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About Morning daily herald. (Albany, Or.) 1885-19?? | View Entire Issue (March 28, 1890)
3m me mm. 1. V'r 20 CENTS A WEEK. ALBANY, OB3Qn, FIIIDAV MAIUJII 28, 1890. '"x THE OLD -AND- RELIABLE ! Grand Opening -OF- SPEIM MILLINERY ! Llat of a few sample bargain! for ale by tin Real Estate Agency of Burkhart A Keeney: -AT TIIK- LADIES BAZAAR THUHSDA Y and J UII1 Y, Jlarci A and THE CRANE! Serious Coniplicafic.- in Washington LestfS&tuiv. All tlio latest liovelti.M in shapts, sha.lcs and stylos. All ladies of Albany acd vicinity cordial! v invited. Store in Froman hlneL- A. B. Lidies who have becu sending alnoad for their hats will find it to meir anvoniago to lust examine my cli-int millinery. I Good house and lot ou 3d street; Gaa location. Trice S2.500. House and anc lot on ."th street; good location. Price $1.0oO. House and one lot only two blnbks from Front street. Price S3, 000. 'JO acre of tine fruit land new the city; all iu cultivation and choice, fruit. Price 200 per acre. 2 tine vacant lota iu the center of the city; no better location; a fine bargain. Price .2.5C0. on 4th Price New house aud one lot street; splendid bargain. 1,400. House aud one lot n Baker street; good location. Price 2,000. 60 acres of land uar the city; all in cultivation; good rtfiilrling. Price l-3Q per a:re. MRS H J. SOWER PIIYSIt IAS a ikw iii L'ic.tK4;.tis vu. room It ireiron- DAVIS, M. V. PHYSICIAN AM. I Uieon. fan I, fnim.l -.1 l,:o ...i;.. u, oiranan mock, h irst biro.;. A'lianv Orejron- . ELLIS, PHYSICIAN" AND SlCr eon, Alhai.y Orijfnn. C1 C. KKLLV. PHYSICIAN A.M l K . aeon Albany, liroxoij. i. tlicc in Puree's new block. Office hours, iromo .. a. f.-l r. h. A J. IlossniiK, Vh';M;lN.(V tst.lt . ceon, (.rvJn&t,- of Ontario itterirv colkoan.) niin.i , r c f ti.c omari.. vct. rin ary medical u.iv:v. i. .n( '.rnl to treat the dujeases . ; domc-li. aud animals on scientific principles. Otti.-c at Ans Uir-diall's livery stable. K,i.!, lie. .;ti, i ,c;;1 treecs, A!'an; , Gnccei. fc. A. MiAl.lMKi. - MuMJ'l.l-ACHliJ pnv. ncian and sumrrn li:. ,.., . .1 i.i. uuic int.) traH-rd s litncfc. Ail c: ly attended to. In Real lisfatc for li Few Day 1 Itiirkhnrt A Malln. Only W e iilicr for sale OI acres of as choice fruit land as there in in Linu county. This piece- id land lies near the city and cannot ba duplicated iu price, tjuality of boil or location. Tin t o is about 10 acres of this laud pi mted in fruit trees, part if which ar-.- in i;ood bearing conditkn. There po.inpt ai'e i'" 1 improvement)! on this place; i j.'oul fair house and a X"o. 1 bam. The land adjoin--7 this place has sold lately for AlOd 1 : -r acre. Thin .-vi 1. j lent piece of laui can be had for a few 1 .1... 1.. e . -. " "ii ly ir ciou per acre. W'e also have a ten aero tr-.ct of fruit land which lies near the city, a..d uhic'i is all tut out in Italian prunes Uartlctt pers and choice pies. f each. Tiiij jiiect: of 1: nd i ItiO acres within .1 Mile, of tha city !"L ,I .... t,v,f" ."" Vine, mm i;ciiK c ae to the Mid every foot in cultivation; i;...;, , i V'l-V .",aK-M v.r' val'iabl.s ilr.s building; krjte orchard; this propwty D'suJon.Z: 'i?1' ! U'r a fuw irtiua.u urasj.i.f,:,M-. (.., I - (.,.i I v, . !..!, DttiS. A. WIIIT.NKV. 1IIYMCIAN AM suri.n. tiraiiu-tte .1 IVIIi vmr Ilopj. tal Jli diral Co!ci:t.. xcw ork t itv. ofwoinun atjic ially. o:iW in n't ro-iii't ncc 01 Ttii street lirtwt-di Cain ,r,..ir. Vino Ailnnv Ore.'o.-i. ' will double in vlue in lt tlmn o-n-year. Price 100 per acre. n the office day or rilih de 2 vacant lot on 4th stiet. Price' $e60each. j-. Home aud two lota in K'.ltinV ,d- i t dition. Price $S50. irTti:.M:is. ! which is set out iu fruit. ' House and 1 lot on Ellsworth St. fin location. Price $3,500. A. ItERRY, attorney at-!.vv. Special :ittntiOll L'iVf'li to c -'!" ' ti. n n .