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; Mi! ' ' p. v ft O: J '1 a,. 1 1 i - i - ; j v '(., nil in. VOL. L. ASTORIA. OUEOON, SATURDAY. DECEMBER 80, 1899 NO. 1 Ik Suggesting Holiday Gifts FOR Thin nut Mure tiri, V. with lldliiluy N(i'lli't) in 1So)'n'hii1 Voting Mcii'h ("IdthcH TIuto i not a Myle in any article of Muii'm wear $ that i.H not hIiowii lure in miniature for Hovh. th : Suits Underwear Neckwear Reetert Hosiery Cloves Overcoats Shirts Leggins Hats and Caps Sweaters Fancy Vesti CHRISTMAS TOYS GIVEN WITH SUITS. OVERCOATS OR REEFERS. ("I ft in A B STEINBACH 8 CO, ll.IM I I O I llll US IN llll NOUTIIWIM .Mail OrJvi Solicited ( nl lKl l oiulli inul Morrison l.llrllWr I I Mil I Jl llllll .11(11 TIHOII m g ' -l- T'-V-S-- "r-j-J-r-r- t c-'"-"b? tif.i loliday Presents! Rugs! ArtlHtlc Picture PrntuhiK Charles Kcilborn 8 Son. Hero Im n llMt of lllli Grade Goods at Moderate Prices: Fancy Creamery lUiltcr in Kegs ami Holls. Strictly Fresh Kggs. New Cro Miiile Syrup, ltiiekwheat ami (iriiMlo Cake Flour, raekiinl & .Smith's Fancy Italian Pntnes. m tc.it. New Crop Nuts, Ralston ROSS, HIGGINS &. CO. w ' a yv -n js -v Largest and Best Equipped Offices In the Northwest PORTLAND DENTAL. PARLORS Crown ami Bridmi Work, f 1.50 ixr tootb, guarnntceil. IUHt art Tooth. 95.00 lit KimrHtititeil. Ileflt rillltiKH, fido up, giiurnntt'oil. All Work rosttlvcly (inat antecJ toutvc Perfect Satisfaction OK NO 1AY. Wiwhinifton Itullitlng, ftorner 4h nmt Washington Hta. Fifth Floor, Rooini-47, 48, 0, 61, R2. 'Phom Oration, Brown 4gj. Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi $ Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi BOYS. airy mnl rli'jjiinl uliouiiil Sla I Ol I I.AM, OKI (.ON rl., II'IUII.M', UHI lillA . We liftvo over ei i liumln il tlilfnciit htylt of t'aiH'V UmkiTs in Mahogany, ( iuKKii Oak ami liinlfryo Maple whii'li arc oxt t l lent valiift ti'l choko goody. We have nlfio a Ix autiful Inn- of I'jctiircH artistically fiaim-.l. Lnlirs' Writing Pcvk", Tailor Tal'h. Tal'oiiivtUi, Jariiiiiimv Staiuls. A large iioitnu iit o Smyrna.1", Axmin--t rs anl Willoiix. -l--H-!-HS)---V Figs, Mince Meat. Breakfast Food, Pancake Flour, Whole Wheat Flour, Whole Wheat Crackins. 1 yrs N -v f Top X Floor ! Wa.hlmton ! Build- me V Columbia gOg A MOYEAIENT IS IMMINENT Bullcr Preparing for Another At tempt to Relieve ladysmlth. BOERS HAVE CROSSED Tl'GELA Concentrating fur i Stronger I'rcs Mire on White He Is Suffering From the liombardmcnt. I.o.N )(S. Urc. M, i u in.-Lit-4l KIXN'lal llnil"' 1 1 in Chli li y ( an.p him ilarkly Jl mii- linpKitiuil itiuV' inri.l .ik liiilnii viil. 'I'll In In O'f rrtr.t. Willi ..n.p fiiiKlvilK". t.i lll'UII tllll i;.IHIT.ll llUllnl CUMPIII- pKUm a r.-iiiwal nf 1 . i till. .nipt (n r. -Ilii li lyi'ultti. It i r I' rul l.y tln .iiMlch.. ihui Hi.. II..-H i4V now MUril l.i tin .N..11I1 Imiik t lliu Tug, .l.i. lirlnK f nl J ili.il tin- nM.illvii rinr 11. uy lir llif.r i.-'ii.il 'I'll ur - uU. in. Mux lli lr I.111K i niii-.r 1 . 1 I v 1 1 1 11 1 1 . f. liMy llh tin. iiii'iil. iii ..f .i.ili f ir'hf ,r.