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Oregon Phone Main 401. 126 SECOND ST., near Washington. J.F.DAVIES, Pres. St Charles Hotel CO. (INCORPORATED). FRONT AND MORRISON STREETS PORTLAND, OREGON American and European Plan. AEOLIAN COMPANY -Warqaam Building corner Seventh St By meani of a Anyone can play the piano. Come, and see the Instrument. "Write for catalogue. AEOLIAN COMPANY- Marquam Building corner Seventh St. Cured in One Week. Dr. Darrln, 265 Morrison street, Port land, Or., specialist in all forms of chronic diseases and weaknesses of men and wom en, makes a particular specialty of vari cocele and hydrocele and the weakness that usually accompanies them. His meth od cures them to stay cured in one week SPANISH WAR VETERANS. Deportment Commanders Appointed by General Hulins. LANCASTER, Pa,, Jan. 1. General "Willis J. Hulins, the commander-in-chief of the National Association of Spanish American "War "Veterans, today announced the following appointments of department commanders: Arkansas, Colonel Virgin T. Cook; Cali fornia, CoTonel Victor Duboce; Florida, Colonel Irving E. "Webster; Illinois, Col onel D. Jack Foster; Indiana, Captain W. E English; Kansas, Major M. A. Harvey; Minnesota. Major Francis H. Bid well; Missouri, General Milton Moore; Montana, Colonel C F. Lloyd; North Dakota, Col onel "William C. Truman; Pennsylvania, Christopher T. O'Neill; South Carolina, Colonel "Wylle Jones; Texas, Colonel G. W. Hardy: Washington, Major Edward H. Fox; West Virginia, Captain J. B. White; Wisconsin, Colonel M. T. Moore. These, in addition to the commander-in-chief and adjutant-general (ex-ofllclo), shall constitute the executive board of the council of administration, and they will immediately select a staff of adjutant-general, quartermaster, inspector-general, as sistant surgeon-general, judge advocate, signal officer and chaplain, who will hold office until further orders. Railroad Employes Pensioned. PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 1. The system of pensioning old employes of the Penn jsylvania Railroad Company on the lines west of Pittsburg was Inaugurated today. About 950 men, who by reason of long service in the company's employ have be come incapacitated for further active duty, were retired on pensions that aver age nearly half the wages they received when at work. Croker Broke His Leg. LONDON, Jan. 2. A special dispatch from Wantago, county of Berks, says that Richard Croker, who has been staying at a ccuntry house near there, slipped while mounting a horse, owing to the animal 1 swerving, and broke his leg. j VARICOCELE ANY STYLE. AND OIL CLOTHING 73 and 75 First St, Portland, Or. PORTLAND, OREGON Single nBS..mmM.. TSe to L50 per flay Double rooms SLO0 to $2.00 per day KODAK CO. OUR SPECIALTY C T. BELCHER, Sec. and Treas. American plan $1.25, $1.50, 5L75 European plan 50c, 75c, $100 TALK No. 233. SdteT C3r TffHl Wear Out. If you get a bad bargain In hats or shoes or gloves, they -will wear out after awhile. Next time you will get better. The only Injury is an Injury of the purse. It isn't that way If you get a bad bargain in lenses. The only thing they wear out is your eyes. The Injury is to the most delicate and most pre cious sense you possess. You can not get new eyes. You cannot af ford to take the shadow .. of a chance In buying glasses. You can afford nothing short of a perfect fit. Poorly fitted or cheap lenses will weaken the eyes and event ually prove a permanent Injury. Correct lenses correctly fitted will rest and strengthen and preserve them. That is my specialty. WALTER REED Bye Specialist 133 SIXTH STHEET OREGONIAX BUILDING or he makes no charge. He uses no knife, suspensory or electric belt. No pain or detention connected .with the cure. Hun dreds cured without one failure or un pleasant result. "We Invite correspondence and the fullest Investigation, and will re fer you to cured patients whom you may interview. "Write a full history of your case or come to Portland without delay. Any case of 'varicocele or hydrocele placed in our hands which we fall to cure we will agree to pay expenses of patient to city and return. Consultation free and charges reasonable. RECRUITING STATION. Captain Cabell Has Been Ordered to Reopen It. VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Wash., Jan. L Orders were Issued today In structing Captain Henry C. Cabell, Third infantry, now In Portland, to reopen the recruiting station in the city. Captain Cabell 13 directed to report by telegraph the date of opening the station, and local address. Arrangements for renting and furnishing the recruiting station, the transportation of recruits, and for the subsistence of the recruiting party, will be