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-.ww1 THE MORNISG OREGONIAX, MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 191. CHINA SIGNS NOTE Last Signature of Envoys Affixed Yesterday. FORERUNNER OF NEGOTIATIONS These Wlll Be Commenced at Once at Pekln Chlnnr Protests Against Contemplated Appointment of Snccessor to Id Hunc Chans:, PEKIN, Jan. 13. The Joint note of the powers has finally been signed by the Chinese Peace Commissioners. Prince Chins' signed yesterday, and LI Hung Chan?, -who is batter, signed It today. It Is understood that the malady from which LI Hung Chang Is suffering Is Brlght's disease. He was feeling worse yesterday, and therefore prevented the affixing of his signature, but Prince Chlng was hopeful that he would be able to elgn today, which proved to be the case. Prince Chlng has protested to the court against the appointment, said to be con templated, of Viceroy Chang Chlh Tung as a plenipotentiary In the place of LI Hung Chang. He thinks the latter's ad. vice absolutely essential, although he be lieves it might be advisable to appoint a third plenipotentiary for China, and re Iterates his desire for the appointment of Bheng, who would be acceptable to the foreigners. So far as Chang Chlh Tung Is concerned, the envoys who know him personally say that, while he is strongly anti-foreign, and has never made any secret of his likes and dislikes, they believe he would be a satisfactory representative of the Chinese, and there would not be any ob jections to him on the score of his recent utterances. Indeed, some of the Minis ters think It would be wise for China to make Chang Chlh Tung a plenipotentiary Most of the envoys have received word from their governments that the negotia tions must be conducted in Pekln, on the ground that for various reasons other places suggested would be objectionable. The Russians say they will formally turn over the railroad to the Germans Immediately. M. de Glers the Russian Minister, ob jects to the British attitude in refusing to permit the Russians to distribute rice and -wheat to destitute Chinese In the British section. WORD FROM CONGER. He Wired That China Had Directed That Note Be Signed. WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. Secretary Hay has received a cablegram from Min ister Conger, at Pekin, announcing that the Chinese plenipotentiaries have been directed to sign the join note of the powers. The expectation hero Is that the signa tures of the Chinese plenipotentiaries will be affixed to the note Immediately, and that active negotiations will begin at once. These negotiations will be con ducted by the Ministers at Pekin and by LI Hung Chang and Prince Ching, repre senting the Chinese. How long It will take to reach any conclusions regarding the demands of the powers It Is Impos sible to predict, but the Chinese will re sort to every effort to obtain the best terms possible for their country. The un derstanding here s that the note will be signed without question upon the part of the Chinese, leaving the negotiators the adjustment of portions to which the court has objected, including the razing of the Taku forts, the continuance of the Lega tion guards In Pekln, etc. Chinese Paying- Indemnities. TACOMA, Wash., Jan. 13 Oriental ad vices state that the Chinese Viceroys of the southern provinces are paing Amer. lean, English and French Indemnities for destroyed mission property. The French have received $275, for the burning of Catholic missions In the Canton prefec ture. The claims are being paid with money raised by special assessments op rich gentry and the releasing ot gambling monopolies. China's Idea ot Modifications. SHANGHAI. Jan. 13. Liu Kun Yi. Vice roy of Nankin, has formulated modifica tions of the peace conditions, Including a reduction of Indemnity, a reduction of the strength of the foreign troops In China, and the preservation of the right to Import arms and ammunition. There are indications of a growing belief among the Chinese that one or two of the powers will support these modifications. Chun's Appointment Confirmed. PEKIN, Jank 13. Prlnoo Chun's appoint ment as Chinese envoy to Germany to make apologies for the murder of Baron von Ketteler has been approved. It Is probable that Prince Su will accompany him. Presence of Italian Warships. SHANGHAI, Jan. 13. The Italian Con eul at Shanghai, In explaining the pres ence of Italian warships at San Mun Bay. says that they went there for target practice. One Thousand Boxers Killed. SHANGHAI, Jan. 13. A French force is reported to have defeated a body of Boxers west of Pao Ting Fu. killing 1000. Allies to Enter Shnn SI. SHANGHAI. Jan. 13. It Is again re ported here that the allies are preparing to -enter 'the Province of Shan Si. LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. London fc Globe Failure Continues to Cause Anxiety. LONDON, Jan. 13. On the whole, the stock exchange last week had a quiet but uncertain experience. The Improved feel ing resulting from the announcement that the creditors of the London & Globe Cor poration, Ltd.. would be paid In full, changed to anxiety when It was learned jesterday that this had apparently not been arranged for. Before the