\i )\j. .">. NO. 7. ; AND PRINCE Congratulated by user in Person. PRESENTS A SWORD . Attending the Visit of r to the Great Ei-Chan- Marred by Showerg^of Crilliant and Imposing. . March 28. —Emperor ,ir at its head this force ■ii space in Prince Bis ; ! upon arrival there leployed in parade or >ach of his majesty was ■>■ a storm of "hochs," which ; on all sides with great i ie crown prince and his . I leneral yon Waldereee, • me walked to the par and as the emperor ap side Prince Bismarck's : i;puii the ground from tie. The prince wore the Maberstadt cuirassiers. is majesty caught sight of the rred his horse forward, vfullv in his saddle rode to the carriage of the i an and soldier and cor inds with him. The em resented the crown prince and i Prince Bismarck. Bis descended from hiscar anda with the young i the latter re-entered Then, with the emperor , and General Waldersee ■side it, the carriage was vi the line of soldiers. The ted, the troops presented bands played patriotic ace and emperor passed. IRISH SUPERSTITION. ary Case of Murder In the ■ :ird of Irrigation. \ March 28.—8y order of - of agriculture and inter 'rrigation has been con ' armonize the work of the raiment bureaus now deal s subject and to promote ef ueveloping the arid regions Chief Harrington, of the an, was chosen chairman Vev, 4 rV, ell) of the geological sur •' secretary at the meeting to-day. THE ISLANDER HIS TASK NOW ENDED. Governor McGraw, of Washington, Has Vetoed Two More Bills. Olympia, Wash., March 28.—Govern or McGrcw has completed the arduous task of approving or disapproving the measures passed by the last legislature. The following bills were approved: Senate bills No. 289, amending the act for appraising and disposing of tide and shore lands; No. 165, making appropri ations for sundry deficiencies of various institutions; No. 361, providing for the management and disposition of state lands; house bill No. 393, making an appropriation for the erection of build ings tor the state university. The governor has disapproved house bill No. 656, relating to justices of the peace and constables in cities of over 5,000 inhabitants. The governor says: "Should this bill become a law,"in every case, whether civil or criminal, before a justice of the peace in cities of the first class a change of venue would of necessity send the parties litigant to the justice of the peace in the nearest country precinct, thereby greatly in creasing the cost of litigation to the par ties, as well as to the taxpayers. The courts of the justices of the peace have been aptly styled 'poor man's courts,' and to subject poor litigants to increased cost and the inconvenience of country precincts for trial would be to deprive them of rights which are sacred. More over, I am convinced that in fairly busy times one justice of the peace would be able to transact the business that would arise in any of our cities of the first class." In his veto of house bill No. 504, to provide Huntley's code to justices of the peace, the governor says it is to be pre sumed that the majority of the justices are already supplied with codes, and the present act would simply result in fur nishing each justice with an extra copy free. The proposed law in no way pro vides that the copies supplied shall be long to the offices and not to the officers. The measure would have been more worthy of consideration had it declared that the codes should be furnished to offices not already supplied, but it is neither wise nor economical to supply $3,000 worth of codes to existing jus tices. A SUBMARINE BOAT. Contract Signed for Construction of One for the Navy. Washington, March 28. —A contract was signed to-day by Secretary Herbert with the John P. Holland Torpedo Boat Company, for the construction of a sub marine boat for the use of the navy. The contract which may mark a radical departure in naval construction, was signed only after a thorough considera tion, extending over a period of nearly two weeks, on the subject of submarine boats, and after various plans for such craft had been examined. The appro priation for a submarine torpedo boat was made over two years ago. The di mensions of the vessel contracted for are to be: Length, 80 feet; diameter, 11 feet; displacement, total, when submerged, 13)£ tons. All parts of the vessel and the steel to be used in her construction are to be of domestic manufacture. She is to he completed within twelve months from date, under time penalties. The con tract calls for a speed of fifteen knots when the boat is in a light condition. The secretary may refuse to accept the boat, if it falls half a knot an hour be low the speed named or accept herat a reduced price. The price to be paid for the boat is fixed at $150,000. It is ex pressly stipulated that the United States ehall have the optional right to acquire the patent right for the Holland type of boat, the price to be paid for the rights to be determined by a board of three naval officers, the option to run until thirty days after the first session of con gress succeeding acceptance of the ves sel. This provision is to give an op portunity to enact legislation for the ac quisition of the patent if desired. INVESTIGATION NEEDED. A Vancouver Policeman Whose Living Cost Him But Little. Vancouver, B. C, March 28.