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EUGENE CITY GUARD. LbCAamiX, rranrtater. EUGENE CITY. OREGON. DDRRANT IS THE FAD Preachers, Diplomats and De butantes at the Trial. A PACIFIC HEIGHTS BELLE, TOO oeletr II Met 1U Approval I'pvn At tendance mt 111 Heeslon, and Kveryone Uu,lc Han Francisco, Bopt 20. Preacher, diplomat, debutante and millionaire attend the Durraut trial these day. It ha boouuio Die fashion. Every body govs. Society ha not iU approval upon attendance at it session, aud to duy or the first time an acknowledged belle of Pacific Height viewed the ao cusod from a front scat The Hutu. C. O. Brown aud D. liausou Irwin wore iu evidence (or tlie church, while M. Artsimovitoh, consular ropresouUtive of the czar, looked on for the diplo mat io service. Aside from those dis tinguished personage waa the usual woll-iiroomed crowd in the oourtroom, aud auy number of thulr follow! in the corridora vainly clamoring lor anini aion to the trial. Only two witiioaae for the proaot-U' tiuu wure placed on the ataud today Kdua Lucille Turner aud Oeorge K. King, who waa organist of Emanuel Baptist church the clay Blanche La- mout waa murdered, fcaeii wa! im jiortaut, though Miaa Turner answered only a few quostiou aud wai not cross examined at all. Mini Turner testified at the oorouor! inquest that Durraut had proposed to make a medical examination 01 nor m the church, aud therefore it wa gener ally expected that he waa to be que tiouud on thia polut EverylKKly bent forward eagerly to aue how the prisoner would take the testimony. But tho general expectation waa all at sea, for the district attorney had called Miaa Turuer for no auch purpose, at least not at thia time. She waa asked some dozen iiueNtioua, aud her auawera, Hummed up. were that she know Dur raut, that both of thotn were member of Emuuuul churuh, aud that alie baa uot accompanied him to that edifice on the afternoon of April 3. The dufeuae expressed no desire to crosa-examiue, and she waa excused. While Mia Turner' testimony wa brief and partook not at all of the eu aatioual, it wn oousidered important by tho prosecution. The fear wa en tertained by the prosecution tnat irom the testiiuouy of Mr. Leake the jury might gain the impression that it could have been Miss Turner and not Blanche Lamont who accompuuiud Durraut to the church tho afternoon of April 8. To remove the possibility of doubt on thia point, Alls iuruer testimony was available, aud it waa thought best to use it. What else she may have to say concerning Durraut will oome later iu the rase. The prosecution i approaching the close of iu direct case, aud will nuisn it easily next week. The opening statement of tho defense i awaited with much interest. It will be the first intimation of what the defense baa to prova It ha been said that an alibi for Durraut would be ahowu, aud, further, that another man thau Durrant went iuto Emanuel church when the prisoner is said to have eu t ired it. Wheu tho case wa resumed today Mis Edua Lucillo Turuer was tho first witness. She ia a member of Emanuel church and know Durraut She testi fied that April 3 she wu not with Dur raut in Emauuet church. Mrs. Leake yesterday testified that tho girl she saw walking with Durraut iuto Emanuel church waa either Blanche Lamont or Luoillo Turuer. With tho latter' do uial that she was uot with tho defend ant, tho testimony of Mrs. Leake vir tually amount to a statement that Durraut was accompanied by Blanche Lament. Organist King, of the church, waa then put upon the stand to prove that he saw the prisoner iu tho church at 5 o'clock the afternoon of April 8, or al most au hour after Durrant was said by Mr. Lcako to have entered the church. Iu replying to questions, King said he had been au intimate frleud aud couipauiou of tho defendant for five years, aud that the iutimacy had been kept up siuce Durrant' ar rest Tho witnesa admitted that siuce April ho had frequently willed upon the prisoner at tho county jail, aud had visited Durraut' parcuta at their home. These statement were drawu from the witnesa to show the relations existing between him aud tho prisoner, because reports were in circulation that the wituesa intended to frame his testi mony that it would, if possible benefit tho defense. King proved au unwilling witness for tho prosecution, apparently shield ing Durraut whenever rmssiblo. Any statement about the defeudant was dragged froin him only by the most careful and persistent questioning on the part of the district attorney. Ho admitted having discussed his testi mony both with the prisoner and with Durraut' attorney at their office. He admitted that tho defendant and hi attonrcy advised him to modify hi testimony given at the prelimi nary examination. This created a tre mendous sensation, but on croaa-examl-natiou he said he had uot been asked to change his evidence. He told how ho had come iuto