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c" """"V 1 ishciLP 21 Jlcrch tax WYRKiidXSATUllDAY, FlSimUAK 3. 1891 20 CENTS A WEEK. VOL. VPS REMOVAL rr lie Albany Have removed their entire stock of furnitnie into their elegant new quartern io the new Baltimore brick. They have added a magnif icent line of newest pattern? in bed-room and parlor seta and all kinds of fine furniture, and will have one of the finest furniture establish ments in the city. Their prices will be found very reasonable. A hne Iin of carpats bought before the raise call and see thato in their new Ih T. BROCK & 11. 1LYDE, IE. C. ... - i W. B. 1 will continue to sell my dry goods at cost until they are all gone. FIRST STREET, ALBANY, OREGON. ff . P. k have in Stock now the Larost Headquarters for Furnishing Goods DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, FANCY GOODS AND FURNISHING GOODS Every shown in Albany. please you. Commencing December Our cloaks at cost. Come while the assortment is good. This is really the greatest drive ever offered in Albany. On account of the warm fall we find we are overstocked in Gent's Heavy Underwear and fjr the next tuirty days shall give extra bargains. We can and will save you money. Call and get prices. A pleasure to show good. BESFZCTFULL7, Furniture Co. will be sou at low ngures. sure. Proprietors Sea - rls, Leader in popular prices in BOOTS & SHOF.S and' Gents FURNISHING GOODS. Sole agency for the Ludlow Fine Shoe. BEAD, the Best as well & Assortment of We know that we can 1st We will Mark W. F. READ, iiiyjuffall Railroad fish r fwwSranTgJt I i.ioiariau It i I Th ? 'mTSris I Jrjrked PQ17DER Absolutely Pure. This powder never vanes. A m srve fpuri ty.strength and wholegomeue bs more eeOaoiuieal tbaa the ordinar kind, and cannot be sold in competi tion with multitude of low test, nhort weight alum or phosphate powders 8old only in cms, Rotai, Baking 'ow dbr Co., l'ff. Wall St.. N. 1. Lewis M, Johnson & Co., Agents, Portland, Oregon, The Celebrate! French C U RE Warranted to cure I, or tuonc refunded ACTED w 2 m m p mi. theVenerative organs of either sex whether arisin from the excessix e use of stimulants, tobacco or opium, or thr mh j outhful indid retioD, ove r indulgence, etc., such ad loss of rain Power, Wakefu'ness, Bearing Doa-n amain the Back, Seminal Weakness, Hys- 1 eria, Ner-ou ' r ration. Nocturnal Omia- win, ucuwuu uc utumcv, jiviu'jij, Loss of rower and impoten y wnu-n u lieu lected often lead to premature old aire and insanity. Price $1 a box; fl boxej fur to. 00. Sent by mail on receipt of price. A WKITTCS Ul'IKt.V I KE is Riven with every 5 order received, to refund tne mcney if a Permanent cure is noteffetted. We have thousands ol testimonial from oid and younir, of both sexes, who have been permanently cured by the use f Aphrodituie Circular free. Address) THE AI'IIKU tlF.ni( lK CO. Western Branch, Box, 27, Portland, Orevon. For sale by Foshay & Mason, who esalc and etail druggists, Albany, Oreiton. F::': M FEMALE Fills For Female Ir regularities; noth ing iike them on the market. Never fail. Successfully 'used by prominent ladies monthly. Guaranteet' to re lieve suppressed menstruation. Sure Safe Csiiais Don't be humbug ged. Save time, Health and money. Sent to any ad dress by mail on receipt of price, 92.00. Ad dress tphro Medicine Company West Branch Box 27, I'ortland, Or. 8old by Foshay & Mason, Albany. Orsgei BANK OF OREGON, ALBANY, OREGON. CAPITAL.. ..850,000 President H. F. MERRILL llrtrrn E J. Lt.NMNU t'SMliler JA1 W. BLAIN. A general banking business trans acted. RED CROWN MILLS ISOM, LACKING & CO., Props, NEW PROCESS FLOUR. (Superior for Family and Baker's use) Best Storage Facilities t3Highet cash price aid for wheat" &.LBANY - ORKGON FIRST NATIONAL BANK TRANSACTS A OEKSRAL BANKING BUSINESS. PRESIDENT L. FLINN. VtCK PRE8IUENT S. K TODSO. ASIII ER E. W. LANG KM, 8. E. Yonria, L Fmnn L) E. Blaim, K. F. Sox. E. W. I.tNODOU Cashier, FOSHAY & MASON Whslesale and Retail Dists Booksellers ALBAV- OREGON CW, AYERS, ARCHITECT AND STJPER . intendant. OUise over First National bankjhuildimr, Albany, Or. Work solicited from all parts of the county MONEY TO LOAS-HOME CAPITAL ON (rood real estate security. For particu lars enquire of Geo. Humphrey. G B. WINN, AGENT FOR THE LEAD ing fire, lite and accident insurance com- pani HORSES FOR SALK One ,orrel horse, 