, $23ta28 per ton; chicken wheat, 65c$1.15 per cental. Hay Good, $10 12 per ton. dairy pboouci. Butter Oregon lancy creamery, 80(9 32c; fancy dairy, 2627c; fair to good, 20(a22't,'c; common, 10(al7c per pound ; California, 6065c per roll. Cheese Oregon, 1013c; Califor nia, - ' c; Young America, 1216c; Swiss, imported, 3032c; domestic, 16 18c per pound. Egos -Oregon, 20o per dozen; East ern, 2022Hc Poultry Chickens, mixed, quoted at $4.00(100 per dosen ; ducks,$4.50(a6.00;. FARM AND GARDEN. Cows Need Watering Twice Day in the Winter. HKVRKAL PITHY PARAGRAPHS. A Man .Should Not Condemn t Thing Uutll He Han at Umt Given It a Trlai-Polntem. Cold-storage butter keeps best at a temperature of about 20 degrees. Color doesn't make the cow give milk. Weigh the milk and test it in order to judge of her worth. Theoretically cows need watering twice a day in winter, but in practice once a day seems to be just as good. Feed cows twice a day only twice. Let them chew the cud well between meals. They are bnilt that way. Wash and cook the potatoes that are too small for market or for tahln They are good for pigs or chickens. Churn cream from strippers at a high temperature in some cases an blah 70 degrees. The butter fat needs soften ing. An exchange savs bran fed to cows makes the cream harder to churn and requires longer for the operation. It works the other way for us. During the Ions winter eveniniM mnph of the theoretical knowledge of agricult ure can be acquired. Obtain a few of tbe best books on the subjects in which you are specially interested, and read them carefully and thoughtfully. Lose no time now in making every thing secure for winter. See that tha crops are properly stored, as it does not pay to grow a thing and then let it spoil before getting to market. One thing that we would call attention to is that yon keep the potatoes from the light. A dark, cool, dry place is what they want. A man should not condemn a tlilno- until he has at least given it a trial. We have observed that those who sneer at intensive cultivation, extra heavy ma nuring, etc., are the men who hav nnver attempted to practice them. A trial of these methods is very apt to give one some respect for them. Supose you make a little experiment In this direc tion next season. Double cropping is a matter that the majority of farmers do not sea thxir WAV toward practirintr. But where it done it is a pretty certain wav in which to increase the earnings of the land. Crops must be used which donot reonire a long season for maturing, and yon must make up your mind to apply enough manure to counteract the extra draia made upon the land. INCOMPLETE MANURE. Barnyard manure is ordinarily looked 1tefrorTOrkeVB71lW,rr FMuijfiet a&naier- pound ; dressed, 16o. and in the sense of supplying the most iiOTuou elements oi piani loou MR. ItKPJION'O AT IIOMfi. tween the two are frequently made hy Lon don scribes, not greatly to Mr. Redmond disadvantage. lie has much of that self containment and apparent strength of reserved force that were characteristic of Parnell, but is not so cold aud secretive. He is an Irish man of ancient origin and long descent, Due nas little ot that, excltahllity of tem perament which so many of them possess, though he Is genial, cordial, sympathetic ami warm Hearted, r rank and outspoken as a rule, he Is yet able to keep his own counsel when tlie need arises and Is reason able enough to be willing to work diligent ly and methodically for the end in view rather thau make a mad rush for it. Mr. Redmond is an iinwaverimt believer in I'arnell s doctrlue of the absolute Inde pendence of the Irish parliamentary con tlngent. He Is willing to form an alliance with the (jliidstoniaus or with any English party that will serve his purpose, hut net ther gratitude nor hopefulness will ever in- uce hi in to merge his party Into any other organization, no long as the present goveru- ie:it shall see lit to pursue tbe Hue of pol icy that he believes most conducive to ob taining home rule, Mr. Redmond may lie xiwcted to tight under the Liberal ban ners, but If at the next session Mr. Glad stone should deviate materially from that line then Kedmoud mid his followers would speedily Join the ranks of