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EUGENE CITY GUARD. I. U CA Jim KliI IrprteUr. EUGENE CITT. OREGON. RECEIVERS' ANSWER Filed in the Suit to Oust the N. P. Officials. KKCOItl) OF THEIR PROCEEDINGS 111 Attack lo Ha Made Agalnat Them I oil llm (round of Sou-Jurla-lllt tliin nt JiiiIi Jenliliii. Seattle, August 22. Tho petition of Uraytou Ives, through (Jenoral Coun sel Silas W. l'uttit, to ouMt the ru eciovors of tliu Northern Paoiflo rail' road aud apiioiiit others in tholr stead, will be heard by Judge Hauford aud Judge Gilbert Thursday, aud today there wan tllod iu the United State circuit court tliu receiver annwer, Yesterday wan tliu day lot uu wliiuh tlm lust paper should bo Mod, but ex Senator bpouuer aud Counsel C. V, Buim secured au extension. The hear ing will bu tiulil iu the room of the criminal department of the superior court, iu order Ut afford accomodation fur the crowd that U uro to atteud. In their iinswor the receiver recite the history of the litigation loading up to and following their appoiiitinont, and they havu tiled a exhibit aud a a part of tho aimwer the record of all the proceeding from August 15, 1MUU, to the preseut time. The attack to be made against them in ou the ground of the uou-jurisdic tiou of Judge Jenkins, iu the United State court, for the caHtern district of W'iricouHiu, the question of oolluioit having been reserved for a future hear. ing iu cane tho court hold with the receiver. They deny that at the time of their appointment, uo part of the railroad or land graut of the Northern Pacific, or tho proicrty covered by tho mortgage, wa within tho ditriet. Then come a tatemeut of the rela tion of the road with the Wisconsin Central Kallroad Company, under the iituoty-niuo year lease by which the receiver have been operating theu liue; and of the litigation rcHulting from the default iu rental under the leases, whereby the Farmer' Loau & Trust Company brought foreclosure proceeding and Nucured a reappoint incut of the receiver, together with a cosolidutlou of the cannon. A paragraph i devoted to tho lea no of the Chicago & Northern Pacific Hallway Company, assigned by tliu Wioouiu Central IUilroad Company to the Northern Pacific Huilroad Coui pany, and the proceeding reultiug from tho default. (ireat Haco i devoted to nil attempt to how that at the time of tho ap pointment of tho reooivora, tlie North ern Paeitic had valuable property in thu jurisdiction of Judge Jenkins' court. From the time of their original ap pointment, they ay, they havu held possession of tho property aud have op crated it, aud neither their authority nor the authority or jurisdiction of any of the court ha ever been dis puted. They have douu variout act aud various proceeding have boon taken, at which the railroad company ha appeared ami to which it ha oon aeiiU'd. September 1, 1HII3, they were au thorised to iKMiu f 5,000,000 of uertitl eaten; September 2a, I8U4, they were allowed to renew and extend tliu cer tificate for three year. TIicho cer tificate are now alleged to be out standing, in tho hand of Innocent pur chaser. Thu receiver have expended money to keep dowu thu interest on the tint principal ou other paramount lions They have appointed a land commissioner, have old laud aloug the whole line of railroad, aud have paid contract aud conveyance to pur chaser. They have paid debt f the company running into million; they have made traffic agruemeuta aud havu executed contract of all kinds, ou tlie faith of which vast amount of money have liceu invented, tint ouly by thu re ceivers, but by the public. From thu beginning to tho end of the proceeding, continue thu annwer, the railroad company ha expressly consoutod, through it counsel and ex ecutive officers, to tho jurisdiction of thu circuit court for thu eanteru dis triet of Wisconsin, and ha never tli revtly or indirectly Nuggoatud iu that court or iu any other court that there wa any lack of jurisdiction iu the promises uutil the preseut uiotiou wa made. An liwllan t. Irl'a lllghta. Tacoma, August 82. Mary A. Henry, a pretty ludiau maiden, ha brought auit to recover laud ou which tho village of Lilluwaup Fall, Hood canal, i located. hvldouoo today brought out tho fact that her father, a white man, married her quaw mother according to the Indian customs, by purchase, giving a shotgun for her. The defense Kctn up illegality of marri age, claiming tho daughter to bo ille githnatc, aud ha uo right to tho property. lruglaU fitllliia; I'rli'i-i. Kansas City, August 22. A war among tho retail druggist of Kansas City i threateuiug lecaut of tliu fact that Meveral drug tore are advertising cut price ou proprietary medicine and there are complaints of cor its pond ing cut iu the price of prescription. Almost all thu druggist Klong to thu Kauiuta City Pharmaceutical Associa tion, aud those who have made tho cutn, recently withdrew no that it could not interfere with them. Other threaten to follow