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The German Vote. The New York World lias been inter viewing representative Germane in va rious parts of tbe coun'ry regarding (the attitude of that class of voters in tbe earning campaign. Tbe following replies came from Chi cago: George Meyer, editor of tbe Frei I'reea 1 believe that the majority of German American voters will vote lor Bryan and Stevenson, not because they are for 16 to 1 but because they believe that imperial' ism and trueiB are more Important issues just now than the money question!. You will find that Carl Bcburss will come out for Bryan tbie year. ' Christian Meyer, lawyer and member of the Chicago School Board I think tbat a very large percentage of the Ger man people Eee no barm in the silver plank of tbe democratic platform and will support tbat party because of its stand agduet imperialism. My state ment is based upon utterance! I bave beard from many people, including a number of republican?. Jacob logenthorn, lawyer, civil war veteran and chairman of an association of 340 German societies There will be a big landslide among tbe Germans to ward Bryan. Anti-militarism and mti eipansion are the leading issues. Tbe flirtations of our country with England during the past year oave estranged the Germans from the republican party. They do not like tbe attitude the govern ment baB assumed toward the Boers. Tbe Germans believe tbat tbie country ebould help to maintain ropublice wherever tbey exist. William Vocke, lawyer, republican etump speaker in pvary presidential cam paign since 1804 Tilings appear to be badly mixed. Some of my friends who bave always been republicans look upon tbe monetary ieBue as less perilous than the dangers ol Imperialism and militar ism. They do not approve ibe republi can policy of subjecting to our dominion Blandeof another hemisphere populated by a heterogeneous and semi-barbarous mass of people. Others still regard the silver craze as dangerous. I doubt whether any fairly correct prognostica tions can be uade just now. The following replies came from Iud lanapolis: Ferdinand Seineike, editor of the Ger man Telegraph The Germans are op posed to tbe new conquest policy of tbe republican party; they were the original anti-imperlaliBts. Ihey oppose militar ism, which receives the stanch Boppor of the large capitalists who control the McKinley party. They denounce Mc Kinley'e pro-Anglicnn policy, which the Boer question brought forth bo conspic uously. If the question of imperialism can be made the paramount issue, and the fear ol free coinage can be diBsipated a majority of the Germans will vote for Bryan.T Frniia T. lidenharter It is impossible (or any one to eponk (or tbe Germans as a class. There are ninny ainoug my ac quaintances who voted for McKinley in 189) on a:count of the money question, and who have not changed their views en that question, who will uot vote for him this year because of tbeir opposition to imperialism. Carl Scuuiz, I think, s j fairly representative of the sentiment among his countrymen a ml many oi theui will be influenced by his attitude All Soi ls. A permanent automobile exhibition has beeu opened in Berlin. Nearly nil the shoes worn In Japan are made of straw or wood. More than one third of a'l manufactur ed goods are in Frauce mnue by women. Ouly one-filth of the boys of India go to school, and only one tl(tecnlh ol the si rls. Electric power is being increasingly used on seme laro wastern farms for pumping. A shark recently caught nenr AnnapoliB had in its stomnch one leg of n pnir of trousers. Boats nro lo he propillod botwoen Day- Ion and Cincinnati nnd Dayton and To ledo by electricity on canals. The marriage license bureau of Phila delphia in Jinn issued 3,000 licenses, which is twice the usual monthly iseue. The total number of cattle in the world is estimated at 190.000,000. of which 44, 000,000 are in tho United States . Tho Oregoninn tusks: "We wonder whether our Bryan brothern will raise ex clamation against co opeiation between tho United States nnd Great Britain to prevent tho partition of Cli.na?" Bless your soul, no. As long ns tbe I'uitcd States md tiront Britain unite to provont tbe spread ofj.imperialism 'you '"Bryan bretliorn" will boartlly approve. It Is only when the United States nnd