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In the senate,

WASHINGTON CITY, June l5-rhe Senate
spent four hours today in debate on the
silver bill, Morgan occupying about three
fourths of the time in an elaborate presen-
tation of the arguments in support of the
measure. He criticised the silver plank
in the Minneapolis convention as timid
and irresolute, while he gave 1t credi, of
being step TO the front, and as to the
coming Chicago convention, Morgan said
the Democracy would also step TO the
front and declare that not only should sill
yer be equal with gold, but that it should
have the right OF free coinage. In another
part of the speech he applied to the presi-
Dental aspirants, in addition to the win
ners, the sporting phrase. dark horses.
beaten horses, handicapped horses, spav-
vined horses and colts"
He was followed by Palmer. who moved
to strike out all of the bill except the first
section, which fixes the standard of gold
and silver dollars. makes those coins legal
tender and permits the owners of silver or
gold bullion 10 have il minted for thar
benefit and without charge.
Stewart spoke in support of the bill ard
Cockrell presented figures TO prove that
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Montana Ouarantines Against Sheep.

HELENA. Mont, June 15.-[Special. !
Governor Toole has issued proclamation
forbidding the shipment of sheep into
Montana from Idaho, Wyoming and Utah.
The proclamation was issued by the gov
ernor on statement made by State
Veterinary Surgeon Holliway that sheep
from the states named were infected with
scab. The proclamation does not pro-
hibit the shipment of sheep on cars
through the state. All others must
undergo inspection and receive clean bill
of health before entering Montana. A
large number of prominent sheep growers
in Montana have urged the governor to
enforce quarantine regulations on sheep
from infected districts. Sheep in this
state are free from disease and it is the
purpose to keep them so, hence the
proclamation. The action of the governor
receives the Endorsement of stockmen.
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A TACOMA MANS PATENT.
Lucien r. Cook Evolves . Theory for
Fighting Teredos.

TACOMA, j une l5.-[Special.l IL. F. Cook,
of this city, thinks he has a cinch on the
teredo. He has secured a patent on q
means for protecting wharves. docks, pill
ing, seawalls, casing and other structures
in salt water against the ravages Of the
seaworm and other marine pests. Mr..
Cook said today:
Why, / can do away with the necessity OF a
Lake Washington ship canal by simply building
floating dam or cofierdam, which will retain
the fresh water flowing into the harbor. Salt
water weighs one and one-half pounds more
per square foot than fresh water, and the two
do not assimilate readily. Take, for instance.
Tacoma harbor The water from the Puyaliup
river could be held in floating dam stretched
from convenient points at the entrance to the
harbor. Say the dam is ninety-two feet deep.
The fresh water will flow in and will reI>>>in on
top of the salt water, gradually forcing it out,
in proportion to the weight OF the fresh water
on top OF course the fresh water viii be higher
than the salt water on the outside of the dam,
but the pressure will be the same on both sides.
Now then, you wish to let in a steamer. You
throw open your gates, and, while you lose
some fresh water, which is higher than the salt
water. you at the same time have the river back
OF you to make up for the loss. In a dam, say
thirty feet deep, the fresh water would be about
one and one-half feet higher than the salt water.
At the patent office they said my scheme was
the simplest and best method yet heard OF in
dealing with the tsredo BY reversible jacket
placed outside OF wharves or docks you can
fight tie teredo successfully and aG slight ex-
pense. By reversing the dam, or jacket, and
presenting the side to which the teredo has
fastened itself to the fresh water, You kill the
pest and a the same time you protect your har-
Dor and all the shipping in it.
have made many experiments, all showing
that salt water will not readily assmilate with
fresh water and that fresh water will float on
top OF salt water. Indeed, my attention was
first called 10 the fact that fresh water does not
assimilate readily BY watching a stern wheel
steamer pass through fresh water in the Ia
coma harbor and by the wheel stirring up the
salt water underneath. II the wheel had not
stirred up the salt water underneath an OBJ
server would not have known that there was
anything but fresh water in the bay.
Mr.. Cook is the same man who recently
patented system of elevator street rail-
ways, which would, if necessary, provide
railway for each story of a building in
crowded cities.
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GEOGRAPHIC SPELLING.
Scientists of the Leading Nations Trying
to Secure Uniform OrthOgraphy.
No

