Eugene City Guard.
I. U OlMrilLL, FaHaar.
EUOKNE CITY OBKOON
EVENTS OF THE DAY
An Intarastlng Collarllon of lUni Fro
tha Two llenilsih..ras fWHUKtti
In ' form.
Leather and hides are going op rap
idly.
The Boers have Ktcourt cut off ou
all sides.
Much anxiety la felt for n number of
vessels long ovorduo at San Francisco.
Four transports with reinforcements
for Otii aalled from Sau Francisco
Monday.
A wireless telegraphic company was
organised in New York; cupltal, 12,-
.0.1')
Hundreds of Boers wore killed near
Ladynnith Thursday. The British loss
wai alight.
The Protestant F.plseopel church
haa decided to scud missionaries to out
new possessions.
The supreme ooart haa decided that
the Northern Pacitlc railroad canno'
hold a 400-foot atrip through Spokane.
The wreck of the l.arkentino Jane
Falkenburg wan found off i - flat
tery with nothing on board but a black
cat.
Chicago, Indianapolis, Pt. Paol, M.
Louis, Galveston and 1'hiludrlphla are
all after the Kopublican na" ml con
vention. Transcontinental railroad passenger
ratei have been restored a a result of
a conference held in Portland by tho
various linoa.
The Yarmi Indiana are drilling like
soldiers, and are being exhorted by
their chiefs to fight until the whitvi
are all oxtcnnlnatexl.
While showing a friend how ha
would drop a footpad, a Portland
butcher shot and -ri ly wounded a
l-.y who waa looking on.
Ten ships are reported to have gone
aahoru ou the BtraitH of Magellan. It
ii feared their crew have fallen into
the handa of the cannibal.
After a thorough investigation the
German government finds that the in
spection of meats aa conducted in this
country to be perfectly reliable.
Emperor William ia in Knglan.l.
He waa received with all the pomp of
royalty. Public buildings were deco
rated with Ilritish, German and United
KUtea flags.
The Bamoan treaty will soon be dis
posed of. Secretary Huy merely awaits
tho arrival of text of agreement entered
iuto between Gormany and Great Brit
ain. The Industries of Cuba are in a de
plorable condition. In two provinoea
the destruction of sugar interests alone
is estimated at fCRO, 01)0,000, and there
are no efforts at rebuilding.
Because the supreme lodge has de
cided to rerate old members, thereby
increasing tho asaessmeiits, the Knights
and Ladies of Honor in No v Jersey are
talking of secession.
A special session of the Washington
legislature is being talked of.
A steel palace for the mikado ol
Japan is to bo designed aud built by
Chicago men.
Oklahoma wants statehood. A lobby
of IS persons has boon appointed to go
to Washington.
There ia a movement on foot to hold
In Chicago next November an interna
tional livestock fair.
Smallpox ha broken out among the
colored soldiers of the Forty-filth regi
ment at Augel island.
Kentucky Republicans insist on in
stalling Taylor as governor, aud it is
aaid force may bo used.
The American consul at Pretoila has
lsMtn refused permission by the state
department to handle mouey (or F.ug
lish soldiers.
Two hundred Sanlah prisoners have
boon sent U the province of Pauay. A
vessel with food and clothing will be
aeut to them.
A brilliant display of meteors was
witnessed at Birmingham, Ala. A
number of negroes iu their fear, re
sorted to prayer.
Aa a result of a collision on the
Omaha railroad near Humboldt, 8. D.,
five person were killed and a number
of others fatally injured.
A large force of Boors are reported to
be moving south. Sir Alfred MUuer,
governor of Capo Colony, has I sifted a
proclamation assuring the Dutch that
they will receive protection.
The new revolutionary movement is
widespread and Colombia is said to be
in a bad way. Heavy tribute is being
levied for tho support of the govern
ment aud business is practically at a
standstill.
The commissioner of Indian affairs,
W. A. Jones, in hi annual report
makes recommendation (or more Indian
avhool. There is to bo no cxtiuguiah
inent ol the Indian population, but of
the tribe.
Naval tests of the Marcoui wireless
telegraphy at sea won' successful up to
HO miles. At miles the message
tiecamo unreadable.
Lieut. Franklin Schley, who is soon
to go fa) Manila, closely resembles his
father, Hear Admiral Schley, in tip
I cm .nr.' and Mtature.
With appropriate ceremonies the
Methodist Episcopal home for tho aged
at Bala, a suburb of Philadelphia, was
dedicated by Bishop Foss.
Miss Fdith BOOti daughter of the
ocretaiy of war, makes the teuth
young unmarried woman in the cabinet
set at Washington, an unprecedented
number.
Hev. Dr. James Cumplcll, of Hart
ford, Conn., provide in his will for a
gold medal fa lie given each year to the.
