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From Silver Lake. Nov 30, Hi'.. Eihtok Ot'AKD: Thluklog few word from a "tenderfoot" mink Hud a place lu your columns, 1 wll give you ft few Item. The weather here I upreceutcd severe for tills time of year. ome thlng never aeeu by tho oldest hitler. On Tuesday the thermometer stod one decree above ero, Wednesday a zero. Thursday night it dropped to 3-degree below zero and stood In tb' same notch Friday morning at 8 cclock. Everything is frozen up. Block cattle In this section ao look. Ing poor, but prices for range ilock Is very good. I have heard no complaint about sheen. Wool la looking ur a few notches. The mcrchauta doing builo" "pre a a rule sell very reasonable aid prices range about as In tbe valby, with freight added. (1 II Small one of the oh relluble horse ralaere of thla county, b i winter ing in Nebraska with a drove a howee. 1 understand he aold his nules at fair prices. He Is expected hone some time the latter part of the wluter. Messrs F Duncan and W .CI t sedge who accompanied him east win horses have returned. The many friends of Mr A V Lane III be nuased to know he is In better haKb this winter than for several years. Mr Andrew Miller aud M J Hen .1 .-., u.im ) At liil noma el.'lit duvs ago to Tulu lake aftor lloui for Mr Chrlsman, the inereiiani, m u re turned yet. Probably wresting with the snow in the mountains. Mr C L Williams has tee" com polled to close the Bllver Lake saw mill down on account of the cold wentherand moved to tows -wee for tha winter. There has been quite a boom In building In our lively llt'le village this Tall mostly suuiuvn w ilences. TEM3EKFOOT. Tell H Oat. I Don't sit down and waltfor trade, 'Taint the way Get a hustle, mate a ber siow, Push your business male her go, Dou't sit down and wait fcr trade, Taint the way, 'Taint the waj. If you've something to mil, Tell it about, Let your neighbors see you're "fly," (let up "bargains," don't say die, If you've anything to stilt Tell it out, Tell 11 out. Folks don't kuow If you dou't Advertise. Keep thlDgs movin' evry day, Tain about it; that's th way, Folks, won't know you f you don't Advortlso, Advertise. Dslly Guard. Deoesoer 7. Wheel Found. A rnw Columbia bicycle was found a da: or two ago leaning against a pic:et feuoa on Bob iiawley's place twe miles north of Creswell. The wheel as about 200 yards from the wagon raid and troin appearances had been shading there In tbe storms several weeks. The valve of the rear tire wis broken or lost and the tire was dilated. I he wheel evidently had ben ridden by some one until the tin became de flated, when It was deleted. In the tool bag a note was rouni wuicti saia, "This wheel belougs to man lu F.u gene: It is the best onel ever rode." The note was signed, "feldom Seen." The wheel Is supposed toe the proper ty of Dr W Kuykeadall tf this city, he having had a Columbli stolen from his real deuce about two nontbs ago. LATER. The wheel was fount by George Hi I logos of Springfield vho happeued to be passing along the 'oad and saw It. The number is the sane as that on Dr Kuykendall's wneel which proves it to be his. The metal paits of the wheel are badly corrodotjwith rust and the wood rims are spit to pieces by the aotion of the weathe. ' I Dully Guard, Deadlier 7. Union Meeting. The regular bi-monthly meeting of the city J in deavor uuion was held last night in the Cumberland Presbyerlan church. A large number of EnAavorers were present and a very In busting meet ing was held, Misa Chaw, vice presi dent presidiugaud IterW S Oilbert of the First Presbyterian eadlug the de votional services. A shiir business ses sion was held before the neetlngclescd and the resignations ! Miss Fannie Condon, president of th. looal union, who Is removed to Foroa Grove, and Mr John Handsaker, scretary, were accepted. Kev It C Hooks, of the Congregational church- was elected president to succeed MisBCondon, and Miss Stella 1 tow land of he Christian church was elected tit succeed Mr tit sjcceeu Air piw. The En- iianusaker. - Y. P. 8. C. E. Ei.Err-i deavor society of the ChMlan church elected the following ot cers for the ensuing tlx months aq tho