II-
Tin: lu; publicans.
M'K'NL'iY AND HOBART TO LEAD IN
TrU COMIISG CAMPAIGN.
Vint llallnt um'iiaiuii liillc,it the
Klrrnglli ut i hi Lanier la Their
I'rt I'ro e t on nn.l Gold Hollar
I'latr.rin, Willi Oilier InrliUiiUla.
Tho UepublUaii Convention iu.it at
It. L ihm on Juno IG1I1.
The National Committee lmJ been in
keulbii for several day, unci Lad prac
tically disposed of ull contented neat
KM in uilruuce. The MiKlnley dele
gate beiiiK lurgely in the lnujority, con
trolled the organization.
The most ftengational epimxlo in the
ronvctition wan the retirement of Hen
utor Teller aid other delegate from sil
ver .State., fioui l he Republican purty,
on ueeouut of llio adoption of a gold
platform. Hoed, Alliton, Morton, (juuy
und ilcKinlt-y were placed in nomina
tion. TIjo voto stood: McKiuley Oi 1,
Reed 84,, Morton 65, (juay 01 J, Alliaou
arl .
Mi Kinley ww Dominated by an over
whelming majority. tf
Iiobart of New Jerey and Evuns 'of
Tennessee were voted on for Vice-President,
uud Iiobart had fiUDl votes, Evan
2b0(, scattering 73. Thus Mc Kinley
and Ilbart were wade the Republican
stundurd-bearcrs, uud the Untie is set
' forth in the following
PLATFORM:
The Republicans of the United States,
UHci'tnbiol by their repiviwiitativej iu
National Convention, Hif)Uii .f for the
popular uud l.iiloric juitillcution of
their claiim to thtj in a ehlew uchieve
tiienU of thirty yearn of Republican
rule, earnestly und confidently address
thumhelvcH to the a wak no I intelligence,
experience uud conscience of th jir coun
trymen in tho following d"clurution of
facts uml principle :
For thit first time nIiicu the Civil War
tho Anieiicun people have witnessed tha
cala'.nitotlt OoiiHOHiieiicut of full uud re
stricted Democratic control of the (( jv
eminent. It has Itch a record of unpar
alleled Incapacity, dishonor and disaster.
In inliiiiniritintivc iimtiii,'i ment it has
ruthlcitidy micrificcil indispensable reve
nue, entailed an increasing deficit, eked
out ordinary current expenses with lxir
rowed money, pile I tip the public debt,
by $-.'0S,0uO,OnO in time of peace, force!
an udverse balance of trade, Kept u per
petual nu na e hanging over the redeuip-
WILLIAM M'KINLET.
tlon fund, pawned American credit to
alien syndicates, an 1 rev. rs d nil the
measures and results of successful Re
publican rule. In tho broad effect of its
policy it li!is prrcipita'ed panic, blighted
industry and trade with prolonged de
pression, closed factories, reduced work
and wage, hulted enterprise and crip
pled Ainerlcnn production, while stimu
lating foreign production for the Amer
ican market. Every consideration of
public sufety and individual interest de
mands that tho (lovernment shall be
rescued from tho hnndt of those who
havesUown themselves incapable to con
duct it without disaster at home and
dishonor abroad, and shall be restored
to the party which for thirty yeara ad
ministered it with tmequulled success
and prosperity.
THE TARIFF.
We renew and emphasize our alle
giance to the policy of protection an the
bulwark of an American industriul in
dtpvuee ami the foundation of Ameri
can development and prosperity. This
true American policy taxes foreign pro
ducts mid encourages home industry,
uud it puts tho burden of revenue on
foreign goods; it secures the Aineiicnn
market lor tho American producer! it
upholds the American standard of wages
for the American workingmaii; it puts
the factory by the side of the farm, and
makes tho American farmer less depend
ent on foreign demand and price: it
diffuses general thrift, and founds the
strength of all on the strength of each.
In its reasonable application it is just,
fair and impartial, rttially opposed to
foreign control and domestic monopoly;
to sectional discrimination and individ
ual favoritism.
V denounce tl:e present Democratic
tariff as sectional, injurious to the pub
lic credit and destructive to business en
terprise. We demand such an equitable
tariff on foreign imports which come
into competition with American pro
ducts as will not only furnish adequate
revenue for the necessary expense of
tue oovcrnmeut. out will protect Amer
ican labor from the degradation to the
wage level of otheT binds. We are uot
pledged to any particular schedules.
