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'"WLLAMiSTTE FABMEK: SALEM, UREGON, JANUARY 21,1887 Pv ftfc- :N ! m- tf- 5V I" $fciur lcptfmcut Telewraphlo News. Evictions of tennnnts who wont pny their rent uro going on in Irolnnd in mid-winter, nndproduco great distress. Tho tennnnt and his goods nro put out of doors, nnd tho house is then de Btroyod. A farmers' congress was hold in Washington last week. Illinois Republicans bavo nominated Ohas. B. Farwell, of Chicago, to succeed Gen. Logan in tho Senate. To'nnosco Democrats havo nominated W. 0. Whitthorno for tho U. S. Sonnto. Tho latest advices nro that tho Gor man parliament is dissolved, nnd n now election ordered, becnuso of failuro to pass Bismark'8 bill to increaso the army. It is thought war may come at any time. Tho Now York World urges tho Dem ocrats in tho Legislature to unito with tho Conkling Republicans and cloct him to tho Sonatc, but it is said ho will not leave Lis law practico until ho makes a fortuno by it. Tho following named States havo elected U. S. Senators as named : Cali fornia ro-cloctod Mr. Hearst ; Maino re elects Eugcno Halo ; Illinois elects 0. 13. Farwell: Missouri re-elects Senator Cookrcll ; Michigan elects T. 13. Stock bridgo ; Connecticut ro-clccts Gon. Haw ley; Pennsylvania elects M. S. Quay: Now York, no election ; Massachusetts, no election ; Nebraska, no election. If is thought tho President will soon appoint n collector of customs to suc ceed F.N. Shurtliff at Portland, Ore gon. Tho Inlcr-Stnto Commcrco bill has passed both houses of Congress. Tho Prcsidont has sent to Congress n messago referring to thn colouration as n national anniversary of September 17, JosY. tho centennial of tho constitu tional govotnmcdt of tho United States. Tho Hoiifio Ponsions Comraittco re fuses to report favorably on tho .$2,000 proposed ponsions to widows of F. P. Blair, Jr., nnd Gen. Logan. Tho California Logislaturo wishes to ceo Gov. Stononmn put on tho retired list of tho army. Ton now cases of diptberia wore re ported in San Francisco Tuesday. Manning, Socrotary of tho Treasury, is said to bo a confirmed invalid, nnd not ablo to do full duty. An Indiana court has decided that tho election of n lieutenant govornor was il legal, as tho constitution provides for election onco in four years, nnd this is to fill a vnenncy, nnd only two years bavo oxpirod. Citizons of Chicago havo paid a mortg age of 113,000 on tho homo of Gen. Lo gan, in that city, nnd havo given Mrs. Logan n oloar titlo. It is said that GO.OOO pcoplo in Texas nro dostituto and suffering, because of drouth for two years past, nnd measures for rcliof nro taken by tho Amorican Bed Cross Association. Father McGlynn, pastor of a Catholic church in Now York, is doposcd nnd or dered to go to Homo, bo:auo bo sup ported Honry Gcorgo for Mayor. His pcoplo nro indignant, and stand firmly by him, refusing to hear bis successor, though a talonted man. Gen. Hnr.cn, bead of tho signal bureau, is dead. Sovcral explosions of dymanito havo occurred in connection with San Fran cisco cablo roads, sinco tho carmen's striko bogan, causing damngo nnd in jury to passongcrs. Tho Smithsonian Institute has rent out an expedition to bunt bufi'alos, for tho purposo of securing specimens for tho national museum, of nil ages and sexes. Thoy found only 530, and secured 25 of those. Tho day of tho Amorican bison is over. Secretary Bayard has completed tho draft of n now treaty with China, to cover nil questions of immigrationetc. President Cleveland has had an attack of rheumatism, but is now in fnir health again. A German-American who camo from