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VOL. L
A8T0HIA. OKKOON, WEDWMSDAY. DECEMBER 27, 1899
N0.I7U
NO CHANGE IN
SOUTH AFRICA
giilnrty well Informed,' I learn that
tlii-i" nr S.000 Kuroiii ninoum and
men. nkllkvl In modern military Uic-
tii-a, i.iirili u'arly nrtlll-ry, miw In Pre
toria in) a nerv."
NO REST FOR
THE WEARY
UuiMillffH engajr-! In th lnvanion if
Canada, It wutild maku thin' Intnr
oHng fur :hn KngMh jvurriment."
RAGING FLOOD
IN NOOKSACK
Now is the Time . . . .
KTiX'K I'ANICH.
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I IK weather will Ik? ''itinj; colder
soon.
Ilcttrr liny your
STOVES
now at
THE ECLIPSE HARDWARE CO.
Boer Guns Still Hammering Away
at Ladysmlth.
THE CENSORSHIP RELAXED
DNpnUhcs Still Dclnud, hut Now
Ik(jinnlDi) tu Arrive Much
Mure frctlv.
FOR
190
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I ..-UK- C1'l.in Hive Jfi I'liV! l
Tlil Country.
I Iili'AGO, !. : Tlu implo)-
f in.- liiiiiIiik depirtmoot nf Armour
& t . ai Mi. i ntiH It yards, in k d all
ll i I I IlilM .lay Mlllng a r urtti url'l
it l.y Hi- lliit'rh gov -rnne-ni. K:
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iie-n lii- li--il kept at wnk lt'etil
I), II In mU. I, tw , langw nr'l-tr cumi
ft "in I In- English i;ijvrniiinnt nfllclala
f no at fur ilf iitmy The upiil"-
ui Ifil.-iiil. l tu the lirtllnJi lii H'liuh
A Mi u.
II In 1 .,i -.1 tli.' vrl- r will l- f1U--.l
I'f.ni I In- w.'.'k lit out. The mipp!l.'
Will l.- Hill l .all III .'l.ll tnilli
II t. l .lili.vl at mim 1 i. ii" T .wii.
FIMpIno Petels Kept In Hot Water
In All Directions.
MAHTVi: nl: TltAITull
III
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All
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ii.-.i! HiifT r-.l l".r
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l.:i.ly.'rilll;
1 .il J.iiilu ri
llilii
loliday Presents?
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ll..!..
W'v liavi- nvi r one htmilm! ilillin nt t vli-s
nl I'liiu y K'ni ki-ri in Malii.nny, ( inlili n
Oak uihI l!inUre Mijlt wliiili u r i xi i I
Irllt Vitllli" ull'l rli'iifti j;i(mN. W'v linvr
nl-u a f.i auiihil lun- of 1'ii Uih h nrti-tirully
liaiiinl l.a.lir.V Willing Iik-. I'lirlnr
Tai'lr", Tal 'i nint t.
A lari- i 1 1 1 n nt
Mi is uli'l W'illoin
.laiilniiiiir Stamls.
il Smyrna", Axinin-
Rugs!
Artlwtlc llctnrc PrnmhiK
Charles Heilborn 8 Son.
S i V 'i ' i;K i A iIiIm: Il
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I .!. ill if r.i l Tmniy A'kinn
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i mi '.iM.Viiry I. if; Hi iiuU"""- .
