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TELEGRAPHIC.
KASTKltN STATUS.
Another HIM nml Another Volo.
Wabiiinoton, Mny 11. Tho president to
Cay rocelvcd bill to prevent military inter
fcrnnco nt elections,
Tlicro In Rood reason for stating that tho
president Will leinrn bill relating to use of
military at poll with another vclo raessaj?o.
I'nilnl Cliniigcn.
l'osl aflico changes for llio Pacific Coast ;
JJstnbllshod , Homo, Hater county, Ogu
Win. H. Oleiin. Postmaster: Mount Hcott.
Vaughn county, Orii., llrs. Matilda Utakoly,
l'ostrnistrcRS. Discontinued : Colo'8 Val
loy, Douglas county, Ogn. l'osunastcrs
appointed i .loll n Marolf, Ncslocton, Tilla
mook county, Ogn,; Aloiaudcr Patterson,
1'eiTydalo, J'ollr county, 0in.; Kdinund W.
flrogu, Ham's Vullcy, Jackson county, Ogn,;
Jlobert H, Jowclt, Banvics' Island, Multno
mb county, Ogn.: John !' Hcrry, Fall City,
King county, W. T.
llciarlmentr AirrlciillurF.
Wakiiinuton, May 12. Tho committco on
grieullnro ban authorized a farorablo report
to tho House o tho resolutions asking for
an investigation of tho dopartmont of ngri
cultnro. OvIcM ol (ho Ittromo Tax Hill.
Tho income tax bill was defeated In the
IIouso yeas 104, nays 04, not tho necessary
two-thirds In tho nHrtnatiTo.
Tim Vclo HrMftac.
The President's veto tncssago was referred
to tho judiciary committee, and A resolution
adopted that tho IIouso will voto on tho
question of reeonsidcratlen to-morrow.
llMn lu Wlicnt.
Tho cnuso of tho rapid nnd considorablo
riso in wheat to-day is coutinuod hot wcatli
or tlirnnghout tho northwest, combined, it Is
nltogcd, with a movinicnt on thn part of n
ripcculativo ring In forco wheat abovo n dol
lar, Tho weather recently hushcon very mi-
lavoraulo to growing crops In Ilia northwest.
Iliirrllilo llinlli.
A dispatch from Vandalin, Ills., says that
two children of Frank Carroll, furnior near
tlioro, vvcrn burned to dentil vtullu playing in
n criu lined uiiii corn liuxkii.
rclruiiiili I'ulo t'nill.
News Urrcoivrd that on Hutiirday night
CharlcH Held, of Mydiioy, Nebraska, who was
in jail theru for having niiirdrrcd llonry
Iioomls Ilia preceding day, was taken out by
400 citizens and hanged lo n telegraph pulo
in tho main Mrctl uf Ihn town.
IViihIuii nyiiirulv
Wasiiiwiton, May 13, Tho Bonato by n
voto ot 115 against till refilKid to slrllio from
ponding bill tho ctauso directing tho secre
tary of tho treasury to pay out for pension
nrroaragcH tho $10,000,001) grooiibackH now
hold as n special fund for tho redemption of
fractional currency. This Is considered it
decisivo triumph for tho InilatloulslH.
Ntibslitlnrjr Cains.
ThoHciiata romniittoo on nnniico to-day
considered tho Houso bill concerning hu1
sldiary coins mid authorized llayard lo ro
port It back lo tho Honato with recommend a
lion for passagu with two amendments, Ono
ftics tho amount for which subsidiary coins
sball hereafter Lo legal lender III inn pay
iiiont nt all dues, publlo mid private, nt 910
instead of $20, as proponed by thu IIouso uf
Jtcprcnciilativcs, or?1-, as provided by exist
ing law. Tho other arm idiurnt iiiakeH tho
provision of tho fourth section nf thn bill
npjilirabla only to idlvcr coins of f.ico vnltiu.
'Ilut lloinnul I lit- Hell Mnn.
Ciiiuaiio, May III. Tho Times nays editor
ially: A dispatch In this morning 'nines
from MusUogcn Ids it good ileal of light lu
upon tho sort of "civilisation" which Hour
iahus among tlio tribes of tho Indian Terri
tory, It nppeurs thai four Ciierukecs loaded
thoinselvts with vthisj.y nud rov elvers yostor
day, mid look possession of Muskogee,
which Is thu capital uf tho Creel; nation.
Tho Cherokees woro hunting negroes for
whom thoy entertain thn name hatred that
animates llio iiest ot tlio meanest "pour
whltos" in Mississippi, mid two or Ihren uf
tho unfortunato colored folks woro shot,
whllo tho reiuuiuder shut themsolvis up iu
their housas for safety. Tho Creeks don't
seem to have couraga enough to protect their
blank friends, whllo the faw whites lu towu
xomaliud neutral, Tho uffalr, which seems
to bu only a common placn ciouiplltlcatlou
of tho civilizing conditions uud'ir which
those lmliaus are now liviui;, furnishes protly
gooa argumcui in luvor oi mo organisation
and settlement uf tho territory,
Norluwrateru Wheat 'n.
