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    OPERATORS STRIKE.
Tts Dispatchers and Operators on tbe
Atlantic and Pacific Go Out.
PREMIER OF OXTARia SPEAKS.
He Gives Mis Ideas on the Reciprocity
Question.
1IAK1 TIME
OIt
lti f A.
Khe la visited With Smsl l-poitV ork
is the MenateThe Chinese Wont
Okw
Boston, It. 13. A d'snateh from
Albuquerque, New Mexico, says: "Ev
ery dispatcher and operator in the em
ploy of the Atlantic A Pacific, from thin
city to Mojawe, California, has quit
work anl all it train are at a standstill.
The strike l-egan at 10 o'clock thin
morning, but it is not yet known how
many men are actually 'out. There are
from 00 to S4)0 operators on the South
ern Pacific y:cu:, hut it in not known
what proportion of that number are
member of the te'egraphlc brother
hood. Sax Fbamimo, Iec, 1"). Up toioon
today the strikers were reported out at
San Miguel, Sanardo and Snrlock, Cali
fornia, and at four j-oints in Nerada and
one in Utah, on the Central Pacific.
The rrenvler of Ontario Writes a Letter.
Tokonto, IVc. 15. Oliver Morvalt
premier cf Ontario writes an ojen letter
to Alexander Mackenzie, veteran ex
premier of the dominion, in which I.
discusses at length, unrestricted reci
procity, uud Rritih connection, Morvnlt
declared he in in favor of irrcstricled
reciprocity without im erriliig Canada'
loyalty to (treat Britain. lie ridicules
the annexation movement as of a few
malct Dtents.
The llnsslans Having n Hard Tiro.
St. pETKittatKH, IVc. 15. To the hor
rors of famine'are added those which
arise from a visitation of smallpox which
is carrying off large number of tlie im-
poverihed cople. In two small vll
I age two hundred jeople are down w ith
the d Incase and fifty deaths liave
already occurred. In addition to this,
typhus fever is carrrying off numerous
victims In th various provinces.
Work ! tha Senate.
Wamiixutox, IVc. 15. In the senate
today the vice-president announced the
appointment of Marrill as regent of the
Smithsonian institute to fill a vacancy.
Among the tills Introduced and re
ferral were the following: For the
purchase of a site Jor a building for the
supreme court of the United States ; for
a bronze fart of Christopher Columbus
in Washington ; and to promote and en
courage display of the flag of the United
States.
TV Csa4iet Alans Without Them.
Ciiicaoo, Iec. 15. A Washington
sjwchil says : "The Chinese empire, has
officially notified the state department
that it will take 110 art in the world's
fair. The emptor's grounds for declin
ing to Mnd exhibits are that the United
States is discriminating against the citi
zen . of that empire.
WtRl to the Wall.
New Yore, Dec. 15. Couover Broth
ers company, piano manufacturers, be
came insolvent and Geo. W. Cotterall
was appointed receiver.
Tha Keveane Cutter Jlash.
Sax Fhaxciwco, IVc. 15. The' United
States revenue cutter Hush arrived this
morning, being nine days out from
(hinataskn.
THE POLITICAL POT.
The Nomination Will lie liy Acclamation
This Time.
A ItKLIUIOt's CKANK.
a. jr-
hchritie nf lbs Man Arrested fr
Ins; Fresldent Morrison.
PnTsBi'Ru, Pa., Dec. 14. Inquiry at
Homestead, u suburb of PitU)urg,
shows that Charles Henry William
Hogg, who was arrested at Washington
last Friday forannoving President Har
rison, is a crank of very large ideas.
He came to Homestead la.t spring mid
remained until September. He did not
seek employment, and seemed to have
enough money 011 which to live comfort
ably. He sought the society of the cler
gymen of the tow n and unfolded 1 3 them
the scheme w hich was upper rn'wt in his
mind. He said that all religious socie
ties at present in existence are founded
on wrong ideas, and that ace will not
come to the world until ail the churches
are destroyed, and one grand central ed
ifice erected w itli branches' of the same
kind in every town. Ho said he had
been appointed to le master architect,
and that nil who agisted in the enter
prise would lo saint. He left for
Washington w ith the express purposo of.
interesting President Harrison in his
nroiect. While at Homestead I loan
conducted himself as a gentleman, and
was considered harmless.