Tin- "ill "dir.. h.ul Klll.'il a
: im .f i.i.-iil:y llnti. ft.Mii Oal" (
T"'l Nt'll-i l.vr. M I.Tiinrll-liilnf ;
ii . .1 I ..i lyatnilh. I. nl h. rwin-- him li"l
llii'.'.in my ii.-w llk'lit i'l.n tli'- initl-'
llll) r. Ill, 111 .11 TIli- l..liiilt Ii I'.i .
l.n ilml tli.ri. f. v-T .tii.l il) 'ii-i
t.iy .ii.- ni'.r.' rfTxtiv lit in the ll. i
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I'u- liui i mnii ! by tliy Tli. inllli uy
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M"'i r. vr. .'. iC' :.ti,iti"ii
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it l.llii ulty, ii tu nl Jit
N 1 ViiltK. i''C. '.. ililiiUrh
t tli.- Il.-ral-l f r .Hi lin-luli, .ay:
It ll.i.-IIH tinU u Ht.irn I lif-wliiif
ii !..- .-.iilij 1 1 if th- i-iiurii.- f llie
v. 1 1 1 1 iii-nt t'.w'.u.l iji'ii-nl Sir Will-
.i'ii lluiiir wli.ir- c.niju-t. ut tli" iui
f i l iIh- ar in -i wish inui-li rrltl
i.m. It in niuil that vlirii'-ral Hull, r,
indium l.i tin- mr, nfiit a m-rii-H of
il.ifit.li H wuriili g tin- Kuvrriiiiinit
u K.i in -t afi.'khii 1 1 1 c H i. th. giving
.l. tjiln ..f ; li-lr c.ni.U.i hi fur war
iilmli Imv Ih"H vrlfl.il iy r. c -lit
i-i'i.tn Hut IiIh illKpa'c.i" m-re vi-ry
'i"i:i-it.-ful t.i ;hi' i-riiiii'-it .iinl
w.-rc .iil uway .ut of rflit Ji'J il'-n-
- ill lluil. r wan ii.irnlily i-rllli'i,J.
'!.-iim.iI I'uil.r. :t mil, .lii-w ;i;
t. nil . n In tlu- way lit wliuli tin- L:.K-
lili win- iniil-tl by tlie t)lliiiln-i "I
I Hi. in: lliif. ii.'.' .!.-(. rt m-'iit w lii. Ii
f i .mi utiilt h.ijt t.ikvi pluuv, Will to
lully uiuiv.ir of. or piirtnnly ritlfln
r nn. I l.y ,! Ilnt-n m to thflr iirnn
.ri.l iiiini-rl.il Htr -nif'-li.
It l w.'ll kimwii tluit ill.- istitish
iiKi-ntrt "f tin- Ini-lliic nr.' .Ii iiartni' nt
ni'tv - u ..in fr.nii time t tmw In
Mn.l inn ulrit tin.- lln-r w. rv (I.)Iiik l
tin- H.iy nf .irmiin.'in. Tin- Hrg
I ;i! iil. ut il. I.IH .-) m til .il.l n.il-
.it an. I i "li liu U'.l t Jin viHltiirs round
f.ir. Mlii. li th-y I'h.w fur their " n
iiii i c. lii-r.- nJ rfuim -ro t-t up
anil kIi.i-i ltli in i.ff -L-l.iilnii nf pmU'
I) I i-il KruifT'M men. who weie
i u ii run f: iikukIi tu llii-piiv tr.i:,STS by
tli.'n pi lUMliillty.
Tli ii-- ill lli-iiinn liitt'liigi-iuv di-parl-lu
'i.t ii-cii -I l!"' 'ii.iM .nuiute ri-por:
I :li, iiilll.: ". r.niK"' milliner of
LAWTON'S FUNERAL FRIDAY
Kcmains Vs'ill Ik Emharhcil On the
Transport Thomas Kelief
fund Crowing.
MANILA. I.r : l'i a. m. S-n-
t-rttl Hanta Ani. with a for'-'- of ln
uiK'Tit -ii'lmiiliij at 3'.o. .itti'-k'l th
garrirmi .it guliig yvntHay. Tn Fil
iiiik w-r- 'Invcii laok. vt.-.-a Ix--lua
killl Th.-i-- w.Ti- no i-i-LNuaUlr
on ih" Aiii'-rirtin Mi'k- .
