Willamette farmer. (Salem, Or.) 1869-1887, October 01, 1880, Image 5

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Newspaper Page TextaWMaiiMltSt . mr w v ' i WILLAMETTE PARMBB: PORTLAND, OHEGoN, OCTOBER 1, ' 1880. 5 -i K. J. MEIT. fKHTVATKA ARCTIC r.XTEMTIO.'V, j l iuore intcrost man usual win nuacit 10 re ports from Scliwfttk.i's Arctic expedition in search of remains of tlio Sir John Franklin ex 'petition, as Lieut. Schuatka la nn Qrenon boy, rniiotl at Sitlcin, wlicro hit nut-'1! father now readies. Tlio New n.lliraid' corre spondent recites tlio journey to Sherman Inlet anil arrival among tlio Nctchillicks, anil midst Wo foinul Init few intimating relios among tlicni, nml only n pi ceo of tlio how found In AVilmot luy, after tlio big ship sank, ami part of tlio block branded cither 'MO" or "or" with Jart of tho "r" obliterated. If tho ship's blocks wcro branded with tho namo of the vessel to which they were attached these would bo important as establishing tho iden tity of tho ship that drifted down as tho Ter ror. Wo found among them a piece of wax candlo that thoy had preserved nil theso years, whilo every scrap of paper had pcrisHcd. Wo met n sled with n low natives cominir from Kiamuktoo to ioin tho rest of tho tribe, and t,ivitli them was an aged crono namc.l Too- looan, who nan seen wnico men in Jjooima listhinus. when n joung woman, and had nlso liccn witn n party wiiu louml tho boat ami akolotons in .Starvation cove, near Itich.irdson point. Sha confirmed tho previous testimony. Wo marched in n southeast direction on tho inlet live dnys, during which wo traveled upon it nlHiut 45 miles, and vhoii uoUft I could still lee it running in a southerly direc tion for about 10 or 10 miles further. The sun was so low nowthut wu had neither sun riio nor sunset; during tha wholo timo it was filiovq tho horizon. About Ave miles inland from Starvation covo, tho natives hnd found during tho Sumtiior tho skeleton of n whl to man, which ,nu ono had ovir scon before. On my wny down, Henry visited tho place mid erected n monument over tho lemaius. Pieces of clothing found, imlicitcd decrnsed was n sailor, not an olliccr. Tho Muding of this grnvo is worthy of notice as showing that tho natives wcro thoroughly nrouscd by our visit nii'l its object. u had promised liberal rewards for tvo-ydiing of importauco found and for Milmblo Information nml wcro nluays particular to keep our promiio. Tho ccusi-qucuca as that thoy ureatly ahUd us by searching over whoro within roach of tliiir cimps or hunting gi omuls, II foro reaching Depot islaid wo lost 'J7 dogs of privation. On Dec. SStli, tho thor monictcr ranged from HI to Oil below. Tho lowest point nached wns 101 btlow fleering point. Our meat bad to bo oatili cold, that is frfju so solid that it hail to bo mu'cd and thu'i lirukeii into convenient sized lumps, which, w hen Iirst put into tho inoilth uro liko stones. Soma mrat was cookud with movs'gathcred from tho hillsides under tho snow, which was beaten oil' with sticks. Tho country Iwgau to swarm with ii'uhcs now at well as with reindeer, nml wo would meet them da ly. Often they would come closo to tho Iizloos. and ono nialit Toolooah shot ono of three that wcro rating with our dogs tlio men ho hid tlirown out 'lor. looii. j hoy killed and atu four dogs and attacked him when ho went out of the Iuloj to drivo thtni olf. Tho correspondent gives a thrilling ncc.oont of'thu privations ox,crjcncci1 in returning ti Ilulltou bay, tho disspp linttnent and nlmntt despair nt voC Dialing food supplies theio ns protiiiscd,1 thVtilwoU starvation df iboVatli'cs and tha liumbgtaut.tliiicxiicdltioii, which was relievo l hy tlio killing of a walrus, tlio .terri ble cold, nml continues preached tho (leoriw, nml Mary (lhipirm Marliln'Tslniill) im tha it mid wi kindly .re ccitcjl. ,l)jri(i thoyearwo wcro nbsviut, from civiliintion'Mu traveled 'J, RIO uet;raphical mill,, mQ!l stAtUto miles, by sledges over entirely unexplored country. Thrmuh the entire courso of ai Arctic Winter regancd by tho nativos n cxciiitionally cidil tlio iwrty siicuoifnlly villi, twxl tho lowest tsmpcratuTu cxperii'iiceil by v)iito men,' recording mm ob servation of i r'dogrccs l'lihreuheit, 10 days ' 'Vfhoiej nvisriujo.U'as 00 decrees 1m low freezing iKiinlnTid'-V which roistered below II degrees rahrcnhelt, during mo.t of which tha party trnrolcd. In fact tho expeilition never took tho cold into consideration or halted n single , 'day on that account. During tho entire jour ney its reliance for food both for man mid lieast. may lj said to havo been soli ly upon tho rrsourcos of tho country, ns tho expedition started with less than a mouth's rations, mid it is the Iirst in which tho white men of tho expedition