ENGINE EXPLODES KILLING THREE RIVER AND HARBOR WORK CAUSES RIVET TO CONE UP Washington, Nov. 12. — General I (From Friday's Guard ) « The ra’n sto:in that inr'- 1 A edues Andrew MacKemie, chief of the en- ' day aud the night before hu» brought gineers, has reported to the secre­ the Wiliamettv rirer up buv > ral feet, tary of war that $16,052,4 31 be re­ the gauge at the budge ngl. tering G quired to complete the engineer feet above 1 w water u.uik when the work upon the fortifications project­ daily reading wu* made by Ljeal ed by tile board convened under the Uia her Observer Br'gg- , irly tins president's order of January 31, General MacKenzie states murniiig. Before the rain •gau the 1605. river was ut a low stag*', between two that the following amounts, among aud three feet abuvu low via' r mark. others, can be profitably expended Down tbe valley considerable dam during the next fiscal year in river age was dune, caua< d >>> swollen and harbor work: Columbia River, between Dalles streams. A portion of tbe .Southern Pacific bridge actons the bunliam riv­ and head ot Celllo Falls. *7 50,060. Canal at Cascades, *105,060. er at Jefferson wus wailed cut, de Columbia and lower Willamette laying ull trains. Tue btidge was be­ iug rebuilt und wa.- 1. see ire. Until it rivers below Portland, *150,600. Mouth of Columia, *1,000,000. is replac.d by u tm pcrury structure, trains will tak, tbe West Side line via Albany and Curvall -, making tbe arrival of the southbound several hours late into Eugene. The total ruiufall iu Eugeua for the 3ti hours daring the stji iu was 1.11 inches. TRAIN' 11TUATION. REAL ESTATE TRANSFER». Tbe Albany Democrat of jesterday Charles and lieleu Milton tu Her- gives the tiaiu situitiju as follows; bert Roberta; lot 8, blk •> Kelsay 'a Railroad business at .Albany is in a ad to Eugene 9150. chaotic state, caused by the waters ot John and C A Corbitt to A J Stew­ tbe Sautiam. art; lot 3 and w 10 feet of lot 4, blk lhe washing out of the fuise work 3, Shields' ad to Cottage Grove. RECENT PORTRAIT OF AN EMINENT JAPANESE DIPLOMAT. of tbe JeflerBuii bridge Las cloue it. «2400. The cut Is from the latest photograph of Raron Komura, taken since hi» With the false work went down 175 W J Warnock aud wife to N A feet of steel work being p it tip for a Wbiteaker; lot 6 aud fractional lot 7 arrival In London as Japanese ambassador, He will be remembered as the keen diplomat who conducted the peace negotiations for Japan last year new bridge, aud is lying uu the but in blk 8, Packard's ud to Eugene. Komura 1» a self made man, having been a poor boy who managed to work h'.j turn ui ibe liver, the rushing waters $3000. way through Tokyo university, where he showed so much ability that his held high office in his government from the Caeca les pouring over it. Dexter Carter and wife to Del government sent him to Harvard. He has for many year*. There is 175 feet ot open spaye to be Guiiey ; 12 acres in sec 1, tp 20, s r fili.'d before trains can ruu again, w. $100. aud it will lu impossible to do any­ J E Martin aud Carrie B Martin thing until tbe watei goes down, so to Minnie Wiscarson; property iu mure ful.