auit, and a demoral isation iu the drug trade U probable. To Ml War Kimiim.. New York, August 23. A special to the Herald from Havana ay tho government ha asked the Spanish bank of the Island of Cuba for 1.600,000 to pay war expeusc. The bank answered that it could not furnish tlie money. A meeting of thu board of direct-in wa theu held and tlie following plan wa discussed with the government, via: That the bank iue note to the amouut of 1,600,000 iu denomination of ton, five aud one, the iue to be gurauteed by Cubuu paper. I SEALING MEN EXCITED. A Kuinur That All V ! Without Hpaalal I't-ruiiU Art to Urn Knitted. San Francioo, August 23. The sealing men of thi port are consider ably worked up over tlie rumor that all aealing vessels which failed to provide themselves with special permit for aval fishing are to be seized a toon a they arrived at Han Francisco. Not only i thi rumor well founded, but the men who have killed seal iu the prohibited district or during the close Ncasou are to be criminally prosecuted by the government. Two vessel, tho Bophia Hutherlaud aud thu ISowhead, have already been seized, thu latter be ing mill in the custody of the United State marshal. Ttii year witnessed the departure of one of the smallest fleets which have ever Net sail for Japanese waters aud tltO Bohriug aua. Only fourteen sealer iu all luft the port They are thu Winchester, Alton, Hophia Sutherland, J. Kppinger, ltasil Hparks, Theresa, Jane Gray, Kate and Ann, Herman, Kdward K. Webster, JJouunzu, Emma and Louise, C. (4. White and thu Hat tier. Thu C. 1. White ha been lost aud the Kate aud Ann landed her skin at Astoria aud went off otter hunting. Ouly the Emma and Louise aud thu Hauler were provided with special per mit and sealing Hag. These were ob tained at Yokohama. A number of sealing men met here last Saturday, aud it wa decided to appeal the case of the Bowhead to thu secretary. It is claimed by thu sealers that the government i discriminaitng agaiust American vessels, to the ad vantage of llritisb sealers, and thus diverting trade from tbi port to Vic toria, where seal huutiug ha grown to bu one of thu chief industries. I llloll lit llltrr-l. New York, August 23. The confer ence between President Hill, of the (Ireat Northern, J. P. Morgan and Chairman Edward Adam, of thu Northern Pacific reorganization com mittee, looking to au arrangement for the uuiou of interests of the Northern Pacific aud (Irout Northern, is still iu progress. It is learned from an au thentic source that while President Hill did decline to consider a modifi cation of the plan to form a new com pany to operate the Northern Pacific aud (ireat Northern ruuds, this does not interfere with consideration of thu subject. It is claimed by Mr. Hill aud counsel of tho (ireat Northern that it charter empower it to make the guarantee which Hill bus pledged him self to give the Northern Pacific bond holders, aud he is still prepared to carry cut hi part of tho agreement upon completion of tho reorganization of thu Northern Pacific. A Hull Klg-ht I! I Mr J for Culorailii. Cripple Creek, August 23. Every available space throughout the district is covered with glowing poster au nouucinir thu coming bull fight ut Gillette. Bixty carpenter aro putting the finishing touches ou the big bull ring. Thu troupe of Moxicau bull fighter arrived lust night, aud others will bo ou hand by Saturday, as tnoy left tho City of Mexico last night. J. II. Wolfe, the projector of the fight, id: "Wo have already sold over 5,000 tickets, and do not believe that 100 of thu uumbor went into the hands of minor. I have secii Governor Mclu tyre aud tho slier ill of this county, aud believe that both aro convinced that nothing of a cruel nature will be dis played iu the arena The fight is com ing off, aud there will bo no interfer ence ou thu part of the law officer. Tlia Aniarlraii In Tiirkrjr. Constantinople, August 23. The United State consul ut Broyrout, Thouia K. Gibson, ha been instuctcd to proceed to Tarsus in order to opeu au inquiry into the attack recently made ou tho American college there. At tho instance of United State Min ister Tcrrel, tho Voli of Erzcroutu will furnish uu adequate escort to William A. Sachtulbeu, of New York, who is searching for thu remains of Frank G. Lena, tho Pittsburg bicyclist, murdered ou hi way through Armenia. Astronomer Hwlft'a New C'omrt. Ijo Angeles, August 23. A special dispatch to thu Evening Express from thu Echo mountain observatory is as follows: "Last night at 2 o'clock I disoovorcd a new comet iu the constel lation Pisces. Its place was in the right ascension uo hours, 27 minutes, 40 sec onds, declination & degrees 30 minute. It i wry faint aud ha uo tail. It is moving slowly northeast, parallel with thu ecliptic periodic Nothing is known as to what comet it i or whether it ha la.nu neon lHfore. "Lewi Swift, Astronomer." Coining Faulurlf In I'litna. Ioiidou, August 23. A Singapore letter to thu Times