Lincoln Count? Leader. J. F. STEWART, Publisher. TOLEDO OBEGON OCCIDENTAL NEWS. First Case Under California's Inheritance Tax Law. FINE AZTEC RUIN'S DISCOVERED. Brigham Young's Crazy Son Creates Consternation In a Theater at Salt Lake, Utah. A MarshAeM (Or.) man is filling an order (or 20U flagpoles tor the Midwinter Fair. f-Hcrnnn'iito i looking around for a new city hall. The present accommoda tioiiH are insufficient. A court decision relieves Colorado of all the liability for the issue of $400,000 in bonds liy ban Diego. Twenty or thirty inileM helow Kildy, N. M.. prospectors I line come across home line A.lcc ruiiiH, and excavatiotiH are to I made at once. The shinglo inanufacturerH of tlie Pa cillc. Northwest are perfecting an organi iziition. Signutures of 76 per cent of the inuniiloctureis ol Wcxtern Washington have already much secured. It in nt ited at San Diego that Mayor Carbon has obtained in the City of Mexico a concession and large bomiH for bin cling a railroad across Lower Cull lor niu Ir jin Han Diego to Yuma. All the way eiiHt from (ioler, the new gold ditrict in Kern county, Cal., to the Hun III end 01 Death Valley tlie country in hfiinr prospected. Hundreds of men are Heuttered all over the region. President I.illis of the Pacific Coast AHHiM'ialion of l ire Chiefs has issued a ciil lor (lie Hecoud annual meeting at San Francisco February (1 to I). Ex-Chief Kellogg of Seattle Ih listed to read a paper. 'J'he City Council and Traded' Council at Taeoina ridicule the proportion of the 1 handier of Commerce to reduce munic ipal siihuies 60 per cent. The city's funds will run out on March 1 under the present rate of expciiHcH, and additional J u ii Ih will not he available till July. The Marshllcld raft went to piece fif teen miles oil' the eoiiHt of lluinlsililt tiny. About one-third of the raft wan under control. Passing vessels, a far n h it eon Id bo done, were notified of the iliingeioun floating objects, many of which have gone iiHhore. A Victoiia (li. C.) diHpatch says: Htories ol various character are current here ax to tlie object ol Senator Fair's visit and liifl interview with Premier Davie. Due rumor Ih that it Ik to talk over a contract to build the British I'u cillc railway. Oscar II. Young, a crazy sou of Brig liam Young, took cxcejilion to a Mormon character in the play of "A Trip to Chi natown," and mulling through the then ter at Salt Lake to the property room, created quite a consternation In-fore he wan seized and taken to the police illa tion. Tlie lute .1. D. I' mbcrlou of Victoria, !. ('., remembered the schinil children and Hie Jubilee honpital of that city in lux will, recently tiled for probate, lie bequeathed i. "1,000 to be lined In fencing and improving the Central puhlic-Hcliool grounds and erecting a gymnaHiuiu Iheieon mid 42,000 to the hoHpitul. Ex-Treasurer llliMinier of Jackson county, Dr., ilelnulled for about H,(XM), ami skipped the country. Ilia IkmkIh inen are now making a Mining legal light to have the Imnds xct aside, claiming Unit Uloomer wan a defauiler at the end i( 1 1 in previous term iih TreaNiirer, and that the County Court wan cogui.aut of such shortage at that time. Illoomcr has never been apprehended. At San Jose, Cal., there has Iwcn Mod lit the Superior Court a petition by t 'umily Treiihiirer JoHeph A. Lot, ask iug lluit the truxlccH ol the Leland Stan font (Jr.) University, Mm, Jane L. Stan ford, individually and bh executrix of J.elnnd Stanford's will and other legacieH under Mlid will, I hi cited to appear and show cause w hy the tax on the amounts id tlie colluteial devises and lieqiientn provided Inr in the will have not been paid. 'I'll iH in the II rut ciihu brought un der the State inheritance tax law punned hint March. Arthur Dudley Ylntou, attorney for the 1'iencott ami Arizona Central' rail road, ban Hied a petition (or the apniint incut uf a receiver (or the Atlantic and I'aeillc railroad. The petition in very VuluminoiiM, and connintn mostly of a recital id the numeniun nuitn which he ban iiiMitulcd against the Atlantic and I'acilic Coiiipanvon behalf of the road he rcprtKcnln, which iint business three moutlin ago. The petitioner incorporated hin diMipprovul o( the apH)intiiicnt of lieinhiul and .McCook an receiver ol the Atchimui Company. Beyond the tiling no action wan taken on the Htition. The n t eiirningii of the Oregon Kail way and Navigation according to the re ports ol tho I' ii ion I'acilic have for cv era I yearn show it a deficiency after pay ing the tl per cent stipulated in the leane on the Oregon Hail way and Na igution stock, and it in not thought the detleiency can lie overcome bv the receiver of the I'nion I'acilic. The hondlioldem want their inlcieid, an in evidenced by the pe tition of the Farmers' Lo'in and Trunt Company, the holder of a mortgage on all tne property securing the Inuidn. The question seems nunceplible of three resolutions, either the stockholders will have to wait for their return" or the . court will have to order the deficiency made up out ol the other funds of the V'nioii I'ai illc or elne net anide the leai-c. Should the Icai-e Ih net anide, it in naid the Oregon liailway and Navigation would go into the bandn of a reiviver. ltuilmad men nay thin would result in a revision u( laten. 