Willamette farmer. (Salem, Or.) 1869-1887, February 11, 1887, Image 5

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Newspaper Page TextfcA IK "t $Tcnm pepiitmcut. Telexraphlo News. Tho Canadian Pacific work shops nt Ynlo, burned, loss $100,000. Tho lcgUlattiro at Victoria had to nd jonrn bocauso tbo hall couldn't bo .warmed Buftlciontly for comfort. Treasure Manning and assistant Jor dan havo resigned and will go into largo banking in Now York. Earthquako shocks havo been folt in Indiana, Illinois and Missouri, also in California. Tho Sou n to has passed a bill to au thorize tho president in caso of further imposition on Amorican fishermen to prohibit, tho selling of Canadiin fish in our ports and to prevent passngo of goods and trains belonging to Canad ians through our Territory. Tho Clothing Exchange, Philadel phia, clarcd against tho cutters, of whom tlioro aro a thousand and ton times that number got work from them. During tho six months ending De cember 31, tho earnings of tho North ern Pacific woro two hundred thousand dollars inoro than for tho samo time in 1885. Tho German Postofllco authorities in tend soon to connect alt Germany by telephone communications. At Bukcr, Eastern Russia, Bubtcrran ian explosions occurred and a volcano near by erupted fearfully throwing flro up auv icct in no air. Tho Indiana legislature has finally oloctcd Jiulgo David Turpio Senator to succeed Harrison. It is prnbablo thcro will bo a contest in tho U. S. Senate, as Harrison's friends claim fraud in tho election of Domocrats. Tho strike of long shoremen and coal handlers in and around New York has extended to nil tho docks, but ships and cmployors havo managed to hiro labor ers, non-unionists and to koop up busi ness and now assert that thoy aro ablo to resist tho strike. It is proving to bo a failure Tho wool markot is much firmer than at this timo last year. Ilocont London sates of auction havo brought good prices, and all good lots of medium wool find roady snlo. Tho outlook for tho noxt sonson is good. , Burnell tho Irish Statesman is suffer ing from gastric troubles, and is in such poor health that his friends aro very so licitious concerning his health. Ho is invaluablo to Irolaml now bocauso ho has tho confidonco of tho Irish poonlo as nono savo O'Connel ovor had it be fore. Tho prosidont has approved tho In-tcr-commoico bill and it is now a law. Ho will soon announco tho appoint ments under it. Tho young apaches aro sent to tho Indian training school at Oarlislo; nnd sixty young children at tho sister's school at St. Augustine, at $300 per an num. It is proposed to school thorn all in Florida. Tho Secretary of "War is considorinc tho need of an appropriation of about $1-1.000 to fix tho river channel at Cor- valli8 so that place will not bo cut off by a chango of chunuol. It is proposed after noxt July to abol ish all tho ofllcora of Surveyor Generals in tho United States and let tho work bo dono by tho General Land Office. Tho Italians who want to holp kcop Upper Egypt in order havo quarreled ' with their allies tho Abysinians, and bat tles or massacres havo resulted in which only CO out of -150 Italians engaged es caped to headquarters at Massowah. Italy is sending 6000 men to reliovo that placo, Tho allies prove to bo aB bad as tho Arab rcbols. Tho Supromo Court of Washington Territory has decidod that tho Woman's Suffrage, law of that Territory is uncon stitutional Judgo Green dissonts. If thoy want women to voto thero tho noxt logislaturo can pass a valid act to that effect. During tho wcok rains foil throuch California, and though tho rainfall of tho Joaquin Vnlloy wan light it is hoped enough has fallen to insuro fair grain crops. Tho two houses of Congress cannot groo on measures to repeal and do mand 'tho land laws concerning pre emption, timber, culturo etc. It is hardly probablo any action will bo taken this winter. Richard A. Jones, of Portland, is ap pointed chief Justice of Washington Territory. Ho moved hero from tho east a year ago, is a fair lawyer. Frank A. Lynn, of Iowa, is to bo associato ins uce. xnero ib uissntisiacuon because strangers aro appointod and tho homo bar is overlooked. A great storm has blockaded tho Ca nadian Pacific railroad for somo timo past. In tho mountains many cattle have perished. Franco and Germany both disvow all warliko intentions, but