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AVEEKIA' OREGON STATESMAN, y TUESDAY, AUGUST 7. I9- THE REPORT Of CIIAffEE American Genera! Criticizes Some foreign Commanders. fflS YIEWSCSENT TO WASHINGTON European Governments -Would Be Dissatisfied If Made Poblie ' JJovements Kept Secret, WASIIIXC'TOX. Aiiff. 4.-Sorae fea tures of a -dispatch, received from General ChnffHj yesterday, and which the War Department' refused to uiake public., became known today. The first 'dispatch received, by the War Iepartmenf from I'cneral Chaffee; closed wrth the ;'" fduteflienjt that he was jrolxig forward to Tfen Tsin, ami would pi ve his vhws. That I wlat .he has done. ; f ' j Hi views, as cabled jn the dis patch of yesterday, wuhl Ik far 'from palatable to several, foreign "overn-j meat, and that Is one reason why; the dVpateh was not ruade public. This much is asserted: ;eneral Chaf-j fee- aud the United States forces avail able under his command, have gon. forward toward Pekin with the Brit Ish-Jaianese forces. The troops of other nations assembled at Tien Tsin y , ( v v . '- ' - ' i I I x ' e f : - . ! 84' 1 .; f coxsll ;i:.EKAL ;oorxow, AT siiaxuiiai. t Tlie brave Miiinesotan. mm- standing iet ween his uouutrymen at Shanj hal and the fury of the bloodthirsty Boxer. , - did not juin hi the movements, but he jeasons givn ly tJeueral CiiaO'e could not Ik learned. It is jnilerstoKl the criticism of the sanitary: coiidi-J tlon existing at .Tien Tseii is I:nu out In (JHieral t'liafree's dispatch, but in disvusisiug tlw matter with the Wat lliartnieut lie has leen more specitiu aud names of - ttMunianders. are given which failed to take proier nrecaii tloti for the liea hh of the International forces. The international question Involved make it lnisiblc to gve the dispatch tothe public, and it Is furl Iter -.desired that tli proiw-l movement of trps - sliouhl not . !e heralded to tl World for the advan tago of the Chinese nrces. J, ; t . . - - V--' BAnniivHS i:kh!ti:d. Loudon. '.Aug. r tSnndayi. I-nst night's dispatches add nothuiu: to' rite general lufrinatiii coiu'emfng h' progress, -of events in China. Al though the agents of the cable csu pany at Tien Tsen. on July r.Mh. ;as sorted that .the censorship lf the pre UlsjMtlM' had lKen altUsinnl. it, is evident that trrespndents are jit allowed to .cable any account of it ho advain-e In rhe direction of I'ekiB. Accordim; to a dispatch from Shang hai, dated August TmI, the principal op-INisltion- will - !k met twenty mJl s west of Tien Tsen, wlwfe It Is staled the Chinese have erected extensive harriers, ! and obstructions . Iiave 1mjj idacetl- in the river. Mines are said to have lwi'n hentel under the rail way, aud t!te line Is apparently Jeft intact. Shcng. administrator of tle - graphs and railways. objeMel to the tneasures taken for the defense f the foreign-settlements, tlie enrollment' of volunteers ami the jtresenee of nmner ous warships and asked the foreign consuls to suspend tltes meastres. The British consul rlliel by p.tinting out that the measnres were onlj Im--tendetl to strengthen the hands Jhe .lawful Chinese antltorltles. ' A dispatch from St. IVtersl f.t.tr. datel August 4th. says General Mjs covskv reorts fmm t'hita that r rt of tJcitenil OrlofTs forces attack Land drove back the Chinese - rogouent Julv TJMh. capturing one gun -mid a innldHT of flags and killing the t'hf-nese-cimitiKinder and iH men. 'rThe Kiisslan loss was seven killed f and t went v wmindeil. TvnOKKX TULi CAXAI i Tien Tsin, Aug. It is report eI the Chinese rmve broken the ean-il bank, tttvxliug the country let ween Tien Tsin and IVkin. - Thirty thou- - wind Boxers are eight-miles north of Tien Tsin, and a battle Is iutniinent. TO PROTECT StIIAXGlIAlj -Indon. Aug. 4. The Tieeroy of Nankin has agreel to ; Limllng Sum) British troops for the defense of Shanghai. . ' i -- - . -. .