Outing Kg,
la conn qui oh of AD ubuiutl csmbl
aatloo of clicumi'ancet, I Had mystlf
InUrtiUd In three college!. Oat c!
0M, tlx Mineral Sprlugt college, li lo
cated at Boda vit', my maimer retort)
aod becaue tucu li tlx em I kaow
raon about in work od tliui than 1
would otherwlte. Ha lar aa 1 bav
learned tba citlaent of th tow a tad ioi
rouodUig country r Interested la Iti
proipirlty. Aod ther I good reeion
(or this Interest. A uri-Ja cullrg la
a town It alwey an adrantag to it lu
llleolUBly,iocbilly, ruora'.ly and finan
cially. That tuoh it the fact need no
demooatratlon to thot who ara to fort
, a net aa to liva to a town la which tbara
it collage of fa Igb grade, wbara young
ban and young lediei can receive tbor
ougb, moral and meotal discipline I.
tbarafora, tba bopaa of tba friend! of
Mineral Spring! college ara realised, So
davllla will become a atlll mora datlrabla
plat (cr raaldaoea aod rt tort.
' Anotbor eollagt In wboaa itioctia I am
t paolally lotaraalad la my Ama! Malar.
which la familiarly catlad "Old Mua
, klngaoi" by Ii alumni. It la undr
tha eonliol of the U . l"a., and la .located
at New Concord, Ohio. When Cmlrb
eatered Iti claitla walla an t began to dlie
out (ireak root, aoma of hit neighbor,
ington In gard to col's, aaid that "a
good frn.ar waa (iolWd. My private
opinion la, thai (he collie waa of Infi
nitely mora advantage to the community;
than a tlx-f wt-t wt-!ocii farmer. Largt
1 In conrquoc ol ll e college lb town
baa more than doabied In population
I nee tba founding of tba college, and It
it la ttill growing. The citixtnt ara well
awaraof tba value of tha college la the
community, ami a year ago, when
another building for It wet needed, Ibey
gave lubttanllal proof of their apprecia
tion ot the collrge. When the Mjard of
Truiteea propoeed to put np tba deaired
building at coet of 10,000, If tba cltl
ni would contribute $2500, a commit
tea appointed for tba parpoea aoon raited
mora tbaa tba desired ainouct. Oo tba
wi mi tyitf uvHutiiiii lira itu
! . ... t a . I
Tba third oollega la wbicb I am in
termed nrel not ba named. Although
boot a year ago, I beard of or. a clilieo
of Albany who did oot anow wber the
college located, I tblok tba majority
of tba Albanlana anow ita exact locality
an J are proud ot their college. I am
not tore, however, that they all arllmate
it at Ita real worth. If they dld.lt eeama
to ma that Ibey would not allow It to ba
crippled by Ita debt and need of appl'
a neve for ttHI mora efficient work.
Iber had the mini appreciation ot lie
value to tba ton a that tba cit'xto
New Concord have ol Muskingum ecl'ege
I believe the? would eubtcribo at leaet
$5000 lowarJ tba liquidation of Iba debt
wblcb tbay could do without ajy I neon
venlenc' I think I can find half itc
en man in Albany who ara worth mora
than tba whole town of New Concord.
It three aod all iba citiieot of Albany
would give In proportion to their meant
at tha people of New Concord did, flV
OOOjcouM beiralard In a thort;iitne, and
everybody would ba happy. Then the
debt could ba paid, a dormitory could be
built, a bettor apparatat could be pur
cbeeed, an I other linprovementa could
ba made. Dut tb.a ia '"not at. Other
Iriendt ol education, who are diapoeed to
tialn tlmae aha hafn Iheruielvai vault)
be mora likely to eontrlboto to tha en-
Jnaimaill fit I tl at 1 101 T If flAeK tawhat !
UUWIUVHI VI aaew wrHl . eatiewT ee
waiting tba removal of tha debt . Whan
that it efleotei he standi retdy t give
tha college a goodlv p irtioti of hit li
brary, which cent mart than (5O0.