ore getting ready for war with all possible rapidity, so tho curront belief or fear is, that thoro will be war in tho spring. The Paris bourgo showed faith in peace by tho decided raiso in stocks. The greatest railroAd horror known occured at Woodstock Vermont, where a train was thrown off a bridge fifty foet, took firo and burped, sixty persons being destroyed. The accounts received are too terrible and horrible to repeat. Many were seriously wounded, their res cue being effected by breaking their limbs in several instances. Tbo weath er was bitterly cold at the time. Oregon Kidney Tea tmedie. fill. Try it care when all other WILLAMJSTTJS FABMEK; SALEM, OREGON, State and' Territorial Mews. The Dalles exacts to have a fruit cannery thtii will employ 300 men dur ing the conmi)! iea?on. Tho Dalles Hoard of Trado is discuss ing the bridge project across tho Colum bia at that point. It is needed. Tho Indians in tho Spokano country havo expressed a desiro to obido by tho game laws of that Territory. Tho Hcppncr Gazotto says : Forester Fell and his son Walter, set out last week over 11,000 fruit and forest trocs on thoir claims near Flottvillo. Somo 2,000 of thoir shoep died thero two years ago, and thoir skeletons havo been burned and tho ashes will bo used as a fertilizer for tho trees. Tho sixteenth annual session of tho Oregon Stato Tomperanco Allianco will convenoin Salem, Oregon, on Wednes day February 10th, 1887, at 2 o'clook i'. Jt. A milling firm at Vancouver has lately rocoivod sevoral largo orders for lumber from points East of tho Mis souri river. A thrifty colony of 100 Catholics from Ontario, Canada, havo purchased land in Snohomish county and proposo to locate thcro in tho spring. Tho Tacoma mill recently sawed from asprnco log 32 foot in length 0.-100 feet of lumber ; and thcro was not even a knot in tho entire product. From a person who havo bocn through WaBCO, Gilliam and a portion of Mor row county. Tho Dalles Mountaineer learns that tho farmors aro very busy plowing and preparing tho soil for spring grain. Stock wero not appear ing well, and somo wero in very poor condition. Tho grass is growing finely, but on account of tho dry fall cattlo did not got In good flosh beforo tho winter begun. Prosscr, tho littlo villago on tho N. P. R. It. nt tho falli of tho Yakima river' is soon to enjoy a big boom in tho way of a roller flouring mill of tho capacity as tho ono just complctod at North Yakima. Two monicd gontlcmcn from Michigan aro tho projectors. Hon. Goo. W. Riddlo says tho south ern jwrtion of tho Umpqua valloy will soon uo ono solid pruno orchard, as thou sands of trcos aro being planted thcro. Tho Spokano Ohroniclo says an anti mony mino has boon discovered near that section of Spokano county. Snow wan two feot deep at Roseburg and Oakland, and at Salom nbout one foot was tho cntiro fall. Tho winter broko up, aftor about flvo days duration, on Monday February 7th. During January passongors arrivod ne follows : by tho N. P. 281 ; by tho Short Lino 017 ; by stcamor 703, which makes a total of 1980, not counting those who camo by way of Ynquina. Tho total salmon pack for 1880 was 033.35-1 casos, as somo authorities claim, of this Alaska furnished 120,700 casos; British Columbin 103.001 cases: Oalifor- 39,300 cases; Oregon nnd sound 010,- tiou cases. I). F. Mayes, who lives on Columbia Slough, had boon with his wifo to visit a neighbor, and on thoir roturn Inst Sunday, a largo cotton treo foil and kill ed him instantly. Ho was 55, leaves a wifo nnd eight children, thrco of whom are married. Tho Barao storm raged boforo day in Washington Territory and throw down many trees. A camp of Chinese was mado in tho forrcst west of tho Cas cedes tunnel and beforo daylight camo, tho wind toro jhrough tlioro, throwing and breaking much timber and killing nino Chinamen outright. Many moro wcro'injuredand threo very badly. It was torriblo work digging thorn out from under tho snow and tho ruin of thoir camps. I. T. Manela, telegraph operator at Oak Point, on tho Columbia, was drown ed whilo repairing tho lino along tho river. Cattlo nnd sheop woro said to bo do ing well inthoPrincvillo country nt last dates. Thcro had boen littlo snow. Horses in that region woro dying from somo disoaso not well understood. Tho legislature adjourned last Satur day and about thirty went to Yaquinn with tho committo sent thoro. During Sunday tho track was blocked by fills and washouts up tho Yaquina river nnd tnoy coiuu not return on Monday, so inoro was no quorum until Tuesday morning. Mrs. Moran Grifiln ngod nearly 81 years, wifo of James Grifiln, of North Yamhill, who camo to Oregon in 18(51, died January 29, sho wns tho mother of thirteen childron. Dr. Watts wishes to havo a snecial election hold noxt Novombor to havo tho voto taken on tho constitutional amendments now submitted and to, bo votd upon by tho people viz. : Prohibi tion. 2, To chango tho gcnoral oloctions from Juno to November. 