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EUGENE CITY GUARD. L U :ArMKLU frwprlwiwr, EUOENE CITY. OREOON. CUNNING CHINESE Want the Time in Which to Register Extended. BENTON WILSON CONFESSES W.rk .. Ik. !.ltr.UU r.lr Be. .-A Issslas Agai.sl H.aalt.r. 8 1 attli. Th example ict by Judge Caldwell of Ilia United State Circuit Court in restoring th wage of the Union Pacific employe, which bad been arbitrarily rat by receiver without no- lira to or consent ol th employe them elve, liM been followed by JultfO l-ang ley ol Ui Superior Court in restoring Ui wage of conductor and motormen on tiie Kainier-avcnueelectric lino, which bad been summarily cut from 20 cent to 18 cent per hour by Iteceiver V. J Uraiuba. Thia action by Urauil) hail been taken alter a conference between bun and other street railway manager and wa followed by (miliar reduction on the Union Trunk Im. th Consoll dated Street railway line and the Third trrel electric line, the two latter road being in charge ol Jteeelver M. r. lhu kus, who also made the reduction luiuuiarily. Jn llieew last two case the employe alao intend protesting in court against the reduction. The court aiii tliat all evidence allowed that 20 cent au hour waa only lair coinperiaiion,and II the question ol wage had been 11 rut presented to the court, he would have prohibited It. 11 commended the spirit ol the men in appealing to the court in stead ol striking, and id il the men had a higher appreciation ol the Justice ol Ilia court, Ultra would be lewer strike. The prayerol petitioner should he granted and a aire restored to what they were when the receiver look charge ol IU property. IMTKHITATK FAIB. Warh ! k. Ciawnnl M Ik. Orss.ds aa Halldlaf al Ohm. Tat-on. Th truster of the Inter- tat Fair have ordered work to be com menced at one. Ten thousand procc tuar w ill be iaaued and nl throughout lhF-t. Invitation will b lent to the (ioternor of the variou hlaU-a to par llcipale, asking each Malo to appoint i couiuiiMluii to meet at lacoma in May, rxi-n to I paid by the lair. I n 16u.UJ needed, in add i l lull to a capital ol ZOU, UUO already I lives ltd ill lalnl ami buildings, haa Iweu auUciiUd.and work will lieyiu very uou. A cleaillig bee, Coinpilslug 2.UUU Uieu ol all otvlilioiia. ill Im employed lo lemove Hie brush (rum the die ovrllookliig I'ligel Sound Washington, UrtKuli, Idaho. Ill It lull I luiuliia and Alaska will he npirsented Ihe lair will wpen August 15 and con tlnne ten week. I he lair anna lo pie aelit a toiiiplet exhibition ol the vatlco resource ol the (ileal ivniiiwcsl lur tin belivOt ot LasU-rn iuve.hu and llilrlid hig eelller and lo bring the people oi the Xorihwel together lor an iiucr chanae ol idea regarding th devehie Uient ol th North PaciUu coast region. AM ALL Ktir.lt lOMSrlHAll. .atte.ra rarlfle radal.r llaad la Wltk Ik smIs. 8aJ Fbanciwo. Another sensation It brewing lor conductor on the l-o An gelea divition ol Ih Southern I'acillc. Th Brat intimation ol ih trouble was during th preliiiilnary eiaminalion ol J. II. Aiidroaa and J. A. Whiteside, Iwo cleika, who are being jointly tried with A. U. and M.tirernwald, Uckcl broker. A. tt. Ureenwald, who wa on the wit ne aland la hi own hehall, dropped a hint w hich lea.lt the company to be lieve that mnpiracy lo deltaud extends to tli conductor. Under rroswexami nition Itreeiiwald aaid ha told Whiteside an4 Andrue they a ere perleclly ale in riling ticket lo him, lor both he and hi biothrr made a practice to clip the corner otf all t rkvla auld by them, o that conductor would know al a glance thai th ticket cam from their oltice and would ay nothing. An invealiga lion ia now in prugrea upon the theory liiat conspiracy eliaU between Itreen wald and the conductor. Thu far up ward ol I15.UUU worth ol Irauduleut tick et have been accounted lor, and Uie Investigation haa only begun. A MrntlkCHKH -ONrr.ftK. lie Clear UI ralker aad Rlaler ml Iks t'karge. 8roAm. Tlier waa a dramatic scene in court Ih other day In th Wilson murder trial. Charle Wilaon and hi on and daughter, Ilenton and Nellie, wri on trial for Ih murder of Ih lat ter' uuslwmd, J. W. Johnson, near Chat taroy. The court had overruled mo tion for disunaaal, when Judge Claiietl lor th deleua aunotiiicekl thai he had a revelation lo make that Ik-nton Wilson killed Johnson; that It waa don partly lu self dcleiise, lull more particularly in delenaw of hi sister, and thai th others were miiocent. I Jtler Ih Wilson went on th aland, and Heuton told th atory ol the tragedy. He walked along the rued wiileJoluison, trying lo gel Irom hliuachevk lur hi lister' liunk. John ton Irwthed with rge. buddenly he tamed with a threat to go Iwu k and kill Im wife, and hdid so threw hi baud baik to hi n solver pocket. Then young W ilson elruck biui in Ihe lan k ol the brad with a knotty club, rtuliing in his skull. II dragged the tajdv ll.Ut the bruab, and thai mghl burled il. iHke a field Mia. Tacoma. Pom rsciteuienl eiiit in thiivkinityover recent gold discoveric. Joseph and Fl ward del-an.evin have filed mineral claim on twenty acre ol valushl laud in the residence part of tli ill y. claiming gold i lo I louml ther 'in pating MUanlitie. Th lay Lanarvina rlaitil Ihey discoveied the golil two year ago while diKgmg a well at their lemi and thai a lieu I her pump the gold route up ia Una sand Iioim the botUsai of the wed. They have alsodia eorrred rold la a gaklt ba k of tlnir house. 