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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 12, 1900)
I lb AVERTED Chinoso Trouble fALL IN LINE WITH AMERICA in flfrnmiir Hliinf Hlirns or I'ruimr- n(r n .llllll III Cnllllllllll AlllVllllllllll Kurlr Mtll'lilnt l.oiilii.il Km-. W'mliliiKt011' 0' r'uvornlilo ff mn runehod Washington from Dm rnroponn oimncoimniiM, innirutlng J,, a complete tiKroomunt na to China mvr, cmno l0 t, , " ..ii.. ..I. .lit 'I Mm iiirritiiitwitit ...Hi ' li. i .iwunu WOll till) I'llflH Of tllO JirOJIOIlltlolKI llllll Lnliy Hinwtiiry Hay In IiIh iwtu of liWillllll BIK"". v"i'pi will inly 8, Mi'' 1,10 nwuMot "tM treat ; 'on tho subject. Tho accord of Kmc iifiion 10 """J"1"" minutes. T in (iiii.in'u u.. Rvirnro vory much lirightor than thoy Bjrere ouo week ago. BLAMES THE FOREIGNERS. Hir. CUrk n Mm l,or nml (ImIik rroni llm UprUliiK In Olilnn. Ilonton, Oct. At thn ConKroaa- Kieoiil inliilnUiri)' inoetlug thin morning pi principal Hpeakor wiih Dr. ItiviicIh i. Clark, prenKlent ol tlio Unltod irutlnn Kndunvor, wIioho Hubjoct mi, "lOsst'H nnd Gaiim From tho Up- j!dj in China." Dr. Clark, who has Lilted Mtrornl miiwioii Htationa in v'ortb China whoro tho imiHsacres lato- yecenrcd, HiiyH in part: "The (Imgon'H tooth of wnr nnd man- icre were howii by tho foroignora who :u come in tho Hpirit of coiumerclal ttedto puh tholr connunsta. Turn be tblcs for n moiiiDiit and imagine Vm forcing lior good upon uh at tho jfntof tho Hword, Koudlng her opium ere to dobauch our youth nnd com- IIIdp us to buy it, Hoiaing tho wholo Uto( MnaFachiiKottH becatmo of two biatmen murdurod by a mob, nnd pecan Imngiuo somo of tho foolingii sich nuiinatod tho lloxom or tho r-orc iatolliuont ihiwon behind tho 5ier. A heroic chanter of mission- 7innals bnB been written, a ohaptor ooio records can never bo dimmed. flpniitlvo convert has provod himsolf orthy of tho Savior who dlod for him. fbetannt of ricli Christian!) can no -user bo thrown in his faco. China m been nwakoned from lior sloop of P. SIio can novor again fall back Pto the samo comntoso comlitiou asbo- . A truinnot call has boon issuod I' the Christians of Anioricn and Great "tail) to go in and posses tho land, "tee to it that thoir comrades havo ioldlodin vnln." llerxlvnr Will Ha Arr-loil. fan FranolHco, Oct. 4. Doputy ited States Marshnla Shilly Monok- poind Goortio II. llurnhain. loft to- M for Ronttlo. from which nort thoy 111 embark for Capo Nomo on tho Nmer Senator noxt Thursday. Thoy re charged with tho mission of nrrost- v(Alox McKenzlo, tho recoivor m a smoer of Nomo miniuir suits, nnd to him beforo the Uuitod States clr lu wurt of nppoals to answer for con- fopt in having rofiiRod to obey the rtt of supersedeas issued bv Judeo 'orrow somo wooka ago. Thoy nro 'fther iiutruotod to call upon tho llted Stains niilitnrv nntlinritlns to P'orco tho roturu of the various min P8 claims to tho poonlo who hold o prior to litigation. "panltli MlnUter mi KiiibncElar. Kow York. Oct. 4. A disnatoh to 19 Herald from Valparaiso sayst It eitimated that the amount of monoy 'eged to lmvo been ombozzled by tho '"Spanish mtiiliitnr. Kulvnilnr Lnnnz v ltjarro, is raoro than .$100,000. Tho ey bolonged to Spnuisli subjeota, '"O nro vory indignant. Looz rooolvod 19 'nnds from tho Chilean government ' I'ay domnnrln sitRtiitnnil hv Rnuiilnrils "jug tho revolution of 1801. Ilo '"Og prosontod hia papors of rotiro- '""ti tlio Hiltitutnr illunimnnrnd. with. I ' paying a cont to tlio claimants. Huulc lit Collision, fnlladolnhlo. Oct. 4. Tho British Iwmsbip Eaglo Point, Captain Hewl Q fmn T 1 T11.11...1..I Ul.. M l i.onuon, lor J,iuiuuuipnin, "Ich nassnd In hn Dnlnwurn lirnalt todav. rnnnrts that nt 1 onlc!A I'terdny morning, ho collidod with Itrltlol. i nll xr. 0K, Sentnmhni. HO tnv TVfntinlinqtftr. '8lnd, nua tlmt tho latter vessel Tho captain of tho Eaglo Tolnt wts that all hands woro takon of! ' "tela boforo aha Bank nnd will bo DM-. . . rvusnt hero, AT THE STAKE. Trrll.ln V. BURNED . ...... In Annnrrl ir RofrnB 1 Towiihii'i?.' lliinJ'..?.0!' 