fall season, for the entire Puaifio coast,
was 9,064,877. Of thia amount Alaska
furnished 687,000; British OoHnshta,
519,877. ’
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; ’
D4YTO»,
THEVENEZUELAAFFAIR
PHRLPS
AHO
THE CULTORE OF FUI
LINCOLN
A London Paper Publishes a
Mass of Matter.
OREGON
Venesuela high commission to Edward
J. Pbelpba, of Vermont, and Robert T.
AS THE ENGLISH WOULD VIEW IT Lincoln, of Hinois, both ex-Ministers
to England. Their acceptances have
not been received, and the third place
M)RIWESÏ BREVITIES
A wood war to reported at The
Dallea The price tit wood by the com
petition of the local dealers has been re
duced to a lower figurethan for previ
ous winters. An unusual amount of
wood has been bought up the river dur
ing the year.
The contract recently made by the
Oregon Railway A Navigation Oom-
puay, making its line of eteamen to
the Orient permanent, insures a great
trade in Oregon’s flour with Asia. The
manager of one of the leading flour
mills of the state says their flour
trade with Asia has doubled twice
within the past three years, and he is
confident it will be doubed again
within three yean. The arrangements
London, Dec. f 81.—The Chronicle
publishes a mass of matter on the Vena
suela affair, including mapa in posses
sion of the colonial office, extracts
from the American pa; rs which have
arrived by mail* *» an article by
Frederick Harrison, declaring that the
Venezuela claims is on all fours with a
Spanish claim to Gibraltar. Harrison
IMPROVING
STEADILY.
■ Few Daya
Havana, Dea 97.—Further detaila
reached here today from Matansaa of
the rapid advance of the insurgent
army, numbering about 19,000 men,
upon Havana after forcing its way
through the province of Banta Clara
and into the province of Matansaa to
spite of the efforts of Captain-General
Martines de Compos and about 8,000
troopa at his dispoeal in the territory
New York, Dea >A—-The stock mar
ket opened in good tone, with specula
tion very brisk. There was good buy
ing, in which foreign houses were
prominent, and nearly all active lists
made rapid advances Some realising
. The state road commission has just
“If the United Statea can persuade sales caused a retrograde movement
closed a session at which was fully
Venesuela to submit to a bona fide and declines were recorded from
to
The reported important battle be-i
discussed the doubts entertained of the
boundary settlement and to drop her
tween the Bpaniarda under Campos and
legality of the appropriation for the
swagger about Charles V and Philip II was 'fairly steady, and there were no the insurgenta at Coltaeo plantation,
state wagon road across the Cascade
of Spain, and can enforce an award indications of panicky condition.
twelve miles from Gsrdenaa does not
mountains, During the past summer
when it to made, the quetsion oould be
The depression which came on the appear to have been a very aevere en-
the commission spent but a email port
settled in a month.”
market at 10:45 continued about half gagement. Cardenas to a, seaport, and
of the sum appropriated, the effort be-
€000 -
Rmwwl#
to the Vene an hour, the extreme decline being in quite an important place for Cuba, of
ing made to investigate the routes aa ,
suela government, Velos Guiticoa, sugar, which fell 9X oante. At 10:45 about 40,000 inhabitanta. It to only
cheaply aa possible ia order to keep 1
recently visited The Hague, and ex prices were again moving upward,
the bulk intact for construction pur- 5 month w:
jo ^stead at one, hausted every ohahnel without success Pullman selling at 6 per cent and twelve mitoa frosh Matansaa the capi
tal of the province of that name, and
poses, aa the members ot the commis- ( and the ;
of the «rade in ten in Support of the Venesuela claim.
the largest town between Gardenia and
Five years ago the British vice-consul
Havana.
J--/
at Ciudad Bolivar, examined the Span and 25 per cent on actual transactions,
The Spanish forces do not appear
ish records and proved the British as but at one time was 85 per cent, with
to have enouonteretd the main body of
Five thousand rabbits were killed at
pect of the case completely.”
no bnsinesa
The rate at noon was 90 the insurgenta •• >t first announced.
a recent drive at Oakly.