Hr. Paul, May 13, Throughout Minuo-
sola to Northuru Iowa aud Northwestorn
'Wiscoiislu, a reclou whioh nnnualh sends
JO.OOO.MOO to 40,000,000 bushels of wheat to
market, tho weather for ton days pant has
been cool mid moist with almost daily rains,
mid peculiarly fauirsblo to tho growth of the
w neai crop,
t'OIIKI Wttll,
IIostm.v, May 111. Ths weather ii very hot
lu New KngUud. Tluithermonieter in many
places lu Now llampshiru Is 100 deg, in (he
hhude,
Ulneu mill Whllr,
ltloiiuoMn, iUy l'J. Tho luUeegeuation
case of rluimid Kinuy (coloird) and Mary
Husau Hull (uhlto), confined iu thu Yiri;iul.
pcuiteutiary for violation of Htutti Ktatiites,
prohibiting whllo and colorod citi.eim inter
marrying, was before tno U. H. circuit court
lo-duv, Juilgo lluglits presiding, upon n writ
of habeas eurpui. Theehiif ground ulleged
iu petition U that an art ot the legislature of
tho State ol Virginia, making it a penal of
fense for white und colored citizens to inter
itiurrv, is contrary to tho roiutitntiou and
laws of the United States, aud told. That
marriage haiui; betii eolebrated lu tho Dis
trict uf I'oluml'l i, und alld there, imut to
lit Id to bo valid throughout the United State.
Deeislmi nserrd.
Ititllllliy Debt '.lllnlltntluu,
Nkw Voisk, May i:l Prom ihn 'I'lims
It Uuuthorituthily nniioiiueed Ihut the in
teuliou of the Uovi) I clliive is lo consolidate
ull minting mortgagts of the Kaiuas Pacltlo
railroad company, into one consolidated
mortgage covering ull Its properly of what
ever kind, lauds included. Jay Clould und
Itushcll Sage ure uutned as trustees, aud the
amount of bonds authorize! to be issued i
$30,000,000, Twenty.four millions ure to
Iwj secured by 073 miles of rallroil aud about
0,000,000 seres ol liuui.iuo rtmaimeg o,wu,
000 to b reserved for future contlugen
oies, aid to bo Issutd on first mortgseo s-
enrity of land, and controlled or hereafter
constructed roads, at rate not exceeding
$15,000 pormllo cast of Denver, or $26,000
per tulle west of tbat city.
Dundy'! Decision.
Wabiiixoion, May 14, Tho decision of
Tndgo Dundy, nt Omaha, in tho Standing
Dear habeas corpus case, in which ho virtu
ally declares Indiani citizens with tho right
to go wlicro lliey plcaso regardless of treaty
stipulations, is regarded by government at a
heavy blow to tho present Indian syntom,
nnd that, it sustained, willproTo cztromcly
dangerous alike lo whiten nnd Indians. If
tho power of tho government to bold Indians
iiliou their reservations, or return them
v.hrn they rscapo, is denied, llio Indians bo
como n body of tramps, moving without
restraint whenever they plcaso nnd exposed
to attacks of froticrsmen without redress
from tho covemment. Tho district attorney
at Omaha has been instructed to tako (tho
neccsiary steps to carry tho question to n
hlchrr court.
Nemitor IiiRnlln.
h. :. 1'ggcrs and P. S. Htumbaugh, of
Kansas, had a hearing to-day before (bo
Hcimto committco on privileges and elections
in regard to allegations iu a memorial signed
by llicm and otliers, charging that tho elec
tion of Ingalls was procured by bribery.
Jtrrnmllnc fVrtlllentci.
Hnbscriptions to tho four per cent, refund
ing certlllcatcs sinco yesterday nggregato
I5U0.C5O,
liitllmm Iteli'iixol.
Kccrctary McCrary, in conformity with
tho decision of .Tudgo Dundy in tho Poncas
habeas corpus case, has directed that those
Indians bo released,
l.'nilH Willi to 111 I'r.
Captain Kads has rnado application for ad
ditional paymont of $r,00,000, claiming tbat
bo has obtained n channel at the mouth of
tho Mississippi '25 feet deep and 200 feet
wide.
Tho Mlsccicenntlon t'M.
lllciiMOMii, May 14, In tho United States
Circuit Court to-day n suit of habeas corpus
In the miscegenation caso of Edmund Hall
nnd May Hall, confined In tho penitentiary
for violation offlho Btato statutes prohibit
ing tbo iutcrmarrlago of races, was refused
by .Tudgo Hughes on tho grounds that tho
If, 9. courts havo no jurisdiction over ques
tions of marriage
Ilnrrlblfi Airlr.
Paducaii, Ky., May 14, Two years ago
Dan Ikliuuuds, who lived in Livingston
county, ran cOT to Arkansas with a neighbor's
daughter, leaving his wife nnd family behind.