4'" Wiiifinlti tolii. 1,11111,1 j,,w'",h i'iy Mr Was lit , . . . '. """Kinil I,,., . " riiuuiru" ""1110 1M 0110 llllll! out III town His Tim h , " v .!:.' 1,ur 1,,,Hlm"11 ' t . K,,'t r" co,,t'' fr"" '. She IdhmM.,,!,,,,!,,,,,,,,, Th0tll0 MOKnilolt, lint returned in about 111 n . . """-u mill in ii niru. (OmplClO HIIW. W..n imu p ,t WIIH pilSHlllg a0,g t1(l r(m,l t ... fcli. WitH low hat nil of tho HorniitothelmLin ' V"' KBiopf"" inttlotm probably nr.i placing uuuro escape. ibm.olvo in position to take ndvni,. j Ah hooi, hh Mm. Harrington van rc 0Q tho opening ti.in.lo by tho Unit- sto.ed to congou n Zl gv' rfSUtM. mill noon will be ready to be- tin, lrm. TJl0 A mS J negotiation for ft rcttlumont with All tin, stoma In Electric Z ,t-' S, Cblnoio government. Tho Bus- i ly olono.1. tho ginneries, .d si. 1 ,, 1. already havo glv.ni notlco of nuol, shut -low..; the people u(t their wag" BfpoM5 ..ml W il li tho toxt of tho ms In tho road and their plows in the nt&eh nolo on thin subject, referred IIoI.Ih uii.I gathered for a pursuit of tho dlntodiiy'H proHH (lUimtohoH. hii not , noUro. Tim noBro wi.h mion found on rrtchod thu Htnto tlopnrtiiiont, tho olll. tho north outskirts of Kluotrlc. 'llioio ciiUiiro FialHlhul tlmt it In corroctly ho wim confrontod by his victim, who Mflrtod nnd that I-rnnoo, liku UuhbIu. i Iduntifled htm. urMily to noKotlnto at onuo. Abimt 11 o'clock n cowd of sovornl ! U for Gernmny, oltliur tho poiiltion hundrml wim in tin. Uttln vm.. 'i i, U thflt Bovoriimoiit Iiiih boon inlmitidor- notjro wim tiiktui to tho odfo of tho vll- tood or It Iihh MiHiHinon n cIihiiko of Iiiko nnd preparations for IiIh death olod. I'oindbly tlio former in tho cimo, worn quickly mudu. A ropu wiih tlnn tut, hoovur that may bo. it In juito over tho limb of n IiIk oak and 100 men rtrttln from tho ndvicon which Imvo stood ready to Bwinir him mi. 'rechBl WiiKhlUKton that tho Gorman Then a halt wiih called, and tho mnn- Ijorernmciit, upon cnroful iimpuction of nor of death wiih dlHetiHied by tho mob. jih plain lor n fottlointint projectod by A voto wiih taken, and tho ballotiiiK W United Stntoi", flndH i heroin noth- ehowed n iimiorit V of tlincrmvil fnvnirul Uiicon8itont with tho Gorman hh- death at tlio ntul:o. Tho Htako wiih MmIIoui. Thoroforo, it may Ihj ox- piopared, and tho ncro wiib bound to wtcil that Gormutiy, too, will bo pro- it with chaiiiH. I'mo knotn woro piled Ural won to join in thin common nbout him, and tho Munich woro started movement lowani n Boiiiomoiii. jt ny mo uiiHUauil o lilg victim. Ah they ir bo itatttd that Altogether tho proo- leaped to tho doltd'h llesli lio uttorei! tof on adjuntmont of tho Chinufo wild cries to ood for mercy nnd help. lliflicaltleH without roHort to formal Tho crowd looked on deaf to his crieH, nnd in an hour tho negro wan reduced to iihIich. Towncoiul, boforo being lionnd, con fowied tho crime, and xaiil ho was aleo ' impllcatod with Aloxandcr Floyd, who wiih hanged two wcokH ago, for an at- . tuinptcit imcniilt on MlrH Kato I'earion. Ho Haul ho and Floyd had planned other criiiieH of liko cbaractor. BRUTAL IDAHO MURDER. Mini llritt to lleiitli Willi an Iron llnr No Ulrtr to Amntlliint. Wallace, Idaho, Oct. 4. Matt Mailoy was found murdered iu hie store this morning. Just boforo 0 o'clock this morning a passer-by saw IiIh body lying near tho rear oud of Ji is cigar storo, and untitled tho officers. Ilotli