Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899 | View Entire Issue (July 23, 1897)
ArOL. XXXIV. NO. 19. Epitome of the Telegraphic News of the World. TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES An Interesting Collection of Items From the New and the Old World In a Condensed and Comprehensive Form Col. C. F. Crocker, vice-president of the Southern Pacific railroad, died at his home in San Francisco. Sheep owners in Eastern Oregon are organizing to protect their flocks from the merciless gun of the cattlemen. The miners' strike in the Eastern states is assuming a desperate aspect. The miners have appealed to the rail waymen for help. C. M. Shultz, of Chicago, has bought the Taeoma Ledger and has placed J. M. Bradley in editorial management. The price paid was $18,000. There is a great rush from Seattle and the Sonnd to the gold fields at Clondyke. . One miner says that many will go there who will never return. John Durbin, one of Oregon's oldest pioneers and citizens, died at the home of his grandson, Duncan Koss, near Salem. He was nearly 103 years old. The pioneer jubilee has been ushered in at 'alt Lake, and this week will be witnessed one of the grandest celebra tions ever seen in the inter-mountain .country. The Japan official press states that it is probable that the Japanese govern ment will agree to the proposal of Ha waii and submit the dispute between the two countries to arbitration. The famous Broadmoor. Casino, a $100,000 pleasure resort at Colorado Springs, Colo., was burned to the. ground. The entire loss will be double that amount. There was scarcely any insurance. Two masked men robbed the Sac and Fox postoffice, 50. miles from Guthrie,1 O. T., and secured a quantity of regis-J tered letters, stamps and a small sum of money. They were after $20,000 being paid the Indians. j W. A. Bellwood, a well-known Philadelphia merchant, has been ar rested for obtaining jewelry tinder ' false pretense. He pawned the jewelry to get money to bet on horse races, and in this way lost $13,000. " The Central Labor Union of New York, after a long wrangle, adopted the following resolution: "Resolved,-That the appointment of T. V. Powderly aa commissioner of immigration is the greatest offiical insult ever offered by the federal government to organized la- , Jbor." ' j Lieutenant Peary, the, famous arctic explorer has left Booa on a preliminary voyage. -Tne ooject of the voyage is to establish a station at a northern point in Greenland which shall be used as a base of supplies for an expedition in search of the North Pole under Lieutenant Peary in 1898. The National Republican League con vention met in Detroit. Delegates were present from nearly all the states The departure from Portland of the British ship Glenelvan brings the grain fleet for the present season up to 77 vessels compared with 68 the year be- fore. j Advices from Constantinople indicate that the sultan is obdurate regarding the acceptance of the peace proposals. Ed hem Pasha is hastening back to Do .mokos, and the furloughs of" all Turkish ' officers have been canceled, in readiness for a renewal of hostilities. Advices from the south of France show that the destruction by the.flooda ' there was greater even than earlier re ports indicated. The -.losses are esti mated at 200,000,000 francs in the aggre gate. Hardly a village has escaped damage, and the number of persons di owned is nearly 300. ' E. M. Waite, about 70 years old, who was the oldest printer in Oregon, dropped dead in Salem. The printers were to play the ' barbers a game of baseball. Waite carried , a printer's towel as a banner for the printers in the parade. He fainted from the heat . and never regained consciousness. j The parliamentary South African commission, which, has been inquiring into the Transvall raid, has agreed upon its report. The report will ex press an emphatic opinion that what ever justification there might have been for action on the part of the peo-' pie of Johannesburg, there was none " whatever for Cecil Rhodes' conduct in subsidizing, organizing and stimulat ing an armed insurrection against the government of the Transvaal. Henrique Laidley, Portuguese vice consul at San Francisco, is at Monterey, CaL. at the reauest of the Portuguese minister at Washington to make a thor-' ough investigation regarding the dis turbance over the hauling down of the Portuguese flag from the vole above Manuel Ortin's grocery store and the burning of the flag. Ortin's notifica tion to the minister at Washington re sulted in the investigation Laidley declares if the affair is not satisfactorily explained the Portuguese government will demand an apology from the Unit ed States. . The ninth session of the trans-Mississippi commercial congress is being held in Salt Lake. Every state and ter ritory we;t of the Mississippi river will be represented. , A statement prepared at the mint bu reau Bhows the number of silver dollars coined at the United States' mints dur- ; f hA fiai rir waa 91 9n9 7ni u;i, (u f'.K-' government, amounted to $6,336,104. The profits have been turned into the treasury from time to time, as the coin age progressed. - A large deputation, headed by for- - mer agent, General Beeton, of British Columbia, waited upon Sir Wilfred . Lanrier, the Canadian premier, and urged upon him the expediency of open ing up a route to the Yukon district. - The porte has dispatched an ultima- - turn to Persia,demanding the withdraw al of the Persian troops from Turkish r territory near Kerbela. The ultima tum states . that a refusal to comply with his demand will be accepted as a declaration of war. . Russia is believed . to be behind Persia, the government of which country will disregard the ulti matum. ';;:' :-."v.'