THEQREGON SCOUT.
JONES & CHANCEY, - Publishers
UNION OREGON.
Tlio Khmer of Autumn.
Thanksgiving tables will bo adorned
-with tlio last flower that blooms out--doors
in northern gardens, tho crown of
tho fall 6cason, tho splendid chrysan
themum. Tho namo signifies "gold
Howcr," and it fits well tho queen of
autumn flowers.
Tho annual chrysanthemum shows in
all our largo cities havo becomo import
ant events. They draw statesmen, poets,
and fashionable beauties, and even hard
.headed business men aro not ashamed to
bo seen among chrysanthemum worship
ers. Tho flower's nativo homo is China
and Japan. Tho first chrysanthemum
bloomed in England in 1705. It was
crimson in color, but had a blossom only
two inches across. When we look at tho
.flowers in' tho chrysanthemum shows
now, less than a hundred years later, we
may see how tho plant has improved
under tho skillful manipulation of tho
florist. A Bingle blossom i3 sometimes
seven inches in diameter.
Tho Improvement is remarkable. Thero
aro now over 800 varieties, in height
from a few inches to 11 vo and six feet.
A moro gorgeous, dazzling sight cannot
bo witnessed than a great hall filled with
blooming specimens of this, nature's
farewell to us beforo sho leaves us for
tho winter. If you havo any kind of
garden plot, liitlo or large, stock it well
-with chrysanthemums.
Tlio Chineso aro bo fond of this flower
that with them it appears in architect
ural designs, liko tho acanthus in ancient
Grceco.
' An Agnostic's Funeral.
Quito out of tho common were tho
death and funeral of Policeman Augus
tus M. Do Ny8e, of Now York. IIo had
been on tlio city polico forco eighteen
years. In that-timo tho city had no moro
bravo or faithful guardian. His privato
character was abovo reproach. IIo was
a dovotcd and affectionate husband and
father. But ho felt no certainty of tho
immortality of tho soul or his own fato
after death. Ho simply did tho best he
know how horo, and trusted tho rest to
tho infinite.
IIo know ho was to die, but requested
that thero should bono religious services
at his burial. IIo asked an old friend,
Police Sergt. Tims, to say a fow words,
such as ho might think appropriate, on
tho occasion. Sergt. Tims is orthodox
in faith, but ho could not rofuso his old
friend's request. One night at 1 1 o'clock
Policeman Do NyBO waked from a quiet
sleep and sat up in bed with oyes wido
open.
"I hear two raps," ho said. "That Is
the signal with which n roundsman calls
tho policeman from his beat." Then Po
licoman Do Nyso fell back upon his bed,
dead. IIo had answered the signal.
At hla funeral his old friend Sergt.
'"Tims said:
Augustus W. Do Nyso was n Blmplo, unassum
ing, unprotoritlous man. perfectly honest, or
foctly truo. Ho hated Imposture. Ho loved truth
for tho sake of truth. He never crawled nor
cringed nor cowered. IIo was not a hyxcrlte or
a dissembler. Tlicsoaro the features of hU Ufa
bis comrades recognized.
It Is well understood that Do Nyso was not a
practical Christian. IIo did not dosplso tho lliblo
or Its teachings, hut ho did desplso many of thoso
who taught tho Illblu. IIo claimed that tho
hypocrisy of these jtooplo niado tho Illhlo of no
effect. IIo was opixisod to our present economical
ysUita. IIo was a menu to poor ieople, and,
bovoall things, ho hated tho Idea which, ho said,
many Christians put forth, that poverty itself was
tho result of a special provldeutlal dispensation.
Tho religious eoplo who declured that, ho said,
were In leagtio with wicked men.
Is thero any question of tho ultlmato destiny of
audi a mutit Wo havo tho axsurauco of St. I'aul,
whom Do Nymi greatly admired, that ho that
doeth tho law In Ills heart Is a luw unto himself.
Iu that usauranco wo may rest. I know that Do
Nyso brought up his boys in tho way they should
KO. All esteemed him for his worth utid his man
liness und his lovublo disposition.
Tlio interests of all nations aro inter
twined. In caso of serious troublo in
Brazil, tho world would bo short on its
coffco and India rubber crop.
" A book is soon to appear in Germany
called "Bismarck ns a Humorist." A
very grim joko that book will seem to
tho French, if not to tho world in gen
eral. Tho KnightH of Lalor havo put them
selves on record as opposed to a general
Btrike, May 1, 1800, to secure tho eight
hours' working day. Thoy think tho
strike should bo confined only to such
trades as aro in condition to maintain it.
