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II1UKSDAY. A Dorgonville Ticket. Hi'iemi, to tiikDkmockati DuRUMnviM.it, Doc. U, 1800.-At a mMoUng of citizen the following ticket wns placed in nomination for tho coming election I W W Howell may or, 1 A Goodwin recorder, 1' A Youiik i ,,,",u" Anderson marshal, A.. .'ivor PrtJoMt of itwti, OttoOlulan chief engineer, John Join, J-red HliulU, L M Wallace and Frank Collin couiicllmcn. U I thought there will bo no opposition. 'j Milk Route Sold. i Uunry Stewart, thla morning told UU yellow team, wagon and milk ronlo, sml on Jan. 1st will turn over to the MishU Iwyi th in Ilk business. Henry hi been over two years In buslne without ml . Ing a day and la tired of hard work. The public can depend on getting fair treat ment irom iiio nuaiiler buya, aa thry have a lino herd of Jeraeya and amp' vhiii mum nun inniuro lor cowa. Maurice Intera la In the dry to-!ay. A. I). Smith and family kft today for Seward, Nob. A. V. linger, Wake Me Kali A Co'egen lat rustler, ha t een doing Albany to day. K. A. f!ch iff Irr arrived 1 1 the oily from Pendleton this noon and will spend th holldaya her. The hsaaar of the ladle of the Chris tlaiicl.uri.hwM en'd thla afternoon with a nio. collection tf pretty and un fa! thiniia f jr the holidays Capt Keatlngend family returnrd hi noon from l'urvlll whet '.hey had twee on a vl.lt, H e line. no( J. II. eiimpaoii and friully. Mr, tienry J. Clark and daughter of Eugene were In the diy today on their way hon e from Walem, where they had been to secure treatment for the eyeaol the latter. W. It. Guttnens and family left today for Sllvarton, to which place they have been changed by the 8. I. They have made many fileoda In Albany who regret their removal from thla city. Two former typot of the Oimochat, hkve named the new foreman of their chlcaen ranch at Han la Koae, Cel., Oct! Lafayette Meaeielt t'bemberiln. Many Albanv frlenda will with lor a heaith growth of the youogit r. P. O. Kclilnian, of Colfax, Waah., farmer and a ininlater of the Menonlt church, who ban been visiting the tier mao church of that denomination near I'ratum, left today for Albany and Ku gen --balem Journal. Cot. N. II. Knight, of Batata, one of ' the pioneer lawyer of the alate, many year associated w.m ex-Gov, Lord, ar rived in the city jrtiteiday and la atop pint at the ISt. Lawranen. Col, Knight la here to local in the practice of hie prolfwloo. Baker City Detuoctel. The death of P. L. Wallace near Leba non takea from the county an excellent citlxen. Th deceased waa 64 yeara of age. He waa the father of Kev.; V. MiermanlWal lce and a. coualn. of Dr. Wallace or thla city. License Lai been laaued for the mar rlageolThoe. R. Pretty man ami Mia Mnutaon. The ceremooy waa to take place tb!a afternoon at 8 o'clock at Mta reetdeoce of Mr. Tim. Parker. The worthy couple will have the beat wiabee of many frlenda. A. W. ftowerwox, J. K. Weatherford, n. V. Tweedaie, K. J. Nwley E. V. Wee, 11. Droder , IP. C. An- deraon, rred liruckman and W. P. lleruman went to brownaville laat even ing to aeslet la initiating eeverel new member. They had a fine time and were, treat! royally by the live Odd r allows of tha encampment there. G. L. Root returned thla noon from Salem where ho had been to attend a meeting of the alata board of agriculture. He reorta tha proa pec ta good tor a aucccaafnl fair next year. A new feature will be the taking of the live a lock and other leading exhibit on a circuit through Oregon, Washington and Idaho. McMlnnville also had a foot ball game i between the second college team and ibe blgh ecbool. the college boy wlnulng7 toO. Fred Thompson ol thla city received Ipeclal mention lor hie tackliok. A col lege a"1 cluo baa been organised with Lair f 'bom paoo at preaident. I In the recorder' ollice: J C l ittler to W 11 Hogan, 1 lot I1 1 14 It' 2nd ad C000 1 Jennie O Gondii by aherlff, under , tax aalo to Anna liouck lot i ol l liouck'sad A 0 Uuyer to Dudley Haddon, piece land 9 K 1 II D Brady to U Knuteon, 40 acroa 9E4 I Geo W Cos to Hiram Cos, 3 lota bl 1 SO 050 700 16 and 17 Albany I Not Lot. The new ahiner for the Combination Barber shop, Phil Grecho. I