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..r ill I! fid I. PI VITIHV. niff frond" nuil Everybody Voting J" . .,ii,nii l.tlttratlirn. yuMjtM-" " I'alljOusrd, March 9. ri.n school electlou tuduy in this for the purpose of electing clerk aud ouo director is equal iti '....idnUilou of Interest, perhaps, to niiv election that has ever been held Lfe Excitement ho been running dull since Saturday and wm plainly : Lii.iu lu the crowd which thronged tl,e poll tbl afternoon In their eager- 11 lO tk UWIM nut two candidates for director. Iilp A . . . J 1 1 . . i. .. , i mtti I1' 1118 "tin nuu uiv twu ii,usiiig oMtets were led by Mr C H Frauk and Hull Geo 1) Dorrls. 1 he name of Mr iimi F Craw, the only candidate for olerk, appeared on both tickets, cou MUcllll un nvvumi TlieJudgeof election are lion J 11 fi-t'lung, F W Osburn and Sherwood Knrr. Geo Croner and J H Utiles were nnoluted special police for the after" n.wui hr Mayor Matlock to asiUt lu controlling the large crowds. The nineeof voting It at the city hall. The noils have been placed In the rear of the building with a gangway extend lug to tht lidewalk. The poll opened l i p in and will remain open uutll 0 ''Long before the polls were opened innre crowds congregated In the vicin ity of the city ball and when the polls wer l "row ii upon, a hub, i-oiuaiuiu hundreds ol people, was iuimedlately formed This liue did not seem to (liiuiniHli much In size during the afternoon. Frlei.ds of both the Frsnk and Dorrls factious were busy rustling voles aud a large number of cat riages were employed to convey the lady voters toaud from the polls. F.lght livery teuuis were In service, besides a targe uumber or private rigs. Tlie Judges held that every person above the age of 21 years, who was a citizen of the United 8 tat en aad liable to pay taxes, was entitled to vote, Those who were challenged were sim ple sworn In aud allowed to voto aud nuts out. But few were deprived of Ihi prlvilige of exercising the right of franchise. Acooruing to me mens held almoHt every man and woman in the city above the ago of .1 years was entitled to vote. Various methods were practiced to en I n votes aud considerable mud slinging has been engaged In since the beginning of the campaign. Today considerable anonymous literature has boon circulated on the streets by the friends of Mr Frank; also a circular containing a letter written to Rev II L lloardman of the Baptist church by Mr Dorrls tills norning ana a reply by the former. This circular, as well a the anonymous literature was cir culated to Injure Mr Dorrls' chances of election. At 4:30 p. m. 740 ballots had been cast, aud they were still coming in about as fast as the o dicers of election cuuld dispose of them. It will take several hours after the polls are closed to count tho votes and decide who is elected. The vote polled last year was 502, J L Page having a majority of 44. THE VOLANTE DESTROYED. Total Loss Com $11510 rauce Only $1000. -111811- Slfolal U the Guard. Vaquina City, March 6. --The steamer Volante, owned by the West ern Transportation Co, was t urned tills morning at one o'clock while tied up at her dock at Newport. The mate was sleeping on tho boat aud when he awoke she . was in llames. The Volante was towed Into shallow water where the sank. The steamer Is a total loss. The cost of the boat was $8540 and carried an iusu ranee of $1000. The Volante was a staunch steamer or about 100 toils burtlien and was used for passenger and freight trahio between Yaquiua City aud Newport, aud for lowing on the bay. Correspondence. Those who listened to Rev II L Jloardman's sermon last ivonlng learned that Eugene has at least one minister who is not dwarfed by policy. It Is seldom we meet with a man bold enough to break through convention alities and speak out tho truth regard less of the consequeces. A LISTENER. Daily Guard, March 9. A Lively Meeting. Tho public meeting held at the court house rfaturj day evening and addressed by Hon Ueo B Dorrls and Dr I D Driver, was one of the liveliest held In Kugeue lor many days. Mr Dorrls spoke denounc ing the A 1 A and the Kugono Chris tian Alliance, which he wild had united In nominating or endowing a candidate to opposo him. At one time during Mr Dorrls' disco. use he was Interrupted by a member of the A PA who deuled that an obligation which