-ton- i Jh-e'.vith.l. .1, IVfcirr.ey. IT the SCOX1S CASK ?trTlNl'n. Uii Son Did Not Commit talclfie as Wea Eeported-Fonr Alaikia "Whleky Smugglers Drowned. Ot.VMiiA, W'n., Ijrch 17. . IarKc amount of buainera "cannot l.e ilono row at this season. To-morrow much ttmo wiil he spent in enrolling tbd bills alroadv passed, and as tlsay )- -;bij;nf!sl in open session there will he time to act on hut a few in order to get them enrolled. The most import ant and siniiieant action was taken by the houo in indefinitely post puiiinL' the apportionment bill passed by the senate. It was held as unfair by the house, in tbut it divested the small counties cf nt least one representative each, now allowed ami apportioiel accord iiiil to population. The constitu tion i'c.iires this legislature to make the apportionment, and it is gravely tlowUed if the lislalure can ever be convened auain 111 Washington. The only remeiiv will Ue a special session of the leg islature. The house passed tbo gereral appropriation bill making the total i'.ppropriutioiis male by tuis Ifis-' lat 11 re .f 700,000. The t-enatc passed the bill t.ief- cribitii,' the lees of count y odiceis. Governor Fe.rv 10-ilav made tl... following appointments': State librarian, Phillip p. Mo-i.?, of Thur.-tu'i count v l'rustees of tlie S:eilacootii asylum. I. T. Dennv, vice b. 15. Andrews, declined. Kccnts of the htnte tmivers-iv. .Thn Leary and Thomas Burke, of on Golden Onto avenue, waa ar rested by the fire marshal to-dav. .Four iires have oocurel since l.tst Saturday ni;ht in the house where the pi'rl lived ami those ad joining. The pirl confessed that she bad started the fires and said she wanted to see the blaze-. rOliNU DEAD IX HIS OFFICK. A Prominent (allforata Attorney Shout lllmxolf. j I .os AxiELEs, Cal., March 27. d . iordon Adams, a orominent at torney, was found dead in his of fice to-dav. havincr l-ft-n shot in ' the rij;ht tempif. At first rumors of miicide spread, but investigation showed that while cleaning it re volver it a as accidentally dis charged with fatal effect. The deceased waii a native of uaTctTTtit And bis fattnr-waiTnce u professor in Harvard college. He was formerly United States dis trict attorney at Yicksburg, Jliss. A DISHOXKST SAI.KS1IAX. A Well K now a t'orilnml J inn s win. Ileil out fif fsr.oeo. Pfhii..M. .March 27 come to liftlit that Willi bains Co., wholesale have bi'en swindled out i! has am Wad- gioccrs, of about s.iOiio during the past year by their hoail salesman, Icorno F. .bdinson. itappetirs that Johnson would make a cash sale. receipt lornmncv ami alter an order had been filled he would secure the salesman's blanks ami the )xrlers duplicates of it and destroyin.' them. Mr. Wadhams says be will not p.-fisecute Johnson out A sympathy for bis family. It is understood Johnson has t timed over all bis property to Wedhums. A CKMtS in: AD. X. OVNCAX ATTOI'M V. , and notary oulilie. fie.. i tt. bluu-, roonM No. I and -J. - ! I.aV House and 1 lot Price 4, (W0. on Lyon street. 320 acre within one mile and a half of the city Hmitx; a (;reat bar gain. Price 05 per acre. 120 ierts v,itliin two miles of the city; all fine fruit land and all in cul tivation. Price SISO pa? acre. 0 acres near tho city; good house; all in cultivation. Price 31S00. Tho above is only a few of the bar gains we have on our li't. We have vacant lots in all the additions now on the market, tvbicb ran be had very reasonable. Our list of kii.-.len and fruit land near the city is the very best now on the market, aad the prices are lower tnan can be had f any other agent in tlit city. To be convinced ol tkat fact, all you will have to do is to call at our office and let r.s show you our Inr. gains. We have tucney to loan on real es tate at as low rates of interest as can be had anywhere ar.d on the most fa vorable terms. Those who hays property to sell should call on us, as we are advertis ing more in the Eastern States, and have been doing so for the last five years, than all other agents com-biaad. t. R. M. ItLACKBt-RN. " ... IV u. l'llii BLACKliVKN. i: WltJGIIT.'.l T.di.NLY AT Law, Aibr.r,, OrfM.n. t ii, odd re!low Temple. Vill practice iu courts Jt the state, and jriTC spceulattemioti toaJI 1 buaiaesa. W0LVERTON CHARLES E:vrroRXV I UuA at Law, Albany, Or. Office in room- 13 i ,;It - store. T k. vi eat 11 F k fo r d. tt . law, Albany, Oreiron. o ja nice suburban rcsi- lan.l, J ot TIlia Ino.l iiei iieaiitifullv and is just rolling er.onu-h to drain it well. The land adjoining tiiid property h laid out in town lot-. This is an eveellr ait. .i, I n f. - r-i ,-i,o in- e na.