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Newspaper Page TextE OREGON' MI rm nn VOL. 12. ST. HELENS. OREGON. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 6, 1895. NO. 50. OREGON MIST. MM t'.ll KVUIIY t'lllllAY MUMNII-lU . . .- DEKQLK t DAVIS. OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER. snb.rrlptlou Hate.. On on. year In ml vniit ...,. .11 M Una itnpy alt moiitlia 76 Slut) tiopjr... Ailvurtlaliig rnli mail. knou upon nipllrlloii UOU1MIIIA COUNTY PIIIKOTOKY. Cia-Mule Ollieor. - Jnrtin. ..,.',.,,.,. 'n. ItUiwhiird. Halnlir "lurk Jutland WiuuI, Varnolll Hlmriir 'liH. V. ihwii, Italnii.f Trn.auror K M. nli a nun Coiunilil. t.ity Hunt, i.l ifc huola ..... . , ..J. 0. null". ih AmnMir Mariin nniip, ii y Surveyor W, N. Mnaorv, bulttna OummtMionvn M )( miiooiiovor, itii.iiiI PUOKF.HWlONAL. T. f. OmicTm. II. Al.l.KM AM.KN & CLKKTON, Attorneys and Counselors at Law . ST. IIKI.KNH, OIIKUOM. Not.rl.. Public, Conyjng mni CoiJon jjr. H. r. ui.irr. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. HI. IMn, Oregon. -jtt. J. K. HAI.I PHYHir-lAX AND SURGEON. ClaUkwile. Columbia county, Or. M. MKSKRVK, Surveyor ami Civil Engineer IiKI.F.N A, OKKOON. Courtly Hurvvvnr. (.anil Hurvp.viiiK.Towii Plaiting and Kmkiiu'itIii( work ruiiilly el.-vuU.Ml. OKIKNTAL HOTEL A. II. HI.AKKfl.KY, Proprietor. Board by Day, Week or Month AT KKASK'NAHI.K RATKH. Tli lable l i..ll.l with lhi the market arTonla Kvorvililuivlr.il. A aliare ol your pal rtMio I. IUUr.l. HI' IIKt.KN. ORWiuN. ST. HELENS LIVERY STABLES THOU. COOPF.R, rmirli'lor. Horses Boarded ami Cared For. TURNOUT ON SHORT NOTICE. PT.'hEI.KNH, : i OIIKUON mm E. McNEILL, ReceUer. to the JET A. SrJT OIVKM TUB CHOICK Or Two Transcontiaental Routes GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY BY WAY Or rL... Uinnaannlie Si Pfllll OUUndllC, IWIiiiiBBuuii w UNION HAUir-iu m HY WAY OF DENVER, OMAHA, & KANSAS CITY I,OW RATKS TO AM. EASTERN CITIES OCKAN eSTKAMKUS LEAVK I'OKTbANl) BVKUY 6 DAYS For San Francisco. Kor l-'iill rielall ' on or Adilrra W. II. llUKUUTUT. General Frelaht ami l'-; A."'" llrl""'- R;iiR!fgfiRflisisqpaYS irjmu at tne InrubatMl Breod.nu Mulia money wlille other .r. w..llo . .... luttl.l nmpMiM. C.UIoBtllall,,o"t ll,.nilcleK.Tic. ciy .rllcle nrnira w yuu.Mj , i nctKic mech.nlaillr te iwherl. Prettlryt model. w. arc r.ciuc ta" 'AKenta. Bicycle c.to in.ue.mailedfrce.Kivea fl,nrte(otlon,pHco.te.,AOT.WA Cveati. and Tr.de.MirK. oM.inen, .nu ... . - , Sent bu.ine conducted lor Moata.Tt ; Snd"e caa cr. n.i.nt iu i.u Uo.. Ua Vemota Irom W.ahlnKton. ..wrln - nnA model, dr.wmg or photo., Wild oeacrii .if W. .dvlae, II pi.ntbl. or not. ire. oi ?i;;WOur I., not St. till patant . ..cured !1 ;.u.ulct. "How to uotain r.ioi, " cort o woe "n the U.S. and for.i.ncountrl.. ki luSiieali LTMtL CulMlnim latfil HI i Mnt Ire. Au""" c.A.srj 1 en, rTtT Orr .MOWC -- ..,,. DEPARTMENT OF. WAR Annual Report of the Secre , tary of th'e Navy. A VERY EXHAUSTIVE DOCUMENT A High Compliment Paid to (It Kmi.l I. nny uf Con. ruction of the Now Va.aal. Wa.hiuuton. Doo. 8.-r-The annual report ot the aoorutury ot the navy la a very exhaustive document of 80,000 word with numerou table. Alter reciting tlie facta of the com- plettou and commissioning of the new warship Olyiiipia, Minneapolis and Indiana, built by contract, and the Maine, Texas and Aniphltrito, built at government navy yard, the auomtary culla attention to the failure of the rani Katahdiu to wake the rate of apood named In the oontruot for her construction, and refer the matter to oougreaa, Ho lay the department ox pttuu tho Terror and Mouaduook to be in ootnuiiaaiou by February I, lHDt), and the Puritan about July I, IHUil. He laya dulaya have ooourred in cou nt ruction of vessel by the oustoin of trauMiurring workmen from the con atruutiou to tho repair department, in order to avoid inuruaaiug the force of workmen. Thia ouatora baa been abol ished in the government yards, and the secretary enter a protest agaiuat the habit ot congress of relieving con tractor irom puualtioa inipoaud tor de lay by the department The secretary pay a high oompli- ineut to tbe excellence of