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'Aft-:-. ,'!!wwprj 1?t"w!irsiK "twwrt?? ,rv .'wr '.' .:?" fey " V A .. ' T : fc T ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 189.V NO. 3. M AGAINST JIIE BROKERS Another Decision in the Sugar ..: M ' Inquiry; Case. , ' TllfiKK PRINCIPAL QUESTIONS. New York Brokers Guilty of Contempt lit Mot Replying; onimlUoe's : j lntrrirorlw-MuU Abide the Cn- ' i mMHN J-rort bed br' Statute. Washington, January 0. Th Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia to-day, rendered n opinion .sustaining - the opinion of Judge Cols In the case of ; Messrs. , Chapman ; & MoCarty, stock brokers, who refused to testify befor the Sugar Investigating Committee re garding Individual speculation tlirough their firm. Judge Colo's decision over '' ruled the demurrer filed by the broken to the government lndictmenta. The cases will now be appealed wiuej;niieu States Supreme Court. The three prin flnl nuniLiiuirJwvulveil.i tha Court. a( Appeal stsd mil oplhjonwfe h9 constitutionality oit section ivt 01 me 'Vevimof statntes, ou "whloli" the 'Indfbt. menta were based; wbttttier the inquiry waa within the power ot the Senate to exwato by requiring ltneses to ap- near, and whutlier the questions were pertlneut to the Inquiry. AH of-thwe-f questions the court answered adversely fio the brokersT It laid : " ' t I . " No doubt Is entertained by theconrt i M to thw validity of the section which T t II 1 . 1 - ' i-i - . . . - L - I aiuuouieu mo prorwiona 01 nm wi 'ui January 24, 1H67. It ia not reportud that the defendanta belong to that data of witneiwea exempli by article 6 of tiie contitutlon The act must not be ron dumntHl aa iiicoiitltutionai if by anv rcanonalile conatrucUon of ita term ft ean tw malntaint-d is cxjnitltutimial and valid. The contention that that act waa an attempt by Congreaa to delegate "in powers and jurimliction to tiie several lloniws to punlwh for contempt of court, and that, hrrfor, the statute is void, ia nut acceded to, for the statute baa never bt-en undi-ratood aa having any nch purpose. The etlbrt to show the statute void is an utter failure." , , Aa to the power of the Beoate to coin pel wltunsaw to bwtity tlie court said it eiperlenced great dinlcnlty in diotinntly making the boundary within which either IIoum can act with coercive power to compel tlie disclosure of facta dermed important and of delimiting the rights of the eitiu-n to exuinptlon from inquiry Into his private all'airs. The court con tin in: - " The subject matter of the cases im ttiadlatfly and most seriously allects tiie Hrnate itlf and the great legislative trust confided to ita members by the peo ple. The dignity and integrity ol some of the members were openly and serious- y questioned In a manner well caten ated to destroy pnblic confidence and to bring odium on that important branch ot tlie government. . There was no pre tense that to answer the questions would criminate the witnesses in any way, and it wae tlteir clear duty as citiaens to obey the law. Tiie relusal waa at their peril, and thev must abide the consequences prescribed by tiie statute. . The court a, waa intended as a mere idle, prying pro- ; reeding without any ultimate aim or ob- Ject. Tlie questions had reference to ami soiigm to eucit iniormnuun aa io wl.etber the brokerage Arm had bouglit or sold sugar stocks in the interest of any cienators or we carrying siicu to until all Nationalists united. JH stocks for such Senators. Much inquiry imestic discord must mean necessarily was plainly (n the scope of the Senate the postponement .of any xealiaation of Committee. The questions set out in (4i,eir olaiuis, Kverybody in any way tlie jniiictnwiit,. anil wuicu Mia ei- isnts refused to answer, were all pert! nent to the inquiry. The indictment is good and sufficient, and the demurrer thereto waa property overruled oy me court below and the judgments entered on the demurrer in both eases must be . alllrmed." , .... . t, Chief Justice Alvey delivered the 1 opinion. ,. , . i 1 1 i -i n i ' i Klght of Way Through Pablls Lands. W'ashinton, January 8. Tha fienata Committee on Public Lands to-day authorised a favorable report on the bill passed by the House last August author ising the Secretary of the Interior to permit the use of a right of way through public lands not within (he limits of any nark, forest, military or Indian -ts-flrvalion for tramroads. canals ""' . voire to the extent of the f' cnpled by the water of the caua reservoirs and fifty feet on each side of . tlie marginal limits thereof or fifty feet ... on each side the center line of the tram . roads by any citlsen or any association of citizens of the United Btates engaged in the business of cutting Umber and manufacturing lumber, ,1V-I ' '!". 