arrived thla noon from Portland and will make hi horn here. H ia an exper ienced manipulator of the bruah and a 1 reliable, eteaJy young man. Yourahlne i will be lost and thrown away if not made by him, Thoa. Kav. with hi wife and daugh ter. Mr. U. P. Itiahop, lelt rrlday noon (or San.joae. uamornia. me partv waa accompanied oy Eugenii Walfred. If the weather ia not favorable In San Jose, Mr. Kay and Mr. Walfred will journey f on to Phoenix, Aritonia, lay the Aih- landTidlnga. A flit caratthu aenot thi noon at I .rantAil attention on account of ita aotid .' makeup. It weigh SS S00; pound and 1 haa a capacity ol lOO.ouu pouuua, ptoD- , ably the moat ever made. Tonight and Friday, rain or now, colder. Klver 15 feet. .The 0. A. C. foot ball team the paet ....mi dlahuraod 1720 28, of which .n. tor the coach. The team cam out $30.33 behind. a mailt meetins of hop erow-ri of the atate will be he' b a in Saltm nextxTuea ... TKora tlral a nmiltrV atlOWat Dorvalill laat Hatnrdnv. Four of the Hulburt Bros, wer the princlqal exhibitor, BACMMfr BAWDIER. Imparts that peculiar lightness, sweetness, and flavor noticed in the finest cake, short cake, biscuit, rolls, crusts, etc., which ex pert pastry cooks declare is unobtainable by the use of any other leavening agent Made from pure, grape cream of tartar. NOV At IAKINQ POWDtR CO., NEW YORK.' V Lebanon. From tli Crlterian s Dr. Hair la meeting with fine euccea wan iiia liollilay excuraum. He ia al ready naiurvd of enough to fill five Cvacbea, Dr. Worrell, editor of theOoepel Wit-lu-fia iiubliahed at DouiavilUt, Ky brgnn a eerlea ol mevtinga at the C. P. i.hurcli Monday night, P. J. Wallace dUI at hla home three tmli-a north ol thla city lute Uat ulnl.i. A more extended notice will be nuhliahed next week. It. Thorn and W. G. Ifendrlckaon left yertorday for the Quartaville mining dia trict wheio they will do aomo proapect ing. We wlh ihnii bettor iiu:c-i than fallatothe average miner in thatacc tion. I.ait Thurlav evenimr Prank Hull's little four-year-old bov climlied nix.n a chair to reach eomethlng on the mantel, wmi lie ion into mo tire in liie fireplace, batlly burning bia handa and arma. Dr. (tooth waa called and drteael the woind. Our fellow townaraan. W. M. Conlan. ia atill at work with the intention of or ganising a troop of cavalry. TIiIk ia a commendable atart on the part of Mr. Ooplrn.andheahould receive the eut auntial aid of our cltiaena. Forty name will be neceaaary in order to e cure the troop, of which he baa already ohtalned 25, aa follow I! Hugh M. Bry ant, Kdgar U Power, W'tn. T. Ulacklaw, Tho. 1?. McKnlgbt, Oha. W. llarr, Kbort W. Thompeon, Jaa. W. Taylor, Clia. E. Craaon, Kdwln P. Guy, Thad deua Hall, Geo. If. Carleton, liryon O. Nichola,Tho. V. Buraa, John II. Head, Arthur It. Hardy, Geo, I Fry. .Jacob Huelar, ray K. Donaca, Tboa. K. Kecb lar, V. Harry Morgan, Chaa. U. Cundiff, Krncat D. Hardin. Thoa. J. Coyle, T. W Andrew, M. W. Walker. Tb rtaldeoce of D . KchoGe'd at Cot tage Grov wan burned thi week. A. W. Blackburn haa ahlpped to En ne a coop of b I fine Itlark lngehan tb beat polntt r in the h'ortbweat by the record. The brat anowof theeeaeon tell at thla city tbla afternoon and there i an out took for more. AttheOwla entertaiomrnt tomorrow night titer will be mutio by th Albany band nod orcbealra. John M, Sloan returned home from Lebanon thla afternoon. Hla brother Joacph, died at that place Saturday, from dropav, after a long illncae. Eu- gen GaaH. W. G. Maeer waa tentenced at Dal laa yeaterdav to be banned at that citv on rcbruary 2. Magenaay it will be aimply murder aa he ia innocent. There I no bet tir place In the valley to get your Cbrlatmaa preaent than in Albany, a lew ol our merchant are np with th time with torn choice oodt for lb eaeon. A llv Euaene man run a halt page holiday ad during Ibe aeafon. lie ia 'onto0 bia bnalneee. The ruatler geta there the day. Tho Portland hen men have gotten ofl their neat and are making arrangement for a poultry ahow in a few wceka. The great ahow of the year though will be held in Albany the laat of January. Robert Wilaonofthe Burlington hri juat placed in tho Revere House a On mao ol hi road, neatly