VOL. XXXIII.
CORVALLIS, REXTON COUXTY,. OREO OX, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1897.
NO. 47.
I OF THE WEEK
V
From All Parts of the New
World and the Old.
OF INTEREST TO OUR READERS
Comprehensive Review of the .Import
ant Happening! of the Pant Week
Culled From the Telegraph Columns.
The Oregon state senate on Tuesday,
by a vote of 16 to 12, refused to pro
ceed to the election of a United Ss
senator. The " Benson house, 'mia
thirty members present, took a ballot,
and cast 29 votes for John II. Mitchell
andl for George H. Williams. The
one vote came from Huntington,' of
Wasca.
It is understood among Massachusetts
Republicans that ex-CongTessman John
D. Long has been tendered and has ac
cepted the office of secretary of the
navy in the incoming administration.
The Chinese New Tear in San Fran
cisco was a gloomy festival. No fire
... crackers were discharged, the edict of
the chief of police positively forbidding
any noisy demonstrations. A high
binder riot was feared and many sus-
i . i xnj
.- by the police.
. - The statement af the nublic debt iust
issued shows the debt, less cash in the
treasury, on January 81, to have been
$1,007,008,317, an increase for the
month of $14,078,735. . This increase
is partially accounted for by a decrease
of nearly $13,000,000 in the cash on
A Berlin dispatch says the court at
Mayence has condemned- Percy Bar
tholow, United States consul at that
. place, to pay a fine of 200 marks for as
saulting and severely injuring an in
mate of his house by striking him on
the head with a revolver. The assault
was committed in October last, and in
November it was reported that pro
ceedings had been abandoned upon his
settling with the man privately, but
this appeared not to have been the case.
Ex-Congressman James Wilson, of
Iowa, has announced his acceptance of
. the cabinet portfolio recently tendered
him by President-elect McKinley. Mr.
Wilson in an interview said: "It is
true I have been invited into President
elect McKinley's cabinet I have ac
cepted. That is all there is to say
about the matter." It is generally
known that Mr. Wilson will be secre
tary of agriculture, he having wired to
Senator Allison that that portfolio
had been offered and accepted. -
Attorney-General Harmon has given
instructions to the United States attor
ney at Jacksonville to proceed against
the alleged filibuster -Three . Friends,
under section 4297, of the revised stat
utes, lor engaging in an act oi piracy.
4 Alio ikuuu ib inttcu ttiivrjuej'-
general in view of the recent decision
of Judge Locke, of Jacksonville, which
held in effect that the Cuban insur
gents were not a people, state, district,
or colony within the meaning of sec
tion 5283 of the revised statutes, un
der which the libel was brought. In
other words, that the expedition in
which she was engaged was not a po
litical one.
Two men lost their lives in a hotel
fire in Fort Smith, Ark.
August Baltz, driver of a brewery
wagon in Seattle, fell from his wagon
through a hole in a wharf at the water
front and drowned before he could be
rescued.
Two . painters at work on a building
100 feet above the sidewalk in San
Francisco, fell to the pavement, one
being killed instantly and the other
fatally injured. The suspending rope
broke.
The secretary of war has authorized
the removal of a strip of earth fronting
Percival's dock, in Olympia, not includ
ed in the present contract for harbor
improvement, to facilitate the landing
of vessels on the whole frontage. This
will give an available dockage of 1,000
feet, with a depth of water of ten feet
at low tide.
An unparalleled accident occurred at
the Illinois steel plant, at Joliet,
whereby Nelson Johnson was decapi
tated. ' He was employed in the rod
,mill, and in falling from a high plat
form his head came in contact with the
edge of a platform, and the connecting
rod of the engine cut his head off at
the neck. ,
Among the bills recommended for
passage in the lower house in Indiana
has been one making it unlawful to
play football in the state. The bill
went to the committee on rights, which
decided that it was only fair that the
house should have a fair chance at the
bill. The bill as it stands does not
discriminate in favor of professional
football.
Delegate Murphy, of Arizona, has
. introduced a bill in congress to assist
the wandering Papago Arizona Indians
In mstaTilifih Tinmoa an1 5 rrl una (liom a
cease their depredations upon the cat
tle herds of white citizens. Twenty
five thousand dollars is appropriated to
purchase the Quijatoa Well and ma
chinery, in Pima 'county, and the com
missioner of Indian affairs is author
ized to appoint a farmer to assist and
to pump water for their use.
The quick response of the citizens of
Chicago to Mayor Swift's appeal for as
sistance has resulted in the relief of
Buffering in Chicago with rapidity and
to an extent far beyond expectations.
Through the systematic canvas of the
police and the prompt attention to the
cases reported by the officers, it is safe
to say that but few persons suffer from
cold or hunger. Within forty-eight
hours not less than 1,200 families were
supplied through the police with food
and fuel. Many cases were found of
actual starvation.
- While fighting fire at the residence
of C. E. Wiley, at Muncie, Ind., with
the weather fifteen degrees below zero,
seven firemen were severely frozen and
their clothing had to be cut from their
bodies. Chief Shepp and Assistant
Chief Buchanan are among the sufferers.
The First National bank of Olympia
has closed its doors, and the following
notice , was posted: "Owing to unex
pected and heavy withdrawals of de
posits, this bask is compelled to sus
pend until we can realize on our assets.
