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EVENTS OF THE DAI
Epitome oi the Telegraphic
News of the World.
TEI18K TICKS FKOM TUB Witt El
An Inlet-oiling Colleetloii of I taint ttam
the Tw lleuiiilera I'reeontad
la a Ooiideuted form, ,
Butte, Mont, 1 tit ho organising a
ooinpany for the Cuban aervioe. Two
hundred nauiee have already bou added
to tnellet
A company of twenty young men lef I
Kauakea, 111., bound for Cuba, whore
tnay will enlist In the insurgent oh aim.
Thoy are uuder ohurg of an ei auldier.
A report oouii from Bliia- Blnu. N.
V,, that the Rev. T. Dewttt Talmnge
na Alia Baste Manan, of New York,
re to be married. The event will hap.
pen within week.
Wni. O. Power, oouductor on the
Houth Mount Tabor (Or.) Hue of the
Eaat Hide Railway Company, wai ahot
uy one or two bigbwayinen at the end
of the line. Hi injuries are, for-
tunatoly, uot fatal. Robbery waa the
purpose or the tbug who fired the ahot
In Keawlok. Cat. there wh an ex
plosion of gasoline, resulting In the
ouruing oi twelve men, among them
Arthur Dean, of Redding. Deau bad
charge of the eleotrio plant, and it 1
pretunied that the explosion took place
In the power-home.
Lieutenant-Commander Drake, of the
battleship Oregon, baa enlisted the
service of the polloe of Ban Franolauo
in finding Edward Perry, ateward of
the vessel, lie deserted tlie ablp after
having squandered about 1100 whlob
had been given him to purohaae pro
vlalous. An attempt wai made to wreck a pas
senger train on the Iowa Central rail
road, near Latimer, la. Iron rail
were laid on the track on the upper end
of a curve, where the obstruction oould
not be seen by the engineer. An extra
freight train ahead of the regular pa
aeuger train ran into the obstruction,
without damage. Robbery waa the
evident motive of the wreckers,
Fiank H. Cheeaeman, of South Berk
ley, Cal., ha made an eighth attempt
at aoialde and hi life la now despaired
of. In a fit of doapondonoy be bot
bimenlf through the long, Indicting
what 1 tbougbt to be a fatal wound.
Cbeeenman 1 only It year of age, and
the pbyiialan give inaanlty the
causa for bit repeated effort to end hi
life.
Power of Vermont," chairman of the
houne committee on the Pacific rail
road, heartily approve that portion
of Preaideut Cleveland' message relat
tag to the Paoiflo railroads "Home
thing mutt be done at onoe," mid be,
"We will bring up the bill agreed op in
by the committee in the session at the
earlleat poeaible moment" He feel
confident tlmt the meaaore will be Kit
tled at tbu enaiion.
Liquor dealer in California are np
In arm over the announcement tlmt
Uoverrfor Bndd baa on band a plan to
eoure the enaotmenl by the no it legis
lature of a law etablihlng a atate
liquor license. The liquor men ay
they now pay federal tnxea, aud also
looal, county and wnnioipal lloeuaea,
and they propose to flgbt the proposed
atate lireuss, the proceed of which, it
i propoeed, ahall go toward the main
tenance of the pnblio aaylume.
Tb ateamer Dalle City, that aank
)at week opposite Spregue's lauding,
on the Columbia river, ha beou suc
cessfully raiaod by the aid of aeveral
aoow. The damage to the bull, while
It i considerable, oonaiating of a bole
more than twenty feet long, oan be re
paired without lujury to the boat. The
Dalles City ha been towed to the Cas
ca dea, where a temporary bulkhead
will be built around the damaged por
tion. It I possible be may be taken
to Portland that abe may undergo per
manent repair.
A tragedy occurred In Schuyler, Neb,
A reiult of a rejected lover' iuaann
attempt to murder hi sweetheart aud
exterminate ber family, Deidriok Gle
lug I dead, bi mother and father,
brother aud aiator dangerously wound
ed by a terrible clubbing, another (li
ter almost orasM by b dug repeatedly
tired npon at oloae rauga, and Clau
Destefef, the murderer, i beiug pur
ued by determined potee. The mur
derer i a young wan of tbe neighbor
hood, who wa infatuated with Miss
Oleaing. Hi advance hud been re
futed, and for mouth be bad threat
ened murder. ;., ;
Hoveral member of the Miner
Union of Leadvillo, Colo., have been
arreited under indictment by the (pea
la! graud Jury, for their alleged oou
uvotiou with the attack on the Ooro
uado and Enimotl miue a few mouth
ago.
