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. r:n b. , : ‘ ni • » » -tlonal character o f the proh- r T m the desire o f reaching some armored cruiser* to torpedo-boat*. There are under construction ftve battle-,hip, ” m ‘ nu ll il solution o f It. 'A W a i ,. fCltlsIi H‘ ,v' rnment has puldished a the first class, 16 torpedo-boats and one No provision has yet K lh< steps taken jointly by the submarine bout oi » p 1U a “? .Bibessudor ill I.ondon and the been made for the armor of three of the live battle-ships as it ha* been Impossible i envoys Ilf tile United States, with ° btaln 11 “ t the price iixed by congress. 1 rsml'ussudor in I.ondon actively i 1 , ' h* Hth m lh* a**nat* * r,eat Importance that congress 1 ted in tht’ presentation of this I gned that i f*10 per majesty's government. This provide this armor, as until then the F " u(d before congress. Our special ships are of no fighting value. The pres lhe Unn Hawaii, hi r have not made their final report, ent naval force, especially In view of its orporau0n 1Mr negotiations between the rep- Increase by ships now under construc lnttgrai p, of this government and the tion. while not as large as that of a few gjiative* n>ler it* „ ,,ts of other countries are pend- oilier powers, is a formidable force; Its ln* remo* l*f i in contemplation. They believe j vessels are the very best of each type; although (*" doubts which have been raised and with the Increase that should be made '# that boq P-tain quarters respecting the possi- to it from time to time in the future and ' referred 1 K 'j f niitii.i-1" 1* " « lh'' stability of the careful attention to keeping it in a high tssary aet|| T® “between the metals and kindred Btate of efficiency and repair, it is well determine f * may yet be solved by further adapted to the necessities or the country. The great increase of the navy which the eventd nnexation l*awh!le, It gives me satisfaction to has taken place in recent years was Justi fied by the requirements of the naval de should be that the special envoys have al- demonstrated their ability and ftt- fense and has received public approba 'I " « from '»aive put|, io deal with the subject, and it is to tion. The time has now arrived, how he Huwatlj P* rneitly hoped thut their labors may ever, when this increase to which the sion throuj n, an international agreement country Is committed should for a time ' has pr Jv wm bring about recognition of take the form of increased facilities com the Unit irold and sliver as money upon such mensurate with the increase of our naval life of '/and with such safeguards as will vessels. It is an unfortunate fact that F me use of both metuls upon a there is only one dock on the Pacific coast nmerelal | At the sail '"- which shall work no injuries to capable of docking our largest ships, and only one on the Atlantic coast, and the sserted th* “ class of citizens. latter has for the last six or seven months >f llawaug been under repair and therefore incapable R E C IP R O C IT Y . te of the | of use. Immediate steps should be Influence \ „nations P r a t i n g W i t h E u r o - taken to provide three or four docks of ited Statei this capacity on the Atlantic coast, at as and A m e ric a n Governments. he logic ion, betoj |h order to execute as early as possible least one on the Pacific coast, and a float n the rip] "rprovisions of the third and fourth sec- ing dock on the Gulf. This is the recom 77 „( the revenue act approved July mendation of a very competent board ap the nature 1 S 97 I appointed the Hon. John A. pointed to investigate the subject. s that bli* There should also be ample provision «on of Iowa, u special commissioner aseU by \ te. potentlary to undertake the requl- made for powder and projectiles and other „egotiatiuns with foreign countries munitions of war and for an increased sly ratlttej siring to avail themselves o f these pro- number of officers and enlisted men. Some senate an ilons. The negotiations are now proceed- additions are also necessary to our navy- wail on tlx rwith several governments, both Euro- yards for the repair and care of the larger nly await! number of vessels. As there are now on and American. It Is believed that eriean s e l the stocks five battle-ships of the largest Jtton or tbl r, careful exercise o f the powers con- class, which cannot be completed for a Ld by that uct. some grievances of the Unit« ¡\ own and of other countries In our year or two. I concur with the recom of such mendation of the secretary of the navy ¡goal trade relations may be either re Ion theret for an appropriation authorizing the con ined or largely alleviated, and that the struction of one battle-ship for the Pa -ter of tb Hume of our commercial exchanges may cific coast, where there Is at present only y and d* .enlarged with advantage to both con- one in commission and one under con of the lii icting parties. ie federi