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VOL. n,
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1891.
CARNAGEOFTUETURKS
furtncr information of the
Armenian Massacre.
HAHY VILLAGES ARB WIPED OUT
Cliul.ra Haa Hrok.n Out In a Vlrul.nl
Beam. r th. wboi...i.
laugni.r Munih.r of Maiinnr.d
li.aoh.s ii.ihkd t.oao and lo.ooo,
Boston, November 28. Further In
fitrtitat Lin a tit Id HMUi....K .f a
to the inasaacre of the Ar-
Itienlan near Illtlla. Turkey, ha.
earn w IHMNHtll Ul LI IB A T
l. o n..n - ..
r.ov.ui.rjf uiiiiiuu oi me
United Irlim.la of Armenia. One letter
data! Illtlla, September 2D, give the in
formation that now, had been received
from the region back of Mooah that
forty-eight Village! are aaid to have been
wholly blotted out. Another, dated Hit-
lis, October 8, itatet that the day pre
vloua a letter from Mooah bad been re
ceived, which told of the outbreak of a
vlrlulent form of cholera, which wai
killing from twenty-five to thirty-live
peraont dally. It ia canned, it ia aald,
by the tench of the carnage, which took
idar not far back In the mountains.
The number of maasacred will reach be
tween tl.OUU and 10,000. Tiie Governor
lriel to have the people here ilgn a pe
tition to the sovereign, expreaaiug satis
faction with hia rule and disclaiming
aympalby with the Armenlana, who have
'' stirred up matter," The people have
niluetxl to aign llie aiiireaa. Another
letter dated Constantinople, Uctoher 1)1,
atatea that information haa been re
ceived from llillla that twonty-aevenvil
lages have been annihilated In Haaroun
and 6,000 men, women and children
massacred by the troopa and Kurds.
The massacre occurred in the early part
oi onpieiiiMvr, ami waa wo iwun oi an
alirey between Kurda and Armenian
villagers, from whom the Kurda had
atolen their flock. The Miltan onlered
Infantry and calvary to thla place to put
down th Armenian rebellion.
The Armenian Catholic, have written
to the London Kociety of Armeniana to
command the efforts of the Armenian
colonlea in Kurope to sipose the wretch-
MUHI oi I4iriauana in Armenia,
alt Agalaal S.nator ioulra.
Utica, N. Y., November 28. Before
Joatice VVilliama in a aperial term of the
Supreme Court thla morning waa be
gun the ult of Floyd C. Khcphard
against Senator Wataon C. Squire of
Waahington Male. It ia allied that
bout twenty-five yeara ago Colonel W.
C. King of Minneapolla, t'hilo Ogood,
John N. tioodwin and P. Koinington of
Ilion, N. Y., purchaned large tract of
land near Brattle, Wa.li. In 1873 the
property waa turned over in irual to Mr.
Kamliiffton. When Mr. Kemingtondied,
aome yeara afterward, the property came
.r . ... . . ki....: n'l.l.
Into ilia lianna oi rwnanir niiuirn. nu.
auit waa inatltutml on behalf of King,
Oairood and Goodwin to comel an ac
counting, It being alleged that none baa
ever Ijwd mle.
Th. Idaho Mla.rt' Slrlk..
Waiuinkr, Idaho, November 28. The
atrike aitnatlon remains nnchanged.
Becrotary Murphy aays: "A wrong Im
preaaion haa gone out relative to the
union's demands. All we asked was
that tiie non-union men be discharged.
There ia no controversy over wages
i.i. t,..niilit that teleitram
waa received this evening irora me -rers
of the company to abut down in
definitely. Manager Bradley refused to
conllrin or deny the rumor.
Captain How.t.'a Trial.
WaaiiiMaTOit. November 28. C.
VV.
Doing, the Jail-guard rrom whom cap- oonflrlIiej o lh8 capture at Port Ar
tain Ilowgate escaped In 1883, waa ymr by the Japanese ol the special cor
...... .1.. irv tiuliv to .,n,l,ii,t. nl lfnnter'a Telecram Com-
mine. !,
allow llial ilowRBie ww
jus
bei
no
which the win
Mt.h ah the aeieniana k1m.1
Ti. .rirnment on the uemnrrera
.1...1L1 ihl. .rtnmoou. and Judge Mo
Comae took the nutter under dvlse
inent. Confil Th.lr Crlm..
Ii. Asoataa. November 28.-Healy
....1 a.w. the two men charged with
t.. .n.,rlrd Camille Klikan, the
voting merchant of Long Beach, fow
.t 1." ..... 1, ..I their nrehnimarv ex-1
nlnl
, 1 1 1 r r 1 i.h nuu. .u , - 1
mination
thla morning. They con-
feased the crime, each blaming the shoot-
nd sandbagging to the other, lhe
1 .11 Klik.n'a inonev hid-
OlllCOr IUIIM. " 1
nlllinr 1(11111(1
don iu ditferont plsces,
Minion and a Half tha Prim.
San Bkbnahdino, Cal., November 28.