1 hey prcpus to torn a dork omany and lwy.ui wtining operation. Within lewdax several pl.r claim have beea k-aie.l on haluwHi ereek. on mile from r a inner and ni" mle east of Tacotna. A dosen Inilw 1 ar tiros cting there, and ar makin , rrUMN M ruining p U the re good wage by washing with nana. Old qinrenient ol lit eiaminalion, and who tuioera say color cm b loaod anoal (harjrd partial BMtrkUif. anywhere along th ttreami west of th Cascade. The qnci ion I whether the ' quantity ia (uiUcienl lo psy for lb woik. 4m What Immigrant Waal. Olvwna. Secretary ol ft ate Trio i eonipiling a book, toon lo b published, which will b a work dracripliv of the Hut bvconntlc ami i designed lo meet a growing demand lor Informatioti coli ceriiing lid Mat on the part of pn- Iwctive hiiiulgranla. It ia lmpoille if Ih vnrioii Mala olllcera to anvwer Ih correpoiiileiic of lint character re reiveil everyday, ror Ih purpose of ecuring reliable information ami tatie tic hn-reiary I'rh ad. I ret an. I a circular letter lo Hoard of Traile a well a coun ty official. reiicliiig that nch matter lw fnrnndied immetliately for publication in tliia book. The coiintie generallr ihriMighout Ilia Mate have responded, and coiiridvrahle matter i now ready lot compilation. However, I lie threw prin cipal count I. of the Male have not heen heanl from, neither Kinif, Mikana nor Pierce having a yet conliil.uled lo thir work, which, if published, will be a ource of great good lo the Mate. Traanl llaaband lllaeevared. Biattlk. After rearch of fourteen year for the hurband a ho dcaertcd her In New York and eloped with the wife of Atignat Ifockman Mr. Anna Friel erik Wolfenntein ha found tiie guilty couple living In proerity in tliia city under the atimed name of Witt They have reaided here for the pant twelve year, and held themaelvea out to the public a man and wife. Mr. Wolfen tein h liegiiii an a tion in the court to recover a portion ol the wealth winch her hulni and the woman lie lia i i livinir with have a4-ciiuiulatod. Ml the pnierty ia in the name of the oui an. but lira. Volfenteiii allein-a that il all aniae from the investment made here hv her liulnd of the money he took with him when hedewrted her. and under the law of IhiaMale the wife i entillel to one-half ol Ihe commiinilr pniM-rty. Mra. Wolfenaluin l6o year old, and ha lived on charity for the lant four year. CblMvae Kril.lrallua. Pax Fbancimo. Th regiilration of Chinee In Han Franeiaco nnder the Mc Creary act haa not lieen a active aa wa eipected at Ih time of il ring, and lliplimate.l that from 4 (DO lo 1,m) have a yet tiled no apidicalion to regia- ler. The ('hineMt claim that Ihe lime ha been inaullicietit and Ihe method of registration Ina-liiiuato, and are raid to have rent an eal lo aaitinirioii lor more lime. The lent day I May 3. Il I claimed that Ihe pre ralioii of the government lo carry out tli law pro viinn were not comiletel until Jan narr 2. when the bureau in Ihia city oiieneil for buaiuera. ('oiiniilelilly theif a a lomi pt rnal ol tune in which no Chinese a lio wanted to rentier were de nied the opportunity. The amM-al sent lo WashiiiKt"!! a-ks' a mnsiileralde e 'elision of time, but it la U licveil tin Chinese will be ntilled if uiveli two iiionth adililionnl. raaiUr.l In Ike Breaker. Btx Fmani'Iim'o. New hu lieen re ifivnl of Ih Iom of the fishing w hoonei Hauntlee anl Ihe ilrowiiiug of four mci it Ihe uioiilh of Klamath river on tlx N'oith California coast eaily on the morn ii it of the iL'lli. Tlie sclnainer wa com n'etidv wreckiil. All on tsiard ierishe.l riiednn.il areCaplain Mriiex, li esmen nsni'il Thoiniin and llioai mil Avery Kdm, a youth, whom r nt live al Ciesci'iit City. The liodies if Captain M.iniieii, Avery K.dson ami in. I one ol Ihe aailor have leen can .iimiii the la-ai h. The disaster resiiltiil 'hroiitih ail attempt to put lo sea from lie Klainslli river timing a gale. Tin l.ooner (uundi ird ill the bleaker on (he bar. Aa Attorney ausissailed. 8alm. The Supreme Court liMma-h the following order: In the matter ol ih cha'ge against C. II. Finn, an at torney of this court, of willful miscon- I net in hi profession, the ileleildant In litis proceeding bavin- la-en uscnled irom nracliiimr in Ihe com I of this Stale h Ihe Cin-uit Court of Wasco county until Ihe first of Ihia lerm, and th mailer having la-en regularly hroimhl ! lore Ihia court, after heariiitf th ar- inooiia l ilia resneetive attorneva the court Hilda Ihe charge ii'orted y the evidence, anil onli-r the luillier usm-ii- ion ol the dvfendanl. Traasulanlsd llyslera. 8.11'TH Hash. Th dimivery ha l?cn made thai Kastern oyster will propagate in Willa ly. An oysterman put out ome F.astern plant tluee yrara ago, and recently while longing native oys ter on hi la-da brought up Kastern o ter naw n. 1 he discovery i a most lui- Krtant one lo the otermen, a it will revolutionise the business, hot until the South Ih-nd harlwr-hne rase i ret tied will Hie. ovatermen engage in the cultivation ol F.astern oysters, aa until then they ran secure no title lo their oyster ground. At present they have barely more than a sunallcr'a right to their ground. After rive Mlaalea' liellkerallna. Ban Fbvxcim'o, William Fredericks wa found guilty of the murder of Cash' ier II err lik after five minute' dcliliera lion by the jury. Frederick' trial wc prosecuted with great expedition. No testimony aa introduced by the defense, hill Frederick' attorney attempted in Id argument to show that Derrick was accidentally shot hy Assistant Cashier Mrlvin during Ihe' fiisila.le w hich fol lowed Frvderh k' at templed raid ol Ihe lnk. Frt-ih-rick wa unmoved when Ih ventict wa anmiunceil. A t'nlnl lll.ml.ed. Oi.vviru. The l.aal land olllce has dismissed the rase of Matthew Murphy ol Seattle vs. John I. l(-dman of Oiyin pia. Hediiian entereil 1(H) acre three utile fr.Mii Olwupta, but Murphy con tested on the gruuiiil that Itritman had onVied lo disw of Ihe claim befoie nuking final prif and a M-llirg the timlier. The Dlv mpia oMice lluda that lleilman haa at tad in asd faith, and dismissed th care. A llervlkle M ant sr. 8ait I.ai A special from llailry, Idaho, lo th Trihun sav: S. I. !