struction, while on the Atlantic there are iciment ol three in commission and four under con t h e m e r c h a n t m a r i n e . conditloil struction, and also several torpedo-boats s or labof ..eminent Should Foster This authorizes In connection with our general legated system of coast defense. Languish luff Industry. r ip Most desirable from every standpoint of ¡very con lutlonal Interest and patriotism Is the require etort to extend our foreign commerce. To to it that! this end our merchant murine should be element* Ibiproved and enlarged. W e should do our ire In thd Itu ll share of the carrying trade of the and hav| 'world. We do not do It now. W e should ileal co self-rule ¡101 be laggard any longer. The lnferl- ■ |fjty of our merchant marine Is Justly hu t politic ur natlo* miliating to the national pride. The gov ernment, by every proper constitutional an*. «pans, should uid in making our ships ho art«, (uniliar visitors at every commercial port capacity! o( the world, thus opening up new and 1-goverB.I e wilt t*| valuable markets to the surplus products g the farm and factory. politic. er thaaf toward lent b*. interest honor, appro- part ol ii’s ns. ght lra> it prop, to op. nd *!n. ill pos. roadoM | negotiations In I 'r u g r e s s fo r Pres er vation o f th e Herds. The efforts which have been made dur ing the two previous administrations by my predecessors to secure better protec tion to the fur seals In the North Pa cific ocean and Behring sea were renewed it an early date by this administration, and have been pursued with earnestness. Upon my invitation, the governments of Russia and Japan sent delegates to Wash ington, and an international conference wav held during the months of October and November last, wherein It was unani mously agreed that under the existing regulations this species o f useful animals was threatened with extinction and that an international agreement of all Inter- sated powers was necessary for their adequate protection. The government o f Great Britain did ! not see proper to be represented at this conference, but subsequently sent to Washington as delegates the expert oom- missioners of Great Britain and Canada, who had during the past two years visited the Prlbyloff Islands, and who met In con ference similar commissioners on the part of the United States. The result of this conference was an agreement on the im portant facts connected with the condi tion of the seal herd heretofore In dis pute, which should place beyond contro versy the duty o f the government«' con cerned to adopt measures without delay for the preservation and restoration of the herds. Negotiations to this end are now in progress, the result o f which I hope to be uble to report to congress at un early day. e t ‘and1 r s s j s ? t r J s L thereof, and to appoint register. general and receiver ..a naval e s t a b l is h m e n t . i ! X . r d T h ra t r n o m w dnecessary to be dUIie T h e M ilita r y Post. 1 C ° nCUrtionsh a tshetoSmeetnecy a his suggestions as ^ terrltory es»ityWfor of Alaska military forr® ., ot persons and prop- f,,I th' X a d y a sm«H force consisting erty. Already officers, under com- 0f T u eu tenant-C olonel Kandall of mand of h , been sent to the Eighth «n - , ayb iihh ^ m,mary post. St. Michaels t'0 “ ^ of the government A* It 10 ‘ " f h L development of the coun- ,o encourage ho deQ ^ up ,t citizens try and Its m_y of 1 ()g a l machln- there with the " upon congress the ery, I earnestly * ,em 0f government establishment of a enable n to ad- of such '<'*‘ bU' y future to the needs at- just itself in the “ population, tendant upon a great P „ s t a r v ln * K lo n d ik e «» . B rU .line though possibly exag- The startling ' ,he Yukon river gerated repor * .lb|„ „hortage of food country of the b b r 0f people who are for the large number of lm v. wintering there with ¿on(lrmed ln BUch tng the country, »r * w th„ mat,er measure as to justi y Access to ,o the attentioni of co g ^ be ha(1 only that country thl* nypa and vicinity. by the fffifficuU and perhaps !m- whlch is a mo.t dimcu T H E F A R IS E X PO S IT IO N . f o r N e w W a r s h ip s s s « Mere __ D ry d e e k a Needed. Toe present Immediate effective force or navy consists o f four bsttle-ehlps of • class; tw o o f the e ^ o " d (n the pnau. r : r : b , S a , : r or ; point in the Yukon vaUey. N o W IN T E R N A T I O N A L A R B I T R A T I O N . the i - s Recent Events Strength en tile P resi d ent's V iews, International arbitration cannot be omitted from the list o f subjects claimin’ our consideration. Events have recently lerved to strengthen the general views on this question expressed in my inaugural address. The best sentiment o f the civil- Ixed world is m oving toward the settle ment of differences between the nations without resorting to the horrors of war. Treaties embodying these humane prin ciples on broad lines without