COURIER OREGON CITY. CLACKAMAS CQUNTY. OREGON, FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 16. 194. VOL. XI. NO. 41. OREGON OCCIDENTAL NEWS. Chinese Spring; Another Scheme to Outwit the Law. INDIAN'S OS THE WAR PATH An Ex-Member of the Idaho LfRls lature Victimize a World'! Fair ComiuUslouer. Mining Is booming all over New Mux no. I Lightning-rod swindlers are getting on pretty well among uregon tanners. The combined American and British sealers on tills Coast will hardly number a dozen tins season. . Governor McGraw, It seems, has in cnrred the criticism of Governor McCon nell because of apparent indifference to the irrigation congress. Seattle and Townsend are quarreling about harbor facilities with ulterior de signs on the sealing patrol fleet. The! patronage is in great favor. The street-car system of Sacramento lias changed hands. The new owners propose to run the electric cars with the water power generatea at roisom The Indians are on the war path In the Bunker Mill mining district in An zona, lour Indians attacked a pi pector named I'ls'ir. who esca: Mammoth and .n- ibv alarm. Thompson Campbell of Butte, Mont, has five sapphires taken from the eh zard of a Montana turkey. The sap phires are all of good size, and one of them weighs about two karats. There is a general belief that the many Btories told about Evans and Morel are inventions. The public outside of the neighborhood where the two outlaws re ceive sympathy are becoming incredu Ions. E. E. Barnard, the noted astronomer of Lick Observatory, has been awarded the famous A ratio medal bv the Frenoh Academy for his discovery of Jupiter's fifth satellite. This medal has been awarded to only two astronomers be sides .Barnard. Additional and somewhat sensational points have been raised in the contest to secure possession 01 me property 01 airs, Pratt, which has been in control of Gen eral Mansfield at Los Angeles. There are charges that Mrs. Pratt has been de ceived by designing parties and defraud' ed of lurge Bums. Turn Lin Ying has been landed at Portland by a ruling of the United States District Court. The woman claimed to be a wife of Chung Cliu, a merchant of Portland, and that she was married to him by proxy six months ago in China. The court held that the marriage was legal according to Chinese custom, and consequently was legal in this country. . A suit has been commenced by the United States at Los Angeles against th'e Southern Pacific Company lor 1,500,UUO acres of land lying along the latter1 track between Banning and Yuma, and it is part of the Texas-Pacific grant. It is what is said to have been recently sold by C. P. Huntington to the Colorado Ir rigation Cora oan v. It forms the Colo rado Desert, and without water is worth less. J. G. Watts, an ex-member of the Idaho Legislature, borrowed several gold nuggets and then obtained money from the banks on them. He told the State World's Fair Commissioner that if he would pay the banks he could have the nuggets for exhibition, with the privi lege of selling them afterward, realizing the money on them. This was done, and the Commissioner has Just discovered that the nuggets were originally Dor rowed, and he is called upon to pay for them. ? At a recent meeting of the Directors . .t 1 . n . . 1 oi uie aiiuwinujr rair Association ni Portland it was decided to abandon the attempt to make an exhibit at the fair in progress in pan f ranctsco. ine rea son for tliis is that sufficient interest has not been manifested in the matter by Urgonians generally, rortiand nas sub scribed very handsomely with a laud able desire of assisting the State in making a creditable display, but the country townB have subscribed such small amounts that Portland has con tributed more than BO per cent of the Bum raised. In view of this state of af fairs and discouraging reports received as to the probable success of the fair the; Directors appointed a committee to wind up the aiiairs 01 tne corporation ana dis tribute the funds. The San Francisco Chronicle prints a lone article exposing the methods By which the Chinese may evade the excluV eion law through a system ot false cer tificates of registration. It states the Chinese are systematically stuffing the registration books opened under the Mc Creary act. The law provides no pen alty for the punishment of those who register twice, ana on account oi and names many are able bv going to' different places of registration to secure from two to a dozen certificates of regis tration. These, it is claimed, will soon have a marketable value of from (60 to $100, and will find a ready sale among the Mongolians smuggled into the coon try. The Chronicle declare the Chinese have no trouble at all in securing many bogus certificates. Oregon's mammoth cave will soon be explored and rendered accessible to the public. A company has been incorpor ated at San Francisco for the purpose of developing what bids fair to be one of the greatest natural attraction on the Pacific Coast. For year rumors have reached civilization that way baak in the monntains of Josephine county. Or., in the wildest part of the Cascade Range was a cave in which one might wander for month without finding an end. These reports came from hunters and trappers, who occasionally visited that wild region in search of game, and but little credence was given them. Nothing of any certainty was known concerning the cave until four year ago, when W. K. Hearst of the San Francisco Exam iner sent a reporter, Charles Michelson, and a photographer to- explore it depths. The cave is about seventy-five mile from Grant's Pass, and in order to reach it they were compelled to go by stage about fiftv - mile and the remainder of the distance with a pack train. From reports given the public by the Examiner party the cave jsiarger and excels in beauty the great Mam moth cave of Kentucky. ; The other day John C- Quinn, Thomas T. Williams, James L. Gittingr - and. Samuel W. Backus of San Francisco, Thomas B. Morton and A. J. Henderson of Kerby- Tille, Or., and Aiphonso Bv Smith of great similarity of Chinese in featurekph were accepted, together with the Grant's Pass filed article of incorpora- countries to land along the eeeooast op tion of the Oregon Cave Improvement 1 posite the Channel Island. Under the Company. The capital stock i $500,000, : term of the treaty this commission ws of which $7,000 ha been subscribed, to complete the work within the'-period The avowed purpose ia to boy and im-' of two years, which would expire this prove the great Oregon ears, build bo fail. It has been found im practicable to tela, roads, park and do lumberiat Mi Busing buaineaa. . FROM WASHINGTON' CITY. 1 The Senate ha confirmed the noiu nation of Thomas Moonlight of Kansas to be Minister to Bolivia. r The plan of Inspecting immigrants foroign ports More embarkation for this country provided in tne uui oi eione oi Pennsylvania has been approved by the Mouse loinnutiee pn juuieiary, The report upon the Holman resolu tion for the Investigational the system of premium to builders of naval vessels for extra speed, which approve of the svstemi has been adopted by the House iv aval com m ii tee. The House Naval Affair Committee has ordered a favorable report on the resolution expressing pleasure and satis faction at the prompt action of Admiral Benham in protesting American coin' m.rCA at Rln de Juiiaim.' A deficiency appropriation of (400,000 lor,, the expense oi the united states Courts,' Which has been asked by the Attorney-General.' I being considered by the House Appropriations Commit- mitlee, ana win pronauiy pe granted. In the House Kill of Oregon asked unanimous consent for the consideration of the Senato bill to extend the time al lowed the Umatilla Irrigation Company frir'.tha cnmnletinn of its rana arrosfl the Umatilla Indian reservation in Ore' gon. 1 he bill passed The War Department this year has re ports oi the militia from the Adjutant' Generals, of every State in the Union. The report show 0,270 commissioned of' inO Q10 nnMntnA mon In (lu Vi. ULL'I T ( 1V..VI. Clllinwu 111. II . 14 ,IIU ' tional Guard and about 9,000,000 men in the unorganized militia. The Senate Committee on Foreign Re lations has decided to report in favor of the ratification of the treaty with Gre.it Britain for the extension of the treaty fortompletlng the survey between Alaska and Northwest Territory, which was sent to the senate Monday by the President. In the session of the Public Lands Committee adverse reports were ren dered on the bills for a survey of lands granted to the Willamette valley and Cascade Wagon Road Company in Ore iron: to prevent the consolidation of land offices in Colorado, and to dispose of several abandoned military reservations. Senator Allen has introduced a bill re pealing all laws enacted relating to the coinage or use of silver since January 1, 1873, and re-enacting all laws relating to silver and in force previous to that by authorizing and directing the issue of United states legal-tender notes and to prohibit the further use of United States nterest-bearfng bonds. Senator Pettigrew has introduced an amendment, intended to be offered by him to the Wilson tariff bill, providing for the appointment of a commission of nve persons to ne Known as tne customs Commission. The duty of the proposed commission is to gather data concerning tana rates and their etlect on industries in this and other countries and to report Its findings to Uongress, Special Agent Maher of the Treasury itenartment was hefnre the Anrjronrla- tions Committee, and explained the re quest of the Secretary of the Treasury for $460,000 to enforce the Chinese ex clusion act. This Item has nothing to do with the Geary act, but is to, furnish means to carry out the law ot May 6. 1802, by policing the border aqd ship ping home Chinamen caught attempting to enter the United State unlawfully. . The Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia ha reversed the decision of Judge Bradlev in the Palmetto trade mark liquor case, and Commissioner ot Patents Sevmour has scored a point against Governor Tillman or Mouth uar- ihna. The Commissioner refused to reg later the trade mark sought by Governor Tillman for the brand sold by the State. Judge Bradley granted a mandamus to compel the registry. The Commissioner appealed, and the Court of Appeals re versed Judge Bradley's decision There are not enough men enlisted in the navy to properly man the United States ships which go into commission before May 1 ; and. moreover, the limit allowed bv law will not permit the en listment of a sufficient number. The big' cruisers Columbia and Olympia, Marblehead and Montgomery, Atlanta and.Boston, Raleigh, Cincinnati, Alert and Marion are all to be manned, re quiring about 1,500 men. About half that, number is available. Additional authority will be required from Congress to. enlist sufficient men, ana riecreiary Herbert will probably lay the matter before that body. Representative Abbott of Texas has introduced a bill for the coinage of silver irt the Treasury on a new plan. The Secretary is to coin into standard silver dollars or minor coins not less tnan 4 .. . . .. ,000,000 ounces a month of the silver purchased under the Sherman act. The coin certificates issued under that act are to be redeemed in either gold or sil ver, according to which metal is held in the largest quantities in the Treasury, and the Secretary is to issue coin, notes to the amount ot the seigniorage oi the Slierman act upon the plan apparently devised to place gold and silver on equal looting. Responding to a resolution which passed the Senate, the Secretary of the reasury has sent to the Senate a state-. mem showing the names oi Dona bud- fibers offering 117.223, whose aubscrip- ' amount subscribed for and the amount allotted at that price. The statement also gives the list of those offering to purchase at a higher price and the list of those not considered for various rea sons. Among the allotment on the 117.223 bids are the following: Hanover National Bank, New York, $1,420,060; Knhn Lneh A Co.. New York.: 11.420.