The question of rates is a practical (jura
tion, to bo governed by tho conditions
of the tune and of production; tho rul
ing and uncompromising principle Is
the protection uud development of
American labor and industry, Tb
country demands a right settlement,
uud then it wants a rest.
RECIPROCITY.
We believe tho repeal of the reciproc
ity arrangements negotiated by tho lust
Republican udmiulstration was a na
tional calamity, and we dsuiand their
g tig
renewal and extortion npon inch terras
aa will eipudUj our trn:!o with other
Uitloiis, remove th ledrictlons whlcii
now obfltiuct the mhI of American pro
duels in the ports of other countries,
and secure enlarged inurkots for the pro
ducts f onr farms, forests and fuelo
ries. ProUctiin and reciprocity are twin
weastirei of Repubbcan jioliiy, and go
hand iu hund. Di-inoerutic rule lias
reiki .(sly struck down Isilh and both
timet l ro-est lb'l Led. Protection
for what v.e podice; free admis
sion for the nece. iiaries of lf which
we do not produce; reciprocal agre
incut of mutual interest which gdu
open markets iu ritiirn for our open
markets to others. Prot-ciion l.ul d'
up domeitio iiidiislry uud trslj and
aeenrea our own inurket for ourselves;
reciprocity builds up foreign (rale and
finds an outlet for oar surplus.
bUOAR.
We condemn the present Administra
tion for not keeping faith with the stigai ;
producers of this country. The Repub
lican purty favors such protection lit
will lead to tho production on Ameri
can soil of ull the sugar which the Am
erican people use uud fur which they
paid other countries more than fiO'V
000,000 annnally. j
WOOL AND WOOLEN
To all our products to thoe of the
mine mid field, as well us those of the
shop and tho factory to hemp, to j
wool, the product of the great industry
of sheep husbandry us well as to the
finished woolens of the mill we prom
ise tho most ample protection. j
MERCHANT MARINE. I
We favor restoring tho early Amerl-
can policy of discriminating duties fur,
tho upbuilding of our merchant marine
on 1 the protection of our shipping' in-:
terests iu the foreign currying trade, sol
i w
OAmiETT A. IIOII ART.
American ships the product of Aiueri
cuu lubor, employed i:i Auiariciii ship
yurds, sailing under the Stats and
Stripes, and manned, officered mid
owned by Americans may regain tun
currying of our foreign couiui'.'rce.
MONEY.
The Republican parly is unreservedly
for found money. It caused the enact
ment of tho law providing for t ha re
sumption of specie payment in 1STJ;
since then every dollar has been as good
as gold; wo are unalterably opposed to
every measure calculated to debase our
currency or impair the credit of our
country. Wo ure, therefore, opposed to
tho fre coinage of silver except by in
ternational agreemmt with the leading
commercial nations of the world, which
wo pledge ourselves to promote, an 1
until such agreement can be obtained
the existing gold standard mnst be pre
served. All our silver and paper cur
rency must bo maintained at parity
with gold, und wo favor all measures
designed to maintain inviolably the ob
ligations of the United States and all
our money, wliother coin or paper, at the
preseut standard, the standard of the
most enlightened nations of the earth.
PENSIONS.
The veterans of the Union armies de
serve and should receive fair treatment
and generous recognition. Whenever
practicable they should l given the
preference in the matter of employ
ment, and they ure entitle.! to the en
actment of such luws as are l-t calcu
lated to secure tho fulfillment of the
pledges made to them in tho dark days
of the country's peril. Wo denounce
tho practice in the pension bureau, sc
recklessly and unjustly c.n riod on by
the preseut Administration, of reducing
pensions and arbitrarily dropping names
from the rolls as deserving the severest
condemnation of the American people.
FOREIGN RELATION'S.
Our foreign policy should be at all
times firm, vigorous and dignified, and
11 our interests iu tho Western hemis
phere carefully watched and guarded.
The Hawaiian islands should be con
trolled by tho United States, and no
foreign power should be permitted to
iuterfere with them. The Nicaragua
canal should ho built, owned and oper
ated by the United States, mid by the
purchase of the Danish islands we
should secure the proper i n I lunch
needed naval station in the We t Indies.
A R.MEM I AN MASSACRE
The mussacros in Armenia have
aroused the deep sympathy and just in
diguutiou of the American people, and
wo Mieve the L'uiiel States should
exort all the influence it cau properly
exert to bring these atrocities to an end.
