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Newspaper Page TextJ»-’ r • • * 7 -\Uk>U' WORK FOR THE RAILROAO8 4 oihj.tr h»n»lt» Review ef lb» I n|»er1«*i ll«|>|>*nlH|i **f tb» !*••! I ioim the Telegrepbl* 4 «11*4 ( u I hmuu Creck«ry is to I* a»ivan<w<t I d price be* 4Uir uf the new tariff. Mr« ILmgen. aged 7ft, was burned to death in tier home near Burlington, >»ka<it county. Wash. The July run of salmon. although la’*-, in premising well and the fisher no n <>n the lower Columbia are report ing large raichre. Tbe flax grown tor fitter un the Cor vallis college farm baa been ¡«<ili**»l. A portion of it attaimwl th« length of 63 h he«, while the average length IS a boat 40 tnchea. The fir»t mall for Cha Yukon valley under the new remtroct left Juneau July 18 in charge «( F W Hoyt* rar- ' rtrr It con si ate» I of 1,638 letter». !•«■ t h g an ace imulatinn from frat April. The treasury officiate have discovered a number uf jpuconsiatenoire in the naw tariff law. some <»f tl»e:n, it ia feared, it»> ¡»¡«aldenf reconciliation, It i» |x»itil ed out that »e. lion IM place« the duty on plum« at 3ft rente per tai« he I, and •ert i<in 3M file« the rate at 2 cent« per p.-Hid. Ah error in the paragraph re ferring to currant« *»• corrected in CkmfcreDte. lb- u-eiro of Germany to institute at l.»tr« » ran «»mtrel of Car«-« -k fir>an»re •‘ ill hamper» the settlement of the in- d< oiiitv que«tlon It is understood tl.-il the V<do-Lin*«a railway will lw I i triad to ’ I » Cliwk adiDi<»i«tration, with the stipulation that th*- same fa- 'diiie* eNall l*e granted to Turkey for the l ran sf* «ration of troops as are grant- ed to iifww. • \ lit; H< .i ft in Ottawa anr ’ ■ ’ ■ • t- it th«- Canadian government Las de- idol to imp’*« a royalty on all placer diggios on the Yukon in a* hl it ion to || .i rrgiatrat!<*n fre and $1 (Ki annual »*<«-*>>«m«nt. The royalty will be 10 I« t rant each on claims on which there 1« n output of 4 00 or Ire» monthly, and 30 jwr cent on every claim produc ing ata»vc that amount yearly. Hreides thia royalty, it him ta»rn decided in re gard to all future claims staked out «»n other streams or rivers, that every al- ternate claim should I m - the pr*»j«erty rd the government, and should !«• reserved L»r public purpoer# and «old or worked I i the g>■' <-t iiho'iit h»r th«’ I m - ih til uf the revenue of the Dominion. ; . • ' H ■ .<! ’ g at <'.»mpldrtori, C. H., «ail-I for th«' Arc- tie regions with Lieutenant Peary ami party on ta*ar*l. A A. Fischer, a German. aged 64. ta*eau«c of illd*» a!th am koi gas and do I in Han Francisco. He left a note «•king that th gas he consumed bo I 1 1.., Thoma» ItrnU rge. a welldigger, and William Butler, a veterinarian, well known in Wabash, hid., were drown«*! In the Mississippi river near th«* re Wb, d»’ fifth'J»g- Captain J T C Nash ha« l«ondcd the Golden Standard quart* mine owned by th«* Kuhl»« and Judg«* Wat •on, near Gold Hill in Jackson coun «y (Jr. The price it >00, The fund for the Omaha World'« fair m«w amounts t*> $100 l it, pul m private «utacriplion. The «late giv««s «nother $100,000 There will be no tixilb!« in swelling the «lock to $ftO0,« (H»O. That Japan will «vmtinue to <%¡ipnra» the Hawaiian annBiatimr treaty it a » I ' tl • ■ f ll«°«t li< A* from the Jap* ah*-- government, under -late of July |0, which it ho* made public for the fimt time. While couched in i-diic ami diplomatic language, th«* pr«tt*«i it *>• fit'’ic-ntly firm in tone to »Low that Japan will continue to wage a diplo miti* war, and p **iMy go furth«-r to pf’ V«-m the'onwutuination ot th« an- tie Mat ton jwd’ey. li< ■ «tit advice« frCHli Peru, which hive bsen confirmrw I by C. de Miranda, a |M*tro|cutn magnate now in San I » ì * iic !*<<», ríate that the wonderfully rich atnk«w r« |«»ri» d from th« (don- dyke r«gp»n have l«««cn totally ccli|*ol I i tabulo»« di»rx»vcric« of g<dd in that S.’Uth American republic. In an in- terv w Mr Miranda «ari that there no I nger teemed to I m * any »lotiht that the firm»»« Inca gold field«, which have I <n rom*|dcre>l a« myth« among the intelligent |»cople of Peru, have al latt l-wn d I »covered. Portland, Or . Aug. •« — Generul Agent K P Ol<r, of tlx Northern Pacific rwfrlgrrator-car «yatetn. wo in tlx city yawterday. lie baa ju*t male an citended tour ot the fruit and gram li*tri«t» of th« country tributary to th« Nortiiern Pacific’, ami had this to »ay «• the *ub)«» t ‘There will I* an enormous fruit ciol in the Nnake river valley, in the Yakima dUtrlct. and in th« Walla M alla district. 1 i fact, there will be a heavy crop wherever there i* an or chard in th« Northwest Th« (fraud Itself will «hip a large quantity. The |>ric«a ar« uniformly good, growers be ing omtent t<* g’ l <»n« tu <m« and a half rents net psr pound in the Ea*l«m mar beta **ln this cimnectian I <>le«rved a very noteworthy fart, that is, th« im- tnriiwv shipment of g'een fruit and vegetables to Alaska One firm ha» a standing order Uistiip every thing in this line that will, in their opinion, stan I th« trip. That’s a pret ty g*of »rnicr. M'-at Alaska tw«al» have ci>»l»l •l<»r*#gc fa- itlltie*. and could U»r more, for ths demand is surprising It is a fart that two rents a p»»tind i« netted to the grower Of» fr»*»h fruit S«tH to Alaska, ami. now that thia mining excitement is rushing such nntabwrs <»f jMMipl« Into that region, it I» ««»y to f«>r*w a great an) growing market fur th« gr«««» *n l drie>l fruit and vegetable produrta of the Northwest •‘Th« grain crop Is everywhere m«*»t promising M ith the a ltan» ii g pr»<M for wheat, this will I«* a lutnner tear li..