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w ORE COURIER Si V vol. xr. OREGON CITY. CLACKAMAS COUNTY. OK KG ON. FRIDAY. APML 27. 181)1. NO. 51. GON Y-i- 'vl OIIMMIM "'IJIMCCE growing demand for Information con UUINlMlNLl Ufl I IN tOC ccruing this Wale on the part of pros i jppcllve immigrants. It Is impossible I (or tlie various State oUirein to answer the correspondence of this character re- Want the Time in Which to . VhJlT. Register Extended. BI.NTON WILSON CONFESSES. , VVork nn the Interstate Fair Hegun-A Truant Husband Pound-Tlia Court Dveldes Against a Iterelver. . Skaiti.b. The example set by Judge ' Caldwell of the Uih-'I States Circuit Court til restoring the wages of the Vnlon faclfic employes, which had been arbitrarily cut by receivers without no-' ' lice la or.coriHi'iit of the employes them- si-lveiijiaa liecn followed by Judge Lang "ttyof IhcTTirpiTior Court In restoring the wages of conductors and motormen ou the Ruinier-avoniieclectric line, which ' hud been summarily cut from 20 cents to 18 cents per hour by Receiver W. J Cirambs. - This action by Uranibs had been taken alter a conference between him and other Btreet railway managers, and wan followed by similar reductions on the Union trunk line, the lousoll' dated Street ruilway lines and the Third' street electric line, the two latter roads being in charge of Keceiver 31. r Haiku, who also made the reductions summarily. In these last two rases the employes alto intend protesting in court Bonnet the reduction. The court said Unit all evidence "hoeed that 20 cents an hour M a' n I ( . i . nmpeiiHation, and if the qnontiui. u. Hugis had been tlrnt presented to the court, ho would have prohibited it. He commended the spirit of the men in appealing to the court in stead of striking, and said if the men had a higher appreciation of the justice of the ' courts, there would be fewer rtrikesv The prayer of petitioners should be granted and wages restored to what they were when the receiver took charge of the property. - '. IXTKItSTATK FAIH. Work lo bo Commenced on the Ground. . Mud Itulltllngs at Ouoe, ' Tacoma. Tho trustees of the Inter state Fair have ordered work to be com menced at onco. Tel) thousand prospec tuses will be Issued and sent throughout the East, . Invitations will be sent to the Governors of tlio various States to par ticipate, asking each State to appoint a com mission to meet at Tacoma in May, expenses to be paid by the fair. The lj 50,000 needed, in addition to a capital of 1200,000 already invested in land and buildings, has beeu subscribed, and work will-begin very soon. A clearing bee, comprising 2,000 men of all occupations, will be employed to remove the brush from the site overlooking Pngul Sound, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, British Co lumbia and Alaska will he represented. The fair will open August IS and con wS&Jceekw The fair aims to. pro- sewt a complex cxniomou oi me vum.-u . . t i . . i . , r i l Li.. resources of th8reat Northwest for the ,y benefit of Eastern'pvestors and intend ing settlers and to brnifcthe people of the Northwest together fofTfl "ter" change of ideas regarding the de$JP" nient of the North i'acitic coast reg"- .IN AM.'KdKIt CONNPIKAl'V. Southern I'm-lllo ColKliiHar rttand In With the 8clper. San FnANcwco. Another sensation in brewing for conductors on the Los An geles division of the Southern Pacific. Tho first intimation of the trouble was ,1,,. ;.,,, ilm nrnliminarv examination of 1 J II. Andross and J. A. Whiteside, two tne matter having been regularly brought clerks, who are being jointly tried with : before this court, after ' hearing the ar A. B. and M. Greenwakl, ticket brokers, gumcnts of lie respective attorneys the A 11. Cireenwald, who was on the wit- court finds the charges supported by the ness stand in his own behalf, dropped a evidence, and orders the further suspen hint which leads the company to be- sion of the defendant. lieve that conspiracy to defraud extends Transplanted ojntern. to the conductors. Un'ler cross-exam.- BgND.-The discovery has been nation Greenwald said be told Whiteside , , . . 4 and Andi oes they were perfectly safe in made that Eastern oysters will propagate Belling tickets to him, for both he and ' in Willapa Bay. An oysternian put out his brother made a practice to clip the Extern plants three years ago, corner off all tickets sold by them, so f anj refenty while tonging native oys that conductors would know at a glance ; terg on uis jig brought up Eastern ovs that the ticket came from their office ter 8pawn, The discovery is a most inl and would say nothing. An inveBtiga- I pont one to the ovstermcn, as it will tion is now in progress upon the theory i revoutionize the business. Not until that a conspiracy exists between breen-1 s ntn Ben,i harbor-line case is sct- wuld and the conductors. Th" 'ar.aP-' ward of n5,0U0 worth of fraudulent tick-i ets have been accounted for, and the investigation has only begun. A MlHDrllKK CONrKMKH. He Cleor. Ills Father and Sister of the Charge. Spokane. There was a dramatic scene in court the other day in the Wilson murder trial. Charles Wilson and his 6on and daughter, Benton and Nellie, were on trial for the murder of the lat- ' ter's husband, J. W. Johnson, nearChat- I . ... i tion for dismissal, when Judge Clagett ' fotlio defense announced that lie had a roolatiuii to mane mat ueiuou niim.ui killed Johneon; that it was done partly in oll di.fHnse. but more particularly in defeuse of his sister, and that the others were innocent. Later the Wilsons went on the stand, and Benton told the story of the tragedv. He walked along the road with Johnson, trying to get from bim a check for his sister's trunk. John son frothed with rage. Suddenly he turned with a threat to go back and kill his wife, and 8 be did so threw his hand back to bis rt7olver pocket. Then young Wilson struck him in the back of the head with a knotty club, crushing in his skull. He dragged tho lrndy into the brush, and that night buried it. Strike Gold Mine. Tacoma. Some excitement exists In this vicinity over recent gold discoveries. Joseph and Edward de Langevin have