was belug read was Unit of the A PA. This created quitea commo tion In the audience, which was about equally divided on the question at is sue. When Mr Dorrls had finished theAPA element present called for Dr Driver. Mr Dorrls objected but was hissed down by. a portion ot the audience. Mr Driver spoke In defense oftheAPA and Christian Alliance He was Interrupted a number of times by persons In the audience and during a part of the time that he was on the floor It was simply a debate between' lie and Mr Dorrls. Pande monium reigned and the meeting finally ended In a regular rabble, tho like of which has perhaps never before been seen in a Eugene audience com posed of the class of people that was preseut Saturday night. DtlljrGustd, March 9. Pastor Resigned. At yesterday's morning service at the Congregational church, Rev Henry F Gilt, the pastor, tendered his resignation as postor ol the church, to take effect May 1. Mr Oilt Is from New York, but came h'tro two vears ago In answer la a call from the First Congregational church to fill Its pulpit. He was employed for no stated time and, for reason of his own saw fit to tender his resignation as above stated. Dally GuarJ, March 7. New Citizens. Naturalization pa pers were tortav granted by the ciivui t court to Herbert and James Albert Gordon, both of this city. Tin y arc uatlves of Great Britain. . "IScautirtil Snow." By request Of a aumier of subscrib ers we publish the following prize poem, ' won over 1300 competitor in the Chicago -Times-Herald contest. Sr"!11 I?"1" ,RO' lv MrsLlsehen Maude Miller, ol this city: Her mother sits on an lee built throne Close under tho midnight sun ' 8Hs ever watching with level eyes I ho ceuseless c. liturles run, One by one, . .. lieye.ars are done And the hundredth slippeth past One by one, But the midnight sun, He knoweth no Una nor hist. Who is her father no man can say, Though the midnight sun may know: Forthat which is hid from sight of man He seeth It come aud go. Still and white, Like a dream at night, She drifts; her step on the ground Falls so light, By daf or by night, That no nun heureth the sound. Men say she Is cold, bir grant her fair But the children hold herdear. The children clamor with wild delight Whenever she drawcth near. Soft f ir them She smootheth the hem Of her n.be, or lightly whirls, Laughs and leaps, And circles and sweeps, . Tho maddest of mad-cap girls. Tho children love her and understand, rts oniy me cnuu Heart can, Sho comes to succor the stricken earth, A ud chill though sheseumeth to man She leudeth White rolies aud blendeth To smooth them so soft and fair O'er earth's scars, And tho winter stars Laugh out at her tender care. LisciiEa Maude Mili.ek. Probate Matters. Kstate of Peter Runey, deceased; Ella K Runey iipnolnted executrix without liouds, as provided under the will. Probable value of estate. $9,000: liabilities-, $1,000. Appraisers annient ed: Joel Ware. James lloll'man. Win Renshaw. Appraisers reported real estate to the amount of $3,700; per-on-al property, $i,0W; total, $K,7N5. instate or lsaao Cook, "let-eased: re- rortofsale of 43 acres of real eiiftte: confirmed Estate of John Stoops, deceased; April Oth set for final settlement. Isolate of Win Osburn, deceased; executors discharged and their bonds men exonerated. Estate of Itcbccca Unburn, deceased; administrator discharged and bonds men exonerated. Estate of Rosa Isnin, deceased; viluo or estate, $1S00; liabilities, $4,0.17.60. Citation ordered issued to heirs to show why property should not be sold. Estate of E M Briggs, deceased; O E BrigKS resigned ns administrator, being unable to procure proper bondsmen. W A Wood appointed to the vacancy witli 11300 bonds. Sureties: W P Fisher and J D Matlock. Appraisers: W Stewart, W VV Chessman and Frank Powers. Probable value of estate, $050. Guardianship of M A McAUster, Insane; E O Potter tiles his bonds of $o00 as guardian, with J F Walker as surety. Junction City Items. Times, March 7. Pat Blew is on the list. lit has had his negative taken for a new suit of clothes, has ordered furniture uud carpets lust like people use when they no to housekeeping. We promised not to say anvttiing aooui ic aim we arc not going to either. A letter has been received from Mr Craig, the creamery man, stating that he would put lua plant at this place as soon as