f f'iugcne City Guard A IUKDAY hi:PTEMIU:il4. ALASKA. No.v that public interest it aAukorud in regard to Alanki by ru mmi of tlio recent gold discover iit on Yukon tributaries the fol low ing information Iroiu llm recent ly it-Hucd 1' lifted Stitea census re j iirt may prsvo interesting: It extends .',200 miles from east i. went, as fur a from Now York to Oregon and tlio eantjrn limit of in territory U -est of the last j mud hlatf. It is aH far from 1 1' northern to the southern limit o' tlii-t cjl wins a4 from Maine to ' oridii.or more thun 1,100 iriles. J hu lio.OOO m les of coast line, c- icugli to belt tlio globe, and two furl a half times more than all the ji-Ht of the United States. Ii' Ahihka le reckon id as an in 1' cral part of tho Union, the na 1 mini center of urea is not found j-i Kuiihuh, as often stated, but fir to' In the I'uuifio ocean. A report from Mexico has it that (lie government has formed a plan v nidi will practically prevent the t x oi tation of gold from that coun liy. Tho plan proposo to collect 1 gold, and at the same time MI'mt freedom to foreigners and l.irs to continue their mining, i- ntution revenuo officers along I ii borders when bullion is com I mily exported with instructions 1 buy all gold in sight, paying 1 ne price running on this sido of 1 mi line. Thus the miners will 1. ive an output, though it does not ro.-i tho lino. It is understood that t is quid is destined for the national 1 n u-ury and that tho government )r.s figured that it can buy gold )"oie easily than it can sond abroad i. nd buy it in depreciated silver. An estimate of tho European v In at crop bIiows that it is from :.. .100,000 to 1,000,000 bmholu Bhort During 1S'.i;-91-03 tho crop on t ii it continent averagoJ l.oOO.OOO,' ('Oi) bushels. Jn 1SU1, the famino ar, only lJOO.OOO.OOO bushels m th produced, and from prosont iidi'ationB the shortage will be i vcii greater this year. This is not t in vorst, however. Kuropo usuil K r.iines as mu.'h ryo as wheat, V iii-his the bread grain of the i.i i.-n. This year tho rye crop is 1 ot little over half of tho averago 'J he potato crop is almost as poor t io being a sliortngo of uearly l.iilliou btiHhelti. With 7,000,000 tonsof ore in sifeht t e Tread well mine, on Douglas i land, Alaska, is soon to liavo the ) ri t Htimp mill in Iho worl i I jib been decided to doublo the 1 1. oily of the plant, making the eiuher of stamps ."00. Tho neit ) I'nest mill in si.o, locato 1 in South y iru'a, has 2SQ stamps, The 'j ir.idwtll will mi no its product at i. fust of tl a ton, and will produce 8. I -",000 a month. Tlio weather lias cleared off in U lemlid time for tho hop industry JUius have not damaged the hops t any appreciable ex'ent, in fact it 1 is been an udvantago in laying i ut about tho yards and eleanirg i .e vines. Husy times will ba eeen i i hop yards during tho coming t:.no w eeks. Eugene has two public buildings i i course of construction that v uld bo a credit to any eounuu- ) i'y. Kather singul ir, too, both no lieing built under the auspices i the same society. Wo refer to t i.i Divinity school building and tue church that are being built by l.u Christian Church. CHABITr OH bl'SUEHa. The publio would like to know whether or not the furnishing of a residence to Dr Chipman by the state is an act of charity or for a monetary consideration. The state is already paying him 1.3500 a year of nine month work, (t would seem that out of that mu nificent allowance he should be ablo to pay for a residen ce and not become a charge on the b)uniy of tho sta'.e. In this connection it might be well U irnjuiie why the K?gents have Keen fit to provide for moving the valuable library from a brick fireproof building to a wooden building, and that, too, outside the rcacU o fire protection, and a con siderable distince from the Univer sity build ngs where the library is needed. Has such action been taken because Dr Chapman will oc cupy tho upper story of the