states that conse quent upon tho legislative retention of the silver guilder at the old value, which i about double thu intrinsic value iu thu Netherlands, uoluuig fac tories have Is-en established iu China, aud the export of thu guilder thence yields a handsome profit. It is esti mated that 2,000.000,000 of such coun terfeit coius are already iu circulation, and thu evil threateu to increase. Tho Culorvil Knight nt I'ylhla. Chicago, August 23. When Re ceiver Mosley, of tho colored Knights of Pythias, appeared in the superior court today to omplaiu against the otlloor of the society on tho ground of contempt, Supremo Chaueellor K. M, Mitchell was present to comlutt the case. Judge llrentano issued au at tachment against the alleged o (Venders, returnable tomorrow, denying tho su preme chancellor' request for five davn' time iu which to answer. Wonirll Iu Ml J r. Lexington, Ky., August 23. Judge Sanrley, of thu thirteenth judicial dis trict, will hold court at Lancaster, and ay that ho will hear the case of W. U. Stiver agaiust Mis Catherine West for breach of promise, notwithstanding thu compromise iu thu lower court, aud that ho will have a jury of six women and six men to try the oase. The Krla HvurganUatlou. New York, August 23. Tho decree for foreclosure of the Erie railway wa liguud today. The reorgaulsatiou plsu it to be issued next week. GREAT TRUST T( Chandler Appeals to the In Urstate Commission. THE LAW SHOULD BE ENFORCED Ma lulls Altrnlliiu to a (ilgantlo Itall ruail Monopoly lining 1'orniixl hf Many Kastrrn l.lnf. Concord, N. H., August 21. The following is a copy of a letter addressed by the Hon. William F. Chandler to the interstate commission: "The Now York Tribune of yester day announces thu meeting iu that city of the sixteen presidents apisiiutl by the Trunk Line Association to formu late a mean of maintaining east bound and westbound rates, and says au agreement ha been reuehed to be fiuully considered in September, it be ing iu thu meantime an evident im propriety to make kuowu thu detail of the ugrocmeut. These agreements, to nrevent low and to secure high rates of railroad transportation, have been under consideration fora-veral mouths. "Tho coiubiuatiou will be the great est association of capital the world has ever kuowu. It embraces all Ameri can lines between Chicago aud the West, aud New Y'ork aud the East, uud also thu Grand Trunk railroad of Can ada, doubtless covering $3,000,000,000 of organized money. Thu Canadian Pacific road is not included, fortunuto ly for New England. Thu objix't is to abolish competition on freight and passenger rates; to guard against any possible lowering of price aud to ac complish as soon a thu traffic will bear it, a raising of the present rates. "Iu viuw of tlie immense interest involved atTecting the public, which is to pay, a well a the railrouds, which are to receive the sums charged for transportation by the different com panies constituting this great combina tion, I desire to ask whether the inter sate commerce commission, as thu ap propriate aud faithful guardian of the rights of the people as agaiust railroad exactions, is watching and investigat ing thu situatiou by tho preseut com bination for the purKe of discovering whether its proposed agreement will bu iu accordance with thu common law, uud with tho state laws against pooling and trusts; and in view, if they are il legal, of preventing, if possible, their continuation, instead of allowing them to enter unrestricted iu full operatiou. "Thu Tribune say the counsel of the companies will sec that thu agreement complies with thu law of all the status, a well a those of tho United States. While tho attorney for the railroad aro working ou this, it seems imperative that thu officer of the Uuited States should also labor to see that if the agreement is unlawful it shall be kept from going into effect. It seems to me that all laws against any kind of monopoly aud trust, whether enacted by state or nation, will be insignificant and worthless, if thi gigantic railroad trust cannot bo defeated." HIGHBINDERS AT THE DALLES A i liluntnall Murilrrnl III Colli Itlonil Yesterday Morning. The Dalles, Or., August 22. Lock Woo, a Chinaman, was stabbed to death at 1 o'clock this morning. He was seeu with three other Chinamen crossing Front street iu front of thu old Snyder restaurant, now occupied a u Clnueso ttMlglug-liouse. Just us thu uieu were in front of the doorway, Lock Woo wa seized by two of them, while thu third stabed him with a long butcher-knife, just below the heart Thu blade weut into thu struggling mail's side for a depth of four inches. The perpetrator immediately rail away, leaving tliu wounded man with thu knifc-blado in his body. Lock Woo staggered iuto thu building and pulled the knife from hi side. Hy this time thu proprietor was aroused, aud physi cian and officers weru hastily sum moned. Tho Chinaman was perfectly conscious, and gave a detailed de