uixTANi COUNTY
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Urll giallled Mlun li I-
mull
l-r.iii: Mowr.
Z iwrf'rf ,Uk,?
L lri..g Binder.
!hr.f iu t--! 'rl"d f"r""r
lV,.!i,. v'' aiadtaf good stuff,
Jllleiu at L i"""'1"'
Winders p' IBS highest market
forcbUlem bark.
IfOftOdlM HM "eeil esiHiin nco m
r .... mualV. OfMOtt. with
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job.iMiHl''a"1 ptuiusl. r
Kin i- "Oronk" praneri at
Griflltt Hardware Co.
jOOOJ pounds ol ONOn Grape Hoot
.n'lsdel 8 H Fkikni.lv H.
Cfttcent Bicycles tstylleh and stout.
F L Chamukrs, An..
rL. Chambers will trade yoti a new
tUfor your old one.
.,, gummed and repaired at Eu
Miiw Works, Ninth ateert, Kugei.e.
r0B :ale-200 head of Angora
p, Inquire at 0 M Young's meat
Wanted Six car loads of ehittem
krk and gnp root by W Sanders.
H Friendly will pay l'ie lilght -t
ptrket price for Orkiion Orate
Boot. 8 11 v
ORtuoN GKAl'K KKT Persons liav
Ioiwne will do well to call on tue.
m r t. ..
n n r 1. i i i a
jbe J W Kays Furniture Co, Is
!,.: i its sooth aliow window eu
lirpoto Uer display good.
Foe Bale. Two horses, a buggy
tod bines. Inquire at Kugene Feed
Yin), Willamette street.
Pruning knives, hand pruners, long
icJ taort lianule pruners, pruning
. i .i . - ; .ml i . .
r luu neuge suears, at viruuiu
H.jwre Co'a.
If you want a go.)d buggy or hack
Ihit his stood the lest for teu yearn
n, ,t here, get the Krclue. F L
DUDUelH II i 1 1 1 1 1 1 .
ToTkauk A buggy in good repair
trade for a bicycle, li quire at the
SCARD office.
Ice (.'renin Freezers.
Uwu Mowers.
Wall Taper.
Beret n Doore.
F L Chamhers has them.
Inlormatiou Wauted.
Idesiro information concerning an
al man's whereabouts'.' Charles W
Bvker, my father, write fiom Ku
W about two years ago that he would
we lor the bay trout cugeue auu
tolls the last we heard (roiu him.
now annul uu vears o l'i'. annul
tkin hnlvht. atronir holiv frame.
uviinn nriiiu iii-ri i n-i r w
aniMiull , Inn heard. If there sanv
A
miUll iuii v wiiii i mum alio uiv
hns tt iikiiiinriiiiiiT li I i v' l i rt .
mm.
Chahl.es M Hakkek,
Halsey, Oregon.
Tk Acme Steam Frnlt Cauuer.
Thl i uoner not only saves a great
There U no burning or boiling over
I inill u. ' ' .. t ru 1 1 ..'.. In Il.ni.iru
uiuir wuniug. uy using li i'ean,
beam, eeru and dhIh nmv ba eanned
with perfect safety.
fbe caoneni may be seen at Ktarr &
Ayasstorc. Agents wanted, address
B II HOWEKM AN.
Walterville, Or.
For riale.
A 10-room resilience, barn on prein
Bj tw lots, One gardeu ground, good
water, 60 fruit trees
Alio one lot with o-ioom residence.
"ill trade for Tacotna property
for particulars annlv to Oltakd
office or 8 J Sills, comer Jellerson and
"fit itreets, Eugene.
Paints and Oils.
Oar stock Is l:iri'i r tlinn ever. Mixed
Uk fresh from factorv. Our prices
It the times. I k Peters,
Niutli St, Eugene.
Ike New Produce Co.
H kinds noultrv: eu-irs. butter. hidiB
Jurs bought for cash at Eugene
froi
hit
MCo, Ut door south A V Peter's
Oregon Grape Koot.
nmincla smlul Will nav
threat
market price for all I can
8 H Friendly.
Wheel for Trade.
A fOfvl V, 1 , , , r L 1 .. r r
Pub oak wood. Racket.
Wasted.
TV. ...
usnigheat cash ptice will 1 Jaid
r 100 tons of baled hay. Inquire of
JJcClanahan, Eugene.
For Sale.
JJ choice milch cows, mil giving milk
"one over tl years old. Address
W H Welbarn,
Pleasant Hill, Or.