voluntarily lived exclusively tipiii tho ani4 faro as its Ksuuimaux nssistints. Tho cxpodition was first tn inako tho Hum mer search over a routo of tho loetrtuwsof tho Krcbus mid Terror, and while so doing buried the remains of every member of the ill fated paityabove ground. Tlio most import- nut direct) remits of tho labors of thu expedi tion will undoubtedly bo considered as ixtab lishinit tliolossof Franklin's records at the boat jdaeo In.rlUrvation coven and! over since Mr. Kosj' oxpedition of 1831, which ascer tained tlio fate of tho party ( the recovery of tho records has dweii the mam object of sub- cijiiont exploring, in this direction tho his tory of tho Franklin expedition may now be considered at a close. As ascertaining tho fata of the party was not so gratifying as would Imvo been tho rescue or relief of any member thereof, so it is In establishing thu fato of tho record of their labors. Next in importance to their recovery must be consid ered the knowledge of their1 irrecoverable loss. Commotaiionh, Governor Thayer hascom rnuted tho following sentences of convicts re cently! Joseph Southwell, sentenced Juno n. lfiSO. for live vesrt for the crimo of rani-. committed in Wnseo countyj reason assigned, suircjSng from dropsy, from whiih visiting physician certifies that he cannot recover if fn.iiJsr kent In cont nrnietiti a'so rn li-titiou and'u cnudnVon of waiver of merit money, Alio II. A. Ilurroughs, , sentenced No somber 2ltflS7l, for one year for tho crime of rape, coiiniiltcd in Multnomah county, on rccpin-, nwndntloii of luJgo before whom ho was tried,. 2nd waiving right to merit inouey, ' Hsrrv School CitiLDiiKf.The scholars belonging to Miss KittenhoiueSi room in tho Harrison street school havo bcou exceedingly prompt this, the first month of tha term. Jsot a sincleons has been absent or tardy, and In addition thertt), their general deportment has been of tho most commendable character. In view of this fact the scholars were granted a half holiday yesterday, in company with their" teacher, marched In procession to Msr? nuams hill In the south part of tho city, and spent the afternoon in merriment, and joyous interchange of feeling. ScrNCtuix iuk Bax. RieharU Wilj liams, a farmer living eight wiles from Oregon Citv, -committed suicide yesterday by hanging himself to a rafter, in th bsrn. Deceased was 55 years. Huson met with r uomble death three years siure by ling caught In the machinery of the Oregon Qity mills. The late Kichard leaves) a wiiiovrto moom his de mise. Temporary insanity is alleged aa ths cause, of the suicide. Dwartku joBTlum Homm. The Indi ans who duriug the Summer months were sainped at various plscesi along the Columbia and Willamette nvem liave all polled up stakes and left for tteir native woods. Dli. In Clackamas couuty, September loth, 1SS0, Orant Fairfield, aged 13 ycarr, j months and 1 day, , TELEGRAPHIC NEWS liASTIJHX. .1 MioekhiR Klatililns .tfTrn). GAtNsviLLr, Tcxa, Sept. '-'7. A stabbing aiiray occurred ni mis piacc on tno morning of the 25th init. lictweeii two men nanied re spectively Harrison Thurman mid John Hayes. Tho two men fought desperately, Thurman wns kiiicii. 1'nrnrll Tnkes n Ht.imt. New Yoiik, Sept. 27. A London dispatch to tho Tribune, commenting upon affairs in Ireland, sayst I'arnell has not nssun'ied the responsibilities of a statesman, but has chosen tho less onerous attitude of mi agitator. Ho recommends to tenants tho singular method of coercing tho turn cent for tho shortcomings of other oplc. Ho ndvises tho punishment of landlords by hi act of tho Government, which resembles bis plm of chastising tho Government for the delinquencies of tho Lords. English radicals mid other friends of Ireland very much regret tho position ho has taken, mid those not unfriendly to Ireland aro anxious to tako into account the strong in terests mid prejudices ngsinst Knulnint. A real strike ngniust rent will mill industry, al though it is stated that it will havo tho con trary cUcct. I'nurr Stills llurnrit. SriUNiAiKM), O., Sept. 27. Tlio Klcon la lr Mills, near this city, burned last night. Loss, $35,000; insurance, $24,000. H,Hlir,n litiuilsrnnls In Ten Vrnrs. Wasiiisotox, Sept. 27. Tho Sccrctarj" of tho Treasury has in reply to inquiry given tho following Information prepared in tho llurcau of Statistics regarding tho Immigration at p.irts of various sections of tho country dur ing ten years from Juno .10, 1870: Arrived at Atlmitiu ports north of Capo Henry, Va., 2, 131, Cl'.'i Atl.intio ports south of Capo Henry, .'II.CO'.'i gulf ports, 47,2.311; lske ports, 4SG,025 l'acifieiKirts. 145.80i). Total. 