doors wero lockod, and blood on tho tloor caused tho boliof that ho had suicided. When tho door was forced, ho was found to havo his throat cut and hia skull crushod in thrco long streaks. An iron bar 18 inches lout: by ouo and oiio-liulf inches wido nnd threo-eightliH of nu inch thick lay be side his body, covered with blood, ami lit uicoly in tho cut places in his head. A towel had beeu tied around his head, evidently for a gag. An examination of tho premises showod the sufo locked, tho monoy in tlio drawer undisturbed, ouch denomination being in sopurate compartments, mid A watch was on the cdrptto. Tho body was vot warm but doath had occurred somo time beforo, oither of four wounds being sufilcient to produce it. Nothing was missing oxcopt tho koy to tho door, tho niur dorer ovldently taking it with him nnd locking tho door. Ouo witness saw tho deceased enter tho storo with a tall, aliin man about 0 o'clock, but only had it back view and did not rocognlzo the other man. Mailoy had lived in' tho Coour d'Alonos about 15 yoaia, and hnd no known enemies. STEAMERS WITH TREASURE. Amount Over 8:iilO,000-Steamer Cut but Ntlclitly Ditiuiigeil, fionttlo. Wash.. Oct. 4. Tho Tuciflc Coast Steamship Company's steamship City of Topeka arrivod from Lvnn canal points. Sho brought about 150 pas?ongors nnd .'00,000 in gold, most ly in email amounts in tho hands of paHOiigera. Tho Topoku'a olllcora ro port that tho steamer Clutch, which was on tho rocka this side of Skag way, appears to bo but slightly flam aged. A wrocklng company ia at work eudoavoring to lloat her. Tho steamship Sonator arrivod from Capo Nomo nnd St. Michael this morn ing, bringing about 100 passengers nnd SlilU.OOO iu troasuro. Sho loft Nome Soptombor 21. Among hor passegnera la John Noyoa, tho llutto, Mont., mil lionaire and mining oporntor, who ia accompanied by hia wife and sou. ,N. P. It. Hatch, of San Francisco, wns also a passenger on tho vossol. He ia ouo of tho attornoys for tho defend ants in tho rocoivcrshlp case at Nome, iu which Loudbloom. Liudborg and others aro interested, and is said to bo on tho way to San Franoisco to secure a aupplomontary ordor from tho federal district court thero. MlMlonnrlei ami Unci"" Safe. Paris, Oot. 8,-Tlio Froiwh consul conornl nt Shanghai, midor dato of Soptombor 30, telegraphs that ho haa boon informod by tho governor of Gent One Li that, through tho intermedia tiou of Shone (tho administrator of tel. ecraphs nnd railroads) tho mUsiouarios and onginoo.a at Thong-'iiuR- i woro aafo and souud Soptember 23 tlmt tho military and civilnnthor tioa had taken precautious to protect all tho mission nrioa nnd that the Belgian mission at King Tian Lung was safo. MORE IRfiWIN CANTON Secret Society Said to Havo Broken Loose There. FOLLOWING UOXER TACTICS Unrrt In tint Two ICuuiic I'mvlnrna I'lirxniMiilini of Cliil.tliiim llm, V0, llnvlti'il In Slum luiif, 1ondon, Oct. 0. Tho London mora fug papers aro virtually engrossed by tho parliamentary gonoral elections, and they havo little to say about tho now Geiman noto. Tho Daily News, which describes it as "clear, stiaight forward and manly," oxprosica a hope Unit all tho European powers and also the United Statoa will agree with Em peror William's last pioposal. llrltinh corrospondonts in China com plain of tho "weak attitudo" displayed by Groat llritaiu and tho.Untod Statos, ns well aa tho othor powora, in with drawing from Pekln and displaying generally a yielding mood. A dispatch from Tien Tain, October 2, says: . 