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Newspaper Page TextI 1 A ! ..VOL. VI NO. 112 JO OKNTS A WEEK. ALU ANY, OREGON, JTJJIDAY, Al'KIL iU 1SJ!1 X .... r9 i j is I 1-31 it j5 11 h F - - - - -s ' . . - - - -y IS LIFE WORTH LIVING ? IS MONEY WORTH SAVING ? Haas tf Us Earn it u Easy as t. Is ails to Throw it Away. See how much yon run save by buying your spring clothing and furnishing goods of T. L. WALLACE & CO., -A.H:.uiyVi lt;nliiix (J I ot liii.T.s. We will not a;t iniiil the en I ol the .-ea-oii to Knife Piices. lut liegin right now, TO DY. sinl. as they've in-ver h'-en knifed before. Beautiful styles, beaming bright wi'li tin- freshness ot spring. No oh) styles. Ni) back nuiniiers No old moth-eaten g'-ods. Not :ui ugly or tin lesirable ptttcrn in the house. BUPEEB : Our beautiful all new spring s-t ck of Men's, Hoys' an.l Children's Clothing hats Mid furnishing goo Is, is no! hi ig le.-"s th.in par excel lence. 'evei before in the history of Albany has any clothing dealer ha I the nerve to import Mich a grand nwk in that which we have now placed upon exhibition. Talk at out your $7." suits made to order; ''THEY'RE Not' IN It" with tho-e beautiful and richly tailored gar ments which we are selling at the unapproachably low "prices of ijcJH, f!.')0 and $2i. Noti.iiiii new mid st vli-di but what you will lind in our Mammoth New .- ring and Summer Stock. Suits and overcoats for the ta!., slim and stout man that nn tailor Oil earth can beat for fit, style, woi kman-hip and general makeup. A rich and gorgeous airiy of pretty spring suit at $10. Xew and handsome shi.les in meii's business auits at 10. x A full xiid cniplet line of Albany Woolen M i i 1 goods for :jdO sold by other dealers at :, 1.3 and upwards c dl a:id inspect lor yourselves and see if what we siy is not reliable: evetvthinir else is going at the same proxirtion, t',r we are LKAIi;U- IN Ol'K I. INK. vs In thin iK'jtai ttiiHiit w:r ar' coie ni ctuMren s wear, ami mot'icrs, i! MflOff Ml' ttuoiuli our massive a-s inmcnt iu hoys' clothing, you'll be money in pocket for the trouble. vetiave sine a.'eny UAil,)!l for the celebrated IlHnnii (it lasts. e have tne larg.ist stock o! and the only la'ge stock to he foin.d T. L. WALLACE & GO , The birthplace of great and honest bargains, Strahan Illock, Albany. lex; Hi days at Corvalis, Fridays and Sat ir lays at Albany. Mr. I'.lumbeiv ia als townerof the standard bred trotting horse. Alwood Kreee fNo. L'S.o:: who can be seen at the stable Ti its I'.ios. The yet of this horse are lar'e and liier iorine !, 1 or-ly need jiioper development to fchow speed. Do Not Pass By ! ivi: 1 1 a i: WINTER, GAlvMENTS 'IMutt we REDUCED naUoi - . FURNISHING GOODS, VKLVKfS. SILKS, SATINS A N I PU'SHKS. LADIH' AND MHSKS SILK AND KNIT tTXDKRWFAK, COTTON AND WOOL 1IOSK, K.MHROIPKRIKS. SILK AND LINl'.N II ANDKKKrillLFS. SCARFS. VFILINCS. SII AWL. KU BUCK AND COLORKDDRESS GOODS ! IL1 Gr. W. SIMijPSON, FIRST STREET, ALBANY, OREGON. Mil unlunii's with the latest styles in you'll t ike the time and look a. PnBIJ.i (mi. .shoes and carrv uUil tf them in all styles and Men s and l!oyS' shoes in town in the ci'y. Many of our horsiMiien have yiven il na their jii.liiinent that Ti uj, IdninKery's black pun-heron stallion stands at the head in hi-s !a-s. 11-- is in !h-' h i:..;s .,1 Mr. C. K. !;arro.v-.;l!i r-Iiicient ami i i.jnced liorsein.m who i:l i:ive his patrons e ry p-)Srtiblc at'en- t lull . TittjS Will make the sca-on of ';il, Mondays and Tuesdays at .lef l.,r ..... If... 1 i '.. 1 -ci .. a i i:v will at- - REDUCED RATES1 I. i Tbe Delebrated French C U K K Wirranlcd to - km or Dione It kH Uk rcfitii.l.d .'