-C. Phillips Of Ban Mils vuiepo wuij
...' n.i,..nd the Chlno rancho, the
ha purchased v.n.,
price paid being IWOOO. T
Jrty consiaUol 41,000 mtm 10I
includes the ChlM VtJIey
" ... . TL.
kiiv I'.-f 1
land, and
railroad.
inciuuea mo 1.1.
Thla ranch s one 01 tne mo vaiunuio
and wwluctlve In Southern California.
Upon it stands the Cliino rjeei-augar
T.U Prltohard Whips llok Bur.
London, November 28.-Ted Prltchard
.ml Dick Btirge, middle-wolghts, met
m " ..! $l.A.$a.
before big crowa n . -
tl'I" enlng. tchard had eJfght
defeated Moore in ne e gnu. rounu a.
the National Sporting Club.
, nnnom' Anaw.r to M.h.r.
Tt.iHTowt NovemDer leiermaner
' . 1
challenge to FItMimmoiisnas rece.veU a
' - . ,
P.'"V 1 ii.,, 1 1,0 trill take on Maher and
forfeit all the purse money If he does
not defeat nun in six "
n.lltloua Llb.rtjr Hill..
v,a. November 28. If the House
nr.....i. rlpct the reliaious liberty
bills aualn, the Hungarian Cabinet will
,"T.-T. L.ir. In raliirlons circles
proiiB 1 it BJ" , . " nernl-
eth.Hm-ri.bllL'-
Ko.suth Tak.a th. Oath.
A 1
RimA.rKHTH. NovemDer zo. rranuis
1 .v.. ath of alleuiance to
tUm.; w l W buold gl He w subseqnently release,!. It i. be
partmentwM cale,Dui touio gv j.,,,,,,,..,. rmy will
informaUon ik ne m - -. - -- - - . .,..,., att(lcU- thRt
ira.
AWARD
BONDS
.... n.a or tn. Hsnk.rs' Syndhmt. Has
I. ...
..n Accepted.
Washington, November 28. Secre
tary Carlialo to-dnv acted In il..
of the allotment of the $50,000,000 6 per
win uuriug, vui lot which were opened
t the Treasury I)nartmnt Kai..t..
"lted the proposals submitted by
mo aynuieate represented by John A,
oiewart of the United glutei TriwifW
I Pally of New York and nth-..
me entire Issue at 117,077. It la the er
I . w into
pectntlon of the treasury officials that
the derails of gold for the payment on
the bond will be mailn vrv nn.mntw
f, M. V!" ""''"''"tandliig la that noneol
I a! t . . " VI
i"T " l. " the treasury,
7" . ' . "? a""1 rve
to aoove me siou.omooo mark will be
me result.
Tiie iionda. iiivlmll 11 if rtra.
rnlum. will rciilize in Urn
about f8,600,000. The gold balance
win, ii me expectutiona of the ofllciala
reganllng the dopoaita of gold bonda are
borne out, tie increaaed to uluiiit. aim.
000,000. Before to-day, however, there
.1 uvr,n f,oou,uuo in gom urawn Irom
the aubtruaaurv at New York.
hly to btt uaed In payment lor the
iximia.
Ada atunt HwrntArv Purlia I, .or
during the morninit unofliciallv that H.-
OOO.IKlO in gold ha been deposited in the
Buoireaaury lor ixma pavuienU. The
bonda are deliverable aa aoon aa the gold
la depoaitod, and aa the bureau of en
graving and printing haa been buey at
work preparing for the lwiie, It will, it
a execieu, aoon oe ready lor diatrihu
tion. The donomlnationa of Imnda which
the eyndicaU) will take are aa followa:
Counona Fifty dollara. I2."i.0l)0: one
hundred dollara, 126.000; one thouaand
dollara, $34,050,000; leuiatercd tun thou
aand dollara, 116,000,000.
The conditions on which the bonds
re accepted are aliown by the original
profKMal of the ayndicAte, which ia in
tiie loiiowing terma, nimus tho names ol
me coin pan Ira compoaiug me truat and
the denominations wanted :
"We hereby propose under the Urma
oi your circular oi isovemher 13, ihui,
I' . . -t .
to purchase united Maw o per cent
ten-year bonda. deacrilted in aaid circu
lar, of the fain value of $50,000,000, and
we agree to pay therefore at the rale of
117.077 and accrued interest ner tlOO.
Thla bid ia for the whole 50,(MXl,000, but
not for any leaner amount. We further
attree, uion due notice of the acceptance
of tills aulxtcrlption. to deposit the
mount thereof in gold coin or certlll-
catea with the United t-Utes Assistant
Treasurer at either Jlonton, New York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington,
Cincinnati, Chicago, fct. louis, New Or
leana or ran Francisco, in accordance
with the terms of aaid circular. We de
sire (regiHtored or conpon) bonds in de
nominations aa stated oeiow, and we
wiali them to be delivered to us as fol
lows :
$40,000,000 at New York, $3,000,000
at Ilontnii. $.1,000,000 at l'liiliidelphia,
$2,000,000 at Chicago and $2,000,000 at
Man f ranciaco or outer unucu etaiea
treasuries as may be approved by the
Treasury Department."
LOSS OF THE CHINESE.
Two Warahlpa Ar. !tiortd Suuk off
1'urt Arthur.
