Eugene City Guard.
I. L. CAMrflKLL. rraprlat.r.
EUGENE CITY ... . OREGON.
EVENTS OF THE BAY
An tetMMMM ttH$ttM of luini Vrnm
tlm Two llrmtliphrraa l'rmllt.4
In a nnd.nad Form.
The New York stock exchango was
thrown into a jstuio by two large Jail-
UreS.
Th house panned tin- currency bill
by a vote of luo to 160. Eleven iJenio
crats voted for it.
The weather bureau at Kort Canby
han been cloned and the work will here
after le done at Astoria.
The verdict of the Jury in the Mc
Daniel cane was manslaughter, with the
extreme, penalty recoinmeiided.
Howard Tuttle, a former 1'ortland,
Or., boy, denii'H that he In the man
Who jumped Into the bay near Han
Francisco.
Yamhilll county hopgrowers hate
decided to go into the pool an I havs
sent delegates to the Oregon llopgrow
ein' Association.
The La Main optical OotnpatT, of
rnilire, with II capital Ol $1,000,0001
will e-tal li-h branch factories in Illi
nois and Coiinci ticut.
The executive committee of ths
Ilrotherhixid of Uieomotivc Fugiliecrs
have di rided t build a $300,000 build
in.' in Cleveland, O.
A South Tactile nnval station will
lc osta'dishcd lis -non a iditlolis in
the 1'h 1 1 i ppiucs admit of the with
drawal of Mime of the nhipn there.
The Herman iuiy may lie used in
conjunct mi: w ith t hose 01 I'r.tte e anil
Kg dj to evert MMUI to prevent re
infon ementn rem bint' South Africa.
The preetdeni oi the Brown aniven.
ity assorts that il England whips the
BOM it will I rm ou a war of MtiOUl
in which the United State niiiHt par
ticijiuto. In the nteer-tyinjr content at Denver,
Col., U, llarrell deleated "DoO."
(iiMxIiu, tying live steers ill . miiiiitea
29 seconds. tiiMidin claimed the
world's championship.
It 1h probable that the distressed
bark reKirted ashore near l'oint I ton 1 1 la
on November IK, U the long-missing
Colusa, which aailed from Honolulu on
Ootobw '' for Btqnlmtiilt
Lieutenant Thouiaa M. Ilnimby, Hag
lieutenant to Admiriil Dewey dm in;
the Manila campaign, who has laieu
ill with typhoid lever for several week",
died at tiarlield hospital, Washington,
d. a
(icneral Methueu ia preparing for
nnolher advance.
The Genua press and people are
jubilant over Puller's defeat.
Mjor- ieneral Wood anticliates hav
ing a pleasant time in Havana.
Agitator are alarming the n'ttcoable
natives of the inland of Negro.
Three Mexicans were killed an a re
mit ol a light near Florence, Aril.
New York in working hard to secure
the next national Democratic conven
tion. The Ilroadway National Hank, of lion
ton, has (ailed, with liabilitiea of f 3,
000,(100. William II. Caipeuter, poet and edi
tor, died at hin home in llaltiiuore,
aged Ml.
The unual large number of llritinh
oflicern were killed iu the engagement
ut Tugela.
Aguinaldn bun retreated into the
mountains and Major Marnli ban given
up the chane.
The lloern captured a great iiiautity
of llritinh nuppliun and auimuuitiou al
Magerslouteiii.
The Forty-eighth United States in
fantry lias lieeu released (rum iiuarau
tine at Angel inland.
ltuller'n casualties In the battle at
Tugela river, in killed, wnuudod and
missing, number 1,100.
The American Federation of LftDOf
han registered an emphatic disapproval
of government siibnidieM.
Huron Huberts han been itppoiuted to
supersede (ieneral Holler in command
ol the South African forces.
Four persons were burned to death
tn Alliance Ky , an a result of a child
throwing some powder in a tiro.
The Ancient Order of 1 1 lU-rniima
will donate $1,000,000 to aid the lloora
in their light against the K&f lUh,
'I lie Spauish government has formal
ly ncogni.ed (ieneral Castro as presl
.lent of the republic of V cnor.uclu.
A farewell ban.uet ut Cnrlctnii,
F.ngland. in aid of the fund of the
American hospital-ship Maine, realised
8,000,
Fire completely destroyed the school
nnnex building of St. Michaels orphan
asylum, of Pittsburg l'a., with a loiia
of l, 000.
A Cleveland, Akron .V I'oliimhun pas
senger train collided with a switch
engine near Cleveland, killing the en
giuoer, II reman and conductor.
The Chicago Northwestern road
added 198 milcH to it- linen dining
1IM,
( iovemor-elect Nash, of Ohio, in a
widower, and the social duties of hie
riduituistratiou will devolve upon tiia
etepiUughter, Mm. Habcock.