.F0R AFTER the'ifrnoritlive oraimof cithiif sex whether ar;cin from tin excitf c use of stimulant, loha.-eo or opium, nr tlir nih jitutntul iiitlis rt'iiofi, OV4 r imlulriirc, ttc.t HUch ast8o r.i!fi Cower, WakvfHnw, licariiii; Down Wit it rho Hick, S-nniiul V' akii'-'s, Hy. iria, Nr on ' s ratinn, Nocturital Omia iniii, LcM'rrdoe Dizzim-i-t, Weak Memory, of i';wer uutl lmotoii ;y whii.h if iu-U-rt-t uu ii l- ft i to i-iehi ihiic oKl a-e aii-l inrt-iuiry. Price 1 a h.: tf 1k)u fcr $5,00 Srtit tv inatl n receipt of price. ftitii every ttrJor rei-eivcl, to rffTi'nl tne ii-H y it a tVrmxtirtil eure i not ?ft; t-l. In vi :h!mui)"t twtimonials ffiin old mil outttr, 'f lnth wxpt, lio hae "neoti Kkruia!it'iitl ursl o the ue "f AphroJitint Cirodlar free, AJflrt" Maxtor' hrah h, Itox, '-'7. Poribml, Oregon. Kor tu t. -shay V Mastoi), who calf an! tt..il tlrutid:-. Aliimy, ni n For Keinale Ir rei;tilaritieij; noth ing tike thriii on the market. Never tail. Succe-wfull lined by prominent ladies monthly. Guarantee.' to re lie e Hupprt'Soti tnct.Htruation. Sure Safe Cerisis Don't tic huintiug vred. iiave ttint-. LJ vSV. lake no other. -nS35!;v Sent to an a.1- dref y inaii on ro-t-lpt of pmv, Jo. Ail lreH8 4ihro Wcillr.lnr onilanv WeHt ISrani-h Box il, I'ort Ifllul, r. Sold by I'osnaf Si Macn, Albany. Oreneu HANK OF OUEGOX, ANY, ORKCON. H. F. It rill. P e-., J. Launin, V. P-f J W. B a n. Cashier. 'r tiH-it l-a n. raMi;i liking !.: s K ;i.nn h Mi-.-'tif a-id sftt.l 4 ii l4il id .' p i i-citt;.-: tin- t iii.f.l jat, .!, ti;i,.t liii' in-. I'i .in 1 itrm:tiiv. ('..! . ; -i s ..t it- pointd mad' ti f.l o..!r! - ! nn-. I i rr, p.i..i i tint d--, i f v. KEi) CROWN lili.LS -'S. i : r(. a id,, rropi, NKW ri;.)ji-:-;.s ii.oi'ii. (.iiK-n.-ir f-r Kami! Ami likvr'n im-) East, ciorase Facilities STHtizhrt i ash pri'f id fr wb- at $X M.i'.NY OUKJON HttSI NATIONAL BANK rj'HANAC'lS A i;K! ii.tAI. UANKINR 1 i;,.-,i:t;,ib. I'l-.K lllKS r -1.. FI.INM. 1' K I KKSlfiKNT -S. K YotTNll. -lllll-.K K. W. ON. S. K. Vi.i'Mi, L Fm.vs C K. I!i.ai, K K. hox. K. W l.S()uON (.a-ii.-r. KOSIIAY & XI A SO N Wi.ulcsl iiJ Ketiil i m ft v II WUlV.HWblO A I.B.t " O l'.ON NEW FEED STORE! HAY. OATS AN if CHOP FEED I.itnc f'tast ci'&, (.ctn cut. t' '"in- I i the . oi ih r t.f WVi-r uinl 'err sim. f.ir all I. in.!- of l iol. t'. W. IMh'. Al :my. Or. BACK FOR SALE! J.S. VnrifM) li:l- I l v - at iIi-iii f to lii- l.rick yard ietiUilast ni the i i!v, :i nl iMo-p ilesiriu to pur cliasse i'l n k wi'l liml him "t!n-n- liere :iftcr. lie h:i- on liaipl a :X'iv lot of tine A 1 hri fur siile. CW. AVEKS, AKi;iIirt-.(JT AND SUI'Kll . iiiit-mliiiit. mi oc-t-irft National l.iink l.niUiintr, All any, r. Work Bolintnl from ail iarli of tl.u county MONKY TO I,OANIIOVK CAPITA I. ON L'ool rwil e-t.ite trin ity, i-'or particu lars v.-n:ni:r; ct Cie- Il'.inij.iirt-y. C( II. WINN, AOKN'T Kilt T!IK I.KAD in firu, lift- iunl iuH:iiU-nt insurance com- IM'H S.At.K-?.Wit.i:!l,(i,1wjrh of houst; li ild furnitun-in .'i h:ini;e for iinprovt-l real estate I nqicrt at oiicc of Orv.'on Land Company . 1 0I.I KINO, ( liOI.K I'KNS. li C.:iAI IT pen. i-ry ool liandkin hUf, all si.nt lo.iiiy a.l-ln to infrodiicc niy .h -aj' lint' of '.i ..li( tor In cM. .1 S. Slv!, Cadiz O lKANTF.U A M-ainstrtM. one whoi-an cut and lit. 'iil at corner of .";), a, (:tl. road streets, Mr. K. A. liurkliart. Land Survrjlng. 1)ARTIIUt DKHIRINQ Hl'RVITI.Na DOM CA.1 OR tain accurate ml prompt work hy calling upon ex-county gtirveyot f , T. T. Fisher. He haHcomplete copies of Held notes anil town ship plats, and is prepare 1 to do 8iirveyi;in in any jiart of Linn county. Postotiice address, Millers Station. Lino cou Ity.Oregou. 