VOL. XXII. CORVALLIS, OREGON, MARCH 13, 1885. NO. 11. Published every Friday Morning IY GAZE .&UBLISH1NU HOUSE. SUBSCRIPT ION RATtS: (Parable in Advance.) ai?ar 92 SO tix M.nt.t, 1 50 larH Montnt, i oo iifl Copi.l 10c Far Taar (whea not paid in advonce) 3 00 XII BOtieea and adrertiaements intended for pub ati.a aaould be banded in bv noon on Wednesdays Sataa af advertising made known on application. THK AMERICAN FARMER nU tka OMtTJUbUa Gazkttc Cor 43.00 k year hi ad aa. We h&v n 3:scl a ipnseimn J.,h the pmaliiher of the A .up; ic rj Farms or Fort Wyne, lad., that enable us to offei our mvhaciuttXM a first clan africultara' ravaaire a. the bj.iv cost o! the white paper on wlrcii w is p:i.).d. T'.ie Ame ican Faimrr a 16 pae mon.My maazme which is rap idly taking rnW a out o! ube leading a jricu ural publication! of j vour v. Each nunber w;M con tain nsefol in'o m: .ion for be fa; we-, his wKe, Ivh obi and hiad.ub;; a An it covS you almost noth- imx, wppese you uy t one ya". Pa tea desiring WMH raao'M metier o.i n n vo-jk rnn a-ricul taxat abjee will fln ; lri the u'os- i way to je ? . profi table and TELEGRAPHIC DISPATCHES. WASHINGTON fTEWS GENERAL NEWS Clereland's Course. San Francisco, March 9. The Call's Washington special say a: It is plain that Cleveland intends that his cabinet shall re lieve him of as much of the routine and drudgery of office as possible. To this end his first rule that applications for office shall oine through the department to which the office belongs h aimed. The president will decide disputed questions affecting patronage himself, but he will be guided in ordinary cases by the advice of members of the cabinet. Frieu Is of civil service reform have no reason to be displeased with the expressions of the first three days at the White House. He hasl repeateily called the attention of anxious claimants to the xistnct: of the tenure of otfice act, and the binding force of th civil service law. With the exception of Assistant Secretary Prudeii, none of the clerks in the executive mansion have been assured of their retention in office, and they are all anxious about their placf. Hendly, stenographer and private MCTritarv. iflt SL fait.lifnl anil iniliiat-.rimw m. iiloye. and the chances are that he will be j ort'er Prevai's retained, but the idea prevails that the president will cut down the force of per sonal attendants attached to the executive mansion. TIm Scramble for office New Vokk, March 9. Tne Commercial's Washington special says: Among prominent office seekers is ex-Confederate General J , -eph E. Johnston, who wants to be a s-- '.er of the board of commissioners. The Post's Washington special says: Sec retary McCulloch is quoted as saying that there are to be few changes in the treasury department and these will be important positions. At the State department it is reported that Secretary Bayard ha-i said there will be very few changes. The Mail and Express' Washington special says: The foreign appointments will proba bly not be sent to the senate till the last of the week. Considerable interest is taken in Carl Schurz, his appearance being taken as a test case regarding the status of tin mugwumps. There is not one grain of actual knowledge as to whether the presi dent will offer him anything. The Mexican mission appears most in demand, with Cerro Gordo Williams in the lead for it. There is a great scramble for South America and out of the way missions. The Canines. Washington, March 5. President Cleve land has sent to the senate the following nominations: Secretary of state, Thomas ! Bayard of Delaware; secretary of the. treasury, DaomJ Manning of New York; secretary r of war, Willis: Endicott of Massachusetts; secretary of the navy, William C. Whitney of New Yolk; secre tary of the interior, L. y. C. Lamar of Miss issippi, postmaster general, William F. Vilas of Wisconsin; attorney general, A. H. Garland of Arkansas. Caucus of Republican Senators. Washington. March 9. Kepublican sen ators held a caucus this afternoon further to discuss the formttion of committees. The subject was talked over at length, but noth ing was decided. Incidentally the treaties were mentioned, and the question was asked whether they would better be considered at the present session. Noone advocated that course, and no one opposed it. The subject was finally left to a caucus committee to determine. General Grant s Condition. - Nnw York, March 8. From the World of Monday: A rumor is current that Gen. Grant's ailment is a complication of troubles. It is even hinted that sinking spells, to which he has been subjected for some time and which leave him hi a very weak cemdi tion, are produced by trouble with his heart. His sudden abstinence from tobacco is said to have developed this feature of his malady, if it was not one of the contributing causes to produce it. It is reported that, at the general's urgent request. Rev. Dr. John F. Newman, formerly of the Madison avenue Presbyterian church, now in California, has been written concerning the former's con dition, and be has been asked to visit the Grant family as soon as possible. Better Times Looked For. Chicago, March 9. An