9 years old, weight 1100; one grav horse, 8 years old, weight 1100; also a wagon hack harness, etc. Will sell for cash or exchange for other property: R, a. FRY trennr THE COMMISSIONERS and Food anfl oETfVted. NOW Belnir Prettv Thoroug K Throngh- A Groat Many Find a Qoietns is the Committees- j Salem, Feb. 20. The legislature in joint session to-day elected the following oflicers: Railroad coil miosioners, George W. Colm of Kosebnrg, Robert Clow Junction Citv, A. N. Hanillton ! Lnion ; fish commissioners, -JBeed. IL.CCarnDbelL tieorce. V Myers; pilot commissionerp, J.t, Halloran, B.F.I'ackard of Astoria, J. A. Brown of Portland; food commissioner, W. W. Baker of Portland; state librarian, J. B. Putnam. IN THE IIOI hK. Fulton's bill for the sale of tide and swamp lands was passed. Cogswell's bi.l ainemliiiL' thuart in rt-gard to claims of tleceiKetl persons; passed. llirscli's bill allowini; justices to commit persons to the asylum in the absence of county judges; passed. Willis' bill against boycotts; passed. Willis' bill regulating foreign in surance and surety companies; passed. Fulton's bill exempting railroads to be built within two years from taxation; passed. The house concurred in a resolu tijn for the purchase cf an electric light plant. Cros bill directing the use of road funds ; failed. Cogswell's bill to protect em ployes and laborers in the claims for wages ; passed. Carson's bill to regulate tie practice of medicine; passed. 1 Uracil's bill for $20,000 bom;s to fund Salem's debt; passed. Mackay's bill for a plumbing in spector in Portland ; passed. Gates' bill regulating the sal aries of county treasurers ; passed. Mackay's bill to protect owners of floating logs; to judiciary. Cogswell's bill for a railroad right-of-way through state lands ; failed. Tongue's bill requiring a two- thirds vote of churches, schools and societies for important acts; passed. EVENING SESSION. Cross' bill for creating the ofTice of attorney-general ; passed. Fulton's bill for monthly terms ot county court in Clatsop county ; passed. Weatherford's bill regulating smokestacks on Willamette river steamers; passed. The house concurred in the sen ate joint resolution suspending the joint rule to allow the equali zation bill to come in. Tongue's senate bill for a state boaad of equalization; passed. IN THE SENATE. Thomas' military bill, carrying $16,000; passed. Hilton moved that Johnson's house bill, authorizing The Dalles City to incur an indebtedness of $63,000 for water works be read third time ; net carried. Watkins moved to indefinitely postpone it ; not carried. Armstrong's house bill for the right of a waterway for the state over the lands of Ellen Savage and Fred Yankee ; read first, sec ond and third time and passed. House bills, third reading : By Moore, for world's fair ap propriation of $50,000. After some discussion Sinclair moved to in definitely postpone the bill; carried. Speeches were limited to five minutes, and the introducer of bills allowed to speak the second time. By Story, licensing and regulat ing life and causalty insurance companies; passed. By Moore, relating to tne enenu as tax collector; passed. By Butler, regarding tne cause of divorce; failed unanimous. Joint resolution that the public building commissioners be consti tuted a committee ot arDiiruuou and be instructed to contract and enter into negotiations for the pur chase of an electric light plant, etc., to be used in lighting the capitol and penitential y; adopted. By Stewart, relating to convey ances; passed. By Barrett, defining when judg ment may be had ; passed. House joint resolution that 11 :30 o'clock be the time for hold ing a joint convention tor the election of various officers by tne legislature ; amended to 2 :30 p. m. and carried. The president signed the gen eral appropriation bill. By Miller, punishing corpora tions for freight discrimination; failed. . . , By Welch, regulating the sale ot intoxicating liquors; failed. By Littig, for roads and bridges in Malheur county, $7500; laid on the table. , . By Barnes, to tax stock tempo rarily pastured or grazed; maen nitely postponed. . , By Thomas, transferring funds from the general to the military fund; passed. , t,, Weatherford's bill to allow the Albany & Astoria railroad com V l V KK. pany to bridge the Willamette at Albany; passed. EVENING SESSION. Welch, to