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BURGLARY IN OREGON.
OREGON IMPROVEMENT COMPANY.
An Opportunity Offered to Preferred
Stockholders to Purchase Bonds

Stockholders to Purchase Bonds.
PORTLAND orr, Feb. "a circular
has been received here from the New
York office of the Oregon Improvement
Company that the company has offered to
the preferred and common stockholders
of record an opportunity to purchase S4,-
100000 of the consolidated per cent. gold
bonds, authorized on November l, 1889,
due in 1889, and now held in the treasury
of the company, at 20 per cent. and ac-
crued interest.
Stockholders of record in February 4,
1891, of any number of shares may make
application for the purchase of these
bonds by addressing the Farmers Loan
and Trust Company of New York City,
who will make allotment on equitable
terms to them in proportion to their un-
divided holdings and the amount applied
for. This option will remain open until
Friday, February Sd.
All bonds have been underwritten by
Lee, Higginson & Co. of Boston and a
syndicate of bankers, who will take all
the bonds not applied for by the stock
holders.
These bonds are the ones which were
recently admitted to sale by order of
United States District Judge Deadly. 1t
is probable that within thirty days the
property will be returned to the COM
pany and the receiver discharged.
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Death of a Descendant of Boone.

KANSAS CITY, Feb. 9.-Theodore F.
Warner, a pioneer of Northern Missouri,
who started in business with the famous
Ben Holiday, OF the Overland Stage sys-
tenn, died last night. He was the great
grandson of Daniel Boone
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Refused to Canvass the Vote.

CARSON New, Feb. 9.-The joint COM
mittee of both houses of the Nevada
Legislature met to-day and decided that
the voting population of this State knew
nothing OF the Constitutional Convention
when they voted for it, and long
wrangle ensued in both bodies. A final
decision was reached that the matter was
submitted to the people wrongly. and
was wholly unconstitutional, and refused
to canvass the vote.
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SWEET WINES.
Professor HilgRrd Discovers Discreu
ancieS In the Tests Made

TrOIeSSOr HIIgRrd D1SCOverS DIScreD.
ancies In the Tests Made.
SAN Francisco, Feb. professor Hill
gard, of the University of California,
claims to have discovered serious error
in the Government tables for the termina-
ton of alcohol in sweet wines by the sac
charometer. 1t is announced to be ter
mination by volume. but Hilgard says it
is'one OF weight, which involves a dis
crepancy of one-ffth between the Gov
ernmeat test and his own. 1t places
wine-makers in jeopardy for having too
much or too little alcohol, and changes
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The Russian Government has issued an
order forbidding the employment of
Austrian workmen either in agriculture
or manufactures. Labofers of this
nationality are conducted to the Austrian
frontier every day by hundreds,
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On the FieId of uonor.

PARIS, Feb 9.-In duel to-day be-
tween Larroumet, Director of the
Academy of Fine Arts, and Conder, of
the Echo Du Paris, Larroumet was
wounded in both hands.
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BasebalI AT Fresno.

FRESNO, Feb. 9.-The CALIFORNIA;
played the Fresno Club to-day, with Ca
hill and Hardie as battery for the visit
ors, and Stapleton and Stanley for the
home club. The visitors made eight base
hits off Stapleton, and Fresno made ten
base hits off Cahill. Score-Au-Ca Califor-
Mas 6, Fresno a.
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BAKERSFIELD, Feb. 9.-The Teachers
Institute commenced here to-day. Pro-
fessors p. M. Fisher, of Alameda, and C.
T. Meredith and forty-eight teachers
were in attendance. State Superintendent
j. w. Anderson will be here tomorrow.
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A Miner Killed.

NEVADA, Feb. 9.-Yesterday morning at
the Eagle Bird mine of Maybert a pre-
mature blast killed Sigward Hanson and
severely wounded Harry Woolburn.
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Red Bluff Items.

RED BLUFF, Feb. 9.-James B. Roberts,
an old resident, prominent knight
Templar and highly respected citizen,
died at midnight Sunday from consump-
ton. The funeral will take place to-
morrow at P. NJ, under the auspices of
the Masonic fraternity.
Sunday night was the coolest of the
season. Thin ice formed on water in the
streets. There was damage to fruit crops.
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The Railroad Ticket Office at
Marysville Burglarized.
FATAL EXPLOSION IN A NEVADA
COUNTY MINE.
Destructive wind-Storm in San Ber-
nardino County = Newspaper Con-
solidation at Seattle-The Oregon
Improvement Company's Receiver
Soon to be Removed = Financial
Statement of the Northern Cali
fornia Citrus Fair.
Special to the REcoRD-US1oS.