Depositor will not lose one dollar. A,
A. Phillips, president." -
THE HOLT ELECTION BILL.
Measure to Bo Actively Urged br tbo
Populists.
The Holt election bill is a measure of
considerable importance that will be
urged actively upon the attention of
the legislature. It will be cham
pioned by the Populists, and they desire
its passage more perhaps - than any
other bill. It has been indorsed by the
Populist party throughout the state.
The proposed act relates to the ap
pointment of judges by county courts.
Its policy is to provide for representa
tion by the three leading parties on
election boards, and it is made obli
gatory upon the county judge to desig
nate the person recommended by the
chairman of the respective central com
mittees. ' The clerks are to be appoint
ed in similar manner from the two lead
ing parties. The appointments shall
be made on the first Saturday in May.
instead of in January, as at present.
The important section of the act fol
lows: "Sec. 3. On the first Saturday In
May preceding each regular general
election, the county judge in each coun
ty in this state shall appoint . in each
precinct in this county three judges of
election possessing the qualifications of
electors. In every county the chair
man and secretary of the county central
committees of the three political par
ties, which cast the largest, the second
largest, and the third largest number of
votes, respectively, at the last general
election in the state for justice of the
supreme court shall each have the right
and are hereby authorized to propose
and recommend to the county judge of
such county, in writing, the name of
one qualified elector to serve as judge
of election in each precinct in said
county, and the county judge must and
shall appoint the electors bo recom
meded. In each county qf this state
the chairman of the two political par
ties casting the greatest number of votes
for the justice of the supreme court,
and the second greatest number, re
spectively, at the last preceding general
election in this state, may also on the
first Saturday in May preceding each
regular general election propose and
recommend to the county judge of such
county, in writing, the name of one
qualified elector to serve as clerk of the
election board in each precinct in said
county, and the county judges must
and shall appoint the qualified electors
so recommended. If any county chair
man and secretary, as above provided,
shall fail to file with the county judge,
before the first Saturday in May imme
diately preceding each regular general
election, the names of the qualified
electors they recommend for judges and
clerks of election in any precinct or
precincts in any county in this state,
the county judge of such county shall
appoint said officers on his own motion.
The county judge shall designate one
of the three judges to be chairman.
The judges and clerks so appointed
shall hold their office for -two years.
Immediately after the appointment of
said judges and clerks the county clerk
shall make out and send to each judge
and clerk so appointed by registered
mail a notice of his appointment."
Senator Carter- has by request pre
sented the following bill relating to the
free ferry at Corvallis:
"That the county court of Benton
county, Or., is hereby authorized and
empowered to establish and maintain a
free ferry across the Willamette river,
at Corvallis, Or., and to accomplish
that end shall have the power to buy,
build or lease a ferry, grounds and
equipments therefor, or may in the dis
cretion of said court hire or employ
other persons to furnish such ferry,
groundsand equipments and run the
same as a free ferry at all reasonable
hours; provided, that in conducting
said ferry it shall be lawful for said
county court to prescribe rates of ferri
age to be charged customers for cross
ing said ferry during the hours between
8 o'clock in the evening and 6 o'clock
in the morning. Said county court is
hereby authorized to do everything
necessary to maintain said ferry as
completelyaa a natural person could do. "
Here is a bill by Senator Harmon
that will be of interest to many:
"Section 1. Any person riding or
driving any vehicle, whether such
vehicle is drawn or propelled by animal
or other power, using any of the public
roads in the state of Oregon, when met
by any other vehicle shall keep to the
right,.. and,- when overtaken by any
other vehicle, he shall likewise keep to
the right, allowing such rider or driver
to pass him to the left, so as in both
cases to permit such vehicles to pass
free and uninterrupted.
VSec. 2. Any person who. shall vio
late any of the provisions of this act
shall be deemed guilty of a misde
meanor, and, upon conviction, shall be
fined not less than $10 nor more than
$50, or imprisonment in the county
jail not more than twenty-five days."
The Senate committee on assessment
and taxation has under consideration
something like twenty-five bills, cover
ing all phases of the subject. It meets
almost daily for the purpose of con
sidering them. Several of the bills pro
ride an entirely new assessment of law;
but Chairman Hughes thinks that the
session has so far progressed that it will
be inadvisable to attempt to enact a
general law. An attempt will m-ob-
alby be made to pass a special measure '
designed to correct the present assess- 1
ment code.
The total appropriation for legisla
tive expenses two years since was $55,
000. The Benson house was called to order
at 2:30 Monday, pursuant to the ad
journment on Friday. There were
thirty present. Several bills were in
troduced and read.
The Davis house held a brief session
Monday previous to the meeting of the
Benson house. As usual nothing was
done except to call the roll and movi
an adjournment until the day following
Senator Price has introduced . the
following bill by request:
"Section 1.. That it shall be nnlaw
ful to insert any provision or promise j
in a promissory note requiring the i
maker or makers thereof to pay any at- J
torney fee in case, suit or action shall;
oe commenced to collect said note; Dut
any note containing such promise or
provision shall not otherwise be im
paired." : ' " ,
A pinmaking machine turns out
8,000 an hour, and some factories have
so many as thirty or forty machines at '
work at one time. - I
TO REAPPORTION THE STATE
Representative Somora Bill But on
Census of 1 80S.
