, npHE u.f
; 1 rep.N
differs
'Ue News.
Id (Or.) man ie rilling tin
flagpoles for the Mid winter
) ThetTc
. 'tncient,
-ision relieves Colorado of
K for the issue of (400,000
wn Diego.
thirty miles below Eddy,
, npfctore have come across
'c ruins, and excavations
iad at once.
'-trie manufacturers of the Pa
awes L are perfecting an organi
ssign nures o( 75 per centoi the
.men of Western Washington
6dy 1 een secured,
lated'it Ban Diego that Mayor
has Obtained in the City" of
, m concession and large bonus for
Win-! r'lad across Lower Califor
irouil ban Kiego to Yuma.
tli4 wav east from Goler, the new
,Ustrtict in Kern county, Cal., to the
end of Death Valley the country
g prospected. Hundreds of men
jlerf1 over the region.
eit Lilli, of the Pacific Coast
, , jn of Fir Chiefs has issued a
" lesecondaiinualmeetingatSan
February to 9. Ex-Chief
a of Seattle is listed to read
"itj Council mi Traces' Council
-'!"Sft?tneproiosiuonoi me
numerceM) reduce munic-
tt per fltent. The citv s I
cut on March 1 . am eri the
Sletlltl
,!OX oew . . I
hfield raW went to pieces fit-
jiarsnneia , . , ,
' rnii on thecoast of llumboldt1
? tonUird of the rait was
raft was
iv. AIK'UV . . ,
.a huSSlttg VeaseiB, as iar ;
utter w jj, were notified of the
"y i-ting objects, many of
;one ashore. I
-ia (B. C.) dispatch says: I
ious cnaracter are current line of opportunity offered for pictur
I tLe0.bict 01 8'"uo' Fair'" esque and landscape effect, the like has
t fr- il T ,1, V . il
b' ouild the British Fa
aindt I!I!liloomer of Jackson
trilvfted for about t)8,000,
last rfountry. His bonds-1 ". me in lor tne allegorical lount
t.i ,ISK a strong legal right wn ia in place at the other, and the
"" every , ret nside, claiming
Vlir defaulter at the end
nous term a Treasurer, and '
tnty Court was cognizant of
ab uiai. uuic Diuuiuer
W". apprehended.
.-amroee, Ca) there has been died
tie bupenor Ccjurt a petition by
.tiiinty Treaenrer Apseph A. Lotz, ask
. mg that the trueteeAof the Leland Stan
ford (Jr.) University, -Mrs. Jane L. Stan
ford, individually and as executrix of
Leland Stanford's will and other legacies
under said will, be cited to appear and
snow cause why the tax on the amounts
of the collateral devises and bequests
provided lor in the will have not been
paid. This is the first case brought un
der the state inheritance tax law passed
Jaatjnarcn.
Arthur Dudley Vinton, attorney for
the Prescott and Arizona Central rail
road, has filed a petition for the appoint
ment of a receiver for the Atlantic and
Pacific railroad. The petition is verv
voluminous, and consists mostly of a
recital of the numerous suite which he
has instituted against the Atlantic and
Pacihc Company on behalf of the road
be represents, which quit business three
months ago. The petitioner incorporated
his disapproval of the appointment of
Kemhart and McCook as receivers oi the
Atchison Company. Beyond the hung
no action was taken on tne petition.
The net earnings of the Oregon Kail-
wav and Navigation according to the re
ports of the Union Pacific have for sev
eral years shown a deficiencv after pay
ing the 6 per cent stipulated1 in the lease
on tne uregon nan way ana navigation
stock, and it is not thought the deficiencv
can be overcome bv the receivers of the
Union Pacific The bondholders want
their interest, as is evidenced by the pe
tr on of the Farmers' Loan and Trust
' oany, the holder of a mortgage on
i property securing the bonds.
' istion- seetmnusceptible of three
- tons, either the stockholders will
ib wait for their returns or the
rt will have to order the deficiencv
deupont of the other funds of the
jiun i'acinc or else set asme tne lease,
wild the lease be set aside, it is said
) Oregon Railway and Navigation
aid go into the hands of a receiver,
jlroad men say this would result in a
vision ol rates.
