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VOL. 13.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, Fill DAY, DECEMBER 27, 1895.
NO. 1.
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PROFESSIONAL.
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ALI.KN & CLE ETON,
Attorneys and Counselors at Law
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IMIY81CIAX AND SlKtlEON.
St. Ileluna, Oregon,
jrjft. I. K. 1IAI.I
rilYSiHAN AND SURGEON.
Clati-kaiile. Gulumbla county, Or.
X. UK1KUVE,
Surveyor and Civil Engineer
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ST. HELENS LIYERY STABLES
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Horses Boarded and Cared For.
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Items ot General Interest
From All Sections.
PROGRESSIVE MANUFACTURER!
Mr. Ilamiiioud fuelling III. Ilallroad
l'rojoot - Nea I'.ro. Making
ltapld Progte.a-Oregou.
The latest enterprise at Ashland is a
ton to laundry, which has Juat begun
operations.
The entire output of hop this year
(or Oregon was between 80,000 and
100.000 bulua.
A ohII haa been made (or $15,000
worth of auhnol warranta or autlool dis-
tnot No. 1, in Buoohmlah oounty.
Thn imv nnrmul anlinol hailim? of
Cheney ia fast approaohing oomplution.
It will be ready tor occupancy in tne
apriug.
All tha munhlnnrv haa boon our-
chasod (or the wtx)len mill at Pundlotou
and ia the moat improved 'pattern, and
will be nt up and tried in the Hunt be
fore buing plaoed on the oar (or ship
uint Five thonaand tone of ooal waa
tarued out by the Beaver Hill Coal
Company. They are aiuking a alope
(ruin the 700-foot level and art drlv
iug two gang-waya from a 800-foot
level, and when thla ia finiahed the
output win oe lo.uuu tons per wuuui.
The oompany hat ooniplotod a rood
from Marahlluld, their abipplng point,
to Myrtle roint sua win oiwua it to
Boseburg to tap the Southern Pacific
Boveral town, and oitloa in Oregon
and Waahington have lately obtained
an excellent and adequate water aupply
In an inexpensive manner by the nae of
woodon nloea. The Dipea are made
(rom oommon pine logs, ten inches in
diameter, hollowed out with a six-inch
bore. It ia claimed that the wooden
plpea last ar long aa the iron pipes.
Uuo town baa a line of plpea aeven
ml lea long that, with all connotions,
coat but 13,000.
Ahnnt (ha flrnt of the vear A. B.
Hammond, the president of the Astoria
Columbia River railroad la expect
ed from the East lie haa ordered 10,-
000 ton of a tool raila in England, to be
.k nnjij fmm l.lvnrnnnl fllnut tu Al.
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toria. Theae raila are lor tne 00 miioa
o( road now building (rom Goble to
Aatnrta. and will reaoh here about
next May in time (or the oomplution of
the roadbed. ne outy on inoae
raila will be about 17 a ton, and, with
thla adrHtinual liuht tax. Will be
cheaper than the amall raila can be fur-
uiHhud in tnia country. ueorge w.
Kunwiok. Mr. Hammond's brother-in
i , i- 1. .. - .l.,-nA sl oil lilia mill
lnWt Yi HI HUB v "
and latubor iutorestH in Montana, has
just vlaited the mouth of the Columbia
and looked over the work of grading
tho road. He was aooompanied by En
glneor Curtis, and the two went up
the rivor aud made a thorough exam
ination of the works. There are anour
SCO men, divided into eight camps,
covering a stretoh ot ton miles, at
work on the grade, ana maxing gooa
headway. A tunnnl 175 feet long is
belug driven at John Day river, Into
rock and sandstone, ana anout uity ieei
ha. alrnarlv been excavated. The pile-
drivera are at work on the apporaohei
to the bridges on the Astoria siae. as
soon as the spring weatner sets in a
larger foroe will be put to work, and it
is expected that the road will be fin
ished by next October. Mr. r enwioa
ia nn hla way to California, and merely
stopped here to look over the situation.
lie is very retioens as to nia muvo-
ments, but it has been asoertainea
from reliable information that he baa
in view the ereotion ot a lage mill at
the mouth of the river, similar to the
one he now manages In Montana,
which Is known to have a yearly out
put of 40,000,000 feet of lumber.
.. Waahington.
The state dairymena' association
will meot in Elleusburg, on January,
the 17th, 1896. ' . ; ;
marine hosnital. located at
Port Townsend, haa just been Inspected
by the United States officials.