-e a very lino two-s.tnrv 11 ae.fi tot 01 Hi!) feet front by 100 I' : !" p, ( itdate I on our of the best tlvi-Ai m thj city. This property it liivt-e!a-i i:i every rc-.-pect, and is a .ii :.i:a. Price c310O. Kcv terms, acres cf excellent erain or '"rnif land situated with lti I. milcq of t This land is nil .!.. i- nn,l and 11, Foster's Block, over L. K. lilain't I foot in cultivaiion. IVien -Mfi r..i 1 ... - - - fv acrt". ATTURXEY AC1 A BaKUAIS W.. .v.. rtco in the I ....1 . ... ll - awciicui. 10. bituatcfl w thin two blocita of tho court house, which is offered dirt ehean. Tl.is j a Xo. I location am' is worthy r.f in j vestigatiou. I'rico ?2,J0O. i .:.nl 1J story house aud one jjooil ! eone r lot on Firot street, situated i within is blocks of th-i business eeii- D EVERE HOUSE. ALBANY". Oh -CH S ! 1 .... 1,10 "tv- 1 "ec 'W)0. Tint, IV PftiilTer, Prop, only tirt -eelass home i vvl" -'0( I business In the city. Lars saniple rooma for rom- short time. ....u.i ujin. .,u vnmanjen empiovccl in tile ; m i'lt"v.i r.mm .... i , . kitchen. General staire ottic in 'ri,!!,. ;. V 0 .room louc ' one lot ; ; m Abbey s Addition for lI'AXTEI-. iro.,d ftirl for semrsl house- , ,00t ,rout on I-irst street in the " worK in count rv. ,nn v at t im -.ill.-.- laiaiiiess nrt. i.f tlw. i... 1... naritaui m the c.tv. for ."0 tier front King county; J. W. Sprague and Fllnn 111 cli court of thetiatr to all titiainriw Will and ' practice in all the ' e opocir.l von ' LS V MEAO, A 1TO R X E Y A T -1. A W tj ano iioe examiner. Ailariv. Or Wi': pMcticeln all the court of the" Mate. A!,. stiacfe of title furnished 0:1 .Lott Ten years neeri'ncc. lonn r. juo.-on, ut 1'ierre cjurty; J. J. Bnnvne.of Spokane; Thomas II. Brei.ts. f Walla WaUa. and John I". i,ovey, of Thurston count v. tale bo: 1 rd of education, I'.. S. .abam of Kiiiir cotmtv. . A. Noi.le of Whitim-n. V. V.'. Turner of Spokane, and J.. II. I.v;eb of Clarke. Trustee 01 Washitcjtfdi s..l..lii-rs" home, M. M. H, ihi.es d' Km c.unty, W. I;. Kiitibar of Klikit.tt. -'eo. II. Boardman of J'ieive, Jobn F. McLean of Walla WaU-.t, :ip1 S. S. Cole of Wliatcoiji. All these nominations were con firmed except V. B. Turner, for Stat-! board u . Jitcauon Gov. Tf ny to-day si-m-1 the tide l.unia bill. s.-i 1 ;; i.i.Rs itct)VM;i. 1'oiir of Tiier.i Worth property iu a work incountrv. ynn K at this .-.ifi.- or address pofcottiie iiox HC, Albany, Or. Albany Opera House, j FRIDAY, APIilL 1. Trnns-cotuinentiil tm- of the t a foot. C'omprisiiii, the i"olI...v.in soloistr-: The The A Rood new cottage centrally lo catca in tiio 2nd. addition and one 501,1 corner lot for S2100. 2 j;ool vacant corner lots centrally located in 2nd. addition for 2300. A Kon.l new cottao and one eood Int. in tlio ".t n, I, !..: CONCERTS. t s ' . ..v IK'UOU ttUU - fHMl l,Hf 11) Klkins addition for SSoO. A good liouso and 1 cood lot iu 2nd addition, between Jefferson and Montgomery streets for ?150. A good small cottao on 5th street, in 2nd addition and ono good lot for ?10o0. Half cash balanco on time. 22 feet front on First street, in one of tho best business blocks now nav- c iiiinent JULES LEW greatest cornet j world. layer in the BURKHART & KEENEY, RKAL EST A 8Ef LOA N A A" I) INSURANCE AGENTS. ALBANY. - . OREGON TowDsend n VI ir: TELLA LEVY. distinguished American piano. WILLIAM J. LA YIN. The great American tenor. EOWIN M. SHOXEKT. The eminent pianist. ing good interest en prici askei', en easy terms. Home and lot i n 4t'u street. Hackle man's second addition at 1000 A good bargain. Lots and blocks in Goltra's Park addition for salo on tho iiiHtallineot Following is a partial lut et the property we have for salo: A lew cottage, C rooms, 1 larsie lot; price $1600. One lot, unimproved, on 3tl. street, $375. Several tracts of 5 and 10 acre lots 1J miles from Albany; per acre 300. One lot with two atory house on Water street; rice 81600. Cottage of 5 rooms, 1 lot, on First street; SI 500. . Two story house. 2 lots. Chamber lain fc Maston's addition; $1350. A nouse with 6 rooms, 2, lots in ! fcikins addition, 8850. 