framed, where the public will be able too.aea the ad- vautaoe ol tine route. Tu county aciaper aupp1ementel by a crew of men with hoe .1 qite effective In cleaning First and Hecood atreeta and the intervening atreet. Smllev la cottina out the program for the poultry ahow to bo in Albany Janu ary 22 to 20. Th premium hat will ahow a good inducement for exhibitor. Kev HuahF. Wallace of the Eet Por tend Cumberland Pieabyterian church it moving bl household effect to Tb V Blow fruit term weitoi tni city, ine amlly will taka p icaeaclon Monday. II will occupy the neid a general mission ary in Oregon. Salem Journal. Indoor baae ball it so fait tht it take two umpire to watch the business, and then tbere are generally kick because they don't tee thing Juat to auit every- lul. Two printer win do tratneu naneciallv for the came next Saturday nigtil ueiween vne aim anu vuiibko . . . . . i .i i rsil- cluba. It bat (been formally announced that Hon. Dinger Herman has pledged nit hearty upport to Oregon' reindeer en ator Mr. wctsriae. it ia to oe uopeu iuo ..yi l.wlalitinra takea a different view of the matter by electing a representative man ol broauor cauore. Th U. of O. Glee club will wake It innu at trio durine the Christmas hoi idava. Concert will be given at Oregon ni. Pnrtlinit. The Daliri. Pendleton, LaGrande, Union, Baker City, Athena and Walla Walla. The valley town aouth ol Oregon City will not be viaitea, I An A 1 man an hafara the DEMOCRAT in I ik. nf .lifT.mnt kinds that Klr,.H w w w I v; m . rm v - ...... inni(iaa the vear 1800. Of course, II . WOuld,look rather funny toexclude "Wherii waa Thomaa Tcngue when all thi happem d," madly asks the Corval lia Times r.-fur rilig to the defeat of the Yaquina project. Tho Tlmea puta it thi way: Where waa Thomaa Tongue when all Una happened 7 Whv were tho fcileta Indian corralled and vott-d for him, ex ii'pt for the aaae of auving he Yaouina aipropriiitioii7 His ia the hand that we heralded as alone able to secure the Improvement. 1 rom the bouse topi and the back alley, men howled for Tongua aa me true ana only champion ol Ya quina. Now they have their reward ionmio aecureu mo appointment ol a board of engineer instead o securing an appropriation. Jle did this even alter bidden had offered to complete the Ya quina lnipiovvmuni lor one-Hall the um originally authorised by congress The uoaru oi engineers that Tongue bad ap pointed haa refiorted against any further Improvement at Yaquina and behind thia report Mr. Tongue expect to hide the next time be rune for congreaa. Do ttie people know that they havo been buncoed? Do thev know that Mr. Tongue laughed in hi tteeve over the iiungry way in which they bit at hie baita In the laat campaign? Do they know that he never waa and never will be, a Inend ol i aquina bay 7 The 8alrm Statesman cives a list of delinquent taxo due th atate from the different countie. which included about ail of them. Linn county' ahu la given a follow: Stale tax, 1S90, sua? m; atate tax, 1HU7. H 3 oU; inter eat on late tax, 189,5. V7 29; Interert on state tax, 18:Mt. 1005 93; interest nn aiaie tax, iwi, aois it'. Bavlcv Chanter Xo. S. Roval Arch Maaona, elected the following officer at uieir meeting laat nigbt : r M Kedlieid, moat excellent higi prieat; K J Miller, atng: u it Jamea, crtbe; fc-Iw ' Wash' burn, captain of host ; W U Frasier firllktrtai I SttVutrrt iv It llaaa.l aaariai arch cantain; E W Langdon, treasurer; K E Allen, secretary; J PMcErlane, third vail; Jp tialbraith, second va I : John Conaer, first vai!; W E Baker, seimnei; u V Maraiiail, trustee. FRIDAY. A$50 Agate. Mr. D. ti. loung, lb agate man, to day reci-lved $50 in cash for an agate, probably the highest price ever paid for an Uiriron atone, llie agate was too no In th Rogue Klver valley and eat by Mr. Young, It contain a life-l.ke woman' face and ia very airiklna stone. Mr. Jack Grant, proprietor of th sailor' boaiding house. Portland, ia tb owner ol It and It will be aeen dang' ling from bia chain. t-'Mti'D va. Albany. A team of Albany echool foot ball player will go to Sbedd tomorrow to play tb boyi of that city. The 8bedd team have been coached by Alciirtue. one ot me tet pia.vera tue O. A. O. ever had.and are faat. The Al bany eloven will be Coleman Warner c Chaa. Bilyeu l.g., Belchee r.g, Elmer Hatcher 1. 