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mense stock of Dry Goods
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Ilia assortment is bigger than ever before, and, be Is prepared to satisfy lutttnius in quality
Tariety and prices.
The IWiost Markd hire Paid for Coiintrv Produce,
Have removed their entire stock of
Hardware into the new Baltimore
Flock. Call and see them.
DEMPSEV WASN'T I NT IT
The Australian Knocked Him Out
111 the Thirteenth Round. ;
TI1K r'MlllT WAS A H AI.K-OVRK
r'itisiinmou Wen Eas.ly Wi'.hout
Scratch -Th Oregon Boy Retires in a
Heap With a Badly Punched Mos.
Nkw Oki.kass, .bin. 14. In .tin;
Amphitheatre of the great 'Olfrtrt
pic club to-niht, four -tbotfrfa-ntf
eope. including the greatest
gAtheiiug of sporting men ever
een in New Oi leans, witnessed
the New Zealamler, Koheit Fitz
simmons, lite biggest middle
weight on record, knock out Jack
IXnuiwey, the world renowned
"nonpareil" in tbe great interna
tional match for tbe middle
weight championship of Australia
and America and a purse of
tl-VOO, $11,000 to the winner urn)
jlUOO to the lower. The battle was
fought under Marquis of Q'leens
bury rules, with gloves weighing
liv: ounces. The men weighed in
tins presence af the audience, Fitz
simmons marking 150,4 an('
Dempsey 147;a. Derap-ev's sec
onds e Jaek McAniiffe, (ins
Tuthill and Mike Conley, while
Jimmy Carroll and Doc O'Coiiueh
looked after Fitzsimninns. At
six o'clock this evening Fifzsim
mons was one Kund overweight
and was out in company with
Carroll to work down. Iiempsey
was reported at weight and in line
form, though looking small along
side his opponent. Time was
called at t:l3. w ith Alex l'.rews'er,
one nt the ablest and most re
spected citizens of New Orleans as
referree. The otlicial time-keejer
was l'rof. John Dully; mister of
ceremonies, ex-.lavor (tiitiiotte.
7
T
And keep vourselj wiiym. if von would enjov health and life. The Pasteur Filter is recoiumerded by all
physicians as the verv 'oest. ( lull and see how they work and learn prices. No one can afford
to do wit bout one. For an elegant beating stove that will make the room comfort
able, or a rooking ftov or range that is warranted to keep tbe housewife
in g.d humor, call and select from our immene line, embracing
all tbe iii -st desirable makes of stoves.
World'3 Be"
MORE THAN
SEVEN HUNDRED
different stjlea and differ
ent kinds of Stoves fcr
Heating and Cooking are
manufactured under the
abore trad m. .
w iiiiii m . "I'K,
J.UJ8
mat then 13 no sort nr n.j n.
Beware t
o trade i . MO.
N ffjinjne - mat
V I H
Senders
TI1K FKilir II Y H"l XllS.
First roiiml The men shook
hand and advanced to the renter.
Fitsiiiinioiis fiom appearances
outclassing Dempsry. They i-iiar-
red h i 1 J,oli led his left and
Hided. Jack landed with his
njlit, )ot crow'led timi in t lit
:on er and a clinch and break fol
lowed. I le followed Jr.ck all ovei
the ling, landing a heavy right
hander. Jack was on the defen
sive ami Tunning away. 1 lie j
lound ended with donors even.
"Second round Hoh landed IiTiH
right and left, on Jack" head, and
rnwdi d him into Hie corner and
uiisseil Iiiiii. Jack icil a right
hand body blow. Fit, lundi'd a
right and left 1.11 the faci and Jack
lucked av. Att-T some climdies
he louiid ended in Uh's favor.
Third round KoU eio.vdi d Jack
in the coiner, and ran away trom
lelt, Jack was knocked down
Mitu a right, got up and ran away.
Uter some more clinches .luck
was weaK ami ran aw a v. llus
also was Hob's round.
