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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27. II. . i i . , . "( xUa s,tt,B I niveritv, came Jim Goodale is over from C..l.urg ! d n this ttfEenio.ni w iili ilftV views t,Mluy- I"'.!"1' Un.versl.y m surrounding V W Haines kfut yesterday in ' V'1' will place on exhibition in Portlaud. ' , tin iuivill.ni at the htute filr grounds. Hops are airlvlug In town every! , ive . '""'I- 'f immigrants, hour for storage, tlin-e tif tlie wagons being drawn bv Jutfour weeks from Moi.d.e ...hi circuit court convenes. JhV ,C. J""' r Salmon. Wash, is ill tliu city. ' Orundiui Davis, of Yaquina, j Vi Ring relative iu Eugene. Mm I K Smith returned from s leui on the local truin today. Frank -While ami titter wont to Cottage Grove this afternoon. O U Cliriamau and Jittle mhi witit to Cottage Grove this afternoon. C P Houston, of Junction Cltv, was dolntf business hi Eugeno teday. A farmer killed a deer a abort di. tance west of town Wednesday. V O Zunrlcr lin mwoxul i.. ........ In connection with . the Chicago bakery. A new A O U W lodge was organoid at Newport last night with IU T-lnrter MicmbcrN. ' The next ronferoueo of the xr v. CDurcu will i held at itoseburg. CougreMinau IJiuger Jlermanu will arrive in Eugeuo tumorrow niorulug. Alex Mathews, we are pleased to an unuuc?, 1 able now to be about the ktreeta. Mrs II Palmer left on the earlv train thle morning for North Yakima, Washington. Itev D N MelnturiT left on thia morning's local train for his home at HMkane, Wash. I N Green Jr., went to Portland this morning where Jie will probably per manently locate. II C Perkins, of Llewellyn, has re turned from a prospecting trip to Southern Oregon. H P Benson, the foot ball coach, will arrive here from Kan Francisco on bunuay morning s train. Frank Jlrown has stoiih In hi l.oi.. Sti ItlcliBrdson precinct, to wait on his wne at tneir Home as slie la III. Eugene has four excellent meat mar kilts. No towo In the state, of a sim ilar claas, can equal them. The U II conference will convene in this city October 23. A large number oi copie win oe in attendance. I be defense In the Durraut case Is proceeding on the theory that Itev Uibsou committed the murder. We acknowledge the receipt of a complimentary ticket to tlie Hood Itiver fair, which will be held October 4 and o. Mrs Bider, daughter of F Larue who resides out at Alma, came up from Portland today on a visit to her par en ts. -Miss Nellie Jeans left on I he early train this morning for Wood laud, t'al lforcia, after a live mouths' stay In Oregon. I li Hammond, of Portland, who has the contract for putting a couple of ntamp mills in the Bohemia mines, visited Eugene today. W W Bretherton, of Portland, 8 P R li claim agent, is iu Eugene inter viewing Assessor Burton relative to the company's assessment. County Clerk Jennings today Issued a marriage license to Wiliia C C Sagebord aud Mrs Minnie E Colby, all of Lane county. ( W Crowell this afternoon had tils large buiglar proof safe moved from the Cbrisman block to his new store in the Marx building. Reports from Montana are to the effect that a hay famine Is Imminent fu that state, aud that hay has already reached I'M per ton. Albany Democrat: "The collection of taxes by Sheriir Johnson, of Lane county, lias teen remarKauie lor hard time or any other times." "in case of a change of administration Mr. F. C. Baker, according to an ex change, will attempt to get the posi tion ot public printer at Washlugtou. Prof Riddle, the phrenologist, who has been In Eugene several times is now lecturing iu Astxria, as the cele brated lecturer aud humorist of New York. Telescope: A seven-up game for $10 aside was an 'attraction at Newport the other night. Thus the boys are amusing themselves over the sKiidu lis left there by tlie summer chaps. Tho four boys who conducted them selves so disgracefully In The reading room Tuesday night are knowu and if such conduct is again repeated arrests will be made aud the matter thoroughly aired. - Corvallls Gazette: Manager Edwin Stone has found