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VOL. XXXVI-No. 20.1
SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1886.
.WEEKY EDITION
EASTERN.
News of the "Week from Be
yond the Rockies.
Tate 1'sJlure of the Hop Crop.
Caxajoharie, N. Y., July 7. By con
densed report from Montgomery, Oswe
go, Schell, Oneida, and Madison coun
ties, it is estimated that the hop crop this
(ail will not be over one-quarter of the
' average yield. Three weeks ago pros
pects were never brighter, but now the
' yards are literally covered with lice, Eng
lish flies, and honey dew. Either, ap
pearing at this stage of the vine's growth,
aururs failure of the crop. Of eighteen
yards, near Shaston Springs, visited none
bad escaped their ravages. The leaves
are dry and curled, and growers who de
pend wholly upon their crop are very de
spondent. Where 4 and 6 cents were
offered for last year's crops three weeks
ago, now its ana is cenis are eany ud
tained. Very few old hops are in grow
ers' hands.
Cox likely to Coma Homo.
Washington, July 7. It may almost
be considered a settled thing that lion
S. S. Cox will shortly resign his position
as U. 8. minister to Turkey, and seek a
re-election to congress, lie says in a let
ter to a friend he would be more at home
in congress, although he had been re
ceived with great honors and cordiality
at the sultan's court. It is said his suc
cessor will be Chas. E. Arthur Gayarre,
of Louisiana, who is widely known at the
South, and also of nign literary attain'
menta.
Oregra Swamp-trad Case.
Washington, July 7. Nothing lately
has received so much attention in the in
tenor department as the decision of the
Ore eon and California swamp-land cases.
A decision has at last been prepared and
submitted to the secretary which will
practically dispose of the whole business,
It is thought probable that settlers who
have gone on lands in good faith, suppos
ing them to be eovernment lands, will
not be molested.
Oregon' Interests la Gong-res.
Washwoww, July 7. Hermann has
secured the re-establishment of the poet-
office at Willow S prints ; Nicholas Cooke
postmaster. Also inereaaed mail service
from Eugene City to tJoburg.
The senate egret to-day to increase
the appropriation for Coquiile river, Coos
bar. and l aouma barbor, in the river
. and barbor bill. Other Oregon items
were not reached.
Unrlaad Majr Reslga.
Washing roN, July 7. Strong opinion
prevails here that Attorney-general Gar
land will soon retire from the cabinet.
It is freely predicted that McDonald of
Indiana, ex-senator, will succeed Gar
land. A Sew Wool Coaler.
Chicago, July 8. The Tribune says:
This city is rieing toward the rank of the
first wool market in the country. Re
ceipts in Chicago from the clip of the
present season, up to date, are about 40
per cent, larger than ever before. Seven
new firms have o:ened in business within
two years. The wool of the west is com
ing to Chicago to tind a market, and finds
it. Eastern manufacture! s have lately
forsaken their old stamping ground in
Boston, to buy raw material here, and
there is no slack in the demand. Chi
cago is completely leading the east The
fact that Boston has received up to date
some 20.000 bales less of wool than at
the same time last year, is widely be
lieved to be due to an attempt by a tew
firms in that city to control the situation,
by keeping transactions secret. The fact
was taken advantage oi Dy wiae-awaae
wen hi Chicago, and the result is as
above.
JU 2 m pro bob L Rumor.
New YBr, July 8. A special to the
Herald from Long Branch says : The late
ex-District Attorney Corkhill, of Wash
ington, at the time of his death, was pre
paring a narrative for publication of the
shooting of President Garfield by Guiteau,
which would contain new and startling
evidence to the effect that the murder
was the result of a deep-laid, diabolical
plot, in which many persons were con
cerned. Cork lull received letters from
Gniteau's wife which implicated two
prominent politicians in the plot. She
claims to be able to show by legal evi
dence that appointments and long talks
regarding the removal of Garfield were
held over luncheons in a certain base
ment restaurant in Washington. Cork
bill was a believer in the existence of a
calmly developed conspiracy, the plot
of which covered even the flight
of the assassin to Europe. He said
he knew the name of the vessel in which
a state room was taken for Guiteau, and
the identity of the persons who were to
assist him in his flight. The dates,
names of the men and steamer were at
bis fingers' ends. It was one of the most
horrible, crushing array of allegations,
correct or incorrect, ever heard.
