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4 VOL. L A8T0HIA. OKKOON, WEDWMSDAY. DECEMBER 27, 1899 N0.I7U NO CHANGE IN SOUTH AFRICA giilnrty well Informed,' I learn that tlii-i" nr S.000 Kuroiii ninoum and men. nkllkvl In modern military Uic- tii-a, i.iirili u'arly nrtlll-ry, miw In Pre toria in) a nerv." NO REST FOR THE WEARY UuiMillffH engajr-! In th lnvanion if Canada, It wutild maku thin' Intnr oHng fur :hn KngMh jvurriment." RAGING FLOOD IN NOOKSACK Now is the Time . . . . KTiX'K I'ANICH. 1 : r I l uum ,'. 1 1 i A A A.. A. I T I IK weather will Ik? ''itinj; colder soon. Ilcttrr liny your STOVES now at THE ECLIPSE HARDWARE CO. Boer Guns Still Hammering Away at Ladysmlth. THE CENSORSHIP RELAXED DNpnUhcs Still Dclnud, hut Now Ik(jinnlDi) tu Arrive Much Mure frctlv. FOR 190 l.i 'Mm in. ..-, .7, 4 ,, ,, . ..in ii!iiir ft mii K'iuiii a r 1 1 .i . Hi! Ki.utly i.l i ''!. lull liny nr.- eimlng !!' fi . I) whl'h hImii tl.at Hi.' 'MR.): all. p . ln' pllli'l to) I '1 A i 1 T T Blank Books, T Miscellaneous Books, j j Diaries, j Calendar Puds. f GRIFFIN 45c REED, j n in t' I. .! I I. Im- II.. I II I II f ' Th iwi'tlH I U.I IJ 111 Mai i . I r :l. pli '- 1 I. Ill It' I I'l i!- I n l..i ,tl - r; , ... , ll. . I Till". . il ..liin-f il. li,b tl'llll- 'II -V'K "1- ' i. 1 i .l.u " ! Kiv.il i li.mg.. .l.lUH II fP.M ,' . I Tim; A III . f"l."iv.riK fj'"in I T'l .-H.lny, 1..- UltiTlrill ARMY BliTUEH. I ..-UK- C1'l.in Hive Jfi I'liV! l Tlil Country. I Iili'AGO, !. : Tlu implo)- f in.- liiiiiIiik depirtmoot nf Armour & t . ai Mi. i ntiH It yards, in k d all ll i I I IlilM .lay Mlllng a r urtti url'l it l.y Hi- lliit'rh gov -rnne-ni. K: .1 1 n . "i u -k 11 if (il (1 in duy hlft of iie-n lii- li--il kept at wnk lt'etil I), II In mU. I, tw , langw nr'l-tr cumi ft "in I In- English i;ijvrniiinnt nfllclala f no at fur ilf iitmy The upiil"- ui Ifil.-iiil. l tu the lirtllnJi lii H'liuh A Mi u. II In 1 .,i -.1 tli.' vrl- r will l- f1U--.l I'f.ni I In- w.'.'k lit out. The mipp!l.' Will l.- Hill l .all III .'l.ll tnilli II t. l .lili.vl at mim 1 i. ii" T .wii. FIMpIno Petels Kept In Hot Water In All Directions. MAHTVi: nl: TltAITull III I VI..IIH.I lllllrt .1 .1 Ww All i.iiiM-Ii 1; ii.-.i! HiifT r-.l l".r llll I (JIMI I A lViC. Hi l.:i.ly.'rilll; 1 .il J.iiilu ri llilii loliday Presents? i..m . .i,n. ll..!.. W'v liavi- nvi r one htmilm! ilillin nt t vli-s nl I'liiu y K'ni ki-ri in Malii.nny, ( inlili n Oak uihI l!inUre Mijlt wliiili u r i xi i I Irllt Vitllli" ull'l rli'iifti j;i(mN. W'v linvr nl-u a f.i auiihil lun- of 1'ii Uih h nrti-tirully liaiiinl l.a.lir.V Willing Iik-. I'lirlnr Tai'lr", Tal 'i nint t. A lari- i 1 1 1 n nt Mi is uli'l W'illoin .laiilniiiiir Stamls. il Smyrna", Axinin- Rugs! Artlwtlc llctnrc PrnmhiK Charles Heilborn 8 Son. S i V 'i ' i;K i A iIiIm: Il "I : l -1 1 1 Ii 'in i. iii'l.in, miy: I .!. ill if r.i l Tmniy A'kinn .i ...'