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EUGENE CITY GUARD. I. I OAM PBKLL( rrrltor. I .UM. 1 - J-B L JI.--1 -IX 1 IUQENE CITY OREOO!t EVENTS OF THE DAI l Aa UUrtitltf folleellon f Item from tha Two HiBUphari) freianUS Is laudauiad Fun. Butte, Mont, ii alio organizing a company for the Cuban service. Two hundred uames have already boeu added to tba lint. A company of twenty young men lfl Kauakee, 111., bound for Calm, where they will enllt In the liisurgeutcu. They are undercharge of an ti mldier. A report con) from hltig King, N. Y., tliHt the Nev. T. Dewttt Talmage and Mlra Husle Manan, of New York, are lo be married. The eveut will hap pen within week. Win. C Power, oonduntor on the Kouth Mount Tabor (Or.) line of the Kat Hide Railway Company, wa ilmt by oue of two blghwaymuu al the end of the line. Ill Injuries are, for tunately, not fatal. Rublery wni the purpose of (lie thug who fired the ihuL In Kewlck. Cal., there wua an ! tlom relative to the death ol ex-speaker ploalon of gasoline, reaultmg In tbe , Crisp were laid before the aenate, and turning of twelve men, among them a a murk of respect at 13:25 the euutc Arthur Dean, of Redding. Dean had adjourned. charge of the eleetrlo plant, and III; Thlrd Aj.Th aenate, by tho do presumed that tbe eiplo.lou took place o1h1t8 ?()t(J of 3ri ,,, mvlvl ,. in tbe power home. j J(m t ,ake op tn8 iln((.y UrllT bill. Lluuteuaut-Commaudur Drake, of the Uneiootod and aurpriaing aa this at: battlebip Oregon, ba eullaled the tiou waa, It did not have the lgtiil. services of the polloe of Han Francisco ! cauce which the votu Itaelf appeara to In finding Edward I'erry, iteward of ,Douvey. Iminediately following it, the veaael. Iln deserted the ililp after having Kjuaudered about 1 100 which had been given hltn to porohaae pro visions. Ad attempt wai made to wreck a pat aenger train on the Iowa Central rail road, near Latimer, la. Iron ralla were laid on the track ou the upper end of ourve, where the obstruction could not be teou by the engineer. An eilra freight train ahead of the regular paa etiger tralu ran Into the obstruction, without damage. Hoblairy waa the evident motive of tho wrecker. Frank II. Chccseman, of Houth Berk ley, Cal., ba tnadu an eighth attempt at aululde and bt life I now deapalied of. In a fit of deapondenuy he aliol hlmaelf through the lung, Indicting what ia thought to be a fatal wound. Cheeaeuiau la only 24 year of age, and the phyalolan give Inaanlty a the oauie for hi repeated effort to end bla life. l'ower of Vermont, ehalrniau of the houae committee ou tho I'aclllo rail road, heartily approve that portion of President Cleveland' inraaage relet ing to the Paolfto railroad "Home thing uiusl be doue at once," aaid he. "YV will bring up the bill agreed upon by the committee In the leuiou at the earlieat poialble moment." He feel contldent that the nieaaure will be act tied at thla eaioii. Liquor dealer lu California are up iu arm over the announcement that Uovemor Hudd ha on baud a plan lo iDura the enactment by Ibe licit legia lature of a law establishing a atate liquor lloenae. The liquor men uy tliey now pay federal tuiea, and ulao local, county ami uiunimpal lloeiiHea, I they propose to light the proposed tale license, the orooecd of which. It U proposed, shall go toward ihu main-1 teuauoe of the public asyluma. The steamer Dalle City, that sank last week opposite Hprague' lauding, on the Columbia river, ha been sue- j cessfully raised by Ihu aid of several ' scows. The damage to the hull, while It ia consider bin, consisting of a bide more than twenty feet long, can la ro-1 paired without injury to the boat. The ' Dalle City ha been lowed lo the Cu- cade, where a temporary bulkhead will be built around the damaged por tion. It i possible she may be taken to Portland that she may uudoigo per-j luiuuMit repair. A tragedy occurred itlHchuyler, Neb. I A a result of a rcj.vtud lover' insane attempt to murder In weetbearl ami exterminate, her family, IMdrick (lie, i ing it dead, hi mother and father, ! brother and sister dangerously wound ed by a terrible clubbing, another in ter almost orated by b dug repeatedly; tired upon at close range, and Claus ; Dralefef, the murderer, I being pur- ' ued by a determined posse. The inur derer i a young man of the neighbor hood, who waa Infatuated with Miss Olesing. Hi advaucci had been re fused, and for mouth be had threat ened tuuidrr. Heverar tneuilier cf the Miner' ! Union of laadvllle, Colo,, have Int'U arretted under iudiotuirnt by the spec ial grand jury, for their alleged con ueeliou with tbe attack ou tbe Cor only two were passed during the four (,r expenses Iu maintaining the nation uado aud huiuietl uilues a few mouth t i,0Ut session. One of them waa a bill al defense. l!y a division of the court go- I lo protect musical compotiiion under ' cf claims, the 'interest on the uiouey The New York Herald has a dipaloh the wpyrlght law. The ether measure