-n.mi- mi tin if.rilnu.i wh.cli i.ow i i iiu l.i In miff. riiiK pr-Uy h uH) from tin- b"ii.lmidi.ic lit. Tin- iiiiinli'ir ..f imnilMim if th" Iimiiii,. ..f i miuiii ili Uhu llUVi; Vulllll- 1.1 1. l r. i thr (rmi tlir. uu in ii-rlnuv ly l irtlii''f ihe kv iriuivmi'i major Uy nlii'ii parlltuiKiit raai"iiiM . 'Hi.- Ii,.ln-Iill Ik h.vo lui.ul-.l jC2.0-0 i.i llii- Mm kliiKliiwr.nliIro voluiiU-ar fiiiul li in Jin tt"'l tli.it t29J0W mil l cuiiti'ilmi .1 (.rlviili'ly 1.1 v.'lU i-t- r f in Im iliri.unlinitt itti- fc.un ry Alnmiy Win fun. I f. r th.- r-!l-f ..I tlio f.iiiillio ..f .!!!. -.. ..U L j'Ki 1 IIAI.'KN ruWICLLS HIIKAU. Iun J'rocU'nalk n Mo-n p:i-rl.i the Attltuilo of (;'rniui) nil Ami-hca UMh'N, D'T. :'-T!ip l.-xl of Oil-' iiu-i IUJin-rovH' iir.fl.i million t.i thr bUrfhiTH b-l!llH M.lltllllig. !h- liikt "f lit. li inn alr. dtly I 11 abl. il. 1 'in.H f 1 ..in IaH'iiio Miiu 1 liday. Afui aKriTlinn llial thi' npi.bll. vun- i fi t li.'pe (or fi)i!(tn lnti.ar'i)tln nnJ ' T.-t. .ml. tig to T'lat.- the 1 x.u-t iittu l' ( all 1'uixp.an pvvr. ImluJlrf l.inliTv.i Wllllnm. whti. tht' rol.inel wM, fully yiiiialh!'MU wlih Kiik- ' Imi.l. ' liuJcn-l'ii voU milk the ix-, ti' 1, 1 .l.n.u y dUli'ini'iil tliut Ihv Airrr, t'1111 i.iv, 1 mil' lit l,u wuriitM nth. ri of1 li, r iiilriiU.m to ,i wit.li Kngliin.l I li ,iil. uny of ihun Intcrfi-M. ' MKTHl KN S (U N 0XrL.lDEl. laiinor Thai H e Ilrltiah Have Again Huffeprd Hfvra. TM;i:T ntA. li.e. !S-0. n,.ral Si-hal-k' lieiirir r,'vnt. under 1l.1t 0 of Do cinhi-r T3. that tralna are now running to I'obti.". Indli'nilrtt tluii tlu r.ivr hiiv built a iMniuctliiir lino around I adyanittli. O moral Cronjo r-ports fr.ini Modd'r rlvnr, Pivt-niber H. that the H 10m hnve c.nitnrtsl two Drttlah forla nt Kiirumnn, Ucponibrr 11. It l nmn.ri'ii dial Methiien'a li naval 1 11 11 h:i' fKplmltvl. The Traiiavanl ifiverniiiciit him pro nitllKated n new gold tax law, by whli-h Indlvldiinla nml r-ompnniis w,ii I, lnn their own mlnea aro titod Si) Vrr cent of the output, while mine wnrkej by the government will piy M per rent. Suspended minus wll pay SO per cent on tholr piMlxiblu output. calculated on throe mont.hv working. r.i'ilin Ins works wy piiy 30 pt coin of thiilr mil proflti. l'ho ln l retroac tive lo OiHobr 10. ANOTHER Ol'N TO rtlCAR. riETERMARITZnURO, D.c. 27.-A dlapntrh from Lahyamlth, dVtted Di cember 22 aay.i: "TI19 Boors have mounted another howluer on Surprino 1I1III, repluolng the gun captured hi a nortle of he rlllo brigade. Meanwhile, thy watch uo nightly with a soanhllitht. ad bonibiud the place daily, but show no signs of assaulting the town. They probably think they can ntarve us out, but we have pltnty of provlrtJons, The total casualties since tlio xelge began ar TO men killed and 276 wounded." NOW IT 18 THE FRRNC1I. England's Camidian Subjei-ta Adding to Heir Trouble. NEW YORK. Deo. 23.