TI1JE OREGON STATESMAN If UI DAY AUGUST 13. 1886.
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FltOM TUESDAY'S DAILY.
Thk Cahcaiiks Tu nnkl. Work on the
Cascades tunnel does nut appear to be
very pleasant, according to a correspond
ent of the Walla Walla Journal. Ho
days "there is a stream of water pouring
oyer the steep rooky declivity and falling
directly at the entrance. The water
'seeps' through the rock and is continu
ally dripping, which makes mud very
plentiful. When the men coma out from
work they aro sputtered with nind and
most of them wot to the skin. There is
a gas that escapes in the tunnel, which
vitiates the atmosphere. After each
blast the smoko from the powder is very
disagreeable But these difficulties are
now undergoing quite a change. Ioirge
engines have been placed at the entrance,
with a large box leading into the interior,
and immediately after a blast the smoke
is drawn out through the boxing. A lurge
air-compressing machine has arrived,
and wilt be used to put fresh air in where
the workmen are. The tunnel is lighted
by electricity, ami the blasts are fired by
it. When asked how long before tho
tunnel would be completed, tho foreman
said: "It is 9985 feet long, and about
1200 ft. are now eiiipletcd,eoimting both
ends. We have been at work since last
fall, so you can figure yourself when it
will be completed."
Inhuman Indian Tukatukkt. An In
dian woman was thrown from a horse
Wednesday on the 'Umatilla river, a few
miles above Pendleton. f!he fell on her
head among the rocks, breaking the
bones of her breast and injuring her
spinal column. Five or six Pendleton
folks hapined to be near, a picnic party,
who rendered considerable assistance to
the injured woman. A number of her
tribe, who were present wnen the acci
dent .took place, refused to do anything
for her, believing she would die, deem
ing it labor thrown away to attempt to
save nor life. Ho the fishing party be
came good Samaritans and made the
poor heathen comfortable. Next day a
physician paid a visit to the tepee where
he was removed, and found her resting
easy, likely to recover. When she was
first thrown off her horse the squaws ac
companying her Htulled her mouth full of
rags and tied a handkerchief tightly over
her face, in order to produce a 8ieedy
death, it is supposed. In this condition
she was found by the picnic party above
eferred to.
RjETl'KNKD khom San Francisco. The
steamer Yaqnina arrived at Yaquina city
Sunday evening, having been detained
outside of the bar by a fog since Satur
day evening. Among her passengers
were, E. L. I.. Johnson, Hev. M. 1,.
Kugg, D. C. Soutliwiek and wife, J. H.
Htrickler, and C. S. Uockeufield. They
all rejiort an excellent time ut Kan Fran
cisco, anil say they would not have missed
the O. A. H. reunion for anything.
Pleasant Gatiii;i;inii. Mrs. E. M.
Waite gave a very pleasant party lust
Wednesday afternoon at her residence on
State and Winter streets, in honor of MIkb
Julia Chambcrlin, who has recently re
turned to her home and friends from
Boston. After an elegant luncheon had
been served on the lawn, Miss Chamber
lin and Miss Frankie Jones favored the
company with several selections of choice
music, which were greatly enjoyed by
all. "Our girls" are glad enough to get
home again and their many friends join
in extending thein a hearty welcome.
Okkick.ks Installed. On Saturday
night, C. B. Moores, ( i. II. Burnett, K.
M. Waite, L. K. Pratt, and J. T. Gregg,
accompanied Deputy IHstrict Grand Mas
ter W. G. Wostacott to Turner, the occas
ion being the installation of the following
officers of Fidelity lodge, No. 30, I. O. O.
F. : Lewia Uleakney, N. G. ; 0. II. Can-
C. K. Head, W.; 11. K. Schmidt," Con'.
0. Tracy, I. G.; L. lironson, It. S. N. G.
Ohoanukd. "Prohi." Floed and sev
eral others of those who voted for Hous
ton and tho third party, met last evening
and "organized" for '88. Home euthusi
astic speeches were inude, and they aro
thoroughly organised. After Floed goes
down and "organizes I'limck, they will
be ready for the camiwiign. It is some
time yet, but there is nothing like being
early in the held, and taking time by the
bangs. the curly tura captures the
worm.