1 lot on 2d and Main streets, 95T. Two atory house on 4th street 12200. 1 lot ou Washington stree ; $S50. A good stock tarm of 1500 a:res, 3 miles from railroad station; S800 per acre. One farm 3 miles from Shedd, first ciasa wheat and fruit land, 140 acres, 15000. A farm of S25 acres 4 miles from railroad! $30 per acre; can be divided la lota to suit purchasers, Under the nianogement of tlu- i I;,an cash balance $10 per month. Stayton Lvceum Bureau, of New WMMHMMMSMMaan YTieo1'i':,, 1,, A11(-t: iV IIEKEISV OIVEX To THE tickets ode, oe an-1 no. I ofx i.t..eidioideis -f the Aii.anv str"t sale at Blackman's. i iilay Company th.t a meetini; . f raid etoekholdcru is hereby called to inti L :,t n,.. ! o!lice of Mid company, the aainu liein in t; TO 'teal Etlato oilico of iiurkharl Jt Ke. nev in i tlie city of Allonv in I. inn enmity. Orc-on ctto Land Com pan v of Allianv Ore- i f h'.urof seven o clock in the afu moon eon tle.f tVn n, t 'l',,a"; wrt- ,,nthr 1st day ot April IS?, to otc on a gou, that the annual imcting ol said proportion, authorijina tho filinc r.f supple, stockholders is hcrebv called to meet I mentary articles ef incorpoiation for e;'id at the law office of Blarkhnrn .t- 1 cn'Pany. empowering tho omianv to ex- Wrivht in th ..;.. , . i . 1 tonil ltb lines of roads to audi points anil " rvnt in the city o! Albany, Ore ! !accS omsido of the eomonto i city of Albany, anil in Mich inv.ncr and at l.ot With s, I (Win of Whisky. Port Tov, nm;ni, March 27. The steamship Topeka arrived to-iciv froni Alaskan potts, bringing the news that four whisky smugglers. Frank Mussey, John" Ackterson. Win. Bennett and a man named Mitchell, were drowned near I'fiuglas Island. i nev were in two small Ixuits, t lanen wit it whisky vahie-l at 84,01H". when n storni arose and capsized the boats. The bodies were picked up on the beach u few days later. The steamer ' Lone Fisherman" has left Juneau with a partv oi miueis for the bead waters of Yukan river. Thev will cross the mountains at Takoii river for the upiKi- Yukon and remain until autumn. lie Maile Money Murifi.c; Illch Wives fur Xohleiuen. Mapiim.z, March 27. The body ola man run iei by a train at San Pablo, Saturday, "and buried Monday w ithout identification was exhumed to-day and identified as that of II. K. Mayer, otherwise known as Ltnlvi Yon Hamper, who under the title of the Inter national Bureau for Private Trans actions, carried on correspondence with certain luembfrs of the tier man nobility, oll'ering to furnish tht'iii jor pay with rich women for V i es. fi:i HiMlIil) tirEllE!:, CANNON BOOMING. Wyoming's Populace 'Rejoicing' Over the Admission Measure. :t Lirs i:aili:oai rRo.iF.CT Disastrocs Eiplotion ia a Sugar Seaery inCbitsgo Kta Over and Killed by a Train. Che li.N.Ni:, March 27. The news of the passage of the Wyoming admission bill by the house w on received with great enthusiasm to night. The city is handsomely decorated. .Cannons are rintin-.". - V, -4 - . by the MUmbZ-.G&rf- Washington into the UnionS iMe and that the rights of the shtte were superior i" uiose ox tne scrip applicants. It is Stated that the land i n oiipa- tion are located on the water front . win ut-, wnicn together w ith the improvements are valued ttwnni Ilion dollors. mil firing aud 1m? are msAsritoi s kxpi.okion. rrtchtful Scenes in a C'hieaKo Sn(ar Retlncry. Ciik-aoo, March 27. A disas trous explosion occurred this even ire; iu the Chicago Sugar Kefinerv Company's plant on Taylor and Beath street. 