OREGON
COURIER,
VOL. XI.
OREGON CITY. CLACKAMAS COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. MARCH 9. 189-1.
NO. 44.
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GENEROUS BEQUESTS OF THE
LATE J. C. WILMERDING.
A Project on Foot In Hun Pranelaeo to
Orgiiutie a Now J or key t'lub It"
ilucilng Wagea ml Ocean Hteamera
liineae In Moiilliern California.
Los Anuki.ks. Up to dale only 2,000
Chinese have registered In this district
miller the extension of time granted by
Congress for Hint purpose. Of Ihese
1,100 nro from Ixm Angeles city, the
others registering hI various points in
Southern California. A t here are some
20,000 Chinese in thin hfui.ion, it Ih Been
that they are not coming forward with
mucn rapidity.
The Oregon Pacific Rule.
C'oKVAi.i.iH. Judge Fullurton has or
dered that the sale of the Oregon Pacific
shall occur not later than June 1, the
dale to be fixed by the Sheriff.
Imllvtmeiit Set Aalile.
At ioiiia. Tho indictment against
Con n(y Commissioner Carruthers was
set iiniile by Judge McBride in the Cir
t il i t Court on the ground that it did not
state facts aullu ient to constitute a crime
Carruthers' alleged offense was malfea-
nance in office for liaving accepted on
behalf of the County Court the Wal
liiHlii bridge, the work on which was not
performed nccordmg to contract.
Tlie New Aaloria Itallroad Project
1'oktlasd. R. W. Baxter, E. S. Van
Kiirun and A. .1. Ttnrio have filed arti'
rleg of incoip iu i .11 for tlie Columbia
Itiver I 'nil road Company, with head'
quarters in I'ortliuid. The capital stock
is placed at $ 3,000,000. Tliie is the com
pany which will build a railway from
this city to Goble and thence along the
Lolumhia river to Astoria, i he protect
ors also propose constructing a line from
Flavcl to Tillamook Head and into the
lower Nelialera Valley and to Vernonia
fields In I ho upper Nehalem Valley.
Dofenilunt'a Demurrer Overruled.
Portland. In the suit of George W
Hunt against the Northern Pacific Rail
way Company and others for damages
bv a lire started by employes of the
Northern Pacific Judge Bellinger over
ruled tlie demurrer of the defendant that
the action is barred by the statute of
limitation of two years for injury to the
rights of plaintiff. The court was of the
opinion that the action is for injury to
personal properly and is witnin the six
yenrB' limitation.
Sealing In Unprofitable.
San Fkancihco. The Alexander, well
known an a sealer, is shipping a crew
for a two-year whaling cruise in the Arc
tic. A. P. Lorentzen is her owner, and
hiB determination to lit the vessel out
for a whaling cruise was brought about
by tlie low prices of seal skins. It is
claimed that it costs tlie vessel $8 for
eucb skin taken, and as skins are quoted
at such low figures in the London mar--Jift,
the prolit is not large enough to
take the risk of running counter to the
new regulations to govern the operations
of the sealers in Northern waters.
The Slut Own. the Oyater Ilcrta.
Olymi'Ia. Tlie famous oyster case
from Mason county has been settled by
the Statu and commission in favorof the
State. Commissioner Krastus Brainerd
has set forth tlie finding in a document
ot some 6,000 words, in which he goes
into tlie legal status of the case at great
length. The oyster men, however, in
tend to carry on the fight, and have in
Htiluted mandamus proceedings in tlie
Supreme Court to compel Commissioner
Forrest to sell thein tlie bedB. Tbey also
claim that the Land Commission has no
jurisdiction in the matter, and will fight
the case on that point.
Iteiliiclng Wage, on Steamcra.
San Francisco. The crew of tlie Oce
anic Steamship Company's steamer Ala
meda received notice of a cut in wages
to ruling rates for deep-water steam ves'
hcIh as established by the Pacific Mail
Company. Heretofore tlie Oceanic Com
pany lias been paying firemen (60 per
monui at sea aim uuuiug ruuuiia ai. hgui-
est restaurant when in port. Ine cut is
to 45. the rate paid on the Pacific Mail
bouts. Coal passers are cut from $45 to
$40, and there are twelve on each of the
steamers. In tlie steward's department
tlie cut is from 2 to 2J. uthcers are
not affected in any division of tlie ship.
A NOTII Kit JOCKKV CLUB.
Member of the Defunct Blood florae
A.aoclHtlou Heartily lu Sympathy.
San Fb incikco. There is a project on
foot to organize another jockey club,
modeled after the Eastern clubs. Lead
ing breeders are interesting themselves
in the enterprise. The proposition is to
build a track at Fruitvale or some other
place across the bay. Many of the meui
beis of the defunct Blood Horse Associ
ation are heartily in sympathy with the
new movement. The proposition is to
secure 2UU members at si.UW. xnis
would give the new association $200,000
to purchase the ground necessary and
build a track that would be a credit to
the State. It is stated that V. O'B. Ma
Donough, J. B. Haggin, C. Boots, Sim
eon Reed. L. J. Rose, frank Burke. O.
F. Ojeda, E. J. Baldwin, J. Cairn Simp-
eon. I'aniel Burns anu ouier represent
tive breeders and owners will interest
themselves in the formation of the new
jockey club.
WII.MF.UDINO'M WILL.
Mr. Miller of Portland la Bequeathed
Twenty Tbon.and Dollare.
San Francisco. The will of the late
J. Clute Wilmerding, who for years was
known as one of the leading wholesale
liquor dealers of the Pacific Coast, has
been filed for probate. The estate is es
timated to be worth about $2,000,000.
Specific legacies amount to $1,545,000.
