TT
.
20 CENTS A WEEK.
BARROWS
am
rSVt'' Alaohava
5jICfPE?VAe. Ill ifi'!l
y sjli nxsrv ' .. iiiiii
Ezeinsirs Agency for the Ludlcw Fins Shoes
; L cm till II G BLOCK.
ASK YOUi:
Columbia FLOUB
The bet biar. i in the lrar'sct. Thia extn fine quality of Flour ia manu
factured by the
JEFFERSON
FLOURING- HILLS
OF JEFFERSON, OREGON.
The mill hsi ru.entiy t.-cit rcfitta.l
moat iaaproyai mri-hinTy. Ak ler tLs
Si
c
LUMBIA
-fuii tako i.o ot!:r.
n
-Ds til
t II, 11
General
Hard war
liiiiiiiii'iil
Iron, sU'e! and Cottt
V(jots and liiifjtfii'fi
Rope ami i'orihujt'.
'Mack&nt itin' HuvplleH
Gavdfji and
nil Iniplfiieyts
ART STUDIO.
Mrn. lr. I'attonV elegant
rooma, in Blumlieres block,
art
arc
new rendy for the reception or
students in painting and music.
Thoe interested in nrt ore in
vited to rail and inspect the lar
ollection of pictures.
Tictures for sale or painted to
order at reasonable rste.
OYSTER HOUSE
AND
REST AT7 K A.' V
Just opened oypoaite tba Rus !
House. Everxthlng netr hDd clean. J
Open da ard nli'ht. i
(lARRYJOSKS, Proprietor. I
A
Repair Shop
1
1 Ia just beeu opened 0:1 First
street, opposite the Rue House,
where you coji get all kinds of
broken articled mended. Clocks,
Sunn and locks repaired, keys fit
ted, etc Work from tho country
promptly attended to.
I'Liho Inulnz
1)A!tT:V.i HKSIK1NG PIANOS TfNKD
shciulti re1! upon Prof. I, Vnn Horn
r( thi t-:ty. l'.v wcli Lnvo ai.d reliable
piano tr:er is we'i knon tu the people
1 Albany sr. i iii entire b'ate, lihinx had
vrM o elerien e In this biir.eSM, :so In a
p:anof-rt i:iai;.ittory, ai.d has no equal in
thst lin cf tuaipras. It nlways paxa to
patronize hitw enterprwe and the pnblic i
hm'l renieia-x".- mat tney pan n .w (fet
pianos turie,! in a more k;llfnl u.aiiner in
Albany than eewhere in thi FtttUt, Leave
onlersat Viillc Link
- i
Miickuoliier Slretlnu,
OiT!C ? P.aowssTitLi WoolKS 3d r'o to.
j
I
i
ALBa'.T. Or.. April it. isw.
VOTICE la HtKKBV t.lVEN TH.Vf T11K
1 regular
mestiotf of the stocholders of I
the Brownsville Wjoien .ManijfactiiiiM: f.'m ;
panr. w!!! fce neiu at it eir ar.c- ia to t:i
of Albany. Linn County, orruun. u ho
-econd Tues-iav cf la, 1S0. Oie icune being
tba 13th dav of Mav lt.', at the hour cf one I
o'clock l:i the afternoon of Biid day, f,r the
purpose cf electing four di.ectote of said
companv, to sens duriinr the ensutnit year, j
and lor the impaction of such ther biunm ,
a laay legally come before said iaeet',1. I
Done by order of the president. i
J. r, oaLsaaiTU. j
Seiretarv and treasurer, i
FCHNISrftD KOOMS TO RENT -loqulrt
Sz SEARLS
LA'JiLS AND GENTS
N1SHINGS.
FTR
complete Hue of
1 1 I M Wi
l II I I V '"I
II
)WJi Mlii
l"o r apring trade at prices
that ricfy cdinpecitimi. Give
ti a call md buy your shoes ot
i; at bedrock piicee. Gool
-jooi and quare dealing.
GROCER FOR
COMPANY,
and supplied with all the atc?t and
55
'Everv eack wan-Anted"
UiT & ml
ears in-
e
.NI-
in
Carpenters Tool
Builders' Hardware
Powder, Shot, etc.
Giant Powder & Fuse
8a w and Axes.
Gvas Seeds
Used by Fanners :
Albany Opera House,
4 NIGHTS
i
! i om'-:::.ntng
! MONDAY . APRIL 28
: The Young. IIand?onie, Versatile,
) and Finished Emotional Actress,
iMiss Caroline Gage,
ppohtei r.Y
HARRY F. KEENE'S
Own Eastern c.tnipany of play
ers, opening Monday evening in
Tillottion'fl beautiful five net soci
etv drama
THE LIFE OF AN ACTRESS.
With a change oi
eveninp. Admission
an v part of the house
play each
i"0 cents to
Reservrd
eeats on sale at Blacktnan'H with
out extra charge.
anonly grana liiatmee Satur-j
dav afternoon. i
I xcintor ollr.
