Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Plaindealer. (Roseburg, Or.) 1870-190? | View Entire Issue (June 4, 1896)
BRIEF MENTION. Tha city 10 mod meets tonight. Mrs. B. N. Henley ol Portland eluding the week in Roiebuig. 18 At Jay brocks' you can Iniy a ca below coat. Now i8 your chance. ipo TheW. C T. U. will givo anieo cream sociable Monday evening, Jime Sth. The place will be given later. Mrs. K. N. Mathews left on the over laud osterday moruiug for Lakeview, Oregon, whero she will spend the sum mer. Guref, absolute, permanent cures have give Howl's Sarsaparilla the largest sales in the world and the lirtt place among medic iue. The IjyM TVmprr.uico legion will meet on Friday afternoon at three o'clock at the M. K. Church until further notice. Mks, Lkk, Supt. Rev. II. L. Bondman will preach the introJuctory sermon before the Corvallia Bjp'.ist Association at the Baptist church this evening at S p. m. The pablic is cordislly invited to came oat and hear him. A very peasant and enjoyable card parly wjg given at the residenco of Mrs. It. C. Morris on Mosher ttreet in honor of Mhs Mabel Elliot. About twenty young people were pit sent and spent a vry enjoyable evening. Mr. and Mrs. Heury Hashage, who have l)en at San Francisco for several weeks on importaul business connected with the estate of thi htc Paul Bruck ner, reiurr.od yesterday oa the "flyer" to tilndaKj and from there on the over land last night. W. R. Maiquiss, late of Lane ctunty has assumed the position lately held by J. M. Flynn, as adjutant of the Soldiers' Home. Sctgeaot Marqutss is an Oregon iar', bet for long a cilizin of Columbia county, Wash., and v.ij sheriff for two terms in that county. lie was 1st ser geant of Co. C, Ut cavalry of Oregon. Aiijclant Maiqubs is evidently a popu lar man, nod ire trust will maintain his popularity as adj.ilaul ol tae Soldiers' liouie here, comisg as he doc nith high recomHHtbdatios from places where he his arsvd in several important tuitions of trc.-J. I'm Toct Uj Utilr. Oakland did it. Pennoyer, mayor 1 Portland. Robt. Anlaof :s a guil at the McClal len. J. L. Grimo and N. K. Ccchrau are at the McC-allen. Cbas. L. Outworn! came in today with MitiweoJ inures. Rev. J. M. Carle will preach in the Pine Grave charch on tho second Sun day the Hlh, at 11 o'clock a. m. The Uorvallis BjUt aisx-iatiqu meets with the Baptist church of Rcseburg, Oregon, on Thursday, June 4, 1X4. D-inocraLs and tlie republican bolters secured a great victory yesterday, aided by a few popu'isia ami a barrel of money. Her. McLaia ami J. "e jriiiaii of the U. It. church leave in the morning for Phitaaath to a' tend the snnoal confer ence. A gee and Waite oa the democratic iKcci is all tiiey can iat ol as lue re sult of tapping Ibe barrels of Leir, hii- key and cash. Last ntgbt swwe malicious wretch cut the haii&rds from the flag Uaff at the Soldiers Home aud then walked off with the rope. Considerable difficulty will be experienced in rigging up another, and perhaps the staff may have to be taken down to accomplish it. Tom Wctot4r'3 D iir E. C. Palrnsrr of Drain was in the city yesterday. Hon. E. E. LaUrie of Wilbcr is in the city tcdav. J. S. Hunt of Oakland is registered at - the Van Hoctea. L. W. Jones of Salem is registered at the Van Honten. B. F. and J. S. Shambroak are guests at the Van Hocten. Joe Lyons, the naaby of Drain is reg istered at the Van Houtcn. E.T.Trowbridge o! Camas Valley is registered at tiie Van Uoaten. An Indiana poet has sold cue of his masterpeices fur a sack ef otatocs, a sort of poarn-de-terre. J. Jaekson of Cauyonyille, who thinks the weal or woe of tlnae United States hang on the silver qnettion, ie in town today. " Lost. A pair of fctcel bound spectacles in a cas labeled, J. T. Bryan, jeweler and optkiau, Uoeeburg, Oregon. Any one finding the same will be suitably re warded by leaving the same at the PUUNDEALEK office. The funeral of Mrs. Ruth G. Unthank vesterday was largely attended by sor- rowimr friends and neighbors. Tho last cf all that Is earthly of Mrs. Unthann was loviBgly laid to i;t in the Maeonic cemetery at 3 o'clock p. m. Over 15 tons of machinery and mer chandise havo been received at Cottage Grove, destined for tho mines in the Bo l.Ptnia district. About eight mile3 re main to be finished of tho wagon road to the mines. Sixty men are employed constantly, aud it is tho exaction ol the mnnat-rs to comnleic the road within the next thirty days. At the special meeting for that pur pose at the d'wlrict clerk's office today, June a, 1890, the same principal, corps of teachers, supernumerary