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SEE The .HiixsBaRa IIILLSBOKO, OREGON. THURSDAY, JCNK 18. 18. VOL. 3. NO. 13. if i V 9 J I EVENTS OF THE DAY I Epitome ot the Telegraphic I News of the World. TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES tnliitereilhig Collection of It.nn From tli Two IUinlilierc. Presented . In a Gundenaed Form. ! The tanks at Cheney, Wash. , nut I f'nded payment and fuilud to open I their rloun. Hard tiinei aud inubility make collections art the oauses at- ' ligned fur the failures. f A young , mna named Conway, jsilirakeman on a gravel train, full be fetweeu two ohm of the moving train Moear Arlington, Or., and had his "m 1 .,...A 1.. turn nlunoa The coronor's Jury impaneled to in vestigate uie laiai snooting oi iuum-a Rice, nour Roseburg, returned a verdict of willful murder against James Dix on, the boy who fired the fatal allot. A 1 linear old boy named Charles Wyatt accidentally shot and killed blinself with a 22onliber rifle near Centralia, Wush., while out hunting iu company with another lud of about bis own ago, By a fire at Hoquiam, Wash., the mill of the Northwest Lumber Com pany was destroyed, aud the barkentine North Bund, which was taking cn a Oiirgo at the dock, was damaged to t) e extent ot tt.OOO. The amount of the damage to the mill has not been esti mated. The first day of the Republican na tional convention in Bt. Louis was marked by parades and exoitement. The convention was culled to order at 13:10 o'clock aud the opening prayer was delivered by a Jewish rabbi who dwelt at length on the situation of the oountry. C. W. Fairbanks, of Indiana, was chosen temporary chairman by unanimous vote of the delegates. At t r hearing his address, the convention adjourned. The Goodrioh reservoir, fifteen miles From Buker City, broke, and a great volume of water rushed down the gulch about four miles, where it jumped from Goodrioh creek to Pine creek. About three miles further the flood struck R. French's house and dashed it to pieces, drowniug the family, oon- gelatin g of the parents and five child- ' ron. cues rimmim irom 9 to u Tears. he V'.wliea were found scattered along renlr a rilntnnnA nf two milee. The J "ilothXng was torn off and the bodies riec! e down the stream and fenoes audi f dges were swept away. Grain i!el(M"Ve badly damaged. The reRer-voi-iinw constructed in 1808 and has tic$W Id for miuiug parpwes. . w Violent wind and rain storm visit- en jNcyrarx, a. )., ann uia aamage to the amount of (150,000. Russian engineers have been in Philadelphia and have made a contract for 1500,000 worth ot machinery there. Mrs. Annie Dyer, the baby farmer, of Rudbig, Eng., arrested on March 0 on the charge of murdering many in fants intrusted to her eare, was hanged in Newgate prison. The three-masted sohooner Edward C. Allentrue, Captain McLaughlin, from Baltimore for Portland, sank off Job's neok, on the south side of this island, near Vineyard Haven, Mass. From the fact that the vessel's boats have come ashore in pieoea and ar ticles of clothiug have been picked up it ia feared that all on board were lost Sixty oloakmakers employed by a Chicago firm, were thrown into a panio by ft fire, and it seemed for a time that some of them would be trampled to death in the soramble to esoape. The fire was in the stairway on the aeoond floor and esoape was finally effected by rushing through the flames. It was soon extinguished with but little dam- age- I O. F. Tyler, a son of President Tyler, I is a prisoner in Riohmond, Va., oharg rid with shooting with intent to kill Jaok Carr, a young negro. Tyler is a dairyman residing near Riohmond. He went to the assistance of another Carr, and says the shooting was in self-defense. The accused was sent to the grand jury and allowed bail. One hundred and eighty cans ot dynamite exploded about a mile below " Lilly, Pa., with frightful results. One man was killed by the explosion, and seven others fatally injured. Con tractor MoManus workmen on the Pennsylvania railway were getting I ready to make a blast when a prema- P . 