Mian Marine .tenter, a niivo of Hu(
(alo Hill, in -..ud to be the only female
pres. agent on the Mad. She left the
newspaper business to go into thin new
Held.
I I'rc-idcnt Harrison is one of (he
busiest lawyers in the United States
and han proliably the largest income
from a legal practice in the west.
To mark the ixmpIetion of ProftMOJ
F.dward t iideon'n 50th year an a teacher
in Philadelphia over 1,000 ol his former
pupils attended a reception in hie
liouor.
During the tirst nine months of
American occupation exporlnof mer
chandise and gold ooiu from Havana to
the United States reached a total of
$10.41 1, II ;.0 more than to all other
oouutxiua.
LATER NEWS.
Oregon pheasants are to be ' 'planted"
(a Illinois.
(ieneral Chaffee may lie aent to the
Philippine- to succeed ieneral Lawtou.
Prayer-meetings are ladn.' held in
Holland for the success of the Iloer
army.
The navy in in need of more training
vessels and two lirst-claas once will
soon be ..-I.. I for.
Thrta) wagon loads of mall will leave
on the MMDMrt liraut for the soldier
in the Phillppinei.
The Santa Fe is now a competitor
against the Southern Pacific for South
American business.
A Paris dispatch nays that the bank
of Kussia han advanced the bank of
England 000,000.
Two big lawsuit! have been insti
tuted in Chicago courts between Mon
tana cattle companies.
Samuel QonpfN han been iiuani
mously re-elected president of the
American Federation of ltbor.
The interstate commerce commission
will grant railways more time to equip
their earn with safety appliances.
A marvelous quartz discovery ia rc
tmrtod from Dawson. The ore us-av-(HIM)
to the ton, and the ledge is a mile
wide.
Senator Fairbanks has introduced a
bill granting a pension of $9,000 V'.irlv
to the widow of ieneral Lawton. A
similar bill haa T5ceu Introduced in
the house.
The National Association of Itetail
Druggists in strengthening its focron to
light the cut-rate druggist throughout
the country.
Nestor Ponce de Iashi, a lineal de
scendant of Ponce de Leon, dincoven r,
ol Florida, in dead at Havana. He
wan treasurer of the Cuban juutu dur
ing the war.
BoOMj with a sense of humor, Mil
Hadeu-Powell, at Mafeking, a message
in a livc-inid shell: "Don't drink
all the whisky; leave some for us
when we get in.'-
The con-iil from the Orange Free
State iu New York city rcsirts that
many Americans have applied to him
for enlistment in the I'.oer army. The
majority Ol the applicants were sold
iers who fought iu the p.ilil-h-.meii-
cau war.
l'.ngland's troubles are multiplying.
Abv-siniH BOW threaten- to turn DPOU
tin- Hriiish. Kmporor Manellli can put
'.'110,000 men iu the Held and is -aid to
have own preparing wr war over the
question of territorial rights. Ills
armament in iu excellent condition.
The nenatc will take up the curiency
hill on January 4.
The Federation ol Labor has declined
that slavery exists m Hawaii.
The Negros uprising was caused by
the Filipino junta at I long Kong.
Two Chicago electricians are heirs to
an estate iu Hungary worth $4,000,
000.
Fire In Florence, 8. C, dortioyod
the city hall, hotel, bank and live
stores.
The controller of the treasury finds
that Admiral Sampson wan allowed too
much pay.
The remains of the late Lieutenant
llrumby were sent to Atlanta, (ia., for
interment.
Eight liven Ml lont in the binning
of two big tenement liousea iu New
York city.
(ioohc! in making preparations (or bis
coming light ugaiust (lovernor Taylor,
of Kentucky.
The transport a BMMOOk and City ol
Puebla have reached Manila with two
regiments of infantry.
All aged employes of the Pennsyl
vania railroad will be retired uud pen
sioned Jauuary 19, moo.
England han ut last decided to send
more cavalry to South Africa. Thin is
according to Puller's wishes.
Senator Mcllride, of Oregon, han in
troduced a bill to increase the pay ol
lettor-earriern iu large cities.
Seuator Slump and party will visit
Arltoua and N Mexico to i, n .
their application for statehood.
(ieneral Ijtwtou was killed while in
front of hin tnsipn at San Mutco, l.n
on. He wan nhot iu the breast and
died immediately.
Chairman Joseph II. Mauley, of
Philadelphia, believen that only metro
politan newspapers should 1h repre
sented at national conventions.
Dr. Andrews, su'riutciidetit of the
Chrieugo pobllQ lohools, may lo-c In
job through public advocacy of Qreal
Hritaiu's side in the South African War,
The supreme court of Ohio has o n
dervd Its decision in the bribery ca-e
of Attorney-i ieneral Monnett ugHiu-t
the Standard OU Company, The attorney-general
furnished Information to
the effect that he was approached by
Charles Squires, of New York, with it
bribe of If 100,000 if he would penult
the cases pending again-t the Standard
Oil PftmpTHiy tO go by default. It w.t
clatined that Mr. Squires vva-the icprc
sentative of the Standard Oil Com
pany. Tba decision fllamlim th' oases
on the ground that this fact wan uot
wtablisbcd.
