Hi
ty Clerk
VOL. XXXV.
COKVALLIS, BENTON COUNTY, OUEG0JJ, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1898.
NO. 41.
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1 NEWS OF THE KEEK
From All Parts of the New
World and the Old.
OF INTEREST TO OUR READERS
Comprehensive Review of the Import
ant Iappenlnea of the "Past Week
Culled From the Telegraph Columns
The drought in California has ended
and rainfall ia reported from nearly
every section of the state.
Pnget sound oystermen have formed
an, association, and will make an effort
,ti. secure needed legislation.
... .'.The war department has decided to
have the remains of all soldieis who
died' iu Manila returned to this country.
Clyde Bennington, aged 22, has been
sentenced to life imprisonment in San
Quentin for his part in the Oro Giande
train robberies.
The death sentence of Private Lind
say,, Tenth cavalry, has been commuted
by the president to life imprisonment,
on recommendation of General Wheeler.
Since the cessation of hostilities this
government has spent about $1,000,000
in feeding the starving Cubans, and the
work is still going on with untiring
vigor.
The United States troops in Cuba and
Porto Rico have not beer, forgotten.
They will be sent for Christmas 10,000
pounds of prime turkey and 2,000
pounds of cranberries.
The body of an unknown man was
found on one of thebars of the Willam
ette, three miles east of Monroe. The
head and feet were missing. There was
no means of identification.
The halibut schooner Two Brothers,
plying in Alaska waters, lias been miss
ing nearly six weeks, and it is feared
that she has been lost with all on board.
One of her boats was recently found in
a badly battered condition.
Eight additional survivois of the crew
of the lost ship Loiulonian were brought
into Baltimore by the North German
Lloyd steamship Maria Rickmers. They
are: Captain a . H. Lee, Third Officer
Joseph Cottier, Boatswain T. Behem,
Quartermaster' F. Garlsen, Able Sea
men J. Webb and W. Cadness, Second
Steward D. Darnell and Second Cook
W. Martin.
In the German reichstag, Count von
Kardorff, leader of the free conserva
tives, condemned the sentimental Ger
man sympathy with Spain, and wel
comed the appearance of the "great
and vigorous American nation" among
the' colonizing powers. He said he
hoped - that in accordance with Bis
marck's principle, commercial ques
tions would be kept separate from
pyjaiiGul' illations,, .or, tSSic Wptta.
done, Germany could be on very good
.ferms with the United Statea
Colonel Wi'Htam J. Bryan has de
clared himself as opposed to expansion.
Spaniards opened fire on a Cuban
funeral procession in Havana, and
wounded several. One will probably
die.
By the explosion of a shell at Port
Constantine, at Cronstadt, Russia, nine
soldiers were killed and three officers
and seven soldiers wounded.
By an explosion in the grist mill at
Pettysvillej Nate Thomas and Clarence
Emmons were killed outright and Will
Markley was fatally injured.
..Chicago packers will spend a large
amount of money in erecting immense
cold-storage plants in Santiago and Ha
vana for the. reception and storing of
fresh meat.
Five deaths occurred in Butte,
Mont., which are claimed to have been
caused by the, dreadful sulphur and
arsenic fumes from the smelters. Many
people who can do so are leaving the
city to get out of tne smoke.
It is probable that Secretary Bliss
will, within a short time, tender his
resignation to the president. He has
had the step under consideration for
some time, deeming it necessary that
he should be free to devote more time
to his large business interests.
The Brooklyn, Texas, Castine and
Resolute have been ordered to Havana.
"While there is not the faintest desire
to convey a threat in the dispatch of
these warships to Havana, it may be
noted that when they lie within the
harbor, they will hold the town in per
fect subjection.
The Clearwater Short Line Railway
Company, which is the official title of
the branch Northern Pacific cut-off,
lias filed certificates in the office of the
secretary of state at Olympia, designat
ing Thomas Cooper as its agent in
Washington, and showing the route of
the proposed road, now under construc
tion. Word has been received from United
States Consul Allen that John O. Flan
agan, the confidential clerk of George
W. Lake, a rich merchant of Chemul
po, who was murdered August 29, has
been sentenced by a consular court to
imprisonment for life. Flanagan had
been robbing his employer systematic
ally and committed the crime to cover
up his misdeeds.
. Minor News Items.
The will of the late Edward Austin,
of Boston, bequeaths $1,100,000 to
public uses.
The czar has recently issued an edict
ordering a trial by jury in Siberia
after January 1.
The British government has decided
to mako a generous grant for the relief
of the distress and damage caused by
the recent hurricane in the West In
dies. '?.VMies Nora Bittner, a respected
jgl(pLig lady of Allegheny, Pa., was fa
" tally beaten by three girls, none of
. whom are over 15 years of age.
Irwin McDowell Gai field, a son of
the former president, has successfully
tried his first case in the Boston mu
nicipal courts. He is 27 years old.
The youngest chaplain in the navy
is said to be Frederick C. Brown, 25
years old, now on the Iowa, which ia
on her way to Manila. He was ap
pointed to the service last April, be
ing at that time pastor of the Unitarian
- church of Middleboro, Mass.
LATER NEWS.
Terre Haute, Ind., was visited by a
million dollar fire.
Three lives were lost and several in
jured by a fire and explosion at Fort
Adams, R. I.
Ambassador Jules Cambon will sail
from Havre for New York on January
7, to resume his duties at Washington.