close of the exchange disquieting rumors were afloat to the effect that the creditors would havo to accept half the face value of their claims, and that even this would not be In cash down. The markets, on the whole however, were not much affected, although consols closed 3-16 lower. Home railway securities, with one or two ex ceptions. Improved from H to 2 points. The American division still continued the most active and the most interesting of the entire market. The week opened with a break, followed by large realiza tions, St. Paul dropping sharply On fur ther Information, however, a good recov ery took place, and the market, display ing considerable strength, finished well above the worst figures. Among the In creases were Union Pacific, which rose $H points. Northern Pacific preferred. 2Ht Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul. 1. Read ing, first preferred, l?i. New York Cen tral. 2, B. & O.. lfc: C. & O,. lSg; Union Pacific preferred, IVi, A. T & S F., L Mining shares remained all the week under the shadow of the failure of the London & Globe Corporation. The new (from South Africa helped the depression. ind mines tor use greater part closed, iow zr. Rands losing H on the week. Money was pienurui at the following Jj-ajssir nirfift if---feigafe rates: Until Monday. 2. to 2: for the week. 3 to 3; three months' bills, 3 to V&. Money Uncommonly Easy In Berlin. BERLIN, Jan. 13. Much the most strik ing feature of the Berlin money market last week was the uncommon ease which characterized it. The slight stiffening In Tates caused In the previous week by the rise in the rate of the Bank of England disappeared entirely. The private rate of discount declined, to 3& per cent, indicat ing that the demand for money was un commonly light. The available funds of the banks are unusually heavy just now, and the public shows a strong- disinclina tion for shares, while there is a great demand for Interest-bearing securities, both state and Industrial. Tha Frankfurter Zeltung asserts that over D0O.O0O.O0O marks were subscribed last week for 6,000,000 marks of obliga tions of the Farbwerke. of Hoechst. Ac cording to the same authority the recent state loans have been also heavily over subscribed. The forthcoming Bavarian convention and Imperial loans continue to occupy the close attention of the market. "While -the press generally scouts the Idea of asking subscriptions in New York, the corre spondent of the Associated Press under stands that the Saxon Government desires New York subscriptions. Domestic loans were Arm upon the assurance that DK Von Miquel, Prussian Minister of Finance would not Issue a loan. This firmness was due, also, to the great abundance of money, and the knowledge that there are large uninvested amounts In the hands of the public, now afraid to buy Industrial shares. Americans were more quiet, the general tendency being irregular, and there were many realization sales In Northern Pa cific, The market continues to distrust the American situation. Navigation shares continued strong, particularly jesterday. when It was reported that the North German Lloyd Steamship Company would declare a dividend of 8, with a write-off of 500,$0 marks, as against 7 per cent in 1900. JEFFRIES-RUHLIN FIGHT. Only Question Now Is When Will It Be Declnred Off. CINCINNATI, O., Jan. 13. The agita tion over the Jeffrles-Ruhlln fight con tinued today, together with Informal conferences. Mayor Flelshmann left for New York to be gone a week, and he left his ultimatum with the Saengerfest Ath letic Club. The Mayor said: "As the matter presented Itself to me at the Friday meeting, the application for the permit was not for the purpose of giving a sparring contest, but for the pur pose of getting out of giving a sparring contest. I So told the gentlemen present at the conference, and told them so plain ly. I also called their attention to the fact, well known and understood by them, that it had, from the first, been under stood that the permit was to be Issued at the proper time for the contest, and I addtd that 1 stood Just where I had stood at the beginning, and that if they went on with their arrangements, the permit would- be In their hands two days in ad ance. and it 's acli understood that this permit will be for a sparring contest, and n.thl'ig else." Ir I learned here that If Mayor Flelsh miii had lstuc-d a permit In advance, it would ha.i been stopped at Columbus, If It had not been declared Illegal In the Cincinnati courts. The only question here now about the fight, among the agitators, is as to the time when the Saengerfest Athletic Club will declare It off. Baseball Club's Side of Dispute. NEW YORK, Jan, 13 Frank Dehaas Robinson, of the St. Louis Baseball Club, tonight gave out a lengthy statement con cerning the withdrawal of McGraw and Robinson from the National Baseball As sociation. In which he says; "The St. Louis Ball Club of the Na tional League meeting last Spring In New York; purchased the release of Mc Graw and Robinson and Kelster. paying the sum of $16,050 therefor. In addition to this amount, the St Louis club had to pay. and did pay, McGraw's salary for the season of 1900, $5000, and Robinson's salary of 53300 The St. Louis club also had to assume and pay, and did pay to McGraw ard Robinson the $3500 and $2D00. respectively, for their releases. The St. Louis club also paid to Robinson and McGrew the sum of $500 additional to pay for a man's sen-Ice for running their saloon while they were away during the baseball season of 1300. In the above amount pf $16 750, Keister's release was figured at $2500". so that the balance. $14,. 