.Among bis two brothers and four sister,
u.: living in New York, is divided $676,
m t To L'7 I.'j htw, Henry W. Payne
V i- York, is bequeathed $200,000. A
i mberof more distant relatives
t . -. generously remembered. Be
it!! 'o :blic institutions are as fol-t-
Prv.tant Orphan Asylum, San
. -o ?i0.t00; gt. Luke's Hospital,
0, San Francisco Hospital for
1 i.en, $10,000; Golden Gate Kinder
:en, $10,000; Society for the Prenven
T of Cruelty to Animals, $5,000. The
st interesting bequest in a public
i ee is that of $400,000 to the Regents
the University of California to e-tab-h
and maintain a school to be called
e Wilmerding School of Industrial
rts, to teach boys trades, fitting them
; make a living with their hands. The
:M.lue of the estate is bequeathed to
ucius K. Wilmerding and Henry TV,
yne, share and share alike. Among
relatives to whom bequests are made
Mrs. Nancy Millar of Portland, Or.,
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THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Kyle Introduced In the Senate a bill
for the establishment of a national util
versity. It was referred to select com
mittee.
The Senate resolution requesting the
rresident to suspend action In tlio inn
solidation of the land offices until after
the nassaire of the next sundry civil an
propriation bill, offered by teller, was
agreed to.
The House Committee on Judiciary
has decided to make a favorable report
on the bill giving Clerks of the Circuit
Courts ol California and Nevada twice
the compensation now allowed and ro
tain fees to the amount of $7,000.
A cablegram received by Secretary
Herbert from Admiral Ben ham at Rio
states that he had transferred his flag
from tlie pan rrancisco to tlie New York
His purpose was to allow the San Fran'
cisco to go outside the harbor (or fresh
air. The ships are taking turns at the
duty of staying in the harbor, and it is
now the New York's turn. Hen hum and
staff are the only persons in the fleet
unable to indulge in the change.
The Interstate Commerce Committee
of the Senate the other morning heard
arguments on behalf of the proposed
amendment to the interstato commerce
law to allow railroad pooling, reasonable
rates to he fixed by the Interstate Coin'
merce Commission, with the right of
appeal to the federal Court for final ad
ludication. J. K. Counselman of Chi
cago, a large grain shipper, made the
argument. Ueorge n. Blanctiard, coin'
missioner of the Central Traffic Associa'
tion, and J. K. Cowen, counsel of the
Baltimore and Ohio, wore also heard.
The comparative easiness with which
the Brazilian insurgent Bhip Aquidaban
moves in and out of the harbor at Rio
under a galling fire of the forts has sot
Congressmen to thinking, demonstrat
ing as it does the uselessness of land
fortifications to prevent warships from
going in or out of a harbor at pleasure.
Representative Livingstone says he be
lieves in case of war our main reliance
would be on naval vessels of the Mianto-
noinoh type, which could be readily
moved about tho harbor and would be
able to fight on even terms witli any
warships.
llawley introduced a resolution in the
Senate that the secretary of the Interior
send to the Senate the most advanced
copy of the census office returns relative
to manufactures, lie explained that
the report was far advanced toward com
pletion during the incumboncy of Super
intendent Porter and Secretary Noble,
but had been withheld ; but he thought
the information should be in possession
of the Senate during the tariff discus
sion. On the suggestion of Cockrell he
amended the resolution by directing the
Secretary to state the reasons tor the
delay and directing him to submit the
latest information in his possession. The
resolution as amended was agreed to.
Bryan of Nebraska introduced In the
House a bill to amend the Revised Stat
utes so as to permit in civil cases A ver
dict of three-fourths of the jury and
such verdict have the same force and ef
fect as a unanimous verdict. He said :
1 1 have favored this chance for several
years, and my attention was called to it
anew by a suggestion made by Judge
Krower at the Chicago Union League
Club banquet last Thursday. In civil
cases there is no reason why litigants
should be compelled to fight until one
can secure a unanimous verdict. Disa
greements are usually caused by one or j
two members of the jury, and a three
fourths verdict would settle most cases,
making a great saving of costs."
It is the purpose of the Senate Com
mittee on Foreign Relations to take up
Morgan's bill for the reorganization of
the Nicaragua Canal Company during
the present session. Morgan and Frve
are ooui Known to ue anxious to pro
mote the enterprise. It is understood
the President is convinced of the im
portance of the canal, and Gresham is
also in accord with Morgan on the sub'
ject. Publication of the testimony taken
by this commission in the Hawaiian in
vestigation contains many allusions to
the canal brought out by questions asked
by these Senators to demonstrate the
importance of controlling the islands in
case the canal was built and to show the
dependence of one interest on tlie other.
In response to a resolution the Civil
Sendee Commission transmitted to the
Senate a statement of the various al
leged violations of the civil service law
since March 4, 1880, bv officers appointed
by tlie President, 'the feature of the
report is an attack on Secretary Carlisle
and the Treasury Department for whole
sale violations ol the civil service re
quirements. Commissioner Roosevelt
cites the case of a certain clerk dismissed
from the Treasury Department for polit
ical reasons, and says when hie attention
was called to the fact that Carlisle took
the position that it was not a violation
of the civil service luw to remove a man
for political reasons. Roosevelt there
fore recommends the matter be brought
to the attention ot the rresident.
Secretary Herbert has sent to Cum
mings of the House Committee on Naval
A Hairs a letter indorsing the project of
rescuing the Kearsarge. The Secretary
urged that any action toward rescue be
taken at once. The committee voted to
report favorably the bill of Blair of New
Hampshire, but was more generous than
Blair proposed ; while his bill would ap
propriate $30,000, the committee decided
to raise the sum to $46,000, with the pro
viso that the wrecking company shall
receive not more thai. $10,000 if the at
tempt be a failure. Several proposals
for raising the Kearsarge have been
made by wrecking companies that rep
resent that the attempt would be per
fectly feasible. The Naval Committee
sought to secure immediate considera
tion for tiie bill, but Bland demanded
that the silver debate proceed, adding
that the Kearsarge rescue and other
projects would have to wait until the
silver bill was disposed of.
The long struggle in the House over
me nianu bin tor the coinage of the sil
ver seigniorage and silver bullion in the
Treasury has been ended by the passage
of the bill by a vote of 168 to 12!). The
special order to bring the bill to a vote
was adopted by a bare quorum immedi
ately after the House convened. This
broke the opposition of the fllibusterp,
and they were powerless to do anything
further." All the amendments offered to
the measure by its opponents were de
feated. The one which polled the most
votes was Outhwaite's amendment to
strike out the second section. The bill
as passed is in the nature of a sulwtitute
for the original text of the measure.