build ing, into which the library is to bo moved, as a residence? Is that library for the benefit of Dr Chap man or the University? Tho no quarters assigned it would con vince any reasoning man that it is almost exclusively for Dr Chap man's use. This is carrying .the Dr Chapman private snap to the fullest limit. A MAD EMFFUOU. The German! are a level headed sensible people, and we cannot understand how they tolerate the crazy talk of their young emperor. Hi i latest break, at a binquot at Coblentz is reported as follows: "My grandfather went forth fnm Coblentz to mount the throne as the chosen instrument of the Lord, and as such he regarded himself. For all of us, more especially for us princes, he raised the throne onco more on high, crowning it with bright rays of treasure. May we ever preserve it in its sublimity and holiness." Senator MoUride ond Congress Hi tn Tongue should not worry be c.i use of tho small army of office erkcrs Unit besiege them. Thoy L ive tho reputation of being some V :mt ol tho office seeking order t hemsel vis. There is no law prohibiting w I. eat from being mado into Hour. That's why wheat is up. There is a i.iw prohibiting silver from being Coined into money. That's why ei'ver is dow n. From the New York Mail and Express.: Aluminum which cost fJ2 a pound in 1S5G and 12 in l8ii now sells with a fair profit at 0 cents a pound. I.art week was a cold rainy one ii. England and on the continent, This bad weather may rei.der our products still more valuable. Alter a rain like the one we are having the weather in the Oregon mountains is ideal. Cool morningB evenings and nights, and clear, suusiiiny days. Then too the doer begin to move from the summits for thoir winter quitters in tne val leys. The trout hi to much belter than during the warmer days of summer. Afternoon IUceptlou. Tlils afternoon, at the resldeiice of her parents on East Eleventh street, Miss Ia'Iir Uoldstulth tendered a re ception lu honor of her cousins the Misnes Itugltiaaud Ida Meyerstvlu, of Huu Francisco. With her grace and clitirmniK manner as hostess Miss tluklsniltli provided hi a lavish man ner for the comfort aud entertainment of her guests. The afternoon passed lu the usual rapid manner, aud as a soe.al event was oue of marked Im portance. It was a happy ooturio Euyi'iio's society women gathered to welcome lu their midst for a time the guests of honor. A Mower guessing game served to eutertaln the crowd for a time, anil nt its termination a prize was given. The Misses Aliuee Duun, (Iruee Wold, Mertle Auten aud Ida Uoldsmllli assisted lu serving the dainty lunch which was served. The Invited guests were: Mesilames J Ooldsinith, II Thompsou, Albert Uaylord, D Llun, W Kdrls, I) Uuk, 1' KatiiTuian, Louis Hosteln, Kay IV I.auo; MUwes Cal Colemae, 81'arile, liarbara aud Henrietta I.auer, Carrie, Theiesa and Rosalie Friendly, lienetta anil Htella Pitt Dorrts, Itlauehe .Siraluht, Ada Hendricks, Eunice Yorau, Ji.wsle Gllstrap, Sadie. Jiauui., Kdythe Uoffmau, Lou lteiishaw, Maudo WUklus, Mattle Smith, Mar garet Klusey, Mae Huft, Maggie Croner, Lotta Jcuuson, Floy Watklus Edna and Alniee Dunn, Etta East- land, Mae liovvy, ElsaSchwarisehlld, Carrie Hall, Dee, Nannie aud Dollle Atikeny, Gr Wold, Mertle Anten, Ida aud Leu a Qoldsmltb. A DOLT THE COURT HOUSE. A Pioneer Gives Some Bailout Points oo Tbe ycatlon t'ontroverif. Ei. (JUAhD:-U apeais from sev eral communications In your pair, that the facts alx ut the location of the publio square, are not very well known to Die eople, at least some people. Many persons have not had the oppor tunity or the inclination to search the records to And the true conditions and history of the location of the public square. Thereaiea few pioneers living in Eugene, who were here before I lie town was located or named, who know the correct history of Its location and sur vey. The writer of this short later, many years ago, hud o cation, olllcl- ally, to Investigate the