'I he San Francisco Bridge Compauv lian made an assignment (or the hcm-tll of cieditom. The (inline wan precipi tated by the Ions ol the big rail of idem w hieli the company tried to bring down from Chw Itay. It broke up oil' the coiii-t ol Humboldt couutv.aud Iks nine a total Ion. It in W'lieveif, however, that (lie company baa acln niilficlcnt to natislv all creditor and resume business, and that tlie anignuieiit in really to gain time. The assignment wan made to Shcriir McDade under the new law. Il lia place I a keeer in charge ol the company's olllce. I le ban nothing to do, however, but safely keep the property until an assignee can be ehfted by the creditor. An election must take place, within ten day, by w htch time the t-.nu-panv cxmi In lo nee it war clear to re sume business. The schedule ol lishili tie tllt-vt in the record tilth allows that the company owes $172,:t'.,2.281 nearly all of which ii tluo to locai inua aim mint tieil bouse. FOREIGN' SEWS. Fish are disappearing from the British coast. Russia has no foreign insurance com panies. The Behrinz Sea arbitration tribunal cost France 10,000. .Six anarchinti) have been expelled from Buenos Avres. The Socialist annociatiomi of Sicily count 300,000 Diemliern. The Iondon Times nay Kngland luunt rule the oean or cease to exist. Hundred of poor are threatened with starvation at Krzeroum, Armenia. Liverpool is disturbed over the pros pects of nharp rivalry by Manchester. Captain O'Shea. tlie former husband of Mrs. I'arnell, is in financial straits. Germany and Franca are nteadilv fttif- fening and expanding their protectional policy. Forty thousand franc have been sub scribed for the (iounod memorial fund in I'arin. Liverpool will reduce dock rates to meet tlie competition of the Manchester ship canal. France is disturbed by heavy importa tions of American corn, and will legis late against it. The Hungarian Prime Minister has succeeded in re-establishing a loyal court In Jiuila-1 esth. Mrs. I'uinell is busily engaged in writ ing the life of Charles Stewart I'arnell, her deceased husband. Ksther I'alliser, a young American cantatrice, will shortly start on a concert tour through Oerinany. Captain fughridge of Birmingham Kngliind, has designed a deck keel as a sulistitute for the center-board. During the last twenty-five year the Berlin Asylum for the Institute has taken care ol 2,4(14,5110 persons. A scheme ban been prepared for the electric railway between Milah, Constan- line and Oueil-Atmeniit, Algeria. Permission lias been granted for the establishment of a telephone system be tween frontier towns of France and tier many. ':ll . i i. i.mi. t.. the Frencli Chamber of Deputies, says if he is acquitted he will " iH'gin again wiiuin leu nay. The I-ondon Westminster (ia.etle enti mates the recent loss of the Bank of Kn gland at not over 150,000. The Daily News places it at not over Jt:i(K),000. The Presbyterian Church in Paris has emerged victorious from a protracted le gal conllict with the city authorities over the ipiestion of a government grant. Of 200 veteran soldiers iMiisoned bv eating putrid meat recently at an annual baiiiiuet at St. t'etersnurg HHJ are still in a serious condition, mid thirty-six have died. There are now fifty-live towns and cities in F.ngland which destroy their garbage and solid reluse liy liurning, ami 570 furnaces are employed for this pur pose. About 40,000 trumps, it in estimated, uro traveling over tiennany all the year round. This army conniHts mostly of mechanics, temporarily unemployed, lio are looking lor work. Millions of trees have been felled to the ground in Scotland by the recent great storm which swept over the United Kingdom. The Duke of Sutherland lost almut 500,000 trees of various kinds. The Burgomaster of Brussels has or dered the formation of a cyclist corns in connection with the local lire brigade for the purpose of carrying the first aid to the persons In danger through an out' break. Probably the longest liquidation in history is that of Overend, (iiiinev ,v. Co. of Ixindou, who failed May 10, lHOil, and w inch was only settled at the coin incncement of (bin month. Theconcern owed 155,000,000. The Prussian Minister of the Interior, ( omit r.u I'.ulenburg, ha sent a secret circular to the Presidents of districts, warning them of the spread of Social ism and asking them to take all possible mean to check It. Venice, where oysters were years ago cheap and plentiful, ha been compelled to oiler a reward for the conviction ol person found dredging out of season The oyster merchant of Venice ban al most disappeared. The liest report ol the Ppe'n health savs that he has aged considerably and trembles; but there is no more cause (or alarm than when bin physicians declared live or nix yearn ago that the cud might come suddenly at any moment. It in stated that Prince Bismarck has nold hin memoirs to a South (icrmaii publisher for I '.'0,(H(. The work will probably appear shortly after the Prince's death, and will lie published outside the ratlierland. A woman's Journal in now published in Alexandria, Kgvpt, with articles in it written exclusively bv women. It in called 111 Final ("the young woman "), and in edited by a Syrian lady, Minn Hind Noufal. Kxiierinients just made at Munich have deniotiBtraliil the (act that bullets discharged from a ritte in tlie usual wav can lie rendered vehicle of infection, carrying iiihtoIh'S ami infecting w hat ever thev strike. The opening of the Manchester (Kn- gland) nhip canal marks the completion of one of the greatest of engineering en terprises. A city titty mile Inland Is thereby made a seaport with a harlmr ol 114 acre and 5'j mile of iiiay. Arrangement are being made bv the British warolllce in connection with the colonial ollic (or a military expedition, to he lormed at Sierra I-eono, to proceed against the stronghold of the Sofas, who have lately given some trouble to est African traders. The