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The Times-Monntaineer
8ATURDAY....
.DECEMBER 3. 1892
ITEMS IN BRIEF
. from Wednesday's Bally.
"Wheat is still being sold at the ware
houses at (rood pneea.
Mr. Saltmarshe's stockyards are feeding
a larra number of noes for the Portland
; market. " -
Mr. Win'. Hunt, ot Shelby, Gilliam coun
ty, is in the city, and gave us an agreeaoie
Tvehridire 18 represented In the city
ttvdnv b Messrs. A. McLeod. W. A. Hen
dricks. W. L Hendricks and Thomas
' Glavev. '
I Ul IUII Ul W ...... V.
Ward yesterday afternoon brought in a
- Terdict for the plaintiff. .
- .betters from the country contain the
pleasing intelligence that during the past
few days Tain has been quits general
through the county, an J the ground is in
: good condition for plowing. More acre-
see will be planted in grain tnis season
than ever before.
Mrs. Nerva A. Coram, about 80 years
of age, last Saturday evening, at wamic,
fell on tne porcn 01 ner residence ana
sustained a severe fracture of the hip. A
-'. physician from Tygh ' and one from
Imfurwere called, and rendered all the
- aid possible, by reason of her extreme
ago her injury is liable to result seriously
A aMiftl rv.rtr nioan in Ihia nitv hv
Miss Carrie Young to her associates last
Monday evening. - A very pleasant time
. was spent, and all pleasant seemed to enjoy
- the occasion.-. The following are the name
of those proent: Bessie Freiich, Pearlie
- Williams, Pearlie Butler, Nellie Sylvester,
Dottie McFarland, Georgia Sampson and
' Carrie Young; Georuie Dafar, Harry Fred
den, Jiiddie Jenkins, Victor Sampson,
Jimmiegimonsoi. and rt. Micnell. -
Last week there was the finest run of
salmon in the Nehalem river known for
many years. - f he water was literally
alive with an unusually fine quality of
fish and everybody ' who could buy or
borrow a spear enjoyed the intensely ex
citing and quite profitable sport of killing
salmon. o plentiful were Uie nsu that
one man could kill 200 of them iu a day
The fish were large, clean and fat and all
that could be Uken were salted and dried.
Portland Dispatch; An unknown man
- was found dead in a box stall at the old
race track, yesterday afternoon. The rats
had eaten ont Bis eyes and dUfimired every
exposed part of his body. The deceased
bad been seen in the neighborhood for sev
eral days, and was last seen Sunday after
, noon. He was aged about 60 years, and
wore a lull, black besrd.. To a man who
inquired from whence he Cime, he sud that
he was a miner from Hiistero Uregon.
Portland Dispatch: Litters of inquiry
Dave been received from DartieS in .Last
Bonne Terre, bi. Francois county, Mis
souri, in regard to Robert Johnson, who
. was found murdered in a boxcar at
AJbtoa a few days since. One ot these
letters is from Mrs. Amanda M Tnr ev.
: who was the stepmother ol Johnson and
raised him, and is deeply interested in
bim. She says bis' trne name was Robin,
and be was a good, induetnoBS, hard
working man. She asks for full particu
lars concerning the murder, and is evi
dently under the impression that Johnson
was murdered for bis money.
The vagabond Spokane Indians will in
a few weeks remove to their new home
... on the Coeurd'Alene reservation. About
thirty tamilies are to be moved before
winter begins, and thirty houses, each of
' two rooms and costing about $200, arc to
be buiit tor them, t hese will be planned
so that they may serye as additions to the
nermanent bouses that are to be built
next spring, in tne spring tbeir crops
win ue piameu lor mem, or 11 an inui&n
wishes 10 do bis own work he will be
paid for it by the day. There will be no
excuse for any Indian who does not raise
a good crop net year. It is thought they
will be so wen satisfied witn tneir new
homes that those who ran away last sum
mer to other reservations will return and
take np land with them before the spring
is ended.
disaster, and as the track of a man was
found going to and from the hay ricks, the
myttery was solyed. As we go to press the
guilty party has not been apprehended,
A move is now on foot to bring .into
Boise City the hot water from the artesian
wells about two miles ahove town, and ntil
ize it for heating purposes. Pipes are al
ready laid, and the experiment will be tried
in the new city ball and in the pnblio
school building. If it is a success there, it
will be generally used thronghout the city.
The papers are congratulating the people
on the arrest of the Koslyn banK rot) rjers.
and this will be in place when the persons
now in lail are proved to be the cuipnts.
But there seems to be an opinion in thin
community that the goiltv ones are not
yet caught, and by men w o appear to have
reasons lor this belief. .
T. J. Uhlman, the Portland butcher who
bongnt so many beef cat'l in this vicinity
recently, says the Fossil Journal, has failed.
ith 8000 liabilities, it is presumed the
beef trust of the metropolis snowed bim
under, as he was brsnchiug out a little too
much for them, aud thereby endangering
the perpetuity of the monopoly.