- -" - - ' ' -1-1 ' MORE iMEN READY. 1 . Berlin, Aug. 4. The IndkTition are is nrenarinjr another army corps of 10,000 men for China. RICH FIND MADE. , 1 . :. Fan Francisco, Aug. 4. The ralae- ontological expedition of the Univer sity or California, which has. Just re turned from the John Day fossil fields in Kat-ru Oregon, reports the discov ery of a number of pew sieeies of ex tinct auimAl. ' rw -found fossil remains of a tapir said Prof. Jos. (. Merriam. the .head of the exiedition. "an animal whose presence In t the Oregon basin In an cient times wa never sustectcd. Also anion;; our fluds were loues .of the rhinoceros. peccary, an extinct species of the horse, sn extinct eat. and many other mammals, the modern' relatives of which are today found only in the tropical countries. We found aLso fos sil remains othe mastodon. ' -.- WILL. FOLLOW SLTIT. Atlanta. :a.. Aug. 4. Owing to the result of the recent election In North Carolina, and .1 white -.-supremacy, en grafts! oil that state. Bepresemalive Hard wick will Inrrodirce. at the next Mission of the .Georgia legislature, a bill provMinjr for the practical disfran chisement of the negro. WANTS OHO A X I Z ATI OX. Atlantic City. X. J-. Au;r. 4. At the Eml-orkatlon Day Jteunion of the Knights of Celutubri. here. today, the principal address ; ifas delivered by Right Uev. James A. MeFaulk. Bishop of Trenton, on "The- Influence of Or ganizatiou." The Bishop discussed, at ome length the duties of Catholics in political affairs, and urged them to organize. t Bishop MeFaulk asked: ('an any nian for a moment snp HHe that if we were united -thaf sev eral re-eentative Catholics would-not have tieen selected to investigate- and report ttion the affairs so intimately connected with the welfare of the Catbollc relisWin in the -countries over which the flag of our country has re cently leeu unfnrled?" , I ; A FAST RACE. Xew York. - Aug. 4. Ethellert, held at 1 to 2, won the Brighton Cup at two "aud a quarter miles at Brighton Beach thiy. a scant length lef ore ImiV In the fast time of y:4'J 1-5. FADS OF .BRITISH CYCLISTS. The L'nglish rider's fondness for loading, down his .machine with every conceivable a"! lias lnen reieat: edly commented on. His idea seems to be to get as mucli as poss'dle at taeued to. his bitcle. and tlie more. he outshines his fellows in tills respect t he I iter lie is pleased. There Is lit tle doubt .-that the palm for such pro liiency must lo awanled to the rkler dcWcrilnil in an English cmitcuiMrary. and! who. by the way. roile a machine of American inauufnctun. It was bctrateI with., tlie following --choice assortment: , Three Ih-IIs. ne on each ami ( f thv? hamlle imr and one a-ruat ed j 13 the tire; four brakes cm tl'ej back and another on the front wluel. fiKt -brake c.n the front wheel, and b.tck ixd.iling brake: two lamp Iitackets allixed to the front forks, two fiMt n-sts. a 'cycle wati-h and elij. a cyclometer. A cluiin brush in contact with the chain.: a luggage laltel (steel frame', an eh-ctro-plated ninie-platc on the steering intst. felt saddle cover, mud guards. eight-Inch cranks.-, large tool ftag.