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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1884-1892 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 16, 1887)
W1ATE8MAN FHIUa iT. SEPTEMBER 16. 1887 to I friiy . ... H ar . Tn n w Wet F.r ' h &i ..'C i I'. , , M B. h -rth-e-Hi.pmy ifice, u :. and 'ii'-ich, , -esi- lle -, :i , emitted ; . - t-epted, and - .i- tmanimoash n iiMjfer. This W congratulated -?vc4 ms secretary 1 -'! I Mr.' U C" i ;.n i m it4-rt ' s iiniu o wneiy Known sn i i..iraliy re'pried aid esteemed a Ir. E irnart, sav th Oregonian. tmrttf qualification are of s high wl'-r, jn l iih adminuttration of the aff r f In office iliirin the eight years tli ! i I th- pin f -tjcretary of at t - .. 4 iti tit aoqu-ililM l HnrwDd t i . i I Mlffli.fi lMifii.e- to tranaact w ii' , Sir Erhart' approaching d- it r "-I'll ."m.-.jii will tie learned Wl v nil S -inrtt-M who h . h s - with hi . the st. Hi - rt Mir i I t'celv less Bi-. l"li- . t i leave v.- nn-r i..rr.hen tl r iff ii i u.l-ii fin- ih-d m - upon the Wiu. r Bg' l Fririv tin ' injf the . days t i in at f.k l'IMI-l f lir til - . : r fimlUi'ln '-lit IKlll'll h. l.i at . '! .IxTiS- - Wore investi- 'Ii ir aoii miii'o O ( . it wa rl -m t f f ihref, onitiii dell, I K iVni-iiMi, appnnte. I i ur- fi'i exprnr-e iine- -the rntiminii ! Frinevilii-. ainl in ance ol witiien-e. i em towers! t to re ent ih i- -, mi-aion !r.ii pn-ir ' i i-1 1 . t iorwy i Mnp'o '. i ' t ' m u v v. v thi i ri.nit-nt ii in liiiH o .tl, uu I i it -ir t- ion. Tin- i-i e-eli lk-il It Iih! $1G5 i xhrt tune . ii a fom- v U Web . Kiliottbe i vin the 1.1 iiT itpoa tl Ht in ;'tend was f rney i r m to i ay at- j-trfn ter u i i". show over the -.i-lijiice of . itft-e pro- ii'i received Scm l N rre Couuiy .--njl Snper intftiilent Peebles lias l-i uxy during tli t few !ajk Hentlin I i-e nchool clerk hose bonds hy : ijiproved by him em-h dtHtrict'8 phaif f nchool money President JWi , ( the ett nnivrivity, havinif no' if'nd Mr. Ptfhlt that there were no t h-..i m:hol- rahipM to that institution, h- li. been Unable to mke any rwomm I .notin of applH-ants for M'holarxhii-. lias mwm mended MifW KiU i d Nellie Ehtin and Clara and Eva I ..r -liolar-hips in the state normal km . If there re not four vacant scholarship Presi dent Stanley will make xe'ecii im- from these lailies. .. .So far only 734 p ipils have registered for attenLnce at the public schools. School will ilixmiss next week for the fair, and then I he studies will be resumed and continued through the year. Admitted to Probate. The will of James SUnley, who died on August 30th at his place southeast ol 8alemf has beea admitted for probate. Mr. Stanley be queaths to his sister, Mrs. Jane ltector, the sum of $2,000; Wilev Glover, of Spo kane Falls, f 1,000; Mary Glover, $500; his sister, Mrs. Mary Hyphen, f 100; Ella Syphert. $.'00; Laura llearick, $1,000; Isa llearick, $1,000; Byron llearick, $100; I), llearick, $5; Kugene Rector, $500; Ulviwis IW-tor, $500; Jas. Rickey, $1,000 : to his friend F. Levy, $500. Before any legacies are paid bis executor is to expend $1,000 in the Improvement of the Stipp graveyard. The residue of tha entate goes to his mother, Margaret Stan lev, an J after her death the said resi de nee goes to the Oregon Children's Aid Society of Salem. F. Ievy, of Salem, is appointed execjitor of the estate. Rkdcctiox Ukcomm ex DCD.-Com plaints that have come to the railroad commis sion have been in regard to excessive and disproportionate charges for short hauls more than anything else. The following letter in regard to this point has been sent to fbe managers of the O. k C, O. P., and O. R. Co., limited: "Upon ex amination of your tariff rates the board is of the opinion that your shott haul rates are unreasonable, and therefore we re miimend the following reductions: From ti miles and not exceeding ten miles in f!oad lots, four cents per 100 pounds, - j per car; from ten miles and not ex rf ling twenty miles, six cent ier 10.") founds, or $12 per carload." At Mkiiama. From, Cosimimooer Terrel, who i- in t!i ity. it is learned that between the work on the bridge and tbe Oregon Pacific, Meham is a scene of considerable activity. Tbe lumber for the bridge has been hauled to the site, and the construction foreman is now on his way and wiU begin operations at once. The work will be hurried through. The workmen on the Oregon Pacific are StraniF akmff the uronomni mntfl 1mm ttw summit of the cascades to a nnmber of miles nelow Mehama. Large numbers of workmen are going in and