Thnm la now a atronff probability oi
an establishment in the near future of
a fruit cannery at East souna.
The improvement of the Everson and
Goshen road in Whatoom county is
contemplated at a oost of about 18,-
000.
George W. Boggs, ex-state treasurer
of Taooma, has been found guilty of
fraudulently nsing pulbio funds for
personal gain.
The construction has begun of a per
manent logging railroad in the exten
aive timber distriot in Snohomish
oonntv. near Marysville.
An opposition stoamship line has
been organised between San Franoisoo
and Puget souna. rreigns rw uv
boon out from 8 to il per ton.
The commissioners of the United
at-t lun.l nfflnna at Walla Walla,
...in .T-nnorv . hflcin hnaring 850
contest claims in which settlers and
the Northern Paoiflo are diverse par
ties. ,. ... .
Thn Mongolian auail, reoently
hrouirht from China, is being intro-
In various carts of the state,
and the sportsmen expeot soon to dine
on one of the ohoioeat of Chinese table
(owls.
Th inh winters ot Taooma have
followed the example ot Seatlte this
year and formed an association for the
1 nf mo-nlatine prices on job
work. The capital stook represents
ahnnat. 500.000
. Operations are now- in progress iu
.I.-.-- nn tha Port Ludlow mill,
,hih haa been dosed down for the
paat three years. It is said that it will
be the largest one on the sound, as
another mill is contemplated south of
the present one.
A new creamery is now being built
at Yakima, and is claimed to be the
finest in the state. It will be three
stories high, equipped with moat ap
proved maolhnory. Operations will
be commenced In the spring with the
milk (rom 200 cows.
It is repeorted that the construction
oompany In Boston have favorably
oonaidered the Blaine, Lynden and
Nookiaok valley railroad. Bopplies will
be ordered and active work begun the
first of the year. This line of road
passes through 6,000 aores of standing
green timber between Blaine and
Nooksack.
Judge Han(ord's deoision, that un
patented landa of the Northern Paoiflo
railroad company are exempt (rom tax
ation, is not as (ar-reaohing in Spokane
and Walla Wallla counties aa was at
first saoDOsed. In Bookane only 88.852
aores are unpatented, or about one-fifth
ot the wholo, and in Walla Walla
there are only about 820 aorea of lieu
land, wihoh is under content and
therfore not taxable.
Montana.
The Caatner Coal & Coke Company
are going to put in a new $22,000 eleo-
trio plant at Great Falls for lighting
purposes.
( Yin frrAMirm a n Hartmnn wants an In
dian industrial school opened at Keogh
reservation at Miles City and wants
75,000 for that purpose, 940,000 of
which is to be used for buildings.
The season just closed has been a
fairly profitable one to the cattlemen
of Montana. Over 147,000 head were
shipped over the Great Northern road
and the average price was t35 per
head. ' '
Ahrunt twenty million machines are
to be nnt In the great coal oamp at Belt
Cifcv. - Tha aomnanv hava also let the
contract to the Fhillipaburg car worka
tor 800 mining cars oi two (ons oapa
oity. The oompany has orders for 125
oarloads per day.
Ona tinnrirnn1 anil flfrv men are at
nrV at Clminv nrenarina the ffronnds
and fonndations for the buildings to be
erected there for the use of the Great
Northern railroad. A steam plow is
in operation there and tne work Is
progressing rapidly.
It is calculated by the most conserva
tive business men of Butte that the
present payroll (or labor alone in that
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camp exoouoa ino ouw-u n-u.
SHOO. 000 ner month. That sum of
money is sufficient to maintain and
keen booming a city lour times tne
present sise of Butte.
Tha rwDitol buildins commissioners
expect soon to establish thn validity of
the warrants issued by the board, and
will then make an effort to dispose or
thpm tn tha bankers of the state. Sev-
i AM.lna. t,nUva Visva alrAflflv
Oral ptviuiuoti Maumom ' j
shown a diBpoaition to accept the war-
rants at par, provided
the commissioners say.
Idaho.
The railroad mileage of Idaho ia
nearly 1,000 miles.
Idaho has 718,839 sheep which are
assessed at 1 per head.
The new oity of Nes Peroe is making
rapid progress. At present there are
eight or ten Duiiaings in tne iwu
ereotion. Contracts nave Deen maae
by persons who have leased the saw mill
to deliver 1,000,000 feet of lumber to
the town site by January 1. About
twenty buildings have been erected so
(ar, but further progress has been re
tarded owing to tne oota weawor.