-and a very ample step. The machine is alleged to 'lie a light road ster. : - - ; STOCK AT STATE f AIR. Oregonian Says This Icpartment . Will tie Well --Represented at the Exiiosition This Fall. ! . -Saturday's Oregonlan, liad 'the fol Kiwing K'ernlng the exhibits of live stock to 1h nHle at the annual state fair this fall:. , ""Livestock interests, will' , Ih given due prominence at tlfttState Fair this year, as the State Board of Agricul ture Is making a great effort to have a full representation from each coun ty. Tlu raising of heef and dairy cattle, of sheep which Will .yield the largest carcasses f mutton a well as; tlie finest th-ese of wool, are enter prises which will Interest a, larger proportion ; of Oregon iMitple each sric-HiIng'yeflr. while the lHst breeds of hogs adapted to the various section o? the state will; also come in for a large share of atteutlon. sTIie exhilnts of horses will enlight en tlie visitors In the points most iMHessary to rlng out. as regards si7a, weight, nses ami sjeetl. and the farmers - and stockmen, of the state w ill t hereby i - lie iHneft t ed . th rou gh tbeir attendance and exhibits - at . Sa lem. The livestock from each county will le dnly credited to the proiHT lo cality and the prizes awarded will be gcssl advertisements for the winning sections.- ' -- "As wheat raising In certain sec tions is on the decline, farmers are going Into . something that . promises iietter prodts.' and nothing at present presents greater - inducements than stoekraising." The fair this year will encourage and 4nstrnet along the best llnis in the livestock Industry ' - A fiZfJD IfJ HUMAN . fORM Ed Sutherland Assaults and Stabs a Young Girl THE OUTSKIRTS Of WALLA WALLA Tlie Bin to Arrested and Saved With mffiealty from the Fury of the ' -Enraged Populaee. 1 ' WALIV WALU, Wisk; An. 4. Emma Khlwell, a 15-year-oM glri, was brutally assaulted by an ( unknown man5 at' 3 o'clock this afternoon, in the suburbs -'of' "Walla Walla. The man threw her upon the ground and when she gereanied, he iulledut-'a' IMM-ket knife and stabbed her several times in the region of the heart and ran away. The girl is in a critical condition Late tonight a man an swering tlie' description given of the assailant I was arrested by the police. He was taken to the county Jail, and soon the? news spread that the brute had been captured. A crowd gathered a nd ma iy murmurlngs were heard. The authorities took the prisoner to the neniteutiarv. where he can lie guarded S safely. The feeling is In tense, anil it is feared, if the right man is caught he will have trouble in escaping the vengeance of the peo ple.. ' ' :' ' i 5 - ;' HE IS IDENTIFIED.. Walhi WaUa. Wash Aug. 4. The Mlice are now: conlident that the man arrested is the right- man. He gives the naiiH of Va SutlMrland. Blood was found on his clothes, and he was identified by lioth tlie girl and Tlmnia . ielaiid. who saw the man following the girl. Sutherland was arrested while attempting to commit an assault on Mrs. Durkee In the brush. The wo man says Sutherland grablsMl her as she was passing along lite -street ami spirited her away to a secluded place where lie .threatened to kill her if she "made a noise. , . JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE. t Walla Walla. Wash.,! Aug. 4. An inquest was held this afternoon oveif the remains of Will I. Ruejiauaii, who was shot and killed last night by .Tas. M. Simmons. A verdict of "Justitiabk? homicide" was returned, Simmons has not leen found yet and some think he suicided. LORD j ROBERTS REPORTS. ONE COMMAND OF BOERS iH STILLr ANXIOUS TO FIGHT.'. The Transvaal Army- Said to - Usi OnJy. Soft-nosed isullets in -Their Operations. i ' . LOXDOX, Aug. 4. The war offin? has retived a disjtateh from- Irl Rolierts, hi ted Pretoria, August 4th, which says: "Iord Algermon Lennox ha lie'n releasetl bv tlie Boers. Oulv two of 4 ticers are, prisoners. Comniandaui Oliver has managed to escape to tlie hills in the ' vicinity of ItdbliMieiU, with l.VD men. lie has ; Inf-onnt'd t.eneral Bruce Hamilton that he thtc.t not consider himself Itound by t Jen eral Frinsloo's offer to surrender, nnd that his force intends to cntinne the