Under the constitution, it is the
duty of the present legislature to reap
portion the state in senatorial and leg
islative districts,- based on the state
census of 1895; and to that end, repre
sentative Somers has framed a reappor
tionment measure. The census figures
were obtained by Somers from the sec-
; retary of state. The ratio of apportion
j ment for senatorial districts is one sen
ator for every 12,084 of population, and
fraction thereof exceeding one-half;
and for representatives one for every
6,042 of population. For senators, the
apportionment is as follows: .
First district Marion county; two
senators.
Second Linn; one.
Third Lane; one.
Fourth Douglas; one.
Fifth Coos, Curry and Josephine;
one.
'Sixth Jackson; one.
Seventh Gilliam, Crook and Klam
ath; one.
Eighth Lincoln, Benton and Lane;
one.
Ninth Polk; one.
Tenth Yamhill; one.
Eleventh Clackamas; two.
Twelfth Washington; one.
Thirteeth Linn and Marion; one.
Fourteenth Multnomah; eight.
Fifteenth Clatsop; 'one.
Sixteenth Washington, Columbia
and Tillamook; one.
Seventeenth Wasco and Sherman;
one.
Eighteenth Morrow, Grant and
Harney; one.
Nineteenth Umatilla; one.
Twentieth Union and Wallowa; one.
For the representative districts, the
apportionment is as follows:
First representative district Marion
county; five representatives.
Second Linn; . three.
Third Lane; three.
Fourth" Douglas; two. .
Fifth Coos; one. . "
Sixth Douglas, Coos and Curry; one.-
Seventh Josephine; one.
Eighth Jackson; two. '.'--'
Ninth Benton; one.
Tenth Polk; two.
t Eleventh Lincoln and Tillamook;
one.
Twelfth Yamhill; two.
Thirteenth Clackamas; four.
Fourteenth Multnomah; fifteen.
Fifteenth Washington; three.
Sixteenth Clatsop; two.
Seventeenth Columbia; one: :
Eighteenth Wasco; two.
Nineteenth Gilliam, Sherman and
Crook; one.
. Twentieth Morrow and Grant; one.
Twenty-first Umatilla; two.
Twenty-second Union; two.
Twenty-third Baker and Malheur:
one.
Twenty-fourth Lake, Klamath and
Harney; one. - :
Twenty-fifth Wallowa; one. .....
Hold-over senators representing joint
districts shall be considered senators
for the new districts in which they
reside. , - -
The most important change in the
measure is the increase of the represen
tation of Multnomah county. It gives
fifteen representatives as against nine
at present, and eight senators as
against five at present. Multnomah
has aobut one-fourth the state's popu
lation. Senator Mulkey's road bill is for an
amendment to the old law providing
for taxing lands adjacent to the county
roads for the purpose of improving
them. It makes the territory affected
to extend not more than two miles on
each side of the ' proposed road, or to
the next adjacent parallel road, instead
of three miles, as under the old law.
It provides that not less than one-fifth
of the tax shall be paid by the county,
the remaining four-fifths to be paid by
the taxpayers, provided that the coun
ty court may determine for the county
to pay more than one-fifth of the tax.
The law, as it how exists, provides for
the payment ,of the entire tax by the
taxpayers residing within three miles
of the road in question. Less than a
majority of the taxpayers residing
within the limits may petition the
county court for such tax levy for the
purpose of improving a county road.
The court, upon discretion, may order
the levy upon petition of less than a
majority.
An effort is to be made to establish
at La Grande, Union county, the
"Eastern Oregon agricultural college,"
which shall receive one-half the an
nual government appropriation now
made to the state agricultural college
and. experiment station at Corvallis. A
bill has been prepared to . that effect,
and it is understood that it will be
championed by Representative Stan
ley, of Union.
RenrenentativA Tinno-oll ho a intro
duced a bill to make Ashland college
and normal school a state institution,
to be known as the "Southern Oregon
normal school." A board of twelve
regents is appointed, and the general
policy of government is the same as for
other normal schools. The bill carries
a $15,000 appropriation.
At the request of the Arlington Rod
and Gun Club, Representative David
has introducetd a bill to prevent night
.hunting of - wild ducks, geese, swan or
other water fowl, on the islands of the
Columbia river.
Representative Crawford, of Douglas
county, has introduced a maximum
freight rate bill, designed to govern
the railroad corporations of the state.
Rates in detail for various distances
are prescribed for every manner of
freight, and it is made unlawful for
any corporation to charge more. Repre
sentative Crawford says that one prin
cipal object of his bill is to prevent
railroads from raising rates when the
price of -wheat or other commodities
advances. . r
A bill introduced by Senator Brownell
by request, adds a newmisdemeanor to
the catalogue. It provides that any
person wantonly interfering with elec
tric lines, powers and cables, or any
other property of an electric light
plant, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,
and punished acordingly. The bill has
an emergency clause. -.
Representative Hope, of Malheur,
has introduced a bill which makes it
the duty of sheriffs to levy and collect
an assessment of 5 cents per head on
sheep brought from other states for the
purpose oi .pasturage on puoiie ranges.