'i M i' ' ' Railroad Will Appeal. , Bmi Fbancibco, January 9. The.doqJ slot, of the Supreme Court that the Cen r tral Pacific must pay Its taxes for 1887 i will probably be appealed.: Judging '."from what the Officials of "the road say, the basis upon which the appeal will be . maus is urns wie reuoral Iranchlse lias bsrn taxed, whtah ' gi.yes the' United States Supreme Court jurisdiction. There was a manifest determination among the ' railroad officials not to dlsonss the case, but it Is regarded as certain that an at- rtfmpt to appeal to the Federal Supreme Court will he made. ' Inllu.naa Kplilainla.' '" ""TUtif Yobk;-January 9. There Is ani other epidemic of influenza in the eity. Tlie reports which have reached the i Health Board indicate that the disease is causing rqnch sulTurlng, although the data rate has not been increased to an Slarming extent. Dr. K. 8. Htncv, the iuty Register of Vital Statistics, said ' ajr that the epidemlca of infltienr ij d been growing Jighter year by year in Hew York and the one of this year may be expected to ba ! uvra tl.on one which lasted all last winter. . ( Insoma Taa Cass. ' ' .VfASHiNQ.TOii, January 7. At. the. re quest of ex-Senator Edmunds, counsel for Judge Moore, the motion to advance '."'the hearing of the Income tax casa against J. S. Miller in the Supreme .Court of the District of Columbia was j- postponed until to-morrow. The oi " wiil m heard then by Judge Hagner, PEACE NOT POSSIBLE. Tbs failure of tinsjotlaNwns Foregone Ounolu.litn. - Farm, January 0. The Paris edition of the Herald will print to-morrow dispatch ,.from, Bhanghai. saying that China's peace envoys to Japan have been Instructed not to surrender any territory, China is merely wilting to concede the Independence of Corea and pay an in demnity. Tlie failure of the negotia tions is regarded In Blmiighal as a fore gone conclusion. Generals Chiang and Chen of Port Ar thurfauie, whom IA Hung Chang ire ported to' tlie government as having died heroic deaths facing the foe, have turned up without a scratch. A rigorous iu ijulry will be made. ti CONTKlBUTlOg TO TUB HKD CIOSM, IJkklin, January 9. The lied Cross g(Wiety of Onrmany will send 10,000 marks to tlie Ked Cross society ol Japan U alu it in its present wore in the Held Til K CMUKl.Ty AT PIUT AUTIIUH. London, January B. The Times will to-morrow publish advices from Kobe under date of December it, giving alleged ilntuils of the mtuwacre at J'ort Arthur. The Times (rresondent states that the langnier was carnea out wun every re volting Joatureol.lirlmaJ barbarKy. Four dav were un.xm-4 In mmder and pillage, and fromdawej todark Wirrlhle mutila- tiitns of every conceivable kind and Nameless atrocities were perpetrated l'riconers were tied together In groiint, riddled with bullets and then hacked to pieces, f lioats crowdod with fugitives of both sexes and all ages received volley after volley-! butler- The street were strewn with corpses showing every ghast - The soldiers were apparently tin ly iitmui jiiuuimiuii. . 4 - , , i checked in the r deeds of blood by thei commanders, bo, totally losing their .buropean veneer, elioweu anaoiuto an oonsciousneKa ol these t brutalities on their Western visitors. Ihey did not forget to be effusively attentive to them and did not annear to suspect that tbeii guests were tlUed with, indignation and disgust. .. ,. -j , , ' The Times will say editorially that it is impossible to doubt that the General in command could have stopped the bar barous mutilation if be felt so disposed, b'lt his failure to prevent it has cast an indelible blot on the Japanese and has sons far to destroy tlie admiration wblch Europe was so liberally extending to them. It will scarcely be thought either that the Japanese government had hith erto shown sullicient sensitiveness in the matter. GLADSTONE ON IBELAND. Prossutatlnn Had tbs Oeeuloa Lzproulon of His Vl.tl, for an ' London, January 9. Thomas O'Con or, representing the American organ!' xation of tlie Friendly Sons of St. Pat rick, presented to Mr. Gladstone this svening an album with an illuminated address, which waa prepared in March. 1894, on the occasion of Mr. Gladstone's retirement. Mr. Gladstone received Mr. O'Connor and the gentlemen with him Very heartily. He looked ruddy and an imated, and talked with much spirit. After Inquiring- into the history of the society and lis lists ol memoers jnr. Gladstone expressed his gratitude for the compliments pid him in the address Mr. Gladstone declared his interest in lrehkDfl m.nt tlia IriHh. whose cause, he ' wid, he should keep at heart to the" end of bis life. He regretted the divisions ta tlie ranks of Ireland's leaders. The tonntry 's chances of obtaining her rights would never be as bright as they ought able to assist in t he reunion of the fac tions was bound to do .so,. Anybody prompting discord undertook a terrible responsibility, which miglit mean untold injury to the cause of Justice to Ireland. He hoped strongly that some agency soon would be mind to unite the Na- I tionalist groups.: 1 fa trusted that Ire- ..in m -M.l tnll itttfitliat frtaffifln In America would move vigoroiwly for peace In the ranks ot the Nationalist leaders. Thev should anneal to the Irish mem hers of the House of Commons to forget for Ireland's welfare their present differ- J JUDGE CALDWELL'S ORDER It Will b flirts a Trial by Vnlon Pa- t elflo Bniployas. I Omaha, January P. The historic order . ;iug? yaKiweii cuuwruiu .no u yarge of employes who testified In, the Wage