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About Morning daily herald. (Albany, Or.) 1885-19?? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 8, 1891)
i ' - ' V V r-jgfe"- 20 CENTS A WEEK. ALBANY, OREGON, lUJKSDAY, DECEMBER 8 18M VOL. V .NO. 7 J TOR SALE. WANTS. ETC. T H-iSOIXTIOS OK P ARTS PBS HI P J V otic to hen.br k veo that I lie Hr-n ( M ! 4 S-mnio i. doiiix bu-riiess u-uler thn uaiuo M dmuh Hills u nerebv usolved I v annua! towM-nt. 31 ui Noel retiring. The ii-ies b minimi bjr S imwms a 4UOlU9:a. O-iT-On the rod nnr Albiiir or in Al. J J binv, a bl.ick sitc-h"! or i;rip vnutaiiiini; u-.m, a ve n to it, a pair ol overalls, broad briiimi-vl hat, a pair u( slew, I shirts. raajr ail J :r:, mil- ami iruili, a er of spurs and htiidae-i for a ra-.-e h ie ami tor-, in bottle, also a revolver. LiLenU re ward will be paid t the Ho ler on leaving mm saw at ii skald urnce. I)AT ymr hrl tax - This hool tax for J. th ye.tr 11, i mi Jut i 'l payable. T.t Pi.ort rf reiu'j'elt) cail prouiptlv. at tne u.'H", of the clerk. C. KurK h ire and par the svue. Siied, C. 11. tiurkhart. eiera. L near Sou bepot Motel, TOCQOD TF.nrL.tBH. Do you know that Moore's Iio vealed Remedy id the only patei.t medicine in the world that do. 3 not contain a drop of alcohol ; thi.t the nioile of preparing it is known only to ita discoverer; that it id p.i advance in the science of medicine without a parallel in the nine teenth century : that its propriety i 3 oiler to forfeit ifl.lHJO for anv case of dyspepsia it w ill not cure"? TVJK KENT A ne.t live room cottage. j. oear .-wwinern raciuc ueiiot. Applr at CB. WISH, AUENr KOR THE LKAD. lag tire, life and a-xkloot Insurance com- panlra "If ONEV TO LOAX-IIOME CAPITAL OS ill. rood real estate si-curity. r'or particu lars enquire or ue. tt'inipnrcy. Cram's I'nrlvalled Allan. The new edition of this unrivall ed work ianow being delivered by the agent, Mrs. A. M. Tail. The work is a most excellent oin, and this edition is a treat improve ment upon former one, triviiii' all the latest dale and much new matter that was not in the previous editions. It should be in every family, and on everv business man's desk. Those Highest of all in Leavening I'owfr. Latest U. S. Gov't Food Report a Baking Powder ABSOLUTELY PURE 1AM.'KK) OF LVN'l All At for cultt- J IjyJ rati-in. and an Icr lene, for tale at tin per a re, W.thin I) mile from railroad Wti n a id 10 miles Ir jui AlUuiy. Apply a' (Hi, omce. We are the onlv people who car ry the celebrated E. & V. coll.tr an 1 culls. Alwavs have the latest styles in stock, T. L. Walla- e it Co. I am an old in in and have been a constant Mill'er.'r with catarrh for the last ten years. I am en tirely cured bv the u?c of Kly's C renin Halm. It is strange lhat s) simple a remedy will cure such a stubborn .disease Henry . liill- it .... ( hiRSj L t ension Alt v, Wash- For eiht vears I have sneered lrom catarrh, which ellecteu mv eyes and hearing; have employed many physicians without relief. I iim dow on my second b jttlii of Kly's I'leain Italm, and feel conli denl of a complete cure. M.try C Thoiu;son, ('erro tinrdo. III. supplied can proc.ire the atlia bv I ,n?. '. : V' addressing V. O, bany Urej:on. Box No. 00 Al- SM WA has nmovel h laundry to the ir.in hou the cor ier of Se. oi'.i and Lyon atreetn. Laad far alr. i. 10, !0, 10, 80 acres, easy t- nn, install Bent plan rhiup and li'n;h priced. Alao w city lou all owned by U. Bryant. Land Murrrytns. TjtKTia BniUHfl Sl'KV(T1.1 DOHaClItOa X tain a.-curate nj prompt mrk by cal"n7 upon county turrevoi K r. T. Fisher, i-e haecomptete copies of field notes ai'd town ship plate, and is prepare 1 to do s ir.evin In any part of Linn county. Postoltice address. Miresstatun. una cou it. Oregon. 