Thefean Francisco Bridge Company
ule an assignment for the benefit
'tors. The failure was precipi
the loss of, the big raft of piers
cumvttiiv tneu w unng uown
a Ha
f.fib
riay. It broke up on the
Dolat county, ana became a
is believed, however, that
uhas assets sufficient to
S'hrs and resume business,
wfenment is really to gain
br.gnment was made to
a under the new law. He
y.eeper in charge ot the
in, He has nothing to do,
reajjy keep the property
more'" b 'ectd by the
Vreat ."'ut take place
''ng into11 """"
"iJ V clear to re
W of liabili-
THE MIDWINTER EXPOSITION.
Li" -
rWteklv Circular Letter-No. 7.)
The work of preparation for the Ex
position has now reached a point where
the aesthetic ideas of the management
are beginning to bear fruit. All the
main buildings are practically finished,
o far at the details of construction are
concerned, and now comes the matter
of decoration. Charles Graham, the
well-known artist better known, per
haps, in the Eo.it than in California on
the Harpers, and more recently with
the Columbian Exposition has been ap
pointed as director of color for the Mid
winter Exposition, and to him falls the
duty of superintending the decoration
of the Exposition buildings. There has
been made no effort in this connection
to pattern after the Columbian Exposi
tion. The term "White City" will
never be appropriately applied to this
Exposition. Mr. Graham's idea baa
been to let delicate tints predominate,
and to so distribute and arrange these
that the peculiar atmospheric effects of
the California climate shall be utilised
to enhance their harmony and increase
their beauty. Warm tones are not par
ticularly necessary in the decoration of
any group of buildings in this glorious
clim.it of California, and the darkness
of background afforded by the almost
black foliage is a magnificent setting
for the delicate tints which are to pre
vail.
Borne excellent effects have already
been partially produced on the main
buildings, although none of them are
yet to be seen in the fullness of perfec
tion. Thpre will hit a imut deal nf flrnld
in the scheme of color, although not
enough of it to give the architectural
tne llame of the -Golden Citv.
The iomm of Admim8tration tai,J.
" be heavily gilded, and the west-
mm mn atr kinir fll m thm wilt
. 7' -
undoubtedly play a very important part
" picturesqueness oi tne pano-
'oi jui. umuwu atYB iuju wmw
Mnn l t l l
of the buildings of this Exposition sur-
pass in perfection of detail and architeo-
tnral development the buildings of the
Columbian Exposition, and that in the
ver "een seen in any exposition.
The ornamentation of the ..grand
central conrt is also receiving a great
deal of attention just now. The elec
trical fountain is being installed in one
tcnlprnre will soon be ready to be put
in position. The electric tower has
reached a third of its height, and two
more weeks will tee it completed.
Eight or ten inches of rich loam has
been spread over the entire surface of
the grand plaza, and on it will be sown
the seed of the flowers and foliage
which are to make this the nKSt beau
tiful spot in all the beautiful Golden
Gate Park. There has already been
tranirplanted to this grand paraUaio
(ram a large .lumber of bamboo plants
and date palms that have been artisti
cally distributed, and nave made a
favorable impression on the public,
which warrants the assertion that the
picture to be presented within the lines
of the court, around which the main
buildings are situated, will be one of
surpassing loveliness. The Venetian
masts, several hundred in number,
which are to stand like a line of sol
diery around this court, are already in
position. These are to bear the flags of
all nations by day, and electric arc lights
at night; and between them the snn will
shine upon long lines of parti-colored
streamers, while the darkness of each
succeeding night will be relieved by
long lines of incandescent light and
fancy buttons in the development of
the carnival effects which have been
contemplated in this connection.
The work on the concessional build
ings is proceeding satisfactorily. The
exposition will be nearer ready on open
ing day than has been the case of any
large exposition in the history of the
world. Tb management of the Expo
sition are to le particularly congratu
lated on the fact that in the erection of
the 7(1 odd structures within the Expo
sition grounds, on which there has been
an aggregate expenditure of nearly
$1,000,00(1, there has, thus far, occurred
so labor trouble, no accidents, and sot
even an alarm of fire.
The programme for opening day has
sot yet been completed, but the cere
monies will be of a character to war
rant the nnbottling of all the enthusi
asm which Ban Francisco and the ad
joining cities and towns have been get-
ing np for this occasion. It took the
business men of ban Francisco a long
while to wake np to the importance of
this Exposition, but there is no longer
any room for criticism on this score,
and it is safe to say that when opening
day shall arrive the city will be more
gaily decorated and its inhabitants will
tnrn out more universally than on any
other occasion that has marked the his
tory of California.
A feature of the Exposition which has
now been fully developed ia that which
is to include the display of citrus fruit
from different parts of the state. There
are in the state two citrus fair associa
tions tliat of Southern California and
that of the Northern citrus counties.
