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.... .... . rtT Ay ax it VOL. XXXIV. CORVAIililS, BENTON COTHSTTY, OREGON,' FRIDAY, NO VEMBER 19,, 1897., ' NO, 36. '..5H-fci 3 : ' J-' '- 3 ' '-- Epitome of the Telegraphic News of the World. TERSE TICKS FROM THE WIRES In Interesting Collection of Items From the Xew and the Old World In a Condensed and Comprvhentire Form Political excitement is - Httetise in Brazil and martial law is in force. Koon Sang, a Chinese - priest, was -killed by highbinders in San Francisco. J. E. -Sovereign, the recently retired master workman of the Knight i of La- .-bor,' has declared his intention to run - for jprebident of the United States in J 190 " - - - . The blue and gray have met again on "common ground. Military triumphs i were honored at Orchard Knob, Tenn., 'Monday, , and monuments to the ; achievements at Chickamauga and Mis ' " Bionary Ridge accepted. Secretary Alger . has requested the secretary Of the interior to instruct Ai ,. -askan officials to gather about 800 head ''"of reindeer frou the government herds ; for" use of an expedition for the relief of ne iceDounu wnaiers in me aiuuu n is.- expected . that the Bear, which is f now at. Seattle, will be ready to sail in about tfen days. A. J." Sage, a weji-known rancher, . livitig a few miles below Sand 'Point, V '. Idaho, was shot and instantly killed whilebut- hunting. . An old acquaint ance, named John Snyder, who went -" but-with him hunting, and who became . .- separated " from bini for a short time, seeing what he supposed to be a deer moving among the trees, fired at it, and upon reaching the spot was horrified to : ..- j ; .. fln(j that He had Bhot his friend dead. . . -'!-; Rev.'Myron.W.Reecl, pastor" of" one ""' "of Denver's leading churches, during 1 his discourse Sunday created somewhat A J V-"pf sensation while discussing the kill ; , ' ing of the Ute Indians by. deputy game wardens in Colorado recently, by de- ;-v!i ; claring that he intended to see that . Warden Wilcox, and his . deputies .are s " . V-, tried for murder. He also denounced the preachers who haye-ireuiained silent '.Li. in the matter.. - ' ' ; " iJTifty-two families have arrived in . .f -,. -..North Yakima, Wash., from Polk county, Minnestota, to make new '- - homes. Many have already selected " lands along the Yakima valley canal, ."" west of the city, and others will locate in the . vicinity of the Moxee artesian ... - ...Tlwells.. " The colony is made up almost ,?'."'' . V-bethe means of bringing many.more ------- settlers to Yakima county if their ex- ' perience proves satisfactory. ' i-' -v "J '' The state1 supreme court ofi Montana . has sustained" ,fjie : constitutionality of the. inheritance Jaw passed by the last . o per cent on Dequests to any oenenoi ary, not a relative, wGere the estate . amounts to over $ 100. The tax on es tates directly inherited, where the value of the estate is over $7,500, is 1 per ' cent. It is estimated that the decision . -will yield the state $40,000 from es tates already in process of settlement. The Wyoming supreme court has de cided that foreign-born citizens must be required to read the constitution in the English language in order to vote. One. hundred and fifteen Finns, who voted the Republican ticket at the re cent ele.ctfby'.ih' that state, could not read" the constitution in English, but their votes weref aeeepted, as they could read'h -ii? their own language - -The decision - will-put the Dfclh'ocrafic can didate In office; .and.ftettVes' an import-, ant constitutional question. .... : The labor troubles which have been brewing in Bandsburg, Cal., for some time culminated Wednesday, when .about 1D0 Stembers-of the . miners union- went -in body to the Boxie . mine and peremptorily drove superin tendent Clarke 'and five men out of the camp for working below the schedule of the union. A new industry has " started in OwenBbbro -Ky., with 100 employes. . It is to utilize cornstalk - cellulose for lining battleships. "Materials for mak ing an imitation of silk and for making celluloid are among the products. Pa per is another product . W. W. G ibbs, of Philadelphia, is president, and the stockholders. are Easterners. The owners of the .German ship Po trimpos, stranded at Long Beach, Wash, have bought two 10, 000-pound anchors of the United - States waiship . Vandalia, which was wrecked at Samoa eeveral years ago, and will ship them from Saii-'Francisco at once, for use in floating the Potriinpos next month. It - is expected that the ship will be' put into deep water in less than a month. A remonstrance against allowing Chinese coal miners to . be imported ' into the state for the purpose of min ing. coal at Wilmington and other towns in place of the striking miners, will be placed before Governor- Tanner in the name of the United j Mineworkers of Illinois. The ' governor; ; will also be asked to' co operate with the secretary of the' miners' federation in keeping out the coolie labor. Secretary Ryan 'Bays if the Chinese come bloodshed will surely result. If GovernorT.anner - refuses to interfere President SlsKinley will be appealed to. : i Consul . Duester, at CrelfeMt. Ger many, reports to the state department at Washington a discovery made there which it is said revolutionizes the methods of illumination. It is an in candescent gas lamp. Single jets of or dinary size can emit a light of much more than 1,000 pandle power, and fine print can be read at a distance of 100 feet. The inventor says the cost for a light of 1,500 candlepower is only i. cents per hour, while that for an or dinary electric light of 40 candle-power is 14 cents per hour. John H. Mooney, Kate Mooney, his wife, and Michael Dromey, Mrs. Moonye's brother, were found dead in their beds at San Francisco, ' having been asphyxiated by gas. They were in comforfible circumstances, and it is .believed the gas jets had been left open Accidentally. ' Passenger traffic on the Western -roana is rapidly increasing. " Late re ports show, that recent earnings are far in advance of those of the correspond ing period last year. The improvement noted is not confined to any particular 'class of business. It is clearly divided between local and through traffic. . ... Gordon Highlanders Great Charge ai Dargal Kid ge;" " - London, Nov. The newspapers of this city have received graphic details by mail of the recapture of Dargai ridge by the. Gordon Highlanders, on October 20, during which the regiment exhibit ed remarkable dash and courage. On Wednesday, October 20, General Biggs sent the second division to dislodge the tribesmen from the Dargai ridge. . The position was a very strong one, the enemy occupying the summit of a pre cipitous hill. The top of the hill could not be reached except by a single path along which the attacking force, first consisting of. a Ghoorka regiment, the Derbyshire regiment, and the Dorset shire regiment, were obliged to climb in Indian file,.-while three .batteries shelled the breastworks of the hillmen. Dargai ridge, from the direction of the assault, presents a frontage of about a mile, the left end of which is sheer rock for 200 yards. In spite of the difficulty of'rtbe a8cent, the movements of the British troops were fairly well covered, except in the 'case of a 'low dip, or small valley, from" 100 to 150 yards wide about half way from the summit of the cliff. - ; 4 As the Ghoorkas, supported . by the Derbysbires and Dorsetshires reached this fire zone, - the . tops of the cliffs burst out into flame, for 1,000 tribes men had reserved their fire until that moment. Though decimated, jVthe. Ghoorkas struggled across the dip and reached the shelter of a few rocks,: where they lay down under ' cover "of' the cliffs. But the others could not follow, and the enemy, with true mili tary f instinct, , reserved their .fire. Though the remainder of the Ghoorkas, the Derbysbires and the Dorsetshires appeared on the fringe of the dip, yet to-step into the fire zone was to court death. But the Dorsetshires . again tried to advance to the support of the Ghoorkas, and 13 men struggled into the open space, only to drop before the far side bad even been reached. Thenj reluctantly, the senior officer signalled down to the main body of the British that the passage could not be made. ' At this juncture General Kemps ter ordered the Gordon Highlanders to the front. The time tad arrived, for des perate action, for it was then 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and the dead and wounded were lying thick on every side. But the Gordon Highlanders had yet to be reckoned with. Bapidly forming his men and after his now historic speech "Men of the . Gordon .High landers, bur general says that that posi tion must be taken at all costs. The Gordon Highlanders wilf take it" ? Colonel Matthias, commander of the Highlanders, dashed out at the bead of his gallant regiment, and in a moment they were across, carrying - everyone with them in their onward rush, storm ing the ridge with a resolution, that was resistless.. When Colonel Matthias gave the order to advance, he and his officers led into tho open, the piper fol- lowing," striking TvP "Cock "of, the North," and with a shout the leading company was into the fire zone.. A stream of lead swept over, through and past, the bullets churning up the dust which half hid the rushing bodies..,: , . Piper Findlates, blowing his loudest and best,' was among the first to show the way across that deadly stretch of ground, and when, after traversing but a few yards he was laid low by a shot through both legs, he managed to prop himself and continued, with; unabated ener-gyj to pla5WfiokeMthb North," animating, lis qomrade"?'gTSi a familiar; fire of the enemy was roast eadly, tha lerrfg Kn7mij- Tnfeltiriaway, and. it. seemed tfi at0aESX?drtton ' fiigh tenders would be annihilated.. --More men, however, sprang into the passage and the leaders struggled across the center. ..Then, with a second cheer, the troops streamed across and the enemy, seeing that the barrier had been swept away, left their hwp.hgles and fled . precipi tately. ;; "- X ' 4 - ' : "- - - Piper Findlates has been recommend ed for the Victoria cross. Captain BobiDson.of tlje Ghoorkas, also acted with the greatest gallantry. -After leading his .men across the fire zone tb cover, and 'finding it insufficient, he re turned over the death "trap alone, aftd was. mortally .wounded while leading the second rush of Ghoorkas. NOT ONE ESCAPED.1 Bad Accident to a Banian "Wedding PaVty. " St Petersburg, Nov. 17. A terrible accident -has occurred near Bielostok, Russian Poland, resulting- in the death of 30 persons. A wedding party' was returning from the church to the bouse of the bride. All were in one wagon, a huge vehicle, drawn by eight horses. The road along which they drove crossed the railway track on the level, and the driver, either .through careless ness or ignorance of the train schedule, pushed his swiftly moving horses upon the crossing," just as the express was coming up. The locomotive struck the vehicle squarely, killing many., mem bers of the party outright and maiming others so that they soon "expired - in frightful agony. Not a member of the party escaped. ... Bear Admiral s Alexander Golden Ehind, U. S. N., is dead at his home in-New York eity.; He. had been con fined to b-is bed for five weeks. Guerra la Safe.