An exchange savs: "Mud baths were
common amoug the ancients, the mud n
the seashore and the slime 01 tbe rivers
being especially prized for )his purpose
The Tartars and Egy ptians still use tbem
In certain diseases. J. bey. are taken oy
the peop'e at many places on tbe conti
nent of Europe." These baths are quite
popular among tbe Indians in the vicin
lty of Tbe Dalles, and appear to be
curative of very many nervous disorder?
Daring the time of the Birgfeld trial in
this c ty the throng at the court house fully
demonstrated the danger cf the construc
tion ' of the opening of the doors. Forta
nate-y there was no panic; but if an alarm
of fire had been sonnded. and a rush had
been made for the doors, these, opening on
1 he insid , 'would have caused serious if not
fatal ioiurv to man v. for thev would have
become jammed and egress would have been
impossible. . All doors should open out-
wardlv in public halls, as fatal accidents
have freauentlv happened by reason of
them opening inwardly.
A new form of field for base ball is being
seriously co tempUted It will have an
extra bae, in order to make base running
oftener and more exciting. The dist nces
will be home to 1st, ana 4th to home, 90
feet, as now; 1st to 2.1, 2d to 31, aud 3d to
4th, 70 feet. Under this arrangement the
runner will have less distance to run be
tween the bases, and the catcher a less H:
tance by 8 to 10 feet to throw to 2d and d 1
base, and without any player intervening
This will do away with short stop, requir
ing the same Lumber of men as now.
Though the gr. ater part of the land
through which the Great Northern passes
in Washington is unaurveyed, almost ail of
the Snohomish valley is occupied by squat.
ters, and a few years promise to see it as
well populated as any west of the Cascades
Tne engineers who. located tbe road cnt the
nrst trail to the headwaters, and so undis
turned did they fand the solitudes that a
colony of aliou' 100 beavers was discovered
where the 50-mile post now is. iNot only is
there lien agriculiural land, but the hi Is
are clothed with such dense forests of giant
timber as wonld make a Miobiganner green
with envy.
Salem Statesman: Governor Pennojer
granted two lull pardons yesterdav to
convicts who have served their terms in
tbe state penitentiary, for tbe purpose of
restoring tbem to the rights of citizen
ship. 0af Benson uttered a forged
check and was sentenced from Multno
mah county Februaiy 23. 1893, to serve
a term of one year. B. F. Lackey, the
other, served a year for larceny by bailee
in Gilliam county, and bis restoration
was recommended by tbe district at tor-
ney. . . 1
The nrst whist club of the season was
organized last evening at Keller's ball,
and several games were played before ad
journment Following were tbe officers
elected. H. M. Bead, president: W. H.
Wilson, secretary; Dr. W. E Rinebart,
treasurer. ThoBe present were Mr. and
Mrs H. M Beall, Mr. and Mn J. B
Crossen, Mr. and Mrs J. S Fish, Mr.
and Mrs. J.C Hosteller, Dr. and Mrs. W.
E. Rinebart, Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Morgan,
Dr. and Mrs. JS. Esbelman, Mr. and Mrs
F. A. Houghton, Mr. and Mrs. C. J
Crandall and Mr. W. H. Lochhead.
S, Wm Henrichs; M of F, Henry Krarse,
M ot E, J Dirsle. Trustees. V C Brock,
one year; Wm Heinriehs, two years; H H
Walker, three years.
The ' heavy wind of Sunday nigh, says
ths Union Scout, did considerable lamai.e.
A part of the galvanized cornice on Wilson's
brick waa torn loose, the scaffolding at T.
H. Crawford's house was blown down,
breaking some of the large window panes,
signs were blown down and other damage
done.
The coining force of the United States
mint has been divided into two shifts, and
the work of coining the souvenir half dol
lars donated to the world's fair will go on
night and day without intermission. About
30,000 coi s can be turned out every 24
hours, and it is anticipated tb t not less
than 800,000 will be ready for delivery to
day. The total number to be coined is
5,000.000.
Moro Observer: A party of sportsmen
consisting of Fred Bronson, of Tbe Dalles
National Bank, and Messrs. Joselyn and
Ray Green shot over C. E. Jones preserves
in the Emigrant neighborhood one day last
week and bagged several geeso,one of which
adorned the table of a Moro citizen Friday
last. Mr Jones dispensed hospitality to
the party with his wonted liberality and all
returned to The Dalles well pleased with
their excursion.
We have received from the Bureau of
Information, Astoria, Ore., a beautifully
printed and illtutrated pamphlet entitled
' Astoria, the Peerless marati ne metropolis
of the golden northwest. It is written by
Mr. P. Donan in his happiest humor, and is
well worth pernsal by all. this will be
good adv rtisemen of tbe city by the sound
ing sea, and no doubt will attract wealth
and populction to that point.
