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o o (J 'WHAT GOD Ufclu.NSl'' The New York Post very cleverly .kina Senator Hannion tiis blas phemous ni'f"Ht!i' to President Mc Kin'ey "(Jotl nigiiH and the re publican party mill liven." The I'opt says in part: ' There has probably seldom been an occasion in lb" United Statee w itli wh eh Uod, il the general a i mate of h churacier and atlri bu;m be tho true one, had less to do thin with the llanna cuntebt iu Ohio. There has seldom bean an occasion in whiuh,if the general eati mate of his chancier and attribute be the true one, i lie devil Wis more active, inllueniiul and satisfied. There has vuldom been an oecuHion in which the vices and defects iu human character in which he most delights, in ire abounded and were more fruitful. Fraud, falsehood, corruption, bribery, treachery, in dill'erenee to iiublio interests, and to the character ot pulilio luen, weratho leading ugencica in the struggle. 4 Thaapcctai'lo wan altogether one which must have delighted the in fernal regions. Yet when it was over, the mi scnge which it umpired llanna to send to tlm president wac, 'Clod reignf, and tho republi can party at ill liven.' " OSLY OAK HAN 0IUIX1KI. The selection of March 23 an the date lor holding of the Populist state convention, tho name dote wah tho D.'iuocratH and silver He publicana, win practically unani mous in tho eomtuittve meeting. Tho voto waa 22 tu 1 in favor of that date, and tho i.mr votes were cant by V is U'Hen, who, besides his own vote, held three proxies. It id charged thai U'Ueii has a thorough understanding with the Hepubiicau -ialo Central commit tee and I employed ly that body as an aitent to ;oreilall, i ' possible, any union ot silver a ad reform forces The Alaska hegira in iient ot told given promise of lively times on tho Pacific slope next year. Nearly all tho pupplics will bo drawn from tho Northwest, and turphiH labor will ilock to the gold fields with tho result tint thore will be steady employment for tho'O left at homo. Tho.i, too, tho prob bility of a steady stream of gold from tho mi ilea may bo con sidered. l'lillogtan Yiti'H. Last night's meeting of thu Phllolu glan literary society brought out a goodly attendance of iiiemlicrs, and an Interesting ncsrloti was held. Ouruew prt'hiileiit, Frank 1 White sounded the gavel and the meeting came to order at 7:'J ' p iu. Max A Plumb assistant chemist In UieUofO addressed the society tak ing for Iiik si Ijict ''The Kvolulioii of Co-operation." Mr 1'luinli tlctlind eo operation ns a progress of evolution due to ni'Kiii'iiilnii, using the word "so. relation" in ilie sense in which it is Used ly Mr Herbert SpcUccr ill hid chapter on "Segregation" in bin "First Pilneiple'." There in n converse cause of segregation. If riill'crcut linitiaeted on by uniform furee aio dill'crently moved, then, evidently like uuttn wit he differently moved by mi ika foreeH. Tho nebular theoiy of the oilgln of slurs umI planets, as it in generally ao t'epled, exemplifies this converse prop osition. Km -iologio .1 illustrations, in society, nnd mercantile interests. The Hpeuker then (1a ell on cu-opcratlon, thow ing that the one could h irdly l. called a success , nor w illi it likely t) in the future, liilo the other Iihh been somewhat of a auivessi, hut Unit Its fields is growing narrower. Only the trust reiiiuiiH mid thiit trows stronger day by day. It will enntliuie to gnw till in a few ,vmm we 'hull he confront ed with thin ipif-tioti. Hiull w have co-npeiutlmi in the form of tillst owned tiy coii.liiimiiotn (f pnviit cap. Ital, ronil'iclc'l for the proiit of the tocklioldiTH, or hh'ill c Imve IihIuh triitl piMiperatioii t!irotii;li tho Kovern nieiit or