The changes, however, do not affect the
material features of the bill, which pro
vide for the coinage of the silver seignor
age in the Treasury, the issue of silver
certificates, if need be in the discretion
of the Secretary of the Treasury, in ad
vance ot the coinage, and thereafter the
coinage of the remainder of the bullion
as fast as practicable and the issue of
silver certificate! thereon to take the
place of treasury notes issued under the
Sherman act. which are to be retired and
canceled as rapidly ai the coinage takes
place. The change made id tne snosti
tute simply make specific the fart that
the eeiznorage if to be coined, and that
this bill shall not affect the redemption
of the treasury notaa under the mating
law.
EASTERN TELEGRAMS
AN
AMERICAN PROTECTIVE AS-
SOCIATION ROW.
Iloea McKane Makea Ilia Debut at the
King Nlng renltentlary-l'lttahurg la
Knjoylug llnom In Matrimony The
Tribe of Ben llur,
CuAwrouusvii.i.ii, Ind. The first court
of tlie Supreme Tribe of Ben llur, the
new secret society, has been instituted
in Crawfordsville with 447 charter mem
bers. The ceremonies concluded with a
banquet. The organization will now
proceed to Institute lodges all over tile
country, there being nearly i,wu app:i
cations on hand.
A Second Notlue (liven.
Washington. Commissioner Loehren
has sent Judge Long of the Michigan
Supreme Court a second formal not idea'
tion that unless within thirty days he
establishes by additional evidence his
right to nis present pension rating nis
pension will be reduced to $50 a month.
This is in accordance with Judge Cox's
decision yesterday.
One Peculiar Feature at Leaal.
Minneapolis. Phil Scheig, ex-teller
of the Bank of Minneapolis, has practi
cally completed the confession of his gi
gantic steal from the bank, admitting
the embezzlement ot over fliw.wu. une
strange feature of the case is that he
robbed the bank of $50,000 prior to Jan
uary 1, 188. The bank people discov
ered this, but Scheig was re-employed at
an increased salary and stole an addi
tional $73,000. Sciieig implicates Frank
and his son Floyd now on trial.
Vetoed by Herbert.
Washington. The Secretary of the
Navy has practically vetoed the move
ment to secure a new naval station for
California. Representatives of that
State have been urging the appointment
of a commission to look over tho coast
for a suitable site south of the 35th par
allel, but the Naval Committee has re
ceived a letter from Secretary Herbert
stating that the navy has ample docking
facilities on the Coast already. Conse
quently the committee laid on tlie table
the resolution for the appointment ol
the commission.
From Colorado to Utah.
Washington. Tlie Senate Committee
on Indian Affairs has authorized a fa
vorable report on the bill for the re
moval of the Southern Ute Indians from
Colorado to Utah in accordance with the
agreement made with the Indians. The
committee recommends several amend
ments, one of which provides that any
Indians who may elect to do so can re
main upon tlie land at present occupied
by them, taking the land under the
Dawes severalty act. The committee
strikes out the provision of the bill
granting the proceeds of sales of land of
the present reservation to the Indians.
THAT ANTI-CATHOLIC 80CIKTV.
Another Amerlean Protective Aaaoela-
tion Bow Oveura.
Milwaukee An American Protective
Association row in Milwaukee's crack
regiment tlie Fourth is exciting uilli-
tary circles. Captain West of the Rush
Guards is charged with discharging sev'
era! members of the regiment because
they were members of the American
Protective Association, and an investiga'
tion has been ordered. West is said to
have admitted the charge, and claims
that such actiou is necessary to restore
harmony in the regiment. It is further
said that Captain Burton, West's prede
cessor, who recently resigned, was
member of the American Protective As
sociation and filled the company with
members of the association! fearing an
uprising of Catholics. It is claimed by
some of West's friends that the proposed
investigation will reveal a plot to pack
the Wisconsin National Guard with
members of the anti-Catholic organiza
tion.
THE AIIMY OF UNKMPLOVKD.
A Preference for Married Hen Cauaea
Many Marrlagea In Plttaburg,
Pittsburg. Owing to the great de
mand for public work in the parka at $1
per duy, the city employment committee
issued an order some time ago to employ
only married men. This had the effect
nf PAimincr A hiir tmnm In nifltrimonv.
Every unmarried Italian and Pole in
Pittsburg seems to be hunting a wife,
One of them sayB the boom in matri
mony was caused by tlie refusal of the
committee to hire men wno naa nooouy
else depending on them. All the mar
riageable young women who are willing
to begin the married state on $1 per day,
be said, had been taken, and unless the
order is rescinded trouble will happen in
the Italian and Polish colonies. Chief
Clerk McMahon of the employment com
mittee says that many men who had
been refused work went away and in a
few ilavs returned with their marriage
certificates, thinking it would entitle
them to a job. When refused a chance
to earn $1 a day they thought they had
been trifled with, and cursed the com
mittee. The offer made by Andrew Car
negie to duplicate every dollar raised for
tlie relief of the poor expired yesterday.
It was made for two months. The con
tributions were $125,170.72. As Mr.
Carnegie will duplicate this, the total
amount raised so far is $250,341.44.
There is still enough left in tlie treasury
and with what is expected to keep 4,000
men at work during Alarcli.
M'KAXK IX PKIMOM (J A UK.
The (iraveaend "Boaa" Now an Inmate
of Sing Sing.
Pino Siso, N. Y. A large crowd
awaited the arrival of the train bearing
John Y. McKane to prison. It arrived
here at 3 p. x. McKane and his custo
dians walked to the prison gate, followed
by the reporters. McKane passed through
the prison yard to the office of Warden
Durston, where he waa received by As
sistant Clerk Westlake. Sheriff Bunt-
ling produced the commitment, and
handed it to Westlake, who said to Mc
Kane : " Your term ia six years." Mr.
Westlake then wrote on the document
" Fonr years and three months," indi
cating the net limit of McKane's sentence
less the commutation for good conduct.
