OREGON COURIER
A, W. CHKNKV, Publisher.
OREGON CITY OREGON
TOWN AND COUNTY
PROGRESS AND DOINGS OF THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
The Founder of Klamath Fall Ileud
How the Waterville Merchant! Heat
Spokane .New Factories and Water
works Oregon New.
The big Owyhee ditch in Malheur
onnty, and in Owyhee county, Idaho,
ia completed. It reclaims a vast
mount of land.
J. F. Stoffen, of Portland, has beon
awarded the contract by the govern
ment for the construction of a light
ship, costing $00,760, which will be
atationed off Umatilla reef.
The stock inspector of Umatilla
eoanty reports the sheep in very good
condition, althongh range feed has
been scarce. There is an increase of
63,000 bead over last year.
Folic county baa outstanding uncalled-for
warrants amounting to, with
interest, (22,473.05. The estimated
resources of the county amounting to
183,004.63.
George Nurse, the founder of the
town of Klamath Falls, formerly
known as Linkville, is dead. He con
ducted a store in that town until 1883,
when be was appointed register of the
land offloe and moved to Yreka, Cal.,
where be died.
The citizens of Jacksonville and
Itedford have a committee to select a
site, and estimate the cost of the con
struction of a fair ground and race
track, and to receive subscriptions to
took out and capitalize on a basis of
110,000, one-half paid up.
State Fish Commissioner MoGuire
has been asked to extend the open sea-
on for salmon. It seems that this
year the season has been unusually late
and that the fish have just commenced
to run. The commissioner has replied
that the law is mandatory.
( Washington.
The telephone line is to be extended
from Granite to Robes.
Denver bas received a demand from
'San Franoisoo for all of the flour they
can manufacture.
Snohomish baa started a new indus
trr in the shape of a saw mill with a
cash bonus of (050.
Surveys have recently been made
relative to the erection of a large
louring mill at or near the mouth of
the Wenatohee river.
The saloon men of Everett have
rganized for protection and will pros
onto those parties who are selling li
qor without a license.
It la reported that a flouring mill is
to be built at Spokane for the purpose
f grinding flour for the China and Ja
pan trade.
The preliminary work for the con
struction of the new torpedo boat at
Seattle is about completed and plates
for the construction of the vessel will
con arrive from the East
The Holland colonists from Dakota
and Michigan have arrived, and closed
a deal for land near Snohomish. There
re ten families, consisting of fifty-six
persons. There are many others who
will oome in the spring.
A tannery is assured for Taooma,
the site having been purchased on the
Pnyalup. Lace leather and belting
will be manufactured. The proprietor
has been engaged in this business for
twenty years at Pittsburg.
The magnitude of the shipments of
fish from Seattle during the past sea
son is reported by the fish commis
sioner as follows: Salmon, fresh,
6,810,000 pounds; smoked, 60,000;
barreled, 10,000; halibut, fresh, 1,510,
00; smoked, 100,000; small fish, soles,
toinood, smelts, etc., 237,000; trout,
7,000.; Bhell fish, oysters, 4,075 sacks;
lams, 2,220; mussels, 240; crabs,
(,560 dozen; shrimps, 2,826 pounds.
Much comment has been made in
Spokane over the fact that Waterville,
forty miles from a railroad, undersells
it in some lines. It is alleged that a
peoial contract has been made by the
Merchants of Waterville with the
Great Northern, for which the Groat
Northern gives Waterville merchants
carload rates to Wenatohee and a free I
steamer service ou the Columbia river
to the Waterville landing; in return it
is said the Waterville Merchants Asso
ciation bind themselves to ship exclu
sively through the Great Northern and
to turn wheat shipments to that line.
Idaho.
Tbere has been serious trouble be
tween sheep and cattlemen in Cassia
county, and war between the two fac
tions is feared.
Boise is agitating the establishment
f a mining bureau for the purpose of
procuring investment of capital in the
linos in that state.
A oompany composed of young In
diana of the Kamiah settlement are
planning to engage in the general mer
chandise business at that plaoe.