construction of the now vessels. Of the veaael now hi course of oon- atruotiou, he prediota that the flint claim buttleabip Iowa will be completed about October, 1N97. The first olaaa battleahip Massachusetts ia practically completed, eioept a regard ' the armor. It la oatuuuted that tho ven ae! can be oouipteted in about eight week after the delivery of her armor. Tho tirat clua battleship Oregon ia a fur advanced a i practical before the delivery of armor and gunniounts. About ix month will bo required for their iuatallation. The Brooklyn will not be ready for trial in lea than one year. No ubtitute for wood lor some part of vuaaoU having been found, the department ha adopted tho electric ilruprootlug company's meuioa oi treat ing the wood used. PULITZER'S GIFT. Pari. I. Pre.oiited With a HUtuo or VB.Iiln(lon and l.fy.no. p.ri. rw 8. Brluht weather ahone opou the ceremony today of unveiling ,hu un.nn ,f .uiiuarv of WaabiuKtou and Lafayette, modeled by the -well- know u aoulptor rederlcK August, oar- th.ilili and lireiuintHfl to the OitT of Pari by Joseph Pulitzer, editor of the New York World. A notaoie a arnuhWe witneaaod the unveiling. Among the company present were Ueury Vlguaua, nrat aeoruuirjr u tbe United btate embuaay; Major Ban ford O. Kellogg, miliwry attache, aud Lieutenant It. P. Kodger, naval at tache of the eraabaay; the Hon. Will iam T. qaimby, United Btate mini- . ... tha Nuthnrliiuda: tiuuiuul K. Mom, United btate oouaul-geueral in Pari; Oetiwral MoUook; m. uanmnui, ih. wnlnuir: the nrelect of the belue; M. Kreimige, deaiguer of the pedestal; number of Frouoh offlolala, and many larltnal The ito of tlie bronio group i at the west end of tne r laoe aea e vmo, in the most fashionable quarter of Pari. Ballard Smith, London oorregpona ... ,.r .h Nur York World. Brat made short poeoh, presenting the group of statuary, and wa irequeuny ed. He said: "I am here today a the representa tive ot Joseph Pulitzer, who honor himself and his oouutry in presenting this statue of Waahington and Lafay ette, kindred name in the deepest aff eo tioua of the two peoples, to thi beauti ful and historical chief city of our sis ter republic If he oould have been here, Mr. Pulitzer would doubtless say more than I oan of the patriotio and affeotionate motives which Inspired his gift; but we oan perhaps sufficiently interpret Mr. Pulitzer' oardinal mo tive by quoting the inscription that he has prepared for the statue, which is meant to be, as he baa written it, aud speaking a he undoubtedly may, for all our fellow-citizens: , . 'Homage to Frauoe, in gratitude for her generous co-operation in the struggle of the people of the Uuited States for liberty aud independence. Mr. Smith then alluded to the fact that it wa Mr. Pulitzer's good for tune, as editor and proprietor of the New York World, to inaugurate the popular subscription which gave , b nu...fUi tn M. Bartholdi'8 tatne of "Liberty Enlightening the World'' In New xora naroor, . oonolusion, in Mr. Pulitzer' name, be presented tho group to the oity of U.i.la The military band that wa present thereupon played tne --.marei"""o. -r vlno.nniHlilent of the Paris IU WU.u, ' I muniolpal oounoll, in aocepting the gift for the oity, brieny reviewea mo m. toryof the two men thus represented in bronze, and said that the union of flags under which Washington and La . .1 hami in hand reoresented n tha iwonle of tlie reaiiy i "" " rr - . two republics. He hoped the eohoos of today's cheers would traverse tneooeau ....Ua anon TYinrft olosolr the two h7 ranked Mr. Pulitzer un"u,: M-Bartholdi for rruneHnhiTe carried out hi. INTERIOR DEPARTMENT. Tho Annual Il.port or Keor.t.rj. Hmlth Dwell. t,argljr on Imllau Affair. Wanhington, Nor, 80. Seoretary Hoke Hmlth, of the interior depart ment, ha rnado hi annual report to the president. It review the work ot the department, beginning with the Indian service, and calls attention to tlie atriot enforcement which ha been given to civil-service reform, both a to those plaoea covered by the classified service and those to which tbe rule of this service do not apply. The seoretary dwells upon the neces sity of