'flic hmi M il 4 Ll.MIM'U AUK-A Ki puce lljwf J printed ScientiH Mechanical Juun.al of Lite Foreign 1 iventiont anl Prucwinct. Vol, 11. Na S Circ'ilitiii.t ifiiarantjcd I i Coo Su incript'oii crs per year, with Aliiniiniiiii Lird sprayer Souvenirs, Sarjl this alverti!ii cut. It will le:ul )0'i t sue- CM, AMSIXLH U1 I'l KLISllINU VO, .i port, Ky. Kotlc to Stock Holders. NOT ICE is hereby iorrn thit th-: annua' k holders n ectii'if of Hi; Kariners i Merchants Inrturarice i'omitanv nf Albany, Liiii. ertmtv Orei"H. will In- he'd at the eomp:ui's oiflce iri the city f AMuu , lire- Iton. o i Wi-lncmla', Jannrirv lirh., l.siri. the hour of i u'elo k r. M of naid d:i, lor ill. purK(Mf if elec;i"i; utile tlirccUjts of said couiaii, to sitvv for one va', ara to truii- s-tct hii. h oher bu?ins. ad m" riu!arl come iH-rore said mcv'iiiir. l; orscr of the President J . kirnv, Secretary. I)lil IV-enilx-r lt, H'H. mil mm M of Poiiy ( I MATTHEWS & WASBBURH'iS, ALBANY, WMX, The men of this vicinitv need not be jealous because their wives talk eo constantly about Matthews and Washburn. Its not their ifood looks the ladies are .talking about, it is the good qua li,es of the cook and heating stoves i hey sell. Every one seems to be delighted when tlity buy from M. and W. lieniember von ran get the best kid glove in town for one dollar at the i -ad it's r.a iar. The I'elsarte corset allords support both light and strong, freed- in in all motion and elegance of shape. Ihe Pelsarte waists lor ladies and children are recommen ded by all who have tried them I'erfect tit guaranteed. Mrs. Ta.it exclusive agent. Samples may be seen at Mrs. dilbert s dressmak ing parlors, over Golden Kule Bazaar. Fell Deuil. 1 liese words are lamiliar to our readers, as not a day pas es with out the report of the sudden dr." A of some prominent co'zens. The explanation is "Heart IMsrase iherelore heware it you have any of the following svmptoi is : Sho l'reath. IV in in fcsde, Smothering Spells, Swollen Ankles, Asthma-u reaming, weak and iiunyiy spells. Tenderness in 'Shoulder or irregular I'ulse. these symp.oms mean heart di''ease. The most reliable remedv is I r. Miles' New Heart Cure, which has saver thousands of lives. Hook o testimonials free at Stanard it Cu.-ick, who also sells tl-e Neft Heart Cure. I ooacco vanes in flavor and other quali ties according to where it is grown, mastiff plug cut is a scientific mixture of the choicest grades selected by nianulacturers ol thirty years experience. rirtif i I 'l't'iniilil in SHORTHAND. PENMANSHIP, S SCHCOU IS. THE BEST. 1891 1802 FOR THE HOLIDAYS ithing is Nicer Than the Fine Hisplay ( f- 3. P. Tace Tobacco Co., Richmond, Va. i SS2S ul r1 llfsiii -aas. 2 jss. f rouHNAv yjJJ Mi:itir tins We desire to say to our citi ztns, lhat for years we have been sell ing I)r Kin"s New DiscoM-ry for ( 'iiiisiiiiiption, Ur Kind's New Lilt- 1 ills, hiK-kleii si Arnica Salve uml rJectiie Hitters, unit liave la-vtr liaiiilletl remedies that Bell us, or tlial liave given such universal satisfac- lii n. We do not hesitate to iruarap- tte them "every tune and we stand ready to refund the purchase pi ice, if s.iti.-lactory ri suits do not follow tliei'-ii.-e These remedies have won tln i. t're it iiopularity purely on their merits, Foshay A: Mason liuggi.