made under the direction of the chief quartermaster and commissary of the de partment, Sergeant W. Lassamnick, com pany D, Fourteenth infantry; Private G. E. Richards, battery M, Third artillery, and Charles McDonald, troop H, Sixth cavalry, have been detailed as members of the recruiting party, and have been ordered to report to Captain Cabell for Instructions. Movements of Transports. WASHINGTON, Jan. L The Viking, which has just been turned over to the army, has arrived at Savannah, on her way to Havana. The quartermaster-general has been ad vised by cble from Manila that the ani mal ship Garonne has arrived there. The Lennox sailed from Manila on the 26th for San Francisco, and will stop en route at Aparrl, at the north end of Luzon. The Slam sailed from Manila Saturday for San Francisco. The Port Stevens, animal ship, is- to sail tomorrow from Manila for Zamboan- Roca Entertained Schley. BUENOS AYRES, Jan. President Roca, of Argentina, last night entertained Rear-Admiral Schley at his private resi dence. The president was assisted by his ministers and several officers of the Ar gentine navy. The commanders of the United States cruisers Chicago, Mont gomery and Wilmington were present. BOERS. DRIVEN BACK General French Has Again Oc cupied Colesburg. SUCCESSFUL FLANK .MOVEMENT The Dutch Were Surprised, nnd,Find- ing Their Retreat Threatened, Fled In Disorder. REJNSBERG, Capo Colony, Jan. 1. General French has completely defeated the Boers and occupied Colesburg. The general continued to keep the Boers on the move and pressed them closely Sat urday and Sunday, giving them no time to make a prolonged stand, and when day broke ho was within striking distance of the enemy. Last night all the cavalry, artillery and infantry, the latter riding in wagons to increase the general mobility, started upon a night march with the object of turning the Boers right. The flank opera tions were successful. The infantry and field batteries Immediately made a feint attack on the Boer front, and while this was proceeding the cavalry and light ar tillery got completely around the enemy's right flank, as arranged. The programme worked without a hitch. The Boers were utterly surprised, and, finding their retreat threatened, fled in disorder to the eastward, leaving Coles burg in General French hands. Artillery Duel lor Two Hours. LONDON, Jan. 2. The Daily Mall has the following dispatch, dated January 1, from Reinsberg: "Yesterday afternoon a big force of cavalry and Infantry, with 10 guns, under the personal command of General French, moving by a detour, occupied some hills three miles from Colesburg, where the Boers were In strength, confident In the natural aid afforded them by the hills around. "The enemy's position extended six miles around the entire village. At day break our artillery opened the battle. The Boers were taken by surprise, but replied vigorously. An artillery duel was main tained for two hours. Then a Boer Hotch kiss collapsed and was abandoned. We captured it. A Boer big gun was silenced, hut this and the other Boer guns were withdrawn to the northward, whither we are harassing the Boer retreat by a dam aging shell fire. "Colesburg is In our hands, and the few remaining loyalists are jubilant. "We have captured many wagons and a con siderable quantity of stores. "Our loss was quite slight, but the Boers must have suffered heavily. They may stop at Achtertang or cross the river al together at Norvalspont, where the bridge is still Intact." GENERAL FRENCH'S SUCCESS. Example o What May JBe Done When. Tjaierht -Methods" Are Employed. LONDON, Jan. 2, 4:30 A. M. The suc cess of General French in driving the Boers from Colesburg has shot a wel come ray of light through the gloom of the campaign in South Africa, Every where it Is commented UDon as an ex- ajnple of sound tactics and as an illus tration of what may be done when the right methods are employed with the Boers. The government is urged to take the lesson to heart and to see that no stone is left unturned in the endeavor to get the largest possible force of cavalry and mounted infantry to the front. Now that General French has the Boers on the run, the hope Is expressed that he will give them no rest, but will harass them until they have found their way across the Orange river, which is 12 miles distant. The old wagon route to the Free State traverses Colesburg and crosses the river "by a fine bridge, 1340 feet long. It Is believed that the Boers retreated toward Norvalspont, further east, and the question Is whether General French will be able to secure these two bridges before the Boers destroy them. One result of the success of General French is that it will have a deterrent effect on Dutch