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A norse rhlrf canlnr.h.

FoRT WORTH, May 25.-Ispocial. l.
Saturday night thief stole flne horse
from DIR, Il. W. Snyder, near Benbrools,
and notice was stouce given the officers.
Last night the citizens OF the neighbor-
hood learned that the horse and thief
were begged up In low piece OF land
not Tar nom Ben Brook. Constable
Courtney and several farmers, he' viiy
armed, went In pursuit OF the thief and
found him noar clump of trees. Hia
surrender was demanded. to
whlck no sreplied by trying ID
escapo, and finding this Inpos.
Sible got behind tree and emptied 4
navy six he was carrying, but fortun.
ately none OF the citizens were hurt
The posse opened are ON tho man as
soon as his first shot was heard and
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a sIngnlar .nd RAE. Oa.o.

GlNlNRsyILLE, May 25.----ISpeclal.l--
DISTRICT court has been engaged to-day
III the trinl of Mrs. Sam Myers, charged
WIN setting fire to the house Of M.
WeItHman, her son-in-law. Defendant
IL ~ ears old, ana her appearances in
eourt draws sigh of pity from every
speceator. Weitzman is also Indicted
as aecomptioe. The object Of the al
iegea arson is supposed TO have been to
Ses insurance. The evidence is not vory
ably be acquitted. The distreesing % no,,-
city OF woman who has lived her threa
score years and ten being tried for feI.
ony mas attracted large crowd to tba
court-houso, and there Is a general ex-
preston OF sympathy for her,
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Suicide at Rrenham.

BRENNAN, May 25.-lspecial. This
msrning at 9 o'clock, after returning
from market, Jefferson Bassott, of the
hrm of Bassett n Bassett, bankers, sui.
cided by shooting himself through the
head with . target pistol. He was one
OF Brensam's most prominent citizens.
ile had Tor some time been affected with
insomnia, but had given no evidence oi
unsound mind. The bank is said 10 be
perfectly solvent, His furnoral, thie
afternoon, was largely attended. DO.
ceased was 90 years old, = native OF
Louisiana, and came TO Brenham IN
1854.
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Lost In the AdIrondooks.

WHITE HALL, N. Y, May The
body OF Nellie Crittell, aged 81 years,
who left her home II days ago TO gather
winter green, was found yesterday on
Banquet river. over 500 men were en-
gagged In sthe search. The body was
nude, and pieces of the young lady's
clothing were strewn for a distance OF
miles from whore her body was discover.
ed. II is supposed she strayed so far
into the woods that she could not find
her way out and died from exposure
and starvation.
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eidentally shot while out hunting to-
day aud died in a few hours.
The Fire Record.


Ar MENosHA, WIS.
MBNosRA, May ga large quantity
OF lumber and stave belonging to
Charles r. Smith, burned yesterday.
The fire is thought 10 have been incen-
diary. Loss, $4,000.
IN MICHIGAN FORESTS.
EAST TAwAs, Mich, May 25.-Exten-
slve forest fires are raging TO the north
and west. Tnose to the south of
the Detroit, Bay City " Alpena railroad
are destroying large quantity OF
standing pine, burning to the top of
some OF the highest trees The fire is
turning everything on the ground 1t
passes oyer, Including the down timber
and timber ON skids.
AT MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIe, May p Fire at an early
hour this morning burned Seesseli,
Armstead &Co.'s meat and pork pack.
ing house on Howard's row. Loss about
S25,ON; fully insured.
AT GALVESTON.
GALVESTON, May 25,-Y osterday the
residence OF Mr., Schroeder, who resides
down the island, was burned. The tam.
llly had just returned from church when
the flames burst forth. The loss is
Sl,sOe The household effects were
saved.
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Pisuro-PnoumopIa pisapp.ar,n.

CHICAGO, May 25.-Dr. N. IL. Paarins,
Illineis state veterinary, after having
made a tour ofthe pleuro.pneumonia IN
fected districts in Missouri, declines TO
detail the results In full OF his
investigation, as he had rot yea re-
ported to the government. But enough
N learned from him TO warrant the as
sertion that the situation IL not near 40
pad as at first reported. Great pressure
mas been brought to bear on GOV,
vgloshy 70 have him relax somewhat In
cattle from Missouri into this State DIR.
faarins' report will undoubtedly have
the effect OF causing the governor to
modify the present rules toa large de-
gree.
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A Shameful AssauIt.