Fourt1, round .lark ratne 110
cautious and Fitz ran awav hut
iiiicklv crowded Jack again. The
nonpariel lauoeil a vicious left in
the Australian's stomach. The
latter landed a right and leit and
lack ran awav. I'iImiiimioiis
landed a vicious left and upper cut
on Dempsey's homach and Jack
flew away
Fifth round Fit, ciowded and
landed his left on the m se and a
terrible right suing on Jack's
iwck. Cliiiching niaiUel ths
round.
Mxth romut .Men came up
looking red and niaikel. I'...l
punched the Oregon boy all over
the ring. lie ciinctn-u to save
himself w ben the other landed a
terrible left and Jack landed a
right. Dempsey landed a terrible
right swing, which Fitzsimmons
ret trned w th heavy blows on
lack's bead. Boh led and coun
tered with his right ; Jack -lucked
and caught an upper cut, and
seemed groggy.
."eventh round Jack was fought
10 the ropes and clinched, lie
fell to tbe rones with a punch in
the stomach, lie was groggy and
looked beaten. His nose was
bleeding.
Kihth round 1 lie Australian
crowded Dempsey and landea a
left on his nose ; Dempsey swung
a right and landed; Bob swung
bis left and landed on Jack's face,
Jack clinching, ducked and got
aw ay ; Bob landed a terrible right
upper cut on Jack's nose, and put
his left on bis nose a moment
later, drawing blood agiin. Jack
fell on the ropt s and Fitzsimmons
landed another riiilif on his nose,
lack hugged, lamb-d right body
hlows again and .ig.iin. Bob
landed a light "wing andpuucbed
Jack all over the ring.
Ninth round -Bob crowded Jack
and the latier clinched, but quickly
ran awav. He nas driven all oyer
the ring. A terrible rght swing
left him groggy. Hob landed a
terrible left on Jack's right ear.
5oth landed on each other's
stomach.
Tenth round The Australian
crowded Jack and lauded a right
hodv Jilow. Demp.-ey clinched
and pulled his formidable adver
sasy around the ring. Jack at
t inpted to cut but missed and
clinched around the legs. Bob
lauded three lefts and Jack nearly
fell. He bit Jack a left on the
nose and Demj sey ran away. He
then landed a lelt and sent Jack
down. He punched the Oregon
lad in the stomach and the gong
sive l Jack, who was down tinea
times and nearly out. Dempsey
fought hard but. was outclassed
Fleventh round Bob crowde-i
Jack and landed two lefts, knock'
ing him on the ropes, lie landcl
a terrible left ami Dempsey stair
gered. Dempsey led for the
stomach hut Bib juuipe.l a- ay,
and landed two terrible lefiw and
knocked Jack down, and imined
iatulv knoeked him down again
He-let him train his wind and
nl landed a teiriole right ami left
tins was again Bob's round. The
4 towel was throw 11 from Jack's cor
ner in token of defeat, but it did
not go. It tiis to fool F'it.sim
ii'ioim. Jaek was clown, ami as
UcAnliue did not expect ihe gong
the gonir sounded he had one more
chaiir-, and be sai l the "throw
up" did not g , Jack would try
again.
Twelfth round Tin Antn.lian
led a right and le I on Jack's bead,
and punched hi n all over the
ring. Dempsey uppercut imr
missed. Htzs mmons fought fair
and lauded a It ft on the stomach
and fa re and knocked Jack down,
lie swung a right on Jack's neck
and again knocked him down
luck arosegroggy. This was Hob's
round and Dempsey was, bar a
liuke. doomed.
Thirteenth round Fitz-inimons
was sail fresh and went at Jack in
his corner and punched him riulit
and left Jack clinched and Hob
knocked him down. I tie Nopare.il
was like a log. after one or two
vain endeavors to rise ami tijht
in, when the referree aw arded the
b'a'tle to Fi'zsiiunions.