An instance of what may be accomplished
by the poor, down-trodden farmer of the
Pacific northwest, is gi-en by the Athena
Press, which savs: "Chas. Brown purchased
at the reservation land sale last spring 160
acres of land, five miles this side of Peorile
ion, for whicn he paid $1520. This year he
harvested a crop from it which paid for the
land, the improvements he bad made upon
it and had a little for this year's work, and
last week sold the land to J. N. I. Soyder
for $4000
Register: The regents of the state uni
versity at Eugene bave made arrangements
with school boards of the various towns ot
the state to admit graduates from the el
mentary or high school course, of the public
schools, without examination, the stand
ing received in these schools will be placed
to their credit at the university. What
ever branch or branches bave been com
pleted need not again be taken up. This
will be a great advantage to those who wish
to pursue a higher course ot study.
Mr. Jay Gould, the millionaire, died in
New York city this morning. By shrewd
management he accumulated millions, and
was principally known to the world as a
railroad magnate, and stock manipulator,
About 60 years old, there is hardly any
man who could pass out of the world at
such an age with as few tears shed over his
grave, as this heartless millionaire, who has
Hved only for himself, and whose every
action apparently for a long time has been
with the one end in view, the accumulation
of money.
Some drnnken Indians on the Colvilie
reservation treated the citizens of Newport,
on the Upper Columbia, to a sensation a few
nights since. Under tne influence ot liquor,
the Indians indulged in a war dance around
a huge bonfire on the shore of the river op
posite Northport. They made night hideous
with yells and the bring of gnus. . ihe peo
ple in the village were apprehensive of an
attack. Some sat up all night, ready for
any emergency. Xbe Indians subsided alter
they had exhausted tbe liquor and them
selves. It is surmised that some visiting
Indians from British Colombia came over
the line with a villainous compound known
as "Canadian club, and started an aborigi
nal spres.
, -x From Thursday's Daily.
Mr. Walter Flame, of Grant, is in the
city. ' ..
Mr. O. E. Leet, of Moro,- is in the ctty.
. en route to Portland.
The roads to the interior are in fair con
dition considering the heavy rains. .
Cattle are in good condition in every por
ta 00 of the county, and grass furnishes ex
J eellent feed.
A hTV frost covered thfl ernnnr! this
morning, and a fog hung around tbe hill
sides for some hours. .
. Tbe fall wheat in tbe county is growing
nicely, and the present rainy weather is
very favorable lor cram. ,
Judgn Bradshaw is rapidly cleanng the
business on tbe cimmt court calendar, and
an adjournment may be expected Saturday.
to Charles B. Stevens and Amanda Mur
phy, and to Arthur J. Collins aud Mary N.
Cabill. - -
There are about 500 federal appointments.
, ; . - n. . - . 1
IWIUUIUpt JIWWUMiC ill ITHUIUKIUU, BUU
the full quota is now already filled with ap
plicants. '
There sre only two occupints in the coun
ty jail one from Sherman for safe keeping
ana one awaiting sentence lor issuing
. counterfeit money. . " . - . '
- Coyotes are playing sad havoc with shpep
and cattle in Crook county, and the Review
is agitating tbe question of the county offer
ing a premium tor scalps.
The season has progressed so far into win-
' ter that new buildings are not expected to
be begun; but notwithstanding this fact we
observe several in course of construction.
Mr. T. J. Driver, of Wamio, is in town
to-day. He saya work on the ditch from
Clear creek has shut down for the winter;
but in the spring work will begin in good
earnest.
Mr. atacey Shown is preparing his cases
for the reception of holiday goods, and in a
few days will have the best display of
watches, clocks and jewelry ever exhibited
in this city.
.. The colonel and staff of the third regi
ment, 0. N G., will be in the oitv id a few
days on the annual tour ot inspection, and
tbe militia of this city will give a ball on
the occasion. .
There will be Scandinavian Lutheran
church service by Rey. L. . Niasen, of As
toria, at tbe German Lutheran church in
The Dalles Sunday 11 A at. and 7:30, T. M.
All Scandinavians are invited.
New sidewalks are being built in several
portions of tbe city, and the pedestrian can
safely wend his way fiom one part of the
city to the other with facility, notwith
standing tbe muddy condition of tbe
streets.
Tbe stock inspector of tbis county has
made the following appointment of depu
ties: H. Darnielle, Eight Mile; W. Farg
ber, The Dalles; J. G. Condon, Antelope;
J. H. Sherar, Sherar's Bridge; L Burgas,
Bakeqyen; A. S'. Roberts, Deahntes. -1
Tbe ladies of the Congregational church
have a . lot of fancy goods 00 sale, which
are displayed in the window of Messrs.
Pease t Maya' store, the proceeds of which
will be placed towards defraying the ex
penses ot the carpets in the new edifice.
Mr. D. Ureigbtou, while stretching barbed
wire around bis field a few days ago, re
ceived a e ere cut on his hand. Tne in
jured member is now bandaged, but, aside
from the inconvenience, no serious conse
quences will be suffered.
Ocbooo Review: Some emigrants passed
through town last Tuesday bound for web
foot. They said tbey were going to cross
the mountains either by way of the Santiam
or McKenzie routes. Their plnck is to be
admired but not their judgment.