Mexico nnd through Cuba, was arrested and tnrown in a dungeon at Havana, with only tho atone floor to sloop on, nnd bread nnd wnter for food for twelve days. They found out ho wai tho wrong man, and let him go, without a word of explanation or oxcuse. Hi nnmo was Moyer Kaufman. A cornor has been mado in Turkish prunes. Tho speculators bavo, it is said, eoven thousand casks of ,1,500 lbs. each, or about 15,000,000 pounds, nnd expect to forco priceo np to 10 eta per pound. Lost fall thoy sold to wholo salo dealers at 3 cents nt Si. Paul, when wo were thoro. Amorican mills last year produced !, .iou,uuu tons of steel rails, and tho pros pects for this year nro still better. Tho valuo of last year's crop was about 40,- OW.IXX), nnd eighty per cent, of it was paid for American labor. Recently that tho Southom Pacific company would soon come into posses sion of the Oregon fc California railroad. The road is now in tho bands of a ro cievor, and tho fact that is controled to tbo extent of its sale is not in a few bands, lias delayed tho transfer of it to tbo Southern Pocific, but negotiations hod been successfully carried on for some time, and unless some nnforecen obstacle -arises, the Southern Pacific will get the road. Among feeders that it is proposed f to bnild to the Southern Pacific in Call W fornia, is a line from "Willows into Hum- boldt county. KaUres own remedy Oregon Kidney Tea. State and Territorial News. Tim et'iimei IKntloy and hn ' 'ii uhm to is again afloat East Portland dry dock fi.r n-piiirs. Oregon Citv has voted in favor of bridging the Willamette at tho falls, by raising a tax, the voto stood 1D9 to 12. Regular freight trains nro running from Albany to Ynqniua. Grass in Portland lawns is so rank that it haB to be cut, in tho middlo of January too. Tho schooner Parallel left San Fran cisco for Portland, loaded with cargo for Laidlaw ifc Co., nmong which wns 100, 000 lbs of ginnt powder, which thoy are sole denlcrs in at Portland. Tho vessel was driven ashore near tho Cliff Houso by current, in a calm and wns abandoned. Tho pounding on tbo rocks in tho surf caused tho dynamito to ex plode with fearful results. Tho life saving crew wore part of them on tho shore and were burled in tho air, and! ono man unuiy injured. Tho Cliff House wns damaged and the Signal Station and Lifo Saving Station entirely demolished and many buildings along tho shore wero damaged. At Salem, last Friday morning, at 3 oclock, tbo Ilcnnot House, Salem, took fire nnd was consumed. It had been a botel in early days and was now rented by Chinese, three of whom were burned to death. A Chinaman who got angry with bis countryman, working on tho rnilrond grndo in Eastern Washington, put two sticks of giant powdor under thorn when asleep nnd blow them to tho other world. A. M. Miller, living near Farmington, Washington county, bad tho Harris bridgo fall when bis toam wns on it, thirty feet, ono horso was killed, and he received probably fatal injuries. Tho Linn County Immigration So ciety publishes a settlors guido that shows ontorpriso and contains much in teresting information. Tbo Bar of our Stato has paused vnry appropriate resolutions in honor of Ex Gov. Glbbs, who lately died in London. Last Fridny Emma FrisUhorn, nged 15, shot nnd killed Peter Grundcrson, nt their plnco on tho Columbia, twenty miles nbovo Astoria. Ho wns n fishor man and paid tho rent, ho and a friend boarding with tho Friskhorns. All wero swedes. As tho older daughter would not marry him bo drove them nwny, nnd when they camo back, ns hotwns attack ing tho rest of tho family 'with n big knifo this girl