investigation is to be given another trial. When Judge Caldwell made the Order, which has become the hope of railway employes, he declared that the humblest employe would have the right to carry a grievance clear up to him and h would see that the man was given fair deal. Two former employes of the f Union Iarir)c; now out of job because ot retrenchment, are preparing to do ex- fyy, that -thing. ixhi reigns Ageni iidrrows of the Union Pacific received orders from headquarters, in the latter part of Deoemlier to reduce the force in till local freighthonses, and he did so. Tln re were about fifteen men discharged It Was said to-day that there weie two of he men who proposed to bring the master before General Manager Dickin son and see if tlie older men should not have . tlie preference, .it being alleged that some of the younger men have been retiined. This hits always been the pol icy of Mr. Dickinson, and the men be lieve that, ii the matter waa presented to him in the proper light, he would see that when there were discharges to be made the oldest employe had the prefer ence and stayed in. i t ; t ; .J. f J S ( Oonsral Clay's Vnun Wife. . LftilHVii.i, Ky., January 9.-Cassius Marcsllus Clay, the " Old Lion Of White hall,? Is carrying out his plan of edu cating bis young wife to fit her for her new station in life. A few days ago he engaged a governess, Miss Josie Martin of Munfordville, who has gone to White hall to give Mrs. Clay lessons in deport ment, Biuscle and the ordinary branches of learning. Mrs. Clay ia only 15 years old, and has little more than the rudi ments of an education. She baa had absolutely no experience in society, and Is as Ignorant of the graces of dress and deporttiftmt as of mathematics or the aoiunni. h Tfna Mattlll is AXTtACtfld to 1 make a H' uaued lady of her. j REVEALS THE KERNEL Why Germany Put an Em bargo on Our Cattle. FEEIHEEK VON HAMMEBSTEI5. Our Correspondent 1ara It Was to Aj Moinethina for the Agrarian Party in the Kelbatag-What a High-Tariff C'onservatWo Ha to Say. t .f, Baauif, January 8.Secretary Gres hara's statement as to the 'American sugar tariff and treaty obligations has been discussed widely since the arrival of the last United States mail. Among """'.""1"'"; TT one opinion is huh tne.uniusa oiaies ought not to enforee a discriminating sugar tax against Germany. Many de- plored that the American Heprenta - tives in Washington regard uermanys prohibition of American cattle aa a re - leliulirif mnajinrA. . TIikv SfLV.it Is mere- ly sanitary To boW Uma the government pnmisuea m tue noraf Deatauhe Allgemeine Zeitong yesterday a parkgraph " that. Belgium's decree' against American ealtle showed how justifiable Germany'a action was' from a sanitary point of view. A press corre spondent has interviewed in the last week several conspicuous politicians. Kielherr von'Jrlammenteint the leading agitator among tlie high-tariff Coiiserva- tivts, has this to say : ' f t i t. fl cannot understand wny Aiaericans raise such an outcry about ierman re taliation, There ia no such tiling, al though Germany is justly entitled to re taliate,' if so inclined. .The- American differential duty on Germansngar cer- j tainly is a sufilcientcause forTatuliation, I and there can be no doubt of it since Secretary Gresham himself admits that Uermany has been- umairty treated by the United States. Germany has tieen oblined to prohibit imports of American cattle owing to the discovery of Texas lever among them, lue -existence ol tlie disease waa beyond the slightest doubt, i-lven if Congress had not passed the sugar clause, the prohibition would have been issued and maintained. Tlie question is absolutely independent of the sugar tax." r Finally the agragrian leader admitted that America's treatment toi .ifermnn sugar was perhaps not altogether unwel come to Von Hammerstein Loxten, Mln ieter of Agriculture, who had now i chance to do something for tlie agrari ana. This admission reveals tlie kernel of tlie whole question. The government aims to satisfy as far as possible the agrarians and bring their party bock to the ministerial phalanx in i'ariiament. The report that American beef hail been prohibited for the benefit of Australia is erroneous. The German prohibitions cover also imports lrom ureal Britain through which most Australian meat comes in transit. For the relief of the sugar interests the government has pre pared a bill to keep in effect tiie full bounties, wuicu, accoruiua to a recent measure, should be reduced August 18lf, and should be abolished August 1897. LIVING. HUMAN 1 i- ; DYNAMO. Wonderful Kleelrlcar Powers of a Young . Sri.i. "rl In Missouri. Seuaua, Mo., January 8. Jennie Moran ia an Illiterate country girl living on a small farm eight miles from Se- dalia, who appears to possess wonderful electrical powers, which' manifested themselves for the first time about six months ago. One of the girl's many wonderful powers is that of illuminating a room by her presence. This she can do or not do, just as she chooses. The moss marvelous rning, however, oi tne feat is that human eyes have not yet been able to see where the light comes from, un entering a dark room it ia at ' m. mm 11..!.. Am H mi.m ill- I . wTran she goes out the light is extin guished. While she is producing the phenomena nobody ydarea to touch, her on penalty of death. She seems to be charged with all the electrical bolts ot a live wire, A cat was picked up by the girl while charged and waa killed, . In tm..t mt.m 1. Um .....! 