2.712.177. Thr total arrivals of Immigrants rt southern ports amounted to 40,1)01, nnd constituto 1J per cent, ot tlio total immigration. Tlir .1lllnit I'licLiiRe. Somo timo ago a pioksgo of 0,000 worth of town liomls, taken frdm a dead soldier, was ubstractcil from the chief clerk s ixiom o the sciind Auditor's department. Investigation satisfies tho Sccrut.iry of tha Treasury that the bonds wcro appropriated by tlio chief clerk, now dead. Tlir tnrlir Urllirr siltl Kiiiipiirt Slinrflrlsl. ToLI'.lxi, Sept. 23. It is announced that tho ncko bin t hois, of hiipoloon, Ohio, intend to veto forO.ulicrd miilAithur on hiislucss jirineiploK. Tlio annouiireincnt has occasional much interest, and comment, ns they nrn tho largest distillers and control tho hca iest busi cess Interests in this section of tho State, Thoy have for many years been known ns tl o most positivo influential Democrats in Henry county, ami always reliable for their moral mid financial support of that (uirty. Thoir dissatisfaction with tho" Dftnocmtfo malingers wns known ofdy ton few personal friends until tho recent (larlield proeessioii, when Herman Vncko startled his associates by appearing in tho ranks with n torch. His two brothers havo nUo' changed their ixditical views on account of business considerations. Their explanation of tho sudden chaugt in their political opinions is that their extensive business mid Inrgo capital is safer under Ho publiciii than Democratic rule, and that they mo satislieit with existing conditions, mid that a chalign wonlil bring peril ami probably dis aster. In reply to a letter on thu subject, Herman Vncku writes thai bciiig Catholics does not prevent thc,m voting as thoy please, and it would be lwttcr for all coricernoil if tha members of tho Catholic Church throughout tho United States divido their votes, liiillrintil Vnr lUntril. New Yoiik, Sept. 29. Tho Trlhunr says that tho war lictwcou tho Csntral' nnd Kilo railroads, on tha emigrant tinilic. ended by u niXTineut that three roads, together with tho l'eniisslvanla, each receive n proportion of tho business. Allrr (tales l'nhaitf. l'lTTxntTiui, Sept. 28. Watklns, tho hits liatid of Alice Oatcs, has becomo ridiculously jealous. Tho manager and ono of tho leading actors of tho Pittsburg Theater having in curred his displeasure, ho pounced into his wife' dressing room and ordered her not to appear in the pcrformsucu about to commence. Shu, however, refused, and mi unseemly quar rel ensued. Ho left for l'liilodolphla the next day. Crnnl nml fonkllng. Ciiicino, Sept. 29. An Iiiltr-Ottnn special from Cleveland saysi Grant and Coiikling lelt Warren by a sccial train for Mentor. During tho trip tlicy'sat together smoking. Grunt wns nsked if he thoiivht that Hancock's re cent letter would m.iko votes for him. Grant replied i " I cannot sea bow it can) tho poop'o will rememhor, still that voting for Hancock is votint! for tho Democratio party. Certainly. there is little hope that the Southern wing ot l no Democracy, which controls tne puiy, win refriin from aucrtiug their rlsims and getting paid. There is n Urge elaas, as soon as they aro permanently in power, will forci Hancock to adopt their views." During tho latter part of tho trip tha two gentlemen withdrew to tho other end of the car and engaged in con versation again. Your correspondent ap ntoached them nnd asked when they had met Ust, previous to tho trip. Coiikling replied i "I have not seen General Grant lufora the firescnt time siuco I left him in London, nor iaa a single lttter pvsrd bttweeu us during that time," The General rmusiktil that ho had sent one note to tho Senator the day after the Chicago Convention. This ijii'-stiou was aakeil with rcfereuco to thn various surmises of tha nllegnl intimacy between them during the canvass preceding thu Chicago Convention. At Mentor they wcro ir.it by carriages mid au escort of fifty cavalrymen, who escorted the party to Garfield's farmhouse, Au Urplisul Attacks His Keeper. New Yohk, Sept. 20. A special from ltichmond to the New York Iltrmd says that information from Charlotte, North Carolina, notes the arrival of Ilobinson'a circus at that place. When the celebrated elephant Cliief was being taken otr the car he became enraged and attacked his keeper, John King, who he succeeded ill crushing against the car. King sink to tho ground without a groan. The other attendants tied in terror, leaving King to the mercies of the beast. The injured man was allowed to remain there several minutes, the tlepbant in the meantimo keeping guard over his victim and walking back and forth at a brisk pace on the railroad track. King was ticked up apparently lifeless and carried to a arber shop across the street, where a '' cian was summoned to attend him. They found, on examination, his skull broken. He died at 11 o'clock Isst night. The circus men