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ALBANY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY
20 CENTS A WEEK.
23, 1890.
VOL. V. NO. 148
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SPECIAL SPRING
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IVXy Stock is now
embracing
ties in X)iess Goods
WOOL AND WASH
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our tfooda
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will be convinced that Albany i the be?t trading point in Oregon. S?W pleasure to show ioods.
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HOSIERY.
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ran , mil
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' FREE FROM POISON.
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art srrmo.
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I'att.ni, r.luinburg's
Liwiin "ivoii in ilrawnip,
j -.i.ntinir iiii'l inii-if. i'ioturpa for
.A:- .r jiaintfi! to urilrr.
Nutii-f tit Coulraclorii anil Builder
Bins wu.i. i.r. hfxkivi:d nv thk
trnti-s I..'li.nMi k.Iiik'I iliatrlct at
l.cliaiu'11 u. i 1-' o'. luck ii'X'ii on Saturday,
Jf.y:it. tor the iTii tion o( a school
hui!.!ii.:: !.r.J (trni-liin nf all material for
tli'? sun- J'i.mi ami ill.-ntion can be
; su n i.t t!ie st i i' oi I". : lla-klemnii, nt
. I.i knif.ii, until I'ri-.l iv. May 51. an l at the
' olii Li.f '. W. Av-rfit ari-hi'evt, in Alnany
! until S it uriiny, 3I.iv -1st. Ihn riKh! rj
I s.Tvi'it to iJivt any or all l.iils.
liKll GROWN MILLS
i4.ti, i.A.M.i it ro., Prp l
XEXt rROCKSfT "v FLOUK.-
(SUTwrior fur Family anil liakcr's use)
Best SioragB Facilities,
ti"Ilivliet i-anh pri' i' 1'inl fur whratX'i
fLr.ANY OREGON
Mimm", youths
ainUurnifhin;
Siil)S0n S.
youths' and lovs' cloth-
0oh at (i. V. ,
Alowt-r r other uiachiiiry
o
CO
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era
C3
far tbo fsoason of !"I890.
complete
both in
FABRICS.
to thi:
0.
luic a ei
large alick to
lowc-at pi icp
thovse from rtt the
rvr-r ntlWrn-in the
VALLEY !
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HEAD
1a panic in can ad.
I.
10
Excilenicit
Americii
a enter
Over the Ordjib
i Revenue Callers.
Sent tJ ir'9
-An Immense
Earsed.
foT Twci-ty It n
OrvA'.YA, May .2. iomev. hat
a anic loo!: 'possession oi t:ig
hendio: yiverni.ient when tin? in!
formation of the character of th
instructiond isaiii,d from Washing
ton to the caotaiu of the reve:i
cuMet.Uear i cached ber.; i Lei!
Is heated ta!k of Vrr?ln cosatb' t-
.truction3 aro canied out. Th?
d:omanteling of any British veise!,'
outside of the admitted threo inile?
jurisdiction, or the Beizure oi he.
log hook or of seal-kins, will be re
garded by tho am hoi i lies and th
people as a virtual act of war.
Ol'It JilOUT.i Ti Mil l'ltOTIXTEU.
W'AsniMiroN, May '22. Sealing
orders of the revenue vessel li'i.-h,
now at San Francisco, issued by
the secretary oi the treasury, ar'
sitniliar to those issued yesteiday
to the coininander of the Bear, so
far as relrte5 to the IJehiin sea
fisheries. The I'ush will however
proceed direct to the lishini:
.'rounds and be there in advance
of the l'.ear.
FRtiGiir DLroT p.vi:m:i.
An in.iui'iifi- blructute JJujtr.ci
nt n l,iii of !Sii;.",0C0:
AL6.VSV, N. V.. Mav '2'2.- il.e
lHr-e frei'iit .Tor-!' (I the
101;: Lentrai :o:i'i, u oaii'liii :
tliree hn:u!rt'.i by one i:i:r.urMl
lie, buni 'd to-niij!i with all the-
conte.'itr., involving a b:s ot .ft,-)-.
OOl, on which thete a- insntr.i;c--oi
about It i-. Lelii ve 1
the tire ,ui start -..! hv nil fjrp'.o
oi li:-i"Aorl:s.
nit: hi.vr.iiu r.isE.
