THE 1TOBKIKG- OBEGtONTAjS". "VTEDSESDAT; JASrtTAET 2. 1695.
IS AGAINST SAT0LL1
RESOLUTION" TO BE INTRODUCED AT
OLTHPIA.
Washlns-lon. Leeilator "VTo "Wishes
tlie AMesate Removed Beyond
United. States Shores.
TACOMA, Wash-. Jan- L Fred T. Tay
lor, a member of the5 legislature and state
secretary of the American Protection As
sociation, has prepared a resolution, which
he -will introduce at the coming session.
He says he bellees it will be passed,
and that other legislatures will adopt
similar memorials. It reads:
"Whereas, There being great agitation
throughout the United States on account
of the establishing of an ablegate or
delegate of an ecclesiastical power within
the boundaries of the United States of
America; and
"Whereas. Believing that Monslgnore
Satolll. the said ablegate or delegate of
the pope of Rome, is a menace to our free
institutions; therefore be it
"Resolved. By the Washington legisla
ture that our senator be instructed, and
our representatives in congress be re
quested, to have the representative of
.aid ecclesiastical power removed beyond
the shores of this, the United States of
America."
It is announced that Seymour. Barto &
Co.. local bankers, and C. B. Hurley, an
Eastern gas man, have purchased the gas
plant and the controlling interest In the
electric light plant of the Commercial
Electric Light & Power Company from
the Tacoma Light & Water Company,
which thus disposes of the last of the
latter's Tacoma property. The latter
company owned the majority of the Com
mercial company's stock. Some claim to
think this sale was hurried because the
city has sued the old water company for
damages for the alleged swindle in sell
ing the water plant to the city at a large
price. C. B. Hurley will be the manager
of the new company, to be incorporated,
which will own the consolidated plants.
VANCOUVER WORK.
What the Past Tear Did for This Col
umbia. River City.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. Jan. L Notwith
standing the general financial depression
during the past year, a number of valu
able and substantial improvements have
been made in this city, and while business
here, as elsewhere, has been stagnant and
dull, as compared with former years, yet.
thanks to the splendid agricultural and oth
er local resources, business failures have
been comparatively unknown, the greater
proportion of the population have been
constantly employed at living wages, and
the city and county has been and Is in
a fairly prosperous condition. The busi
ness men and capitalists of the city are
now considering seriously the matter of
reorganizing the board of trade and tak
ing steps toward advertising the advant
ages and resources of the city and coun
ty In order to attract a share of the im
migration westward bound.
Among the improvements made during
the year are a large number of handsome
dwellings, and the Improvement of several
streets. The plant of the Star, brewery
which recently changed hands, has been,
by the addition of new machinery, store
houses, bottling works,, etc., enlarged to
double its former capacity, at a, cost of
515,000. The Vancouver creamery, which
is also one of the important sources of
wealth and industry of the county, has
likewise expended a considerable sum of
money for improvements on its plant
during the year. The pay-rolls of these
two Institutions puts into circulation In
the city and county annually upwards of
?2O,O0O besides the money realized from
the sale of their products. The monthly
pay-roll at Vancouver barracks, located
i here, ampuajssto $2500 per mqnth. besides
' tji-Fjargpt contracts for fooll and other
supplies for the army, which are let every
year, and many of which are supplied by
the merchants and citizens of this coun
ty. Prune culture, which is already an im
portant factor in the production of wealth
and employment In the county, will, in a
few years, form the principal industry.
This year the sale of the products from
a little more than 200 acres of land
amounted, in round numbers, to $60,000.
In three years fully 2000 acres of prune
orchards will be In bearing condition in
the county. One orchardist of the county
hns, during the last two years, received for
the fruit from 1600 trees, $7000 in cash.
With these and other natural and valu
able resources, this city has been able
to contend against the dull times much
more successfully than many other cities
of its size in the state.
A PROSPEROUS CITV
Last Year Wa One of the Best in
Oregon City History.