wa uol allowed. Thia was reversed from Havana which slate that Antonio "l 'w l prohibit the sale of ,y the supreme court, but as the trea- Maoeo ha crossed the ttivha Willi a large force. It I reported accordiug to thia dispatch, that Ceptaiu-Oeneral Weyler ha been wounded al the front. All new from the scone cf the engage ment I luppresacd by the oltlctal al the palace. A dispatch from Lima, I'eru, ay that otwerver there see a probability of another ulash cf arms between i'eru ami ltolivla, over the now trouble which la brewing owing to ltolivla having pro CNHKlcd to fix llie limits of her frontieis In the Aiuaiorlau district without having an arrangement w ith IVru for tbe delimitation. of cliffs collapsed and damaged prcpeily in uu-pi. r ranee . an enormous ma s to the extent of 1 JO, 000 fisuca. Tlieie i much vxcltemeul, a the clltl threateu further s'tp. Dan Htuirt, the Texa (porting man 1 quoted at saying lu regard to the proposed tustch la-iwrru CorN'tl and Fltsiwuions: "The purse will bi ll 3,000, aud 1 waul the ligh lo ta'r place the latter part of Marc t or eatly In April. I feel court I. nt of wvurieg C-orbett' ilgualure, and, aft-r gelling that, aliall go for Filisiuuu us, and I feel lore of bliu, loo. I have the bat tleground all ready, aud there will he DO interference." The laboratories, museums, insti tutaa, eta, oouoectcd wnb the I'm veriity of Deri in ooel the suie oJU, 000 a year. CONGRESS 114 CESSION. The United Mate nato begun t ie tecond fua of the flfty-foorth con (rem with crowded (:tlUtri;e and with that accompaniment of activity and of greeting that usually attend the rea- lemlillng of oongre. Hut the opper branch of oongreai never put aaine lit dignity, and the meeting developed U'J demouatratlona of dramutio interest. Tbe reading of the prealdent'i inesasge wal the feature of the proceeding!, and beyond thla no attempt wan made to euter npou the business of the session. To many of the foreign repreaenative occupying the diplomatic) gallery, the message had apodal Interest and sig nificance, owing to the part they had ' taken in the oompicuoua foreign evi ut to whlub the preaidunt referred. 1 The senate nettled down to business May. When a letter from the aocre tury of the treasury waa read answer ing the aenate tnulry aa to the iium ljer of alien In the department of (lie treaaury, (lalllnger (N. if.) remarked that lie would l e glad to obscrvo that foreigner whoa') service had been con- pluuoua In the department had aeeii lit a a result of the Inquiry to take out naturalization paper. Many paper were presented from manufacturing bodlei urging the passage of the Ding- i ley hill. Cullom (111.) gave notice that ; he would address the senate on the Cuban question. The houae resolu- Aldrich of Rhode Inland, one of the Republican member of the flnanie committee, moved to recommit the hill to the committee, and thla motion waa pending when, at 2 o'clock, the morn ing hour expired, and the matter lapsed a though no vote bad laen taken. N. i tlier the bill nor the motion to recom mit will enjoy any privilege or prece dence aa the reault of the. action today. Early in the day three leta of vigoroii reaolution for Cuban independence furnished an interesting feature. They came from Cameron of Pennsylvania, Mill of Texas, and Call of Florid i, ami while dtlTcring In terma, breathed the tuiun spirit of louognition by the United States of Cuban independence. Fourth day The aenate got into the regular rhannel of buiiueaa today, tak ing up the immigration bill ami partly tierfeetlim it. and alao hearing the first (,f the pie'lic on Cuba, tin He of ( ul loin and Cull. Ihu immigration b'll waa not passed upon up to the time of adj iiiriiineut, but the aenate agreeil to wh t ia generally known aa the Lodge bill, a a aubatitiit'i to the houae tneaa ore. The auliHtilutu require that all Immigrant over the age of II year hull lat able to read nud write (heir nulive language unci ahull be required to rend and write in the presence of an Culled State olll dal certain line of thu United Mute constitution. llllllll. The houae, without wasting time, proceeded to business today, and la-fore tho session closed hud passed three bills of considerable Importance, and the llrst of the. regular supply bills that for pension. Three of I he bills re- luted to postal matters. One provided fer the use of pilvate mailing cards of the same general size and churucler us I tlio present postal cards, when oue cent stamp are a 111 Jed. Another provided for a limited Indemnity of flu for the j loss of registered mail msttcr, and the ' third provided tor a private carrier I service in towns ami vilages where no free delivery exists. The pension bill ! was passed w ithout faction opposition, : but Mr. (Irow took occasion in the de ! bate lo submit some view In favor of 1 higher tariff duties, bused on that por ! lion of the president' message relating to the tarilT. The bill carries