Both these fain will be held this year
Eastem people to know that these grand
dkplayB of oranges and lemons are
inndt in the months of January aud
February. The niiiungeinent of the
state citrus t.'.ir northern district has
just announced its dates to be from Jau,
16 to Feb. 15, and thut of Southern
California will be on at the same time.
In addition to these citrus displays
Fresno county has completed arrange
ments to erect a model of her court
house to be constructed of oranges and
raisins, so thut Eastern visitors will see
more wonderful displays of the golden
fruit than has ever been aud else
where.
FKOM WASHINK'lUN .I1ITY.
Information has reached the 'lYcnxnrv
Department from the Appraiser of Jler
rhandise at the liort of Chicago that the
transportation companies have failed to
take away rapidly the portion ot mer
chandise at the World's Fair intended
for exportation : conseiiuentlv them are
now at least 20,000 packages lying in the
buildings, which cannot be removed bv
December ill. The Collector has accord
ingly asked that the time be extended
for holding the buildings as a construct
ive bonded warehouse, and the exposi
tion officials have agreed to nrovide suit-
able police supervision for the customs
interests during the period over which
tne customs control shall tie maintained
In consideration of these facts the Treaa.
ury Department has instructed the Col
lector to continue in control of the goods
referred to until further instructions are
given him. It is said this condition is
the result of bad faith on the part of the
railroad companies, who promised to re
turn the goods to the seaboard free if the
railroad charges were paid one wav. Now
n,a r.:. :.. .i: .
io wra mxv are uiuiuerent
to the matter, and are using their own
convenience and giving other freight
preference.
A subject which will receive some con
sideration at the hands of theCommittee
on Appropriations of the House at this
session ot congress is embodied in a bill
introduced by sayres, its Chairman, en
titled "a bill to repeal certain laws re
lating to permanentand indetinlteappro
priations." Bills havimr this oliiect in
view have appeared perennially during
ine pwsi ten years, dui tor various rea
sons have failed of enactment. The ob
ject of recalling these permanent annro
priations and havingCongress pass upon
matters covered by them each year in
that it will conduce to a more thoroiiuh
and careful examination of the items of
appropriation than are obtainable under
the present svstem bv which accounts
are audited and passed upon by account
ing omcers, and where no opportunity is
leu lor scrutiny oy tne congressional
committee. At the same time objection
is made airainst the cliamree nrorjosed bv
the bill because of the injustice that
would result to claimants entitled to the
amounts paid them under the present
avatum vritlmilt M-nn.u a
gressional legislation. The hill now be
fore the committee excludes from its
provisions the various laws therein spec
ified, including the sinking fund and
other appropriations under which
amounts to nianv million dollars, roiiidi
ly estimated at about one-third of the
total permanent appropriations, The
total annual permanent appropriations
for the fiscal year 1HIH were l Ki.444.li80,
and it is estimated for 18U5 at $101,074,
680. The committee has referred the
bill to Hecretary Carlisle for his views on
the cliangea proposed, and accounting
officers of the department will be asked
to submit their opinions before anv rec
ommendation is made in the matter by
uie necreiarv.
The air of mvsterv assumed bv tle
senate Committee on foreign Relations
in its Hawaiian investigation gives the
impression that Morgan's resolution,
under which the inquiry is held, is
merely a cloak for a much more impor
tant inquiry than any as to the alleged
irregularity ol our diplomatic relations
with those islands. There is reason for
believing that while presumably the
present quest is for information hearimr
upon the conduct of Stevens and Blount
there will be an effort at the same time
to obtain any Information which will in
the first place prove the capability of the
islands for self-government, and in the
second the desirability or otherwise of
annexing these islands at tome time in
the future. It is understood perfectly
by members of the committee wliomight
have these in view that there is no hone
of annexing the islands under the pres
ent administration, but those who favor
this disposition of the little kingdom do
not intend to be swerved from their pur
pose by the fact that one administration
is opposed to this course. Senator Mor
gan, Chairman of the committee, has
been scrupulously careful about ex press
ing opinions upon the Hawaiian ohm-
tion, or manifesting a disposition to do
or say anything which would appear
extra-judicial, but he is known to be a
firm believer in the wisdom of attaching
the islands to this country as a part of
it, just as Alaska is at present attached.
and the fact that he has very recently
introduced a bill in thetienate providing
a form of government for any acquired
territory lenus piausiuinty to the sup
position that he is lookimr forward to
possibilities far beyond anything in
cluded in the resolution unduiiivhich the
committee is authorized to conduct the
present hearing. As a plausible ex
planation of the origin of the bill, and
without some end like the acquisition of
Hawaii, it is difficult to find anv reason
for its ex istence. Those who know Mor
gan best say he is not the man to attempt
to secure legislation that would fit a sup
position. It would appear that when
tl.L immmiHao Mnnria ,t .ll fn ...