OREGON CITY, Jan. 1. The year of
general business depression just closed
uas been to Oregon City a year of unusual
activity in all lines of industry. More
building has been done than In any pre
vious year in the history of the town,
and not one of the new buildings is unten
anted. The paper mills have sent forth
their 50,000 tons of news and wrapping pa
per; $300,000 worth of manufactured wool
en goods have gone to market; sawmills
and flouring mills and the excelsior fac
tory have been busy; work on the great
new electric power-Tiouse has engaged
trom 100 to 300 men constantly. Wages
have been low, but there has been plenty
to do. The addition of three teachers to
tho regular corps, and the enlargement of
two of the churches to double their for
mer seating capacity, show that there has
been a considerable gain in population.
About $10,000 has been spent In municipal
Improvements.
During the past year there have" been
filed for record in this county 1050 deeds
and 461 real estate mortgages. Since July
1 359 mortgages have been recorded, and
137 releases and cancellations. Sixty-five
persons declared their intention of becom
ing citizens of the United States, and 22
rrere granted certificates of full citizen
ship. Ninety-six couples received marriage
licenses. The Insane patients committed
to the asylum numbered IS.
During the past month. J2 deeds. 63 real
estate mortgages, and 35 releases have
been filed In the county recorder's office,
yielding fees amounting to $220 33, and
leaving the county a net income of $13.
The clerk' fees aggregated $220 43. just
paying salaries. The sheriffs fees for the
month were $92 25.
ANOTHER PENDLETON SUICIDE.
V Man From the EoM. Who Came
There- to End His Life.
PENDLETON. Or.. Jan. L Pendleton
has another case of suicide, and New
Year's festivities are being marred by the
sitting of the coroner's jury and subpena
ing of witnesses. Frank Martell came
from the. East Sunday and engaged a room
At the Transfer house for two days, say
ing he wanted no call In the morning.
Monday evening the chambermaid told the
landlord she thought something was
wrong; his door was forced and Martell
was found dying. He had taken an im
monse dose of morphine. The jury have
not been able to discover who he is, or
whre he came from. He evidently came
hare under an assumed name to end his
lf.
PROM BAKER CITV.
New of Odd Pellovrx, Mines and
Financial Affairs.
BAKER CITY. Or.. Jan. 1. At a meet
ing f Baker City lodge No. 25, Independ
ent Order of Odd Fellows, the following
oaieors were elected to serve for the en
suing torm:
S. F. Crouter. N. 3.; George H. Foster,
V. G.; A. "MoMurren, R. S.; J. W. Dalv.
P. S.: J. H. Jett, treasurer.
About 59 men are engaged In the mill
and mine at the Eureka & Excelsior mine
at Cracker City. A new lot of fine Tan
ners have recently been added to the mill
About 2000 pounds of concentrates are ex
tracted from each 24 hours run, valued
at $400. These are shipped to the Denver
smelters for reduction. It is now quite
certain that this mine will be operated
permanently.
The grocery firm of Woods & Crouter
made an assignment Saturday for the
benefit of creditors, most of whom are
said to reside in Chicago. Joseph McKay
is named .as the assignee.
An Eastern syndicate, headed by A. L.
Swan, has purchased a controlling in
terest in the White Swan mine- His mine
Is again being successfully operated.
The Dalles Schools.
THE DALLES, Jan- 1. The school di
rectors for this district held a special
-meeting yesterday and elected Ella Cooper
and Laura Welch additional teachers.
This increase in the teaching force was
made necessary by the greater number of
pupils in attendance. One hundred new
desks have been ordered, and are being
put in place to accommodate new pupils.
The city schools will not resume work
till next Monday, -which will give the pu
pils an unusually long vacation.
A party of Oregon Railway & Naviga
tion officials, including Receiver McNeill.
Superintendent O'Brien and Mr. Lee. was
in the city yesterday on a visit of inspec
tion. Neiv Tcar'n at The Dalles.
THE DALLES. Or., Jan. 1. New Year's
day was observed here today in the usual
manner. The banks and business houses
were closed. A good many people went
skating; some went hunting, while others
made and received calls.
The order of Red Men celebrated the
New Year by giving a ball last evening
in Wingate's hall. The floor was crowded
with maskers, and presented a gay and
brilliant scene. Some of the costumes
were quite unique. Handsome prizes
were awarded for the best sustained char
acters. THE LATE PREMIER.
The Remains of Sir John Thompson
Reach Halifax.