250. was paid for the release of McGraw and Robinson, and the sum of $22,750 was paid by the St. Louis club for the re lease and salaries of McGraw and Rob inson." Half Interest In Ball Team Sold. PUEBLO. Colo., Jan. 13 William Hu len. owner of the Pueblo franchise In the Western League, has sold a half-Interest In his team for 1901 to Park Wilson, the ex-New York Giant, who will catch for the Pueblo aggregation this year. Hulen has announced that the only men who were with him last year whom ho will retain are McHale, outfielder; Whltrldge, pitcher, and Raymer. second baseman, the latter being contingent upon Connie Macks' demands, however. He has se cured PIcketts, outfielder; Wally Taylor, second baseman; Bishop, pitcher, and Jack Qulnn, catcher, for next season. May Get Some Best Boxlnsr Contests. ST. JOSEPH, Mo.. Jan. 13. Some of the leading boxing contests may be pulled off at this point during the present year. An athletic club has been formed with Frank Hart, a prominent lawyer and business man. as president, and a large number of equally well-known residents as member Quarters have been secured In the heart of the city where a seating capacity of soveral thousand can be arranged for. Professor A. E Tozler.matchmaker of the club. Is now figuring with several boxers of note for events here early In the Spring. Boxlner and Wrestling Tournament. PITTSBURG. Jan. 13 The apnual na tional championship boxing and wrestling tournament of the Amateur Athletic Union will be held here next Thursday. Friday and Saturday By reason of the excellent arrangements the great entry list and the general high quality of the show, the advance sale of seats has been large. The referee of the boxing bouts will be Charlie White, of New, York, and master of ceremonies, Joe Humphrey, of New York. No Effort to Arrest Ruhlln. CINCINNATI, O.. Jan. 13. Gus Ruhlln arrived here this afternoon, and up to midnight there was no effort to arrets him He denies that he is In training for a prize-fight, and sas he Is here for a week's theatrical engagement. James Moloney Murdered. CHICAGO, Jan. 13, News has been re ceived of the murder in Manila of James Maloney, a former well-known Chicago sporting man, by an Australian prize fighter, who then committed suicide. The murderer is said to have been, one of Ma loney's closest friends They met Jn Cal cutta a year ago, and went from there to Manila, where both fell In love with the same girl A quarrel ensued, resulting in the death of both men. Maloney's wife and three children, whom h left here three years ago, are said to be penniless. Maloney came from Chicago. Invalids From China. LONDON. Jan. 13. The American hospl taUshlp Mains has arrived at Southamp ton with invalids from China. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY, Take Laxative Bromo-Qutnlne Tablets. All druxrrUts refund tbe money it it falls to cure E. 5Y. Grove's signature is on each box. S5c ilrt iik - ARMY BILL AGAIN FIRST SENATE Will, CONTINUE TO . 3IEASURE ATTENTION. GIVE Opinion Is Generally Expressed That It 'Will Be Acted Upon by the Middle of the Week. "WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. The Army re organization bill will continue to engage the attention of the Senate, at least dur ing the first days of the present week. The opinion is quite generally expressed among Senators that the bill will be act ed upon by the" middle of the week, and even the critics of the measure join in this" prediction. Many phases of the ques tion involved in the Army bill remain to bo considered, and the general under standing is that there will still be na little discussion before the bill can be disposed of. The speech of Senator Piatt, of Con necticut, Friday last, In defense of the bill on general principles, will call for re plies, and there are also special features JAMES MICHIGAN MAN WAS NAMED FOR THE THIRD TIME AS JUS STATE'S REPRESENTATIVE IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE.. which require more or less attention. Among these Is Senator Daniels" amend ment concerning the appointment of vol unteers to offices In the regular Army; the question of the disposition of officers who have held staff positions, and the I provision for the enlistment of Filipinos In the American Army. The disposal ot all these questions undoubtedly will fill the first two or three days of the week. Senator Allison Intends to call up the legislative and judicial appropriation, bills when the Army bill is acted upon, but whether this and other appropriation bills to follow' It shall occupy the exclusive attention of the Senate so long as they are on the calendar, Is a question which has not et been determined. The present Indications are. however, that the appro priate bills will be considered In advance of