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About The Eugene City guard. (Eugene City, Or.) 1870-1899 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 31, 1892)
1-1 IJ MIS ERA L CUt STY. A Committee Report a Hill fr Creation, also Frriteui Argu ment la Favor of Kew l.ouuty. At a cittti mecclng held I" Cot tage Orove, December It. to de termine lb boundaries of a new enmi ty, a committee mi aplutcd t make a statement to the taxpayer a to the advautagva and cncilt to ac crue U the rctlcnta of the pmcl nw county, should such county In formed: Therefore, the committee submit herewith a a part of their re port Um bill to b presented to tin" h-g-lalatur at tb next aeaslou. Ut U JTitoHnl 6jf ! I!uMii tmWy f A .S(oi of Ortiym. hectlnn I. That all that portion of Laue and Dnuglo timiili.n In the state of Oregon, and Included within the following described boundaries he and lh same I hereby created and oiynlMxl into a m-iwrato county by the nam of Mineral, to-wlt: Begin ntug at th townhlp corner, between township 21 and 'ii H., and llaiitfc 0 and 7 ,W., Willamette Meridian, thence Ol 12 mile, thence houth tulle, thence Ym to summit of Call punla mountains, fVtice In a Houtb easterly course following said "" tnttto or near 'F -wiishlp corner of Townships' J audV M.. flange I aud 2 W., them Houth to Township cor lier of Tnwnlilt i and 31 H., lUngc j nu .i.. I mltoftln('aleiiicHint na, '""T'-' 1 iul 2 V.. llif n Kant to th sum- loiliiwiog It-r uiiiiiii- .w " - " I mouulaliia all inllen, thence following the BUiuiuit of the CallMMia inouu-t-lna H mile" to the dlvhle between the Middle Fork of the Willamette river i : tlow river, thetnQ following aid divide III aonnwexieriy onl ill a'orthweMcrly dlreo i Int'-ftloii Qr lUnge line LaiiKti 1 and WQ In Town- t Ion o the ine hlo isj H.. thenoe North to tlQNorth e-t corner of rtection 'J4, Townnhln 1 !. H-n. 2 W.. W. M.. thence Wvr Cj mile, thence Houth 15 UiiUw to tht H r Mining. THettlo 14 provide that the county r-)A 11 1 aubject to the Ijwa ami rextrio UoiirVverulng other counties; Wyt tb; Qvernor ahalO apiM.Int couTrty iLWr to bold oftlce until the general eleetlon In lm. n lOellon provide that Cottnge(Mve aliaitie the teinpo()-y county anil (Tnd at the general election In Is'the queation of the location of Jlc county mQ. ali.11 be ulmiliul to the elector, 4m, "0Jortt7 ot t,,e vt n?" iuliil lor a choice. ration 4 providiw that the new county rjCll be entltUxJrfo n-pri-Sittvtise aud oneClate !iii4?tr. lO. lion & tirovbb-a tlfV the county cjr. of Laue and IkuiKlaaG11' ""lke incrWit of the dellmiuent taxe on ml K-rOnal nrota-rt y within the in (J county from tlyyoll of IWC ami .i.. il.....fll l .l.l.. to Miin.rml llicijuirilll'i J - V HIV 1 1 I' I" " ' VJVa the amouut of the tate tax due from M property within the new county. Tlfti, traucrliiUof wilt lc tf) tVtli 'n Ci ltPTl wiiinty air ill tw made ami fi.rj.iMheii the o.'iera thereof, at the expenxe of Mlu err;, county. TQ tlon 6 aud 7 provide that Min eral county hall lie at bed to the 2ud Judicial dlatrlct, tbaTcircuit iurt ahall be held on the aecond Molidny of June and Dcccmlier. County court flrat Monday of July, (VtoUr, Jauu aryfVid April. KoiuHand 9 prorlde tly the tfnO Judge ahall htvlve a autarv of .!jiOyear and county treaurer UW per year. Hivtion 10. The county of Mineral, Qlthln one year after It orgnulxatlou by tbeapMiiitmeiit of it olllcem, a lierel pnivlUitl, hQ tuwuine and pay totliecountlcof l-aneand Dougla a liOt prtjiortlon of the lndebtelnei of TCpQud I0gla coumlw, after jb duciing therefrom the value of the ytj lie V7"-rty of Lane and Ihiuglnacouii t JwTand the county Judgea of l.ane, If5 and MlneiQI countle are ucre bytpilntedQUrd to detenu i lie the VhOof'icli uroiiertv aud the amount of IniblOlueiMCo be limned