.ii tiU i ' I111 i in .1 1 iliiiii.-r ' i mi '.iM.Viiry I. if; Hi iiuU"""- . Tin- "ill "dir.. h.ul Klll.'il a : im .f i.i.-iil:y llnti. ft.Mii Oal" ( T"'l Nt'll-i l.vr. M I.Tiinrll-liilnf ; ii . .1 I ..i lyatnilh. I. nl h. rwin-- him li"l llii'.'.in my ii.-w llk'lit i'l.n tli'- initl-' llll) r. Ill, 111 .11 TIli- l..liiilt Ii I'.i . l.n ilml tli.ri. f. v-T .tii.l il) 'ii-i t.iy .ii.- ni'.r.' rfTxtiv lit in the ll. i iiillll.-i) in r-'liiil K Hi- ivuKtli i'f I'u- liui i mnii ! by tliy Tli. inllli uy in m-iit' i. uy ii. hi III tu 'l.l ' .i Hi'll a an it Uil).iuiii I II" i .llnt'illfcn, I Il -.u .in in.! r nn.li . f. V.- III.' l.;l ii llliuini-U- p.wi' .h uliiK it. uclr l...ii v .III :il 1 1 ill.-. ii i .nui' liOKlil i ' 'ii'iW'i . !: Mli.1- Hll tl ! ' . Ill.' I'. llll I. li'll- I-CH.I lit iiii-rl'r r.u.l .m l Wiuti- lii. 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It in niuil that vlirii'-ral Hull, r, indium l.i tin- mr, nfiit a m-rii-H of il.ifit.li H wuriili g tin- Kuvrriiiiinit u K.i in -t afi.'khii 1 1 1 c H i. th. giving .l. tjiln ..f ; li-lr c.ni.U.i hi fur war iilmli Imv Ih"H vrlfl.il iy r. c -lit i-i'i.tn Hut IiIh illKpa'c.i" m-re vi-ry 'i"i:i-it.-ful t.i ;hi' i-riiiii'-it .iinl w.-rc .iil uway .ut of rflit Ji'J il'-n- - ill lluil. r wan ii.irnlily i-rllli'i,J. '!.-iim.iI I'uil.r. :t mil, .lii-w ;i; t. nil . n In tlu- way lit wliuli tin- L:.K- lili win- iniil-tl by tlie t)lliiiln-i "I I Hi. in: lliif. ii.'.' .!.-(. rt m-'iit w lii. Ii f i .mi utiilt h.ijt t.ikvi pluuv, Will to lully uiuiv.ir of. or piirtnnly ritlfln r nn. I l.y ,! Ilnt-n m to thflr iirnn .ri.l iiiini-rl.il Htr -nif'-li. It l w.'ll kimwii tluit ill.- istitish iiKi-ntrt "f tin- Ini-lliic nr.' .Ii iiartni' nt ni'tv - u ..in fr.nii time t tmw In Mn.l inn ulrit tin.- lln-r w. rv (I.)Iiik l tin- H.iy nf .irmiin.'in. Tin- Hrg I ;i! iil. ut il. I.IH .-) m til .il.l n.il- .it an. I i "li liu U'.l t Jin viHltiirs round f.ir. Mlii. li th-y I'h.w fur their " n iiii i c. lii-r.- nJ rfuim -ro t-t up anil kIi.i-i ltli in i.ff -L-l.iilnii nf pmU' I) I i-il KruifT'M men. who weie i u ii run f: iikukIi tu llii-piiv tr.i:,STS by tli.'n pi lUMliillty. Tli ii-- ill lli-iiinn liitt'liigi-iuv di-parl-lu 'i.t ii-cii -I l!"' 'ii.iM .nuiute ri-por: I :li, iiilll.: ". r.niK"' milliner of LAWTON'S FUNERAL FRIDAY Kcmains Vs'ill Ik Emharhcil On the Transport Thomas Kelief fund Crowing. MANILA. I.r : l'i a. m. S-n- t-rttl Hanta Ani. with a for'-'- of ln uiK'Tit -ii'lmiiliij at 3'.o. .itti'-k'l th garrirmi .it guliig yvntHay. Tn Fil iiiik w-r- 'Invcii laok. vt.-.-a Ix--lua killl Th.-i-- w.Ti- no i-i-LNuaUlr on ih" Aiii'-rirtin Mi'k- . JIAMIA. :',-'..! 1U; h.i.ik- l: ii It-ll. of ihi- Thii..'-iixih infai lr". otMjouiu.r'"! 1 Kiiipui Thin j l.i)', i.iur Al.iiiil'i.f . i.Mn.--- uf Z'iinliul ami kill-, wounil'-l 'te (.