• anual» <»f th« gram in histry I was »urprise-i to find that over in the Hpragu« and lUlsvilir r«gl m the wheat crop w«» evsn better than in th« Pa louse *' Traveling F’»- gbt Ag*'tit Havag^, of th« Omaha Im«, who Just return«*! from th** M'ashmgtim fruit ami grain country, alw» « a J» that no d*wri pt ion of toe . rop «»uti«M*k this year can b« too glowing. RtTURNLD YUKONER ROBBED »taried <» m I I" I»« M«W 1 wrb IS««» I p hj 1 l»»»ge •«<! W •• llahfai to l»e docked and No dock in thia country 1» U hen (’«dlector of Cnwtom« Bidwell of New V«»rk made the formal an- nouncecnent that duties in the Dingley r^t«'* would l«e cad Ice ted on good* en- teied *'U the «lay tho tarifT bill p«,»*ed, many p otevta were at on»*« file»I by im- porters of good« entering on that day. The duliea umler the now tariff on the g.M»l* «>n lhe*c VfMmela amounted to about $*.HM>,000. Umler the Wil»«»n t.»’i(T the dutte« would have amounted U> vluul $600,000. THE KILLEO New York. July 80 —A special to the Herald from Hio *1« Janeiro says information has rea<*hel that city that more than 8.000 »»Idler« have hern kill«*! in a big battle near the sit« of Canwloa. Th« fanatxw. numbering tn<wv than 10.000 men. all well arm «»I. atta» kt*l lb« government troop« Whole brigs-be of the mbher« were swept down ami <l«»trwy*l. trample*I under fr»t aa th« victorious fanatic« with wild, hoarw sh«»’Us *»f triumph pa*»**I over them The full extent of the Ins« ot life can not be U>LL There la no r»*as»mahle *L»u>»t. however, that the I cmmi in killed on l»»tn snlrs is m*«re than 8,000. Put mil« the grvMind arouml Cuna*h»« is strewn with the dead an«! »lying The g*>\eminent troopa were «ruujpcUr»! to Ira1»»’ their dead t»n the field and fire to •ave themselves friHi» complete destruc tion by the avalan« he of fanali»« Whet the report «*f the awful battl« reached Rio de Janeiro, it was .xmsid- cred by the president an»l mim»trv, and it was derbfrd to ««nd ibr minister *»f war to the am« next week with 4 OOO m«n, who are now gathering- They will carry with them a great •ihoaiit oi Ammunition, an-l will ««»• *!eav<»r to dislodge tlx fanatics from t)«e positions they how h«>l»l. Fighting has lieen in progress at Cana'b* tor several wr*ks In the meantime, while the fanatics fotrght a|q*ar«ntly with little heart, they have b»-«n gathering their torcr* from all dirvctnms. The rr«ult Was th«* final atta< k on the government troop« which led fr sm h aw fill r* suits. THE COAL OPERATORS Ila«* 4 «•n«lu»i*»i 1 l»»lr 4 <>nf*r»t«re tfl*» !•» I**)« Work. Pittsburg. July 80.—The "true nm formity" conference <»f r«»-al operators of the Pittsburg district concluded its work tonight at U 15. after a two «lavs’ »-«non at < !*»*«* and |w*r»istmt work. The 2^ «Ttiufis of the uniformity agr*-«tiiej)t were thoroughly disromed •«1<I adopted section by »e» lion. The I»* mi of feeling prevailed throughout the nmeling. The agn*rment, as adopted provide« for cash payment of wages, 3.(MM> |»»un<ls to the ton, check weight men in the tipples. Dimer* to be rrcdite.1 with th«* full quantity of coal oontain«**! in the mine car, addition of com|«any store*. n*ni’ monthly p«v»!ays, unif«»rm pri<*e of pick mining in the thin and thnk veitj dislf.'cts, and s»*r«‘vns not exceeding one ami one-half mche**. It «¡so provide» that in • »*«• of the viola tion of the t**rms of the agreement, .» penalty of 10 cents ¡a*r ton on the total output <»f coal miii*»l by th»* violator will be rhargnd, which penalty i* to be j»ahl to a com mine iot», subject tn th«* right of either arbitration or Mp|M-al. Saul penalty, when col|e<'teil, is to la* <iistribiil«-»l among the signer* of th«* agreement pro rata in proportion to the totai amount of output made by thvig «luring the y«*ar. New York, Aug. 3.—The World say* Henry Gaiiidicr, 86 year# of age, was found in this city un<’un«<*tous an I bl«**ling from a wound in his bead. t'lUaen» pick«*! him up an»! earn«*! him to a s»ika»n Ills skull is probably . ; - . I !♦ ’ *•,' | I I N big brother Phillip, of Lacotiia, N. IL, asking him to juih him at on»*. Gauldler *ai l be was dir* t from the ! C|<»ndvk«, having left I>a**>n City June 1«. He c»ih» on the strsmer 1 • »j.d tn«- h»*«t »‘c.inoT down. U b«n he arrived in New York he went to the Manhattan hotel. He ha*I a re ceipt for $*O0 d<»J»i«it«d with lb« clerk I With $200 he start«*! out to do the town. He is not quite clear as to how be reached Harlem, or how hs g«»t to uber« he was found, but !»