- V -.Washington; Nov. 17. The state de partment has finally -refused the appli cation of the. government of Mexico for surrender under extradition proceedings of Jesus Guerra, who wa one .st FOUGHT LIKE HEROES. Garza s lieutenants.'in his; .tmpt.hjnoss. A number of nuggets were revolution some years ago. tKrti JnbftDpght in. They say the Hootalinqua - " "' f-twa MejjrBCT is navigable for boats drawing One of the lazy faTmerriiolaiBMoa? fctteeti'feet at the lowest water. Steam Neb"., has a rocking chair &ttSchHfktnnifitcirua from Teslin lake to D.iwson connected with1-his ' harvesting ; ma- by merely discharging cargo at Five chinery. - - r tt Captain Carters jCaae. Washington, Nov. .17. &e,cj,ejtar Alcrnr han decided to. refer to thfl indm advocate-general of the-army the reco4dy to receive Klondike-bou of the court in the case of Captain Car- 'Pn people, and have secured ter, corps of engineers, -who is ttllegetl fr ftavA hoon crniltv nf irrpfrn la ri tips in the Savannah harbor improvemeirt4i,ec,e?Bar7 ?le conveniences to works. - . Strike to" Be Beanined. - ': Braceville, ' IlL, Nov. 116. The miners have ' decided to resume " the strike and remain out until the ques tion of arbitration with the operators is settled. THE UNITED STME8 118 First Annual Report of Post- m aster-General Gary. THE POSTAL SAVINGS SYSTEM HI Reaion for Supporting ' the Prop . ; ogition The Mode of Operating It ; in European Countries. . Washington, NoV. 16. The first an nual report of Postmaster-General j James A. Gary to the president was made public today.' :Its feature is the strong " advocacy ' of ' postal savings de positories, a scheme over which Postmaster-General Gary has worked 'for several months in ; the formulation of plans to present to the president and I congress. no says me time is rip ior . their estalbishment, and that the addi tion of a well-organized system would -' confer a great boon upon a large num--j ber of people, and ultimately be of in I estimable benefit to 'the whole country. 4 The estimates of revenues and expend i .tures" for Ihe fiscal year - ending June ' 30, 1899,'are: '.-'".. ; a t Total postal revenue for 1897 $82,665,462.73 j-Add.5 per cent 4,133,273.13 I Estimated revenue for 1898. Add 7 per cent-.,... .....i, noramJjj Total estimates.. feVenue 1899 $92,874,647.37 Estimated expenditures for 1898 198,922,760.00 Deficiency for 1899, estimated 6,048,112.03 Following is an abstract -of the re port: The increase of the postal deficit of 1897 is largely a reflection of the de pressed condition which prevailed all over the United States in the first three quarters of that period. There has been no extravagance of expenditures, save that obligated by law. The injustice inflicted Joth upon the postal revenues and the people by ; second-class tuail matter is .reiterated and the enactment by congress of, some measure to remedy the wrong is recommended, as by past postmasters-general. The report con tinues: - . "If this was done there would be an end to postal deficits, and the service could be enlarged and popularized by a broad extension of the free delivery without infringement upon the general resources of the government, and would eventually result in the much desired reduction of letter postage to 1 cent. "No method for perfect organization of the postal serivce has proved more effective than the consolidation of post offices. Leigslative restrictions on its development are to be resetted j. and a report of the five-mile limit consolida tion measure in the 1896 postal appro priation bill its recommended." . The experiment of rural free delivery has been generously appreciated. Few expenditures have . conferred " greater benefits in proportion, and it has" un questionably proved a potent factor in j attaining what should 'beiTchief aim of possible facilities to the farming class. The report reviews in detail the opera tions of the various branches-of. the department- . The portion on the subject of postal, savings service follows: i - "Many millibhs ' of- dollars is un doubtedly secreted by people who have little or no confidence in ordinary se curities and monetary institutions or ganized by private citizens." . It is dead capital, but if its owners 'coald be in spired with absolute confidence in the security of an investment it , is alto gether probable that the bulk of this fund would find its way into tbej xshah nels of trade and commerce. ' If the government undertook this task, the Service would undoubtedly be gladly ac cepted by- the people. -Their faith in the government is unbounded. Their little savings, which" separately 'could hardly be put out at interest, would amount in the aggregate to a sum that could be invested to their advantage. It would tend to cultivate thrift in a large class realizing the adavntage of depositing with the government, in- I stead of wastefully and uselessly ex I pending it; it would tend to better re i' latIonsbip,fbringing into closer relation j ship the government and its citizens, ' and developing practical -and enduring patriotism'. X This growth of patriotic -sentiment and good citizenship consti tutes a powerful .appeal to statesman ship to make a way for those beneficent consequences. The proposition is an accomplished fact in" nearly every ebun-. '.'try in EurpjSe,' in British dependencies of both - hemispheres, and even in Ha waii. In Great . Britain 7000,000 de ! positorsjiave upwards of $550,000,000 ' in savings, accumulated during 35 ' years, and in 10 years no fewer than ' 10,000 Hawaiian depositors saved near 1 ly $1,000,000 ; Deposits in Canada in ! 20 years exceeded $22,000,000. These vast accumulations . have been made with the least possible loss to the gov ernments which guarantee their repay ment. "More than 1,000 postal savings ac counts in European offices are held, by minors, nd over two-thirds by the most bumble callings. - It is essentially the bank of this class. Postal savings 1 Would not conflict with other savings banks, but would encourage savings rather than accumulations. The con version of.money-orcTer offices into sav ings depositories would soon afford in finitely more facility for receiving in terest bearing deposits than . the interest-paying banks" do now. Victoria, . B. C, Nov. 16. Five miners who arrived here today via the Stickeen route, report that just before they left Dawson, October 6, a rich, strike. had been made on a sidehill near Dawson.' The gofd was found under and makinsr a short Dortaee. A A - . - ti : Ready for Klondike. San "Francisco, Nov. 16. The local Alaskan trade " committee is getting be used in the far north. A great deal of 'the traffic is expected to pass through this city during the next six months. ' ' Mexico exported to the United States last year 4,000,000 pounds of chicle, an exudation of the sapota tree, which is used for chewing-gum. ' ANNEXATION HER HOPE. Hawaii Anxious to Have the Pending Treaty Adopted. Knur York. Nov. 17. A riisnntftli to the World from Honolulu, dated Octo ber 28, says: saniord is.