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mgk !tepmm &A, mmm f s VOL. XL.-NO. 12,491. POKTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBEB 25, 1900. PRICE FIVE CENTS. mmfm Any Size Any Quantity MACKINTOSHES, RUBBER AND OIL-CLOTHING Rubber Boots and Shoes, Belting, Packing and Hose. Largest and most complete assortment o f all kinds of Rubber Goods. Goodyear Rubber Company R. H. PEASE. President. F. M. BHEPARD. JR.. Treasurer. J. A. SHEPARD. Secretary. Shaw's Pure Malt The Condensed Strength and Nutriment of Barley and Rye BlUmaiier & HOCh, IOS and HO Fourth Street Sole Distributers for Oregon HOTEL PERKINS Fifth and Washington Sts. . . . PORTLAND, OREGON EUROPEAN PLAN First-Class Check Restaurant Connected With Hotel. J. F. DA VIES, Prcs. St. Charles Hotel CO. (INCORPORATED). FRONT AND MORRISON STREETS PORTLAND, OREQON American and European Plan. Making the Piano Complete "Every owner of a piano should ask himself if he Is getting the pleasure and satisfaction out of his piano that he should. Every man about to buy a piano should ask himself whether any piano Is complete -without a method of playing everything upon It. The Pianola settles these questions. It enables him to play everything upon the piano. M. B. WELLS, Northwest Agent for the Aeolian Company Aeolian Hall. 353-355 Washington Street, cor. Park, Portland, Or. We- are Sole Agents for ths Pianola; also for the Pianos. IMPROVING OF HAVANA. Dady's Contract for Paving: and Sew ering Suspended. HAVANA. Dec 24. Mayor Rodriguez bas suspended the Ayuntamlentos action In connection with the contract of Michael J. Dady for paving and sewering. He gives five reasons for his course: First That the Ayuntamlentos allowed Mr. Dady to bid without a guarantee. Second That Mr. Dady is not the au thor of the present plans. Third That the price was estimated on the original project, whereas the proposal of the engineering department was differ ent and cheaper. Fourth That public competition has been virtually forbidden, to the disadvant age of the city. Fifth That the project was voted down by the Ayuntamlento a year ago by u resolution, not rescinded, to consider Mr. Dady Mmply the -owner of the project without a concession. The Mayor also points out that the dis cussion of the Spanish Ayuntamlento .of December 19. 1S98. did not even give Mr. Dady a right, that nothing Is now due him from the city, that the present plans of the engineering department are not modifications of Mr. Dady's In any way, and that Mr. Dady l entitled to no right whatever in the premises. Mr. Dady's plans call for $10,600,000 and Colonel Back's for $9,135,000, the latter covering Ahe con tractor's profit. The difference in favor of the city is $1,500,000. The matter will now go to Civil Governor Nunez for lo days. In Government circles it Is consid ered that Mr. Dady is completely beaten. Some suffering is reported In districts back of Trinidad, owing to lack of meat end of cattle to work the fields and get produce to market, and General "Wood has ordered that cattle be sent there, together with agricultural Implements. For the Province of Havana, the public school allowance Is $70,000. or an Increase of $9000. The university allowance Is $7000. The schools are overflowing and the teachers' salaries and other expenses are now being paid promptly under the sys tem instituted by Lieutenant Hanna, rep resenting the Military Governor. MARQUETTE'S REMAINS. Said to Have Been Found Near Frankfort, Mich. TOLEDO. O., Dec. 24. Announcement Is made by Ann Arbor railway officials that what are supposed to be the remains of Father Marquette, the intrepid mis sionary and explorer, have been exhumed by workmen near Frankfort, Mich. Only the skull and some Imperfect bones re mained, and experts declare them to be those of a white man. A streak of rust was found near the head and Is supposed to have been the father's beads. The Michigan Historical Society claims to posse&s the proof that Father Marquette was burled at this point in the year 1575 In the bed of a small stream. It was In changing the course of a stream that the remains were found. Great interest Is being taken in the find. A thorough Investigation is being made. The French Shore Question. ST. JOHNS. N. F.. Dec 24. The Colo nial Cabinet has decided to await action by the imperial government before de termining upon a policy with respect to the removal of the French shore modus vlvendl, which expires next Monday. The Initiative will lie with Joseph Chamber Iain, who must either make another treaty with France or call upon the polony t renew the modus viyendL Any Style 73-75 FIRST ST. PORTLAND, OR. BETTER THAN EVER, Beau Brummell BEST 5-CENT CIGAR BLUMAUER-FRANK DRUG CO. 144-146 Fourth Street PORTLAND, OR. Rooms Single 75c to $1.50 per day Rooms Double $1.00 to $2 00 per day Rooms Family $L50 to $3.00 per day C T. BELCHER, Sec. and Treas. American plan European plan ...$1.23. $l.BO, (1.75 ... 