HALIFAX. Jan. 1. The British warship
Blenheim, with the body of the late Sir
John Thompson on board, arrived at the
mouth of the harbor at 10:20 this morn
ing in a rain storm, and ran until al
most opposite the York redoubt before
the first minute gun announced her ap
proach to the thousands who had been
waiting along the water front under a
steady torrent of rain from early morn
ing. From her foremast, at half-mast,
she flew the Canadian Jack and the
white ensign was hauled half-way down
the main peak. The Dominion customs
steamer Argus, with Louis Coste, of the
public works department, superintendent
of the funeral. Sir John Thompson's two
sons. Sir Frank Smith, Sir C. H. Tup
per and Hons. J. J. Curran, Daly and
Angers, and the Imperial government
steamer Lily, with Colonel North, chief
staff officer of the garrison, who takes
charge of the military funeral. Rev. Dr.
Murphy, secretary to Archbishop O'Brien
and Father Moriarlty. of St. Mary's Ca
thedral, ran up alongside the Blenheim
and transferred their passengers. They
were received on the quarter-deck by
Commander Poe and conducted to the Cap
tain's cabin, where the remains of the
late premier lay in state. At 2 o'clock,
part of the after-deck of the warship was
removed and tho coffin gently hoisted over
the deck, passed over the side and low
ered on board the steamer Lily. The cof
fin was covered with a Canadian flag,
wrapped with crepe, and bore a wreath of
laurel, placed on it by the queen, and also
Sir Mackenzie Bowell's wreath. On board
the Lily, the coffin was placed under a
tarpaulin in the bow, four bluejackets
standing at full attention on each side,
while around the entire rail of the steamer
was a thick black line of royal marines,
in gray coats and black helmets, .making
a most imposing picture. While the cof
fin was being lowered to the Lily, the
band played the "Dead March," and the
ship's guns discharged 15 mournful sa
lutes. On the gun wharf, assembled to
receive the remains, were Earl and Count
ess Aberdeen, General Montgomery
Moore and staff, Lieutenant-Governor
Daly, Mayor Keefe, and members of the
city council.
The coffin was taken from the Lily and
placed upon a gun-carriage. Two hun
dred men from the- king's regiment formed
a guard of honor to the right and left of
the corps. The funeral procession was
headed by the band of the king's regi
ment and followed by all the military and
militia dignitaries and Chief Paul and a
delegation of braves from the MIcmac
Indian reservation. It proceeded along
Water street and through Granville street
to the parliament buildings, where the
body is now lying in state in the legis
lative council chamber. All along the
line, despite the tremendous rain storm,
the streets were lined with the rubber
coated crowd of anxious sightseers. Lady
Thompson and daughters, ,who are guests
of her uncle, John Pugh, saw the Blen
heim come up the harbor from the win
dows of their apartments.
Mackay and Fair" Partner.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 1. Jonas M.
Walker, one of the pioneer residents of
the state, and at one time a member cf
the famous bonanza firm of Mackay,
Flood, Walker, Fair & O'Brien. Is dy
ing at his home. Mr. Walker, who is C7
years of age, came to the state in 1S49
from New York. He remained for a short
time in Sacramento and drifted front there
into the mining regions. He finally lo
cated in Virginia, New, where he helped
organize and became a part of the firm
mentioned. He remained in the partner
ship for three years and then sold his
one-fifth Interest to Mackay, the con
sideration being about $3,000,000.
THE FRESNO PLAN.
Mass Meeting: to Take Steps for a
Railroad to Los Angeles.
FRESNO, Cal.. Jan. 1. A meetii g of
the business men of Fresno was held last
night to take the first steps toward secur
ing a competing railroad to Los Angeles.
It was agreed that a mass meeting be held
about January 15. to which the coun
ties of the valley be invited to attend.
These are Kern. Tulare. Fresno.
Madera and Merced. A committee of six
will be appointed tomorrow to visit each
of these counties to talk with the busi
ness men and present the matter to them
and invite co-operation. A motion was
made that San Francisco be ignored, and
that any offers from the traffic associa
tion to build a road be no longer consid
ered. This motion was carried, but later
it was decided to wait until the mass
meeting, called in January, and let this
matter be decided by that meeting.
Ajjrcvnient May Not Stand.
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 1. There is some
prospect that the Canadian Pacific will
break away from the immigration agree
ment entered into at Chicago recently
by the transcontinental lines. A Cana
dian Pacific official said today that there
was such a reluctance to earn out the
agreement on the part of American roads
that he did not believe It would stand.
