'1IIUK-1AV M.VIU i H.
I tf iu: II Ik I- MKXICO.
FKOJl MKXICO.
Another (no of Ilia (iuurU Man' Inter -llii
Letters.
Tl A r.NKI'ANTI.A, MKXICO,
Fi t) 25. 18!7.
Ih.ak IJl'akh: Ami Hiill e
are. travelling soul ward. Tlie town
of ,aii Juiui Del Kiit wbm vl.iitL"l.
Jleie fiesh straw berries uru mild every
tiny iii the year, llelwten Celaya and
Ihe. City f Mexico the country is mi
agricultural one nml In from 0,000 to
j(i00 feci aoovo Ihu sea level.
Otula is unite an important point and
large cotton mills employing hundreds
ef natives are located here and own ?d
ly Americans. At (Jueretaro is lo
tali'd tho fiiiniiUH aeipieduct, built to
supply Hit city witli water liy the Az-
ttc Indians over 4,(ICU yearn ago. It 1
in u llr-t class stale of preservation and
i in constant use. It Ih nearly two
mile long tt"I averages forty fat iu
height and I built of atone, brick and
nidtiar. Its cost Is hard to estimate.
It will bs remembered tbut Maxi
inillian, after being forced to leave the
City of Mexico, retreated to this city
with hi" bund of supporters and made
, In flnal Hlniid. Wo veiled the eon
vent from where he wax taken to the
pri-i hi and also the very room wherein
lie was coiillued until taken to the hill
near the town in ISliT nnd shot. We
also wended our way to the summit of
(lit lull and looked upon the very spot
wlit re this grnt character fell, which
U nmrked by a stone.
We a No witnessed in this city, a
strnnt' religions olmervance. As t lie
city clock struck eight in the morning
every native on the street, which was
crowded, kneeled mid Mild his prayer,
faced to I he east.
The Mexican people believe thor
oughly in irrigation. In fact, crops
would be few ami of small quantities
if many Mich Hellenics were not in
dulged in. In the section just north of
Zieab cun only one rain has fallen in
seven year-, ami still the people hav
hail tome products to sell. In f v
agricultural distilcts, every kind fr.
rigatimi scheme mny lie witness Pl jn
smne localities canyons an Jammed
huj.-e reservoirs made ar te wuv'r
saved; in others, hV,,llll? Wl.n8 lire
found, and In e,yU otier 8W.,lg
win.l.nnlls are c.mit,.( Hll(i ,ie Wttlt.r
piped over bur .Jreds of acres. In one
lection ,bo'jt o- nilB!( 1(,rth fthe
City i.l
..lexico, wells can be found
tvery i.vj feet apart nvni thousands of
t'fjhiid tlie water drawn from them
lJ' hand power and thence by hand
thrown over the ground. In another
section as far as the eye could see,
mules drawing witter fioiu wells could
lie witnessed, and tlie water distrib
uted over the html by ieons.
It is no unusual thing to see In this
section of Mexico, and in fact w here
ever we have travelled, one to eight
burros hitched to a huge, two-whee'ed
wagon drawing loads. The animals
am generally hitched two to the
tongue and then four to six abreast in
front. The. cait is a heavy oflair and
always weighs more than tlie load
Contained therein. The driver is an
expert with the whip and never loses
a second in applying it. It seems as if
tlie mules are educated thiiHly and
ray very little heed to tlie lash.
Our next letter will bo from the
eupital of the republic.
I. L. C,
ObTl L'AKY.
A Friend rays a Tribute to tlie
V rt). nntl Jlimlinod of the Late
II. Fred Bunnell.
When the aged, bowed with the
bind, n of years, "enter into re.t,"
though we deeply lament their loss,
we can but nay, "(bid doelh all things
vll." thinly has He led them
'"rough lifu's changing pilgrimage
and now "He giveth his beloved
slup." Hut When in the midst of life,
leutli with relentless grusp, snatches
from us one who had lecelved our
fondest care, the ceil nil object of all
our hopes and ulans, we stand ap
palled and with tear dimmed eyes and
kronen hearts we question, w hut does
it mean? Under the crushing weight
f sucii a sorrow, we are not able to see
'yond the deep shudow ol present
fc'fiff until Faith in gentle ministry
wliispeig that "Uod is good." He will
Ut leave Us comfortless, but out of the
Bloom w ill bring im into n more perfect
Wi,.Vi in the radiant dawn of life.