Emauuel church to play a now piece on tho organ, aud after he had been playing a few minute Dur rant appeared, pale, disheveled, breath less, sick aud without hi hat oi coat Durraut had (aid that while repairing some ga pipe he had been overcome, and at Durraut' request the witness weut to a drug (tore aud purchased ouie brorao (elisor, which Durraut drank. Then, at hi request, Durraut hulied carry a small organ from oue part of the church to auother. The prisoner appeared exhausted, and was frequently obliged to stop aud rest The croai-exauilmttiou of King oc cupied the rest of the day, and theoourt adjourned with him ill on the ctana. A PENSION INVESTIGATION. Natleaal Council of lbs lira ad Army Has Uui la Mind. Washlnirtou. Boot 19. A meeting of the national council of administra tion of the U. A. R. ha been called to discus the Question whether a pension gTanted disabled soldier become a vested right or i subject to revision or cancellation at the option of aome offi cer of the government It is the pur pose of the order to bring suit to test the question and to carry it to the su preme court for dual decision. In re irard to this matter. Commissioner of Pension Lochreu lays: "A pension i simply a bounty granted by act of congress. If it were a vested right, congress could uot in terfere with It in any way. A a mat ter of fact, the legislative power can modifv or repeal the pension law whenever it sees fit To consider a oension a a vested riuht i absurd. The in limine oourt of the United States has decided to the contrary three differ ent time. All pension law grant a bounty during disability, but when the disability stops, of course the pension stop also. If a pension is shown to have been obtained by fraud it would be a stranue thiliir if it could not be canceled. It would I) a curious thing if the commissioner of pensions could only iucrease pensions and could uot reduce them where fraud or manifest infraction of the law is shown. The law of December 21, 1M3, make a peusion a vested right until it is changed, after notice to the pensioner aud a hearing before the commissioner. That law is, of course, iu effect now, but it mcauiiik- i doubtful No right can be a vested oue which can be taken away by a hearing before the commis sioner of pension or any oue else. Comrress can undoubtedly pas a law declaring a pension a vested right, but the next cougress could undoubtedly repeal it "In the now celebrated case of Judge Long against me a commissioner, this question of vested right iu a pensiou wa repeatedly adjudicated by the courts, aud alway adversely. In Judge Long a case the pensiou bad been raised by Commissioner Tauner. If tho pension were a right aud uot a bounty, it could not be legally raised by the commissioner. A a matter of fact, the law of June 21. 1870. which abol ished the bieuuial examinations, ex pressly provided that the coinmissiouer of pensions should have the same pow er as before to order sihhmhI examina tion on notic to the pensioner and then to increase or reduce tbo rating according to law. A pension is a bounty granted by the government, and it oau be abolished or modified at auy time by auy congress." ARMY AND NAVY. The rirteen-lnrh iun Will Penetrate Any I'lata That Is Mads. Washington, Kept 10. A successful test wa made today of the 1 5-inoh gun of the navy, as well a of the structure of the battleship on which the heavy armor i bolted. The plate was the nine a used in the test two weeks ago, when it withstood the shot from tbo 12-inch guu, save for having been cracked down tho middle. The plate wa fourteen iuches thick, of Harvey ized steel. It was fasteuod to a struc ture representing the side of a battle ship. Iu today's test a Whoeliug-Storl-ing armor-piercing shell, weighing 1,100 pouuds, wa fired from a 13 inch rifle, with 480 pound of powder, a distance of 880 feet, with a velocity of 1,800 feet a seooud. It struck the plate on that portion uninjured by the previous shots, cracking it iuto three pieces, penetrating the plate aud bulk heads supporting it, aud disappeared iu the saud. There was no doubt ex pressed among tho naval officials that the (hot would have penetrated auy armor made, and in a ship equipped with plate like that tested today, the opinion was the shot would have pene trated tho ship aud knocked tho plate off ou tho opposite side. While the plate was penetrated, jot tho officer said tho fact that it was cut through so cleanly aud so little shattered proved it was equal to any plate yet uiade. It had bcou claimed that if a shot should pierce au armor plate that the struc tural portiou of the ship to which tho plate wa bolted would lie damaged for twelve or fifteen feet along tho ship side. The shot today upset this theory, a it damaged the structure ouly locally. There was some discussion as to whether a ship could bo saved from sinking after being pierced by such a