-A apeelal to the World from Ottnwa, ssiya: One gravo nasult to Canada's war In Sjuth Africa Is tlie uiroualng of all tho lntont hostility to BwtMi rule in Can ada among tho Fi'iioh in Quebec piixvlnce. Rocemt mutUTlngs of a possible Anglo-Trench conflict haw aggra vated the aiiti-Briiioh sentiment there and sitrongthoiwd tho ikwiro among French Canadlana for tha Indpond ence of Canada. The dream of the groat majority In Krcnrfi CunU flit now new V ii lie on tin bank of th 8t. Lwr- Miif, ful urmthT lfnlnfliil.i KM 011 Iik ninilmtK of Amrtua. Co iiily irnb'J -d ! the Fru:li Cwi- linn pripuliiUnn wliji Out Me itt im iiltlinut ln,li.p'ii,l jici- of 'ihlM oAJfiiry. lli.it iv t a f'-w coii!'tir ill" Dm about rli f,r It. Thm Id In volrH In a rr.-nt pt:r from I. Jl'iii, M. P., to ppM of MoMival. II? "I do Hot 1ih to Kf ii'l mi.- irA to I1I1J uny rloT Uu b Klj--'Xri-tit th- oiiuiicri'liil Ijmti'Iw Klilcli unl'n u to Hi ni HrlU'ii. We luivt- alm,t Hot til UK III I'oliimirfl ulth llu- 1, LI con ilium. I 11 in a I'aria'llan .in J ;ny ubti ir to 'ina,l i ink rank amo.ijr lli Iml-p "ii l -iit naJl im a c,,n a It will Iw nuiDcl'-ntly lU-vlotl by Lhe vitali ty ,.f llu i,,ulutl.:i an ilw IminMiifliy of llu i.kumI rwourc." Mr M'Mwit, a wHI a.i Mr. Itouruaia It. I'., li Im u'r-M'ly ui:L-I ufiii tils prt,t'm uk.UiuK al Unij llrtca n by ri-- Ikiui, U u in p,rlinii-ril. m nin'.iiK the abl: of lh nu-ti,U m of lli! 0111111 xi from Qu lf . Ali i ii-.v an rli r tVi'iii h iii' intxT O! parllaimiiM, Mr. 'laiuvtn, In 'imrj i b Ucly d"n-jun-lnic tlu- m-iidl-g of I'm ill 11 11 trti tl'l Uimli llrltaJn in th. wiir. Al a puWIc iti-tinx twl'l at Si Irrwue. OU'-b-T, .Mr. chauvln iiaJd h. knev the e.'-i.i would Approve wl-.ii h toll lh-.il that 'id IiiwI ibrid.l ! J uiftjl" la ikitII im.trt mtaiiml ui-i-.ulimu mil .iKtiiun linji-uia; f-d. ra tion, inlll'ury ic .ltliiut. with K g. bAiid. At tin K.1U10 iMoLiriK. A. Mantel ininJiUi-r if publl v.alu f.r Qu.bc (pok't In tlu- auiK- tttiuln and niroiily l.-i,oUiii nl ilm tmp iitllMn wiiii h "l.o .1 Mli.to and i.-i'ra.l liuttm are My.iH to faaUti upon lie country." Tli f'lvni'h iii-wpup- ur- 11m U iimphiitic. L Kvi'iiin..l, tlu- I a II'ik i-oii.iratlv- 'ou-.tail of lju.U-c .liy. 4V the Ani,-I.-1T wur la unju t an.1 provok 1 fix- culiitlvi- .nidn by th.i umUtloiia I 'li.iinti-r!aln. Af l r 1 olnly dH,uiulnir lrn tl k: "In It n. ,viii,y for ihe Fn in h Can ad'.una to pViy l!ic ml' of eiiViH to pr .ve thi ii- l i)-ilty to B:iKan 1 an I to mum tlw d.-liuhlful frt.odf l.lji of tin- I'nliih In tuuida? Mum be Kulii.'d In our ihoiigtMa by our m Ptiek iKiiRland): eK'j.- all her iurr-ln, Junt or unjuat; furnifih nvrif1i f. her mtii' ruiik. applaud h.-r dannalile urta iuhI r x. 1 1 m a v ictory when hi" army miff-rt lnt' lit Oui-b v tin- ikipular rry Ik ax.iliM Inn 4'kilinni uul for the Ind-per.ilence of 'a;i,utii: In ontarto mid hT Br Kllnh ipikln piivliKi It In for cb'r uulrn ivr.h h Itrtilfh rnmn. P.-e-iiiUt I.aurii .liula ilmw-lf plioM be tween two lnex!liiKUlhable firva, e! llvr of which may eviolually cotiauine ti 1 11 1 And hia Kuvoriimrnt. fr'XYM AN HELD THE FORT. riJKTOIUA. TuvdiJ-. Dec. 26. (by way of I,omi)x Marquvx. Thurilay, tire. ?S ) I'ominand mi Snym.in re-pi-rta as folio va frj,n Molopo: "Mon day mortilng the onemy from Mafek Iiib utta-k.