I'MbAY, JULY 20.
'Mr Wilt-ox or the U P li In the city.
MUs Elba E. Mock, of the Elmlra
aciiooi, m in inecny.
Miss Houston, of Junction City,
visiting at Jioseburt(.
linn 11 It Klucaid oatiie up from Ku
itin vuiH auernopn.
Ituv lioardinan and family returned
Dome mis arf.-rnoon.
The Mioses Hanson cam down from
Cottage Drove tills morning.
Fred Dunn and sister will go to the
Upper McKenzie nest. ween.
F E Dunn and wife returned today
from liitiir outing at the sp ring.
Ml-a Want-he rage and Dollle
Fluid are In from Fern Illdge today.
Dr W W OgltfHuy, of Junction, wai
an arrival on the local this afternoon,
Jtcv J E Bnyder returned last ulgh
from Wolf Creek. Mra Bnyder la quite
sick.
The Ilanrer-Bawver cainninir party
aunt Morris Jvlngor 20 tine lluli yes
terday.
Tho markets ol this city are now
well supplied with home grown bluck
berries.
This weather I good enough. No
need of going to tlit sea coast or the
mountains.
The hlg drive of 2.000.(100 feet of logs
from the Mohawk baa ueurly readied
JJarrlhburg.
J W flutters, a pioneer of 184.5, died
at Uls Home near MC.Miniivnie yesier
day morning.
lien Lurch and wife and daughter,
of Cottage (J rove, have been visiting In
l'ortlanu.
The Luckey-Prentice-Gray crowd are
expected lion e from ineir mouuiain
trip tomorrow. ,
Mrs White, nee Bcttle Wllhrow
cf l'ortlaud, came up on the local train
mis arternoou.
W M Welch, of Tortlaud. left on
the stage this morning for an outing
at lielknup springs.
I M Olen left this morning for Cor
vallls where he will visit a few day
before returning home.
The Clohe-Ziegler camping party at
Melbourne springs report a iicaean
tlino and good llshlng.
II F Uulllxson, of Portland, Is in
the city, lie Is now traveling for a
au fraticlaco carpet nous.
The disabled locomotive was taken
down the road shortly after the over
land piinoed through this morning.
The suit of the ex-rallroad commis
sioners against lilt Klnculd Is now
being heard by the supreme court.
Dr. E. Ii. Irvine Is now In Eugene
and will In a few days open an olllee
for the general practice ol medicine.
The iirloo of wood Is dowu to bed
rock lu this city. I'holco grub ouk
lias iK-eii Dolling for iJ.lii pur cord
Will Ooodinau la down from his
mountuiii ranch on the Wllluinelle
and Is employed at the sash and door
factory.
Miss Alena Itundell arrived' here
this morning from Flut Itock, Illinois,
and will sitcnd some time in the
county.
Mrs Sarah liankin and daughter
returned this noon from their stay on
AloliaWK.
W L Hlackwell, arrested at Port
laud on a chargo or larceny or some
house hold goods, wus found not
guilty.
An agent of a Sioux Falls, Dakota,
co-operative building and loan associa-
tion is In the valley endeavoring to
organize uraucu axsociutions.
The county clerk Issued a marriage
license last evening to George, Mo
Milieu, agitl 1M yearn, and Ethel June
Curler, aged 10 years.
The conductor who ran the flixt train
between Uostou and Worcester, Mam.,
ou July 4, HX, Is still living. Ilia
name Is T. II. Tucker, and his home
Melrose, Mass.
Itoneburg Plaludealer: A Mint
Jones of Cottage drove came tin lat
night and left this morning for Jtiddle
to take charge of the Enterprise while
Mr Conner takes a rest.
Ho fur, nccordlng to a report of
the Oregon Fruit Union, nine carloads
of H'iu-h plums have lieen shipped
from Oregon to the East this season.
ThoChrlstlau Kudoavorers will soon
oommeuce the publicutlou of a paper
atHalt'iu. ItwililMa monthly pulill
catlonaudW W itrooks will bo (lie
editor.