-t, Silverware, - Novelties. At the Old and Establish) d Jewelry Store of H. EWBRT'S. Sliepii's l'lioti;riilt4 vTtlie Wurlil One of the most be.uitii'ul and appropriate holiday books that has been issued, hears the title above given. It is fully ex plained hy the title, for il illus trates all of the objects and scenes of interest in the dill'erent parts of world, and t! at two with all the truthfulness and beauty of the genuine photograph. Over two hundred and fifty of these fu'l page photographs aic given. The book is one of the line't gift books that could be imagined of, an I is simply siinerb. It w ill lie sold by siibsciiption. t Str K I V I i:-tm r. Is one which is ir'iarantccd to l.riii j mi salisfa- tory results, or in ease ol failure a rcliirn of purchase price, (in this safe plan you can buy from our mlycrli-id druinjists a linllle of !)r Kind's New- l)eoery for ('ii sumption. It is guar.-ntced to tiring relief in i-v ry case, w hen Used fo any aMcction of 'lliroat, I.iniirs, oi ln-st. siicli as (oMisiiuipl ion, liill iin i lion of I.uii-'s, Ihoiichitis, A-llunc, Whooping Coiurli. Croup, etc, etc It is. leasaut and areei hie to taste, perfectly safe, and can always lie de pended upon. Trial bottles free at Koshay i; .Mason, Druggists, WIND AND RAIN Heaviest Storm in tha State Sire t 1S79. TIIK KLKC' l lnN IN 8ALEM. Bmall Vote Csst Reform 8cbol maUs-Iudiaa EchoLirs Sick Other Rewj. Io- Sai.km, Dec. 7. The supreme court met this morning and a 1 jourued until Saturday. John Wood was brought to the ftcylum to-day from Sind Hollow, Morro.w county. He in- aged 21 and thinks I e picks snakes oil' his person. Ah -ut :I0 pupils at the Indian Ir.iining scliool at Chemaa are il! with severe colds. The city eliclion to-day was a republican victory. M. V. Hunt was elee'e 1 aMermau in thu ii rat ward, ieo. Collins and Eber I.a fo:e in the second waul, O. D. Ilatton in the fourth and Colonel .1. OlniHtead in the third ward. In the list ward limit was elected ovet Jjhn (iray by a nnjoritv of one and in the second w a -d Col lins over Napoleon Davis by one majority. A small vole was polled on account of the storm. Two more buys were brought to the stale reform school to-day, making seven in all. Thete two ca.i'e lrom Multnomah county. Win. Jordan, from Wasco comity, arrived at the penitent:a-y to day. lie will serve a two-year te -m for la ceny. A violent wind and rain stoma prevailed all last night and to-d?v. Much water fell and the wind was Strong. The d.imag is eniail.con sisting mostly of old fences being id n it over. A little damage was , .i i e uuiie to me state nouse rooi. Several braces in ties steel b: idge were broken. Old Oregonians say i: ia the worst storm since 1S7'.. belonging to the laboring class, has always been recognized as superior to it. Several branches of the Col n m bi fan ily reside in this village and all claim direct decent from the fcreat disoye or. Al though the patriarchs of their house have cdvaneed their claims persistently, l'rofe?ser and Mrs. Cialetti have always discredited the statement, helievingCoUimhu to have been a native of Genoa, as asserted by historians. Several weeks ago a newspaper article appeared, in which the claim wa made that Columbus lind been born at Bet t la. This article was read by the ( ialettis, an I for the first time they believed the claims of the family to be well founded, hut the family tie bail been lost and the claim cou'd not be proven without preat reseach which would entail Teat exoense. l'ro- lessjri;ilr. 'bus written to friends at Hettola to make inquire, and if there is any foundation f r the claim of that village as Columbus birthplace he- will have an ah struct made of the record in rela tion to the Columbi family. Professor and Mrs. (ialelti re side at nii-i Maplewood averue lioth are inte'u-ent persjns, an have traveled extensively, speak several langnng.