N
OTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN"
waa by
of Linn
that the uudereiifneil
order ,f the County Court
ciiuntv. Ore;
n, on tne 1st day of
April, 1M90. appointed executor of
tba Ut ill and tt lament and estato !
ot Ja::ir.tS. Ucksi.u, deeeargd. All j
. . . . i
persons nsvmj cssir.is aiinst saiti
ta'.n will prticn. them t.i rr.e at the !
i rtr.ijfs oi ths late Juir.e'i S. Dick- I
s ,.A rror.cr voucberrt v i'.b;is x
, f . . ,
nlo.L.is iro..l tr.lS nate.
lv.te.i thls.Apnl IstlSOO.
MARY E. DICKSON
Fieci-tor of tho catt'a of It.ihs S
, " cs'a' -'-cie' .
l'sosson.
CffA-i. E. WoLVKF.TOf ,
ttoiuev
, . , . .
a guuu aeuoiiu iittuu orjtaii tor
sale cheap at the art itudio over
Linn County bank.
i
I
QUE EN A,
TIib CelBtoated French
CURE
Warranted to
u:s
APHRODITiNE" SSSZ
3EF0R
tho eener.ttive urjansof either ecx whether
arisinir from tho execs-ive use of stimulants,
toba' cu or opium, or through jouthful in.lis
crution, over iiiotiik'.mo, etc., such .-.slow of
Brain l'oor, '.Vakeiu'nose, liearlnir Down
i'aini in llio liack, Seminal YV akiu-as, Hvs
teri.-i. NVr oiii Pros ration, Xoctiirtml Omis
sions, Leucorrhoe, Dizziness, Weak Memory,
L'.wsot Power anil Impotent:.,, which if neg
lected often lead to premature old age and
insanity. Price II a box; 6 boxes ftrj.t0
Sent b mall o receipt of price.
. VTKiriK Vl'tttaAIEE it giren
with every ti order received, to refund tne
money if a Perninnmt cure ia i.ottDe. te i.
Me hare thousanoaof taattDioniala from old
and yountf, of both rexee, who have been
permanently cured by the uee "f Aphroditine
Circular free, Adlris
ihk ai'uko nidkim: CO.
Western Branch, Box, 27. Portland, Ortvou.
Por a:ile by Foehay & Haaon, who eaaleand
retail clrujjaiste, Albany, Orcxun.
Mneli Uoldcr'a JlcrtliiK
N
OTICE IS HEREUY GIVEN
that the annual incetint; of the
Albany Mining nnd Milling i-ompany
will he tieK at the olhce ct L. II.
Muntaavc, aeo.retary of Gaiil company
on the SSlh day of April, 1SU0, at the
hour of 4 o'clock r. n. for the pur
po.e of electing seven directors to
aerve fur one year from tho date
thereof, and for such other business
as may come before such meeting.
By rrd-r of th- president.
Daud MztS.- l'S. IS90.
L. ii. MOXTANVE,
Secretary.
ELLIS, PUTSKIA.V AND Kt'Itr
jlU. g
geon, Aiiia'.y Oreco".
i Lautl SurTrylng.
t T)ahiim vrjiKixs sritvrriTe noan cy ot
i 1 tin accurate and prompt work by calling
j upon ex-county eurvryoi f. T. T. Fisher. He
I ha complete copies of flsld notes and town
I ship plats, and is prepare I to do aurvewne; in
! tnv part of Linn county. I'ostoitice a ldr!,
i Millers Station, Linn con itv, Oregon.
AET
l.n'r.K tion ifiveii work excutel In
Ldr.tidciipe. Portrait r.d Oecoratitt r-oiMin.
!. t:ni', iHaitusr a.'.d .!eiht;,cil ! law
in.-. Kclbm) s ai.d !, foster oleck, A.inr.y
Or.v,-.:.
! rp:iusr. wibHiNOA nusT-cLAsa is-
j I s'r jn enf, ia best mde to etand the
j cliTtate of tins coast, can be suited bvcnllini;
nt Mi. B. K. Hyruan'a, opposite Ihe Mwsomc
I leu.pi?, F:rtairaoi. Tt,e latest vocal and
'.r.stnimmral mut.o kfpt for sale. Alt e to
. !&rr.; n-crtrant of stamping patterr.s
e.ec from this tide cf 'Kriv.
! ivni iu pniiitiny and euibiol!er at her
IntUilio o,r i.inn Prmntv nri HU-
your order and you will be please!.
Free to F. A. M. ISrnntiful
entravii(f of LTiiphif .in
ient Masonic .Scene, aleo
rtrjjc illustrated dialogue
iif nil thu Masonic eo'xU
and ook. Lotc-t prirt
in North Anieriea. Aho Kraml new
llhiitrated work for agents. t-0 n
wfih and npwH-.d net. Foddinst ':
j Co. 1C1 13roday, New York.
Buy a houfo in beautiful Fair
j Dale," the lots are cheap.
SLXItUT SOCIETIES.