Hop buyers are ollering to tr.ake
contracts for the new crop iu Marion
county at 7J to 8 cents.
Mr Trtmx. of the Ninth street second
hand store, has returned from a trip to
Newport, where he went by private
conveyance.
Harry llrlstow, drlverof the Hluslaw
atage, Is taking a few days' rest, lie
bus a hard Job, riding all day
rough roat'a.
Mr and Mm Davissou, who have
been visiting Jlev Ullbcrt and wile,
went to Corvallls today, and after
spending a week or so there will re
turn to their home at Seattle.
lloston Couriers Young Mr Hang,
or summer? Young Mls Weei lo
on Which do you like best, winter
Hummer by all means; the night are
ao much shorter.
Humphrey & Segnr'i second car of
peach plums was started for the East
this morning. The car ivntrlned 10(i(l
boxes. They will next k'v their at
tention to shipping prunes.
A uuniber of the I idle of the cltv
itietattlio residence of Mra A. J.
Johnson this afternoon In one of their
regular meetings for tho discussion ol
topics directly concerning the home.
The meeting are well attended and
are proving quite Interesting.
Dick Wilson arrived this morning
on the overland train from Woodland,
California, where he has been for tho
imst year. His brother, Earl, left here
last Monday expecting to Join hliu at
Woodland, but is a little too Into.
Vo nuy Hemenway Job Davis find
John hvans, who have been east of
the mountalHt some time, were at
Steve Itigdou'a place Wednesday ou
their way home, and are expected heie
very soon.
llev II L Hates, formerly pator of
the 'ongrvgatlonal churvli of this city,
is now being visited at Forest Drove by
hi brother, F W Hate, who has been
a missionary on the eastern coast of
tSoutti Africa for seven year. 1
BATUftDAY, JULY 27. .
IU-V P It Burnett went to llalsey to
day.
John Henry, f Portland, Is In Eu
gene,
Secretary Klucald returned toBalem
loduy,
Fred Dunn went t'lSaleiu to-day for
a short visit.
Prof I) llerirer. of Iloseburg, visited
in Eugene today.
Warner Iirown was an arrival on
thin afternoon' local.
Borne emigrant camped In the cast
part or town last night
II C Humphrey went to Kaleui to
day to buy green fruits.
Frank Jordan, of Cot tage Drove, did
business In r.ugene today
President C H Chapman and wife
will remain at Dear hart all summer,
Uncle Jack Coir well lias returned
from a trip to Newxirt and Portland
J J Kelley returned home to Port
land today, after a short stuy lu thi
el'y.
The Corvallls Times lu sneaking ol
foot racer Whitney tails lilui aliiu
Phiipot.
Jtev U A lilulr and family returned
to fortland today after visltiug friend
in f.ugeue.
Marvin Jackson left for Tucoma,
Wbsh., this morning after a vl-.it with
friends here.
Ituv nun Clalw Houston were up
from Junction City lor a hort tim
la-tt evening.
Miss Heslop and (Sister Josephine of
the Catholic school In this city wen
to l'ortlaud today.
Marlon Vanuuyne, orJlcpnuer, ar
rived here this nlternoou to visit his
relatives at Coburg.
A nuuilier of threshing machiiips
will couimence oiieration next Mon
day ou the new crop.
fluup llOfl fir l.iiir.rn ira uu rn
handled at the passenger depot In this
city during the month or June.
Jack Hrtidv, the truln robber who
killed Hherllf Jinirart, has been cap
tured and Is now lu Jail at HHeramenlo,
Among those whoattvuded the Itiy.
Trine foot race at . Albany today were
F A Ituiiklu, Deo Vauduyn and liony
J.yue
Dr Kuykendall wont to Junction to-
day to assist in performing a surgical
ooerat'on on a young man at that
place.
John Dray and family, returned
from their Coa.t Fork ranch today.
The rest of tho party will arrive to
mgiit.
Miss Nettle Iuuham. Ax Hilly'
cashier and hookkeecr, went to I'lcas
ant ii in this alternoon fur a short v
cation.