all other measures whenever they are before the Senate. When there are no appropriation bills, the ship subsidy bill will be discussed. There are still numerous speeches to be made on this measure, and already there Is talk of night sessions for Its consider ation when It Is taken up. There is little In the legislative bill to arouse discussion, but there Is a possibil ity that Senators hostile to the subsidy bill may use the appropriation bill for the purpose of delay. Next Saturday will be devoted to eulo gies In memory of the late Senator Gear. IN THE HOUSE. Miscellaneous Matters Will Occupy Attention This Week. WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. A programme of miscellaneous matters will occupy tho attention of the House during the com ing week. The river and harbor bill, which was debated for three days last week, will consume one, and possibly two days. Although the bill was criticised se verely during the debate last week. It Is In no danger of failure. Most of the at tacks came from members who were dis appointed in what tho bill grants to their localities, and the actual opponents of the measure will be overwhelmed when the final vote Is reached. The District of Columbia committee, which, under the rules, would be entitled to tomorrow, will demand a day later in the week. If It gives way to the river and harbor bill tomorrow. After the latter bill Is disposed of, the bill to revise and codify the postal laws will be taken up under a special order. It will be followed by the District of Columbia appropriation bill, and the latter, In turn, by the post office appropriation bill, If there Is any remaining time. Railroad Officials Resign. DENVER, Jan. 13. The resignations of General Passenger Agent W F Bailey and General Freight Agent Anthony Sneve, of the Colorado Midland Railroad, have been accepted, to take effect Febru ary L Mr Bailey will be succeeded by C. H. Spears, secretary of the local com mittee of the Western Passenger Associa tion at Chicago. No successor Is named for Sneve. Mr Sneve will leave for Japan, Corea and China early next month. It Is possi ble thai he will remain in the Orient In connection with one of the railway enter prises of H. Cotbran, but he expects to return to Colorado after an absence of three or four months Mr. Bailey has gone to New Orleans tfa attend the meeting of the Transconti nental Passenger Association. He has eeveral positions in view, one of the most favorable of which Is the chairmanship of a bureau to be maintained by the railroad companies for the purpose of looking aft. er legislation aiming to abolish ticket brokers. This bureau also may look after counterfeiters who have been Issuing spu rious railway tickets. Military Censorship. Blackwood In 'nothing have the war correspondents shown their unfitness for duty more clear ly than in their censure of tho censor ship. They at any rate are not troubled by any foolish notions of discipline, the quality which before all others gives no, blllty to warfare. They, in their pride, would yield obedience to none, and though the condition of their trade is a strict cen sorship, they are valiant In abuse when they get home. From the Intemperate language which some of them have used, we might conclude that war was arranged merely as a spectacle for the reporter's eye, and that any officer who deemed it his duty to check the reporter's "Impres sions" was a traitor to his country The correspondents, In short, have mistaken a privilege for a right, and have not un derstood that the censor who lets a single ' - - -l-Jgj -v . . .ji.jiiijfcAti JbUl. ' -message through" has conferred -a benefit for which the gratitude of a lifetime Is Insufficient. Once upon a time there was a General who, .disliking the censorship, let the correspondents send home- what messages they pleased at their own risk. "But," said he. "your dispatches will be telegraphed back to me, and If any of 1 fend me I shall put him out it camp." Such a policy as this, sternly enforced, would be the best antidote to the corre spondents' arrogance. mFI HELD FOR MJJKDER. Result of Coroner's Hearing: In the Kennedy Case. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. IS. Mrs. Lulu Prince Kennedy, "who shot and, killed her husband, Philip HI Kennedy, Thursday evening two days after he brought suit to have their marriage, which, he assert ed, had been forced, set aside, haa been bound over to the -grand jury, with a recommendation that she be held for mur der in the first -degree. The Coroner'a Jury, which had sat on the cose all day, reached a verdict after listening to some sensational testimony. Later, the prl&on er, before a Justice of the Peace, made a formal plea of not guilty, and was re manded to jail for her preliminary hear- M'MILLAN. Ing, which was set for Wednesday next. The most Important point brought out av the Inquest was the fixing of the Identity of the hat belonging to the man who struck Thomas Kennedy, "a brother of the dead man. Just after the shaotlnsr. The hat belonged to will Prince, who had just happened along at the, tlmej although he admitted ho had gpne' there looking far his sister ' While Kennedy was trying to pull the woman