commenc ing operations under Contractor Unnt. A Sra.uxED Axkle. E, J. Uumason is suffering from the effects of an injured ankle, wl.k-h is a continual reminder to him of his late Uip to Mt. Jefferson. While going along a hillside a large log came roiling down and persuaded Mr. Humason to accompany it on its journey. Mr. Humason acceri the invitation, but suffered several In"?riea in the trip and spraineit bis ankle severely. The remainder of his jonrneT on foot was made with considerable difficulty. New Rivea Stxmkb. Messrs. Pacquet Smith, of East Portland, are making good progress on a new river steamboat for the Oregon Pacific at their Tarda in that city. The frame of tbe hull is an and planing the side commenced. It is to ply With the Three Sisters and Bentley on the upper WiUamette. Tl.e Albany 1 feraU suggests that an appropriate nam tor the steamer would be the "Albanr " AX nrrESESTIXG PEOCESS. Aa Inspection of tbe Workings of the Fruit Evaporator Made by it Reporter. Yesterday afternoon, nnder conduct of President Wallace, of the Willamette Valley Fruit company, a STATasxjur reporter made a tour through the factory near the depot. Uninitiated as he was Into the mysteries of tbe evaporating pro cesses, the transformation of a full sized apple into slices of evaporated fruit be fore his eyes was in the nature of a revelation. Tbe apples, which are now tbe fruit engaged upon, come from Southern Ore gon in car loads. Tbe preliminary pro cess is the sorting of the sound from the unsound while yet in the car. Three boys are engaged in placing tbe perfect apples in bushel baskets, which are taken into the factory by a fourth, who supplies tbe number of girls busily en gaged at a long bench La paring, eoreing, slicing and trimming the apples. Tbe girls work in pairs one feeding the ma chine, which performs in the space of two or three seconds the three-fold pro cess of paring, eoreing, and slicing the apples, while her companion trims and separates tbe prepared apple. The slices are then placed upon a shallow wooden box which when covered is placed in the bleacher and treated to a dose of sulphur for tbe space of twenty minutes. This is done to preserve the natural color of the fruit. The boxes are then taken out and their burdens spread upon wire screens or trays. Tbe wire trays are then placed in the evaporator proper. The evapor ator is so arranged that at the end of every ten minutes each of the thirty-two trays which it contains, situated one above the other, is moved op and the top one is taken out, while the number is again made complete by placing a fresh tray in beneath. The evaporator receives its heat from a furnace placed below, and the lower tray of fruit is subjected to a maximum warmth of 300 degrees, which decreases as the top is reached by the gradually ascending tray. From the time a tray is slid in at the bottom until it reaches the top, and is taken but, having been thoroughly subjected to the evapo rating process, 320 minutes are occupied. The evaporated apples, pears, or what ever fruit may be handled.are then sorted out by dextrous fingers and stored neatly in 50-pound boxes, which, when pressed and nailed up, are pronounced ready for snipmenc The furnaces burn dar and nUzht The power for the paring machines is supplied by a 5-horse-power undershot water-wheel stationed in tbe race near the, rectory. An immense quantity of wood is on hand to supply the six fur naces, five of which are now in active use. In all departments of the factory thirty persons are employed. Tbe girls, who a week or more since were lnexne rienced, have generally become very ex pert in handling the apples. They are paid five cents per bushel, and the pairs of girls average from 343 to 44 bushels per day. The first week's work of the factory was mainly experimental. The machinery has now begun to work as smoothly as its operators could wish. The main diffi culty coo Iron ting tbe projectors of tbe enterprise has been the scarcity of fruit. Mr. Trescott, with a force of men, has been busily engaeu ;n purchasing apples and pears in southern Oregon, and ships nearly a carload a day. On account of tnts paucity it Is hardly probable that an entire season's run can be made. A warehouse is now being built near the factory for the storage of evaporated trail. A Bkaxch Store. Messrs. Krausse A Klein, the shoe dealers of this city, have leased a store room in Albany in a two story brick now being erected by Judge Flinn, and will establish therein a branch shoe store. The store room is