in any way Imperiling our Interests or our honor shall have my constant encouragement. Argum ents f o r a L i b e r a ! A pp ro p ri at ion by Congre ss. The acceptance by this government of •he Invitation o f the republic o f France to participate In the universal exposition of 1900 at Paris was Immediately followed by the appointment o f a special commls- aloner to represent the United States in the proposed exposition with special ref- arenre to the securing o f space for an ad- «luate exhibit on behalf o f the United •tates. Th* special commissioner delayed his departure for Paris long enough to ascer tain the probable demand fo r space by American exhibitors. His Inquiries de veloped an alm ost unprecedented Interest •n the proposed exposition, and the Infor mation thus secured enabled him to justi fy an application for a much larger al lotment of space fo r the American section than had been reserved by the exposition authorities. The result was particularly •ratifying in view o f the fact that the United State* was one o f the last coun tries to accept the Invitation o f France. The reception accorded our special com missioner was most cordial, and he was Even every reasonable assurance that the United States would receive a consid- aratlon commensurate with the propor tions of our exhibit. The report o f the special commissioner ** to the magnitude o f the coming expo sition and the demand for space for Amer ican exhibits supplies new arguments for * liberal and judicious appropriation by congress to the end that an exh ibit fairly representative o f the industries and re source* o f our country may be made In *n exposition which will illustrate the Jorld s progress during the 19th century. Tn® exposition Is Intended to be the most Important and comprehensive of the long •eries o f international exhibitions of *hlrh our own at Chicago was a brilliant example, and it is desirable that the United States should make a worthy ex hibit o f Am erican genius and skill, and their unrivaled achievements in every oconch o f Industry. a The territory of Alaska requires the prompt and early attention of congress. The conditions now existing demand a material change in the laws relating to the territory. The great Influx of popula tion during the past summer and fall and the prospect of a still larger immigra tion in the spring will not permit us to longer neglect the extension of civil au thority within the territory or postpone the establishment of a more thorough government. A general system of public surveys has not yet been extended to Alaska, and all entries thus far made In that district are upon special surveys. The act of congress extending to Alaska the mining laws of the United Statesicon- tallied the reservation that it should not be construed to put In force the general land laws of the country. By an act approved March 3, 1891. au thority was given for entry of lands for townsUe purposes, and also for the pur chase of not exceeding 160 acres then or thereafter occupied for Pun l,'ses trade and manufacture. The pur pose of congress. as thus fa PYnres^ed has been that only HHch rights should apply to the territory as should be specifically he seen how much remains to be done for that vast remote, and yet promising por tion of our country. Special authority was * ‘ v* " * ° *h^ r t0 ident by the act approved July 24. 1® ; SEALIN G QUESTION. be I wee* te ireat. ating te I a pane*« sfactory >n. Thi* to medl. 'tight no I NEEDS OF ALASK A. Existing: Conditions Dem and Change In the Law s. S '’- . '. v ? .™ relief. ____________ INDIAN A F F A IR »- Mew R e s o .a t.o n . For aTnumber o f ye*™ « b” parent th at^»cond iU on " prrUory ndPf riPd tribes in th United State*. treaty P C ^ h J ^ o f 9Pif-government and with the rl* h t, „u white person* from 1 thP exclusion of w undergone so 1 within ti’ clr bordccs. b ave^ r ^ , s r ^ s , ‘ 5 s s s ■ s s - r s ;■ y r s ;« : li* . »• s s r * « * »«• 2 .s ifw S ”t « » S S t f s S a S s S s r a r t f - ^ have bc^i , pnterprt»e» *c «urn. o fJ J ^ H v . “¿ anJ Yet ,f’/ ! * lnPT h. d*velopm*nt p.oyed, capital In t coun- , ic 'c ’ ^ 'o d u c u v . land u.ey oc- 01 ^-r/without tltl# J® ^natevtr tn H * try. ciipT « nd ^ government J »» Tausend» no to I co the — n*tt°n* ®r_ chi dren who w er« of .chool a«*. * n IB jn the tern10* 7 ecnooi* ^ b°rn 0f the w the . *«e- bat th. down ot tbeéi * • • yon* a r« •*** W A SH IN G T O N C O U N T Y H A T C H E T . educaflo11 they get Is by private contrlbu- thJ nfS ° provi8ion tor the protection of he life or property of theae white citl- is made by the tribal governments renoru^1*» h" ^ ¡te r n a r y o f the Interior 1 I K H i lhat leadl“ K Indiana have ab- | 8urhed great tracts of land to the exclu- aion of the common people, and govern- I?r!.r,byi. Un lndUn ^ris'ocracy has been prauicaBy established, to the detriment of the people. It has been found Impos- s ble for the United States to keep its utizens out of the territory, and the eon- aitions contained in the treaties with th© nations have for the most part become impossible of execution. Friends of the Indians have long believed that the best interests of the Indians of the five civ!!