Oats Wanted.
W Pay cash.
I K Peters, Ninth street.
THE GREAT ORATOR
AS GREAT AS BRYAN
CYCLONE DAVIS' EQUAL,
Hon John Lentz,
CONGRESSMAN from the 12th OHIO
District, will address the people of Lane
County in EUGENE, OREGON, on
01EDESMY, JUE 1st,
In tl?e Afternoon at 2 o'eloek; also at 8 p m
In favor of UNION PARTY
He is the greatest speaker in Ohio,
and represents a republican district in Con
gress. Every FARMER Specially Invited
REMEMBER THE DATE.
GOLD
STANDARD
Correct List of Mortgages Recorded aod
AMOUNT OF INCREASE $45,000.
Ever since McKluley'a election In
newspaper tbat a llood of prosperity had
the Uuited Stoles. For several months
niaimlna-that the mortKaKe record, of
nutuher ot mortgages releaaed over those
ing man knew this to be false.
However, to be absolutely certain In
Munen to search the records in this matter and he found the following to be
the result:
MOKTGAGES RECORDED.
1890. NO.
October 28
November
December 61
1897.
January
February
March
April
May
June 1
July
August
Sentember
26
31
19
23
'. 81
ttM .27
.., ...28
21
W
October
Nevember : 80
December
1898.
January...
February .
March
April
85
24
.' 36
26
SUMMARY.
Total Mortgages Recorded
Released
Excess of Mortgages
AMOUNT OF INCREASE $45,O00
Average Amount of Each Mortgage Raoordtd $500
Farmer.. Business Men
these figures and on June 6th.
prosperity.
PROSPERITY
Re-
ft li
1896 we have been told by republican
orerawept Lane county, Oregon, and
gold standard journals have been
every county would prove this by the
recorded. Of course most every think
the matter we bad a competent gen
RELEASES RECORED.
1896. NO.
October 20
November 20
40
1897.
JanDary 18
February 27
March 9
Anrll 18
May
June '
July
Auguat
JTJ
..17
oo
(September 24
Ootober 27
November 88
December 18
1898.
January 31
February 25
March 27
April 28
543
453
90
Recorded
Mech.nica and Laborer., Study
vote for Free Silver and genuin.
AIMS SLAIN
So Says a iladiiil Dis-
Our Govern
U
THE OREGON AT KEY WEST
Sampo s Fleet lias Seized
Coal Deposit.
Luge
iiii n 1 1 i i 'ion i ii.im.i:u.
Hpeclit to Uuinl.
Mahkid, Spain, May 20. The Spar -ish
Koverumeut has received advices
tl at the Americans attempted to laud
men, gu is and ammunition at Malayan
Philippine Islands, hut the Spaniards
drove them back with u loss of a num
ber of Americana killed.
UNR DO! BTKD,
rVABHIMCrrON, D C, May 'X; 8:15 p
m. The government has cabled for
particulars rtffirdlnft the reported
American loss ui Ralayau, which
the Spanish fOTarcmenl claims to be
true.
OREGON AT KEY WEST.
Key WW, May Uj 1:18 p m. The
battleship Oregon arrived here this
morning. She is now anchored at
Sand Key Light.
It) A I, SEIZED.
Key West, May 'J A dispatch
boat in from North Cuba says Admiral
Bampsou's fleet seized a bU coal de
posit on Cayou Islaud, Krauoe. It
was dumped ut that place by (lerman
colliers for the Spanish licet.
IIALTIMORE DUABLBD.
Washinuton, DC, May SO.-The
cruiser ltallimore has been illsuliled at
Manila No lives Mero lost.
VROBAlll.Y WIUiIMO.
New York, May 20. The Eveniug
Journal's special from Madrid, Spain,
says a consignment of Krupp guns has
reached Spain from Easeu. They
passed German and French custom
officials as cooking utensils.
QDEEN VICTORIA.
May the M Aooivtrsary i
her
Accession to the Throne
riVTl dm: imi'oiiT.ivr i n
ruatday, May 24, was the 7!Kh bnth-
day of Alexandrle Victoria, lueeli ol
Great Hrltalu and Ireland, ai d Em-
press of India. She was born at KaD
sliigton Palace May 21, 1818, lier par
ents who had been residing abroad for
some time having hastened home In
order that their child might "be hern
in Hrlton."