- JJole, presi ient of tbe provisional republic of Ha waii, and Chief Justice Judd are anxi dus to have the Hawaiian annexation Ureaty adopted as toon as possible.' Said PrAHidpnt Dole to the eorresoondent: J 4"The people will never, again submit to a "monarchy. In fact, there is no one sufficiently enjoying" the .confidence J of the people of the islands to conduct the affairs of state under a monarchy." I "Why do they not desire to continue as an independent republic ' ne. was 'ggej 'As- the islands are so far-away rem other countries, and as the Asiatic pop ulation is fast increasing" in numbers it is a serious question if they are left alone whether the republic could sur- f wjth the willing consent of the foreigners. Besides, if the . United States bas constantly : tb protect the islands under the government at pres ent, why should not the United States take them altogether? :- ' "' '". -"This is a great country for com merce, r. It is - the natural land" for American ownership. To all intents and purposes it is an American colony, anyway, so far as business, capital and industry is concerned, and it should be a part of the body politic of the United Chief Justice Judd said in an inter view: . "'"'" . ."During the reign of King Kalakauji there were two cabinets, go dissatisfied was the state of the kingdom. The only branch of the government that was not disturbed was the .judiciary. - The res toration of the monarchy is an impossi bility. . There is no material to make a monarch of. "Nor can we hope to maintain a re public independently. We must look to the- United States. . We have come to the turning point, and, we must either become Asiatic or Anglo Saxon; we are . 'within1 the zone of American influence,, and to assume re sponsibility for us, they ought to hfcve something to sajr' about how our affairs are directed." " t ; The news that has reached here from San" Francisco that Samuel - Parker, a prominent native leader, and heretofore a strong royalist, has declared in favor of annexation, has created quite a sen sation among the natives, who are still opposed to annexation. RELIEF FOR WHALERS. A. Beindeer Train; Will Go Overland to , Point Barrow. - i - Washington, Nov. ; 17. Secretary Alger has requested the secretary of the interior, to instruct Alaskan officials to gather about 800. head of reindeer from the government herds for use of an ex pedition for the relief of the icebound whalers in the Arctic. " It isTexpected'thatth6Bear, which" is now at Seattle,, will be ready to sail in about 10 days, and within 20 days thereafter will reach some point on the northern sound, where a large party will be engaged for the trip overland to Point Barrow. v The herd of reindeer which- will be killed for food", if needed, will be driven overland, and it is confidently expect ed that the herd will reach Point Bar row and the imprisoned whalers before the middle of February. 5 The country through which the herd will be driven is said to abound with moss, upon which the herd will feed. Jt. is said the scheme for the relief of the whalers is perfectly feasibe and will be attended with little danger. No apprehension is felt regarding the outcome of the enterprise. - . '"v-- A' -Valuable DiacoTery. , " New York, Nov. 17. William A. Eddy, the kite experimenter of Bay onne, N. J., made an interesting' ex periment Saturday night He is satis fied that by means of ' observations taken at various altitudes, indications of approaching thunder storms and other meteorological data can be se cured. About-200 feet below his kites a thermometer was hung, and near it a collector of electric sparks. The re sults obtained Saturday - night led. Mr. Eddy to believe that tbe electric con dition of the air shown by the varying height of tbe collector when the first spark is drawn may reveal the approach of storms in even a oloudless sky. - In particular he thinks it will prove ad vantageous in determining the approach of local storms. . - Father and Daughters Insane. San Francisco, Nov. 16. A pathetic scene was enacted in Judge Carroll Cook's courtroom .today, when "John Durr and his three daughters Kate, Theresa and Sarah were adjudged in sane, and committed to the Ukiah asy lum. The family has -been living far many years in a little flat at 172 Clin ton Park, renting tbe basement floor, on which money - they have existed. Recently, they had been unable to col lect the rent, and were on the verge of starvation when their condition waa discovered. The family was at one time very wealthy, the father being of the firm of -Kennedy ,& Durr, who, in 1 Ji" , i , ' i !t eariy aays Kepi a large ary gooas scare a rr.1. ' l j tt J i , ;-J03 IUO-J at Third .and Howard streets. i) 1 elol ,3 Mushrooms, generally consistI'foJ9rf per cent water, but the remaining! 