The Oregon scout., March 16, 1888, Image 6

OREGON SCOUT.
JONES & CHANCEY, Publishers.
UNION, OKKUON.
Australia now furnishes oranges
for tho English market.
An Etnuimau woman, who has lived
in this country lone enough to learn
Iho language, says her people never
...
wash or bathe, have no rulers, no lorm
of government, and ovory ono does
exactly as ho pleases, and all are con
tented with their lot, not knowing
anything bolter.
'There arc but three silver dollars of
tho coinage of 180-1 in existence. Two
of these are accounted for ; tho third
is Bomewhcro in circulation about tho
country. Tho value of this missing
dollar of 1801, as quoted by tho last
numismatic circulars, is $800. It
natural then, that this coin should bo
much sought.
Somehow tho impression 1ms got
abroad that a Territory must have f
certain population to qualify it for ad
mission, Thoro is no law and no cus
torn abovt it. Tho admission of a now
State is a matter of legislative dia
crction. Tho State of Illinois was
admitted wbon sho had less than
40,000 people. Dakota '. has over
600,000.
Tun government owned) tho first
telegraph lino over constructed. In
1843 Congress appropriated $30,000 to
assist Prof. Morse in perfecting hiH
Bystem. Tho first lino was paid for
from the appropriation, and was under
tho charge of tho Postmaster Genoral,
and for threo ycarB was operated by
tho Government in connection with
the postal system.
TiiKitK are two brother named Mcr
rimon who have judicial positions in
North Carolina, ono upon tho superior
and tho other upon tho supremo bench.
Tho latter has recently ovorruled the
decision of tho former upon an im
portant cubo, and tho superior cdurt
brother is "getting oven" with tho
other by nowspapor criticisms and at
Iflpki, which have cauBed not a little
candid,
. " Hkv. W. S. Pkndlove, a missionary,
lias reachod Winnipeg from north of
tho Mackonzio river, whero ho has
been for nine years. His journoy down
took nearly threo months from Peace
xivor. Ho hoard of cases where In
dians had died of starvation, and had
then been oaton by their comrades.
Deer have been very scarco for tho
past two years. Thoro iB much feeling
becauso tho government at Ottawa has
taken no notice of tho destitution of
these Indians, though repeatedly
lirought to its attention.
Thk Grocer and Country Merchant of
San Francisco estimates tho wheat
rop of California for 1887 at about
1)00,000 Bhort tons, and that of Oregon
and Washington over 400,000 tons,
making tho yield of tho coast about
t!6,000,000 contuls, or 43,300,000 bush
els, about 2,000,000 contals below tho
aggregate for 1880. Tho falling ofl"
was all in California, as Oregon and
"Washington increased thuir yield in
2887 ovor Mio previous year. Thoro
will bo a coast surplus for export of
about 1)00,000.
Thk Osagj Indians are about tho
only example now left in tho United
Stutos of a real aristocracy. Thoy do
not depend upon Government rations,
as do tho Cheyenues and others, but
liavo enough, as thoir own undisputed
property, to mako them tho wealthiest
community in tho country. Besides
tho land of tho reservation, which bo
longs to them by a tillo hard to assail,
thoy have about $7,000,000 bearing f
or cont. interest in tho hands of tho
Government. They aro paid about
$250,000 a year in cash. Tho entire
tribe numbers only 1,(100, so that thoy
aro actually tho richest body of people
in tho country.
A most important experiment has
been made looking to tho acclimatiz
ation of tho shad in tho rivers which
are in connection with tho hydro
graphic basin of tho Groat Salt Lake.
It is Inilioved by Colonel McDonald
and tho Fish Commission that all the
conditions for tho reproduction of
shad aro hero naturally found. Tho
lato Commissioner, Professor Ilnird,
had determined to tost by exhaustive
experiment tho capabilities of these
-waters. Accordingly 1,000,000 shad
fry were eont to Utah and tho young
linh doppsited in tho Jordan river.
This first attempt will bo followed in
1888 and 1880. Tho valuo of these
JIhIi in Utah Territory can hardly bo
ostimated.
TELEGRAPHIC.
Ad Epilog of (he Principal Ereoti Now
Attracting Pablie Interest
Town Wrecked hr Cjrolone.