Professor Garrick Mallery, of Wash
ington, lias boon looking into tliogrounda
for tho belief that tlio American Indians
aro tho descendants of tho lost tribes of
Israel. IIo finds tlioro aro no rensonablo
grounds for such belief, although thero
is a certain similarity of customs between
tho Indians and tho most ancient Israel
ites, lint tho principal reason why, in tho
judgment of Professor Mallery, tlio In
dians cannot bo descended from tho lost
tribes is that these tribes wcroiiover lost
at nil, but wuro scattered and absorbed
in othor jwoples.
Tho year of jubileo for tho horso is
Burely approaching, Tho western cities
havo long used tho cable traction sys
tem for street cars. Now eastern towns
aro taking it up. Baltimore will havo
her street cars pulled by a cablo by tioxt
July,' A fow months moro will also boo
them in operation on Broadway, New
York. Now, If somolKHly will Invent ft
motor to haul tho lingo wagons and
trucks that convey freight through
city BtrcctB, a long step towards tho per
fect civilization will bo accomplished.
Thero is not room enough in el'y streets
tar waniunu und horses too.
News of the Week
A Chicago paper reports that 30,000
Bchool children of Chicago aro suffering
from influenza or complications thereof.
Jadge McConnell has granted the mo
tion of John Kunzo for a new trial in the
Crunin case.
The "Wyoming legislature began its
regular session at Choyenne Tuesday.
Tho event was signalized by the opening
of tho now $300,000 capitol.
In tho hustings court at Petersburg the
grand jury returned "not a truo bill,'' in
tho caso of General Mahone, charged with
tho felonious shooting of Herbert Harri
son on tho night of Novomber 5.
Heavy rains havo swollen all the small
streams in Western Pennsylvania, and
dispateheB indicate considerable damage
in Washington, Westmoreland and Alle
gheny countieB in Pennsylvania, and in
the vicinity of Wheeling, W. Va.
Repairs on tho State of California aro
completed, and tho vessel Bteained to tho
Spear Btreet wharf, whence sho sailed for
Portland. Tho cofferdam uted on the
State of California will bo placed on the
Btorn of tho Oregon, and her shaft and
screw will bo examined. The bow of the
Oregon, which was damaged in collision
with tho Clan Mackenzie, has not yet
been repaired.
Late at night a gardener named Collins
crept into a haystack near Los Augelesto
Bleep. IIo was suddenly awakened by a
crackling noise, and crawled out in time
to escape being roasted. As he reached
tlio outer air ho was accosted by a Uill
man, who, revolver in hand, ordered him
away. Tho mysterious individual, with
tho cry: "lam going to hell," leaped
into tho flames and perished.
Tho bail of Fannie Lyla and Pauline
Townscntl haB been declared forfeited at
San Francisco, they failing to appear in
court for trial. Theflo women wero ar
rested for Btealing $1150 from a man in a
restaurant last October. Fannio gavo a
bail bond in tho sum of $1000 for hor ap
pearance when wanted. Pauline put up
$500 cash bail. The parties aro supposed
to bo in Oregon.
At Marysvillo, S. D., a farmor's wife,
learning that tho proceeds of a mortgage
on hor husband'a farm had gone to defray
a whiskv bill at one of tho numerous
"blind pigs," as drinking places are
tormod there, collected sovm moro
women and Ballied forth armod with pick
axcH, hatchetB and other weapons. Be
foro noon they had broken up several
"blind pigs" and utterly destroyed their
fixtures and furniture
Influenza seems to have taken a firm
hold of San Francisco. A canvass of tho
schools BhowB that 125 por cent, of the
Bcholara, or a total of 3,500, are absent
therefrom, a majority of whom aro said
to bo Buffering from tho grippe. Fifty
oight policemen and fifty of tho fire de
imrtmont aro sick. Tho courtH. i lty and
county officers, nowspiiperB and largo
bUBiness houses areotnlgeu to worn snort
of mou owing to tho disease.
Gcnoral West has introduced in tho
Mississippi senate a memorial to congress
asking tor abrogation of the fifteenth
amendment to the Federal constitution
and instructing tho Mississippi delegation
in congrcBB in accordance therewith.
Tlio memorial further directs tho socro-
tarv of state of Mississippi to furnish a
copy to tho governor of each state in
tlio union, to no una uoioro tneir re
spective legialaturea.
Six Choctaw murderers were recently
executed at tlio en mo time at fort hmitfi,
Arkansas. Tho prisoners bore their fate
with much norvo, Btanding on tho scaf
fold fully twenty minutes while tho
preparation wero being made. There
was a gontlo swing of tho six black
bodiOB, but not a twitcli or stirug. All
wore dead in from three to six minutes,
and Georgo Malidon, who had hanged
snvoiity-flvo persona beforo, performed
tho work apparently with relish.
