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esume of Events in the
Northwest.
NCE OF STEADY GROWTH
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(, cth.red in All the Town, of
Lr NeigKO0'10 State. - Improve
Lst.VoMd in All Industries-Oregon.
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llogbout the Nehalem oountry.
Xrry county's delinquent tax
L... tn ohnnt te.000 this year.
renteen boxes of peaoh plums, the
:jt of the season, were snipped irom
ft Dalles last week.
f the 861 students graduated irom
state Dormal sohool at Monumouth,
j are at present teachers.
rsion !j
be Empire cannery, on Coos bay,
1 run through this flabiug season.
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reparations are being made to start up
jkt month.
JThe board of equalization lor Coos
yjnty will meet in Empire August 81,
is hi
qd will oontinue m session until oep-
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Ute h
oer o, ioo.
he Oregon Central & Eastern Rail-
id Company will probably be a bid-
or the government work to be done
Yaquina bay.
itizens of Coquille are making great
parations lor tne soiaiera ana pio
ire1 leunion that will be held there
gust 13, 14 and 15.
The county oourt of Carry county
on t,
;i9 directed ineuuuuty uuHHurer bu vay
itetflieaoutof the county funds here
iter and to use no school funds for
Jkt purpose.
John Durbin will celebrate his 102d
hfrthday at the home of bis son, Isaao,
o Howell prairie, September 13, and
etery immigrant of 1845 in the state is
ivited to be present.
The postal department has disap
oved of the proposition to establish a
tail line from Klamath agency to Sil-
ir lake, and to increase service on the
sal tj
ute from Silver lake to Frineville.
The grain crop in Lane county has
oven to be muoh better than was
iticipated a few weeks aso. Some
lelds of grain are very light, but the
eld in most cases will be very good,
id mnoh better than was expected.
Smoke from fires in the Casoade
iioantains has been blown by western
'inds goorss the valleys and plains un
1 it ii thick and blue in Grant county,
early obsouring the sun, and impair
ig the usefulness of tne moon, savs
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Be Canoyn City News.
irts from Sherman oountv are to
we effect that wheat is suffering from
the oontinued hot weather, and farmers
io not expect the average yield of the
fmity will be more than 12 bushels
the acre. A month aso thev exnect-
d the average yield would be twenty
Ire buhsels.
Mre. Mary Eenkle, who died recently
1H Independence, TO a a hnrn in (iraan
mnty, Kentuoky, July 29. 1817. She
raised the plains with her husband in
to California, and thev came to
togon in 1867. locating two and one-
aU miles south of Philomath. She
aa the mother of fourteen children.
me of whom survive; thirty-nine
rand-children, thirty-one of whom
wive, and thirteen great grandohil-
i, iweive of whom survive.
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ag place this season, says the Cath
"et Gazette. Some fishermen claim
ere is i gasoline boat which ia mak
"business of stealing web. The
mi'rt tbat ,h8 Sa8Nne boat picks
th.""! wb with a hook that reaches to
bottom and seven the lead and cork
"ne with one slash.
MARK TWAIN IN ENGLAND.
HI. Opinion of th. Transvaal and Itf
Inhabitants
Southampton, Aug. 4. - Samuel
Clemens (Mark Twain), with his wife
and daughter, arrived today ou the
steamer Norman from Table bay, Cape
Colony. Although he started out on
his tour of the world in feeble health
being obliged often to take to his bed
between the delivery of leotures, and,
notwithstanding an attack of sickness
in India, Mr. Clemens looked the pic
ture of health when he landed here.
He has gone far and seen much, in the
Sansdwich islands, Australia, India,
South Africa. He expressed himself
as charmed with what he had seen in
South Africa.
"I oonsider the Transvaal the coun
try of the future," said Mr. Clemens.
"It has a delightful olimate and bound
less natural wealth. I had presented
to me in Johannesburg & little nugget
with figures on it showing the enor
mous inorease of the gold output. The
bulk of trade there is in the hands of
English and Germans, but Americans
should be able to oommand the lion's
share of the trade in machinery, the
largest portion of the machinery in
the Transvaal being American. Mr.
