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Eugene City Gerard. I. 1. OAHFSBLL. rr.prl.l.r. KUOKNK CITY QgQON EVENTS OF Till: DAY A.. latereetlng Caseation nf It mi mm the Two I Iiihi r. . I'raul4 la Cendeaied Form. LATER NEWS. gJo Qural Othl Will come hoim IOCS. In England, the "antta" aro not al lowed a Into proa. Three huudred Spautih prisoners art now at Manila. Moth damage has been 'lone to p tatoes ly the recent rains lu Oregon. Hundreda in- dying k ty In Chin from the plague, Mild the government refuse to take sanitary precaution. The United Statoa ship Ranger at Mnre inland, U upied to be flttini lor nome secret mission France in hostile ' Catholic ordeni Seven bishoprics and salaries of 700 vicar are to lie suppressed. Troops will continue to go to tha Philippine. They will lie needed, a other island than Luion ure requiring attention. Roberts will not lie able to retain hit neat, ai a majority are againat him. lie hjifl nome MUpiurtcr who will lnilat on a hearing. The reliol evacaated Manga laren In a harry. They did not fire a ihot ane' lelt an hundred American and Spaulah prisoner liehind. The English money market lit appre hensive. DiHeount rate are high and gold continues to How out for war iup ply purchases. Two men, Engineer Holier Hunto: and Fireman I). L Miller, were killed lu the 0, It- dc N- wreck near R.smtei Hock. W. K. Horziiiger was badly in jured. The Itocr at Kstcourt were defeated by Iliblyard'a forcea. The defeated fune retreated toward ( 'olenan, destroy lug a railway bridge at Frere, and Hritlshcrs are after them with u Hying column. The young celestials of Han Francisco have a plan on foot to ruatore to power the young emperor of China. They will raise a fund of $ 50,0110 to carry it out and introduce certain needed re forma in the empire. The purchase of large tracts of fir foroita by Eastern lumbermen ha caused a sharp advance in the price of both loga and standing timber in Waah- Ington. Within a short time stumpage haa ariaon from 10 U 'JO oetit. Viceroy Curaon in hi report on the famine lu India aaya that 30,000,001 iieople in the area are now affected. Relief work up t" the resent time hai coat the government $5,000,000, aalda from loaae of reveuue anil loaua. Smallpox ii prevalent in Indian ter rltory. Culian want the troop withdrawn but no American civil governor A new finance bill ia under conaid- eration by the Kepuhllcan committee F.aateru iregou steers aell for $ 71 apieoe. Wind gooa at lu ceuta pei ound. Secretary Wilaou will try to reform the i. hi practice of free aeed distri- button. An organization to control the out put of electric (ana haa been perfected in New York England haa given notice to the power of Kunie that a atate of war exist in the Trauavaal. A portage road at The Dal lea on tin upper Columbia la under conatructlou. Thla ia part of a large trauaportatiou ay item. A representative n( the Kuaaian gov ernmeut li in Chicago buying horse for the caar. Over 11,000 head Inn t mi far i --ii purchased. Admiral Wataou report that the en tire provinco of Zamhoanga, ialaud ol Mindanao, haa surrendered to I oin mumlcr Very. The widespread orationa of the lloor demoiiatrate that thev liavt greater strength than haa i n ,-ti mated, any a Uinilon diapatch. A private of the Twentieth Kanaaa says the Filipino whom Colonel Met calf la accused of murdering was kit lei by the colonel lu sell delcuae. Filipino troop are scattered in amal, compauie and are committing (right ful atrocities. Those of the natives who have welcomed or tolerated the Amen cans are remorselessly cut to pieces. Sir Francis Wlnagte, in the battle with the khalifa's force, near tiedld, captured 0,000 men. women and chil (tren. Oamau Dtgna, the principal general of the khalifa, ia still at large Dr. von Hollebcn, (lor man ambassa dor to the Cm ted Mates, m the pres ence of 2, 000 Germans, presented (lag sent by F.mperor William to the United German Soldiers' Societies ia Chicago. The descendants of (jueeu Victoria now number 7 1 . She haa seven sous and daughters living, 88 graudchildren mid 8 great-grandchildren Frits Kloff, one of 1 "resident Kruger's AO grandchildren, laars the honorary title ul lieutenant, despite the fact that he ia only 4 years old. Mrs. Koger Wolcott, of Hoitou, haa (riven an imposiug monument to l'ep tierell, Mass., lu memory ol the men who fought at lluuker o( that town 11111. Kev. Dr. Henry S. Stimson, of Man hattan Congregational church, New York, at a gathering of churchmen raiaed a missouary collection of $&t), 000 iu 5(1 inluiites. (ieueral llacz, who was exiled St year ago, has arrived in