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ROYAL RECEPTION
FOR MR. KRUGER
Occasion Marred by Anti-British
Demonstrations.
BOERS WILL NEVER GIVE UP
Krwftr Declares II Republics Uh lodcpt.
4tM Will Be Beast They Have
Last Every Mia, Wsmai
tu cm.
MARSEILLES, Nov. 22.-Today prny
fj triumph fur Mr. Krugr ueh a
even the Boer deli gate and big most
ardent ndmlrer fulled to anticipate.
Tlif delirium of enthusiasm which
innrkul evry step of hi progress from
Uie lln.e hr lartikd until the hotel w
reached ua revelation even to thu
people f Mum-llle themselves. It
fully munlM If It did not surpass I h
frantic demonstration "t futrlotlsm
wild which France oiH-rx-d her arms to
Major .M,u hnn I fit Toulon on hi re
turn fr. in Pashodu.
Tin- assembly of such ini4sr, exec-ding
eve n ()!. iinmt sanguine estimate.
iiiikI.I perhaps be partly explained by
ll,f icrir.inlnu nb-iiil"4 of the bishop
of MiirK'lll-it Imludlng an Imp. sing
n ll.-l'iun t r"ccniii from tli cathedral,
but imthlMK ran minimise the spoiitan
rou expression of sentiment displayed
toward Kruger by the entire population
of the flrt lrt and oti of the aroi
lil nf France.
Yet the rrandeur of thla dfnviintra
linn peihapa ranka next In Importance
to ihe emphutlo mttnlfe.no of "no com
lroml" which Mr. Kruuer delivered
In a low voire, but one vlbratlnic with
rniotlon. accompanied by energetic b--turea
of the right hand, tlrrina; the
haria of all within hearing.
Tit uni K'titenoe of hla declaration
wa uiurvd with a vlrr and declnlon
which bn out hl reputation aa
beinu the Incarnation of Iron will
and Ktubtxirn rvalatancA J'la mere de
livery of a derUrition of uch fur
rrachltiu litiiHirtunce teotlfles to the In
di peiuUiicu of hi character aa It came
ns a aurprlne wen lo hla Intimate r
Htlcbi ndvlxora. who up to the laat were
In litnorance of hl determination.
lie raid:
"I hnve fuutfhi with tlie snvag' . but
the pivnent war I even worse. We
vll never aurrender. We are determin
ed to fixht to th !ut extremity, and If
the republic of the TranaVaul and
(ranK Free Stute lose their Indepen
dence, It I because they loee every
nuin, woman and child."
Am he announced to the world that
I he llneM would be a free peopl or
die, the face of the men about him,
MeMM. Wesseln. Oroebler and other
tloer representatlwa, bore a look of
feaiieM determination, rellectlrg the
spirit that Mr. KruiPY declared ani
mated every man, woman and child in
the Transvaal.
An unfortunate occurrence at a ho
tel on Maun boulevard alone marred
the character of the demonstration
wlili h up to tht time had been unani
mously and exclunlvely a tribute of
syini'iithy and admiration.
"Vive Kniiser!" "Vive Lea Boers!"
and "Vive La Ll'ierte!" were cries that
formed a hurricane of cheerlnir and
swept over tin city. I'nfortunntely the
height of reprehensible- foolUhnesK of
half a doien p'hods In throwing small
coins Into the crowd an Krusr pufsej
acted like magic I" conjuring up an
antl-TtrltlHh outbumt whloh It needed
ail the promptitude and energy of the
police to prevent ' becoming a serious
disturbance. The hotel remained for
the rest of the day In a state of siege,
while, at on time a procession several
thousand utrong marched In the direc
tion of the British consulate, ghoutlng.
"Down with thi English!" and raising
other threatening cries. The result was
a strong body of rollce was compelled
to disperse tha demonstrators, although
It was not found necessary to make
more than a few temporary arrests.
Throughout the evening, however, large
bands of students and other youths
marched up and down in front of Kru.
ger's hotel, cheering In chorus for Kru
ger and the Transvaal and, denouncing
England.
The mayor immediately on hearing of
what hud occurred lu"d vigorous In
struction for the discovery and prose
cution of the culprit.
WARM WKI'OMK AT 1'AHIH.
1'AHfH. Nov, 22.The committer of
Poor iridcpcnJ-w lis posted a placard
In Tarla calling upon 1'arNun to give
Kruger th warmest inxtsllile welcome.
