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J j CORVALLIS, BENTON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY NOVEMBER 2, 1894. . ;
VOL. XXXI.j
jNO. 35,
TStAMSaTOATATlOlf.
EAST AND SOUTH
-VIA-
The Shasta Route
5 THI
Southern Pacific Co.
KXFBKSB T&alHS KTTN DAILY.
:Ur
96 P If
10:16 A
Leave Portland Arrive I 8:30 am
Leave Salem Leave I 6 -.89 am
Arrive S.Francisco Leave 7:00m
Above trains stop at all stations from Port
land to Albany, also at Tangent. Shedds, Hal
ey, Harrisburg, Junction City, Irving, Eugene
and all stations from Boseburg to Ashland, in
dmire. M0BBUBS MAIL, DAILY
:80 a m
11:17 AM
IMF M
Leave Portland Arrive
Leave Balem Leave
Arrive Roaebnrg Leave
4:30 p M
1:40 P M
7:00 A M
Pullman Bnffet Sleeper and second-claw
weeping can auacnea to au tnrongn trains.
WEST SIDE DIVISION.
BETWEEN PORTLAND AND CORVALLIS.
MAIL TRAIN DAILY (SXCBPT SUNDAY).
7:80 a M I Leave
12:15 pm Arrive
Portland Arrive I 6:85 p m
CorvallU Leave 10 I'M
At Albany and Corvallis connect with trains
i tne uregon racinc raiiroaa.
I TRAIN DAILY (IXCBTT SUNDAY).
!:? Leave Portland Arrive i
7 :26 PM I Arrive McMinnville Leave 6:50 A M
Through tickets to all points in the Eastern
state, Canada and Europe can be obtained at
lowest rate from W. w. Hkinner. agent, Balem,
X. KGXHLER, B, P. ROGERS,
BUBBi Ae VJ- t A. ..A.
Portland Ot
0. R. & N. Co.
E. MoNEILL. Receiver.
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OCEAN STFAMFRS
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---FOR---
SAN FRANCISCO.
Sfcr fall details call on or address
W. H. HURLBURT,
General Passenger Agent,
Portland, Or.
CO
Chaa Clark
Receiver.
Connecting with Str. "HOMER" bo
Ween Yaqulna and San Francisco.
Str. leaves San Francisco July 18th
and about every 10 days later. .
Leaves Taquina July 23rd. About
every 10 days later. Rights reserved
to change sailing dates without notice.
For freight and passenger rates ap
ply to any agent.
CHAa J. HENDRTS, SON A CO.,
Nos. Z to 8 Market St.
San Francisco, Calif.
CHAS. CLARK, Receiver,
CorvaUls. Oregon.
Farra & Wilson.
Physicians, Surgeons and
Accoucheurs.
naOfBce npstairs in Earra and Allen's
krick. Office hours from 8 to 9 A. M. and from
1 to 2 and 7 to 8 P. H. Calls promptly attended
to at all hours, either day or night.
DR. L. G. ALTMAN,
HOMOEOPATHIST.
Diseases of women and children and
jreneral practice.
Office over Allen & Wooward's drug
store. .
Office hours 8 to 12 a. m., 2 to 5 and
7 to 8 p. m. . jt
' At residence Fifth street, near the
court house, after hours and on Sun
Says. BOWEIM LESTER
DENTIST.
Office npstairs over First National bank.
Strictly First-class Work Guaranteed.
Corvallis. Oregon. -
F. M. JOHNSON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
' Does a general practice in all the
courts. Also- agent for all the. first
class Insurance companies.
NOTARY PUBLIC. JUSTICE PEACE.
E. E. WILSON.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Office " in Zeiroff building, opposite
postoffice.
M. O. WILKINS,
Stenographer and Notary PubliCj
Court reporting and referee sittings
made specialties, as well as type
writing and other reporting.
PJBce, opposite postofflce, Corvallis, Or,
JAPANESE VICTORIES
Capturing Chinese Am
munition. Minister Denby Reviews
the Situation.