The weather prophet baa begun his prog
nostications for a severe winter, and, while
we do not wish to call in question his inten
tion to be truthful in the matter, if we. are
privileged to exist 00 tbe"lit of April, 1893,
we will be able to give a more decided
opinion,
Tbe official canvass at Helena shows that
Miss Ella Knowies, Populist nominee for
attorney-general, 'as a plurality of 318
votes over Day, Democrat, and 496 over
Haskell, Republican. Haskell stated dur
ing the campaign that if Miss Knowlea
ahonld defeat him he would leave tbe ttate.
Long Creek Eagle: Tuesday night a fire
fiend put in his appearance in Fox valley,
and John Wolfinger waa made the sufferer
tram tbe destruction of fifty tons of bay.
The fire was of incendiary origin, as there
has beeu no fire on the place for some time.
Quite a number of the valley's citizens
turned out to investigate the causa of the
Tbey are quarantining against small
pox at JNorth Yakima, and from tbe Her
ald we learn that "special police were
employed last week to keep stragglers
from the city who bad come . from tbe
vicinity ot the camp in Kittitas county
wbere smallpox had broken out. Mon
day, tbe mayor concluding that tbe regu
Isr force was sufficient for this purpose,
and tbe specials were retired. Although
there bave been rumors of the contagion
appearing in the camps of Katz & Smith,
in tbe sunnyaide district, Mr. Smith em
phatically denies tbeir truth, lie says
that in order to keep tbe danger down to
a minimum, orders bave been given and
notices posted that no more men are
wanted or will be employed at present.'
In the circuit court yesterday the case on
trial was Baldwin vs. Snyder, in which the
following jurors rendered -a verdict for tbe
plaintiff: . Wm. Lander, I. R. Nickelsen,
John Phippsy W m. Heisler, John Murphy,
M. a Potter, O. W. Tront, J. W Wallace.
Wm. Fioyd C. P. Sanders and G W. Eun-
yan, 1 his case waa for tbe possession of
the bouse on Front street On tbe lendi-
tion of the verdiot, the case of tbe Hood
River Water Supply Co. vs. W, R Winans
was called, and the fo lowing jury impan
elled: Wm. Liuder, Thomas Harper, H.
Egbert, John Murphy, John Phipps, J. M.
Leadford, J. B Haveley, L. E Ferguson,
is Jjcbna, Amos ftoot, wm. Heisler and &
W Trout. After, some proceedings were
had a motion tor non -suit was made by de
fendant's counsel. This was taken under
advisement by tbe court, and on reassem
bling this morning the motion was sus
tained,
College fTotos.
Monmouth, Nov. 29, 1892.
Editor Tikks-Mouktukmr:
The weather is rainy and disagreeable.
The second term of school commenced
yesterday with an enrollment of 352 stu
dents; 175 are boarding at tbe dining hall.
Tbe dinner given by tbe Ladies Aid so
ciety, cf which I spoke in a former letter,
was highly spoken of by all who partook, of
it. The net proceeds amounted to $75.
The entertainment given by the students
Thanksgiving evening was enjoyed by all
present. They cleared $15.
Rev. Cantner, of Coryallis, delivered
sermon in the chapel Thanksgiving day. to
a large congregation.
Prof. Campbell delivered a lecture at
Newberg November 25th. This was the
second of a series that has been arranged
for by the teachers of the various schools
thronghout tbe state. We are looking for
ward to a lecture from Prof. Bloss, of the
agricultural college at Corvallia, which he
will deliver soon. -
The O. S. N. S. has been steadily grow
ing in interest till its accommodations are
crowded to their utmost capacity.
Owing to the large number of students en
tering this term the gallery will have to be
used during chapel exercises, which will be
very inconvenient. Additional improve
ments in the way ot more room is needed
very much. It is hoped that our next leg
islature will 'give a liberal apportionment to
the Normal school. ' - Student.
From Friday's Da ly. -
Mr. R, Sigman, of Dufur, is in the city.
Circuit court will adjourn to-morrow for
the term. . -
Hon. J. A. Hunsaker, of White Salmon.
is in town to-day.
The mud in the streets is about the con
sistency of paste.
Tbe Klickitat hills bave donned their
mantle of snow tbis morning.
The petit jurors were discharged to-day
from further attendance on court.
Mr, A C. Cummins, one of the publish
ers ot the Centerville Jjeader, gave us a
call to-day.
Mr. A. Underwood, of White Salmon,
who was one of the first settlers on the-
Middle Columbia, is in town to day. - -
Quite a number of idle men are reported
around the streets, and these are generally
the material trom which tbe army of hoboes
and tramps are recruited.
L. C. Coon, for passing counterfeit
money, was sentenced to two years in the
penitentiary this morning ny Judge Brad
shaw. He plead guilty to the charge when
arraigned
Several Indian from the Warm Springs
reservation have been in the city during the
past tew days purchasing the winter sup
plies. Tbey drive good harses, and own a
number of wagons. -
George Clark was arrested Tuesday by
Deputy U. S. Marshal Jameson for selling
liquor to Iudians. He was examined be
fore Commissioner Huotingtun, and will be
taken to rortlaud to-morrow.