903 per cent, is more nutritious than bread. Holly Springs, Miss., Nov. 16. At Ashland, 20 miles west of here) W. H. Harrison, editor of the Ashland Regis ter was stabbed to death last evening by J. L. McDonald.' The men had some words aobut a notice iu the paper of an approaching lecture, McDonald charging that if Harrison had been a Methodist instead of a Baptist, the no tice would have been more extended. Harrison replied through his paper in a way to incense McDonald, and the tragedy resulted. Another Hold-Up Near Warren. ' Warren," Idaho, Nov 16. Yesterday at 4 o'clock the mailoarrier- was held up here by a lone highwayman, and or dered to dismount from his-horse. The carrier was then told to cut the mail Back open, which he did, and the robber took all the registered mail and letters. There was about $4,000 in cash in the sack; "- The highwayman wore a gunny sack for a mask, and also had sacks about his feet A sheriff's posse of-10 men immediately set out in pursuit, but has not yet returned to bring any ews of their whereabout. Miles'; Estimates for Fortifi. cation ''Work Approved. OVER THREE MILLIONS' NEEDED the Sum of 9605,000 la. Recommend ed for the Columbia Biver and Si, 140,000 (Tor the Sound. Washington,. Nov. 15. Secretary Alger- has approved the estimates for the coast-defense work submitted by General Miles, and they will be sub? mitted t : Chairman Cannon, of "the house;: committee on" . appropriations some'! days, before . the . opening of the session. - In' accordance with law, the expenditures , of the different seaports are itemized," but the secretary will ask for authority to spend the money- in; lump -sums, so that work on any par ticular defense may be hurried to meet emergencies. ; General ; Miles divides the'1 fortification appropriation for the Pacific coast as follows: ; "-.-"''; 3an Diego, Cal.;... San Franc) co Columbia river.... Paget sound . .' .... 725,000 .., 1,336,000 , .... .. 605,000 . 1,140,000 - ISjhis report "to the secretary, Gen eral Miles makes no reference to pos sible complications with Spain, but saysr- "Although the general desire of our people is to maintain - a-condition of peace with all nations," and the policy of the government is one 6f good will and1 peaceful relations with all others, yet' nothing could be . more injurious than to 8etle in a condition of- inse curity' and permit the lives of : millions andl.the -accumulated wealth of many generations, to be destroyed or endanger ed by any foreign -power with which we, are liable to come in contact, and the. general plan for defense which, bas been adopted py the government should be steadily pursued until the nation is in the condition of security and safety which a due regard- for self-preservation would demand." VALUABLE ' . CYCLOPEDIA. Commercial Directory of American Be- publics Presented to the President. . Washington' -Nov. . 15. Secretary Sherman, Minister Romero of J Mexico, a rM Minister Merou of ArgentlneV mem bers of the executiye. committee of the bureau of American ' republics, were at the .White House today and presented the "first vol urn n of the commercial di rectory of the American republics to President McKinley. There was con siderable formality about -the matter, the presentation being made in the blue parlor. Secretary Sherman presented the volume, saying the work was re garded as of ""such vast practicaHm pojf ance to the commerce of our 'coun try," aS to be .well worthy that ...we. ihouli" ceme in a body to present it to you. Upon lookintnTough its ; pages you will discern its far-reaching value as a factor in disseminating general in formation respecting the natural re sources, the peculiar commercial activi ties, the varying occupations, the in dustries and tbe latent capbilities of the countries of the Western hemis phere." - , President McKinley made a formal response, expressing his interest in the work of the, bureau and the hope that the publication would lead to a closer commercial relation between the repub lics of America. "With the volume was transmitted a letter to the president from Joseph P. Simth, director of the bureau," in Which he stated the objects of the publication. It is a commercial cyclopedia of the Western hemisphere, intended to furnish information for the benefit of merchants and agriculturists. President McKinley has been congratu lated from time to time during tbe progress of the work, and has shown great interest in it A WHITECAP OUTRAGE. Two Ohio Girls Beaten and Tarred and Feathered. .. - Holgate, O., Nov. 15. Word reached this city this evening from Oakwood, a hamlet 25 miles south, of an outrage perpetrated last night by wbitecaps upon two girls, Edith and May Rob erts, 19 and 17 years 'of age, respect ively. - Ten days ago the young ladies received a whitecap notice warning them to leave the town and county, but they paid no attention to the no tice. Last night, they were awakened by a band of eight or ten men entering their rooms and dragging them ' from their beds in their night-robes to the near-by road, where they were terribly whipped with a cat-o -nine-tails, which was found this morning. After beat ing them, they gave the girls a coat of tar and "feathers and took them back to the house, where they were found un conscious this morning. May, tbe younger of the girls, is in a critical condition, the flesh being out to the bone by the whip. There is no clew to the perpetrators. - Lads Bobbed of Klondike Gold. " ".' Chicago, Nov. 15. Joseph Ladjue, ' f- 1 . . t . .1 TT 1 3 1 . .wjio mrucK it ricii in uie AiunuiKe, was 'robbed of $700 worth of nuggets in the $riot of the Lake Shore railroad today. '& thief manasred to secure the cold &fvile Ladue was walking from his train to the depot door. Held TJp by a Lone Highwayman. Lew is ton, Idaho, Nov. 16. Word has been received here that the Warren mail and express carrier was held up a few miles from Warren by a lone high wayman. He turned over tne express box, which - contained a considerable ! amount of gold dust, although the ex act amount is not known. Boston, Nov. 15. By the collapse of a three-story brick building today four , men were injured, one of whom, it is said, will probably die. , . .. Passenger Tnln Burned. . Louisville, Ky., Nov. 15 A passen ger train on the Louisville, Henderson & St Louis road, which left St Louis last evening, and was due in this city at 7 o'clock this morning, was derailed and entirely consumed, by fire at 4 this morning, nine miles from Louisville. No lives Were lost, and so far as known no one was seriously injured.