the opposition, When he first entered parliament In 18H1 Mr. Kedmoud represented the district of ew Koss and made his maiden speech the day he took his seat. At present he repre sents vt aterford, having fulled of election in Cork, where he contested Parnell's old district. His father, his brother William and a greatuncle have all represented va rious Irish constituencies in the bouse. John Kedmoud Is a graduate of Trinity col lege, Dublin, and a lawyer by profession, though he has never practiced much. He and his brother married wealthy Australian ladies who were sisters, but the wife of John died some time ago. "Tha Old Cluck on tha Stain." Ernest Longfellow, a son of the great poet, has a token of remembrance of h's father at bis borne in Magnolia which money cannot buy. It Is nothing more or lens than "The Old Clock on the Btairs," made famous by his father. The clock was formerly owned by Thomas Gold Apple ton, and at his death tbe heirs, of whom one was Captain Nathan Appletou, think ing the clock was of particular value to Ernest Ixiugfellow, on account of bis father's connection with tbe ancient time piece, donated it to the son of the poet, so that it now adorns nook in the stairs of bis house at Magnolia. Other Way ftoand. She I cannot think what induced Jack to marry again after bis first unfortunate experience. Once bitten, twice shy, you know. He Perhaps If bs bad reversed It and been once iby be wouldn't have been twice bitten. Brooklyn Life. VEGETABLES AND FRUITS. Veobtables Cabbage. 1 Mi mr pound : potatoes, Oregon, 6075c per sack ; on ions, $1.25 per sack ; sweet potatoes, 21!!o per pounu; uaniornia celery, Btxgwc; artichokes, 85c)$1.00 per dozen ; Cali- lomia lettuce, zotgzoc per dozen; cauli flower, $2.76 per crate, 90c per down; parsley, 25c per dozen; sprouts, $1.00(i 1.25 per box; string beans, 15 18c per pound; asparagus, 18(it20c per pound; 108 Angeles tomatoes, fli.ou per box, Fhuits Sicily lemons, $5.0005.60 per box; California fancy, $3.50(u4.00 ; com mon, $2.50(5:3.00; bananas, $1.50d3.00 per bunch; Honolulu, $1.50(32.50; Cali ornia navels, t2.75iS3.6U per box : seed lings, $2.002.75; Mexican, $3.50(33.75; Japanese, $1.75(32.00; apples (buying price), green, 6065c per box; red, 50( 75c; late winter pears, 05H0o per box, CANNED GOODS Canned Goods Table fruits, assorted, 1.76(32.00; peaches, $1.85(3.2.00; Bart lett pears, $1.76(42.00; plums, $1.37K 1.60; strawberries, $2.25(2.46; cherries, $2.25(32.40; blackberries, $1.85(32.00; laspberries, $2,40; pineapples, $2.26(3 2.80; apricots, $1.66. Pie fruits, assorted, $1.20; peaches, $1.26; plums, $1.00(31.20; blackberries, $1.25(3.1.40 per dozen. Pie fruits, gallons, assorted, $3.15(33.50; peaches, 3.60(34.00; apri cots, $3.50(3,4.00; plums, $2.76(33,00; blackberries, $4.254.60; tomatoes,$1.10. Meats Corned beef, Is, $1.40; 2s, $2.10; chipped, $2.36; lunch tongue, Is, $11.50; 2b. $6.76; deviled bam, $1.60(3 2.75 per dozen. Fish Sardines, b, 75c$2.25; s, sz.l&($4.ou; lobsters, z.;su(3a.0O; sal- mnH . I 1 IK ...lla l KA. fl . Ullfll, bill i-U MIIO, f ..iuiyi.uv, unm, ii.OiZ-iDR, iz.i(ifz.ou;i-oarrel, lo.w, STAPLE OROOERIES. Coffee Costa Rica. 23c: Bio. 22 Ja 23c; Salvador, 23c; Mocha, 26)4 Zhc; Arbuckle's, Columbia and Lion, 100-pounu cases, 2o(330c per pound. iUiED rauiTS ltnw pack, Petite prunes, l(38c; silver, 10(3 12c; Italian, Wffiuc; Herman, owne; plums, 6(gl0c: evaporated apples, 8($10c; evaporated apricots, lots 16c; peaches, 10(3 12c; pears, 7llc per pound. Salt Liverpool. 200s, $15.60; 100s. $16.00; 60s, $16.60; stock, $8.50(39.60. Byhui" Eastern, In barrels, 40(t55c; in half barrels, 42:357c; in cases, 35(3 HOc per gallon; $2.25 per keg; California, in barrels, 2040c per gallon ; $1.75 per keg. Bdoab V, 4J6c Uolden C, 4,'jc; extra !. 4?ic ; confectioners' A, 6 '(Jc ; dry gran lated, 6''c: cube, crushed and now- dered, 6J-Bc per pound ; Jc per pound discount on all grades for prompt cash ; tnapie sugar, ltxsioo per ponud. Rice No. 1 Sandwich Island. $4.60(3 4.75 ; no Japan in market. Beans bmall white, No. 1, 2?c; No. 2, 2c; large white, 2c; pea beans, 23.c; pink. 2l0c; bavou. 2Vc: butter. 3c; Lima, 3'c per pound. Pickleh Barrels. No. 1. 