Iu Turkey American residents have
been exposed to tho gravest dangers aud
Americau property destroyed. There
aud everywhere American citizens and
Americau properly must K absolutely
protected at all hazards and at any cost,
MONROE 1 OCTR1NE.
We reassert the Monroe (loctriu iu
its fullest extent and we reaffirm the
right of the United Slates to give the
doctrine effect by lo-pondin to the ap
peals of any American state for friendly
intervention in case of European en
croachment We have uot interfered
and idiall not interfere with the existing
possesions of any Euro'van power in
this hemisphere, but those possessions
must not, oil auy pretext, be extended.
We hopefully look forward to the even-
tnal withdrawal of ttis Euroiau pow
ers from this heuiisphsrs and to the
ultimate union of all Euglih-sr.e'kdni(
parts of tho continent by the freo con
sent i t it inhabitants.
CUBA.
From tho hour of achieving their own
indeiendence, the people of the United
(States have regarded with sympathy the
straggles of other American peoples to
free themselves from European domina
tion. Wo watch with deep and abiding
interest tho heroic battle of the Cuban
putrlots against cruelty and oppression,
and our best hope go out for the full
success of their determined contest for
liberty. Tba Uovsrnment of Spain hav
ing lost control of Cuba, and being un
able to protect the property or lives of
resident American citizens or to comply
with its treaty obligations, we believe
the Government of tho United States
should actively use its influences and
good ofllces to restore peace and give in
depeiidulico to the island.
THE NAVY.
Tho peace and security of tho repub
lic and tho maintenance of its rightful
influence among the nutions of tho earth
demand a naval powr commensurate
with its position and responsibility.
Wo therefore favor tho continued en
largement of the navy and a complete
system of harbor and sea coast uereuses.
FOREIGN IMMIGRATION.
For the protection of the quality of
our American citizenship and the wages
of our workinv'men against tho ratal
coui'ietittou of low-price 1 lubor, wo de
mand that the immigration la.s be
thoroughly enforcod and so extnded os
to exclude from entrance to the imteu
States those who cun neither read nor
write.
CIVIL SERVICE
The civil scrvico law was placed on
the stattito books by tho Republican
party, which has always sustained it,
I
I
and we renew our repeated declarations
that it shall Ih thoroughly niu lionotiy
enforced nnd extended wherever practi
cable. FREE BALLOT.
Wo demand that every citizen of the
United S ates shall be allowed to cast
one free and unrestricted ballot, nnd
that such ballot becountel nnd returned
as ctt-st.
LYNCIUNUS.
We proclaim our in, qualified condem
nation of tho uncivilized aud barbarous
practice, welt known as lynching, or
killing of human beings suspected or
charged with crime, without process of
law.
NATIONAL ARBITRATION.
We favor the creation of a Nutional
Beard of Arbitration to settle and ad
just differences which may arise l
tween employers and employed engaged
in interstate commerce.
HOMESTEAD
We Iclievo in an immediate return to
the freo homestead policy of the Repub
lican party, uud ur-e the passage by
Congress of the satisfactory free home
stead lueusure which has already passed
the IIouso and is now pending iu the
Senate,
TERRITORIES
We favor the iidmisjiou of tho re
maining Teintones at the earliest prac
ticable date, having duo regards to the
interest of the Territories and the United
States. All the Federal efflcers ap
pointed for the Territoiles should be
selected from bona fide retideiits thereof,
and tho right of self-government should
be accord ml a far rut practicable.
We lelieve tho citizens of Alaska
should have representation iu the Con
gress of the United States, to the end
that needful legislation may be intelli
gently enacted.
TEMPERANCE.
We sympathize with all wise and
legitimate efforts to lessen and prevent
the evils of intemperance und promote
morulity.
RIGHTS OF WOMEX.
The Republican party is mindful of
the rights of women. Protection of
American industries includes equal op
portunities, equal pay for equal work,
and protection to the home.
We favor the udiuission of women to
wider spheres of usefulness, and wel
come their co-operation in rescuing the
country from Democratic and Populist
mismanagement uud misrule.
Such are the prinoiples and p 'lines of
tho Republican party. By these princi
ples we will abide, aud these policies we
will put into execution. We ask for
them tho considerate judgment of the
American people. Confident alike in tho
history of our great party and in the
justice of our cause, wo presout our
platform and our candidates, in the full
ussurunce that tho election will bring
victory to tho Regublican party and
prosperity to tho people of the United
States.