-ipturol 28 ..I Uk-iii. Tli troopa alau nbtained po n-itKioii i.f u tminti-r of rttt-N 1,1 1 a (i.ii.liiy if ii.iiiiiuniii.il. on- Auuil- IMIl WttJl nuun ! "1. K di-tachiinuK -f th- Thirty-fourth Infantry -m-.iunt T.-.I a band nf t!it rneniy Sjtluid-iy at Arltao. puViiic ..f New Vlx.raya, and ruutmi th"in, killliiK two .aid uuuiiding or cuptuririK II. Tha Am.-rtta-'is aJi h.-i. d a iiu.ii tity of iinmunUio'i. Th.- Tw.::y-flpi ,Kim-nt atti'tk.d the Filipino out ; Sunday n.ar CuUirnlj. hi'asb-n'iK Ih-in and kiiln. five of the ii"iny. Tht Thlrty-ii" h rvgitn-nt Suiiday hud a brun with she enemy from ih ni-.untHirm n-irthwn: .f IHruiluplJan. due Anientvi. wan wounded. Th ti H.pi cap'ur"d ll'.'i ru-i.1 ..f rattle nd liiMUht th-m to ijr.inkl, Bataan fiov lnr. In th- Inlaid of I'anay, 0.itialn HiMwniirn ounipiny .f the Twenty nisrth infmirj' fought the enemy n-ar Aila. The r-b"'s Ul h-vivlly and trie American. oap'ur-1 a number if rt-tl-f. The r"lx-U who il.vl from Panay t Kombl.-rii islaii I are suri'"nlenns to an Amriein if.irri.n from Pansy. The fun.-ial of Jin-rvil Lawton will t:ik- pla !c'miv 10. Th? temJ m will lx emli,rk.l on tlie tran.-p.irt Thi.miiJi. One of Most Disastrous In Histo ry of Washington. SEVEN BRIDGES SWEPT AWAY. '.'aii"-il by iir.il Alf'i Ap -cilntlon cm Urrow- ii Mon-y. WA.SIIIN'ITON. ri"- .'H-Mr. Rob etna, d.ei tor of th- mint, w in n.k"d t iday a to wh - li -r th.- r-rif rnon ei.iry ntrt.if";i'-' n M '-pi'iloti nni fl.il ;m 'ir'ual ari-hy .f rnr.y to Itv tie pru-.'il r-'ii.r -ineiiSx nf trul.-. yMe aai l. No ,,..ibi.. Ku..:,iy f m-.ri- - can Thousands of Dollars Damage Done to . I . u . .w,.l, ...... . .. .. . . -I - p-rt.xla ut Ti'n't.i.-y s'.r.i.if..ti. y, h-- i:aOr" Hp-i-uUtl'vi irwl r.-fiiif pr1.-.'i willl abrb any p-millilo iii'-rna.-- un til Siie pr-.-fure for n ady r-a.li l.i Jut a great upon the -i-'-w plan, an it vu up..n Ji old. Th real ::-( t HVk ru.. tlo.Mi U !n .he op i-ul if i hi on rnaj- K'..t.. Th'-' p-.pl-; -vho .ir' that sh-y hay U-i f i- '.-l I away their prp-r.y had rev.-r pd f.ii- their liold!ri;ri. Th-y l-irro.v.'d ni'fx-y on call tu nink- suii!l pay- Tarms and Huildinis No Sign of Subsidence. throw i at.ue SKATTLK, D-nc. :. One of tlwj maM c rying tlisawlrou iloxls ;n the hlntury of the racing aliin Ui Nonksaclf rivi r in Wrmtom county. I. i.' .-ntiriisit.il that alria..ly J39.M0 mentii, h..tn;r tha.i a right 'urn in th! worth .f I.imaje lia b.ii Uue to th. mirkjl wouid giv lare j.r.fitj.. liRTAN AGAIN KXPLAINIXU. He I.i N t Inu-nd to Aim don th Silver 'ju.-'.icjn. Au-itln. Tenan. Dec. 26. W. J. Biy un'a llipitch fro.n Wa.-hingi-in fctal Ing that he had wri'ten i 'oncre,1-m:iii filly of Ne J!i ) ;hal hi' would mak ae.-tor.il im.'?Iidi In tli East. (H.-un.cl'ig truau and Imperialism and he w.i aiik.-d as to heth.r th report Imlicat-Hl his intention of abandon ng Iho silver iiu-ijti'jn. '-Ie rvpIUd: "CwigiMisnian Daly ha- probnbly l!