IHspatrhrs From Itmlo I arlia
Pari. Ic. 15. Private disiatchca
are received from Africa, which state
that Kinin rasha had several blood v con
flict in the lake div.rict. and that his
position is precarious. Thoce advices,
however, do not agree with reports from
other sources regarding the movements
of Kmin, which stated Kmin waV re
ceived with the greatest enthusia-m by
the troop w ho had served tinder him
when he was governor of the equatorial
province. It is said further when the
news of F.min's movements reached
Uganda, a British olliccr with 1000
troops, started toopoe his further ad
vance. It may l this force rame in
conflict with r.'iniu's soldiers, and it is
to these engagements the Paris dispatch
refers.
telniubaa. Ohio. Afflicted..,.
Colcmiii, ()., Dee. 15. At no time
since la grippe fin-t made its apcar-
anee here has it claimed more victims
than just now. The mild weather, with
considerable precipitation, seems to have
furnished just the condition the epi
demic requires to flourish in. and all the
physicians say the amount of sickness in
Columbus now is almost unprecedented;
the schools show irregular attendance,
due to the epidemic, but among the
children it has rarely proved fatal. It is
with the older people, andescviallv the
aged, that it is most to lie feared, Even
though they survive the first attack, la
grippe is rarely eliminated from the
system, and often developes into some
other malady w.at eventually proves
fatal.
NO
CHANCE
TO
DECLINE.
The Striking Operators Will he Taken
Hack A 53 in.
KIM.KOIN A HAILIlOAl ACCIDENT.
The Nrw tHstrlrt Judges Thousands of
Dead Heals Another Hank
Oari Hrokr.
Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 16. Col.
Conger, a memlicr of the republican ex
ecutive committee in an interview today,
speaking of the coming convention said:
"The committee prooes that the whole
field shall be looked over and the
strength of the .various candidates care
fully considered, then a division w ill 1ms
made and a mail w ill be named by ac
clamation bv the convention.
former, and was one of the most active
members of the ways and means com
mittee. He says, however, that he is in
favor of the appointment of Mills as
chairman of the last-named committee.
HARRISON IS IN IT
Treated a Democrats.
Washington, f)ec. 16. The demo
cratic caucus committee today com
pleted its Ulrs in the assignment of i
the minority representatives upon !
enate committees. It is understood'
that the new senators have leen well THE
cared for . J
Kyle and Irby, alliance senators, were
treated as democrats, while Senator
Peffer was left to the republicans to care
for in arranging their lists.
President Harrison lias Decided to Take
a Hand in Reciprocity.
STATEMENT UNAUTHORIZED.
Conner is Said to Have 00 Authority
For his Promise.
welcome delivered by Mayor Pender.
Thomas W. Palmer, temporary chair
made, then made un address. There
were delegates present from Ohio, Illi
nois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan
and New York.
Indians Don't Count.
Siorx Falls, S. D., Dec. 17. In the
ease of the V nekton Indian, indicted
for adultery, Judge tkJjrerton decided it
was not intended by congress to make
the Edmunds law applicable to Indians
on a reservation, and discharged the
defendant.
There will be no contest on the floor
of the convention. There will bo no at- j atl everyone ot Her crew
temt.t tu Mit dow n i.nl.lic sentiment ! Only one person was saved
but the whole matter will le informally
understood mid acquiesced in detail lie-
fore the convention gets down to work.