60c, 750. $1.00 Stelnway, the Chase and the Emersoa NEW STEEL COMPANY. Plans for the Reorganization of the Pennsylvania Concern Conclnded. PHILADELPHIA, Dec 24. The Press tomorrow will say: "It Is understood that the long-pending negotiations for the reorganization of the Pennsylvania Steel Company have been concluded. According to good authority, there will be a new company formed with a capital of $50,000,000 to take over the old property and conduct Its business In the future. The charter, which was Is sued by the State of New Jersey, Is said to be liberal, and will afford an oppor tunity to take up all the lines of busi ness in which it is necessary for a mod ern iron and steel plant to engage. The capital stock will consist of $25,000,000 common and $25,000,000 preferred stock, for which the present holders of Penn sylvania Steel shares will have an op portunity to subscribe on a basis which it is expected will yield a profit. There will be a large amount of this stock re tained In the treasury of the capital for the various purposes. The stock will be fully paid up, and will notbe assess able" EARTHQUAKE IN CUBA. Severe Shock Frightened the People of Santiago. SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Dec 24. The second earthquake experienced by this district within a month occurred at noon today. The shocks were at first scarcely perceptible, but they Increased steadily, and the last was the most severe known for many years In this region. It would be almost impossible to injure the massive masonry cf the buildings constituting the principal portion of the city, but some damage was done in the poor quarters, and one child was badly injured by a fall ing tile. The people of the city have a deadly fear of seismic disturbances, owing to the destruction of a cathedral long ago. Many of them now predict an early disas ter because of the two earthquakes that have visited Santiago within 30 days. THE DEATH ROLL. William Francis Sage. NEW YORK. Dec 24. William Francis Sage, a playwright and a dramatic critic died at his home in this city today. He was a brother of Mrs. Abble Sage Rich ardson, who died in Italy about a fort night ago. Since receiving the news of his sister's death, Mr. Sage had been very despondent, and it is believed that the shock of her death brought on an attack of paralysis. Mr. Sage had suffered from attacks of the same malady. "Dynamite" Drlscoll. BOSTON. Dec 24,-nJohn D. Drlscoll, better known as "Dynamite" Drlscoll, died today of cancer of the tongue, aged 70 years. He was a friend of John Mitch ell, O Donovan Rossa, Charles S. Parnell, Michael Davitt and all tho prominent Irish patriots. During the Civil War he served In the Ninth Massachusetts Vol unteers. Frank B. Kennard. MILES CITY, Mont., Dec 24. Frank B. Kennard, a pioneer of the Yellow stone Valley, was found dead In his room at a hotel this morning. He had come from his ranch for medical treatment He was formerly a contractor, and built larse etctiona of h Northern Pacific THE TIME FOR PEACE Leading Filipinos Are Weary of the War. FORMATION OF A NEW PARTY Federalists Aspire to Brine the Isl ands Into the Union of States Campaigning? Down In Leyte and Samar. MANILA. Dec 21. Advices to the As sociated Press from the Island of Leyte show that there Is still considerable tur moil on the west coast, but that the east coast is quiet, the leaders having retired to the mountains. Lieutenant Frank E. Lynch and three men of the Forty-fourth Infantry were wounded near Ilongas, on the west coast. Two men of Company L, Forty-third Infantry, were killed, and three of Companies L and F, together with Lieutenant Lewis H. Leaf, were wounded December 13, near San Miguel, Northwestern Leyte. No decided results have yet been secured by the 2000 "United States troops distrib uted among the coast towns of Samar. The Federal party has decided upon a new organization, and today published in tho Spanish and Filipino evening papers an address to the Filipinos. "The number of Filipinos who are con vinced that the time for peaco has come Increases daily," says the address. "The object of the Federal party Is the reunion of all Filipinos who truly wish for peaco and who are disposed to work for It." It appeals to those who will attempt to attain for the Philippines the greatest number of liberties under the application of the American Constitution. "We call ourselves the Federal party be cause, under American sovereignty, the righteous aspirations cf the Philippines will be to form a part of the American federation as states of the Union." The executive committee has cabled President McKinley, announcing that the organization has been perfected, and ten dering an expression of good-will. Copies of the address have been sent into the provinces. A paragraph declaring for American recognition of the legality of some of the acts of the authorities of the Insurgent government Is In conformation with precedents established during the re construction perlo'd following tho Civil War In