eliminating politics from tbe management ot Indian affair, and of oonduoting each reservation upon strictly business principles, tho object being to make every Indian remain upon the reservation self-supporting and ready, a soon a possible, to as ume the duties of citizenship aud be freed from tbe paternal care of the government. The secretary thinks that if the rusouroea of tho reservations are treated intelligently, and the Indians aocustomed to labor, in few years practically all the Indians will be made self-supporting. The secretary reoommends the reor ganization of the bureau a follow: First That instead of a single com missioner of Indian affairs, the Indian service be placed in charge of three commissioners, two of them to be ci vilians to be appointed from different political parties and one to be a de tailed army officer. (Second That the tenure of office of an Indian agent be dependent upon the faithful discharge of his duties, and appointments and removals be made by tbe president on recommendation of the three commissioners of Indian af fairs. Third That classified servioe be ex tended over the subordinate positions, both at the agenoies and at the school. Tbe reduction of 20 per oent, which the law required to be made in connec tion with tho Indian contract schools, ha been strictly carried out, and the secretary add that there seems to be no reason why suoh reduotion should not continue from year to year until the system of government aid -to sec tarian schools shall terminate. Referring to the allotments, the seo retary says there are a number of changes which should be wade in the prosent allotment aystem, which re quire congressional action. Aooording to the present law, an Indian becomes a citizen of the United State upon re ceiving hi alloteuient In any case, he ia ready to receive hind before be is prepared for the oonsequenoea of citi zenship. Allotemeuta ihould be made long before reservations are openod. Each Indian should be settled upon hi homestead aud be self-supporting be fore citizenship is conferred, the gov ernment ought to let him alone and allow him to take bis plaoe, surround ing him with no more restraint and giving him no more help than is ao oorded to other citizens. Under the present system, Indian to whom allot ments have been made and upon wnom oitizenship has been conferred still re oeive enormous gratuities, and need every dollar they receive. Upon each reservation a part oi tne Indian will be ready for oitizenship before others, and all are ready for land and to work it before they are ready for oitizenship The law should be changed so that allotements oan be made upon the recommendation of the agent to those who are ready for it, aud patents should be issued later with tbe approval ot tlie secretary of the in terior to these Indians upon' showing themselves ready to reoeive the lands assigned, .. He also reoommends that general au thority, with the approval of the presi dent, be given the Indian bureau to sell part of tbe Indian reservations, the money to be used for the payment of tbe alloted lands or the purchase of agricultural implement and cattle for the Indians who may reside on tne re maining lands. Referring to the Unoompaghre reservation,- he call attention to the fact that trhough the geological survey, an examination has been made of the gil sonite beds, whioh seem to be of very pat value, and he recommend legis lation to allow those deposits to be sold or leased to the highest bidder. The report reviews the Jaokson Hole disturbance, and gives an account of tha aotlve mean taken by the depart ment to scoure justice for the killing of the Bannock Indian July IS last, and also to preserve peace between the In riin aud whites. He oommends the peaoeful course of the Indians under olroumstanoea so extremely aggravat ing on the part of the whites. Still Flg-htliiB for U.vW Million.. New York, Nov. 80. The oontest over the money left by Andrew J. Davis, who died in 1890, in Montana, has been renewed in this state. There is still f3.000.000 subjoot to distribu tion. Edwin Davis, a brother, has brought an aotion in the supreme court