by aalQ mineral couuty. Haid Judgj aliB.T rjl al llie county mrs i uiueeouiiiy oTithe first omir.v luCprll !, or 1 Jlllin leu uav uienyiwr aim inTi-i itli iOi wurS ml lAiipn ootiiiilcnd nyfttr rn "'I'O1 ol 'neirconcijioii, In triplicate, wiiu the clerk ofMlJiiie, bCVV-iBiiil Mineral countle With in thirOday after the Mirtj of such report lu Mineral county, either coun ty may appeal from the decision of said trd to the circuit court of.I.aue iwtnty by serving a notice of Sr(i-al Uon the clcrAof the other counlic; Uin perfecting the Imiie In said cir cuit court either county may uand a clfJig of venue to any other fflunty of the Seuuiid Judicial dixtrict of the state oJDre&Ai which ifjy lie agreed Uoii fUd countle, of In the eveut of tVeirdliiagrt'einetit, which may be de iguated by the Judge of said district, the trial nis.yje by Jury and the Judg ment rendered may be enforced a other Judgment against countle; if the county appeallnr fail to recover a more favorable Judgment than the finding of said board by at least f'-iaJ it shall pay the cost of the appQl. If n apeal l taken by either iuiity w IS In the SO day alove provideil, tftv finding of said boanl shall I conclu sive. The said county Juiljjm consti tuting aald board shall receive for their service the sum of f3 -r diem for each day actually employeil In work for which they are apMilntel, and n-LUwgt-at the rata of ten cent per m.vi giv lng to sQl returning from UkiJ couuty seat of Bttid Ijine county, and such ex- Knse aliall l borne equally by ljine, Mirla and Mineral couulii. Section V'nd 12 provide that the county Judiref Mineral county shall let the contract af transcribing all rec ord of I.ane and IKhikU atl'ectlng real estate In the new county to the lowest reMnslble bidder. That it proportion of the school fund be paid to the couuty treasurer. ' rVctloii 13 and 14 regulate fc- of .. T 'V . . I . ... t.. thesherirT and clerk. Tug Cwx!itti::' Amirir.T. In C' M,r"l',,w',' new no oug aud expensive Will evwr i neetun. ve question If there I a county lit fVci.t ern Oregon the Ue of the prViswd countv that niiuirw a small a num ber of'btrge briilgiw. Still, If the coun ty I formed, wr believe the bridii will be built viM-re actually necitiil. Tlie amount -iit, l-Vi,""!, n ne bridire near the cminty seat or une county would build ail the bridge in couiiiy, the llmt colUvt-d Uing payat.fji,,,,,! SuiH rintendenlO l.lki il. iu.iMMnMiii Hlu Ikillirwl k - ' .. - ( the UfW counly for years to come. i In the new county there will be no ! Ion and exiensiv rnaula to const nm 1 to remote sHtlcmciil. It I practl ttcallva valley county, and. while' there Is much umlcvclo-d country, w lint will bu for the Interest of one mrt of the county will equally ctlect i In- w hole county ) The entire county w ill Improve In an opinl degree. There w 111 lie li lurne toW lis to over shadow tbtf whole county, r It will be a county of funnel mid they will con trot county altulr. Ill large coulllte ring are formed and the whole county l tnXel for the benefit of a email orlloii. The fi-eaax Ilxed III the above bill are a reduction uu an avemKu l M ty H-r v uL of Utt jild at in-ent In the old CoUlllli-". Then-foW tfieeHlluiiite tt Klren hennfter of the exeti- of eoiilut'tliiir the altikln of the new coun ty utv fi thwoiiiiloii of the comniiltiv more liittii aunlt'ieiit to coiillnu thee tlniule Klvcn. Wllhlii the lliulty;f Iho roiiM.