matter thor oubly, not only from (he records of the county, but from the living wit nesses who unlisted In surveying the town and locating the public square. A shoi t history may be of some ben efit to lve Information to the people In rcfriience to the public square, which seems to be the subject of discussion. Eugene F. Skinner, donated to Lane county forty acres of laud, north of the center of 8th street, and t'harnel Mulligan donated forty acres of lar.d to Lane county, s uitli of the center of 8th street. This laud was to be platted Into town lot by thecouuty and sold, for the purpose of aiding the couuty to erect a court house. The deeds fioiu Skinner aud Mulligan were uncon ditional aud conveyed forever the fe simple to Lauo county, and its assigns. So that the heirs of ilther Skluuer or Mulligan were forever barred from claiming or asserting legally, any title to the taid land donated. Before the public square was located the laud donated by Skim er and Mul llau wan mrveyed aud laid out Into lots and blocks, streets aud alleys, and platted, aud the streets aud alleys ded Icaled as public highways. The streets were numbered aud named, those run ning east aud west be ng numbered, and those ruuulng north aud south named. Many of the lots lu the blocks, upon which the publio square was located, bad been sold by the couuty, to differ ent p rsous. Oak street and Eighth street, which run at right angles through the publio square were platted and dedicated by the couuty some time before the publio square was lo cated. The l.'ouuty Court llrot selected as a puulto square the block south of Oth street nd between Oak aud Will amette street. There was some con tentious over the location, and they then selected tho present square by taking a part of four blocks. They then dedicated a street one hundred feet wide, arouud this square, aud lo cated the eourt houso site lu the eeutte of Oak and 8th streets, which crosses lu the centre of tho square. The com.- ty court did uot then or at auy time take any steps to vacate the t wo streets Oak and 8th, which ran through tlio publio square. Those two streets wero public highways, aud the public, by reason of the dedication of tin in by the county acquired the right of easement. the right to use them for public high ways. In this condition tlio couuty court erected the court house on these two streets lu the centre of the publio square. The eoui.ty hud some time before given the use of this ground to the public, for a p it. lie highway, and c mid not legally occupy or incumber It, without Urn I having these streeta vacatul . This they did not do; and could not Icgnlly Incumber these streets with the court house auy more than any farmer can incumber the publio' real by buildiuir his fences across It. These streets ate publio Highways now, and have been ever sluoe they were dedicated by the eoun ty in 1S53. So any one can ee the couuty eourt has no rUht, authority or power to erect a eourt house on these two streets, until they are vacated hj the pnqer authority. Hence ou a pctitiou of many 1 1 i xons of Eugene and Lane county, and after thorough investigation the coun ty court made ati order to move tho court house out of tho streets and place it where It now stands. But this letter is iriowlng too long, and by your kiuduess will be llulshed next week. W FABMKK S DltKAM TKl'K. 