'Gasoloo claims that tho British from tho gunboat Pygmy woro tho first to receive tho surrender of the Shun llai Kwan forts." Tho Morning Post's correapondent nt Paku nesortB that tho persecution of ChristiuuH haa been revived in tho provlnco of Shan Tung. Shnnghal dispatches announco tho dipinlsHiil of two Tartar gencrala, who havo been defeated ny Itussians in Manchuria. Tho head" ofllco of the Chlneso commissariat has been re moved from Chlng Kiting, on tho Yang strait, to Taku, and tho viceroys have bcon ordorod to establish branch ofllcos in tho provinces of Shon Si. A dispatch to tho Daily Express from I long Kong roporta a serious rising of Triada in Canton, and tho wholo country to tho south is said to bo iu a ferment. The Hong Kong correspond ent of tho Times, wiring Wednesday, aavB: "A thousand braves have left Canton to suppross a robellion instigated by Triads at Waiclian, iu tho Sauou dis trict. There is grave unrest iu tho two Kwang provinces, and precautious hiuo been taken at Kowloo." NEWS FROM THE ANTIPODES. Wreck ol n Jiiiiiiiichh Hall Ilout-1'uclOo ChIiIh Contract I.t. Vancouver, B. 0., Oot. 0. Tho etoamer Miowora, which arrived from Svdnoy this ovening, brings news of tho wrock of tho Japinoso mail boat Futnmi Maru, which ttruck a lock ou Miudora island iu a calo and was a to tal loan, boiug brokou iu two. Tho loss of ship nnd cargo aro placed nt.f l.GUO. OOO. Thu pasteugors and crow, num bering 150, woro saved. Tho plaguo has broken out again nt Townsvillo, New South Walos. Five cases aro reported, with two fatalities. Jt ia announced that tho tender for tho construction of the Pacific cablo has been awarded to tho Telegraph Construction & Maintenance Company, Limited, which offered to lay tho cable for $0,500,000 and to finish tho ecu struction of tho cablo within 18 months. The government is delighted at the contract prico, which is lesa than was estimated. A big colliery striko is in progess at Nowcastlo. Fonr collieries nro idle ns a result of a dispute between tho mnmigors and tho mirers, and 1,100 men are idlo. The disputes are over mining regulations mainly, wagos bo iug a secondary grievance. Five men porishod iu the snow flolds of Mount Arrow-smith, Tasmania, Au gust 28, whero 10 days earlier another man had perished in tho anow. The cold wna so intense that a rescue party almost shared the same fato, tho cold affootiug tho men so badly that blood oozed from their bauds nnd facca. A story comos from Los Negros con cerning tho, wrecking of the bark Al mond, a trading vessel, aud tho murder of the onptnin, two matea, three white sailor8 and 15 natives. Sho ran nshoro pu a coral roof and waa quickly sur rounded by hundreds of savagen. Tho captain, oflicers nnd crow woro then beaten to death with oluus. lier aecKS wero litorally running with tho blood of the unfortuuato victims, and tho fierce savagos then carried from tho wrock everything movable. B. Lyue was tho murdered ekippor. The first and second oflicers wero John Garland und Peter Mullou. Shot by an Unknown AnIn. Mifflin, Pa., Oct. 0. While refin ing ou a chair bosido an open window last night nt his home at Oriental, Juauita county, Adam Goodliug waa shot in tho mouth by an unknown as aassin and instantly killed. Oh Sun day Mr. Goodliug was hoard to remark that ho had but two enemies in the world, of ono of whom lio was tommy in fonr. lioxera Attacked (lerinnni. London, Oot. 0. A speoiul cUspatctr from Shanghai; under dato of October 5, says tho Ohineso roport that 2,000 Boxe'ra attacked no battalions of Ger mnna at Kau Ku Men, near Pokin. Tho Boxers, it ia added, lost 400 raon nnd tho Gormana five. Tho latter nro now said to bo burning tho Boxers' vil lages around Pekiu. Slum Hal Kwiin FovU Surrendered1. Vienna, Oct. 5. Tho admiralty has received tho following disriitoh from Taku: "lu accordance with tho re quest of Couut von Waldersee, the seiz uro of Shan Hal Kwiin was decided upon