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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
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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.
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