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Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-09-09
SOCIETY NOTICES.

A o. U. W.-Protectiou Lodge No. 2, A
n, o. u. W., Salem, oregon. Meets each
Wednesday evening AT its hall in state In
surance block, corner Commercial and
Chemeketa streets Visiting and sOjourn
ing bgethren Invited r. Il. SoUTHwIcK,
IRA ERB, Recorder. VI W
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-09-09

TOHS GRAY.-Contractor and builder.
C Fine inside finishing speciality, io5
Commercial street, salem Oregon.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-09-09

VI eers and Driughtsmen. Railroad sur
veys and estimating Il specially. Office l32
State street, up stairs. Salem, oregon.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-09-09

DR.J. NJ KEENE, Dentist. Office over
~ the White Corner, Court and Com.
mercial streets.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-09-09

~ go. HOEYE-Barber and Hair.dress-
VI. ing parlors. Finest baths in the city.
2Oi Commercial Street, Salem.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-03-13
FIFTY-F CONGRESS.
In the Senate.

b0TH DAY-Mr Mitchell Offered n resolu.
ton, which was agreed to-, iushuctng the
Committee on Foreign Relations 10 consider
the advisability Of advancing tho Turkish
mission 60 Il mission OF the second class, with
n salary To the United States Minister of sl2 &.
600 Nh Dolph introduced n bill authoriz
ing the Secretary OF the Interior 90 establish
such rules and regulations, and tU provide
such penalties as he may deem best to secure
the regular attendance OF all children in
Alaska where schools are maintained by the
Interior Department. The bill 10 establish
uniform salaries OF 5000 for United States
District Court Judges was passed MI,
Spooner spoke in opposition To the Blair bill.
DIST DAY.--A Joint resolution for taking
the census in Alaska was passed. "A re-
solution offered the previous day by Mr.
voorhees, i'm regard 20 the lease Of the fur
seal islands in Alaska 10 the North American
Commercial Company was reported back
adversely from the Finance Committee .
The relations Of the press 10 executive sessions
were discussed
making known hisapproYal Of the agreement
triode with tho Chippewa lndiansin Minnesota
for the cession OF their lands, transmitting tho
report Of tho Commissioners, and recon-
mending an appropriation TO complete q sur
vey OF the lands, was presented in the Senate
read, and referred g., The BlniT Educational
bill came up for debate, and Mr. Plumb spoke
In opposition 10 IT,
SD DAY.--A number Of private bills were
passed Nj. Wilson introduced. bill pro-
yiding that the charge OF desertion against
any soldier who served i'm the late war shall
DO no bar 20 his right 10 pension, when IL can
be reasonably shown that tho disability on
account Of which he claims pension was i'm
CURED while performing actual service i'm
the volunteer army In executive sessioh
the consideration Of the leakage OF secret
session proceedings was continued.
5fTH DAY.--Mr Hale spoke against the
Blair Educational bill, and Mr. Blair dc
Tended it. . The public building bills ON the
calendar having been reached, the following
were passed For Sterling, H. 5000, Oak
land Cal, $500, 900: Cheyenne Wyo., $780,
900; Chester, Penn, 100000; Helena Mont.
500, 900.
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THE NEWS EPIToMIzED.
Eastern and Middle states.