A. O. C, V. Safety Lodge No. IS: n-.eet
every Monday evenimr at th t. A. It
hall on (-'cry street, between beeond and
third. Alnany, Oregon. Stranners In tin
it. and transient brethren ontitllv Invited
loattei.d.
McPhernon Post No h, )i A. P..
Stat od muetinus at the C. A I!
Hall on tne second and Fourtn
Priday e' enlnjs cf each nionrh
Trai.siont Comrides aie cordi-
v invlteit to miet with us
S. W. KLLC'K,
B. F. Taslkr Comninder
Anjutant.
FINE POULTRY.
I have both wild and bicr.re turkmi for
ale at 45 per pair; turkey c-s 5 for ?;
Brown Le(thorn drits 1 for 1U; also Wyan
dotte and Li;ht Br;ihn,as st same pri-. e
L, J. HOl't K, I'nntfent, Or.
Coburg Lumber
I sell the best lumbar in this i-oun-try,
cedar Posts, shingles, Iv.h, !ou
and windows, moulding, cti Prioc
from $5 ti per thousand. Yard
at Las"n, on tiin Nairotv 'iniigp.
See ni before puri hsiiii clsev. here.
W. V. (UAWFOltl)
Pottotii'je addrcsii, Tallman, Ore '.m.
ietit to any ftdiir-ss, pc.tpa:!, f-r? , i'.-o'i
bu.7 until you R'eAt!;n S?-l C'at.ojf ui.
Sent frea to i.n 'iiirn. Kl .nn treet
I'cr:;anilf Oregon,
in ALiif ror iii-o. l, sfffc A, ncar.v
L
if vrv cheap, also
ANTtO - A Hood cir! to mke her hnmo
with a snitil U;a;!'.'. hiju reel Mra.
F. A. K irxiurt, Corner Fifth and Ri!rca l
streets.
tlTANTEU A ,od buj,-T hnris. Applv
f BvasAsKf A Kail.
Z AFTER
ALBANY, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL
FLOODS IN THESODTH
Great Devastation Alon
Mississippi.
the
AN EDITOK IS ACQUITTED.
Jaha L. 8ol!iTin Says H li Kwdy i
F:shtFtr Jackou-Eat'.rn
M wi.
Nr.w Okl! -ns, . (ril 2J. The
Times-IVmociiit'.s Eayou Sara
nperial says : Seven crevuSgcH are
reported broke between this place
and Waterloo. The devastation
in Mii parish is terrible.
Plaqccmink, April 23. The
raiu came down in torrents lasi
hiyht. The town is jjlled with
tople from the country, Borne
In infill!' in their families and cat
tle and others seeking material to
tight the flood.
News from additional crevasse?
near Baton Rouge and Rayou Sara
lead to the belief heie that the dis
aster to the sugar belt will equal
that of 1S7-L
BOOS KOIt TACUMA.
tiouiil
Favors IaLlnp; That
Tho TeriulDUH.
t ity
Ntw Yokk, April 2;i. G. Gould,
president of the Pac.tic Mail .teatu
ship company said yesterday that
he 'as hear:ily in favor of estab
lishing a steamship lino between
Tacouia and China ports. He
said: "We could take two vessels
from our San Francisco line and
put in monthly on the new route.
There is no intention of making
Tacoma the sole jort of the com
pany on the Pacific but there is n
reason why San Francisco should
he the only one. While I am in
favor of it, I can only say negoti
ations, have not been finished.
CHINESE SMtdCLEKI.
('aught Sneaking Through Canada
with Opinio.
LUkf.w.o. N. Y.. April 23 The
United States custom inspectors
last evening raptured three Chinese
pnitigtlcis at the loot of Hortel
avenue ::t Rlack Rock. In their
possession v.as loiiiiil several hun
dred dollars worth t opiun:.
They had cn.-sc.l the river in a
small boat and bad a wagon in
waiting on this side. The party
landed lroiu China at Vancouver
and came throuuh Canada.
.IOHN I.. SfI.LIV.lN.
Hp Snvs
He In Ready
rotr Jackson.
t lltht
Bosrox, April 2;J. Joiin L. Sul
livan was asked last evening w hat
answer be would make if the Cal
ifornia Athletic Club would agree
to give $2t),U!0 for a fi.-lit be! we-:i
him nnd Jackson.
"Whv I'll accept Iho conditions
and tiht him,'
pion't? reply.
was the chain-)
1 hf Chicago Striker.
Cjjicaco, April 2J. Th re i-; r.o
change in the carpenters strike to
day and the prospect of any :i
piomise is sti'.l very gloomv.
One of the labor leaders at the i
stock yard said to-day that ho con-.
tidently expects a strike of I.j.oOi) j
oackimr bouse eiiinloves on .lav
. - t
.-.e ioi o o.JU. a u.i. ,
Vf hito Cap Outrage. i
St. Lot is, Am i! 23.- Advices
.- .i ... . , .
irom im: tii!t'K;iiw liioian nation i
Mate that a large band of White
Cps raided a wide section in the
-out hern part oi the reservation I
la-t night u.d whipped a number I
..f men and gave them nonce to
quit the nation in five d vs.