were elected for the ensuing school year, viz: K B Hamlin, Mil Bradley, Mrs. Brown, Mrs Hamlin. Mifa Parrott, Miss Wimbcrly, 3Iiss Willis, with Mies Bailey, supernu mcrary, and Singleton, janitor. The Rev. It. I!. Dilworth, Oregon's delegate to the General Assembly of the Vrf'sbvlnriau church, having finished his duties at Saratoga which he did with credit, is now in attendance upon mo Missionary Confercnrn ni iinrr.,i - --- "uuuiv, i . ins name also appears upon tho I'rogram ol Uio Sunday School which will meet in Now York City, June uo will also attend tho 160th anni versary of Princeton collego, his "alma mater." The reverend centlnmu II Jrt On. journing amid tho scones of his youth. uuro no is renewing many old ac- nllnltidtnnA. , 1 . . . """o Kreei mm on hand. ovory Mr. Fretl Batemau of French Settle ment met with a sovere accident this morning. Whilo in the woods chopping timber, a limb of a tro fell on him, cut ting his head very eoverly, though not necessarily fatal. Ho was brought into tho city and went to Dr. Bradley's office "uc "is wounus woro dressed, and gave such medical aid as the naluro of his caso required. Mr. Baleman, though severely hurt, is now in a fair wav of restoration with care and attention, "in a few days. When hn came in all coyered with blood, and blood tricklinc down over hia bosom, ho presented a fright- iui appearance. TENTH ANNUAL COflflENCEAVENT Of the State; Normal School, Drain, Oregon. I'UOGRAM. Friday, June 19, 8 p. m.. O. S. X. S band Entertainment. Saturday, June 20. S p. m.. Musical Exhibition. Sunday, June 21, 11 a. in., Baccalau M. Irwin, reate Sermon by Rev. G. tato Supt. of Schools. Sunday, June 2t, s p. m., Address to young people by Kev. J. L. Stratford, Pastor M.E. church, Drain. Monday, June 22, S p. m., Oratorial Contest. Tuerday, June 23, 2 p. m., Annual Meetng Board Trustees. Tuesday, June 23. S p. m., Cantata. Lady Bountiful's Heiress, by music students. Wednciday Juno 21, 2 p. ui., Clais Day Exercises. Wednesday, Jnne 21, S p. m Anuual address before the Literary Societies by Prof. G. W. Jones,. Supt. elect, Marion county schools, Thursday, June 25, 10 a. m., Graduat ing Exercises of the Senior Class. Thursday, June 25, 2 p. m., Meeting of the Alumini Association. EEDl'CED KATES have been secured from Saletn to Rese llers inclusive. Persons visiting Drain daring commencement week pav full fare to Drain and take a receipt therefor from the agent fioai whom you purchase the ticket. This receipt, which you must procure in order to return for one-third fare, will be signed by the president of the Normal, thus permitting you to re turn to j our homes for only one-third actual rate, by presenting said receipt to the j gent st Drain nithin two days after the close of commencement week which begins Friday, June 19th, and ends Thursday, June 25th. flarveloas Results. From a letter written by Rev. J.Gun- ocrman, ot lhinoutule, jlich., we are (emitted to make this extract: "I have no hesitation in recommendiog Dr. King's New Discovery, as the results were almou loarvelous in the. caso of my wife. While I was pastor of the Baptist church at Rives Junction she was brought down with Pneumonia succeed ing La Grippe, Terrible piroxysms of coughing would lsst hours with little in terruption and it seemed as if she could not survive them. A mend recom mended Dr. King's Neir Discovery : it was quick in its work and highly satis factory in results." Trial bottles free at A. C. Markers' Druz Store. Regular size 50 c. and $1.03. In Hamlin's Court. In the case of the State of Oregon vs. Tom Dine for libel ol R. S. Sheridan, the testimony of R. S- Sheridan, W. F. Ben jamin, F. W. Benson county clerk, Sam Tooley and Peter Hume was taken, es tablishing the fact that Tom Dine made the affidavit charging Sheridan with at tempt to purchate his vote; that .Dine did make the affidavit and witnessed by D. C. Churchill and Sim Tooley and certified to by tho jurat of F. W. Benson county clerk, as published in the Plais ijeaixb, Saturday, May 30. 