" V J. r- "i, mi ml lH
Mifrirnn vauf I "Y"' 'he character of the
report. smoothtFefago m uawontji with
which thev arjlthout sugar. UontlenWI
Minister ihurstj . -
have been heart Amii ck
of the present,' chop np green apples, raisins, bananas I
and the- I rnaninnnestosuit; stick
a'.ins
EASTERN ITEMS.
The Cnrhoimte nunp of. the Leadvillv
district is producing $10,iK0 wortli of
gold a day. j
There is in preparation a history ol
the World's Fair which will retail at $1,
000 per copy.
Four Duval (Tex.) train robbers have
been sentenced to thirty-five years in
the penitentiary.
It ie reported that John I). Rockefeller
has made another gilt of $1,000,000 to
the Chicago University,
It is believed the severance of theOnlf
system from the Union l'acitic was a
mistake in tne latter road.
Edward S. Stokes has lieen appointed
receiver of the Hotl'nian House itrl
other property belonging to bis estate.
The creditors of the Kentucky Malt
ing Company will get 25 cunts on the
dollar. Liabilities, $000,000; assets,
$180,000.
The Denver jury in the case of John
Shevnon against the estate of 1m daugh
ter, the late Countess Cassell, returned
a verdict for $28,000.
It iB asserted at the Treasnry Depart
ment that there will lie an immediate
and general shake-up of the officials of i
the iM'w ) ork custom-house.
The Boston Municipal Leaune, a non
partisan and non-sectarian Ixxly, which
will opHe bad nominations for munici
pal offices, has been organined.
f-nperiutendent Andrews of the insane
asylum at Buffalo lias declared Edward
M. Field, son of the late Cyrus W. Field,
sane, and he will lie taken back to New
York to stand trial.
Commissioner Thomas J, Dowling of
New York bureau of labor statistics hue
sent out 10,000 circulars to manufactur
ers with the intention of discovering the
cause of hard times.
Dr. F. A. Cook of Brooklvn, tiie eth
nologist who accompanied Lieutenant
reary to Greenland in 1801-2, is prepar
ing to explore the Antarctic continent or
archipelago next fall.
General Solicitor Thurston of the Union
Pacific says there s no truth in the re
port that the Union Pacific intends to
take steps to bring the Gulf road back
into the overland system.
Congressman Hilliorn has introduced
a bill to pension .Airs, Ldwaru Juiiger-
man of Kan Francisco, who. when 10
years of age, acted as nurse in General
Hooker's army at Gettysburg.
The Bourlwn distillers of Kentuckv
believe the liquor tax will be increased,
and ure prepariag to take advantage of
it. It will advance the price by 10 cents
a gallon of the entire stock on hand.
The Canadian Pacific will not auree to
restore transcontinental rates unless al
lowed a dillerential. The other lines
will not agree to this, and the prospect
of a war is growing stronger every day.
The annual report of the Ijike Shore
and .Michigan Southern for tile year end
ing De-ember III, 1811:1, shows net earn
ings of $l,ti24.7nU a decrease of $5,231.
The surplus is $280,7711, a decrease of
$10,.'3Z.
At a meeting of the Board of Directors
of the University of Chicago it was de
cided to locate the Yorkes Observatory
at Lake Geneva, Wis., and the construc
tion will commence as soon as the
weather permits.
It lias been decided that bond invest
ment companies can no louver do busi
ness legally in Texas, and State officials
have taken steps to prevent the transac
tion of business of such a character
within the State.
The grand jnrv at Dubuuiie. Ia.. has
returned twenty-eight indictments
against Van Leuven for pension frauds.
and other indictments were returned
against lira. Pegg and Kissel, members
ol the examining board.
An importing house at New York will
place California wines on the market
and' sell them on their merits. Hereto
fore it has not been an easv thing to pur
chase California clarets under their
proper names of vintages in that market.