'j 1 1.1,1k Six Kit Wheat, lue riracn dike, 1 Their Condition Today. Tim Euireiie Mill & Elevator Co., Is again paying 75 cents l'l'r bushel, net, for wheat toduy. Uiive neiore m - son has the price readied mis ihb" stage, t'io other lime i olng to ,s eeuis, but there ere few sellers then, as the price climbed to that point m steadily and firmly, that iW-ceiit wheat bad seemed J-i-t in reach. This Ii u cuu-e f"r general rejoicing over the entire coiiinioiiwca.in, the price the farmers have been dream ing of for live years is now ineirs. .I.i Obi Warrant. This morning as Mis M A ruder wood w looking through a Ux con taining M-ine old papers she came r cross a wanunt drawn June 22, 1WJ!, by the recorder of Eugene City, In the sum of i in favor of her husband. J Ii Underwood, now deceased. If In terest wiis to be allowed on Mie same to date It would amount to about frlOO. She took the same to the pre eiit re corder, Ii F Dorrls and the same will doubtli ss soon Le paid. The warrant was written ou a piece if f.iolscap pa per ttiid the wording is as follows: "$0,00. City of Eugene, June 22, lyjJ. To the Treasurer of said City Sir: Pay to J li Underwood or learer, tlio sum of Twenty live dollars, for Is-diling for calaboos. So, 19. A. A Skinsku. lUco'der." Speeial sale of Monuments I have In my show r-K-in be sides iny utu'd stock the I.. " AchVoiis'.ock of .Mo. uinen -andOrav.-stoiies ao.l am oiler log them at prices At which they ore sure "to be sold out quick. If VoU lord ll lliolll.lliel.t cull ,-urlv while I'.er.' i l:'r'; i, i.. I from, and u can s.eju-t what you are pig. AH worn strictly hitfli i;r:"l" buv- KinrMlilcvd Shop ' corntr f l J,h IV. W. MARTIN. A SAFE MAN. Hampton Bros.., (Salem Journal.) Secretary of Ktate Kiucaid went to Eugene us usual to spend Sunday. His department is crowded with claim ants for state warrants, as under the supreme court decision he Is armed with almost dictatorial powers. It is hard to Imagine what would Is? done If he was an unscrupulous or dishou'st man as the nower to issue or not to Issue warrants for $l,' 00,0o0 is abso lutely vested la his olilee. Mr Kiu caid said before leaving that he should Insist that a claim must come deadly within t' courts decision and have a si cclflo legislative siuctlou before he would audit or issue a warrant. Oats Wanted. Iiiquheof Ax Billy. 11 lj (lutnl, September I Smoke Hocsk IIurnkd. Floyd Yaiigliao'ttsxtoke house, In the south' western portktu of the city was de etroyed tiy lira this morning at 12:15 o'clock. The building was 12 by 16 feet aud 12 feet high, aud In It was a lot of preserved fi ult, beans, etc, and the loss will amount to full flSO with no lusuranc. Only by bard work of Mr Vaughau and two neighbors, the Messrs Aya, was his residence saved. It was undoubtedly the work of au Incviidltu-y as no Are bad been in the smoke house for some lime and not even a llht yesterday. Mr Vaughau Is a hard working mail aud the loss fall heavily upon lilm at this time. Wivth.-A miM-rtiit girl or wi man for geueral lioui-nf ork Mjw L HlLVKl'. aim l th; u wk, Wr (Vjdvv Whra wu CliU l, mh ir.l for Ou(or ft. Whrt n bxrftni Ilia, ah rlunc i OMt.xia k0 ftlM hJ CtUill, ah fr Utwm V'Mtorlft. e Drain State Normal School. The Normal begins iu fall term Sept 13th. Excellent faculty. Lecture studies. Seulor year highly profes slonal aud perfect traiulng department of eight grades and 150 students. The new style catalogue aud guide book sent free. Address Loi is Hakkk, president, Drain, Oregou, ClTKD T Art'KAH. The Southern l'aclflo It U Couipauy has been cited to appear next Saturday, Sept. 4. at the oouit house In Albany, to show cause why the aKsessment of that road for Llnu county should bot be raised It is now J.iji 0 for each of the o5.75 miles lu the county. Makrikh. On Wednesday, Sept 1st, 18D7, lu this city, Noah ciirlstner and Emma A Schlomberg, Uith of l.ne county were united In marriage, ltoliert lslle, pastor of the Baptist church, oill. latiiig. Cahiv Hkikivki. We have re ceived the cards of the liten-Veazle mairiage that was celebrated at Dal las, Oreg n, August 3'r.t. They will. teathomein Eugene alter .S'plemb. r 14, 1S97. liucklen's Arn"a salve. The best salve In the world for cuts bruises, sores, ulcers, suit rheum, lever soles, tetter, chapped hands, chilLlains, curns, and all skin eruptions, and positively cures piles, or no pay re quired It Is guaranteed to give per- feo t patlsfacllon or money refunded Price 25 cents per box. For sale by HfcNDKKsoN & Linn. Letter List. Sept 2. J J Cleland, J