1 1 rro
Batharvd Aboai
Holla,'.
Hi" I Mil
Boers Victorious - In
flicted Severe
Punishment
PORTUGAL DON'T ASK AID
Belgians Want McKinley tn
UK) ou
280 oo
Intercede for Boers
AMERICAN PRISONERS SAFE
Harry Mown, to K c Potterr, loo
acna III ti 17 h rOw; $1190.
J A Kllege t t Hi to W M Renibaw et
hI .1 Inier.-t :n Teiaa mining claim
Bohemia; $nt.
TO Mux well uid Wife to Lane coon.
Iv, 1 90 Keren in 17 a r ;i w; $40.
w withers, sbarlfl. to Eesmlth
i i v i i.a, Jan 0 A large immlter ol i " acre in l p lb - r ft w; $2 40. Tax
. i i, i
pmpurcii niutiinii '"'
irrlr here tonight.
II,.. transport Victoria, vt
-oii'iers ulioartl waa lOWHl
(bin rt today willi a broken than.
BOERS DF.FEAT THE BPITIBH.
.). .-, to th (iuarJ.
I...MM.N, Jan. . The British forces j
BUOl a ueieriuiueu awn n Ufa A Yoder and J D S encer ; to recover
Boeri near Mafeklng, but were repulsed money on a pmmis.'ory DOt; Judg-
HhM (i m ri DM Kid K i i '. . i;
Ol ot J .010 jli Hold ai.il Coiireii.
trgJea front a Three Day's Run.
Eugene, Jan. ft.Tbe owners t tna
Lucky liny mine, in I lie BlMa Kivt r
diatrittti cine io Rlllglllil Inlay Willi
ihe result of the Hint ciean-up of the
new lO-ebuup mill looratli started by
Mieni i , .. , j i, ., h . work
Of three .1 rye with the mill, ami is istl-
mated to ba wurtti about iiuuo. This,
"i ei urse, does not Inoluda the value ol
D A Palna and wifa toRcisrk lots Iha concentrates! which are supposed
I. biook lo, Beott'i addition to Eugene; ''"llt,li" ul""" twice as much,
$40o. 'I OonslderabU Interest la taken In this
W W li.,t.. in M v i l . . I. . clean-up, as it ia tha flnt real inilputirf
,. , V r"''1 " 1 strict. The work of this auiall
Heath, undivided Interest In Tha mill la expected to establish, lieyond
Badgtr mining olalm; Blue Rlvar;ftl, doubt, the value of the ore iu the dh-
Gsoraa H Colter and wife to Fran- rtw;D,'wl'mel'0,D'',ty,,'wo,,,nl
eh M 'lirliy't,.i.,f i... or. ,,. iiiiiaoemoiiMraieaili.lt
,' KWMNfl , I'.l S0, UI17CB 11
Qlanada; : 1 1,
Henry (Jodard and wif- to Knnl
aieyor, so aerea In tp 17 a i i w; $7.50.
Itenl eatale mortgage ,
1 raneler of mortgage
Ih-ai aetale mortgage $ boii iki
Satisfaction of mortgage 400 00
Heat eMain mortgage tOl 88
Heal estate mortgsge no 00
H-hI Bttata mortgage HO iki
Heal eatate moitgage 4,000 00
KKAI. KM AIK I KANSACI ION
loan yieut a gona prom In Mnrkluir, 11
will be tha meana of attractlcg turge
I oaplul and the establishment of large
mining worka. The wink thus far la
very satlfac iry to the OWOera Of the
Lucky Boy,
T O Ms swell iii'd wife to Lane
county, 1 IKIiicres in p 17 a r 3 w; $40
if) Amen- The grantors reserve 1 .ie growing II111-
into
her.
Kred T Mill and
Baliamau, one fourth
naoaa and Eureka
Bobamli district ; $56
J film Whiteaker to
wife to Emma
Intereel in Bo-
milling claims,
J D Mlehler, J
(i.