, Tbe New York Herald has dispatch
from Havana whlob atate that Autouio
Maoeo ba crowed the trooha with a
Urge foroe. It 1 roported aooording to
thia dipatoh, that OHptniu-Uimernl
Weyler ba been woundod at the front.
All new from the oeue of tbe engage
ment i suppreiwed by the official at
the palace.
A dispatoh from Lima, Peru. !iy
that observer there see a probability of
another olasb of arm between Peru aud
Bolivia, over the new trouble which ia
lirewlng owing to Bolivia having pro
oooded to fix the limit of her frontier
In tbe Amaaoniau district without
having an arrangement with Peru for
the delimitation.-'- ,-:--:-
In Dieppe. France, an enormous nias
of cliff oollapucrt mid damaged propel ty
to the extent of 130,000 francs. Theie
.1 much exottnmeut, a tho ollfl
' threaten further slip. '
CONGRESS IN SESSION.
Sonata
Tbe United (Hate lenate began the
leooud aennlon of the fifty-fourth con
gres with crowded gullurie and with
that HooompnuliDunt of activity aud of
greeting that unuullj attend the reas
sembling of oougrt:ai, But the upper
brauub of congress never put aaide it
Itguity, and the mooting developed iSo
Imiiunttratlen of drauiatio intereat.
The reading of the president' memoge
wh the feature of tbe proceeding, and
beyond till no attempt waa made to
flu tor upou the buNlueaa of the leenlou.
fo iimnv of the fore'gn repreieuative
JCuupyiMK the diplomatic gallery, the
itiflxaNgo had epectal intereat aud lg
uiUiiatioe, owing to the part they bad
taken in the oousplcnou foreign event
towhiuh the prealdeut referred,
The (finite aettled down to bnolnea
May. When a letter from the aeore
ttry of the treasury wa read aimwer-
iug the lenitte inquiry a to the num
ber of alien in the department of tbe
treaai ry, Ual linger (N. H.) remarked
that he would te glad to observe that
foreigner wboae aervioe had been oou
tplcuon In tbe department had iwn
lit a a reault of the inquiry to take out
natnraliaatlon paper. Many paper
were preaented from manufacturing
bod lea urging the raMago of tbe Ding
ier bill. (Jul lorn (Ul.)gave notice that
he would addreit the tonnte on tbe
Cuban question. The houae reioln
tion relative to the death of ex-Speaker
Crip were laid before the aenate, and
a a mark of reapect at 13:28 the aenate
adjourned.
Third day Tho aenate, by tbe de
oUive vote bf 85 to 21, adopted a mo
tion to take up tbe Dinglcy tariff bill.
Uuexpeoted and aurpriaiog a tbl ao
tiuu wai, it did not have the tignifl
uauoo which the vote ittlf appear to
oouvry. Immediately following It,
AUlricb of Hhodo Ialaud, one of the
Hepublican member of tbe finance
committee, moved to recommit tbe bill
to tbe committee, aud thia motion wa
pending when, at 9 o'olook, tbe morn
ing hour expired, and the matter lapaed
a though no vote had boon taken. Nei
ther the bill nor the motion to recom
mit will enjoy any privilege or prece
dence a the remit of tho action today.
K.irly in tbe day three vet of vlgoroui
reaolutlon for Cuban independence
furnUbcd an lnlereHtlng feature. Tbey
oiuiie from Cameron of Pennsylvania,
Miila of Texas, and Call of Florida,
and while differing in term, breathed
the (nine apirit of recognition by the
United Btuto of Cuban independence.
Fourth day Tbe leuate got into the
regular channel of bniiue today, tak
ing up the immlgratiuu bill and partly
perfrcting It, and a I no bearing tbe Ant
of the apoechca on Cuba, tboae of Cul
om aud Call. Tbe immigration bill
wa not passed upon up to tbe time of
adj lurnmunt, but the aenate agreed to
wlnt ii generally knowu aa tbe Lodge
bill, aa a aubatitute to tbe houae meaa
ure. Tbe (ubatituts requirea that all
immigrant over tbe age of 14 yeara
(hall be able to road and write their
native language and ahall be required
to read and write in the preaenoe of an
United State oflloial certain line of
the United Statea constitution.
Hume.
Tbe bouse, without waiting time,
proceeded to buainea today, and befor
the te anion oloaed bad paused three bill
of conetderubla importance, and the
first of tbe regular aupply billa that
for reunion. Throe of tbe bill re
lated to poatal matter. One provided
for the uae of private mailing card of
the tame general alae and character aa
tbe prevent poatal card, when one-oent
ttamp are affixed. Another provided
for a limited indemnity of f 10 tor tbe
lota of regiatered mall matter, and the
third provided for a private carrier
ervioe in town and vilage where no
free delivery exitta. The peuiion bill
wa pawed without faction oppoaition,
but Mr. Urow took oooaalon in tbe de
bate to aubmit tome view in favor of
higher tariff dutie. bated on that por
tion of the preaideut' meitage relating
to tbe tariff. Tbe bill oarriea tMl,
803,880, about 175,000 lea than tbe
law for the current year.
