i OREGON COURIER VOL. XII. OREGON CITY. CLACKAMAS COUNTY. OREGON, FRIDAY. OCTOBER 12, 1894. NO. 23. Domestic Hapolness Is to no mihII pxlcnt centered in llio kitchen. .Make lite scurne of the food mpplv wlint it oiiilit to be, and the tli'iiicKlio kkici aru fur less apt to be cloudy. In fiict you can't bring your your kitchen up lolliohtiuidnrd without looking over our stock of rungos and conking ntpmlls, Our stoves ure the Kiiri kii of the housekeepers, a they aro nncquulli'd for bilking and other pur poses. J'nts, kettles and pain consli tiitu the weapons of cookery, and the Implement!! of cookery, like those of war, should be tho licet that can be ( liluined. Kvtry article in our stock la A 1 ware, hh our patrona well know, who also agree tint we are very fair and returnable in the prices we charge. THE ARBITRATION Boundary Dispute Between Bra zil and Argentine. CLEVELAND WILL DECIDE IT Nearly Twelve Thou.und Square Mile, llo.tly Peopled by Ura.lliana, Are to be Passed Upon Forthcoming De el. Ion Awaited With Anxiety. . Washington, October 0. President Cleveland is expected to give his de vision as arbitrator of the boundary dis pute between Brazil and Argentine soon after bin return from Buzzard's Bay. Baron Iiio Branco, special envoy from Brazil, accompanied by a large suite, is now here awaiting the decision. The case lias been in Mr. Cleveland's hands eight mouths, and as the treaty of arbi tration provides the decision mast be made within a year, it is being looked for almost any day. The time for the decision expires February 10 next; but, as Mr. Cleveland will be busy with Con gress and public affairs after his return, he is expected to dispose of the arbitra tion question before taking up domestic all'airs. It is understood that he has made the arbitration his special study during working hours at Buzzard's Bay this summer. It is a very complicated case, the brief of Baron Kio Branco filling several large volumes, while the mnps, old treaties, etc., and the briefs of Jir. zuuallos, tue Argentine Minister, make a fair sized-library, Mr. Cleve land has not turned this mass of docu ments over to the State Department, hut lias undertaken personally to go through it and unravel the dispute. It is a self-imposed task which the Presi dent does out of courtesy to the South ern Republics, and In the extent of in terests involved and legal complications it is as large as any case pending in the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Cleveland's decision will settle whether the eastern boundary of East ern Argentine, remains as usually given in mans or is extended by a wedge - shaped projection almost to the Atlantic . count ' If Argentine gains this strip, it . will have a considerable effect on South ern Brazil, as it will almost sever the great State of Rio Grande do Sul from Upper Brazil, the remaining connection being a very narrow isthmus compared with the general width of Brazil. On the other hand, it will uive Argentine a narrow arm of land stretching from the north to within forty leagues of the At lantic. The forthcoming decision is awaited with anxiety by the Southern envoys, as it means much to the strat egic Btrength of the two prominent South American countries. Moreover, the disputed territory is itself very val uable for its mineral and agricultural re sources. It embraces 11,832 square miles, with towns and villages having a population of 5,703, most of them Brazil ians. Mr. Cleveland's arbitration is the re sult of the treaty made when Dom Pedro was Emperor of Brazil. It has taken since then to make the surveys and present the case, and Mr. Cleveland's decision will close the long controversy, lie is obliged under the treaty to give all the disputed territory to Brazil or to Ar gentine, to that there is no opportunity for a compromise that will satisfy both parties. DIPLOMATKB INFORMED., Peking Will Nat be Allowed to be Plun . dered If Taken. London, October 9. The Japanese government has instructed Field Mar ehal Yamaga to inform the diplomates at Seoul that he will not allow the Jap anese army to plunder Peking in case that city is taken. This assurance will probably induce the diplomates to stay in Peking even should the Emperor leave the capital. They will at any rate attempt to negotiate a peace by asking Japan to be moderate in her demands. The Emperor's palace in Peking is now guarded by Manchurian troops only. The Japanese army advancing on Peking 19 said to have many Coreans in its " ra5lko!ispatch from ShahghaTsays that Prince Kung, the Emperor's uncle, now President of the Tsung Li Yamen and the Admiralty, to whom has been in trusted the war with Japan, remains in Peking, where he is occupied with pro viding lor defenses of the capital. Vice roy Li Hung Chang has sent another army of 8,000 well-drilled men into Pe king. Four thousand ritles were landed at Taku from a Hamburg steamer last week. WEEVILS AND WHEAT. JIucli of the Wheat Stored In Sao Fran el.co Ha. Been Destroyed. Sas Fbancisco, October 9. An even ing paper states that weevils are playing havoc with the stored wheat in this port, and if something is not done soon, there will be no grain left with which to load the disengaged ships now in port. Some days ago it was publicly stated that 6,700 tons of wheat at Port Costa was weevily, and now it is announced that 11,000 tons at the Nevada dock and 4,400 more at Port Costa are infected and will have to be removed. That makes 22,200 tons unfit for shipment, and will have to be used for pig or chicken feed. If the wheat had been shipped at the low rates of freight in existence a few months ago, a small profit might have been made. Now it will be a total loss. The Banger. Ret urn. Sax FaAScisco.OctoberJ. The United States steamship Ranger, one of the first vessels dispatched last spring for patrol