A Case for 11 u tier.
- NewYokk, July 7. Editor NchewiUch
of the Yolks Zeitung, against whom it is
thought the grand jury will find an in
dictment based on his editorial denun
ciatory of the jurors who convicted the
Hieing bovcotu-rs, called Uon the dis
trict attorney to-day in reference to the
matter. Martine told him the subject
was under consideration. Subsequently
Schcwitzch stated that in the event of his
being indicted he would likely secure the
services of Gen. Butler to defend him.
The issue will be, said he, one as to what
are the limits of the press. 1 he jurors in
the articles complained of were referred
to m uieir capacity vi fuuui; umumn, ou
ter the termination of their case, and
their private character was not brought
into question.
' Heater's Resolution.
Washington, July 8. A sub-commit
tee of the house judiciary committee to
day began consideration of the Henley
resolution directing prosecution of officers
of the tnion 1'acihc railroad company.
Representative Henlev appearedwith
ex-bookkeeper Keddington, of the office
of the commissioner of railways, and
spoke at length in support of the resolu-
tion. ao formal action was taken.
Arthur' Good Fortune,
New Youk, July 8. Ex-President Ar
thur was to-day elected president f the
board of directors of the Arcade railway
company. Vice President Smith stated
to the meeting that he had just received
a telegram from Mr. Arthur, which stat
ed that he was very much improved in
health, and that he' expected to take an
eneriretic Dart in the affairs of the com pa-
ny. The company is to ouua an unaer-
, -.1 i
ground railway in Broadway.
Why Warrea Green was Rejected.
Washisoton, July 8. The Critic says
the senate did not refuse to confirm the
nomination of W arren Green to be con
sul-general at Yokohama solely because
of bis freaks at poker, it Bays that wnen
his nomination was taken up by the
committee on commerce its members
were informed that Green, soon after ar
riving in Japan, established a harem
after the manner of native dignitaries of
the east. American families at Yokoha
ma felt themselves scandalized by this
conduct of their consul-general, and they
sent to the senate specific allegation
as above outlined, and protesting against
his confirmation. It is said the reading
of the charges in the committee room
caused several of the senatorial salons to
sauirm and others to blush. The com
mittee then unanimouslvreported against
confirmation, and Streatbouse was ap
pointed and confirmed.
The Sob of His Dad Squatted oa.
Washington, July 8. The senate com
mittee on commerce to-day reported ad
versely on the nomination of Herbert
Beeeher to be collector of customs
Port Townsend, W. T.
If OPS WILL BE HOPS.
at
1 be Market is Active, and Price Likely to
be High.
Ni.w York, July 9. Your correspond
ent saw several hop dealers this morning,
all of whom expressed alarm at the situa
tion. Lil'tenthal Bros, talked on the sub
ject in a more conservative way. They
said : "There is undoubtedly an unusual
amount of vermin on the nop vines
Within the next ten days, provided the
vine has sufficient vitality, bops will
come into burr. U the lice should not be
destroyed by that time they will attack
the flowersand the crop will of course
sustain very serious damage."
It is asserted by a number of dealers
that no matter how favorite things may
change we cannot have over one-third of
a crop. Prices in New York are under
the country market now. It is well to
remember that growers already have a
fairly large stock.
"But how about prosct for Califor
nia hops?" queried your reporter.
"California new hops will have a decid
ed preference and obtain good prices, if
crops turn out as badly as expected.
Foreign advices are favorable to growing
crop, but it is too early yet to hear au
thentically from them."
A member of the firm of Valentine,
Lowe & Co.. said: "The seriousness of
the situation has not been at all exagger
ated, and 1 don t believe the worst has
yet been told. We look for very high
prices."
"Uan uaiuornia hops De sold to advan
tage?" "Certainly. They can get their own
price."