-'V ',';.'! jr-J::'.i PASSED WITH A RUSH. Tariff Bill Went Through the House In Record Breaking Time. Washington, July 21. The confer ence report on the bill was adopted by the house shortly after midnight by a vote of 185 to 118, and at noon today the report will go to the senate for ac tion there. This eclipses all previous records. The reeult was accomplished after 12 hours of continuous debate. But two speeches were made by the Re publicans, one by Dingley, in opening the debate, and by Payne, in closing it. The sugar schedule was the main point of assault, but the most interest ing feature of the debate occurred when Bailey and McMillin, the two rival Democratic leaders, crossed swords on the question of the orthodoxy of the free raw material doctrine, the former op posing and the latter championing it The galleries were crowded up to the time the vote was taken, many dis tinguished people " being present. Among them were many senators, many members of the cabinet and a few members of the diplomatic corps. Ev ery Republican in the house who was present voted for the report. The Democrats, with five exceptions, voted against the report. - The exceptions were Slayden, Brouisard, Myer, Davey and Kleburg. The Populists and silverites did not vote solidly. Shaforth, Newlands and Hartman did not vote. The Populists who voted against the report were as follows: Baker, Bar low, Botkin, Fowler, Jett, Lewis, Mar shall, Marton, Peters, Simpson, Strowd and Vincent Four .did not vote Howard, Kelly, Stark and Sutherland. The other Populists were absent. An analysis of the vote shows that 180 Republicans and five Democrats voted for the report, and 106" Democrats and 12 Populists against it. Senate Proceedings. Washington, July 21. The senate, after assembling, went into executive . Bession for over two hours, and on re- J opening the doors the conference report j on the general deficiency bill was agreed t to. xne Harris resolution in regard to the Union Pacific railway was taken up, and Morgan continued his speech on the subject. He hoped the president would defer action in order to enable congress to look into the matter. Thurston gave ( notice of his intention to discuss the i . . i r l ei. . it I BUDject in tue luture. oiewari iueu took the floor. - He reviewed the history of the con struction of the road, contending that, it was a patriotic effort, and not a scheme to rob the government. Harris, I in refutation - of this, called attention! to President Cleveland's stricture upon the Union Pacific management in bis message of January 17, 1888. Stewart said he did not : wish to ex onerate the company from the payment of its just dues to the government, but objected to their being regarded as criminals. He desired to have the whole matter closed. TV. ' V .ap purpose. - ., Thurston spoke in opposition to the 'resolution. He contended the govern- ' ment had already risked enough money in the investment; that, without ex-' , tending another . favor:, and without , making further expenditure, it should , proceed in the ordinary legal methods I through the courts to enforce its legal rights, .whatever they might be, and to secure repayment of all its dues on ' whatever property the courts shall find are justly subject thereto. The.propo- ; sition before the senate, he .said, j stripped of technicalities, was simply to invest another 134,000,000 and take the chance of getting it back on the ulti mate sale of the road. At 5 o'clock an executive session was held, and then adjournment was had. Placing the Navy on a War Footing. New York, July 21. A , special to the Herald from Washington says: AVith a view to making available for immediate service as many of the ships of the navy as possible. Secretary Long is considering the advisability of plac-l ing the monitor Miantonomab in the reserve. The Miantonomah was laid up in or dinary at' League island in 1895 and since that time but little attention hat been paid to the ship except to make repairs from' time to time. " Secretary Long now intends to have the vessel put in thorough condition so that she can be ordered into reserve with the Columbia and Minneapolis. This means that a "short crew" with a full supply of stores and coal will be kept! on board and that the sh' ian be mad ready for sea service within five days if the necessity arises. . While department officials declare there is no significance in this move, the attitude of Japan with respect to Hawaii and Cuban troubles are suffi cient to make the administration de sire to be in good shape to meet amy emergency that may arise. Killed the Horse. Roseburg, Or., July 21. Near Fair view, Coos county, yesterday, while George .Martin and a companion were leading two horses, Martin was attacked by his horse and badly wounded. The horse seized him, threw him to the ground and was . tearing the flesh from his . body in a horrible manner when his companion secured a club and killed the horse. Martin's shoulder-blade is broken. It is thought' that he will re cover. Union-Made Shoes Must Be Worn. Chicago, July 21. Every man who marches in the big Labor-day parade must wear union made shoes, with the union label oil the sole. A . committee has bow . appointed to inspect every shoe in the line of march, and anv man j rK rwn 1 1 f it t9 vaarttiff nnnnniAn Brtrtaa "-j y- a 1 win De dealt wun accoraingiy. ine action to this effect was taken at the f meeiinx 01 liio Vanuatu xouoranuu ui Labor on the suggestion of William Jones, of the Boot and Shoewqrkers' Union of America. House Burned; Boy Died. San Francisco, July SI. As the life of their little son was ebbing away, the home of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Torre, in this city, was nearly