-d county of "Mliierl"'-.oere I by a con ervatlve luiate not ! thuii one million dollar of Uxuhle iniierty. There U twftity-avveu and oiu-hulf liillea of rallroud Irnek, aim two tele Knipll tinea nilililliK the Clltl le Hjth of the mllroud. Uy a n-eeiit-lit ii-loii of the Mittrviue court of the Ute, mil road luliil buve Imi-ii iQle taxable, aud umler that decree tne NHitbern rai llb rallroud have agreed to ;ay taxea Mall their laud at about an aveniKe tux valuation ol vctit v-liv doium lor every nuiniriM aTv. juere i, u,ut one huudn-l thoiOC1 of n rullmod luiid wllhln them llinit. To ahow that one million dolliOl b.iii're tlmii a ul!iciciit amount of tuxa S.w pnTty to aucceiiofully carry on L'-hc Kovernineiit of a county, we name iie UxC'le iroi rty of certain cihiii- tie In Oregon taken from the tate treasurer' riort of Isyo, muxIoii luw IMH: Coluinb 1 1 Co., taxable value '.V.,hl'. " " ' 4l,Ud " " " Mt7,4"i"J " ' " 7T1.0T1 " " " Kim ,w urry Millliaui eilillie Malheur Hherilioll " " ";t,4iH TilluiiKMilc " v- " 6nl,7m Wallowa " ' " 7i,4IH The altnvv countle are all In Ruccm ful ooerntioii ami their people are iro"hVu and contented. The Mate riiln-ull count lc to levy a certain tax for Mate ami achool pur Ixmc. Thexe laxe mut lie iaid and there will be no dillercuce to the tax "iyO w het her tAyy are reldeutH of a new (Junty or n-Waiu in the old coun Ilea, tne nQe rate of tutc und achoi tax w ill taMcvlcil. The probnblu exetiw ht year of the proponed new county will ho a follow: County Juilife (.'mo ( 'omit v Coiiiuiinxloner Si Hlierlli'lprin. conieliMiUoii fi-csl... 'Jt '"lll i;ouiity t lerK L-IKI 4ili) A i in n ir.. Coroner (fee only) hiiH-k linie'tor " Hurvevor tprin coin p. ftr , Jury fie, uiileaue two term... Wit lie fee ami mileage rauficr fa,. pai Nil 44 HI Total Add . nT iiQ. for colililigell' lie , ,7l Total XMiie tl.l'd F.xchislve of state aii'i.-x hcNil taxe a tax of ten mills oM the projs-r-whlch nuiHt be paid by all aNeMnhlo pnipcrty in the stnle within the limit of thi pro posed county will yield an nnuiiul revenue of ten thnu-ud dollars. As the estimated eicnM of the pniMised county will be fA'.'W aud adding M iht cent for Qitlngcncii, which I a liberal fVlt i e, the total ex "! of the oiuntyM ill be H,M, w iVrl li will leave a fund of t-'i,h'.sl to be appMprlut ed for the building of nmiU, brUki-s ami public impnU'mcut. Coinp.v-.-Illg these llgures Qli thnil U-lilM rii-ived In the post by M.- Sfixpayer if the pnipoMil new county, from 'the old couiiliea, it is rendily seen that It is tothc lutere! of all eoiiivrned that strenuou ell'ort should Is made to ellccl this ;inwt desirable divUion. The lliiaminl statements of the state treasurer for the post eight ycnO"'" that the smaller count it of the stute have made a greater per crtit of In-cn-ae of taxuble propcrtyQ linn the larger eon nt ic. - Hv Mild statements, TillitmontMll IHfci had 114.1.1 of taxable property, in ixm the taxable prois-rty had In creased to f-'iUl, r.W, all Increase of 312 1st cent. JoHfplUoe comity l:i IvO, had Ml.'i.ia2 orVAxable proiN-rty In lyS. IT;",0?.i, lucrease of I4tl srceiit. CoTiimbla county in ls' bad 3!T,'iI0 of taxable prois-rty, In Iwm, $!nVi,tll, an lncr(ye of 1;I7 per cent. Dunnu the same -rlod Ijine county Increasetl In taxable valuation only 'M percent., lKiugloa county Increms-Vvy jr ivnt. It can be dcmoiistratiHl, the lurp'r the couuty, the greater the exicue iu proportion to the county buslne irausacteil. Iu all coun tic certain of ficer mrft salaries, other are mid by fee of Milch lilileaioi at the rate of ten cent per mile Is one of the greatest expelisea to the taxpayer. In all crini Inal comw, this MiU rjr' hiQo l paid by the county iWd the lurgT the chmQ ty the creater the mlh-nire. Theirraod and rvtit Jury must I-summoned fnun all pViUofJ he couuty, and Iu oa btrve ctMiutie aUane and'lHiugla the court cxih-iim for mileage are very heavy a ewry taxyer know . There la no economy lu the adminis tration of atlair in' large couutii-a. They must bavrMnnre ami cotlv court houses, coslfug fnuu fJ(l,iaj to Ui,tm, expensive tails, luxuriously flttifl olllc-s nd blk'li prbvd county oltlclul. The great revenue of larire counties beget a ns'klellesof exiM-mli- ture for cost lyv-'.