Imi'OKTa.NT DEAL.
it. Uhrltman Belli Hia Inteieai
Water company tor li 1 ,000.
hi
with n heavy loea.
I.VIKKCESSION ASKED.
Special to the Ul'ABO.
Washington, Jan. 6 A popular
novemeni throughout Belgium looks
tolntereatlDg President McKinley in
the interests of peace and InierceHah 11
willi (Heal Bntlau for arbitration of
Hi, dlspUtS with Houth African repob-
Its.
NOBODY AHKED THEM.
Special t" theUuard.
Lisbon, Portugal, Jan. 6 Oermany
IBd England have prollered their
H"i-:niice In procuring a loan for
Portugal.
The little kingdom standa iiioii her
arlda and declare that DO loan in
needed.
County l oiuiiiihmc re L'OOtt
Mm N atl Tyne, care of Wilt and
child 40 00
W K Winfry, uervlHor road
district No67 -H 50
C W Powell, provisions for pau-
per Powell 5 00
8 It Maybea, supervisor nad
district No 20 00
I Slayter, aupplles for pauper
Cantrell 6 90
W L Delauo, medicine for Wilt
child 4 SO
Fred Warner, road work 13 75
0 9 Knox, gravel 0 00
M U Dotaoii, repairs on ferry 20 60
W H Eaton, drawing Jury Hat
Janper precinct 3 0,1
E L Zen, drawing Jury list, Ja
a-r precinct
Marlon Wallace, drawing Jury
lint Jasper precinct 2 10
.1 M Ooldson & Bon, lumber 9 60
P Newcomb, gravel 2 60
M It Mct'auu, deputy assessor... 60 00
E 8 l alll, gravel i W
1 P Barton, asseesor 76 00
H J WlUon, deputy asseasor 50 00
W 11 Kanoff, road supervisor
dlatrlct No 85 M SO
E Banga, livery " "0
A J Henfro. supervisor road db-
trlct No 80 18 00
H H Tilton, road suporvlaor dla
trlct No 66 24 00
T B Creed, work on crusher 83 16
W H Lincoln, road supervisor
diatriot No 14 00 00
Gets Even. Junction City Times:
The Eugene Guard Jumped on the
Times "once upon a time" because an
error was made In our date. Not iu a
spirit of revenge but merely as a re
minder that the manager of the UtTABD
I, 181)9
lows: "Monday, January
We'll take oysters Inour'n,
Hoi's. Tolay's Balem Statesman:
"Notwithstanding the inactivity of
the hop market, locally, the Salem
ofllce of the Oregon Hopgrowers' As
sociation, Is a place ot considerable
business life. Yesterday approximate
ly 800 bales were formally transferred
by Individual growers and placed In
the association's pool.
Alleqkd Smallpox. A number of
people Iu Spencer and Mound preclude
have been and are sick with what ti.ey
term "smallpox." They break out,
are sick a few days and then recover.
No fatalities have occurred. It Is a
skin disease and Is commonly thought
to be cblckenpox.
Odi ljr (iuanl .111 1
This afternoon G. H. Chrism an s-.ld
hu interest in the Eugene Water 1 'om
pauy for $11,000 to T.G Hendricks,
K. L. Chamberd and George MnUley,
each taking one-third of 1 lie lot hI
amount, This is one ol the must
valuable franchises In Lai; mil y.
OKI V1T1KN
llnlly Ouaitl, Jan 11
Mayor Harris la visiting in Califor
nia. H K Bilker went to JUUOl ion to spend
Sunday.
Geo T Hull sr antved home from
Balem today
Mt. P. V. Ostium la home from a
vis t at Balem,
Mrs. M. H. Barker andoblldien weut
to Creawell imiay.
H. O, Brady is driver ol Wells, Far
go exprena wagon again.
I'lie store of Joy .V Ni tl, of Oukland,
has l.een closed by the abend.
Prof or riiomas Condon arrived
borne Pom Nulcm this afternoon.