filed mineral claims on twenty acres of valuable land in the residence part of the citv, claiming gold is to be found there in paying quantities. The De Langevins claim they discovered the gold two years ago while digging a well at their home, aud that when they pump the gold comes up in fine sand from the bottom of the well. They have also dis covered sold in a gulch back of their house. They propose to form a stock company and begin mining operations. Within a few days several gold placer claims have been located on Salmon creek, one mile from Sumner and nine miles east of Tacoma. A dozen miners are prospecting there, and are making good wages by washing with pans. Old miners tav colors can be found moat anywhere along the streams west of the Cascades. The question is whether the quantity is f ufficient to pay or the work. just What Immigrant Want. Olthfu. Secretary of State Price is compiling a book, soon to be published, which will be a work descriptive of the State by counties and It designed to meet tics Secretary Price addressed a circular hitter to Hoards ol Trade as wen us coun ty officials, requesting that such matter be furnished immediately for publication in this book. The counties generally throughout the State have responded, and considerable matter is now ready for compilation. However, the three prin cipal counties of the State have not been heard from, neither King, Spokane nor Tierce having as yet contributed to this work, which, if published, will be a source of greut good to the State. Truant Husband Discovered. Seattle. After a search of fourteen years for the husband who deserted her In New York and eloped with the wife of August Hockman Mrs. Anna Fried erike Wolfensteln has found the guilty couple living in prosperity In this city 1.1 ' 1 ' - f W . fpi nnuer me aseiiuiuu nuuiu ui nest, uiey have resided here for the past twelve years, and held themselves out to the pniilic as man ana wile. -Mrs. wouen stein has begun an action in the courts to recover a portion oi tne wealth w men her husband and the woman he lias been living with have accumulated. Most of the property is in the name of the worn1 an, but Mrs. Wolfensteln alleges that it all arose from the investments made hero by her husband of the money he took with him when be deserted her, and under the law of this State the wife is entitled to one-half of the community property. Mrs. Wolfensteln Is 55 years old, and has lived on chanty for the last four years. Chinese Registration San Francisco. The registration of Chinese in San Francisco under the Mo Crcary act has not been as active as was expected at the time of its passing, and it is estimated that from 4.000 to 7,000 have as yet til til no application to regis' ter. The Chinese claim that the time has been itisiilHcient and the method of registration inadequate, and are said to have sent an appeal to Washington for more time. The last dav is May 8. It is claimed that the preparations of the government to carry out tne law's pro visions were not completed until Jan- in .... O ..lint. 41m Itlivaal. In tliia rttfv u-.I opened for business. Consequently there was a long period or time in wiucn trie Chinese who wanted to register were de nied the opportunity. The appeal sent to Washington asks a considerable ex tension ol time, hut it Is believed the Chinese will be satisfied if given two months additional. Foundered lu the Breaker. Sa.v Francisco. News has been re ceived of the loss of the fishing schooner Dauntless and the drowning of four men at. the mouth of Klamath river on the North California coast early on the morn' inn of the 12th. The schooner was com' nletnlv wrecked. All on board nerisbed The drowned are Captain Marquez, two seamen named iiiompson ana urown and Avery Kdson. a youth, whose par ents livo at Crescent City. The bodies . . - . . oi Xltptniu Mbim.,!. J.ar,n mid and one of the sailors have been cast upon the beach. The disaster resulted through an attempt to Dut to sea from the Klamath river during a gale. The schooner foundered in the breakers on the bar. An Attorney Kii.pended. Sai.km. The Supreme Court hasmaJe the following: order : In the matter of the charges against C. II. Finn, an at torney of this court, of willful miscon duct in his profession, the defendant in this proceeding having been suspended from practicing in the courts of this State by the Circuit Court of Wasco romitv until the first of this term, and tied will tlie oystermen engage in the iti ti n Eastern oysters, as until then they can secure no title to their oyster grounds. At present they have barely more than a squatter's right to their grounds. After Five Minutes' Deliberation. San Fbancihco. William Fredericks wos found guilty of tho murder of Cash ier Herrick after five minutes delibera li.in bv the jury. Fredericks' trial was nun iiv li k lurv. rjvuniDftc iiiini j)l08ecnte(i wjtu" great expedition. No testimony was introduced by thedefense, but Fredericks' attorney attempted in bis aroriimcnt to show that llernck was accidentally shot by Assistant Cashier Mplvin during the fusilade which fol lowed Fredericks' attempted raid of the bank. Fredericks was unmoved when the verdict was announced. A Contest Plsmlsed. OtYMFiA. The local land office has dismissed the case of Matthew Murphy of Seattle vs. John D. Redman of Olym pia. Redman entered 160 acres three miles from Olympia, but Murphy con tested on the ground that Redman had offered to dispose of the claim before making final proof and was selling the timber. The Olympia office finds that Redman bss acted in good faith, and dismissed the case. A Horrible Murder. Salt Lakb. A special from Hailey, Idaho, to the Tribune says : 8. R. Ran dolph, a farmer living on Silver creek, Logan county, was murdered in bed the other night. His head was beaten in with an ax. The floor and walls were covered with blood. Randolph was a native of Sew York, and leaves a brother and two sisters in California. 