duty in Behring Sea, steamed into port this morning, and soon afterward left for the Mare Island navy yard. The Ranger and Mohican Wt O'unalaska together, but, as the Mohican's machinery is dis abled, she is coming down slowly under laiL BELLOMY lb BUSCH, Oregon City, Or MORB HAIL ADVICK8. The Demand, of Japan and the Good Onto of the United State.. San Francisco, October 9. Advices from Yokohama announce the arrival there from the United States of Ye Hung Soo, Corean Minister to Washington, who is on his return to Corea. They also give some interesting details of that celebrated chapter In the correspondence between the United States and Japan which culminated in the letter from See retary Gresham to United States Min ister Dunn, touching the Chinese atti tude toward Corea, which had been the subject of much comment In the United States. It will be remembered at the time that Japan was in military control of Seoul. lier demands were very sweeping, being as follows: "A reorganization of the duties and service of revenue officers of the various departments; the appointment of a new Minister in charge of the commercial in tercourse and foreign relations; the pub lic roads must be widened, and railroad and telegraph lines built by the govern ment between Seoul and other important places ; the number of government bu reaus must be reduced and salaries of officers sufficiently increased so that they may live properly ; the svstem of records of receipts and Asbursements of the gov ernment must De changed and a way of Increasing the public revenues deter mined upon ; the monetary system must be changed; new rules and regulations tor the management of the custom-nouses must be adopted ; the farming lands of all the provinces must be resnrveyed and numbered for purposes of taxation in or der that the amount received for public improvements may be raised; the ad' UlllllDlilllMUUUI JUDljllt7 UJUDk UC bMBIIKCU , military officers must be educated, ana ihe other systems of the army and navy must be abolished and reorganized on a modern basis ; the police system must be thoroughly reorganized, and stations es tablished in Seoul and other important places; the school system must be recog nized," To these demands Corea replied she was and for many years had been sub stituting changes in the governmental system as the public revenues would support, and that, while Corea realized the superior military power of Japan, which the t oreans would not resist, they hoped their independence would be re spected and that the Japanese troops, then in possession of the capital of the country, would be withdrawn. At the same time the King instructed the Co rean Minister at Washington to repre sent the conditions to the United States to the end that the good offices of the United States mitrht be used to bring about the withdrawal of the Japanese troops. He was further instructed to say that the exact conditions described by the treaty of 1883 with the United Mates bad ariBen and to beg the united States to carry out the obligation it had assumed in the article reading: " If other power deal unjustly or op pressively with either government, the other will exert their good offices on be ing informed of the case to bring about amicable arrangement and thus show their friendly feelings." Secretary Gresham responded to this appeal by communicating with both China and Japan in Corea's interest, China agreed to withdraw her troops, but Japan declined to do so. Then the Secretary addressed the note of instruc tions to Minister Dunn, which after sum' ming up the situation and the obligation of the United States concludes in the following words : "Cherishing a sincere friendship for both Japan and Corea, the United States indulges the none that uorea's independ ence and sovereignty will be respected. lou are Instructed to say to the govern ment atTokio that the President is pain fully disappointed should Japan visit upon her feeble and defenseless neigh bor the horrors of an unjust war." ABOUT THE IRISH. The Lull In Factional Strife I. Merely a Cloak. London, October 9. The lull in the factional strife in the Irish party is mere ly a cloak to internal intrigues. The Freeman's Journal keeps up its attacks upon T. M. Healy, who ia credited with collecting evidence to prove that the Mo Carthyites have repeatedly received financial assistance from the English IjtWrolm Ik, HulitlnliM dlmtd to destroy the influence of Thomas Sex ton and John Dillon in order to secure for himself the leadership of the party on the retirement of Justin McCarthy. The unity of the party rests upon Mr. McCarthy, whom all sections respect, and it is, therefore, more than ever like ly that he will not retire for some time to come. THE INDIAN NATIONALS. The British Committee of the Indian National Congress has invited the Hon. Edward Blake, member of Parliament, who is now in Canada, to preside at the coming meeting at Madras. If Mr. Blake declines, Michael Davitt or John Dillon will be invited to preside. The Indian Nationals desire to associate their agitation with that of the Irish as repre senting the same principle. LA BO EST ON BECOED. The procession held in Dublin Sunday in commemoration of the death of Par Dell was the largest on record. In the line were political societies from all parts of the country, every county in Ireland being represented, timothy Harring ton, who organized the procession ; Par cell's brother and sister; John and Will iam Redmond and many other Pamell ile ntembera of the House of Commons; the Lord Mayor of Dublin, the Mayor of Cork and a portion of the corporation in their robes of office took part in the parade. Over fifty bands were in line. The streets were so packed with spec tators that it was difficult for the proces sion to move. At Glasnevin cemetery the parade deposited hundreds of beau tiful wreaths on Parnell's grave. A feat ure of the day was the thousands of women who -vrore ivy leaves on their breasts or in their hair. Pa. C. C Gnota, specialist hi all chronic and difficult dl-eane. A aare cur. (or UDCer. Writ, tor cancer circular. HbIMm by exprm. Taitd asd Merrieea treat., PerUaad, Or. THE PUBLIC LANDS Commissioner Lamoreanx ana His Annual Report. RECOMMENDS AN INNOVATION Lex Activity Than Formerly B.eau.e of the Hard Times and the Falling Off In Iuimlgratlon-The Total Ca.b Re ceipt, of the Offlo. Washington, October 8. 