The estimated wheat crop of North
ern Idaho and Eastern Washington is
far short of the average. It is esti
mated that it will be 10,000,000 bush
la. Last year it was donble that
amount
Montana.
Boceman bas organized a law and
order league.
Tbe new opera house at Billings is
to be completed and opened on New
Year's night
A dam has been completed at the res
ervoir at Nutmeg Flat and work on
the canal will bo pushed next spring,
and the Cove reservoir contract next
summer and fall. This improvement
will bring a largo amount of laud into
cultivation.
Tbo state board of land has sold the
permit to cut a big lot of timber,
amounting to 24,500,000 foot from
land belonging to the gouoral school
fund. The oompany is to pay $1.28'u
per thousand feet This will yield the
state $30,000 for common school fund,
the company can have three years in
j which to pay it Any trees measuring
less than twelve feet around the butt
1 wjj n(Jj
Kritlnh Columbia.
A large corporation is boing formed
' in the East to open the marble quarries
in Cbicagoff island next season.
It is reported that the Kaslo & Slo
can Railway have bought the Sliver ton
town site and have decided to extend
the road to that point
The Frasor River Industrial Society
baa decided to secure a site as near the
mouth of the river as possible for can
nery purposes, and to accept one of the
three lots offered by the city of West
minster for wharfage, fish house, oflloe,
etc.
A new sealing company has just
been incorporated under imperial char
tor as the Victoria Sealing and Trad
ing Company, with a capital of 100,
000. The stockholders are all Victor
ians. Already a fleet of seven schoon
ers bas been secured.
The scheme to build an all-rail route
through British Columbia into Alaska
is again being discussed; this time it 1b
to go by way of Kamloops, the North
Thompson and Bakerville, through the
heart of Cariboo. The distance to
Barkerville from Kamloops is about
350 miles. Such a line would be of
great advantage in opening up and de
veloping the gold fields of Cariboo, in
which seotion of the country, it is be
lieved, there still is to be found more
wealth than has yet been produoed.
But if such a road is to be built it will
be by the Canadian Pacific Railway
Company, for the construction of
which line a charter is already held by
parties in this city, but who are sup
posed to be aoting for the Canadian Pa
oifio Railway people in the East.
EDITORIAL OPINION.
Topic! of the Day Discussed by the
Leading Paper.
New York Herald.
Without Mr. Cleveland the Demo
crats cannot win; with him they may
win. It was bis great popularity,
firmness, and wisdom that wrested the
presidency from the Republicans four
years ago, and had Democratic leaders
heeded his warnings and followed his
oounsel there would not have been a
Republican tidal wave this year. His
strength with the masses saved the
party from defeat in 1802, and it is the
only thing that can save it from defeat
in 1806.
Cleveland Ably Supported.
(Pittsburg Preen.)
The greatest and most influential
Democratic newspapers of the country
today are outspoken in favor of the
president's renomination. One need
only mention the New York Herald,
the New York World, the New York
Evening Post, the St Louis Republio,
and there are others by the score, not
omitting the Pittsburg Post.
The President' Strength.
Chicago Record. J
It is patent that notwithstanding the
popular prejudice against third terms,
Mr. Cleveland is still the strougost
Democrat who is at the present junc
ture oould be put forward for nomina
tion. Supposing that he is willing to
accept tbo honor, it is well within the
lines of probability that the Demooraoy
may pick upon him not perhaps, be
cause of a positive preference, but be-
oause of the force of a logical necessity.
Orand Old Hater.
(LouImvIUo Times.
Nobody who reads John Sherman's
book will ever after call him cold. He
ia a grand old hater, and his bate
red hot from the furnace. The differ
enue between bim and his brother, the
gouoral, is the politician is politic and
the soldier was impolitic.
No Possibility or Winning.
New York Sun.
As for the Domooracy, judging by
the elections of 1804 and 1805, it
capable of getting beaten as badly
any reasonable man could ask, without
any third teim tied around its neck.
In An Kquivocal Condition.