I lie M:t'i"., e ii.ducicd whlitiut profit and for tint liciu-llt of nil' Walter Whiltleey vti called upon by the pn wnlei.t lonm rxtciiipoiantotis Hcliln " oil the I hlrr-colli j:l!il (li'I'lit e w lileli Iiii linmiled Ml liii iimiiiI elinrnnl. eiiMtii'ul in ii n lu-r, iinilii it n llne ot ndjecMvei that would put a Inintlii to a court Meinvrnpher. f) Arthur l IkiiiIm r I' d the nillrina'l v nml Hurry li iiohil t lit-in cNtive In a deliiito on I e iie-lioii, " !moTi d, 'l int tl.e t'lilled SImIk. hlioiild nilnpt II hVfteill i I pi "'c. 1 1 1 1 1 tl I leptoiietitlttlllll.1 A I! I il liite wiii Iniele onlmtli xlite-, Iiii' the pr.ilelil dd'ld.d III Uvor of I In- Inn ill l. IliiiMiii int. CllUtir CefHT t'A-K.-.l 11 Mc Cluiiffand MO Wi!kiiM Imve InMl tuteil a "'Ml III Hie i. :i:0 loiihty l iltUlt court agaltiHt t' V Cleav-r for tie rt overy of f 70 and Interval. ''- - 0UYA.1 Oil UAGKt Th. present secretary of the treasury, Mr Oage, ii eminently fitted to be tho iiiHtrument or the financiers in the effort to complete tha soheme commenced twenty-four yeara ago and cont nued without interruption until the present day. lie poRftsnea a sublime faith in a superiority of money over men and a supreme contempt for the rights, the interests and ooiniona of tho people at large. He knows that the gold standard waa adopted in the United State without any party ever asking f jr it; he knows that for twenty-three years after its adoption no party ever dared commend it; he knows that in tho campaign of 1890 tho party couponed o bolting duuio crata was the only party which dared to declare the gold standard a blessing; he knows that at the polls 09 per cent regihtered their opposition to a single gold standard differing only as to the means of securing bimetallism; he knows that the president, to whose party ho owes his position, sent a commis sion to Europe to beg other nttions to help us get rid of the gold stand ard. Mr (Jage knowa these fa:ta and yet in spite of that knowledge, ho is seeking to organize a money trust ir.ire dangerous not only to indus tries, but to the liberties of the peo ple, than all other trusts combined. PAlTEIt WAuEst. Tho advocates of tho protective tar ill' have ben assuring the toilers in all departments ofinduntry that tho Dingley hill waa absolutely nocesHary to save them from com petition with tho pauper labor of other countries saya the Cincin nati Enquirer. ThouHands of work injmeii votod for McKmley with die axsuranco that their wages would be increased if the Dingley bill becituo a law. The terrible noverty and destitution of the toil ers in tho old world were painted in glowing colors. One of the ro sults of the adoption of the Dingley bill is a sharp reduction of wageB in every sphere of labor. The proa pec t is that before MclCinley'a torm ot service is ended the working classes will know by actuil ex perience what pauper wages are. There is a reduction of 10 per cent ut least all along tin line, with a project of a still deeper cut. Frankness and candor ompcl us to admit that tho reduction in wagej is not wholly due to tho tariff, but is chiefly due to the disfran chisement of one of the money metals, hxperiauie is a good school master and is everywhere engaged in teaching. IX HIS MINI)." ('(ltll(! (iriiVK Mt'lltllRlT ) Sylvester Pennoyer is now run ning the DomociAlio party in Ore gon that is, in his mind and shaping a policy and platform by which he, or his dar and incor ruptible friend J II Mitchell, may bo elected to olliee. When the Democratic convention ii held, we opine the Hon Sylvester will come oil' his high perch as dictator and be forced to march as a high pri vate iu the rear rank or hire a sub stitute. The old governor's