QUOTATIONS.
Bales at IS and 19c for hops are already
reported, and predictions are made of 25c
the end of the week. Unless evil falls to
the lot of the English or German grow
ers, or those of the Pacific coast, the fail
ure of the New York crop will not create
a famine.
Northwest's Interest in Congress,
Washington, July 9. The senate has
passed the bill to accept and ratify the
agreement made with confederated tribes
and bands ot Indians, occupying the xa
kima reservation in the territory of Wash
ington, for extinguishment of their title
to so much of the reservation as is requir
ed for use of the Northern Pacific rail
road. The railroad gets a strip of land
250 feet wide, on a line laid down in the
map of definite location of the route of
the Northern Pacific, where their line
runs through the reservation. The rail
road pays at the rate of $5 per acre for
the land.
Senator Dawes is author of
the bill.
Mitchell to-day introduced a bill appro
priating $10,000 for the purchase of a site
and construction of a suitable wharf, at
Astoria, for the use of the light-house de
partment. The Queen Unbends.
Nkw York, July 9. The Tribune's ca
blo ejMJcial from London says: The
queen's luncheon, at Windsor Castle, to
representatives of the colonies, is rcckon-
ed in London society as one of the most
surprising events of her majesty's reien.
No precedent existed for such an invita
tion. No circumstance of splendor was
wanting to enhance (the impression. A
special train took the guests from London
to Winsdor. The prince and princess of
Wales, the duke and duchess of Con-
naught, Princess Louise, and the whole
roval household were present. Lunch
eon was served in the Waterloo gallery.
Then the guests were presented to the
queen. The list of colonials and bast In
dians fills an entire newspaper column,
and includes sir Charles Tupper and oth
er Canadians. The whole party came
away charmed with the reception.
THE ENGLISH SITUATION.
Speculation as to the Future Action of
Gladstone.
New Yokk, July 10. Times' London
cablegram: The new parliament ap
proaches so near us now that, like the
British files at Bunker Hill, we can see
the whites of their eyes. The tories will
not have a majority, lhey have a total
of 264 members, with 146 more elections
to take place. Of these, the tories car
ried last autumn 20 English, 5 Scotch,
and 7 Irish constituencies. If they do so
now, it will give them a total of 296 mem
bers, which is thirty-nine short of half
the house. If the tide continues to run
as it has heretofore, they will be likely
to gain fifteen seats. This will leave
them twenty-four short of one-half. But
of the remaining vacancies, ten are in
Yorkshire, four in Cornwall, five in Ches-
1IUO! VUI 11. IUUI 1U AGl UJ , ffclMJ
four in Cumberland, all Gladstone strong
holds, and so are most ot the others.
The tories' gains are therefore more like
ly to number ten or under. Nothing but
a miracle can give them a clear majority
Thus Chamberlain will occupy in the
next house of commons the position of
arbiter of the ministry's action, which
Parnell held in the last parliament.
GLADSTONE'S INTENTIONS.
There is a story in' circulation that
Gladstone will ignore the division in his
party when the bouse is called to meet,
assuming that all members are liberals
who are not branded tones, and let the
home rule bill lie over one session. But
I team that the aged, premier desires
nothing so much as the formation of an
other ring for a second fight, and is al
ready-planning to smash the future Salis
bury ministry, drive Chamberlain out of
public life, and after a sharp series of
debates in the house go to the country
again.
AFTER GLORY.
A Man Goes through the Whirlpool Kap-
ids of Niagara in a Cask.
Buffalo, July 11. Very few of the
thousands of )ersons who visited Niagara
Falls to-day, had any idea, that another
adventurous man would attempt to swim
Whirlpool rapids, in which Capt. Webb
lost his life. For some time past C. D.
Graham has been making preparations
for the attempt, but few persons really
believed that his courage would hold out
long enough for him to make it. Such,
however, was not the case.
At about 4 o'clock this afternoon Gra
ham started on his perilous voyage,
which he successfully accomplished.
THE FKRILOfS J01R.NEY.