St. Loiiia tilobe Democrat
It may be true, us General Alger
says, that he did not use any money in
the oonvontion of 1888; but if so, then
there is no reasonable way to account
for the votes that he received, and thus
he is still left in an equivocal condi
tion.
John Sherman's Book.
New York Mercury.
What John Sherman lacks in mag'
netism he makes up in reoolloctiou.
Something Forgotten.
ChicsKO Timet-Hersld.
There is one great flaw in Mr. Sher
man's recollections. He seems to for
get that be bas forgiven Charley Foster
and General Alger.
'Kah for a Third Term.
(New York Tribune.)
Bear in mind, however, that "na
tional issues" mean Cleveland. Noth
ing more. He ia the only national is
sue the Democrats have had for a dozen
years. No principles. No platform.
No leadership. Just Cleveland. And
now wherever they "fight it out on
that line'" they get thrashed out of
their boots. Tbe moral of which is,
Rah for third term!"
DOINGS OF CONGRESS
ROUTINE WORK OF THE FIFTY-
FOURTH SESSION.
Substance of the llllla and Resolution
Introduced III the Senate and House
Make-up of the Vurloua Committee!-Senate.
Washington, Dec. 7. There was a
good attendance when the senate met
at noon today.
The first bill introduced was one by
Senator Mills, of Texas, for the coin
age of the silver in the treasury.
The bill introduced by Chandlor of
New Hampshire, for the coinage of
silver at the ratio of 15 V to- 1, the
bill to become operative when Eng
land, Germany and France pass simi
lar laws, was listened to with great at
tention by members of the senate.
Petitions from Florida for the recog
nition of Cuba and from the legisla
ture of Montana against the further
issuance of bonds, were presented.
The resolution offered by Call of
Florida was adopted, oalling upon the
secretary of state to send to the senate
the correspondence relating to the oase
of General Sangnilly, an American
citizen, sentenced to life imprisonment
for alleged complicity in the Cuban
revolution, and directing him to pro
cure a copy of the record of the case if
it is not on file at the department.
Gallinger of New Hampshire intro
duced a resolution declaring it as the
sense of the senate that it was unwise
and inexpedient to retire greenbacks.
Mitchell of Oregon introduced a
resolution, which was agreed to, call
ing on the secretary of the treasury to
inform the senate why the construction
of the publio building at Portland,
Or., for which an appropriation was
made by the last congress, was not pro
ceeded with.
Call of Florida addressed the senate
in advocacy of his resolution for the
recognition of the belligerent Cuban in
surgents, and for the strict neutrality
by the United States in the war. He
drew a graph io picture of the rnin,
misgovernment and barbarous cruelty
against which the Cubans were con
tending and their long struggle for
freedom. He considered it an outrage
that the United States should not hold
out an enoouraging band to those
struggling for independence. Instead
of speeding Cubans on their course, he
insisted that this government was ao
tually retarding the revolution, in
fact, furnishing aid to Spanish tyranny.
At 1 :20 the senate went into exeon
tive session, and at 1:35 P. M. ad
journed.
The senate in executive session con
firmed Matt W. Ransom as minister to
Mexioo.
Home.
Washington, Deo. 7. Speaker
Reed has begun, for the first time,
definitely to outline his list of com
mittees on paper. After reoeiving
members of the bouse all day yester
day, he sat down at 0 o'clock and
worked until a late hour putting on
paper the assignments he had decided
upon up to that time. Today be gave
more interviews, to members and lis
tened to the presentation of their
olaims. No information has leaked
from the speaker's room, except re
marks made by Reed to the friends of
a member who asked for the chairman
ship of the committee on labor, whioh
seemed to indicate that he bad deoided
to give the plaoe to Phillips of Penn
sylvania, whose name bad been pre
sented by the labor organizations.