J. H. Gaff ney, the reoeiver of the
bank of Genossee, has taken charge of
the defunct institution. The assets
and liabilities of the bank have been
invniivui hv the aherifl. An eleotrio
light plant is to be erected in Canyon
creek for the purpose of supplying light
at Burlceand uem ana lniermeaiHw
nolnts. Water power will be used
from Canyon creek.
The American Falls Irrigation &
Power Company have applied for tne
control of 109,680 aores of land, lo
cated on Sanke river, in Blame oounty.
The oompany proposes to take tne wa
tar frnm Snake river, and carry it to
.ho no a. tn mnl aim a larire section of
land that ia now a desert warte. An
other irrigation enterprse is to be put
there next June, near Lewiston. The
oompany expeot this project will oost
1100,000. xms wator yiu db pruourou
aanHn nrftttlr. and will be 2.000
miners inches and when needed will be
inoreased to G,000 miners luoaes.
lirltialt Colombia., ,
A new saw mill has been built at
Wellington. .
A amolter oompany has been organ
ized to oommenoe operations early in
the year at Grand ors. ine pu"i
will be similar to that now being
anmtnrl at TraiL
rri.n n-f. nrmnAHinl Ann nhenomenal
1U. f i . . .
salmon run in tne niatory oi tne douuu
in mnnrd nf thla season, and tne ena
is not yet in sight The amount oi
salmon taken irom tne wra oou
this time snprises the oldest inhabit
ants.
The surface indications in the oil
flelda in East Kootenai are considered
nnd. Two different Qualities of oil
aawv-- - - -
have boen obtained. On Kislineena
-oir a abort distance nortn oi tne in
t-noHnnul hnnndarv line, a blaok oil,
similar to the Pennsylvania and Ohio
oils, is lound. But on oage oreeK,
some einht miles nortn, tnere la louna
an oil that is nearly pure, of a light
vnllnw color, whioh will burn in a
lamp as it comes from the ground,
Close by there is natural gas escaping
frnm the bedrock, whioh burns freely
on ignition. Some of this oil sent to
the a-eolosioal museum at Ottawa,
nanond considerable excitement and
oomment, and was pronounoed a fraud
on aooount oi its puricy. , ;
FIFTY-FOURTH SESSION
Daily Proceedings in Senate
and House.
IMPORTANT BILLS INTRODUCED
A ppolntm.nt of Mombara on tha Tarl
oua Congraaalonal Coanmlttaaa
-Tha S.nata.
Waahington, Deo. SO. Though less
than a dozen senators were present
when the session opened today, the
Venezuela issue at once came into
prominence, but not as direotly as in
the bouse, the senate's business taking
the form of measures for national de
fense. Chandler immdeiately followed with
a bill "to strengthen the military
armament," the reading of the title
ooasioning much wbispred comment.
it was referred to tne oommitcee on
military affairs.
On motion of Daivs the senate agreed
to a resolution calling on the presi
dent for information and all corre
spondence as to the establishment by
Great Britain ot poatotnoes and post
roads in the United States territory of
Aluaka: a Ian. aa to anv British occu
pation, military or civil, of that terri
tory; also respecting any attempt by
ftrAAfc Rritain ar danaria tn aAAftrfc anv
claim to territory of the United States
in Alaska.
Another alimifloant resolution was
offered by Gallingsr, authorizing the
secretary of war to contract for the
purchase of an improved counterpoise
battery. The resolution went to the
oommittee on military affairs.
. In presenting a bill lor tne repeal or
the law imposing disabilities on those
who served iu the war of the rebellion,
Hill spoke briefly. The main pur-
nnaa hnaaid vraa tn winn nnt tha f AfitarS
of the statute which prevented ex-Confederates
from serving in the United
States navy and army.
Boa..
Washington, Deo. 20. Mr. Hitt re
ported in the house this morning as
soon as it had been called to order,
and called for unanimous consent, for
the consideration of a bill to empower
the president to appoint a commission
to oonsider the Venezuelan boundary
question, and an appropriation of
$10,000 for the expenses thereof. Tne
text ol tne bill is as follows:
"Ra (t nnantad hv tha innate and
house of representatives of the United
States ol America, in congress assem
bled, that the sum of $100,000 or so
much thereof as may be necessary, be
and the same ia hereby appropriated
for the expenses of a commission to
h annoinbnrl bv the nresidont to in
vestigate and report upon the true divi
sional line between tne republic oi
Venezuela and British Guiana."