The American roads had, he said, se
cured the bulk of immigration business
at the seaboard by the payment of ex
cessive commissions. This practice they
refuse to give up. All the matters in dis
pute among the transcontinental roads
were settled. That was a very indefinite
period and their action was obnoxious to
the Canadian Pacific.
I)on-;ht a- Town and "Will Move It.
GUTHRIE. O. T.. Jan. L Blackwell and
Parker, rival towns In "K" county, about
a mile apart, were each fighting to secure
the Oklahoma Central railway. Saturday
A. J. Blaokwell and others, of Blackwell.
bought every building In Parker, and will
move them to Blackwell, thus settling the
rivalry.
PLATED LIKE DEMONS
CHICAGO UNIVERSITY MADDENED
BY THE RELIANCE SLUGGERS,
Bat "Weakened Tby Losses and Pre
vious Contests, They Lose the
Game, Six to Nothing.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 1. Battered an
weakened by two hard contests, the Chi
cago university football team went up
against the giants of the Reliance Ath
letic Club for the third game in one week
and suffered defeat, by a score of 6 to
0. Chicago was demoralized by the loss
of some of its best players. Ewing left
for the East today. Gale was sick, and
Hirschberger, the only man In the team
who could kick, had to retire in favor of
Yundt before the game was hardly com
menced. Hering, also, was in bad condi
tion, but pluckily played the game
through. The Reliance men outweighed
the Chlcagos by an average of 20 pounds,
and weight told. Chicago's interference
was broken up; their fast runners could
not get around the ends, and everything
went Reliance way until the last 15 min
utes of the game, when Chicago braced
up and Reliance was forced to take the
defensive. The Reliance team was com
posed of ex-college men, and contained
some of the crack players on the coast.
Among them were Clemans and Walton,
Stanford's famous half-backs of two years
ago.
Reliance scored during the first ten min
utes of the game. Clemans and Walton
made long runs around the ends, and the
heavy Reliance men crushed through Chi
cago's center. Clemans carried the ball
over for a touchdown, by a 20-yard run,
and Oliver kicked a goal. These were
the only points made in the game. Reli
ance interfered splendidly and made good
tackles, although the big played rough
ly. Sherrard, of Reliance, deliberately
struck Yundt, who had been tackled, and
then knelt on his head as hard as he
could. In the second half Wyant, of Chi
cago, was struck in the face and knocked
over. This sort of play did not please the
crowd, and Reliance was repeatedly
hissed. The first half ended with the ball
on Chicago's 33-yard line.
Chicago kicked off for the second half
and Reliance, by center plays, worked the
ball down to Chicago's 15-yard line. The
attack on Wyant seemed to madden the
Chicago men and they gave an exhibition
of Chicago pluck that made the crowd
cheer. Doy was pushed through the cen
ter for numerous gains. Time after time
the big Reliance men were carried back
by Coy, Allen, Wyant and others and it
looked as if Chicago would score. The
ball was worked down to the Reliance
15-yard line, and the Chicago men were
playing like demons. Five minutes more
of such play would have given them a
touchdown, but the time was up, and
the game ended in victory for Reliance.
The Chicago team will leave tomorrow
for the East, stopping at Salt Lake to play
a game.
Stanford's Defeat at Los Angrcles.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 1. The crowd that
assembled at Athletic Park today and wit
nessed the defeat of the Los Angeles Ath
letics by the Stanford eleven, was not as
large as that which cheered the Palo Alto
boys to victory last Saturday, but It was
none the less enthusiastic, and when the
game closed, and the score of 28 to 0. in
favor of Stanford was tacked up, every
one left the grounds satisfied that the
Stanfords knew how to play football. If
the weather had been made to order for
the occasion, it could not have been finer,
which stimulated the players to exert
themselves to their utmost to put up a
game that would be long remembered. Los
Angeles first took the ball, but the Stan
fords were out to win from the jump and
three minutes from the time of the kick
off, the Palo Alto boys had made a touch
down and goal, scoring 6. The ball was
again brought to the center, but the Los
Angeles boys were unable to cope with
their burly antagonists, and the Stan
fords again scored a touchdown and goal,
closing the first half of the game with
12 to their credit
The second half opened with Stanford's
kick-off, which shortly netted them a
touchdown, and a few moments later, a
touchdown and goal increased their score
to 22, with Los Angeles still lacking.