The Berlin correspondent to the per cent, and 19:50 <900,000 was loaned
The fight at the Coliseo plantatian was
even a good four-foot trail acroes the
Two or possibly three now steamers Standard says:
at 90 per cent. Loana have been made between a portion of the northern col
Cascade division would coat from <25,- will be built on the Kootenai for pas
“I have excellent reasons to state on dividend-paying stock st 0 per cent.
umn of the insurgent oolumna now
000 to <85,000, according to the route sage between Bonners Ferry and Lake that the reports of an agreement be
Gould, Hall A Company suspended pushing through the province of Ma-
selected, while only <90,000 was appro Bounds next spring.
tween Russia and the United States today as the result of the slump in the
priated for that purpose; while the
A feed and flour mill ia to be estab about Venesuela are unfounded. On stock market Friday and Saturday. tansaa, and instead of tunning out to bo
a great victory for the Spaniards, the
same conditions prevailed upon the lished at Ferndala* Bide for a daily the contrary, the osar was painfully
other divisions. The oommission be mail service between that place and surprised at President Cleveland’s mes The firm is a small one, and the sus result of the engagement was virtually
a defeat for Campoa’ fooies, for the
ing in doubt whether the law would aR Whatcom has been sent to the postoffice sage, and any war involving England pension had no effect on 'change.
Cuban army pushed onward unchecked, ]
low It to construct a four-foot trail— department.
would be unwelcome to the Russian
and ia still advancing on this city.
which had been urged—referred the
A Chicago combination haa made ap court, on the approach Of the corona
The fighting took place amid burning
question to the attorney-general, who
London, Dea 96.—At 1 o’clock' thia cane, undervtood, tall
i
plication to the state board of land com tion.”
*nd treea |
furnished an opinion that the law con*
The New York correspondent of the afternoon there was Tess excitement in
missioners to have 10,000 acres of
templated the construction ofawaogn
the
stock
exchange,
but
the
market
was
Times,
while
he
affirms
his
previous
land withdrawn from settlement for
At times, both the troops and insur
road, and to build a trial would be to
the purpose of reclaiming it under the convictions that there is no longer any still unsettled. There was a disposi gents were surrounded by walla of
spend the money appropriated without
Carey act Two hundred thousand dol feeling for war with England at present tion to take a more hopeful view of flames, and the smoke was so dense
authority of law. At the recent session
lars ia the estimated cost of the irri in the United States, says there lies a J the Venezuelan queation politically, over certain portions of the ground con
Commissioner Watson offered a resolu
real danger for the future. He attri-l but grave apprehenaion ia felt regarding
gation work«
■
tested that the Cubans and the troops
tion to report back to the legislature,
"butes
this partly to the personal char the flnanoial outlook of the United
Coal baa been found- in several
were unable to aee each other, and kept
furnishing full details of the best route
Statea
There
was
not
much
improve
acter
of
the
president
or
that
quality
of
the oost of a trail and of a wagpn road, places within the limits of Stevens it “which his friends call firmness and ment in foreign government aeouritiea hanging sway at open spooea waating
but owing to opposition the resolution oounty, also on the east side of the Co- his enemies stubbornesa ”
The American railroad market, which
was withdrawn, the other members de lumbia river above Market, where there
The proposed meeting of the Ameri
upon the part of the troops than on the
siring to continue the investigation to a seam of one foot in width and a
can society for the purpose of an ex
side of the insurgents, but for one in
further.
It was then agreed to accept depth of eighty feet Coal to also
panicky
feeling
seems
to
have
given
pression of the people for an amicable
the opinion of the attorney-general as found in other parte of the oounty not settlement of existing differences be- way to one of more confidence. On surgent killed, at least 9,900 shots
must have been fired. The Gubana
final regarding the necessity for con far from the boundary lina
tween England and the United States the Liverpool and Manchester and
following their customary tactica,
A special agent of the treaurer has
structing a wagon road under the bill.
Glasgow
stock
exchanges
the
tone
has been abandoned in view of the im
seemed to mqlt away in the distance as
For the purpose of ascertaining whether dispersed in payment <50,000 to the Nee proved situation.
showed a marked improvement and
soon as the troopa got within fighting
the cheapest kind of a wagon road Perce Indiana It to estimated that 848
The Order of Crusaders has for prices for Ameircan securities were
distance of them, and nearly all the
oould be built with the appropriation, native-Nee Perota have died since the
warded, through the Hon. Neal Dow, steadily advancing.
firing was at very long range, although
Fletcher allotment of land was com
Mother Stewart and Miss Frances Wil
the soldiers made several gallant
of making estimates only, was agreed pleted in 1898. The births axe re
lard, a New Year’s greeting to the
chargee through the burning territory.
