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VOL. XXXIV.
: CORVAL.LIS, BENTON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1897.
NO. 32.
Epitome of the Telegraphic
News of the World.
TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
Vn Interesting Collection of Items From
the New and the Old "World In a
Condensed and Comprehensive Form
According to Chinese advices just re
ceived in Tacoma, .Earl Li Hung Chang
will no longer take an active part in
government affairs.
Twenty million feet of hemlock and
2,000 cords of bark have been con
sumed, resulting in a loss of $100,000
by a forest fire near Austin, Pa.
The government has completed ar
rangements with the Canadian author
ities to have letter mail taken into
Dawson City once a month during the
winter season. The first carrier has
just left Dyea for Circle City and Daw
eon. i .. - '
By an explosion at the Colma fuse
works, at Colma, Cal., Mary Beek was
killed and eight were sreiously and four
slightly wounded. The remains of the
dead girl have not been recovered from
the building, and it is believed they
burned.
The London Daily Mail says it has
information from a reliable source that
cholera has attacked a battalion of the.
Shropshire regiment, which is stationed
at Sitapura, Northwest India, and that
40 non-commissioned officers and pri
vates have already succumbed.
The Nueste Nachricbten, of Leipsic,
has published a report of a conversa
tion in which Prince Bismarck is
quoted as saying that the Monroe doc
trine is "uncommon insolence towards
the rest of the world, and does .violence
to tbe other American interests."
A census ot the Russian empire has
just been completed. The population,
as now published, is 129,2U,113, of
which 64,6116,280 are males and 64,-
684,833 are females. The population
of Russia in Europe is nearly 100,000,
000, or more than three-fourths of the
whole... t
Telegraphic advices from the New
York Heradl's correspondent in Rio de
Janeiro state that a servant in tbe em
ploy of William T. Townes, the United
States consul-general in Rio Janerio,
made an unsuccessful attempt to mur
der the consul-general. Mr. Towne's
assailant was placed under arrest.
Admiral John L. Worden, retired,
died in Washington. He commanded
the Monitor during its engagement
with the Merrimac in Hampton Roads
during the late war. In 1886 he was
retired with full rank and the pay of
an admiral, the only instance of the
-kind. He also received the thanks of
congress for his gallantry " during the
war.
' The director of the mint has submit
ted to the secretary of the treasury a
report for the fiscal year covering the
operations of the mints and assay offi
ces together with statistics of foreign
countries relative to production, coin
age and monetary condition. The value
of the gold deposited at the mints and
assay offices during the fiscal year 1897
was $129,105,500. Of this amount
$87,003,337 was original deposits, and
$42, 102,162 .redeposits.
By the explosion of the boiler of the
steamer G. B. Force, in Charleroi, Pa.,
the captain, James Ryan, and the cook,
William Patterson, were killed. The
body of Patterson was found buried in
the sand and terribly mutilated. The
body of the captain has not yet been
found. The others of the crew were
badly scorched and bruised. The ex
plosion was so heavy that the earth
trembled for more than a mile, and
windows were broken throughout the
town. ,
The national council of Switzerland
has adopted a bill making insurance
against sickness compulsory in cases of
all dependent persons.
It is reported that an English syndi
cate has purchased, for $2,000,000, the
big plant of the J. I. : Case Machine
Company, at Milwaukee.
Jackson and Williams, the O. R. &
N". trainrobbers, were sentenced to the
Oregon penitentiary for a term of 30
years and seven months each.
Heavy shipments of wheat to Europe
continue. Over 60 gTain-laden vessels
have left San Francisco during the last
two months, and six more are ready to
sail.. ;
The naval armor board will leave
Washington eon for the South to look
at certain places, with a view of ascer
taining their adaptibility for sites for
the proposed armor plant.
. . The cruiser Baltimore has been put
into commission with Lieutenant-Commander
Gottfried Blocklinger, her first
lieutenant, in command. The Balti
more will meet the Philadelphia in San
Francisco on the latter's arrival.
The monthly treasury statement of
the principal articles ' of domestic ex
ports shows that during September last
the exports of breadstnffs from the
United States amounted to $34,629,946,
an increase, as compared with Septem
ber, 1896, of over 100 per cent, and an
increase of about 300 per cent over Sep
tember, 1895.
In his annual report, Myron H. Mc
Cord, governor of Arizona, discusses
the question of statehood, and says the
requirements as to population, educa
tion and wealth are fully met. -
.More than 1,000 revolutionists and
refugees have fled from Guatemala to
Mexico, dreading the vengeance of Bar
rios. The refugees know their property
will be confiscated, as the government
lias issued a decree to that effect. Some
people took the precaution to deposit
their valuables with the British consul
at Quezaltenango.
Near Austin, Tex., in broad, open
daylight, tbe southbound cannonball
train on the International & Great
Northern railroad, was held up by four
men and robbed. The conductor of the
train was shot by the robbers while re
sisting them, but fortunately was not
seriously wounded. One of the passen
gers bad his shirt collar carried away
by a pistol ball that was aimed at his
neck, and another received a bullet
wound in the" .hand. The passengers
were robbed of about $300 . in money.
The bandits attempted to rifle tbe safe
in the express car, but were unsuccessful.
RELEASED BY WEYLER.-
Evangellna's Accomplice Freed From
the Isle of Fines.