a new diversion which he thoroughly enjoys. Last Saturday he was at the bay and amused himself by trolling for sal mon. Mr H one says the bay Is full of these excellent fish, and that no rarer sport Is found anywhere, than In landing one of them. These fish are so plentiful this year that everyone who tries trolling for them meets with success, A Portland restaurant man has im ported from Chicago expert roller skating waiters, aud lias converted his dining room Into a skating rink. These waiters noiselessly and swiftly glide about the tables and Into the kitchen and out acuiti. and with a graceful swoop and flourtVh deposit a plate of soup on the table instead of into your lap. . It is a graud scheme. -. Thursday's Roseburg Review: Misses Lena and Carrie Kearney gave a party last, night In honor of the Misses Luckey, of Eugene. Progress ive whist wes played, and delightful refreshments served, the occasion proving a- very pleasant one to all present. Miss Belle Willis won the first prize, and Mr Lew Zlgler, the booby. At the M E conference in Portland Dr Hard, secretary of the board of church extension, .made the following statements: "You have 119 churches In your conference, 97 of which have been aided by the money of the board I represent In donations yo i have rwelved f 21, 3.10. and by loans, $23,500. Your cootrloutious Iu 28 years amount to $.s.V)0 that is. you have received $13,000 more than you have sent to the board." Salem Journiil Vnf I i w..tt WMU "ived tin after noun ou their way down the valley to iuie. i n..y eanie from Wallu Walla la thy Mckenzie rout.-. Tlu-v t ! Vi V r.tvueni v asiilugloii. ! !- found no snow iu Ihu inoiifi tain,. A-hlatid Tidings Principal C A iiiicucocK, or tl n, i ine .wlliailtl tiUbltC1 playiM the role of detective i A-hlaud public sctiools, bijt micccshiuiiv nisi week mid cap tured two twelve or thiiUiii-Vv.ir-old Mlhocl bovB who C"iifesiid to tiieaking luto the Kctitli co'.iool liiiihlimr and stealing new eras m, cha!l, dc, to the viime oi Feverat irntars. Jh.-vwere! puulshed by expulsion fiom Vclusd I mi arc proiuisiiig e.-nitliiliit.-a fit. rl. n-forn. t..l.jU.l t.i.l.w ....!- 1 "'rJV,",e !,r"V;v i by them. a ItHsni, to be heeded ' , VY TvlL'e J18 Jl,!,f l,lv" I'"' ' ;! lllul Mbiitutci f"r the continuous tubular the a series o' i , , . , . , xelii S device has Jus l.ivn pat- ' '"J ? 1 .". T . " ... ,H:u'r f - .. . ..... IIIV ItMIII U , .7 nVI cni.uecleil thai luey may be bimultan- eously inflated. I Several a lvantiige.iit.ir.il puriwes whether said portion are claimed for the device, one of them wing that no serious Inconvenience win follow the accidental puncturing oi uiu lire. it is nit... .i,.iim.mI tl.... I there is a irieat savin.: of erouml cohesion or friction, arid that this will increase the ease and spe'd of propul sion. The missionary steamer Clad Tid ings arrived in Victoria Sunday from Port Simpson. Her captain h-poiia trouble In the vicinity of l rape Mudge, caused by whites supplying Indians with liipj.ir. On tlie loth inst a kloochuiau was drowned out of a canoe while Intoxicated and 11 un opened Ix.ttles were, found In I ho canoe. The Indian agent at Alert buy is endeavoring to secure tlie arrest of the guilty parties. The Corvallls Times looks at short ie Lorvaiiia l lines M.ks at short- ages man then. The wheat was (hipped out without tlie knowledge or prvmission 01 us owner to ne sold and the pro ceeds iocketed. So likewise without tlm owner' pretuissioii or knowledge is a suit or clothes swiped by the lnir' lar at night from the bedpost, but tlio law iooks at I lie two acts uilli-reiitly Mont men, however, believe them to I alsiut the same tiling, and the bi ger the amount taken, the biguer and blacker the thief, be it by warehouse man, tra:nps or tradesman. Webster Kincald, the 12-vear-old son of Secretary of Stale Kincald, has written to tho Journal from Victoria, telling of his trip. Here issomethat is readable: "We leave Portland nt 11 o'clock. Tlie train starts out for Seattle. We ims along the sheds. wood piles, wharves, steamships and