Third day. The houae bold a three
hour tetRion and patted a doaen bill of
minor importance. Among them were
tbe followingi To extend five year
Ih time in which tbe univeraity of
Utiih (ball occupy the land granted
it; to authorize the ute of the aban
doned Fort Bid well military reserva
tion in California, a a traiuing tobool
for Indiaua; to provide for the location
aud purohaae of publio lnd for reser
voir ite in Montana, South Dakota
and Wyoming; anthorialng Flagstaff,
Aria., to issue bond for, tbe construc
tion of a water system. The Shafoith
bill, for tbe protection of forest reser
vation from tire, wa defeated.
Fomth day Pending tbe preparation
of the next appropriation bill, tbe houae
again today devoted it time to the oou
llderation of bill on the calendar, but
only two were passed during the four
hour session. One of them wa a bill
to proteot mncieal compositions under
the oopyrlgbt law. , T" other measure
made a law wa to prohibit tbe ale of
liquor in tbe oapltol building. A bill
advocated by the delegate from tbe ter
ritories, to modify the law forbidding
the alien ownership of land in the ter-
ritorle to a to give tbom tbe right to
acquire under mortgage and to hold for
ten year, real property) waa
defeated.
, On His War to Mtxloo.
Peroival Lowell, of BoBton, whose
astronomical researches with reference
to the iuhabitHbllity oi tnepianet mara
have oommnndod wide attention, ia
now on his way to the City of Moxioo,
near where he has erected an observa
tory. He will have with him in Mexi
oo a distinguished party of loientiflq
men, and it U fne purpose to continue
tbe investigation ont7
at least two years, if the ollmatip oon
ditlon prove favorable-
HELP FORM CUBANS
Murder ofMaceo Arouses the
'American People.
MXY OFFERS OF ASHMTANCK
Companies -of RocrulU lining For
wardad Vroni Maiijr Hlataa-rill-buUrlns
Killllunt.
Washington, Deo. 16 The head
quarter of the Cuban legation in thia
city wa tbe center of intereat to a
number of oaller today, who had come
to expreta to Henor tjuesada their tor
row at tbe death of General Maoeo,
and to offer their ymptby, and in
acme case help for the Cubans. Tbete
caller included a number of enngret.
men, ana two senator, whose unmet
the Cuban representative declined hi
reveal, who told him of their deaire to
ee some aotion by oongress that would
be of atslstance to the insurgents.
Beuor Quesada say he has received
during the past few days about fifty let
ters, many of wbiob oomes from pertoui
and organizations, offering to seud men
to asatst the Cuban in fighting for
liberty. Among the states and oitie
represented in thete letter are Wath
ington, Wyoming, Kansas, Inrtianapo
lis, Buffalo, Eranaville, lnd.. aud
Waterbury, Coun. Responsive to these
letters, Benor Qaesada authorizea his
former statement that tbe Cuban have
enough men and leadera to gain the
oa use for wbiub they are fighting.
They can avail themeelvesof 00,000
men, and more if necessary, but what
tney need l arm and ammunition,
and medicine for the lick and wounded.
He aay offer of astistanoe from
broad have been received. The Paris
agent of the junta ay that not only
tbe Unban, but the Frenoh people,
after hearing of tbe assassination and
death of Maoeo, are collecting all they
can to send an expedition to be called
the "Expedition of General Maoeo."
Benor (juesada states that front San
Domingo and Mexico come assurances
of contributions to the cause, while the
workinginan and merchants of Tampa,
Fla., aay they will give not only 10 per
oent of their earning weekly, bnt will
work three Sundays every month in or
der to give their wages for free Cnba.
Tbe agent at Jacksonville, Fla., write
tbat tbe people there oan be counted on
for a hundred rifles.
There wa no information received
at the headquaterr today other than a
telegram from Preaideut Ettrada Pal'
ma, of tbe Cuban junta, which attrl
buted Maoeo' death to assassination,
by plot arranged between Abumada
and Dr. Zertuoba, wbiob wa publish'
ed today.
Tbe olroumatantial aooounta of
Maoeo'a death now oonvince tbe lead'
en tbat there ia little doubt tbat he
bad been killed, but tbey expreta their
opinion that thia will not interfere with
the luooes of tbe Cuban arms.