one of the most eligible locations in Albany, and its furnishings will be most handsome. The front will be second in point of appear ance and showiness to none in Salem or Albany. When the store is furnished, Messrs. Krausse A Klein will hare a boot and shoe establishment in the three principal towns in tbe valley Salem, Albany, Eugene. The Cascade Tussel. Nelson Ben nett, the contractor on the Cascade tun nel, says that 6,000 feet of tbe work has been bored, and he expects to finish it by June 1st of next year, lie claims that the liest record ever made in tunnel ing was made by his men last month, when 217 feet was pierced through a wall plate, whf re the ground was so bad that timbering lt! (. te constructed on the top oi tSt- !n-.t bench immediately in the li-udti.g, and at the extreme face of the tunnel. An Ixcokkigicue Vaoeakt. A. B. Myers, the self-styled Grand Army vete ran, was yevterday arrested by Sheriff Minto and arraiimed before Jnstic O'Donald on a charge of vagrancy. The justice gave him twenty days, and My ers will appear hereafter with the chain gang. Michael Tracy also was ar raigned before Recorder Strickler on a similar charge and sent op for fifteen days. - Bought akd Solo. Amos Strong has bought the Devol property on Liberty street, a few doors south of W. L. Wade's North Salem store. There is a hard fin ished house of eight rooms, lot and over two acres of land. The sale was made through Hendricks & Saubert, real es tate agents. After a couple vt weeks Mr. Strong will offer the boose for rent for $10 per month. Vate at the Asylum. Dr. Lane is determined that the asylum shall have a SOPpIv ol water. A veil haa Viam VwwI to a depth of M feet, bat only a limited sapplyof water has been obtained. It now proposed to dig out the well in hopes that an abundant supply of water may be found. If the water is to be had, the asylum anthoriiies will get it. Sawmill Boxed. Savage Bros. A Slater's sawmill, on the Tualatin river, in Washington COiintv. KnralMl TnW night. The fire oririntA in M dust near the furnace. ; Tioth the boiler and engine escaped without serious in jury. The loss will exceed I5.CC0, and unfortunately there was no insurance. FB03I SATOEDAT'S DAILY.' A Sexsatiosai. Stokt.' The Oregonian of yesterday contains a sensational story about some would-be kidnappers of Miss MatUe Allison, well known here by her" connection with tne maunders case. About two weeks since Miss Allison, who was sleeping with her sister, Miss Minnie, in their residence in Portland,' was awakened bv some one touching her foot, the roused herself and heard noises in her mother's room and in tbe cellar. Coming to the conclusion that it must have been a dog, she went to sleep, but after a time she was awakened by a feel ing that some one was approaching her bed. She covered her face with the bed clothes, having an intuition (or was in an intimation? that vitriol would be thrown into her face. Tbe man approached her bed and took hold of both hands, trying at tbe same time to pall the bedclothes from her face. She struggled and screamed, awakening the neighbors, tier brother, whose room wss in tbe front of the house, raised his window and shouted to a neighbor's bouse: "What's the matter over there T "The trouble's at your house," came the answer, and young Allison rushed to his sister's room just in time to see the burglar disappear through the window. The intruder rushed through tbe neighbor's yard to Harrison street, ran down a half block, umped into a hack which was in wait ing, and was driven off in great haste. Miss Allison thinks that either she was to have been chloroformed and kid napped, or that her face was to have been disfigured by vitriol. Mas. Moobes' Entertaikxext. On Thursday evening Mrs. I. R. Moores hos pitably entertained a number of her friends at her residence at the corner of Marion and Front streets, in honor of Miss Janet Moores, of Indianapolis, In diana, and Mr. W. E. Fithian, of Dan ville, Illinois. The occasion was informal, and the evening was spent in a highly enjoyable manner in games, charades, singing, mesmerism, jokes, etc. The lunch merited the hearty enjoyment with which it was discussed Twelve o'clock had sounded before the company separ ated. There were present Mrs. I. R. Moores, Miss Janet Moores, Mr. Fithian, Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Moores, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Belt, Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Moores, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. H. Burnett, Mrs. J. H. Moores, Mrs. Stella