JIAMIA. :',-'..! 1U; h.i.ik-
l: ii It-ll. of ihi- Thii..'-iixih infai lr".
otMjouiu.r'"! 1 Kiiipui Thin j l.i)',
i.iur Al.iiiil'i.f . i.Mn.--- uf Z'iinliul
ami kill-, wounil'-l 'te (.-ipturol 28 ..I
Uk-iii. Tli troopa alau nbtained po
n-itKioii i.f u tminti-r of rttt-N 1,1 1 a
(i.ii.liiy if ii.iiiiiuniii.il. on- Auuil-
IMIl WttJl nuun ! "1.
K di-tachiinuK -f th- Thirty-fourth
Infantry -m-.iunt T.-.I a band nf t!it
rneniy Sjtluid-iy at Arltao. puViiic
..f New Vlx.raya, and ruutmi th"in,
killliiK two .aid uuuiiding or cuptuririK
II. Tha Am.-rtta-'is aJi h.-i. d a
iiu.ii tity of iinmunUio'i.
Th.- Tw.::y-flpi ,Kim-nt atti'tk.d
the Filipino out ; Sunday n.ar
CuUirnlj. hi'asb-n'iK Ih-in and kiiln.
five of the ii"iny.
Tht Thlrty-ii" h rvgitn-nt Suiiday
hud a brun with she enemy from ih
ni-.untHirm n-irthwn: .f IHruiluplJan.
due Anientvi. wan wounded. Th
ti H.pi cap'ur"d ll'.'i ru-i.1 ..f rattle nd
liiMUht th-m to ijr.inkl, Bataan fiov
lnr. In th- Inlaid of I'anay, 0.itialn
HiMwniirn ounipiny .f the Twenty
nisrth infmirj' fought the enemy n-ar
Aila. The r-b"'s Ul h-vivlly and trie
American. oap'ur-1 a number if rt-tl-f.
The r"lx-U who il.vl from Panay
t Kombl.-rii islaii I are suri'"nlenns
to an Amriein if.irri.n from Pansy.
The fun.-ial of Jin-rvil Lawton will
t:ik- pla !c'miv 10. Th? temJ m
will lx emli,rk.l on tlie tran.-p.irt
Thi.miiJi.
One of Most Disastrous In Histo
ry of Washington.
SEVEN BRIDGES SWEPT AWAY.
'.'aii"-il by iir.il Alf'i Ap -cilntlon cm
Urrow- ii Mon-y.
WA.SIIIN'ITON. ri"- .'H-Mr. Rob
etna, d.ei tor of th- mint, w in n.k"d
t iday a to wh - li -r th.- r-rif rnon
ei.iry ntrt.if";i'-' n M '-pi'iloti nni
fl.il ;m 'ir'ual ari-hy .f rnr.y to
Itv tie pru-.'il r-'ii.r -ineiiSx nf
trul.-. yMe aai l.
No ,,..ibi.. Ku..:,iy f m-.ri- - can Thousands of Dollars Damage Done to
. I . u . .w,.l, ...... . .. .. . . -I -
p-rt.xla ut Ti'n't.i.-y s'.r.i.if..ti. y, h--
i:aOr" Hp-i-uUtl'vi irwl r.-fiiif pr1.-.'i
willl abrb any p-millilo iii'-rna.-- un
til Siie pr-.-fure for n ady r-a.li l.i Jut
a great upon the -i-'-w plan, an it vu
up..n Ji old. Th real ::-( t HVk
ru.. tlo.Mi U !n .he op i-ul if i hi on rnaj-
K'..t.. Th'-' p-.pl-; -vho .ir'
that sh-y hay U-i f i- '.-l I
away their prp-r.y had rev.-r pd
f.ii- their liold!ri;ri. Th-y l-irro.v.'d
ni'fx-y on call tu nink- suii!l pay-
Tarms and Huildinis No Sign
of Subsidence.
throw i at.ue
SKATTLK, D-nc. :. One of tlwj maM
c rying tlisawlrou iloxls ;n the hlntury of the
racing aliin Ui Nonksaclf
rivi r in Wrmtom county.