-s. Mrs! (ialelti is a woman i pn possessing ap pearance and a pleasant c jnve.a iionaiisi. ner nie historv. as told by herself, is uneventful She is the onlv survivor of her o-anc!i of the Coiuuibi h-nidv. CONGRESS CONVENES Indian War Val a meeting of THE MORNING MEAL! H. GKEGG, n i Tailoring a Kcpairins ii a Men's anil liovs' clothing made to ordsr or I slssned anil repaired oa short notice and I rsasonahlo rate. kbop on toe street car line between Third nd Fourth street Conrad Meyer s new oven is now completed, and he is better prepared ttan ever to serve his old customers as well as new ones with the best of fresh bread, cakes, in fact everything from the dainti est lu t rc Us to the most elaborate wedding cakes. Housekeepers are invited to give the product of bis new oven a trial. a in i m M M J II fc . (S77! A: ilH Found Satisfactory whin J'uiclmsino (irocerii'sat F. K. Allen's At Will A Stark's can be seen some of the most beautiful ladies void watches, which have just been received.! taiiV and fancy II.. I i:.. .i i . . . x l. ill' KIT IS il 1IIM-C1 ISS SIOCK OI S s a a m irroceries oi all Kinds test slvln of ..la. I ..4' 4.. ; 4.. 1-1. 4 .1 1.. 1 i: . ' ; . uiuis hi srii.xm noici' liioir iiciK U'lt'S SI'M I I.ATIOV It t(.t.i:(rl Scarcely a day passes without tin iiews of some large failure Ihishiui; over the wires -the usual result of speculation ill stocks or some, equally ilaiurerons venture. The same electric cu rent carries to dear distant friend the sad tiiliittrs of death of loved tuns too often the result of speculation in patent nostrums. Moore's Kcvealed Kciiicriy is no speculation but is sold on positive guarantee. Do not fail to go to your druggist and ask for your money if not satisfied. We known you w ill go and buy another bottle, or sale by all druggists. QUARTER itit.it wi tr.. n mm m I lit' re tied in kcr otinty Ore-n A on, near whntur f i& now H;dctT City. "PCUTIIDV man uho tian nine V til I Ual I huconu idciititlt'd with the revmrues A A A nd dvvi'loptnent ol th:it country. IhiMUU m:m is no other than Mr. John Stewart, out of the wealthiest andmHt inliuential citizens in the county. In a recent lelter he says: l hud been suITcriiiar from pains in my liui k nd tfenemt kidney eitimdint ior rome titn and ha: utd nii.ny reniniies wUhcut an hut temiomry relief. Ihe ain in im tiw.k had hceonie 10 Htvere thit 1 uas f riventfl from attfTt'lim: to my work und could not in. .ve without the ut. of a cane. Wearing, IdlOdKll llll'IU, lilt- Milt 1 I I (1 1 Ultn ("I- 1 f I I 1 foit hy Orevoti Kidney Tea, I wan inJuced to I ol bin 8 BUU tryahox, and from that ve"V tirwt dos- I'tX'ilil3 lO I una instant relief, an-l U fore u mtr I.aM ;hc contents of the box the j iins in c y hack eptirtly disappeared 1 have every f ith ic the virtues of the Oixiroit Kitlney Tci, ami iuso teiremnies niidn Kinds "' " i w.nna not -itn..ut u t.r an K1I.I.KI) BY A COW BO T. Samuel 1)1 ttenholli r Murdered at a CamliliiiK Table. Ai.i:; iii'Ki;'H i:, X. M., Dec. 7. Tlie true facts about the murder ol" unucl Ditteiilioller, a noted scoin of 'he Nav ij Indian counl ry,bave just ht-en recei.'e l here, alihoiili the ciime was comnntied n ve .il l:ivsi i. He was not k'llei bv his cJtk, as was at ti-st leported but by a co.v and horse niltler naiiifl J homas v olhns. lrom an eve wiiiit-ssit is learned thatalew weeks ago at Jhttenhoiier s etore llius was present, and Sam saiu loli!in: "1 understand you area lorsclhit-f and a rustlei, to winch "oi!iTis answered he was. Iitten holler then told him to keen away lrom his p'ace as it would injure bis business at wh icn remark ol'ius Ik came oH'end-l. On the evening ol me inurucr to:iins went to Sam's place of ini-iness and found three men engaged in a game oi cards. Collins said "Whv rot have a four-handed game'.''' Coiiiiis was dilink. but he entered in the t:""u ami kept knocking oi the Utile, coming very near several times tippjugthe lamp over. I'itteulioU'er I. ad re l.rcd but spoke lo Collins, ruiuest- inj; him iot to make so much noi.