war. lie has taken a iosiU n lM'twen Harrlsjnith and the Xewmarket roaL Lieutenant timeral Bundle is now following him. "The prisoners captured by General Ian Hamilton say that only soft-hosed bullets are riow served out to the Boers, hem-o the wounds of our men are very serlons. I am presenting this matter and protesting hi General Botha." - - -.,: fOR A WINTER CAMPAIGN THE AM ERICAX ARMY IX CIIIXA . MAKES l'REI'ARATIONS. Will lV Ready, for All EmergenHest Stores Firwardel to the Gulf . of Pi Chi LL : NEW YtRK, Aug. 4. Preparation lieiug made by the War and Navy De partments to facilitate the operations of the American forces in China, not only in tlie advance against Pekin. but also for a. winter campaign, indicate that the administration, while hoping that a condition of avowed war may le avoided. Intends to le prepared for It, saj s a Washington special to the Her ald.? J ."';: v - -,' v ;' ; In antlclimtion of the northern part of the gulf of PI Chi Li freezing In Xoveniln-r, ;Qnarteriuaster-Ueiieral Lu diiisiou is making a strenuous effort to land at least six months supplies at Taku. At this moment Nagasaki is the base of operations, hnt this base, must be transferred to Taku, 'which cau be reaclieil by L-uhU General Lndlngton L arraugiug for the.tranikirtation' if tons of fiuH fo Taku. Thous- nml of small campaign, stoves, have been wait to that point, 4 llertvj1 Witt-J ter ciot 11 111 g luis also gone, llie tran IMtrts ' will lie withdrawn, before tlie gulf freexes, and additional -supptlea to the trxiis must g via Che Foo. Brigalier. tJeneral Weston, Commli sary ttem'ral :of Subsistence.' is also preparing to dispatch six months' sun piles' to Taku. The Hancock, whih recently sailed for China, carrying U73 men and twentv;six officers, cunreyed sixty days rations for these troops, and this supply' will be ' greally-aug mented.' ' General Weston has In. conJ temptation! the simplification of the commissary supplies sent to -Takn. He has called attention fc the'fnadtls- ability of -sending -canned oysters, 'lob-H sters, mushrooms, peaches, pears, sax diues, etc., to China, and 1f his .wishes are carried out the supplies will be limited to wholesome . rations of the army, , with few extras for, sale to the ofiicers and men desiring to purcuasts them. ., , ." .-- ;- '"-- " r.:.'"- ' TtiU ts a list of the. articles selected supplies carried by the Hancock: Itacoiu. 21..i7. isninds;- corueu Deci, canned, tTTou pounds; flour, 18,'JOO Itotiuds; hard bread, "S,4iw pounus; beans. ."4l) iouuds; rlceiiX ioatnds; hominy. ."sn iounds: potatoes, fresh. TTimi twiim.ts- tmtfltoes. dessicated. 1700 IKiunds; ioratoes, sliced. 17oO pounds; onions. ws pounus; mut. canneu, si iwunds; macaroni, 17tK pounds; sugar, ;vjt oouds; butter. Bun) jtounds; corn incnus, 4ssJ pounds; tomatoes In cans. iii nhlitWku to these articles were an- pleSi apricots, etieese, chocolate, cralts. prunes, preserves, jetties, olives, piet ies, etc. 'v.vV,,:';.,.,:.:.:.;. v., :.- :-.f X ieiieral Weston, holds that In view of the ditlU-ulties In tlie way.vf prouipt transitortatiou, u is aavisaoie to scihj so many articles which nre,oId to of ficer and men, and he favors limiting the number of articles as much as pos sible. ...... HSU COMMISSION! ITS RfPCRT. Collections Made From Fishermen and Lealer During the Mouth. - ; of June. ' In the state treasury deiKirtmeut. yestertlay. FJsh C4mmisiouer F. U. Reed filed his monthly report of col lections for June, aiwl deositel t he funds - collected neeorditig - to the rP nort. as follows: . i s ludivhlual licenses. ........ . . . .$311 Drag seine licenses. . . . GIU net licenses. I. . . .... .. .. . -0 Set net licenses, . . . i. . . . t.. ; '--J l'ound net, etc.... ..... . . l" Dealers.... ...... 