Ike Yocum la at Newixirt camping
out. lie is a resident or l olK county
now and is still engaged In tho hop
business.
Frank Dorrell, of Douglas county, Is
in town, and will make some improve
ments on his proK-rty, corner Mill and
Eleven til at reels.
it is reported that that a new irro-
eery store will soon be ojieneil up on
8th street by Tom Iterg. This will
make grocery ISO. VI for J-.ugcue
Mrs. (leorire M. Miller and Miss
Catherine Coggswcll left New-Mirt on
the tug Uouarla yesterday for nor
ma, where they will give a dramatic
reading.
Union (Scout: Deo Huwlev, of Crcs
well, Oregon, accompanied by his
wife, Is hereon a visit to his nephew,
W II llawlev. The (Scout acknow
ledge a pleasant call.
Itoseburir lt(Vlew: W T MoCulloch.
of Lane county, a former resident of
tills county, witt in town Monday on
bUHiuca. He Is representing a Euirene
company wno are imroauclng a new
orauu of coiico.
Dume Protwtor McDuiro mivs he
will attempt to prevent the Warm
.Spring Indians from hunting or IImIi
lugoll'ofthe rcwervatlon this aeuson.
Tliis is the proper thing to do.
Dra. Kuykendall. of this cltv. and
Uglesby, of Junction, arformtd an
Orcrallon to-Uay ot a very delicate
nature on a young man resldiug near
unction.
M!hs It. Anna Morris, who has or
ganized n swimming class of young
udies in this cltv. irave f lie tlrwt Ichhom
In the mill race last evciiinir.
Hon Denrue H. Dorrls. of this cltv.
lias a well written artl-le In to-dnv's
Oregonlan delending the Supreme
Court from the retvnl sensational at
tack made by ex-Senator Dolph.
Miss Nellie Heverlv. tf Portland. who
has bet n vlsltlnir In EuiMie several
days, t lie guest of E. J. MfClunalinn
and ramlly, returned home this morn
ing, wiie was tendered a verv ideas.
nl farewell party last evening,
Mrs. U. V. Skinworlh returned homi
to Lebanon to day, after a week's visit
win) ner son, Attorney li. it. Skip
worth, of this city. She was accom
panied by Frank Sklpworlh, w ho w III
spend two or three weeks at Lebanon.
A Woodburu man has Invented a
hopdrylng apparatus, and will place it
lu two yards for trial. It was tried ou
wet straw, and with the piH so ar
ranged as to dry the hops on top as
quickly as lhom on the bottom. He
sides drying the hops more evenly, It
can tie done in less than half the
time,
HevCA Woody, a graduate or the
U. ofO., has been appointed district
secretary of the American lluptlst
flume Mission Satiety for Oregon and
Washington, which Is an extensive
work and an honorable tvctwniitiou of
a worthy man.
Corvallls Times: Shoold Pron-Msnm
Washburn and Letcher a.y-ent the
places at Eugene It will lie a matter of
regret among friends of the O. A. C. a
both are distinguished educators, and
each has reudired the agricultural tsii-
lego eminent service.
V Humeuwar. John Evans hoiI J II
Davis returned lust evening from a two
weens nul ling anil Hulling trip. They
went via the Melwnxie road and ie
turned by the Middle Fork route.
RESOLUTIOXS PASSED.
A 8tronr Effort Will
cure the 0. ('. k
tity.
Iifl Made te He
V.. to Tills
illj(Jnrl, JnUTt.
The court house was well filled with
iieople last eveiilnz who were there I
answer to a call to consider the matte
of ofleriiibT suitable encouruut'uieut fo
bu extension of the Oregon Central A
Kaslern rallroutl from Corvallls to tin
citv. The, nieelinir was a short one
but was full of enthusiasm and plainly
showed that the sentiment was strong
ly In favor of making a vigorous ef
fort to secure tho road to Eugene and
Lane county.