Tux venango House and number Of
other buildings were burned at Nenango
Penn.
orFCERs of ocean steamers which have
reached New York within a few days report
meeting immense fields OF ice and an unusual.
ly large number of icebergs or Newfound
land
CRALKLEY LEcoNEY. charged with
numbering his niece at Camden, n. j., has
been acquitted
A FIRE at No. 800 Broadway, New York
caused n loss of nearly S900,OOO. Several
personS including Battalion Chief McGill,
were Injured.
THE West Jersey Presbytery at a meeting
in Camden, decided in favor OF revising the
Confession OF Faith 10y vote of &c 70 10,
EXPERT thieves attempted to rob the Elk
County Bank az Rdgeway, Penn, but they
were frightened away and escaped, leaving
their tools behind them
TowN COLLECTION CHADBoURNE, of OK.
ford, Me, is short in his accounts from 5000
20 $1,000. The town will call upon his bonds
men 10 make the deficiency good.
SNOWMAN BARNUMs circus and menagerie
arrived at New York few days ago after a
long sojourn in England.
JAMES LENNARD was killed and Thomas
Owens fatally hurt by the premature explo-
sion OF blast i'm the colliery of the Ply.
mouth Coal Company at Plymouth, Penn.
By the explosion of box OF dynamite in
a contractors tool house at Pittsburg, Penn.
David Hayes was instantly killed and Will
lam Soddy fatally injured.
AT the Rhode Island Democratic State
Convention in Providence John w Dnvi,
WAS nominated for Governor Captain John
Waters for Lieutenant Governor, and the
rest OF the 1887 ticket WAS put in nominR
ton.
THE pottery works of Thomas MaddoclS &
Sons, at Trenton, ~ j., have been totally
destroyed by fire.
by hanging at Danvers. Mass. Although
worth So, 600 she was harrassed by the feat
that she would become destitute, and took
her life in III of dependency.
CHALLENGES have been sent from New
York to the Earl of Dunraven, owner OF th,
Nalkyrie, 10y the owners of the Katrina anC
Shamrock for international yacht races IL
this country in the coming summer.
GROVER CLEVELAND, Andrew Carnegie
Seth Low Henry Il. Rowland and Josepl
II. Choate, at a public meeting i'm New
York, spoke in favor of extending that city
free circulating library system.
EIGHT freight cars were thrown from tho
track near Carlisle Penn, and wrecked.
THE funeral OF Ex-Governor English tool
place at New Haven, Conn. Many promi
nent people attended.
REUBEN EIsENuART, foremen at the Cam
eron Mine, Shamoiin, Penn, which hn,
been on fire for several days, was overcom,
by black damp while I'm the mine and die,
soon after being taken out
WILLIAM BUCRNELL, the noted Philadel
phia philanthropist, died OF apopleNy at tn
agd OF seyenty-nine years He gave sl42, 90
% Buckuell College, about S595 600 10 Bap
tist churches and missions and probably
$500, 600 more TO charities Of various kinds
THE Belgian steamer De Ruytor. Captain
Webster, from Antwerp for Boston, wen
ashore at Lighthouse Point, Mass, i'm a thicl
snow storm. The crew Of twenty-soyen mel
got ashore safely.
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In the House.

Urn DAY.-Atter the passage ola few prl.
vate pension bills Mr.. Cutchooh called up
tho Senate bill providing for an Assistant
Secretary Of War Passed-yeas, i2G; nays,
100. The contested election case Of Feather
stOn against Cate, from the First Arkansas
District, was considered
BfTH DAY.-The contested election case Of
TeatherstOn against Cate was taken 10. ..
Bills were introduced by Mr. owen appro-
priating f35 900 for the erection Of n mOnu.
inent TO the division ~ regulars Vt Gettys.
burg. Representative Kinsey reported
iavOrably from tho Committee on Military
Affairs his bill appropriating 600 600 ~ be
Ein the rccOnstructiOn ~ the military post a.
Jefferson Barracks No.
bsrn Consideration Of the contested
election case Of Featherston against Cate, of
Arkansas was resumed The debate hal
not concluded when the House adjourned
59In DAY.-By party vote Of IA 10 1879,
The House decided chat w II. Cate the sit.
ting member from the First Arkansas Dis
trict was not elected a Representative in the
List Congress. aud then decided, bya vote Of
80 to l5J, Tint l.. =. FeathcrslOn was elected. .
aud ho appeared and took bis seat
DIIH DAY.--Ilc greater portion N The da 81
"oF consumed in discussion Of n bill Tor the
compulsory attendance of witnesses before
registers and receivers " land offices, but no
action was taken a number Of public
huildinR. appropriation bills we're passed
GlsT DAY.-Mr Haugen from the Com
mitieo on Elections. reported q resolution
Boo tho Alabama contested election case of
Threat against Clark The resolution. which
was unanimously reported declares Clark
entitled to retain his scat 10 was adoptod
....Iho Speaker laid before tho HOusg tho
Senate bill referring ~ tho Court of Claim,
tho claim ~ W u. Wo0dbridge for The
use Of bis invention Of proiectles for rihed
cannon. After some discussion the bin was
deieated--yeas, u nays ~ About nfty
private pension bills were passed
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-03-13