Havana, Oct. 21. General Weyler '
has ordered the release from the Isle
of Pines, the Spanish penal settlement,
off the coast of Cuba, of 1 1 prisoners,
who were, it is alleged, concerned in
the uprising which resulted in the im
prisonment of Evangelina Cossio y Cis
neros, who recently escaped from the
Casa Recogidas, in this city, and who
is now in New York. ft 1
The release of Abram Sohas, Juan
Esperto Torres, Jose Bestard Godoy
and other political prisoners has been
also ordered by General Weyler. L.'
The Spanish general, Jiminiz Castel
lanos, accompanied by his son, Lieu
tenant Castellanos, Captain- Pedro
Aquilas, bis aid de camp; 29 other
officers and ,70 sick soldiers, have ar
rived herefrom Puerto Principe. ....
Three additional survivors of the
wreck of the coasting steamer Triton,
which went ashore between Dominica
and Mariel, on the coast of the prov
ince of Pinar del Rio, on Saturday last,
have arrived here. The scene among
the men, women and children, the sur
vivors state, was terrible, t When the
Triton foundered there were 230 per
sons aboard, passengers and crew, and
so far only 49 of this number have been
heard from.' ' '
Starved in Havana.
New York, Oct.' 21. -Aspeceial from
Havana via Jacksonville says: W. H.
Hughes, correspondent of Black and
White, of London, was found dead on
the Prado in this city Thursday night.
He recently visited Pinar del Rio ith
a pass from the military governor. A
party of Spanish guerrillas,- however,
maltreated and robbed him. Ragged
and starving he eventually managed to
reach Havana. . Having lost his pass
port he could neither establish his iden
tity nor cable his friends.' The British
consul was unable to assist him, and,
being practically a stranger, hexisted
on the streets until he was found by
the police, starved to death.
'Hughes .earned considerable reputa
tion as war correspondent both in West
ern Afriua and Egypt. He was a son of
Surgeon Hughes, a retired officer of the
British navy.
GEORGE M. PULLMAN DEAD.
The
Palace-Car Magnate . Expires of
Heart Disease at Chicago.
Chicago, Oct. 21. George M. Pull
man, the palace-car magnate, died at
his residence. Eighteenth street and
Prairie avenue, this' city, at ' 5 o'clock
this morning. Mr. Pullman, who was
in his 66th year, had not been enjoying
Ifis usual good health during the Sum
mer. The extreme heat of last week
greatly aggravated bis disease, known
to medical science as angina pectoris,
but no serious trouble was anticipated.
Mr. Pullamn was at his office in the
Pullman building yesterday, and dined
with bis friends at bis club. Later in
the evening he remarked having a slight
pain in the back. He retired at his
usual early bbur.; - -, .
At 4 o'clock this morning his house
hold was awakened by a disturbance in
Mr. Pullman's chamber, and, upon en
tering, found him standing in the cor
ner of the room;' dazed and apparently
suffering excruciating pains in the re
gion of the heart. . .
Rev. H. M. Eaton, who was visiting
Mr. Pullman, called Dr. Frank Bill
ings, the family physician. Restora
tives were applied, but to no purpose,
and at 5 o'clock the millionaire passed
away without speaking, and with
scarcely a struggle.
DYNAMITE. IN HIS POCKET.
Terrible Effects of an Explosion in a
Youngster's Clothes.
' Springfield, Mo., Oct. 21. Raymond,
the 12-year-old son of A. D. Allen,
stenographer in the circuit court, went
to school this morning, carrying a por
tion of a stick of dynamite.. The ex
plosive, which the boy had found in a
stone quarry, was in his pocket with a
knife, top, marbles and a quantity of
other things common to a boy's pockets.
In getting into his seat, the boy banged
his dangerous collection of old junk
agaiust the desk,,causing an explosion
which will probably' cost him his life,
and which was heard for several blocks..
The child's right hand was blown off
and in his right groin a terrible wound
was inflicted, from which the surgeons
say he cannot recover. The teacher,
Miss Mack, was close by, and bad her
dresi torn into shreds, but she was not
hurt. - The explosion caused a panic
among the other children, and several
were hurt in trying to get out of the
building. - -
Killed by an Unknown Man.
Bakersfield, Cal., Oct.- 21. J. C.
Mavis, a well-known barber of this city,
was assassinated last night by some un
known man. . The weapon used was a
pistol, fired at close range, the ball en
tering the left cheekbone. The pockets
were pulled out a little, as if rifled.
His watch was not taken', and the pistol
be carried was still in his pocket.
Poisoned by Terdijrris. -
Genoa, Oct. 21. Four hundred emi
gants on board the Italian steamer
Agordat, have been poisoned by verdi
gris, which had become attached to ves
sels in which ' their food was cooked.
It is expected many sufferers will lose
their lives as a result of this acciden.
Tramps Burned to Death.
Clarkfield, Minn., Oct. 21. On
Tuesday morning, a large barn belong
ing to Robert Berg, near Canley Falls,
this county, was destroyed by fire. To
day, the remains of four human beings
were found in the debris, but so badly
burned that they fell to pieces when
disturbed. The victims are supposed
to be tramps who had been sleeping in
the hay loft.
Thirty millions of wooden spoons
are manutactnred in Russia every year.
A Collector In Trouble.
Peoria, 111., Oct. 21. Mayor War
ner last night caused the arrest of
William Millard, ex-city collector of
taxes, whose defalcation aggregates
more than $20,000. , He was taken into
custody as he stepped off a train from
Wesley City, where be .had been on
business.
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V As Insane Asylum Fire. J - ;
Memphis, , Oct. 21. Tbe Tennessee
insane asyjum, at Bolivar, oaaght fire
tonight. ' The fire was confined, to out
buildings, the engine-room and kit
chen. - .' .
