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MORE FLOODS.
TiceY father is Thomas Hyde,
VckaovA 'politician pt We-K
' ' Sp. - ;H freo wnthr ia
hibUfctthe world's fair. .The bill
prdrvjes thar,eacbConniT in - tne
state shall baM a member of the
co r"tion It W not at all likely
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Have removed their enlira stock of furnitme into their elegant
new quarter in th new Baltimore brick. They have added a magnif
. icent line of newest Dattern ia bad-roon and parlor sets and all kinds
o( fine furniture, and will have on? of tlm finest furniture establish
ments in the oity. Their prices will be fond very reasonable. A fine
lin f nirpiM biught before the raise
call anl see them in their new
Ih T. DROCKAMI. HYDE,
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B. I will continue to
sell my dry goods at cost
until they are all gone.
FIRST STREET, ALBANY. OREGON.
V. P.
We have in Stock now
the Largest
Headquarters for Fiirmsliing Goods
Dtt GOODS, NOTION'S, FANCY, GOODS
AND FITUNISIIING GOODS
Every shown la Albany. We know that we can
please yon
Commencing December 1st We will Mark
Our cloaks at cost. Come while the assortment is good. This iB
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
, lor tbe next tuirty days shall give extra bargains.
We can and will sa ve you money. Call and get prices. A pleasure
to show good.
RESPECTFULLY, -
W. F. READ.
will be soli at low figures.
store.
Proprietors
Sea - rls,
Leader in jxpu!ar prices in
F.00TS & SHOES and tienta
FURNISHING GOODS.
Sole agency for the Lu llow
Fine Shoe.
READ,
the Best as well ai
Assortment of
Absolutely Pure.
ThU 'p jwlar never v-i'im. A in a rve
i'iri ty.treiith aid w.nie? jouneas
more i '.oiomtctl tiiaa tbe ordinar
kind, and cannot be sold in competi
tion witb multitude of low test, short
weight alum or phosphate powders
Sold only in c-tns, Kotal Bakuk 'ow.
obr Co . li Wall st.. N. f.
Lewis M, Johnson & Co., Agent,
Portland, Oregon,
The Celebrated French
C URE
Warranted to -IMSMfll.'tfill. or mine
cure AiAMJWlA'k refundid
KFORE
AFTER
tho'venerative organs of either sex whether
arising from the excessiw line of stimulants,
tobacco or opium, or thr nigh J outhful inilis
retioD, ove r indtilKence, (tc., such as loss of
ram Power, Wakefu'ness, Bearing Down
aim in the Back. Semi nal Weakness, Hys-
I eria, Ner ou' ' ration. Nocturnal Omis-
Loss of Power and Impoten V which if neg
lected often lead to premature old ae and
insanity. Price 81 a box; 8 boxc5 fcrtj.OO.
Sent by mail on receipt of price.
A WRITTEN VVAKtWIEE Is triven
with every 5 order received, to refund tne
money if a Prrmnnenl cure is notoffet ttxl.
We have thousands of testimonials from old
and younir, of both sexes, who have been
permanently cured by the use "f Aphroditine
Circular free. Address
THE APUKO MEDICI CO.
WeHtern Branch, Box, 27. Portland, Oregon.
For sale by Fmhay & Hiaon, who esale and
etiil druggists, Albinr, Oregoa.
Pabar's . Golden FEMALE Pill:
For Female Ir
regularities; noth
ing like them on
the market. Never
Successfully
by prominent
ladies monthly.
Guaranteed to re
lieve suppressed
menstruation.
SoSaft Ceriah
Don't be humbug
ged. Save time,
Health and money.
Take no other.
Sent to any ad
dress by mail on receipt of price, 12 00. Ad
dress 4bro Medicine Company
W&rt Bran, h Box 27, Portland, Or
8old by Fosbsy & Mason, Albany. Orsgts
BANK OF OREGON,
ALBANY, OREGON.
H. F. Merill, F es., J. Lannior, V. F-,
J. W. B!a n, Cashier.
Transacts a general banking buwesi
Exchange bought and sold on all the prin
cipal cities of the United States, also, Great
Britain, France and Germany.
Collections at all accewilrie points made on
favorable terms.
interest paid on time dcKsits.
RED CROWN MILLS
lOM. LA.VMSG A CO., Props,
NEW PROCESS FLOUR.