Mr. de Lome bad no additional faot
in regard to the death of Maoeo to oom
munioate to tbe pros, so far aa can
be ascertained, tbe state department
ba not yet been Informed. ,
Btory of the Aataaatnatlon of Miaeo.
Havana, Doc. 16. Further inquiries
by tbe correspondent of tbe Astooiated
Press bava elicited the following add!
tioual details, which are positively re
liable, of tbe manner in wbiob Antonio
Maoeo met hia death:
It i known that Maoeo expeotod the
insurgent brigadier-general, Sauober.
to oonoentrale hia foroea in Havana
provinoe, in readiness for Maoeo when
be ahould pasa the trooba. It nap.
pened, however, that in passing the
Spanish column commanded by Major
Ciruieda, Maoeo mistook the force of
guerrilla under Peral for Sanohea'
vanguard, aud found himself among
them before be discovered bis mistake.
At the firat volley from the Spanish,
Maceo fell wounded. The insurgents
taken by surprise ooinmenoed a gen
eral fire a they retreated and aban
doned Maoeo in a dying condition. .
Colonel Feijoo baa bad an engage
ment at Campo, Florida near Havana,
with tbe concentrated forces of the in
surgents which were with . Maoeo at
tbe time he waa killed and which are
now following the, leadera Agntrre,
Castillo, Cardenas, Uallo aud Loxo,
and which number 1,800 horsemen.
Colonel Feijoo again met thete firoet
at Tumbaquarto where be inUioted a
loss of eighteen killed, their wounded
being oarried off. The Spanish bad
nineteen wounded.
Gorlk' Tough Hoad.
Oakland, Cal., Dec 14. Feli
Oorsky, a laborer, had a piece of rook
driven into bia skull by a blast at
Leoma Heights quarry thia morning,
but wa not even reudored unoousoiou.
He waa knooked down by the blow aud
the fragment of rook pierced the bone
of hi skull, but be got up without
help and took a oar down to the re
ceiving hosptlal, where he got sjrgioal
attention. Hi oase ia pronounced oua
of the atrangest ever treated at tbe hos
pital, for it was deemod aluioBt im
possible, for a man to be hurt so with
out baviug raised a fracture or suffered
oonoussion of the brain. Oorsky
laughed at the idea of being hurt aud
announoed that he never felt better
and waa going back to work at onoe.
Burled With Mule.
Knox, lnd , Deo. .15 The body of
Ed Fetter, a borsedealer, was found
buried with the caraoss bf a mule Fri
day, and today Fetter'a partner, Wil
liam Sutberlin, was arrested, cbargel
With the murder The grave had been
carefully dug, and the animal's body
plaoed so as to oonoeal Hint of the rnan,
in oase the grave had been carelessly
opened. It is claimed by tbe authori
ties tbat several people are implicated
in the oriine.
TREATY WITH ENGLAND.
The Arbltratlo Naaotlatlona ere Draw
ing to an Snd.
Washington, Deo. 15. The negotia
tions between tbe United States and
Great Britain for a treaty of geueral ar
bitration covering difference between
the two English (peaking nations,
present and prospective, baa advanced
to a atage of oompleteueta far beyond
what tbe public baa bad reason to be
lieve. Tbe purpose of Secretary Olney
and Sir Julian Paunoefote la to con
clude tbe negotiation within tbe next
three weeks. All of the substantial
featurea of the treaty have been agreed
on. From the present statu of tbe ne
gotiation, it is believed tbe following
will be the important term of tbe
treaty: ,
First A term of five year from the
day of the exchange of ratifications
within whlob the treaty shall be opera
tive. .' ; ,
Seoond A court of arbitration of six
members, three to be drawn from the
Judiotary of tbe United States and
three from the judiciary of Oreat Brit
ain. Third Tbe submission to this tri
bunal of difference between tbe two
nation now pending, or to arise with
in tbe period of five years; tbia not to
include tbe Behriug sea question or the
Venezuela question now before inde
pendent commissions, but to include
tbe queston of tbe boundary between
Alaska and British North America.
The completion of this treaty will
mark an important epoch in the rela
tion between the two English-speaking
people, and, in the judgment of
those who bave been most identified
with its consummation, it will be the
most important document of a peaoeful
charaoter in tbe history of their mutual
dealings. Tbe president made a pass
ing allusion to tbe subject in hia recent
message.
FREE LAND.
The Tltlo of a Pampblet Written
GoTruor-Kleot Kogora.
Taooma, Dec.. 16. Governor-elect
Rogers has issued a copyrighted pamph
let containing about 8,300 words, and
entitled "Free Land." A copy bat
been sent to member of tbe legislature,
which meeta next month. He takea the
position tbat free land ia an "inalien
able, impresoriptable and indestruot
ible" right of man, and drawa lessons
from the freedom and enjoyment oi
the Fuyallup reservation Indiana,
which he thinka results from their free,
inalienalbe and untaxable homesteads.