A short tlmo ago ho started back to his
former homo with tho woinnn and n child,
nnd when near tho Mississippi liver killed
nnd buried both. On returning ho took up
with his lawful wife. Thn bo ins of llio
murdered woman and child wero found mid
identillcd, and search was Instituted for I'd-
mtiuiH.
IHsiiHtroii I'lrc.
Louisvi i.i.r, .May II. A special from Lex
Ington reports it grout tiro tlicro to-night.
Among tliu buildings thus far destroyed uro
sotcral largo thoroughbred stock stibles,
(loncrul I.eslio Coombs' rcsideuco nnd tho
PliiiuiliL Hotel. Paris nnd Frankfort havo
sent assistance
I'OKXKiN m:v.s.
American mill rreiirlt'TriKlo llclitlloii".
Paiiih, Muy 11. A delegation from u
French committco to promoto tho Franco
Amcriian treaty of commerce, wr.lltd on
Ticrurd, Minister of Commerce, nud called
his attention to Fernando Wood's motion iu
tho Uultcd Stales IIouso of Iteprcsciitativcs,
relatlvo to commercial rolatloiw. Ticrard
said that ho was iu favor ot n reciprocity
treaty nnd his department would glvo tho
matter most serious consideration.
I'loitra-lMiciimoiiln In American Cuttle.
Lomkjs, May 12. Lord Hamilton, vico
president of tbo council, to-day stated in tho
houso of commens that in various cattle car
goos recently arrived from America pleuro
pneumonia hud been found.
No Fri-Nli I'JKlitlni.-.
A dispatch from Simon's Hay, Capo of
Good Ilopo, April 28th, says that thcro lias
been no fresh lighting. Lord Chelmsford
and Princo Louis Napoleon havo gono to
Kambul.i Nuiniwauda. Cctewavo's vomiccst
brother has surrendered. Tho death of
Mmbuline, ono of Iho King s brothers, Is
continued. News from Transvaal Is encour
aging. Tho llocrs havo returned homo.
Itiioola mill t'lilnu.
Siiii.a, .May 12. Intelllgoiico from Turk
istatt represent that tho Chinese troops
havo been twlco successfully attacked by
Khlrgaz tribes from Audejiiu district, now
hold Kni.hgar. A Chinese army of 20,000
U concentrated on the Ikilo river.
r.iiallih Criii mill MnrketM.
London, May 13. Tho Murk Lane F.x
press savs: Tlio early sown barley looks
well, but wheat is thin, patchy nnd back
ward, Heavy rain mid snow in Hootlaiul
liavo prevented working ou heavy lauds,
some of which, in Iho upper districts, are
uuploughrd nnd unsown.
Thu deliveries of wheat at tho principal
markets lust week wero nearly 59,000 quar
ters, iigaiust 12,000 qumters in tho corre
sponding week last year. With such liberal
olforlugs itvurugn prices for wheat receded
two penco per quarter. At Mark Lnno na
tive wheat was marketed sparingly, nud iu
spito of tho improved condition of samples
only tho llnest lots wero saleable at previous
prices. Imports of foreign into Loudon to
last Monday wero 30,000 qrs. America,
Ucrniany nud Southern ltussla have been
our chief sources of supply, but tho lhtltio
reopened May 2d. Weekly arrivals will
shortly be swelled by shipments from St.
Petersburg, Kronstadt nnd Northern Itussta.
The local trade was little varied daring the
week, and though prices were steady inac
tivity prevailed, lluslucss, therefore, Is
very quiet, nud purckatos of ucedy buyers
constituted the hulk of each day's sale.
Muizo continues low; old mixed. American,
in perfect condition, wns quoted at 20s 3d($
2Jstidi'X grauary, trade being quite demor
alized by enormous shipment from Atlantio
pelts, Hurley tn not quotably changed but
very slow, and oats with larger arrival', lost
iu urly nil tlio recent advance. Tlio sales of
Kuulihh vi lit at lat wet-k were .'.7,177 qrs nt
10s 0d, against 41,730 qr at C.'s Cd for eor
responding week hot year Imports into
tho United Kingdom for tho week ending
May 3d, U30,U2O cut wheat und I'.U.O'.iO cut
Hour,
t.nsluitil n n d Auhniilslan,
A L ihoro correspondent reports that fresh
mill' tillli4 liavonrlstm In llio peace nogotm
tlou-t nt Ouudamk. Yukoob Khan it willliij:
to grant what th llritUh demand, but Af.
gluiiUtau is so critical that be Is himself
oollgtd to demand urgently more than they
cau nr-iut fti return.
Ilcurl lli-rulcil.
A geutlemun just rom ltunilu ssys that
tbo tUect of the policy of repression is hard
ly notifiable iu St. Petersburg. He Irav
ersed a largo part of Iho city late st night
without Interim nco or emesliou. On Sun
day the 4th lust, beiug a bright day, the
""". crr luruuueei wuu liromeusilerM.
happy nud light-hearted apparently
in uuy other contiueutal citv. Ha
as tboso
saw the
rriucets usgmar driving through the streets
aioue iu
her carriage and unattended.
Men aToYlna;.