shot, the imprcaaiou being that if a ship did not sink she would surely lie disabled. A test was also begun of the Colt's automatio ritlo, which tires 400 shots per second. It will have to uu dergo a test of 800 shot without stop ping. Outlaw Henry Starr Convicted. Fort Smith, Ark., Sept. 19. It took a jury iu tho United States court oue hour to convict Henry Starr, the young bandit chleftau, of the murder of Floyd Wilson. The killing took place eight mile west of Nowata, December 2, 181)3. Starr was lust beginning bi career as au outlaw, aud his only venture outside of holding up private Individuals and looting stores had been tho robbery of au express oftlco at No wata. The express oompauy sent II. C. Dickey and Floyd Wilson after him. Wilsou met Starr aud in the duel fol lowing Wilson wa killed. Ho wa wounded at the first fire, aud hi Win chester refused to work, but ho pluck- ily kept up tho battle with his revolver uutil Starr killed him. Starr formed a band out of follower of Hill Pal ton aud was very successful. Ho is still a beardless youth, tall, slender aud ath letic, with a pleasant face. Ho ex presses contempt for the jury that con victed him, aud poke of them a a pack of idiots. So Hop for I. unit Hlt-rn. Berlin, Sept 18. Theodore Run you, ambassador to Ocrmauy, has made a second application to the district at torney at Wuenburg iu behalf of Louis Steru, of New York, who recent ly wa nenteuced to four mouth' im prisonment at Nuremburg for insult ing Baron Thuueonjen, associate justice in Kbwiugen. Mr. Runyon ha been informed that the eutuue of ths oourt matt b sustained. STRIFE OVER VALUES Annual Troubles ot the Board of Equalization. FLEAS FOR JfKKCY ARE HEARD A Derided Decrease la all I'roperty In Waaliliiglon, a Aniiwd l lb County Boards. Olyuipia, Wash., Kept 10. The cone of (trife between the tat board of equalization ou the oue iide aud the county asscasor on the other, which i annually presented at the capital, is now fairly ou in a aumewbat exagger ated form. Tale of poverty are being heard aud eloquent plea for mercy are now made daily to the state equalizers. All this consume time, if it doc not prove effective. The value of railroad property, a equalized by the couuty boards iu 18U4 wa $I3,4U2,UU7; for 181)5 this it $12, 648,825, a decline of $'J44,172, or nearly 7 per cent. Realty in 18U4 wa $174,31,016; thia year it i $100,081,508, a decline of $8,718, 108, or nearly 6 per ceut Pcrsoual property iu 18U4 wa $28,425,333; this yeur, $25,080,81)11, a difference of $2, 438,434, or 8 1-2 per cent All of these figure for 1805 are without Franklin couuty, whose return are not yet iu. Pierce county wa before tho board today iu tho person of Prosecuting At torney Coiuer, Robert Wiugate, the couuty commissioners aud tho county assessor. Regarding charge made that Pierce county had been nujustly treated a year ago, Auditor (iriiueuid no wrong had been done aud he could rely ou tho record to prove hi asser tion Coiuer aaid Pierce county peoplo felt they had been severely dealt with iu the matter of taxatiou. They bad looked at it a au aggregate proposi tion. They thought their valuation very large and arrived at tho conclu sion that it wa the fault of the state board; but, upou investigation, they had concluded it wa mostly their own fault. They felt, however, au injus tice iu tho past had been done Pierce aud King counties iu the classification of lands as compared with other West eru counties. To summarize the desire of the Pierce couuty people, it would appear that they are aatistled with the assessment of that couuty ou city and town lot aud improvements thereon, but they want a new and more favor able classification made by the state board. The following extract from the school book contracts will prove par ticularly interesting to retail dealer throughout the state: The Werner Company agree to take from retail dealers all saleable stock which they have on their shelve, of the book previously iu use, correspond ing to the grade aud class of books that the board selected, aud gie the retailer the new book supplied by the Werner tympany, in excliaugo, dollar for dollar; aud also agree to pay all express on book sent aud returned ou the above excliaugo. Lovell & Co. agree to make even ex change of new book now in the hands of dealer iu this state. Sheldon & Co. agree that tho books iu the bauds of dealer which were displaced by the adoption of their publications will be received by them at the wholesale price in Washington, aud their books furnished instead, at the same price, dollar for dollar. THE JERSEY LILY. When Divorced and Tired nf the Ntagr, She Will Live In California. Sau Francisco, Sept II). The Ex aminer says that Mrs. Emile Charlotte Laugtry will today, through her at torneys, Duuu & McPike, tile an action for divorce from her husband, Edward Laugtry, in the superior court of Lake couuty, where