the United States. Officera of the United States cruiser Newark, which has returned from the In vestigation Into the circumstances of the disaster that befell tho cruiser Yosemlte off Guam, says there were supplies enough available when the Newark left to last three weeks, and that the Inhabitants would then be dependent upon supplies sent from Cavlte. They also report that the soil will produce rice and corn by April, although at present everything presents a forlorn aspect. The cruiser Albany, Captain J. E. Craig, has sailed for Hong Kong, to repair the damage she sustained through grounding on a reef in Subig Bay. VOLUNTEERS' HOMECOMING. Will Be Postponed Until Congress Provides Substitutes. WASHINGTON, Dec 24. As a result of a conference between the Secretary of War and Quartermaster-General Ludlng ton. it has been decided that no further action can be taken with regard to the return of the volunteers from the Philip pines until Congress shall make provision for their replacement. The War Depart ment Is considerably embarrassed by the failure of Congress to make provision before the recess for the relief of the mil itary situation In the Philippines. Acting upon representations made by General MacArthur, the department has con cluded that It is absolutely necessary to maintain an army of 60.000 men in the Philippine Islands until the current pol icy of establishing municipal governments throughout the archipelago has been exe cuted. It is stated at the department that, with any reduction of the military strength below that figure, existing con ditions would doubtless prove most dis astrous to the interests of the United States. There are now about C0.000 troops, regu lars and volunteers, in the Philippines, and arrangements have been made al ready for bringing home 9000 of that num ber. No further reduction will be made until the War Department Is advised fully of tho purpose of Congress with regard to Army legislation. When the necessary authority has been given. It Is the pur pose of the department to bring home as rapidly as poslble all the v.olunteers and regulars whose terms of enlistment ex pire June 30 next, but not before It Is possible to replace them, man for man, with new recruits enlisted under the terms of the new Army bill. It Is expected that Congress will act promptly on the Army bill soon after the reassembling of Congress In January. However, it will not be possible to get the fresh troops, so It Is said at the War Department, In the Philippines inside of two months' time. The general home coming movement of the mass of Volun teers, therefore, will have to be postponed until about February 15. That will give the Quartermaster's Department but nve months' time to bring home the remainder of the volunteers and the regular troops wiiose terms will expire at the same time, aggregating about 40,000 men, before July 1. This undertaking v Is believed to be beyond the capacity of the transport sys tem as at present organized, and may ne cessitate the chartering of additional steamships. Recent cable advices from General Mae Arthur Indicate a strong desire on the part of the volunteers generally to re turn to the United States, and that com paratively few of them are likely to re enlist unless the most liberal Inducements are offered. It Is understood that General MacArthur has recommended that a boun ty of $250 be allowed to each soldier in the Philippines who re-enllsts for another term, and the plan is said to meet with the favor of the officials of the War De partment. ACCUSATION" AGAINST WILLIAMS. Irregularity In the Filing of Philip pine Mining Claims. WASHINGTON. Dec. 24. Inquiry at the State Department discloses the fact that no official notice was ever taken by the department of a statement affecting In some measure Oscar F. Williams, who had been Consul to Manila before the Spanish-American War. Captain Burrltt was the author of this statement, and, being in charge of the mining bureau In the Philippines, in the course of his an nual report to General MacArthur, com menting upon the filing In an irregular fashion of an enormous number of mln- fnff claims, said: "The record discloses an undefined but apparently close rela tion of Hon. Oscar F. Williams, as United States Consul, with the Inspectorate of mines that Is of such a nature as to seem to require a statement of the facts appearing in the records of this bureau." Captain Burrltt then recites some cases where the Consul had certified to certain claims some time after the claims had already been allowed by the Spanish min ing officials. The general statement of the report Is that certain mining men, fore seeing the overthrow of Spanish sover eignty in the Philippines, had filed claims upon everything in sight in a mining way. But Consul Williams Is no longer United States Consul, nor is he an official of the United States Government, so that It no longer has any authority to call upon him in this matter. The mining claims filed in