disaffection. There is some disposition here to ex aggerate the importance of small skir mishes and engagements. It should be borne in mind that General French has only 2000 men, and so far as the important points of the campaign are concerned, the situation is virtually unchanged. At Mod der River the Boers appear to be modify ing somewhat their line of defense. Gen eral Bullers scouts have discovered a Boer camp established in the vicinity of Springfield, southwest of Colenso, by a Free State commando. A similar move ment has been made at Modder River. A large force of Boers, It Is reported, has formed a new laager about 15 miles down the stream, at Kameelhoek. Heliograph reports from Ladysmlth show that all was well December 3L The bombardment was being continued, but its intensity had relaxed. An official dispatch from Ladysmlth confirms the report, cabled yesterday, that several officers of the Devonshire regiment were severely wounded by the explosion of a Boer shell in the mess-tent. A new armored train has reached Gen eral Buller from Durban. A Cape Town dispatch says that an ex change of prisoners is under considera tion. The entire Seventh division will have sailed from England by January 11. Lord Wolseley. replying to a corre spondent who had asked for information regarding the British artillery, wrote: "Our fleld artillery is at least as good as any field artillery in Europe." A British firm, according to the Daily News, after keen competition with sev eral American firms, has secured the gov ernment contract for the new seven-span bridge over the Tugela river at Colenso. The firm is working night and day to complete the order. It is said that John Cjhurchill, younger brother of Winston Churchill, will accompany the Duke of Marlborough to the seat of war. MONTMORENCY'S S0RTD3. Engaged the Boers and Rescued Lieutenant Turner's Party. LONDON, Jan. 1. Particulars have been received of the comparatively unimportant skirmishing near Dordrecht. Captain Montmorency's sortie, with a patrol of 120 men of the Twenty-first lancers, and hi3 retreat, December 30, were followed the next day by a successful British engage ment and the rescue of a small party sup posed to be men Captain Montmorency left behind him. Under Captain Goldsworthy, a force of 125 men, with four guns, accompanied by Captain Montmorency's scouts, sallied out of Dordrecht the morning of December 31 to relieve Lieutenant Barner and 27 men left over night at Labnschagns. The Boers were driven back, and Lieutenant Turner's party was rescued; "Eight Boers and 13 horses are known "to have been killed. The Tunes, in its second edition, pub- lishes a dispatch from Sterkstrom, dated December 31, which says: "Captain Montmorency's scouts were cut off owing to their refusal to leave a wounded officer. Lieutenant "Warren, of Brabant's horse. These men, under Lieu tenants Milford and Turner, of the Fron tier mounted rifles, defended themselves most gallantly agalns the repeated at tacks of some 800 Boers. The enemy re sorted to snipping during the night, but were repulsed with lossT At 5:15 this morning Captain Goldsworthy, with the Cape mounted rifles, arrived, and the enemy fled to the hills. Turner's party, whose horses had nearly all been killed, were rescued. They displayed splendid pluck, and the brilliant manner in which Captain Goldsworthy effected their relief on his own responsibility is deserving of the highest praise. Our loss was two men wounded. The Boers loss about SO men, including eight men killed." Another account says: "The success of this little party will arrest the progress of the enemy's recruit ing in that vicinity." A dispatch from the Modder river says that December 31 the naval guns planted a few excellent shells without reply. The enemy's position on the left is apparently considerably weakened. But neither Mod der River nor the Frere camp send any news tending to show an impending change In the existing impasse, nor confirming the impression created by yesterday's dis patches that General Buller meditated an Immediate forward movement. Count Glelchen, of the Grenadier guards and a distant relative of Queen Victoria, who was wounded at the battle of Modder River, has recovered from his wounds and has left Cape Town for the front. A Cape Town dispatch dated Sunday, December 31, published In the second edi tion of the Times, says: "For the moment there is a general lull in active military operations pending the arrival of General Roberts. It is generally hoped that he will, for some time at least, direct the operations from here. The ab sence of General Buller, however, has unavoidably left the colony without that central organization and vigorous control at headquarters