1SW. The case was continued to Friday, June 5, at 9 o'clock a. m. for arguments. Fourth of July Is Coming! And if you need a new suit ot clothes dou't fail to see Wanamaker & Brown's complete line of samples of men and boys' clothing. Over one thousand sam ples to select from, including the latest in a summer coat and vest made of wood fiber. Leave your order early and you will get a good fit and nice dollars at Richards' Cash Racket Store. X. B. Saturday, June 9m, a repre sentative will be in Oakland with a com pletc line of samples. Notice. Tho tax roll for loOo will remain open up to and including Juno Mill per cent will be added to tho tax unlil that dale, when the roll will be closed for tho purpose of making tho delinquent roll, after which time 3 per cent will be added to tho origfnal tax. C. F. Cathcart, Sheriff. Mr. James Perdue, an old soldier re siding at Montoe, Mich., was severely alllicted with rheumatism but received prompt relief from pain by using Chamberlain's Pain Balm. Ho says: "At times my back would acho bo badly that I could hardly raise up. If I had not gotten relief I would not bo hero to writo these few lines. Chamberlain's Pain Balm has dono mo a great deal of good and I thankful for it." For pale Maretcre. Icel very bv A. 0 The U. S. Gov't Reports show Royal Baking Powdct superior to all others. COAST DEFENSES. Senate Committee Reports Them In Shameful Condition. Tho committeo appointed by the reso lution of tho United States senate to ex amino the coast defeiirua havu been in Now York since Friday and has ex amined tho harbor and other defenses, concluding its labors yesterday morning. According to Chairman W. 0. Squire, senator from Washington, tho report ho will make to tho senato will conclusively show that the condition of affairs is shameful and unworthy of a nation such as this. Ho eaid tho committee would make tho report before congress ad journed, that it may know tho chances that are being taken in cobo of war. The committeo consists of Goneral Ilawlcy, Senators Squire, chairman, rroctor, Whito and Butler. General Uawley aud Senator Proctor are familiar with the subject, but did not accompany Messrs. Squire, White and Butler. In their stead were Senators Dubois, Till man and Perking, of tho naval commit tee; Cannon , of Utah, and Representa tive Wilson, of Idaho. " We concluded to see for ourselves," said Mr. Squire, ''tho condition of tho defenses of the commorcial ports of the United States. The defenses are today better, as they should he, tbau those of any other port in tho United States. Yet these defenses are entirely below what is necessary to give any kind of de fense against tho foe. "Our party, acconipaincd by Major Phipps and Captain Healy, of the ord nance department, and Captain Hodges, of the engineer department, who had been ordered to assist us, left the Bat tery on the ordnanco department steamer. Wo went to Sandy Hook and examined tho works, the rapid-fire guns and the emplacements. Tho situation we found so had is far belter than that of other great cities, so what must be the condi'ion of tho others. In New York we have $400,000,000 worth of destructible property. What we cce I to properly deieod New York is 93 hinh power, long-range guns of S, 10 and 12 inches, and in addition to the'e wo need ITS 12-inch steel ritle mortars and 200 rapid-firing suns. It the whole of. the manufacturing facilities of the country were put to work now it would take three years to fortify New York. It would take seven months to make the forgings for one gun, and the work has not been be;un, and it would take a year to complete the defenses that are necesrary. .US.indy Hook we fount! but two 12 inch guns ready In Ire tired, and these had no rang-ifin-Ierd, aad were lacking the details uecaasary to good effective work. There are no men kept there, and if troops should be sent there they would not kuow what to do with those guns. W hy, the place is conducted in the most peculiar manner. Here is an instance, The men who were there coal J not get up steam to show the com mi t tee the rise and fall of these two guns At Fort Wadsworth we found five S inch guns, none ready for ufe, and will not lie until Augtiit. Tu cy are ell the rapidtire guns in tho lower bay. There are l'j guns and a mort ar battery at the Hook, but to get all the mortars and these guns in shape, if work was begun right away, at leas', a j ear would be re quired. "At Fort Hamiltou we found but one 10 inch tun, which was not mounted." The committee spent Sunday in visit ing tne Kong lihind sound an 1 licit Gate defenses, saw Willitt's uiut and made a study of things there. There are uve points to be defended in the vicinity, Squire says, and those points do not in clude Fisher's linding. At Willitt's were two 10-inch guns, which were not in place, and time 10-inch guns in the oame condition. The system of using torpedoes, he says, is almost useless, unless the torpedoes are protected by guns and flashlight which aro lacking, tort bcuuyler was also inspected by some of the committee CYCLONE AND TORNADO. Whether a cvclone and a tornado arc all ouo or