11.. iHb, duo ia pAiuut'i'VM ia, ire ail vi.unt liv ing human dynamo. Even during or dinary times, when she is as near the normal as sne ever gets, terruio shocks are experienced by those who take hold of her hands. Henry J. Ashcroft, who was investigating the case, endeavored to undergo the torments of the girl's powers, but at the end ot it lew seoondp was unconscious. ; ; - LABOR TROUBLE. 1 , White Men TKefusa a Keduotlon, and No y.;;.' ' -"groos Ara Imported.'. Marsiifiki.d, Or., January 8. Latiot troubles have broken out anew in Coot county, and the termination of the pres ent condition of affairs is a subject now being thoroughly discussed by almost every citizen of this county. Last month the Heaver Hill Coal Company had fifty negroes, some of them with families, in ported from West Virginia to operate the mines. -;The white force on the .eve of the arrival of the negroes waa reduced n pay to 4 cents per ton, and conse- uentiy quit, rue arrival ot tne negroes isclosed the fact that thev were verv much disappointed and said the compa ny's agent grossly misrepresented the facts.; Only a few of them have gone to work, and they are disgusted. A portion of them have started on their return home, and the coal miners atLibbv have subscribed a large sum ol money to send the women and men, -who are in desti tute oircurastances, back home. - A sub scription list is also being circulated in Marsh Held for that purnose. It is con- erally reported here to-day that the coal company haa dispatched a man to Seat-. tie to bring In another consignment of negroes. The white miners at Libby are paid 75 cents per ton for mining coal. ' . May Biloklngham Dead. Lodibvillb, Ky., January ' 8. May Buckingham, 32 years of age, a member of the " Fast Mail " Company, died at theLouieville Hotel yesterday afternoon. Her husband was tiarry Buckingham, a burlesque Artist.- who was burned to death seven weeks ago, . . , ALL INDICATES PEACE. Iloth China and Japan Want the War Knded at Once. Saw Fbancisco, January 8. The steamship China arrived to-day from Yokohama, bringing the following Tokio advices up to December 21 : i All trustworthy signs now point to speedy peace. - Events have marched with great rapidity In the last two weeks, The Chinese hopes of resistance have broken down, and a formal offer of dl ruct negotiation has been made. Some time ago the Japanese government con sented to receive communications ten dered by China through the agencies of the American legations in I 'eking and Tokio, and Ministers Dun and Denby ,,.. Mrve(i mediums for con veying the views of the contending par- ties, kittle progress was made until after the capture of Port Arthur, when the Chinese at last appeared to realize the necessity for immwliate action, and they declared their readiness to appoint a representative of sullicient rang and ' J t appropriate place of meeting remains to ! be considered. . The Chinese havedesig- 1?'" time has been lost ia discuasing, tb4o- calilv. but the movement toward peace is proceeding, however, in apparently. eoa laitb on the Chinese side anu witn sincerity-.on the Japanese side. The Japanese Ministers are thoroughly aware that the interests oi tneir country would be most worthily served by bringing the war to an end with the least possible de lay. The task before them is not an easy one. for the strong and active mili tary class ia bent upon further conquest on a large scale and tue pubiio teeiing is allinlavorol mulcting additional pun iuhment on the enemy and dictating in ordinate terms of settlement. Until the proper occasion for proclaiming an . ar mistice presents itself the military op erations will continue with unabated vigor. Japan will not be tempted to re lax her aggressive energy, nor will she be diplomatically maneuvered outof any ol the advantages she holds. General Yamagata haa returned from Manchuria, leaving the command of the nrst army to Lientenant-ueneral xvodzu, and is now in attendance upon the Em peror at Hiroshima. Although undoubt edly suffering from illness, it is believed that the main purpose of his recall was to secure his influence in restraining the intemperate ardor of the military tac tion and facilitating the arrangements lor an early restoration ot peace. What is known as the strong foreign policy party in Japan commands a ma jority of votes in the Lower House of the Diet, and are the government's oppo nents. These men stand in the way of a moderate settlement ot the quarrel be tween their country and China. Their organs advocate nothing less than the absorption of Manchuria, the Liao Tung Peninsula and Formosa into the Japan ese Empire and the exaction of a heavy i I I . f i : m ..ii. , louuiuuuy Hum vuids. iiiey umk largely of Japan's rising to the level of her des tiny; of her