(Superior for Family and Baker's use)
Best Siorage Facilities
High est cash price aid for wbeatCS
ALBANY - OREGON
FIRST NATIONSBANK
TRANSACTS A
BUSUiEift.
GEI E-IAL BANKING
PRESIDENT L. FLINN.
V1CB PRESIDENT S. K TOONO.
ASIIIER E. W. OS.
S. E. Yorsa,
LJ K. Buaik,
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F. Sox.
E. W. Langihin
Cashier,
FOSHAY & MASON
Wholesale and Retail
Druggists Booksellers
ALBV-
OREGON
CW. A VERS, ARCHITECT AND SUPER
. intendant. Office over First National
bank'building, Albany, Or. Work solicited
from all parts of the county
MONEY TO LOAN HOME CAPITAL ON
food real estate security. For particu
lars enquire of Geo.' Humphrey.
CB. WINN, AGENT FOR THE LEAD
ing fire, life and accident insurance com
panies. HORSES FOR SLfc-Onerorrelhoree,9
years old, weight 1100; one gray horse,
8 years old, weight 1100; also a wagon.hack,
harness, etc Will sell for cash or exchange
for other property. R. A. FRY,
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Tfa Say's Proetediagt is Both
of Congress-The lad;
Question.
Washington. Feb. 27'
ident to-day sent to the seiate the
nomination of Henry W. Jhtij. of
New Hainnahire. as mliTJ '
. ,'TH1C 8ENATB.
The house immigration bill was
passed.
A message from the president
was presented, le turning without
approval tne bill to establish a re
cord and pension office of the war
department; referred to commit
tee. The president slates bis ob
jection to the bill at some length,
to the effect generally that it is
competent for congress to nomi
nate a particular person to fill the
ottice created bv law.
The house bill for thti relief of
II. L. Morey was passed,
Papers were presentee m sup
port of the claim of W.H.Claggett
to a seat in the senate from Idaho
(for which the credentials of Du
bois are already on file); and they
were referred to tbe committee on
Drivileores and elections.l
Manderson's resolution instruct
ing the committee on Indian af
fairs to inquire into the condition
of the Indian tribes in the Dako
tas, Montana and elsewhere, and
whether the care and sontrol of
Indians living in tribal Relations
should be transferred froC the in
terior department, was arreed to.
IN THE HOUSE. I
The senate bill was. passed
amendatory of the law providing
for the selection of school lands.
The house then went into, a com
mittee of the whole, resulting the
consideration of the shipping bill.
The house to-night passed the
senate shipping bill as. amended,
yeas, 140' nays, 120. Fwquahar
moved that the conference be
oriered and pending action. The
house at midnight adjourned. The
shipping bill as passed Ly the
house is radically different from
the senate measure. It I merely
a Jthorizes the post master general
to enter into such a contract (or
not lees than five or Hot uyrfstHa
ten years with American .cV'izens
for carrying the mails on Ameri
can Bteamship between United
States ports and foreign porta,
Canada excepted, as will subserve
and promote the postal and com
mercial interests ot tne United
States mail service to be equally
distributed among Atlantic, Mexi
can gulf and Pacific coastports.
Veesels contracted with must be
of American build and officered
by American citizens.
NEW rOLAR EXPEDITION.
Lieutenant Perry, or the United
States Navy, Is Ambitions.
Washington, Feb. 27. A new
Polar expedition will be under
taken by Civil Engineer Robert E.
Perry, of the United States navy,
who yesterday Becured leave of
absence for eighteen months with
this object in view. Perry pro
poses to start on his expedition
from St. John, N. F., about the 1st
of next May. Jlis idea is to go as
far north as a whaling steamer
will carry him, and then strike for
the North Pole on foot, across
Greenland. He intends to have as
small an accompanying party as is
consistent with absolute necessity.
Possibly it may be composed of
not more than four or five natives,
and baggage and other impedi
ments will be reduced to the low
est scale. The expedition which
has been planned and arranged by
Lieutenant Perry is purely a pri
vate venture, in which the United
States government or navy depart
ment has no part. It is under
stood that whatever backing Lieu
tenant Perry will need in order to
carry out his scheme will be guar
anteed mm by some ot the geo
graphical societies of thin city.