The Southern California Veteran As
sociation will hold its ninth encamp
ment ut Ventura July 1st to 10th.
Ait electric toad to cost 17.1,000 is
projeo'.ej irora iveuiamls to tho top of
Sau Bernardino rang north of that
town.
The new t15,000 church just dedi
cated by the Christian denomination at
Santa Rosa had every window given to
it as a memorial.
Au election is called in Sauta Ana, '
Cal., for July 1 1th to voto upon the issu- i
ance of f-WO electric light bonds. I
beuring 0 per cent. I
W. W. Copoland, a well known prin-!
ter, who has been on the Pacific Coast I
for the past twenty years, has disap-l
pearod from Suttle. j
Every locomotive in the service of
the Southern California Railway is now j
using oil for fuel.
Several women teachers of tho Piv
mona public school inten.l t. i.,r-
outing niio i.ower .aiiioriil.t.
Si Lovereu. a VUalin, Cal., na'oon
keeper, has Wen fouud guilty of at
tempted train roblvry and sentenced to
state prison for life.
Tin: ToruN"ESTi
I. iieipuabd ,;;V;;j;-',"e
Hiy III Holiday
lime.
Won
ijly ounl, Jul)
The first day of the iUlTrV " e
!l,...l,.-nl.., u.-d uniler
Iclremiistanccs, und the fru tu
Lorro"s combined toiirrn, ment .
I Kra.id celebration promises o I
!ulore l:,..Tc.t,g .ban r.
sports. Tin' Mca'l.cr . '
e noiigli today to o aku it "l "
genuine Fourth, and l "'"Vh
fresbment u n.lers, o which here .
Mipe.lluous abundance, l.a , Hi
that It Increa-ed their sales b I
f,,g a demand for ice ereuu. and cold
dr!!'kH'. o....,eal.er. liegull to
,o .7 lo to ' rlv this .ul-Mfl
nan. iu.d eve.y train
who have Is-ei. arriving r. . adU
tanceloreevcral days past, It or
one of l he largest 1 1, rung of
Eugene has had for many luys .1
wus..,ual to u big l ourih of July
crow.' Hsclf, which u
reached the unllclpulloiis for the tlrst
iluv's a'.teli.lumv. , j. I
A.. uuusuaUtir was pl''''''1 e
o.. tl.e streets ut .... .rily k t'!.. little
morning uud by nine " .'i to
groups of teople hud swollc. ut
Krealgcr..w,.s ,.mt eX.e..;Md n
.i.i il...,u , mill ell III !
botll sides '.I HiJuieii" ,
it... i, mule, w li cit was tin
was the
.r l.iinorta.ice to
ouiy uiiioj - ,
take Idace la-fore IHHill
Fourth
of July outfits
ouh and o.id cniid
U.... .r ilre-,1.
were nuiiier
ce aliuo-t
Fugeiie perhaps never looked mon
patriotic: than she does today. hver
.. ui...n.j. niu! maiiv urivuto resi
more
very
denes ure U-dccUcd will, the ., all
cdoiH, while carriages, bicycles uud
Individuals wear the cohns li.o.-t hon
ored bv Anieri.hii citizens. Resides
being ii'td In d.-coratioiis the Mars and
strips ll-ated proudly in the hreez.-s
from evei v flag flair in Hie city.
In order to get it good start the small
boy commenced llring his cra-kers
lust evening, and today but Utile re
straint was put np"a ll'i'iu, ulttioui;!.
the olllcers have striven to prevent lire
crackers Iron. Is lug exj h'ded ml nl
smett.'slreet, which Is in violation o
the city's or.linai.cis. ,..
Mavor Matlock appointed 1 D Lin
ton, t'ieot roiier uud J U!' Hia-elal
Dolieeinen to insist on the day lore',
while Will Met ice was nppollited oil
the night loice. This gives the city a
total of six police olliceis. 'I he J''""
of the tournament are Mayor W W
Oglcshv, of Junction City, chkf nmr
hal, uud Will McUi-e und John liar
ger, of Ibis city, itsslsluuts.
Tin: PAitAi'i:.