Odswa, May 12. The Itassian Btcnm
Karlgatlon company's vessels will convey
40,000 mon and 2,600 horses from Bourgals,
between May 15th and Juno lGth. Tho re
mainder ot tbo recruiting army will go away
by railway.
Itnssln nml Clilnn.
A St. Pctersbnrg dispatch says that tlio
Kuldja question Is still unsettled nnd Clu.
(
rtoso aro concentrating on tho frontier.
Tlio Hiiulli American M'niy
Vau-akaiho, April 19. Tho llolivlana linvo
relakon Atacaina. It i nnnounced from
Jujuy, a town of tho Argcntlno llepubllc,
near tho llolivinn fronilcr, that 1C.O0O l!c
llviaus nro marching to attack Iho Chilians.
Alsitvn mill Lurniliir.
Ueiiun, May II. Tho bill relatlvo toAl-saco-rjorraiuo
provides ns follows: Tim rm.
poror will appoint a standholdcr, who will
act as roprcscniaiivo oi win imperial govern
ment, nnd will resldo at Strasburo. Tim nl,
fleoof president of tho department of Alsace-
Jjorratne, now nttnenca to the chuncellory,
wllltbo abolished. A ministry with Bocrctnry
of Btato will bo formed nt Blrasbnrg. A
Council of Btato will also bo established
which will consist of n gcncrnl commanding
troops in Alsace-Lorraine, a Secretary of
State, tho chief provincial officials, nnd unvjn
members who will bo appointed by tho em
peror. Tho standholdcr wlll.bo president of
tbo council. Tho provincial committco will
benceferth number G8. A delegato to bo
elected by tbo provincial committee, subject
to tho approval of tho emperor, will repre
sent Alsaco-liorralno in tho federal council.
t'ron Ilrslrojpil.
Pnrrii, May II. Flood havo destroyed
300 houses in Kotori. Tho harvest prospects
in tbat district aro ruined.
Tho town of Halas has been inundated, iti
eonscquenco of continuous rains. Much
damago has been done.
rnlnl nisrnsr.
St. Pr.itii8iiono, Jlay 14. Tho diseaso
which has broken out iu Caucasus proves
fatal in 21 hours.
Inbor Troublrn in Knglnntl.
London, May 14. A oonferenco has been
held nt Uarnaby yesterday, nt which 120,000
colliors wero represented. It was decided to
demand 10 per cent, incrcaso of pay, nnd if
refused, to stop work throughout the country.
Another conforenco will bo held in Birming
ham in ilvo wooks to fix tho dato for giving
notice of it strike, tho interval to be devoted
to aeiitation. ,
PACIFIC COAbT.
Cunalllntlonnl I'nrly,
Sas Fhancisco, Moy ll, Since the elec
tion resulting iu tho adoption of iho now
conntltutiou, n project has sprung to organ
izo n now party to bo called Iho Constitution
al party, with tho object of electing lcglsla
tlvo aud Btato officers, that will proceed to
put In forco tho provisions of tho now instru
ment. At a jiicolint; of wnrd presidents of
tho workliiRinon'H party to-dav and nt the
sand lots, this proposition wns emphatically
negatived. Newspapers which denounced
politicians who had sought to obtain support
of tho workingmoii's party, by advocating
Iho now constitution, w-cio soundly rated,
mid it was resolved tbat tho workingmen
would cuter into no combination, but light
tho contest out on thoir own lino.
Hniiipnut Homilies.
1U.no, May 12. Tho Iteno larnnd feather
brigade last night tarred and feathered n man
named l'.d. Dnvis. Davis has becu keeping
n squaw rendezvous, and Is accused of fur
nishing whisky to Indians. Ho bora his
piiuishmonl bravely, nud declares that bo
will leavo town. Tho brlgado triod to catch
two other follows, but wero not successful.
An attempt was mado to bum tho Ohio
house last lpght.
Vntnl I'raeno.
Dat-ton, W. T., May 12. Ou Saturday), n
man uamed llussoll. Ilvinu ou Wh'.-jlv
Crecek mountain, twenty miles from AValfa-
woua, snot iwico ami rataiiy wounded n
neighbor named J, ummault. Tho cause
was respecting a woman tho latter had been
talking about. Itussnll walked fifteen miles
to Day ten to give himself up to .Slur I IT
Btceres. He said that ho gavo the man ho
shot thrco chances to explain his conduct,
but ha advanced upon him und ho shot him
in self-defense. Tho wounded man died last
evening.
liuiiilKriitloii Mcctluc
Skattlk, May 11. Another largo mass
mocling of cltizo'is was held last evening for
tho purposo ot perfecting tho incorporation
of tho Washington Territory ImmigrnutH'
Aid Society nud electing officers for the en
suing year. Chief Justico It. S. Green vvaB
elected President ; A. A. Denny, of tho firm
of Dexter, Hortoii it Co,, bankers, Vico
President. Tho meeting was very enthusi
nstle. Tho Importance of tho immedlato
construction of n wagon toll road across the
Cascade mountains to P.asteru Washington
was fully discussed. Tho road will proba
bly le built. Among tbo speukers were D,
P. Italian, of Yaklinn ; ex-Congressman
Col. W. P. Proiser, of Nashville, Tenrt.;
and ex-Uelegata Jacob.
t'lWIlBlwr IjilIiii'iii-eH.