-rid).'' and other InQ provriuenl liKlie ui-ar vicinity of tUv, MHiuty seat. Th"liJcctloii that mav 1 urv--l by many-thai theetlmate or ctHiuty ex-rs-neare Insutll.i. nt, are uiifiHiudtsl. The tax lis vers timve Imivliifona l-n county aecuMoiimi to ylng extravagant sal hrtili.i' rie and fn, creatly iu i xccm of the Kill iinouutf' MUirvd to secure coui'tent ' ntsou kVeouduct the afluir of thej I county, ami m-t reeklowexpemliturew ' of ciHiuty otUcUtls, thereforeit ialmst I luisawlble for tyer to renlite the) fact that theoHinty government can he admlnilerel on au economical basis and at small eitu e. Uesulnnit I he above reirt to tlie i laxvful consideration of th tax-jieyer j of Ijiiib and Dougl oountlet mldlnir w H hlu the proptl new county of Mineral," fclln)t aanrl that they will U-llvvr that the lutenwUof the lax inyer, only, of the new county, have u-eii .iiplf. red and that the o-)er-atlon of all lax-yera will he heartily riven to the enactment of the roioed bill. Hlgncd: AU. Hpark, Clialnnan. K- 1. liMMHt, tM. WllfptfcTT, II. t'. VtATt II, 1. I'. Ill KTO.H, 1A,V. C-ornmltt. N. II. Maktim, j. r. ci HiiiM, J. ('. HTorriKn, V. V. ihn.i hv, tiimsTMAS EXKEHSF.H. Tlii rVxllvai Ikranlon A pnropr lately I clrbrat-iiy tba Clin re lie. IwllT Oaaid, Dm. tL. The ChrUtma vxerclm- of the dif ferent chiirvhc were nioatly held on Siiturdav evening except the llaptiU, who hail a tree with an appropriate r:raiiiiuvoii Friday night. At the CumlwrUiiiL-d'nwbyUjrlatt church wn an unlf fiJture in the way of a Dutch windmill. In charge of a inilicr which grouud out the ire-etitOr-'Jie liictiilx r of the Mubbath nchooi. At the l'.plHcopal church an excel lent prnKrauiincQa rred Id coii iicctloii with a iiw laderf with pre eut. TlO""'v 'all',t 'lety lield a yule tide MM-lal In Ithlnchart' new pa.ior . . I 1. t. .1 I I - I. I...II. ai w men inej imu oni Hitw. dy goMl were for aale. Kach lady rt'J ,w-d a prenent.Qit llie oniy pnie oi SntJl loQiitliQtuS;'" t"T thedand- noineoi tme ami was iuru j iu hteven. The Kln.1 ClirlOu church bad a tree ami an enjoyablj programme while the Mount' 1111 ChrUitiatl church had an Imitation of NoalT Ark aa a receptacle for preneiita In oon ncetlon with their progrVjinieQ The Huuday miiool of CTie KiWl Iiv byterlan church had liiterexllng Chrituiaexercbieand three tree. At the I'nited llrvthreu church an appnipriate igrninme waa accouipa niiil l y a ChWtnia treat for the mem ber or the Hablotll achool. At the Catholic church waa erected a Mructurc xlmlliir to the one which contained the manger of Chrlt'a birth and thi waa U-autlfuItv decoded with prcMcut Uh Inaide and out. The at Qw Qre V re alo very ap-propriuu- to thi occasion. At tho M. F church Saturday aftcr iiooii w aa given to charitable purpose In a .winner similar to that of the pul HeM sAoUtheday prevloua. TJj""" trlhutloii were abundant and Tlppro pi late. Yetcrduy the imstor of the various ehurchc pntuiied sermon particular ly couimcuinratlve of thi fwOval oo eimion both morning tQlHvenlug. ThcQ were made uuumially Intermt liiir orsoiiiv of the churches uy thvyd ditioii of a Hiiccial musical or prale er vbv. llevlvl. O Q Dally (iusnl, Dre. 27. The revival at the McthodlO l'Un h constantly IncQise In Interest. Christmas dav fuiTy fit) wcr at the altar seeking a higher life and thirteen were converted. There waa a great crow d lust tilKht and the Interest Q-aa Inteliw. The presiding elder, ItT-v. John rarsonQ preached a masterly sermon. It oiio not be ald when the meeting will clooe. Forty-two have Is-eii convertiil. Many of thoeo have n-mainetl for Our at the altar. Ureat soleuiiiity retts on the audience. No w hl-iKTlng or laughing Is seen. Kveryone feel that this work Is not of