The pnn.de was short but was one of
the nicest that basiver been gotten up
In Eugene. It was fonned iu front ol
the grandstand on Eighth street be
tween nnd 10 o'clock it started. I be
procession was made up a follows:
Carriage occupied by Mayor .Mat lock,
Rev W SGill eit. an I Hons II It Mil
ler and J 11 Meeting; Cot vullis Marine
band, Corvallis racing ho.e team; Eu
gene cliiiui"il engine, N I. "!"
which was mutinied iitilc Naomi Mc
(iee, daughter of Chief of the Fire De
partment W id Mctiee; Oregon I lose
Curt, mounted by little Lelu Horn;
Rescue Hose Carl, mounted by Henry
Mcl'radv's little girl; Junction City
baud; !' i; Dunn's l,ig wagon and
elegant drv goods display, F L
Chamber's' display, drawn by lour
horses und consisting of niiuier,
carriages, etc, representing his hard
ware uud liiiplei.ieut business, und
Lollghlllillernnd Peter, represented by
a binder. The displays were ull neatly
gotten up und the carts, etc, w ere pret
tily decorated with lings uud flowers.
The Jproccssloii proceeded lirsl from
firemen's hull to Olive street; theiicj
north to 6th, west to W illaii.ctle, south
to Eleventh, cast to Pearl, north to
Sth und back to firemen' hall where
it dispel seit. Hook uud Lander toiii
niiiv ilul not enter the parade. Cy
clone hose team remained out, us they
have not secured uniforms yet.
iio.sk hack.
The only event of importance oti the
program this tiftcruooii was the Into
mid bub lioe curt race, GOO fivt from
rope to rope. Two prizes were oflercd.
The first prize wasijdsO and the second,
$..0. Hut two teams entered Eugene
and Corvallis.
The Judges were I I. Slmp-oli, J 11
Hoilumn, Henry MeCrady, of Eugene,
Joe Smith of Corvallis, uud () Ncal, of
Salem.
The race occasion, d considerable ex
citement nnd was witnessed by an Im
mense crowd of people
The welu'hts of I be carts were: Cor
vallis, ,'UO pounds; Eugene, 5K" pounds.
About 'u minutes after ; o'clock the
race was started. H was won by Eu
gene by 1 Inches: time, i?l seconds.
The race stin ted in good shape and
was close und exciting to the finish
and at the outcome the big crowd
chirred excitedly. It was a close
race uud Corvallis did well.
llIC'Yll.K HAtT..
The ladies' bicycle race was not run
r.s lli-re were iui entries. A toys'
bicycle raco w:n run Instiud. Ins
tance tulle.
Entries Straight, MeCianahali, Mo
Elroy, Kuy Ueiidall. The raiv was
won' easily" by McChiuahan, with
Kiiykcndall second, Time 41 seconds.
llKl'KI'TlOX TO VIS1T1NU It.VNIiS.
After the events of the day had
closed this afternoon the members of
the Ei'gene Cornel baud invited the
member of both of the visiting bands
to repairto E 1) Pool's b-e cream par
lor.t, when1 they were royally enter
tallied by the home boys and asked to
partake of Ice cream, soda water, lem
onade, etc. The home boys were not
engaged to play for the tournament,
and diil their best to show n friendly
spirit to the vi-itors.
NOTKS.
Rut few arrc.-t wire made.
There wiil be some good races to
morrow. The city tire department will enter
the illuminated paiade tonight.
The tin riiiomcter registered S5 de
grees this afternoon -regular Fotiith
of July weather.
A sliootiu,: :;a'h ry, photograph
galluy and inm nc.n refreshment
stands have Urn gathering up the
loose change today.
Tin' white dresses, rev Ik'IIs and blue
bows make very prilty Font tit of July
ot iimes.
...
. T'!orcou,l.7to Eugeue to
miitnit-. i - tt.B, du.
Jia, -'here were
::,:.Vythe'orva..1V.,aH.e
wen; (iiillu Interesting.
u;rHnclpal.Un:ctlo.,.
I.'i.ber A UlKin v. ,..,
1 MI I v ,,....y lllsllllV
' J I Illuminated
""!n',H; . :. K ',. z cansV etc.
ffu pl.t Hbl- evening.
Afluhtca.i.o near taking plaw nt
.(. hmtco-ne of the bl.;ycl- c. this
' ' iwn bvstanaers.
HlterilOOII uorv.u
FRIDAY, JULY 3.
Morgan II-iullU In the city.
j i itanisey left this morning for the
UJ J Wullon, Hr, of Coburg, Is slowly
fulling. . ,
Prof McElroy was a passenger to
S ili'in this forenoon.