revival of the " cat " an a mode ol punishing criminals in Kuglaud ban led to protects from mime ot the l.ils-ral f' mi ualn. Four person sentenced in .ondon recently to enal servitude were each ordered to receive twenty ntrtikes with the cat-o'-nine-tailn. M. Ltickrov In l.'Kchiir navn the French coast in all but uudet'einliHl mm Dunkirk tt Cherbourg, and that 10.000,000 francs win ie reuireti 10 place v nerismrg in a Mate for defense, lie adds that the same statement holds good ill the cae of Cor sica, and that the British could eaulv get a (miting at either phut'. The (anions strike of the lawyers' CorMiratioii ol the city of Itiom in' Au vergnc, France, in ended. One of these lawyer or advocate- having Int-u im iirojtt'rly treated by a Judge, hin col league' nided with him, and (or live months tl ev refused to plead before the tMitrt, whi.h wan practically cIosihI. AUhough the vear 11HX) in still a gotnl way oil' and nothing ha vet Isvn dtvid oi I even about the site ot the I'nivemal FxKMitioii, which it i prtioed to hold then in Paiin, twenty-seven plan (or hiiildingn have tieeu iibmittisl, and in veiilorn are In-ginning to announce to tin world Dome of Ihe marvels and novelticr they are preparing. Pan Diego ii moving fur a tialnii. chool. EASTERN MELANGE. Commodore Stanton Restored by Secretary Herbert. THE RECEPTION TO HARRISON. Colorado Almost Entirely Recovered From tbe Effect of the Panic Bonner Dined. The Carlxnate camp of the Leadville district ia producing $10,500 worth of gold a day. There is in preparation a history of the World' Fair which will retail at 000 per copy. Four Duval (Tex.) train robbers have been sentenced to thirty-five years in tlie penitentiary. It is reported that John D. Rockefeller ha made another gift of f 1,000, 000 to the Chicago University, It is believed the severance of theCiulf system from tbe Union Pacific was a mistake in the latter road. Kdward S. Stokes ha been appointed receiver of the Hodman House and other property belonging to hi estate. The creditors of the Kentucky Malt ing Company will get 25 cent on the lollar. Liabilities, rssi.OOO; assets, HHO.OOO. The Denver jury in the case of John Shevnon against the estate of hi" daugh ter, the late Countess Cansell, returned a verdict for 2,000. It is anserted at the Treasury Depart ment that there will be an immediate and general shake-up of the official of the -ew l ork custom-house. The Boston Municipal league, a non partisan and non-sectarian body, which w ill opstse bail nomination for munici pal ollices, has been organized. Superintendent Andrew of the insane asylum al iiuii'aio lias declared Howard M. Field, son of the late Cyrus W, Field, sane, and he will he taken back to New York to stand trial. Commissioner Thoina J. Howling of New York bureau of labor statistics has sent out 10,000 circulars to manufactur ers with tlie intention of discovering the cause of hard times. Dr. F. A. Cook of Brooklyn, the eth nologist who accompanied Lieutenant Peary to (ireenland in lMilt-2, is prepar ing to explore the Antarctic continent or archipuhtgo next fall. Ueneral Solicitor Thurstonof tbe Union Pacific say there ;s no truth in the re port that the Union Pacific intends to take steps to bring tlie (iulf road back into the overland system. Congressman HilUirii has introduced a bill to pe nsion Mrs. F.dwiud Junger- inan of San Francisco, who, when 10 years ol age, acted as nurse in Oeueral Hooker's army at Gettysburg. The Bourbon distiller of Kentucky believe the liouor tux will be increased, and are preparing to take advantage uf it. It will advance the price liy 10 cents a gallon of tbe entire stock on hand. The Canadian Pacific will not agree to restore tianscontiiieiitul rates unless al lowed a dill'erential. The other lines will not agree to this, and the prospect of a war is growing stronger every day. The annual reHrt ol the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern (or the year end ing De cmlicr III, lH'.i:!, shown net earn ings of 4ll,(lL'4,7(ill, a decrease of fi,2;!l. The surplus is 1211,7711, a decrease of I5.2II2. At a meeting of the Board of Directors of tlie University of Chicago it was de cided to locate the Yorken Observatory at Lake (leneva, Wis., and tbe construc tion will commence as soon as the weather permits. It has Ih-cii decided that bond invest ment companies can no longer do busi ness legally in Texas, and State ollicials have taken steps to prevent the transac I'ou ol business uf such a character w ithin the State. Tbe grand jury at Dubuiiue, la., has let n rued twenty-eight indictments againsl Van l.eiiven for pension frauds, and other indictments were returned against I'rs. Pegg and Kissel, members ol the examining Iward. An importing house at New York will place California wine on the market and sell them on their merits. Hereto fore it has not been an easy thing to pur chase California claret under their proper names of vintage in that market. Mayor Terhune of Anderson, 1 ml. , owing to the luiinlicr of recent tramp outrages, has issued an order instructing the duct ot Police to furnish each night patrolman with a bhtcksnake whip. F.vcry tramp w ill tie whipped out of the city ami whipped again it he return. The announcement that positions would le provided for all who wanted employment caused a mad scramble at Pittsburg, in w hich many men were in jured. A Unit 2,(HH hesiged the city hall. The citixous have raised tl'0,000 to help beautify the park and streets and give the uncmployod work. Secretary Herln'rt has restored Com modore Stanton to duty, and assigns li tin to tbe command of the North Atlantic siitadron. 