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Supplies of all kinds nt lowest rittos, for fishermen,
Farmers and Loggorg.
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ASTOKIA.
MARCONI SIGNALS
ACROSS ATLANTIC
Receives Wireless Signals at St.
Johns, from (lis Station
in England.
A (1ENUNE TRANSMISSION
Sypilcm Ycl In I'.iiihryoiilc Stage
hill Km riliiiiutc Develop
ment Deiiionatriitcd hy
Thin Kxpeiliiient.
HT. JOHN. N. F Pit ll.lgnof
Marmnl tin announced the inol
wonderful i leiitlflc discovery of mod
ern time loiilghl In mating ll.il l
had receive.) electric llgnuU lu rom tin
Atliinllc ocean frcitn lil tt!jn In
Cornwall, England. Ha ftipliiliis Hint
Iwfore leaving England lie .m l.- plnr,
feir ccniiipllahm-tit of th'e f..-ul;, for
wlill.- Ill primary object ila In com
niutii.nic wlili ocean I ir'n lii mid.
H n. he lici-d alio to mi.'1-" in nt
mining thi' w.m l.-tfjl .t.-minc
at'lili'Vt-nii'iit nf wlrel.; trli gruphy
artunn the Alllin'lc,
Hlgn.ir Murciiiir Hi. Ion )r. ', n- all
H vry pnwctful. lit- i.riM-H an
electric force, generated there. on times
greater tlmn hU ori'ini' Ntatliu.ii I
fore he left Knclttinl In. arVaiK.-.l with
tin- rli TirliJnii In hrgr of tin ntn
il'.n. whlrh In I' .ml i"! ni I'nl.llin. Hint
kIktiuIh hIiiiuM m-ril ilaMv nfur a
rirtiiln iltt'r whlrh Hlgimr M.it'unl
wmllil rnlilp hint aftir hnvlnrf i rfvtni
lili urrnng.-nii'litti Uerr. Hie or M in n,
nl iirilM-i hi-rr a wi-rk ugo Krllay
Irrlnl HlKtiul Hill at the rntranrii to
thi- hnrlmr a un rtirrliurnt(lig BlMtlon
ami iii'iwd hl fiil.nn'til tlrr.-. l.aal
Mcti'luy hr rahlril to lhi l'liMIni i"la
tl in to iMgln wnllng nlgntln at 3 p.
m lift 11 . nml t.i rontlnue thi'iu until
( p. in., tln-iif hnura hrlng r-Rpnthf-ly
1) )n a. m. ami i So p. m . St Joho't
ilinu. 1'iirliig lliriM1 hourn V- Ini y
Sigimr Miir.nnl drvatril a nil., with
mil wire hy ininiu of whl. h Nlgnala
are arnt and received. ili r'"M4lm-.
at the recorder attahred to the receiv
ing nppnratun and to Ilia prof nind K.it
Ufnctlon. Signals were received hy
him at Interval. arcorJIng t.i the pro
grnm arranged prevlumly with the
wriitir at I'oldhu Thene alxniilii c n
uliited of repeating at Intervaln the
letter 'H," which In the Miin-ml (die
In made hy three d"t or quick ntrnkea.
Thin nlgnal waa n-ieiilej m fn .Ui in
ly and no In nifonlnnce with the de
tailed plan arranged to provide Fiife-
guiirda nculiint the puiwllillli y of mis
take that Hlgnnr Mure .nl w.m mitlHllcd
thnt It waa a genuine lrunniiln.iiin
from I'ngliind. Ag.iln on Thurrdny
lining the aaitie hnura a lte waa ele-
vnted and the niinie nlgn.il vit.; n
newed. Plgnnr Marconi emphnalna the fuel
that the ayalem la na yet only In Pin
hrynnlc Huge and ihnt the oalbll
Ity of lta ultimate development la
(lininnatrated hy the rnircru of lh
reacnl experlnieula with Incomplete
and Imperfect appuratua. Oornwall la
1700 nillea from ft. John.