When everything was ready Graham
got into a cask and closed the manhole at
the top. At this point of the river the
current is very slight, and a small boat
towed the cask out into the river, to a
point where the current would carry it,
and where Graham was started on what
might have turned out to be his trip to
eternity. The towing process took only a
lew minutes, and then the stream caught
the cask and started it toward the whirl
pool. At first it moved slowly down, then
faster and faster, until the current dashed
on with its full force. The cask bounded
up and down over the great waves and
several times turned a complete somer
sault, but the wider portion remained up
permost, although it turned around like a
top. The cask kept pretty well in the
center of the river until it reached the
whirlpool, when it struck a strong side
current and was carried swiftly through,
reaching the waters beyond in safety.
From here the journey was comparative
ly quiet.
The cask was picked up, at Lewiston,
about five miles below the starting noint.
and Graham crawled out of the barrel
with only a slight bruise on his arm. lie
remarked, "When I struck the eddies it
was one continued round of jerks, and I
am not hurt a bit."
Auiendment to Postal Law.
Washington, July 11. The postmas
ter-general has, in compliance with peti
tions signed by a large number of busi
ness men in numerous cities, amended
the postal law so as to permit transmis
sion through the mails within the United
States and territories of liquids not liable
to explosion or spontaneous combustion
or ignition by shock or jar, and not in
flammable such as soft soap, pastes or
confections, ointments, salves, and arti
cles of similar consistency, under certain
conditions, insuring safety to other mail
matters in transmission.
Total Nominations.
Washinoton, July 10. From olfici.il
reports on file at t ie White house, it ap
pears thut tip t .1 .te the president has
sent to the sen.ile 4J7 nomination!'. Of
this number the senate has returned only
17.
Ed Downing au.i family et-trted ast
night for Fish lake, up on the Ietanon
road. ,
FOREIGN.
Record of News from
Over
the Atlantic.
BADLY HKATEN.
The Last Hope of Success of Home Kule
Gone.
LoNnoN, July 7. The last hope of the
Gladstonians the vote in the counties
has failed. The English counties are
going unionist. The counties of Somer
set, Warwick, Hereford, Derby and
Bhopshire, in which centers the agricult
ural vote, have returned conservatives.
Scotland continues (iladstonian. N umer-
ous county polls have not yet been taken,
but it is impossible to reverse the deieat
of the government. The unionists are
confident of an ultimate 370 against 300.
The conservatives are certain, with a
compact phalanx of 300 members, that
Lor J Salisbury will lorm a purely con
servative ministry.
Cable Specials from London.
New Yoke, July 7. Times' London
special: Every body in London con
cludes that the question whether there
shall be borne rule or not has been decid
ed in the negative. Leaders of the Irish
party, while not altogether disheartened,
are wholly angry because of side issues
which have caused or helped to cause
their defeat.
. Result of the Elections in England.
London, July 9. It is believed, unless
the counties yet to be heard from entirely
change the situation, the Marquis of Har-
tington will be offered a chance to form a
ministry. This belief is not shared by
faithful adherents of Gladstone, who
hope he may be in a minority so small as
to justify him in retaining omce and in
troducing a bill designed to meet the
views of all parties in the country who
favor any sort of home rule. The most
alarming prospect, however, is the possi
ble conjunction, merely lor anti-nome-rule
purposes, of conservatives and so-
called unionists against Gladstone and
Parnell. This would give 388 anti-home-
rule votes against 282 for home rule, and
this is just what conservatives here are
hoping for. -
A Banquet to Beeeher.
London, July 9. A brilliant banquet
was given to Henry v ard .Beeeher to
night, at the Metropolitan. U. S. Minis
ter Phelps. Justice Stanley Matthews,
Kev. Dr. Parker, and many distinguished
persons were present. Mr. Beeeher made
an eloquent speech, which was enthusi
astically applauded. Eighty persons sat
at the tables. Toasts to the Queen and
the President were proposed and respond
ed to. Beeeher, replving to a toast to his
health. i;ave an account of his own ca
reer, lie said he rejoiced to see all dif
ferences disappear between the North
and South. Mr. Beeeher will deliver his
first lecture at Exeter Hall on the 19th
the subject being "Reign of the Common
People." lhe application lor seats
enormous.