Mtv Vernon, III. Tho cyclone that
visited this city deatroyed nearly three
hundred residences and places of busi
ness, and unhoused from 1,200 to 1,500
persons. In tho fall of walls many
people were buried under tho debris,
and thirty-five wero killed, while twice
as many more wero injured, eight or
ton so seriously that their lives aro
despaired of. Preceding the destructr
ive wind was a hoavy fall of rain for
half an hour, which drove all tho in
habitants to shelter. This was followed
by a slight hailstorm accompanied
with lightning, and then tho furious
cloud, which formed into a funnel
shaped cyclone, struck tho southwest
portion of tho city, unroofing every
thing in its path. Taking a uiagona
courso through the business part of
the city, it unroofed and dismantled
tho superior court building and crushed
tho Methodist and Baptist churches
into worthless mas-sea. At ono point
tho destructive element jumped up
ward and miBsed Beveral stores and
residences, but it soon iounced down
again, tearing down heavy brick build
ings, wrenching and tearing frame
structures out of all Bomblanco, and
making a useless mass out of solid
banks. The massivo court houso that
occupied tho public squaro was literally
torn to pieces. This was tho extreme
point to the north which tho storm
reached. I lfty yards south tho torm
seemed to be at its height. On tho
corner of Waahington street and tho
public square, Crow's block, a three-
story brick building, was demolished
and, then taking fire, consumed. Tho
owner, being caught in the falling
walls, was cremated. Across the street
was a row of two-story frame buildings
with an occasional brick. The brick
buildings were caved in and tho framo
buildings crushed out of shapo against
each other. Near the corner to tho
south wero a lot of framo structures
which served aa dwellings and Vare
houses. They wero blown down and
then burned up ontiroly. Tho storm
waB ovor in threo minutes, and tho
people who woro unharmed gave as-,
sistance to tho needy. The fire com
pany, aided by citizons who had
organized into squadB, began work
putting out the tiro and removing tho
unfortunates. Tho mayor called for
assistance from neighboring towns,
which was promptly given. What was
left of tho supremo court building waa
turned into a morgue.
1 ho Btorm docs not appear to have
dono any damago outside of Mount
Vernon. Had tho storm occurred an
hour earlier, tho loss of life would have
boon frightful, as tho churches which
wero deatroyed woro crowded at that
time.
Gov. Oglcsby has issued a procla
mation calling for money and supplies
lor tho Bimorors.
Fivo men woro killed by tho fall ef
a bridgo over a quarry near Carnarvon,
Wales.
Advices from Shanghai state that a
terrific oarthqu.iko has occurred in tho
province of Yunnan. Two thousand
liven aro reported to havo been lost.
Tho National Democratic, Conven
tion will bo held at St. Louis, Juno 5.
San Francisco came within livo votes
of being selected as the place for hold
ing tho convention.
Tho Treasurer's ofllco at Carthago,
Texas, was robbed, and County Treas
urer Hill killed. Tho crime waa not
discovered until lato tho following day.
lhe robbers secured $0,000.
Tho boiler in tho shinglo mill of 11.
Holies, at West Melvillo, Li exploded,
killing C. Hills, John Stophoiibon and
Soymour Banks, and nioro or less seri
ously wounding thirteen others.
At Dahoma, Miss., tho 14-vear-old
son of Jako Fulton interfered with his
father to prevent him from whipping
us mother, this so infuriated Fulton
that ho seized a musket and shot the
boy dead.
A Bastrop, La., special says : Tho
explosion of a boiler on Mrs. G. N.
Harps plantation killed two wluto
men named Booms and Johnson, and
two colored men whoso names aro not
givon. J? our other inon woro so badly
scalded that thoy aro not expected to
recover.
At Burlington, Iowa, Adam Wirt,
a farmer ovor 00 years old, sot firo to
his son's house, in which tho lattor's
two small children wero at tho time.
Tho place was soon a pile of ashes.
I ho old man, who was ovidontly crazv,
then wont to tho barn and hanged
iimself.
Fresh ejectments from Oklahama
uivo taken placo at tho hands of a
company of colored troops who are
said to havo handled the settlers iit
anything but a gentle maimer. The
prisoners woro taken to Fort Bono,
and thoro in most part thoy wore
turned loose, though mhiio woro hold
for trial at tho next term of tho crim
inal court.