- zed tribes would be found in American citizenship with all the rights and privi leges which belong to that condition. The Daw es Commission. i ®y Jectl°n 16 of the act o f March 3. the President was authorized to ap point three commissioners to enter into negotiations with the Cherokee, Choctaw, l-hickasaw, Muskogee (or Creek) and SemL i n nation8' commonly known as the five civilized tribes in the Indian territory. Briefly, the purpose of the negotiations was the extinguishment of the tribal title to any land within that territory, now held by any and all such nations or tribes, either by cession of the same or some part thtreof to the United States, or by allotment or by division of the same ln severalty among the Indians of such na tions or tribes respectively as may be en titled to the same, or by such other method as may be agreed upon between the several nations and tribes aforesaid or each of them with the United States, with a view to such an adjustment upon the basis of justice and equity us may, with the consent of the said nations of Indians so far as may be necessary, requisite and suitable, enable the ultimate creation o f a state or states of the Union which shall embrace the lands within said Indian ter ritory. The commission met much oppo sition from the beginning. The Indians were very slow to act and those in con trol manifested a decided disinclination to meet with favor the propositions sub mitted to them. More than three years ago the commission afTected an agreement with the Choctaw nation alone. The Chickasaws have refused to agree to its terms, and, as they have a common inter est with the Choctaws in the lands of said nations, the agreement with the latter nation could not have been made with out the consent of the former. April 23, 181)7, the commission effected an agree ment with both tribes—the Choctaws and Chickasaws. This agreement, it is under stood, has been ratified by the constituted authorities of the respective tribes or na tions or parties thereto, and only requires ratification by congress to make it bind ing. On the 27th of September, 1897, an agreement was effected with the Creek nation, but it is understood that the na tional council refused to ratify the same. Negotiations are yet to be had with the Cherokees, the most populous of the five civilized tribes, and wiih the Seminoles, the smallest in point of numbers and ter ritory. Tit© provision of the Indian appropria tion act approved June 10, 1896, makes It the duty of the commiss.on to investigate and determine the rights of applicants for citizenship in the five civilized tribes. The commission is at present engaged in this work among the tribes, and has made arrangements for taking the census of these people up to and including the 30th of the present month. Should the agreement between the Choc taws and Chickasaws be ratified by con gress and should the other tribes fail to make an agreement with the commission, then some legislation must be had by con gress which, while just and honorable to the Indians, shall be equitable to the white people who have settled upon these lands by invitation of the tribal nations. Hon. Henry L. Dawes, chairman of the commission, in a letter to the secretary of the interior under date of October 11, 1897, says: “ Individual ownership Is not In their (the commission’s) opinion absolutely es sential to any permanent improvement in conditions, and the lack of it is the root of nearly all the evils which have so grievously afflicted these people. A llo t ment by agreement is the only possible method, unless the United States courts are clothed with the authority to apportion the lands among the citizen Indians for whose use it was originally granted.” I concur with the secretary of the in terior that there can be no cure for the evils engendered by the perversion of these great trusts except by their resumption by the government which created them. I f no other or better bid Is made, this O REG O N STA TE NEW S. N O T ENOUGH FOR A L U *um is all that the government will re- 1 celv© on its claim o f nearly $13.000.000. I r le f R e vie w of the Week T h r o u g h o u t j Sc h Dalton Says M any K lo n d ik e * 1* The government has no information as to whether there will be other bidders or the Stato. W ill Bo D is a p p o in te d . another bid than the maximum aVnount j Salem has at last a chamber o f com herein stated. The question presented, Spokane, Deo. 6.