Probably the strongest pressure be
ing brought to bear upon the speaker
oomes from various candidates for the
oommittees on ways and means. The
Republicans will be entitled to eleven
places in this body, if the party pro
portion of tbe last congress is main
tained, and seven of the eleven will be
new men. The influence of business
interests of every olass and section has
been invoked, and many letters and
petitions are pouring in. Next to the
ways and means in their desirability
from the standpoint of the members
are the committees on appropirations
and rivers and harbors, the two bodies
which have oharge of the distribution
of the largest sums of money.
Senate.
Washington, Dec. 0. The new con
gress up to this time has been an un
usually conservative one in the matter
of proposing new leigslation. Fewer
bills than usual have been introduced,
and most of those were for projects
which failed to pass the last congress.
Plans for the admission of Oklahoma,
Arizona and New Mexico to statehood
have again made their appearanoe, the
first being presented by General
Wheeler, who was chairman of the
oommittee on territories in the last
congress, and the other two by the new
delegates of the respective territories,
Murphry and Catron.
The first bill introduced by McClel-
lan of New York, who is one of the
young Democrats and a son of General
McClellan, was one to authorize the
senate to confirm military nominations
made by President Lincoln, whioh
have never been acted upon, and the
issue of commissions to the nominees,
stating that they were nominated to
the rank conferred by Lincoln. Other
of the more important billa introduced
were:
By Hicks of Pennsylvania For the
relief of persons who served ninety days
or more in the various construction
oorps attached to the army or railroads
operated by the military authorities
during the war; also, a bill granting
medals to those who responded to and
enlisted under President Lincoln's first
call for troops.
By Overstreet of Indiana To au
thorize the suspension of pensions ob
tained by fraud.
By Meikeljohn To prohibit the sale
f!? .T'
Bellinger, of Oregon, as to the sale of
liquor to Indiana who have become
citizens of the United States.
By Wbeolor of Alabama To in
crease the pensions of the soldiers of
the Florida war; also, providing an
additional United States judge for Al
abama. By Harris of Ohio Levying a duty
on wools as follows: Wools and hair
of the first class, 11 cents per pound;
second class, 12 cents per pound; third
olass and on oamel's bair of the third
class, the value whereof shall be 13
cents or less per pound, including
charges, the duty is to be 33 per cent
ad valorem. Wools on the skin are to
pay the same rate as other wools.
By Baraham of California To
amend the act incorportaing the Mari
time Canal Company of Nicaragua.
One feature of the bill authorizes the
issuance of bonds not exceeding (150,
000,000, with interest at 8 per cent, to
secure the means to construct and com
plete the oanal. All sums expended
for materials and supplies necessary to
the construction are to be purchased in
the United States, except such as may
be grown or produced in Nicaragua or
Costa Rica, and no Asiatio labor is to
be employed.
By Flynn of Oklahoma Providing
for free homesteads upon pulbio lands
in Olkahoma; also, for the opening of
Indian territory under the homestead
laws.
By Morse of Massachusetts To re
peal the interstate commerce law.
By Bowers of California Prohibit
ing the appointment of aliens to offloe
under the government
By Southard of Ohio To enclose
and improve the sites of certain forts
battlefields, and graves of Amorinan
soldiers and marines in Maumee val
ley.
lloaiie.
Washington, Deo. 9. When
the
Ar-
house met today Terry, Dem., of
kausas, and Boatner, Dem., of Louisi
ana, belated members, were formally
sworn in, and a motion for a commit'
tee to pass on tbe members' mileagi
accounts was passed.
Baker of New Hampshire asked
unanimous consent for tbe immediate
consideration of a resolution calling on
the secretary of agrioulture to report
whether he had expended the whole or
any part of the appropriation made by
the last congress for the distribution of
farmers' bulletins. MoMillin of Ten
nessee objected.
Walker of Massachusetts offered
petition in form of a resolution, from
the naturalized Armenians of the
United States, nine-tenths of whom
he said, lived in bis district, and re
quested it to be printed in the Reoord.
After reciting the alleged oppression
and outrages of the Turkish govern
ment, it concluded:
"Resolved, That the people of the
United States, through their represent
atives in congress assembled, hereby
express their deepost abhorence and
condemnation of the outrages thus oom
mitted on their Armenian fellow-oiti
zens as well as tbe Christian subjects
of Turkey.