20 Total. . .....i$73i A BOLD ROBBERY. Hotel Clerk in Eugeu4 Held Up, by . , Foot 1 Kids, -, : ; - - :- I - Eugene, Dr.. Aug. 4.-4This morning, at .1 o'clock. Walter SheileyJ flight clerk at a local hotel, was held up by two footnads near tin SoutlicrtiiPa cilie station and roirtieil of $!CJ. lie at ome notified the otiicers. but no trace of tlie nien was , found. . Au enveloiH containing a $2l bill. part of: the money taken, was found near the scene, evident lj- lost by the -thieves. The otiicers have a cine, and arrests may follow. THE r0-YEAR-OLD MAN. A statistician has estimated that, a man io jears old has worketl 6.ri00 days, has slept J.OOO. has amused him self 4.MK. has walked J2.tn miles, lias lieeu HI ."00 days, has partaken of 3V ooti meals, eaten l.",Ut'Xl iound of meat aud 4.000 of fish,, eggs, and vegetables, and drunk 7.1 XH) gallons of fluid. DYNAMITE IH IT. "Wallace, Idaho. Ang 4. A miner by the name of MeCraeken sulcidel tohiy by exploding a stick of dynamite In his mouth. . -j-: ... . - A RIO TOOTII.-', J. Culver and H. I. Minto, who reently returned from the Klondike and Cape Nouns brought with them a rclice of the cold Northland ,that. will find a permanent resting place In the. Capital City. Wliile at work In a placer mine near Dawson. Mr. Culver, dwp down in tlie iwrpetual ice of that fftissen region, found tiw tooth of a prehistoric Mas todon. The molar was in a good state of preservatkin, though It had proJ ably been eucasHl in the ice for thous ands of. years. Through all their suit sequent travels, Messrs. Culver and Mluto carried the tooth, and last even ing, being both loyal memliers of Olivo, Lodge No. ia L O. O. f .. of this city, they -took it up to tlie lodge room, and there presented it to tlieir lodge. When the. relic was placed in. the museum department of the Odd Fellows' Li brary Association, after lteing suitably labelled aud catalogued. Some of tlie hK-al brethren of the B. P. O. Elks or der yesterday claimed, the. tooth was that of a baby elk. v: ATTACHMENT RALE.-Sheriff F. W. iMtrbin yesterday sold under exe cution. -the proierty . involved in the case of J. II. Mas'her.- plaintiff, vs. Olevla A. Yeatch. defeudant The land was attaclnsl in the 1; .act rou brought to collet .!OI.10. The land consists of 12it acres in I 7 . 2 1 w.. Pisitlntiff purchased : the property fir .jt. -. j- - - - J FOR THE GUARD. Governor T. T. tieer yesterday received from the Wa tcrvllet arsenal. West Troy. New York, two prhnlng wires aud two-, vent punelies for the 3.2 Inch bre-ch load Ir? rifles (cannon) nioilcl 1SSJ7. - These rifles are part of the equipment of Bat- tery A.. Portland, of the Oregon Na tional Gnard. ...: -. . -:;), The soothing ami healing prcqwrties of Cha mlierla In Cough Remedy, its pleasant taste and prompt and per-: lrirent cuies, have made It a great favorite with the jteople everywhere, For sale by F. CS. Haas, druggist,a lcm. or. - ' . -- ; ; :." -' FREAKS OF CLOUD BURSTS. Rocky Mountain Campers Caught In -;.-.'. -- " V; One. i ".. From Anslee's Mngaxlne.. . i, . CIowlbursts are sometimes very d strucjtive of life as well as of property. They come up so suddenly that It is almost inqiosslble to escape If the way farer Is caught In the bed of the creek. Campers in the mountain reglonsV us ually select the high' ground above the creek, rather than jiitch theiri tents 4ose beside the gently rippling: water; which may become "a roaring ;torrent while they sleep, sweeping them to de struction before they know that dan ger Is near,; , It wa from nglect of this "precaution that; many lives were lost In a cloudburst near Morrison, Colo- In tlie spring of 1807.; Some peo ple were camping along the