EUGENE CITY GUARD.
L I CAMTMLU rrrtoUra
EUGENE CnX OREGON.
ANOTHER BOND ISSUE
MONEY HOARDEO IN BOSTON
TO BUY UP THE BONDS.
Nothing Remain to II Don tscept
for lh Secretary to Sign HI Nome
Tne Amount flfd nt 1 00,000,000
rorabl Terms.
Washington, Jin. I. There it now
no reasonable doubt that a bond issue
haa hnnn airreed ODon. and that tne
details of ooii tract with a syndicate
of which J. Plerpont Morgan if the
bead, have been arranged; alao that
nothing remain to be done to carry
it into effect exoept for the secretary
to sign bla name thereto. Thus the
president ii prepared for any emorgncy,
and thure 1 no doubt that should heary
withdrawal of gold for export tut in
again, another issue wonld be an
uounoed. The fact that there have
been no witdrawala for export within
the lait several daya, although starling
exchange baa ruled at or above the
hlnnlnif Dolnt. irive oredenoe to an
opinion held in treaiury circle that
the market baa already negun to ioi
the ayudlcate'i influenoe againit ex
mirta. Tha amount of the next Uaue,
tt la almoit oerUin, ha been fixed at
1 100.000.000. and it it believed tne
terms of the oontraot are rather more
favorable to the government than thoae
under wblcb the last Issue wii made.
In thl oouueotlon it it recalled that
twtwiwn Amrnst 81. 1885. the date
upon which the national debt reached
the highest point, and March 1, 1SU8,
the amount or tne government s out
atandlno- obligations wa roduoed II.
81, 805,878. To aoooinpllsh tlila re
duction bond were purchased to the
amount of I770.80tf.760. Of till
amount 1324,850,800 were purchased
prior to 1871), and ((48,459,450 linoe
tbat date.
Hal Favored la England,
New York, Jan. 8. The Evening
Post's London cablegram eay:
"A regard the placing of a United
Mate loan, I understand that one Lou
don bank and several (mail iuatitutlon
have agreed to participate in any issue
which may be niado, and that certain
firm on the Continent have expressed
their willingness to join in it Hut
those who are naturally looked to for
support still decline to step forward,
and so the negotiation are not likely
to make much headway at present"
R oat no a LIK.0I7 Hayer.
New York, Jan. 8.-A tpoolal from
Boston to the Evening Post says:
"It la impossible to borrow mouey
bore today. The bank would not ao
orpt Pullman itock a collateral at 8
per cent Several bank have applied
to the clearing house for certificates.
There is a suspiolon that money is be
ing boarded to buy the expected new
government bonds."
Jon' I'ropoooti Amendment
Washington, Jan. 8. Henator Jones,
of Arkansas, today presented an amend
ment which he proposes to offer to the
house boud bllL it provide that any
bolder of silver bullion, who is a riti
sou of the Uulted States, may tender
the same to the secretary of the treas
ury aud have it ooiued luto silver dol
lars, the seigniorage to be the differ
enoe betwettn the original value and
the market price of the bullion lit New
York; for the rauotillation of all bank
note of leu tlisu (10; ilirectiug tho
secretary of tha treasury to ooiu the
silver bullion in the treasury Into sil
ver dollars, to be used in redeeming the
treasury note issued for the purpose of
purchasing silver bulllou under the
bheruian act; aud the redemption of
the greenbacks in either gold or silver,
aud for their reissue aooordiug to the
provision of the act of 187H.
To l'rent Ike laaue.
Washington, Jan. 2. Allen, at the
request of Thurston, Introduced a bill
in the senate today, prohibiting the is
suance of bonds by the Culled State
ules congress shall by resolution de
clare the necessity for them.
Long rail to lealk.
Portland, Or., Jan. 8. Frederick
Baker, an uuuiarrled man, 23 yeara of
age, employed as sa assistant janitor In
the Dekum building, having charge of
tha fifth aud sixth floors, met with a
horrible death yesterday morning,
while in the performance of his duties.
While engaged in oleauiug the wia
dows opening out upon the inner
court aud in an effort to pass from one
window to another, he lost his balanoe
and fell headlong through a skylight,
a distance of sixty-five feet, Undlag in
an unconscious slat upou the main
oor of Llpmau, Wolfe A Ca 's store.
Feat (luln on Tnndrm.
Ban Del go, CaL, Jan. 8. Taylor
and Hewitt, on a tandem, rode three
quarters of a mile, paoed by Stone,
Bwanbrough, Wanhburne and Ten-ill,
on a quad, flying start, 1:21 flat, break
ing the world's record of 1:28 1-5,
niade by Balubrldgs aud Oarduer at
Walthatn. The same men and pa
makers, same start, broke the world's
class B mile record of 1:62 8-5. Their
time wss 1:50 1-5, tielng the world's
professional record.
roacwaatea to Build a Meileen Koad,
Chicago, Jan. 8. Aooordiug to At
torney Charles Barty, the Mexican
government bas granted to an Ameri
can syndicate the oonoeaalon to build a
railroad from Tonola to Tuxetla, and
from 8t Ooronimo to the Frontier of
Guatemala, with a brauch from La
Pachulla to St Benito. The distance
is 405 miles. The governmenta, fed
ral and state, bave granted a subsidy
of (3,000,000, and the construction will
begin In April, 18t)8.