secured the elephant at last, with great dith cutty chaining him to two other elephants, who seemed to be aware of their responsibility and the nature of the trust rreaeklac lerrsst4 ky MmsMsssbs. Sivrrtr, Sept. 27. Her. Mr. Milburn, the blind orator, was announced to preach here ast eveniuc in the M. K. Church, but was in terrupted by an alarm of fire at H r. M. The alarm was sounded owing to the burning of a pile of brush in the southern part of the city. People rushed from ths church, hut learning the cause, soon returned. A little later the gas in the church was turned off whiU the revegs)tUswsWnfe. i. ITEMS BY TELEGRAPH. There is a rcncral strike among workmen at Berlin. Sugar is down half a cent per pound in San Francisco. London wool sales show prices well main tained mid n firm market. Democrats of San Francisco havo nominated Gen. Kosecraus for Congress. Tho San Francisco Uxamlnrr (Democratic) has been transferred to now owners. Weaver endorses tho Matno straight out Grceubackcrs and so does Dennis Kearney. Col. Younger took tho lion's share of prizes on thoroughbred cattle nt tho California State Fair. Tho Chilians nro advancing to attack Lima, tho I'nruvinn capital by latidl supported by n licet, A lioilcr explosion killed Henry OTlricn, engineer, and Leonard Martin, slid wounded nino others Tho ltussian who murdered n sailor and es caped from tho 1'ortrTownscnd jail, has been recaptured. James G, Fair informs his friends that ho will not dcclino if elected United States Sena tor from Navadn. Tho Uto agreement has been signed by tho requisite number, thrco-fourths of tlio malo adults of each band. Senator lllaino has addressed n mpnstcr He publican meeting nt Wheeling, Vn. Repub licans illuminated tho city beautifully. In Indiana tho candidates on tho Stato Greenback ticket for Secretary of Staro mid Treasurer havo drawn out ami gotio over to tho Democrats. Tho national debt will bo reduced twclvo millions this month, llevenuo for past year has Keen over n million dollars a day, for working days, $.110,000,000. Now Secretary Schltrz wants to final out how tho Ltcs can lo brought to 'comply with tho terms of tho law under which tlio treaty wns negotiated. llaltiinoro will soon celebrate tho ono hun dred mid fiftieth annivcifnry af tho settle ment of th it city mid vessels of tho Tinvy w ill assist thocultbratiori, Franklin Ilicvcn, who has grown rich by selling Itogits land certificates to Scandi navians, was arrested at Omaha nn account of partita swindled by him In Michigan. German bankers' am included in tlio Canadian I'ncilio ltailroad syudicatu mid it is argued that if German capital is to bo in vested German emigration will bo apt to follow. The Itcpuhlicins nt l'hilndclphia. hnd n grand demonstration Satuulay night, with torches, banners and transparencies, musio and fireworks, .15,000 people paraded and there wns much cnthsiosui. So much rain has fallen in somo parts of Texas that a wcilthy 1'olont San Antonio is building nn nrk. He claims to havo hnd n revelation from God much in tho same man ner as did thu original Noah. St, Julian has inado n great cllbrt on tho Beacon Park tr.ick at Boston mid made n milo in 2il.1L which is considered ns nn achievement ol moment nmoiigsportiiig circles throughout thu Uit. A war is reported lietwccn tho Standard Oil Company nnd tha I'eunsylvnnia Itnilroad Company nt tho railroad crusting ol llacken sack riser, to prevent laying oil pipes across tha railroad bridge, Gen. Weaver has Issued a circular to Green back lulior men throughout tha United States denouncing any fusion or trading with old xiliticat parties, nnd Urging them to staud by their nominations. Acklln, of Louisiana, who has such an uu savory.rcjiutatiou, says that if tho Democrats throw oil on him ho will seo that tho Repub lican mcmlicr to Congress is clfictal In his dis trict, mid they say lie can do it if ha tries. At Sauta B.irbara Clarcnco Gray shot Theo dore Clanccy, editor of thu JMIIy I'rt, who died soon nfter. Clsucey wns unarmed nnd only for tho interference of a bystauihr could havo licld Gray when ha tried to draw tho pi-tol., Tho Commissioner of tho General tand Ojfico has called a meeting of all Surveyor Generals of Western States nnd Territories to lie held nt Salt take City Oct. 3th. tn discuss tho beat methods for making surveys to secure reforms and do better work) also with regard to mineral surveys and monuments. Unittd States Consul at Lyons. France, in forms tho Department of Stato that tho cereal crop of France this year, will amount to 10'.'.