1., t;iyae crawioro r. t Clyde Aahby I. e.. Garry Crawford r. ., Coatee b , Kowea i. n. itamp r. n., uupert I. A Bne Christma window is that at the Sugar Bowl on Second street. It is of a rural character, and ia of the pim ol the day' with soldier i arouna to Keep people off the grass. The Marlon county aaaearmant roll haa at laat been fianred op several month after most of them. Jt ahow axattu property amounting to 7,VJ3,- 043. MAKKiLD. EAL GKEENO. At the Pioneer llouso.in Albany,on Wednesday even ing Dec. 13, 1899, by Key. A.J. Sturt evant, Mr.Charle Neal andlMie;Cora Ureeno, both oi Linn county. Makethe Hair Grow wit. m hmiMM of CenotmA BOAT and llEkt dnaatng ol Cmooaa, purest ot emol. Ueot skta eurea. Thli treatment at once stop falling hair, remotes ernsta, aeales, and dandnitt. aoothas irritated, Itching surt sUmuUtes the hair loUlolaa, supplies ne roots with energy and noortahmant, and snakea th hair grow whan all alee taua. Kdj tv-arW, mWOr&. POTT.. D. AW9 C COBP., Oakville. Th annual meeting of th O. L.O. laat Tnuraday evening waa not very well attended Only three of th memben war present and a It was tb birthday anniversary of Secretary Smith, a boun tiful nipper consisting of oyeater, pi and cake watspea l before the rnmnf cm and Invited gu'at. The tet vaae vi the table wa the handiwork oi Mia Elsie Dilley and waa a present to Mr. f. A letter f i en ret from Jim Morgan waa read by the secretary and was received with cheers. Th e'ertion of officer wsa I oslponed till next meeting. After sup per the evening waa rpent in telling thrilling nories cf ad vein ore and balr breadth arcane, of camp life in the "far wee'," of following t be "trail" of the red man (the back trail). Ke.olutiona of respect were voted ou the absent mem bers and a vote ol thanks to A. Y. Btnlth for bis boapilality and wishing him 62 mot aenivereariea The meeting ad journed at the call of th preaident. Mr. A ti. Ilamill. of ftbedds. accom panied by Mfa Ituby and Master Fred were visitors ere the fore pwrt of the week. Lini.it Rosa 1 ; i . Oregon Woolen Mills. TbeJTslegram saya editorially : The Albany woolen milt ia reported as blng in a very prosperous condition, ex cept that Hi capacity doe not admit of it filling th ordera that are pouring in upon it. It la not only running on fall time, and to i;a full capacity, but could do a great deal more if it bad greater manufacturing capacity. Of course the busirese under such circumstance is profitable, and the tlock holders are con tented. Probably much the aaioe state ment would app'y to the Salem ro ilo, rHch in spite of several fire locsea, are doing a very large and fairly prosperoua buainesa. Ho with the fendletou mill. that ia ran in connection with a wool scouring mill; it has been a sod ess from tho first, profliab'e to its ownera and a very valuable acquisition to that bustling interior town. Id connection with these facta.! he or- noes I of Mr. Dalglieeh to demonstrate to capitalist that a big woolen mill at Pott land would pay ia timely and valuable, and then appeal to Ibe cititeo of Port land to do on a latger scale what Albany ana ouitr cute nave cone. Tha Naahville Student are eiving con carta ia lue atate. W. W. Curtla came down from np tbe oanuam last evening. The OWLS at the armory totight Fun from the raising of tbe cur tan. Mr. N. Drummond will apend several week at hi former home in Ohio leav Ing tola week. Mr. Harry Day, of Portland, deputy state organ irer of the Woodmen of the World, ia in the city in the interert of the oraer. Ed and Mike Dorgan and fevetal other promloeot cititeo of Doruan vitle on tbe Crib tree came down to Alb any last evening for tho holiday. E. E. McClannahan went to Portland today and will travel for Fred T. Merrill for a few month. He will go to fcpok- auu next weea. x,ugeoe uuaru. Ex-county Treaaurer J. H. Peery and A. W..Gaioeaof near Scio wro doing business nere last evening and today, after a ride through the. valley's first now storm. Mr. Don Boss, who ha filled tha pos ition in tn 3 