Heppner weekly gazette. (Heppner, Umatilla County, Or.) 1883-1890, April 04, 1889, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextHEPPNErt GAZETTF. Issued every Thursday afternoon by OTIS PATTERSON, 1 ' K.00 pr" 7t "r' V"S-& onth:075 throe iiidiith, in ntfVance. "If not pai,i tut vt the end or six iu nln s.5o year will be churtfail. ADVERTISING BATES. 1 inch, single column, per month ... 2 " " " t 150 . 2 SO ' " 6 00 " " 8f0 " " 15 00 '1 DOUBLE COLUMN. 2 Inches . J 00 4 Incurs : 6 00 c in tun 1 K column 16 00 Local advert siny 10c a line. Kach sulwe qiirnl ins r Ion at half rotex. Special rates Will be charged lor personal digs. JOHN BKIGHT. John Bright, who died Wednesday, was for many years one of the most prominent figures m English politics. He was born in 1811, and fir.t came into prominence by bis activity in the oppo sition to the "corn laws," and in conjunc tion with bin friend and leader, Cobdcn, engaged in an animated and effective free trade agitation throughout England, which was finally crowned w ith a large degree of success, and was of universal benefit to the people of that country. '""Blight v.us a very able and effective speaker, as well as writer, and to his un tiling elioits the repeal of the odious "corn laws" was no doubt largely due. He has been since 1857 a member of par liament for Birmingham, and at various times filled other positions of import ance. Until sickness prevented him from taking an active part in affairs Blight was, next to Disraeli and Glad stone, tbn most commanding figure in English politics. Blight's last years were marred by bis apparent desertion of the principles for which, or similar to which, he bad contended in his prime, but this was in his "feeble and fretful old age, and may well be forgotten in view of the great and splendid services bs rendored to his country and mankind when he was at his best. UBIIItlNIl SKA. The question whether Bcbring's Bea should be regarded as an open or a closed sea is one in relation to which the gov ernment of the United States has not taken a definite position in recent times Tbo contention of our early diplomats, before Alaska passed into our possession, was against the assumption that Behr ing's Sea w as a closed sea, and in the late controversy h Uven the United States and the British governments in reference to ti o seizure of scalers in tho sea of the !:rilisli diplomatists cited a l Per adopting the same view, said to have been written by Secretary of the Tieasury Boutwell, in 1872. ft now ap pears that a more definite policy is to be adopted, as it lias been lately announced that the President would declare the sea dosed. This is supposed to tie for the purpose of giving ell'ect to an amendment to the inler-territorial salmon-fishing act, which extends the provisions of the act to seal fishing in Ileluitig's Sea, ami for bids the taking of teal within tho sea by anyone not authorized by the act. This action may not improbably give riso to international complications. 1 Jamics Sutton, twenty years old, of Ilaydontown, Fayette county, Pa., grow ing despondent because his love for his scl.o 1 teacher, Mif-s Kgun, did not seem to bo reciprocated, it(iiiled her a letter in which be said bo would take his own life if she refused to accept him as a suitor. Then, without waiting for the letter to be delivered, James sat down beside a tree " on the homeward path of bis sweetheart and put a bullet through his head. He apparently intended that Miss Egan should be the first person to discover his lifeless body, and she actually was tho third on the scene. M.'.ny persons are imputing about Oklahoma, and the cause of the trouble stilted there. It might lio said briefly that a largo number of sipiatterB located there on Indian lands to which they had no claim. After great trouble they were driven out ami now the In dians, by other arrangements with which they have expressed themselves satis fied, have given up the country. It is now, therefore, territory open to all com ers under tho homestead laws. Tun Weston Leader suggests that the approaching "Arbor dav" be observed by having "a general planting-tree jubi lee." This ought to bo done everywhere If the schools take hold of tho matter in the spirit in which Senator Cauthorne who introduced the bill, intended, and make a general holiday of it, perhaps projierly ow ners w ill be incited to do like wise, and greatly improve not only their own property, but the whole town. Tin: mortgaged indebtedness on farms in tho State of Ohio, according to the report of the Commissioner of Labor, is t:i7o,0J0,000. Tho same report also shown that the total value of all agricul tural land, improved mid unimproved, is $820,000,000. l.'iiiv,' your own conclu sions. Tiik bandon, Coos county, Ilecorder, say 1 : "Wo regret that Senator Sinclair was listed mining those who negutived the proiisiiion to exempt from execution the family home, a sacred spot which should not be subjected to the despoiling hand of the law invoked by remorseless capit alistic greed." 1 r is only one man who can be a Bishop or a Railroad President in this world.so it is best for the great majority to keep leg ging away at some humble calling, with no aspirations higher than a United States Seuatorship or tho Vice-Presidency. Si naior Edmi'Nuh has directed atten tion lo the singular fact that there is no otliciul notification to a President of his election and that he learns tho fact sim ply through general report. But he gets there, just the same. Oheoonian: Whatever else may be cha-ged up against the legislature of 19 it cannot be said that it was not a gener ous body generous to a degree alniott unprecedented, of the people's monuy, Tun colony of Souili Australia has changed its taxing system by providing that hen-after the lands alone shall be assessed, and not the improvements, Btich as houses, barns, workshops, etc. Tin. Wallula Herald is trying very haid to make it appear that there is some vir tue in that neck of sand, but prolutbly it don't fool anybody. Eeston is a very moral, virtuous county. The late grand jury found only one indictment, and that was for a tri fling offense. LETTER FROM JAVA. A Narrow Escape- Hrava "Heathen" The King's Palace Singapore Batavla Wo men's Dres Interesting Information from a Lady Traveler. Sinoanqlaija, Java, Oct., 16, 188S. The Doctor, SK.s Flnson and I left Lacawn September 3d. Twoofue were little more than ghosts in quest of bodies. The other object of our journey was to meet our new missionary associates, .Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, in Bangkok, and escort them up the river. There was a rise in the river the night of the third, and we came down on t lie head of the flixid. In I the rapids the teak logs were thick, and we went riving amongst them danger ously, for our boat was old and many a better boat had struck a log and sunk at once. We received several severe bumps, but no damage was done. '1 be nervous strain told on Doctor, though, for sev eral days. On the evening of the eighth a frightful hurricane occurred. We were all in great peril for a few hours. The boat was almost immediately torn from her moorings; Doctor sprang to the rud der, and keot her from swinging out for a few moments, and shouting to the men, who had lieen forward earing their sup ier. All light-) were out, and it was as black as pitch. Miss Kluson and 1 had gone into the inner apartment with a few things saved from the instant drenching. Hy an occasional flash we could see the poor Doctor frantically working the rud der, his white suit clinging closely to him, tho heavy rain driving in so furi ously. Finally the boat swung out, and Doctor shouted to be ready to get ashore, if we had achance ; but we hardly hoped to see the shore again. The river was full from bank to bank, a boiling, foaming current, too deep to be rescued from alive. Not a man had been seen after the ights went out. Where do you suppose they were? Dear, splendid fellows, down in the water, often under it, hold ing the boat by sheer force from being carried away. They knew the danger far better than we could, anil bad done the only thing to save us. We used to call them "heathen" back in America, and it iB true know little about (iod; but they know much more about the eleventh commandment in practice than many who say, "Lord, Lord." It is a long time since we have called the Laos "heathen." Our relationship is getting too close, too dear. We were stormbound for four days, and bad the company of a Dutch lumber merchant who hail hail his steam launch and boat nearly wrecked so damaged it needed repairs. He came over in his night suit, a very common morning dress for gentlemen, intending to see only tho Doctor, but we were all excited and did not mind. The storm continuing he rui untitled to dinner, and was so entertain ing it made a pleasant change for us. lie was born in Java, anil learning that we were going for a rest, said there could be no better place than this spot, so wo changed our plans at once and here we are. Wo were in Bangkok just one week and enjoyed seeing Miss Cole, Mrs. McLaren, now Mrs. Watcher, ami other missionar ies, greatly but could not go out much. September 25 was tbo king's hhthdtr, and in the evening nearly all the build ings fronting the river were llliiminaleil. We were the guests of Mr. and Mrs, Watcher, and their place is quiie at the lower end of town, while Miss Colo is at the upper end. So after a seven o'clock dinner with the latter, nearly all the mis sionaries took boats ami went to the palace. As we pushed oil" from the land ing the house ami school building looked very pretty with four rows of lights closely set across the trout.. The lights used are tumblers tilled with cocoanut oil, and a wick attached to a cork tloat. In a moment we passed a large ship, her hull, spars ami rigging mtlined hv a myriad number ol tw inkling lights. The walks of a garden weie out lined by uinumeralilo glowing pillars. Hut the most, beautiful of all to mo was the dainty "Visalra," the King's private sleain-sbip. Her hull was a mass of dazzling light, with masts anil i. aginary sails brilliantly outlined. She was liter ally a "ship of lire." Just as we reached the king's landing, an illumination at the river front of a prince made a grand back-ground for tho "Visalra." The design was the Hoval Seal, more than thirty feet in length, and the lights Hashed like millions ot (liauiomls. We bad a long walk through the pal lace grounds, museum, mint, chamber of commerce, etc., all splendidly illunii uated. Just as we neaied the entrance again the cry run from group lo group, "The king comes." Tho weary sentinels we had passed sprang for their great spears and stood erect, while the crowd pressed hack to make an avenue for His Majesty. We would gladly have lingered to see our king, for we all love him, but feared the crush. The scene niado me think of the Coming of the llridegruom. The customs, post and telegraph ollices, which havo a very long river frontage, were very handsomely lit usf the build ings outlined against the dark sky. Several ships had variously colored lights outlining hull and sinoke-slak. The consular buildings ami many temples made a hue display. As wo ueared our landing, not a small boat was to be seen, all quiot, until far away wo heard the royal bugle, its sweet notes breaking tho otherwise hushed stillness. All our boatmen were down on their faces in an instant. Soon tho four nn ill stuatu launches swept so near we could almost have touched them. In tbo first one. sitting on the forward deck, was tho King, surrounded by bis courtiers. How 1 wish every child could have seen the licautiful pageant. It was tho nearest approach to Fairy land I ever saw. We sailed from Bangkok September 25th, on the steamship Schwallie. The sea atr ami suit 'oaths marie us feel better almost immediately. The coast, all the way from Bangkok to Java, is of exquis ite bounty. Hundreds of little islands, with hits of while Ircach, but green with grass and trees lo the summits, rose all along. The narrows at Singapore are particu larly lino, also tho beautiful bay there, in which ships lie at aiichoi from all parts of tho world. A rod clilf rose promin ently from near w here our ship anchored, and tlno residences wero visible every where. To the right we noted a lol'iv hurt-It spire, and were glad later to find lodgings just optrosite it. nui isinuu t iwrniy-sn imicn loin; aim fifteen miles broad. There is u tine little river running through the fit v. We look a gahrrv-gahrrv, a tiny omnibus, diuwn bv smuil native horses that go faster and endure more than one would Ireliove. As we rode along the well paved streets mid saw tho tine business blocks and public buildings, fountains, parks, lawns, and the houses built in American style 1 could not keep back the tears; it was such a sudden surprise and reminded me so forcibly ol home. We had nice iphute.s at a Herman hotel where the landlord and landlady made us very cornfoi table indeed. We had some dillicultv in find ing our kinsmen, the ini.-simiuries, as the I'reshvlorinns have no workers in Silica- pore, but on Sabbath morning we got into real Methodist praver meeting, ami afterwards were introduced to some verv pleasant ieople. Wo enjoyed their so- cietv exceedingly. It is wonderful how the word "missionary" or "Chiistiau" re;is hearts mil here. It nellies many formalities and one don I need to become acquainted, for wo are all children of the household, and can enter at once into ttie joys of one another's woik. liev. Mr. Oldham went to SiugeWuo three and one-half years ago, and has al ready established a mixed school of over 300. Each scholar pavs one dollar per month tuition, with the exivpiion of about twenty hoys of wealthy Chinese parentage, who are private Iroarders und live with the missionaries, paying 'J0 per month. The dav we arrived in Singapore the Mission colony, consisting of Hev. Old ham, his w ife, two lady and three gentle men teachers, had "swarmed" into a very largo new building, situated in line grounds, which cost (14,000, and had been given to the Mission by the appre ciative Chinese merchants, who are the wealthiest people in Singapore. The Mission is self-supporting now, and the missionaries very happy m their wonder - ful success. Dr. West had just returned from a month's tour on foot through the southern portion of the Malay peninsula. He was veiv much pleased both with country and people. He and Kev. Mr. Munson hope soon to establish a station in the interior. Siamese is spoken throughout the up per half of the ieninsula, and it is the desire of Mr. Dunlap's heart to see the work of our church extended in that re gion. There are fifty million Malanese in this vicinity. They are a fine race, much like the Laos in many respects. - There are two hundred dialects spoken in Singapore, and the Bible is printed in forty-seven different dialects for the Sing apore market. 