I . 1. ut who stands highest iu tho med
ical department at Yale.
Miss Francos L. Wood, a school
teacher at Greenwich, Conn., has re
signed rather than yield to the mjulro
ment of the trustees asking her to glvo
op her diamond frame bicycle.
LAI in fitWS,
Pletermarttiburg ia threatened by
the Boers.
Window glass Jobbers of New York
have organized.
Many lionds are lielng purchased by
the government now.
The United States cruiser Montgom
ery haa arrived at Montevideo.
A large corporation was organized In
Baker City, or , to develop arid lands.
In consequenco of Lord Salisbury's
Is-rea.cment, diplomatic matter will
be delayed.
It Is said that the Boers move so fasl
and often that the British cannot keej
track of them.
The Americans aie in control ol
vastly greater territory in Luzon thai
they were a month ago.
Airninalilo. with a l. w men, women
and curt, was wen between San Fabian
nd San Fernando on Friday.
James D Kichardsou will very prob
ably be the leader of the minority in
the next house of representative.
As a matter of convenience f..r t'
Western buine, the Pullman
pany will build repair shops in Denier.
A BrK)klyn court has rendered a de
cision that oh(Kl Wrds cannot U
forced to admit negroes In whiti
schools.
The Vancouver (B.C.) chief of jo
lice beliejea be has tho long-sought
Tasoott, the murderer of Millioulaii
fjnell, of Chicago.
The British court of appeal has re
mhsH the lower court and will iiorinll
the Moxlcan International railroad t
proceed with it plan (or funding it
6 per cent bonds.
The navy department has warded
the contract for a drydock at tin
League Inland navy -yard, Philadelphia,
to the Atlantic, Gulf Pacltlo Com
pany, for 782.000.
A report ha lieen received at Vic
toria, of the drowning in Alaska of a
Mrs. Dumhleton, another woman und
three unknown men. They were car
ried under the Ice in a small bout
Because ho transferred his Washing
ton home, the gift of patriotic citizens,
first to hi wife and later to his son,
Admiral Dewov is the subject of mud:
censure, and contributor to tho fuud
will accept no explanation.
i '.ingress will be petitioned to create
positions for Fitzhugh Lee and "Old
Ho" Wheeler. A fund will also b
started to purchase each of them a
sword. The movement i being engi
neered by young ladies, who want theli
idol to be major-generals. Tuo lirt
meeting was held iu Chicago.
The Boers are said to be pillaging.
Reports of great British victories are
not ooutlrmed.
Fonr tin. .ism. I miners lu Indiana
have gone on a wage strike.
Democratic nowspaiMrs in Kentucky
now concede Taylor nearly 2,000.
Cattle now oomuiau.l tho highest
prices since 1881! in the Chicago mar
kets. Lumbermen in this country think
that Caiiada Is too severe in her retalia
tion. Tho Standard Oil Company has
raised the price ou crude oil to a point
the highest in four year.
The revenue cutter Mauuimr will
moou leave Now York for the North Pa
cific coast, where she ia to remain iu
future.
Proldent'a message will be held
open until the latest possible time,
awaiting developments in the Philip
pine. Two confessed horse-thieve In Illi
nois' traveled a rough road ou their
way to juil aud narrowly escaped
lynchiug twice.
A terrible battle fasik place last
Thursday lictweeu Colombian rebels
aud government force. A thousand
rebels were killed.
Walter Morehead, of London, a
stockholder iu the Southern Pacitlc,
has appealed to the courts to set aside
the recent reorganization.
Tho schooner Maple lx-af was
wrecked abreast of New Glasgow. Her
captain, now dead, was to have I n
married ou his arrival in port.
Tho torpedo Unit Dahlgreu is not up
to requirements and her builder will
have to pay line. The Unit, it is aaid,
should not have been accepted.
General Funston say that Colonel
Metcalf 1 not guilty of the charges of
murdering a Filipino preferred against
him by a mouibci of the Twentieth
Kansas.
The Santa Fo is stretching out (or
trade iu northern California. It has
recently Uuided tho Klamath road,
tho Holt Lino aluut Furoka luirlmr and
immense tracts of timber laud.
By the death of Vice-President Hu
bert, the offlsja p ice-p resident 1h
comes vacant for tho rest of McKin
ley's term. The president pro tein of
the senate will be elected when con
gress meets.
Aaron WoKsohn, who WU supposed
to have committed suicide iu law Au
geles last summer, has turned up iu
Chicago. Ht was in ignorance ol the
fact that bo hud boon mourned as dead
Alleged relatives collected 10,000 life
insurance.
Admiral Dewey has boon unanimous
hp re-elected commander ol tho Naval
Order of the I'uitisl States.
William K. Moody, son of Dwlght L
Moody, has assumed the editorship of
the official newspaper of Moody's
schools.