San Domingo The partisan ol the present gin ernmeut who waut llaet as the head of a iwer ful party, summoned him to return. George II. Daniels, general passenger agent ul the New York Central rail road, ia reported to lie at the bead of movement to alsilish the practice of "tipping" the porter ou sleeping cart, Lawton haa reached llayombong. The battle of Graspan was the drat battle fought on Free State territory. The Internal revenue collected in Oregon the last fiscal year amounted to $418,775. Troop In Ooba are to be removed. General Wood has given hi approval of such action. Secretary Gage will probably con tinue the purchase of government bond for another mouth or mure. Fx -Collector of Customs Thomas J. lllack, died suddenly of heart trouble and asthma at Portland, Or. l.loeka n( business house were Ltd in ashes in Philadelphia. The total loas Is estimated at $:i, 000,000. The iron and steel trade la rather quite In some lines, but price are holding op, and scarcity I predicted. President McKinley is considering a nlau for dividing Cuba into two irts and placing Geanels W. W ood and Lud low in charge. The Oregon, Samara and Callao, with I HO bluejackets and marines cap tured the port of Vigau, province of south Slico notrh of Manila. American manufacturers an- M-lling to the outside world over -flu worth ol iron and steel In excess of any earlier year lu their history. General Methnen, In command of the Ilritish forces, was slightly wound ed at Modder river. Colonel Northcott and Lieutenant-Colonel Stopford were killed. The great Thanksgiving fisitball game at Portland ls-tween the .muii- uomahaaud the Olympics, of San rraii cisco, resulted lu a tie, neither aide a coring. F.lght thousand Itoera were defeated by General Mcthrucu In the hottest battle of the war. Die light bsik plaoe at Modder river and lasted 10 hours. ireat Britain ha protested vigorous ly to this i"-. eminent agaluat the or ganization of exs-ditiins here, intend.-!, presumably, for the assistance ol the IWa-rs, The Vauderbilt uow have the II. A O. They have also acquired Morgan holdings III the Hlg Four and Cheat- l-oake & Ohio. This is a combination not contemplated. Lightship No. 50, whose station la at the mouth of the Columbia, after vicis situdes probably never experienced l- fore by a lightship, la ashore on Mr- Keuzie head, between ( as l)isapnnt- lit and .North head light, ami will probably Is. a total loss. Her new of eight men were rescue I by the breeches buov. Richard Croker aays Tammany will support llryau. Chicago ia after the Kepubli can na tional convention. Admiral Dewey believe war iu the I'hilippiuc is practically over. New Zealand' government is stock ing up the ialaud with American gume birds. Great ltritaln now realizes that the war is real aud seeks expression of neu trality. llert Ueplneff, ol Nashville, Tenii., won the six-day wheel race at St. Isiuia. The transiHirt Filler aud llelglan King are uow out ol the government soi i ice. It is expected to have an all-trolley Hue from Portland, Me., to llostou oa.n by apriug. If Goebcl ia given a certificate of election martial law will be declared iu Kentucky. Whaler are preparing to go out again. F.xpeiise of the business ha iiioreaaed 40 jier cent over laat year. General Mothucli's second battle lu the advance to relief of Kimberlcy re sulted iu the loss of nearly 300 Ilritish soldiers. The Pacific Mail foinpuny is charter ing tramp atoamera to replace these ohartcrcd by the govorumeut (or trans port service. The Knight of Ialsr will depart from their time-honored custom and take a hand lu politic. It also con templates establishing schools for its member. A manufacturer of wiue asserted be fore a senate committee that 50 per cent of the Imported wine are Ameri can wines aont abroad, doctored aud lent back. The Paget Sound Can Company hai incorporated under the law of New Jersey, capital $200,000; t iregou Can Company, $200,000, and California Can Company, $900,000. "C. II. White's Uuroan,"a "get-rich-quick" concern, located in the cotton exchange building, New York, has closed Its doora and the promoters have decamped with ovei $200,000 ol jther people's money. General Mile ha returned from hi trip to the West and South. He re ports the defenses o( the 1'acltlc in good cou.lition, but thinks more men are needed. He (avers a regular army of DM soldier to every 1,000 of popula tion. Mrs. McKinley has made over 4,000 pairs of kuit slippers fur charitable iu alitutlous. Former Senator Davit, of Vet Yir gima, ia to present the atate with au orphan asylum. Hiram Cronk, of Ogdeuabiirg, N. Y , la UU year