Sodavllle, Ore .,
July 19, 1801).
Tba tettlmony of tha returning volon
tatri li ovtrwhelmlng that tbay
want nothing to do with tba Philippine!
aud that they bare no ota for them.
1'hi onlyaioapllonialmoet, ta Intheeaee
ol lotbe goreroed pur' by politic
wlio dare not lake poiltlon'coolrary to
tbe powen that be.
6ntori Hannah.Dodge Walcolt Uoar,
Jooiod Bpoooer turned np at tha Un't
ad Hlaiet ambarty in London Iba other
day, whereupon Ambaetador Choeteetk
ad tham to b aeated and await the ar
rival of a quorum. Tba ambaetador atlll
hat bla little Joke.
It la vary bamoroua to hi tome people
trying to force tbe tariff oot of politic,
now that it I eeen what lb tariff bat
dooili building op truifi, making rich
tbe few to tba detriment of tbe many.
Out It won't work , The people will oot
b hoodwinked.
There will be mlllloot tpent in the
coming campaign to help th admin
Itlrttioo In power. Oftiulali are puttlog
uplo blgeume. It would aatoulth aoma
people If they koew the eix of tbe levy
made oo (fftelalt fjr pjlthal purpoati
oftaohell of their net atlary, Thie la
alwiy i ' iartfual maane the lot
of jib. It eUjtgmte a rottennete in
politic t tiat le of law order.
Farmer! who keep wheat efttr (be
flnt of Angutt will bate lo pay etoraxe a
aecoud lime. Toe Pkmocsat baa for
yean been advocating that tba bett rule
to follow at a practice la to aell wheat on
tbe Bret blgb price af er harvest. Keep
ag wheat meant extra itorage, loiur-
ance, elo., and general entanglement
of onea butloeai affaire, except la the
caae of man ot wealth who have money
to epeculate upon.
Anything fni a notation regardleee ol
(he truth. That eeemi to be the policy
of the big metropolitan piper. An ex
ample la before na la the manner io
In wblcb it waa charged that tbe eoljlert
at Pruldlo were without overcoatt aod
were lo Imminent danger of getting tbe
pneumonia. When aa a matter of fact,
they bad plenty of overcoata or eauld gat
them without the leaat trouble. Tbey
were not Buffering from the cold, were
feeling well, and ware having glorlooa
time. It ia eaey lo appreciate why tie
Portlaod papara aboutd aealet la ctrci-
laling euch a atory, bat not why Iba Sao
Fraocleco papara ahould do to.
8ATUK0AY WIGHT THOUGHTS.
Tbe principal war Itami have been tbe
resignation A Becreiaryof Wee A'ger,
wbom the manet do not love ny more
than the pople loved Heory VIII, lU;
lambaetlng el Utnarat Otli by the prttl
of the country, tbe Oregon boj at Pra
eldlo.and tmall engagement In tba
Philippine!, In wblcb tba Fillplnoe bad
big lotteiand tbe Americaoi only oca or
two. The Philippine campaign hat de
veloped Into dilitory one and it being
dragged along In maooar that li pleat
ing principally to tba tlgrepb eompan.
lei, which receive about $18,000 week
from tbe government alone for tollt.
Every time It gala chance th Dkmo
out will remark that th government
baa an elephant on It! baode, and
It la Iti duty to get U corralled juet
eooa aa pet ! lie ao It eao tame it and
get It to act decently.
eV
"A cata that hat excited interact io
Oregon waa tbat of tbe volunteer wbo
deeerted lo order to be at th bedelde o
bit mother wbo waa daogerooaly 111.
Th nolvereal aantlment baa been one of
aympatby (or thaoung man and tba
deilra to help blm out of what mlabt be
vary aerlona thlci If puttied to tbe is
lent ol the law. Tba governor himea'I
ad mitt tbat the temptation would be Mg
for bim to do lUewlea In a aimllar cata.