away from his, "brother, he was struck by some man who liad followed the w oman .to thjVscene. On the sand, Prince admitted heTTadtstruck Kennedy In de- 'fense of his slater. "' Dr. C. C. Cross, who witnessed the shooting, declared that Lulu Prince .Ken nedy told him last November thai she was the wife of C?se Patten, the baseball pitcher of the Kansas City Blues. Dr. Cross said the woman made this state ment the first time she tame to his office for examination. When married to Ken nedy, a month ago, the woman gave the name of Lulu Prince. She had formerly kept company with Patten. Patten lives at Westport. N. Y. The friends of the dead man, Who are aiding the prosecution, will, it Is said, try to prove that Kennedy was the victim of a conspiracy. Mrs. Kennedy slept today till 3 o'clock In the afternoon. When she was taken to her cell last night she became nervous, and the Jail officials called a physician to attend her. It was her first experience behind Iron bars, the first days having been passed in the police matron's room. When left alone, In her cell, she realized for the first time, apparently, the enormi ty of the charge ?vgalnst her. It was feared for a time that she was going to be seriously 111, but the physician suc ceeded In quieting her nerves, after which she slept soundly. She ate a hearty meal this afternoon, and seemed greatly re freshed. Held Up, Rohhed and Shot. BUTTE, Mont.. Jan. 13. John Mohard. collector for the Trades and Labor As sembly, 'was held up this evening by two men In South Butte. He resisted and struck one of the highwaymen. The other shot him just below the heart, in flicting a serious If not fatal wound. He was robbed of $300. Man Clubbed to Death. PORTLAND. Me . Jan. 13. Thomas Clif ford Moshlere, aged 23. of Gorham, was clubbed to death and his mother brutally assaulted by two men, one of whom was a negro, who broke Into their house Satur day night. The negro has been arrested, but the other man escaped. Looking for Pat Croire. WILKESBARRE, Pa.. Jan. 13 The po lice of Nantlcoke are looking for "Pat Crowe," tho alleged Cudahy abductor. In formation from Chicago Is to the effect that Crowe is somewhere In the Pennsyl vania anthracite region. Expelled Prom Prussia. BERLIN, Jan. 13 Hugo Batteuer, a Naturalized American, who Is connected with the Berliner Tageblatt, has b'een ex pelled from Prussia as. an. obnoxious for eigner". Lieutenant-Colonel Steptoc's Record. PORTLAND. Jan. U.(To the Editor.) In a dictionary of American biography, by Francis S. Drake, published 182, may be found the following sketch of Colonel Steptoe, credited to General George W Cullum's biographical register of the offi cers and graduates of' West Point, pub lished ise3: "Edward Jenner Steptoe, Lieutenant Colonel, born In Virginia, 1816. died near" Lynchburg, Va., April 1. 1865. West Point KLleutenant Third Artillery) July, 1S37. Distinguished under Colonel Worth in Florida War, 1838-42. Assistant Instructor In Infantry Tactics, Military Academy, 1842-3. Captain 3d of March, 1847: Com manded Light Battery in Quitman's di vision in the Valley of Mexico". Breveted Major for gallantry In battle of Cerro Gordo, April 18. 1847. Breveted Lieutenant Colbnel for gallantry" in Battld Of Chapul tepec, September 13, IS47 Major Ninth In fantry, March 3, 1855. Commanded 'and distinguished In conflicts with Indians at the Cascades, Washington Territory; April 27 and 28, 1856. Lieutenant-Colonel Tenth Infantry. Resigned November 1. 1S5L Appointed Governor of Utah Terri tory 1554. but declined." As" It gives no account of his services in the Civil War, although he " lived through It, it Is to be supposed that he resignedj rather than serve against his native state, but did not enter the Con federate Army. P, K. ARNOLD. Audto9L U - SNOW BOUND IN RUSSIA f PASSENGERS SUFFERED TERRIBLE .15?' HARDSHIPS' PJVE DAYS. Women and Children Wept From Hanger, While, the Men Battled' in the BUszards. LONDON, Jan. 14. The Odessa corre spondent of the Daily Mail sends a, heartrending story of the suffering of j- railway Tassongers snow- bound while on the way to Odessa. The blizzard, he says, raged continually for more than 10d hours over the whole of Southern Russia, He describes the gradual arrival of trains -at Razdyelnaia with -hundreds of pas sengers, from thenorth, who had- started on their journeys six days before-. "They bad been s snowed In for five days." he continues, ''and had to fight among themselves forthe scanty food supplies provided at tho railway buffets. Women and children were weeping from hunger, while gangs of men battled with snow drifts which were 35 feet deep in some places, and that, too, without snow plows, although these would have been uaalsss even If they could be found. "Finally some 6000 passengers had as sembled at Razdyelnaia. A regiment was ee"nt from Kiefl! southward and 2000 troops went northward from Odessa with shov els. On the third day the relieving party succeeded In cutting a passage for a couple of trains, which started with 2000 prisoners after a mad rush, the weakest going to the wall. "The trains proceeded for 18 hours, and were again stuck In the snow unable to go either forward or backward. The bliz