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Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1885-08-14
The Lower River.

The situation grows more serious
day by day as the water recedes.
1t is now impossible for loaded
ships to pass St. Helens, and it will
not be many days before even the
San Francisco steamers will have
to tide or lighter over the bar.
The government engineers have no
money available for river work,
and unless something is done
through private enterprise the bars
must remain impossible for the
whole season, causing a direct loss
of several thousand dollars to this
city, and to our lasting discredit
and prejudice as port.
The channels through Swan is
land bar in the Willamette just be-
low the city are in good condition,
and only little work is needed to
fix the channels at the mouth Of the
Willamette for the season; but at
Martins and Walkers islands and
at st. Helens there are long ridges
of sand which must be dug or
sluiced out. The latter method
has been found to be cheapest and
most expeditions. 1t is estimated
that twenty days work by collier
would open the channels. 1t costs
1925 per day to operate a collier
in The river, or $500 for the re-
quired twenty days. limb and
other materials needed in the work
will cost $500 more. Altogether
the charges will be $4,000.
In furnishing these estimates Mr..
Prescott, manager of the Oregon
Railway and Navigation company,
makes liberal, even a generous
offer. If the citizens OF Portland
will raise half the amount needed
$4,000, the company will furnish
the steamer and stard the other
half Of the expense. A better pro
position could not be expected. II
will be accepted, Of course.-Ore
gonian.
Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1885-08-14

THE democracy of to.day has be-
fore it an Herculean task. The
Augean stable of Republican cor
rupsion must be cleaned out. This
cannnt he done in a few months,
nor yet perhaps in few years.
Not only has it to encounter an
open and unscrupulous opposition,
but it has to contend with the hun
gryBourbor element in its own ranks.
But even if the Democratic party
goes down in defeat at the close of
Cleveland's administration, aud
there is nothing improbable in such
an event, if the present policy of
the Government is continued until
then much permanent good will be
accomplished. 1t is not reasonable
to SUPPOSE that the protected indus
tries will, without severe strug-
gle, give up their hopes of gain
from the ascendancy of those who
befriended them; or that the land
grabbers will quietly forego the op-
portuuity of renewed chances for
stealing more Of the public domain,
or that those who have grown
fraudulently rich at the expense of
of the government will fail to at
tempt reinstating themselves as
public plunderers; or that the i'm
msnss monopolies that have -four
ished under Republican rule will
not aid to defeat those who curtail
their encroachment on public rights
These factors combined with the
power of partisanship and the de-
fection OF disappointed Bourbons
may defeat the new democracy for
a time. But the benefits will re-
main and the cause of the people
will finally triumph. To expect
that the intelligent and independent
voters Of all parties will sustain the
young democracy in its retrench-
nent and reform is perhaps not tax
ing tor sanguine view of the mat
ter.
Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1885-08-14

This apportionment is much
smaller than we anticipated and the
cause of it can be understood by
referring to the recent report of
the com nissioners ordered by House
Bill No. 4.
These commissioners found that
the school taxes due Morrow coun-
ty, out of the tax levy of 1884, is
$4,O77.17.
1t is fact that the school fund
in our county treasury collected
from citizens of Morrow county on
the tax levy of 1884, is less than
$1,000 and while we do not wish to
be understood as finding fault with
this Board of Commissioners whose
duties were SO arduous and SO sat-
isfactorily discharged, vet we do
think that there is slight error in
this settlement of the school fund
question.
The unpaid taxes turned over to
MORROW county wereSl L ,36l.OS. 1t
would seem that some portion Of
the school fund collected out of this
should be deducted from this $4,-
! 077.17. If we had made the ap-
portionment last April the same as
if there had been no division of the
county, the school districts which
are in Morrow county would not
have received more than this $4,-
07717.
Questien-Should they pay their
taxes at home and then claim a
full prorata share of ours2
The amount of money appropri-
ated at this time is $5,SS9. The
amount per scholar, Sl.5O.
JOHN EDINGToN,
School Supt.
Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1885-08-14
Weston Weekly Leader.
FRIDAY, AUGUST IA, 1855.
SARcAsM and irony are often ef-