strikingly differentiated has hitberlo possessed comparatively little interest for tho people of Oregon, whero both are comparatively unknown. But tho topic is becoming a national one. since these stormy attairs nave com menced invading cities as we'd as "e Lraska prai'iea, and plow through the White House grounds as cheerfully as about a Kansas haystack. Newspaper usage is to employ the terms inter changeably, but if we nro to havo i vogue of cyclonic weather, greater pre cision will be desirable Tho Standard dictionary, which prides itself on being a compendium of infor mation rather than a philological auth ority, defines a cyclone, "an atmoS' pheric disturbance extending over an area 100 to 500 miles in diameter, char actcrized by decrease of barometric pressure towaid tho center, and by winds directed spirally inward;" and a lor nado, "a very violent storm of small ex tent, usually occurring on tho south eastern border of a cyclono, accompanied by rain or hail, and often by powerful electric discharges." This makes it clear that tho tornado Is u small part of the cyclone, less m area but greater in violence. In a recent interview, Pro fessor Willis L. Moore, tho chief of tho national weather service, said that cy clones seldom do harm ; tho tornado is the thing to bo feared. Broadly speak ing, thoro aro cyclonos every day, and they cover the area from Canada to Texas, and from tho Rocky mountaius to tho Appalachian chain. Thero is no reason why wo Bhould ox pect cyclones or tornadoes any more fre quently now or hereafter than hitherto. They aro tho atmoaphero's equilibrium restorers, and will occur whenever "con dittons aro favorable," as wo may learn from the irolcorologist. ThoHO ootid lions, so far as the violent iiianifcsta tions aro concerned, aro oxcessivc hoat and moisture; and tho sovere hot spell tho Mississippi valloy has been having may or may not be duplicated again. Tho fact that tho tornado, commonly called the cyclone, is invariably found in tho southeastern part of tho cyclone is of iutorest, aud is accouutod for on scien tific grounds too complor for general discussion. Tho Mississippi valley has lately had three cyclones. Tho storm center of tho first moved eastward through Dakota, and Central Iowa, be ing in tho southeastern quadrant, had tho tornado. Of a second one, Texas formed tho southeastern quadrant and had the tornado, and cf tho third and most yiolent cyclono, St. Louis had tho tornado proper, which caused tho loss of life, coming fiom tho southwest, as tho dispatches relate, and comformably to tho recent statement of Mr. Moore that tornadoes move invariably in a northeasterly direction, not northwest erly, as is commonly supposed. Ore gonian. Prof. J. S. Dillnr sends us a map of the famous Crater Lake and surroundings in Klamath county, Or., with several views of tho lake, which is said to bo 2,000 foot Jeep, and 2,000 feet below the surface of tho land, or an average of 1,000 feet from tho top of its banks to the bed of tho lake. The rim of the Iako is about as high as the edge of the timber line on Mount Shasta, and over 5 miles in di- ainoter. Ho surmises that a mountain not quite as high as Mount Shasta might baye dropped down and left a vacuum, to bo filled with water, in fact thinks it may have been similai to tho great vol cano of Kilauea on the Hawaiian Islands whore. 11. e ground keeps caying in at every eruption. The water is kept at about the same level continually by the raiuage into it from springs and creeks, makiug up tho loss by evaporation and possible subterranean outlets Yreka Journal. To the Public. I have bought the moat market for merly run by J. Bitzer, and will continue at the old stand. I ehall endeavor to furnish the people of Roeeburg with the beet of meat, hoping to get a share of tho public patronage, and that Bitzer's old patrons will stay with me. I am, yours to please, U.T. Blums. Mothers will find Chamberlaiu's Cough Remedy especially valuable for croup and whooping cough. It will give prompt relief and is safe and pleasant. Wo havo sold it for Eeveral years and it has never failed to give tlie most perfect satisfaction. G. . Richards, Du- jncsne. Pa. Sold by A. C. Marsters. Notice to the Traveling Public. Mrs. Moore, the proprietor of tho Pri- ato Boarding House, formerly known as the Farmers' Ilo'.el, on Lane street, one Dlock cast of tho depot, has acquired the reputation of being one of tho best cater ers in the city. Meals 15 cents; board and lodging $3.50 Boys May be Had (and sometimes girls for 1 ) ordinary service at wages ; 2 upon