beauty of form and color Then consider
that with about the same materials aud at
about the same cost for labor these houses
might have been all the fancy pictures them
IL seems sometimes that the cnormty OF the
ofiense referred to calls for Legislative cor
rection
The cut given herewith shows what might
have been In many now unsightly neigh.
bOrhood except for the dry goods box de.
signer. A small and Inexpensive structure
presenting an attractive appearance from
every point of view because IL shows lines and
breaks that please the eye and appeal to
the imagination.
Below will be found somewhat detailed
description of this design:
Size of Structure; Extreme width QronU,
70 ft. depth (sideD, 81 r. q inches.
Height Of StOrlesi Cellar, ~. first story,
oft. second story, e.
Materials for Exterior Walls Foundations,
stone or brick; first story, clapboardsi sec.
ond story and roof, shingles.
Interior Finish All rooms finished with
white plaster and soft wood trim Stair
case, newcs, rails aud bausters, hard wood.
Exterior Colors Body Of first story, pale
yellow: casings Of doors and windows, cor.
ner boards water table cornices, bands aud
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-03-13
INSIGHT.

On the river Of life. as l noat alons,
nee with the spirits sight
That many nauseous weed OF wrous
Has root in seed of right.
For evil Is good that has gone astray,
And sorrow is only blindness,
And the world is always under the swa,
Ola ehangelesS law OF kindness.
The commonest error truth can make
Is shouting its sweet voice hoarsc,
And sin is only the souls mistake
In misdirecting It's force.
And love, the faire-t OF all fair things.
That ever TO men descended,
Grows rank with nettles au,l poisonous thinr,
Unless it is watched aud tended
There could not be anything better then thi.
Ola world in the way il began,
Aud though some matters have rome nmie.
From the great original plan;
And however dark the skies may appear,
Aud however souls may blunder,
toll you IL will all work out clear,
For good lies over and under.
Ella Wheeler WiicoS.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-03-13
Foreign.


WHILE a Progressist meeting was being
held at Koenigsberg, Germany, crowd oi
Socialists stormed the hall, and a sharp fight
ensued. The police arrested large number
of persons.
Four persons were killed and fourteen i'm
jured in train wreck at Carlisle, England.
RIoTINo took place at Setubal, Portugal
and tho military fired into the crowd, killing
two and in1uring twenty others.
THE great railway bridge over the River
Forth, Scotland, was opened by the Prince
of Wales.
SEVERAL Nihilists were arrested near the
Anitchkon Palace, in St Petersburg where
the Car and imperial family arc residing.
RUDOLPH DE GuEHRY, school teacher,
aged fifty years, was arrested at Kingston,
Ontario, for assaulting pupils, and was being
conveyed to the Pembroke Jail when he was
seized with spasms and died.
HUNGARY and Austria were visited 10y
violent snowstorms, which practically sus-
pended railway travel i'm every section.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN. son OF the United
States Minister 20 England has died in
London after long and painful illness,
THE President of the Trnnsvoal, South
Africa, has been msulted by mob aud the
flag OF tho Republic torn down.
sHoE factory at Weissenfcls Saxony,
has been destroyed by fire. Seven OF the
employees lost their lives in the burning
building
A DISPATCH from Melbourne Australia,
says that Henry George was welcomed at the
Town Hall by the Mayor OF the city.
THE C2ar OF Russia has received q threat.
ening letter from q woman who signed her
self "Tchebrikova." The writer said that
unless he modified his reactionary policy he
would meet the fate of Peter III, Paul l.
and Alexander III.
THE French and Dahomans have fought a
second battle In Africa, the natives being
beaten with heavy loss.
MAJOR WIssMANN, the German officer
attacked aud routed the Arabs in East
Africa,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-03-13

In recent work on "The Physioloc,
Of Bodily Exercise" DR.. +. Lagrange
says that fencing, apparatus gymnastics
and riding school lessons may be safely
prescribed for the idle person whose
brain languishes for want of work. - But
for ga child overworked at school. for
person whose nerve centers are con
Sested owing TO persistent mental cf-
fort in preparing for an examination, for
such we must prescribe long walks, the
easily learned exercise Of rowing, and
feeling better, the old game of leap frog
and prisoners base, running games, any
thing in fact, rather than difficult cxer.
cises and acrobatic gymnastics"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-03-13
Brazilian citizenshin is to ho dnanitA