W Hunt, C F Kretchner, Mrs II C I.i beiiow MrsHMciiee. Mrs Partio, Mrs Mary E Shear John Tow iiiend, Austin Wood. A ehuru'.. uf ent. (vnt will Ih iinel.. on nil teller lia. li mil . I iTlhh eilllillK lur lelUT will I'lenv ;n'c rtlii'ti iiivi.:(is.... Johns. Mi I'm'kk, Act I' M To the l'ublic. During the year 1SH7-!'S tlio I'niver spy of i l.egoii will conduct a special tenth gradt clas fi.r the benefit o studciitf already enrolled. Other stu deuts who have completed the Ninth grade uiay be attributed to this class upon presenting their credentials. J. J. Walton, Sec. of Itegeiits. bnily liusnl, SepieinU-r 2. r.llllKI) AT Nkw Dknvkk. Dow Hull' returned on the 2:01 local train today from .'ew Denver, It C, whither he had gone to look after the property of his brother Andrew, who died there recently. Ho said to a Oi'AKD re porter that Andrew was buried with high honors by his many friends there who informed him they would soon erect a line monument to his memory. The teli grain sent from here to hold the remains for intcrmer.t at E igene did tu t rea h there until after the burial, as it had to be taken horseback from Sandon the nearest telegraph oftlcc. He had flUO in one of the banks, about j(10 ou his person, two good watches and owns a half Interest In a mine at Kosthud. The remains will likely be left there for the pres- ent. Dow spe.iks In high praise of the kiiiduessshowu him while there audi ror the deep Interest taken iu the af falrsof his lately deceased brother. lllrliiiard, So'temt.cr . Hot' Contracts. An Oregon City dispatch today says: The A J Lu e Hop Company of Oneida, N Y., todav filed here five contracts, executed last February, for salts ot hops as follows: Jay Baker, Sherwood, 5000 pounds, 1SU7-P8-0O; E O Jones, UHHi pounds. 1S07; Matthew & Wilson, 6000 pounds andJ E McCounel , 5000 iiuiids all for U cents a pound, 4 cents a pound to be advanced for picking. John Nord- hausen, of Aurora, contracted 7500 pounds of tnls yeai's hops at 10 cents, tent to tie advanced. 85 Ms.. Tliur-t .ii Vm. Aug. 31. M V 11. es thinks his pi lines will he 1.. nick for shinning I'V the v, ... I I time lie ca i handle them. K 1 Whipple was up this week look ing for prime to ship. ' Mrs II !' Kussell will rilinu from I! .lknaii Smiiics hmui. Her aim Is no better. Prof J).ily's hou-e w s burned last Tuesday night. It took lire while l e was ut a neighbor's house. He left a lamo burning and the supposition Is that Hie lanil) exploded. He saved his overcoat and violin. n V Dnilev. uii Inmate of the C .uiity home, died last Fiidy. James Seever wlil take his prunes to ;. Welder s dryer l.ugene. Alex Oray will have a Hue crop of tomatoes. Misses Maggie, Mae, Alice and CJus sle lUtdwiii and Cyrus Whipple re turned to Eugene, whe'e H ey le-hle. They were lure to help handle the prune crop. The ltees Uroi aud Downey, of Mis sour), have sold their apple crop on the trees for fourteen thousand dollars, to a New York firm. How glad the fruit growers would bo to dispo e of their fruit that way iu Oregon. Miss Ilosa Hees expects io m ike a visit to Heddiug. Cal., soon. ti W Milam and family will move to Pleasant Hill in th. near future. IVirv Edmistou was able to maza a trip to Eugene hist week. Con. Oregon's Greatest Fair. ( an be attended for one fare for the round trip from ai-y point on tlio lines of the Southern Paeille In Oregon. The fair opens on September .'10, and- closes October S. Nine days, fcvtry day will be the best Fraternal order dny, October 2, Oregon press day, October 4, pioneer and baibecue day, October 5, Salem day, October 5, school day, October 7. free for all race last davlOitobir S. School day, Oct" ber 7, ihll. hen under 12 yeais of age free. School children over 1'.' years of age, tell cents. After harvest you w . l want a rest. so come to the state fair and enjoy yourself. One tare for round trip. Popular tu'missioii of 25 cents. Free L'se ol (iraiu !ajfJ We have on hand a good supply