Senator Hanna has introduced in the
senate, and Representative Payne in
the house, a bill to grant subsidies for
Amerioan sbippiug.
When the president in his southern
tour reached Macon, Ga., great enthu
siasm was shown and the Confederate
veterans tendered him a reception.
About $700 in spurious coin was
captured in an Italian tenement-house
in Buffalo. Supposed counterfeiters
are under arrest in the persons of
Frank Perrel and Pasquale Antonach,
who were captured Saturday evening
while engaged in passing counterfeit
money.
The National Casket Company, of
Pittsburg, Pa., has received from the
United States government an order for
4,000 caskets, the largest single order
of the kind ever given. The coffins
will be used for the purpose of bring
ing to this country the bodies of all
the soldiers killed in battle in Cuba, or
who died from disease there.
The agricultural appropriation bill
passed by congress oontains a retalia
tory clause authorizing the secretary of
agriculture to inspect imported articles
dangerous to health, and also author
izing the secretaiy of the treasury to ex
oludo such articles. The restriction is
designed to apply to a large number of
articles imported from foreign coun
tries. A special from Washington, D. C. ,
says: There are seers who predict that
Uncle Sam will become the banker for
the world. Two Old World govern
ments, Russia and Japan, have turned
their faces to the United States in
search of loans. Russia, at .least, has
had agents sound American financiers.
This is the first time foreign nations,
have sought to float great national
loans in America, and the wise men
think it is the beginning of the new
era.
At the Mozoro insane asylum, in
Havana, a horrible state of affairs was
discovered. One hundred and twentv
inmates, emaoiated and showing every
sign of starvation, are confined there.
Six months ago there were, over 800 in
this asylum, but death and starvation
have reduced their numbers to about
one-seventh of that figure. The Span
ish government withdrew its grant,
and although money was raised for the
institution, corrupt officials embezzled
most of it, leaving the patients desti
tute. '
At a meeting of the various religious
denominations . held in'- London, the
czar's disarmament proposal was in
dorsed. .'!Sf't '
"FoCr person's" were killed anf bYiiers
seriously injured in Paris by the col
lapse of a house in course of construc
tion. It is feared that five bodies still
remain buried in the debris.
Mrs. Mary Tutt Throckmorton, who
in her early life was a leader in Wash
ington society, is dead from the effects
of inhaling illuminating gas which es
caped by accident in her room. She
was 88 years of age.
The British steamer Pawnee has ar
rived in New York from Mediterran
ean ports, and brought 10 ship-wrecked
people, eight men and two women, who
were taken from the disabled schooner
Deer Hill, of St. John's, N. B., in
midocean.
The navy department has made pub
lio a report from Admiral Schley cov
ering that part of the operations and
movements of the flying squadron
from its sailing from Key West for
Cienfuegos up to, but not including the
first bombardment.
As a result of a coasting accident at
Turtle creek, eight miles from Pitts
burg, Joseph West, aged 30 years, is
dead and eleven others are injured, two
seriously. The sled collapsed at the
bottom of a eteep hill and hurled the
party with great force in every direc
tion. Thomas Jones, living near Greer,
W. Va., attempted to light a fire with
crude oil. An explosion occurred,
wrecking the room, and the dresses of
his twin daughters, aged 4 years, ig
nited. He was too badly burned to
asait them, and they were so badly
burned that both of them died shortly
afterwards.
Exports to Cuba are already begin
ning to show the effect of returning
peace and the reopening of our ports to
commerce. The October figures of the
treasury department bureau of statis
tics show a marked increase in the ex
ports of the United States to Cuba in
nearlv all articles, comparing October,
1898," with October, 1897.
The international anti-anarohistio
conference which has been in session
here for several weeks, has proved a
success. Great secrecy is maintained
regarding the proceedings and conclu
sions, but the delegates seem satisfied
that they have laid a splendid founda
tion for a uniform system of dealings
with anarchists. The conference de
clined to recognize anarchist outrages
as political orimes.
Leon Favier, who fought under the
great Napoleon, has just celebrated his
96th birthday at Philadelphia.
The president of the municipal coun
cil of Paris has informed Mme. Sara
Bernhardt that the council has accept
ed her recent offer to take a lease of
the Theater des Nacions.
Preparations are on foot in Honolulu
to test the applicability of the United
States immigration laws to the Hawa
iian islands by the importation to the
cane fields of 1,000 Corean laborers.
The American Fireproof Wood com
pany was incorporated at Trenton, N.
J., with a capital of $1,000,000.
The New York court of appeals de
cided that the anti-scalping law passed
at the last session of the legislature is
unconstitutional.
Admiral Dewey, in reply to an offer
of $5,000 for a short magazine article
on the Philippines, cabled: "Thanks,
but I am too busy."
The law restricting foreign immi
gration and expelling foreigners who
will not become citizens of Prussia is
being enforced. .- ,
Spaniards Charge Filipinos
With Fiendish Cruelty.
SOME HORRIBLE ATROCITIES
Uncertainty of the Future Seriously Af
fecting Trade Rebels Ioing About
aa They Please Health of Troops.
Manila, via San Francisco, Dec. 21.
Spanish refugees from the north say
that after the surrender of the town of
Aparri the insurgents formed a pa
rade, the central feature of which was
a Spanish lieutenant, who waa carried
along the streets suspended from a
bamboo pole. On arrival at the plaza
the pole 'was placed upon two forked
sticks and a squad of rebels proceeded
to terrorize their helpless victim by
shooting as close to his head as possi
ble without wounding him. When the
unfortunate man was unconscious with
terror the procession moved on again.