omce oi me roeial Xelegrapb ollice so efficiently for the past two year, ha been promoted to the Portland office and left thi afternoon, taking the beet wiEiies or anoei oi Albany triende. Mr. K. L. King, a popular young man of Eugene, has succeeded him. Tb Ladie of th G. A. R. will giva unristma social at tb G. A. R. Hall on Monday evening, Dec. 2Mb. There will be a nw covered tent containing pres ents for every one attending. A nro- grim will be rendered, mitable for the occasion, closing with a tab!ean. A gipsy irom a oiatance will tell your lonune. xoe proceeo lor charitable purpocis. Admission 16 cent. Bv oraer oi commute. The Oregon bovs continue on toD. A Wsshinton, D. 0., correspondent a rite th Oregonian about one of Eugene' boys know k In Albany : "Mr. William E, Mcumre, nrotner ot tbe late Professor McClure of the Oregon State University, who i a member ot th o-et-rdaate at th Columbia law school in thi city, ha seen cnoeen treasurer ol bl class. Mr. McCluie gtadnated at tbe Colombia law school laat June, but retained thi fall to peraue hi study of law, ana is now enrolled In the school of jarispra denee and dip! macy, conducted by th Colombia College, nncer tbe direction of tue best lawyers in w aebiogton, among them ex -Secretary Foster aed members of the aapremecourt. Caring bis course of study at Columbia, Mr. McClure baa gained much distinction among bia (el low students, and because of his ability and universal popularity, was chosen to the position of treasurer of the post grad uate class. Mr. McClure holds a position in the general land office. pending his entrance to bar nractice. and dering bia college cource." Peacher & Matbew. of Portland, have purchased tb fin drag ator of J, A, Gumming and have taken osseon. Mr. Mathewa ia an experienced druggist nd both gentleman are highly spoken of. Mr, Camming who haa made a host friends in Oregon will go east, bnt it is said has his eve on Southern California. Considerable interest is being taken among the farmers in ths farmer's insti tute being held at Grand Prairie Grange, under tb rn per vision oi ue u.a.u professors. These institutes are a fine thins for the tillers of the soil and de serve a hearty anppoi t. Farming should l " i U I I W. J 1 ue uihub science anu auuuiu us uuue m an up-to-date manner. The People's Press sari of the recent meeting of tbe central committee ot the Peoples party : After some friendly dlt cnaaiona of present day topic ind futnr plans upon which there seemed to be a pretty unanimous (centimea, the meeting adjourned to meet sometime In January, at call of chairman, when it ia hoped a full representation from all parte of the e nnty will be present. Ths peo ple's party of Linn county is now again organised and in working order and the chairman ia ready to receive suggestions from any who are lot rested. MISFITS. The Cuban are not getting; bold ot th freedom for which tbe Spanish war WM begun very fast. Wbat'e tb natter. With Mr. Wisdom a secretary ther I no reaaon at'iv ili - ir.i. .1...1J not be a success next year. Those going to the armory gatnrda night can have any thing they want in tne aunt-tic line. Just leave your order. A Marlon winnl. t.llr.il. tm - gu.iJgv through the bankruptcy court with lia bilities amounting to 2412, and at seta, too'g exempt from execution, $120. The Filipinos are again acattsred to the four winds of Luzon. Nevertheless they lump np behind the bushes in ms' troublesome a manner a ever. Tbe question is being diacaased at Eo- gene wneiber me new court room shall be used lor political purpose. A like question will have to be settled here, i What do you think about it. The Black Patti troupe passeJ through Albany. Occasionally the want cf an opera boose is in our favor. A Salem paper say that Willamette nniveraity haa lost the fair bell cla Tula has no reference to Preaident Haw- ley. Tl Salem Statesman, published in be home of mora hark, eava av mnaa craperi needed in Albany. Ke:t!es shonld not call white folk black. Sine President W. C. Hawley, of tbe Willamette university, ha been Sector ing on expansion, hi school ha been notably contracting. Koeeburg Keview. There should be an