burned down. While the mother watched ; by the deathbed of her boy, the father helped to fight the flames. When they were extinguished the lad was dead. A re markable feature of the case is the fact that the boy's death was the result of injuries received Saturday while play ing that he was a fireman, and aiding some young companions to extinguish an Imaginary blaze in the very place the Hames afterwards broke THE DEATH OF JIN DURBIN He Was Nearly One Hundred and Three Years Old. ONE OF OREGON'S PIONEERS Five of His Children Are Living, the Eldest Being Seventy-Five and the Tonngest Sixty-Two. Salem, Or., July 20. John Dnrbin, one of Oregon's oldest pioneers and citizens, died at the home of his grand son, Duncan Ross, eight miles north east of here, today. He would have been 103 September 13 next. John Durbin was born in Fayette county, Pennsylvania, September 13, 1794. His birth antedated the death of George Washington five years. He did service as lieutenant in the war of 1812, and lived through the Mexican and civil wars. He knew what Indian warfare was from having lived among the Indians. In 1800, Mr. Durbin moved from his native state to Richard county. O., where, in 1820, he married Sarah Fitting. Of his union were born 10 children, five of whom are liv ing. The family moved to Hancock county, Illinois, in ' 1842; thence to Clayton county, Missouri, in the same year. In the spring of 1845, the fam ily, with a body of emigrants, set out for Oregon, arriving in the fall of 1845. Mr. Dnrbin settled in Marion county, where be lived continuously until his death. He lived an active life, giving most of his time to farming and stock raising. In the '60s it was his custom to drive bands of cattle into the Rogue River valley to graze off of nature's rich pastures. He had a large band in the valley at the time of the threatened outbreak of the Rogue River Indians. It was Mr. Durbin's good fortune to get along peaceably with the Indians, even when they were hostile toward the gov ernment and other settlets. He treated with Rogue River Indians at the start by promising them two head of fat oat tie a year for the privilege of pastur age, nd he always lived up to the treaty. The living children of John Durbin are: Casper J., of Huntington, Or. aged 75; Mrs. Fannie A. Martin, four miles east of Salem, aged 72; Isaac, aged 65, nine miles northeast of Salem; Solomon, miles east of Sa lem, aged 68; Mrs. 'Mary J. Starkey, of Salem, aged 62. . FOURTEEN DAYS IN A TOMB Stevens, the Imprisoned eiaed Alive. Miner, Res- J Phoenix, Aria., Jnly 20. James Stevens, the imprisoned miner, was rescued from the Mammoth mine this morning, after an imprisonment of 14 days. At 7 o'clock this morning the ,V.V A rill n-n Utao. 1 ens had beenconfined. - I ewni .ii foni-fniiv munintcwi. ani has lost fully 70 poundsduring his on- finement. but his mind is clear. - He stated that he had thoughts of suicide toward the end of ffis fearful wait. He had eaten his lunch before the cave-in came, and has since Had nottiine to eat. ui water ne naa a gaiion, wnicn was rt . . . , ,1 . . - ' consumed in three days. - His candles lasted two days, during which he man aged to open up a connection through the filled -in stope, thus securing purer air. - "-"'' - "' ' In the attempt to rescue him, a shaft was sunk 127 feet through solid granite in 13 days. Hunting for a Iost Gold Mine. Goldendale, Wash., July 20. David Johnston, a pioneer of Lewiston, Idaho, passed through Goldendale yesterday, en route to Mount Adams Stnd to a point near the St. Helens gold fields. .The old prospector spent last ' summer in that vicinity prospecting. He tells without a friend or relative. Mr. Johnston last summer found a mine that had been covered up carefully, and in it was cached a gold pan, pick and Bhovei. He goes now to uncover the mine to the extent of the previously removed earth. .As the prospects are good, he believes that he will find the long lost "Dutchman's mine." Annual Clean-TJp of a Mint. San Francisco, July 20. The mint in this city is temporarily closed for the annual clean-up, and for the count-' ing of the coin on hand preparatory to the turning over of . the institution to the new superintendent. Therefore, it is announced that no deposits of gold cr other bullion will be received until August 1. The dog is mentioned 83 times in the Bible. - To Be Submitted to Arbitration. Yokohama,' Japan, -July 20. The official press states that it is probable that the Japanese government-, will agree to the proposal of Hawaii and submit the dispute between the two countries to arbitration. A French statistician announces that after long and anxious calculation he has arrived at the conclusion that the t hairs of an average man's head number 127,920. He . is not likely to be con- tradicted. ' . - Oakland, CaL, July 20. John J. Collins, who was at the hospital pend ing an examination . as to his sanity, was found dead, strapped to bis cot this morning. The steward thinks the man was scared to death by his hallu cinations. Collins was a laboring man, 46 years old. His overwrought fancy told him that the roof was about to fall on him, and he struggled for, hours to break the bonds which held him to the cot on which he lay. He pleaded to be saved from j the ; fate - that he thought in store for him, and in death there was a look of terror 'fixed on his THE PLOTS THICKEN. Some Serious Questions Confront Kations of the Earth. the London, July 21. In the house of commons today, in the course of" a de bate on the foreign office vote, Sir Charles Dilke, radical, said: . ' ."The gravest foreign question at the present moment grows out of our rela tions with the United States, and if the matter is not dwelt upon, it is because