- 060; United Sutea Trust Company, New York. 12.336.700: Farmers' Joan and Trust Company, New York, $1,893,400; Union Trust Company, flew York, 366.700; New York Life Insurance Com pany. New York, K.840,060. The above allotments were the result of scaling the original bids to the extent of 6.331 per cent of the amount In the aggregate this class is $40,704,700. All bids at fig ures over the 117.223 amount in the ag gregate to $69,296,300. The President has sent to the Senate treaty negotiated with the renrenentA- tives of the government of Great Brit ain for extension of the time for making the survey of the boundary line between Alaska and the British possessions. The original treaty providing for a joint com- uiinmun lur mis vuri was nrguiisiea and ratified during the summer of 1892. and Commissioner were appointed on behalf of the two governments. In ac cordance with the terms of thte treaty tne commission was to maxe a survey oi the territory adjacent to that part of the boundary line of the United State and Canada and dividing Alaska from the Northwest Temtory from latitude 64.6 degree north tr a point where the bound ary line entei uie Mist Degree longi tude west The parpose of the survey to set at it some question of dis pute going back of the time of the own ership of Alaska by Russia and involv ing a conflict in claim made by the two accomplish this, and tha present treaty extendi tb time tat another year. MIDWINTER FAIR. The Sure Success of the Expo- Hit Ion Established. WHOLLY UMQ0JC AND NOVEL. Exclamations of Surprise and Sat isfaction Heard on Every Hand The Vine Arts. Nearly 200,000 people have paused tha turnstiles of the California Midwinter Exposition during the first two week of its existence. This fact establishes the sure mores of the Exposition from the standpoint of attendance, and the verdict of the thousands who make up this grand total ha been nnanim ai in favor of the success of tha Exposition from evfery point of view. Since the opening duy, Jan. 27. no Special effort has been made to draw the crowd. It has been the aim of the Ex position management to let the many feature of the Exposition speak for themselves, and exclamation of sur prise and satisfaction have been heard on every hand. J The exhibits are now practically all lb position. There are no holes In the floor, so to speak, and it ia noticeable by .those who visited the great Columbian Exposition that even the exhibits which were seen there ap pear to have taken on new form here ia Ban Francisco, and the exhibitors have Undoubtedly profited by the experience gained on the shore of Lake Michigan. The largest spaces in the center of the great floor of the Manufactures and Liberal Arts building are occupied by France, Germany, Russia and Italy. Each of these countries is represented by a display of artistic and useful man ufactures which bus never before been seen outside of the great Columbian Ex position, and in most instances the dis plays brought . from there have been augmented by new supplies brought across the Atlaptio and across the conti nent especially for this display. But in the midst of all this that is not new to everybody, there is so much in the Midwinter Exposition that is uul versally unique and novel that there is nothing; of the old story" ahont it. The American section is particularly prolific in novelty, and it occupies the largest space assigned to any one coon- try, so that th international character of the Exposition by no means shuts out the glorification of home industries in this beautiful industrial fair. The ralace of Fine Arts has already proved to be a revelation. Such a dis play of pictures has never before been seen in this par( of the world. This de partment did not depend on Chicago for its pictures, though it got a great many of the best that Were shown there. On the walls of this1 building are hung later pictures ' by well-known American, French and German artists, and promi nent among them are something like a hundred of the works of the best artists of the Pucino Coast. Connoisseurs ax that the Midwinter Art Palace is t best arranged picture gallery that the world has ever seen, and it certainly is well adapted for the purpose to whicb.lt put, Iu the eyes of Eastern visitors tbe cit rus display naturally a' racts the most attention'. It seems to be good for East ern eyes to encounter a pear as big as a baby head and peuchea almost as large, to say nothing of so many oranges in heaps and piles and buildings that there is a great gleam of yellow before them all the while. The rivalry between the Northern and the Southern Citrus airs, both of which are held in the Exposi tion grounds, has been happily produc tive of the best displays in this line that save ever been "made, even in Califor nia. The Northern Citrus Fair awarded its premiums during the past week. The Southern .Citrus Fair does not open antil Feb. 20. The buildings devoted to this class, of displays are proving quite as popular as some of the main Exposi tion buildings,, and California citrus fruits ar getting the best advertise ment the? have ever had. One feature of the Exposition which ha emphasized itself since the opening day is the excellence of the electric illu minations. The system of arc lighting is as complete as anyone could wish, and tha incandescent system is well calcu lated to arouse the enthusiasm of the most latent souL In these beautiful midwinter evenings, whether the moon shine or not,, the entire Exposition gronnd,reas iyht as day. Long lines of incandescent lights stretch the entire length of eacsttSf the main bui dsi and outline alrttyeir architectural points. The dome of the Administration build ing ia outlined against the deep blue sky, the atraight lines of tha Mechanic Art building are clear eat ; against the background of the night, the classic outlines of the Fine Art palace enhance the effect that structure always has, and the peculiarly affective architecture of the great palao Manufacturer and Liberal - Art seems never to be seen at better advant age than when its thousands of incan descent electric lights are lighted. The Horticulture and Agriculture building, however, is the one that seems to attract most attention in this partic ular. This ia perhaps due to the fact that its lines contain more carves and more architectural eccentricities than any other, but it ia undoubtedly due in larger degree to the great nooa or Iignt which pours through the big glaxs iome that surmount the building. Vis itor seem at a loss to decide whether the prettto picture i presented by day, when tbe deep green of California mid winter foliage lend Its aid, or at night when artificial light play so prominent part. All are agreed, however, that tbe California Midwinter International Exposition is tbe prettiest World's Fair that baa