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Newspaper Page Text1 BO CB AWKKl ALBANY. Ql.E(K)y. TUESDAY. .JAnLLAlTT . iwu VOL. VllffO. 37 V BALLOT BOX FRAUDS. ItlPOKT OP THK OHIO 1NVKS TIGAT1NO COM.KITrKIC. Th. Alleged Coulrart In Connection with th. rat.ut Kllt " Cootalatd Korrd Slunalure.. Warming roN. Jan. 12. The re port of the hallo box committee which last session made an exten sive investigt'ion into the Ohio puTticil atfsirs. inco nation with theallegwd su'-s-.-ripti -ns by tueui b -re of congress of et.x k in patenr ballot boxes was to-day presented to the house by Chairman Maso-. The main report which is sign, d bv all members of the committee. finds that the alleged c .: lr,ct was prepared by U.dn.td (i. Wood,! that all the signature thereto j were forged, and mat trunk lard ami Frank Davis were with out evil int-nti -n in thu transac tion, that Wood uttered si id forg ery for the iurH of procuring Governor Foraker's recoiuuiciida ..f i.;.if .-, ili.. i.uvi,, ..f Cincinnati for fhe appointment to! .r- j i ..:.. .,.. i committee further fiinla that (iov- m mi MiitfKie iimiM'utur. 1 ii ernor ForakeratiU Alurit lliil-leaa . aided in uttnrinK saxl lorgerv iivi .... ... i ...nrnUp..;al c.it.. i.,.t iii,.ia,oll,er rriu:li that neither Forakeinor I Iala I.' in utterinir the forerv knew that , the wine waa a fonrerv. The committee finds tht no one of prominence, whose names appear on aaid alleged contract, had, either d rectly or indirectly, any unlawful, corrupt or improper con nection with or interest in the ballot boxes, w hi-:h are said to be the subject of the allotted con'ract, and there was never any contract relating to said ballot boxes in which either these persons alone, Have removed their entire stock of Hardware into the new Baltimore Block. Call and see them. And keep yourself warm, if you wonhl enj y health and life. The Pasteur Filter is rocoinmerded bv all physicians as the very lest. ('sll and see how Ihey work and learn pi ices. No one can afford to do without one. For an elegant heating stove that w ill mak the room comfort able, or a cooking stove or range that it warranted to keep the liousew ife in good humor, call and select from our imnit-n-e line, embracing all the in. -et desirable makes of stoves. or joiotlv willi o'lieis, wwn in any wav interested. A suop'etiieiitary reKrt signed by all the members except Mason finds that the. conduct of Wood during the negotiation with Fora ker d sclosed nis depravity. They also iieheve a careful scrutiny oi the face if the forged paper inusl hive shown its la'se character, flu-entire incident-, the members say, is on isiliti -al methods deserv ing the condemnation of ail parties and goal citizens. Chairman Mwin, in a minority reHrt, does n t agree with these additional lindinH. COI.U WKATHKK IN KtKOI'K. Morli tiiirTliiK C'HiiHet -llnngci from BtiXNl In Ciermaiiy. I.OMMIN-, Jan. 12 Throughout " V" . : ' ' ' , . ' 5reat Uritain i'llenne coal weather he continent is suf- nows-orni", ho severe that several express trains he ween lla-nliurg, Cologne, Berlin and Vienna are snowed up. Mails have been c msidera'dy delayed throinjlioiit Kurope. Hkki.in J;.n. 12. -aturday Em - i iui .i iiii.i.ii iimmc a eieuiii over V" rr av,-, , u mn. l - e was thirteen iiicheM th-ck I he The ! svrty ' the weather is causing , . : i " " uui rintiirv .1. - . 