I. i.' .-ntiriisit.il that alria..ly J39.M0
mentii, h..tn;r tha.i a right 'urn in th! worth .f I.imaje lia b.ii Uue to th.
mirkjl wouid giv lare j.r.fitj..
liRTAN AGAIN KXPLAINIXU.
He I.i N t Inu-nd to Aim don th
Silver 'ju.-'.icjn.
Au-itln. Tenan. Dec. 26. W. J. Biy
un'a llipitch fro.n Wa.-hingi-in fctal
Ing that he had wri'ten i 'oncre,1-m:iii
filly of Ne J!i ) ;hal hi' would
mak ae.-tor.il im.'?Iidi In tli East.
(H.-un.cl'ig truau and Imperialism and
he w.i aiik.-d as to heth.r th report
Imlicat-Hl his intention of abandon ng
Iho silver iiu-ijti'jn. '-Ie rvpIUd:
"CwigiMisnian Daly ha- probnbly
l!-n ml!iu.x.,d. I "xp-ct to make
evt-ral p-'cha In the East, but I
expect to discuss the money question
almg with oLhr quejttioni'. There j
a.-e thrv iju-iti'ioai now prominently
b--foiv the people, towit:
"The matey question, the trust
nu. sr-ion and '.he Philippine question.
Wliene.-ar I nuke a politicaj speech I
dj.uss all thrxi que-itlons.
Mrs. Bryan uxlay received a letter
from Andrsw Carneglf stating that
h-? would Blal'y furnish money for
U e areotion of a library at Lincoln,
Neb., which it is eniimaLd will cut
hutween SrAW and JTi.O'X).
farum an 1 bull luiir in the lloriid
tii!Mi-t mid rttili tlx- waters ahow n.i
liuili ati on of uubsi llrig. Five of th"
sevuii inidrf " over the river huvn
b'i-ii s-.v-pt away, four of them being
iniii 'iridifi'S.
A y-t the rlv-T hnn not racrid
prt-i-lou-i high water markj by 0v
uiche. bu; Uu- deMrurtlver.esa of the
i'ood U accounted for In Its suJdex-ns.
' PROFIT SHAKI.m; .K'lIRMK.
Grttt Noithrn Itailwiy Employes to
Beome StiK kholder.
ENC'LIH HAVE THE RANGE.
I;M.'rted
Trouble Iteiwew.
B'-r Foi"'..
the Two
'flic
b.i;;le' I
?KM)-i3M!M'-n:'n5i -i;i-(i--i;)--'iSK)-H)
Hero Im ii
UlMt Of
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m H. II is
High Grade Goods at
Moderate Prices:
I'ltnry Ciraiui'i'y Unit
Strictly I'Yt'.sli l's.
New ( 'nip Maple Syrup.
Miickwlicat ami (iiiildli1 Cako Klour.
rackanl it Smith's Fancy Italian rniiii's.
New (Viiii NnK Fius. Mim ii Meat.
Breakfast Food,
Pancake Flour,
Whole Wheat Flour,
Whole Wheat Crack ins.
Ralston
ROSS, HIGGINS & CO.
;.i (.w.-(-$--j
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Largest and Best Equipped
Offices In the Northwest
PORTLAND
DENTAL, -
PARLORS
Tup '
Floor
WaNhlngtnn
llullil-
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Crown anil Uriilirti Work, f 1.50 prr tooth, gunrniitceil.
Ilent Hct Teeth. 5.(K) lit uuHraiitoud.
lU'dt Fillint!", Mle tip, miiirantiml.
All Work Positively (itturaiitccd
toulvc Perfect Satisfaction
OK NO PAY.
WiiRliinton lliilldiiig, Corner 4th ntnl WuHtiinyton Stu.
Fifth Floor, Kooins-47, 4H, f 0, 61, 52.