Jonn llnnsdiiker went to Lancaster
today where he will preach tomorrow.
Mr, Carnegie's benefactors for public
purposes iu tha year 1899 amounted to
$5,166,000.
Miss Rebecca Haloes has been visit
ing friends at independence and Mon
mouth this week.
Judge Lowell, of Peudleton, In ud
vance aunouuees that he will not he a
candidate for re-election.
J W Kays made a trip to Juuollon
today to prepare t lie body of the late
Robert Clow for interment.
A butcher shop has been started ut
Eleventh and Keny streets, Uoodmaii
aud Galloway, pioprletora.
Mrs J R Wetherlee arrived trom
Philadelphia today to visit her parents,
Ho 1 and Mis J H McClung.
L. T. Buigg and wife, who have
been the guests of Mr. aud Mrs. Win.
Preston have started home.
Jutictiou City Times: John Harm
son brought us in some beets the other
day that are hard to beat. One of them
weighed 14 pounds and another 10
pounds.
David 1'. Hall leiurned home this
afiernooii from a visit toSin Francisco.
He n porta having had a pleasant visit.
The weather in the Bay City has been
rainy for some lime.
David Olesou and wife, of Port
Townsetid, Wash., are living in t lie
Holloway house, Twelfth and Patter
son streets. Mr. Oleson will attend
the Divinity school.
H. VV. B, Smith, ofneatllej and two
other men, bought u claim in the
Granite district, Grant county, last
fall, paying therefor the small sum of
$1500. They prospected it and are now
ollered $40,000 for it by Eastern parties.
They are having a hot time down at
F'oiest drove over city altalrs. Some
of the Mjuibs In the newspapers there
are decidedly pointed and personal,
other with power of attorney can take up a number , Out tney nave - - -" "'
lrUJHti veil inn J ' ion j is
gobbled up by one man: luruiy ""
would expert from t'pl8 who ",ott" "
liiierty, equality, fraternity.
"There is another evil in NoBW, Many
Alukaa and Klondike charaeteni
luva .trilled
..rn,rtv u safe. Strict ilucipline
necessary to keep unythinglike order."
ment is uskeii for $540 and $30 attorney
fei s.
Llllie M Lawrence vs lCrnest A Law
renee; suit for dlvoice. Detertlou Is
alleged In the complutut.
J B Harris and wife to C H Kentner,
13.5 8 acres; $1280.
0 W Washbuine In G L Gilbert, 100
acres in tp 17 s r 5 w; $l4iM).
Johu T Michael and wife to James
Hanuers, 100 acres in tp 10 s r 6 w;
1400
CIKCU1T tX)URT.
William Kent va l'atrick J Jennings
and Edward W Ferguson; foreclosure
of mortgage. The mortgage covers
Golden Star ladga located Nov 11, 1897,
Bohemia mining district. Judgment
Is asked for the sum of $5,1)00 with lu
'erest at 7 per ceut from Augjst 17,
1S90 and for sale of mortgaged prem
ises. Clarence Thompson vs George Hill
et al; foreclosure of Belauap McKenzle
spriugs. Judguieut isnsked for $882.97,
iulerest from Jan. 1, 1898, aud $100 at
torney 'e fee.
l'KOHATE COURT.
BietataofEva Wilkinson, deceased;
order approving llnal account. The
administrator, h'rank Wilkinson, dis
charged aud his bondsmen exonerated.
MAKIUAUK LICENHK.
County t lerk Lee today latutd
marriage eei.se to Shelley Teter and
Hatty M Vatischoiack.
Johu M Williams' notarial com
mission tiled.
Writes From Nome.
Thomas Garten has written a second in
teresting letter on Nome, to 15. .Shelton, of
Bkagwavi U ay:
"Nome City is a big. dirty town, willi
thousands of inhabitants. I think there is no
doubt that the country is rich, and I believe a
man there in the spring with provisions would
stand a show to do well.
' The mining country is extensive. They are
prospecting 60 miles from Nome northward
and have found rich placers.