regular mouthly business nieetii; at the resi dence of Hon T;aT Hendricks, Saturday evening, JJtiui 6; I'rosi dent, Miss Leila Hayes; vU president, L 8 Itowland; assistant suCftary, Mlxg Nettle Stewart; treasurer,! Irs Hettie Cowgill; chorister, ltobertt'opple; or ganist. Miss Edith Harrii librarian, Miss Vinnie Knapp; ushW Edwin Heaudreau and W It HolKbeck. Dally Guard, December . Chaxob of Operator!. Thos "uty ingin operator iortue H r company in this city, has bm ordered to Cottage Grove where l will be stationed permanently, ail Awbrev -.iuum uriuinuouuy, .iu Awurey U' 1 1 1 I. ... . I . . . . ,-, ""lumjujj wurtu v onae urove and a more lucrative positlooihan the one here. Ills place here wilibe sup plied permanently by an hperator from Drain, but for a few daft will be lpmnnpn.ll 1 1 .1 I - i oujuuicu ujr a i.q iroui halera. 1 Bowlino. Albany Deiuotat: A llVft Intornut la luilnn nlnn I. 1 I vivo io irv I " g iniiCII IA UUWI lug. Tbe Acme Bowling CIU now numbers about twenty-flvo nunbers. they believe they have four-of the jst players in Oregon and are filling to bowl any quartet in Oregon i the Albanv nllV Vllnann k 1.. been ahn tln.,rwl 1 ANM' U r.LKUlOS. Of the Eugene Klre Ifc-partmeiit -t liM ami AMtuiit Ut-lig V.ited For. 'i!y t.iur.l, liicvmt,t.r T. Tlin minimi 1 1... .i . .... a -ii"ii in i ue i-.ugclic Hro ilt'iiurtiiiiMii r.ir i... .j , ''tv ill)OMJ () electing a chief engineer and an as sonant is ik int: nei.l I hi- afternoon. Jlllt two cmnll. lutes f. assistant appc.r on the tickets, but ?" wmii-iiiii( ih Ul-lng llolie. Will wayer lino. m llniu-s uru the 'regular candidate for chief. Mr .Mayer was liomlimtnl by Oregon Hose Company aud Mr Hudts by Rescue Company. Tom Jenkins was nominated by En glue company for assistant chief aud bis name appuars on both tickets. tneeieciion is being lield In fire man's hall. The Judges are U W llrif tin, Dell Kiiykendall and Fred Hcr bold. the first two namvil m-tlm n. clerks also. There are about luo lire- men who are entitled to vote. The noils Olieileil at 1 o'clock mul u-lll r... uiulu oiwii until t), hence the result III ... !.. I ... . . . , win ma iju anowu uuiu mat nine. Hops. Of the situation In New York's hop centers ino lonowing is laKcu rrom llie Otsou-o Farmer of the 27th ult: Cooper-ttowu "A conservative dealer estimates that 6,000 bales of hops iiasseu out in grower! nanus lost ween, of which 2,000 bales were bought here by dealers In this village. Of course tuls figure was not duplicated this week but the general tone of the market has been strong ami tirm wim an advanc ing tendency. Heretofore this season, Cooperstown has Ipii the Ih t hop market lu Central New York, but if reports from Schoharie county are true the palm baa been won by our neigh boring county. A local dealer is authority fur the statement that one lot there was sold for 17 cents and the other lots for 10. A ruxirt has Is-tui circulated that IS cents lias been paid in Kchoharle. In this market we learn of nothing higher than 1" cent, although there Is a reported tflerof 16. Uood brewing hops bring 10, 11 and occasionally 12 cents; bhii ers run up to 15. Our reports snow purchase amounting to a little le-a thai' l.iioo bales here. Of this number IS wi re bought at7;23 at H; Sat 0; St) nl !'; 120 at 12; hi at 121; 32 at Kt; luat 111 at 13; and the balance a. 10, In), 10, II, 11 and 111." Insane. Honbla LaiuWiooft, aged 10 years, it reshlxnt of LIuneiM on the Siuiluw, was examined, on complaint of Katsina Laudiihoort, liefore County Judge Potter. Deputy Attorney Har ris and nirdicHl examiners Drs W Kuykendall aud A W I 'at term n this morning and adjudged insane. The girl Is a (termaii Hulirmhin of the Proteftai t faith and was born in Iowa. She has been atllieted since birth. Her Insanity is ot tho idiotic nature. 