Queen Victoria mcceedsd her uncle,
William IV, June 20, 1837 as Victoria
I. Until a few weeks previous to the
coronation her life had been passed in
comparative quiet and retirement.
Was married February 10, 1840 to her
cousin Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg
Oottea. Te them were born nine chil
dren. Prince Albert died December 14,
1861.
This is the filst year of her reign, and
those fifty-one years represent more to
the cause of civilization, to advance
ment in the arts and sciences than ten
times that number of the previous
years. The race from which she
sprung and which she rules has been a
potent factor in the wor.d'a progress
The Anglo Saxon, lb English aud the
German, have played important parts
on the world's stage since the then
maiden Victoria assumed the crowu In
1837 The blood of those races, with
ita commingling, will jet rule the
wf rid.
CASTOR I A
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the
Signature of
local Market.
MS) , 27 1W.B
Wbeat-81o.
Oats-28c.
Hops 2 to 8a
Butter-20 Ut lit per roll
Egge-IOo.
Potatoes 25c.
Poultry-2 & to 13 60 per da isn
RlltBUl DAT.
Appropriate Sei vices ia This Uily Under
tofien ol J. W. deary Tost.
Mi nil i) -li, H .Moudar 'lu u
Order Ol exerc ises conducted by J W
Geary I'osl No 7, Q A K, assisted by
the Woman - Keilef Corps, Circle No
4 of thwladleaol tliM) A B, nd the
Sons of Veterans. Comrade Haruey
Paine, Marshal or the day.
I -lion will form at 10 o'clock a.
in, mi Ninth street, right resting on
Oak itrMt, and Will move In the fol
lowing order: Marshal and aids, May
or and city council in carriages; J W
ii arv Post, J W Geary Relief Corps,
Rich Mountain Circle No4, Ladleaot
tb G A It, Sous of Veterans, children
o( the public schools, citizens ou foot
and in carriages.
LINE Of MARCH.
Wilt move promptly at 10:30 a. m.,
north on Oak Street to Eighth street,
west on Eighth street to Willamette
street, south on Willlamette str.it to
eleventh ctriet eat on Eleventh
Vin t to Pearl street, where those who
areiinabl" to walk will take carriages
to the OC Dietary, where the nsual
Decoration service will lie held ac
cording to ritual of the G A R, after
which the procession will reform and
march back to (lis Post Hall aud
break ranks,
EVKMNW i:KKHrtE8-AT CHRISTIAN
OUUROH.
Opening Ode America
Invocation Rev J T Abbett
Music Selected
Select Reading
Address. ..Comrade G W Granule,
Balem
Music Selected
Benediction
A cordial invitation Is excended to
all i x -oliln rs and sailors ami citizens
to participate.
Ity order ot J W Geary Post No. 7,
G A R, Oep't. Oregon.
A Yekinoton,
R H Mii.i.eh,
J A ltL'RI.IMIAMR,
Committee.
School children and the publlo gen
erally are invited to brinii wreaths,
bouquets and Mowers to the Post Hall
ou Niutli street, not later than 8 o'clock
n in, May 30.
MEMORIAL SERMON.
The memorial sermon will be
preached by Rev M L Rose at the
Christian church, Sunday May 29th,
3 o'clock p in. Tlio Post, W R C, Cir
cle and Sous of Veterans, will meet at
IheG A R hall at 2 30 aud proceed In
a body to tiie church.
THIS CHINESE CASES
Eugene Parties Charged With Fraud
ulent Work.
MBMalNABH TRIAL TODAV
Ptllj Uuard, May 20
Government officials aro now In this
city working on alleged fraud perpe
trated by two Kugene citizens In the
matter of unlawfully lauding Chinese
lu this country. The officials here are
II S District Attorney Hall, of Port
laud, U H Marshal Houser, of Portland
and Deputy Collector ot Customs Jes-
up of Tacoma. They have placed
under arrest Attorney Geo W Klusey,
Straud Long and Chung Cbuug all of
tills city the point at present in ques
tion being the registration certificate
held by Moy Quoy, which the officials
claim is bogus aud was "jobbed" by
the parties under survelllauoe.
Attorney Hall states that It ia the
puipose of the government to make a
most vigorous prosecution of all cams
f this nature and tbat nothing In the
proceedings of the same will be kept
hack.
Attorney Klusey, one of the defend
ants, states that everything Is straight
regarding his connection with various
Chinese cases and he does not fear the
result of a trial.