A;;d:Utlot
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: naiiiC has here to
Kincakl. v.i;'.--:
lore ot-en .wn
il -- John J. Kincnid,
in court to-day on
c ha;-irin;r him with
was avraigued
an liHtictment
abducting Flora Hoyt a girl nndi-v
14 years ot age, lor criminal pur
poses, ile admitted taking tiie
girl awny from lier home, but said
it was out of the most fatherly
motive. 11c said the girl came to
his place the day beiore he wen,
away, crying and showing a larg?
bruieed spot on tier snouider.
saying mat tier ma uao oeen
cruellv beating her. He also eaid
the girl in reresenting the caae is
actuated by fe;n- cf lier mother,
who wishes to get even with him
for taking her daughter's part, and
who also hopes that she will be
offered n round -uni to drop tho
case.
CITIZEN TKAIN.
The Eccentric Globe-Trotter Hill
Reach Portland Katurday.
Sax rr.Accxsco, May 22. Tin'
eeneral agent of the anderbilt
lines received a message this morn
ing from tho underbill epeciai in
which Geo. Franc'19 Train and
party hurried over the continent.
Train will arrive in Poitl ind Satur
day rnorninar. The timo made
troin New York to Tacoma inciud
inn a Mop i Chicago, w ill hi: less
than four davs.
THE TIME Elv Oi:4BBEI:s,
EurU lfclil in One Thoiiimid Dollar
I'.muls For Pel-Jury. j
Forilanu, My 22. Mes-i..
Vance, Cobmn, McGuirc and King
who were brought in from Fori
McDermott by Deputy Marshal
Simnett, were arraigned in the U.
S. court to-day. They pleaded
"not guilty" to the charge of per
jury in tiling ontimocr land, ine
court ordered that their bail be re
duced to $100:) each. Coburn and
Vance furnished bonds and were
released. All the dofendams will
remain here until tho tiial take
place, which will be probably nest
month.
i n e -jr:. 1 1. h a y cox m croi-.i.
Tl;r Aiiti-Ntiike Clause I.lkely to
niiiiitisrate tlie Orilcr.
lin r.M.o. Mav 22. It is learned
that the action' of the, lJichester
convention of railroad conductors
in eliniinalirr..' the ai ti-strike
j clause from the constitation is
likely to disintegrate the organiza
tion. Two important divisions
have withdraw n. An t-i tern del
egate is quoted as saying that the
action of the convention would re
sult in the withdrawal o: a lar-o
j majority, it 'not all, oi tr.c -M-w
lLiigiand, .eu jersey am xeuu
sylvania divi.iions. ai d t ie forma- j
lion of a new order iii strictly a i
no!i-.-trikine basis.
j Vndiinj;toii I. .of P.
Spokanf. M i 22. At th
,-s- I
sion of the grand lodge of
IC. of p.
to night Fatrhavcn was chosen a
! the next place of meeting.
I An Uutla-.i Mayor.
j Cli.ai: Ki vs, I la.. Mav22.-Tho
! expedition of the revenue cutter
j .McLane in search oi missing
j Mayor Cottrell has l.een aban
Jdon'ed. In an interview Capt.
1 Smith said the condition oi affairs
jinthu town liaw nut licen exa
jperateilin tht ni-wsnantT rt'Tioits
nml that it i.s t-vi-n worse than has
.!con ri'iircsentoiL At a meeting
j of t ho city council to-right Cott-
l toII'h hrotlu-r announced that the
mayor would never return to Cedar
Keys and that the council murht
declare the otlice vacant. What
ac!iin will he taken i not known.
XXSIS l'ENAI.TIES.
XIjw
Kuiinii'riitlou Mil hI l!
ItOII.
in nil Honest Mannrr.
W.vMtistiTON, 1. ('., May 22.
The House eonmiittee on census
reported a bill amending the cen
sus act so as to prescribe a penalty
upon any supervisor or enumera
tor who shall receive, or any per
son who fc-hall pay any fee or other
consideration in addition to the
compensation of such service of
snptrvisor irentimeTator.. It was
passed.
StlCUEMIEKOER SENTENCED
The Disbonett
to Prisun
l.anyur Srtuenoerl
far '.'J Yearn.
IloYi.Ksrow.v. Pa.. May 22. J.