responsibility to build some new edifice of administration on the ru ins of the dvnasty she is about to pull down, and of the folly of abandoning to Western aggression fruits of ber hardly won successes. It is scarcely possible that any terms of peace acceptable by China will satisfy these politicians. But tlie government will not be guided by them... It will make such compromise as shall vindicate Japan a moderation with' out sacrificing her titles. COURTS APPEALED TO. Kate Chase Sprague Wants to be Pi teeted Prom Her Creditor. Washington, January 8. Kate Chase Sprague, daughter of the late Chief Jus tice Salmon P. Chase, whose pecuniary difficulties were recently made public; has brought suit in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia for an in junction to restrain the several persons interested from proceeding with the sale of her personal effects at auction nnder deeds ot trust given oy ner to secure ad vances of money. In the complaint filed Mrs. Sprague alleges that she was the victim of usurious practices by the per sons lrom whom sue obtained tne money. ehe declares that she does not know how much she received from them, but says that they charge her witn having bor rowed larger sums than sheerer received. lieing unable to meet the obligations aa they became due, the trustees under the mortgages removed against her protest a portion of the pictures and furnitur from her historic home, " Edgewood," tc the auction warehouse and advertised them to be sold. ' She further says thai she has been notified that they intend to take the remainder of her effects to morrow, and it is to prevent such a pro ceeding that she asks for an injunction. She also prays lor an accounting witn the holders of notes against her undei the direction oi tha court. Articles cov ered by the mortgages include familj pictures and relics brought from all paru of the world and a marble bust of hei father. THE NICARAGUAN CANAL. British Capital Is Said e be Beady te . .. . , Complete the Work. Nkw Orleans, January 8. Colonel S. 0. Braid, late Consul of the United States to Greytown, said yesterday : "I am informed' that a -syndicate ol British' capitalists have agreed with Mr. Bartlett. a member of the Nicaraguan Canal Company, as reorganised, to sub scribe large capital, which will enable the company to eontinuo the work oi construction, in case .Congress should not pass a resolution to roster the work. It is probable that capitalists along the Pacitio Coast would Subscribe the bal ance. The task ol Jlmshlng the Mca ragnan canal is simple, but herculean." .suppose that the united states does nothing toward the assistance of the ca nal company t what will the company do?" ' It will probably be forced at once to take the proffered subscription of the English syndicate, and thus Great Brit ain would get a hold just as she did in the Sues canal." . , American Demand Decreased. London, January 8. Many tin-plate works In the Swansea district are closing their contracts. Some 8,000 men wer discharged yesterday in accordance with Srevioua notices. The cause of the re action is the decrease of the American demand. -. ' ' .1 PACIFIC NORTHWEST Condensed ; Telegraphic ' Re , ports of Late Events. BBIEF 8PAEKS FB0M TUB WIRES Budget of Mews For Easy Digestion From . Different Parts of the states of Wash. ington, Oregon and IdahoItems Interest to Paeltte Coast People. Spokane built 400 houses in 1894 at cost of something like 760,000. A. Fetech, a Medford (Or.) tailor, drew tout) in a lottery last week. Fred Harford of Patha ia experiment ing with a new current wheel, tor which be bas secured a patent. It is for irriga tion purposes. "Uncle Billy " Gilliam is circulating an initiative and reterendnm petition In Morrow county, ur. ; also one lor new State constitution. . ,. -. A very pleasant family reunion was held at the residence ot J. V. Humph reys in the Waldo Hilts near Mauleay, Or., on Unristmas day. There were present seven children and twenty-six grandchildren. . . - The Pendleton Wool Scouring and Pro ducing Company has filed supplemental articles showing that ita capital stock had been increased from $12,000 to 120, 000. T. B. Wells, T. . Fell. JE. W. Boyd, W. D. Hansford, K. Alexander, C. S. Jackson and II. Sbutthia are di rectors and incorporators. Teh years ago the thermometer at Baker City, Or., fell to 40 degrees below xero. and oo degrees below at .North Powder, Or. Weather prophets predict a regular Dakota winter during the next few weeks. A visitor at Pendleton from Haines. Or., reports 9 degrees below zero at that place a day or two ago. J. W. Hockersmith will ship six or eight cars of cattle out ol bouthern Ore gon to the San Francisco markets this week. Hall a dozen carloads, mostly gathered lrom the Applegate stockmen will be loaded at Medford. Or. G. W Dunn of Ashland, Or., will send one load of fat beef with the shipment. ' Lizzie J. Anderson arrived at Lake- view with her witnesses from Bowden. Or., last Saturday to prove up on her land in that section. Bowden ia about 200 miles east of Lakeview in the ex treme southeast corner of the State, and aa they bad to travel in