'the Secretary nay the de partment never thought the Commodore did an intentional w rong w hen he saluted the ling of the insurgent De Mcllo at Km de Janeiro. Hi otteiise wan an error of judgment. The reception to ex-Prenident Harri son at tlie Ciil in League Club, Philadel phia, wan a nuccenn in every way. Hep rene ntative of every class and both pur ties attend, si, and United State Sena- torn and Ueprenentativen, the Governor and bis executive statl and memls-rs of the Legislature were among the 1,500 w no paii iiieir respecin iu tne cx-rrcsi- dent. The Bimincx Men' Convention at Denver adopted a resolution that Colo rado had almost entirely recovered from the clbvt of the panic, and while the State bad Ihhmi grievously wounded bv the dcinonc tiiation of silver, her other rcMiutvc, such an gold, coal and agri culture, were developing wonderfully, tnd the calling together t( the l.egisla lure now would do more harm than good F.x-Sevretary ol the Navy Tracy nay that iu two veam (nun now France and Kussiit will have fifty modern lattle ship of 4JO.O00 ton displacement ijHin-l thiitv-one of ;IU,tHV top dis placement for Fngland. Gladstone in Parliament spoke shrringly ol Tracy's opinion, tmt Int. v reiterate It and nayn he W'heve the l-rencli name ntuiw nil n-rior to the Knglish Isith in guns and armor. A dinner was given to KoK'rt Bonner at New York, which furnished an onixir- nitv (or the presentation to Mr. Bonner i( a ln'autiuil ntatuelle ol In mare Su- n l, which wa bought with sulwcrip- lionn ol a large milliner ni repreneuta live breeder of trvtting hor for pre tentatitm to Mr. Bonner In token of their appreciation of hi active rtl'ortn in encouragement of brerdtiif the highest form ol trotting tPs x. FROM WASHINGTON CITY. Chairman Wilson of the Way and Means Committee ha prepared a state ment showing the quantities and values of merchandise for 1692 and 1893. Senator John H. Mitchell of Oregon ha succeeded in having the celebrated Valentine scrip cases of M. L. Baer vs. the Moran Bros. Company, a corpora tion, and Jacob C. Mann vs. the North ern Pacific Railroad Company advanced on the docket of the United" States Su preme Court at Washington City, to be argued and submitted March 5, 1894. 'l b is Valentine scrip holds lands adjacent to Seattle and Taeoina running up into millions of dollars in value, and the de cision of the court of last resort will set tle the title of these land forever. Gov ernor McGraw and Attorney-Genera' Jones joined with Senator Mitchell in urging advancement of the cases. Senator Chandler of New Hampshire in about to come forward with a scheme looking to the remonetization of silver The Senator proposes very radical meth ods' of bringing this about. Hecontem- plates the introduction in the Senate after the reconvening of Congress of a resolution, which he will advocate, ask ing the United States to invite all the countries of the world Kattern, West ern and Southern to attend a monetary conlerence. A new feature ol the pro mised conference is that it shall not be restricted to Knronean gold-standard countries, but shall include the South American am' Oriental silver-standard countries. Moreover, the invitations to the conference are to contain a declara tion of the United States that the pur tiose of the conference shall be establish ment and maintenance of an interna tional ratio, with a specific declaration added that if such ratiocannot lie agreed upon it will he the purpose of the United States to adopt a single standard, and that standard not gold, but silver, liv taking this extreme position, not as yet advocated in Congress, Chandler thinks tbe hands of the gold-standard countries not now trading extensively with the Western World can be forced. Information has reached tlie Treasury Department from tlie Appraiser of Mer chandise at the iort of Chicago that the transportation companies have failed to lake away rapidly the portion of iner ehnndis" t tbe World's Fair Intended for exportation ; consequently there are now at least 20,000 packages Tying in tlie buildings, which cannot be removed bv December .'il. Tlie Collector has accord ingly asked that the time be extended for holding the buildings as a construct ive bonded warehouse, ami the exposi tion officials have agreed to provide suit able police supervision for the customs interests during the period over which the customs control shall be maintained. In consideration of these (acts the Treas ury Department has instructed the Col lector to continue in control of the goods referred to until further instructions are given him. It is said this condition is the result of bad faitli on the part of the railroad companies, who promised to re turn the goods to the sealioard free if the railroad charges were paid one way. Now that the fair is over they are indifferent to tlie matter, and are using their own convenience and giving other freight preference. A subject which will receive some con sideration at tlie hands of the Committee on Appropriations of the House at this session of Congress is embodied in a bill introduced by Sayres, its Chairman, en titled " a bill to repeal certain laws re lating to permanent and indefinite appro priations." Bills having this object in view have appeared perennially during the past ten years, but for various rea sons have failed of enactment. The ob ject of recalling these permanent appro priations and having Congress pass upon matter covered by them each year is that it w ill conduce to a more thorough and careful examination of the item of appropriation