In regard to the letter of declimation
from Blaine, Col. Conger said there is
nothing in it. There is no reason why
Blaine should write a letter now, he
continued, or until the nomination is
tendered 1dm, and in that event, Under
the plan of the committee projcs the
work he certainly could not decline,
neither could Harrison or any other man
who may be selected. The colonel said
that Blaine is feeling better lhan he had
in manv years. As to whether Blaine i health.
would run again he declined to bej Won Their Fight.
quoted. Ho thought the defeat of Mills! iE.NVrK. w. 16. The Atlantic
Iowa, 1 pacific Railroad company conceded toall
Looking- Over the tironnd.
MtN.vEAfoi.is, Minn., Dec. 16. Chair
man Clarkson of the National Republi
can committee and the members of the
co rn ru it tee spent today looking over the
exposition building and consulting with
the architect as to its remodeling to
meet the needs, of the convention.
The Mrt Car of Tin.
PiTTsBTRi;, IVc. 10. What is supposed
to be the first car load of pig tin ever
mined in the North America continent
arrived here. It came from Durango,
Mexico, and is the proerty of the Pitts
burg A Mexican tin mining company.
The Terl and Crew Lost.
LoMox, iK-c.' 16. It is reported that
the steamer Prince Sail kotl" from liarry
for St. Nazacca, was wrecked oflT Prest,
drowned,
from the
steamer which was the captain.
In the l!one.
Wasiiim.ton. Dec. 16. In the house
the sieaker announce J the appointment
of a committee on rules as follows:
the sjK'akcr, chairman, Messrs. Mc
Millan, Hutchings, Kecd and Purrowa.
The house then adjourned till Saturday.
Washington Note.
Washington, Dec. 16. Representa
tive Mills condition is slightly better
today.
Secretary Foster is sti't improving in
had settled Cleveland's chances
ho said was republican en the national
issue.
STATU KCIlETAItY liONK Wiro.Ml.
The Hteamer Charles W. Wetmore lie
leased Arreated on tinsplrlon
Labor Itesolatluns.
New York, Dec. 17. President Har
rison, according to a Washington spec
ial, has decided to exercise the power
vested in him in the reciprocity clause
of the McKinlcy tariff bill and issued a
proclamation restoring the duties on
sugar, coftVe, teas and molasses, from
countries that do not enter into negotia
tion for reciprocity treaties witJi our
government. Only the countries that
concluded reciprocity treaties with the
United States and w.lll consequently not
le included in the proclamation.
These are; Prazil, Cuba. Porto Rico,
San" Ikmiiigo and the Pritish West In
dies. . The Htatement was t'aant horlied.
MiLw-Ai-cce, Dec. ,17. Henry J.
Payne has just returned from Minneap
olis, where ho went with the members
of the executive committee of the na
tional republican committee. When
asked about the report, credited to Con
ger, thirt there would be no contest for
the nomination for president in the con
vention, and that the committee should
select a man before the convention was
called to older, he said : "Neither Con
ger, nor any other member has any au
thority to make such a statement."
A ttrsslllan itevolallon hojuelrhed.
Rio Jaxkio, IVc. 15. There is a rev
olutionary movement in the province of
800 Paulo. The object Is to depose the
governor of the province. I'n to the
present time the insurgents have ouly
succeeded in ousting a number of local
officials. Later reiorts state thai the
revolt was suppressed by the govern
ment' trooj, and quiet now prevails
throughout the state.
The Mrlkers Will He Taken Mark.
Sax Fuam imo, Icc. 16. There were
no developments in the railroad tele
graph operators strike this morning
yond the fact that one man left his sta
tion at Spadra, Ixs Angeles county.
General Manager Towne, of the South
erh Tacitic, states that of the two men
w ho struck on the Salt Lake division
out one lias ijceu reinstated at his own
application . . Manager Town say's all
the men who make application and agree
to conform to the rules of the company
w ill be taken back.
A ICasso-TarkUh Alliance.
St. Pktkicski'Kg, Ice. 15. The JW
rofti publishes an article today urging
an alliance between Russia and Turkey.
