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About Grant County news. (Canyon City, Or.) 1879-1908 | View Entire Issue (July 10, 1890)
,THE GRANT COUNTYJEWS, Thursday, -July 10. , LOCAL BREVITIES. v Jordan, the Torn Williams, homo, won tlie Itnlf mil nice nt IOtig Ureok lat Saturday. ViIsWot, nf Silvias vnllay, throw njwn lit ltowaq PHdny night nml tlusw who were patriotic shook their too until morning. Harney county' records have nil 1kcii moved to Hunts, nml Unit city now enjoys the imtmnI distinction of Iming the county seat. A Urge number of jieople picnicked il N$da Hprinn station on the Glorious, nml caught fish from Sitvim river and oobl from the prevailing dampness. Kcursionits ami campers in tliu mountains will 4mo not set nny f or is fire, for there is a law njraiutt such lifting, to I w enforced by the IJ, S. government. Tho linker City Daily Democrat is the only oue of our exchange uliicli inurle 11 practical display of its jmtriot ism, leing stieukcd nil over with tho national color, rod unit blue. In tho K'vcn counties comprising the Sixth Judicial DUtrict thoro worn 111,000 votes imllwl nt tho hut oW Uwt. ! iKlgv Clifford received tx ma jority of 2,107 out of thin number. Wo struck 11 thick stratum of cold weather between Friday nml Wodnos (lny, while tailing through tho sands of time. Voiily, tho wonthor thin sum- nier in n puzlo to tho most wise prophet. In 11 few years when wo got means of tninsoittinii Grant county'n soda springs will furnish 'tninornl wntor" oipml to nuy on tho continent. All the country needs is hut for tho public to find us. Two genuine "' 19" prospoctors, witli buckskin breeches urn! n uck aniiiul, passed through tho city .Mon day, on thpir way to tho inotintni ns adjacent to I tear and Silvioa valleys in toaich of gold. I'y a wtock of a freight trniu on the Union Pacific talovv Haker City, Mr. Win. Altuovv lust some horses which ho was shipping, and others wore crippled. I ho cause of tin wreck was a cow on tho track. In some portion of tho county the hay crop will not bo ns heavy as i i should, owing to cool weather, buti there is nn abundance of hay boin harvested more than enough to feed (Smut county's stock through a hard winter. It has been generally understood that Judge Glill'ord was elected for only two years, to fill tho unexpired term of tho late Judge I son. lie has received his coitificnto of election, and thnt says for six years, ovor the signa ture of (iov. Pennoyer and Secretary MoHrido. Clifford secures the prize of a full term. The mere faot of the prisoners es caping from the juil Sunday night caused a "creepy" fooling along the spine of many. It was just two yours ago Saturday night when two priso ner murdered deputy shoritl- Lock wood and escaped from the jail, and the excitement of that occasion is not easily shaken oil' or forgotten. Canyon City has net lon on (ire for some time, but that is no indica tion of her jieriiiuuoiit security from the devouring element. She has a hose cajt, and no uoniMiuy. Her citi 74111 ought to keep tho cart woll greas ed and in running order, for many a city similarly provided with apparatus for extinguishing tiros has burned le cause of neglect, A Iwnr made a visit to tho sheep oump of Kenneth Mcltao away up in the wild of the I Hue mountains south of this valley ut tho witching hour of midnight lately and watched the sotn uutiibulent Utility of the two herders for the space of a while, and then, not finding nny snlt I neon or fresh mutton hanging in the camp he concluded to sample a herder or two by way of whet ting his appetite. lie therefore up proaehod one of the sleepers and gnib had him by the shoulder, pulling him nut of ties blanket. Of course the herder yelled aj only frightened sheep border can when glim death in the jierton of a 900 pound Isjir is fasten ing his grip about them. Their ciios struck terror to the heart of the Iwur and he ran away from them after scratching oue of the men pretty se verely. It is safe t-i predict that they Imve not slept on tho ground in