Inter Ocean special says: The National Gazette of New York give currency to the following: "There are rumors which lead us to believe that ere many weeks roll on ship yards in the United States will be called upon to exert their utmost abilities to fill orders for steamers which may so ner or later be call ed to war service under a foreign dag. It is said that parties in this city are now en gaged in getting up plans and specifications for this new fleet. We have it from good authority that already quite a number of American built steamers have been selected for cruising purposes by a European power, in the event of hostilities on the other side ot the water. There is no doubt but that articles besides ships will be largely pur chased here for use in Europe. The pro vision market will likely take a rise as soon as buying commences to an extraordinary degree." The Strike in Texas. Denison, Tex., March 6. At 10 o'clock this morning, at a pre-arranged whistle signal, all workmen in the Missouri Pacific shops here threw down their tools and quit work. An outdoor meeting was immediate ly held, and coinmitteesjappoiuted to guard the company's property and allow no man to go to work. Two yard engines were left unmolested, but at 3 o'clock, while the strikers were holding a meeting up town they received word that loaded cars were being slipped out of the yard by these engines, aud locked them in the round house. It is understood that strikers have determined to allow no passenger coaches to leave Denison. A secret meeting is being held to-night. At Marshall the situation remains un changed. The executive committee of the strikers gave notice to-day to A. O. Haynes, master of the machinery department of the Texas Pacific, to leave town in twenty-four hours. Haynes is very obnoxious to the workmen. They assert that he was prime mover in bringing about the recent reduc tion of erases, and increasing the hours of labor; that General Manager Hoxie issued the order on plans submitted by Hn; nes. The strikers seem determined, but good Detail are watching the shops and yards, ami guarding the com pany's property. At Longview, istriktrs are also watching the company's property. The Strike in Kansas. Atchison, Kan., March 9. The situa tion as regards the Missouri Pacific strike is generally unchanged. Sunday night the strikers took possession of several passenger trains and refused to let more than an en gine and mail car go through. This pro gramme was continued until noon to- b y. when Superintendent Fagan took the bold stand that the company was not required, under Federal law, to carry mails on other than regular passenger trains, with a full compliment of coaches, and gave positive orders that mail cars should not go out without the regular coaches attached. Ma jor Johu M. Crowell, postoffice inspector, then appeared on the scene, and warned the strikers that under such construction of the law the strikers would be liable for stepping mail matter. ihis occasioned a hasty consultation, and it was finally agreed to let all passenger trains go through here after, aud they are now running regularly. This is regarded by some as weakening on the part of the men, although there was a meeting this evening and a resolution adopt ed to hold freight engines. Railroad officials say a portion of the strikers have expressed a desii e to return to work if necessary protection is afforded them. Kailroad officials appeallad to the city cobucil and the sheritf this evening for pro tection, who stated that they were power less, and a telegram was sent Governor Martin to that effect. Tne Strike in Missouri, Jefferson City, Mo., March 9. Judge Kreckel of the United States court has or dered Marshal McGee to proceed immedi ately from Kansas City to Moberly, and protect the property of the Wabash railroad it appearing to be in danger from the stiik- crs. The w abash Deiug in tne nanusot re ceivers appointed by this court, is under its jurisdiction. General manager Hoxie of the Missouri Pacific has asked Governor Marniaduke to call out the militia to sup press the strike at Sedalia. A call will not be issued unless disorder arises that cannot be suppressed by the Sedalia authorities. Fleuro-Fnenmonia in Missouri. - St. Look, March, 7. Advices from Ful ton, Missouri, state that pleuro-pneumonia has developed in a head of Jersey cattle belonging to the State lunatic asylum at that place. Eight cows have died within a month and others are sick. The infection was communicated by a bull purchased last July from S. S. Trip of Peoria, Illinois. As soon as an animal was known to be infected it was isolated from the herd, but the con tagion had spread with the above result. Dr. Trumbower of the agricultural depart ment at Washington has been at Fulton for several days. He made a thorough ex amination of the herd and declares the dis ease to be pleura-pneumonia, and advises killing the entire herd. Comment on Cleveland's Cabinet. New York, March 6. The Times in re ferring to Cleveland's cabinet, says of Man ning: "To look upon his appointment as a political one would be to question the sin cerity of the president's reform