A Noted German 'Officers Summoned
to Giro Counsel to the Emperor
on the Situation,
HIROSHIMA, Oct 30. The Japan
ese forces which have been pursuing
the Chinese north of the Yalu river
captured at Atung twenty guns, many
rifles and quantities of ammunition
and provisions.
London, Oct 30. The Times tomor
row will publish the following dis
patch from Tien Tsin:
The greater pari of the Chinese
forces were destroyed before Chu
Leans Chang was evacuated. Gen.
Hung's official report praises the valor
of the.troops, but confesses they were
outmatched by the enemy's weapons
and training.
Col. Von Hannekin, a German offi
cer who wa9 formerly aide de camp
of LI Hung Chang, and who rendered
great service to the Chinese admiral
at the great naval battles fought be
tween the fleets of China and Japan,
has been summoned to Pekin by an
imperial edict to consult in regard to
the military situation.
JAPANESE DETERMINED.
Washington, Oct 30! Minister Den
by, in a cable to the state department
from Peking today, says the Chinese
forces have been defeated at Cbien-Lien-Cbeng
and have retreated to the
mountains. Also, he reports the Jap
anese have taken one of the Chinese
forts at Port Arthur. The scene of
the first engagement Is just across
the Yalu river, in " Manchuria, and
it marks the first real aggressive move-,
ment by the Japanese on Chinese soil.
The Japanese are supposed to have
formally entered upon the campaign
with Moukden, the Mattchurian capi
tal, as the; objective point Unless
they are fully prepared to make a
winter campaign, sometning nerexo
fore " unknown in .Eastern wart are.
they will be obligedto force the fight
ing, as only 15 lays' remain before
the cold weather comes. In the neigh
borhood of Port Arthur where the
second , Japajse access Is reported,
the winter lluu.to is not so severe,
and ''s6bnMitim. iLay --be. malntaaied
until much later. Experts In Wash
ington believe Port Arthur cannot be
reduced by the Japanese without the
use of heavy siege artillery, and so
far as reported the Japanese are not
supplied with this. Inasmuch as the
capture of " Port Arthur would give
the Japanese control of the gulf of
Pe-Chi-Li, and cut off the Chinese
capital from commnnication with the
sea, it is thought the Japanese will
make a most determined effort to cap
ture the fortress. The belief that they
are prepared to do this, even if it
involves a long siege and a winter
campaign, is borne out by the fact
that agents of the Japanese govern
ment in this country nave quietly
bought iiq a vast store of goat skins
and practically cornered the market
The skins are commonly used in
China and Japan as a necessary part
of the soldiers' winter raiment
London, Oct 30. A Tlea-Tsln dis
patch says that Major von Hannekin
has left for Peking to have an au
dience with the emperor.
The government has allowed all
steamers to carry a cargo of rice.
but this permission is too late to pre
vent a winter rice famine.
General NIch has been appointed to
command the troops at Hankow.
BENTON COUNTY
Abstract : Company
COMPLETE SET OF ABSTRACTS OF
BENTON COUNTY.
Conveyancing and Perfecting Titles a
Specially.
Money to Loan on Improved City and
Country Property.
J,B. MARKLEY & CO.. Proprietors.
Main Street, Corvallis.
JOS. H. WILSON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Office over First National Bank, Cor
vallis, Or. Will practice in all the
state and federal courts. Abstracting,
collections. Notary public. Convey
ancing. '
ELEOTBSO BELT
'.'.TEST PATENTS
WITH ELECTR
BEST
IMPROVEMENTS.
MAGNETIC
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..rtaxatioo of brela, Hrfi ftraMMON 0r ladlaeretlea,
a mail .xheattiea, Iraiae, loun.. nerrooe debility, lUep
leataM, leaguer, nnBUiia, kidney, u.er and bladder
wiltu,lu( tack, lumbago. Kitl Mini lU-eeaUk.
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fneteneooaeTer offer-" ..k men.r KKK WITH ALLRK1.T3
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BVcavXrXSZ XrXiXKTFRZO OO-,
No. 178 Plrrrt St.. PORTLAND, ORru
Bttnovad to Corner ThM and TThing
ton StraertaV Portland, Or.
Thirteen battalions of Chinese
troops have left Hankow for Chin
Kiang, whence they will proceed over
land to Peking.