ANY one who uses an atlas often has
occasion to deplore the confusion in the
spelling of place names. Many causes
contribute to this lack of uniformity. In
the uncivilized parts of the world place
names are at the mercy of every traveller.
Spoke and Stanley introduced us TO
Uganda, but every white man who has
lived in the country says the name is
properly Buganda. Such instances NAV
be multiplied by thousands. The greatest
confusion has arisen from the fact that
travellers have used variety of systems of
photography TO represent the sounds of
place names. Each nation, too. has
spelled foreign geographical names in
accordance with the photographic rules
of its own language. Indexed al
Eases are great convenience, but
the student Is much Derplexed when he
reads, Tor instance, of the important Rus
sian city of kief and then looks for il
valnly In his index, where, as in some of
the best German aliases. the name appears
as Knew. y comparison of atlas indices
clearly reveals the confusion of geographic
Spelllngs and the need for reform
ne eVli IS particularly glaring when the
TACT appears, as 1t has on the maps of our
own scientific bureaus, that these sources
OF exact Information hopelessiy disagree
as To the spelling of place names within
our own domain. 1t was with a view
chiefly 10 reconciling these DISCREPANCIES
on our own official maps of our own conn.
try that the board on geographical names
was organized III Washington City over a
year ago.
The geographers of the leading nations
are now striving 10 secure some approx
nation to uniformity in the spelling of
place names. The desired reform was the
subject of earnest attention at the meet.
ing in August last of the international
geographical congress. The ROYAL Geo.
graphical Society of England is LEADING
IN the movement. The board o9
geographic names has adopted a
system in spelling in close CON
tornity with that proposed by the
Royal Geographical Society. The geoora-
piers OF France and Germany have. since
the meeting oil the Berne congress. form.
ulaIed systems of photography for for
eign words which in many details aoraa
with the English system. Spain ia also
working practically on the same Iinss
The rules suggested by tie Royal Geo.
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The Silver Question in Europe.