THE fiOUNDflRY OF ALASKA
Treaty Signed for the Set
tling of the Dispute.
NORTHERN PORTION
ONLY
It Report Will Bo Followed by
Negotiations for the - Settlement
of the Southern Section of Lino.
Washington, Feb. 2. Secretary
Olney and Sir Julian Pauncefote, at 11
o'clock -today, signed a convention for
the definition by a commission of so
much of the boundary line between
Alaska and the British possessions as is
marked by the 141st meridian. . : - r
" The treaty provides for a commission
of four members, whoase names will
be agreed on hereafter. ' The commis
sion will meet in London or Washing
ton. -
The formal name of tbe treaty is:
"A convention between the United
States and Great Britain for the de
markation of the 141st meridian west
longitude, as may be necessary for the
determination of the boundary between
their respective possessions in North
America."
. Its purpose is to settle beyond doubt
the exact location of the meridian, and
thus prevent the clashing between the
miners who have been attracted in
large numbers to the vicinity of the
boundary,' and the location of these two
countries. The 141st west meridian is
to be selected as the boundary line by
Secretary Olney and Sir Julian Pauncer
fote, but was laid down as the line of
division in the treaty of cession by
which Alaska was passed by Russia to
the United States. The difficulty has
been to tell just where the meridian
actually runs, by no means an easy task
in such a country as Central Alaska.
In even more hospitable climes, the
task of defining physically such an ab
stract line as a meridian is beset with
difficulties. It was a matter of no
surprise that in the present case the
two countries should clash often, now
that the territory is known to include -I
extensive and valuable gold deposits.
As laid down on the charts, the mouth
of Forty-mile creek, the Mecca of the
goldhunters, debouches into the great
Yukon river just near enough the mer
idian to cause each side, American and
British, to set up the claim that it is
in their territory.
As at present marked, the northern
limit of the meridian which forms the
boundary is 300 miles west of Macken
zie bay, and the southern extremity
close to Mount St. Elisa.
It is said at the state department
that there is no reasonable chance for
friction or ft. radical diffprftnfw nmnnr
the scientists who are to undertake the
work of laying down the meridian, as
this is mainly an astronomical calcula
tion. The work of the commission will
be final, for no appeal will lie .from
their decision. .
' The convention just signed does not,
however, settle the whole Alaskan
-boundary question, which has been
pending for many years. ' It does pro
vide for the setltement of that portion
relating to the northern boundary,
about half of the actual boundary line
between Alaska and the British posses
sions, and fortunately "the. portions
which demand instant treatment, to re
move the possibility of dangerous fric
tion. The south portion of the line,
however, remains to be fixed, for it was
not only very insufficiently described
in the Russian treaty of cession " as a
line running laong the tops of a moun
tain range skirting the coast from the
southern edge of Alaska to a point
where it connected with the 141st mer
idian, but investigation - by the coast
and geodetic survey is said to have de
veloded the fact that there is no such
mountain range. Superintendent Duf
field, of our coast survey and Mr. King,
one of the British crown surveyors,
under a special treaty, made a careful
survey of the territory in the vicinity
of the supposed boundary, with a view
to the gathering of information on
which to base negotiations for the
drawing of a new boundary line, ,for it
had become apparent that the Russian
definition was wortlhess, and that the
subject must be treated do novo. The
reports of the surveys are expected to
be made very soon, and then negotia
tions will be set on foot for the crea
tion of a commission to locate the
southern section of the boundary line.
Klamath Commluion Dissolved.
Washington, Feb. 2. The Klamath
boundary commission has been dis
solved. Secretary Francis has accept
ed the resignation of Chairman Cole
man, to take effect tomorrow, and the
members, ex-Surveyor-General Ham
mond, of Claifornia, and Captain Ap
plegate, of Klamath Falls, Or., dis
continued their connection some time
ago. : Mr. Coleman . will remain here,
acting in a confidential capacity with ,
Secretary Francis until the latter
leaves office.- The commission investi
gated the boundary lines of the Klam
ath Indian reservation in Oregon,' and
their "report was approved a few days
ago and forwarded to congress.
An elaborate scheme has been form
ulated for providing Johannesburg,
South Africa, with a - comprehensive
system of electric railroads. . -
- ' ' The Defalcatl n )SOO,000.
Boston, Jan. 29.-?-The annual meet
ing of the Boston Safe Deposit & Trust
Co., whose treasurer, Frank C. Miles,
was recently' found to- be a defaulter
for a large amount, was held today.
President Stone, in regard to the Miles
defalcation, said: "Taking the most
favorable view of the condition, the de
falcation wonld in round . numbers
amount to $209,402."
There is no water on the moon's sur
face. Chicago Apartment-House Fire.
. Chisago, Feb. 2. Twenty-five -families,
occupants of the Newton apart
ment building, Thirty-ninth and Carp
met avenue, were driven ' from their,
beds .by fire at 2:80 this morning.
When the firemen reached the build
ing it was full of smoke ; and men,'
women and children were running ont
in snow-covered streets, scantilly clad.
By quick work the ' firemen subdued
what threatened to be a serious - fire.
All of the occupants will suffer a loss
to their household goods by water. The
damage to the building was small. '
OBSTRUCTION TACTICS.
