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Newspaper Page TextJO CENTS A WEEK. VOL. VI NO. 33 AL15ANY, OREGON. THUlfSDAY. .J AN U Ally s, ISiU On the Threshold of.-the The public is invited to inspect the im mense stock of Dry Goods F0R 1891 ATta W. F. His assortment is bigger than variety and prices. The' Hiiiiiest Market Price Pawl for Have removed their entire stock of Hardware into the new Baltimore Flock. Call and see them. Thanksgiving io Cliiistma,s UN1TKD IN- HOLY MAT W8. Of Liu.. Comity. Or. Of Yamhill County, Ur AccordHgtotheorddiHn;er.ff.od, and the laws of the State of Ore"on, at Albany, Oregon, on ir before the :25th (twenty fifth) datj Jiceembcr, A. D., lH'.HL WITNKSS: J. R VH 1.LF.Y. R. C. CALL II N To which I Leu by if! t iff, RKV.. All people presenting a certificate of dates inclusive, will lie al'i ril M percent. discount on cash purchases, at t)ie only square! 'e pay THE FREIGHT to yonr dealing stove store in Albany. pw,r on 8tov'9 ughl here. READ'S- ever before, and be is prepared 5 MIS' RIMONY New Year to satisfy tr.tU n-.f rs in quality Country Produce. isohvl: Till". Bo tt 1 er 1AST:(!I FILTI5K G.rljn ; p ....ml Ka. perior :-! ves Mid ranges, ba-k warrant Fir cais, Sugar kettles ::MytT8 f'irf- liitir-i, pipe hosc,co iiier and porcelain bat lit, basins, ielotvts, plumbing by p.aclicid iworkmt !i, har.'v. aie u'loiy, shears ;!ahterns, ti i, cooper and sheet ironwai-1. ltsieitr Water Filter. MILITARY RULE. The Indian Agents Ousted by the War Department. I'LAS OF THE C.VJII'A ION. 'f bo Agencies Now iu (Jiiaree of Military OffioieM-Auoth t Offlci r Killed by the Indiana. Washington, Jan. 7. The presi dent has approved General Miles' ingestion that Standing Rock, Kosebad, Tine Ridge, Cheyenne r ver and Tongue river Indian reservat ions be temporarily placed under il tary control, and has rent, lei lens to Secretaries Noble and Froc.or, placing the control of ti e Indian matters in the Sioux countiy in charge of the war de partment. Secretary Noble, in cor.formiry with tliese instructions acist t- It-grains to ail the Indian .tgt nts in ih; Sioux country direct i:ig them o obey the military. General fcc'mfield sent the fol-lo'-vins; tehvram te M.hs under date oi yest-id.ty : ' Vou are here by authorized, under the existing rdets of the pies.dcr.t to assign Captain K iters, tif li infantry, Captdn l.ee, ninth infantry, Captain Farn-s-t, eighth infantry, and Captain Fierce, first infantry, 10 take chaive of the Indians of i he several Sioux and Cheyenne ..genciep. to exeici-'e over them Mich military supervision and con trol as in your jud:r n.-nt is neces sary, without iii?eiif.'i'ijf necessar ily with the ad mi i-tiation of the agents of Use Indian bureau, under the regulations and instruc 'ions leeeived by tliem from the interior department. The appointment of an officer o! the army as agent, of the Indians at Pine liiile agency will necessi tate the retirement of Indian Agent Hover. The Indian ag.mts at all other agencies will not be disturbed. Army officers have been des'gnated to take mit,!ry control of four other agencies, with instiuctions to oper ite with the agents of the interior depart meiit. Captain l'ierce, of ihe First iivantry, ha been selected as aenl at Fine Ridge, and will pmhahly be appointed by the resident to-morrow. The coiiimi-.-io;;er of Indian af fairs hiis received a long ropott Irom tbe ag. nt at I'ii.e Kidfe about the Wounded K,ai liif; :; acconl iit! to which tin? iiuhl wau tailed I iy a medicine n: n i.i f'.ig root's band. When the s Idlers were searching the teepees for arm", he suddenly bigau lo crv ut ''kill the sol.tiets, their bullet won't have any clfect on our v'boft spirits," at the S;-me time l brow ing h i a li.'n i.f ii ft into tie air. A f:'r 1 bi-:di"i t perform .:!! li:' tired his ciin ill Hie dim:- i n of the miiilaiy, and this started tin- Iidi!. U'iiiTK 'i.av I'ui.i'K, .Ian. 7. No lieu leVi lopmenlH h.ive ocenrred .it. tnii poiul. Aii are auxioimly v.ai'ing tor word to atli.ek the iovdeH. A cordon of trnoiH is closing in iiiiiiiiid liie hosliles in the Valley of Whi: Clay creek. General i'.'eoi.e has given instruction Jo m !: t-iiiiiiiainler of troops in this vicinity to Jia'rol the country from lie command to :ht! other, to see that, no pavtv "f ii 'ttiles escapes. . i . . . i i.aie mm n-K 'i "e camp was artitisi-d by fiiot.