dema gogic play to the galleries h is be come etaie, very stale. C'OL'.NTY C11AK0K3. Douglas county is going out of the po r farm businc, in a man ner. It ad vertices to rent the lariu and inks hids on the same, the heo to board tho piupero, run a free ferry at tho premises and, if agreeable, purchasa tho implements machinery and itock on tho phuc Evidently Douglas county, like Lane, has gotten some experience in the matt?r of a county poor farm owned anil operated by tl.e county. (l l c.ieiperant more satisfactory to let tUli ki ping i f , these unfortunates tn some sible jwrson. rrspou- n Senator McBm'o misri'pref.nl Oregon in voting for the yd. standird. It rests with the silver peo:le to elect a legit-lauire t)t will chooso a man toiHiotralizo the McP.rido gold vote. LOVE AND ROSES. Cnantau MAM? WUtotauitte BrlMKA writ Indisputably beautiful. lx ponstwd the mre bmotj that no on qticitlont, not oven women. Whro inch beautiful woman pniwii along the itroet, oil turn to look at linr, JiiNt ai In tho morning when their pntlm lend tn nn opposite direction they turn to behold that iipot In the cant whnro the tun roso clear nnd radiant. Naturully CnuntPM Slnrlo Antoinette timl emllpM nduilreri and ralton. The tniwt cnrncM of them were the two neigh iiiim of her pnrentit, CHmlll vnn LoerlnKcn nml EriiKt von I'rlnzthul. Cnmlll v,K the must (limhlliK (illiciT that could bo liniiK Ini'd. llu win not only a fnmoui dancer unil hbrxeiuun, but Iiu talked well and (ilnycd tho pin no trllllantly. Hit oaHtle (VMM miiKiillleeiit and eupnrhly arranged. IIIK ntnlilin were woil Kupiilli-d. He had Indeed delitK, hut debt are for the moat part an ovldctico of rlohc. Ernst vnn l'rliiztlml wiih, on the contrary, quiet, but rurniwt. Doth nued for Marie Antoinette1! band, unil inch In 111" own way win Cllod with dlHtrunt and Junlotiay toward the othor. 'JliU nnccriilnty oould not continue Ion Iter. One of them niURt yield hit place If iiiurdi r or n dcuthhlow did not remove him, Lut which ouuf The parent! permit ted to tho duuithtur her free choloe. And Counter Alitolnottor Reully the had not considered whom ho would chooao. Tliu day heforo the gurrlaoii bull (before a I'd 11 Antoinette wan tuoro radiant, more Jojoim and iiioro conquoring than ever) tho two KiittorH emtio to Castle HalvurmD at the Fiimo luiimcnt, nnd nlniott attacked pimh other In tho anion. The rotult wot Hint they urgently and earnestly bepgod Countesi Antoinette to rendor ber final deulHlon. "Miiko known to n by tome token which of us Is tho fnvorrd one which of us you will nmko bnppy with your band," erled CiimlU von Locrlngon. "Yet, let ill know our fato today, for only under thlt onndltlim can wo give up the duel which the occiio of tmlny bairandored almott tin nvoldalilo. '1 ho one whnm yon reject will leave thu pcciio of combat. Will you do soy" '(Hi, you imift, Indeed," cried Emit von I'rlnzthnl, "for, Antoinette, I cannot endure longer tho torments of this uncer tainty. 1 luvo you. l)o you understand what that meniiH? It ineuns that I shall nulTur always If you do not any, 'You tha 11 llml new life with mo,' " "Well, for my port," wild Countotn An til not to, laughing, "1 will give my dvclslnn this evening. At this moment I really hnvo not tha tlmo. My bead la ao full, 't he iiiodlsto baa promised mo my ball dress nt noon nnd It la now It o'cloek. It comes direct from 1'orls, nnd I have no tiled of tho style, scarcely ot the color. Then, until this evening" "And let lis at the first glance v lilnli of us has iu hope, and which of us has to (Icupulr," said Krnst von I'rlmtbal In n IioiirMi voice, whllo his broatb came fait. "If I am the ono to whom you will give llfo nnd happiness, then wear a red ruse In