than are obtainable under tho present system by which accounts are audited and passed upon by account ing officer, and where no opportunity is left for scrutiny by tbe Congressional committee. At tbe same time objection in made against tbe change proposed by the bill because of tbe injustice tluit would result to claimants entitled to the amounts paid them under the present system without recourse to specific Con gressional legislation. The bill now be fore the committee exclude from its provisions the various laws therein spec ified, including the sinking fund and other appropriations under which amounts to many million dollars, rough ly estimated at about one-third of the total permanent appropriations. The total annual permanent appropriations lor tne nscal vear IS.U4 were f 1 1.1.441 lKU, ami it is estimated for 1SH5 at $101,074.- (H0. Tbe committee has referred the bill lo Secretary Carlisle for his view s on the change proposed, and accounting ollicers ol the department will be asked to submit their opinions before any rec ommendation is made in the matter by the Secretary. I be air of mystery assumed by the Senate t ommittee on roreign Relations in its Hawaiian investigation gives the impression that Morgan's resolution, under which the impiiry is held, is merely a cloak for a much' more impor tant impiiry than any as to the alleged irregularity of our diplomatic relations w ith those islands. There in reason for believing that while presumably the present quest is for information bearing Uh)U the conduct of Steven and Blount there will lie an effort at the name time to obtain any Information which will in the first place prove the capability of the inland for self-government, and in tlie second the desirability or otherwise of annexing these islands at some time in tbe bit inc. It is understood perfectly by ineniliers of the committee w ho might have these in view that there is no hoe of annexing the islands under the pres ent administration, but those who favor thin disposition of the little kingdom do not intend lo tie swerved from their pur jmse by tbe fact that one administration is opssed to thin course. Senator Mor gan. Chairman of the committee, has been scrupulously careful alxnit express ing opinions upon the Hawaiian ques tion, or manifesting a dispoitiou to do or say anything which would appear extra-judicial, but he i known to W firm Indicver in the wisdom of attaching the islands to thin country a a part ol il. iu-t an Alaska is at present attached, and the fact that he ha verv recently introduced a bill in the Senate providing a form of government for any acquired territory lends plausibility to' the sup position that he in looking forward to jnwMhilitien far beyond anything in cluded in the resolution under w hich the committee is authorized to conduct the present hearing. A a plausible ex planation of the origin of the bill, and without some end like th acquisition ol Hawaii, it is difficult to find any rennon tor it existence. Those who know Mor gan Ust say be i not the man to attempt lo secure legislation that would fit a sup ination. It would apHar that when the committee reports it will, no (a r as Morgan can direct the character of Un report, smooth over the events with which thev are concerned. Meantime Minister Thurston, now in Hawaii, wil' have been heard from an to the capacity of the present government (or tempor arily managing the attaint of the islands, and the information, with the corrolior atmg testimony which the committee w ill I able to get together in the mean time, may have an important hearing upon the (nture of the committee'! in-vetlgalloti(. MIDWINTER FAIK. .Esthetic Ideas of the Manage ment Bearing Frnit. MAIN BUILDINGS ALL FINISHED. Ornamentation of the Grand Central Court Receiving a Great Deal of Attention Now. Weekly Circular Letter-So. T The work of preparation for the Ex position has now reached a point where the testhetic ideas of the management are beginning to bear fruit. All the main buildings are practically finished, so far as the details of construction are concerned, and now comes the matter of decoration. Charles Graham, the well-known artist better known, per fcaps, in the Ea-st than in California on account of his extensive experience with the Harpers, and more recently with the Columbian Exposition has been ap pointed a director of color for the Mid winter Exposition, and to him fulls the duty of suiierintending the decoration of the Exposition buildings. There has beea made no effort in this connection to pattern after the Columbian Exposi tion. The term "White City" will never be appropriately applied to this Exposition. Mr. Graham's idea has been to let delicate tints predominate, and to so di-tribute and arrange these that the peculiar atmospheric effects of the California climate shall be utilized to enhance their harmony and increase their beauty. Warm tones are not par ticularly necessary in the decoration of any group of buildings in this glorious cliin ite of California, and the darkness of background afforded by the almost blnck foliage is a magnificent setting for the delicate tints which are to pre vail. Some excellent effects have already lieen partially produced on the main buildings, although none of them are yet to be seen in the fullness of perfec tion. There will be a great deal of gold iu the scheme of color, although not enough of it to give the architectural group the lmme of the "Golden City The domes of the Administration build ing will be heavily gilded, and the west ern sun, Btriking full upon them, will undoubtedly play a