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|DR. NANSBN'S FAILURE.
HIS VOYAGE PROVES THE ABB
SENCE OF THE POLAR
DRIFT.
Theories OF the NOrsemen Exploded
by the Daring Explorers Expert
ence in The Ice-Commodore Mel
vile Speaks OF the Results OF the
Voyage.

Washington. Aug. 4.-Withou
question the accuracy OF the reports
that come by cable from Norway IN
nouncing the return OF the Arctic ex-
ploIer, Nansen, safely from his novel
and adventurous voyage in The Fran,
Commodore Melville, engineer-in-chief
Of the navy, who was a member of the
Inflated Jeanette party, which served
as the pattern for Nansen's attempt
Upon the North pole. holds THAI the re-
suft of the explorers voyage. as now
understood here. clearly proves Nam
sens theory of Polar drift to be
sIoundless.
In Inc opinion of Commodore Mel
Vile. Nansen has only closely paral-
leled .Jhe celebrated voyage of Wy
precht and Payer in the Tegethoff
and has followed their drift.
The Tegethof rounded the north
point of Nova Zembla with the inten-
lion of traversing the north coast OF
Siberia. Her commanders gC. in the
ice and drifsed north and east. which
the gulf stream favored in The fall.
Af.erward when the stream lost its
force. they drifted sou'h and west,
bringing up on Wiltze island, one Of a
small group southwark of Franz
Josef's land. During the winter their
ship was crushed and in the following
GUNNER they escaped in their boats
and were picked UP off Cape Nassau,
one of the headhands of Nova Fem
bin.
NANSEN'S SIMILAR COURSE.
Commodore Melville points Il that
Nansen has had a very similar expert
ence. He did not enter the ice on the
side OF the Polar basin, from where he
was picked up, SO his trip fails utterly
20 prove that a current exists that may
be relied upon ito carry a ship across
The Polar waters and bring 1t down on
the east side of Greenland. AS a mat
Ter OF fact he was heard from, accord
ing 70 Commodore Melville, eastward
~ Noso VLApld II uC Ado JuSk vi
ed n%oIthward and back again. This is
precisely in accordance with the judg-
men; Passed upon Nansen's theory
before he undertook his voyage by
Commodore Melville, who had care
fully calculated the probable drift in
the Arctic regions north Of the New
SIBERIAN islands from the experience
he had with the Jeanette. AS to Nan
sens course, he say that while it is
not known exactly just where he emit
cred the ice, he doubtless entered
northward of Nova Zembla. and this
emerge where he is reported to have
been picked up.
, 1896-08-15
IN FRONT Of
KUSIER HOTEL.
What Will Be Done In the Churches
Tomorrow.

Church goers will find much Of inter-
est in the following directory OF the
Laramie churches:
, 1896-08-15

London. Aug. 1.-THE jackson ex-
pedttion is safe at Franz Joseph island.
The Wln4ward LETT the Thames on
June 20 to take supplies to the Jackson
expedition and not to bring him back,
az generally believed and currently
reported. The Windw2rd is under
stood to have accomplished her task
and presumably found DR.. Nansen
with the party.
The commander of the Windward
i.~elegraphed to-day from Va.do that
JAckson WAS met and received. DR..
Nanssn was In Franz Joseph land last
luna.
A NEW OCEAN nDCORD.
New Yoek. Ans. N.-Ths T. Paul.
1roN ooataA1ptna. eseassd Sandy
Hook IN u e:lE thds moenlng.
, 1896-08-15
Neuralgia

in one eye and about my temples, e.
pscially At night when I had been having
. hard DAY Of physical and mental labor.
Itook many remedies, but found help only
n Hoods sarsaparilla which cured me Of
shsumatknn, neuralgia and headache.
Hoods 0arsaparilla has proved itself . true
ff3snd. I also take Hoods Pilb to kssp
ny bewsss regular, and like the pills
vsFy nnsA." IsAAC Lewis, sabina, Ohio.
, 1896-08-15
IRON L A AND CRUISER

Madrid. Aug. 1.-THE naval com
mlttee has been sent to England which
is authorized to acquire an iron clad
and a cruiser.
, 1896-08-15

ST. MATTHEW'S PRO-CATHEDRLA
Sunday school at 49, 90 a. m.
Mathis, Litany and sermon at II a. m,
Evensong and sermon at 8 pm.
, 1896-08-15

Poison, ivy, insect bites, bruises,
scalds, burns, are quickly cured by De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salve, the great
pile cure. Chas. N. Settle.
, 1896-08-15

Daily Republican soc per month.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-03-27
CALL FOR CONVENTION.