3, To nuthorizo tho legislature to fix the salaries of Stuto officers. Frank B. May, formerly of Salem, son of S. E. May, defaulted somo tirno ago to his employers for about $12,000 and now it seems has taken in tho K. of P. for $2,000 more, and as his omployor wero his security lie will have to pay that also. He was secretary of the or der named. The British Bark Ostrocan, that loaded wheat for Sibson tfc Co, at Port land, was wrecked on Melbourne is land. Prof. S. A. Saxman, who went with his wife to Alaska, to teach tho Indians, was drowned or lost whilo trying to reach the station he was sent to. Cougar tracks are as close to Portland as Johnson's slaughter house and the tracks show plainly in the enow. Tho bark Austria went ashoro on Flattery rocks off the straits of Fuca and is a total loos'. Much of tho rigging is saved and somo of tho cargo may ue. Two brothers got through tho ico in crossing lako Union, back of Seattlo, and Andrew Hanson was drowned. Wm. Evans, a shojp border, 19 years old, at O'Doll's sheep ranch Crook Co., accidentally shot himself through tho bowels. Tho Astoria steam schooner for deep sea fishing camo in with two tons of fish on Monday. Deep sea fishing will bo profitablo soon as tho wenther im proves. Surveyor Gcnoral D. W. Taylor, has posted notico calling for bids to survey tho Umntilla Indian reservation, 250, 000 acres. Another piece of rnilroad is worked that reaches to near Yrcka, Califor- j ma. uno distanco to stage is now sixty miles. Oadlov, who started tho row in which tho Friskhorn girl shot Gundcrson, goes to stato prison ono year. Owing to ico abovo tho Cascades tho middlo river is closed and no boats run. O. N. Denny, who purchased tho Ar lington town sito of tho Northern Pa cific railroad company, has commonccd suit again to rocovor posossion. The first suit was withdrawn bocauso tho company had not paid for tho survoys and was not in shapo to mnintaiu an action. John Davonport,an old counterfeiter, is now in jail at Portland for cotintor fcitinc tho great Amorican dollar. Ho is an old hand at it. David Colo took his brother to tho sea shoro to show him tho ocoan tho other day and on north beach thoy saw a sea otter in tho surf nnd captured him for a souvenir. It is very handsome and is being stuffed and put up In good shnpo. Whoro thero is fall enough in Port laud's strocts to ruako coasting possible great crowds havo turned out to enjoy tho sport. It has boon tho samo at Salom and tho hill happons to bo close at homo for us. ' q-9E eeasA FOR I ZB7 i&.l OT Our -New t'Alalniril fur 1MT. milted lien nn application, contain! description and price of vege table, flower, l.nuj, Clover. Treo and Held Seed; lllllullaa t Ol 1. ft . a . . -.1. . ' Tree ami .Flower HeeUi, Frull Tri. and many now utiiiii irra mrui nriru.ii natrriT nun i'anrarnia notoiutti in.rcxiucal In Euro) ana tlio UmUd tiutn. THOS.A.COX&CO. 4Ut4V.lt -115 Sunsomo Street, 8AN K1UVCISCO, . CAU Ur. Itenley'a Celery, lirrTnnd Iran a llumr bold Nrcn.lty. Serioui and cipentltr tlekneai It olten presented by keeping on lurid a bottlv nt I)r llenley'i Celery, Ileef and Iron. Hold by all druggliU and country Uealeri KSTICiY NOTICE. I UP OV TUB U.NnEItSIONED, IIVI.N'O I on and a hall mile siytof I'arkernllle, in lUrlon county, Origin, ono bay filly tupMol tu bo bout toieri old: no markf or brand perceivable bald itray hvi been running In ray neighborhood about Ii loonlhi; ial'1 eelray ha )een appralted al twenty dullara by L. II, I'oujule, a luitlce ol tho peace, on the 19th day ol Jauuiry, A II , 1MT. The owner i si. me owner n pertr, ny charge re'uetd tu come andproie a nroiierir. iay anu uae ner away. JCSEI'II (illObllONO OHEGO.V rAtlFIC f EK I ICTlHMaiKll iAILUUAU OUTE AMCM FattTimel Hurt Connection) New Equipment a5 Miles Sborter ! 