8. A. Stoll, a tenant on the farm, has been ar retted on suspicion. County Superintendent Sustained. Oi.TMrn. Superintendent of Public Instruction Bean has affirmed decisions in fonr cases of appeals from decisions of the County Superintendent of Lincoln county. These were the cases where ap plicants for teachers' certificates were refused as not coming np to the re quirements of the examination, and who charged partial marking. -Warrants tailed la. Oltmm. State Treasurer Bowen bas received taxes from King county to the amount of 91 ,310.95. The Treasurer immediately issued a call for outstand ing warrants. By the call general fond warrant to So. 3,115 will be paid on presentation and military fund warrants toxlr2e8. AS A PEACEMAKER. Uncle Sam Uses His Influence in Behalf of Clemency. THE DENVER AND GULF ROAD, The Itenurt of the House Committee on Naval Affairs Does Not Keroimueud a New Battle Ship. AVahiiinoton. The present and pros pective naval strength of the United States In comparison with that of foreign powers is set forth in the report of the House Committee on Naval Affairs pre sented by Chairman Cummings. The report states that the committee has re luctantly concluded not to recommend the construction of a new battle ship be cause of the depleted condition of the treasury. It Is agreed, however, that there must be no bait in building up the navy, hngland proposes, says the re port, to begin seven battle snips of the first class, six cruisers of the second class and two sloops. Italy with a depleted treasury is preparing to build three first class battleships, three cruisers, twelve torpedo boats and four transports. Ger many, France and Russia are going to even greater lengths to secure the in crease of their navies. The report then says : " In view of this fact it certainly would not be safe for the United States to build no more battle ships. With increasing prosperity the work should go on till the American navy is strong enough to stand all exigencies. The slight increase pro posed by the committee will certainly not burden the country with taxation during the coining year, and with re newed prosperity the work can be con tinued in the future without overbur dening the nation. The total loss of the Kearsarge leaves the Hartford, Admiral Karragut'a flag shin, the only vessel In the new navyarfido from the frigate Con stitution around w hich historical mem ories cluster." The committee in accordance with the wishes of the Navy Department has rec ommended liberal appropriations for her preservation, believina: public sentiment demands it. THE DENVEB AND (ll'LF. Protest of Ex-Governor Evan Against the Election. Pknvbb. Wells, Taylor 4 Taylor, at torneys for ex-Governor John Kvans, have filed a petition with the United States Coui t asking to have the recent ..toot Inn i".f illcaotm u n t ilia T'rinn TaAif1r. ri J ...1 1 . l mi 1 ' 1'enver aim uuu roaa set asiue. ine petition recites the protests made by Governor Evans at the time of the elec tion, April 10, against voting of stock held by the Union Pacific interest, goes over the story of the acquisition of the Gulf road by the Union Pacllio and the alleged intentional mismanagement of tne twill by tlio yi-trolling corporation, lean iiiomUN ot tllfe -,Z-1- ofllceis, how it was all "a put-up lob" I. v. . .v.u. H. H..p.v Liala lk .r,l..u( mo.lo hv (lmil, nravimiD v arranffwi ar iimn.nu m 11 m. ! - Evans azainst Including the Gulf in the proposed reorganization of the Union Pacific system". It is declared that the Union Pacific is planning to take ad- vantage of the poverty-stricken condi- and tjie time is believed ripe for further tion of the Gulf, brought about by tho e(rortg In that direction. Minister Ro mismanafrcinent of the con troll ine cor- I n ,na ..ir.air nioimuiul l.n mnti poration, to cause a foreclosure and sale, 1 to our government in a wav that does and that the Union Pacific desires to ' not at tne m0ment require a' direct re buy up the property and make it a part annriHA. anrl t.hn Prpaiiinnt ifl cnnsldnrinff of the larger system, thus doing away with a formidable competitor. . Wabhinoton. The reeling among tne io..i;r. ,omKar. ,J ikNimnnl pBn. ' . .1 i it . . .i k 1 .oanrttntlvfia la rliar. nn aption nnnlrl he .... . l. i ... - " v - taken conceraimr the Breckinridge scan dal, althoueh one of the best lawyers in the House said the constitution gave ample authority. Precedents cited, how-; ever, dnul almost exclusively with of- fences of a personal nature committed on tne noor oi ine nouse, as lor instance the case of Brooks, who was expelled for assaulting Charles Sumner with a cane, There appears to be a lack of precedents lor oltenses commuted oumiuo oi con-1 gress. Some members interviewed ue- clared no action can be taken on the nu- merous petitions, which are said to be on (lie wa ray to the House, demanding the ilsion of Breckinridge, these mem- affirming Breckinridge is only an- able to bis constituent; but the n n( (Yinarpunional oninion is expu bers i swerable to bis constituents; but the burden of Congressional opinion is against this view, though it is pretty , generally admitted no action on the pe- j titions will be taken further tnan auow- ing them to be read. Uncle Hani a Peacemaker. W.sniNOToN. For the clemency shown and the general amnesty extend ed by President Teixoto the Brazilian rebels have thanked the United Slates, for it was through, the efforts of Secre tary Gresham that the expediency and propriety of this humane course was lusted upon the Brazilian government, although we have declined to act in eon- unction witn otlier nations, noiaoiy Italy and Portugal, in making a joint representation to this end. Our govern ment mode no formal proposition, nor anvthinir that could be construed into a demand to yield, which would have stung the pride oi the great neighboring Ke public, but in an unofficial way through Slinister Mendonca it has been made clear to Peixoto that he would add to the glory of his triumph and sooner re store good feeling at home and retain the respect of other powers by kind and hu mane treatment of the defeated rebels. Maekay A(aln Sued. Xew Yobk. John Anderson bas be gun suit in the United States Circuit Court before Judge Chapman against John W. Mackay of the Commercial Ca ble Company for $100,000, alleged to be due him for services to the Commercial Telegram Company, of which he was Manager and Treasurer from March, 188.'), to March. 