took a gun and shot him, Served him right, pcoplo think nbout there. Hpron Blair, son of a farmer of Clarke county, W. T., when rafting down La- Camas Crock was killou by being crush ed nmong tho logs, as bo had fallen in. Gcorgo Larrabco, who dug a well for J. B. Knapp, on tho Columbia, foil 50 feet down into it nnd was badly but not pormanantly hurt Hundreds of innuires como from thn cast, wncro winter is eovoro, and snow and ico prevail, nnd thoy wish to como to Oregon where no severe frost has oc curred all winter. Let thorn come. Tho officials of tho Portlnnd it Will nmetto Vnlley nnd Orcgoninn Hallway Companies report that thoy have all tho trnflln that they enn conveniently ban dlo. It costs $555.55 n week to run tbo State Printing office. Mr. Highfiold has paid into court in Multnomah, county for Mrs. Kelly $7,000. Tbo costs nmount to $1100 more which bo will also bavo to pay. Koroscno will bo burned boroaf tor in all tbo first-class lighthouses on this coast instoad of lard oil. Tho changos will bo mado within tho noxt throe months. Tbo light will bo clearer and better, whilo tho oxpenso will only bo one-half as groat as atprcsont. Governor Swinoford,' who has gono to Washington City says : "Alaska lias 5000 whito residents ; it is rich in min erals ; furs nnd fish ; has not ovon a dol egato to whisnor its needs at Washing ton ; has no fitting laws nor any body to muko ttiem; is not permitted the benefit of tbo United. Hakor county script is worth seventy cents.. Tho growing grain in Ynmhlll county is looking fino. Tho assec8ablo proporty of Ashland aggregates $300,000, So far $15,100 has boon subscribed to ward connecting Jackonvillo with tho Oregon and California Railroad. Baker City Sngo Brush: Tho Hurri cano mine in Mammoth district, has been bondod to nn eastern company for u iieriud of thirty days. Consideration $15,000. It is unlawful to kill deer in Washing ton Territory, as tho closo season com menced Jan. 15 th, 1887. Ono of tho duties of tbo legislature will bo to equalizo representation. Linn county with a population of 12,000 now has six representatives, whilo Clatsop with about 9,000 is compolled to share her ono representative with Tillamook county. Washington Independent Victoria B. C. baa received twelve 04 pounder guns. They left Halifax on Nov. 25 and were 32 days in getting to Victoria. They each weigh 7,100 pounds. An Eastern Oregon paper says that a firm is in Baker county buying up and killing jack rabbits for the Eastern market, and they are ridding the county of a pest. fr ANYONE RECEIYINO A COPY OP THIS PAPER WILL CONSIDER IT AN INVITATION TO SUBSCRIBE. Ono of the most diasnstrous storms that ever visitid tho Hritisb Isles is re ported on Dee. il8th. In nil pnrts of tho country trledrnph lines wore wreck ed, trains blockaded by snow drifts nnd trees denuded of their branches or cam pletely prostrated. Ihni Unreal or CiinblnNtloii. True delicacy of flavor with true effi cacy of action, Inn bH'ti attained in the famous California liquid fruit remedy, Syrup of Figs. Its plennnt taste nnd beneficial eflectH havo rendered it im mensely popular. For sale by all drug gists, jnn Oregon KMtiey Ten cure lucltnclic. . EltlaHOMKaM POBffl Se!eS! IrlsiH ff '"'H fl Ilk fl Hundredi of ro'umt hate been written by the med Icil profreilon, upon the nuKi and cure of nmoui prostration, Ramie Inability, low ot appetite. Unol fleih and upon the non circulation ot he nlxcitlro or cani.etc, and with whatieeultT In tinny run none whatever. The market ha been over run with patent medlclnee until cna'i filth In any curatlte ! aim at become exhausted. There