« bad l»««ti robbed of th« greater {»art of his 'money Wl I frbfr in NO) A NEW ISSUE. the h»«pital tic said: “I wlsl/1 had had ‘Old Betsy’ With l. ( . .,t ll « It «* I i> II * • < ) .*Oi«r <1 I 4 I III * r ., h.« in»’ when tli*»*«’ ruffians atl^rkc-i me." the I' mm I >lur % rara. H« went to the Clondyge a year ago Washington, July 80.—state *l«f«art- He Mopped al Junea and went thi’ine to Dttminion creek. I!»* locate«! »<-v- ment officials say thkt no new num«* is cral valuable claim*. The stories trdd, presented by the aciaure of Palmyra i < -.»id. «»f th«’ fi.»ds in that ♦” ti"»i d » island by the British, reporte»! aoim* not b»v!n to tell the truth. He tefuaod day« ago by an in tuning ves».**|. for to say ht«wr mu<h money be had (treat Britain had maintainv’l a claim brought back, but sai l it was not un to the island for the past nine yearn common to find a fortune in a few The island is said to I m * in th»* P*dy- ne»* i an group, and although Hawaii w eeka. “1 only left at ibis time because a has a*»«*rt«'<l a claim to ita our government ha» not ia-en strongly newcomer lob! me of my father's death I ran away from homi* am! have not iinprctas«d with th«* validity of the s«*<*n my |***oplc in 20 years Knowing claim. Meanwhile the British, it is said, tlial 1 ha*l a rich find an ! wishing to •hare It with my people, 1 < amc back n«»t only have «*-eri*’ l a claim to it, to gt l my brother to go with me. 11« but have actually occupie*! th«* ialand hi view of the will fin»! our « iaims in g«M»l hands with (or some yuarw | v»t. prol-ahle annexation of Hawaii by the gold ready to l»e picked up." Gatildier's story s*?*-ma t*» I m * verified Unite* I States, the matter will doubt- by paper« found in !>»» jo kdi, includ leas runaive ch»«»* attention in the future al lh% hamln of the stale department, ing a nnmt>cr on the bank» of the Yu kou a receipt !<»r a berth on the steam but it is not expected that the nul<j«*ct er Portland snd the bat mark of a will prove to I»* difih'iilt of adjustment, tradesman in Seattle. If h»s skull is particularly in view of the fart, a* not frac'tur»**! he may !»•• aid«* to leave ntut«**l by naval <ifllc«’rn, that Palmyra island in nothing more than a barren the hospital StMlII. rt«*k in the Pacific, distant 1,000 mil»*« from Hawaii. I*lr«4«« Ara Fa«r«4l Washington, Aug 2.-—Tl»« sti'amcr A lt»«l Tram W r*. h. Portland, which >» exp«* ted to leave Reno, July 30 —-One of the worst Hl. Michaels about Miplember l&, will, it >s said, have on boar»i gobi from the wrec ks in the history of the road oc Alaskan g dd f «-Ids valuer! at $4,000.- curred this morning six miles w«-«t of (MM) P B Wear«, of Chicago, preai- Rem». The rood is strewn with debris .Irnt of tl .*• North American lran»|*or- of baggage, express and mall-earw. re Theie are tation A Tr.i ling Company, has adv uh - I <luce«I to kindling w«a»l. the treasury »irj artmerit that lie fear« no fatalities, except that of six In an attempt will I m - ma«le by pirate» to diana, who were riding on the blind Nine other imliaus Were capture the cargo and has asked that Lagg *ge. injure»!. Fireman Rollins was thrown the government detail a revenu« cutter to convoy the portlaml out *«f B« bring from the engine, and sustained consid erable injury. Mail (’larks George W. tea This request has been grant«*! Th« r«v«nu** cutler B--ar and p«»*»ibly O'Brien and K A. R« n * s V»ea|»ed With a Wells-Fargo's mtiger, one or two other« will convoy the Purt- few «‘Uta J. J Burke, wa« badly bruise*!. The kml. wreck was proliably *au»r*l by the < « • m 4«II« h My«ler, . spreading of the rails. Vancouver, B (’ , Aug 3. — l^tst M»*r* Mini»* < lo*r»| |> hwh . Sunday a resident name.! smith, while fishing with his son on How« s*»und Columbus, <>., July 30.— Fred D»l- found on Ibnl’s is!an<! the beadles« ches, of the national executive cotuinit- body of what *| |-«-arrd to t*e an Indian t«*er wire«! th« national headquart« rs woman. Though the flesh wa« nearly of the mmem’ union that the >ugar ail gone, th« loir which was lying in Creek. .M Dmald, Turkey Knob and a can»«, cannot have Iw-en lher« long, Dunlop mine* have ch»**»l <|own by n a« a shawl and other clothing wa» in a vote of th« miners at a mass meeting /'M»l stal««d preservation. The |<>hve in the n«*w river district. ire DOW investigating I e 0 h«M>ncr Norma arrived at Hon olulu from the Hou th wottn the 15th. U hilr* the V4MMM’| wa» « ruiting on th« b ng Vol ag«* Captain Kowrhill •<-< tired • uflh lent evidwnew to warrant the l»e- h f that I ugland liaa bt«rn taking for mal po-*«--«ion of a nuntwr of «mall, frtde idanda in that portion of th« globe, without «topping to inquire who the owner* might I* There are many l.igtMin Nland« that are very fertile, 1 ut uiiinhabited. The*« ar« now t»e- ing brought under cultivation for Kn- gliah companies, who are planting «««».»nut gr»«vea an<l other tropical fro la for th« elport trade i * recent appointment of T. V. I* idrrly h * commiaainner-generaI of I abwrvr kt a <11* |tnrw»«l immigration ha» l*ren *ign«d by the San Frau' iwx». July 81.