QOVftrnoI Stone, ol Pennsylvania, ex
presses the opinion that every liusUind
should deed to in- wne the homestead,
Senator Dopevv has leased the Cor
coran mansion at Wa-htngtcti for his
full senatorial term of six years at an
aggregate rental of f.'iO.OOO.
A monument, a granite shaft TO feet
high, Is to be elected on all eiunu ii. e
at Brio, Pa., overlooking the lake, in
memory of the late Captain V. I', (.iud
ley, of the Olyuipia.
1 tannics llirsch has given ovei .f j.
000,000 to charity since the death ol
her husband.
Ihc total gold production of tin
Cripple Crook di.-tn. t m Kovombw was.
$2,Mft,n0O, au increase of more than
$B per cent over the largest previous
monthly record.
'(Tie supreme court of Minnesota, in
a case where a hunliaud nought to M
cure )oscstou of hi wife, aged ID
years, decided that girls under age can
marry without their parents' consent,
notwithstanding the state law ou ..
ol oouseuL
THE HOLIDAY RECESS
Both Houses of Congress
Have Adjourned.
PBOCIIOIIOfl IN THE SENATE
Aiitl-Ktpanslonlata Oiiiiile t Most ol
111 Tll.l t'illl.ualerluc in
th lluut.
" .i lungton, Dec 22 In the final
es-iou of the senate tsluy before the
holiday recess, Pettigrew of South Da
kota, in a characteristically incisive
speech, demanded Ut know whether it
was to be the policy of the representa
tive of the administration to suppros s
(acts and news when called for by a
-enator. He said he believed an effort
wan being made to prevent the testi
mony taken by the war investigating
committee from being sent to the sen
ate, and declared his purpo I not
submitting to the suppression of infor
mation to which the people, in hi
opinion, were entitled.
Taking Major-) ieneral Ilrrmke' (are
well proclamation to the people of Cuba
us a text Hale of Maiue briefly con
gratulated the general upon the work
he had accomplished in Cuba, and said
be could now see the dawn of the time
when the Cuban people would lie inde
pendent. Morgan of Alabama offered an
amendment to Paeon's resolution guar
anteeing to the people of Puerto Ilico,
Hawaii and the Philippine a republi
can government, uud Hoar of Massa
chusetts introduced a resolution declar
ing how the ,coplo of the island sisses
sJoM Of the United State should be
governed.
No bllll nOM wni transacted at the
brief (tension of the houne today. The
time was occupied in a tilibunter
against n motion to adjourn. The
Democ rats and some Republican did
the filibustering in order to give (irow,
the venerable cx-Naker of the house,
au opportunity to reply to some state
ments made yesterday by dailies of
Tennessee. Payne, the majority leader,
was defeated ill two roll-call. Rich-aid-on
chaffed him on hi defeat iu a
Ood-ltatUred way. After (irow had
made Inn statement, the house ad
journal until 1 -' u'ebsk Jauuary B,
1900.
THE COUNTRY PRESS.
Keel', at Philadelphia, tfaaM ahui
Them Out Mt Nl.tloiiH.1 Conventions.
Philadelphia, Dec. L'l. The auditor
ium in the main building of the re
cent national cxpnnition in pronounced
by Chairman Joseph H. Mauley and
H. 0. Payne, of the subcommittee of
the national ReptabUoaH convention,
a- the finest hall ever selected for a na
tional convention. If all the available
space is utilized, the convention hall
wilt provide 110,000 square feet of
loom. For the accommodation of newn
panT men, it in proposed to erect a
platform capable of holding alnmt 70
people, half way between the floor and
the level of the stnge, This w ill gi-.e
the newspaper men every opportunity
to bear and see.
Mr. Mauley, in speaking of the ar
rangements for the representatives of
the press, said: "There arc ttsi many
newspaiH-r men at St. Louis. Every
country uuwspaper for KrtO miles
around had its representatives in the
hull. Personally, 1 want to say that
I am going to oppose giving the privi
lege ol the convention tloor to any but
representatives of the metropolitan
press."
The Dead leMler.
Manila, Dec. L".'. Major-( ieneral
Lawton ' body wan brought from San
Mateo to Manila this aftcruisiu, his
statf ami a nquadrou of cavalry acting
as escort. It was found necessary to
bl idge the river.
The funeral will take placu from hi
late resilience here, a mansion formerly
occupied by a Spanish general, The
body bus been placed temporarily in a
vault iu F.l Piico cemetery, where many
of the American soldiers have beeu in
terred, and a guard of honor will be
maintained. When Mr. Lawtou and
her four children shall have completed
thelf arrangements for returning to the
United States the remain will las
taken on a transport, with all escort oi
officer! for final interment, an il
thought probable here, iu Arliugtou
cemetery.