1
Notahie Death. !
Boston, April 23. Hon. F. I !
Steadman die-1 at his hoire this !
morning, aged St) years. Stead
man was the only surviving grand
son of W. Ellery, one of the signers
of the declaration of ind. pendence.
Fnfnl Explosion.
NLwyisnr, Pa.. April 23. An
exidosioti occurred at tho Aetna
mills this morning. Three men
were kilb-J n:, ptt badlvhurt ;
two of them u'iil probably TfS?
While the men were work'ng it
the flue of a big boiler it collapsed.
1'ntl oni7luir Home loilustry.
t.'oi.t miii s, (., April 23. The
leuirdaturo has enacted a law
which reouires ollicers of all the
state and countv institutions to!
buy native live stock lor consump
tion. Tho Miner Ki.i.i-I
Rock Si'iiiNt.-. Wv.
plil -o.
There w as n
coal mine tire
mine h.l" bet
the lire.
loss ot i:i the
In re i.ist night. The
seal' 1 loexiingui.-h
'1 lie
r.n-Aiii erlcinn.
W sm.i. I ,
Aonl 2::. il
member-: of the l;i:e
1
n-Am.-ti
an coiiveidion, now
ti this t:iiv
went to Mt.
enion t
day a llui i
guests t.f Secretary I'.ia:
A Kit? l ive.
Kot IIE.sTKH, N. Y.,
Jch u (i. Wagner's iiv.
burned this mornin r.
April 2'.
slorv b
Tloloss
r.to.OOi).
The, IJueeA Anitett.
Berlin, April 2d. t2'ioeii
toria arrived at D.irnit-tadt.
The Railroad Strikers.
Vi.
PitTsbcko. April 23. The
presented a final proposition, to the
railroad trnJay and met with a re
fusal. Trie matter now lies ia the
hands of Uiq supreme council of the
federation! These men wiil decide
whether a strike is to be ordere lor
tho termstof the railroad accepted.
THE
H IIus
IERMAN EMPEROR.
t
trred
nornwt's
Vast In
Iterlin.
CerlisJ April 23. The emperor,
who for 6mo time past has been
trying to fee what client toleration
and kindness would have on tho
socialists! . has now determined
upon !iii(Jther courso in regard to
the propased 1st of May demon
strations! Forty halls, that had
already eeo rented bythelaber
orders, vil be closed on May day.
All tho liquor Haloons cill be com
pelled to close; street gatherings
are forbidden. In fact, Berlin will
be declavwl in a state 01 siege for
one day. "' Bloodshed is appre
hended r-v the authorities.
A FIERCB ItATTLK.
Ttie Francli Attack th rHiomlan
ud Kill COO.
I'akis, April 23. Advices from
Lagos say ihnt the French garrison-at
l'orto Novo, having been
warned that the Dahomians are
advancing on that place, have ad
vanced to meet the enemv. A
battle which lasted two hours took
place. Five hundred Dahomians
were killed and ot) Frenchmen
wounded.
YVnr Tapers Stolen.
St. PuTr.itsnuRo, April 2.5.
Wjcuments em! udying plans, for
the inohizilatioii of Russian troops
on the German and Austrian
frontiers in the event of war have
been stolen from the war office .
Til ir SILVER HILL.
AN
iOKEKMENT REACHED RV
THE COMMITTEE.
A Compromise) Meaattro .Vtiepteil
Teller Dlsssinta and Fhtoir Al
xiilulf Free Colna(c of Silver.
(14 Frovlsionii.
Wasiiinmo. April "3. The ro
pub.icaa houe ami si-tiato c.ipi
mittees iiavo agreed on a basis fur
the preparation oi a silver bill.
Tiie agr.ionent is in harmony w ith
tho measure ndontcd by the senate
caucus committee with :ai impor
tant amendment. '1 lie bill p.ro
vi.les thi'. the necretary of the
treasury is directed to purchase
from time to time silver bullion to
aggregate 4,500,000 ounces of pure
silver in each month at the market
price thereof, not exceeding one
dollar for three hundred an t seventy-one
and twonty-live-hun-diedths.
grains of pure sliver, and
to issue in payment treasury notes
of the I'nited" States treasury, the
notrM issued t be redeemable on
demand, and
when o reiieeme'l
i
uay he re-issued, but no greater or
nni.nint of such notes shall be
CMS
outstanding a' any linn; tuai: li.e
tv:-t of the silver bullion then held
in the tieasuty purohuried l-y such
holes. 1'iovi.led that upon the de
m:ii.d of the bolder of any treasury
nuti-s provnie-.i i t, in" ffiH-.sij
-hall eschange tor the notes an
amount of silver bullion equal in
cake at the market, price thereof
I a . s, t .
on ; lie
dav of exchange, to the
am0Hnt oi KUCi, ,)0tcs. 1 lie secre-
tary of the treasurv shall coin such
potiion of the bullion Prch:iscd
ii, t he nrnviSiOUS of t lie a'.t US
" " . . ..: i r,, I
may I.e. necessary Jo ptoA i.k- f or -j
'he redemption ot .he u-as..r
notes proM'.i n-i. .;,..