8he Is unable to talk In telligibly and can he understood only by those who have been constantly with her. She was takeu to the asylum at Salem today by (leorge Martin, who acted in the capacity of deputy sherlll. Qiite IiXEMi'i.AKY. Albany Dem ocrat: A Cobure man, John Dia mond, sends Ave copies of the F.ugene UUAIU) liast, paying for 'he m in ad vanoe, This is very exemplary and Is worthy of consideration by men who begrudge tbe money for a Mnle copy for themselves. The best way in the tvnrl.l In Mil vorllau. Iliu roillltrv is to send a good home paper to relatives and friends In tho liast. Patiy Guard. IHct-niU-r 4. Fell Fkom a Laddek Mr. O. Ititfku-lili. lust eveiiinir. at his resi dence on tiixlh street, fell alut twelve feet from a ladder. For a time it was foaro.l Dial liu liml n-ci-ivrd fatal 1 1 1 till. ..w " - - juries, but this morning he Is much better. He sustained a number of se vere bruises and It Is feared one no was broken. It will be several days before the old gentleman .will tcnuie to leave his room. Anotiieh Venturis. Another nowspapcr venture is soon to be launched in this citv by HW K"hs, 1.. r....r n...ntlll ro..lltl bllll the helm of the Cottage Grove Leader, whicn uuaer nisaiiiiiiiiiBiriiuiMi, Ban... under the title of "Moderator". Mr in.. i.a .xnrnil Hi old "llroad Axe" twiom limn n v . -. plant and will run a republican piper. The first ixsue will appear in about a week. Card of Thank. The ladiei St Mary's Guild desire to return their most hearty thauksand expressl'in of their appreciation for the untiring and most successful cllorts of the performers who took part in the presentation of th. "Triumph of Love" M" to tho mothers of the children: ii the public wno so gener ously ' '"-d them In their under taking. Pally OiisrJ, PeesniUT 5. r.i. Tr..nrtr Hiii-trnnl. n wull-tO do l'ir.u. v...j n , . . farmer, n?ed 40 years, died at his home at Oak Hill at 1 o'clock this morning from lung troubles. De ceased was well and favorably known. He leaves a wife and six children. The funeral will o held tomorrow at 11 a i .i. Intctrfil in the ni auu mo --- - Oak Hill r-emetery, Hey N 15 Alley r this city ofllclatlng. bslly Guird Iioci-mtK" 4. o.. -v-.-.o -tia rik-CKPI KIN. The ladles of tlie3d year das of the unl-i-liiMs recenlion In the gymuasluin last night. About 40 J . . mill Ilia vent SlliaeniS were ii:i-".. proved a imwl pieasam. 4... i ...i. r...,i.i inir of colle! and irtiiiii-iii-' v. -.... - saudwiches were served during the evening- bully Oiwd, iM'i-uiii-r.i. H..V-wiii-ii K K Hilling- . .. . . f hmiI Will oung. .tudenU cf the Divinity ichoo , w. OCCUPV pulpits I0im.rr .. ' v and Young will preach resptcthely in ?."u Au.,".i.. . 1 M ! churches at JunctlonCityandLe Masters g.,s .: MUUdy to prea'-ii church. Corvsllis Times: W Mackey, of t.-., i.n ren'-d the photograph narlorsofJLUi'!rw..od, next door to the Times dH -."" expect- l 0I,,nf..rlc: iu ..iM-utiiw t'ernal. ll!y tiimnl, Puvmki T. Li I. (iiiinof J (toper Is in the city. W S J'.rown, f llarrlsburg, Is in tho city. Kev Father llliiik litiirued from Monroe today. Hon Unbert this afternoon. Clow litnl L'.ugeue John West, of Pleasant Hill, w as ill Lunelle today. Lester 1 1 tl lilt luadu Crcsuel! a visit yesterday. -l.i'i i J It Young of Fall Creek did busi ness lu liuijt ne today. O P HnU of Irving paid Kugi-iie a short vUt this arteriiisiii. At Hampton returned this morning from a sliort visit at Gohhen. JM Howe Is visitiugat Grant's IW His mother is iilte sick at Unit place. Attorney J M Williams Went to Cottage Grove on husim-ss this after uoou. Walt Grlllln returned y-Mcnl.iy Irom u sli.irl business trip t Cottage .i rove, A Todd and family, will known in F.ugene, will move to Fhnid t in the near future. W II Pool went to Ibisclurg this afternoon to attend a land ci-r lu the Dotiglu county court. Mls Carrie l.aller, who has U vl-itiug iu fiiemls In Portland, r turucd home to lay. Attorney M O Wllkins went to i;,.t buig last night lo Attend the D nights county term of circuit court. Sucretary of State ll It Kim aid came up from Salem yesterday to make a short visit at home. Deputy District Attorney Harris went to Cottage Grove this afternoon to prosecute another gambling case. Mrs Li W Whipple and son went tn Cottage Grove this afternoon tn attend the fuuertl ot the late Frank Whipple. Dr F W Preutlce and Jos Luckey returned this morning fiom a visit to their timber claims uear Jones' saw mill. li L L'oree, of the Harris track, who was married lu Grants (Pass recently, returned home with his bride