Will Leave on the Bark Col
orado for Dawson City.
TO REACH THERE IN THE SPRING
From Pyramid Harbor the Journey Will
Begin Overland Expect to Sell Food
to the Starving Miners. . ; ' ?
Seattle, Oct. 21. An expedition left
here today for Alaska which far sur
passes in magnitude and daring any of
the numerous Klondike expeditions
that have gone out of this city and
Sound ports since the rush North be
gan. The expedition is composed of 50
men and 500 pack animals. They ex
pect to reach Dawson City on or about
January 1, with '200 tons of provisions,
which will be sold to the reported half
starved miners at prices that will make
it worth the while of the promoters to
send in such an expensive expedition.
Colonel Nathan Smith, 'of British
Columbia,, is backing the enterprise,
having interested Eastern capital in
his daring scheme of bringing in food
to the miners, who will, "if accounts
are'true,. be very much in need of some
thing to eat. John E. Cameron, also
of British Columbia, will go with the
party and superintend tBe work.
The main expedition will leave on
the old bark Colorado, the recent ad
dition to the flt of the Washington &
Alaska Steamship Company. The
vessel has been chartered for the trip
to Pyramid harbor, where the overland
journey begins. , The Colorado will be
towed north by tbe tug Pioneer.
' The steamer City of Seattle took
about 30 men, who are to go into Daw
son with the expedition. They will be
landed at Pyramid harbor with their
personal baggage and will there await
the arrival of the Colorado.
The Colorado's cargo will consist of
600 cattle and horses and about 200
tons of provisions. It is on the latter
that-the profits of the expedition, if
there are any, will be made. An es
pecially large quantity of smoked meats
is being taken in, as well as other
things of which there is a known
shortage at Dawson.
From Pyramid harbor the expedition
will follow the old Jack Dalton trail to
the Yukon river, which will be reached
several hundred miles above Dawson.
They expect to complete the journey on
the ice, and if all goes well to arrive at
Dawson about January 1. They go
prepared to spend the winter on the
snow fields if they find they cannot get
to the river, and in case they have to
do so will push on as early as possible
in tbe spring. Several hundred sleds
are now being made for the horses and
oxen. Special dog sleds have been or
dered from St. Paul. The expedition
will start out with 50 large dogs, 80O
horses and 150 work oxen. Several
members of the expedition," including
Seattle horsemen,' have been engaged
for the past few weeks rounding up the
large number of range horses necessary
on Eastern Washington ranges. Small
and hardened cayuses, which are well
adapted to the extreme cold of the
North, are being "purchased. A num ber
have already been corraled and the
remainder will arrive in time to go up
on the Colorado. - The work oxen are
being purchased in the logging camps
on the Sound. Fully $150,000 will be
the cost of the expedition complete and
laid down at Dawson City.
There has been a great deal of diffi
culty in finding men with nerve enough
to undertake the trip, which will pos
sibly cost them their lives. Smith will
only permit men of experience to go on
the expedition, and has at last secured
50 miners, cowboys, horse herders and
mountaineers who are willing to take
the greatest possible risks.
The men are not being offered for
tunes to cast their lot with the . rest.
They are guaranteed $50 a month for
their time between here and Dawson
City, and their provisions while on the
road. Their outfit is furnished by
Smith. I
The risks taken by this party are
certainly very great, and there are
many old Yukoners who say there is
no possibility of their getting near
Dawson. It is considered dangerous to
drive cattle across tbe Dalton trail in
midsummer, when there is plenty of
grass and an open river at the end of
the journey, instead of an impassable
sheet of ice. The animals will have to
:arry . their own feed as well as the
stock of provisions that are to pay for
ill this if they can be transported to
Dawson. It is something that has
never been attempted before, and the
fate of tbe expedition will be watched
with great interest.
The Colorado was built in Boston in
1864. She has since been rebuilt, and
is 983 tons burden. The vessel will be
in charge of -Captain E. S. Morine on
the northern trip.
Purchasers Must Pay the Tax.
Laramie, Wyo., Oct. 21. C. T.
Wantland, land agent of the Union Pa
sific, says that purchasers of land from
the Union Pacific would not . be com
pelled to stand good for all ' taxes after
purchase Was made, but a clause would
be put in the deeds making purchasers
liable for any taxes that might be due
at the time of the transfer.
Hundred Mile Record.
London, Oct. 21. At the Crystal
Palace, James, of Cardiff, and Nelson,
of London, broke tbe world's tandem
record for 100 miles, covering the dis
tance in 3:26:00.
One State Office Moved to Tacoma.
Olympia, Wash., -Oct 21. The office
of the commissoner of public intsitu
tions was today moved to Tacoma. The
board of audit and control will con
tinue to hold sessions in this city.
. Two Miners Crushed to Death.
Denver, Oot. 19. A special to the
Republican from Crested Butte, Colo.,
aaysi Two miners were crushed to
death in the Colorado Fuel & Iron
Company's mine last night, just at
quitting time, by tbe falling of the
roof. One was an Italian named John
Pitoni, who had been in this country
but, a few months. The other was
Frank Nardin, a native of Tyrol.
- In some of the farming districts of
China pigs are harnessed r to small
vagons and made to draw them.
OREGON ROADS TRIUMPH.
Concessions on Both Sides, But the O.
It. & N- and O. S. L. Are Victorious.