PARIS, June 15.-William Seligman, the
well-knoyn Franco American banker, said
to an Associated Press correspondent to-
day:
The question of bi-metailism must he dealt
with sooner or later. ! consider the convoca-
ton of the monetary conference to be step in
the right direction. England's action is the
key of the present silver problem. 1t may be
safely said that if England declares for bi-met-
allism, the other powers will follow suit, and if
England declares against it the other nations
will not be disposed to interfere with the status
quo
ROME. June 15-The ministry of the
treasury announced in the Senate today
that the Italian government had decided
TO take part in the international monetary
conference in order to defend Italy's in
terest without disturbing the Latin union,
in which. however, France was more in.
terested than Italy.
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the track and the others ran into it, piling
them up on the track and bruising large
number of men, FIVE of whom were SO
badly injured that they were brought to
this city and taken to the Sacred Heart
hospital. Those who were badly in
jured were: James Shay, head cut and
back and side bruised: Tom Ward, collar
bone and right arm broken and injured in-
ternally; Patrick Ryan, shoulder dislo-
Gated and body bruised; Tom Murray.
right hip badly bruised and left foot
crushed; Thomas Rourke, back and side
bruised. All the men are doing well and
none of them are thought to be fatally IN
iured.
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graphical Society have been applied on all
the recent official charts and maps of
Great Britain, and the colonial office has
requested the colonies to carry out the
system in respect to names of native orr.
gin. Our own board says that all the chart
and map producing countries are now
practically i'll accord in their rules for
geographic nomenclature. The rules may
not, however, be carried out Immediately
in all cases. The French photographer,
for instance, in reply to the question
why the French charts did not conform
to their published rules in the spelling
of Tongking, said the copper plates
had been engraved prior to the
adoption of the system, and hence the
change could not Immediately be en-
forced. Our board on geographic names
has thus far attempted to cover more
ground than the authorities of other na-
tons. While giving particular attention
to securing uniformity in the spelling OF
place names in our own country, it has
formulated rules and data for application
TO Russian, Greek, Japanese, Corean,
Malay and Chinese names.
The rules adopted by the Royal Geo
graphical Society are. in the main. the
basis of the work now done in the various
countries. 1.-The object aimed at" says
the council of that society, was to pro-
enough for any educated person to master
with the minimum of trouble, and at the
same time would afford an approximation
to the sound of place n5ne such as ma
tive might recognize" The rules and il
Illustrations showing their application do
not NIL an average newspaper column.
The broad features of the system are:
Nowels are pronounced as in Italian and con.
sonants as III English. Every letter ID pro-
nounced. Only one accent is used, the acute,
To denote the syllable on which stress Ii laid.
NO change is made in the photography OF Tor
elgn names in countries which use Roman iet.
tiers; neither is change made in the speillngol
names in languages not written in Roman
characters, which have become by long usage
familiar TO English readers. Thus Calcutta
Celebes, Mecca. etc, are retained in their pres
ent form. The true sound of the word As
locally pronounced is taken as tue basis OF slei'
Ing
The United States board on geographic.
names, while approving the system o.
spelling reform now employed in England.
has adopted certain other principles iof
IT'S guidance. 1t suggests, for instance,
that within the United States the speihng
and pronunciation sanctioned by local
usage should in general be adopted; tnss
the possessive form should be avoidea,
that in all names ending IN "burgh inc
final III" should be dropped; that the use
OF hyphens in connecting parts OF CON,
pound names should be discontinued; ana
that the use of the words city or town Is
part OF names should be avoided.
LoSDoN, June 15.-Slr William Gordon
Cumming, the principal in the famous
baccarat scandal, will stand for seal n
the house of commons for Elgin borough
at the approaching elections.
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THE MONTANA FLOODS.
Helena and Missoula Inundated and
Few Trains Running.

HELENA, Mont, June 15.-Helena was
visited by another severe rainstorm last
night. One house was washed away and
the contents scattered over several acres
of ground. The railway situation is inn
proving. Until today there has been but
one outlet from Helena east, over
the Northern Pacific. The Great
Northern got through to Butte today.
The situation on the Montana Central is
practically unchanged. For distance of
fifteen miles in Prickly Pear canyon the
roadbed and bridges are gone. All tele-
graph poles have been washed out between
Silver and Craig, so it is impossible to get
any news, except by way of st. Paul.
Saturday afternoon and evening the
region drained by the Hellgate river, east
of Missoula, was visited by the heaviest
rainstorm in several years. The tops of
the mountains were covered deeply with
snow, and as the rain, which amounted
almost to a cloudburst, melted it, the
mountain gulches and ravines were
soon filled with water and the
Hellgate river, which is usually a narrow,
swift-running stream, became q raging tor
rent. Log bOoms were broken and num-
erous farm buildings were swept away.
The Northern Pacific crosses the river a
dozen or more times within fifty miles
and the bridges were unable to stand
the terrible strain, and one after
another they were swept away until
but few of them were left in their origi-
nal position and these were badly out of
line. In places where the track ran along
the river for miles the water undermined
the entertainments and left the ties and
rails lying in many places on what had
been fields. From Missoula almost to Gar
rison the track was nearly ruined and the
traffic between the two stations had to be
discontinued. OF course this blockaded
all through traffic, and no through tickets
are being sold in either direction. As soon
as the flood had subsidized sufficiently TO
make repairs possible. all the laborers who
could be found were put to work to replace
the road, which in many places had
been swept entirely away. The men have
worked night and day and the damage is
being repaired as rapidly as possible. but
SO much of the track and so many of the
bridges have.be ruined that the work is
like building new railroad.
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Russian Crops in Bad Condition.