The (taper declares that the Russo-Turk-ish
war, resulting as it did in the libera
tion of slaves, rendered au alliance be-
tweeu the two ower possible by re
moving all pretext for new conflicts.
The Wine C rop of rranre.
Pah:, Ikc. 15. Otlicial statistics of
-the wine season of France chow a yield
of 4,000,000 .hectolitre above the yield
for 1MA. In Algeria the yield Is
doubled. -Allowiuz for the increase in
raisin and wine for sweetening, the
total production shows an increase of
l.VW.OOO hectolitres.
An Engineer Irois Head.
Cincinnati, Dee. 15. Colooel William
K. Merril, United States engineer in
charge of the Ohio river and aliits nav
igable tributaries, dropjed dead this
evening on the Ohio A Mississippi train,
near Kdgeficld, 111., while going to
Shawnee town on business. -
Washed Overboard and lrsrd.
London, Dee. 15. Her majesty's
steamer Anson, flagship of the Channel
squadron, w hile crufslng in the vicinity
of Gibraltar, encountered a terrilic gale,
in .which several men were washed over
board and drowned.
A Ysmbi Fhyslrlan Killed.
Ririit-ANu, Tex., Iee. 15. Dr. Allen,
a young phvsicKn, was shot and killed
here today by Matthrew Dunlevy, one
of the wealthiest stockraisers in the
state. Ihinlevy was arrested. He as
serts Allen mde disparaging remarks
about his daughter.
Hilled In n Itallroad Aerldent.
Ijma, Ohio, Dec. 16. The westlound
passenger train on the Pittsburg, Ft.
Wayne A Chicago roud, left the track
this morning near Lima, because of a
broken rail and crushed into the engine
of a freight train standing on a siding, j
The pull man and dining cars rolled down j
an embankment ami K. J. Manuel, a
cook, was instantly killed, and Edward
Ne:r, fireman, was fatally injured, and
about tive other were badly hurt.
Among the Injured is F. S. Dunn, of
Seattle, Wash., who had his hip sjuashed.
The New IMstrl'rt Jnogrs.
Washington, IHrc.' 16. Tle president
today sent the senate the following nom
ination to the United States circuit
judge a provided in section 1, chapter
517 United States statue. At large,
Wiu. L. Putnam, of Maine, for first
judicial circuit, Nathand hipman of
Connecticut, ; second George M. Dallas,
Pennsylvania; third Nathan Gou of
West Virginia; fourth Wm. II.Taft of
Ohio; fifth Win. A. Woods of Indiana;
seventh Warren Truitt of Oregon, dis
trict judge for the district Alaska.
Lota of Iead Heals.
Sax Fka.vcisco, Dec. 10. Ounalaska
advice up to December 5th, state that
with the departure of the seal south
ward, an apportunity was given of in
specting the rookeiies at Seal Islands,
and that more than ten thousand young
seal were found dead, apparently from
starvation. The indiscriminate slaugh
ter of seal without regard to sex It is
contended, deprived the young seals 'of
their dams, and their natural sustenance.
The last know n sealer has left the Dehr
Ing Sea.
Another Hank ttrraks.
PiTTsiit iio, Iec. 16. The Irwin" bank
at Irwin, Pennsylvania, failed to open
this morning. Poole and Son, proprie
tors, made an alignment. They say
the bank could not recover fom the
shock caused by former suspension. It
is stid that between 75,000 and $100,
000 was drawn out within the past week.
Poole clai oil that every dollar of the de-
1hb will bo paid np.
the striking operators' demands.
Iealh of n I'roratnent I'hsslrlan.
Afi.lsTA, G., Dec. 16. After ten
months' illness, Dr. Henry F. Campbell
died at II o'clock last night. He was
born in Savannah,' Ga., sixty-seven
years ago. He graduated as a doctor
from the medical college of this city
when onlv 18 years old. He held the
chair as professor of surgery In that col
lego for fifteen years. He was president
of the American Medical association in
1&H5, and belonged to nearly every med
ical association in the country, and
known by refutation throughout Ku
rope. He leaves an invalid wife and one
daughter.