(n hilpli, a fanner living on Silver creek, lVn cimnly, wa miliderel in bed the other n i ill it. Hi bead aaa U-aien in with an si Ihe rl.se andwallaaere twere.1 will! t-liavi. Kaniioipli aa a native of New York, and leave a brother and two sister in California. S. A. Moll, a tenant on tli (arm, ha been ar retted on suspicion. Cnslf swriMieadeel (aslalasd. OivwriA. superintendent cf Public Instruction IWan ha affltmed decision in four rase of appeal fnan decisions of the Coalite Superintendent of Lincoln cMinty Tliese were tlie casr a hete atv ,.li.iita lur tewilirra' rerun.. lea were ASA PEACEMAKER. Uncle Sam Uses His Influence in Behalf of Clemency. THE DENVER AND GULF ROAD. Tk Reaart mt Ike lloase CetaiMlIlM ea Naval ABalra Haw Net Keeewasead a Mew Ballle kl). Wasiiihotox. The prcent and prr pectiv naval atrength of Ih United Mate in compariaon with that of foreign power 1 et forth in Ih report of the lions Committee on Naval AMair pre sented by Chairman dimming. The report state that the committee ha re luctantly concluded not lo recommend th construction ol a new battle ship I cause ol the depleted condition of the trruury. Il i agreed, liowever, that there must lie no halt in building up Hie navy. Kngland propose, say the le rt. lo beuin eeven battle khip of the lint rlaa,iK cruiser ol I he act ond Has and two sloop. Italy with ucpleieii treasure ia iircnarintf lo build three lirst- clasa ballle ihips, three cruiser, twelve torpedo hnal ami lour iransons. tier man v. France and Itussia are iroing to ,-ven ureater lemrth to secure the ill crease of their navie. The report then vara In view of thl fact it certainly would not be safe for the United Male tohtiild no more battle ship. With increasing prosperity Ihe work should go on till Ihe American navy la itrong enoiiicu iunnu all eiigencie. The alight increase pro posed hv the comiuittr will certainly not burden the country with taxation during the coming year, and with re necd nrosnerilv the work can l con tinned in the future without overbur dening the nation. The total loss of Ihe Kearnarve leave th Hartford, Admiral Karraiui' lis ir shin, the only vessel in the new navy aside from the IrigateCon titulinn around which historical uicin urifa etnaler The committee) in accordance with the whiles of the Navy Henartnient has rec ommended liberal appropriation for her preservation, la-lleving public aeniiiiieui demand it. tiik UKMvr.it a .in cn.r. Pralesl of r.s-tlo.srai.r Kvana Against Ike Kleellua. I)itxva. Well, Taylor A Taylor, at torney lor cx-tiovenior John Kvana, have filed a petition with the United Slate Con t asking lo have the recent lection of d i recto. s of the Union Pscillc, IVnver and tmlf rd set aside. The ia-iiiioii recite the protest made b . ,onriior KvHtiaat the time ol I ho elcc- nin, April U, guint vol I nit of RtiN-k it-Id hv the Union I'acitlc interest, ga-s .ver the alorv of the acoiiisitioii ol Ihe .iulf phi. I hv the Union 1'iuillc and Ihe ilhged lltlelltlollMl liilsmailNgi'lMI-lit ol he tiitlf hv Ihe controlling corsiral on, ell the fact of the recent elii-ti.ni oi .tli. vi i. how it win all "a put-up Job" ..revioiisly arrangeil at Omaha, and rv- iH-ai tliu protest titaite ny noveinoi Kvana attains! luchliling the tiitlf in the in.He. reorgjltiralioii of tliu tuum 'acillc sslem. It ia divluretl that the Union I'aeili.- 1 planning to lake a l- antL!e ol the laiveilv-alricken coinli- lion of thet.ulf. hnittght alsmt by the tiisiiiHhk!f meiil ol the ctiutrolliiig cor- lairallou, lo canm a loreciosiire aim sale. tml that the Luton racllle desire ! ti v ut Ihe nrotierly and make it a part f the larger system, thu doing away with foriuidahle comH-lilor. Ilreeklnrldge I Safe. Wasiiixutox. The feeling among the leading iiiemliert of the House of Itcp resenlalive is that Do action could la- taken cotHTrninit the Ilrti-kinridue rcan .lal, although mis ol Ihe la-sl lawyer in the llooett said Ihe constitution g.ive ample aulhoiity. Precedents cited, how ever, deal almoel exclusively with ol feuseaol a iiersoual nature cominiltetl on the lloor o( Ihe House, as for instance the esse ol Ilrooka. who was exelled lor assau Una Charles Sumner with a cane There apM ar lo lw a lack of precedents lor oltehse committed outsi.lt) ol t on Km. Mime ineinla-nt interviewed tie claretl no action can be taken on the nil meruit petition, which are said to be on the way to the House, demanding the expulsion ol Hreckinritlge, theae mciti Isj-ra atlirmlng llreckinridge is only an swerahle to hi constituents; hut the burden ol Con tiress ion si opinion is sgniust Ibis view, though il is pretty Kciicrally admitted no action on Ihe pe titions will he taken lurther than allow iug them lo be read. t'arle aasa a Peacemaker. Washimotom. For Ih clemency shown and Ihe general amnesty extend ed by President IVixoto tlie llratilian rebel have thanked the United Statea, for it wa through the etl'ort ol Secre tary tirecham that th rxethency and propnety ol tin humane course was uriccd upon Ihe llratilian government, although we have declined to act in con junction with other nation, notnl lv luly and Portugal, in making joint representation to tin end. tiur govern' uient made no formal pmptaiition, nor anvtliln that could lie const rtleil into a demand to yield, which would have dung Ih pride ol Ih great neiglilairiiig He im 1. 