McKane removed his iroTd watch and
chain from his waistcoat, took his dia
mond ring from hit finger, bis diamond
tud from hia shirt, as well as his dia
mond sleeve buttons, and gave them to
Striker Williams to take back to Mc
Kane's family. McKane also produced
25.79 in bills and change, and handed
the money to Clerk m estlake. The cus
tomary questions were then put to Mc-
ivajie. jutaauD wm wtBii w uic priaun
barber shop, and his mustache and im
perial were quickly shaven off. He was
thcai given a convict's suit, which be
put on himself. o cell wai assigned
him. He will for the present be in what
ia known aa the idle ranks. McKane
went through the ordeal with firm net,
and stewed no :( f dprMioa.
NORTHWEST NEWS.
Vt aaliingf on.
The monthly family water rate in
Fairhaven is $150.
An effort is being mado to establish a
fruit cannery at Whatcom.
There has not been a prisoner in the
Pacific county jail for a year.
Prospecting for coal Is being carried
on at several points in tlie Olympics.
The Catholic ladies of Old Tacoma
have given 2,732 free dinners this winter.
The Northern Pacific has moved Its
Icehouse and coal bunkers from Wallula
to Pasco.
A good many men are leaving Walla
Walla for thu Blue creek region to pros
pect for gold.
Fairhaven is pleased because San
Francisco steamers are to begin touching
there both ways.
The Pierce County Fruit Growers' As
sociation is preparing to erect a large
cannery in Tacoma.
The Secretary of State will soon Issue
a small pamphlet setting forth tho re
sources of the State.
Seattle, It is announced, la to have an
Iron furnace and freight car shops, em
ploying over 2,000 men.
A citizens' committee of Spokane Is
preparing a new charter for the city, to
be voted on at the next municipal elec
tion. The Hoquiam Masonic Lodge has just
received a gavel made of olive wood from
Jerusalem. The handle 1b mado of wood
from the river Jordan.
The Ilwaco Navigation Company has
bid on the Sealand-South Bend mail
route, and in case it is successful will
cover it wiib the steamer Ilwaco.
Ah How. a Seattle Chinamen, has be
gun suit against the administrators of the
Vesler estate to recover $1,011 alleged to
be due him on account of wages.
No coal has been found yet in Leland
Valley, and the boring machinery will
be put to work at a place nearer the wa
ter in hopes to find coal at a less depth.
Spokane's new city hall is ready to
move into, but there is some doubt
whether to do so or keep in the old quar
ters. Some claim it would be cheaper
to pay rent than to move.
The Fairhaven Chamber of Commerce
at therenuestof the branch livdrosraohic
office at Port Townsend has adopted res
olutions asking Congress to provide lor
the regular publication of a pilot chart
of the North Pacific.
Walla W&llti Salvation Armv circles
are considerably perturbed by the mar
riage of Lieutenant Millie Jackson to K.
P. Wormwood, a laundryinan there.
Millie has struck her colors, and will as
sist in running the laundry.
There are nineteen prisoners in the
Walla Walla county jail, three being
women. Tlie men are to be put to work
on the streets, under an arrangement by
which they will receive half pav for
what they do. The men are willing.
The city will pay the county for the work.
Henry Kelling, Secretary of the Walla
Walla Board of Trade, has received a
letter from the Commissioners of the
California Midwinter Fair soliciting an
exhibit from the Walla Walla Valley and
offering space free of charge. The invi
tation will be submitted to the Board of
Trade.
Yakima declines to abandon its State
Fair in order to help out the Tacoma en
terprise. It has spent $10,000 raised by
subscription and $11,500 of State money,
and will go ahead. All the fruit in tlie
Washington building? at the World's
Fair is there, and will not be permitted
to go to Tacoma until after the State
Fair is ended.
John Leads, a colored bootblack of
Olvmoia. has gone to Canada to prove
his identity and claim a fortune of $500,-
000. It seems that a kind old lady who
adopted him as her servant years ago
died recently in Canada without leaving
natural heirs and willed her fortune to
the colored boy. who was kind to her in
years gone by, but she had lost his ad
dress. An Olympia gentleman saw the
advertisement to ascertain Leads' ad
dress. The latter is nearly crazed with
Iff
iy at the news. He put up his boot-
lack kit and took tlie first train.
Oregon. , .
Work on the Cascade locks has started
up again.
Salem's telephone tolls are to be re
duced from $5 to $2 per month.
The government's special agent is in
charge now at the Chemawa School.
At Astoria Edward Braekhus, "the
inspired one," is attracting large audi'
ences to hear his utterances while
"filled with the Holy Ghost." but tho
upiuiuiia ui Mie peuJie concerning jiiui
are ol a decidedly mixed nature. Many
pronounce him a " fakir" pure and sim
ple, and find in him a source of amuse
ment; others show marked indications
of anger at the failure to expose what
they unhesitatingly pronounce a lrauu
while still others are inclined to the be
lief that he is really inspired. Those
who attend the services are not permit
ted to see Braekhua when he is aliout to
go into his trance, curtains being used
until the word Is given that he Is ready
to perform. It was remarked that he
Bpoke with greater fluency when out of
the trance state.
At Portland Judge Bellinger has ren
dered an important decision in thu suit
of the Kodiak racking uompany against
the Haytian Republic, un January 17
this steamer was released from the libel
of the United States, and United States
Marshal Grady on the decree of the court
directing him to deliver the vessel to .1.
L. Hartman, receiver of the Northwest
Trust and Loan Company, did so, and
simultaneously arrested her on a writ of
the Kodiak Packing Company. The at
torneys lor Receiver llartman claimed
that the vessel, being in the hands of a
receiver in a Mate court, was without
the jurisdiction of the United States
court, and on this ground excepted to the
libel of the Kodiak Company. The court
decided that the action of the Marshal
in turning the vessel over to the loan
company and then rearresting her does
not in any way affect the rights of the
parties in tlie matter, and denied the
exception to the libel.