McKay, Mrs. T. Cox, Miss Addie Scriber, Miss Maggie Cosper, Miss Carrie Moores, Miss Esther Halt, Miss Lena Breyman, Miss Minnie Cunningham, Miss Frankie Jones, Miss Nora Chambtrlin, Miss Florence Elgin, Miss Eva Cox ; Messrs. W. H. Bvrd, E. P. McCornack, R. E. Moores, W. A. Moores, Carrol Moores, A. T. Gil bert, E. L. L. Johnson, J. B. Starr, C. A. Piper, O. E. Krausse, Chas. Cosper and Clyde Cooke. "Jo-Jo" a Law-Loving Citlziw. The statement is authoritatively made that the much-talked-about "Jo-Jo" is not a nihilist, but, on the contrary, is a friend and warm supporter of the czar. ''Jo Jo1' says anarchists make him tired. This information will be eminently grati fying to the American public During his approaching visit to the city with S. H. Barrett's New United Monster Shows, "Jo-Jo" will give tbe yeomanry a talk on what he knows about farming. This lec ture is said to be a very inconoclastic production, and will, no doubt, cause a revolution in the methods of tilling tbe soil. "Jo-Jo" might be pointed out as an evidence that the days of miracles have not yet passed away. He is the verjr masterpiece of nature's wildest whims. I never saw a human enrio that interested me so much as did "Jo-Jo." Apart from his singular canine appear ance, he is very quick-witted, and 'gets back' at sarcastic visitors in an amusing way. He delights in guying inquisitive dudes. There is nothing repulsive about "Jo-Jo," but, on the contrary, he is quite attractive. Tbe circus will be here Sep tember 20th. Died by Foul Meaxs. A correspond ent to the Albany Herald says concern ing the death of "Uncle Tommy" Wash burne, of Junction City, which occurred recently : "It now appears that the death of Thomas Washburne, mentioned in the'Uerald some time since, was bronght about by poison. He was found dead in his bed, and everybody supposed, at the time, that he came to his death from nat ural causes. A few days after bis death his brother, Wesley Washburne, moved his household goods to bis home, and among them was a sack of flour, out of which Uncle Tommy had baked his lost meal. Tbe family baked bread out of this sack, and one or two hired hands and several of the family were made Suite sick, indicating poison. Some of le same bretd was tea to the dog and cat, both of which died shortly afterward. The flour and bread were examined, and strychnine was found in both. The ques tion now is, how did the poison get there? There is strong suspicion against a party living not a great way off, but no arrests hare been made." Books Received. State Librarian Putnam has received the following new books and added them to the state li brary: 9th Atlantic Reporter; 89th American Decisions; 9th Colorado Re ports; 6th Montana Reports; Soule's Synonymes. English; Laws of Massa chusetts, 1837 ; Laws of Virginia, 1887. extra session; Calendar Virginia State Papers, voL 6, Aug. 11, 1792, to Dec. 31, 1793; Annual Report of Commissioner of Patents, 1886; Hill's Annotated Laws, Or., 1887 ; 66th Maryland Report; 122 J U. S. Report ; Connecticut Report, Root, 2 vols., Day, 5 vols.; 3d Comstock, N. Y. ; Surrogate lie ports, Bradford, 2 vols., Redfield, 5 v61s., Tucker, 1 vol. ; North Carolina Reports, Murphey, vols. I and 3 ; N. C. Reps., Hawks, vols. 2, 3, and 4; N. C. Reps., Iredell, Law, 13 vols; N. C. Repa., Iredell, Equity, vols. 1, 2, 3, and 6; 13th Pacific Reporter. "... Ox the CoaxicK. The carpenters have taken charge of the work of improve ment at the state house, the brickrnasons having finished the erection of the six eolmnns of brick on tbe eastern ap proach. The frame work for the cornice work is ander course of eonstraetinn. When finished, the east approach will be similar to the west. The freecoexs are proceeding with the . work of adorning the aperwtarr of state's ranma. It mnlt Lm several wrecks vet hpfore ther an (mi - cupied., .,,', ,-' A IlEATT ADTAXCX. V SXIOUS TO BOOTS having been current concerning large sums ol money Dr. Jeesup, of this city. had made by an Investment in real es tate in Los Angeles, Cal., that gentleman was yesterday interviewed about tbe matter by a Statzsvax reporter, who asked him if it was true that he bad made $20,000 in a real-estate speculation. " No," said the doctor. "Three months since Dr. Wsde, formerly of this city, his brother, and myself, bought a lot in Los Angeles, with a frontage of 50 feet, at $120 per foot. I have just received a telegram informing me tbe lot has beea sold for $35,000, an advance of over 600 percent. How