yts'er day. Mrs L Neumayer, who p'lt on the operetta, "Triumph of Love," in this city will leave for California on the early train tomorrow morning, Tom Awbrey, who Is to buve charge of the S P station at Cottage Grove, left for that city this afternoon. Mrs Awbrey will join him In a day or two. Mrs M W Cleat water Is suffering with gangrecn at her home east of Springfield. The old lady Is nearly SO yeurt of agu and is becoming quite feeble from the attack. Junction City Items. L'rum the Times. Dec 5. The Wlard Oil 4o commences a week's engagement here next Mon day. A. Nail. Sr who lias been quite sick for hevorai weeks past Is very low aud as we go to press his death is momen tarily expected, Postmaster Houston met with quite an accldvnt Monday evening. Several boxes of goods woro left on the walk lu front of the Starr building on Front street. The night was dark and Mr Houston came along at his iisuul rate of speed, and not seeing the boxiM he stumbled and full over them. He laud ed on his head and shouldeis and as there was a number of boxes, he con tinued his stumbling as long as the supply of boxes held out. His jaw was nearly broken, both hands skinned and bruised, his shoulder blade clacked and If tliere was a place on his body that escaped uiiinlured, be hasn't found it out yet. While his Injuries are not of u serious nature, they are nevertheless painful, t rHMh M hlpplr. Cottaoe Gkove, Or., Deo 0. The people of tills vicinity were saddened to learn ot tho sudden death of Frank Whipple at ll a ni, at his home today. He had just finished shaving himself, sitting iu a chair when lie died. The doctor said he died from apoplexy, lie had been around town this moiuing, and said he flt very well. Mr Whipple was In business Here for a number of years; also served two terms as postmaster. At the time of his death he was in the general mer- chaniliio firm of Chrisman it Co. Ik- had until v friends, aud was nu hon orable man. He was a meiiiher of the Masonic lodge, And will be burled Tuesday under the auspices of that order. He has been In poor health for a number of years, being oO years o age. He left a widow unci three child ren. Avii'i'iic-u rui'i'. lvmri.no now has another hose cart ready for service, making four carts in tbe city. The racing cart, which was recently pur chased by the city, has been lilted out u iii, Aon rVflt of hose, foimerly used on Oregon cart, and other necosary equipments anil was piaceo in n-aui-Ill's for use today by Street Com missioner Doyle. There are now two hose carts at the ecu' ral station, be sides the chruilcal engine and hook and ladder outlll, anil one csri escn in Lawrence street aud l-ilevcnth sta tions. . . . . . - v Mi K'ivii-v Umv. News of a McKiulcv baby, bom on the upper Mclvi nzie, has Just reached this ofllee. The infant in question is the son of William Yale, and was bom on elt-c- it,,,, ,i,,v Afier the arrival of the youngster the fond parents decided to name It alter wnienever caniiomir l..nt ArcordiiiL'l V when the returns were all In and McKlnley's election was assured the baby boy was duly christened William McKinley Yale. pally (jiiarl, K c.-iulr I. VlsiiDl) liuilKiE -County Judge -. () Putter and Commissii ner J T Calil soti, who visited the new county I bridge across lloe Liver yob-nliiy, , arrived home on thecal ly train. I hey found the bridge completed u-cording j to contract. It ' " wooden strni lure, ; lofl foot s an, covert d, and wns bu'll by L N Hom y of this city. Ib-i ton ,..7iViiyTs.ver 475, ono In j d.-bt and t h Oa.'dto declares there, should l.e ii'.rci.cl.imutin county ex-, peudi'.uri. I.O.N t SKKVHK. A Vasliingtoti correspondent writes: John Sherman of Ohio litis limy served n longer time iu the United Stutia senate than any oth er man ever et-rved. He lias passed tiie record ma.lo by Thomas II Hen ton of Missouri tho 'thirty year sctiator.' Mr lS.ntou was it mem ber uf the senate 30 years, and five months, or from Got '2, ISL'O, to Murcli 3, 1851. John Sherman entered tho scti ito in l!jiil,and M been there every tinee, except dur ing the four years tlul ho wan sec retary of the treasury under pres ident ll.iycs. Mr SlieniKin'i actual service to date, us idiowii by the ollicial records oi tlio senate, is us 1'ill.iwf : March 21, ISG1, lo M ircli 8, '77 15 years 11 months and IS day. March -1, 1SS1, to NovJ'J, 189015 years S inoiiihs and 25 day r. Total serti.e Dl years 8 months and 12 days. Only five oilier men hnvo erved a qiiarti r of n ct nttiry as members oi the senate. They are: William It King, of Alabama, wliosti service iiggri-jfited thirty years; Justin S .Morrill of Ytrmont, who will com plete his thirtieth year next March; Geo V lvlmtimls of Vermont, who re.