The biU passed the house.
Washington. Deo. 21. When the
senate journal had been read and ap-
nrnvad tha nlnrlr of thn honao an
nounced the passage by the house of a
bill appropriating f loo.ooo ior tne ex
penses of a commission to investigate
the boundary between British Guiana
and Venezuela, reoommended by the
president The vice-president imme
diately laid it before the senate.
Objection was made to a second read
ing or reference of the bill nntil tomor
row. Morgan said there was a resolution
relating to this general subject before
the oommittee ol foreign relations
and he intended to call a meeting of
the oommittee tomorrow to oonsider
not only this bill, but also the resolu
tion. As the matter now stands no ac
tion can be taken on the bill until to
morrow.
Waehnotnn. Dan. 94. Tha house
tndav rnarmndnrl to the n resident's mes
sage by pigeonholing the resolution for
a holiday reoesa, ana preparing togo to
work to provide some means for the
relief of the.treasury. The speaker an
nounced tne committees, xne onair
men of the more important ones are:
Foreign Affairs Hitt of Illinois, Be-
pulbioan.
Ways and Means uingiey oi Maine,
Republican.
Kules speaker rceed, iiepuoiioan.
Appropriations Cannon of Illinois,
Rnmihlinan.
Maiikincr and Currenov Walker of
Massachusetts, Republican.
Coins, welgnts ana Measures vj.
va Rtnna nf PnnnHvlvmiia. Rerrablioan.
Rivers and Harbors Hooker of New
Vnrlr Pannhlinan.
Railways and Canals Chiokering of
New York, Republican.
Immigration and Naturalization
Rartholdt of Missouri. Republican
Indian Affairs snerman oi JMew
York. Rerrablioan.
Paoiflo Railroads Powers of Ver
mont. Republican.
Naval Affairs JBouteiie oi Maine,
Rnnnlbioan.
Interstate and Jf oretgn uommeroe
Hepburn of Iowa, Repulbioan.
JudiciaryHenderson of Iowa, Re
nnhlinan.
Pnhlio Lands L,ao y oi lowa, ne-
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publioan.
Labor Phillipps of Pennsylvania
TlnmihliriA.n.
Ao-rioulture Wadswortn oi -sew
Vnrlr- Rnnnblioan.
Mines and Mining Aitken of Miohl
o.n Rnnnhliaan.
IrriRgtion and Arid Lands Herr-
man nf Orncron. Republican.
Pensions liOuaensiager ui n-
Jersey, Republican.
atm Another Croieina- Accident.
r!rlial. Minn.. Deo. 24. Edward
Burran, jr., and Miss Emma Mox were
killed by the oars while crossing the
Great Northern traoka today.
THE PHILADELPHIA STRIKE.
Many Humor. Currant, but tha Situation
' Apparently Unchanged.
Philadelphia, Dec 24. The strike
situation is apparently unchanged, but
the air is full of all kinds of rumors.
No attempt was made to run oars, the
authorities fearing violenoe from the
strikers' sympathizers. Many confer
ences were held on both sides, but no
statements were given out The strik
ers bad uniformed men in all parts
of the city soliciting subscriptions from
door to door, and it is said the aggre
gate collections run into high figures.
What effort will be made in tne way oi
running cars cannot be ascertained,
bnt an uneasy feeling exists for what
may result if any attempts are made.
Major Warwick issued tne ioiiowing
statement today:
'As matters stand, my duty as chiel
executive offloer is to preserve the
peace and order ot the city, and I will,
with all the foroe at my command, do
this, and, if necessary, I will bring to
my assistance an tne lorce mat un
der the law can be brought into requi
sition, be it state or national. Life
and property shall be protected by the
strong arm of the law. Lawlessness is
anarchy, and that will not be permitted
under any circumstances. "
John L. Welsh, president ol tne
company, tonlgnt issued a - lenginy
statement to the public. It reiterates
the company's determination to ignore
the organization, and blames the
strike and its oonseqnenoes on parties
who had no connection with the com
pany. Welsh rehearses the events of
the past few days, deploring the vio
lence and explaining the inability of
the company to discharge the 1,400
new men they have taken on since the
strike beggan. ' -
LONDON MONEY MARKET.