old and the last survivor ol the Mexican war. Harry J, MaclXmal.l, who died in New York recently, was the sou of a uative African king. The gifts of John D. Rockefeller to the city of Cleveland, now amount to the surprising sum of $1,000,500. Admiral Dewey's wife has maiiv friends among Washington's issir poo pie because of her llleral charity. A Paris journal estimates the public debt of France at .12,757,000,000 Irani, or alsiut $0,550,000,000. the largest national debt iu the world. Hecause the supreme lodge haa de cided to rerate old members, thereby increasing the assessments, the knights aud Ladies o( Houor iu New Jersey are talking o( eeccaaitm. DEFENSES OF PACIFIC General Miles Found Them in Good Condition. SAYS K0BI MKN ARE NEEDED N.l Kiifiiigh Artlllerlals to Man Ihs Ursat Mum- Wauls Larger Itvgalsr Aruij. New York, Nov. 80. A speclml to th.- II. rai l from Washington sayr. General Miles, who has just returned from a long tour of inspection in the far West and South, said tonight: "The f.Ttiiicatioiis along the Paciflo const and the Gulf are in very good con dition. The engineer have done good work. While the labor are only part ly protected, it would not lie safe for a hostile battle-shin or fleet to enter them now. None of the harbors are com pletely fortified. The four great hi Isirs of the Pacific coast at which (ensive works are being" erected u. Puget sound, the mouth of the Colum bia river, San Francisco and San Diego. "There are only enough artillerist stationed on the coast to take care of the gnna not to man them. The guns are great pieces of machinery aud re- inire very skilled artillerist to take care of them aud to handle them. More artillery la lodged along the en ure cast ol 4.000 miles, including the Atlantic, Pad tic and Gulf. "The garrisons were not sufllciently strong at tho post I vUited. Thi is dlttl tO tha (act that most of the army is out of the country at present. Con gress authorized a regular army of 06,- 000 and 85,000 men for the existing emergency, l or a gm many year 1 base la-en in favor of one soldier tor every thousand of our people I think Uo.ooO meu should bo skilled iu the modern art of war and tho use of mod ern appliance. That would be a very small number as compared with other nimie-..( the world, yet sufficiently large to keep ahreaat of the improve ment iu warfare which are belu inado. "Of coarse, the sixe of tho army should be to some extent commensurate with the jaipulatiou and wealth aud po sition of the government. A country like Mexico would not require an army as large as that of Germany or Kuseia Our country ia nearly twice n large ai Germanv or France, and a small forci of comparatively -killed, well edu cated, trained soldiers would not only Is- wise and judicious, but would 13 in the interest of safe aud good adminis tration. "The beat illustration of disregarding the nei-cssity and welfare of a nation in this respect, i China, which poa "oases the greatest population and haf laaen repeatedly whipped and overrun and placed under indemnity, and in fact her very existence ia threatened at present simply la-cause she has lajcome a nation of iioncombatant." THE OILMORE PARTY. ririt Aethaatlc Areouat af Thilr Ks parlaocal. Manila, Dec. 2. When the landing party of the United States battleship Oregon, under Lieutenant-tommauder McCraoken, took the town of Yigan, province of South 1 locos, laat Sunday, they found there an escaped prisoner, A. L. Honnenahein, who furnished the Drat authentic account of the exper ience of Lieutenant, J. 0. Gilmore, of the I int.-1 State gunboat Yorktown, who, with a party of the Yorktown, was captured by the insurgents near Paler, on the east coast of Luzon, last April, while making an examination of the mouth of the river in an armed tsiat. Mr. Honnenshcin was Imprisoned at Araba for a long time with Lieutenant Gilmore and seven sailors, but con trived to eacape, carrying a concealed note, written in naval cipher, dated Aura, November 19, addressed to Any naval officer, " and saying: "You may have perfect conlldence iu anything the bearer aays." The note was signed "Gilmore." Sonnt-inhaln'a Story. According to Mr. Sonnenshein, when Lieutenant Gilmore's launch entered the river from Ilaler harbor, under cover of Ensign W. H. Standley's gun, the landing was received with three volley. Two of the American were killed and two mortally wounded. Every man was hit, Lieutenant Gil more receiving a flesh wound iu the leg and Isith his feet stuck fast in the mud. It was a choice between surrender and being slaughtered. Lieutenant Gilmore asked the terms of release. The