ha, h w.ver, aluable compound been rleovcrcl In Dr. Ilenlcy'e Celery, lift! and Iron, which the alltlcted thnuM not turn a deal ear to. Oiielt a trial and be cured, All drug. glite keep It lilting bought out the Slock ardOood wlllol J. I. Jordan & Son I hop that their cuitomen will extend to mo the amo liberal patromire that they did to them. 1 will eell only the lttSTiUtHty and 117101 nt Ten m. linen)' nml Cm-rUsc llnrnc.a nml Hmtillery. X1L 01 my own make and at a prlco that cannot bo beat by aoy firm In the State. Call and lee. Three gooiW linvlng lieen bouBliI nt n low prtrc am prepared to glr bniwiUs. EDWARD LAMPORT, At the "Old Stand," t1 roinmerclal atreet. KSTIMY NOTICE. 3 HAKES UP nY THE U.NDEn8lONED. 1JVINO L one and a halt mile wa.tof I'arkeriTille, In arlon county, Orci'm, one bay filly t uppoaed to be about twojeara old; no maiVi or Irendt perceivable, bald atrav haabecii running In mr neighborhood about alx moiithi; nil eilray hae been appralied at twenty dollara by L. II. I'oujade, a luillce of the peace, on the 10th day of January. A. !.. 1837. The owner li rcnucitcd U come ind rrote propertr, y cbarifee and take her away. JOSEPH UK0S1IONU. 1887. HARPER'S MAGAZINE, ILLUSTRATED. Harper's Periodicals, IlAaitVa Mauuini during 18) will contain a noel of Interne political, aoclal, and romantlo Intereit, en. titled "Narka" a itory of llualan life by Kathleren O'Jleara; a uew novel, entities "April nopei, ny w. I). Ilowelli; "Southern Sketches" by Charlea Dudley Warren and Ilebocca llardlnx Davli. Illustrated by William Hamilton Olbaoo; Great American Induitrlea continued; "Modal SttHIti, by Dr. K.T. Elv; further artlclee on the Hallway I'loblem by competent wrltere; new aerlre of llliutratloni by E. A. Abbey and Alfred l'aroni;artlclci by E. P. Hoe and other attrac tion 1. Vtr lar. HAItPEirS W AO AZINK, fl.OO II AIU'EII'S WEEKLY,., 4.00 HAItl'EWJ HAZAIt 400 HAIII'Klt'b YOUMI rroi'LK. 2M IIAUI'EK'S ritANKMN SO.UAHE LI1IIIAHY, Oneyiar,(52 number) .10.00 Fottatre fne to all aubacrlbcri In tbo United bUUi or Canada. The volumea of the alaraxlno beirlna with the .um. ben for June and December of euh year. When no tlmeli tixclflod.lt will be undentood that tbo iub. ecrltwr wlahee to bei(tn with the current number. neat cloth binding, will be tent by wall, rtpUI, on receipt ot S3 per volume. Cloth caaea for hliidlnir. to The lait three olumra oi narperi aiairaune, in each by mall, p.ilpald. Index to Harper1! llaulne, AlphaUtica), Anal) Ileal and Clawlfled, for Volumea 1 to CO, Incltulie, from June, lbJO, to JunilbbO, one vol.,8o CToth, tt.OO. . Itemlttancee ihould be made by I'oit-ottlce aloney Order or Dralt, to at old chanco of loai. Kewipapen are not to copy thla advcrtlKment with out the eipriie order ef Hanwr Jt lliotlitr. Addroi. HAItl'EK . IlKOTHEKS. New York. OKKiiUS rvAtltIC ITfe LV MOITLAU M i:u htiiiixii i: 1 1 kAILUOAll urn: a.m;i.h FattTimet Sure Connect on' New Equipment J825 Miles Shorter ! Z( Hours Less Time ! ACCOMMODATIONS U.S'UHI'ASaEl FOU COM. - . tszt and iiHy Kf and freight muih lea than by any other route between all poiuti In the Willamette valley and San Kranclico. The ONLY route via YAQUINA BAY! SAN FltANCISCO. Bally r.-iMenser Train exeepl Hon day. Leave CorvallU (except Sucdayi) at 1.