The Palo Altos then went in to finish up
their opponents and after skillful play
ing on both sides, the Stanford's again
scored a touchdown and goal, closing the
game with 28 in their favor, to nothing
for the Los Angeles.
Selnin. Defeats Fresno.
FRESNO. Cal., Jan. 3. The football
game between the Fresno and Selma
teams today, resulted in a victory for the
latter on a score of S to C. Parkhurst, of
the Fresno, team, and a student of Berk
eley, sustained the fracture of an arm.
Chicago's Hoinenard Tonr.
SALT LAKE, Jan. 1. A football game
between, the Y. M. C. A., of Salt Lake,
and the Chicago university will be played
at the exposition grounds here Friday
next.
AGREEING ON DETAILS.
Prospects Favorable for the Proposed
London-New York Chess Match.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1. A letter, dated
December 21, written by Gregory W.
Byrne, acting honorary secretary of the
British Chess Club, 37 King street, Covent
Garden. London, has been received at the
Manhattan Chess Club. Among other
things, the writer says the committee cor
dially reciprocates the friendly sentiment
of the American club, and they have great
pleasure in accepting the friendly chal
lenge, submitting, however, an enclosed
memorandum of some alterations of con
ditions for consideration.
The Manhattan Chess Club did not pro
pose anything as regards unfinished
games, but they proposed that the match
be played on five boards; that the play
ers be active members of the respective
clubs from July 1, 1S94, that the games
should be governed by the rules of the
sixth American congress; that the matches
begin at 1 P. M., New York time, but they
did not propose a date for playing the
match. A reply to this letter will be
mailed by the directors of the Manhattan
Chess Club this week.
OTHER SPORTING NEWS.
On Running' Tracks.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 1. Fifteen
thousand people saw Floodmore sustain
his first defeat of the season, at the Bay
District track yesterday. In the Flood
steeplechase stakes, after eight consecu
tive wins. He was an odds on favorite,
and carried thousands of dollars, but Eli
Kcndig, at 10 to 1. won handily, the ex
treme short course not being "to Flood
more's liking. "Soup" Perkins, on Im
ported Vigor, an odds on favorite, fell
asleep on his mount and was nipped at
the wire by Sir Reel, a 40 to 1 shot Don
Fulano won the Sunset stakes from
Grandee by a nose in a driving finish.
Three favorites won. The winners of yes
, terday's running races were:
At San Francisco Six furlongs. 3-year-olds.
Jake Johnson, in I"25&; six furlongs,
3-year-olds and upward. Sir Reel, in 123:
Sunset stakes, seven furlongs, selling, all
ages, value ilOOO, Don Fulano, in l:37i;
steeplechase. Flood stakes, extreme short
course, about a mile, value $1000, Eli Ken
dig, in 2:03; 5"i furlongs, selling, Goldbug,
In 1-16H.
Weston Want Expense- Asiured.
NEW YORK, Jan. L John Chamber
lain, of Washington, has offered to bet
$5000 that Edward Payson Weston can
walk from San Francisco to New York in
100 days, without walking on Sundays, and
cover a distance of between 3500 and 3SQ0
miles. As Mr. Weston would only make
1 about $250-3 if he succeeded in covering the
distance In the time mentioned, and as
this in his opinion would practically only
meet his expenses, he felt that he could
not undertake the tramp unless his ex
penses were guaranteed from some out
side source. This will probably be ar
ranged by friends, and he proposes to
make the start from San Francisco on
Monday, March 4, which will bring him to
New York, if he succeeds, on June 23.
Prince Still Challenjjlagv
FRESNO, Cal., Jan. 2. John S. Prince,
of New York, arrived In Fresno today,
and Issued a challenge to Monroe Salis
bury to race on bicycle any distance
against any horse Salisbury has in his
stable, including Flying Jib, Patchen, or
any of them. Prince was for several
years champion of the world, and still
holds the championship on long races
from 500 to 1000 miles. He went to Los
Angeles to get a race with Salisbury, but
not being successful there he came to
Fresno.
Hockey at Toronto.