iiihii." I jist night thymstor of the I. 11. aud C. I. churcheAAero there and many of their member. Kveryone ft vis at home and the mtor constant ly rcmlmb) the V"l,,e 'I'1' this U not a MethHit meeting but for all. Con. ballruuanl D. 21 Ht Ki'. Attorney UeortQ R this tuorQig commenced airulnst John Maxwell in Klnsey's court for t'S0. Porrl a suit Justice Mr. Doriis and associate some time simv got Maxwell out of a bad craie, the will cas, and now that party refuse to pay for the service so valuable to him. Maxwell seems to have little gratltuile. and the court will compel him to disgorge the mon ey, although he ha deeded all hi proierty to hi wife. IIayakd Haxdy's Latixt. Tlie New York Journalist contain the fol low lug: ", new paper was started In Portland a week ago by a man by the name of Handy. It waa called the Srtator. Handy furnished the ex perience and J. P. FulliQ the capital. One issue wa got out, ai then Mr. Handy skipped, leavlug tt. Fuller In tMMCMiioii if the exneiusm aud bad ly Handy-capped." Jfj la the IndiviiW unl whnirot up ths lliJtrated cdltloW of the lleglster. (J Hi IxjfKi Fatau Sunday' Allny Herald says: New wa re ceived here yesterilay that Iter. M. O. Llpm, who was hurt by the falling awning at Corvalli on Wednesday had died from hi Injuries. Thi I t W first fatal result reported from the storm. Q Vmlij UiuM. Dm. Tl. A CiiKKEcrio!. Yesterday we stat el that Mewr F. . Dunn and AL Hampton bad funnel a partnership and wiiuld omi a penersi merchandise store in KuK-ne. This I a mistake. Mr. lhinn wilLbestile proprietor of the new store, whi.J.jr. Hampton will be hi chief clerk. They both go rant to buy the stock of good. rally Uaud. IM. 17. At tiik Kivtcic Tli river yester ilay evening rose quiet rapidly for an hour or two, since which time It ba Uvn rrx'eiUiiif. The highest atfe in dilated by the guagw wa 11 fcelaUive low water mark. Married.- At I- residence of R. L. Wlllmighby In thi city Monday even ing, IVcenitirr il, Mr. John and Mia Deli Ryan, Iter. Bate oCldatiug. Young IL L. JESSIE ASU RA5KIE. O AMoiher'atuiwervlnflovt for tot Wifnard Danfbtrr. IWland Sunday Welomie. Till I my bal' aud I am goln to hav her. I will work aud .larva but that man shan't liav ray child. TVy stole tli other from me and ruined her. and now they are try'" to tak my Jesale, but I won't let them." Such wa the pltous pleading of a heart brokeu woman. It wa au affecting picture that the news Klsirter eioked upon In the ante mom of Die court room of the police court Tuesday afternoon. Tlie ceutral figure was a tall care weni woman of forty year. Slttlug on her lap, with her head nestled close to a mother' heart, was her youngest daughter, while weeping at her feet, bitterly weeping, waa an elder daughter and the luccliiig of th three in such place w. one ur-roumh-dwith more thaiiNumal aad Dcs. Tlie tle faced woman wa Mr. lluh, the other, ber two way ward daughtet who had left mother and came here to lead a life of folly. Jessie, the younger of the girl came here from Kugene throe week ago In company with Lulu Dmlson a girl, AMWit.li A IIKItfELK And both were arrested and placed In the Itcfuge home. Iat summer Jes sie had become acquainted with John Ilucklev. a notorious character who sought her ruin and wn she waa ta ken In cliarge by the officer of the Boy's aud Uirl' Aid Society she wa found In the saloon where her lover wa employed a burkce'r. It wa an easy matter for him to gvt the g1 out of the Itcfuge, under the loose man agi'iuent, aud ThuradQ of last week he did , taking her t Vancouver In coniiany with Mauser Iwls, (leorge Power and Dob fjraham. Tiu-re they wQ- marrOl by Justice SmslgrQ, Buckley stating the girl wa nineteen yetofage, compelling her to sub stantiate He, and the Justice seek ing Mly hi fie, tied the nuptial