SARcAsM and irony are often ef-
fective weapons in the cause OF
truth, but more frequently are they
rosor,ed to by the unscrupulous ad-
versary whom solid. argument will
not sustain in his position. The
mere mention Of a return of the
Governments to the honesty and
simplicity Of Fifty years ago was
the signal for ths machine politi-
clans TO assail JefFersonian simple |
ity with all the weight of their ran
corous sarcasm and ironical hatred.
None Of them ever thought of dis
proving by facts ard reason that
there was no occasion for such a
change. They tacitly admitted that
the wealth of the nation, not ite
welfare, had been the care OF nd
lninistrations for years; that special
interests had been fostered, to the
loss of the whole and the creation
of great inequalities in wealth; they
could not deny that machine poll
tics had destroyed the reality of
equality of coalition, and that ex-
.cessive individual Importance is a
menace to our free institutions;
they could not deny that too often
the avenue to office was through
chicanery and corruption, that bri-
berry was constantly increasing, and
that politics had been almost aban-
doned to time-servers and Office
seekers; they could not deny that
the existence of corporate monopo,
lies and the triumph of capital over
labor were the legitimate fruits OF
class legislation; they did not dare
to acknowledge that the creditable
characteristics and marked individ
uality peculiar to the United States
fifty years ago were fast fading
from existence, and that the tyranny
of wealth, fashion and partisanshiI
prevailed throughout the lanl; they
could not safely compare the pres
snt with the past; but they coule
ridiculs cid foggyism and Jefferson
ian simplicity and thus distract at
tention from the evils upon whicl
spoilsmen politicians, projected in
dustries, grinding monopolies, ant
privileged classes flourish at the ex
pense of our national vitality. Th
duty of the young democracy il
none the less PLAIN. If we woul'
preserve our political liberty ant
independence we must return t
the honesty and simplicity of fift
years ago.
Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1885-08-14

SwAMP-LAND Spectators are in a
meditative mood. The General
Land Office has rejected Oregon's
claim to $4,000 acres of so.calIed
swamp land in ] AXE county alone.
Laud-grabbers seem to be out Of
luck under a Democratic admins.
tration.
Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1885-08-14

1HE public debt was reduced
about 100000. during July.
Democratic rule is not proving as
ruinous as some people pretended
it would.
Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1885-08-14

The lease of o. r. Il n. Co.'S
lines does not yet seem to be set
tied fact. Perhaps PortIand's re-
Joicine was premature and the III
land Empires fears nnfouaded.
Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1885-08-14

Quarantine officers at Baltimore
and Della rare breakwater have been
notified to look GU. for three vessels
which sailed froca Geneva for those
Places withca. proper bills Of health.
Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1885-08-14

THE Astorian says "Guv. Moody
will make mntake il he calls al
extra session"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-30

LOOK at our new safe deposit boxes. $40 East
Washington street.
INDIANA TRUST & SAFE DEPOSIT Co.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-30
A NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH.
How Near Joe Blackburn Came to Shooting
Major Calkins on the Floor of Congress.