here to enjoin the distribution of this unless his right to a share in It is recognized. This case came before Judge Patterson on a demurrer to the oomplalnt to the effect that the su preme court of this state did not have inrisdiotion. Judire Patterson, in a deolalon just handed down, holds that the court had jurisdiction, inasmuoh as the narties have voluntarily Bunmitiea themselves to the court. He also holds nur.ua for aotion is set forth and over rule the demurrer, but gives the de fendants leave to put in an answer. Tho Now York to Be Overhauled. New York. Dec. 8. Tho Paris, whioh has been undergoing repairs at Cramps' shipyards and wnion was thnrnnirhlv cleaned and painted at Va.nnni.. Nawi. arrived in cort this ..ffurnnnn. She will take the New York' place on the schedule and the in,t will nn to the Cramps' vard and Utliu. " - - - o - - - , undergo tbe same overhauling a her lister ship. GKOWhNG NORTHWEST Items ot General Interest From All Sections. PROGRESSIVE MANUFACTURERS A Number of Irrigating Entorprl.e In Oregon Government to He A n - other Gutter on the Coaat. Another salmon oannery will prob ably be established at Rogue river in the spring. Grant county has an abundance of hay and feed for the stock of that neighborhood. A number of Indian war veterans at Ashland have formed a permanent organization. Pendleton is organizing a boys' brass band. The members are to be from 10 to 15 years of age. A wholesale grocers' association bas been organized at Portland by the job bers of Oregon and Washington. The Dallas woolen mill have offer ed the Thomas Kay Woolen Mills Com pany, of Salem, free nee of thoir new mill until the latter rebuilds. A number of water enterprise have been set on foot by the incorporation of the following companies: The Foe Valley Irrigating Company, to ereot dams and divert water from Lost river, in Kalamth county; the Mt Hood Water Supply Company, of Hood River; the Valley Improvement Com pany, of Hood River; the Lost River Irrigating Ditch Company. W.ahlngtou. Bitinmuons coal has been discovered near Goldendale. Davenport's brewery, which was re cently burnt. Is to be rebuilt. The tax levy at Davenport has been cut to 8i mills for next year. Walla Walla shipped over $300,000 worth ot fruit and vegetables this sea son. Walla Walla has instructed her ju diciary committee to codify the ordi nances of that oity. Tbe Northwest Mining Association will hold a great convention in Spokane early in February next Taooma expects to soon have a new tannery for the manufacture of laoe leather and belting. It will be erected by a California tanner. Frank Rookwood Moore, a promi nent citizen of Spokane, whose name is olosely linked with the early history of Washington and Idaho, is dead. An ordinance has been introduced at Spokane providing for (316,000 of 6 per cent bonds to take up outstanding warrants and complete the waterworks system, including the auxiliary pump ing plant Thirty thousand dollars bas been ad vanced by the Taooma oitizens. to make good the difference between the amounts of money now in the city interest fund and the $54,500 due in New York in light and water bonds. All bids for the construction of the water supply station at the government quarantine station at Diamond point have been rejected by the treasury de partment on the ground that they ex ceeded the appropriations, Nichols & Crothers, of Taooma, being the lowest bidders. New bids are invited and the plans will be modified so as to make the construction of the plant within the amount of the appropriation. The government is now advertising for bids for the construction of a $200, 000 outter for the revenue service of the Paoiflo coast Bids must be re- oeived by the treasury department not later than Deoem ber Hi next, ana tne vessel must be completed by January l. 1897. It will be the finest revenue cutter In the servioe, fitted with all the latest annlianoes and conveniences. A outter for harbor duty at San Francisco is also to be constructed, to cost not ex ceeding $50,000. Idaho. Eloctrio lights are being placed in De Lamar. Tho Idaho Poultry Association will meet at Caldwell December 18, 19, 20 and 31. ., . 