A disnatch from Nocales. A. 'P.. mivs
- A t I " 'I -
Mexican troops under CapL Eucisco
had another hot fight with rebellious
Yamii Indians, at the village of Hita
chi, in tho wilds of tho Bucaled moun
tains. The Indians wero well fortified
in a strong position, where thoy ro-
sisicd mo utiacK oi uio soldiers with
cotimoudablo bravery. Tho battle
lasted from 2 in tho afternoon till durk.
Tho next morning tho military re
newed uio attack on the tortitieations,
but found that tho Indians hud loft
during tho night, carrying oft thoir
wounded and a dead leader's body.
ion dead Indians woro found in tho
pits. Tho military force lost two
killed ami a largo number wounded.
COAST CULLINGS.
Devoted Principally to Wfuhingtoc
Territory and California.
At Tulare, Cal., 0. W. Neco, a brake
man, was run over and killed.
Washinzton Territory is larger than
Maino and Massachusetts combined.
John H. Lannon was fatally shot
by an unknown person at San I? ran
cisco.
Morcal Do Brcvans fell off a train at
Oakland, Cal., and was run ovor and
killed.
Tho placer mines of Boise county,
Montana, produced last year about
$500,000.
A man, name unknown, was run
over at Davisville, Cal., by a freight car
and instantly killed.
Peter Dronlon, an old citizen, waa
crushed to death at San Buenaventura,
Cal., by a falling tree.
Blaine, W. T., is now a United States
signal station with Dr. D. G. Demont
as the agent in charge.
T. B. Allison, a laborer, was killed
instantly at a stone quurry at Flag
staff, Arizona, by a falling derrick.
The Holley system of water works
is to bo put in for Colfax, W. T., to
pump water from tho North Palouso
river.
Benjamin Graham and John Stevens
wero suffocated in a schooner at De
parturo bay, B. C, from charcoal
fumes.
Itobert Distance, colored, proprietor
of a restaurant in San Francisco, was
fatally stabbed by Wm. Thomas, also
colored.
The Kepublican Territorial Conven
tion will probably bo hold at Ellens
burg, sayB a Washington Territory
exchange
Thoro aro over 10,000,000 acre of
public land in Southern Idaho de
clared by the U. S. land officials to bo
susceptible of cultivation.
Tho tug Dolphin sprung a leak and
pank just out&ido Tho Heads at San
Francisco. Tho vessel was valued at
$25,000 and is probably a total loss.
Six Italians wero convicted at
Ketchum, Idaho, of unlawfully killing
fish in Wood river by tho use of pow
der. They wero sent to j.iil for twelve
days.
Jos. L. Cappuco foil overboard in a
fit from the steamer Crescent City and
waa drownod. Tho accident happened
wuue uio steamer waa uocmng at can
Francisco.
James Brady, machinist, fatally
scalded his aged wife, at San Francisco,
by pouring tho contonta of a kettle of
boiling water over her head while in a
drunken rage.
Annio Iluprocht, 17 yoars old, re
cently from Switzerland, was found
dead in hor room at San Francisco,
from inhaling gas. Sho blew out the
gas on retiring.
Tho mail carrier between Calico,
Cal., and Bismarck is a dog. Tho mail
is fastened about his neck. In tho
last threo years ho haB never missed
a trip nor lost a letter.
At Anaconda, Montana, William
Martin, a hotel keeper, killed Patrick
itcaruon. xnoy woro walking along
tho street and had words. Martin
knocked Itcardon down with tho butt
of a pistol and then shot him.
Ab soon as tho road through tho
mountains in Siskiyou county is in a
suitable condition for trains to pass iu
safety at a high rato of speed, a new
lightning express will be put on tho
California it Oregon. It will carry
mails aa well as passengers.
Gcorgo Nelson was shot and in
stantly killed while engaged in chop
ping wood on tho summit, near Santa
Cruz, Cal. A Spaniard is suspected of
tho crimo, but ho says Nelson's pistol
fell out of his pockot and waB acciden
tally discharged, with the above result.