The party consisted of General Manson, Major
Calkins and Colonel Rice and they were relating
stories of hair breadth escapes
IA man sometimes gets very near death" re-
marked Major Calkins, without know
had narrow escape from passing
over into the unknown beyond in every dra-
matte STYLE but knew nothing about it until a
year or two afterward. Frye, of Maine, and
Joe Blackburn. of KeI lucky, got into heated
dispute one day over some question. and both
began to advance towards each other getting
hotter and hotter as the wrangle con-
tinued. The question was trivial one,
and until Randall brought his gavel
down on the desk, and ordered both Frye and
Blackburn to return to their seats, paid no at
tention to the matter. Frye walked back to his
seat, but Blackburn had wandered up into the
open space in front of the Speakers desk, and
remained standing there. It looked as if it
might seem that our side was weakening, and
as / didn't like the idea of Frye returning
to his seat while Blackburn re-
manned standing, I rose to my feet
and walked up the aisle into the open space
where Blackburn was, but had no idea of say
ing OF uOIIl& IuouSLticSSiy turuSG LILY
bands down into my pockets after l reached the
inside of the space, and stood waiting
for Randall to rule on the pending
question. Blackburn had his eyes steadily fixed
on me, and the Speaker meanwhile was pound
ing away with his gavel, calling for order was
determined not to take my seat until Blackburn
did the same thing Finally, some one got up
and moved an adjournment, and the motion was
declared carried. I thought nothing
Of the matter, as it hadn't
appeared Eto lme to be uncommon
Iy serious. About year afterward
happened to be at dinner given in honor of
Mccullough, the actor and Blackburn sat oppo-
site me- During the conversation he remarked:
"Calkins, want to ask You question"
''Wel."
"Why did you come up toward me when Frye
and had that quarrel in the House about year
agol7
IL had no thought about the matter, I told
him. except that had walked up in front more
for the sake of appearances than anything else
after Frye had taken his seat"
''Well, do you know, SIR" he said. 'ithat
came very near shooting you then? had picked
out the button on your coat that was going to
fire at. and had determined if you made an
other step towards me to shoot YOU"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-30
The Union Depot Improvement.

To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal:
The most magnificent, broad-sided laughing OF
the season occurred at our Office this evening
Aug. 2S) while one of our local humorists read
your estimate of the enormous expenditure
made by the Union Railway Company in i'm
proving the Union Depot. We could not but
applaud the magnaDimity you SO fully expa
tiated. Eighty cents for paint and new floor
where not wholly rotten was great tch of
expenditures and a liberality deserving all the
praise our grateful citizens can command. Let
the public spirit of these men be scattered on
the wind. hope other journals will copy and
enlarge on the plaudits. J. W. H.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-30
The Slaves of Opiuu.

Mrs James Ravens, the State superintendent
of the W. C. I. U. department. for the "over-
throw of the opium habit" will lecture this
evening on THE Slaves. of Opium" at the Ed
win Ray NJ. q. Church, at 7:30 o'clock. This
lecture is attracting attention all over the State,
and many demands are made for it by church
and missionary societies. 1t is deservedly popu-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-30
A Bishop's Visit.

Rev. j. w. Hood, of North Carolina, Bishop
of the A. NJ. E. Church, is in the city, and will
conduct the services at Blackford street Zion
Church to night. Bishop Hood is the presiding
bishop of the Fifth episcopal district, and is here
to hold the Kentucky annual conference, which
convenes On Wednesday. He is one of the ablest
pulpit orators Of the church, and is highly
regarded as an organizer and leader The
bishop is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs William
Grant, on Vermont street, between West and
Missouri streets.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-30

that he never abused her, and has no wife
living in Kentucky. He charges her with at
tempting to shoot him, on one occasion, with a
revolver Fortunately it failed to answer to
Josie's efforts in pulling the trigger. II don't
know what was the matter with that revolver.
Next morning took it and fred it without
trouble" said Frank
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-30
Another New Militia Company.

new militia company. with fifty members,
has been organized at Brazil, and will be mus
tered into the State service tomorrow evening
by Adjutant-general Koontz The Grant Guards
is the name adopted by the company. 1t is the
intention of the Adjutant-gen to assign it to
the Second Regiment
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-30
COrrObOrated.

Tom Farley. the saw man on South Meridian
street, says he doesn't doubt the correctness Of
Deputy Sheriff Corbaley's statement about the
large grasshoppers he saw out on Kentucky ave
nue., as he saw one of the same hoppers last even
ing, hopping past his place of business, with ar
English sparrow by the nape of the neck. Oh
daari
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-30

SPECIAL run on bedroom sets at King &
Elders.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-30
The Last Stone Laid.