TRAIN WRECKER CONFESSES
Addison KIdd Admits He Atone Placed Obstruction on Track
of 0. R. & N. Railroad Near The Dalles Causing:
Wreck Resulting In Death of Engineer.
THH PALUS, Ore.. Pec. H.--AdJ Ison KIdd, colored, held by the county
authorities here, today confessed to placing the obstruction on the Oregon
Hallway & Navigation Company' track near Celllo, causing the wreck of a
pnscnger trnln December 4th, resulting In the death of Engineer Cavanaugh.
KIdd, who Is held ns a witness, made a full confession that he alone plac
ed the obstructions on the track. The confession was elicited by Detective
nellley, after a searching examination during which Kldd's heretofore cool
nerve broke down, resulting In the ad mission of the crime. On the after
noon of the wreck, KIdd, In company with another tramp, was picked up
m ar the scene of the accident and bro ught to The Dalles as a witness. Up
on examination he testified to having heard Ave tramps, ejected from a
freight train near Celllo, swear vengeance against the company. He was
Immediately taken nn a apsclal train to Grants by the sheriff's deputies, where
he Identified the five men who were arrested and brought to The Dalles and
have since been held to appear before the grand Jury.
DEPLORABLE DOSS.
Oar of Shamrock II. Destroyed by
Fire.
INDON, Dec. 14.-Slr Thomas Lip
ton suld to a representative of the As
sociated Press last night:
"J have been Informed from New
York that all the Shumrock Il.'s sails,
gear and blocks have been destroyed
by fire. This Is a tremendous handi
cap. I am not speaking of the finan
cial loss, but all this material has been
A
OKIXiON, SUNDAY. DMIICMHKK IS, 1001.
ITALV'S PLANS
ARE OUTLINED
Will Provide Against Foreign
Tariffs and Make Treaties
Benefiting Agriculture.
POUR CAPITAL INTO NAPLES
Deputies tru I'niUJ in Making,
Sacrlflcca to AiiauiH! ITonpcrily
mid iritiie of Country
At tiliiue anJ Abroad.
ItOMrf, Dec. II. Bunor ZarUenelll,
the Italian premier, In the courae of a
long atateinent In the chamber of dep.
utlei, In which he allowed how the ef
furta of the Italian government had
Improved the health and material
proaperlty of Naples and the Southern
Italian province, announced that he
hojied to conclude commercial treat lea
with Oertnany and Auairla benefitting
ly to Italian agriculture. With that
end In view, the premier, aald. he waa
atudylng a tariff which It waa pro
M.ei would eventually provide a a
menna of defenae agalnat fnrclgn tar
Iffa The government also hoped to
cnnclude aatlafnctory agreement with
lliiaaln und Ilraiil.
Sen..r Zardnnelll aald the country
ought to continue to mnk.' Viplc a
great nwimifiti'tiirliig i-enter by p..ur
log cnpltal Into It and that the g'iv
ernment wmil l appoint a g"veriiment
committee to cotialib r the problem. II.
Illtemleil illlrllig tile n Xt U ndlon of th(
ibiiinlM-r of deputies to Introduce a bill
to eatalillnh two direct lines of rull
roa.la In-tiviM-n Home nml Naplea an J to
reduce the Journey bet wet n the two
cltlia to two and one half hour.
t'oiitlntilng. the premier full he a!
ao hoped It might tie poaalble to con
atruct a central railroad between Ho
logna ami Home, thu reducing the
Journey between Milan and Naplea to
nine hur. Then, aald Zardnnelll. the
Si (Sothard. and the Slmplon tun-
n.ia will Indtn-d Ix-come great highways
of mankind.
Another bill to lie Introduced pro-
poaea the cnnal ruction of aqueduct In
Apulia, a province of Southern Italy.