insurgents proposed that the should procure the delivery to them of the arms and munitions of the Spanish garrisons, undertuklug, if thin were accomplished, to aeud the Span iards and Americans to tho Yorktown. A sailor of Lieutenant Gilmore'i rjartv carried this proposition to the garrison. The Spanish commandant relpied that it was an insult to Spanish anus, aud expelled the sailor, a Span ish soldier tiring on him as he went. The Americana were then bound hand and foot and taken to San laidru, when General Luna ordered their exe cution. They were marched to the plaza, and in the presence of a great crowd were aligned to be executed. Lieutenant Gilmore said: "As an American ollicer and uentleimtn. 1 pro test against beiug shot with iriy ham I - tied." Aguinaldo interfered and prevented the execution. When General Lawton approached San Isidro last Juue the Americana were removed to Abra, where they were kept confined in cells for two month-. Subsequently they were allowed greater liberty, but the report that Lieutenant Gilmore was given a house and servant is untrue. He had the same quarters aa the men. and the Americans were given the same allowance as the Span ish nrisouers five cents a day with which to buy rice and bananas, virtu ally the only rations. TEN HOURS' BATTLE Methuen Encounters Boers at Modder River. BLOODIEST FIGHT OK CENTURY ;reut tiama l'marve. Washington, Nov. 80. Acting super intendent Brown, of Yellowstone Na tional Park, in hi annual report to Secretary Hitchcock, announces a total of U.B70 visitors to the park during tie year. He recommend an appropria tion of $800,000 for projected improve ments, including many new roads and bridges. Legislation is recommended to make the (orest reserves bordering 011 the southern limits a purt of the park. It is believed the antelope in the park have Increased within the last two ears; bear are increasing and con stantly breaking into bulldiugs; deer are increasing; elk are rapidly Increas ing, and now BOBibaV from 85,000 to 00,000, but scouts report that 6,000 died during the winter. There ure protiably 60 or more buffalo in the park. Coyotes are far t numerous, and Kiisoning thorn will be tried. The nqurt says that a a game preserve the park is probably the greatest in the world. Tho Thus tn Mtrlke. Berlin. Nov. 80. Tho Deutacho Zel tung pobHltm the following diapatch, dated Pretoria, Novemlmr 27, received through Boer diplomatic channels: "President Kruger and President Maya have Instructed General Joubart and General Cronjo not to split their (orces into small detachments, but to strike vigorous blow s. General Joubert ha throe !'-. one holding Lady smith, the so. ..iid commanding the Tugela, and the thirl east of Fstcourt, in order to cut off the British re treat. General Cronjo's forces are di vided into throe contingents, one at Kiniberley. another at Modder river, and the third in the rear of General Methuen. " -1. From Valilra. Seattle, Nov. 30. The steamer Ex celsior, Captain IXiwuing, arrived from Cupper river tonight, with 16 paaseu ger Ironi that section. Cuptaiu Down ing report a foot of snow at Port Yal dos. Ho says loss than 100 people will w inter at that poiut. Antl-rhrtatlan ltl.it. lu China. Shanghai, Nov. 80. The North China Daily Mail ha a dispatch from Che Foo, province of To Shang Tung, which reirt a serious iinti-t 'hristian ri-niu' MBOOg the natives iu tho Chi-Niu-l'oo. Nu Kt-ar of Culian furltlng. Washington. Nov. 80. Nothing il known hero iu official circle to war rant the published predictions to the effect that an uprising ou a large scale is set (or ThaukstMMiig day inl'uba. dins-ted against Americans. On the contrary, all advices from official source to the war department go to show that generally the conditions in Cuba aro satisfactory. The story ia Uoribod hero to discontented members ol the late Cuban wBr party. II.-11 OatSJ a Mrdat. Washington, Nov. 80. The president has dlnotad that a oongrossional medal o honor 1 prosonted tot'ololiel Frank lin Ball, of the Thirty-Sixth United State volunteer infantry, for most dis tinguished gallnutry iu actiou Septem ber last m ar Porac, Lutou. Ilt-wry Ac-f-it Chicago's Invltatlcm. Chicago, Nov. '.'9. Admiral Dewey has accptcd the invitation to visit Chi cai.si May 1 uext, a letter to this effect baling I. ecu received by the commit tee tin morning. LIGHTSHIP Altuuit High ON THE BEACH and 11. . .... I Nut at All Injured. Astoria, Or., Dec. 2. Captain Bab bidge, of the steamer Miler, which ar rived from Fort Canity this eveniug, re ports that the lightship waB drveu sev eral hundred feet further upon the beach