Tho residence in East Los Angeles,
of Ed. Dunham, was entored by burg
lars, who carried a safo weighing 200
pounds, out of tho houso, loaded it
into a wagon and drove oil'. Tho safo
contained $1,200 worth of diamonds
belonging to Mrs. Dunham, and a few
dollars in money.
Fifty families of Newfoundland fish
ermen havo arranged to movo shortly
to a group of tho Queen Charlotte
Islands, oil tho British Columbian
coast, abovo Vancouver. Tho waters
about tho islands aro said to abound
in fish, and ono of tho industries of
tho colony will bo Bonding fresh fish to
tho Victoria market.
A largo mahogany log camo ashore
on tho weather beach a short time
since, and it is thought that a good
lb foot log could bo cut out of it, says
tho Oystervillo paper. Such timber
is a stranger in this part of tho world,
and has drifted all tho way from South
America. It would mako quito a val
uable stick of timber for some ono to
pick up.
lhe largest Chincso mining camp
in tho Northwest is at Warren, Idaho.
Hundreds of Chinese lnvo been at
woik there for bOver.l years, and each
year from fifty to seventy-fivo go back
to China with from if"' WHJ to Jf&.UUO,
a fortune for them. Most Chinese
miners work over old mines, and aro
expert at cleaning up ovory partiolo of
gold, but at Warren thoy are on now
ground, and thoir careful system re
sults in largo yields.
B, Napoli, an Italian ranchor, had
his arm crushed between the jaws of a
cow, at Dayton, Nevada. Ho observed
that tho animal was choking from a
jotato stuck in its throat, and thrust
his arm into tho cow's mouth and
pushed tlo potato down. When ho
attempted to withdraw his arm tho
boast ebbed its jaws and hold Napoli's
arm with such a grip that only by
prying tho cow s laws open with an
iron bar could it be extricated. Am
putation was necessary. 0
OREGON NEWS.
Everything of General Interwt in a
Condensed Form.
Cattlo and sheep have wintered well
says a Grant county paper.
Thore are 377 scholars enrolled in
the Pendleton public echool.
There are fifteen inmates at the
State School for tho Blind at Salem.
A sheep man near Saddlebutto lost
forty sheep from eating wild parsnips.
Lebanon has a fire department with
a membership of forty, and which has
$100 in its treasury.
Company K, O. N. G., held an elec
tion at Bandon, and elected Charles
Blumingrother captain.
A Portland father punishes his sons
by having them lockod up in the dark
cell of the city jail.
Judge Ramsey has tendered his res
ignation as Mayor of Salem, and re
moved to Pendleton.
The State Sunday School Conven
tion for Oregon will bo held at Albany
on tho 22d, 23d and 24th of May.
Umatilla county will erect a new
court house on 'tho ground known aa
tho College block, at Pendleton, to cost
$G0,000.
A anow-slido on tho middle fork of
John Day fairly choked up tho river,
and almost drowned John R. Short
and his family.
Patterson's drug store, at Independ
ence, was entered and robbed of $800
worth of watches, jewelry, etc. There
ia no clue to tho buiglars.
Tho annual show uf stallions for
Marion, Polk, Linn, Yamhill and other
counties will take placo in Salem on
Saturday, March 31.
There are now 239 prisoners, includ
ing two women, in tho State Peniten
tiary. This ia the smallest number
imprisoned thore for some time past.
Jos. Fryer, a merchant of North
Yamhill, committed Buicido at that
placo by cutting his throat. Deceased
waa 54 years of age, and leavea a wife
and several children.
Young Van Wagner and Lawson,
charged with larceny of blankets at
Salem, pleaded guilty in tho circuit
court, and wero sentenced to ono year
each in the ponitoutiary.
At tho annual meeting of tho G.A R.
in Albany, the report of the commander
showed that the department of Oregon
waa in a prosperous condition, with
forty-two" posts and a membership of
1,3U.
The Oregon Gold Mining Company
at Cornucopia have shut down thoir
mill for tho present, owine to the
rtroublo of getting tunnel timber for
use in tho mine while tho deep snow
continues.
A aheepherder (name unknown) and
his horse wero drowned in Bridge
creek, near Jay Bird, in trying to ford
tho stream during tho recent high
water. Tho man waa herding for Joe
Austin. Ilia body haa not been found.