open air since that memorable occasion. Mr. John Luce informs us that his alfalfa crop is fine at the present time, and U being mowed. The average yield throughout the valley will lw two tons to the noro, some more and soma leas. Mr. Luce's eiop will, he thinks, average over two tons to tho a ore at the two first cuttings, and tho last crop will be porluq a ton ami a half. Just think of this, live and u half tons of hay from one acre of laud, in one iummer. One ton of alfalfa, it is estimated, has the nutriment of two tons of timothy if fed to cattle or sheep, but horses will not do the work if fed on it that they will do on timo thy. As a bjdf nml mutton producer, however, it is the Ik, and when this aountry 1ms a railroad so that fat stock am lie shipied, the stock business of tho John Day country will bo rovolu tioni'.ed. A few years ago alfalfa was only nu exjteii mental crop in this val ley, while now them is a large acreage of it. It thrives nu liench laud that is nlinut worthless for anything else, which uukoi it a much more dodroblu crop. Judge Clitronl issued n writ of innn. dnmus coiuiiwiitHng tho clerk of llur nay county to remoo tho records from Hnrney to Hums. This wonkl 1 nn exceedingly miny summer if the weHther did not turn cobl evry time it got ronily to rain. Mnrk this down ns n wentlier proplie cy. It i osliiimled that Ix-forc tlio present activity in the cnttle mar ket clow?, fully lfiO.OOO Animals will Iks 8hipKHl to tho oast from Now Mexico nml Aritotm. Hni it ever occurred to you, gentle render, tlmt ynur clmncM of heaven will bo grmtar if ymi stop borrowing your neiflhWs pnjier and rail nnmnd nt this olllce and suliacrilm for oue of your ownl Itaker-Sumptr roilrmd stock is still Ix'ing suWriUil along the line. We are doubly inlerestwl in the build ing of this road, for eveiy mile nearer it is built to this vicinity make the MssihiIity to ship fat beef nml mutton grenUr, Wide lesser freight rates. Our friends, the bears, w ill please not sit the woplo who go up enmping this summer. The mngo for lrs is much lietter on the north side of tho valley in fact, dear lienrs, we are re liably informed that chokecherries and huckleberries are thick over by Hog Flat. Stanley Wtxul's "fireat Divide" for July is the handsomest nuinlMir of this excellont join mil ever issued. Illus trations of wiwtern scenes are all first class, and the art supplement alone is worth tho subscription price. Send 10 cents for sample copy to Tho Crent Divide, Denver, Col. ijevornl places in tho county hnd celebrations last Friday, after all. The liveliest was at tho Summit House between here ami Hear val ley. There thoy had a shooting nmtch with nn Irishman for a tar get. 'o are informed that Ad unison shot at his son-in law John Muloaru seven times with a rille, but failed to make a hole in him. ( Mr. J. W. Waterman was in town the latter part of last week for the purpose of contesting the election of t!eo. Shearer to the of fice of county clerk, upon tho probability of illegal votes having been cast in different precincts. It was then tco luto to ser'e notices of contest if there had been suf ticient grounds, so the mattur was Mroimed. ltiscvidoiit that tho escaped prisoners made a key out of a two Kiii fu and unlocked" tho ouUidu door of the jail, poking a wire through the grating urd lifting the lock so the key could bo in sorted. Three knives were known to bo in the juil, and only one could be found after tho boys loft. That ono had been tempered in tho fire and used for a tile. . In some paits of the country a new scheme of swindling has Immiii brought to light. A fellow appears at the house of a farmer seveiid miles fioiu town, and showing sampler of cloth, tolls the farmor what a grand liargaiu he can obtain in town on a ceitain day, and by buying a suit a nice hat wnl lo given free. I en dollars is ad vanced for a nieinltorship ticket of this syndicate, and thnt is tho last seen of the agent, tho cloth, the samples or the $10. Chief Homily, of tho Walla Wal la's, was in Athena several days this week laying in supplies. He has just taken unto himclf another wife, making the third for this jki lygnmous Siwash. Sho is a bash ful, dusky maiden of nineteen sum mers, and cost his chiefship w?ven choice cayuses. 