Hammond, the reform leader convicted
of treason, but whose sentence was
commuted, intends to bring baok from
the states with him $200,000. The
majority of Americans in the Trans
vaal are engaged in mining and en
gineering. The American element is
small, but the mass of the Boers make
no distinction between Americans and
English. Indeed, all foreigners, with
the exoeption of Germans, are deferred
to.
"The excitement over the Jameson
mid and subsequent trial of the re
formers has subsided, but all the re
formers are agreed that the cause of
politioal reform has been retarded a
decade by the Jameson fiasco."
ENGULFED BY A TIDAL WAVE
It Is Estimated That 4,000 Chinese
Perished,
Shanghai, Aug. 4. News of a most
terrible disaster, which ocenrred on
Sunday last in the province of Kiang
Su, has just been brought to this city. .
An immense tidal wave, fully five
miles in length and of great height,
swept in from the sea upon the coast
of Hayehau, which is in the southeast
ern part ot the province, inundating :
the entire country and destroying
numerous small villages in its path.
At present it is estimated that 4,000
people were drowned, but it is probable
tbat when a full investigation has been
made, that number will be inoreased.
In addition to the great loss of hu
man life vast numbers of cattle were
drowned. Kioe fields were submerged,
and the crops almost totally destroyed,
and a famine is feared in the district
during the coming autumn. Great
numbers of people who escaped the
fury of the waves are left utterly desti
tute, without food or shelter or the
means of proouring it.
Hai Chan is situated oppbsite Yu
Chan island, on the coast of Kiang Su
province, which is on the Whang Hai
or Yellow sea. The surface is mostly
level, whioh may account for the great
loss of life. Kiang Su is one of the
most fertile provinces of the empire,
and exports more silk than any other
province of China. The Yang-tse-Kiang
enters China through this prov
ince, the prinoipal city ot whioh is
Nanking.
THE LUMBER COMBINE.
Washington Lumhermen Not Afraid
That It Will Ue Broken.
Taooma, Wash., Aug. 4. Manager
W. H. Hanson, one ot ihe proprietors
of the Taconia Mill Company, said
that the story sont oat from San Fran
cisco, that there was likely to be a dis
ruption of the lumber oombine, is with
out foundation.
"The millmen of this coast," he
said, "have been losing money long
enough, and present prioes are but lit
tle higher than the aotual cost of pro
duction. "If the retail dealer of Oakland or
any other city sees to fit to out rates,
that is his business, but he cannot ex
pect millmen to get in any cut rates to
them. My opinion of the whole
trouble is that several of the retailers
have been after the same business, and
some of those who failed to get cer
tain orders out under their more suo
oesaful competitors to try and get the
business away from them.
"It is safe to say there will be no re
duction in oargo rates, for two reasons.
There is no necessity for cutting, and
the pre-ent rate will not stand it, as
the inoreased price for stumpage and
the greater distanoe the mills have to
go for logs would make any such cut
ting a loss to the millman.
Killed br Felling- Building.
Birmingham, Ala., Aug. 4. At Co
lumbus City, Ala., Maynard Covans
was escorting Miss Dovie Proctor and
Delia Bishop, daughters of prominent
families, out for a walk, when a wind
and rain storm oame up, and the trio
stepped into an old building out of the
storm. The wind inoreased in fury
until the building collapsed, and all
were caught in the debris. Covans end
Miss Proctor were instantly killed, and
Miss Bishop so badly injured tbat
death will result
BRADSTREET'S REPORT.
Political
Uncertainty Una an Infavor.
able Ktt'ect.
New York, Aug. 3. Bradstreet's
weekly review of trade says: Political
uncertainty continues to have an unfa
vorable effect ou trade, and industrial
and mercantile lines nrA nnnanullif
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Mamwd T" " "u ClSf"y
scanned, and in many cases shortened.
J-ne mstlustnal situation is less favor
able. Among manufacturers of iron
and steel it is regarded as serious in
some lines, owing to the surprising
falling off in the demand. The reduo-
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tion ol pig iron is further curtailed.yet i
.iwonoo. iiio umiuuK 18 lor S
further decline iu iron and steel prices.
vnicago otters concessions on pig to
bring bids for round lots. Curtailments
of products in cotton fabrics continues,
yet fall purchasers in prints are of
small volume. The demand for boots
and shoes is also smaller.