Effect of the War Scare Cpon Stock!
Llated Upon tha JMcbange.
London, Dec 24. The money mar
ket has undergone a temporary tighten
ing under the influence ol tne Ameri
can panic Jiase will unaouoieaiy do
restored on the arrival ol gold irom
New York. In the stock market the
shock produced by President Cleve
land s message caused a demoraliza
tion in the American stocks. While
war was never seriously anticipated,
the investing and speculating world
look forward with the utmost appre
hension to the consequences to Ameri
can finances likely to follow, what the
mildest here describe, as President
Cleveland's rashness. After President
Cleveland's and Seoreatry Carlisle's re
cent utterances on the currency ques
tion, hopes begin to revive in the
American market; but the crisis had
completely shattered all confidence,
and even the best gold bonds were be
ing thrown recklessly on the market
Further dalliance with the currency
problem was regarded as impossible,
and until it was seen how events will
shape themselves there is little chance
of the rally except through the pur
chases of the best class of bonds by the
sanguine speculators. It is difficult to
learn the actual dealing prices bnt the
week's fall ranges from 8 to 12 per
cent. . Canadians were almost as badly
affected. Grand Trunk . All mar
kets were weak in sympathy.
COALSHIP IN A STORM.
Terrlble Experience ot the WachaaetU
Off the Waahington tout.
Port Townsend, Dec 24. The ooal
collier Waohusetts, after a frightful
battle with the elements off the Wash
ington coast which nearly resulted
in the loss of the vessel, arrived at Port
Angeles this afternoon in a leaky oon
dition. She loaded with ooal from
Nanaimo, bound for San Franoisoo.
She passed Cape Flattery last Tues
day. A terribe storm was enoountered
and for three days tne crew remained
nobly at their posts. Heavy seas car
ried away the starboard bulwarks, and
tons of water flooded the hold, ine
wind merged into a hurricane, and the
ship labored heavily, straining her tim
bers and springing a leak. ; Three
sailors were severly injured by floating
wreckage, and the captain himself nar
rowly escaped being washed overboard.
For three days the storm continued in
all its fury, and the vessel slowly made
her wav toward the cape, where she
was taken in tow.
From a oasual examination at Fort
Angoles this afternoon, the cargo will
have to be discharged and the vessel go
in the drydook for repair. She is
leaking at the rate of six inches per
hour. " -
The Waohusetts belongs to William
E. Mighell, of San Franosico, and is
one of the best coalahips on the coast
An Insane Kanaaa Man.
Wiohita, Deo. 24. John Lipgay.
farmer, liivng near Goddard, thiB
county, who went violently insane last
week, and drove his family from nome,
was captured yesterday after having
stood the officers off for live days. He
was barricaded in his house, and shot
at every man he saw, keeping tne
neighborhood in terror . The first
sheriff's posse that left here was unable
to do anything. , Yesterday, however,
Lipgay s oldest daughter became dea
perate, and went to the house with
some food for him. The officers tried
to prevail on her not to incur the dan
ger. The insane man was ravenously
hungry. When he saw that his daugh
ter had food, he permitted her to ap
proach. When he put his Winchester
down to eat, the girl garbbed it, and
then the sheriff's posse rushed in from
the orchard and overpowered him.
All Four Were Drowned. .
Denver, Dec 24. While skating on
Lathrop lake, seven miles from this
oity. Charley Jones, aged 8, feU
through the ice. . His brother Robert
and sister Maggie, aged Stand 20,
respectively, and Ina Ball, aged 16, at
tempted to rescue him, and all four
were drowned.
THE WAR OF WORDS
Neither Nation Desirous
War Not Prepared.
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VENEZUELA THANKS CLEVELAND
Hot Blood Will Cool and Diplomacy
Will Prevent Bloodabed What
Other Power. Say.
New York, Dec 24. A dispatch to
the Herald from Valparaiso ssys: Chile,
which is thoroughly conservative in
its policy as a republic is greatly in
clined to hold the vievs of Great Brit
ain on the Venezuelan question. It
is thought that the British government
has nothing to fear as to the outcome
of the dispute. Leading men in all
circles here sharply criticise the inter
pretation put upon the Monroe doctrine
by the United States.
DIaa Will Hot Kxpreaa an Opinion.
Mexico Deo. 24. President Diaz in
an interview today on President Cleve
land's message said:
"While I am of courses partisan
of the Monroe doctrine properly un
derstood I, do. not think I should give
the press an opinion on its application
to the question pending between Great
Britain and Venezuela."