the government is conscious that in these difficult matters it cannot count on the support of the entire house." - Sericns Complications Possible. New York, July 21. A special to the World from Washington says: The possibility of serious interna tional complications between the United States and Great Britain as the result of the recent gold discoveries in Alaska has become apparent to the state depart ment. Senator Davis, of the senate foreign relations committee, has been requested to secure the immediate rati fication of a treaty for determining the boundary line between Canada and Alaska in order to lessen the probable difficulty. . Chairman Davis has announced his intention of calling this treaty -up for -action at the next executive session of the senate. There is said to be no ob jection, and prompt ratification is : ex pected. ' - ' ;- - A NOTED CHARACTER DEAD. Amelia Kohler, Who Inspired The - Last Base of Summer." - New York, July 21. Mrs. Amelia Kohler died today at Mount Vernon. Had it not been for Mrs. Kohler, Tom Moore might never have written ."The Last' Rose of Summer. " The poem was of her suggestion, and the first line was from her lips. She was early in the century a close friend of Moore's sister, and kept a private school in London.- 'While walking in the garden of the school one day. Mrs. Kohler, so the story goes, plucked a rose, re marking: " 'Tis the last rose of sum mer; why not write about it, Dr. Moore?" - , . The incident suggested the thoughts that were afterward so beautifully woven into verse, and ' the poem was dedicated by the poet to "Amelia," which is Mrs. Kohler's name. - Mrs. Kohler was 92 years old when she died, and for 20 years had lived with her daughter, Mrs, F. M.' Saun- ders, at Mount Vernon. . Her maiden ' name was Amelia Offergeld, and her j father was an officer under General j Blncher. The family home was at - Aix la Chappelle. Mrs, Kohler often 1 sooke of bavins seen Nanoleon in her ' girlhood. . j f wfys gold to De iouna in plenty. ne Kew En in Kapid Transit. ( streams abounded with the yellow New York, Jnly 21.' The Journal; metal, and all that was needed was for! and Advertiser says: Projected changes Bomebody to pick it up. - M in the motive power of the three ele- Many persons flocked to the plaoej vated railway lines of Greater New - iin s -trm- th word reached Fortv-, Yaad th-2Sw York.NeV Haveu & Maraora steam sunace roaas nave Deen announced. . in tne case 01 uie ! New Haven road the alterations have j oegnn and the elevated roads await ron,y the consummation of incidental , Pns to embark in changes of kindred pe, which portend, among other - OTfl system of New York. Good Demand for Warships. New York, July 21. The Herald's correspondent in Rio de Janeiro tele graphs that the United States and Japan have communicated with the govern ment of Brazil with the idea of the CB.V"'V J"1 n 1 w 1 a a ' Clondyke district is almost beyond be building for Brazil in England and ,. , ' . . . , nnthincr ,aat fsll, Germany. Owing to Brazil's financial plight at this time it was recently decided to sell before completion, if possible, all the w vessels be nTbuiUfor Brz 1 6.h?I tLZ principally small boats. Blood Wanted. Rome, July 21. The Popolo Romano announces that the Count of Turin has been challenged by Prince Henry of Orleans to a duel for the calumnies and insulting remarks he is alleged to have uttered at the expense of the Italian officers recently released from captivity in Abyssinia. Prince Henry had -declined to fight with the Italian lieuten ant who had been designated by the drawing of lota, to challenge bim. . . . A Battle Boyal. Perhaps. London, July 21. The Telegraph's Vienna correspondent learns that the ! immediate coercion of Turkey. ..Russia, on the other hand, has declared that the moment for coercion has not ar rived, and that the situation must not be complicated. Germany, the corre spondent states, hag concurred in this view. . Prince Henri Makes m Distinction. . London, July 20. The Daily Mail's Paris correspondent says: Prince Henri pf Orleans declines to fight ; a duel with- Lieutenant Pinin, one of the Italian officers recently released from captivity in Abyssinia, who was desig nated by the drawing of lots among his comrades to challenge the prince. Prince Henri, however, is willing to ac cept a challenge from an Italian officer of a rank corresponding to his own. r ' ' ' 1 " - r "The French admirers of Balzac .'have determined to - erect in his . honor 4 splendid monument in the city., 'o Tours, the place of his Birth. ' ' Life for a Life. - Atlanta, Ga., July 21. A special to the Constitution from Columbus, Ga., says: Dr. W. L. Ryder, who,, on Easter Sunday a year ago, shot to death the young -woman-who had rejected him, was tonight taken out of jail, avid is probably lynched.: Only the news of the bare fact that be was fofoibly seized and taken from the sheriff's custody at 8:30 tonight can be learned in Columbus up to a late hour. A. special . train came in , about 9 oolock with the news that Ryder had been put to death, A New Bicycle Lamp. '. A Chicago in venter who has been working ia a Waterbury, Conn., shop perfecting an acetylene lamp for bicy cles, has given a public exhibition with satisfactory results.. The light is white, like that of a Weisbach lamp, and lighted - up the street for a long dis tance in-front of the wheel. :- The acet ylene -gas is produced by chemical ac tion in the lamp. The bowl of the lamp holds about a gill of water, and' the action of the water and soma chemical substancte produces the gas, and it is claimed that no rough riding will . in jure th Ugh... OF Marvelous Richness of the & Clondyke District. THIRTEEN MILES IN EXTENT Millions Taken Out in