'nn man was fatally hurt ami t enty others severely hnrned. The explosion occurred in tho starch drying room, and is sup posed to have originated; from spontaneous combustion. The building where the explo sion occurred is a two-story brick, separated from tbo main thirteen story building. Twenty-seven men were at work in the room, when without warning there came a tre mendous report, which shattered portions o: tic building, and the machinery was hurled in every direction. Tho workmen were buried beneath the trass of debris, which took lire. The L'GO men who were employed m the main build ing were panic-stricken, ami rushed into the street. The tire was subdno l in a short time. Louis Net l.shorst was the victiui w hose injuries were fatal. Gener al Manager Behl and Foreman Ho br.hit were fearfully burned about the face and hands. Tho other men are not thought to be iu danger of death. Ti:u pecuniary loss bv the ex plosion is about $10,000." A Discouraging Outlook. Sr. Louis, March 27. The offi cors of the lower Mississippi steam "ifP0" macb distresa in the overflowed districts south of Mem- l ii is, ana me outlook for Ihe nest cruji isu.scouraging. Opened b.v the Ml kudu. oKoiioiiA, March 27. The Mikado opened the industrial ex-F-oeition here to-day with appro- t.n.lln .... .... ... i-M aioi.ciciuonies. Gen. Crook' K.tate. Chicago, March 27. Letters of aam.nistration of the estate of Gen, Crook have been Jcnnin. Tho estate consists chiefly i nr panini ana aggregates only one thousand dollars. Dishonest Bank Teller. riTTsm-Ko, .March 27. WT. J. McGreger teller of the Fourth National Bank and trearurerofa large number of secret orders is missing. There is a shortage in hie accounte at the bank. Postmaster Appointed. AsiiiNoTov, March 27. The president to-day nominated Frank K. Williamson' as poptinaster at romeroy, ttasn. Il It riot.riiiheN i.i (.'hintitou n In ian Frnnefseo. Sax I'tt ni i-co, MarcJi 27. Gee Ah Wv, the Chinamen who was sle.t Monday afternoon died tb't i'.ft el liOOii. lie was a frieii'l of J.ee Chuck and Little Pete. Hoy .ling and Chitig Chuck, who are charged with il,e murder bolmig to the fiie'.iotis of which Yen Young, whom l.f-e Chuck killed, was tlie leader. The oid warfare was recoiu menced alter the sentence of Lee Chuck Satuidev ami mor.- blood j shed is feared. i TIIUV WAXT THE liMtVM. TIIK St'O't'T MlRDElt. rostponeil I ntil J line Young Seol I j iiii .oi Miucliie. l'oicri.ANi). March 27. Advices from MeMinnville to-dav state that the trial of Wm. Scott for the murder of bis wife, was to-day postponeil till June third. The repot t that Yardeman Scott , a son of W m. Scott, committed suicide at AVheatland vesterdav proves to be erroreous. The young man was present in court to-day. An liiielish Syndicate Ituyinp; l:le; l!rew erie 111 Truro. San FitANci.-co. Marcli 27. The Alia California will say to-morrow : "The salo of th. United States brewery to the English syndicate was ma, lo to-day, when a pari of the purchase money was paid. The full purchase price is understood to ho in tlie neighborhood "f I50.- Ooo. "The Philadelphia brewery is contracted to be sold on the 1st day of August next, the price named in the bond being $263,0(10. TimortiN oi.oi:aio camin. All I.MITEU 11AXK KOltUKIiY. A Sinn per M:ide to Diftgorge SilttOO iu Taeoiua. lAcoMA. .M.ircii Zi. lntui giv ing inen.ihiij ot ii. garland to-dav deposited iii the Traderc National Bar.,; a drait for $1000 on W. II Brad'i'y it Co., of Lock port, N. Y lie was identified bv W. II u into, a liarneRs dealer, with whom ha had dealings. White, becotLing suspicious, notified the bank. In tho meantime Garland had drawn the money out, and was aoout to leave on the boat when no was :ouni aii'l made to give up tne money and too oraft was re iiiri-eii to mm. lie was not ar rested. A HEAVY" JlEFAl'LTKK. The State Treasurer of Alarjrlaad Shortage Reing lavostigated. Ax.vacoi.is, Mo., March 27. No one seems to know the extent of state treasurer Archer's difficulties. A joint committee of the senate and house has been apiointcd to investigate ins account. ihe uuount of his shortage is supposed to be lartre. Arebor'u eoii.liti.-ui ia 1I0TICE IS HEREBY GIVEN the stockholders nf the Will..... K"u, ai me nour ol tour o clo k in the afternoon of Saturday, tho 20 th day .ua.Ln, i3yij, ior the purpose e.eccin- olticers aim a board of direc tors lor said company for the year next ensuing, s,:d for tho transaction olsuch other business as may prop erly come before such annual mcet- dK , A- "ACKLEMAN, President illamette Land Company of Albany. Geo W. Wuicht. istcretary Willam. ettc Land C.mip.ny f Albany. SECI1ET SOCIKTIES. V'-"v M LcK . 