The grave of President Tyler, In
Hollvwood cemetery, in Richmond.
Va., which bus boon unmarked for IG
years, Is to have an appropriate mouu-
mellt.
Mrs. Annie B, Brumby, mother of
Lieut. Brunibv, of the Olvninia, was
one of the spectators at the festivities
in Atlanta. Ga., iu honor of her sou.
Miss Cecelia Beaux, of Philadelphia.
has been appointed as the only worn an
on the jury to select exhibits for the
United States tine arts doimrtmont .it
the Pans exs.sitlou.
Owing to tin' unwciii low price of
sugar and tho poor prospects, many
Cuban planters have decided not to
grind their present crop, but to use it
in tvplautiug aud increasing their
acreage.
TRAIL FOCK FEET WIDE
Ail-American Route to the
Klondike Country.
WILL HF.SEFIT AMKBK'AS MINER
Kapnrt of Captain AbureromliU, Wki
ii.- -i - ..I r..-. alt i . ... . In
i... u . i Ksuloralloa.
New York. Nov. 24 Captain Wil
liam Ahorcrombie, who has spent six
years in Alaskan exploration, and who
lias jost sur v.-yi-l an all-Aii.erican mute
to the Klondike, passed through New
Vork todav on his wsv to Washington
to make bis report to Secretary Koot.
He said that the main feature ol me
xis-dition from which he is just re
turning is the completion of plans for
the opening of t,.e Klondike region for
the American miner, so he can laud at
Valdes with his peck pony and proa
ict anv nert of the public domain
without interference from the officials
)f a foreign country.
"The trail I have surveyed, " seld he,
Ms 340 miles from the boundary, and
through the heart of Alaska,. I sur
veyed about 700 iiiles, and 1 built an
nil-American trail alsmt four feet
wide, with view to its ultimate
widening, and 7 miles long, through
the Pocky mountain divisions from
Valdes to the Tonsiua river, which
Mows into the ( "opi r river.
"Tills naid. of course, is merely a
trail and very crude, but its course u
well watered aud game Is pleutilul,
especially bears, goat and wild sheep.
"Tho Klondike expedition atarten
fnm Washington on March 23, and
I had with me two topographers, two
civil engineers and Lieutenant Bab
cook, in charge of construction. We
went by train to Fort Yellowstone, in
Yellowstone Park, where we picked
up horses and jiackers, which we
shipped to Seattle. We left Seattle on
April IB, on the steamship F.xcclsior,
the expedition then numbering alanit
35 souls, including a trail boss, ft dyn
amiter, two sharpeners, graders and
handy men. When we arrived at
Valdes we found many miners from
the interior stranded and suffering.
The war deartmcut directed that they
be given employment on government
work, and as a result of this no des
titute miners had to lie taken out of
the country on the revenue cutters.
During the coming year there will be
numerous enterprises embarked in
Alaska, especially in the Yukon coun
try. "The country to be opened to settle
ment Is fully twice aa large aa tho New
Kugland states, and will support thou
sftnds of people. Tho water Is good,
the soli fertile, game abundant, except
iu the Copper river valley, and all tho
hardy grain, uch a are raised in
Siberia, are raised along the line of
this all-Amerlcan trail. One hundred
and lift', miles above tho mouth of the
Copper river is dense vegetation and
luxuriant grasses sud three or four
kinds of edible strawberries. The
nouth of Copper river is a wide delt.
cntaiuitig aaud lmrs aud shallow,
while tio mile up tho mouth an the
Mile glacier and the Child glacier.
Finding it was impoidlilo to navigate
the C0per river, we went around by
Prince William sound.
"lu my experimental ganlen at
Valdes I raised pea, carnit, turnip,
lettuce, radiahes aud other garden stuff
Port Valdes wa our base of upplies
from Seattle, the supplies being pManW
lu by pack trains."
JOUBERT'S DARING PLAN.
Will Attempt to Drfrat tha Hvllsvlna.
Column In llotall.
London. Nov. 24. Although it If
yidtllt that tho situation iu Natal is
agaiu becoming sufficiently alarming,
nothing can be officially ascertained
to allay public anxiety or the curiosity
felt reganling the disposition of the
reinforcement recently landed at Dur
ban. The war office dis.atchca an'
confined to a mere recital of a few oils
unities at Mool river, which coutlrn
the n'porta of skirmishes there, but
give no detail a to how the engage
ments happeuod. The special corru
spoiidonts an only srmitted to de
scribe Major-Geiieral Barton's camp at
Misd river vaguely as '"largo," or
"ample."