Personally, Lieutenant Perry is a
robust, hearty man of 36 years or
thereabouts, and he is physically
well equipped for the task before
him. He hails from Maine, and
is at present on duty at the Phila
delphia navy-yard.
THE BOG FAKASITE.
It A fleets Any end AM Who Come
In Contact.
Ida Grove, La., Feb. 27. This
mutiny is greauy excited over
several cases of trichnosis, three
of which have proven fatal and
some ten more persons are afflicted
and not expected to recover. A
family but lately made a large
amount of boulogna sausage, and
the neighbors who have partaken
are fearful of being taken down.
A BRIDE IN TEARS.
She Married Negro Coachman
and Is In Deep Trouble,
New York, Feb. 27. Mies Ella
Tice, daughter of the late Isaac R.
Tice, who was a prominent citizen
of Williams Bridge, and James
itanaoipn, a coiorea man, were
married about a week ago. The
quiet neighborhood has been in a
commotion, and the young lady
1 N
lpeprea-
UD.ni l.' i V . "
vti&im two friends- trfwit
neeates, tbey went l.Ie Xmb,
who, performlMi ".a ' mamsje.
they started bouefrkeepina ia one
small . ropm." The colored gJ oqm
and he disamieared ve:tercay. lie
re-aDbeared at his old employer's,
apparently having iorgotten that
he had a wife, wh was living
alone. Eha refuses to see visitors,
but insists that she still loves Ran
dolph just as much as if he were
a white man. Mr. and Mrs. Hyde
say they will take speedy steps to
have tbe marriage annuiiea.
Meeting of the Republican League,
New York, Feb. 27. President
Thurston, of the republican league
of the United States, will issue a
call fo. the forth annual conven
tion to be held in Cincinnati April
21st.
Died of Heart Disease.
Chicago, Feb. 27. George C.
Ingham, one of the best known
criminal lawyers of thi city, died
suddenly of heart disease, last
night.
SIMON'S WORK
HE COMPLETES HIS RECEIVER
SHIP IN THREE MONTHS.
The Oregon Improvement Com
pany Is In Good Condition
Again-All Debts Paid.
Por.Ti.Axn, Feb. 27. It ill be
remembered that Hon. Joseph
Simon was appointed receiver of
the Oregon Improvement com
pany. The affairs of the company
were in a deplorable condition,
but by good financiering Mr. Si
mon has straightened out the af
fairs in three months, and has
asked for and received his dis
charge from the receivership.
vvhe& Judge Deaay vacated the
bench, at the adjournment of
court, he congratulated Mr. Simon
on the early conclusion of affairs.
When the receiver was appointed,
very few people expected he would
be occupied lor less than a year in
getting its properties in a business
shape. Therefore, Mr. Simon has
sprung a great surprise on the
public, and again attracted atten
tion as a financier. When he took
the masjery of the company it
was tottering over the abyss of
bankruptcy, with hungry creditors
eager to tear its various branches
to pieces and render the whole
valuless.
Mr. Simon unified all the vari
ous departments of the system,
causing the railways, steamers
and mines to co-operate, so as to
earn money and show to the finan
cial Tor)d that it is possessed of
great value. He was appointed
on the 25th of last ovember, and
therefore has been in office about
three months. Many people pre
dicted that he had fou id a "big,
fat plumb," and that he would
hold the office for years. As soon
as he had time to get the claimB
against the company shelved for
awhile, Mr. Simon secured per
mission to sell $4,500,000 worth of
consolidated bonds. They were
taken in New York by a syndicate
of Eastern capitalists, who turned
over the money last week, and
yesterday interest due on $13,000,
000 bonds was paid, and all other
debts, except $100,000 due on this
coast, were liquidated.
This morning the money to pay
all the claims arrived and the
debts were paid. The steamships
were paid for last week, and the
company has plenty of mcney in
tbe treasury. C. J. Smith, the
general manager, will now assume
full control of the property and
business.
And Now a Type Trust.
Chicago, Feb. 27. A local paper
says the large type founders of the
country, after long negotiations,
have about effected a consolida
tion of their interests. The capi
tal involved is reported to be
$6,000,000. The establishment of
uniform prices and protection of
printers are said to be the chief
reasons for the consolidation of
the thirty odd foundries. Among
the firms in the syndicate is Pal
mer & Rey, of San Francisco and
Portland.