authorize J. Q. A Bowl by et al to build a bridge over John Day river; passed. Dustm. protecting elk, moose and mountain sheep; failed. Tongue's bill providing fr state board of equalization was re ported back by the asstssmen committee. TliA ruloa u-itrtfY KtlHliftnilt'il Am Vie bill read U:e third nine. mint resolution wa ther addvted askimr the house to take up tlK; same under suspension of the joifcl rule concernrng the pas sing of bTlf iness from each house adopted. Indians C'npturvd, Ctilfinn Fh on A llcnafr-li to-oay lrom General Urooke aa nouncing that Lieutenant Cloman of the First infantry, had captured the Indians who murdered Lieu tenant Caiev and Herder Miller. The arrest caused no disturbance They will be tried by the civil authorities. IlilloH and O'Brien in I'rlson. Di'iti.iN, Feb. 2.). William () linen anil Jolin Dillon were transferred from Cloninel jail to Galway jail to-day. The inhab itants of Tipperary got wind of the affair, assembled in crowds at the station, and enthusiastically cheered the prisoners as thev passed. Another Suiilde. dan rancisco, reb. zO. Arian Bergen, formerly a partner in tin- commission House ol Irotiock Bergen, attempted suicide this morning by shouting himself over the left breast. J fie wound will undoubtedly prove fatal. Laudanum Wouldn't Kill, Ei'genk, Or., Feb. 20. John Alt, a butcher, made au unsucc sessful attempt at suicide this morning by the laudanum route, FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT RAILHO.VU TItAINS AM) GINKS I'lLINU I I'. EN l''lre Adds to the Horrors of the Situation-Terrible Slaughter Criminal Carelessness. NEW iork, reu. ZU. A Blieep train consisting of twenty cars wa moving through the Fourth avenue railroad tunnel this morn ing when "it stopped. Behind it. came the New Haven local, and before the engineer of the local could see the standing train he ran into it. 1 he rear cars of the sheep train were wrecked, as were some of those of the local. In a few minutes flames broke out and, to add to the terror of the confusion, a third engine, which was running without cars, ran into the wreck. Ti e fire was soon extinguished and the work of rescue began. Five men were killed and seven hurt. one of the passengers are known to have been injured, the fatalities and injuries being con fined to the employes of the road. A misunderstanding of signals by the engineer of the New Haven train is said to have been the cause of the accident. Four more bodies have been re moved from the wreck, and these, it is thought, wili be all the dead. All were burned beyond recogni tion. A number of injured will probably die. One of the injured died this afternoon. The police announced to-day the total number of dead as six. Engineer Fowler of the New Haven train was committed with out bail. Both he and the fire man assert the block signals were set for a clear track. The lights on the rear of the Boston train had been extinguished and the fog was too dense for them to see it. NICARAGUA CANAL, MATTERS. The Senate Discusses the Project and Its Bearings. Washington, 1'eb. 20. The senate to-day, after passing a num ber of pensions bill, took up the Nicaragua canal bill. Vest, in op position, said if, in view of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, the sena tors were prepared to say to the British empire that they would determine the question without any reference to her interests or wisue8, then let them say that and accept the consequences, if not war, a condition of animosity, antaeonism and distrust, which would operate injuriously on the interests oi both countries of the world. Morgan explained if the work had to be done by the com pany it would cost $240,000,000, while under the Dendinz bill the cost would notexceed $100,000,000. so instead of shippers having to pay $9.50 a ton, they would not have to pay more than $1 a ton. Edmunds spoke in' defense and advocacy of the bill and without action the senote adjourned. TEKIUBLE TRAGEDY. Commits Double Mulder and Then Suicides. Leigh, Neb.. Feb. 20. This morning Al McCubbin, a well-to-do stockman living four miles from Here, shot and killed his wife and hired man, Francis Yob, and then suicided. FHEE COINAGE. The House Committee Gives It Back Eye. CONG K ESS HE H A I SS , Ol. ! u f Eisht to Four Against Silv-r Froe Coia- ags Again Difrrid Na Comprom sa Measures Could Be