Hi position is supported by quotationi
from Emerson, Ingersoll aud Seneca.
In oonolusion, be proposes an amend
ment to the state constitution, provld
ing tbat real estate and usual improve
ments, to a value not to exceed $3,600,
occupied a a homestead by a private
family, the bead of wbiob i a oitiaen
of tbe United State, and thia atate
ahall be forever exempted from all tax
ation of every kind. Tbe exemption
ia limited to homesteads.
Tbe pamphlet states that in no state
would the amount exempted by tbe
amendment exoeed 1Q per oent of tbe
total valuation. He aay that auoh a
plan enacted into law "will prevent
tbat fatal olash of tbe classes otherwise
inevitable." The pamphlet oonoludes
a follows:
"County , government abonld be
abolished or reduoed to the merest
skeleton of what it ia now. Township
and municipal government can attend
to looal affairs; let tbe atate be called
in when necessary.'
UP-TO-DATE CROOKS.
Opening Seattle Safe Without tho Ca
of l-owder.
Seattle, Deo. 16. The cleverest safe
cracking job ever perpetrated in thit
oity took plaoe at an early boor tbia
mom Ing. Tbe wholesale liquor bouse
of F, A. Buck, on Washington street,
waa entered, the safe broken open by
use of drills and wedges, and (500 in
money, a gold watch and some nuggets
taken. The entranoe to the building
waa gained through a rear door, which
waa opened with the aid of a jimmy.
Either before or after turning thia
triok, the aafe oraokera entered the
Queen City laundry, on Fourth ave
nue, broke open the aafe and took $36
in coin. This ia tbe first time safea
bave been oracked in tbia oity without
tbe aid of powder, and shows tbat up-to-dats
orooks are traveling about the
Northwest The polios are working on
a olew that may lead to the arrest of
tbe offenders.
A BoleaUet Blown to Atoms. .
London, Dec 15. A Times dispatch
from Berlin aay an explosion occurred
Saturday afternoon in Moabite quarter,
where the scientist George Isaao waa
experimenting with the manufacture
of aoetyline. Isaao and three assist
ants were blown to atoms. It is stated
tbat Emperor William bad intended to
visit Isaao'a laboratory, as bia experi
ment bad attraoted the emperor' at
tention. Romania Were l-etrlflad. '
Warrensburg, Mo., Deo. 16. Wil
liam W. White, an aorobat with W.
W. Cole'a circus, died here fifteen
yeara ago, and waa buried in a metallic
coffin, in a private cemetery. Yester
day relative exhumed the body to bury
it in tbe oity oemetery and an examin
ation showed that it waa petrified.
Wbite waa a brother of C. G. White,
oity editor of the Sioux City Journal.
Chioago, Dec. .15. With deter
mination to starve; Mrs. Ansena An
derson looked herself and 8-year old
daughter, Freda, in tbeir single living
room at 843 West Chioago avenue last
Tuesday, and both have existed there
since without food or fuel. Tonight
the police, called to the scene by tbe
negibbors, forced an entrance into the
room and took mother and ohild to tbe
station. Tbe former, it ia believed, ia
insane, and the latter waa nearly
starved.
TURNED ON THE GAS
Death of Mrs. Sarah
Cooper and Daughter.
B.
CASE OFMATKICIDE AND SUICIDE
the Vonng Woman, m Victim of Mel
onoholla, Can-lad Out Bar Threat
to Knd Both of Their Urea.
San Franoisoo, Deo. 14. Tbe death
by asphyxiation of Mr. Sarah B.
Cooper and her daughter Harriet tbi
morning baa produced a profound aeu
nation in tbis eity. - Ho woman in San
Francisco or on tbe entire Paoiflo ooast
was so prominent aa Mrs. Cooper, who
bad devoted ber life to religions and
philanthropic work, aud was actively
connected with every reform move
ment She wa a cousin of Colonel
Robert G. Iugersoll, with whom, de
tpite their opposite religious views, she
maintained a warm friendship.
The mother and daughter were found
lying dead in the same bed, about 9
o'clock, by tbeir Chinese servant Miss
Cooper bad wrapped tbe clothes care
fully about ber, but Mrs. Cooper bad.
evidently attempted to arise wben she
deteoted the escaping gas, and waa too
much overcome to leave tbe bed. ; Two
gas jet were turned on full, and all
tbe window and door were carefully
closed.