8. W. La moreaux, Commissioner of the Land Of floe, in bis annual report shows that there has not been so much activity In public land offices this year as formerly, due to the bard times and consequent falling off in immigration. Among other recommendations made is one for an innovation in survey. Instead of the contract system under which public lands re now surveyed, he says the govern ment should make the surveys. He sug gests the work be done by the geological survey, and points out that the geolog- leal survey ia compelled to go over the same ground which has been previously gone over by the contractors' surveyors. The geographical survey and the topo graphical survey can be made at the same time ana witn mucn less expense. The disposal of land for the year ended June w was as follows : a ore Bold lor oaih ...,. 61S.876 sfltcellaneous entries...... ,73,898 Indian laud. 28,8 Dccreai. Irum lat year. .. 1,484,018 The total rash receipts of the office were 12,767.824, a decrease of $ 1,711,800, and the total agricultural patents issued 35,268, a decrease of 8,429. The number of mineral patents was 1,162, The report further shows : Acres. Railroad land granta patented A DDroved to States under public an 819,703 806,362 Indian uid miscellaneous Total arret patented 2,583,73 Snrvevs amounting to 6.935.837 acres have been approved during the year. The Commissioner recommends that an appropriation be made for at least six attorneys to supervise and direct the proceedings of the special agents in oper ating in the districts designated by the Commissioner, the attorneys to have charge of the prosecution of cases dis covered by the special agents. He re news his recommendation of- last year that the law permitting cutting of tim ber on the public lands be repealed. SCHOOL FUNDS. Their Cu.tody In California Belong, to the County Treasurer. 8an Francisco, October 7. The Su preme Court has decided that the cus tody of State and county school funds belongs to the County Treasurer, and not to .the City Treasurer, as a legislative amendment of 1893 decreed. The Su preme Court decided that the Legisla ture exceeded its power in making such amendments to former acts. The case in noint was that of Louis Bruch, a prin cipal in the public schools of San Jose, who asked for a writ of mandamus on the refusal of the City Treasurer to pay his salary as School Treasurer. The court's opinion, written by Commis sioner Jackson Temple ana concurred in by the court, closes with the follow- ing words: "II think the law authorizing the City Treasurer to have the oustody of State and school moneys is invalid, both be cause it violates the requirements of uni formity and the provisions prohibiting special and local laws in the manage ment of the common schools. On this ground, therefore, I am of the opinion that the writ of mandate should be de nied." TUB LOTTERY LAWS. Altered Violation by Life Insurance Company. Chicago, October 8. Ex-Governor John T. Beveridge of Illinois, F. D. Ar nold and S. M. Biddison were prisoners in United States Commissioner Hoyne's court this afternoon, charged with violat ing the postal laws by practicing a lot tery scheme through the mails. The men are the President, vice-president, anu Treasurer respectively, of the Mutual Life Insurance ComDanv. which is al leged to be a mere imitation in its meth ods of the late Guarantee Investment Company, which lately bad trouble with the authorities. Mr. Biddison, however, denies that this is the case, and claims that bis company contains no lottery element. All the parties to the case gave bail and were released. Ex-Governor Beveridge is said to be glad of the op portunity to show that the company is not in the wrong. Assistant State's At torney Fagin states that in some manner the subscribers nave a cnance to araw $500 for a few dollars. RELIGIOUS FRKEDOH. The Subject Debated In the Hungarian Upper Hoo.e. . Buda-Pistii, October 6. The Hunga rian Upper House to-day opened the de bate on a bill granting liberty of worship to all sects. In the course of the discus sion Cardinal Scblanch, Archbishop of Transylvania, declared the bill, if it should become a law, would ruin society and the State. The Servian Patriarch and the Roumanian and orthodox Bish ops spoke in a similar strain. Ex-Min- iaiaJ an1 4Vitk Pnlnini.! Ul.l.nn low Venn anu b u i iuid. wibuv', Svasz, warmly supported the proposed reform, which was introduced by the Minister oi fublic Education. Uaron Eostevoes declared that the bill was prompted by a true sense of liberty and was the outcome of the spirit of the age, The debate was adjourned. May Lead to a Court-Martial. Omaha, October 8. A letter of Colonel Merritt Barber, Adjutant-General of the department of the Platte, to local repre sentatives of the Army of the Tennessee, refusing to bave anything to do with that society and referring to it in the most discourteous manner, may cause a court martial. General Howard was very angry when he read Barber's letter, and said he would "attend to the matter" wben he got back East, General Stone, Chairman of tbe Executive Committee, determined to suppress all correspond ence with Colonel Barber, bnt some of the committee insisted upon having copies. Barber in his letter declared be had never beard of