scription of hi assailants. City Mar shal lllakcucy found a Chinaman hid den in a shed back of Skibbe's hotel, and brought him to tho dying man who identified him us having done thu stab blug. Thu accused goes by thu Eug lish name of Harry and has cooked for some time iu Skibbe's. Lock Woo died thi morning at 0 o'clock having made au autemortem statement of the killing. Seven Chinamen have been arrested though only two are believed to bo connected with thu murder. The trouble is thought to lie an act of re venge growing out of trouble iu Chi nese secret societies. t'hleago'a Armenians. , Chicago, August 21. A meeting of Armenians held last uight broke up iu a riot, iu which a manlier of person were injured. Even U'fore the alarm wa given people hurried to north Clark street aud Michigan street, at tracted by thu uproar that came from tho opeu wiudow of the hull where thu Armenian National 'Uuiou wa holding a meeting. . Iu a few minutes the street was blocked. From the wiudows of the hall came sounds as of a terrible battle, of flying chair aud furious voice. Then suddenly the uoise was hushed, aud dowu tho stair camo 100 men. Some were blood stained. One with his head bound iu handkerchief, appeared to bo insen sible, and had to las carried away by hi friends. There was scarcely a mau without a black eye or some mark of conflict about him. The trouble seems to have arisen over the election of officer. After the riot had subsided thu police arrived, but they could not find the leader, aud uo arrest were made. None of those injured was thought to be fatally hurt Japan anil 'uruii. St Petersburg, August 22. A spe cial to thu Novoe Vreyin state that tho Japanese will only occupy tho coast of Formosa, rom whence thev will dispatch puuitivo expeditious iuto tho interior. Several of these have proved unsuccessful. Tho Novoe Vrey- tna dispatch also state that tho oppo sition in Japan is agitating agaiust the division of the government to evacuate Liao Toug peninsula. It i also stated that Core demand au increase of army aud uavy to dufuud the uatioual luterest. BOTH WERE REJECTED. Two Hid Kaealvad by tlia Htata !!- tj C'uiaiiiiUaluu. Olympia, Wash., August 22. The state capitol commission met today and opened bid for construct ion of the superstructure of the capitol building, but two bid were ou tile. One was from W. M. Shewry, of Chicago, who bid 11,223,700, for completion of the buildiug; the other was from Johua than Clark & Sons, 'of Chicago, for 1,004,304. Uoth weru rejected be - cause they were not iu ucoordauce with ; thu call for bid iu that they exceeded thu limit placed ou thu cost of the : building by the act of the legislature, anil so were not accompanied by sulH- cient binds. A new call for bids will be made, to be received up to 2 o'clock .November 19. A number or contractor were pre. cut uud thu governor asked them for expressions of opinion regarding thu time required to maku new bids aud ' also to adjust me questions oi uimuuu involved. Var ous opium , were ex- press...! before the tune of three month wa determined upon. The aw re - quires bond of 200,0.)0 ami that the bondsmen should justify amount The contractors dined to , regard thin requirement us ' nt, a view which the c-miun .";.' tJw f()n,KU exorbita siouers also seemed to entertain, but the governor stated that this wa a matter beyond the power of the com mission to remedy. One contractor stated there would be difficulty experi enced iu placing the warrants so long , m' land graut remained, overnor uuswered by to was ,,roc.ling iu a a portion of thu uuncluctod. The gi saying tnai me s.aio was UJU mnill-l an tiini. an v.. v.M..n. ...... - would permit, a time must necessarily . tu consumed iu waiting upon survey : .....I l..,l h,vuI 1.0 tl,.i wu'nthirv nf ! the interior. Reference to the record iutheoffhe ol the laud commissioner show that of thu graut of 132,000 .r.Miit i,f ;. (1(H) acres, 811,11 tl have beou selected, 81, 913 approved by the local laud offices ami 00,044 approved by the secretary and subject to sale. Thu average ap praised valuu of this laud is $12. 10. THE FOREST Fl R ES. r - Thr Country .luit llirr tlia Itritiuli Llur Mwrit by riamra. Spokaliu, August 22. Forest fires, common ill ummer, have swept tho country ubout Kossluud and Trail i,..i .