NO POLITICAL MOTIVE.
Germany Excludes Our Beef for San
itary Reasons Only.
Washington, Oct 30. The announce
ment by the Associated Press that the
embargo placed upon American cattle
by the senate of Hamburg had been
extended to the length of an exclusion
of American cattle and dressed meat
from every Dart of German)? was
received with surprise W the depart
ment officials today. That Texas
fever was merely the ground which
Germany could adept for enforcing
ietaliatory measures agaiust the Unit
ed States because of supposed dis
crimination against. German . interests
in - the sugar schedrlle of the tariff
bill was the prevalent impression. The
German embassador, however, as
sured the secretary of state today
that the measure of exclusion was
inspired solely by sanitary reasons
and had no political motive behind it
SAN FRANCISCO RACING.
San Francisco, Oct 30. Following
are the racing events today:
About six furlongs, selling Hueneme
won, Ohyesa second, Tuntsman third;
time, lil3Vi.
About six furlongs, for 2-year-old
Playful won, Gallant second,
Bartine third; time, 1:12V4.
.. About six furlongs, selling Melanie
won, Quarters taff second. Border Lassie-
third; time, 1:12V4-
Seven furlongs, selling Broadhead
won, Mattie second, Captain Rees
third; time, 127.
One mile, 3-year-olds and upwards
Lovedale won, Blizzard second, Duke
Stevens third; time, i:4i.
STRANGE, IF TRUE.
The Catholic Bishop of Dakota Dab
bling In Politics.
Sioux Falls, S. D.7"oct 30. A sen
sation was sprung in South Dakota
political circles when it was learned
that Bishop Marty, the Catholic bish
op of South Dakota, had sent out
letters to the priests of the state urg
ing them to use their influence for
the re-election of Senator Petti grew.
A CHICAGO E0BBEKY.
A JEWELEY STORE PLUNDERED
IN THE HEART OF THE CITY.
Watches and Jewelry Amounting: to
S6000 Stolen Threw the Clerk
Into the Yaalt.
CHICAGO,'; Oct 30. A daring rofr
bery was committed in the heart of
the- rnisinesi. center ,aUivfoArr,r
xue amount or plunder secured is not
exactly known, but is given as $6,000,
in watches and other jewelry. Soon
after 3 o'clock G. W. Brethauer, sen
ior member of the firm of Brethauer
& Co., wholesale Jewelers at 71 Wash
ington street left his office, leaving
his son in ' charge. Young Brethauer
says he was bending over a showcase
full of watches In the rear of the room
when two men entered the door. One
of them carried a revolver in his
hand and the other -was armed . with
a piece of lead pipe about two feet
long. The jeweler was commanded to
throw up his hands, which he was
not slow In doing. The two men then
ordered him into the vault the door
of which was open. Brethauer de
murred, and one of the men, he says,
caught him by the throat threw him
into the vault and pushed the door
shut The thieves then proceeded to
ransack the showcases and scoop the
watches into a sack. The door of the
safe stood open and the bandits
emptied the cash box in it containing
a considerable sum of money. All
this required only a few minutes and
the men soon made their escape.
CHIEF ROGERS EXONERATED.
Seattle's Political Scandals A Noted
Soldier Dies.
Seattle, Oct 30. The investigation
before the police commissioners of
Chief of Police Rogers on charges pre
ferred by John Collins, proprietor of
the Seattle Telegraph, ended today
and Chief Rogers was exonerated of
taking bribes or receiving money from
gamblers, but ex-Mayor Harry White
was exposed by Governor John H.
McGraw as having resigned to avoid
the publication of charges that he
owned an Interest In gambling games
while he was mayor and of accepting
bribes from gamblers In lieu of police
protection. White himself confessed
on the stand that he allowed ordi
nances to be violated and declared
that he should be impeached then and
there.
Chas. T. Cowden, one of the party
of cavalry which captured Jefferson
Davis, disguised In female attire, in
1S65, died of heart disease here today
aged 52 years. , ,
THE CZAR'S CONDITION.