2,f i PI Facers Mlfa WHAT ITALY CAN $0 X President Harrison and Blame Preparing an Answer. Ml I.I. BE I'l.AIN AM) EARNEST The Question of Treaty Obligations Has AifiOtiioJ a Mora Serious Nature' Than at First Thought. V.siiiNiiTo.v, April ".President Harrison was in consultation for over an hour this morning with Secretary Blaine. It is leariyd that the conference was upon tj" nlirfiuwilr.iTe of the leiral t.'i?rc- I n - - r- r - Blaine's intended reply to Uiidn.ru dispatch. The previous corres pondence in the niattei has boon handled solely hy Blaine, hut it is understood the question of tivnty ohliatioiis has assumed a more seiioiis nature, and it is necessary to have set forth in tin! ieply an interpretation of the treaty which wiil stum). President I larrison is anxious to have the forthcoming reply to appear in fciien language that its meaning cannot be dis torted. SUM K NKIV (It NS. A New llcpiirlure in Hie I Ield or Mllilary Oprrulloim. W.siiiNiToN, April !'. Milnance ollicers at the war department have been earnestly at work lor w eeks past preparing to give ellect to some of the more important provisions of the fortification act, which will go into operation after .1 line :!0. To avoid a loss of time most of the advertisements for proposals to supply iuateri-1 have been prepared and will be issued in advance of the beginning of the new liscal year. The liti-inch mor tars m ni k a new departure in the military field of operations. They are intended to replace the small cohorns which are used in trenches for shelling an enemy behind eai thworks or like defenses, and out of direct lire cf field guns. Their range is nearly three times as great as the eoho.'ti smooth bore mortars. The projectile is more than twice as heavy, and great ac curacy of lire is obtained. The Aeight of the piece is about 5L'o pounds, so it can be easily trans lrted in a wagon or moved around by men in trenches. KTKIKING COKE KIKNKKS. Striker Seem to ICe .liiliilant. ami Claim They Will Win. Mot nt Pi.kasa.n r, I 'a., Apiil !. Interest centered to-day in tht coruor's impiest, which reopened at noon. So far nothing important has been elicited. The strikers seem te have renewed hopes. It is evident some eoiiccs.-ion is to t made hy the strikers, but jus: what it is cannot he learned. The locked out men are doirg mission ary work, and there are less men at work to day than yesterday, .lames McBridc, of the miner's executive board, says information has been made against Captain Loar and some of his deputies, charging them with murder. The warrants will be served to-day Superintendent Uim-ey. of the Morewo'.'d works, commenced serving eviction notices this morn ing. Th sol iers will not take any hand in the eviction unless they resoit to violence. OKKIiON KKCIIIiMKI). The I-Hf Male School Kecclvt a lllonm. Si.i:i, Or., April !. P. S. Knight, superintendent of the State Fciiool for deaf and dumb is just in receipt of a diploma from Paris awarded by the World's fair commissioners of lSSti to the school for the best exhibit of in dustrial work of deaf mutes in the I'nited State". The display sent was a bound volume of "The Tiger," a newspaper published at the school here by the pupils. The diploma is in the Stvk" of a steel engraviijiA""' . - -'-!, Wilt liltllMiK MMSIIIU). It Ma the I.mi;st Womlvti Span, in America, Pou 11. and, April St. The railroad bridge for the Southern Pacilie company across the McKenzie river near Cohurg, was completed to-day. There is now nothing to prevent the company 10111 going ahead with the proposed