A Republican convention for the
state of Oregon is called to meet in
the city of Portland, on Thursday,
April 8, 1896, at IL O'Clock u. m, for
the purpose of nominating candidates
for the presidential electors and state
and district offices, except congress-
meu, and of electing four delegates-at
lal &c TO the Republican national con-
ventiOn, and to transact such other
usiness as may properly come before
che convention. The convention will
onsist OF 23i del egates chosen by the
everal counties as follows:
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-03-27

by contract, which means that all the
red tape government work win be
done away with and the work COM
menced immediate and pushed to a
speedy completion.
The improvement OF Siuslaw bay,
Lane county's Barbor, is subject also
of special interest. The jetty work
is now only partially finished and as
it now stands Is of but little use, but
a few more appropriations will com
plete the improvements which will
make IL one Of the best harbors on the
coast.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-03-27

The same being one delegate at
large for each county and one for each
200 votes, or fraction over one-half
thereof, cast for the Republican gov
ernor at the election held June 4, 1894.
The committe recommends that the
primaries and county conventions be
held in accordance with the recon-
mendstion Of the state central COM
mittee.
THos. III. TONGUE, President.
j, A. WILSON, Secretary.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-03-27
THE
CAPITAL JOURNAL.


does not do a lottery business to swell
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Now is the time to order your read
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'The Child Garden.

uThe delightful Chicago 'chlldren's
magazine. Just the thing TO read TO
the little ones OF the home circle. 1t
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wi a d g

Running sores broke out on my thighs.
Pieces of bone came out and an operation
was contemplated. had rheumatism in
by legs, drawn mp out OF shape. lost ap-
petite, could not sleep. l was a perfect
wreck. / continued to grow worse and
nnally gave up the doctors treatment to
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-03-27

The same being one delegate-at-
large from each county and one dele
gate for every 200 votes and for every
fraction over one-half thereof cast for
the Republican candidate for governor
at the election held in this state on
June 4, 1894.
All voters in favor of the Republi-
can principle of protection to Ameri-
can industries and American labor
the upbuilding of home market, a
sound financial policy and patriotic
enforcement OF the Monroe doctrine
are cordially invited to unite with us.
GEORGE A. STEEL
WILLIAM KAPUS, Chairman.
Secretary.
Portland, Or, Feb. 8, 1896
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-03-27

The iron grasp of scrofula has no
mercy upon its victims. This demon
of the blood is often not satisfied with
causing dreadful sores, but racks the
body with the pains of rheumatism
until Hoods Sarsaparilla cures.
"Nearly four years ago 1 became af-
fiicted with scrofula and rheumatism,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-03-27
GOOD NEWS FOR ALL.
Hermann Secures the Bill
for Improvement ef the Willamette.