I Vila and Daniel Prevent Progress on
I ' the Canal Bill.,
Washington, Feb. 3. The Nicaragua
canal bill occupied the senate most of
the day, but no progress was made to
ward a vote. Morgan, in charge of the
measure, sought to secure an agreement
to vote tomorrow, but the opponents of
the measure, led by Vilas and Daniel,
resisted any agreement. While dis
claiimng any purpose of obstruction or
filibustering against the bill, the oppo
sition insisted it was of such grave mo
ment, as to demand complete discus
sion, i ' " v - .
Vilas was appealed to from many
quarters. Hoar added a high tribute
to the Wisconsin senator, and it was
hoped Vilas' term, about to close,
would not develop any obstruction to
defeat- not only the canal bill, but also
tlie - bankruptcy- bill, and many other
important questions. Davis, in a sim
ilar strain, said the sentiment in the
Vest was most urgent for speedy con
sideration of the bankruptcy bill..
Daniel reinforced Vilas in saying
that no present arrangement for a vote
was possible. Many new diplomatic
questions connected with the canal had
arisen.! He had several amendments
to propose. . The measure was too mo
mentous to be hurried to a vote. The
debate j became general, the California
senators,' White and Perkins, urging
speedy action, and Caffery and Vilas
opposing precipitate action.
Jr. In the Hons.
Washington, Feb. 8. This was com
mittee suspension day in the house.
Immediately after reading the journal
the committee was called. The senate
bill to provide times and places for
holding United States court in Utah
was passed. -
Sherman, Republican, of New York,
of the committee on interstate com
merce, called up what he called the
"anti-scalper" railroad bilL Half a
dozen members jumped up. "I suggest
that a time be fixed for the considera
tion of i that bill," said Terry, Demo
crat, of Arkansas".4' "It is a very im
portant measure, and should not pop
up here like a jack-in-the-box without
notice. " .
W. A." Stone, Republican, of Penn
sylvania,' raised the question of con
sideration against the bill. The house,
by t a vote of 84 to 88, refused to con
sider it. : -
- Bills were passed to authorize the Co
lumbia & Red Mountain railroad to
construct a bridge across the Columbia
river; to "prevent the carrying of ob
scene literature and articles designed
for indecent and immoral use from one
state or territory to another state or
territory. . -; -
A CURE FOR DIPHTHERIA.
Alleged (Startling Discovery
of an
t'akland Physician.
Oakland, OaL, Feb. 8.- An interest
ing problem is suggested to the medical
world by a recent experience of Dr. F.
H. Wolsey. He was called to treat two
children suffering from the fever which
follows . vaccination, and while they
were under his care both developed
diphtheria, from which they recovered
quickly. -
The physician is now almost con
vinced that there was a clash between
the two ferments in the blood, and that
the Virus of the vaccine vanquished the
toxine of the diphtheria. He watched
the cases very closely; and he felt so
certain of the correctness of his conclu
sion that in the notice of the cases
which he sent to. the health office he
announced that the diphtheria had been
lightened by vaccination. The pa
tients are now strong and well at a time
when such sufferers are usually weak
from the effects of the disease. -
In discussing the matter Dr. Wolsey
said: "The thought suggested by
these recent cases of mine is the an
tagonism of, one disease .for another,
like erysipelas to cancer, which is an
entirely . new idea as applied to diph
theria. Whether- or not it will prove
of any prcatical value is a question,
upon which I feel rather doubtful, but
it is nevertheless of great interest scien
tifically and throws new light on such
subjects. - It may incidentally be a
point of vantage for experiments in
other directions."
Are Bevtvallsta Insane.
Berkley, Cal., Feb. 8. Dr. David
Starr Jordan has declared that revivals I
are a species of insanity or moral
drunkenness rather- than the result of
a change of heart. This startling state- !
ment was made by the president of,
Stanford university in a lecture deliv-
ered at Berkley yesterday, under the
auspices of the Unitarian society. .
His audience, which filled Stile's
hall, was composed largely of members
of the university faculty and students,
but even these exponents of advanced
thought were rather startled by the em
phatic views expressed , by tbe head of
the Palo Alto institution, and a' decid
ed furore was predicted "r when the re
port of his utterances reaches the ortho
dox ministry.. . ; . -
Advised Against Emigrating.
London,' Feb. 2. The emigration
office, acting on information, furnished '
by J. A. Van Sit tart, British consul at '
Chicago", has issued a warning advising
Englishmen against emigrating' to
South Dakota, under .conditions ihvolv- 1
ing payments to colonizing ' agents or
companies. T
Ve'untary Liquidation.
Oakesdale, Wash., Feb. 8. The
First National bank posted the follow
ing notice on its doors this morning: I
"At the annual meeting of the stock-
Holders oi tnis Dante, Held January 18,
1897, it was unanimously voted to go
into voluntary liquidation. - AH of the
depositors are hereby requested to call
and get their mcjn-jy." J,
. This is the Oldest bank in town. Al
though it has had its share of business,
its profits have been small.
,"" Nearly Asphyxiated. '
Port Town send, Feb. 2. Last night
John Andersons, cook on - the British
ship Marlbobough Hill, awaiting char
ter here, attempted to warm his room
by burning charcoal in a pan. Ander
son fell asleep, and when fonnd was
nearly dead from asphyxiation. Two
doctors worked over him several hours
before consciousness returned. -. A
' A New Lamp. " ." ..