1 1 - A V. i 1L. Die eipiuniuii uuuurrcu, uuijiug iue seven men beneath sand and rook. James Creelan, the war correspond ent who had to leave Cuba reoently by order of General Weyler, says he thinks there will be a war with Spain. He says the Amerioan people will be thunderstruck when the documents in the possession of the state department are made publio. Spain is anxious for war. Twenty-five million dollars' worth of American property has been destroyed in Cuba and many Ameri cans killed without provocation. Indian War Veteran!. The grand enoampment of . Indian war veterans ot the Paoiflo Northwest was held in Portland this week, pre sided over by Grand Commander Thos. A. Wood, and Otto Kleemann aotiug as grand adjutant The representation of members was unusually large, and wub augmented by a large attendance cf the women's auxiliary, embraoing the wives and daughters of . the sturdy men, who in the earlier history of the Northwest protected their homes and families from the hostile savages. The meeting lasted three days. Grand Army Encampment. The Oiand Army of the Republlo for the department of Oregon U holding iti enoampment in Independence, Or. ; also the Woman'! Relief Corps and Sons of Veterans. The oitizens have given the town a very attractive appearance by extensive decorations of the'buisnest houses and residences. A large num ber are in attendance. Greek Vesael Belied. A dispatch from Canea, Crete, says another Greek vessel, loaded with munitions and provisions for the insur gents, has been seized by the Turkish officials. The Frenoh guardsbips started for Valova with 17.600 to pay the ransom ot two Frenoh ladies recent ly captured near that plaoe by the brigands. The Ht Wu Terrible. A speoial from Bombay says the British second-olaas, twin-screw Bona venture, the flagship of the East Indian squadron, flying the flag of Bear-Admiral Edmund Drummond, lost seven ty men by sunstroke on a voyage from Colombo to Pondlcherry. Iteorganliallon of the Northern. There ia much disoussion in New York among those ooncerned in the re organization ot the Northern Pacific as to the form of charter the company is to have or whether it is advisable to foreclose the property at present, in view of the faot that the present con gress has failed to give the company a new oharter. A Three Time. Murderer Banged. John Craig, a three times murderer, was banged in Folsom prison. There could not have been a more perfect execution it is said. The condemned man was completely resigned to his fate, and walked to the gallows as oooly as though going to a wedding. A Fatal Fin. At a fire in a tenement bouse in Pittsburg, Pa., Mrs. Zoneshhondia Garbeiz, aged 74, was killed by jump ing from a window. Frank Garbeis, aged 5, was suffocated to death. Lot tie Garbeis, aged 12, was internally hurt and may die. Frank Garbeis was badly burned. The fire was caused by the explosion of a barrel of oil. Their Courage Failed Them. Forty miles east of Charleston, W. Va., masked men boarded an express train at midnight and orawled over the engine tender into the cab with revolvers drawn. The engineer stopped the train. He was commanded to cut loose the express car. This was done. The passengers were awakened and the lights were extinguished. After ten minutes work, the bandits became frightened, and escaped to the moun tains. -''Kr-r3m-' To Float tiff A member flf riKrerrtue'largwft'tnTiB '' lng houses in Honolulu ia in this ouun try for the purpose ot interesting cap italists in the refunding of the Ha waiian government's indebtedness. The government haa 13,096,000 of bonds drawing 6 per cent interest out standing at present, whioh it is pro posed to pay and issue in their stead bonds drawing Interest at the rate of i per cent. HI Death a Mjiterj. The body of a man with bis head split open, was discovered floating in the Columbia river near Wallace's island. It is not known how he was killed. - - J Foiled to Fly Flags. The trustees of the university of Illi nois were arrested in Champaign and held in $300 bail to answer to the grand jury the charge of failing to fly the flags from all univeristy buildings Governor Altgeld is a member of the board. Four Favored Cities. Exoept Savanah, the oapitals of the new states of Wyoming, Montana and Utah are the only plaoei that got ap propriations for publio buildings at this session ot oongress. The house polioy baa been to report no billi for