the Irregular fashion referred to are. how ever, yet within reach, and it is said at the War Department that the Philippine Commission is about to take them, up, with a view to passing upon their valid ity. Mr. Williams Is now at his home In Syracuse, N. T. An Atrocious Mnrder. WASHINGTON, Dec 24. Word has been received here of an atrocious mur der In the Philippines at .the town or Caplazl. It appears from the testimony that two natives were responsible for the death. of the wife of a neighbor. They went to the house of a native named Victor Pere, and forcibly took him and his wife to the Panay River, where they bound their hands behind them and told them that their "last day had come." The woman was struck by a bolo, and her dead body thrown lrito the river. Her husband witnessed her murder, and, an ticipating similar treatment, sprang Into the river, and, notwithstanding his arms were pinioned, managed to reach the op posite side. According to witnesses, the motive for the crime was a super stitious belief that the murdered woman was possessed of occult powers, whereby she in some mysterious way had brought about the death of a neighbor's child. The two men were sentenced to be hanged, but General MacArthur mitigated the sentence In each case to confinement at hard labor for 20 years, out of con sideration for the exceedingly low Intelli gence and belief in superstition. Philippine Currency System. WASHINGTON, Dec 24. President Taft, of the Philippine Commission, has come forward with another suggestion for the settlement of the Philippine currency question, which Is now pressing urgently for adjustment. He discards the two for. mer plans of coining something like a trade dollar and of maintaining, by the credit of the United States, a fixed ratio between the Mexican dollar and American gold, and proposes to adopt United States money, pure and simple, as the money of the Philippines. He points out that radi cal as Is this move. It must be made soon er or later If the Islands are to remain under the control of the United States, and delay seems to aggravate the Ills of the present confusion of the systems. DECORATION OF VON BULOW Signifies Emperor's Appreciation of His Recent Speeches The Treaty. BERLIN, Dec StTEmperor William's bestowal upon Count von Bulow, Imperial Chancellor Of the decoration, the Order of the Black Eagle, is Interpreted to sig nify Imperial approval of his recent ut terances In the Reichstag, particularly of his successful management of the China debate, as well as the Kruger incident, as against tho pan-German agitation. It Is understood that His Majesty regards the Chancellor's present tour in South Ger many as a great success In cementing the adherents of other German Cabinets to the Emperor's foreign policy. The National Zeltung, a Journal usual ly friendly to the United States, discuss ing the rejection of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty in Its original form by the Senate, says: "The Incident means such a slap at the Executive as can scarcely be found, not only in the history of the United States, but In the parliamentary history of the world. Presumably, the treaty la not now acceptable to Great Britain." The Chamber of Commerce of Berlin has presented a petition to Count von Bulow asking for the maintenance of tho present tariff policy of the empire, protesting particularly against maximal and minimal duties, abandonment of the most-favored-natlon clause and extension of the ad valorem system. The Christmas weather In Berlin Is mild, cloudy and dry. Today there were the usual street scenes. Emperor William, at 3 P. M.. attended the distribution at Pots dam of presents to the troops of the Garde du Corps. He dined at the palace an hour later, and then Joined in the family festivities, which Included the usual array of tables covered with white cloths and the Christmas trees for the Princes, one for each. An appeal has been taken in the case of the Berlin banker, Sternberg, recently convicted of an offense against morality, to the Relchs-Gerelcht, or Supreme Court of the Empire The Berliner Tageblatt says that the executive committee of the Berli'n Bar Association has lodged a pro test with Dr. Schoenstedt, Prussian Min ister of Justice, against the treatment to which Sternberg's lawyers have been sub jected. i NEW YEAR WELCOME. Trouble in Arranging tho Jfevr Yorlc Celebration. NEW YORK, Dec 24. The Joint com mittee of the municipal authorities ap pointed to arrange the celebration of the opening of the new century on New Year's eve met today and refused to grant the request of the Red Cross, made through Frank D. Higbee, that the com mittee take up the proposed celebration to be held under the auspices of the so ciety In Madison-Square Garden on New Year's eve. Mr. Kigbee asked at the hearing that the committee take the lease of Madison-Square Garden off the hands of the society for that .night and use Sousa's band, which it had engaged. He further asked