Sr. PETERsBURG, June 15.-The official
reports as to harvest prospects show that
the general outlook is worse than
in the early summer of 1891.
Locusts have destroyed the crops
in the caucasus and in Southern Russia
the crops have been ravaged by worms
and the field marmot. The position is
made worse by the fact that at the begin
ming of the last famine a stock of grain
was in store while now there is none.
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Fire Near Blaine.

BLAINE, June l5.-[Special, About 10
O'Clock last evening the residence OF Il. \.
Butler, on Drayton heights, opposite
Blaine was destroyed by Ire, caused bv
the explosion OF a lamp. Valuable furn.-
ture owned by +. Alice. New Whatcom.
who had Just moved 10 prayton 10 start 4
sawmill. was totally destroyed. \ piano.
the irst brought 10 Whatcom county, and
valued ut son. was also destroyed The
loss Is about 81. 80; no insurance.
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Aberdeen Church Sold by the Sheriff.

ABERDEEN. June 15.-[Special. "A. ii.
Carter, sheriff of Chehalis county. under
and by virtue OF an execution issued by
Whitehouse, Crimmins q Cooper. of this
city, against the trustees of the Congrega-
tional church, sold the seats, carpets,
stoves, etc., on Monday. The amount
realized was about 5000 and is very con-
siderably less than the judgment amounts
to. The above firm purchased the goods,
but can have little use for them.
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ABERDEEN, June 15.-[Special. Great
disgust has for some time been expressed
at the delayed shipment of freight from
the Sound cities to this point, which pre-
Guided the tradesmen here from purchas-
ing at those cities. The efforts of the
Chamber of Commerce to that end have
procured the removal of all obstacles, and
the Sound cities can now enter into COM
petition for our trade,
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PoRr TOWNSEND, June 15.-[Special.-
Superior Judge Sachs has ordered Prose-
cutting Attorney Moody to file information
against ID. +. Cronin, police judge and
justice of the peace, charging him with
unIawfully exercising the duties of the ju-
dietary. Cronin gives notice that if Judge
Sachs decides adversely he will appeal to
the supreme court
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National Bank Troubles.

WASHINGTON Cry. June 15.-The comp
troller of the currency has declared frs.
dividend of 10 per cent. in favor of the
creditors of the California National bank,
of san Diego, Cal. on all claims presented,
amounting to S63S $50.
A receiver has been appointed for the
National bank of Guthrie, q. L.
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just before the demonetization of 1883 the
coming of silver dollars had not virtually
ceased, as often asserted, but was going on
actively. No action was taken on the bill.
Merrill will address the Senate in opposi-
ton to the bill tomorrow. Adjourned.
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Cornell Crew Defeats Pennsylvania,

lTHIcA, y y, June 15.-The Cornell
Pennsylvania boat race was rowed this af-
ternoon. Cornell got the best of the
start and kept increasingits lead. winning
by five lengths Time: Cornell, l7:27;
Pennsylvania. i7:46is
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A. T. Troyer: Douglas county, o.
o. Wright: Kiickitat county, A. II.
Jewett: Lincoln county, William Priest;
Spokane county, w. X. Griffith; Whit
man county, C. W. Young. Alternates-
Yakima county, l.. L. Thorpe; Garfield
county, J. c. Russell; Douglas county, f.
NJ. Chapman; klickitat county, ID. +.
Brooks; Lincoln county, w. ]. Yarwood.
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The Last of the Beaver.

VICTORIA, June l5.-LSpecial. The old
steamer Beaver. the first to cleave Pacific
waters. which 1t was proposed to release
from the rocks that have pinioned her for
years and send to the Worlds fair, and
which was struck by a log boom a day or
50 ago, has entirely disappeared.
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The Homeopathic Convention

WASHINGTON CITY, June 15.-At this
mornings session of the American Insti-
tute Of Homeopathy the reports of the
board OF censoVs, auditing committee.
committee on medical education and COM
mltiee on medical legislation were read
and accepted. Chicago was unanimously
chosen Is the next place OF meeting. and
the time left 10 the executive committee
The election of officers resulted As follows.
President. Or. James H. Moreland. of
i1tsbGrs; treasurer, T. NJ kellogg. of
New York city; general secretary, DR..
Pemberton Dudley. Of Philadelphia. Al.
lourned till tomorrow.
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Gov. Pennoyer Pardons More Criminals.