Salt Lake, Oct 20. President Moh
ler, accompanied by Traffic Manager
Campbell and 'General Superintendent
O'Brien, left for Portland this evening
after a highly successful conference
with the Union Pacific and Short Line
officials. Since the arrival of the O.
R. & N. party on Saturday, the nego
tiations have been in progress, and to
day a complete understanding was
reached, and as a result the through
car service from Chicago to Portland
will be resumed at once. ; - .'
The fast-freight line of ; the Union
Pacific to Portland by way of Sacra
mento will be taken off, and the tariff
relations existing with the Oregon road
before the cancellation of September 23
will be fully restored. While conces
sions have been made on both sides, tha
net result is conceded to be a victory
for the Short Line and the O. R. & N.,
which have stood together in the fight.
The Ogdeh gateway is to remain 'per-
manently open, rnd the use of the Rio
Grand Western and its Eastern connec
tion by Odgen shippers, if they desire
it, is therefore assured. The conflict
which has now been brought to a close
arose from the opening of the Ogden
gateway and the admission of rivals of
thaUnron Pacific to the territory trib
utary to the Short Line and the O. R.
& N. and the agreement that the con
dition thus brought about 'shall con
tinue is regarded as a tiiumph for the
diplomacy of the two latter companies.
President Mohler's contention, as ex
pressed here today, was that all con
necting lines , should be treated -alike,
and this concession the Union Pacific
has been compelled to make. It was
also forced to yield to other conditions
exacted by Mr. Mohler. Its officials
had become very tired of the decrease
of business caused by its rupture with
the Navigation company and the Short
Line,- and seemed glad to be in a posi
tion to surrender and thereby renew its
bolb! on the traffic of the Northwest.
In the matter of the division of freight
charges, it is understood that the Union
Pacific secured concessions, the details
of which are for the present withheld.
Tbe terms of the agreement insures the
continuance in the Northwest field of
agents of Eastern companies benefitted
by the opening of the Ogden gateway.
Disclosures during the conference add
strength to the belief that the reorgan
ization of tbe Union Pacific will not
result in the abandonment of tbe inde
pendent organizations of the Short Line
and the O. R. & N. .
This ends the long and interesting
fight that has been waged since last
spring between the Union Pacific and
the Oregon Short Line over the opening
of the Ogden gateway, and from the
conclusions reached and announced, it
is quite evident that the Short Line,
aided by the O. R. & N., has gained its
point,, and that the Ogden gateway, wj 11
be kept open hereafter in addition to
the through service over the Union Pa
cific, which tho new agreement restores.
This is a victory, of decided advantage
to Portland, for'- it keeps open to the
Utah-Colorado lines 'this Nortwest ter
ritory, which previous to the little un
pleasantness, gave all. thwr business to
the Southern Pacific and advertised
California to the exclusion of Oregon
and the Northwest. v ,
FATAL BUGGY RIDE.
Horses, Vehicle aad Occupants Fell
From a Grade.
Marshtield, Or.. Oct 20. This after
noon about 4 o'clock, ex-judge Nosier,
his wife and daughter, and his son's
wife and baby, while driving from
Myrtle Point toCoquille City, met with
a terrible accident. They bad reached
a point about halfway to Coquille City,
and were driving around a high, rocky
point, when they met another ; team.
Judge Nosier attempted to back his
horses to one side of the road to allow
the other vehicle to ' pass, but tbe
horses became frightened and unman
ageable, and backed off the grade, fall
ing with the buggy and all its occu
pants about 35 feet
Mrs. Nosier was instantly killed, and
the judge's life is despaired of.
The other woman and the baby were
also badly bruised. ,
One of the horses was killed and the,
buggy wrecked.
ONE HUNDRED DEATHS. '
Ksw Orleans Fever Fatuities Have
Beached the'century Mark.
New Orleans, ' Oct. 20. Before 7
o'clock this evening the 100 mark of
deaths during the present period of yel
low fever prevalence had been reached.
When the board of health closed its
books last night there had been 93 fa
talities. Between last night and night
fall today, seven deaths were reported.
This century of deaths has occurred
among less than .900 cases that have
been reported in to the board since
early in September, when the first case
made its appearance in New Orleans.
Situation Is Bad.
Washington, Oct 20. The yellow
fever situation today, as reported to
Surgeon-General Wyman, was not fa
vorable, the disease having made its
appearance at Baton Rouge, where
there is one case, and at Montgomery,
Ala., both of which places heretofore
have been free from the disease. From
Montgomery; . Dr. Wyman's informa
tion is that four cases had been report
ed by State Health Officer Sanders.
Dispatches from other places show, new
cases and deaths as follows:
Mobile, six cases, one death. .....
Scranton, La., 12 cases.. . ..
Pasacougoala, Miss.-, two cases. .
Edwards, two cases, three deaths.
Cayuga, Miss , three ' oases, one
death. -
Chicago, Oct. 19. Fall weather to
day displaced the prostrating heaj; of last
week, i The ' drop in temperature was
general throughout the West and North
west. ; : - ,
To Protect Americans.
Washington, Oct 20. The state de
rJartment has recieved a . cablegram
from the charge d'affaires at Guate
mala City, stating that owing to the
extension of the present - revolutionary
movement into the eastern portion of
Guatemala, American interests in that
section and American citizens are en
dangered, and the presence of a war
ship is desirable. Accordingly, the
secretatry of the navy has sent instruc
tions to tbe Detroit, now in Florida
.waters, to proceed to Livingston, Guat
eigala, to protect American interests. .
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Coluhibia River Packers May
I Form a Combine.