(,.. li-iM-i, .,rth of here, driving prospectors in, aud , P" Wrautiuo and wa boarded by in somu cases destroying small cabins. , h'-W l'iccrs. The cup-challen-Fires have occurred iu North Idaho, ; K im and ueat in thu glim iu tho Coeur d'Aleue region. The "'eriiig lights. Ou her deck were ap smoke from these fire make the 1 Pruutly all the members of her crew, alarmed prospector believe thu eutire ! "''""7 nevrg of welcome were ex country is ablaze, and wild stories changed with tho English sailor uud have lieeu brought to Spokuuo. Thero wa' formalities having been havo la-en several narrow cscaiH. but ' complied with, tho Valkyrie continued closu inquiry fails to corroborate the " her journey up tho bay. Off VJuar loss of a life in any portion of the " Valkyrie wa boarded by a burning country. The lire also annoy i representative of the press, who obtain people living near the wooded hills, l' following "tory of tho voyage thirty mile south of SiMikuue, iu tho from Captain W. W. Craiifleld. Pulouso country. Tho dauiago so far! " Wo lef t Gourock July 27 with a has been confined to tho destruction of : H "row of forty-two men. After timber. At Kossland, tho people of leaving Tory island, Sunday, July 2S, tho town have relavs of men wu telling w" r"" iu, a fr,'sh uorth-easter-north tho progress of tho flames. When Klu. ueoompauied by high seas, which tho lire was at its worst, the wind ! ''"w hard for twenty-four hours uud veered and saved tho town, which is , ' n moderated. Wednesday morning, madu of new frame buildings, aud July 31, it commenced to blow again would have easily ignited. No trains r"ui tho northwest to southeast. It havu tieeu delaved or stages stopped, so 1,lt'W hard for livo days, when tho tho conflagration is mostly uwav from weather moderated to light Bouthwest the settlement The rain in Eastern winds, which lasted up to Capo Race. Washiugton this afterii.H.u may ex- : There wo caught a northeast wind tinguish a portion of the tire. which carried us to Sable island, when thu wind became light and left u be Orlli'luls Krlcnilly In Aun-rleaiis. Washington, August 22. Advices havu been received by officials of the state and navy departments from Min ister Deiiby aud Admiral Carpenter, which indicate that the situation re sulting from tho Ku Cheng riots are not very serious or alarming as far us American iuterests are concerned. It ui. ...... M li.,fr tin, I 'l.iii.i.1.. ...iiiti..i.t ami officials aro very friendly toward j th"U llu vy'kM ,v. r-. v. .....i a : ;.: 1 The alykriu looksa the United State and Amcneau citi zetis, and regret thu disturbance which tended to cuuse so much consternation. Advices are reassuring and not iu un cord with tho cables from Consul-Gen eral Joinigau, at Shanghai, uud tho statmocnts made by other American 1 . - citizens indicating that further out rages weru contemplated. Tlie Hull Klglit. Atlanta, (ia., August 22. Tho bull fight which has been so extensively ad vertised to take place iu connection with thu Cotton States aud Interna tional exposition will not couiu off. Thu proposed exhibition has never had any connection with the exposition it self, lieiiig merely a sideshow, intend ed to be presented ou tho Midway. The directors of tho exposition have discovered, however, that the proposed light has become confounded in the public mind with tho exposition, and in view of the impossibility of eradi cating this impression, they formally decided to withdraw from tho conces sionaires the right to preseut the fight. A t tali Town mi l lro. ltlugham, Utah, August 21. Tho whole town is ablaze aud the loss is es timated at 200.000. The fire origin ated at 2:30 P. M. iu Rutler's livery stable. Roberts' dwellug house, a sahHui aud stable were consumed, thou thu tiro spread to Chinatown aud .wept everythng ou the east side of the street. Among the buildings con sumed on the west side were the Orifltu house, ljuiiiu' building, postofuee, miuing recorder' office, United State commissioner's office, aud Rocky Mountain l?ell Telephone Catholic Church and a number of boarding houses. Many people are homeless. lirlraseil on a Itabraa t'ornu Writ. Grand Island, Neb., August 20. County Attorney Priuee reeived a let ter today from George P. Dean, sher iff, dated Springfield, 111., iu which the latter stated that Rawlstou, ac cused of attempting to steal half a mil lion dollars' worth of steel rails from the Union Paeitio road recently, has been released ou a writ of habeas cor pus, aud that he might have trouble iu tiudiug him. Shank, the partner of Rawlstou, who had aivured bond here thi evening before IVau left for Chi cago to bring Rawlstou back, accom panied the latter a far a Lincoln, but whet straight through to Chicago, aud hi earlier arrival iu Chicago i supposed to have something to do with Rawlstou' release. VALKYRIE HI IS HERE The America Cup Challenger in Our Waters. A TWENTY-TWO DAYS' VOYAGE ,"" ' M-t I)on Iha Hay I'T tii .,(Vi.ler and Ilia Vigilant ami a float of ll"T fraft. New York, August 20.