As thi was the first meeting held in
the Interest of thi uroiiositiou but lit
tle could be done last evening more
than to secure the sentiment of the
people In the matter, which was whu
was desired. Mr. A. It. Hammond
one of the nroorletors of . tl-roud, I
expected here lu the near future mid
will perhaps niake a proposition to ou
people.
The following res lut Ions were
adopted by the meeting last night:
Wiikkkab, The sale of the Oregon
Pacific railroad property has been con
tinned by the circuit court, and the
decision of the circuit court has beei
a 111 ruied by tho supreme court, and
whereas It is the opinion of the neoul
of this state tliut the present owners of
the ai-ove properly intend to extend
said railroad Into such sections of the
stale as will be prolllable for them so
to do. It Is therefore
ItKHoLVKD. Jiv us. the people of Eu
gene, lu muss meeting assembled, that
we believe an extension of the Ore
gon Central A Kastcr.i railroad from
Corvallls to Eugene would be a profit
able Investment for said railroad and a
great benefit to the people of Eugene
and vicinity, and we congratulate the
owners of the aixive named road ou
the favorable result of the lltigutioil
that has been forced upon them on ac
count or the purchase or said railroad
property.
Adopted lu IU089 meeting July 20
lSUo.
Adopted unanimously and ordered
that a copy of same be published In the
local paiiers) and copies be aeut to the
owners of suid ruilroad.
J. D. Matlock,
Chairman.
A. C. Woodcock,
Secretary.
Ptlly Gurd, July W.
Akchiiihiiop 8URi'Ki8En. Today'
Ortgonlan says: IU-ferrlng to the
item iu yesterday's Oregonlan, quoted
from the J'.iigc-ne UUAKD, saying that
Archlilshoi) uross Mad avoided a Joint
debute Willi a minister at Llewellyn ou
Weducsduy or last week, the arch
bishop raid yesteiduy that the Hint he
knew of any proHMed Joint debate was
the notice in the Oreironlan. He had
received no challenge, nor had he de
clined to give any one a chance to re
ly to his sermon at Llewellyn. He
ad gone to that place to keep an en
gagemeiit made several weeks before.
When his sermon was concluded, he
retired, as usual, from the building.
While the archbMion does not go
uonut seeking Joint discussion with
tN-rsons desiring such notoriety, he Is
alw.ays willing, he says, to be inlerrog
ated at any or his lecture or er
limns delivered elsewhere than In
Catholic church; nor has he ever been
known to shirk occasion or opportun
ity to do so.
At the Chautauqua. The Dal res
Chronicle: A lanre number ol rt-sl
dents of this city are attending the
Chautauuan exercises at Dladstone
park and one of them has sent to I he
hronlclc mine woids eoiicernlnir
Prof. Thomas Condon. Mr. Condon
is well known to many of our eitUens.
In the early 70's he was pastor of the
lonirreirallonal cliurcli at this nlace
and has many friends who remember
him. Since leaving The Dalles he
lias attained national fume as a geolo
gist, Following is the letter: "Mr
Condon's kind face iH-aming with good
leeiing to ail ins iriends, and al who
come within hearing of his kind voltv
are Ills friends, anil had an especial
tenderness lu the Kreottng of the dele
gates from The Dulles. It whs most
heartily reciprocated, for the Inheri
tance received by Hie present residents
of The Dalles tiom their predecessors If
to claim Hie genial professor us "our
Mr. Condon."
l'ully Uii.nl, July .V,.
FOOT HACK AT ALDAN-. Tmlav'a
Salem Ststesmau: "On tho A ll.itiiv
race truck tomorrow a fisitracc w ill lie
run between W M Its v. of WimmI
turn, and W O Trine, of Eugene, for
purse oitouu anil the gate receipt,
lie sporting fraternity of Woodbum
re coinir to attend in luriru ninnlu r
liavlng cliartered a cur to convev then.
to Albany, ilfi.v tickets having already
uvuii miiu. nir iniiroao company
gives them the low rate of fl.50 for the
rou mi irip aim inis is one encouruue-
meiino muuy to niKe a day oil. The
car will do attached to the U u'lhak
tram tomoriow and be niurned bv
the 2:20 train Sunday. Lust nlghl
lietlimral Wimdliurn was ipiile lively,
some IJOtl being put up, the Mds being
2 to I In favor of Trine, us he is con-
sldereil the best spi inter In every
way." Several Eugene enple will at
tend.