Thus parsed away H. Fred Uushnelli
"I"! that dread disease appendicitis
lias added another to Its long list.
H. Fred Ilushiiell was born Oct. l'S,
I"-, near Kugeiie: was educated In
the public schools of F.ugene ulid the
I'nivwi nity of Oregon. lieing of a gen
ial disposition, and in every way a
companionable young mar, Fred has
'"ft a large circle of friends who,
together witli his relatives, mourn his
""timely death. We are not able to
know (bid's purpose in this sad event.
''If w could push ajar the gates of
life,
And siand within and all (bid's work
ings see;
We could Interpret all this doubt and
strife.
A lol for each Qiystery could II ml a
key."
A Km end.
FOKaiLOFEX-SENAlOIIliuu,,.
r" pir':M at ':0 O'clock Tnday.
ITIva.e Service, at th. bnv,S
lourt. Adjourn ot of'
Itesuect.
. 1'"Jr U"rd, March i:
liofjneralofH,,,, Joseph N lolp,
took place thu ufo '
. - 'lIIIWI ft I'M)
oclk from the First Ilaptlst .,,,;,,
nirnu. ..'P . ' viiuiiii,
" eum and Taylor strm.t..
'WtUtid. TUIut.rnJSB J !
view cemetery.
At the church If If f m III .
olllc ated. th i.urui.. ,,
teoruing to the
exiiressed wish of the. )
simple Iii the extreme. While the.e
was no organized attendance with re
(?llaof thedillerent orders of which
tlie dead statesman held membership
many nieniUrs of those orders attended
the church services.
Following thediHtnlH.nl ,,f u,.. r
. Mil. Itllll'l
Hi cortege, private
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at the grave hi which only the mem-
oi me aniiiy and Imnied.ate
friends Joined.
1 here were elirht piiv ....!....
' " ' I " V I C
iiuiiiiiary panneartrs.
Funeral of Kly M. Vjid.
Tlie Oregonlau has the follow
count of the funeral ofF:iy M Wood,
iii iJist l'ortlaml, Thursday forenoon.
Kev. William Travis, Presbyterian
minister, conducted brief but appro
priate services. After the reading Hev
Mr Travis fpoka briefly but kindly on
the solemn lesson of the hour, and
ollered prayer. The remains were then
taken to Lone Fir cemetery. The de
(leased was a member of Hilver lodge,
No 21, and encampment No. 23, I () ()
F, ot Hilvertoii; Salem lodge No. :i,lG,
PO E, and of tVcnde Locks lodge,
AOUW. If he i8 t) good standing
in the hitler O'.iier, his family will re
ceivefLWO, Suicide will not prevent
his bef,flelary certificate from being
paV, iy ,lttt order.
Locatki) IN Arizona. The many
friends of Hon C K Wilkinson through
out the state, and in Eugene in par
ticular, will regret to learn that he has
located at Phoenix, Arizona, for the
practice of law. Mr Wilkinson was
educated at tho University of Oregon
and w as ehctid to the state legislature
at the early age of 21 years, as a demo
crat, w hen this couuty went 500 repub
lican. He was the youngest man ever
elected to tlie state legislature, but at
once took rank as one of the ablest
men of that body. He w as then up
minted lo a responsible position In (lie
Custom House at Portland, which po
sition he held until he resigned to
practice law; he iu the mean time buv
ing studied law and been admitted to
practice. Mr Wilkinson is one of tlie
brightest and most popular men iu
thu state. He is a sp endiJ orator and
is always in demand as a speaker. The
(il'AKD has watched his career w ith
much interest, and much regrets bis
leaving the state. We wish bun un
bounded prosperity aud veuture tlie
prediction that he will soon be beard
from as oce of the foremost men of
Arizona.
The Spoktsman's Outlook. The
sporting season is lagging a little now.
The season for ducks and geese is
diawiugtoa c'ose and these birds are
departing for their northern summer
home. The weather Is not suitable
for Bnipe, but as soon as it gets a little
warmer the swale bird will be moving
iu large numbers and sportsmen will
have a short season of suipe shooting.
Cirouso buve made their appearance
and aro hooting on warm days in the
tall llrs, but the law prohibits killing
of these birds uutil September 1st and
spoils rille gunning for them, as they
will then be In the graiu lleldsaud a
shot gun will be necessary in order to
capture them. The trout season opens
April 1st. This la one of the favorite
pastimes of tho sportsmen; therefore,
iu a few weeks tha gun can be laid
aside for the rod.