borders of the stream, and. it was just after dark, and had been, raialng heavily, they sought the shelter of .their tents. Suddenly they heard the awful and pe culiar roar of the approaching cloud burst, it grew - louder every - socomL Realizing what had happened, the "un fortunate campers men, women and childrenrushed from their; tents and tried to reach the higher ground. In theonfuslon nd darkness , some turned the wrong way, and were, soon struggling In mad i torrents, battling with tree trunks and wrecks of cabins and Immense, masses of moving atone In the. bosym of the flood. " Thirteen.. lives went put in that dire nlgld. ;T1h bodiea found rater showed the marks of . buffeting, with the" debris-, in , the: flood. of water., and it is ludlevcd that' few. if any, of the nufortuuates lost their lives by actual drowning. ' ; i , -Occ-aslonally tlie sudden downpour of rnin;will le precipitated m n sifi yielding sdiL and - Instead of , takiug the fortu of a cloudburst, with a wave of water carrying everything hef ore it, wliole surface of the land will take on the: consistency of molas.ss ami roll softly but Jrresistably down hwn tlie water courses. This . hapiMhcl In Chalk-Canyon near Mount Princeton, in . Colorado three j-ears ago. Chalk cliffs are a peculiar formation at tlie head of the Canyon, the so-called 'chalk, being of a lime nature, which, after lieing dissolved In water .quickly hardens, again like cement.. A . cloud burst Itegan high up on the sides of the mountain, washed away tons of malerlal from the cliQs. and rolled the mass slowly over the railroad tracks like the pour of. la va from , Vesuvius. The tracks were covered to a depth of six feet. A gang of workmen. was put to work on tlie deposit, but it oozed in on the tracks as fast as the men shov eled 4t out. Finally all work was sus pended, nnd tlie overflow liardemtl so quickly that a track; was built over It. Within six liours of the ; breaking .of tlie storm the, trains were run ning ver, the deisshrj So hard did the "chalk become ; that the railroad has never peuetratcil to the old tracks, and in the excavating that was done In relaying the tracks Mrmaueutlj-, dynamite had to lie used. MR. BRYAX'S " SHARE OF PROS- PERITY.' A Striking Increase of AVorldly Goods During Four Years of Republi can Rule. Lincoln, Neb., June 29, Mr. Bryan's recent declaration n an interview at Chicago that "we'll be willing to take the votes of all the .people who have not had their share of prosperity and leave the Republicans the votes of the lieople who have liad-their share" is looked upon by those of his fellow citi zens who are familiar with tlie facts a indicating an intention, if not a de? sire to vote for McKinley himself this year : Cert a Idly, if Mr. Bryan were correctly quoted and meant what he Raid, he will be found In line with the Republicans. A very fair measure of v man's prosperity. is -the amount of projerty he letmiis for puiiHjses of taxation and, fortunately, a record of Mr. lirj-an's returns can Le found in this, his liome count-. Seven years ago Mr. Bryan was Just linishing his second term In Cougn-s. Previous to tliat he had Itee'n one or a nuiuUr of striiKgliug young lawyers in the city, earning terhaps from !fl. Z to !?2.i0i a yitir. He has resided ,ii the Fifth ward of Lincoln for seven years, and the following statement taken from, the schedule returned by Mr. I!ryau each year since, shows his Increase of tangible wealth aud pros perity; Year, 1804 1MC 1S00 Value. ; . . .$280 2tlO .:. 3h 270 I Year. 1S!7. JNOS. 1I9. P.KXI. Value. . 2.! 'SO . 