Exports of wheat flour inoluded as
wheat, from boih ooasts of the United
States for last week amount to 2,484,
000 bushels, as compared with 8,074,
000 bushels for the corresponding week
of last year.
The total number of business fail
ures In tn United ftstes this week is
294, as compared with 280 last week.
The increase, as contrasted with the
corresponding total in 1895, is seventy
three, or an average ot ten each day
during the week. There are thirty
seven failures reported in the Canadian
dominion this week, six more than last
week and thirteen more than in the
corresponding week last year, and only
six more than in the like week in 1894.
L. H. PLATTOR KILLED.
Shot Through the Heart While tn the
Spokane Court House.
Spokane, Wash., Aug. 8. L. H.
Flattor, a well-known attorney and
Democratic politician, was shot and
almost instantly killej in the corridor
ot the courthouse shortly before 6
o'olock this evening. The shot was
fired by Henry Seiffert, a restaurant
proprietor and sporting man, who is
also well known.
The tragedy resulted from remarks
made by Flattor in court, and whioh
Seiffert construed as a reflection upon
bis obaracter. Seiffert was being
pressed before the court as adminis
trator of the estate of Budolph Gorkow,
a riob brewer, who died here this
week. Gorkow had marired a variety
actress about a year ago, and the mar
riage was an unhappy one. He brought
suit for divorce shortly before his
death, and in his will out his wife off
with a dollar. She is contesting, the
will, and there is a struggle over the
administration of the estate. Plattor
represented some of the beneficiaries ot
the will, opposing Seiffert It had
been insinuated that Seiffert's relations
with Mrs. Gorkow were not ot a prop
er nature.
Prosecution of Railway Claims.
Washington, Aug. 8. A complete
change of polioy in tbe method of gov
ernment proseoution of railroads in the
West to recover lands erroneously pat
ented to them, is provided for in direc
tions issued by the secretary of the in
terior to the commissioner of tbe gen
eral land office. In this a rule is laid
down that all railroads against which
suits are now pending for vaoation of
: patents under the art of March 8, 1887,
shall make a Bhowing as to the bona
; fide purchasers from the road of lands
patented, similar to the showing made
' in the cases of the Burlington & Mis-
, souri River and Union Paiflo roads.
Similar recommendations for the dis
missal of suits wherein non-bona fide
purchasers may retain title will here-
1 after be made by the department in all
cases. The proceedings aocrodingly
can be hereafter instituted under the
act of March 2, 1890.
t A Heattle Mau's Loud; Klde,
Chicago, Aug. 8. Mr. Sheneman is
in Chicago, after a ride by wheel from
Seattle. He left tbe coast June 1, ex
! pecting to reach Columbus, O. , by Oo
' tober 1. After he bad crossed two
states on his journey he made suoh
good time tbat he decided to keep as
: far ahead of his schedule as he could.
Shortly after leaving Seattle Sheneman
' reached the desert whioh exetnds from
! Frosser Falls to Umatilla, and in at
; tempting to cross tbe thirty-five miles
' of sandy fields tbe tourist nearly lost
his life. He could not ride the wheel
i through the sand, and had to dismount
: and push it ahead of him. All tbe
water in his canteen had been oon
' sumed before he bad covered half the
desert, and when he reahced the Co
' lumbia river be fell exhausted on the
bank.
A Nest of Murderers.
, Vienna, Aug. 8. After a six week's
, trial at Agram, the Stenjue band of
: thirty-six persons, charged with nine-
teen murders and numerous assaults
! and robberies, has been ended. Nine
; teen members of the band, including
i two women, 'have been sentenced to
j death. Nine bave been sentenced to
j twenty years' imprisonment Eight
i were aoquitted.
Female Racing Condemned.
! Toronto, Aug. 8. In the racing
board bulletin issued today, the Cina
dian board condemns female racing,
and announoea tbat tbe board will here
after blacklist any track . upon whioh
I female riders are allowed to tact, be
' fore tbe public.