Tne affair eoggate ia ao emphatic mao
oer that there la altogether Uo much red
tape In inch maitere. There ahould ba
provltlout which a ill prrmlt of prompt
action locatee demanding It. Iid tape
ia no doubt neceatary In governmental
affaire aa a policy, but there etouid be
pruvltloot for emergencler.
Tble week eeca a big alrike inaugurat
ed In New York, of ao much Importance
aa to attract tha attention tf tbe nation.
Tbla la toroetbing alwaya to be regretted
becaoae It cornea loee to aoarc'jy, tba
taking of Iba law Into tha haoda' of the
atrikera. Men have a right to qmt
work at any Urn, but ltevbave no right
to atop otbara from work ng. Tbe p an
of tha atrlke la oot ou'y lo ceaea oik
b it In order to bring ti e etrikee to terma
to prevent othtra from working 10 tbat
tbe butlntaa at ieeua will be lied np, on
Ibe face of It Inlqulioo regardlett of ILe
Juelloe of the atrika to far at greivancea
re concerned.
MISFITS.
Alger hat resigned at the pleaeure of
the pretldont. Perbtpf It won't be 1L
Preaidenta'a plcaaure.
One railroad employee out of twenty
eight geta htirt.ard one In 44' in U kll'ed.
and yet there are lott of the hot a unx
ioua for a job.
a-avaa-aai
People who have been out through the
country report thecrope looking iplend.
Idly, a great improvement having taken
place In the lat week or two. 7he Wil
lamette valley ia all right.
Tbe Preehlent, wbo a; pointed Alger,
and alio baa tolerated blm ao long, baa
dieplayad good judgment in accepting
bie reeignation at once Good riddance.
Biugllog Broe. circut returned eatt by 1
th northern route. Had Ibey come
Hown tble way they would oot have bean
elrnck by a cyclone io Mionetota on
their way back entt. Tie moral la plrlo.
Ibe A O. U. W, bad hot time In
Th Pallet, ever 100 in tba ihado, hejee
took tliloyi eaty lu tbe day lime and
tianeacted bu.inera o tba coo: of tbe
evening.
A writer In an eaatern urnal eayt he
baa never known perton to ruffer from
rheumatltm who at- freel of cherrira.
and haa known hundrede who have bn
ciievtxl ol attack! hv eat nit them. Who
iMrlievee ttill.
Life Into ranee compan'ca moat prove
that auicide waa coMemblated when a
beneflclary'a iwlicv wae taken out. in or
der to etcepo payment, huch i Iho il
cttionoi jmige Jot.n r. I'ImIIii-j, ol the
United Slates irietnct court for M iaaourL
li.
Come to think of it aeihave Lad. de
lightful weather ir Alltny the jaet reek
particularly from comparative atand
point, ltead U.ut the weather iuat
acrott the mounialng. At Pendleton for
a week it average.! 100.4 deirreea above
.-rv, kui'jk as iiik'i ae ivt in me anaue.
The Independent gett off the following
ontbeeditore at Rotelcrg: fhey ill
aeemed to be aeleep. One Salem editor
poked hit ugly head oot of a window ani
in boaree wbitper exclaimed : "Uain
cot any oia pie nave yer ua editora I
hungry. ' borne on recognized him by
tbe liea of ble mouth and rel'ed: "Get
I there you Salem bog." . And he got.
MO MAWa tMHVtm tiXTUMmd u
r
""n P" eepeaoi tefl iwe-ee nipiam pve
r. wa3 no oooo vp uo
jo txpt pom
a a
Here le the opinion of tbe Oregonian
abjut Ibe eolcnteere, and It la no
wonder alter reading It to appre
ciate why that paper wai bound to bave
tbe boya lo Portland to make rbow for
the people regardlett of cot to tbe vol
unteer! :
lie waa not entitled at a political
couotellor ty lie government; be wae
entlelad aa a eoldier ; at mare fighter,
wbo haa no butlneee to atk why, when
fore tbe government doet tbla or tbat ; be
ia mere military ox treading out ol
tbe corn
Tbe government of the United Btatea
fa no more bound to defer to tbe perton-
1 opinion of private eoldier than It bat)
to defer to tbe peraonal ditlret of a
halky learn of army multa.