TORONTO, Jan. 1. The American visit
ing Hockey team played the All-Toronto
team tonight at the Victoria rink. The
game was played under Canadian rules,
which proved somewhat severe on the
visitors, the off-side rule telling against
them particularly. Toronto scored 2 in the
first half and 5 in the second, against
nothing for the visitors in both. The
Americans leave for Kingston tomorrow
morning, where they play at night.
The Browns' Hauagrer.
PITTSBURG. Jan. 3. A. C. Bucken
berger will, In all likelihood, manage the
St. Louis Browns next season. President
Von Dermer last Friday asked for Buck
berger's terms, which were forwarded.
As a result of the correspondence, "Buck"
left for St Louis tonight to close the deal.
Yacht Races in May.
LONDON, Jan. 3. The Chronicle says
that the London Athletic Club has ac
cepted the challenge of the New York
Athletic Club, issued November 2S, last
There will be nino events and the matches
will, if possible, take place In New York
in May.
EXPLOSION OF SEWER GAS
Chicago Tenement - Hoaie Wrecked
and Seven Persons Injured.
CHICAGO. Jan. 3. A building was
wrecked and seven people were badly In
jured here this evening by an explosion
of sewer gas. The cover was blown oft a
manhole on Harrison street and Fifth
avenue, and the concussion which fol
lowed could be heard several blocks away.
The Lincoln hotel, a five-story tenement
house, was the nearest building to the
explosion. Its front walls were badly
cracked, windows and floors were twisted
out of place, and the structure looks as if
it had passed through a severe earth
quake. Mr. Stafford and his wife, who are
proprietors of the building, were sitting
in a front room on the second floor, and
say they were thrown four feet away. A
heavy safe on the second floor was thrown
down from an improvised foundation. The
following persons were injured: Timothy
Gerry. Jacob Cohen, John Clark, Terry
Vansky, Henry Worthington, George
Hartley and Patrick Ryan. Gerry was a
bartender in a saloon on the first floorof
the house. He was blown 10 feet, and
badly bruised. Cohen was walking on the
street. His head was badly crushed, and
he was taken to the hospital, together
with Vansky, who was also on the side
walk, and was hit by a flying stone. The
other men were in the building, and are
painfully, though not seriously, wounded.
The pavement for 20 feet around the man
hole was torn up.
Struck by a. Train.
KEENE, N. H.. Jan. 1. One of the
most shocking railway accidents that has
happened in this vicinity in years, oc
curred tonight As the 6:30 train on the
Fitchburg railroad was coming in, u
sleigh containing Charles "Brooks, aged 60,
his daughter Ada, aged about 23. and
Tennis Bergerson, a boy about 15, at
tempted to cross the track at the Water
street crossing, when the engine struck
the sleigh squarely, throwing it and Its
occupants nearly 100 feet, killing all three
instantly, although the horse escaped. It
is said this is the third of the Bergerson
family killed on a railway here.
Sat on the Child.
WALLACE, Idaho, Jan. 1. The fire
men's ball, at Burke last night, was
broken up about 11 P. M. by a sad fatality.
Mrs. John Bresnaham had left her little
girl asleep In the carriage in the dressing
room. During her absence some lady,
whose name Is not given, sat on the child
and killed it The little girl was 11 months
old. and large for her age. The remains
will be interred at Mission tomorrow. Mrs.
Bresnaham is a sister of Mrs. Patrick
Clark, of Spokane. The Knights of
Pythias ball, held at Murray last night,
was well attended. About 15 couples went
over In sleighs from Wallace.
Burned in a Canal Boat.
NEWARK, N. J., Jan. L ' Two children
of Captain Glover were burned to death
on a canal boat which was moored in the
river last night Ihe captain and his
wife left the boat about 8 o'clock in the
evening, locking the children in the cabin.
Soon after their departure, a lamp ex
ploded, setting fire to the wood-work.
After the flames were extinguished, the
charred remains of the little ones were
discovered. It was an hour before the
parents returned and learned of the ter
rible fate of their children.
Ran Into a. Flat-Car.
CHICAGO, Jan. 1. An outgoing passen
ger train on the Chicago & Northwestern
railroad ran Into a siding at midnight and
collided with a flat-car. The train, which
was loaded with suburban passengers,
was not badly damaged, and but three of
the passengers were injured. Mrs. W.
Preston was caught between two seats,
her leg crushed, and she received inter
nal injuries. She will die. Mr. Preston's
right leg was bruised, not seriously. Ar
thur Pitts was also bruised.