the famous Jersey Lily ha considerable property. Her grounds for divorce from Mr. Laugtry are speci fied as desertion and failure to provide for his wife aud daughter, a girl of 14. Tho complaint further alleges that there is uo community property aud re quests that the custody of the child, Jeauue, be awarded to the mother. It is understood that there will be no contest Several day ago dispatches from New York announced that the firm of Howe & Humtuell, of that city, hud mailed to Dunn & McPiko papers to lie tiled, asking for a divorce iu be half of tho Jersey Lily. Attorney Mc Pike says that Mrs. Langtry is expect ed to return to her home iu Lake couu ty, as soon as she ha become weary ot her histrionic ventures. The place will lie tho center of a gay throng aud become tho reudervous for pooplo of distinction. From this it is believed that Mrs. Laugtry has ilcfiuitcly de cided to abaudou the stage. It is not kuowu that alio contemplate a uow inatrimouial venture, should her di vorce bo grauted. She is expected to reach Sau Fraucisco withlu aix weeks. CONGO FREE STATE. The Natives tiet Their Side of the Story to the Telegraph (Ultra. London, Sept. 19. Private letter received here from the Congo Free State say affairs there are in a condi tion verging upon auarchy. Encount ers between the Belgiau force aud natives, which have been reported iu official dispatches a resulting in Bel gian victories, are said to have been iu fact serious reverses. It i reported that two Englishmen, traveling in tho Congo Free State, have beeu murdered and eaten by the native. A Belgian expedition, uuder Lieu tenant Frauquir, wai attacked by the natives ou February 11. Tho soldiers hastily formed thcuisclve iuto a hol low tquare, wheu the native rushed upou them with such overwhelming force that the Belgiau were put to rout iu ten mtuutea. Afterward it be came known, according to the corre spondent, that a native chief, named Ndoruma, had massacred Captalu Han sen aud tho whole escort, numbering sixty people. Port Towusoud' city government cost $21,320 the past year, aud the rev enue front all ourco were $8,853, leaving a deficit ot $12,873. Beside this, the towu owe $33,500, on old warrant. Bonding 1 offered a a remedy, and la variously viewed. STATEMENT BY SMITH. Ila Lays Aalde Hide lasus and Talks to the Point. New York, Sept 18. Ex-Commo-dor Jame D. Smith, chairman of the New York Yacht Club' committee, is sued the following statement to the press today: "I have nothing to say iu answer to Lord Dnnraven'i letter of September 13. My committee ia out of towu. Lord Duuraven' ha given hi letter to the public aud our answer will come later. "To atrip thi yacht question of all iide issues and special but important pleadings by Lord Dunraven about con ditions, old and new, which should not have prevented him from raciug Val kyrie to the fluish ot the match, the glaring fact stands out that he did not do bi duty to the Royal Yacht squad ron, who made the challenge for him, to the English people, nor to his sup porter, nor to himself. He prevented tho Defender from showing her power aud apeed in the second aud third races, thus giving the syndicate that built her no opportunity of displaying her superiority over the challenging vesseL "Lord Dunraven had the personal right to decline to resail the protested race of (September 10 iu a written or unwritten offer to him by Mr. Iselin, and approved by our cup ooinmittee, which he did decline. Ho bad also the same personal right to start his yacht across the liue September 12 aud with draw hor from tho race as ho did, leav iug Defender to B'o over the course alone. "I believe it was, to say the least, a mistake in judgment aud that the great majority of yachtsmen tho world over will so decide." The aeat of operation of the princi pal yachtsmen of America and England has been changed from this city to Newport The cup aud regatta com mittee are represented there by Ches ter (Jriawold, A. Cass Caufleld, Mr. (Iriuuell and Secretary Oddie. Lord Dunraven aud H. Maitlaud Kersey are also there, us are Messrs. Vuuderbilt aud Morgan. C Oliver Iselin is at New Kochelle, superintending the dis mantling of Defender. ECKELS TOO FAR AWAY. He Can Hay Nothing or Intereat lle gardlng a llond Isaiie. London, Sept 18. The Hon. James E. Eckels, controller of the United State currency, made the following statement today on the request of a rep resentative of tho Associated Press: "Being thus far away from New York, aud not knowing tho exact con ditions prevailing there which are producing tho shipment of gold abroad, I feel I can say nothing upon that sub ject which will be of special benefit to the public. Generally speaking, these gold shipments come about from the fact that the American people are buy ing a great deal abroad and not selling sufficient of their own products to equalize things, thus necessitating