1 . . ' . . About two miles are ready for the laying of pipe for the Ogden power dam pipe line. The stockmen of Idaha will have olenty of feed for their cattle this win. tor, although many of the ranges are not In very good condition. A' movement Is on foot among, the local capitalists to form a company to linht bv eleotrloity the towns of Gem and Burke. , A vein of coal of an excellent ooke- Ing quality, has been found on Smith's Fork, near Cokevllle. Uolteing ov are being constructed. State Timber Expert C. O. Brown has so far estimated 20,000 acres, con- tnininff 820.000.000 feet, divided as follows: White pine, 120.000,000 feet; yellow pine, 6,000,000 feet Montana. - Billings is agitating a complete sewerage system. Bids have been reoeived by Anaoonda for the ereotlon of a oity hall. The Anaoonda mine was located in 1876. It has put in Montana $72, 000,000. Helena has voted to refund the $161, 000 of bonds that have matured at I less rate of interest It has also de cided to take up $418,090 of floating indebtedness by the issue of 5 per oent bonds. Three important water enterprises are already on foot One i to bring water from Bear to Kane creek, a dis tance of twenty trifles, at An estimated cost of $15,000. Another project is to bring water from Butte creek, over forty mile. Thi will be expensive. It will give water all the year around. Jamea G. Birdsey, who ha a large holding on Kane creek, is at the head of these enterprise, jame Branden, an Indian man, i at the head of a itlll larger enterprise, to reconstruct an old canal on Rogue river, first, four miles to Gold Hill, and then six miles to Footo creek. Tbe canal will be sixteen feet on top, eleven feet on the bottom and five feet deep. Brltl.h Columbia. A telegraph line is to be erected be tween North port and Rossland, A lumber mill, at tbe bead of Arrow lake, is to be built next year. It .will out 70,000 feet per day. The ice and oold storage plant at New Westminster, ia to be enlarged and extensive improvements made. The oontraot for building the water works plant, at Rossland, has been let Everything is in readiness for actual construction of the narrow gauge road from Rossland to TralL It will be oompleted in 100 days. A British Columbia capitalist has conceived the idea of putting traction engines on the Cariboo road from Ash croft to the Cariboo mining country for hauling supplies and taking out the product ot the mine. A big gold dredging plant will be put In operation in March in the Ques nelle river. Steel-toothed buckets of oast-iron, weighing from 1,000 pounds to a ton are operated on a reversible cable stertching from shore to shore. All kinds of dirt, even immense bould ers, is taken out and dumped into a flume fed by oentrifngal pumps for washing. An Ottowa firm is now at work on the machinery. Improvements going on In Kamloops worthy of note are the new telephone and fire alarm systems. Another move of no little importance is the organiza tion ot the Imperial Brewery Com pany, and it is proposed to secure am ple capital for the erection of suitable buildings and the purchase of the re quired plant wherewith to manufac ture beer in suoh quantities as to sup ply the whole or greater part of tbe large demand of the interior towns. VIEWS OF LEADING PAPERS. Editor Give an Expreaaion of Opinion on Events of the Day. (Chicago Tlmee-Herald. The notion that "a yellow dog" can be elected on the Republican ticket next year constitutes the first streak of daylight the Democracy has seen since the election. Rrpublieana Willing. New York Preaa.) So far as the third term is concern ed, the Republicans are willing to have Cleveland run again if the Democrats are. That Eastern Queallon. New York Tribune.) For the first time in the history of Oriental politics, tbe six great powers of Europe are thoroughly in accord and aoting in oonert in bringing the Otto man government to its senses. Their oomblned fleets have sailed for Turkish waters, with the object of impressing upon the porte that the civilized world will no longer put up with mere prom ises of reform, but requires the im