KltlOKIl AH rEAfKMAKKR,
XKW YORK, Nov. 22. Accr.llnK to
the Umdon correspondent of the Tr.b
une, explanation offered by Mr. Wm-m-ln
and other ! leader at Mar
seillcn, that Mr. Krugcr la landing In
France u a p'-aeemaker bent upon
averting furth.-r bloxlithed In Bouth
Africa, are Indirectly fonflnned by
Lord Robert.
lil ollklnl account of a doxen pet
ty sWrinhtlv and out punt afTalr ;ihows
that the Rikt are making a system
atic ar.d pronounced attempt to deiu
onstrMte that hlllltle of mmt kind
are still In progress. The ilvg e ut
ti of th reient defeat of an outpoft
of Ih Huffs offe.rs no warrant for the
btllef that Mr. Kruger appals for
Intervnitlon will be listened to In Tar
la or any oth-r capital even If 1
Wet, as n-txTted, hH carried guerrilla
warf lit- to the extremity to threat
with d'ath all burgher who refuse to
take up ami.
If the Hocr lactic are becoming more
dtcperate. John Bull' heart 1 also
hardening. i The ministry triumphant
ly nturnej by the country could not
stood a single day If any concessions
were made to Kruger. General Kitch
ener, without norve or sentiment, will
be noticed to do what he like and
no iuK(lnr. will be asked. Only one
man in South Africa can Impose any
restrulnt on hi action. This Is Sir
Alfred Mllner and hi hea'th and power
of resistance are Impaired. When he
left England he was In the prune of
manhood, without a single gray hair
or line on hla face. Ill friend re
turnli.g from Bouth Africa report that
he ha aged terribly and look bent
and worn under the weight of responsi
bility. It(,)i:il FORCE DEFEATED.
R LO EM FONT E 1 X, Nov. 21. The
Boer under Brand were defeated No
vembeV IS at Halerspan with heavy loss,
the Lancers charging through the Boer
line, doing deadly damage, a a num
ber of rid-Thus horse demonstrated.
Brand himself was wounded. The Brit
ish casualties were not serious.
PROPERTY LOSSES
ARE TREMENDOUS
Southern Pacific and Sante Fe
Lines Greatly Damaged.
$100,000 LOSS IN COLORADO
CATHOLIC COLLKGE FOR WOMEN.
Trinity College Dedicate,! at the Na
tional Capital Yesterday.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 22. Trinltv
Colltge. a newly founded Catholic In
stitution for the higher education of
women, was dedicated today.
The institution I one of the most
ambitious projects of higher education
that has yit received the attention of
Catholic nuthorlthf.
Cardinal Gibbons, In giving his first
blessing to the project, said It would
relieve the university from the embar
rassment of refusing admission to wo
men, many of whom had applied for
its higher Instruction and would com
plete and crown the whole system of
Catholic education.
Wttfsciosy 's Raiss Is Solbr Califorsia
Were PhMSMsl-RiMb(tfi Raines'
Everywhere sad Tracks Res
feres' I'atsfe.
COLORADO SPRINGS. Col. .. Nov. 22.
Propeny losss from yesterday's
storm are shown to about $100,000.
HAVOC WITH RAILROAD.
PAN- FRANCISCO. Nov. 22.-TeIe-
graphlu communication with the out
side world is almost fully restored and
detail of the storm which raised such
havoc wl'h the telegraph and telephone
wire are beginning to com in.
Not In many years has Southern
California experienced a fiercer storm.
The rainfall In that section is phenom
enal.
According to report received by the
Pouther" .Pacific and Santa Fe com
panies, :he storm showed no mercy for
the lines of either of thew big roads.
Thousand ot dollars' worth of danwg
ha been don? to railroad property
in this state alone.
TRAIN SERVICE SUSPENDED.
SAN BERNARDINO. Cal., Nov. 22.
Train service In Southern California
Is practically a: a m.in Jxtlil owing
to washouts caused by the heavy rain
which has been falling since laat Fri
day. No trains are moving in or out
of San Bernardino, the headquarters of
the Southern California division of the
Sai.w. Fe. Between Los Angeles and
this city there are eight washout?, six
of them being west of Ontario.