18P0. Anderson's contract was made with Edward S.Stokes, who trans ferred his stock in the company to Mackay January 1, 1880, one of the conditions of the transfer being that this contract should be assumed by Mackay. It is charged in the complaint that the value of the stock in the Commercial Telegram Company acquired by Mackay, clear of all indebtedness, amounted to ftOO.000. Ckaafee la the Pay Carps. Wasbikotox. Secretary Lamont has made an important change in the detail of the officers of the pay corps of the army. W. F. Tucker has been relieved from duty at Washington and ordered to t. Paul; Major C. I. Wilson from San Francisco to Washington; Major A. E. Bate from New York to Washington, and Major F. A. Tower from Santa Fe to New York. Captain W. L. Pitcher has been relieved from doty at army head quarters here and ordered to join hia regiment at Fort Washakie, Wjo. NATIONAL CAPITAL NEWS. Senator Palmer has Introduced a I repealing the Stale bank lax, but pro hibiting the issuing of money by Slate banking Institutions or otlier corpora tions except national bunks. Speaker Crisp has authorized Sergeant Snow to make public the new form of certificate by which the old law in disuse lor thirty years is revived ana I lie pay oi members is " docked " for absenteeism. The member certifies to tho number of days he was absent during the month, and the Speaker certifies to the amount due him. Senator Call from the Committee on Public I-ands has reported his bill set ting apart 1,000,000 acres for each of the arid-land States and Territories to be re claimed in small tracts by means of ir rigation. Kansas, Montana and Okla homa are added to the States and Terri tories to which the provisions of the bill shall apply. ;. The Nary Department has just pub lished the reprimand In the case of Cap tain E. M. Shepard, who was convicted of writing a letter reflecting upon Cap tain Bunce. The Secretary deems the publication of the findings and sentence of the court and the action of the de partment thereon In nencral orders to be sufficient compliance with the require ments of the sentence that he lie pub licly reprimanded. ' Secretary Gresham has proposed to the government of Chili the establishment of a new commission to consider the claims which failed through lack of time to be adjudicated by the late commis sion. An intimation lias been received that Chili would agree to such a proim- sition. It is understood the Chilian gov ernment is anxious to promptly settle the remaining claims rather than to per mit their continued vexatious existence. Superintendent Stump of the Immi gration bureau with the approval of Sec retary Carlisle has issued an important circular of instructions to commissioners of immigration, collectors of customs and immigration inspectors, which ex tends all the prohibitive and inspection features of the present regulations relat ing to transoceanic immigration to per sons arriving in the United States by water from Canada, ewtoiindland and Mexico. legislation is probable during the present Congress looking to thoalxlition of the office of Collector of Customs at a number of smaller ports, transferring the business to larger offices. Among the places named are If umholdt and Eu reka, Cal., and Coos Bay and Yaquina, Or. Secretary Hamblln concurs in the proposed changes. The Assistant Sec retary favors a more comprehensive measure consolidating some districts in the interest of economy. Mallory has reported from the Com mittee on Commerce a biil to place on waiting orders or permanently remove from the active list officers of' tho rev enue cutter service who become incapac itated by reason of infirmities, ago or physical" or mental disability to- effi ciently perform fduties of their office. Vacancies in the active list occasioned by regular incapacitated officers will be filled by promotion in order of seniority . nf' written examination as to profes,- sionai quuuiicauons. -I,.-..t-i.tJonttndOnerBT7-w- ference, this time perhaps to bo held in ' .1 . i .. i . . . i . nH1h.. 1 mo Vvlt v Ol Ul uu, is biiiuuk uir uiuw 1 7 it.- it- I.J , Olliucs. ine guvenuuoui, uiroun uu J diplomatic representatives is quietly pressing upon the attention of the pow- crB the feasibility of ogain undertakine Bn adjustment of the monotary question, t carefully, for undoubtedly the success Gf the undertaking will depend in a large Iiueaamu uptti kite oujjuii. vi tito uuivtu States. The adhesion of Great Britain, too, is of first importance, and - the re- u t i. rr..i..j i Dort that she will limit tier rcprescnta- tives to that of India hardly realizes the . ... .. . I IIUJAlO V.. VIIV j..Jb...V.l, t..wun.. J not defeat the meeting. li n nau nt tl.a nm aMnni T Ii nn r. li it mav census omciuis are connoeui mai a thoroughly satisfactory adjustment of the work of the eleventh census will rei suit in the carrying into effect of the dih, which hub juhi puom-u iiHigron, providing for an extension of time for the completion of work till March next.' Superintendent of Census Wright says: ine extension oi time is ior we pur- pose oi allowing prooi-reauing to oe done. To those most familiar with cen- sus volumes the statements that the cen sub reports are being doctored are ab- surd. The reports are being brought out in all the integrity of Mr. Porter's plans. Wherever matter bas been or will be eliminated it Isor will be because in accordance with bis approved ideas, No facts collected for the eleventh cen- sus nave been in any way BupnresHeo or changed. As the Superintendent origi- nally declared officially that it was to be a purely statistical census, the present administration is trying to coniorm to ' ll.at .Wlarotintl " . The modifications which have been made in the Behring Sea bill have robbed that measure of the features which were most obnoxious to our government, and it is believed that if the act is thorough ly administered there will be little op portunity fur pelagic sealing in the closed season. As it now stands the result of the Paris arbitration was published in the British