Another story ia told of a Spanish
officer being confined in a cell with his
hands tied behind his back and com
pelled to eat the portions of food allot
ted to him from the floor of the cell.
Still another refugee states that be
cause he threw some papers, which he
did not wish the rebels to have, into a
cesspool, the natives, upon hearing of
it, dropped him into the hole and com
pelled him to recover the papers, after
which he was paraded through the
streets for hours. The Spanish priests
who were captured fared somewhat bet
ter. The natives indignantly deny these
allegations, and their newspapers re
taliate by printing horrible stories of
atrocities practiced by the Spaniards
before the surrender of Manila.
Senor Palermo, president of the Fil
ipino assembly, is said to have cabled
a long message to Madrid a few days
ago to the effect that if Spain would
guarantee autonomy and other reform
measures the whole country would sup
port Spanish rule in preference to any
Other form of foreign intervention.
Aguinaldo has seen fit to remove the
embargo upon Americans, and has is
sued an order granting the right to
travel through the territory at present
held by the revolutionary government
to all foreigners, except Spaniards, so
long as they are unarmed.
The present unpleasant weather is
having its effect upon the health of the
American troops, hundreds of whom
are suffering from cramps and chills
pccasioned by the dampness of their
quartera and exposure.
An order has been issued compelling
medical practitioners to report all cases
of smallpox' under their notice to the
authorities, in Older that they may.be
promptly 'removed to , lb,e,..pesthouse,
fjn;? t" i tb , Jf"'i"Tinop .M)f- 3i-4H
w'hich have occurred in private houses
throughout the city.
What with the uncertainty as to the
future disposition of the islands, and
the state of affairs existing outside ot
the limits of the city of Manila, which
are the bounds of American jurisdic
tion, business in the Philippines is in
almost as bad condition today as it was
six months ago. From May 1 until
the surrender of Manila,, on August 1
last, the only means of communication
between this city and the other ports
in the Philippines was entirely cut off,
since all coasting steamers were under
the Spanish flag, and had to lie up dur
in the blorfwfdei ' .-".;' . . , -
With the advent of the American
army of oc :upatkn it was hoped that
trade would be resumed almost imme
diately, but in spite of the fact that
arrangements have been made between
the American and Spanish authorities
toward this end, the fact remains that
the interisland trade, which amounted
annually to over $500,000,000, has
dwindled down to less than one-fifth
of its normal volume.
MOVED A BRIDGE.
Remarkable Feat of Railway Engineers
at Milwaukee.
Milwaukee, Wis., Dec. 21. A re
markable feat of bridge moving was ac
complished today by the Chicago &
Northwestern Railway Company, under
the direction of J. S. Robinson, divi
sion superintendent of the engineers of
that road. The bridge was a single
track draw, weighing 215 tons, and
was removed a distance of 250 feet to a
new foundation in the quick time of 2
hours and 57 minutes. The structure
was floated on two scows, one on either
side of the center, which were sunk
90,000 gallons of water. With the
scows in proper position, the water
was pumped out and the bridge grad
ually lifted from its foundation and
towed to its new resting place by two
tugs. The bridge had rendered service
since 1880, and is still in good condi
tion, being removed to make way for a
double-track structure of the latest pat
tern. Left Money to Wark.
New York, Dec. 21. A dispatch to
the World from London says: Miss
Yates lett $35,000, half her property,
to Lieutenant Wark, who waa sentenced
to hang for complicity in an illegal
operation which caused her death. The
will is to be contested by the next of
kin.
Fatal Pistol Duel.
Munich, Dec. 21. A duel with pis
tols took place here today between Ma
jor Seitz and Lieutenant Pfeiffer, grow
ing out of the former's misconduct with
the latter's wife. Major Seitz was
killed.
The Usual Revolution.
Lima, Peru, Dec. 21. The presi
dent of Bolivia, Senor Alonzo, at the
head of 200 men, is preparing to march
against the capital, La Paz, which is in
the hands of the revolutionists..
Five Thousand Rabbits Killed.
Ogden, Utah, Dec. 21. Five thou
sand rabbits was the killing of an
Ogden party of 60 members which went
out to Monument, Utah, yesterday
afternoon. They hunted three hours,
and this afternoon the killed rabbits
were brought in and photographed.
They filled a freight car and were un
loaded on Washington avenue and dis
tributed to the poor. It is the largest
killing with shotguns now on record.
Hobart, Tasmania, Deo. 21. Cap
tain Borchgrevink'a expedition has
started for the Antartic regions.
EXPANSION UPHELD.
Senator. Piatt Speaks Against the Vest
Resolution.
Washington, Deo. 21. The senate
had a busy day, and there were aeveral
important speeches. Piatt of Connecti
cut, spoke against the Vest resolution,
which declares that the United States
has no power to acquire territory. He
said that the power of a nation to ao
quire territory was as inherent as its
sovereignty. The United States had,
the right to govern such territory in the
best manner possible until the people
of the acquired lands were capable of
self-government.
Proctor of Vermont, and: Hale of
Maine, explained divergent views upon
the subject of a commission of senators,
to visit Cuba. Proctor thought such
committee was neoessary, while Hale
said he thought it would be in extreme
ly bad taste, and useless. '
The Nicaragua canal bill was up dur
ing tne latter...pait o( the day, and Sen
ators Berry, Allen, llo'ar, Caffery antJ
Morgan disousaed the measure.
