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T j measure known as
J.fX'cstead bill, which lias been
jSPMon since the holday re-
It is a uu-asure of far-reaching
inee, particularly to the West
ites, ami the interest in.it was
by the fact that a plank concern
Vas a feature of the several mi-
platforms. The effect of the
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minor office fees, mid to re
from payuient those who have
fre settled on those lands. The
Jrof acres involved, according to
tote made by the commissioner
general land office, is 38,207,541,
i would have yielded the govern
i at the prices heretofore estab
1 $35,343,006. To offset thin.
Jpnt it was brought out during
!' bate that the lands were mainly
,nd that those who had settled
vtheai were unable to make pay
.S,r mison of the scanty products
'toil. The Western senators in
unfavored mc uiu a? an exTn
if the general homesteaii policy of
Lernment. The opposition was
jed mainly by Piatt of (.onneeticnt
filas. As the bill passed in the
4 it covered only lands acquired
Indiana in Oklahoma but as
today the bill includes all In-
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u lanUP. AIlO llllill VUIU UUVCIl uy
inent at 4 P. SI., showed a decisive
Iity in favor of the measure,
lowing the dispoisiton of this bill,
had held the advantageous posi
itf the unfinished business of the
i, Morgan sought to have the Nicu-
canal bill made the unfinished
Ijess. This precipitated a vote
i to some extent was a test of
Kth of the bill itself. On Mur
f motion to take up the bill, the
oas 33 to 6, or less than a quorum,
ije motion did not prevail, although
closed thestrenghtof the measure.
Ifring the day Morgan secured the
ptionof a resolution for an inquiry
he judiciary committee as to
der the properties of the Union
JScand Central Pacific companies
belong to the United States, by
nof alleged defaults in payment
iinds.
resolution by Cullom, calling on
Jivil service commission to explain
tjdelay in making annual reports,
adopted.
Probable Cure That will Be Taken In
Ibe I'm lllo Kallwaya Caae.
Chicago, Jan. 15. A Washington
sjiecial says:
Foreclosure of the liens of the gov
ernment against the Pacific roads is
almost certain to he begun. 'Whether
the suits will he concluded is another
matter. It is almost certain that when
the intention of the government is
made dear, various syndicates will
make offers to protect the federal in
terests. It is common talk here that
the. Vanderbilt interests have already
signified an intention to offer to pay
the government 50 per cent of its lien
and secure the balance.
Congressmen talked with say the
government occupies an impregnable
jKisition. Its mortgages cannot be fore
closed as the sovereignty cannot be
sued or deprived of its rights by pro
cess of law. The closest students of
the situation in congress believe that
foreclosure proceeings will he instituted
at once by the attorney-general, and
they point to that portion of the presi
dent's message in which he outlined
his policy toward the Pacific roads.
CONGRESS TO ACT.
I'ropotltion to P.aerve the Old Frigate
Constitution.
Washington, Jan. 15. The proposi
tion to preserve the old frigate Consti
tution has received a fresh start in con
gress, and it is possible that an appro
priation will be made to put the vessel
in condition and bring her to Wash
ington to be preserved as a naval relic.
Charles Francis Adams and other citi
zens of Boston have just appealed to
the senate to make some provision to
save the frigate.
Secretary Herbert has repeatedly
urged congress to Bave this historic
ship.
"Of the old Revolutionary navy,"
he said, "we still have two precious
relics, the Constitution and the Hart
ford. The old Constitution, so glor
ious in the war of 1812, lies rotting at
the Portsmouth navy-yard. In my
annual reports I have recommended
that a sufficient sum of money he ap
propriated to repair and insure her
preservation, but my appeal has been
unheeded. I believe that this genera
tion of Americans should do its duty
and repair and hand down the old Con
stitution, with masts and spars still
standing, and ensign flying, to the
generation that is to come."
It Cannot He KrouElit Before fa Bon.,
In lta Present Condition.
! Washington, Ja. 14. The support
i 5rs of the Nicaragua canal hill made a
strong effort to!av to secure a rule hv
which the hill can he brought before
the house without delay. The entire
delegation from the Pacific coast states,
tvith Representative McMahon, of
reunsyivanin, waited on the rules com
mittee, and their spokesman, Doolittlu
)f Washington, asked that the next
:hree days in the house be given to the
Mil. Speaker Reed replied that iv
would be impossible to grant this re
luest, because the time had alreadc
oeen set apart for other business. The
supporters of the bill have a petition,
(vith the signatures of a large majority
5f the house, asking that the bill be
brought up at this session.