deeply interested I am in the matter I do not know, as the wades made the investment for me. My net proceeds, however, will be over $5000. PxAcncALLT Fdosued. The wheat harvest is practically over. Fortanatelv, the late rains and cloudy weather did not affect for the worse the crop outstanding or cut. Wheat is coming in in large quantities. For a great part of the day a long string of wagons can be seen on Commercial street, in front of tbe Salem Flouring MilU com pony's elevator, await ing their turn. Wheat is being received here at tlte rate of 3,000 bushels per day. About 125,000 bushels have already been stored here, and it is probable that the final quantity will be 175,000 bushels. Other wareboases are also receiving large amounts, and the capacity of the ware bouses will be pretty well taxed. The first shipment of oats to San Francisco was made several days since by A. Grant. Oiticebs Elected. The Philodorian society of Willamette university held their first regular meeting in their hall last night for the purpose of electing offi cers to serve for the following term. The attendance was unusually good, and tbe outlook for the ensuing year is good. Sev eral applications for membership were made. The officers elected were as fol lows: V. Perringer, president; W. T. Rigby, vice-president; W. Perry, secre tary ; W. E. Burke, assistant secretary ; N. M. Newport, treasurer ; T. Owens, li brarian; Percv Jory, sergeant-at-arms ; D. T. Riddle censor. Commi88ioxiks' CocRT. The county commissioners' court yesterday let to J. E. McCoy, of this city, the contract of repairing the Butte creek bridge, for $286. The court confirmed the appointments of P. H. Raymond as superintendent of Marion countv's collection of fruits at the fair, Duncan Roes, superin tendent of grains, and II. W. Savage and C. II. Chapman, of vegetables, etc. The court will meet again after the assessment roll is com- E feted for the purpose of making the tax vy. Chaxoed His Locatiox. Adam Jen sen, the man who about a year ago fell from the Willamette bridge, left on . yes terday afternoon's train for bis wife's brother's on the Columbia, sixty miles below Portland, where they will reside in the future. Jensen is not nearly recov ered from the effects of his accident. He moves around with considerable difficulty. His $5,000 damage suit is yet pending in the U. 8. district court, and will prob ably be tried at the next term. Extxrprisixo. A. Mayer, tbe enter prising merchant next to the postoffice, advertised a clearance sale for thirty days, and a remnant sale for ten days, and cleared out all his old stock slick and clean. Now he has put in a fine, new stock. He bought it to sell, not to get shelf worn waiting for customers, so lie talks to the people in a manner that will bring about this desired end. See what he says in another column. Wox Ax other Race. Jane L, the Or egon trotting mare which is surprising the California horses, on Tuesday won another race at San Francisco. The race was between Jane, Woodnut and Marin. After an exciting contest Woodnut won the first heat, Jane second, Marin third. There had been no betting before, but pools now sold $150 for Jane, $100 for Woodnut, and $30 for Marin. The Ore gon mare then won the second, third and fourth heats, without interruption. Best time, 2:22. New Teachers. The two awwtant teachers for the Oregon school for deaf mutes have been engaged. They are Mr. T. II. Coleman, of Greenville, Sooth Car olina, and Miss Elizabeth Kelsey, of Co- j lumbus, Ohio. Tbe school will open on September 20tb, under Superintendent P. S. Knight, and these teachers will be here in time for the opening. Opex roa Ixspecttox. Inasmnch as many people from all parts of the state will be in Salem during fair week who will want to visit the state house, Mr. Howell desires to announce that he will be at the service of visitors during that time from 10 a. in. till 4 p. m., during which time the doors will be open. Bki Far Sold. Dr. J. L. Hill, has sold his farm situated four miles north west of Albany, in Benton county, con sisting of 620 acres, for $23 per acre, or $14,260. The purchaser is William Abra ham, recently from Iowa, who, like many others, has located here to become a per manent citizen. Albany Herald. Ampctatiox Probably Necessary. Collins Byars, whose leg was so badly fractured a short time since by the kirk of a horse near Stayton, is no better, and the probability is that his injured limb will have to be amputated. His father, W. II. Byars, who is in Southern Oregon, has been sent for. Fall MrLuxERY. Mrs. A. H. Farrar is jut in receipt of a full stock ol fall millinery, all the latest styles. A first class milliner has arrived also, and will attend to that department. 