new buildings. ' Heavy Fines. The Hammond inoident ii finally settled. At a speoial meeting of the ' exeoutive council held in Pretoria, it ' AIAA Ink. H.. nun uwoiuvu u inmpgirvuiiuiiji uniu- , mond, Ceoil Rhodes, George Farrar and J. W. Leonard, the leaden of the Johannesburg reform committee, upon payment of a fine of 35,000 eaoh, or in default, fifteen years' banishment KllUd His Brother-in-law. Ben Dice, a ranoher living on the Tule river, twenty miles southeast of Visalia, Cal killed his brother-in-law, Grant Smith. They quarreled about water in an irrigating ditob, and Dice's wife attempted to remove the dam in the ditch on Smith's place. University Mot. ! Three thousand Harvard men, en oouraged by the phenomenal event of a Harvard victory, fought 100 polioemen in the streets of historio old Cam bridge. It was the biggest riot that the university has ever seen. Many students and polioemen were injured In the melee, but the blueooats finally oame out victorious and the students were looked up. A Krutal Murder. In a drunken rage John Wolter, of Chicago, made an unsuoaessful attempt to kill bis wife. He then shot and killed one stepdaughter and wounded another so seriously that she may die. Mrs. Wolter is possessed of property valued art 3, 600, left by her first hus band. It seems to have been Wolter'a purpose to getoontrolof it Being un able to make .any headway in this di rection, he became dissatisfied and be gan drinking,) exoess and was under the influenoe of liquor when he com mitted -the assault upon bis wife and stepohildren. MILITIA CALLED OUT. Flr.t Regiment, O. N. O., Down the Columbia. Bent Portland, Or., June 17. The First regiment, Oregon National Guard, Col onel Summers commanding, was sched uled to leave for Astoria at an early hour this corning, to take a hand in suppressing the scenes of violence and outrage wihoh have been reported from tho lower river. It was accompanied by battery A, with full field equip ment and the various regimental oorps. The troops were called out on a requi sition made by the mayor of Astoria, through the oounty judge of Clatsop county, upon Governor Lord. The governor immediately notified brigade headquarters in this city to assemble the post, equipped with all the para phernalia for field service and one day's oooked rations. It was suggested also that eaoh man be provided with an extra pair of stout shoes, ready for ao tive field service, and that the regiment and battery be held prepared to leave immediately. This was at 10:80 last night. The orders were oommunioated immediately from brigade headquar ters to Colonel Summers, and be began to assemble the members of the post. The O. H. & N. Co. was notified also, to bold a steamboat in readiness tor in stant departure. The orders caused a great oommotion, ' not only at the armory, but throughout the city. Men on bicycles and horseback were dis patched to the homes and places of business of the various members of the seven companies and the battery. All were told to report forthwith to the armory, ready for duty. The various oorps attached to the regiment were in cluded. There was very general response on the part of the militiamen and great bustle and activity ensued at the ar mory. The men all expressed them selves as eager for service. The vari ous commanders got their companies quickly into shape and made their re ports to the colonel. The First regiment left on the D. S. Baker at 4 o'olock this morning. Later in the day the Second bat talion oame down on a special train from MoMinnville, and took an O. R. & N. steamer whioh was in readiness for them at the dock. This comprises the entire militia force of the state. Governor Lord issued instructions that any member ot the militia found on the streets after the seoond de tachment left was to be taken to jail. Fi.hlng Will Be Ke.umed. Astoria, Or., June 17. The cannery men held a meeting today, but mem bers of the combine refuse to divulge any of the proceedings. It has leaked out, however, that it was decided not , to make any allowtinoe to the men for j work done in makiog new nets, unless vauiistyuiBji w uinirinT iu iuiuuu to now tne men to a stnot ODservance, of the ooutraots made when the twine was rmrchased. This contract