A 21,000 edition of a pamphlet of
about 110 pagea, on tho resourcea of
Oregon, prepared by order of tho State
Board of Agriculture by its Secretary,
Hon. J. T. Gregg, is now being printed
at Salem by State Printer F. C. Baker.
In an attempt to cross a band of
sheep over a ditch of water in the
Cherry creek country, Messrs. Broso
& Sturges lost 102 head. Mr. Broso
himself had charge of tho band at the
time, and by tho most stronurus efforts
ho saved many others from drowning.
Tho brass-mounted h witzor used by
Lioutenant Phil. Sheridan in tho cam
paign against the Indians in 1S55,
near Tho Dalles, haa again changed
hands, boing presonted by tho ox
mombers of City Rifles, Co. E, O.S.M.,
to Co. G, of Portland.
Two young men of Canyonville,
named Parsley and Edward Bealman,
got into a quarrel over some trivial
matter, when Bealman drow a largo
poekot-knifo and stabbed Parsley un
der tho right shouldor blade, ponetrat
ing through the cavity of tho chest,
making a serious if not fatal wound.
The Jacksonville papers aro agitating
tho branch railroad question again. It
is now proposed to build a streot car
lino to the O. & C, and in order to do
this it has been decided to tax property
holders enough to start tho road. Tho
tax will bo voted upon at the coming
city election.
Tho Willamette Valley Hop Grow
ers' Association has been organized at
Salom, with Hon. F. X. Mathieu as
president. Resolutions wero passed
declaring that a tariff of at least 25
cents per pound should bo placed on
imported hops. Another meeting will
bo hold March 30, to which all valley
hop raisers aro invited.
About twenty-tlvo irion are now em
ployed on tho jetty at tho mouth of
tho Columbia, and by tho middle of
March it is the intention to havo a
largor force at work. Brush mattrtwes
aro now boing dumped in tho jetty.
Tho whole length of piling propartd
for tho mattresses and stono is about
half a milo.
The Republican Stato Convention
will be hold in Portland, April 4. Tho
basis of apportionment agreed upon
was ono delegate for every 150 votes
cast for Congressman Hermann in
18S0, with one for a fraction ovor half
thereof, and ono at largo for each
county. Thoro having been 25,900
votes cast for Hermann, tho convention
will comprise 201) delegates.
Steamboat Inspectors McDonnott
and Ferguson havo rendered their de
cision iu tho oaso of tho Gleaner, which
was upset owing to tho shifting oi hor
eargo, near Tonguo point on tho lower
Columbia, January 2Sth. Thoy hold
that tho Captain, Peter Jordan, should
not have started on a trip during such
perilous weather. Captain Jordan's
license has been suspended for six
months.
AGRICULTURAL.
Devoted to the Interests of Farmers
and Stockmen.
Knsilagc.
If stockmen and dairymen hero are
to hold their own against Eastern
packing homes and dairies, they must
keep up with tho times in respect to
feeding. Ensilage haB been subjected
to all soria of doubts and prejudice,
and has como to be considered in old
countries not only aa a proper method
of preserving fodder of all sorta for
stock, but of being a cheap and econ
omical method as well. It is not only
ciaimeo. t.tpu tup product of an acre
can bo thu preserved at rea-onable
cost, so na to boar comparison with
well curod hay, but it has tho further
advantage of adding to the value of
the fodder by its fermentation, so that
it becomes more valuable as feed when
taken from tho Bilo than when first
taken from the field.