One oonvspondont says that 7.000
Boors are within 35 mile of llowick
Falls, near Piotennaritzburg, ami that
the inhabitants am Hoeing to the capi
tal. Kvidently a considerable force ol
the enemy is uow within 40 miles ol
l'iotermaritzburg, but It is officially
announced fnnu then' that no anxiety
prevails, the garrison numbering 1,000
men, with six guns. General .louhcrts'
plan, apparently, i a . hiring attempt tc
defeat the British relieving column
bom Durban in detail, while still at
tempting the reduction of Ui.lysiulth.
Tblal WftVe al l.atonvllla, Oftli
Latonville, Cal., Nov. M.A tidal
wave today swept away fi.0 feet of the
vhar( at Bear burlnr. Charles Wanl
nod Christopher .tones, lalnirors, wore
drowned. Another man, name un
known, was swept iuto the sea. but
wa rescued. The property los is
heavy.
h. ...... on the Oqilemln.
Santiago de Cuba, Nov. 34. Tht
wreckers working ou the suuken Span
Ilk armored cruiser Almirante iKiuon
do, yesterday dis.-ovensl a chest con
taining fllb 000 lu Spanish gold, which
the Ceudoyft Company, the tinu em
ploying the divers, will retain. Work
on the cruiser has been In progress foi
the mouths, aud many thousands ol
dollars' worth of treasure has beer
secured. Tim safe was found In the
bottom, whore it fell duriug the burn
ing of tho ship
lloi-r l.oe t'p to Date.
Pretoria, Nov. 24. The ofhYal re
turns of Transvaal casualties siuce tht
outbreak of the war show tht 90 M
have been killed and 100 wounded, Ol
whom a number have recovered auc
returned to the front.
rrobatily a lirunkrn Haw.
Washington. Nov. 34. At the wat
department it is stated! that informa
tion received t'nmi the department Ol
Texas is to the effect that the trouble
at Port Kiuggold Is nothing more than
a drunken lionlcr row and has been exaggerated.
CABLE TO THE PHILIPPINES,
Uool lUroinuifiol- Construction of U
nt Onca.
New York. Nov. 27. A special to
the Herald 1mm Washington iftys:
President McKlnley has received a
synopsis of Secretary Koot's annual
report, which he la now considering In
connection with his message to congress.
Dealing ft it does with ftll the events
of the last year in connection with the
Philippines, Cuba and Puerto Klco,
and in the discussion and recommenda
tlona for the future government of these
new possessions it will form the basis
for the moat imirtant chapter of the
president's message. These are some
of the most essential features of the
secretary's observation and recom
mendations: The immediate appointment of civil
governors for Cuba and Puerto Kico.
The substitution of civil government
either by conin.lsilon or a civil governor
for the Philippines following the sup
pression of the present insurrection.
A complete svstein of suffrage in the
Philippines. I to be and Puerto Kico with
educational and property qualifications
required for all voters.
The immediate construction of a
cable between the United States and
the Phillppin .-.
No general reorganization of the
army wiU lie recommended by the sec
retary at the present time. He will
leave this subject open for further
consideration until after the war in the
Philippine ha lieen brought to a closo.
It will be )inted out, however, that
the retention of the bulk of the present
army w ill be necessary for some month
to come.
WILL RETURN MONEY.
Admiral llawvf Oftr to Kalmhurs
Thou. Who Wish It.
New York, Nov. 27. A special to
the World from Washington says: Any
sub. Tiber to the Dewey home fund w ho
wishes to. may have his or her money
beck. John It. McLean, speaking for
his sister, Mrs. Dewey, said:
"Mrs. Dewey and the admiral have
beens overwhelmed with, not hundreds,
but thousand, of telegrams of sympa
thy for the affliction which ha befallen
them in thi furiou aud thoughtless
attack made upon their domestic life.
Admiral Dewey's statement has had
great effect to accomplish this revul
sion of sentiment.
"Among the telegrams received wae
one from Kmerson McMillan, of New
York, to the effect that if any person
desired the return of his subscription
to the home fund, the admiral would
forward the list of contributor to him,
together with any letters or dispatches
requesting refunding of the money, he,
Mr. McMillan, would immediately
reimburse all applicant in full.
"I am authorized to say most posi
tively that all auch requests will re
ceive the pnmiptcst attention. All that
is necessary for these people to do Is to
forward their request to the admiral
himself and not to rush to the news
paper office with them. All that come
lu pro.er tyle will receive attention.
"I also desire to say that nothing
that has happened to us thoughout our
lives has been such a source of grief as
this public fuwr. Mrs. Dewey has al
ways been the favorite in our family
and ha been almost idolized. We feel
her grief verv keenly and propose to
defend her. At present she Is in no
condition to say anything for publica
tion. "This trouble has also seriously
afflicted our aged mother, who looked
forward to tho coming of Admiral
Dewey with such pleasure and admira
1 1- ii, and who was ao happv lu her
daughter's marriage. We had never
anticipated the outburst, aud acted
in alwolute good faith, as we supposed,
With everylxdy."