The last stone on the outside walls of the new
State house building was placed IN position near
the center of the east side yesterday morning, at
10 o'clock. A small oak tree, decorated with
the national colors, was raised over it, in cele-
bration of the event.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-30
Grand Excursion to Niagara Falls.
1.-THE BEE-LINE" ROUTE

1.-THE BEE-LINE" ROUTE.
The c., c.. C. & I. railway ('Bee line) will
run their annual excursion to Niagara Falls and
return on Tuesday, Sept 8, 1885.
The entire train, consisting Of coaches and
reclining chair cars, will run through to the
Falls without change. Fare for the round trip
only S..
The Decline is the only direct line from In
dianapolis to Niagara Falls. :.
For full particulars call on or address w. J.
Nichols, District Passenger Agent, No. 2, Bates
House, Indianapolis, Ind.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-30
Egan & Treat.

These popular and progressive merchant tail.
ors, who always lead the fashions and set the
standard of good taste In gentlemens clothing,
are now receiving their fall invoices Of suitings.
This season. as heretofore. they have all the most
approved fabrics, both foreign and domestic,
and are ready to book orders for fall and winter
c,,i%c
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-30
Denies Every CHARGE.

Frank Garvin. against whom his wife, JOSIE
O defense in specific denial OF every charge she
sets forth. He claims that he support
ed her to the best OF his ability;
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-30
Change in the Panhandle Train Service.

Change in the Panhandle Train Service.
It has been decided to discontinue trains Nos.
2 and s between Columbus and St. Louis, the
asst train west-bound leaving Jersey City on the
28th, and east-bound leaving st. Louis on the
Both inst
The line of sleepers between Pittsburg and
Indianapolis, via Dayton. will be resumed, with
new time schedule, taking effect the 30th inst
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-30

Frank Birds Transfer
Will furnish cabs or broughams for calling or
shopping at $1.00 per hour.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-30

FINE imported socks, worth rs cents, being
closed out at 43 cents at the MODEL.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-03-07
Fishermen Arrested.

There was great commotion In Fish
town this morning when Sheriff Wng-
ness, accompanied bv j. G. Campbell
and J. j. Cooke as complaining wit
nesses, drove through the principal
boulevard looking at the door plates for
the numbers of tho houses occupied by
Fisherman Crafts and Fisherman Cox.
The numbers being found, the sheriff
twitched the door bells and soon brought
the occupants to the front. They were
requested tn take q ride to the suburban
village of Devils Lake, and appearing
before Judge Noble were held in $50
bonds for their appearance at 2 o'clock.
The charge is catching fish in violation
Of law.
The deferred case against tho fisher
men came before Judge Noble this
morning. Hizzoner was feeling az
bright as asix-cornered star, and the dis
trict attorney twirled his cane until the
gold head looked like a spangled sun
coming up out Of an eastern snow bank.
Judge O'Brien appeared in behalf of the
piscatorial offenders. John Cooke and
the 1STER-OcEAN had inadvertently an
nounced yesterday that they would pay
the fines Of the boys If the fishermen
would quit taking pickerel. This fact
somehow or other got into the testi-
mony, and the court thereupon assessed
Mr.. Cooke and the INTER-OcEAN IS
each. The by-standers were magnani-
nous enough to be "held up'' for the
costs, and the case was over, the fishor-
men promising to remove their shack =
and quit business.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-03-07
North Dakota Baptists,

Rev. G. w. Huntley, superintendent
Of Baptist missions in North Dakota, waa
in the city over Sunday and occupied
Rev. Mr.. Converse's pulpit Sunday
evening. Mr.. Huntley made this Office a
pleasant visit Monday morning and in
formed us that church edifice costing
$1,000 will be erected this year on the
Sixth street lot belonging to the Baptist
society here. Mr.. Huntley states that
there are SO Baptist societies in North
Dakota; three years ago there was but
one. The aggregate number Of members
is about 700. The church property be-
longing to the denomination is worth
$50, 900, exclusive Of tho Baptist univer-
sity at Tower City, worth $4,000. Mr..
Huntley will organize Scandinavian
Baptist society at Grand Forks next
Sunday.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-03-07
Mouse River Stock