At first it was thought tho silo must
be a tight pit, built of stone and brick,
and laid in cement; that tho fodder
should bo kept entirely secluded from
air. hermetically sealed, as it were, and
that all feed must bo cut fine to pack
closely and be well preserved. Later
experiments prove that much lesB care
is necessary to secure good results. A
farmer in Now England gives his ex
perience in such plain language that
no better description of a silo and the
making of ensilage can bo had. He
says: "My silo is in tho barn opposite
tho tie-up. It is 10x20 feet and 18 feet
deep, threo feet below tho barn floor,
with walla of stone and cement, with
loose boards at tho bottom lying on
hard gravel; above, the sides are
planed matched boards, tho whole
costing $30.' The first year I put in
whole without cutting, on July 10th,
about twenty tons of green rye, oats
and barley (mostly barloy) sown mixed
together. It was covered and weighted
and six weeks later tho cover was re
moved to admit ten tons moro of
fodder corn put in whole. The cover
waa replaced and weighted, aDd the
ailo openod in November. Tho cattle
wero greedy for the onsilago all winter
and no other mixture of fodder has
givon equal satisfaction either for milk
or beef. I should have fed from the
whole top, instead of cutting down in
sections, thereby causing sonse Iofb
by heating. Last year I cndlaged
some clear rye in June, but it did not
givo satisfaction as a feed. Tho cover
was removed and tho silo filled up
with fodder corn in September, and
then weighted with stone to the depth
of a foot. The corn was put in whole,
boing laid as much ono way aa pos
oible, with occasionally a little across
the onda tho other way to keep it up
level. It keeps just as well without
cutting as with, and comes out well
by cutting across the silo once in two
or four feet with a broadaxo and roll
ing it out. Ono of tho disadvantages
of not cutting is that we cannot put
in quito as much aa when cut up, but
tho fodder is moro expensive. It costs
less to put fodder into a silo than to
cure and house, even if in continuous
good weathor."
We gave, the othor dav, tho experi
ence of an Oregon farmer who mado a
mere pit in the earth and laid in corn
fodder, stalk and all, and after a year
fed it to good advantage. But author
ity shows the advantage of mixing
different growths, as eorn, rye, oats,
clover, peas, etc., then, by cutting
down, have this well assorted food to
give to stock. ,
Tho matter of feeding stock ia of
such prime importance that no excuse
need bo mado for giving silos and en
silage prominence. The reader of
agricultural journals for a few years
back must havo seen that ensilage is
considered the best of winter feed for
milk cows, aa with well assorted ensi
lage they givo tho richest of milk and
mako gilt-edge butter through the
worst season of tho year. Butter so
made has hud all tho fragrance that
spring food is alono supposed to givo.
Besides this, it furnishes healthy win
ter feed for all kinds of stock, not
excepting hogs and sheep. With rape
for summer feed and ensilage for the !
winter, tho farmer can go through the
year with comfort to stock and profit
to himself. The important fact that
this feed is so cheaply made is a para
mount advantage.
There is no question but that to cut
tho fodder is tho best way, if the
farmer can conveniently do so, as it
packs closor and is bundled easier
whou cut before it ia put in tho silo.
Iu tho absence of means for cutting
up fodder in this way, it is well proved
that it can bo preserved whole. Port
land Oregonian.
In California, prune culture is a
great bucccss. Each tree boars about
100 pounds of prunes, wortli about 14
cents per pound.
When a horeo refuses to drink, and
coughs after swallowing a little, it in
dicates sore throat, or swelling of tho
glands of the neck.
Ono hundred dollars worth of checso
takes from tho farm less than one
seventh the fertility taken by $100
worth of grain, whilo $100 worth of
butter if tho skim milk be fed on tho
farm takes nothing from tho soil.
Tho wheat crop of tho world for 1SS0
is estimated at over 2,000,000,000
bushels. Of this enormous yield tho
United States produced nearly one
fourth, Tho time ia not far distant
when this country will produco more
than half tho wheat of the world.
It will pay to warm all slop or other
soft fowl givon to cattlo or hogs. Tho
warm water not only stimulates and
invigorates, but provides wrnith for
tho body. Sholtor and warm drinks
on very cold days will save moro feed
than will pay for; tho labor incurred,
whilo thfl health of tho stock will be
promoted.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Legislation Pertaining to the Interest
of the Pacific Coast
SENATE.
Stewart and Dolph also presented a
petition from citizens of Alaska, ask
ing for a territorial form of govern
ment, and also for suitable land laws
practicable to the condition .of that
territory.
Mitchell presented a memorial from
the Legislature of Washington Terri
tory, asking thatCongresa appropriate
sufficient money to removo obstruc
tions to navigation jn tho Columbia,
river near Vancouver.
The Houso bill making an appro
priation to carry into effect the law
establishing experimental stations at
agricultural colleges was reported from
the committee on appropriation and1
possed, with an amendment appropri
ating money from tho treasury direct,
instead of devoting tho proceeds of
sales of public lands to tho purpose.