was that ' the material was to be paid for in ' either cash or salmon. TJules the men who have bought twine on these terms will agree tomorrow to fish for i cents, the cannera will demand pay ment for the twine aooording to agree ment This action ot the oanners will neoeesarily aggravate the feeling of hostility toward them. , It was also decided to send for the militia, but all present were pledged to absolute seorecy. None of the mem bers wishing to assume the responai biliy for oalling for militia aid, Sheriff Hare held that no assisunce from the military was necessary, and wai pre pared to protect all who desired to fish, but his advice was apparently disre garded, the militia was sent for, and the First regiment, O. N. G., are now on duty. BANKER WYCKOFF SHOT. Held Up In Hla Private Office bj Desperado. New York, Jure 17. George H. Wyokoff, president of the bank of New Amsterdam, was shot in the abdomen and side this afernoon while in his pri vate offloe by Clarenoe Clark. Clark demanded money, and, meeting with a refusal, fired two shots, an then turned the pistol on himself. Both men are now at a hospital in an un conscious oondition. When Clark gained aocess to Wyokoff'a offloe, he presented the following letter, written on Hotel Marlborough paper in a clear legible hand. "We want 10,000, five $1,000 bills, ten 100 bills. I'll shoot yon if you make a movement, so be oareful. My partner outside also has you oovered, and if you give the alarm within three minutes after I leave, he will throw a stick of dynamite through tha front en trance. Put the money in an envelope. Don't talk." Shots were heard by the patrolman, wko ran into the bank building in time to see Clark fall. Wyokoff is 60 years old and resides in Montolair, N. J. Clark is 50 years old and wears a sandy mustache. He was well dressed. For Beat in Council. Spokane, Wash., June 17. D. S. Dungay and Carl Bonesohen fought with fists on East Sprague avenue to night. Mr. Dungay and Boneaohen are oontestans for a seat in the ooauoil. Mr. Dungay now holds the seat Salary Law In Wanlilngtou VaUd, Olympia, Wash., June 17. JV su preme oourt today filod an opinio j in the Stevens county oase, deciding; in favor ot the constitutionality of eotion 8006 gt Hill's code, emoted Mirm 38, 1890, authorizing the county treasurer to set aside all money received in the treasury in the way of fees, tor the oreation ot a salary fund for the pay ment of oounty officers. The law fur ther provides that should the Sum so received be insufficient, the treasurer shall transfer to suoh fund a sum necessary to meet the salary demands. Property Loss Will Reach One Hundred Thousand. BUT VERY LITTLE WAS SAVED lien, TTotnen and Children Turned Out to Fight .he Flamee-Orlglnated In a Lamp Exploit lug. Hope, Idaho, June 16. A fire broke out here this afternoon about 8:50, originating in the Northern Psoitis a.. am laundry, owned by the dining car department The town is built on the mountain side, and in a few mo ments, the flames spread to the build ings on Main street and Railroad ave nue. Although men, women and children turned out and fought the fire, bat few buildings west and north of the laundry were saved for a distriot over a block. The Pend de'Orielle hotel, owned by E. Wanemaker, was one of the firtt buildings destroyed. Hie large gen eral merchandise store, the town hall, warehouse, butoher shop, and a build ing ocoupied by Mrs. Mills as a dress making parlor and residence, burned. Thet next was a small building used by N. G. Sisson as a warehouse. Next to this building was the Examiner printing office of .1. W. Settle. Black's tailor shop, the Odd Fellows' hall, A. O. U. W., O. R. C, and K. O. T. M.. were destroyed, a Bible and a small stand being all that was saved. Dr. Martin lost all his stock of drugs, men's furnishing goods, notions, etc, together with all his household and kitchen furniture. . N. G. Sisson, proprietor of a large merchandise store, lost buildings, household goods and kitchen furniture, and almost everything in the stora. The Twin Wo Co. , merchants, lost a large two-story building, merchand'se, etc. O. C. Smith lost his residence, a lodging-house, a tenement house and a building ocoupied by Chinese as a gambling and lodging-ho'uset. Among the buildings and oontenta destroyed were the steam laundry, Mrs. Head's lodging-house, J. O. Mo- Dougall's residence, W. J. Piling's residence, Ed Ginn's residence, Perry Morgan's raidence, C. T. McElvaney's residence, several small shacks aud a section-house. Very little furniture was saved from any of these buildinga. The residences on Highland avenue, owned by T. F. Roby, Conductor Quinn, Rev. Mr. Roth, Fireman Han son and Mias Frenoh, were destroyed, with most of their oontenta. All of the type, job presses, stationery and ySzTz fc , m " -..