Tbe coroner and police detectives
made a careful examination of tbe
room, and concluded tbat, while ber
mother alept, Miss Cooper had arisen,
turned on the gaa jets, olosed the doors
and windows, and then calmly returned
to bed. Tbe officials are couvinoed
tbat it wa a case of matrioide and sui
cide.
Dr. Worth, tbe family physician,
state that Miss Cooper had been suffer
ing for months from melancholia, with
homicidal and auicidal tendencies.
Her father oommitted suioide ten yeara
ago, and two cousins, nephews of ber
father, also oommitted suioide. Har
riet Cooper had made several previbua
attempt to end her life, once attempt
ing to jump from a ferry-boat, and sev
eral timea announcing to her mother
tbat "she longed to turn on the gas at
night so tbat she aud ber mother oould
pasa away together. "
Mrs. Cooper concealed her daughter'
condition from all except a few inti
mate friend, and had arranged to
take her daughter East soon, to place
ber in the care of relatives, hoping tbe
change might restore her health.
Mrs. Co iper had been prominent for
many yeara in church work, and both
ber and ber dauhgter were prominent
in tbe prosecution of Kev. C. O. Brown
in tbe famous trial in the First Con
gregational church, when Dr. Brown
wa accused of immorality with Misa
Mattie Overman Many of tbe Brown
faction bitterly denounoed Mrs. Cooper,
and more especially Miss Cooper for
tbeir aotion in joining the ranks of
Brown' opponents. , .
Strong Caae Agalnat Mre. Career.
San Franoisoo, Deo. 14. The pre
liminary examination of Mrs. Eiith
Carew, aooused of poisoning her hus
band, baa terminated In ber being held
for trial by the court in Yokohama.
Reports of the trial, a given by tbe
Japanese papers, brought by ateamer,
show the case against the woman to be
a strong one. Nearly all the testimony
seema to strengthen the story of the
wife's guilt. During the hearing sev
eral compromising letter were submit
ted by the prosecution, which tended to
show that a conspiracy existed. A
physioian testified to finding arsenio in
tbe remains of Mr. Carew, and other
minor evidenoea being ooncluded tbe
aooused woman waa asked to plead, but
declined to make a statement She
waa then held for trial, and in the
meantime will be confined in tbe Brit
ish jail in the. settlement
Two Indian Women Killed.
' Port Townsend, Dad 14. The
steamer Willapa arrived from Alaska
tonight The steamer brought news
of another brutal murder on Douglas
island, the second of tbe kind tbat baa
occurred there in less than three weeks.
Two Indian women were killed, the
murderer 1 being an Indian - named
Shoga. One of tbe women waa bia
wife, and the other was visiting an In
dian woman who lived near Sboga'a
borne. Sboga gave himself up to an
Indian police officer, and oonfessed that
he had atabbed two women. He was
indicted by the ooroner'a jury, aud
there seems to be little doubt but tbat
be will be banged for bis orime.
To Idemniry the Btatea.
Washington, Deo. 14. Senator Mit
chell, of Oregon, has introduced a bill
in the senate declaring the intent of
the aot of 1868, indemnifying the state
for expenses in maintaining tbe nation
al defense. By a decision of the court
of olaims, the interest on tbe money
wa not allowed. Tbia waa reverted
by the supreme oourt, but aa tbe treas
ury department had passed upon the
olaims, it refuses, under the Dookery
law, to reopen them without further
legislation. The Mitchell bill is to
oover tbis point Nearly every atate ia
interested in the matter, and interest
charges have been disallowed.
Denver, Deo. 14. Orders were is
sued today for the return of all mem
bers of the National Guard to Leadville
for duty. Thia appliea to aeveral hun
dred men who have been at borne on
indefinite leavea of abte noe, and is said
to be due to the faot that over 300 of
them are alleged to have joined a com
pany now being raised in Denver for
aervioe in Cuba.. A reoruiting office
ba been open here for the past three
days, and about 800 names have been
enrolled.
WEEKLY MARKET LETTER.
Downing, Hophlna Co. 'a Barlow ot
Trade.