Yokohama, November 23. It Is now
stated that the Chinese loss at the battle
of Port Arthur was 3,000 men. It is re
ported that during the hottest fighting
portion of the Chinese forces fled to
the warships, which were held in readi
ness for embarking of troops in the event
of the nosition becoming untenable.
The Jananeae souadron fired and sank
two warships. The advance guard oi
Field Marshal Oyama's army and the
second Japanese army baa started on the
march to New Chwang.
TO ATTACK WW IIAI WW.
Shanghai, November 28. The report
ninv. The Japanese suspected him of
, , - .
1T ,;,, and after its capture
march to Peking,
kbpoht
C0NF1BMW).
itr .... Qtt T1ia .TfLn
ITABlllBUlun,mpcutuoi r
anese legation has received official con
herniation of the capture of Port Arthur,
the report being in the same terms as
Marshal uyama a report aireauy give...
th- pntc or riAca.
Bkbmn, November 28. It is officially
nnonnced here that Japan recognues
iii,,i utaip. Minister Dun at Tokio as
u.i.wv. . . - ... . . 1
. . , 1 .1 U .kl..l. ni.ino
can open p negotiations for peace. Tho
powers will almply remain spectators.
h 1. nnn.i,lArd that China is in a post-
sultaoie cnaiiuei vuiuug..
ru .a wv.. - -
tion to pay the Japanese oemnncia 11 w
w.r ceases now. Japan to hold Port A r-
., ,1,. ,l(r,,,,l .re satisfied.
T,ie t)lin, jpRneie expedition, which is
!lot., IS oppoaiie vici 11m 1. o.
oub oood orweaa.
T 1 00 An fll A U
KOMK, noveiniier o.. w.i.v... .
,,,v, haa been received from loRio say'
L i.mn has intimated that, as soon as
"n-r- : i t
yi,,,,, mRy maae peaco HrUJn.n,
wU 8Ct.e,t the good office, of the United
states m the negoiiauouo,
Alamkpa. Cal., November 28.-Super-
inUmlnt Bnl lvan of Uie Alameaa
IChOO B. WHO HUB vovu j
t - 1 - neilnrnH hff t lift
0, School Directors to
Bo - JJ
exercise a
re given to
by.
the Woman's
- -.- Ju r d M ,mI8tliere.
that ( b pamp teaohinlg Rbont the
harmfulnees of cigarettes, and that noth-
inK reiaiinK i""""'v "-;;
. . nHi,ii,iinn rmnnrnnne
or a ,tted to enter lt.
.i. .... inim-imift lorina 01 wjhhiitu-
claes rooms.
Kiel to Vlalt Waahington.
Ram Francisco. November 28. Gen
eral Antonio EieU, of Salvador Is plan-
. uti w.rtinrton and other East-
" i1(b. .imrtlv. He does not believe
he will be an exile much longer,
A.r.,l,l.t. 8urr.nd.nd
Bbbn., November 28. - Switzerland
has surrenuereu w -
i,t -J hi! warned
Lj!2ioil aim 1 www """-"..
others who nave receuv.y u.
OF
1 the border.
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STORY OFTIIE CAPTURE
0yanu8 Report of the Fight
at Port Arthur.
STRONG RESISTANCE OFFERED
Two Hundr.d Will CoT.r th. Jai.n.s
Loaa In Klll.d and Wounded, Willi.
That of China la fJnknuwa Havjr
Took No Part In th. righting.
London, November 27. The Times
this morning publishes A dispatch from
Hiroshima, Japan, giving the report of
Field-Marshal Count Oyama, whose
army captured Port Arthur. The re
port saya :
" The second army began the attack
on the landward forts at Port Arthur at
dawn November 21. The Chinese of
fered very strong resistance until final
ly we seized the forts to the west of the
cavalry and artillery parade grounds at
8:30 o'clock. We took the forts on
Golden Hill at 4 in the afternoon of No
vember 22. All the forts were then
taken. Over 200 Japanese officers and
men were killed or wounded. The Chi
nese loss and the number of prisoners Is
still unknown. The spoils are abund
ant, and include specially large num
ber of guns and quantity of ammuni
tion. The Chinese garrison at the low
est estimate was 20.000 men."
A Chee Foo dispatch to the Times
aays that Port Arthur is still burning;
that twelve Japanese warships have
been seen there, and that the Chinese
fleet is at Wei liai Wei. while a bhang'
tiki dispatch to the Times states that it
is reported irom rtew unang mat tne
Chinese army commanded by General
Sung bas been divided. One part is
ArmTy holding Mot Hei Ling and con
stantly repulsing a part of the first Jap
anese army. The other part is making
forced march to Fort Arthur to attack
the Japanese there. A part of the first
Japanese army is following the Chinese
on the way to Port Arthur.
A STOUT MOHB IN DETAIL.
London. November 27. A dispatch
sent from Port Arthur via Hwang J a
Thursday has been received here, it
states that the Chinese fought vigorous
ly. The Japanese lost 250 men killed or
wounded. The Chineso loss was over
.000. The dispatch adds that for over
fortnight past Count Oyama's army
has been steadily marching in two di
visions down the peninsula to Port Ar
thur. No organized resistance waa of
fered bv the Chinese troops for three-
quarters of the march. Afterward, how
ever, there were occasional brushes with
the enemv. Tuesday the right division
of the advance guard had skirmish
with the enemr, who retired in good or
der. In the afternoon the fort and vil
lage of Shuisy Ching was captured.