On the South ?rn Pacific road there
are three washouts, one at San Dima.
another at Pomona and the third at
San Gabriel. Both railroad companies
have temporarily suspended their time
cards and announce that they will run
as soon as possible.
The road bed under many miles of
track has been so softened by rain that
it is dangerous to run trains even where
there is no washout. Rain Is still falling.
MOB WILL BE PROSECUTED.
Persons Who Burned Preston Porter at
the Stake Will Appear In Court.
DENVER, Col., Nov. 22. District At
torney McAllister, of Colorado Springs,
has onlered Sheriff Freeman, of Lin
coln county, to proceed against the
members of the mob who burned Pres
ton Porter at tlk stake last week. The
order was issued after correspondence
between Governor Thomas and McAllis
ter. McAllister suys the grand jury will
be composed of men who will do their
duty at nil hazards. The governor In
sists on prosecution.'
COLOMBIAN REBELS CRUSHED.
British Steamship Which Was Selied
Furnished Valuable Aid.
COI)N. Nov. 22. Tht reb.d forj?s at
But mi Ventura have been completely
crushed by the Colombian troops,
which captured two cannoirwand two
generals. General Alban, governor of
Panama, personally directed the opera
tlonc from on board the British steam
ship Taboga, seUed by the Colombian
authorities, anl sived the situation
there.
NOTORIOUS APACHE KILLED.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 22.-A sp.H:lal to
the Globe-Democrat from El' Paso. Tex..
says:
President Jos. F. Smith, of the Mor
mon church, who has arrived here, ac
companied hy O. A. Woodruff, reports
the killing of the notorious Apache Kid
In the recent Indian raid at Colonia.
Pa, he county.
Woodruf.' was one of the party that
pursued the retreating Indians and as
sisted at the burial of the killed.
KIVKU AND HARBOR BILL.
Will Probably Get Through the House
Before the Holidays.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 22. Chairman
Burton, of the house committee on r'.v
ers. and harbors, stated today that the
committee would meet next Monday to
begun prepntatlon of the river and har
bor bill and he expected to get It
through the house before the holiday a
Burton said the committee would
draw a strict line between Improve
ments which were for the public good
and those for private Interests.
WANT A BATTLESHIP.
..REMOVAL, SALE..
For the next sixty days our entire
stock of furniture and carpets will
be closed out at less than. cost. Call
early and avoid the rush.
CHARLES HEILB0RN & SON
Connecticut Felt Insulted at Furnish
ing the Nam.; for a Monitor.
WASHINGTON. Nov.. 22. Monitor
No. S, formerly known as the Connec
ticut, building at Bath. Maine, has
been renamed the Nevada, by Secre
tary Long. The state authorities of
Connecticut decided that their com
monwealth was entitled to the dignity
of a battleship in navil monenclature.
SENATOR DAVIS STRONGER.
ST. PAUL. Nov. 22.-The bulletin is
sued by Dr. Stone this evening is as
follows:
"Senator Davis h.ts been somewhat
stronger and more quiet today."
LOST IN A SNOW STORM.
REPUBLIC, Wash., Nov. 22. Lost in
the mountains In a blinding snow
storm, George Melvln despaired of re
lief and shot himself last night.
ROOSEVELT SHOWS SYMPATHY.
Is In Favor of Government Aid for Ir
rigation. CHICAGO. Nov. 22. Vlce-Presldent-E!?ct
Roosevelt. In a letter read to
night before the National Irrigation
Congress, placed himself on record as
heartily In sympathy with the alms of
the organization. Hi letter contained
his prnctlciil promise of assistance In
the effort whjch will b made from now
on fir government ild f'rr Irrigation
and hi app"al ti "all farskhfd cltl-z-ns"
to Interest thernielve In the
movement which will ben-flt th entire
Nation.
LIKl TEN ANT RELEASED.
Surprised an American Garrison In
I'hili pines by Walking Into
Cam p.
MANILA. P. I.. November 22.-lu.
tenant Frederick W. Alstaetter.
of the V. S. engineers, who was cap
tared by Insurgents arty !at Sep
tember north of fian Isidrj, has been
reltaaed.
He entered the American garrison at
Gahan, province of Nuevltas, Tuesday
evening. His appearance there was a
great surprise a Aguinaldo's order for
the relcane of American sjldiers Includ
ed only enlisted .lien.
UNHAPPY FATE
OF CATTLE KING
Sandbagged in Chicago and Be
came Raving Maniac.