by a council of tho admirals, Sep tombor 20, ana all wns prepared for action. English ships wero sent to domand its surrender, and the Chinese vncatod tho plaoo. Tho British then hoisted their ling, and tho other Hug ships thereon went thither and put up their rospHotlvo flags on the forta.' A FURTHER CONCESSION. I Still tlia Miner Itefiiio to llotura to Work. Philadelphia, Oot. 5. There wore no developments of spoclnl importance today in tho minors' strike An in teresting featuro was tho Beading Com pany's notlco to its employes that in addition to its offer of a 10 pot cent In crease, it was willing to enter Into arbitration with them rolativo to any grievances thoy may havo. Nono of tho strikers, howover, haa yotlndlcatod an intention to return to work. Af aira wore oxtremoly quiet today throughout tho anthracite region. General Gobin in command of tho stato troops recently sent to Schuylkill county on request from tho sheriff, to day diioctod another of tho regiments to return homo tomorrow. Ono regi ment loft Monday. Thuro romnina but ono rogltneut, a battery of artillery and a company of mounted troops. A secret conference of tho leading ofllciulH of tho miners' organization waa held nt Hazlcton. At ita conclusion, President Mitcholl said tho question of calling a joint convention had not been considered. Ho added that out of 142,000 minoworkers, only about 5,000 aro at work, and those, ho said, would bo out in a abort tlmo. Tho timo limit of tho Lncknwanna Company's offer of increased wagea will oxpiro tomorrow, but strlkora generally exprosa their determination to pay no heed to the offor. BATTLE IN ASHANTEE. Iluril Flghtlnc Iletwneu llrltlull Forces and Nutlvn. London, Oct. C. A dispatch to the Morning Post from Kumassie reports that heavy fighting took place last Sun day between Colonel Willcock's column and tho Ashnntees, at Abu Ashn. "After heavy fighting," says the dis patch, "tho British column made nu ineffectual attempt to charge the Ashantce positions, but was obliged to retiro nnd to rcsumo the rifle dnel whilo awaiting reinforcements. Event ually, after hard work, Colonel Will cocka captured the positions and occu pied the villngo of iBnashu without more opposition. Becently the British carried three ' other villages nt the poiut of the bayonet nnd burned them. Seventy Ashnntees were killed. Tho British losses were Major Moliss nnd j Captain Luard, soverely wounded; i thrco officers slightly wounded, three men killed and 28 others wounded. A flying column of 800 men, with two gnus, waa sunt Monday iu pursuit of tho enemy." lloera Captured a ConYoy. London, Oct. '5. The following dis patch has been received from Lord ltobeits: "Pretoria, Oct. 4. A convoy of 23 wagons, escorted by 00 mounted men, wns nttacked by 140 Boers October 1, near Dejagers Drift, while on the way to Vrybeid. Twelve of the men ea caped. Tlio fate of tho others is not known. ' "Tho Boora derniled a traiu near Pan yesterday evening. Five Cold stream guards were killed and 19 in jured. 'Commandant Dirksen, who has been opposing Paget, has surrendered, after a personal visit to Komatipoort to as sure himself that Kruger has gonejjinto Portugneso territory." The Vllluloboi Hare. Washington, Oct. 5. Tho dispatch from General MnoArthur last week an nouncing tho disaster sustained by Captain Shields' party on the Islnnd of Marinduquo, loft in doubt tho fnto of the gunboat Villalobos, which had con veyed the troops to Torrijas. In con sequent tho navy department has been receiving a number of telegrams and lotto) s from friends nnd relatives of tho crow of tho gunboat, nsking for infor mation ns to the affair. A cablegram was sent to ltenr-Admiral Kempff, at Cavlte, and tin following