'ZO HoiirK Less Time ! ACCOMMODATIONS UNSUHI'ASSKI) TOR COM. fort and hllv. Pare and Prelirht much lea tiiao by any other route Utween all pvliibi to the wiutrueiie vauey ami nan rranciaco. Tlie ONLY rout via YAQUINA BAY! TO SAN FRANCISCO. Dally iVmenjf r Trala except Nan day. Leave Yuln f.iOA.U ILcate Albany, 18 M P. M Arrive Oortalll 10A A. M. rrlve Corralll, lai P. U Arrive Albany 11:10 A. U Arrlv YaUlna, til P. M. The Oregon Deieloprotat Co' Umiblp ulli: raoii taiiuiaa : raoM im ramcuco: lanu Marie. Wedn. Peb JitUnU Marl, I'rld.r.Jen.a Yaaulna. Tneadav. Feb. 6 Yaquloa, Tburaday, Feb, 3 SaoU Marie, Mad, Feb II Yaqulsa, Euoday. 1'eb. SO Baou Marie, Bat, Feb. M Santa MrU. Wedn, Feb. Yiaulna. Tueadar. Fe it. IE Mania Marl. Men, feb. II jaquioa, rrw.y, uariu f jujuma, Dsnoay, eo, 17 The Company reeervc the right to Chang tailing ibv. VsVFor fdrtber UlormatUo applj to CHAS C. HOGUE, A. O. t. and r. Agent CorraUU, Oregon. it lZI'f X f Wy W&s ?5 FEBRUARY 11, 1887 STAVER & DEALERS IN Farm., Dairy, and Mill Machinery,, WAGONS, BUGGIES & CARRIAGES. Hinder Iwino, IScltliig, Oils, mid Machine Supplies or nil hinds. 208, 210, 212, and 214 Front Street, Portland, Oregon. BRANCH HOUSES I Walla Walla, W. T.; Latirandc, Or.; and Moscow, I. T. AGENTS AT ALL POINTS IN NORTHWEST I. I. Cnso Agitator. lttini lighter, threthea fitter, I leu llahlo to get out ot order audtavtagraln belter linn any other Thmhcr. Acino Harrow, Iod Smasher, Cruiher and Levetcr, weigh much lean than any other lMlterlilng Harrow, aelU lor about oncllilid leu, ud withal doe tho moot thorough work ol any. Stutfclfiiker WngoitK. Thimble Hkeln, Ktcel Hkeln, Tubular Axle Wagon and cm) thing en wheel. J. I, Caae Fulkr. Gang and Walking PIof, liar Manual an. I fStfllaeatiVH . ... . -k 'am, jkl tv 1 M g ti fcw1iBaBi . '" ' " rrr5rS VT Wo carry tho InrgoBt ntock in tho Northwest of Hiitfgiorf, Onrrlitgcfl, Cnrt, SpritiB Wnfrom. nnd Vehicles of "II kind nt pricon to Hiilt ovorybody. It will pny nil rntcniliiiKPurehiiHora to call nml oxnmino ourntock nntl obtain prices. gW Kom Kceil Culler, guiranteol beet In tho World DEDHRICK Over three-fonrtiis of nil tho hrty ha'cd baled by theto irchCO. ruaMc noaa f imm&Mm tfvt Alt laaiataawl flZi' ft IHaWtH -JEfJCl j- Hk,. " flaVS?liaavK(R?; riMex- BaVlaJjBarUHIaBEBiaVaKA I W 11 . A For tho convenlcncn of our patrons wo hrtYO cstnblishod Ilrnnoh Houhos nml agencies nt all points of importftnea throughout OroKon, Washington nnd Idaho, where wo enrry u block of our various machines nnd vehicles, nnd also repulrs for same. Wo earnestly ask that you cull upon our nearest locul agent, oxnmino our goods and obtain our tonus and prices beforo purchasing oleowhero anything you mny need in tho lino of Machinery, Vehicles or Hupplies. If wo have no local agent near you, p!eato writo us what you wish to purchase nnd wo will eond full information and prices by roturn mail, or havo ono of our traveling salesmen call upon you. Bhotild thero over urito nny tlinsntisfaction in your dealings with oursolvos or Agents, pleaso writo tu all tho facts and All our goods havo been especially built for this trndo of tho best material btrongly and durably made, finely finished nnd painted, and gunrantcod equal or superior, to all others of their class manufactured in tho United StatcH. We shall hone, by furnishing you tho and cotirtwus and honorable treatment, to STAVER & WALKER. 208 to 214 Front Street, Portland, Oregon; WALKER, I t'alflt I f F I I 1 IMfTtei M fl ii 1 ItiiRgiuH and Carriages. End Spring. Side spring, Ilrrwttcr eptlng, Tlinieo erring llugjrlet and all klndi ol Carrlagei and Vehicle. J I. Caao I'ortabl, fltraw burnli g, Traction and Skid Engliu Hot 1'owciful In lh world. llooHier Korrel'ted Drill and Bet ler, with Trill All and Wide Til e. Stndabakcr. . l til if... 1. . i III. !.,. H. baa Dtirlrii a niir n iri nir i-iai mi i. iikii inn in. im aia ufiiui . L,'riWag.n. ' I Bissell Chilled Plows Warranted lietttr built and better working than anyotlicr bill Hon" made. HAY PRESS: in tha Unltixl fitntes nml C'nimua Bob Sleighs HlMM'Tai7"biTlIt lor our Trade and llrht cIuhh iu every respect wo will seo that amplo justieo is done yon. best eoods, by fair prices, liberal terms, secure your ontiro patronage. MHBBMPiBVr" T mwaTavalaT I jW (.TrKfitTtT I jkUUMaaaHLyaQalaH