This waa suspension day in the house
and several bills were passed, the most
important of which was the bill appro
priating $350,000 for the Philadelphia
exposition of 1899. The vote was ex
ceedingly close; it had but two votes
more than the necessary two-thirds.
Bills weie also passed under suspension
of the rules to authorize the distribu
tion of the asaeta of the Freedmen's
bank; to enlarge the scope of the fish
commission to include game birds; for
the relief of the Fourth mounted Ar
kansas infantry, and for the relief of
John W. Lewis, of Oregon.
Bailey of Texas, introduced a resolu
tion in open houae, directing the ju
diciary committee to inveatigate and
report on the question aa to whether
members of the house who had accept
ed commissions in the army had for
feited their seats in -the house. He
made the resolution the text for some
remarka, taking occasion to denounce
anew the statement that in his attitude
on this question he had been made a
catspaw by Republicans in the house.
He denounced the Republican who had
instigated the statement as an infa
mous liar, and challenged him to
father it. There was no reply to Mr.
Bailey's statement, and the resolutions
were referred to the committee on
rules.
JAPAN IS SATISFIED. '".
Policy of Expansion Rocefves the Moral
Support of That Nation.
Seattle, Wash., Dec. 21. Command
er I. Mori, who is on his way to San
Francisco to take charge of the new
Japanese cruiser Chitoae, says the
policy of expansion which has been ad
opted by the United States receives the
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anese from sentimental and commercial
reasons. ... spbekmg. race will be within our reach.
CommahdeTs "Mori places Admiral 1 A joint Anglo-American representation
Dewey in the sanie class with'Admrralsof, am 16 men and 5 women, chosen
Ito and Nelson. He is not TOlI a,
grea.t n a val officer," said he, "but a
general and a8tatesrian. " He did not
know Admiral Dewey personally, but
be saw the result of his work, having
arrived at Manila in command of the
cruiser Noniwa to look out for the Jap
anese interests there.
Commander Mori thinks a considera
ble portion of future contracts for war
ships will be let to American firms.
One of the principal reasons of this,
aside from the superior workmanship,
will be because the United States is
nearer to the home country, so that the
vessels can be taken across the Pacific
without the long voyage thiough the
Suez canal or around the Cape of Good
Hope.
A COLOMBIAN OUTRAGE.
Tvro Americans Unjustly Kept Under
. , Surveillance for Two Years.
Los Angeles, Cal., Dec. 21. Charles
Nelson and H. K. Spring have just
reached this city from the 'United
States of Colombia, where for two
years they were held under surveillance
without being granted a trial, on a
charge of having killed Jason Hubbardt
August 27, 1896.
They are both from Colton, and went
to South America and entered the em
ploy of Hubbard, whose dead body was
found on the date mentioned with a I
rifle by its si le. It was thought that I
he had accidentally killed himself, but '
Nelson and Spring were arrested on bus- I
picion, and imprisoned for 25 days, I
when they were released on bail. They j
could not leave the country, but on!
November 4 their bondsmen secured .
their release, and they at once started
for home. There was no evidence to
connect them with the death of Hub
baid. Gold in Pike's Teak.
Colorado Springs, Colo., Dec. 21. A
strike of gold in the Strickler tunnel,
being driven through Pike's Peak to in
crease the water supply of this city, i
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lias uauaeu uie most, intense excitement
in Colorado Springs. A splendid vein
bearing large quantities of sylvanite
has been encountered by the contractor,
George W. Jackson, and samples from
the find assay up into the thousands.
Today pieces of the ore were roasted, I
and globules of gold were apparent in
the rook.
The find is of importance to this city,
as the riches will revert to the city of
Colorado Springs.
Experts who have examined the prop
erty say that millions of dollars' worth
of gold are contained in the vein en
countered. American Locomotlvee for England.
London, Dec. 21. The Midland Rail
way Company has ordered 28 engines
in Philadelphia and New York. As a
consequence of the engineer's strike,
English firms are only able to cope
with arrears of work, 'i'
Flag. Was Lowered.
Cairo, Dec. 21. Major Marchand
and his party evacuated Fashoda .during
the morning of December 11, when
the French flag was lowered and the
British and Egyptian Sags were hoisted.
American Steel Ralls.
London, Deo. 21. The Daily Mail
this morning makes the following an
nouncement: The Carnegies have se
cured an order for 40,000 tons of steel
rails for the Cape at 15 shillings per
ton under the English tenders.
Explosion in Cascade Tunnel.
Seattle, Wash., Deo. 21. A prema
ture explosion of dynamite occurred in
the eastern portion of the Cascade tun
nel this evening. Pat Shortland, of
Butte. Mont, was killed and two other
unknown injured. '
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OPPORTUNITY FOR AMERICANS
Covement in England in Favor -of an
International .demonstration Queen
in Sympathy With It. . .Vl :
London, Dec..2fl. William T. Stead,
writing to the Associated Press, says:
( "I have seen the czar. I have heard
from his own lip's the earnest desire of
his heart that something practical
should be done; and that quickly, to
divert to the seiyice of humanity some
of the many miHons-now- devoted to.
prapaatidna for'j-cwar. He has; taken
the initiative in summoning the confer
ence. He is prepared to give an earn
est of his sincerity by arresting the
future increase of Russian armament.
But unless he is supported by the peo
ples who detest militarism as well as
by those 'wio' groan tinder its burdens,
his well-meant endeavor will fail.
"The American people can, if they
w:!, prevent so fatal a catastrophe.