MARYsvILLE, Feb. 9.-Yesterday be-
tween 1880 "A. NJ. and p. NJ. the railroad
ticket office was entered and $3.50 taken.
The thief unlocked the outside and inside
Office doors and turned the combination
on the safe. The burglar box had not
been locked. The thief opened it and
took about $3.50, leaving $3.50 check, $40
wrapped in paper and some small coins
There Were no marks of violence, and the
work was evidently done by man IA
miliar with the surroundings.
Agent Baird left the Office at 1890 and
did not return until 4 o'clock. He found
the safe door open and the money gone,
but everything else in good order. All
the other employees went to Woodland on
an excursion. Baird says it is his per-
sonal loss, as he should have locked the
burglar box. Much mystery surrounds
the case, and the police have no idea who
the culprit is.
Baird has been agent here for twenty
been tapped three times, but unsucceSs-
fully. About one year ago the office was
entered and fine revolver taken, but
nothing else was disturbed.
MarySville has been oyerrun with
swindlers, burglars and murderers since
Ine opening OF the recent Citrus Fair.
Nearly all the work is done by travelling
meme Only two captures have been
made-one for burglary and one for rob-
berry. The eulprits We're sent to the State
Prison for six years each.
BURGLARY IN OREGON.
CORVALLIS Orr, Feb. 9.-Burlars last
night broke open the safe of Fishers
FIGURING Mills and stole county warrants
and other papers to the value of $500.
Several hundred dollars in an adjoining
drawer were not disturbed.
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Steamer Libeled.

VICTORIA (B. CO., Feb. 9.-The owners
of the steamer Eton, which was in col
lision with the City of Pueblo, have
hbeled the latter vessel for SCI, 900. Bonds
were given and the steamer was not de-
tained
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Pan-American Congress.

NEW YORK, Feb. 9.-Arnoux, Chair
man of the Pan-American Congress, has
issued call for meeting of the General
Committee of Two Hundred to take place
in Washington April 10th next.
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Not Yet Identifed,

SAN Francisco, Feb. 9.-The police
have not yet positively identified the
robber whose skull was crushed in by
William Ring, on Saturday night. The
Injured mans condition was slightly im-
proved to-day, and if the prayers of the
police can help him he win live and be
tried for robbery. They are anxious that
he may be given term of life inlprison-
ment as warning to other desperadoes
who are operating so boldly.
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Fight Declared Off.

Boston, Feb. 9.-The Puritan Athletic
Club telegraphed George Dixon's mana
ger this afternoon declaring the match
between Mccarthy and Dixon off, as they
could not get suitable place to hold the
fight
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They Foueht With shota,1ns.

SULLIGENrz GAla.), Feb. 9.-John Old
shue and <. j. Beck fought with shot
guns over the ownership of imekiln.
Beck is dead. Oldshue fled.
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RAILROAD CONSULTATIONS.

All the Roads in the Northwest to be
Run Under One Management.
CHICAGO, Feb. "a special from New
York tells of another gigantic consolida-
ton outlined to reporter by one of the
prime movers in the Western Traffic AS
sociation. He asserts that before the end
of this year all the roads in the North
west will be under one management
This would include the Northern Pacific,
Canadian Pacific, Burlington, st. Paul,
Northwestern and Great Northern.
This means an aggregate of 5000 miles
of road. Exactly how the consolidation
will be accomplished the gentleman
would not state, but he says the plan is
now being worked out, and has met the
approval of the several roads.
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Los Gatos Water Works,

Los GATos, Feb. 9.-Surveys were COM
menced this morning for the water works
to supply Los Gatos.
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Passenger Train wrecked.

MASON CITY Qa.), Feb. 9.-The north
bound passenger train on the Burlington,
Cedar Rapids and Northern was derailed
near Randalia this afternoon. Three cars
went down the embankment. The train
was heated by steam, except the mail car,
and the stove there turned over. setting
fire to the car, which was entirely de-
stroyed. Twenty-Five passengers were on
the train, and all were badly shaken up.
Some suffered fractured limbs, but none
were thought to be fatally injured. The
wreck was very bad one, and it is mar
HelOuS that no fatalities resulted.
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1t Caused a Sensation.

RALEIGH On. CO., Feb. 9.-In the House
to-day. when the bill to repeal the char
ter of the Petersburg and Weldon Rail-
road was under consideration. a sensation
was caused by the reading of letter to
the President of the road from d. III. Rit-
tenhouse. formerly Secretary to Presi-
dent Polk, of the Farmers Alliance.
dated Washington, December 3lst, in
which he raised objections to its repeal
and invited an interview.
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b. A. Haggin III.