-j from outlying pickets about two miles from" the camp. A picket r ule into camp and s.-.id a band of Indians tried o surprise them, h .oting at thein iroui behind a pile of rocks. They immediately returned the die. A tne nigiil was dark, the number of Indians is no! known, but, judging from the number of shots fired, they must have numbered at least twenty. J wo troops of cav!ry nurr ed to the scene, but on their arrivu! they could find no Indians. During tlie liriiia one picket was tlig'itiy wounded. Camp at mxoxij Ranch on Woi ndkd iCxee C'kkkk, S. I)., Jan. 7. Asie. t of alfahs during the pat twenty-four hour remains without any maieri:tl change. It is reported a number of Indian messengers will be sent to the hostile village on White Clay creek and hold a council with OVDER Absolute! Pure. This po vlar novor varies. A inarvc fpuri:.y,tr ; i i'.'i tit wnoiesomn isa more economical man tiie ordinal) kind, and eannot be s-olti in competi. imn witb multitude of low test, short weight alum oi phosphate powders dild only in ons, Iw.vai. Bakim Jow. D'rVo, too vVali M N. y. Lfwis M. Joiixson Co., Agents, Portland, Oregon, Mi tlie.ni and endeavor to have them suirender. tfuiCAoo, Jan. 7. At a late hour to-aigbt Captain Muggins, of Miles' stall", received a dispatch from that officer, at Fine Kidge, sating that -encral Frooke re ports more fghting today. Lieu tenant Casey of the twenty-second infantry wan shot in the head ami killed by a Frule fcioux. lieneral Colby of the Nebraska t-tfte militia has IS companies, tiipniMTiiiii ab nit l,7tM, protecting iljtHowns aiong the western bottler tfL line Ritliie and Jiosebud aifnc'.e8. The jiepublieaiiH Win, WoKcoriD, N. II.. Jan. 7. The liuse and senate met in joint con- v-Airtin this afiemoon ami can va'SBeM the returnir fo governor, showing Tuttle, republican, 42, J79, Anisden, democrat, 42,:86 ; Fletch er, proiiihitioiiit, 1,383; tcatter ing lo. A iiallot as then taken for governor, lesnltiug: Tuttle, ;S5; AmsJen, 150. Tutt.e was de clared elected. Supreme iQKtice lutl. Boston, Jan 7. Assoc;ate J '8 tice Chas. UeVitU, of the Massa- chuce:ts sujireme court, dietl to night aged 71. He was attorney general of the United States from 1S77 in til the close of President Hayes' administration. The Markets. Sax F. ancisco, Jan. C. Wheat No. 1 Sonora,'$1.33iJ4 ; No. 1 white, $1.:5; choice, milling, f 1.40 per cental. New York, Jan. 0. Money on call easy closed offered atJJ'j. ;priuie merchantile paper, $7('H; sterling exchange active, strong; sixty day bills, fl.8o.Ji ; demand, $4.85hj. A SHARP REBUKE. rue amkuican n.xr. must rk ICESI'ECTKI Alti:OAl. Comnianiler Keiter Seerely On ituretl fur Not 1'rutecllns lien Iturruntlia. Washington, Jan. 7. The sec retary ot' the treasury has written A letter o unqualified censure to i;)in::u.i Ur iteiier. who wan r-.- I.evetl of his commaii for hisP5 ntioii at San Jose, when senior Nicer of the Uanger and Thetis, it the time of the killing of (ien- ral Farruudia, on board (be .-teamer Acaiii!co. 'Ihe foiloAin extracts will serve lo snow the seventy of iin c -nsuie: "In your s.ttiaiioii in i oiHiiiatel of the lor-e 1" pubiii: VeS-eU ol the t'nited .