your hair. - Will your Hut If It la Cavalier Inirlngen, then" "Then, of course, wear a white one," milled tho olllcer, showing his whitest of teeth. "Host a vnry commonly tn those two shades, as does wine." "So let It Iki, so lut It be," morrlly suld tho Countess Antoinette. "Hut nowudiou. I hear n rarrlago In tho court. I wager it Is the mod Into ond my ball dreta." Tho evening came. Antolnetto stood defnro her mirror In all the inognlflconce of the dress from Mine. I-enntlno of Tarla. Hie was Utldo herself with delight. In Its style, mnterlal and shading of colors tho ball drcHS was a master work of ele gance. It was of tho palest rose tint, not tho roso red that recalls the color of the hundred leafed rose, but tho shmlo that suggests cither the winter row, when fully blown, or Die tip of thodliimond petal that has almost a yellowish shimmer. In this toilet, which hnrmonlzod won derfully with her complexion, bcr eyes and brr chestnut brown hair, Antoinette waa tweet enough to klsa. There remained only thu question of tho flower for her hair. Heforo tier lay a cluster of dewy mses that the gardener had Just brought. Slio must chooxo. Sho thought of the Im portant role t ho color of brr flower must play this evening. Hut did sho think of the wooers thorn Filuf Did sho love one inoru than the other? Hie was extremely fond of both, but of which ono imrtleulurlyf That the scarcely knew, lllil the think that the hnndsiimo oflleer was a little flcklo and a little frivolous; that he wat toniewhal skeptical ns well at somewhat reckless nml somewhat eitTavngsnt! Did tho ro member that a true heart tono had sound ed In the voice of Krnst von I'rlnzthnl; Unit ho win benevolent to tho poor, nnd that on thtt very morning tho bad area tear spark lo In lilt rye? o. W ho thlnktof such doings before a hnllr Who thlnktof such thlnga tn the bllfsftilneKt of n new toilet? It was really tmposillilo to wear tho red rose w Ith tho blossom tint ot tho (Iron that shaded to softly, but tho ten rote, the heart of w hleh softly glowed Into a creamy shade, completed her toilet In the most enchanting manner. "Oh," murmured Antoinette at the fastened the rio In bcr hair, "triumph fur the cavalier! Tho prizo It his." Many years after a woman sat grieving In a rold I nek room of a groat botiso In large city, ."-ho wat sick and aufferlng nnd ngul before ber time. Khe waa a widow, although her hutluitid lived totnewhero In tho we rhl outsldo In disgrace and degrada tion. Afur bo had spent hr fortune, do cclvtd and scorned bcr, he had left hor. 1 he di si rted woninn, now sick nnd poor, turnid the luivn of a prnycr book by the felli light that n street In nip threw In the mWal.la nxm. Iter glance waa at tracted I y a dewi l lsSiM tkat Iny dry ni dust betwevu tV lravt. It was black and dry irm ui, st K hi4 eiso been beau tlfuL It was the wsk a4 ruin ot a once whlto rout. Kclinr. IrrJ Dear. line ran Mro a gun or a violin, a house urn drest coot, almost anything, In fact, Including degs. .Setter and pointers are ; fclrtd for hunting purposes, and thry can I ho hired tir Ih.i ih.v i tlm Mrn, It np tha Eolith. Newfoundlands!!! ft. Hernnrda aro hired fur wntchdegs, usually fnj the summer. Watclnlogt are hired by tare tokcrt of bulUllngs in tho cltyt l ut oftener to take to roiintry houses, where, after be ing tied up fur n day or two, they Income well enough uniuainted with their keeper to follow hlni about. New York r'nn. (J Ills War. ' I WlUluin Good It's shocking tbo way a one young men sjeiid money. Jack Duher lsn'ti V.I " Now I get ev I eryUiUig on rvdlt. liruoklyn laf. FULFILLED THE LAW. liuav was m commotion la 5cratrh Orovel, Wy., on the ruornlng Of June M, 1875. Juck Langwcrthy, a local