-n ml!iu.x.,d. I "xp-ct to make evt-ral p-'cha In the East, but I expect to discuss the money question almg with oLhr quejttioni'. There j a.-e thrv iju-iti'ioai now prominently b--foiv the people, towit: "The matey question, the trust nu. sr-ion and '.he Philippine question. Wliene.-ar I nuke a politicaj speech I dj.uss all thrxi que-itlons. Mrs. Bryan uxlay received a letter from Andrsw Carneglf stating that h-? would Blal'y furnish money for U e areotion of a library at Lincoln, Neb., which it is eniimaLd will cut hutween SrAW and JTi.O'X). farum an 1 bull luiir in the lloriid tii!Mi-t mid rttili tlx- waters ahow n.i liuili ati on of uubsi llrig. Five of th" sevuii inidrf " over the river huvn b'i-ii s-.v-pt away, four of them being iniii 'iridifi'S. A y-t the rlv-T hnn not racrid prt-i-lou-i high water markj by 0v uiche. bu; Uu- deMrurtlver.esa of the i'ood U accounted for In Its suJdex-ns. ' PROFIT SHAKI.m; .K'lIRMK. Grttt Noithrn Itailwiy Employes to Beome StiK kholder. ENC'LIH HAVE THE RANGE. I;M.'rted Trouble Iteiwew. B'-r Foi"'.. the Two 'flic b.i;;le' I ?KM)-i3M!M'-n:'n5i -i;i-(i--i;)--'iSK)-H) Hero Im ii UlMt Of i ?) m H. II is High Grade Goods at Moderate Prices: I'ltnry Ciraiui'i'y Unit Strictly I'Yt'.sli l's. New ( 'nip Maple Syrup. Miickwlicat ami (iiiildli1 Cako Klour. rackanl it Smith's Fancy Italian rniiii's. New (Viiii NnK Fius. Mim ii Meat. Breakfast Food, Pancake Flour, Whole Wheat Flour, Whole Wheat Crack ins. Ralston ROSS, HIGGINS & CO. ;.i (.w.-(-$--j T It it in ami IIolN. L n tl il I X . 1,(9 I ! T I 1- t it i r. in i n..ii!ll ' h il I., an I fi -i ,i p. -In , 1 i III, - IK It. il ' Largest and Best Equipped Offices In the Northwest PORTLAND DENTAL, - PARLORS Tup ' Floor WaNhlngtnn llullil- V '" ' Crown anil Uriilirti Work, f 1.50 prr tooth, gunrniitceil. Ilent Hct Teeth. 5.(K) lit uuHraiitoud. lU'dt Fillint!", Mle tip, miiirantiml. All Work Positively (itturaiitccd toulvc Perfect Satisfaction OK NO PAY. WiiRliinton lliilldiiig, Corner 4th ntnl WuHtiinyton Stu. Fifth Floor, Kooins-47, 4H, f 0, 61, 52. Oreiion, Hrown 40.1. Columbia flOo 'Plion I,.- of HulW Coliutlg 111. I 1 1oiig's irtlllerv wa." j :h.it CI. n-r il Ihill.-r w II , inii to r'll'-vi- l.idy-' l'i.l Kol. Is on the . 1 ". 1 -.isiiK i''iuf.iici'm.'iiti' I. .ill. 1 - .iii.l ought to Ii.' I'l ii to ri-op - i liontilltit'S ill a l.-. 1 day, .ml -nn h- waiis for ' llll-l The III. Venn III-' 'f tlie I' iltaiU'li.- ai 111 Inn ill (Nip.- Town mv , li.n com .'iil'-l by I hit .tut hoiSl.'-s, but. (I.11 1 .1 1 llull'i' Ik evii-mlj inking I Ik fl.'l'll llOep.H 1111,1 I'l pllli-lllg IllS lost! Ill tlll'l-J , llllll- ti"fl'-.ll MdllUCil Isj f.ncnl t. (.land by and watch the ll.rii while they extend lli.-lr rltlf lieri-li.-' kind !tr. nutlxin tholr ioitl. i III fl-'lil of M.l,Ur l-IV.il. (ie'.xllll llul. lei ik Justuled 111 tliia .-.olIi-.-H- if l.ady- mi 1 11 ti, us In gem rally U li. vml, in In a . m.. re cut leal coiull'loii than Ivtmber-J b y. About ll.jiM troops win aii'.ve illinng lh. n.