San Puancuoo, May 13, Sin Kce, arrest
ed for larceny, says that bis relatives in
China am wealthy. His father Is president
ot a lodge of Free Masons. Ho war con
verted by nil KnglUh missionary, aud camn
uero to learn io ue a minister nud to go back
uud teach his people Christianity. Ho baa
it brother who is an interpreter in ono ot the
Btato courts iu Ban Francisco. Ho has been
about throe years and nine months in this
country,
IHurnHiia Mliilnx.
The Stock Iteport to-day publishis an in
terview with D. U.Crolly, secretary of the
Bullion Club of New York, now ou a tour of
pleasure nnd investigation of mining pros
pects on this coast. He kavsof the Mam
iiiuth mine that it U good in prospect, but as
yet only iu prospect. He considers Ho Ho a
very promising csuip and thinks it will de
velop three or four good mines before the
close of Iho yenr. As regards prospect of
tho Comstook, ho did nut look tor uuy ad
vance iu prices before the last of Augiut or
the beginuiug of September. Mr. Crolly bv
llvves that there Is it promising interest iu
mining ventures iu Now York, but that the
highly speculative era is drnwiug tun close
nud that eastern capitalists will look mure to
solid ruining securities. For such there will
be a better market In New York than in San
Francisco, which will result in tukini? a crrat
deal of buiiness from this coast.
Tho lliiiiiincn Null-
Iu John II, llurko's suit ng.tiiut Mackvy,
Flood, Fair ami O'llrieu, to compel them tj
pay $35,000,000 of llouauza coin, stipula
tion, was tiled iu the 19th District Court to
day, dismissing the case without prejudice
sgaiutt Johu M. Mackey and Jas, (1, Fair.
floated .
Pout Townslkd, May 13. The bark Liz
zie Marshall, which went ashore somo weeks
ago on Duugencas Spit, was suce-esfully
1 touched last night at lajh tide.
Auotlivr Iliirror.
Mauysvillk, May 14, The wife and a
Ave year old daughter of Martin Sulzbenrer.
ot Sutter oouuty, were found this afternoon
oi ouiter uouuir, were lounet tuis aiternoon
suspended by their necks iu an outbuilding
ou his ranch, about three wiles north ot
Tnbn Citv. Mvsterv surrounds the affair.
and it la not known whether it is a case of
murder or suicido. It is reported this eve
ning that tho husband has been arrested lor
threats mado ngalnst tno who.
llorxo Kaclnsr.
Sak Fhancisco. Jfay 14. At Iho races of
tho California Wood Horso Association to
day Molllo MoCarthy won tho first race, a
mllo and a quarter d.iili. in 'J:08J tho hic
ondbesttimo on reiord. Tho second race,
niilo nnd n half, was won by Uxpcriincnt, In
2:00'. Tho third lace, 'i', mlltn, Clara D
rmi In 4 rfMK tllO ljCSU tllllQ for tllO ctU-
tnue Itnowti. Tho fotnlh race, l, miles,
lllossoii won in 2 :55. Th" last was a hurdle
raco bttwieu Kavcn nud Magglo S, four
4-foot hurdlcH, inilo nnd repeat, which was
won by Itavcn. Tho Urst was n dead beat
InliSSS: second beat, 1:5M: third, 1C0.
Old sportsmen say that it wa tho best day's
racing tney over saw,
llonil to Yiiltliun.
Hkattlk, May 14. A joint stock company
is being organized hero to bo known as tho
Seattle and Yakima Wagon Itoad Co., ortl
cles of incorporation being drawn up. Tho
projectors mcau business,
Clillilrni llni-urtl tn Itcnth.
Toiionto. Nov.. May II.- Thrco children-
John and lticlmrd Casey and John Uuiard
wero burned to death yesterday whllo nt play
in somo sheds.
Smlilen Dentil or TIioiiihh Menu.
Hkattlk, May 21. Dr. A. Bagley enmo
into liis olllca at about 12 o'clock to-day, after
nn absence of about two hours nud found
Thomas Menus sitting In n chair in the re
ception room stono e'ead. Deceased was n
native of Maino, aged nbout sixty years.
Ho was an old resident of Benttlo aud leaves
n wife and children. It Is supposed that ho
was feeling ill and dropped in to sco tho
doctor, and ditdwhilo waiting his return.
Cause, heart disease
Palonse and Spokane.