Mil. act authorizing t .. t uiiMge
'f ibesirodard silver dtrlla ., an d
l- rtore its h ga tender c ,a r. .
u., ;,s it requires the monthly pui-
( il(iM, .,,,,1 luina:e of the same into
silver dollar of not less than
in.10.000 "r more than yw,. oo
worth id silver million is nereoj
Senator Teller of t'ne eerata sub
committee dissented. Later he
sai.l he would make ancliort to se
cure the free coinage of silver;
failing in that he would uccept the
next best thing lie could get. W hen
the maasure came up in the sen at a
hoBaiirhe would move to mal.e
TeTt-rrctics legal tender
Vt the caucus to-nigbSjf silvei
,,111 wns adopted with but lew dis-
S seiiting votes. 1 lie opposition was
because ot the lanure to gie a im.
legal tender quality to the treasury
notes specified.
rrr. h. :
Pnlaner'a Miirrvitr
of Jluslc.
; T'wc-edale'j block. First street,
i.lbanv. Oregon, opened Jan-
..t-. ,rtr:.i T , . ...... Puu ..f t..
..,...,;.. .. in consint of classes for
'piano, organ, harmony and voice
' ctiilui. There will be norm d
i class and diplomas furnished to
, reuch-rs. !eifyinjr caprtcity
i Hticl f p"t i'Mlc-. Plicieiiip pnriic
i;inte in
'c.-tiilv reei'. ds, and .
r graded to ini no eq-iality in ren-h-ition.
This t onservHtorv witl b
4-OUilllCift' OI inn i-aiiir oas:n n -
. - .. ti. V .i - V.irt- t,.
llv.-t ia the oti y iecogni7C'i success
tni eysteui Jown lor a thorotigh
; musical edita tioo. Send foi circu-
i.. (Urn and ieli ucr. Office houra
js j ron 1 to 3.
i 2)ni nu'a Catarrh nnorr.
Sure ruiT for sore ef&, deafui-M.
1 headache, ana th worst forms oi
catarrh In tiie bead and throat. Trire
25 cents. So'dl y Koshay fe Maaon,
j Alcuiiy, Uregon
t Lanfto'a tor your jroceri
24, 18J0.
WILL VISIT OREGON.
General Alger r.ud Mrs. Logan
Coiriinp to Portland.
fsTEAMSIIIl
DISABLED,
ro Bapreco Court Adjourned Until May
1-Mr.. Yocnm Sccnrei $4500
Daajag ;.
Portland, April 2:5. N. R.
llankiii, commander of Geo.Wright
IMist, G. A. R., receiveil a message
th:a evening irom fcan rrancisco
from Cien. Alger, commander-in-chief
of the i. A. R..of the United
States, saying that he will toieiid
oned.iv hero en-route to Eilens-
burgh, wnerc ho will attend the
department camp- of Washington
on the 30th inst. (Jen. Alger and
party, including Mrs. I.ogtn, will
arrive Saturday. While here thuy
will he the guests of the G A. R.
On Saturday evening a reception
will bo tendered them at the Taber
nacle. HTklAMEIt DMA It I. ED.
The Wlliuliitoii liontut fnr I'ort
TomiHeud Itrraks Iatr Machinery;
Sax FrtAScisco. April i!3. The
steamer Wilmington, whicit sailed
last Saturday with 47 cabin passen
gers and a cargo for Port Towm-end,
returned to-day on account, t,f a
break in her machinery. The u:
cidciit occurred Monday evening
40 miles hurt It oi HumiioKlt, hut
with the help of sails and wind
the vessel teturned safely and
docked here this af'ernoon. About
half the passengers refused toa'ain
proceed northward and left the
steamer, gelling t:iMr passage
money back. The vessel again
started north.
. ... . .
St i'ltENK OfKT.
An Adjournment Taken I'ntil
Thursday May I.
MUM, April 23. The supreme
court adjourned to-day until Thurs
day, May 1-:. Tne following cao.
weie .iispobod oi :
FJ. K. Anderson, apellaiit, v.
W. Il.iiii'.iioi1. arid K. V. Hainmou,
respondent ; tp,ie:'.l iio'ii Jackson
county ; argued and submitted. II.
K. Haimaand iY.o-.cis Fitch, attor
neys for apps ; '. W. Ktitder, a't'y
for resp.
The state oi Oregon, ex rel ; K i
win Hanly, respondent, vs. James
Gleason, appellant; nppval from
Multnomah' county; judgmc-ht oi
the lower court oinrmed. Opinion
bv Strahan, J .
'F. L. and Fanr.io Schteffeln:, ap
jellants, vs. William L. Weather
red, respondent ; appeal from
Washington countv; argued and
submitted, is. B. Houston att'y
for appellant ; Ti H. Tongtie, att'y
for respondent.