M'GOVERN BACK OF THE MOVE
Canners Unanimously of the Opinion
That Some Steps Must Be Taken to
.' Maintain Beasonable Prices.
; Astoria, Or., Oct. 19. ri!or some
weeks past a movement has been on
foot having for its object the formation
of a combination among the salmon
cannera on the Columbia river, and dur
ing the past few days it has taken such
definite form that there seems to be no
doubt 6f its ultimate consummation.
; The proposed method of procedure,
whichjs comprehensive in its nature,
has been advanced by J. F.' McGovern,
of the ;firm of Delafield, McGovern &
Co. ,' of New York, who has spent the
past four ;. weeks in this city endeavor
ing Jo bring the cannerymen to view
the proposition 'in a favorable light.
He is now certain of success, having np
to date secured promises from six of
the canners, who have agreed to attend
a meeting to be held in New York city
some time in November.
It is proposed to start the organiza
tion with as many first-class canneries
as can be induoed to join, without of ne
cessity baring all; but the nature of the
organization will be such as to enable
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muse who uesir" o 10 cuuie in ancr
the organization has been perfected
and is in working order. .
f The capital stock will probably be
twice the j cost of the plants, which
shall be transferred to the company, to
gether with the labels, at a valuation to
be placed ton the same by . apraisers,
this appraisement to be made . by a
board to consist of five, two of whom
shall be disinterested parties and three
canners, and the board to alternate in
acting on each other's property, so as
to give each a fair appraisement. The
value to be placed upon the properties
by such a board of appraisement will
be basei on the actual value of the real
estate and property itself for the pur
poses for which it is intended, except
where it may be of greater vajue for
other purposes. In the latter Contin
gency, the higher value will take prec
edence. Owners of property so ap
praised wilU be paid for the same in
stock at a Value of 65, while in addi
tion to the suras paid for property a
fixed value 'will be paid iu stock to
each of thej canners for good-will,
labels, trade makrs, eta
The money necessary to'run the pro
posed combination until canned pro
duct has been placed on the market
will be forthcoming, and will be ad
yauced by Delafield, McGovern & Cc ,
In advocacy of the plan so outlined,
it is pointed out. that as the entire stock
of the company will be left, on the Co
lumbia river, the entire profits would
also be left there. ' .
With reference to the treasury, stock
remaining after- payment is made for
plants, properties, etc", would be used.
for such canneries as would want to
join after, organization has been per
fected, or sold from time to time, as
might be considered best. '
Mr. McGovern considers that no seri
ous objections can be made to the plan,
and any minor differences of opinion
can readily be arranged.
"The main point is to get the organ
ization started." he said. "Thousands
of dollars have been spent in the past
in efforts to bring the cannerymen to
gether with a view to perfecting some
sort of combination, but to no purpose.
Invarialby an apparent conflict of in
terests, or a conflict of opinion, has de
feated the aims of the intending organ
izers." 7 '
Samuel Elmore, who is at present in
New York city, is an enthusiastic sup
porter of the plan, and will probably
remain in the East until the arrival of
the other canners.
All of the packers here are fully
alive to the importance of taking some
steps to maintain or advance the pres
ent prices for Columbia river salmon.
They 'are almost unanimous in the
opinion that the only means by which
this object can be attained is by organ
ization. ' Even should any of the can
neries remain outside, an organization
embracing six or eight of the total num
ber could doubtless come to a satisfac
tory arrangement with those outside
to agree .upon a selling price for their
canned product. The canners combin
ing would place all goods for sale in
the hands of one party, thereby
strengthening their position and enabl
ing them to realize better results than
under the present cutting system.
' It. is more than probable that in view
of the active interest taken in the mat
ter by Delafield, McGovern & Co., that
firm will handle the goods packed by
tbe combination. Whether tbe scheme
results in bringing all the canners to
gther at first or not, it is considered
safeo assume that such an organiza
tion as the one proposed, even should
no more than six of the prinoipal estab
lishments combine, wouid eventually
result in a combination embracing
every cannery on the river, especially
since all interested in the business of
salmon -packing fully realize the incal
culable benefit that the 'Alaska Pack
ers' Association has proven to the
trade in Alaska salmon.
Hanged Himself in His Tent.
Seattle, Wash., Oct. 19. Swan Erick
son, a laborer, committed suicide this
morning at Maple valley. He was
found hanging to the ridge pole of his
trot His clothes were wet, showing
tbat he had first tried to drown him
self. Erickson had $145 on his body
when found. Temporary insanity is
assigned as the cause for taking bis life.
The first solid head pin was made in
England in 1824 by an American, Lem
uel W. Wright
Baby Run Over by Trolley Car.
San Francisco, Oct 19. As Howard
Wilgans, a child 2 years old, ran across
Harrison street tLis afternoon to join
his . sister at play, an electric car
knocked him down. When the car was
stopped, the 'baby's body was found
bleeding on the tracks,, with the bead
and right arm , entirely, severed, from
the body. The motorman was arrested
for manslaughter, but was released on
his own recognizance. - . ' "
'A cure for hicoughs is to draw in as
much : air as the lungs will hold, and
retain it j frag aa poasibiB. : . .
ENGLAND MUST TAKE THE LEAD.
Arbitration Matter Will Not Otherwise
- Be Revived. .
New York, Oct. 20. A dispatch to
the Herald from Washington says
Unless the British foreign office presses
the negotiations in connection with a
general arbitration treaty tbe matter
will not again be taken np by this gov
ernment Neither the administration
nor the British foreign office has dur
ing tha last three months shown any
disposition to expedite matters. De
partment officials declare ' that Great
Britain must be the one to revive the
subject if it is to be revived at alL . A
cabinet official says the president is
Itill desirous of securing a treaty cf
arbitration with Great Britain. Mr.