1 io, hut in an unothVial way through Si mister Men. Ioni a il ha been made clear lo IVixoio that he would add to the Klory ol hi triumph and sooner re- sltne gtasl feeling at horn ami retain the reepett ol other iwer by kind anil tin mane treatment ol the defeated relarla Markar Again keed. Niw Voaa. John Anderson l las gun suit in th United State Circuit Court liefor Judge Chapman against .Mm W. Mack ay of Ihe Commercial Ca ole Company for IIHI.lW, allegetl to In due bun lor servicea to the Commercial relevntm Coinpanv, of which he w.is Msnsneraiid I n a-urer frtiin March, ISnV to March. ItOX Anderaon'a contrat t was mail with Klarl S Stoke, who trans ferret I hisslock in thecompanv to M Sclav January I. lNtl. oue of th condition ol the transfer la-in thai thl contract hould le assume-l bv Matkav. It is t harvct in the complaint that the value ol the slock in the Commercial Trlenram I on. pan r sojuirvl by Macksy. tear ol all indebtedness, amounted lo t-hXi.lXA). I la Ik. Fay t'.ep. Wasuio-iojc. Secietary lmont lis ma.le an important change in th .elail ol th officer ol Ih pay corp of the anie. W. F. Tueker haa been relievel (mm duty at Washirytnn and ortlerel lo st. I attl ; lart. I. Wilson trom San Francisco lo Washington; MtK A. K. lVate from New York lo Washington, ami Msfar F. A.Toarr from Santa Ke to New York. Captain W. I. Pitcher has la-en rvheved from duty at armv hr.l- quarter here and ordered to kin bit ' regiment at Fort aahaki, Wyo. WATIOWAL CAPITAL HEWS. si.,,.1.. Palmer haa lntroilnce! bill repealing th Stat bank Ui, but pro- . .1 . - I I. a Kl a I A hihttiug th lasumgoi nw"'; Unking Institution or other corpora tion except national uanaa. Speaker Crirp ha anlhoriied Sergeant Snowlomak puhlifl Ih new form ol certirieate hy which lb old law in disuse lor Ihirly rears is revived and Ihe parol member i "docked" for absenteeism. Ih member cert i nv lo th numlr ol .lava l,a was absent during Ih month, anil Ih Speaker terlilie lo lb amount due Ii I in. Senator Call bom Ihe Committee on piil.lu. Ismli haa reported Ilia bill set ting apart I.OtW.O(H acre for each of the r.tl land State and Territoriea to I re claimed in amah tract by mean of Ir rigation. Kansas. Montana and "kia I as ..l.le.1 to the Stale and Tern lories to whit h the provision of th bill shall apply. The Navy Department ha jiut pub lished the reprimand in lit case of Cap tain K. M. Shrpard, who wa convicted ol wiiting a letter reilecling nn C lain Ihince. The Set relary deem the publication ol the finding ami sentence of th court and Ih action ol th de partment I hereon in general order to I siifllcieitt compliance with Ihe require ment of the sentence that he be pub licly reprimanded. Secretary Cresham ha propotl lo Ihe government of Chili the establishment of a new commission to consider the claim allied tailed through lack of lime lo be adjti'li.a'ed hy the late commis sion. An intimation ha la-en received that Chili would airtee to such a pmio sition. It I undi-rsttaid th Chilian gov ernment I an i ions to promptly settle the remaining claims rather than to tier mil their continued vexatious existence. Superintendent Stump of the Immi gration bureau with the approval of Sec retary Cat I isle ha issued an Important circular of instruction tocommisaioner of immitfratinn, collector of custom and immigration inspector, whit h ex tend all the prohibitive and inspection feature of the present reflations relat ing to transoceanic immigration to per son arriving in tlie United State by water from Canada, Newfoundland and Mexico. Initiation la probable during Ih present Congress looking to thealxilition of the ollie of Collector of Custom at a nnml-r of smaller ports, transferring the business lo larger olllce. Among the plait- named are Humboldt ami F.tl reka, Cal., and Cots) Hay and Yaiiiina, Dr. Secretary llamblin concur in the proposed change. The Assistant Sec retary favor a more comprehensive inessure consolidating some district in lite interest of economy. Mai lory haa reported from th Com mittee on Commerce a bill to place on waiting on Ier or permanently remove tmiti the active list ofllcera of the rev enue cutter service who la-come incapac- itHlcd ly reason ol tntlrmltie, age or phyah-al or mental dinahility to efll ientlv N-rfortu tlittie of their oflii-e. Vacancie in the active list occasioned hy reyular incapacitatctl ntlitvra will be I'll lei I by promotion in order of seniority tiler a w ritien examination a to prole- lonal iialilir.itiona. The tiiixliflcati'in which have lieen tnaile in the lU-hting Sea bill haverohhed hat meiisure u( Ihe leatute which were most ol. noxious to our government, and it ia la-ln veil that II the act is thorough ly administered there w ill he little op irtniiily for ielugicsealing in thecloseil x hiii. A it how stand the result of the Pari arbitration wa published in the liiilish Columbian newspaper la-t fall, and it would be a dillictill task for the owner ami masters of any sealing craft to convince an impartial Judnethai they were not aware of the provisions of the aw aril, and until they could estals Mull such ignorance their vessel and eargiM-a are no longer Ire from forfeit ure. The opMirtunitie to plead ignor ance are exa-ctfd to I very few, aa it is -eiKirted that the custom ollicer at Victoria untitled all of the sealer clear ing from that port since the In-ginning n( the year of the provisions of the award, and warned their masters ol the danger ol seizure. Another international monetary con ference, this