Adopted. Washington, Feb. 20. The house coinage committee to-day, by a vote of 8 to 4, decided to re p jrt the senate free-coinage bill adversely, with a recommendation that it do not pas, Ihe four members in the minor- and Williams. The two first named ate republicans and the last two democrats. The majority was: Wickaaui, Waiker, Com stock, Knapp, Taylor, republicans, and Iracy, Wilcox and aux, democrats, w hen the tree coin age men found that they were de feated on the senate free coinage bi.l, Carter moved a sunstitut first a bill for the free coinage of the American product, and next one for the purchases of $10,000,000 of silver for three montns and six million each month thereafter Both were defeated. Only Carter, IJ'und and Baitine voted for the lirsl and Carter and Bartine for ihe second proposition. The sen ate free coinage bill will now go to the foot of an overburdened calen dar, with the committee recom mend ttions that it does not pass. Before the committee closed the hearing this morning, congress man ttlect, Jerry Simpson, of Kan sas, arirued in favor ot frei coinage. The farmers demanded more money, lie said, lie did not care 'f free coinage caused foreign silver to come to the United States. He wished it would, it could I ot come too soon fur it would give people more money. The S'lver men generally are disposed to take to-day's action as practically the end ot the silvei legislation for this congress. An elfort will be made to have the bill ucted upon by the house, but itc friende do not express any hope oi success. Anti-silver men are well pleased and Representative Walk er, expressed the opinion this afternoon that the bill would never see the light aain in thi congress. the president has approve I tne net to amend the act regarding the forfeiture of certain lands here tofore granted for aiding in the construction of railroaJs. A LAI1GE OIL DEAL. The Standard Company Han .lint Coiiipleteilun Immense rurvhaxx. rAitKKRsm uG, W. Ya., Feb. 2i. One of the largest deals ever made in an oil-producing teiritory has just been concluded between M. Hukill ami the Standard Oil Company. The proierty com prises 20,000 acres of land in Green county, Pa., and m Mononguhela and Marion counties, thi state, which is a distinct oil and gis field owned and operated byilu kiil. The field contains tit present sixty producing oil wells, and fom gas wells, of pressure. 1 tie daily output of oil is 1200 barrels. The price paid was $o0,000, Mr. Hukill parting with all his pmpeity ex cept three tracts of land, about which there is litigation. In this connection, it may be Slid the Standard Oil Company is at pre sent leasing and buying immense racts of oil lands, they have bought the entire county of Gil mer, outside of the countv seat, and nearly all of Doddridge county and part of Mason, and every day new tracts are sold to them. When spring opens these new fields are to be develoied, as tank ages, pipes and timber are already being placed on the ground. I lie largest pipe in the country has just been completed. It extends from Morgantown, m this state, which is the center of the Hukill tract, to the works of the Atlantic Refining Company at Philadelphia. It has a capacity of 15,000 barrels per day, and will be operated at once to its fullest capacity. The Standard compam' has just erect ed tankage to the amount of 500. 000 barrels and will handle all oil produced in West Virginia, which is now about 5000. HEIRS TO A FOIITI'NE. Money Confiscated by Napoleon M ill Be Returned. Cincinnati, Feb. 20. Ileiis to a French estate, said to be worth nearly $5,000,000, have been found in thiB city, Amone the number are Jacob Ffau, a tin and stove merchant, and Daniel Wolff", china and tin merchant. Another heir, a cousin to the two mentioned above, is Albert Hauck, a farmer, living in Indiana. The fortune was founded by Jean Thierry, who liegan a wandering life in 17,'JO, when only 10 years old. I n 1 ? it. Janeiro he established a business and soon accumulated a fortune which he invested in the diamond field. In the year 1700 Tiii sailed for Venice, to spend his old age in enjoyment of hia wealth During the French revolution he deposited hia fortune in gold in the mint at Venice. When Napo leon seized the city in 1797, he took many millions in gold there including Thierry's fortune, to Paris. Thierry died lie