a Few Weeks The Ground Is Said to Be Literally - Strewn With Gold. . ; San Francisco,' July 19. A story rivaling in intensity of . interest that told of the fabulous wealth of Monte Cristo was related by passengers on the little steamer Excelsior, which has just arrived from St. Michael's, Alaska. Millions upon millions of virgin gold, according to the story, await the -fortunate miner who has the hardihood and courage to penetrate into the unknown depths of the Yukon district. There was tangible evidence on the little steamer of the truth of the story told. by the travelers, for in the cabin were scores of sacks filled to the very mouth with "dust' taken from the placers of the far frozen North. The amount brought in is variously estimated at from $500, 000 to 1750,000. There came in on the Excelsior some 40 people among them some women-7 from what is now known as the Clon dyke district, though only 15 of these bad been actually engaged in mining! TherA were among them men who had been for more than 10 years facing the dangers and hardships of the fozen North in the hope of making a rich find but who signally failed. But now they come back with .fortunes stowed m their gripsacks and untold millions! to be picked up in the country of which so little is known. ' - The new Eldorado lies just across the Aaskan boundary in British territory. It. is of recent discovery, but already there are at least 3,000 people on the ground and more are flocking in that direction as fasf- as transportation can be secured, The discovery of the Clondyke region presents a story that is uniquely inter esting. - Around Forty-Mile, 'on the Yukon, is a tribe of Indians known as " the Stickers, and with them is a man who years ago' was known as George ' Cormack, but who is now called "Stick fUeorge. in September last at tne head of a party of Indians, he left his nus near xony-xtiup uamp auu smreu n a southerly direction, saying that he intended to find a new gold field before h return. Ho came back two weeks later and startled the miners with the announcement that 40 milei away there Mile camp that "untold riches could be found; along the bottom .of Bonanza creek and its tributaries. Men who had failed at the former camp imme diately packed their belongings and set out for the new fields. : It was a hard and trying journey, but that was noth ing compared with the promise of mil-: lions at the end of the route. The following is an extract from a letter received by the Excelsior..- It was sent from the Cloniyke region by a prominent and wealthy young busi ness man of San Francisco to his brother in this city: ; "The excitement on the river is in- r describable, and the output of the new are now worth a fortune. One man has worke.d 40 square feet of his claim and is going out . with $40,000 in 'dust. One-quarter of the claims are now sell ' g at from $15,000 to $50,000. Th, The estimate -of the district given is 13 miles, with an average value of $300, 000 to the claim, in which some are valued as high as $1,000,000 each. At Dawson sacks of dust are thrown under the counters in the stores for safe keeping.-" . -. :y -"' 7 ! "Some of the stories are so fabulous that I am afraid to repeat them for fear f being suspected of the infection. "Labor is $15 a dav and board, with 100 days' work guaranteed, so you can' imagine how difficult it is to hold em ployes. If reports are true it -is the biggest placer discovery ever made in the world r for though other diggings have been found quite as rich in spots, no iuoh extent oi discovery has been known which prospected and worked so high right through." AN OFFENSIVE ALLIANCE. Spain and Japan Again. Said to Be Com bining Against the United States. London, July 19. A Paris dispatch to a newspaper here says, that inquiry at the American embassy there has elicited a confirmation of the rumor that the governments of Spain and Ja pan have arranged an offensive alliance against the United States. The terms of the - undertaking, which is for. the mutual protection of Cuba and Hawaii, provides that in the event of aggressive action on the part of the United States, tending toward interference in Cuban affairs, or persistence in the annexation of the Hawaiian islands, both Spain and Japan shall declare war simultane ously against the United States, and shall make hostile demonstrations along both the Atlantic and Pacific coast lines. Tin-Plate Works Shut Don. " Cleveland, July 19. The Crescent tin-plate works closed in every depart ment this morning.- - The heaters re fused to go to work, and without them it was impossible to operate the mill. The company decided to shut down in definitely. '- '" Cnt Her Children's Throat. London, July 19. Emma Symonds, wife of an eng'ne-fitter, cut the throats of her four' young children, and then her own last night. Wool in Heppner. Heppner, Or.; July 19. Wool is be ing baled and shipped East from here as fast as two presses can bale it. A large line of wool sold here during the past four 3ays at from 8 , to 10 cents. Offers of 10) cents have been made on some' and refused. A West Virginia Mine Closed.' i; Wheeling, W. Va., July 19. The only change in the mining situation in West .Virginia is the Closing of the mines ei the Flemington Coal Company, on the Baltipore Ohio, near Graf too. A THE CONFEREES AGREE. All the Tariff Differences Have at Iast " Been Settled. - ' Washington, July 20. When the Republican conferees on the tariff ad journed at 6 P. M. today, the an nouncement was made on behalf of each house, that they had agreed on all the items of the bill, and that the re sult of the partisan conference would be submitted to the Democratic mem bers of the conference at a full meeting to be held next day. This