knot that lied the child to an unscrupulous and cowardly villain. IMurnlng to Portland be forced the girl to take her abode yyOtorlous brothel for a few days atSf then took her to a room In the Artlt house, on Third stnvt. On last Monday monilng after recovering FROM A UHt-NKKX HKUAl ( II. 1 threatened to kill her and fear lng he would do so she caused hi ar rest, told Pr story In the jsillce court and the Inhuman monster wa placed under $10oO bond to keep the peace. yiable to glJ!ie bond liucklQ I now In Jail aua will stay there during the pnwent term of the circuit court, aud his wif(Jia gone wilier mother.. She say It I ber desire to go hack to her old home in Dakota and live with a brother there, but It I doubtful If such intention Is honest on her part, as, although youngQ years, she lias got atonWiftliO lldlifu she started upon and without the restraining in- fluetice of a moiQ-r her f ly to be foreseen. MrS? 1 future is plain Hush and her two daughter came to fftveon three years ago from Webster, DskQi, and before leaving there the wa called up on to pas through a lmllarexpcrlence with her daughter, Mary Francis Bush, who Ta stolen away from her home by a man named Qfiarlt Dav ids. She and her husband, came to Portland and made their hffl.e in AlQ bina where he got work In a mill aVx m.y - . a x .. a a . f)0 a month, w hlle she did house work for their hoard. It was but a short time a arriving here that Davids de veloped a tendency to seek the COMPAXV or OTKR WOMKX, Neglecting hi Qife and refusing to provide for her iu any way, all the money he received belli it auuandered on thiOomen hetO'dated with. In dire dlstres the woman sought it 0 Uk- nuvy a living us Ut she could, lng il washing, in order to provide clothing for her unborn babe, and was so engaged up to the little one's birth. Seven months more of continual abuse followed, when she determined to leaf the utiKQcful man, and from thj time t raige liusii has tieen following a sporting life, taking up flnit th a gambler named Homlberg, then with other and at all times idling a pre carious existence. Todsysheis with out a dollar and without a real frleuU k save the heart baAten mother, whoO still a lint's lore Q- u erriiQ child Jut 1 unable toQroviila for tier, belngotally without mean herself. On Tuesday she surrcrQcred thecust dr, bet infant to th Boy's and Girl' AKsoclety, and a home will probably be found for IL She I now occupying a room on First street, ill health, without the mean or rROtTRI.VU A MEAL, q Save through tiO kind nes of Other and bitter Indeed must be her refj tion as she view the past and sees i.rw imp ...i.1 i ; r . i. it..... t j Ml.. jUUII ,IIV UM urvu UUHICU And yet, ivl as I the story of these girls, it brcy no means an uncommon one ber In Portland. It 1 becoming an Incident of almost every day life, and the wonder Is that parent can be so remiss In their duties aa to stand Idly by and f their ?ung daughters go ing headlong to ruin. There has been a score or more of such case brought to the attention of the authorities but it seems a though nothing could be dona to tare thsm. The half I not o ...i i i nubile nrirfU: society wcnsj care Uttl that such a condition of affair exist In Its midst, et not a week passe but what totm young girl Just budding Into womanhood U forc ed to fly In disgrace from home, where, had the pmper Influence been eierted, and the surrounding made more pleasant, many an aching heart thi fhrWrna day would be bounding with pleasure and the sunlight of hap piness brlgliteneifnor than one deso late botm ramus NEGROES. Four Killed and Several Badly Wounded. Others Dssssrais l ight at a Paaca. Dover, Ky Dec 27.