It developed tonight that the rules
of the committee would not favor the
bill in its present form, and suggestion
was made that it be amended so as to
stipulate that the government sha;l
incur no liability until the surveys
have all been made and definite esti
mates for the work secured.
Speaker Reed questioned if the canal
tvould pay for it pmpnand ent. Her
man of Oregon, cited the Sault Ste.
Marie canal in answer.
The committee on commerce is tak
ing steps to amend the bill in accord
nce with the speaker's suggestion
AN ASTORIA ROBBER.
(Grout Kill In the Home,
ashington, Jan. 16. The house
it almost the entire day debating
sjGront bill, wheh was under con
ation for u time yesterdav, to sub-
oleomargarine and other imitation
products to the laws of the states
which they are transported. The
ates of the measure took the view
the states should be allowed to
Jiatetlie sale of a product sailing
f false colors. mill l,o i,mwt,itu
il that the bill
ngeron precedent and invade the
fi of congress to regulate interstate
eroe. I hose who supported the
fare were Messrs. Northway.
LaCCV. lblilinr Willia ftrnmu..
imi Henderson. Those who op
flit were Messrs. Cooper, Tuckei.
nn, Boatner, Clardy tind Will iams.
I bill is as follows:
iThat all articles known as oleomar
fe, bntterine, imitation butter or
fction cheese, or any substance in
eemblance of butter or cheese,
Hie usual product of the dairy, ami
made exclusivelv nf nnr ,i ,,.
Iterated milk or cream, transported
v iie or territory, or remain
therein for use, consunnition. sale
Nrage, shall, upon arrival in such
or territory, be -subject to the
"ion and effect of the laws of such
" territory, enacted in the exer
its police nowers. to the sii.Tie
f'jt and in the same manner as those
or substances that had been
in such state or territorv. and
"not be exempt therefrom by rea-
being introduced tlmr in nriirin-
Miaires nr ntl ;
v.-- -.. .ruiLininc, pu,viut;u null
ln in tins act shall be construed
F to permit any state to forbid the
01 oleomargarine excent in such
ter as will advise a customer of its
character."
A Spurious Certificate.
New York, Jan. 15. The banks
have been notitficd of a new counter
feit of the $20 United States certificate,
issued under the act of February 28.
1878, series 1891, check letter B. The
counterfeit hears the usual small scal
loped carmine seal, purports to be
signed by J. F. Tillman, register of
the treasury, and D. N. Morgan, treas
urer of the United States, and bears
the treasury A6705401.
The most noticeable defect in the
bill is the portrait of Daniel Manning,
which does not stand out in bold relief
as in the genuine, but appears sunken
in the background. In the counterfeit
the nose appears sharp and pointed,
while in the genuine it is round and
broad at the end. There are other de
fects. The counterfeit is printed on
good quality of paper, but lacks the
distributed fiber found in the genuine
note.
Down Shaft to Certain Death.
Pottsville, Pa., Jan. 15. A terrible
accident by which four persons were
killed and one fatally injured occurred
at the New Wadcsville shaft of the
Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron
Company today.
Four men and a boy belonged to the
day shift. This morning they stepped
on the rim of a large iron bucket to be
lowered into the shaft. A big cross
head weighing several hundred pounds
had become frozen to the guides and
did not move when the bucket started.
When the men got half way down the
cross head fell, striking the bucket.
The men were hurled to the bottom, a
distance of 800 feet.
IVatobman of Street Hallway Wa
Held Up.
Astoria, Or., Jan. 14. Early this
morning a masked man entered the
office of the Astoria Street Railway
Company, and, presenting a gun at the
head of Watchman Roy Foster, de
manded the keys to the safe. Foster
refused to surrender the keys, and the
robber then knocked him down and
bound him. The man then took the
keys from the watchman's pockets and
opened the safe, securing $50 and some
change and escaped.
The chief of police this evening ar
rested Henry Snow, a former employe
of the company. Snow, who is a
young married man, at first stoutly
protested, and claimed that he was in
nocent. Upon being searched, how
ever, small envelopes containing 25
and 50-cent pieces in change were
found on his person, and he broke down
and confessed the crime. The superin
tendent of the car company was not in
clined to prosecute the young man, on
account of his family and his previous
good record, but the other members of
j the company believed ho should bo
made an example of for those who have
Will Not Surrender.
