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, 1881-02-26
Farmers Convention.

A farmers convention will be held al
Salem, Ogn., on the End of March, for
the purpose Of asking the cooperation Of
all the wheat producers, interior rer-
chants and other interested parties, in the
successful production and expectation Of
wheat, to meet in said convention, and,
if possible, devise some means BY which
further decline in wheat, which has
already reached point at which, if sold,
returns no profit for the capital and labor
invested, can be provided. 1t has been
proposed that our farmers be represented
at this convention; and We see no reason
why they should not be. No time is to be
lost in the matter if anything is to be
done As the interests Of all are concerned
let purse be Immediately made up in
order to send down a man as representa-
tive Of Eastern Washington The STATES
NAN heads the LIST with ten dollars. We
would suggest that the Hon. Dan Stewart
be the representative chosen. He is a
gentleman who Is as thoroughly identified
with and informed respecting the ma erial
interests of our common young empire as
any man within its bounds and in many
other ways eminentl, fitted for the posi-
tiou.
, 1881-02-26
Bi-Metalism.

Two weeks since was published in the
STATESMAN an article under the caption
of "a plea for the double standard from
the pen of Mr.. Fl. ". Reed, of this city.
The double standard issue is now assum-
ing great proportions in the financial
world, and, therefore, We are pleased that
The first article appearing in any newspa-
per il. the Northwest should have been
published in the STATESMAN.
Looking at the question with the view
of ascertaining whether the single or
double standard measure would be best for
our interests, any one who looks at the
single point alone, that the mines Of the
United States annually yield more than
the joint production of the balance of the
world, will take position in favor of the
two metals, gold and silver, as standard,
As another point, let ali business men and
debtor. think Of the calamities that would
befall them should silver be wiped on, of
existence as q medium Of exchange.
, 1881-02-26
WHEN we wrote our recent articles upon

WHEN we wrote our recent articles upon
ex-senator John 81. Mitchell and the
Oreqonian, we were in state of uncer.
tainty upon the effect they would have
upon our numerous democratic patrons.
But we are now happy in the receipt Of
many letters from prominent democrats Of
both Eastern Oregon and Warrington ter
ritery. commencing US for the coufse the
STATESMAN has taken in the matter. Sen
ator Mitchell has reason TO be proud Of
the COUNT. @ friends he numbers among
the best men of both parties here They
all honor HIM for the good he has dons
the country.
, 1881-02-26
sublimity Of Impudenee.

The Oreqonian, with that sublimity of
cheek and utter disregard for truthfulness
which has gained for it such an uneuvla-
bIe nntoriety comes out with the glaring
announcement that the Northern Pacific
railroad will be operated in the interests
of the general railroad system Of Oregon
and to the glory Of Portland, which
Scott proposes shall be the headquarters
of the Company. Does this man Scctt
state this as his beliefl Impossible. He
knows otherwise. He knows that it Is
for Mr.. Wizards interest and for the
welfare of the company that he represents
that a road should be constructed from
this section across the mountains to the
Sound, and when that work is finished,
the death knell of Portland will have
been sounded
1t is this country that keeps the city of
Portland alive, and not the comparative
II small section of land known As the
Willamette Valley.
It is true that "the control of the
Northern Pacific by Mr. Willard and his
associates will be fraught with conse
quences to the entire Northwest of the
most inportshtI<hksaeter," but they will
bedisastrous onest the city on the William
The farmers of Eastern Oregon, Wash
....-.., - .,oftnern Idaho, have be-
come thoroughly disgusted with the idea
Of paying toll TO Portland, when the very
thought Is ridiculous and could not have
been conceived in a brain of the very
smallest calbre.
AR. Willard and his associates have
made their fort unes from this country
and not from Portland. and it is to our
wants that they should listen, and not to
the insane chattsring of man like Scott,
who never has and never could see any
good come from any Nazareth but his own
sloppy city.
, 1881-02-26
Nevada q Ridiculous State.