Many privute residences ore hand
somely dccoruteil.
Jesse Miller, of Siilcin, Ih In the
city to celebrute the Fourth.
Dr C W Lowe nnd wife arrived here
on this morning's Iwal triiin.
(leorge Drury, of Coburj;, lift becu
uppoli.ted a notary public.
Th-inksto tS-cretary of State Kin
cuid for the state olllcial vote.
The bu-luess streets received a sweep
In ' u force f men last night.
J 11 Harris went to Cottage (Irnve
thisufternooii on u business visit.
Mis Alice Dorris urrlved home
from Mc.Minnvillethls nfternoon.
Mrs. W. R. Markus went to Rose
burg this afternoon to visit a few days.
Attorneys L Rllycu and II H Condon
did business ut Cresswcll this after
noon. MisDora Scott urrlved home this
afternoon from a visit dowu the
valley.
J R Ellison and wife wt re passengers
on th' north bound local train this
forenoon.
Mrs Walter Edris, who lius been vis
iting some time at Mcachatii, litis re
turned lioiue.
Sccrcturyof State II U Klncald
came up from Sulciu toduy to spend
the Fourth ut home.
Tho Chicago Rakery today turned
out 1 ISO louves of bicud. Tomorrow
they will bake SoOO loaves.
There tiro nearly 100 applicants for
the one vacancy in the teachers' list
of the Kugeii'i public schools.
Mrs K i Cochran came up from
Salem this tiftcruooii to visit wit It
relatives and attend the celebration.
Mr nnd Mrs Charles Coinegy, of
Silver Luke, are vl-iting relutlves Here.
They came ucross the mountains by
team.
The Corvallis hoso teuni nrrived lust
evening, to take part In the races to
day ami tomorrow. The team is said
to 'be a speedy one.
Rev Father C J O' Relley, of Port
laud spent last night In Eugene. He
is out on n vacation and w ill go us far
south as San Fraiiciuco.
Rrlcklaying commenced on the
Frault block, on Ninth Btreet, this
morning. The work from this time
till it is completed will be rushed.
Dellwooil Taylor, arrested for killing
dtrr out of season, has been released on
his own recognizance. The case will
probably bu heard at Elk Prairie.
Miss Grace Attcrbury came up from
I'orthiiid this afternoon. Her father
recently died and Judge Walton of
tin cliy lias ueeu appointed iter guar
dian. It Is now stated that the delegates to
the Chicago convention ure divided as
follows: For silver, 6J0; gold, 331.
The silver men lack 10 of having two
two thirds.
MrsSykes, of Roseburg, arrived here
yestenhiy to Jolu her husband, Mr.
Sykes, who Is employed In Chambers'
hardware store. They will commence
housekeeping shortly.
Rev. Hrooker, pastor of tho Congre
gational church will arrive in Eugene
tomorrow and commence bis work
Sunday. The church w ill be ready for
use iintwiiiisuiuiling reports to the
contrary.
The enterti.inineiit given by the Cot
ton Children at the opera house lust
evening was fairly well attended nnd
was a decided success, They have
much nitrlt. Miss Myers, of Portland,
gave one or two solos on her violin,
which were enthusiastically received.
G W McCoy was released from cus
tody in The Dalles Wednesday, having
straightened up ull'.iirs between hloi
self and the laborers on the Wapunllia
ditch, He snysa capitalist upon whom
he depended for money failed him ut
the c it teal moment, nnd the whole
brunt of the burden fell ou blin. He
nutioumvs that he will now try to In
terest somo ollur capitalist aud re
commence work us oon as possible.
He thinks about one more good spurt
w ill complete the ditch.
An outrage was perpetrated about a
week ago over on the head of Kahler
basin, in Grant county, the victim be
ing a trench sheepman named La
Connor, says the Fossil Journal. La-
Connor had rented range and bought
feed for his sheep ut Kahler Lost n,
with the Intention of staying there for
sometime. At night somo one shot
into me rreuciiinau's band or sheep,
while they were on the caninlnir
ground, killing seven and injuring
others, and scaring tho herder, Rill
Robinson, ncarlv to death.
Christian IssfKANii V II
Baughman and L R Rowland organ
ized a society of Christian Relievers
Life Insurance and Hem-tit Society at
Pleasant Hill July 1, composed of as
good clll.ens as nre to bo found in the
county uud It is destined to take f out
rank among similar organizations.
jimsu urris oecoilllllg quite popular
among reunions people everywhere as
Its iiiemlxMshlp is confined to that
class; protective Christianity beiuir its
bae.