the association and cared nothing for it. Georgia, Paper Sold. Macon, Ga,, October 9. The Macon Telegraph with all its franchises, etc., has been purchased from A. E. Siefertof New York by A. A, Allen, who has been ditOT-ia-shief for auWr ef years. UNKAIIl TUKATMKNT. Story Not at All Complimentary to the Oflleer. of the American Squadron. Pobt Townsknd, October 7. The In dian sealing schooners Felit Deehkts and Columbia, returning from Behrlng Sea this morning, bring a story not at all complimentary to the officers of the American squadron, who, if the story is true, are unduly interfering. The Deehkts took 1,033 and the Columbia 404 sealskins, and the poor catch of the latter Is attributed to the fact that she went too far north, acting on the advice of an officer of one of the patrol vessels, who asserted she could find seals in the higher latitude in enormous herds. In stead she found very few, and the Indl ana freely assert they were sent off on a wild-goose chase for the purpose of iving ine wmw seaiers a twiter ciinnce. nt th Rriti.h ar-hnnnar. tn tha ernnnri iitj imiinua suiuc hiidtjmui iiiuud taisito ing of the United States warship Adams, She went ashore in a dense fog. and was compelled to nre several hundred signal town heard and came to her assistance. The firing scared the seals in the rook- erles, and the schooners that happened to be in the vicinity reaped a harvest, une victorious scnooner look mi in less than a day. The Alaska Commercial Company, which has the islands leased, did not take anywhere near the number the contract with the government calls for in consequence of the seals leaving iud iBiaiiuo. aiiu bucy aiu buicatcuiiiK became very wild. QUESTION OF COMPENSATION. Eeuadorlan Congre.a Approve. Mahan Vetsquea Claim Convention, Washington, October 7. The Depart ment ot State has been officially notified that the Congress of Ecuador August 8 approved the Mahan-Vetsquea claim convention, providing lor tue aronrawn - - . . ... . . i . . . . VI blip V1CMU1 VI U U11U A. uaillU.- vears ago this Santos case created in' tense excitement. Santos was a natural ized American, who was arrested in Ec uador for participation in a revolution Mis prorjertv was confiscated, and tie l ii i 1-i i i r- j was held in jail without trial. Ecuador refused outright to recognize his natur alization as an American citizen. As soon as Mr. Bayard became Secretary of State, (Japtain Mahan and two United States warships were sent to Guayaquil to enforce the peremptory demand for me release oi oanuw. xiiib nan vne ei fect of securing a full pardon for Santos, and the negotiations between the two countries have since been confined to the question of compensating Santos for the injury done him. Little progress was made until February, 1893, when the American Minister to Ecuador, R. B, Mahan, succeeded in negotiating a treaty providing tor an arbitration oi tne dis pute, and this convention has awaited the action of the Ecuadorian Congress since that time, which has now been rstined. EVERKTT TOWNSITR. Case Involving It. Title on Trial In the Court of Appeal.. San Fbancisco, October 8. The United States Circuit Court of Appeals was en gaged to-day in hearing the case of an Indian woman, Josephine Hatch, against E. C. Ferguson, Henry Hewett and the the Everett Land Company. The suit i i . ,i. . .. . t n uivuiverj iiio tiua w me Bite ui .cverett, Wash., and it is appealed from the United States Circuit Court of Wash ington, where the woman lost the case, The contention of the plaintiff is that she was fraudulently lured into making a sale of lands worth $125,000 for $4,000, and that E. C. Ferguson persuaded her to give him a power of attorney to make the sale by representing that the paper - - . she was signing was a simple agreement in the nature of a private treaty of friendship. The land was conveyed to Hewett under power of attorney, and within a few months from the date of the conveyance the town of Everett was located upon it. The woman cannot read or write. The defendants alleged in the lower court that there was no fraud, and that the land became valu able after the town was located. DIED BY HIS OWN HAND. Highly Ben.atlonal Seene at the Home of an Ohio Judge. . Akbon, O., October 7. A dramatic uni noli annofjul . tho Uma nf Tiioo Lewis of the Common Pleas Court to day. While the other folks were absent, Henry D. Tollery, prominent traveling man, who had been engaged to Miss Gertrude Lewis, returned to see her after f Ti?'!? 8nce ,rom ty- Tbll had had a HifforpnnA an1 Tnllot-tr mnnaht. to patch it nn. He was unsuccessful. however, and finally, drawing a bottle I of chloroform from his pocket, succeeded 1" V1,&A IJYZW I . .-1?: nnnr.nu.inn. .nHI,. ...--ia,! h.r n on upper room. Miss Lewis soon came to. and after a brief, wild struggle escaped irom mm ana ran into tne street, mere she met a mail carrier, and asked for protection. He entered the house, and asKeu jouery wnat ne meant dv nis ac tions. Tollery 's only response was to place the muzzle of a revolver over his heart and fire. He died instantly. ANNUAL ARMY COMPETITION. Uncle 8am'. Beat Markamen at Prelim inary Practice Firing. Chicago, October 8. The preliminary practice firing In the annual army com petition began to-day at Fort Sheridan, The marksmen who made the beBt scores in tho rlonarttnont rvimn-iitinn. .n.l who are entitled to shoot on the team, began to arrive yesterday, and to day more than 100 of Uncle Sam's best shots were on the range ready to shoot for the much-coveted medals. The departments represented are Uolnmbia, Colorado, Da kota, Texas, r.ast Platte and Missouri. Many of the competitors are among the beat rifle shots in the United States. The best score for the infantry was made by sergeant K. Wilson, seventeenth Infan try, who made 172 out of a possible 200. Private