factories of tlie city ot Portland, which I I ope some iiay will he as large as New York. We passed Guild Lake where hundreds and mayou thou-imls ot ducks are raised aim sew. rretty soon we passed the liorse-uieat factory where they ileal tliu deadly blows ot a s!eui;e hammer ou the poor horse- heads. Then the horse is dragged to au apartment where tie is placed will) two chains on ins skid. men the truck horses walk away and draw his skin oil as slick as grease, lie Is then cut up, his flesh for steak, Ills hoofs for glue, his bones for granulating sugar and hide for uood horsi hide leather. and I might state tiiat all lower class restaurants are using horse steak iu stead of beef steak." A Fkmai.e Ckank.-A San Francis co girl who is entitled to the pity of sane persons has been attending the trial of Durrant, who Is charged with two particularly atrocious murders, and has sent him hoim mets eacli day since the opening of tlie trial. It is a mystery why feminine hysteria al ways breaks out In the form of bou quets. Seemingly nothing else will satisfy the craving for Idiotic action. Every time a man is in the murderer's cliaii there is certain to spring up from one to half a dozen women who would be better oil' and more suitably placed If teuderly cared for In an Insane asy lum. The feminine mind Is curiously constructed. Pity and sympathy nr qualities generously served out to all women and, in these especial ca-es, superfluously loaded onto them. The result Is that these women becomo laughing stocks in (he community, Injuries to themselves and objects of disdain aud contempt to the criminal men of whom they make temporary and disgusting idols. Women who are struggling fur the advancement of their sex can do no better man to gain er in this class of morbid feminities and train them into ways of common sense aud modesty. "The Missino Link" A Rock Spiings, Vyoming dispatch of Sept. 2olli savs: "In Its Issue of September 20 the Roeky Mountain News con tained an interview with Prolessor J Wort ma li, of Columbia college, New York, in which the professor re lated his thrilling find of the bones of tlie 'missing link' that lived and moved 150,000 years ago. Tho re mains of tlie original iniin were carefully wrapped in cotton and trans ported to tho fireproof mun'um in New York. Tho priceless lames were found by the professor and a parly of scientists near the head of the historio Bitter creek, near the Wyoming-Colorado line. Tlie professor s interesting find lias caused intense merriment amo. gthe old lime cattlemen of thin section, as it is well-known that tlie laitifs -ere tlie skeleton ol a pet monkey, owned by cowbovs, which died aoont 12 years ago." 1'rof Wort man at one time attended tlio C of O and Is well-known in Lane county, having resided at Junction City with Ills parents. Married.-In the parlor of the Hotel Euuene, Sept. 27, 18!0. by Rev H L Boardmsu, Win C C Lngetaid ': ' d of Soottsburc. Douirlas county, an Mrs Minnie E Colby, of Lane county rII- (;unl, Sri-U-mhtr J. 70,(N)O Pol'KPB. Dr A Sharpies will finish drvi UK prunes tiie last of this weik. He will have about .0,000 I pound. THE CASCADE FOKKVT KE.BKYK.! Olllclul Instruction as to hat foil lltutfs Tnsiss-Hlgut or eSiiilcrs. Mr Joiin Biiltcrwnrih recently Ktorf! Attor"l'y.1)"ull' furpby Ik wersun iiieusoa.ie loresi nwve, . . . . -v lias received the following rcpiv: IVktlami, Or, heot 24! IStVi. John Ultiekwouiii, Detroit, Marion Co, Or. Dear Sir: I'ermii uiu to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 21st Inst, telativu to my iiimrue- tioilK from 111.. Httj,l'na,v.ti..iii.r.tl .i ft ... . m . treepHs..es on the Caaoade For- vi. jmnKo ivesei niiuii, liep.yiug thereto 1 have to nay: First That I have received instruc tions from the attorney-general to pros ecute all imrtlus tr.y passing on said reserve. iou asa several questions as to what constitutes trespassing aud I have to Voii ttsk icvcrul questions as to what say Kl.V! L .li? -7 . " W ""'I"1'?"' 0,1 I said reserve to engage In mining or (i.