Again Ike Armenlnn to Blame.
Washington, Dec 81. The Turk
lab legation received th following dis
patch from the sublime parte today:
"Two Armenians of Aintaba, having
fired pistol ahoU with the view of
again creating a sedition, disorders
were about to begin, but, thanks to the
measures taken, quiet bas been re
FCi
Ohio's E-Ooernof Said to Uava
track It Kick" la California.
Columbus, O., Jon. J. From reli
able source it has been ascertained
. l . . Iaamm. f'amntall haS
nere win m-uwmuu. "i- -- -
.1. ....nnW It rtnh" In Callforn la
mine. The information, a it!
oomes from Captan Frank Barrett, for-
merly of Lancaster, and now located
in the Ban Joaquin valley, CaL.i very 1
Interesting. :
Some year ago uapuin warren cuu-1
eluded to leave Ohio and seek new
field in the far West He purchased
nttln ranch midwar between Ban
Francisco and Los Angeles and settled !
- - . .
which bad been handed down from the
Indians for half a century, that V
mere, wniietnereuouonru uo
point in the Ban Joaquin river, on nis
ranch, there was a vast deposit or
gold. The story was that in a pool 0
formed by a natural dam in the Ban,,
Joaquin, at the foot of the famous D
Gold Gulch, from which many lor-,
tunes bad been taken, there were de-1
posit of the gold which the depth of ,
1 I I .......... n,..un(ul ttn.
tne pooi nau iiorovuio
tning uxe suooessiui woraina.
of water bad prevented the full work-
ing 01 tne guion itaeii, tor mo uujv..
required plaoer mining, and it was
only when the spring freshets flushed
the valley tbat evidence 01 tue goiu
which had for years been swept to
ward the gulfs were obtainable.
Captain Barrett determined to work
that pool, and he returned to Ohio and
organised Die Ohio Mining Company,
with (500,000 capital, and with Uov
ernor Campbell, Allen (J. Thurman aud
other Obioana as stockholders. Gov
ernor Campbell took one-eighth of
the stock. Barrett's plan was to build
another dam at the bead of the pool,
change the course of the stream, then
drain the first dam and secure its rich
deposit. Professional divers were first
secured to prospect the pool. Tb re
sult surpassed the wildest hope. Hold
wa brought np to the value of (10 a
pan. Then the construction of the dam
was begun. It was a tedious under
taking and it was only through the
summer drought that progress could
be made. The drainage of the pool
bas Just begun, but it already promise
to make fortunes for all the stock
holders. TRAINS COME TOGETHER.
Two I'eraont KIIIkI, rour Mrrloualy anil
Two Nllghtljr Injurrd.
Clnclunatl, Jan. 3. Two passenger
trains collided at 7:80 tonight ou the
Baltimore A Ohio Bouthwesteru rail
way, near Coal City, fourteen miles
from Cincinnati. They were the 1
Louisville express, which left this city
at 7:05 P. M., an the Bt Louis accom
modation, due here at 7:05, but which
was an hour late. The first known of
the collision here was when the wreck
ing train was sent out about 8 o'clock,
accompanied by physicians, railway
olllclals aud others. The wildest
rumors wero ourrcut The hospitals
were put in readiness and police head
quarters were promptly equipped for
the care of the injured. When infor
mation was obtained from the scene
it was found that there were two per
sons killed aud six injured. Both
engines were totally wrecked. The
combination car of the Louisville ex
press and the express oar of the Bt
Louis train were teieacoped.
Coal City is a coaling station on the
road aud has no telephone. Wheu the
euginea were wrecked they knocked out
a telegraph pole with such force as
to out oft all telegraphic communica
tion. MesHeugerf arriving from the
scene of the wreck report that all of
the injured bavo beeu rescued aud are
being cared for. The killed are: Fire
man Wilson, of Louiavillu express; au
uukuown man, buried uuder the wreck.
IN BEHALF OF ARGENTINE.
Hrualo Aakett to Esrlmle It fr'ruui
the
Working r the New Tariff.