Monroe hellenberger, t!io lawyer
u hose forgei ies and other criminal
e-capade.i recently caused such a
widespread sensation, was to-day
sentenced to imprisonment for 22
years at hard labor in the peni
tentiary. TUE M A t: ii ETS.
Sw FitA.ssiM o. May 22. Wheat,
buver season $l.:;(l:l, ; buver vear
CiiiCAi.". May 22. 1 :15 close,
wheat lirtu; cash tCi', ; June 'Mi;
.FulyO.-.'.
I.tVEHi-o-ii., May 22. - Wheat
.In!!: holders oiler moderately.
( ii-i-ui 't rain TrecLetl.
Navui".v, N. H., May 22. Uuir
llobtiins' ciivus tr.tiu was w.-ecked
here this inornitiL'. Tho train H
piled up in a to'.d wrei-k. The loss
will In' heavy,
Declared luiaun.
( 'niL ai.o. May 'S2. K. J. l.ei h
inau, the well-known capitalist
and ow ner of the great department
rlore, was declared by ft jury to-j
day to bj a distracted person, and
his wife wa rpp"intei C'jnserva
lor of r-t ite. The trouble resulted
from too much mental work in
consequence of the management
of hia larjv business.
iiilied IIll MiNtirsi.
Lln tii. May 22. special
from Trinidad, Colorado says that
J. J. Pratt, Khot and instantly
killed hia .Mexican mistress Katie
Garcia, and then put a bullet
through his own head, dying a lw
hou 3 afterword. Jealousy was the
e.Hii-e.
ItUbonekt t It) Olilvlal.
Dr.s. Moines, May 22. Four
idderinan and seven ex-alderman
of this city havo been indicted ty
the uraud'jurv for willful miscon
duct in offico in drawing from the
city treasury illegally sums aggre
gating over $12,000.
Arnold Acquitted.
San Fuancisi o. May 22. The
argument of the counsel was con
cluded in the Arnold murder case
to-dav and Judge Murphy deliv
ered his charge to the jury, who
retired lo deliliorate. The jury re
turned at 10 o'clock to-night,
and rendered a verdict of acquittal.
A llritlali Gunboat.
l.osooN, May 22. The new
British gunboat Thrush, sailed to
day to join the fleet on the North
America and West India station
under tho command of Prince
George. the second son of the Prince
of Wales.
Oklahoma' Elrst Gorr.oi-.
t.i riuui:. Mav 22. Gov. Stille,
Oklahoma's first governor, ai rived
here to-day and was tendered a
reception.
Skipped With the Funds.
P.OSTON. May 22. The Herald
savs that C. F. Jewett, president
of the Jewett Pulishing Co. has
disappeared and that an over-issue
oi slock in the neiuhWhood of
5.").0(iu has coine to light.
The Itaptikt Society.
Can c.o. May 22. The Ameri
can Baptist's publication society
to-day elected A. Grosser of Penn
sylvania, president.
P.riublii'.'iu National Coiuialltee.
Wasuim.ton, May 22. A call
was issued to-day for the meeting
of the executive committee ot the
republican national committee at
ashington un .nay -V.
I lonrtH In California.
sn Fkamisco, May 22. The
Chronicle's. Fresno special says the
overflow of Kings river covers the
count v for eight or nine ruiler near
Klkhorn. The river is rising rap
idly and the farmers are much de
pressed. American ledlcal Anei-ial !.
N siivii i e. Mav 22. The Amer
! ican Medical Association to-day
I elected W. T.Brigg. of Tennessee,
i president.
'I he Notorious French Mnrderer.
P Mus.May 22. The government
j has asked the Spanish authori
i ties for the i-xtradition of M.
K viand who was arrested at
Havana for the murder offioutfe
in Pari- last July.
We have our new spring stock of
kid gloves, aud the best value ever
shows ia AUtny at W. F. Rssrf's.
KILLED IN CHURCH.
A Deadly Thuutlerbuit Overtakes
a Prayer-Me;tinj.
MANY KILLED AND WOI'NDED.
Riuta ii thi 011 Wo U Retalt ia ths Dtath
cf Many Husanta anl 8oMirs
Chiniae in Keiice.
Bi:i:i.in, May 22. The village of
St. Maplen, near Hildesheini has
been visited tenently by severe
hail slorms, which have done much
damage. To-day the people gath
ered at the church to pray for a
cessation of the storms. While th.
service was iu progress a thunder
storm (tame op and the church was
struck ly lightning -Pour-persons
were instautly killed and 20 hurt,
four being rendered blind. The
people became panic-stricken, and
in the rush for the door two child
ren were crushed to death.