that the committee pur chase a batch of greetings of rulers and personages of note all over the world, tho gathering of which cost the society $11,000, Mr. Higbee said. Chairman Sulzer pointed out that this one item would prevent the acceptance of the proposi tion. The municipal assembly appropriat ed only $2500 for the celebration. Mr. Hig bee announced after this refusal that there would be no Red Cros3 celebra tion on New Year's eve. The society would postpone the affair until March 1, the anniversary of the acceptance of the Red Cross treaty by the United States. Ben Johnson Declines. CHICAGO, Dec 24. "I cannot act as president of the American League, No. 2," said Ben Johnson tonight, when dis cussing the policy to be pursued toward the new organization. "I will assist In the new organization in every way pos sible, for X think it will be a success, and it has good cities to draw from." Presi dent Johnson does not expect any agree ment to be reached with the National League, citing the case of Mr. McGraw and Mr. Robinson as an almost insur mountable barrier, but he thinks there will be only individual attempts to steal L.layers CLEW TO KIDNAPERS Finding of Lantern Used to j Flag Cudahy.- C0NFIRMS STORY OF THE DRIVE Old Clothes Used by the Abductors for Money Bags "Were Discovered Pat Crorre, One of Suspects, Identified. OMAHA, Dec 24. The only develop ment in the Cudahy kidnaping case was the finding of the lantern with which Mr. Cudahy was flagged on his drive into the country last Wednesday night, carry ing the $25,000 with which to secure the return of his son, and other parapher nalia left by the robbers in their hurried departure. This confirms again the story of the drive, and assists the police in EDWARD CUDAHY, JR. SON OF THE OMAHA MILLIONAIRE, "WHO WAS KIDNAPED AND FOR $25,000 RANSOM, WHICH HIS FATHER PAID. finding the methods employed by the bandits. The lantern was found V& miles west of Omaha, on Center street, about a quarter of a mile west of Craddock Grove, on the south side of the road. Thursday morning. It was found by two sons of a farmer on their way to school. They picked up the lantern, supposing it was left by "movers" who might have camped at that point overnight. The lan tern was placed In possession of a Con stable, who brought it to Omaha this afternoon. This afternoon two trouser legs and an undershirt sleeve were found burled beneath the snow near the fence adjoining the road. The finding of the lantern settles beyond all question of doubt the exact location as to the point where the kidnapers received their ran som. It also gives the authorities an important clew. The trouser legs were Intended for treasure bags, and are of black clay worsted. They were cut off midway between the knee and the hips. When the lantern was picked up It was filled with oil. and the wick showed that it had recently been used. 'Near where the lantern was found were a number of ears of corn, a part of the kernels yet remaining on the cobs, indicating that a horse had been fed there very recently. Tracks were observable in the soft earth, showing that a horse had been tied near where the lantern was found. On the wire fence was a piece of common white wrapping twine, which had evidently held the lantern in place while being used as a signal to Mr. Cudahy. A man, the name of whom tho police refuse to reveal, has identified Pat Crowe as the llght-complexioned individual who in company with a woman accosted him in the vicinity of the robbers' rendezvous relative to the ownership of the house to which young Edward Cudahy was car ried. When shown a picture taken from the rogues gallery of Crowe, this man positively stated that It was a perfect likeness of the man he saw at Thirty sixth and Grover streets. Questioned closely as to the man's conduct, dress. manner and general description, he gave a detailed statement which convinces the authorities that they are on the right track. Colorado Girl Abducted. PUEBLO, Colo., Dec 24. All-day work of the police fails to throw any light upon the mysterious disappearance of Maggie Hoel, who yesterday left or was taken from the home of her uncle, Charles Beaty, a short distance west of this city. It has, however, been learned that some time yesterday morning a car riage drawn by white horses was in the vicinity, and a richly dressed lady got out of It and seemed to be searching for something. It has been imposslole thus far to find such a carriage. The girl, who is 18 years of age, had a guardian in Missouri, and a young man here was her lover. The latter is griefstylcken and does all he can to aid in solving the mys tery. The simple and Innocent character of the girl seems to preclude theories of elopement, and all tho circumstances seem to indicate kidnaping, but for what motive cannot yet be learned. A Michigan Kidnaping. KALAMAZOO. Mich., Dec 24. Herbert Clayberg. a 17-year-old boy, whose fath er, J. B. Clayberg, is a prominent citizen j)t Helena Mont., was kidnaped