—Van couver will in all probability have a Lexow investigation of its police force. Last night Sergeant Haywood was sus pended from duty, and it is said that several serious charges will be made against him. The police committee haa direct proof that for some years past all fuel used by him has been taken from the city's supply and earned to h house by prisoners. He also had tug house connected with the electric light evstem at the police station, and nfeyer naid a cent for light the same being charged to the city. These are the two specific charges on which he is suspend ed but it is understood that others of a graver nature will be brought forward loon The conduct of certain other of- S will also probably be investigated. Deed for Thirty-two Distilleries. Milwaukee, March 28.-A quitclaim deed to the largest amount of property embraced in any deed filed in Milwau kee in recent years was put into the hands of the register of deeds to-day. The deed recorded covers, besides the old Meiners' distillery in Wautotsa, thirty-one other distilleries scattered over the country from New York to Ca - ffornia The deed was given at the di mas SSaS-ss---: Meiners. _______ — ' Nebraska Aid. Its Sufferer*. {&£ CarS*- Uw become, Western \ NebrasK»« # »• L*t° "•" immediately operative. FRIDAY HARBOR, SAN JUAN CO.. WASH., THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1895. OREGON'S NAMESAKE Steps in Recognition of the Honor to Be Taken. A SOUVENIR OF APPRECIATION Governor Lord Issues a Call for a Sleet ing of Leading Men of the State to Provide a Mouiento for the Battle- ship Oregon. Salem, March 27. —Governor Lord has issued the followingjself-explanatory let ter: "A battle-ship of the first class, con structed at San Francisco by the United States government, having been chris tened 'Oregon,' the delegates of numer ous cities, chambers of commerce and boards of trade met in Portland in De cember, 1894, and formed an association, whose object should be the preparation of a suitable testimonial by our people in acknowledgment of this recognition of our state. At that meeting Hon. VV. S. Mason was elected chairman and Hon. J. D. Gray was chosen secretary. After favorable discussion of a proposi tion to prepare a momento in the form of flags, silver service or ship's bells it was thought best, co the secretary noti fies me, to deter action until a short! time before the arrival of the Oregon in } our waters. The ship is now receiving \ her armament and equipment and it is \ believed will be put in commission and : reach Oregon waters within six months. ! Chairman Mason and Secretary Gray | now request the executive of the state to name a date and place, when and where the association they represent may meet and complete its work. In compliance with this request, believing we should foster and cultivate a spirit of state pride and thinking the present an opportune time for action, I hereby in vite mayors of incorporated cities and representatives of commercial bodies to , meet in the state capitol April 22, 1895, j at 2 p. m., for the purpose of consider- j ing and determining the matter of pie- Renting to the commander of the battle- ] ship Oregon on her arrival in a state seaport a fitting token of our people's i appreciation for the high honor be stowed upon the state." A CONFESSED BRIBER. The Kx-Pollceman Made a Clean Breast of It. San Francisco, March 27. —William J. Hurley, the ex-policeman who is charged with attempting to bribe a member of the jury which recently tried "Dick" McDonald, the bank-wrecker, created a scene when the trial began in the superior court this morning. Hur ley denounced Judge Wallace for refug ing to grant him a continuance, and his own lawyers, whom he charged with be ing against him, and who had, he al leged, attempted to extort a confession of guilt from him. For several days Hurley haa been feigning insanity. Last week a jury of doctors declared he was only shamming insanity. After a jury had been secured and the trial of the caee actually begun, Hurley created a genuine sensation. Against the ad vice of counsel he went on the witness stand and made a clean breast of his connection with the attempt to bribe jurors. He implicated Deputy Sheriff Kock, who was under suspicion at the time of Hurley's arrest, and also Harry Piper, chief deputy county clerk. Hur ley swore that H. R. McDonald had of fered him $500 for each juror that he could induce to vote for acquittal. He then went to Deputy Sheriff Rock, he said, and they agreed to manage the job together, Rock agreeing to summon the men to be named by Hurley. Hurley declared that Livernash, McDonald's at torney, had told the whole truth about the matter, but, despite Liyemash's as sertion to the contrary, he insisted that McDonald had promised him $500 for each juror. A juror asked Hurley whether he had ever been in the jury bribing bußineßß before. Hurley, it will be remembered, was th.c one juror who stood out for acquittal on the trial of Actor Curtis for the murder of Police man Grant. His reply to the query was: "Never in my life. People thought I was because I stood for acquittal in the Curtia case, but that was all wrong. Harry Piper offered me $6,000 for hold ing out, but I never received a cent." This ended Hurley's testimony. Enforcement of Chicago Ordinances. Chicago, March 27.