ever been held upon Ood's foot stool, and tbe concessionaire, many of whom have staked their all to cross the continent and share tbe success of this Industrial venture, and who mar be exp ended to be good judges of the' promise of rack an exposition, are united in the opinion that this fair will be an immense snccesa, and that that success will be readily recognised without cavil a&d without tbe local jealousies that have too often surrounded similar enterprise. Minor may be fined $10 or imprisoned for using cigar, cigarette or tobacco ia any form in public under tha new Oil! u P law u uregon. FOREIGN' FLASHES. More than 2,700 Jews have started from Odessa on their wav to England The Italian bank circulation will be Increased by the issue of 126,000,000 lire, The French navy is to be strengthened by the addition of 101 swift torpedo boats. France voluntarily oavs $80,000 in demnity to Italy for the A lanes Mortes massacre. Hon. Joseph Chamberlain denies any knowledge of a Unionist scheme for home rule. ' . The number of books published In England last year was 0.382, says the London Telegraph. -' France is uneasy, over the political signuicance oi Bismarck' reconciliation with the Oerman Emperor. The Pope Is said to be preparing to issue an encyclical on uatnouo roies in a tone conciliatory to Russia. The Austrian Cabinet has decided to Introduce in the Reichrath a bill In creasing the tax on corn flour to 7 trades. Fewer German emiiranta left the Port of Hamburg, the great point of embar kation, last year tnan in any year since 1879. ' The tax of 10 franca a year on cycles, which was Imposed in France last April, yielded in the first half year over 780, 000 francs. The French authorities of Corsica have forbidden English and Oerman doctors to practice weir profession in that island. The Appeal Court in Dublin has granted to Michael Davitt a certificate in bankruptcy, thus rendering him again eligible to sit in Parliament. Only five out of the thirty-three mem bers of the new Standing Committee on Customs Duties in the French Chamber of Deputies are not protectionists. - For the first time in her known his tory the city of London has fallen be hind the rest of England and Wales in the rate of population for a decade, t Henceforth all Russian emigrant en tering Oermanv en route for tbe United States must be healthy, and, if over 10 years ot age, be possessed ot 4uo mark iu cash. .. The fortune of Cecil Rhodes, Premier of Cape Colony in Africa, is Bet at some where from 160,000,000 to $75,000,000 all made in the diamond mines of that country. $ The French Senate by a vote of 132 to 84 agreed to give votes to women en gaged in business at elections for tribu nals of commerce. This is the begin ning of woman's suflage in France. Orders for 250 locomotives and several thousand railway carriages have been given by the Russian government' to Austrian and Belgian firms, presumably required for the Transiberian railway.! There was a decrease of 7,000,000 lire In the Italian custom, receipt durijng last month, while the revenue from In direct taxation shows a total falling 'Off of 1,000,000 lire in the last six months. Even Bulgaria, with her 100 or leps miles of coast line on a small inland sea, has caught the naval, fever, and the gov ernment hag just voted a sum equal to about $6,000,000 for the establishment of anavv. - -J The" political" leaders in tlitTBasque provinces of Spain will send to Mr. Glad stone a gold-mounted casket containing an address and a sprig from the histotie oak of Guernica, the symbol of Basque liberty. , A government decree has been issued at Madrid abolishing the obligation of a special passport for entry to the Phillib pine Islands, which' for centuries has ir ritated foreign visitors and closed the . . . . D V ....i archipelago. Attention was called in the House of Commons the other day to the Injustice of maintaining the Uhurch of .England establishment in India by taxation raised almost entirely from persons of the Mo lem and Hindoo faith. ,: A "commercial museum" is about to be established at Tangier, Morocco, in which manufacturers and merchants from all countries may exhibit samples of those of their wares which they think best adapted to the Moorish market. Women typewriters, who have hith erto been employed in the government omces in London as supernumeraries, are according to a decision of the Treat' ury Department henceforth to be incor porated into the regdlar civil service. t Three clergymen of the Church of England went over to the Church of Rome in the course of one week of last month. - Fourteen English clergymen have thus changed their church since the judgment in the noted Lincoln case. Though Jules Verne's works of scien tific fiction have sold by the hundreds' of thousand and returned millions1 of francs to the publishers; they have earned for their author only $4,000 a year not even enough for him to buy tbe nouse ne rent at Amiens. A resolution in favor of birching bad boys instead of sending, them to prison has been sent to the British Home Sec retary, signed by a number of Magis trates. The proposition is to birch boys under 10 for all offenses at thediscretion of the Magistrate. - The Argentine Republic Is rapidly be coming a prominent- competitor in the business ot supplying grain to tne Eu ropean markets. Ship owners of NdVa Scotia and New Brunswick are taking advantage of the trade and finding em ployment tor their vessel. . : President Carnot gave a shooting party recently to the military attaches of the foreign powers and to several Magistrate of the court of Paris. The bag included over 900 head of game. According to custom the greater part of these were distributed among the Pari hospitals. Timbuctoo, which has been occupied by a French column, has been so sedu lously guarded against European intru sion that only fonr hcropeans up to within a year ago had succeeded during this century in gaining access Into it Laing in 1826, Caiilie in 1828, Kartli In 1850 and Lew in 1880. The Governor of Sierra Leone tele graphs confirmation of the report of an other engagement between French and British lorces on the frontier oi sierra Leone, and says several were killed on both sides, and that the French attacked the British, whose force consisted en tirely of natives. Touching