NI, j i'llH.HNO, about (;;i,(IU0 less than thu luw for the current year. Third day. The house held a three hour session and pasted a dor.cn bills of minor Importance. Among them were . the following: To extend live years the time ill which the university of Utah shall occupy the lands granted it; M authorim the use of the uban dotted Fori llldwell military reserva tion in California, as a training school for Indians; to provide for the location and purchase of public Inda for reser voir site iu Montana, South Dakota and Wyoming; authori.ing Flagstaff, Ari , lo issue bonds for the construc tion of a water system. The Hhafoith bill, for the protection of forest reser vation from tire, was defeated. Foui th d ty Fending the preparation of the next appropriation bill, the house again today devoted its time to the con sideration of bills on the caleiidai, but "0.uor in ins oapitoi iiuiwing. a lull aovcvaion iy me delegate irom t lie ter ritories, o modify the law forbidding . the alien ownership of laud in the ter ritories so as lo give Ihein the right to acquire under mortgage and to hold for ' leu years, real property, y as defeated Ou Ills Vr lu Mvtleu. I'erclval Lowell, of llontou, whoso astronomical researches w ith reference lo the Inhabltabllity of the planet mar have commanded wide attention, i now on bla way to the City of Mexico, Hear where he has elected au observa tory. He w ill have wuli huu iu Mexi co a distinguished parlv of sctcnlitto "''."' l is the purpose lo continue the investigations in that country for si least two years, it the climatic oou .lltions prove favorable. a atlutt ftt Morphine, l.iisle Kmersou, a bsiidsome woman, about 115 years of age, swallowed aibsie i f uiotpluue, w llh sulcidtl Intent, lu Sau Ftaiioiaoo. When d lowered she Was taken to the receiving hospital, but soon after expired. Tho woman came to Hau FrsuciHo tn ui Seattle about three mouths sgi. To friends she said thai her husband had died ahcul two luoiitha previously, leaving her with a little girl to support Slie co'iW f.ud no means of supporting herse'f and child, and becoming despviudeut, d tided to eud her life. TUlill) ON THE GAS Death of Mrs. Sarah Cooper and Daughter. D. CASK OK MATRICIDE ANDSIK'IDK Ilia Vunm Woman, a Vlrtlm at Mrl kmc ho I lit, Hrrlml Out ller Threat ' l KimI llolh of Their l.ln. ! Hau Frunciaco, Deo. li The death by aapbyxiatiou of Mr Harah II. Cooper aud her daughter Harriet thla morning baa produced u profound en aatiou in tbU eily. No woman in Km Frunciauo or on the entire I'acitlu count 1 waa o promiuent aa Mra. Cojper, who bad devoted her life to religmua and philant-inpio work, and win uctively connected with every reform move ment, bhe wa a couiiu of Colonel KolxTtO. Iiuer ill, with wlio n, ili Npitu their oppoaito religiua view, , maintained a warm frieudahip. ! 1 he mother and daughter were found 'lying dead in thu uine bed, about U o'clock, by their Chlneae aervant. Mtia i Cooper had wrapped the clothes cure 'fully about her, but Mra. Cooper bud evidently attempted to urine when thu detected the eacuping K',H. and waa too much overcome to leave the bed. Two gaa jt t were turned on full, and all the window and door were carefully cloned. I Thu coroner and police detective made a careful examination i f the room, and concluded that, while her ! mother alept, Mia Cooper hud ariaeu, ! turned on the gua jcta, cloned the doori ! ami wiudowa, and then calmly returned to bed. The olllciaU aro convinced thut It wu a cane of matricide and aui cldn. Dr. Worth, the family physician, mate that Mihh Cooper hud Wu suffer ing for mouth from meluncholia, with homicidal Mild auiuidal tendencies, tier fattier committed auiaide ten yearn ago, ami two cousins, nephew of her lather, ulao committed suicide. Har riet Cooper had made several previous attempta to end her life, unco attempt ing to jump from a ferry-boat, and sev eral tune announcing to her mother that "she longed to turn on the gaa at night ao that she and her mother oculd puna away together. " Mr. Cooper eouceuled her daughter' condition from all except a few inti mate friends, mil hud arranged tu take her daughter Kmt soon, to place her in the care uf relatives, hoping the change might restore her health. Mra. Co iper hud been prominent for many year in church work, and both her and her dauhgter were prominent ill the proxuoution of Kev. C. (). llrowu III the famous trial In the First Con gregational church, when Dr. llrown was accused of Immorality with Mist Muttio Overman Many of the llrown faction bitterly denounced Mr. Cooper, ami moru especially Miss Cooper fol their action in joining thu ruuka of llruwu'i opponents. HlriMi; (' AgHlnst Mr. Cnt-fiw. Hail Francisco, Deo. 14. The pre liminary examination of Mr. Klilh ' Curew, accused of poisoning her hus band, ha terminated iu her being heM for trial by the court in Yokohama. Keporta of the trial, as given by the ! Japanese papers, brought by