St Petersburg, Oct 30. A bulletin
from Livadia having time at 10
o'clock tonight says: During the day
the spitting of blood by the czar con
tinued. He was sometimes seized
with fits of shivering. His tempera
ture is 110 degrees and his pulse 90.
Pulsations are weak. Respiration
Is difficult He can take little nour
ishment and Is becoming very weak.
MARKET-REPORT.
San Francisco, Oct 30. Wheat
81V4c82VaC with 83c for choice
article; milling grades, 85c 90c;
Walla Walla wheat 75c76V4c for
fair average, 67c72c for No. 2,
and 552 65c for off grades.
Li verpooL Wheat steady; demand
fair; No. 2 red witter, 4s 4d; - do.
spring, 4s 8L ,
New York. Hops dull.- N
'-"A HEAVY SUIT. ";
Duluth, Oct 30Alfred Merritt to
day brought suit against J. B. Rock
feller and F. D. Gates, his private
secretary, for $1,226,500, " In which
amount he claims he is damaged by
what he alleges to be fraudulent rep
resentations in the forming of the
Lake Superior - Consolidated Iron
mines.
To Corrupt the Police
of New York.
The Tribute Gathered in
Indiscriminately.
"The PeoDle -Will Stamn Out
the
Iniquity," Says Senator O'Connor,
an I All Say Amen,
NEW YORK, Oct 30. Commission
er Sheehan had another answer to
make today regarding his testimony
before the Lexow committee. "The
policeman . McManus," said 'he, "to
whom you referred yesterday, was
indicted by the grand jury and tried
in the court of general sessions."
"That does not explain why the po
lice board did not dispose of him
when asked why he did not prose
cute the officers - for taking money
from poolsellers." Ha said: "I could
not . fasten any particular crime' on
nay particular officer."
"Let us see, corruption was pretty
general. Did you know sail makers
had to pay?" : r:
"NO." ' .; ..
"Did you know Long Inland clam
diggers had to pay ?"
Where did they come In?" asked
the - commissioner.
Never mind. Did you hear the
houses of ill fame had to pay?"
"I heard rumors."
"Rumors; rumors," sneered Mr. Gon.
"What did you do to earn your, sal
ary?'' '-,
"Perform duties devolving on me
as commissioner.": ... i
He said he saw that money appro
priated was properly, expended..
Yes, I suppose you do see to
$5,000," said Mf. Goff.
Mr. Goff then road a statement of
Foreman Henry M, Tabor of the grand
jury in March. ilS92. that seven mil
lions were paid in tribute to the po
lice annually. ?
The commissioner excitedly shout
ed: "He lied."
What!" exclaimed Mr. Goff. "One
of the best known citizens in this
city, who has frequently been foreman
of our grand jurys?"
He lied . when, he said the depart
ment collected Jy blackmail," asserted
the cominissioiS'rV
"Did he.; lie when he said the de
partment collated blackmail?" '
"How .do you ..know?" asked the
chairman. : . '
Because it 'is impossible to collect
millions without the city rising up
and stamping-out the practce." --.
"That's what they are going to do."
said Senator O'Connor; .
Mr. Goff said that an evening paper
claimed the police department . col
lected fifteen millions in blackmail.
Does it lie or do you not care
about the hostility of the newspaper?"
"It is mistaken. I do not care for
the newspaper."
How about the liquor dealers pay
ing tribute to the police?"
"They did rot have to lie. They
knew there were two Tammany com
missioners on the board who would
not allow it" said the commissioner.
Ah, Tammany and the booze deal-
el's," said Mr. Goff. "Did you know
that President Martin and Richard
Croker met a delegation of liquor
dealers In the parlor of the Hoffman
house and agreed to have the money
heretofore given -to the police paid
Into the treasury of Tammany hall?"
The witness professed to have not
heard of it
CALIFORNIA'S SECRETARY DEAD
San Francisco, Oct 30. E. G. Walte,
secretary of state, died early this
morning at his home in Alameda,
after a short illness. His friends at
tribute his death to a general physical
collapse, brought on by worry over
political matters. Being an independ
ent candidate for re-election as secre
tary of state, it became necessary for
him to secure a large number of sig
natures to his oetition to have his
came placed on the official ballots',
and his failure in this undertaking
is said to have been the immediate
cause of his breakdown.