zard continued. Demoniacal fury and pan demonium prevailed, the passengers curs ing the railway management, fainting and weeping. The trains were buried and all passed a horrible night. When morning came a peasant volunteered to walk six miles to the nearest station with "tele grams beseeching assistance and sup plies, firewood and water having been obtained. "Finally, driven to desperation, CO pas sengers with Count Kapnlst, determined to walk to Odessa. Count Kapnlst with 40 reached a point where he was able to secure sledges, and all arrived at OdesJ sa, though uncertain as to the fate of those they had left behind "Meanwhile, Governor Schuvaloit hail organized train sledges with supplies, whloh, after herculean efforts, relieved the two trains. It was found that many of the passengers had their arms and legs frozen "Eighteen thousand troops aro now en gaged In the work of clearing the line. Tho storm has abated, and.lt is announced that the besieged trains will get through to Odessa this evening. No malls have been received here for six days. Corpses have been kept unburled. for eight days, as it has been impossible to Inter them. The condupt ot the railway authorities Is loudly condemned." Many Frozen to Death. LONDON, Jan. 14. The Odessa corre spondent of tbe Dally News wires that 120 people were frozen to death In ihq blizzard. 1900 A RECORD BREAKER. Manufacturers' Raw Material Im ports Never So Large, WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. The manufac turers of the country imported more rat materlal'for use In manufacturing in the year 1900 than in any preceding year in the hlstory'-or' our Import trade. ,The to 'tal material vof foreign production, Import ed In a rude condition during the year, just ended .amounts .to. oyer $275,000,000, and if to. tj)ls Is added the tbtal of artl cles wholly orr-partlally manufactured for 'use as materials In manufacturing," tho grand total of' manufacturers' niaterlafs Imported would amount to over $350,000,000, or nearly 45 per cent oi tne tQtai importa tions. This statement Is based upon 11 months detailed ' figures already received by the Treasury Bureau of Statistics, to which Is added an estimate for December, based upon the figures of the preceding month. This statement puts the Importation of raw material In the 12 months ending with December, 1900, at J27S.628.O00. against $267, 493.959 In 1899, $162,172,736 in 1896, and $160,-, 5.23,494 hi 1S94, A comparison of 1899 and 1900 with, preceding years shows an In crease of over 35 per cent In the importa tions of manufacturers' materials in these two years as compared with Ihe entire period from 1890 to JS98, and an Increase of nearly 70 per cent, as compared with the years 1894 and 1896. Even the remarkable fall In prices of manufacturers' materials which has char acterized the closing half of the year 1900 has not prevented the total value of these materials Imported In 1900 from exceeding that of 1899, though In two articles, India rubber and silk, the figures for 1900 show a reduction as compared with 1S99. Raw silk was quoted In the New York mar kets In December, 1900, at $3 45 per pound, against ?F 50 In December. 1899: Manila hemp, at 74 cents per pound in Decem ber, 1900, against 14 cents per pound In December, 18S9: sisal, at 594 cents per pound In December, 1900, against 8 cents fn December. 1899, and rubber, at B8 cents per pound In pecember, 1900. against $1 05 per pound In December, 1899. With a re duction In cost such as that suggested by the articles named, It is apparent that the Increase In quantity of manufacturers' materials Imported In 1900 Is even greater that that Indicated by the figures of value, which of themselves stand higher than those of any preceding year. The Bureau of Statistics classifies the Importations under five general .heads. Articles of food and lLve animals; articles In a crude condition which enter lnjto the various processes of domestic Industry; articles wholly or partially manufactured for use In the mechanic arts: articles manufactured ready for consumption, and articles of voluntary use. luxuries, etc. Of the 1900 Importations, 26 5 per cent are articles of food and live animals, against 34 3 per cent In 1896: articles In a crudo condition for use In manufacturing formed S3 per cent, against 23 7 per cent In 1895: articles wholly or partlallv manufactured for use In the mechanic arts formpd 10 5 per cent, against 12.6 per cent in 1896;, arttr cles manufactured ready for consumption formed 15 9 per cent, against 17J5 per cent in 1E96 and articles of voluntary Use, lux uries, etc., formed 13 3 per cent, against 1L5 per cent in 1S95. Comparing 1900 with 1S99, articles of food form a smaller pro portion of the imports In the year just ended than In the preceding year, being 26 5 per cent, against 29.3 per cent: whilfr articles in a crude -condition for use In manufacturing are 33.8 per cent, against S2 9 per cent In 1893 and articles wholly or partially manufactured for use in man ufacturing formed 10 3 per cent, against 9 3 per cent in 1899 The following table shows 'the value of the Importation of 12 principal articles re quired for use In manufacturing In 1900. comjar,ed wJth. 1899 and 1S96, the .December figures for 1900 being estimated: 1S9B. 1899. Chemical ...