"The climate during the summer will not lie
bail, 1 should think, but the ground is very
wet and baggy, and people would need to pre
pare for lile In the h ,i
"The weather is extreinly severe in the
winter. Violent winds blow and it freezes in
tensely. Uwasbad enough when we left there.
The .'pen, "in.lv beach alfords the only laud
ing place. A heavy surf rune wot of th time.
"A great deal of the mining li.ts boen done
on the beach. There is tine gold all along in
uneven ipiautities. 1 was told men made from
$10 to $100 a day on the beach. They do not
dig deep; only a few feet some places.
'The beach is g iverment property, and any
one can dig 00 it without staking or recording.
"Tht mining laws of the country are very
bad, as the claims are M" nig aim '
AGREE ON A JUDGE
Oregon Delegation Indorses W.
C. Hale for Alaska District.
0000 POSITION FOR a 0000 MAR
Wash moron, Jan, B Menite-rs of
tha Oregon dahrgation today united In
i unaulotnoely reooni mending Iha ap
j polntmeni id Judge W. i'. Bale, ol I'n
gene, Or., as distil.'! j.nlge ol Alaska,
10 Oil the vacancy i iui-ed by the leslg-
1 nation oi Judge Johnson, Jodg Hale
I waa once judye ol tba ilrst rllaiilet of
Oregon, and has strong lodoraemenli
from all Of the circuit udes of the
state, aa well aa the Judgta ol Iha mk
I p rlua OUUrt, and from priminenl re
I pUblloana. He was a can Male Inr the
offltf.1 ill Iha lime Johnson Mas np
I pjduud, and was then supported by
tha delegates ( the national sooven
Hun si Louhi) Althoogb si pros
lent IhlaJildgeSblpSOf'R bo $;l(KMI, there
I are very good Iodic atlona that the iaj
jary will ha increased to SI least $600(1
Moreover, should Jodge Hole fail to
s'- iiie this appointment, lie will aland
a eery good ebanoe n bmuiIi g ous of
the USW judgeships, as it is almost eer
ilalutliat at leist one, and perhaps
I threo, new dlatrtoia will be created 111
! Alaska by I lie present coigns-. Seli
lator McB'ide thinks it very likely
j thai lite territory nmy be divided Into
four districts, ss this number is really
essential t an efficient Judicial system,
and is reoommeuded hy Governor
Brady. Unb the Oregon delegation n
inn for Hale, his chauoet of success hi
one ot three offlosa are very tirlght.
Soldiers' HoBtataaa Ulghts.
The following from tie Medford
Mill may Internal some old soldier:
'F. M. Stewart recently Mid his
cli im to additional government home
stead. Mr. siewart filed a homestead
right on so aoreo of government laud
Iu Missouri in ISO!, tint under an hi l
of congress all soldiers of the I'nlon
army v ho li led Upon a lesssr amount
of laud than UK) acre. prtOI lOjUnstti
1874, ara entitled to sell their right 10
this lesser amount, and It in this right
which Mr. Stewart bus disposed of.
This item may be of lot. rial to other
soldiers who are situated similarly to
Mr. Stewart. If there are any, they
should see to it that their claims are
established. Should Ihcy prefer lo
locate upon thian.hllliunal land them
selves they call do so, hiiiI make proof
upon the same without the usually re
ijulred residence."
Salkm BTOBAOU. Todiy's States
man: "The storage capacity of the
Southern PaoJflo ( 'oinpany's warehouse
in Ibie city is exhausted and a tew
surplus hales have found shelter in the
regular freight depot. On account of
these conditions the company has dis
continued receiving hops for storage.
The warehouse contains 4,600 bales
of hops and represents the
proH;rty of local dealers who
are very evidently holding for
belter llgnn-s. However, several
ihtpmeni 1 ' in mads recently,
probaluy to li i ndvaooe orders. Last
week seven carloads were sent, csst
while yesterday morillog another lot
100 bales was started fir the eastern
market.