Ab ut Pcoplo
Inrpeclor Andie v Houghton, bi-ad of
tbe Botton police force, began recently
bit thirtieth continuoui year In the ler
vloe. Mill Helen Gould It daring horte
womao andjmmaniely fond ot riding, an
'axercUa In which ibe indulge! regularly
every day.
F. W.Oollini ol Denver hat presented
to tha Colorado 11 it tor leal eoolety the or
tgloal deed of Brlgham Yoang'i mill, tba
Urttartcttd la Utah.
The Q'leen of Portugal It eogaged in
thewo.k of trantlatlng "Hamlet" into
Portogue.e.lSbe It a good Kngliih icbol
ar and great admirer of Shakerpeare.
T. II. Price, tbe New York millionaire,
It facially, tbe exact doubled Congren
man "Joe Bailey of Ttxae, and tne one
ii frequently mlttaken (or (he other.
On July 4. 1843!Uen. Robett Bullock of
Ocala,Fla., real tha Declaration ol Inde
pendence at tba local celebration. TUi
year be again read it in at firm a voice at
fifty-one yean before.
Aitosiate Juatice Monroe of (be Louie
iana in pre we court it heading a move
mot to collect, by 25-cent euptorlptiona
a turn for the erection In New Orleane of
a monument commemorating the aehlev
cmeota ol Admiral Dewey.
Mr. Alger bad received tbe marble
band and cold ahaka from hie fellow
membere In tbe cablaet to manlfretly
that there waa nothing (or him to do but
retlgn. Aa a matter of fact, though it le
probably pure politic. Hit .reeignation
wta necettary aa a plank In tba comiot
campaign. It will le a big load for tba
republicans to Carry with Alger atveral
raontba In the rear. Then beeidea Mr.
Alger wiihea to be U. 8. leontor Iron
Michigan. Regardldu ol bit unpopular
ity. at ho hat big barrel, whit ti It laid
toba bigger than it waa before the
Spanith war, ba la liable to be elected.
Ia fact Alger ia tbe average t'nn ol
which U. S eenatora are tude tbeie
dayi in title latl yer thii nloe
teenth century, we are aorry to
ray. He would come about at near at
he average eeoator elected by lUte lg-
elatora will evr coma to representing
Ibe maitet. They limply reprerent tbe
corporiHont, and that la juit about Al-
.er'tityle.
t111.1 j
The Eo worth Leaaue ot the let Meih-
odltt church will give lawn aocial on
next Tuesday even ng from 8 to 10:30 at
the home of N. M. Nepor' corner Gal
anoofa and 3rd atreete. Every one li in
vited to be present, Ice cream and take
will beierved.
It Mover DUaapoointa. This !a one
of tbe peculiarity or ilood't barpaxilla
It curet tcrofula, salt rheum, humort,
ttomatb and kidney troubles, nervousness.
. Uood.a Hlli care all liver ilia. Easy to
take, easy to operate; reliable, euro. 25o.
A little book wae latued io Oregon tble
week on "Oiegoo - Literature."
abould interest people, aa every effort of
tbla character ebould. It makta tba
tact appreciable tbat tbla atate haa liter
ature ol tome met it. Borne ct the poeme
of Sam Blmpaon poeteee bean'y that
willjcompare with the beat written. Hit
Ad Wlllamettem would notuteJ to be
tbamed of iteelf in a collection of Dry
aot or Louafellow. Joaquin Miller be
long to Oregon, and ia celebrated aa
wall at nn'que. "Oregon, Sweet Oregrn
hat bean aung vea In tbe metropolie lot
the world, and la not without Ita merit
In prose there le not mnch to offer oul
side the preee, except the ipeechei
our p:ooeer etateimen, tome ot whom
attracted national attention. Among t.cr
women Mra. Abigail Bcolt Duniway baa
a national reputation, and haa diep ayed
a latent of no mean order. Her brotoer
Harvey Scott, ia tba ablest editorial
writer on the coatt and one ot the beet
io tbe United Slatee, viewed Irom an
Impartial eUndpolnt.