intentions, for Cleveland is quite familiar with Man' ning's record." The Tribune says: "Yesterday we gave such welcome as was possible to Cleveland's promises; to-day we have to comment upon his own interpretation of them, by his earliest official acts. Scarcely in any act during his term of office can he possibly disclose so much of his purpose and bent of mind, his sin ;erity of insincerity, as in his choice of cabinet officers. " It then presents, successively, Manning as interpreter of his civil service intentions: Garland to illus trate the president's regard for the rights of freedmeu; and Lamar, defender of Jefferson Davis, as the restorer of sectional fraternity. The Tribune adds: "The sorrow with which these selections will be received by those who have expected from Cleveland the honorable performance of lofty promises will be shared by the wiser members of his party. " Antagonism between Brewers and Hop Growers. New York, March 7. The national con vention of brewers, which assembled here on the 29th of May, promises to be impor tant, on account of differences existing be tween hop growers and brewers. The bill passed by tiie las; State legislature, making the legal tare on each bale of hops three and a half-pounds, causes great conflict and con fusion, brewers having established a rule of seven pounds tare. One result has been an tagonism between farmers and brewers, manifested in tne introduction of a bill in the present legislature by the farming in terests compelling brewers to affix to each keg labels sliowiug the ingredients of beer or ale sold. Ihe brews and hop trade, are, it is said, favorable to a uuiform tare of five pounds, but this does not meet the views of farmers. No change in the system is likely. Brewers say that if they cannot buy withiu the state limits with the tare claimed by them they will purchase in New Jersey. A leading hop dealer says business is prac tically dead, owing to over-production. After the big rise of two years ago, when bops went up to a dollar per pound, brewers discovered that 30 per cent, more strength could be extracted from hops. This has amounted ty an increase of production to just that amount. PASSED AND SIGNED. A List and Synopsis of all tne Bills Passed by the Legislature and Signed by tne Governor. Following is a full list of all the bills which passed both houses of the Legisla ture at the last sessioii, and have become laws by the signature of the Governor. H B 104, defining the duties and fixing the pay of the State printer. This bill sim ply makes clear some things which have heretofore been vague. It does not ma terially change any existing regulations. H B 90, fixing times lor holding circuit court sessions in the sixth judicial district. H B 43. providing a State boa-d of immi gration of five members to act without pay and to maintain an immigration office rt Portland. Bill appropriates 10.000 for two years' expenses. H B 124, for ielief of A W Presley, who bought school land in Josephine county, and State's title was not good; $500. .i B 1, creating State Normal school at Drain. No appropriation. H B 160, passed- at last session, and vetoed by Governor; passed over veto, to prevent deposit of offal in Willowa lake and river. H B 142, appropriating $3500 for expense of Oregon's exhibit at New Orleans expo sition. H B 14. authorizing the several counties, in discretion of their county courts, to pay the bounties for scalps of wild animals as follows: For panther or cougar not more than $5 nor less that $2. For each wild cat not more than $2 or less than $1. For each bear not more than $5 nor less than S2. For each wolf or coyote uol, more than $10 nor less than $2. For each ground or dig ger squirrel not more than fiv e cents nor les thau 1 cent. H B 91, for additional buildings at asylum aud penitentiary and for continuation of work on State House, aud appropriating therefor the surplus of the "asylum fund," about $125,000. H B 42, cutting off fonr townships of Jackson county and adding same Josephine. H B 2, providing for additional brick bui ding for State University and appro priating $30,000 therefor. H B 32, to prevent bulls and boars from running at large in Coos county. Takes effect in six months after Governor's signa ture. H B 13, authorizing maintenance of booms in Smith river aud Mill creek, in Douglas county. H B 46, for relief of Jason Wheeler, a soldier in Cay use war; $750. H B 115, Gilbert's bill exempting firemen from road and poll tax and jury duty. H B 48, to prevent cruelty to animals. H B 8, to authorize Dallas City to sell certain lands. H B 95, for organization of a State Board of Agriculture, heretofore described. ' H B 129, to regulate East Portland Fire department. v H B 88, fixing the boundaries of Columbia county. This fixes the line in the Scappose mountains between Washington and Colum bia counties. H B 159, appropriating $2000 for a me morial stone for the Washington monument. The stone must be taken from an Oregon quarry. H B 134, Beall's bill, increasing fees of prosecuting attorney of the first judicial dis trict as compensation for small business and much trouble. H'B 