Great Britain form a socrct allianco by which the cordj of imperialism may he lengthen ed and strengthened, as in the case where the United States agreed that Great Britain should be unmolested in her scheme to extend tho bleisings of Imperial ism over fie South African republics, in retarn for which the United States wro to bo unmolested in her scheme to extend the blessings of imperialism over the Philippine and I'orto Kico islands, that your "Bryan brothern" raise exclamation Ksuch co-operation. A Striking Contrast. (By Jas.'Vreelman in the Exuminer.) If tbe theory of the democratic party that tbe Ameiican people love peace and loatbe militarism is right, the nomination of Mr. Stevenson for Vice- President was a wise act. If that theory ie wrong and tbe American people bave ready become enamored of war for its own sake, tbe democratic, party will be defeated anyhow. Mr. Stevenson elands for peace. Mr RooBevelt stands tor war. One is a ma ture, conservative statesman, tbe other is a young Rough Rider, who served as a soldier for three months, and apparently intends to use his soldier s coat as a po litical advertisement for tbe rest of bis life. Both parties acted with great deliber ation in the selection of tbeir candidates for Vice-President. Tbe nominations for President weie beyond the control of the two conven tions tbey were settled in advance on candidate being chosen by tbe trusts and syndicates and tbe other being the plain choice of the masses of bis party. It is in the choice of candidates for Vice President that we must look for the pres ent sentiment and policy of tbe average leadership in both parties. Tbe two candidates Stevenson and Roosevelt present a striking contrast. In presenting Mr. RooBevelt to the country as a candidate for Vice Presi dent against his protest the republi can party showed the courage of its be lief tbat the policy of imperialism, of subject colonies and of militarism, is a popular policy. It is a bold and brilliant stroke, No man who has studied the political conditions of the United States can deny that. The idea of placing a Rough Rider at tbe bead of the Senate tbe most august legislative body in the world implies the abandonment of a peaceful continental policy and tbe be ginning of an era of military conquest. It is certain that one party or tbe other is making a serlons mistake in its estimate of the present temper of the public opinion on this continent. Which partyibas read the Blgos of the tlmen correctly ? Ie the statesman's coat cr the Rough Rider's ceat the true sym bol of Americanism today? From the pnrelv Btrntegie standpoint ol vote getting all questions of principle aside there ie much to be said iu favor of the glittering policy adopted by Preai- dent McKinley and Mr. llanoa, the poll Cy of military force and national adven ture. That policy is thoroughly embod ied in Mr, Riosevelt. The last time but one I saw tbe exriiable young Governor of New York was In the camp of th First Cavalry betore tbe battle of Sant' ago. Alter giving me a drink of water out or a bucket which he held to his lips, he carefully asked about the impression made upon the people of tbe United States by the conduct of his regiment ?in the skirmish at La Guaeimas. He was as thirsty for glory as I waa for water. No man can blame him for that, and I ouly mention it as an indication of his character. lie said that be had resigned biB position as Aesietant Secretary ol the Navy because there was a greater chance for glory in the field . His soldier's coat had already become in bis mind a politi cal advertisement. Later on he got the full benefit of the advertisement, and wnsjelectoil Governotlof New York be fore the unreasoning and unreasouable war excitemoutbad died down. Hut the war in Cuba was a war for humanity, forced on the unwilling McKinley ad ministration by tho democratic party. That war is over. The war which is now draining tho country of its wealth and sending hundreds of our young men to die in Asia is a war lor the extension ol tiade. There is no spark ol humanity or morality in it. We shed the blood ol our owu soldiera for the sake of getting ,o ui .my dollars if we ever get them . RecJ Disgusted. St, Louis Republic; Much comment has beeii caused among Ropuhlicau leaders by tbe attitude as sumed