I Washiugtou, Jau. 2. Senator Yoor
' linen has Dreaunted to the aenatu a 00111
Iniuuicatiou from Bcuor J. V. lXuniu- j t0 Portland without difficulty. Co
; guea, charge d'atfairs of the Argentine , lumbl ri between Vauoouver,
. legation, bearing upon the relations be- i w-h '"'l n,ouU ot Willamette
tween Argentine aud the Uuited States i river Tho project for this improve
i as affected by the taritT. It relates to!mu. adopted in 1892. provides for
' the proposed tariff on wool under the h construction of a low darn across
I I a. l - 1 t- a. v 1 .1 ... If .
house reveuue tariff bill, and, iu order
that there shall uot be
any mterrup
now existing,
1 tlou of the good Reeling
aud to avoid disturbing the commercial
relations between the two oouutries, he
asks whether it could uot be suggest
ed. In considering the bill, that the
proposed duty should le made to ap
ply ouly to countries other than South
Amerlcau. He says the only importa
tions from South America are compar
atively small, and lnatauoe tho state
ment ot the National WoolgrowcnT
Association that their chief ooinplaiut
is agnliiftt Australian wools, and sug
gests that all di'Mred ends could lie ac
complished by exempting South Amerl
cau 0 luutrie from the operations of
the bill. He adds: "lu this way rela
tions with a sinter republic would not
be affected, and the Argeutiue Republic
would supply, iu a modcrato degree,
the want of this market, while that
oouutry could coutiuue to expaud her
exporia."
Domluguea calls attention to the fact
that the principal Kuropeacn uatlons
admit South Aturicau wool free ot duty
aud asks how, if oouKreas desires
friendly and clone relations between
this oouutry aud other American states,
it can pass a measure which will ex-
elude from this market the chief
product of one of the South American
oouutries? After some debate the com-
muuiuation was referred to the 00m
niittee on finance.
A Dental from New York.
New York, Jan. 8. Regarding the
article In the Portland Oregouian today
forecastlug a possible crisis in th
Northern Paolflo receivership contro
versy, it I said by local representative
ot the Northern Pacific iutreat that
the article bad little basis lu fact, and
merely evidenced the feeling of the
far Western Interest concerning the
apparent Inability of the court to
agree on a single body of receivers for
th system. The hitherto ausuooe
ful effort ot the Farmer' Loan ft
Trust Company to effect a settlement
ot the existing difficulties, however,
have not destroyed the hop of adjust
ment In the near future, and the plan
now under dlsousaloo la regarded as
llksly to reach a more iaooeesfnl lata.
TOWN AND COUNTY
PROGRESS AND DOINGS OF TH
PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
. w.ki.a.n, anataln
Supreme Conrt of Wasblaftea Beeiaiae
A.ts.r c.pitoi c.u.i Ov.raoo
Homestead Kntrie rued la the yes
rre iu.eration-orego news.
Mo(jn Ttiaai,le daU Is contained in
(j,e recent annnal report of the engineer
oh,rjte 0 y,, improvement or tne
Willamette and Lower Columbia river
and their tibutarlea. It Is very ex
haustive report and covers com pre
. ri .11 tna iroDr0Tements and
Ti nnder Major roat a ouargo.
iui vj m tauuu - . - -
The wpQrt wgi tnuiim,tted to oongrea
b the secretary ot war, who summar-
. , . DriuoiDal features In bis own
ft Month cf y,, Columba river,
Wasbiugten-The project ,
w, k wgi ,dpoU)d In IBM.
ria tn yelir ending June 80, 1885,
18oU(T0, c( wai .dded to the
. ..nh w.. Tl.imA to lu .,.
- HTlLff HUII.U mm IIHOVW r -
. d M ht f(jr , iBDgth of tbont
" ...... n . .
three and a quarter mile (aution 00 v
..,tlon 0301. Orolni Nos. 0 ana 4
M(jh , 000 loDg wer, li0 flnuhed
Mn(j the mi,n jjnB of tne jett, wltn ,De
,xoeptlon o( bont 700 feet at the
,nghore end wliere some additional
r(X)k j. gtlu miulredi wai completed.
An elevated track for use in construct
ing the shore revetment which has a
total length of 8,675 feet, bas been
nearly finished. Boundings taken in
Msy and June, 1805 show that there is
now a direct channel over the bar
seven-eights of a mile wide and thirty
feet deep at low water and that for a
width of one-half mile the low water
ohannel depth is at least thirty-one
feet Columbia and Lower Willamette
river below Portland, Or. The pro
joot for improving these rivers, adopted
in 1877 aud modified in 1891, content
elates securing a channel from Port
land to the sea having a low water
depth of twenty-five feet Prior to
commencing the improvement the low
water depth of the channel was from
ton to fifteen feet at the sboaleat places.
Up to 1801 this depth bad been in
creased to nlnteen foot by the oonstruo
tion of dams at Bwan island chute, at
Willamette slough, and at other
sloughs in the Willamette river near
its mouth, and of a dike at Bt Helen
and dams at Burke slough and Martin
slough in the Columbia river, the
effect of these works being aided by
dredging and bank protection where
moat needed. Biuoe the modification
of the porioct so as to secure a channel
' depth of twenty-five feet, dikea have
been built by the port 01 Portland and
Bt. Johns and Poatoffloe bars In the
Willamette river, and at Walker's
island, 8nag island, and Catblamet I 0f forming plana with which they can
bay In the Columbia river. This cor- j compete with mill-owner. They in
poration has also dredged the ohannel j tend to put an end to exoessive oompe
at Bwan ialand and Postoffloe bar in tition by combining with an establish
the Willamette river and in the Co- and uniform price and classification,
lumbia rivor at the mouth of the and 0y amioable agreement of the mill
Willamette, st Bt Helens, at Martin'a j owners to secure advance of prices
island, at Walker's island, and in whenever the oonditlon of the market
Catblamet bay, removing a total of warrants it
880,241 oubio yards of material at, 1 luh)h
these poiuta. The work done by the T n , , . , ,
United Bute, has oonsisted in extend- . J"m,e Sheldon, a pioneer of
lng the dike at Bt Helens. In construct- w1"011' aea-
ing a dike at Martin'a island, in the Five thousand rabbita were killed
Columbia river, in dredging the ohan- i recent drive at Oakly.