Sunday .'jchool Association.
Tacoma. April 23. The state
Sundav school association to-day
elected D. S. Johnson of Tacoma.
preeiJ-'iit ; A. BurweU of Seattle
first vice-president ; C. D. Ives
of Spokane Fall second vice-president;
J. O.. Howell of Tacoma
corresponding secretary; G. II.
Brooch of I'ort Tow nsend record
ing eecretarv; G. B. Gloyd of
Tacoma, treasurerr and D. S. John
son. J. O. Howell, D. J. Pierce, D.
P. 1; Rev. G. A. Anderson of
Tacoma. and Rev. G. H. Randall
of Seattle, executive committee.
The Portland Strikers.
PoitTLANn, April 23. The Cham
ber oi Coinmi rce held a spucial
meeting this afternoon and appoint
ed a committee to commit vith the
huiltlers and mechanics and to try
to hsrmotiize. tho strike so that a
speedy resumption of work may be
brought about. Ii is probable that
a committee of three from the
builders, union menaud non-union
men, will ho appointed to meet
with a committee appointed by thf
Chamber of Commerce to consult
togeth-r and try to arrange matters
in a manner satisfactory to all.
Awarded 81500 Damages.
Portland, April 23. The jury
in the st.iio circuit court to-day
awarded $4300 damages to Mrs.
Yoctim, who sued for 30,000 dam
ages against the Portland & Wil
lamette Valley Railroad company,
for injuries received in a railroad
accident at Klk Rock two years
ago.
Nolabin Wedding.
Tacoma, April 23. Howard
Cranston Pctier, son of H. l'o'icr
of New York city, was married at
Trinitv church this evening to
Alice ivershaw. daughter of C.
.1.
nt
Kershaw, formerly a pronitn
I'liirn:.'! lTMin tiiprchanr
"' "
Cliforia lteiubllcaiie.
Svs- Fii vNcisco, April 23. The
roo.it. Mtni,. cent nil committee
met to-dav and deci.letl to hold the
t.t:it.' etiiiventinn in Sacramento m
will
i.vugtlsL 1-. me luiiuiui""
! .r 4 . .f .1.,l..rr ,lo-
lisasrai .iiiiim usiuni,.
San Fr.ANCisco, April It3. Major-
General Nelson A. Miles returned
to-day from Washington.
A FIGHT WITH XNDIAK9.
The Kexican Force aad the t
Taqat'a Have a Bloody Battle.
City m 'Mexico. April 23. Yes
terday the Mexican forces attacked
1 the Voqui Indiana at Los Cononee
ssMsasMBWJMssBak j
de Jubsihen and la Coni and alter
several hourr' lij:hting routed
them. The Mexicans lost one
officer and two privates, and five
soldiers were wounded. The
Indian lose is heavy but the num
ber of killed i- not know n.
I
AN EDITOR ACQUITTED.
The Omaha Bee Come Oat. Victori
ous in a Criminal Salt.
Omaha, April 23. F. Rotwuter,
editor oi the Bee,as to day placed
on trial at l'ekih.un.1, Nebraska oti
achargt'of disturbing a religions
meeting last fall, lie appeared be
fore an jiudiei'ce listeni g to a
teuijer.inco lecture and a-ked tba'
lie might be beard in order to re
fute certain i lander-, which it wa
s.ud had been made against him.
The privilege was nu: allowed,
and w lien be ins sted he wns ar
rested lor tlit'iil ant e. After the
examination of lour wituegses to
day the criso waa dismissed by the
prosecuting attorney.
WhorcTlioy Have Muddy r:oad3.
From the i'itnl.ur iipat 1:.
There is less exaggeration about
Another story that used to be told
of a very muddy country road.
A man was riding along this
road, when hesaw something wav
ing above the mud. It looked pe
culiar, and he got out and waded
to the spot. It proved to ln a
riding whip. As he began to pull
it out of the mud, a voice came
from the depth. saying r '"Wh it
are you taking my whip for?"'
"1 beg pardon "' began ii.e
man above ground.
"Well, let go of my whip; I'm
riding to Blank villi."
Tni: slarch trust threatens to
make shirt fronts a costly luxury.
tiie"dcrats.
FORECAST OF 111 E NOMINA
TION rO.DAl .
It Will to Feiiuoyt r unit eit
Ksr. A. I.rroy of Krowuivllle
for siu'imi !u teniJent tlialt cck
for 8aurcuie .lutlita.
Poiittani), 1 Laic to
night it looks ::s thouuli the state
democrat it; ticket, which is to be
nominated :.t the conveiitio-i to
morrow will be made up ::U.;:i
Hows: For ft iitgressiuan R. A.
Miller. ..f .lac!-onviile : i-. r go-erii-'-r
Sylvester iVnuiyir. I",.;
secretary d' slat;.- r.o name ics
lx.e;i mentioned yet far i?
known. F'or state tveasurer. ('.