J. Carbo. Fifth Cavalry, led the cavalry team with a record of 133. Waste to be Hanged Jiastr Crrr, J., October 8. Paul Genz, who killed Clara Arnmin in Hobo ken two months ago, and whose trial was set for next Thursday, will not be tried then. Tbe prisoner refuses to al low the court to set aside his plea of guilty or to hold any conference with the lawyers assigned to defend him. He aays he is guilty and wants to be banged as soon as possible. Under a law passed last winter the court cannot accept a Eles of guilty in a capital case, and Judge ippincott has decided to postpone the case nntil the constitutionality of the new law can be decided. Prosecutor Winfield aays tbe right of s person ac- eased of a crime to plead guilty is a eon- sutuuonai ngnt,ana cannot be lm paired I by stars to. sue the government for heavy damages, those who claim that at present there All season the sea was full of schooners, are enough white people there to consti and before the season closed the seals tute a representative government, and ALASKA'S WANTS. She Will Ask Congress to Make I Certain Changes. si TO SECURE THEIR PROPERTY .( Laws Are Badly Needed Which Will Eatabllah Cloa.r Relation. Between Alaaka and th. State.-They Want a Delegate In Congrea., Wasinuton, October 6. An attempt is to be biade during the coming session of Congress to enact legislation for the jitter governing of Alaska. Fersons - WHO . nl" e 10 tllUt territory and i . , ... made investments are anxious to have laws which will make seen nmrwrtv. and wblch wi ai, establish closer com- mek relations between the Territory and the United States. It has been sug- gested that one of the first steps toward bringing Alaska into closer mmmnnina- tlon with the United States and makin lit more Useful to the onvernnipnt vmili be to reorganize the Territory as others have been organized and send a delegate to Congress to represent it, who will point out the needs of the people to the v i leffiHinwr.. iiu. idea i. cnmrtar.tAfi nv that th native population baa not at tained aj degree of intelligence to entitle it to participate in government affairs. Becausaof a lack of legislation the de velopment of Alaska mines, said to be very richt, is retarded. Most of the mines are of ! character that they require great dejl of machinery to operate them, and considerable ,,8P,tal "P081. , to- r, u iiKu a.,.; .h a an vwwaasv fciita V uua iuk ud duui u BCD- ,ioI1 of regress there will be no time for passing adequate laws for the gov ernment of the Northwest Territory, yet men wno nave been pusinng the West for year! are determined that something must do (lone tor Alaska, and her inter- I .:niv,. ..j V wove win ut vicsocu umuii vuiiKiees in mv .hnrt.ortinn vn ft -,..,.tr i.i,on short session. Even if no action is taken it is expected that the wav mav be opened for something substantial in the next congress. . j, JAPANESE WAR BONOS. s They All Breathe of a Spiritual Bltter- ; nea. Toward China. Washington, October 6. The officials of the Japanese legation have received a budget of news and gossip by the last mall from Japan. The spirit of the peo ple is shown in the war songs sung by the Japanese troops as they push toward Peking. The songs were officially com piled by Prince AriBUgawa. They breathe great bitterness against China, and de clare that now is the time to plant the nag of the Hieing Sun on the walls of Peking and to' Illuminate Jta darkness, Uaerr verse of the aung begins and ends with " Strike and chastise Uhina." Va rious verses describe the Chinese as ar rogant and insolent, with an army of "cowards." The Chinese troops' war songs sav of the Japanese: f bey are an undisciplined raume, and however fine their arms look, thev are useless, like fine ladies in pictures." ane Japanese ftiinisteroi i-inance nas officially made announcement that the war will not be allowed to interrupt the internal improvement of Japan. Con sequently railway construction is to pro ceed with the same vigor as in peaceful times. The Minister has arranged so that the treasury shall keep separate ac counts of war expenses and those for in ternal improvements in order that the former may not overshadow the latter, ti, ut n,,.nm..,noa .unn,t in Tmn auv iuuv vud vvuio iivudv ivtni m aa v awu ghow that her trade withthe United States is greater than with any other power. The total trade last year was about 4,000,000 yen. British trade, which comes second, is 600.000 yen. ine Japanese people and press are re torting to the Chinese Emperor's proc lamation directing that the Japanese " wo ien," meaning pigmies, should be vii i veil vj wieir jairs. xue lyiiiiieBu arv being called " cbau chau, meaning puer ility; "tonpikau," meaning pig-tailed vagabonds. China is referred to as .1 . i ? "ran.- I "mei-so-kuku," the country in which the people cannot make up their minds, ine Japanese papers are already print' tag cuts showing the rout of tbe Chinese 'n 1I DIED OF THIRST. Terrible Suffering by Proapeotor. Cross- ,n the oert. San Diboo, October 6. Jose Garcia, a peddler, who has just returned from the T ' ' Cocopah country with Quirino Cosiiio, a halt-breed, and Fred Cota, a Mexican, tells of the finding on the desert below th nunl boundary of the body of an American who had died of thirst. There were no means of identifying the re- mains, save that contained in the cloth ing and a piece of an envelope or paper sacK addressed to "James Moore, pay master A. T. and 8. P Topoka, Kan..' a common clasp purse, which held this paper, and tbe part of a greenback In it. The boot was about a No. 6. and the man did not appear to have been large. The party was three days without water, suf fering nntold hardship, but afterward afforded relief to Margarita Angulo and reupe jnoseno, two Mexicans, and an American, supposed to have been Fred Wasson of this citv. Ansulo