Both divisions moved forward during
the niirlit. Earlv in the mornimr the
right division crept up the range of low
hills to the northwest of Port Arthur
and carried them with rush. Guns
were then dragged up and ore opened
on strong redoubt 1,000 yards distant.
The enemy returned the fire briskly.
The Japanese infantry advanced against
well directed nre wunoui iaiiermg.
A little before 9 o'clock the fort was car
ried by storm in most gallant fashion.
The Chinese stood lor a minute or two
against the final onslaught, fighting
fiercely. Then they fled toward the
dockyard. The right division then ad
vanced in force against tne noKin can
fort, which waa armed with several
heavy Krupp guns, which were well
served. Scores of men were killed or
wounded in this brief advance. At noon
the fort itself waa stormed and captured
after short but desperate fight.
By 3 o'clock in the afternoon the right
division was in full possession of the
western part of the strongnoiu. wean
while the left division had been fiercely
engaged on the southeast, where the
ground was less difficult, but far from
easy. Their progress was momentarily
checked by heavy fire from the forts
that were connected by trenches. These
forte were strongly held, and were well
placed on the highest ground in the
vicinity. The Japanese artillery and
the Chinese guns in the forts kept up
teaily nre. xne nrai assaun waa
inlnndidlv delivered, the Chinese being
driven headlong from the works after
making gallant stand. By evening
Port Arthur waa in possession of the
Japanese, but the enemy still had some
eight or ten redoubts with total of
twenty guns on toe coast, line. iue Jap
anese bivouacked in the hills and cap
tured forts. Early Thursday morning
Io Mu and the upper forte were at
tacked in succession, all being captured
without serious loss on the Japanese
side. Several thousand Chinese were
taken prisoners. The Japanese have
taken auite eighty guns and mortars
that were in use in the captured forts
and redoubts and many others that
were found in the dockyard, ihey have
also captured an immenese quantity ol
ammunition, completely equipped tor
pedo stores and large quantities of rice
and beans.
Another dispatch from Shanghai de
scribing the fight says that the chief
stand was made at the chain of forts at
Han Chin Chang, overlooking the nar
row channel leading to the inner port.
Hundreds of Chinese were killed there.
' navy pbactioallt took no pabt.
London. November 27. A dispatch
from Hiroshima, Japan, gives the text
of the dispatch sent by Admiral Ito,
Commander of the Japanese navy, from
Port Arthur Saturday. It says:
" Tliia place was captured by Field
Marshal Oyama Thursday. The united
squadrons stood off shore merely attract
ing seaward the attention of the coast
batteries. Since Friday morning the
men of the fleet have been hard at work
removing torpedoes and protecting the
mouth of the entrance to the torts. The
dockyard, arsenal and ships in the port
have been handed over to the Japanese
Navy Department. The dockyard and
arsenal are in perfect working order."
The correspondent remarks that Ad
miral Ito neglected to specify more close
ly the ships captured, and he denies the
report that there was naval battle. It
Is believed, he says, the ships in ques
tion are the Chinese warships which
took refuge at Port Arthur after the bat
tle at the mouth of the Yalu and, al
though fully repaired, did not venture
out again. Unofficial news ia that Ad
miral Ito did not take part In the attack
because the entrance to the port was
studded with torpedoes and the usual
landmarks for guidance for pilots had
Deen removed.
china sinds odt A denial.
London, November 27. A dispatch
from Paris says that the Chinese officials
are telegraphing everywhere that the
story of Port Arthur's downfall ia
wicked invention, and that 80,000 brave
Chinese soldiers still defend that strong
hold.
THE INTENTION OT JAPAN. ,
Washington, November 27. That the
Japanese government proposes pushing
its past and present advantages with
view to the capture of Peking is
not doubted here. The capture of Port
Arthur, which was officially confirmed at
the Japanese legation to-day through a
message from the Chief Secretary at na
val headquarters to Lieutenant Myaoka,
the naval attache here, makes easy the
progress of the Japanese troops to the
Chinese capital. Competent military
authorities, who are thoroughly familiar
with the physical conditions ot unina,
say that a 'Japanese army could march
from the east coast of the Gulf of Pe
Chi Li to Peking in ten days. It is be
lieved that the third army under Field
Marshal Ayama, which is vaguely re
ferred to in the recent dispatches from
tiie East, is not in fact a third army, bat
simply a division of the troops which
have captured Port Arthur. These, it ia
said, will be pushed across the gulf and,
when suitably reinlorced, hurried to re-
king.
THE ENGLISH PRESS.
London, November 27. The Times
will say to-morrow: Perhaps Japan's
policy will continue nntil the arrogance
of the Chinese be beaten down. Al
though the capture of Port Arthur ia of
the highest strategic importance, it is no
reason why the powers should depart
from their neutrality.