1 loiutly is quite Americanized and owns a scry line farm about seven milca from town, and bus some hi-u-skookum wheat, judging from samples he had bteu displaying this week. 1 Ins means hi-u-inuck-n-niuek. Athena Prexs. Kd. Shellield is another good innn gone wrong if all icporta and suspicions aretrno. Hhtllleld drove .las. Lofton's team to lleppnor af ter a loud of freight, ami white there hired a fellow to drive tho team back, baying that ho intend ed going up to Idaho to Uit some relatives. The follow started over hero with the load of freight, and while in camp tho first night three of the best horses strayed or were driven oiL They could not bo found in thu entire country, and .Mr. Lofton took over somo horses to tnko their place and bring ovor tho load. It is a had looking statu of affairs. A romantic story comes from tho Warm Springs to find its way into the columns of tno Nuus. Henry Laii ranee and Khodu Tuck er, who were working there, had been smitten by tho little god of lovo. Her parents us parents who liuvo forgotten that they were once young themselves will sometimes- -said to not he in u hurry. Tho young' folks hud learned at Sunday school to never put off till to-morrow what can bo done to day, and nt three o'clock on the morning after tho ltli they stitiltd on it journey to Idaho together, nml ero this nro only one. When thoy return i.o doubt all will bo forgivoti and they will be happy ever afterwards -it is hoped so. NO HAUEAS CORPUS. Three Prisoners Escape From the County Jsll Without Legal As ' slstance. OUT, HUT HOW WAS PUSHED? IT ACCOM- For some days previous to Inst Sablmth evening the three prinonern confined in tho county jail lmil been opprcss-eil by the hot wenthor, nml at times they were K.'rmiUed to leave tln ir rooma ami cit on tho woodpile in the dmde, or play nt pitching hot!' wlimn in the court houneyanl. This nmufH'iiient wiih (liversillcd by th jailer once in n while locking the iron door between them ami lib erty. The boya'liti not seem to rellali thiu latter jmrt in tho pro gram, ami laid plum to have it done away with. Their plans were well laid, ami laid to stay, for Mon day morning tho quofction was very I uroiierlv naked, 'where are the" iirifouorH?" The cold gray walls of the iail echoed, "where!" They were sought and were not found. Clavton Johnson ami tnas. nil - va, awaiting trial for the too com- inon error of horse stealing, and Dr. N. II. Young, under bonds for threatening to kill a number of Kr- aona in Fox valley, hud made their escape from the jail in some myste- Hons manner Sunday night, and tn- ken with them two of deputy sheriir Mc( ollotigl. s pistols. A solution of the problem wm-ermnU their llight waa .wore dill cu who,, ; wns nscoriaiue.. u.ai w u.e jail tn n viv cv f, ..i.tiiY . called at his residence two miles west of town, gave him Some letters to kiep, and asked the loan of his horse to go to a certain plnce, and would be back in a few days. Dus tin thinking all was not right, tried to persuade Young to remain until morning, but he said business was pressing and he must be oil". Dus tin then directed him to a point on the range where the horse was not, and started to town to see what was wrong at the jail, but turned back fearing the escaped prisoner might return and alarm his family. Diputv therifls were started out Monday, in directions it was most, likely the birds would go, but two! of tbein being professionals it is pre-J sinned uiey will sieai some good horses and make their capture very uncertain. It is said that la grippe is again raging in northern California. Thu nw county olllcera have enter- od upon the discharge of their duties, and everything goes swimmingly along. The Famous South Peacock cop ht mine, situated in the Seven Devils district, was sold to a Itoston syndicate for a