steamer, i show die case against the woman to be a strong one. Nearly all the testimony seems to strengthen the story uf the ! wife' guilt. During the healing sev- eial compromising lettera were submit ! ted by the prosecution, which tended tc 1 show that a conspiracy existed. A physician testitled to finding arsenic, in ', the remain of Mr. Curew, and other minor evidences being concluded the ' accused woman was asked to plead, but declined to make a statement. She was then held for trial, and lit the meantime will be con lined lu the Brit ish jail iu the settlement. ! Two InillKii V itiiieii Ktllrtl. Fori Towiisend, Dec. 14. The steamer Willapa arrived from Alaska tonight. The steamer brought news of another brutal murder on Douglas island, the second of the kind that has occurred there iu less than three weeVa. Two Indian women were killed, the murderer being au Indian named Shogn. One of the women was hi w ife, and the other was visiting an In dian woman who lived near r-hoga's home. Shoga, gave himself up to an Indian police otllccr, and confessed that he had stabbed two women. He was indicted by the Conner' jury, and there seems to be little doubt but that lie will be hanged for hi crime. To lilriimirjr Ihu Nlati-a. Washington, Deo. 14. Senator Mit chell, of Oregon, ha introduced a bill in the senate declaring the intent of the met Itf 1 SlW tllilmnlfTlii th. .,.. ury department had passed upon the claims, it refuse, under the lWkerv law. to reopeu them without furthet legislation. The Mitchell bill is tc cover thit point. Nearly every state is Interested in the matter, and iuterest charge have becu disallowed. lVuver, Doo. 14 Orders were is sued today for the icturu cf all mem bers of the Nalioual liuard to l.eadville for duty. This applies to several hun dred men who have been al home on indefinite leave of absence, and 1 aid lo K due to Ihe fact thai over 300 of them are alleged to have joined a com pany now being raised in IVnver for ...rv", , Tub. A recruiting ctlice ha been eoeu here for the lMt throe days), aud about i)00 name have beeu enrolled. Oakland. Cal., Deo. 14. Frank H Crlieeaemau. the young niau who at tiinpted to commit suicide for ihe oghlh Itine. is recovering. He d.-es not rcgrcl hi action, aud unless re strained will probably make another attempt lo end hi life. Hi physi cians are of Ihe opinion thai bu coudi llou t due to Ihe excessive ue cf Cigarette. Washington, IVsj. 14 Tbe govern nent crop rvpotl for November is as fellow: Wheat, . S; wlut. r wheat, I0& 3; total acreage, 3:1,11., 4 TO, farm 'price, 31 4o. aglut 3 J So. CANADA WANTS HER FREEDOM acutimrnt rvrlm lorlKpfDilunt iov arnmaiil Is Hirltag. Montreal, Deo. 14. Tho trong no dercurreut of sentiment throughout Canada favorable to a eparation from (Ireat liritaln and the establishment of an independent Canadian republio on thin contiueut ha begun to lake tan gible hpo. The organization of in dependence club haa been in active progrea during tho past five or six month and a convention b.i been culled to meet iu this city In Marh next, with the object of federating all group and clutu of the dominion. Until then the chief work will be to gronp individuals favoring the inde pendence movement throughout Can ada; that U. to ellect the co-operation of all those w ho favor national Inde pendence by pacific means. The Associated I'rrea correspondent is Informed that the movemiiit is gam ing ground rapidly in the rural dis tricts, especially in I'ort Neuf, Drum inoud, Orunby and the most remote districts. Two organizer are travel- 1 Hi In ten interest of iiuaillHIl Ind ni-nr!i.iiee eluba throughout Canadian center in the United Suites an I in the eastern townOiijH, wheie the idea aei m to meet with gn at favor. An important meeting was held last nightiu.Moiitr.nl. The meeting was lecret, but the Associated 1'ri ss obtain ed a copy of the by-law and constitu tion which were adopted. The pre amble, which is p. rlnips the mot im portant part of the document, read as follows: "This association shall be known a the Independence Club of Canada, and hall be composed of all persons ileMr Ob of obtaining political llb.-rty and the independence of Canada. "Its objects shall be: "First The Mudy nf the Canadian people and of the resources of thu coun try. "Second The euconragenient of a true national spirit uuioiigat the popu lation. "Thitd To obtain the liberty and independence of Canada by legitimate and pacific ii euiia. " ELEPHANT TO BE EXECUTED. Famous "llriia).)" Must Hiifivr the Deitth I'l-nalty for Her I'rl s. t:hicago, Deo. 14. Hypsey, the fa mous old circus elephant which killed four ki pers, is soon to sudor for her terrible past at the hands of the exe cutioner. The monster, which has for thu last several your been running the llama Nickel-l'late circus to suit her self, w ill be wipid off the earth with a stri ke of lightning. .Mr. Harris be lieves that tiypfcy will be of mure use to humanity