essential to the conduct of a campaign along so vast a frontier." The game correspondent says: "In view of the fact that Dr. Leyds and other Boer agents seem able to cable freely to Pretoria, the British censorship will be even stricter henceforth." A De Aar dispatch, dated December 31, says a mounted patrol has gone from there, and that other arrangements have been made to prevent looting in that neigh borhood by small Boer forces. WARREN'S DIVISION COMPLETE, Bailer's Lost Guns Are Turned Upon His Army. LONDON, Jan. 2. The Standard's cor respondent at Frere camp, telegraphing January 1, says: "Sir Charles Warren's division Is now nearly complete. Its headquarters will be at Estcourt. It Is rumored here that the guns which were captured from General Buller at Colenso have been mounted in the hills commanding the drift of the Tu gela river at Springfield. The Boers, it appears, captured 620 rounds of shrapnel when they took the guns. "General Buller's difficulties have been lmmeasureably increased by the enforced delay since the last engagements He now Khas Jjefora hitn. a series. of walled and V7:taA kill. .7t - r iiCi. i. It . auj. uum muo, 1 luuuiib j.0 nines aiong ne line of the Tugela. These are swarming with the enemy, posted In positions of great strength and bristling with guns, while the river front is In full flood. The coming battle will certainly be the stlffest and probably the most momentous of tho entire campaign." Boer Spies In British Ranks. LONDON, Jan. 1. Alleged Boer spies, it has been discovered, have enlisted In the yeomanry forces. Two of them were actually accepted, but they were after wards discovered. The same thing oc curred in Thornycroft's horse guard, seven spies being discovered in that body. An officer says: "We have given word to all our commanding officers to keep a sharp lookout for traitors." No steps have been taken, so far, to punish the alleged spies. NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD. Welsh Musical and Literary Societies in Session at Cincinnati. CINCINNATI, Jan, 1. The National Eisteddfod attracted a large crowd to this city today. The musical and literary feat ures in competition for the annual prizes constituted the morning, afternoon and evening progiammes, and kept Music hall packed with enthusiastic audiences. Some of the most noted musical directors of the country participated, with their societies, in the contests. The preliminary examinations of candi dates for the contests were held in the morning, and the opening session began promptly at 10 A. M., with a grand organ march by George W. Webb, followed by opening choruses "America" and "Hen Wald Fy Thadau," with Maldywn Evans as soloist. Benjamin Jones, president of the Eisteddfod Association, then intro duced Judge David Davis, president of the morning session. After addresses by President Jones and Judge Davis, Hon. E. M. Edwards, of Scranton, Pa,, was introduced as the conductor and literary adjudicator, followed by the presentation of the musical adjudicators, Professor Ed ward Broome, of Montreal; Professor T. J. Davles, of Pittsburg, and Professor O. H. Evans, of Marysville, O, After the bardic salutations and proclamations by ','The Bards," the contests were begun. o A GREAT ZINC TRUST. Oombination to Control the Output of the Country. CHICAGO, Jan. L The Record will say tomorrow: "Information has reached Chicago of a proposed combination to control the zinc output of the United States. Work on the scheme has been begun, and the initial steps are being taken in Kansas City. According to one of the best-known zinc operators, who was In Chicago yester day, the plan Includes not only the con trol of the mines, but of the smelting plants as well. Within a short time rep resentatives of the combination will get a price on all producing zinc mines in the Joplln, Mo., district, and secure options on them. It has been estimated by the promoters that it will take in the ne gh borhood of 5100,000,000 to swing the under taking successfully, and this amount of money, with as much more as may be necessary, is said to be ready to go into the scheme." Competitor o the Oatmeal Trust. CHICAGO, Jan. 1. Ferdinand and F. A. Schumacher will be at the head, of a new $,000,000 cereal company. It will be lo cated In Chicago and will be an active competitor of the oatmeal trust. Drowned in Shallow "Water. TACOMA, Wash., Jan. 1. Frank Bas tendorf, a laborer, was founded drowned at the Northern Pacific railroad yards this morning. He tripped over an obstruction in the night and was rendered uncon scious. He was found dead, with his face in a ditch beside the track. The water was barely six Inches deep. OUTH Opening of the Campaign in Southern