NEW YORK, Feb. 9.-Since the middle
of November Ben Ali Haggin has been
extremely i'll, and the physicians do not
expect to see him out for several months.
He was first confined to his room for
month with malignant scarlet fever.
Then came an attack of gastritis, which
led to neutritis, from which he is now
suffering. His wife and children will ar
rive from Europe in a few days.
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the class into which their wines are put,
thus inficting upon them great injury.
Professor Hilgard has sent his informa-
ton to Commissioner Mason at Washing
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Satisfactory Arrangements.

CHICAGO, Feb. 9.-In referring to the
[ demands Of the Union Labor Assembly
The Monitor., 1891-03-27
Napoleon seized with a convulssan.

Ireceived instructions to accompany
Napoleon to STasburg, so as to be ready
to follow his headquarters according to
circumstances (September, 1900, An at
tack which the emperor suffered at the
beginning of this campaign alarmed me
peculiarly.
The very day of his departure from
Strasburg had been dining with him;
on rising from the table lie went alone to
the Empress Josephine's apartments, and
after few moments came out again in
an abrupt manner | was in the draw
ing room; he took me by the arm and
brought me to his room. Nj. dc Remusat,
his first chamberlain, who had certain
instructions to get, and was afraid Ma
poleon might go without giving them to
him, entered at the same time. We were
barely in when the emperor fell to the
floor. He scarce had time to tell me to
close the door. | tore open his necker-
chief, as he seemed to be suffocating He
did not vomit; he groaned and foamed
at the mouth. NJ. de Remusat gave him
some water; I inundated him with eau
de-cologne. He had something in the
nature of convulsion, which ceased IL
about quarter of an hour.
We seated him in an armchair. lie
began to speak again, dressed himself,
urged upon us to say nothing of this oc-
currence, and half an hour later he WAS
on the road to Carlsruhe. On reaching
Stuttgart he let me know how he was.
His letter ended with the words: Il AN
well. The duke (of Wurtembers) came
to meet me as far as outside the first
gate of his palace. He is Il clever man."
Another letter of his, from Stuttgart,
and dated the same day, said: 81 have
heard of Mack's doings. He is getting
on as if l led him by the hand myself.
He will be trapped in Ulm like clod
hopper "-Talleyrand's Memoirs in Cent
The Monitor., 1891-03-27
Jolly.

There are many people, old and young
as many who are old, perhaps, as
young-who never stop to think of the
words they are using; who, for instance,
never examine their speech to see wheth-
er they are not employing one word over
and over again in such Il way as to make
their friends weary of IL, even if the
word itself has no sense of being over:
worked.
The ether day an actual conversation
which was much like the following was
heard on the street near public school
house:
Say, Edith, my father gave me the
jolliest sled you ever saw for Christmas. :"
'Oh, SO did my uncle give me one!
Mines awfully jolly, I tell you! Been
coasting ON it:''
mot yet, but they say there's jolly
coasting down by the Falls"
'Oh, yes. Marian and Henry and the
Williamses and all of us went down yes
terday afternoon, and it's just the jollIest
place, and here come Eleanor and Dick,
and let's all go now! Wen have just the
jolliest
'Oh, well, but if my mother don't
know I'm going she'll be jolly angry
about It,"
"Well, I guess We'll go; but if you'd
come too it would be lots jollier"
The young people disappeared, still
talking, and how mauy times they used
the word Jolly" before they separated
it would be useless to try to conjecture.
Youths Companion.
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FREE LAND COMES HIGH.
Town Lots Given Away, but There Are
Expenses Attached to Them.