Portland, Or., Deo. 16. Tbe for
eign newa regarding the wbeat ait
nation baa been nniformly bullish
during tbe week past Seeding in
France and Central Europe baa been
topped by oold weather, and the acre
age planted will (how a decrease com
pared with last year. The reduction
in French acreage ia estimated at ten
per cent. Advice: from tbe Argentine
report crop prospect worse, aud esti
mate tbeir exportable eurplus as smaller
than last year's. Australian require
ments for American wheat during 1897
are estimated at 100,000 tons, or 8,
730,000 bushels. The news from In.
dia is rather more favorable, but the
real soarcity there will not be felt until
next year. The position in Ametua is
even stronger than in Ejrope. Two
small crops in succession have followed
a large reduction in aurplcs yield
from previous crops. The amount of
wbeat still in first bands ia estimated
at 65,000,000 bushels less than in De
cember last year. Tbe quality of much
of tbe winter wheat remaining ia too
noor for millina: purposes.. Tbe de-
maud from interior miller for wbeat
from center of accumulation continuea
brisk, and tbeir advioea indicate that
suppliea of red winter wheat for mill
ing are practically exhausted. Tbe
apeculative condition have changed
considerably during the week. Longs
bave been eager to secure profits. The
volume of trade ba fallen off materi
ally and the market baa lacked specu
lative support The result waa a de
cline to 78 c for May wbeat on Thurs
day, which was followed, however, by
a rally on Saturday to 80 7-8o. making
the loss from a week ago a trifle more
than one cent The local sentiment ia
bearish, temporarily, and with the ap
proaching holidays and laok of general
trade value may siuk a little lower.
We regard conditions aa warranting
higher values next year, and on any
further decline in prices oonaider wbeat
to be a safe and profitable purchase.
During tbe last week tbe corn mar
ket ruled weak in tone, prices showing
a decline of about per bushel.
Liquidation by longs, cold, dry weather
tborughont tbe West, and a consequent
increase in offerings by country ship
pers all contributed to the heaviness.
In order to effect aalea, holders were
obliged to make sacrifices. Sentiment
continuea conservatively bearish in
view of tbe large supplies at points of
accumulation and lack of speculation.
Tbe oat market abowed tbe effect of
liquidation, sales price declining lo,
closing with a slight improvement
This cereal has many friends, as the de
mand for cash is good, while supplies
are not overburdensome.
Provision bave been fairly active
during the past week on the hog esti
mates. We are of the opinion that the
consumption of the product will be
large the coming year, and advise pur
chases of May product on breaks.
Prices are low, tbe trade selling pro
duct relatively cheaper than tbe live
bog; therefore do not believe there is
any profit to be made in selling on the
low basis of a 3o bog.
RUSSIA HAS CONTROL.
Mnntchnrin Ceded to tho Csar Chlna'a
Treaty Made Public
London. Dec. 15. The text of tbe
Russian-Chinese treaty, reproduced
here from the North China Daily
News, baa aronsed considerable discus
sion on all aides, and it ia regarded as
a matter of the greatest importance.
Some of tbe newspapers refuse to be
lieve it authentio, as it would be such
a victory for Russian diplomaoy. The
Spectator aaya tolsy, however, it be
lieves it to be exaot, and adds:
"No forger would bave tried so
elaborately to protect tbe pride of
China. While securing every Russian
object, nothing ia ceded openly. Kua
sia is permitted to run a railway to
Kiirin, and ia expressly authorized to
keep all the troops she pleases to pro
tect the Mantchurian stations, and she
ia also to fortify Port Arthur for China.
"No glass is required to interpret
phrases like these, which completely
invest Russia with military control of
Mantuhuria and the Liao Tung penin
sula." Continuing, the Spectator saya it
thinks tbe arrangement threatens
Japan more than Great Britain, "wbiob.
can resist when her commercial rights
are threatened." '
Killed b; Woman.
Indianapolis, Deo. 15. Mrs. Grace
Dolan, a oomely white woman, about
24 years old, shot and killed Henry
Jackson, a young negro porter em
ployed at tbe New York store, at ber
home, on Liberty Btreet '
Her husabnd waa away from home,
and Emma Ott, a young friend, was
staying with ber. The negro, whom
they had never seen before, tried to
olitnb into the window, but Mrs.
Dolan fought him off with a ourtain
pole. He returned, but by this time
abe had got a revolver and frightened
him off with a threat to shoot
When they thought be had gone the
women ran out to give the alarm, but
found blm rushing baok towards the
bouse with a brick. He forced bia way
into the bouse and Mrs. Dolan pulled
out the revolver aud fired three times,
killing him. She was plaoed under ar
rest Fatal Boiler Kxploalon.
Marseilles, Deo. 14. The boiler of
the Messageriea Martime steamship
Saghalien exploded shortly after she
left Hong Kong recently, killing sev
eral stoker The Saghalien succeeded
in reaohing Saigon. i , r
A Slump In Bealafclna.
London, Deo, 15. At the late sales,
Alaska sealskins declined 18 per cent;
Copper island declined 1 7 per oeut;
Northwest ooast declined 20 per oent
NORTHWEST BREVITIES
Evidence ot Steady Growth
and Enterprise.
ITEMS OF GENERAL ISTEREST
from All tho Cltlea and Towna of tha
Thrlrlnc Slater Htates
'. ' Oreffon.