Parish! an the Taken,
Vancouver. B, C. Dec. '.".'. A di.
patch irotn Dawson, dated Decern bcl
I I. recounts a terrible tragedy which
took place near OgUvle. Mm. J. lviim-
bklli Mr. Dnm bottom, Hear Kelly
ami two MoNamen brothers, who hurl
been passengers on the w recked steamer
Btrhtton, hailing from Minneapolis,
WON caught In an ice-jinn. Their
Unit, being small, was crushed, and
all perlihed.
Another tragedy i reported from
W hite Horse, where three men,
named T. Smith, Fred Hatty mid John
Mcintosh, were engaged in salvaging
the cargo of the steam scow Linde
menu. Being unexpectedly struck by
a heavy swell, their Isutt tilled uud
sank. The men were not seen after
the bout disappeared, and it Is supposed
they Wen carried under the Ice.
n Oriental Oemaslaetea.
Hepburn has introduced a bill in the
house authorising the appointment In
the president of a commission to visit
China and Japan and report upon the
commercial and industrial couditiou
of these countries. It provides for the
appointment ol live memberoone
each from the Fastern, Middle, South
ern, Western and Pacific states. The
commission is to spend at least one
year in China and Japan, and $78,000
is provided (or expense.
ltHiiihon"er's sirnteiir.. Approx eil .
Washington, Dec. L'0. The president
today approved the recommendation of
tlm secretary of war iu the ease of -vate
Saharough, company It, Third iu
fautry, aud Corral QeOtM Damp
hotfer and Privates Otto K. Conine and
Peter Melleunctt, all of company H,
Sixteenth infantry. The men prolvablv
will 1. confined iu the Uuited States
prison at la v en worth, Kan.
Our government ha interfered in no
degree whatever U'tweeli France and
China in connection with the .eliding
ditln ultie.s between those two count! ion.
INVESTIGATING FREIGHT RATES
lutorstatv I'ninuilaalon I Looking Into
I i.. i I A"ln,ea.
Washington, Dec. 1'3. Hearing was
ts-L'iin tislav bv the interstate com
merce commission in the matter of the
hange in freight classification aud
Height rates by carriers using classitl
at ion. Many complaints have lasu
iVd with the commission, alleging
that discriminating changes iu freight
classification have tien agreed upon to
take effect January 1 next. To deter
mine this question a hearing was held
today.
Chairman 0111, of tho "official class
ilication committee," was the first wit
ness. He maintained the propose ad
vance were due to the increased cost
if railroad plants and maintenance,
and that advance had la-en applied to
classes of freight that could well pay
them. He intimated that for some
reason still further advance probably
would have to lie made.
PRICE OF FISH IS CLIMBING.
Hay Iteai-h l lftern Onts -Changes Ki-
Mflted In the Combine.
Astoria, Dec. '.'.I. That fish are
demand is evidenced by the rise in t
price of iteelbeedl from 5 cents to ti .
cent per pound, and an advance to t
cents for ehinook salmon. The demand
is growing every day, and It is confi
dently expected by those who are in a
position to know that before the winter
season is over the price for salmon will
reach a high a IB cents per juud.
It is semi-nlficially announced, and
with reasonable confidence for Issllef,
that at the annual meeting of the can
nery combine, to be held on January H,
h ere will be a number of changes.
Several of the present officials will
ilmp out, and engage in the cannery
business on 1'uget sound. It is also
quite definitely decided that the com
bine will not engage in the cold-storage
busiuesH next season.
Brill ill Hlcnnier galeeda
Chicago, Dec. 23. A ipeoUtl to tho
Record from Victoria, B. C, says:
According to Hong Koug advices, the
llritinh steamer Labium, which left
Bandhkan on November IS, with clear
ance pupcis, was seized by the United
States steainei Castile at Caldera bay,
ami sent to Manila under a prize
crew. Captain Plort, master of the
Labnan, reported that iienuissiou was
sought to proceed to Cota Hutu to bring
away several families, an they were in
danger of Isdug killed by tho Moros,
but that permission was refused, and
the commander of the Uustile ordered
the ltritish vessels to be seized.
A prize crew was then put on Isiard
and the steamer was then sent back
Manila. Tho seizure was ut once
protested by the master of tho steamer.
Wont Fr.nn Mrthuen.
Lunilnu, Dec. 28. The war office has
received the following from General
Forest ier-Walker, ltritish commander:
"Cape Town, Dec. L'3. Methuen
wires that he hits received a rude reply
from xieueral C'ruuje respecting hi
representations as to Lieutenant Chun-dos-I'ul-Oell,
sayiug this officer is re
gitrdod a- a spy. (ieneral C'ronju also
states he will hold no further commun
ication with Methueu."