Jim Fogarty Dying.
Philadelphia, Feb. 27. James
G. Fogarty, the well-known base
ball player, is lying at the point of
death in this city. He was in good
health last week, and was trying
to make up his mind with what
club he would sign. On Sunday
he was stricken with hemorrhage
of the lungs, and the attacks have
followed each other daily.
An Embexzling Treasurer.
Little Rock, Ark., Feb. 27.
Ex-State Treasurer Woodruff was
arrested to-day on a charge of em
bezzlement. He gave bonds. 1
I liuninoi ami inam .wm
li-frVti Breaks'? Tifl
&tcSWTece!vi li thiiiwoJ
official from Yom , ?
trial eveiy onuarog in ine o
excent the Southern Pacific hotel
alexia iIeftt -..we de
stroyed by the flood. Xast nl tnt
the Gila and Colorado rivers rose
33 feet al,ove low water mark.
The passenger and freight depots
are both Hooded and the water
rose to a level with the bridge
across the Colorado river. In or
der to prevent the bridge from be
ing carried away by the freight
depot, which was set afloat, the
building was blown up with dyna
mite. This morning the river
d'opped 17 inches in one hour and
Yuma residents are feeling less
anxious. All the country east
ward for 20 miles is under water
and tbe Southern Pacific tracks
are washed out for fully that dis
tance. Trains are running be
tween El Paso pnd Tucson, but tbe
west-bound passengers are held at
Tucson.
Repairs to all damaged tracks
and trestles between Mojave and
Los Angeles are reported as ac
complished today. The first
train to leave Los Angeles north
bound since Saturday started at
1:35 this afternoon. All the
south-bound trains that were de
tained at Mojave and Bakersfield
since Sunday were started mov
ing this morning. Beyond Los
Angeles and as far as Col ton all
the breaks were reported as
mended bv noon to-day.
Woocla'nd, Cal., Feb. 27. It
has been raining continuously for
forty-eight hours. 411 the streams
in the county are rim-full. Thou
sands of acres of swamp and tule
lands are under water and crops
will be almost a total loss.
NEW LAND LAW.
A New Bill Proposed Which Makes
Radical Changes.
Washington. Feb. 27. The con
ferees on the bill for the repeal of
the timber cnlture4Jaw,.,. and
amendatory' land law generally,
have practically reached an agree
ment on an entirely new bill,
which will be brought forward at
the first opportunity. The bill
agreed upon will change tbe gen
eral land system of the govern
ment. It repeals the timber cul
ture act, with reservation in favor
of bona fide claims heretofore in
itiated. Persons who have complied with
the provisions of the timber cul
ture act for four years may prove
up their claims by the payment of
$1.25 per acre. Tne desert land
act is amended by requiring the
filing of a map showing the pro
posed method of reclamation, and
ho person shall receive a patent
for land under the act unless such
person has expended in the work
of reclamation at least $3 per acre,
$1 to be expended within each
year. After four years title may
be se.sured by payment of $1 per
acre.
SENATOR QUAY'S HEALTH.
It Ia Bach as to Canse Him to Desire
Retirement From Politics.
Washington, Feb. 27. Private
adyices from Florida, whether
Senator Quay went in search of
health, indicate that his 'condition
has in no wise improved, and that
if anything he is not so well ae
when he left Washington. His
friends here believe that he will
never be a well man again. It is
expected on this account that
Senator Quay will, at the next
meeting of the executive com
mittee of the national republican
committee, tender his resignation
as chairman. It will not be ac
cepted unless he strenuously in
sists upon it. His associates on
the committee believe in him, and
as they express it; they will not
permit him to retire under fire.
DKOWNED AT TACOMA.
A Prison Guard and Two Prisoners
Capsize In a Sail Boat.
Tacoma. Feb. 27. J. C. Arnold.
guard at the United States prison
on McNeil's Island, and two pris
oners, Charles Olsen and Charles
Barrett, were drowned yesterdav
while attempting to reach the
mainland in a Bail boat which
capsized during a squall. When
the boat was picked np, it was
found that the sails bad been tied
down, and to this circumstance is
due the overturning, as the water
was not very rough. Arnold was
about 60 years of age, an old resi
dent of tbe state, and was a can
didate for the United States mar
shalship when Mr. Brown was
appointed. He has a farm and
family at Waitaburg and was a
nan of considerable prominence
there.