As the greatest and latest born of the
world'n powers, they can, if they
choose, save this supreme opportunity
of the century from being sacrificed by
thti skeptical apathy of the govern
ments. But to do this, it will be nec
essary to act, and to act at once. What
is hoped of those friends of peace and
eMmies of militarism who turn their
eager eyes to the great republic of the
New jVqrld, is that between now and
the ehd-of January, the citizens of the
United States will, by public demon
strations, formal resolutiona and by
other methoda by which a democratic
j p, ople gives expression to its convic
ti ns and its aspirations, have manifest
ed to the world their determination to
holp the czar to put this thing through.
"In England, where the difficulties
arench.js-gxeater owing to the sense
le -? prejudice against Russia, which has
been the baleful legacy of the Crimean
war, such a national committee is al
ready in course of formation. By the
end of next month, it is expeoted there
will not be any considerable center of
population which will not have had
its public meeting demanding that en
ergetic support should be given to the
Russian proposals.
"What the friends of peace in Eng
land confidently calculate upon is that
tn e appeal in the cause of humanity
will find the Amerioan people ready
' an A able to) respond
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If so, the great
est demonstration ever made of the
pcaca-loving .passion of the English-
liam he foremost of our race, charged
William T. Stead on
Sincerity of It.
!..--J.tB.iiti'Wwl?.. nroceejl throiiRhJj,,, nnW H'ea ''Sri1ww rimcirm-iti
: sent an address of thanks to the czar,
1 would rouse the continent. 1
"Round the Anglo-American deputa
I tion would group themselves, in the
I first place, the representatives of the
seven small states Sweden, .Norway,
Denmark, Belgium, Holland, Switzer
land' and Portugal, with an aggregate
population of nearly 30,000,000, and
with these reinforcements the great in
ternational delegation would begin its
crusade through Europe In four
weeks, it would have shaken the conti
nent from center to circumference."
The movement in favor of an inter
national demonstration in support of
the czar's peace conference is taking
practical shape in Great Britain, and is
attracting much sympathy from the
queen and other members of the royal
family, fc ho are said to be aware of the
entire sincerity of the czar.
MORE HOBSON KISSING.
The
Bierrimao Hero in the Hands of
Chicago Girls.
Chicago, Dec. 20. Lieutenant Rich
ard Pearson Hobsori was heavily bom
barded by a large field of kissing girls
at the Auditorium tonight, but as no
distress signals were hoisted after the
engagement, it is not believed that he
was seriqusly injured. Lieutenant
Hobson lectured on "The Sinking of
the Merrimac," under the auspices of
the Chicago Press Club, and after the
lecture, the members of the audience
pressed forward for an impromptu re
ception. There was much handshaking
and applause, but more interesting
than either were 163 kisses given the
Merrimac's hero by as many girls. The
lieutenant met the attack bravely and
even seemed to encourage it.
During his brief stay in Chicago,
Lieutenant Hobson was the guest of
General John McNulta, at the Union
League Club
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After the lectuie he
left for Kansas City, where he will
speak tomorrow evening. Tuesday
evening the distinguished naval offi
cer will face an audience in Denver,
whence he will proceed to San Fran
cisco and sail for Manila December 24,
on the City of Peking.
Savannah, Ga., Dec. 20. Nearly the
whole of the business part of the town
of Tifton, in the center of the peach
belt, was burned last night. An oil
lamp in a boarding house exploded.
The Masonic hall and 10 stores were
destroyed, and a hotel and a large lum
ber mill were damaged.
Indian Bill Passed.
Washington, Deo. 20. The house
today gave its attention to the Indian
appropriation bill, passing it substan
tially as leported. This is the third of
the appropriation bills to pass, and it
clears the calendar of the big supply
bills, although another, the agricul
tural, will be ready and knocking for
attention by Monday. The house
passed the bill granting a right of way
through the San Francisco forest re
serve to the Saginaw Southern railway
of Arizona.
Baron Rothschild Dead.
London, Deo. 20. Baron Ferdinand
James de Rothschild, M. P., is dead.
Ha was the second son of the late Baron
Alphonso Rotschild. He was a mem
ber of parliament in the unionist inter
ett, for Aylesbury. The baron was an
intimate friend of the Prince of Wales.
It was dnring the prince's last visit to
Weideson, near Aylesbury, that he in
jured his knee. The baron was a lav
ish host and entertained the queen in
1800. His death was sodden. It waa
supposed he was only Buffering from a
oolc-
RIOTS. IN HAVANA SUBURBS.
Cubans Break Looae With the With-.-
i drawal of Authority.
Havana, Dec. 20. The Spanish
evacuation commissioners informed the
American commissioners this evening
that the Havana suburbs of Cerro and
Jesus del Monte had been evacuated.
The Spanish troops evacuated Jesus del
Monte at 5 o'clock this evening, imme
diately after which American and Cu
ban flags were raised, crackers were
fired, and. the. usual, demonstrations
made by the large crowd in
honor of
the event. At the hour of filing this ports ot the Sound and British Co'fum
dispatch, 8 P. M., it is reported that bia. This year they are shipping over
some of the troops of the Cuban Gen- . 600 tons, and have orders for more if
eral Mario Menbcal are entering Jesus
del Monte. Probably the United States
forces Will be sent there tomorrow.