a settlement of the balance due iu gold. Wo maintain a financial system which makes the United States treasury a general market of supply for all re quiring gold, consequently more or less embarrassment comes to the adminis tration of the treasury department wheu those balance require to bo set tled. However, tho treasury has al ways managed to maintain unquestion ed payment in gold ot its obligations, aud alway will do so. Tho system under which it is forced to operate niakea it sometime expensive to do so, but so long as the representatives iu congress refuse to change that system, aud so long a tho voter tolerate them, tho peoplo have uo right to complain ot the expense." New Y'ork, Sept 18. Assistant Treasurer Conrad N. Jordan says iu re lation to tho printed story about tho probable issue of government bonds: "1 have been a party to no discussion ou the subject with Mr. Curtis nor auyoue else, except iu ail informal, gossipy way, aud have not utteuded a formal conference. A great many of our leading financiers, iucludiug J. Pierpout Morgau, do not consider a new government loan advisable at thii time." Ill.ls fur the New Itattleahlua. Washington, Sept 19. Advertise ment will issue from the navy depart ment culling for proposals to build the two new battleships provided for by tho last congress. These advertisements present ono important difference from those heretofore issued, in that ship builder will be invited to submit two sets of bids, one for the ships with ar mor aud accessories, and the other without them. It is Baid the armor of these ships will cost about $3,500,000, aud a tho limit of tho cost for both ships is $8,000,000, the armor item be come of first importance. The bids will be opened November 3 next, and three year are allowed for the deliv ery of the ships, which will bo of about 10,000 tons displacement, aud sixteen kuots speed. No premium will be paid. Muat Look to tha (internment. Albuquerque, N. M., Sept 19. The time of the irrigation congress Unlay was mainly taken up by the considera tion ot the proposition to ask the gov ernment to uudertake the task of re claiming the arid lauds of the West by the construction of dams aud reservoirs at national expense. It is contended tliat this is too great a task for indi vidual effort, aud that the government will have to do it Colonel Carr, of Illinois; ex-Uoveruor Sheldon, of Cali fornia; t,eorge IJ. Cannon, of Salt Ijike, aud other promiueut men took part iu tho discussious today. The delegation from the Republic of Mex ico arrived today. In Itehalf of Waller. Indianapolis, Sept 18. The A. M. E. coutereuce of ludiaua, iu au ad dress to the country today, say: "We call atteutiou to the case of John Waller, a man of education aud character, who i now held a prisoner by the French government aud who i undergiong a aeutence of twenty year at hard labor. We condiscr the treat ment awarded our fellow countryman au outrage, and would request the state department to use its good office for hi immediate rale a an Amsrioan itisen." FIVE AliFoTllAL Alleged Lynchers in Court at Ellensburg. SEPARATE TRIALS NOT ASKED Trial lielaj.d by an Objection to tha i Sheriff, W ho I 1'roaecutlug Wlt nr, Helei'tlnc tha Jury. Ellensburg, Wash., Sept. 18. The trial of Mike Liuder, Frank Ucblucher, William Kennedy, Frank Ficg o and Robert Liuke, tho men charged with ; murder in connection with the lynch- j iug of the Viusous, August 14, began , this moruiug in the superior court, j Judue Humes, of Seattle presiding. I The state is represented by fc. fc. Wager, couuty attorney, assisted by vv u iJrvi.s. H. J. Suively, Edward Pruyu, J. B. Davidson, Mires & War-1 nor aud W. J. Welsh appeared for the . defeudauU No demand was made for separate trials and all of the prisoners I were arraigned together. The jury j box wa at ouce filled from the regular , pauel, twenty-two names being avail- j able. Nine juror had been passed for cause, when the pauel was exnuusien. i Judge Humes auuouuccd he would have the sheriff secure fifty names ou j hi open veuire, but the defense ob- jected ou the ground that such action j is contrary to a new law. The court ; said he did not believe the legislature contemplated blocking uud delaying the work of courts, and he was will-1 ing, if wrong in the premises, to let ; the supreme court correct him. Tho I defense thou made the poiut that, asj the sheriff is a prosecuting witness in , the case, having sworn to tho com-; plaiuts, he is not qualified to select a I jury. The court accepted thut view, but promptly instructed the clerk to notify tho coroner, who lives at Cle-1 Elum, to make service at tho earliest possible moment, and report to the: court at 9:30 o'clock Wednesday morn-1 iug. This action was taken becauso j the coroner assume the duties of sher-, iff wheuevor the latter, through any j cause, becomes disqualified. The com-: plete jury was