Brazilian citizenship is to be definite
quantity, with no doubt of vaguencss as
TO its title. According to decree Of
the new Government, every man OF what
ever birth is considered citizen or
Brazil, except as he definitely declares
his intention TO remain under the Gov
ernment Of his own land within six
months after the publication OF the de-
cree. This, the New York Voice de.
clares, is reasonable, for, according to
that paper, one Of the greatest difficulties
that any State has to meet is connected
with the mass Of population that refuses
all duties Of citizenship while claiming q
foreign allegiance, with its immunities
and special privileges. Every foreign
resident in q country should be com
PEELED 20 register himself once year.
declaring where he holds he citizenship
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-03-13

tie ground the parapet has the appearance
Of enclosing the floor Of q balcony.
Cost ln the neighborhOod ~ The city ~
New York. where there nrc no unusual dih
culties u cNcavnting and mo unusual exDeus ss
in Transporting materials $3.50 n is we'll
perhaps az the outset Of This series Of designs
10 say that mo- estimates will be- given here
that have not been proved bv actual con-
strucfi0u. ~ b. always difficult bat not im-
possible % let the contract fore small house
OF The right figure Most contractors prefer
larger work. and the high bids Of few ~
them easily discourage r. man NJ small faith
But The determined man who submits com
plete drawings and specification 90 all 90
necessary reputable builders iu bis neighbor-
hood usually succreds
~ w. SHOppRLL. Architect.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-03-13

veranda posts and rails, white; smuggling on
side walls and roof, silver stain outside doors
white with yellow panels. blinds white with
yellow stats; sashes dark green. brickwork
rcd
Accommodations: The principal rooms
mud their silaH, closets etc, are shown by
the plans given herewith, Ia addition
there Is n cellar under the whole house with
an inside aud an outside entrance thereto
and the garret loft Is hoOred 20 provide
htordgc room
Special Features! All The windows except
those Of the cellar are glazed Will double
finished with oil In natural colors The
''swelW front and tho "swelp side increase
the sizes Of important rooms and give variety
and interest 10 the exterior Tne front
pofdpet N roOf0d with tin level with its top
ht the sides and rising q little in the center 90
carry of rain and snow, 10 the observer on
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-03-13
THE "UNLOADBD GUN"
q Father shoots Ills -Four. ; car old
Daughter Dead

Wilfro Skies Of Waterloo n Y Intended
70 spend day hunting In preparing for
bis trip The night before he took out his gun
to clean BE-. While thus engaged bic -four.
ycar-old daughter Mabel a bright little girl
camo into the room whore be was at work
ond commenced her childish Hat0e Hcr
father good natureily told her ~ go to hcr
mother ln on adjoining room aud p'ayfully
pointed the gun toward hon fo hasten bar
steps Mr. Skies did not know that the
weapon was loaded 10 bis horror Oh ieud
report followed, and in the next iut1ut
ihe child lay on the floor % corpse fhs
lop of its head had been blown oG Ihc
father IS heartbrokon
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-03-13
A DEED FOR s22,OOO,OOO.
4 Wealthy Pittsburger Transfers His
Property 60 His Son

Ex-Judge Thomas a. Mellon, Of Pittsburg,
Penn, aged and feeble, has filed q deed
with the Recorder transferring oll his vast
real estate So 600. OOo--io his son, Andrew
W Mellon Judge Mellon owned property
boz almost every ward I'm Pittsburg and Ale
ghany He is said 90 have had more than
lOOD dwelling houses besides large amount
of uuimprovod property The transfer also
Includes considerable real estate boz the far
West The personal property Of Julge
Mellon is divided among bis other children.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-03-13