Thank, tha Prealdent.
New York, Dec 24. A dispatch
from Caracas says: In an interview
on President Cleveland's message
President Crespo said he waa preparing
a personal letter of thanks to President
Cleveland. He added:
"The attitude of Venezuela and of
her executive head upon the boundary
question in Guiana will always be one
of self -protection. The republiowill
uphold rights that properly may be re
garded as hers at all hazards. Presi
dent Cleveland and myself were both as
one in losing and in regaining power,
and certainly it seems as if we were
one in destiny and action.
The Feeling 1 Argentina.
New York, Dec 34. A dispatch to
the Herald from Buncos Ay res gays:
The general topic of disonssion here in
official and business circles is the ener
getio message of President Cleveland
on the Venezuelan boundary question.
Outside of the English colony, who re
gard the message as a mere threat, the
reception of its interpretation of the
Monroe doctrine is enthusiastic Gen
eral Mitre says that he has always been
in hearty accord with the principles
enunciated in the doctrine and that he
can say that the same view is held by
the acting president of Argentina, Gen
eral Roca.
The Nacion says that the support of
all South American republics should
be given to the United States.
La Frensau says that the United
States having formally and firmly
declared her intention in regard to Eu
ropean intervention on the American
continent, South America should ex
press its full sympathy with the great
republic '
Brltlah View. .
London, Deo. 24. Commenting upon
the Venezuelan question the newspa
pers generally agree that the situation
is more serious than they thought it
yesterday. In the public mind, also,
there is a general feeling of disap
pointment at the action of congress.
The stock exchange here ana ex
changes throughout the country con
tinue under the influence of the dim
oulty. At the same time, there 1b no
excitement
PaU Mall Gazette's money article
says: UI oourse, whatever nappens,
America will lose oredit over the affair.
It is particularly inopportune, when
many of her railways need money.
The Globe, a newspaper supposed to
be on terms of intimacy with the gov
ernment, gives warning that Great
Britain will remain firm, saying:
"President Cleveland may appoint
dozen commissioners, but England will
remain firm in her refusal to recognize
them, and jurisdiction of this sort.
This is Our unalterable position, be
the oonseqnenoes what they may. We
will never submit to such unparalleled
diotation." .,.
The Globe is also irate at the recent
utterances of Dr. Chaunoey M. Depew,
especially his references to the easy
manner in whioh the United States
could conquer Canada, remarking:
"The overwhelming naval strength of
England, would enable her to pour
troops into Canada at any sight of dan
ger. SmaU warships could be sent to
the lakes, and Chisago, Detroit and
Buffalo, would be utterly at their
mercy." - - :
A Wax of Diplomacy.
Terre Haute, Dec 24. Ex-Seoretary
of the Navy R. W. Thompson, in com
menting on the President's message to
congress, said that he does not think
there is a remote chance of the two
Enlgish speaking peoples of the world
going to war about a little strip of
territory alongside of Venezuela.
"It will be a war of diplomoy," he
said. "Both countries will demand
an exhibition ot power and purpose,
but the controversy will be settled by
peaceful methods. Neither nation
prepared to go to war, and neither
wants a war as a result ot this quarrel
over a boundary line It is not neces
sary for either to fight to show that it
is not cowardly. Each knows the
other will fight, bnt each is too tar ad
vanced in civilization to be the aggres
sor, in brintcing on a war on such
provocation."
.A Southern Echo.
Memphis Commercial Appeal.
MoKinley is laying his plans to cap.
tare the delegations from the Southern
states. , Mr. MoKinley, of oourse, has
read Senator Sherman's book and will
be prepared for any emergency. When
he captures a negro delegate he will
promptly sew him up in a bag and
hang him out of Alger's reaoh.
M. MEHAN'S SENTENCE.
Fined Two Hundred Dollars for
Ae-
aauttlng an A. P. A. Lecturer.
South Bend, Deo. 20. Aoting Judge
R. K. Boney yesterday sentenced M.
Mehan, convicted of assaulting Rev.
Mr. Sutton, the A. P. A. leoturer, to
pay a fine of $200. The costs were
taxed to the county, as they amounted
to nearly f 500, and Judge Boney
thought that the payment of such a
fine would be excessive pnnisment
Superior Judge Langhorne had pre
viously sentenced J. Gardner, convict
ed of the same offense, to pay a fine of
$50 and coats, the costs in his case
amounting to f 9. 50.