—Judge Rain to day dismissed the suit to have the Og den gas and cosmopolitan electric or dinances declared void on the ground that private parties could not legally se cure an injunction restraining the city from carrying out its contract with the companies. Direct charges of bribery have been made in court against the aldermen who voted for them. The de cision leaves the matter open to action by the attorney-general of the state. Hike Dwjrer'* fcatest Purchase. Lexington, Ky., March 27.—For $18, --000 Michael F. Dwyer to-day purchased of Milton Young, of this city fourteen head of thoroughbred yearlings, all colts, and by the noted sires Strathmore and Hanover. In the collection is a full brother of The Commoner, a half brother of Dr. Rice and On-the-Lea, and near relative to other noted per formers. Mr. Dwyer will race them in England. Want the Silver Conference. Sydney, N. S. W., March 27.—The Australian colonies, excepting New South Wales and Queensland, have in structed their agents in London to urge upon Lord Ripon, of the colonial office, the desirability of an early meeting of the silver conference. Anns Dickinson'* Suit Begun. Scbanton, Pa., March 27.—The auit of Anna Dickinson against several persons to recover $125,000 for false imprison ment in the state asylum at Danville began to-day. The defendants are j wealthy men. THE BOARD'S POWERS. Features of the Bill Creating a State Land Commission. Olympia, Wash., March 27. —Senate bill No. 301 provides for the disposition of the state's lands and creates a board of state land commissioners, composed of the commissioner of public lands, who shall be chairman, and two other mem bers, to be appointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate, and hold office for two years. This board is granted full supervision under the law of all public lands granted the state, and provision is made for the selection, survey, management, lease and disposi tion of the state lands. The commis sioners are to receive $2,000 per annum, and the board is authorized to expend not more than $2,100 per annum for clerical work. This board is made the successor in all respects of the old board of land commissioners, and also succeeds to all the duties of the tide-land ap praisers under the old law. Under this new act all state lands, ex cept coal lands and such lands as shall be in whole or in part within the limits of any incorporated city, and appraised at not more than $100 per acre, or with in two miles of such limits, shall be sold on the following terms: One-tenth to be paid on the day of sale, one-tenth annually thereafter on March 1; all deterred payments to draw 6 per cent. Coal lands not within the limits of in corporated cities and towns or within two miles thereof shall be sold in tracts of not less than sixteen acres on the fol lowing terms: One-tenth cash and the balance within five days thereafter. Tracts of common school or granted lands, in whole or in part in incorpor ated towns, shall be sold on the follow ing terms: One-tenth cash, one-tenth on the first day of March following sale, and one-tenth annually on the first day of March; deferred payments to draw ti per cent. Coal, timber, stone and min erals, if sold separately from the land, shall be for cash to the highest bidder, in lots not exceeding 160 acres for tim ber and ten acres for stone or mineral. The time for making the payments provided for in this act, except in cases where this act prescribes cash payments, may be extended for three years or less by the board on a satisfactory showing, but no extension shall be granted for the payment of principal, unless the in terest on the whole sum due and unpaid be first paid, and not more than one ex tension on the same contract. The board shall have power to lease school lands for a term not to exceed five years and all applications for such lease must be accompanied by a certified check equal in amount to the first year's rental. Lease must be made for terms commencing on the first days of Janu ary, April, July and October. Applica tions for lease must be filed with the board at least thirty days prior to the several dates mentioned. Improvements made upon granted land 9by lessees from the state, in cases in which the lessee yields his lease to the state prior to any application to purchase the land, such as are capable of removal without injury to the land may be removed by the original lessee, or at his option may remain, subject to payment, in accordance with law. by any subpayment purchaser within a term of three