Oreiion, Hrown 40.1. Columbia flOo
'Plion
I,.- of HulW
Coliutlg 111. I
1 1oiig's irtlllerv wa." j
:h.it CI. n-r il Ihill.-r w II ,
inii to r'll'-vi- l.idy-'
l'i.l Kol. Is on the
. 1
". 1 -.isiiK i''iuf.iici'm.'iiti'
I. .ill. 1 - .iii.l ought to Ii.' I'l
ii to ri-op - i liontilltit'S ill a
l.-. 1 day, .ml -nn h- waiis for '
llll-l The III. Venn III-' 'f tlie
I' iltaiU'li.- ai 111 Inn ill (Nip.- Town mv ,
li.n com .'iil'-l by I hit .tut hoiSl.'-s, but.
(I.11 1 .1 1 llull'i' Ik evii-mlj inking I Ik
fl.'l'll llOep.H 1111,1 I'l pllli-lllg IllS lost!
Ill tlll'l-J , llllll- ti"fl'-.ll MdllUCil Isj
f.ncnl t. (.land by and watch the
ll.rii while they extend lli.-lr rltlf
lieri-li.-' kind !tr. nutlxin tholr ioitl. i
III fl-'lil of M.l,Ur l-IV.il. (ie'.xllll llul.
lei ik Justuled 111 tliia .-.olIi-.-H- if l.ady-
mi 1 11 ti, us In gem rally U li. vml, in In a .
m.. re cut leal coiull'loii than Ivtmber-J
b y. About ll.jiM troops win aii'.ve
illinng lh. n.-xt vlghtecn ,liis at t'.ip.
, To.iti lief.nv l.ol Uob't'tn ii-.-uir.es
command. With thin nolj .,f rem-
fi.iciiii..'it.i l!eii'fil null! Will not
1 have th1 faellitlen for sotting every
rnlilinii agnl i on ihe iT,i,i.ive, but he
I will at b unt have Milllelen' sti-ngth
for maneuvering agalnut t'olensn and
, iiltciiiptlng to turn the onemy's posl
1 tl.-n theic. Thin 'h wlkil niiMtoiy m.11
In London mo oow expocilng him to
! da within 11 fortnight. One re:i-.ur-'
leg sign In the publication of m.ifl
but. is fiotn LiidyHinllh, Estc.uiiM mid
otlxr points In Natal, which evidently
Imv. not bteri sulinduteil to the mill-tiii-y
cenrnr. TIiIh budgiit of cchivn
poiidelice d'0li In a critical xplrlt Willi
the blundera made by the wtaff nnd
the Irritating fussliHin of the marti
nets In rep.Ntfodly changing csimp and
exluinitlng tho patience of the
sjldleisi. Tli-J letieni also contain cvl
d.'iicu that the British Held artillery
Is distinctly Inferior nut only to
the ltocr guns In rang', but to tUo
guns of al moat every Importunt Eu
r ipi'.m ihiwea1. Thin cnmimlgn l bring
ing cut many unpleasant i-eveliitlous
of which full pollilcul use will be
m'iide when the HhtM-.il oppoHltlon
li'in-r.! tho truo pulnts of tit tuck.
but
In:
Ihe
Ull'l
that
. .urn. ii po- .i sl by the Boers,
w.-ie merely gulled by tile w.lly ,
.,11- I'lio 1 ' in gun- with which j
w.u - conducted, the 0 re u sots 1
CASE OF CLARK.
Wellcome Disbarment Will
Figure.
Not
Kiupi's. W'-i-e so carefully hldd'-n
-caiie il seui iUlts.oe tli," iiniliedi
ml" of ihe giV'-niment knew ef
them
Pile Ellglidl g.
Kill,- I ,,11 ll 1:1 1
at;. ;,'..- had ln 1
In 'In- i" it 1 1 1 vl.1
..-nim'thi sent
ulibre to what
allowed to s e.
v It is thought
infer.-,
It
Wile
.MlTllt'ENS FORCE KKSTlNli.