The Daily News will say: To further
prolong the struggle would be an offense
against hnmanity. We hope that Japan
will hear favorably ber abject enemy's
overtures.
The Standard will say : Probably Wei
Hal Wei and New Chang will be cap
tured in a few days. Japan ought now
to accept Mr. Altring's oner 01 peace.
China will waive all rights to Corea and
pay 25.000,000, if Japan insists on such
a sum, although China could not raise it
without being crippled tor nait a cen
tury. The countries which hitherto have
stood aside must decide soon whether
they will allow Japan to crush China ut
terly, not alone politically, but also com
mercially. The Anglo-Russian entente
can be directed to urging Japan to be
temperate in the use of her victory.
FATE OF THE IVANHOE.
On. of Her Htm Buoy. Haa Been Found
on Vancouver Island.
Seattle, November 27. A special to
the Post-Intelligencer from Victoria
says that the wreckage reported ashore
on the northwestern end of Vancouver
Island as that of the ill-fated Ivanhoe is
now proved beyond a doubt, and when
the steamer Mischief returns it Is more
than probable that Captain Foot, her
master, will have definite news of the
fate of this long-missing vessel. The
coasting steamer Maude retured to-night
from the west coast, having gone as far
north aa Kvukof. Sound. The weather
during the trip was too rough to permit
much investigation, and the captain bad
not beard before starting of the reports
brought by the steamer Mystery last
week. Almost his first words on land
ing were, however, of the Ivanhoe. He
said: . '
" I guess there is no further hope lor
the Ivanhoe. She's made another of the
long list of vessels battered to pieces on
the west coast of this island. When we
were at Barclay Sound we heard of her.
Two white miners called last Tuesday at
an Indian's hut near the entrance to the
sound, and the first thing they noticed
in the place was one of the Ivanhoe'e
life buoys banging on the wail, mere
was no doubt as to the identity, for the
ship's name and her port were clerly
marked. They waited for some time for
the Indians to return, so that they might
question them regarding the buoy, but
all hands were away fishing and there
was no telling when they would be back.
The men looked around, but could see
no other signs of wreckage, so they came
down and reported what they had. Been
to me, requesting ttiat 1 mane Known
the fact on reaching port. As a large
number of the Indians along Barclay
Sound just now have recently arrived
from farther up the coast, it is most
likely that thelvanhoe's buoy had been
brought down from Kyukot or Cape
Scott. I had not heard of the wreckage
found there, is reported by the steamer
Mvstery's engineer, but this would ap
pear to corroborate it and settle its iden
tity as that of the Ivanhoe."
THE CLIFF DWELLERS.
Villas;. DtaeoT.red Which Has N.v.i
Beror. Bean Been Djr wnil. man.
Prescott. Aria.. November 27. Re
cent arrivals from the Bradshaw Mount-
na rerjort the discovery of s cliff
dwellers' village in one of the most in-
acceseable canyons of that range, whicn
has never before been seen by white
men. The discovery was made oy two
inspectors, White and Williams, woo
,.i ...it Aiiamnt a thnmiiirh nxnlnration.
but from their description thie ia the
largest village of the wonderful people
it.... 1 Wn ,l,.AntraNu1 Til ft vil-
fclinii ll0 C, n ucrw v. 1 . . v.. . w - -
lage is located along the high banks on
either side of W'illow Canyon, and the
bouses are estimated to he zoo in num-
1 Tt 1. ..an. ietrnlf tn rAAph thlfl
canyon even with pack animals, which
accounts lor us nnving wj mug iium.cu
1: ThorA ai thren natural
terraces along the canyon wall, ant the
dwellings open dbck irom vue. x'r
., of una in t.hA mclr. now almost worn
awny, seem to indicate that this was a
method employed lorasceiuanu ueoueuu.
Sevoral of the houses were explored, and
1 ..1 paKq.w And Rnmfl in
large vpittiinc" v. -
struments, evidently used for cultivating
1 f 1 T aha . V. n ,a1
sou, were louuu iu uuo d.viv-
a( . .ian nnt nvp.r four fae.t eight
inches in height was discovered. The
canyon at this place is half mile w de,
.n,l almwa evidence of having been
cultivated. If this theory proves to be
true
le, it will throw new lign. on win ou
ofthis little-known people. So far
1 .a nlka. AniHanMi haa AVAT
its
an
been discovered of the cliff dwellers hav
ing cultivated the soil. A party is now
being organised to thoroughly explore
the new-found village, and the result ol
the researches wilt be wutn in
terest.
PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
Condensed Telegraphic Re
ports of Late Events.
BRIEF SPARES FROM THE WIRES
Badge of K.ws rorEa.y Dig .atlon from
Different Parts of th. State of Wash
ington, Oregon and Idaho Itams of
nt.ru t to Facia. Goaat Feopla.
Jennie White, on trial at Spokane for
murder, was acquitted.
There is any amount of borax in the
dry lake beds of Okanogan county.
Many farmers have been protected
from future floods by the diking of the
lower Skagit river.
A Committee of One Hundred is pro
jected for Spokane by the Christian En
deavorers, having for its object "good
government through good citizenship."