A correspondent of tho Columbia Chronicle,
published at Dayton W. T., writes of his
travels as follows) Wa-wa-wa is a steam
boat landing ami n shipping point, whero is
situated a largo warehouse. A brisk rido of
eight miles through the rain up Wa-wa-wa
creek landed us upon Union Flat near Union
town, which is in tho heart of a largo und
prosperous settlement. Wolverine f lulch and
Static's Fist wero crossed and Paradise Valley
(alios) iioglicaven was readied, wlicro is
situated Moscow, n licautiful littio village of
two hundred Inhabitants. It has all tho busi
ness houses of n small towu except n grist
mill, which of necessity will havo to bo pro
pelled by steam in tho absence of water
power. Crossing Missouri Fiat, a distauca of
four miles, wo reached Paloiiao City, n placo of
nbout two hundred inhabitants, n goodly
number ol mills mid nil other branches of
business. It ii situated on tlio couth slda of
tlio north Pnlousc, upon n hillside, mid aside
from its location is a uico place. Wo next
cross Minnesota Flat to Pino Creel:, a licauti
ful valley thickly settled, at tho bead of which
stands Farniingtou. This placo is most
desirably situated; having but just started
hut fall it is yet small; a grist-mill is much
needed nt this point: it is nlso nu inland town
nnd has no water power to seak of. Dntcti
Fiat and Hangman's Creek wero crossed, nlso
Hauler's Hun and Littio Itock Creek. This
vait country above mentioned, extends north
aud south along tho basoot tho Cu'iird' Alcno
rango of mountains, nnd is over ono hundred
miles iu length, nnd from twenty to thirty
miles in width. Tlio soil Is similar-Inirich-ue'is
nud t-roductivenets; tlio yield of cereals
is abundant. It is well watered nnd timber
convenient. Tlio geographical outline is liko
unto tho waves of the iKcan; tho climate is
somowhat colder than ours, tho mercury last
winter dropped to sixteen degrees blow zero,
nud thu depth of snow two feet. One of tho
greatest drawbacks to this country is tho
want of nn outlet for its fast increasing pro-
ducts.
Spokatio Valley, which is situated on Iho
Spokano Itiver, is a charming valley to look
nt, idxty miles in length nnd from ten to fif
teen miles iu width, but tho soil is exceeding
ly gravelly, and its productiveness is a mat
ter of conjecture. At tho lower end of this
valley is situated tho Spokauo Falls; no
greater or grander work of nature) cau bo
louuil upon tho l'acilic Slope, linaerino n
largo river, as clear ns crystal, rolling nnd
surging over two successive precipices 155
foot, throwing up a snovv-whitu spray to a
height of fifty feet.
Sjiokano City is situated on tho south sido
of tlieso falls and is n nourishing business lit
tio town. It has a grist-mill and saw-mill
and tho finest water power in tho northwest.
Its future dcixmds upon the North Pacific
irn;t-.i n-i. i.v... i -i. i -.
.M,,v.i. iku ,-uui j4u I'uuuiry consisia
of an elevated tallo land covered with lakes,
rocks, and scrub pines. Mineral Lako, ose of
tho four, is surrounded by granite apd has
no oatlet: it is filled with a strong alkalino
fluid. Birch Creek and Lower I'mo Creek
aro a sliado botter than tho Four Lakes.
Cotton and Pleasant valleys, which lio west
of Steptoo Butte, aro thickly settled and is a
splendid farminc country. Colfax is situated
at tho junction of the north and south
raiousc; is tlio county scat of Whitman Coun
ty; the "hub" of tlio upper country, iu faot
the metropolis af the Palouso region, and
uounu to become a largo city. Kctel, Union
and Alkali Hats aro rich iu soil, thickly set
tled aud adjacent to Calfax, their principal
market. Wo next como to Pene-wa.ua,
situated at tho mouth of Pene-wa-wa ou
Snake Itiver, which is a shipping point aad
nothing more.
A City of Caves
Away mit on tlio Texas frontier, and
on tho viatern margin of that vast desert
oxp-inse, tho l.ianei Kstacado, sixty miles
north of tho littio town of Graham, t hero
settled nbout a year ago a colony from
Oregon consisting of nine families. Tho
locality was ilittaiit from market, nnd
lumber hcarcvly to bo had. Tho settlors,
therefore, as thu cold not thereof Winter
wcn approaching, tleteiiniiioil to build
habitations underground. They selecteel
a hill, iu whetso siden they excavated
rooms, halls, kitchens nml sleeping njinit
incuts, not unliko the ancient eivvcllers
in thoToeks of Jiulea. A chimney was
foniienl by running a stovepipe up
through tho hill to tho surface. The
dwellings aro lierfectly dry and warm in
the coldest and most freezing norther.
Tho littio city of caves has been naineei
OittL'Oii Citv. and will lxt thx .,.; ,,1 n(
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Bayjor couuty. lexas Letter to tho St.
Leuu Globe Democrat.
New Railroad- for Oregon.