I'rohably Honnd for Chill.
Sas Fnancibco, Dec. lti. The flagship
San Francisco, Admiral Prown, is ex
pected down fro in Mare Island today.
Her destination is believed to be Val
paraiso. She has sealed orders, and it
is anticipated that her stop in thestream
will be a short one, and that she will
proceed to sea as soon as possible.
fatal Aerldent on n I'anama Itoad.
Panama, Dec. 16. News reached here
today that a fatal railroad accident oc
curred Ijctween Puerto, Kim on and Fan
Jose. George W. Callphhis, of Amster
dam, chief engineer 0 the Rive 1'late
Loan & Trust Company, and one other
passenger wa killed.' Many person
were Injured.
Two Men Killed.
Richmond, Va., Dec. 16. A collision
occurred on the Chesapeake it Ohio rail
road near Alderson, West Virginia, this
morning, between a freight and a
senger train. Fireman Lyons and
lWal Clerk Purnett were killed, and
seven other persons' were injured.
Will fay Oood Portion.
CotVMBiA, Tenn., Iec. 16. The cred
itors committee of the bank of Colum
bia and Columbia Banking company,
now insolvent, reported this morn'ng
that the banks will pay ttO or 70 cents
on the dollar certain, with a probability
ot more.
A Chance fur Allen.
Washington, IKv. 16. It is stated
upon good authority that Senator Allen,
of Washington will be appointed circuit
judge to succeed the lata Jodge Lorenso
Sowyer.
State nerretarjr Cioae Wrong;.
Laxcini;, Mich., Dei-. 17. At mid
night Secretary of state Daniel E. So per
tendered his resignation to take ellect
immediately, to Governor Winans, who
accepted it. The resignation is the put
come of charges tiled by Mayor Johnston
of this city. They charge malfeasance
in office. When confronted with the
charges by the governor, Sojht acknowl
edged the truthfulness of each of them.
FnrnUned
Honda for the
- lense.
Vessel's He-
Ike strike Liable In be (ieneral.
8t. lit is, Iec. 15 A. D. Thurston,
grand chief 4 the order of railway tele
graphers said today: "If we cannot
settle our trouble with the Southern
Pad lie and Atlantic and Pacific, we w ill
involve every railroad in the United
- States.
"The olrlke l "aid to He n rallnre.
X'nifACiC, Dec. 15. Colonel Clowry,
'general superintendent of the Western
Union Telegraph company, received
advices today that the rtrike of the
telegrapher on the Southern Pacific
railroad has proved a failure.
V lnaurlnlljr Troubled.
PiTTKSiBo, Dc 15. Julius Voelter,
an extensive cattle dealer and pork
packer of F-at Liberty, is financially
embarrassed. He estimate his liabili
ties at eighty thonaud dollar and
assets at one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars.
W unl Effect fcnrrnanenlo.
Sacbamknto, Iiec. 15. The strike of
the Southern Pacific telegraphers does
not effect this division as none of the
operators are member of the order.
Held IteeoserlnK'
Naw Yokk, Dec. 15. Cyrus W. Field
has improved rapidly. There was a
marked change "for the letter exper
ienced yesterday and it continues today.
Hon't Wnnt the Offlre.
PiTTsiti Ki;, lec. 15. In an interview j
last night M.S. tjuay said that he is
not a candidal for ic-electlon to the
United States senate. 1
" 1 j Deposed by the I'oue. .
Una Ieelared a Ultldrnd. .. .. ..... .. , . ,
komk, iee. u. .Monsigneur roiciu (
Boston, Dec 15.-The Oregon Rail- L deilused by tli) fronithe;
mmj . .w.ijpuou CUH.J.HIIT iiu um.mi i nl ..tn4, ,,irniiP r,l .1.. -r-M1.n iP ,
14 I-tr cert.,!. hamber. owlnir to faults in his admin-" ew nicuioera on the rule
Istration. ! committee, is prominent as a tariff re- l.ti2l8 ; Walla Walla. 1 .57
Man franrleeo Wheat Market.