Aa far as aquatic niattora aro concerned,
Joseph Rogers has soverod his connec
tion with Oarsman O'Connor, Rogors
Bays: "In paying attention to him I
havo been obliged to neglect my own
work, and mv business is rapidly increas
ing." In reference to Hanlan'B ruinark
that ho would yet win tho championship,
Rogers said: "I don't think that ho
would havo any thanco against O'Connor.
Hanlan is a great oarsman, hut greater
than ho baa appeared in tho person of
William O'Connor."
Tho Johnstown relief cominitteo have
arranged a fund whereby f22 children,
under 1(1 yours of ago, orphaned by tho
flood, will riH-oivo $50 annually until thoy
reach tho ago of 18. Van us other forniB
of relief for tho destitute wero atlopted.
Tno secretary's, report shows that thero
wore oBtiumted to have been drowned in
tho Conoinuugli valley 22S0 persons, num
ber of bodies recovered KHio, identified
1021, unidentified (io l, missing lUXi. Tho
relief iunil received from various sources
amounted to $i.l0:i,073. After all ox
pondlturcB for rollef havo been paid, tho
commission havo on hand unexpended a
balance of 70,(531.
ALONG THE 00AST.
It cost Union county, Or., $01,71(1 13 to
meet tho current expenses for 18S0. Tho
public dobt of tho county is JSO.IKU 20.
A Pomona paper publishes a detailed
estimate of tho oritngo crop of Southern
California this Reason, based on reports
gathered from Bixty-suven of tho prlii-
ipal orange growers and many orange-
buvlng llruia in tuts part ot tno state.
Tho estimate aniounta to 1)00,000 boxea,
or 3,350 carloads.
There has liccn a continuous fall of
snow, with Bhort intervals, throughout
tho PuIoubo country for tlio past three
weeks. It reached its climax in an ad
ditional storm, wind accompanying tho
hiiow und piling It up in many places In
great drfta. A a near as can bo esti
mated, alioiit two feet of snow has now
fallen, and if tho storm continues tl.is
country will experience tho Boverest win
tor for many years.
Tho Seattle Steam Heat & PoworCom
puny has closed a contract for tho con
struction of a $1)0,000 plant to heat and
furnish jowor for clevatora for twotity
threo of tho largest brick buildings in tho
city. Tho system will lie connected with
the Imy, bo thut iu caso of tiro 100 streams
of salt water can bo turned on at once,
which is seven times tho amount tho
waterworks can do iu tho district covered
by tho new system.
At Sun Francisco tho iuemlera of .the
recently organizod Pioneer Business As-
Bociation of Alaska have elected officers
as follows: John L. McGovern, presi
dent; R A. Wilson, vice-president; R.
B. Kittredge, secretary, and Leon Mason,
treasurer. Messrs. Wadleigh, Thomas
and Kittredge complained of tno actions
of the United States fish commissioners
in their neglect of Alaska, and the meet
ing decided to instruct Minor W. Bruce,
Eastern representative, to secure tho ap
pointment of a fish commissioner who
lias an interest in Alaska.
A union depot will probably be built
at Seattle by the Northern Pacific,
Seattle, Lake Shoro it Etstcrn and
Columbia & Puget Sound road. The
depot will be opened to all railroads hero
after built and operated that deeire to use
it on a wheelago basis. Sovural sites
havo been discussed, but the one all are
most favorably impressed with ia in the
central part of the city on tho water front.
The structure will probably cost half a
million dollars. On Recount of tho un
settled condition of tho title to water
front property, the erection ef the build
ing will bo delayed somewhat.
THE OLD W0ELD.
At Festlmog, in Wales, the gas workt
exploded. The manager was blown os
atoms and many persons injured.
Tho Paria Paix Bays that tho president
of the French commission sent out to in
vestigate tho affairs of the Panama Canal
Company on tho Isthmus, in a speech
made at Aspinwall, said that tho canal
would bo completed.
In tho new Portugal ministry Pimental
is councellor of state ; Log'ouaz ia minis
ter, of justice ; Bronco, finunco ; Arroyo,
marine; Ribeiro, foreign afl'aira; Aronca,
works; General Luedea, now governor of
tho Indiea, minister of war.
Tho trouble in the Charleroi district,
Belgium, hao broken out afresh. Tho
miners became involved in a dispute aa
to the method of oxecuting t' o concea
aion granted to thom by tho mine ownera
and again went on a strike.