consideration of $'211,000, cash down, on the 1st inst. Aitliur Mosier returned from Pen dleton lately anil thinks of locating on his much in Louu valley. Do says ('has. Cray who used to lie the butcher hero is chopping railroad ties on top of the lllue mountains. Hugh Smith and Homy Kichardaon returned .Monday from utteuiling tho races at Long Cieok. "Thu Widow" run very wery woll, but some of the other animals were so much fastor is the reason that she did not win. Dr. Young appeal od on eaith two or three times after ho escaped from jail. Wo understand that he worked around to John Day and toik break fast there Monday morning. He evi dently was not anxious ul-out ocu iny. The two thieve were the ones the ollicers vveie after, and thoy up poarod to overlook tho medicine man. A cruel joke was played on Judge Cliilbrd the other day by somo hoodlums who lit his buggy lamps just before the judge started out for n ride, and this fact was not discov ered until he returned. That's nothing, however, for wo read in an cient hibtory of a man who contin ually carried a lighted lantern dur ing the day, looking for an honest man. Judgo Sols visited his ranch last week. Ho sent a couple of inon out on the mountain to shoot an oik, but the elk could not stand tho smoM of good whisky and to bacco, therefore, ho tiirnod his head to tho wind ami is running yet. Tho mushroom crop was liliahted, also the hoop polo and j pumpkin crop, but iish were plen tiful. Jiutno ltulitou tried uu interesting ease hut Monday lit which a horse, a futher-iu-law, a son-in-law and a gun uoio the jmrties to the suit. Junius McKay sued F. M. Stark for the ro eovery of a horse and a gun which he claimed to have sold tho old man and ivceived no pay for. The price of the hoi so, .'lft,(0 was to be siiil in plow, iug, and thu gun, $Dt.0U, was to lie siil for or to uy for itself in sawing wood. A jury after lieiug out delib crating and weighing the evidence rendered a verdict of 51H.00 in favor of the plaintiff. ions expressed, nut all the good , " w... ...... they did was to give the people ,1""t ' T""1 . ut '8t , .VOI,rf, something to talk about-titev h.-v the .Iu,,Mn 1 ,,ay V" ,i,)2,,y' could not bring the prisoners back:. has. Xn '"v "est of Suo; Denning was accused of getting 'l'd'". ner the top of Old S, them out on a writ of hnlas cor J '"ountnin. uslungton. pus, but proved his innocence. V July 1S1,. 1,0 "n-inora-Some one suggested to look under i ln.v f" people of Idaho, for the-bed, innvbu they were not gone. I on that day they were declared free This was frowned down, and no ac- lul,! independent, and Idaho took tiou taken in the matter. Judge lr place among tho sisterhood of Dustiu being placed on the grand j vfttos. stand stated that nliout twelve U Cattlemen who have been riding o'clock Sunday night Dr. Young J on the range recently in Crook Co., ,f llutiry lionie has uocontml his old jKJsition nt tho City lirowcry, ns head brewer. Go to tho Ked Front Billiard Hall, Cnnvon City, for line winea, Iirpiorn ami cigars 5roth it ThomiwKm nro having tlio hotel improved by thu addition of somo new paint. paint Heceived from below, at II. K. Sels' store, a full and complete stock of gro ceries. Sjmcial inducement to cash buy era. The nveraga Texan feels humili ated by tho fact that latest cyclone in that state killed only fifteen wo pie. Oregon doll's her cap to Idaho, the new born ncrosa the river and bids her welcome with heartfelt pleasure. f They have got n new name for the gimlet-wind cyclones in Kansas and Missouri. Thov call them electrical storms I'lie Democrat savs the hiidiwuv j leading to Itaker City ought to U 1 unproved and the iRHinle are stam ing in their own light when they, neglect to do so. The weather has been very dry it l)t.l xor(e cuntv, Cal., an.fthf "H,!C,mr miys that unless rain (nb (.w,w 0K tho whole cont j will be quite short. ; u ; Umt 40lltht,m ,.t , cik (,0 . nm u , J,, n,n,8 thnmgh tho Sinkivju m()UIllaill!t. thu8 TclnHng the IliV- milteria 1 1 v and thegradv e :. j feet All MllflOllt