Dempsey was badly punched,
with a swollen face, cut lip and
no6e, and a ha 1 mark or two on
his body were plainly visible
Fitzsimni 11 was not scratched.!
lie won 111 a walk. Nearly halt a
111 iU i in d iHars staked her on
the light, which hid been-wag
ered at big odls ai!un.-t
ihe Australian. Many of the
sjmrts were overwhelmed at
Dempsey's complete de-cat, and
even manv of Fitzslmnions' friends
were checit'nilv surpiiied.
.iohuy Hiattuek Do the French
people build houses 011 microbes,
papa? Shattack Wind an absurd
idea, Johnny But don't iliey build
theiiiou Paris sites, pana'.'
HOSTILITIES KNDKI).
TH K IMIMNS H'll.l. Sl ltltKN-
Ofci: AND UK IIISAItM Kl.
THE KMSLATliKK.
jovei nor reiiiioyer Reads His
Message 111 Joint Session.
i:ki i:kai:i.s ihu i mknt
It Is a Vitforooj Stump Fpercli lut r
uiicglrd With ('ranky Kobois of
the farmer' Al ianue
The
chief
avwij.
vfjAi.KM, Jan. . 14
feature . ij lbs jwhsi-.
ttie readiiigol the governor s mea-
vane. The governor is bitlerlx
otipo-ed to all soi Is of state com-iiiissioii-i
and inferior federal
courts, and wants lheui all alol
islied. Tl:e inessuire emhodles
several good recommendations,
and also contains neatly all the
c.-anky notions of the Farmers'
Aliiamv.
'IIIK io l.l:o! s
The governor lir.-t
liuancial condi:iou
Ttie l iiial r-infei-rnce ItrioiKi.
l'e:ift-fMt 'IVriiiiii.-itiiiii fr
Indian Vr.
I lie
1'ixk Uinoi:, Jan. 14. This
morning Little' Wound, l.iitir
Hawk, ( reck Dog an.l Old t alico
came 110m the lio.sliles, and had a
talk with ieneral Miles. (ijnei
Corbin announces that the rhi-lS
have consented to snrreiidcr th'-ir
arms, and that the latter will he
brainlit in to-night or to-morrow,
and he tagged.
Omaha. Jan. 14. On tie a-sur-aure
of ieneral Miles thai 110
danger to settlers is anticipaied,
foiircompauies of militia stationed
on the boiitier have Leeu oidered
home. There are still thirteen
companies in tbe lield, but thev
will be ordered homa by the end
of this week, unless more trouble
occur.'.
A' midnight even thing is pnct
in the ho-tile rcmp. It was de
rided that the Indians would sur
render their arms to their respec
tive clue s, to be turned over to
Agent Fierce. He would receipt
lor ihem, place the name ol each
man upon his eiin. sell 'hem him)
return th proceeds to the Indi
ans. As an earnest of his good
will. Oen. Mi lee sent to their
camp sevcal ibou-aiid i-oiiod-i ol
Hour and several hundred p'-iin is
of coffee and sugr. Th chiefs
showed pleasure at the kindlv
treatment of lien. Miles and left
for camp in a good humor.
IIEK TKKICI IlLE I'l'NISIIM KNT,
A Oirl Gives Itlrth to a OimrtftU
ol Ille-citlinatfl Children.
CosSEi.svn.LE, I'a., Jan. 14.
Maggie Bobeson, aged 1!, a ser
vant employed at the Dean House,
has given birth to a qtnrette of
hoys. They are all heal'hvnnd
well developed. The girl is the
daughter of tieorge Robeson, a
coal miner, who works at Bradford
for ruck i to. hen Kol-eson
heard of the affair he a temitel
suicide. W illiaui tirav, a neigh
bor, discovered him in the top of a
tree with a drawn razor 111 Ins
hand, alxiiit to cut his throat ; but
(hay succeeded in dissuading hi in
trom taking ins hie. Robeson
drove bis daughter from home and
threatened her lite if she ever re
turned. The young mother and
her babes are 1 ow at Dunbar,
where they are being cared lor.