GhEENVILLE, May 25. - Especial =
feterday, at the Missouri Pacific depot.
jim 9risson, young negro buck.
abused white bootblaak for
refusing to black his boots,
ana finally Knocked him down
with a piece Of iron, inflicting slight
wound. The negro was put In the Gala
ooose, from which he escaped last night
py the aid OF an iron bar handed him
from the outside, but he was reeaptnred
ana jailed by Deputy ODE Chaffen.
several parties OF white men had pre-
pared 10 take him out of the calaboose
sno anu glVe SIM good fogging, but his
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HIghw ay Robberr IN oaliforn,a.

San FRANCISCO, May 25.-News has
Just reached here that the Yosemite
stage, which lett Medeira on Friday
morning. was robbed by highwaymen
near Clark's station. The passenqers
comprised several members of Raw.
mond's oxourslsn. Ever thing in the
way OF JewelrY and money was taken
from thom' The highwaymen also can
tutoo a WelI's Fargo treasure box. The
valuo OF the latter is not vet kno,s,,
A reward OF 81 200 is offered for the can
turo OF the highwaymen. -Four sherIfYs
with posses, are In pursuit.
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Arrests at MeK,un.v

McKINNEr, May 25. -[special.l =
George Scott was arrested in Dallas and
Jailed here to-day by Deputy Sheriff
Franklin on a requsltion from Missouri
to answer charge Of embezzlement.
Jim Rice was brought here fram
Wichita Falls to answer indictments for
gambling. 'o'
A profound sensation was created
by the arrest of s. X. Rudolph on a
charge OF fraudulent disposition OF
mortgaged property, preferred against
hlm by the grand Jury OF Cnoka cnnnfu
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The Mexican editorial Erourslou

CHICAGO, May 25.-The coming oxcur-
sion of Mexican editors TO the princlpa
American cities, arranged by Mr.. L. II
Talbot, of the Railway Age, will include
80 OF the most prominent newspaper
men in Mexico, who will leave the CITY
OF Mexico on June is, and ocoupy slS
weeks In the trip, Tho pross club oI
TINS city, yesterday, formally assumed
control OF the arrangement for enter
tanning the party while here, having
been assured by leading manufacturers
merchants and members of tho board
OF trade that these interests would
heartily Join In the affair.
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Heavy Robbery in PhiladeInh,.

PHILADELPHIA, May 25.-It has lust
become known that on Sunday, May 8,
during the temporary absence of a
servant, who left the back
door open, the residence of the
Misses Carpenter, No. 1lO9 Vine street.
was entered In broad daylight and ron,
PED OF bonds, mortgages, insurance and
ond OSher valuable papers, representing Slo.-
In bank notes and $50 in gold. In S byS
haste the robber overlooked a small box
oi jewels worth several thousand dol
lars' There Is no clue to the theif
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AssassInatlon in NIlnnIaaInni-

NEW oaLEANs, May ga special TO
the rimes-Democrat from shuouta, Mis-
sissippi, says: "Phil Stevens, while on
his way home on Saturday night last.
was assassinated by Ben Brazier ana
John Parker. The trouble grew out of a
sllBht given Stevens by Brazier's sis-
ter. About 300 persons are securing the
woods for the assassins."
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CASUALTY'S CATALOGUE.
Inquest Into the Cause Of the Yate
Cincinnati Fire,
The Socialists Declare War Against
Wires In the Air.
The Pennsylvania Plague Reported
Spreading Raidly into Ohio.
A Serious Tornado Strikes Alton and
Other Points in Illinois.
Lost Girl Found Dead In the Adlyon-
daCks- Small Pox Epidemic a.
Council Bluffs - A Bren-
ham Banker Suicides.
A Serious Tornado Strikes Alton aud
Other Points in Illinois.
FIRES AND OTHER MlsHAPs
Inquest Into the Cause OF the Cincinnati
Eira