indenture, tto work, attend school, and be brought up somewhat as your own; and (3) children maybe had for legal adoption. Address, W. T, Garuxeb, Supt. Oregon Boys' and Girls' Aid Society, Portland,Or. Boswell Spings, this county, will cele brate the glorious Fourth in grand style. There is no better place in the county to hold a celebration, and doubtless a largo crowd will bo gathered thero on that day. A cordial invitation is extended to all. Now fs tho time to provide yourself and family with a bottle of Chamber- ain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrbo-a Rem edy as a safeguard against an attack of uowei complaint during me snmmer months. It costs but 25 cents and is a! most euro to be needed before tho sum mer is over. This remedy never fails, even in the most severe cases, and is in fact the only preparation that can al waj s be depended upon. When reduced with water it is pleasant to take. For sale by A. C. Maraters. For Tour Protcction.-'Cntarrh "Curre"' or Tonics for Catarrh in liquid iVnn to Ik1 taken internally, usually contain citlicr Jlcrcury or Iodide Totassa, or both, which are injur ious if toolong taken. Catarrh is a local, not a blood disease, caused by sudden cliange to cold or damp weather. It Marts iu the uaal passages, affecting eyes, cars and throat. Cold in the bead cuiks excessive now t mucus, aud, if repeatedly urglect'tl, the re sults of catarrh will follow; severe pain tu the bead, a roaring sound iu tlie cars, led breath, and oftentimes nn offensive dis charge. The remedy should lw quick to allay inflammationnmlhealthemembruie. Ely's Cream Balm is the acknowledged euro lor tlicso troubles and contains no mercury nor any lujunous drug. 1 rice, 00 centa. Notice of Final Settlement. Kntlrn I linrcbv clvcll Hint the UUilcrsliiiiil lias filed his tinnl accotiul in (the County Court m mlniiuUlrator ol the estate ot Charles Holy licM, UeeciieI, niul that the said County Court nf n.intrlm ('iiiinlv. Stnti; ot Oreson hns fixed Tuesday, the 7th dnyol July, 1SCW, nt "J o'clock ii. m. ol tain lny at tne urao lor iicuniiK oojee tlons. if any there be to aUl final account, and tne settlement 01 sniu csuue. Dated this 3nl nay ol June, isi. W. A. l'EKKINS. AdminlnUator of the estatoof Cha. Holyllehl deceased. JU3 Notice of Final Settlement. Notice Is hereby Riven that the undersigned has lileil his llnal account in the County Court iiilmltilxtriitnr ol tlie estntulol reruns HolvtleM. ami that tho said County Court of IiAiifrlns i:nmiii- InK. fixed 1 iicMlav. the ith ilav July, lay;, afJn'olock i. m. of said day, in the time lor ucaruiK onjeeiKiiii. " nuj mere m-hi ald final account, and the settlement of mid estate. Dated this :ir,l day ol June, ini . W.A. l'KKKlNS, Administrator ot the eslaleot Perkins b Holy field, jtt'i Notice of Final Settlement. Notice is hereby Riven that the undersigned, EUn Uiuah, (formerly Klin McLaughlin), has filed her final account In the County Court, as administratrix of the estate of Joseph Me UuiRhlin, deceased, and that the said County Court of Douglas County, Slnto of Oregon, hns fixed Tucsdnv, the 7th day of July, m;, nil o'clock p. m. of said day, as the Hmo for hearing objections. If any there bo to said final ne eount, and tho settlement of Fnld estate. Dated tldsXrd day ot Juno, 18!"fi. KLI..Y l.VCidl, Administratrix of thu estate of Joseph Mc Laughlin, deceased, J tt" CRIMES UPON CRIMES. ; More Tales of Slaughter and Cruelty. : Chicago, Juno 2. Following further accouut of Turkish atrocities is today i given out to th'j civilized world through the associated press by 11. II. VmMeUr: An Armenian in lrebizoud, trying in get food for his sick wife and family -was surrounded by a raging crowd and stricken down. Pleading for mercy, they tantalized him with mock kindness for a while, tired of their fun, they tied his feet together and taunted him. With pretend tendernes?, they chopped off one hand as they assured him of mercy iu jest, slapping his face with the bloody wrist and forcing it be tween his quivering lips. They then hacked off his other hand and ordered him to mako the sign of tho cross with the bleeding stumps and offered him pen and paper to writ3 to his wife upon. Someone then tore off his cars and thrust them between his lips, then flung them into hia face. Then they proceeded to knock out his teeth and cut out his tongue, jokingly remarking, "he will never blaspheme again!" Then they gouged out ono oye at a lime, cut off his feet, and in the intoxication of furious fanaticism these Mohammedan demons exhausted their ingenuity iu excruciat