time erhaM to he held in the City of Mexico, is among the proba hilitic. The government through it diplomatic representative Is quietly pressing upon the attention ol the pow er the feasibility of again undertaking an adjustment of the monetary question, and tlie time is la-lieved rie for further elforta in that direction. Minister Ito- mero ha already suggested the matter to our government in a wav that does not at the moment rennirw a direct re. sponse, and the President ia considering it rarelullv, lor nmioutitcilly Ihe silives nf the undertaking w ill depend in a large measure upon the support ol the I lilted state. Ihe adhesion ol (treat Itritain too, I ol first Importance, and the re port that she will limit her represent live to that nf India hardly realise the hope ol the projector, though il may not deleat the meeting. Census nftli-ials are confident that thoroughly satisfactory adjustment of the work ol the eleventh census will re sult in Ihe rarrrtng into etfect of the hill, which ha Inst passed Congress. providing for an extension of time for the completion of work till March next Sttierinteiident of Census Wright says the extension ol lime I lor the pur pose of allowing pnaif-reading to lie lone. To those most familiar with cen us volumes the statement that the cen ns reMrts are being doctored ar ab surd. The reort are being brought out in all Ihe integrity ol Mr. Porter's plans. Wherever matter haa lieen or will be eliminated it is or will be because in accordance! with his approved ides. No facts collected for the eleventh cen1 us have been in any way suppressed or ensngeii. as i lie iMiperinirn.ieni origi nally declared nnVially that it w a to be a purely statistical census, th present administration Is trying to conform to that declaration." Senator Morgan, Chairman ol the Sen1 ate Com mil tt on Foreign Itelationa, ha reported favorably a bill intended a committee suls-litute for the Nicaragua i-stisl bill heretofore introduced bv htm I he lull ditfer ill some respects from the original meusnte. II unite mpla'e lull co-oertinn on the part of Ihe United stales tn Ihe work ol Ihe Nlfaraiiua Me'eant'lcl ompanv. All stc ks, Un. snd Wind ohligat oiis and liabilities of the omipanv are to he canceled lo sat isfvdchi and enable the rompanv to iat-1 a'e oi its stocks ami turn. I olilms lions. An bsue of flOOOO.ortl of non sssrssaMe slot k at par is lo lw issued. The Secretary ol the Treasury is to con- nil the retirement of obligation ami the sale of the new stork. The bill orig inaMv jntroduced provided lor the im- mttl'sTo issuanc of onlv ll.OV.lHH) of Isin.U. which Ihe new bill increase to flli'MOD. On Ih liquidation ol ex penditure aheadvaytade on lb canal the Serretarv ol the Treasury is to issue ft..Vi0.tWo. bonds ol the company, guarantee." by the Cnittfd Statea. Trie new hill strike out the ovision forbid ding government director to be stock holders in the company, and also elimi nate discretionary power conferred nn 1 th visiting engineer ia th original bill. LOS ANGELES SUNK The Vessel Goes Down, and Four Are Drowned. OFF POINT SUR LIGHTHOUSE. n kit. Ik. Caplala alepl Ik. Boat It. Ia Ike Harks, aad Caak la Tea Missis.-A Campl.l. Wrerk. Moxtxbxv. Cal. The Pacific Coast Sleamship Compeny'e leamer Ita An geles, bound north from Newport, Cal., and way ports to San Francisco, ran on the rocks at Point Sur lighthouse, thirty mile south of Monterey, ltween 0 and 10 o'clock Sunday night. The passen ger and crew took lo the boat, and the learner sank within few minute. So far a known four live were lost. Two Ixiat loads reached th shore at Point Sur. The first news of the disaster wa brought here by messenger. Two Imwl and a raft containing the other passenger and member of the crevr were met by th steamer F.ureka. The Kureka rescued them, and brought them lo Monterey. From Ihetn it w learned that the loe Ange'e reached the Point Sur light alaiut U r. m. The captain, who hal re tired, had given onlet lo Ihe third mate to rail him w hen a certain number of revolution nf the w heel had lieen noted. The mate failed todoso, and the strainer went upon the sticks at U:.t, and in ten minutes she sank. Tl e captain instant lv ordered out Ihe lifehnata ami a raft. Taoof the laiats, containing alwut llftr men, succeeded in reaching the shore. Two other and the raft kept out to sea. Chief Kngineer Wallace in charge of one of the laiats saw the steamer Kureka. and suifeeded q getting within hailing distance. The steamer lay In. and sent out laiat lo search for the other party. They soon found the raft with seven per- wns, and Ihe next morning atmut i o'clock picked lip the o'lier lajat. con taining fourteen more. They sent laiats to thorn on shore, ami offered lo lake them almard the steamer; but, owing tn the roughness of Ihe surf, Ihev declined to attempt to board th boats. Four lead bodies have lieen recovered, ami Captain lelnnd of the loa Angeles ia re ported in a critical condition be hi brother, Captain James Inland of the Kureka. The two brother have been sailing this coast alsmt twenty-live year. All Ihe I. I tc ami children were raved and brought upon the Kureka. The paenger who cffi-cted a landing at Point Sur after the wreck anil arrived here are the following: Charle Hot t, .1. J. WeUter. Thomas Sanford. K. S. Tovnsin, K. II. Jacob and Iwo orphan boys named Martinet from I Angele, I-rank and tieorge Ky of Santa Ana. i. ilolifimh of Hueneme. S. ). Nichols and tieorge Holwrt ol San I.ui Obispo. John Ijtteli ol Cavncr. F. Conwar and tjnong Jack ol Santa Barbara. J. Im perii of San Simon and i hiirli-s Pendrnil and . A. Simpson of Ventura. The steamer ia a complete wreck. The bottom ia all punched out. and nothing caii now lie seen ol the ixipu'sr Ixm An g le except the loin of her mast. Site sank in al-oul six fat horns of water, and it will he tmKihh to save anvthing Imin her, for Ihe spot where she lie I the mot rocky and dangerous on the rai-titc t cvd. (The ! Angeles wa a very old v sel. having lieen used by Ihe Pacific Coast Meamship Company for twenty year, lie hire Unit ahe waa a United State rev enue culler, and exiled IhnWvanda She became useless lo Ihe government and lowsiall. Perkin A Co. pun-baaed her and put her Into service as a freight and pa-enger lsat U-lween California ports. She was a small steamer of not quite 3 HJ Ions, and for soma time has not lst-n rated aa flrst-clasa. She waa in command of Captain Ocorge Iceland. The ra-ks at Point Sur, which are a clu ter of ugly spurs alsmt a mile nut from the shore, have long It-en a menace lo navigation on the southern route. In 1H,5 the I'.titura. a handsome steamer which was at Hint time the largest ve sel in ttie service of the Pacific Coast Stemhip Company, wa lost on these rocks, j SHOT A Kit ItOIUIKII. Helilest t rim Kr Committed In Part land Treasurer's time. Lnuted. Porti. vxi). Within twentv feet of the Sheriir office, where that ofllcial and score ol deputies were busily engaged in the collection ol faxes, within the pres ence almost ol 100 other variously en gaged in and alsmt the county court house, Charles II. Malarkey, an assistant tn the oltice of his father. County Treas ttrer Malarkey, was shot down by a mur derous asailanl, the vault robbed ol all ii valuable contents, and two hour lie- fore the atrocious act wa dicovered the thief and wnnld-lie murderer had esc net I Il ia the boldest robbery ever committed in the city, and w hen it became known created an immense sensation. So lar the Identity ol the robber-assassin is en veloped in mvstery, but the detectives attached to the central police station, keenly alive to Ihe situation, are hard at work on various clews w ith a promise of tangible result. toting Malarkev wound Is not considered fatal, anil at Inst accounts he was resting easily. The amount stolen bv Ihe robber iavarionslv estimated i irom to vtot.'.tsiu, nut can not be definitely determined until the book are gone over. As near a ran lie ascertained the robla-ry and shooting oc curred at l:;tO r. m., immediately after voting Malarkev hail returned Irom lunch. It waa alwut that time that sev eral persons in various portion of the building were start let by the report of a pistol, coming from no one could leli just where. Ore or two person had enough rnriositv to look around for the cause ol the noise, tvrit. finding evervlhing quiet, rrtnrned to their duties without com ment. It w not nntil County Treasurer Malarkev returned from his lunch, almut 3:20 o'clock, that the crime wa discov ered. It waa be who tirst entered the office and found Ihe prostrate form of hi son beside the looted vault. Heat once raised the alarm. The wnnl wa passed fmm mouth tn month, and in a surprisingly short time the courthouse and ground" were thronged with excited men and officials. The Count v Treasnr- I er's otl'n-e. are situated in the north win ol tlie I. ml. ling an, I ju-t arm, the hall irom tiie stierill s oltice. 1 line ana two rooms, est h a 'mitt twentv feet sou re. connected bv a single ihr. The vault ia in the Iwck room, and it wa there that theshonlingnccurred. Tlie entrance to the front office is directly across the hall from the tl.sir opening mfothe Sher iff's main office. The bark i i.ealso haa an exit, a d.r opening into short, dark hallway, which connect with the main corridor ol Ihe budding. This entrance is rarely nsetl. The window by which the w ould lw ssssssi n is sn ppneed to have made his escape opens from, the rear f fiee npon Ihe conrtvard of the taiL Th ill is flush with the mof of a shed, from which a person might easily lean to tha ground without th alightrat danger ol injuring himarU. THE PORTLAND MARKET. WMiT-VJly,l5ci Wall Walla, 75c par cwniai. rioc, rixn. rc. FtxCk Portland, tl.bi; Salem, 2.M; Ca.dia, I2.M; Imyton, Walla Walla, $2.W, Snow flake, 2 t6; Corvai lis, ib6; Pendleton, 2.b5; Uraliaiu, 2.0; eupertine, 2.2 pef barrel. Oat White, ter bushel; gray, 30fl.'!2c; rolletl, In laMt, V75' tt.mi; larrel.0.0HMO.23i In case, 3.75. MiLLarirra Kran, 10mIH: horta, IIOidlH; ground barley, u.20; cho ftl, 15 1(1 per Ion j w hole leed barley, 1U per Ion; middling, i2Ji per ton; chicken wheat, IIm-msI.IA per cental. Hay iood, 1Ui12 per ion. tiAiar ruooiia. Btrrrta Oregon lancy creamery, 2(M 22,',r; lancy dairy, 15tl7',c; lair to gtasl, 12'i itc; common, 10c r pound ; Californi ., 3U'4 IU- ier toll. Cuaaaa Young America, !2JhV; California flat. It V-5V: Swiss, lin ported, 3UidXX-; domestic, lUnjlSc r pound. Kooe Oregon, lOe per doxen. Pooi.Tay Chickena, mixexl. noted al tt.UUtdt.Mt a-r tloxen; duck. 15.00; geeee. IH.00; turkey, live, H 3 He per pound; dreetl, 10yl7c VKdKTtni.M AMD fBl'IT. ViorrAiLX California cabbage, l'4'c par pound; potatoea, Oregon (buying price), WtiVc per sack; Karly lfo.-e, lor see-1. MOintNJc; oniona (Inlying price), 12.25. d2.75 er sack; sweet potatoes, tl.75if2.Ul per box; California cel ery, Hont'.iOc; artichoke, 60c per down ; California lettuce, 23c per dozen; Ore gon hothouse lettuce, .Vna: &.-; cauliflow er, 2.75 per crate, fl.UU per doxen ; para ley, 25c wr dozen; tring la-ans, JOt- er pound; asparagus, 1 1.40 i l.t5 per Isix; rhubarb, Syttc r pound; ja-iu, 6 gOc; cuciuiitser, f 1.60 ier dozen. Faorra California fancy lemons, f.t. a t.ot); common, 2.UOia3.00; Sicily.t-3.U0 ( 5 60 per box ; banana, f I . 