Inquest Into the Cause of the Cincinnati
Fire.
CINCINNATI, May 25.-At the ooroner's
inquest to-day upon The bodies OF the
victims Of last Thursdays fire at Sulli.
vans printing works, the most impor-
tsnt testimony given was that of j. j.
Sullivan, the senior proprietor. lie said
the occupancy Of the fifth floor was of
recent date and that until within q week
or two before the fire there were but
seven girls up there. He had frequently
told them that in case OF tire they should
escape by tho roof. There was movable
ladder up there to reach the trap
door and the girls were told OF
this, They laughed when he told them
OF tins mode of escape and said thew
could easily get out that way. He had
otspoken 10 tho recently employed
girls about this escape. Even If the
ladder was not thore, the girls could
have piled up books and paper and
easily have reached the roof. His
brother, who ran TO the fifth story, es.
capped that way. In another part OF the
NTH hoor was q skylight, leading to the
roof.
The inquestis not yet ended.
Some feeling has been aroused by
statements thar the telegraph and tel
ephone wires prevented the putting up
OF ladders IN time to save life and at a
meeting of socialits one OF the speakers
favored giving the companies so days to
put the wires under ground and offered
TO lead crowd to cut down the poles II
1t Is not done. The chief fire engineer
was by and says these lives could not
have been saved by ladders, If there had
been no wires in the street, death came
10 soon after the benzlne fire started.
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spreckIos ON Trial,

SAN Francisco, May 25.-The trial OF
Adolph spreckels, son OF Claus spreck-
els, the sugar king. for
shooting M. II. De Young. pro.
prietor OF the San Francisco Chronicle.
ON November 10, last, commenced 10,
day. IL will occupy several days.
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NOi92.

wounded him severely. The horre was
cSe0vere9' csygs eq ana Constable Courtney took
brought here late this evening His
name is John Trout, and at one time he
was milkman in this city. The pkysi-
cans Ia attendance on Trout have seri-
Gus doubts of his recovarv.
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NEw YoRR, May 25.-Col. Fred Grant
said this morning that last night was
the most comfortable his father had
passed In two weeks. Ho had eight
hours good, restfull sleep, and Is this
morning free from pain.
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CALvERr,May 2b.-Ispecial.l l-schmit-
ger, section hand employed on Sec
tion 20, was found dead ON tho Houston
4 Texas Central railway track, three
and half miles north OF this place, He
is supposed 10 have been killed by a
y aEsing train,
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ATLANTA, May @.-tspocial.l ALBERT
Hauser, asswyor at Bemis' saw mill, st
Sulphur Station, while working shin.
glo machine this morning, had his hand
so badly cut that he had 10 have his
thumb amputated,
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The Pennsylvanla Plague Spreading

PlrTsBURa, May pa special from
steubonville, Ohio, says: The epidemic
which broke out few days ago at Paris,
Pennsylvania, is thought to be lread.
ing. Another child of Nicholas Trux,
who has already lost two, is down and
IS not expected to live, rs is also step
daughter named Gardner. Kennedy
Trux, who lost five children and his
wife and has become raying maniac,
Is IN critical condition. The disease
has broken out at Hanlan's station, on
the Panhandle road. There are several
cases there. A physician from Bellevue
hospital, New York, Is tat Paris today
and Will hold a consultation with DR..
Hill aud other doctors in this city, this
afternoon. Hepronounces theS disease
blaek-tongue diphtheria, OF tho most
violent form. Fears are entertained
that the towns in the uelghborhood will
become infected. Sanitary measures
are being adopted at all the neighboring
towns.
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smallpox at Council Hmm.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, May 25.-The small.
pox is raging in Shenandoah, Page
county, Iowa. Special police are out
guarding the houses infected. Ninteen
houses have thus been quarantined. The
mayor and the president of the board
OF health both have tho disease.
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DEoATuR, May 25.-[special.l-w. A.
Pool, who has languished in jail for sew
eral weeks under charge of rape. gave
BOND to-day In the sum Of 5000
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A Mad por Kilis.,.

GRERNvILL., May A,-[special.l-A
mad dog, aftor biting several other dogs,
W. MAS I. shot on the street yesterday by Col.
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A marked feature ofour establishment is the
marvellous display OF Trimmed Hats and
Bonnets; also ChildIens' Hats and Gaps. No
matter what price You wish TO pay there is
always value for the money. sample lot
OF Fine Ready Made White suits for Misses
II To 10 years old, at Half Price.
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Accidentally Killed Himself.