-njr. i.nB iw. uiMiea mi s:i u reserve. Third-Thai it is trcn.avmie lo drive cattle on the said reserve for (lie pur pose of pasturing them thereon during the summer. Fourth That it is trespassing to use HI.V .W.rlii.O (tf hfitil niari'u r.tv ....pl....l of the said reserve so used adjoins a h.imestead or not Fifth It is not tre-passiug to catch llsh. trap fur Inuring animals or hunt for game upon said reserve. Da mm, R. Munniv, U S At'orney. Iu view of this ruling it will be not ed that thtv who have been locating mining claims or pasturing atm.-k ou tlie reserve come within the definition of trespassers. DisioiJiiAoiNo.-Portland Telegram: "U w uiclile, manager or the Solicit ors' Loan & Trust t'ompaiiy, of Ta coma, which is Interested iu a large number of wheat farms In Eastern Washington, lias lieei. examining the tlie condition of crops in the Palouse aud Big Bend conn tries durlnir the !,,.... ..... ... i i . . i'.r ditlereut pros- iu contrast witli the reports of other travelers in that section. He does not think much of the shipping business this fall. From Spokane lie writes that the price of grain lias fallen 10 cents a bushel in the past month, and that iu consequence much of the ciop will be held until January 1st for Utter prices. 1 Ie says 4C per cent of the crop In tlie Palouse' is ruined, and this, with the decrease In acreage, will piobably send prices away up during the next three mouths." Sold kok $30(10. Tlie Niagara saw mill proerty including the mill, plan er, shingle mill, log chutes, rights of way, water power and SKI acres of tim ber land was sold at public auction at the court house door in Albanv Thurs day by the receiver, M M Davis. Tlie property was bid in by J It Itryson for the bank of Hamilton, Job &. Co for l.'idOO. The bank holds claims against the mill company for a little over $42,- 0D0. The mill cost about $25,000. The timber land Is worth about $10,000. The only other claims aggregate about $3-50 held by employes and timber men. .Mrs Wyllo Again. Corvallls Gazette of Thursday says: "J 8 Felton returned Monday from a brief visit in Eugene. While In that city he was the guest of 11 I) Wylie, whose farm adjoined that of Mr Fel ton in the state of Minnesota, where they resided for many yeara previous to removing to Oregon. Mr Wylio'B wife is the tlie lady who recovered so miraculously last Easter after being without the use of her lower limbs for a period of eleven years. Mr Felton, who is an old mend or Airs wyiie s, says she attributes her cure to faith and prayer aud claims that Christ alone was the healer. After loosing tlie use of her limbs she received med ical attendance for several years with out any relief and her physicians claimed her trouble was incurable. She read the Bible constantly for com fort, as she claimed, and prayed finally for divine assistance. On Easter Sunday a strange feeling took possession of tier which finally In- luced ner to miiKe an enori to wain. She made the eflort and strange to re late it proved successful. Since that time she has been able to carry ou the duties of her household and has suf fered no pain whatever, her cure hav ing seemingly been complete." The UL'AKD published a lull account of the case when it it happened. Rpint-Aunual Convention. The Christian church of Lane coun ty is planning for a most interesting and protltible time at the semi annual convention, which will be held in Eu gene, October 15 to 20. October 17th will be missionary (lav, when tlie la dies ot the C W B M will give the va rious needs and labors of the mission ary society of the church. On the 18th Sunday School work will be consider ed by several papers on inteiesting topics pertaining to the work. The open parliaments w ill Ih a feature of the day. A sermon at 11 am by Elder Skaggs, of Junction, will 1st well wortli listening to. Tlie children's concert in the evening will be pleasing to all. The 10th is C E day and from tlie sunrise prayei meeting to the med al coutes' at night, will be replete with good things. A sermcn at 11 by Elder Mulkey; the mayor's welcome at 10 a in; "Turner 