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. WEEKLY OREGON STATESMAN', itesdat, xotembeu . idoo. .; THE KEGRD QUESTION whether necessary ' or not. is detrl ueatal .to.Uie health of the . plant, flauts will drr out quickly In tbe house, especially if the temperature is a littl-? higher than is lest. To avoid, this, set tlie pot In satK-erH tn whh h there is about half an Inch of sanL Itobert it. MdJnor in tin N'ovember Woman Home Compan ion. . 1 - 'i.--.- '. -. -.'. I v OBE0051 BL&CK LA1VS STILL AT TRACT ATTEICTIOJT ' t tha SUln bit af th Rocky MouUtti , rml Mm laqalrlca ' An Made. WILL BE EXECUTED. Yxom, Daily Statesman. Nor. .)' In the Executive office, at the 'Capi tol, yesterday? a i letter was received from. Edward J.!'HalL of ? Keokuk. Iowa, regarding Hhe Oregon -black lawn." Tbe letter, which waa prompt ly answer complete. Information be in X forwanted, - hi as "follows: '"It Is asserted j by those -trouble! with Prj unit is that you,4have a law, or It .U part of your constitution, that ' a negro cannot hold property in-your ft are and that last fall there was a majority of 10,ou6 against its repeat . Please . state the truth . as completely a 4 iHsi1k '-' ' ' '''4'-.' . - ' -Two telegram en al received asking for lnfortua?!pbL aud replies . promptly dispatched -iX" 'u -n" formation to the enquirer. A gentleman residing iu this city' re cently received a letter from a friend In Kausas, nuking inquiry regarding t lie same subject. This letter is given lelow, showing the ifiauner in which the Democratic campaigners are us ing the absolete Constitutional amend ment regarding! the ! negro question: . ".My iMir)W! 'in addressing you is to ascertain the position your state :iki a!i to the negro. Our Jjcmo eratie ami Populist speakers are tell ing u that Oregon, a Repuldicau state, not only (denies the negro tin right to vote. lut. like the Chinese, I hey a n prohibited from coming iuto your tate at all. for; any pur- . 1 heard oue akcr go as far as to nay: - ".'It Is unlawful for a negro to lay ' down at night on the noil of Uregou, even though they hare nothing but tin sky for a covering. "Of tfnr. this' 1s ait done to check mate Republican charges as to what the IenMXTats have . done In North Carolina. I r " Now, I am tiot n nniwiffn Spcak r, nor seeking "for ; fnel for (lieiu. Put as a Christian, ami friend to the negro, would like to know the fdmpie truth in tin matter. If the text of your law, in this case Is to be fottnd in some newspaper, would be very thankf al for a copy of It. If not, Heae give ine a plain statement of the ease and greatly oblige." This gentleman wan also supplied with etimplete j lnforma tiou. which lie Ihis donhtk?ss put to good use in. the iufcrvst of the Republican ticket, and to the discomfiture of iUi Democratic caiiiKiigners in tliat part of Kansas. dEAMXtJ OF THE FREWHT JCAU y , SHOUTAUE. , , . " j- I . '' - " . Indianapolis Join itiil. "How are rule ma Iters?' was. yen terday aked tf the general ttgeut of the Yam lei bull t fast - freight lines. "Rates," aid he, re no more men tioned, ears iH'iiig tlie questiou. ", You may think it an exaggcrat!ou. -but to day had I at, comma ud 4.innt car I '( could plaeertltem for loading in forty eight : lurtirs. j lit ij long railroad -.'career I have uever . known similar conditions. We have many times been short of carsjin thier territory, but cot Id almost always ; dra w en other territory wliere tratlb Was light and keep somewhere in .sight. of the calls for ears; but , at present -'the shortage Is i-oiilined to tm one patt of the coun try, and the Kltuatiou has reached such a stage that jt is wit li gnat ditticulty thai connecting line can in induced to let a car go' In-yond tin' tirst gate-, way when it is itossiblv to transfer the freight. This year Southern aud Xorthein liues are using eveiy car they i can MHitntaud. Helmuts from Southern roads are much the fame, as in Central , Traflie As-oHatiou terri tory, i . , r i . i ' -'j i " The .general iuen'ase in business is in all classes-and Is rcsponile for the hortage at this s aou." ln.liauapolis Jotirnal. 