very important part In the pieturcsqueness of the pano rama. Mr. (Iridium savs that several of the buildings of this Exposition sur pass in perfection of detail and architec tural development the buildings of the Columbian Exposition, and that in the line of opportunity offered for pictur esque and landscape effects, the like has never been fecn m any exposition. The ornamentation of the grand central court is also receiving a great deal of attention just now. The elec trical fountain is 1 eing installed in one end, the biisiu for the allegorical fount in is in place at the other, and the sculpture will soon be ready to be put in position. The electric tower has reached a third of its height, and two more weeks will see it completed. Eight or ten inches of rich loam has been spread over the entire surface of the grand plaza, and on it will lie sown tho seed of the flowers and foliage which are to make this the nu : beau tiful spot in all the beautiful Golden Gate Park. There, has already been transplanted to this grand parallelo gram a large number of bamboo plants and date palms that have men artisti cally distributed, and Have made favorable impression on the public, which warrant the assertion that the picture to be presented within .the lines of the court, around which the main building are situated, will lie one of surpassing loveliness. The enetian masts, several hundred iu mimlier. which are to stand like a line of sol tliery around this court, are already in position. These are to bear the flag of all nation by day, and electric arc lights at night; and between them the sun will shine npon long lines of parti-colored streamers, while the darkness of each succeeding night will be relieved by long lines of incandescent lights and fancy lanterns in tho development of the carnival effects which have been contemplated in this connection. Tho work on the concessional build Ing is proceeding satisfactorily. The exposition will In? nearer reiulv on open ing day than ban been the cue of any Urge exinisitioii in the history of the world. The management of the Expo sition are to le particularly- congratu lated ou the fact that iu the erection of the 70 odd structures within the Expo sition grounds, ou which there has Invn an aggregate expenditure of nearly tl,000,iHMi, there has, thus far. occurred no lalmr trouble, no accidents, and not even an alarm of fire. The programme for opening day hat not yet been completed, but the cere monies will be of a character to war rant the unbottliug of all the enthusi asm which San Francisco and the ad joining cities and towns have Ktu get Ing up for this occasion. It took the business men of Snui Kiancico a long while to wake up to the importance of thin Exposition, but there is no longer any room for criticism ou thin score, audit is safe to say that when opening day shall arrive the city will be more gaily decorated and its inhabitant will turn out more universally than on any other occasion th.it ha.- marked the his tory of California. A feature of the Kxpoaition which ha now Kvu fully dcvel. ;.! is that which in to include t lie display of citrus fruit from different parts of the state. There are iu the state two citrus fair asnocia-tit'iis-that of Suithern California and that of the Northern citrus counties. Doth thene fans, will be held thin year In connection with the Midwinter Ex position, and it will be interesting Ett.-ti rn i -pie to know that these grand display ot oranges and leinolin are mule in the months of January ami February. The management of the state citrus f.,ir northern district has just announced its date to befrxmi Jan. IJ to Keb. 15, and that of Southern California w;il 1 on at the same time. In addition to these citrus displays t'rertKi n nnty has completed arrange nietit to revt a lmslel of her court house to be c instructed of mang, ,uj raisin. o that Eastern visitors will .- niore wondri ful dispUt t of the gulden fruit than Liu ever beea made W what PORTLAND MARKET. Whsat Valley. 92295c: Walla Walla, 8182c per cental. HOPS, WOOL AlfO HIDES. Hops '93s, choice, 15(3 16c per pound ; medium, 1012c; poor, bfo 7c. Wool Valley. 10011c per pouna; Cmnoua. U(al2c: Eastern Oregon, 6 10c, according to quality and shrinkage. Hide Urv selected prime. Oct green. salted. 00 pounds and over, 3fc; under 60 pounds, 2(g 3c; sheep pelts, Bhearlings, low 15c: medium, zuwsac: long wooi, 30a60c; tallow, good to choice, 33,'8c per pound. LIV X AND DRESSED MEAT. Beef Top steers. 2!nic per pound; fair to good steers, 2c; No. 1 cows, 2c; fair cows, l.'aC; dressed beef, $3.50(35.00 per 100 pounds. Mbttok Best sheep, $2.00; choice mutton, 1.752.00; lambs, 2.002.25. Hoob Choice neaw. H.ooffio.uu: me dium, $4.00(94.50; light and feeders, $4.004.o0; dressed, fo.00. Veal $3.005.00. provisions. Eastern Smoked Meats and Labd Hams, medium. 123i13c per pound; hams, large, 1213c; hams, picnic, lliaiL'c: break last Dacon, i.ns ioc; short clear sides, ll13c; dry salt sides, 10Ullc; dried beet hams, I2'.(ttl3c; lard, compound, in tins, 9l210,1aC per pound; pure, in tins, ll!i13,lac; pigs' feet, 80s, $5.50 ; pigs' feet, 40s, $3.00. COKDAOE. Manilla rote, lJi in.cir. and up, 10'c; manilla rope, 12-thread, diam., lie; manilla rope, 6 and 9-thread, M and 5-16 diam., ll 'c; manilla bail rope, in coils or on reeiB, 10,' ic; manilla lath yarn, tarred, 9c ; manilla liawser-laid rope well boring, etc., 13c; manilla transmission- of-pow er rope, 14c; manilla paper twine, lie; manilla spring twine, 14c; sisal rope,l'4in. cir. and upward, 7c; Bisal rope, 12-thread, diam., 7'-ic; sisal rope, 6 and 9-thread. 