Tbe party given by Aurora Lodge, K. ot
P., at Wasco, on the evening of Thanks
giving day, was very successful. There
were sixty one numbers sold, and every one
present appeared to be delighted.
Heppner Gazette: Miss Verona Siaw, who
was arrested last week at Arlington charged
with manslaughter, on complaint of Mrs.
Clinton, was discharged. She was accused
of being an accessory to the murder of her
unborn child.
There were two inebriates who found lodg
ings in the city jail last night The way
ot the tran-gressor is hard, and 1.0 doubt
tbey are repenting of their misdeeds and
calling upon all not to look upon the wine
when it is red.
A man who has attracted considerable at
tention by having a discoloration around
his eyes was arrested last night in this city
by Deputy Jameson for selling whisky to
Indiana. He managed to dispose of five
buttles I efore being interviewed by the
deputy marshal.
A sad case is reported from Astoria in
the person of little Mollis Mitchell, whose
father is now aerving a five years' term in
the penitentiary 'or killing Charles John
son, bis daughters seducer, and, being left
without a parents care, is now a common
woman of the street.
Wasco News: At the last meeting of
Aurora Lodge, No- 54, K. of P.. the follow
ing officers were elected - for the ensuing
year: C C, V U Brock; v O, Jos Marsh; P,
RPOrrj Mat A, A Cameron; K of R and
...
Walla Walla was yisited by a heavy
wind storm Sunday. The gale began
early in the morning and continued until
Monday morning, says the Journal. The
weather bureau observer, F. Newman,
states that the greatest velocity of the
wind was thirty-eight miles an hour.
numerous awnings and lences were
blown down in the city. Tbe large brick
chimney on the City Hotel building was
demolished and the tin roof on the elec
tric light works was blown off. In tbe
country fences., and straw . stacks were
destroyed, several panes of glass were
broken in the court house and the trap
door on tbe roof was blown open. Mon
day a rumor was current on the streets
that the weather bureau predicted a heavy
storm at 4 o'clock, but an investigation
proved the rumor to be false. The bar
ometers around the city were very low a
2 o'clock, and a great many people be
came excited and began making arrange
ments to be prepared for the supposed cy"
clone. About 3 o'clock the sky became
clear and the sun was shining bright and
warm.-- rue lowest reading ot ibe barom
eter was 28,15 inches, but this- was raised
during tne afternoon. .
Jot Guilty.
Tim interest which has centered" 10 the
court room during the past few days
ended soon after midnight by the jury-
after being ont fifteen minutes bringing
in a verdict of "not guilty" in the case of
the State vs. Wm. Birgfeld. In the after
noon, District Attorney Wi'son presented
the case of the state to the jury in an hour
and a hairs speech, and tbe court took
a recess until half past 7 o'clock. When
the court convened Judge Bennett ad
dressed the jury on behalf of the defend
ant in an able speech of over two hours in
length, and he was followed by Hon.E. B.
Uufur for the State. After Judge Brad
shaw had given tbem carefully considered
instructions in the law governing such
trials the members of the jury retired in
charge of a bailiff and in a few minutes
returned with the verdict as stated.
For the past three or four days during
the continuance of the trial, every session
of court has attracted the greatest inter-
est, and the seating capacity of the room
has been fully tested. Last night there
were fully 600 present, and the seats and
aisles were thronged. The closest atten
tion was paid to the arguments of coun
sel, and very many stood in the aisles un
til the case was given to the jury.
The history of this case briefly stated is
as follows: On June SOth Mrs. Matilda
Rogers died very suddenly at her resi
dence near this city, and at the time sus
picions were cast upon her son-in-law by
reason of there having existed bad feel
ings between the parties. The body was
kept until the Sunday following for burial,
and was embalmed. Mr. W T. Rogers,
one of Mrs. Rogers' sons, was absent in
San Francisco and could not be present
at the iuneral. ooon after his arrival,
about two weeks after death, the body
was exhumed, and an inquest held. The
post mortem developed no abnormal con
ditions ot the functions, although
apoplexy may have been the cause of
death, for the brain was in such a decom
posed state that a clot of blood could not
have been discerned. The stomach was
removed, and chemically analyzed by Mr.
Fisk and Miss Hampton As a result,
zinc was found of sufficient quantity to
produce death, and on this Mr. Birgfeld
was arrested and examined before Justice
Schutz, who held him without bail. He
has been au occupant of the jail since his
first arrest, except that pending tbe ex
amination he waa given parole bail from
day to day.