WASHINGTON'S LEGISLATURE.
The
50,000 World's Fair
Bill
Passed by the House.
OlympIA. Feb. 27. Tha house
to-day passed the bill appropria-
mm 4 ae thug
I 4.1 Vtt. a.t- .'MlhnM; ttlP
top of htsr; the Ute,
uiMh wro au.vL.v.. j. 1 -.
i an Frajicisco Feb. r27. Tbe
United States flagship Charleston,
which arrived tbia afternoon from
Honolulu, after passage- of ten
days, bring word that the Hawai-
iAiviry.-vKiafriseiL.t?:
sitrn. and that Queen Liliuokalani
has annealed to the supreme court
of Hawaii to oust them. Affairs
otherwise are prozressing quietly
The funeral of King Kalakaua
took place on the ICth inst.
Fatal Gas Explosion.
Pottstovvn, Pa., Feb. 27 There
was an explosion ol gas at tbe
Pottstown Iron Company's steel
works this afternoon, and several
tons of hot metal was thrown in a
regular shower over the men, pain
fully burning fifteen of them.
George Townlier and Charles But
ter will die.
Union Pacific's Earnings.
Boston, Feb. 27. The Union
Pacific's report for December
shows net earnings of $767,71)7, a
decrease of $292,892, compared
with December, 1889.
WORLD'S FAIR.
THE COMMISSION ARRANGES
FOR TRANSPORTATION.
The Plan of Buildings Adopted-
Railroad Connection Can Carry
140,000 Passengers Per Hour.
Chicago. Feb. 27. The board of
control of the national world's
lair commission has accepted the
plan of buildings submitted by the
board of architects. A company
has beeu organized by E, T.
Jeffrey, formerly general manager
of the Illinois Central, General
Manager Thomas, of the Belt line.
and Chief Engineer Gottlieb, of
I he world's fair, for the construc
tion of tracks and terminal facili
ties for Jackson park, connecting
the various roads with the fair
site. It will have charge of all the
transportation into the park, ex
cept that of the Illinois Central,
which has independent lines.
The lines using its tracks will be
able to transport 110,000 passen
gers an hour, while the Illinois
Central can accommodate 30,000.
The fare fram tbe city will be
fixed at five cents.
The Markets.
San FKASCisco.Feb. 27. Wheat,
shippers pay $1.43?4 (& $1.45 for
milling grades, asking range
$1 47 H $1.48 percental.
New York, Feb. 27. Money on
call easy, closed offered, $1 : prime
mercantile paper unchanged ;
sterling exchange, steady, un-.
changed.
Portland, Feb. 27. Wheat,
firm; valley, $1.36; Walla Walla,
$1.20ai.22Ja'.
Billiard Match.
Chicago, Feb. 27. The Bruns
wicke Balke Collender Interna
tional Shortstop Billiard Tourna
ment closed to-night. Carter, of
Chicago, wins the championship
and first money, $500; Ives, sec
ond, $250; Catton, third, $150.
McLaughlin, Hartley and Mag
gidli tied for fourth place and
divided tbe stake.
Unlimited Session.
Boise City, Feb. 27. The su
preme court to-day held that the
present session of the legislature is
unlimited and members can draw
salary as long as tbe legislature is
in session. The senate adopted
concurrent a resolution to adjourn
March 6th.
Death of Sears.
San Francisco, Feb. 27. Wm.
H. Sears, collector of internal
revenue for the northern district
of California, died here to-night of
Bright's disease. He was ap
pointed collector of port by Presi
dent Arthur and collector of inter
nal revenue by President Harrison.
The Australian Adopted,
Little Rock, Ark., Feb. 27.
The house election bill passed the
senate to-day, So far as possible
under tbe state constitution it con
forms to the Australian system.
Royal Personages.
London, Feb. 27. Empress
Frederick and suite were met here
by the German minister. A ban
quet will be given to-morrow by
the queen.
Suakim dispatches say that many
of the dervishes were overtaken
and surrendered to the cavalry in
the recent fight at that place.
Their power seems to have been
broken.
A part of the Geroniino band ot
Apaches Indians, taken to Florida
with that arch fiend of an Indian
scalp-lifter, tave been returned to
Fort Wingate, New Mexico.within
a few miles of tbeir old scene of
operations. Tbe reason tor such
action is because they were dying
off in Florida. A very poor reason
for moving them.