Daily Ciusnl, March U.
Will- OuoANizK.-At the women's
meeting held Iu Mount's hall yester
day afternoou It was unanimously de
cided to etl'ect an organization, w hich
will be made permanent if possible.
MrsJ II MeClung presided over the
meeting held yesterday and Mrs L
mi..UM u,.i..,l ns secretary pro tern. A
committee of five was appointed to
draft resolutions, constitution, see....- -name
and take the first step toward
organization. Tlie members of the
committee are Mrs I)r Chapman, Mn
WS Gilbert, Mrs Kowlaml, MrsJ A
.Straight and Mrs Handsaker. I he
principle object of tlie new society,
which wiilorgatiizeata future met
ing, will be to work for the best inter
ests' of reform In Eugene.
Hakd on FBKK.-Jourual: Fred
Fisk's bald head seems to be a means
ofureatlylcceiving people. ,
banv Democrat recently state, that
Fred was thirty years old and now
theNewbutg Independent in writ.ng
n the oratorical contest recently held
J.hattown, gets otTtbe MI"..,
-Fred Fisk of F.ug-ne, nexi n - ;
Brotherhood.' The Judg.s gave him,
first place and the medal went to r.u
gen, MrFi-k is a .ucce-Ml a.. -at-lawln
that city and the-e laun l
will doubtleis benefit his business.
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F1VK THorsAM).
"My Hear girl, you ll l,.1Vl. ,n ,l!Ti
I'm awfully s.,rry, t ut t!. ,1Vi , k1v
f.v. I'm re.dly f. !, 1 of you, mil i think
Jou are of in,., ,nt"
"(Hi, why ili.lu t I war.t fi nurrv a .!,
rent barrister, a d..-t.,r, or even ,, journal
ist, In-tead nf an earl s y.niiievr mn!" said
Miss Muriel Mullen, vvlih (.smil ,, ,,(T
pn tty f,-e mid a t,-.,r or tw,. hi 1 ,T l.,r.v
I 101,1,1 eyes-ey,.s wi,,., ,,, ,,. ,,, ,,.,;
think, wr..iiL-ly. thai she was ,,'vti, .1 ai d
selitinieiitnl. "lint. s.rio,,.lv, ,-au v,,u
Kite lue op;"
Tlie lion. UU M.u-i!uil.-.l,. l,s,Wr,l , t her
Ml.MV.is jul Ills h'.e.ll-t.i'.l. well !i: l l,.,t
villi a Kiuey f.u-e iii w I, n,.. I,i M u
rves soenie,! out of la, e, if f.,ei. ,t in
1 lien-was ill h.T eoiilitenaliee t!ie st-alip..
Iiess whieli, j. ..i,1i iIf to li.ie.ni, Is n.v.s.
s.'iry to great Nviuty. She all.vied a tailor
made gown and was always well groomed,
let. though her ilivs was a trillo man
nish, in the l.rus.jne movement wlileli
show.l tliut slio w.is li.lgi-ty glimpw-s of
g's.s.imer stoelir.g and tin..' valeueieiines
revealitl theniM hes and sliowisl ti nt sli.i
had a eoiiseleiu-u In eostuuie that would
hate lelight.nl the hero of (iautier's in.tel
WIUi the lamoiis prefaee.
"My dear girl, if it were a.iieslionof
risking my life or anything bko that I
wouldn't hesitate. If it wen- even one of
those alTairs of fellows who, for a few
hour of of well, you know, gladly die,
I'd Is' t lure, hut hut 1 eun't Is' it end.
They have hrouglu mo as a swell w ith
out any profession, Hnd I'm a bit of a f.ml.
and I couldn't llvn on your earning as
actress; so there you are."
Mis Muriel sighed. It. i! w.i a hand
some fellow and manly, and he w ould h.ivo
the title and estates some day if two ob
stacles were to disappear.
"1 did like you, lioh, and do, and you
were alaystrai :ht. 1 should like! diato
Ikvh your wife. If only we'd home money
to run a theatrieal company w ith!"
"Yes, If I hadn't lieeti sueh u juggin as
to blue tlie live tliou. old I'lieln 'loin 'Ml
me 1 didn't know you then."