'Ui," "Boston W Mks. H. W. SCMEXCk, Secretary. Rkii Hot Foot Ball. Corvallls Gazette: "With the owning of the O A C, football talk is again iu (he as cendancy. The boys have already laid their plans and are looking for material among the new students. Terrel, McAlister, Bodlne, Phillip, Nichols, Onsley, Godwin and the two Simpsons will lie the nucleus of this year's team. Emll 'Mh will doubtless ,,luv iiit rtiivlit In 1m. Iii vlneihl... The hoys realize that the rival teams mean business and that they must get to work. Eugene Is determined to win this year and is moving heaven and earth for money and pltyers. Their work last year proved thai they have good material. HOP KKWS. H liat Local Iluycrs are tialef. U.ittHf-'Few lierreii Thursday's Salem Jouriml: .. i ...... .i.i '. ! j" .,aUv JZZZflul mi- lew n'i Faien 10 n'corti auu acarcv ly any shipments arc being made. Tlio price is running irom 4 to U cents; tij cents U'ing paid for exceptionally liu.'i hopa. One sale tsk nlace at Hilvertou yesterday. Wolf i Sun of that placo P"rcl"ied from J W Simmer, of the not known. We are receiving lion We are receiviiiir hops every day on contract." Phil Nels A Co rcxrt business very dull. "The farmer all want to scc u late ami this will prevent many from selling," Mr Neis remarked. "1 have been iu tlie hop biivimr business for 2." years but never saw a vear that would r..uai'ih nr.-s.ni .,.. i..r..n.r i...... ' 1 ... f . . ' 'I can I la) shipped at any price aud 0 cents is all that is being paid for choice ""l?'" . - . . , i ne luiuur inni j, ij n nrir. nan amended his contract with Phil Neis & Co, selling his wholo crop for S cents rather than 20,000 xiuuds at 10 cents, Is talse and lias no foundation whatev er. Mr Swartz has a live year contract with Phil Neis & Co for 20,000 .uikU at lOceuta and will furnish them this year as Iu tho past. Horst Bros: "We are paying from 4 tot) cents for choice hops and find a number of sellers at 0 cents. We shipK-d 232 bales to London today Have purchased V'WO bales this sea son and have shlpd ahtrit ouu-half oi me m. e have no contract but buying directly from the ralseis." Opki.i. Lakh Salem Journal J u ige John li Waldo returned last Saturday to his home Iu the Waldo hills from hi- usual summer outing In the I ascade ltangc forest Reserve, with the I sail ties and grandeur of which region he is better acquainted than any oilier man. He brought home several fat venison hams and some trout from Odell lake, U-sides many rare and interesting rooted shrubs aud flowers to add t his col lee tion. Tlie judge lias so far recovered his health that he Intends soon to re niovo witli his family to Portland to stH'iid the w inter and sprlui;. where ho will re-enter the working ranks of his proresslon. Bl.t'K Kivkk Minkh.--Oregon City r.utcrpriHc: "i-. k I barman returned Wednesday from his outing u;. tlie valley. Having allowed Ids whisker to grow and having tils natures bronzed and wearing a klouch hat hi fi lends hardly recognized him as ho and Mr Haiinlgau, who accompanied him, drove luto town. Mr I barman was greatly benefited by (lie till) and enjoyed perfect health while camping out. He visited a claim bo lias In the Blue river mining district and brought home with him several specimens of ore that show the color. They found prosH-cting very hard as snow bad fallen and It was with olltlculty that work could be done." Pally l.usrd, Brpteuitr 'J. Pl'KCIIASKl) AM) MOVKD. L I) ScarlHirouuli, the attorney and (di stract man, purchased from Assignee Geo B Dorris, this morning, tho largo sare formerly used by 11 N l rain pay-$32-) for the same. Tho safe weighing H,UK) lbs lias quite a history, it is i Hall's combination pattern, was man ufactured for Dexter, Ilorton & Co. bankers of Seattle; was purchased by (lie late J B and David Underwood for $1,K00 and brought here. It was then sold to tho Lane County Bank for f.H.',(), who In turn sold It to H N Crain. The safe was moved down tho enter of Willamette street today to Mr Scarborough's oWce, Mr Croncr receiving $20 for his work. After Blakkk. Albanv