Provinces. ENGAGEMENT AT CABUYAO Rebels Were1 Driven Out After a Sharp Fight Many Filipinos Were Captured. MANILA, Jan. 1, 10:30 P. M. The first movement of the general southorn ad vance occurred this morning, when two battalions of the Fourth infantry landed and occupied Cabuyao, on the south side of Laguna de Bay. Two Americans were killed and two wounded. Twenty-four of the enemy were found dead In one house. One hundred and fifty prisoners and four slx-pounder rapid-fire guns were captured. The gunboat Laguna de Bay bombarded the town before the disembarkation of the troops from the cascoes, which was made under the enemy's shrapnel fire. The enemy evacuated the place before the charging Americans, retreating to Santa Rosa, to which town they were pursued. Heavy fighting occurred along the road to Santa Rosa, which was occupied by the insurgents, retreating south toward SHan. The Americans burned the country around Cabuyao. The gunboat returned to Calamba, for reinforcements, and thence came to Ma nila to get ammunition. She recently cap tured two of the enemy's steam launches, one under the fire of artillery, at Calam ba, and also four cascoes loaded with rice. Other regiments are mobilizing tonight at San Pedro Macatl and Paslg, -preparatory to continuing the southern advance. Yesterday's capture of bombs Involved the seizure of documents inculpating 1000 Filipinos who intended to rise against the Americans. Papers were also found show ing a distribution of the city into dis tricts, and a careful assignment of lead ers and followers. The precautions taken by the Americans Saturday, It is now evident, alone prevented an uprising. The provost marshal has requested that two more regiments be detailed for the protection of Manila. Three thousand troops are now actually in the city. Aguinaldo's wife, sisters and 18 Filipinos have surrendered to Major March's bat talion of the Third infantry at Bontoo. Three Filipino officers also surrendered to Major March, and the Filipinos gave up two Spanish and two American prison ers. PHILIPPINE HEMP TRADE. Exports During the First Year ot American Occupation. WASHINGTON, Jan. 1. Assistant Sec retary of War Melklejohn, in a letter to Representative Long; of Kansas, regard ing the opening of the hemp ports in the Philippine islands,.. says: . 'JThe estimated r exports of, hemp from the Philippine Islands for one year of American occupation will approximate 100,000 tons, of which amount 29,000 tons should be credited to the United States. This places the estimated exports to the United States for the year of American occupation at about 17,000 tons less than the exports of 1S97. This is accounted for by the fact that there have been, opened for shipment only three ports of the Phil ippine islands. "Every effort has been made by the war department in the past and will be made in the future to comply with re quests to open all the so-called hemp ports of the islands." REFUSED TO TAKE THEM. Steamship Company Declined to De port Immigrants. GALVESTON, Tex., Jan. 1. The first instance of a refusal on the part of a steamship company to deport Immigrants found by the United States immigration bureau to be contract laborers, occurred hero today. About two weeks ago, Immi gration Inspector Levy brought 15 Slavon ians here from Mississippi, charged with having been brought here on a German Lloyd ship in violation of immigration laws. Today he tendered them to the captain of the steamship Roland, of that line, 'and they were refused. Warrants were issued for S. G. Spence, agent of the company, and for the captain. The ship sailed without service of the warrant on the captain, but Mr. Spence was ar rested. Mr. Spence, when seen by an Associated Press reporter, was very reticent, but claimed the men had not been tendered to him, and if they were tendered to the ship without tickets from his office, the purser was obliged to decline to receive them. Inspector Levy says the men were tendered to the company December 13 by the collector of customs, and the com pany accepted them and assumed respon sibility for their board. It Is understood that the immigration bureau has information of some 1500 al leged contract laborers, which It pur poses to deport, and that the steamship companies intend to resist the orders. Most of these Immigrants came through Baltimore, and many through New York. Under the act of 1S91, the penalty for not returning contract laborers is a fine of not less than $300 In each case and the clearance of vessels may be withheld pending payment of the fine. o- FIRE IN A FLAT. . Many Persons Burned in a New York Blaze. NEW YORK, Jan. 2. Three alarms were sent in for a fire in a five-story flat house at 754 