The Washington Star thinks .'there'is
much to sustain the contention that tho
greatest cause of dissatisfaction in the
army and the consequent desertions from
the service is the menial employment at
which the men are frequently put and
their treatment while so engaged by the
subordinate officers in charge. Soldiers
are not dogs, and even dogs will desert if
too many. indignities are heaped upon
them -
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-03-13

the present peace establishments o,
Germany, France and Russia arc as fol-
lows Germany -S8f battalious. 4G5
squadrons, 364 batteries, 1900 mounted
guns, 19, 457 officers, 4G5, 400 rank and
file. France -2G, rs officers. 53f. 100
rank aod file, $50 field batteries, with
2O60 mounted guns Bussia-StS bat
talious, or 1856, ,312 infantry. 32s squad
rons Of cavalry, with 57,41G men. 844
batteries Of field artillery with 1912
mounted guns and 81 $50 men 33l bat
talioDs Of engineers having II 977 men,
besides 81 1870 men Of the "train" SER
vice, making a total of 5G2 500 mcn. TO
these should be added 2SS squadrous Of
Cossackg, numbering 5t,9ff men 112,
$50 local troops and ~, 63l reserve men,
which will bring up the strength OF the
Russian peace establishment Co 100 OPS
men The Russian ARMY on war foot
ing IS 1902 800 strong, exclusive Of
local troops. and the French is claimed
70 be 3,7sL000 men.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-03-13

The French propose to protect their
budding disciples of Esculapius. 1t is
definitely settled that foreign physicians
practicing in France must be taxed and
also pass an examination. by Faculty of
Medicine, which has almost unlimited
discretion. This is equivalent to exclud-
ing all but the most skillful, and these
latter will prefer, in the case of Americans
and Englishmen, to practice among their
richer and more liberal compatriots.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-03-13

Paris enjoyed sensation recently in
che sudden descent of the Duke of Or.
leans upon the French capital. He was
promptly arrested under the law which
provides for the punishment of pretend
ers to the throne and their heirs. So
lar as could be learned, however, there
is no formidable movement behind the
adventuresome young man and he will
do no sort Of injury to the republic. He
IS even less injurious than Boulangcr.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-03-13

confirmed the nomination OF ex-Goyernor
Henry &. Wmmoth to be Collector OF Gus
toms at New Orleans. Eleven Democrats
aud three Republicans voted against confir
nation.
THE delegates to the Pam American Con
ference have been invited To- make triT
through the South.
THE President has approved the bill to in
crease pensions Of soldiers aud sailors totally
helpless from injuries received or diseases con.
tracted while in service OF United States
The President has approved the act
providing for an Assistant Secretary OF
War.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-03-13

It is remarked as a singularly thought.
ful dispensation Of Providence in London
that the influenza attacked most frequent
ly and severely those who were at work
on salary, and those who worked by the
piece or day were either spared entirely
OF had light attacks. "Tempering the
wind to the shorn lamb" is what one
Oaper calls IL.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-03-13

In China eight varieties of leprosy arc
recognized, and the disease is considered
contagious, infections and hereditary,
but is said to disappear IN four genera.
tions. There arc leper villages to which
all suffering from the disease are sent.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-03-13

The unmarried women of Massachu.
setts do not seem to be an impecunious
lot. Besides their real and personal
property they have on deposit in the saw
iDgs banks Of the State S29, ,OOO, 900.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-03-13

American CLAIMS are being planted
along the English coast. Thus, facetious-
ly observes an exchange, the New World
pursues its glorious mission of rejuvenat.
ing the old.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-03-13

: II is said that during the twenty years
from 1867 to 1887, six per cent. Of all
the county records in the United State
were destroyed by fre.
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A MODEL Low COST HOUSE.
Description and Expense OF Small
and inexpensive Structure.
Copyright By the Author)

Carpenters aud builders 0rc good fellows
who perform an immense amount OF skillfui
work for insufficient compensation. They
are called hard names II u knot che sire Of "a
pin-hcad appears i'm an otherwise perfect
structure. They nro abused for n small leak
I'm roof after furioue cyclone started n
few shinglcs instead OF levellng the house o.
the ground. They arc blamed for an ttncon'
trolable spring n the cellar and 40 ON, with
out rhyme or reason, 60 the end of long
chapter Of complaints.
but there is one serious accusation against
then that admits OF little or no excuse. Tlicy
invented and they pcrpetuate the dry goods
box style of architecture.
Fancy for moment that the thousands of
common place box structures that an obser.
want traveller sees from car window had
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-03-13
THE NATIONAL DEBT.

It's Present Condition and Reduction
Last Month-Casb ia Treasury.
The following items are taken from tho
public debt statement for February:
Total Principal .........$ ~ ,594, ,I49, 1856
Interest ....... 1864, coo