mediate execution of long-unfulfilled pledges. Tbe projected naval demon stration of the powers at Constantino ple may be relied upon to bring mat ters to a crisis. For it will prove to the Turks that Europe is in earnest as well as in accord, while it may like wise serve to strengthen the position of the well-intentioned, but unfortunate sultan, by proving to his lieges that if he yields to the unbelievers it is not by inollation. as they allege, but under compulsion. .. . . Pullman Should Com Down. Ulnneapolla Tribune. , The railroads should push the move. ment to compel Pullman to reduce the prloe ot upper berths in sleeping oars. An upper berth isn't worth as much money as a lower one at least, people won't pay as muoh for an upper if they oan helD it At fifty oent less it is quite probable that tbe uppers In any particular car would be sold as quickly as the lowers. For a Scientific Expedition. New York, Nov. 80. The schooner vacht Corona, owned by D. Willis James and his son. Arthur Curtis James, whioh defeated the schooner vacht Dauntless in a midwinter race aoross the Atlantio in 1886, and which has since sailed around the world, is being fitted out at South Brooklyn for a scientific expedition to tbe coast oa pan. On the afternoon of August 9 next, at 8 o'clock, there will boa total eclipse of the sun which will not be visible in this part of tbe globe, and it Is for the purpose of observing this phenomenon that the expedition is fit ted out ' Tbe chief observer of the ex pedition will be Professor David B. Todd, the eminent astronomer of Am herst oollege. Elisabeth Cady Stanton. (Baltimore American J She is in many respects one of tbe most remarkable women ot her time. She was never a wild reformer of im aginary wrongs, but a sensible, prac tical woman of superior mind, ot un questioned ability, a born leader among her set, seeking no notoriety, out al ways devoted to the cause in which she enlisted. One of the greetings sent her by thirty members ot the family of John Brltrht spoke of her as "the friend of the enslaved African, the doughty champion of peaoe, ot temper- anoe, of moral reform, and for sixty years the eloquent advocate of olaims of motherhood and women.' the MOTION FUR KE-1KIAL Substance of Durrant's Affida vits Made Known. THEY COVER EVERY DETAIL Claim That New.paper Article. Intimi dated In Advance Wltne.aee for the Defenee. Ssn Francisco, Nov. 29. Theodore Durrani appeared before Superior Judge Murphy today for sentenoe for tbe murder of Blanobe uunont tie looked well-nourished and contented, spending the time before the opening of court in reading papers and chatting with his friend and counsel. When the case was called. General John H. Dickinson, for the defendant, began to read from a bundle of 261 type-written pages of affidavit on which he based his motion for a new trial. The af- davits include every article published by every local paper conoe ruing the crime and JJnrrant 8 tnai. in tne affidavit Dnrrant lays particular stress on tbe statement that some witnesses for the defense refused to testify in his behalf because of the comments in ad vance of the newspapers. Referenoe was also made to the aotion of the court in granting peremptory challenge of tbe prosecution to Juror Walter S. Brown, who had been accepted and sworn to try the case. The action of the court in aocepting Juror C. P. Nathan was also dealt with and the record of the oourt quoted to show that Nathan was accepted in the face of the challenge of the defendant Not a point was overlooked, and tbe affidavit even recounted an attempted attack upon Dnrrant by an unknown person in the oorridors of the city hall during the progress of the trial. Refer enoe was also made to the crowd who gathered daily at the county jail and oity hall to see the prisoner taken to and from jail to the oourt Dickinson consumed the entire day in reading the affidavits. District At torney Barnes will also present ooun-ter-affidavits and argue the motion. Tbe decision of the oourt on the mo tion will not likely be made for several day. ... PRAYED FOR INGERSOLL. Chrl.tlan Endoavorera and Epworth Leacuer. Aak lor Ilia Conversion. Cleveland. Nov.