Town Lots Given Away, Dub lhcre Arc
Expenses Attached to Them.
heard about tho man who was giving
away town lots free, and one day | left
the train at q small station and hired
man to drive me over to the site of the
future great city. found a sixty acre
farm staled out into lots 20 feet front
by so deep, but only one house and one
person were in sight. The house was q
farm cabin, and the person was the
owner Of it and the one l wanted to see.
Come for Il lot?" he asked as we drove
up.
Yes, in case my information is cor.
rect. Do you give them away free?"
Il do"
II had heard so.
..Go right out and select any one you
ike. Those selected are marked with
red stakes, those not yet taken by black
ones"
took d walk around and made a Sc
lection, and he found the number and
said:
"You want an abstract of title, of
course. Here it is, and the fee is $3."
When had received it he hunted out
a deed already signed, and filled my
name in. called in the teamster and his
wife for witnesses, and said:
"Here is your deed. I'll have to charge
a for that"
paid the sum named, and he then
got down big book and said:
'You want it recorded, of course. /
am the county clerk, The fee for re-
cording is 49,"
l had it duly recorded, and just then
dinner was ready. He invited me to sit
down, but when we were through he
said:
my charge for dinner is seventy-five
cents. The taxes on your lot will be due
next week, and you had better leave the
money. The amount is s1.75, and my
commission for receipting will be twen-
ty-ive cents.
l paid him the sum named and was
about to get into the wagon, when he
said:
''The charge for bringing you over
and taking you back is $2. Half belongs
to me, as own the wagon. One dollar,
please"
"Can you think of anything further?'
l asked, as l handed him the dollar.
"Well, you'll have to stop at the juno
ton about four hours before the eastern
train comes along. / own the restaurant
there. Please eat all you can"
81 have" said, after little figuring,
"paid you s13.75 for lot You advertise
to give away free. How much do you
call this land worth an acre?"
"All of six dollars, sir. I've been
offered five and wouldn't take it."
''Then I've paid you more than the
value Of two acres to get lot large
enough to bury couple of COWS on!'
Exactly, sir-exactly, and I congrat-
ulate you on your bargain
'.Then You don't call it swindle?"
"No, sir! No, sir! A man who will
kick on buying a chunk of the glorious
west for less than sl4 isn't straight. and,
Mr.. Tompkins, I'd advise you to keep an
eye on him going back and see that he
doesn't jump out of the wagon and blk
you out of your dollar. Wilmington
Naws
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WINNING Over a Juryman.

1t is related Of NJ. Lachaud, the most
famous of French criminal lawyers of
the present century, that in pleading a
certain case he perceived that one of the
jurors seemed to be hostile to him and
his argument. In the faces of all the
other men in the box he saw with his
practiced eyes signs that his oratory or
his shrewdness was having its effect, but
this man, in spite Of all he co;lld do, re-
manned frowning, suspicious, obdurate.
NJ Lachaud kept on with his work, and
presently saw that his opportunity had
come.
1t was a hot day, and a ray of sunlight
had penetrated crevice of the curtain
and was shining upon the top of the head
CT this juryman, who was quite bald.
The lawyer paused in his argument and
addressed himself directly to the court,
IF your honor would please" he said,
Ito order that the curtain in yon' Ter win
dow be lowered Il trifie am sure that
the sixth juryman would appreciate it."
This sign Of watchful attention won the
obstinate juryman's heart and NJ. Lach-
aud's case.-San Francisco Argonaut.
The Monitor., 1891-03-27
r;nstnn,s Oldest House.

What is generally believed to be the
Oldest house standing in Boston has been
transferred from one estate to another
for the first time in over 200 years. The
property is known as the Wells mansion.
The sale was made by the Wells estate
to Mr.. A. Ratshesky, q Hebrew million
aire.
This interesting relic of the colonial
period, now used for store and tene-
ments, bears strong resemblance in its
style of architecture to the old Dickens
house in Lordon. 1t is u two story frame
structure. very substantial and likely to
last another generation, if not torn down
to make room for Il modern building.
The striking popularity of its exterior Is
that its second story projects six inches
or more beyond the walls of the first-a
freak of construction that cannot be ac-
counted for ON any known ground OF
practical use or ornamentation. The
title was examined into by John I. Has
san, who discovered that it had not pre-
viously been inquired into since 1881,
when it came into the possession OF the
forefathers of the present comptrollers
of tine Wells estate e-Boston Post.
The Monitor., 1891-03-27
Cot the Worst of 1t.

Even the preachers are not averse to a
joke that lies in the line of the profess
sional funny man. One Of them told
the following in an cast side church
lately when he was invited to speak: A
traveller discovered Il man lying on the
ground one warm day within foot or
two of the shade of a tree. ''Why don't
you lie in the shade?' he inquired. II
did, replied the man, "but it has moved
away from me and / can't afford to fol-
low it!' well, if you are not the best
specimen of lazy man ! have seen yet!
Make me another remark ON o par With
that and I'll give you quarter" The
man said, Put the quarter into my
pocket" He got it.-Buffalo Express.
The Monitor., 1891-03-27
Private InterYicy.