Demo crat: Several davs ago the Democrat mentioned tlio big shortage iu the warehouse at Shedd run by A Blaker. Everything of Mr Blaker's has been attached, aud in addition a warrant has been placed In tho hands or the sheriff on a criminal charge. It Is not known here whether Mr Blaker will l found at once or not. There are doubts on that point. The feeling Is very strong against tlio course taken by him In the management of other iieople'a wheat. Hon Fleui Smith and I A Smith were. In the city today looking after the matter. Blaker was arrested In Portland last evening. Dr. Talmas: for Washington. Wahhinoto.v, Sept. 20. Rev. Dr. Talmage, of Brooklyn, has accepted a call to lie co-pastor of the First Presby terian church In tills city. Dr. Tal mage is to have equal authority with Dr, Sunderland aud probably will preach half of the sermons, beginning Sunday, October 27. Dslljr Oasrd, Hi-iipniber 2.. Hoin Fi KM ek. Today's Oregonlan styi-: The hop market is firmer, and ririoes are slowly advancing from the ow figures which ruled at the open ing of the season. Theodore Bern helm yesterday made two large purchases at Clo and Oo. Mr Bcrnhelm, who has Just been un the valley says: "Ore gon will produce 80,000 bales this season. If the weather had been bet tor and prices had warranted it, the yield would have reached 1 10, (HX) bales. Bad weather, scarcity of picking money and mold in tlie low lands are responsible for the shortage. As It Is the yield is fully as large as last year. Hops on high ground were generally found free from mold. The quality ou the average, Is not qulto as good as last year. Prices are firm for choice hops, while poorer grades aro neg lected." Itallrn llrcrlvtrs lbil(n. Mii.wai'KIK, Sept. 22. Henry C. Payne, Thomas F. Oaken and 11. ('. Rouse, receivers of the Northern Pa cific Railroad, tendered their resigna tions to Judge Jenkins late yesterday afternoon. Judge Jeiikins will take the matter under advisement and will decide Fri day tho 27th. The receiver say: " our lecelvers manifestly rannot ad minister the (rust with justice to all parties Inn-rent, d of to themselves if subject to the orders and instructions as to tlie general administration of two or moro independent tribunal. We cannot abide by nor cannot ask our sureties to aliidi-l-y the dlll'.Tcnces In op': Ion of the courts. SALEM Crop n J vices from Aiiftralln nre Katihf.u'tory, but in Argi'titina, no cordiiik' li imMch. tlio ovitli-ok is ' (Ifscrilictl us liy ii) iih.uih hriiliant I for tlie wltcat crop. Mrs. Francca E. l'.cuiJiot, of l'liiladeldiia, who liasjuet dicxl at tlto ago of 00, was for ycurs a well known newspaper writer. tMie was one of tlio tirst to make a bubiucsa of writing a. vcrtts.nciUJ for the ; big ilrv ikkU houses. Slio was a ; lnt.,n,;.r f ,le famous 7(j rlu, 0f 1 ''ll'"'-'U'1"i. J K've valuable asiHlancc to the cltrivtora of the J Centennial exposition. I A Chattanooga dispatch of the .'50th inst, nays: Ono of the lending l" luuiv 0 '" l"1'""1'. 1 which will make a lasting iinpres features of today a big parade, and .! .. .... . . . .. l m" ujhmi uiopu nun s'uv u, was a ! company of Confederate veterans I attired in their tattctcd uniforms i r ... . . i ui Ki.tj, iuii villi; iou piui9 auu stripes. As thev passed throucl the miles anil miles ol streets, they were tendered an ovation which would liivo honored an emaror. Tlie ono next to tlio last color bearer carried an olive wreath, emblem of peace and love It docs not hurt a nowopitper to have enemies. Ileiug personally unKipuIar is not always a bad thing. It is impossible for an edi tor to do his duty und keep on good terms with evcrylKaly. If all people like him lie is not worth killing. It is better that eple should fear hitu than that they should love hi in. Tho moro news an editor prints and tho more fear less and truthful his editorals, the moro he will be abused and the more h's paper will flourish. Ilenco do not be discouraged because you have enemies. Rattier rejoico and be exceedingly fclad, and instead of hating, love them. English clergyman's salaries are not as high as is commonly be lieved. In Crockford'u clerical directory for this year, statements of the actual value of 8,0110 bene fices out of 43,213 in England are given. Of these 038 are worth fiOO a year or lesn, 2,7 IS, $1,000 or lean, J229 lesB than $'2,000, 79'2 less than $3,000, 173 less th nn $4,000, J3 only $j,000 or less, and 23 more than $5,000, 0 being above $7,500 and but ono of tlicso above- $10,000. The nominal value, in tho case of tlie other 4,R07 benefices is for nearly 3.000 less than $1,500, and for a 1. 