SALEM, June Especial. ]-Governer
Pennoyer today committed the sentences
of w. b. Daniels, sent to the penitentiary
for seven years for rape on March 10, 1890;
Arthur Hanlan. from Baker county, De-
cember 9, 1889, for seven years and fine
of $780, for the crime of manslaughter, and
George +. German, from Marion county,
June 80, 1890, Tor five years for assault
with DANGEROUS MeapOn.
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Oregon Druggists' Convention.

SALEM June 15.-[Special. The second
annual meeting of the Oregon State Phar-
maceutical Association closed tonight
with grand banquet. DIR. Pfunder, of
Portland, was elected president; II. Bus
ter, of Independence, secretary. and DR..
Thompson, of Portland. treasurer. The
annual meeting in 1898 will be held at
Portland.
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Great Northern Laborers injured.

SFokANE. June l5.-fSpecial. A bai ac-
eident occurred on the Great Northern
roaa last evening about thirty miles east
oi TINS city. gang OF iahorers were re-
turning TO camp on five hanicars. They
We're travelling at rapid rate. and when
near The camp the foremost car Jumped
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Emperor Williams Ex-Tutor Sentenced,

BERLIN, June 15.-Sidney Odanne. for
merly Emperor Williams military tutor,
has been sentenced to three years i'm
prisonment for falsely accusing German
military attache in Paris of perjury and
treason.
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A Northern Pacific Conductor Killed.

TACOMA, June 15.-[Special. William
2. Rowe, of Tacoma, conductor of a
Northern Pacific work train, died at Port
land this afternoon as the result of having
an arm and both legs cut off this morning
at Scappoose. He has no known rela-
tiyes here
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Appropriation for Enforcing Chinese Bill

WASHINGTON CITY, June 15.-The sundry
civil appropriation bill. as it passed the
House, appropriated 100000 for the en-
forcement of the Chinese exclusion act
FELTON,. today in the Senate. proposed an
amendment increasing the amount to
S210,0OO
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Emperor Francis VIII Avoid bismarck.

BERLIN. June 15-It is reported that
Emperor Francis Joseph and the German
ambassador will leave Vienna prior 70 the
Bismarck wedding, in order to avoid en-
barraSs mentS
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King Humbert to Visit the Emperor

ROME. June l5.-It is semi-otficiaiiv an
nounced that King Humbert and Queen
Margaret will start on Sunday for Potts
dam. where they will be the guests of the
German emperor for four days.
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Large Rice Shipment to Seattle.

VICTORIA. June 15.-The Kingston this
evening takes $1,000 pounds of rice to Seat
tie tor Hall, Ross u Co., of the Victoria
rice mills
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MacD. & $. Co.
717-719-721-723 FRONT STREET.
TO THE MEN!

Every Saturday for some time past we
have offered you some line Of goods in our
Mems Departments at special prices. Every
one Of these specials has been pronounced by
our customers as a wonderful bargain Offering.
ON NEXT SATURDAY we will make the
men special Offering which we believe will
be the greatest genuine bargain offered for a
long time in this city.
We ask you to read our advertisement on
Saturday next.
Clothing of known quality is the kind
we keep, and we sell the same at prices in
keeping with quality. We are always pleased
to show our goods whether you intend buying
or not.
Saturday look out for our greatest of all
special offers.
We close at every day except Saturday.
Open Saturday nights until 10 o'clock.
The MacDougaN & SouhVick Co.
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5o-eent six embroidered handkerchief for
- cents al La.ous's
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Crowned with the Laureis of Victory.
NEW YORK, June l5.-John c. New sailed
for London.
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BUY yoar infants wear a. Latour's; their line
IS complete aud prices the lowest