celebrity, had killed a tenderfoot from Pennsylvania, ond there wna naturally tome curiosity, If not to soy excitement, over tho affair. The circumstance of tho case were Ilka this: Jack and tho Pennnylvonhin were hnv Ing a llttlo game of cards when tbo former noticed a alight deception on the part of bit adversary In the way of dealing him self from ono to four cards too ninny and concealing thorn In his coat slcovo. "t?lch proceedings aro entirely foreign to thu customs of this yero camp," finally remarked Lungwnrthy ond at tho sumo tlmo be tent a bullet Into the tendurfoot's bead. Tho rndo law of Scratch Gravel took cognizance of this fact, and Jack wag ar retted. A few weeks later ho was arraign ed for tho murder and pleaded guilty. Tho Judge sentenced blm to bo hang ed. Then Jack made a speech. Ho snld : "I killed tho man, I know, ond perhaps It's fair enough that I should dlo too. Leastways I don't tet up my Judgment ag'ln that of the court. Tho luwi ot Scratch Orovel should bo enforced, but ii' ntt now I'm tort of corry tho enforcement nocessnry. The deal la a bard ono, and tho worst of It all In thot tbo roughness It not ag'ln me alone oh, do, not ag'ln mo, but Sully and tho twins. "I don't care for myself Just ns soon go ns not but when I think of tho twins I tell you I can't stand It. You see, the twin are boys both boy. Tl.ey are a rat tling pair, and no mistake. I tillers reck oned on tho twin 'mounting to something In the world, but If their father Is to be banged that tottle It. What would the twins evor 'mount to then? "Now, If I could go sumo other way, It wouldn't look so bad tho twins might pull through but to bo strung up llko a oom inou thief, it would be a weight on them 'ere twlna thut 'ud keep 'em down forever. Bo you see, It ain't for myBclf that I enro, nut for mo and not for Sully to much either, although I do kinder like the old gal, but tho twins. Well, It breaks me all up to think of leaving them, it does, for a certain fact. Jedge, when will the performance take plncor" The unfortunate, man was Informed that the loth of July was the date fixed for hla execution, and that ho should nmko preparations to bo on hand at thut tlmo punctually to as nut to delay the proceed ings. "You see, Jack," said thu judge famil iarly, "wo ain't going to lie mean enough to look you up; not you it wouldn't be right not with an honorable man llko you. It aln t for any Ulxllko for you or bad fueling that wo ro going to bung you, Jack, but It a tho law, you know, thu law. Ho you'll muko It a point of honor, Juck, to be on hand when tho tlmo comes." Fur tho next week Jack staid nt home pretty much all tho time. Occasionally some of hi friends would drop In to nsk about bis health nnd tbo health of the twins. Tho slightest mention of tho lat ter would set his tonguo In motion, nnd somehow he seemed to think there were no other children In tho world worth talk ing nbont. "They'll pull wuy ahead of their old dnd In a fow yours," ho hud often suld. " Mnybo ono of 'om '11 bu an auctioneer or a bunk president and thu other n steamboat cap tain who knows? Them boyauro smart." One evening, Just a week prior to tho data fixed for bis execution, ho seated him self on a bowlder near his cabin door ond took the twins In hit arms. Tbey were little fellows and cllniUd all over hlin. One of thorn got his llttlo brown arm around tho paternal neck nnd pulled the grizzly beard with his chubby lingers. Then, looking Into tho upturned fuce, bo said sorrowfully: "There" wnsscr In your eyes, dad. Whnt'yr matter?" Jack put tho child down rather roughly, nnd remarking, at bo brushed his eyes, that It waa mighty hot that evening ho walked Into thu house. Tho 10th of July arrived. In