A number of society people in Walls
Walla are rehearsing drama entitled
"Comrades," to be given holiday week
for the benefit of some charitable insti
tution. A few of the veterans of the Indian
war of 1856-7 in Washington met in
Olympia recently for the purpose of se
curing pensions from the government for
their services.
The Pendleton sconring-mill is wind
ing np its season's work on a 10,000
pound lot of blank wool. Seven car
loads of lumber have arrived for build
ing new warehouse.
There are over 5,000 Good Templars
nd 3,000 Juvenile Templars in the State
of Washington, or the largest representa
tion in proportion to the population of
ny State in the Union.
Lena, the 18-montbs-old child of B.
Shapiro of Seattle, accidently knocked a
kettle of boiling soap over herself Sun
day morning, terribly scalding her head,
breast and arms, and after intense suf
fering died at 4 o'clock Monday morn
ing. Grant county, Oregon, has decided to
rescind all orders heretofore made allow
ing bounties on panther or cougar, wolf
or coyote, wildcat or catamount and
ground squirrels. No further bounty
will be paid on such animals after the
first of January.
O. J. Posey, a voung employe of the
W. D. Knight Printing Company, Spo
kane, bas deserted his wife and three
children and run away with pretty Maud
Murray, who was working in the com
pany's Dookbindery. The couple are
supposed to be in Seattle.
Horse and cattle thieves have been
making treanent raids through the val
leys between Tacoma and Seattle, and
particularly in the Puyallup and White
River Valleys. At least a score of cattle
and horses have been stolen in that sec
tion during the last two months.
Bv vote the citizens of Olympia have
authorized the incurring of the neces
sary indebtedness for building a solid
roadway across the by to the west side
to replace the bridge. This will be filled
in with the material now being dredged
from the harbor under government con
tract, Judge George M. Weltv of Colville haa
received advices from the United States
Fish Commission to the effect that he
will receive, at the proper season, 10,000
bass for the Deep Creek Lakes. The
Judge will plant his fish, secure a post
office and open a general merchandise
store at the lakes within the next four
months.
The aDole cron on the Coauille is large
again this year, but is likely to be un-
fathered, owing to the expense of mar
eting them. The boxes cost 10 cents
each, and aa shipments to San Francisco
are found to net only 13. 4 cents per dox
for raising, packing and hauling, it hard
ly pays. The Coquille apples are very
fine, for no pests have ever crossed there
yet from tiie valley.
The Merchants' National Bank of Se
attle haa sued Melville Nichols, admin
istrator of the estate of Timothy Coombs
of Pendleton, to enforce payment of
balance of $300 alleged to be due on an
assigned claim from the Cross Under
taking Company. After Pendleton died
in July, 1893, his remains were shipped
to Searsport, Me., and the undertaking
company presented claim for $544.50.
The charge was considered excessive,
nd the administrator cut it aown to
$300. Pendleton was sea captain, and
owned an estate valued at $12,100.
The Citizen's National Bank of Spo
kane has gone into liquidation ; a re
ceiver bas been appointed to pay on ae
positorsvaf ter which the remaining assets
will be turned over to the stockholders.
The assets are $425,000, and the liabili
ties only $Z40,0UU. The Dank's paper is
understood to be first class. This insti-1
tntion closed its doors during the panic '
of 1893, and afterward reopened under
the authority of the Controller of the
Currency. At that time it obtained ex
tensions from its depositors for $172,000.
All of this has been paid except $12,000.
The city alone has taken $70,000 out of
Dane.
The Carre af Klamath county. Or..
have sold 2,300 head of beef cattle this
fall, 1,800 from Svcan and 500 from Tule
Lake. All have been sold to San Fran
cisco butchers except 700 head, which
re being held on the feeding grounds of
the Shasta Valley for the rise in prices
expected. L. W, Carr says the parties
who buy cattle in Klamath and Lake
counties would prefer to winter cattle in
the Klamath basin if sufficient alfalfa
hay could be procured, so that they in
tend building next year big reservoir
to contain 39,000,000 gallons of water,
which will be used for irrigating alfalfa
lands.
For the second time in its history the
Portland Savings Bank failed to open its
doors. Lack ot publio confidence and
the unremitting withdrawal of deposits
are given as the reasons tor closing the
bank. O. N. Denny has been appointed
receiver, and the bank will go into liqui
dation. The assets of the bank are given
at $1,650,000; liabilities, $1,430,000. The
closing of the bank waa doubtless pre
cipitated by the death of Frank Dekum,
the President, about one month ago.
The bank first closed its doors in the
panio of 1893, but resumed in May of
this year under an agreement with the
depositors that they were to draw out
quarterly 10 per cent of their deposits.
Many depositors refused to sign off un
der any conditions, and withdrew their
deposits when the bank opened, materi
ally siding the present suspension. The
aos penal on was by no means unexpected.
OUCEY TO CORRIGAN.
Th. Catholl. Prleat'a Boply to th. Arah
blabop'a L.ttar.