2.! ISO Between 1S04. when his term In Con gress ended. nudrlKlNL when he was nominated for' President, lie was eii jrajred in the practice of law. His achievements as a Congressman had won him a wider circle of friends and more legal business, but since ISImj he lias not liad n case in any court.; save' when he appeared liofore the Supreme Court of the L'nited States, as a rei roWntative of the State of Nebraska, to present one phas of tlie maximum railroad freight rate case. , In four years of DemocVatie adiiilii ist ration his average valuation was ?272.o) a year, while under four years at ICeptiblican prosperity it rose to $;.Ji!iS.7.V a nd his projK-rty tmlay. ac cording to his own valuation, is worth JM.2.SU more tlian before MeKmiey took .office. In Nebraska personal prp erty is Iistel at ouefifth of its value. Aside from this, he has invested in the past seven years about JM..Ho In rami proix-rty. A Republican iHlItar who loloked over the", figures, remarked: "A lawyer who can 'make more money doing nothing under a Republican adminis tration than herein in tlie tractice of Ids prc.fessioii timLyr a DetntM-rat.'e ad niii!trathii oi!ghinot to 1h ins, stent upon his,deniamrTor a eli-ango." DORSE BREEDINt I IN INDIA. Natives Do Not Take Kindly to Meth- oils of British Breeders. It seems that hoie brccniing in all laits ttf India Is attemhsl with a great ntanydilliciillies. latterly the imper ial ciivi'i-niiw iit tin Ium.ii irt-Imr 1,, - . r ' --- - - - - .... ... -. 1 , CHintage pony .breeding in the Mani- . . .. 1 it tt . . . . pur siaie. inn uie oiucers who visitel the country reported tliat there, were cxtt cicely few din-ent- stallions to be seen. It has Since lieen nwtri ! Innl by some sympatlietie traveler, who could Induce' the Manipuris to discuss matters witn mm. tliat the people do uot understand that the methrsls of tti Ilritiali 1 2 r,-.r-n it, fr .urn. r. ... 11 uiij those of their own chiefs who formerly ruled them. The Rajah, it seems, used to insist upon buying - any foal, -he might fancy at his own price, and as he liouirht throusrb a elite f vcUn I Wfl ) f through some understra inter, it mavlt easily conceived that the nrlce" r. eel red by the owner of the foal was small when It reachel him. Under these circumstance! tlm ntnuM gioil stallions keep, them, carefully" HHien away- in the jongle: in short. Manipur horse breeding has lieen h regular hole-nnd-corner business which knowledge ' of British eveutnalljr change for the lx-l ter. : THE SIZE OF CHINA. China nroner is aliont hnlf ttio of the Unitexl States, leaving out Alas ka and the Indian Territory, and has nliont five and one-hnlf times the in habitants. Tlie Chinese aliopt as big as the United States, in cluding Alaska and adding Mexico. It contains close to six times as many in habitant as the United States. It Is nearly l.ooo.noo square miles larger than all Europe, and contains about the same popuhition. Xew York Press. GOOD REASON FOR OBEDIENCE. . Mother (angrily) Did I see you play ing pitch and toss with that little Dou gall boy? . Tommy Yes Ma. Mother WelL don't do It again. Do yon hear tne? ' Tommy Yes, Ma. I won't do it no more. He hasn't a ha'penny , leftt Glasgow Times. ; .- WHERE THE S PANK WEED GROWS. There's a corner iu our garder-Uut my nurse won t tell ine where. That little lioys must never see. but' .. always must Iteware. And In tliat corner, all the year, in ' rows; and rows, aud rows, A dreadful' little flower called the simnkweed ,grows. ' . . -'...'