THE PKIZE KING.
Two l.isbt-Ve!gbU Who Fought
Like Demon for S3. OOO.
New Ouikans, May 22. Billy
Meyor, the "Streator Cvclone"
met Andv Bowen, a local light
weight, iii a finish light for $:J000,
with 5 ounce gloves, at the West
End club this evening. Bowen
won the light in the 2.Hth round.
Fp to the 27th round some hard
lighting took place, and both men
were bleeding freely. In this
round both men seemed to get re
newed strength and fought like,
demons, when the police jumped
into the ring.
In the 2Sth both were almost
exhausted. Meyers got Bowen on
the ropes, but the police separated
them. When time was called for
the 2-.iih round. Meyers' backer
gave up the right, claiming that
Meyers' hand gave out in the 10th
round. Tie' referee gave the fight
to Bowen.
Considerable money was placed
on .Mevers witu ouus oi 1 to i.
1'KUBABI.V AN IMPOSTUK.
A Geniiw Who Wanti !5.O0
Damage from Ediion.
Nuit Yoi;K, May 22. An extta
ordinary claim has been made in
tho supremo court, brought by
Walter K. Freeman, ot Fau
Claire, Wis., against the United
States F.lectric Light Co. He
avers that he invented the incan
descent lamp, which is claim Id by
Edison. He invented it, he says,
prior to August, 1878, and sent a
lamp to Kdison. He claims that
two years luter Kdison announced
to the world tho invention of the
incandescent lamp. He asks for
$150,000.
FAIORS WOMEN SUFFRAGE.
T.e Majority of the Ho tote Judlri-
arjr Committee Favor It.
Washington, May 22. For the
tirst time m the history ol I tie
house judiciary committee a major
ity of the members to-day agreed
to a favorable report upon a joint
resolution introduced by Represen
tative Baker, of New i orfc, provid
ing for a constitutional amendment
to grant the right of suffrage to
women.
THE CHINESE KESIST.
Tbelr Itcmoval in Sau Francisco
lay Lead to Trouble.
San Fkascimo, May 22. It is
understood that the full particulars
icgardingtho Bingham ordinance
which requires the removal
of Chinatown to South San Fran
cisco and the arrests made for non
compliance with the ordinance
have been laid before the Chir.ese
legation at Washington.
The Chinese minister, it is ex
pected, will call the attention of
Secretary Blaine to the matter, and
demand 'that the Chinese rights he
upheld. Local vice-consul, Bell
says that the Chinese government
will brin- civil suit for damages in
everv instati.-e where the Chinese
are arrested under the ordinances.
A PKOSPEKOIS COMPANY.
The Or ceo n Transcontinental I
Making Million of Dollar.
Nt:w York. May 22. The Even
ing Telegram savs: Important
facts concerning the Oregon
Transcontinental are that a divi
dend of two per cent, in the East
will shortly 'h paid on stock and
that during last year the company
made $1.000,tK.HJ from commissions
on bond transactins, as banker,
and this with the four percent,
dividends which the Oregon
Transcontinental Co. has received
on its 00,000 shares of the N.P.prc
ferred stock makes the extra proti
of last vear $1,240,000. Of this
$800.l00'will he divided amoung
the stockholders.
Next autumn a reorganization
w ill take place and a new company
will le formed.
The Itrew.r Aso.latlon.
W.siiiNi:ros, May 22. At
the i
Brewers convention to-day, officers
were elected as follows: Presi
dent, Theis J. Lefens of Chicago;
Vice-president, Jas. Liebmnnn of
Brooklyn.
Seattle Tullom' ritrlko.
Slaiilk, May 22. At noon to
day about sixty journeyman tail
ors wefit oil a strike. The walk
out is the result of a m i sunder-
standing that has recent lv arisen
rogarding the bill of priceB to be
paid kr piece work, and the ques
tion of eeat room.
THE PREUBTTERIANS.
The Vot. for a Revltio.
tf Ike
Arlirla f Faith.
Saiiatoua. Mav 22. Tr. Pulton
ol Princeton, chairman of the com
mittee for canvassing the answers
of the Presbyterians on revision
read his report to-day. There, were
13:) that desired revision, and C8
that did not. The others declined
to answer.