The suburb of Cerro was evacuated
yesterday. American and Cuban flags
were displayed from the houses on Cal
zada del .Cerro, and crowds rushed,
through tbe , streets shouting "Vive
CubaliblfHlV Jr "! :',
About 5:30 last evening, a crowd of
Cubans of the lower olass passed a bar
racks of engineers on the Infanta ave
nue, shouting "Long live Cuba!" and
"Death to Spain" and firing shots into
the air in celebration of the evaouation
of Cerro. The engineers did not fire,
but the guard was doubled.
The crowd, then passed on from the
Calzada del Monte to the Calzada del
Cerro, stopping the street-cars and com
pelling passengers to shout "Viva Cuba
lrbre." Among the demonstrators were
a number of butchers, who carried pis
tols and knives. Jose Gancedo and his
cousin, Teodoro Huertis, who were on
the cars, were wounded with knives.
Gancedo died today, and Huertis will
probably die.
Later the crowd met some engineers
at the Esquina de Tejas and fired npon
them, seriously wounding one. The
engineers returned the fire, wounding
a street-car conductor; a civilian, Isi
doro ' Kazols, and John Leonard, a col
ored man. The rioting continued,
many shots b6ing fired in front of the
Caaa de Socorro, where the wounded
were assisted.
Spanish soldiers were ordered to the
scene, and arrived about 9 o'olock.
While marching through Cerro, they
were fired upon by men concealed be
hind pillars. One Spanish private fell,
wounded, and the battalion fired into
the air to scare the rioters. On resum
ing their march, they were again fired
upon, and another man was hit. The
Spaniards then fired and dispersed the
rioters. Among the wounded was a col
ored woman, and it is also reported
that there were several others.
The rioting caused great alarm in
Cerro and along the Calzada del Monte,
where all houses have kept closed doors
since last night.
STUCK FAST ON A REEF.
Accident to the Cruiser Cincinnati
i -v;' Santiago Harbor.
in
Santiago de iCaha, Dec. 30--rr While
was leaving port about sunset yester
day, slid ran full speed upon a rock
clearly defined in the charts, but not
buoyed. Last September, General
Leonard Wood, considering that the
absence of a buoy there might lead to
some accident, anchored a small one,
the first ever placed there, but the
Bessie, on entering the harbor one
night, carried it away, and since then
there has been no buoy to mark the
location of the rock.
The Cincinnati probably is not seri
ously damaged, as she is not making
water. For the last 24 hours the gov
ernment collier Southery and the May
flower have been engaged in an effort
to pull her off. Thus far they have
been unsuccessful, but it is hoped they
will have better luok tonight at high
tide. The principal risk now is tearing
a hole in the cruiser's bottom while she
is pulling off.
TROOPS ON THE SCANDIA.
Transport Brings the Remaining New
Yorkers From Honolulu.
San Francisco, Dec. 20. The United
States transport steamer Scandia has
arrived here, 33 days from Manila and
eight days from Honolulu. She re
mained several days at the latter port,
and the news she brought from the
Philippines was for warded by the steam
ers Alameda and Gaelic, which arrived
during the past week. The Scandia
brings the remaining companies of the
First New York volunteer regiment
from Honolulu. All are reported in
good condition, five who were ill being
now convalescent. Among her passen
gers from Manila are W. A. Walsh, of
the Astor battery, and W. J. Cohn, C.
H. Herrman, W. H. Curran, of the
Pennsylvania volunteers, and several
members of the First California regi
ment. The Scandia is in quarantine,
and no mail or passengers will be land
ed tonight, neither will any one be per
mitted to go on board.
Medicines for Troops in Cuba.
Savannah, Ga., Dec. 20. Major
General Brooke, who was appointed as
military governor of Cuba, arrived in
the city this afternoon. He had a con
ference with the president and secre
tary Alger this evening. After the
confeience Secretary Alger said General
Brooke was on his way to Havana prov
ince, and had come to Savannah upon
telegraphic orders for a conference with
the president and the secretary relative
to affairs on the island.
General Brooke is suffering from a
cold and fever. It was said late to
night that the fever was high, and that
probably he would not be able to leave
the city for a week.
New Implement Company.
The Colfax Implement Company
has been incorporated to deal in agri
cultural implements at Colfax, Wash.
The incorporators and trustees are
Aaron Kuhn, J. W. Hereford and L.
D. Woodworth. The capital stock is
$100,000, divided into 100 shares at
the valne of $100 each.
Malls for Porto Rico.
Washington, Dec. 19. The postal
contract with the New York & Porto
Rico Steamship Company, supplement
to existing arrangements with the Red
D line, has been formally signed. The
arrangements are for five regular sail
ings a montA from New York to Porto
Rico and regular additional Bailings in
connection therewith around the island
at least once a week, calling at all prin
cipal harbors and ports.
In India the average duration of life
of the natives ia 34 years aa against 44 I
JDriWM.
PACIFIC COAST NEWS
Item of General Interest Gleaned
From the Thriving Paclflo
Statea.
Export of Salted Fish.
' Japan has become a new customer for
the fish of the Northwest, and last year
1,400 tons of salted fish was shipped
from the North Pacific coast. The
Nippon Trading Company of Seattle
has gone aotively into the business of
' shipping salt fish, and buy in all the
they could get the fish. Seattle
shipped out 800 tons last year and Ta
coma shipped the same amount, while
about 600 tons was bought and shipped
from the Frazer river. There are be
sides the Nippon Company, which is
made 'uj.oj . local Japanese business
men, three'rir four , other firms there
engaged in exporting "fish. The North
japan fishing industry is running out
and her people are looking this way for
a supply, the same as they are looking
to this coast for flour and other natural
products.