-e. Collins paid no attention ! the request, '.nt kept pounding on the table. I- iually 1 itleihoiler got up, dri stcd hinisolf. aiid on c itnii g into the renin where Col. ins was remarked that if. there was to boa tow he would be in il. A few angry words passed Vt w-eeu him an-l ( 'o!lin, w ben Sam si ruck tin-la'ler in th ; lace. CoPi.is, on ste. ping back, pulled bis revolver and "red. The bulu-t struck lit lehlKiller in the left breast, passing through the be.iit, and resulting in ii.sl mt d'-ath. Coilins 'eft the store with the smoking revolver in his, light l and, moi'iittd bis mus ta.ig. vviiich whs standing hitched near the door, and rode oil', lis has not been caotuud. IlKI l III.IC1NS OltUAM.ING. Thoy Are I'ropnrlngr Tora Vlcorous Campnifta In ISO:, r)'!Ti.,Ni, Iee. 7. Tho Young Men's Utjpublican Club of Oiejon, through i's chairman and secre tary, have issued, as called, a call for a I'onve: tion to be held at Columbia hall, in this city, on the L'Sth day of January at 10 o'clock. The oiiji ct of the meeting is to perfect a plan for the coming cam pa:ge and to bring together any wavering elements of the party. The call says that unless the most mighty efforts are put forth the result will be problematical in owing to the well-known ac tivity of the democrats, who are leaving no stone unturned to tecure a victorv. A DESCENDANT OF COLUM Bl'S. to irant bed loumres can l n at " ' "'.V' " "-" . ' " t- t- .1 ( ( Portmiller A Irving's, as they have lrt'v. Jieineilllier I lit' llliKT, T ll'st Street, Olrliosite i in"r "";'.'" Hhilc ur!" lti"'f' ft'"1 . I . 7 11 1 nil -ilT1..-h.ttia jif tlie liili.ev rr urn irv nrii-imt thills'.' Orev'ii Kidney Tea cures hc-uHche, tincuce of urine, hricri uuwt neinient. n icon hum just received a large invoice. JlasoillY Tllll)l(, AlhitllV, Oll'gUll. ol citlii-rscx. T lie Kon.-ir Kelieved to Belong Maria Ualetti, nee Columbia. Krcin the IhicaifO Tribune. Profeesor G. tialetti is a trainer monkeys, which be halls and museums throughout the country. In this work he is assisted by his wife, and it is claimed that Mrs. (ialetti is a lineal descendent of Chrieo pher Columbus. H.t maiden name was Matia Columbi and she was boin at lit ttola, Province of Pia rerzu, Italy, where her family has resided forcenMiries, and although s -s as. At a meeting of MnMuontph Carno, No. 2. of Indian War Ve cans of the Noith Pacific Co is t. held at ihe courthouse in PoiJa ;d la6t Saturday, a lei'.er was in.'o (li'i-ed from Co'. W. W. Cbapoian e'ri'ng to an esiens:on of ihe a.xi bou.itv law so to embrace mote wli- took :' t in the Indian wars of Cregon, Washingoj-i and Idaho, and giving a draft of a pre liable and resolution to O eon'i representatives in congress, le questing them to use all possiblt means to si euro the enact i.-ent of si'ch a law. The orderly sergeant was lnstrt'cti'd to send coo:es of tiiese lesoluiious to every i rnip i i OiCgon. Washington and Idaoo. M. II. Hathaway, Kdwti' i Cam beau ar.d P. F. Cast email were appointed to present 10 Colonel Chapman the best wishes ami In ternal regard of the camp. Oncers tor the ensuing year were eic-t-'i as follows: J. 11. McMillen. cap tain ; A. J. Chap. nan, first !ieute-i ant; Edward Ctiambeau, second lieutenant; M. It. Hathaway, 01 deny eergeaut; Oeoige II. llnnes. commissary sergeant ; John Pa' l. hill, color sergeant; T. A. Wood corporal of the guai ds ; John Col tins, musician. The Cliiuexe Trouble, London', Pec. 7. Li Hung Chang, vi;eroy, has teiegraidted the Chronicle's Shanghai corres pondent, continuing ti e news of a crushing deleat ol ttie rebels. 