12. The Si-ino and rivers re frozen. l" 'ncV. if fr,00zr" '" V' ,:r ,h ""? t,m s,,ll5 I. au,, " vtauoii is eioppe.i MtKOS AHENOINU. ' How lagrnlou Lawyers Shield Murderers from Fuuithment. Wa-'iiinc.ton, Jan. 12. In the senate todiy Vest introduced a bill to r-pjal the act amend-'ng section 7 I of the revised statutes Cas to appeals to the supreme court) and made an explanation MORE THAN SEVEN HUNDRED different styles and differ ent Knds of Stores fcr Heating 8nd (ju,-. world's - ""nwactnred under a bore A - tliattier.;, trade . - '"ere ia no sort . . found MR tr, x -n-liaa re :n reg trd t it. IFe referred to the cae f the Japanea-J murderer. iiitfirio, sentenced to death by electricity, an appeal in whose cafle was denied bv the supren e i I t A t . . - I'onri. ue saiu me aitor ev hi the prisoner has applied for an other w rit of halH'a iwrous to the same court, and clauiK il Hint he could hung up an apnea! on a writ t hal.eis corpus as offe-i as he could find new irround of applica tion. The judge before whom the list application came held that he was com ;elled to irtiint an appeal to the supreme court wherever the grounds alleged are different from ino'e iormerty presented. Ho ap peals to the supreme court would 1 ist during the pr soner's natural lite ami would be onlv limited by the ingenuity of his lawyer. The bill was referred to the judiciary committee. Tminor (.'lntllanaeH Muccl. (hjNTiiN. Mo.. Jan. 12. Dr. II i. tanner, rue innn who was famous o lonif for having fasted forty da vs. now lives on a farn j eighteen miles southwest of this iciiy. He now cha'lenireB Signor Micct to sit down with Inni in Chicauo. duriiit? the World's fair. to test the matter in aninetvdavs' i . . ....... f,,, on wafer onlv. or if Siic. t pre- iers, to let ine iasi continue ironi day to day till one or the other yields. John (town Threateneal Agnla. Johnstown, la.. Jan. 12. On account -f heavy rains last nijjht the river rose rapidly this morn ing and at noon the river was still going up at the rate cf sis inches an hour, earning considerable alarm, as a hea-v gorge of ice is likely to come do n at any time. Opposed to Free Coinage, ew York, Jan. 12. The chamber of commerce to-day adopted a resolution opposing the irce coinage oi silver. T T the ius mark. ca be THE LEGISLATURE. Joe Simon Captures the Presi dency of th Senate. T. T. ii K Kit KI.KC J fcl STEAK Kit. Both Huu of tbt Ortgoa Lfgllitirt Orgnli Without DUj-Cosifl List of Officn. - f . Sai.em, Jan. JTftfe-fltV. biennial session of the OretD legislature assembled in the vp itol at 10 a. m. to-day. The pe paratory work of theorgauizatiorof the two hoases appears to lave Ireen thoroughly and effect! ttl done, as the caucus work vas promptly made, when lloti.Jwpli Simon, of Portland, agafn exfiL ite.l b s lirni grin on affairs. As soon a the result in lie senate ciucus wa known lie home, caucus speedily carried uit the programme by deciding tint Mr. tit er, of Marion, was the mka for sieaker of the house. Tit) coalition does not suit all, but Uit pro-pect of any considerabW friction is not apparent, and legit lation promises to le actively enai'led. t The foreshadowing of the worl is not yet prominent enough to bt read with certainty. ome de cided action upon the assessment laws seems certain, and the rail road commission law will be amended without doubt. Judging from the number of applicants for the position of commissioner there will be no thought of repealing the law. Some measure of power will be given to the commission ers, and the number reduced, pos sibly, making only one, to ba elected as are the other state offi cers, hereafter. The ersonnel of the two houses impresses the observer with the belief that they are. a capable. earnest set of men and will devote heinselves to the work before hem with promptness mid gixxl ildvinent. The caucus of republican seni ors was In-ill at Mo clock, tin he first ballot .Simon received 14 votes. Moore 7 and Tongue 1. I.N THE SKNATK. Die rer.ate wh called to orderat t):l" a. m. bv Hon..loHi-ph'Siinoil. f Multnomah, who moved that Senator K. A. Moore, of Columbia toiinty, he elected temporary presmenr. lhe motion was car ried and Senator Mooie took the chair, and in a if w remarks an noiun't d that, the senate was ready t i proceed to business in a tem- poia'v oraiuMtioii. O. P. Miller was chosen to act as temporary secretary. On motion a ommittee r.f live senators was appointed ou creden tials. The chair selected Hem'tor K P.. hakin, of Lane; I). McKay of .Multnomah ; J. W. Norval, of 1'nion; J. ('. Carson, of Multno mah, ami C. A. Cogswell, of lke. (..'ogswell declining. Sma- tor Kaley. of l, matilla, was chosen in his s'ead. On motion Hon. C. H. Watson was chosen to act as assistant temp irary secretan-. On iti-jtion of (arson, the senate adjourned until v. M , to give the committee on credentials time to report. AlTKRNooN &ESMO.V. 1 lie senate was catiett to onli r by Chairman Moore, and the re port of the committee on creden tials was adopted. C-iwell moved that Sherman county lie included in the Wasco and ' (iilliam representation; carried. The secretary of state was in vited within the bar to admiuister the oath of ofhVe to the senators. Carson otfeied a resolution that the senate proceed to elect perma nent ofiiuers, beginning with pres ident. Moore placed . in ' nomination Senator Jos. Simon, and -enator J. 11. Haley, of Umatilla, was placed in nomination on the part of the democrats. The Benate then proceeded to elect the presi dent. The result was Simon 21, itiley 7. Tongue and R.ley were chosen toescjrt Mr. Simon to the chair. Mr. Simon look the chair and made a speech of thanks for the honor bestowed on him. The secretary of slat then al iiiinist red the oath of ollice to the new piesident. j O. P. Mill -i . of Clackauria, was . elected chief rlerk ; assistant, . 15. Watson; rea ling clerk, J. B. ! Eddy, of y matiila; setgeant-at-arms, M. Poiiieroy, of Columbia; gatekeeper. J. 11. McOorma- k, of Marion. Cars n moved that the president be authorised to appointtwo pages ' and a mailing clerk ; carried. I Eakin, of Lane, offered a resolu- j tion that the rules of last sassion ! be adopted as the rules of this: adoptt-d i The officers were then sworn in. Hatch, of Polk, ottered a resolu tion that the clergy of the state be asked to e!i th day's session the senate ; carried. ' Adjourned till 10 a. m. Tuesday IS THK HOUSE. The house was called to ord-r i few minutes befoie 11 o'clock bv J T. Gregg, chief clerk of the last session, who announced that the first thing in order was the s- let tion of a temporary chairman. Mr. Hhuidell nominated K. C Mc(xv. ot Sherman, wtio was ch to by a viya voce vote. Krtt. rlays. of Tilluiuook, wan made temporary chief clerk, and Frank. Davey, of Marion, tempo- rarv assistant clerk. - ' - Jennings, ol Ijine. J. S. Kicfiey of Umatilla, V. D. Stillwell, of Tillamook, and C S. I -us tin, of (irant. were chosen a committee on credentials. On motion of Paquet the house adjourned until .; o clock. AFTEKNOON SKSMOK. ThereiMrtof the committee on credentials wjs ailopted and the e:rearv ol i-late swore in Hie members. Pauiiet. lilutidell ami Crook were aimointed as a commiilee oi permanent organization. The committee reported the order m elei:tion which follows: For speaker of the house Paipi t nominaiMt T. T. Ueer, ol Marion K. P. Coleman, of Lane, was iiom inated by Butler, of Plk; lieer rei-eived 40 votes and t.oiemsn t. On taking tli chair eerre turned his thanks for the higl office. He tluught 40 davs was too short a time, and believed in working long hours and losing no working davs. He thought tor many b lis are introduced and th; t work shoul'l te coucentraicu on new measures. The oilier oHioa-M of the house were elected as fallow: K. K Hav'8. of Tillamook, chief clerk Frank Davey, of Salem, assistant clerk: U. O. Iloiman. ot iakei Citv. reading clerk ; T. O. Hutch inBon. ol Uou 'las coun'y, caienuai clerk: J. M. stott, ot Multnomah sergeant-at-arms ' A. W. Drager, of - Marion. d-orkeeper ; K. M Smith, of Polk, assistant dKr- keeoer: Out McPherson.oi isaiem Chester Fox, of.Asto ii, and Carl Qrav. of Portland, piige-. A reeolutin by Paquet ttiat the aecretarv ot state lurniMi the members with Hill's code and the Lsesaion laws ar4 loiirnals of the last session was a lopte.l. Armstrong off-led a M-slution that the Salem minisu-rs lie in vited to open tbt; morning session with pra er; adopte-l. Kt'soiution that the secr-t:irv ol state iiirnish 'JiH) two-ci-nt stamp and l'i() one-cent newspaper wrap tiers to each ineinbor; adopted. IJeporters by resolution wereex tended the privileges of lh hoiife Four newspapers rter" voted for each iiieniliT and officer. Adjourned till 10 a. m. Tuesday. THE KKHItlNC SKA lllsrtTK Th. 