when made into aoap, an the annual will be electrocuted at Tat teisall's as toon mh a (Into cuu be de cided upon. (Jypsey is well known till over the United States, mid ia considered tho most dangerous elephant in captivity. She haa toured the country with tho Harris combinations for ten year and Is at present at the w inter quarters of the circus. Lust w inter the animal es caped from its home and caused great excitement on the West Side by run ning through the streets, damaging everything she came In contact with, llcfore she wa captured Frank Scott, her keeper, was killed, the elephant stepping ou him unci crushing out his life. Since then she haa had a dozen ktopera. The men stay a week Hud re sign rather than risk their live in cur ing for the animal. Yesterday the lifst man in charge of (lypsey threw up his job mill the big circus mail, who is unable to find another keeper, hna been poking food into tho animal with a clothe pole. Tiring of this, be bus decided to turn (lypsey over to science and lightning. Manager Willis, of the Harris show, applied yesterday to the collector for a permit to electrocute the brute, providing the city authorities thought there was enough electricity in the sky. If there ia not, )io declares ho will tup all the trolley wires iu the city and scud her to her father ou the rapid-transit plan. THE SULTAN IS MAD. I'ruli sta Agutust rrcalfli-nt ('It-velnm! l.anguaKt. New York, Dec. 14. A Washington special to the World says: President Cleveland has been called to account by the sultan of Turkey. An emphatic' protest was made yesterday by the Turkish government against the lan guage used in the president's message to congress respecting the massacre of Armenians and general conduct of the government towards tho Christians in the empire. The situation ia said to threaten a rupture ot diplomatic rela tions betweou the United States and Turkey. Mustapha Hey, the Turkish minister, it is rumored at the state de partment, has intimated that, if some amendments are uot made by tho presi dent, he will 1 obliged to ask for his papers aud will return to Uoustanti uople. f Plasju Niratllng 111 HoilihaT. , lVunbay, Dec, 11. The buboutc plague is spreading everywhere. Tues day there were tlfty-tlve fresh cases and thirty-seven death litre. There have been, in all, i.l Jtf cases aud 804 deaths. lu railroad building across sandy deserts the French engineers are bgin uing to employ iron tfVs. Cape Town, Deo, 14. Advice from Hlantyre, the chief towu ot lirltis'a Central Africa, dated October 3.", an nounced the despatch ot three lUitisli column against 80,000 warriors under Chief Cntkn II, who invaded South west Nvassalaud and burned the lint ih missionary station N-aidc massa crt ing ihe inhabitant cf a number of villages. The Portuguese at Tete have invited the eo operation of the liritish triH'pt, which latter oulv number about 500. Huiilan Ktuiteut lllola. St. Petersburg, Pec. 14 It tran spire that the studeut' disturbance lu connection with the csciumetuor. tiou of the Khodmsky platu disaster were more serious than previously re ported. The cossack bad to charge the crowd, and l.soo arrest were made, liraud Duke Scrgiu. governor of Mvskvw, is intensely unpopular, and ha been dubbed "Duke of Khoduiskv. " Cold boil! wter taste flat, because it haa ben deprived of air. To restore air pour the water quickly from oue jog to another. IN A CKOWDII) CUT Bandits Held Up a Passen ger Train in St Louis. EXPKKSS SAFE BAFFLED THEM " ,h. .,.,1, nd M.ugu,.! Ksrausil In Wllh Iho Iruxls u Ntrsats. Ht. Loui. Deo. 11. Tbe Iron Moon un r-- on.res. ontnoing. wa held op one mile from the ouion station, ,.,,,v. in thu eitv limit, tonight at tt:30 i, muikad men. The door of the expres oar wa blown off with dyna mite, but do plunder wa secured. Oue of tbe men stood io tho center of the track and waived a red lautcru. signifying that danger wa ahead. Tbe engineer stopped the train, aud no ooner bad he done o than two masked inun dunned on the engine cab and 'j.. .-m,,,, i,!. in hold P" -- " z. the engine sun on paiu ui u--iu. othur robber made for tbe expres car, while tho remaining two ttood guard outside. In less than fifteen minute the whole thing wa over, aud the con ductor hastened to the nearest telephone aud notified the police. Tho two robbbe rt who went to the expres car demauded admission. Ex press Messenger W. J. Kgan refused to let them in. Tbey threatened to kill him if he dii not, but he demonstrated that the express cur could not be opened. Fortunately it wa a through car, aud the money wa iu a time-lock safe. Finding it useless to try to blow thit open, the robber jumped off aud notified their companion on tbe engine that they had failed to got anytbiug. Conductor Hall came forward to find out what wa the matter. He wa met by oue of the robbers, who pointed a revolver ut hi head aud ordered him back on the train. The robber theu left, aud Engineer Green started