Charles Hill and wife, an aged and re
Bpectable couple, living in the suburbs of
London, tied themselves together and
leaped into the Thames. Thy wero
drowned. Tho reason for thiB action waa
their inability to pay borrowed monoy.
It la reported in London that soveral
European Btateamen, friendly toEngland,
havo expressed to Salisbury their fears
that his action in tho Portuguese disputo
will afford a pretext for republican activ
ity in Spain and Portugal that will en
danger tho monarchists there.
Herr Von Roeller has been re-olected
president of tho lower house of tho Prus
sian diet. The vice-preeidenta and sec
retariea wero also reelected. The minis
ter of fiuanco in submitting tho budget
said tho BUrphiB for tho fiscal year 188-i-9
amounted to 80,00,000 marks. Tho esti
mates for 1890-91 aro placed at 580,000,000
marks.
Tho" pope has issued an encvlical which
seta forth tho principles which shall
guide Catholics in their relations toward
the etato. Tho oncylical BayB they must
obey when such a course does mt entail
disobedience to the divine laws. In tho
countrieB where the atato opposes Ca
tholicism, Catholics must combat tho
enemy, but must not tie tho church to
uny political party.
A motion to commit tho managers of
tho London edition of tho Now York
Horald and tho Freeman's Journal, of
Dublin, for contempt of court for publish
ing certain comments on tho O'Shea di
vorco caao waa argued in London. Tho
motion was dismissed on tho ground of
informality in tho proceedings, but per
mission was given for a renewal of the
motion if taken within a week.
Crowds aro wandering through tho
at reots of Oporto, heoring for tho inde
pendence and integri'j of Portugal, and
shouting "Down with England!" A
crowd attacked and etoned the Ilritinh
coneulato. Tho authoritiea havo since
placed polico on guard at tho conaulato to
protect it from further moleatation.
Spanish and Fronch papers oondemn tho
policy followed by England In thodispute
with Portugal as a violation of tho act of
tlio Berlin conference.
Peru is anxious for white immigration.
Two million hecteroa of land granted to
bondho'ders in settlement of tho public
debt aro given on condition thut
tho conco'Hionuirea bind them
selves to devote tho land to agriculture or
industrial purposes, ami colonization
shall begin within three yearB and be
completed within nine. It ia proposed
to divido tho concessions into four nearly
equal portions, situated in different parts
of tho republic, so that thero shall bo
four largo olonies established. Tho col
onists shall bo of tho European race, and
ho exempt for ton yeare from all taxa
tion. At Rio Janeiro parta of two regiments
ot artillery niiiti.iieii, tore up tnorepuiui
can fiug and hoisted tho old imperial flag.
It required an tno oilier regiments oi in
Cmtrv mill iirlllli'rv to Hiibdtio them
They fought lor four hours, and 100 of
tlio rebels wero kiiieu ami wouncieu e
fnr the rent mirnmdurod. Tho trouble
u'iih nuini' tit (hnmitisfiiotirm of soldiers
witli their pay. It is said that a number
of old conservatives ami liberals had
been tampering with tho soldicra and
wnro at tho tiottom ot tno row, aim sov
eral prominent citizens havo been ar
rested in connection with the row.
THE A00IDENT RECORD.
The severe wind storms played havoc
with tho oil intercuts about Pittsburg. A
great number of derricks wero destroyed,
anil iu eonio sections tho losa bus been so
great that a'l work on drilling wells has
been suspended, owing tolossof deirlcKa.
A luto train from San Francisco for
San Josh collided with an unknown man
who was walking on the track and Beat-
tered him Into pieces. Tho coronor was
notified that human remains wero dis
tributed along tho railroad track, and ho,
on going to tho scouo was able to rescue
little more than $3 in coin, a set of false
teeth and dissevered joints.
Tho schooner Robert and .Minnie left
San Francisco for Puget Sound, but re
turned on account of losing a man over
lxvanl. Tho lost man waa A. Adolph, a
Swede, and a inomlmr of tho crew.
Nothing ia known altout how ho went
over tho side of tho vessel, Ho waa dis
covered struggling in tho water, but mink
beforo tho lioat could reach him,
Dr. Henry Do vis, ubout 00 years of
ago, died In a lodginghouse on Pacific
Btreet in San Francisco from asphyxia
tion by gas. Dr. DovIb camo to tho
lodgiughouse from Eureka, Ho hud a
letter of recommendation from W. II.
Parker, county clerk of Jackson county.
Or., which al-owed tha; he had lived
there for fifteen years. Devia had prac
ticed aa an herb doctor.