.us--------------J - -f>ssHS "
the State of Nevada says: The State
hood of Nevada is ridiculous farce
Here is State vita population of some
1000 with more elaborate government
than the State of New York. The heads
of departments consist Of Governor,
Comptroller, Attorney General, Surveyor
General, Secretary of State, and Superin-
tendent of Public instruction. There are
three Supreme Judges, Clerk of the Su-
preme Court, State Librarian, who is ex-
oficio Curator of the State Museum, Gov
ernor's private secretary, and small ar
my Of Deputies, all at exorbitant salaries
the revenue to support all this fuss and
feathers being drawn chiefly from the tax
on bullion and cattle, which in the past
have furnished it literally. There are
fourteen counties in the State with equal
ly elaborate governments, which have
been supported from the same sources,
though, Of course, all species of property
have borne their share of taxation. But
lush times have gone by, and though the
States credit is good, and it has q large
school fund which it can borrow, it is on
~ question of time when the resources
will be inadequate to meet the expenses.
All sorts of propositions are beng dis
cussed to avert the threatened danger
amendments to the Constitution, . Con-
titu,ional convention, dissolution Of the
State Government, &c.-in our opinion
the best thing that could be done, would
be to abolish the State and retnrn to
Territorial form of government, or attach
the Territory to California 1t is merely
q province of California as it is, and is
ruled by California capital When the
mines we're yielding largely and the cattle
were ranging on a thousand hills, the
State moved along as though she did not
care whether school kept or not. This
State has ever been magnificent stock
raising country, the bunch grass of the
hills as summer feed and the succulent
white sage of the valleys for winter slb-
sistence, making the finest beef ever seen,
and California and the East affording
profitable market Lake everything else,
IN this State, the business of stock-hreed
ing has been overdone. The ranges were
over-graz d and are now mostly eaten, and
the cattle driven to Wyoming and Color
ado, where there are fresh fields and pas
lures new. As a cons quence the re-
sources of the State are SO diminished
that the people will be forced to favor
abolishing the State as matter of self
protection; and unless something now un-
looked for turns up, the population of
Nevada will diminish one-half within the
pevt FIVE Years
, 1881-02-26

Al announced the concert in aid of tn
Efands Of the city library came Of on Thur
~ night and was . grand success in al
|8A the term implies. The opening ehorA
"Grsen be your fame forever." BY the i'm
mortal Rossini, xas rendered BY the whole
strength of the company in ns's delight.
tai manner snd s.- .,udly annlauded. Mis-:
r.u.:.; nsuer whose musical talent. have
already achieved such well deserved local
fame. then treated the audience to the de.
lieh;ful piano solo, Robert le. Diable. !"
Messrs. Walker and Defferin, of the First
Cava!ry Band, then followed With dino y
Viola ssd Cello, which caused great applause
and showed these gentlemen 70 be perfect
masters of their profession. The greatest
singing feature Of the evening however Was
in the appearance of Mrs. Vedder and Mrs
Turner IN the duet, "Take Care, Beware"
There never Was . song rendered IN our city
which caused such applause and An encore
was . matter OF course !; it seemed ss IT the
audience could not have too much of such
beautiful singing which was an entertain
ment in itself. Then our old Verein Elm
tracht friends appeared, and in their usual
inimitable style. sang . German chorus.
Mrs vedder then again appeared and de-
lighted her listeners with Kimkels "Circus
tisllop," as before she was recalled Misses
Hill and Clark In Voices Of the Night"
sang exceedingly well and were loudly sp-
plauded. DR.. Bingham next stepped for.
ward and gave slight history CT the ups
and downs OF the library.
Mr.. Arthur Stencil played . Piaeo
solo ''The Storm" with such effect that the
audience were almost spell bound. The
duet Il would that my love- By Miss Cofhu
and Mr.. Cannon was one Of the best songs
Of the evening. Messrs. Paul Boalon and
Dov.n On the violin and piano played q Pot
pourri from the Daughter Of the Regiment:
Il was immense, and more delighted lot OF
listeners never set iu the hall. OK course
they were recalled and again charmed and
amused every one, Loud calls being made
for Boulon he again appeared and alone
showed what perfect master he Is OF his
violin. He made it laugh, crow, sing. bray
and cry. He almost made the audience get
ND aud dance to his dulcet straina Mn.
Paine in the solo waiting" with her sweet
voice sang as only she can sing. II wss the
prettiest song of the evening. Prof. wal
ker's "S8ng without words" on the VIOLIN
cells and another chores by the Vereir clos
ed the entertainment which pleased every
one and attained the object for which it was
, 1881-02-26