Dolph presented a petition from cit
izens of Washington county, Oregon,
asking for an appropriation of $5,000
to improve the Tualatin river.
Manderson, from the Committee on
Territories, reported favorably tho bill
to amend the act setting apart lands
at the headwaters of the Yellowstone
river as a public park.
The Committee on Postoflices re
ported adversely on the proposition to
reduce the rato of postage on letters.
Tho report said that it was thought
better to wait until tho department
was self sustaining before any further
reduction of postage was attempted.
Tho Judiciary Committee.decidod to
favorably report a bill to repeal the act
preventing ex-Confederates from hold
ing positions in tho army and navy.
The Committee on Public Buildings
decided to increase tho appropriation
for a public building at Los Angeles
to $300,000.
Vest reported favorably the bill to
appropriate $80,000 for the erection of
a public building at Helena, Montana.
Cockrell introduced a constitutional
amondment providing for the election
of president and vice-president by a
direct vote of tho people.
Bland introduced a bill to prohibit
the coinage of $3 gold pieces.
JIOUMK.
Bill by Thompson For a
public
building at Eureka, Cal.
By Dunham Appropriating $150,
000 to build an air ship to convey pas
sengers through the air.
By McKenna From tho Committee
on Public Lands, reported a bill giv
ing to California 5 per cent, of the net
proceeds of cash sales of public lands
iu that State.
B Vandever To establish a harbor
of refuge at San Buenaventura, Cal.
By Hudd A joint resolution pro
posing a constitutional amendment
extending the president's term to
eight years.
By Voorhies To increase the pen
sions of those who have lost a limb, or
two limbs, or both eyes.
On motion of Dockery, tho Senate
amendments were concurred in to the
House bill providing for the appoint
ment of eleven division superintend
ents of the railway mail service.
Millikin introduced a resolution di
recting tho Secretary of the Treasury
to make a thorough investigation of
the to-called "biigar trust" iu New
York city.
Henderson introduced a bill to di
vide surplus money in tho treasury on
the 1st of July, 1888, among the sev
eral states and territories, to bo used
in aid of common schools.
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Butter
Fancy roll, $ lb 374
Oregon J (J
Inferior grade 15 20
Pickled 30 35
California roll 24.
do pickled 28 36"
ClIKESE
Eastern, full cream 10 20
Oregon, do 14 16
California U
Eggs Fresh J8
Dried Fruits
Apples, qrs, sks and bxs.. . 0
do California 0
Apricots, new crop 18 28
Peaches, impeded, new ... 124 14
Pears, machine dried 10
Pitted cherries 40
Pitted plums, Oregon 12i
Fig. Cal., in bgs and bxs. . 0
Cal. Prunes, French 8 10
Oregon prunes 10 124?
Flour
Portland Tat. Roller, fc'bbl 9 4 (10
Salem do do 4 00
White Lily V bbl 4 v6
Country brand 3 M 3 76
Superfine 2 fiO 2 76
Grain
Wheat, Valley, f 100 lbs... 1 224 1 26
do "Walla Walla 1 15 1 20
Barley, whole, fc ctl 1124,
do ground, ton 20 fl 25 00
Oata, choice milling f bush 47 50
do feed, good tocholce, old id (a 47
Rve, 9 100 lbs 1 10 1 25
Feed
Bran, V ton 10 00 17 00
Shorts, t? ton la CO 10 00
flay, V ton, baled (al8 00
Chop. V ton 23 00 25 DO
Oil cake meal pton 32 00 (33 0G
Fresh Fruit
Apples, Oregon, I? box,.... 1 25 1 50
Cherries, Oregon, tfdrm...
LemoHs, California, tfbx.. 4 00 4 60
Limes, 100 l 25
Rlverttide oranges, box, . ,
Los Angeles, do do . . .
Peaches, box
IIioes
Dry, over 10 tbs, ? lb U 12
Wet salted, over 55 lbs 5
Murrain hides 7 0
Polls 10 1 25
Vegetables
Cabbage, f lb ,, 21
Carrots, $ sack 1C0
Cauliflower, dz
Onions 110
Potatoes, new, 100 lbs .. 75
"Wool
East Oregon, Spring clip.. 14 16
Vallev Oregon, do ., 1& 20