during the night, and now lies almost high aud dry at low tide. She is broadside on between the ledges ol rocks, her Ihiw pointiug toward Mc Keuzio head, and from her sheltered position it ia not thought she will be broken up. Today sonio members of the life sav ling crow waded out the vessel and weut aboard to take off their llnea. A thorough examination showed that the ship was perfectly dry, and was unin jured, except that her rudder was gone. The orew Is still at the Fort Oanby hospital, and all are iu good health, with the exception of Seaman Antoue ! ni.org, who was thrown against the wheel yesterday and had two ribs on his left side fractured, Owing to the heavy gale raging today, no attempt was made by any of the tags to reach the stranded ship. NO UPRISING IN CUBA. l- Korrad lu yull Thilr I "ou. but 11. 111. 1. Could Nut fulloar Thorn tip. i-neral Agitator! Are llelng; Closely Watched by the Authorities. Havana, Deo. I. La Lucha, in an editorial ou the situation in Cuba, ays: "There will he neither revolt nor in surrection. Matter are in a grave .-on, lu ion, hut not alarmingly so. The judicious behavior of all persons of in fluence will prevent violent or sensa tional developments. There has been no outbreak of armed men in auy part Ol the island, and as a mutter of fact the people iu the rural districts intend to Mpielch any attempt at a rising. "The human who had to be forced to right Spaiu are uow beginning to re cover from the effects of that struggle. They know that the Americans are de termined to maintain the peace, and they know also that the American au thorities are kept fully informed of every Btep takeu by men who are giv ing a percentage of their salaros to buy arms. The other imlHsciles the agita tora and otliec-holders, who are using the money they reoeive from the Cnite.1 States to further plana which they must know are doomed to (all are also marked men. The Americau government has in Cuba an unap proachable spy service, largely com (used of Cubans themselves," Advanre In Cocaine. New York, Dec. S. Persons who are accustomed to buying cocaine have been fim-ed to pay much more for it re cently than the normal price. The drug has risen from $3.60 an ounce to f6.t8 an ounce in the last few mouths. Thu ia caused by the rovolutiou in l'eru. That South American republic London, Dec. 1. The war office has received the following nisputcn iroiu (ieueral Buller: 'Cane Town. Nov. 30. Methuen reports: ' 'Modder River, Nov. 30. Kecon- noltered at 5 A. M. the enemy - posi tion on the river Modder. and fouutl them strongly entrenched and con cealed. No means of outflanking, the river being full. Action eoiniueiioen with tho artillery, mounted lniuniry uud cavalry at 6:30 A. M. The guards on the right and tho Ninth brigade on the left attacked the position in a widely extended formation, at 0:30, and, supported by the artillery, found itself in front of the whole iioor lorce, 8,000 strong, with two large guns, (our Krupps, etc. Tho naval brigade ren dered great assistance (rom the railway. " 'After deaperate. hard lighting, which lasted 10 hours, our meu, with out water or food and U tne miming . . 1. ,.t .. ......... sun, made tne enemy quit nj aanaw. General Pole-Carew was succesalul lu getting a small party acros the river, gallantly assisted by 800 sappers. " 'I sneak in terms ol hign praise 01 the conduct ol all who were engaged in one of the hardest and most trying lights in the aunals of the British army. If I can mention one arm par ticularly, it is the two batteries 01 artillery.' Bltuatlou at Mafrkliig. London, Dec. 2. Colonel Baden Powell, under date of Mafeking, No vember 80, has sent the following to the war office through General Fores-tier-Walker, at Cape Town: "All well here. Cronje has gone with a conimaudo and with alsiut 20 wagons to Kiceters, Transvaal, leaving moat o( the guns here with the Marico and Lichteuburg contingents, with orders to shell ns into subiuisiou. Bombanlnient and sniping continue, with very small results. "Tho enemy's sentries drew us out Saturday by making a show of going away and leaviug a big gun apjiareutly in a state of being dismantled. Our scoots found the enemy hidden in force, so we sat tight. "The enemy's 04-pounder became damaged, and has been replaced by another, more efficient. I am daily pushing out our advance work, with good results. The health of the garri son is good. No casualties to report." Boer Lei at llelmont and Oraipan. Orange River, Dec. '1. Boer prison ers here report that the numberof Boers killed at Belmont is believed to be 140, and at Graspan 400. Among tho pris oners are several with enormous red jrosses on their sleeves. It is reported that they fonght with the artillery. The Itare to Manila. Washington, Doc. 