- 80. Many fervent prayers were doubtless offered in this oity today for the conversion of Colo nel Robert G. Ingersoll, the noted ag nostic. Last week, at the quarterly meeting of the Christian Endeavor unions of Cleveland, it was suggested that suoh prayers be offered and the president appointed noon today as the time, and requested tbat the s.uuu members of the society should engage in prayer at tbat time. The president of the Epworth League, who was pres ent, said he would make a similar ap peal to the members of his organiza tion. The prayers were to do deliv ered in private, and how many persons oomplied with the request will proba bly never be known, fublio prayers for Colonel Ingersoll were offered at a mass meeting of the Salvation Army and at the Oliver Congregational church by the pastor. A Bowling B Hazard. Chicago, Nov. 28. The storm which raged here last night and early this momma was one oi the worst wnion ever struck this city. The wind blew a sale and snow fell in great clouds. Street and railroad traffic was greatly delayed and the street car companies had to abandon some of their minor lines, devoting their energies to keep inn the main lines open. The storm blew down the telegraph and trolley wires in Chicago and many serious ac cidents were narrowly averted. The horses were killed from contact with wires. Several fires during the night were attended by the department with the greatest difficulty. The fire eleo trio system was badly deranged, and the polios system of telephones was also rendered useless by the storm. Chicago was almost isolated from the rest of the world by tbe telegraph and telephone wires being down and by the blockade on the railway lines. Prizefighting Illegal. Denver. Nov. 88. The fight be tween Jones and Reese at the Central theater a week ago was discussed be fore Judge Webber this morning, when Charley Reynolds, proprietor of the theater, and "Reddy" Gallagher, the Denver Athletio Club s trainer, who acted as referree of the fight, were on trial. Mayor MoMurray was present to enoourage the prosecution, and members of the fire and police board and a number of police offioers who witnessed tbe fight were oalled as wit nesses. The testimony showed that Jones was not knocked out, though the decision against him was generally ap proved. Reynolds waB fined $50, for oonduoting a fight, and $315 more on other charges brought against mm. Gallagher was fined $36. To Elevate the Stage. Boston, Nov. 28 A meeting at tended by over 1,000 persons, among whom were many Boston society peo- rile, was held in the Bijou theater to day to organize a movement for elevat- insr the stage. Henry A. ttogers pre sided. He stated that the plan was to lease some theater in Boston for a short season and Rive a series of theatrical nertormanoes, probably three a week for two weeks. The plays are to be pqleoted from the French, Italian and German sohools. The profits, if any, aro to b devoted to charity. JULIAN WRITES A LETTER. Knowing That Corbett Ha Retired Ho 1 Bold In HI Statement. Philadelphia, Nov. 29. A letter from Martin Julian, manager for Fits immon, was reoeived in tuis city to night It is dated Houston, Tex. - Jul- ian charge Corbett with cowardice, and say John Keenan, of New York, is an enemy of Fitzsimmons, He said: As regard Fitzsimmons crossing the line and going to Hot Springs, I will say that it was utterly impossible to safely cross anywhere. The entire town was guarded, and we oould not have crossed without being killed, as suoh threats were made to us. In oon olusion I will say that I have already claimed both the middle-weight and heavy-weight championship ot the world for Fitzsimmons, wbo Is tbe only champion; that Fitzsimmons stands ready to defend both the tiles gainst the world, and all oomers, pro viding they be white men, for from $6,000 to $10,000, first oome first served. "Should Mr. Stuart fail to drag Cor bett out of tbe hole be has cowardly crawled into, then Fitzsimmons will be only too pleased to fight Maher or any other man living. To further show how willing we are for a fight, I will