Miss Kobeson has sworn out a
warrant before Sipiire Col ton, of
Dunbar, for the arrest of James
Kane, w hom shechaiges with the
paternity of her children. Kane
is an iron worker and is thought
to be in rittshuig.
AY Hut to Krroiue liiillan KiclitKr.
Loxoox. Jan 14. It is an
nounced thai several Hrifish army
olli. ers, a number of whom are
said to be personal friends of
Buffalo Bdl, have started from
England for Fine Hi lg agency
with the intention of oll'ei ing their
services in lighting the hostile
Indians.
M ls..;:.
refers to the
of tb( state.
showing that Oregon is praclic.ihy
free from th bt. The state institu
tions, he says, was never better
managed than now.
The governor reconrnends the
c.uii t ruction of a portage railroad
between The Dalles and C'elibi, in
st-ad o: a boat railwav. also the
perm mi nt deepening and iui
provemeut of the Columbia an!
Willamefe rivers.
The following recommendations
are also made :
Thai the state pur-base the
WillameMe canal and l-n-ks at Or
egon Citv.
rora law prombii mg the u-e ot
seim s ami tisli traps.
1 hat a radical chang lie mad
n Ihe assessment and taxation
tws bv winch revenue c aild be-
raised direclly from the people, en
tirely independent ! county
taxation and to increase the pen
allv tor failure to Hive a correct
isl of proper! v.
For lower tate of int.-re-t and
he c nil iiiilance of the usury law
For the abolishment ol ihe rail
road commission, lish cumin ission,
ollice ol food inspector, ollh-e of
court reporter ami all other idate
coiiiuiisious.
To nay all county ofl'uei's sala
ries anu com) 1 ibeui to turn al!
ires p.iil into the county ueasury.
For a registiation law in c...n:ie,
tiou with the Australian ballot
law.
That lei aj'propii dioii he ma
lor an exhibit at the world's tair.
For a law lixing matini'im rites
to be charged by r.iiln a I ami tele
graph companies
Tout a stringent law sho ild be
enacted compelling all contr.a-tois
on any work for lail oad or other
corp nations to make weekly piy
inents to lalMiier- in ca h.
K ''commendation upon 11 t'ioiial
legislation were made as follows:
That the inierior federal eoiitt
he abolisiied or their pubd'cliou
restricted.
For more stringent atiti-l ':iiiiese
legislation.
Tho adiusttueiit of our revenue
and tanll' laws.
Tin? forfeiture of unearned land
grants.
For government ontrol of the
telegraph.
The free coinage of silwr.
To provide for the loaning o;
money by the government on farm
secnrilv. . !
public laud sales 111 Oregon sine
IXoj w as adopted.
A rr-ohi ion by (iartield, that
the state puhli-di its own schoo
b'Mjks or buy t hem. was adopt
Coiiciinent resolution that the
secretary of stale have printe
10 Ml copies ol Hit asKessmeni
laws f r distribution to merest
officials was adopted.
Alt the slate ornccis and ex
ineinlieis v.e.e invited to seats 11
the bar. The sieaker appointed
is house iio-mbers ol the commit
tee to examine the State tin;vi
sity, Welcli, B'.nndcll and Wiigbt.
1 tie same tor lli enitentiar
Moore Jeimimrs nd3Sarneii.
in both senate and house Lhis af
onioon, increasing the whoh
number in the bouse to ninetv
ii1 in ttie senate to li.tv-three
The demand for wagon road a)
propria! ions tar exceeded that
the pre.iedirig day, aggregating
f i,iHMI, making the total amount
ilreadv asked for $ir.ll.itl.
within $IO,OoO of the whole
Minou'it :ppr pria'ed by the la
legislature.
Senator llirsh's bill to comple!
ihe stat; Capitol according to th
original plan, which includes
maguiticent d&me, provides for ai
uppropilution ot !f9l,(K.Kl.