by tornior (speaker l'hoimns B. Heed, who is now a resident of this ci'y toward the McKinley nnd Roosevelt tick et and the platform adopted by the Phil adelphia convention. Not only does Mr. Rocd decline to enthuse over the ticket and the platform, but he has expressed hia disgust with both, 11 ii criticisms of McKinley, whose backbone 'a likened unto cornstarch, and of Rooseve't, for Mr. Koed has a healthy contempt, bave been sarcastic m tho extreme. In one instance, at least, the former 3peakor has influenced the Income ol the Republican party A uiauw ho gave $1 ,0u) to the Republican c-tmpaigu fund four years ago line told bis Iriends he will give nothing this year, explaining that he is agreed with Mr. Reed that it would bo better for the country to elect .Bryan than It would to have another four years of Mc Klnloy "aad the parasites who are feed ing on bis bounty." Somo of ;Mr. Reed's observations are lid to.be very tart. "Why not," be has been quoted as having said regarding the Philadelphia convention, "why not nominate Roose velt tor the Presidency, with tbe Rough Riders as a platforre. It is true theiej ,rlough Riders did;not ride, because they lad Qfl horee, but wh at difl'erruce dees hat make?" Mr. Rucie ctpcKd to tbe policy o imperialism, at be as opposed (to tbe war against Spain. He predicted tba the war would leave In its train a nest, of scandals which would wreck the Re publican .'party, and he feels tbat bie prediction has been fulfilled. He is out of sympathy witbhis party, and it is common gossip in tbe financial district tbat Mr. Reed will not raiee a band this year to help the Republican ticket. He has talked pretty straight to manv of tbe most prominent financers of New York, telling Item tbey were loole to believe tbat Bryan stood fornarcby in 1896, or tbat the Democratic program tbis year is full of blood and red fire, II is remarks from time to time bave made a deep impression, SATURDAY WIGHT THOUGHTS Things are not yet complete in tbe world when it is impossible to know what ie going on in one of the biggest eitiea in tbe world. During the past week tbe woi Id has been awaiting anx iously news of a reliable character from Fekin, and numerous reports have been recaived but there is nothing tbat can be depended upon that gives facts later than July 4. There are rumors of a general massacre of every foreigner . in the city, and against this rumor are. reports that tbey were safe only a few days ago. As everyiuing comes! through Chinese au thority tbe public generally as if they was almoet'complete daknesBOn tbe verv important subject, V In the mean' time preparations for a great struggle between Ihe principal pow ers of the world and China are in pro gress and in two or three weeks there is liable to be one of tbe biggest wars in history set in motion. Then will come tbe tug of war as to arrangements, and perhaps eventually the division of spoils. V Several months ago tbe Boer war was to be ended in a tew days. Now it loose as far from a termination ss ever. Tbe Boers have been braced up by a few small victories, but there can be only one termination of the unequal struggle, that of the victory of the empire over the re public, the gaining of more gold mines and tho subjection of another people to imperialism, i. man must be blinded by partisanship and governed by pre judice who canfavor the defeat of the Boers in their etrugglo for liberty in a war justified by no circumstance from tbe beginning. The Democrat has seen a private let ter from the Philippines which shows in unmistakable terms the? unwise policy exercised in the eubjection of tbe Philip pine islands '.by force, the securing of a country and people ofjittlat value, who will be a continual sore under the saddle of our government, costing ub more in a year than are worth in a life timo, bring ing into our country n peoplo outside of oar constitution nnd establishing an im perial system that is foreign to our in s.ilutions. Can we afford to make the sacrifice. Ihe American loyal spirit is the oue that suggests the standing by tbe flag over the country we pt bjose nnd not capping it with a crown. We hear a good deal these days abou our poor crops. This applies to wheat, in tbe past t..e Btiuilo product of tho country, and the repot ts are oulv too