announcement had been made informally to the Democratic members of the conference at noon, and had formed the subject of general specula tion about the senate during the after noon. ' It appeared, after the informal statement was made, that there was still much to be done in the way of putting the bill in shape, and the con ferees spent six hours in close applica tion to the work in hand. They were, for the most part, merely running over the bill, but there were still rates to be agreed upon which had been passed over until the sugar schedule should be finally disposed of. The revision was not even completed during the after noon session, and some of the members returned to renew the work tonight. - The members of the conference still preserve the strictest silence in regard to the conditions made, giving out no offioial confirmation as to the changes made in the bill. - It is learned, bow ever, from an entirely reliable source, that a very large majority of the senate amendments were accepted. This was rendered necessary by several 'circum stances. A number of amendments made by the senate were verbal, others were trivial, and still others were made necessary to secure harmony ' of con struction, and would have been made by the house if that body had had the bill under consideration for so long a time as the senate. . All such changes as these are accept ed without question by the house con ferees. - They also accepted in most cases all these alterations made by the senate in order to secure the passage of the bill in that' body. Senator Jones of Nevada, holding, as he did, the prac tical balance of power, both in the sen ate, and in the conference, was enabled to secure many concessions for Western interests in the senate, and these lie held for without exception in the con ference. He even succeeded in secur ing a jdegree of protection for beet-sugar-greater than was given either in. the senate or house bill. The bill, as agreed upon, will, when made public, present an entirely new sugar schedule, at least, in the main item of the duty on raw and refined sugar, the fourth presented since the bill emerged from the recesses of the ways and means Committee. .. IN EVENT OF TROUBLE. The Navy Department Will Not Be 1, l ' - -j- . Caught KapplMSfcess-j Ban Francisco, July 20. The Bulle tin says this evening, that it has re ceived information that the navy de partment has . determined not to . be caught napping in the event of trouble with Japan over the annexation of the Hawaiian islands. All orders of the department, which would have result ed in moving ships of the Pacific and Asiatic squadrons from headquarters to legislature as a Democrat, yet voted for distant points, have been temporarily , the Dingley bill in the house. Sen suspended. "While the authorities at ator McLaurin, of South Carolina, who Washington deny that there is any voted for high protection in the Ding effort to keep all available vessels at i ley bill in the ways and means com ports where orders can reach them 'at mittee and voted for'ahigh rate of pro short notice, naval officers admit j that ' tection in the house and in-the senate such a scheme is being carried out, and that orders have been issued to' th Asiatic squadron requiring the fleet to make no move and hold itself in readi- ( ness to return to the coast - or proceed to Hawaii On short notice. The report that the ' coast defense ) monitors Monadnqck and Monterey will be sent to Honolulu is denied, and the statement is made that they will be held on the coast. . - Inquiries have been received at Mare island from headquarters " as to the condition of the Baltimore, now under repairs there, with a view of putting her in commission in case of emergency, although . under ' ordinary conditions she would not be ready for service until September, or even later. THE TORPEDO BOATS.' JText Naval Appropriation Bill Will Favor the Coast. Washington, July 20. It is safe to say that the next naval appropriation bill will contain a provision for letting the contract for building some of the torpedo-boats on the Pacific coast. JThe bill passed previous to the last con -tained a provision which allowed the Pacific coast 5 . per cent more than shipyards on the Atlantic coast. This difference gave the Pacific bidders an opportunity to compete." The clause was omitted from the current bill by mistake, or. through design on the part ef those who had . the measure in charge. By a singular coincidence, the men who had the bill in charge during the last session come from states which are largely interested in ship building on the Atlantic - coast. The bill was passed during the closing days of congress and rushed through hur riedly, as must be expected in the short sessions of congress every two years. The Pacific coast interests will be looked after next time. Drowned In the Breakers. Astoria, Or., July 20. Two Finn fishermen were drowned in the breakers Wednesday, at the mouth, of the river. Their names are not known, the fact of their drowning having just been learn ed. They belonged to the new fisher men's cannery. ' . - Simla, India, July 20. There has been a satisfactory rainfall throughout the northwest province, and the author ities intend to reduce considerably the extant ol the relief work. Price of Fish Down. J i t r Ti. m e .fv: Astoria, Or. J.2-mt'' a sensation was created here when at - 6 o'clock tonight a notice was posted at the different canneries informing the fishermen that hereafter they would pay for red chinook salmon,' 10 pounds or over, S cents a pound; for steel heads and - light-colored salmon, v l cents. The price has been 4 cents for 'chinook, : ' . " : 77-7, ' California claims the largest boy of his age in the world. His