on the af fair, the Pall Mall Gazette says : " W cannot have these things happen weekly. No time should be lost In settling the affair with France." ' Stockton in order to place itself out of the reach of high water proposes to build a great boulevard to extend half way amnnd the city on the east and north and to have on the side away from the city a capacious canal, which, it is tboognt, will carry away an ine urpia water which come from the mountains in tbe flood season. The boulevard will answer the double purpose of levee sad honlevanL This is Dart of the new drainage plan indorsed by the Council. After a hard atnngle the Ppokaae temrjeranoe Deonle be earned tis dy in their fight not to have any aatooat at . the aite ol tM new water work, wnare so many man are employed. EASTERN MELANGE. New York ' Gambling Resort Frequented by Women. ! THE INSANE LAW OF MINNESOTA Great Aniouut of Distress In Ottawa, Canada Tbe Old Jefferson .' Davis Mansion, i Iowa legislators cannot agree on a liq uor uui, , A bill designed to nut a slon to "treat- ing" luu beeu introduced in phlMatta T.uialu fit m .. . . ' : ' '. ine insane law oi Minnesota has lieen declared unconstitutional, and 470 in- mate nave a right to new trials. The Montreal Hebrews are organising a society for the purpose of assisting des- big chair with a nervous expression upon titute Jews and bringing others to Can- her face, but without any change In herat ada. ! tire. The doctor was a trifle surprised, but Sackett. the silhouette artist, who eloped with an Elkhart (fnd.j heiress, , has been arrested atTopeka. The girM has been returned to her home. . The Woman's Home Missionary oci - . i !. ni.!i..iii.i. n..i. i ... ety of the Philadelphia Conference has memorialized uongress against the ad-, mission of Utah as a State, y ' The Stale of Mississippi is proposing to discontinue the Penitentiary ItiaNe. system and to establish a farm on which it convicts will bo employed. - Tree-planting on the streets at Or ando. Fla.. Is encouraged by a bounty of 60 cents for each tree In good condi tion after one year of growth. The hard times have induced the ore-. sentation of a bill in the Massachot-ett Senate to prevent attachment of grave yard lots and tombstones for debt. A bill lias been introduced in the Mas sachusetts Legislature to empower cities and towns lo make and' distribute elec-, trinity for light, heat and motive power.. ' The Connecticut Board or Health will Vigorously prosecute irregular medical practitioners, disregarding any injtinc- tions which may be Obtained by the lat- tor. ! .I the day, and soon th south and east aides Senator Gray has announced a bill to of all th bouses vroe covered with yellow enable purchasers at judicial sales ot, clay. -railroads organized under the lawsof the I A Union Pacific train which ran through United States to organize new corpora- tiong. . The Committee on Harbors and Rivers will give an appropriation to improve San Pedro and Port Harford, but not as much as the Secretary ot War. recom mended. The Joint committee of the Massachu - setts Legislature has given woman suf - frage a black eye by reporting adversely uiiv.it ivf0iyu.. K.ui, """'"-'F-' uuinjjo tv aw sonatvas -, ' The Legislature of Kentucky ha had before it for some time a bill providing for the compulsory education of . the youth of the State, but the bill is not likely to become a law. ' "a Tjmtagir aispawrno-thtr mHirt phia Times say : Prophecies of ruin in the World's Fair district of the city to follow the departure' of the great show have not been lumued. ; , A dispatch from Ottawa, Ont.. states that there is a large amount of distress in that eitv. and the City Engineer's of fice is besieged every morning by men who hope to get a top at stone-oreaxing, A company of Canadian capitalists are going to stretch a cable - from below the Niagara Fall to Table Rock on the uanauian nue on me pian qi wio rerna wheel. It is proposed to run cars across every twenty minutes. " Secretary Carlisle- lias called for the resignation of H. II. Lawrence, assayer of the mint at San Francisco; P. a. hi lis. as saver of the mint at Carson City, and K. H. Zabriskie. melter and refiner of the mint at Carson -City, Nev. With the money from the'saleof bonds the Treasury Department is paving some of its deierrea oDiigaiions.: nugar noun- lies to the amount oi fii.ow.uou nave lieen awaiting pavnlent tor some time. They are now being paid at the rate of $100,000 a day. i It is now believed that Henry Carr, a young lawyer at Denver, was shot by his wile and killed, ana not iy nurgiars, as first reported. 1 he woman lived in a notorious house before he married lier, and frequently became Intoxicated and quarreled with her husband. Theold Jefferson Davis uiansion. which waa donated by the city of Richmond to the Confederate Memorial and Literary Society, will soon be turned over to the proper authorities and mane ready lor the museum of Confederate relics, for which purpose it was presented. A mmlilinir resort, freouented only bv ,r,i,..f I.. NUu, V...I, ll,u other day. Many fashionably dreesed women were n resent and became panic- stricken when the otfii-ers appeared, and several attempted to escape by lumping out of windows. They were allowed to depart unmolested. . The bill by Terry, making railroad corporation citizens of States iu which their lines may be for legal purposes, re ceived a favorable vote in committee. Under the existing laws according to re cent decisions of the Supreme Court the habitation of a railroad is in the State where its principal office is located. The House Judiciary Committee has referred back to the subcommittee Mc Cann's resolution calling for an investi gation of Judge Jenkins' action in en Joining the Northern Pacific employes from striking. The subcommittee is in structed to inquire whether there are any i barges that Jenkins wa influenced by corrupt motives. Collis P. Huntington was before tbe Senate Committee on Railroad the other day, giving tbe committee information about the Pacific railroads. C. P. Hun tington made a suggestion to the com mittee in the shape of a bill looking to the reorganization of the Central Pacific system. Hi proposition is the company shall give a mortgage to the government covering all it property, in considera tion of