true. But In the last tew years thore has been a rapid stride toward.dirorsfhd farming, and many farmers bave turned their at tention to other things than wheat nnd tbe result is that thny are bettor prepared iur emergencies, nnu nave something with which they cau meet the shortage. The farmer with cattle, sheep, goats and horses doesn't have lo raise a big wheat crop and received big pricos to get along. lie has other thlugB to help him out, Morelhan ever tho farmer will be impress ed with tho necessity of not depend, cig on any one thing ul on many. Such o'son though terrifically practical, in the long run may be of benefit to our people Let a youug man start on the down ward road and wbnt an eney trnck it is to slide on, Gewl.iz, how he goes, and how evoryhody is. on hand to help bun along. Just a little while and he la at ' the bot tom , without an item to show for the benefit received by the kiud of life he hnB lived. Start a'.raight and keep straight. Don't be sidetracked into wrong. Crook County people again have hopes of a IK. R. Tbe Journal saye: L. R. Lothrop, a veteran railroad engineer, from Taconia, nas in Pendleton July 19, with a company oi surveyors under his charge, having come from the Malheur country. There they havo been survey ing a line on tho Malheur river, begin ning nenr Vale, where tho canvon com mences. They ran to Malheur Like, far up in tho mountains. Tbe line followed the grade made manv vears aizo for tbe old Oregon Pacific, most of the old 'grad ing remaiuipg nnd some of it being in tact. In fact, the track is comDleto for several miles west from Ontario. It ie understood that the Lolbrop engineering party wee in tho field for the Oorvall:s A Eastern, which has been considering the advisability of extending its line from tbe E resent terminus to the boundary of astern Orjgon. Tbe road terminates now near the crest of the Cascades ranee. reaching there from the coaet. A new WHITE sewing machine, never used, at the Democrat othce, (or sale cheap. Try it. HOME AND ABROAD. Sherbet at the Elite tonight and to morrow, JO cents. Try it. S, W. Staver, of the old firm of Staver Walker, of Portland, died yesterday. River steamers now reach Halem with difficulty. Last year tbey rnn to Albany until August. Hod contracte are being filled in Mar ion county at 10 cents and 5 cents id- vance. Wbealdon At Wilson yesterday shipped tbeir threshing outfit to Idaho to use in the harvest fields there. It Is reported that four Albany stu dents will enter tbe state university next fall, good students and athletic yonn men. A. McMaster has purchased one hun dred acres of land near Lebanon and will move a creamery plant from Snohomish, Wash., there, and begin operations. In the game of base ball Saturday Al bany deieated CorvaKis 15 to 10. Albany baa not lost a game this season wonder when tbey will play Brownsville. Times. Any time. Put up or shut up. J. H. Penn, the postal clerk has a cherry tree at Yaquina, five years old. which he has named McKinley. It will probably be a dead tree by March 4. Threshers have agreed to charge 5 and o cents lor tnresning this year, an ad vance of one cent. Tbey report tbat they cannot threBh much more than half what tbey did last year. There was a little excitement last ev ening over a couple of eticks of crude sul phur received in this city from Portland by tbe wiong man. Nothing serious has nappenea yet irom it. The family of the late Martin Payne deBire to expreeB their sincere thanks to tweir menus tor many acts of kindness and sympitby during Ibe illness and alter tbe death of their husband and father. Here is tbe spirit of thn dav. Tho limes says: Peter Bither this week Dur- chaeed Bevon milk cowe and four calves irom Mr. wyatt, wbo resides near- Har riebnrg. Mr. Biiher will stock his farm and let others look after the matter of supplyiog the market with wheat. The Bteamer Eugene is aeain at the bottom of the river. It has had an iin and down experience, up and down the rivers isw nous ana inerv down to tne bottom and up a few times. It will eventually have to give it up. It is said the Ohinese pheasants are vety plentiful this vear. A farmer on the Mohawk eaye while mowing 1 ay the other day he spent half of his time kicking the pheasantB out of tho way of the sickle to prevent cuttine their