Theae meaauna would not disturb the
finance aald the premier, tweauae the
work noiilit lie taken In hand gradu
ally. Concluding. Zardnnelll teatlflcd to the
unanimity of the ileptitlea In making
these sacrifice to asaure the prnatH-r-lly
and gn-atnea of the country, since
It wna auch sacrifice that rendered
the unity of Italy certain and would
render her great among the nation
The remark were greeted vilth pro
longed applause from all aide, the dep.
title crowding around Zardnnelll to
shake hi hand and to congratulate
him.
GIVEN IjONO SBNTENVE.
lU'TTH. Mont., Dec. K-Judge Mc
derail this morning sentenced Patrick
Hayes to 99 years In the penitentiary
for the murder of Wm. O. McCains.
specially tested and the entire boat Is
now left In the condition of a newly
launched yacht. While I am not will
ing to say thnt It will absolutely pre
vent a race, It la a great disappoint
ment and an Immense handicap In the
future."
CLARK BUYS PrCTURBS.
LONDON, Dec. H-Accordlng to a
dispatch from Vienna, United States
Penator W. A. Clark, pf Montana, hag
purchased Gottfried Preyer's collection
of pictures for $60,000.
H
BLIZZARD SWEEPS,'
CENTRAL WEST
Snow and Wind Accompanied by
Extreme Cold Causes Loss
of Property and Life.
TEN DEATHS IN WYOMING
KaiiKHn, Nebraska, MiaHouri and
Indian Territory AImj Suf
fer Heavy loaaof Stock
andjlluman Life.
OITHKIK. Okla , De. U.-The bill
iard which has been raging over Okla
oma and Indian Territory since Thurs
day at midnight, has done great dam
age to stock In Western Oklahoma,
where the range are unprotected and
cattlemen had not anticipated a sud
den change. The same Is true In all
portions of the two territories. The
prolonged drought of the summer In
jured all the stock and their condition
waa not g.md enough to withstand the
fierce northerner. From the Creek
and Cherokee Nation of the Indian
Territory are reports of Intense suffer
ing among the full blood Indians whose
ropa were ruined by drouth.
The Hllxxard la proving a great hard
ship to kettlera In the new country
who are living in tents and shacks.
DKATIIS IN KANSAS.
ToI'KKA. Kas. Kc. II Kansas l
experiencing no relief from the cold
wave that struck the state last night.
Twelve ib-grt-s la-low i.ro la reported
lnlhe central portion of the state to
night. The Uvea lost so far as known
tonight number three. Reports tell of
herders on the plains who have not
yet returned, and they aro feared to
have perished.
The damage among livestock Is wide
spread. Farmers were not prepared
for a sudden change In the weather
and had no adequate protection for
their animals.
COLD IN NEHRA? KA
LI Ni'OLN, Neb.,. Pec. 14 The twenty-four
hour period ending at 7 o'clock
tonight has been a record breaker for
December. Since 7 o'clock last night
the mercury has at no time been above
six degrees below zero. The minimum
for Lincoln was 13 In-low. At AJ!!an?i
it was 16. and at Greeley below In
the range country, where there Is two
feet of snow, stock Is suffering and
there will be some loss.
AT CHEYENNE.
CHEYENNE. Wyo, Dec. 14-Late
advices received from Southern West
rn and Eastern Wyoming show that
the weather for the past 24 hours has
W en of unusual severity, the tempera
ture falling :4 degrees beiow xero at
many points.
Reports have been received that Ave
sheep herders perished In the blizzard
near Tolnt of Rocks Thursday night.
Four bodies have been recovered.
So far ten lives are known to have
lieen lost as the result of the recent
blizzard In Wyoming.
COLDEST FOR 19 YEARS.
ST. LOCIS, Pee. U.-The coldest
wenther for this time of the year in
19 years was experienced in St. Louis
last night and today.
AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Dec. 14.-Chlcago expe
rienced today and tonight one of the
most severe cold snaps on record for
the early part of winter. Thre? deaths
were reported to the police during the
lay, as having been causd by the cold.
At S p. m. the thermometer was elg'ht
degrees helow zero. Cold weather
proved hard on the contraction com
panies and many street-car lines had
much difficulty In running cars.
MONTANA.
BUTTE, Dec. 14. A special from
Hillings says the cold wave Is sweep
ing Eastern Montana. It is reported
two sheep herders were frozen to death
last night on the plains south of Bil
lings. It Is feared stock will suffer
severely.
The weather changed Inst night, reg
istering i3 degrees below at the Crow
Agency and at other points farth east
47 degrees was reached.
NORTHWEST STATES.
ST. PAUL, Dec. 14. Northwestern
states, during the past 48 hours, have
reported the severest cold wave ever
known during the month of December
ber. All stations report record break
ing "lows" ranging from 15 to 39 de
grees below.
IN WISCONSIN.
MILWAUKEE, Deo. 14. Wisconsin
is wrapped In the severest December
cold wave known in many years. The
coldest point In the state heard from
Is Plalnfleld, which reports 35 degrees
below zero.
0
AU7
TRADE AUTONOMY
OR SOCIALISM
Federation of American Labor
Ends Convention with Con
sidcration of Subjects.
AUTONOMY IS RECOMMENDED
Socialist DelcKattf Declined to
Dlcus (Question Because
1 luie for Consideration
JVaa Limited.
BCRANTON, Pa.. Dec. H.-The Amer
ican Federation of Labor In th last
; minutes of this afternoon's session put
Itself on record on two questions which
J have been agitating the delegates since
the convention convened ten days ago,
j namely:
I Trade autonomy and socialism. The
'greatest of the two. In the mind of
the delegates was that of autonomy.
In brief the special committee on au
tonomy recommended that where there
are only & few craftsmen In a large
industrial concern the best Interests
of all would be conserved by the few
joining the paramount organization In
such nn establishment and the pro
mulgation of subdivided crafts Into the
district and national trade councils,
where all disputes should be settled.
The recommendations of the commit
tee, to the surprise of many, were
unanimously adopted without a r'ngle
remark. The recommendations are
viewed differently by the delegates.
The socialists, In declining to take up
the discussion, explained that the con
vention had so much business to dis
pose of in the limited time at Its dis
posal, that they would not have an
opportunity at this time to show that
socialism could cure the ills of hu
manity. AU officers were re-elected. Samuel
Ooinpers being elected president
New Orleans was selected as the
next meeting place.
IDENTIFIES JEWELS.
Lowenthal Recognizes Diamonds Tak
en From True Johnson.
OMAHA. Dec. 14 Albert F. Lowen
thal, the jeweler, who was robbed In
Portland. Oregon, of J'.O.OX) worth of
diamonds and jewelry, arrived in this
city today to Identify the diamonds
found In possession of True Johnson
and W. H. Woods, arrested in this
city Wednesday. Lowenthal was able
at once to recognize the Jowels as a
part of those stolen from his room In
Portland. He has filed charges against
the couple.
NEW WORLD'S RECORD.
ROCHESTER, N. Y.. Dec. 14. Peter
I Golden, the Irish Champion, won the
six days go as you please walking
match, which closed at midnight to
nlsht. with a record of 55! miles and
10 laps. This, It is said, will stand as
the world's record for a race of this
kind over a 20-lap track.
RAILROAD OFFICIALS CONFER
Representatives of Union Pacific, Oregon Short Line and
0. R- & N. Companies Gather at Salt Lake to
Consider New Rules for Their Roads.
SALT LAKE, Dec. 14. A conference of leading operating officials of the
Union Pacific, Oregon Short Line and O. R. & N. Co. was held In this city
today for the purpose of adopting new set of rules for the three roads.