to at 90 per cent, the width at seven corded to the number of ninety-four. Temperance Workers of America, with
Landon, Dea >6 —The afternoon pa This style of fighting to termed a de
feet, without grubbing, trees to-be out These statistics show the destiny of
the hope that the war will now be pers today, comment editorially at feat for the insurgents, but as they
off level with the road, and bridging this favored Indian tribe.
length on the Venezuelan matter, but succeeded to acooomjAtohtag their ob
only when streams could not be forded
The W. R. L. I. A Ga, have com
their remarks are on the financial ject—holding the Spaniards in check
in ordinary low water. Two of the pleted their Nutmeg reservoir and now
members express themselves aa opposed haves substantial dam 900 feet long
Hagerstown, Ind., Dea 81.—The re rather than the political phasa While while the Gubana pushed on southward
to such' a road, but agreed to figure and fifty feet high, holding water suf port that Richard H. Alvey, chief there is no abatement of expressions of —the reeutewas really a Cuban vio-
on it to satisfy the third member, ficient to irrigate 4,000 acrea Water justice of United States court of ap belief that the ground taken by the
bo that, should it be found possible to is guaranteed by the projectors by May peals, District of Columbia, has been United States is untenable, the tone
RUSSIA ANO SPAIN
build such a road, it to not certain 15. All the government land in this requested by President Cleveland to be ia altogether more pacific. Yet there
that the majority would agree to go tract ia taken up, but 1,000 acres of come a member ot the Venezuela oom- is considerable display of satisfaction
anead. “The trouble is, said a mem state university land are still open to mission, is confirmed. The request at flnanoial difficulties in the United
ber of the commission, “that the or application.
was made Thursday last in Washington.
London, Dea 97.—A dispatch from
Business during the day was ex
iginal law of three years ago provided
The state land timber estimator has The proposition took Judge Alvey by
for a road, and the members of the reported to the land commissioners surprise, and he begged for time to ceedingly quiet on the exchange. Moscow to the Standard says:
“The entire Russian press discusses
first commission construed that to that timber will soon be offered for consider the matter before committing Operators generally were disposed to
mean a trail or wagon road, aa the sale. - The timber will probably go to limself. This the president granted. await further news from the' United the chances of a conflict between Eng
American stocks, however, land and America with an ardor ap-
circumstances seemed to warrant.
Be
at home in Hagerstown, and will Statea
closed
steady;
Brasilians particularly pitmen lug entnuBiBBin, ana in a wire
The old commission in recommending have to build about twenty-five miles Ue here until his court meets the first
of frank hostility to England. All the
the last legislature to appropriate of railroad in order to transport the Monday in January.
morning papers have editorials breath
certain sums, made its estimates evi timber. In all he has estimated 410,-
Tonight Judge Alvey said that he
ing Christmas sentiments of peace and
dently on the trail or road, but the >97,000 feet of timber, divided aa fol had not yet fully made up hia mind
Boston, Deo. 38.—There was a no
legislature, white
materially lows: white pine, 144,>19,000 feet; whether he would accept or not, for ticeable reaction from the panicky con good will, with reference to Venesuela
and Armenia.”
yellow pine, 95,791,000; white fir, many of his oases would came up. be dition of last week’s market at the
A dispatch to the Standard from
fore
the
district
court
of
appeals
at
the
40,071,000; red fir, 91,886,000;i tam
opening this morning. It is believed Madrid says their correspondent under
Generally in public improvements it arack, 90,001,000 and cedar, 47,199,- January term. Because of hia heavy
the worst is over.
The advance in
is understood the sum appropriated 000 feet
udicial duties, and for other reasons, prices noted during the flrat tew minu stands that Spain will not object to the
by the governgment is to be expended
le hesitated about immediately accept tes Of business was not seriously broken, American commission consulting the
on the work, whether completing it or
ing the president’s offer. He is heart and a feeling of greater qonfldenoe was Spanish archives about Venesuela, but
will clearly intimate that this ia an act
not, and relying upon another appro
The fire at the Mure tunnel on the ily in accord with the president’s apparent.
of courtesy which does not imply the I
priation to complete the work. Those Northern Paoiflo is still smoldering. It views, and feels under obligations to
slightest admission of the Monroe doo-
who have studied the Cascade road will take months to repair the damage further Mr. Cleveland’s policy.