1 suppose nowhere else in the world can one meet w ith people of such varied nationality as upon the streets of Singapore, and it is most inter esting lo notice their features and dress. the morning ot let. a, we boarded the Volga, bound lor the Balavia. Our voy age was a beautiful one, through the straits and aloiiL' the coasts of Sumatra, and other green shores. When we crossed the Equator we looked for the "line," but failed to locate it. 1 can testily, however, that Equatorial waters make a delicious bath. In appearance the water is clear as crystal, with a faint tinge of blue. The harbor is about ten miles from Batavia, hut we are glad to see a railway train again, und have a ride in the cars once more. The country is lovely and thoroughly tropical in appearance; dense groves of palms, bananas, and better and little canals, ns in Sia-n. Hatavia is a very pretty place, although quite flat. The streets aro broad, well paved and bordered with magniticentold trees. The houses aro all one-storied, built level with the ground, marble or tile floors, ami wood ceilings, earthquakes being taken into consideration by the builders. Each dwelling, however poor, lias a neat row of potted plants or a more extensive garden in front. Never have we seen plant life in such perfection and abun dance as here. Among them all the old, dear favorites, roses, fuchsias, begonias, lillies, pansies, dahlias, and the flowering shrubs as well, in such profusion and beauty as I never saw equaled, even in California. The city is supplied with water from the mountains, and a model "Dutch canal" runs through the heart of the city, its high dykes are constantly thronged with water carriers, bathers or busy washer-women. A fine steam-car system is a feature, having lirst, second, and third-class cars in each train. Little two-wheeled cov ered carts are more commonly used by the middle class, the fare being about the same. We stopped three days at the Hotel Java, then took the train for Sookbuerin, a beautiful mountain town, where we spent three delightful days. Those who have seen Swiss mountains say these are much like them, only they are verdure clad to the very tops; nor could the Swiss valleys be lovelier than these ter raced vales emerald green, with the young vine crop, a thousand tiny water falls tinkling down from terrace to ter race and glistening in the morning sun light. Farther up the mountain slope all the glens are completely terraced, even though there is but a foot-wide ledge. They are planted with thrifty tea, coffee, or ctiincona shrubs. we visited a wa'erlall on the moun tain rising 11,000 feet from the plain. Hotel I'kem, where we stopped, stands on the loot-lulls ut its base. Fust, a ride of an hour in a village cart, then Sedan chairs for two hours, then a climb along a tiny foot-path, often on the brink of a precipice, but cool and dark with tropica! vegetation, then we caught sight of sil ver spray falling at the head of the ra vine. It came from a large deep spring in the mountain top, and when we first saw it, it fell, broken into feathery spray, HOU feet to the pool below. It looked much like the liiidal Veil at Niagara, only much larger and with a prettier setting, for on either side of I his fall rise high I be beetling dills, thick-mantled ill exquisite verdure of moss and fern. Its watem we thought the most deli ciously cool and satisfying of any we had tasted. After I in -he n wo started back, our1 way Uordero'l with tree ferns from three to fifty hi li, and tho steins often eight ioi lii-s lliro:: ;h. Thev are used as fence posts and i-V'ti sometimes for house posts. Toiuetlicj were the most beauti ful thing in Java. A grove of them looks exactly like a grove of palm trees, only the waving branches are much more foathoryand graceful. This walk through an avenue ol tree lerns and tho succeed ing drive through an avenue of trees rei'cnibling our Lomb.irdy poplar, only taller, w ill never be forgotten. From Sockiihoeini to Tiiiindioer, a ride on the train of two hours through won derful mountain scenery, and then on a native cart, up hill to the samitariiim, Sciudanglaija, where we have been nearly two weeks. It is on one of the foothills of the grand old (iodek. Wo are 3otl0 feet above sea level, and Ciodek holds his head ti WD feet above us. There aro twenty-live acres iu these grounds, well laid out and nicely kept. The splendid roses and four or live varieties of peonies attract us most. We aro entirely sur rounded by mountains and the diil'orent views aro grand beyond description. lh Peoples has just returned fiom an ascent ol the volcano, lie, with two other gen tlemen und the guides, started at ten o'clock last night and by walking steadily arrived at the summit at six o'clock this morning, in time to see the sun rise. They stood on the verge of the crater, a huge chasm 3000 feet across, and nearly as deep. Tho smoke ascends continually and nothing can bo seen. It is accom panied by a hideous, hissing, rumbling sound and vile orders, making the gazer feel as though he lojked down into the veritable " bottomless pit." Tho party retur ned at noon, dreadfully weary but glad to have had tho unique experience. We Inula tew people who speak En glish even here, but everything is so "Dutch," especially the table, that we will not Slav much longer. The Dutch are most kind hear ted, pleasant people, but have no regard for the Sabbath. All work goes on as usual. The women wear no clothing excepting a dressing sack and a native petticoat and sandals, up to (our o'clock I'. M. Tho pe'ticoat is of calico, made a la bag. Imagine tho IMctor w ith a partner at croquet, so attired ; yet such is the Dutch j cnsiotn. The children wear their night suits until near Iv datk, then are dressed for un eight o'eWk dinner; poor little things. They often fall asleep with their heads on I he table. The only light in our room is a tumbler of cocoanut oil, with a tiny wick that gives a much feebler flame than a tallow candle. The veran das are brilliantly lighted, however, ami it is the custom to sit outside, but we Hud that too chill v ut this altitude. Tho condition of the natives hero is wretched in the extreme, and the govern ment makes no attempt to better it. On the contrary they take from them one-half the rice they raise, and levy in addition a tax of from two to live guilders, an.l compel each and every native to work for the government six davs out of every thirty. During the construction of the coast road '.'0,000.000 natives lost their lives enough to ballast the read with human tames. The government does not ap prove of the missionaries. One of the oilii ials remarked : "Oh, we don't want to civilize the native. He is the govern ment's gold mine now. but given a little know ledge he would give trouble." Cotlee is gathered twice a year, and is an enormous crop. Every bag is bought by the government at fourteen guilders per hug, and resold by them at about ti ft y guilders. All tourists say it is the most fertile country in the world under the meanest government. No one can remain over three davg in the country without reporting himself to the "President," telling his name, ate, where fiom, where going, etc. On the st rect people pass to the left, as in En gland. A stranger is expected to go uround to the houses w here he w ould like to be received and introduce himself to the gentlemen, subsequently, if he has a wile, to take her and present her to the ! wives of said gentlemen. We did not . know this, but waited to. be called upon j American fashion. The first day or two ; everybody