Those who took part In the confere nee were General Manager Dickinson
and Superintendent of Transportation Buckingham, of the Union Pacific;
General Manager Bancroft.-of the Oregon Short Line, and Superintendent
O'Brien and Assistant Superintendent Buckley of the O. R. 4 N.
It was decided to adopt, with some changes, the American Railway Asso
ciations code of rules. These will ca use a number of changes to be made
in the present rules of these roads.
RAISINS CORNERED.
Member of American Rasln Packing
Company Controls Market.
FRESNO, CAL., Dec. 14.-W. M.
Griffin, a member of the American
Rasln Packing Company, has secured
control of nearly the entire rasln
crop. The advance in the prices for
seeded raslns announced yesterday by
the American Rasln Packing Company
was dictated by Griffin. In December
word was sent to each of the several
packing firms Included In the' Ameri
can company that they must confirm
the purchase of their proportion of the
crop the following day or forfeit the
right. The season was well advanced
and market uncertain, and with one
exception one after another declined
to confirm their pro rata of the pur
NO. 120
DEWEV'S VERDICT
PLEASES PARKER
The Hero of Manila Better Qual
ified to Judge Case Than
Any Other Man.
FOUGHT WITH MODERN SHIPS
The Two Other Members of th
Court Wr. 111-, M,n
a"
but
ziavt Not Had the Ex
perience of Dewey,
I NEW fOl?, H.-Captaln Par
ker, of Admiral dfbliy's counsel, was
' told early this morning of (he purport
of the two Schley report. He said:
I Admiral Dewey better than any one
else In the world was qualified to judge
I this case. He Is the one man living,
. besides Admiral Schley, who conducted
.a campaign and fought a battle with
modern ships, under modern condl
i tions. He probably found there was
a difference between theory and prac
tice, and judged Schley In the light
of his own experience. The two oth-
i
I
i
er members of the court were high
minded men of the highest character
and men who would not misjudge
.knowingly or willingly. They never
had the experience the admiral had,
and probably did not see things In the
'same light as he did. We shall leave
j the matter to the Judgment of the
people of the country, confident that
i In the Just popular minds, the findings
of Admiral Dewey will be sustained."
Captain Parker seemed almost as
much pleased that Admiral Dewey had
sustained Rear-Admiral Schley as If
the court bad been unanimous in the
verdict that he (Dewey) rendered.
FIRED PALACE.
Member of Secret Society Attempt to
Burn Kal-Feag-Fu Palace.
London, Dec. 14. A dispatch from
Shanghai published this morning in
the Standard says that on the oc
casion of the birthday of the Dowager
Empress of China, November 30, some
members of a secret society fired the
Imperial palace at Kal-Feng-Fu. Two
buildings were gutted before the fire
was extinguished.
It is believed that this attempt, the
dispatch says, Is the real explanation
if the desire of Yung Lu. Generalis
simo of the Chinese army that the
court shall hasten to Pekin.
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP.
Bill Introduced In Congress Providing
for Purchase of Telegraph Lines.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14-Represen-tative
Jackson, of Kansas, Introduced
a bill recommending that the United
States purchase the Western Union
and Postal Telegraph Companies and
therefore operate them In connection
with the postofflce department. Pro
vision is made for appraisal of the
companies and for the payment of Its
appraised value when the amount is
reported to congress.
chase. This exception was Griffin who
practically purchased the whole crop.
ANGRY POLES.
Anti-German Feeling Shown by Poles
at a Concert In Berlin.
BERLIN, Dec. 14. The anti-German
temper of the Poles was shown at a
Paderewskl concert here, which was
attended by a large number of Polish
nobles. They presented M. Paderewskl
with a great many bouquets tied with
the Polish colors, red and white.
The receipts of this concert will go
to the families of those persons Im
prisoned as an outcome of the 'Wrea
chen school scandals, following which
25 persons were sentenced to various
terms of Imprisonment for attacks up
on Prusian schoolmasters.