THE ENGLISH SITIATION.
No Further Oulns by Either Party Glad
stone Will Resign.
London, July 12. Neither party made
any gains in the parliamentary elections
to-day.
London, July 12. Negotiations be
tween Lord Uartington and Salisbury are
progress. It is reported thut lxrJ
Uartington has pledged himself to sup
port Lord Salisbury's local government
bill, and to reject all approaches of Mr.
Gladstone. If Mr. Gladstone remains in
office the first move of the unionists will
be a vote of want of confidence.
Gladstone's fears.
New York, July 12. A London special
to the Tribune says : Gladstone, in con
versation with a friend yesterday, as
sumed that his resignation was a matter
of course, and expressed his fears that
Salisbury would raise a war scare over
the Batoum incident, with a view of post
ponement of the Irish question.
THINKS GLADSTONE WILL RESIGN SOON.
New York, July 12. The Tribune
says, editorially: Gladstone's defeat in
volves an immediate change of govern
ment. His resignation will be deferred
until the results of the election are defi
nitely declared, but there is every reason
to believe that it will precede the meeting
of parliament. Gladstone is too proud a
statesman to allow himself to be dragged
on the ground under Chamberlain's char
iot wheels. Negotiations with the union
ists would alienate at once the national
ists and make Gladstone the laughing
stock of Fngland. The prime minister
will retire from office with dignity, and
not enter into any disreputable dickering
with unscrupulous foes, who would exult
iu an opportunity to degrade him.
Krupp Sells Rails to China
Hkki.in, July 12. Herr Krupp has con
traded to supply China with 1,500 tons
il rails, at a price, iacluding freight,
tw::itv-fivo shillings below the lowest
KiiitUsh offer.
1 he Duke d'Aumule uiu.t Go.
Paui,oJu1v 13. President Grevy has
signed a decree for the expulsion of the
Duke d'Aumale from France. If the
Duke ie Chartres imitates the Duke
d'Aumale hi litigating the question of
,,the
republic's rilit-to cxi him, the
chamber of deputies will take action look
ing toward the confiscation of all proper
ty in France belonging to the Orleans
family.
The entire- French cabinet agreed to
the decree expelling the Due d'Aumale
from France.
Gladstone Advised to Hold On.
London, July 13. Labouchere writes
to the Daily News urging Gladstone not
to resign, on the ground that he has a
majority on everything except the lnsb
question, and that the unionists are not
i; i , . . , i . .
niceiy io support a general vote oi warn
oi continence in bim.
EASTERN.
DETAINED.
The Herald's Arctic Explorer Is. Detained
by his Arrest.
New York, July 13. The sole com-.
panion of Col. Gilder on bis journey-to
the North Pole is Wm. Urilliths, son of a
billiard-table manufacturer. Griffiths is
a voung man, of no Arctic experience.
hut of approved grit and muscle. He
has done good pedestrian work in Europe
and Africa, and contributes $1000 to the
present expedition. Col. Gilder is a bro
ther of Richard Watson Gilder, editor of
the Century magazine.
GILDER IS ARRESTED.
New York, July 13. Col. Wm: II.
Gilder, who intended to leave New York
this afternoon and join the whaling
schooner Eva, at New London, Ct., and
proceed to the coast of Greenland, and
afterward undertake to find the North
Pole, did not leave New York, as he was
detained on a charge of stealing a $1000
bond of the Manhattan f.levated Railway
company. Sally Adams, a professional
swimmer, was the complainant. She said
she gave Under the bond in t ebruary
1883, asking him at the same tune to tind
out if it was good or not, and she had
since been unable to get possession of it
Gilder was arrested. He pleaded not
guilty. He said Miss Adams had asked
him to take care of the bond. He had
interviewed a friend, who told him it was
not good, and he told her so. He then
left it with Boody. McClelland & Co., on
Broadway, soon afterward he sailed lor
China. Before sailing he had borrowed
money from said firm. He presumed the
bond would remain in their custody, but
while away the firm sold it. Ho said
he had been unable to see plaintiff since
May 18, although he had made several
efforts to do so. He acknowledged he
owed plaintiff the amount of the bond
but said there was no criminal intent on
his part to defraud her of the bond or its
value.