Gettinu a Gh.un Kxiiiiiit. I). D.
Prettymun is making a very line collec
tion of grains and grasses for the state
immigration bureau's "Oregon" car, that
Will leave rortlaud soon lor a living tni
through the "northwestern" states. Mr.
Prettyman leaves here this morning for
Portland with a fine, collection from this
county. Mr. Preltyman's car will cer
tainly make some of those "Northwost
erner's eyes "bug out" when they exam
ine its contents.
Personal. Key. W, K. Stewart, at
present pastor of the Presbyterian church
of Williamsburg, Iowa, but who for
about six years prior to 1x74 was pastor
of the FirHt Presbyterian church in this
city, caniu up from t aluornia on .Satur
day, where he hud boon attending the G.
A. R. reunion. He is visiting his son,
Freddie Stewart, who is with his grand
parents, John and Mrs. Mel-addon.
ruK Kxiiiiiit Iar. the exhibit car
that will leave Portland, under the aus
pices of the State board of immigration,
will take, besides the display of products,
about 150,000 pieces of literature descrip
tive of Oregon. Already 50,000 pieces
re packed, ready to lw shipped, em
bracing 2200 newspaper, 3ti(H) pamphlets
of "Oregon as It Is," and 35,000 leaflets
of the same title.
Kumoh Dbmkd. Will II. Parry hav
ing sold out the Independence West Side,
the rumor was started that lie
was negotiating for a controlling
interest in the n. g. (narrow gauge)
railroad, but, npon inquiry, it is learned
that such is not the case ; but that ho
will negotiate for the Now York World.
He has always wanted the world.
A Prominent Applicant. "Lafe"
Williams, of iSulem, is a prominent ap
plicant for secretary under Gov. Fennoy
er. He has many friends hereMrs. A.
Noltner being his aunt. Portland Wei-
THE INDIAN TRAINING SCHOOL,
At Cheinawa, Visited by a Member of
the Statesman Staff His
Impressions.
A representative of this paper visited
the United States Training school, at
Chcraawa, on Sunday afternoon, and
greatly enjoyed an hour spent in ram
bling through the new buildings there.
The reporter well remembers how, a few
years since, nothing but a wildorness
could be found where now stands this
great philanthropic institution. Then he
recalls how Dr. Coffin came there with
the first lot of students, during 1885, from
Forest Grove, and began to hew out a
temporary abiding place for those of
that benighted class, that the govern
ment had undertaken to enlighten. How,
after days of hardship and of labor, he
was at last able to point to two or three
sheds as the temporary shelter for the
students. How Dr. Coffin pushed his
work until a new administration of pub
lic affairs, at Washington, brought about
a chungo here rind Dr. Collin s;vp n
his work to Col. John Lee, of Indiana,
and his estimable lady.
ismce then the new superintendent.
and his corps of assistants, have not al
lowed this work to lag, but have pushed
it ahead, until the students are at last
quartered in two large, airy, and comfort
able dormitories.
One of these is occupied by tho female
students, and one by the males. Both
buildings are well tinished, as regards
both interior and exterior, and both are
well furnished. They are kept very neat
and clean, and the students appear the
same way. The grounds surrounding
the buildings have been cleaned, the
stumjm removed, and a year hence beau
tiful lawns may be seen ttiere. Vhe
grounds are dusty, and are not as smooth
as they will be, as yet, but a little work,
and plenty of irrigation will make the
surrounding lawns very beautiful.
A large tract surrounding the school lias
been partly cleared by the students, at
the school, and the most of it will be
used for agricultural purposes next year.
A garden spot to the westward from
the buildings, will furnish vegetables for
their table this summer, and in the
future.
The old buildings stand to the south
west of the new, and in plain view, and
are used now as stables, storehouses, and
workshops, the new medical depart
ment and office building has not yet
been completed, but the students are do
ing the finishing work as their time will
termit. When all the necessary build
ings and accommodations are (unshed
this will be a very complete institution.
These schools are, in reality, the only
things that show any direct path towards
the settlement of the Indian question,
and the government does well in sup
jtorting them. The school is in a healthy
condition, and will opeu at its next term
(tu September) in a very Batistaetorv
manner. At present a large number ol
the students are awav some at home,
some working in the harvest fields, but a
good many are still in attendance, and
seem to like spending their vacation at
the school in useful employment.
