, 1878-03-16
From the Daily Of Friday.

TIMBRR CAsKs.-The communities
tion sent to the senate by the secre.
tary of the interior covers the report
of the special agent sent to Montana
to investigate the timber depreda
tions. The secretary says in regard
to it, that examination of the special
agents report will show that the
seizures and prosecutions instituted
were not directed against settlers.
and poor men going upon the public
lands to gather fire wood for their
stoves, but against SPECTATORS in the
wood ring as the government agent
calls them, who depredate upon the
public lands on a large scale in the
way of extensively organized enter
prise for their own private profit and
against mill owners who manufac
ture large quantities of timber from
the public lands into lumber for
sale. and that the amount charged
by the government in settling with
the depredators constitute but a
small portion OF the profits of the
latter.
SAFE BRnAKING. On the night OF
the 23d of February the store OF $.
& O. d. Baker, al Yakima City, was
entered and the safe taken out and
carted away, Then, with new axes
taken from the store, the safe was
chopped open and the contents car
ried off. The safe contained $500 in
gold and about 500 in silver and
greenbacks. a few days before the
safe contained $4,000 IN gold. No
clue to the perpetrators. The safe
is one that passed safely through tie
Portland fire.
PREPARING TO OPEN.--The build
ing on Commercial street recently
occupied by W. A. Jennings is abont
ready for occupation, and next week
Messrs. Toklas & Singerman Will
open out their large stock of cloth
ing and gents furnishing goods.
This firm is a branch of the large
San Francisco house of Toklas,
Brown & Co, who are the agents of
the Oregon Cashmere Mills. The
house imports direct from Europe.
Another branch of this house is To-
Gated al Canyonyille, Oregon.
FINE PAINTING.-In the show
window of Hall. Paulson 4 Co. s
sales room is a painting from the
brush of our talented townsman, A.
W. Piper. The subject is a beautiful
woman. and was enlarged from the
label of cigar box. The artist is
most fortunate in the expression
given the features, and in the blend
ing of brilliant coIors. Mr.. Piper
deserves high rank with the artists
of the United States.
FIXED UP.--H. Jones, of the Mill
street boot and shoe store, has re-
Gently added new shelves to his
salesroom. and made other improve
nents and additions. He has alrea-
dy received portion of his spring
stock. which. with the goods now on
the way, viii make his the largest
stock in his line in the city.
SToLEN--Last night Mrs. c. Carey.
residing on Second street, used some
kerosene oil to start fire, and then
set the can into the wood shed. The
fire did not burn readily, and she
went to get the can again, when it
was found to be gone, having been
stolen. The thief had climbed q
high picket fence.
Salem Record: A report which is
pretty we'll authenticated, comes to
us that Jadge Macarthur, of the
Dalles, intends ere long leading to
the altar one of the accomplished
daughters of the Hon. J. W. Nes~
NTH.
The Methodists of Walla Walla
have sold their old church, and in
tend to build q new one-the largest
and finest in the territory. The
outside CT the binding will be So
h- S5 feet. The StVle Of cOustruc-
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