Old fishermen at Astoria are already
beginning to prophesy concerning the
probability of a good run of fish early
the coming season. They all agree in
believing that between April 20 and May
20 the salmon will come into the river
in immense swarms and bear out the old
theory about the four-year run. In lHHti
during the two months' strike the fish
were particularly plentiful ; again in
the same rnnh was repeated, and it is
looked for anain in 18'.4. A. B. Alexan
der, the United States fish expert, has
left Astoria for Portland, from which
city he will visit the Sacramento and San
Joaquin rivers. During his stay at As
toria he collected a great many statistics
with reference to the salmon pack of hut
year, and spared no pains to arrive at
the exact figures connected with the in
dustry. Mr. Alexander states that his
note will be embodied in the next re
port on the fisheries of the United States
to be issued by the government in De
cember or January, tie will include in
this report several fact concerning the
whaling industry on the Coast, as well
a the proe pacts of the Pacific region for
future fishing trad.
OLD WOULD CABLES.1
SALISBURY'S AMENDMENTS
PARISH COUNCILS BILL.
to:
The Itiianlan-tiennnu Alliance Debate
lon Ita Approval Opened In the
Herman Itclchatag, and Much Oppo
all Inn Itevelopa (ilndatone. I
Bkbi.in. In tho Reichstag debate on
tlio Russo tlcrman commercial treaty
was opened. Von Mirhachoii behalf of
the Conservatives gave an explanation
of the reasons which had decided the
party not to support the government,
contending the treaty would prove an
Injury to German husbandry greater
than the advantages which could possi-
bly follow Its passage. Von Bibiestein
declared German manufacturers and
merchants secured under the treaty an
estimable boon. Husbandry profited
nothing by the present customs tariff,
and agrarians should direct their efforts
toward influencing federal governments
in favorof practical solicitude forGer-
man husbandry. Tlie government could
not snrrender at discretion to tlio de-
mands of the agrarians. Count von
Moltke opposed the treaty In the name
of the Imperialists.! Rickart urged the
adoption of the treaty, saying the en
trance of Russia into tlio European com
meicial community would have impor
tant consequences, i
OOD HAVE IRELAND.
The Fenlant of Cork placard the Walla
of That city.
Cork. The visit to Ireland of the Rt.
Hon. John Morley, Chief Secretary for
Ireland, has caused a demonstration of
the feeling of resentment which tha
homerulers have cherished against him
since his refusal to receive a deputation
of tlie evicted tenants' association. This
treatment led the evicted tenants' asso
ciation of Cork to return to tlie ni inci
lies of the old Land League, and they
t ppointed a vigilance committee, whose and is seldom or never heard to lift up
duty it was to see that boycotting land his might voice except in the far wilder
grabbers was rigidly enforced. Yester-' ness, where the hunters have not come
day the Fenians placarded the city with exeept singly. Thus it is written in an
SSo-rd TmW- ThKldil Africa" guWebo0k: "Th0nBh hi8 ,00t-
clare that vl ltUeXXr ,,ri"Ut UWy T0' iTX"
are dving by inches In Knglish prisons. . mountains of Lokaron and Boatlanama,
while Mr. Jlorley's promise to release alul he will sometimes venture to carry
the political prisoners is still unfulfilled.
Continuing, the placards say : " France
and the United States have granted am
nesty to political prisoners. Shall Eng
land be the only nation to refuse?
' Speak, John Morley ; Ireland demands
an answer.' God save Ireland."
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Till-: PAHIMH COUNCII.H Bll.l..
Two of Saliahiiry'e. Latent Aiuendiiienta
Are Rejected by the Commona.
London. The House of Commons by
a vote of 212 to 101 rejected Salisbury's
new amendment of February 23 in the
House of Lords to the parish councils
bill, enabling parishes of between 200
and 500 inhabitants to dispense with the
parlBh councils, it also adopted by a
vote of 100 to 139 Gladstone's motion to
reject Salisbury's aijwtdmcnt of Febru
ary 23 regarding thi propdrttoh of elect
ive ti ustees in j25arisk'.aritie8, Salis
bury having BiicCaeded ill having carried
I.V lliu f AtoraY'fi..fInn.tfe-rs-..;.i! tin
proportion to onX-lhird, but afterwardst
the House agreedSto Harcourt's compro-1
nuse, that restrictron of, the. proportion
of elective trustees to one-third be op
tional and not obligatory.
Political Prlaonera Releaaed.
Ottawa, Ontario. The Governor-General
has signed the release from jail of
tho two political prisoners, Thomas Mc
Greevey and Michael Connelly, who in
November last were sentenced to a term
of twelve months for conspiring to de
fraud tlie government. It is stated that
McGrecvey lins papers in his possession
which seriously compromise several
members of the present government,
and that after he is released he will
make their contents public.
Frightened by a Petard.
Pisa. During a performance at tho
Theater Nuova a petard thrown into the
auditorium through a window in the
rear of the stage burst and created the
greatest excitement, but did no damage.
The people rushed for the exits, but the
conductor of the orchestra shouted that
there was no danger and ordered the or
chestra to strike up the national anthem
and later the Garibaldian hymn. No
arrests have been made.
A Mob of Italian Peaaanta.
Romb. A mob of peasants in Acqu if
viva delle Font!, province of 'Bari, tried
to rescue a comrade arrested by the po'
lice. After they were driven from the
jail the mob attacked tlie police station,
smashed the doors and windows, and put
the occupants to flight. After a street
fight the mob dispersed. The leaders
were arrested. Several persons were in
jured during the riot.
No Truth In the Htory.
Pakik. The Cocarde says that Presi
dent Carnot had requested the recall of
the Marquis of Dufferin, British Ambas
sador to France. The story was a pal
pable falsehood, and was denounced as
such on the best authority. The Cocarde
pretended to liclieve that the Marquis of
Dufferin had been interfering with the
affairs of the French legation in Copen
hagen. (Jladatone'a Temporary Retirement.
JiMHiM. Tlie Morning Post publishes
an unconfirmed rumor to the effect that
Gladstone informed tlie Queen he was
about to undergo an operation for his
eyes and desired the royal sanction to
Lord Rosebery acting as Premier pro
tern.
India Aaka for a ComniUalon.