Ou December 1H, the British war
office received the following, dated
December 17, from Forestler-Walker:
"Methueu reports that Lieutcuuiit
Chandos-i'al-(iell waa taken prisoner
last Thursday evening, while meeting
it llag of truce. lie waved a handker
chief iu response, and was unarmed."
A Klomllkc Uoiimnce,
Chicago, Dec. 'J3. Dr. Luella Day,
who, two yearn ugo, left here, for the
Klondike, uud whose death In a snow
slide was reported later, arrived at the
Auditorium hotel today and was regis
tered by F.dward M- Council, also a
Klondiker, as his wife. Mrs. McCon
nell struck it rich near Dawson, and
her husband, who had already been
years iu tho Alaskan gold fields, owns
several rich claims.
Mr. MoUounell declared that after a
couple of yearn which she aud her nun
bund intend to spend iu traveling, she
will return to Chicago and erect a
home und hospital for tho treatment of
crippled children.
Canal Bill I Doomed to Walt.
New York, Dec. 33. A special to
the Herald from Washington says:
Legislation providing for the construc
tion of a trans-isthmian canal is not
probable under the present session of
congress. Both the Nicaragnan cunnl
committee lu the senate, presided over
hv Senator Morgan, and thu house com
mittee ou Interstate and (oreigu com
merce, piesided over by Mr. Hepburn,
of Iowa, pro pOW to take the matter up
without waiting (or the report of tho
Walker commission, It Is extremely
improbable, however, that they will
be able to get a bill through eithei
house of congress before that report ia
available.
Qlasswerkers1 Wuge itau.-it.
Pittsburg, Deo. 29. D. 0. Ripley,
president of the United States Olast
Company, announced today that tha
wages of blower and gatherers in theit
employ would be advanced 5 per cent
January 1. The increase affects 1,900
employee.
Mablni, formerly a member ol the
Filipino cabinet, suys that the future
peaee Ol the Philippines depends en
tirely upon the form of government the
a merioattj establish.
THE ANGLO-DOER WAR
England Interested in Send'
ing Reinforcements.
ItrKiailittloii of Karl I.I.
Peking, Dec. '.3. Li Hung Chang
has been appointed acting viceroy of
Canton. It is luslieved this is prepar
atory to his degradation iu compliance
with French demands.
shorn o Beeasn to orating.
Heppner, Or., Deo. 23. Sheepmen
bad commenced to feed, but this morn
ing the light snow which fell Friday
night began melting, and the warm
wind will soon restore grazing.
Vaestteaa rlltlrl League.
Washington, Dec. L'3. The Ameri
can Political League has issued a call
or a national eonvetiou for the nomi
nation of candidates for president and
vice-president of the United State, to
be held iu llostou, July 4, 1900. The
councils of each state are directed U
appoint two dclcgatcs-at-larye.
LACK OF NEWS FROM TBI FRONT
Cooler', i ..... , mt Colitnao Wrrs Kiev
lluudreil and Nlnrlreii Men Colonel
l'l i . Kioeilltlon,
Colonel Wilford, of the ltritish army,
who was killed recently at Rietfontein,
had ls.cn in the service 80 years, but
has not se. li active warfare till the
battle came in which he died.
London, Dec. 23. There is still no
definite news regarding the military
operations in South Afrlcu. Pwbably
this is because the only cable that i
now working Is choked with official
dispatches.
(ieneral Huller's casualty list at Co
lenso, just published, shows that 148
men were killed and 748 wounded.
Two hundred and twenty-seven are do
scrilied as missing, and of these about
40 are known to be prisoner in the
hand of the Itoers. This make a total
larger than (ieneral Puller's original
estimate.
Royal letters, signed by the queen,
are lieing circulated by the archbishop
to the iishon of the varioun illocese
authorizing a collection lu the churches
and throughout F.ngland, January 7,
In aid of the fund for sick and wound
ed soldiers and their families.
Interest centcrn for the moment in
the preparation to send out reinforce
ments. The various city guilds have
given an additional 12,000 for the
expenses of the Imperial volunteers,
Issside gifts of horses, ambulances and
other paraphernalia.
The latest notable volunteers luclnde
the two nephews of Lord Roberta,
Majors Charles and Maxwell Sherston.
Their brother was killed at Coleuso.
The admiralty has decided to dis
jNttch another naval brigade of 700
men to South Africa.
It is believed that in mobilizing the
I light h division the war office will have
recourse to some extent to the militia,
it ln-ing deemed inadvisable to denude
the home garrisoua overmuch of reg
ulars. The chancellor of the exchequer, Sir
Michael Hlcks-Heach, has Issued a
formal denial that any differences ex
ist In the cabinet regarding war ex
penditures. According to a dispatch from Cains
Town there is a good deal of distress in
the Orange Free State, owing to a scar
city of grain.
the Daily Mail says: "We undet
stand that news has arrived from (ien
eral White to the effect that Lady
smith is well supplied with food aud
ammunition, and can hold out much
longer that has been estimated.
n alias's cue- Tamed a on-i nim.