— Jack Dalton and therefore, is whether the government merce organised and iu working order. his partner, J. M. Maloney, arrived shall, under the authority given ¡t by the The government improvement work here today. They are making a busi act o f March 23, 1894. purchase or redeem the roa3 in the event that a hid is not at Haiuion ha* stopped, the appropria ness trip to New Y’ ork. made by private parties covering the en tion having been fu lly exj>ended. “ The statement that Klondike m in tire government claim. ers w ill starve is much overdrawn,” To enable the government to bid at th© 1 An old-fashioned freight train ar- 1 “ The food supply is sale will require a deposit o f $900.000. as rived in Lukeview from the south last Dalton said. follows: In the government cause, $500,000. week. It consisted of 10 wagons and | short, but men w ill not die from hun and in each of the first mortgage causes. ger. They w ill suffer from short ra $300.000, and in the latter, the deposit j 32 horses. tions, and are sadly in need c ' relief.” must be in cash. Payments at the sale The entrauce to Coos bay harbor ia ‘ ‘How should relief be sent in?” are to be as follows: Upon acceptance marked by a new whistling buoy— j of the bid a sum which, with the amount • “ I would not care to say. M any placed tiiere by the lighthouse tender already deposited, shall equal 15 per cent foolish schemes are talked about. Sup of the bid. the balance in installments ifanzanita last week. plies should be sent to Dawson C ity, of 25 per cent, 30. 40 and 50 days after the During the recent heavy storms the but inexperienced men cannot laud confirmation of the sale. The lien on the Kansas Pacific, prior oyster beds at W illapa harlior were | them there.” to that of the government on July 30. buried in drifting sands until at least * ‘Do you expect much of a rush over 1897. principal and interest, amounted to h alf the crop w ill be lost. your trail?” $7.421.CCS 11. The government, therefore, The Baker-Canyon Telephone Com "T h e re w ill be rush ow every trail. should it become the highest bidder, will have to pay the amount of the first-mort pany now has the long-distance line Far too great Most of them w ill go gage lien. I believe that under the act between Baker City and the Grant straight to Dawson City, and then stark- of 1887 it has authority to do this, and for home again. Unless a man has In the absence of any action by con county town in working order. gress I shall direct the secretary of the Lyons’ broomhandle factory, in money to buy claims, he stands a poor treasury to make the necessary deposit, Coos county, shipped 40,000 of its best j show of getting anything in that vioin* as required by the court’s decree, to qualify as a bidder and to bid at the sale product to San Francisco last week. A ity. ” “ Where is the most promising ooun- a sum which will at least equal the prin portion of the consignment wilt 1* cipal of the debt due to the government, forwarded to Australia. try for prospecting?” but suggest, ln order to remove all con “ It is hard to say. There were re Captain Berry, the aged lighthouse troversy, that an amendment to the law be Immediately passed explicitly giving keeper at Port Angeles, died in the ports of strikes on tributaries o f tbo such powers and appropriating ln general Sisters' hospital at Port Townsend Stewart river, hut nothing remarkably terms whatever sum Is sufficient therefor. rich. Alm ost every Btory that has bean In so important a matter as the govern Sunday. He lias been keeper of the told o f Klondike has been exaggerated. ment becoming the probable owner o f the light at Angeles for the past 20 years. There is much gold np there, but n et railroad property, which it perforce must The farmers ,who supply the Coquille conduct and operate, I feel constrained enough for the thousands who are to lay before congress these facts for its creamery received 26>« cents a pound planning to g o .” consideration and action before the con for butter fat, delivered during Uoto- Mr. Daltou said that he did not Re summation of the sale. It is clear to my ber. Tw o thousand dollars was dis lieve there are over 2,000 men all told mind that the government should not tributed among those who supplied Hie permit the property to be sold at a price now in the Klondike region. which will yield less than one-half the creamery. “ There is no trouble,” be said, " i n principal o f its debt and less than one- A Polk county farmer has been ex getting down from the head of T eelin fifth of Its debt, principal and interest. I have been The government, rather than accept less perimenting with tobacco culture, and lake to Dawson City. than its claim, should become a bidder has been so successful tlsat cigars made over that portion o f the route.” and thereby the owner of the property, with tobacco grown by him are said to Kx)<erienced miners are gathering and I submit this to congress for action. be as good as the average cigar smoked CONGRESSIONAL L IU H A H Y . K ecoiiiiueiM ls T liu t G on «xreoi C on tin u e to D e v e lo p It. The congressional library, provided for by the act of congress approved April 17, 1896, has been completed and opened to the public. It should be a matter of con gratulation that through the foresight and munllicer.