- The loss will, be heavy.. ' - Chicago, Not. 15. Fire today ' de stroyed the department store of W. A. Wieboldt & Co. The loss is about $165,000. THE CRIME AVENGED. Murderers of tha Splcer Family Strung Op by a Mob. . - Bismarck, N. D. Nov. 16. Alex Coudol, an Indian half-breed, and Paul Holytrack ...and Philip. Ireland, iull blood Indians, the first of whom was sentepced to death for the murder of six members of the Spicer family last February,' and had just been granted a new trial by the supreme court, and the latter, two self-confessed accessories in the murder, were taken from th e county jail in Wood county last night and lynched by a'mob.. The lynching had apparently been cooly planned, and was carried out without a break. Sudden and Swift retribution was meted out. Williams port, where the hanging took place, is about 40 miles from this city, and off the railroad. The news of the lynch ing was received here this afternoon. The men had . been in the custody of Deputy Sheriff Kelly. They were taken from him by the mob and hanged to" a beef windlass several yards from the jail. Their bodies were left hang ing during the entire day, the coroner not having arrived, and no one else volunteering to cut them down. About 40 men were concerned in the lynching. They rode ' into Williams port on horseback late at night; and tethered their horses a short distance from . the city, that them again as speedily as necessary after the deed was done. The jail is a Substantial stone structure, and was in charge of Deputy Sheriff Thomas Kelly. Since the confinement of the prisoners there, so great has been the fear that they might escape-in some way, that one man had watched the prisoners all night. Last night Kelly was on watch. There was a meeting of the lodge of Woodmen in a building near the jail, and as Kelly was a member, he expect ed to meet some of the members of the lodge after the meeting had adjourned. To while away the time during the night hours, he was playing -solitaire in front of the cells in which , the mur- derers were confined.' About 2 o'clock there was a rap on the outer door of the jail, and Kelly' rose quickly and turned the key in the lock, thinking that the persons he expected to meet had arrived. i No sooner had he opened the door than the mob crowded into the corri dors. All of them . were masked, and the .leaders carried rones. Kellv at once realized what .the mob Bad come1 for. ' The lynchers were "quiet but de-j termined." The lead r presented a re volver-at the bead of the deputy sheriff and told him they wanted his prisoners, and demanded that he open their cells. Kelly demurred; but' saw that resist ance was useless, and unlocked the door. Two of the prisoners were con fined together, and the other iaa seper ate cell. They had been . aroused from . sleep by the entrance of the mob. and sat up, half aw.ake and trembling in terror. - ' Holytrack 'and - Ireland were pulled from their beds, ropes were fast- efted'aboutnheilr necks, ami they rwere' dragged out on the ground, after being . wiu w wi ucMbu.: . The men were then dragged to a huge Deei windlass, wnicn naa neen erected to suspend carcasses of slaughtered beeves, and were strung up on a cross beam. Cudol was the first man to be hanged. It is reported that he was asked before he was hanged - whether Blackhawk and Defender had also been concerned in the murder for which he was about to be banged. He answered in the affirmative. The rope, which had been fastened about his neck, was then thrown over a crossbeam, and he was ' suspended in midair. Holytrack and Ireland were treated in a like man ner and the mob then quietly dispersed. IN A SNAKE'S COILS. Museum Watchman Severely Injured bj an-Anaconda. Philadelphia, Nov. 16. A huge an aconda on exhibition here today severe ly injured Samuel Masher, the museum watchman, and crushed to death s valuable trick pony. The pony was tied to a feed box alongside the ana conda's cage.' ' Masher saw the reptile had worked one of the boards of its cage loose and had stretched out a short dis tance. He pushed the board to, believ ing the anaconda would pull within its cage again. Instead, it wriggled out and wrapped itself several times about Masher. The latter screamed for help, and the pony, frightened by the big reptile, began jumping about. This saved Masher's life, for the reptile un wound " himself from bim and com pletely encircled the pony. Masher fell to the floor unconscious. When a number of employes readied the scene, the snake began to unwind itself, and appeared to be getting ready for the fight The men kept aloof until a lasso was obtained and the snake finally made secure. Several of Masher's ribs were broken, and he was taken to a hospitaL ' Marching- on Havana. Key West, Fla. Nov., 15. Riano, in Havana province, has been attacked again, the insurgents making no effort, however, to enter tbe town.- The in-" surgents were under Juan Delgado. The Spaniards made no resistance. Calixto Garcia is said to be marching toward Havana through Matanzas prov ince with' a large insurgent army, many large guns, and plenty of ammunition, ' arms and dynamite. London, Nov. 16. The Rome corre spondent of the Daily Chronicle says: Baron von Bullow, the newly appointed German secretary of state .for foreign affairs, in an jnterivew with the pope, has warmly complained against the sympathy of the Vatican with - the '. Franco-Russian' alliance and its hostil- j ity to the triple alliance. He declared in the name of Emperor William'1 that 1 if the Vatican persisted in such a policy the German government would retali ate on the Roman Catholics. .: ' -' y Two Spaniah Spies Fort Smith, Ark,, Nov. 16. A young Spaniard, who, for the past few years, has resided in this' city, is responsible for the statement that two Spanish spies or emissaries of the Spanish gov ernment were in Fort Smith last Fri day. The young man claims to have conversed with the two visitors. He