On the trial tbe State relied npon the
presence of zinc poison in the stomach, and
tbe bad feeling existing between Mr. Birg
feld and the deceased. Mr. Hampton aud
his sister, chemists, of Portland, testified to
have found zinc crystals in the stomach
but whether these were the sulphate or the
chloride of tbe metal they could not state
Dr. Binswinger, graduated from Lsipsic in
chemistry and medicine, testified that the
chloride of zino wonld liquify and not crys
talize. Further, that if the deceased was
poisoned by this preparation, the mouth
and throat would show the effect of corosion,
and this was not visible 00 the deceased,
The testimony of Miss Hampton brought
ont the fact that several gall stones w
found in analyzition, and one had passed
into the intestine twelve or fifteen inches;
also that, although not necessarily fatal.
death had been cansed in many instances
by the passage of gall stones. The first
analysis of the embalming fluid detected no
presence of zinc in it; but on telegraphing
to the manufacturing house in Boston in re
gard to what was presumed to be the fluid,
an answer was received that both tbe sul
phate and chloride of zinc were ingredients,
and the metal may have been precipitated
to tha bottom of the large jar from which
tbe small phial was taken. These were the
principal facts brought out on the trial, ex
cept that- the telegram from the Boston
house could not be properly considered as
plaoed in evidence, but it was brought to
the attention of the jury by affidavit.
The suspicions cast npon Mr. Birgfeld
from tbe bad feelings existing between him
and tbe deceased could bave no weight with
the jury, and as it was not clearly proved
to tbe satisfaction of some that Mrs. Rogers
came to her death by zinc poison by rea
son of conflicting testimony of chem sts
and in no instance could the purchase of
sulphate or chloride of zino be traced to the
defendant, no other verdict appeared possi
ble except acquittal. For tbis reason, when
the jury returned with tbe verdiot, it was
no surprise to V6ry many, and only .what
was expected.
During his long incarceration in jail, Mr.
Birgfeld's wife baa visited bim daily, and.
during the continuance of the trial, baa
been by bis side every hour. Of a nervous
temperament, it has been a great strain on
ber, and when tbe verdict of acquittal was
rendered, she fainted away, and it was some
time before she was resnsciated.
CHINESE NEVEft
rhey Regard It as Interfering with tha
Intention of the Creator.
Much has been written of the peculi
arities and eccentricities of the Chinese.
but it is not generally known that the
people of the Celestial empire will not
rescue one another from accidental
death.
At a fire in San Francisco several
years ago six Chinese were imprisoned
in a room by three half inch iron bars,
Which could easily have been broken
away. There were two or three ladders
in the neighborhood which conld have
been placed at the windows and the un
fortunates easily rescued from a horri
ble death. There Were hundreds of
their countrymen looking on at their
frantic efforts to escape. Yet they of
fered no assistance and gave no evidence
of sorrow.
A man who has saved many lives, in
speaking with a Chinese once said they
were very heartless and cited this San
Francisco fire as an example, where
upon the Celestial exclaimed:
"I tell you. Yon sabee Josst Qol
Almighty, alle samee. Chinaman call
him Joss; Melican call him Clod. Call
him anything. Alle samee. Now you
say CJol Almighty make ebletmg?"
"Yes, everything."
"Make alle men?
"Yes."
"Know ebleting?"
"Yes."
"Now, do you think you know more
than Gol Almighty?"
"No, I do not."
"He makee allee men. He see one
man. tie think nun no good, tie say,
You no use; go die.' You think you
know bette Gol Almighty. You go
swim; you no let man die. Gol Al
mighty he say: He velly smart. He
catchee man I tell go die. Velly well,
that man begin new. He cally that
man's life all him sins, ail him troubles,
all him bad luck. You hab heap good
things?'"
"No."
"No hab much houses, much money,
much land?"
"No; not much."
"All light, you nebbe hab much luck.
How many you save?"
About fifty."
'Oh, you nebber get out. You cally
all fifty life. ' Ebleting you do, 110 fin
ish, work allee time heap trouble. You
nebbe get old; you live long time. Sabee
fifty life. You live trundled yean had
bad luck allee time. Gol Almighty he
sabee best." Fire and Water.
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A Small Plefia of Justice.
In a small town not many miles from
Erie, Pa., there was a case before the
justice of the peace that was settled very
summarily.
It appears that a Mr. Jones had beaten
Air. Brown's dog With a club for chasing
his chickens. They met at the office of
the justice, each accompanied bv a law
yer, and bound to see the thing through,
no matter what it cost As Jones and
Brown were prominent citizens of the
town a large crowd assembled at the
trial, expecting to hear some great
oratory from the lawyers.
The justice was a very pompous and
ignorant old fellow, who was great on
big words, no matter whether appropri
ate or not. The case was called, the
witnesses who had seen the clubbing
gave their testimony, and Jones' lawyer
arose to open for bis client, when the
justice said:
"Hold on, Mr. Lawyer, there is no
use argifying or condisputmg about this
matter, as there is no case of assessity
for it. Mr. Jones was highly un wrong
in beating Mr. Brown's dog, so I fine
him ten dollars for cruelty to dumb an
imals, and that is all there is about it."
Detroit Free Press.