reply has been rocotved: "Ca7ite, P. I., Oct. 6. Secretary Navy, Washington: No truth in any uufavorablo roports concerning Villn bolos or hor crew. Mnuiln paper of September 8 published false reports. KEMPFF." Runtlan Won Two Fights. St. Petersburg, Oct. 4. The war ofiico announces thnt dispatches from Kharbnrovsk and Khnrbiu say General Tsohitachagoff sent Colonol Kopeikeu with a detachment of Cossacks, rail road troops nnd volunteers to engage a forco of Chinese, who had occupied tho railroad at Snu Chaknn. The Rus sians won two oubstinato fights. Fbr-ty-threo dead Chinese wero loft in tho trenches after tho second engagement. No Strong Irlnk for Tommy. London, Oct. 5. Lord Wolsoley, the cominnuder-in-chiof, In nn open lettei asks tho publio wishing to honor the returning soldiers "to refrain, while extending them n hearty woloome, from offering them intoxicating liquors, as, liko all of us, they nro open to temptation." The commander-iu-ohief also says he trusts tho greeting to the brave soldiers will bo something bettor than an iucitoment to excessive drink. Atlanta, Gn.,, Oct. 5. Reports from nil pnrta of the stato indicate thnt the Democratic mnjority iu todoy'a eleo tion for stato oflicers, members of tho Kcuornl assembly and local county oilloes, will bo nbout 50,000. There being practically no opposition to the Democrats, tho voto wns light. rittaburs riumbera Struck. Pittsburg, Oot. 5. Fifteon hundred journeymen plumbers, employed by 115 firms in Pittsburg, struck today for uniform wagos and n rovlslou of the rules governing the trado. All the shops owned by members of tho Mas tor Plumbers' Association are affeoted. Jealouay Wai tho Cauie. Rouklin, Cal,, Oot, 5. Rnssoll Laudia tonight shot nnd killed his wife nnd mortally wounded Constablo W, J. Clyde JnalnusT was tho causo. Tried to Engage a Russian Cruiser. BUT THE LATTER GOT AWAY Allied Squndron Will Korco the Wnr- lilln to C'miltuliitn, or Will Jleatroy 1 liiiln KdlcU Heine Intiml. London, Oct. 8. It Is ropoited in fit. Potorsbnrg, according to tho corre spondent of tho Times nt tho Russian capital, that tho Chinese fleet in For mosa strait attempted to engage tho ltussinn oruisor Burik, but the lntter'a speed frustrated tho plan. The corre apondent says tho allied squadron will forco tho floot to capitulato or will de stroy it. Shanghai tolegrama announce that tho imperial edict, datod Septomber 1)0, ordering tho court to bo romoved to Slnan Fu, wna issuod owing to tho famino at Tai Yuan Fu, capital of tho provinco of Shun Si. They also ex press tho opinion that tho object of the recent edict regarding the degradation of tho Chinoso personages of high rank is moroly to gain timo to enablo China to be in it better positiou to doiy the powers, as tho now capital will bo vir tually Inaccessible to foreigners. Tho Shanghai correspondent of tho Morning Post, discussing this aspoctof the case, remarks: "Tho German troops havo no means of transport, and any attempt to fol low tho Chinese conrt would be, there fore, quite futile." He says the Chinese firmly beliove iu tho existence of a Riisso-Germau agree ment, under which Buasla will take all tho territory north ot the great wall, and Germany tho provinces of Chi Lf nnd Shan Tung. The Times' representative at Shang hai says: "It is believed here that highly In flammatory edicts are being issued secretly, aud that the recent publio edicts are only iuteuded to hoodwink the powers." MILLIONS FOR LEVEES. Why Mot Une n Portion or This Money for IteaervolriiT t The history of levee constrnction on tho Mississippi river has been a long one. The first levee was begun in 1717, which was, when confpleted, one mile long, erected to protect New Or leans, then