says tbe spies are traveling all over the United States, inspecting the forts and gathering " statistics and data that would be of great value to their govern ment in ase of war with the United States. A POLITICAL REVIEW THE RESULTS SATISFACTORY TO THE REPUBLICANS New York In Hard tuck, but Ohio and Maryland Stand Well in Line Silver :Beinc; Produced at Lo-w Cost Growth of Internal Revenue Receipts. E. F. Fabsons, Special Correspondent. , ; 1 Washington, D. C. Off .years in politics, with a Republican president in the White House, do not as a rule favor Republican success, but the Republi can party in the great contests which have been waged in several states have well withstood the reaction which al ways follows a presidential, victory at the polls. ' The fight, bas been strong and bitter, and, while both heavy losses as well as satisfactory gains are seen, the Republicans here feel in a good frame of mind over the result. The general result is looked upon as a vin dication of the cause " of sound money and an upholding of the administration. New York, where was the most con centrated fight, through division in the Republican ranks has been handed over to' the control of Tammany and the management of that city will shortly undergo a radical change. Outside , of New York, where the fighting was bit- they might securefter to an extreme, the state of Ohio furnished the most exciting and im portant campaign. In that state the fight was fierce and the methods dirty. Every possible abuse was aimed at Sen ator Hanna, whose confirmation for the Republican - vote . singled : him out as a target for Democratic orators and methods. There is no doubt as to how the state would have voted had : the question been simply a vote on Repub lican principles and the McKinley ad ministration. But a number of local matters came into the fight in whose interest, national issues, were lo3t to a large extent The tumulence of the coal strike had barely subsided when Bryan's fierce speeches arraying class against class again started it into ac- I tion The great play of Jonn McLan to become United States senator poured money into the state. In Cleveland and Cincinnati there were factional splits, owing to local matters, all tend ing to decrease the normal Republican majority; yet notwithstanding all these things, Ohio elected a Republican gov ernor and will elect a Republican sen ator, thus giving her a solid Republican representation in the senate for the first time in many years, prior to Senator Hanna's appointment by Governor Bnshnell. In Maryland the fight was only a little less determined and the interest .but slightly less. Gorman was defeated in his very stronghold, Baltimore city. Maryland.also will have a double Re publican representation -' in the- senate for the first time in history. On the -whole, while the Democrats profess jubilance and satisfaction at having carried Kew York city, they are tvatrv orlr dfeaMoicted at -their -fail nre t0 capture the legisiaiure-oClitfi' i juaryiano anu "unio.- - J good authority that it It is stated on was the inten tion of the Ohio legislature, in case it had been Democratic, to immediately proceed to redistrict the entire state in such manner as to give to the Demo crats in the next congress at least eight or ten members from that state. - But that little patriotic scheme was knocked in the head by the Republican voters of the Buckeye state. .Treasury reports show a considerable growth in. the internal revenue receipts, -which is due to two causea the im provement in business and the increase in certain taxes. The "combined re ceipts fromethe customs and internal revenue will not probably for some two or three months equal the expenditures of the government, but the one is stead ily climbing up on the other,, and that result will be readied early in the new year. Long before the law shall have been in operation one year, it will be producing a surplus instead of a deficit. Democratic editors and others are mak ing their usual howls about the Dingtey deficit, but the difference between the Wilson deficit and the Dingley deficit ' is that in the present case nobody is at all alarmed. The shortage is believed by everybody to be merely temporary and the gold reserve is meanwhile pil ing up. . Reports recently receivetd show that silver in many places, notably New South Wales, is produced at a cost of 25 cents per ounce and less. The Broken Hill Company of New South Wales, has for the past five years been putting silver on the market at a cost of 12 cents per ounce. This com pany operates immense copper and lead mines, and the silver extracted from the ore is produced at a much less co.t than in most mines which produce sil ver exclusively. "The Anaconda mine of-Montana, which, by the way, is owned by British capitalists, is a cop per mine, but the ore contains a large per cent of silver. Last year the mine paid a profitable dividend through its copper production and yielded in addi tion 6,000,000 ounces of silver, which of course was all net profit. Senator Foraker's speech on Cuba is -of service to the country in one respect It shows that the real work of paving the way for mediation has been going on quietly in the White House and the state department, and that the people must rely upon tie president and his cabinet officers and ambassadors. , Good for the Farmers. Reports from the farming districts show great activity. The farmers have felt more promptly than- perhaps any Other class the first development in re turning prosperity. The improved prices for grain have continued for months, and a recent article in a lead ing newspapet on the business improve ment throughout the country says, ."Dealers in truck and farm produce re port the greatest impiovemeiit in their business. " - ' ., Mr. Cleveland's Drollery. Nobody ever suspected Mr. Cleveland of ' being a humorist. Upon no other theory, however, is it possible to ex plain his assertion in his