1 he correspond nt then gives hiitocr leiails of the recent iuass.it le. which show that it was a vciila'olc carnival of blood. Li HurigCliang has just telegraphed lhatmt!.ial law has been proelaiuied thiou-;h- out Manchooria. Hie French Colliery Kii.iMlr r, Pauis, lec. 7. Since midnigiit hile-en hodies have lu'en taken from the mine where Ihe explo sion occuried vesistitlav. 1 here ire vet twelve bodies in a lower galle.-v, wiiirh nil! be removed to- tla v. Killed In a KiumI.wi Coal Mine. S r. pK i'i:itsi:i ai, I lee. 7 A ter rible catastrophe lias occurred in colliery at ISilka, Kussian Po land, in which, it is reported, 1M) men and tortv horses were Uilh-d. EW3 OF TUE COAST. ottrfstlng Items from Exchanges Tkrsurhont hs Northwest. Last week a fiend set lire to 400 tons of hay belonging to Lowe, in Laker countv. Ihe loss is esti mated at $5;HK. About IdO incand.-9i.ent lights will be taken by the cili.ens of Milton as scan as the plant is in running order, the . tmaining sixty will be taken before spring. Work on the Milton Fruit Can nery is now iMiuer way. .Next year the frd'tgrowes of that sec tion will find a good home market for the product of thei.' orchards. While riding horseback, Samuel Wliitesides, who lives about eigl.t miles southwest of Co. vaUis, iiad tiie n'isfoitone to have his lio-e fall, c ushing the bone of the r.ht leg below the knee. As the first of Feb uary, 1S!)2, will be fifty years since the initia tion of what bis grown to be the Willamette University, the pro per authorities are taking steps to wards dulv celebrating the Eemi- centenial of 's birth. This will no doubt be a profitable one for ihe institution. AangemenU were completed last Saturday by which an K.'siern syndicate will built a big brewing establishment in La Grand next next year. The representatives of this syndicate are members of some of the la gest brewing firms in the r.ast. A vast amount of the barley grown in this section has been shipped to St. Louis and Milwaukee during the past three years. Tne quantity of the grain grown in this section fills everv n- tluirenioiit for brewing put pose. The Dead Lock Over the Speak e ship Continues. NO HISINKSS TRINSICTKD Crisp Is Still io (be Lead fer Speaknr sh'p -Ths Ballot in the DfH.c crstic Caucus- W.MiiN(.rox, Iec. 7. The fifty second ccngie.-s convened at noon to-.l-jv. 'the usualiv decorous otii. t charac.ori.ed the asst iu'dy in the senate. The house having failed to oiaanixe. the senate was not ab!e to tiansact any business for its inability to rioiify the presi dent through a loint committee of its readiness to receive hi-oni intinieations. and will operate to defer for a t ine the presentation of the annual message, as well as the laige uccuniulation of reces- appoiiitinents that must be sent to the senate for eonm-uni'ion. con ferei .-..' vvi:l be held by the sei:a toisof the dill'.-rent parlies early in the we. k to arrange the mem Jiersbip of committees, as it is a task of more than ord-n-y iui,-or-tance this time, in view of tl.e in- coodug lifieen new senators. The house was called tocroer promptly al noon wi.h oJo nieni bera pre-ent. On motion of Hol- iiihii, ii at once aojoui ntu mini lo-uioi row at noon. THE DL:M(KVA1 iC CAl'CcS. Tho day opened W'tiioiu a iv ap parent change in the spcavers-iip contest. 1 ue live eaudtoat-s aie .is cheerful as ever, and tiieir fol lowers seem imbued wii.i li.esame coniidence and pereisiency which ciiaiaeteio.ed the early features of tiie cc-itest. Tiie caucus met promptly at 10 o'clock this moining, aiid.wuhom any preliminary pioceeding-?, the ecrelaiv liegan the i oil call, wan the following lesu't : E OliTEHNTlf l-.Ai.l.