nels of both rivers at various places, i The Presbyterian church of Boise has
and the removal of anags wherever ! decided to erect a parsonage.
necessary. During the year ending j The Albion State Normal school will
June 80, 1896, the dike at Martin's completed about the first of April.
lsiaua nas ducu inoruuguiy repaireo,
and dredging has been carried on to
maintain, and, as far as practicable, to
. . . . . . , , .
Portland to the sea, the total quantity ; Two or possibly three new steamers
of material removed beiug 423.872 will be built on the Kootenai for pass
cubio yards. In the Willamettedredg-' between Bonners terry and Lake
lng wa done at P.wtotllee bar and at ! Bound next spring,
the mouth of the river, aud in the Co ; Binoe the opening of the Net Percea
lumbia river, ou the bar at lluutor's
point, at Martin's inland, st Pillar
rock, at Walker'a island, and opposite
Astoria. Vessels drawing tweuty feet
oan now puss over the shoaltwt plaoes
st low water, and, by taking advantage
of tho tides, vessels drawing twenty
three feet of water or more can oouie
the slough ou the Orcgou side of Hay
den Island to iucrease the volume of
water, aud by the additional scour to
remove a troublesome liar in the main
channel. Work during the fiscal year
has cousiated in dredging the bars ou
the notrh side ot the island for the re
lief of navigation, the depth on theee
bars having been lucres sed from niue
feet to thirteen feet at low water.
Willamette river, above Portland,
aud Yamhill river, Oregon At the
time of the adoption of the present pro
ject, in 1878, the mouth of the Yamhill
river, forty miles above Portland, was
the head of low-water navigation,
with a draft ot two and one-halt feet
The project of 1878 contemplates the
Improvement of the river by the re
moval ot obstructions and the construc
tion of dikea to oontract the waterway
at ahoal place so as to secure a navig
able ohanuel for light-draft boats from
Portland to Eugene, a distance ot 172
mi lea. This project was extended In
181)2 to Include the removal of obstruc
tions in the Yamhill river from its
mouth to MoMlunvllle, and by the
river aud harbor acts of 1802 and 1894
allotment ot (3,000 and (2,000, re
spectively, were made for the purpose
from the appropriations tor improviug
the Willamette river above Portland.
During the paat year snagging opera
tions have been continued from Port-
laud to Eugene on the Willamette
river and to McMinnville on the Yam
hill river. Amount that can be profit
ably expended in fiscal year ending
June 80, 1897, (35,000.
tVnaklngton.
Davenport wants a new town halL
Th construction of the new Catho
lio church at Marysville has been com
menced. It Is reported that an electric light
plant will be put In at Stella to light
up the water front
Hanson's Ferry is to bave a two
story building, the lower floor to be a
postoffloe, and the upper story to be a
public halL
The Commercial Club at Everett U
to publish pamphlet descriptive ot th
place, 20,000 oople ot which are to be
printed in January.
The Asotin flouriag mill, recently
burned, Is to b rebuilt on a larger
plan. Tbe work of rebuilding will be
oommenoed shortly.
Tha New Wbstoom oouncil bas been
petitioned for a franchise by the B. B.
A B. Kailroad Co., to build bridge
and single trsok railroad. The motive
power to be steam or electricity.
The prospective owner of the Ta
ooma, Lake Park A Colombia River
railway bas arrived for the purpose of
looking over the road with a view to
extend it through the Cowllti pass.
The North Yakima Commercial Club
want the Northern Paolflo to put up
a new depot building there, adequate
to the needs of that section and in keep
ing with it oommerolal Importance.
1 ..j . .kartitr has been
It 1 rCUUIWIU alia v--"
1 lied from jj,, Columbia river
L.. Kh.,1(1 ..... district and thst
. . vbnlltnext season. The
Ulinidlill Paoiflo 1 reported to be back
rUei
w . laBs known in
0ue l'"mL nr!S
?"V...ul"7,'r PTa noo.ooo
oenwy. xa-bk..
feet of logs ca me down. The river wa
filled so solidlv for three hours tbat it
could be safely crossed.
Trnn nre. has been brought from the
rvinnur mines near Hamilton to Ever
ett to be teted. It is rumored thst
the teats have proven satisfactory and
that soon shipment at the rate of ten
carloads per day will oommenoe.
It is now understood that the agent
of the Boston capitalist, who thought
of advancing funds to complete the
Blaine & Eastern bave decided to re
port unfavorable, because of the scat
tered condition of the subsidy pro-
noula.