ou. A the train pulled away, Express Messenger Egau came to the shattered door ot hi cur, Intending to shoot at tho biiudit. No sooner did they see him, however, thun they opened fire, hiiI lie. took refugo behind a pile of boxes. The noise of the shooting at tracted the clerks in the mail car. aud they opened the door aud a fuiilade followed. At Jell'erson barrack Express Mes senger Egan sui 1 tbe Pucitlo Expres Company lost nothing. "IIol it been a lojal instead of a through train," he said, "they might have secured some booty, but through oar always carry burglar-proof time lock safes." The place where the robbery oc curred was at tho Kates street crossing, where there is a deep cut. Tbe pas sengers ou the traiu were in uo way disturbed, aul it was half au hour be fore any one realized what bad hup- pneil Aoon as the mutter was reported ! it the central station, every detective )ii haud waa called into serf ice, and, inder instruction from Chief ot Do :ectives Desmond, sent out on the case. The conductor telephoned in a descrip tiou of the tueu as ueur as be could, but, owing to the fact that they were all masked, it is but meager. Married at Naa. San Francisco, Deo. 11. There wa a quaint wedding iu the cabin ot the barkentine Sharpshooter lust evening the second within six month. Strango to say, tb bride aud groom were tbe same .ou both occasions, the former' l'carl Isabel de Salazar Kustel, daugh ter of Captain C. H. Kustel, muster of the barkentine, and the latter, William E. Savill, a wealthy young dairyman of Crescent City. Tho first wedding occurred ut sea July 13, almost utider the equator, while the Sharpshooter was Failing before a fair wiud for Au stralia. Captain Kustel performed the ceremony ou that oceasiou, aud the eveut was chronicled lu the Australian papers when the barkentine reached port. Last evening the nuptial knot was tied tighter by Kev. Julius Fuend yjiiig, of St. Mark's Herman Evangeli cal Lutheran church iu the preseuce of the mother and slaters of the bride aud a few intimate friends of tho young couple. KrnniMMl In the l.rn Is ami Clark, Astoria. Or., Deo. 11. Word was received from Chad well this morning that a young man, of the uume of OI sen employed on a milk ranch near that place, droweud, in the Lewis aud Clark liver Monday evening last. It seems thut Olwu took a skiff Monday afternoon and started for the ruuch of W. J. Ingiills, after milk, but was not again seen. A search the following day resulted iu the discovery of the capsized skitT, while a mile farther dowu the river the empty milk cans were found floating toward the bay." The river was dragged today, but so far the body ha uot beeu recovered. Amerl, mi Kllti.il In Mitilagaarar. Paris, Dec. 11. A dispatch to the Journal from Marseilles says tin: news has becu received from Mada that au American colonist named Lund had been attacked aud killed by tbe rebels. A detachment of troops hud started iu pursuit of the rebel to puu ih them. iprtr uf Iha Msiiiii, Paris, Dec. 11. The Figaro strongly approve cf President Cleveland' mes sage to congress, aud say: "It prove that, apart from tho fomeutor of international discord, there is a reserve of wise men in Amer ica who are swayed solelv by the dio late of conscience and reason." The tlauloi remarks: "The message is of. nature to aron the .uscemibil.tie. of E ,ror.nd ... tract tho attention of the chancellory.' She Sj.lney Munlsr, Sydney. N. S. W., Djo. 11 The in-iuesi into the deaths of Weller aud Prestou ha resulted in the verdict cf willful murder arfainsi Butler, aud a warrant ha Ken issued for bu arrest. Weller aud Preaton nivsfriouslv dia. appeared wiihou, iheir friend, knowing of their whWoouts. and their boi.e? were afterward discovered by diguing nuiier nan meauiime ailed for S au rrancissM, naviug assumed tbe of Weller. name A bottle that cannot he refilled hai been Invented by a Connecticut man. tX-QUEE L L UOKAL N Hut Arrlvsd In n rrauelseo fruiii lluuululu. 8n Frnclo. D. U.-Among the ha tmer China, fron Honolulu, today, ikalani. of Hawaii. Much illation ! wa indulged lu by tbe paMcugor. i gardiug her dcitiuation, auuui be wa nuoJiuviunlctiTe. It i wti ....i. ij h w eu route to Wan- ' ingt'u to plea I with l're.ideut Clevo- u1udthecougr....nfor Amricafl ,i ...,fi,,ii In Hawaiiau affair lojk- ,u.u..... - ll.wMiiun lug to tier resiojuuuu i throne. . ,. r.n .h t ooeen'l behalf it Will ui ' . . : . . she wa merely on a pl.