Columbian newspapers last fall, and it would be a difficult task for the owners and masters of any sealing craft to convince an impartial J udge that they were not aware of the provisions of the award, and until they could estab lish such ignorance their vessels and cargoes are no longer free from forfeit ure. The opportunities to plead ignor ance are expected to be very few, as it is tepnrted that the customs officers at Victoria notified all of the sealers clear ing from that port since the beginning of the year of the provisions of the award, and warned their masters of the danger of seizure. Senator Morgan, Chairman of the Sen ate Committee on Foreign Kelat ions, has reported favorably a bill intended as a committee substitute for the Nicaragua canal bill heretofore Introduced by him. The bill differs in some respects from the original measure. It contemplates full co-operation on the part of the United States in the work of the Nicaragua Mercantile Company. All stocks, bonds and bond obligations and liabilities of the company are to be canceled, to sat isfy debts and enable the company to take care of its stocks and bond obliga tions. An issue of ,10.000,000 of non assessable stork at par is to be issued. Tbe Secretary of the Treasury ia to con trol the retirement of obligations and the sale of the new stock. The bill orig inally introduced provided for tbe im mediate issuance of only $1,000,000 of bonds, which the new bill increases to $2,000,000. On the liquidation of ex penditure already made on tbe canal the Secretary of the Treasary ia to issue $4,600,000 of bonds of the company, guaranteed by tbe United Statee. The new bill strikes out the provision forbid ding government directors to be stock holders in the company, and also elimi nates discretionary power conferred on tha riii ting as gj aeers in the original bill. LOS ANGELES SUNK The Vessel Goes Down, and Four Are Drowned. OFF POINT SUR LIGHTHOUSE. While the Caulain Slept the Host Han l'pon the Itocks, and Sauk In Ten Mlnulea-A Complete Wrerk. Montkhky, Cal. The Pacific Coast Steamship Company's steamer Los An geles, bound north from Newport, Cal., and way ports to San Francisco, ran on the rocks at Point Stir lighthouse, thirty miles south of Monterey, between 0 and 10 o'clock Sunday night The passen gers and crew took to the boats, and the steamer sank within a few minutes. So far as known four lives were lost. Two boatloads reached the shore at Point Sur. The first news of the disaster was brought here by messenger. Two boats and a raft containing the other nassenm-rs and members of the crew were met by the pnw), 40t?)4fie per sack; l.arly Kose, steamer Eureka. Tho Eureka rescued '"r "'' WtgDOcj onions (buying price), them, and brought them to Monterey. 2.25($2.75 per sack; sweet potatoes, From them It was learned that the Los M-.75m2.00 per box; California eel Aiiceles reached tho Point Sur llirht ! erv 8500c; artichokes, 60c. per doxen; about 9 p. m. The captain, who had re- tired, hod given orders to the third mate to can nun wnen a certain number of revolutions of the wheel hod been noted The mate failed to do so, and the steamer went upon the rocks at 9:b, and in ten minutes she rank. The captain instant ly ordered out the lifeboats and a raft. Two of the boats, containing about fiftv men, succeeded in reaching the shore. Two others and the raft kept out to sea. Chief Engineer Wallace in charm of one nf tlio tinata hw Ilia al..u...n L. and succeeded h getting within hailing ' M' PPl-"yh.Kprlce) distance. The steamer lay to. and sent recn' 1.001.28; red, $1.25(11.75 per out boats to search for the other party. box' .M , They soon found the raft with seven per- r A n "S.uu ?t.. ..,rtl sons, and the next morning about l.,C91 itlZ o'clock picked up the other boat, con-' bfnX Stt Vila taining fourteen more. They sent lioats mJlitS to those on shore, and offered to take kt' 00- them aboard the steamer; but, owing to .2f,2; Jl&SSi the roughness of the surf, tliev declined to attempt to board the boats. Four dead bodies have been recovered, and Cantain Tlenrt nf ll,.ln. Anl. . m. i . .: T , ! C W rn,?,.;rf ' co";,, ,on, hv, n Ki.1 Wi" . .. LelW.nd l,hfl Eureka. The two brothers have been Millni.tlil.M..i.iUM.(t. .i a. BniiuiuiiD ivh. riiuui i-nciiiy-iiYtj venre. All the ladies and children were saved and brought up on the Eureka. The passengers who effected a landing at Point Sur after the wreck and arrived here are the following: Charles Rott, J. J. Webster. Thomas Sanford. E. S. Toynsin, E. II. Jacobs and two orphan boys naineri I Martiiiez from Lob Angeles, riaiin mm urwrKu r.v ui oaum Ana, i Holcouib of Hueneme, S. I). Nichols and George Hobart of San Luis Obispo. John Lateli of Cayucos, F. Conwav and Quong Jack of Santa Barbara, J. 1m perti of San Simon and Clmrles Pendenit and V. A. Simpson of Ventura. can now oe Been oi tne popular um nn KCir- CAtTui uig iuiio ii lid inemi. ouo ! -ui... L.l. . J gele except the tops nf her masts. She ohin 111 ninjui. oi imiiiiiiiib ui iicr,iiiiu 'it will be Impossible to save anything' fr..m her. the most Pacific Co lor tne spot wnero s ie lies is rocky and damrorous on the prttlu4 iniL. t k 1 ,.1.1 ,.M s . havinirheen Tnsed bv the Pacific Coast ilia iah Aiiui'it-s nna a vwrr iu vw 7. ' . y . . Steamship Company lor twenty years. Before that she was a United States rev enue cutter, and was called the Wyanda. She became useless to the Kovernment. and Goodall , Perkins & Co. purchased her and put her into service as a freight and passenger lioat between California ports. She was a small steamer of not quite 300 tons, and for some time bas not been rated as first-class. Site was In command of Captain George f.elnnd. The rocks at Point Sur, which are a clus ter of ugly spurs about a mile out from the shore, have long been a menace to navigation on the southern route. In 1876 the Entura, a handsome steamer which was at that lime the largest ves sel in the service of the Pacific Coast Steamship Company, was lost on these rocks.) SHOT AND ItOBBEIf. Huldest Crime Ever Committed In Port land Treasurer's Office I.nnted. PoitTLANn. Within twenty feet of the Sheriff's