exten sion of the Oreonian line. The bridge is the longest wooden structure railway span in America, being L'."0 feet. THE IlKlPl'K H VICTIMS. Tivo ICHHtern Men Alllleleil with the DiHease Commit SiiiciilM Omaha. April !. P. E. Kimball, ticket agent of the Northwestern road, shot and killed hi-ist;ll this morning. A case of grippe, from which he has recently sullered, is said to have unbalanced bis min . Brooklyn, April .. Benjamin llortsn, a dry goods merchant, blew his brains out this morning. DeceaseJ has been fiull'erimr from tie grippe. IN A Ml 1)1)1. E. A Slight Dillicnlly Arixefi in the Women's Committee. Cmi'Acio, April 9. There was quite a scene at a meeting of the executive committee the woman's board of woild's fair commissioners to-tlay. Mrs. Pot ter Palmer, president of the boaid is ex-oflicio president of the exec luive committee, and the commit tee proceeded to complete its organization by the election of a secretary. Miss S. i. Cook, of Tennessee, was chosen, but Miss I ini-be ("ousins, of Missouri, tec relary of the board, claimed ih:tt she was ex-olhcio secretary of the executive committee, and de Tned to yield to Miss Cook. No argu ments co".Id move her and tin meeting adjourned with il un settled. Knn Away With a Voting (iirl Ri:i)iiNti, Cal.. April !. J. E. J.Farrinjrton, j wealthy st'K-k-raiser ot ras KotileA, ftiirire,-r?rnd here yesterday in search of their daughter Delia, 17 years of age, who came here .March TJ-l w ith Alfred Robinson, a San Francisco musician, jind registered at the hotel as .1. F. Morton and wile. The couple took their daughter home to-dav, and Morton has been served wi'h papers in a divorce suit instituted hy his wile, whom lie left in S;ui Francisco. Fatal Truin Acciilt'iit. Mii.wai kkk, Wis., April The cii''iue ot a noitii-lKiuiid freight train on the V. iscoiisin Centra! jumped the trick near Yeinoii this morning. It tipped over, pin 111114 down Engineer McM'ilieii. Fireman Moore and Brakt-mati seipp. All weie terribly scalded. Moore is dead, and the others are not expected to live. Women 114 I'oliec; .liidKt'M. A tcihsos, April '.I. Two Kansas. (owns have elected wo:ii--:i as po lice judges. Mrs. Mary L. Burton, I iinierly an edi'or of Kansas, and .it present postinistre-s at .lames town, ami Mis. .lessie Mcl'ormick. of Burr Oak, Jewel county. Both aie strong prohibitionists. (J. A. R. IN SESSION. i.VI.E.YI SHI.ELTKl) KOI: Til K NEXT C. l; AND ENCAM I'M KNT. A 11 Excurriion to the Month ut the Col timll;i . A K:llUtiet Tellilerod the l)ele":ite Olllcein Elected. Amohiv, April The tenth iinniial session of the dciartini:t of Oregon, (ira'id Army of the Re public, convened in the odd Fellows' ha I at "' v. m. ye-.teid.iv, and was called to order bv Jam; s A. Vurmy, department com mander. About 1 10 delegate were pres ent, representing liUcst ball the posts of t he state. Rending reports of the various oII'iccm was next in order after the roll of ollic-is and delegates had been called. Seven posts, with 112 members, have been mustered during tin year, au l the order in the depart ment is ill gKid c did lion. Th" next session will he he'd at Salem, February 1 1 and VI, IW-. Mrs. D. E. 1 .01111-1 111 1 v , of Port land, w as e!eetcd pit s dent of the ladies relief corps. This afternoon a grand parade took place, after which the delegates and visitors went on an excursion to the m iiith of the liver. In the evening the ollicers were metalled and a baniui-t held in the ojicra house, alter which the visitors left for home. The election of ollicers took place this morning, an 1 resulted as fol lows: O. SummcM. Portland, depa: t-lin-nt com'iii'ud' r. Charles F. WrL-h', Astoria, sen ior !ce-co:nni mdcr. C. I'. Ilolloway, Huntington, junior vice-commander. J. II. Br.tdshaw, Salem, medical director. Rev. r. E. Clapp, Portland, chaplain. Members of council of adminis tration C. II. I. I'h bin, Oiegoii Citv; T. . Swan, Lebanon; C. Rockwell, Portland; E. II. Brod en, Astoria: W. A. Ladue, Sa lem. Delegates to the national en campment Key. J. 1-. Ellis, I'or- otlOrovc; It. A. l-rame, l orllan 1 : J.'