SHOULD THERE BE WAR
trine.
law, however, agree that the sums ap done by the fire.
propriated were intended to complete
X» Sympathy Vreaa Austata. 4
The manager of the Katy mine to re-
Washington, Dea
the road, and there ia a prevailing
New York, Dea 97.—A dispatch to
of one-third
the Herald from Vimma says:
interest to Springfield, Masa, capital^
that the money should be spent only , ista, who will build a 500-ton mill and the United States from Venesuela, ia Niblock, in charge of the naval militia
The conviction ia gaining ground
if a safe wagon road can be built and probably a smelter during the coming here with his family. General Uslar, division of the navy department, baa here that President Cleveland has com
Who is commander of the army of Vene urgently called attention of the author- mitted a huge blunder. The comments
the oljeit of the law honestly enforced year.
suela, was appointed commissioner itiee to the serious inconvenience and of the press are becoming more aevere,
The question of a selection of a pass
A syndicate of Helena capitalists to come to the United States and watch
has been purposely deferred by the
confusion that is apt to arise in case especially since the “Kracha” on the
commission until after these other which hag purchased the right to man the negotiations with Great Britain re our military and naval farces are called Vienna bourse, which resulted directly I
matters are disposed of, but it to be ufacture acetylene, the new illumin garding the boundary dispute.
into joint action, aa they muat in de from the president’s messaga Not a
President Crespo, General Uslar fensive war, growing out of the lack
lieved will come up for final action at ant, in Montana, is said to be contem
journal in Austria takes the side of
plating
the
establishment
of
an
acety
says, as soon as President Cleveland of uniformity in small arms and signal Cleveland.
the next meeting.
lene manufacturing plant in Livings announces the Venesuela commission,
codes.
The Tacoma school board has under ton, the requisites of a great water
"When we consider the sympathy
will appoint a commission of five of
The army is armed with the Kragg- formerly felt in Europe with the
power, lime and coal, being at hand.
the moot representative citizens of the Jorgenson rifle of thirty caliber, while United States it is considered that a
present achool year from nine to six
The new state penitentiary building South Ameroian republic to come to the navy haa contracted for a supply of
months, in order to lessen the expense
error has been committed at
haa just been completed at Deer Lodge the United States, and to convey to Lee maganine rifles of twenty-three grave
Waahington. I fear it will be along]
and put the district on a sound finan
It was built almost exolnaively by President Cleveland, congress and the caliber, eo that the same kind of time before the effect it haa produced |
cial basis for the next year. A special
convict labor.
The new buildings country, Venezuela’s thanks and ap ammunition will not serve both arms, will disappear. ” Such to the opinion of |
election is to be held for the purpose
of validating the indebtedness to only cost the state <1,000. The founda preciation of good will shown by the and grave mistakes are apt to occur in aa Austrian diplomat
tion walla are granite and red brick United States government in its an issuing it to the men.
It to said that his opinion to ahared ]
<88,000.
waa used for superstructure. The re nouncement of its intention to fearless
Lieutenant Niblock suggests in the by Counts Kslnoky and Golushowsky, |
The recent storm on Puget sound was cent report of the penitentiary shows ly enforce the Monroe doctrine. This
the moot severe that haa taken place for the expense of the prison in the last commission has not been appointed, interest of the naval militia, as well whom sympathy with England are
as on broader grounds, that it would well known. The comic papers do not I
many years.
The Port Townsend and year to be. <46r7f6.90.
though the gentlemen who will serve on be well if the war and navy depart
spare Cleveland, and are full of jokea <9.003X8»;
Victoria shipping experienced consider
The establishment of a school in the it have been notified.
ments would settle as soon as practic and outs in which the message to|
able damage-
penitentiary at Deer Lodge is a oom-
able by competitive testa, which to the ridiculed.
THE INDIAN TERRITORY.
mendable movement originated by Gov
beet weapon, that of the army or that
la vsmmis .
of the navy, and stop at once the mak
The new hotel at Bandon to nearly ernor Rickard. The prison officials
London,
Dea
97.—The Times has a
have
been
inatruoted
to
collect
and
ing of the lees desirable arm.
completed. .
dispatch from La Gnayra, Vensneta,
provide a library for the special bene
In
the
case
of
signal
codes,
there
to
a
There are sixty-four pupils now en
saying:
fit of the inmatea There are now a
Kansas City, Kan., Dea >1.—A spe like conflict Ho mid the army depart
rolled in the state school for deaf mutes
Meetings approving the attitude of
number of exceptionally fine educated cial to the Journal from Washington ment used the present naval code for
in Salem.