Many of our farmers, both IA this and
adjoining counties. have announced their
intention of not raising any grain the
coming season. This intention Is based
upon the fact that the price OF wheat VIII
not admi. Of their raising the usual crops
Nth any prof, to themselves That this
has been the case the past year Is no crit
erion for the future: no one can tell what
a day may bring forth, but there Is great
prvbsbilty that the demand will, In fu'
ture, equal, if not exceed the supply.
Owing to the prolonged severe winter,
time will not admit Of half the ploushins
this spring as compared with former sea
sons Heretofore, by this time, one-haif
or two.thirds of the land had been pre-
pared and ready for seeding, but now 1t
ia far different, for all the land % lar
plouahed is wha. was summer-fanoWrd
LAST year and what was done IN the ian
before the severe weather commenced,
early in November. From this cause
alone IL is Judged that the usual crops
will fall much below the general sTerage-
Consequently the demand will be greater
Another reason for sowing crops TINS
gear is that, even if high prices are not
obtained for the next year, the gram can
he h Id over for another year, when prices
vii surrly be higher We base our ideas
for this theory upon the fact, that IN Csaii-
;ornia the next years whes. crop will fall
short, for the 1ssasson that in every IN
stance, ss far as experience has sho~h'
s,,,,c,. Ih, first settlement OF the country,
a ,ods a, e invariably succeeded by just as
.Ii,a,,rou, drouths, which means utter
ru,na,ion to the crops Even the present
season's foods will rebound greatly to the
odrantape OF our farmers for much gram
bas been destroyed by The supera.
bund.nt waters which recently covered
tha whole Of the valleys. Taking the
outlook altogether, there is no reason
wby our land owners should not put their
shoulders TO the wheel and go on as usual
with their work. In spite of the low
nr;ees. they cannot afford to let their
land Law idle; they nave large chances IN
their favsr, especially that the facilities
viii, with the railroads now being built,
a,aist them to greater extent than they
ever before eIperienced.
, 1881-02-26
PACIFIC COAST.
Important Case.

hPOBtans NSSSs
PORTLAND, Feb. 25-The bank of Brit
ish Columbia has sold some wheat hypoth-
ecated to them by G. Marshall & Co., and
is now reported in business circles that
Marshall & Co. will sue the bank for
losses sustained during the late hoods-
Should they win this SUIT more will fol-
low.
Wheat Market.
The xhest market is stronger. and there
are more buyers under better prices
abroad.
"Alle sane Mclean"
Lee Sam, the absco ,ding Chinese mer-
chant, Was brought hack by an officer, and
has given bonds fJr his appearance and
was released
Shooting Serape.
PORTLAND, Feb. al. II Egan, a
painter residing IN this city met one Billy
Acock on the street yesterday and i'm
mediately began firing at him. Aoock re-
turned the FIRE twice, when they were
parted by bystanders Acuck was shot
through the wrist. The cause of the af
fair was the seduction of Egan's daughter
by Acock.
wheat.
The wheat market is inactive. Buyers
and sellers disagree.
washiasten's Birthday.
Waskington's birthday was generally
observed throughout the country.
Coal supply.
It is promised that the Seattle coal mines
can supply all the coal required in Wash
ingtnn Territory. Oregon and California
This will have q tendency to lessen the
number of ships ON this coast
"Give ne liSerty."
CoLFAx, Feb. "a Four prisoners,
named respectfully Richard Forrest, Chas.
Stewart, Indian Joe and Edgar Horner,
awaiting trial for horse stealing, broke
Jail here last night. Horner gave himself
up last night, but the balance are still at
large A posse is in pursuit.
, 1881-02-26
PARNELL'S RETRACTI0N I.
Pennsyivania's Senator. ALI
Is Safe. Important Law
Suit. More Guns.
WHEAT MARKET STRONGER:
Mere Buyers. Ascending Noon.
Eyed Celestial. Ie Is Ar.
rested, but Released
on Bonds.
FOREIGN.
More Guns.