$44.813 531. -$48,247,047 1900. 32,757.000 28.143.000 25.526.00fr 19,030,000 18.680 000 15:622 000 14,875,000 Hides, sKins. zu vu.bzg bi.ixf.boa Silk 15,69ttZ37 India rubber. 15,679415 Fibers , 12,236,653 Wool ....... 22.421,414 Tin 5,848,933 Wood 16,136 845 Leaf tobaqco 10,497.601 Cotton 5.637jS93 Furs, and fur stklna 2.816,055 Lead ., 1.780,265 42.776.678 34-.397 320 2t 398.90 11.659,644 16.746,117 14,700,494 11,654.893 6,608,395 6.111.882 2,947.866 7,267,000 6,148,000' ,3,798,000- History of a Fallen Star. Detroit Free Press. "Yes. I was once the sporting editor," admitted the veteran who now scans ex changes with an eagle eye and uses the long shears with a dexterity born of much practice. 'Without swelling up with pride or boasting beyond the plain truth. I was the bright particular star In Cin cinnati In the old days when good men fought, on the green and. used their bare fists Instead Of upholstered, mitts. But I tumbled from the throne, and that' Gons McGovern affair at Chicago brings It pain fully back to me. ""The manager called me Inta the den one day and told me they were making a spread over the Greeley candidacy, but that the reading public would be hungry for every scran from the Edwaida-Collyer 1 mill, somewhere within a hundred miles ol Pittsburg. Away I went to the Smoxy City, with a pocket fall of money and a "determined ambition to beat the record. I made a voyage to the scene of battle In an old flatb'oat in tow of a steamer, and was treated with the true spirit of democracy, for every man aboard had to take punches and kicks galore. "I was having my share of pot luck up to the end of the sixth round, when I ventured the outspoken opinion that the fight was a fake, though later considera tion forced me to reverse the verdict. I was whipped, robbed, and outlawed in less time than It takes to write It The ganjj wouldn't let me on the boat or the scow, "-and I couldn't advance within range without getting a volley of empty beer bottle and chunks of coal. "I wept as they sailed away. There was not a railroad or a telegraph station within miles. What I did was to hire a horse from a farmer, pretending that I wanted to ride to the next town, and try to swim the beast across the river. He went down 100 feet from the other shore. I managed to land, but was two weeks in the poorhouse getting well. I telegraphed the office and got a quick re turn notifying me that I was due to be kicked 6ut of sight. Then I took the religious column on a Pittsburg- dally." FOR NEW DEMOCRACY. Interesting Statement Lindsay. by Senator WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. A recent Inter view with Senator Lindsay, of Kentucky, who, like Grover Cleveland, refused to follow Bryan, may be Interesting as giv ing the views of that clas$ of Democrats who are Unxlous to have the party re vived, but who feel that It can never re- f gam ltB old standing as long as It follows L the "peerless leader." In his Interview, Senator Lindsay said: "Democrats, without respect to differ ences of opinion concerning tho Issues that have been prominent In the past five years, would be glad to see such an align ment as would bring all Democrats to the support of the party nominees. The reor ganization of the party, if reorganization be necessary, must come from within- and not through those who are outside the breastworks. "The reorganization must rid itself of Popullstlc leadership, reassert the funda mental principles of Democracy, and tol erate, liberty of private Judgment on cur rent questions of coining legal-tender money out of silver, and tho ratio at which It should be coined These are not party questions, and should never have been made a test of party loyalty. It was so made for the first time In 1896. Many who had been active Democrats for more than a generation were virtually excluded from co-operation with the organization by tests they could not accept, and many were driven Into active oppcsltlo'n by the reactionary spirit manifested la the new leaders. "Whenever those in authority conclude to make Jeffcrsonlan Democracy the test of party fealty, and In good faith to lead an army of Democrats, instead of a coali tion of discordant elements, the work of organization will have been accomplished, and the Democracy, whether successful in securing control of the Gdvernment or not, will again, become a National force In shaping, pubUc oplnlpn and directing- Na tional affairs. - "The paramount Issue of last year, so far as It had a"praetlcal bearing, was set tled at the polls in November last. The progress of business affairs, and the rad ical cnanges In financial conditions since 1S96 have relegated the paramount issue of that campaign to the dead past. It can never again be made a leading Issue In a National contest. Many may continue to think that It was a mistake to go to the gold standard, but there will be few, If any, who will be ready to stake an. elec tion on that belief. "In establishing a stable government in the Philippines, the Administration is en titled to reasonablo support of all Amer icans, without regard to party. We can