JI. R. Kincaid, writing from Wash
ington to tho Stato Journal, Bays: Cer
tain wealthy Now York cujiitalifts will,
at an early elny, enter upon tho work of
opening up tlio portages of thn Columbia
river anil tlio construction of a nnrrow
gaugo railroad from tlio moutli of Hnako
rivor in a Botitlicostcrly direction, with a
viow of connecting ultimately with tlio
Union Pacific nt or near Salt Lnkc, ami
nmkiii'' this a link in or brniicli of thn
imiiii lino through from tlio Union
Pacific to Portland. This is tlio first
practical move', being tlio lint backoel
by tlio necessary capital, in u great en
terprise tlio building of tho long tnlkcel
of anil much necileel railroad between
Portland, or koiiio point on tlio Columbia
river, nmlJSalt Lako by which Oregon
will havo direct railroad connec
tion with tlio Atlantio States.
When this lino of railroad nliall bo com
pleted, Oregon will spoeilily attract a
numerous population and becomo n
great and prosperous State. Tho gentle
men who aro moving in this mutter pos
sess tlio ability, tlio experience, tlio en
ergy, nml tlio financial resources ndo
eiiiato to accomplish wlmtover they tin
ilertake. They huvo alrcaely purchased
iron for 34 miles of road, and will com
mence) operations with a capital of one
million dollars. "When tlio work now
about to bo commenced is completed,
they will no doubt unelcrtako tho woro
important work of building tho main
lino through from Portland or tlio Col
umbia river, to tho Union Pacific,
Bhould their interests and tho travel and
commcrco demand it. Tlio building of
this lino will hurry up the completion of
tlio lino between Koseburg and JRcelding.
Tlio prospects for Oregon nro bright.
Kx-Senntor Mitchell has taken an activo
part in organizing this important move
ment, siuco tho 4 tli of March. Ho has
been engaged by tbo company lo attend
to their li'gil business.
THE PEOPLE AND THE KAIL.
PEOPLE AND
ROADS-
Tho nuw Constitution of California
creates a board of three) Commissiouers,
to bo elected by tho people, whoso de
cision ns to freight and passage rales on
all transportation lines within the Stato
nro absolute. It remains to be seen if
such u commission is within tho power
ot thu btato, tinilor thu Constitution of
the United Slates. Tlio Central Pacific
corporation will bo suro to carry up
their cao to tlio court of last resort.
And if tho Supremo Court sustains tho
Commission it remains to bo suau if tho
corporation cannot iuilucnco it, nml if it
cannot, it remains to bo seen if three
men can be olectod (iipahlu of discharg
ing the great re'sponsibili'y with wisdom
and iu justico to tho corporations nnd
tlio people. 'Jhcso coriioratious havo
brought this condition of things upon
iticmseives by using their tons ol mil
lions nriogantly, all of which woro de
rived from tho nation's liberality, ami
much of it retained by a very ungener
ous udvantago taken of tho grant, which
did not specially reeiiiro annual ropny
ment of interest. Thoy nro intolerant
to tho last degree, and tho pcoplo find
their bunions grievous, while tho cor
porations oach year extort from them
other millions. Tlio conserjuenco in that
tho pcoplo havo attempted to assert their
control over tho corporations, und if
they fail uud tho law is prouoiiuccd as
an utiduo assertion of Stato power, tho
next movo on llio part of tho iieoplo will
bo to tako such ttens by legislation as
will bo consistent with ilccisions of thn
Supiemo Court, nlready rendered, and
by which thoy cm eflectunlly keep tho
railroads under control. If tho corpora
tions know when thoy aro well oil' they
will inako tlio best terms they cau with
tho Commissioners nnd remain satisfieil
with nasotmblo profits, oven if not so
great as thoy would like. lice.
(UMATILLA RESERVATION.
Mr. John S. Clark, of Union, informs
us that ho romnineel ono night at Pen
dloton, on his way elown, and says thcro
is great oxcitement thoroabouts over tho
prospecU of opening tho Umatilla reser
vation for settlement. Parties aro al
rcaely prospcctinir for locations and
sticking their stakes, Thoy havo no
doiinito information as to what method
tho government will ndopt for disposing
of tho land. Thoy only hear it rumored
that tho Indians will remove, and tho
moment tho land is thrown open for
occupancy thero will bo a uish for
claims, unless tho, government sells it
at auction. Ono man showed M. Clark
a sito ho had picked out for a saw mill.
In caso tho reservation is suddenly
thrown open thero will bo a chanco for
much ill will and many disagreements
botvveen claimants. Ike.
Words of Good Cheer.
Ahunv, May 10, 1879.
Kditor Willamctto Farmer:
Dkak Sin: 1 enclose to you order for
fcj CO for my subscription to tho Pakmer.
Tlio I'artvtri: is well worth tho money: it is
an excellent paper nowj I do relish it.
We aro having a tcfrible wet time at pres
cut; thero is much seeling to bo dono yet,
but 1 believe tho plowing is alinott done and
ono week more will fluish up tho Spring
rowing. Tho Fall w heat is getting too high.
1 wish somo man down about Portland
would pray for leas rain for the present,
llut I supposo it would bo no use to pray fcr
less rain while the wind remains in the
south. Yours truly,
J. J. FlNUlTSOX.
l r .!.; ahkll, takes a tio. 1 prtotograpn.