Eastern orders have taken a sudden
and the sbinicle trade is at
standstill. For the past three weeks
little or no business has been done by
the dealers than to clean np the orders
on baud. The situation of two months
ago is reversed.
The new Kvmnasium of the nni
versitvof Washington offers unexcelled
facilities for athletic training. The
number in attendance at the college
this year is somewhat smaller than last
year, owing to the standard being
raised and two departments, music
and art, being dropped.
The supreme court has sustained the
position of the capital commission.
This removes the last barrier to the
board awarding the oontract The de
cision was written by Judge Uullen
and is concurred in by the entire oourt
A call for a meeting of the oommission
bas been Issued and new bids will be
doubtless called for.
The loggers of the Sound, controlling
about three-fifths of the output bave
held a secret meeting for the purpose
The state treasurer bas given notloe
that the capital building bonds Nos. 20
. K 11 . . ...... l.l .. I.. Ljn,
ui MV UUTI Lid T . UIU uv U1IU,
! reservation 607 homestead entries bave
been filed. At present few tilings are
being made, but the laud oflloe officials
expect a grand rush in February when
the date approaches for the expiration
of the ninety days' preference right
given to the first aotual settler on the
land.
A special agent of the treasury has
disbursed in payment (50,000 to the
Nea Perce Indians. It is estimated
that 843 native Nea Percea have died
sinoe the Fletcher allotment ot lands
was completed in 1893. The births
are recorded to the number ot ninety
four. These statistics show the des
tiny of this favored Indian tribe.
Montana.
Montana cattle shplments for 105 Is
placed at 825,000 head. The cattle re
ceived 00m pared with 1894 will prob
ably show 700,000 decrease.
The report that scab had gotten
among the sheep on the Marias proves
to be untrue. Commissioner Miller
and others have Investigated the mat
ter, and found no trace of the danger
ous disease. Bbeepmen report their
herds perfectly clean.
It lit lak Columbia.
A fish packing company capitalised
at half a million will start operations
shotly at Vauoouver.
The preliminary step in the organ
isation of the fruit exchange bas been
taken at Vancouver, B. C. Tbe or
ganisation will bave power to operate
fruit canneries, evaporator and cider
mills.
An application will be made to tbe
legislature to construct and maintain
a telegraph and telephone line. It
will be carried by the Nelson ft Fort
Shepard Railway Company.
Application will be made at the next
session ot tbe assembly at British Co
lumbia for the incorporation ot a com
pany to maintain and support an eleo
trio light and power plant and waive
works at or near th town ot Rosalind.
It Is reported that the Kasalo and
Slogan Railroad Company will, at
the coming esion ot the legielature,
apply for permission to extend the road
from Landon to Silverton. Ths exten
sion will probably be begun in the
spring.
A Freteat From Montana.
Heleua, Mont, Jan. 8. Governor
Rickarda left tonight for Washington,
where he goes to makes protest against
the Invasion and depredations of the
free Indians from Canada. Last week
the Canadian authoritiee refused to act
in the matter and the governor decided
to appeal to Washington. He carried
document to show that the Indians are
filthy and diaeaaed, spreading the same
wherever they go.
DOINGS OF CONGRESS
ROUTINE WORK OF THE FIMV
FOURTH 8ESSION.
S.k.tuM of tke Bill and BeeolsUone
Inlredaeod In the ienaU a-d
-M.ke-so of the Veriest Commlt-toee-Tke
Senete.
Washington. Doc 80. The Demo-
eratlo steering committee of the senate
today completed the last assignment m
minority member of the committees,
and banded the list to Mitchell, chair
man of the Republican caucus oommit-
l Tha chairmen of the more im
portant committee are as follows:
Appropriaiiona, aiiisou. ""-"''
Morrill; foreign relations, nnerman,
judiciary, Hoar; commoroe, Frye; in
terstate oommeroe, Cullom; military
affairs, Hawley; naval affairs, Cam-
m; publio lands, Uutwis; inaiau
affairs, Pettigrew; claims, cr,,
ooast defense, Squire; education and
laboi, Bhoup; territories, Davis; ra-
tn railrnad. Uear: pensions, uai-
linger; postoffloe and postroads, Wol-
cott; agriculture and loresiry, rrociw,
nrivate land claims. Bams; manuiao-
tnrna. Wetmore: fisheries, Perkins;
oiwil aerrioe and retrenchment, rru-
chard: Immigration. Lodge; Irrigation
and reclamation of arid lands, Warren;
mlnea and mining. Btewart; railroads,
Clark: Indian depredations, Wilson;
transDortatlon routes to the seaboard,
UnHridn: Nicaragua canal and Nica
ragua claims, Morgan; international
exposition, Thurston; national banks,
Mantle: forestry reservations and pro
tection thereof, Allen; to investigate
tresspassers on Indian lands, Baker;
woman suffrage, CalL
Hoose.