First avenue. The flames, which suddenly belched from the building, were discovered by men working in the United Dress Company's plant. They carried out half a dozen women, while many persons got to the street by means of Are escapes. On the top floor, 6-months-old Loretxo Lennert was found in bed dead. She had been smothered by the smoke. The chlld'3 father, Edward Lennert, a butcher, was taken to the Flower hospital, burnea about the hands and face. The child's mother was carried down a ladder ana taken to Bellevue hospital, suffering from the shock. Joseph Lennert, brother of the dead child, jumped from a window on one of the lower floors. He was seriously injured, and was taken to Bellevue hospital. Joseph Kelleher, 19 years old, a bellboy, rushed Into the building before the arrival of the firemen. He Tescuod Llllle Powers, a child, carrying her through the fire and smoke. He was burned about the hands and face, and was taken to Bellevue hos pital. Robert Lowe, aged IS, a compan ion of Kelleher, who also went Into tne burning building, was burned about the hands. Pauline TIchman, 63 years old. who boaTded with a family on the first I floor, jumped from her window, Her back was Injured. She was taken to Flower hospital. "Wild rumors got around from minute to minute, of missing persons, but each in turn turned up. At 2:30 the fire was out and everybody had been accounted for. The house was gutted, entailing a loss of $30,000. Ten families were made homeless. ACETYLENE GAS EXPLOSION. Nebraska Church Burned and Two Persons Injured. STROMSBURG.Neb., Jan. 1. Eden Bap tist church, which was dedicated only a year ago, was totally destroyed by fire this morning, and two people were seriously injured. The fire was caused by an ex plosion of acetylene gas, with which the church was lighted. The gas generator and the furnace were both located in the basement, and It is supposed escaping gas was ignited by tho furnace. New Year's watch meetings were being held, and a large number of people were present, but most of them had just left the building when the explosion occurred. The build ing was badly wrecked, and what was not destroyed by the explosion was consumed by fire. Mrs. J. L. Johnson and her daughter Pearl were seriously injured. Explosion of Sewer Gas. PITTSBURG, Jan. 1. An explosion of sewer gas at Knoxville, a thriving borough near here, about midnight, de molished 17 frame houses and a number of stables, partly wrecked a dozen more frame dwellings, and tore up several streets for hundreds of feet. No one wa3 injured. Fire in a. North Carolina Town. GREENSBORO. N. C, Jan. I. Fire last night caused losses aggregating nearly $100,000, partly covered by insurance. The heaviest losers are W. J. Cleary and the Hague-McCord Dry Goods Company. Family Burned to Death. BARBOURSVILLE, W. Va., Jan. L William Ellis, wife and two children were burned to death in their home near here today. The origin of the fire is unknown. 1 o NEW YEAR'S DAY IN HAVANA Year Ushered in With a Cuba Libre Demonstration. HAVANA, Jan. 1. The new year was ushered in with a torchlight procession, which, forming just before midnight and preceded by a band, left the lower Prado and made the circuit of the principal streets. Almost the only tune played was the Cuban national hymn. Everybody seemed to be awake and awaiting the ad vent of 1900. The strains of the popular hymn drew the people everywhere to windows and doorways, and the proces sion wa3 greeted with the wildest en thusiasm. Innumerable small boys kept up a flre-cracker fusillade along the en tire line of march. All the prominent Cuban generals were cheered, although the vivas were nearly all for "Cuba llbre." President McKlnley and General Wood came In for a liberal share of popular ap plause. The procession having returned to the Prado, and the band having once again played the Cuban national hymn, some Americanspresent called jfor "Xhe Star-spangled Banner." The.band imme diately complied, and the crowd cheered lustily. While Generals Maso, Rabin and Lara, who are here to attend General Wood's council of representative Cubans, were passing through Cienfuegos, they were escorted from the vessel to the hotel, where a banquet was tendered them. Meanwhile a large crowd of colored peo ple had gathered to demand of the au thorities that the remains of Diosino Gil, the colored brigadier-general In the Cuban army, who had been shot and killed the previous day by the police, after he had shot and wounded two policemen who were in the act of arresting him. should be exhumed and burled with proper hon ors. The demonstrators marched through the town, unfurled a black flag, and raised riotous cries against the authorities. The chief of