The police justice held lain iu $1500
bonds for trial. He did not secure bail
to-night. He found that it was not an
easy matter for a man who was on the
point of starting for the north pole to get
bonds in 11500. The colonel caused
cablegram to be sent to James Gordon
Bennett, setting forth the facts, and ask
ing what should be don?. An answer is
expected to-morrow.
The prisoner claims that ho has given
Miss Adams several thousand dollars
since she gave him lhe bond, and
rumor has it that the I idy, who is fond of
Gilder, has had him arrested to prevent
him going away.
Booming: Hops.
Ukiaii, July 13. About 60,000 pounds
of hops were contracted for at twenty and
wt'iity-two cents per pound in this valley
to-dav.
Mrs. Dolph and Daughter.
Wakminqton, July 11. A private tel
egram received here states that Mrs. and
Miss Dolph were in Paris, and would not
probably return until autumn.
ADVERTISING THEIR MOURNING.
Howard, in the New Y'ork World,
thus lets loose the vials of sarcasm upon
one of the fashionable follies of the day :
Come with me to Central park, where
everything is bright and beautiful, and
where even sad invalids sitting on bench
es draw funny pictures in the dirt with
their canes or parasols, and little children
lame from their birth emulate the gam
bols of their sturdier companions. Come
to Central park, where the birds sing and
the cows low, and the monkeys chatter
and the sheep wiggle-wiggle with thoir
little tails, while the robins pimp red
breasted here and there, and squirrels
and chipmunks and wildcats, startled
from their resting places, leap across the
path skirting the carriage way, burying
themselves in the grass or mounting
with lightning speed the bark of some
magnificent tree. Come I say, and see
to what idiotic degree fashion tempts its
votaries. Standing near the mall my at
tention was attracted by a span of spank
ing bays Bturduy coming down the road,
drawing a superb landau in which sat
two ladies oh, how black, how somber
how dismal, from the onyx tip of their
black lace parasols, through hot, thick
veil and heavydraped mourning cos-
tumest The coachman and the footman
on the box : my eyes ! but they are a
sight, wide mourning bands upon their
hats, black gloves upon their hands and
the wide tops of their professional boots
absolutely covered with erepe, while on
the long, tapering handle of the whip
stood forth an invitation to the gaping
crowd to see how bad the mourners felt
a hnie black rosette, whose lontr, heavy
ends fluttered in the breeze as the horses
chained their bits and waved their tails
and darted down the drive. Of all the
idiotic display, of all temptations to rid
icule, of all p:-.yvjiivt to what our re
portorial fn- iijocall 'derisive Ij&UgUter
at pu-t-.:
c !: c'
PACIFIC COAST.
News by Telejrranh from
West of the Rockies.-
A Vast Mai) Service, oil the I . F.
Sax Francisco, July 7. According to
reports receiyed in this city to-day the
ast train service of the I'nion Pacific is
assured. Agents of the Union Pacific
have been in consultation with officials of
the line between Omaha and Chicago re
cently, with a view of inducing some one
of the roads to put on a train to be run
in connection witfi the proposed fast ex-
tress between this city and Omaha. The
Tnion Pacific train to be used as fast ex
press service, will consist of a baggage,
express, mail, smoking, and sleeping
cars, with handsomely appointed day
coaches. At present the time to Omaha
is eighty-five hours. It is proposed to
reduce the time to sixty-five hours, by
traveling at a rate of forty miles an hour.
The Union Pacific lias had new, immense
and powerful engines built expressly for
this service, and the coaches will also be
new and provided with every conveniences
and comfort. At way stations mails will
be thrown off and taken aboard without
stopping. It is intended that the new
service shall be in successful operation
by September 1,"
Two Person Drowned;
Sax Mate.,, July U. Henry Dryer, 14
years old, while bathing in Hayward's
lake at Crystal Springs to-day, became
entangled in grass and called for help.