was insane from thirst, but all recovered. On the return trip the trail of another wanderer was discovered, and certain circum stances led the party to believe that he had '8llen victim to the desert, as the hovering vultures and coyotes howling up the canyon among the hills afforded gooa grounds lor the suspicion. Much suffering is reported on the desert by re turning prospectors. The water 1. noor. and there is but little of it. DISPCTED GOLD FIELDS. Both Brasll and French Gnlana Claim tho Country, Nsw Yore, October 8. Additional ad vices were received here yesterday by tbe steamer Madiana, which arrived from West Indian ports, regarding the gold fever in the disputed country be- tween Brazil and French Guiana. The colonists in tbe latter province are on a bunt for gold, and there are thon.anrla of pirates and freebooters waiting for them to find it and are ready to rob them of it. The government of French Guiana is powerless to protect them be- cause of the international dispute over the country. Already the pirates have begun their work according to the news received. Several expeditions have left for the gold fields. A party left for the gold fields a short time ago, and have not been heard of since. Th(iovmnr and bis friends are amino, ahnnt th fate of M. Herard. Mnhil th. French troops and gunboats are waiting for word from the home government to sail in sad drive est the desperado. FOREIGNERS IN CHINA. Co-operation for Their Protection Sug' geated by Secretary Herbert, Wasiiinoton, October 7. Secretary Herbert suid to-day, wiien asked about the steps he had taken for the safety of Americans in China, that about two weeks ago he had sent written instruc tions to Admiral Carpenter, command' ing tne American lorces In Chinese wa ters, suggesting to him that he place nimseu in communication with thecom manders of the foreign, fleets and co-op erate wun mem oy arranging inr con certed action in guarding foreign inter ests intrusted to their care. It was sug gested that, if possiblo, an agreement mignt be reached lor an ettectlve distri bution of shins in such a war that all the treaty and other porta where foreign interests might be endangered should be cared for by one or more ships from the neets, with the understanding that they were mutually to give protection to the citizens of all nations entering into 'the agreement. there are at present but five American vessels on the Asiatic station, and though this number will be increased to eight oy December l, there are at least fifteen ports where the lives of American citi zens may be endangered. If Admiral Carpenter can secure the co-operation of the British Admiral, the British and American ships could be distributed in such a manner as to protect both Brit ish and American subjects, and the Brit ish ships would assist Americana and Englishmen in one port while the Ameri can vessels looked after the Englishmen ana Americans in others. an xx-consul'b views. Nkw Yobs:. October 7. Henrv T. An drews, recently United States Consul at Han Kow. China, was to-day asked to give his views of the present condition of China, particularly in regard to the danger threatening foreign residents at Peking, Shanghai, Han Kow and other places open to foreigners. He said in BUhstance: ' The danger to foreigners at Peking comes from the inability of the Chinese oracers to restrain their soldiers, the lat ter always considering foreigners legit imate objects of ridicule and abuse. Pe king being to a certain extent an iso lated place, it is more important that the families of foreigners should be taken to points where they can have the pro tection of gunboats. The only access to Peking being overland and a hard trip, the road to Tien Tsin could easily be ob structed ?nd closed, which would render it impossible to bring away the women and children, except nnder strong armed force. I do not think t lit re will be the slightest resistance offered to the entry ot the British forces into Peking. The treaty ports on the Yang-tse-Kiang will be hard to relieve in case of trouble, and hence the necessity of anticipating it.- MURDERED BY JAPANESE. One Place Wh.re There 1. a Dearth of Civilisation. Ban Fbancisco, October 7. One hears from time to time good reports concern ing the spread ot Christianity in Kocki preiecmre, says tne Japan Mall. There certainly is need of a civilizing: factor In l-thrt-partof Japan, Khsettons are there most fiercely contested, always with at tendant bloodshed. The "Soshi" is there in his native element. He swag gers and threatens and carries sword canes or bludgeons, and his services, questionable and illegal though thev be, are constantly requisitioned by men who ought to know better than to appeal to orute iorce. finally murders ol colossal dimensions are of not infrequent occur rence. The death by violence of one man generally includes that of most all of the members of his family. August m anotner wnoiesaie Slaughter is re corded as having taken place in Kami niata wura, one ot the larger villages in tnat troubled prefecture. Two local ton' stables, brothers, had for some years been connected with another man. the husband of their only sister, in the sake brewing business. Some time in June the brother-in-law suddenly announced an intention to divorce his wife and re tire from the trade. It was found that he had expended a large sum to redeem a prostitute from the house in which she had lived. The woman thereupon be came the new wifeof the ex-sake brewer. who was urgently requested by the angry brothers of his former spouse to return moneys be held of theirs. This he al leged was an im possibility, as he had paid out all the funds he possessed. Doubly indignant at this and tbe harsh manner in which he had divorced their sister. the two brothers entered his house in the dead of night and