-il one of our forts in force with cannon and an armored train and o porahtontly Out thore was fighting rlglu on the walls of the forts, but we hnve rei.ilnl our forts. The I rltlsh loaa ia n'pirt-d as 55. Ai'C't'RATiC SHELL FIRING. LAOYSM1TII. Sumliiy. Dec. 24. via Piel-erniiirlUburg. Thu Boer ahell fire has boen very ilamvJl.'g recently. On Fildiiy (ino mIi. -II killed six mn and wounded nine. The same, mlasle killed 14 hows. Anoihir Just .iilxsed tlv Fifth l.unvrs' lln-s. slightly wounding alx otrtcviK. Sevoral ahells have fallen cloae to O-i'ii'ml White's house, com pelling the removal of his hi'ailiuar lora to another point. BATTLIC WITH KAFFIRS. rRETOrtIA, TujsJay. Uec. 25. iby way of Lorenso Marqiirt, Thursday, Iec. 28 ) Commandint Swart reports from tha Lgr at Alow.iskop. near Zaoruat, that he hail an engagement Frltlay. IXcembr 22, with the Kaf firs In ihe neighborhood of Derdor poort. The Kaffirs occupied a strong ly fortldvd ridge and were well pre pared for emergencies. After heavy fighting .he burghers captured the Kaffir pdalOon, losing thiee Icllled and flva woundad. MILITARY MINISTER WANTED. LONDON. Doc. 29. -Mr Henry Spen cer Wilkinson, th Morning Post's mil itary export, in'hls revlow of the situ ation, say: "Tho time- bus apputviMJy arrived fi- tlio ninlou to Inaiut, It not upon a military dictatorship, at k-ast muvn tlie uilnibwl-.m Into the, . aWnet of a nilll Uuy mlnistor, em powered to veto any proKsila doirlmeiiial 'to the success ful prosecution of tha wir and ali that the admlnls'inlUon oX the army ahould bo placxl whiJly In the hands of a tried military admlnlHtraMr." EUGENE SMALLEY DEAD. ST. PAt'L, Doc. 29. Eugene V Smallry, editor and publisher of the Northwest Magazine, died at his home In this city at Midnight. As a news paper man, author and publisher, Mr. Smalley wus ona of tho most wldelj known wrltjra of the Northwest. LOCKETT IS STILL ACTIVE Another Mountain Stronghold With Cons CaptartJ. REGARDED AS IMPREGNABLE Americans Carry It Without Diffi culty and Very Liyht Casualties Kebcl Loss Very Large. WASHINGTON, V(C. 29. On.Kral I'll cahlia llio wur departnwTil to day a follows: Manila. Dec. W.-CoUwl Lk.Ic. It. uiili a regimen, uf two battalions of the Forty-alxth, ("'olonul 8chuylfr). uiiu batulion of the Korty-flfih (tN'o-ii-l Dorvt), aiwj one company of th 'I wei.ty-bcvtnih Infantry, and two guiu. (i.'uplaiu Vand'Uiwti), attack, d the i-ii'iiiy, if atro: g In a in un;al.i ntrotiKhuld beyond Mount Alban, to the northeast of Sjji Mateo. A large nuiiilr-r were Killed and wouivkd, said '.'I were taken pri.-one:s. Lirkott iuptui'd oiR- caniHiii, 4 rifl-s. 2 .0 0 rounda of ammunition, pound of powder, araenal for'jfiou'.toiis, ull tlie r f.ivil auppliut oJid considerable o.h, r proiHrty. ' Tina captur-d point, located on a mountain trail, was fcrmt-ily luwp'je ed to be linprvgnabW. Our casualties: Lieutenant Enlow, Eleventh cavalry and tlve enllated men wounded, mt ly alight. Privaie Malaon, Korty-ffth Infantry, drow.u-d." MANILA. Die. 29.