which it may issue 1 134,000,000 2 per cent bond, to run 126 years, to j be applied first to the replacement of tbe mortgage bonds of the Central Pa-1 eific and California and Western Pacific . railroad, amounting to (27,853,000; also .1 i . : l 1- : 1 M I account of the California and Oregon railroad, amounting to (36,000,000. The bill contains numerous provisions look ing to the protection of the government Interest in the road. ' C. P. Huntington after hi argument before the Railroad Committee of the Senate in favor of tbe extension of the Central Pacific indebt edness by issuing bonds payable in 125 aj lite nucuiifuuu wi tsuu iwiudu vu . year, bearing interest at 2 per cent, waa asked Dy a newspaper correspond-1 ent if he would state in writing over hi own signature Just what his proposition ' m Hi rnliH apntjmtimufv and Me- I bap a little bit facetiously: "It ia a proposition to use the credit of tbe United Sutea. none of it money, and pay on to iDaeouajMsa. abb uwi aaa aay new. NORA TOOK OFF HER STOCKINGS. Out It V No Wonilrr Mis Didn't I'adsr. laud Why h Hull To. The chiropodist hud just moved Into his new parlors. Ik-mre his arrival they bad been occupied by a dent 1st. Though as yet uo white marble foot upou the pavement informed the uninitiated that within dwelt in operator upon corns and bunions at a reasonable rate, yet such was the case. A rushing business had been In progress all tbe morning. At noon the chiropodist, a ratbertimid and youthful appearing man, Itarted to go out to his lunch, when the Joor opened and a young girl Inq tilled if lue doctor was In. bbc was about 10 years J tld, snd with bcr was a young woman about ', eviututiy ner inaiu. "Doctor," said the child, "you helped m to much six months ago that mamma sug gested that I bring Nora down here. Sh Is iu very great Dain," t Tbe doctor did not quite recall what work he had done for tbe child, but politely re- .Qt(1 'or ,0 ' . ,nt th opentlng room anu get reaay, tum, in me language -. of the chiropodist, means to reinovs the ! shoe and stocking. The cblld seated hi. 1 u. . , i dll. W8,tlnff the u.ui time, walked Into the little room where Nora was await- Ins bl in. There she sat leaning back Iu tha he supposed this was a new experience to P"eut. "JUHt remove your shoe aud slocking, please," be said as be walked over to the w,w - ... M . . I Nora absolutely grew pale with fright, but compiled with his request, taking off botb shoes and both stockings. Sba was a very unhappy looking young woman as she aat there In tbe high operat ing chair w it h both bar feet dangling Just above the floor. ' "Now, where do you feel tbe Kreatest pain f" asked the doctor. Nor threw her head back, opened berex pansivs mouth very wide and pointing with one of her fat, red fingers to a Wisdom tooth In her upper jaw, exclaimed: "There, doctor. Ob, it is something awful" St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Carious Showers. .. M. Peltier has put a frog shower on rec ord' as having happened within bis own ex perience. ' He speaks of seeing the frogs fall on tbe roofs of the houses and rebound thence oa to the pavement .below. A mud shower occurred along the Union Pacific Mil.. . nrt . j.u n . i I mi rain. an amaired. eoDinienm.1 .rl. In the storm had Its windows covered, and the headlight was so completely plastered that the light was shut In, and the train ran in darkness Into Rossvllle, where the mud bad to be scraped off. As far east as Tope ka the windows showed that tbe edge of the mudstorm had extended this far. It Is i "Shwest, """ """ 1 ,. Blood raln nd blaek only varle; tlea o( thl, phenoulenon. Of tbe latter we hear nothing worth speaking of nowadaya but an almost historic shower of this sort tell at Montreal In the earlier fart of this century and enveloped Jt he then youthful city in a black pall, which must have lieen worse than a prime London fog, seeing that it gave the inhabitants tbe Idea that the polut of coming. ' Blood rain is caused by tha presence of lnnnltely little plants, aulmaculva, or min erals In tbe globules. Iu one instance of shower that fell at Bristol and in tbe Bristol channel, the analytical examina tion showed that tbe red color was due to ivy berry seeds. In inediwval tjmes blood rain was a prodigy. In the east It wan con n acted with toe belief that man was pro duced from blood that fell from heaven. Chambers' Journal. The DUcoTarj-of Cofft. Toward the middle of the fifteenth cen tury a poor Arab was traveling iu Abys- slnls. Finding himself weak aud weary be stopped nea a grove. Being In want of fuel to Cook bis rice be cut down a tree, which happened to be oovered with dried berries. His meal being cooked and eaten. th traveler discovered thai these : half burned berries were fragrant.? He collected a number, and on crushing tbem with a stone he found tbe aroma increased to a great extent. t t " While wondering at this, be accidentally let the substance fall lntoa can which con tained bis scauty supply of water. . Lo, what a miracle! The almost putrid liquid was partially purified.' He raised it to bis lips, it was fresh and agreeable, and after a short rest tbe traveler so fas recovered his strength and energy sis to be able to resume his journey. 1 . Tbe lucky Arab xatbered as many berries as he could", and having arrived at Aden in Arabia be Informed the mufti of bis discov ery. That worthy was an Inveterate opium smoker, who bad been suffering for years from the Influence of the poisonous drug. He tried an Infusion of tbe roasted berries and was so delighted at the recovery of his. former vigor that In gratitude to the tree he called It camuha, which In Arabic signi fies force. Brooklyu Eagle. . Bulwer's Outrageous Freak. When Imp' md Lady Lytton were trav eling In an ouen carriage through Italy not long after their marriage, Urd Lytton was dressed in sooiS fantastic costume which be affected at that time: . t'asjpug through one of tb many villages closf to tbe sea they noticed a singularly handsome girl stand ing at a cottage door. Uulwer, turning to bis wife, with ill concealed complacency, said, "Did you notice how that girl looked at me)" Tbe lady, with an acidity which developed lurlf later In life, replied: "The girl was not looking at you In admiration. If you wear that ridiculous dress, no won der