TALK AHOUT WKATHEK.
Foster Nsys August Will u Hot.
In his last bulletin Prof Foster gave
forecasts of the storm wave to cross
the continent from 24th lo 2Sih and
the next lie says will reach the 1 acille
oust about the 28th, cross the west of
Ituckies country by close of the 201b,
great central valleys from 30th to
August 1st and tho Eastern states
August 2d.
This disturbance will Inaugurate one
of theo-ol periods ofa month of very
great extremes.
The warm wave will cross the west
ofltockies country about July 2Hlh,
great central valleys 30th and Euslerii
slates August 1st. Cool wuvo will
cross the west of Itoekies country
about July 31st, great centrul vulleys
August 2d and Eastern states August
4lli.
Unusual weather may be expected
next month; unusuul lu many resiects.
Killing Irosl will occur lu some por
tions of the northern stutes.
These frosts will probubiy occur at
two periods n the mouth with an In
terval ol about two weeks. Of course
extensive frosts are not expected In
this mid summer month.
These frost dates will come with the
cool waves ex nee ted to cross the con
tlnent from 6th lo lOlu and 18lu to
2-J.I.
The temperature of August will
avcraire above on the Pucllle slopo. he-
low lu the ereat central vulleys and
about normal on the Atlantic' coast,
The lowest monthly average tempera
ture will be iu Ohio, Missouri and up-
fief Mississippi valleys and the uppc
ake country.
The cool weather of August will
probably retard the corn crop so that
lute corn will be injured by the gen
eral killing frosts about the middle
of September . in the northern corn
belt.
Cold waves very seldom occur in
Auuust but In a limited part of the
upper Missouri and upper Mississippi
vulleys the sudden change not fur
from August 20lh will almost amoun
to a cold wave. To constitute a cold
wave the temperature must Tall as
much as twenty decrees lu twenty
four hours, causing a freeze or frost
and In this case would reuuire a full
from about 00 to about 40. Frosts
sometimes occur at 40.
Kalnfull in August will not be fur
from the general average. Delicien
cleft will occur on the Atlantic coast
from New York north and Charleston
south. J Jet ween these two poluts
rulniail will be about i.ormul.
In Oeorgia and the southern states
further west about the average of rain
rail may be exiecled.
A little above the averaire of rain
full may be expected in the Ohio and
Missouri valleys and the countries
north of them.
lluiufall will be short on the Pacific
coast.
Severe storms may be expected in
August uot far from the bill and
iilh.
Earthquake shocks will probably be
reported iroin eartiuiiiuKe countries
from August 20th to 22d and auroras
win be at their brightest In northern
countries about August 22d. August
8ih will also be an aurora dute but the
full moon will probubiy obscure the
auioral lights.
THE OWJiEK t'OXHXU.
D od Prospects Regarding the 0. C.
& r.. li. it. t.xteusion.
Dal lj Untrd. July at.
Ill conversation with Mr Edwin
Stono, of the Oregou Central & Eastern
railroad, formerly known as the Ore
gou Pacific, the Duard learns that Mr
Huminoud, the purchaser ot the road.
Is now In Astoria lookinur after the
building of the Astoria-Doble rond.
and that In a week or ten days, at the
luicsi, ne win go to corvallls and then
take a team and drive to this citv over
the route ot the proposed extension of
me road, ne will thus culn a knowl
edge of the country through w hich the
iroposcQ roau win pass. At t-.uireue
ie is desirous of meetlnir the citizens
aim turning wiin them regarding the
iioiseti extension.
The Duako will be informed ninnl.
Ing the date of his arrival here, and
there Is no doubt but the gentleman
win ne wen received by our citizens.