At Chatham, Ont,. the Btorm blew a
flat-car out of tho Ontario & Quebec rail
road yard at Jeannette'a Creek. The car
rolled rapidly eaatward until within about
two miles of Chatham. There it crashed
into a construction train filled with la
borers. The construction train consisted
of an engine, pushing two box-cars and
drawing a box-car and a flat-car. Three
mun were probably fatally injured aud
twelve more received injuries more or
less severe.
Near Emigrant Gap, Cil., as a night
train waa coming through, a wheel on
one of the cars in tho center of the train
broke, but tho car continued down tho
road for a mile, until it struck a switch.
It struck a iwat in a snow shed, causing
the latter, which wa overweighted with
snow, to crash on cars loaded with cattle,
smashing three cara and killing twenty
three head of cattle. The debris waa im
mediately cleared from tho ahed. Tho
delays are principally duo to tho diffi
culty of getting snow plows around.
GRIMES AND CRIMINALS.
Edward Monahan.who waa considered
one of tho finest violinists in New York,
ended his life at hia room in the Bowery
by cutting hia throat with a razor.
Charlea Jonea assaulted Hammerslaugh
on tho street at Kansas City. Jonea ia a
aon of Major Jonea, superintendent of
the National Waterworks Company, and
Hammerslaugh iB proprietor of tho Kan
Baa City Globo. Articlea which have ap
eared in tho Globo, and which Jonea con
aidered derogatory to the honesty of his
father, inspired tho aasault.
John Kuhni pleaded guilty at Madison.
Wis., to the extroardinary murder of
William Chriatie, and waa aentonced to
life impriBonnient. Kuhni confessed that
he killed Christie, and explained that tho
latter waa continually scoffing at the
Bible. IIo says hia reason for dismem
bering Chriatie was to get the scoffer's
heart out to see whether it was black.
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Tho secretary of tho treasury has
tranamitted to tho house a letter rec
ommending increase of tho limit of cost
of; public buildings as followa: Loa
Angelea, $25,000; Sacramento, $150,000;
Caraon Gity, Nev., $25,000.
The senate committee on finance con
tinued consideration of Senator Sher
man's bill to declare truBts unlawful.
After adopting several amendments
which do not affect the principle or scope
of the measure, the committee ordered a
favorable report to be made to the senate.
In tho senate Hale, from the census
committee, reported back adversely the
bill to require tlio superintendent of the
census to ascertain what percentage of
tho people own their farms, the number
of farms under mortgage and the amount
thereof.
Senator Mitchell's bill appropriating
$150,000 for a public building at The
Dalles, and Senator Dolph'a bill appro-
griating $100,000 for a public building at
alom, havo been agreed to bv the com
mittee on public buildings and grounds,
and will be reported favorably without
amendment.
The senate committee on peniiona has
unanimously directed Chairman Daws
to report tho dependent bid. The title of
tho bill reads as followa: "A bill grant
ing pensiona to soldiers and sailors who
aro incapacitated for the preformauco of
labor, and providing for pensiona to
their widows, minor children and de
pendent parents."
Merriam, from the finance committee.
retorted the concurrent resolution re
questing the secretary of tho treasury not
to make a new lease of tho island of St.
Paul and St. George, in Alaaka, for the
purpoao ot taking fur-seals therefrom,
and to postpone all action in relation
thereto until after the 20th of February,
lo'JJ; passed.
Governor Shoup, of Idaho, says tho ex
penses of a state government for Idaho
will necessitate an increase in tho tax
rate from 4 mills to 53. mills. Ex-Gov
ernor Stevenson says that if tho Mormon
church doea not. teach publicly or pri
vatoly tho obligatian of plural marriages,
an official declaration to thnt effect from
tho church authoritiea in Gait Lake will
settle the question ot citizenship in Idaho
under tho proposed conatitution. they
havo, ho eays, tho remedy for tho ovils
complained ot in tlie.r own hands.
In a communication sent to tho senate,
the third auditor of tho treasury recom
mends that $02 j.OOO bo allowed tho state
ot California tor moneys expended in sup
pressing Indian hostilities prior to 1854
llio statu, tno tlurd auditor says, issued
bonds for this purpose, and ho recom
mends that the government take uw the
bonds and pay the interest. Payment of
$33,000 on account of tlio Humboldt In
dian expedition and of $1,444 for expenses
incurred iu tho Modoc war ia also recom
mended. Secretary Windoni's call for 10 por
eont. of the amount of public moseys
held by national kntiks has expired.