years. Whenever there shall be in the state school fund, applicable to investment, the sum of $5,01)0 or more, the land com mission may invest the same in nation al, state, county, municipal or school district bonds at a rate no less than 5 per cent, or in warrants drawn upon the state. All appraisements of granted lands heretofore made under existing laws, where sales have not been made, are an nulled. It is the duty of the board to survey, plat and appraise tide lands of the first class not already appraised, except in cases where local boards have already entered upon the work; in which case they shall complete their labors forthwith. In surveying tide lands of the first class the board shall lay out streets and alleys and dedicate the same to the public, subject to the control of cities, with due regard to the convenience of commerce. All such thoroughfares heretofore lo cated are validated. When the board shall have prepared plats showing all shore and tide lands surveyed and ap praised they shal deposit a copy of the record and plat with the county auditor and one copy shall be kept in the office of the commissioners of public lands. Due notice by advertising shall be given of the filing of the plats, and any per son claiming a preference right to pur chase and feeling aggrieved at the ap praisement of any certain lot may, within sixty days after the filing of plats, appeal from such appraisement to the superior court of the county in which the lands are situated. Abutting own ers upon tide lands of the first class have a sixty-day right to apply for purchase. When an abutting owner has attempted to convey to a bona fide purchaser any portion of the tide lands in front of such uplands the right of purchase shall be construed to belong to such purchaser. In case persons heretofore mentioned do not make application to purchase within the time allowed the tide lands to which they have a prior right, the same shall be open to public sale. After notice by advertising of such sale each subdivision shall be sold separately to the highest and best bidder, and each purchaser shall deposit with his bid a sum equal in amount to the first payment. No bid shall be accepted unless it equals or ex ceeds the appraised value of the land. If, sixty days after any person shall have filed his application to purchase, there are no conflicting claims, the ap plicant shall be deemed to have the right to purchase. In case of conflict due investigation shall be made by the board. Any person having valuable improvements on tide lands, and which tide lands were appraised prior to July 1, 1894, by the local boards may apply for purchase and reappraisement. Potatoes Shipped East. Spokane, Wash., March 27. —A spe cial train loaded entirely with potatoes left here to-night for St. Louis. It will go through on express time. It is made up of Early Rose and Ohio varieties, meant for seed use. Another special shipment of ten carloads will be made to Minneapolis in a day or two. The Forty-Third Victim. Roskbubg, March 27.—Word was re ceived here to-day from Silver Lake of the death of Mrs. T. 8. Labrie, the forty third victim of the Christinas eve fire at that place. ' . : LI HUNG CHANG SHOT Attempt to Assassinate the Chinese Peace Envoy. k SLIGHT WOUND IN THE FACE While Returning From a Peace Confer ence in Simonosaki the Venerable Viceroy Was Shot by a Young Jap anese, Who Was Placed Under Arrest. Simonosaki, March 26.—As Li Hung Chang, the Chinese peace envoy was re turning to his lodgings in this place to day after having attended a conference with Count Ito and Count Mutsu, the Japanese peace plenipotentiaries, a young Japanese fired a pistol at him. The bullet sped straight, but fortunately did no more harm than to inflict a wound in Li Hung Chang's face. At the time of sending this dispatch it is impossible to learn whether or not the wound is serious. The attempt to assassinate the repre sentative of the emperor of China caused the most intense excitement, and on every side there were expressions of deep regret. The would-be murderer was arrested. It is believed that he was prompted to the crime by misguided patriotism. FROM ANOTHER SOURCE. London, March 26. —The Central News agency's correspondent in Tokio says that au attempt was made to assassinate Li Hung Chang in a street of Simonosa ki this afternoon Li was returning from the peace conference, in which he con ducts negotiations in behalf of the Chi nese mission, and was accompanied by several of his suite. When he was a 3hort distance from his apartments a young Japanese ran up to him and fired a pistol in his face. The young man was seized and disarmed at once by the police. At the station-house he gave his name as Koyoma and his age as 21. According to the short report received in Tokio Li's wound is not dangerous. THE POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES. Washington, March 26. —The news of the assault on Li Hung Chang caused a sensation in diplomatic circles in this city. The opinion here is that Japan will suffer greatly as a