It ilth 1. 1 ( U)W UK A I).
Was Prominent in Masonic Wnrg and
111 Pollussi UlnjsM
HH-.-il in tin- oiiard.
JOMOTMNI Citv, Jen. ft, 4 p in.
Hoi . KoHfrl Utoa du d in 11. is ally of
c nicer i f 1 he stomach thl afternoon
at :t;4'i o'eb ok,
Rob ri c.ow iis of Scutch parent
age. He waa isim in Prothsblre, Hants
land, Jllly IO, ISIT, and was In Ins tSd
year at iiieiiiueoi nle death, Heeoih
gr lad with hla parents m Ontatlo,
Oansda, In llftt, Iu 1167 Im ewlgralau
u. Iowa, thanes lo l laim bars to re
sided seveia' veals, linn in Oregon In
1887,
Waa married June 88 1888, to Miss
Sears al Halias, OrSJMU. Hie
wile survives bun. ami tWO sons
and live ilaogbte.s. With his family
he moved lo Junction City III INrMI,
having puichas.il 1 be iteam Hoarlag
mill at I tint place.
Mr. flow was rnmincnt is Miisotuc
tin 1 -. having no iv. 1 ti degrees In
Inwa lb IS'i'i and IS10 In Oregon he
advanced 10 tha thirty sesond degree
nflbeBoottleh ritaaas kaM bmmij po
sitions of honor at lb hands of the
era ft,
Was a member of the lagtelatars o
Oregon in 1878 from Pnlfcooasty. W'rw
ioi. 1 aeuaior from I'oik an 1 Benton m
18808, Superintendent of the Oregon
p. lutein I TV III 1S7. Waa elected rail-
road oommlaaloner tiy tin- legislature
In isvi .,,,,1 re elected ill IS9I.
Hold Clow was an honorable, up
right oltti 11 w ho sstasmad pn cipie
above mere personal prefsrrssnt. HI
qoo lotions of right were strong and he
11 ads no oompromlss with what h
deei I the wrong, Thoae who knew
him best esteemed him most,
"Mr, Clow was sleeted and served as
grand master ol the Oregon Masonic
grand lodge during Hie yi ara 1877-78.
"At 1 lie 1 line of his death he was a
member of Kugeiie halge, No. 367, B.
P. O. Elks.
' He w as a member of Dallas lodgS,
A 0. 0. W.
"He was the Lane county msmbsl
of the democratic stale central com-initee."
SOCIAL.
isible Kree (mid.
Loo Boom. Today's Oregonian; "J
K Kelly, manager of the Booth-Kelly
company's lumbering Interests at Co
burg, Laue county, Is at tho Iuiarial,
accompanied tiy George Catchiug, the
npany millwright, They are on
their way lo the Cowlitz to take noter
of the Construction Of a new fashioned
log boom in that river, with a view to
I building one like it iu the McKeuzle
liver at Coburg."
Is human inn liable tn err like
members of the family, we Will state of claims, so that large tract, of country are
that Tuesdav's dally was dated aa fol
CnM I'l.l M knt a ky . Salem Daily
Journal: " I'nere seems to bn al least
one College president In Oregon who
can opeu his mouth without putting
hia fool In It. He lives at BofSUS "
mam issue.
Kriinklln oorrsspondsnos in Junction
City Tunes: Amos Herbert setded fif
teen acres to wheat last week. Just
ii.ul. ,.t It mo o u u I u r ii tfrionHu n . .-,
there. snJ neither life nor'"""" -
mere, .. ruln liuls ill (Ir.-t'.M wli. H
u- I aiwiiii
you sre having zero weather.
The Issue of the Junction City Times
WILL EXPAND. E. H. Ingham pU(j,Ble( a few hours beforellie death
iDteuds expi.ii'ling, his quarters be-: of Robert Clow has this: "Hon
coming loo itnall for his iucreasing Ilobert ciow is veiy low and lib death
trade. A contract was let today to F. is ejpected atauy lime. He is uncon-
XXt Uui.rlora . . . ii.