Moro Guns.
Brussels, Feb. H-Several thousand
stands Of Wright Guns and ammuniti,n
were recently shipped to Greece.
Parnell ResIaeis.
LONDON, Feb. 25.-Paruell has retracted
the language that he used at Clara, be.
cause the barbarous laws make the offsnse
punishable by seven years penal servirude.
Catholic Jubilee.
ROME, Feb. A.-Pope Leo wants an
extraordinary Catholic jubilee einausursted
this year to implore the Government to
bestow better times on the church.
"Man the Cans"
CONsrANrINoPLE, Feb. A.-Pulgarian
and Danubian fortresses are being repaired
and regarrisoned. The latest models of
guns are being placed in position and the
frontier is being otherwise fortified.
The Rasss.Pistail Treaty.
PARIS, Feb. AT is expected that
the Russo-Chinese treaty will be signed
inside of three weeks
Tit.fsr.Tat.
French officials are deslrOus that the
United States should revoke the decision
furbidding the importing of French wines
believing that it was gotten mp to offset
an act in France, forbidding the import
ton of American pork
Esrepean Market.
LIVERPOOL, Feb 23.-Cable DISPATCHES
state that tfe Interior Merchants Agency
report the sale of number two California
wheat at 43s9d; this is lower than it has
been for several years.
Pigeon Shooting.
LONDON, The big pigeon - shoot
ing match for e4O0 between DR.. Carver
and Mr.. Scutt came of. The shooting
was good and the match well contested
throughout Notwithstanding 'hed:sagreea-
BILE weather. DR.. Carver won the match,
killing sixty six birds, Mr.. Scott killing
sixty-twe.
Earthquake. In Austria.
:, aaaaS nIsSSA-r IA to have occurred yes
t-rday at various places on the continent.
Three we're felt at Agram.
, 1881-02-26

Judge Black 3 speech ss the anti. mono
plr meeting last night, was very bitter
scainst railrusd and telegraph monopl'ea
IL the course Of his remarks he said
ssthss the net earnings Of the railroads be-
tween New York and Chicago, IN one
wear would easily pay of the national
debt" '.Besides," said he, ''shey do
things that would send s poor man to
Sing Sing The 7'imes says that the
meeting Was very large and composed Of
very influential parties Many stirring
speeches were made. and . resoluti""
adopted 10 immediatai" ra.,;,s .,,o,g
prsc1'-... -. anti-monoply Leagues in every
state and Territory in the Union
HARRIsBURG, Pa, Feb. 24-The re-
publlcans have compromised IN the Sens
torial question and S. F. Mitchell will
probably be elected
keaacei Rates.
The different steamship lines now only
charge SIS for immigrants from the old
country to New York.
WHATS In . Name?
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Feb. A--The
state senate to-day passed a resolution
changing tine pronunciation Of the name
Arkansas" to "Arkansaw."
Nene In IhslH
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 24-The state leg
islature defeated woman suffrage by .
handsome majority.
Heavy L0SSes.
DENVER, Feb. 24-T. P. Earhart, .
heavy Colorado stockman says that at
least 20 per cent. Of the stock in that
State died on account Of the severe win
ter.
APeaccful Report frsm the East.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S-Rear-Admiral
Howell. commanding the United States
naval force on the European station,
writes to the navy department that affairs
in the east are still quiet, and. there will
probably be peaceful solution of the
Greco-T Turkish questions.
, 1881-02-26