a mero villago. This levee was four feet high nnd 18 feet acrosa at the top. It waa not, however, until after Louisiana had been ceded to tho United States that levee constructiou was beguu on a large scale. Aa tho work progressed up the river and addi tional basins nnd bottoms wero em closed, the levees necessarily increased iu height. The average height of tho levees iu Louisiana above New Orleans, is now between 13 nnd 13 feet, nnd this heigh'1' proved insufficient in tho great flood of 1807. This flood indicates to tho official engineers that three or foni teet additional will be required. Fortunes Appropriated. Millions nnd millions of dollars have been appropriated by the federal gov' eminent for tho building of these levees nnd other constructions intended to protect the surrounding country lrom floods, and millions more must be ap propriatod by every congross to como unless other stops nro taken to provent these llooda. These measures ot tho government aro merely palliative; they Uo not go to tho root of the evil. The report of Captain Hiram Chittenden, of the government engineer coips, how over, ahows that there is a way to strike at tho trouble itsolf, and largely prevent the floods instead of trying to pnolose them betwoeu bauka after thoy navo bo co mo such. Storage ICeservnlra. 3e shows iu his official report thnt. by tho building of n series of great storage reservoirs at tho head wators of tno Missouri, floods can bo prevented through tho diverting of the excess of waters into these artificial lakea. Surely thia ia something for congress to give Ita nttentiuu to, Iloro is a practical plan. An ounce of preven tion is worth a pound of euro. Con grosa will go nhoad appropriating mil lion8 Ovory session for flood prevention without a question, but it will not ap propriate tho sanio amount for a plan, which, according to tho government's own engineers, promises far greater ro suits. Ol course, tho storing of tlisso reservoirs wonld menu the reclamation of largo tracts of land to irrigation; but this need not worry congress, even its Eastern members, for the Eastern merchants are already alivo to the situ ation, aud realizo that tho reclamation of the arid West would open to them tho finest market in the world. GUY E. MITCHELL. Confessed to ltobbery. Snn Franoisco, Oot. 8. A mnn giv ing the name of Frank W. Travora has surrendered himaolf to tho police, al leging thnt ho robbed hia brother, D. R. Travers, of 41 Park Row, Now York, of 1,000, last July. Ho anya tlmt ho stolo the money from tho cash drawer after his brothor had rofusod to lend it to him. I.loyd MoKlin (lurrlmm Dead. Spriugflold, Mass., Oct. 8. Lloyd McKini Garrison, aged 83 years, a Now York attornoy, is dead nfter an illness of about six weeks with typhoid fever. Ilo was a rolativo of William Lloyd Garrison, the note abolitiouist. I'owder Kxploslon. Shamoikn, Pa., Oct. 8. By nn ox plosiou at ABb'ury Powdor Mills, near hero, last night, two men were killed and another was so badly burned that be is not expected to recover. HEALTHY TONE OF TRADE Business Mot let Seriously Affected by Politics. Brndstroot's says: Dospite somo ir regularity both ns to demand and prices, duo partly to warm rainy wonther, but likowiso n reflection of n hesitnnoy to embark largely in now business, ponding' political ovonts, tho general tone of trade is n favorable ono, and confidence as to tho outlook for business in tho xemninder of thu year is notnblo. Somo diminution in tho volumo of jobbing business is notod nt large Western centers, nnd continued rainy weathor In tho Northwost nliko checked tho movement of whoatto mar kot, injures tho grade of tho same, and discourages retail nnd jobbing distri bution. Ten