-xt vlghtecn ,liis at t'.ip. , To.iti lief.nv l.ol Uob't'tn ii-.-uir.es command. With thin nolj .,f rem- fi.iciiii..'it.i l!eii'fil null! Will not 1 have th1 faellitlen for sotting every rnlilinii agnl i on ihe iT,i,i.ive, but he I will at b unt have Milllelen' sti-ngth for maneuvering agalnut t'olensn and , iiltciiiptlng to turn the onemy's posl 1 tl.-n theic. Thin 'h wlkil niiMtoiy m.11 In London mo oow expocilng him to ! da within 11 fortnight. One re:i-.ur-' leg sign In the publication of m.ifl but. is fiotn LiidyHinllh, Estc.uiiM mid otlxr points In Natal, which evidently Imv. not bteri sulinduteil to the mill-tiii-y cenrnr. TIiIh budgiit of cchivn poiidelice d'0li In a critical xplrlt Willi the blundera made by the wtaff nnd the Irritating fussliHin of the marti nets In rep.Ntfodly changing csimp and exluinitlng tho patience of the sjldleisi. Tli-J letieni also contain cvl d.'iicu that the British Held artillery Is distinctly Inferior nut only to the ltocr guns In rang', but to tUo guns of al moat every Importunt Eu r ipi'.m ihiwea1. Thin cnmimlgn l bring ing cut many unpleasant i-eveliitlous of which full pollilcul use will be m'iide when the HhtM-.il oppoHltlon li'in-r.! tho truo pulnts of tit tuck. but In: Ihe Ull'l that . .urn. ii po- .i sl by the Boers, w.-ie merely gulled by tile w.lly , .,11- I'lio 1 ' in gun- with which j w.u - conducted, the 0 re u sots 1 CASE OF CLARK. Wellcome Disbarment Will Figure. Not Kiupi's. W'-i-e so carefully hldd'-n -caiie il seui iUlts.oe tli," iiniliedi ml" of ihe giV'-niment knew ef them Pile Ellglidl g. Kill,- I ,,11 ll 1:1 1 at;. ;,'..- had ln 1 In 'In- i" it 1 1 1 vl.1 ..-nim'thi sent ulibre to what allowed to s e. v It is thought infer.-, It Wile .MlTllt'ENS FORCE KKSTlNli. Biers Have an pea 119 Army of S.nuo In Reserve. I'll io I.oNDiN, Doc. 26. The Cnp Town correspoiideirt of the Dally News, tel graphing Wednesdiiy, Dectir.bet M says: "Lord Methiii'ii' I iiiidoMliind, In tends to remain at Moddi r vlve.r nlv.mt three weeks longar. "From Bair reeourcus, hitherto sin- out j thfl ! that J I! " i - und'trst'e. -d their numerical s 1111, 1 -in. ill anus Is uiulerst. 1,1,1 ihat ill these tilings told t" iln h. r.i-- guv. nun -ut hi ' 11-1ie-.1l liutl r with the risult ih.it! Itntli r was culled disloyal and pre-1 Boer .iinl rabid pip.-rs .1 'tiuuuled his j degl'.ldil'.lon, j Hut since 1 1.0 Will- begun pe.iple w Ii know th,- contents of General nuibi'.--,lisi.itehes hiiie Ci'tiie forw.irl and. ask. d th.u ili-y be publislii-l. Th" at- teii'.l.m of iiu-iiiliers of piiiliiimeni bus i Iven called to the matter and when' Ih" commons .ins 'iiibles il will piobii- i I ly order the publication of the ills- I patch, s. If It be asked why General j loil.h r did not sp vik out, it must be reni'-mbeicil that he is a military mini 1 lu 11 high position and says: "My lip.