Advance in Price of Fish.
At Seattle the price of salmon has
advanced from 10 cents per pound to
15 cents per pound in tbe last few
days, the oause being assigned to the
closing of the season and consequent
acarcity of fish. The demand for fish
in general is reported to be better than
has been the case for some time, steel
head salmon are beginning to run and
the Tyee variety is expected in a few
weeks, but as yet the run is rather
short. Good fishing is reported in the
Narrows, a few miles from Tacoma, and
the run is expected to continue there
until January 1. The catch now is
said to be about 12,000 salmon daily,
of the dog salmon variety. A few her
ring were oaptured at Quartermaster
harbor on Saturday and it is said that
they were the forerunners of the regu
lar season's run.
Favors San Diego.
After viewing, all the ports on the
Pacifio Dr. Weigand, general manager
of the North German Lloyd Company,
which has in contemplation the opera
tion of a steamer line from this coast
to the Grient, is reported by the San
Francisco papers to boon his way home
by way of Hong Kong and Suez canal.
As many of the stockholders of the
company are interested in Northern
Pacific securities, Tacoma was consid
ered to have an excellent chance to be
chosen as a terminus. It now seems
that the Santa Fe Railroad Company
having interested tbe Australian gov
ernment in tbeadavntagesof San Diego
harbor for a trans-Pacific mail route,
the steamship company is inclined to
favor the Southern California port.
Honolulu Taking Our Flour.
R. L Lillie, the purchasing agent on
the Pacific coast for the firm of Theo
dore H. Dayi8 & Co., of . Honolulu, is
in uiH .-.o-uiwesi. mi. juuiio win
load a vesse: at Seattle with flour and
other Northwestern products for ship
ment to the inlands. The short grain
crop in California last year has turned
the greater portion of the trans-Pacific
demand to Oregon and Washington.
Portland and Washington flour cargoes
have been discharigng in San Francisco
for a number of weeks past, and then
reshipped by the Californians to Hono
lulu. It is likely, therefore, that the
present engagement of flour by Mr.
Little for Honolulu will be but one
of many siimlar engagements.
Mew Flour Mill Running.
William Eirkland, with Carl and
Bismark Sholl, have completed their
flour mill in Walla Walla, and it has
been tinning out flour since Saturday,
November 26. Mr. Kirkland, the mil
ler, was with Dement Brothers for
eight years, and in Isaacs' mill for five
years, consequently has all the experi
ence necessary. The mill building and
ground and the water power represent
an outlay of $6,000, and additions to
the machinery are to be made in the
near future to the value of from $1,000
to $2,000. Two qualities of the fine
patent process will be turned out, as
well as the ordinary baker's brand.
The mill is one more addition to Walla
Walla's manufactories.
Big Bond Bids.
The county commissioners of Galla
tin county, Mont., opened bids last
week for $137,000 worth of 20-year 5
per cent bonds. The premiums offered
were the largest ever bid for bonds in
Montana, and ranged from $1,712 to
$7,904. The bidders included a great
many of the same firms who bid for
Portland bonds and the acceptance of
the bids is still held in abeyance.
Ready for Business.
Two new banks were opened in Ross
land, B. C, December 1, and consider
able rivalry exists over which shall
secure the greatest number of commer
cial accounts. The new banks are
branches of the Bank of British Colum
bia and the Bank of Toronto. Of the
former H. F. Mytten is local manager,
and of the latter A. B. Barker is in
charge.
In Flourishing Condition.
The Dallas woolen mills, under new
management, has put in eight new
looms. The mill is a three-set one, and
when fully repaired will be getting out
camples for the Eastern market. It
also has a large government contract
for woolen goods.
Paving Bonds Sold.
Spokane Riverside avenue paving
bonds to the amount of $23,000 were re
cently sold at a premium of $552.
These bonds are subject to recall by the
city officals whenever there is sufficient
money on hand to redeem them.
School Bond Issue.
Sealed bids for the purchase of $500
worth of five-year, 6 per cent school
bonds were received December 5, by
the clerk of school district No. 26,Car
bon county, Mont
Secured Portland Capital.
The promoters of an ice factory and
oold storage plant for Walla Walla have
interested Portland capitalists in the
enterprise, and a company will soon be
incorporated with ample finances. A
plant with a capacity of eight tons per
day will be installed.
William Weisgarber, a man of finan
cial standing representing a large com
pany in Wilesbarre, Pa., is visiting the
Northwest, seeking a suitable location
for starting a large shoe factory and
tannery to give employment to about
76 men.
PACIFIC COAST TRADE.
Seattle Markets.
Onions, 8590o per 100 pounds.
Potatoes, $10 12.
Beets, per sack, 75c.
Turnips, per sack, 5060c.
Carrots, per sack, $1.
Parsnips, per sack, $1.
' Cauliflower, 50 75c per doz.
Celery, 3540o.
Cabbage, native and California'
f 1.00 1.50 per 100 pounds.
Apples, 35 50c per box.
Pears, 75c$l per box.
Prunes, 50c per box. -; ...
Peaches, 75c.
Butter Creamery, 27cper pound;
dairy and ranch, 1820c per pound.
Eggs, 35c.
Cheese Native, 1212c.
Poultry Old hens, 15c per pound;
spring chickens, 15c; turkeys, 16c.