5i 2.00 er bunch; Honolulu, :i.00i3.f0; California navel oranvee, 2 &0t:i.2d jier lax ; seed ling. l.75'i--00; Kose, f2.76iCI.25 Malta blotsl.tl.00; apple (hiiving price). green, 1.0O(1.23; red, 11.25(1.75 M-r box. CAXMKO OOODS. Carhid Good Tabl Iruils, assort. L 1.752.U0; peaches, Il.75ys2.00; Ihtrt- lett pear, 11.76.42.00; pluma, 1.37', lJsO; atrawberriea, 2.25ij2.45; cherriea, f2.25io;2.40; blacklatrries, fl.H5ct2.00; lasnlsrrries, f2.40; pineapples, f2.25ii( J.HO; aprmota, fl.tio. lie fruita, aaaortetl, fl.20; peachea, f 1.25; pluma, Il.00i41.20; blacklwrriea, fl.25(dl.40ier doxen. Pi Iruila, gallon, assortetl, f3.16d3.60; peachea, fJ.60i44.00; apn rota, fd.50i4.UO: plum. t2.76t:t.OO blacklierriea, ft.25c44.50 ; tomabiea.fi. 10, M a atw Cornetl beef, la, f 1.50; 2s, 12.25: rhlPlietl. f2.40: lunch tongue, la. f;l.50; 2a, fd.76(rf7.00; deviled ham. f 1.50 i2.75 tier dozen; roaat be f, 1, fl.30 2s. f2.25. Ftaii Sanlinea, 75.-rttf2.25; ts, f2.15ut4.50; hiliater, IZ.J0m3.60; ai- mon, tin Mb Ulla, fl.26utl.50; flat. fl.75; J-lba, f2.252.60; .-barrel, f5.50. stai-li niiot'Kitixa. Corrxa Costa Ki.a, lc; Kio. 22323c; CI.... I... 11... Vl..l.. O.II ,.J... 1 rwiwivr, s-A. , i'iwiis. .'I , .r- buckle's, Columbia and 1 jon, 100-pound case. f21 NO Uaiao Fboit IHH.1 pack, Petite prnnea, OiaHc; silver, 10it2c; Italian, 8-rflOc; (lertuan, tin He; pluma, 0.;IOc evaixiratetl apple, 8utl0c; evaHint. apritvita, 15ntltlc; ieachea, 12(jl4c; I leant, 7(5tllc per pound. Salt Liverpool, 200, f 15.50; 100, flu.uu; 60s, (lo.oO; sun k, fK.OUirfU.&O. Sykl-e Kastern, in barrels, 40(.u63c; in half barrel, 42 57c; in cases, 36(if HOc iwr gallon : 12.23 per keg: California. in barrels, 20(40v er gallon; fl.75 x-r keg. Hooab D, 4c; Ciolden C, 5t; extra i, 0'4c; conitx-iiouer a,o-,c; urygrau ulaletl, 6'.c; cube, crunlietl and pow dered, 0',o er poitml; .c er pound discount on all grade for prompt caah ; maple sugar, iota ino per pound. Kuc No. 1 Sandwich Island, ft.SOiiJ 4.75: Japan. 15 0015.25. IIianw Smail while, No. 1, 3'4c; N'u. 2,;lc; large white, S'ic; pea la-aus, ,1'. nink, :(c; lyou, 34c; butter, 3'4c; Lima, 4'vc per tiouml. rit-Ki.ais liitrrel. o. l, iTt.n.ioc per gallon; No. 2, 2tiid2Hc; kega, 6s, H5c ja-r keg; nail gallon. ier tloxen; quur Ier gjllona, fl.75 per doxen. Spicks v hole Allspice, JH .l.'Oc ier pound; cassia, ltl'tlHc; ciniiamon, 22rf 40c; cloves, lH .iJOc; black pepper, I .')(. 22'tc; white pepper, 20(t25c; nutmeg, 75irfHOc lUiaiMa London layers, boxes, fl.75 (a-2.00; halves, f2.00id2.25; quarter. f2.25t2.75; eighths, f2.5O:l.0O. Uov Miiscatei, lxea, fl.50; lancy facet! fl.75; bag, 3 crown, 4'(t3c er pound; 4 crown, 6ia,6ic. Seedless Sultana, boxes, fl.75i32.00; bags, C8c per pounu. I.IVX AXtl PUXSsrU MKAT. BiarTop steer. f2.50 a2.7.3; fair lo goal steer, f2 00iit2.25; cow, fl.75iij X..'o; tlreasetl lieel, 4m5c er fiotitiil. Ml'TToa Ikut sheep, f2.23; ewe, f2.00. Hooa Cltoice heavy, f 4.00; light and feeder, f.1.76; dreesetl, tl7c per imiuiiiI. ial Small choice, 5c; Urge, 3(4 4c per pound. rnovistox. Eastik Smokxo Mbat and Laid llama, medium. 12irfl2'.c tier Pound: ham, large. Ill.(dl2'.c: ham, nicnic. Ilrfl2c; breakfast lcon. l;i hV: short clear aide, "Vrfllc; dry call sides, OidlOc; dried heel hams, 12,''13c; lanl, compound, in line, H,(dlOo per ponud; pure. In tins, lOtJll'sc; pig' feet, Htkt. f5.60; pig' feet, ), fA25; kit, fl.25. HOI-, WOOL AND IIIDt. Hora "U3. choii-e, nioinc per pound; medium, loJ12c; poor, neg lected. Wool Valley. lOdMO'.c ner nonnd: I'm im in a, 10,10'.c: Kjutern Oregon. 4 (jt'e, according to quality and shrinkage. Ilioa Dry aelectetl prime. 6c: green. saltetl, H) pound and over, 3',c; under 60 pounds, 2id3c; sheep pelu, shearling, lOiISc; medium, 20nt35c; long wool, 30.00c; tallow, good lo choice, 33l,e per poonu. COBDAOI. Manilla rope, in. cir. and nn. 10c: mantlla rojie, 12-tlirea.l. , diam., 10,c; manilla roiie.tf and 9-lhred. and&-ltl diatn.. He; manilla had rope, in coils or on reeis, 10c; manilla lath yarn. larrtM.m-; inanina iiawaer-latd rtqiewell boring, etc.. Lie; mamlla transmission- o(-puwer rope, lh;; manilla pawrtwine. lie; manilla spring twine, 14c; sisal ro;, 1'4 in. cir. and npward, 7'ic; sisal ro, 12-threa.I, i diam.. 7,4c; lisal rqie, 6 and Ir-thread. land S-lrtdiain.. lc; sisal lath yarn, tarre.1. 7'; hop vine tw ine, tarred, 7c; sisal paper twin, artal-nespsTLble. Friend Why don't you giv np this b twine for something that Is aemi-rc-spectabW? Bunco M-rra going to. I intend to study law as soon aa I get litU money laid by. Xew York Ledger. It. Wa Ct-asL Eh rthinVing of aute-matrimonial dar-What doe thia coSv rraiind you of? II (Ustins it critlcaEy) It rrminda ma ot eofiu. bat that ia alL Waal tihorw. . o FOWL FECUNDITY. The Opinion of a Prominent Breeder Given. OF INTEREST TO POULTRYJlt.1 Illark-l'lumagrU lllrtla Lay Ifc.t.r,,!, N.inb.r ul :CCa In t.l I.,,,,, nf Tlui-Agrlrultural IKuUa. This is a question that would han, enter into the thoughts of the awrai K)ultrymn, and if broa. bed to him, doilblles would treat th uhje,t contempt and derision. Thai the clot ola bird should in anywise influence in piolillcmy would niion thefuceof iiH-en, I ml it rous, lo say the least. Hm tm not prejiaretl to deny or allirm the trutl. (nine of the asK-rtion. My attention wna liral calleil to 0,, fact by breeder of considerable promi nence. lie had lieen asked whi. b ,re,j of fowl he consldere.1 the lie-t a,rll His reply was that the question j det iihtlly hard one lo answer. Couiiu. uilig, he said : ' On! you ever note the color of a l,ir,l a bearing upon ila ryg-pnsliiciiig ()lu ities? 