name is John Bardin. He is 16 years -old, six feet five inches tall, and weighs 220 pounds. STILL MORE TROUBLE FREE TRADERS DON'T WANT TO LOSE SOUTHERN VOTES. They Are Hopelessly Arguing Against Fate The Southern Protectionists, However, Are Genuine Southerners. E. F. Parsons, Special Correspondent. Now that the tariff fight has rounded up and the South has supplied a larger protective strength than ever before, the free trade organs are making one last effort to offset this damaging fact by renewing their assertions that the Southern votes cast for protection are those of Northern men. Of course nobody who has had an op portunity to examine into the . facts is going to be fooled with this sort of statement, but as there are many who probably have not this opportunity, I propose to run hastily over the field and give everyone a chance to see for hi no set If whether genuine protective sentiment is or is. not growing among Southern men. . , The data from which this statement is compiled is obtained from official records, the ' birthplace and political record of the men in question being furnished by themselves in their' auto biographies in the congressional direc tory, .the statements as to votes cast being from the Congressional Record. Five Democrats voted for the tariff bill in the house', Kleberg and Slay den, of Texas, and Broussard, Davey and Meyer, of Louisiana. J3ix Demo crats have voted for high protective fea tures of the bill in the senate, Bacon and Clay,, of Georgia, Tillman and Mc Laurin, of South Carolina, McEnery, of Louisiana, and Martin, of Virginia. Every one of these (with the possible exception of Meyer, of Louisiana, who does not indicate his birthplaoe in the autobiography published in the congres sional directory) is a native-born South erner and has lived all his life in that section. - Senator McEnery was born in Mon roe, La., was nominated by the Dem ocratic party as lieutenant governor in 1879, by the same party for governor in 1884, by the same party for governor in 1892, and by the same party for senator in 1896, being elected as a "Democratic senator with the clear understanding that he was a protectionist in senti ment and that he would so vote in the senate. Mr. Meyer, of Louisiana, who voted for the tariff bill in the house, has spent practically his entire life in the South, educated in Virginia, serv ing as a Confederate officer and elected term after term to congress as a Demo crat. Mr. Davey, of Louisiana, who voted for the tariff bill in. the house, I ip a native of Louisiana, held various (Cifices in the state as a Democrat and was elected to congress as such. Mr. Broussard, of Louisiana, has held many positions in Louisiana under the Dem ocratic party,, and was elected to con Texas, who voted for the bill in the bouse is a native of that state, served in the Confederate army, was elected to the state senate in 1882, held a fed eral office as a'Democrat by appoint ment of President Cleveland, and was elected to congress as a Democrat. Mr. Slayden, of Texas, who is a native of Kentucky, was elected to the Txas . on certain features of the bill, is a na tive of South Carolina, was elected at torney general of that state as a Demo crat, and four times elected to congress as a Democrat. Senator Tillman, of South Carolina, who . voted for a high rate of protection on cotton, and thus enabled its adoption by the senate, is a native of South Coralina, was nom inated for governor in that state by the Democratic convention, and elected to the senate of the United States as a Democrat. Senator Bacon, of Georgia, who led the successful fight for the pro tection of cotton, and also voted with the Republicans for a high rate of pro tection on lumber, is a native of Geor gia, was president of the state Demo cratic convention in 1880, elected a Democratic presidential elector in 1868, was a Democratic member of the Geor gia house of representatives for 14 years, and was elected to the United State senate as a Democrat. Senator Clay, of the same state, who voted with Mr. Bacon for protection to cotton and lumber, is also a native of Georgia, was chairman of the state Democratic executive committee and still holds that position and was elected to the senate as a Democrat Senator Martin , of Virginia, voted with the Re publicans for a high protection on lum ber. ' He is a native of Virginia, and his Democracy has never been ques tioned. Senator Butler, of North Car olina, who voted not only for protection to cotton but has sundry other high protection amendments to the tariff bill now pending, is a native of North Carolina, was a Democrat prior to 1892, since which he has been a Popu list and is now chairman of the nation al committee of that party. Five Southern Populists in the house refused to vote against the protective tariff bill, Fowler, Martin, Shuford, Skinner and Strowd, of North Carolina, all of them being natives of the state they now represent. It is thus appparent from the exam ination of the personal history of the Democrats from the South who have voted for the protective features of the tariff bill, that in every case they are natives - of that section and lifelong Democrats, and that of the aix Southern 3 Populists who voted for or refused to vote against the protective features of the tariff bill, every one is a native of the South and formerly a Democrat. ..The same rule in most cases applies to thee 30 - Republicans, senators and representatives, from the South. ,: Th Republican party has in congress today a greater number of members from south of Mason and Dixon's line . ... .. .Ho bXiatll VTCi UC1VIV niWJ vu arvnoaww -va- 1 ception of a single congress shortly af ter the close of the war. Four of