- me sealed.'' Inn the subject Is now , occupying the club gossips. One very clever club man reniarkid 1 that ihe iiuestlon really amounts to) this: "Is lie a ti alt ir or a martyr?" A no; her sail: "Is ( finical Butler the Dreyfus of tills war, ami 'i.us he been snubbed by the nuei'ii?" for It will be remembered that when the quean visited Bristol he was withdrawn from the chief com mand of the wsitirn district and It was stated that he would have heen hooted had he appeared. Han he been Insulted by the pi'.vsis In the order to shield tha war olflce. which believed the inlelllgiiice department rather thnn the chief of the South African forces? Smite one lse said: RciiKmbM' Lord Wolseley's spv'h "we have boeti grossly misinformed as to the strength 'and resources of the Boers." The public naturally asks "deceived by whom?" NEW YCP.K. Deo. 2S.A sp.c!ai to the tlera'.d from Washington, says: Members of the sonate cvnimittee on privileges and elections d. clare tli.it they will carry on the Investiga tion of Senator Clark's case without regard to the decision of title Montana st'i'ivni" court under which John B. Wcllcon-.e was disbarred from practice, on ehaigvs of bribery In connection j with Senator Clark's election. "We sit as a court," said one of the' m mbers. ' and wo consider all the facts bearing upoa these contest cases! in a purely Judical manner. Even if the supreme court had declared that I c'l.U K himself was gu.lty of att-mpts : to bribe, or whatever they charge u.m j with, we could pay no attention to It. j He w as not a party to the case, an.l ! of course had ii" chance to pros. nt his side We h.iv" luvhing whatevet .0 ' do with Mr. Wellcome. We will try 1 the Clark case 0:1 Its merits." I Former Jtidg Jere Wilson, leading ; local counsel for those who are con- 1 IcMtlrsg Senator's (.'lark's seat has In- ! d-.ea.tod a dusire to have summoned about Jl witness's from Montana at a cst of about HfO fir each, irrvspie i.vf of the time he has to remain hove. No witn.is.scs will be summonel until congress convenes. I MODDEIt RIVER. Cap" Colony, l'"c 20. The Bniidh naval guns com mand th-.- while Boers' p.sition, and posseses the exact range of every stai.e and bush. They frequently plint shells with good advantage In tlw midst of the Beer camps. The CHICAGO, I-c. 26 A special to the R.'ccrd from St. Paul, Minn., says: ili-ny employ-s of the Great Northern railroad. Including conduo- tors, ei:gin-rs and other trwln mo, will becume stockholU-rs In that sys tem of railroids in February. The fact it not gen-Tally known, but It la understood that the management of the company has docided to recom mend t" the stockholders a plan far the d.stribution of a large block of the company's share among the men who have b-en in the service of th compiny f.jr a certain number ci yoars. The sum will aggregate sev eral hundred