000 moro Usu than $2,.r00. In addition to his income, however, the incumbent has tlio tiso of a liouBc. and in tho country at leant of a garden. Pendleton H. 0.; The Oregon ian professfs to believe Hint Now York will not go republican this fall. Tho Oregonian thinks tlie democraU will carry the state bo causo of tho enforcement by repub lic-inns of tho excise law in Now York City, which has closed so many drinking places in that city on Sunday and over which a great war has been waged for months past. It is quite probable that tho democrats will carry tho state, but not altogether for tho reason tho Oregonian alleges. Hut becauso taxation lias been higher under ro public n rule, bossism has been moro rampant and autocratic, and government has not been so good becauso of tho disposition of Tom Piatt and his band of political free boaters to make a public office a private snap. General Nelson A. Miles, who will on September 29 assumo the duties of major general command ing tho United States army, sue ceeding General John M. Suhofiuld, who retires, is a man who possesses many striking characteristics. Combined with his skill as an Indian-lighter and adroit strategist the general poshes that rare trait of entertaining cleverly, and sinco he has been in command of the United States garrison on Governors island here says tho Now York Advertiser, ho tias been the most sought after military man who has ever figured in New York society. Hois a man of medium height, and his every movo is indicative of tho life of discipline required in the service of the United States, His hair is tinged with gray, as is also his mustache, and his eyes sparkle under ttieir heavy brows, while about his mouth tliero is one of those raro pleasant expressions whicli in itself wins for tlio general many friends. Oratorical genius, too, General Miles possesses to a marked extent, as ho has displayed on innumerably patriotic- occasions. His eloquence has won for him an enviable place in tho rather brief list of entertaining speakers in New York, and his high sense of patriotism expressed in hissjicechcs liu.-t greatly stirred his hearers. Dtlljr Guard Si-iitamtwr. VlKWKI) THE Pl.ANKTH. Regent Frli ndly, Hovey and Hendricks, and a few others were Invited up to tlie the observatory last evening where they spent some time viewing the planets, whoso movements were e-pluim-d to tliein by Professor Letcher, who Is an enthusiast on astronomy. S.V I L'UDAV, HEl'TEMIIEIt 2H. Prof J P Holland Uiu Eugei.e. lis- I'.lantoii is In town. O P llotr, of Irving, Is In the city. tleoNoiils went to Junction (Ids morning. Mrs Malilda I a-wis left for Yaquina Ihi morning. Chehalis paced a mile at San Joso yesterday iu 2.i J. Itead Urlllln Hardware Co.' new ad in another column. Tho Cottage drove public school co.nmeuci's .tiouilay. Mr Davie aud son went to Salem today to attend the fair. President Chapman lectured at For est Drove last evening. President Chapman arrived home on the local this aKcruoon. Mis Ethel Stewart returned home to Springfield this afternoon. Hon Ringer Hermann came down fiom Roseburg till morning. LCru7s.ii shipped thiee carload of posts to Harrisburg today. Miss Dell Brumley went to Junction this morning for a short visit. Miss Katlu Ruiik was a passenger to Aurora on this morning' local. John Custls and family left for Big Horn, Wyoming, this niorulug. Mrs SS Train aud daughter, Ml Arllue, are visiting In this oily. F Moorhead and K U Im, of Junc tion City, were In Eugene today. Mlsa Maud Sloe