-igned after a most successful career of twenty-yoars and some months in the senate, and is a very lively old man today; Henry H Anthony of Rhode Island, who was iu the senate 25 years and some ni.ii lhs, and Hannibal Hamlin of Maine, whose senatorial career ag gr gut-.d just a quarter of a cen tury. Next to Mr .Sherman and Mr Morrill in seniority in tlio present euatc are William H Allison of low t and John 1 Jones of Nevada. Hotlt entered the chamber March I, 187;?, and, if they urvive till 1 1 xl March, both will Mart upon their twenty fifth yeir in that body. Including the three months till March, tlio other veturan mem bers of the senate, with length of service, are tho following: Cock rell of Missouri and Stewart of Nevada, twenty-two years omh; Harris of Tennessee, Cameron of Pennsylvania, Hoar of Massachus etts nnd Harris of Tennessee, twenty years each; oorhecs of Indiana and Morgan of Alabama and Mitchell of Oregon, eightjen years; Piatt of Connecticut. Tell er of Colorado and Call of Flordia, seventeen years each; Fryo and Halo of Maine, Gorman of Mary land, Pugh of Alabama, (Scorgo of Mississippi and Hawley of Con necticut sixteen years each. Including Mr Sherman and the other statesmen mentioned above, tho following is, I believe, a com plete, longevity table of the United States senators up to the present timo, with fractional parts of years omitted: Years. John Sherman 82 Thomas H Jicuton 'M Will It King 30 Justin S Morrill 3D George F Kdmunds 25 Henry Jl Anthony US Hannibal Hamlin 1 William 11 Allison itt John P Jones 24 Charles Hummer US M It Hansom 2.t Samuel Smith i!3 Francis M Cockrlll 22 W M Stewart 22 John Gillard 21 V P Kttsseuden 21 Isham G Harris 20 leorge K Hoar 20 Timothy Howe 20 Nehcmiah It Khight 20 I ion Cameron 2u Daniel Webster ID Xuchtirlah Chandler IU James A Pierce 10 llanlel W Voorhees 19 John T Morgan IU Henry Clay 18 J.iliu'j Crittenden H Henry Wilson IH Lvmitii Trumbull IS Kii saulsbury 18 Henry I. Dawes 18 Itufos King 18 Willie P Mangum 18 lleliialllllie Kugglfs 18 Kei.jnniin K Wade 18 John It McPhrrsoii 18 John J Ingalls 18 George Veil 18 M C Duller 18 Kichard Coke 1 John II Mitchell , , 18 Lot M Morrill 1-J James Noble 1" Nelson W Aldrleh lo Preston 11 Plumb 15 Lewis Cass 15 Sam Houston 15 Simon Cameron 14 Stephen A Douglas 14 O H Piatt 17 Henry M Teller 17 Wilkinson Call 17 Jese I) Hrlght 17 Arthur P Gorman 10 Joseph H 1 lawley 10 Thomas I-' Il iyiird 10 W P Prye 10 Kugerie Hale 10 Joseph Anderson 10 Janus L Pugh 10 James L George 10 John P Hale 10 It i tlottw TlllV that of the th.-i-e score men who have served fourteen ', years long'.T in the senate sevcnti i n f hailed from the i-ix Nu England ; States. It is aNosniiiew hat remark" j nhie the present c,i. tains not only the man of I u. service in the history "f ti.at ii siy, hut another, w!.o ill le al the record made by j Mr Benton if h !i is less than a year longer. Mr Morrill his been re-elected from Vermont, and ho is in sucii good health that his friends have no doubt of his living long enough to eclipse Mr Kenton's achievement. If ho docs do this it will ho somewhat remarkable in ' theannals of public life, as Mr. I Morrill did not enter the senate tin-1 till ho was 57 years old, whereas Mr Kenton was under 40 when he! began his senatorial career. Tliere is a little good natured rivalry be tween Senators Sherman and Mor rill for the honor of tho record. The Ohio senator has tho advan tage of two years' longer service, but Mr Morrill has been continu ously in tho senate, while Mr Sher man's service was broken by his four years in the treasury. THK TKKKMILK WKS1'. Obuoftho sharpest