-aiure trip tu rha United States; that she would ex ' i ,v,, tend her trip to Lrrope and ths "e; i L. (T.all IrnrttX'li'i ItvA trip wa. taken w- e atlil couseu " e Honolulu, which recently grauu u u i p rdJu t, i. lb. ! ui, .ii nnriainir uf OUU teur ago. When the p.isieugor diaaiuharked from tho stonier, thu ex-queen went to the Californii ho'el, where no intima tion of her o imiiig bul beeu received. She had to wait until aparimei ti could be prepared for bar. She absolutely re fused to discus hi r plun and give any reason for her suudden d -p.it lure from II in dulo. It ia iu'im it.d, however, by Colonel McFarluue, the queeu'a agent here, that he will represent to the president that the Hawaiian repub lio has beeu a failure, and that a ma jority of the Hiw.iiimt peojde would welcome a return to the luonurchial institution. Lilioukulaiil ha been under the surveillau of the II iwuiian government ever lnce the last native uprising. She seem to have tikeu advuutiige of the llrst opportunity given by the p.irdou t) leave fia islau 1. . TRAGfeOY OF THE SEA. An ISmmlf rant Hleanr Lai With All on tiouril Vigo, Spiln, Doi. 1L Tho Italian iteumer Salier. fjrmcrl.v topnporty of the North tier nun Lloyd Company, foundered off Corruiiil Cjlerho.lo, ou the Spanish coust, iu the reouut heavy gale. Thero wtrj 310 pa-seug -r on the Salier. Her ctew w is cimpisid of sixty-five men. All ou board peiuhl'd. Tho S.illier'a passenger oon.istcdof 115 Kussmns, u5 (lallciiins, ill Span iartls, and imc lit-ruiau. llie ate.uner was biunl from llreiiicn to liatn. AyreJ, via Corruniiii aud Villagurcia. The pasa.iiger were mostly iu tbe steerage. Tho Salier wa a brig-rigged iron steamer, and wa for . uintiy years iu th Ail intio trade between Now York auJ Earopcau p irK I BACK IN P NAR DEL RIO. Uarsu Again In the I. nd t' lh Living, nu t lie tu'ians a . St. Loui, Dto 14 special to the Republic from Dallas, Tex., says: The head of the local l uhail commit tee today received a tiispafeh from Key West making absolute dmiiulif ihe Spanish reports from Huvaui of the al leged killing ot Autouio Mact o. Tbe dispatch state that ut 0 o'clock lust night Mujeo wis giu in Piuar del Kio proviiio, and Unit bis army wu making succes-ful operation agitiBt Weyler's forcos; that flire the turning of Weylers left flunk, Decem ber 1, Maceo hud capture! moro than 1,300 stauiU of arm and imuieuto quantities of ammunition, -medicine ami commissary supplies. The dispat 'h also states thut within the next three, days the Cubans are likely to turn Weyler's fl ink aud wiu a decided victory. SIX YEARS FOR B03G3. Seiitanca of Ki Treasurer A ttl rui .nt. of lacoinn Olyinpia, De:. 14. The supreme court today affirmed the judgment ot tbe lower court iu the ense of the Stato of Wiishingti n, respondent, vs. U. W. Hoggs, appellant, lioggs was treasurer of the City of Tacoina, aud placed f30,- 000 ot tho fuuds of the city in the Ta coma Trust & Savings bank, ou which he made a profit for himself by appro priating the interest. This constitutes a penal offense, nnil Hoggs, being found guilty, was seuteuced to six years' im prisoumoiit at hard labor. Thu opinion is by Judge Dunbar, all ot the judges, exocpt Hoyt, couaurring, and holds j thut it was tho intention of the law makers that au officer should receive his compensation through the medium of the salary provided, and should not be allowed iu any way U speculate ; with money iu hia care. 1 The Monitor lUni I'urltan. New York, Deo. 14 Oue formid able addition to the navy of the United States was made todny.whcn the moui- ( tor ram Paritau was put into commis sion. It is thirty-two years siuce the keel of the Purituu was laid, aud four years siuce she was launched. Now , that she is ready for service, she is re- : garded, for defensive purposes, as su perior to navy vessels of the first class, i while for offensive warfare she is a lit tle inferior to first-clasa craft. She I 300 feet long aud tlO feet wide, and t Hughes in the shoulder, making a paiu ba a displacement of 6,300 tons. Her!nl flef,n wound, and, after passiug equipment oousistaot four 13-luch rifle ; through his shoulder, struck and dcuted iu barbette, six four iuch rapid fire ' the barrel of hi gun. It was a lucky Rifles, six sii-pjundeis, two one- "cape, and should prove a lesson to poundets, aud two revolving canuon of nyone who does not know what he is thirty-seveu millimeters. No I'rarllcal llesull Kipeeted. Now York, Deo 14 The Post's London correspondent cable as fol lows: The truth about the reported agreement for the settlement of the Turkish problem is that the power .greed upon a joint peremptory demand en Turkey f,r specific reform ou the return of Neidloff. tbe Kussi iu ambas- idilnr t.i lmo..i.i.n ..1. i. . .. L l.,- '" . u" '". "i 1. . . coe? Measures, o that uo practical result in reliable quarters. is expected A a-ln at Ogllhv. Los Angele. Dee, 14.-Private !ad rice from Ogilby. Cal., were received "7" ,a" "'"Ml miner, h id been iu me i ieen mine, oue of the properue ot the Uolden Cros Com- bu the mZr r,,,,'1" T'' L!! ' d U reports are conflicting nd canuol be venned. London. Pec. 14.-A rZ v.. .... looa-i ii, u "" ?v , 1 " ,A.brrUi,,hT' 10 the south ot IV.Io .. 