'oiirvrry Contra I n In the I'. H. Huirine Cuurl. Wamiinoton, Jan. V2. fhe Itehriugsea sealeries controverev euue up in the United Stata-s supreme court to-day, on a motion which has in View the judicial de termination ol thedisputebetween the United States and Oreat Pritain over 'he seal fisheries. Jas ll.t'o.te, in lelialt oi Thomas Henrv Cooper, owner ami claim ant of the British schooner Hay ward, wh'ch was seized in the wates of f'ehring sea bv the revenue cutter Rush, petitioned the court I r a writ ol pr.i'tilut'on, to lie directed to the judge of the Uuit'-l Mates in airJ for tfie tern tory oi Alaska, restraining him from proceeding with tl.e condem nation and sale of the vessel. ' The object is io have the -ourt to take up and pass upou the question of jiirisutctloii over these waters fhejustice madeaii enlsrgA-ing the attorney general two weess In tile ail answer, giving reus. ins why tin petition siioul Inot lie granted. MILLIONS roil fKMSIONS. All th. Surplus ( anil In th. Treas ury ttciilrl t fay 1'liein Wasiiinoton, Jan. 12. ecre- tarv Uindom is auihoritv lor the afaiemeiit that the growing treas ury surplus can not now lie used to I'lirchuse four per cents., for the reason that it will he needt-d for a-n?ion payments next month, ag gregating ir,(KHi,0iH. The avail able net cas!i surplus now is tl.- 000,000, but by the continued excess receipts over expenditures ii will probably reach the required amount by the time indicated. ine secretary savs the business of the country would he improved oy making these pension payments monthly instead of quarterly, and he has made a recommendation io that effect. If this is done, he says, it will do away with the pre sent necessity of keeping a large ' u i ii of money in ibe treasury vaubs for three months, when it i ig'il just as well be in the hands oi lite people entitled to it. Simply .fustic Washington. Jan. 12. Repr sentative Kelly, of Kansas, to-day introduced in the house a bill to pay federal soldiers ot the late war j the .difference between the cin value and face value on money re- j ceived by ttietn for fieir services, and to authorize the secretary ot the treasmy to is ue enough mon ey to meet the requirements of the act. THE INDIANS YIELD. They Are Corning In and Promise to Surrender. TH KV AI'.K I.OSKLV ;JA:IKI QBrl Milrs Is Suspicions sf Treachery sad th Sitoitioo la Most . t Gritio.d- : St. fiiiiM.'Jani IS. A PBt-Iis-patwrf prt'lat-'leowP Pine Kidge .gency reads : tirnerai nines ue term i ned t'.is morning not to par by nor confer again with the Indians, and this morning he sent a messonger to the hotilw' camp at the mission, stating his terms He said thev must come to the agi-ncv in small suua Is and goiuti cunp -n the grounds near tin friendly Indians. He would not object if th-v cln-se their own camping grounds, but the Brules mnl Ogiillalas must, not camp to gethei.aud tlc-v init-t submit. V lhe laws governing the resci vatioii and 'he agent. It is learned ironi oflicial sources fli.'t this (ieueral Mil-s' final action, lithe India is don't accept these terms Miles will go after them and there will be a tight sure. Father Jute came to the agencv la-t night ami brought ueasof the arrival oi Indians at the mission He informed General Mi leg tha the Indians are in a friendly iickxI snd inciinetl lo come in iieaeefiitly Ue saul the chiefs would be' in in the morning, and i ben is a itossi bility th;:t terms might' be made The general consenU d to r-ceive them and S'iort Bull, Kicking Bear and Little Wound will con ;er with him to day. Father Jut says the Indians d itot want to he disarmed. This is the keynote t tiie conference."1 ,Jf dener.il Miles shys they wilKjiot he die ariiu-d it it possible there may be a peaceable settlement. 