" Ye, if we'd the live thou. !" She st; irt
rd a little. "You will I'larry me If evi r 1
have A"i. i? (Hi. you'd have to Work;
have to Is- my malinger."
lie nodded.
"It's a promise for two years?"
" Yes. "
"Honor bright:"
" Y'es, of course, If"
"If I run straighl" Well, look bend
We'vo Ihvii en;;.igisi hoiiurably and you
want to break It off. "
He lowenil his head.
"I'm young, only i't, even at Somerset
House. I'd like to have married you. and
I should have Kvn a good wife too. How
ever, someday I may want to marry snum
one els.'."
The m ill shu.ldeivd.
"A broken engagement Isn't it rcrt id
eate of good ehaiai ler. Ymi must jcivo n:0
one. That's fair."
She got up and wins 1. .1 to blmnlittlo
round table, on whieli was a erneodilo skin
writing pad with silver edges. She opened
It, took out w rit ing pais r and found him
pen and Ink.
"Now, then, write this:
"MY Deaii Miss Yai I i:i r It my i:iinful
duty to tell ymi that I Ii ivn made fruitlesH
ly a desti'rate etTurl to gun my rather' con
sent to nur inarriiik-!'. lie utterly refuse, s ay-
Inil that lie is MO old f.elllnlieit us to .ilij.s-t to
bavo aa net res us ilaiurhl'T Iti hov. I ieTeforo
lam cumtielled to hr.ak oil my engik-enient
with a wuinaii wlimn 1 still luv.i mi l esteem.
The Hon. Hoi) sign. .1 the letter sadly.
"Now Is- oIT. 1'v.i to go to rehearsal
No, you mustn't drive mo down. Unco
more. If within two year I have the thou.
as capital, you promise you will marry
me?
"Yes, darling, on my word of honor!"
With a swill movement she threw her
arms around bis neck and Ms.-. it him pas
sionately. A minute later lie found him
self III the strict, sad and liewildcred.
That evening then' was rejoicing In the
big mansion iu Itclgrave square, and tho
Karl of Hexham thank too i h in honor
of the return t. rcspectahility of the pin.il
gal Hob.
"We'll soon find ymi a wife, my boy,
ho Kild over the port, which he dr ink In
lienor of the atlair and In defiance of gout
and d'S'tor's order. "None of yoi.r rich
American trash, hut some one of decent
family and tho sort of solid, reasonable
dowry that a younger son deserves. "
Next morning at 1:.' o'clock, when tlie
cjirl was vainly trying to put on his In sits
without swearing at the pain, tlie Hon.
Hub entered the library wit h a document
In his hand. "I never thought she'd havo
done It, sir," hci sal.L
" Done what?"
"Look! The U-astly thing say. 'Jim
plalntitt claim damages for breach of
promise of marriage.' "
"Ilring me niv sliplsTs!" shout. si the
curl " 1) u tlie horse! Send round the
brougham!"
Oli ho went to Lincoln Inn Held.
"You'd better set lie," said Mr. 1'olid.ir,
tho old family lawyer.
"Settle," he shouted, "settle! Ml show
up tlie baggage, the ! I ll put c. ry de-
t.vtivoln London on the job. I i.i not
afraid of court, and when tho jury' hear
what she really I-"
"Hut the scandal:''
"Don't talk about scandal. J j.b r an
npi-iaraniT and leave the rest to me "
My dear governor. " Interrupt.! Hob,
who laid iiis-onipaiiicd him, "lj fiiir to tho
girl 1 didn't think Muriel would have
done It, bi.t she's perfectly straight. Id
Stake lay li'.'e on It.
"Null-ellse, Hob. You're a fool,
you'd letter stay li broad till theaifairs
over. Mi intend to iu Ml show her bow
'''ine'.'s evesg,.,,,,,!. 'We'll,.,,..,
l,cr wont we, Ponder, what litigation
me.ns?" J h.-n bet. .Id a lengthy, sf.le Ld
of his sue ft.l l.'W"lt a""t right of
wnv-a vi ce., whi. n add.l a new niort-
. -i t , l ,. . . .1 !. . t .on
garfo to lac ooio...