hearts off and violating the game law. Eugene xvvgimer. The people of Linn countv should unite in building a wagon road into the Blue River mines. These mines nrnmiaa iu uccuujv Hmong me Desc on tne coast and an open door into them from Linn county will mean much to this conntv As a matter of fact it was through people iruui una county mac tney got meir start. Notwithstending tbe short crop there win ue a gooa utRi oi wneat narvested In Lunn county. Even at ton to fifteen bushels per acre for the fall tfheat and a little more for spring wheat there will be considerable. The average in many places in the east year after year is only bi or ueven ousueis. 5 An exciting affair in Lebanon was a Unlit between Dr. Foley, Lebanon's pio neer phjsician and Ue.pt Uoplan, whose store was recently destroyed by fire, over a diecusBion of the fire. Tne Dr. ie re ported to have come out on top, ho de clared tbe first time he was ever able to whip any one. But both paid a flee of f iu. Linn county has mado its first pay ment of the 1899 tax, Treasurer Miller having remitted $10,000. As there is over a million dollars lying idle in the state treasury tbis will reach the slate department in time to save any incon venience and just adds to the amount to lie idle for several mouths. The state will bo paid iu full sooner than it needs the money. The evilB that menace ub now are greater and more powerful tuan tbe United Suites han, nun it will take a man of supreme will to overcome them. Has not Mr. Bryan demonstrated that he has that ynnl qualification? You may disagree witb.his judgment, but is be not honest, firm and courageous to on extraordinary degree? And if so, is he not exactly the man the nation needs at tbis hour? Marion Leader (dem.) The democratic party was never before iu a belter position to wnge successful Dattlo. All it needs to uo is lo bold to American ideas and appeal to tbe pa triotism of the people. Aud the powers of evil and Mark Haunn Bball not prevail against it. Logansport Pharos (dem.) FrcshfruitG Always on band at F. H. Pteiffer's. ood variety in season. Lucious ripe C, e.: Stnw lerrituvtr day I'kow srii's, Sec d St We chip dried iieef to order n any quantity. C. E, Brownell. WATCH for th latest designs in Wa Paper, We have them. Every patter bright and new, in eluding prices. ' DUHKHAKT (X LRE. DONT OVERLOOK the fact that we have a complete Btock of tne latest shades and design in Wall Paper. Prices are right. Burkhart A Lee, Vanilla, " Strawberry, Banana, Chocolate Ice Cream At F.i U. Pfeiffei.s today. Peaches. For some fine Crawford peaches for canninr and table use, leave oiders with Van Riley at borne of Peter Riley, Will meet all prices. From Re ds rs orchard, Granger, Or. MISFITS. A faro bank was robbed at Truckee Calif., of $750. Robbers robbtd, dog eat dog. The Celestials are heap big liars. Bet ter not believe much that comes through a queu.i. TheDHKocBAT ie opposed to Nome fakes and all Kinds of fr.kes and fakers. No eigos of au opera bouse for next winter yet. It is time for eomelbingto drop. A newsboy was on tbe street last night yelling: "Evening Telegram, 40,000 rioxers killed." It fooled some people Wheat continues to get near the dollar mark. It has now dropped to 44 cents Eugene Register please copy. Tbe more coffee and sugar go up the 'ess Bhould go don n in order to get even with the trusts. Business must be poor in Salum for a business man there says he is having a vaca'iun all tbe time and doesn't need to go away. An illustrated paper puts anti-trust ns one of the burdens Bryan is carrying, indicating that tbe republican party is for ti e trt'sts, as it really is. The city editor of the Eugece Guard, a young man under thirty years of age, save it made him feel like the days of '60 when a circus passed thatcity in wagons. Just a year ago this month the great peace articles were adopted by the Hague conference, and then the slaugh ter began and imperialism rides mm pant. An awiul agony is on in Portland. The voting for a queen for thn big stroet fair has been begun. These contests for queena should be stopped by the state legislature in the interest ot sanity. The man with the "Uncle Josh" etoiy has reached Eugece, where he found twenty-four business men readv to in vest in the thin proposition. As Salem is the