- t'oopi-r, .McMinuville. At teriiVi'R P.. !'.. Tut tie and F. K. AruiiV. Portland; iJeoige NN'il li:uns,lfc,ilcni. CANNOT WEAK THillTS. St. I'aul Act reuses Mont Wear at I.mt One Skirt. St. Pah., April !". The Mcllale bill, which prohibits the wearing of tights on the stage in this city, and compelling the use of at least a short skirt, passed the senate this morning. Mexico at the World's Fair. Wasiiincto-;, April i'. The Mexican government has ap pointed Ben Leadro Fernandes delegate from that republic to the inter-continental rai way confer ence as special commissioner to visit Chicago and select a site in the World's fair grounds for the location of Mexican building. .lo.ll;n llolVmaii Better. San Francisco, April'.'. Cnited States District Judge Ogdcn Iloti man was piite '.ow this morning, but a council of physicians at coon pronounced him somewhat imptoved. PORTAGE RAILWAY Woik V.'iil Commence at the Case.nlts at Once. an 111 n i:: i-oi: im. vmi:k.-; It Will Nut V, 1 L.ng Bef rs the S'.iteV Kailxay is Bollt D:fTerei.t R ut s Mentioned Poirn.ANii, Alril '.1. Tlie a tend ance at this morning's session of the waterway convention was not 1'iite as large as that of yesterday, but those present were rejiresei.ta ih't partie. ' : - A dillcreiice of opinion exislsas to the advisability of the crpo:a tion p'.it'ing a line of steamboats on the liver. An enterprise ot this magnitude would ivpsire an enormous amount of money, and in the present condition of the money market many conservative 111 ni fear th it it will be imt'-i-ble to raise .'.-Mt),i);-U. R -ii- ;t: be PiTteted in two wi-ys. i : First, By a ; 'ie r-"!. ay be tween l'he D i.e t '. ciilo, to Im rilii in connection with luat owned by the corpjra'ion. Second, l'-y a portage road oper ated in connei tion with an in de pendent steamer service. While the articks of incorpora tion adopted are of enoiniius scope, the board of directors of the corporation have d.scretionaty powers. Il it is only necessary to iiiiild a portage iiet-vee'i The Dailes and I'elilo, or if in te is ie- jiiired, they have aui hoi ity and power to proceed. It w:Ii not be 1 dig before to.; : it.;'-; l o:';U'e :oa I at Ihi- C'ti-ni'. ' w:d be ready, and relief wdl tie a! inoni '.lien tlie p'irttgo between I he 1 a!ies and ;'elil i is comph tel. ii.vcrnor Pcnnoyvr said to-dav he thoiight the work would lit commenced at the Ca-cadcs at once. s-everai ditlcient loii'c-s for the portage road lrom I he Dalies to Celdo are inent'oned. Most care ful estimates place the cost of this road at about half a million. While the corporation is get ing r ady for work, the citizens of I'm Dalles will be building a passenger and freight steamer, which will run between The Dalles ai d the I'ppcr Cascal-'S. It will cost nooiit "f :; tt h a';d will he completed as soon as pos-i'.i.c. 1 lie contract wa aw arded to-da .. NOT l . N T El) 11 1.1: 1:. Several I iitlfnlr.-ilite IiiintiraiitH to lit) snt Hack to l!mif;aiy Ni.w York April .i. Ten R;ts iall Jews who arrived here vo: ter- day "ii the sleatn-hoi D.mia I; on. Handling, were baned fmui land ing al tlie barge otiice. inera: pom health, d;.