13; meets hali oi J X'ondv renins- at the li. A. 1! Third 1 AlhW . .rel- bclwen Second .iV int Vl "V0- Strangers In the to it" . ' r'hrcn rdti;y Invited oucii innts as ino uoaru oi illrect,rtt mav Ol 1 .s nrovidiTl for in thi irl ,in,l . .. incorporation of said compmv, L. ELIXX, 1'residcnt of the APiany Street Kailwav Compan. C. G bl liKHART, Secretary ot the Albau; s'lcd Itail-.v v Companv Dated March l&th, 1S30. Mcpherson post No f., ; , K iun u"tln-s t tho G, a'. 1! if! ' ?n --:ol anJ Kourtn rrlda e CI,infc-, cf rwh mon.h .1!,.?"'",' c"'r'lsie cordi aiiy invited to meet !,!, , n r t s- w- KttcE. F- T!"R- Commj.Jr, Adjutant, I'lnno Tuning. PARTIES DESIRING PIANOS TUNED should call uiod Prof. I), Van Horn ' of this c;ty, the well known ai.d reliable i piano tuner lie lswo'1 known to the people ' if Alt a iv and the entire State, having had : years of experlen-e in this business, also In a pianoforte manufactory, and has no equal In that line of business. It sUaya paa to : patronize home enterprise and' the public , ahoull remember that they can now (ret ! piano tuned. in a more skillful maimer In I Albany than elsewhere in tbo State, Leave i orders at Will & Link s Delicious canned cranberries C. E. Brownelb.s Headquarters for garden and I flower eeedfl at C. E. Brownell's. IS A 1 V MtOAI CONTRACT I.E i. tills- East I'oi tlf.iifi, Sellvrooil svankie Koail to li" Built Pohti.ani), March 27. The East Portland, .Sell wood ec Milwaukee Bailroad Company signel a con tract to-day with N. J. Blazon for the construction of tho proposed railway. The contract price for the construction of I lie line is 43, 000. Under the terms of the con tract the road is to bo completed and in operation by December. THE MARKETS. Sax Fkanctsco. March 27. Wheat inactive ; buyer season 130 buyer year yO-lSo.1.... Chicago, March 27. Close wheat rteadv; March 7S1:,; Mav r7 - Liverpool. M:r rh - 27. Wheat easy; demand poor; holders oflerj freely. California No l,7slljd! percental; Bed Western spring nominal, do winter t's lid. A YOf.NO Gini. ARRESTED. She Confeicd to Having Set Fire to Houses. Sax Fn.vsci.sco, March 27. A young girl named Ida Olesen, em ployed as a domestic at a house ! Railronil Surveyor Penetrate the Historic Fastness. Dl-svlr, C1 . March 27. Chief Engineer Unhurt B. Stanton, .whs left here with a corps of fcurvt vors last November to make a prelimi nary survey of the Denver, Colora do, canon and the Pacific Itailway from the Grand .1 unction bt the Gulf of California through the grand canon of tho Colorado river, returned home to-dav. tanton anil bis partv arc tho first men who have passed through this damrerous canon eince Major Powell made the trip in ISCt'K He says tho construction of a r d'.way thiotieh tint canon is perfectly teas ibb. A r.Rl TAT. SEA CAPTAIN. Held for Attempting to Murder One of Ills Crew. Yit .tout a, B. C. March 27. In the police tourt to-day the case against Captain Dan McLean, on a charge of an attempt to murder a seaman, was concluded and the prisoner ceininitted for trial, being refused bail. McLean made a statement ad mitting the assault on one of bis crew, but pleaded that the oll'ense was committed in a moment oi passion. LETTER LIST. Following is a lit of the letter) r-t-r.inininir uncalled for in tiie po-tol)lce nt .I iiny. Oregon. Marcli li, IVr.vns c'alliEtf tor them will please five the d.ito r..i which tlicy were ad. vcl tifecl : Constable. Miss S. (.'Imaii, Jas. A. Chester, Ida (ioiss. Mrs. Ellen Koman. Mi.-"s Lela Moore, Williaru Moiriso". Ben P. Miller, Genevla Miller, Miss Nellie Miller, Kotett a. Rcrcs Thompson., P.M to be large. Archer's condition is serious and no one is allowed to see him but his physicians. KILLED I5Y A TKAIN. Three brothers Run Over and In stantly Killed. Scmjcehaxxa, Pa., March 27. A train on the Erie railroad at Red Rock this morning ran over and killed three brothers, Dick, John, ami Henry Blakesy of New York. Henry had disappeared some months ago, aud the other broth ers went in search of him. Tbev had just found him and were re turning home when all three were killed. liOlf.D IN MEXICO. lie la Working I'p a Big Railroad Scheme. Ciiv of Mkxico, March 27. Jay Gould and patty are in this city. Tho impression prevails that Gould intend -i building a trans continental line which will tap the United Stales. WASHINGTON TIDE LANDS. Important Ruling Concerning Im mensely Talaable Lands. Washington, March 27. In the case of Frank Burns and oth ers, who mado application to lo cate Yalentinc scrip upon tide lands near Seattle, Wn., the secre tary of the interior decided that such land was not within the in tent of tho act f congress authoriz ing the issue of Valentine scrip upon the public lands of the United States. Ho holds, farther. that since the location is on unsur veyed lands, it was merely a pref face of right to protect Ruch loca tion after the survey as against all others except the United States, but until such location is adjusted by public surveys the United States has no authority to dis pose of lands covered thereby. Kuch disposition, he holds, was made of the tract in controversy HEAVY SNOW STORM. DISASTItOCS STORMS SWEKP OVER THE EAST. Trains Blockaded by the Snow, and Rouse I'nroofed by the Htorra ef YTIod and Rain. Siot x City, Marc. 27. A snow storm here to-day was the heaviest of the season. Trains are delayed, and on some roads abandoned. All transit roads of this city arc block ed by snow,which ia drifting badly to-night. KAIN f roHM IS MISSOVKI. Sr. Lot is, March 27. There was a severe lain storm and a high wind in this city this afternoon, but beyond a few signs blown down no damage was done. From yiirious points in the state come reports of tho storm . but none of a very seri ous nature. A spetial from Olney, Ills., received to-night, states that the storm is very severe there, un roofing Louses, ovciir.rniiig barns, and wrecking v.:ti!ov.s ;,r.d chiui-nevs. THE DAY IN CONGRESS The Wyoming Admission Bill Passed by the House. TIIK PACIFIC RAILROADS. Cosgresa Orders tlie Purchase ef Tents to Shelter People Left Eomeleu by Mississippi Floods. Washington. Marcli 27. The house to-day passed the bill pro viding for the admission into the Union of Washington. Yeas, 139; nays, 127. 1 he bouse committee on racinc railroads to-day decided to frames single bill looking to the payment of the indebtedness of both the. Union and Central Pacific to the government instead of by separate bills. IN THE SENATE. A bill passed the senate to-day authorizinz the secretary of war to purchase 23,000 tents lo shelter people driven out by floods in the Mississippi valley. j he anti-trust bill was referred to the judiciary committee, with instructions to report in twenty davs. Bland of Missouri and Williams of Illinois, from the committee on coinage, have submitted to the house a minority report opposing Windom's silver bill. Air.onz the bills reiorted and placed on the calendar to day was " a sena'e bill to reorganize and es tablish a customs collection dis trict on Paget Sound. House bill for the retirement of John C. Fremont as major general. i?enate hill appropriating tl 0,000 additional for a lightship at the month of the Columbia river; passed. Senate bill suspending for one vear the statutes requiring ocean steamers to be provided with cer tain life saying apparatus; passed. Coping A mountain Lion. Pallas (Col.) dispatch to The IVnvir Noma. A mountain lion lias been cap-. tured bvGeorge and Uri llotchkisa of this place. They have killed ten since ew- ear's day, ana hereafter will try to catch them all alive. They are cowboys, and are ridins most of the time, which accounts for their seeing so many. They have had several colts and calves killed by lions this w inter, and have determined to rid their range of them if possible. The lions are run up a tree by a small shepherd dog which they always i take nlonjr. The lion is very owuiulv, but will make a hard light if cornered. When once in a hring down tree it is verv easy to nm storm oKSLH.u.. ! s.x itli a gun. The one captured Cikcin.nati, March 27. There i alive, was treed by the dog, and was a heavy thunder and rain the hunters rode up close to the storni in this city ti.is evening, last-1 tree and ls.gan throwing atit with ing over two hours. South and I lassos. One soon succeeded in southwest through Kentucky, Southern Indiana, southern Hh nois ami Middle and Western