"It s all erj .,, -
' .i.l Mr. l'oiiJcr,
, this I com to-.n
,uld make a lie - of
, i. ri.s l,..s ! up In
..... 1!.; s smart
I..,: I and j'l-t suit
but that was ''..a:.
law. I'm sure we sic
It. One of n. v arti. ii
...... in r
fellow and w ill f.Ul
5 Db went e!T toll.- H.'.ier.. and I-1 ull
tie money Lis f.fJe-r o-' '" '
1.1. absou tho old Ke'U.M.;an . n.ploy.J .
t'. i l ..t very p s r ...eix of oh'rvuU.ii
- i I !' kiriiii-lung was dene under th
i .a' '. . .: ei M.i .n llo'i was tsi have staid
lie ..v ti'.l after th til .1 However, an ur-
I .:. ' i it' r I- n a club friend of his father
In-...: iiit h'. heiiie in a hurr)-. Ha nrrlvMl
I In the cwMiing aud golliij to tho l'rltn
le.iru.sl t ...i cos., was n the list for
ii. v (!.,. '..hen he r.vahed Ilelgrav.1
i..n- ail : - iv.ii Int.. the librarr, Im
f. , d I u f :: . r with Mr. Hicks, bis 'lksl-
i.l r . ..p.-ii .r. J lien, was a row going
ei at a high i ite'i.
I'r iyt ll .. .i.r father ho mint settle,"
.d Mr ll;e.s
. tt'e, liainiutl!" Inlerrupled the old
tt'.e, I sty," rejoined the solicitor.
"You sis Mr. Martin.laln, rlr KdwaM
ia-. s I e w on't ep . esamlno the plaintiff
a tih.r character. 11.. mggesU thnt the
material Is ab.ar.1. and Iio.I.km not hollevs
aw. 't.l of tin. .let. stives story. Ho says
lie d sooner return t' e brief."
"And tlie chivV " gassj thocwrl
" c and the ch.s k. He says there's no
!e it defeiis.., and l.e won't try to sup-
n l,iedeteet..c'ti.,,a.ef lies. Moreover,
Ic in ...u l!ial if he did he'd fall, and tho
lo ,i : i and dlsj.-M.-e would be nwfuL"
"Wi.at (I s-. it matter t- me?" shoiit.xl
t! ! I goi.h n;..n "It's not my ease. It's
III; V-U'S. "
" 1 hat's a bit steep." observed the son.
"Vv r.' liner Is fnm you, my bird,"
t.r 1 Mr. !!,.:,.
' h i. 1 11 ay your confounded owts, but
w !i. re will t iicy g.'t their damage from?"
II 'Ii g'-oaiiisl.
' Ihey've told me thev'H luako him
bankrupt." r piled !.. Hick, "and Ids
(li -s-h ir.:e will Is- suspended for two yntrs
nt Ic.-t. ''
" Wieit lia that to do with me?" aatd tho
earl grimly.
H b n.t.-ris.seil, I.rd Salisbury has
m.ri. . la'io on hi patronage, and In my
hankmptey he d Hint a decent excuse for
lea. iu : e out In the cold."
J he e.ul had tin gout, hut ho inn tinged
without it. help to use very vigorous lan
guage . uicernlug Koim, solleltora, advo
cates a' .1 net n'ss.'.
" i'hey will tako A'S.000 for damages,
with a full as'logr and withdrawal In
. leu court," said Mr. Hicks, "and 500
for eo.t. "
"All iipoh.r' A wlthdniwnll"
"A withdrawal of all tho chargr on ths
nss nl "
Nct day, t the loflnlto disgust of th
reporter and the crowded court, Sir Kit
Hard, in a graceful sss'h, inado an ns,l
ogy of t no luo-t ample character, wlthdn'W
all i.i:iiita;iona:ul announced that ,,(HH)
w.u.'.d b' paid as cooiiH'tisatlon for tho In
jur, to the l.i.ly, together with her cost.
li- M .mi ig I'o.t on tho morrow an
no, ii, ,, I that the l'nl of llciani had
gone lo Duxtoii.
V. iieii t honoralilo Itulvrt, a diy later,
r. e, i .c.l a b iter fr.mi Muriel saying she
h.is act anxious l see bin,, ho tHik a
ca i t i lii-oiiipioii crescent and grew mora
ai d ii. ore p. eplcMsl every Inch of tho way.
Mi-. Mm id, looking cry neat, natty,
hand on.-mid phtuiut, with n pnallglous
glow oi liie in her eves, shisik hands with
him w .irmly anil m.t.le him sit down on
the s il.i I y her -ido. For a itiarter of an
hour she sti.n il .bsl b!. curiosity by talk
ing about Homing in iaitlciilar. At btst
his patience I rokodnwn.