Nw Yobe, November 24. Rev. Fa
ther Ducey of St Leo's Church to-night
sent s letter to Archbishop Corrigan in
answer to the letter which he received
from that dignitary s few days ago, in
which the Archbishop took him to task
for taking such prominent part in the
meetings of the Lexow Committee. In
bis reply to-night Father Ducey said:
" I regret to have received this evi
dence of your Excellency's want of ap
preciation of my persistent devotion and
sacrifice in the interest of truth, moral
ity and religion. For years I have felt
that yon should be next to the Holy Fa
ther now reigning the greatest factor tor
good in the whole Catholic world. Un
fortunately I am forced to say that here
in New York the great hour in the work
for good and humanity and the Catholic
Church bas been thrown to the wind,
and we are now reaping the whirlwind.
I am not the only man who believes and
thinks the greatest opportunity heaven
has thus given to the Catholic Chnrch
since the days of our Lord and his apos
tles for good has been sacrificed in the
city of New York. Had the church
openly acted with courage in opposing
the corruption and corruptors of this
great city, the Catholic Church would
nave glorified throughout the world.
Now Dr. Parkburst has won."
Continuing, Father Ducey declares he
is surprised that Archbishop Corrigan
should be " pained " at s course which
has merited the recognition of the most
distinguished citizens of the United
States. He then says :
" There is nothing in my course, now
that the election is over, as you say, that
calls for vindication ot the sanctity of
the priesthood by you so far as my con
duct is concerned. I cannot see why I
should ' be commanded to abstain from
going to the sessions of the Lexow Com
mittee without permission in writing'
from your Excellency. I have given my
word that I would attend the sessions of
this committee to its close when not pre
vented by my duties. I know full well
that I in no way transcend my duties as
priest by my Interest in the Lexow in
vestigation. I shall be greatly pleased
if your Excellency will inform me under
what canonical roles you forbid my pres
ence at any further sessions of the Lex
ow Committee."
THE VERDICT.
Ooa Blordan's Death Declared tho Ba
salt of Aooldent.
8TBAC0SB, N. Y., November 24. The
inquest touching the death of Cornelius
Riordan, who was killed in s sparring
match with Robert Fitzsimmons in the
house of H. R. Jacobs last Friday night,
was held to-night before Coroner Rob
erts and s jury. The jury brought in
the following verdict after a long wran
gle, which lasted from 11 p.m. to 12:30
at.:
" We find that Cornelius Riordan came
to his death on the evening of Friday,
November 16, from an accidental blow
delivered by Robert Fitzsimmons while
tiffined in a sparring exhibition on the
'""o of the II. R. Jacobs Opera House.
We exonerate Robert Fitzsimmons from
all blame."
Strong testimony against Fitzsimmons
was given bv Dr. D. M. Tolman, who at
tended Riordan. He testified that the
blow delivered by Fitzsimmons alone was
the cause of death.
Indicted Standard Oil OBJclala.
Nbw Yobs., November 24. Regarding
the indictment ot Flagler, Rockefeller
and others by the grand jury of McLen
nan cotnty, Tex., yesterday S. C. T.
Dodd, attorney for the Standard Oil
Company, said: "The thing baa been
done before, and the indictment was dis
missed, as it will undoubtedly be in this
case. The Standard Oil Company does
no business in Texas anvway, but sells
to St Louis parties, who supply the
trade in the Southwest. The statute
nnder which these indictments have
been secured is one of those crazy So
cialist laws which are unconstitutional.
The Governor of New York would not, I
am sure, sign requisitions for the extra
dition of persons who, not having been
in Texas, cannot in the eyee of the law
be fugitives from justice." Mr. Dodd
denied that the Standard Oil Company
had any interest in the Waters Pierce
Company, and said that, if any of their
members had shares, they would only
mount to minor interest.
California'. Big Fruit Shipment..
' 8am Fbancisco, November 24. The
total fruit shipments to date show de
cided increase over those of last year.
The aggregate shipments have been 6,000
cars, as against 6,650 last year. Most ol
the fruit was shipped before the strike,
and but for that unfortunate experience
the figures would have been greatly en
larged. In canned fruits and vegetables
the shipments show gain of 100 per
cent over last year's shipments. The
exportation of prunes and other dried
fruits this year show an increase of 2
per cent.
Th. Baring liquidation.
London, November 24. The Daily
News will say to-morrow in an article
concerning the Baring liquidation : "It
has been arranged to issue 1,000,000 in
4 per cent mortgage debenture bonds
redeemable at par within ten years, one
tenth each year, and 500,000 in 5 per
cent second mortgage debenture bonds
redeemable at 105 per cent. Both issues
will be offered at par, and will be secured
by guarantee of $500,000 cash executed
by the leading financiers connected with
the Barings. This is in addition to the
securities that the bank already holds.
A prospectus is expected early this
week."
Condition or tho Car.
BiBMN, November 24. A St. Peters
hurtr dispatch savs that the Czar is suf
fering ftom insomnia and is much de
pressed. The Czarina has become very
much emaciated as result of her vigil
t the bedside of her late husband.
Satolll'a Probabl. Bnec.aaor.
Rome, November 24. The belief Is
expressed that Monsignor Lorenxelll,
Papal Nuncio to the Netherlands, will
eventually be appointed poatolie dele
gate to the United States te succeed
Monsignor EstollL '
NO. 49.
STRANGE IN RUSSIA.
Unexpected Energy Displayed
by the Czar.