- 000,000 hectolitres, au nverngo yield. Never theless there will bo n largo demand for Americm wheat,' In Germany tho cereal crop is n mediocre ono and in idissia'some- what of a failure, Tho following statement shows the amount of eecoud-claaa matter, newspapers and peri odicals, transported in mails and tho rewnuo derived therefrom, during the fiscal year ended Juno SO, ISbOi Weight in tona during 18S0, aO.Gfll; Increase over 1S70, 5,008 tons. l'ottsge collected ill 18S0, tl,22U,40'J increase over Ib7l, $122,207. Tha situation at Dulcigno, Sept. 2Sth, was unchanged. Au Ottoman frigate lay otr tlio port and if alio makes resistance alio will lie uuk by tho allied fleet. Thu French com mander has declined active partlcqutioii in hostilities. Tlio last from thu Sultan demands that no naval demonstration shall be made either at Dulcigno or on tho Greekfrontier, snd that Montenegro shall ask nothing ever ngiin but Dulcigno. The minder of Lord .Montinorris iiilrrXsml haa excited grtat alarm among respectable chases there, as it shows tho country is drift ing to anarchy, Tha sexne of the murder was the very center of laud agitation, Tho agi tators aro held responsible for it. A tenant farmer named Sweeny is under arrest for this crime. Lord Moutmorris had Just attended a magistrate's meeting that rtxxmiuft-nded crcive measure in Ireland. ..Grant presided at a Republican meeting at Warren, Ohio, and made an opening address in which ho five his reasons forbeinea He- Rublican. He said ho had visited many outturn States and conversed with intelli gent men, who were opiwsbd to him in toli- tics, ami lie believes tliey aiucerely wlsli to break up the Solid South and get away from the slavery of prejudice, and when the break comes that will follow the defeat of the DcinO crstic psrty, many will be astonished at what they will see. Senators Coiikling and Logan made speeches, ( Near Sierra City, California, and old man named Alfred Smith was murdered under most atrocious circumstances, , being killed by having his head pounded with a stone anil his body then dragged into a cabin and there burned. The remalus of his head show skull fractures and blood on the rocks show how it was done. A neighW with whom ha was havings, law fiit has been ar rested far the crime. , 1- x-mi I in urn Ths rrtsnd of DsltcaU Ladles. The Mother's Magazine. Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure is the remedy that will cure tho many disease pecu liar to women. Jieaiiacnes, neqralina, disor dered nerves, weakness, mental shocks, and kindred ailments are effectually remortd by its use. ' TERRITORIAL. i ' i. ' Joseph Donividdio is under arrest for stealing n horso at Ooldondnle, A firo visited Uoiso City and did $2.- OOOslritnngc, tho Statesman saw ' Chief Moses and hisretinuo lmvo Icon making n sojoutn in Kittitas valley. Kobert Sutherland, of South Palouse, tell from a staging aim uroko lug ankle. Mr. Hpraguis, n builder at Ellcnsburg, fell from a platform and hroko his ankle. Charles Holl, an oinployo of tlio O 11. it N. Co. at Wnlln Wnlln, is convict- ed of larceny of merchandise. Tho ll'dciwaii fu-H Wnllu Wnlln in not big enough, and folks who conio there cannot find houses to rent A lawyer has ficttleil at Goldendalo; and now tjioy aro ready for anything that comes another lawyer ovcii. Alio u. a. liaiui umco at xakima City, tho Ileeonl nays,, will bo open for business on tlio tetli of October, A dust, storm visited Walla Walla that tho pnjierrt describo as crfoctly awful, and they evidently meant it. Goldendule, says, tho Klickitat Scnti" net, m short of dwtllings to neenmmo dato tlio peoplo who want to dwell thcro this winter. JmipigranU by tlio wnnon load daily nrrivo at Yakima City. Many families havo taken up their winter quartern in town. ,. . Charles Hull was riding near Colfax, when his liorno stopped into a badger hole, and ho has a fractured arm as a consequence. ) Tlio Yakima Hecwd savs! Till! lion crop of this scctioli Is partially gathered, anil tno iiuuans nro an busy picking. Tlio crop is splendid, nover better. Tho Walla Wulla Stittfumnn nays tlio military telegraph lias reached tho sum mit of tho Cour d'Aleno niouuliiitis, and within two lnontlw wo can havo through telegraphic communication with tlio 'At lantic States on tlio northern route ' Several now houses aro being built n(. Iluntsvlllo, near Day Ion, for tlio benefit 'inil accommodation of those who cou templato moving hero to attend school, Ono man is preparing to build two houses. Let us havo fcomc moro such men. t Capt, Geo. J. Alnswortli, Superin tendent river division O. 1U it Is. Co., telegraphed to tho ngcuU along tho lino that fruit nnd vegetables shipped beforo October Clli, 1880, to tlio Oregon Hor ticultural Society, caro K. 01dctidorfl,if Portland, will bo way-billed free. The Nez 1'erco Xtwt says: Mr, Joliu Drearloy has now 110 men at work on his ditch, nt a cost of about 81,000 a week. It is eight feet on tho bottom, with threa foot of wa'Or, and running about .'1,000 inches of wnMr, but has a capacity of nearly doublo that. Mr. Crocker, clerk nt tho agency nt Inpwni, 'attempting to arrest nit Indian, lircd two shots nt him. Thu Indian's brother then throw n toe!.