persona to the prison and they have says W. J. Watts and Colonel Hub twenty-five years, with the greatest the United States and antagonistic to
A schoolhouse has just been oolh- volunteered their services as teachers
bard, of Muldrow, L T., will tomor suooese When the change was made England continue to be held.
pleted at Port Orford with funds raised
A decree has been published, order
row file with the secretary of the inter the navy department followed, but
by popular subscription.
r.
ior a potent argument for a change in after a fair trial was obliged to aban ing the immediate embodiment of the
Gold Beech is to have 5 new hotel«
Two salmon canneries will shortly the conditions in their country. The don the present army code, and return militia in the various statea
The Masonic building will be recon be erected at Nootka by the West document filed within due time, will to the original coda The navy cannot
structed for that purpose.
Coast Packing Company.
Washington, Dea 81.—An order has
reach the various committees in con- use the army coda The army can and
been
sent to the admiral commanding
has
used
the
present
naval
coda
gross
intefested
in
legislation
for
the
There
seems
to
have
been
4.
mis
take
The Presbyterians of Medford are
O ats -
the Asiatic station detaching the Petrel
receiving bide for the erection of a new somewhere in connection with the dis country. The information collected,
THE FIGHTING AT ZEITOUN
from hia squardon and directing that 9M97M
patch from Ottawa, stating that the it is insisted, will be enough to dis
church edifice in that town.
she proceed to San Francisco. Arriv
dominion government had refused to prove the many statements made by the
ing there she will be put out of oom-
delegates from the tribes, that it ia a
mission for an overhauling. Her re
very orderly country, and that there is
< number of Columbia river Chinook ova. no need of congressional interference ' Constantinople, Deo. «1.—It is 'of lief, the Boston, to now at Mare island
of polls is 1,767.
ficially announced that the most ob navy yard. She has been put in first
Mr. McNab, inspector of fiaheriea, because of lawlessneea
. The total area of Malheur oounty to states that ho haa received permission * The document contains a partial list stinate fighting preceded the capture class condition, and will start on her
a day
6,977.440 acrea
The population ot to effect the exchange, and has notified of murders committed in the Indian of Zeitoun by the Turks Semi-official long voyage acroes the Pacific,
or
two.
The
Petrel
will
not
await
her
territory
from
March
5
to
the
last
of
advices
from
Zeitoun
say
the
Armen
the
fisheries
commissioner
of
the
neigh
the oonntf to 9,688, one person to
boring state of Washington to that October. In. thio time 186 murders ians lost >,500 killed during the en arrival, but will start for home aa soon
evofy four square miles.
as ahe can be prepared for the trip. It
The. stock inspector of Umatilla effect Mr. McNab further says it is have been committed and accounted gagements and >50 Turks were killed.
to the evident policy of the admintotra-
for in the record, and the claim is
The
narrow-paw
between
the
hills
his
with
to
cany
a
similar
exchange
oounty reports that there are about
>40,000 sheep in the county and Con tor a period of four years, in order to made that the list is not complete. In leading out of Zeitoun ia said to be
trary to the recent reports are in good establish a run of Chinook. salmon in each case a short statement ia given. crowded with Armenians, men, women
This ia sat forth as evidence of the and children, and it is feared they will
condition for the winter. Tha stock- the Fraser river. 1
need of a change in that country. This
P st M ms s T apalu Bhokea.
ia a part of the basis for the position Orest Britain, France, Russia, Ger
Madrid, Dea 81.—An earthquake taken by the Dawes commission, and many, Italy and Austria sent their
Constantinople, Dea tl.^Akthe re-
The completion of the new water has been experienced in the districts of will be used by members tberof in jus
dragomans to the palace today to make quest of the United States e-t-fr»—,
works system at Astoria was cele* Orenm. Vienna, Pueblo de Tribes, Lu- tifying than for their recommenda representations with a view of prevent
the sultan has ordered that regular
brated with pomp and ceremony. The gudtni and. Valdeqgreaa In the province tions and open that country to settle- ing the Armenians being massacred.
troops replace the mini soldiers, who
expense of the system was <900,000i
of Gallote. ^ 8wtl I miii collapeed,
The flnanoial situation oonttonse very are guarding the miaoionarWe fat tha
The entire aalmon pack, apeing and but no deaths sue reported.