office, where that official and a score of deputies were busily engaged in the collection of taxes, within the pres ence almost of 100 others variously en gaged in and about the county court house, Charles B. Malarkey, an assistant in thefflee of his father, County Treas urer Malarkey, was shot down by a mur derous assailant, the vault robbed of all lis valuable contents, and two hours be fore the atrocious set was dicovered the thief and would-be murderer had ears ped. It is the boldest robbery ever committed in the city, and when it became known created an immense sensation. So far the identity of the robber-assassin Is en veloped in mystery, but the detectives attached to the central police station, keenly alive to the situation, are hard at work on various clews with a promise of tangible results. Young Malarkey's wound Is not considered fatal, and at Inst accounts he was resting easily. The amount stolen by the robber is variously estimated at from $000 to 12,000, but can not be definitely determined until the books are gone over. As near as can be ascertained the robbery and shooting oc curred at 1:30 p. m., immediately after voung Malarkev had returned from lunch. It was about that time that sev eral persons in various portions of the building were startled by the rcHrt of a pistol, coming from no onecould tell just where. Ore or two persons had enough curiosity to look around for the cause of the noise; but, finding everything quiet, returned to their duties without com ment. It was not nntil County Treasurer Malarkey returned from his lunch, about 3:20 o'clock, that the crime was discov ered. It was he who first entered the office and found the prostrato form of his son beside the looted vault. He at once raised the alarm. The word was passed from mouth to mouth, and in a surprisingly short time the courthouse and grounds were thronged with excited men and officials. The County Treasur er's offices are situated in tbe north wintr of the building and just across the hall from the Sheriff's office. There are two rooms, each about twenty feet square, connected by a single door. The vault is in the bark room, and it was there that the shootingocenrred. The entrance to the front office is directly across the hall from the door opening into the Sher iff's main office. The back office also has an exit, a door opening into a short, dark hallway, which connects with the main corridor of the building. This entrance is rarely used. The window by which the would-be assassin is supposed to have made his escape opens from the rear of fice upon the courtyard of the jail. The sill ia flush with the roof of a shed, from which a person might easily leap to the groand without the (lightest danger of injuring himself. THE PORTLAND MARKET. WHAT-Valley,H5c Walla Walla, 75c per tmial. Flopm Portland, $2.66; Salem. 12.65; Caseadia, (2.66; Iteyton, (2.65; Walla nun, fz.liu; Miowllake, sz.oft; uorval lis, WM; Pendleton, 2.05; Graham, 2.40; suwrflno, (2.25 per laurel. Oats While, 32((X!c per bushel; gray, 303:i2c; rolled, In bags, 16.76(a) tl.UO; barrels, (U.00ii$o.26; In cases, 13.75. Mn.ijircrri Ilran. IliidtlH; shorts. lltlcdtf; ground barley, tlU(tt20; chop leed, flow lu per ton ; Hole leed barley, fit) per ton; middlings, f23328 per ton; chicken wheat, fifteen. 15 per cental. Hay Good, fl0412 per ton. DAIUY I'llODl'CE. Bottbb Orevon fancy creamery. 20O 22c; fancy dairy, 15317c; fair to good, lZ'j w no ; common, luc per pouuu ; California, 30(4 40c per roll. California flat, 14'gl6Xc; 8wiiw, ini. ported, 80(a32c; domestic, 10glSc pel malts young America, iztgioe; pound. Euas Oregon, 10c per doten. Poultry Chickens, mixed, quoted at V-l.WHs & per dozen: ducks, fo.uu; geese, t&CO; turkeys, live, 14(4 14o per Punu dressed, 10 17c vkoktabi.ks and raurr. I oa"lb vaiiionna "". W P.r pound; potatoes, Oregon , (buying California lettuce, 26c per dozen ; Ore- K" " teviuce, ou-ouc , auiuwr 'av t'MS KniDMln SI 00 nAv rlwnn nape. ley, 25c per doten ; string beans, 80c per pound; asparagus, $1.40(tfl.W per box; rhubarb, 3(4 4c per pound; peas, 60c; cucumbers, $1.60 per dozen. , Fruits California fancy lemons, $3.25 (4.00; common, $2.003.00; Sicily,$5.00 ( 6 60 per box; bananas, $1.75(32.60 per bunch ; Honolulu, $3.00(23.60 ; California navel oraniies, $2.50(U3.25 per box ; seed- nigs, fl.viKrt'.'.ou; Kose, i-'.voisa.zo; 2.80: apricots. $1.05. Tie fruits. assorted, $1.20; peaches, $1.26; plums, k 1 lut a ru . I I...L1 t aVt fir- ja 1 A C W1'" oiacaoerntw, i.si.wper dosen. l ie irmts, gallons, assorted, $3.15?3.50; peaches, $.50(3:4.00; pVT- SV tf.50it4.00; plums, $2.75(83.00; Li.V.2 :uiiu.?......li in inscwiiioB,ri.oysi.w, luiiiswcsiaui Meats Corned beef. Is,-. $1.60: 2s, $2.26; chipped, $2.40; lunch tongue, Is, $3.50; 2s, $6.76(37.00; deviled ham, $1.50 (i2.76 per dozen; roast boef, Is, $1.50; 2s, $2.25. Finn Sardines, Js, 76c$2.25; s, $2.154.50; lobsters, $2.30(33.60; sal $i.76,;2-lbs, $2.252.60; -barrel, $5.60. mon, tin l-lD tans, i.zh(5i.Du; nats, STAPLE OUOCKHIKH. Corrac Costa Rica, 23c", Rlo,2223c; Salvador, 22c; Mocha, 20)28c; Ar- buckle's, Columbia and Lion, 100-pound 1 cases. $24.80 - . I Dbiid Fruits 181)3 pack, Petite prunes, 08c; silver, 10 12c; Italian, mUtf.'ufjBf'Pnl.il(alfe't a?lu'e?Pi-"lSgl apricots, iotijiuc, peauuen, iiji-c; , . - , MUrS. 7(4llO DOf DOUlld. '-., ciKKn. 4,)i;T.T tMK'tomaw' . , i rKK. I, firKP.prhas.ter":, '",.ba,rrel5'..!i in iiftii Darrein, izwotvi i oms WV DtJi KnllOn Ce2.U Per KtK i HMIUrum, , . i t. A n 0rre"'. zuwc Pr B8U0n ' P8' keir, Sooab D,4,Vc; Golden 0,6c; extra V, 6'Ao ; confectioners' a, ojjc ; dry gran' I 'oKo wr nound 1 nound , VffiforTronTt Chi , u ,M, it5Uu. M, ' ulated, oc; cube, crushed and pow- leief 1W suhi tvvgtwv arvuuua kick a o. i eanuwicn island, H.wiJ 4.75: Jaoan. 