Only lS'bauks outof 130 called upon havo
reoponded. The amount surrendered,
however, is far in oxcesa of tho amount
held bp them, ami a number of othors
btirrondered all tho abovo amount neces
sary for the transaction of current public
business. Tho total amount of bonds
purchased to date in liouuiation of theee
deposits is $0,711 500. Tho future course
of tho department in this matter will be
determined iu a few days.
Seuator Mitchell has introduced a bill
which legalizes tho testimony taken
before either a register or a receiver of a
land office, if either official is dead, sick
or unable to 1)0 present at tho hearing
Tho secretary of the interior will not
approve Und claims under tho law aa it
now stands. Tho senator's attention
was called to tho mutter by tho death of
one of the otlicers of tho land otlico at La
Grande. Or., where aliout fifty proofs
wero miido before a Binglo officer, but
thoy cculd not lie porfec ed on account of
tho vacancy. Tho law is designed to
cover this cuae, but uppliea to tho whole
country.
Tho resolutions heretofore offered in
relation to the alleged unlawful selections
of laud iu Florida were takon up, and
Call addressed tho senate. Tho burden
of hla remarks waa that lands which
were not swamp or overflowed, but
which were fit for cultivation, hud loen
selected under tho swamp land net. to tho
injury of tho people's right. He assorted
that 2 O'OO.OOO acres had been selected
and approved in all the states as swamp
and overflowed laud, while everybody
know there was no such extent of terri
toryas largo aH Europe consisting of
awamp and overflowed land. Of over
10.000,000 acres which had pissed in
Florida, under the swam" and overflowed
land act ho asserted that 11,0)0,0 Owere
high and dry.
The Benate committee on territories
listened to thn statements of repiesenta-
tivnj rt tlio AfnTinnn I'rttirch (lecla ative
of the teachings of the church in supnott
of their argument that tho constitution
adopted by tho people of M ho for tl e
new state should be accepted bvenngn aa.
Bishop Budge, president of the Mormon
church in Idaho, said he had always been
taught to obey the laws of the laud nn4
in forty-two years' experience with Mor
mons he never knew any teaching to the
contraiy. Tho Mormons, he said, were
taught, to believe in thedivine inspiration
of the constitution of the United St tiB,
and thus believing, ho said, Mormons
had a higher reverence for it than cither
citizens Tho practice of polygamy la tlt
creasing. On the subject of bLotl atoic
ment, Budge said thero was no such prin
ciple held or taught by tho Mormon
church.
Tho past year's steamboat record in
California ia as follows: During the year
them were eight collisions, four wrecKa
and founderinga and five firea on steam
vessels. One life was lost in i olliaion, 19
by accidental drowning, and one man
employed on a steamer fell dead, raising
the total death list to 21. In tho same
time 14,380,044 persons traveled on steam
vessels, ami U-is shows what a small
death rate there ia in proportion to the
number of travelers. The number of vea
aela inspected waa 271, having a gross
tonnage of 127,010 tons. Licenses aa
master, mate, pilot and engineer were is
sued to 14 9 persona,. The number of
steamera withdrawn from the jurisdiction
of tho inspeotora waa 24. There were 47
vessels added to the old list, with a gross
tonnage of 4750. Losaea to steamship
owners were due to tho following causes:
Explosion, $1,150; fire, $81,800; collision,
$5"0; wreck and foundering, $321,000;
total $404,850.
European countries aro consuming
iargo quantities of horso flesh and tho
juantity is increasing as a cheaper moat
(or tho poorer classes in cities. In Franco
tho horso butchers havo their signs out,
which thoy aro compoled by law to
ftavo, to designate thoir ahop and meat
from tho othor ahops, that soil beef,
mutton and pork.
A stamp-collector, nlnoty years of
igo, namod Foster, who lives in Leipslc,
baa used up 85,000 atamps from all parts
if tho world, which it took him eight
roara to collect, in arranging them in
juch a way that thoy represent portraits
of Etnporora William and Fredorick.Ris
aiarck, King Albert, Popo Leo XIII.,
nd Gennania guarding tho Rhino. Tho
portraits aro said to bo oxcelent liko
aoasos, and aro now oxhibitod in Loip
lio. THE GREAT CESAR.
Obscure I'asKueos In his 1.1 fo Ilrccntly
IlruiiRht to I.lKlit.
Julius Ousar was born in Italy, of fine
old Scotch-Irish parentage. Early in lifo
ho developed a fondness for the classics
and could speak Latin before he was ten
years old.