only greener town in Oregon he will probably be heard from next in that city. The worst kind of a fake ie reported by tbe Crook county Journal: A couple of men are "doing" tbis county by selling a catarrh care consist ing of a small battle containing a piece of Bponge saturated with ammonia, price $1.00; and in addition tbe purchaser is to receive 10'yards of dress goods to be sent through tbe mail. We advise our readers not to patronize tbem. The following from a McMiimville young man at Nome is a snmple of the letters that come from there: "Well, in the first place, I arrived nil O. K right side up with care and here I am in the land of the midnight sun and the land of gold, nit. 'lalk about a fake gold excitement tbis is a hot one a man can't make enough to keep himself warm. There was plentv of gold here on tho beach last year, but tuis year is int. This is the warmest town you ever Baw. About fifty thousand people and most of them living in tents', so you can imagine how it looks. It is ono solid mass of tents and people for over twenty miles. I nm working hard now to make enough, to get homo on don't know it 1 can mako It or not." A Myrtle Creek coirespondent of ihe Uoseburg Review says a good deal in a small space ns follows: It is gratifying to read of those Boer victories in South Africa. One cannot help hut admire the brave, Bturdy men who have so successfully hurled off the minions ot tyrannical England, The sun ot liberty baa burst through darker clouds than those which hover over the Boer repunhes. lorktown came after Valley home. It has cost England $300 000.0(30 and 30,000 soldiers to take those gold mines, anil thoy haven t a very Bate title yet. Verily, modern civilization ie Ireakish when a power like England will allow 60.000.000 of its subjects in India to starve, suffer, and din for want of bread, while it strives desperately to take under its protecting wing aou.uou dutch- men , who have bread and muBcle to spare and a fighting capacity uuBurpass ed in any age or clime. REL10IUUS. Baptist church: Tbe subject both morning and evening will be "The Moun tains of Scripture." Rev. Keunedy, ot California, will preach in tbe Congregational chuich to morrow, morning and evening. Regular services at the M. E. church South tomorrow morning and evening, Presbyterian church:" Morning wor ship at 10:30, subject of sermon, "The Propnete wbo Spake in tbe Name of the Lord." Sabbath school at 11 :45, Senior Endeavir at 6:45, evening worship at 7 -45. euoiect of et rmon, "Tbe Reward of Service ie More Service." A cordial In vitation to all the services is extended to all. ' r At the Christian chrrch at 11 a. m. to morrow the pastor will speak on the sub ject of "Assurance," and in the evening at 7:45 on tbe subject of "Sanctitica tion." .All are welcome. At the U, P. chorcb preaching by Kev. H. F. Wallace of Salem, in tbe morning nd by Rev. W. J. Gillespie o! Pennsyl vania in tbe evening. Other ecvievs as usual. Good Fighting. Chicago, July 25 A dispatch to the Record from Tien Tain, dated July 21, via Shanghai, saye: Today's perform-nce will break the backbone of the Chinese war party. At daylight . today the combined forces tnrned their attack upon the Cbinese left, which was penetrated. As the Rus sians failed to make a suitable bridge across the canal, the Chinese made smart counter a' tack on our right and left outposts. This was repelled by a handful of men, who fought with great bravery but with heavy casualties. No Americans were injured. Gaining Time, Londik, July 20. Mr. Conger's cable gram, the substance of which has been transmitted to the United States Secre tary of the Navy, liae increased the be lief in London that there is no hope for the foreign Legations in Pekin. and that tbe elaborate fabric of the dispatches which the Chinese are building to per suade tbe civilized world that the Minis ters are still alive is only intended to en able them to gain time to complete pre parations for warfare. From Conger. Washington, July 26. A message from Minister Conger, dated July 4 lias juBt been received. It says the Chi nese army was shelling the legation and determined o massacre al1 foreigners in Pekin. Relief must be sent at once or it will be too lat?. The message was re ceived and forwarded bv Captain Thom as, of the Brooklyn, at Tien Tsin. No Guns for China. Port Tow.nsend, July 25. Collector of Customs Huestis received instrnctions today from Secretary Uage to uae every precaution to prevent shipment of arms and ammunition to ."Asiatic ports from Puget Sound which may be used in Chi na to harm American residents there, and he is further instructed to detain all vessels about to clear for the Orient or islands of the Pacific with arms until Hia department can investigate. At Panama. New York. 