things that we have read in a good while comes in the New York Journal on the killing in New York City of Mr. Arbuckle. Ky the stylo of it we think it fell from the pen of Arthur MoKwen. After describing the terrible West, the article says: Nevertheless, hero was a man who had waxed prosHrous and happy in that community of Hrot Hurto heroes ami had never had anything but peaceful experiences, lie had been a frontiersman and had braved the terrors of Cripple Creek, whoso inhabitants, according to the draniitist of "tiay New York," sing as their vesper hymn: "We'll play you poker for a dollar or your life; We'll chuck you dice for a tooth pick or your wife." For years he lived among tho storied perils of tho Wild West, and never had a button shot oil' his coat. Hut in an evil moment he decided to come to New York, a city presided over by the most pa cilic of tea drinking mayors and guarded, under the direction of the toothsome Roosevelt, by the very finest civil Bcrvice police in tho world. In tho crowded streets of this great village, under the watch ful eye of tho guardians of a jwaco that passcth understanding, Mr. Arbuckle fell in with such terrors as Denver knew not and Cripple Creek never imagined. Even a Western highwayman would have taken his money or his life, but bore ho lost both. The whole allair is a sad com mentary on our dotnestio protect ive system. What will Tucson, Ariz , think of us, and what com ments will shock the midnight air of Dead Man's gulch? Undoubt edly tho uncivilized Wost, where. anarchists, repudiators, free silver cranks and Hryanites abound, will point the lingor of scorn at us, and declare that our vaunted civiliza tion is a failure. It is authoritatively stated that $150,000 have been subscribed to ward starting a first-class daily newspaper in Portland. There is not as good a field in tho United States for Hit establishment of a newspaper us in Portland. Since August 1st, the opening of tlio grain reason, forty-six cargoeB of wheat and llour have been shipped from Portland, divided as follows: Wheat, 3,850,000 bush els; flour $3,508,508. During the month of November fifteen cargoes were put afloat. San Franoiso Chronicle: "The taxublo wealth of the Negro popu lation in tho United States is over $300,000,000. There are 23,402 negro church bodies, with church property valued at over $20,02(5, 4 18. There are over 1000 college trained ministers aud 2,077,077 church communicants. The cen sus shows that there are nearly 4, 003,000 "communicants. Another Oregon young man has a good head. Tho Corvallis Times tulla about it: Lester Lelatid, one of the printers in the printing de partment of the O. A. C, received a welcome letter through tho mail the other day. It was from tho chief of the railway mail service bureau of the postofhee department of the United States, and it in formed him that his name stood next in line of acceptance for a place in the service in the Pacific coast division ll. M. S. The letter is the outcome of a civil service ex amination taken last summer by Mr. Leland. There were eleven applicants in his class, and the day before fifteen applicants had been examined at Ashland. Mr. Leland's letter notified him that of the twenty-six applicants his wus the highest Htanding, that his ap plication was accepted, and that tie woul-t he installed to fill the first vaciiev that hould bo open. Mr. I. eland dm s nut koow how soon thcte .till in-h placo open to him, the i r.i.prei h-ing that even six m int! s or a .war may elapse be firet' i-ic will lie a vacancy. In ii- i -r. h iv.i'vcr, there is a sug g. si'i.M i.i u g men that thor numbness, i-ituii ed only Ly appli cation iu ruiy line of life, is the tt rnal rii e of success. A new opera house L'ugene must have before another year rolls around. The proposed poultry show should have the encouragement aim support ot every business man in our city. The La Grande Commercial Club has raised tho preliminary fund of $100 for niakine the canvass for the subsidy for tho licet sugar factory, and tho matter will be pushed vigorously. A Maryland man has sued a steamboat company for $5000 dim ages bccaiiso one of its boats was so late that