-A1 a danoe at the home of Oter Green, colored, a terrible and fatal shooting and riot oc curred, a the result of a dispute over a trifling rnatt0 In th general melee four negroe were shot Iluth Field was wounded with a shot gun by Green and I dying. Preen' Inten tion wa to ahnot ChVrle Whaley, anUhe vCnan stcpiied In the way to profect Wbaley. The latter wa after ward dangerously wounded. Charles Perry got three bullet In hi body, and another negro wa fatally shot Green' house was stoned, the win ilnuCknd door broken. Ci"eac oftlcM who attempUxWo arrest the ilotefQ met with realaUnce and a large num ber of shot were exclianftxl, In which a number were wounded. ThtMoters Anally escaped TUESDAY, DEC27. CounterfeltPj plecea reported In cir culation. It. .hbcrle are reorted plentiful iu Portland. Dr. Bmllcy wiabletobe about the street a hort time today. Newport 1 to haQaweefccJr paper again In the near future. Johu Holtyid brought a couple of I nails of dn(ed hogs to town totfcy. Dr. J. W. McAfee, aged 09 yy. a plomsT physician, died at Salem, ChriJlQ day. U Jailer George Croner I moving hi household good into the residence por tion of the county Jail. Thirteen of delayed J"flttern mail were received .t the Eugene pet- office by last night' overland train. It wa in the blockade of the union Pacific railroad, which wa raised yes terday. rQirmont NotA The X'maa -e wa a sucoes. Falnnouut If a woman bwimltb. The atone quarrie are to be worked extensively theoming sson. Tlie business of ou? prvjuce ha doubled since It wty flrat established, eluhtfVi month Kin. . Tie exercl9 of the literary cliW given every Satiety evening at the hall, afford iatructiveunueiuent for our young people. Theellln97hooli anU attn:lPe fi-aturea, a $11 c$n vnicn niers oil r ruifl v avruiud. suiv Tery mueh ,nlerwL The public dinner riven by the tdle on ChrltiEUy iD frijoyed by about one hundred and fifty pe?ons, after OilchB-r. Riddle delivered an AbleandlntcnAingfllrmon. Xotwli- BUliluiii iuq iui;iV4uviiti f cbuici hue programm'Srji thoroughly plfjn to the participants. Q QVEprRO, Dec 27. ThoufiC of people from the City of Mexico gnd other cities are In attendance at the most successful Christni) coding nfjns and bull fights. 11 the lading bull-flghters of Mexico display their proweQ In try; fights cf Mif.lco. Three bandllliros were severely gored yidJn for the nlitht. and knowing tXout . several finC)horsyj kUled. Roscburg Review: Ugly minora are QreQIing over Oregon that fe male patients in the insane asylum have been outraged by attendants. The RevieOpeai for the people in demanding Qthorough Qd com plete inveafiation. Hanging is too good for the inhuman wretches if these rumors be trO. Governor pQinoyer, Secretary McBride and Treasurer Metscham do ynr duty. The new navy is building a ship toe calljj "The Minneapolis," and the city of Minneapolis is go ing to choose by popular vote the (yoQag womanQwho will christen the ship when it is launched from the yards of tb- Cramps. That will be a Tery high honor and we su-pect that all the young ladies in Minneapolis will break their fath ers, their brotherQand their sweet hearts in buying votes to secure the honor. Buli's-rye windows are being rdaccd In the south side of Dunn's store bolld- ng. HEW THEORY EVOLVED. Charges Made That Baroa Reinath Was Murdered. Ill aaallr lswasa mm lasjairr. Pari, Dec. 27. Le Figaro profsate to have Information to the efle t that Dr. Brouradel, who had thurgeof the post mortem ixanilnatloii of the body of Baron Itclnauh, ha nQrted to the government that Ilclnach died of poi son taken eight hour before death, and that the Ilclnach family ha de manded a Judicial Impilry to establish the fact that (1 did not commit sui cide. The IwQf that Q was murder ed I based on the known fact tliat within the time of the taking of the poison into the stomach and death he made strenuous effort to stop the at tacks of the