people stare at you." Tb bridegroom thereupon, ritb an admirable seuse of log ic, said: "You think that people stare at my dress and not at me. I will give you the most absolute aud convincing proof that your theory has no foundation." He then proceeded to divest himself of every parti cle of clothing except his bat and boots, and taking ths place of tha lady's maid drove for 10 miles in this normal condition. -Argonaut. Out of Proportion. "This is a queer town, this Boston," said an old country gentleman wbo arrived from a remote rural district for a visit to a friend In Kuxbury. "I had to pay 25 cents down town for a ilttla dish of whit Ice cream, and then I rods miles and miles on one of tb new tangled cars for t cents, I gave tb man M cents, and 1 shouldn't havs thought anything of it If I'd got back no change at all. It was worth M ceuta just to hltcb up to go so far. Only i cents for all that rule, and 85 cents tor two spooo- Ail. nf akit. Minl OiiMrlAm tkUf' -- - - - 1 Boston Transcript. CmIm rurefcaM. Two eminent French gentlemen, who were great friends, used to relate an amusing story of their impecuniona day. Neither fame nor fortune had come to tbem, but they were always fP- in years naa weiguea jm- i """ - to bav become entirely bald. One day Alphonse met bim with f beaming coan- mA tAA mIv- WVit An ran think. Jnkat I have been boring a wr "Thn Alrjhonaa." ra j. 'Jjlim jnd- ,.i , fcair- i Waaa." ArgoejMi t. THE PORTLAND MARKETS. Whsat-Valley, 85c; Walla Walla, 75 (Sc per cental. -raovisioN. Kastxbn Smokbd Msats and Lasd Ham, medium, 12(il3o per pound; hams, large, llW&Vljic; hams, picnic, U12c; breakfast bacon, 13 15c ( short clear side. 11 13c; dry aalt side, 10,'llc; dried beef ham, 12K (jc 13c; lard, compound, in tin. 9'1ls;l0o per pound; pure, in tin, l0i&13)c; pigs' feet, 80s, (6.60; pig' feet, 40, 3.00. ' HOrS, WOOL AD HIDB. Hors '93s, choice, 16($10c per pound ; medium, 10 12c; poor, 6(7c Wool Valley, 10llc per ' pound; Umpqua, llgl2c; Kastcrn Oregon, 0(iS 10c. according to quality and shrinkage. Hips Dry selected prime, 6c; green, salted, 60 ponnds and over, 8o; under SO pound, i(5 3c; sheep pelts, shearling, Win 15c: medium. JW(85c: long wool. SOgttOc; tallow, good to choice, 8 3,o per pound. ' UV AMP OaSSSSP II BAT. - Baa Top steer, 2.603.00; fair to good steers, $2.00(12.25; cows, 12.003 2.26; dressed beef, 4(36,0 per pound. Muttok Best sheep, (2.60; ewes, (2.25; lambs, ( . Hoos Choice heavy. (4.00(34.25; me dium, (4.00; light and feeders, (3.90 4.00; dressed, b7c per pound. Vbal Hmall choice, 6c; large, 4c per pound. coKP.iaf. ' Manilla rope, IU In. cir. and up, 10)c ; uiauiua rope, i4-mreau, ?guiaui., lie; maniila rope, 6 and 9-thread, i and 6-10 diain., ll.c; maniila bail rope, in coils or on reels, 10,4 c; maniila lath yarn, tarred, bv ; maniila hawser-laid rope well boring, etc., 13c: maniila. transmission of-power rone, 14c; maniila paper twine. 11c; maniila spring twine, 14c; sisal rope, l'i in. cir. and upward, 7c; lisal roiie, 12-thread, i diam., 7J,c; sisal ,t i iLii,.nn i . i k in v nuu ir-vuivmt, i uu v&v uiitiii,, 8c; sisal lath yarn, tarred,, 7c; hop-vine twine, tarreu,.7c ; sisai paper twine, byc. flop, nap, arc. ' Floob Portland, (2.06; Salem, (2.65: Cascadia. (2.05; Dayton, $2.66; Walla Walla, (3.00: Snow-flake, (2.76; Corval lis. (2.06: Pendleton. (2.66; Graham. (2.40; superfine, (2.25 per barrel Oats White, 8334c per bushel; gray, 8132c; rolled, iiubags, (5.75 00; barrels, (6.U06.25; Hi cases, (3.76. MiLLSTiirrs Bran, (13010; shorts. J 16(4 10: ground barley. (10 18; chop eed, (15 per ton ; whole feed barley, 00 70c per cental; middlings. (23ia28 per ton; chicken Wheat, uocl.lo per cental. ,. Hay Good, (1012 per ton. oaimv raouDoa. Buttik Oregon fancy creamery, 27X 30c; fancy dairy, 22,1,26c; fair to good, lSculfkc; common, U12o per pound ; Calilornl i, 46c per roll. Chbksb Oregon, 1013o; Califor nia, c; Young America, 12 16c; Swiss, imported, 80 32c; domestic, 10 Oisc per pound. aoa Oregon, generally 12M(ai4cner doten ; Eastern, nominally the same. Poultry Chickens, mixed, quoted at (3.00 3.50 per dozen; ducks, (4.50 6.00; geese, (8.00; turkeys, live, 10c per pound ; dressed, lzc - " vxariASLSs axd racrrs. Vsobtablbs California cabbage. io par pound; potatoes, Oregon, fi075c per sauBf udhhn vuuyiug h-iu-i;, i.uunji per sack ; sweet potatoes. 3e per pound; California celery, 86U0ci' artichokes, $1.00 1.10 per doten ; California lettuce, 2035c per doxen ; Oregon hothouse let tuce. 4050c ; cauliflower. (2.75 per crate, 90c per doten ; parsley, 25o per doxen sprouts, (1.001.25 per box; string beans, 1518o per pound:-asparagus, 12c per pound; Los Angeles tomatoes, (Z.uuperuox. FaoiTs Sicily lemons, (4.00(34.60 per box: California fancy, (3.60bt4.00; com mon. (Z.&o3.oo; bananas, fi.eo8.ou per bunch; Honolulu, (1.60(8.50; Cali fornia navels.'(2.26S2.76 per box : seed lings. (1.25(42.00; Japanese, (1.75(2.00; sunflower, (2,76; apples (buying price), green, 6005u per box; red, 50ai75c; late winter pears, 6580c per box. , i oamhbd eooo. Camnbu Goods Table fruits, assorted. (1.75(g2.00; peaches, (1.86(32.00; Bart lett pears, (1.75(42.00; plums, (1.87)4 i Kit! . ... I... in. ..l. ........ (2.26(2.40; blackberries. (1.85(32.00: lasnberrie. (2.40: pineapples. (2.2561 2.80; apricot, (1.05. - Pie fruits, assorted, (1.20; peaches, (1.25; plums, (1.00(31.20; blackberries. (1.25(31.40 per dozen. 1'ie fruits, gallons, assorted, (3.16(33.60; peaches, (3.50(34.00; apri cots, (3.60(34.00; plums, (2.75(S3.00; blackberries, (4.264.u0;.toraatoea,(1.10. M bats Corned beet. 1. (1.60: 2a, 49 . ..l.lnno4 11 . 1m.. ..It nnMA 1. ,' llJ f b.l.uuvu, V"' I 1 1... V... VU.I .UU AD, (3.60; 2a, (6.757.00; deviled bam, (1.60 S2.76 per dosen: roast beef. 1. fl.60: 2s, (2.26. ... . Fish Hardines. .Vs. 76cfZ.25: Us. (2.15(34.50; lobsters, (2.30(38.60; sal mon, tin Mb tolls, (1.26(31.60; flat, (1.76; 2-lbs, (2.26(32.50; -barrel, (6.6a STAfLS OBOOBBIBS. CovraB Costa Rica. 23c: Rio.22023c: Salvador, 22c; Mocha. 2028c; Ar buckle's, Columbia and Lion. 100-pound case, (26.80 . - ' UaiBD suits 183 pack, rente prunes, 0(38c; silver, 10 wine; Italian, 8(310c; Oerman, 6i8c; plums, 0310c: evaporated apple, 8(3 10c; evaporated apricot, 16(3 loc; peaches, 103l2,lic; pears, 7(3ilc per poanuHt Salt Liverpool.