1 have made, the subject un 0( considerable thought and .tti.lv, lnj much a I hate to state it, I must a.ln. j that birds HMsessing black pluiu)-e ., lay thu greatest number of eyg in i given length ol time, all Ihinga U.1Pf equal. My oUervutlon has la-en Vm party-coloretl birds, with thu t-xcepiwa. of llnwe possessing a portion of wluir v the pltifiiMge, come next in onlerof pn liticncy, while those possessing tiiurh white or purely white plumage rti,(r lowest in the scale. I have also olservnl that black low I beget a large M-rcen!i.t of chickena from egg set and ol a iiM.'e vigorous nature. -1 am free to say, though, that It goes against my grain "to ,,hl this, because on general principle ,Jt. like dark-colored fowls, ihev slin.wt invatiahly have black legs, whii h inesnt a bluish-white skin, both of which arc dt testable to me. I love a rich yellow leg n I yellow skin every time. Itiit, if ryt aerit the sole object of my keeping fun, I certainly would select some black or at It a-t tlark-pliimagcd fowl." This is a lubject worthy the esrnent coiisitlerution of those who keep siultry purely for eggs. Whether this gentl. man is riuht or wrong is not for me to say. I give you hi words just a tiny were given lo me, and you must draw yimr own conclusion. It i surelr a very interesting theme, and those in a Misition to do so would do well lo prove Ihe correct ties or incorrectness of tins gentleman' observation. rindlna l.lv. Wright. So natural i the desire lo get at t'i live weight of a beast and so rare tlie ojiportiimty of getting to the scales, says Northwest Farmer, that the rule given In low iimv lie found handy. It won.. I 1 well lo check it by actual test. Of couise. the quality of the previous feed ing will alwavi influence the result : To determine the live weight of an animal multiply the girth in inches immediately hack of Ihe shoulder hv Ihe length in inches from the rqiiareo the buttock to the point of Ihe shoulder-blade, and di vide the piodm t by 144, which will give the titimlar of stiM-itlcial feet. If the animal ha a girth of fiom 3 In 5 feet, multiply the iiiimla-r of superliciHl feet by 10, which will give the weight of the animal. If the girth ia from 6 to 7 feet, multiply by 21, and if from 7 lit II lect, multiply by HI. If less than 3 Let gitth, na In case of small calves, hogs, sheep, etc., multiply by IL The weight will lie approximately correct. FAIIM MITK. The row that ia It-It in the hnrnvarj over night to pick the cornstalk for' W meal will give milk in proortion to lis tieatiiirnt recfivetl. It ia U-tter to hnve one variety of fret (hut is satisfactory than to have scv.rtl kinds, the majority nf which may jk ses no merit or quality. The grape is propagated from cut' inc. and a singlo vine w ill pro. lute a l.irge iiitmlier of cutting in one season. Kady spring is an excellent lime furiitch woik. Feeding all size of hogs together is sn excellent method of overfeeding tlie larger one ami stinting the smaller one", a the larger one will secure nearly all the f.ss.1. The man who raises grain mnt luce stock lo feed it lo in tinier loget the best price for it ami keep the fertility on the land: but, if scrub stock will pitv at all, improved brtcd will yield much belter return. The profit In bntter-niaking depends on the cot ol making and the selling pt ice. Study how to make firsl-rlsss butter al minimum price, anil if Ihe but ter is flrst-chtss, there will be no trouble aliout the price. While scrap lsjok ia regarded as a great convenience, a book in which to record recipe and formulas is decidedly prolitable. The lime in searching through Ihe notion box is saved and consequt-nt vexation avoided. Ilrosd tirea act as rollers. Narrow tires rut the road into ditches. The sd vocatrs of wide tire for heavy loads upon our country roads claim that tennis can draw from 25 to 30 tier cent more load than when narrow tires are used. An Ohio man who fed twelve lings nn wheat estimate that he got 07.20 for fifty bushels of wheat by marketing it in the form of pork; whereas, if he had sold It. he would only have received 11!''. He advise but ing hogs, even at a gl prue, to hed the wheat to. licit-bore ha lieen nsetl for year as a protection to currant, and it has hc n found that a small proportion ol white helt-Uire in a weak solution of kerosene emulsion, spraved on pear tree and gre vineswitfi a fine hose, will Insure leath to any sing that may infest tin tn- The early spring ia the time lo set nil the small fruits. I'.lat kla-rri. s. raspber ries, st raw lorries and currants should I in exerv garden. The cnrraiila are ni'.re neglictetl and overlooked than ihev should be. The bush, a thrive nn land that is some hit moist, but nl on ' t soil. A partially hady plai-e is not o' jertionable. They must I well ma nured. The liest methcsla of ning pntiliry dnqqiing at this sea-mi is loapply thrm lo Ihe garden plot. As fast as tl.cv . ennuila'e spread Ihetn on the ground. If the garden ha lieen spaded dmii'g the waim spell, so much the la-tter. Or they lisv l broadcasted over Ihe land The ram ami frost will ptilcerie ll.e tropnings and carry the soluble portii-s into the soil. How mm h a horse may snfTer fm'ti a harness that dtwa ntt fit, or which is rough anil painful to the animal, may unknown, bnt one of Ihe nrt duties en takinc a horse ont lo woi k si mil l l-e t , examine Ihe harness and al-o t c"" fnlly ls k for sore or galls. The harre-s ( should b kept clean and well oiwd in jorler to hav every part soft, smootli ' aad pliabl. o