Washington, Deo. 87. The two
bills to be presented to the bouse for
aotion and their text are as follows:
No. 1 "A bill to maintain and pro
tect the coin redemption fund, and to
authorise for the resumption of specie
navmenU." the Issue of certificate of
Indebtedness to meet tbe temporary de
floienciMof revenue.
"Be it enacted, etc,, tbat In addition
to the authority given to the secretary
ot tbe tressury by the act approved
January 14, 1875, entitled 'An act to
Provide for tbe Resumption of Bpecle
Payments, he is authorized from time
to time, at bis discretion, to issue, sell
and dispose of, at not less than par, in
coin, ooupon or registered bonds of tbe
United States to an amount sufficient
for the object stated in this section, I
bearing not to exceed 3 per cent Inter- j
est per annum, payable semi-annually
snd redeemable at the pleasure of the
United State in coin, after five year
from their date, with like qualities,
privileges and exemptions provided in
said act for the bonds therein author
ized. "And the secretary of tho treasury
shall use the proceeds thereof for the
redemption of United State legal
tender notes, and for no other purpose.
"Section 2 In order to provide for
any temporary deficiency now existing,
or which may hereafter occur, the sec
retary of tbe treasury is hereby author
ised, at bis discretion, to issue certifi
cates ot Indebtedness of the United
States to an amount not exoeeding
(30,000,000, payable in three years
after their date, to the bearer, in law
ful money ot the United States, ot tho
denomination of (20, or multiples there
of, with sunual coupons for interest
st the rate of 3 per ocnt per annum,
and to sell and dispose of same for not
less than an equal amount of lawful
money of tne United States.
Bill No. 8. "A bill to temporarily
Increase the revenue to meet the ex
penses of the government and provide
against defloinecy.
"Be it enacted, etc., that from and
after the passage of this act, and until
August 1, 1898, there shall be levied,
oolleoted and paid on all imported
wools of classes 1 and 8, as defined in
the act hereinafter cited, approved
October 1, 1890, and subject to the con
ditions and limitations thereof, and on
all hair of the camel, goat, alpaca and
other animals, except as herein provid
ed; and on all soils, shoddy, garnetted
waste, top waste, stubbing waste, rov
ing waste, ring waste, yarn waste and
all other waste composed wholly or
In part of wool, and on all woolen
rags, mungo and flocks, and a duty
equivalent to 60 per oent of the duty
imposed on each of such articles.
"Section 8 That from and after the
passage of this act snd until August 1,
1898, there shall be levied, collected
and paid on all imported article,
made in whole or in part of wool,
worsted, or other material described
in section 1, ot this act
"Section 8 That after passage of
this act, and until August 1, 1898,
there shall be levied and paid on im
port lumber and other artioles designa
ted in paragraphs 874 to 683, inclusive;
of an act entitled 'An act to Reduce
Taxation, to Provide Revenue for the
(iovernment and for Other Purposes,
which became a law August 87. 1894.
a duty equivalent to 60 per cent of the
dutiea Imposed on eaoh ot such ar
tides."
wsshington, Dec. 80. The house
today responded to the appeal of the
president by passing a tariff bill, the
operation of which is limited to two
and a half years snd whloh is designed
to raise (40,000.000 for the relief of
the treasury. The vote today was on
parry lines, with two exceptions. The
republicans all voted for the bill ex
eept Hartroan of Montana, who did not
vote, snd the Democrats and Populist
against it, save aewlands of Nevsda,
uu Toiea in uvor or the measure.
m special order under which the bill
was orougnt to a vote, after three and
a halt hours ot debate, was ironplari in
character and compelled the members
(10P or reject it without opportun
17 01 onenng amendment ot
kind.
any
Washington, Dec
81. Th house
today passed the bond bill by a vote of
170 to 138; and the house having dis -
charged the task for which it had been
miug aunng tne recess, effected an
agreement by which it should adjourn
next week, three day at a time, in or
der to give membre an opportunity to
rest aud visit their home. The clos
lng hour ot the debate today were
lacking In spirit, and there was prac
tlcally no excitement until the vote
was taken. The margin ot 84 by whloh
w.io the Rrpnblloto opponents of the
j ..1 ..
manned their OPpOsltlOtt,
passed showed tbat the friends of the
measure naa " .
Its favor available. Aiitwassi o
publicans refused to act with the ma
jority of tbelr party. The Populists
and Democrat, with the exoeption of
Hutchison, who voted ior tne u,
presented an unbroken front against
the MIL
THE VENEZUELA MATTER.
Spirited Opinions Front All Bnaaee 01
the American rrese.
CblMfoCbroulcls.)
Tho nmaident'a message is not only
a strong appeal to American pride and
patriotism in a matter now at issue; it
is a clean cut and vehement enuncia
tion of the Monroe doctrine, which In
hia hands la vitalised aa never before
sinoe It promulgation.
Pew Discordant Voice.
Iowa Slat Krgltler.)
Tha few discordant voioea in the
Monroe chorus are. we are sorry to say
In Mr. Cleveland's own party, ine
New York World, whloh 1 a popular
and powerful exponent of the Demo-
cart party in New York city, calls
the president's message a blunder and
a humiliation.