1'uere is n coniiiiencf in their iieaceful pretcn ions. Ail dav vesterdav thev were shooting cat tie along t'ie line of march. Thev burned their shacks, destioved their own property of everv kin ave their guns and on es. and these acts destroy all cjnhdence in t tu'iT expres!!i'in.s ol not desiring U go to war. The Indians t em selves partially admit tiie chiefs cannot guarantee t'i control tin varriors. Th -v sav that tbe havf aiiong them about o.iOyrunn: nicks who want to lint and single shot will s'nrt them. Il sides this, the I iiui uis w ho luur derol Lieutcnalit tdsev are know n md when they are taken they wil tie iiang-i tor murvier. 1 tiev sre among tiie bi lietent yuu t. ticks ticl thev !ii9v iirccipitate a figh t prevent dvini tiv the r .e. In tlians aie just as anxious to know what the whites are go:n.i n do as ,u whites are t k..o.v wlut tin Indians will do. V Pink Kiikik, S. 1 , Jan. 12 Kicking Hear writes that he will surrender, but this in regatded wi'h c-'iisi'ls-iable d-uiht bv the tiiil taiy. The lio-tiiesa-e ui'iving toward Pine Kidge sgi-ncv, but progress is slow, in consequence ol liavug fifjy badly wouiKleU war riors with them. THE IN'UMNS COMINO IV. Pink I.'idok Aiikncv, Jan. 12 Shoitly a:ierno'n the niaia camp of the hostiles was bioken and ai advance made towsnl the agency. This aiten.o in aliout KH'Ouf them nau arrived to within aisoit a -mie of tlu p'ekets oiltsidt the sgem-y. the Indians are surrounded I troops and a revolt now would prove disastrous to them. lo-night there is nosurety as to what the Indians w ill do. Oener al Milts himself is in doubt as to what to ex)-1 of ttieui, but con fidently looks now for a settlement if the matter w if bout lurtner bloodshed. Yet the Indians uiav gt-t w ithin gnu shot of the aiciicv aiel brertk auay again, thus nrc- ipitatinga conflict. I'e-ir ol all kinds of punishment for I heir mis deeds st ems to have taken i-osses- si in of them, and it is generally unilerst'Hid tint one in;ud;coif let on the pnrl ol lhe sjld:eis, or 'ni mad deed of tiie ho.-tiles would undo all the work so far ac complished. tienei.Hi Brookes coinmuul is now less th hi live mdes in the rear of the hostiles. To-morrow ieueral Brooke w ill pre-s on them m jfc clo-ely unless they move into the agency Private Stone, one ot the wounded in the Wouni'ed Knee battle, and an litoiiu named Hunts Alone, died to-Jay. CAN GO Ml ri'KTHKK. What Klalne Thinks l tli Kshr- ins; Ma Coulrmrrmy. CiiK AiiO, Jan. 12. Tiie Times Washington special savs Blaine has ired to a Iriend that he could go no farther in the Behring sea ontroversv with Kuglaml; that the Uni'ed States had nothing to. hht with, snd to insist upon our rights meant a resort to arms. ANOTHER ELECTION K LI.. Quay Introduces One That Differs Sliahtly Kroin Hoar's. Washington, Jan. 12. Senator Quay to-day introduced a hill en titled "An act to prevent force and i : l . i .? irauu in ieierni elections and to I insure law ful and peaceful conduct thereof.." The principal point of difference between this bill and the HoKr bill is the last section, which is as follows : When it shall appear to the sat: i -faction of i h4 president of the United Smihs that in any locality the provisions of this law cannot otherwise lie executed, it shall I his duty and be is ere by em powered to siir end there tiie writ oi habeas corHi and to employ armed forces of the United States, naval and military, tor its enforce ment and for the protection of offi cers w hose duties are herein pro vided for. Oi.vmi'ia, Wash., Jan. 12 Alfred Martin was to-tUy appoint ed private secretary to ttie gov ernor, vice H. R. Franklin resigned. 