When Ctcsar had finished his military
education ho was sent to Gaul to tight
tho Indians, and conquered tho country
so easily that a member of his staff one
day made tho remark that "General
Ousar had more Gaul than a Chicago
drummer." Tho man who was responsi
ble for this effort at wit received an extra
allowance of "hard tack and canned sal
mon for a month. Whilo in Gaul Ctesar
distinguished himself by building a toll-
bridgo over the Rhine, out of which ho
made a largo fortune. For this ho re
ceived a gold medal from an association
of Gorman brewers. This bridge was
such an extraordinary structure that
Hoods and overflows simply made it
stronger, and it would often bo washed
ten miles down stream without receiv
ing tho slightest damage, after which it
would bo hauled back by oxen.
Cte.sar once met with a curious mishap
on tho Adriatic sea. Asa ferryman was
taking him over that noble sheet of wa
ter, a storm suddenly arose, and Ciesar
remarked to the boatman: "Fear noth
ing; you carry Ousar and his fortunes,"
whereupon tho boatman quickly drew
an old Colt's army pistol, and, pointing
it at Ills interlocutor, observed: "I
thought from tlio start you had somo
boodle, and now that you have confessed
it, shell out, and be quick about it!"
Cujsar saw that tho man had tho drop on
him, so ho calmly gavo him all tho mon
ey ho had, which amounted to about
S7.50.
Ciusar came to his death in a curious
way. He and Brutus nuulo a bet as to
which could cat a greater number of wa
termelons within a given spaco of time.
When tho contest had proceeded but a
fow minutes, Brutus asked from across
tho room: "How many havo you eaten'.'"
and Ciesar replied: "Eat two, Brute."
Brutus soon saw that ho was beaten,
and, springing to his feot, ho stabbed
Ciusar to death. J. A. Macon, In N. V.
Mercury.
Crypt njfriuiit by I'ostiino .Stump.
Secret correspondence by means of
postage stamps might vory easily bo car
ried on. A postage stamp can ho stuck on
each of tho four corners of an envel
ope in at least twelve different positions,
48 In all. Thoso twelvo different posi
tions can ho repeated on quite eight or
ton othor points of tho envelope, If it Is
square and of good size, DO to 130 In all.
This will gives us, say, iso different
modos, easily distinguishable one from
another, of applying a stamp on an en
velopo. Lot each ono of thoso different
positions or modes (or as many of them
as aro wanted) represent a word or a
sentence, and let thoso words or sen
tences bo tabulated so as to form a codo,
such as is used by those who tolograph to
vory distant parts of tho world and tho
system of eorrespondoneo is completo.
Ii adopted (and I daro say it has already
been adopted), It would, I fear, bo used
principally by lotors, but it might evi
dently bo used as a cipher for all pur
poses, and a eiphor that could not poa
slbly bo found out unless tho codo wore
laid hold of, Notes and Queries.
PORTLAND MARKET.
Commercial affairs have not yet re
llecte I the Inlluencoi that are likely to be
experienced from the opening of a new
campaign, which lu many respects la char
acterized by favorable feature, trade being
Mtlll restricted by the same features that
prevailed early in the week; but with few "
except ions, the outlook Is vlowed with
satisfaction aud tho belief Rcnerally pre
vails that the New Year will witness tlnV
further development of the general pros
perity (f the country. 1 he weather has
been milder, but receipts and shipments
of merchandise are still contracted,
through the detention of trains by snow in
the mountains.
AUKICUIrUKAI
Breaking Plow . .
Hroadcant Seeders . .
B tiding Twine.. . .
binding Wire ....
Grain Drill
Gang Tlow. . . .
Osborne's Mowers
" Reapers
i. ii i'm:.ui:.th.
8 3J55
() '(a 1 10
lOperctdia 18c J
" ' 12 c
HOtelOl
'AJperctdU
to
U
150
130
180
48a55
" ComMwrs&Hprs " "
" Droopers.. . " "
" Steel-frame self-
bind g UarveaU-ra " "
Railroad Barrows, Iron whls tfdoz
Railroad Barrows, wood whls "
Road Plow :ws:w
Solid steel scrapers 12(al4
Steel disk harrows i Ofc 90
Spring wagona 125 170 jp
Su ky Plow 7.VS9.1
Walking plows 025
Wagons, all makes 110100
JIA4.N.
Bnrlaps, 10 in 7
Burlaps, -15 In 74
Burlaps, (Win Hi
Gnnnles, :8xf0 lo
Potato bags, net cash 5(6
Wool 4 tt, "
Wool Hi lb, "
Wheat aacfta, apot, net c-sh 71
Wheat Basks, extra, second. hand . . Oj;
t'OFFKKS
Green.