I ...I . ... . . to Macrum.
Washington, Nov. 27. United States
( '.uisul Macrum, at I'retoria. has been
instructed by cable to Impress upon
President Kruger that it i the view of
this government that the linage of all
civilized nation sanctions the minis
tration of a neutral representative in
the interest of citizens and captives of
oue of the parties to the war, and he
must further insist upon performing
tho sacnsl duty iuiKisod by all the cod
ditions of humanity. This is practii
ally an announcement of our govern
ment upon the execution of the trust
which it km tuned to look after the In
terest of British citizens In the South
African republic.
Invited to Chleagn.
Chicago, Nov. 27. Tho Chicago
Dewey committee, owing to the recent
criticism of Admiral Dewey in connec
tion with tho trausier of his home, de
cided today to urge an early accept
ance of Chicago's invitation to the ad
miral to visit this city. Tho date ol
the visit is named as May 1 of next
year, and iu the committee's conimuu
l. ation to tho admiral he is assured
that Chicago citizens do not approve of
the storm of criticism recently raised.
Mayor Harris .n supplemented the com
mittee's communi.atiou by a personal
telegram iu which ho urged the ad
miral to accept tho invitation.
Carni-glr's OflVr Arrrplrd.
Tucson, Aria., Nov. 27. Andrew
Carnegie's offer of f 25,000 for a public
library building has lawn accepted, the
city council voting on the military
plaza mid ' per annum for the
maintenance of the library.
Immigration Is Increasing.
Washington, Nov. 27. Reports to
the immigration bureau show that tho
total immigration to the Unitd States
during tho last four months was 115,
27t. an increase over that of the corre
sponding period of last year of 30,544.
An artist residing in Florence, Rob
ert Davidsohn, has discovered the old
est known caricature of a tight between
knights. It is dated 1030, and was
found ou the Inside cover of a manu
script. Kriitiieky' Vote,
Frankfort, Ky., Nov. 27. G.vebel at
torneys arrived here today with an ap
peal from the decision of Judge Jones,
in which he held that 1,198 votes In
Nelson county, erroneously certified for
W. P. Talyor. should le counted tor
W. 8. Taylor. The case was argued
before the whole court this aiteruoou.
Both sides wore represented by eminent
counsel.
Goueral Taylor returned to the state
capital, and had a long conference with
Governor Bradley. Sam B. Roberto
and other Republicans leaders are also
here.
BATHE AT BE
Methuen's Force Engaged In
Heavy Fighting.
THE BRITISH WERE VICTORIOUS
llroTa tha Dutch Kroin Their Posi
tion, but Lost lloanllr "'
Our ration.
London. Nov. 25. Before anxiety fti
tn the situation in Natal had been re
lieved there come news of a great bat-
tl at Belmont. This has hHiiisiil
sooner than wa expected. Only the
official account is yet to hand, but so
far as can be gathered the fighting ap
pear to have been almost a repetition
of the battle of Eland's Laagto. A dis
patch of the previous day estimated
that the Boers in that vicinity num
bered 2,000, and that they had five
cutis, and. fudging from tho absence of
any statement to tho contrary in the
otlicial report, it is believer! mat urn
ih were slightly superior in number to
the enemy.
The Boers had chosen a position with
their customary skill, and were strong
ly entrenched. The British were
obliged to carry three ridges In succes
sion. Apparently the guard bore tne
brunt In carrying the last lidge by a
bayonet charge after its defenders had
been shaken with shrapnel. Nothing
is saiil as to whether the positions so
.mid. d were held and the destruction
of ammunition seems to iudicato that
the contrary was the case.
While General Mothuen cau be con
gratulated upon ft brilliant victory, i:
i again at the cost of a heavy loss o
officers and men.
Hltuatlon In Natal.
The situation in Natal remains o!
scure. Fighting is reported at both
Estcourt and Ladysmith. It was at
first reported that heavy firing him been
heard in tho direction of Willow
Grange, leading to tho belief that Gen
eral Hllyard had mado a sortie. Latet
dispatches announcethat ( htneTft White
sortied from Ladysmith und indicted
a demoralizing defeat upon the Boers.
It would be premature to give fall cre
dence to either report.
What Is quite certain is that Lady
smith, Estcourt and Mooi river station
are all isolated, and the Boers seem
able, after detaching enough troops to
hold tho British forces, aggregating
17,000, to push on toward l'ieterinaritz
burg with some 7,000 men.
Fighting In Panny.
Manila, Nov. 25. Severe fighting
north of Ho Ilo began November 21.
Four Americans were killed and 25
wounded, including throe ollicers. The
Insurgents are retreating to Santa Bar
bara, but tho fighting continues.