McKinley hoped that more interest
would be taken by Great Britain than
heretofore.
The authorities are apparently much
chagrined over England's action in the
Behring sea matter, in whioh al the
interested powers were to participate.
Had tbe general arbitration treaty ne
gotiated by the Cleveland administra
tion been approved the controversy in
regard to seals could properly be con
sidered by such a tribunal as proposed
by that convention, v
"Lord Salisbury would also be pleased
to have the treaty in force, for then he
could permit the sealing question to
be arbitrated and put out to Canada
that she was bound by the convention
to take such action. Now, however,
the negotiation of a general arbitration
treaty might be considered by Cana
dians as indicative of a desire of the
Salisbury government to play into the
hands of the United States.
Earl Li to Retire.
Tacoma, Oct. 20. According to Chi
nese advices just received, Earl Li
Hung Chang will no longer take an
active part in government. A native
correspondent writing from Peking says
that Li has been in ill health, though
it is not generally known. He is anx
ious for a rest. This will permit him
to relinquish his duty as grand secre
tary and minister of the tsung-li-yamen.
He realizes there are many reforms
which China must soon undertake if
she is to preserve her unity, and he
would like to have a part in carrying
them out Knowing, however, that
only a start can be made while he lives',
and that care and work will shorten
his days, he has decided to retire as
soon as possible to the quiet of bis own
estate in Anhin.
Sugar Beets in New Mexico.
Santa Fe, N. M., Oct 20. Industrial
Commissioner Davis, of the Santa Fe
railroad, and a party of capitalists are
examining into sngar-beet farms here.
They have found acres of beets weigh
ing from one to six pounds, which, ac
cording to analysis by the territorial
agricultural college, yield from 15 to 18
per cent sugar. '' They express surprise
that ' Rocky mountain valleys above
7,000 feet in altitude can show such
results.
' There is a project on foot to erect a
sugar factory here and Commissioner
Davis said his corporation will give it
all possible support. He says also that
it is probable that Eastern capital will
within a short time establish a large
sugar factory somewhere in the Cen
tral Rio Grande valley.
A New Catholic Policy.
New York, Oct. 20. It is reported
in high official circles that Archbishop
Corrigan has been negotiating with Su
perintendent Jasper of the public
schools for the affiliation of parochial
and public schools in this city. He
has offered, it is alleged, to turn the
Catholic schools with their 70,000
children, over to the municipal school
authorities, provided he is permitted
to give an hour's instruction daily to
the Catholic children of the publio
schools." This is the stipulation. He
makes no other, either as regards text
books or teachers. It is said many
other metropolitans are .anxious to
adopt a similar policy if it meets the
approval of the apostolic delegate.
A Phenomenal Freak.
.St. Louis, Oct. 20. A looal commis.
sion merchant has brought to light a
phenomenon, which is attracting the
attention of scientists here. While one
of the employes of the house was dress
ing a turkey he was dumfounded to
find in its interior a live, well-formed
young turkey as large as a full-grown
pigeon. It is perfect in every way, ex
cepting the head, which was attached
to the mother, and is a fatty growth.
The little turkey died as soon as it was
severed from its dead mother. " It was
preserved in alcohol and is now in the
collection of the Missouri medical col
lege, where it is attracting the atten
tion of the medical fraternity.
Walked in Front of a' Train.
Stockton," Cal., ' Oct 20. A tramp
believed to be J. Hefferman, formerly
of this city ,r was gro.und to pieces by
tbe 'Southern Pacific tram last night
at Castle switch. V When the' engineer
blew the whistle, the man looked back
and continued to walk along the track,
so it is supposed he deliberately com
mitted suicide.
Durrant Case Advanced.
Washington, Oct. 20. The supreme
court today advanced the argument in
the Durrant murder case brought here
from San Francisco, and set it for hear
ing November 15.
Made Spurious Coins in Prison.
Pittsburg, Oct. 20. Warden Wright
of Riverside penitentiary, has discov
ered tbat convicts have been manufac
turing counterfeit 50-cent pieces. He
has unearthed metal from which the
queer" money was made add molds
in which it was cast Tbe counterfeits
are magnificent specimens of the coin
er's art. The - counterfeiters had al
ready secured connection with outside ,
parties ana some oi tne oaa. .money is
now in circulation.
"Kip" Jefferson as a Preacher.
Boston, Oct. 20. For tbe first time
on record an actor has preached a ser
mon to. state prison convicts. Joseph
Jefferson is the man, and the prison
chapel at Charlestown was yesterday
brightened by the hearty presence of
the famous portrayer of "Rip Van
Winkle." Eight hundred prisoners
listened to the . address .which was de-.
voted to the subject of temperance.
London, Oct. 20. A dispatch from
Dantsic says Arthur Dux, ar young
journalist, was shot dead in a duel this
morning by a lieutenant of the hussars.
MOUNTING UPWARD
RECEIPTS UNDER NEW TARIFF
MAKING GOOD GROWTH.
.Enormous Imports Prior to Its Passage
Made First Receipts Light, But They
Are Steadily Ascending- Treasury
Receipts Larger Than Under Old Law.
. F.Tarsons, Special Correspondent.