. - My nursie says that if a loy who 1 ri, doesn't wash his' face, " -Or pulls his little sister's hair, should ; ever find that place.' . The Piankwed just would jump at him, and dust his little elo'es. Oh. It's never safe for fellers where the spa nk weed grows. Some day I'll get the sickle fronj our hlnsl man, ami then - . ' I'll go and ti ml that :ink wmI place 7 It's somewhere In the glen. And when I get a swlngin' it an' put tin in my Wows, I bet there'll be excitement where the , Spank weed grows! V Paul West, In Lifo. ; THE BUBAL MAIL DELIVERY Inspector II. J. Ornisby Leaves Hit Hotne for Salem This Week to Lay Out the Ronte. Postmaster Edward II irsh yesterday recelviNl a letter from II. J. Onusby, lstal insiM-ctor for the Rural Mall I routes, to the fffeet ' that the writer ' would start from ids home in Gret Fails, Wisconsin, for the coast, here to Inspect 'a numln'r of new routes. He will .first stoi at B.oic ; Idaho, i where a couple, of, routes have to Je; insieeted; he will next go to North Yakima, and Fninvab-r. )Yasliiugtou.: and to Grcsham. .'Oregon, after vvhicli lu will come to Salem, and bejiiu the active. work of iusjiectiiig and arrang ing the mail routes out of Salem. '.-..Mr. Ornisby Is enthusiastic over tlie prosoet of, lay ins: out the routes out of Salem, ami he predicts tliat the system, in 'connection '.-with tlie Salciu office will be an unqualified success;, It is cxMcted the. Rural - Mail route out of Salem will probablj lie definite ly arranged .in' the course of about" three weeks, and will doubtless be iu successful oiH-ratlon by OctolMT 1st. ; A SALEM ORATOK.-Hoii. p. H. D'Arcy, ex-mayor "f Salem, has Ih-cii sekcted to deliver; the annual address Ik foi-e a .meeting of' the So-uthern Ore goli 'Pioneer Association, to be held at. .Jacksonville. September lltli. Mr. D'Arcy Ls. an attle and eloueut sjicakcr atnl Mell VcixmI iu Hie piniii-er histoiy of Oregon His address will lie nmlele with iticideiils of iiiii--r days iu Sidilliern Oregon, and illustra tions from history, that will 1h cnteir tniuhig and in.-tni tivi The people of Southern' Oregon iire to be eongratti-. latisl in seliK-t ing). Mr.- D'Arcy to de liver this address.) SEVERELY INJ PR ED.-Chief.- of I'olicv D. W. Gibson went to I tide K'udeiice j'esterday 'afiermnni. to see his cousin. Douglas '.Gibson, of that pLife. who was on Friday quite si- veicly injured !by: "oing run over by a horse. Mr. Gibson was standing in the doorwav of a livery stable when an .unharnessed horse d:thcd out t 'the building, colliding w'rih him and knocking him down and tramping uhh him. "Mr. Gfbson. who is about .Vi years of age. suffeieil tli4 fracTurc of the right arm just above tlie cIImcv and was very severely bruised 4xt-r-nally and internally. ' but his injuries are not considered of a serious na ture, f v ! -J '-" GASTORIA For Infants aoid Children. The Kind You Haw Always Bough! Bears the Signature of Cora How is It thy quarrel so ever since they wnt to live in the subuihs? Merritf He wants to keep chicken, while she Insits j on having a flower garden. Judge. ; ' The birssho ilu China, as well as In other tcountrIes. Is lMkcd upon a a harbinger of gisxl luck. For that reason Ch!nes4 .mandarins, wlien burled, have horsesjioe graves. ( :ntniMit will cure llliiij, lllccdiiiif and Iu'jiii? Pilrs. It ubNork" the tuiiKr. fcllajm the llchiiiK at oute, OfU Mun a nrmlLiro. elves iiiktaht r- licf lr. WiHianiK' Imlian l'ilc UinV tnpnt to nrtinsinHl fr.- nn(t ltct- lit(r ot the private ptirts. Kvery-to warranien. 11 y oriu'RiNts, ny innu on n Celpt of prio 541 cent aoU 9I.OU. WILLI! MANUFACTURINS CO.. i'rop. cuvelaud. out .For aJ fey all druga-ita. FORTUNE FROM BELGIAN HARES. Better than poultry, ; i . Produced Cheaper. FOR SALE Fine Backa, also Does bred and unbred. : '" -: BARGAINS :-: :-: 1 Does and litters for. f20 00 18 00 lti 00 it 7 FS i. 12 - vpvi : All fine Litters. 4 If you know a bargain in Belgians you will not hesitate, a flnesUrt without waiting. ' Write tor prices or enquire mt Strttsm ; . .4- .... . ff office. . . r. A. WELCH, 3ALEM. ORtGOX.