Washington, Jan- 18. Mr. Quesada,
in Ollhnn ...1 , '
il i juiiui, luuuy received a
letter from i ci i .i
Fi, ,?aivuur ut;
f '"08, president of the Cuban repub
Wiio, by inference, gives a denial
i - "iris mat the insurgents are
f 'lng to negotiate terms of peace on
i .ucr oasis than absolute inde
T'lence. tv,o i
(.,,. " icner euys, in pan:
e will
Win a few days. Gomez has left
"W enter Eq.. oi
inn j ,la viura w iin reiniorce-iV-u
munitions of war. He will
i -merwest. Our situation is most
Perous, and if we had plenty of
tion, not only for rifles, but for
and Jn Camaguey a dynamite
the railroads would be de-
and the few garrisoned inland
would be abandoned by the
nd they would be - confined to
r m t As 1 HIp6Ct 40 receive these
o n I'a,s f rom abroad, we very
i a w .nve them the sea and be
Position to tell them, when they
yn, our last good-bye,"
Another Swlrt Paanace.
New York, Jan. 15. A cablegram
from Southampton, stating the Ameri
can line steamer St. Louis passed the
Needles at 5:20 thisj morning, shows
that she probably lowered the eastward
record about seventeen minutes. Her
record up to this time was 6 days, 12
hours, 27 minutes, made in September
of last year. The trip just completed
was made in about 6 days, 11 hours, 10
minutes.
Although the St. Louis made a quick
passage eastward, the Southampton
record is still held by the Hamburg
American liner Fuerst Bismarck, 6
days, 10 hours, 65 minutes.
Indiana Need Money.
Washington, Jan. . 15. The Pawnee
Indian delegation called on Secretary
Francis today, and talked over the
need of the tribe for a cash payment.
They want to insure recommendation to
congress to allow them $50,000 imme
diately. Kola Potofflce Burglarlied.
Salem, Jan. 15. The postoffice and
store at Eola, four miles southwest of
Salem, in Polk county, was burglarized
last night. The booty secured was
$1.50 worth of stamps and a quantity
of canned goods.
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city of late.
A Terrlllc Vxplnnion.
Pittsburg, Jan. 14. A magazine of
the Columbia Dynamite Company, at.
Shamokin, Pa., eighteen miles from
here, blew up at ulxiut 10 o'clock,
completely demolished the building
and tore a large hole in the ground.
The concussion was felt several mile
away, and buildings in the immediate
vicinity were badly shattered. A:
Shousetown, a public school building
was partly demolished. A pani':
among the pupils ensued, but none wa
hurt. Economy, Coraopolis and other
towns report that the shock broke win
dows. The cause of the explosion i".
not known.
Two men and two women wer-j
killed, and one man injured. The men
killed were: L. D. Stockney, superin
tendent; James McCloskey, workman.
The names of the women are not
known. Tho injured man was Walter
Crane. lie will likely recover. The
explosion was at the plant of the Co
lumbia Dynamite Company, a branch
of the Pennsylvania Torpedo Company,
limited. The building was a two-story
frame structure, and was blown to
atoms, and the report was heard thirty
miles away.
Two Mutinous Sallora.
Tacoma, Jan. 13. The British ship
Senator, Captain R. Lewis, which ar
rived from Valparaiso last Saturday,
brought two seamen, who mutinied
when they arrived in United States
waters. They are being kept in irons
and will be tried before the British
vice-consul Thre men shipped at Val
paraiso and give their names as Moss,
an Irishman, and Fesaro, an Italian.
Moss' true nnme is supjiosed to be Mc
Carty. The United States minister, Mr.
Terrell, at the request of the mission
aries at Bitlis, Turkey, has obtained
telegraphic orders from the court to
remove the Turkish guard which hac
protected the American college for the
past year. This indicates confidence
that order has been completely estab
lished. Other news received at the
United States legation shows the gov
ernors are maintaining order in the
provinces.
Eiploalon In a Mine.
Denver, Jan. 14. Word reached here
tonight of a horrible accident in the
Adit Mining Company's tunnel, near
Ward, Colo., late this afternoon. John
W. Glover and Harry Glover, con
tractors, and T. A. De Garmo and
John W. Schriever were killed by the
explosion of thirty-five pounds of giant
powder. The cause of the explosion is
not known. The bodies were terribly
mutilated, and Identification was im
possible, the walls of the tunnel lx'ing
covered with shreds of hunmu flesh for
many yards.
Downing, Hopkins Co.'. Kevtew of
Trade.