bowed to us on the streets , but after that we were "cut." Erulana- tions followed, and we find them now very warm-hearted and intelligent. There is a military sanitarium here, sustained by the government. Seventy soldiers are there at present on furlough or sick leave. Heart disease is the most common complaint, but they usually re cover speedily here, and the little cem etery hag but few graves. We were much interested to discover on one tomb some Arminiao characters closely resembling the Siamese written characters. The Laos is like the Poli, Poli, having many Sanscrit words. Sixiia.solaij a, uct. 25, 1888. Yester day we rode on horseback up the moun tain, over a tnousana leet, to visit one ot the government's botanical gardens. It is oil an elevated spur of the volcano Uedeh, which towers in the backirmnnd on either tide are deep gorges, where mountain brooks come tumbling down in many a long tall or cascade. Then the waks begin to rise, near and high, heightening still as they recede, until the horizon is encircled with a rude amnhi- tbeater. The lovely valleys fall away in green terraced slopes, broken by little pools or the innumerable nils that keep the rice-fields verdant. There are twelve varieties of pine trees here. One hill-side was thickly planted with them, and our walk in the- fraitrant gloom set us a tiDging: "Home ot my heart, I sing of thee, Mlchlsran, my Michigan; Thy mke-buui,d shores 1 lung to see, Michigan, my Mlctilg-m. From Huislnnw's fur reaching pines. 'I o Lake ,-uperlor's farthest mines, There In the liyht ol memory Hhlnes Michigan, my Michigan.' The many vaiieties of eucalyptus trees attracted the Ductor. They are very hygienic where malaria prevails. 'e have added them to the little stock of plants wo carry back with us to our dear little home in "Shun. Twelve varieties of coffee shrubs were iu perfection, six to eight feet high, their profuse lateral branches thickly strung with fragrant blossoms of snowy white, green berries and nie fruit. Iho Head gardener gra ciously bellied us to pick enough of the best ripe variety the Great Mocha -to plant in our garden in Lakawn. The trees, shrubs and flowers of both temjicrate and torrid zones grow here to gether in equal beauty. Ono enclosure held sixty varieties of roses. Two beds of scarlet Salvias, eacli twenty feet across were bewildering in their gorgeous beauty. The eye turned from them to rest Jovingly on beds of heliotrope of the same size ; iucusias, begonias and petun ias followed. Over the conservatory climbed the passion flower, purple, white and crimson. There were vast beds of cinnamon pinks and sweet violets; large shrubs of camelias, rhododendrons, hor tensias and many others. The plan of the garden was Bimplv a perfect lawn broken with the brilliant flower-masses, We returned to Buitenzorg by crossing the mountains in a tiuy dog cart drawn by tour small horses one within shatts one on either side of the shafts and one in front. There was a man to each horse, to urge him up the ascent. The distance is about thirty miles, up a tine gravelled road. these little Malay Homes are a wonder to everv stranger. They are never ullowed to walk, and we were carried at a rapid trot up the steep grade, awu leet in two Hours. Jtlie Do ilies galloped every step of the downward reach, only shipping to breathe three or lour times, It was more a flight than a drive, and in spite of our pity for the little beasts they did not look nearly as tired as we felt when we arrived at Hotel Bilieu at 11 a. m., four hours after starting out. Our room opened upon a veranda, from which their was a grand view, itie trim narrow-gauge railway ran only a stone's throw away. Beyond it the hill upon winch our hotel stood, dropped shee away down l!Uil feet to a valley through which flowed a strong, rushing mountain river, lleyond it, palm trees, native cot tages, and rice fields; then foothills lis ing into one of Java's finest mountains, Sunset clouds weie curled about its peak outlined on the evening say. Later a storm gathered there and poured its rain into the valley. The following day was the Sabbatl and my birthday. Uiere being no church services in the little town, we took the volume of "Hodge's lectures' Mr. Kay sent us, and in w hich we take keen delight, and walked at an early hour into the botanical garden, close hv and there under a thick Banyan tree at tho edge of a fairy pond, sat down to worship. On the edge of the pond were real old fashioned cowslips, further in pink and whito water lillies, and in the center u Victoria Kegia with its immense round leaves and one snowy blossom dazzling like a fallen star. The next day w e were kindly escorted through the grounds. There are seventy-eight acres under cultivation. Such avenues of palm, bamboo, tamarind und banyan trees! Such banks of ferns! Such or chidsgreat forest trees had their trunks and brancnes entirely covered with them, maiiv varieties being in blossom! Such long rose walks where the fragrant beauties of every hue rose in banks on eithor side. The aim in in this garden was to give Nature a good cloture to do her best and it will always seem like the garden of Eden in our mem ories. Hundreds of tamo deer, pretty littlo spotted creatures, wero at home under the trees wish the children could see them. The director kindly presented us with some rose plants and a package ot seeds lor a miniature gardon ot r.den in i.ukawn. We left Batavia Novemlier fourth and on the afternoon of the fifth, as I laid down niv book and went to the rail, 1 saw a wat-r-spout aliout fifteen miles away. .No one else had seen it, and 1 was quite proud of knowing immediately what it was. It was in sight about ten minutes, seemed to be about two feet through, black as ink, lf)0 or 200 feet high, rerpendicular except when bowed bv the wind and the water at its base churned into a sw irling mass of foam. On Sabbath evening Dr. Peoples ad dressed the people of the English Presby terian church in Singapore I hey were little acquainted with the work in Siam ; the facts created great interest and they wish to aid us. It is pleasant to leave here hearts in such warm svmpathv with our work, and to know that in future memlwrs of our Mission issuing through Singapore will find appreciative welcome. It is striking how the denominational isms" of America sink into insignifi cance out here where Christ is every thing and the church nothing, except as it breathes his spirit. I -as! evening 1 attended a little enter tainment given by Miss Klackman. of the Methodist Mission to her school of 20 lliudoogirls.allquitesmall. Thev had just passed examination in the ordinary school brunches, including English gram mar and needlework, to the satisfaction of the governmental insiectoro( schools, and as 1 went in thev were plaving "Kim: atouud a Hosy;" their laughter, bright eyes, and red check showed how happv I hev were. They looked just like pigm'v Indian women, their black hair neatfv snoiuii at me iwck ol their Heads, a long loose suck of gayly-colored lawn and very long and narrow cotton skirt, neck lace, bracelets and anklets completed their toilets. They sung in English "Jesu Loves Me," also "Precious Jewels." They also sang one hymn in Malay and one in their native' Tamil, closing with iho 1 ord's prayer in Malay. We shall lie "homeward bound"' to morrow, and hope to seeall the dear ones in laikann ill six weeks. "The fellow ship of kindred minds" has been such comfort to us. We go hack to our work ' with increased vitf.tr