-e::s ' and liability to hec'ime piihlic ciiaiti re th rea-oiis given for s 1 1 1 . 1 1 i r 1 them out. When the l.'u.-.-i.ins were in- i'ormed that they weie t be sent hack thev made a gi -at octerv. shrieking and cuis ing ami I 'iling ovi r and oyer on the il 'or, jump ing mid trvmg t lorce their wav out in spile ol the gaiekeepei -. Il.tvwere linadv j-ci.t back t" the Dania, to return to Hamburg. Two other immigrants w ho cami on the City of Chicago w. ie also barred. THE CHICAOO ELECTION. I'lie Kemilt Will Not IW' iwioitu I mil tlie O.-iU-ial 'iiiiv:i-k. Cllicvo o, Apiil !. The board of election eooiims'-'.oiiei- h:.e m:ii- meticed to ca tv ..- v tan n it liie inuriii i ..i !. T: .11 '! : ..; iv lal, and notl.iog ,i. :i:;i;.' -11 '.e known as to the r -;u!' tor -. veiai day?. It is as.-ctted by i .r repuh licans to day tiiat an error was rliscovered in the returns from one precinct giving Hempstead Wash hurne an additional littv votes. The democrats also make a claim that Cregier's total is ang i e.-eid bv P. votes, a inita! : ' iving been found which ". ill a : away that many from iii:- ip' ..nent. A SAI AlFAIi:. A Nflii-aska Wiiii;:ii iviltn Her 'I s 11 4 liililr-u :i.:it 'I hen Sulci. Ic. lli i.-v iv. .et. . An i! '.1. Mis. Andrew I'o.l I iiied not two eiul dn-ii to day and then snii-ided. A yiar ago she planned the same crime, but it was frustrated slid the unfortunate woman sent to the insane asylum. A short time ago she was released as cured. This morning before the children, a nirl and a boy aged 7 and .i, w ere dressed, she took them to the kitchen and with an axe crushed their skulls. She then leplaced their bodies in bed. She took a dose of concent rated lye and died i a great agony. FOi: EKillT lll.l lis. The Miner Will Not Work I. one,,., After May 1st, Chicago, April .). Samuei liompers, president of the Ameri can Federation of lalor, arrived this afternoon from the west. In an interview on the prospect of success of the proposed demand for eight hours a day by the min ers of the country he saws he has consulted with representative labor men in all sectums, and has been assured of their heartiest support, both financially and in other ways, should the threatened strike occur. The interstate convention of miners and opera'ors caine to an uiihdrmonious end suddenly this evening. Alter a fierce battle ot" words and opinions, further talk was declared profitless and an ad journment sine die was elfected. This action means practically that the interstate agreement has been abolished and the amicable and harmonious relations that have existed between classes for the past live years are broken oil' and may not be resumed. It also means that seventy-live thousand mine workers in Ohio and Penn sylvania regions i!l stop work on the first of May. As thft mine workers of the country will also d -inand eight hours a 'dav, a con- titruatieu of woik lifter -Haylirsi. now seems aimosi impo'suue. Two great organizations, knights ot lattor an 1 federation of labor, are back of the men and their money will be at their disposal. After the adjournment of con ference the miners held a meeting and decided to demand an advance 011 May lirst equivalent to M cents per ton ton on a basis of s hours a d iv, failing in which a strike will I'oiloiV. Want- a ISig Itomii. Vn iouia, B. C, April !. Cap tain John Irving has submitted a proposal to the council to run a railway ferry from Port Angeles to the City of Victoiia for a bonus of four bundled thousand dollars and ten acres of land (or termin il facil ities. '( in as t-1 H A iuinteil. Wasuinoion, A j nil '.). The pres ident to-day