FORMER BANK PRESIDENT
STANDARD OIL UP AGAIN.
Another Llg Jump In the Company's
Shares Yesterday.
NEW YORK. Nov. 22. Standard oil
khans matle another big record today.
K-llirg up to $741 a share, "ex-dividend."
This represents a Jump of 21
points for the day and Is equivalent
to an advene of 31 points, the divi
dend being 10 per cent.
STRIKER SENTENCED.
Ten Years In the Penitentiary for Dy
r.amitlng St. Louis Street Cars.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 22 -Maurice Br?
man, arrested for dynamiting the prop
erty of the St. L.'ul Transit Company
during the recent street railway strike,
was found guilty today and sentenced
to tfii years in the penitentiary. .
APPOINTMENT FOR HAYES.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 22. Webb C.
Hayes, a son of ex-President Hayes,
and late lieutenant-colonel. United
States volunteers, has been appointed
j volunteer aide-de-camp cu the staff of
I Afnlnr-fJenern Chaffee, comiiiundiptr
the China relief expedition.
POPE FAINTED TWICE.
PARIS. Nov. 22. A dispatch to the
Temps from Rome says the pop yes
terday visited the Basilica of St. Peter's
and experienced such fatigue that he
had to take to hia bed. It Is further
claimed that he fainted twice.
CZAR RECOVERING.
ST. PETERSBURG. Nov. 22.-The la
test bulletin shows that the ciar's con
dition is favorable. The Joctors be
lieve that the crisis is psst.
OREGON'S OFFICIAL COUNT.
SALEM. Ncv. 22. The official cuunt
on president gives McKinley 46.294;
Bryan. 33.067; Woolly. 2500; Debs. 1470;
barker. 267. McKlnley's plurality is
13.2J:.
TORPEDO BOATS LAUNCHED.
BOSTON. Nov. 22. The torpedi boats
Blakcley and Delong, which have been
under construction at the works of
George Law ley and Son, South Boston,
were successfully launched today.
Had Lived li Pecatelbt, Idaho, mi Later
Became t Well Kaowi Stock Raiser
eftbeSsske River Valley -New
! Aiyluat.
NEW YORK, Nov. 22.-W. F. Mel-
Ilck. former president of the National
Bank of Poeatello, Idaho, and a "cattle
king" of Snake river, Is now a raving
lunatic as the result, it Is thought, of
being sandbagged In Chicago a week
ago.
He was taken to Morrlstown, N. J.,
heavily Ironed, today and was commit
ted as a private patient to the state
hospital for the Insane at Morrlstown
Heights. The commitment' was made
at thi Instance of hU father, R. W.
Mellick, a wealthy farmer of New
Germantown,- N. J.
James Laboide. an attendant In the
detention hospital at Chicago, brought
Mellick here. He tells the story of the
assault and robbery. Mellick had been
in Chicago several days, had sold his
cattle and was preparing to return to
the Snake river country.
On the evening of November 17th.
with a large roll of bills, he darted
out to visit the theaters. Late that
night he staggered Into the hotel where
be had been staying and asked for tha
loan of 2 with which to pay his cab
man for bringing him home. The cab
man said he had found Mellick near
Lincoln park, wandering around In a
dazed condition. His money, watcli, ring
and all his valuables were missing. The
next morning Mellick appeared insane
and was taken to the detention hos
pital. SULLIVAN WIDELY MOURNER).
England Deplor.'s the Loss of a Great
Composer.
LONDON. Nov. 22.-Slr Arthur Sul
livan's death today has a widely sym
pathetic Interest tir Englishmen, and
Uie morning papers are filled with
obituary notices, sketches and reminis
cences. The Pally News says:
The death of no other contemporary
man of genius could have awakened
more general and personal regret. Sir
Arthur Suillvan holds a place In the
Victorian era with Darwin and Tenny
son. This expresses the general feeling,
PRICE OF SILVER.
NEW YORK. Nov. 22.-Silver. 3".
WHEAT MARKET. . J
PORTLAND.. Nov. 22. Wheat. Walla
Walla. .'4ouUi; blueatem. 57.
SAV FRANCISCO, Nov. 22.-Wheat.
lVcembr, cash, 9714.
CHICAGO. Nov. 22. Wheat, Decem
ber, opening, 7H471; closing,
71V7H.
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