"L. k I. re, Muriel," he said bnis.uely,
"stow ihe c.iekle and (simo to cues. I'm
dclight.il to see you mid don't Imar malice,
hm what on c.iuli nit 11 Into your pretty
luad to send lor me:"
She 1. nigh. si loud, long and heartily so
I .lid, long and heartily that at last bo
Ij'.erhc.l with her.
"well, on nr.- a gisise!" sho said
' I know it," ho anstToritL "I dread
Michaelmas. "
"I think your brain Isileveloplnifj you're
pr .wing w i'ty. oh, you haven t got there
vet !"
"Well, but"
"Listen to mo. Tho Hull. Itobert Talbot
Hiesmes t'hiii'iici' Martiiulido made a prom
ise to Mi.-. Muriel Mallett that If within
two years she had .".oiH) to finance a the
atrical company with he'd marry her. "
Ho ga.'.si . pen mouthed.
Sho w li.fl.sl up tlio Utile round table to
him, oHnel tlie .tihshIiIo skill writing pad
Willi silver e.bre and took a buiidloof
i is; "lliiiisics" Irom tho U ip.
"One, two, thr.s'. four," sho counted
out uptiao; "ail brand new Dank of Kng
latid note, eaeli for 10U I unlit i fill, shining
sovendgii. You sec, I've got tin 11 vo
thou."
He stan d, ineiitally I'aralyz.iL
" I l.e damages!" she shouted, hysterical
will, laught.tr.
" The daniagi's!"
"Y. s, mid your promise. "
" Yes, but"
"Them aro no but alsmt It; you'vo
pr omlscd and you lovu mo."
He nodded.
"And 1 love you. If thornrl hadn't
plav. d It so low down In tho defense, 1
might have chtick.sl up the game. As It
1, I hold you to your word as a man of
honor. Will you marry me?"
Sho l.Kike.l Into hi eye. Hit really
loved her. She took hold of his left band;
hi right arm wander.! round hr waist
"Will you marry me?" sho ropnaUid, her
lip an inch from his.
lie replied iillirmaUvely without a word.
'Micro 1 now mo obstacle the less bo
tw.s'ii tho husband of tho fascinating Mu
riel Mallett and tho earldom of Iluxhum,
for his lordship died suddenly from apo
plexy on getting a telegram from an old
i lab friend concerning his son's marrlags
with the fascinating actress. Kkotch.
All Hha WauUd.
A Scotchwoman was returning by train
from a market town, whore she had mnds
a few purehasc!i. Just as tho butt bell
rang a fussy gentleman, elegantly dressed
and witli ii "mind thyself" looking b".
ru-hed Into t ie compartment, flung him
self hastily Into a corner, pulled out an
evening p..; r and pnsvssled to devour it
contents Hardly had ho become smtod
wlii nll ew. in.il, timidly address.! hliu,
' I urn very .rry, sir, but"
"1 newr I. .ten to tieggar," fiercely In
terrupt, d the gcntleuian. "If you uiiDoy
me further. I'll P'srt you."
h,. woman s eyes Hashed, then twin
khil .l e said no more, mid the old gen
tleman letirssl, witli an angry frown, Ijo
h.i.d h; . .a.'T.
.Ml w.e;t m. rrily n a inarrUigo bell un
til t ; ,. train i.rrlvod lit Croiulailo, when
the m .hi wit.1. "In stepping out, ngnln
a.hi.e. -i . I the churlish Individual In the
corner, I .arena, sir, whether ye report
lac
mi!.
t I want that M.uncl or nutter
-.flu on for these hist six
l',..ir-in W.s'kly.
Kli.n Hula.
A (. rm, hi inventor has hit uiion a
in. i h ol ..f putting stoii.i ties on Loot and
h:i . . lie in. let wut.;rpr.sif glue with a
f i ,i 1 , i itii ity of el.-.. n .pinrix sand and
m.s el- it over tlw leather solo used aa a
1 V... ,ourff .Ima km smIA Sa
Lh uy UttxiU aud pnuuHntUf LuUsstraa-
ta'.
j COAirUMKM TO JllKiS I'M'KS.
i Ills Name SiiKiresteU lor I . S. circuit
j Jodeo the (Ir. jou District
i l'ttrlirulikrly r'i m-.s gud
J IHfU Character.