-, striking Mr. Crocker on thu head and fracturing his skull. At first ho was stipiWHcd to ho fatally injured, but tha doctor took out two pieces ot tho bone, nml ho, ts now doing welL Tho Palouso Gate tie says: From Col fax to tho difl'crent towns on tlio N: P. 11. It, tho distanco is as follows: To Sprogue, 12 miles; to Harrison, 15 miles; to Clienvy, 11! l-li miles; to muviiic, 51 miles. Tho distances aro calculated in a straight line, and considering tho wny thn roads run 'it will bo safe to add ten miles to each distanco by wagon road. William Keegao, of Prcscott, Wash ington county, Muiue, was itutantly killed at Joel Millors logging camp on Hood's canal Friday last by the falling of a big tree, tha limbs of which shuck him about tho back and shoulders. Tho Senttlu Coal Co., aro making ar rangements to increnso tho product of their mines from GOO to 1,000 tons of coal por day. Coal has been discovered near Touehct river, whilo trading for tho railroad, Tho vein is said to Ihi Hi feet thick and is n good quality of bituminous. i i STATE NEWS. Tlio Tiding says wheat is worth 80 cents a bushel at Ashland. Bets aro mailo in Juckbonvillo that Garfield will not gut 100 majority in Oregon. Georgo Jnckson, of Table Itock, sent tlio Jacksonville) Tiutt a watermelon weighing 4 1 pounds. Tlio Stutaman says Frank Dutbin weut hunting and tied his horso over a yellowjackot's nest, and when ho came bock they had stung him nearly to deatk W. O. Meyer, the noted Porcheron horso brooder, of Ashland, who lately broke a limb, is afraid it nover will bo tho natuAl length, but will be shorter than the other. Tho SlatMinan says of Mrs. HibUrt, who was tried soino timo ago for tho murder of her husliand: Yesterday sho procured a buggy and drovo out to Sil- verton for tlio purpose, at sno gala, ol visiting her husband's grave. Aa soon as the citizen of Silvorton nnd vicinity learned of her being in town a number of them collected together and informed her that she could have just ono hour to leave or they would liang her higher than IlamciL Kufuce to say that she left The people of that vicinity hove not so soon forgotten tho cold blooded murder that was commuted in their midst. EXTRACT FRQlVr xX ffi REPORT OF INSURANCE TABLE Showing Nor Policies written durinj; tho year 1979 of' Lift Insurance oinpunlcs dolinz utiHincsMjii jCulilonilu-- C'uliniriilui Ksuio. Location.) IMrllle Jlulnnl Life.'. .i:tnaUte Ilrooklrn I.Ue Iultab1 Ufe (Icnnanta LUo ,,., John Hancock Hutuil Mfo Manhattan life Mutual Uto National of V. H. of A. bile .Now Diglaiul Mutual Llfs , New York Life TraTcWn,. v...... ., Union Mutual Life 3iirrantriilii llsrUc.rd.j.. . Nawr York Now York NswYork...... Iloston Sw York...... New York Waahlngtoh, I). Hostoii,., ... New York HarUonl ,i..l. AUKUsta, Mo.... rrtnvtialljr acclJcnt biislncas. DEATH LOSSES PAID BY THE PACIFIC MUTUAL LIFE INS. CO. OF CALIFORNIA., From Jnnunry 1st, to July'lH 18rJ0. Nams of Insuroil. flMldenoe. Tco:"()'N"oif. .. nr . John Krauw ,,.. Han t'randsoo, Cs.1, .,.,.. Aratccas, Mealco. ..... , Kl Dorulo, Ual . ...... ... Macramento, Cal , ,,, Hin' Francisco, Cat.,.)... Manuel O. Vcjiu. ...... WalUirMiles Hani. (1. llsrr sou.. . (Inum'KiaiTlln.ky. .... . UsraiN tonaril ." . John Williams .... Drill i: ll.nl. . ivliwir.i, lowa..,,.. Mar)sillo,Ca1,...v. Itenn. Nevada.,,,.,, 1'rmlikluwii, Novulai. Iiowilejraiy, Cal..... Moors'. Hat. Cal .. . . . lies llolncs, Iowa, ... Httle, W.T San Jo, (VI,,,,,,.,, JackMin, Cal ,,.. Hn Prsnclrxi, Oal, I'lareriUlo, Cal,,,,,., IVUlilhll, Cal OlyiiiU, T. St. l-aul.MIn Uron's Valley, fl..i John T ailillo Chas. M. Ilenlifook... ChrbtUu Jcnwn ,,,. . t"hos. I-. (Irar Allan W. MalMIl ,. ,. . Jainos Mllls.f ,..., ... , Wmi Shim. , ,' ! . .... Wiv. J. (I'.Vdl i. II. II, Uitlcrmanii . .. John J. Moaburn ., . Albert W. foter ,,,.., JalneS If. Donnelly ,. John ll.,NnlDi.....w... r: It will bo aeon by tho nbovo yortr, nearly twico tho uualnoai or tuo otliors comUlncHl. Tlio 1'ortl.iml lloanl is conuvced cf $10,000 each t JAMKS KTIIKI.i:. Cu.liler Klist National Ilank. . j, a. niuiniiiiuiHii;, iinousuo uiuier anil j-inuings. I. ('. lir.NIIICIIIKV, llfnrlrh.cn (IrcinWrr, n, K, MirrAIIK. l'lil.lclan. e. r IIOdlMW, (Icii'lllcket an.l frcllit agent, .& ait.RO). V. W. N1'AI.1IINU, S hnlosalo Uutcher.l a M. WIIIKIIU, llo.)t Sli.l ftlioo Duller. JNfunngor for Oregon, Idaho' Ullico 10i2 luretHtroot, J,Jortliinu, Urcgon. Vf. D. TBETTyArAN, CuHhior. NEW THIS WEEK. ., '1 s 1 THE CHAMPION ! 