New York, Dec. 23. A dispatch tc
the Herald from London says: LlttU
credence Is placed in the report that
the guns lost by the ltritish were not
captured by the Itoers. Had the story
been true .(ieneral Bulla must have
referred to it. Sir Red vers' artillery
cannot unw muster much more than 30
guns, while the captured ltritish weap
ons have no doubt been mounted In
the Boer Hues and cau l used, since
the ammunition wagon seem to have
been lost with them.
Moved Hack Five Mile.
London, Dec. 23. A dispatch to the
Herald from Chivelcy camp, dated De
cember 17, says: (ieneral Huller's
army moved back live miles today, the
march beginning at 1 o'clock this
moruiug, two brigades going to Frere
in order to defeat a possible attempt
ou the part of the Itoers to execute a
tlauk movement to destroy the railroad
on the llritinh rear.
Short of Ammunition.
London, Dec. 23. The chief cnuse
of uneanines which I rings hack the
shadow to FCnglish faces is a suspicion
that the Ladynmith garrison is short of
ammunition anil' incapable of a pro
longed defense. The war offloe does
not admit that Ladysmith in in Berioiis
danger or short of ammunition, but the
censorship somehow has allowed these
alarming reports to reach Kuglnnd.
The censor, it is apparent, sometimes
falls asleep, or is drugged by too can
did and too inquisitive friends.
Welcome Offer of Mcillittlon.
New York, Dec. 23. A dispatch to
the World from Brussels says: Heir
llolhern. in charge of the Transvaal
agency here, asked today what truth
there Is in the report that President
Kruger is ready to sign a treaty of
peace If (ireat Britain will ask no fur
ther privileges (or the uitlanders, and
will pay what the war has cost the
Itoers, has answered:
"No such proposals have been form
ulated yet. A contingency inviting
propoeell ol pence would be welcome
under certain conditions. If any gov
ernment desire to mediate, the South
African republic will treat."
Amlrewa May I.oae Ills Position.
Chicago, Dec. 21. Public advocacy
of (ireat Britain's side iu the South
African war by Dr. B. lteujatniu An
drews, superintendent of tho public
schools of Chicago, was the cause of
resolutions being introduced iu the city
council last night calliug for his resig
nation or removal by the board of education.
Making si iml at Stornihera;.
London, Dec. 22 The Daily News
has the following dispatch from Cape
Town, dated Saturday, December 10:
"The Itoers Intend to nine a big stand
at Stornitierg, aud are massing a great
force at the abandoned ltritish camp.
One commando of 2,000 consists chiefly
of rebel Dutch."
Itandit held up a passenger train
near Kansas City and secured the gold
watches and $100 in money.
(Sea Attomeya Klhl.
St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 23. A Tost
Dispatch special from Dallas, Tex.,
say F. M. F.theridge, one of the most
prominent lawyers iu the city, today
shot Attorney Kdwin O. Harrell, who
i equally well known, four times, in
,a crowded elevator in the North Texaa
building. Harrell died later at his
home.
Harrell '..ad a pistol half cocked it
bis hand a he fell. F.theridge is in
custody. The men were employed aa
counsel on opposite sides in litigation
involving a cotton will property, and
quarreled over professional affairs.
PROTECTED HER HOME.
v k Woman Hhot ud Killed an In
truder. Ratiok, Mass., Deo. 26. Lewis
Ferry, aged 33, Spanish war veteran,
was shot aud killed t.alay by Miss
Lizzie Morse, at her home in West
Natick. Four shots were fired, two of
them taking effect, one in the heart.
Mis Morse, who was placed under ar
rest, says that the circumstances justi
fied her in shooting Perry. The Morse
family is one of the wealthiest and
bet known in town. Mis Morse and
the memliers of her family claim that
I'erry and Arnold Slapim, on bicycles,
i i.e up to the Morse house, demanded
admittance without stating their busi
ness, and, upon being refused, smashed
several windows. Miss Morse went to
the bureau drawer aud loaded a 22-cal-iber
revolver. She claims that the
men went around to the front of the
house, whore Perry finished smashing
the glass in ono of the windows, and
climbed in, in spite of her remon
strances. After gaining an entrance,
he grabled Miss Llreta Morse and
wrenched from her a croquet mallet,
w ith which she tried to protect hersel'
Lizzie rushed to her sister's assi
nce and informed Perry that nln
ronld shoot him if he did not leave
he house. He gave her a terrific blow
with the mallet and felled her to the
floor. She managed to get np again,
and told I'erry to get out of the house,
wheu he dared her to shoot. She then
fired four shots at Perry, who muuaged
to climb thiough the window and then
fell dead.
WANTED HIS PICTURE IN PRINT.
New Vurk Man Nhot Ills Wife and
Killed Himself.