1). II. Lusk of Vateon .:ounty, who was elected assist-inf s-crctary of the senate, will he traiisfurn 1 to another position. Kilher P. B. .lohn-on, of Walls Walla, or Carl II. Pomeroy, of lloipiiaiii, w ill he his successor. Senator I yer introduced a bill to-day, making it unlawful fo. public officers and members of the the legislature to ride on passes. The rcpors of state officers sub mitted to the legislature to-dav ask f ir appropriations as follows : Medical Lake avlum. $140,000; -tei'acoom asvltim, $210,000 ;stae reform school, $15.000 ; ieiiitenti ary, $220,928; school for defective youth, $tH.0v0; state library, $150; t'henev Normal school, $40,720. Total $700,145. A FURIOUS STOliM. IT IS KtOI.VO ON THK NEW KM-LAMI COAST. Icy Kla.t of Snow and Rata Damaalna KIoimU -A V.ssl ItrKfii to Piece. Nkw Yokk. Jan. 12. Tidings oi a severe st -rm on tiie New Knar land coa t and inland have Wen received from uianv tioints. At f all River, Ma , gales from the south pded the water up and wharves are thssled. At Provi dent, K. I. and Xewp rr,the tiiU was the highest in fifteen years Kail road tracks and wnarve art under water and buildings bav been laen -tlown. -'The " wors ciowstorni of the season is on ii yuern'cand trains are bidJy -d-ayd. AIenton, Wilke-barii and i-iiit'in Pennsylvania report a heavy tall of rain. Au ice goiee it t-rank) vii iliitii has caused a mkI and mu.-li donage. In Ver mont bridges have been swep' awav and rains are very heavy. Poki'lami, Me.. -Ian. 12. Th United States cutter Woodbur f, noon to-day .'iscoverwi signals of distress fioin a ship reckeal crew on a lone r.k ktMjwi: is the Junk of P-irk, lyiiu outside .if -reen is and. Terrible seas are runirng and a boa' could not live f.r a moim n'. Their vessel has been ground to at-uns and si of the crew aie on a rocK. I'hej -Mtinot be re cued until morning and not then unless the sea g e down. Thev have no l'ni or shelter. EMMA AKKOTT-a Mll.l- She Hi reel That Her KKly K I'remtlnl A l.arce Kurliiae. Nkw Yokk, Jan. 12. Tfie will of the lute I'.mma Abb i t was tiletl for 1'iobate to-Jav. It first t.irecis h-r Ut-ly to ltetreate'l by e'ectric itr tt aM-ti t iin if life is txt:pct hmI then le cremated. Four hir - bed dollars IKT m .nth i to I paid io her brother, S th Abbott ; t'ie same amount to her in ther. er husliand's m-iihcr is 'o get $(HH); h-r brother-, O. II. and Frederick, $2"t,tsM each, and her sister, Mrs. Lizzie Abbott Clark, the same. Kach of the children of la.n Abbott. Oeo II. Ablsitt, Mrs. Ktta Clark and Mrs. Wea-herell gets $5000; Mr. Van Hough'on $ritt,00tl. ami her secretary l. A. Considine $5000. Nine churches, w het e she savs she enjoyed, worship, get $5tKX)eacb. lhe residue of her estate is shared alike among eight hantable msutiri n-. Crashed hy an Asalancli.. Vienna, Jan. 12. Iiisiwtehes from the capital of Bosnia, state hat an avalanche occurred 'near l.ivno, burying a number of louses and crushing the inmates in the ruins. So lar the rescuers have recovered the bodies of sev enteen persons and a number of othets w. re injured. A Olaaatlc Kubbar Tr.st. Boston. Jan. 12. It is rumored that a syndicate of English and American capitalists, with four or five million dollars capital. i in process of formation, w ilh the ob ject of buyiare up all the rubber in be world. It the coni nne sue ceds the price will lie increased. Th. Prls. RlBf. New Ori.kans, Jan. 12. At the Audulsin club t-i-night line O Connell - nd Kddie Contri of Boston, fought for $1000 purse and the welter weight championship. O'Connell won in the seventh round. Thirty Harses Bsrssl, Chicago, Jan. 12. The stables of the French Amusement Com- Cany, a traveling circus, were urned this morning. Thirty Morees perished ; loss $44t,OJO. STATE AND COASTs Capt. O.H. lnrine efthe Albarj Mi'ilia Company P.omotod. KII.I.KO AT IIRWiOX CITV. Tbs SaaksB Stsamsr Coampita frsn tks WilltBctt. Xs-ws f 0r tgnrn uti Wtskitgtes. Sai.km, Or., Jan. 12. The elec tion of two field officers of the Oregon National (iail toiifc- plsce this afternoon, and li "tt&i oers of the different reg; men s were present to take part. Lieutenant