1 and 5-16 diam., 8c; sisal lath yarn, tarred, 7c; hop-vine twine, tarred, c; sisal paper twine, o,l4C FLOUR, FEED, ETC. Flour l'ortland, $2.75; Salem, $2.75; Cascadia, $2.75; l'ayton, $2.75; Walla Walla, $3.15; hnowtlake, ifa.uo; uorval- lis, $2.65; I'endleton, $2.65; Graham, $2.40; superfine, $2.25 per barrel. U.vrs w hue. aaffl34c per bushel ; gray, oiiaoic; rolled, in bags, o.ioi.a 6.50; barrels, $6.76(27.00; in cases, $3.75, Millbtuffs Bran, tlHi l(i; shorts, $15( 16; ground barley, $Hi((tl8; chop leeu, lu per ton ; whole leetl Parley, 00M 70c per cental; middlings, $2328 per ton; chicken wheat, 65c$1.15 per cental. Hay Good, $10 12 per ton DA1KY PRODUCE. Butter Oreiran fancy creamery. 30(H 32'.jc; fancy dairy, 2527jc; "fair to good, 20(tt22'j'c; common, 10.5 H'sC per pound. Ciiekse Oregon, 1013u; Califor nia, c; Young America, 1215c; Swiss, imported, 30(S32c ; domestic, 16 Mine per pound. Eoos Oregon, 25c per dozen; East ern, ZliluMi He Poultry Chickens, mixed, quoted at $2.50(t 3.00 per dozen ; dressed, 8c per pound; ducks, $.S.50(a4.50 per dozen; geese, $8.00; turkeys, live, 12'oc per pound; dressed, l.tytlc. VEUETABLBS AND FRUITS. Veuktablks Cabbage, Is per pound; potatoes, Oregon, 60(it,oc per sack; on ions, fl.xo per sack ; sweet potatoes, z'c per pound ; Oregon celery, 35(S50c ; arti chokes, 8oc per dozen. Kruit Sicily lemons, $5.00(35.50 per box; California new crop, $4.00(ot4.50 per uox; lananas,$1.5O((t3.00per Imncli; Honolulu, $1.50(11 2.50; California navels, $3.7"i4.00 per liox; seedlings, $3.00(3 3.50; Mexican, $3.50(93.75; Japanese, $1.7-"(a2.00; grapes. 1.001.25 per box ; apple8(litiying price), green, 60(5c per box; red, 60(d55c; cranberries, $11.00 per narrel ; persimmons, f l.ou per box CANNED OOODS. Canned Goods Table fruits, assorted, l.75fa;2.uu: peaches. 1.85(2.00: Bart- lett pears, $1.75(2.00; plums, $1.37 1.50; straw berries, $2.25(2.46; cherries, fz.zowz.iu; piackuerries. xi.85M2.00 iasplerrie8, $2.40; pineapples, $2.25(3 si.au; apricot 8, si.oa. iie lruits, assorted, $1.20; peaches. $1.25: plums. $1.00(s51.20; blackberries, $1.25(3 1.40 per dozen. Pie fruits, gallons, assorted, Kj.ioyra.w peaches, 3.aur4.oo: ann- cot, $3.50(84.00; plums, $2.75(33.00; Diackuerries.4.2o((r4.5U: tomatoes. 1. 10. Meats Cornell beef, Is, $1.40; 2s, $2.10; chipped, $2.36; lunch tongue, Is, $3.50; 2s, $6.75; deviled ham, $1.60(3 i.io per dozen Emu Sardines, tfs, 75ea$2.25; Js, t..i0(tr4.oo; loDBlers. f Z.aot3.50 : sal mon, tin 1-lb tails, $1.25(31.50; flats, $1.75;2-lbs, $2.252.60;-barrel, $5.50. STAPLE GROCERIES. Coffee Costa Kica, 23V; Rio, 22'j (323c; Salvador, 23l?c; Mocha, 264 28c; Arbuckle's, Columbia and Lion, 100-pound cases. 25.30c per pound. Dried Fruit 1803 pack, Petite prunes, ootwc; sliver, lOatlse; Italian 8idl0v; German. 6r8c: plums. Our 10c evaporated apples, 8(3 10c; evaporated apncois, io(citte; peaches, lUotlL'.'sc; pears, 7(311c per pound. Salt Liverpool, 200s, $15.50; 100s, iu.uo; oos, lo.ou ; stock, fs.wjury.oo. Svhtp Eastern, in barrels, 40i55c; in half barnds, 42(5 57c; in cases, 35(3 80c per gallon : $2.25 Per ker: California. in barrels, 20i340c per gallon; $1.75 per Kcir. ougar l), 4 c; Golden V, 4 'sc; extra C, 4 'jc ; confectioners' A, 5gc; dry gran ulated, 5'4c; culie, crushed and pow dered, 5V per pound; per pound ciiscoiiiu on an grades tor prompt cash ; maple sugar, 15(3 16c per pound. ItKAxn Small white. No. 1,2V; 2. 2'...c; large white, 2V; pea beans, '-'V: l'ink, 2'...c; bayou, 234c; ''titter, c; i. nun, ,v4c per pound. Kick Xo. 1 Sandwich Island, $4.50(3 -i.in; no japan in market. I'li'Ki.Ks Barrels, No. 1, 28(:i0c per gallon; No. 2, 2ihtf28c; kegs, 5s, 85c per Keg; nan gallons. ;i per dozen ; quar ter g.iuons, ri.i.t per dozen. Rmsixs London lavers, boxes, $1.75 (rt'-'.OO; halves, f2.0uul2.25; quarters. $2.25(32.75; eighths, $2.50(3 3.00. Loose Muncateis, lioxes. $1.50; fancy faced, $1.75; b.ign, 3 crown, 4VJ5c per pound; 4 crown, R.-rt.Vai Seedless Sultanas, boxes, $1.75i(2.00; bags, tlflSc per pound. Sen i:s Whole Allspice, 18,ii20c er pound; casia. lrt.lc: cinnamon, 22 it 4(V; cloves, lS .i.kV; black pepper, 20tf 2V; nutmeg, 75 n 80V. I-ord Salisbury made a joke down in Wales. On the table there was a model of church covered with violets. "This in the church that von are to defend," sat.l Colonel Sir Edward Hill. ' Yes; it should always le kept in violet," said his lordship. The .Meiiiiomte German colony in Irving Lane county. Or., received an addition of twenty members in one fam ily which arrived there a few weeks ago mother and father, of middle age, and eighteen robust children They came from Marion, S. I). One of the hones belonging to the New York fire department got loose the other night and ascended the stair to the seeotid floor, and nearly frightened the driver into spasms by playfully pok. tug hU cold now into the Utter s Tac while aalevo. FARM AND GARDEN. Experience in Raising Chickens by Lamp Heat. SEVERAL AGRICULTURAL .NOTES. Wintering the Calf-Requisites of a Successful Farmer Market ing Feathers Etc. Fewer eggs will be gathered if the hens are crowded. Fowls two years old are as a rule best for breeding purposes. Fowls like mustard Beeds occasionally; also chopped onions in winter. Alum dissolved in water is recommend ed for diarrha-a in the early stages. Medium-sized turkeys that are in 'a good condition bring the best price. Now is the time to fatten and market all roosters not needed for breeding. If corn has been put in temporary cribs, put some sort of roof over it be fore the heavy snows come. Kemember that turkeys, beinz much larger, need more