"Resolved, further, That this house,
composed of immediate, representatives
oi tne American people, pieage lis sup'
port to the government in every meas'
ure justified by international law and
oommon humanity to vinaioate tne
risbrs of our fellow-citizens and their
families in Turkey, and to hinder and
prevent, as far as practicable, the oon
tinuance of the outrages and massaores
in that land."
Tbe petition was referred to the
oommittee on foreign affairs.
Senate.
Washington, Deo. 11. A large
number of bills were introduced in the
senate again today, the most important
of whioh were:
By Berry To provide a territorial
form of government for Indian tern
tory, with the usual staff of territorial
offioers, the territory to take the name
of Indianola.
By Palmer Giving a uniform pen
sion of $50 per month to all who lost a
hand or foot in the late war, and $60
to those who lost an entire limb.
By Allen Disfranchising any citi
zen of the United btates who shall so
licit or accept a title, patent of nobil
ity, or degree of honor from a foreign
nation, and punishing this act as t
crime by both fine and imprisonment.
By Voorhees Granting pensions to
soldiers and sailors who were captured
and confined in Confederate prisons
during the war.
By Mantle Appropriating $55,000
for the purchase of sites for publio
buildings at Cheyenne, Wyo., Boise
City, Idaho, and Helena, Mont, and
providing for buildings at Cheyenne
and Boise costing $200,000, and at
Helena costing $500,000.
By Squire For a gun factory for
heavy ordnance on the Pacific coast
Houae.
Washington, Dec 11. Among
bills introduced in the house were
the
the
following:
By Wilson of Idaho Establishing
United States mint at Boise, Idaho;
also a bill establishing duties on wool
similar to those in the McKinley law.
By Bailey of Texs Prohibiting
senators and representatives from so
liciting or recommending the appoint
ment of any person to any office, the
appointment of which is vested in the
president or the head of any depart
ment By Cobb of Alabama Making all
fast freight lines, express and car com
panies, whether operated by corpora
tions, associations, receivers or indi-
vi luals, each in connection with or in
dependent of oommon carriers, eta,
subject to the act to regulate com
merce.
' POWERS DETERMINED
THEY WILL INSIST UPON COM
PLIANCE WITH DEMANDS.
Explicit Instructions Have Keen Issue
to the Ambassador as to the Ad
mission of the ttuardshlps, but With
out Change In the Situation.
Constantinople, via Sofia, Deo. 10.
The situation on the question of extra
guardshipa of the powers remains uu
changed, and the offer of tributo to the
powers for delay and evasion of Orieu
tal diplomacy, as practiced by tbe
Turkish government, continues. State'
ment are constantly reiterated of the
accord of the powers on the subject and
their unyielding determination to in
sist upon a compliance with their de
mauds. Less is heard of the rumors,
of frequent occurrence in the early per
iods after the demand had been pre
aented, that tbe sultan bad at length
decided to grant the necessary firmans
to permit the passage of tbe Darda
nelles, or even that he had actually
issued them. Neither is there such ex
plioit announcement any more of the
period which is to elapse before
movement of the warshipB of the pow
era is to commence to enforce tbe de
mauds made upon the sultan. Since
the return of H. M. S. Dryad to Salon
ica Day no word Has been heard or any
actual or other movement to advance
upon the Dardanelles. Opinion con
tinues divided as to whether the delay
in taking any action to enforce the de
mauds is due to fear of causing a fa
nuticul outbreak against Christians by
the Musselman subjects of the sultan,
or to a dread of a clash ensuing be
tween the powers themselves.
The reception today by the sultan of
M. Neildorff, the Russian ambassador,
in private audience, awakens the unan
imous speculation as to tbe true rela
tion of Russia to the situation and the
extent of her agreement with the views
of tbe powers.
Explioit in true tion s were again re
ceived today by all the ambassadors to
insist on the admission of the guard
ships, but, as has' been stated, without
any change in the situation.