-ta't s in a territory which, if not at thai moment at war, had cer '.only been a Mfiie ol hostilities, .is well as . I civil tbslm bjin't a, it. as yoiii tl ity to watdi wi h nc.tt -:clive so!i ;tlldt- over ihe interests :ii your ci iintry in tbat .piartcr. iiul esM-c:a!!y in urne-U atlut. l-'rom the moment that, tiie ap proach of the tteamer Acapnleo, earing the American tlatr, was known to joii, you shoni i .:. iaketi every Hej legally in ;...tti power lo give countenance and .support to her captain and protec tion to all iicrsons on U-att, ih;m? ciall w hen j'oil knew their safety was likely to he menaced. In stead of this, in your apparent endeavor to escape rvpponadrility, you lemaiiietl .-,. completely pas-s-ive that a- ho as iln.se m loanl the Ac .puleo ere t onc?rned you and your vessels might as well have been on the other side of the ocean. Whenever any passenger, whether American or ;oreigner, is receivt tl on board an American vessel he comes under t lie Ameri can flaa and is entitled to protec tion and security, of wliich the flag is a guarantee. It was within tour legitimate power, as it a as your imperative duty, to execute by even- means legally at your command the guarantee of the protection which th United tates give all vessels under its flag. Vou had foil knowledge of Wen. Farruii'lia's approach ; you were informed of the iu'entio i to seize him as a political offender. He was a passfiiirpr on board an American ship .which he had joined in Mexico with destination -it Panama, an.l he had without interven'io'i, and outs.de of local jurisdiction,ohtaine-l a place under th? Msg and the protection of the United Sta'e--. A 'Oi,OUKI . SETTLE M K N T They Wilnt to Colonize Lower California. WtsniNoToN. Jan. 7. A unique measure was introduced to-day nof general managers i' e senate in the shape oi a bill i by Senator 'feller, at the request i some colored people's associa tion ol this city. I' directs the ecieUiy of the treasury to pay, to cci lam agents 'o be namtd here-, becomes actieg getiend sujK.tin a.ttr .toO,tHK),(KK, lo secure h-ml mi ; fudent: R. J. Duncan is made Lower California for a pe ninw i t: g ;e;ial suiwrintendent of tlie Gulf settlement of the colored eople ! j division, succeeding General Alan ine United Mates, who wish tojager Meek; W. H. Bancroft be ct ta'oi ish a colored colony there, j comes general superintendent of the money to be returned to the j tbe Mountain division, succeeding government with interest in forty j General Manager Resseguie; Gen years. eral Manag.-r McNeil of the Facitic A Mere Bagatelle of a Fee, San Fkancisco, Jan. 7. Judge j ix'vy, to-aay, renaereo a oecisiou awarding 'Attorney John A. Wrieht a fee of ninetyfive thousand i do la rs for services rendered the) 1-te F. A. Roach as administrator of the Fdvthe estate. A DEAD LOCK. Exciting SrSnes in the Nebraska Legiblaturp. THK A 1. 1. 1 A NCR MEN ARE IN IT A Stormy Strug;! for the Puiitioa of Speaker -Buth Candidates Sttted Ibe Lieut-QoTtroor Iuterfeies. Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 7. At the joint session of the legislature this aiiernoon to canvass the votes for tate officers there was an inter- luting struggle for supremacy ending in a dead-lock.- Lieuten ant-Govemor Mockeljohn, repub lican, claimed the right to preside under the constitution and uniform practice. Speaker Elder, the alli ance man, refused to vacate, and the two officers occupied chairs dde by side, each claiming the gavel. The speaker attempted to eail the meeting to order, .but was himself called to order by the lieutenant-govcrcor. inten-e ex citement prevailed. The oilicia! returns were brought in by the secretary of state, and the lieutenant-governor directed the speaker to read ttiem. He began to do so, but was advised by the attorney for the independent party to de sist, which he did. The lieuten-ant-g jvernor ru'ed that no business could be transacted until the ieturr-8 were canvassed. Tbe joint session sat for four hours. Finally adjournment was taken until to-morrow. The alliance people, it is said, wished to pre vent the announcement of the returns, preferring t s-at their men directly. Lieutenant-Governor Mocklejotin held