County 4 Wal. Wan.
n ~ Diayia Cdssf Of the rssrisry 80
isoepa, ard for tie {Srst Jtj,c.i -
0ereef Adding aeras at Reiys ReDs -
KeRa Cossty, II said Territory.
John Doveil. C. n. johnson and u Ck
lles Piaintiss rs. u &, y. Smitk D.sl
int
! ,dE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
4 10 L. X. G. Smith, Defendant: Yu.I
hereby required to appear in an action 5ru.S
against you BY John Dovell, C. u. JoS,
and W. C. Bardsiey, Plaintiffs, IN the D;,t,:.
Court of the Territory Of Washington. ,.Sss
the. First Judicial District thereof, holS.
tsrtns at Walla WAllA, .Ws1la 'WxIiaeosps,
as;d territory. 10 Eas&sr Tie complain :
Plaintiffs, fled in WAlla Walla county MAJ
twenty days after the service Of this summon
exclusive of the day Of service, II .ery., :
said county. II not served in said cous.,
but IN ssid district, in thirty days II ssv:2
in any other judicial District in the teri ..r,
in forty days. If served by publication, win
sixty days after the date OF this summons J.
the said Plaintiffs viii take fragment sea;uS
yun BY default, according to the prayer # q,
complaint
Said action is brought to forecloss . c.r.,;,
Mechanics Lien on property situated in wLi
Waila county, Washington territory, and n
a sale Of said property to satisfy said lien vi
for attorneys fees and costs.
Witness the Hon. S. c. WSGln
Associate Justice Of the Supr,n.
SGMES Court of Washington teffitar
and Judge of said Court, and .hs
Seal thereof AFFIXED, this 17tA ds,
, 1881-02-26

DY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION IS
I'D sued out of the District Court Of -
First Judical District, w. T., and to Ne
reeted and delivered for judgment rsnd:fs
in said court ON the 18th day Of Novenhs
A. ID. 1880, IL favor of Schwabacher brcsnn
Plaintiffs, and against p. C. Klemea'd, "
fendaut, for the sum Of S502, with in!er.s s
the rate ef 10 per cent per annum and -
further sum Of e21 20 costs nf suit ! nv
levied upon the following described rsal csss
to-wit The South half Of the ScutAe..
quarter Of Section 50, in Township Nsns1L
North Of Range Number IS East also On =
undivided half of che South half OF the S.eH
west quarter Of Section 81, in Township W
Der z, North Of Range Number 3s rast- Sc
ate, lying and being in Walla Walla cccSH
Washington territory. ,
Notice is hereby given. that on MONDli
the 5th day of March. A. u. 1881, st h - !,
Of II o'clock, L. NJ, of said day, ! viii ~
the right title and interest of said p. QKs
gard in and TO the above described rt0 eds
It the Court House door, in the cou,tyi
Wals Wall, and TERRITORY Of Washintz
At public anction, 70 the highest and bsse =
der to satisfy aid execution and al cns:st
Given under my hand this lth day # Fsln
ary, A ID. 1881.
JAMES b. THOMPSON,
6-5v Sheriff Walla WAlla Co., W. T.
, 1881-02-26
Our Wheat.

That the interests of the farmers of the
northwest are no; ignored in The eas. is
evident from the following extract from
the New York Herald of Feb. 7th:
Oregon farmers are moving to devise
scme means to put stop to the decline in
the price OF wheat, and convention il to
be held At Salem soon to effect 4 combir-
alton OF farming interests, particularly
wheat producers The leaders of the
movement propose that the farmers snail
hold their grain until better prices rule,
and say all the money needed to carry
out the plan csn be obtained
, 1881-02-26