a roundabout way, they traveled over 40j0 miles and were more tnan a week on tne roaa. A vear ago "Uncle Billy Wright of Salem attended the Congregational Sun dav School at Albany. Or., and offered l to every memoer oi toe scnooi wno attended every feunday in tne year. Last Sunday he was present at the school to keen his word. .It only cost him 11 He haa made that promise several times, and the most it ever cost him waa i. Lane county farmers are not well pleased with the weather of the past week, ronr or nve nignis in succession the ground froze several times to a depth of two or three inches, and then next day would thaw out. This is the worst thing that could happen to fall-sown wheat, and the farmers either want snow or warmer weather. There is a large acreage ot fall wheat in the county The Oregon State Board of Equaliza tion met recently for the purpose of comparing the roll as prepared by the secretary and witnessing the rresident and becretary attach their signatures thereto. This completed the big table, which was filed with the Secretary of State and soon afterward transferred to the State printing office. The Secretary was instructed to return to palem JNo- vember 26 and beein the work of mak ing preliminary tables for the session of the board ot lUo. Initiatory arrangement have been perfected for a novel feature in Oregon Journalism. The Salem Statesman ten dered ita January 22 edition to the ladies of that city, they to do all the office and reporting work and take the entire pro ceeds that day for charitable purposes. A meeting of the ladies was held, the position accepted and tne louowmg iiunent ladies elected to carry out the project: ' Mrs. Judge Bean, business manager; Mrs. Olive England, editor; Mrs. William Brown, city editor; Mrs. ratierson. society editor, tue remain der of the staff will be selected soon. Loewenbera Bros.' of Spokane have transferred all their stock and property. including the dry goods business, the Loewenberg building, where the Louvre Theater is, and the residence of Mr. Loewenberg to J. N. Glover as trustee of a large number of creditors, among them the Merchants' National Dank of fort- land, of which Julius. Loewenberg is President. Julius Loewenberg withdrew from tlie firm of Loewenberg Bros. Octo ber 1, 1SU3. Ilis claim against the firm at that time was 160,000. It is claimed that this haa been increased to $100,000, William P. Simpson of the South Bend broom handle factory, has found that hemlock, so common in that region, is the best material yet discovered for broom handles. Alder has heretofore been considered the best, but handles made of hemlock and sent to customers in Portland and San Francisco have been nrononnced bv them snrierior to alder. The hemlock ia whiter, polishes better, is lighter in weight and is equally as strong. Mr. Simpson says no nas a mar ket for all the broom bandies he can make, and expects a premium on those made oi nemiocx. Judee Han ford in the United States Circuit Court at Tacoma has appointed President Paul Schultze, Joseph S. Al len of Spokane and John Donald of North Yakima receivers of the Yakima Investment Company, which is the suc cessor of the Northern Pacific, Yakima and Kittitas Irrigation Company. The receivership is granted on the applica tion of O. F. Paxton of Portland, repre senting the California Safe Deposit and Trust Company of San Francisco, which holds as trustee of the Yakima Invest ment Company a mortgage given in 1893 V1 Ci 1 HLiA Ml HVUIQ e OfW,WV UU11U la.UC, milbU waa to be sold to an English syndicate. Later the syndicate failed to take the bonds, causing complications. The com pany is said to have a floating indebted ness of (360,000, and $460,000 of the bonds are outstanding, part of them be ing pledged to secure indebtedness. The company's assets are valued at $1,600,- 000 to $2,000,000. They include 81,000 acres of land in the Yakima Valley, forty-four miles of main-line canal, known aa the Sunnyside canal, and 260 miles oi laterals, branches and ditches.. NOT YET , CONFIRMED. The Rale of the Oregon Pad He Railroad Takfn Under Advisement, Corvalus, Or., January 6. -Another chapter has been added to the much lit igated case of the Farmers' Loan and Trust Company vs. the Oregon Pacific and the Willamette Valley and Coast Railroad Companies. The matter of the confirmation of the recent sale made by the Sheriff to Bonner A Hammond, the Montana capitalists, for $100,000 came on to be heard to-day, and after much argument for and against was taken nn der advisement until January 19. The purchasers wer represented by John Burnett, who moved for confirmation atating that, as the proceedings seemed to be regular, it was the the duty of the court to confirm it, even though the pur chase price was small. This motion was opposed by E. S. Bronaugb, whoappeared on betiall his nrm, and Ueferee W bai ley, who also appeared in his own be half. Both heartily indorsed a proposi tion made by Wallis Nash. This is i proposition made by English capitalists by wire to the effect that, if taken under advisement long enough to give am pi time, $60,000 would be deposited with the court