Besides visiting the dormitories, the
reporter went through the chattel, was
shown the bakery, the water furnishing
and heating apparatus, and several other
things, all of which lie found interesting
and in good shape.
AN IMPORTANT DECISION.
The Secretary of the Interior on Or
egon Swamp Lands liO.000
Acres Declared Swamp.
It will be remembered that Gov. Moody
made application to the U. S. land de
partment, at Washington, recently, ask
ing that all contests to determine the
character of the lauds that had been ap
proved und certified to by the state of
Oregon as being swamp and overflowed,
and as being hers under the swamp-laud
grant, should be dismissed. The secre
tary of tho interior has decided that after
the approval and certification by the de
partment and land office, the character
of such lands cannot again be called in
question on an affidavit of contest, which
merely alleges that the landis not of the
character granted, unless the applicant
further alleges fraud or mistake in pro
curement. By the decision of the secre
tary and acts of congress, fraud must be
sK(ciftca!ly stated. lie further holds
that a party may contest the rijdit to
such lands pi ior to approval and certifi
cate by alleging and proving settlement
prior to such approval, and that the land
is nut overflowed, but susceptible of cul
tivation without drainage.
The lands heretofore approved and cer
tified to the state as swamp and overflow,
covered by this decision, are embraced
in what is known as List No. 6, Lake
View district, containing about 80,000
acres. It in claimed by the state that the
remaining land, not approved and certi
fied, J amounts to about 300,000 acres,
which will be reported to the land office
for approval and certification under the
law laid down in this decision.
Thk Wallowa Minks. The mines
near Joseph are very promising at pres
ent. A shaft twenty feet deon has been
sunk on the Albatross mine, owned by
Stuuislawsky, King & Co. The ledge is
twenty-four inches wide and assays $00
to the ton. The Alpine, also owned by
the same firm, is doubtless very rich. A
shaft twenty-six feet deep has lieeu sunk
on it and assays made of $505 to the ton.
Mr. Stanislawsky has gone to Portland
and may succeed in getting capital inter
ested in the mines. La Grande Gazette.
Bio Gold Nuuokt. It is said to be an
actual fact that two Chinamen found a
chunk of gold, three days ago, weighing
110 pounds, at Dutch Flat , which sold
for f20,000. It is not known how it was
discovered, but it is thought among the
old placer diggings and abandoned
claims. Union Scout.
Tins Nkw F'irm. Cards of the new law
firm of Stott, Waldo, Smith, Stott, and
Boise, of Portland, have been received in
this city. Judge Jr.o. B. Waldo and
Whitney L. Boi-ie, foiniorly o'.
Ih's city,
are partners in the thm.
FROM WEDNESDAY'S DAILY.
About Ckater Lake. W. G. Steel
writes to the Oregonian as follows re
garding Crater lake: "Joe Weeks, a
Klamath Indian, who acted as driver for
one of the teams on onr trip from Ash
land, has given the following items: The
Ktamaths originally called Crater lake
Giowy's ; Wizard island was called Llao
Nens, or Devil's Hat ; Llao rock and He
liotrope point were called Makoalx, be
cause the Indians once came there by
night, or slept there. Mt. Thiolsen was
known as lschokolas; Diamond lake as
Sokoax, and Annie Creek as Palalx. For
the purpose of perpetuating tho name,
Cant. Dutton Jtas decided to call a high
cliff that stands directly opposite Llao
rock and immediately north of Dutton
cliff, Giowy's Rock. It is somewhat sim
ilar in appearance to Llao rock, but is
very much lower and does not stand out
in the lake so boldly. A discovery made
by ( 'apt. Dutton is that Crater lake is a
formation that dates since the glacial pe
riod. This is shown from the fact that
plain traces of glaciers have been found
on tho very top of the walls."