The country between Jaro aud Santa
Barbara is thickly Intrenched, espec
ially near Pavia. The Sixth artillery
fired on the trenches aud the
Eighteenth infantry charged, the en
emy retreating to the next trench. The
Eighteenth again charged, encounter
" and attacking a force of isilomen,
. were hidden in the long grass,
an I who severely wounded several
Americans.
During the afternoon of November
21, the fighting was sovere immediately
south of I'avia, three miles north of
Jaro. The Twenty-sixth companies re
turned to Jaro immediately, the Hank
movement having captured three six
pound smooth-lKiro canuou and a ipuau
t it v of arms and ammunition. The
enemy's loss was not obtainable, but
seven men were found dead in one
trench.
The insurgents are falling back on
Santa Barbara, which, it is expected,
General Hughes haa attacked before
this morning.
!ervUhr Wore ItoutiMt.
Omdurman, Nov. 25. Wingate
fouud Nefissa evacuated, pushed on to
Abriaadil, four miles farther, und
found force encamped. They were
forthwith engage i by the mounted
troops, nnder Mahon, with four Max
im and two guns, and the Jehudieh,
under Gorringe. Tho dervishes charged
with all their old dash to within 80
yards of the guns. Wingate, with the
infantry, arrived in timo to support
Million, and cleared the whole camp.
Tho dervishes bolted through tho bush,
pursued by the mounted troops. Win
gate estimates Fedil's force at 2,500
men, of whom 400 were killed. Win
gate captured many prisoners, grain,
ritles and spears. The Egyptian casual
ties were three wounded."
CENSUS OP DAIRY PRODUCTS.
New Warships.
Washington, Nov. 94. Secretary
Long will recommend to congress a
programme for new naval construction
which will be in accordance with the
policy that has been pursued for th
past three years. He will ask fov three
armored cruiser of.aliout IS, 000 tons'
displacement, three protected cruisers
of atout 8,000 tons', and a dozen gun
boat of 800 tons, making IS ships in
all. The armored cruisers will be en
larged Brooklyn, Improved iu mauy
details, and will be the biggest ships
in tho United States navy, having great
speed. The protected cruisers will b
of tho Olympia type. The gunboats
will be alsmt the sizo of the littls
Marietta, of light draft.
Salman Spawns' Long Trip.
San Francisco, Nov. 28. A novel
experiment Is to be tried at R. D.
Humes' salmon hatchery at tho mouth
of the Rogue river, in Oregon. A mil
lion salmon sjiawn will arrive here on
the Oregon express today. Tho spawn
will at once be put in a cold-storage
plant until they can be shipped to Coos
bay. At that point a tug will be wait
ing and the spawn will be taken to tht
hatchery at the mouth of the Rogue
river.
When they tlnally reach the hatchery
they will have traveled 1,000 miles,
and will not be over 40 miles from
their starting jsiint. Thla long trip
was made necessary by the mountain
ous character ol the Intervening
country.
Uncle Sam's annv made a reimtafinn
coming home. Twelve thousand men
who passed through Yokohama, created
not tho slighteat disturbance. Japan U
hy of making foreigners further; com-
menial concessions, which it It
thought la another indication nl mm
alliance with China.
Itqurrments at tha Law In Itrganl to
NellsMee.
The law requires the statistics for the
12th census of dairy products (farm
and factory) to be taken on separate
schedules.
The division of agriculture will take
the amounts of milk and cream pro
duced and sold, and the amount of
money received from their sales; also
the quantity and value of all the but
ter and cheese made on the farm.
On the manufacturer's schdule will 19
taken the quantity of butter and cheese
made In fuctorles, co-operative and oth
erwise, together with the quantity and
cost of raw materials (milk and cream),
cost of lalsir, capital invested, charac
ter and value of plant and machinery,
etc. .
After tho two forms of schedules
shall have been returned to the census
office In Washington, the like statistics
of dairy product ou each will bo con
olldated, and thus show, what never
heretofore has leen shown, the total
yield of milk in the United States and
the amount and vulues of its several
porducts.
This assertion is based on tho as
sumption that the farmers shall fur
nish to tho enumerators, fully and ac
curately, the Information which the
schedules may call for.
In some sections the records of
cheese factory and creamery oisaratious
for the current year are destroyed,
agreeably to previous vote of directors
or patrons. For 18U9 they should vote,
instead, to have prepared and preserved
for the use of the census enumerators,
who will appear on June 1, 1000, the
statistics which the law says shall be
gathered.
In many cases a failure to do this
will prevent the enumerators from se
curing any returns, because new man
agers, or new secretaries, or new boards
of control may lie In charge on June 1,
1900, who will know nothing of the
factory statistics of 1899 and the fig
ures for 1899 are the ones which the
law says shall be taken.