L. S. IxivelJof Saleir, was nntnimously elected C-ilonei. The promotion of Iieut. Ive'l made a vacancy in the office of CC3 lieutenant, and Captain O. fi. Ir vine of Albany, was made b's sin easor. Captain O. T. BIihm- -wher of Bandon, (Vs omnty, was elected major. DECEIVED KY MOKMONtl. Ka.akas R.Caraiuc ta ih. Hast alia. Islands fro as Salt Lak City. S.v FaASCtsco, Jan. 12. Two Kanaka families arrive! yesterday from Salt Lake City on their wav to Honolulu, at 'he expense of the Hawaiian government, and anont a dozen or more reople will follt w n a few davs. luese peop'e weie secured bv Mot in--n nissionaiies to the Hawaiian Islands, ami wei t there nearly a year ago on the strength of elaltorate promises inJe i hem, bit they have hi d a batd time, and now King Kali kaua is sending them back to tl e islands. They told the king yes terday that other Kanakas in Mot mondom were dissatisfied. Win n they went there they were taken to Skull valley and given work n farms, but were not pail a dollar in money, being forced to receive their wages in farm prislors. Later they worked at Salt Itke C'-ty at carrying hods, but work of any kind was hard to get. It is thought King Kalakaua is rath, r pleased at the oiiieouie of the at tempt at colonizition of his people in Mot mondom. as. it will put a top to further immigration there. ruaVA KAILBtUAD FIUMECT A Cvaspaay Orca'alsssl With Tssw and a Half Mltll.n Capital. SitKASK Falls, Jan. 2. Arti e'es of iticororation of the Kettle F.tbs & i:.ilumbia Valley Kail road A Xavigat on (Vjmpany tiave Iiei-n tiled in th auditors ofticiewif Stev ens cotr'iy. Tfie road is v inn through the Colutnrria Vailey to the mouth ol Spakane river, thence thiough the B:g Bead country to VVallnla Juiicii-iii. where it will con ue.-1 with the In ion and Sort hern Pacific, and thence to iome po ii on the Columbia near that phfe. The capital stock is e-.-asi.ti' t. ine omcers are as i'oilows : I lenry I . Buehnell, pres ident ; Wiliiain'H. Reid, of Rocl K-ter, N. i., vice-prefcideut aiitl treasiiier; lleniy I. (jnitnbv, sec- reta-y. A large amount ol pre liminary work has already lieen lone and the final survev will l ousbed as lapitly.at pis-ihle. fhe coiuoany also propose estal - iis'iiiig li- t-s "f steamers on both Tower au-l the upper Columbia." THK I H4SI KIN KAISKO. Bh. Will Be Kcpalrs at Oae yyillam.lt. Klv.r Not... 1'oKii.ANP. a'an. 12. The suam- j er iinmpioii, w hich was sunk last ednes lay at i.amiercs tanning !u the Wiilametle, by striking ou a snag, has been raised, and this morning s'ie was towM down to the ship yards in the north end to be repaired. She will be in trim eondition in about a week, and will resume h -r old i tin. Ttie Willamette ia very low now, Iteing almost down io low-water mark ; and with the present cool suao she is rapidly falling. The Mod to is tile only Company steamer now running on the river. She goes only as far as Dayton. Th. Markets. San Francisco, Jan. 12. Wheat $l.:ki?4 ( $l.:0.'t per cental, mill ing $1.W rt$l.42.'i iter cental; ior milling. New Yokk, Jan. 12. Money on call ea-y , dosed offered at 3 ; prime mercantile paper, 6'i to 8; sterl ing exchange, quiet, wak-rt eiity day bti s, $4.82) .demand $4-864. LvEHP toL, Jan. 12. Wheat un changed. K lllasl at OrgM City. Okkoox City, Jan. 12. George Ble-sing, a wood-ch ppert was in stand v killed this morning by a tree fall.ng upon him. He was Hawing dow n a tree, and as it fell be was struck by a limb and ' knocked down, the tree falling on . him Ble-sing, came here from Kalama. DtmsHjr aad I"ltaaiaaaaB Nkw Oki.eans, Jan. 12. iDemp- itev an-1 nuaiminons. ana uaeir parties came to town to-night. The last betting posted to-day was $1,000 to 1600 that Dempsey wins, with no takers. By Wed nesday the betting will probably be 3 io 1 on iiempsey. A half memory: Teacher Who discovered America? Street gamin (after deep thought) I disremeio btr b a Uavose, but h was dago. T i-'i 1 mi J