-e of congress the nation pos sesses this noble treasure-house of knowl edge. It Is earnestly to be hoped that, having done so much toward the cause of education, congress will continue to de velop the library In every phase of re search. to the end that it may not only be one of the most magnllicent, but among the richest and most beautiful libraries in the world. T H E C IV IL S E R V IC E . here to go over the inland ronte in tho spring. Dr. Hudgins, who is at T eelin lake, writes that the country there io excited over reports of rich strikes on the Hootalinqua. This stream is tbo outlet of Teslin lake. A D V IC E S FROM TH E NO RTH . Dyea Landowners Refused the H sllrs» < the Right of Way Victoria, B. C., Dec. 6.— The follow ing Alaskan advices were brought down on the steamer Corunna, wliioh arrived today from Juneau, Dyea »nd Skugwayt The Chilkoot Railroad & Transporta tion Company endeavored to build through the townsite of Dyea. They were resisted by a large force of men acting in the interest of Healy A W il son, the original locators of the town- site, who forced them to withdraw. Ia the melee a man named Peterson aoci- dentully shot himself, inflicting a i ous wound. In connection wl*h disputes over the ownership of the town- sites of Dyea and Skagway, United States Cammissioer Bmith has decided that an improved land and hold' it i f 1 shows a bona fide intention to prove it. 8te(>s have been taken for the or zation of a municipal government i Skagway. When Lake Bennett frose np, a n« her of loaded boats were caught in ice. Brooks’ pack train made its w ay i the W hite pass, last month, with thermometer 22 below zero. Bro says now that the trail is broken w ill keep it o|>en all winter. Captain A. F. Pendleton, of was a passenger on the Corunna. M claims to have located a large deposit! garnets on the Stiokeen, near Wrange). fo r F u r t h e r Improvement, W h l e h W i l l De Mnile. The Important branch of our govern ment known as the civil service, the prac tical improvement of which has long been a subject of earnest discussion, has of late years received Increased legislative and »xecutive approval. During the past few months, the service has been placed on a still firmer basis of business meth ods and personal merit. W hile the right of our veteran soldiers to reinstatement in deserving cases has been asserted, dis missals for merely political reasons have been carefully guarded against, the exam inations for admittance to the service enlarged and at the same time rendered less technical and more practical, and a distinct advance has been made by giving a hearing before dismissal upon all cases where Ineompetency Is charged or a de mand Is made for removal of officials ln any of the departments. This order has been made to give the ac cused his right to be heard without in any way impairing the power o f removal, which should always be exercised ln cases of Inefficiency or Incompetency, and which is one of the safeguards o f the civil ser vice reform system, preventing stagna tion and deadwood and keeping every The grain acreage in Jackson county employe keenly alive to the fact that se curity o f tenure depends not on favor, for tbe coining vear w ill in all lik eli but on his own tested and carefully hood suprass in extent any year in the watched record o f service. Much, of course, still remains to be accomplished history of Rogue river valley, and if before the system can be made reasonably conditions prove favorable, tbe greatest perfect for our needs. There are places number of bushels of grain in tbe h is A Fatal Wrook. now ln the classified service which ought tory of the county w ill be harvested in Minneapolis, Dec. 6.— A wreck Q U AR AN TIN E LAW S, to be exempted and others unclassified 1898. This, says the Tidings, is the ourred on the Great Northern r a l^ Appointment o f n IlnoterloloKlonl may properly be included. I shall not hes itate to exempt cases which 1 think have opinion of well-inform ed persons. this morning, near Durham, M o n t, UommlMNlon Also Recommended. been Improperly included ln the classified The The recent prevalence o f the yellow fever servlceor include those which, in my Judg During the last few months a Crook | the Blackfoot reservation. In a number o f cities and towns through ment. will best promote the public ser county lirm has purchased 16,000 head ' was the eastltound passenger, and out the South has resulted In much dis vice. The system has the approval of the being pulled by two engines, on ac turbance o f commerce and demonstrated people and it will be my endeavor to up of sheep, and are now handling about 22,000 