One may sometimes be made to see the
uselessness of a foolish habit by being
raade the victim of similar behavior ON
the part of another. Here is an example
of being paid ''in ones own coin:''
A landlord in a country village was
busily employed at his desk when a
farmer came to the door and asked to
see him.
The man was asked his ezra nd, but he
persisted that he must see the hotel
keeper alone. The latter stepped out
side, when the farmer motioned him to
follow and walked around to the rear
of the hotel.
When they were well around the cor
ner the farmer stated that he wished to
buy Il COW and had heard that the land
lord had one to sell.
Come on said the other, and led the
way through a garden, a patch of pota-
toes, and after climbing fence, through
a muddy barnyard and into the hotel
barn.
When they were inside the landlord
put his mouth near the others ear and
whispered
Say, neighbor, I've sold my cowr'-
Youths Companion.
The Monitor., 1891-03-27
Niclknames at College.

With students the range of sobriquets
is wide and varied, a condition due to the
close relations between the nicknamer
and the nicknamed. Some well defined
rules obtain, however, which show there
is some method in this phase of undtr-
graduate madness. Surnames often
carry the same nicknames, although the
persons may not be related, and may be
separated by five or ten years in the time
of their residence at college. For in-
stance, Jones, 10, is dubbed Buck"
and the chances are excellent that Jones,
80 will receive the same nickname.
Why, no one knows, but it is curious
instance of persistent personality. Again,
nicknames received previously at school
or at home count for naught, for the
collegian is no respecter of traditions
outside Of the college world. So ''Billy"
becomes "Sister, Jack is transformed
into "Reddy," Joe" is elevated into
Senator etc.-New York Tribune.
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Inconvenience of Having n Double.

In the north of London resides MI.
Lovett King, a humorous sill ~er and song
writer, who, Il short time ago, met with
acuriou: u adventure. He was out walk
ing one day when u lady-a total stran-
ger to him-barred his further progress,
greeted him and forthwith commenced
to dilate upon the ailments of her daugh-
ter, who appeared to be il great invalid.
In vain did Mr.. King endeavor to stem
the tide of her eloquence and to answer
that he had not the honor Of her ac-
quaintance; still she went on.
At last he managed, as the saying
goes, ''to get in word edgeways," and
blandly inquired as to whom tho lady
took him for.
why, DR.. So-and-so," naming well
known local practitioner, was the reply.
Mr.. King speedily enlightened his fair
interlocutor and went on his way laugh
ing. 1t is a fact that the medical man
in question has very often been mistaken
for Lovett King.-London Tit-Bits.
The Monitor., 1891-03-27
Small Pay for Many Girls.

The average wages of l5O, 600 i'll fated
working girls of New York is 60 cents
day, and that includes the income Of the
stylish cashiers who get SO day as
we'll as the unfortunate girls who receive
80 cents day in the east side factories
and shops. The lot of the average sales
woman who has not the help and shelter
that parents or married brother or
sister could share is hard indeed. One
has only to look into the pale, pinched
faces of these poor girls to know that
thousands of them are actually starving
to death. And that, too, in New York.
New York World.
The Monitor., 1891-03-27

Not long ago a letter came through
this postoffce addressed to Lard Mills,
N. H." which found its proper destina
tion at Oil Mills, N. H. A letter ad-
dressed to Roast Pig, Mass" was de-
ciphered by the Boston mail clerks to be
intended for Dedha1a, and there it was
delivered to the person for whom it was
intended Concord Monitor.
The Monitor., 1891-03-27
Husband andWtfc,

have more than once beeD saved by the
timely use of K-mp's Balsam for the throat
md lungs. after all other remedies have
oeen tried in vain The Balsam stops decay
of the lungs and cures j, tluepza and acute
and chronic coughs. There is no other
medicine in the wol IL. that acts so promptly,
certainly none thai does its work so thor
oughly as Kemp's Balsam. All druggists
sell it. Karge bottles SOC and 81.
The Monitor., 1891-03-27
Mutual Lack of Confidence.

Il will have to owe you dime" said
Schuler Jewett to the tobacconist as he
bit off the end of a cigar.
But l haven't got confidence in you
20 that extent. You will have to leave
that diamond pin as collateral"
THAT diamond pin is worth dollar
and half, and haven't got confidence
in you to that extent" replied Schuler
as he strolled out into Broadway putting
his cheap cigar. .'-Texas Siftings.
The Monitor., 1891-03-27
wneu tneaen,,nisaHected

BY rheumatism. or any of the muscles
ear that organ, il is like tampeiing VIII
an electric wire, for death may come al
any momfht. II lille is worth So. goto the
druggist and get DR.. Drumnond's Light.
mug Remedy, or send to the Drummond
Medicine Co, AS so Maiden Lane, New
YORK, and they " i'll send you large bot
tie by prepaid express, 1t is not as quick
as electricity, but it i'll save yonr life il
you take it i'll time. Agents wanted.