TrRRyroRy oy WAsHrScfoS.
COUNTY Of WaIis Waiia S.
- - !, - -
IN @e O'aio Iou,a " He iGLu"y n~
,'gson, ana Ior ue r1w s. III. Hsa.S.ds w.n. DIS Ws
nes2t' aoxdns .erM! .. % naasa "'"a' "@'
HSfte Cosnty, N ad'd Ierr'oy.
D. S. Baker and John 7. Boyer, Plaintifs "
Albert +. Cate, Clementine Cate L. A
Hawisy. c; H Dodd. j. NJ Mefsrl,na
Abraham Schwabacher, L Schwabachs
Sigmund Schumacher, +: w. Paine, J. c.
Paine and Z p. Fitzgerald, Defendants.
"HE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
To Aibert =. Case. Clsmeutine ca. r
A Hsvlev il. Dodd. J. M. McFarl.nd An
r.ham Sc6vabacher. /. Se6Wahacher. Niumu,J
Schv.h.cher. =. ". Paine. J. G. Pa;ne Al
r p Eitreerald. Defsndants: You ,re ber.S,
r.on;red to spoesr in an action brouebt s~.;r9
vou by ID. s. Baker and John +. Bower. El,;,.
, 1881-02-26

y. - IiASD OfFIl1,
Ls Grznde, Or, Jan. %, 1881

La Grznde, Or, jan. %. ISL
NOTICE is FEREBY GIVEN. n
IN Franklin o. Raddick has this day ~
application 70 entsr under the act Of Csnpn
approved June ID, 1S7r, entitled an set fsrs
sale Of timber and stone lands in CalifcsS
Oregon, Nevada and Washinktcp Tents.
for the WI Sw3 and 81 NWi Of Sec. 8, }
5, n. r. q East Of Willamette Nerds
l60 aerea. Final proof herein viii :
made aftI SIXTY days publication and viS
ninety days frem the date hereof.
HENRY w. DWIGHT.
SLOW " Regiae
, 1881-02-26

During the recent coal famine in the
West, the Union Pacific, which owns or
CONTROLS all the coal mines along the linz.
made every possible effort to supply tie
demand and did not raise the price Of
ooal can't which could easily hsve bssn
6pua
, 1881-02-26


TERRITORY OF WASHINGTON, loo
County Of Walla WallA ~
In tie District Court OF the Ttrritoryef Yea
inqton, and for the Frn Judicial DAtnd
thereof, hoIdi,y terms at Walla Ralla, Eais
WaIia county, in said Territory.
The Oregon Railway & Navigation Company
Plaintiff, vz. E. R. Gstes, Defendant
TIME UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TIC Z. r. GATES, Defendant: You N
hereby reqaired to appear IN an action bsu.ss.
against you BY the Oregon Railway 4 Nsvss
ton Company, Plaintiff. in the District COun
Of the Territory Of Washington, and for is
Flint Judicial District thereof, holding tan,
at Walla Walla, WAlla Walla county, in Et
Territory, to answer the complaint Of Plairtk
filed in Walla Walla county within tvug
davs after the service Of this summons, ssss
sive Of the day of service, il served IN ~
county. II not served in said county, sas
said District. in thirty days. II served M
ogneI J~dicial District IN the Territcry, !
forty days. If served by publicatiun, sitss
sixty DAYS after the date of this summo1a,
the said Plaintiff will take judgment Agais
you by default, according to the prayer d u
complaint
Said action is brought by Plaintiff 70 y
cover of Defendant the sum Of Se62, gold esn
being for groceries and provisions furnishedE
Defendant at his special instance and reqss
during the month Of December, 1850, and !
feeding and taking care of horse Of q
Defendants at his special instance and requs
Witness the Hon S. c. W.sGAn
Associate Justice Of the Supen
S1G1SnS Court Of Washington Tenitsy
sMM1S and Judge Of said Court, and y
Seal thereof affixed, this 18Th dsf
If January, A. d. 1880.
A. REEVES AYRE,
CATION & CROWLEY, Cislh
Plaintiffs Attomeys 48v
, 1881-02-26

REruRNED.-H. W. Fairweather, Esq.,,
has returned from his work along the line.
We are informed that through connection
will at once begin and passengers will hence
forth % right through.
, 1881-02-26

Al western yn has q male slerif
who recently :-gested . n: q, and he,
to fiatter Ter INTO letting HIM escare.
told her she Eas the handsomest wunsn
he had ever seen. Aud did she let him
esespel No, she wouldn't let tia, u.an
out Of her sight, anyway, but she wanted
him around sIl the time Trlckery is
sure to fail in the end.