of grain bas, which we will loan to par lies wisiutiL' io nam w licai to our mills. We arc in a posit io i to buy wheat at all times, and will pay tue highest market price. Si'iiiMinKi.n FroritiNti Mills. For Dry Goods, Clothing Gent's Furnishings and Cannkiiv ;iiLNMM.i. Wo are iu lorineii tne i iorence salmon e.innery commenced ruuuing the first of the week. The run of salmon is said to lie light yet. Hot Tomale Tee. In north room of Auten's cigar store, opposite llollinau House. Will H'tve at all hours, hot; Tomalcs, Ham and E.'gs. Meats. Vegetables. Chicken and Game. Oysters, Etc Etc Ccllee, Chocolate, and Tea. Meals from ft cents up. ikcmember the place. Satisfaction guarantied WhilcCooks. TEEGARDEN. One pair of 1. lies' heavy or light shoes. Just the thing for hop picking. All for... For n da noN EiNisiiKi). The cut stone foundat on for the new Christian cliur. li Is finished, nr. I lumber Is being rapidly hauled iu preparatory to going ahead with the firm wo k of the bulldiug. .85c. Men's Summer She's 60C- Just received over 2000 pairs of shoes and we mustmake room fortheen. New Store New Goods... It will pay you to call at Plato'sDeoart ment Store Wilton Block.) And see the Imruains In D.y Goods Agate Ware, Ola Hardware and Hu are. Also 5c, 7c and 10c Counters. Wanted fop Cash. DEER SKINS, SHEEP PELTS and HIDES AND FURS Eugene, Oregon; TURKS vs GREEKS. 1 want to say that I am not so much interested In the wfii, of the Greeks and Turks as I am In the matter i f iufurmicr people of this vicinity that I have added a line of BOOTS AND SHOES. GENTS FURNISHINGGCC: Ladles and Gents Straw Hats, Hosiery, Thread, Needles and l'ins, Notions, Kit-., Which are marked at prices that make sales Call and be convinced that this is not idle talk. Highest market price paid for produce- W.W.GHESSrnAtl,-Springfield,! .SPRING HAS ARRIVED... o BUY NOW o Lawn Mowers snd Garden Hose, Garden Tools and Spray Pumps, Screen Dorrs and Srrsa I Lgest Assortment ,n owest Prices-at S. L. LONG'S. Hardware Tinware and Granite Ware. 1ST' E3ILY t ry Hi titu.i lui'ini uls in ri:ti- r U mt lT"ln l r. lu-l i: e i,. u,. InitucHim kikmI. h.. .H,iU, Mlsfc t .1 tt ItlV iiu-lr,-.. Will, v and li lvi.i' in.' t- I, 1 V OV ALL KINns 1 i. i 111 r.i.h. 'oh, it,, ..I .iiinv .o i-.' t iiul, mi. I ur l in ii'.. on Kt! '''I I'l.ltMllivK Belknap Bot fedieal m Situated 60 miles east ol . Eugene on the Mckenzie River. Nuliiml tempi rslnre INK Fahr. .sii niii, MnlirftUMl, Electric, Hot mill l olil lltl A FINE SWIMMING RINK. raws Rhi.mtl"? ami I.Ivit m..i"!-1 AgiU', l,rlvtefni" Fine Hunting and Fishinn in the Vicinity A Fine Camping Ground, Troll lunli-il and iupplUd with Water by yw from a pure mountain atreuui. . . Staqei leave Holm In Eugene Mondays, Wedneidayi and Fridays. niuiinny un aucrnaie oayi. ror lormi ana iniormauon auur: rs- Mm Proo'. or C M Hill. M8r, Belknap Springsj This is the Season to . . ...Buy Lawn Mowers, Scythes and Snatlies, Hand Sickles, harden Hoes, Garden Hose, Wire Cloth and Screen Doors, GRIFFIN HARDWARE Toil will aet the BestGacis for the least W COM? MANHOOD RESTORED mn. V.ran..'iin. .11 ArmitM. liMS of Iv,tcr. rvf' euaranteto to cure all nerroaa dicaK, s M,booi Krain Powrr, Headache, Wakelulne r'lfnl cither aez, caused by over-exertion, iKoacco, opium or stimulants, wt Inannity. Can be carried in Te tireiiaid. Ciivulnr Krms. Hold f Manufactured by the Peau Medicine . ; "s.MiJt IrugCo.ldialribtttiD(agenU. Ttira a . a Unburn Sc Del sno, At' of I ur,,f all.lr.i l; dicine OvW-l,ria,r' LOUIS A. ROSTEIN . lr nh and IVr! si, , y;,. ,,, ,,,, s,, ' I O. Ikix J. .'. ' COnNER DRUG STORE. VINCENT & WALTON. Puds. ' Successov to V. Hemenwaj. Dtalerl In . . . Tngs, liedcines, Cncnucles, rfames. Farcy ard Tilat ArUcles wjcEgss, Conbs. Erndics &zi a Ccscleta Una of Crag Sundris. Slh and WillaneHa Sit Eujene. Or W TtRSJS STRlCUY CASH. Look tfere & Bring Skirs la ttr pay vou 4 to : , j? Now don't feggH rare Da .a - , tm 1 Hine5