and miirii.rA ll..u- much of our renewed health we owe to you and God alone know , but that some ' one has beeu praying for us and that our I lives Have been prolonged in consequeuee I have felt daily with solemn jov. May a blessing in return, as rich as that which we havo received, be given each ol you, is the earnest prayer of Sadie Wirt Peoples. Monday, April Sth, a Daily Times- Mountaineer will make Its aimeanmce at I the Dalles. ' THE NEWS. fORTLAXD POINTS. Aa Intane Man's Freak -A New Town Sit Other Items From the Metrapolls; Portland, March 28. There was just enough rain yesterday to lay the dust, and to-day is bright and clear. People in the neighborhood of Third and Clay streets have been a good deal disturbed of late by noises of all sorts proceeding from a bouse occupied by a spiritualistic doctor. Last night about 0:30 o'clock they were alarmed by hear ing some unearthly yells in that house, aud at once sent to police headquarters for officers, who soon arrived and found in the room a raving maniac. They forced open the door, but it was not until five men were well nigh exhausted from scuffling that they managed to get the handcuffs on him and take him to the police station. He is a young man and has been in charge of the place during the temporary absence of the doctor. He will lie examined to day. T he hotels are crowded as usual, there being 3S2 names on the sii registers. Yesterday's retl estate transactions, not including bonds for deeds to the amouut of $15,775, aggregated $138,473. Mrs. Catherine Scott, wife of the late C. C. Scott, yesterday filed a petition in the probate court asking to be apirointed administratrix of the estate, which con sists of a half interest in the Oilman house. She being the only heir, it w ill probably be appraised and sold at an early date. The Oregon Real Estate Company has been reorganized with C. X. Larrabee as president, and C. H. Lew is vice-president. The directors are C. X. Larrabee. C. II. Lewis, H. Y. Thompson, C. B. Bellenger ami C. K. Harbaugh. The company has selected a number of streets in Holladay's addition for immediate improvement and a plan of sewerage has been decided upon. The Ben Cotton Burlesque Company played to a fair audience at the New Park last night, but there is room for a decided improvement. Mr. John Jordan, of Arlington, is in the city on some business w ith the O. R. A S. Co. He owns a ranch at the forks of Wilow creek through which the Hepp ner branch runs. He has had a town laid off and now wants the company to put in a side track. He thinks a town will spring up there, which will eventu ally corral a greal deal of the trade now going to Arlington and Heppner, espe cially that from the upper John Day country. If this is the case, and a town starts up, it will undoubtedly knock Lexington silly. J. S. Porter, formerly in the drug busi ness at Heppner, but now at Harrisburg, called at the East OagaomAN branch office to-day. There is considerable scarlet fever and diphtheria in the city. Every day some one is heard to ask : Why don't some one start a goed daily paper in Portland? The opening is here sure, but newspaper people seem slow to avail themselves of it. ' There are sixteen million real ectate offices iu Portland and East Portland, yet every flunkey that gets out of a job "goes into real estate." Portland, March 29. The uneasy feeling about Portland's future if such a feeling ever existed is Blowly but surely disappearing. People are flocking here by the score every day from Tacoma and Seattle, and seem to have no hesitancy in saying that Portland is by far the best place of the three to tie to. Eastern rreople, who have been attracted here by the glowing accounts of this wonderful country, are delighted with what they see, and every week brings hundreds of new people, who avow their intention of stay ing with us. Land speculation in this city iB not a local affair, as is general ly supposed. A large proportion of the s.ileJ now being mado are to newcomers. A real estate man said to your correspon dent yesterday : "Last week I sold eigh teen lots in a certain addition to tho city and seventeen of them were to strangers in the city, who bought for the purpose of building themselves homes, and not as an investment." It is generally believed by Portland people that the proposed railroad from Umatilla into Washington Territory will undoubtedly be built, thus making tributary to Portland a verv large and rich agricultural and mineral terri tory. It is further believed the O. R. & N. Co. are now ready, willing and anxi ous to have the Columbia river thrown 0en, and intend to take steps at once to hasten the work. When this is done the question of Portland's supremacy is for ever and eternally settled, and she w ill soon become one of the great shipping ports ol the world. The weather continues beautiful, just rain enough falling to keep the streets sprinkled. Real estate transactions for yesterday amounted to $03,113. Bids have been submitted for the con siruction of an engine house for the Port land Cubic Railway Company, the low- ..... u:j i : j. ,., ,,,, i.f, .,, , est uiu ueuiK ?--,uoo, wuicn win ue ac cepted. The president of the company slates that the company have an agent in ,-au rrancisco loosing aner material lor the construction of the road. As was pre dicted, the company have held a meeting and received bids lor the construction ot an engine house, and an agent has been appointed to look after material for con struction. We would not attempt to say that the company do not mean business. but it looks rattier funny that the first step towards building a cable railroad is to build an engine house. The will of the late Philander Terwil linger was filed for probate yesterday. It is written on a faded page of an old ledger. and the writing is in brown ink and dated August 14, 183. bite bequeathed the entire estate, now worth $50,000, to her daughter, Mrs. T. M. Richardson, and to her son, a clock, which she brought across the plains. There are not so many idle men in the city as there were miring the winter, though there are a good many and tbey embrace an classes, tvery nay can be seen many poorly dressed people standing around the employment agencies looking at such advertisements as "Wanted Man and wife ; wages, $30 per month." und other similar advertisements, which are anything but inviting to them. The vagrancy law is so strict that is makes it a crime to be "busted." and to avoid the penalty of this law many are led to commit graver crimes to avoid be ing "vagged." As a rule in this city, the penalty lor vagrancy is from thirty to ninety days in jail, and for a petty lar- cny the penalty is rarely more than nail so severe. Ibis may not be encouraging crime, but it looks that way. There was a gentleman called at this office to-day in search of employment, who has the best of recommendations, but owing to the fact that he has failed in business aud has no rating with the mercantile agencies, he is, and has been for the past year, as it were, precluded from getting the employment necessary to provide for ns family. All tins time, real estate is itirti and from transactions noted every day, one would be led to think that labor was in demand accordingly, but such is not the case, as capitalists have no need for labor so wug as property, laying idle, brings them such handsome profit a is the case at present, ami applicants for positions are n et w ith a very short "no." The steamers S. ti. Reed and the I.ur line collided