* While dip P ’-«idcnt. Mr Powderly'« nomina- lion tn the oflbwi failed of confirmation ping lumber at the North beach creo- In the wenatc twwauae of th« oppfHHtion «ole works t«»lay, J Merna, a laborer, fell into a vat of boiling crenmte and of I J«»r orgiintations. After having ac<v»mph«hcd one of the was so ba»lly burned that hi« Ilf« is m *t trnmrkable and peri Iona trip* ever «lea|*airod of. r- . ?d--d in the marine history of the New York, July 31 —The Herald’s F.icifi CMtaM. th« little »tern wheel st*-imer II <*. (Ira«ly, Captain Ihumy, ix»rre»{*»n«lrnt in Han Halva«lor savs rh'.iniol through the Golden Gate ami that Oil«» Munvhin«y«-r, United Mates consul in San Salvador, has committed do k« «l at Man Franciaoo. T! c big battlvabip Indiana i« to be su icnle. »ent to cl«« «**1 THOUSAND F«e Mlles AsweeC Caws4»s r>»«4 a«6 Ikying Ar* Str*vw. Dig Grata *»»a Frail < »•?* Ka«4 •< € «•< SCIO .........................................OSBUOS e—— - t s THREE TarlF Rill rrlMl»g. Washington, July 8!. — The fir«! <*opies of the tariff art in law form fot rlrrulatinn have i»-en received at ths d«*’ument-rooms of th«* senate «mi house. T)»e law makvs a pamphh t <»f 70 jag* • Member» of the bouse will have 2ft,000, senator« 10,000 au»i the senate commit tee on finance* 1,5.000 copies, f«»r «listri- bution. making .’>0,000 in all to be cir culated by rongrt-sw. Wr-yl»r to Tabs Hi* t'lrl«l. Havana, July 3U.—('aptaiti-G«*i»rral Weylvr. it is announced, will take the field in a few day# t«> ¡»ersonally «lire* t military operations in the Havana pro vince against several ban»!-* of in»«ir* gents from ftO to 100 strong. This step is due to an attempt on the jxtri of these Latnls to unite. A Hill (N II I man has eaten noth ing but milk, graham rolls and wheat biscuit fur 20 years. Civil Serwle« Hui**«. Washington. July 80. —president Me- Kinl*y ha* pr»»mnlgtt**l the following in»|«»rlant aiuen»linenui in civii «rrvi»e rule No. 3: "No removal shall I m * made from any position subjo* t !*• own- petitive examination, «x«epc for just <*ause an»l upon written charge« filed with the brad of the department or other appointing officer, and of which the accused shall have full not be and an op|»»rtuniiy to make defence." The United Brethren conference in Chicago has a penny saving* t»ank ln»bana has refused th« request of many L»r ach«»»! children, inaugurate»! Ly the women to strike out th« word "ubry** Civic Federation. lu th* marriage servK«. SESSION'S WORK M Review ef Iba t.agivlallwe That Was AtX«w4«6 Ye United States Has Valid Claim by Right of Disoovery. AN AMERICAN LANOSO IN 1809 U m I tl»» Blrlliali *u •4'all»4 Orr Mpall**» • e»rt %»«•«•«I«*« |»1*4 Orrar I »III !••» «7 t *ar* | Amrflran loc<minthr« f««r Japan The only pic<w*e of general legisla tion enacted by this rongresa, except the tariff bill, are the law« f*» prevent ooiiismn« at «ra, ami to place in force regulations to prevent collisions In certain harbors, river* ami inland waters of the Unite*! Htat«-», and the bill authorising tbe president to «u«- peml discriminating du tire on foreign « «plain Hafrt»!«l al Large. vessel« and commerr*. The senate Huntington, W. Va, Aug. 3.—A re Dot being confine«! as to the «rope of it» port haa res«-hrt| here that f’aptain legislation dwelt upon a numtier of Im Jiatfiel.1, the notorious outlaw, firhl f«»r portant subjsK'ts, I m >tli tn «nd out of • uoTer, r«*apr»l from the Mtga jail SX«< utive session. One of th« s * wbn h this morning by < ailing Li« way out attract««! world wide atlentiun, was lhe A large reward is offrrel for him British arbitration trralv: r«j«*cted. Philadelphia, Aug. 2.—The Bawl« win Lio »mot ire works vnsterdav Imokt'd an or«ier for su iorxjm*’t ivr« lor Japan. Thia, with other order« makes a total of ftO for that rui| ire. Thirty have just been shlppe.|. Th« order juat re ceived i« for the Japanese government. Th« Hawaiian treaty of anrexatton Ln«fotifited by Preaident McKintey wa* •lili unacted upon when congress a-l- juurnwl. In opan sr«si«»n. after much «Irbate Tìi« «St mordi nary ««aaion of cor. grew« which has Juat cl<*««d was -.wllel by the aenate pa see* I ili» Cuban bri liger Preaidenl McKinley two day* after he rm*y resolution, a liankruptcy bill, in took th* oath of < tfi r on the step* of cluding bulb voluntary an«! invulun th« capítol It met in pnrsuan»*« to lary feature*, the ”(r<*« humea" bill But mm« of three important questions In» proclamation, at noon. March IA Ti»« «|*cial mrrra¿-~ tr*n»inltt«*l by re* wir rd <*M>nsl«|rraf loa tn the bouse. The following minor ami Joint reso him tu both houaea on the opening day was brief. Il expíame«! the deficiency lut t*»ns hr«'a me laws, managing tu re- in th« revenue«, reviewed the N nd «4|»r object i >n fren» any member; issues of the last a«! tn in 1st ration and Authorising ihr se«*relary of war Io urge*! ojngrv’i promptly to correct the r**«'4»iTe for instruction al the military then existing ix>n«!ili«>us by |w*» ng a academy al West Point Carina (inlier- tariff bill that w**uLI supply «triple rex, of >alvad«»r. rivenite, «upport th« government, aud T«» amend an act entitlwl, "An a«'t the Uquidato»!» of the public debt to previde fur tlie entry of lami 1D No other subject of legislation was (irrer county. Okla!o»ma, to give pref mentioned id the mesaage, and lhe rreixw* rights to settler* ami fur other tariff haa l>e»n the all absorbing feature purpose«.