fore he re covered possession of his fortune, but the French government held that his claim was valid, as he was a French citizen living at Veiiic, and the foit ine was held for his lawful heirs. Nothing was done to push their claim until lately, when a relitive of Woltl'V and Flan's seunred copies of all the ollicial documents bearing on the m itter and jir.sented the claims of his relatives in this city in the proper wav. The French govern ment, it is said, is willing to turn over this vast fortune as soon as the transfer cau be legally made. THE CAl'ITAL. Of ALASKA. The EilV.rts to Remove If From Sitka Will Not Succeed. San Francisco, Feb. 20. A Washington - special eays-. The following 1nip5rta1ttirvYep8rt Tias been made to Representative Pay- son, chairman ot the bouse com mittee on public lands, by Special Agent hvans : ' Agreeably to your request re ceived per Captain James Carroll, I will present my views respecting the proposed transler ot the seat ol governiiit nt of Alaska from Sitka to Juneau. Sitka was the Eeat of government during the whole per iod of Russian occupation of Alas ka. it has been the capital ever since the cession of the territory to tho United States. Whatever agencies end facilhies exist for carrying ou the general govern ment of the territory have grown ii) and centered themselves at Sitka. Juneau is a mining town of temporary grow th, w ithout any suilicient accommodations for even the residence- of ollicials. To erect buildings for public use would re quire much time and a la-ge out lay to c instruct them, in tine, 1 have no knowledge official! v, or otherwise, that indicates anv im- liiedia'e .-r remote necessity for a chang-' in the location of the terri tor al uipital, or any advantage to result therefrom." THE DEAD 11EH0. I'UIl UrilAI. KCNEKAI, MARCH TO HIS RESTING 1'I.ACE. file I'enple Throne to See thr Fiini-ral Train-Old Soldiers Show Their Love for Sherman, Coi.i mh; s, Oi:,, Feb. 20. The train bearing ihe remains of Gen eral Sherman was met at every it ion by large crowds. 'Ihe en ure trip Iroia I'lttsourif to tint i-oint has been interspersed m it 1 lemonstrati'His of sorrow by all lass.-s ol people. At l.ichmond, ludianji, Governor Ilovey liourdei ti e train to escort the remains Indianapolis. Richmond gave the train th giandest reception it had reeeivd since it lelt ew iork .'ver 1(1,0(1(1 peop'e were at tin taMon. As soon as the oil soldiers on the plitlonu heard that Genera'. Scholield was on the rain they called for him. General cholield came to the platform nd in a brief speech said : "There ire thousands oi niv children nere that I know. It is nndr sad coll isions that we meet, We have ail lost a comrade and a friend, Take good care of vonrsn-l ves,hoy.a, and good-bye." Wheu .Scholield finished speaking tears ware roll ing do n the cheeks ot many of the groups of old soldiers. GREAT DASIIOE INFLICTE. The Sleet Storm Ilreak Down Wires and I'oles, Chicago, Feb. 20. The sleet storm of last night was the most serious in effect on telegraphic communication experienced for years. This morning nearly all train dispatchers in the railroad oilioes here were without commu nication w ith outside points and trains ran at best they could with out orders. Fortunately no acci dents occurred, Great forces of linemen are out and communica tion with all points is being gradu ally restored. The Western L'nion Co. suH't-red more than at any time since tne great sleet of l!SS:, not only the wires, but many poles were dow u. The Postal Co. was in the same condition. The 8'gnal service predicts that tho warm rain of to-day will bo followed bv colder weather to-morrow. IleV.'ill Deiend llimw. ir. Washington, Feb. 20. James II. Beatty, nominated by the president as United States judge for Idaho, and whose nomination has been opposed by the Idaho senators on ihe ground Uiat he was connected with the Clagzett faction, has arrived here and ap peared before the subcommittee of the senate to defend himself against the charges preferred against him. The Markets. New York, Feb. 2J. Money on call easy, closed ottered sterling exchange quiet, steady. San 1-rancisco, teb. I'll. heat shipping grades, $1.:8:,4 (: $1.40 per cental ; mining, parcels Ti.