ing torture3 before some one cut his throat to send his soul to "Damuation" as they declared' In Erzeroum an Armenian father, fearing for his children, playing in the street, tried to rescue them, but was borne down by tho mob, and pleading for mercy, was mockingly promised it by tho ringleader. He was then stripped, and a piece of flesh cut from his bedy and offered at auction as "dog's meat!" dirt cheap!" to the delight of the crowd, and as he writhed and cried in agony, Eome ono poured, vinegar and acid into his gaping wounds. Whilo he piteously plead and prayed to be put out of his misery, two little boys came running to him, the elder crying, "Father! Father! eave tne!" as the blocd streamed oyer his beautiful face, and the younger clung to a little wooden toy. The father frantically grasped at the dagger of a Turk, but this only increased his torments, Ihe bleeding boy was dashod upon his dying father and both pounded to death, before the little 3-year-old brother. As he eat there dazeu, and dabbled thu toy in the blood of his dying father and brother, ho smiled at their murder ers and sobbed over their mangled re mains, till a sabre slash cut short his little life and the mother was left. Here, again, we niuit hilt, and leave such stories for the fiends of hell to gloat over and to tell, but present one picture as a type of many, though it may not be so pitiful or awful as thousands of others arc. An. Armenian family of wealth and refinement, residing in Kliort, had been robbed of all and their home destroyed. The lather was working in the Gelds to keep his family from famishing. One day the mother was taking bread to him at mid-day, wjth the child. Tlie Kurds caught her and outraged her before her boy. When she complained to the ofli dais, she was brutally beaten, knocked down and kicked out. Then her hus- nauu was Killed, ana tne motuer was a homeless, friendless wanderer with her ick and dying child clinging to her hag gard form, a gfiostly glimpse of Armenia today. Rut it is utterly impossible to pic'ure sucu scenes as havo been the common lot of the girls of Armenia, guarded as carefully as they could be from the bru tal lust of Kurd and Turk till at last blooming into the beauty of a pure Christian womanhood, one alter the other is taken till thousands upon thou sands are torn from fathers and mothers and friends, being violated frequently before their eyes, then carried away cap tivo to live as slaves of lust, till the Turk tires ot them, and then slain or sold, or diseased, turned loose to live, or driven out to die and bo "damned." JJeloro these massacres began it was the common thing for a Kurd or Turk to come to a Christian home, take all that ho wanted, including women and girls, as well as cattle. .V Kurdish chief who was ollicially charged by the British Consul at Erzeroum for fiendish cruelty on help less victims, was not only unpunished but rewarded by promotion. Defect Is Not Serious. San Fhanusco, June 2. In regard to tho statement telegraphed from Wash ington that defects ha i been discovered in the construction of the battle ship Oregon, Irving M. Scott, president of the Union iron works, says : "Upon tho return of the Oregon from her trial trip, we were informed that the superintendent of the shipyard aud two of his snbforemen had made a mistake in the dimensions of some plates in the protected deck over the coal bunkers, aud in order to cover it up had substi tuted thinner plates of sufiicient width, the requisite thickness thus being tnado up. Instead of three plates of thickuess required by tho specifications there were four, which, though thinner, vtcru in thu aggregato tho same. Upon being sum moned beforo the trial board thu three men responsible frankly admitted the truth of thu report mid t'nid they had mado thu substitution of thinner phitcs upon (heir own responsibility mid with out informing either the Union iron works or Mr, Stsihl, the naval con slructor, who superintended tho votk. "As neither the btrenglh nor clliciency of the ship was effected, tho four plates they inserted being just as thick as tho three required by tho specifications, thoy had seen no harm in their action and hoped by this means to cover a mistake thoy had made iu tho dimensions of tho original plates. When questioned fur ther they stated that they had substi tuted four plates on each side over tho bunkers, and described thu location in detail. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U.S. Gov't Report RoYal ABSOLUTELY PURE As soon as wo could locate the differ ent plates and their number, we fur- iiitlied Ihe trial board with u drawing, showing just what and where they were, and ordered them removed aud others according to specifications put in their places ; our offer to do this at our own expense was accepled by the govern ment, and the plates which were ordered from Pittsburg left there yesterday and will be in place next week." If it required an annual outlay of $100 to insure a family against any Eerious consequences Irom an attack ot bowel complainl during the year there aro many who would feel it their duty to pay it; '.that they coijld not afford to risk their lives, and those of their family for such au amount. Any one can get this insurance for 2o cents, that being the prico of a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhiea Remedy. In al most every neighborhood soldo one bos died from an attack of bowel complaint before medicine could be procured or a physician summoned. One or two doses of this remedy will cure any ordinary case. It never fails. Can you afford to take the risk for so small 'an amount? For sale by A. C. Marsters & Co, Inhuman Wretches. Xew Yohk, June 3. The World pub lishes the following special correspond ence from Macagia, province of Matnn zas, Cuba, dated May 10: Reports havo reached here of a num ber of unwarranted murders and out rages by bands of Spanish guerrillas un der Colonel Luis do Oliveras. li-.-liasdrio .Sodanzo, ol this town, re lates the particulars of a fiendish attack upon a Cuban woman. Thcgueriilas of Colon,"-Mr. Nbda- nzo says, wlule on tlieir way to iau mite, stopped at the house of Matto Mar tinez, who had been forced to i nlist in a body of insurgents under the command of Juan Pablo Jabo. The officer in com mand inquired from Senor Martinez the whereabouts of her husband. " 'Indeed I cannot tell,' she replied. " ' I'll make you,' said the Spaniard, and he proceeded to tear off her clothing. tie then questioned her anew, and re ceiving no answer from the woman, who was crying hysterically, he unsheathed his sword and fell to cutting and slash ing his victim until her blood covered the floor and she fainted in a corner. Her shrieks and entreaties only served to provoke the brutal laughter of the soldiery." Mr. Nodarizo said he laid the facts in writing before Colonel Molina. The chief replied by sending a squad to ar rest ar.d 6hoot the complainant. His brother, Bruno, a tobacconist, heard of heard of the order iu lime to notify Beliasdrio. The brothers fled and joined the rebel forces of Teoltide Gar cia. Colonel Molina's force a few days after ward stopped at the homo of a farmer. Only a womau aud baby were in the house Molina demanded that she tell whero the men were. She protested she did not know. He called for a. platoon of soldieis. As the platoon entered tho cabin Molina pointed to her and said : "Pull out that rebel hag and shoot her." The mother aud child were dragged some 25 feet from the hut and a squad moved away a few paces. "Will you speak now?" the colonel demanded. "For God's sake, I don't kuow," cried tho woman. "Then fire," ordered Molina. The woman tried to shield her child ith her body, but the merciless bullets idid their work. The baby was not killed outright, and one of the soldiers, moved by a sort of barbarous pity, crushed the little one's skull with the butt of his ritle. The bugle sounded "fall in," Molina after setting fire to the house coolly mounted his horse anu gaye the word "march." In one of the outskirts of San Josede les ltamos, and about three miles from the village, there is a email house oc cupied by Frederico Fucntos. Fuentos had two largo canefielda. Ho complained because Spanish soldieis destroyed his eano instead of simply taking the fodder. The same command, en route to protect the "Kspana" plantation a day or so later, stopped at bis home, having sacked a town oa toute, and drunk heavily. Tho commander accused him of harbor ing an insngent chief named Maza. Fuentos thought it useless to defend himself. The officers then bade tho soldieis tu punish him and bis compan ion as they deserved. A score of ma chetes Hashed aud in a few moments the piisoiiers were a mass of blood and rags. A drunken fancy seized the murderers. Cutting off the heads of their victims, they huug them to tho key of the grocer's door, while thu honor-stricken neigh bors looked on without daring to inter- icte. Only under cover of night were iho ghastly temains removed and I buried. j A lcsiileut of the town of Casaijal says j one of .Molina's guerilla bands was marching to Itegilita, tho siijiar plauta- j tion