appointed the follow ing ro'stmasters : .1. D. Dean. Ho--piiaai. Wash. : otiice become presidential; Emma A. Algar, I nion. Or., ollice become presi dential. WHEAT IS RISING. IT HAS A srKlII.Y ADVANC ING 1 ENDENCY. Dealers Who lloiihl Some Time Ae;ci Will Iteaii a llaiiilnoirie Il ol. I. San Fkincisoi, April ;i. Tin sti a hlv-advancing tendency of tin wheat market is it pieseiit 'he cnief t--p:c discuse I on 'change. I :idii ations are that local export ers, or 1 hose who had the fore thought to buy heavily somr time ago, w iii net handsome returns. Pi-i.hably not a h - of the prodiie 'V who sold earlier in the season low r. gret having d.iimto, though n eaeh season there sue those ho bold on too long for a raise, in 1 finally have to accept much lower prices than might have been ititaimd at other times. .As tht w heat situation is now largely of a spccnlative character, the immed iate future is more or h-ss uncer tain as regi r.ts values, thoifgh some of the shrewdest speculators do iut hesitate to take their fli.it ces hy buying ritdit along 011 a rising marktt l ut the bull; apparently haw rcasoi s for their coiiit-i.-, w hich are to be found in recent reports, ullicial an.l other wise, respt cting the world's pros p -etive sujiply ami reijuir-.tnents L'alifcriiia is now close Uoii an 01 her harvest season, and the ar lival of new w heat w ill ail'ect val ues to some extent here unless pro ducers receive sufficient encour agt mer.t from abroad to pursue a holding-on policy. The years of lSSttand l.Vi.) are the oiilv ones on record in which California wheat was received at tide-water as early us tlie month of May. R'port.s are very good, fay w heat speculators, for an excellent wheat lop throughout California this year. A comparatively mild winter and an equal distribution of rain have been most favorable for the probabilities of a good crop, whiiC the strong Kuropean maiket consequent upon the failure of the i-rench crop lia made the local market strong an.l firm. SOl TIIEKN PACIFIC ELECTION. C. I. II ii ni incloli l!e-Elected 1'iesiileiit W ithout a Snuggle San Fhani isoi, April '.). The Southern Pacilie directors met to dav and elected the following ollicers: C. P. Huntington, presi dent ; t.-. I-. t rocker, lirst v.ce presidentjA. N. Towne, second vice president ; J. C. Stubbs, third vice-president; Timothy Hopkins, treasurer; M. A. Lansing, secre tary ami comptroller. President Huntington of the Southern Pacific made a brief re port to the stockholders to-day. showing Hie opetaiions of the company for H'.iO. Cross earnings if is, )', oil.,, an increase of $1,SS1, ll; operating expe.ises. 1 ,1.i5.- - an increase of $748,075. Taxes and other fixed charges make up a total of $l ),:W;!,r)lj ; balance re uiiining atter the payment of ah charges under leases, fl',:77,7Ij. Proctor I Not a Candidate. Omaha, Neb., April !. Secre tary Proctor and party passed through Omaha this evening en- route to Washington. In reply lo a question the secretary said : ''1 am not a candidate for senator from Vcimont." THEY ARE COMING Personnel of the Presidential Paity to th Coast. WANNA M A K EIC AMONG TB&M. TheTiaia Will Start Trout Waahint:a S- it Tuesday aul Will Faei Througi This Ci'y. Washington, April U. Georee W. Boyd, assistant general passen ger agent of the Pennsylvania road, who will have charge of the special train conveying the presi dent and party on its tour, is at the White house to-day arranging the details of the trip." It is set-" tied that the party will start from Washington Tuesday morning, and that Mis. Harrison and eev etal other ladies will accompany