consequence of the assault, and that the position of China will be so strengthened that she may be able to succeed in obtaining bet ter terms than she could otherwise have secured. The incident may It ad to the breaking off of peace negotiations, or at least, may postpone further action in this direction until the Japanese have guaranteed the safety of the Chinese en voys. No news of the attack on Li Hung Chang has been received by the Japan ese legation here, and Minister Kurino is unwilling to discuss the occurrence. The members of the legation realize that it is a serious matter, but hope that the first reports may prove to be exagger ated. They say that no one will deplore euch an affair more than the Japanese themselves. The Chinese legation re ceived prompt notice of the matter, but their advices contained nothing not in the press dispatches. Minister Yang Yu did not care to discuss the subject. It was stated at the legation that it was not believed that it would lead to the total breaking off of peace negotiations, although it might cause them to be in terrupted for a time. MUCH EXCITEMENT AT YOKOHAMA. Yokohama, March 26.—The news of the attempted assassination of Li Hung Chang created much excitement. The emperor and empress will send a mes senger to Simonosaki to express to the distinguished Chinese statesman their regret at the unfortunate occurrence. TALK WITH THURSTON. He Says the Union Pacific at the Pre« ent Time Is Demoralized. San Francisco, March 26.—Senator John M. Thurston, of Nebraska, general attorney of the Union Pacific, and J. C. Cowin, government attorney under the receivership, are in town, on their way home. The senator said in an interview: "The Union Pacific is in very bad con dition ; it is in the hands of receivers and is generally demoralized, owing to the hard times. The road is good prop erty and could undoubtedly be reorgan ized on a sound basis, if it were not for the government complications. The in debtedness will fall due now very soon. It is over $50,000,000, and is to be paid in installments, the first in December next, and the remainder in other in stallments reaching to the end of three years. But all of this is a second lien to the first mortgage of $32,000,000 ad ditional. All of these first mortgages are now in process of foreclosure. These claimß combined with the bad condition of finances generally put the road in anything but an enviable condition." Must LeaTe the Reservation. Omaha, March 24.—The interior de partment will no longer tolerate the il legal occupation of lands of the Omaha and Winnebago Indian reservations in Nebraska. The Florraey Livestock & Real Estate Company, and 160 parties who hold leases under it, refused to abandon their claims when ordered. A bill has been filed by the United States attorney in Omaha for an injunction againstall the lessees together with 250 sublessees under them, asking for an or der restraining them from interfering with the Indian federal authorities in the discharge of their duties toward the Indians. The few who are expected to resist will be promptly removed by force if necessary. He Drew Too Many Salaries. San Fbancisco, March 26.—The Rev. Robert Mackenzie, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, the wealthiest con gregation of that denomination on the coast, has resigned his pastorate and will hereafter be pastor emeritus. Dr. Mackenzie is also a professor in the Pa cific theological seminary, receiving $5, --000 annually from the college and $6,000 from his church. There has been ob jection to his drawing a double salary for some time, and he was given the choice of relinquishing one of the two appointments. Thereupon he decided to resign the pulpit. He has been pop ular, and ifl about 60 yean old. OREGON'S WOMEN CONVICTS. Emms Rice and Lottie Sinclair the Only Two Now In the Penitentiary. Salem, March 26. —In a medium-sized room comfortably furnished, on the sec ond floor of the Oregon penitentiary are confined the only two female convicts of the state —Emma Rice and Lottie Sin clair. Both were sent from Multnomah county for terms of two years each. Though thrown in close relations by be ing confined to the same narrow limits these characters are widely different. They are not required to wear stripes n«r labor. Both have a common school education, and the only means of diver sion they have is reading books fur nished from the prison library. Emma Rice is 30 years old.* She is bearing her incarceration with apparent ease, showing no evidences of a conquered spirit. She is buoyed with the hope that she has a friend on the outside, and that, within twenty-four hours after recrossing the prison threshold, she will become a second wife. Lottie is only 22 years old, of a different temperament, and prison life is wearing heavily upon her. She frequently is heard to mutter: "Oh, if I only had work to do to keep my mind engaged and be prepared to earn something when I get out. Con fined to this room with nothing to do but think, think, the mind can but dwarf here." The Sinclair woman has been serving time since February 1. She is of a de cided blonde caste, has an intelligent face, and is a fit subject for missionaries to work upon. THE ELBE INQUIRY. Adjourned Until the Statements of the Crathie Sailors Are Received. Berlin, March 26.