15.00(45.25, Bkans Small white, No. 1, S'c; No, 2, 3c; large white, 3'c; pea beans, 3'c; pink, 3c; bayou, 3'c; butter, 3,c; Lima, 4,!c per pound. Picklbh BarrelB, No. 1, 2830o per gallon; No. 2, 2U28c; kegs. 6s, 85c per keg; half gallons, $2.75 per dozen; quar ter gallons, $1.75 per dozen. Spices Whole Allspice, 1820a per pound; cassia, 10 18c; cinnamon, 22 40c; cloves, 1830c; black pepper, 15 22c; white pepper, 20($25c; nutmeg, 7680c. Kaibins London layers, boxes, $1.75 (32.00; halves, $2.00(32.25; quarters, $2.26(82.76; eighths, $2.503.00. Loose Muscatels, boxes, $1.50; fancy faced, $1.75; bags, 8 crown, 4(35c per pound; 4 crown, 6(350. Seedless Sultanas, boxes, $1.75(32.00; bags, 68c per pound. LIVI AND IJBKSHKI) MEATS. Buar Top steers, $2.502. 75; fair to good steers, $2.002.25; cows, $1.76(3 2.25; dressed beet, 45c per pound. Mutton Best sheep, $2.26 j ewes, $2.IK. Hoos Choice heavy, $4.00; light and feeders, $3.75; dressed, 6(g7c per pound. Veal Small choice, 5c; large, 834c per pound. phovihions. Eastern Smoked Meats and Labd Hams, medium, 12fU2!c per pound; hams, large, ll'fiUiju'c; bains, picnic, ll(a,12c; breakfast bacon, 13(315c; short clear sides, t'a(allc; dry salt sides, (S10c; dried beef hams, 12 (3,13c; lard, compound, in tins, B'WlUc per pound; pure, in tins, I0'1)(ill.liic; pigs' feet, HOh. $5.50; pigs' feet, 40s, $.1.25; kits, $1.25. noes, wool, and hides. Hops '93s, choice, 12(3,13,0 per pound; medium, 1012c; poor, neg lected. Wooii Valley, 10(310Jc per pound; Umpqua, 10(gl0.c; Eastern Oregon, 4 7c, according to quality and shrinkage. Hides Dry selected prime, 6c; green, salted, 00 pounds and over, 3 Sic; under 60 pounds, 233c ; sheep pelts, shearlings, lOto 16c: medium. ZO(43oc: long wool. 30(3 00c; tallow, good to choice, 3(33,0 per pound. COHDAOE. Manilla rope, 1 in. cir. and np, 10c; manilla rope, 12-thread, Y diam., lOJc: manilla rope, 0 and 9-thread, M and 6-16 diam., 11c; manilla bail rope, in coils or on reels, 10c; manilla lath yarn, tarred, 9c ; manilla hawser-laid rope well boring, etc., 13c; manilla transmission- of-power rope, 14c; manilla paper twine. 11c; manilla spring twine, l-tc; sisai rope, in. cir. and upward, 7)c; sisal rope, 12-thread, i diam., 7?c; sisal rope, 0 and 9-thread, 1 and 6-16 diam., 8'c; sisal lath yarn, tarred, V4.c hop vine twine, tarred, 7c; sisal paper twine, Vial-Respectable. Fnend Why don't yon give np this business for something that is semi-respectable? Bunco Man rm going to. I intend to study law as soon as I get a little money laid by. New York Ledger. He Was Creel. She (thinking of ante-matrimonial daysr-What doe this coffee remind yon of? He (tasting it critically) It reminds ma of coflve, bat that ia all. West therm. LORD SALISBURY. He is in Favor of Reforming the House of Lords. DA GAMA WAS THROWN DOWN le Mello Branded on All Rides as a Coward lor Ills Treachery Da Oama Will Seek HatUraetlon. Bi'xxos Avhss. The remains of the Brazilian rebel fleet commanded by Ad miral de Mello, which arrived in this port recently, are subject to extensive exchanges by- telegraph messages be tween the authorities at this place and the Brazilian government through the Brazilian Minister here. The rebel ships are the Rcpubllca, Meleroe, Iris, Urano and Esperanza. They are in a very di lapidated condition, and the rebels on board are suffering from sickness, wounds and lack of proper food. Advices from Rio de Janeiro say that a general am nesty will be granted the insunrent rank and file, and that the Brazilian govern ment would pay the quarantine expenses of the shins it they surrendered to the Brazilian Minister. The Argentine gov ernment with the consent of the rebel leaders is now superlntendini I he deliv. ery of the five war vessels to the Brazil lan Minister. President feixoto s soy. ernment has notified the government of Uruguay ttiat an with the exception of the leaders can return to Brazil with no fear of being severely punished. Noth ing seems known of the ultimate desti nation of Admiral de Mello or General Caldego, although it is believed the former will take the earliest opportunity of escaping to a foreign country, where ne can nine niinsoir tor tne rest oi ins life. On all sides the utmost contempt is expressed for Admiral de Mello. whose desertion of Admiral da Gains ia looked upon as being a piece of cowardly treach ery. It is openly stated Da Gama pro poses to seek out Admiral de Mello and compel him to meet him in mortal com bat. II the rebel Admiral falls into the hands of Peixoto, there is little doubt he will be promptly tried by court-mar- uai ana snot. THE KKHRINO SKA BILL. Measures Relative to Scotland to be Con sidered by a Committee. London. The bill introduced Into the Commons by Sir George Trevelyan, Sec retary for Scotland, providing for the appointmeut of eighty-seven members of tho House, Including the Scotch mem. bers, to consider measures relative to Scotland was attain up. Goschen. Chan' eel lor of the Exchequer in Lord Balis nury's last administration, asked whether a similar committee would be appointed to consider Irish measures. The bill, he declared, was a sop to Scotchmen, as the evicted tenants tnll was a sop to Irish men, thrown out to secure their support oi tne onugei, ing. admitted thaT'lhe bill was an 1 tfno- vation, but said that if it was found safe for Scotch business it would be extended to Ireland. He accused the Conserva tives of opposing the measures simolv to withhold from the government the credit of any paragraph of the bills. He saw no reason why Ireland and Wales should not hnve similar bills It they wanted tnem. Balfour introduced an amendment de clining to sanction the proposition. The amendment was rejected by a vote of ziz to m. ine nouse men agreed to the amendments to the Behring Sea bill made by the House of Lords. I.OKD SALISBl'ltVH ADDKK88. Me Is Not Opposed to Reforming the House of Lords. London. Lord Salisbury in address ing an audience composed of members of the Primrose League said he himself was not opposed to reforming the House of Lords, which he thought could be done by the appointment of more life peers. He Bald that the government, if It believed that the action of the House of Lords in rejecting the home-rule bill . i. . . . i . . : i wan arainni uie wisnea oi me peouiu. should at once dissolve and appeal to the country. He did not wish to be under stood as saying that the government ought to dissolve every time a difference arose between the two Mouses; but upon diuerence aiiucimg tne relations be