Couhkit. ltmad Axe: From all
apearances at present, the time is not
far distant when the markets will be
pretty well supplied with horsetlet.i
for tin who are oannlhully enough
Inclined to eat It. and n irivnt ,i,,rii..
of the human race will lie forced to eat
the flesh of our most iicr..,l no. I
e-t devoted of nil animals, the horse
a iiesn mat is a slnrul crime lo he pun
ished by the human hand, much livs
jo ne cruelly slaughtered ami devoured
by mankind. h, ,ir estimation a
IK'rson who would knowingly eat
l.orw llesh would not be much too good
to eat dogtlesh, for what two animals
are more devoted to mail than the dog
or horse? B
h IKst N ativk I'RIKHT.-Arltiur Lane
son ol ex-Coiigrv?wtnan LaFayet'e
Lane, of Itoseburg, Is now home on a
vacation from the Sulpieiaii . miliary
i'liuv ..u,.l,i ...... .i.i .; . V """"'i " "ere, ill) lias i),s-li mi Hit v-
tpnit and ."".muln IK JXZ
slieep." Mr. Hemenway say. that church. He haVreac hetl the .1 VJ ,v
v.a .k ij. r. r.?. -." . w ! hi. studies
111 ..i- - . .. V . " ! l,u"Ml he rtnvlves his
. iini u .. nit I11CUIIIIIIICK- Imullllu.il,..
Psllj Uusrd, July 1M.
Stolen Whip Heoovkred. It win
be remembered that during theintt
Ing of the general assembly of tun
umbeiiand Presbyterian chureli in
his city a year ami a number of th..n
of buggy rotes, whips, etc., were re
ported t ftl WilkuiB was one person
who hud a tine buggy whip slulen. It
was one lie had purchased of ' if
Hale, and Mr riale had nurcliHsixl It r
a drummer, and It Isjing different
from any other w hips sold here it was
easy of Identification. Today Mis
Jell lVadinond took a whip to Mr
Hale to have it repaired, and Mr Hale
at once recognized It as the one stolen
rrom Mr Wilkins He Informed Mr
Wilklns of the mailer, and that gentle-
nun interviewed jirs i viui moiid and
earueti inai sue oinnlneil the whin
innn some ooys, itading a watch for
u. 1110 ooys. or whom her brother
was one, stated to her that they had
found the whip ucar the Eugene
..n..k-v. mo wnip was stolen in May,
but the boys did not find It for over s.
moniii niter, .lira Deadinond told a
very straightforward story reirardinir
...... .n, ami nir i- iTviim idi.i
cause lo lielicve she had not acted rluht
In the matter. She disliked very much
to give up the whin, but of r.ni,r ....
obliged to do so.
Kiimmio must secure a branch
rond to Curvallis.
The llianka of tho Oregon Press
ABdcciatiou are especially due to
Mcfrrs Stone, Crosby anu mrn
These gentleman are royal enter
tuiiiers.atid ye editor was placed
unJer nnny obligations to them.
There'was a wild rush in wheat
at Chicago yesterday, there being
an advance of five cents. The
principal cause for the sensational
advance wus a slight movement in
wheat which went higher in foreign
markets.
Tt is to be booed that the new
snmiin. W ho is coming out
abbreviated wearing apparel, will
not neglect to curtail the Uemen'
sinns of her hat. She has disre
garded the petitions of the male
sex for years, and finally com
monend trimmina down at the
wrong end.
War has broke out in dead earn
est among the Bannock Indians
in their tfrritory. The Indians
havq been ' thinned eut until but
few remain outside of those who
have become civilized and peaceful,
but these few retain all the savage
spirit of their forefathers, which
crops out with the least provocation.
One of the best advertisements
ever eiven Lane county is in the
work being done by Humphrey &
Seear. Thousands of boxes of
choice fruits are being sent to
Eastern cities neatly labeled show
ing where the fruit was grown and
packed; These little boxes of fruit
speak volumes for the productive
ness of this valley.
Much interesting and conclusive
evidence that Knox county, Maine,
was once the seat of an immense
volcano has been discovered by
Professor Bayley, of Colby Univer
sity. Some of the evidence is in
the presence today of great sheets
of lava stretching over the north
ern part of Yinalhaven. How long
ago the Maine volcano was active
bus not yet been determined. The
subject is being investigated by
many geologists from universities
outside the state.