killed him. his two children (their own nephew and neice). the man's mother, the ex-prostitute wife and another woman who happened to be living in the house at the time. The elder assassin thereupon immediately disemboweled himself, while the younger tnrew nimseu irom a Height ol some seventy feet into a bamboo grove, receiv ing lata) injuries, although still alive ac cording to the latest reports. This is the liiird or fourth time this year that simi lar terrible crimes have been reported from Kochi, while our readers mav still remember the story of those two des peradoes last year who took to the mountains and finally committed sul cide after killing no less than ten oeoble and terrorizing a whole district for more than a month. Farmer.' National Congre.a. Pabkbbsburo, W. Va., October 6. The Farmers' National Congress adopted resolutions calling upon the President and United States Congress to call an international congress of all nations ready to unite for the free use of iM and silver as a full legal tender without. discrimination, and censored the United Mates Umgress for repealing the Sher man act without making provisions for tne coinage oi silver dollars. A resolu tion was also adopted demanding? that equal protection be given to farm prod ucts with other industries in all tariff legislation, and that a committee be ap pointed to confer with a like committee of Congress to secure equal adjustment of schedules. A resolution demanding protection to wool, cotton, hemp and flax i '- .i . i , , , - was taiu on sue saoie. Sunday. Shall b Bin. Gbanp Havcn, Mich., October 7. The City Council has decided that hereafter Sunday shall be blue. Under an old State law they can close everything ex cept churches, and yesterday the local ponce oraerea tne restaurants, cigar stores, livery stables, druggists and news stands to suspend business to-dav under the penalty of a fine. Those affected by the order say they will complain of every man, woman and child fonnd performing any act that is not distinctly a deed of necessity or charity Sunday. Trala Bobbery ProTcated. St. Joseph, Mo., October 3. Lee Jones and "Scar-faced Charley" Frizzle were arrested here to-day, charged with conspiracy to rob the Chicago, Bock Isl and and Pacific train. They were be trayed by one of their own band. A week ago it was planned to rob a west bound Rock Island train and blow it up. if necessary. This was postponed and last night finally abandoned, tbe would be robbers learning that the Polic ware alter U. P. DIRECTORS Make Report of the Operations Daring; the Fiscal Year. CAUSE OF ITS BANKRUPTCY Government Directors lay It Wa. the Loxea Arl.lng From th Guarantee and Other Contracts Plan Embodied la Rellly Bill Not Entirely Approved. Nsw Yobk, October 6. The govern ment directors of the Union Pacific this afternoon made public their report to the Secretary of the Interior of the oper ations of the system for the year ending June 30, 1804. After-reviewing the causes which led to the appointment of receiv ers in October last, they discuss the dif ficulties experienced by the latter, and add: "We feel that we are entirely within bounds in saying that the result of the guaranty traffic and construction con tracts entered into by the Union Pacific Hallway Company since 1887 have caused that company a loss exceeding t7.000.- 000, and have been an important, if not tne controlling, i actor in causing tne bankruptcy of the company." Amoug the guaranty contracts spe cially mentioned as disastrous are those with tbe Oregon Hhort Line and Utah Northern, the Oregon Railwav and Navi gation, and tbe Union Pacific, Denver ana uau companies, in spite of these criticisms the directors believe the best interests of the government will be ad vanced by retaining the auxiliary prop erties in the system under proper man agement, and that every exertion should be made to bring about a reorganization of the system intact, as dismemberment would largely impair its value and earn ing power. The directors, however, do not entirely approve the plan embodied in the Rellly bill now before Congress, and offer some suggestions of their own. They would issue $160,000,000 of 8 per cent 100-year gold bonds, $20,000,000 of S per cent non-cumulative prelerrea stock and sol,- 000,000 of common stock. On the capi tal stock outstanding they would levy an assessment of $10 per share and issue new common lor the old stock-paying assessment, ut the new bonds they would award $70,600,000 to the govern ment at par in settlement of its debt. and for its ultimate redemption a sink ing fund is recommended, which shall vest in the trustees of the general mort gage all securities and lands now held in the Drexel-Morgan 6 per cent note trust and tbe o per cent trust. The amount requirea to meet tne interest on the en tire issue of the 3 per cent bonds above suggested is less than the actual net earnings during year ended June 30, 1894. Tbe annual payment to the United States would exceed sa.uw.uuu, ana would be larger than the payments called for un der the Ro-illy bllU New bonds at vary ing rates would be offered to other cred itors. Foreclosure of all the properties involved would be necessary. Separate plans based on the same general princi ples are recommended for the Oregon Short Line and the Oregon Railway and navigation Uoropany. The report la signed by E. Ellery An derson, J. W. Doane, Fitchugh Lee and Joseph W. Paddock. TO ECONOMIZE. Directors of the Whisky Trust Decide to Cut Down Expenses. Piobu, HI., October 6. The directors of the Distilling and Cattle Feeding Com pany concluded their deliberations late this afternoon, and adjourned sine die. The utmost secrecy was observed regard ing the work done by the directors, and outside of the fact that the rebate sys tem has been abolished little can be learned of what