Wheat on Friday of last week had
lost 5e from the highest point, though
a jHirtion of the loss was recovered be
fore the close on Saturday, and the to
tal loss for the week was' 4c. Taking
the news of the week as a whole there
was nothing to suggest a reason for the
decline unless it be the further bank
troubles reimrtcd from thi Hnrtliuw
That, however, is not a good reason to
assign, as hanks at Chicago are anxious
to lend money on wheat securities and
have plenty of it for all applicants hav-,
ing a 10 per cent margin. The true
reason was the taking of profits, which
to some big traders were sufficiently en
ticing at the opening advance on Mon
day 85 ij,c for May delivery. The de
cline throughout the week "w as steady,
until on Friday, when tho tfde was
turned by the bringing into line of large
buying orders for export. Corn and
oats suffered losses of 7-8c and 5-8c re
spectively in sympathy with wheat.
The trade has generally become con
vinced that the Argentine surplus will
be lighter than heretofore figured on.
and those who estimated it at 20,000,
000 bushels ten days ago, have reduced
their figures to 12,000,000 bushels.
This is the result of bad weather, there
being too much rain at harvest, tho
same as the winter wdieat crop here
suffered last year, taking off probably
20,000,000 bushels from the yield.
This makes the second year that the
Argentine crop has been damaged by
unseasonable weather at harvest time,
but this year it lias been somewhat
damaged by locusts. The latest esti
mates make a reduction of 8,000,000
bushels from what the bulls figured on.
To make the situation more bullish
is the prospect of a scarce crop, snow
and cold weather following two days of
rain over the winter wheat country,
which is not a good thing for the crop.
This may start buying by the country,
and when they get in there is no tell
ing where the price will go. The much
talked of $1 would be realized within a
short time.
Market Uuotatlous.
Portland, Or., Jan. 15, 1897.
Flour Portland, Salem, Cascadia
and Dayton, $4.50; Benton county and
White Lily, $4.50; graham, $4.00; su
perfine, $2.80 per barrel.
Wheat Walla Walla, 84 85c; Val
ley, 87 88c per bushel.
Oats Choice white, 4042o per
bushel; choice gray, 88(H) 40c.
Hay Timothy, $18.00 per ton;
clover, $8.009.00; or.t, $8.00 10;
wheat, $8.0010 per ton.
Barley Feed barley, $18.00 per ton;
brewing, $20.
Millstuffs Bran, $15.00; shorts,
$10.50; middlings, $20.
Butter Creamery, 3540c; Tilla
mook, 40c; dairy, 22(H30e.
Potatoes Oregon Burbanks,55 B5c;
Early Rose, 8090o per sack; Cali
fornia river Burbanks, 55c per cental;
sweets, $2.002.50 per cental for Mer
ced; Jersey Red, $2.60.
Onions 85o per sack. '
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $2.00(3
2.50; geese, $0.00; turkeys, live, 10c;
ducks, $44.50 per dozen.
Eggs Oregon, 17) per dozen.
Cheese Oregon, 12Jc; Young
America, 13,'oC per pound.
Wool Valley, lOo per pound; East
ern Oregon, 68c.
Hops 910eper pound.
Beef Gross, top steers, $2. 75 3. 00;
cows, $2. 25 2. 50; dressed beef, 4
6c per pound.
Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers
and ewes, $3.003.25; dressed mut
ton, SJaflo per pound.
Hogs Gross, choice, heavy, $3.25(3
8.50; light and feeders, $2.503.00;
dressed, $4.004.50 per cwt.
Seattle, Wash., Jan. 15, 1897.
Flour (Jobbing) Patent excellent,
$5.25; Novelty A, $4.75; California
brands, $5. CO; Dakota, $5.50; patent,
$0.25.
Wheat Chicken feed, $27 per ton.
Oats Choice, $24 25 per ton.
Barley Rolled or ground, $22 per
ton.
Corn Whole, $22 per ton; cracked,
$23; feed meal, $23.
Millstuffs Brun, $16.00 per ton;
shorts, $19.
Feed Chopped feed, $19.00 per ton;
middlings, $24; oilcake meal, $28.
Hay Puget sound, per ton, $!t.00
10.00; Eastern Washington, $13.
Butter Fancy native creamery,
brick, 24c; select, 23c; tubs, 22c;
ranch, 18c.
Cheese NativcWushington, 10 12c.
Vegetables Potatoes, per ton, $14
18; parsnips, per sack, 75c; beets, per
sack, 75c; turnips, per sack, 00c; ruta
bagas, per sack, 75c; carrots, per sack,
8645c; cabbage, per 100 lbs, $1.25;
onions, per 100 lbs, 00c(?$l.