Struck by Lkiutnino. A Goldondale
paper says: D. II. Stegman of Hartland
Bends the following item in regard to the
killing of a steer bv lightning : At about
6:30 o'clock on Sunday evening of the
25th ult., a fearful thunder storm passed
over this section. Stock of all kinds!
were terror stricken, and ran in every di
rection. About three or four minutes
after passing along the road with my en
tire family in a wagon, a streak of light
ning came straight down from the heav
ens, striking a two year-old steer belong
ing to Wm. Wilkinson. The steer lay
about fifteen feet from the road between
that gentleman's and my place. The
lightning seemed to have struck the an
imal about the neck, and ran down under
it, passing to the ground on the inside of
its hind legs, burning the hair off clean.
There were no marks of the ground hav
ing been torn up. However, Mr. Wilkin
son claims to have felt the shock of the
electricity in his bouse.
- Two Engines on the Express. The
run on the express train between Port
land and Lebanon has long been consid
ered pretty hard, on one engineer to make
daily without being relieved. The run
from Portland to Lebanon and return is
about 200 miles. For some years Char
ley McDonald has been handling the
throttle on the express, and has been a
faithful and efficient engineer. Several
days ago an accident occurred at Leba
non which, fortunately, did not result in
loss of life or serious injury to any one.
The accident is claimed to be due to the
fact that the engineer was overworked.
Since the collision the Oregon & Califor
nia railroad company has placed on the
route two locomotives, having come to
the wise conclusion that 200 miles per
day is too raueh of a Btrain on one en
gineer. II k Lit roil Murder. If. H. Kisten-
mocher, under arrest at Oregon City,
charged with the murder of Julius
Chrintz, wan held for murder
by Justice Calilf Monday. The
crime was committed near Jiagie
Creek, Clavkamas county, between the
10th and 21st of July, 1885. Chrintz, a
bachelor, was a neighbor of lvislenmach-
er s, and was on lnendiy terms with bun.
Late m July the murdered body of
Chrintz was found. Kistenuiacher disap
peared for some time and th-.'ti returned.
The evidence against Kisteumacher is all
circumstantial. The dependent is mar
ried. A Coving Entertainment. Company
B, second regiment, second brigade, O.
S. M., is considering the advisability of
giving a musical entertainment on Friday
evening, Aug. 27, for the benefit of its
uniform-fund. From what has been
learned, the concert will excel any given
in Salem for a very long time. The best
talent in the city will assist, and every
thing points toward a very successful en
tertainment. It is expected that the pro
gramme w ill be ready for publication in
few davs.
Lko Broken. A son of Richard Fur
well, aged about 13 years, residing near
Shedd, met with a serious accident last
Friday, by being kicked by a vicious
horse. The boy entered the barn, and,
on going near the horse, the animal
kicked him, knocking him down, and af
terwards striking him with his fore feet.
One of the boy's legs was broken, and he
was severely bruised, but a geutlemen
from that city stated that the lad was get
ting along nicely, aud will no doubt re
cover. Albany Herald.
Insanity Rampant. Says the Tele
gram : During the past month or two an
unusually large number of people were
sout to the insane asylum from here. In
looking over the records it will be found
that they all belong to the lower walks of
life, given to dissipating in a greater or
lesser degree. The majority of these : peo
ple can lie restored to complete mental
health by a short sojourn at .Salem und
proper treatment f jr the cure of alcohol
ism. Ice-works. There will soon be ice
works erected in Salem. They will be
ready, at least, for next year's business.
This will be a fine thing for Salem, and
will keep considerable money here that
is otherwise sent to Portland ; besides,
Salem will no doubt secure a share of the
outside -trade. It is understood that the
ice-works will be erected by home capital,
and will have the latest improvements
and patents.
Gone East. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Van
Eaton left on yesterday afternoon's train
for Portland. From that city they go to
Colorado Springs, Colorady. Mrs. Van
Eaton goes there for her health aud to
visit relatives for some time, while Mr.
Van Eaton goea on to Chicago on busi
ness connected with the firm of Squire
Farrar & Co., of which he is a member,
and will soon return.
Thk Cratkb LakkSurvky. The en
giuoers have completed the survey of
Crater lake, but the surrounding country
is yet, much of it, unsurveyed. The U.
squad oi troops returned on Monday
to Vancouver barracks, and W. G. Steel,
went down yesterday. The matter of
making it a public park will come before
the next session of c mgress.
SCHOOL FOR DEAF MUTES.