CuTitta. At a meeting of natives
and Europeans iu the town ha'l resolu
tions were passed urging the government
to endeavor to settle tlie silver question
by international agreement and the ap
pointment of a roval commission, to in
clude residents of India not officials of
the government.
The Ileflelt In India.
Cauttta. James Weatland an
nounced in the Vice-Regal Council that
the government proposed to meet the
deficit by imposing a new 6 per cent tax
on imports, besides doubling the tax on
petroleum. (Jot tons will be excepted
from the operation of the new tax.
Reinforcements for Africa.
Loxdox. It ia said 400 marine now
stationed at Chatham have been ordered
to be in readiness to proceed to Bathnrst,
Vt est A In -a, to take part in an expedition
against the slave traders.
ft win eat la the World.
Londox. The report on the trial of
the new torpedo destroyer Homet
showed that the veml's speed exceeded
28 knots an hour. The builder claim
that ah is tb swifttft vessel in th
world.
THE KING OF BEASTS.
He la Merely a Hlu C'at, After All, and
Coward at Heart.
If we quit heraldry for fuct and goby
the testimony of travelers and hunters,
it is very doubtful whether the lion do
u'I'Von his magnificent reputation. It is
his appearance, no doubt, which has
gained for him tlie upiiullution of "king
of beasts," with all the regal honor per
taining to It. Certainly he looks "every
1....I. M.. Untl.l., ...n lui K.,af Tho
f j,,,,,., it)jeif co,,ia C0Ill.eive nothing more
, Sttingly representative of majesty than
the full grown mnlo lion, gazing with
rent yellow eyes, which seem to know
no fer. the an,l"8 honors of his
il'aggy mane wrapjied round hia massive
ho "ud U tlie
aiVodiment by noture of lordliness and
magnanimity, and he has been adopted
as such in all literature and poetry from
Homer and inchylus down to the "lion
coniique" of our music halls. Yet he is
only a cut a great cat-after all, and
tho80 who know hlm , hig native wiIdg
ve a vwy diffcrellt character of "feli.
, , J. .
le fr?m Pop r conceptions
' We ll not wish to calumntote a crea-
ture 80 intimately conuected with Brit-
isb story and so dignified in bearing and
behavior, for nobody can deny that the
lion Is a great gentleman iu his monuers.
Nevertheless, African sportsmen relate
that he can show himself as cowardly as
be is cruel; that he will abandon his
consort and cubs in a moment of ex
treme danger, and that he scarcely ever
charges straight home upon anybody
who, armed or unarmed, has the pres-
I ence of mind to await his onset. He is
' described as very nervous and very enn-
nlng, and dreading beyond everything
the superior prowess of the white man.
Tlie early Dutch settlers at the cape
speak of lions prowling round tlie fort
at night "in such numbers as though
they would take it by storm." Now one
must go very fur into the African
"veldt" to see a lion, and a strange fact
is that he has learned the craft of silence
away an ox troni a wagon span mere
abouts, he rarely or never makes his
presence known by his roar, having
learned apparently that it will only have
the effect of friglitetiiug off tlie few timid
antelopes upon which all hopes of re-
plenishing his larder depend, or, worse
still, of betraying his position to his In
veterate enemy and persecutor, man."
London Telegraph.
A Talk ou Women Hllllardiata.
Lew Shaw and Mrs. Nellie Shuw are
giving exhibitions at the Grand hotel of
the skill that can be obtained at bil
liards. Mrs. Shaw is the best exhibition
player of her sex in this country, und
holds the world' championship She
lamea or ner accompiisnmcuis to a re-
porter, but was not inclined to give her
self too much credit for the position she
has attained in the billiard world, she
first commented upop the great amount
of work required before proficiency can
be obtained,
"Someyo
oung women, she said, "prac
tice for horn's at a piano, but two hours'
practice at a billiard table would wear
them out. This is why there are so few
lady experts; it is the lack of energy to
practice. The number of women bil
liardistB, however, would sin-prise you
and there are more experts than the
public is aware of. In some sections of
the country billiard playing is a very
popular drawing room entertainment,
and many o, the women of a family be
come quite adept with the cue. To be
come expert in knocking the ivories
about it is necessary to practice at least
five hours a day. One must not forego
practice, either, after he has become
skillful. It requires strength to play
billiards, and the majority of ladies
whom I have seen play full because they
do not exert their strength and use their
wrists properly.
"If I were teaching a young society
lady billiards I would first grasp her
arm at the elbow and shake her hand
and wrist for bulf an hour each day for
a week. This would take the stiffness
out of these parts and increase the
strength of the muscles. These are the
most important points in playing bil
liards. The greatest thing with which
a woman has to contend, even when she
has mustered the gume, is playing in
public. The moment she plays before
uiiybody she gives way to a form of
stage fright. This can be overcome,
however, but it requires a long time.
The first time I performed in a public
hall I felt as though the roof was falling
on my head. It is tlie same thing with
all women." Indianapolis Seutinel
Pleaaant Thlnga About American Women.
When Max O'Rell was in San Fran
cisco recently he was asked his opinion
of American women by a Chronicle re
porter, when he replied:
"Your ladies are the most charming
in the 1 was about to say world, but
my wife is glaring at me so I will say
outside of France. 1 was a member of
a party visiting the Woolwich arsenal in
Kngluud not long ago. With us was a
pretty American young ludy from Rich
mond. A captain of artillery was show
ing us the various trophies which Eng
land bad captured in buttle, aud every
body except tne Klctimond girl was
properly enthusiastic.
"The bullet thut came near ending the
life of the Duke or Wellington at Water
loo, a flag carried by the Six Hundred
at Balaklava, the spear that killed the
young Prince ltniierial in Zululand, all
were objects of indifference to her. Our
captain of artillery was nettled at ber
passiveness, but he had an object to
show us that he thought would arouse
her. It was a trophy of Bunker HilL
Pointing to it b laid very impressively,
a he looked eolcuiuly at the American
girl:
" 'That cannon was captured by tlie
soldiers of Ueorge III at the battle of
Bunker Hill. It i one of our proudest
trophies.'
" 'Ahf laid the young lady, with
scarcely a raising of ber eyebrows, 'I
believe we have the hill in America.'