Sweet potatoes Per 100 lbs, $1.75.
Poultry Chickens, live, per pound,
hens, 8 9c; dressed, 10 12c; ducks,
$2.003.60; dressed turkeys, 13 15c.
Eggs Fresh ranch, 19c; Eastern,
19c per dozen.
Fresh Meats Choice dressed beef,
steers, 5c; cows, 5c; mutton, sheep,
6)0 per pound; lamb, 5c; pork, 6o per
pound; veal, small, Oc.
Fresh Fish Halibut, 60; salmon,
5 6; salmon trout, 7 10; flounders
and soles, 8 4o.
Provisions Hams, large, 12c; hams,
small, 12l4y breakfast bacon, loo
dry salt fides, 6c per pound.
LONDON'S INTELLIGENT HORSE.
i'luja "Home, Sweet Home," and
lrai Lifelike Pictures.
Alpha, the most Intelligent horse that
ever lived. Is now being exhibited In
IiOiulon, where his performances have
astonished even those who for a life
time have studied the wisdom of hU
race. This Intelligent animal has a
companion named Beta, who Is much
smaller. Between the two of them they
eeem to comprehend about the highest
intelligence that is to be found In the
animal kingdom. The two a nl nulla ap
pear upon the stage of the Aquarium.
In London, with bells tied to their fet
locks and without the assistance of a
prompter or any other adventitious aid,
they piny "Home, Sweet Home."
Much more surprising than this, how
ever, Is the performance of Alpha In
drawing a portrait. A coarse pencil In
grasped In the teeth of the animal, and
Mr. Shaw, who exhlbltH -hlni. holds a
drawing board just under hia mouth.
Slowly and carefully Alpha proceeds
to draw the portrait of Mr. Gladstone.
The big nose, the high collar, ami the
sunken mouth of the great English
statesman are carefully penned by the
horse, and he can lie siHn to scrutinize
the Hues as he proceeds. The enr, th
hair, the coat collar and even the shad
ing under the eye are nil carefully put
In by this equine artist. The likeness
Is unmistakable when this pen picture
of Mr. Gladstone is completed.
A more dittlcult trick is then perform
ed by Alpha, assisted by Beta, his lit
tle companion. A target Is set up at one
end of the stage, and Beta comes ont
with a gun strapped to her back. Beta
TUB HOUSE THAT DIIAWS PKTI'ltKS.
Is so much shorter than Alpha that the!
hitter can "sight" the gun over the earsj
of his companion. The distance tired,
Is over 30 feet, and Alpha almost Invar
iably scores the bull's eye. Alpha oin
also work out simple sums In iiMllnne-i
tie. The horse Is good-nuturcd and
tractable, and there npiears to he no
doubt that he understands what he W
doing, and rather enjoys It.
One of the best household remedies
for bruises, where the skin bus hot boon
broken, Is arnica and sweet oil.
The best way to treat headaches Is to
avoid them. To refuse to overtax the
eyes, the nerves or the stomach, and to
give attention to exercise and bathing.
A glass of pure cream or glass of
fresh milk, with a salt cracker or a
crust of fresh bread Is a good lunch be
tween meals for a hungry convalescent.
Liniments and ointments should al
ways be applied to the patient with thi
hand; If applied with cotton or a cloth
the good effect obtained from the fric
tion would he lost. ,
Roughness and coarseness of the skin,'
when not depending upon any particu
lar discuse, may be removed or greatly
lessened by dally friction with mild
unguents, or oil, or glycerine.
Coughs and sore throats may Ik- much
alleviated by glycerine ami lemon Juice
diluted with water, taken at night. Hot
flaxseed tea with lemon Juice, sweet
ened with rock candy, Is excellent bIho.
Ilittdache which Is the nwult of ex
posure to colds or draught or suddon
changes, Is liest trentifd by hot applica
tions, hot water Imgs and gentle fric
tion of the place of pain, If this does
not banish the headache In a day then
a deeper Illness Is Indicated.
Very convenient little articles for a
sick room are the glass covers for tum
blers holding medicines or nourishment.
These covers have a clock face paint
ed upon them and a steel pointer, which
nay be placed at the hour at which the
medicine Is next to lie taken. With
this for a reminder the time is not apt
to be overlooked.
"It Is too bad," said Oobang, "that It
should have rained the first time yon
wore your new dress and spoiled It"
"I don't mind spoiling the dress ao
much," said Mm. Gohnng, "but the
rain kept all the other women at boms
and not one of them saw my dres."
New York Truth