'i. The cruiser New Orleans has arrived at Colombo, on h.-r way to Moanila. This briug her up to the cruiser Brooklvu for the tirst t'me since their ocean race to the Philippines began. The Brooklyn ar rived at Colombo yoaterday, and will coal probably in time to get away ahead of the New Orleans. The latter has been gaining of late, and has bet tered her position by two days against the Brooklyn since leaving Aden. The indication-, are that the New Olreaus will be the first to arrive at Manila. Dispatches just received from Ilo llo, island of Panay, say that at 1 o'clock, the evening of Sunday, No vember 20, tho Nineteenth regiment encountered an intrenched force of the enemy at Pavia, who opened a heavy fire. The loading battalion replied, and, after several volleys, the Nine teenth flanked the Filipinos, drivin them out of their trenches. The enem retreating to the mountains. At th, beginning of the fight one captain and me private of the Nineteenth were killed. HELD UP BY ONE MAN. Daring Itobherr at au Kiprei Car la Noulh Carollua. Charleston, 8. C, Deo. 4. An on known white man, closely masked, held up the two messengers in a Kouth ern express, car tonight, and under cover of a revolver, compelled them to give up $1,700 In cash. Eight thous and dollars in another safe was over looked by the outlaw. The train hail just left Branchvillo when Messenger Itamaey and Hhodea were covered with two revolver!. One measener was made to stand with his hands over his head and the other was compelled to hand over the money jiackages in the safe. After warning the messengers not to pot a loot outside of the car un til the train had got under way again, the robber pulled tho bell and jumped off as the train slowed op. The con ductor saw the roblier escaping along side the truck, but, thinking him tramp, signaled the engineer ahead. When the train got under way the uiea--ongers came out and told their story. The car wai a combination baggage and express, and tho door had lieeu iiied to pannit the conductor to reach tho baggage section, which was iu the forward end of the car. How the Khall'a tiled. Cairo, Dec. 4. Officer from the Soudan who have arrived here say that wh.-n General Wiugate's fore- overtook the khalifa, the latter tried to outflank the Anglo-Kgyptiaua, but failed. See ing his position was holes, the kha lifa Imde hi emir stay wth him and die. He then spread a sheepskin on the ground and sat down on it, with the emir on each side of him. The khalifa was found shot in the head, heart, arm aud legs, and the emir were lying dead beside him. The memliers of his bodyguard were all dead in front of them. General Win gate's for'-e swept over them without recognizing the khalifa and hit emirs, but they were identified later. The khalifa is described as of medium height, strong aud stout, of light brown, color aud wearing a long gray beard. Wrerked by a llreaker. Ktiroka, Cal., Dec. 4. The steamet Weeott lies a totel wreck on the south jetty of Humboldt bay, having struck the rocks there, aud ol the 24 souls on board all are safe but two. One pas- B M .-, , , , 1 . M sruger, Mrs. i.aniucnaoi, a ruwicui 01 Feiudale, this county, aud Gus Nelson, a seaman of the steamer, lost their lives. Mrs. Cannichael was the first person the lifesaving crew tried to res cue. She was in the basket which was ou the lifeline run to the doomed ves sel from the jetty. A big breaker struck the basket as she was almost in the anna of her rescuers, and ahe was swept away. Her liody was not re covered. Nelson was killed by a falling soar which struck him. breaking bis neck. It ar In Texai. Hockpnrt, Tex., Dec. 4. Hoports from points on the gulf in this section ahow that the damage to property and loas of life bv the recent severe storm were much greater than at first report ed. A number of small fishing craft are missing, together with their crewa. The bodies of James Sanders and two other men not yet identified have 1 e.