UNPRECEDENTED RUN.
More Salmon Than the Lower Klver
Cituneries Can Hamlle.
Astoria, Or., Aug. 8. The receipts
of salmon at the various lower river
canneries continue unusually heavy j
and are far in excess of the capacity of
several of the packing establishments.
no.cini ui mo yauKIIJK esiHOllsJlIurillc.
Toda - v ,he n8b were plentiful th.
one of Kinney's men delivered ueirlv
100, aud near Sand Island it was re
ported that the water was almost alive
with large chinooks. Many were re
ported to have been taken with gaff
tirtnlra U M ii. 1 M 3
"wvfco uy BUllltJ Ul Lilt! well WI1U 1UUUU
themselves in the midst of a great
nchnnl nf sh
At one or two can
neries, where too many fish were re
ceived, the loss is heavy. Tons of the
fish are being thrown overboard at
Kinney's on account of the lack of
means to preserve them until they oould
be canned. As many as possible have
been salted for the winter use by the
citizens in the west end of town, and
were freely given to all who would
carry them away.
Fishermen assert that never since the
canning industry began has suoh a run
been seen. If it continues until the
close of the season, the chances are fa
vorablo for a much larger pack than
had been anticipated. An unusual
feature of the situaton is the quality of
the fish, which is fully equal to those
taken in June, the flesh being excep
tionally red and firm and the quality
of oil abundant.
THROWN INTO A CISTERN.
Texas Man Slays Ills Family and Dis
poses of Their Bodies.
Austin, Tex., Aug. 3. T. E. Burt,
a member of one of tbe most respeot
able families, murdered his wife and
two children, aged 2 and 4 years, last
Friday night, and plaoed the dead
bodies in a cistern. He left the oity
Saturday night following the terrible
deed, after advising several neighbors
not to drink tbe water in his oistern,
as it was polluted. His relatives be
came alarmed at the disappearance ot
his family, and began an investigation,
resulting in the finding of the bodies
today. Burt bound his wife in a
blanket, after tying her feet and neok prayer. It bad a handle and was cov
together, and then dropped the body : ered In front with a sheath of tlilu horn
Into tbe oistern. Both
children had I
their brains knooked out.
have offered a reward of
apprehension.
His brothers
$800 forbia
Burt was at one time a prominent ,
furniture dealer in this oity, but gam
bling got the best of him, and last year :
he failed and was indicted for embez
zlement, but his brothers succeeded in
getting him out of the trouble. The
governor has offered a reward for his
arrest. Nothing Is known as to Burt's
whereabouts, although telegrams have
been sent all over the state and to out
side cities. No motive for the crime is
known. i
DESTROYED BY FIRE.
Grass Valley SulTered a Severe I.oss
From the Flames.
Grass Valley, Cal., Aug. 8. At 8:20
o'clock tonight, an alarm of fire was
Bounded for a blaze in the opera house.
The lire started under a store occupied
by Isinert and Webbe, and spread with
great rapidity. Soon the whole build
ing was enveloped in flames, and the
adjoining buildings oommenced to burn
and, despite the work of the firemen, it
looked as though the whole center por
tion of the town would be destroyed. ,
The fire department ot Nevada City
came over to assist the local depart
ment, but a scaroity of water hindered
them so they were of little service un
til an extra head of water was turned
in to the supply ditch. The two de-'
partments did great work and oonfined
the fire to the block boundod by Neal,
Church, Auburn and Bank streets.
The loss will exceed $100,000, it is
thought. Insurance in most cases is
small, and tbe blow Is a hard one to
the oity. j
An Indiana Tragedy. i
Vincennes, lud., Aug. 8. Thomas':
Prather, a farmer, and Miss Maud I
Delay, daughter pf a wealthy farmer, i
eloped from Sanborn, this connty, and j
drove to this city and were married, ;
They then drove back to Sanborn, when
an altercation took place between !
Prather and Clyde Delay, a brother of j
tbe bride. Prather fatally shot the
new brother-in-law in tbe abdomen. '
The elopement was planned some time
ago, but Prather'a marriage license
was forcibly taken from him by mem
bers of the young woman's family.