I A I'nitel Slates circuit j viil - -ship
is rendered vneant by tlio
appointment of Ju.le M Kerum to
the cabinet. The imnie of Hon M
1. l'ipcs has been mentioned in
connection with the ollhv, and tin
liretioniaii gives bun cordial in
iloreeuiciit, in which w can heart i
ly concur. It says:
Since a circuit judge is roii),lit
for to fill tlie vacancy bv the up-
pointincnt of Juiliie McKciimi of
California, to the oiliet' of attorney
general of the I'mtcd Slates, the
lret;otiiiiii wirhts to sti"(;ist tho
inttiio of Martin L 1'ipcs. .Iu,l'.t
Pipes is n scholar, a jurist ami n
citizen of h'fch i hiir.icler. A ".race
fol recognition of men of his stamp
would he given h the nppoiiitinciit
of Judijp I'ipcs to this pnsiiion ;
and the public service would gun
a man of particular littics uti l
high chnrcter.
Otlt KV S.V.
Uncle Sam's new war vessels nre
making good speed recor.N, the St
l.ouis having recently in n ten
hour run reeled oil' IS kinds an
hour, and four hours of that lime
l'J i knots. At thai speed
"I'0!
could overhaul imv but tlie vtv
swiftest of tho ocean racers. Tlio
navy department has got down to
business methods in the manage
ment of the navy yards, ami super
vision of naval contractors. Our
paid fighters on the sea feel secure
in the new ships. A wonderful
contrast from the time, when John
ltouch built a navy out of pot met
al, and od.U ami ends of his ship
building yards at a cost greater,
than is now paid for first clans ves
sels. Yet ltoach should not be criti
cized too harshly. Ho was the
pioneer in our tiavy building
charges for material and labor were
far greater than at present, ami Ihe
navy department of state was rot
ten to the core. Secretary Whit
ney went to work on a business
basis, ousted the corrupt gang that
had thrived and fattened on tho
public treasury, with tho result
we have tho beginning of u navy
which will soon feur n ll 'ft that
sails the seiiB. Tho recoiiftruction
of the ravy department is one
iewtl in tho crown of thu Cleveland
administration of which the people.
may well be proud.
OKKUO.N STATU TAXKH.
On the 143,1 75,.r) 15 of jaxitbln
property in the Btate, s,f)7'2,7U'2 will
be paid into the state treasury uh
taxes, ltut little of this va t sum
can be paid out, on account of
failuro of the legislature to organize
and pas9 an appropriation hill.
Next vears taxes will hollow suit
thus taking over $ 1 ,000,000 from
the people and out of circulation.
This immense cmiiraetion of tho
circulating medium of thu stato
will prove detrimental. Some way
should be devised to allow lhe
money to remain in the bunds
the counties until needed by ili
ettte. Ihe state treasurer wll
object to retention ot tax money by
the counties, as the handling i
'.hat immense sum would mean n,
fortune to him and his bonthmen.
Yet there is no justice or common
sense in compelling the counties to
pay money into a state treasury
when it cannot lie used for one and I
two years alter date of payment.
1 he money should remain in tho
hands of the people, else be. mod
by the couuties in settling indebt
edness.
1)KMAM AM) SUI'l'LY.
It has often been said the press
gives the people what they desire
rather than that which is for their
host wellfare. For an illtHlraiion
take yesterdays' Sunday Oie-
goninn. A column ot cnurcn an
nouncements is niuile to coiiuier
balanre a couple of columns of rot
about the brutal outfit that is light
ing Corlsatt and Fitzsimmons ilovrn
in Nevada.
The Oregonian is a t lean decont
paiier anu is not eonuucieu on
sensational lines. Hut the p 0-
ple, or a coiisiderahlo portion of
them, demand this etui), and u
progressive up to ditto nmtropnliui n
journal cannot ignore tho demand,
no diUererico how mm-li it con
temns prize rings, their n cih'iln
and influences.
The democrats of the recent at
tempted legislature, says tho Port
land Dispatch, Senators Smith end
Dalv, Representatives Uilyeu, I-e
and Misener. retained the respeot
and confidence of all the factions
to the hold-up. They were rui.dy
to join anv oi them to form a con
stitutional quorum for the trans
action of business.
Klt'l i.H IMLII It 1ANK.