Blown to BitH by Dynamite.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 1. James
Gray, James Alexander and James Fletch
er, colored laborers, employed excavating
for the foundation of the new state peni
tentiary, five miles form here, met an
awful death this afternoon. They were
engaged in thawing out a box of dyna
mite, when the combustible became over
heated and exploded. All three were in
stantly killed, their bodies being mangled
and torn almost to atoms. The explosion
shook the ground for miles.
He Had Worked in Portland.
DUNSMUIR, Cal., Jan. 1. James Mc
Inerney, a workman on one of the work
trams, was caught between the cars and
a snowbank at Mott, yesterday, and his
skull fractured, from which he died today
at the company's hospital. He had
worked ji Portland and had been a Pull
man conductor. He was 20 years old.
A Crossing- Accident.
BATH, Me., Jan. 1. Miss Katherlne
Patton, aged IS, was killed, and Miss Jen
nie Harvey and Mr. William Thompson
were severely injured, at the Center-street
crossing of the Maine Central railroad to
day. They were driving home, when the
train from Boston struck and demolished
the carriage.
Badly Frozen and Nearly Famished.
MENOMINEE. Mich.. Jan. 1. The three
Woosensack brothers, who were carried
out into the lake Sunday by drifting Ice.
were rescued by fishermen, 16 miles north
of here, at 10 o'clock last night, badly
frozen and nearly famished. Martin
Woosensack. who is a cripple, may not
recover.
An Unknown Man Rnn Over.
VANCOUVER, B. C. Jan. L An un
known man was run over by a yard en
gine last evening, both legs being cut off
near the thigh. He was drunk, and was
lying on the trestle. His recovery is im
possible. There was nothing on his per
son to establish his identity.
THE OUTLOOE BETTER
LONDON TIMES' REVIEW OF LAST
YEAR'S BUSINESS.
Trade, In. the Agrgrrcsate, Is Saitl to
Have Turned the Corner in a.
Series of Tea Years.
LONDON, Jan. 1. The Times will say
tomorrow, in its trade review of last
year:
"While the possibilities of a year ago
were only partly realized, trade, in the
aggregate, may be said to have turned
the corner in a series of 10 years. The
hlnderance of enterprises is mainly to be
ascribed:
"First, to the depreciation of silver and
the tariff wrangle in America, which,
when ended, failed to give trade a con
tinuous impetus; second, to foreign com
petition, which, however, is not Increas
ing, the main injury arising from our es
tablishing manufactures in growing
countries and damaging similar ones at
home; third, to the disappointing harvest
and low prices for grain.
"On the other hand, there have been
evidences of sounder trading. The fail
ures were fewer and the capital involved
was lower than before in recent years.
We enlarged our exports and imports, on ;
the whole, although adverse results, due
to the extreme anllness, are reported in
some quarters. Hopeful views are now
current. They are mainly directed to the
early improvement of the American mar
kets on a more assured basis, secured by
the tariff settlement and a better financial
position. There is expectation, also, of
a betterment In South America and of
some recovery in Australia and the. East."
INVESTIGATION DESIRED.
Newfoundlanders "Want a. BritisTa
Commission Appointed.
ST. JOHNS. N. F., Jan. 1. A public
meeting, which was attended by about
5000 persons, was held here today in front
of the Colonial building. It was called
to consider the pending and proposed
legislation in connection with the recent
financial crisis here and was presided over
by the high sheriff of the colony. Resolu
tions were adopted protesting against the
measure, which was recently passed by
the council, which guaranteed the Union
banknotes at SO cents on the dollar, and
notes of the Commercial bank at 20 cents
on the dollar. The resolutions, also, de
manded that the notes of the above-named
banks be redeemed at their face value, and
that a royal commission be appointed by
the British government to investigate the
whole condition of the colony's affairs.
It was decided to circulate a petition to
the governor, for transmission to the
queen of England, praying for the ap
pointment of such a commission. It is
thought that a petition of this character
will be received favorably by the author
ities. The petition will also detail the
destitution which is prevailing here, prin
cipally among the small depositors of sus
pended banking institutions. The meet
ing today was enthusiastic and the vote
was unanimous on the resolutions, which
were passed. In the legislature last night
the final stage of the bill guaranteeing the
notes of the suspended banks were passed,
the president of the council casting the
deciding vote. The assembly passed,
through all Its stages, the bill to remove
the disabilities placed upon the 17 White
wayites, who were convicted of bribery
in the recent elections. Under the pres
ent law, the convicted members are dis
qualified from standing for election to the
legislature for a period of four years.