Has FkANCisco. Dec. 17. Wheat,
buyer, 'VI, 1.75; Season 1.85.
qn:irterly dividend of
payable January "ud.
Vasora Mills' Appointment
Washinotox, Iec. 16. McMillan,
The InHnensa la Masaarhasetta.
Boston, lec. 16, Tle infiuenxa is
raging throughout the state. Mill and
schools are suffering aud every workshop
tore and profession is affected.
Ka-Uovernor Stafford Iead.
Tauhan SrKiNus, lec. 16. Ex-Governor
Stafford, of Arizona, died at his
home here yesterday morning, after an
Illness of over w year.
lie Killed Two Men.
Whabton, Tex., Iec. lti.-r-Last even
ing Frank Sparks killed J. G. De Long
and IV n ton Duke at East Barnard. The
men had quarreled.
Chleano Wheat Market.
Chicago, December 17. Close, wheat,
steady ;
1'okti.and, Iiec. 17. The ngentsof the
whale back steamer Charles W. 'Wet
more, today furnished a bond of two
hundred thousand dollars with W. S.
I Id, and Captain W. R. Williams,
both of this rity, as bondsmen. The
vessel has lieen ordered released from
custody and as soon as the necessary re
pair can be made, she will proceed to
her destination.
Arrested on Snapletoa.
Ciiicaoo, Dec. 17. A man whose
name the police refuse to give was ar
rested today on suspicion of being eon
cerned in the robbery of the United
States snail wagon, on Wednesday.
The national prohibition committee
met this afternoon for the purpose of
deciding uon the time and place for
holding the next national convention to
nominate candidates for president and
vice-president of the United Slates.
federated Labor Kesolntlons.
HiBMiYTisj am, Ala., Iec. 17. The con
vention of the federation of labor in this
morning's session passed a resolution in
favor of the re-establishment of a repub
lican form of government in the district
of Columbia, governmental central tele
graphs, and protesting against the
action of the Chicago police in breaking
up public meetings.
Hay Ha Gnllty Alter A if.
Mekced, Dec. 17. The detectives
who have been following up the case of
the murder of the wealthy rancher,
John Juett, for which crime August
Olsen, (Juett'a brother-in-law,) was re
cently tried and acquitted, claim they
hnve fouud new and sufficient evidence
to convict Olsen of the crime.
A .MIGHT or Trillion.
Adventures la the China Kea on Hoard
a Mervhant Vessel.
San Fbancisco, Dec. 14. George
Merchant, mate of the ill-fated schooner
Pearl, that was run down in the China
sea August 5 by a large steamer, U in
the city, on his way to visit his brother
at Fresno. ' He says the Pearl was a
small schooner employed in trading
around the Philippine islands, but on
the last voyage was bound to Hong
Kong from Pamay. The schooner car
ried a crew of six. When within about
eighty miles of her destination, on the
night of August 5, it was blowing a
strong gale and the schooner was hove
to. Merchant ond a seaman named May
w ere on deck, when the lights of a large
steamer were seen coming straight for
the Pearl. May ran to the cabin hatch
and got a flare, but before he could light
it the steamer crashed into the schooner,
nearly cutting her in two. May's arm
was broken and he was badly hurt in
ternally. The rest of the crew were
asleep and were no doubt killed in their
bunks. Merchant succeeded in cutting
the only boat adrift, and by almost
sucrhanian efforts cot it over the rail
into the water. The two men had
barely time to get into the loat when
the schooner went down head first.
They shouted frantically for aid, but the
steamer kept on her way and the two
castaways were left to their fate. They
had Neither food nor water and onlr a
single pair of oars. May died at day
light and Merchant soon bccamedelirious
and iusensible. He- was rescued by a
Chinese junk and taken to Hong Kong,
proceeding thence to Victoria by the
steamer Empress of China. He fell
overlward during the voyage, but was
quickly rescued.