-. uu" ""y"u'"8 '""8. Beveral Bma11 buildings, thus stopping tae ravaes oI the flames- To Prevent Collltlona. Washington, June IS. The presi dent having approved the act passed by congress at the instance of the Ameri can delegates to the international mar itime conference, relative to the pre vention ot collisions at sea, the state department has taken steps promptly to acquaint the British government with the fact that the amendments to rules suggested by it have been made, and it is hoped there will be no delay in putting the rules into operation by proclamation. The aoaeptanoe of the changes by a third maritime power is necessary to the inauguration of the rules, but as Germany in April 1894, brought forward the samo propositions as those recently ratified, no doubt is entertained of that oountry's adher ence. Outrage on Cuban Women. Key West, Fla., June 16. An Amerioan citizen, writing to a friend here, gives an account of outrages per petrated on Cuban women, who obeyed Weyler's order requiring them to pre sent themselves at the Spanish fortress and camps. He was an eyewitness of one of the ourtages. Reoently Sanorita Martinez and her 15-year old daughter appeared at a Spanish camp. After addressing insulting remarks to them, the officer in command tore the cloth ing from the girl and exposed her to the soldiers. Then, at the point of the bayonet, the nude girl was forced to maroh in front ot the column of troops. To esoape dishonor by the Spaniards, hundreds of Cuban women are joining the insurgent army. Aid for Armenian Orphans. London, June 16. A dispatch to the Chroniole from Constantinople reports that an Amerioan lady from Marash makes the following statement: "Hav ing made arrangements with oharitable persons at Constantinople for homes and eduoation for eighty orphans r Marash and Curfa, I am prepared to bring them to Constantinople. The Turkish authorities absolutely refused to allow them to leave. ' It was only with the greatest difficulty that I ob tained permission to bring my own ohildren, as the offioials said that, be ing born in Turkey, they were Turkish although their parents were Ameri cans." The Graashopper Plague. South Bend, Ind., June 16. Grass hoppers are doing immense damage in portions of this oounty. Alexander Smith, of Center township, has eighty aores of wheat from whioh every blade has been eaten up entire, as well, as fifteen aores of potatoes and a large field of oats. Niles, Mich., June 16. Reports from peppermint-growers in all parts of Southwestern Miohigan say that srrassboDDers are doing sreat injury to the crop. The yield of oil will be con- riderably less than last year. THE COUNT COMPLETE. Official Tote In tho Oregon State Elee tlon by Conntlee. The offloial vote in the first and seo ond congressional districts for the of fices of supreme judge and congress men follows: SUPREME JUDGE. "" 3 S ? g o fS 632 7 S25 lit 4 664 2 2 4 1.J64 678; 3l 680 m 613 1,W7 384 B5 677 47 123 Wi 15 1 85 1,773 1,182 866 469 282 1S5 722 3S1 47 239 43 24! 1,15 613 1 3 780 24 J 691 331 204 2S 371 23J 201 2,170 1,03) 1.0SI 676 2231 30 1,7W 1,189 1,653 344 217 278 2,771 1,076 1,8 4 499 259. 33) 9,221 2,472i 4,3-iS 1.355 852 491 342 113 22.' 621 19! 352 1,14 666 90 1,093 625 1,178 356 167 612 1,444 m 641 1,654 633 1,108 1.356 7So! ' 1,010 40,072 17,948j6L131 COUNTIES. II Baker Benton Clackamas Clatsop Columbia Coos Crook Curry Douglas Gilliam Grant Harney Jack ion Josephine Klamath Like Lane Lincoln Linn Milheur i Morrow Multnomah PUk Sherman Tillamook Umatilla T'l.lon Wallowa Wasco Washington Yamhill Totals SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. W COUNTIES. Baker ....... Ciataop Columbia ... Crook Gilliam Grant Harney Malheur .... Morrow .... Multnomah rherman .... Umatilla ... Union Wallowa ... K'asco 7841 1.028! 