(Edwin G. Waite was born in
Springwater, N. Y., June 12, i827,
and was educated in the surrounding
schools. He was in his last college
year when the gold fever broke out
and he came to California, arriving
here in 1S49, at the age of 22. He
went to the mining regions and later
to Nevada City, where be edited the
Journal, a weekly paper, several years,
and then the Transcript a daily, for
nine years. In 18o6 he met and mar
ried Miss Julia E. Stone, of Nevada
City. The result of this union is five
daughters, all but one being single
and living. He served two years as
treasurer of Nevada county, conducted
a mercantile business several years
and then accepted a position in the
internal revenue department where
he remained until the close of the
civil war. He served as naval officer
during Grant's two terms, and In the
San Francisco mint under Hayes. O i
his election as secretary of state he
moved his family from Alameda to
Sacramento, and his term of office
would have expired "January 1, 1895.)
PRIESTS' CONFERENCE.
Washington, Odt 30. Monsignor
Satolli was asked today concerning
the report from New York that Bishop
Corrigan had recently called on him,
He said the arch-bishop called on him
about two weeks ago, soon, after the
meeting of archbishops, and a confer
ence lasting several hours - was held.
The ablegate would not discuss the na
ture of the conference or the reported
unity In the-church recognizing the
delegate's authority.
AL RECORDS BROKEN.
Buffalo. Oct 30. Johnston ' mwto nn
unpaeed mile today la 1:574-5, break
ing nu records.
T-1
TENEMENT HOUSE "FIRE.
Seven Persons Smothered to Death
In the Catastrophe.
New York, Oct 30. Seven people
were smothered to death by smoke In
a tenement house fire at 216 West
Thirty-second street this morning.
They were George Friedman, 4 years;
Levi Freidman, 3; Annie Appleblat
22; Lena Mitchell, 24; Mrs. Margaret
Killlan, 70; Jacob Kllllan, her son, 40;
George Levi, Mrs. Killian's grandson,
20. Lena Freidman, mother of the
dead children, jumped from a third
story window. She was fatally In
jured. The house Is a five-story brick
tenement There were sevten stair
ways and the only means of escape
was by a narrow stairway. The fire
was discovered at 3 o'clock bv a oa.
er-by. There was no sign of life. To
enter the hous3 meant death. The
only hope for those within was in
arousing them by shouting. In a
few minutes there was not ar'wlndow
in front of the house that did not
contain the wild and frightened face
of a man, woman, or child, framed in
smoke, which poured forth in vol
umes. By the fire escape twenty tenants
reached the ground, descending in the
midst of flame and smoke, before the
ladder trucks arrived. On the third
story the flames spread over the en
tire rear portion. There lived Na
than Freidman, bis wife Lena, three
young children, and two boarders.
Annie Appleblat and Ina Mitchell.
Nathan Freidman was aroused by the
smoke and noise. Clutching the baby
in ms arms, he sprang to the win
dow and descended by the fire escape.
Airs. Freidman, too, had rushed to the
window, but not where the fire-escape
was. She leaped from the window
and fell Into Ijie rear basement area;
.The Freidman children and the two
boarders slept In an inrer apartment
The fire had not reached them, but
smoke filled the room. George and
Levy Freidman, and Lena Mitchell
were still in bed when found, and the
peaceful expression on' their faces
showed that they had no knowledge
of the death that came to them so sud
denly.. Annie Appleblat was lying
dead on the floor. Evidently she had
been aroused and had stopped to don
her clothing and died before she had
finished; On the fourth floor Mrs.
Killtan and son were dead in bed;
the grandson was oh the fioor half
way to the rear window. The' dam
age to the house will not exceed
$20,000.
THE POPE'S SPEECH.