Chines. In Mexino.
Cn v ok Mexico, May 22. The
town of Maatlan is overrun with
Chinese. Steps are lieing taken
to ship them awav. Manv will
go to the United States.
Torklah K.volt. -
l.o.NDox;May K.TtfeinstiIl
tion of the new Turkish governor
at J.a:ch waa resisted by the Alba
ins and many were killed.
Marat.roas AnarcblaU,
Rome, May 22. In the labor
riots at Ravenna to day three peas
ants were ki'led, a number hurt
and soldiers wounded. Anarchists
were the cause of the trouble.
Irrine;' Generoaity.
V. Tribune
N.
"One day," says a gossier,
"Mr. Henry Irving was in a cab
w hen it w as going down hill. The
London pavements are sometimes
very slippery, and seem more so
when you happen to be going down
grade." Well, the horse slipped
and fell, the vehicle came to an
abrupt standstill, and Mr Irving
shot out upon the pavement. He
was so badly stunned that he lay
still for a moment. Then picking
himself up, he staggered toward
the cab. Thrusting his hand in
his pocket he always carried30
or 40 with him he" put a large
amount in the cabby's hand say
ing: "Buy a new horse, cabby;
I think you will need one." I only
tell the story to show what a gen
erous man Mr. Irving is. It would
not bejeasy to enumerate the num
ber of theatrical or literary out
casts whom he supports. A not
able case is that of poor Lewis,
who wrote "The Bells" and has
almost lived on Irving ever since.
Irvings generosity to Lew is is well
known.''
Jay Gould ana Pedestrian.
tliclimoud Times, New York Letter.
The marked improvement in
Jay Gould's health, and in con
sequence lus increasing activity
in aUairs, are causing considerable
talk, particularly among those who
knew what a dangerous physical
condition he was in a year. ago.
George n longer represents his
father m tinancial conterenees,
and on the street he is becoming
once more a familiar figure. Out
door exercise is the specific that
has cured lura ot all his ills, and to
keep in good condition, every af
ternoon he walks from the Western
Union building to his home above
the Windsor hotel. George is his
companion in these walks, and
the pace they start out with is
urettv raoid. "Mr. Gould's over
coat is always thrown open, and
one hand stuck deep in his trou
sers )ocket.
Keatu Brother' and winter.
Louisville Courier Journal.
On vesterdav Mr.Philip S.Tuley,
sun of Assistant Postmaster-General
Tuley, received a letter from
.Madrid. Spain, announcing tne
death, in December last, of Fanny
Keats llanos, sister of John Keats,
and prior to her death, the nearest
living relative ot tne tamous En
glish poet. Many of our older
Louisville citizens" will recall with
pleasure the late George Keats,
the favorite brother of the poet,
w ho, in his early manhood, became
a ci ti zen here. " He built t he Keats
mansion, on Walnut, l)etween
Third and Fonrth streets, and
dispensed a delightful hospitality
there for many years. The house
is now occupied by Miss Hampton's
school for girls.
Why Do You Smoke?
Fnnu The Indianapolis Jeumal.
"After all, the fascination
cigar lies in the fact that a
ol a
man
can see the smoke curve in
the
air. remarked a tobacconist to a
Journal reporter. "Did vou ever
stop to think that you seldom see
a blind man smoking? There is
onlv one in this citv that 1 know
of who has formed the hrbit. and
that is Luke Walpole. ! you will
w atch the men who come here you
will see that nine out of ten wem
to lake asocial uelight in looking
ni the 1 .i e nulls ol smote tnai
arise as they I'ght theii cigar. And
then you hear men say. 'A cigar
is such a comfort o me when I'm
alone, for it keeps me company.
Well, it isn t the cigar that oc
cupies histime. but the fantastic de
signs that the smoKe assumes, eci
a smoker shut his eyes and he
will throw his cigar awav. No,
the consolation that a cigar brings
is more through the sight than
taste.'
Th. Limited Fast Mall.
On the Union Pacific cousuntei
but seventy hours from Portland
to Chicago, which is the fastest
time ever made from the Pacific
eoast. Ticket oflea Broadalbin
street.
The Foster genuine hook glove,
"Fosterina," in black and colored
at Samuel E. Yenag'a.