Ilinghampton, N. Y., Dec. 16. John
F.ilgar lisrdiner, in order to get hin
picture into print, shot his young wife
audtheu killed himself today, (iardi
uer was mi yearn of age, hin wife 2U.
They had been married but a short
time, and were living apart on account
of his bud habits. On several occasions
he hud asked how she would liku to
see their pictures in a local par. His
wife took fright at this, and forbude
him to speak to her on the subject. He
called at the house Unlay and askei
her to come out, as he was going West.
She declined, aud he forced his way In
to her apartments, saying, "See what
I have brought you," drew a revolver
and shot her twice, one bullet passing
through her arm, the other entering
her side. The woman was able to rush
from the house to it neighlsir's.
When the ilioe otlicerB arrived Oardi
uer walked to the center of a room in
full view of the officeis, und, placing
the weapon to his head, killed him
self. ( rater Lake I'ark.
Washington, Dec. 25. Among the
familiar bills of the last congress to re
apjs'ar this year are two that were in
troduced by Representative Tongue, of
Oregon. One is his bill for creating
a public park, including Crater Lake,
and much of the surrounding country,
and the other is his bill providing for
the examination and classification of
the lands In the Roseburg and Oregon
City laud districts within the grant
made to the Oregon & California Rail
road Company. Both bills are prac
tically the name as were presented iu
the last congress.
The Crater lake bill prtqiones to set
aside a tract of 24U square miles, with
out drawing it from settlement or sale
and making it a public park or pleas
ure ground, to be known as the Crater
Lake National Park. This iavk, if es
talbished, is to he under the control of
the secretary of the interior, who will
preserve the lauds in their natural con
dition and prevent all residence, min
ing, lumbering or other business opera
tions within its limits. The old pro
vision for restaurants aud waitiug
rooms is again inserted, as ure the pro
visions for governing and protecting
tho park. It is proposed that the costs
and expenses of creating the park shall
lie borne by the general government.
It was thin last provision that aroused
Speaker Reed against the bill last con
gress, for he contended that any ex
pense attached should be borne by the
state. Now that Reed is out of cou--ress.the
bill may have a better chance
f becoming u law.
Wa.i Advanced.
Pittsburg, Deo. 25. The Carnegie
Steel Company posted today, at Its va
rious works iu this city, notices reading
substantially as follows:
"Taking effect January 1, 1900, com
mon labor at these works will be in
creased to 1.50 per day, and all other
day turn and touuage labor (with cer
tain exceptions), will be increased in
proportion."
The exceptions are tho tonnage men
working under slidiug scales, where
the rates of wages increase and decrease
,ii proportion to the proceeds of the
products. This adjustment is 7.41 per
cent advance on the wages now being
paid, making a total of 25 per cent of
increase made by the company volun
tarily since the last general scale.
Five l'l,, .a. ,oo I Bllla Introduced.
Washington, Deo. 25. The officials
of the house of representatives have
struck a balance on the recent deluge
of bills, showing that up to the recess
the records stood: Total bills Intro
duced, 6,015; joint resolutions, 95;
simple resolutions, 65; grand total,
5,175 measure of all kinds.
Htreet Car Dynamited.
Springfield, 111., Dec. 25. For the
bird time since the strike was de
ilared against the Springfield consoli
luted railway, November 10, a street
car was dynamited at 11:30 o'clock
lent night. The car was blown off the
track and completely wrecked. No
passegners were alxianl, and the motor
man and conductor were not injured.
The explosiou happened in the heart of
the city, at Eighth street and Capitol
avenue, and caused great excitement.
Flrat Supply Bill. '
Washington, Dec. 25. The urgent
deficiency appropriation bill, the first
of the important supply bills for the
eminent expenses, is practically
isde up. and the total will amount to
about $71,000,000. The Items have
already been sent by the several depart
ments, and these are being pnt together
so that the appropriation committee
will be able to submit the bill to the
house soon after it assembles. Of this
amount, 46, 167,871 is asked for the
war department, and S, 143, 740 for the
navy.
Ollri li ne
MID Ml) Tn
Terrible Disaster ij,
laee of italy
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New York, Dec. r, .
the Tribune fnm, u-'V
Rear-Admiral llradfM SB
taunsj iroin me mi,, a.
establish a bureau at theSl
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egraphy It is pni
crui ouicers inn ,,.
Kuowiesige at this station
nish facilities fo, udv ""' M
ment. in the belief ti-JI
tor than Maro.i,,' '
devised. ' )
Tho nrolect to sunn u .
tern for the navy ha. J."0"
abandoned. In the tnt I'r"ct1
was found to k. I
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a seaway, and their , Nlu
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. ,ii. t ,t l.-i in L.l i. V OH
. u. inmn lM. . ,
ln unable. t kaulTS "s
ication when a fiTSM
their circle of MHHtm J3
to send a message to either nout T
defect destroys the vih.. i Vw.