: coin.
ordination,
ness.
; Catholic j.rii ft.
Hrt unlive Oivgonian
Pslly Ourtl July .
Small Dklinoi'kxt Libk ti, .1..
lliuiuent tax list for Lane county is
unusually small this year. The lax
mil footed UD soniethliiu IIU !! iv
and of this amount fully fllO.ooo hve
lieen collected. The Ktltniltlt (til) I tin t Imi
on real property, and now advertised
amounts to $2,024.9", the remainder"
or the taxes delinquent being on per
sonal property. Considering the com
plaints of hard times and fcarcltvof
money, this Is a nm!rtr,.i.i
showinir.and no county In the state
iiin lii'iliu lw.it... i 1..-.. .
- - M"vjojum Liane.
DUt tiusn, July .
Dklayki. Train. The engine of
the northbound overland train broke
down nearCreswell this morning, and
auother engine had to be set t up from
P '.'- train
,,. turiruin iimimiwi ll,r..,...i.
Portland Dispatch: A China
man on wheels is a common Bight
in Portland now days and very
comical in appearance. Yesterday
one was riding down Morrison
street, and at a distance, was taken
for a woman iu bloomers. His
pants worked up above the garter
line, and his queue stuck out in a
straight line behind. His bloomer
hat sat one-Bided on his head, and
his sunshade was tucked under
his arm. He cast sly glances at
the boys on the walk, allee samee
melican girl.
Judge Murphy, before whom
Durfant is to be tried for murder,
has very properly denied the mo
Hon for a change of venue. There
is no doubt but Durrant can get
an impartial trial in San Frana is
coif he can get it anywhere. There
is 110 occasion for anv delay in the
inai, anu 11 iouna guilty he should
Iw giveri the punishment provided
by law without delay. Men of less
iiouiiueiicu prior 10 ineir crime
have been convicted and punished
111 less time man has been con
sumed in Retting readv for Dnr.
rant s trial.
National bank statistics for tlifl lnat
fiscal year reflect the imurovement
.1 . . . .
in uie country's business verv en
couragingly. During the first six
months ot the usual venrui
irotu July to December, 1894
there was trnly twentv-one annlics.
.: t 1 . ... -i-r--
nuns ior new uanKS. with a cuti tal
ol 00,000 in all. And of these
eight were in December, when the
improvement began. Dur nir th
second half year, from it nuary to
June, the applications numbered
forty one, representing a capital of
w,uiu,juw.i liven more Bignifi-
caui is me increase in circulation.
The total circulation now reaches
u.bUU.OUS, which is greater than
11 nas oeen at any time since Jan
uary 1S89. These facts reflect in
creasing business and renewed con
fluence. In all times of npnrMQi An
the lack of profitable use for money
. W.I . It. I I . ... -
wu,,TO10 i0 oanKs 10 withdraw
some of their notes. It is only
when good times come back again
that they increase circulation.
SCANDAL.
The East Orcgonian, i
menting on the habit of g0g,"
ing" on scandal monger-. Bay8.
"Of course, no decent p,rori'
fail to despise a scandal mon
He is beneath notice and deserv
electrocution. But on the othe
hand, the Bcandal monger U imno!
tent when attempting to tear down
the reputation of one wh89 ch 0
acter is founded on real virtue md
guided by principle."
This is correct as a general rule,
and there is no more despicable
person than heorehe whoattemnt!
to pry into the affairs of other.
Still there are euch people in everr
community, and they delight in
every species of filth and nastines
that may float in social gutters and
sewera. They will read with the
greatest avidity the columns of die
reputable newspapers, and spend
hour after hour in gloating over the
nasty details of social wrecki and
never pay the least attention to
solid articles that have a tendency
to develop and expand the mind
and make the mental faculties
more competent to place themselvn
in touch and sympathy with the
advancement of tho age. The im.
munity from this scourge which
th!B community enjoys is a subject
for congratulation, and gives edi
tors and others a freo range to con
demn it in scathing terms.