thousand d'larv. I It !s fld that the Plan will be to Increase thj canpany's stock, lO per cent, and to allo-w the men to sub scribe for a rouad amount at par. Th amh.ur.ccu.'iiu of tre allotment will m lr mude until some tinve In February. REl'RCITlNG Sl'SfENDEU. CINCINNATI. Dec. 28 M. Pierr I'etclt, r-cruiting agoiu fir the ambu- I'.urghers are reported to be returning j lane corps of the ftw army suspend- home for Christmas. eu opori.t;-.is tempoiurily today on Recent arivals fom Jacobfdal report ' account of the failure to receive an that notw ithstanding the Boer success, expect M draft from Dr. L -yd. It in the Free Statues do not expect ultl- i said that bOO recruits nave b?en sent m ue victory. They complain of the ! from this el'y. MADAME BAZAINE UL. overbearing condu-.t of G. -nival Cron je s men, who are alleged to be better f.-d and posted In the safest positions. The Transraalers do not conceal their! CITY OF MEXICO, lv. 2.-Madame susiicioii of poble defection of FreelBaiine is seriously ill at a hospital Slaters and threat -n to f?hcc-t tliem at here. She was the wife of the famous the le.ist sign of wavering. The Free Maishal B.izine of France. Her sad Staters are said to reginl subjection ; case excites the sympathy of th to the Transvaal as more to be feared I highest s.cl-tv here where she has thA'i subjectioa to Greu Britain. 1 beeti in the past a lender. 1 1 AS BETTER SENSE WASHINGTON. D.-c. 26.-The Drlt bh amba.-'sudor, Lord PaiiUv'foto, has mule no piM'.-st to the authorities heTV relative to the ivpM'lnl organized movements In various parts of the com try In lohnlf of the Boers, Includ ing an nlleg.'d Fenian movement, al though th,ise in.Utara were subjecls for discussion betivoan Scci'tary Hay vnd the ambassador as late as this uficinoon. HIS HAT A MEGAPHONE. I Funny Colon ! Talks of Fenians In- vading Canada. BOSTON. Deo. 26. A 1110 von ten', looking 10 the invasion of Canada by Fenlnr.s .and advanced Irish Natlonnl lst has ben nirlrited for some time ly the leaders of tlnse organisations l:i and around ?ivton. ColoneJ Roger; F. Scannel. who has 'oeen Identified w Ith Irish agirations for many ytMi-s, j said today that there was to be a m-eting of prominent Irish National-1 I sis in Philadelphia next Sunday on M uiday tvi discuss the question of In-1 lading Canada. ' This mooting." Colonel Scannel said, "will be followed by aiuither in j Boston wh-.ni repoi'ui from the l'hila-j delphla ni.vting will be made by the j Boston delegu'es." Colon.'l SiMiind says the pivsent 1 w ,u!d be a g.wd lime for the lnva- j sum, as the troops of Canada are be-; lug sent away to tako part In the African war. "It his been agit.il-M for v.-arj," con tinued the coljnel. "that Canada should either be annex"! to the United States or should have an independent govornme'it of har own. 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