0
Hut Will the I'eople Keiurmber t 111 ll
ext Klerilon,
Afu r Mi.iiiiinruing tlie result of
the .li Ini i t atlciujitcil Irislaturt",
Tbt Ash ria lUiditt t remarks:
( 1 In. .lies tho niiictcentli liien
iiial fcssion of the Oregon legis
lature, whieli will "o down in his
tory a a i iinwMMi i l so h ac v' to
tn.uiy who participahd in it. Tho
only iiietiiticrs who have escaped
" honor are thogo who held to
the liens. m Innisc and joint con
: vention.
I he luilure to carry the liold-up
throtirfli wlh success will kill many
political lo. tilers. Joe liuon is
seriously crippled and must give in
to Senator Mitchell. Scott has
pi iyi.1 his last curd with Simon as
it partner. They must separate.
) i. ii r i if, tiie wrecker, is dead as a
leader of any party. Young, thu
arch traitor in the l'opulist camp,
uho led his followers into the Si
mon ditch, will bo cast aside by
his party. L'Kcii, who had an
ambition to be Tom Tonguv's suc
cessor, is irretrievably ruined, and
he will be relegated to growing and
raising prunes for (he balance of
his life iu Clackamas county.
Molt and all thu big Populist
guns have annihilated themselves
by c.iiitttiiiin ition with Simon lie.
publicans. In fact all the h.iUI-ut 8
aro no more. It was a hie 1'il'IiI.
stubbornly fought, kxit.nsivk to
I IIK S I'ATK.
I lit TIllAXr IiKHKltVEt
AN
ASSASM.N.
It is reported that On Weyler
threatens (o lay waste Cuba, and
make ihe beautiful island as bare
as the. palm of tin hand. If such
wantonness is tiit.tiipted it will be
to tho etetiial shame of our coun
try if prompt measures are not
t'lken to give her liberty, else an
nexation, although the latter is not
pes i ruble.
Civilization looks with horror on
the assassan, but dosperatu dis
cuses demand desperate remedies,
aud should the Spanish butcher
attempt to follow the extermina
tion plan, few tears would bo shed
should he suddenly bs removed by
the hand of providence, or any
other hand.
We aro promised the first install
ment of tho McKinley taxation
schemo that will add a tax to every
person in the country. It is pro
posed lo plucu a duty on related
sugar. The benefit will accrue
almost solely to a few millionaire
sugar n linerits. The rush to tako
up this tanll taxation scheme is
lull proof of the ante eh ction
charge thr.l thu great sugar rcliners
contributed immense sums to secure
the election of McKinley. A small
fraction of a cent per pound would
mean vat increase iu wealth for
the lavoicl few. Kverymau, wom
an and child in the Ui.iwd States
will he a contributor to their
wealth.
Thu Capitol city is not happy.
Too much fever, malaria aud goner-
il sickness. It is charytd that
uucieaii oack-yards, alleys and
sin els a ie responsible for much of
the mil, . i. Iiluiies.s. This is a very
seasonal., c. hint to Huge no. Our
health au: nonties should Bee to it
that Ma n 1 1 . ry law are strictly en
forced. Streets, alleys and back-
yards
i-li. mid be subjected to a
! 'ining-up process. Now
genorn
is thu ti i cj lo commence the work
I.ifu in lie saved thereby.
Mr l'..i ouit will go before tho
I'mttd States senalo and claim
1 l-.lAAl
iiiiinis-ioii on grounus mat more
wa.i no scMhion of the legislature.
Yet it is common knowledge the
entire forty-nine days were spent
lighting over the senatorship by
the partially organized legislature.
It is to he ho i zed congress will not
admit the lovt ruor's appointee. Tho
statu has so long been misrepre
sented in the senate that it can for
a time afford to go partially repre
sented. II W Corbett is a solid gold
standard man and does not repre
sent the state of Oregon on that
leading issue of the day. liven
his own party, apart from a few
politician, of the Oregonian stripo
and inspiration, is substantially
for fro silver.
It is re or tul the state treat an r
is alrea ly making demands for the
money due tlie state for taxej.
Kxcept iu a few special ises this
money cannot lie paid out of the
slate treasury. That official is not
worn ing over the failure of the leg
irhtlure to ..rnii !..
The Portland Chronicle gives a
full page pi.rtrail id Senator-elect
Corbett.
We predict that John Mayers,
the in w chief of police of 1'ortland,
will make an excellent officer.