.enat ir . ea' lieiforu. ol l.tr.r.
i-ountv, to-dav inirodui-ed a bill to
exempt homesteads from attach
uients and execution sales. It
provides for the sale of proeitv i
ot greater va'ue than ?10 0, on
tin. sum 01 $1(1(1 1 V lx lelt to tii
dc'Otor lor the suppoit an I main
t nan e of his lamilv. euatoi
Weatin rfotu is a so Kit tier 01 a
bill to legulate the manner of am
t jrins upon which toreign corpora
tions m v do b'isieS in this s ate
It pro-r des for obtaining license to
do leisiuess liolu the serretai v o
state.
toiiit ri lit. i - 11 tii:it ' . S
senators should le elerted by
direct vo'e, was a loptcd
The assessment nIM' taxatoi
bill prepared bv the led lover sen
a'ors, and published several weeks
mo, was iii'roduci'd 1:1 the lio is
bv Ucprescntative Mi'.'ov.
We;it!ierloid introduced a bil
i i the .-enate 'o allow the iVidaln
ette to tie bridged at Aibaov.
Fit EE COINAUE.
T1IK
IMTKII STATU" SKXA1K
A lldl'TS Til K It I I.I. .
1'lie l ull Vole l lit,
riiiy t 'rkt-is.l bin
I'elii'iiil; Se.i .iHliet.
lHt:e
Itill Th
II
tin
ix 1 in-: si:s vih.
Af'er prayer by Kcv. I-'
iwvnne, the read'nc' of
j iiirnal was d spen -ed with.
A resolution by Cogswell th it a
j tnt committee be apHjiiitel to
examine the bojks ot the state
land department.
By Ha ch, that a joint commit
tee be appointed to examine t In
State Agricultural college at (!or
vallis. I Ion. (ieorge K. Chatuhci lain, of
Linn comity, was invited to a seal
within the bar.
Weatherford an n m need that
the governor was ready to irake a
communication after the caui-a-.
of the vote.
A motion was made that the
committee having chaige ol the
exanjjtation of the liooks of the
date printer he authorized to pay
in xpeit $7.o0 per duv to 111 asure
the work done; car. ico.
The li .iir having arrived to
vas-- the vote lor governor
senate repaired 'o the house.
JOINT CONVENTION.
The two houses met in the
of the house at 10 :.",() and the
was called. President Simon
pointed as tellers Senator Haley
and Representative Miller. The
canvass showed :s,!..) votes fur
l'ent.over and 7i') for Thomp
son last June, and Speaker (ieer
announced Svlvtster I'ennover
lulv elected irovernor of Oregon
for the four vears beginmugto-dav
and Chief Justice Strahan admin-
istcd the oath of office. The gov
ernor then read his message.
is Tim HOOK.
After roll call and prayer by
Hev. J. 15. Johnson, of Salein. the,
reading of the, niiniites was dis
pensed with.
Senate concurrent resolution for
a committee of Eve to examine
public works, including the Cas
cade locks, was adopted.
A resolution that the treasurer
furnish a full statement as to the
fund from the 5 per cent, from
can-
the
tall
roll
ap-
Wasiiin-.iox, Jan. 14 Th
s -nate adopted Steaa'l's tree coin
a -e am "iidmenl. s'.r kin out ihe
f.iiinli M'clioii. p'ovtding l"..r th.
issue of to bund ed millions (.
per cent b inds, also s'nick oot th
ii'sl section for tin purcaas. o
twelve mnli-ui ounces ot ntver a'
the market price. The vote wa:
A! to ',',. asfodows: Yeas Allen
I', ii Ueii , I'.alo. Hrrrv. H'ackburu
ihnler, Call, tVimron, ('jt'kii-II,
Coke, Daniel. I'.nstl", Faulkner
'i sou.iorm.iii, 1 1 .11 11 id 111. II ir
ris, fugalis, Jones, of Arkanas.
Jones of Nevada. McConnell, Mitch
ell. Mamieison, San ii'is. Stanford.