then ordered to be kept ' together iu the custoxly of the two' baliffs, till reconvening of court. j Tho general opinion at Ellensburg is : that the alleged lynchers cauuot be convicted, says the North Yakima Her ald. The main evidence agaiust some of tho prisoners is that, after euteriug the jail, and becoming warm after their efforts to break into the steel! cage, they tossed aside their masks, j The Herald informant Bays it was the intention of the self-constituted judges aud executioners to shoot the Viusous , in the cage, but every time a caudle I was lighted, so that only tho two! against whom the mob sought ven-! geance might be hit, youug Vinson j would dash his blanket against the ; grating, and the current of air would j "douse the glim." All this tiuieVin-j son kept up a fusilade of curses, aud j dilled tho mob every abusive uame he ; could lay his tougue to, and even to j the last he showed the samo character j of courago that bad marked him as a desperado. C'ontrai-ta for ItHttlrahlpa. Washiugtou, Sept 18. Commodore .Sampson, chief of the bureau of ord uance, has made a report to the secre tary of tho navy on the recommenda tion made by Chief Constructor Uich born, that hereafter iu letting con tracts for the construction of vessels the armor be iucluded in the contract. It is understood that the report is ad verse to the recommendation, aud that mauy reasons are given for the belief that the change would be uuwiso, the principal being the necessity for con stant supervision on the part of the government to prevent the use of in ferior armor. It i supposed that Sec retary Herbert will take this question up soon with the view of deciding it before the work on the new battleships aud gunboats is begun. A Urged Flllliuatfrs IHacltarg-pd. Washiugtou, Sept. 18. A report has been received from United State At torney Wolfe, of Pensacolu, Flu., stat ing that the two parties arrested on in formation furnished by the Spanish vice-consul ut Tampa, upon trial, have been discharged by the United States commissioner at Cedar Keys. Attor ney Wolfe says the evidence shows conclusively that these men had secret ly conveyed to isolated places on Cedar Keys a large quantity of arms and am munition, provisions, etc., presumably to be used in outfitting an expedition against the Spanish authorities in Cuba. That such was the case to which the arms wero to bo put, how ever, could not bo proved and the tueu were discharged. Huntington Ornlra It. New York, Sept, 18. C. P. Hunt iugtou denies the statement that the Central Pacitio has given notice to the Union Pacific that in November it would abandon its present passenger trains, which oounect with those at Og deu. Mr. Iluutiugton said: "I have been telling our people tho last three years that we had nothing to gain by any such or similar actiou, and we would, at the best, get only a small portion of the traffic Our rela tions with the Union Pacific have been friendly and remain so. There is no truth whatever in the report" Frederick R. Coudert, oue of the Union Pacific receivers, said the state ment was news to him. Muat lo l iitlerground. Seattle, Sopt. 18. In consequence of a petition from the property-owners on Frout aud Second streets, which are being paved with vitrified brick, ob jecting to having electric pole placed within the sidewalk line, the board of public works today recommended to 1 the city council that all win be placed underground. The bo.ird of aldermen adopted the recommcudation aud or- j dered an ordinance drafted. The trol- ley wires may be attached Jo the build- i ings, if the property -owners will agree. I The cost of the chauge will run up to $20,000 or $30,000. j Favora an International Agreement. ! Brussels, Sept 16. The interna tional agricultural congress, which has beeT? in evasion ince September 8, 1 passed a resolution for an international ' bimetallic agreement The commission house have been comparatively inactive, and trade in produce is very quiet. There is a lurge number ot grape and a few quince or, the market. Egg continue icarce and firm at quotations. Wheat Market. The condition ot the local wheat mar ket remain onchanged, with extreme quotation for export a lollows: alia Walla, 43c; Valley, 40c per Ifcishel. froduea Markat, Flodb Portland, fcalein. Caacadia and Da v ton ii, are quoted at 12.75 per barrel ..... - kji. s.iowtlake. 12.75: Ben- Uoiddrop, " TT.riV::. i. i jr.. - ton cou jniy, .ioi gruuuu,, .-.w. fine, $2.26. . .. . . ...I ...i.:, il t UITIW4 HIII"U)IV VV 20c: milling. 2Ui30e; gray, lU(t20c. UATBioou wmikj am ,uvn t . :a,ui wiuta a rn omiiimi Roiled oat are quoted as lollows: Bags i3.76O.UO; barrels, O.OO(sj0.25 j cases, .. -eo - 11AV limotny, ti.ouvjo per wuj.ret.,1 or roots carrots . . ". cheat, 5.6O(!r0. r i turnips. If a half WTk "tW" BABLav-reed barley, llftjll.S.'i per lui , ... ' tlitte (,. ton; brewing, uomiual. ' ru.. airiKn. al.nrta 13.00; middlings, 16(310; rye, 7&(S0c i hovii. Tho foal ),ould Wu!t ir iiitjil. I eat roots a wmju a ti.huiii,i m Burraa Fancv creamery is quoted al 22'ac; fancy dairy, 20c; lair to good, 16 Sl7V ; common, 12V per pound jliila- mook creamery, 36c per roll. PoTAToas -New Oregon, 35j(40c per ONioss-Oregon, 85ui$l per cental. 