(5 1'. M. Leave 1 auulna, (except bundayi) at 7:30 A. U. O, 4 C. It. K. traloa(Weit Side) connect at Corvallli. O.AC. It. H. tralm (Eaat bide) connect at Conallli with itagM from Albany at UOS K II. T UE FINE A I STEAMS Ml' HAMTA MAH1A HA1W raoM vagina J ratm aa raajcieco: Suada , Bonday, Jan. 10 bunday, Jau 0 rilday 21 Wedoeedty,,,,,,reb 2 muay, The Company reserve the right to change tailing- da. X&.Yot furtber lofarmatlen apnlj to" CHAS C. HOGUB, A. O. f. and V, AtenL OorralHi, Oregon. MirtlMrewiCtatti WarrnldckalcrBri. x;jrpruJ vtttaw. wine Ul nrliM In iht Isiatea and Ytjt. iKo Coonlrtea. M welke4. ih. eeoa roraeacn llfm a&d brie tif tiie f ai ooe toft, aiao cwla. TH a. uiTia aw., umw, v. ' m m. 8TAVER & DEALERS IN Farm., Dairy and Machinery. WAGONS, BUGGIES & CARRIAGES. Hinder 'I wine, Belting, Oils, and Slnchlnv Supplies of all Kinds. 208, 210, 212, and 214 Front Street, Portland, Oregon. BRANCH HOUSES t Wnlla Wnll.1, W.T.s liiiGmmlo, Or.; and Moscow, I. T.Q AGENTS AT ALL POINTS IN NORTHWEST .1. 1. Case Agitator. Hum lighter. IhreihrH fater, li lr llible to get out of order and lavrrg rain better thin any o'herlhieihtr. Acme Harrow, Iod SnuiHlier, Cruiher and Ic1rr, weljrln inuili Iti than any other rulverliln? Harrow, el. f.ir at out (ite-thlid Icm.ttkd wllhal dote tho mit IhorotiKli wmk of any. Zl-iiJ Stiulebiikcr Wagons. TlilmbV Cklti, Stirl Kkeln, Tubular Axlo amii and cvirjthlnif en wlueR J. I, Ciee Fulky, Canjr and Walklnif r!o, liar orwiand cultivator!. VHHHaHHHHalBWBrHKS' &4v; afe) .bbbbV (WrL-rl. E g0 Wo carry tho InruoBt etoclc In tno oriuwft ii niif,'Kio, unrnngcH, CnrU, SnrinK Waironf, nn1 V1i!clen of iH kindu at prit-iw to Hull ovoryJiody. It will imy nil intpnilinK piiri'liUMTH to call il oxiimino our mock una obtain priccH. ifim 5glSBSSS? Iloie Kird Cutter, KU'ranteed leitln tbo World DEDHRICK HAY PRESS : Ovur thrpC'fomttiB of nil tlo liny bn'cd in tlto I'nitPtl KtatoH anil Canntln haled hy tht'bo prcse.cH. "M"1" 1 1? 'Jj rT rrTil - U J--LJ Wfammi .l L i"PaUk- wbb rNAMC BOBS For tho convuniuiico of our patrona wo liuvo fitablishod Iirnnoh Houiioa and ngencicu at all jkjiiHh of iniortniico throughout OroKon, WnHhington nnd Idaho, wlicro wo carry a Mock ot our varintiH inncliintu and vehicles, and alno xcpairn for eiiuif. Wo earnestly iihU that you call upon our nenrest local agent, oxamino our goods and obtain our tornm and prict'H beforo purchaHinc uUowlioru anything you may need in tho line of Muchiuery, Vehiclub or Hupplien. If wo havo no local ugont near you, pleiiho writo us what you wish to purchase and wo will eond full information uud prict'H by return mail, or bavo ono of oar traveling aaiu&rnon can upon you. Hhould there ever ariro any tliuatinfaction in your dealingH with oureolvca or Agents, plcofie writo us all tho facta and wo will tee that ample jnetico la dono you. All our goods havo, been et-pecially built for thin trado of tho boat material strongly and durably made, finely finiulird nnd painted, and guaranteed equal or superior to all others-of their claim manufactured in tho United Hlateo,',gg We shall hojx), by furnishing you tho best goodn, by fair priccH, liberal terms, and courteous and honorable treatment, to secure your entire patronage. jfajMiMH STAVER & WALKER. 208 to 214 Front Street, Portland, Oregon: WALKER, Mill HngglcH and Carriages. End 6 rrlnf. Side ipjlnir, llrrwUcr ipilnir, Tlmken llticulci and all kind of CinliRci and Vehicle, iprlnf J I. .aio I'orlAlilr, htraw Iminli if, 'fiaclK.n and Hkid l.iiflcm. lot I'owctlul In tln world. Iloosier !;!!'.c,JL',,1"'lll,3"lJB,,Jc""llh Truia Axle and WldeTltee. Studabnkcr. Four bnrlnir. l'l.tlotiu. half I'Utfurtn. Tlireo rJnrlnr and EpraWK in Bissell Chilled Plows, Warranted lctt r built and better working tban any other Chill Ilow made. mil '.Bob Sleighs Spccialij built tor our Trade and firht chisH in every respect "LLBaSaMaaa?akl'awaiP '"'LsllatiUaMiQHawuXaciA vV2JfHajfLaaTTSfZt. JailiiaJlaWW?5BWSfBC