police was fired at Ave times- "General Maso and Mayor Aleman addressed the crowd, which at first would not disperse. Eventually, however, tho police succeeded In restoring order and calming the people. The Jockey Club races today were largely attended. Cuban society was out in force, a large number of persons being in carriages. Havana virtually deserted the Prado for the races. Eight per cent of the American colony were present. In cluding Generals Wood. Lee, Chaffee and Ludlow, with their families. The newly appointed cabinet will hold Its first meeting tomorrow, when the fol lowing secretaries will meet General Wood: Secretary of government. Senor Gotima; secretary of finance. Senor Jose Enrique; minister of justice. Senor Luis Estevez; secretary of public works, Senor Jose Ramon Villalon; secretary of edu cation, Senor Juan Fernandez Barrelero; secretary of agriculture. Industry and commerce, Senor Ruiz Rivera. 1 0 t PACIFIC COAST MINES. Gold and Sliver Production of Cali fornia and the Yukon. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 1. Frank A. Leach, superintendent, and Charle3 G. Yale, statistician of the United States mint, have prepared a preliminary state ment, based on receipts at the mint and other bullion depositories on this coast, which shows that California produced In 1S99 gold to the amount of $15,000,000, and sliver $636,000. The Increase over last year Is $561,406 in gold,, and $220,606 In sil ver. An estimate by the same officials of the output of Alaskan mines during 1893 shows that the territory has doubled Its gold product over the previous year. The record for 1899 is: Gold, $4,917,821, and sil ver, $82,680, as compared with an output of gold of $2,517,121, and of silver of $49,152 In 1S9S. This shows an Increase for the year of $2,400,700 In gold, and $33,723 silver, or a total of $2,434,428. It should be stated that the returns of the United States as say office at Seattle are Included In this statement, as well as those of fhe United States mints and private depositories. The Klondike output for the year Is: Gold, $16,110,129; silver. $114,617. In the year 1S98, the gold yield was $11,033,478, and silver, $80,428; an increase of Klondiko gold is shown of $5,071,651, and of silver, $34,119, the total Increase being $5,517,770. The Klondike annual gold yield thus for the first time eclipses that of California by about $1,000,000. 0 " Torn to Pieces hy Lions. VIENNA, Jan. 1. One of the keepers at the Vienna zoological gardens entered the cage of lions today In a spirit of bravado and six lions rushed upon him, and tore him to pieces. The attendants sought m vain, with flaming torches and streams or water, to drive the wild beasts from their victim. 1 e 6 1 Roland Reed's Condition. NEW YORK, Jan. 1. The physician in charge of the case of Roland Reed has Is sued orders that no information concern ing the patient is to be given out. It was learned, however, late tonight, that the actor was. resting. com.fqrt;ably. Fine Performance of Torpedo Boat Goldsborough. KEPT UP THAT GA1TFORI5 MINUTES It Was Only Her Second Spin, and Everything Worked Perfectly Ran. to Kalama. The torpedo-boat destroyer olds borough, on her second contractor's trial yesterday, covered eight miles la 15 min utes, which Is at the rate of 33 miles an. hour, against a 2-knot currant. Steam was made without effort, and not a bear ing was heated. The run was made to the Columbia river, near Kalama. As the boat Is expected to make only 30 knots an hour, her success now seems assured, and her builders, while they say they will not be sure of her till thay see her make the required two hours' run, are very much encouraged. This is only the second time she has been out away from her wharf, and thus far not a sin gle accident, or approach to one, has oc curred, The performance is almost un precedented in the history of torpedo-boat construction, as boats of the Golds borough's class havo always given trouble on their trials, and in many cases" have refused to make the required speed till thousands of dollars had been spent on improvements to their machinery, and In bringing expert crew3 to run them. The Farragut, built by the Union iron works, was successful only after repeated break down, and many trials. In even ap proaching her speed, and was not ac cepted by the government for months af ter her completion. Tho Rowan, a 28 knot boat, built in Seattle, has not yet fulfilled the government requirements, al though she was completed nearly a year ago, and has been accepted. The Goldsborough yesterday was com manded by Captain W. H. Patterson, and was operated by a crew made up entirely of employes of her builders, the Wolff & Zwicker Iron works, Chief