New York speech the other night, that his party "defends the humble toiler against op pressive exactions in his home and in vites him to the utmost enjoyment of the fruits of industry, economy, . and thrift1 The experience of the "bum ble toiler" since Mr. Cleveland came to office four years ago will hardly enable him to agree with that gentleman in jjii itateniem). r, WEEKLY MARKET LETTER. Office of Downing, Hopkins A Co., Chicago Board of Trade Brokers, 711-714 Chamber of Com merce Building, Portland, Oregon. The action of the market has been a great disappointment to the bulls, and there is a growing feeling that with favorable conditions in the winter wheat sections for the next two weeks, that wheat possiby may sag still lower. The news has been rather . bearish in many respects, the enormous receipts (much of which is low grade), the heavy rains in the winter wheat sec tions in the past week, the improved conditions in the" Argentine, and the smaller demand for flour has caused a liquidating movement to set in that has carried May wheat down to a lower price than it bas seen for a long time. Claims are made that the ealier esti mates of Europe's import requirements of breadstuffs are now thought to have been somewhat too high. In addition, the demand has been, so far, easily met, causing together a shade of indif ference on the part of purchasers. ' In, all estimates of the future, much is made of what may be expected of the crops of the Argentine and of the Au stralian colonies. Too many perhaps, forgot that while harvesting begins in about a month, the products of the harvest do not appear, to any great ex tent, before April "or May. The large shipments from Russia and America yet stifle any undue efforts on the part of. buyers in Western Europe to secure larger shipments at present, especially as the quantity on passage is about double the amount so found at the be ginning of our crop season. It is not surprising, in view of these conditions that the markets have occasions of re lapse, But later, when the two prin cipal sources of supply begin to show actuil exhaustion, as they may be ex pected to, at the rapid rate of shipping, an upward turn in affairs is likely to e.isue. It should be.no disappointment to those who habitually understate the. resources of exporters to find relapse in prices when the facts showing it are develbped. Still there need be no great apprehension of the future. for the sup ply is none too great for the natural ' wants of the world. . Portland Market. Wheat Walla Walla, 72 73Kc; Val ley and Bluestem, 75 76c per bushel. Four Best grades, $4.25; graham, $3.70; superfine, $2.40 per barrel. Oats Choice white, 33 34c; choice gray, 8132c per bushel. Barley Feed barley, $19 20r brew ing, $20 per ton. , Mjllstiffs Bran, $14 per ton; mid dlings, $21; shorts, $15.50. Hay Timothy, $12 12.50; clover, $10 11; California wheat, $10; do oat, $11; Oregon wild hay, $910 per ton. Eggs 22 J 24c per dozen. Butter Fancy creamery,. 45 50c;' fair to good, 35 40c; dairy," 2535c per roll. - Cheese Oregon, llo; . Young .am erica, isc, viauiornia, uiouuu Y Poultry Chickens, i mixed, $1.50 2.50 per doezn; broilers, $2.002.50; geese, $5.00: ' ducks, $3.004.00 per dozen; turkeys, live, 10llc per pound. Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, 3540c per sack; sweets, $1.40 per cental. Onions Oregon, new, red, 90c; yel : low, 80o per cental. Hops 813c per pound for new crop; 1896 crop, 67c. Wool Valley, 14 16c per pound; Eastern Oregon, 712c; mohair, 20 22o per pound. Mutton Gross, best bheep, wethers and ewes, $2.50 2. 60; dressed mutton, 5c; spring lambs, 5c per pound. Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $4.50; light and feeders, $3.00 4.00; dressed, $4. 50 5. 00 per 100 pounds. Beef Gross, top steers, $2. 75 3. 00; cows, $2.25; dressed beef, 45cper pound. Veal Large, 45o; small, 5 6o per pound. - Seattle Market. Butter Fancy native creamery, brick, 24 25c; ranch, 16 18c - Cheese Native Washington, 12c; California, 9c. Eggs Fresh ranch,' SOc Poultry Chickens, live, per pound, hens, 10c; spring chickens, $2.50 3.00; ducks, $3.503.75. Wheat Feed wheat," $25 per ton. Oats Choice, per ton, $1920. Corn Whole, $22; cracked, per ton, $22; feed meal, $22 per ton. Barley Rolled or ground, per ton, $22; whole', $22. Fresh Meats Choice dressed beef, steers, 6c; cows, 5c; mutton sheep, 6c; pork, 7c; veal, small, 7. Fresh Fish Halibut, 5c:. salmon, 334c; salmon trout, 7 10c; flounders and sole, 34; ling cod, 45; rock cod, 5c; smelt, Fresh Fruit Apples, 25o$l per box; peaches, 75 80c; prunes, 3540o; pears, $1 per box. Ban Francisco Market. Wool Nevada 1 1 1 3c; Oregon ,13 14c; Northern 14 16c per pound. Hops 12c per pound. Millstuffs -Middlings, $2022; Cal ifornia bran, $16. 0016.50 per ton. Onions New red. 70 80c; do new cilverskin, $1.001. 15 per cental. Eggs Store, 1826c; ranch, 39 41c; Eastern, 1725; duck, 25c per dozen. '-.,: Potatoes New, in boxes, 80 70c. Cheese Fancy mild, new, 12c; fair to good, 7 8c per pound. . Citrus Fruit Oranges, Valencias, ti kassq nn. "Vf .... ; .... i;mna o eaa . 3.00;" California lemons, choice, $2.00 2.60; do common, 75c$l per box. Hay Wheat, 12 16; wheat and oat, $11; oat, $1012; river bar ley, $78; best barley, $1012; il'falfa, $89.50; clover, $810. Fresh Fruit Apples, 8585o per large box; grapes, 25 40c j Isabella, 60 75c; peaches, 50c$l; pears, 40 65c per box; plums, 25 35c. Butter Fancy creamery, 2728c; do seconds, 2526c; fancy dairy, 24c; good to choice, 21 23o per pound. To Catch the Worm. - It will be interesting to those who enjoy plain- fishing with angle worms ing them when the weather is dry and -the bait hides deep in the ground. If strong salt water or an infusion of tan nin or walnut husks is sprinkled on the . surface the worms generally come out Again, if stakes or spades are driven . deep into tbe soil and shaken violently, . the operation frequently calis the angle worma from their retreats.