in this city last night by two men. The boy was blindfolded and compelled to walk to Mattewan, a distance of 11 miles. It became so stormy that the kidnapers re leased young Clayberg at Mattewan, after robbing him of a small sum of money. The boy telegraphed here for help, and was brought home during the night. CLOSED THE HOLY DOOR. Impressive Ceremony Performed by Pope Leo at St. Peter's. HOME, Dec 24. The pope today per formed tho ceremony of closing the holy door of St. Peter's Cathedral with the gorgeous form usual to great functions of this kind. It was a magnificent spec tacle. There was a great gathering' of the princes of the church, who partici pated In the ceremony, which was wit nessed by enormous crowds. The cere monies lasted until 1 P. M. The pope then returned to his apartments, appar ently not fatigued. He intoned the "Te Deum" in a resonant voice and throughout gave evidence of being In excellent health and '.spirits. He used the artistic golden trowel, subscribed for by the Catholics of the world, in mortaring the three gilded bricks which he placed as a first layer on the threshold of St. Peter's door. The whole pontifical court participated in the ceremonies. The spectacle inside the vast basilica was superb. The pillars of the central nave were draped with gold embroidered HELD scarlet cloth and the porch, under which the function took place, was transformed Into a magnificently decorated hall. On the left of the holy door was erected the pontifical throne, covered with red and gold. On the right hand of the door stood tribunes for royal personages. Princes, Knights of Malta, prelates, rep resentatives of the Roman nobility and other distinguished persons. Inside the church every Inch of space was occupied by the throng which gathered early in the morning. A strong detachment of troops, stationed in the square in front of the cathedral, controlled the incoming crowds, who literally raced to secure the best positions. The pope left his apartments at 11:45 A. M borne In the sacred chair, and preceded by clergy with lighted candles, archbishops, bishops and cardinals, and escorted by the pontifical noble guards. On his arrival at the portal of St. Peter's, he alighted and entered the church through the holy door. As he appeared on the threshold the solemn and sllvery tones of the trumpet echoed through the edifice. The chapter of the Vatican met him and presented to him holy water, which he sprinkled upon the congrega tion. Applause bSng forbidden, a re ligious silence was observed which height ened the grandeur and lmpresslveness of the moment. Borne now on the sedllla gestatorla to the high altar, he stepped to the ground and knelt before the most precious relics of the Catholic Church, which were displayed on the altar. Then the procession reformed and proceeded to the chapel of the sacrament, where the pontiff again knelt for some time, while the choir qf the Sistlne chapel chanted psalms. The pope was then borne to the holy door, where he alighted from the sedllla gastatoria and waited until the entire procession had passed out through the door, he leaving the church last and walking to the throne, where he seated himself. A number of sacred songs were sung by the papel choir, after which Leo rose and blessed all the material em ployed In closing the door. Then he de scended from the throne, knelt before the dome, and laid with the golden trowel a layer of cement, on which he placed three gilt bricks, bearing commemorative in scriptions. Beside the bricks he placed a casket containing gold, silver and bronze medals and bearing the head of Leo and inscriptions recording the open ing and closing of the holy door. The pope having ascended the throne, Cardinal Bishop Seraflne Vannutelll, grand penitentiary, and four other cardi nals, performed a similar ceremony of laying cement and three bricks, after which the masons employed by the Vati can closed the doorway with a canvas screen, painted to represent marble, with a cross In the center. The candles borne by the clergy were extinguished, the "Te Deum" was sung, and the pontiff, having given solemn benediction, was lmmedl ately carried back to his apartments. It Is estimated that S0.000 persons were spectators of the ceremony. Loyalist Faction Upheld. PHILADELPHIA, Dec 24. The Na tional Judiciary of the Junior Order of American Mechanics, which heard evi dence to determine which of the two fac tions in this state is entitled to recogni tion of the National Board, today made public its decision, in which what is termed the "loyalist" faction is upheld. CAPE DUTCH ASSIST Invading Boers Aided by Res idents of the Colony. THE SITUATION IS NO BETTER Railway Communication Is Almost . Entirely Severed Kitchener Ar rives at De Anr Takes Meas ures to Crush Invasion. LONDON, Dec 25, 4:30 A. M. There la no sign of the despondency which char acterized "Black December" last year. At the same time, the Christmas editorials find little cause for