A VArooAnA lamn with an alAtviAal
attachment is something new. Yon
press a button, and an electric flam '.
lightf the lamp. . f
I
Southern Pacific Train in
Hands of Highwaymen.
WORK DONE NEAR . ROSEBURG
Vxpress Car Burned and Safes Blown
Open Mo Passengers Were Hart
and the Highwaymen Ksoaped.
Grant's Pass, Or., Feb. 1. The
north-bound overland, due at Roseburg
at 11:40 P. M., was held up two miles
west of Roseburg tonight. The .train
was in charge of Conductor Sam Veatch
and Engineer Morris.
As soon as possible after the hold-up
began, Fireman Hendricks, of the train
crew, slipped ont of the engine and ran
on to Roseburg and gave the alarm,
Arming himself quiokly, he started
back to the scene of the trouble..
Superintendent Fields, who was at
Roseburg, quickly took a posse of a
dozen armed men and an engine and
started for the trouble.
Heavy explosions of dynamite or
powder were distinctly heard at Rose
burg when the hold-up was in progress.
and a light of either torch or fire was
seen from the city, bat just what oc
curred was not then kown.
Fireman Hendricks stated that the
train was first flagged by the highway
men, but he was' in too great haste to
make any detailed statement. '
It is learned that the express-car was
looted, and burned, and the safe blown
open. No one was hurt, and the high
waymen escaped.
As Told by Officials.
Portland, Or., Feb. 1. The following
particulars were given out by the
Southern Pacific officials here:
Train No. 15, north-bound Oregon
express, was held np last night at Shady
point by two or three men, two miles
south of Roseburg. The express car
was detached from the train by the
robbers, and the door blown open with
dynamite. The two smaller safes in
the car were then blown open and
looted, though it is not thought the
robbers secured much.
The express car then took fire. The
conductor and trainmen worked hard
to save it after the robbers had gone,
i but the flames had too good a start, and
the car and contents were destroyed.
The train was on time at Shady
point, where Engineer Morris saw a
man at the side of the track, waving a
flag.
He slowed np for the signal, and just
as he brought the train to a stop, a
man armed with two revolvers came
over the back of the car and Covered
him. At the same time, another
armed man, who was the man who had
flagged him, appeared at the side of the
cab, and, presenting a revolver at him,
ordered him not to attempt to move the
train, but to come down at once and go
with them to the - express car. The
fireman in the meantime had got down
on the other side.
The two robbers and the engineer
then went to the express car, where the
robbers ordered the express messenger
to open the door. This the messenger
refused to do. " ;
The robbers then uncoupled the ex
press car, returned to the engine and
kicked tbe train back, leaving the ex
press car separated.
In the meantime, the express mes
senger had seized the opportunity to
step ont of the car.
After breaking the train.the robbers
returned to the express oar, and, with
heavy charges of dynamite, the detona
tions of which were heard at Roseburg,
blew the door open. Entering the car,
they attacked the two smaller safes,
which they succeeded in entering. The
messenger thought the robbers . did not
succeed , in getting into the big safe,
and' consequently they could not have
secured much. The mail car was
also visited by the robbers, and it is
believed some registered mail was
taken. Bnt they did not pay much at
tention to the mail car.
The explosions set fire to the express
car, and when the robbers drew off, it
was a mass of flames. The train crew
worked liked trojans, but were unable
to save it, and the car and contents
were almost totally destroyed.
Superintendent Fields, who was in
Roseburg at tbe time, took a special
engine and went to the wrecked train
as soon 'as he heard of the robbery.
The " passengers were considerably
shaken np, and some of them frighten
ed, but no one was injured. The hold
up will make the train from eight to
ten hours late in getting into Portland.
' An imperfect description of one of
the robbers was . secured. It is pre
sumed they were masked.
Gage for Treasurer.
- Canton, O., Feb. 1. At 7:30 o'clock
this evening, Lyman J. Gage, president
of the First National bank of Chicago,
emerged from the dining room of the
McKinley home here, and said to a
reporter: "Mr. McKinley offered me
the treasury . portfolio. I told him I
would accept the high honor and fill
the position to the best of my ability."
Beyond this Mr. Gage had little to say.
He declined to discuss any feature of
the policy of the incoming administra
tion. ,:. . '.r '
. The French Sugar Bounties. :
Paris, Feb. 1. The chamber of
deputies today adopted the first clause
of the bill granting export bounties on
Bugar by a vote of 295 to 198." Then,
despite the opposition of M. Meline, it
was agreed to consider the "amendment
of M. Juarez, the French - socialist
deputy, to the " effect '; that bounties
should only be paid on sugar produced
in 1897, instead of 1896. After reach
ing this conclusion the , chamber ad
journed. : - -. - -" -
' The Knglish Pacific Cable. -
' London, "Feb. 1. In the house of
commons, Mr. Chamberlain, answering
a question of Sir George Baden-Powell,
said that the Pacific cable conference
had made its report. But, he added,
as it will be the subject of confidential
discussion between Great Britain and
the colonies, he was unable to give the
date for the presentation to parliament.