** apprev««*! January la. I»»07. of the session. The Republican mem Appropriaiing flu 000 not ri|*emird ber* of th« way* ami means <*onmiilt«*e for the relief of tbr .Mi»*i»«ip|*i river of th« prr-»’»!trg bona« l ai Lr«*n at fl-**i sufferer«, fur the ti«»»! sufferer» al work throughout th»« abort F-l Paau, Texas which endrj Ma h 4, givu»g .«» Auth» r-ireg foreign exhibitors at the an i prefxaríng the bill which was to be tran» Mississippi an I internal>«>nal ex- «ubmittrtl to the extra awniion« Three pMftttiun tu I«* b* l»l in < »ma!»» during day* after the s*^*sion O|>vnrd the tar ff IN, to bring tu the Unite*! Htatr* bill was re («irte I to lite hoya* by the L«reign la!-«>rers ft,un thrir counlrire ways ami means committee ami IS resiM-oiivrly, f«»r the purpuae of prepar day« later, Marc h Si. it p»ass«*! the ing fur ami making exhibits. T«» provole lor the immediate repair boas*, it went to th* senate, war re- ferr «^ i : fl? . . i of «Iry dock No. 3. al the New York th« Rr|>ubhcan rcemltrr of that com- navy yard. inittee sj<rnl a m«»n»‘ «ml three «laya Making appr»>priatioas far the im J ' 'm' í th*’ M ■- Pi'i r t » the amendments wL.<^we*« submiti«**! Tosujkkly '•*•?.■.•«» ui <; propria to th* renate May T, ami rxa- tly two ti « i fi t nm fl* al year «ud^ng Jun* month* later, July T, it ¡»aaM«l th« 30. 1887. Three bills authorising the eon «truc senate with 873 amendment*. Th« bill then w«-nt to cutif«*ren«e. t»on of l»ri«lgr* «rrus« the Pagri river, where after a 10 day«’ struggle, <»n in M treisaippl, the Kt. Ixniis river, l>e July 17, a <%>mpleto agreement was two n .Mimo* ta and Wt*<«<h<in, ar J reached by which th« «chato recvM^d AcrtwM tbs I’livh river in Tvnm sare. frem IN ame»- Im« » «• at I the ho .ae HOUSE COMMITTEES. from ft! I. Th«* other 343 were <*»»m- pr« t:' •' d 1 ! .- .. ufv n ; - ' l u is adopta»! by tiie house on July Itf, at th«« The Sstwr» t»f »he Me«» €i|«ee »he M<*al I mi |»«> r I a ti I flare« conclusion of 12 hourC <v*ntinoons d«*- New York, Aug 3 —A Herald sj«erial fr«»m Hashiugtott savs In M|*p«>rt «»f their claim to Palmyra island, which has !*<*n taken {»«Neaeion of by tin* British govemm*nt, the lamdufi auth«»r- ilia* refer to the fact that th« British flag waa Itoisird over th»« territory in |h** Even if th« «»Ifieial i*cord« <*f the Hawaiian government fall to sliow the till« of the Dde rnfjme to tbe i»lan*l. the I’ntiml Mlafrs 1« in a ti««n P* rat«* th* that the »»land Iwlong« to th»» government by virtue of dls**«*vf*ry by an American riti* *n. Thia fact is r«*cegttsar<d by th«« authori ties in an off!» igl publication which contains a reference to its dis- uvrry and the action of the British in placing their fi«g c»v«r it. The pu’du'ainm is the «tflleial «hrwAMions of th* hy»!ro- graphic offl* «if «pt<t Britain ia«t»«el by • U* 'ey island the volume "Palmyra w<^> diwov«r*d by Captain Raute, of the Amerimti thip Palmyra, in |k<>3, an«i to formally annexed t* Great Britain hy ('ommander V. h*»U*. Si M - * > •»'•, M‘.«' There were no in ha i»i la n ts on the island at the time of its annexation, although Mt-amr». Henderson and M» Farlan**. »•! New Zealand contemplated cultivating H.” A high ofllcia <»f lb*- »late »Lq ^rt ment «a»*l last night that an mvestigi bon regarding the right* of Hawaii and bate. The re(»»rt wav taken up in the (•real Britain to Palmyra islar I is now •mate July 20, and a«lopt«*l July 34 l*rii g made Th« tariff bill was signad by the pre»i >enat‘»r Morgan.'-f Alabama »• * I h« dent the «ame day. ( ongreas «li I not «levóte it* *« ** •<«» had no! rxamim*! mtn th«- question ol the validity of the Hawaiian till* ti mtirely to tl.«* tariff. Although it did Palmyra island, and wa« not prepare*) subordinate everything el«** to this «me The four appmpriali«(Hi bill* to express a defintir «»pini«»n <«n the measure. subjeet. Ototigh he was inclinr»! 1« which fade»! on .March 4 last. w*>u!d, in think it a matter of *«»nq»aralively themselves, haw compelled Preshlenl . * ’ » siuall importance Io the United Mill*’" ,M h •.• « :.•<•?»!;■■•. g • - • whether Great Britain ha-1 the islami •inn. even if lhe nec* t»»ity tor a revision Three or uot. on ««v'ouiit of its distance from of the tariff had not existed. apprvpiralion Lilis were th* sundry the United Htatea and Hawaii. The a< lion of Great Bntain in taking civil, the Agricultural, the Indian, «.ml Th«w Lilis | w »«.. m . i < h > of Palmyra it thi** time 1» the general deficiency. were iritrtdu'ami ;u*#r*l by the g«-iterally ri’ga’ b l ’¡» ’• a- » «’• ; her Jubilee year puilcy of strengthening house in the initial form in which they her military Im* *. Another step in el 1st««I at the time they (aibd of « a- i- ..«.”' ' < A , ' . that policy has la-en brought to the at tont ton <*f tl.