Anyooe coming to Portland ahould not fail to
L.,i ,,, ., . ? ... .,. (
, Flits k Ahkll takes a No. 1 photograph.
THE REWAKDB OF XHB FUTURE.
If thcro is any country that has a
good prospect in tho future, it is this
broad nnd well-endowed region of tho
Columbia river and its tributaries. If
thcro is any city on this contiuont that
can bo counted as fortunate, with it
promiso of becoming a great commercial
metropolis, it is Portland. Orowth and
prosperity nro already considerable, but
nro restrained by instance trom tho
great lines of commerce, nu obstacle
that will ccaso when wo havo o'r own
railroad communication to depond on,
nnd our own commcrco established in
connection with it. Wo think of this
whilo wo recognizo that wo havo "hard
times" just at tho present. Tho loot
year was not a successful ono for tho
farmers, and with small crops and low
prices in tho Pall a money scarcity
naturajly follows in tho Spring. But
tlicro is no reason why wo should do
spond when wo know that tens of
thousands of farmers nro looking confi
dently forward to rich and abundant
harvests. Iho report from all sections
is favorablo to a great "yield of cereals
and nil other agricultural products. Tlio
surplus will simply bo im mouse, and if
wo havo tonnago to carry it away, and a
fair pricc,j tho country will realir.o tho
height of prosperity, and iu any event
wo must havo a general average of good
limes.
Our region possesses natural and un
developed resources that must, iu timu,
givo it tho first importance, second to
no other. Tlio agricultural resources o
themselves aro sufficient to givo u
wealth, and thoy aro only ono icaturo of.
our greatness. The forests furnirh
timber of innnenso value. Thcro aro ,
deposits of coal and iron, load and
copper, as well as gold and silver, and
tho timo will como when all tlieso menus
of prosperity will bo utilized, when tho
water power going to wusto in ovcry di
rection will drivo tlio wheels of busy in
dustries; when commorcu, manufactured
and ngriculturo will combino to pcrfoct
tho growth and development of tho
Northwest and crrato hero ovcry foatimo
of prosperity.
This is all iu thn future, but may not
bo very distant. Wo have this assurance,
that wo livo nud work for a future
that must unfold a wonderful growth
nud prosperity, uud not for a decaying
civilizutiou and a worn-out prosperity
Hint oilers no surprises and few oppor
tunities. Thero is hero tho vigor of
youth coupled with tho wisdom of ngc.
Thero is tlio world to bo dovclopnd; nil
its riches wailing for discovery, and not
an exhausted region whero man has
toiled for centuries until thu very
struggle for bread 1ms bceomu weariness
if not almost hopeless. Horo labor can
secure its best rewards for many yearn
to come. Hoc.
""taxationT
it is u foitumito matter for us that
California has, by the now Constitution,
mado an attempt to reform tho system of
taxation. It is n vexed ipcstiou as to
what should bo taxed and how it should
bo done. Money ami credits nro in
sisted on by many ns not proper subject!!
for taxation, but California nssumes that
they nn, and boldly pronounces all fran
chises, rights and privileges Hint possess
vnluo as property to bo nssossscd. This
makes nodihcrimiuatiuiibutplaccsnll that
is wealth in lino to supjiort tho State. Wo
shrll soon sco if itwoiks well or ill, nnd
elespilo tho oft repented ussorliou that
unilcr tho nuw instrument property in
liable to double, triplo and quadruplo
taxation, wo doubt if micIi is tho caso,
nnd look confidently for tho working of
tho nuw system to provo a success for
tho people if not for tho money lenders
iii.d stock speculators.
Tlicro is it smack of common houusty
nbout tho now Constitution that wo like,
nnd ovon if tho oveut is not satisfactory,
and proves that plain dealing cannot
suocecd, still it will boa comfort to know
that tho experiment has been made, nntl '
that human tlopravity insured failure.
Tho honest farmers of California felt
that taxation of land boro unequally
upon them, nnd that money escaped its
share of tho burden. Thoy undertook'
to mako taxation equul, and they havo
succeeded, only it remains to bo Boon if
thoy can mako tho now Constitution
work. Wo shall havo tho benefit o
their oxjicnence, and if tho experiment
should work, wo may depend upon it
that tho farmers of Oregon will mako a
noto of the fact, Thcro is no public
matter that needs revision and improve
ment moro than our own laws relating
to assessment and taxation. Ilea
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CUBED !
POSITIVELY
lluiy oho hive suffered (crfum with this UIkmc
(CkUtrrh), and been i.ronouncvd iucuriUe, lavs bmt
rwtored u perfect health bjr in treatment, and who
ttttlinonblt can be wen at ray otf.ee. I alio treat sM
cbronlosud prliatu diKM,and (enisle txmLneaMS.
Mnllclnos teat to sll uli of the country, and all
proper questions uuvered through the inuli LyeKH
cloaW to sumps. OnV-e coniulutlon free.
UlL JAUEH KECK, IU lint bt., 1-orUind, Onyoa.
roat otoce bos Sew. Cut UiU cut and tend It In yotsr
Utter. M'l
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