The attoneyg for Mehan moved for
a new trial, on the ground that the
county attorney could not file informa
tion against the defendant when the
superior court was not in session, and
when the committing magistrate had
not made an order of commitment The
objection had never been raised before,
and Judge Boney was of the opinion
that Judge, Langhorne should have
allowed the'objection at the beginning
of the trial, and let the supreme court
pass upon it However, as Judge
Langhorne, for whom be was aoting,
had overruled the objection, and let the
trial go on, he did not feel disposed at
this late day, when an expensive trial
had been carried through, toj decide
contrary to Judge Langhorne , The
defense will probably appeal the case.
WASHINGTON CREAMERIES.
They Organlxe a State Aaaoclatlon at
Seattle and Elect OAeer..
Seattle, Dec 20. The Washington
Creamery Association was organized
in Seattle Tuesday. It has for its ob
jects the regulation of the the prices
of butter in the state ; to keep its
members posted on the reliability of
butter-dealers, and to give considera
tion to all subjects of mutual interest
and adavntagc The following thir
teen creameries are represented in the
oragnization, and men whose names
are given were present:
Centralis, John Galvin; Avon, H.
Waikleand A. H. Scoling; Palouse,
R. Payne; La Conner, J. Broder;
Yelm, George Chambers; Cheney, F.
M. Martin; Auburn, A. H. Meade;
Lester, E. G. Morgan; Satsop,' J. H.
Brewer and G. Morgan; Stanwood,
C. Joergenson and E. P. Hanson; Seat
tle, C. O. Tucker; Tenino, H. P. Hobb;
Port Hadlook, William Bishop.
George C. Morgan, of the Satsop
creamery, who is secretary oi tne ua-
wamish Milk Company, was made sec
retary. ,
There axe fifty creameries in the
state, and these thirteen represent
about one-third of the total product
The next meeting of the association
is to be called in April, and it is hoped
that by that time nearly all will have
joined. Each of these creameries rep
resents on an average an output of
30,000 pounds of butter annually.
FIREMAN DEBS RETIRES.
He Withdraw. From tbe Baotherbood
Which He Created.
Terre Haute, Dec 20. E. V. Debs
has withdrawn as a member of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen,
of whioh order he was grand secretary
for thirteen years, and whioh he bulit
up. , He went before the local lodge
and made a speech in which he stated
that as his path lay in a different di
rection from that pursued by the fire
men he felt it his duty to retire. Two
years ago when he first entered the
American Railway Union, an attempt
was made to expel him, but he went
before the lodge and oarired everything
with him. A like movement - was to
have been inaguraed at the national
convention at Harrisburg in 1894, but
he went there and his enemies wel
comed him as their friend. However
much the members of the Brotherhood
may disagree with him as to his new
order, nearly all are his personal
friends. "
DEFENSES ON THIS COAST.
Ban Franclaco I. in No Danger, but tbe
Sound Cittea Are.
San Franoisoo, Dec 20. Of all the
American coast cities San Franoisoo is
probably the beat prepared to resist a
naval demonstration and attack, llow
successful the defense would be is, ot
course, a matter ot conjecture, though .
the opinion prevails : in army olroles
that it would require a great many
more vessels than England now has in
her Paoiflo squadron to make even an
impression. New York is probably
better defended as far as the actual
number of guns and other armament
is oonoerned, but the geographical
stnation is not nearly so favorable
The cities of Oregon and Washington
are absolutely without adequate pro
tection from foreign inasion.
The Brutal Turk..
Constantinople, Dec. 20. -Replying
to a telegraphic message from United
States Minister Terrell, the mission
aries at Marsovaa telegraphed yester
day that they were all safe, and guard
ed by troops. A letter, dated Decem
ber 2, has been received here from an
American missionary at Caesarea, giv
ing harrowing details of the horrors
of the previous three days. The writer
says the Turks swarmed into tbe
houses, stoning, clubbing and killing
every Armenian within .reach. The
American mission was not harmed,
vidently owing to the orders issued by
the Turkish officials, but, the mission
ary oontinnes, the barbarity practiced
passes all description. Victims were
literally hacked to pieces, and thou
sands of persons were killed on the af
ternoon of November 80. The mission
ary says the Turkish soldiers confessed
the government gave them permission
to pillage
It is reported that the president ot
France, M. Faure, will resign before
Maroh.
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