'Julv 25. A 1ior,ntM. the Herald fioin Panama, dated July 24 Bays : ' fighting is now coin? on in th nni. skirts of this city. Large numbers.of the revolutionary forces reached tho suburbs early this evening and began a vigorous attack which is still in progress. Today's fighting followed an indecisive battle which lsted most of yesterday afternoon at La Boca, between the regu- .in auu .ivueig Gold Democrats. Indianapolis, July 25 By unanimous vote of the national ;committee of the National Democracy this afternoon, "the scheme of fusion with the anti-imperialist movement, originating with the re cent mass meeting at the PlazaJHotel in New York was defeated, as was also ;the plan to place a gold democratic ticket in the field this year. la TwoWeeks. London, July 27. All the powers ap peal for mediation but it seems that Lord Salisbury, the Premier, considered it was not even necessary to publish the fact tbatlthe appeal had been received. Witu tho report that thn nliioa .;il gin to advanne on Pekin in a fortnight, ... w. Aumirw oeymonr's visit of inspection to the YangtBe river, the ' icsiiug in mat no great time will e.apBe before mattnrs assumn n mm- .iann;t ouupe, The Situation. Washington, July 26. There were no developments today lo warrant the as sumption that there was the slightest improvement in the Chinese sstuation. Indeed, the general tenor of such news as found light was to add to the steady growing doubt as to the good faith of the Chinese government as manifested in Ub acts. New Orleau's Riot.. New Orleans, Juy 26. In the rioting of last night nnd today one negro was beaten to death, six were wounded so Dadly that their lives are despaired of, and about a Bcore of people, white and black, male and female, have been more or less seriously wounded. Disorderly note, following the disturbances of last night wore committed throughout the city today. A 'IV.,,... 1?: v- - .1 vi ii i ii e, Bucci.ey, Wash. July 27 2a, m. A fire which t.roko out about half a hour ago promises to destroy the greater portion of the town. It has gained such head way that the fire department is power- miEtR h, x nere was a panic in the hote'8 and dwelling houses when the fire was discovered. Good Man Dead. Portland, July 28. Erasmus D Shat tuck, Multnomah County's veteran Cir oult Judge, died at his home, 443 Fifty streej, corner of college, yesterday after- -noon, at 4 o'clock. For the past two years Judf.e Shattuck had been in bad health. Beforo he left the bench of De partment No. 1, which he occupied so long, hs was brpaking fast. Advancing age and overwork tinderiniued hie strong constitution. Until the past week he was not confined to ;hia bed. An Oregon Road Ashland.' July 26. At a directors meeting of the Oregon Midland raiiroad, held in this city, it wa voted to in crease the capital stock of the company to $3,000,000. The dir.ctors intimate that work is likely to bo begun at an early date on the line frooi Klamath Falls to connect with the (Southern Pa ciric. A Live Experience. Dr. E. A. McAl lister, of Eugene, has just returned from a bicycle trip to Florence. On reaching ten mile creek be rode into it. but tbe tide was coming up and there was quick sand a, the bottom and he came near be ing drowned, and it was only alter a desperate-effort he reached a drift with biB wheel. Resting on his wheel he wrote a note to his wife saying that bis body would be found in l e oed of the stream. He then gave out and reclining over hia wheel became unconnninna m n ..i t 11 o'clock at night after being in the creek five hours, near the boat u,H ot out in safety, - B. Sheriff Kelly, ol Wasco county, arrived in Albany this noon after Bun Farrell wanted there on the charge of the lar ceny of a watch. Sheriff McHargue turned him over to him at 3 o'clock for ois trip to t he Dalles.