press and seemed much cast down when he found It impossi ble to do so. It argue that hcj-would not have Particularly cared aliout the attack bid he ten nsclous of the fact that he would be a corpse within a few hour. Tlie fact I called to mind that two other who ponccd damag ing knowledge also disappeared my, terlously aud suddenly. It I well known that these denth were a great relief to certain persons. la TrwTrbl I.XDIAXAPOLIS, Dif) 17. Sllu B. Jou H year of agcy under arrest at Knpmo, charger with bigamy. Jones came from Portland, Oregon, about a year ago and Invested heaviry In Kokomo property. He botQit a ( handsome residence and married a young wife In the person of a daughter of ex-County Auditor Stiller. Joiic was arrested by an officer named Mur ray from Denver, wIuQ it I charged he lias a wife living. Murray came to Kokomo with a requisition properly at tested bv Governor Chase. He timed hi arrcVof Jones so as to r t him to the station without giving We friend tlie prisoner time to organize reslstaueey It happened that the train was an hour tye. Sheriff Simmons was appealed to and he refused nr allow Murray to depart with Jones until his paiier had been Qssed upon by he local court. Jones, in the meantime, 1 detained In the residence portion of thQJail. He admit some ind.Qatlons in DiQer, but pronounce his arrest for big:jvy a case of blackmail. Last February an Oregon officer came to Indianapolis with a warrant for Jones' arrest on a charge of bigamy, but be had no rQil sltlon and Jone refused to go. He claimed he had hnQdivorced from the Oregon woman. The prisoner la a brother of Be v. Mr. Jone. one of the foremost ntltiUQr of Kokomo. One of hi sons lAuuge of the probate court in Oregon afCT another is a member of the Oregon legislature. o BlRXf, Or., Dec. 27. Tlie special election for Joint reprcsenfjflve for Grant and Harney countle resulted In the election of A. W. Gow an, (rep.) by 200 majority. O Ccaaafil fjrlAiOLln l llrs. ST. PETERaBl RO, Dec 27. A Crit bth consul who visited the famine dis tricts reports that the peasants are dy ing like Hie from hunger and dlxQe, and that there are no sign of relief fxnn the horror of a hard winter. There have been hundred of deatlO IrUbe last fortnight Dni3ir raiiiaTQ Laxuley, B. C, Dec. 27. John Jackson who owned tlie Bush ranch on Bigger trail about a mile from the Yale rd, wa killed by a filing tf Christmas nifLt It apitr that he had set a gre In a big tnJbhli stood some distance fronQ Jls lioiC;. HI neighbor, Mr. Brook, v3n3 hotS stood only a short distance from tlQf owiWlby jQ-nwfa about turning VrV burning, went to stf) " JwlQ'n was all righL He found the W'ln lev eled to the fciiund by the immense tree and the ruins In flame. Upon mak- In search for Jacon be found him under the branches, about 10 feet from wherethe cabin storj HI boots, stocking and trotwer leg were burnt off nd the leg badly scorcheiQ It Is $ou$it that bearing the tree crack ing he ran out of the cabin Just In time to get caught by the branches. Death must have been Instantaeous. Jackson was originally from Pasley Ontario. A Craallr Mwr4r4. City of Mexico, Dec. 27. A few day ago the body of a boy of year was found In a vacant lot with 270 bite and burns on IL It I now discovered that the author of the dreadful cruel ty were the uncle and aunt of the child, left an orplutn with three oth er. As the other are missing It U believed they have also been made away with. The uncle confiwe to punUhlng the boy, but without the Intention of killing him. He exoner ates hi wife, though the at hi direc tion, carried the body and deposited it in the lot. Will Jla Tasasaaar. New York, Dec 27. Tlie Hun aay it U about settled the county democra cy will disband and Join Tammany. O o o o o o o o o CD o CP o o o o o n o o