-Thf insurgents who evacuat -d the part town? bt' iwen L'agupan and Vigm, fl4rg to th moumains b-ore the aJvandng Americans, are returning In small lunda to the towns the Ainerlciru do not occupy. tiTrorizing the nailv.s and Chinamen who fhewed friendship for the American. Natives and Chinamen are seklng Ji- protection of tlie American garrl- otv. Colonel Wej?rs cavalry, whl'e Hcouting In the i.'lnlty ot TrlnMad, found evidence of Filipino soldiers be ing In that vicinity, but It was lmpoa Hibte to bring about an engagement. The recent Increase In the garrison of Numacpacan against a threatened reJiel attack on Christmas day averted trouble. Colonel Hare of the Thirty third Infantry, who has bw-?n fd'owing th party of Aman pri.unor. Via track for three days, about December X of such sign and evl lences of thiSr passage that they customarily left behind them. It Is thought the prisoners wro -ena rated and couvyi.d to rtinou parts of the mountAins, thus incrcaaing Ur? dlfflcuUieB of General Young's troops to effect their rescue. Lieutenant taylor killed WASHINGTON, ec. 29 Oneral OU today eiibl.-a '.ho war di pirtm-nt that K.m l.leutenam 11. Tailor, of the Twelfth Infantry, was run over by a train crossing Ange rlvjr. near Ban tlrta. on the 26lh ln."Uiit and died in a few hours. Taylor was bo.-n In Il linois and was ippaiuted to the army from Northern Idaho, In June, 18S9. He was graduated at the military ac ademy and asslgiv-'d to the Twelfth Infantry, with which he erved in South Dakota and Nebraska up to the time of the outbvoak of the Spanish war, when he accompanied the expe dition to Santiago do Cuba. LAWTON RELIEF Fl'ND. WASHINGTON. Dec. -..-Adjutant General Corbln reporU todiy that the contribution to :ha lAwton relier fund have amounted to J30 525 ENGLISH HEAVIEST LOSERS. Largest Flour Cwgo Soiled by Brit lih Cruisers Balongcil to TheJi Own People. NEW YOORK. Dec 29. It now ap pears that tho firm that hud tin? larg est shipments of flour consigned to Deiagoa bay on the three wssels of which the cargoes were recently seised by the BrHish wuthorftiee, is an En gllsh concern Arthur May & Com pany of Bristol, which has a Urge branch ofT.c hi thds city. The tlrm had on bewrd the three ships which were selxed the Maria, the Mashona aiul the Baatnce ubout 2'J,0v0 bags of flour conaignfixl to Lor onro Marquex. The lagent h-Jre will nt say whather the flour was Intended for ultimate shlpnKiiit from Lorenzo Mnrquez to the TiunsvaiaJ, but he has not at pmwat made lany repreannt.1 tlone to the scaile department as have moet of th? other firms which had goods aWaed. The nwnlfvats of the three vessela show that they co-try tho usuiil class of goods shipped to South African port, although the proportions of flour was much larger than usual. It la oacitly adnUUed by the American Amis who good hare boeti ' seized that a large prop xil,m was dntwided fjr the Uoi-r. A number of one firm declared that there was a very large local trade !n Lorenio Mfirquez. Tho ryjmagnmsiU to DeVgU boy were ail shipped ai. the con!gn ti rlk and ihy cannji thtvf'jre claim damages from he American