1 .... .mi wu mu in the miue had a ice lor Wflr uvc. Jrowued. Two were Evidence ot Steady .Growtt and Enterprise. ITEMS 0K UEX'KKAL ISTEUKsi Kroui All !) Cltlxa ami Towns ul n Thriving Bl.tar Mates Oregon. The electric plant at Milton has been closed down temporal ily. There are cow about 70,000 busholi of wheat io storage ia Albany held by OI sura Dem00t&t the county jail ia the only vacant b-IUIBg I. ... a. present ,.,,l,,n nt Iha atatn tin The students of the atuto nniversity who are tnuaioiuna have decided tu or ganize a baud. Thirteen have already joined. J. N. Hulconib, of Eigle valley, picked and marketed 100,000 pounds of apples last season. He bus also set out 1,000 more frnit tree. It It reported lu Baker City that William White, jr., of Pittsburg, Pa , hut secured an option ou tbe Ibex initio, in the Kuniptcr district, for f UO, 000. liaising honey In the John Day val ley teemt to bo a very lucrative bmi ues. Nearly every rancher baa bee aud can readily dispoao of the surplus product at good figure. The lute grand Jury In Baker county fulled to find a aluglo Indictment at the pieteut term of court. It will be the cheapest term of court for the taxpuyers, no doubt, that hut beeu bold iu the comity for year. The Uruude Roudo Lumber Company now but a total of 5,000.00 ) feet of saw logs along tbe (4rande Koudn river for the next spring drive. Thu ia about one-half the quantity that will be required for next seasou's run. E. Willard purchased lust week 100 head of cuttle iu Eigle valley, Union county, for Poriltnd shipment. He ! says tht-ie uro a good many cuttle iu I that viciulty notwithstanding the tact I that buyer have been picking up a 1 good many head. One night lust week when train No. I CO wu orossiiig the hill near lllalock, 1 the trainmen wero treated to a brauti ; ful sight A latge aud very bright : meteor wa seen falling from the seavena, aud when apparently about a mile from the earth seemed to stand ! luspeuded for a moment, and theu pussed on In its northerly flight. The ueteor wai visible for about five miu :tes aud had tho appearance of an im Dense bull of tire flying through space. About three week ago, says the Blue Mountain Eaglo, Mr. Kambo left Long Jrcek, iu Oraut county, with his fam ily, for College Place, Wash. He took with bim a big tomcat. No aoouer waa tbe cut free iu College Place when be disappeared. He waa afterwards seen by teveral freighter near Pendle ton, and arrived iu Long Creek soon after, having traveled 140 miles, over a road that be bad never been before, except when taken out in a wagon. Wtthlngtuna The town of Watorville now owns its own light and water plant. Four deer were killed ou Ilartntcin Island, in Mason county, last week. There-aro about IS, 000 bales of 1895 hops stored iu Puyallup warehouses. Tacoina salmon liahernieu are now teluiug for herring that will be used as bait by tho halibut fishermen. The next jury term of the superior court for Walla Walla, will convene January 10 next. An uuusually full docket is expected. Tho rowboat in which the two young men left Seattle on a bunting exoursion ha been found. It ia now the general opinion that they were drowned. North river loggers got over 1,500, 000 foot ot log below the falls during the late flood, and these is about 1,000, 000 feet above tbo falls to-come dowu. Teu dozen bob-white quail have beeu received by the Kod and Uun Club iu North Yakima. They will not be turned loose until the winter is fully over and iu the meantime they are re ceiving every attention. There are now said to be 116 appli cants for the office of fish commissioner io one w no win gel ic it xeeuis in oredible that forty-six ministers of the gqspel should be among the number, suys the Whatoom Keveille. An order, signed by Secretary of War Latnout, and approved by President Cleveland, has beeu received at tbe lo cal laud office iu Seuttle whereby Marrowstouo point is reserved for but tery purposes for high-power guns. This permanently establishes the point for military purposes. Robert Hughes and Elias Wilson were out hunting noar Blaine last week. Wilson mistook Hughes for a deer and fired at him. The ball struck shooting at when he pulls tbe trigger. The tax levy on city property in Seat tle tor 1 597 has been fixed at 11 mills for the old limita, or for the eight wards, and 8 mills for the new limits, or ninth ward. President Penrose, ot Whitman col lege, has addressed a letter to the peo ple of Walla in reference to the Pear sons endowment and calls attention to the necessity of immediate action on the part of those who are interested in seeing Whitman become one of tne fore most colleges in the country. Among the recent shipments from North Yakima to 8eattle have been quite a number of rabbits ot domestic breed. They were slaughtered and frozen. The delay in beginning the construc tion work at tbe new army post at Seattle, Wath., and BUmarck, N. D-, ; it explained at the war department as "V"0' being due to the fact that clear title to ,uo grouna lor tne proposed post n1" I not yet been .riven to the Bovernment. Until such title are issued and filed at the war department, the work ot ob struction canuut be undertaken.