THE DAY IN CONGRESS
A Vigorous Dabatt on tbe Rirer
and Harbor Bill.
IT I .HOXIT WELL SPENT"
A Bill t Cbeapta Poitige in Large 0itit
-Tbe 8fnte ail th McKlaley
Tariff Bill.
WAbuiNoros, May 22. After
transacting some unimportant
business, the house went into the
committee of the whole on the
river and harbor bill. Hender
son, of Illinois, chairman of the
committee on riven and harbors,
explained the provisions of the
bill, saying it appropriated $20,
932,000 based ' on the - estimates
aggregating $39,800,000. He be- .
lieved there was no money that
went out of the treasury that was
of so much interest to the people
as the money expended in the im
provement of rivers and harbors.
Blanchard, of Louisiana, spoke in
favor of the river and harbor bill,
contending that they did more to
solve tbe problem of cheap trans
portation than all tbe inter-etate
commerce bills that could be
passed. The fact of the great and
disastrous flood, which recently
occurred in the lower Mississippi
Valley, was a sufficient excuse, if
one was needed, for calling the at
tention of the house to the re
quirements of that stream.
The house judiciary committer,
o whom was referred the bill to
prevent the desecration of the
United States flag, to-day re
ported a substitute, providing
that any person or persons who
shall print, paint or affix in any
manner to the national flag any
advertisement, shall be fined, not
exceeding $50 or imprisonment of
not less than 30 days.
Quinn, of New York introuced
a bill reducing to one cent an
ounce the postage on drop letters
in cities of 100,000 population or
over; adjourned.
IN THE SENATE.
It is the present intention of the
members of the senate finance
committee to report a substitute
for the McKinley tariff bill when
their consideration of that meas
ure shall have been completed.
This course is deemed better than
to report the bill as it come from
the house with amendments, for
w hen it goes into tbe conference
there will be but one question to
settle instead of a myriad of differ
ence, on the points in detail.
Ml SIC ON THE RAIL.
A Chicago man Who Want, to Maka
lb Car-Whe.I. riay Tun...
:hii llcnt!d
A musical Chicagoan, who trav
els about the country a great deal,
has evolved a new and novel idea
which we will endeavor to have
the railroads adopt. It was sug
gested to him when he took his
hrst look at the vestibule train.
The pliable connections between
the cars reminded mm so much of
concertinas that he thought out a
scheme to transform them into
musical instruments of this sort
for the entertainment of the pas
sengers. The stops could be so ar
ranged as to make the curves on a
road the real players of the instru
ment, and the more curves the
livelier the tune. On the compar
atively straight Pennsylvania road.
for instance, the curves could play,
Aula Uing Svne"and"U'd Hun
dred ,'' and the "Doxology" could
be worked in appropriately as the
train entered Philadelphia.
On the Baltimore and Ohio.
where the curves are sharp and
frequent, there could be an ar
rangement of "Johnnv Get Your
Gun" or the famous " Pizzicato
Polka," with anv number of
delirium tremenish variations be
tween Cumberland and Deer Park.
General Passenger Agent Ruggles
is heartily in favor of the musical
scheme and promises to adopt it
on tne Alienism central a tne
inventor can arrange "A Life on
the Ocean Wave' when the train
when the train crosses from De
troit to Windsor. Howard Laing
is considering the matter and has
presented it faTorlv in an epistle
to the managers of the St. Paul.
He will insist on comic opera airs,
as he carries most of the comic
opera companies. The Chicago
musical genius is liable to make a
name foi himself in this direction,
provided he can arrange to give
the usual rake-off to Sir George
Pullman.
Diamonds la Montana.
The sale of the ground known
as French liar, on the Missouri
river about 14 miles from Helena,
means that the mining of precious
stones is to be added to other in
dustries of the great state of Mon
tana. The ground, or fields, ar
thev should be more nronerlv
called, were purchased by Howard
Oviatt. and Frank Williams Jones
tor an English syndicate, the trans
action having been brought about
and consummated through the
efforts of E. B. N'orthup, of St.
fPaul.
G. S. Streetor, w ho examin
ed the properties, is the son of the
A good drug store and a restaur
ant in live towns for sale. Also a
! haic Hat of citv Dronertv for sale
i easy terms. Enquire of Guise
Hedrick over First National
j bank.
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