Some Improvements There, and Oth
er Matters Appertaining to
the Iiintitntion.
lrabably of all the works of education,
as practiced in this country, the school
for the education of deaf mutes should
attract as much attention, and show as
much philanthropy, as any. The institu
tion for their education in this state is
under the superintend -nee of Rev. P. S.
Knight, of this city, as is well known,
and certainly it could not be in better
hands. Surely, nobody in this state
takes a deeper interest in this work than
Mr. Knight, and it is almost wholly due
to his efforts -that the institution here
has become a state ward, and that the
institution is so successful as it now is.
Yesterday a representative of the
Statesman visited the buildings of this
institution, and found that Mr. Knight
had made many improvements during
the present vacation, Tho principal im
provement has been in the enlargement
of the boys' dormitory, by raising it bo
high from the ground as to make a com
modious basement underneath. The
dormitory has been raised about five feet,
and now the basement gives about seven
and a half feet clear of the ceiling. It is
intended to try to secure an appropriation
from the coming legislature oi sufficient
an amount to make several other much
needed improvements about the school,
notably among them, turning this base
ment into shop. Mr. Knight wants the
students to each and all learn a good
trade, and among them ho counts shoe
making, printing, carpentering, and sev
eral other trades. The main and upper
stories of the dormitory have been con
siderably remodeled, and many changes
for the better accommodation of the stu
dents and teachers have been made.
On the main floor several partitions
have been removed, and a
large airy and well lighted
sitting room for the bovs will be prepared.
This will be furninhed with stationery
furniture. I he superintendents office
and rooms have also been fitted up in this
building. The building has undergone a
thorough renovating, and has been re
painted throughout, and now presents a
very respectable appearance. A good
many other improvements have been
made about the school and lawns. The
school will reopen next month, and, as
soon as the students arrive, a good deal of
work will be gotten out of the male stu
dents in the way of improvements about
the lawns, etc. The legislature should
see the right side of the question and
make a sufficient appropriation to sup
port the school, as it should be support
ed, and to fix up the buildings and the
grounds. Mr. Knight certainly deserves
great credit for w hat he has done on very
meager and parsimonious appropriations,
and it is to be hoped that his labors will
see the school take a- stand along with
those of other states.
Thought He was a Thamp. An Ash
land paper tells tho following practical
joko, played by Charley McDonald, the
old Lebanon express engineer, on the
railroad "bhoys :" Wednesday morning,
as the train was about to pull out for
Grarts Pass, for Ashland, the engineer
and fireman saw a man on the Irout end
of the locomotive. They told him " 'twas
no use, he d have to get oft ;" they were
onto his racket, etc. lie said be d had
a rough time "all broke up" and
wanted to go up the road a little wav,
anvhow. But they said it was against
orders, and Uio tram men would bounce
him anyway. Then the tramp said he
guessed he'd ride in the cab, and when
the light struck his face, he was found to
be McDonald, engineer of the Albany
express, who was having a little fun out
of the boys. When they told him that
one tramp was shot for trying to ride the
O. & C, out this way, a year or bo ago, he
concluded to play some" other trick the
next time he came out.
AaREfaTiiO. Deputy U. 8. Marshal
Harbord arrested Charles Roe (or some
body else more likely that is not his
name) at the Indian camp near the de
pot, on Monday evening, for selling
liquor to Indians. Roe(?) is one of the
"white trasn"' tnat go around the coun
try, making Indian camps their head
quarters. He is n. g.,and will be taken
to Portland to-day for examination.
Nkw Lights. A new electric light has
been put up at the junction of Court and
Commercial streets, and this, with that
of Ferry and Commercial streets, which
will soon be lighted, will make the busi
ness part of the city light enough to suit
the mst fastidious. New lights will al
so be put in G. W. Tiffany's Farmer's
store, and iu 1'aulus & Klinger's saloon
Bin VoitK.-The largest day's work
reported to us this season, was done on
the farm of Hon. J. C. Braly last Thurs
day, by Fletcher Bros.' machine. With
a :i"-inch cylinder they run through
142 bushels of wheat, and. quit in good
time. Ilipir uailv averaire for four davs
w,as 1,850 bushe!s.--McMinnville Tele
phone.