food than chickens. They also bring more money in market. Punctuality should be the motto of the dairyman. Kenularity in feeding and milking is a prime factor in getting iue nignesi results. Plan to farm so as to turn off crona that take little from tlie fertility of the farm and give good money returns for the bulk taken a wav. The continued dry weather offers a splendid opportunity to those engaged in putting in tile. Keep at it until done or the weather stops further work. Yonns pullets notablv lav small pcps. Moral : Breed only from eggs of hens of full growth and vigor. The same rule will apply to all domestic anima s. Went milk the cpretil rn!n? w'h plenty of fresh bone, cut tine, will make good poultry if they are kept free from uce ami nave otherwise comfortable quarters. A few days spent in filling the feed bins in the barn, in storing up bedding material and making things convenient about the place will save time and ex posure in doing chores when more dis agreeable weather arrives. WISTKRISO THE CALK. The first year of a calf's life determines to a great degree its value as an animal for profit, says Western Plowman. If it is permitted to run with the cows, steers and older cattle, where it will be jostled about and made to stand back from the feed until such a time as it can get to take up the refuse left after the Btronger have had their choice, an unprofitable, stunted calf will be the result. The calf must have its own shed, its own feed lot, its own ration of grain and its own rack of hay; when supplied in thus way with a proper amount of feed of good quality, it will grow through every month of tlie year and yield a profit to its owner. As the calf grows the feed must be gradually increased. The importance of a change of feed at this time must not be over looked. Give a little oats and barley occasionally. Shelled corn is a good feed for the calf, as are also cornmeal, bran and shorts ; but do not give one variety of grain food continuoiHy. Give a change occasionally. The sooner the calf can grown up to cow or steer size tbe more profit there ia in the business. Give the calf a chance. MARKETING FEATIIKRS. Poultry raisers should always save the feathers, and in the shape that brings the highest prices. And dealers prefer to have the feathers from the goose, duck and hen picked dry. If they are scalded, dealers prefer to do their own dressing, as in many cases it is not thoroughly done by the poultry men and redressing is necessary. But always save them dry picked if possible. Scalded geese are worth from 5 to 10 cents per pound less than dry picket!, ducks from 3 to 5 cents less, and chicken feathers are worth about half price. Turkey feathers are also quite valuable. In picking these save all the feathers that grow on the tail; also in the two joints of the wing next the body. The pointed, one-side quills that grow on the outside or tip of the wing sell at a low price, and should be kept separate. In packing lay the feathers in straight in as light boxes as possible. Do not stuff them into bags, as it breaks them. Be fore packing weigh your boxes with the covers, marking the weight in plain fig ures on the side. KEQl'ISITKH OF A SrccESSFUt FARMKJ. To be a most successful farmer a man should be well posted and well educated. There are few branches of knowledge from which he cannot draw in every-dav life. In the natural sciences the gradu ate of the highest institutions of learn ing in the land will find in the ordinary work of the farm a post-graduate course w hich will Ins more practical and thor ough than that prescribed in the curric ulum of any of our schools. The introduction of a line ' of study in in this direction given at our schools can be carried on indefinitely and to decided advantage. A knowledge of entomology will assist the farmer in determining among the insects which surround him his friends and his enemies, and being able to protect the one and destroy the other may be of great value. The eame is true in regard to birds, beasts and reptiles. It is along this line that an education may be put to practical use. Intelligent effort is always rewarded. RUSINO CIIICKRSS BY LAMP IIKAT. My experience has been so unusual in bringing through a nest of deserted eirirs that I an. i.l it I..- ,1... 1 ,1. , ...... . rc..v. . IUI ic uriii'iiioi inemanv readers of harm and Home, navs Mrs. Conrow of Erie countv, I'a. Haviriga hen setting on twelve eggs, she left her nert, and not wishing- to lose the eggs, I took a common cylinder and put some soft material in the bottom, then put in the eggs and covered them with woolen cloth. The cylinder was then hung un der the hanging lamp and a lighted lamp set under it on the table, pulling the cylinder down close and turning the amp down so low as to get the required heat. After four days nine nice chickens crawled out, the other three eggs being infertile. In a few davs another hen left eleven eggs, which were treated in the same way, and after two davs nine more chickens hatched out. The chick ens are all doing nicely. Two Mart Hunt fctcape. In the space of two minute John Swanson. of Omaha, had two almost miraculous escapes from death. He was standing near a quarry when a keg of powder exploded and hurled him a con siderable distance from the spot. In a senseless condition he landed just above a charge of dynamite, the fuse of which had already been lighted. Before he conld be rescued the dynamite exploded, and Swanson was blown a second Km Into the air. Notwithstanding this dou ble accident the man escaped with only a broken leg and arm. Yankee Blads,