It is pretty early in the day, but there
are already more persons named tor state
railroad commissioners than there are lines
of railways in Oregon. This board consists
of three, and is to be elected by the coming
legislature. Tbe present members of the
board are, of course, applicants, and be
sides their, tbe following are mentioned: W
H Kioh, Democrat, of Toledo; O Bowen. ot
Albany; James Wheeler, of Portland; H
Klippel, of Jacksonville; S A Dawson, of
Linn; C M Donaldson, of Baker City; D R
N Blackburn, of Albany; ex-Governor S F
Chadwick, of Salem; D J Holmes, of Salem;
I N Ryan, of The Dalles; T L Davidson, of
Salem; B S Pague, of Portland.
A young woman named Murray ran
away from the Indian school not long
ago, says the East Oreqonian. Her story
afterward was to tne enect mat sbe re
fused to allow her hair to be anointed
with carbolic-acid, a practice in vogue at
tbe school to prevent insect growth. She
was thereupon whipped by the matron in
the presence of the superintendent and
alter ward confined in a room. Hhe es
caped by climbing out of the window,
catching hold of tbe sill, and dropped to
the ground a considerable distance below.
Sbe then made her way home, being com
pelled to wade across tbe river, and very
naturally has not since returned to school.
It is reported that the girl's body bore the
marks of severe punishment, and some
comment was tbe result Hue is of a
mixed blood, and is 21 years old.
The agricultural department has made
a chemical analysis or ine sugar iteets
grown in the Palouse country and the re
ports are very flattering and encouraging
to that section 'of the country. The chem
ists say that tbe juice of tbe beets went
11 per cent, sugar. This figure excels
tbe best sugar districts of Nebraska. The
general portion of sugar runs from 11 to
14 per cent. In comparison, the Palouse
ranks foremost of any sugar beet section
in the world. The samples reported were
sent to tbe department by Mr. Hans Mica-
aelson, who resides within a few miles of
Colfax. This gentleman has the experi
ence of sugar beet culture in Germany,
and says he can profit $100 per acre from
raising the sugar beet on the basis of an
average percentage of sugar. He thinks
the sugar beet will soon be one of Wash
ington's chief products.
. Suicide on Soap Creek.
Benton county, says tbe Leader, comes
to the front this week with another suicide,
and one more of her citizens crosses the
chasm to eternity by his own will. James
H. Brown was the untortuate victim and he
UBed a double-barreled shot gun to carry
ont bia rash determination. The facts as
elicited at the coroner's inquest held last
Saturday were about as follows: Mr. Brown
had been despondent for some months, and
on various occasions had threatened his own
life. On Wednesday be went down to the
old home ranch on Soap creek where bis
brothers, Lee and 1 reside. Friday morn
ing about 11 o'clock, he told the hired man
he was going out and try to kill a Chinese
pheasant for dinner. The other brothers
who had been temporarily absent from the
bouse,retnrned about 2 o'clock and casually
inquired for James. When told he had
taken the gun and gone hunting for pheas
ants but had not yet returned, their sus
picions were aronsed. This was unusual
for James, and they lost no time in institut
ing a search. They started in the direction
in which he had been seen last, and alter a
very short time found him lying on the
bank ot a little creek, about a mile from tbe
house, cold in death. He had whittled a
little stack, with which be could touch the
trigger of the gun, placed the muzzle near
bia left eye and his design was easily accom
pushed. It as undonbtedly a case of pre
meditated amcide, and the coroner's jury
returned a verdict accordingly. Not long
since be expressed a desire to die on the
place where be waa born, and the fact that
he did would indicate that he bad resolved
to take his own life before he ever started
for the old place on Soap creek. He waa a
man with many friends and was comfortably
well fixed in worldly possessions. He lived
happily .and contented with his wife on
their place near Philomath until the past
few months, when he began to aot strangely
and made threats to take his own life. He
was 37 years of age and leaves a wife, an
aged fatbir.nx brothers and three sisters to
mourn the terrible tragedy.' .
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Good looks are more than 8 Bun deep,
depending npon a healthy condition of all
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and if your kidneys be affected you have
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on these vital organs. Cures pimples,
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store, 60c. per bottle. 4
The ohoioe bread, cakes and pies now
produced at the bakery of Mr. Geo. Booh
can be paiohaaed at Campbell Bros.
A Painful Operation.
A farmer shaving is one of the mast
painful sights ever witnessed outside
downright butchery. For some reason
beyond the present depth of knowledge
the man who "beards" in the country
always has a beard like a new hair
brush, and he can never learn how to
sharpen a razor. He gets on the back
porch with his shaving utensils, and
after rubbing the razor over the strop in
an awkward fashion until whatever
trace of edge it may have had has been
destroyed he hangs up his broken glass,
and takes a position alongside the
kitchen door, where the old lady will be
sure to jostle his arm when she goes out
to empty her dishwater.
With a brush that has but little handle
remaining he manages to stir up a lot of
lather from soap that would raise a blis
ter on the bottom of a boy's foot, and
with this he coats his face till nothing
but his eyes and the back of bis head are
visible. With his thumb dipped in
warm water he goes over the stubble
again with a vigor that makes his flesh.
creep, nntdl he feels that all reasonable
precautions for comfort in the subse
quent operations have been taken.