-4'o ' $I. i:!,4' per cental. More nf the Beautiful Snow. Sishos, Feb. 20. A light snow- is falling to-day. Ihe storm is heavy in the mountains. Mount Shasta presents the appearance of solid marble. THE SLUGGING MATCH La Blanche Knocked Out on the Twelfth Round. ATHLETIC CLlli'S RENEWAL. A Hard Fought Hatch-The Utnal Amouit of Braised op Haaianitj-A Brital Exhibition Eagerly Watched. San Francisco, Feb. 20. The California athletic club to-night resumed its monthly glove con tests, which have been discon tinued since September last. The principals in to-night's event. liiph yas for a $250u trophy , were George LaBlance, the "Marine,"'" and Johnny Herget, better known as "Young Mitchell, San Fran cisco middlew eights. LaBlanche was knocked out in the twelfth round. La Blanche entered the ring at 0:10 and Mitchell followed a mo ment later. La Blanche appeared much more finely drawn than when he fought Dempsey. At 9:23 the time was called and La Blanche took the center of the rine, while Mitchell feinted around him. The men finally came lightly together in a clinch, Mitchell's right falling on La Blanche's ribs. Mitchell again led and was stopped by a right in the mouth. In the lead Mitchell slipped around the Ma rine's neck and both went to the floor. econd round The Marine rush ed Mitchell to the ropes. The lat ter cleverly ducked a wicked swine and twice landed on the Marine's i ibs, causing him to reel. Mitch ell found no difficulty in stopping the Marine and landing heavily. ihird round Mitchelt countered with his left on La Blanche's ear, but caught a sounder on the chest. a blanche rushed, but Mitchell ducked and lifted him from the lloor. La Blanche attempted to play groggy and was jeered by the pectators. Fourth -round La Blanche's blows proved ineffective and his swings were coolly dodged by his opponent. lnth round Mitchell rushed and landed a left on the Marine's tace. La Blanche rushed, luting Mitchell and throwing him on the lloor. Mitchell was distressed, but landed two good left hand swings on the Marine's jaw and neck. bixth round Mitchell got a good ft ou the Marine's cheek, when the latter twisted him backward to the tioar, but apologized at the cries of foul. He again rushed, but Mitchell caught him each time on the ribs, duckicg as he did so. Seventh round The referee cau tioned Mitchell to stand and fight, and Mitchell caught the Marine a right bander on the nose, sending him to the lloor. Kighth round Young Mitchell found the Marine's mouth with a le:t hand stop, which was the only good blow of the round. Ninth round Mitchell grazed La Blanche's cheek with his right and the Marine dropped to the lloor. Tenth round Mitchell's stops were too much for the Marine's rushes, and a punch full in the chest sent him to the floor. Lie vent h round The men warmed up to the work in ' this round and I lie exchange of blows were more even. Twelfth round About the mid dle of the round a few blows hav- ng been struck after a little fid dling by La Blanc. ie, Mitchell, in stopping a lead of the Marine's, hit him lightly with his left on the jaw. ihe .Marine dropped and rolling over on hia face remained raised on- his wrist until counted out. Immediately after the close of the fight the board of directors held a meeting for the purpose of award- -ing the victory." The circum stances of the fight were so suspic ious however, that the directors decided to make no award, and postponed consideration of the matter until next Monday night. As the articles of agreement say the light roust be won to the satis faction of the club all bids remain open until the directors' decision is rendered. TUE STATE FAIR, President Apperson Call a Meet ing or the Board. Portland, F'eb. 20. President I. T. Appcrson, of the state fair association, has called a meeting of the board to - commence at Salem, March ith. The ostensi ble purpose of meeting is to tran sact such business as may properly come before it. A more definite purpose of the session however, it ia understood, is to take action on the racing pro gramme, some features of which iret opposition of horse breeders at owners immediately after its publication. l'ortlan.l Wheat HaikeU -Portland, Feb. 20. Wheat: local trading is of fair proportions at steady prices; quote vallev $i.25ai.27V;; Walla Walla $1.15 (a.ll,.i. Opposed to the Silver Bill. Madison, Wis., Feb. 20. The state senate to-day by a vote of 10 to 14 adopted a resolution protest ing against the passage of the sil ver bill. ... ;v .mi