263 Com mercial street. dw The Heaviest Yet. Tbe heaviest yield of wheat reported yet is that from the farm of Ed. J. Frazier, below Salem. Fifteen acres averaged 67.6 bushels to the acre. Mr. Fraxier says he will make oath to the quantity, if necessary. s A Larue Colt. Alfred Savage, living near Salem, is the owner of a eolt from tbe ret of Sir JljfTorrt that ia wtKipper. . He i 2 years old, 17! hands high and weighs 1520 pounds.. His ir weighs J 800 pound. j FROM SUNDAY'S DAILY. Thr M. E. Pastor. At tbe last meet ing of tbe official board of tbe M. E. church, Dr. Wi 8. Harrington, presiding elder of the Portland district, was in structed to attend tbe M. E. conference at at Olympia, W T., and ask Bishop Fos ter the appointment to this charge of Rev. J. N. Denison, formerly of this city, but now of the Puget sound conference. The board took this action in accordance with the almost unanimous desire of the mem bers of tbe church, Mr. Denison 's pastor ate while here having been filled in so acceptable a manner that his return is earnestly hoped for. It is a matter of some doubt, however, if Mr. Denison can be persuaded to accept tbe appointment, even if it is tendered to him by Bishop Foster. During tbe past vear be has been acting as the agent of the confer ence in negotiating for the establishment of a university at Port Townaend. that city having last year pledged aa endow ment of $50,000, to be raised inside of three months. The money was not raised in the three months required., and now Tacoma comes forward with an offer of $125,000 for the university, which will probably be accepted. Port Townsend has since pledged $60,000. Mr. Denison may be con tinned in this work, and if so will be forced to decline the Salem ap pointment. The Evaporator. The evaporator Is now using up a car load of apples each day, and they are coming in quite freely. Mr. Orr, the foreman of the evaporator, says that tbe girls do as good work here as in any section where he has worked at the business. They get five cents per bushel for paring, coring, and cutting the apples, with the machines, and make very fair wages, and are generally well satisfied. Mr. Orr has been in this busi ness for many years, in a number of different states, and his opinion is worth something, and complimentary to Salem girls. Tbe company yesterday sold its first car load of evaporated apples at a remunerative price. It was sold to a Portland firm, it is understood mostly for shipment east. There is no shadow of a doubt now that this enterprise will be a success, and no fruit need go to waste in Oregon in the future. Ix Portland. Barrett's circus played in Portland on Friday and yesterday. Portland papers publish flattering no tices of tbe performance and declare that it is a genuine old-fashioned circus from beginning to end. without a bad act in H. The Oregonian says that Barrett's is by far the best "all-around" circus that ever came to Portland. "Jo-Jo is exactly what the bills claim for him a dog-faced boy. His face, from forehead to neck, is covered with hair of precisely the same texture, the same color, the same length and the same wariness as that of a skye terrier. If Jo-Jo were lying on the floor of a public room, his body covered with a blanket and only his face exposed, not one in a hundred who saw him but would believe he was looking at the bead of a dog. He is simply a remarkable freak of nature." . The Same old Waste. Large masses of flame shooting up from the crests of tbe Polk county hills last night and night before last furnished evidence that the farmers of that region are again practic ing that sort of willful waste which leads, when the snow is a foot or two deep and on tbe ground to stay, to woeful want for the dumb brutes, who would be much more comfortable if they had an immense rick of straw to get to the leeward of and nibble at for the lack of something bet ter to eat. Do these wasteful grangers realize that the straw would (take up but little room and could just as well be burn ed in the spring after the grass is started T It is suggested that they think this mat ter over. ' Deserved Proxotiox. Harry Lord, late engineer of the government steamer Gen.G. II. Wright, stationed at Yaquina bay, passed through the city yesterday on his way to Portland, having been ap pointed to and accepted