There Can Be do War.
(Chicago Times-Herald )
Great Britain will not engage the
United States in war for two sufficient
reasons. Frist, because she is depend
ent on foreign soil for more than half
her food supply, beoondly, because in
addition to starvation her people would
be threatened with paralysis of their
industry.
Better Late Than Mover.
I Boa ion Journal.)
If a fraction of the administration's
vigor had been manifested two year ago,
tt might not be neoessary to speak out
so plainly now and tht country would
bave been saved some numliating ex
periencea. But better late than never
is a sound maxim. We can afford to
let bygones be bygones.
Great Britnla Will Aeeenl
Sew York Times.)
As it stands today in tbe message of
tbe president, it is a clear, grave asser
tion that the United States will see
justice done; neither asking nor accept
ing leu, to any independent state on
the continent To that principle, soon
or late, we believe Great Birtain will
aasent By that principle, in auy
event, the American nation will stand.
Memorial of John Panl Jones.
Ml. Louis Globe Democrat.)
It was in the year 1777 that John
Paul Jones, commanding a ship of
eighteen guns, appeared on the British
ooast and made a raid on tbe ooast of
Whitehaven. Tbe Declaration of In
dependence was then but little more
than a year old. If England is count
ing on immunity from attack at her
own doors in case of war with this
oountry she has forgotten the grit and
enterprise of American sailors.
Cleveland In New t'nlform.
(New York Hun.)
Mr. Cleveland has borrowed a new
uuiform, bnt all tbe same it is the
American uniform, and the country
will follow the man who wears it For
the Monroe doctrine, as enunciated in
the president's message, exoept for a
line or two we need not consider here,
the people of the United States are
solid aud enthusiastic. And the con
tinuation of this interesting and im
portant business by the adminstration
will be watched and sustained with an
uufalteriug spirit of pride' and deter
mination to uphold the iutoresta of tbe
United States. Let the good work go
on.
War I Impoaalble.
(Philadelphia Timet.)
impossible to believe that two
civilised nations like Great
It is
great
Britian and the United States are go
ing to war over a petty dispute of this
kind that ought to bave been settled
by friendly adjustment yeara ago. It
would be a gTievous mistake for con
gress now to do or say anything that
would make it more difficult for the
executive to come peacefully as well as
honorably out of the discussion. Tbe
president speaks for the nation, and
he should feel that the natiou will
strenuously support him in all that it
dignity may demand, even to an ex
tremity that we still prefer to believe
remote.
Intuit to the South.
Cilrago Inter Ooesu.)
An English newspaper aneeringly
remarked a few daya ago that there
were more friends of Jefferson Davis
than ot Orover Cleveland at the South,
and General Gordon repelled that in-
suit by giving eloquent expression to
the loftiest patriotism in its applica
tion to the present situation. He anoke
with an enthusiasm which showed that
nis whole soul was in it. and undonbt
edly he expressed the prevailing senti
ment of the South. That section of
tne oountry is not the Ireland of Am
erica, only waiting for an opportunity
oiriao nown uie nag tnat waves
over it In his financial policy the
president is not popular at the South.
but in standing by the Monroe doctrine
ne bas fired the Bouthern heart to a
wnita neat of patriotism.
Brenthee American Spirit.
(Atlanta Conitltullon )
There will be no disposition in this
section, at least, to criticise or object
10 me tone ana spirit of Mr. Cleve-
isna s message with which he aoeom
panics the correspondence between this
country and Great Britain in regard to
theVenesulan matter. It will doubt
less prove offensive to tbe tories, whose
commercial Instinct bave abolished
all patriotio Impulses from their mind,
but the great body of the people will
enthusiastically approve the firm stand
Mr. Cleveland has taken.
1 i IV7, v g ""B1100. and from
1 ffH . i i."' n fU 8nu'ne Ameri
I ,Pjri , U no patriot
! very strong throughout, and from
m tnat ta not often heard in m-u
places during theee latter days, and for
that reason it will fall on the ears of
th people with a welcome sound. To
mat Tery true American will
amen.
ay
There is danger that th. r..iJ...
Price for cotton will tempt planter, ne,"
vear to ahannn . 1;J
tonwilltam,,i., Z' .
- . vuuaiueraDie ex.
wnt, ths safe plan of raiaina- abundant
kvw uumr TvrtTTLtrn..;
HUM X flllill li'-L'Ud.im
FLAX-RAISINQ WILL RECElVi
8ERIOUS ATTENTION
aa . I. llan4, nf Narlka.l
" rarata,,
Whateora Boord of Trade
a.
courngea oo ''"'" i ria a,
on Fuget nouua.