as a guarantee that, if a new sale was ordered,- $200,000 or upward would De bid, and if they tailed to pur- ..I t. .1 : . ... V. - - Bigham also appeared'on behalf of sev enty-five of the receiver's employes and operatives, representing about as many thousand dollar in labor claims, and fully indorsed the confirmation, as h could then proceed in some other man ner to recover for his client, presuma bly against tne piaintm aa prayed lor in his petition already on file. J. K. Brv- eon, attorney for the plaintiff, had noth ing to say. J, K. Weather ford opposed a confirmation at this time on behalf of the material men. Percy Kelly of Al bany also opposed for the reason that the gross inadequacy of the bid, coupled with the many irregularities, intimated fraud and collusion on the part of the bondholders and the plaintiff to cheat the Oregon creditors out ol the debt contracted during the receiver s admin istration. j. L tfnrner, the purchaser. waa also present, and desired that the court either confirm or reject, that he might have either the property or his money, when the apparent dissatisfac tion might be overcome, and be be per mitted to go, leaving the matter to the gentlemen who might offer more for the road at another time. Judge Fullerton also received a wire from one Kimball, a large bondholder, to the effect that, if a postponement could be bad, he would be prepared to offer $160,000- for the road at a new sale. In passing upon the matter tue court granieu a. continuance Ol ni teen day for a consummation of tin Nash proposition, but stated that, if no guarantee waa tnen made, the present sale would be confirmed. The court will again convene here January 19 to pass upon the objections and other matters indicated above. MARRIAGES VOID. Those Solemnized by Ibe Salvation Army Decided Illegal. Boston, Januarv 6. There is trouble in the Salvation Army over the decision of City Registrar Wheatmor that mar riages soler-1 ,ied by Brigadier-General Brewer a&'illegaU Several Salvation Army lasses have been married by the the commander of the army. 1 he last wedding was Christmas, when the Brig adier joined William Russell and Phoebe Rolls in the bonds of wedlock. Under the laws marriages may be solemnized by a Justice of the Peace or a minister of the gospel. . The law then provides that a marriage among the people called Friends or Quakers may be solemnised in the manner heretofore used and prac ticed in their societies. City Registrar vv heatmors thinks that .brigadier Brew er had no legal right to perform the wedding ceremony.: If the marriage performed Christmas ia illegal, every marriage m Massachusetts performed by baivation leaders since 1S82 must neces sarily be void. ON THE LOOKOUT. Three Power Watching Closely Buro- . pean Influence In tha East. Vibnna, January 6. The Politische Correepondenz, which publishes official news from every capital in Europe, had this paragraph to-day: " ? " ' "The French. English and Russian Ministers at Tokio have been instructed to keep themselves closely informed of the daily course ol negotiations between China and Japan. These three powers cannot permit their interests to be vio lated nor allow European influence to be elbowed out of Eastern Asia, so that Ja pan mav monorjoliae the Chinese trade. Their squadrons in Eastern waters are sufficiently strong to give effect to their wishes and those of the United States. . TUB SACRXO CITY BkBXLUOCS. , LoNiioM. January 6. A dispatch from Shanghai says Moukden is in a state of anarchy. Many bloody fights have taken place between the Chinese and Manchu soldiers. Shops and dwellings have been plundered, women outraged and citizens mora area. Presidential Nominations. Washington, January 6. The Presi dent to-day sent the following nomina tions to the 8enate: Herbert W. Bow man, to be Consul-General at Barcelona. Spain ; Andrew J. Patterson of Tennes see, to be Consul at Demerara. British Guiana; T. Frank Clark of Florida, to be Attorney for the United Mates in tlie southern district of Florida; Com mi s- 1 T, ii--1 ... tj t:, j Qiviics vi iuiuiitmuuui n mwn M. . uuou- ley of San Francisco, Cal. - - Mohican Ordered North. San Fkancisco, January 8. Admiral Beardslee, commanding the Pacific station, has received a telegram from Washington ordering the Mohican, Cap tain Mull an. from Mare Island to Puget Sound. The order was wholly unex pected, as it had been supposed In naval circles that the first detail for the Mare Island fleet would be the Hawaiian Isl ands, at which point an American man-of-war is badly needed. Fngllsh Amateurs Aeoept. Nsw Yobk, January 5. The New York Athletic Club yesterday received a cablegram from the London Athletic Club accepting the challenge for an in ternational athletic meeting to.' tak place in America, AFFAIR AT BLUEFEDS Most Annoying International Question Finally Settled-. GSOYER'S REPORT TO CONGRESS Great Britain Has. Finally Beeognliod the Paramount SoTerelgnty of the Nloaraguan GoTernment Over Hoe . aulta Territory. - .