firms for toii-d llv-A-y of the g'Kxl. The st-arn- ship owmjrs are alao prof-cted from similar dum-age suits, as a clause In the shipping agrnonta provl.t that they are nut repnbl Vx "unf-s-n events." In spite of thla, it Is si&ted hat a ktrgj proportion of the Kin shlpp-yi to firms In Lovenzo alarUez was paid for before It left this country. The uncertainty In every direction cotiftquent on She wur made ship ping c xiceriu In Am.'rlca crful and most of tbm tvfu-d to raniact bual n" etcept on "cajh bfore delivery" frms Th ppl In Deiagoa buy are, ther:f ir. the nia-l suff-jrrs. par ticularly a that city Hi now full o.' refugees frni the Transvaal and th ptlce of every thing ha gone up. PAYING THE PIPEK. P.oliuid R'.-'id Liuuiitxting the Store of Ills Pa.H 0A Living. NEW YORK. Dec 2.-Ro!and R'd. the actor, who na op -rated on U.-t Tiiewkiy at 9t. Luke's hir4ul, reported to be resting ijuU-t'y Ia- night with little change hi his condi tion for lhj butt. or won. In sou.- wav Mr. Reed leanud that his lllri.-s was cint4dorsd serious and it worri-d him so that nine thon every e.Tor has b-efl made tj ke-p his condition not only frj.n him. but alao from the public. There is so-iw doubt as to whuther or DM. he was op rated upon for catvt as reportad. His trouble was original ly announced as appendicitis and lat r as cancer of the stomach, and it was (.aid that hilf of his stomach wn re- moed and thai he would not be able to sun-lvi ihe opyulon vcry l.aig. llai duughter hag arrived and Is cn itaotly at his bedavl win h-r mother. Vary llowers and niessag. of stii- palhy ar.lve daily, but all but n few of tho tlowen are kept away from 3ie sick room. It is feured th.vt if the niages wi tvad to him they might alarm him. While he is not expected to live. ' everything pslble Is being for him. AN ATLANTIC PATROL. England Will Stop Furilur Exped. tiois to the Tranavaal. NEW YORK. Dec. 29. -A sped U to the World from H-alitix. N S.. says: Great Britain Is apparently pr- pr inx to pvV.rjJ '.he Atlantic. The repiiit that the larger part of the British North Vnvrieun and Wt4t Indian squadrjn have reoeived orders concerning the alleged vtolatiin of the mnitnlity laws by vesaels Uavli'g Amertoui porta with contraband 0 war seems to be well foundtd. Ona of the offlerUa of the navy yard here, wh-m asked by a reporter if two war vead?la would be desjulched from the British North American squadron, declared that he knew for an aU-olute certainty that commurucutfone touch ing upon the ma.tt-.ir had been ex changed bex.w.'-'m Halifax and the com mander of the flerj alt tho West Ir.dU. Arrangemenlts are bting made he said, for the dispatch of at learf two veeseJs to do patrol duty on the S-iu.h and Niwth Atlantic con. The crui-s will juII Immediately after reoipt of final orders. THE "GREATER IS BANKRUPT. OMAHA. NEB., Dec. 29-Judge Munger In the federal court today de clared tho Greater American Exposi tion Company a bankrupt. The pro ceedings were brought by laborers and ohars who held unsecured claims. The decision releases 130,000 which has been led up