1'OULTBY Cliickeus, oiu, fjmo.uu pei dozen; young, l.60iu2.6O per dozen; ducks, , 2 50(u3.OO; geese, O.OOytti.OO; ys, live, 12V l'r pound; diessed, turkeys no demand. Euoa Oregon, are quoted 17,V per dozen. CuaKHK Oregon full cream, lOcllc uu, lumtiil . ltn rrfuiii. Tialli' : kkim. 4iti Oc; Young America, 1 1,'gC luglier. i' . 1 1 l r- , , . - ---- . w per lb ; ladishes, 10c per dozou Punches ; greeu onions, 10c per dozen ; cucumbers, ! ibc(H Jier dozen; caulillower, ! PV mt 'doz108' Pt'r ' t0r"' llKi'mas-lilackberries. 4c r pound. Tropical Fbuit Caliiorma lemons, ' 4.00(44.60; bauauaa, W.Xh&'S.W Jier . . . . IUI ..... L uuncu ; aieiicia laie oranges, ro.uv yc, box ; .Mediterranean sweets, (2.50($3.O0; piueaiipies, i(o per uo.eii. t'Al.lKIKNl.V KUKTAUI.Kb CiarllC, II6W o aac per pounu; sweei jKnatoes, 2'c per pounu. Fbks.i Vaiir-Apples, good, 75c per box; prunes, 25(?40c; ieache, oOtutioc per box ; Bartlett pears, 60i 76c ; water- melons, l.OOml.ix) per dozen; cauta- loupes, 1.0tH1.60 per dozen ; graes, 1 per box; New York Concords, tA)c per basket; llwaco craubernes, (11 per rt'ooL-Valley, lOllc, acrding to duality ; Eastern Oregon, Vyl'c li0P8ollliUB. Nuts Almonds, soft shell, 9llc per pound; paper shell, 12'uyHe; new crop Caliiorma ualuuls. soil eliell, toasted.' 10c; hickory nuts, 8ul0c; co - coanuts, UOc per dozen. Pko visions Eastern hams, medium, HVl-c per pound; hams, picnic, H'aiS'Jc; breakfast bacon ll'(12c; short clear sides, 8 'vlc; dry salt sides, . i.afc; dried beef hams, , U (u,13e; lard, compound, in tins, i.'i lard, pure, in tins, UValOe; pigs' feet, 80s, 3.60; pigs' feet, 40s, W'd; kits, 1.25. Oregon smoked hams, ll,c per pound; pickled hams, &,V; boneless bams, 10c; bacon, 9c; dry salt bides, 8c; lard, o-Kjun.l pails, p;uc; 10s, .V; uve.m;; Lierees, oc. ' IIipks. Pry hides, butcher, sound,! per pound, 13(1 4c; dry kip and call-j skin, ll(tf 13c; culls, 3c less; salted, 00 lbs and over, 88.V; 60 to (SO lbs, "(d 7,V 'JU aI11' 60, lim 7c; kip and veal skins, 10 to 30 lbs, 5(ii (ic; calfskin, sound, 3 to 10 lbs, b.ate; green, nnealted, lc less; culls, l(s2cless;BheepskiiiB, shear lings, lOdi 16c; short wool, 20((30u; medium, 30 40c; long wool, 50(4 70c. Blarcbandlaa Markat, Salmon. Columbia, river No. 1, tails, 1.26(!il.ti0; No. 2, tails, 2.25(d2.60; fancy, No. 1, flats, 1.75i 1.86; Alaska, No. I, tails, 1.20(jjl.30; No. 2, tails, 1.U0 2.25. Sugar Golden C, 4c; extra C, 4,Vi dry granulated, 6c; cube crushed and powdered, 6.'Bc per pound ; ,'4c per pound discount on all grades for prompt cash ; half barrels, iKc more than barrels; maple sugar, 15((rltie per pound. CoKraii Costa Rica, 22n(23 V; Rio, 20 (u22c; Salvador, 21(li211c; Mocha, 2ti,'(28c; Padang Java, 31c; 1'aUin bang Java, 20(tr28c; Ul.at Java, 2326c; Ar buckle's -Mokaska and Lion, 22.30 pel 100-pound case; Columbia, T21.o0 pel 100-pouud case. Coal Steady; domestic, 5.00t37.5( per ton; foreign, 8.60ut 11.00. Bkans Small white, No. 1, 3,V per oound; butter, 3V; bayou, 3c; Lima, Cohdagk Manilla rope, l'-inch, it quoted at 10c, aud Sisal, Oc per pound. Baus. Calcutta, 4'4c. Ru t Island, &( 5.25 per eack; Ja pan, 4.60(4.75. Meat Market. Baar Gross, top steers, 2.503.00; fair to good steers, 2.50(2.60; cows, 2.25(2.60; dressed beef, 4(25)80 per pound. Mutton Gross, beat sheep, wethers, 1.75(2.00; ewes, $1.75; dreseed mut ton, 4c per pound. Veal Dressed, small, Static; large, 3 4c per pound. Hoos Gross, choice, heavy, $3.60(3 3.75; light and feeders, $3.25(ct3.60; dressed, 4 V- per pound. SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS Firfius Net cash price : Family ex tras, .!.36(rt:w5 per barrel; baker's' ex tras, $3.1543.i; Bupertine, l'.:i5(i' 2.60. Baki.bv Feed, fair to good, 62'8c; choicef 67nc; brewing, 62,sia70c. W 11 mat No. 1 shipping, H1'4' per ctl; choice, V2 V: milling, li6(d'J71c Oats Milling, 8."i(glHX';' surprise, a 1 tuvi'.-gc; iancy iced, 7.1v(e,J: goo-1 to choice, SOsSc; poor to fair. so; 2Si(370c; black, nominal; gray, 07'. (Si&C Hops (Juotable at 4(iic per pound. Potato a Sweets, nyl 60; Bur banks, tj0(d.-. Onios Good to ihoice California. 40.i50c. ' Wool eras choice new va oravr, oianc. ran Miort, trashy San Joaquin plains, 3yj:5c; good do, 4tc; Southern and coat, 4(jttic; mounuin, light and iree, tita .c. Bittkr Fancy creamerv, 19 (if 20c; seconds, 18 l'.ic; fancy dairy, lt;..t 17c; fair to clioit-e, 15ict 16c Koiia Ranch, 25 i2".c. Cumesb Fancv. mild, new, 6i?6j; common to good, 3(a5c: Y'onng Amer ica, 6(o8c; Eastern, U(312c; West ern, lOtf 12c per pound. ma i-gc; Bianuaru wainuis, iu;gnc; , cleaning the legs mid bodyuf tieh. ltHlinn elieHiiulx. 