the season will permit. The necessary number of cowe Pus been secured aud we know of no reason whv the matter should be delayed longer than eaily spring. At a meeting of the school board Monday it was decided to hold an eight mouths' term of school and by a unanimous vote It was decided to re tain the present board of teachers for the additional two months. The con tract originally entered into called for a term oi six months, hence the above aotiou. Jud Wiley, quite well known In this city, was sentenced to three years lu tlie penitentiary at me District court In Heppifcr last Wednesday, on the cbargo or perjury. He muuecenain statements to tho sheriff but denied making them when brought before the grand Jury. When confronted with the evidence he broke down. News Abont Hops. Salem Statesman: It is said a great many acres of hops will be plowed up this year. Occasionally a grower is heard of who will plow up all or a part of his crop. The following table, tlie compilation or wuicn is jusi uegm ulng, will give the desired information so far as tho Investigation has beeu prosecuted: Urower. Acreago Plow Uo L p A W MeXarv. Eola 20 6 David Craig, Macleay Smith, St Puul W Wlnstaiiley, halem O Beardsley, Salem... ....10 . ...SO 12 8 21 60 iiO ...40 Elter, Salem Prnitt, Salem W O Morrow, Salem Gilbert & Patterson, Eola T B Jones, Brooks E J Harding, Fairfield...:. Haiiy Guard. March 6. A Correction. We are Informed that the item stating that a disagree ment occurred Wednesday between memliers of tho W C T IT, on the school question, was an error, as tlie discu.-sion was between non-niembers. The meeting yesterday was not held under tho auspices of tlie W C 1 t but was under the guidance of tlie lady members ot the Eugene Christian Alliance. - Pall; Guard, March 6. Died. Of inflammation of the bowels, at tho home of her parents, Mr Ami Mrs D 8 Baker, west of this city, March 5, IMG, Lola Baker, aged 0 years. The lunera! will be held to morrow at 12 m and the remains In (tened in the Luper cemetery. ic a.ir. .Oiliiut '""t "" I " ANUlllEll PETTY K'RUF.ttY. J W Stewart's Store at Sprlurftrld j Igalu Victimized. . I bally Guard. March v. Another neighborhood store has been robbed. This lime It I the gen-' crul store of J W Stewart at Springlleld; and this makes several times that tills! self same shire has been robbed within the pant year or two Beside this I Within tliH Hunt. I'nu r iilith ..l,lu.t.u - t w j , Ml w V IVWLSVl ICS have been committed at Irving, at Crow, ut Fairmouiit, la this city uud at other place l. the county, and In no Instance have the thiuves hcnui prelieuded. Taking the radliu within which these low down robberies are commu ted, the systematic regularity with which they are effected, it would look us though they might have been com muted by some person or icroiis who have established headquarters lu this community and make It a regular practice to obtain a livelihood in this disreputable manner. Mr Stewart's store w as robbed Satur day night, the burglars itfectlng an entrance through the back door by removing a board which had been nailed over a broken sash. It Is not kuown Just how much was taken, b it bo fur two or three pairs of shoes, several pirofpauts uud scvtral hats have beeu missed. No clue to tlie robbers has yet been obtained. Tracks were found outside the door w hich would Indicate that the thief had mull led his feet by wrapping old sacks or clothes about iheui. ilr. Dorrls Explaius. EuciENE, Or, March 0, 180(1. To the members ef the Baptist church; the members of the Christian Alli ance, tlie membeis of the A P A and tlie citizens of Eugene: lam informed that Rev WS Gil bert, pa-tor of tl e Presbyterian church, In an address to the Christian Alliance at tlie Baptist church, Sunday afternoon, upon the authority of Rev Boardiuau, said that I, Geo 11 Dorrls, ill my address at the court houe Sat urday night said that "the members of the Clirintlan Alliance and the ilium hers of tlie A P A were bastards." If this is true aud was said In your hearing permit me to say It Is abso lutely false, from whatever source. I never used the word against any man or woman lu n. v life, aud I here repeat to you v. hat I did say. I said: "The A P A society was a seciet political organiza tion conceived in sin, born in iniquity and in parentage was of the devil. That