Taking the razor and looking at it sus
piciously over the top of his glasses, he
runs his thumb along the edge, fails to
draw blood as he bad hoped, and then
with a sigh grabs himself by the nose,'
shuts his eyes and gives, a scrape that
makes his. hair stand on end, as a bunch
of bristles seems to come out by the roots.
But, once at it, a terrible desperation
seems to nerve him, and, with his teeth
set, he goes right on with a determina
tion to get tne agony over as soon as
possible.
Howls of woe break from him now
and then as an expression that poisons
life steals over his face and stops there
till the last nerve has been pulled out
of the socket by that terrible razor and
the last bit of stubble has been laid
low.
Then, and only then, with a sigh, of
relief, he strikes up a hymn of thanks
giving and joyfully throws his shaving
paper into the ash pit near by. Chicago
Inter Ocean.
The case of Geo. Williams, administrator
of the estate of Louisa Goldstein, deceased,
A. N. Varney was called yesterday
afternoon, and the following jury impan
elled: J. W. Wallace, W. J. Louder. L.
W. Holgate, J. M. Leadford. John Murphy,
H. Egbert, L. L. Hill, Amos Root, Wm.
Heisler. Thos. Harper, T. . Wickens. L.
Neff. In the evening the rase went to the
jury, and a verdict was rendered this morn
ing in favor of the plaintiff, granting him
possession of tbe property, excepting cer
tain portions covered by lease.
The legislature does not meet nntil Jan-
nary 9th, bnt already the air is full of be-fore-session
talk relative to the organization,
proposed measures, etc. The recapitula
tion of the joint ballot shows 90 members.
i f which 54 are Republicans, 28 Democrats
and 8 are Citizen's, People's and Democratio
fusion, but there is a possibility the Repub
licans may lose one vote in the house, as an
Eastern Oregon representative (Republican)
has resigned and tbe unofficial count of the
vote of the special election shows a tie be
tween the Democratic and Republican can
didates, it will take an official count to
settle it. Should the Republicans lose this
one they will still have 37 in tbe house to
tbe Democrats 18. In the senate they have
16, the Democrats 11. Those mentioned
for the president of the senate are Edward
Hirsch, of Salem, and C. W. Fulton, of As
toria, with the majority apparently in favor
of the Marion gentleman. For speaker of
the house, J. A. Wright, of Union. O. F.
Paxton and W. P. Kead , of Multnomah.
and ex Speaker T. T. Geer, of Marion, are
in tne race.
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Benefits of Bicycle Biding.
Among the main reasons which bi
cycle riders give for their choice of loco
motion are the following:
Bicycling is a popular, clean, health
ful sport, and a wheel is good company.
The wheel is a time saving machine.
and m this busy age time is money.
Exercise on the-wheel is better than
walking, because the weight of the body
is principally supported by the saddle.
Strength is economized and the exertion
of force, distributed more generally
throughout the muscles of the legs,
arms ana body, and equal results in
progress reached by far less exertion, or
proportionately greater results by the
same exertion. In other words, the
wheelman rides ten -miles in an hour
with less fatigue than he would, walk
four in the same time, because in walk
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Few people breathe properly. They
use only the upper portion of the lungs
and leave a large residuum of impure air.
Bicycle riding causes thorough respira
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Catching Boas.
"To catch a boa constrictor is a diffi
cult and dangerous task, says a man
who makes it his business to capture
wild nnimftla and reptiles for menagerie
purposes. "It is accomplished by a laby-
rinthian tangle, embracing Sixty square
feet of ground. The labyrinth is made
by joining together, end on And, pieces
Cf matting. This web is eight feet high
usually, and placed so that the opposing
walls will be two feet apart All aorta
of crisscross and diverging combinations
are made with the matting it Is sup
ported here and there by BtaJr.es making,
when it is set, a geometrical puzzle that
might well challenge the ingenuity of
man.'
'The trap is baited with a live pig,
which is placed in a pen in the corner of
the labyrinth. By and by along comes
the boa constrictor. It is easy enough
to get in. He scents the prey; he is
very hungry; the pig is devoured, and
here the boa comes to grief. For hours
he tries to release hknself, but finally
he grows tired and stretches himself out
for a nap. Then is our time. - We open
the labyrinth and catch him." Golden
Days. '
Where Teasela Capsisa frequently.
The capsizing of a vessel tied up to a
pier is common enough in the Bay of
Fund; and its tributary streams. The
usual rise and fall of the tide along that
bay is from forty to fifty feet, and high
tides sometimes, exceed sixty feet. With
the fall of the tide all craft are left
high, but by no means dry, with an area
Of chocolate colored mud all about them...
This mud is too shifting to hold a ves
sel in safety, so each pier ia provided
with one or more strong wood frames
called shoes, fixed at the bottom of the
stream or bay.
Upon these ehoes au vessels rest at
low tide. It frequently happens, how
ever, that a Teasel does not get her Jmo
snugly on, so to speak, and if a strong
Wind comes when she is thus ill bal
anced, over she goes into the mud, to be
buried forty feet under the next rising
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