Washington, D. The second
month of the operations of the Dingley
law proves extremely satisfactory to
treasury officials and to the friends gen
erally of tbe measure who have had an
opportunity or occasion to examine the
result of its operations. Treasury
receipts in this second month of its ex
istence, September, are" greater than
those of the second month of the Wil
son law, despite the fact that the Wil
son law found warehouses, docks and
foreign vessels waiting to pour in enor
mous stocks of foreign goods to add to
its earnings the moment it should come
into operation, and that the Dingley
law found conditions precisely reversed
and the country already flooded with
foreign importations. The receipts in
September, 1897, the second month of
the Dingley law, were 5ai,di,b44,
while those of October, 1894, the second
month of the Wilson law, were only
$19,139,240.
, "I think we have every reason to be
gratified with the operations of the law
thus far,"said Assistant Secretary
iiowen, oi , ine treasury department
"The receipts for September are grati
fyingly large in view of the conditions
under which the act went into effect.
As everybody knows the country has
been filled with foreign goods in the
few months prior to the enactment of
this law, yet the September - receipts
exceed twenty-one million dollars and
the deficit for September is but a trifle
over three millions. Considering that
the period which this covers is only a
few weeks removed from the close of
the long period of heavy anticipatory
importations, I think that the showing
is an extremely gratifying one.
"And justifies the belief which you
have formerly expressed that the reven
ues under the law will in time prove
sufficient to meet the running expenses
of the government?"
"Undoubtedly. I think there is no
question about that. I have believed
that by the end of the. calendar year
conditions will be such as to bring the
revenue of the government up to its ex
penditures and September's develop
ments certainly strengthen that belief
in my mind, and I think fully justify
it."
Not only are the earnings of the
Dingley law in its second month in ex
cess .of those of the Wilson law in the
corresponding month of its operations,
but tbe deficit is far less. The deficit in
the second month of the Wilson law
was $13,573,890, while in the second
month of tbe Dingley law it is but $3,
432, 717, or less than 25 per cent of that
of the second month of the Wilson law.
When the conditions under which the
two laws went into operation are com
pared, this showing of the earnings of
the new law proves very gratifying to
tbol ) desiring to see it bring the treas
ury1 again in a condition in which its
receipts will meet current expenditures
and enable a sufficient accumulation to
provide for ' the sinking fund which
has been untouched during the entire
period of the operations of the Wilson
law.
The growth in receipts since the new
law went into'effect has been steady
and . gratifying. The receipts of the
second month are 12 per cent in ex
cess of the receipts of the first month.
This growth is not only gratifying but
convincing as to its prospective earn
ing capacity when conditions become
normal. Tbe earnings during the sec
ond half of the month of August were
slightly in excess of nine million dol
lars; those for the first half of Septem
ber were a little above ten millions,
while those for the second half of Sep
tember were over eleven millions. The
figures in detail are aa follows:
Second half August. $ 9,345,692
First half September 10,309,990
Second half September.... 11,009,646
A study of the daily receipts during
the second month of the new law, Sep
tember, show a steady growth during
that month. Indeed, the receipts of
the closing ten days of the month seem
to have reached almost tbe normal
figures of the corresponding dates under
the Wilson law, being within a trifle
during the last ten business days of
September, 1897, of the earnings of the
Wilson law in the last ten days of Sep
tember, 1896. Here are the figures of
the last ten business days of Septem
ber, 1897, under the Dingley law com
pared with the last ten business days
of September, 1896, nnder the Wilson
- " ''. ; 1896. 1897.
September 19..$ 934,100 $1,431,306
September 21.. 1,083,953 770.081
September 22.. 880,195 874,536
September 23.. 741,504 771,689
September 24.. 655,463 . 728,869
September 25.. 675,739 557,942
September 26.. 948,543 1,232,397
September 28.. 1,191,851 587,107
September 29.. 713,386 799,988
September 30.. 887,297 938.694
Total..... ...$8,662,036 $8,722,109
While there is reason to believe that
the earnings of the month of October
will be an increase over those of Sep
tember, it cannot be expected tbat they
will be sufficient to meet the heavy ex
penses of this month, in which the
quarterly interest payment of the gov
ernment is made. The average deficit
in the month of October during the
three years' operation of the Wilson
law was nearly ten million dollars,
being in October, 1894, as high as
$13,573,800.
It almost exceeds 'belief that last
ear 800,000 visitors paid for admis
sion to tbe house in wrfich Shakespeare
Hved 300 years ago. Among the vast
throng of people 40 millionaires were
represented.. .: v
In France it is a punishable offense
for anyone to give infants tinder one
year any form of solid food unless such
be ordered by written prescription sign
ed toy a legally qualified medical mam
! The location r size and' ventilation of
bedrooms is of far greater importance
than of the other rooms of the house
PACIFIC COAST TRADE.
Portland Markets.
Wheat Walla Walla, 7980c; Val
ley and Blnestem. 82 83c per busheL
Flour Best grades, $4.50; graham,
$3.70; superfine, $2.50 per barrel.
Oats Choice white, 83 34c; choice
gray, 31 32c per bushel.
Barley Feed barley, $19 20; brew
ing, $20 per ton.
Millstuffs Bran, $14 per ton;
middlings, $21; shorts, $15.50.
"Hay Timothy, $1212.50; clover, .
$1011; California wheat, $10
do oat, $11; Oregon wild hay, $9
10 per ton. , -
Eggs 20c per dozen.
Butter Fancy creamery, 4550o;
fair to good, 85 40c; dairy, 25 85c
per roll. .