Neutrality Proclamation.
Washington, Aug. 3. Tbe president
naB issued a proclamation bearing date
of July 27, again commanding citizens
to observe the neutrality laws in re
spect to the Cuban insurrection, and
giving notice that all violations will
be vigorously prosecuted. The presi
dent nltna thA riMifiinn nf ilia mnvAmi I
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citizens may not be misled as to the
meaning of tbe military laws.
on Tank Hxploded.
New York, Aug. 8. Two men were
fatally injured and three others se-
verely burned by the explosion of
tanit at tne btannara uil Company's
j TIUIB, III VmTQIIB I U1UV, tlVIWSJ Vlty,
: today. Tbe fatally injured are: Rich
i ard Cunningham, and John Goldsmith,
j The works were let on fire by the ex
: plosion, but the flames were extin
I guished before much damage was done.
THE DAVIS MONUMENT
Deaicn Has Been Accepted and the
Cost Will He Nearly $200,000.
The divslsn for tln Jeff Davis monu
ment, tlio corner stone of which was
recently laid In Richmond, is that of
Mr. 1'ercy (h-iflm, of New York. This
gentleman's (lau wus selected by the
committee of design, composed of well
known gentlemen. Their choice was
TUB DAVIS MONUMENT.
approved by the Jeff Pnvls monument
boiirtl and tlio committee of the (jutted
Confederate Veterans. There were
twenty-seven competitors.
The monument will stand on a con
crete foundation, and the construction
Is to be In masonry and not of iron.
The marble Inside and out are to be
"Tuekaho," aud the floors to be mo
saics. The estimates of the cost are as
follows:
Maaou work and marble work. .$125,000
Statuary and bronze work Tm.OOO
Decoration 20,000
Total $200,000
HISTORY OF THE A, B, C.
The Horn Hook Wi.s the First Alpha
bet Cord.
The horn book, which was the first
.alphabet card, Is described by n recent
author as "a board of oak about nine
Inches Ions, and five or six wide, on
which was printed the alphabet, the
nine digits aud sometimes the Lord's
to prevent Its being soiled, and tho
backboard was ornamented with a nide
sketch of St. George and the Dra in."
This board and Its horn cover were
held together by a narrow frame or bor
der of brass.
The oldest horn books were undoubt
edly frequently used In the schools and
eonimon-rooms of the great monaster
ies. Iu the eurllest specimens the let-
AN 0L0 HOHV TOOK.
ters are arranged In the form of a Latin
cross, with the A at the top and Z ut
the bottom.
A Iloinnn Custom.
The practice of tho wife awsmnlng tho
husband's name ut nmrrlugu, accord
ing to Dr. Brewer, originated from a
Itoman custom, and became the com
mon custom after the Uonian occupa-
' tlon. Thus, Julia aud Octavla, married
! to Pompey and Cicero, were called by
the Romans Julia of Pompey, Octavla
j of Cicero, and In later times married
women In most European countries
signed their names In the same nian-
ner, but omitted the "of." Against this
1 view It may be mentioned that during
; the sixteenth, and even at the begin
ning of the seventeenth century, the
' usage wenm doubtful, since we find
Catharine Parr so signing herself after
I she had been twice married, and we
nlways hear of Lady Juno (!rey (not
Dudley), Arabella Stuart (not Seymour),
, etc. Some persons think thut the cus
, torn originated from the .Scriptural
teaching that the huslmnd nnd wife are
I one. This was the rule so far back o
Braston died l'JiiH, and It wus dwlded
' In the case of Bon vs
Smith, In the
reign of Elizabeth, that a woman by
marriage loses her former name, and
legally receives the name of her bus-
j band. Altogether, the custom Is Involv-
i ed In much obscurity. Iu Iceland tin
i opposite la the rule. There, after uiar-
a I rlnge, the husband assumes the wife's
! name. Cincinnati Enquirer.
Palmer "You can never convince mo
that women will succeed In politics."
Polk "Why?" Palmer "How are you
ever going to keep them from talking?"
Philadelphia North American.