-l.. C-isp .... Mills pi inger. . . McMiihn .. I latch Stevens .04 p.t .17 .. !'i 1 NINETEEN i'II liAM.Ol'. Cii?p CI .Mills ."-jiriiwer. . . I M.-Uillin V Hatch Stevens 1 Terry, of Arkansas, came in and voted lor Mills. Alter tiie nineteenth bal'ot the aucus adjourned until this even ing. Ihere appears out liltl. eh. nee of the dead lock being. broken for several .lavs. A n Kioi s n ixu nroi: .i. It Whs (icneial Throughout Inc Stale. Poitri.AM), lK-ir. 7. Ileooris lrom vaiions p.tits oi me siitle h-jwtha. a lu'ioiis wind si jrin was general ib'oiigbout Oregon to- lav. In Poi 1 1 a 1 1 -1 tm- wind only IiI.-a lortv mdes per hour fioui 1 M. till I o'clock. The hour be-fore it blew thirty miles per hor ami o'clock was blowing at thirty miles per hour, according to Ob server Pague. The Western I'nion's wires be tween San Francisco and Portland are down av.d have been up ami down several times during the day. Th.-y fell liist t-aily this morning. This tompany's wi'es to The Halles and Ast iria are also down, but communication is being arried on by u-.e of other wires to ihe Sound, and in other lound a'lotit ways. The Postal Tclegiaph (Company is in a wois.! condition. Their wire ti San Francisco has been down at diiler.-nt times, but it is put up as fast. They hive, how ever, refused to receive any mes sages for that point. If the sior.u continues at its present late, it is feared that much .da-uae will !e done to both companies. This morning a'jciit 10 o'clock the Moirison-Mrcet liiidgc Com pany refuse 1 to open its draw to 9teamers, and many arc in conse quence tied up on each side of it. Once or twice when it was ojH-ned dm ing the gale, it rat:led in an ominous manner, but no damage was done. has b -en at rest, bnt of late the deficits in the various provinces have been large. Prince Edward is s ill behind after drawing on ita capital account, while Nova Scotia and New Brunswick are heavily in debt, the former want- ig the Dominion to assume nearly two million of its liabilities. New P..-iui8 ick last year paid $7000 fof criminal prosecutions and Nova Scotia fjiHjo. Three Dominion Cabinet Minis ters have sanctioned the pro ject. ( ieorge Foster, Minister of Finance, expressed himself faror ably, and thinks the scheme, if caniedout, would insure better epi escntation. Sir John Thomp son, Minister of Justice, says the vroj'.-ct is worth a grtater sacrifice than any likely to be asked, ('bailee Tnpie"r, Minister of Marine, states that the wedding of sentiments and interests would t f itself be lieneticial. CONSOLIIJATINU. Economic CoiiRlderatior s Drawling British Colonies Together. It is a eignitieent po:nter that the P.ritish Provinces are looking for a more economical administra tion of their tfiairs. It is sa'd in a dispatch from Ottawa that a movement has been set on foot n the provinces of New Uruns.vick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island for unilii g the three into one province, which, if carried out, will do with two Lieu'enan'. Governors, two principal Legisla tive Assemblies, with numerous ininjr and attendant expenses, and result in the saving of half a million dollars annually. A similar proposition was made in 1S05, but was then over whelmed by tli3 greater uroject of confe It-ration. Sir. Charles Tup per, then Premier oi Nova Scotia, had the matter in hand, a"d was mainly instrumental in bringing about the Charlottetown con ference. Since then the matter A CUICA; rOLlTICIAX. He Says 1 dat Western Men Are in Irinaud lu 1'olitlcs. Poi:vmni), Dec. 7. Mr. John P.ra.'y, a democratic politician of Chicago, who is in this