Further on in the same article
our esteemed cotemporary hat the
following:
"A good man or woman should
besufiicienlly in the confidence of
the community in which he or she
lives bo that this confidence will re
pel insinuations against character.
Unless this be true there is a radi
cal defect, and one that should be
remedied. Study to discover that
defect rpther than to find meant to
contradict the false assertions."
TWO VACANCIES.
iaeiho farmer: If the fruit of
the North west was as the fruit of
oiner sections, that is if the better
class of fruit wis .as that of other
sections there would be nodanrerof
cuiiBiani crv that tim f.,
ousiuess is being over donp Th
only kind of fruit business that is
being overdone is the inferior fruit
business. The Farmnr is
afraid of the comnetition nfn
other section of the world in straw-
berries, cherries, Italian prunes,
pears and apples of the hiohor
grades, but it is afraid of the dozens
of little early and late cherries
strawberries, summer and fall bd-
tun piums and little
prunes which are being set bv th
Corvallis Times: "In addition
to the vacant places in the faculty
of the O. A. C. by the failure of the
board at the annual meeting to
elect, it is probable that two other
positions are at present without
professors to fill them. These are
the chairs of mathematics and ety
mologist, occupied respectively for
several yearB by Professors Letcher
and Washburn, and the cause it
the alection at Portland, Tucudsr
of Professors Letcher and Wash
burn to the chairs of mathematics
and biology in the University of
Oregon. At present Trof. Wash-
hum is at Seal Rocks and Professor
Letcher is at Portland, and no ink-,
ling of their intentions has been
received in this city. W. E. Yates,
secretary of the board of regents,
has as yet received no notice of
their intention to resign. Although
the salaries of each in the state uni
versity will be no larger than it
the O. A. C, Prof. Washburn's be
ing $1,000 and Prof. Letcber'i
$1,500, it is believed that both will
leave the O. A. C, if for no other .
reason than to get into an institu
tion where there is not every year
an election of the faculty. That U
the rule at Eugene, and with satis
factory service a profesfor's lease
on his position is assured."
The New York world is making
an attack on the extensive gamb
ling done in Wall street by the
men connected with the grea
ii .
trusts, the controllers pi toe
market. It is no less a sure thing
game than that of the shell man,
or the man who folds twenty dol
lar bills in envelopes. Tbey con
trol the whole affair, while the
small speculators guess as to whicii
way the money is going. But it
useless to point out these facts to
thnna mhn hava a thirst for gamb
ling or malcinff their money by.
01 o
any other process than earning
The way to stop the work of these
gambling institutions is through
legislation. Talking to the hun
dreds of dupes who support wen
only advertises and assists dvui .
their work.
1 . . - ' " ' Vllalltlkril 1 -
horn-s late 0:30 o clook' "early three thousands in the orchards of our
1 iruu growers.
There is no accounting for tastes-
What kind of a feeling is it
uromnta dozens .of women in
Francisco to endeavor to bestow 1
Drofusion of flowers upon Durrani,
a man accused, and doubtless guil
ty, of one of the moBt cold dio-
j u ia nf crintfi
tuuruers jii mo uu' ,
and that upon two of the fairest 01
their sex? Heathens, if placed in
similar circumstances would !
upon him, but these women, pf
ng as intelligent ana uou-i-e-
" . .. . . lar to
are leading this loui aim""" '
behove himself a hero, the unqun
tionable result of which will.
encourage other weaa-u
blood-thirsty villians to cuu.--
similar crimes, thus endanger"-?.
perhaps, their own lives.
t.:L k.esr. that tn
pleasing j iiuic, aju"v.--f j
prison authorities do not per
Durrant to receive the flowers w
to him.
The YaQifTarallroad is a nee'
sity.
is wim -
, kuockdowus, etc., we will try
more Rboclak.
month from a certain fund, and she
insists on having then.
i'ur-.
Osui'HN Jt DcLano.
M. V. I
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