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IT WAS TUB 01.1) .01.;,.
Pendleton E. 0.: a gmhm
who was a gueet ut the Hotel. PPn?
U-lon recently noticed that Joai,!
Miller would 'come to I'eudlctoi t
read at tho celebrution a poem
ten for tho occasion. In conVer,,
Hon with other gut-stg.ho related n
following interesting nt0rv nf .i
old "poet of tho Sierras": lhe
"It WU8 quito a number of year
ago I met Joaquin Miller, audit
never forget llio occasion. t u
on a steamer on tho Atlantic ocea
aa we returned from 1'Jurupe. d,
ing tho liret half of tho journey ll
had extremely rough wiather and
nearly everyone was kick. (Jueold
gentleman was uppurently no.
affected with seasick ntss. llegtowl
looking off at tho waves und
fond of being on deck, even though
the tosBing of tho waves made it
necessary for him to labh liiinMf
into a chair on the deck.
"Finally, the weather cleared tin
and, the eea became calm aud the
passengers became acquainted
The old gentleman was not ap.'
proached much by anyone and ap.
peared to make no advances. Ifa
name was unknown, excepting to
tho ship's officers, with whoinju
registered. Before wo reached Net
York, the ladies were airangiugg
program for one evening jn t,e
main cabin, and a self appoint.
committee went about to Becureaj.
sistauce. Several well known pub.
lie men and women were en board
and all promised to contribute
something for the Ketierul enjoy,
ment. The ladies went to the old
gentleman. Yes, said he, I will try
to entertain the company for a few
moments. About five minutes did
you say? Tho ladies were some
what amu3ed, and went away think
ing it rather a joke. They expec
ted somo sport from the funny old
man .and asked him his name,
His reply was that ho could be
announced simply as an old gentle
man who would lurnish a number
of his own selection.
When tho lime came, lie arose
and said he would recite a poem of
his own composition and he pro
ceeded to givo them 'William
Brown,' a poem well known to all as
Jaquin Miller's production. The
company wero perfectly delighted.
They stormed with applause, and
Joaquin Miller was compelled to tell
his name, which, once repealed,
was familiair to nearly every one in
the cabin, and he was the lion dur
ing tho remainder of tho trip
home."
T11K WIFK PAYS ALIMONY.
Chicago Times Herald: Adecis
ion has just been made by Judge
Gibbs of the Crook county circuit
court that ought to prove interest
ing to tho new woman. It was in
a divorce case where tho wife u the
complainant. It docs not appear
from tho decision what tho laJi
ground of complaint is, M
it is shown that both pat
ties are past the age of GO
and have only been married two
years. Tho husband is poor and
unable to work, while the wife
owns property and is fairly well
to do. In the circumstances the
solicitor for tho defendant made
application to the court for tempor
ary alimony and a reasonable sum
for solicitor's fees.
The cases are familiar where a
husband applying for a divorce is
required to pay alimony and at
torneys' fees, but that a wife should
be thus chtrged with tho expense is
entirely now. No precedent was
in the argument that covered the
case, so the judge was obliged to
decide it as of first impression. He
consequently entered learnedly and
luminously into the history of the
status of woman from the Homeric
ago down to tho present day, show
ing how women have been gradu
ally emancipated from tho thrall in
which man formerly held her,
until now she Btands upon an ab
solute equality with him so far as
property rights and individual
freedom aro concerned. She is
equally liable with him for the
support of their family, and if he
has no property sho must pay the
bills.
These priciple3 being well settled
the judge carries them to their
logical conclusion. If the husband
can bo obliged to pay alimony to
the wife, under like circumstances
the wife may be compelled to pay
alimony to the husband. He fft)'J
"Every reason of right, justico and
moral is in favor of tho proposi
tion that the duties which the
husband and wife owe to each
other are reciprocal."
The judgment, therefor, was in
favor of tho husband and the wile
was ordered to pay. Such u
new phase of tho equality of the
sexes. Woman mar now rejoice
that che is at last the the equal oi
the tvrant man. ,
l'robably the owner of the largest
number of dogs in the world is
Custav Jovanovitch, a "Bussian
cattle king," who has 33,000 shep
herd dogs to look after l.oOO.OW
' sheep.