Rome, Oct 30. The text of the
pope's 6peech to the conference held
to .consider the union of Eastern and
Western churches has just been made
public, although the speech was de
livered on the 24th. After praising al 4
wno had helpedto bringabout tne
cohferehcivTie said: "We wisHthat
all governments alike, had embraced
this grand ideal, inasmuch as the
work, if achieved, will be for the In
terest and benefit of the entire world;
but political views and still more,
we regret to say, the unreasonable
jealousies of sonie of the governments,
which show in what condition the
papacy is placed, have prevented these
reunions from having the large and
solid results rightly expected from
them. Above all, we must lament
the absence of the patriach Armen
ians. We shall not on this account
however, recede from our purpose
and, even if we count only within
certain limits on political union, noth
ing will prevent us from solving the
grand problem from the religious side,
while awaiting more propitious times
for the rest of the work."
STAGE DRIVER SHOT.
NEVADA CITY. C&L Oct 30. Ar
thur Myer, driver and one of the
owners of the stage running between
this place and North Bloomfleld, was
shot and instantly killed by a high
way robber this afternoon. At Rock
creek, three miles north of here, the
incoming stage was stopped by a
lone highwayman who commanded
Meyer to get down out of the box.
Meyer refused and the bandit fired
twice at him with a revolver. The
second shot passed through the driv
er's body and be fell forward into
the boot in the front of the coach. C.
H. Bovee of Sierra county, who was
the only passenger, was riding on
the box with Meyer. When the robber
began firing Bovee jumped from the
coach and ran into the forest The
robber sent three bullets whizzing
pasfhim, but be escaped unhurt So
far as known the robber secured no
booty, '
OF NO IMPORTANCE.
Germany Eats No American Cattle,
Anyhow.
Washington, Odt 30. Secretary
Morton was at the cabinet meeting
today for the first time since his re
turn from Europe. The principal sub
ject discussed was the recent action
of the German government in discrim
inating against American cattle and
American beef. Secretary Morton
called the attention of the president
and the other cabinet members to the
fact that Germany was an unimport
ant factor In our foreign market for
cattle and beef.
Great Britain last year Imported
393,941 head of American cattle, while
Germany only took 4,000. One
American farmer could supply the en
tire German market o'f which it is
said we have just been deprived.
CONTRABAND OF WAR.
Tacoma, Oct 80. Ten car loads of
pig lead sent here for shipment to
Japan on the steamer Tacoma will be
left ashore when the steamer sails at
midnight No reply has been received
from Collector Saunders dispatch to
Washington, asking for orders. If
the lead can go it will be shipped by
a succeeding steamer. The metal was
accepted as freight two months ago
before China and Japan declared
lead a contraband of war.
GEHRING DOWNED.
Baltimore, Oct 30. Stanton Abbot
of England and Charles Gehrmg, ex-
amateur champion of the United
States, fought at the Academy of
Music tonight Gehrmg was knocked
out in the third round..
FROM THE BIG CITY I
Portland's City Coun
cil Sensation.
Charges of Bribery Have
Been Preferred.
That Railroad Commission ' Again
The Importation and t'rotection
of Son? Birds.
r tortland, Oct 30th. If the books of
the Oregon Fertilizing Co. are to be
trusted, the disappearance of $260
lies between C S. Bratton and sev
eral members of the city council, and
the grand jury is now at work trying
to fix the responsibility. Last year
the city built a crematory several
miles down the Columbia and made a
contract with the company to operate
it and take all the garbage of the
city down to the river to the crem
atory for $500 per month. There has
been a great deal of complaint about
the furnace not doing its work well
and many noses have detected foul
odors, if their owners are to be be
lieved. ' Committees from the council
and Committee of One Hundren have
visited it with the general verdict
that the city's money was not well
Invested. Finally, the company
ceased to operate It and the council
disallowed their bill for the month
of August on that account Later the
bill was allowed and paid. Later
still Mr. Bratton ceased to be the
manager of the company .and the
officers of the concern made the pub
lie charge that $260 of the $500 al
lowed had been paid to members of
the council, basing the charge upon
the company's books, which show that
but $240 were received and Mr. Brat
ton's explanation that 'he had to give
the remainder to members of the
council to secure their votes for the
allowance. What truth there Is in the
charge the grand jury is endeavoring
to discover. This is the first definite
charge Of corruption made against
the new council, and though the
amount is small the people would
like veiy much to know if it Is true.