for Improvement ef the Willamette.
Hon. f. NJ. wilkins, president of
HE Eugene board of trade, received
kilograms from Hon. Binger Hermann,
representative in Congress from this
district, who holds second place on
The river and harbor committee stat
ing that the bills for the improvement
of the Willamette river from Portland
ID Eugene and the continuation of the
work on the Siuslaw harbor, had been
reported upon favorably by the COM
mlttee and that their passage had
been secured. This means good news
Tor the entire Willamette valley.
The kilograms read as follows:
WASHINGTON, d. c., March 25.
Hon. f. NJ. wilkins, Eugene, Oregon.
have succeeded In securing the
the great project for Immediately and
permanently improving the William
cite river from Eugene to Portland.
The improvement work will be con-
tracted.
BINGER HERMANN.
WASHINGTON, DC, March 26.
Hon. f. NJ. wilkins, Eugene, Oregon:
1 have secured large allowance for
the Siuslaw jetty work. An early adj
journment of congress is assured and
will make money for the appropria-
lion available at an early date, which
MI make IL possible to resume work
on the jetty in the near future.
Yours truly,
BINGER HERMANN.
In securing the passage of these
bills Mr.. Hermann has scored point
of victory for Oregon. The improvoe-
,nent OF the Willamette and the COM
pletion of the work now partly finished
10 Siuslaw will derive great benefits
for this section and Lane county in
particular will rejoice over the success
of Mr.. Hermann. The improvement
of the Willamette is just now a point
|of most vital interest to the people Of
'this section. The plans for its inn
provement between this city and Har-
kisburg, as reported by the govern
pnent engineers is as follows, the work
10 be commenced at this city and con-
tinue down the river as far as Port
land:
AT SINNERS bar, dam TO be con-
btructed.
AT Gillespie bar, lower down, the
DAVIS chute is to be closed by a de-
'necting dixie, and a bank revetmentis
70 be made.
AT Scatter bar another dam is to
be made.
AT Browns island the channels
leading TO the left of the island are to
be closed by dams 27OO feet in length.
AT 100, l59, 1865 and 154-mile points
Jams and DETECTING dikes are to be
made.
These are the chief works OF a pei
nanent nature, besides dredging that
|s to be done between Eugene and
Harrisburg, and the cost for the per-
manent works alone will be $2l 800.
The project is 20 secure at low water
3i or feet TO Corvallis, and from
there TO Eugene p to feet at lowest
water,
To assist the work and TO keep the
fiver cleared by snagging and dredg-
ing, a new boat larger and stronger
than the snagbOat Corvallis must be
built, which shall have new appliances
for snagging and dredging and scrap
ing OF bars. The sum OF $4,000 Is es-,
timated for this boat, and IL forms
part Of the gross estimate Of the work
irom Portland to Eugene.
The fact that the snagbOat, Coryal
Us is now a craft OF the past, Will
make the demand for new boat i'm
peratiye.
The bill provides that the improve
ments OF the Willamette shall be done
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-03-27
Cure for Headache.

As remedy for all forms Of Headaches
Electric Bitters has proved to be the very
best. Il effects a permanent cure and the
most dreaded habtual sick headache YIELDS to
Its influence We urge all who are afflicted TO
proiure a bottle, AMI give this remedy fair
trial. In case Of habitual constipation Elec-
trio Bitters cures by giving the needed tone
to the bowels. and few caseS long resist the
use Of this medicines. Try it once. Fifty
cents and 100 at Fred A. Legg's Drug
store.
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Portland, Or, Feb. ., 1896.


A Republican convention for the
first congressional district, OF the
state of Oregon, is hereby called to
meet in the city of Albany on Tues
day, April T. 1896, at 3 p. IN. for the
purpose of nominating a candidate
for congress and two delegates to the
national Republican convention. The
convention will consist of 122 dele:
gates TO be chosen by the several
counties, as follows:
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w ell

lake Hoods Sarsaparilla. Soon appetite
came back; the sores commenced TO heal.
My limbs Strengthened out and threw
AWAY my crutches. 1 am now stout and
Years ago l was a cripple. 1 gladly rec
ommend Hoods Sarsaparilla.b URBAN
HAMMOND, Table Grove, Illinois.
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AGENTS WANTED.

In ali towns and localities throughout the
United States and territories 10 sell the founi'
ain Washer and Steam Cooker, tho best Ia
use. Il saves iis own price In the wear Of
clothes Ia less than six months. Sent &. o.
d. by express, prepaid, for $3.50, IN tin; IS
In copper. For particulars, address
I. b. BROWN,
Is6 State street. salem. Oregon.
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QUEEN Or
FASHIONS.

the best 10 page illustrated fashion
magazine of New York free for one
year. The above prices are net cash,
and the cheapest combination ever Of
fered. The "Queen" is high-class
practical, home magazine.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-03-27
.RGLANCE AT THIS MAP.

OF the Chicago, Milwaukee and 81. Paul
Railway and note its connection with all
iranseontinenlal lines at 81. Paul and Omaha.
are lighted with electricity and heated by
steam. Its equipment is superb. Elegant
Buffet, library, smoking and sleeping cars,
with free reclining chairs. Each sleeping
car hel IN has an electric reading lamp, and
It's dining cars are the best in the world.
Other lines are longer than this, but none
arc shorter, and no other offers the above luz
urious accommodations. These are sufficient
reasons for the populahtylof "1he Milwau-
kee." Coupon ticket agents In every rail-
road Office will give yon further Information,
or address
c. EDDY, General Agent,
]. W. CASEY, TRAY. Pass. Agent.
Portlands
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THE FARM NEWS.