Fresh meats Choice dressed, beef
steers, prime, 67c; cows, prime,
6c; mutton, 7c; pork,.67o; veal,
68o. ; r "'. ' ' ''
Wheat Feed wheat, $22.
Oats Choice, per ton, $24.
Hay Puget Sound mixed, $9.50
10; choioe Eastern Washington tim
othy, $12.
Corn Whole, $23.50; cracked, $24;
feed meal, $23.50.
Barley Rolled or ground, per ton,
$24 25"; whole, $22.
Flour Patent, per barrel, $3.50;
straights, $3.25; California brrnds,
$3.25; buckwheat flour, $3.75; graham,
per barrel, $3.60; whole wheat flour,
$3.75; rye flour, $4.
Millstuffs Bran, per ton, $14;
shorts, per ton, $16.
Feed Chopped feed, $1921 per
ton; middlings, per ton, $17; oil cake
meal, per ton, $35. V
Portland Market.
Wheat Walla Walla, 58c; Valley,
61c; Bluestem, 62o per bushel.
Flour Best grades, $3.20; graham,
$2.65; superfine, $2.15 per barrel.
Oats Choice white, 42 43c; choice
gray, 4041c per bushel.
Barley Feed barley, $22 25; brew
ing, $24 per ton.
Millstuffs Bran, $16 per ton; mid
dlings, $21; shorts, $16; chop, $15.50
per ton.
Hay Timothy, $9 10; clover. $7
8; Oregon wild hay, $6 per ton.
Butter Fancy creamery, 60 65c;
seconds, 50 55c; dairy, 4550o store,
80 35o.
Cheese Oregon full cream, 11 18c;
Young America, 15o; new oheese,
10c per pound.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $2.5o3
per dozen; hens, $3.504.00; springs,
$1.253; geese, $6.007.00 for old,
$4. 50 5, for young; ducks. $4.00
6.00 per dozen; turkeys, live, 11
12c per pound.
Potatoes 60 70c per sack; sweets,
2c per pound.
Vegetables Beets, 90c; turnips, 75c
per sack; garlic, 7o per pound; cab
bage, $1 1.25 per 100 pounds; cauli
flower, 75c per dozen; parsnips, 76c
per sack: beans, ,0c p' pound; celery,
box; peas, 33c per pound.
Onions Oregon, 75c$l per sack.
Hops 1518c; 1897 crop, 46c.
Wool Valley, 10 12c per pound;
Eastern Oregon, 8 12c; mohair,
26c per pound.
Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers
and ewes, 4c; dressed mutton, 7c;
spring lambs, 7 50 per lb.
Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $4.25;
light and feeders, $3.004.00; dressed,
$5.005.50 per 100 pounds.
Beef Gross, top steers, 8.50$3.75;
cowa, $2. 50 3. 00; dressed beef,
56Jc per pound.
Veal Large, 66c; small, 7 8c
per pound.
San Francisco Market.
Wool Spring Nevada, 10 12c per
pound; Oregon, Eastern, 10 12c; Val
ley, 15 17c; Northern, 9 11c.
Millstuffs Middlings, $1821.00;
bran, $15.50 16.50 per ton.
Onions Silverakin,50 75c per sack.
Butter Fancy creamery, 80c;
do seconds, 20 24c; fancy dairy, 26o;
do seconds, 17 31c per pound.
Eggs Store, 1822c; fancy ranch,
8537c.
Citrus Fruit Oranges, Valencia, $2
2.50; Mexican limes, $66.50; Cali
fornia lemons, $2.00 .800; do choioe,
$3. 50 4. 50; per box.
Martha Washington's Oven.
C. L. Brainard, an Oak Park drug
gist, says the Chicago Inter Ocean,
while searching among some family
heirlooms recently, found an oven
which had once belonged to Martha
Washington. In the same trunk was a
letter which gave a history of the relic.
The oven has the appearance of a ket
tle. It is a round iron pot, about six
inches deep and thirteen inohes in
diameter. The sides of the kettle are
black. Martha Washington gave the
oven to a Mrs. Mary Denning, in 1778,
in exchange for some knitting. Mrs.
Denning kept it until her death, in
1872, when it came into the possession
of her daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Ren
shaw. During the war of 1812 Mrs.
Denning, who was living in Brandy
wine Manor, Pa., buried the oven in
her yard with $300 in it. In 1840
Mrs. Renshaw exchanged the oven for
some coal oil and tobacco to E. W.
Wright, a storekeeper of Coatesville,
Pa. Mrs. Wright kept it until her
death, in 1878, when it was stored
away with some other furniture and
forgotten. C. L. Brainard, a grandson
of the storekeeper, visited the old
homestead and found the oven.
The Manna of the Jews.
The manna of the Jews is a lichen
(Lichen esculentus, sive Canona escu
lents). The Sahara nomads and the
inhabitants of South Algeria call it
Ousaehel-Ard (excrement of the earth).
It occurs in lumps the size of a pea.
The inside resembles a white farina.
It must be gathered early for the rays
of the sun soon wither it, but it can be
kept quite well in closed vessels.
Germany
makers.
has 16,000 union shoe-.
Brewery Improvements.
Tbere has been incorporated tbe
Grand Forks Brewery Company, with
a capital of $10,000, for the purpose of
reviving tbe business of the old Grand
Forks brewery and bottling works. The
new company will enlarge the present
plant to sufficib .t size to seek the large
trade of this section of British Colum
bia. The First Presbyterian church of
Morristown, N. J., has had but five
sextons since 1748, and but two in 59
years, the present one having served 88
yeara.