the position of chief engineer of the government light house tender Manzanita. Technically and practically Mr. Lord ia one of the finest engineers on the Pacific coast, and his promotion is a just recognition of his worth. He was accompanied by his wife, who has been spending the past winter with him at Yaqnina. For East it as Oxeoox. Yesterday Wesley Graves had a part of his house hold effects sold preparatory to his de parture for Eastern Oregon. He and wife will leave Salem about the 1st of October to make their home in Lewiston, where Mr. Graves will assist in the store of his son-in-law. ' ' ' . " ' - jT- PUSHING AHEAD. Kine Miles of Track Laid East from Albany" Three Sisters Wilh drawD Old and Sew Bates. ucuciw a ravciuig Agent liice, 01 tut Oregon Pacific, was in the city yesterday. From him it was learned that the grade at r V 9tt -a mm . . oi me irregoii racinc railroad is finished from Albany to f.e south fork of the San tiam, and that in a very few days the tracklayers will reach the latter place, from Albany. Workmen are now fram ing the timbers for the bridge across the Santiam at this point, and the iron tub ing is being placed in. Tbe bridge will be finished in a few weeks. Tbe work of clearing and grading on Nelson Bennett's contract, which includes the forty miles east of Albany, will be completed, ready for track-laying, inside of a month. Con tractor Hunt has taken bold of bis con tract in good earnest, and will make every endeavor to complete the grading to the summit before the rain-fall. Tbe track for the entire distance will be laid as soon as possible. Meanwhile, the contractors east of the Cascades are going energetically forward with their work. Tbe grading through to Boise City will be finished, if possible, by next fall, and by one Tear from De cember the Oregon Pacific confidently expects to join the Chicago A Northwest ern at Boise City, and thereby have through connection with the East. The steamer Three Sisters having shortened its run between Albany and Portland to Salem and Albany, on ac count of low water, the O. A C. has dis continued its competitive rates, and restored its former tariff. The rate per ton for freight charged by the Oregon Pacific from Portland to Albany was $2, and to Salem $1.50, while the rates of the O. A C. were $2.10 and $2 respectively. Now, however, the rate is $5 to Salem, and $5.40 to Albany. Rcxawat Accident. One day recent ly a man named Arch Hastings, in Folk county, was run over and perhaps fatally injured, while driving a four-horse team, of which he lost control. The team ran away, and Hastings was thrown nnder the wagon, the wheels passing across his breast. His physician was, at last ac- - -1 V. I . L A 1 1 J . wuuuj, wi wo upiuioo iaat lie wouiu not live. i LrvxLT Business. In Portland, Friday, Judge Stearns did a land-office business in divorces. Six unhappy couples were rendered hsppv by the dissolution of the bands of matrimony which hitherto have been very galling. Four of the divorces were on the ground of desertion. Absolutely Pure. TbU powder bstsi varies. A Bsarvsl ef pnri-. It, Mrenctb and wbotoaomnsaa. More comical utaa tb ordinary kiada. and eaaaot be sold Is smopMltioa with tha maltltuAa ol low tMborl whole bt, alana or phorphat powdsra. Sol nlj ia eaiu : Royal Baxiat fowaar Caw U. la successful optratioa tinea 1866 patronized frM an Met ton at ma nocUi west, iMoratd try una ca aa TBI ion pirtectlt EQrjrrcn SCSOOL of its daa oa tha Coast, it often print or class iaatnsctaoa, day astd rvasdnc througfvovt tha year, ia Arithietic. Writinf, Comspoadaace, Boofc-kaeptac Baokia(,ShorUuuid,Trpa-wTUiiic. Bumbsm aad Lef Forma aad all Consaoa School Braachea. Stadcatt of all agaa aad bock eesaa admitted at aay eisw Catalogue frae. Araastroaf aad Wasco, Propriasots. inn k Brown. In cloaks, finest line of wraps, new markets and jackets for ladies, misses and children. Latest style. CARPETS. Finest hue of patients in the ity. An excellent assortment of m. Shatles and lace curtains. DRESS GOODS. Dress goods daily arriving in staple and fancy novelties. Trimmings' of sil kinds representing the very latest. FANCY GOODS. Fancy goods, liosiery and notions com plete in all departments. Agents for Itown aelf-ad justing corsets and the cel ebrated French silks; every yard war ranted. Well selected stock and complete. ltetnember we don t deal in suction nor belf worn glr, or seconds snd thir ls, bnt o.Tr r ti ct-class good and latet tAyXt. CnU nmi ee oar goo Is. 2.K Corner Hm.e Mid Commer elal treet, Sulnr. til