it, tlie A. P. A., society was a bas'.ard.ll had no father toackuowledge tlie embryo, no mother to confess the conception, uor brother to claim it kin" I tlieu exhibited the printed ad vertisement of the A P A which ap pears in the town papers, liegister aud Journal, aud bears no name of any citizen, or place where thoy meet. Having no name to It, it is deemed a bastard, aud will bo so considered until it is brought to life over the names of men who will father it. Referring to tlie Christian Alliance I said It was an auxiiliary ottliuA P A aud it was a misnomer to apply Christian to It. That I had all my life been educated to revere tlie word and to have a high regard foi churches and clergymen, but this was an tin wholly alliance, and a disgrace to the name of Christians. I said lu the couise of my remarks I did not apply anything I had taid to any man, for I did not know its members, but to the society as a society. That the Alliance, is au auxiiliary of tlie A P A ociety I will only call your attention to the fast, which you can verify from personul experience that all Alliance members have been exhorted to vote against me and vote In favor of Mr 1-rank, wnn was nominated ai a secret session by the A P A's and the Alliance ladies of the W C T U have worked nisalnst me in favor of Mr Frank. Resectfully yours, Geo. B. Douius. THREE SENTENCES. Buell Given the Highest Pfiialty, McDowell and Downs the Lowest. I'ally Guard, Mcrch 9. This ninrnimr was sentence (lav In tlta ilrj.iilt. ntiitrt Afirl fmnfl.iti7tl audlenco was present to witness the proceeuings. Hey Buell, convicted of adultery will. Ilia fttfn.r1fiiitrhfi u'na frtven l.wfl years lu tlie penitentiary, tlie highest penally, judge r uuerion expresaeu ins regret that the penalty under tlie laws was not greater, as he deserved a more severe punishment. The destroyer of innocent virtue did not seem surprised at tlie sentence. John McDowell, the young man wlm ftttamni.trl f.lt rtiuirli fnrirprv to nro- cure money , from the First National Bank of this fit;1, was sentenced to two years in the, penitentiary, tho lowest penalty. Tlie Judge gave the TP4llnt nflvira a tut txpresned his sorrow In the matter. McUowtu no men 10 iuku his m'liiuiii-e coMr,l(Url)ly at heart. J N Dowiii, the cripple, wnostoio a uintih attil Mir it ntliur Mrtirlea from a I itiA nl 1 nit if a IfntAl. tmfatrafi a plea of guilty and was sentenced to the lowest penalty, one year, In the penitentiary. The prisoner will probably lie taken to the penitentiary tomorrow . lore noon. Dally Guard March 9. Plenty of Freight. The OR& N's little boat, the Gypsy, Ir kept pretty busy these days handling freight lietween Eugene and Harris burg aud Corvallis. The boat arrived here at 1:30 yesterday afternoon with over 50 ton of freight, all ahe could conveniently carry ever the rapid cur rents of the shallow riffles. Two car loads of this freight were for point south of here. Tlie Gypsy left down the river this morning with asmall load. A full load ol Eugene freight Is new wailing for her nt Corvallis and site will return here with It t. morrow. The West Hold. Col B K Alley writes that he has sold the Florence West plant and the publicatlf u of the paper will be continued, but he falls to name the purchaser in Ills letter. We are glad the paper will onlinuo to advertise the Siuslaw country. I ' ,tt,.iti WE1IHEK FOR THK WF.EK. What the I'.inr tireat Weather! Prophets Say er It. The Guard's readers who have been takln a lively iuterest in tlie several prediction of tlie weather maker s the samo have appeared from day to day will observe from the following that we will probably have mom weather tills week than wu have had for some time, if not longer: AUXIKPINCI TO FOSTER, The third disturbance of March w III be ot unusual force aud imnortauca and will nroitablv causa torninloc in some of tlie Southern state. Tills dis turbance will r.ach the Paclllc coast about the 12th. Tlie Pa-ilht sloii should prepare for an iimisiialfy stormy and Cool iieriod about the mid dle of 'March. WHAT 1IKKS BAYS. AUiut the 8th b lltli Is a storm w riod that will tiring storms of rain and snow. AlmoHt without exception March 10th to 12lh brings many elec trical and Mtmosphrrio dlNturbauces. Tlie reactionary period I central oil the 14th and 1'iUi, new moon in Apo gee on the 14th. Within