head. They are all in their i of drifting snow. When nearing l the neceseity of such amendments to our hold and extend It. the engines suddenly left the track i quarantine laws as will make the regula I am forced by the length o f this mes winter range, and each flock is within tions o f the national quarantine authori The accideM sage to omit many Important reference* convenient distance of big stacks uf fell u|ion their sides. ties paramount. snpiKtsed to have been caused The secretary o f the treasury, ln that to affairs of the government with which hay, more than sufficient to oarry them hardest winter. The broken rail. Engineer W illiam C l portion of his report relating to the opera congress will have to deal at the present througli the session. They are fully discussed in the tion of the marine hospital service, calls sheep are all reported to be iu fine con- | of Kaiispel, was instantly killed. departmental reports, to all of which I Engineer Nelson, of Havre, had " attention to the defects ln the present dition and thriving. invite your earnest attention. quarantine laws, and recommends amend b*gs broken above the knee, and The estimates o f the expenses of the ments thereto which wiil give the treas- government by the several departments ’ Mr. and Mrs. E. T. A lbert oelebrated otherwise badly injured. The fire I ury department the requisite authority to should have your careful scrutiny. W hile their 60th wedding anniversary in were both hurt, but not seric I prevent the Invasion of epidemic diseases congress may find It an easy task to re from foreign countries, and In times of duce the expenses o f the government, it Salem Monday. They were married Three cars left the traok, but the Mr. sengers escaped with a shaking up. emergency, like that o f the past summer, should not encourage their Increase. at Wheeling, W . Va., in 1887. «fill add to the efficiency o f the sanitary These expenses will, in my Judgment, ad A lbert ii 82 years old, and Mrs. A lbert | measures for the protection of the people mit o f a decrease ln many branches of 8 L Utos Preparing for Trouble. A reception was held at their [ and at the same time prevent unnecessary thegovernment without injury to the pub Denver, Dec. 6.— A dispatoh restrictions of commerce. 1 concur In his lic service. It is a commanding duty to borne and a large number of friends j paid respects to the venerable couple. Meeker, Colo., says: Mailoarrfor ! recommendation. keep the appropriations within the re In further effect to prevent the Invasion ceipts o f the government and thus prevent The guests included seven children, be- ! sey came in from Range lick, in of the United States by yellow fever, the a deficit. W IL L IA M M c K lN L E Y . sides grandchildren and great grand- western part of this county, and importance o f the discovery of the exact Executive Mansion, Dec. 6, 1897. ports the Utss are gathering ahoat I ! children. cause o f the disease, which up to the place. Abont 40 Utea and 800 i present time has been undetermined, has The controversy between two quarrel been obvious, and to this end & systematic are on Douglass creek. They are i Prof. W alter T. Scheele, a scleatlat o f some memlters of the Vernonia church bacteriological investigation should be and say they came to hunt, and Rahway, N. J., has sounded what be made. I therefore recommend that con was submitted to a jury, or committee, gress authorize the appointment of a claims la the death knell o f the mos of church members. One of the mem* game wardens w ill not slop ths time. If the wardens attempt to i commission by the president to consist of quito, and It is to be hoped for the four expert bacteriologists, to be selected sake o f a long suffering people that bis bers was expelled. The other was cen them, the Indians will make troufa sured and rednoed from fu ll member- [ from the medical corps of the marine hos On th© Free List. pital service, one to be appointed from claim Is correct. Livin g as he does in ship to six months probation. It was | civil life, one from the medical corps of Now Jersey, famed In the funny papers ruled by the committee that no one in j New York, Dec. 6.— The th* army and one from the navy. as the home o f the largest and most T H E B O N D -A ID E D ROADS. To Proteet (h e Go vernm ent's Inter est In the K a n s a s Pacific. The Union Pacific railway, main line, wa* sold under decree o f the United States court for the district of Nebraska on November 1 and 2, this year. The amount due the government consisted of the principal of the subsidy bonds, 227.