-n found iu tho mouth of St. Charles hay. Several thousand head of aheep and hundreds of cattle were drivon into the gulf by tho storm and drowued. One ranchman, George Bmndett, lost over 3,000 head of sheep iu this manner. In liemgio and Arausas 0 unties there was a terrific fall of hail and chunks of ice, some being five inches in diame ter. Mora than 700 head of cattle were killed by falling hail iu the vicinity of Lumar. A New Triple Alliance. London, Dec. 2. Joseph Chamber lain, secretary of state for the colonies, In a -pec-h at a luncheon at Leioester today said ho was deeply gratified that the foreign relations of Great Britain were so satisfactory, and asserted that the country owed a debt of gratitude to Lord Salisbury for the great improve ment in Great Britain's position. It was especially gratifying, he paid, to note the friendly relations existing be tween the Anglo-Suxon branches, saying that the understanding between the United States and Great Britain is in ieed a guarantee of peace to the world. This statement was greeted with cheers. Harpers Einbarraiied. New York, Nov. 30. The State Trust Company, as trustees of the first mortgage yesterday issued notice of the company's Intention of takiug posses sion of the property, including the pub lication of the periodicals known as Harper's Weekly, llarier'g Bazar and Harper's Bound Table. There will lie no interruption iu the issuos of tin various publications, Collision at Paterion, New York. Deo, 2, The eastbound Buffalo express, on the Delaware, Lackawana & Western railroad, while standing outside the station at the Yan Winkle street crossing at Paterson, N. J., at 7:45 tonight, was run into by a awiftly moving accommodation train, bound from Phillpsburg, N. J., to Jer- TUT If 1 Alia I lie lAliALb m Filipino ForrA o surrendered toM0 GARUI80N of I 1 1. In ai that the world consumes. eV CltV. Six ISKiole worn kilU.I and raises practically all the raw cocaine there are now 90 injured at the hospital in 1 aterson, several of whom may die. Hpanlih Wnr Claims. Wellington, Nov. 27. Claims have been filed to date on account of dam ages sustained by American citizens through the Spanish war to the amount of $25,000,000, and the president is ex pected to submit a recommeil.it:, n to congress in his message looking to the creation of a commission to adjudicate these claims and make provisiou for the payment of such as are found to be legitimate. James Wood, an escaped paroled prisoner,.! Washington haa $1,000 re ward hanging over him. ring Tobacco Qoei Cp. St. Louis, Dec. 2. The tobacco trust has raised the price of plug tobacco. The Contiuental Tobacco Company hai sent out a notification to all jobbers that there will be an advance of 4 cents per pound on all plug chewing and plug smoking tobacco December 3. All orders unfilled will be canceled, and must be re-submitted under tin advanced schedule. Keport of Bear-Admiral F.ndicort re commenda the construction of new dock at Han Francisco and Puget sound. ... . HUM A Cure For Leproij. Honolulu, Nov. 25, via Yictoria, B. C, Dec. 4. I 1 -en monts aro to be made here with a remedy for leprosy, which is said ou reliable authority to have actually accomplished cures. The cure is u Yenezeula shrub, of which samples were forwarded here by Sur-goon-Gcueral Wyman, of the United States. The shrubs are growing here uuder the caie of Dr. Carmichael, of the United tSates marine hospital ser ice, who was asked by tho department t Washington to make experiments vith them. Tho shrub credited with the power of eradicating the malady, hitherto found to be incurable, is known in Venezuela as tautua. Secretary Hitchcock's Annual Report. Washington, Dec. 4. The annual report of Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock, made public tonight, while summing up the work in all the bu reaus, i of special interest by reason of it- statement regarding pension policies. At tho close of the fiscal year there were 091,5111 pensioners, a decrease of 2,198 during the year. The average annual value of all pensions was $132.74. The Spauish war probably will increase the pension roll in the coming liscal year. The secretary concurs in tho recommendations pro viding that no pension be granted to commence prior to the date of filing the claim. tllgantlc Sugar Trust. Chicago, Dec. 4. The News sayg to day: A $200,000,000 trust is in con templation. There is everv nmannct . - - J c - that the American Sugar Uetiniug Com pany, and all so-called independent sugar refinerii s, will bo consolidated. Advance In Wages, Fall River, Mass., Deo. 4. All cot ton manufacturers in this city repre sented in the Fall Biver Association decided today to grant an advance of 10 per cent in wages beginning Decern lierll. Alsjut 2,800 hands will be banofltad, Elgin, 111., Dec. 4. The Elgin Na tional Watch Company today surprised its 2,400 employes by giving notce of a restoration of the wage scale of 1892, the advance ling unsolicited. Ileclared For Fuilon. Chicago, Dec. 2. The special meet ing of the national committee of the ilver-republican party adjourned today M meet again at the call of the chair man, after having taken action that practically assures the fusion of the party with the democratic and popu list parties, with the indorsement of the democratic platform and the presi dential candidate of that party. An open vault in a Parisian cemetery has electrical appliances to prevent the burial of persons who may be only in a trance. , .. Thel, Arill, Their frlS n a Were ,,, i-jJM Manila, Dec. rendered hot, offlotr. ' several Americaai tJ. , .. ,,. OllllMllllF LIS.. . .. to Lieutenant l,.,.. ' 1 tb l.