tho morn ing, quite early, Hill Hruko, an old time friend of Juck, camo to sou him. "Seems to mo thur ought to be some way to gat out of this," rcmurked Hill. "You wouldn't altp away, would you?" "I don't want to shoot you, Hill," ho said fiercely, "but I'll do It, sure, If yuu ru pee, that Insult. Thought you know mo better than that. I'm ashamed of you!" "Hut you dun't understand mel" ex claimed Hill excitedly. "Listen I Tho Jedgo sentenced you to be bunged tbo lutb of July, but he forgot to name the yearl Thu 10th of July ten years from now will do, or longer. l!o only snld tho 10th ot July!" "Hut be meant today," saldtJuck, trem bling In every limb. "Hut bo didn't lay It. You may suit your own convenience about tho year, Juck. For your own sake, and for tho sake of the twins, skip!" There wu much disappointment that afternoon among tho citizen of Scratch Gravel when It wu discovered that Jack wbi gone Search was modo of his cabin, but there were no slgnt of Sully, Jack or the twin. They were gone for good. And now como the ttrangost part of tho story. Tho lUth of July llvo years later a gray old mnn. bent nearly double, thruat bis shudowy form Into tho presence of the chief magistrate of Scratch Gravel and demnnded a heqrlng. "I am Juck Lnngworthy," ho said, "nnd I have coniu Nek, according to my prom ise, to bo banged. You too, the twlna nro dead both dead and Sully, she's gono to run owuy with another man, nnd now I've come bark to meet tho requirements ot the law. There hat been some delay, I'll admit, but I was bound to come back somo time, and hero 1 nm." Tho laws and customs of Scratch Gravel bad changed toiuowhut since Juck depart ed the place five yenr before, nnd nt the nffitlr In which he was Interested was no longer a sensation of tho day bo win sim ply told to leave tha town ot soon us pos sible, lie wont at once, and when lust seen allvo ho wna tramping slowly out of town, with Ida fnco toward tho tcttlng un. A llttlo Inter In tho year, when tho bashes began to shed their leave nnd tho Vine that tumbled over the gray rock were touched with frost, tho fkshlosa frame of a man was found suspended from a rock orxr n deep ravine. It was Juck Uingworlhy falling to llnd un rxecn- miuer nuvn ue waiiicu one, no nnd lama tha iiintius ini.i hi. nn i..n.t t. , hlinsolf. Exchange. , ! , . . .7 7 7 m nm i rairiu juiuiiu ccmeiery inero II ,i,i,.i,. i. I!,.. I,u,t,nn -. , , imaU tombstone crectul over o child 'rltl,1"n' Mr '"""'"It "Verbis grve, seemingly by ft parents, which "M'"" " If I am Hot bear this most singular Inscription: "A)"'istaken, you are chewing gum.' little wnaxon faced baby, hea4 oo big for -Ye., I am," but 11 I nm not ml-taken lit body; two grcm, ttnr ng ryu seeming , i . , ,, to wonder why IMvo. bornTSolouloS yu are Chewing tobacco." That et. City (Kau.) Tribune tV, It. Rlgler was tn no position to iitvvmtKVimttf&isi swaiiiiss.stv n i mmm BATl'llDA V JANL'IiitV iii Look a littl like winter had at la-t arrived. Kuv It C Brooks ha returned from IJeweliyu. The Standard Oil Co received a car of oil today. J P Birger, the Coburg farmer, l In the city today. Wils Owen, of Monroe, was doiDg business in Eugene today. N E KegK, of McMinnville, I regis tered at the Hotel Eugene. V fi ChriBtuaii, the Cottage Grove merchant, was In Eugene today. Hoa John Kelsay's estate, of Cor vallls, amounts to practically nothing. Mra J E Noland returned to ber home at Creswell on today's 2:04 local. Joh U Woodruff, owner of the Champion mine, Bohemia, Is la the ilty. Tin- "mien-air" circus organization, consisting of a man, a woman and two dog:!, went to points nor Ui this morn ing. Father W A Daly went to Monroe today to liold religious services to morrow. T