that it is his duty to declare the otlicers having a majority m tbe lace of the re turns elected, and then let the c ntest follow in the regular way. big opium c.trn l!K. Two Olil-Tlino Smuggler Caught in i'orlland. I'okti.anp, Jan. 7. The police force distinguished themselves this morning by making one of the heaviest seizures of opium ever effected in Portland, i wo siiiug j'ers ami a wagon containing 4"0 - tacl iuuis of opium Wi re cap tured. At tiie police tourt the men gave the names of Tom Collins and William Hit-hop, but their real names are I'.iatli and Itoacii. The former is i height conductor on a Northern Pacific freight train, and the laller waK a hiakeinah for the same company, an I they ran to gether lMlw-eii t'oithiitd and V aeon a. The load captured ig the tiiirty tit'th lot biiiiight by lbes;i men dining the past sixty day . ami their profit 1 co'il l not have Ik-i-ii le-s I Ian ?4U.::t. They have iiiidc a barrel of ino.iey h i' oi the business. Messrs. .Met dim and Simon haee been retained by them as counsel. I'.radl is a tine Looking man ami s s tid to be woi th ovt-r $loO,M)i. He has a family why reside, in this citv. W A S 1 1 1 i TO N 1. E U I S L A T I It K. Shaw Speaker ihe lloime and Wilson 1'ret.uleiit of the Stoutle. Oi.vmi'ia, Jan. 7. The legisla ture convened to-day and effected a permanent organization by the election of Shaw.' of Clark, as speaker of the house, and Wi:st.n, of Kittitas, as president of the senate. T. G. Nicklin. of What com, was elected chief clerk of the house, and (J. M. l5.utoti. sec retary of the senate. There was no opposition to Wilson, but the democrats voted for Gcdman, of Coiumbia, against Shaw, who re ceive I 57 out of 7i vote. Gaudy, of -pokane, who was a candidate, saw he had a poor show and with drew. Fiummer, of J. ffeison, did likewise. The house adjourned fill the afternoon and the senate till tomorrow. There is no change in the sena torial situation. Squire is here from Wellington, and with his inaoagers is actively pursuing his canvass Calkins is confident of election and feels sure he will rout the Stpiire forces. TIIK UXION PACIFIC. A Oenerul IteorcniiizMtion of the ('iii',iaii' lHnagemeiit. Omaha, Jan. 7. tieneral Mana ger Clark of the Union FaciSc, issued an order to-day leorganiz lng the Union I'ncioc management and aludishing the present system tter.era Manager Drinkerhoff of the Mis souri river division, becomes gen eral superintendent of tbe Kansas division; !si!ierintenipnt rJnck senderier, of the Nebraska division division, is retained as general stijx?rintendent. To-Day'a Weather. Sax Francisco, Jan. 7 The weather indications for the next 24 hours for Oregon is: Fair weather, followed by rtin, slightly warmer. THK DAY IN CONOKE9S. Hlioiip 4.. ts th. I.tiug Term and McCftnn.II tlie Short. Washington, Jan. 7. In the senate this morning the Idaho senators . drew ballots for terms of service, with the result that Sboiip seemed the long and Aict;onneiI the short term. The morning hour was devoted to routine business, anil nt its ex piration the linaticial lull was taken up. Daniel took the floor and spoke in favor of free coinage. Senator Teller to-day received a dispatch from Denver, signed by all the re publican members of the senate which is to meet to-day to elect United .States senator, expressing conlictence in turn, and stating that their votes would be cast for him. ' iM . m- After disposing of routine busi ness the house went into a com mittee of the whole on the shipping tun. California's Population. Washington, Jan. 7. The cen sus of California has been com pleted, and shoits the white population of the stale to lie 1.111,558; Chinese, 71.081 ; In dians, 12,355; ilored, 11,437: lapanese, I0U9. Total iopulation, lJOS.loO. Stanford tor V. 8. Senator. Sacrambnto, Cal., Jan. 7. At a joint republican tvueus to-night .Stanford was nominated United States senator, receiving eighty rive votes. The democratic caucus unanimoiisiv deemed to give a complimentary vo e to Stephen M. White tor senator. THE STATE TAX LEVY THE AMOUNT FIXED FOK THE YEK 1K91. The Taxable Property ofOieroo is SI 14,077,788, and the Levy ie . About Four and a Third MIIU. Salem, Or., Jan. 7. The stat executive board, consisting of Governor Pennoyer, Secietary of tat Mcl'.ride and State Treasurei Webb, met to-Jay at the illice of ihe la 'e'r and madt; the levy for ita iiui iKises for the year l.v.d as lohows: For general expense .on, d, lour mi.N; uni.