Ten nessee the wireu are badly inter- rupted to-nigiit tv the storm Meagre news from the L roer unio vauey reports a lail ol rain and snoTv everywhere. I.ATEH kevobts. Chicago, March 27. The severe storm which reached here at noon has been general throughout the northwest. Snow fell heavilv this afternoon for an hour and then uirneti into rain ana sleet, accom panied bv a furious aale. The telegraph service to-night is crippled in all directions . isiilding's swlttaway. Kansas City. March 27. A storm of severe intensity prevailed throughout Kansas ana south western Missouri to-dav. Snow is reported from some portions of Weste.n Kansas, but the fall is not heavy. At Wichita the wind blew fortv miles per hour. The water works were partially demol ished, and William Ea'kin was fatallv injured. In the northern part of this city several buildings were demoralized. The telegraph wires are generally prostrated. IX MINNESOTA. Minneapolis, Ma ch 27. Tele graphic reports from points in Minnesota, Dakota and Iowa ehow that a general snowstorm has pre vailed during he day. SNOWING URIoISLV IN NCUBASKA. Lincoln, Neb. March 27. The storm throughout Nebraska is ex traordinarily severe for this season. The w ind blew at a high rate and snow is tailing rapidly, M.IZZARD IX WISCONSIN. Milwaieee. March 27. The first blizzard of the season is raging in mis vicinity to-mst.t. l he wind is blowing furiouslv. and enow is drifting so badly ttiat the 6tieetcar lines had to suspend traffic. A TORNADO IN ILLINOIS. Cairo, March 27. A tornado struck tho town of Metropolis, Ills., this evening, doing great damage to property. Cairo. Ills. March 27. A wind and hai. storm passed over Cairo this morning. No damage was done, but considerable damage is reported from Birdiport, wo., where it is reiwrted several houses were wrecked. Along the Mobile & Ohio railway all the wires from this citv are down, and there is no chance of obtaining further infor mation. Shaving U cents at Vieteck's. calchihi it around the neck, and the other caught it by the foreleg. They pr.iled it dowu ironi the tree, dismounted and tied each of the ropes to a tree. Another rope was thrown around its neck and strechedj so tight that it could not move in any direction. Then a strong collar was fastened around its neck, and two log-chains fasten ed to the collar. The ropes were taken oil' and the lion allowed to rise. It was worried so by this time that they were able to hold it without the help of their horses. They mounted, each one holding a chain, and rode into town with the lion lie t ween them. The news was spread and men, women and children rushed out to see the sight. They crowded around dangerously close, but the chains were kept stretched so that there was little danger of any one being hurt. The lion was desperate, but nearly exhausted ; still when some one would venture to touch it it would turn and make a furious plunge, snapping, snarling and roarint-'. Fine Salting. W. K. Graham, the tailor, has opened the largest and finest lineof auitings ever brought to Albauy. It includes patterns for full suits or for coats, vesta or pants eeparatelv and embraces acme of the finest of im ported good of a class not seen here before. Mr. Graham employes skilled workmen, and quaranteea a good tit at well as the best quality of goods. Those desiring something really 6co should call and inspect his new patterns. The Handsomest Lady in Linn county, alter making a careful inspection of Matthews & Washburn's stock of stoves and ranges and very closely examining their tinware, says tt.ey have the most complete stock in the Will lametto Valley, and at the lowest prices. Farmers interested in fine horses may be benefitted by calling at Ans Marshall's stable and seeing Titus (J075, (5934) the imported black stallion. Titus weighs 1950 pounds, has good action and excel lent disposition. He will make the season of 1SW) at Marshall's stable where all necessary information, pedigree, etc. can be had. Hay, oats, potatoes, oil cake, meal and chicken feed at . M. Robertson's feed store at the foot of Ferry street. Tinware warranted not to rust a Matthews & Washburn's.