Shoup, Stewart, Teller. Tip-pie
ance. e-t, oorhces, W:I ham
Wali'ott.
Na's Aldrioh, AI'ion, Carey.
Ca ev. Cn lotu. Davis. lo'pb,
fxoii. Ivl.iiiiuis. Kvarts, Frye.
' trav, 1 lilt-, lliwr v, lliggms,
lliscoi k. Hoar, . I illan, Moi . il;,
Mid'herson. I'latt, ti iv Siwyer,
S'irr.iian, Spooner, S orkttrnlg ,
Wairen, Washburn, Wilson o
lo va, Wilson of Mat vlarid. l'airs
were announced as follows: Col
ipiitt and Dawes, (ieoige and
HIair. Keiina and Farwell. Hearst
and IV! 1 grew , Sip lire and Bind
g t'. Blown and Chandlet, (.Jar
lisle and I' erce, Hinsom and
Motsly.
Vest sstonished the sena'e by
bringing forward as a subdittite
for the liuancial bill a purely free
coinage b II, which was agr e I to.
In the altove ine. snre the senate
has passed a free coinage bill, pure
and simple, as a substitute for the
financial b.li ; yeas 3!); nays 27.
HOCSK MKASl RKS.
The house to-day passed the
aruiv appropriation bill.
I'.nloe, of Tennes.-ee, to-day in
frolined in the house a resolution
declaring that the conduct of (treat
Britain was a suggestion for the
determination of the sealeries
co itroversy by the United States
supreme court w ithout piecedent,
prejudicial to the committee of
nations, and to the amicable con
duct of international relations and
in derogation of the dignhy of t'-e
government and the people of the
I'niteii States.
A MU KI) CASK.
A Seveuth Hay Advi'iili!. Who
I'loneil on Sunday.
Mkmi'iiis, Tenn., .lau. 14. The
iio. d case of R. M. King, the
seventh day alvciitist, win was
tried and sentenced lo impris tn
nient by the Hfate court severil
months agj for plowing in his held
oil Sunday, rame up bcfoie 'lie
Cni'-cd States circuit court this
morning on an appeal for a w rit of
habeas corpus. Ttie N.it-oual
Religions Association emploved
ex-Postmaster General Dickinson
to fight the case against the state.
The principal contention is his
imprisonment in violation of arti
cle 14th of the amendment to tbe
ederal constitution. Th indict
ment charged that the 'ffeiise of
plow iic on Sunday was a roinu.ou
nuisance and the judg-i instruct: J
he jury that if Kind's habitual
Aorkiogon Sunday shocked the
mniais of the community he was
guilty of committing a comin n
miisan e. The question of rehg.
011s belief orobservatioiiof another
lav as Satibatb did not enter into
the ipies ion. Mr. Dickinson mat
in chili, rate aigninent and the
i-oiirt djonrnd until to-morrow.
Ml KI1KK1M 8 I'IKATKS.
A Mark kmmSmimn- tfftl ! !
OfMrera-HO.OOO Taken.
S x.:Vk..cis o. Jan 14. Clii"
fe advices state that the Briti h
deamer, Namoa, was attacked by
pirates Iceemler 8th, altont torti
iive miles freni Hong Kong. T-
pirates were eightv-tive in numts r
md asked to 1h- taken on I ion id an
iiassetigei-s.. While the office
vere at lunch they weie at ackeo
ind Cap'ain Pocot'k and the qeat
teriiMhler of the vessel wer slut
iiil killed. a was also Captain
IVterson, light-house keeper at
die ''L'unocks." After getting
ibont -f.iO.OOO from the vessel and
its Chinese and six F.urojean
passengers, the pirates tan the
-teamer in about live miles of
shore t n I signalled for their part
ners, six large junks put out and
received the booty, after which
he pirates decamped.
I NSKrTI.KI GUATEMALA.
A Steamer In Kea-tlneaa for Kai
rllloa Plight.