E Walton, of the Corner Drug Store, returned today from a short trip to Halsey. Mrs Ve!ey .Shannon and M! Settletneier went to Woodburn on today'a 10:50 local. Rev T B Ford, presiding elder of this M E district, went south today iu tiie intercuts of his church. W W Haines arrived home todas from one of bis regular trips north I ilie interest of bio taouery. Joseph E McKenua has been eon firmed us a justice of the supreme court of the Uuited Stales, WeatheriijH'-'r Pague struck it for once. Oi'CHftiiiui.i (lakes of snow have bee'i ace a today, as predicted. Secretary Kincaid came up thl tifteriioiin to uiake lila usual over Sunday visit with his family, John Hand-uker, of the Eugene Divinity School, will preach in the Corvalli Christian church tomorrow Miss Leila Haye-i leaves tomorrow fir Monmouth, to be in attendance at the bedside of her brother-in-law Pierce Chambers, who Is quite 111 Dr ai A I Davis; of Corvallla, wa an arrival on today's 2:04 local and will spend Sunday with his mother, who is q ilte ill. Cottage Ornve Lender; Misa Katie Hunk, of Loraue, left the Oreve Wednesday morning for Eugene, win re she ill attend the U of O. Dean E C Sanderson, O 8 O Hum bert, E M Pat'erson and Juo Hand ai cr went to points north today to conduct religious service tomorrow Eugene Mongolians celebrated their new year last night with firecrackers, Chinese g;u, etc There are fewer Chluamen Id Eugene than for yeara. Prof and Mis E B McElroy have gene to Kulem In response to a tele gram announcing the death of Mrs Mi EIroy's father, Themas McFadden The new rate to Dyea and fSkagway which goes into t fleet at ence, is: First claia, f j(; second clsss, 3 j. The rate on freight is advanced from f lOto f 15. Albany Herald: Mr J Modi, or this city, and Mrs Sarah Cautrell were united in marring at Elmlra, Lane county, ou the 20th inst. The groom is aged 73 and the bride 6.V Commissioners Call l-m nnd Bailey returned this morning from a trip up the Coast Pork above Colt ige Orov, where they went to view the location of two propo-ed new bridges, Albany Democrat: Secretary of State Kiucaid la having some fun with the couuty court of Marlon county, but that court is med to it, and the seere tary as well hn bad cxuerl ore. Today's Salem Statesman: B O Shucking, the hop buyer, left for Ban rranclsco last night. He will leave f i N w York In a few days, where be will ai unit charge of his company's ofTlce, Thursday's Baker City Republican: Hank E Owens, of Eugene, arrived In Baker CI v on the noon train today, He is on hi way to Burns, where be will niualn during the rest of the win r. The Newbtrg Graphlo says that E D El wood ha sold his Jewelry store to a gentleman from South Dakota, and will leave in February for Eugene, wh re he inu'f mplatut going Into bu-inei'. Big efforts are being maJe to hay the Astoria road finished by March 1, h there Is a large amount of freight that it Is desired to takeover It by that time. Mr Hammond, of the road, Is expected In Albany In a few weeks to look over the ground preparatory to the extension of the CAE road. hrnni thu Portland Lantern: It Is said that a bright young girl of the western t.Hrt f the city who was a tilioll nt ll.u r"r" at ine pupil at the high school when Mr Biler w-is principal of that Institution, on one ocea Ion answered the principal "' t she escaped further ' dispute the Imputation. FltlDA JANt'ATy'ill W H Piol returned to Portland to. day. A J Sherman of Pasco, Wath, B the city. J E Wither returned from Drain tbla forenoon. R H Copple went to Cottage Grove this afternoon. Dr B F Kuell, of Thurston, was in Eugene today The tax levy of Josephine oounty It 27 mills. Wbewl T D Lintou made Junction City a brief visit