—The official inves tigation of the Elbe disaster began in Bremen yesterday. Third-Officer Theo dore Stollberg said he was on the bridge when the collison occurred. He saw the masthead light and green side lights of the steamer Crathie. The Elbe, follow ing the rules, kept her course. Soon afterward he saw the other steamer's red light behind the Elbe's bridge and then came the collision. There was no panic on the Ele. The rest of Stollberg's story con tinned the reports already made. The president of the court an nounced, despite the endeavors of the German consul at Borden, the evidence of the Crathie's crew could not be ob tained. Some of the men had refused to make any statement, but the captain admitted that soundings with the lead after the collision proved that the Crathie was not making any water. Paymaster Werner was certain he saw a third boat get away from the Elbe; it was full, and the occupants afterward were heard call ing to attract the attention of the fish ing-boat. Other witnesses confirmed this, some adding that later they saw the boat bottom upward. Herr Rom berg, representing the German govern ment, said the court would adjourn until the sworn statements of the Crathie sailors were received. THE ARMENIAN ATROCITIES. Mure Than Kight Thousand Armenian Clv i.-t ianx Were Killed. London, March 26.—The Daily Tele graph correspondent in Moosh says in a dispatch subdated at Kara, March 25, that it is certain more than 8,000 Ar menian Christians were killed in cold blood during the massacre. He asserts that the commission of inquiry has not yet heard of a single Turkish soldier be ing killed. He quotes the story of a boy of 15 who described the Turkish soldiers as chasing and hacking to pieces preg nant women. The boy said the major ity of the young women were violated. The village of Sammal was entirely ob literated by the massacre. The corres pondent adds : "I have made the acquaintance and obtained the confidence oi the most re doubtable and deep-dyed of all the bloodthirsty Kurdish brigands, a man whose very name strikes terror to the heart of the Armenians. I will not give his name. I have induced him to nar rate the story of the raids, which he did with conscious pride, glorifying in deeds worthy of cannibals. His narrative tal lies in all points with the Armenian ac cusations." THE DREADED SMALLPOX. Little Rock the Only Arkansas Town Open to Drummer*. Little Rock, Ark., March 26.—Every city of note on the line of a railroad in the state except little Rock has quaran tined against all commercial travelers. The local authorities say the Camden case, wherein Sam Buckale, a Kansas City shirt salesman, was taken with smallpox, justifies the action. Several young persons, who had been exposed to the disease, were made to leave Cam den to-day. The state board of health reports that at the hospital the total number of smallpox and varioloid caaes in the city to date is 125. The total number of deaths in the city to date has been nine ty-three. At present there are thirty seven cases in the city. The Affair of Fifty-five. Madrid, March 26.—1n an article in reference to the Allianca affair the Epoca publishes the notes that were ex changed between Spain and the United States in 1855, when the latter country contended that the Spanish man-of-war Ferrolana searched the American mail steamer Eldorado on the open sea at a distance of over eight miles from the Cuban coast. This queston was settled amicably. The Epoca adds that a copy of the instructions then sent to the war ships guarding the Cuban coast ordered, firstly^ that whenever a warship sighted a suspicious vessel it was to follow her until her cargo and intentions were ascertained, and secondly, whenever a suspicious vessel entered Cuban waters, the warship, if powerful enough, should search her, seizing or sinking her if ene resisted, when there was proof that she was on a filibustering expedition. Tyler's Record towered. Sax Josh, Cal., March 26. — Allan Jones, at the Garden City cyclers' track to-day covered a third of a mile in 421-6 seconds, beating the world's record held by Tyler by 1 S-o second*. PRICE, 5 CENTS, PACIFIC NORTHWEST. Condensed Telegraphic Re- ports of Late Events. BRIEF SPARKS FROM THE WIRES Budget of News For finny Digestion From Different Farts of the States of Wash ington, Oregon and —Items of Interest to Pacific Coast People. Yakima county's, Wash., hop acreage is shown by a careful census to be 3,125 acres. Kittitas county, Wash., has 200,000 acres of irrigated lands, capable of sup porting 50,000 people. A much larger acreage of corn than usual will be planted in the Palouse, Wash., country this season. The Red Crown flouring mills of Al bany, Or., have be n closed by creditors. Negotiations are pending for a resump tion of business. £. J. McClanahan