* • •»• » ma r< port of ( ( mm » o I Milter, at Port BU m important particulars by the senate, ley. Falkland isles, who r«q<ort that ami wh*n they finally l***'am«* laws, •urvcy« ar-* in progr* *» at that point contained more or h*a new leg i* lat o *u The gen uii«h*r the dirrcti«'n ef < olomd L»wm, of interest an«! impurtance. of the royal engineers, for the *—tab eral deficiency bill carried a piotishm hshmeiit of a naval statnm and h»’* accepting th« invitation to take part in pital. Sinh a station at thia point, th«« Paris exposition in lUOO, and ap with repair «Imp» nn«l t«»rlifii’ati’»n» propriated $2ft,0(X) to defray prelim would be <»f the utmost importance to a inary expense*, and appr*>priatdl $iM),- British fi«*-*l cq*erathig in the Southern uoo for a new immigrant station al New York to replace the one dretruywl by Pacific. fire NEWS FROM AUSTRALIA By far the most important pi«*ce of new legislation in th« bill, however, Ab « of (hr 1»I m I Mti<l 4 <*n«i«'lH»n whs that limiting th« cost of armor plat«« of Uiirdrr.i f«<r »hr fi*’W bat! - . : •• 1 ■ • | " '• a t< : Kan Francisco, Aug. 2.—The «team •nd in «••»« of the seoretary of the navy ship Alameda arrived from Australian finding it im|*ossible to make contract* |M»rt* this morning via Kamouaml Hon- for armor within lhe price file»!, he was authorized Ly Uns prevision to olaln. The Alarnrda bring« from Sydi ey Like steps to establish a government paper* describing the trial an»! convic • »mor-plate factory of sufficient capa« In ex- ut ng tion of Butler, the murderer, who w is tty to mak«* th*« arm *r captured in .Han Fraticisoo and returned im* authority, be must prepare a de to Australia, ami who has dtM‘e Iwen scription and plans and «p«*»ufi« .ition» banged. Th” trial lasted three days, of the land, buildings am! machinery and m some resptM’t« was a**n**Ational. suitable for the fact* ry; advertise for When the pro-»«M*ution finished its c.i>»- proposal* ant) report to Cungrvre al it* Butler was asked if he had any thing to next »«•**>**n. In the Imitan bill, after a severe say. Ti ie munlerer was in a state of coll.ipsr apparently and the court ad- struggle in both houses, the question of settled by th«' fol J*»urn«»! until afternoon. H«* then in «ectarian school* low ««»no iiia»le a rambling statement to lowing leclaration of th* policy of the the rff»«t tliat in* ha*I starte«l for the government: “That lhe secretary of the interior miiivs with Weller at Weller’» solicita tion. On tlir way Weller acted qu»«,r- may make contract* with sectarian iy. an<l when he dteplaytd a pistol But •» hool*. apjoriu» riing as near as may l*r, ler thought Weiler was going to shoot the amount* oonlra«t*-l for among him. Itistea«!, however. Weller pla* e«t soliools of various <lem*minulioti* for the pistol tn Ins own ii«,a<! and w iieu the education of Indian pupils «luring Buller grahlssd it m an endeavor to the fir* .d year 1MVH, but shall onlv take it away tin* wea|s*n Was*iiseliargo>i make such contract* at su* h pla« re as Don-sectarian s **I h » o 1 m cannot I m * pro- ami Weller was «hot through tl»«* h- ad Butler said lie )ia»l used Weller’s pa vi«lc*l f««r such Imitan children, ami to |M-rs to enable him to ship as a sailor. an amount not exceeding 40 per «•ent The ra«e was then given tu liie jury, of tlie amouDt so used fur the !1 j * ca I year which «IrlilMrate*! for an huiir and 11 The question of opening to entry the twenty minute« hr fore bringing tu a gilsonite «lejosits in the Ciicitnpahgte Verdict of guilty. reservation was al»«» c«>mpr**mi*»-<l by opening such agricultural lan«l as have llnrhnim trr l»«<«rrtlng not breu allotted to the Unconquihgre Washington Aug 3.—The navy <le- Indians on April I, |MVN, to entry, hot (Ktrtmenl has felt the ei il effect«« of the reeerivng to th« United Htatea title to gold crafr. Ihr firm of Moran Brea . ail lamls containing gilsunile, asphalt located in Seattle, ia building the tor- or like su lístame«. pr«|o ls*at Rowan, an»! ha»l made g«Msl In the «undry civil bill the m«wt im pr«*gre*a until the Alaskan erwa»- wel m. portant new provision wa« that sus- Now they have informed the »|r|*art- pending the order of Fresh lent (’lev«- ment that «o many of their workmen ¡and. setting sanie about 31,000 acre* have dropj«r«l tlieir work to g«» to Alas as forret reservations. The law also ka that they are obliged to appeal to lnclu«les a general «’hern® ot legisla the navy *l«|*artmrnt f*«r an extension tion for tbe government and protection of time in which to complete the boat- for the forret reservation* of the coun The land office is receiving many ap- try. plicatloris fur copies of the public Ian«I The Republican leader* of the house laws by persons who profess their in d«ci<tod at the cq>rning of the sresiun tent ion of going to Alaska. The office to pursue a policy of inaction in or«'«’ La» i*een obhge*l to notify the appli to threw th« responsibility f«>r delay cant* that the land laws have not yet Ing tbe tariff bill u¡<on the senate, and been rxten<l<s*i to Alaska, though the therefor« the commit lees werw not an mineral laws apply. Dounced until the cl« mm * of the sre«ion, and only urgent matter« were otmsid I»rrree Fasaeg «»•» In Omaha «red. Fifty Ihotisaml dollar« were ap Omaha, Aug. 8.