B. Bellman by Hie owner, . hC,,,llg H, me enu is near av nanu rie
whereby it Is "' bS extended on Hie wQtn hut little pain .and will peat-e-
Ofeet. Hie present wan .... fuily pass away."
rear :
sou' I, will be lorn uwaj
..i., n,.nalderably more
rha work will be
Ins will
floor room.
lone at once.
Eight Cents Refused. Edmund
son JJroe. today refused eight cents per
pouud for their crop ot hope. The ; rotary,
market eeeme to be Retting etronger. Darwin Brlstow.
RlFOBLICAN ( U B.-A republican
dub WS8 organised at Cottage ( rove
ti ntaht and elected tba follow
A UHI'M" "O
lnom(ra: PretideDt
dent. C. H
.. . itcukiirwr
JamCI llemeuwaj, -
C. J. Howard;
Burkbolderi sec-
IndepeDdence West Bide: Lake
; Dorris, formerly of Independence, bee
resigoi d his position at Eugene and
takes another in an implement house
ID Stockton, Cat, Lake was in town
Monday, Biirl Tuesday Mrs. Dorris
Cams up from M Minnville and met
him here lo bid him good bye. Ae
Boon as he is settled Mrs. Dorris will
I Join him at Stockton.
H A St Eirle, a Montana mining
man will go to Blue Ulver to prospect
iu a few day-
Ashland Beeord: Bev. K. A. Boss
, leaves tonight on his northern trip,
I Mr. and Mrs. H'xit having relumed to
I Ashland sooner than expected. Mr.
I and Mrs. Boss and his mother will
have to give up their residence iu about
' a month, which may cause them to
j take up their residence elsewhere, an
evangelist's home being an unsettled
raaidenoe here below.
Ex-Uoveruor Win. P, Lord, the new
United Slates minister to the Bepuhllc
of Argentina, who has been in Wash
ington for mme weeks past, sailed
' from New York city for Southampton,
England, yesterdav, from which place
he will lake the itoyal Mall Com
'paiiy's steamer direct for Buenos
& .. ..... ,1... II. a lual I , 1,1 li
. . I ' if 1 1 1. ii' 'it ..... ...n. .mi..,'.
port las Ing for shout 80 days The ex
governor is accompanied by Mrs. Lord,
their ton William and daughter Bessie.
I
Cottage Orove, Jan ft,- J K Jennings
just relumed from Bohemia, reports a
; v.rv rich stilke iu the While Ihar
mine. Kree gold call laa seen in the
nick quite easily by the unaided eye.
RSCSmoa l'r.xin.Elos.K.O. llec.IU: Dur
ing the afleiii.sm, nuiiits-re of ample have
called at the Inane of Mr. K. ('. Nolf, where
the reception of the V IKIIee ( 'tub was held.
The reception cotntnittee was oumpOBBiaf Mrs
Nolf, Cls . f '.HI, bring assisted In receiving
by other HMinberaol Hie Alumni AieiK-lalion,
Miss Jennie lleatie, class of '!Ni; Miss Kate
UaaAa, elaei el ''.ii; MissSadle llaum, elaas
"f ''.is; Mi - i lara l'i ngra, i lau "f VJi and
Miaa Laura lleatie claas of INI, who is in the
city .luring the holiday season as a guest of
her sister, Miss .1 entile lleatie, and he
brother, Hr. All lleatie. The attalr waa de
Hehttell lnfnrn.al, and adds one to the
pleasant social events of the winter seos.ui.
Lht refreshments were served .luring the
hours of receiving, from - to 4 o'clock. The
young collegians were cordially greeted hy the
people of the town, and will doubtless liear
pleasant memories of their vWt of a day.