In ho hank pending the decision of the court. The Absolutely Pure Made from Grape Cream of Tartar. Baking powders made from alum and ether harsh, caustic acids are lower in price, but inferior in work and injurious to the stomach. ROYAL BAKINQ POWDER CO., NEW YORK. BIG STEAMER GONE ASHORE Another Atlantic Liner Protatly Wrecked on English Coast. HER POSITION DANGEROUS ifclicTcd to Ik One of the Hamburg Americans Gale Kaginrj tad Life boats triable to Reach Her. IONDON. Dec. 30.-A lints Gorman mail suamir, believed to be one of the Hahburg-Amvrlcan liners, has gone aground during a ternfflc gale, of gone aground during a terrific gale In the L-uii ba, about a quarter of a mile off Dungeness, on the sjuthern extremity of Kent. Heavy seas are braiklng over the vcol and the Ufe boais are unable to reach her. Fears are entertained for the aafny of the ' aaaengen". NfJW YORK. Dec. 29. 1C O. Dun A Company's Weekly Review of Ttade will nay tomorrow: No oorr.'ct report of the failure In IS) can be mad? until the year 1 as closed. The failures thus for reported are fewer In numbers than In any year sin' l3,and amaller In the amount of commercial liabilities than In any year since 1SS1. Th? aggregate of defaulted liabili ty's id 120,l6),0i, but nearly two thirls of tha banking Uabtlitlas were addej within a few days, the aggrfe gite reaching about $30,900,000. Com nxirclal Uabllii.ks have Uen about a9,2W.00). No othr ye.tr except 1SS1 with faulted UabiUties ot 1,14,922. r.d ly.), with IV..7.-.2.0O, have the fallurea ben as n:all since th? agency com menced rraklng quarterly returns in U75. The average of IrabtUtks per faluure Is less than t9.50O. th? smallttA in any y.-ar of tle 23. a gratifying evid.-nce that commercial liabilities are fuither removed than usual "from tb-j tnt ' f danger. Th Wivk has been exciting only at Boston. Sie.vulaitave troubles come because of th? volume of legitimate busines.T and unprecedented distribu tion of profl.fc, latoitdt and illv.dnds made it .no longer possible to carry m blocks cn borrowed moffey. I rosperity llielf placed a check on se(.ul.i,cive venture Industries ate closing the most ex traordinary year of thair history. The f.Ulures for the week have been 221 in the United Status against 252 last year and ?5 in Canada against 23 last year. JOHNSON CONFIDENT. Thinks He Will Have an Easy Time in B dating Senator M or gun. NEW YORK, Dec. 29. Joseph P. Johnston, governor of Alabama and candidate to succeed Mr. Hogan aa senator, is now In the city. The gov ernor, discussing his candidacy, said last night: "I am standing squarely upn the Chicago platform. The democrats of my state believe In fr e silver and Eryan. Before my campaign opened Senator Morgon 'tried to create new issues and to evade supporting free silver and Bryan. His stand cost him many votes, and when he took the stump down there he span found oat how the people stood. "Our people are opposed to Imperi alism and trusts, but in the next cam paign the iss'we, of 1896 will be the main Issues. I am confident that I" ahal! be elected. V . 2