last night alwut forty mile t h..l. IWihinil. The collision was due to the darkness of the night and the dens ity of the fog. lt'is stated that neither captain is at fault, and the damages will be light. lairv Sextou is an employe at the gas house, and lives on rouitetmth and l lav streets. For some time past he had $vK"j in gold coin concealed underneath a trunk in his house. of which he is not possessed to day I'o-dav he reported tbe following aton al the police station : Between one and two o'clock this morning his wife awakened him, saying that Ihera was some one iu the hou. He saw a light dicker in the kitchen, which is in close proximity to tho bedroom. Hurriedly urilnu and ,niiiiii to the kitchen he found liioone there, but the door, w hich had Im'keU la.'torei.ejurea, was aar Then he U tUou.ut uimse .t ot v.v under the trunk, and lifting it from the floor he was amaxed to see that the coin had been abstracted from its unsafe hid ing place. He says that in addition to the money the thief got away with a coat and vest aud a piece of dress goods. Sexton is particularly nnfortunate, as he is having a house built, a portion of the cost of which was to have been paid with the lost money. Portland, .March 31. Real estate transactions for the past week aggregated $407,315 against $7b,4H0 for the coriea ponding week in ljft and $41,917 In 1887. Total transfers for the month of March amounted lo $1,705,306, and for the year ibm so tar, $.1,710,200. There were over seven hundred passen gers arrived over through railroad lines yesterday, six hundred of which wera immigrants. The motion for a new trial in the case of the State against Chee Gong was over ruled yesterday, and the defendant has been ordered to appear to-morrow morn ing for the death sentence. He has been twice convicted of the crime of murder in the first degree. It looks as though the cable railway to Portland Heights was going to lie built, as the contract for the erection of nn en gine house was let yesterday and work thereon will Commence to-morrow. This fact calls to mind several other prospec tive lines of railway. The Willamette Bridge Street Railway Company is now at work on two lines ; one on the top of Mount Tabor, where the $50,000 hotel is to bo built, and the other in a southerly direction from their bridge to a point four miles from the city. The same company intends to build a line to St. John's thiB summer and it is now under stood that our enterprising capitalist, Geo. B. Markle, will build a cable road to Mountain View Park, three miles west of Portland, where he has recently acquired large holdings of real estate. The road out Holliday's avenue, East Portland, is soon to be extended eastward another mile, and the Second street line, this city, will soon be completed from Wash ington street south to Marquam's gulch. It will be remembered that last fall Washington street from Second to Third was paved with bituminous rock as an experiment. At that time there was a great deal said of the excellence and sta bility of such pavements and the city fathers thought seriously of paving the principal streets of the city with this wonderful rock. From the present ap pearance of the street experimented upon, it would appear that the Btuff will not do to tie to. 1 hose parts of it least used are now full of "chuck holes," while between the rails of the street-car line it has worn out so completely that the ditch thus formed had to be filled with gravel. There Is a small mountain of the rock deposited in the vacant lot on Front street, opposite thcr gas works, which has not been touched for six months. It was shipped here from Lower California, where it "grows" in abundance. Portland theater-goers are going to have a treat this week. Sol Smith Russell, the famous comedian, whose name carries with it all the euphony of refined fun, opens in ''Bewitched" at the New Park to-morrow nighi, and will be on the boards all the week. The advent of such a man as Russell is always followed by a dull season for doctors. Harvey Scott, editor of the Oregonian, recently sold his place on Mount Tabor for $50,000. He owned twenty-five acres at the top of the "Mount," and the view from his house is described as being su perlatively grand. The land cost him not to exceed $400 per acre, but the parties who sold to him were ignorant of the view. We are glad to know that Mr. Scott is getting on in the world. Our sympathy is always with that class of struggling humanity who follow the high calling of journalists, and wear their pre cious lives away battling for food and rai ment, l ilt v thousand dollars is a good round sum for any one, but think how a wad of that size must loom up through the eyes of a newspaper man. Harvey is well off now, and it will no longer be nec essary for him to wear a long-tailed coat lo cover the Holes m the seat ot his pants. Joe Holliday paralyzed the whole com munity bv appearing on the streets a few- days ago in a new suit of clothes. But he still clings to the old umbrella. Suicides are becoming chestnutty in this city. Whenever a Portland man gets tired he kills himself. The following pathetic lines were composed by one of those fellows who, after making every body else tired finally got too tired to live himself: "I've oeui Urlnklltic of late very deep of the '-up, Until now t fo-1 q.ilte disinclined to iret up. S'r llise f.-w little grains of morphine 1 will tak-. And hope that I'll be 'over there' when I wake." Cyrus Dolph, brother of the Senator, has gone to Washington for a few davs. Carpenters are very scarce iu this city. A large number could find ready employ ment here now at good wages. The air in this now beautiful city is loaded to the guards with the perfume of blossoming innt trees. HALSTKAD FAILS TO I'ASS. Five Kepublleans Join the UeuioCratlc Op position. Washington, March 28. The execu tive session of the Senate lasted between two and three hours this afternoon, and was confined largely to tbe discussion of the nomination of Murat Halstead to be minister to Germany. Before that came up the nomination of John C. New to be consul general to London and Lewis Wolfley, to be governor to Arizona, w hich were pending, were confirmed. ' Tbe final attempt of the opposition to defeat New's confirmation was based upon the assertion that his ' paper, the Indianapolis Journal, had published ar ticles reflecting upon the private charac ter of President Cleveland. This charge was warmly denied by Senator Voorhees, of Indiana,' and the nomination was confirmed. The committee on foreign relations favorably reported all of the diplomatic nominations of yesterday, but in the case of Halstead the report was not unanimous. On the motion to confirm his nomination the navs were in the ma jority, Senators Teller, Plumb, Ingalls, rarwell and uuiiom voting with me Democrats. Sherman moved to reconsider the vote, and on that motion a long debate ensued, in the course of which the ground of objection to Halstead was disclosed. When the Senate relused to enter upon an investigation of the election of Senator Payne, ot Ohio, Halstead, whose paper, the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, had strongly urged the nomination, made un complimentary allusions to the Republi cans who voted against the investigation. the feeling against him on the part of the Senators who fell under his displeasure at that time is very outer, and one of them is reported to nave said to Presi dent Harrison this morning that Hal stead could not be confirmed ; tbat the Senators whom he had criticised would not vote for him. The motion to recon sider was pending when the Senate ad- jonrnrd. 