An accident of tbe week in togene
wai eoliition b: ween blcychet and
boneman. The latter came oot ahead,
tbe bicycle brine btdlr mashed no. No
one hurt.
Albany people generally tbla eommer
teem to l painting their properly and
painter are verv bnev. A larae nnmber
of reaidencee have already been painted.
juerigiiiioingiouo. Jtmakr.a whole
city look Droeuaroua where ihere ie lota
of paint.
Aecord.ng to tbe Salem Journal tbe
Dutch are in it, Itesj t: Tbe acting
pretldent ol th Sta e Unlvernty ie
John 8treoh. prcf.rd.mldt ia at tbe
front In Albany Colxte. The dean of
tbe faculty t ibe aiate agriculta'al col
lege ta German. The elate tuperin-
lenuent of achoo'a ia Atkerroao. D. W.
Toder, of Pennaylvanta dntcb deacent.
the Halem cut inierintendnt of
tcboola. Wbat'a tbe matter with Gei-
many?
Tbe peraon referred to lo .he following
from tbe Salem Independent ia Dr Harris
a former Albany man:
Eogene has the greateat talking ma
chine the world ever ew. He ia no lee
per aonage than the Mayor of that citr.
He got upon bis fee , when tbe EJltore
were at bkinnera K ile.h r 'he nnrpoae
of introducing o l.trr tteakeie to the
aurlienre Hoi he wae o thai Died w lb
the toond of hie own voire, itiet he kept
on aod on, and forgot all about the Edit
or. No one cou d hear a word that he
taid, but aa the train nulled out aome
one hxiktd np io ine huite, and tVre the
orator atood addtereing a poor old ldy,
wuo waa lan e, aod cou dn't rne away
Millionaire Medina.
It ie a tplendld lKn tha: it ia general
tbroogh tbe male that there I a demand
for residence. It indicate an Immigra
tion trom ouuide ami not merely a mov
Ing ao ut in the eisie. Tbe Euitene
tioa-J eare every thing i mere fully oc
cupied than during tha b om date. It
le so br,and suii Ma tmeute ere made
in a ood many place.
Constipationf
Headache, Biliousness,
Heartburn,
Indigestion, Dizziness,
Indicate that your liver
la out of order. The
best medicine to route
the liver and cure all
these Ills, It found In
m m uv aw m m m m
S3 cents. Sold by all medlolne dealer.
l ime For Plain Speaking."
From tha M inneapolit Tribune, a Lead
ing Admiolttraticn Organ ot tbe nonh
wett. Tbe Tribune wat visited jenterday by
an rarnett Repu oilcan irom one of the
upper couotiet tf this State, a leader in
hi! lection, wbo Inquired very errioutly if
aomething could not be done to awaken
President McKinley to tbe lact that tha
party waa looeiug ground by the incom
petent and apr.aintly purpoteleea cam
paign being carried on in tbe Pbilippinea.
"It ii bad for the country,' he aaid,
"and worte for the party in power, for It
cannot fail to be bald reipomible. We
cannot bold our men together fn th next
campaign unleet there ia aome radical
change for tba better vary aoon."
Such Ii the talk, ha lay, tnat ii beard
on every band, and tbe oppoattion are
uting it.tt poweitul political weapon.
If tbia ia tba feeling In the country dii
atricta tbe President can accept it ia
pretty good indrx ol universal drift of
tbe public opinion. The feeling ia even
more acute in tl-it city, at we know
from tbe men we meet andjeonverte with
dally.
Tbe Trlnune la not In favor el mixing
politict and war, but tince it ia evident
tbat political couaiderationi are overn-
mg to a greater or leea extent, wa would
like to imprera upon the adminietration
at Washington tbat It la IxMiog gr.Mind
by ita dilatory tactic. Tbe next Presid
ential campaign ia aen now to a greater
or leiaextent being fought out In the
Philippine.