THE WEEKLY SHOWING.
Continuation of the Liquidation
Loans the Feature.
New York, Deo. 10. The New York
Finanoier says:
"The statement of averages of the
banks of New York city for the week
ended Deoember 7, shows a oontinua
tion of the liquidation on loans, which
bas been a marked feature of this state'
ment for twelve weeks past The loss
in loans since September 14 has been
no less than $33,000,000. The loan
item for the week ended Deoember 7 is
only $9,000,000 in excess of the lowest
point recorded during the present year,
or April 6, last Deposits, however,
on that date were only $500,000,000,
against $521,000,000 for the week just
ended, u the gold exports of Satur
day bad been figured in the statement,
deposits wonld have shown a decrease,
but the heavy movement from the in
tenor is dearly shown in the gain of
11,905,600 in cash by the banks. This
expansion promises to oontinue for
some time to oome, if the domestio ex
change figures are a criterion. Of the
cash balances it might be noted that
$ 1,220,400 of the total amount was in
specie, the total now held by the New
York banks aggregating $67,871,900,
or a gain oi nearly $7,uuo,oon since
Ootober 12. Tbe total gold, holdings,
however, are $14,000,000 less than re
ported last February."
DELIVERED TO OLNEY.
England'! Keply on the Venecuelan
Question in Government's Hands.
Washington, Deo. 10. The reply of
Lord Salisbury to Secretary Olney's
note of instructions to Ambassador
Bayard, relative to the Venezuelan
boundary dispute, was delivered to
Seoretary Olney at noon today. Sir
Julian Paunoefote presented the note
in person, reading its contents to Mr.
Olney, as is the oustom when important
documents are presented. For some
reason tbe state department officials
took steps to prevent the fact that the
note had been delivered gaining pub'
licity, but without avail. At the
British embassy there was the same
disposition to give any publicity to the
proceedings.
All inquiry as to tbe nature of the
note failed to secure a response from
any official, and it probably will be
preserved as an official secret, as far
as the Washington authorities are con
cerned, until tbe president, upon his
return, has had an opportunity to con
sider it and send it to congress. It is
known the note is on the general lines
indicated ill the Associated Press dis
patches this week.
Russians the Instigators.
London, Dec. 11. A special from
Shanghai says that news which has
been received confirms the report that
tbe Russians were the instigators of
tbe conspiracy of Li Hai Shin against
tbe king of Corea. The Russians who
assisted in the affair have identified
some of the Americans who participat
ed in the plot It is alleged that the
latter joined in the conspiracy, owing
to the revocation of the gold mine con
cessions granted by tbe queen and be
cause their salaries as advisers were
reduced.
Honor for Von Koeller.
Berlin, Dec 11. In accepting the
resignation of Baron von Koeller,
Prussian minister for the interior. Em
peror William permitted bim to retain
ia title and rank as minister of the
state and decorated him with the order
j of the Red Eagle.
DURRANT MUST HANQ.
The Murderer's Motion for New Trial
Denied by Judge Murphy.
San Frauosioo, Deo. 0. Judge Mur
phy denied Theodore Durrani's motiou
for a new trial, and ordered tho pris
oner back to tho couuty jail. In ten
days he will be taken to San (juentiu
prison, there to await execution.
A large force of deputy sheriffs was
necessary to aid the police in guarding
the entrance to the courtroom. The
crowd was as large as during tbe trial.
Judge Murphy briefly overruled the
motion for a new trial. He said he
had twice reviewed all the testimony
in the oase and every ruling he had
made during tbe trial.
He bad examined all the affidavits
submitted and all authorities cited.
He said if he thought an injustice had
been done the prisoner or any error
made whioh affected his rights bo
would not hesitate to grant a new trial
whatever the consequences or what
criticism might be made. But the
court was satisfied no error had been
made, and that Durraut's trial bad
been fair and impartial, that no right
accorded to him had been invaded, and
that the jury's verdict had been in ac
cordance with the law and evidence.