1 tie votes on connrmation were taken before any speeches were made. OERaAN fRKSS COMMENT. Bkrun. March 28. The nomination of Mr. Halstead as United States minister to Germany gives general satisfaction. A Blf Gala. Cincinnati. O.. April 1. A terrible gale passed over this city yesterday after noon and evening, unroofing many houses. Davtonr Covington, Newport and other places, suffered the same way. Hamben m Jail. Sas Francisco, April 1. Hamberg, tbe "half-interest" swindler, who fleeced Parker, the Oregon farmer, out ol several thousand dollars, has been surrendered by his bondsmen, and i again in jail. After Klein's Seal p. Wasiuxoton, March 29. It is reported and believed in well informed circles that the German government has requested that Correspondent Klein be arrested and returned to Samoa to be tried before the American, not German, consular court for murderous assault. J Rev. P. M. Keene, a pioneer of 1847, j died at Fairfield Thursday aged sixty- I Tear- 9" IX TBK BENATi:. Vrry Little Business Transacted A Heso lntlon by Call. Washington, March iS. In the Sen ate, Sherman offered a resolution, which went over, for tbe appointment of a com mittee to wait opon the President and inquire if he has any other business to I lav before the Senate. Cockrell, from the select committee to inquire into the methods of business iu the executive departments, marie a final report, and made a statement in regard to the condition of business in some branches of the public service. At the close of Cockrell's remarks, the Vice President said the report would be laid on the table and printed. Objection was made to their going on record as a precedent for the transaction of regular business at a called session. Cockrell explained that the regular session had given permission for the presentation of this report at the called session. This was objected to. Call offered a resolution, which was laid on the table, for the President to de clare: First That the committees of the Sen ate should be organized with reference to the equality of the States and their Sen ators in the rights, privileges and powers of the Senate. Second That Senators shall not be as signed to more than one of the following committees: Appropriations, military affairs, naval affairs, judiciary, foreign relations, finance, postollice, public laud and commerce, and every Senator Bhall be assigned to one of them. Third That the seniority of service shall givo preference in Ihe assignment of the committees, unless otherwise ordered by the Senate. Fourth That each of tho ten commit tees shall be eomirfised of eleven Sena tors. The Senate then proceeded to executive business. O.M.Y ilNK NOMINATION-. Washington, March 2S. The Presi dent has notnin it'-d Charles K. Vlonteilh of Idaho, to be Indian agent ot" tho Nez Perces in Idaho Washington, .Match L"J. At his own request Senator Sherman's resolution for the appointment ol a committee to wait upon tho President lo inquire if he has any other business to Uy before tho Sen ate, was laid on the table subject to call. Dawes offered a resolution (laid over) calling on the Secretary of the Interior for information as to the land forfeited on the Lapwai Indian reservation in Idaho. The Senate then proceeded to execu tive business. nominations confirmed. The Senate confirmed the following nominations : CharleB E. Monteith, agent at the Nez Perce agency, Idaho. Postmasters Geo. Budd, Bozeman, Montana; Jas. M. Moore, Anaconda, Montana; John D. lfogue, Tacoma, Washington Territory. WILL PROBABLY ADJOl'RN TUESDAY. President Harrison is said to have given semi-official notice to the Senators that they may adjourn Tuesday, so far as the business of the Executive is con cerned. It is believed that a successor to the late Associate Justice Stanley Matthews will not be nominated before adjournment. The President Bent 'he following nomi nations to the Senate to day. Robert Adams, jr., of Pennsylvania, to be Minister to Brazil. Lansing B. Misener, of California, to be Minister to the Central American States. William L. Scruggs, of Georgia, to be Minister to Venezuela. William O. Bradley, of Kentucky ,to be Consul-General to Corea. George Chandler, of Kansas,to be FTrst Assistant Secretary of the Interior, George L. Shoupe, to bo Governor of Idaho. Edward J. Curtis, of Idaho, to bo Sec retary of Idaho. TIIK OKLAHOMA COMMISSION. The President to-day appointed J. Otis Humphrey, of Illinois, Alfred M. Wilson. of Arkansas,. ex-Governor Geo. D. Kob- mson, of Massachusetts, commissioners to treat with the Cherokee and other In dians in relation to opening their part of Uklahoma. llns commission is ap pointed under the terms ot tho Indian bureau law. THE EXCLUSION LAW. Arguments in the Case of Chae Chan Pins; Begun in the United States Snprem Court. Washington. March 28. The argu ment has begun in the Supreme court of the United States in the case of Chae Chan Ping, appellant vs. the United States, brought to this court on appeal from the United States of California. Ex-Governor Hoadley opened the argu ment for the appellant, the argument; will consuma the entire day, and prob ably run over until to-morrow. TBK CKOWDS INCKKASK. Swarms of Ofttce Seekers In PoseAtou of the White House. Washington, March 28. The crowd at the White House to-dav was greater than ever, and the President did riot have a minute to-himself from the time he en teredthe office at 9:30 a. m., up to half past 1, when he escaped from the eager tnronn on the plea that Mrs. Harrison and lunch were waiting for him. The distcict delegations were unusually nu merous. STOCK WORTH HA VI NO. The Capital Stock of the Waltham Watch Company Increased 8l,00O,O0O. Boston, March 29. At the annual meeting of the American Waltham Watch Company it was voted to increase the capital stock tl. 000.000, making it $3,000, 000. A dividend of 50 per cent was de clared. The company has a surplus of $2,000,000, so the dividend will pay for the increase of stock and leave (11,000,000 on hand. In 1865 the capital stock was $300,000, and it has been increased by dividends like the present one. Divi dends as high as 150 per cent have been declared heretofore. A MORPHINE FIEND'S KND. John Walker Takes aa Overdose of the Drug and Pays the Penalty. ' Victoria, B. C, March 28. John Walker, an American, was found dead in his bed in a lodging house yesterday afternoon, lie bad been missed since Tuesday and the door to his room was finally broken open revealing him dead in his bed. A hypodermic injector lying near him indicated the probable cause of his death. He was a morphine fiend and it is supposed he took an overdose. He was thirty-eight years old. Amendments Voted Down Ottawa, Ont., March 29. A division was reached in the House of Commons at 1 :4d this morning on Colonel O'Brien's amendment to the Jesuits' estate act aud it was voted down, 13 yeas to 175 navs. The singing of "God save the Queen" terminated the proceedings O linen amendment protested against tho action r.f the government regarding the settlement ot Jesuit claims, it is said the defeat is a victory for the govern ment. Raring la England. Londo.v. March 29. The Liverpool spring meeting for the Sefton Park Plate for 2 year-olds, distance nve luriongs, was won by Barbette. The grand national steeple chase, dis tance four miles and 456" yards, was won bv Frigate first. Why Not second and M. P. third. Kselted Mexicans. El Paso, Texas, March 29.