Tbe lupprettioo ot th rebellion there
wituin tie nexttlx mouth! will inture
Pretident McKinley toother tour years'
term but if In eix monthi the situation
there shall rmain ae uutetlled aa it ie
In rerponae to a call for bide by Pa'em
there were t ffera at once lor $: 00,000 in
bond at 4 per cent, where only 155,000
were for isle. Tbi auggetti in a very em-
puanc manner mat bonda abould al
wayi re sold at home wbere possible
and not to outsider. 1 he Salem idea ia
good one. Albany' $95,000 in bond
could easily be eotd in tbia city at 4 per
cent, and how much better it would be
lo tending the interest away at 6 per
cent.
The Salem paper are telling how
much they wou'd like to have the big
eaw mill with capacity of 150,000 a day
and coating (50,000, and how it would
boom tilings. Well, Albany isn't alter a1
boom, but it ia after a eteady growth that
a'lich milt will help along. We will get
the mill and other tliinfg will follow.
Albany is all right. It ia the gem of the
valley.
Thii curious advertisement appeared
the other "day in a London paper:
"Wanted A rerpcctahle gentlemen,
widower preferred, to mary tbe house
keeper of an Hgcil gentleman wbo haa
been an invalid for years, and who re
epecta her aa a good and true servant,
whom he would like to tee !n the happy
atate of matrimony before he dies. She
haa bad three husbands, but it w illing
for a fourth."
Harry Holgate.at San Francisco writes
to a friend in Corvallis aa follows : "Be
tween twenty and twentv-five CorvallU-
ritea will go home together. The 'travel
allowance pay caueed the regiment to
vato tor muster-out at San Francisco, it
amounting to 32 for privates and from
that to several hundred dollars to the
colonel. We havo our fare of course, to J
pay cut of that. Brady and I voted for j
Portland the only two in our company
to do o. The money saving will be
practically nothing to enlistel men in
tbe long run, and I think two weeks stay
in thia fog and damp will cause too late
regret all round, not to mention such
less material considerations aa atate'
pride, etc But the average soldier a
not a far-reasoning creature.
Deep and long growl continue to come
from Portland in reference to tbe fail
ure ot the Oregon volunteers to be mus
tered out at Portland. Better keep ccol.
Wipe the perspiration from your brows
and go ahead and make arrangements
for a grand reception at a date to be
named alter they reach Oregon and let
thoee who wish to attend. The spirit of
the occasion will count. Don't count on
their ciming homo in a body. They
won't do anything of the kind. The Al
bany boya and a 1 the boy south of Port
land are going to get off the cars when
they reach their homes. Put a spike in
that. Set a day a week after that and
secure a dollar fare, round trio, from Al
bany for instance, and you will have the
biggest crowd ever seen in Portland. In
the mean time tbe valley towns will have
received tneir own boys gloriously, ana
Getting ita information from W i Ham
Hogbee of Galea, who went Into tbe
mine with J. F. Medina, tbt rich Eng
lir-bman.tbe Salem Statesman, eayi:
Mr. Medina i noncommittal concern
ing hi npinfooof tie San'iam mining
couoirr.a no about tbe prospect of com
mencing operationa there, ilia thought.
however, that be i favorably impreeted.
and il bia company decide to go to woik
in thai regiou their operationa will be on
a very larw scale. This would be tbe
making ol that mining diatrict.
Mr. Medina expreaeed himaelf aa glad
that be bad made the trip.thougb it waa
done w itb a great dal ol Phyeii al die-
comfort. He wae more than pleased
with tbt appearance of the Willamette
valley, and be pi edicts a tirani future for
thie ectloo, with eoch great undeveloped
reeonice. He expteteed bimeell aa
much aurpiieeJ especially at the extent
of tbe limber reeounee ol t he part 1 1 the
atate be aaw.
Swim Fighting.