forty-eight hour of that date, after If not on it. storms of great energy will occur in many places on land sea. AS MANKILL HEE4 IT. A principal disturbing position of the planets for March is located about the Oth to the l.'lth or 14th. Oneoftlie most disugreeable periods Is about the 14th aud 1 (li. HY Dl'N.NB OK AI.AUAM A. Freezing weather hi Oregon aud Washington is Indicated for second week, with danger of heavy silling frost in fourth week. The Indica tion point to more than averago good weather for the month over the whole coast. The aggregation of prophets agree lu ono thing, to-wil: that the: will tie some terrible weutlier ulxnit Mureb 20th to LUlli. lIUniTtOLUT. 100 State of Oregon v Hey Buell; adultery. Grand Jury reported Tues day afternoon, "a true bill." Ar laigneil and (ieo W Klnsoy appointed to defend. WedncHilay set for idea. Plea of not guilty entered. Trial set for TliurHihiy morning. Tlie following Jury was taken in the caw: Joseph Truncll, hen) Rush, T A Million), Itrier lvtintug, J S llig gins. Dlt Hill, G W Weider, D P Oil man, II F lliiuicut, F P Whipple, Geo Pviihiiii and A Lindley. Jury on first ballot found defendant guilty, Saturday evening. Monday sentenced to two years hi the peniten tiary. 04 Hurd &. Davenport vs M J I lad sell; to recover money. The following Jury was taken lu the cne: W 11 linughmati, II C Wheel, r, II M Price, W P Fisher, P Comcgys, A M Bristow, M J Cor liellUH,'lhuni(nii Powell, J M Stafford, Robert 1'uttixou, J W Franklin aud C II Bollii. The jury alter being out about six hours, brought In a verdict for plaintiff of (20.7.). 1 he amount sued for was about $1,300. There will be no appeal so we are informed. 110. State of Oregon vs Jithu Mc Dowell; forgery. Grand Jury retiort ed "a true bill." Mnreli 4lh arraigned and Attorney Markley appointed todo fend. March 5 set to plead. Dis missed on motion of proitecutlug at torney. 120. State of Oregon vs John Mc Dowell; uttering a forgid wrltliuf. Grand jury reported "a true bill." Tills is indictment No 2. M.-Dowsll was brought lu court and entered a plea of guilty. Attorney Marklev made a telling and forcible speech to the cocrt asking thai tlie sentence be made as light as posHihW.a tho (lefulidant is a young mail of good family, and this was his llritt oIIoiimv The time for sentence was set for Monday morning, March 0, by the judge. 67 E J Gulhiio vs Win A Guthrie; divorce. Referred to (leu M Miller to report testimony. Divorco granted.' 03 Jesne Seals vs Alliert Seals, di vorce; iliifault. Referred to F (.' Mat teson to report testimony. Divorce granted. 107 State of Oregon vs John M Roberts; assault witli dangerous wea pon. Grand Jury reported "a true bill," Tuesday morning. He was ar raigned and took his dav to plead. Plea of not guilty entered Wednesday; Thursday set for trial. Defendant, Friday afternoon entered a plea of guilty to simple pault, and he was lined $50 and cost. .Nollce. Ei ciENE, March 7, lS!i. I herehv denv that I am or ever was a mtmibcr of the A P A, as published lu tlie Iirond-Axe. Jacob Ki.eim. Denim the Chawie. Prof H L Christol denies the charge that hols 'only a champion fraud." II exhib it the Police Oazetie of 1KS3 and a numtierof recommendation to prove the contrary. He Is training a class here and ha thus far given sstisfao- Hen. The Roaehurg Review man should either retract or give some evi dence. Pad OuarJ, March 7. Literary Social. Miss Maud Wllklns entertained the members of the Epworth Leatrue in an evening with J Whltcomb Riley at her home on Ninth street ho-t evening. A hi ographf ol the poet's life Whs given by L. Huiin. Music and other appro priate subjects were on the program. pally Ouard March 7. Whist Party. Last evening Mls Diamond entertained a number of her friends at her home in this city. Tho evening was spent uioxtl.v in whist playing. All present voted It a very enjoyable evening. Had Friends Here Geo (t Neil died at Jacksonville Saturday of la grippe at the iikc of 21 year. Deceased whs a bright voting man and a gradu ate of Ann Ar'lior. Me had a number of friends In Eugene, and his father, Frank Nell, was a former student or tlie university. WRITE FOR TtllMj I meeting and" 'Zlso'toMilwiini hi bull I TH EY MIUHT EXP KIT IT. Tlie Mobile, Alabama, Register pokes fun at the North in this wise: The latest "Southern Outrugo" it the exclusion of tho negroes from tho town of Fitzgerald, Georgia, whiwh was recently formed by Northern people, most of them vet eran of the war. Uadmlen Timet News. "It is a fact that the North ern settler in the South least understand or value tho best quali ties of ti.e Southern negroes. There is a Michigan Colony above Mobile that does not permit a negro to come insido its totvn lire even the genial and Jilutory 'wash lady' is tabooed." Up-to-ilato Chicago has patscil a law that no citizen shall keep more than tix dugs. There is weeping and wailing aihoi.g tho coursing fraternity. Pullman gives hit daughter $10. 