I'anama, Jan. 14. President
Han d .1-, of (iuatetiiala. is said to
iave hypothecated all his coffee
estates to llenrv Neutze, a ier-
uan, preparatory to h s deiartnre
broaliu March next. It is ui-
leird that great discontent ire-
ails in :he western depart mei.: a
if the republic over the present
-ondiiiou of affairs. Trouble is
inticipated alien congress ron
.vnes. A whiKner. it is reported.
is held in 1 cadi in ss at Chamieiifo
in case ir should be iu'Ct-parv fir
senor itarriilo's to rice. '
A Httl.it KlIKKKKV.
V T liirf Seeiirm iOHO in ICamonil
Frtlan1.
Porti.ni, Jan. 14 A lohl
roldx-ry oi-i-tirred on First street
his evening. As . I riedlander,
'he jewel"r, wasclosiiiyi his store a
nan threw a hrick through the
Aim low and seized a trav. contain
ing alsmt fjdikt worth of diamonds.
. le had a horse wailing for him,
nt in hi attempt t, in unit the
luiiual I was fngbteiied ami ran
iway, tea vug him 0:1 toot. Kef
lore an otlic-r arnved be made
ood his escape, but in his haste;
ue loft ids tial. Tiie oolice think
he mill wil soon b captiped.
M xliiu-;tiMi l,e-;iiilatare
Oi.vvi'i . Jan. 14. The sessions
f tie two houses are -on lined to
Uiut twj hours each dar and
erv lit le has lieen done. Manv
hills were introduced to-lay.
amoimwiiic.il were the tollownur
in the H-iiate: To incressx the
nuin'K-r of county cominissioce
tn con nl ics ol over i,(MK) inhaln-
anls; to create a railroad and
transportation rommismon ; to pro-
id lor a lew ot 'i of a mill tax
for tli-ee eats. for the pur-nose ,f
worl'l's fair. In tbe hons bill
vere presenteii as follows: To rn-
lahiish uimticioal roiirtu in hiw ns
if over 'J ',0'KI iniiabi'ants ; to pn -
tect r.ii rosel eoiploveea ; le, laiing
that ei-jlr lours snail be a da's
wo k on public works; tn create" a
state Uiard of horticulture; to -
uropriate f'.'T.WKt for the Cheney"
Normal school; to establish a nor-
ual -'h-ol at Wallipa City; iv-
juiring raihoad to be fend. Tbe
senatorial situation shows but
slight change. Senator Park n-cii,
whose vote lias been considereo
1 iiibtful, to-ninht announced him
self fcr Senator Sipiire.
Oregon Iniwrvteuieut CoHtpaar.
Nkw York, Jan. 14. Tbe Ore
gon Improvement Co. has teen
re-organized, tlijah Smith, Prof
iler Smith, J. II. Benedict and S.
B. Thaver resigning, and their
places heinsj filled bv W. H. Htar
mick. Richard Olnev. Fnd ff.
Prince and M. V. K. tdgerly. The
bonds necessary to complete tbe
company s schemes are tinder
ritten by a svndicate, and here
after interest ill be regnUrlv
paid. There will be no assessment
on stock
Work Will Be Rounixl.
San Francisco, Jan. 14. The
report that a svndicate of New
01 k caoitalists have taken rharse
if the Oregon Improvement Co.'s
entire affairs, and that the woik
stopped by the action of the cred
itors will be at once resumed, and
that the steameis will he put on
and the discharged miners also le
put to work, was continued by
steneral manager Howard, of the
Oregon Improvement Co., today.
An KxcltlngCha-e.
McMiNsvn.i.E, )r., Jan. 14.
An exciting chase occurred here
today, riyses Benton, a prisoner
jailed for graml larceny, dodged
the sherilt' when sent into the
court house basement for woo ',
slipped out, hired a horse and cart
at a livery stable and started un
der lash on the road to Sheridan.
The shei iff sent a deputy in pur
suit, and after a hard race of four
teen miles, he recaptured Benton,
t 'A v