—Judge Raubora propriated lor th« relief of American I »a »•*** I on the «lecrer of sale In the Un citizens in Cuba at the «olicitation of ion P»« ifi’’ fore« hw»ure case this morn the president; $2<>0,000 wa « appropri ing II«* accrpte.| the Am«*» dr roe atr«| for th« relief uf the Mi««issip| I with but few correction«. Th«-re was a fl«ssl sufferers. »harp debate «»ver the government’s de A resolution wa* passed authorising cree, the attorneys for the reorganisa th« aacretary of the navy to transport tion committer <»bj«-» ting The upset supplies contribute*! for the relief of pm »• was place! al $fto,(XM).0<s), Judge the starving in India, and I >o.(MM) was (’ornish was ap|<>inte*l sjm *« tai master appropriated for the entertainment ami t«» conduct the «ale. He will fix the expenses of the delrgatre tu the uni «late later. versal ¡swtal (« ngr.sa. *1 Speaker Reed baa announced the Ldb’W lug hou»c <N>mrnitt»'«-« Tlie c« mu tn»Here <>n ways an«l means, ac count am! mileage were announce»! at the l*0ginmiig of lhe sreston The folio a mg are the chairmen ami the far \V« stern <xmgre«amet» given pl acre <»n the mors imi'Tlanl * ominitt» -•», ths 14! f 1 * I i !1 j, first. Foreign affair»—-Roi>ert Hid, of Il linois, Francis New lamls Nevada Appropriation»—Joseph G. Cannon, Illinois Judiciary — David H. Anderson, io W .1 Banking ami currency—-J«. mm *pH IL Wa 'a** k. .Ma*»»aci*v.»*-tts; F. <1 New- Ian !«, Nevada Coinage, weights and measure« — Chari**« MarwM*. I*enn»yIvarna. lriterstal«’ and foreign »«»mmercc— W. P. Hepburn, Iowa, A J Barham. ('alifornia River» ami barbun»—W. B lluoksr, New Y««rk. Agriculture—J H. Wadsworth, Nrw York, T. II Tongue, Orewon. Miltary affairs—J A. Hull, Iowa. Marcus Nmith, Arixona. Naval affairs — t’ A. B»mtrllc. Maine, > G llll!*»rn, California. Postotfi *re and |-->«tr*»a>l* — Fugenv J Is.’U-l, <'alifornia; H. B Ferguson. New M«-XI«’O. Public lands I. F I m « cv , Iowa, W. IL Fills, Otegun; J. II. la’Wis. Washington; .Marini* D»*vri«-*. (‘alitor niH, Mare is A Smith, Arizona. Indian affair»— J. A Gherman, New York, M. A >ruitb, Arizona. Territorh*«—W. K. Knox. Massa* chu»0iis; M A. Smith, Arizona. Public building» and grounds... D. K. Mercer, Nebraska; Hilboru, Call- torn ¡a. Pacific railmad»—Powers, Vermont. Invalid pemnon»—K-»y, New York, Castle, ( ahfornia. Imiuigrnt on and naturalisation — Lor<onxtt Samd»>fr»-d, Ohio. !*ai««>r — J J. Ga:«lner, New Jersey. Militia—B F. Marsh, Illinois. Minor rummitt*' * chairmen — Ek*»-- lions No. I, R Taylor, Ohio, N«». 2, Henry Johnson, Indiana, No 3, Jam*** A Walker, Virginia. t^-vrc ami itii|»ruvcment of Mi*"i» • ippi river—Richard Bartjuldt, Mis souri. I duration—G. A. Grow, Pennsyl vania. Merchant marine and fisheries—S F- Payne, New York Railway« and <ana,s—Charlre A (’bickering, New York. M t.'iufa utr< lo-orge W ti*n»h, Indiana. Minre and mining — (diaries IL (Irtwvenor, Ohio. Patents—J. N Di« ks, Pennsylvania Pension»—H ('. LudrDslager, New Jersey. Claims—C. N. Brumm, FrnnsyL Vania. War claims—T M Maher, PennsyL vania. Private land claim«—G W Smith, Illinois. District uf Columbia—J. W. Bale cock, Wisconsin. A I'rebably fatal (Jearrel. Bloomfield, III., July 37. — At Dres den, a little town ten miles cast of here, two brother«, Butler and Morton Record», becams engaged in a quarrel, am! Morton attacked Butler with a chair and was shut»! to sinks wlien Butler drew a revolver an«l shot him through the left lung. Buller «urren- • L*re<! him»«If to lhe aulhuritire. Mor ton will die. Fir« 4 •«*•««» a fanlr. P»iu< .th. Ky., July J7. — Ourinu a prriornta»'*« ol th« ’‘Xirw-ta of N pw York" at the ■iiiiimrr t'aaino thrat.'r laat night, which waa atten<le<i by about «00 l—'l'lr, Are broke out among the arenery, owing to a lamp exploding upon the atage. A panto enmcl. an<l men, women ami children fought fran tically for egrewa. Fortunately no fatal- itiea re«<ille<l, but a large numlter were burnml an.I eerioualy injurol >>y le-mg trample.! u|>m. A Resume of Events in the Northwest. ÍVIOtNCe OF STEADY GROWTH Dawe O«r Uath«r«S 1« Melgbberlag All th« T«was Si»»«» »•■I M«i«4 In All I u I m UI m «f lmprw«e* <>rvg«a. The Washington count* court is tie hating the question of building a county jail A new wheat warehouse ha« bren built at Mission tu take th«* pla><* of the one that burne»l recently. The «etimated sunt of money that has left Grant cutinty «luring the last year for be v« ire i» $4 >0 i TH« • -im wuubl give a bi ycle to about every twentieth voter. A brass «b«M» weighing I.HOfi pouii !• whs cast at the Astoria Iren work last w»M»k The shew» is to be put on the k»-vl uf the M«ii.lhH4 to I ' id «• poet, rudder and surew. Work 1» piling «ip «1 the Pendleton f«*um Iry so rapully that it ha« i»een found ncceareary to work night* A night forte has Iwn hired and in a few •lay« the hum of the machinery will !