If members of that body will sell
themselves so cheaply the city would
stand no show at all were some big
Job to come along. The members
seem anxious to have the matter
thoroughly investigated, so that the
guilty . ,qnes vmay be distinguished
from tneir associates,, or tne nonesty
of all be established.
It has been suggested by a humor
ous individual who has been a mem
ber of the "third house" for several
sessions and has probably had house
bill 104 referred to him oftener than
any other person, that the legislature
at its next session Increase the rail
road commission to fifteen members.
This would by no means accommo
date all the caididates, but it would
give a dozen more of them a chance
to get in. Then, after the election of
members is over, he suggests that
the bill be amended so as to have
the commissioners serve without pay.
In this way fifteen very worthy per
sons could hold an extremely honor
able office, and the ninety members of
the legislature could show their good
will a total of 1350 times, without
costing the state a cent. This sugges
tion illustrated the evil and absurd
ity of election of commissioners by
the legislature more forcibly than
the gravest argument and at tne
same time suggested the difficulty of
repealing; the act creating the com
missiom The society that Imported the Ger
man song birds- about five years ago,
the moving spirits of which were the
late Frank Dekum, president and C.
F. Pflueger, secretary, has now in
transit forty pairs of nightingales,
some of them the regular variety and
somet the black-headed kind. They
will arrive in a few days and will be
kept at the city park until May,
when they will be released for nest
ing. Only one pair of the lot formerly
Imported arrived aud these were not
in good condition and probably died.
It Is believed that the new ones will
arrive In good health, as special eare
is being taken with them, and that
in a few years the song of the night
ingale will delight the ears of Oregon
Jnlieti Money Is also being raisea
to secure fifty pairs of bouthern
mocking birds, and these beautiful
singers will probably be added to na
ture's choir in Oregon. An enorx win
be made at the next session or tne
legislature to have the law protecting
foreign song birds amended so as to
protect our native birds as welL
There Is no reason why the killing
of birds and the robbing of nests
should not be made an oft"ense, re
gardless of the species. There are no
harmful birds in the state of the
smaller varieties, and all of them are
a helD to the farmer and orchardist
Besides this, the protection of birds
bv law Is an object lesson in kindness
to the lower orders of animal crea
tion and love for the beauties of na
ture that must have a good effect
utjon the rising generation. Not
enough attention is paid to this sub
ject in our public schools. tr.tr. a,
PORTLAND MONEY TROUBLES.
Portland. Oct 30. The stockhold
ers of the suspended Northwest Loan
& Trust company had a heated meet
ing tonight Resolutions were passed
asking for the appointment of a new
receiver. An investigation of the
bank's accounts shows that the de
nositors will receive fifty or sixty per
cent If .-the property is properly man
aged, i .
THE FARCE RESUMED.
Vancouver. Wash.. Oct 30. The
court martial of Ma3or Wham, pay
master IT. a. A. was resumed today
after an Interval of nearly a month.
The prosecution closed it case and
the defense was bpgun.
BRILLIANT CAMPAIGN..
NEW YORK, Oct 30. The declara
tion of Wm. R. Grace today that the
state democratic organisation is snn-twfir.-T
Div:-' !- Hiil :!(! :s :'.t nv
siKuosl:a for. any Wlif-iei' i..-;;i. ;s
received with incredulity by many
who still insist that the faction is In
favor of Hill's defeat and rolling up
as large a vote as possi
ble for Wheeler. His adherents today
expressed much gratification at the
number and character of the Cooper
Union meeting last night and are con
fident that the democratic reform tick
et will make a good showing on elec
tion day. Many anti-Hill democrats, .
it is believed, will vote straight for
Morton, taking the ground, as one of
them remarked today, that a vote for
Wheeler will be only half . a vote
against Hill and that Wheeler votes
are intended to aid Morton anyway.
The Hill men are as confident as ever. .
referring with special satisfaction to
the -personal fight their candidate Is
making and the enthusiasm with
which he Is being received by bis sup
porters. Most of them, however, do
not keek to conceal their disappoint
ment or anger that his candidacy has
not received open and active encour
agement from the national admin
istration. Republicans abate none of their
claims and insist .that what with the
general republican tendency this year,
and the democratic defection from
Hill, the latter will be snowed under.