Nkw Hoikb. A. J. Goodman, the en
terprising livery stable man, of Indepen
dence, has let the contract for a nice $1,
out) resilience, to be completed this sea
son, and A. T. Yeaton will build a res
idence of the same description in North
Salem. A. Olinger and son, of this city,
have the contract to build each of these
residences.
All Hkre. Yesterday Thomas Town
send delivered the last of the piles for
tho bridge, as called for in his contract.
Mr. Tow nsend has pushed the work very
rapidly, and instead of being late with the
piles, had them all here before the drivers
were ready for them.
ACC1I1KNTAL. JOLIl fCOlt, WHO WOS a
student at tho Willamette university last
year, met with an accident near Prine
ville recently, while running a reaper
having his thumb cut off. Mr. Scott
has naauy friends iu Marion county.
Runaway. A man by the name of
Bush was driving past the poor house
yesterday, with a wagon and a hay rack.
His team became frightened and ran
away, and did about ?20 wortli of
damage.
FROM THURSDAY'S DAILY.
About tiik Fair. The success of the
state fair will depend to a great degree
upon the efforts of Salem people. Take
the case of the Mechanics' fair in Port
land. What is it made up of? It con
sists mainly of the advertisements in the
shape of displays of Portland's business
men. Salem business men can learn a
lesson from their Portland brothers, and
can profit bv the lesson, and at the same
time helo along an enterprise that helps
them that, directly and indirectly, puts
money in their tills. Every business
man in Salem should make an exhibit of
his wares, no matter what they are. It
will pay. It will not only be. a splendid
advertisement for each individual busi
ness man, but it will be a good advertise
ment for Salem, and what helps this city
helps every man in business hero, and
every resident thereof. But, you say, it
will all cost money. Certainly it will, a
small sum. But do you want" something
for nothing? Do you expect that the
fair managers will make your exhibit for
you? Not a single Saleni business man
should let this opportunity to help him
self and his town go by. And, more.
The ladies of Salem should take an inter
est, and decorate and make the pavilion
inviting and attractive. They should fol
low the example of the Portland sisters
and fix up an art gallery. If some of the
prominent ladies of Salem will take hold
of this matter, they can find plenty of
pictures right here for this purpose. It
would attract much attention, and reflect
credit upon whatever ladies will take this
thing in hand. Let us wake up and
make this fair such a bucccss as will in
sure the success of all future fairs.
Faculty of the Albany College.
The board of directors ef the Albany col
legiate institute has secured as assistant
to Dr. Thompson, Prof. W. II. Lee, of
Middletown, Conn. Prof. Iee. is a gradu
ate of Williams college, and, for the past
three years has been principal of the
high school, at Middletown, Conn. He
ranked as one of the first scholars in col
lege, and his record as a teacher is one
of marked success. He is a tine classical
scholar, very proficient in English litera
ture and history, and teaches trerman it
desired. The board is to lie congratulat
ed upon obtaining so qualified a gentle
man forthe important position, and the
college is indeed fortunate. The faculty
of the college is as follows : Rev. E. J.
Thompson. D. D., president, instructor
in moral philosophy, mathematics, and
sciences ; Wallace II. Lee, A. B., instruc
tor iu the classics, English and German ;
Mrs. T. G. Brownson, instructor in the
intermediate studies; Mary S. Thomp
son, instructor in the preparatory studies.
Competent instructors will be provided
in vocal and instrumental music for any
one who may desire to pursue these
studies.
The Exhibit Cab. To-day the state
board of immigration commissioners ap
pointed D. S. K. Buick, the editor and
proprietor of the Roseburg Plaindealer,
as president of the exhibit car, which is
soon to be sent east. Mr. ciuck will rep
resent uregon m that capacity, and a
better selection would have been difficult
to make. D. D. Prettyman, who has
done such splendid work in collecting
specimens for display, and in the classili
cation and arranging of the same, will
act as superintendent of the exhibit, and
during the time the car is east will have
personal charge of the display. This af
ternoon the car was brought over from
the east side and placed on a Bide track.
Mr. Carmichael lias been given the con
tract to make the necessary changes to
the interior ef the car putting up parti
tions, shelves, etc. He will commence
to-morrow with a force of carpenters and
rush the work through with all speed
The car will be ready to start east about
next Monday or luesday. lelegram.