Durrant was then ordered to stand
up. The prisoner rose, pale and scowl
ing, but as impassive as ever. The
judge briefly reviewed the orime of
which Durrant had been found guilty
and expressed his entire concurrence
with the verdict He advised Durrant
to seek repentance and forgiveness in
a divine source, now his only refnge.
The court then pronounced sentence,
which was that Durrant be kept in
close confinement by tbe sheriff in the
oounty jail, and within ten days be de
livered to the warden of San tjuentiu
state prison, there to be kept in close
confinement until such day, to be after
wards fixed, when he should be hanged
in San (juentin until dead.
Durrant beard his senteuoe without
a twitching muscle, staring at the
judge defiantly. Then he sat down,
made some remark to his father and
smiled.
Dickinson, for tbe defendant, took
formal exoeption to the remarks of the
court on tbe merits of the case, and
said he would later give formal notice-
of an appeal to tbe supreme court.
The courtroom was then cleared.
MONEY FOR BALLET GIRLS.
A Small Fortune Distributed Among
the Dancers at the Alhambra.
New York, Deo. 11. A London ca
blegram to the Snn says: Mr. Will
iam M. Winans' distribution of $5,500'
among the ballet girls at 'the Alham
bra bas made him the hero of Londou
musio halls. Mr. Winans bas been
known for some weeks among the fre
quenters of the Alhambra as "The Mad
American." Every night be has oc
cupied alone a $15 box during the forty
minutes of the "Titianna" ballet ou
tbe stage. He has never sought to go-
behind the stage or make the acquaint
ance of any of the performers. Hi
name was unknown until a week ago,
when he sent a check to tbe managers
with directions to distribute the money
among the girls, giving the first dancers
$200, the general dancers $50, and the
children $20 eaoh. His figure is still
seen in the box every evening and the
members of the ballet salute him a
the American Monte Cristo.
A DIFFERENT REPORT.
Cuban Insurgent Not In Retreat.
bat
Advancing on Santa Clara.
Havana, Deo. 10. In spite of th
reported defeats of Maximo Gomez and
Aotonio Maoeo by General Suarez and
General Navarro and General Aldeooa,
the last-named being understood to be-
in pursuit of tbe insurgents, who were
believed to be caught between the col
umns of troops commanded by these
generals and that of General Aldave,
it is now Btated that Gomez and Maceo
have united their forces and, instead
of being in flight, in the province of
Puerto Principe, are advanoing through
the province of Santa Clara. General
Aldave, as already cabled, was said to
be in pursuit of the insurgents after
they had turned his flank and crossed
the line between Ciego de Avilla and
Moron, in the province of Puerto Prin
cipe, on their way to Santa Clara. Ma-
ceo and Gomez, it is now stated, have
already passed the road from Igura, on
the frontier, to Telnasco, a little north
of Santa Espiritu.
President of Honduras to Resign.
New York, Deo. 10. A dispatch t
the World from Tegucigalpa, dated to
day, says: "President Bonilla will de
mand leave of absence, it is reported,
and start next month for the United
States, whence be will send his resig
nation as president Congress and the
press manifest great bitterness toward
Bonilla."
Peace Said to Prevail.
Washington, Deo. 11. The Vene
zuelan minister here has received a ca
blegram from Caracas, statinsr that th
revolution bas been quelled and that
perfect peace prevails throughout the
republic.
The Chlk'l Mansion.
Wootten, the magnificent country
house of the late George W. Childs, i
to be torn down. Such is tbe intention
of its owner, George W. Childs Drexel,
who intends to erect on its sit a larger
and much more magnificent structure
This waa the favorite residence of the
late philanthropist, and it was tbere
that be dispensed bis superb hospitality
to tbe salt of the earth. In that house,
it is safe to say, more people of renown
have been entertained than in any other
private residence in the United States.
The house itself is a splendid creation
of the architect's genius. Allied in style
to the country habitations of the nobili
ty of England, its surroundings of lawn
and garden and farm are in full accord.
Philadelphia Inquirer.