28(30c per fallon; No. 2, 2628c; kegs, 6s, 85c per eg ; half gallons, $2.75 per dozen ; quar ter gallons, 11.70 per dozen. Raisinh London laj-ers, boxes, $1.75 (32.00; halves. $2.00(32.25; quarters. $2.25(3.2.75 ; eighths, $2.50(33.00. Loose Muscatels, boxes, $1.50 ; fancy fared, $1.75; bags, 3 crown, 4,-j(85c per pound; 4 crown, 5(250. Seedless Sultanas, boxes. $1.75(32.00; bags, OoiHc per pound. Row Ha Did It. Wool Hicks promised to give bis wife 10 cents for every 10 be spends for cigars. Van Pelt How doe It work? Wool First rate. Whenever ws mert be buys me a drink, and I buy him a cigar. Truth. Aaotbar Parades. "Tbe carious thing about a cold," snuffed I'nele Allen Sparks, plying huhandkercl lef ge up . IBJin, ana sna prorunon. ,10,00,1,, ,nt toe , Joa tniX are 10 ue specially unpurtM irosa in it the mors yeu've got of il." Chicago Hawaiian Islands for this event ' Irlbaae, this is true. Vet it seldom, if ever, contains mese piani 100a ingredients In the pro portions which have been found to give the best results. Farmyard manure con tains (according to the animal and the food consumed.1 from .4 to .8 per cent of nitrogen, .2 to .4 ;er cent of phosphoric acid, .3 to .0 per cent ol potash; practi cally twice as much phosphoric acid and considerably more than of potash. This is too nitrogenous for a well-balanced fertilizer, and any one using barnyard manure does well therefore to use acid phosphate and potash salts in addition. Farm manures usually deficient in pot ash, such as those produced from corn meal, silage and stover, and hay from the grasses generally, and esjieciallv when fed with nitrogenous food, should always be applied in conjunction with leruuzers containing larger amounts of potash and phosphorio acids. A still better plan is to sprinkle these materials In the stable and upon the dung heap, and thus a double benefit is obtained by preventing the escape of ammonia from the manure. Potash salts are especially soluble in this respect, and when so used no leaching must under any circum stances be allowed, as they will lie easily washed out of the pile to the detriment of the manure. WRIQ1IT AT THE SHEDS. The following comes from the Ontario experiment station : Sometimes it is not easy to convince the farmers that raising and fattening lam lis is a good-paying business when the conditions are favor able, but the following piece of experi ence at our station will tend to show the possibilities that lie in that direction. In the autumn of 1801 we purchased two carloads of lambs in Prince Edward 1st. and, 1,150 miles eastward from Guelph, Ontario, where the station is located. Some of these we fattened and sent back again to Halifax, within 100 miles of where they were bought, leaving ns a substantial rash profit at the same time over all expenses. Some of them we fed until May, and were then shipped by us to Liverpool and sold. They cost us $2 fer head when purchased, and averaged 11.80 per head at the Liverpool docks. After charging all expenses whatsoever we had a nice little rash nmrtt on the lambs, not counting in the manure, al though we had paid the expenses of their transit a distance of not less than 6,000 miles. AS TO WATERING COWS. A European experiment in waterinir dairy cows shows that cows always in tneir staples gave much better results when changed back where they could get water twice a day. It was found that the milk yield increased where the cows had access to water at will, and no de crease of fat contents occurred. The daily increase of milk was small, but as estimated it would improve the yield forty gallons per cow per year. A no ticeable feature of the experiment is that the cows drank a little less when per mitted to drink at will than when fur nished twice a day. By drinking often there was less chilling of the stomach' than where water had to be taken twice a day and each time in large quantities. The digestion was improved, as with each small draught of water some gas tric juice was secreted and went with it, which was not the case to the same ex tent where large draughts of cold water had to be taken. Awarded Highest Honors World's Fair. PPES The only Pure Cream of Tartar Powder. If o Ammof is; No Alam. UMd in MUlkoj of HosMt 40 Yon tit Cuadard.