Ul'I'EK SIU8LAW LocilllNd Wlll-
llamsand Crepplu's logging csmp at
Mound, on the upper Sluslaw, Frank
Wallace foreman, are prepared to put
in 260,000 feet of logs a month. They
have a chute of a quarter of a mile In
length which carrlee the logs to the
end lo ten seconds. Two good sawyere
an Bad w irk at this camp.
Oslljr Qnaid, 'an I
Anotiikk Bow. The Carman
family, who reside acroes the mlllrace,
hud another general row last night
and Ibis morning. The aid of Marshal
Stiles was rough!, but he wisely refused
to go unless a warrant was tssueu.
Sauk Hkns.-Honi A I'alne received
today two line specimens of sage hens,
which have been placed on exhibition
Willi the other feathered speclmeus In
the show window or their store. Tha
birds come from Ontario, Oregon.
Born. Junction City Times: Jan
uary 1, 1900, to Mr, and Mrs. Emery
Barron, a s m. The liret born in the
new ceiituty fur theso parts.
Kx Secretary of the state II. K. Klncaid,
the veteran editor of the Kugeue Journal,
bee the following StUtoral comment in hia
paper on the lieer riummer scandlo:
'I he attiilavit of Leiden B. QfMt will he
found in this paier, concerning the alleged
sale of the stiperliitendency of tho penitentiary
by T. T. (leer t'i H. H. I'liiinmer for gl.Otai.
For the ieople who furnisheil the 82.000 to
keen (Jeer from BSMPtlng tin, Oregon City
land ollice, any many others who are well
acquainted with him, no atlidavita are needed
They hae no doubt that he accepted the
1.1100, as alleged by I'lummer, and did not
make the appointuient aa he hail agreed to,
for the reason that he waa informed and Isj
Ueved tha the receipt lor the money had been
burnt im in the Polk county curt house
when It was destroyed by lire. When another
man had been apsiinte.l, the holder of the
i cceipt became angry and showed it to many
people including some politicians. The in
dignant holder then refused to give it up, and
if the money has been paid hack to liiin it
was done in the hope of quieting the matter
I as much aa otsuiihle aud to gain time to hx
it up.
tiaily uanl, Jau S
DE ASH Ml.-, II I - U 1 III KNIkHTIB.
Dr. and Mis. W. L. CtaeafctsM BgfcBJ
lamed a number of frietMts bast swi
ing al their hoiae imm rWulk WlkaantrSe
itrsat. a nuiMbvcnr par tat aajaajai 8ja
lilaheil BMttSBafeSBjt, pfoiaslutat kgajajtj
Which wasf'K w I'im Kesa." A ekity
lunch w its aervea' during tsui eveMa
rimse BjaasajM M8M Mr. and Mae. J.
W. Kaya, klr. and Mr- JuhN Oroy,
Mr. and Mr. Bb hardOray, Mr. Med
Mrs. II N. C.vketlluv, Mr. and Mrs.
A. r. Ce.ekvfllne, Mr. and Mrs. H. V.
Holk7iibiek, Mr. and Mrs. L. C. eels,
Mr. and Mrs. W. I . Varan, Mr. and
Mis V. B. Wetberbvv, Mr. and Mrs.
Juliu Goldsmith, Mr. and Mre. 0, D.
Una, Dr. and MM. W. Kuykeudall
III" MWlSKa. HAMMOND MltRI'HISall.
Mrs. r . A. lUukln very suceeeNfully
inatigurnteil a surprise parly last even
ing in ho.iorof her two nous. Creed ami
J. QHmorS Hsmmsad. The evening
waa replete with amilmments of van
ous kinds, from the blindfolded ooutest
in which I. A. lUnkln etcured lint
prl.e and I'rof. Soapp the booby prize,
in recitations and music. The lunch
eon waa thoroughly enjoyed. TIiisni
present were: Mr. and Mre. W. E.
Craig, Misses Kmina SalUmao, Karo
Hue Thompson, Kthel Klueey, Jeaale
l.ivennore, lone .elgler, Beua Apple
gale, Ada.Mattiewa, Meaara. Kred Hik,
It L. Wllloogbby, (live Cheshire,
I'rof. L. P, Suapp, H. A. Vincent,
OthO HobeHa.