--There is considerable excitement over the killing of two Mexican policemen at El Paso del Norte last night, by four Americans whom the police attempted to arrest for disorderly conduct. The Americans escaped by swimming across the river to the American side. - Tory Large Loss of Life. London. April 1. Further particulars of the wrecking of tbe steamers gives the ' loss of Ule as follows: German, American, 6!. - " 102 : ' A SALl'IOKT LAW. A Bill to Prohibit the Sale of latoxicaats to Inebriates. San Francisco, March 28. The follow ing is the text of a bill which has become a law through the signature of Governor Waterman, and which appears to have been received with much gratification in most parts of the State. Section 1 Any person, who, after re ceiving notice that the person named in said notice is addicted to the inordinate use of intoxicating liquors (should per son in said notice be so addicted), shall thereafter within a period of twelve months, furnish to said person so ad dicted to the use of intoxicating liquors any spirituous liquors, wines, or intoxi cating, or malt liquois, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, und punishmeent by im prisonment in the county jail not exceed ing six months, or by a fine not exceed ing $2U0, or by both such fine and im prisonment. Said notice shall be in writing und may be given by any. adult member of the family of said person so addicted to the inordinate use of intoxi cating liquors, or by any adult relation of said per.-on so addicted to the inordinate use of intoxicating liquors. " Section 2 The provisions of this act shall not prohibit any regular licensed physician from furnishing or prescribing said liquor in case of sickness. "- A SCHOOL OK NPKR.U WHALES, Kehoolt of Maekerel Cause Them t Veo- tore Close to the Coast. Baltimore, March 21). Captain red rick, of a schooner from Charleston, re ports that on March 24, seventy-five miles off Cape Henry, a school of sperm whales was met. They came bo close to the ves sel that pieces of wood were dropped on their backs. At one time the sea ap peared like a mass of confused fire from the gamboling of the creatures. The lines of phosphorescent light extended sometimes as far ns the eye could Bee, and wore visible from the ship's" deck. All that night the mighty fish played around the vessel. It is supposed tiiey were attracted in shore by a school of mackerel now off the coast. SIX WAR KHII'g HKSTKOYKO. The Klements Take a Hand In the Matter, anil Play Had Havoc With ll.rth German and American Men-or-War. Portland, March 30. Dispatches from Samoa state that the American men-of-war Trenton, Vanda and Nipsic, and the German men-of-war Aole, Olga aud Eber were driven on a reef during a terrific gale and totally w recked. Of the Ameri can crews four officers and forty-six men were drowned. The news is authentic, the State department being in possession of the full particulars. A DESEKTKlt'8 FATB. A Dishonest Lieutenant Supposed to Have Committed Suicide. Washington, March 29. Lieut. Harry C. Batemau, who it is supposed was killed on the railroad track near Muncie, Indiana, yesterday, has been in trouble for some time. He has overdrawn his pay several times, and been guilty of other loose practices which threatened to involve him serious difficulty with the Department. FTnally he disappeared from his post and all effort to find him has proved fruitless. Ho was recorded as a deserter. It was supposed at the War department, upon receipt of the news, that he had cornm itted suicide. A BOY AI1DUCTED. An Heir to a Fortune of SO,000 Stolen From His Home. Chicago, March 29. Arthur Kruscben ski, a 14-year-old lad, said to be heir to a fortune of $80,000 in the old country, and who is said to have been abducted sev eral days ago, has been heard from. His mother last night received a dispatch from Crestline, Ohio, which read as fol lows: "Your young son just passed through here on a stock train. When he tried to get off, two men, who wore cow boy hats, held him until the train passed the city. Perhaps you can head hire off at Pittsburg." Telegrams have been sent to the chief of police at Pittsburg. Oklahoma Settlers, Wichita, March 28. The Droclamation for the opening of tho Oklahoma was received with the firing of cannons, dis play of bunting, and bonfires all over Southern Kansas. So many people are going into the new country that many towns will be almost deopulated. Boom ers all along tbe line are on the alert. .Nearly every good tiact has one or more claimants. One man has already been killed in a dispute over a claim." Some have aheady held their rights for as high as $500. Loudon Xotes. London, March 28. The Baltic tim ber yard, near Buckingham palace, has been burned. Loss, $30,000. Lord Mandeville, heir to the Duke of Manchester, lias been pronounced bank rupt. Lord Frazier, judge of the outer house of the scotch court of session, is dead." John McDonald Cameron has sailed for America. Homeward Round. Liverpool," March 28. The Chicago aud All American ball clubs Bailed on the Btenmer Adriatic for New York to day. A crowd gathered to see them off" and gave them an ovation. The clubs are elated over their reception in England and Ireland. It is certain that baseball will become one of the features of British sport, The New Appointments. I-oniion, March 28. The St, James Gazette says the appointment of Robert T. Lincoln as minister to England is cer tain to be popular. - Dublin. March 38 The Freeman's Journal says : The appointment of Pat rick Egan as minister to Chilli will keenly delight the Irishmen. Kngllah Racing. Lonuon, March 28. At the Livertool spring meeting for the Prince of Wales plate, distance six furlong, wa won by Aruntree. The Molenux stakes for two- t;ar-nlda. distance five furlongs, was won by J-atu-prey. Thar W. avers' Strike. Fall Hivkr. Mass.. March 8. All th mills are running to-day except the American linen mill. Nearly all have their full complement of weavers. The linen mills are not ready to start up just yet, on account of the non-com plei ion of some repairs to the tnaciiinerv. The eavers have been given their old ma chines. V Report Denied. St Petersbi-ru. March 29. The Jour. nal De St. Pet ?rsbur denies the re none circulated on the firojfan bourse that Russia is massing troops on the frontier of Afghanistan. N't.tCttllt). McMinnville, Asrril 1. The iurv In the MeCune murder case h tve brought in a verdict of not guilty. Lee Moorh usg SMtte-t ll4ck. Washington, Anril 1. Lee M.ior. house, who is confirmed as Indian agent of the L'matillas, left for his prwt of duty last night. Murat Halstead Hi. Cincinnati, March 29. Murat Halstead is Buttering from an attack of erysipelas which confines him to his room and in capacitates him for business. His friends are not alarmed for the result, however. A strike Threaten!. New YoitK,, March 2D. It is renorteH that there is great dissatisfaction among journeymen cigar makers, and prepara tions are being made for a general strike in which 10.000 men will lie involved. . A Bold K.bbi-r. Denver. March 29. A robber entered tbe First National bank at 1:30 this after noon, held up the otficers and robbed the paying teller of $-'100. KalUoad Directors la -'essloa. New York. March 28. Tho executive committee of i he tioard of directors of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company are n jw in sessioi lease of the Wisconsin Central. couBuiertng me proposed No ac- I uon has been taken.