"And o it goes," continued Max
O'RelL "American women are pretty,
witty, vivacious almost to Frenchneaa,
and for the most part cultured. They
are never at a Iocs for a witty rejoinder,
and their lor of country is proverbial
among peopl who hav met them
broad."
laaan-orlag the Hraed.
Why do yon cut up snch antic when
you feed yonr turkeys, Mr. FsrmerT
"Oh, I'm trying to mak gam of
thra. VWwbiPJtoB 8tV
FARM AND GARDEN.
ADVANTAGES TO BE OBTAINED
BY UNDERDRAWING.
The Plrat Thing to Look After In Dltch-Iiii-Kllllng
Fruit Pea ta-A boot tb
Time to Dltch-The Object of Under-draining-Parm
Notea.
Underdraining may be mentioned as
one of the most beneficial Improvements
on a farm. Low, level and heavy lands,
or land that ia cut up with swamp and
marshes, also rolling land with streak
or hollow between the ridges, should
be underdrained. Money expended in
ditching such lands (if the work be prop
erly done) will be speedily repaid with
Interest. In ditching the first thing to
look after Is a good outlet, for no matter
how well the rest of the work be done,
if there is not a good outlet, it U all a
failure. When buying tile one should
first consider how many branches on his
farm will enter Into the main ditch and
then buy tile large enough to carry all
the water a fast a it get to it. When
planning for underdraining a farm ar
range the main ditch so a to take in the
lowest hollows and where the lay of the
land will take the longest string of tile.
Try and have the main ditch about three
feet deep in the shallowest place; this
will give a good fall to the branches.
The object in underdraining ia to loosen
heavy, toggy soil and to remove surface
water as soon as possible. To do this
care should be taken to get the ditch
about the right depth. For branch
drains I think from two to three feet is
the proper depth. In any ditch the fall
should be evenly distributed throughout
ita entire length; it should not have
more fall than necessary part of the way
and the rest be on level, neither should
part of the tile be full of water and the
rest empty. In case of quicksand In the
bottom boards should be placed under
the tiles to prevent their settling, for, if
the tiles are not kept even, a large per
centage of their capacity will be lost. In
making turns never turn square, but al
ways on a circle large enough that you
can use common tile tor making the
turn ; for large tile use a larger circle
than for small. Never have a branch
form a right angle with the main ditch,
but let It curve or angle toward the out
let. In running a ditch to a low sag I
think it doe better work to go through
the sag and end in the opposite bank.
Now aliout the time to ditch. I will give
my way. 1 put in the main ditch when
ever 1 can best spare time and when it
digs easiest. After this is done I choose
a Held of sod nearest the outlet of the
main ditch, from which I am going to
take a succession of crops, and drain the
neid in the fall, ditching It so that the
low and high ground will be ready to
work at the same time in the spring. Bv
doing it in the fall the freezing and thaw
ing ot winter and spring loosen the toil
and opens the pores through the ground ;
consequently the ditch 1b in better work
ing order and the ground in better shape
for use in the spring than if I waited
until spring before ditching. Of the
many advantages obtained by under-
draining l will mention but a lew : V
What is more unsightly than what might
be a nice field or farm, that is all cut np
with water holes f underdraining re
moves these. 2. While working around
a pond of water one is doing more labor
than he would be if it were so that he
could work through it: besides he is lo
ing the use of what would be the best
part of the field if it were underdrained
Or again in wet seasons on low lands his
crops are a total failure, where they
wouid nave been good nad tne land been
thoroughly underdrained. 9. Many
times in the spring or in wet weather
one has to wait long enough for water to
soak away from nndrained land to have
had his crops all in if the land had been
drained. 4. On clavev soil that are un
derdrained freezing and thawing will not
heave clover or wtieat a It will where
they are not drained.
Killing Fruit Peata.
It is very Important to those having
fruit trees to begin early the fightagainst
the pests which are sure to be with us
the coming season. The eggs of the leaf
roller are laid very plentifully on the
trees, and are most of tnem found on
the trunk and large limbs. It is but a
few minutes' work to destroy these eggs
on a tree by simply drawing the back of
a knife or something similar over the
egg cluster and crushing them. As each
cluster represents from twenty to forty
future worm, In this case surely a stitch
in time save nine. If your trees are
getting along in year and the bark is
getting rough, you can help them by
scraping off the loose bark with a hoe or
some tool that will not injure the under
bark, at tlie same time destroying the
hiding place of the larvw of the codlin
moth. Clean away all grass and sprouts
from around the base of the tree and
expose the woolly aphis or blood louse
to the weather, and the wash you intend
to give to the tree later on.
Farm Notea.
In using a feeder take out the division
board and one frame, and nut the feeder
in their place.
Powdered borax is often used, although
pure lard is better, for driving awav ants
which may be located under hives.
An ingenious apiculturist has calcu
lated that a single bee visits 18.750 flow
ers for each ounce of honey it gathers.
Milk with dry hands. Milkers often
dip their fingers into the pail of milk or
uiiik hikj meir open nanuB ana smear
the teats, the drippings falling into the
milk pail. It is a filthy habit.
Do not waste time and money trying
to grow profitable crop from land whose
need is thorough draining. Have your
money and put it into good tile, prop
erly laid, and in a few year it will be
returned to you with compound interest.
Farmers who have tried this know ita
truth.
A good hay crop is always an easy
thing to sell and usually at a price that
appears toleaveaverysatislactory profit.
A good many men are thinking this way
aim bo preparing vo grow less grain anu
-'I . 'J-.-. , -'1
more grass. Hut it must be remembered
that the hay takes away a good deal of
fertility from the land, and if yon do not
want the farm to grow poor, you must
arrange for restoring this. The best way
to make the hay crop profitable i to feed
it at home and return the manure.
Awarded Highest Honors World's Fair.
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Used ia MilUo&j of H08.M--40 Yrt H Eusdiri
"As old m
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and proven"
in the verdict
o f million". .
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Liver Eegu-
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rfPTlPt 'only Liver
jLCC and Kidney
medicine to
which you
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mild laxa
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purely veg
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ing directly
on the Liver
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Pills
neys. Try it
Sold by all
Druggists in Liquid, or in Powder
to be taken dry or made into a tea.