000 ft year for naming his cart. That is the kind of a job many a man would like to fill for a tenth of tho price. Bra Amis hat his broadaxo out ami it hewing to tho line regard less of chips. He is devoting hit attention to tho A V A organiza tion at present. Tho valley press isaonrly pressing Mr Hermann on his record in se curing appropriations for improv uicntof the Willamette river. The facts are thoy never pledget! him on the subject before, and now when there are half a score of candidates for his place it is used for conven tion campaign material. Some people have peculiar ideas. 1 1 icy aro uemunuing nigner isriu taxct to create prosperity, and at the same time denouncing increased direct taxes as a burden which is unbearable. Wo cannot under stand how they reconcilo tho two propositions. If peoplocun bo made moro prosperous by taxing them indirectly, why will not an in crease in direct tuxes accomplish tho tamo thing? Ticket scalpers will soon bo com pelled to seek other fields, unless they establish a bureau of disguises in conjunction with their businoss. A man in California lus invented a process of photographing the likeness of tho purchaser on the back of tho ticket, for purptseof identification by the conductor. What will they do with the lady, tick, porhapt, who is riding on a ticket purchased by her husband or son. There will bo a whole lot of fun in tho courts when tho schemo goes into effect. Another political party has been started in San Francisco known at tho "Out-Door Order of l'ublio Ownership," with tho following creed: Wo bclievo in industrial self-government; we believe that to obtain induBtriul-self government the people must possess and control their own industries; wo believe that trusts and monopolies aro demonstrating tho entire im possibility of individual liberty under private ownership of capital; we believe that tho principle of pubho ownership it the one which will bring the people of the nation together in a common strugglo to establish industrial equality and preserve individual right and in dependence. Tho promoters prom ise to work for the adoption of the initiative and referendum, propor tional representation and tho im perative mandate. Tho Nicaragua ship canal is among tho reasonable possibilities in spile of the vicissitudes attend ing its promotion. The govern ment commission recently ap pointed to inquire into its feasibil ity has made a report which may bo considered in the main favor able. Naturally it increases the estimalo'J cost over the figures set by privato interests anxious to en list government support, but not surprisingly so. The original estimated cost, i decade ago, was 07,000,000. The present estimate by the government commission is 133.473,000, or just double. Mean while, however, as engineers have progressed, private estimates have been advanced until they are now usually placed at 100 to 110 mil lions. It is tluii fair to say that the two oceans may bo connected by a ship canal inside of 1 50, 000,000, a sum' not extravagant, all things considered. The Sucx canal is 92 miles lor.g, and while there were a few rockv obstructions, it cost 1103,000,006 and has paid dividends from the start. The Krio canal cost originiully about 1(50,000,000 and was built by one state. The Nicaragua canal will bo 170 miles long, and wider and deeper than any of these named, hence the estimated cost is not rela tively high. This great water way, of enormous benefit to American shipping in general, and the i'aei Ho coast in particular, is bound to (tome and ought to greatly stimu late our foreign trade, lint Uncle Sam must bo its boss. On Dec. 20, IS'JS, there were C59 members initiated into the one A. 0. U. W. lodeo of