12'niU': liecanH ' . , " i., V7.7 1, 1 ' ,.7i ,.i . .-.i : ' 11s ouiy use snouni ue to C tnik Si rr,l.1' ."terush.andto Urn the 1 I spring 6 to 8 months Talav. Li.-in; .n,.,r 'n D " , deferiive ti(.r8c: Northern orVl , ' . ,i a , l-yt Ulc: do defective. Mfrfin...i ... i .. i-umo lan.tis and fall clins. 5,dt,rT vj men were urouu.. - la. snrinir. lil,t an,i . h,, u.n-. the mountains when, wuu FARM AND Useful Information r ln P, VU0C - i ui work USEFUL HISTS FOU U ... ... Nacaaaajy Iu (....i . ' f the Ilrw. " 'The bust feed for ho ; ! ever class, is outs con, i . ' W . i. ' ' .ru- Lrnaiidi,.7 i a'm " ""ciuau in Knral v. r' ; er. "When a hor ia ,., a norm ia ,.r l, . ' ..n:.... "u ara . - j i;uia n,,ft"J mimu irolll uv , dittive of violent di B'Jt n w in good nursing will britiB k all right iu nine cae ,.,?. ? ! Nothing is better than an I I T, '" morning - UlCUl, till! effect Wl.nl.l 1 "! I "For young colts, (,tH ,1 Kruiu or hay, according , ,1 hould be allowed lu : , ull(1 c M I . . . ... ,. . " r'ou" . bo ! hlK intended for racing - ... nueutim cum . be too heating. in . , horses should have three me,! P The hours of feeding Mre of JL : ""t portauce llicse should be, if D the same daily. ' t!,t "Watering is of fully , tts, portauce as tho feediug. a hoi, rmrrienliir iia 1. . pamcuiur as io uie water b frJ ' rnr ri atiuv lu. ......... . if fit for human use. Ruuuiu. i u-st; that of jsmds withunt , inlet ia the worst, and should a-f? U8eL WeU Wtt,,'r "- li out ft'r . Watl'r dwiti k Kiveu, if the horse will driuk, be feeding, uud immediately flw w 1.... I.. I... .1 ... , iug. au uui earner, water frwotjtv only a few quarts should be liraiu' time, for a heated horse will than is good for him. Upon lt0B. , , , , . w , , " "F "'Pj' ju,it enough to moisten hit tlm ml wllt'u Htartiug give him six qtrt or more, as tho invasion minu to 4. mand. Uuder uocircuuistaucetiUun heated horse to drink heartilv "Tho importance of stead'iiiM ui CHre in tho lllallllKCIm.llt o( , ; "ml iu U'. be overestimated Always be kind 1 a horse, and uot have him io culiu fear " th'8 hl,s u""1,! munr horses. Many stablemen iuiagioc taii I the currycomb is au instruiueol k 1 fshy not bony-purts of the M Clean wheu the horse is dirty ili, ouce a day when the horse ii kepi the stable. Horses that run in pao ju summer require no grooming. . w(lyB cleau the hrst , k , b , t , f , d Lu 1 , this is neglwted it will causesc! 1 "locked legs, etc j "Blanketing is alwayn ueoei I when the horse is standing in Uwtt! I iu winter; a light sheet ii ilxw necessary in summer. A hon ihocM always be blanketed wheu tuuting u a draft or in rain; use a clutfa or rub ber blanket, as the case au; Ift In blanketing a horse see that the Wmttl is sufficiently large to cover the t&imil from the neck to the tail; seetl) tin the breast flaps touch this temiti part and protect it, and uut blanket is largo enough to cover tui and flanks fully. "Tho feet aro half the horse; in fm a horse with bad feet is wJ 1 worthies animal as possible. W the horse is brought iu from the nl each foot should be examined with 1 pick to see that 110 gravel or hard stauce has found lodgment betwiw frog aud shoe. If the hoof ii InclW to be hard and brittle, oil it In & respects kindness and utteution to 1 horse are both satisfactory and n erntive. " Oregon Agriculturist What the Talking " M Don't check my head toohi(h. Don't cut off 11'iy tail and tlienripid mo to staud easy without fly 11ft Don't clip tho hair Off mysukte Don't burn my feet wheu I m Don't yank the bit in uiy nwotk. Dou't say back when you nintu still. Don't expect mo to eat wbru w" n bud tooth. u Don't hitch mo out iu the w h:ird. 1 iivU 1110 t? itiu ui""'"p t . Don't leavo a shoe ou me ww w four weeks. . . , 1. in Lion 1 iroi me uo u ion. . T t 1 ... .f..rm tVien 1 am u un.i Th von ever dti H.H ., J rv..... if 1 ui 'n"1 Americ.au Cultivator. Work. a .. ...i.,.....;.,.,l nviirinieut tnat"' lieen watched with more than turo, in Minnesota, and now tM. 1 pronounced a demonstrate!. is to be hoped that other states 1 soon as practical, establish schmtls. Cooking, eanuing. dairying, fruit ami fl""'r household, chemistry, ami ,'U"T ) are brunches of education mt there can be no doubt that kuowledgo of how to do in Y,et irar will. l'V HKa. 1. .u ,. w ...... ,,a .1 . ...... . .1... r.,.,i.r S , much toward making that uu'1" tne purneuH 01 me ,,f oil lives more attractive to ' daughters. Womankind. .... Mail III"' Knrnunier nun " , . . . . ... L.-.... 17. ' iticnncia, l uin, -y" - . rnm. n from Joselin t-".1 1 emerged from the ig! ul" " firf meuccd uu onslaught on t emptying his revolver, with the man nearest. A'" v & finally shaken off. lie Bra timber. It is thought he . ..1 Idol ' May. who was amie - uuuuisou, Colo., ior a itt(&' The man has terronxed m . mnnity. and a poe i cu his