arrived homo this afternoon from a visit at Portland. Io Gerhard and Mr Wolfe, of Cor vallls are iu the city. They drove op. Robt. Cathey and J T Cardwell.of Cottage Orove, visited In Eugeue to day. Rev Earl M Wilbur, of Portland, was an arrival on this afternoon's train. Mrs Ella Jones, of Cottage Grove, has gone to Portland to attuud a musi cal school. Hon J II MeClung and Dr W Kuy keudall returned homo from Portland thia morning. (leoW Plekttt went to Salmi on this morning's early train to attend tlie state fair. Councilman Fisher and Harry Brls- tow are exH'cttd homo from Florence this evening. The railroad company Urcnalrlnsr and rebuilding their trestle across the mill race in this city. A large crowd of farmers In town to day and the business men have been selling piles of goods. An HP force has a pile driver at work driving piling aiitf fV-palrlng the trestle aeron the mill race. Henry Kotiip, who lives wtst ef Eu gene, yesterday found a nest of eggs under the floor of Ills barn containing 40 eggs. Prof Fred 8 Dunn, of Willamette University at Salem, Is vlsitluir a few days with his folks Iu this city. County Judge Fisk and Countv School Supertutendent Stevenson went to Sodavllle yesterday returning today. ' Miss Jessie (lllstran returned from Bprlnglleld this morning, accoiupalned by Mrsli A Yerinuton who went on down the valley. The long tables are bulug placed In the physical laboratory aud the nil croscopiu case In tho chemical labora tory at the university today. County Clerk Jennings today Issued a marriage license to Joel K Butler and Vina E Boyd. The bride was only 16 years of age and her father's consent was llleil. Mr 0 M Younir returned home to. day from a visit to Portland. Mho was accompanied by her a ster. Mlsa Stella Comstock. Miss Stella Dorris, vocalist, and Mrs C M Younir. reader, will assist in the Coiustock-Holleubcck concert batur day evening, October 6th. R O Brady, ef Lafayette. Indiana, a brother-ln law of W O Zlegler, arrived here mm morning auu will remain. Mrs Brady Is already here. Mlsa A Bertha Walter will leave for Cottage tirove Tuesday to leach instru mental music. She is a graduate or the conservatory of musloand Isa good Instructor. E J Frasier returned from a visit to Sodavllle. He report qulto a number of people still at the Soil a springs. Mrs Frasier and Mlsa Loo will re main some time yet. Junction City Time: Rev 118 Wallace left Thursday morning for Farmington, Washington couuty, where he will engage iu a religious debate with Elder U P Rich. W W Moore and Robert Eastland, ot the Of A ill) composing rooms, leave for a week's outing near Flsrvnoo tomor row. l Jt Alexander will aot as fore man during Mr Moore's absence. Hon Rodney Huott dsnlos the report In tho Broad Axe that he has deserted the republican party. He says nation ally he Is still In harmony with that organization. Congressman Hermann visited Cot tage. Orove aud Lematl yesterday. He spent exactly three hours to a second in eacn or mo rival towns nonce he was not lynched. The Dallas Olsierver says: "Dame rumor has It that our reulal friend. Chas. Nlckell, editor of the Jackson ville Times, will soon lead lo the hymeneal altar one of Eugene's fair est daughters," Junction City Times: Hon. Blnger Hermann will visit Eugene totlay (Sat urday). If the freight Is on time ha will come to this cltv the same even ing, otherwise ho will make us a spec ial visit. If sufficient notice Is given,, tho date of his arrival will be adver tised and arrangements made so he can favor us with an address. (,'ottaire drove Leader: If F Steph ens came down from Bohemia the first of this week. He is still engaged In development work on his mine known ss the Yesuvlu ami has a cut 80 feet It depth and a drift loo feet and an other shaft sunk west of that, 20 fuet, all showing good ore from $10 to $W per ton. Ore will average about $15 to a three f.sit ledge. There Is proba bly $:JO,000 worth of ore In sight. Mr Stephen Is nulte conservative lo Ills cstlmste ard prefers to be under rather than ovtr, in valuing his properly,