Portland's Watke Works. At last
the Portland "committee of fifteen" pro
vided for by Jonathan Bourn's bill passed
at the special session oi tho legislature,
has begun to get in its work. The com
mittee has decided to issue city bonds to
the tune of $740,000 and to construct a
"pipe line" from Bull Run creek, near
the Sandy river, to Portland, so as to in
sure to the good wuter consumers of
Portland, gixl water for all uses. This
amount will leave a shortage of $75,000,
it is estimated, and, if the committee
succeeds in the purchase of tWe Portland
Water Co.'s plant, at the price offered
($450,000) the next legislature will be
called upon to authorize the city of Port
land to issue more bonds, to help pay for
the scheme. It is expected that tho city
of Portland will find itself iu debt to the
tune of something in excess of a million
dollars, before "she gets real well wet
ted" with the sparkling liquid of the
gods.
Bio Yikld. The yield of grain all over
the valley has been very satisfactory to
the farmers, and, from all appearances,
the price will be up to the average. Sev
eral very large yields have been reported
so far. Among them comes a "yell of
triumph" from T. T. Geer, of Macleay,
whose facile pen often adds to the en
lightenment of the readers of these col
umns. Mr. Geer has just threshed 1352
bushels of clean wheat, machine meas
ure, from thirty-one acres of land, mak
ing the average over forty-four bushels
per acre. Mr. Geer says: "Considering
that this was done on the 'sterile' soil of
the Waldo hills, in a season without any
rain for three months, this is nothing to
growl about." This paper agrees with
Mr. Geer,that it is nothing to growl about.
A large quantity of wheat is being deliv
ered at the mills, although but little is
selling. Quotations still remain b7i
eente, locally.
Lumiikk Shipment. During the month
of June fourteen vessels sailed from Puget
Sound lumber laden for foreign ports, one
going to Callao, one to Makuhoua, two to
Honolulu, one to Kalalui, S. L., four to
Melbourne, three to Sidney, one to Nou
mea, and one to Valparaiso. Five of the
vessels were from Tacoma, three from
Port Blakely, two from Port Ludlow, one
from Seabeck, and one from Port Discov
ery. From Tacoma was shipped 2,555,-
475 feet of lumber, 124,655 feet of laths
and 83,723 feet of pickets. From Port
Blakely went 1,332,265 feet of lumber,
1,389,109 feet of laths, and 122,000 feet of
pickets. From Port Ludlow, 1,426,964
feet of lumber, and 151 ,0iM) feet of laths.
From Seabeck, 3')0,9i)7 feet of lumber,
and from Port Discovery went SS'J,004
feet of lumber and 937,70) foet of ftlhs.
Total 7,505,127 feet of lumber, 2,0'ilYliH
laths, and 122,000 pickets.
BURGLARS ABROAD.
The Residence of Rev. J. L. Purrish
Entered on Tuesday Xijjht,
anil Ransacked.
If ono has not fully appelated the fact
that this city has been full of tough char
acters for some time, a glance along the
streets, at the hour of dusk, or even ear
lier would be all necessary to convince
him of the fact. A crowd of tramps,
thugs, and general thieves have been
coming into the city for some time, and
they expect to make this their headquar
ters until tournament and fairtime. They
have been careful about "showing their
hands" until on Tuesday night.
On that evening, the residence of Rev.
J. I.. Parrish, on the north extension of
Capitol" street, was entered through a
window. The burgling made their way
through all tho rooms, and burned
matches, in the search of valuables.
They took Mr. Pai-ridi's pantaloons from
ins neu cnamner, and le t them nt thi .
foot of the stairway. When found the
pockets had been rifled, and relieved of
all the small change they contained -probably
about $1.50. A nickel had been
overlooked, and was the only thing re
maining in the pantaloons." A doll's
trunk belonging to the little cirls was
thoroughly searched, but nothing of val
ue was found therein. The burglars did
not get away with a great deal ; but the
lesson is certainly one that every house
hold in Salem may well study and prac
tice for the next two or three months, or,
at least, till after the fair. Doors are
much safer when locked than when onen.
and windows are harder to raise, if bolt
ed, and the outside blinds closed.