extreme satisfaction. All express regret that the nation Is still at war. Some take the trouble to remind their readers that there are four times as many troops in South Africa as there were 12 months ago, and all engaged In tho monotonous and wearisome duties against an ever evasive foe and needing the friend3 at home at this festive seasop. The Standard, which says that Christ mas finds the British people in a chasten ed mood, moralizes upon the strange lack of political foresight regarding the char acter and the wisdom of the operations against the Boers. It confesses that "everything has long since been done that would hava been possible to end the war if we had been contending against a European power." It is confident, how ever, that the settlement is only a ques tion of time. Lord Kitchener's departure for De Aar would be sufficient to explain the ab sence of official news. Elaborate preparations are being made to give Lord Roberts a popular welcome January 3. Ten thousand troops will be gathered in London to line tho route to Buckingham Palace. "We learn," says the Dally Mall, "that the reports of the serious situation in Cape Colony are fully confirmed. The in vading Boers are receiving much assist ance from the Cape Dutch. Railway com. munlcatlon between Cape Town and the north Is almost entirely severed, partly, by Boer operations and partly by rains. "Since the Nooltgedacht affair," saya the correspondent of the Dally Mall at The Hague, "Mr. Kruger has becoma stiff-necked. He mow scornfully rejects all private suggestions In the nature oZ peace overtures." General Reginald Fole-Carew, who has returned from South Africa, will marry Lady Beatrice Frances Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the Marquis of Ormonde. Ho is 51 years of age and she Is under 25. Kitchener nt De Aar. CAPE TOWN, Dec. 24. Lord Kitchener has arrived at De Aar, Cape Colony, and Is taking measures to crush the Boer in vasion. MEIKLEJOHN'S CANVASS. The Assistant Secretary Opened Headquarters at Lincoln. LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 24. Assistant Secretary Melklejohn arrived here today and opened headquarters for an Indefinite stay. This evening he was in conference with Republican leaders, an initial step in his canvass for one of Nebraska's seats In the United States Senate. Mr. Melklejohn has been grantpd a a days leave of absence, but says he will remain here until after the Senatorial contest is over. He said he had received proffers o support, but was not ready to announce the number of votes he claimed. Montana Mining Suit. HELENA, Mont. Dec 24. A suit fo $1,075,000 has been brought In tho United States Court In Butte by the Anaconda Mining Company against W. A. Clark and the Colusa-Parrot Mining & Smelt ing Company. The suit Is based on dam ages alleged to have been sustained by the Anaconda company by reason of tres passing by the defendant company on ore which was involved in the noted case tried in the United States Court a year ago, and which was decided In favor of the Anaconda company by Judge Knowles. SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT NEWS. I Philippines. The Federal party has been formed by Fili pinos to aid la bringing peace. Page 1. There Is turmoil on the west coast of Leyta, Page 1. The home-coming- of volunteers Is postponed. Pass 1. China. Minister Conger has signed the Joint note. Page 5. Tho Hussion press Is not satisfied with tin Pekln agreement. Page 5. Foreign. The situation In Northern Cape Colony la se rious. Page 1. Kitchener has arrived at De Aar. Page 1. English papers, talk of war over the canal treaty. Page 2. Tho Pope closed the holy door at St. Peter's. A French railroad company lays an exnbarge on American exhibits. Page 5. Federal Government. The Cape Nome suit of Chlpps vs. Llnderberg will be tried in tho Circuit Court. Pago 8. Elaborate preparations are being made for Mc Klnley's second Inauguration. Domestic. The lantern used to flag Cudahy was discov ered. Pago 1. Tho Tammany Committee of Flvo blames Devery for vice In New York. Pago 2. The Scranton strike Is not marked by disorder Page S. Pacific Coast. A "report of the condition of the wrecked Alpha is received at Victoria. Pago 4. Indian appropriations for the Pacific Northwest reach about $700,000. Page 4. Tho Superintendent of the "Washington Forest Reserves favors grazing. Pago 4. A movement for the formation of a new coun ty Is In progress in. Eastern Oregon. Pago 4. Marine. Twenty-six grain ships now In tho river. Pago 11. Incoming ship loses her master at sea. Pago 11. Ble fleet of coasting vessels overdue. Page 11 Transport Saint Bedo arrives In port. Paso 11 Portland and Vicinity. Scott, tho "gentlemanly" burglar, sentenced ta 10 years' Imprisonment. Page 10. Portland Hotel wrltlns-room decorated with bronze reliefs showing- Oregon's progress. Pago 8. Delivery wagon held up on the East Side, Page 12. Colony of 20 Roumanian artisans settle ftf Portland. Pago 8. rm to3 n