' The electrio plant at Milton ba been
closed down temporal ily.
TbeTe are now about 70,000 bushel
of wheat in storage in Albany held by
farmers.
Tbe Baker City Democrat say that
the county jail i the only vacant
building in tbat city at present. ' '
Tbe atudonts of the state university
who are musicians bava decided to or
ganize a band. Thirteen have already
joined.
J. N. Holcomb, of Eagle valley,
picked and marketed 100,000 pounds of
apples last season. He baa also set out
1,000 more fruit tree.
It i reported in Baker City tbat
William Wbite, jr., of Pittsburg, Pa.,
ba leoured an option on the Ibex
mine, in tbe Snmpter district, for $60,
000.
. Raising boney in tbe John Day val
ley seema to be a very lucrative busi
ness. Nearly every rancher ba bee
and can readily dispose of tbe mrplu
product at good figure. . '
Tbe late grand jury in Baker eonnty
failed to find a aingle indictment at tbe
present term of oourt It will be tbe
cheapest term of oourt for the taxpayers,
no doubt, tbat baa been beld in tbe
county for year.
Tbe Grande Ronde Lumber Company
now baa a total of 5.000,000 feet of
saw logs along tbe .Grande Ronde river
for the next spring drive. Thia ia
about one-balf tbe quantity that will be
required for next aea son's run.
E. Willard purchased last week 100
bead of cattle in Eagle valley, Union
county, for Portland shipment He
says there are a good many oat tie in
that vicinity notwithstanding tbe fact
tbat buyers have been picking np a
good many head.
One night last week wben train No.
59 was orossing tbe bill near Blalook,
tbe trainmen were treated to beauti
ful sight A large and very bright
meteor was seen falling from the
heavens, and wben apparently about
mile from tbe earth seemed to stand,
suspended for a moment, and then
passed on in its northerly flight The
meteor was Visible for about five miaJ
n tea and had the appearance of an im
mense ball of fire flying through space.
About three week ago, aay the Blue
Mountain Eagle, Mr. Ram bo left Long
Creek, in Grant county, with hia fam
ily, for College Plaoe, Wash. He took
with him a big tomcat No sooner
waa the cat free in College Place wben
be disappeared. He waa afterward
seen by several freighter near Pendle
ton, and arrived in Long Creek soon
after, having traveled 140 miles, over
a road that be had never been before,
except wben taken out in a wagon. '
Washington. .
The town of Waterville now owna it
own light and water plant "
Four deer were killed on Eartstein
island, in Mason county, last week. -
There are about 15,000 bales of 1896
bops stored in Puyallup warehouse.
Taooma salmon fishermen are now
seining for herring tbat will be used a
bait by the halibut fishermen. :
Tbe next jury term of the auperior
court for Walla Walla will convene
January 10 next An unusually full
docket ia expeoted.
The rowboat in which the two young
men left Seattle on a bunting exouraion
baa been found. It is now the general
opinion that tbey were drowned.
North river logger got over. 1,500,-.
000 feet of logs below tbe falls during
tbe late flood, and there l about 1,000,
000 feet above the falls to come down.
Ten dozen bob-white quail bave been
reoeived by tbe Rod and Gun Club in
North Yakima. Tbey will not be
turned loose until the winter ia fully
over and in tbe meantime they are re
ceiving every attention.
There are now said to be 116 appli
cants for the office of fish commissioner
to one who will get it It seema in
credible that forty-six minister of tbe
gospel should be among the number,
aaya the Whatcom Reveille.
An order, signed by Secretary of War
Lamont, and approved by President
Cleveland, baa been received at tbe lo
cal land ; office in Seattle whereby
Manowstone point ia reserved for bat
tery purpose for high-power gun.
Thia permanently establishes the point
for military purposes. ...
:'! Robert Hughes and Elia Wilson
were out ' hunting near Blaine last
week. Wilson mistook Hughes for a
deer and fired at bim. Tbe ball strnok
Hughes in tbesboulder, making a pain
ful flesh wound, and, after passing
through his shoulder, struck and dented
tbe barrel ot his gun. It wa a lucky
escape, and ahould prove a . lesson to
anyone who does not know what he ia
shooting at when he pull the trigger.
The tax levy on oity property in Seat
tle for 1897 has been fixed at 11 mills
for the old limit, or for the eight
wards, and 8 milla for the new limits,
or ninth ward.,
' President Penrose, of Whitman ool
lege, has addressed a letter to the peo
ple of Walla in reference to the Pear
son endowment and oalls attention to
tbe necessity of immediate aotion on.,
the part of those who are interested in
seeing Whitman become one of the fore
most college in the country.