The initiative .; committee of the
French chamber has reported favorably
on a bill for abolishing' the Paris mer
idian and. adopting that taken from
Sreeawitm.
ENOUGH VOTES TO PASS.
The Tariff Bill's Chanoes In the Sonata
Are Good
Washington, Feb. 2. It is now ab
solutely certain that a majority can
now be counted on in the senate to pass
a tariff bill. It is not certain just
where the votes are coming from, bnt
the Republicans say that votes will be
secured. It is certain that some, of the
Democrats may vote for a tariff bill,
or, at least, refrain from voting when
the bill comes up. There seems also a
probability that the silver faction will
either vote for the bill or allow it to
pass without their opposition.
Senator McBride has reported favor
ably from the' committee on public
lands, Senator Mitchell's bill, extend
ing the time for payment by settlers
on forfeited lands. It is expected that
the bill can pass both houses at this
session. It will be signed because the
interior department has recommeded it,
and has suspended entries . on the
lands pending the' passage.
The committee on Indian affairs has
reported favorably Representative Her
mann's bill to provide for a final set
tlement with the Nehalem band of
Tillamook Indians. It appropriates
f 10,500 as a settlement in fulL
Senator McBride's bill for the classi
fication of mineral lands in Oregon is
now in the house awaiting action by
that body. It passed the senate with
out any difficulty. There has been
some little hitch to see if the omnibus
bill for ' California and Oregon can
pass, but as this seems very doubtful,
an effort will now be made to pass the
Oregon . bill as a separate measure.
Much depends' upon the willingness of
the speaker to allow the bill to be
called up in the house. As usual, the
speaker is the arbiter of legislation,
and very little can go through which
he does not approve.
The bill of Senator McBride appro
priating $30,000 for a quarantine sta
tion at Astoria went through the sen
ate one afternoon without creating
even a ripple. There were very few
persons present, and no one cared to
object to the measure. The next ques
tion which arises is whether it can re
ceive consideration in the house. This
is scarcely probable.' Not that there is
any prejudice against Astoria in the
matter, but the- house is spending
just as little money as. possible these
days.
The house has passed two of Mr.
Herrmann's pension bills, both for sur
vivors of the Oregon Indian wars of
1855-50. The beneficiaries are Dan
Giles, of Coos county, and James L.
McKinney, of Douglass county.
A CRU'SER DISABLED.
Serious Accident to the .Brooklyn lo
; the Delaware River.
Philadelphia, Feb. 2. The United
States steamship Brooklyn, the latest
pride of a peerless navy, calculated to
withstand the fiercest onslaughts of
shot and shell, today - lies almost en
tirely helpless because of a narrow
ledge of sunken rock in the Delaware
river, above Marcus hook, Pa., on
which she struck heavily yesterday
afternoon. Her lower double com
partments forward were stove in, and
it was only by the merest good fortune
that the big vessel did not sink. This
would undoubtedly have been the re
sult had not her inner compartments
fully withstood the shock. As it was,
she was pulled clear of the rocks and is
now tied to the big stone icebreakers at
Marcus hook, protected from the heavy
ice gorges in midriver.
The vessel is seriously damaged, and
it is impossible to say when she will
be able to go into service. At present,
she is in no danger of further damage,
being protected in the safe anchorage
afforded by the icebreakers. How the
accident occurred can only be estab
lished by a court of inquiry, and this.
Captain Cook, of the Brooklyn, has
already asked for.
The exact place where - the vessel
struck was on Schooner ledge rock,
between Chester and Marcus hook, and
the time about 1:45 o'clock.
What makes the accident even more
deplorable is the fact that it was the
first time the ship had been handled by
the present officers and crew since go
ing into commission in December.
Since then she had been lying at
League island navy yard, and certain
small repairs had delayed her sailing.
Burned to a Crisp.
New York, Feb. 2. John Connors,
50 years old, met a shocking death on
the steamship Eastern Prince, lying at
the East Central Pier at Atlantic dock,
Brooklyn. Connors was sent with
others to make repairs to the interior
of one of the. boilers. Before begin
ning operations the men lowered into
tbe boiler a charcoal furnace with
which the iron work was to be heated.
Connors climbed through the manhole,
and when at 12 o'clock one of the
workmen called to Connors and re
cieved no answer a workman was low
ered into the boiler and Connors was
found dead. The upper part of the
man's body was burned to a crisp. He
had evidently been Overcome by the
fumes and had fallen on the furnace.
It is estimated that the total wealth
of our forty-five States is $64,062,102,-
960. :.
Comment on Bradley-Martin Ball.
London, Feb. 3. All Sunday papers
contain reference to the great ball to
be given in Kew York city by Mr. and
Mrs. Bradley Martin. The Referee
devotes two columns ' to the subject,
and considers a social function of this
character as unwise in view of the fact
that it furnishes a text for socialist ag
itators. - ;
There is a project on foot for sup
plying Lyons, France, with electricity
by damming the Rhone at Jonaga.
Boston, Feb.. 2. Victor Hart, of
Lincoln, Neb., was .fonnd on Charles
street this morning, unconscious from
the effect of a dose of carbolic acid, ev
idently taken with suicidal intent. At
a late hour he had not regained con
scionsness. - - ; : y -
- : London, Feb. 8. The Daily News,
commenting ' on statements . by New
York correspondents, says ' that the
United States senators are trying to
kill the Anglo-American : treaty indi
rectly. . This they fear to do directly,
beeanse public sentiment In America is
im favor oi the ntasura.