Ttuty iWiWaAoat food sad Wi
.Beast ClStklag-FsU Tires! Us ,
r "'Trtstls Va' FsaersJ.-vr-'..
Clifton.. A rie'. FeW:.27. Tbo
river baa rieen again, "pi
destroyed. - railroads
dams and Humes gone, - wark
i ieea BtispecReo.
both:
rArixota anJ.the V&mt&fV
rr
approach to tbe iron bridge here .
and the entire biidge at Gathrie,
twelve miles south, are gone.
San Diego. Cal., Feb. 27. To
night parties who came up from
Tiajuana for aid for the sufferers,
report at least seventy people that ' .
axe housed in a school house and a
few structures left standing in the - ;
Hooded district, with absolutely '
nothing to eat and but few clothes.
Farmers in the neighborhood have
fed the homeless people since the
Hood. The funeral of druggist
Scribner took - place to-day, and j
while the body was being carried .'
over a 'trestle work one of the !
bearers fell through and the coffin i
was precipitated on top of him,
seriously injuring him. j -
VERACITY OF MINISTERS.
Not Preachers ef tha Gospel, bat
Political Diplomats.
Chicago, Feb. 27. A morning
paper has an article on the "Vera
city of Ministers," m which it
svs : "In JNova bcotia a tew days
ago Sir Charles Topper staked bis
personal veracity that bit Jonn
alacdonald never sought to obtain
from the American congress recip
rocity on bituminous coal. The
facts are Sir Jonn Macdonald wrote
an autograph letter to a friend of
Ins onermz free coal and other
articles, which letter was intended
to be shown, and was sboarn to
members of the senate finance
committee at Washington
during the discussion of the Mc
Kinley bill last summer. It was
placed on file among the records of
the finance committee, where it
remains to this day."
MUST PAV TAXES.
Important- :-DocIetoav
Railroad Land ia v'alifornim.
Sacramento, Feb. 27. On the
question raised by the district at
torney of Siskiyou county as to
whether railroad lands and lands
sold by railroads are assessable.
and that railroad companies and
purchasers from them, holdinar
lands, could not be aseessed be
cause no patents had been issued
lor them by the government,
Attorney-General Hart has decided
against the railroads. Unless
overruled, this decision will -com
pel the payment ol taxes on
10,000,000 acres of land in this
state, much of which is worth $5
an acre. Taxes thus gathered by
the state and respective counties
will aggregate $500,009 per annum.
AFTER THE CHINESE.
The Dominion Government Passing
Restrictive Measures.
Victoria, B. C., Feb. 27. The
legislature this afternoon adopted
a resolution urging the dominion
government to make the Chinese
immigration act more restrictive
by increasing the poll tax to at
least $100, and by the abolition of
tbe return certificates and by de
creasing the number of Chinese
licensed to be carried inward by
the Pacific steamers.
OFFICERS ELECT. .
Of the National Woman's Suffrage
Association.
Washington, Feb. 28. The Na
tional American Woman Suffrage
Association to-night elected Eliza
beth Cady Stanton as president ;
Susan B. Anthony vice president,
and Rev. Anna H. Shaw, national
lecturer.
To
Bny Up Kanaaa Mortgage.
Atchison, Kas., Feb. 27. The
agent of an English company with
an authorized capital of $1,000,000,
organized under the laws of New
York, is in this city for; the pur
pose of obtaining figures on de
faulted Kansas mortgages. Tbe
company proposes to buy up all
such mortgages that can be ob
tained at a satisfactory discount
and foreclose them. Having se
cured titles, tbe lands will be
offered to actual settlers at ten
or twenty years' time at a low
rate of interest.
Reducing the Expenses.
Minneapolis, Feb. 27. The
Tribune's Omaha special says that
to-morrow there will be a re-organization
in all the division head
quarters of the Union Pacific sys
tem, designed to effect a reduction
of 20 per cent, in operating ex
penses. One feature a ill be the
consolidation of the purchasing
department of the Union Pacific
and Missouri Pacific, under the
supervision of Abraham Gould.
The Charleston's Return.
San Francisco, Feb. 27. The
United lutes steamship Charles
ton was sighted off the coast this
afternoon.
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