847 677 "489 117 187 414 273 1781 641 29 33 38 6 3 14 8 18 8 431 41 64 3 23 23 67. 454 452 325 286 2731 96 lra: 27: 61 170 437! 3041 339 332 691 217 310' 513 4,374! 261 1.178i 2201 2;o 358 6,083 194 1.042 230' 89 6,9571 31 380 232 651 224 1,297 251 790 974 297 947 1,302 738 162 54S 447j 287 998 i Totals , 12,583; 12,239! 8,8)01 7,255! 761 .'1RST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. h K o ! 9 t a & ? 3- 8 : e ; A ; a 842 672 485 73 1,773 2,370 604 133 948 1,193 311 61 283 133 169 .... 1,666 1,061 1,155 69 1,103 1,667 670 63 785 7S1 256 60 348 225 184 6 346 211 232 17 1,914 1,270 1,089 116 467 454 356 37 1.647 2.686 442 113 2,509 2,680 997 172 1,272 872 495 92 561 387 129 30 COUNTIES Benton Clackamas Coog Curry poufflas .... Jackson .... Josephine .. Klamath ... Lake Lane Lincoln , ... Linn Marion Polk .w.JiJl.arosok TO AID FRUIT CULTURE. Sir. Doioh Offers Medal for tho Beat Pupil's Kasav. The accompanying cut is a represen tation of a beautiful gold medal, enameled with likeness of varions fruits grown in Northwestern Oregon, which Mr. Henry E. Dosoh, state com missioner for the first horticultural dis trict, with a view to promoting horti cultural knowledge amoug the youth of this state, offers as a prize to the boy or girl between the ages of 14 and 18, Mr. Doach's Competitive Jrtedal. in any ungraded oountry sohool, for the best essay on fruit culture in his dis trict, comprising the counties of Mult nomah, Washington, Yamhill, Claoka mas, Columbia, Clatsop and Tillamook. The essay is not to contain over 700 words, and all papers must be sent in to Mr. Dosoh at Hillsdale, Or., by August 1, and the name, postoffloe ad dress and sohool ot the writer. The judges of award will be Dr. J. R. Card well, Professor R. E. Lake and Frank Lee, of Portland. . The Fau-Amerloan Congrras. Washington. Praotioally all of the South and Central Amerioan republios have notified Eouador of their accept ance of the invitation sent out by that government to be represented at an in ternational oongress, to be held August 10 next, to promote international arbi trations. The Unit' 'vStates has not yet aooepted the invl Jkjj. - .... . The men and womenv wAo searly a half century ago traversed the pr.wl' nlains and crossed the Rookies, cele brated the twenty-sixth anniversary of the Oregon Pioneer Association in Portland this week. In addition to this, the fiftieth anniversary of the treat; with England and the settlement of the boundary line whioh gave Ore gon to the United States, was also celebrated, and the two events were centered in a golden jubilee by the pioneers. There was a large parade, and exercises were held at the exposition building. OREGON STATE NEWS. Interesting Colleetloa of Itams Froaa Town atnd County. Oilliam county's vote haa increased since 1894 from 717 to 891. About 4,000,000 pounds ot wool is stored in Dalles warehouses. Llewelyn, Lane county, will put up a new school building this summer. There are to be firemen's races, bi cycle raced, footraces, a barbecue, danc ing, parades, a baseball game and a torchlight procession at Pendleton on the Fourth of July. There will not be much early fruit in Southern Oregon this year, and the prospects for a large crop of late fruit are not enoonraging. Considerable is dropping from the trees. Doc Wilson, an Eastern aheepbuyer, drove a band ot 6,000 sheep East from Grant oounty last week. He will drive another band out this week, or as soon as shearing is oompleted. Two teams loaded with wool from Wagner, Grant oounty, arrived in The Dalles. It was the first of a clip from 13,000 head of sheep that will be shipped from Wagner to The Dalles. Postmaster J. C Crossen, of The Dalles, received notification that after July 1, 1896, The Dalles postoffice will be rated as a second-olass office, the re ceipts of the office having been suffi cient to entitle it to be raised one grade. The Umatilla grand jury at Pendle ton indicted C. T. Hogan for unlaw fully selling liquor. Hogan pleaded guilty and was fined $50 and oosts. Oliver Walden and Gus Fisher were indicted for stealing eight 'sacks of