TURNER SECURES THE PRIZE
Elected to Succeed Hon. Wat
son C. Squire.
RECEIVED SIXTY-EIGHT VOTES
Made the Komlnee of the Fusion Canons
He Beeelved Eleven More Than a
Olympia, Wash., Feb. 1. Judge
George Turner, of Spokane, was at
noon Friday elected by the legislature
to succeed Watson C. Squire in the
United States senate. He was chosen
on the twenty-fifth joint ballot of the
session, and on the first ballot of the
day, as a direct result of the caucus of
fusionists which made him its nominee
last night, and one of the most inter
esting and stubbornly contested of the
senatorial battles of this state is
brought to an end. 1
. The election was of an exceedingly-formal-
nature, although those who re
fused to abide by the caucus nomina
tion continued their opposition to the
last moment, in the hope of causing de
lay and of the possibility of the defeat
of the choice of the majority.
Turner reeived 68 of the 87 votes of
fusionists, or 11 more than a majority
of the entire legislature. Nineteen
fusionists refused to vote for him, all
of whom were Populists, except Wil
liams, silver Republican. Fourteen
Bon. George Turner.
voted for G. H. Westcott, " ex-mayor of
Blaine. Williams voted for Squire,
and Reinhart for A. R. Kreitz. The
25 Republican votes were cast as usual
for Arthur A. Denny, of Seattle, the
result being:
Turner ....... J8
Denny .....25
Westcott 14
Squire...........
Kreitz
Absent -..It..
1
..8
Judge Turner received the votes of
11 A. I Tk ' - 3 1 1 . 1 ..
an me xjemoorais ana an oi me silver
Republicans, except one, and 40 of the
58 Populists, as follows: Populists,
40; Democrats, 16; silver Repub
licans, 12. - .. . ' :
PRIZEFIGHT - BILL " SIGNED.
Governor of Nevada Would Not 0-pvH
. Wishes of the People. , '
Carson, Nev.,Feb. 1. Assemblyill
8, intended to permit Corbett and Fitz-
Bimmmia fl ficrhf. in 1 i a oao ia haw
a law, the governor having signed it.
When asekd if he ever had any thought ;
of vetoing it, he replied:
"I waited to see what the majority of
the people seemed to want, intending
to be entirely guided by their wishes.
This policy I have pursued to the end,
and because the people were in favor of
tbe bill, I signed it Of the merits in
the argument made against the glove
contest in the bill, I have nothing to .
say. A majority of our citizens
seemed to wish it, and I have signed it.
That is all there is to it."
Wheelock is in San Francisco now,
but before his departure, he refused to
say anything concerning the location
of the fight if it came to this state at
all. That it will come to Nevada seems .
almost a sure thing, but Carson and
Reno both claim to be the favored
spots in which it will actually occur.
Insulted by Spaniards.
New Haven, Conn., Feb. 1. The
three-masted schooner Jennie A
Stubbs, Captain Door, from Lemoine,
Me. , which put in here last night, aftei
an unusually rough voyage from Rum
key, West Indies, reports maltreatment
at the hands of Spanish officers at Porto
Rico. The Stubbs left Philadelphia in
December for Porto Rico, with a cargo
of coal, and Captain Door carried a
bundle of American newspapers for his
consignee. At Porto Rico she was
boarded by Spanish officers, who re
lieved Captain Door of his newspapers, :
and subjected the officers and crew to
the closest scrutiny. They were dogged '
throughout their stay on the island,
and at every turn were watcRed and an- -noyed
by Spanish officers.
The War Portfolio.
Conton, O., Feb. 1. "I have been
tendered and have accepted the war
portfolio." Thus spoke General Rus
sell A. Alger, of Michigan, to a press
reporter today. The general had just
emerged from the south parlor, which
is the conference room while Mrs. Mc
Kinley is out of the city. He and Ma
jor McKinley had just completed the
interview in which - the formal tender
and acceptance were passed. Without
saying anything more the general re
entered the parlor, where he remained
until traintime. At 4:15 he returned
to Cleveland to renew his conference
with the national chairman, and will
go thence to his home in Detroit.
Ivory Balls for Home.
.- Queenstown, Feb. 1. Edward J.
Ivory, 'of New York, who was acquitted
in London of the charge of conspiracy
to cause dynamite explosions; John F.
Mclntyre, Ivory's counsel, and the
three American witnesses in the case,
Patrick Wynne, Patrick Rourke, and
Thomas Smythe, sailed for New York
today on the Majestic. s
Fully one-third of the land in Great -Britain
is owned by members of the
house of lords.
Found on the Beach.
Tacoma, Feb. 1. Mrs. John Hole
ron, wife of a rancher living at Olalla,
ten miles from here, committed -suicide
Sunday night, while temporarily in
sane. , She left the house in her night
robe and jumped into . the sound. Her
body was washed up on the beach Tues
day morning. She left a husband and
five.children.
' i It is said that surgical instruments
are now made of wool, which is after
ward completely covered with a ; layer
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