Success in flax culture for KhnL
pends npon tnorongbuess and attnl
tion to the leaser details of practjj
says the Montana Stockman. tL
things are essential: A most csrtt
selection of the soil, with a thoroJ
soil preparation and fertilizing;
nse of the beat seed thut can ban..'
chased; and, lastly, careful and lutein
gent handling ana manipulation of n,
crop from tbe time the flax is pg
until tne straw is reauy ior tne opera."
tion of cleaning or scutching. 0s:.t
the first two considerations interest,
farmer, the third consideration be,
lng properly to tbe mannfaotnring
of the industry, although some forein
nax larmera ao puu ana ret weir croa
a . a a. 4.1
Tbe Belgian farmer selects a doepi
well cultivated soil tbat is not fa
heavy, experience proving that It,
dry, calcareous soil tbe stalk remit
short, while in a heavy clayey soil t
givea greater length, though at the 0
pense of finer fibre. In Ireland, 1
olean land in good state of fertilin
that will produoe a good orop of when (
oats or barley is considered suitable U
flax. On heavy soils the Dutch seedj
thought to give the best results, whi.
Riga seed is sown npon tbe light t
medium soils. Reoent experiments a
onr own oountry have demonstrate:
that tbe heavier soils, when tl
drained and of proper fertility, u,
preferable to lighter soils, known
sand loams. But more dopends n
soil selection, where reasonalbe cm
has been exeroised. Among the favoi
able soils mentioned in the report i
the agricultural department experi
ment are "dark, rich, loamy clay,"
"heavy clay loam well drained," uxl
" soils varing from sandy loam to tb
heavier alluvial of the timber land!"
In general terms, a moist, deep, stroni
loam npon upland will give the tx
results.
Will Plna Vmj.
Will flax-raising pay? Tbe Montau
Stockman says: "Well, we should
say sa A yield of from two to fan
tons of flax straw and from fifteen to
twenty-five bushels of flax seed can hi
raised to the aore. Hackled flax tells
in Boston at from (370 to (800 per ton.
Soutcher flax fetches from (180 to (sot
per ton and tbe seed sells in Chicago st
80 cents per busheL Dr. Thorotoi
says that a neoessary plant to hackli
flax could be put in for (11,600 and
expense account of (28,000 for the Urn
year, a total 01 (40,000, tbe net prollt
on whloh wonld be (31,360. This ii
important to Teton oounty, if true, be
cause the termors can raise flax to best
the world. It grows wild there.
A neinuuerntlr Crop.
The Whatcom board of trade says:
"We bave demonstrated to the satis
faction of the linen manufacturers ot
the oountry that flax fibre of the finest
quality can be grown on Paget sound
and we feel certain that flax will bt
the leading and safest crop of out
farmers and the most remunerative.
In Whatcom county each sen
yields four tons of flax straw, which
makes one and one-third tons of
scutched fibre. For this fibre, properly
prepared, there is always a ready mar
ket at prices ranging from (140 to $300
per ton, according to quality the bet
ter the quality the greater the demand.
Besides fibre, eaoh acre produoet
fifteen bushels of seed, worth from ()
to (3 per busheL
The cultivation of flax and prepara
tion of the fibre requires the greatest
care and skill, and we advise farmer
without experience to sow flax in small
qnantities the first year, and to grow
none at all exoept for seed, unless ar
rangement are made to properly ret
and scutch the fibre. For seed part of
the flax should stand still fully ma
tured, "We recommend the building of co
operative scutch and oil mills. A
scutch mill will cost from (300 te
(500; an oil mill is a trifle more ex
pensive. "Further information can be ob
tained from the secretary of the board
of trade, with whom all persons desir
ing to grow flax next season should
Immediately correspond In regard to
seed.
"Farmers' bulletin, No. 87, relating
to flax oultnre, oan be obtained free
from the United States agricultural
department"
Grafting Kiperlments.
Experiments in grafting tomato cloni
on potato stocks, as well as potato
cions on tomato stocks, have often been
carried on in this oountry. Of course,
in the latter case, ths tomato roots do
not produoe potatoes, but the tomato
grafts may bear potato flowers and
seed. In a leoture on potatoes, deliv
ered before the Royal Horticultural So
oiety lately, Mr. A. Buttons spoke on
a plant graft on a tomato, In wbioh
the plant, after having produced a
truss of flowers and several berries,
seemed to have determined that it was
its peculiar duty to produce tubers,
and, therefore, several of these were
started from the axils of the leaves.
A picture of this plant showed bait a
doaen good-sixed tubers growing along
the stem.
In ordering trees for planting, select
the two-year-old apple, pear and plum
trees instead of three and four-year-old
trees, aa they almost invariably bave
more fine, fibrous roots in proportion
than do the older trees. The most
extensive planters prefer to plsnt
young tree.
The Monitor Taaaale.
Boston, Jan. 2. Offioials of the
Chsrlestown navy yard today received
a dispatch from Washington ordering
the oommandant to place the monitor
Passaic in condition for immediate
aervioe.
! ular Troop, to Bo Bobitltated.
Lvo.n8MunnoP,e. Deo- 81.-At the re-
Vw 01 United States minister.
i ultan ?l J.'
I sultan has ordered
that regular
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1 "P'aos tne reserve soldiers, wno
boras itrppli.
I n uuiaj wa missionaries in
tbe
"PeJ parts of tht tin pin.