18 Till: MUX Kill OIIIXMI.V AMI WANIIK1TON TKIIIIITdltY. It Ukca llio frit premium at btats anil County fairs. OtKtt 3,000 HOLIS AMAllV. I. ik.rrantittl iaila letter anJ fUr uork than any other mill now In um. I"o not fall to sm It. NOI.I) IIY IIKALKKS.. for Information call or blurcM J, WOlllt'K, rortlaml, Or. octlnil ()IUcllliJ. 1, Cus&Co. STRAWBERRY PLANTS FOR SALE I CLARK'S OREGON SEEDLING. millS M TIIK KAHI.Y ANI I'llOl.lllO VAIIIKTY 1. onsuiaio.1 uy nioai aiouns lanur, r rurnanu, lUt revtltsU Uit folio Inf unanimous onJorMment from tho huts Horticultural Hoilety, 4t a linxtlnir holj In I'ortlaua Juno ttllh. I81M t "Ths berry Is ilark red In color, irual sbsiio, fair fclio. anil a fluo frnlt that has r.K-dal dualities to rev- oinnicail It aa a luarktt berry. Tho lUtur Is rUh anil utl.fartory, a ifeaunt ami fra;rnit at II that Is an imMrofOiiHniiou sno n uwn AiMiiy. no mm i hu no suiierlur for kwmI iualltles ainoni known arU Um. anil Is wull woriliv ths lunio o iriro lu L'UAIIK'rl OIIUION HrXOLIMl." I lifter WKI.I, (IIIOWN l'LANTH ot thew saluablo Ixrrlia for wis at tl.CO I'KIt IK1XKN, Ortlirs aMrcw ml tu 1110 at SJut I'ortlainl will rw..lief roiul all.iitlon. F. A ObAHK, octltf VJui I'ortlainl. STRAY HORSE. A 1IAHK HAY OU UKOWN HOItli; AUOUT lb hamttJiIvh; elUhtlr Itouutn iiok; small ki.l., ,ipl,. lirt.ilrj V ' I. four li.n m N.iiM l""t'. anil unhrokon; ha. ben koiio about TnUia. Anr luforiiiatlon tthlili will Iwl tK Ills i u Miui.i recovery will bo IHwraUy rowanlnl AUUrCM.'- II. M. H..1AIII aep!7m liua 810, rlaliro, Or. AGENTS WANTED TOraSS rasally KMllllai MarlsUr ove, istnied. Will knltalrof .bxklnes, with HKKL ami TtlKrous. ol fanry work for wnlch there U al w) s a rnuly market. Head lur elreulars anil tertns to tha .... in vu mnuu.. ii win aiao ami a rreai lariviT Til OMUL, V KMTriMI JIAUIII.ir. M., 1017t 400 Wahln)rton aL, llnton. MaU. THK rARNKK'ri til'lltK TO VTKILTH. A atoak rtalsiablrlnrorssiallais fr rarturrs. A Urgo class of our fanners aro tattling anil strutf. irlln harj thruuirh llfo without s.renlly niakln tho slls-hUothculasy. Toallauili, a U aa Uwm win aro alut to sUrt InUi Uio fanulii tu.lnes, this book (fives tho most esiilli.lt dlrceUon. and tho mo.t vsluahlo riifurtiiatlon. Tills to"k ahould bo In lli.ln.iiJ. ol ottry farmer that wMim Xo Ueisiw wealthy ami sunMisolul farmer. It tolls you osully how and what to Dial money at Any fanner reading; IhU book, folkwo tho lidormatlon In It. Is as coruln U suoooas and wealth a Uio oun riw.ahd aeU. rim to It at enoe Uiat you ais the . ..-.. ..1 .).!. . 1,1.1,1a nrfik. Kuch au olilKirunllv way not preterit Itaolf to ou aijaln. Bont po.t laid to any address on receiptor aou. Addns, U. AMiKIUsON Clalraaoiit. YIIU Novo, I'enna. au-tt S ttod itoia. fur CWaleglas. sssh4.S3asi asi " .swtsuisa. .sj.si -sV ssW sssssssl VsB lBsl 4ajtisLLLLLLLLLpfsifl swsifl ' ?4I4iiiiiiKSiiHaiiiH ws2fWrMVciaXfw M it a'sTualuYaleift say fcaa watcu'ujL.HrrsaoaoiiTfX CaUfWinttbsw sVJWOgp HAS "J JW hi ilDf.l 1 10 y.lb l ' iisincss. . . jfiowr t'oliclns tt rltton "Tf Number. ,, Amount. j TMiVTsoi cms "lOO.fOfl .84,400 00 JiHO 00 w,(oo oo lreinlum. MJ.ais ao ' i,V3t W . 1,073 Si U,7M 72 4,(00 39 ....... S.1I V 13 Jia is No reiwrt lit No rcjiott 77.276 00 8.0M.W t i 49.5J0 A (,,.,.. I. .4. 10,787 M 23,647 l,3i),ai6 (w '"soo's'io'oo 8S.1.000 00 n 1710 No rctiort 1,810,900 00 tali lO.llM.CO-i flO, rui.Ki 1 1'olkr 1 Aiutbf l'ri'inliinis Miiniicfl 1'olk-y 'al.l Net Osln. fffUH ?,'a3 Fi&aran5rv' 6,WV 10.8SO roo l.asu l.noo WW o.oon 18(1 1,001) 'l.nni) 2W 2,(W iS.as) 2,01)0 f,,(Xl I, noo 1,01m S.fOO !,) 11,001) 1,000 3,1X) 1,000 45 110 sal o M4 41 ' 'I 720 W , 3.4CJ 0, J.013 U 191 OU, MtU 8 8XO IXi 712 ti 1,073 20 2,SI0'7I 1,011 71, 4,872 M' (S)4 24' . cm SO, l,8ilO txt -Wl M 1,673 tO itl7l Ml 2,623. 00 MM'07 B15S7 2W7 82 Ml U) 4,17V 4,M 11,107 8,01.1 S.fctO J.0.VI (A 04 4') 4J0 M 110 M 2,2X1 1,77,40 7.211 IIJII Ml 1IU127 M 2S lo,w 1,M3 lO.tW 2,M 127 80 1MN) 2,(10 T7970 ll 1.18U(X P.S7H 137 7s 3,121 20 127 HO 177 is 101 38 777 0,71.1 1K17 11,107 41,7m1 III.IAI 2.', M.1.J11 7a that tho PACIFIC MUTUAL did laart., tno ijrtjiuiibr, and moro tUanAIila ' tlio follmvinix well known men wlio ronroscnt CIIAIIM IIOIX11', llo.l(ro, lls 4: Co. V ' y, A inM.rni AuoriMy'Bi'iAW. j, .11 MlCIIAKKN. holi-ulo Doaler. Jl 11. nil,!., Mutioner. ;i:ki:iii' h IWCfrTTWIIITT! 