The King of Liver Medicines.
" 1 have uaed yourHlmmona Liver Regu
lator and can cmiaclentlniialy aay It la the
klni of all liver medlclnea, I conalderlt a
medicine cheat In Itaelf. Uco, W. fACa
son, Taooma, Wuablugtoa.
WEVKRY PACKAGE-
Baa the Z Stamp lu red on wrappa
THE PORTLAND MARKETS.
Whxat Valley, MX86cs
Walla
nana, voigfo per cental. .
raovisioxs.
Eastxrx Smokid Mi ats ahd Labs
Hams, medium, 1212e per pound;
hams, large, ll12c; hams, picnic,
U12c; breakfast bacon, 1316c;
short clear sides, 1012c; dry salt side,
9410c; dried beef hams, 12,'13c;
lard, compound, in Una, 910o per
pound; pure, in tins, ll12)e: pigs'
feet, 80s, 6.60; pigs' feet, 40, 13.26
kits, 11.26.
HOP, WOOL AMD RIDI.
Hops '93s, choice, 12 14c per pound ;
medium, 9(Uc; poor, no demand.
Wool Valley, 10 lie per pound)
Umpqua, ll12cj Eastern Oregon, 6
10c. according to quality and shrinkage.
HiDia Dry selected prime, 6c; green,
salted, 60 pounds and over, 3Kc; under
60 pounds, 2 3c ; sheep pelts, shearlings,
1016c; medium, 20036c j long wool,
3060c; tallow, good to choice, 83e
per pound.
uvi amd Da ass in mbat.
Bur Top steers, 2.603.00; fair to
good steers. $2.00 2.26; cows, $2.26;
dressed beef, 46c per pound.
Muttok Best sheep, 2.60: ewes, ,
12.26.
Hoqs Choice heavy, $4.00 4.26; me
dium, $4.00: light and feeders, $3.90
4.00; dressed, 6k 87c per pound.
Viai Small choice, 6c; Urge, 4o per
pound.
COBDAOI.
Manilla rope. in. cir. and np, 10c;
manilla rope, 12-thread, H diam., 10c j
manilla rope, 6 and 9-thread, i and 6-16
diam., 11c; manilla bail rope, in colls
or on reels, 10c; manilla lath yarn,
tarred, 9c t manilla hawMr-uUd rone well
boring, etc., 13c; manilla tranuniMion- -of-power
rope, 14c ; manilla paper twine.
He; manilla spring twine, 14c; sisal
rope, H in. cir. and upward, 7c; sisal
rope, 12-thread, X diam.. 7c; sisal
rope, 6 and 9-thread. 1 and 5-16 diam..
84c; siBal lath yarn, tarred, 7ic; hop
vine twine, tarred, 7c; aisal paper twine.
80.
VLODR, HID, BIO.
Floor Portland. 12.66: Salem. 12.55:
Cascadia, $2.65; Dayton, $2.66: Walla
Walla, $2.90: Snowrlake. $2.66: Corval-
lis, $2.66t Pendleton. $2.66: Graham.
$2.40; superfine, $2.26 per barrel.
Uats White, 33 34c per bushel;
gray. 8I32c; rolled, in bag. 15.75(9
6.00; barrels, $6.OO0.26; in cases, $3.76.
MiLLSTorrs Bran, short,
$16 16; ground barley. $16 18; chop
feed, $16 per ton : whole feed barley. 60
70o per cental; middlings, $23(928 per
ton; chicken wheat, 66c$1.16 per
cental.
Hay Oood, $1012 per ton. -
DAiay PBODuoa,
Bottib Oregon fancy creamery. 27 W
3Uc; fancy dairy, 222&c; fair to
good, 1617'i'c; common, 11 12c per
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IUUUU VMUVIUIJ, 1W UVI I Ulla
Chkibi Oregon, 10 13c; Califor
nia n . VA..n 1 lOAlK..
Swiss, imported, 3032c; domestic, 16
ibc per pound.
too Oregon, lzize per doien.
PoDLTat Chickens, mixed. Quoted at
$3.003.60 per dozen: ducks. S3.00a
4.60; geese, $7.00(38.60; turkeys, live, 11
(gvic per pound; dressed, 1314c
VIQtTABUM AMD FRUITS.
Vroitablis California cabbage. lUa
per pound : potatoes. Oregon. 46 50c per
sack; onions (buying price), $1.60 1.75
per Back ; sweet potatoes, 2)c per pound ;
California celery, 8690c; artichokes,
$1.00 per dozen; California lettuce,
2035c per dozen ; Oregon hothouse let
tuce, 4050c ; cauliflower, $2.75 per crate,
90c per dozen; parsley, 26c per dosen;
sprouts, fi.uui.zr3 per box; string
beans, lo18c per pound; asparagus,
12lc per pound.
Fbuits Sicily lemons, $4.00(5? 4.60 per
box; California fancy, $3.6004,00; com
mon. $2.603.00; banana, $1.503.00
per bunch; Honolulu. $1.602.60; Cali
fornia navel. $2.25ig2.75 per box: seed
lings, $1.25(32.00; Japanese, $1.762.00;
sunflower, $2.76; apples (buying price),
green, ougooc per box; red, ou70c;
ate winter pears, 6060c per box.
OAMMBD OOODS.
Canhid Good Table fruit, assorted.
$1.76(82.00; peaches, $1.86(82.00; Bart
lett pears, $1.762.00: plum, $1J7W(
1.60: strawberries. $2.262.46: cherrica.
$2.26(32.40; blackberries, $1.86(82.00;
taspberries, $2.40; pineapples, $2.25
2.80; apricot, $1.66. Pie fruit,
assorted, $1.20; peaches, $1.25; plana,
$1.001.20; blackberries, $lJ1.40per
dosen. Pie fruits, gallons, aaaortad.
$3.15 3.60; peaches, 3.604.00; apri
cots, $3.50(2,4.00; plums, $2. 76 3.00:
blackberries, $4.26 4.60; tomatoes,! 1.10,
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