W. Webb; for siti.rcm'j judge. I'.
Shattnck t-i I'i'Vtiaii 1. it he will
accept; for superintendent .! f.u":.
lic instruction. l:-v. A. Lvroy f
Brownsville; for re.te printer. J.
Obriet! of Poi il- :. :.
tiie M.njc!:i-'..
Aliianv, April 25. M.iruct
dull, no movement i;i
Fifty-tive tons of in t shi
(Jaotatior.s r.s fellows :
AVheat 01
Oats 33!,c.
Flour 14.23 per bb.
Potatoes it'e ;i.2-3.
Eggs 10 of. 1 7c.
w nc a i
ilieC.
Butter 20c.
Lard 11c.
Hams 12.j. Eav.ern l.'o.
Shoulders S oi ItV.
Itacon 10 12v.
I lav Timothv. ?il . H2. oats
and cheat 10 m $11. "
Apples None iu market.
Plums Pried be. per H-.
Apple driet.l r.lf-aehed Sc, wn
dried 7c.
Chickens J3 (
. .'"', .i.
II:, I. a I .-..t r.-'.r-n if l
luc; tieer sKins. .jc; sueep j.'-.-iis.
10. it 75c. according to od.
Beef 2 ? 2Vc gross.
Mutton !,2 jter head.
Hogs 5 tc. dressed.
Lard Kegs, or calloti tins.
10c.
PtiUTLANK. April 24. Wheat
Receipts the past week were
13.543 centals, of which amoiUtt
S430 centals were vallcv: 1.115
centals were Walla Walla. " J jota
?l 2) of 1 21'..-.
Oats are quoted at 42 of 45c.
Hav Ten ton receive!. $l'i :'i
ii 5b.
Potatoes si 50 c 2.
Butter Firm. IL".. 3'v.
Kgzs ISc.
Cereals The till wheat con
tinues promising, the cool weather
retards it ; on low landd in the
Willamette valiev oceasionsl
patches are burnt. Spring seed
ing is being pushed. H weathei
ct'tttinues favorable, most of tin
seeding will be done this nunthi
vet. i
Fruit The oea-h crop wa- gen-,
lerailv injured t'v !: c.k.1 weaim r
ion the 12' h. I... 14th. 15:h. i r-'iu !
j most ev ry couoty comes
! e ! S
i ;
of tlainane t
h-.X--
.-.I .
II v
.ti
1 he
Gelier.tiiv the pta. b, pluiii.e:
: and apple blossoms are out
I Western Oregon, t'.ii'l lit :tf
Columbia in Eas
The warm .lays at...
rn OlVg.it!.
cool fioMv
nights are injurious ine v. cob.
has slightlv advanced the blosom-
i lug uuu iei iii.
. .. v.. . ... .... i.. :: Wl.oo.
irity nil. I 1
inactive; buvt r veur IstiO, fl
Chicago, Apni 23. 1 :15 chw, t
. wheat firm; cash ; MayK-sjj;1
;Julyr-G?,i.
Livf.ri'ool. April 23. Wheat ,
firm ; holders orl'er sparitigly ; com
firm ; demand imptoving.
Fair Pale lots will soon be alb
.nld Thia nronertv w 11 bring
$200 per Ut butora fall.
VOL.;SO. 122
THEDAYlMxGRESS
Tn Swiat.
Lesson
e-i Pj-cfitub.c
the IIous?.
AKD TTIJ.I. AMEND THE RCZ.E8
Ike Os. leu B L ia tb Had?tf tie
l'j'ti.jit-S ' tills rasttj-
Vi'.sii;.NorcN, April 23. Iii the
entile .lo-day Cii.iinikr e tli-ivil a
resolution to ii.i:urpo:ute uu.ong
t.ic t:t.ii.i;ug rules o;ie 10 eSpe.iilo
lie taking oi Volts, uiiJ l.;cii.ta iog
piiohc ba.-.ii.e.-S, w h:cli was leieiioi
to lite cjmiulilee in rule.-, it pro
vides h.-r a pro-edi.r. sitnilur lo
ttiat of li.e lio'jse, to l.eati oi' tiila-
Oi' motions, etc., an-i also pio
viaea that ihe presiding ollicer way
cause to bo ciiter-d on the journal
tlin names of renator.-, present and
cot Voting to make u quorum.