-Thousamls of iieople were ou the lookout l-slay for the arrival of the Valkyrie III, and tho V. - .11.1 .... rliui.tlTMlitlt 1110111. j 'W passed , ...:,.,... iifving station. Soon . .. commo. ni k'i v hi uiviw Tf - ... tiou iu tho harbor. Craft or all kiuo were gotten under way to meet and welcome the foreign visitor. Among , . ,ou WU1) - of Uri(1 porti , Vmnwui n-preseutativu 1 J ""'tlaud Kersey, aud ? f 'fM nbolir(1 Tllu y iKiiiiiu, m i'w -. a. 1 t... T... .....I.. a iiU.'fl liV lllT vacht. Tho lurger vessel went away ;tside of Sandy Hook, but the little fellows did uot have thu courage to veuture iuto the choppy sen. Tho schismcr aud larger shams remuiued iu tm, 0,M.U uutil uiveu the opiwrtuuity 1 " " m " f , . ,,.....,,, tuK w t,ut by U.H of t.m)Ugh , Iuuu., j t, , whiuiiiih J5lu 111:1 u u'iii " The fleet of vessels was the largest that ever sailed to meet au incoming , (U)WU . , 11,0 , 'U'" '"""'K" " "V nassinu Ouaraiitinu at 'ubout V:'M A M. and dropja-d anchor iu tho Horse hoe. Tho IX-feuder turned westward ou leaving tho dock and weut up the ! East river aud thence to New Roehellu. ! It was a long wait for the boat that weut to meet the Valkyrie, uud for the ' crowd ou shore, for tho whole fore noon woro away without a sign of ! her. Tho dock at Ouaruutiue was crowded with people, when, at U:30, the I worn was giveu mai inu ""s""" ... ! aluB toward tho uiiH.r lM1y. At 11:40 the alkyne, iu tow, slowly . . . .... I : L calmed at times. It lasted up to our arrival here. "We sighted Shinn Rock light ut noon tislay, aud at 0:30 this afternoon, when twenty miles west of Fire island, we were taken iu tow by the World tug, C. P. Raymond, uud hero wo are. Wu nuidu 3,010 miles in all, and one day ouly madu about seventy miles. Wu never carried a rope or yarn lykriu looks a monster. When one steps ou board of her one can al most fancy himself on uu ocean steam er. Her beam is simply immense, and she shows tremendous length. Her l i i.... i. . i i i l'' r oer kcu u r.g is very snori, " llttI" . "1"". Ml1 llUIStS aro spicmuii sucks, iu a word she may bo labeled "dangerous." i Tho Valkyrio will anchor off Lilxrty i island for ono night, aud will lie takeu to the Erie basiu in thu morning. Her j time of passage was twenty-two days. I The Valkyerio II made it iu 20 days 1 IS hours, and thu Vigilant iu 18 days. KU CHENG MASSACRE. Tim lutratigatliiti Conilurtril Altogether by the Clilnrsr. Loudon, August 21. The Time ha a dispatch from Hong Kong confirming the Shanghai dispatch containing the report that tho Chinese goverumuut has refused to allow Americ.au uud British consuls to make any investigation iuto tho Ku Cheng massacre. Tho Times dispatch adds that tho soldier aro en gaged in plundering the place. They feel that tho foreigners are tho cause of their sufferings, and therefore the latter should be destroyed. Further incendiary placards have been posted at Canton. Tho prefect aeut with the commission to Ku Cheng, together with the Chinese officials at Ku Cheng, have refused to allow tho preseuce of the cousuls during tho examination of. the prisoners. Thu matter ha been re ferred to the viceroy. Serious trouble is feared. ItefiKen to Allow an Inquiry. Shanghai, August 21. A dispatch to tho Mercury from Foo Chow says it is reported ou good authority that the Chinese government has refused to al low tho American aud British cousuls, J. C. Hixsou uud R. T. Mansfield, who accompanied the commission ap pointed to investigate tho recent mas sacres of missionaries aud their families at Ku Cheng, to maku any investiga tion into tho circumstances of the massacre. I'liliau Agents In Me tiro. City of Mexico, August 20. Cuban revolutionary Bgcnta are reported to lie enlisting retired officer from tho Mex ican army, aud announced today that a number of veteran officer have em lurked for the seat of war. There is no doubt of lealous activity among Cuban agent here. Advice from Central America are of the aume teuor, aud meu are volunteering there for Cu ba u service. PORTLAND MARKETS. Fruit hipmenU to the East are well under way, several carload of l.artlett pear., prune and plumi going out every 'lay. Sweet potutoe are lower. Other liue show no material change. Lgu re till scarce and firm. Other coun try produce is unchanged. Wbaat Maraat. New wheat i coming in in ainali quantities, but the regular movement ha not yet fully begun, and puce have not leen established. Value ure nomi nal a follows: Walla Walla, 4c; al ley, 60c per bushel. froduca Maraat. Floub Portland. Salem. Cascadiaand Davton, are quoted at 12.85 per barrel! liolddrop, 2.U5; Snow Hake. 12.85; lien ton county, 12.85; graham, li.&Ois J.6&; gupertine, $2.26. Oats .iool white are quoted weak, at 24ui2iSc; milling, 28w30ci gray, 22ijt25c. Holled oat are quoted a follow : Hag $5.75(1411.00; barrel, tO0U(tf0.:; case. H ay - Timothy, !(3.50 per tou ; cheat, 5.fKirtcO. BARLgv reed barley, 1I(311.2.) per ton; brewing, nominal. MiLLsTurra Bran. 110.60; shorts, $13.50; middling, 15s?lU; rye, 75yS0c per cental. Rurrga Kancv creamery is quoted ai 17 'c; fancy dairy, 15c; lair to good, 10 (!tl2,'ac; common. 