Farmers who keep no records of their
transactions will tind themselves In the
same dilemma, on the arrival of the
census enumerator, as a factory which
destroys Its records. Therefore, Chief
Statistician Powers is appealing to all
of them to prepare In writing,
while the necessary facts are fresh
in mind, such a statement of milk,
cream, butter and cheese products as
will enable them to reply promptly and
accurately to the inquiries which the
law says the enumerators must make.
If they shall fail to do this, the sta
tistics of dairy product in their coun
ty will lie incomplete, and will com
pare unfavorably with those of counties
wherein the returns are more accurate.
baotj,
THE POPE WORKS HARD.
How tlie Huprrmr Pontiff Passes Karh
Iay nt the Vatican.
Rnmr, October. 23. 1899. (Special Cable.)
l'ope Leo is an early riser, and by
that I mean a man who is out of bed
and at work at fivo o'clock In tho morn
ing. He takes a light break fast a
little very weak coffee with plenty of
milk, and a piece of bread. He works,
reading or writing and receiving some
visits, uutil lunch time. In the after
noon he takes his walk, aud when in
ordinary health spends some time
in the gardens of the Vatican; then
he returns to his apartment, where he
says his rosary. Ho may then receive
a few visitors, after which he takes a
nap ami dines. At teu I'. M. he reads
the newspapers and then retires for the
night. The Pope thus really works all
day long, and latterly he has taken
nourishment four or five times a day,
but always of a light character a lit
tle meat, soups, lsjuillon, a glass or
two of Mariani wine and a good deal of
milk, which forms the larger port of
his diet.
During his recent illness very little
medicine was given him ; the physicians
relied principally upon rest, nourish
ment and Btimtilanta every now and
then, but always In small quantities.
The Poik-'s nervous energy, as al
ready noted in a previous letter, is
something remarkable in one of his ad
vanced years, and when he conies out
nf his apartment he almost runs walk
ing so fast that his uiten.b.iits
hardly keep up with him.
4.4. nen he is to be carried in state
Into the Slstine Chapel, to attend or
preside at any ceremony, the clanking
of the sabres of the nobln I'll tl TvT
the marble floors con Isa heard a long
instance on, ana several minutes be
fore the Droiession
The Pope, it seems, although sleeping
wen ana enjoying his afternoon nap,
which he takes everv .lav t....s nnt
sleep so much at night, during which
no may get up several times, and even
go to work.
A house to house secretan- is t-hA lo.
est employment which an enterprising
mouiiui mis nevisea tor her sex. She
declares she has found scores of women
unable to write their social notes and
letters creditably, while others are sim
ilarly unable to attend nmvawl tthoi.
business letters, and by employing a
nwrcmry ior rnese purposes they not
only escaiie blunders Illlt hHH Utma.
thing to their prestige by the fact that
wwy ouiy sign tneir letters, and are,
therefore, known to have a secretary.
Some of the largest jeweltry house
in New Vork have immense mirrors
liehind the counters, so that when thev
turn their Wks upon a customer thev
can see if he transfers anv gems to his
pockets.
It is estimated that aoo nnn nnn ,,i
I tile human race wear garments of some
kind; 880,000,000 habitually go naked,
nd 700. 000. 000 CfiVAr nnlr narta nt
their body; 500,000.000 live in houses,
700,000,000 in huts and cftvee, and
80,0O,O00 have only trees and bushes
for shelter.
f sstsaaa 2.
& IIS LAST
Filipino Government
l" ra" Hard.
ITS PRESIDENT te.
Renounced All ,-
I.urT..t aas I
ee-Cabta.1 M(BUUt ,
Manila. Knu aa -
ttanf nt ,1... Bill , ' 14
i,,,. r lunmn 1
himself to i: ' 7, . "re".
and fonnHllv n-n. V."
uection vviili n... ... "
one of the iHn".'7
rioalrut . a.. . niW
as with which si,t.. ... 01
was oneretl a JndgeaM.
amrai rti stun. , - -
lit" BMaani
thai h. ,l..i... .
,..., .(.
and says the Filiiiin I.
inet are acHt,.r...i ..."l
-..in., of f I... I -- . w
turned to their liu,,IM'
nl . . :i - une ,,i
. ' 'Say of ik
gressmen have risiinihl ,
lieves the Kill,.;,,.. . "
11.144)1 tlie r ,.r,,.. . Will
. , . J HUB! a. .
Senor Hui IIPRtniriA .
of the ao-called cafe T T'""A
has been hranaht u " -WuM,!
prisoner, on the tHaftS 0 1
had aought refuge h?S N
KabllllJ. With A.min.U., ""!
on. The .natives
to Major Crouin, who
Ceneral Yonno l ..;n .. a I
, 10 It).. . B
tlllllH on Ska . . "ftja
1 "nil 111 Ajrturnido
SITUATION IN NATAL.