LECTURE ON I KM t'KKKNC'E.
At the First Ctirlstlau church laat
evening Mrs. L. K. Balley.or FmhtbU
lion I'ark, New York, delivered au
address on "The Home or Haloou,
Which'.'" Mrs. Bailey Is oonoeded lo
la- one of the inoal entertaining lectur
ers In the temperanoe Held today, and
by reamm of her loug experience Iu thle
work Is able lo accurately state ooudl
tlotie. A large audleuoe waa luattend
ance and are eulbuslaatlc over the
addrcse, and the proepeote for the oue
to tie delivered tonight, on "The
Hetiifdy." MraJ 11 Mc lung aoted
as chairman of the meeting and Keve
M L Hos. and USD Humbert aaslsted
iu the services.
UNION VETERANS UNION.
The Union Veterans Union of thle
city installed attoatl laat night aa fol
lows: Colonel, Frank itelener; Lieu-tenant-colonel,
W.F.Martin; major,
John iogham; iuartermaster, A. Ysr-
liiginn; .111 eer of the dsy, J. A. Bur
llngame; chaplain, E. F. Chapman.
State Oriiani.ation. The Bpan
Ish War Veterana met In Pot Hand yes
terday and perfected a elate organiza
tion. Eugeue camp wae represented
by L. E. Hooker with four proxies.
Oeneral Hummere wae elected colonel
of the etate organization and L. E.
Hooker, of Kogene, flrat assistant sur
geon; ltev W. B. Uilbert reg. chaplain.
The delegatea from down the valley
were apportioned tuto one dlatrlct for
the election of battalion ofllcere, nod
tin we iu Portland far the samepurpoee
Lieutenant Kobert S. Huston was
choaen major hy the former and
Captain C. E. McDonell by the Port
land members.
TllIRTY-BlX. -The Oregon Slate
Journal today Is thirly-alx years old,
and has beeo owned aud controlled all
this time by the same person, Hon.
H. It. Klnoald. It baa been ooe of the
moot honorable aud clean est journals
In the state. The editorials in Iha pi
per would be a credit to the New York
World or Herald. Bli.ce 187H the pree-
ent proprietors of the Ouahd bae
been In the same Held for business, and
can say truthfully that DO fairer aud
houorable gentleman lives than Hairl
son it. Klncaid.
Astoria is a lively city. The receipts
ot the police court during 1800 were
$6,188.60, Few other cities of the site
In the United States can show such a
record. It uounds llshy, but Is appre
ciated by the fact that fishermen have
the money to liquidate with, and are
aa well easily caught when on a a pee.
Personal. State Journal "tao.
M. Miller, the founder or F mence and
Fairmount, and for many years the
leading real estat broker of Laue
uouuty, has returned to Eugene from
Alaaka, aud expects to remain here a
few weeks until his ml mug claims thaw
out. He has sever n I placer claims
about 26 mil. h from skagway. They
are on the coast side of the mountaine
and do not freeze to any considerable
depth but the water for sluicing and
washing out the gold treezea during
the winter months.
Queer Suit. Ueorge Carter has
been sued by W. P. Wheeler, road
supervisor ol district No. 20, In Justice
Wluterineler's court for the sum of 88,
"aa he refused to work ou the roade
when warned out." L. T. Harris
appears for plaint III.
Ahrkhtiu. Policeman Crontr last
night arrested a man named Cllos for
stealing au overcoat from the railroad
camp uear the McKen.ie river, 'the
man Is io jail. The hearing will prob
ably take place tomorrow.
Died. Vesterdsy evening, at tba
home of bis niece, Mre. W. B. Pengra,
in this city, Mr. W. O. Stevene died of
dropsy at the age of 79 yeara. Tha
funeral will occur Sunday, January 7,
at 1:30 p. m. to the Sprlngllehl I. O. O,
F. cemetery.