"..vm uiuiu limn ivvo mmi i
' i i viiicre im eniMTiv
send disturbing mesiuges.
i iuuuy, aiarcont's ternm olfc
for tho first rear and tin nun .r?
thereafter were regarded it njojjjz
for the use of his half-developed itT
tlon. He decline. I nlnln..l.
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hin . r ... .. l 1 1 ' . T
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in, . mi Hike vers , ..... .
uiuro, nun w pay mnW outright lor i
net. and 500 a year each u rata,
lor llieir use. He p-Mined to sen' .
or Tliiif ui.ru i, . - & i i
sum.', ttllll t'Hf Alllon.'llfl fiav.l ,.
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a, J aJU-a i ...
w uuuurruu(i HUH M QM Dot cai
in. nu-iii i ss till 't an I UiHilav r
ropean navies were IMitina lsii.J
elusive use of his coherer ami other
seutial features.in spite of the raa,
radical shortcoiiiinits. as dinuivswu
this side of the Atlantic. Maws,
uftirtiili, Ii.u,imI , I. ........ .. B
-"-' . ... v. me aim, waa scay
different, aud thu Rinual coma itm
alien I ou a sytem of Its own, .
avoids the Italian s patents, ut.
ready is said to be producing bettet-suits.
Hear-Admiral Hradfnrl beliprmr.
some of tho electrical experts ! a
naval equipment bureau, if the oajaj
tunny is given mem, win prtKiiKv
niiratus to meet the oeeuliar conrlia
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oi I ill' i il i lui'nii .1 i i i i r mi
dlture, ami iu all iriiuinnty the
periments he desires will be urr!
One station win tic located it a
training station and the other it a
torpedo school, on islands ibont i au
apart, and us progress is nude akt
stations will be set up at vsriotupur)
in Newport harbor, when WrpaS
boats are always svailable, ritflrrisii
in motion or for miniature rn
tlons. Several forme of appuitaitai
American Inventors have already bai
submitted for tent, and doubtless otiin
will be received when the workim
uully start.' I.
Ended In a Frrn right.
Paris, Deo. 25. A pro-Boer im
strut ion, convened this evening j
Tivoli Vuuxhall by the execntine)
mlttee of the Jeuness Uoyaliste, a
In a riot. Tho socialists enteni I
force and broke up the meetiitsa
indescribable uproar and eVaf
"Vive la social revolution," af'l
lias Deroulede, " with counter
"Vive Deroulede" and "VlveJBW
Several nationalists who wert"
endeavored to speak, but the
., Inn.lila free tiirllt "
and the proprietor of the hall
nfT thn oik. The combatant
lighted newspapers and continued
tight, smashing the fittings oi mmm
and using them as weapons. HUM
tho nvK. ohi-red the nwni, but tin
were compelled to charge several tints
before order was HMnum
Th. L.lghtho IS
i. n n lw. 25.-The ltt
ICMU lit, . v., , .
V,n .wmer Quadra left this
noon for Kgg island. Panning stis
retiort no tatacon siiowinK i " '-
!,,, there. The keeper in tntii w
It Is feared he may have died. Hi"
a littlo daughter, 3 years old, ,
him.
Sep. mile s,.r,.iliK VT for
Atlanta, (ia.. Dec. 23. law
Candler todav niirned the bill pns 1
ing the sleeping-car coinpiinies ,w
mg ill tne ntaie inini nn iii-hhib
... nami nu.millirnril evcelil ill COfS I
w uugjtv, -rv- - I - - . ,
used especially for the accotuuiii"-
of negroes.
New York Aldermen Km it I'1""'
v.,.,...ri, rvir. or Tim bene rl
IS V TV S ui V . . .u
aldermen today adopted s t'1"!
praying "the God of battles
the noers successful in the sr
Kngland. The resolution P
. 5. if o,.t buAv rn
to me oouoaniii aun n m
curs,, will come before M?ot
Wyck for his approval.
tavstatatlr Kill"'- . v
Koseburn. Deo. 25. A I K"!1
engineer at the Oregon llrewfJ
Company's plant, lu this ntTij
attetnntins to put ou a pomp
caught by a large pulley nn
high speed, and instantly kl"
Isidy was ilreadfullv mangle"' t
was present. Tho other ''""'la.
the premises heard a scream. y
he spot, and stoppeil tne en.i" -ictim's
brains were leattered au
too euniue-rwiii.
Soda Tank Kiplodr.l.
Wtxxlburn, Or., Dec. K.-Wm
losion of a soda tank In the " .
- i IUIm aallaV. rr'
ia w oras uuumuis
rmes and Lawrem-e Moahberger
riously injure.1, and a rtiou t
actory building wan badly wr
ITie cause of the explosionjsanit"
- n-l. 1A TW.25. VivS5
.w tax.., ....... . vr
lara entered the private bank
Ham Sharp last night and ""La,
open with nltro-glyerm; T n"
don threw out the troui no...
Iowa of the building and arenas-a.