these, Pritohard, of North' Carolina, Deboe, of Kentucky, Elkins, of West Virginia, 'and Wellington, of Maryland are in ihe United States senate. Pritchard, Deboe and Wellington are native bora louthernere and Mr. Elkins is a native 4 Ohio. The South has 27 Republi can members in the house, 16 of whom ire natives of the South. ' Four North- protectionist! ara Southern b&u. WEEKLY MARKET LETTER. Oowning, Hopkins St Company's Review of Trade. " , There was much "activity in the Chi cago market during the past week. There was a temporary advance in July, wheat of 6 cents per bushel, but the end of the week shows a tendency to . sell out on the confident assertions that the present week will see a good begin ning of the movement of new wheat to market. ' There is no indication that the de- -mands from the milling interests will be sufficient to head off any great quan tity of it as the flour trade is appar ently calling for lessened rather than increased production. It therefore re mains with the farmer to say whether or not he will sell now or at some time in the future. The developments of the last few days lead the trade to be lieve that there will be the usual lib eral marketing of wheat almost direct from the harvester. Looked at in the broad sense, however, the wheat mar- ket is in a strong position the world over, and the coming twelve months should see a higher price level than the last twelve. America should take a ' more than usually prominent part in the trade of the year, as the present crop promises to be not only the finest qual ' ity but relatively larger than that of ' any other country. The government j figures on production issued July 10, are practically ignored by the trade. They indicate a crop nearly 40,000.000 bushels less than the most radical in the trade will estimate. The weak point in the report is the notoriously inaccurate figures on area. No one in t'le trade will seriously entertain th proposition that Oklahoma has but 200, C00 acres in wheat this year. The London Times of recent date fays: "The prospect of the harvest in Eastern Europe are disquieting indeed.. In Austria and Hungary and along the whole line of the Danube the harvest will be bad. Immense tracts of corn I fi .-Ids in Servia, Bulgaria and Roumania have been laid under water by destruc tive floods, and what water has spared, v rust has greatly injured. 80 bad, in ' deed, is the prospect that Austria and 1 Hungary, instead of exporting wheat ' will have to import it. At any rate it is clear that the wheat supply from the Danube is likely to be exceedingly, s all, if not altogether wanting this season. . Portland Markets. Wheat Walla Walla, 65c; Valley, 68c per bushel. Flour Best grades, 3.603.60; graham, $3.25; superfine, $2.25 per barrel. Oats Choice white, 88 40c; choice gray, 37 39c per busheL Barley Feed barley, $16 16.60;. brewing, $1819 per ton. Millstuffs Bran, $13.60 per ton; middlings, $21; shorts, $16.50. Hay Timothy, $11 14.; clover, 12; do oat, $llj Oregon wild hay, f 9(9 10 per ton. Eggs 14 16c per doeen. Butter Fancy creamerTt 8540c; fair to good, 80c; dairy, 25 30c per roll. Cheese Oregon, llc; Young America, 12e; California, 910c per pound. Poultry Chiokens, mixed, $S8.50 per dozen -.broilers, $1.503.60;geese,$2 (3 3.50; ducks, $2. 60 3 per dozen; turkeys, live, 10llc per pound. Potatoes. Oregon Burbanks. 86 45c per sack; new potatoes, 50o per sack. Onions California, new, red, 90o $1; yellow, $1.25 per cental. ' Hops 9 10o per pound for new crou: 1896 crop, 6c. Wool Valley, 1 1 1 8c per pound ; Eastern Oregon, 79c; mohair, 20c per pound. Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers and ewes, 2M2KC5 dressed mutton, 4c; spring lambs, 6)i per pound. Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $4; light and feeders, $2.503; dressed, $3 4.25 per 100 pounds. Beef Gross, top steers, $2.753; cows $2.25; dressed beef, 45c per pound. Veal Large, 3; small, 44o per pound. Seattle Markets. Butter Fancy native creamery, brick, 18c; ranch, 1012c Cheese Native Washington, 10 11c; California, 9c Eggs Fresh ranch, 17 18o. Poultry Chickens, live, per pound, hens, 10 11c; spring chickens, $2 3.50; ducks, $2.503.75. Wheat Feed wheat, $25 per ton. Oats Choice, per ton, $21. Corn Whole, $20; cracked, per ton, $20; feed meal, $20 per ton. Barley Rolled or ground, per ton, $19; whole, $18.60. Fresh Meats Choice dressed beef, steers, 60; cows, 5c; mutton sheep, 6c; pork, 6c; veal, small, 6. Fresh Fish Halibut, 4?fc; salmon, 45o; salmon trout, 710o; flounders and sole, 8 4; ling cod, 4 5; rock cod, 5o; smelt, 24c . 7 San Francisco Markets. Wool Choice foothill, 9 12c; San Joaquin, 6 months' 8 10c; do year's staple, 79c; mountain, 10 13c; Ore gon, 10 13c per pound. Hops 8 12o per pound. Millstuffs Middlings, $1831; California bran, $14 14.50 per ton. Hay Wheat, $11.60; wheat and oat, $710.50; oat, $7 9; river barley, $5 6; best barley, $6 8; alfalfa, $5 5. 50 clovx, $6 8. Potatoes New, in.bcaces, 60$1. Onions New red, 7080o; do new silverskin, 80$1 per cental. ' Fresh fruit Apples, 20 80c per small box; do large box, 80 50c Royal apricots, 2550o common cherries, 15 25c; Royal Anne cherries, 28 40c per box; currants, $1.00 1.25 per cbest; peaches, 25 60c; pears, 20 40c; cherry plums, 20 40c per box. Butter Fancy creamery, 18c; do seconds, 1718c; fancy dairy, 16 17c; good to choice, 14 16o per pound. Cheese Fancy mild, new, 80; fair to good, 77Jo per pound. Eggs Store, 1214o; ranch, 16 17Mo; Eastern, 18 14; duck, 13o per dozen. Citrus fruit Navel -oranges, - $1 2; seedlings, 75c$1.25; Mexioan limes,$4.756.60: common lemons, $1. Rice is the most important of all Japanese crops; the cultivation takes up more than half of the country's surface j gf arabU lan.4 - V .7 -