Mamt.A. Julv 21. News haa lain rt
eeived here from General Smith, at Ho-
no, uiana oi raiiay, ol of a severe fight
Wednesday at Bobong, between Captain
Byrne, of the Sixteenth infantry, with
70 men, and a force ol 450 Babaylonew,
who (urprieed the A merican t roope lib
of the enemy were killed. The A merl
can loea waa one man killed and one
wonnded. The Proper Thing..
Salix, July IO.Gov. Geer tonight,
wrote to General gammers, inclosing av
statement of tb circumstance tinder
which Frank Girard technically deserted
frrm bia company last week. The let
ter ayin part: -
While his action was in violation of
strict military discipline, he wm coming
from the war instead of going to it, had
performed evervduty required of him,
and really did only what you or I woo Id
ee very mncn tempted to do nnder timi- -lar
circumstance. I won id be very .
much pleased it yon can see your ways
clear toward asaieting in securing hi
nonorabie discharge with requiring bis
leturo to San Francisco.
Harmonious Meeting.
Chicago, July 20. No friction devel
oped at tbe meeting of tbe democratic-
national committee today, and the men
wno maae sncu belligerent aseeriona last
night failed to make them good today.
Not a single warlike note waa sounded,,
and no defiances were uttered, either by
tne men wno demand tbat 16 to 1 shall
be the rallvlngcrv in the next camnaiirn. .
or by thoae w ho oppose it adoption.
To Be Hoped.
Washixgtox. July 20. Alcer'a remov
al from the war office will no doubt be
followed by tbe downfall of General Otia -
aa commander m th Philippines. With
A'ger out of the way, there is no reason
wby General Mile should not be sent to -command
wbere be ia needed.;
. Another Flood.
. Dallas, Tex., July 20. Thare fa a 're
port from Cbildreea in the Texas Pan
handle that a cloudburst occurred in -that
region witb disastrous result. It is -known
the property loss is very heavy,
bat nothing baa been learned of tbe fate -
ril ttiA rWtnlA ftf tKa lnnn.1. uuilinn
Mies Maggie Barker .Chief of Honor of
tbe Degree ot Honor of Oregon, will
probably be borne neit Wednesday when
a grand reception will be ptiveo ber by
the AOUW. Mies Barker baa the
bonor of being tbe firtt native born Ore
gonian elected to Una very important
omce. Tbe Ukmocbat anticpatoa a
bright record tor ber aa Chief.
The S. P. ticket office ia now in its en
larged quarters, and the improvement
of tbe waiting looms is being; pusheo.
These will be the finest waiting rooms it
is .said between i'urtland and Sacramento.
TELEGRAPHIC.
I-atc News ia Short Form.
now kit calling and election will be very the whole climax can be bad at Portland
doubtful. tin a celebration that will make the
It Ittlm. for plain speaking, and ,h. Jfi&Sr ? od
Tribune tpeaki not merely ai party org- J40r0 pr0gram Rnj everything will
an but at a patriotic American journal, end well.
Alger's KeMgatfon
Washixotos, July 19 Alger has been
crowded out at last. The systematic
manner of ignoring him aa a cabinet of
ricer and secretary of war resulted in his
finally handing to the president the res
ignation for which tbe people have been
eo anxiouly locging. The universal de
mand of the member' of the cabinet that
Alger get out has hwl ils influence.
GirardVCase.
MoNxorTir. Or., July 19. Private
Frank Ginuid, of tbe Oregon volunteers,
who ieft his company ar San Francisco a
few days ago without permission, is now
t the tedside of bia dying mother, at
their home near here.
He rays the statement made tbat he
was refused a furlough is not exactly
correct, but that he was given no assur
ance by the officers that it could be
granted on the dy asked for, though he
showed a telegram from home atting
the condition ot his mother. He waa leu
to the hasty act by his earnest desire to
see his mother.
A petition was sent to today Governor
Geer asking his influende to secure his
honorable discharge without punish
ment. Only Two Applicant.