LONDON, Jan. L The Dally News will
say tomorrow:
"The distress in Newfoundland repre
sents the usual results of reckless trad
ing, against the effects of which no bank
ing system in the world can provide. It
Is evident that Newfoundland must aban
don her isolated political position."
MONTREAL, Jan. 1. The Bank; of
Montreal has decided to establish a
branch in St John's. N. F. They will not
assume the liabilities of the suspended
banks.
To Break the Fair Will.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 1. Charles L.
Fair's legal advisers propose a plan by
which he can contest his father's will,
and not jeopardize his interests by run
ning foul of forfeiture clause. The
scheme is for Mrs. Oelrichs and Miss
Fair to guarantee that if Charles loses
the suit and forfeits his share, they shall
equally divide with him the remaining
two-thirds of the trust revenue. It is
thought Mrs. Oelrichs will not like the
idea of leaving the management of the
estate to the trustees.
Change in a. Banklngr Finn.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1. The New Year in
augurated a change In the firm of Drexel,
Morgan & Co., which has been In exist
ence for a quarter of a century. The only
surviving member of the original firm is
J. Plerpont Morgan. The new members
admitted today are Robert Bacon, for
merly of Rollins, Moore & Co., of Boston,
and E. M. Robinson, son of J. Mordice
Robinson, who was a member of tho orig
inal urm.
The Magic Touch
Of Hood's Sarsaparilla. You smile at
the idea. But. if you suffer from
Dyspepsia
And Indigestion, try a bottle, and be-
iore you nave taken naif a dozen doses,
you will involuntarily think, and no
doubt exclaim,
"That Just Hits It!"
"That soothing effect is a magic
xoueni" uooa's &arsapariila gently
tones and strengthens the stomach
and digestive organs, invigorates the
liver, creates a natural, healthy desire
for food, gives refreshing sleep, and
in short, raises the health tone of the
entire system. Remember
Hood's SCures
Take Hood's Pills for Sick Headache.
Ihe Original & Genuine
(WORCESTERSHIRE)
SAUCE
Imparts the meet delicious taste and zest to
HotA-coiai-icat-- -Ar-
f xi&l
BEWARE OF IMITATIONS.
Take None but Lea & P err ins
Slgaitaic on every bottle of origiial - geaolue.
John Bnncan'8 Sons. Iteiv TorJfc
UXd. M.XL. - -
TODHY
flfiJlURh SRliE
9 R. JfL. SjiRHP.
for prices ii? Detail.
See page 33, New Year's Ore
gonian; also the Sunday Oregonian of Jan
uary 6th. "' "
Etfei?y Department
Our Annual Sale is an event that is looked
forward to by thousands of our good people,
knowing that our sales are famed for their
generous reductions. Today we commence a
sale which will he the
sales. The new tariff
with prices of Foreign
will be compelled to adjust our business to
the new tariff, and with that object in view-
have made our annual
lower than ever quoted for like quality of
goods.
Sale Commenees Today!
During this sale we cannot give or send
samples. Out-of-town patrons should order
promptly. Goods not found to be exactly as
represented can be returned and money will
be refunded.
t
eStlOtlS i
Hnnaal-Sale Pt-ioes
Plainly VIai-ked
r In Blue pigat-esl
Economical Buyers cannot afford to miss
this, the greatest of all our sales. Our prices
will bear the closest scrutiny, and we chal
lenge comparison of values.
FIRST AND TAYLOR ST8.
fctfxWiG THE SRUE
Oar store uill
- -
Represented I
record-breaker of all
has played the mischief
Lines of Goods. We
prices several degrees
"i . v. "
f Make out a want list be
fore you go shopping ; it
will assist you in making
purchases and save time.
9 to 11, are the best
! hours in the day to make
your purchases; you
J I J 4.1 rj.
fcLvuiu. me atLernoon erusia
Exchanges should be
made before lO A. M.
- PORTLAND, OREGON
elose at 6:30 P. J9L