organized effort in Albany during tbe holiday season to re member the needy of the city, remem bering that it ia more bleised tj give than to receive. Yesterday wss the centenn'al of George Washington's death. We have bad great Americans hut only one Wash ington, first in war. first In peace and first in the hearts of bia country men. Secretary Gage continue to play into the hands of Wall street by advancing interest on bonds. The cry ia for more cash, and yet congress is now legislating against mors cash. Gov. Geer ha formally denied that be received from Mr. Plnmmer, cf Polk county, $1000 for an office to be delivered alter election. Tbe Dkmocxat aaid when the report wa first made that it sound d very fishy. It wor.ld be difficult to fin J an Ameri can who ba been robbed bv the English officiate at Dawaon city who ia not in fa vor of seeing th Boer make it hot for tbe English in South Africa. An appropriation haa been asked for the improvement of Tillamook harbor. It would be considerable of a joke it it were granted after the refusal to help Yaquina. K former Albanylady now a resident of California writes friend here that ahe longs for thi state. After living in California, Oregon is good enough for br. Portland baafnow sufficiently advanc ed commercially to consider the matter of a woolen mill for that city. Aa soon aa her citizen get up steam they will act tn tbe matter. A question being discussed this; week was : A man was born at Fort Boise at that time in the territory of Oregon, but now of Idaho. Is be a native of Oregon or Idaho? Ex. The English generals in South Africa are having their hands full explaining why they get defeated. Not a very hard thing after all, just simply too many Boer bullet. "Our Tommy told me Sunday nigh t that he guessed he'd got the Thanksgiv ing tired feeling." , . ; : . "What did he mean by thatT'l "Why, he was naughty on Thanksgiv ing day, and his mother took her slip per and warmed him. Then she warm ed him over on Friday and Saturday. ' The Boars are fighting like patriot. Tbey meet tbe enemy more than- half ay. There is no Filipino In the Boer. No patriot ever conducts a war on inch a sneaking plan as Aquinaldo. The mass oi ctnpinoa on the islands though are not to uiaiue ror aquinaiuo. . LI , . . , i Mr. Fague would have made a hit had he predicted snow yesterday, but he waa a day late. There ia about as mnch guessing ss anything in this northwest country, bounded as it is by the great facine from which many of the storms come, . Prt a big spike in the fact that a great railroad , need in western Oregon is a Southern Pacifio fast limited traio, in abort one that will make the distance be tween Albany and Portland .eighty miles in just two hours, stopping only at Sa lem and uregon uity. iseariv tour boars is altogether too slow- The state democratic centra! commit tee will meet in Pottland on January fOth to fix the date of next years state con vention. - Tt Is surprising to what an extent poli ticians wbo have lost the confidence of the community always enjoy the confi dence of each other, Salem Journal. On the Committee. WismOTO!,Dec.:i-The republi cans of tb se"at today adopted the charge made by the coiumitte on com mit tee. Th Qmember rrom Oragon, who are added 10 the committees, are aa follows: Judiciary Simon. Reservation McBrlde. Indian depredation McBride. InUroceanic 'canals McBride. Irrigation Simon. Philippine McBride. . New Bills. Wjsihmgbo. Dec, 14. Among the bonse measures introduced today were -the: i iBy Wilson, of Arizona, admitt n that . , A... In., .n ........ I -J - . . . . . wiiiiui; WIUIieuwuiDQ lO give IWUl month' extra pay to those serving in the War With Ki.lin withnnt lin.ilatinna of the present jfaw. By Jones, ot Washington, to extend the homestead law to the Philippine. A Menterof Belief. Losrnox, Dec. 15., 4 :45 a. m. The war office ia atill without news from Lady- sroiin. otter than that already reported. The general belief 's that the large Boer force Lord Meehuen encountered at piagersiontein were partly drawn from Natal, and that General Bailer will strike s blow before these have time to return. The newspapers are calling up on the government to employ Cunardera aa well a White Star steamers as tran- ywia, Tired or Insurgents. Mi II. A. T)HV 14 f.anarai T aarlnn mm' port Bulacan province freed of insur gents yesterday. Troops of the Fourth cavalry captured the atrong mountain position ol (Uiecnabato, with food sup plies, clothing, Jcartridge factory and barracks. feacArthur'a trocps occupied Iba, a town on the southwestern coatof Luzon with slight opposition and a few light caj unities. Will Be Contests J. Fban'cfort, Dee. 14. The state!central executive end campaign committees of the democratic party, in secret session today, voted unanimously to recommend a contest before the legislature to oust the republican governor and lieutenant governor, and indorsed the action ot mi nor candidates in filing their contest be fore the state coteeting board. Boers ere Fighters. Losdox, Dec 12, 4 :45 a. a. Each im portant battle leems to bring a worse re verse for the British and the papers this morning sorrowfully admit that Lord Menthuen'a check at Magertfontein ia the moat aerion event the war ha vet produced. It i estimated here that Lord MethuenV forces amounted to 11, 000 men perhaps more. No reliable ea timated of hi loese ha yet been re ceived, but they are believed to have been at least 400. In the Philippines. Masila, Dee. 13, 10:30 a. m Lieuten ant- Colonel Uawze'a re porta show defi nitely that General Tino i conveying American prisoners north. Bruce, of the Fitat Nevada, and Edward, of the X or a town, were rescued, near Lapase. Major Marsh, probably from Abt province, reports the destruction o Aquinaldo'a bodyguard, and the killing of General Gregorio del Pilar. Debating Oue bill. Washtxotos, Dec 12 Tbe currency debate in the house lasted irom 11 o'clock thia morning until 10:30 tonight,, with a recess of three boars for dinner. The pressure for timi to speak continues -a most of the member desire to make - contributions to tbe literature of the oc casion. Much of it, however, has to be forpiome consumption. There baa teen -vary little cross- firing thus for, and no exciting or dramatic incident. A New Road. Spokane, Dec 13. The Noithern Pa cific is working quietly but industriously locating tne proposed new line from here to Portland, via Penewawa creek, tbe Snake and the Columbia. The Kopps party of engineers ia camned - at tne mouth of the Penewawa on the Snake river, having completed the final survey and located the line to that point. Significant Movements. Nrw York, Dec 43. A dispatch to the Tribune from London says : The Mail publishes this morning evidences of Russian activity at Ceuta and Tangier, and in Central Asia and Abyssinia and urges ita readers to watch the move- -ments of Russia, Fiance and probably another power in the event of any rurth er reverse to British troops in South Af rica. Bynum Nominated. Wabhisgtox, Dec 13. Th president today sent the following nominations to-" the senate. , Treasury William B. Bynum, of Ind-i iana, to be general appraiser of mer cbandise ; illiam H. Uoey, of Indiana to be collector of customs for the dis district of Arizona. , : Doesn't Like It. Nxw Ycbk, Dec. 14 A dispatch totbe Herald from Havana says : " , General Brooke receivrd an official dispatch teday informing him that be would be relieved by General . Wood. . Until that time he had refused to credit the reports. General Brooke feels hurt, and takes the president's complimentary allusions a perfunctory. ''.COUNfTBUSTNESS.'- Probate court: to estate of Martha Rocker, petition for leave to purchase monument. In estate of Cordelia Condra, final ac count filed, showing a balance for distri dution of $99 and real property unsold of $2,8S0. Inventory in estate of J. J. Hummer filed. Value of property $1133. Recorders office: Deed, O Jennings b sheriff to J. Q. Swink, 80 acres $ 593 Deed , Phebe Wyatt to Neil McKea 3 lota Highland Grove 200 Mortgage for 1100 Mortsaae lor. , 100 Chatel mortgage for 100 Satisfaction of mortgage in favor of ir. Uodd zuuu The eountv central committees of the democrats, populists and silver republi cans will meet tn uregon uuy tomorrow. iobably a joint session to begin work, or the next campaign.