city, said to-day that the West demands a Western man for the democratic presidential nominee. -Mr. liiady is temporarily out of politics and has oeeu since the i lisasU-r that happened to Carter 'lanison last spii-ig in Chicago, since tiiat time be has leen trav eling throughout the West, and naturally lias paid much attention io polities. I ue West," he said, "has qd to tiie piesent time considered the hast entitled to the presidency. and I'.. at, it shonid be coulented wild l;ie vi. e-presidency once in a w ii ile, or a cabinet position. The Wes.., and by toat 1 do not in- hi.'e ( hi, but 8iaK moi-eof that po-lion of tiie coun'ry west of In- ana and Illinois, has just about outgrown its swaodung clothes. "1 have been around pielty ex r.sively eit'iiug the past few moiuhs. and I find tbat luere is iprie a sen. iment in this matter, i lie West believes that Las lei a i- oi.iieiaies. which, of course, means, .ew V ork candi- d'u-s, sie controlled bv Tam- i., anv Hall. And the West thinks t iat Tain.uany Hall means cor rup'.ion, tiiouii it does not. Bui long as i is thought so. enerev is waited in the endeavor to put up a New Yoritev." JMI'OKTANT DECISIONS, Keodered liy Judge Dead7 ia Gar eruineut sod Ks'lssv Cases. Poi: ti.and, l ec. 7. In the United Si a' e-s circuit couit to-day Judge I'ea.iy tendered lao decisions. The iir.-t wfs in the che of the -ove-roiiient against The Dalles M 'itaiy lioad Company et a!. The findings of the comt were in favor oi the lea, and the motion lo set i-i Ii- the oroe-r dismissing as to iie ilen ii iant, The Dalles Miliiary .'oinpany, wes denied. In the .olid case, that of the Oregon o;r.tl Militaiy Itoad Company ct al.. the hudinua of the court .-re alao in favor of the plea. So far as the question of the plea is cou. erne., the decisions have eet- tie-l that point. These cases wi'l In- taken to the court of appeals in California, and will doubt les be ca-riedto the supreme court of tiie 1'iiittd States for final adjudi cation. II K I'LKAD Gl'ILTY. The MinicUy Meicury Editor Fined Two Hundied and Fifty Hollar. Poini.ANp, Dec. 7. In the I'nited States district ouit today the case of the government against li. 1. wa'son, the editor and proprietor of the Sunday Mercury, was called. Watson was indicted bv the United States grand jury 'or the od'enseof sending obscene papers through the mails. Two articles were published in his pa per coming und-r the provisions of the statutes, and be was in- lifted on two counts. When he came into court this morning Wat- 8 u concluded to retract bis former A p'ea of not guilty, and to enter a plea of guiltv. The court then nrc- ceeded lo pass sentence. Watson was sentenced to pay a fine of (250 on eack count. Fooseca Declared a Traitor. P.io Janeiro. Dec. 7. President Peixotto to dav issued a manifesto l.-claring the members of dictator Fonseca's government traitors to tie constitution. Cotcan Discharged. The Eugene Guanl has the following : The man Joe Coggan, arrested in Albany last Monday, as being euspicioned with the sup posed murder of John Ewing, at Cottage Grove, last summer, was nscharged lrom custody last even ing, a ithotigu Coirean has Dlainlv shown iiv bis remarks that ha knows something about the dis appearance of Ewing, and of hie prooably being foully dealt with, siill without being able to prove beyond a doubt the death of Ewing, and having no o her evidence be yond his own remarks, it would Im unable to convict him, hence his discharge. In Albany he is con sidered an innosent old man. He is a chronic drunkard, bat no murderer. Fresh vegetables every morning from Linn county gardens at Parker Bros. I ..'r-.-c',iaJUii Bilk1- - fins. iV- m,s:.i; i&ff: v