8ETERAL STUDENTS ARRESTED
Chief of Pollen of St. Peterabnry Bald a
Bare Been Arr.it.d for Maltreating
Newspaper Beport.ra and Ordering
Mourning D.aoratlons KemOTed.
Lohdok, November 26. The Daily
News' correspondent in St. Petersburg
says that the Czar is displaying unex
pected energy. It is stated that he placed
M. Wahl, Chief of the St. Petersburg
police, nnder arrest for three days in his
own residence for ordering the Countess
StroganofPl mourning decorations re
moved because they were erected with
out police permission ; also for treating
the foreign newspaper reporters badly.
The News' correspondent in Vienna says
that the Czar will visit Berlin and Vi
enna in the spring, end will visit the
Russian provinces with the Empress the
following autumn. From Odessa the
News hears that owing to the recent dis
turbance in the university, arising from
the rector's proposal to send a wreath to
Alexander's funeral, several students
have been arrested in the last few days.
Of nearly 600 student 200 voted to send
the wreath, while the remainder refused.
The report is confirmed that Grand Duke
Vladimir will go as governor vo me Cau
casus. He will be succeeded ae commander-in-chief
of the St. Petersburg
' troops by Grand Duke Sergius, while the
! husband of the Grand Duchess Xenia
; will take Grand Duke Sergius' place as
Governor ot Moscow.
MAEEIAOl COHTBACT SIOMBD.
St. Pbtkbsbtbg), November 28. The
marriage contract of the Czar and the
Princess Alix was signed to-day by M.
de Giers, Minister of Foreign Affairs,
and Count Voronzoff-Dashkoff, Minister
of the Imperial Household. It contains
certain provisions for the bride both
during the Czar's life and in the event
of his death.
KBW MINISTER TO VBAXCB.
London, November 26. A Berlin dis
patch to the Daily News says the report
I is confirmed from St. Peterburg that
' Baron Mohrenheim, the Russian Ambas
sador to France, will be recalled, and
that his place will be filled by Prince
Scheremtieff, now Governor of the Cau
casus. ,
THOSE INDICTMENTS.
Governor Hogg of T.ua Bays H. Knows
Mothlng or them.
Austin, November 26. Governor Hogg
' was interviewed to-day about the indict
ments alleged to have been returned by
the McLellan connty grand jury Against
j John D. Rockefeller, William Rockefel
ler, H. M. Flagler and others of the
Standard Oil Company for violation of
j the anti-trust law. He disclaimed know
ing anything about them. No requisi
tion papers for the gentlemen had Deen
issued nor have they been asked for.
In the Attorney-General's office the only
information vouchsafed was tnat we
case was in the hands of Assistant Attorney-General
Bob Henry, who is in
Tyler. The law provides that foreign
corporations violating its provisions may
, be prohibited from doing Dusiness in the
' State by injunction or other proper pro
1 ceedings in the District Court of Travis
' county, and it is made the duty oi the
1 Attorney-General to institute such pro
ceedings, but no papers have been filed
in the court here nor does the Prosecut
ing Attorney know anything about the
case. It is believed here that, if the in
' dictments have been found, they are
against the chief officers ot the com
pany. The law exempts farmers from
. its provisions, and good lawyers claim
this clause invalidates the whole law
nd makes it unconstitutional.
Baa Cloned Ita Doors.
Spokanb, November 26. The Browne
National Bank closed ita doors to-day
and went into insolvency. The failure
was not s surprise, aa the bank , was
known to be cramped for funds. The
snsnension caused no flurry in business
circles. There was s small withdrawal
from other banks, but they are in no
danger. Individual deposits subject to
check at time ot the last published state
ment amounted to $43,000. Since then
the bank has paid off most of its depos
itors. Cashier Show puts the 'assets at
$211,650; liabilities, $77,000; deposits,
$29,800. The bank was organized in
1889; J. J. Browne was the chief stock
holder and President.
Production of American Tin.
Washington. November 26. Ira Aver,
special agent for the Treasury Depart
ment, baa submitted to Secretary Car-,
lisle a report as to the production of tin
and terne plates in the United States
during the quarter ended June 30. Dur
ing that time forty firms manufactured
46,466,335 pounds of tin and terne plates
proper, against an output of 38,260,411
pounds bv thirty-six firms during the
previous quarter.
Notified by Denmark.
Washington, November 26. The
State Department has been notified that
the Danish government has- established
a mission and trade station at Angma-
gasalik on the east coast of Greenland,
but that navigation along the coast and
inland of the Danish colonies is forbid
den save with the consent of the Danish
government.
Another Soandal.
Los Angeles. November 26. The ex
amination ot Mrs. " Dr." J. H. Smith,
charged with criminal operation upon
Ada Faulkner, society belle of Santa,
Ana, took place this morning in the Po
lice Court. No sensational featurea were
developed, and she was held in the sum
of $3,000 for trial.
Settled With tha Baring Batata.
Montbvidbo, Urugnary, November 28.
The financial affairs which have long
been pending with the Baring estate
have been settled. Tbe necessary docu
ments are now being signed by the gor
ernment and representatives ot the Ann, :
ivoivnntu - -
the King