-e woik can go up. and neat Irving. $150. The bri ig ■ ore* tue South Sautiam. I Charles Mittal and wife to llatacbel | on the Woodburn run.I, al o went Roberts; lot 8, blk 2, Kelsay's ad to down last night aud the Nation train Eugene. $150. caiue iutu Aluauy tur orders, It will John Corbitt und wife to A J Stew du a loeul business until a cioBaing art ; lot 3 anil west 10 feet of lot 4, blk can be made. 3, Cottage Grove. $2400. The local truius are doing truusfer Eva C Wheeler and husband to business ut Jettersou with a stub Booth Kelly Co; undivided half int in from Portlau The Lebanon train ltk) ucres iu sec 22, tp 22, s t 2 w. has ruu 45 hours straight «itb only $1000. two hours sleep fur the mi ti. The TIMBER CONTRACT. ovcrlutids use tiro west side nud Cor Frank Crabtree to the Brown Lum vallis and Eastern. lar Co; all tbe standing growing and Young Portland, Nov. 12.—Shortly after done his (Murray's) sister. | dow n saw timber except hardwood s o’clock today Orlando S. Moray, Murray was extremely self possessed timler on 160 acres in sec 29, tp 20, s while making this statement and said aged 21 years, son of an east side r 2 w. $1. he had killed Whitney after plead- physician, shot and killed Lincoln C. ing with him three quarters of an MARRIAGE LICENSE. Whitney of Hubbard, Oregon, at the hour to right the wrong done Miss Napoleon J Blais, 22, and Verna .1 home of the latter's sister, Mrs. Murray. Sumner, 21 ; F G Stickles, witness Porter, at East Third und East Har­ In the room at the time of the POWER OF ATTORNEY. rison streets, then boarded a car and shooting were Mrs. Porter and her Aztec l.iiad and Cattle Co to Mau went to the office of Sheriff Stevens, young daughter, both of whom, when tier Moore. where he surrendered himself. realizing the intent of Murray, rush- California and Oregon Laud Co to In a statement to the police the ed between the men to prevent Mnr- New York, Nov. 9.—Gue woman Maurice Moore. young murderer said that he killed ray firing, but he pushed them aside d,., 1, one man in tlie hospital fiom Whitney because of the latter's per­ and fired a pullet into Whitney's MINING LOCATIONS. ► vei e burns,two perso s fleeing from J W Gibbs tiles notice of location of sistent refusal to right the wrong body, killing him Instantly. 'I ir homes in a panic and tii aisands “Scolly” Nos 1, 2 and 3, mining Il ' re pllsklUg U nil I, a* lllfcllt, was claims, lilue River district. tbe result of u series of incendiary STOCK BRAND. tires in the tsu blocks Lou:.de system and infuse new life and vigor, cure sour stomach naiisia, headache, dizziness Htnlcolii, witli grip) ing or discoui fort. 25e. Guaranteed by W. L. Ileljitio druggists. Brownsville, Texas, Nov. I*.-A de­ tachment of Texan Rangers which was sent to Rio Glande City to in vestigate the assassination of Judge Welch, which occuried Monday night, were attacked by a body of armed Mexicans and a bloody fight resulted. Fred Ware, of Cottage Grove, and Alvin Stevens, commonly known »» Ashley, of Eugene, were among those indicted l y the grand jury this» week for the illegal sale of liquor, They were placed under arrest and we re ar raigned in tbe circuit court tills after­ noon. They both enter, <1 a plea of Topeka, Nov. 10. — Thousands of guilty and Judge iiarrie lined Ware acres of tbe uu.-t valualie farm lands $100 and Stevens $.'«•. it la said othei in Kansas, t gather silL a large at rest* a ill at once tie made. •mouut of laud located lu the towus aud cities of tl*o state aie given to tbe Missouri, Kansas .* Texas Kail way by a deciaiou of tue Kai.ms all­ pt erne court today in the esse jf that i Positively cured by these Little Pill«. railway against Watson. I They »bo nllcre Du- lu July, 1866, congress granted the Itrv.'a troa» P.vspcpt-la. In- Onion Pacific Railway «•on.j any'» | digvsUou and Too llearty Kalliig. A perfect fi rn- southern branch, now tbe Missouri, rity 6 r IMzzlik'ss. Natwe». Kansas A Texas, a right of way 200 browslness. F id Piste feet wide from Fuit Riley to ttie south In tho M