Guatemala, & it- 20J2:i
Java. tt lb 25
Mocha, V t? 28 (a 3 1
No. 1 Costa Rica, $ lb .
22 23
22 23
o. & lb.
Salvador, lb 21 p 22
Itonnted, In it air n.
Arbucklo's Arioso, o lb
Clowet & D.'w Columbia 1 lb pra
Costa Rica
Guatemala
25JSg2
25 (a2o
20 6 2
25;28
Hsmateri .1n.vn.. . . it) tai'M
Roasted Mocha 35 felit
wool,.
Kastern Orrjion.
According to shrinkage 1014
VaUey.
Sprinprcllp KK18
Umpqaa 1020
Umpqua, lambs and fall 10( 14
VecetablcM (Frewli).
Cabbage, 1? lb 1J
Carrots, perak 1 25
Oarrota, young, doz 13.
Celery, V doz 001 w
Lettuce, 1? doz 124
Onions, t? 100 lbs 1 001 25
Potatoes, $ 100 lbs 1 251 50
Potatoes, sweets, lb 2J
Radiahca, V doz 12j
Spin&ch
Turnips, fc sk 1 25
POULTRY.
Chickens, large young, ? doz. . . A 00(2.4 50
Chickens, broilers 3 754 CO
Chickens, old 4 5D; 00
Ducks, tfdoz 7 WXS8
Geese, young, V doz 10 0011 00
Turkeys, jouok, V 16 lb
Grouse and Pheasants ... , 3 0
FRESU FKMT , '
Apples 1 C01 50
Bananas. W bunch 3 50(21 00
Lemons, California, t? bv 4 50 a5 00
Lemons, Sicily, p bx, new. . . 0 507 00
Limes, cwt 1 50
Qulncea, t? bx. 1 00 1 25
Oranges, Riversides 3 75(5,4 00
O anges, Seedless . . .,5 00(25 50
URAIX.
Barley, whole, ? ctl 80 00
Corn, t? 100 Hs 1 50
Oats, good, old, K bushel J.
OaXa, new, " . . 38 (& 40
Rye, ? 100 t8, nominal . 1 22i2;l 25
Wheat, Valley, P HO tea. . 1 20 1 22J
Wheat, Eastern Oregon 1 12J1 15
DAIRY I'ltODIICK.
Ilutter.
Oregon fancy creamery- 30
Choice dairy 274
Common 8 124
Pickled, California 18 '5,20'
Eastern fanev creamerv y.,
uuitornlu choice
Clieese.
Oregon full cream ... .
Oregon skims and old. .
Swiss Cheese, domestic
Young America, Or.
25 274
1
15 21(J
14
KiriiM.
Oregon, t? doz 40 (5)45
Eastern, v doz 32 35
F I.O II It.
Portland patent roller, P bbl..
.Salem patent roller
Dayton patent roller
i ftbcadla patent roller
Country brands
McMlnnville
Superfine
White Lily
Graham
3 75
3 75
3 (m
3 05
r .Ml
3 75
.1 z.
uye uour 0 00
. KFKIIN.
niHH NeetlM.
timothy
Orchard Grass . . .
Red Top
Blue Grass
English Rye Grass.. . .
Italian Re Gra. . .
Australian liye Grass.
Mesquite
Millet
Hungarian Millet
Mixed Lawn Grass. . ,
0 OJ
74 !)
12 (814
7A(5) !
UJll
74 l
7 fell)
5 0
n Jl
I2.cii5
Clover NccitM
wK'er- K$
Alsyko Clover 154174
Alfalfa
31 ini'Clluilt'oilN,
Canary
Flax
1
im s
44 5
-"Miuii.m Ijj! i
Bran, V ton-
Hay, ton, baled
Ground Barley, tT ton.
Mill Chop, pto,i
Oil Cako Meal, tton.
Shorts, p ton
i.i'M itr.it-itoii;n
Rough . . .
Edged.
T. &G. sheatklng
No, 2 flooring
No. 2 celling .
No. 2 rustic "
Clear rough.
Clear IMS.
No. 1 flooring
No. I celling .. .. '"
No. 1 rustic ...
Stepping
. . . 10 00(5,47 00
15 00(0. 10 00
j2 50021 00
... 18 0020 (10
. 30 0O32 50
21 00
f ihi:nmf.i.
Per M, 10 00
.12 (K)
13 IM
18 00
18 00
18 (X)
. m 20 00
2 50
22 M
22 60
22 50
2j W
(
IS 50
A.V
nait.
ConrMrl'iiie.
20iMb baga r ton
100. lb bags, K ton
Ground Rock, 60-Ib bagi,'
20 00
U TO
ton. .