it. Wasiunoton, April th The iten eraiy ol the president's tour has final iy been prepared to-day. The personnel of the party has not been finally determined, but it is be lieved Mrs. Harrison and Mrs. Dimmick, Postmaster General Wannamaker, .Secretary Rusk, Piivatc. Secretary Halford, Mar shall Ramsdell and E. V. Tihbett, executive clerk, will fccompatiy the president. THE W I DOW IKOVIUei) FOK. Brotherhood tif Locomotive Pa.v Mra. John MrFacldcu S.tOUt. Poktlano, April 0. The Crotheihood of locomotive en gineers to-day paid Mrs. McFad den, widow ot Engineer' John McFadden, w ho was killed in the accident at Lake labisli some inoiittis since, the sum of $3"UO. II Left a C.mreAtdoii SoMLitsi.T, Pa., April !. The confession was made publicto-day of Dave Nicely, who with his brother was hanged fcr murdei. Dave said he and his brother were at the farmer's house with the in tention of lobbing. While there ire fired a pistol, with the inten tion of scaring the inmates, but said he did not shoot the farmer. While he did not sav as much, it is thought Dave intended to con vey the idea that Joe, his brother, 'committed the murder. It will be remembered both men died on the gallows protesting their inno eeiK e. Cauaila Will Do Nothing. Oitawa, April 9. It is under tood that a request recently reached tlie customs department H'oiii Washington that steps b taken to tirevent the emigration fif Chinese from Canada" to the L nited stat-.'s. Ihe department aow-eie 1 thnt ir load nn lwiirpr tn take iiction of the kind euirceeted. Once the Celestial pay poll tax, t hey are at liberty to come and go the same as any other person in Canada. A Crazy Man's Freak. Ncwui Ruii, N. Y., April 9. fhis morning James Fercuson de liberately tired two shots from a louble-harrelled shotgun into a group of children playing in the y.11.1 ot M. .Alary s parochial school, and then fled. Several children were hurt, one seriously. me snot was lortunatelv small bird shot. Ferfruson was arrested. He has been acting strangely for some time. lh Wheat Market. San Francisco, April 9. Wheat, lrom l..r)J'.. to JESS.' is about current range for standard ship ping lor choice parcel fl.oO, mill ing $1.02' 2 or f l.f)5 for selected. LtviiKi'ooL, April 9. Wheat in poor deman I ; Kansa?. winter, "is 4'vd, firm. Pokti (Mi, April It. Wheat. vallev, ?1.17; Walla Walla. $1.37'. . 10 1.4:1. I'.lae at Cvlton. -I'tlniV:: I'll ei Anril u l.'t.- yesterday afternoon at Colton tie s'. royeJ the Dull hotel, a drug store and a dwelling. The lona i $l',iH. The hotel was insured for ?.,.jii0 and the drug store for 17lH). The latter was owned bv A. B. llackman. The hotel wh crowded at the time of the fire. several immigrants having just arrived from the East. They Will It Frozen Out. Xkw York, April 9. The Chicago and Alton now stands Alone, boycotted by the various 1 ail road associations for its deter mination 10 pay commissions to agents, the Burlington having to day no'ii.ed the board of rulings of its intention to conform to the decision. The Alton boycott will go into elled next Wednesday un less that load repents. Strike at Knrliiictoii Switchmen. Omaha, April !. The strike of the Burlington switchmen is as suming a serious nature. The yards are guarded by a strong detail of police. The strikers are quiet at present, but threaten to injure non-union men at work. An Editor Suicide. Skatti.k, April 9. Captain R. M. Hathaway a well-known printer and editor, recently of Portland, is supposed to have com mitted suicide early this morning by leaping from the steamer Fair haven into the Seattle harbor. .1 ft 1! I - I 1 'a i .r I : ' 1 '- I . -.