THE OREGON PACIFIC.
Col.
T. Edgerton Hogg anil Party at
Albany Going Tlirongh the
Minto Pass.
Col. T. E. Hogg and party arrived in
this city yesterday from Yaquina bay,
says the Albany Herald, having spent
three days in visiting various points of in
terest. The party consists of the follow
ing persons: J. L. Blair, of Blah-town,
New York; G. C. Blair, of Belveidere, N.
I Percey R. Pine, Sr., and Percey R.
Pine, Jr., of New York city; and Dr.
Burk of the same city, besides Col. Hogg,
president of the road, Wallis Nash, vice-
president, and A. O. Eckelron, chief en
gineer of the road.
Messrs. Blair and Pine are prominently
connected with the Chicago & North
western railroad, and came out with Col.
Hogg, for the purpose of examining the
Yaquina harbor and the Oregon Pacific
company's work.
Col. Hogg is reticent concerning any
further plans of the company, but says
that four first-class fast steamers will
soon be running on the Hue between Ya
quina and San Francisco, one of which is
now on the way, loaded with rails for
railroad construction between Albany and
Boise City. The ocean time will also be
shortened, and the road improved to ad
mit faster trains between this city and
the bay. The road will be pushed for
ward rapidly toward Boise City to meet
the work in progress on the other side,
thus connecting Yaquina Bay with a
transcontinental line, and placing Albany
at a junction of two great railway lines.
The party left Albany last evening with
teams going as far as Scio. From there
they will travel up the proposed route
through Fox Valley toward the Minto
pass. They will then return and go via
Lebanon to Waterloo and Soda Springs,
and from there to Fish Lake, over the
W. V. & C. wagon road, in which the
Oregon Pacific Railroad company is in
terested, spending a few days hunting
and fishing. They will then return and
visit the southern terminus of the O. Sc
C, railroad.
It Didn't Work. Yesterday afternoon,
soon after the arrival of Col. Hogg and
purty in this city, a portly, sleek-dressed
young man stepped into the Linn County
bank and introduced himself as a nephew
of Col. E. I). Baker, stating that he was
from Chicago and a representative o
the Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.,
ami that he had come out to Albany to
confer with Col. Hogg and party, and
asked if Col. Hogg had yet been up to
the bank. On being informed by the
cashier that he had not, he continued to
eulogize the prospects of the Oregon Pa
cific, Albany, and Yaquina bay, and con
cluded by saying he had some checks he
would like to have cashed. Mr. Cusick
began to suspect that the young man
might be identified in railroads only in
walking from one town to another on the
ties, and declined to cash his checks.
The young man then asked him in a con
fidential way if he could not accommo
date him vith $1.50 until Col. Hogg came
in. ''Possibly, if you have good collater
al security," was the reply. With an in
jured air "he left the bank, going, he said,
to hunt up Col. Hogg and set tlie matter
right. As he did not return it is thought
ho may have taken a tie ticket to Salem
to negotiate with some banker there to
build a branch road from the Oregon Pa
cific to that city. Albany Herald.
Chattel Mortgage Salk. Beginning
on August 19, Sheriff Minto will sell at
public sale from day to day, the stock
and fixtures of Belt & Co.'s drug store to
satisfy a chattel mortgage in favor of J,
K.Gill & Co. and I. R. Dawson, of Port
land, amounting to $1,154.32. If there is
anything left alter this is satisfied it is to
be applied on an attachment suit in favor
of I. It. Dawson against Nancy and Min
nie Belt for $140.30 and costs.
New Gas Jkt. Capt. W. W. Martin
has had a new style gas jet, or gas lamp,
put in his jewelry store, on State street,
it is a Lungren patent regenerative gas
lamp, and gives a light equal to tw
hundred candles. It is fine iu an office
or small store, and no mistake.
Boy Drowned. On Tuesday afternoon
Freddy Helm, an orphan boy, aged 13
years, was bathing in the Willamette
river, at Portland, and was drowned.
Get Left. When flies try to crawl off
that sticky fly pnper for Fle at Port's,
they get Kit. ut every !i,-et L warranted
R stick.. T.' V : heels.