8c per pound; 'lilla mook creamery, 36c per roll. Potatoes New Oregon, 35i55c per aack. Onions Xew California, $1.25il.0O iM-r cental. PoULTKY Chicken, old, $3c3.o0 per dozen; young, l.f)03.0U per dozen; duck, 2 60i3.50; geese, HOOmo.OO; turkey, live, 10c jer pound; dressed, uo demand. Euo Oregon, are quoted 14c per dozen. Ciikese Oregon foil cream, lOujllc per pound; hall cream, 7(Uo; skim, 4uj 0c; Young America, lnUhc higher. Ohkoon Vkoktahlm Cabbuge, l,e per lb; tadisiies, 10c per dozen bunches; gieen onion, 10c per dozen ; Oregon wax I oeaus, 2(it3,c; cucumbers, 75c(i$fl per dozon; cauliflower, $1 per dozen; toma toes, 50i3 UOc per box ; coin, 6u per do.. Dkiikiks iilack berries, 2.c er pound; raspberries, IL-'SlgLSO per crate. Tuopicai, Fhuit California lemons, 14.00(44.50; bananas, (2.25(3.00 per bunch ; Valencia late oranges, fl.UO per box ; Mediterranean sweets, (2.50(j3.00; pineapples, 4(u5 per dozen. Calivoknia kuktaui.118 Garlic, now 0("8o per pound; new Ktatoea, 00c(ul string beans, 2c" 3c per pound; summer sUali, 1.25(lc1.I)0 per box; swiet pota toes, 2(11 2' c per pound. iunxii kuvir Apples, gixnl, I per box ; apricots, 75( ljc per box ; Oregou cherries, Royal Anne aud Black Repub lican, OOyOOc per box; prune, 40iu60c; peaches, 4050c per box; liartlelt pears, $11.25; Viatermt-lous, (2.00(t 2.25 per dozeu ; cauleloupe, i2.25 per dozeu; grapes, 1 per box; fl.25 per crate. Wool Valley, 11 (it 13c, according to quality; Eastern Oregon, Htullc. liors Nominal at 4c per pound. Nuts Almond, toll shell, Unfile per pound; paper shell, 12lc'14c; new crop California walnut, soft shell, llyi 12'uc; standard walnut, 10,', y 11c; Italian chesuuta, 12',olHc; pecan, 13(a Hie; Brazils, 12,'a(ij Kic; tilberts, 14iul5c; peanuts, raw, fancy, 6(7c; toasted, loc; hickory nuts, 8tjil0c; co coanuts, 00c per dozen. Provisions Eastern hams, medium, ll.'vfifll.'c per pound; hams, picnic, 'ft!ta ; breaklast bacon US,(gl2c; abort clear aides, Kl,(tf',c; dry salt ides, 7'BM;Hc; dried beef baina, 1'2 lard, compound, in ting, 1 lard, pure, in tins, 9'o(dl0c; pigs' feet, 80s, fl.50; pigs' feet, 40s, 13.26; kits. $1.25. Oregon smoked hams, ll.SJc per pound; pickled hums, B.'e; Isjneless iiams, 10c; bacon, 'Jc; dry salt sides, 8c; lard, 5-iiound pails, U,c; 10s, U.'.c; wis,uc; tierces, Sc. Mercbandlia Slarkei. Salmon. Columbia, river No. 1, tails. 1.26Stl.tl0; No. 2, talis, f2.25ui2.50; fancy, No. 1. flats, 1.75il.86: Alaska. No. l,talla,l.20(iJL30; No. 2, tolls, tl.SH) (il i.ZO. Suoab Golden C, 4.V; extra C, 4ic; dry granulated, ∾ cube crushed and powdered, Be per pound ; .'4c per pound discount ou all grade lor prompt cash ; half barrels, ?Kc more tliau barrels; maple sugar, 15(rfltic per ound. Corrga CoBta Rica, 22c.t23'8c ; Rio, 20 lii 22c; Salvador, 21(u21!sc; Mocha, 2ti,'s(u28c; Padang Java, 31c; Palmbang Java, -oy.nc; i-aiiat Java, zacgzoc; Ar buckle'a Mokasku aud Lion, z2.30 pel 100-pound case; Columbia, 121.80 per 100-pound case. Coal Steady; domestic, 5.00eJ7.60 per ion; loreign, fe.oOtir 11.00. Bhans Small white. No. 1. 3'c net pound; butter, 3,l,c; bayou, 3c; Lima, 5'nC CoanAoa Manilla rope, l'4'-inch, it quoteu at loc, and Sisal, tic per pound. Rift Island, 5ii5.25 per sack; Ja pan, f4.C0uJ4.75. SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS. Flouh Net cash prices: Family er. tras, l.:txa3.45 per barrel; bakers' ex tras, J.loutJ.&; aupertiiie, f2.35tif2.00, BAHi.tv heed, fair to good, 00c; choice, t'2)s'c; brewing, 70(? 75c. Wnt at No. 1 Bhinping, U2,j per ctl ; choice, IKIVc; milling, fl.00(itl.02i. Oats Milling, WVeJfLOO; aurprife. ,t mini ,.. i . , .. i. f i.oiryii.iu; mncy ieea, Hi'acC? 1.00; gool to dioice, 86u3'.K)c; poor to fair, 5(S0; black, nominal ;grav, 80eJS2'sc. nors notable at tigoc (er pound. Potatoes Early Hose. 3o345c; Sa Unas, iSyOHic; Bweetg, fl 752; Bur- ban KB, ;K)(ilfXK'. Onion Good to choice California, 50(a 75c. Woot. Spring Pan Joaquin, year'e ueeee, iiytoc; ooo to 8 inontlis, 80J 10.' ; tl to 8 months, Calaveras and foot hill, per pound 8(.i 10: do defectivp. U d 8; Northern, good to choice, 13,lc; do ueiecuve, a (g uv; Nevada, spring, light and choice, Out He; heavy, (l(ii8e, BiTTKK Fancy creajnerv, 24(rf20.:; seconds, 22((i2.!c; fancy dairy, 2lc22c; fair to choice, 18it20e. Eons Store, 154 19c. Cheksk t-ancv. mild, new, common to good, 3(5c; Vonng ica. 5m 8-: Eastern, ll12c; eru, 10iJ12c per pound. Anier-West- Meat Market. Batr Gruft, top steers, f2.50c33.00; fair to goo.1 Bteer. f2.50i2.ti0; cowb. f 2.25(ii2.50; dressed beef, 4j5i,c per pound. ' r MrriroN-GroM, best Bhoep. wether, U..5ut2.00; ewe, f 1.75; dreesed mut ton. 4c per pound. Veal Dresseil, amall, Sitffic; large, 3 (.24c per pound. Hoob .Jrosa, choice, heavy, f.1.60(i) 3.. 5; light and feeder, f;J.25qf 3.60; dresseil, 4l,c per ponnd. A new man of Joaetihine nonnMr b,i. Uen completed by a Gran fa l'aua Or engiueer. FARM AND GARDEN Useful Information Concern. ing Farm Work. CAWTIC POTASH FOR DKllOHXiXo Ciooil ManagKincnt .r,Hry Wbaat a I'n.lltabla r.,p-Hn Alfttlfa-I're.rnii,,, riifc 1 Even at the recent udvuuco i it require the best of muiisy. ' mako wheut u prolltablo cri.t. . A yet when a regular system of Vo, is cairied out in many case, wheat ,. form a part of it to u good advaiib. But all reasouablu care must be nTiT to secure the best quality of pr,xlut, the lowest cost. Cutting Ht tlm 2 stage aud lnauuging so us to secure i the host condition aro Important iuZ in this. If wheat is cut ton ear) ' ' grain will shrivel mom m, I..,. t.' e ing, und if allowed to Ihcuik. too T it will bleueli i.n.1 u. . "I jiuK; 're iu haiu. Tho self binder not only l.... cost but doe the work so ich t ' tliau thu old leaner tlmt , u , opportunity is afforded of getting .......cm, jjuiiu wasuu. So far as ran be dono, tho cutting should bo. gin as soon u the grain bcim., t U..