tween two parts of the kingdom, which bad subsisted for seven centuries, it was manifestly their duty to appeal to the electors. Lord (Salisbury then referred to the government's registration bill. which, he said, would disfranchise thou sands of the best people and extend the right to vote to many who were practi cally vagrants. The Braslllaii Itefugees. Montevideo. The vessel sent to Cas- tillos Island, on the east'eoost of Uru guay, to convey the destitute and wound ed Brazilian insurgents to the quarantine station here is capable of embarking only 900 refugees. Consequently another vessel will have to be sent, as there are fully 3,000 Brazilians in the hands of the Uruguavan authorities. Die men are very bitter in their denunciation of Ad miral de Mello. claiming that the rebell ion would have had an entirely different ending if ho hod transported his forces to the assistance of Admiral da Gama while there was yet time to succor that commander. The Ghost Would Not Walk. London. The action of Scott Hall against the Earl of Abingdon has re sulted in a judgment for the Karl. The court was asked to cancel the contract for the purchase of Cumner plain on the ground that it was not the original place where Amy Komartwas kinen.ana mat tbe ghosts of Amy Kobsart, Varney and Foster did not appear there as claimed by the ar.ctioneer. The testimony of experts showed that tbe ruins of the original Cumner place were on the j i prop- erty. Awarded Highest Honors World's Fair. PPKES The only rare Creas of Tartar Powder. No A woais; No Alum. Used ia Millions of Homes 40 Years &t Su&durd. "As old as the bills" and never excell ed. "Tried and proven" ia the verdict of millions. Simmons Liver Regu- jr lator is the rPi"rPV0l Liver J-OHbl ami Kidney medicine to which you can pin your i j faith for a 1 Idtttl m"u W . tive, and purely veg etable, act- A' 0 on the Liver A ttt) and Kid neys. Try it Sold by all Druggists in Liquid, or in Powder to be taken dry or made intoa tea. The King of Liver Medicines. " 1 have used .rnurHltnmnns l iver nritn lator and can eunst-'IcittluUHly say It Is the klint of all liver medicine, I conslderlt a medicine client In llself. UEo. W. JACK son, Tacoma, Wuslilugton. J" EVERT PACKAGE'S Bas the Z Stamp In red on wrappe FOWL FECUNDITY. The Opinion of a Prominent Breeder Given. OF INTEREST TO POULTRYMEN Black-Plumaged Birds Lay the Greatest Number of Eggs In a Given Length of Time Agricultural Notes. This is a question that would hardly enter Into the thoughts of the average poultryman, and if broached to him, he doubtless would treat the subject with contempt and derision. That the color of a bird should in any wise influence ita prolificacy would upon tbe face of it seem ludicrous, to say the least. But I am not prepared to deny or affirm the truth fulness of the assertion. My attention was first called to the fact by a breeder of considerable promi nence. He had been asked which breed of fowls he considered the best layers. His reply was that the question was a decidedly hard one to answer. Contin uing, he said : " Did you ever note the color of a bird If leHTfBave mtaefcprpducing qual- conslderable thought and study, ana. much as I hate to state it, I must admit that birds possessing black plumage will lay the greatest number of eggs in a given length of time, all things being equal. My observation bas been that party-colored birds, with the exception of those possessing a portion of white in the plumage, come next in order of pro lificacy, while those possessing much white or purely white plumage range lowest in the scale. I have also observed that black fowls beget a large percentage of chickens from eggs set and of a more vigorous nature. 1 am Iree to say, though, that it goes against my grain to admit this, because on general principles I dis like dark-colored fowls. They almost invariably have black legs, which means a bluish-white skin, both of which are detestable to me. I love a rich yellow leg and yellow skin every time. But, if eggs were the sole object of my keeping fowls, I certainly would select some black or at least dark-plumaged fowl." This is a subject worthy tbe earnest consideration of those who keep poultry purely ior eggs, vi newer tins gentle man IB right or wrong is not for me to say. I give you his words just as they were given to me, and you must draw your own conclusions. It ia surely a very interesting theme, and those in a ' i : i . ii i . 1 1 . position 10 uo so wouiu ao wen hi prove the correctness or incorrectness of this gentleman's observations. Finding Live Weight. So natural is the desire to get at the live weight of a beast and so rare the opportunity of getting to the scales, says Northwest Farmer, that the rule given below may be found handy. It would be well to check it by actual test. Of course, the quality of the previous feed ing will always influence the result : To determine the live weight of an animal multiply the girth in inches immediately back of the shoulders by the length in inches from the square of the buttock to the point of the shoulder-blade, and di vide the product by 144, which will give the number of superficial feet. If the animal has a girth of from 3 to 6 feet, multiply the number of superficial feet by 10, which will give the weight of the animal. If the girth is from 6 to 7 feet, multiply by 23, and if from 7 to 9 feet, multiply by 31. If less than 3 feet girth. as In case of small calves, hogs, sheep, etc., multiply by 11. Tbe weight will be approximately correct. FARM NOTES. The cow that is left in the barnyard over night to pick the cornstalks for her meal will give mux in proportion to the treatment received. It is better to have one variety of fruit that is satisfactory than to have several kinds, the majority of which may pos sess no merit or quality. The grape is propagated from cuttings, and a single vine will produce a large number of cuttings in one season. Early spring is an excellent time for such work. Feeding all sizes of hogs together is an excellent method of overfeeding the larger ones and stinting the smaller ones, as the larger ones will secure nearly all the food. . .