Biers
Have an
pea 119
Army of S.nuo
In Reserve.
I'll io
I.oNDiN, Doc. 26. The Cnp Town
correspoiideirt of the Dally News, tel
graphing Wednesdiiy, Dectir.bet M
says:
"Lord Methiii'ii' I iiiidoMliind, In
tends to remain at Moddi r vlve.r nlv.mt
three weeks longar.
"From Bair reeourcus, hitherto sin-
out j
thfl !
that J
I! " i - und'trst'e. -d their numerical
s 1111, 1 -in. ill anus
Is uiulerst. 1,1,1 ihat ill these tilings
told t" iln h. r.i-- guv. nun -ut hi '
11-1ie-.1l liutl r with the risult ih.it!
Itntli r was culled disloyal and pre-1
Boer .iinl rabid pip.-rs .1 'tiuuuled his j
degl'.ldil'.lon, j
Hut since 1 1.0 Will- begun pe.iple w Ii
know th,- contents of General nuibi'.--,lisi.itehes
hiiie Ci'tiie forw.irl and.
ask. d th.u ili-y be publislii-l. Th" at-
teii'.l.m of iiu-iiiliers of piiiliiimeni bus i
Iven called to the matter and when'
Ih" commons .ins 'iiibles il will piobii- i
I ly order the publication of the ills- I
patch, s. If It be asked why General j
loil.h r did not sp vik out, it must be
reni'-mbeicil that he is a military mini 1
lu 11 high position and says: "My lip.-
me sealed.'' Inn the subject Is now ,
occupying the club gossips.
One very clever club man reniarkid 1
that ihe iiuestlon really amounts to)
this:
"Is lie a ti alt ir or a martyr?"
A no; her sail:
"Is ( finical Butler the Dreyfus of
tills war, ami 'i.us he been snubbed by
the nuei'ii?" for It will be remembered
that when the quean visited Bristol he
was withdrawn from the chief com
mand of the wsitirn district and It
was stated that he would have heen
hooted had he appeared. Han he been
Insulted by the pi'.vsis In the order to
shield tha war olflce. which believed
the inlelllgiiice department rather
thnn the chief of the South African
forces? Smite one lse said:
RciiKmbM' Lord Wolseley's spv'h
"we have boeti grossly misinformed
as to the strength 'and resources of
the Boers." The public naturally asks
"deceived by whom?"
NEW YCP.K. Deo. 2S.A sp.c!ai to
the tlera'.d from Washington, says:
Members of the sonate cvnimittee
on privileges and elections d. clare
tli.it they will carry on the Investiga
tion of Senator Clark's case without
regard to the decision of title Montana
st'i'ivni" court under which John B.
Wcllcon-.e was disbarred from practice,
on ehaigvs of bribery In connection j
with Senator Clark's election.
"We sit as a court," said one of the'
m mbers. ' and wo consider all the
facts bearing upoa these contest cases!
in a purely Judical manner. Even if
the supreme court had declared that I
c'l.U K himself was gu.lty of att-mpts :
to bribe, or whatever they charge u.m j
with, we could pay no attention to It. j
He w as not a party to the case, an.l !
of course had ii" chance to pros. nt his
side We h.iv" luvhing whatevet .0 '
do with Mr. Wellcome. We will try 1
the Clark case 0:1 Its merits." I
Former Jtidg Jere Wilson, leading ;
local counsel for those who are con- 1
IcMtlrsg Senator's (.'lark's seat has In- !