la practical farm paper, edited by a
stan of experienced agricultural
writer's, contributed to by the best
known agriculturlsts OF the country.
1t contains what the farmer wants.
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NhoNNAOA'j - ~ Ah"iNh ~c'
Hon. f. NJ. wilkins, Eugene, Oregon.
have succeeded In securing the
The great project for Immediately and
permanently improving the William
cite river from Eugene to Portland.
The improvement work will be con-
tracted.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-03-27

At Albany and Corvallis connect with
trains Of Oregon Central 4 Eastern Railroad.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-03-27

Above trains stop at East Portland, Oregon
City, Wo dburn, Salem, Turner, Marion,
Jefferson, Albany. Albany Junction. Irving.
Eugene, Creswsll, Drain, and all stations
from Roseburg to Ashland inclusive.
RoSEBuRG MAIL DAILY.
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California Express Traln--Run dan, between
Portland and San Francisco.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-03-27

Express train daily except Sunday.
The morning times., 1896-04-26
AwhEEL [R~
WgHNdon ? PDppo
sntNra''ssr:sy:
'NJ.KR

although in the midst OF perfect wilder
ness, the road much resembled the princi-
pal street OF large country town.
With rival stage coaches came rival tav-
erns; and listen to the old stageFs as they
eXtol the dinners and suppers that their
hospitable hosts set out for the weary
traveller makes one almost wish for the
return Of those good old days." The veni-
son outlets were probably unrivaled, and
the Johnnycakes and grouse were probably
unsurpassed, but a repasti is doubly enjoyed
when one has first had his appetite whe tied
by ride through the tonic air of pine
forest. These ''taverns" were commo-
dious affairs, and so substantially con-
struggled that many of those built of stone
are still standing in, it seems, almost as
good condition as when first erected.
Arrival of the Coach.
1t is not difficult to picture to oneself
the arrival OF coach at one OF these
picturesque Old "tavcrns," with its jovial
host standing on the long, covered porch,
which extends from one side of the house
To the other, welcoming with broad
smile the travel worn passengers. The
coach swings perilously around the curve
In the road with the drivers whip swapping
The morning times., 1896-04-26

and the horses at full gallop. The villa gers
who have lounged around the doorway for
the last hour or more, are aroused and stare
with eager eyes at the swaying vehicle
Presently il rumbles up in front Of the
great chestnut where the quaint old sign
creaks welcome, and where the hostlers
unhitch the painting horses: The ladies
repair TO the parlor and mine host, Jolly
pater that he is, leads the way to the tap
room, where the men sample the contents
Of dusty, web'covered demJohn.
The interiors were not elaborately
nuis he'd; sometimes the ceilings were
The morning times., 1896-04-26
GATHERING IN THE SALMON.
Nets in Which Thousands of Fish Are
Captured at a Haul.
TsU,nip Poy.

1tUtptS Dur.
The fish are swimming near the surface
now, and if they look up they will see upon
everypole which rises from the wall OF mesh
either hawk, an eagle or a great gull
ready to pounce upon them. They dive and
try to swim under the weed. They cannot.
The water is shallow and the weed rises
from the very bottom.
Meanwhil hawks and eagles are busy,
panic eDsues, few fish dart through the
narrow way. II is more open eyond. and,
after all, it leads in the right direction. The
general impulse is to go forward. No one
wants TO turn back, and like sheep they fol-
low their leaders through the gates of death.
For after this c is all over with the salmon.
Before long the wide pool narrows again.
Again a straight way lays beyond them,
and before long they are crowding and
jostliDg each other in u pound 90 by 80
feet. wGere they stay, hopelessly confused,
and dashiDg wildly from side to side. until
q steamer comes along with scow in tow.
On the scow is a crane. Chains from the
crane are hitched to the net. which is
below the pound. and some thousands OF
strong, free fish swim in, are drawn up to
the surface and ladled out in scoop nets.
knocked on the head. thrown on the scUw
and carried off TO the American canneries
at Point Roberts, where they go through
a sausage machine and become canned
salmon.
These canneries esare takingl July, 1895 80,
600 sockeyes per diem. But some escape,
Either they swim wide OF the bay or by luck
escape the Heads which guide them 20 the
pound and find themselves at last near
their goal. All around them is blue water,
clear and cold. In front OF them a we'll
marked band of yellow water, thick, stale
and warm, through which they blunder
like LOndoners through a fog.
Above them are 1000 or 5000 white
sailed fishing boats. In the dim water
float 400 miles or more OF gill nets On
the rivers banks are tbirty-two great
canneries, with machinery in each for turn
ing from 1000 to 1000 fish per diem
int goods ~
The morning times., 1896-04-26