Ann ng tin bills pas-eij were the
si'iiati bill appio; ri.iling !j(j07'i to
icimbiifse lbs r.ei ui Washiug
;o:i kt tiie expenses t.i the recent
ct.:.--!:tutio:i.tl convention, also tiio
aeiia:e ic.Ii providing for a comiiii--:o;i
to d"term:i; tiie nuit!irn
ntKir.dary lii.e ol isie N't'a.'m Spring
linhai! n surv.i'.i..n .n Oregon and
m:i:i:ig i;:i a;-vro:.iu!:i!n liierclor.
lie; eo.'iieretice j-eo.-rt on :iio
i " i -: : l b.i! v:;s :un-, 1 J.j i.j t!io
, e t j- lav. , ihe in.'i i;o,v goes
to ti
.resident.
l.T Culiolu h:i ciiucluded
ui't o.i the liHstigatiou
by tih' committee on inter
.-..iiitcice into the rela ions
in::'
st.lt
i ihc radioiidj oi tlm I'nited
Siaie and Canada, and also
whether there any discrimination
in charges, made in tolN against
vess- b: passing through the Wei
land canal. The r port stserts
that unjust tlisciiiniiiatioii is made
by Canada on Ahiciican vessels on
the hike in the matte r of entrance
and clearance fees. Vessels pass
ing the YVclland canal bound ft r
Moiit.-e.il Lave a rebate of tolls for
canal pas--;!
if bound t-
iiier
! u re-
;c:i:i poris or in
St Lawr
"ate is
ton.
not m
;:th
Thj report
ilr.tion oi thtt
iy of Wa-hin2-
this is;
oi" th
of tirs--iii.
, Iiec.r.l ct Herbert
ri V V I JO-1 V
llotvc Bc.ntv oil's lli-.tory oi Ore
gon, oublishetl t'n;ii::g the present
ye;:.-, in two vobimes. Oregonisns
are ju -liv j':-,, u l of ilie er.rly hig
tury ci tills stat-. :;!:! they can
like be j-.r-.-.i. I i ih. manner
In v, b;eh lb u history .has l.-en rc
i.'i' iti, i "o . Baticroit. it pro
n' - a c t: tecord oi the
ev- i ; .'- ; : ee occ iirrcd trcra the
I Si-....- . t::e t a: ii'-st st t:lerric::t t
I ?! :!-. sen: .?!.: r tVn t the m.1.
Svrir.l ip.tcrcs-t 5 and prr:;.-: of tiie
fdate rttiy a;:-1 faithfally. Mr. J.
V. 7;: it is now engaged in can-va.-r
'. city for these desirable
'J lie two volumes form a
w. rL ; :: . every Orcgonian will
t uurtcnus to Every One.
:i Ti:o i.f Ai-t :, .i. .:.!
I ,.
. A siory telling friend of the
editor is very particular in in
structin;: hi-; children to speak jo-'.it-:.!v
o i all i::-:ohs. The result
hi:
am t-i
ciUi:;'-- 13 comet 1HIC9
T'lii.t was the case one
i !: vb.'-n he was putting
st o: to :r through his
v curse. The question
' "Who tempted Eve?"
:V 'ilo.v. after a muuic-nCs
'till r.n p.ir ot ccn'.i 'ence
It's the gentleman w-ho
:'; I've iorrc-tten his
:i;
dr.y I..-; t
the ynunj:
prii-r
-v:-. nk.
Ti:e!iU!
tbli'v.:
. i
lied:
lives in
..
name.
I Ti:
:iei
:otmt:on oi reciprocity
with Ioxico and the
t re.1t
South Ameiie.tn (dates seems like
ly to relieve the situation on the
iar'.ir s-.i'ttject to some extent.
The results of the Pan- Ameri
can rrt"ii-i'nc; will be far reach
ing, and oi inca'cuhible lenetit to
all the nations represented. It
will be the hist jric.-.l event oi this
decade.
.Ml'lior-iiu
A fuilati
iist No. r
'f.tlance of
A. Ii
liiem-
t!ie
hers -l Mcrhei son Post reoiii-sted
at the regular meeting on Friday
evening of this week. :.s preara
lioi.s for the observation if
hieitiorial day will be cotumenced
at tl-.at meeting. P.y order of the
commander.
V. liv I- it
5 .. ;..op'.i linger al -i.g always:
it.-.; dicing about lic.t tiro i ffolinu?
. . , .-.ileof I'l'.'.i.- J'.r.O:)!) PL'itl
sl.ii; a-.il bl.niO M.MvEKwill cn-
.', i . : : 'V : t! i- !.-:;: j. tiiehi
-I':
L. F.lj k::.t!l.
Itllt l.ti iCs
titiici Palve.
The ;'..-? s'aht-
1 1 '::; , id uisrs,
! i b' ma, I'- -er So:
j ii ii.J -. ('i.iit.:.
I I II!',! :i-. :
it tbe world Iff
Ms. I'l.' i-. S.ii:
-s. 'I'ett-r, t'biipprd
s. t'oit:-. iil'.d all
: J fiisiLiit tv flirts
' 1.'.. ..i- .- .iiiired. it is
l.'co".. ,1 h.-.-he t.trii ft -iti-rarttlU
t a- tiu.i.i v i i-r.iiidt d. J'ric.-
el.ts
I in i For -r.te
v
l'o haj- A:
M i-i :..
t,mein!ier we have
our own de
cal! at your
evening for
Spencer A
I livcrv wa-ou and id
,i,.ir:i:i 1 or
,1
jf vo'i wish.
Blackburn.
Don't f T-ct timtat Mrs. 11. F.
i Hvnian - l"1' I"'V"
' ir.;r niuc!iit:e.s.