The preliminary trial cornmencad at
1:30 this afternoon before U S Com
mlssloner J J Walton. District Attor
ney Hall appearing for the United
States and Attorney L Ullyeu for de
fendants.
Defendants Geo W Klnsey and
Chuug Chung, the Chinaman, were
placed under bonds of $1000 each to
appear before the U S grand Jury,
which meets in Portland In September
and defendant Straud Long was placed
under the care of Chief of Police Utiles
For Kale aud Rent.
Household furniture; 4 cords maple
wood. Ileuses to tent or sell, one
linn" r.r 10 rooms, or one-balf of ear.
md one bnoaa of 6 rooms, with good
nrdM grounds with both. For terms
Mid furt In r In! rmatlon lnquireal tbla
..nh or of H J Hills', corner ol First
ami Jellerson streets, Eugene.
Uuck Laaaba for Sale
II head of thoroughbred Coetawold
I uck lanibs for sale. Terms reasona
nir, 12 miles uortbraatof Eugene on
Cloverdale road. A J CBl'ZAM.
OUR SOLDIER BOYS
The Wanderer' Writes Concerning
The Favurite.
MTBasMTtlW ill I i ll
Could we fall to feel proud of "i iir
boys," when even the California prt M
acknowledges them to tie the tint s!
body of men that ever marched on
Market Street. Life In the army Is not
all rose colored but the lirave OrgOO
Volunteers accept their hardships with
philosophy and ko'hI humor.
Than was a good deal of amusement
caused by the long-prayed for almost
despaired-of rain materializing the
morniug the Oregon troops appearnl
The rations were vile for n -arly a
week, but the last week at camp, the
food Improved amid general rejoicing,
I went out to luncheon one day, seated
on a blanket under a liny tent with
four Eugene boys to wait upon me aud
familiar faces passing by and greeted
instantly with, "Why, I'm glad to see
some ane from home. My heart
ached for the loved ones left behind
and I tell how many mothers and
sweethearts, sisters and friend would
envy me my good fortune. The menu
offered me was scarcely tempting,
canned meat, labelled Is'ef, hut put up
In PortUud, necessarily suspiciously
"horsev." tinned beans, cold hard tack
and coffee; served with sand instead of,
sugar.
Camp No I was at the head of Com-
pany C's street andseenud me of the
most popular tents with the ladles..
It was occupied by Wiley Francis, 1
Charlie Kllngensmith. Raymond Hakb
and Charlie Griffin. Frank Aukeuy
tented next door. One glimpse I had
of It Im was funny. Co I had just in
ished drilllug when I arrived aud as I
turned the corner I came acro-s Frank
with his head and neck under the wa-
ter spout cleaning up. He has not
lost any llesh aud he was very pink v
whether from modesty or cold wa'cr I
am unable to state. One lad con l. --id
he would like to put his "feet under
Pa's table once more."
The (Helpline was pretty strict. A
few nights after our boys came a jsck
rabbit attempted to run the Hues the
entry quickly speared it with the
paint of bis bayouet aud in the gossip
of the California camp they really com-
pllmeuted our officers ou the efficiency
ot their men saying, "even a Jack rab
bit couldu't get through the Oiugon
lines."
Col Yorau was most polite and cour
teous, placing his tent at the dispoial
of my frleuds aud myself a compli
ment we were glad to avail ourselves
of for Its wearying work standing
about watching drill however Interest
ed we may be in the troops.
I saw Chaplain Gilbert several times
and hla pretty wife out. She looked
tbln aud white; she bravely bids her
husband go for the sake of Old Glory-
till she sullen at the thought of sepa
ration. The Captain Is a great favor
ite with the men. He said to me,
I keep the boyi straight and the Col
keeps bis eye on me. "
He told me that Vin Straub was
nearly well, In fact that bla lungs are
completely cured, but tbat be aud bis
mother will remain here during the
summer.
How tbli war has already changed
our young men, I scarcely knew Mich
ael Leonard tiroes, lu bia new uniform
and close oropped head, no more Pad-
ewreskl hair for him, and the way he
bore hla blushing honors when o e
young and pretty girl kissed him In
full view of the company aud about
three hundred visitors at the camp
was a revelation indeed.
Well, the last chapter of the llrst
book is nearly at an and; the Oregon
troopsjust filed past my window on
their way to the ships that surely will
bear i hem lo victory. I've shout, d
myself hoarse aad wept myself blind.
was lortuuate enough to attract
compauy C, aud the beys gave me a
cheer as they went by The street was
thronged and the ovation given them
waa uearly as great as Ban Francisco
gave her own bids yesterday.