-200s, (15.60; 100. (16.00; 60s, (16.60; stock, (8.60.50. Bybup Eastern, in barrels, 40 w 65c; In half barrels, 42fi67c; in cases. 36(3 80c per gallon ; (2.26 per keg ; California, In barrels, 2040c per gallon ; (1.75 per Boo a D. 4 He ; Oolden 0, 4 Wc ; extra v, wiimuvuni a, ou, ury gran ulated, 6ic; cube, crashed ana pow dered. 6c per pound: We per pound discount on alt grade for prompt cash ; maple sugar. 109100 per pound. . Rica No. 1 Sandwich Island. (4.750 6.00; no Japan in market. Uians Small white, JNo. 1, zc; Mo. 24c: large white, 2)tc: pea beans, ic: pink, 2'c; bayou, 2&c; batter, 3c ; Lima, 3'ic per pound. Picklbs Barrels. No. 1. 28(330c per gallon; No. 2, 26(3 28c; kegs. 6s, 85c per keg ; half gallons, (2.76 per dozen ; quar ter gallons, (1.76 per dozen. JtAisiNS London layer, Doxe, si.70 (32.00: halves. (2.0002.25: quarters. (2.25(32.75; eighths, (2.50(33.00. . Loose Muscatels, boxes, 11.60; tancy. laced. (1.75; bags, 3 crown, 4 '4 (3 5c per pound; crown, b(dbe. Heedless eultanas, boxes. (1.75(32.00; hags, 68o per pound. : Awarded Highest Honors World's Fair." fur rn,FnniraF ii m ' s-r 11 1 v. Tb only rare Cream of Tartar UMd ia US&ms ef Hca "Ad old u tbehilU"n4 . never excell ed. "Tried and proven" I'! : 18 tlie verdict -?"rL of millions. 8 i m mo ni Liver Begu-jr-v lator ' ia the raodicino to which you can pin your faith for a cure. A Th mild Inxa- . live, " ' purely c-Ublo. and veg- act- Pills ing directly on the Liver' and; Kid ney?. Try it, -, Sold by nil Druggists in Liquid, or in Towder to be taken dry or made intoa tea. The King of Utr Medlciaea. "1 have umhI .vourHlmmons l.lver Iti-cn-Istorand ran i-uiiN-lf-mlmixly wy It la the kins of all liver ninHrlm-o, I ronnlder It a medicine clieH In llrlr. 0.o, Vt . Jacs son, Taooina, Wiulilng"toD. 7-ETOtY PACKAGF.-a Has tha Stamp la red aa wrapaesv FARM AND GARDEN. We hear considerable talk ahont over production of fruit her in Oregon and Washington. - Surelv there ia no raamn to fear any such calamity, even after the present acreage is doubled and then trebled. The same fears were expressed when California started to raise orange and (rait by the trainload. and to-dav California fruits may be found In soma form all over tha United States. Cheap freights and improved methods of han dling will stimulate the business? bat to get cheap freights we must have large quantities to snip, riant more prunes, more apple and more cherries. The evaporator and cannery will work tip tha surplus that cannot be told in a green state. The World' Fair has opened the eye of the millions regarding Oregon fruits. A want has-been created, and the next thing to do is to eatiifythe want, . ".' .1" ,1 i, 1 -; TO MAX THB DAIBT PAY. A correspondent of Hoard' Dairyman write: Weed oat the cow von now have by the use of tbe scales and milk test. Be sure to nse both, and reject those that will not pay a profit . If yon buy cows, buy the best yon can, select ing by the same means, Get a pars blood sire of one of the beat milk-producing breed, who baa for ancestor tha best of milk producer. Raise the heifer calve from your best cows those, U possible, that nave mother and' grand , uui in i ii djn".w - ine longer tne Hue ot k-wd a . k; more certain will yea be of raising fod heifer. Bring op your calve right,, teed and care for them so aa to produce rapid growth and development, bat do not feed foods that will make them fat. -That will produce a beef tendency, which will be apt to cling to them through life and greatly injure their dairy Qualities. At two years of age they should commence giving milk the business of their live. ! HOW TO START AM AMAkY. ' This will depend largely apon your resources. If yon are able, you will be tempted to start in too heavily, and thin is where yon will make a mistake. In one year you will have gained the expe rience yon neeaea, on witn proDaoiy a loss of a good portion of vonr stock. which la liable to .disgust you with the whole business, and vou will be tempted to give it up. . Don't do it Yon have passed through the chrysalis start of your developmentand you are now on the fair road to 'success. The proper way to begin will be to purchase a crate of five hives in flat; what is known aa the dove-tail hive is probably-preferable to any other. Next one or two swarms of bees. These you can usually buy at home ; if not, send to your nearest dealer. If you bay at home and, get the' black bees, yon will need a tested Italian queen. Yon will want besides-thi a smoker, bee veil and A. I.. Root's ABC of Bue Culture or some other work of Its . sort. Yon get in this in a very cheap form the experience of others, which you will find very valuable to yon. .. This outfit, figuring on one 'swarm of bees, will cost you about (17.35. With this outfit you can easily find out whether yon have an aptitude for the business or not. .. ,-.. ,.- . -.! ITSMS Or IXTKHXST. Plowing for next season' crop daring winter not only aids in the destruction of insects, but puts land in good condi tion lor culture. . - ' . One of the moat Important point in agricultural operations ia thoroughness of culture. .This applies not only to torn and other grain- crops, bat also to mall fruits, young orchards, etc. . . 1 No man was ever a poorer farmer be cause he possessed a liberal education. 11 yon want to make your Doy a really good farmer, better if possible than hi ' father, do not stint his schooling. ! Land which ia too rough for grain crops can either be seeded with grass ana tha furnish pasture for sheep, or can be planted to timber or trait tree. Very little land need lay absolutely idle. 1 II yon have only a limited amount to invest and are about buying (beep, ii will be far better to bay a few good one than many culls. It is the quality of your flock more than the size upon which your profit will depend. Selecting and planting the best farm seeds will Increase the quality of grains and grasses just aa selecting good breed ing stock improve the farm herd ; and wa all know what splendid reanita haa been accomplished in that line. Other business men are cutting off all needless, expensea. and .it. ia adrisabla that farmers do the same . thine Maka all the tools yon can yourself and save bills in that direction. Do your own re pairing and get rid of unprofitable stock. 'Pi Pewdesv - W I lets; Ke i - p Yen t