-ersity tax nt seventh mili ; military tax, one-fifth mill. This makes tie? total tax levy for state purpos-s i.nr and twelve thirty -liliii - mills, fhe total t -xable pio-rty of ihe ::l couiitiis oi thestale is $1 14,077.- and the tix levied will raise a i.tal of $;.", Of this i lot;,:) 1 1.1 5 is for general expenses, ; l(;,'J&tti.82 for niiiveisity, und t-2,10..V for miiitary. : lie Firt lleeut iu a liviii Hull. !"i!i.ar S .! -Moi.tli". fhe fir-t dunge leaves no agreejthl'f memoiie.s. They tlress vou as if you bad to endure the old of Siberia, a precaution which 1 have found useless in the Mediterranean. With knit woollen hose, cap anil shirt, 1 have never it-It the cold. Then i-onies the ample coat, which we get into tlirough the neck hole, and Ihe casque, which rebounds as if one bad his head iu a kittle. Then tSiey put on you a belt with a dagger, shoes with loadetl soles, and lead at your btva-t. and back. Now you are so loaded that yon could hardly stand straight if the boat shouhitip tneil you go down into the water, where all the teidit is no longer felt. Now a different felling b. gins. At the command, "Pump !" some one rapidly screws down the glass in front "of your casque, and yon near a noi-e to which you have lo accustom yourself pah ! p.th; pah ! a compuied by a hiss iss. of the air. L'ttie ti.il!s of air come to you scented w.t.i machii e oil and caoutchouc T he b -giniicr fails to luaua 'e the escaoc. and his coat and sleeve become inflated J so that when he wants to go don he lloats iike the lV.gs ..ye used to blow up w hen we were Ik"8 and then throw ujoii the wafer to amuse themselves wkh their vain struggles to get under it. The Salein Kridge. The Slein Statesman says: Mis. D. L Matheny was the first woman to cos the new steel bridge, at about :$ o'clock yester day afternoon. She Wiu rro-ie'iv the last woman to cross ihe ol I bridge before it went down, She promised a Salem lady that she wonl.l bring her the biggest head of cabbage in her garden the first lime she crossed the new bridge, anil she tulfilled this promise yef terdav. The big bridge will b? ready for waguis by the end of this week. Footmen are now crossing it, and vehicles will be doing the same when the few hundred feet of planking on the west side ate completed. A Ne Light. In the near future there will lie Ft A .1 . V,.. nt O.l orwl placet on ioe bii"t- oi Kllsworth street an electric light to light the way for the many people who appreciate our cash system of busi iess, all go away smiling and well satisfied. Mueller & Garrett. The Oregon legislature w ill con vene next Monday. HEKE'SAUOWD'YEDO The Farmers Alliance Leaders Battering Tlieir Votes." A PKETT STAIF. OF THINGS. President HcQratb, o: t'aj Kaniet Alli ance, Woald Like In Mke a Cool Five Thociaod -Ofieri Implicated. Toi'eka, Jan. 7. The Alliance Advocate, the rgau of the Kansas State Farmers Allim e, Hi to-day ' ijsue published a Utter from Con gressman F. J. Turner, of Kansas, to Frank Mc'iiatb, preside t oi the Kansas Farmers Al iance, in connection with the pending sena-. torial contest' Ihe letter has created consiiu-rjbh- sensation in polithal ciicle-. The following extracts arv t ken from it: "'In calls wiil fry u I- r.