War is an abomination and It's
worse for tho women than the men-
We can only hope and pray and eat
our hearts out in Inaction; but for our
country we give our best sometimes
our all. May the laddies come back to
us unscathed.
The Wandkkkh.
Oats Wanted.
We pay cwh.
I K Pktkrh, Ninth
fllllt.
Mules Waited-
16 or 20 mules, in good condition,
suitable lor packing, wanted within
the next ten days. Apply in Hangs
stables.
Kugene, May 12.
E. Uanii.
Short Time Only
Good Shoulders per lb 7 cts
Good Hams per lb It) cts
Good Hacou per lb 10 cts
16 lbs D G Uugar 11.00
Just received oar load extra heavy
Imp roved Mason Jars . To be appreci
ated must be seen
Rest black jar rubbers 2doz for five
cents.
AX BILLY
J. W. KAYS FURNITURb CO.
LMBALMLRS and fUUERAL OiRECTOHS
ALARMED
New
fork City Med
ii' m
vr war m
HARBOR BEING FORTIFIED
Steamship Ohio Ordered to Sao
Mil. I. lOIVUY
Mprclal to lh Qosr.1
New York City, May 26; 6:20 p m
- New York Cliy Is alarmed over the
tfDOfU d slglitlug of French and Spaa
ish warships ut!' Halifax. The harbo r
here is being fortllled.
OWMOUn to 'krisc
Seattle, Wash May 2H The steam
, , , , , . . . .
... .
I.., ...a. I I .. lu lit !). LiM in
. -
will join the sleauishlpa Lenteunial
and .elaudia now there preparatory to
mJJuu for Plillipplne Islands.
will OOMTOV
Man Francisco, May 26 The
steamship Peter Jellerson will convoy
e cruiser Monterey to the liiittppine
Islands.
CITI Ol' I I !.!!. II Ills
Sptflll to th OUASD.
Washinuton, DC, May 26; 4;.V p
in President McKlaley has issued a
call lor seventy-live iiinusanu mere
volunteers.
10,000 MOHE M KN.
As soon as General Meirltt leaves for
the Philippine Islands, preparations
will bo made for additional teu thous
and Philippine troops.
HI'ANINH WARBJIM'S 8IUHTKD.
Hom Kono, May 26 Word waa
received today from Admiral Dewey
saying tbat four Spanish warships had
beeu sighted.
PRKl'AKINO TO LKAVB.
Han Fhancihco, May 26; 1:66 p m
The steamship City ol Peking la pre
paring to leave this afternoon.
ARK HELEABBD
Speoul to ths Uoian
Wahiiinoton, DC, May 26; 6:16 p
m-The additional call of76,000 troopa
will make the total army strength two
hundred aud eighty thousand.
HARK KKLKASKU
The bark Karauac, captured by tho
Spauiaids at Manila shortly after war
was declared, has been released.
OtMCIAI. NOTICE.
Special to Ilia UuM
Washington, DC, May 26, 1:66 p
m Secretary of Navy Long aaya he
believes that Cauiara's Spanish fleet la
still at Santiago de Cuba, aud that
Admiral Schley Is close ou the outside
of the harbor watching every move
ment of the euemy.
THKORKWON LOCATED.
Wahhinhton, D C, May 26; 1 p m
Secretary ol the Navy Long thia
morning received official notice tbat
the bat'.le ship Oregon la at Jupiter
Inlet.
Washington, D C-Under the call
for 76,000 addltloaal soldlera about 730
will be allotted lo Oregon.
Comi'LIMknvaky The Pacific Em
pire of Portland has this deserved
meueutlon of one of Kugeae'a moat
popular young ladles: "The Neighbor
Hat, Is the taking title of a two step
composed by Miss Stella Pitt Denis, of
EuglOe, and arranged for the nruhestra
by Prof W Gilford Naab, of the Unl
versity of Oregon. There ia a charm
ing bit of hcntiment connected with
the naming of this coiuposltloa. 'The
N.-ighi hi liar will have a place on
the musical programme for the oom
nieiic iin ill ell nil. of the 1,'ulveislty
o: Oregon in June. Miss Dorrls wbo
Is the embodiment of all that la aweet
and lovely in girlhood, Is an earneat
student of music, aud Una la not her
only venture Id the Held of original
compoeltioa."
Oats naBta.
We py cash,
I K Pktkhs, Ninth street.
MEN