MExIA, May S.-[speclal.l Jesse
Wood, a boy about 10 years old, was 40.
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DEPARTMENT NO. |

200 Linen Collars with capes at DC,
os dOssn Buttons Be- iOc former price c. and soc
e'o Linen Towels &C., Zoe. and 100 large ,i,o.
s'O fancy botderod HandksrohIcs. all atBc
soO yards, sioolors Ribbon at 6o ioe and i5c yard
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Lower Prices than Ever Before!

80 FINE sea isiand 3-5 cents yard worth cents
"a Fine Bieached Musn l2 sns
Fine American Ginghams solid yard; worth 10 cents
Fancy French Chamray Gnghm 10 per yards Is cents
India Seersackes Stripes 10 cents yar5 cents.
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DEPARTMENT A.

full no otLsdies Suits oorsots Iaoes aIi-ovsr Hamsurv
asd Oriental Netts, wash blond vongs. Plain and dotted
fancy Ne'"Oar plaid ss satIn' PAraao' at very
low prices 1t whit pay to prec examine eur goods
before buying elsewhere
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DEPARTMENT 3.

Trimmed uAtq and Bonncts sioO. sL5o, sLTS, ssoo.
saTO sISo, sAao. $3.50 sO.1S, $3.50 $1,000. Un.
limited Hats Aad Bonno prlos. Elegant Tine FroneA
'~urs' Plusies rips Ornaments, Gut rrinmisga, Psid
~en' and ssarh We svsrtOoEsS In all these EOoss
s''ii'sd asd Are1sospat ssueu pros, our
passOhsr.
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D-VT
OlhO-

STEWART-In this city, Saturday morn
ing at 1890 o'clock, February 2Sth, 1885,
Mr.. John Stewart, aged So years and
l6 days.
Mr. Stewart was born in the State of Vir
ginia, Feb. u, 1900, crossed the plains in
IS45 AMI stopped about year at Tualit In
plains in Washington county, then removed
to this county and settled on his farm ad-
joining Corvallis where he has resided con-
tinually to the day of his death, with the
exception of about years spent in Grant
county where he was engaged in stock rails
ing He was ever known as one of Benton
county's most public spirited citizens, a
friend to the needy, and one of the principal
founders of the NJ. L. Church in this city,
of which he was consistent and devout
member till called to his heavenly reward.
He leaves a wife and six children and null
titude of friends to mourn his departure to
that bourne from whence no traveller return
eth. Requiescat in pace
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Rurgl2Ts.

Two tramps or burglars were heard by
Mrs. Thomas Graham in the lower story Of
the house about nine o'clock,a at night while
she was mp stairs. 1t seems that the doors
had not been very securely fastened, Mr..
Graham had not returned from down town
and whesi Mr.. Graham heard the irtruders
talking she dill not at first fully realize the
situation, she calic.l to them and could not
get any answer whi;e they still kept talking
to each other. At last she opened the win
.low aud called to her father-in-ltw, DR..
!. Graham, who lived Gu the same block and
who happened 20 be out doors at the time,
he and Cllarl IS Alexander who was also
there hurried over hut found the burglars
had disappeared in the darkness. Whethe''
they were after something to eat or Tor
plumber it seems difficult to tell.
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Out of the Frying Pan into the Fire.

Dept. Sheriff Jas. Ball, arrived in Corval-
lis last week from the Bay with one Fred
Huffman, sentenced to twelve days impris-
onment in the county Jail. After serving
his time out and immediately on his release
from custody, U. s. Deputy Marshal Pygall
arrested said Huffman on an old charge OF
giving whisky to Indians, and took him to
Portland Wednesday morning for trial.
Verify the way of the transgressors is hard,
and be so doeth within Al's jurisdiction,
is certain to come to grief sooner or later.
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Take Notice.