1 .. CIIIXESK OFFICIALS TO SUFFER THE EXTIIEME FEXALTY;- ?or Outrages on Missionaries During - the liecenf Uprising To Destroy ; - A Venerated , Temple. .;' ' ; V -: ; -' 'i-' "! i ". ",: ' X ; -FAO TIXtj.FU. Friday, Oct. 2S. The commission of ' imiuiry into the mirages on missiouaries here has Wn teucetl to death Tltii Ya tig, the; pro vincial Judge; Wang: Hung On, the military commandant; iJeneral K!u and two other otliclals. Ccrman ' and French troops will garrison Tao Ting Fu for theJnter. ; The preparations die complete" for dtsiroylug. Octolier -7th, ue most venerated temple in th city. : , ' . ODD EST I ELVS IO N YET. KUigsloii. 'Out Oct. 27. Kingston can Hast of a gowl many things 'or niiw-ii it i ikiinul. but tin latest : it i-Sii tii:lLt ,is a little bit iH-ceutric Of all the crazy men with queer dusUn lun. 1 i.n, in mnuuirp nitli -tlt:lt of an Individual win is -onHncil Iu tlK insane asylum. in tins etty. lie whiiks he is a -loached egg. aid for tweiKy yinirs he has Imtii lookihg for a piece "t UKtt big enough to lt dowu on. When visitors come aijd iiKit him Ik always apiiroaiclM's tjHtn with Oie requet for j niiMiicurii " versa t ion in private, j A he Is H rfectly harm ii... L-miavM ,ti not! nut auv rc- wtrictions umhi him.- Iflyoii grant hi rinst ne wihskt! iu j-uur -ir. "Have you got a p'.-e or toast alsHit yoV" . "Xo." yon say. "What I the matter with you? ! An you hungryr -iim.irn-" titil:its the man. "Whr sh.iuld I "be hungrj ? I g plenty tr eat. I'm tired. I'm a poached egg atnl I in l4H)ktug lona. .piece i .ioh!i -o Xalurally this reiucst lead to laughter, and tin poached egg re tires In liJli dulg"n. out lie eiuues bak reguhirly on Ok arrival of tb next luttch of visitors to aed if ii can't have lietter luck: AH Sorts t.f things which hok like toast have bMi Hi plicd to lh man, Imi he wants the real ihig and as chairs and couvhc ate nt iiiaiIe.Mt Of toast d l-ead he Is tiMiged to go on'tuak'n his ier jKMual phti to visitors. In all othr respe-ts the ; man. ema normal, and If this era a: v idea -tiJd only lie got ou of his head he might obtain h's UiscbargeJ As persists in his delu Mon Iiewi'l VobabIy sjeiid the rest of bU day in the asylum. THE'. PEACE PKOTOCOL. I'aris,' Nov. . A dispatdi to the ICaras AtJeucy from Pekiu, ihit(d Oc tobcr 31st. sjiys: The foreigu ; Minis ters continued toiiay the discussion of the ace proiosirious to be preseuteI to the Chinese.'--The French proposals were acc ptL ! Adilitional speclllca tkms will 1h discyssetl ou ; Monday. On acconnl of the necessity of thor ough acconl bet-weeu the" dinVreut cabinets tlie tiual note, will not be presented for several wicks, f 1 rem ral Vevron comniaiKler-ln--hief of tlw French troops in Cliina.'wh the allays under his cummanil. h iurg ing the villages a round TCeu Tsin and l'ekiu. Many vilLises InH-ctrd with Psixers liave Is-en destroyed and their inhabitants puuislied. A French col umn Kent toTueu resciMil tbe missfon aries tliere, Anotlier Fwueh .column met with resistance at . -Siet Chung. The' eiiemy's loss was considerable. The village was burned. ; News re ceivil from Poa Ting Fu Indi-ates n movement of French and tlerman trNps uiNttr SI King, where tlW iui-M-rial fbuiba are .situatetl; It is ru mored that tlie army of Yang Yuh Kaute has resolveti to defend the plat. - As a result of Inquiries . ''made by the ' international s commission nmler tleueral , Ikiilloud. ; eond In command of the Frencli iks.os iu China, tlie allies are -onvin-el that the (iraud Tresisurer and tlie Oovemor of Poa Ting Fu and a Chiiuse colonel were instrumental In the niunh'r of AiiK-ricjin and; English missionaries, ind they ; 'have ' been -onlemiied to tenth aud will ! xe-utl soon. - me j.vcirr. Oh, hard Is tl:e Intl tliey have made lii i". . : - . , i And common the blankets and cheap, - - ' ( . tut tU'te. he will lie where tiiey laid liiiu; . ..; ; ... Wl;ere else could they trust him , to tsltHp'? :. j , y ! . i -.