III1IIIMIF llllltllll II1M snv thu grass is lietter than they have seen it for years. While rid ing they could turn their saddle horses out anywhere and thoy could get all tho grass they needed. An effort will bo undo by Cina tilla county representatives at the next session of the state legislature to pass a bill providing that work on public highways shall Imj done in the spring, when travel is nt its highest and good roads are more needed, instead of late in thu fail, us. at present. fraiiK uiiprut is preparing io rlonve Pcmllotiiii in n few iluvs with a small party of prospectors on a trip to a point fifty miles beyond Canyon City, whure gold was found in paving miunlitios by a partv of Kiinniigrants some twenty-five years lino. They were pursued bv In- Kdians and were unable to develop their find, which it is supposed 1ms never since been worked. Jacob Jenkins, who will aeiimipaiiy the e.H-ditiun, was among the immi grants mentioned, ami discovered the gold. On the return trip, Mr. Duprat will visit bis mine in the (ireciihorn district. Fast Oregoni an. The Fust Oregoninn says that there is a report that a colon v of colored people is being orgnnucii in New Orleans to settle in Powder ltiver valley. The promoters of this scheme are W. C. Ilindmati and J. It. (lard tier, who intend lo cating them on lands Imtweeii here and Wingville. it is the intention of these gentlemen to start various industries for the employment of the colored Hople, among them be ing a distillery, mention of which was made in the Hlado a few days since. Mr. Hindman is very enthu siastic over the scheme, while Mr. Gardner is no less so. They nre both of the opinion that it will re sult in great benefit to Maker coun ty. Made. Shaved-Head Hob, an Indian who shot and killed another Indian nam ed Mig Mike, in P.urney valley, Cal. in December, and who has since kept hidden in the mountains, was found and arrested last Sunday, ami takod to Heading by two con stables. They overhauled him, with several oilier Indians, in a cab in. The ollicers had n lively time niuking the arrest, and for a while it looked us it a war would be nec essary. The Indian and his father were "in the cabin, and met the olli cers at the door with Winchester ritles. Hob showed fight, but one of thu ollicers compelled him to throw down his gun. An old squaw present secured the rille and was going to shoot, but upon being eon fronted with a six-shooter, bho sur rendered. A Trans-Continental Innovation, Sleeping car passengers from Pa cific Coist iKiints via the Chicago, Milwaukee A- St. Paul and Union Pacille Overland Fast Mail Line no lunger have to wait in line ut Coun cil Hind's Transfer Station to obtain s'eeping car berth reservations east of the Missouri river. The new- arrangements made by thu Omaha and Chicago Short Line of the Chicago, Milwaukee iV St. Paul Railway obviuto all such de lay and annoyance. For further particulars enquire of nearest Coiijmjii Ticket Agent or ad dress J. V. Casey, Truv. Pass. AKt, oil Stark St., Portland, Oregon, PATKIOTISM AND CROPS. John Day, July", 1800. UniToit Nkws: Tho glorious ea gle did not enliven the 1th with any unusual noiw here, yet at Mr. Wor king a very pleasant picnic was em IM l'.v wurfiU'riiJiIo iiumUer of I ""r rotninnmtv. Also at Mr. IW- 1 M,AW ? n.m" M,r.,y $mU . met and enjoyed themselves on the - I it.! II.. .. .1 .... um.g.i uMiiii v ,ni-Minn on sucli occasions, liosiiios talking over mailers ol imiKittance mat may in hiv i.v ii iiuurc nnu.p uie oisuimii wvera of our "best lamihe, or at least eliange Mime ol llieir names, i lie curly luiv makers nave no- gun to pile up the fragrant alfalfa lor future reference in quantity and quality entirely satisfactory to the most exacting. Mr. W. D. Inglo has a line ei op of some '20 acres and a force of four men are now stack ing it. Messrs. John (leorge, J. F. Hudson. D. W. Jenkins, F. Trefry. J. A. I.aycock and I). N. Luce, all have a number of acres each, which have yielded well, mostly on high bench land. John C. Luce is on his piece of '2" acres with a force of six men. He thinks it will turn oil' two tons to the acre. Mr. Win. Luce has cut his crop which is on IhiUoih land, mostly on gravelly land, and it has done fine. There is a considerable acreage of seed sown this spring all over the county ami the alfalfa crop of Grunt coun ty and the fat steers and wethers that will bo fed on this crop and sold by hur stockmen will be a mat- itr i if milt ut i lilfi ilMiwitltiltHit in ti "" hort tune. TTrMho mutter of improvements Mr. J. A. Lnyeock has put a hand some paling fence around UU lesi deuce. Mr. D. X. Luce is building an ad dition to his house. John Luce is building a cow barn I 1x32, also a hay barn 30x70, 1M feet to the eaves will hold some 1 "2." tons of hay. He is building this especially for alfalfa. Crops of all kinds will bo up to the average ami in a short time hard times will bo a thing of the past. Pito Hono Pi ni.ico. The Pacilic Hrewory's Celebrated Peer, the best in Knstern Oregon, is now kept constantly on tap at the Ited Front Hilliard' Hull. Our new "ad." from tho enterpris ing linn of Collin A- MeFurlund, lh pimer, speaks for itself, and it is worth your while to read the same. In order to gain new trade they in tend presenting a line largo book, which retails at $1.00 each, to every retail purchaser of dry goods, cloth ing, boots and shoes, hats etc., (o tho amount of $'25.00, nllowipg until Jan. 1st to make out the amount. Give them a trial order, when you Semi away for goods. When you want t buy a really good and leliable time piece at bot tom price, that is a pi ice which can not be competed with by any big jeweler on account of the interest ho has to make on the money invested in bis sto.-k, besides his clear profit, not to speak of his other high ex penses ns $100 (o $."t)0 a month rent, etc , come and see wati lima ker Albert llinseh, nt Canyon, you can be sure that be will do anything jMssible to please you and get you just that kind of a watch you would like best, both as to the outside looking of it as well as to works that will stand rough handling the best. Fine watch repairing a spue ialtv. All work guaranteed at very moderate prices. Waltham and Flgin watch. 's. UlIDuicK ROUTK. THti TO KANSAS CI IV AXH SI'. I.OUIH, via the Chicago, Milwaukee St. Paul Railway from St, Paul and Min neapolis. "Solid Yoslibuled Trains to Kansas City," "Double Daily Pullman Horvicu to St. Lou "Through Covehos to St. Inniis," 'Through Coaches to Kansas City on Morning and Kveiiiug Tiuius," "KUvunt Day (Wlius," "Magnificent Lunch Cars," "Pullm m'a Host Soeiers." 'The Shuitoat and Quickest Line," "The Host Houte to Kansas City," " The Pest Houte to St. Ijuis." "The l!..t Route to Colorado," "To K it usas, to California," "To tho We.t and Southwest." Do not fail to try it. Tho Chicago, Milwaukee A St. Paul lUdway. J. W. Cancy, Truv. Pass. Agt., 33 Stark St., Poitluud, Oregon. Moticel AH H.-rsoii8 indebted to thu ostnto of Martin Gundlnch, decoaaed, or to cither of the firms of George Guild laeh A1 Hro , and James Norman A Co., are urgently requested to come forward and settle immediately, as the the business of said ostato and . partnership mi st hi: cmihkii. All notes ami aecouuu remaining un- i irSlSaSSiK"' SHOT GUNS & REVOLVERS. collection. Clieo. Orxm.Aai, Administrator. Cluiiui; Out Sale, The stock of goods belonging to 1 thu lute firm of Geo. GumTlach cv Hro., of Canyon City, Oregon, is now offered to purchasers at c(t lor j cash. The books of said firm ure , positively closed, hul cash piirchag- I ers can procure bargains by calling ' soon. Geo. Gl'Mll.Al II. Administrator. WASHINGTON LltTTttR. Wabiiinotox. July !!, 'DO, l!i. Okaxt Co. Xrws: Sneaker IIcchIV apinal column gave the Ural evidence of weakness this week when n delegation ol re- . ,rt,blioiiii, who favored ttw coinage, ,ut )m,i nevertheless voted with the $lKnki'r lnst wwk t0 ln'vc"1 1,is 1,v i : ,ifi,i.u l.i. i .. .t t.. Imvo ". lm, jlvpr ,, rt.ft.ri ( the Coin : rt,mmilUH,, crtie(l upon him ; )UU (o,, ,lin, ,hnt ,.,,rcgt.iitative t;onger, ehi.innaii of the coinage ! TOMimiitrCi ,n,l i,,,, tnted that no j ,ll(H.