I a ..... I . I ,- ,,, Krom t;,lm y
at i i,
rlirlion V.I.I x-. ...
. - au vm
message Irom ( eneml Whit. i
, . , . - ' ii .
smun, dated NOvamha M '
"Situation unchanged. Troojsl
The Natal Advertiser -
report of fighting neur Willow t J
it suvs:
"Five thousand British left O.-J
Wednesday iiftern....'i i, r .
sauce. They rnrprlted tie flocn d
o'clock Thursday morning, and J
F.o,. me Bvn ponooa. usroii(.ttin.'d
of the enemy. At dsyhreak thefts
oiiciion with nnlnl ftnan n... n..J
artillery was unable to reach the !:..,
ami vne nntish position, therefore hj
came untenable and was evacuatd
Subsequently the artillery was brouj
mio acnon, ana the Botn (ell uvj
their object having been attained
Ilritish returned to Ectcoart."
Five lliiiulrrtl Hum K 1 , .
London, Nov. 27. The Daily
publishes the following dispell
lielmont describing the battle:
"The Iloers held a wwitinn
Piritish troops 4vould hold againl
most any force. The llritiih viral
complete. My estimate ol the IVki
is 600 killed and 150 wounded, j
Knitrht, correspondent ol the I.J
Morning Post, was WtaM I
Boer prisoners are ignorant, iirtral
wretched. They say that kit iM
further service."
MANY SPURIOUS ViKA.
Mate of Virclnln Sin; H . . ... ft) Ca
pons .l.i-i thr laai.
New York, Nov. 27 .-IV Hoi,
suvs: Considerable inteM.t ha)
.1.111,11 lo. II" 1 1. .'-...ii i. .jr m
noun. 'finent that a large t
I. . P..... I , ... ....... '1 (U. ,Vt
-O . T . , . 1 L
of these bonds are held in thiicq.
It is said that a enmparatin'.)
number have found iiurchaimi
is mo opinion oi some wnu sn
ero.t authorities that the coops'
theBe txmds in tho hands ol
third parties will prove vakt
tions of the state of IffttfcV
TTmW u hgt 44-as kuuw as tin
. . .... .
nerger law, in IBBI, a ssawsa
giveu uy 4 irginin su w" una. aj
r- ,,f i.; i,- hi 11
4A)llll)HUy, Ol mi ' 1
70111 OOIIOS, 4V11H I1 44 ore a" -
I . J.,l. V.'nlST
I, lUU'llll bi.U DV.. ... .... -
incr me uuusrnui nn.i -
ipeoift session of the Itiit'knw
ii , .i. I...I.11..... ...... Uv.
. , i i in w,
nvor. IXIllOH 11114 1UK n ",v
18.000.000 were exnrtwi
mond and were refused. I"'
li'urii uitl.l lor Tlil ( ' "
4 4 II dviu iv "' r
hands the oaper fell is not knot
Attttmnti wivfl nut w
DO&tlls DM WIWK"1 :
. i k I
.... ...... w 1 1 j i ) I i '. I i ftntaTH
Ilia 1 1 It Vt.ll . aavnv.--!
North and West have heard M
tho foivoit h,,ds. It is sum tat"
..... . . .......ibin.
Lsiuis last Juiy a iru O....K--.
an nnn tultimr u laa-e baX 1
.1-1 smittv. H
will ill iia fpiii "a "
....... ,i,..i... 1. ... mi attempt st
4, man n'IWl.1 " " "
the borrower or lender kne -
security was without
..ill... Joiit.fr. Orpil"
New York, Nov. Z7.-"V"
. . ; .1. .. a tvrn.ll" '
In window glass, unci
slon in this city, have
National Window til iiVZ0t
oation. In effect the ne
will be a purchasing JbiT
which the infliviauai
their stocks the """'"Ik
having no dealing
turers whatever.
Street Bftilway s,ri''
Detroit, Mich., Not. n-
., hAflfft ft"
meeting lasting iuuj - (,
railway employes ui - 4
M., deciileo 10
i . ,-.. i-,ri9..iH . " -
a ,i ,-erisiu
u u ...ill 1. Maannteu t" "
m .1 .)., ill,' 11.10 U'r
iucro ...... , .. em
mentof certain
gardto the crews of suburb -
uiuK mto tne cuj
nl.anOI ir4.
Charle.ton -
11 X I VV . m I " -a
Ktaill 44Ma i- - I 1 1 17
ing the naval station at U"
Manila, today: j,
ana mtn rf'
"The cuigoa " - ,
Charleston has l''" ,..,bip
Tl. I ,. :,l Vlt4 H" ' l .
out from Hong ivong- ,
... a,, naw deiavrtment 2
Charleston has slipped
water from tne iwr -u,
was resting ai - p
hat dissipated the las. -r-
the snip.