the directors have done. It is known, however, that the trust has decided to economize, and that the cler ical force at headquarters will not be nearly so large as in times past; When the trust houses are in operation there are about thirty-two running. Each of these houses has bad a manager at a sal ary of from $300 to $460 a month. It will therefore be seen that when this vast expenditure is cutoff by placing ail the distilleries under one manager, which has been decided upon.it will reduce expenses about $12,000 or more a month. Weii-lniormed men say the saving in this regard will amount to nearly $200,, 000 a vear. It is understood that John Beggs, Vice-President of the trust, is to be general manager of all the distilleries. and that all the selling and buying will be done by or through mm. BENHAH HONORED. Union League Be.tows Upon Blm It. Eleventh Medal of Honor. Pbilaokphia, October 6. In recogni tion of his long and honorable career as an officer of the United States navy the Union League Club of Philadelphia this evening tendered a reception to Rear- Admiral Uenham. The Union league, however, more particularly honored Ad' miral Benbam for his firmness and cour age in upholding the dignity and honor of the flag of the United States in the harbor of Kio de Janeiro aunng tne late rebellion there, when with a single shot from the guns of the Detroit he broke De Mello's blockade and opened the har bor to the shipping of the world. In commemoration of tills act of Admiral Benham the Union League to-night pre sented him with a gold medal. But ten others of these gold medals bave been given by the league, one to President Andrew jonnson in iboo ; one to vt imam J. Meredith, ex-Secretary of the Treas ury, and the other eight to members of the league. Discouraging Report.. Wasbinoton, October 8. The reports of- naval officers commanding the ves sels of the Behring Sea patrol present a very discouraging outlook for the lutnre of our seal fisheries. 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WEVEBY PACKAGE aa the Stamp la red ea wrapaos THE POHTLA'li ulDErTS- Trade continues slow in the fruit mar ket, and but for the Eastern shipment of prunes and pears but little would have been done. Dealers maintain prices. Country produce is weak, and poultry is in oversupply, with more coming in. ' Wheat Market. Wheat in the local market ia quiet, and values, though weak, are no lower. Dealers quote ss follows : Walla Walla, 6364e per cental; Valley, 70e per cental. . . Produce Market, Floub Portland, 8alem, Caacadia and Dayton, $2.40 per barrel; Walla Walla, $2.85; Golddrop, $2.75; Snow flake,$2.4fi; graham, $2.16 2. 40; super fine, $2. Oath No. 1 white feed rata at 97a SOc; gray, 2528c Rolled oats are quoted as follows: Bags, $5.75(86.00; barrels, $6.0008.25; cases, $3 76. Barlsv Feed barley is quoted at 65o per cental. Brewing is worth 8086e per cental, according to quality. ' Maurrurrs Bran. SIS: ahorta. sift; chop feed, $1517; middlings, none in maraet; chicken wheat, v0v5o per cental. Hat flood, $10(3)11 per ton. Bottbb Fancy creamery, 2627Wc per pound; fancy dairy, 2022Hc; fidr. Unsays Oregon fair, SifUUc per pound ; fancy, 10(312)c ; young America, 810c; Swiss, imported, 8032c; do mestic, 1415c - On ions Oregon, lc per pound ; yellow, lxo per pound. Potatoks 4050c per sack. ' Poultry Old chickens are quoted from $3.0033.50: young are in over supply, $1.002 60; young ducks are nominal at $2.003.50. There is some demand for fat young geese at $6,600 7.50, and good turkevs are in fair reo neat at 1012ic per pound. Fbibh Fbuit Grapes cleaned no well. California graoea are annterl at 2Kfflifinn per crate; Concord, 60(g60o per basket; Oregon apples bring 6076c per box; Snake river peaches, 4060c; quinces, Oregon, 80e$1.00; quinces, California, $1.26 per large box. Eoqb Oregon were quoted at 1820o per dozen. Vegetables Lima beans, 4c per pound ; sweet potatoes, $1.65 per cental) string and wax beans, 1 2c per pound ; cucumbers, 10 15c per dozen ; eggplant, 34c per pound; green peppers, 6c per pound; garlic, 6c; tomatoes, 25c per box ; Oregon cabbage, l),tg2c per pound. Tropical Fbuit California lemons, $5.60(38.50; Sicily, $6.607.00; bananas, $2.503.&0 per bunch ; Honolulu, $1,760 2.60; pineapples, Honolulu, $S.O03.5O; sugar loaf, $5. Wooi Valley, 7flc, according to quality; Umpqua, 79c; Eastern Ore- V1Ib VVUffSJe Hops Dull and nominal at cording to quality. Provisions Eos tern hams, medium, 1414o per pound; hams, picnic, ll12c: breakfast bacon 1415),et short clear sides, 12)4 13c; dry salt sides, llll)c; dried beef hams, 14 16c; lard, compound, in tins, 9(9 10c; lard, pure, in tins, 1213c; pigs' feet, 80s, $5.50; pigs' feet, 40s, $3.25) kits, $1.25. Meal Market. Bsir Gross, top steers, $2.2602.36; fair to good steers, $2.00; cows, $1,750 2.00; dressed beef, 35o per pound. Mutton Gross, best sheep wethers, $1.75; ewes, $1.6001.65; lambs, 2o per pound; dressed mutton, 3W4c: lambs. 4c. Hoos Gross, choice, heavy. $4.50(3 4 76; light and feeders, $4-00; dressed, S ftio per pound. Veal Dressed, small. 6c: large. 8(3 4o per pound. Merchandise Market. Salmon. Columbia, river No. 1. tails. $1.2601-60; No. 2, tails, $2.2602.50; fancy, Ho. 1, flats, $1.7501-86; Alaska, No. 1, talis, $1.2001.80; No. 2, talis, $1.80 2.25. Kica island, $0.Z56.50. Salt Liverpool. 60s. strong at $15.60 018.00. Goal Sales are slow and prices steady. Domestic, $6.0007.50 per ton: foreign. $8.500 11.00. CorrsE -Costa Rica, 22323)c ; Rio, 20 022c: Salvador. 2l2lXe: Mocha. 26,028c; Padang Java, 31c; Palembang Java. 26028c; Lahat Java, 23025c; Ar buckle's Columbia and Lion, $22.80 per 100-pound case. Beans Small white, No. I, Se per pound; No.2, 4c; targe white, 9cl pea, 9ic; butter, 3,c; bayou, 4c; Lima, 4c CoBDAoa Manilla rone. lW-lnrh. la quoted at 9c, and Sisal, 74o per pound. m9 ' K