ia shipping from Eugene, Or., to the state fiah and game warden of California, at Santa Ana, twenty Chinese pheasants for breeding purposes. The Spokesman-Review has a report from Colfax, Wash., that buyers there are beginning to contract for wheat for next fall's delivery for 40 cents per bushel. A pine-needle factory company haa agreed to establish its institution at Grant's Pass, Or., if $2,000 is raised as a bonus for them. Subscriptions are being taken now. A gold nugget weighing a fraction over $60 was picked up in the gulch below the Virtue mine one day last week by Mr. Casbeer, who intends placer mining on this claim in a few days. One hundred and fifty pounds of pre pared opium passed through the Ta conia, Wash., custom-house Wednes day, paying $900 in duty. It is im ported in competition with the smug gled article. Fourteen of the principal placer claima along the Grand Ronde river have syn dicated, and it is expected that inter ested persons will arrive at La Grande, Or., in a few days to examine them with a view of closing a deal for the entire lot. The Entiat Irrigation Company of Waterville, Wash., has commenced work on a large irrigating ditch, taking water from the Entiat river near where it empties into the Columbia, and re claiming several thousand acres of land especially valuable for fruit raising. Union Or., haa failed to raise the sub sidy asked for the proposed beet-sugar factory, and it is now too late to get the seed or put up the building in time for use this year. The hope is to secure an extension of time in which the Bubsidy would be accepted for another year. The subsidy asked is 3,500 acres of land. Placer gold which will pay $5 a day to the man has just been discovered on Mason creek, Kitsap county, Wash., and in consequence great excitement is occasioned among the settlers. The dis covery has been made very recently, and it is said the vicinity of the find haa al ready been staked off by speculative people. Several days ago some Indians wer« cleaning streets in Pendleton, Or., while working out fines. Over on Lewis street, in East Pendleton, they raked up a can non-ball, which was taken over to Tall man's and found to weigh two pounds and ten ounces. Where it came from ia not known. It must have been there many years and dropped by troops dur ing the Indian fighting days. Two petitions are being circulated among the depositors of the Wall Walla, Wash., Savings bank asking for the re moval of Receiver Paine. One petition will be presented to Mr. Paine and the other to the court. The depositors think it about time they should have a state ment, as the bank closed in December, 1893, and Mr. Paine has been drawing $300 per month for services since that time. Tacoma, Wash., Odd Fellows are mak ing preparations for the seventh annual communication of the grand lodge in that city June 4, in connection with the grand encampment and the grand as sembly. About 250 representatives to these bodies in addition to their officers will attend, and with them will be a large number of fraternal visitore, many of whom will be accompanied by their families, so that not less than 'a thou sand visitors in all will make Tacoma their objective point. For several years the high waters of the Willamette have been encroaching not a little on several places along the river in the vicinity of Sladden's rifle, in Lane, county, Or. Several of the en terprising farmers and fruit growers in that vicinity, who have land in close proximity to the river, have decided to do all they can to put a stop to the river's inroads. Accordingly they have made arrangements to drive something like 2.000 piles in the river, and will fill in with fir brush. A sharper has succeeded in working a number of farmers in the vicinity of Endicott, Wash., out of a few of their hard-earned dollars on a rather novel scheme. He pretends to have a new method of killing squirrels and sells the receipt for $5 a copy, requiring each purchaser to agree not to give it to any one else. The receipt, which is claimed will clear a quarter section of land of squirrels at very nominal cost, consists of a mixture of flour, salt and plaster of paris. Many and great improvements are needed along the coast of Oregon and Washington, says the New York Mari time Register for March 19. The com merce along that part of our Pacific c >ast, already large, ia steadily growing, and it is most important that the rivers and harbors there should be made as safe as possible for navigation. There should especially be some provision for protecting vessels using the Straits of San Joan de Fnca. More lighthouses and fog signals are needed. Taking into account the amount of traffic in the neighborhood of Cape Flattety and the Straits, during the last twenty years the loss of vessels and lives there has been very great. The importance of oar Northwest coast in the coming develop ment of our foreign trade cannot be over-estimated, and it is therefore most neces-ary to protect and help in every way to the safe navigation of our Pacific ports.