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be charged. Resolutions of coincidence, cents per
line. Card Of thanks, 10 cents Fer line.
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Us with any Information of local interest.
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tlons. Whatever is intended for publica ION
must bs authen+ca Led by the name and address Of
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guarantee O. Eood faith.
We do not ho'I ourselves responsible for views
or opinions expressed in the communications OF our
Correspondents.
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In the County Court of the state of Oregon for
Benton county Prcba,e business.
In the matter of the estate
Roswe ell c. Briggs deceased.
To Owen Briggs, Daniel Briggs, Edward Briggs,
Ansell c. Briggs and all other unknown if any such
thetebe. heiIs of said dst eased
You and each Of you hereby cited and required
to be and appear in the above Iamed Court In the
above entitled NATTER in the County Court room at
the court house in the town Of Corvallis, Benton
county, State of Oregon, Monday the 9TH day OF
april 1885, at the hour OF ten o'clock q m, OF said
cay the same being ay OF the regular april term
loS5 Ct said court to show rause if any exist why
otder should not be made authorizing Ansell c.
Begs the adm illustrator of said estate to sell the
real property that belorgste said estate ami descrb
as follows to wit: The hail of the northwest
quarter and the west half of The southwest quar;eI
Of section twenty four t2D Township eleven Q1)
south of range eight (S) west. Willamette meridian
in Genton county, state of Oregon, and containing
one hundred and sixty QG0 acres Of land. To pay
funeral charges, expenses of administration and
claims again said estate prayed for in the petit
ton of said adminiAt aSor and now on file in said
Court.
By order of Hon. J. R. Bryson Judge of said court
made at the regolar March term 1885 of said court
to-wit: On the 2nl day of March 1885 and duly en-
tered in the Journals of said court.
Witness my hand and the seal of said court this
9Th day Of March 1885.
[sEALl B.W. WILSON, Clerk.
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Farm fur Sale.

A farm consisting of 4S0 acres of land,
suited for farming and stock raising, and
situated i'll Lane county, Oregon, together
with stock, such as horses, cattle, consisting
of No. miica COWS, one, two and three
year olds, small band of fine graded sheep,
and hogs; also farming implements, all that
are necessary on the place, in good repair,
seed and feed, all of which will be sold at a
bargain. The quality of the soil is excel
lent; adapted to all kinds of cereals. hops,
fruits and vegetab es, and with plenty of
out range for stock. For. further informa-
tion and price and terms of sale, inquire at
the GAZETTE office.
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Fine aayA LMelSs.

Se.tiffar,i Bros. ole day this week showed
us y s. nip,e O! the work they are doing in
their iiie. They haze recently finished one
of the iia.est monuments ever male in this
section OF the country, and which displays
muon skilled workmanship. 1t is what is
called a drapet monument, made of tine
Itail,n marble, ten feet high, well proper
tiona,l, weighing $500 lbs, and is to be
erected to the memory of Benjamin Whitea
ker au,l wife, who were early settlers OF
Polk county. They have also finished the
Whiteaker. monument without the fine
<lrapery and other work. Scrafford Bro
do their own work and are proving them
selves to be skilled workmen.
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The series OF meeting now IN progress at
the Evangelical church, this city, are to be
continued during next week. Rev. Bower
sox expects to be assisted by other minis
ters.
DIR. VIM. Biddle of this city, is very ILL.,
and failing fast His children have been
sent for.
1t is an i'll wind that blows good to nc
body. The philosopher of the Minneapolis
Tribune airily remarks: .'The recent bliz-
zard was calamity i'll great many re-
spects, but inasmuch as it interrupted
base ball convention at Indianapolis and
caused holy calm at Springfield, Illinois,
all will be forgiven
The Yamhill Reporter claims that the
will of 1909 voters out of total of 2000
was ignored by the action of the house of
representatives in tabling the bill permitting
the voters of Yamhill to decide the question
of the relocation of the county seat.
The Salem Statesmen says: The money
is rolling out of the state treasury at very
rapid rate, and the stream is only just start
ed. Mr. Hirsch said that at least 300
pounds of gold alone has been carried away
in one day. .....
For choice steak or roast, go to C. D.
Rayburn's market, where you are sure to
get what you call for.
A. NJ. Gibson, division engineer of the
Oregon Pacific railroad, is in the city, and
proposes visit to Puget Sound and perhaps
to Southern Oregon, before he returns to
his 1uties at Corvallis. He reports that
great care has been exercised by Chief En-
gineer Tucker and others with the Oregon
Pacific to make it a substantial railway line.
He saws it will be one of the best roads in
the country when completed. Mr.. Gibson
has been connected with the Denver & Rio
Grande, the Denver New Orleans, the
Northern Iowa line and several other well
known roads dnring the past few years, and
he is we'll qualified to judge.-Ne,rs.