(ng (,f luinmittce would Ih j held this week; ami that If stub Wrta the case they proposed voting with the democrats to discharge that committee from further consid eration of the bill. The seaker, al though bitterly optiosed to free coin age and fearing to have the bill get la-fore the House, aaw that he must do as thee gentlemen wanted him to do and at once throw up the sjtongo as gracefully as he could. '1 ho result was, that in less than two hours the coinage committee had mot and nqiortcil the bill back with n recommendation that the Senate amendments lie not concur red in. In the meantime the sink er had gotten the committee on l!u lea together and it had ri-jKirted a resolution for tin; immediate con sideration of the silver bill. Now somebody else weakened for when the mnmentus vote was taken the free coinage amendment was defeat ed by n vote of 151 to L'Ml, and tho bill was ordered to confuietice. So then) will bo no free coinage this your. The democrats might have secured it by voting solidly in its favor. 1 low enormous tho xiunoti busi ness is, may be judged from the fact that the fees of ono Arm of pen sion attorneys in this city have av eraged more than $"2)(0 a day for several years, and it is expected that the new disability pension bill will double this for a year or two. The long expected contest in the House over the Federal election bill is now on and will continue until next Wednesday, when a vote is to be taken. The bill pa thu House, but it will have m show in the Sen ale. If the Semite was favorably disposed towards il, it would not get through the House, notwith standing the caucus decree. Any way it will not receive the full re ceive uie lull repuoiiean vote, though it is not expected that any k publicans will vote against it a few of them will simply absent tin iiut'lve when tho vote is taken, without being paired. The dangerous condition of the government printing ullice is again grought to the attention of Congress by a rejMirt from the sennte commit tee on printing, urging tho immedi ate necessity of providing for the erection of a Hie proof building for tie- use of this olliee. Thu longer this is postH!ni!, the inoie diflicult and expensive it w ill be to obtain a silo in the in igbborbiMKl of the pres ent building. Should a fire occur in the prKi nt building n wail of honor would go up from the entire country over the loss of life which would be e.-rtain. Hotter spend a little money now, The old, old ipn -tion of falsifying the Cungressionul Hecord is again agitating the senate. The guilty man this time is Hvnutor Cull, of Florida, who takes up fourteen pa ge in making a imrsoii'il explana tion of charges made against him by a citizen of Florida, not one word of whieli was ever sxkon on the floor of th.- K.-iuto. This sort of thing is likely to continue until both House and Semite do away with the ridiculous ''leave to print" rule, and make the Hecord what it pur ine t (o bo a rejKtrl of the proceed ings of congress us tluy ure, ami not as certain nu ml era would like them to have been. Koine years ago iknj. F. Hutler, well known for numerous queer ex ploits in the politb-al world, to soy nothing of his military ami legal ca reer, built ii great bfg stone house opposite tho Capitol, which was quickly named "Hutler's folly." His son-in-law, Hmator Jo ie of Nevada lived in it for a while, nnJ President Arthur ucetipL-d. it a few weeks; but it has In en mostly idle and unproductive. At th ' last con gress its owner tried to lease it to the House for committee rooms at a fancy rental, hut for some reason lie fuiled. Now be has n much bettor scheme. Th" 1 louse committee on public buildings has favorably il jsjrted a bill to buy it. Unelu'riam MtrciiKi.i. sisiTii. SiicccsfoiH to 1 JialiCI' Cihj i ut? iiium Lunipiotu uinu oi Lyman Hear Bights by Mail. ISU IK). Lyman Kjor ting Front Sights 11. (X). Diamonds Wdtchcts Clocks Jewelrv Silverware fi : i'I u full line of Mush al Instruments. is