d-.ea.tod a dusire to have summoned
about Jl witness's from Montana at a
cst of about HfO fir each, irrvspie
i.vf of the time he has to remain
hove. No witn.is.scs will be summonel
until congress convenes. I
MODDEIt RIVER. Cap" Colony,
l'"c 20. The Bniidh naval guns com
mand th-.- while Boers' p.sition, and
posseses the exact range of every
stai.e and bush. They frequently
plint shells with good advantage In
tlw midst of the Beer camps. The
CHICAGO, I-c. 26 A special to
the R.'ccrd from St. Paul, Minn., says:
ili-ny employ-s of the Great
Northern railroad. Including conduo-
tors, ei:gin-rs and other trwln mo,
will becume stockholU-rs In that sys
tem of railroids in February. The
fact it not gen-Tally known, but It la
understood that the management of
the company has docided to recom
mend t" the stockholders a plan far
the d.stribution of a large block of
the company's share among the men
who have b-en in the service of th
compiny f.jr a certain number ci
yoars. The sum will aggregate sev
eral hundred thousand d'larv.
I It !s fld that the Plan will be to
Increase thj canpany's stock, lO per
cent, and to allo-w the men to sub
scribe for a rouad amount at par. Th
amh.ur.ccu.'iiu of tre allotment will
m lr mude until some tinve In February.
REl'RCITlNG Sl'SfENDEU.
CINCINNATI. Dec. 28 M. Pierr
I'etclt, r-cruiting agoiu fir the ambu-
I'.urghers are reported to be returning j lane corps of the ftw army suspend-
home for Christmas. eu opori.t;-.is tempoiurily today on
Recent arivals fom Jacobfdal report ' account of the failure to receive an
that notw ithstanding the Boer success, expect M draft from Dr. L -yd. It in
the Free Statues do not expect ultl- i said that bOO recruits nave b?en sent
m ue victory. They complain of the ! from this el'y.
MADAME BAZAINE UL.
overbearing condu-.t of G. -nival Cron
je s men, who are alleged to be better
f.-d and posted In the safest positions.
The Transraalers do not conceal their! CITY OF MEXICO, lv. 2.-Madame
susiicioii of poble defection of FreelBaiine is seriously ill at a hospital
Slaters and threat -n to f?hcc-t tliem at here. She was the wife of the famous
the le.ist sign of wavering. The Free Maishal B.izine of France. Her sad
Staters are said to reginl subjection ; case excites the sympathy of th
to the Transvaal as more to be feared I highest s.cl-tv here where she has
thA'i subjectioa to Greu Britain. 1 beeti in the past a lender.
1 1 AS BETTER SENSE
WASHINGTON. D.-c. 26.-The Drlt
bh amba.-'sudor, Lord PaiiUv'foto, has
mule no piM'.-st to the authorities
heTV relative to the ivpM'lnl organized
movements In various parts of the
com try In lohnlf of the Boers, Includ
ing an nlleg.'d Fenian movement, al
though th,ise in.Utara were subjecls
for discussion betivoan Scci'tary Hay
vnd the ambassador as late as this
uficinoon.
HIS HAT A MEGAPHONE. I
Funny Colon ! Talks of Fenians In-
vading Canada.
BOSTON. Deo. 26. A 1110 von ten',
looking 10 the invasion of Canada by
Fenlnr.s .and advanced Irish Natlonnl
lst has ben nirlrited for some time
ly the leaders of tlnse organisations
l:i and around ?ivton. ColoneJ Roger;
F. Scannel. who has 'oeen Identified
w Ith Irish agirations for many ytMi-s, j
said today that there was to be a
m-eting of prominent Irish National-1
I sis in Philadelphia next Sunday on
M uiday tvi discuss the question of In-1
lading Canada.
' This mooting." Colonel Scannel
said, "will be followed by aiuither in j
Boston wh-.ni repoi'ui from the l'hila-j
delphla ni.vting will be made by the j
Boston delegu'es."
Colon.'l SiMiind says the pivsent 1
w ,u!d be a g.wd lime for the lnva- j
sum, as the troops of Canada are be-;
lug sent away to tako part In the
African war.
"It his been agit.il-M for v.-arj," con
tinued the coljnel. "that Canada
should either be annex"! to the United
States or should have an independent
govornme'it of har own.
"With an army of 100,000 Irish Na-
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