S as Francisco, July 19. Only two
names have thus far been enbmitted aa
candidates from the Second Oregon for
tbe three positions in Thirty-fifth vol
unteers. These are Captain A. F. Pres
cott. Company D, and First Lieutenant
A. J Brane, adjutant of tbe second bat
talion. Wonderful Riding.
Washington, .July 19. Harry Elkes
of Glen Fails, L. Y., the middle distance
bhampion bicycle rider of America tonay
covered a mile in 1 :31 flat, thus lowering
the record for that distance held by Ed
die MoDullie, of Boston, of 1 :31 2-3.
Tha Fay Strikes.
New York, July 19 New York trolley
men joined the Brooklyn trolly men tot
day in their big strike. The center o
operations in New York city was on Sec
ond avenue. The excitement in Brook
lyn centered in the vicinity of Thirty
fourth and Fifth avenue, where dyna
mite was used today in an attempt to
blow down the elevated structure.
The rioting that took place in New
York this afternoon and tonight waa of
a serious nature.
Like Veterans
Sas Fbaxcisco, July 21.- "Veterans,
veterans!" exclaimed Brigadier-General '
CUarlea F. Bee be, of the Second National
Guard, after reviewing the Oregon vol
unteers this afternoon at the freeidio.
General Beebe came from Portland to
day at tbe invitation af Gen. Simmera,
and aUo to ascertain when and under
what circumstance tbe troops would
reach Oregon. He reviewed the vol on- -teera
on drees parade, tieir first in five .
month, and their magoificent showing; -elicited
tne exclamations above quoted.
Five Lynched.
KkwOblkass, July 21 A dispatch
from Tallulah, La., says : Six Italians
were lynched there last night. JThe
ftltmPfs ftf the 1viSoaT1 WArO Hflflht flittaMo
Yesterday, Dr. Hodges, a prominent
rhysician quarrelled with an Italian.
The latter wounded the physician with
a ahotgun. Tbe shooting created intense
excitement. A mob immediately round
ed np the would-be assassin and five of
bla friends, strung them all to trees and
filled their bodies with bvekshot.
IngersoII Dead.
Naw York, July 21. Colonel Robert
G. Ingersollldied at his home, Walston-on-Hudson,
near Dobb'a Ferry, today.,
His death waa sudden and unexpected,
and resulted from heart diseaae, from .
which be had suffered aince 18.
A Sample.
Manila, July 21 Captain Byrne.'Six
leenth infantry, with 70 men, surprised
the robber bands o! Negroe, numbering
450, killing 115, wounding many and
capturing a few rifles and revolvers,
many kand weapons and a large quanti
ty at stock. Fighting was at close dis
tance. Byrne's loss was ore killed, on
wounded, names not given.
Koot tne Man.
W ashington, jaiy -'i. ine name oi
the successor to Gen. Alger as secretary
of war may be announced tomorrow.
The president has made his eeltction
and it is understood that Elihu Boot, of
New York, is bis choice.
Fast Riding.
Bitie. Mont., Joly 21. Pan Grind
rod, of Helena, ran 100 yards in 9 3-5
seconds, thus equaling the accepted pro
fessional record for that distance. A lo-
rnl nnrintpr van li: cnmivt.itnr. and vm
given six yards.
Judge Boise reconvened court tbia
afternoon and wae hearing motiona in
different cases. In the Bank of Oregon
case he denied the application of B. A.
Stafford lor aa order to sell the bank ,
property.
Th Veather.
Tr.nli.hl fftir Snn.tav fair ami urmfr.
River 3.8 leet
F. M. Fbkhcu,
Displavman.
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The pleasant flavor, gentle action, and
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need of a laxative, ana u tne tamer or
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it ia the best family remedy known and
every family should have a bottle. Man-
Co. i
S. Stoltz, at Geo. Fieh's old stand,
does plumbing and tinuing, promptly
and skillfully at bottom prices. Try him.
Try our bread at two ioavei for a
nickle McFeron & Tomlinton.
Peach Chocolate and Vanil'a
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Ice-
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