- 236.512, and the accrued Interest thereon, $31,211.711 75, making the total indebtedness |56.448,223 76. The bid at the sale covered th# first mortgage Hen and the entire mortgage claim o f the government (less interest). The sale o f the subsidized portion o f the Kansas Pacific line, upon which the g ov ernment hold* a second-mortgage lien, has been postponed at the Instance o f the government to December 16, 1897. The debt o f this division o f the Union P a cific railroad to the government. N ovem ber 3L 1897. was the principal o f the sub sidy bonds. M.303,00a, and the unpaid and accrued Interest, 36.626.690 33. making s total of 212.929.6M 33. The saie of this road was originally advertised for November I «. For the purpose of securing the most pubile notice of tb* event. It was post poned until December 16, and a second advertisement of tbo sale waa made. By th* doer** of th* court, the upset pries at the sale of th* Kansas Pacific most yield to th* government tb* sum of Room in Oregon. It is said that the next grand jury in Curry county w ill not meet until Sep tember next. I f this Is the case, it is apt to be a long time before the Van Pelts w ill have to answer the charge ol k illin g A . Coolidge. A drove of about 126 nice trim young mules, which had been bougi.i in Lake county, were secured at the low average price of $15 per head. Tlrey w ill be taken to Huntington and then shipped to the Kastern market. Joe Siver, who is making a tour ol the United Stutes from New York and return on a bicycle, was fined $10 in Harrisburg for riding on the Bidewalk. He was allowed to go on ooudition of his leaving the city at once. The checks for the second dividend declared by the controller of the cur rency in favor of the creditors of The Dalles National bank liave been re ceived by Receiver W ilson, and are ready for delivery to the owners. Tb e Albany iron works is a very busy place these days. The company shipped out 10 tons o f machinery last Friday, including a quartz m ill manu factured for Southern Oregon mines, and machinery for the ztate pumping station at Salem. One hundred and forty-four bales of hops, aggregating over 27,000 pounds, belonging to five growers in the vicinity of Laurel, were sold Monday for 111 cents per pound. Tuesday 48 bales, aggregating over 8,500 pounds, were sold to J. M. Russell & Co., for 1 1 ^ cents per pound. warlike members o f the mosquito tribe, he has had ample opportunity to study the Insects, and at the same time plen ty o f Incentive, In the shape o f attacks from the pests, to work toward their destruction. It la well known that mos quitoes breed on the surface o f the wa ter In swampy places, and the profes sor's Idea la to kill the eggs while etlll on the water and before they are hatch ed. To do tble he throws Into the w a ter a small quantity o f permanganate o f potash, and when this dissolves It Instantly destroys the life In all the eggs lying on the doctored water. H e baa made experiments in ble laboratory and found that with one email pinch o f permanganate he can kill nil the mosquitoes In n 1.000-gallon tank o f wnter. On this baats. be says, tw o or three ounces will be snflrlent tn treat a ten-acre area. I f the professor know* what be la talking about, the exter mination o f th* annoying insects should » a t be a very dlffleult matter. own way. rena « h the Nehalem valley is entitled to ] States board of general appraiser church membership unless he is imbued decided that nnder the Dingley with love and righteousness. act, imported calfskins, raw, are lie classified as nncured hides o f i The Eastern Oregon Sheep Associa which are subject to a duty o f 11 tion o f Baker C ity offers a reward of $1,000 for information that w ill lead cent ad valorem, but are w holly jnder empt from duty, and come ur to the arrest and conviction o f any per head of raw skins Included In 3 th a t son or persons found guilty o f w ilfn lly list. The decision ia im ports! injuring the sheep or property of any member of tbe association. And a fur shoe and leather manufacturer! ther reward o f $250 for information that w ill lead to the arrest ami convic tion of any person or person* gulity of robbing sheep cam|is the property of the members o f the association. More German Troops for C Berlin, Dec. 6.— The naval ment has sent instructions to dispatch 600 artillerymen guns and 1,000 marines to China. Messrs. Rioe, F lin t A Co. have Conntorfolt ailvor C. struck a vein in their Black Repub Washington, Deo. 6. — Tha lican tunnel, in Michael creek mining of a new oounterfeit $6 silver i district in Southern Oregon, showing of the seriea o f 16$1, w ith ths very promising ore containing gold and of Grant, is announced by ' oopper. No assays from this lowest secret service. Tha nota f level has been made. The third tun long nor aa wide as tha nel ia in 210 feet, and w ill be pushed parently it i* printed Iron some 60 feet further to orossont this by the photo-mechanical and another parallel vein farther in. is well executed, especially _ Promising ledges are being uncovered ing, aeal and entire back of in th* district. A number of placers General G rant’s portrait i a n running light from that in tha gennina.