-.... .....II If ... . S" V) iiuiik.u nvn. nuvo Huiucieut help jg shock up well a fast as cut u.l i... See that it i well cupped or hard uruvug ruin may oo serious (lauiage. Unless it is to bu threshed out 0f the shock there is no possible advuutaj it allowing the wheat to stand in tl shock more than two or three dun Ordinarily wheat cut at the right ita'w needs very little curing, and the sooner it i stacked tho better. It will h the risk of loss us well as make um task of threshing somewhat easier, if it i put up iu small ricks rather than stacks. If to bo threshed from the stack so far as possible arrangement! should be made to do the work as mm a possible. Ho long us the weather it dry wheat well shocked up cun iUikI somo time without injury, but the sooner tho threshing is done after cot ting the better; aud iu order to make sure of having it done, arraugementt should bu made iu advance. Have the machinery needed for harvest iuap.jd condition so that thero need be no chance for delay than cau be avoided. When wheut is to be stered iu the granary it will pay to clean on thoroughly and whitewash. Adding! small quantity of carlsilic acid will be a help in purifying aud killiug ont vermin. Curo should be taken in getting wheut harvested at tho right stage and in stacking or threshing so as to save in tho best condition, doing the wurk in as economical a manner ss pusaiUe without lowering tlie quality of the product Plan ulso to save the straw us on the farm nothing should be wusted. St. Louis Journal of Api culture. Roujiig A I a If il. By way of recapitulation I will re peat tho rules for the succemful start ing of a crop: First Tho grouiid should be lightlj plowed and then well hmrowed and finely pulverized. If the farmer haa at his disposal water for irrgatiug the laud ho should begiu with a Terr thorough aud deep snaking of tlie land before plowing, which latter should if dono a soon as tho ground is in fit con dition to work well. Second Tho seed should be wn upon tho laud at tho rate of uot leu than tweuty pounds per acre, and then lightly harrowed so as not to too deep ly cover it; after this the Held should lie well rolled, which is very necessary when the soil is light, and the locality subject to high winds, aud if there water to be had for the purp'sa field should I given au irrigation amounting to two or three imlies i depth for the whole field, ami care taken that no puddles or pool are Ml standing any where upon the over twenty-four hours. C. W. IriJ"- l'rventln(r llnriia. This is tho method pursued by Mm E. Nelsou, of Wichita, Kan., for keep ing the horns off her cattle; she tt tho calve from one to three weeks old, wraps a stick of caustic iHtash "" tinfoil or other article, leaving one of tho caustic free, and wetting t end she applies it briskly to the 1"( horns, "lie cureful," she urges, prevent the caustic from contact your own flesh or that of the lf. ' cept a space the size of a silver on immediately upon the wnhrycuio lw When the horn is burned out tW cider vinegar to the sore, alter h till the cavity with finely piilvf"1 alum. In most cases the bleeding ' bo slight The abovo treatment W have to be repeated in two or " week if tho first application m". havu n.il tliU method of prcvrntW horns for three years with uurarrinj success." Nome tiariirn Tulk. thickly u tho bed. Two to a foot is eiiongn w the ordinary garden sorts. Don't let tho weeds grow up anor to seed where early crops nine moved nud iu the paths. If .vou w" will bo adding to your worn ue Keep tho soil stirred up during " dry weather. It is better to o" ' tutu in Hin afi.viwxoi. as turiiin? nru.l u.til lUa unrfili,! SlTVCS tO CJB douse tlie moisture that is in the r and the plants get the beue.'it of it- Remember that the cabbages um bo cultivated too often. 1 "t " flue bamvard scrapings or con'"1" fertilizer on the patch and work " the soil as the cultivation l,r,V r This will help tlie plants wh-'U are ready to head up. Klala Kalr at Salem. Tt... .v,;.. nr.!, umiiiul state fair ' ll till! fc. -iw I II - .wtl- Salem thi year will l a ten " ' ' . val. It open on Wednesday, ber 25, and clone on Friday, Tho fair this year will ue ess than ever before. l" . success than ever tures have been added iu all " ' meuta. Parsons' famous Kef- orcnesira win iiiruisu u". ch1jt K,ltt-ar.l Iluni. will deliver the - 0" servios; Senator Iugalls aud ton man Bryan will speak. There balloon ascension, thirty-four race, and bicycle race e7 d"''