wheat. County Clerk Eelsay, of The Dalles, has shipped four tons ot peas to Mon tana, receiving an average of f 100 per ton. He will soon have another ton for shipment The peas planted in February did better than those planted in the falL It was A. P. Berg's idea of a joke to write to the Astorian from Fort Stevens that John Fish bad been shot and killed by a Mr. Jackson for elop ing with Mm. Jackson. There is no Fish and no Mr. and Mrs. Jackson in Fort Stevens. James Christopherson and another young man were crossing the Umatilla river at Cayuse station the other day, and, the river being at higher stage, the horses lost their footing and were drowned. The young men succeeded in extricating themselves from the sad dle and escaped. John MoCormick, of Gervais, has entered into contracts to supply San Francisoo hopbuyers with 10,000 pounds of hops from his farm during eaoh of the years 1896, 1897 and 1898. He is to receive seven cents per pound ,4Ger- pearanoe oi tne many nsnweeit traps that are distributed along the river, the royal ohinook refuses to be enticed into their meshes, consequently salmon is as scarce as winter butter in this market, and the canneries are lying idle, says The Dalles Chroniole. The first cargo of coal from the Shasta Costa mine in Curry county was delivered in Wedderburn recently. The coal has been tested and proved to be of fine quality. For many years, the Wedderburn Gazette says, efforts have been made to have the deposits of coal in the eastren part of the oounty developed, but this is the first practi cal attempt. At the regular annual meeting of- the Southern Oregon Pioneer Society, held at Ashland, the following officers were elected: President, Hon. P. P. Prim; firs? vice. -president, H. E. An keny; seoond vioe-president, C. K. Klum; secretary, Silas J. Day; treas urer, C. C. Beekman. The next an nual reunion will be held in Jackson ville, September 8, 1896. F. McDonald is. the possessor of quite a collection of Indian relics, whioh he found upon Chehalem moun tain, in Yamhill, a few days ago, pre sumably at an old Indian grave. There are two mortars, a small stone last and obsidian trinkets, and several flint and obsidian arrow and spear heads. Mr. McDonald isn't satisfied with his find, and will make another visit to the spot in searob of more relics. While a man was hunting cows in the woods near Nehalem last week, he found three large oiroular saws bidden in the brush near the bank of the river. The general impression is that the saws were stolen from a sawmill at Grand Bapids, on the upper Neha lem, and brought down the river and hidden.. No saws of that size have ever been in use on the lower river, and this seems to be the only plausible explanation, as it is known that a great deal of machinery has been oarried away from the mill at Grand Rapids. The oapaoity of the Grand Ronde Lumber Company's sawmill at Perry, in Union oounty, is considered to be 100,000 feet of lumber per day, but occasionally this output is exoeeded. The high water record so far was that made on the 22d ultimo, when the to tal output in 11 hours was 114,000 feet On this day 406 sawlogs were transformed into lumber, and the out put on that date would be equivalent to about ten oarloads. The three plaoer mines i.l Fox valley in Grant oounty, are all ' running in full blast with full head ot water. They expeot to "Jave plenty of water until after the Fourth ot July, and from the amount of ground they will each work, their clean-up will be an exoellent one. The wagon road from Detroit to the mines on the little north fork of the North Santiam is oompleted to the snow line up French creek. The wag on bridge is finished across the Breiton bush river, and as soon at the inn melts the snow, the wagon road will be completed. NATIONAL FINANCES Appropriations Authorized by Congress. THE TREASURY IS CRITICISED Join Statement Mad hj Chairman Cannon and ex-Chairman Sayrea of Texas. Washington, June 13. Chairman' 1 Cannon, of the appropriations commit tee, and ex-Chairman - Sayres, today made publio a joint statement concern ing the expenditures authorized by this congress. Total appropriations, in cluding permanent annual appropria tions, are $515,759,820. Mr. Cannon's statement begins: "The appropriations charged to this congress include $119,054,160 under ' permanent laws, of which amount $50,000,000 is for sinking fund and $30,600,000 for interest on the publio debt, or $3,855,614.40 more than was included at the last session of congress in the statements ot appropriations, and is on account of the increase of $162,815,400 in the bonded indebted ness of the country by the present ad minis tart ion to February, 1895, inter set and sinking fund charges on aocount ot the latter bond issues ot $100,000, 000 in February, 1896, amounting to $4,400,000, not being included in the estimates of permanent appropriations. The increase in the principal of the interest-bearing debt under the present administration amounts to $262,815, 400, whioh entails an annual interest charge ot $11,492,616, and to meet the sinking fund obligations, the further sum of $2,623,154. "The regular annual bills, including the deficiency bill, as passed by the bouse, made a reduction in the total estimates submitted by the executive of $26,983,191; they were increased by the senate $22,920,422, and as they became laws, they appropriated $10, 636,624 less than as passed by the sen ate; $12,283,818 more than as they pasted the house, and $13,874,373 less than the estimated requirements of the administration. "The regular appropriations, includ ing deficiencies, made at the last ses sion of congress, amounted to $333, 636,896, and it inoluded no river and harbor bill. Excluding the river and harbor act passed at this session, the regular annual bills, as passed by the bouse, appropriated only $373r570,082, or more than 910,000,000 less than was appropriated by the last oongress." Mr. Cannon criticises the treasury department because it has expended $7,377,440 for the present year in ool kieoting the revenues from oustoms esti- "-- $165,000,000. ?j 4- "Mahing salaries in- ' "oarp oi the Unittw jw," save $1,000,000 ahnunivc. frivolous and malicious pfQgcw., Especial attention is called to the faot ' that congress made no increase of sal aries of employes in the government de partments. The following table of ap propriations is given: Fifty-first congress, $988,417,183.34; fifty-second oongress,$l, 027,124,547.92; fifty-third oongress, $989,239,205.69; fifty-fourth congress (first session); $515,759,820.49. Mr. Sayrea, in his statement, says ot the total appropriations of the session: "This suns exceeds the appropria tions during the last session of the fifty-third congress by $18,751,299, and those ot the first regular session of that oongress by $23,523,557. ' . "It is less than the appropriations by the seoond session of the fifty-second congress by only $3,744,538, although , at the latter session $39,852,494 more was appropriated for pensions than at this session. It is more than those by the first session of the fifty-first con gress by $21,303,571, and $25,464,040 less than the appropriations of the seo ond session of .the fifty-first congress. "The appropriations made by the second session of the fifty-first oongress exceeded those made at the first session of the same oongress by $46,676,612,. or nearly 10 per cent. U tne same, session, then the appropriations will not be less than $565,000,000." Contracts authorized by this session he estimates as follows: Rivers and harbors, $59,616,404; publio buildings, lighthouse and revenue-cutter service, $1,406,000; defenses and armament, $4,195,076; new war ships, $12,900,000; Distriot of Colum bia, $135,000; total, $78,241,400. He says the total expenditures in one fisoal year have never been so great, exoept during the war, and exceed tb estimated valuation of property in one of the South Atlantic states,'' Quarrymen Bfcrlk Berea, O., June .16. Faf quarrymen at the quarrier laud Stone Company, They demanded that a i be discharged, and th men, who reoently w reinstated. The strf possession of all load! to perimt them to be i Rata for tha Klk Chicago, June 15.1 central passenger agreed to a rate ot round trip for the raji nati, July 7-9. I BlneklUtln I Albuquerque, N ' Judge Collier, of A oourt, today issued, 1 oeiver of the Atlau forbidding the blW can Railway Unlctf I patsd in the strike - ' JcfLoievt vtoda V fcar Itf ire.v 'n r. ,.V 1 'i T ll