today. W D Fenton has returned to hi borne at Portland. Miss Dell Brutnley returned from Salem this afternoon. Uncle Johnny Diamond, of Coburg, waa iu Eugene today. Uncle Billy Wright left for northern points this forenoon. Mrs Allie Eastbam has returned from a weeks' visit at Salem. Fred Bean of Seaton, arrived here from Salem and Portland teday. Miss Kate Baxter is quite 111 la this city and ber life la despaired of. Geo S Coe, traveling salesman for the Paclflo Paper Co of fortiaud, Ism the city. P E Snodgrasi of the First National bank, returned borne ou todays 2:04 local. Judge Daly aud wife left for their liome at Dallas on tbla morning's early train. Judge W (J Hale returned from Jacksonville on this mornings over land tralu. Today or tomorrow Is Chinese New Year. The Mongolians considering the matter. J Behrman, manager of the Black Hutte mines, went t Cottage Urov this afternoon. Mr aud Mrs H II Schwerln.' have been spending the week: with his par ents at Walterville. Mrs F L Chamber was able to te down town today, her many frieudi will be pleased to learu. Mrs Wm 8 Gilbert aed Mrs M D Davidson went to Philomath todsy to attend the funeral of Auut Ritta Mason. Mack Watklns, who is employed in the auditor's offloe of the OK4.N Co, Portland, bai received a raise of wages, now receiving $50 per month. Arthur Patterson, a native of Great Britain, bas filed hla Intention of he- aiming a oitizen of the United State, In the county court of Lai e county. Judge Fullertnn left for Corvallls on '.be local train thin forenoon, where he will hold an adjourned term of the Bentou oounty olreuit court this after noon. A marriage license baa lieen granted by the couuty clerk to John Franklin Montgomery, 21 years, and i aude b Tripp, 15 year. Content or young lady's psreuts filed The report of the city treasurer of Independence for 1897 shows that the receipt for that year amounted to $205(1, and that city warrants to the amount of $2155 were cancelled. A bold at le opt wusmade yesterday afternoon at 3o'elckto rob the East Portland bank. The robber got no money, but escaped unscatneo, al though iliot at by the cashier. Thete Is conalderable activity in the hop market In Independence, and several carload lots have recently been shipped from there. Tbey have been consigned at an advance of fretii 6 te 9 cents a pouud. Eugene Journal: A Eugene man wrote to the seed department at Wash ington for some tobacco eetd. ti wrote trie secretary that be wanted Battle Ax, but that bla second choice was Climax, and If thete were out to send him Star. Wilbur Cornell, well known In Ore gon, writes to hla brother In Portland that he does not think half b. s been told f the Klondike riches. He also aya that John Bingelton, of Salem, took up a claim and seld one-half in terest for $28,000. Independence Wvat Side: Stuart B B ti7 bis1 Hanna. the gentleman represent! the circulating library was here tnl week and spont oue day quite Indus -r triously trying to finish out tbellst ot names of the club to secure the lame- m lee library, but failed. The ease er hooks, whlob bad arrived here was taken to McMinnville Thursday. About the first of May, Mr Hanna will leturu and make another effort. He lacked only a few names. Dnln Watchman: M Ben D Bos well has gone to San Francisco to Iiend the winter, aa la ber custom. Capt Roswell will follow In a tew weeks. They will both return eariy in the prlng, however, to arrange lor an exacted busy summer at the cele brated Boswell spring. Brownsville Times: Mr Ed Pengra ho has bad charge "of the 8 P rail ad company' buslues In this city for over a year, will prooaeiy go . iir.in nait emit, where be w ill take charge of the company'a etatlotfjal that place. O