«* heard almost without creaaliuft in the «»tabllahmcnl. The citilen* ot Marehfield. Myrtle Point an«! other tow tut in C«*re iwmtity 4' ! ... ( <xpnHc i..n • -ff T1 r-- *. i- I *•-• i> a •*! '!.»«•« f ft ? «iigar, butter, egg* and fruit Jar», and steumefs and tram« wo«il»l come •»«• I g>* without replenishing tbe stock» of flour and sugar. Tl IC inh annual *wit«L»gue «nd guide- |w*>k of the state normal eL*h«a»l al Drain, in Dt»ugla«e « «>unty, L»» !»••**n | u‘ ¡•»h«’l. A L «' r- >d t!u- .»t * . not u«ually l"uml in a«i«*h ptlbl leal ion«, 1« tlie remark* ad»lrre»«*d to the differ ent cl a ««e», to thoee who el|«r. t t*» be- coin** pupil« to the ln»tru*,t«>r* and to th«* » h*w»l direc tor* throughout th*» state. The <kld Fellows hall In Pelidlrtoii is t>eihg move»! and the <t»nletils «»! tl»*» copper )*oi dcpuaitvd it» th«*«<*rncr «tone of the buil'ling May H, la’ll, have lw«’n rcmove-l. The arttcle« <MH»laili«*l in the l>*>x consist | rms l|u»lly of a numl*er *»f «t»ins, two husinere car»!«, s«’V*«ri I new«|Mpcr», a copy *»f the old constitu tion ,»i.d by « A ah I lb*’ ! li u . : v i • • » I of lot Livermore Th** r«’|»>rt of the offk i ll* of tho I..» Grande land district, which m> l<i«l*« Baker, Grant, Morrow, Umatilla, Union and Walloon *'«>untics *h»-w<* « total land «Urtw*** area In tbe •l««lrM*l of B.Mft.OOO >»• re«. •»( whn h t • 36(1 a< re» are reserved. 'J.HfO 423 a« r«e have I mm ’ ii *ii«|M»«EN| t»(f ieavtng -i total of > which 4,304.801 aerre «re **tirv»*yo*| . • 1 I , I . *> 6 I 4 «■ <■•* ' . - .i • . ■ Union county riiibra« * » a total land sur- f» . - . > •( ■ t •» res have ta-en dh*(Mw**-d of, hii *I there * i f which Mfi;,353 acres are »urveye«l and 4*vl.s.l.i a»’»»’» unsurvey*>l < >t the land in Union yet urtdt«p>«»d of, ’•» ¡»or « etil Ha timt*eri**L 30 per cent g’ax ing land, un i 5 per »«-nt farming land. »4 * • 1« I n g iixti. H T. Jones ha* I m *»* h twmlcred and has ac«ept«*»l the (»»»ilion of chief gram lna|W*«*U>3 fur H|»>kane. Th«* «alary is $ 1.200 a year. All arrangements have Iwen mad«* * y th«* Fishermen's Pmteitive A--*« i.i tion, on Gray'* harta*r. t«> run the can nery at Aberdeen this *«‘4>**m. Th« Whitman rran«* A»-«wiation Sailor«, at its first w«*ek, decided to Pullman. (minty Union V*t of < »Id SoLher» an I annual reunion I i»l meet nett y». ar in Tlie contra<*t fur revenue cutter sup- ¡die« fur the coining year h »• been awarded In tlie Adams H irdwate ( <>m- pany, of Port TuwnM’inl, say* the Leader. Ih-aL-»« are »»ffer-ng 82 c«-nta ,» im»hrl f> r wheat in Pomeruv, but there are few takers l hie farmer «•»)•! h u»nj bushel« at that figure, an I rett-ived |» » t d«»w n. One «»( the '•«•»tile banks is i«outng letters of credit available at Juneau, M M charls and (’in le <‘ity, Alaska, Fort t u laiiv and Dawson City, North west territory. Ti e Port Angelre «• h«*ol district has de- ided by • vole of five Io one |o v*|. idate Its «»»»«tandlng warrant indvbted- nrea, amounting to $IH.OUO, ia u«*«l in excrea of the legal limits. Th»* r»**eiV0r of tfie nail Work* al Fort T**wnseii | has |mslpon0*l the *alo of th«* g«M«ds and chattel« uf the w«>rks until Augu»t 24, at the request of a majority of the creditor«. The shipments of fruit from the ity of Walla Walla «luring tlie last four months have brought to that place $«&,<• Ooo in > ash, firing 40 |»rr rent mors than fur the tvurrre|M>miiiig period a year agu. Very few idle men are «-en on tlm slr«*«*ts *»f Walla Walla a* <*»»mpar«*«l with the numlMi*r there a week ag»>. Thoae w tiling tu Work se. ur.- I j«>to from lhe farmers, moat of whom are harvest« ing full blast. The lirrry*pickers around L»k»- What* corn arc bringing into M hatroin I‘»0 gallon»of wild bte klirrrtreevery night. Ono night last week 131 gallons we»« brought in The berries retail al 5Q cent« a gallon. A raft of 345,000 frrt of logs ha« l«rrri reccivtjd at Port Townsend Tl»« logs are to be rut into lumber and used in building a wharf that will I m * used in connection with the building of the fortifications at Marrewstom* point by the p4< ifl<- Bndge Company. Eva Jam**«, the 13 year-old giiI who • «»r<y kitol Kt»«U. New York. July 17.—Three lO knot was committed to jail al Colfax for *»«• •»» he- K«pl| »r» *fo|« uMiilcittpi of 4MH>rt in rr-fusuig to testify country for • South A merit sn govern against her father, who m «< • u -*d of ment. The order has been placed with assault upon her, was re I ch «n I from Jill the Ordnance Company of Bridgeport, last week and returne*! to her home on As II is Conn The destination of the craft is Akali flat, with her mother. said to be Argentina The t«»k of ob D«*l likely the daughter will testify taining a 40 knot »peed is rsckoned a against her father ami there tomg no herculean one If obtaine»! it will I m Other evidence, he will pn»i-ably 6« the highest for any water craft In ths dis* barge«! ami the case disiuisseil. wor hl. The directors *»f the Is* Rot Mining United State» ng**nt« liegln thia sum (kimpany have de- ided ti|M»n N<>rth|«»r| mer tu brand female seal«. Till« «¡«>11« as the site for the location uf th* cuua» th« pelt and will stop pelagic seahng. psny smelter.