- ' ; ... - -i -i ..- To sleep when the bugle. Is crying And cravens have heard and are brave. i. " : ; -" : When mit hers and sweethearts are - sighing. , ' - - - ; s And bids are in love-with the grave. Oh. dark Is tlie Inilside and lonely. And liglits and -ompankns depart Hut Ikf will he hwv them aud only I-ehohl tlie desire of his heart. Oh. thin Is the'iuiit. but it covers A jdi-eiKT content to reMse, ud far from; his' friends and his lor- cs - i lie Jies with the sweetheart .be - chie. .. , ; - i ? A. E. Houseman, in Louthm Acad- D 1 SI I ES O F llOYALTY. Tl... I't-lii.-,. nf Wnlfw nroltnlilr lias le.H-m-d the art ofdining as well as any genthiuau, titled or otticrwise, in tlie worn I. t . .. -; Tlw 'k-aisi-r knows italataide dislies when he stK-s tliein. tJermany's ruler care tor game, rcatucreu game, more ilinn for anv other via ml. affectimr a ssclal fondness for salmi, or stew, iiciile of 'tliruslii'S. i Another .royal exauqile of ability to r"isrni56i :i 2mm oisn is lurBismn oy ilii i-r ii- nf irnss!:i. v1m is lust disloy al enough to his conntfy to -onfess ... - M . ... 1 1. I. pttiiiiciy a jin-rereute lor r reiK-u iiwk lug:" this, however, din-wn't 'say 4 hat h ilus not :!-. for Itiissia's i-ookiuz. ' '"he late King Humliert of Italy had so great an anection lor cnsiarus. :iiki very nwi-et ones at that, that he wouM r i'iin In tli iiia-hf ttt" nartake of oue. Or-.-en Wilheliiiiiia has a apietit) that would do creilit to any itcasant lit Iht domain, and no dainty liins lind favor with her. She will have roal Wi-t, mmtoiu and "lillct of Isvf and rnui'i sti-nk as- lur resriilar diet. ' - "Another queen who eats roast leef Is Christina, regent of 4palu. It Isn't ih.ii lii Is oitirfniid of this diet her- elf. but she !elieves firmly ' in Its strength producing virtues. , YeHow. mellow, r;eied days. Shcltcre! in a gildeii coasting; ifcr the ilivauir. Iisthss haxe. . White ami dainty chmdlets floating; Winking at th 1lushlng -trees. AimI-Oia somber, furroweil fallow; Smiling at tin airy ejise, ; t tr tlw southward flying swallow, Sweet and smiling are thy way. IVauteous, golden Autumn days. V Will Carleton. H1XAS OX WATEUIXO FLXWi:US. ikSnft a iiil;intit.V of broken pcttery. brnk or any simdar lealerial floHld le place! lathe Imt toui of the ot f:r drainaRe. and some saw I Incorjraleit tu tjie. 'soil. This wdl present the smI from ' lenuiiug Voggr from overwateriiig, or any wa ter remaining longer than ueeessary alMMit the ixrots in the isMtoni of the pot.--Each -time you water give sulfl cle.it to saturate tlmrouhly all soil In 'tbe iat. then do not give any water until the wil at t 1m sulfate tie gins to bsk wmewhat dry. Tlie hab it of slviiu a little water each day. FiniXtl OX IlEAITIIY MEXJ, When Jules Favre eimplinefl vto Pismarck thathe iTussians naa nreu uiou a htspital for tlie blind.' he re--ilvui r..iilv: "I don't know wbv yon slMuld ttnoplaln. 