-e hie election or drive the aid n:ce into a caucus I i agiee uj-.ti tbeir man, in order t r.Jorce the election of an alli&me m'n. lie can carry the paity w. li iiim. I iiave just received a l.'tter from Farwell at Osborn, and he eavs their representative dims not like the alliance candidate, and would vote for some good republi can, out not lor ingaiis. rarwell wants to know if 1 want his vote. and thinks it can be had. I have no money to spend in the fight. If I succeeded, I could and would i ut $3000. but it is tliffi ult to use it that way, yet. You may nave some friends w ho would be willing to take such a t-bance. Now I will leave tie whole mater wiih ton and Wilson, :!id abide by the le-mlts. Unless lu-alls gets some all. ant e votes he will go in with sixty-two who will vote for him a reasonable number i f times, but as soon as their in structions are completed they wili leave him. OsMii g thought he could get the republican vo'e when Ingills was out of the jv. H course the alliance caucus tvould name a man and thus settle it. This letter came to McGrath's otHce will: other correspondence nd was opened bv ids confident ial clerk, who turiud it over to Chairman Chase, of the alliance Vgisl'itivecomui'ttee. Copies wtie nade of the letter ami the original t is t.imed over to Vctiraih. I h aiiiance then asked McXiratli to jiive the letter io the public ami l--ar himself of any suspicion tbi:i mibt attach to tbe propor tion ro i':.in.-.l i:. it. He rt-fiHcl . iv.- tre i.-ller to Ciiaiimiii ' ba-e. lor puiii dioi., not know iii4 .ltbecopi's litving I .-!! made, 'base then turned o.trr hi" py. .1 tne letter ! the editor of the tdvocute. A KKItllltiit sKNiSlTION. . niiliir. Clmuter iu (he Notorli.ua If aiinnoU'l Aitlr. Scat'im:, Jan. 7 Mer!ert John Vnies. ued i!l, w ho a as an in. ti tle f C-bari- s K. ILtmieond'ji notoii eis Cievela;.l slr.-et liouse in lm '. !, ali i w ho esinped wuh I f in iiion-t to this com try. to-diy ma.le -'at menl eoeeer ii'titr the no:o-liei- p' i-. . : sa.ii.- i.j its truth ii-io- .i.i.i.cs A. 1 I'd Iyer, notary pu:!io. in the pr9'Tii"e of seversl wi nes-ss. 1 toiniou-l is tinder iiteiir- ! two tears iTi the peni t -iiiiai i t -r g-an l 'ar:-'ny, and the hoy h?n ocreioiore i.-en afraitl Uj i ii iti ! story becails! of Hani tiMntl's t.'iiea s of person! vio lence, now telis it vduntaiily. Vomif Ames was secretary for ilammond, ami says he wr'dV i:any le'ters last tear tt Fngiiso noblemen demanding hush money. I'iisswoni statement is in part as follows: "Li .Inn-, ltfSs Thos. Convt.iy, a ioy IM years oi a-e, to.d ii-e of the exisu-tice of the ,i !!( kept by Hammond on Cc.-tehvid slieet, Iaii1oh, and ir.-d-:c t me to go th re with him. 's life was an eusy one.and money was plen y, I remained there uutd .lime, 1SS0, at which tims the dis- ovt-ry of tne nature of the bouse c mielle t Hammond and ::ve!f to ieav-.- the Iii loi- hoiis. I was told by Hammond that he had ecu running it lH-twen three and four years and during t2;e year I was there about 20 men visited the house regularly. Many of these v ere intnidu- ed into the house i;ml. r false names, and the names ." some were never known to Hammond or myeif. Seven ol i be men I became personally ac quainted with and their names were: Tiie F-ail of Luston, resid n at No. 11 Grovesnor place, L-jii-don; Lord Arthur Somerset, re siding at Hyde park barracks; Uotiert .ler voice. Queen's otli.-er at Wintthester trracks; Dr. Mait land of Harvard, a suburb of IntIon; IVicy st-aft'ord. a can! tlistof London ; Hugh Waliu, a banker at No. .V, Saeitwell s'reet, lyjiition; Captain Barber, of the armv." A Slujcolar Accident. List Thursday afternoon Charley Akin, aged aiout 11 yi-ars, was the victim of an unfortunate acci dent, which resulted in his death, says the Wallowa Chieftain. The lioy was chopping wood in Knter prise, when a gust of wind lifted an inch board about six feet long from the roof of a barn near by, the board eti'junt; the liack of th head, and producing injuries which causerl his death the same eve-Ding.