he lost his vote at the re cent election. He ought to have hard work to prove that his vote was worth that sum. McKinley, like his predecessor in tho presidential ollice, is not a college graduate. He left school at 1C, and began teaching a public scho !, hut enlisted in the war at 17. lie will receive a diploma from the electoral college, however, that has been given to but twenty-three oth er citi.eno. From Washington to McKinley, fifteen of the twenty live may bu called college bred men. We congratulate Mr. Leo M. Travis on his management of the U. ofO. Athletic Club. He has made an extraordinary showing w hen compared with former years. The business men of Eugene will feel much more like contributing to the club when they know it has been carefully managed, as it has this season. Mr. Travis has per formed his duties in an able man ner, and is entitled to tho thanks of all. Mr Tongue will bo the member of congress representing the First Congressional district after the 4th of March next. Friends of pro tection iu Western Oregon, aud ot an open river from Eugeno to the sea iu the Willamette valley, are encouraged by this fact Salem Statesman. And we will gamble two to one that Tongue will not et a dol lar for tho Wilhtmctto river nor for a coast harbor. Col Alley iu Haker City Republican. Miss Florence Nightingale is a national heroine. She has prob ably caused nearly as many girls to cngago in tho noble calling of nurs ing as Robinson Crusoe has sent boys to sea. Hut the deeds she did and the good she accomplished be long so entirely to events that have been relegated to the domain of history, that the world for the most part regards her aa a historical fig ure and forgets that she is still living among us. Yet the other day when the 50 out of the 72 sur vivors of Balaclava met around a dinner table at Kirmington, a tele gram arrived expressing heartfelt sympathy to the veterans, signed "Florence Nightingale." The people of Oregon have no use for the numerous commissions which are drawing down fat salar ies from the tax payers, and ren dering but little or no service there for. The members of the last two and next legislature were elected on the pledge that they would abol ish Home of them. The past legis latures failed in keeping their prom ises to the people. It is hoped that the next will not neglect this duty. Tliere is no morn useless expense than the $10,000 annually squan dered on the railroad commission aud $5,000 for the attorney-general. They should bo abolished. The legislature w ill find ample oppor tunity for reform without touching those that are deserving aud of common interest. In a case in court at Indianapo lis a few days ago, Lewis C KrauQ kamp, a nail manufacturer plain tilf, all"ged that the Nail, Trust was organized in 1SU5, and he as serted thut since that time it had forced up tho price of wire nails over 300 per cent above a fair sell ing price netting $7,000,000 to the trust. Tho managers of the trust admitted these allegations to be truo but argued tho lack of jurisdiction of tho court over them. In an in formal opinion Judge Baker hit hard at trusts. lie said: "The trust described is an unlawful com bination and conspiracy toratau tho price of goods ami to interfere with the manufacture of wire maohinery, and is in direct violation of an act of congress, of good morals and of ihe public weal. After souring the trust at length, tho court directed that a temporary injunction issue until the case can be tried on its merits. Weather Prediction. Foster The warm wave will crose westol the Jtockir-e country 3d; warm weal ber, with rain or snow during the first week of lH-eemls?r, followed by haavy rain or snow. Hicks Warm wave 2d and 3d, fol lowed by cold ami snow about the 7lh. A Itiiioit Portland Sunday Mer cury: The Morning Journal said to j a branch of the (San Krauclsco Ex aminer, Is to Ims launched In this city wllhiti a few days. Thome typeset ting machines am being placed iu the (.nice of tbe MttroHihlan Printing Company, and the matter for the paper will be set upon them. I PC . '.::wuiu J. U. MA I LUUI & UO by A. YRINaTONr I Henderson A Linn. l!x). Henderson k Liun. I t.'inu.