4 iihi no gooo deal worse you lire ujioo our stout ami healthy inen. f i j t - ;- Makes hot breakfast-breads wholesome no yeast germs no alum. Makes cake, biscuit and pastry of superior fineness, flavor and delicacy. Makes food that will keep moist and sweet; Is most economical, because it is the purest and greatest in leavening strength. In the easy, expedi tious preparation of the finer cakes and pastries appropriate to the season, Royal is indispensable. Care must be taken to avoid bakinjr powders mado from alum. Such powders are sold cheap, because they dttit but a few cents per pound.. - Not only will they spoil the cake, but alum is a corro sive acid, which taken in food means injury to health. ROY AC BAKING pOWOtR CO., 10O WILLIAM ST., NEW YORK. HOW I.OVE IS MADE' IX MEXICO. Young Men and Women Rarely Meet, and Then Only in the Presence of the Oirl's Relatives. " . Scnora Adela ida Va.quex Schiertino, a Mexican woniati.. in a pajs-r in tlie Xovi'inlx'r Woman's Iloim Compan ion cutithtl "Tlie Soekil Sphere :of .Mexican Women," writes ;t follows of courtsiiip iH-youd tlie liU fZraude. 'A Mexican irirl .reali7.es she w a miss f some imHH'tan-e wheii . slie has attractc-d the attention tf a avouM Irv cavalier, who lia eeii lier nt m-ass ir during a promenade on tlie '. pbfza. it bout tint formality of an introiliu liou Ik disjmtclis IMters glowing with words of adiulraHou and devoi&n. and iKTvously own its a reply. In )he meautluie lie visits tlie locality, of per home, hoping to catch-, sight t i , th object of his admiration at : lli .bal cony or as s!m enuTges from -Cu hotist to attend church, lie patiently but persistently promenades. lKM-k- wartl and forward 'Ttn the street, for custom forbids his entrance' to the house, and is hapny If favored 'with a glance from her lustrous Ida ok eyes. X'o ridicnb Is strong ejtough to dami- en his ardor, and - no oijctiis . of Irah iwreiits Htifticiently overful to snl Mine his Mssion. ' r "Mexiinn lovers rarely nner. for even if the young man is related to tm family of the young lady, and has leon a caller at the home, the men faet'oT his ncir'niir attention to Iht. puts a svire rtstraint on his '-.intercourse with the family. After a rime. if things have- procresseTI favoniidyc he Is admitted as an awptol suitor. and Is nnttvetl by the girl always ae- compnnied by her niotlMr. -who usu ally does all tlie -cob versa Hon., Hut love tinds. many forms of expression; and stolen glances, never s'lsiwcicil. ss:?k volumes for -the lovers. As the suit progresses many an evening passes with tlie .girl at the wintlow or K-iK-ony, athl Iht lover in the strict lH'low.'wlMdly oblivious of the passer by or h is jKiive- or caustic remark. The duration of a courlshlp depend inon filf. fonnality; emplojeil, ihe xmeaus at ctHninatul of tlie parlies. and their age. Consent 'for the mar riage is demanded from tlie parents of tbe girl. by the suitor's fatlier, who Js ao.'ompanieil by a priest, , that tlie pledsre may 1m made Ihe more bind ing" . : . i i Mrs. -Von Ihimer--Iear, dear. I drop jkh! my diamond ring off my linger .this morning, aud I cannot find it any wberc. Yon tMuiuer It's ail right. I came across It in xme of my trousers iH-kcts. - llanier's Bazar. . i " Xuie Phise. mum. I can't do a thing with the baly. He cries all the time. . - Mistress Well. I de-la re! How stu pid of iiieMlts other nnres were -ol-oved girls. You'll fiml sotne stove ol isli iu I he kitchen. Xew York Weekly. T 1 1 1 L A It IS A XO E M EXT OF FU)V- , ... E1SS. A' cViH-shaiHHl tlHv long lily-like h slgn vase is oik of the best for an asy disHrltioii '-of flowers, particu larly for roses and carnations. To ar range these, place., the ' ttteiti evenly tigether on sonnet liing level, so they may he equally deep in the water. The unevenness of tlie heads dm ' to , tlie varying length of tems will ln graceful and nalui-al. Avoid oil stiff ness or fori.vd o(Te'1s, and alMv all things .do not -crowd 'too many llowcrs iuto one liowl or -'vase'. Ella Morris Kretsehinar iu the Xo vein tier Wouiah's .Home Compaiiioii. HE WAS SMQTITERED. How Mllliomirlei Itfee TaM, III lAtd at Hh Hands of H1a Attorney. '"Xew-York. "Nov. -2. Effort1 .were 1m ing maihi this eveiiiiug tf deterihine the exact oiidition of tlw bums of Wil liam' M. Rice, the mllllouarie. Assist ant District Allonii'y Oslmnie ihs lar mI that tl"' autopsy had reviviled a will., .if -ifTiir '4nslsil.'i lit witli smut ll- , cving. j .. ... i -." TROOPS FOR t'lll.NA. Hamburg. Xov. 2. The Russian Jiv ernieent has oinmissioiM'd tin Hamburg-American- . .steamship lin. to transprt n-fsips tHHwi-eii udessa and the for TJ.-i-st." The II.i m bu.rg-America n line- has purchased the Hi-azii an-1 .River Plata Ih, lieloiiging to A. . DeFnJiag Co., of llamloirg. and Is now negotiating witn -tlie iiamourg V South Anieriiau Stainsliip Company for a joint working of' their, respective Covet nnicnts. In the rtiblsr f ores-is of Para one lalmirr disjioses or ltw tree in seven mouths, wcuring from too to Si kJ'igraioiiK S of rubls-r. of which he gets half from his employer. " RCSII MEDICAL COLLEGE. Chicago, Xov. 2. Rush Medical lege Is to have, a n.w $.Sti.tN building, for which Or. X'u-holasr Senn It:s jtisr given ' $."i(MN'ii. The new building will Is principally nsitl for -.'clerical pur isises and will -lie named Senu Hall. PEXSIOX SYSTEM. ';- Estalilishiil by the Peiuisylvauia Railroad Company. '. Pittsburg.' Pa..; Xov. 2. Official 110-th-e.4 were ms1 iil tislay. .'.of tlie es tahlishmcut of tin (sMision syste?n for employe, of the Pennsylvania R.iil l::td lines wct of Pit tsliurg. Tie new syst.'iii will go into effect .lan- t'.-iry lyt. next. Employeslage'l - years ir more will be given t or itffriig ' from the srvici pay. if an employe bas bet In the serviit of the road, lire at' the ago of tiT years. J jie option ' on lialf -ripphil can rc- I I.I.IK JA L R E y 5 1 ST1 S AT I OX S. Ri-pullieans I'.sfovi-r Fraud in l.tms iid Act . .I'roiiiptly.' - j St. Iouis, XovL Warrants havo Is-eii issued for the arrest, of :: m. n, charged with having registered frainl ulently at different -precincts' in the down-town wmi-iIs. tf tlw Tweinti t "oiigK-ssJoiial district. - The .-lettou C;l.s Jakcii on irtl'oriiii! ion ll!el by t'lKiirm.in John P.. Owen, of 1lc Twelfth Congressional District Rep"' lcan Committee. ' " ; The eommit tsj sent regis(-reil let tirs to 11m nans a they apjMiiril on Hie voters' list from i-iMnilng lioiises and s;iloons In th4 ilistrlet, iiml more than looo of tll-si letters have Iteeli jt'turned witli tin rejwirt of the Po-t-ollice IK-parlmenjt 'that 1 1n mtsiis n-iiind do not live at th plat.s shown on the n-glstnition list. On strengtli of llies reioi-ls, warntnis have Iw-eii ilskiit for the arrst of more than 12iMi piixiMis and .Ti of the war rants ha vel. Im-cii iswtwsl. THE CAM PA HiN IX TEXAS. Politics is so dull in Dallas the Reg istrar can' drum up u -rowd with an old -fashioned .: cow Im-U. Hlllslniro, Tex., Mirror. , : w - WW i DESIGNING AND ENGRAVING... BY ALL METHODS ; High-grade Work Prompt Execution - Prices Reasonable. ;- ';"',' i t - WRITE US IN REGARD TO YOUR WANTS W. . CHA TTEN, Mamager. ST A TESVAN BUILDING Sa'.em, Origom i, i . ' - . Srnd for samples of our special dffstris in lfthngravurc work for Idler and bill heads, cards and envelopes...... , HALF-TONE, ZiNC ETCHING L MAP AND WOOD ENGRAVING y . PHOTOGRAPHING t i 5c 5 KorOIIT IN AFRICA. . Trieste. Xov. 2. Xhiety 'Aineriean; who fought for Ihe Hoer in South Africa- liave arrived hetT. and have left for Hamburg, where they will sail for America. ,, - Sclfi-hness is oftn a woman be rt pafegnard and one wbleh she Is o.Uiil iv born without. Estimates , furnished 4Fririfi- job -RFnrNTirNO Satisfaction Guarantee! Statesman Job Office, 266 Commercial St Sal cm, Ore (ion