n.iwavs rbkcw io " " ' lief of the owners of unproductive Washington property. Several appropriation bills, in cluding the annual ponsion, which have been hung tip in conference committees for some time wero finally acted iiimiii this week and sent to the president. Mr. Harrison will lo-m.irrow pay his first visit to tho Cajw May cot tage, the acceptance ot wlncli ny Mrs. Harrison raised such ft idorni of criticism recently. Ho will re turn enrlv next wcck. Mr. Harrison has stilted thnt ho would veto the Hiver and Harbor bill if the House ngreed to tho 000,000 increase made by tho Sen ate. - 40ft ' TURKIC YltAUS WITH URS. DARIN. tide Ittnnr. Drj. Darrin have now been prac ticing their profession in Portland for that1 years with brilliant suc cess, ami dining that tints thous ands nvuiling themselves of their wculinr practice have been abso lutely cured oJ diseases tliaU liiid bullied t It j skill of all the old school practitioners. Cases that had been given up, ami the patients who hud H;en advised to stamd no more limo or money in the fruitless attempt of trying to cure an ineurat I.' disease, bad been s ut hum the (UK-torn olllce, frequently after rt few treat ments, with new leases of life, re joicing, painless and won, and rutcbes have been thrown away to bo taken up no more. In fact, tho octors Imve worked wonders, ami brought joy, health and liappinesa to hundreds of households. Their rooms are never without patienta tiring olliee hours, and a lew m- ed are the cases thov treat that o not iccoive permanent benefit, an the following card will show: CAIN IN HKAItT TWK.VTV YUAUH. Mr. Fditor: This is to certify that I have had a m1ii in my heart and breast twenty years, and tried many physicians, without success. After lour mmitha homo treatment by Dr. D.trrin I nm restored to icilth nml gladly give my testimo ny in his Ix-half. I reside at Si!- erton, Oregon, where I can l.o nd- riuMcd or referred to. C. W. n.uiKmiusr. Drs. Darrin can bo consulted freo at the Washington building, corner of Washington and Fourth streets, Portland, and Hold Gandolof, Tn com.i. Hours 10 to "; evenings, 7 to H; Sundays 10 to 1'2. All chron ic diseases, blood taints, loss of vi tal iovor and early indiscretions, permanently cured, though no refer ences arc ever niado in the prosa concerning such cases, owing to tho delicacy of the patients. IC.xantiim tions free to all, and circulars will be sent to any nddrcss. Charges for treatment according to pationtn ability io pay. The ioor treated free of charge from 10 to II duilv. All private diseases confidentially treated and cures guaranteed. Pa tients at u distance can bo cured by home treatment. Medicines anil letters sent without tho doctora' "amu apjiearing. Scrofulous eruptions, such art Pimples, Discoloration of tho Skin, especially on face, aru caused by impure blood and will disnp)enY rapidly by using Plunder's Oregon Hlood Purifier. Itilpoitaut Notice. All K'rsons knowing themselvcH indebted to J. H. Tluptonstall indi vidually, or to tho old firm of Hap tomtull oV Datl, will please como forward ami settle, for wo must close tho business of tho old firm, and 1 want to go to California for my health. All who do not setUu up by the I Mi of July ISfMJ their accounts will Imj turned over to an attorney at that date. J. H. Uaptonhtam.. John Uay, Or., May 28, IS'.IO. Pacific Hrewcry User. Notice is hereby given thnt 1 have this day established an agen cy for the sale of the Hwr manufac tured at the Pacific Uruwery, Baker City, Or., within tho county of Grant in Canyon City, and that Mr. II. Sluiisoll is the authorized mana ger of said Dejait. All orders from Grant county for this celebrated beer, cither in bottles or kegs, will filled by Mr. Htansell. ' Hknky liiwr. Proprietor Pacific Hrowery, linker City, Or. WK. A. S. t'i'AUKli. 5 J. P. Gardner. Oregon. Ammunition in tasicrn urutjon. A Full Lino of Pitcklo, JSx fishing litcklo, . hooks, Hies, rods, 55222fSSm. lines, reels, etc. Fishing ! ly nooKs por don., 50c, by mail. lilCPAUUXG A SPECIALTY.