Thinks Field la Insane.
New York, Dec. 14. E. M. Field is
still at the Vernon house, Mount Ver
non, where he was taken a few day after
the collapse of the firm. Dr. Grainger
is of the opinion that he is insane. He
is most of the. time in bed and takes food
sparingly, fearing that it is poisoned.
The relatives of his partner, Wiechers,
who gave him the fGOO.OOO which Mr.
Field squandered, are on their wav to
this country to demand an explanation
and a settlement, 't is said that Mr.
Field lost most of Wiechers' money in
the corn deal three months ago.
( Offering a I'renslnm for Itobbery.
St. Lous, Mo., Iec. 15. A compro
mise is said to have leen effected with
the roblers who recently etoppeil a San
Francisco train out of this city and
robbed the express-car of $100,000. The
robbers are said to have returned most .
of the money after being promised safe
conduct out of the country. R.. W.
Goode. an attorney, admitted that one
of the rohliers communicated with him
and asked him to try and effect a com
promise, but will sa'y nothing more.
cash .80.'(t; January, .Wl4;
May, .90T,a.7.
rortland Wheat Market.
PoKTLAKit, Dec. 17. Wheat,
Valley
The OoTernor of fhe National Holdlera'
Home la Dead.
Milwatkke, Wis.. Dec. 17.-Col.
Nathaway, governor of the National
Soldiers' Home, died this morning on
home grounds. He suffered three
strokes of apoplexy during the night.
In tha Senate.
Washington, Dee. 17. In the senate
today, resolutions for the appointment
of a select and a standing committee was
adopted. The credentials of Senator
Eleet Hill of New York, were placed on
file. Turpen then proceeded to address
the senate in support of the joint resolu
tion proiosing an amendment to the
constitution providing for the election
of United States senators by a direct
vote of the people of the several states.
The Waterways Convention.
Detboit, Mich., Dec. 17. The Water
way convention was called to order at
10 o'clock this morning. The call of the
convention was read and the address of
A Fiend Kemaaded for Trial.
London-, Dec. 10. The man. Wood,
who assaulted and killed a 5-year-old
girl at Brighton a few days ago, was ex
amined in court today, and remanded
for a week in order to give time for the
public prosecutor, who has taken charge
of the case, to obtain "evidence.. The
people of Brighton are still highly
wrought up over the atrocious crime anil
Wood has to be strongly guarded, for
fear of an attempt to , wreak popular
vengeance on him.
Iter Feelings Were Depressed.
Pll!LADELIIU!Ar Dec. 16. Eight III-
mates in a home for indigent widows and
single women, la this cllv, have died
within the past few day from com
plaints aggravated by grip;. This
morning Miss Mary McGaw, also an in-.
'mate, suflerinj? with grippe, who waa
greatly depressed by the death ol her
companions, committed suicide by cut
ting her throat.
" The American Federation of Labor.
Biumingh am. Ala., Dec. 16. The con
vention of the federation of labor this
morning adopted a resolution condemn
ing the conspiracy laws of Pennsylvania
id the decision of the secretary .of the -treasury
in allowing foreign musicians
to come -inio the country as artists.
Congress was ttilioned to put trades-
union labels ou a legal footing wdth trade
marks. .
Street of the Copyright Law.
London, Dec. 14. Further interviews
regarding the working of the recent
copyright legislation were secured by the
Associated Press. The consensus of
opinion seems to be the act is not effect
ing any change iu tike commercial rela
tions of English and American oublish
ing houses, but a difference of opiuion
exists as to whether literary efforts are
stimulated bv it. "
- Weather Forecast.
Sax Fkancimx), Doc. 17. Forecast for
Oregon and Washington: Scattering
rains on immediate const and in Eastern,
portions.
Five Men browned.
Londom, Dec. 16. The fishing smack
Osprey was wrecked in Firtfa-of-Tay
during a snow squall, and five men were
drowned.
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