-onr.b " ..: ,UO' ... wn.ui; Ills' II. ... Washington. I), ,-. 4 !7"s nilvn oa til aha . " " ' 1 lit-, ur. that the advance inf.. L 1 . . Mi an-i disperse tho scattered K 1 icreii. mi state. ut ,, . o.-i,-b ,w tk. .... Wafal " " ill. .-nth ,i Liii.i Uln '"'inirr province, November :;, "' CALIXTO WAS ASei...... He anil Alvarn . to the I'ol,,..,. ' fnK .1 niiua, ijer. 4 TW vol.... I r, . . Hum .amngiM. M 1 ml 11 1, 1, . ,, 1 , l- ... , .,,, trri.fn u brings details of theocx-,Wai town by Commander Vy, rfJJ,? ted State guulsiat Cutiui. The revolutionists in n.. I j .-inure, an t ( lllxtij .w, Guzon some time ago and f. seiou inoutlis bail ,... ...... ".in ini tteo.,., , . . . 1 " 'uuiuii BtHanaajani illif. The mmmaHMl .1. tne lack o( mod resulting (mm land's liloelfiolu u.,i .i, 1. n u.r , tne assassination on Nnvi-tubo I .ul!,. . Il.l J 1 .. iirourauu ami ins raj t tlm reiotnrion I... i,,i..i . . ae town of Tetusn. HI,.,...- utut .........1 . a vollev L . 1 1 1 ,,1. i-.i.. . .Mine I at once n.i.uir.1 .l. , ..,., , ln(1 ann arrangou with Connnandrr I KIT Ult' 1 1.V" ti . f ., 11, . ,, a.. , . . ... vi t.ntu a v.oniiiiau.ler vrr site,, ,... Maurtl, with 501) of hii followers tioneil on u ...... .I.Iwim.... 1-.-... -'i,u. n 1 a nil, to ZamlHianm. The following morning MlM the American Hag oral Zuft ........ n .. v.......n Mw iciiBiauci uvui'iiutini, thi. TL. was saluted with 21 guns, and ,,i,i,nl.-r V.irv lunwt liui 1 ' and took possession ol tne nil 0110.1 i"io. ,',io ..muni . riven 111 1 no n lerniMin ha aud were used ou picket duty. 1 oiuniBiincr cry auiairM . . 1 1 v. . ...J to convey troops to reinforce lag . .... .. 1 i... 1 ...... miller 1 aptain .mciiiih, irniWn followed them short.V. 1 i . i j 1 1 loweiM . 1 ..-11 1,1.11 nni ujuir uu .11 sought to arrange for i imiasailg. arms and the artillery fitc. Ou the afternoon of Sonata Midel culled a meeting ol the W chiefs, w ho formally dejogf lit eiioer 01 Tile re v 1 inmoiufu ID 01. 11. el oi-.i-ii . i i. under American sovereiniutj ai rrni 1 no on e . inniii.i i raai .1 I 1 . .. ..mi v ouimauiier very w gnai aaj from taxes until the re-ittSjj 01 commercial reunions, psaai eitrrv army 11 me 1 nuiimiuT freedom and the power to Ml government as they had I , 1 . . . , , , ...I.I..K T,.,,ii.n iwiirliltV rival of Brigadier-tienersl n.ilitarv uoverunr ol till) J ...... j n commander granted. t imimaiKler erv rncu ; annarent reconciliiltion Mirozand .liiici an.i m , Alvarez Hlguing a niraw tko n,.uitm nf mvollltioattT - ... 'i-i ,,r u .Mini uj nuyoiuuwi , mm .. j- . tha aahal town Ot i..ii...,u u SwAniM'lt were storea on amn Rtahs Nordenfoldts uud Vm rl.U,-,r.wl ti, t he iirmv i . warn also 200 rifles and n )t.irv i-uine Into llOU. IBB urn...... ta -1 i M.. MtmlnldoniHI Spanish gnnWiats doumui jv -m w men - the from Spain tioniste looted 1 ado re could get possession. . . J la a riniell Alvarez aim - , a .v. iiiiinrii the I"! iiJi i ..,,.r, and rernt uf Mttmu. Ottoman"" . V ant Pa i i .....! rvnonui am Ul 1 1117 Will . .L- considered to have handled na tion in its many V"" and diplomatic skill iO la I w.wl Will II lrn .r,-. 4 ' a 1 .. Kl W . . jiff a" Washington, Doc ard Wood will return week. He savs lie , -I llta urtnV in US line oi hw a, I to It Washington, . af lives and is permit te. in. rirst i"i uu . ii.vi. r 0 secreu".- (renin'"1 p l MNna the th an nnal report marie puouc, o-r; , made to the report oi alinw the magnitude Ol . . iil.li;.,, lines VT1 Him in tne i awn i quate forces at his outDreaK came, . ... .1... .on. lue v. - . . pain U vi.v in the face of groat tarilv consented tn diate return tn their I hardship"' fore' . hoiiie "I iiaie reiuru i f ,rvio ,xpiration of iheittem' Pow.ler J!" Columbus, Kan.. nln r iVXl I e. main liuitningsoi - .. Wl . u. i..pd four mi ner worst-, np .. . . .. iii. r.. . i tnis pim-c, Willi1' man, a wrmu... ; - vti o'clock this afternoon. .....rkniall. W Il" the imiiiuuK. rID"" . Two other men WW - bv were sligntiy wj--" 0 l ., ,,r,iierl i'"" bris. 000. The property inefl Dispatches foun. on pn- the Uoer 1 t '"i mOt io killed and 40 ouiw