no more afford to abandon those islands to disorder and permanent anarchy than we can afford to announce our Intention to keep them in permanent subjection to our Imperial power, even though they may develop a recognized capacity for local self-government. The Administra tion is entitled to fair play for the next four years In dealing with this difficult and perplexing problem. If with fair play the Republican party does not succeed in substituting peaceful methods for force, and In, setting up local governments in the administration of which the resident pop ulation of the Islands shall largely par ticipate, the American people can well be asked In 1904 to put the Democratic party in power, provided, always, that conservatism and moderation shall bo far prevail In Democratic councils that tho country can feel that the old-time party of tho people may be safely trusted with Its business Interests. "There are Issues enough on which all Democrats do agree. Continued success is likely to turn the heads of the Re publican managers. They aro already sys tematically declining to keep faith In re gard to their platform pledges to miti gate the extreme provisions of the Ding ley -tariff through reciprocity treaties. They are entering on the policy of subsi dizing favorite Industries. Of reasonable economy they have wholly lost sight, and extravagance and profligacy of expendi ture are likely to mark the continuance of Republican control. ''If Democratic managers will give prominence to Issues about which there are no serious differences of Democratic opinion, we shall not be long delayed In beholding a rehabilitated party that will first deserve and ultimately achieve suc cess' Place for G. A. R. Encampment. WASHINGTON. Jan. 13. General Lee Rassleur. Commander-fn-Chlef of the G. A. R.. Who arrived here today, said, In discussing the question of the meeting place of the next National encampment: "As a member of the executive com mittee, I do not desire to express an opinion as to how I will vote at the meet ing of the executive committee In St. Louis. January 21. The situation will probaby be changed by that time. Cleve land, however, has not yet had a Nation al encampment of the G. A. R., and that has been the point uppermost in my mind. I think all sections should have a chance. There are a large number of members liv ing In the vicinity of Cleveland who would not havo an opportunity to attend a National encampment unless It were held In their section of the country. I believe In looking out for the poorer members of" the body." m ' For Permanent Maritime Con&ress. BRUNSWICK. Ga., Jan. 13. Requests come from Eastern and Western delegates who will attend the National Maritime Congress, to assemble here on January SO, urging the organization of a perma CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. Thi Kind You m Always Bough! Bears tho Signature of fc5&k You Look Old Its impossible for you not to, with the color of seventy years in your hair! Perhaps you are seventy,, and you like your gray hair. And perhaps not! Dark hair -for youth and r vigor; gray hair for old age ana decline. If you will use Ayer's Hair Vigor, in less than a month there won't be a gray hair in your head. 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Billings has located the Billings quartz mining claim In tho Cow Creek district. O. Or. GHbertson and W. W. Cochran have located tho Elkton quartz mining claim In the Bohemia district. The north west corner is on Jackass ridge, about one mile south from the Mustek mine. Jens Clousen has located a water right on Windy Creek, In Glendale precinct. G. GHbertson has located a water right of 1000 Inches on Windy Creek, In Glendale precinct. Bent GHbertson has located 800 Inches of water on Windy Creek. Glendale precinct. O. G., G. and Bent GHbertson have lo cated 1000 Inches of water, location notice being about 600 feet east from quarter sec tion corner, between sections. IS and 14, T. 23 S., R. 6 W. Feminine Ideals. Margaret Deland in Harper's Bazar. Are we making tho best of It in our own lives and tho lives of our girls? Ot aro we, perhaps, in our fury of impa tience for goodness and helpfulness, going a little too fast? Can wo bear the pace? Can the fabric of society bear the as sault of Individualism? There seems to be a curious arrogance In our tiny, bustling haste to help the Eternal in im proving his world. A strange forgetful ness" ot the fact that God has drawn this earth along Its path among the stars, suns have burned and cooled, nations have lived and died, and human life has drawn nearer and nearer that far-off divine event. To which the whole creation moves without us I This new feminine ideal, divine as we believe it to be, must yet be bound close to our grim and weary world by a cor taln old-fashioned word duty. In that word lies the vision of a society made up of perfect units, and in it lies also tho secret of tho Joy of life. In it tha now ideal and the old ideal come together, and, behold! we have an ideal which is finer and sweeter and nobler than either thof new or old could be alone. Heppner Banlc Election. HEFPNER, Or., Jan. 12. 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