50, Davenport, to prohibit sale or distribution of indecent literature among minors. H B 86, defining duties of public school teachers. HTi 202, to provide for private corpora tions, and allow bridge, canal and railroad companies right of way over public lands. H B 26, to limit the number of witnesses in civil cases to four on each side, but where good cause is shown why more shiuld be subpoenaed, then court may so do. H B 29, to divide State into three normal school districts, with schools at Weston, Ashland and Monmouth. H B 180, to authorize The Dalles city to incur indebtedness of $50,000 for construe of water works. H B 58, for relief of S B Catterlin, for capturing Smith, the murderer; $1000. H B 105, to regulate foreign surety com panies doing business in the States. H B 207, to pay outstanding soldier's bounty Ian-is. H B 65, almost same as 26. H B 108, to authorize Governor, secretary of State and Treasurer to fix State tax levy. H B G2, to compensate Multnomah coun ty assessor for taking 1885 census. H B 182, to prevent polution of water and fix penalty. H B 53, Davenport's bill to prohibit "bull butter," or oleomargenue. H B 139, requiring that when county bridges to cost over $200 are to be built that the commissioners shall advertise in a newspaper for hids and shall let the con tract to the lowest responsible bidder. H B 135, for relief of Wm Home, a laliorer; $63. H B 205, to provide for transcript of cases of justice's to Circuit Court, in certain cases. II B 69, to require four wires on Eastern Oregon wire fences. H B 112, regulating fees of county clerks and sheriffs. A lengthy document. H B 165, suspending criminal judgments against minors under 16 years of age and providing that they be given into charge of charitable institutions, the State not to pay more than $12.50 for care of them. H B 5, to furthe.' simplify proceedings iu justice's courts. H B 4, to create the county of Morrow. H J ft 2, an amendment offered to the constitution of the State the prohibition amendment tetally wiping out liquors. H B 117, to prevent carrying concealed weapons, aud fix penalty. H B 102, to allow money lender or bor rower to make agreement as to who shall pay the taxes, but in such cases interest must be 8 per cent, or under. H B 1 1, for the registration of voters. House bill giving the Columbia Bridge Company right to build a bridge from Port land to East Portland. Ready's local option bill, heretofore fully explained. CHARTER bills. H B 47, Pendleton charter bill; S B 65. Union charter bill; S B 71, amend Albany charter: SB 116, Empire City charter; H B 41, amend Lafayette chater; H B 143, amend Halsey charter; S B 134, incorpora ting Silverton, Marion county; S B 143, in corporating Yaquina; S B 142, to incor porate Cuqnille City; S. B. 110, Hillsboro charter; SB 112, Amity charter; S B 123, amend Jacksonville charter; S B 66, amend McMiunville charter; S B 122, Springfield charter; H B 78, LaUrande charter; S B 35, amend Ashland charter; H B 137, amend East Portland charter; H B 210, amend Independence charter; S B 52, amend Dal las charter; H B 107, Stayton charter bill; H B 215, amend Baiter City charter; H B 199, umeud Sheridan charier; H B 133, Clatsop charter; H B 184, amend Junction City charter; H B 151, Medford charter; H B 186, amend Forest Grove charter; H B 100, amend Weston charter; H B 172, amend The Dalles charter; H B 89, amend Newport charter; amendment of Portland charter. SENATE BUSINESS. S B 101, to prescribe the manner of re ceipting for county taxes. Prevents war rants to draw interest in sheriff's hands for his own benefit. S B 153' a substitute for the existing law, making provisions more plain. S B 31, amending school law. Gives the directors more power aud authorizes them to contract debts. S B 76. ameuding school law. County Superintendent is authorized to apportion $50 tojeach school district, remaining amount in pioportion to number of pupils. If not enough money, then all the money to be ap propriated proportionately. S B 54, Riuehart's bill requiring railroad companies to make complete statements of their affairs to the secretary of State an nually. List of questions they are to an swer goes into every feature of their business in which the public can have any interest. S B 176, purchasing 1000 copies of W. Lair Hill's annoted code. Code to include laws of late session. S B 138, to authorize board of school-land commisioners to pay back money to persons paying for lands to which the State cannot give a clear title. S B 135, Permanently locating the State Agricultural College at Corvallis, in consid eration of the people constructing a college building to cost $25,000. Bill provides for government of institution, and county scholarships. S B 57, changing the salaries of county judges, makes Baker county's judge's salary per annum, $800, Benton $600, Clackamas $800, Columbia $300, Clatsop $600, Coos $800, Curry $300, Douglas $800, Grant 1000, Jackson $800, Josephine $300, Iake $500, Lane $700, Linn $900, Marion $1000, Multnomah $2000, Polk $500, Tilamook $100, Umatilla $1000, Union $600, Wasco $700, Washington $500, Yamhill $800. S B 24, to