Secretary Herbert has restored Com
modore Stanton to duty, and assigns him
to the command of the North Atlantic
squadron. The Secretary savs the de
partment never thought the Commodore
did an intentional wrong when he saluted
the flag of the insurgent De Mello at Rio
de Janeiro. His offense was an error of
judgment,
The reception to ex-President Harri
son at the Union League Club, Philadel
phia, was a success in every wav. Ken-
resentatives of everv class and both par
ties attended, and United States Sena
tors and Representatives, the Governor
and his executive stair and members of
the Legislature were among the 1,500
who paid their respects to the ex-President.
The Business Men's Convention at
Denver adopted a resolution that Colo
rado had almost entirely recovered from
the effect of the panic, and while the
State hod lieen grievously wounded by
the demonetization of silver, her other
resources, such as gold, coal and agri-
.iilture, were developing wonderfully,
W. T. itAl. Pmtdent.
J. L, COWAN, Trwaursr.
Famers' and Merchants' Insurance Gompanj
OF ALBANY, OREGON.
CAPITAL STOCK
Votb
them in dough.
and the calling together of the Leglsltt
tui e now would do more harm than good,
Ex-Secretary of the Navy Tracy uy
Unit in two yearn from now France unil
liussia will have llfty modern buttle
ships of 440,000 tons displucemeiit
atiainst tliirtv-onu of 1114,000 tons dis
placement for England. Ghidstnne in
Parliament spoke slurring!)' of Tracy's
opinion, but Tracy reiterates it and siivs
he Ixdieves the French battle ships su
perior to the English both in guns mid
armor.
A dinner was given to Robert Bonner
at New York, which furnished an oppor
nity for the presentation to Mr. Bonner
of a lieiiutiftil statuette of his mare Su
no), which was Ixnight with subscrip
tions of a large number of representa
tive breeders of "trotting horses for pre
sentation to Mr. Bonner in token of
their appreciation of his active efforts in
encouragement of breeding the highest
forms of trotting stock.
FOREIGN SEWS.
Fish are disappearing from the British
coast.
Russia has no foreign Insurance com
panies.
The Bebring Sea arbitration tribunal
cost France $li,000.
Six anarchists have been expelled
from Buenos Ayres.
The Socialist associations of Sicily
count 300,000 niemberB,
The Ixindon Times says England must
rule the seas or eease to exist.
Hundreds of Hjor are threatened with
starvation at Krzeroum, Armenia,
Liverjiool is disturlied over the pros
pects of sharp rivalry by Manchester.
Captain O'Shea, the lormer husband
of .Mrs. Parnell, is in flnuiicial straits.
Germany and France are steadily stif
fening and expanding their protectional
policy.
Fortv thousand francs have been suli
scrilied fur the Gounod memorial fund
in Paris.
Liverpool will reduce clock rates to
meet the competition of the .Manchester
ship canal,
France ib disturbed by heavv iniiortn
tions of American corn, and will legis
late against it.
The Hungarian Prime Minister has
succeeded in re-establishing a loval court
in lliida-l'esth.
Mrs. Parnell iB busily engaged in writ
ing the life of Charles Stewart Parnell,
her deceased husband,
Esther Palliser, a young American
eantatrice, will shortlv start on a concert
tour through Germany,
Captain Ixinghridge of Birmingham,
England, lias designed a deck keel us a
substitute fur the center-board.
lMiring the last twenty-live years the
Berlin Asyluai for the liestlluie lius
taken care of 2,404,500 mrsons.
EAST AND 80UTH
-VIA-
The Shasta Route
-or TUB
SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO.
kpcw trstlii leave fnriuial tlslly:
Alb.nr At., :a.ii.
istl ' a. M.iAr... Hmi KrsnrlHOi), l.v.l 7 t i h.
I he uuuve iralnn amp hi ail itttumi Iron.
I'nrilMiil o AllAhy IiiiIiiIvi.: lx Tallinn.
Sliwlil, Haltay, llarrlilairi, Jim.ilmn ri, rv
liw, Kuiaiie anil all lalluim Irwu KowUlli lo
Aililanil Incluiiive.
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All Through Trains.
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Mall train -dally leirasptHiiuday): '
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At Albany anil Viirvallll coniwilwltb tralul
ol Okrou raulBo railroad.
KiprMK tralu dally leatwpt Sunday)!
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Dd KnrotwcRn be nbUiuwl t lowetu rit from
I. A. UUIielt,ARllt, Lebaumi.
t. KOBHLBR. Mtnitter.
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v-!err
.nt" ,witn tne Midwinter Ax-