Chicago, the largest number ever initiated in any order at one time. Tho Indians of the Cherokee strip are fast becoming civilized, as their chiefs are now east selling bonds on their lands. All that is necessary to make a man o.it of tho Indian is to get hun in debt. If business men attend primaries and narao tho delegates who are chosen to nominate candidates for olliee, wo may hope for a reform in politics, but if . business men stay home, and leave the choice of dele gatis to the ollico seekers, reforms will bo a long timo coming. Corvallis Times: "There is some talk of tho populists and democrats joining in support ot Judge John Isurnett of this city as candidate for associate justice of the supreme court. This is not a political ollico and as Judge llurnott lias oc cupied tho circuit and supreme court bench, and as he gave general satisfaction, ho would seo to be ac ceptable to the people." Joe Simon assisted by Billie Spaugh will not permit this. This letter, written by an En glish 7-year-old, is vouched for as geuuino: "Dear Dr. X.: I would be very pleased if you would let me have a baby for 1 guinea. We want it on tho 4th of ybruary for mother's birthday. We would like it fat and bonny, with blue eyes and fair hair. We children are going to give it to her ourselves. Please answer at once. Yours sincerely, Archie. P. S. Which would be tho cheaper, a boy or a girl?" The Farmers Alliance at their recent meeting dropped from their platform the "demand" for the sub treasury and 50 per capita. It is supposed tnat these "demands" became so stale as to be a e tench in the nostrils of even the men who were loudest in prescribing them a the remedies for all national ills. It is possible that this orgauiza is Bl'll encumbered with "dead matter" that must be lopped oil' before they can be of any essential value to the people of the United States. A London sporting daily paper recently printed a paragraph rela ting to the fate of Lcnz. It says that news has come to hand thst a missionary named Enoch recently noticed in the hands of a beggarly Armenian, in treatment at the local hospital at Moosh, a splendid silver watch. On being asked where he got it tho beggar said that while crossing a wood near Citlis he saw two Kurds robbing a corpse, by the side of which was a bicyclo. When the robbers caught sight of tho Armenian and his friends they in ado oil', and ho took tho watch". On the cobo is en graved, "Frank Lenz, 181M." This definitely settles the fate of tho un fortunate globe-trotter. Hermann lias lost his last newt paper supporter in the Willamette valley. The Salem Capital Journal was standing staunchly by the Coos county statesman until its issue lust Saturday evening when it said: The thing lor Marion county republicans to do is to agree on their ttrongest man at candidate for congress and place him before the Albany convention in such a way that he can bo nom inated. We have said thit cannot be done in a manner hostile and unfair to Mr Hermann and hope to win for Marion county. It must be done with the utmost fair ness and friendliness to win under the circumstances. Mr Hermann is not a congressman at all to our taste on many questions. We be lieve Marion county has such men and cun put a man to the front who will make a Isr abler represen tative than Mr. Hermann ever has. Klamath Falls Express: trVil liam I. Vawter, of Jacks.in county, is coming, rapidly to tho front at Southern Oregon's candidate for Congress, in the first district. The nothern part of the district has several candidates for the place, but no one in this end of the state seems to have as generous support as Mr. Vawter. Since it has be onme fairly understood that Mr. Hermann is practically out of the rac, Mr. Vawter's friends have urged his candidacy forwurd and although he is not by his own declaration yet in the field, his many friends all over the state aro determined to present his name, knowing there is no abler or better qualified man in the first district to represent Oregon in the Nation's Council. Above all things hois comparatively, thoroughly wide awake and progressive. A good thinker, fluent speaker and for Oregon first, lust and all the timo. Save us above everything else from the burden of anv more fossils. They promise too much and do too little." Mr. Vawter is a gradute of the U of O.