Cheese Oregon, llo; Young
America, 12c; California, 910c per
pound.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $2.00
2.50 per dozen; broilers, $1.502;
geese, $45; ducks, $34 per
dozen; turkeys, live, 89c per
pound.
Potatoes. Oregon Burbanks. . 35
40c per sack; sweets, $1.40 per oental.
Onions Oregon, new, red, 90o;
yellow, 80o per cental.
Hops 815o per pound for new
crop; 1896 crop, 6 7c.
Wool Valley, 14 16c per pound;
Eastern Oregon, 7 12c; ' mohair, 20c
per pound.
Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers
and ewes, $2. 50 2. 60; dressej mutton,
5c; spring lambs, h per pound.
Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $4.50;
light and feeders, $34; dressed, $5.50
6 per 100 pounds.
Beef Gross, top steers, $2.75 8;
cows $2.50; dressed beef, 45c per
pound.
Veal Large, 45c; small, b 6c
per pound.
Seattle Markets.
Butter Fancy native creamery,
brick, 2325c; ranch, 1015c,
Cheese Native Washington, 10
12c; California, 9c. '
Eggs Fresh ranch, 26c
Poultry Chickens, live, per pound,
hens, 10c; spring chickens, $2.50
3; ducks, $3.50 4.
Wheat Feed wheat, $27 per ton.
Oats Choice, per ton, $21 22.
Corn Whole, $22; cracked, per ton,
$22; feed meal, $2223 per ton.
Barley Rolled or ground, per ton,
$28; whole, $22.
Fresh Meats Choice dressed beef,
steers, 6c; cows, 5c; mutton sheep,
6o; pork, 6c; veal, small, 6.
Fresh Fish Halibut, 4c; salmon,
4 5c; salmon trout, 8o; flounders
and sole, 4; ling cod, 4 5; rock
cod, 5c; smelt, 24c.
San Francisco Markets.'
Wool Choice foothill, 8 12c; San'
Joaquin, 6 months' 57o; do year's
staple, 78o; mountain, 10 12c; Ore
gon, 12 14c er pound. :
Hops 11 14o per pound.
Millstuffs Middlings, - $2022; ,
California bran, $15 15.50 per ton.
Onions New red, 70 80c; do new
silverskin, 90c$l. 10 percental.
sBntter Fancy oreamery, 27 28c; do
seconds, 2526c; fancy dairy, 23 24c;
good to choice, 20 22o per pound.
Eggs Store, 16 25c; ranch, 84
37o; Eastern, 1521; duck, 20o per
dozen.
Cheese Fanoy mild, new, 9 Jo; fair
to good, 7 8c per pound.
Potatoes New, in boxes, 30 90c.
Citrus fruit- Oranges, Valencias,
$1.508;Mexican limes, $33.50;Cali
iornia lemons, fancy,$2. 50; do common,
$12 per box.
Hay Wheat,$12 15; wheat and oat,
$11 14; oat, $10 12; river barley,
$78; best barley, $1012; alfalfa,
$8 9. 50 clover, $8 10.
Fresh frnit Apples, 60 75c per
large box; apricots, 20 40c; Fontain
bleau grapes, 20 30c; muscats, 20
35c; black, 30c; tokay, 2580o;
peaches, 25 50c; pears, $11.40 per
box; plums, 85 40c; crab apples, 20
35c.
Unique Honor to a Woman.
The only woman who ever received
the freedom of a Scotch city is Miss
Jessie MoKie, of Dumfries, who re
ceived this honor in company with Mr.
Balfour, first lord of the treasury, from
the mayor of her town. This signal
distinction has been bestowed on her as
a mark of the respect and gratitude of
her fellow citizens for her efforts to
improve and beautify the town of Dum
fries. As there are only two other
lady burgesses in the United Kingdom,
Rhe inhabitants of Dumfries could
hardly have chosen a more flattering
method of conveying their appreciation
of Miss McKie's genegpsity.
, Miss Lettice Ilben, who has this
year obtained a first-class in the Ox
ford final-honors sohool of modern his
tory, is a daughter of Sir Courtenay
Ilbert, K. C. S. I. "The early years of
Miss Ilbert'8 life were spent in India,
but on the return of Sir Courtenay
Ibert to England to take np the post of
assistant parliamentary counsel Misa
Ilbert became a pupil at the Baker
street High school. In 1893 Miss
Ilbert passed the higher examination
of the Oxford and Cambridge joint
board, and in the following year she
went up to Somerville College, Oxford,
where she obtained the Margaret Evana
prize. Not satisfied with her brilliant
career at Oxford, Miss Ilbert has de
cided not to . rest on her laurels, and
has just beep' elected to studentship at
the London School of Economics.
New Electric Locomotive.
A new electrio locomotive, the Fusee
(Rocket), has been turned out by the
Cail Works for the Paris-Havre line,
says the New York Sun. . It can draw
600 tons at tbev rate of 36 miles an
hour, 250 tons t 66 miles an hour, and
without any load can make 75 miles an
hour. ' The locomotive weighs 126 tons
and its tender 50 tons. It is practical
ly a stationary steam engine of 1,408
horse-power, setting in motion the electro-magnets
that drive the dynamos.
' Courageous Students.
Seven Yale students passed their
summer vacation by serving as conduc
tors on a New Haven trolley-car line.
The superintendent says they were the
best conductors he ever had, and they
were not members of the football eleven
at that - -. - : : - . -
What Does This Mean?
Things are arranged nowadays so that
a newspaper- can have any kind of an
expression of opinion good, bad or in
different Confirmed on aptication.-
L Petaluma Courier. ; ;
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