Henry bheritf, a married man, 30 years
of age, went to the boy's assistance. The
attempt at rescue became disastrous and
both went down together.
SAVNDKKS CAPTIRED.
A Man Hupposed to be Saunders Captured
at Walla AValla.
Walla Valla,J uly 12. Aman suppos
ed to be Saunders, the escaped murderer.
has been captured here by Deputy Sheriff
Lampkin. . He answers the description
in every particular, and is positively
identified by an acquaintance from Cor
vallis. Saunders was camping with im-
migrants in the outskirts of town, and
went to the hospital Friday, claiming he
was sick. He did not deny his identity
at first, but now claims his name is .
Chestnuts.
Saunders was admitted to the Catholic
hospital Saturday, and claimed he was
sick. Lampkin had been watching at the
camp Friday, and finding him gone Sat
urday, traced him to tho hospital, and
arrested him in the yard. Saunders did
not at first deny his name, but went along
willingly. Soon, however, he protested
he was not the man. B. B. Denure, for
merly of Corvallis, recognized the pris
oner as Saunders. He is pockmarked,
squints, has a mutilated finger, a bullet
mark in the left breast, is six , feet tall,
and weighs only 130.. The campers were
harvest hands from Spokare county, and
say they knew nothing of the man, who
joined them last Tuesday in the Harring
ton neighborhood.
Another Defaulter.
Pkndleton, July 12. The transfer ot
the books of N. Hendrix. a three-term
republican of Umatilla county, to his
successor to-day, revealed the fact that
he was $6,000 short on the state school
fund and some f 12,000 short on the coun
ty general fund, $18,000 in all. No ef
forts were made to conceal the shortage.
Hendrix no doubt intended, and it is
said was promised money, to replace the
dehciency. His bondsmen, nine in num
ber, are held in the sum of $30,000. They
will pay the shortage, as to-day they
started suit against Hendrix for $19,000.
Attachments were levied on the nrm ot
Houser & Hendrix by Murphy, Grant, &
Co., San Francisco, and a number of
Portland houses, for over $18,000. The
firm is thought to be solvent, but will be
crippled by attachments. Hendrix can
not account for the money, but it is
thought he used the most ot it in buying
into the firm. He has considerable prop
erty. The town is wild wit h excitement.
The Walla Walla Election.
Walla Walla, July 12. Dr. Boyd
was re-elected mayor over Fark Winans .
by a largo majority. Uobin--on is re
elected marshal over John Justice. R.
G. Parks is elected treasurer; Henry
Kelling, clerk ; Charles Berg, street com
missioner; and John Shurpstein, city
treasurer.
San Francisco, July 13. The Bulletin's
New York special says : A strong specu
lative movement is still visiblo in the
hop market, and prices have rapidly ad
vanced. Brewers who but a fortnight
ago would not purchase at fifteen cents
are now paying twenty-three ami twenty-
hve cents in the interior.
Newspaper Change,
San Francisco, July 13. Gen. R. W,
Backus on Saturday last ccasod to be one
of the proprietors of the Post, he having
disposed of his interest to Charles M.
Shortritlgo. of the Man Jose Mercury.
The ownership and nianagnmont of the
daily and weekly rost will hereafter be
in the hands of John F. Sheehan anil
Charles M. Shartridge. Mr. Short ridgo
assumes Uta business affairs of tho pa
per. Ituili front Cigarette Smoking.
St.y FiitNi'isco, July 13. John J.
Vli;iU'ii, sun of John Whalen, who, du-rin-x
.i tpi.irml with his son Timothy some
iii'iiit'ii was killed by the latter, vas
:'f I., ( .(,i,e this morning, in a doorwa (fi
I!) jtt'.i iiM,-t, ner Sutter, Deaiii is
I t..5;iev.ni t . jf the i-e-ixt of xceH! cig
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