- ...r, ,, ' Washikotow, January 6. The Presi dent sent to the Senate to-day a full re port of the Bluefields affair. , It shows that the administration bas practically succeeded in settling one of the most an noying international questions that has perplexed 'this government' for, fifty years. The controversy resulted from the efforts of tha United States to open a shorter sea rout to California through Nicaragua. . Great Britain,' fibwevcr, maintained a protectorate over the east coast of Nicaragua, and from 1850 until now the United States and Great' .Brit ain have not ceased their contentions over the Mosquito Territory, but, as shown in the report, the Mosquitoa hate finally been completely " incorporated under Nicaraguan sovereignty, and Great Britain haa absolutely surrendered all claims and recognized the " paramount sovereignty of the government' of Nica ragua ;? :pV'.:t-. - . Sherman reported the Lodge resolu tion requesting the President to trans mit to the Senate ail papers relating to the delivery by the United States Con sul at Shanghai of two Japanese citizens to the Chinese authorities, and to inform the Senate whether these two Japahes were put to death after being tortured. The resolution was agreed to. .,., .x, A number of bills were then , intro duced, among them being one to amend the laws relating to national banks -and to supply a safe and permanent national currency. - ,. " - "'.- , , : OBJECT OF CHARITY, , - The Widow of a French General and a .... Descendant of Bojalty. : New Yobs, January 6. Marquise Na- thilde da Gre villa, widow of General d Greville, who, as a member of staff, waa killed in Mexico in the Franco-Mexican war, died in abject poverty in her com fortless apartments, 1330 Franklin av enue, Sunday, and was buried yesterday in BU Raymond's cemetery in West chester. The expense of her' funeral was borne by Miss Julia Cooper, niece el the late Peter Cooper. M me. tie Gre ville baa been more or less dependent for five years upon Miss Cooper and her friends. Tha mother of . the deceased woman waa a direct descendant of Louis XVI. and her father of a royal ' Belgian family, one of the sons of which at one time was chief advisor to the Kiut of Bel gium. Mme. de Greville was born in London 74 years ago, and when 14 was presented at the French court, yrhep she met ber husband. After the death of her husband, who was decorated for bravery on the field by Napoleon III., Mme. Greville settled in Cuba, where she lived on the little money left her by her husband. Fifteen years ago she came to this city, and for five years she and ner daughter, who is 45 years ol age, have endeavored to support themselves by curling feathers, but the mother's failing health mad it impossible-. ; The daughter has amone a number of relica of Napoleon III. a piece of his court coat. - . ! ' - - t ' ' . ' ' 1 ' BIO. SALE. ''-J- An Arliona Irrigation Oompaay'a Prop erty TJnder the Hammer. ' Phoknix, Aria., January 6. To-day was sold by the receiver, nnder order of the court, the property of the Gila Berid Irrigation and Reservoir Company, the successor of the Peoria Canal Company and Arizona Construction Company (".a kindred association. . The entire prop erty waa bid in by C. Crowley of Lps Angeles, a member of the firm that did the greater portion or tbe construction work on the canal, to whom vraa due over 1UU.oW. Tne property brought $186,600, to which must be added $126, 000 in receivers' certificates.' The sale-is a final one, succeeding a long coarse xf litigation, and is without the right of redemption. It is worth at the least calculation $1,600,000, embracing a great dam on the Gila river, thirty miles be low Phoenix, forty miles of main canal. capable ot irrigating 30,000 acres, and inirij mites oi laterals, me canal copf more than $1,000,000. The capital waa mainly furnished by Greenhut and other members of the Whisky Trust at Peoria, 111., who to-day allowed a for feiture of all their rights. The new own ers are now forming a company, and will soon take charge of the canal, which is full of water and in perfect shape. . , Sensation In Arliona. 1 Phbnix, January 6w The United States grand- jury is Investigating the alleged unlawful useof interpreter funds, and to-day Governor Hughes, ex-Governor Murphy, ex-Governor Znlick, ex Auditor Boone, Auditor Leitch, United States Marshal Meade, Territorial Sec retary Bruce and Attorney-General Henry appeared before the inrv. It waa charged that Governor Hughes' former private secretary, Armstrong, had re ceived money from the interpreter funds, but had returned it to Governor Hughes. Armstrong is here from St. Louis, and denies the story. The instigators of tiie investigation are said to be Bruce. Henry and Meade. .The case haa created great excitement here. - -' -r Vr"'-' Anarehlate Released. Babcxlona, Spain, January 6. Twen ty-seven anarchists, who were Impris oned during the dynamite campaign, have been released, and have left tiie city. The announcement tnat they are tree has caused some public uneasmes. Writ Not Berohed. " " Taiaahassbb, Fla., Jannary 5. Cov ernor Mitchell denies the report that he has revoked the writ for the extradition; of Henry M. Flagler, the Standard 1 director, wanted in Texas for viola. is tha anti-trust law. V-