There has been little betting so far
in the campaign, but reports of wagers
at the stock exchange and elsewhere
show odds on Morton, not unfrequent
ly at two to one. Smaller odds are
given on Strong against Grant the
perfection of Tammany organization
throughout th county making the
supporters of the committee of sev
enty cautious aboutj staking . their
money, however much they anticipate
the great anti-Tammany uprising.
Hdl democrats were pleased today
by the announcement that Speaker
Crisp had cancelled engagements In
order to speak In this city or Brook
lyn. They are also much pleased by
a letter for Hill from ChCauncey F.
Black, chairman of the national league
of democratic clubs.
The fact that Strong made speeches
at a number of meetings this evening
in the down-town east side district is
regarded with favor by practical pol
iticians who are allied with the com
mittee of seventy, as 1 they think it'
will have a good effect on the class of
voters who wish to. see their candi
date and know something of his per
sonality. Senator Murphy passed much of the
day at democratic headquarters in
day at democratic . headquarters in ,
conference with Chairman Hlnckly
and others. Richard Croker was an
other visitor.
JLLLjpWING TO A WILL.
San Francisco, Oct 30. Another
big will contest the amount involved
being $500,000, Is now being tried
here. It Is that of Joshua Hendy,
the celebrated machinist and found
er of the works bearing nis name.
The contestants are Samuel H. Hendy,
brother of deceased,' Geo. W. Hendy.
and A. J. Raugh, nephews, and Mrs.
Rodgers, Mrs. Jarret and Mrs. Gawn,
nieces. They claim' undue Influence
and fraud. A jury will be secored
today.
MOSCOW'S. M.
Washington, Oct 30. Henry C.
Shaver was today appointed post
master at Moscow, Idaho, vice R. H.
Barlow.
REMINDER OF HOME.
The man from Kansas was making
a trip across the Atlantic and during
the passage the weather was extreme
ly boisterous. One morning wnen u
was blowing great guns tne iansan
appeared on deck. Nobody was in
sight except the captain.
"Go below there," he snouted. -The
passenger looked around to
see who he was talking to.
You mean me?" he yelled back
when he saw there was no one else
In sight
Of course I do; go below," and
the captain drew alongside.
"Well, I guess not protestea ine
Kansan. "I'm vp here to see now
e of your 'mountain high' waves
and 'terrific gales' compares witn
What we have In Kansas in the way
of cyclonea This ain't a patenmg
to what I've seen out our way.
Before the - captain could oner
further objection a big green wave
came curling over me ymx
the passenger stood, and tne next,
thing he knew he was swept off his
feet and carried aft over ropes and
boats and all the paraphernalia of
a ship's deck and lanaea in one cor
ner, where he was saved from being
washed overboard. When they got
him out he had a broken leg, a twist
ed shoulder, a sprained wrist his
face looked as If it had been araggea
backward through a briar patch and
he was unconscious. They carried
him to the captain's room and after
much effort restored mm to conscious-
-a . -J mWelaA In
ness. tie gazea arouuu a
bewilderment and bis eyes xeu ou
the captain. - ;
"By gravy, cap," ne saiu lccu'
"that reminded me of home, only It
i i TloTrVklr
was a aern signt weiici.
Free Press.
FEEDING WHEAT TO HOGS. -
"The practice of feeding hogs on
ia cnvwinc nooular out West
said C G. Davis, of Nebraska, at the
Metropolitan last evening. "I am ex
tensively engaged in raiiuS
market and pay a good deal of atten
tion to everything bearing on the sub
ject Pound for pound wheat is su
perior to corn for fattening hogs by
7 to 35 per cent I estimate that a.
fair return per bushel i of wheat : fed
to hogs Is eleven pounds of live pork.
In Kansas, under the conditions as
to product and prices of wheat and
corn existing in the last three years,
wheat has become an unusual and
very Important factor in the feeding
of ail classes of farm animals. It is
healthful to swine of all ages, and
for cattle It has, at least as a part
of the grain ration, a very high value.
While corn and wheat approximate
the same price per bushel, it is not
unprofitable or wicked to feed the
wheat," Washington Post
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