of Senor Sardiuas for the purpose ol, escorting a train of pack mules As the , guerrillas approached the town of Casca-1 jal they passed tho farm of a Cuban ! named Uareiu, whose two brother were ' in tho iiisurgcnt forces under Dima?, which was operating in thedisttict be-i j twecn Becreo and Ucque. A portion of this force occasionally camped near Gar- Baking Powder cia's house, aad ho was then visiled by his brothers. When tho guerilla band arrived, however, tho insurgents were not in the neighborhood. Garcia wjb alone in his hous?. "Whero are the: insurgents en camped?" the lieulenant demanded of Garcia. "I really don't know," the man re plied. "Tie him to that chair," the officer commanded, and the soldiers lashed Garcia securely. "Now will yoa tell mo whero your brothers are?" the lieutenant angrily in quired. "I can't say; I have not seen them," Garcia replied. "Ha, I know they stopped hero last night, but since your eyes seem to be useless I will relieve you of them." "Put them out," the officer cried, turning to his soldiers. The sergeant thrust thu point of his bayonet under each cf the unfortunate man's eyes and burst them out, despile the agonizing scrdams of the victim. As thcyleft the house the lieutenant jok ingly remarked that the next time Gar cia would be able to say truthfully that be bad not seen the insurgents. Ulectrlc Hitlers. Electric Bitters is a medicine suited lor any season, but perhaps more generally needed, when tho languid exhausted feeling preyails, when the liver is torpid and sluggish and the need of a tonic and alterative is felt. A prompt use of this medicine has often averted long and per haps fatal bilious feyers. No medicine will act more surely in counteracting and freeing the system from the malarial poison. Headache, Indigestion, Consti pation, Dizziness yield to Electric Bit ters. 50c. end f 1.C0 per bottles at A. C. Marsters' Drug Store. PENNOYER'S SARCASfl. Pc'Ktlasd, Jnne 3. Speaking of Mon day's election in this city, ex-Governor and Mayor-elect Pennoyer Eaid: iWagea, prices, values and tho vo'ume of business have all beenj reduced to a narrow gold basis but the salaries of officials and the expenditures of gov ernment have not been reduced and so cur pzople are being ground to poverty between the uppar millstone of high salaries and extravagant ex penditures and the nether millstone of low prices and stagnated industries. hall endeavor to reduce expenses wherever I can, to meet existing con ditions and I will now S3y, what I could not well say, and what I did not say before election, that while endeavor ing to faithfully discharge my duty as mayor, I shall take bat one-half of the salary. Ttiat salary should come down with the decline of prices and values and I shall see that it does comedown. "If President Cleveland, whose finan cial policy has nearly doubled the pur chasing power of his owu salary, had voluntarily reduced it in conformity to the general reduction of prices aad val ues resultiog from the gold basis ho has foreed upon the country, he would hayu performed au act of simple justice that would have received the approbation ot the world." $ioo Reward, $ioo. Tho readers of tins isper- will h pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded diseass that science has been able to euro iu all its stages and that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure cow known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires a consti tutional treatmeut. Hull's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of tho system, thereby destroying the founda tion of the diseaso, and giving the pa tient strength by building up the con stitution and assisting nature in doiug its work. The proprietors have so much faith in its curative' power?, that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any cue that it fails to cure. Send for list of Testimonials. Address. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. O. Sold by Druggists, 70c. Hall's Family Pills a e tho b?r. " Vanderburg Elected. Portland, June 2; 3 p. ju. -Returns arc meagre. Vanderburg's election to congress, thus defeating lien. Thos. H. Tongue, is conceded. The election of Cougreesman Ellis in tho second district is ia doubt at this hour. Northrup has a chance for elec tion. The legislature i- cicse and in doubt. Penoyer for mayor of Portland is elected by over two thousand plurality. The Mitchell republican legislative ticket in Muitnourah county h leading Awarded Hicrhocf HnnnK Wnrlri'l Pj air. dold Medal, Midwinter Fair, Most Perfect Made. 40 Years the Standard. il mm