1 " "" m9 ' nnd "Washington Territories'. -1 TO IMIMIEItH AND rnvxEits. LAND a xr.vt- RAinr.tr umi orricK. A I'laii fur Hrllllns Orruon IntmlgraaU om 1 1 MlllamHIo Valley Laads. .TlisOrcionlan lullway Commny dlroetora has. or- ucred a laml orflctf to bo oionul In Portland In oonneti- uou wiui uias rauiKny-a .11.1110.0, Tho narrow rausa cvmiiaiiy do not own an. hunts 111 OKLfon. anil lu ob- Joct In starting a l.nj 01 ce Is mainly to aettlo up and develooU)aairroatercstiiutthanatinont thooalaifis tracts nf faniilmr lands Irinir Idle ajoinr tho tironowd lino of railway which it I. now ran.lrucllnir In tha njr lantia irinir iuio ajt v which It Is now to U'lllametto Valley, and emlally aloiur ths Cuaat ami CaareJe ranirea In IVeeUrn Oregon and In intddls and Houlheaatern Orrgon, and aa.l.t ImiulsTants to (onto thereon 011 easy u mi., ao as to puUiro largo ana In iriiulug freights and uaenger rafllo each year for their larlous n.rrpw gauge Wuix.Ufl vouvey tlio saiuo to Portland. IViners and oUier land owners whooo lands lis alons; tho trnjioMl narrow gaugo lino of road, and who, through want nf tran.iortatlon facllltlea aro unable la cuiiiieioorwiinioiii.ini.ooi me lanus mey own, or lull thereof, at lircxnt unprnluctlva to theniMlres and dally ixmmiunluatlcn wlUi liiiinlgraiita at I'ortland ta sell their lauds, and mar havo tlio sanio cut un InUa mailer farina of 100 to 310 ai rue and settled by Iniiul- granUl and thereby tho narrow gaugo eoniiany ospoct lo have an Incruavl acreage of' covjie eaoli year to I carried by their rallaajs. . Tlio onmjiaiiy'a land nfDeo hero wllf orahfso agencies) In turoo. at rlan KrandMiu and In the United HUtaa firdiaeinlnaUnglnfunnatloiiabniad as to Oregon and of tiuirariove farming lams along iuiinoaoiraiiway;wiiiar rajigu for thotraii.iorUUuiiaiiilw4Uuiiieiuofaiiiallcoun tle.on lariro and mnthmoue l.iilleo of land belomrlnir to farmers and will llnd iiuriliawirs fmiu among lunil grauta and others arriving tn tha Htate for.suih smaller tracts of land aa may la for auto all lying along tho iruKMoi unco or lis rauwaj e, uus now iters site. In ordir Ui cnahlo liumlgranta and Intending pur- chawrsto InaiNioi In iienon tho larksis funns ! men may lie placed In the luunla uf tho railway company laodnflhe for aalo, half faro tickets to and from in alatUjli. nearuat to aueii farina will bu irlven hv tlio oom n(iy, ami rmluiixl rates of freight charged on his per sonal off ei ta w hen carried to tho farm ho pun bases. When Mies aro mado by tho laml oltlco and tho seller desires ono half or two-third, uf Uto prlvs) to be iald him down, tho land comiiaiii'a otllco advance to tho lm migrant purihanr from a third to a half of tho prloo In i.lt and .y tha aauu to tlio Kllerw I1IU1. aloog with whatever siimlltMirtlou of thopurihsM prfco tho Immigrant's means enable him to y, will con.klerably reducu tho debt to ths seller, who will retclvo tHrocl from tho iiurcliaMir, a security over tho laml for mo third or half the nrlco rsiualnliu unwld. Tho land oiHoe baa arranged to glvo audi Immigrant liurkhaser or purcnawrs sit w t win ) rr uine vt rey oy in.iau. nienta from tho profits of hla farm Uio amount of mouey tlityruayadtancoaiidiey to tho seller. In this way tlio narrow gaugo iiwipany'a land 0IIU0 Is enabled to make a mutually adtenUgooue sale uf farming lands Ijtngalmig tho railway, for Mdleraml punhawr. Tho former rvcclies at uucaluca.li a half (o.Uo-lhlrd. ot the I'rti'o uf tho farming laml bo sells, while tho latter who Is generally a man uf llmltud means, when bo sr rives In a new country haa tho aa.iUm.o uf tho rait, way u'lnjuny'. ofltoe In actually adramtng fur him la ca.hono-ihLrd to one half uf Uio limluMi nrlno uf Uio faniibobuofruni tho seller, llealdts whlili bo gets fran all lu tight year's timo to make and prod ilea frusra tiif farm tno amouus ui money no naa uorruwea iobi the narrow gaugo rallw ay company's land ultlco. Tlioadvaatago toacruo to tho comnv Irons eatab. lUhlng such ultlco la iruklng It the machinery to get settlers Iwakal un wliat U now unprodurtlva lands) akxig Its line, and Increased puiulatlon and aettlouuints) snd acroago In cro to bo carried by ths railway thsro after Mlow frotu year to year aa a lualUir of course; wlille, ui tho oilier hand, tho NtaU reclevu Uisrobs new settlers amUprodurors of land lieretuforo unpro duttlvo, who Urns get comfortably locatoil and lucre th agricultural weallli uf tho country. CuT. J. IU Wheat, attorney -at law, of this city, sndi lately laml ajruit of the Northern lVik railroad sh K.Uma, tuu been apadiiied Uio land agent for th harrow gaugo camimiiy, whoaoullloe will bo locatodlJi tht.t uauiainy's bullillng wheuever arrangements sr cuiufJetod. Kanucre and Land Owners who havo lands for sal along tho lines of railway will phu.a apply for blank ami full iwrllculars at this tompuny'a omcu, ia tint street, rueuanu, urrgon. in JMi K. WHHtT, AgenU Approved I VslLUAM BMIS, Local I're.Muil. sV3osfsMS U weei o7 jl ItSoswJ Tirsssss. aUrsro la sUloo, fsoss) tssw&liStsss. AU Coavereasioa aa4 eeea wklapore kwddueiactlr. w itmf'trtifkmTear Svm -IT If M