Mr.. ]. J. Nichols arrived here from
Mouse river last Saturday, and in an in
terview with the DAILY INTER-OcEAN
last night stated that there are about
1000 head of cattle on the Mouse river, all
being in good beef condition. He also
states that the upper Mouse river coun-
try is as fine an agricultural region as he
ever saw. Mr.. Nichols gives the follow
ing list Of cattle owners and the extent of
their herds:
Gray Bros, Of Jamestown, GOO head;
will put In 500 head more this season.
Mr.. Foote, $50 head.
Carl Larson, rs head.
Penderoy d Pace, 400 head.
Edward Tuman, 125 head.
George Inkster, l25 head.
Another man at Little Medicine Lodge.
125 head.
Prouty & Richardson, 26O head.
Pete Morris, 400 head of sheep.
David Kennedy, 14o head Of cattle. Mr..
Kennedy has been on the Mouse in the
stock business for three years and never
lost hoof. He has good barns and his
stock is in the very best condition.
There are many other herdsmen own
ing from Is to 25 head, making In all
about 1000 head Of cattle in that region,
All the herds will be largely increased
this season.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-03-07
Fright in a Hotel.

NJ. D. Flint, who was over from Min
newaukan Monday, informed the INTER-
OCEAN that there was large sized fright
in that town Sunday night, caused by
all the guests of Nc Donald's Hotel being
taken suddenly sick. Soon after supper
Sunday evening the guests, about IL in
number, were taken with violent pains
in the stomach, and during tho remain
der of the night the hotel resembled a
hospital. Mr.. Flint thinks the cause of
the trouble was canned tongue. He has
known of similar cases, but none so
serious as this. 1t is believed an acid
used in soldering the tin cans impreg-
mated the meat.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-03-07
An Elegant Wedding.

A Detroit paper contains these addi-
tional facts concerning the wedding of
Mr.. Barnes Of this city: The wedding
was a novel and pretty innovation.
The floral decorations were simple and
elegant, the principal feature being an
altar lnassed with smilax and rosebuds.
Back Of the altar the wall was trans
formed into vertiable grotto Of exotics,
the effect being singularly beautiful.
The apartments were exceptionally ele-
giant. At7:l5 the bridal procession en-
tered the parlors, Mr.. E. w. Smith and
Miss Fenton, Mr.. Esselstyn and Miss
Patterson, Mr.. Wishart and Miss Grace
Smith, the Misses Edith johnson and
Birdie Smith, the former bearing the
brides bouquet and the latter cluster
Of camelllas, on which rested the we'd
ding ring. The bride followed alone
and was met at the altar by the groom.
The ceremony being performed, con-
gratulations were given by large nuln-
Der of invited guests. In tho matter Of
presents the bride was generously re-
membered by her intimate friends.
The reception following was most en-
joyable. A trip through the south was
the objective point Of the bridal tour.
The brides dress was Of white satin,
brocaded front, cut decollette, rolling
collar Of duchesse, draping Of tulle;
lace fastened across the front with os-
trich plumes. The skirt was plated
with satin in front, train; white azalias
bouquet.
Mrs. J. w. Smith, black grosgrain,
white satin front with black passamen-
terie, old point lace.
Miss Grace Smith, Paris muslin, en-
broidered, with train.
Miss Fenton, white muslin, old point
lace trimmings; bouquet, pink roses.
Miss Patterson, of Chicago, surah, silk
white, cut decollette, duchesse lace and
pearls.
Miss Laura Evans, St. Louis, Mo-,
pink satin front, studded with pearls
crystals, very beautiful costume.
Miss Birdie Smith, " hite nainsook.
Miss Edith Johnson, white satin and
muslin.
An elegant supper WAS served by Mrs.
Gafney.