leave the selection of a referee to Stuart and Corbett I will sign ar ticles blindfolded. If Corbett wants to prove he is not a coward, he will ac cept Stuart' offer for a fight near El Paso for a purse of $30,000, whioh he agree to divide between the two men should he fail to bring the fight off the day selected, without interference of any kind. That is the fairest proposi tion ever made, and I do not think Corbett will ever accept it, because he is too faint-hearted to go up against a man of Fitzsimmons' caliber in a fair and square fight, where crookedness and put up job are not tolerated." ALEXANDER DUMAS. The Pam on. French Kovellat and Dra- matlat'a Death In Parle. Paris, Nov. 29. Alexander Dumas is dead. He died peacefully at 7:45 o'clock this evening, surrounded by his family. While his physicians and friends had become convinced that hi case was hopeless and death only a question of time, it was not expected the end would come so soon. A bul letin issued at 6 o'clock stated that the slight Improvement in the condi tion ot the patient, which was mani fested yesterday, was found to be maintained today. Soon after this Du mas fell asleep and awoke at 6:80. He feebly uttered a few words to those about his bedside, and then sank back and died. President Faure and ex-Empress Eu genie had made frequent inquiries re garding the condition of the distin guished patient since his serious illness was first made known. Alexander Dumas was born in Paris, July 28, 1824. He was a son of Alex ander Davy Dumas. He began bis literary career while a boy of 17, with a book of trivial poems, "Peches de Jeunesse." Abandoning the imagina tive romance of his father, he applied himself to the study of society, and sought by verisimilitude to make good his deficiency in dramatio construction. His works treat mostly of the equivocal aspects of French lite. TACOMA TAXPAYERS. Culmination of Their Fight Against the Cotnnalaeloner. Tacoma, Nov. 28. Tho fight of the taxpayer against what they considered excessive oharges on the part of the county commissioners culminated' this evening. Within three weeks Chair man Holmes' bondsmen have left him one by one, until only a small part of his original bond remained. He se cured some sureties in small : amounts, but today waa tbe limit ot time al lowed for filing an additional bond to . compensate for the last withdrawal. It is claimed that the commissioner had reaohed the limit of his ability to secure bondsmen, until two large prop erty owners, George H. Boardman and John Holgate, became sureties - for $1,750 each, making up the required amonnt, after exacting an agreement from the commissioner that they would charge no more mileage, would hold sessions, and consequently draw pay only four days a week; would stop giving their sons preference in publlo employment, and would refund the mileage already collected insofar as it proved to be excessive. The fight against the commissioners' actions has constituted one phase of the efforts at reform, in which the largest tax payers ot the city are now engaged. Protection Assured. Boston, Nov. 28. A few days ago Rev. Judson Smith, D. D., secretary of the foreign department of the Ameri can board, addressed a letter to Hon. Riohard Olney, secretary of state, ask ing what measures had been taken for the protection of missionaries of the American board in tbe province of Shanghai. - He has reoeived an answer from the seoretary or state saying that reports have reaohed him of anti-foreign riots in that province. He de manded of tbe yamen tbe taking oi prompt and stringent measures to pro vent disorders.-' The yamen at onoe telegraphed the provincial authorities to take precautions against riots. Serious Charge Agmln.t a Minlater. Louisville, Nov. 26. A sensation was created in the Twelfth-street Zion A. M. E. church today, when, imme diately after his sermon, tbe pastor, the Rev. Robert Seymour, waa arrest ed, charged with orimlnal assault at Fort Scott, Kan. The pastor emphat ically denies that be U guilty, and say the case i probably out of fpltework on the part of prople at Fort Boost. riflt. WHINOTOn, conception.