prevent persons marking ani mals to cut od more than half of the ear. S B 84, for an additional circuit judge at rortiana. S B 130, confirming title to swamp lands to squatters upon them who have completed settlement under the provisions of the home stead or pre-emption law3. S B 149, allowing city and town ordinan ces, when used in court pleadings, to be read by title. S B 159, legalizing the acts of the Santiam academy, whose buildings and records jrere destroyed by fire. S B 60, to regulate the per centum of sheriffs in collecting taxes. This law will be publised in full soon. S B 111, regulating pilotage on Columbia and Willamette, and authorizing construct ion of 50-ton-pilot steamer. S B 140, providing times for holding terms of circuit court in the Fifth district. S B 23, to allow administrators to reject claims against estates. S B 50, reducing fees of school clerks in large districts; only effects Portland. S B 62, making public road work 81.50 per day . S B 93, retixing the boundaries of Crook county. S B 73, making advertisements for State supplies more explicit. S B 95, confirming the right of Yaquina Bay railroads to lands, and extending time of completion of road. S B 46, fixing size of hop boxss 36 inches loug, 30 innuheH deep aud : S inches wi le measurement upon the iusid't. S B 6", to regulate the amending of char ters of such universities or colleges as are under patronage of one or more religious bodies. S B 38, simplifying the methods of pro cedure in criminal cases in court. S B 51, to provide for the the transfer of proceedings from the county court to the circuit court in certain cases. S B 28, creating the county of Gilliam, aud fixing salaries of county officers. 8 B 30, prescribing that children under 10 years, persons of unsound mind, or party to an action by or against an executor or administrator, shall not be allowed to testify. o n iat, proviuing mat witnesses in criminal cases within two miles of the place of meeting of the court shall receive neither fees nor mileage. Locally effects Portland. o a iuj, to pay ueo rneii $a0 lor an unpaid territorial warrant. S B 73, prescribing duties of county sur veyors. S B 75, for recording lost State deeds. S B 40, Hoult's railroad bill. Provides that railroads shall not charge more to one person for services than another, that 4c per mile be rate for passenger fare, that no higher freight charge for longer than shorter distances be allowed, that freight rates be not higher at any time than on Jan. 1, 1885, that tallies of rate be made out and posted semi-annually. S B 39, mechanics' lien law. This bill gives precedence to the claims of laborers, mechanics aud material men, and prescribes an easy mode of procedure for their collec tion, i S B 46, providing times for holding Cir cuit Court sessions in the Second judicial district. S B 139, providing times for holding Cir cuit court iu sessions in the Frst district. S B 70, providing that upon petition of 100 voters the comity authorities shall put question, "shall swine be allowed to run at large," to voters of county at next general eleetiou. majority ruling. S B 13, increasiug pay of circuit judges to $3000 per year. S B 48. declaring legal holidays as fol lows: Every Sunday, the 1st day of Jan uary, 22d oi February, 30th of May, 4th of July, 25th of December, every day on which au election is held throughout the State, and every day appointed by the President or Governor as a day of public thanksgiving. tast or holiday. .Negotiable instruments payable on a holiday, become due the next business day. . S B 49, declaring that on all bills of ex change, payable at a future day certain, and all negotiable promisary notes, orders aud drafts, payable at a future day certain, iu which there is no express stipulation to the contrary, grace shall be allowed as it if allowed by merchauts on foreign bills of ex change, but this provision shall not extend to paper payable at sight. S B 19, to regulate warehouse men, wharf ingers, commission men, etc., and to declare effect of warehouse receipts. S B 90, appropriating $10,750 for con struction of fishway at Oregon Cby. The general appropriation bill, which is about the same as that of last year, except that it provides for the expenses of the State iu the gap from September 1, 1884, to January 1, 1885, occasioned by the change iu time of meeting of the Legislature. WOODCOCK & BALDWIN S '."El BEST AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS! HARDWARE OF ALL KtKDS AT BROUGHT BY THEM Direct from the East ! TOVE DIRECT FROM s Eastern and St. Louis FOUNDRIES. MANUFACTURERS OF TINWARE. AND PLUMBING A SPECIALTY. fiORVfiLLIS,) - (fgjgj LUMBER FOR SALE! Well seasoned and in the Ware house, a fine lot of dressed FLOoniisra, RUSTIC, Any party purchasing 5,000 feet or over, may have the same at $24.00 per M. Enquire of T, J. BLAIR. ID. C. EOSE, Manufacturer of and Dealer in Domestic Keywest and Havana Cigars. Wholesale and Retail. Chewing and Smoking Tobaccos and Smoker's articles generally, Also just received a fine lot of POCKET CUTLERY. No Chiiieae labor emploved. 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