Engineer Henry Smith being in charge of the engine-room. Besides Messrs. F. Wolff and J. E. Zwicker. of the contracting firm, and Superintendent Ballln. the only persons on board not connected with the operation of the boat was Chief Engineer Arnold, U. S. N., who is government Inspector of the machinery of the Goldsborough, and Cap tain George Pease, who was taken on at Kalama. The boat left her wharf at East Oak street at 10:20 yesterday morning, and made an easy run at a clipping gait till a few miles below Kalama, where she was speeded up for several short spurts. A stop was then made at Kalama for lunch, and the boat lay there until the Hassalo, which had landed In the mean time, started up the river. Then the Goldsborough swung into the stream, and ran under a slow bell tilt the Hassalo made another landing and again got un der war. She was then about 280 yo.r'te "ahead of the torpedo-boat, and was churn ing along at her best pace, making 27 revolutions of her big stern wheel a minute. The gap wa3 closed, however, in about two minutes, and, the river boat giving up the fight, pulled into a landing Captain George Pease, who was taken on at Kalama. said this was the fastest traveling by water he had done In 30 years' ( river experience. Before reaching St. Helens light, a stop was made, and the engineers carefully in spected the machinery. Then they let the engines out a bit. and the next eight miles were made in 15 minutes. At this tre mendous speed the engines ran aa smooth ly as If they had been on ball bearings, and hardly a tremor ran along the decks The hatches of the flreroom were open, yet the firemen had no difficulty In keep ing up steam, tho chief trouble being to prevent blowing off and consequent wa3ta of fuel. A few more stops were made on the way up, and no further attempt to test the boat's capacity was made, but when the Goldsborough reached the steel bridge it was found that the run from Kalama had been made in an hour and 30 minutes. Captain Patterson found that the craft steered as easily at a high rate of spwed as she did when making 13 knots. She raked up considerably more of a swell than when running at half speed, but not enough materially to hinder her progress, and nothing like as much as was kicked up by the Davis and Fox. In fact, so little trouble was noticed In the com paratively shoal place3 In the river that it is possible that her trial trip will be made on the Columbia, Instead of on Puget sound, as was originally Intended. Another trial will be made some tlraa this week, and If It shall be as satisfac tory as the other two, the Goldsborough will soon be ready for her official trial. GIFT TO A UNIVERSITY, Chicago Institution Receives Over Three Millions. CHICAGO, Jan. 1. The university of Chicago has received a New Year's gift of $3,370,000. President Harper will make the announcement tomorrow at the quar terly convocation of the university In Studebaker hall. The president hoped to announce that the university would be $4,000,000 richer, but he has not been able to raise the $315,000 which, duplicated by John D. Rockefeller, would make up that amount. However, Mr. Rockefeller has wired that he will extend the limit threo months, and In that time Dr. Harper thinks he is reasonably sure of getting the rest of the money, as he ha3 several large donations in prospect. Four years ago, Mr. Rockefeller gave the university a $1,OCO,000 present and promised to duplicate every amount do nated before January 1, 1900, up to $2,000, 000. One year ago, Dr. Harper had se cured $1,135,000 from various sources to apply on the $2,000,000. Since then, this amount has been raised $550,800. It is understood that much of the money has come from business men of this city. 1 a Hill Gets the Sioux City Line. SIOUX CITY, la., Jan. 1. James J. HiU today acquired the Sioux City & Northern and the Sioux City & Western railways. The properties have been turned over to the Willmar & Sioux Fall3 Railroad Com pany, and Vice-President James N Hill, of the latter company, has been designated to operate the acquired lines. President W. P. Clough announces that the line from Willmar to Sioux City will be the main line, with the line from Garrettson through Sioux Falls to Yankton as a branch, and that the name of the corporation will be changed to correspond with the expansion of the system. a Elections in Ontnrlo. TORONTO, Jan. 1. Municipal elections were held throughout the province of On tario today. In this city F. A. MacDonald was elected mayor by 3000 majority over E. T. Clarke and John MaHair. The prin cipal plank In MacDcnald's platform waa opposition to the present street railway I system, and a demand, for better garvtc.a 4j Ail 100.2