cent, cottou is tho koy to tho very favorable report which cornea from tho South and the character of ro ports from this soction is moro nearly favorable than for ninny yoara past at this timo. Tho indisposition to contract heavily as to tho futnro is perhaps most markod in tho iron and steel 'trado aud horo, also, tho most markod tendeuoy toward weakness in tho cruder forms of pro duction ia noted. The industrial outlook has boon im proved by tho signing of tho tlnplato scale, but tho anthracite coal situation is, on tho snrfaco at least, rather mora unfavorable than n week ago, mora mines nnd miners being idle und pro duction steadily diminishing. Spocial strength ia noted iu provis ions aud hog products, iu which tho very stroug statistical positiou is ro- ,coiving moro attention. Wheat, including ilonr, shipments for tho week, aggregate 4,450,107 bush els, against 4,242,810 busbela last week. Business failnres in tho Uuitod States for the week numbered 177. as against 160 last week. PACIFIC COAST TRADE. Seattle Markets. Onions, new, l&c. Lettuce, hot house, $1 per crate Potatoes, new, $15. Beets, per sack, 85c Turnips, per sack, 75o. Beans, wax, 4c. Sqnash 4c. Carrots, per sack, $1.00 Parsnips, per sack, $1.25. ' Cauliflower, native, 75c. Cucumbers 1020o. Cabbage, native and California, ?o per pounds. Tomatoea 30 50?. Buttor Creamery, 2Go dairy, 10 19c; ranch, 10c ponud. f Egga 26c. Cheese 12o. Poultry 12o; dressed, 14o; spring, 1315c. Hay Puget Sound timothy, $12.00 13.00; choice Eastern Washington timothy, $10.00. Corn Whole, $23.00; cracked, $25; feed meal, $25. Barley Rolled or ground, per ton, $20. Flour Patent, per barrel, $3.50;. blended straights, $3.25; California, $3.25; buckwheat flour, $0.00; gra ham, per barrel, $3.00; whole wheat flour, $3.25; rye flour, $3.804.00. Millstuffs Bran, per ton, $12.00; shorts, per ton, $14.00. Feed Chopped feed, $19.00 per ton; middlings, per ton, $20; oil cake meal, per ton, $80.00. Fresh Meats Choice dressed beol steers, prico 7 Mo; cows, 7c; mutton 7; pork, 8c; trimmed, 0c; veal, 9 11c. Hams Large, 13c; small, lSXi breakfast bacou, 12c; dry salt sides. 8&c. Portland Market. Wheat Walla Walla. 6550o; Valley, 59c; Blueatem, 59o per bushel. Flour Beat grades, $3.10; graham, $2.50. Oats Choice white, 42c; choice gray, 40o per bushel. Barley Feed barley, $15.00 15.50; brewing, $10.00 per ton. Millstuffs Bran, $14.50 ton; mid dlings, $20; shorts, $10; chop, $15 per ton. Hay Timothy, $12 13; clovor,$7 7.50; Oregon wild hay, $07 per ton. Buttor Fanoy creamery, 4555o; storo, 30c. Eggs 20o per dozen. Cheese Oregon full cream, 13o; Young America, 14c; new cheese lOo per pound. Poultry Chiokens, mixed, $3.60 3.50 per dozen; hens, $4.00; springs, $2.003.00; goose, $0.008.00 doz; ducks, $3.005.00 per dozen; tnrkeys. live, 14o per pcfand. Potatoes 4055o per Back; swoets, ljo per pouna. Vegetables Boots, $1; turnips, $1; per eaok; garlic, 7o por pound; cab bage, 2o per pound; parsnips, 85o; onions, $1; carrots, $1. Hops Now crop, 1214o por pound. Wool Valley, 1510o per pound; Eastern Oregon, 1013o; mohair, 25 per pound. Mutton Grosa, bc8t sheep, wethers and ewea, 3feo; dressed mutton, G 7o por pound. Hoga Gross, ohoico heavy, $5.75; light nnd feeders, $5.00; dressed, $0.000.50 per 100 pounds. Beef Gross, top steers, $3.504.00; cows, $3.ooos.ou; uressea beef, 0 7o per pound. Veal Largo, 0574o; small, 8 8Ko por pound. Ban Franoisco Market. Wool Spring Nevada, ll18opex pound; Eastern Oregon, 10J4o; Val ley, 1018o; Northern, 0I0o.'' Hops Crop, 1900, 1314o. Butter Fancy creamery 28o: do aeoonda, 2027jo; fanoy dairy. 25o; doeocouda, 23o per pound. Eggs Store, 28o; fanoy ranoh. 83o. Millstuffs Middlings, $18.00 23.00; bran. $15.5010.60.