paneled, but oftener the great oaken
beams were left uncovered, while the
walls were whitewashed and ithe floor
sanded. The rooms were cOmmotiiOus and
always cleanly, and one end coptained the
great open fireplace which would hold a
dozen lengths of cord wood, and which sent
a warmth and sparkle from Ftsg tapacious
mouth that greeted many akcQId< <coacher
Some of the nations most prominent men
OF that day Travelled over this historic pike,
and when Henry Clay, It's protector and
chief supporter made his appearance, the
landlord wore a little broader smile, il
possible, in welcoming his guests. Gen.
Jackson and his family travelled back and
forth between Kentucky ana Washington, lie
riding horseback and his family occupying
his own elaborate coach. Harrison, Allen,
Taylor, Polk, Davy Crockett and South
The morning times., 1896-04-26

to pass, and at Others its wide surfac.
is ovcrgrown with tall weeds and grass
which are seldom disturbed by travellers.
The small settlements in this isolated
country show little or no improvements
since the last coach ceased running in
1883, and one can travel now for
hours at a time without meeting any one
save The peddler or an occasional farmer
whose log cabin is stuck up against the
mountain side, and which are comparatively
new and SO lonely.
The country is we'll endowed by nature
and these habitations are often pictur-
esqueiy set among the tall pines and giant
forest trees, overlooking the lofty mountain
ridges, Which look like So many great
rounded furrows OF green piled up closely
together and SO uniform and grand.
The scenery along the Youghi0gheny
River is particularly beautiful. Tie valley
Is well TILED. and the towering Alleghenies,
rejecting with the sky in its pla cid waters,
which winds in and out among the wood and
meadow lands, can be folio wed to the north
Till blurred into the purplish haze which
Is peculiar to those and the Blue Ridge
Mountains.
None But Tramps and Gypsies.
From here to Unionto wn the country is
wild and sparsely settled. Tramps and
gypsies were the oniy travellers encountered.
Tie latter were from Mexico, bound for
Baltimore, and a most picturesque band
they made as they jOurneyed down the
steep mountain side with their dilapidated
wagons groaning aud grating at every turn.
Women fortune tellers, dressed in brilliant
hand woven stuffs, plodded along on the
stony road With bare feet. On their heads
they Wore white scarfs which, when thrown
back, revealed their dark Indianlike faces
and shining, black hair.
They Jabbered in Spanish and broken
English, sending words to urge on the poor,
bony horses and To admonisb their lazy men,
and smoke their vile pipes and unsavory
tobacco. Two bears strobe along behind
the wagons like the veterans they were,
and astride little long cared burro sat
thin girl with a couple OF monkeys crouching
in front OF her. Several children, dressed
in single garments, loitered behind them all,
and When the last creak OF the disappearing
train was heard there was nothing to break
the mountain quiet.
The two bicyclers made little noise.
and when the wheelmen reached thethicket-
lined roadway al the summit, a bushy tailed
red fox glided out OF the undergro with and
trotted along before them for some distance
before he became a ware OF their presence.
What a contrast was this quietude to the
turmoil OF travel in those days OF long ago
when the rumble of wheels. the beat of
hoofs, the tinkling of bells. the noise of the
droves and herds and the droyers' cries
made the hills ring and reverberate with
noise.
The short run the next day led through
beautiful mountain scenes, and that evening
they coasted down Laurel Hill into Browns.
The morning times., 1896-04-26

tuaIIy common m0Iasses. from which sugar
is made, is employed, and a composition
made from the chemical treatment or gut
tapercha and leather pulp has been tried
Ivory pianos are by no means uncommon,
and the DOwager Countess Of Dudley has
magnificent carved specimen. Pianos OF
ivory are, might say, made every year In
numbers, but chiefly for Indian princes and
rich Spanish Americans. Many pianos OF
solid silver have been nlade-indeed, one was
only lately completed by a London firm for
the nizam of Hyderabad-and piano cases
have al various times been made OF bronze,
a species of aluminium glass, porcelain and,
in combination, nlOtLer-of-pearl.