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Supplies of nil luminal lowe.-t ratw, fur iisTienneu,
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Commission. Brokerage,
Insurance and Shlcclng.
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f HE Finest Restaurant in the City I
lu'gulnr Meals "J") rents
jj PQf Stiinlay Pinner a Specialty j
c COMMERCIAL ST MARKET AFTORDS W. W. Whipple
4
i w- ; vs.
FINE TAILOR-MADE SUITS
To order during tlio immlli of January, n( TWENTY-FIVE PER
CENT REDUCTION. 'leaning and Repairing nt lowest prices.
The Tailor.
A. KII..M
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FISHER
SUPERIOR
STEEL
RANGES
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CAUTION !
Hrf irc you buy a itov or
range examine "
floyal Charter Oak
Better work, less fuel la
lxr, and last longer. Price,
reasonable.
W. J. Scully,
4M IH)N 5TKI:liT.
Between Ninth and Tenth
Ni:, '"-'." Conimcielal-st.
$17.50
BROS.
FIFTEEN KILLED
MANY INJURED
Passenger Trains in New York
Central Tunnel Under Park
Avenue Collide.
BOTH TRAINS W tKli CROWDED
White Plains I'.nuliie Plunges
Into Itear Cur of Mntlonlewt
Train ami In lrhen to
Middle ..I the Car.
NEW YORK. Jn. .-- In the New
York Central tunnel, lht burrows un
der Turk avenue, thin rlly. two Im al
trnlns collided today. Fifteen illIWM
Kem were killed and IwK that num
ber Injured.
Tile llrttd are:
ALBERT M PERItlN.
II D C. FinKKETT
a e. ii miu.s.
k. iunsdau:
Mlt. A. F IliiU'AJU).
FRANK WASHIirKN,
W I M.IAM LEYS
T1IIXDORE FoHGAKD".
wn.t.tAM nsnnit
WILLIAM JiWAIU.
iS'AU MEVRoWlTV..
FRANKLIN ''RoSllY.
ERNEST F WALTON.
II li DIAMOND
II MARKS
All of I lie deii.l resided at New Rn
. belle. N V.
It wim a r.iir end collision between
I lie o.itiili Nnrunlil local, that u
halted by block signals at the en
Iran. of the tunnel, and a White
I'lauin !oal.
The 1 1 a triM ere i rowiled by Blllmr
biiiill.x. M,.i of the dentin, Injurle
Hil l diiiiiiKe nim iHUKeil by the rii
Klne r the While I'lalin train, uhli h
I'luiiKe l lulu thi" rear rur of t e ln
tlniilemi train and ' driven t'inui;h
to the nil I lie of the car.
Within n f. niimitt-a ih.- v ork of
i m ile beKun. An nluim th it brouiiht
eery UMillnble ainbuliiiiie In the illy,
Hie I'olbe reene i.f live l.lei'lni'lS
and I he llreinen of the Oiitrul und
l'iterii ilmlrl't of Manlia'.lail were
H.illllded at oil. e.
Uol liiH were run doun tin- lunnel
air hafli. and the tinmen and police
altarked the di hi In with ropes and
nci. The iiiNeiiK'ni already had
rallied and were 1 1 I iik to leh ase
those Im .iih. iti.'.l lii the debt The In
jure. I p. i oiin In need of iin::iedlBtf
attention were kIvcii tenirttary drei-s-iiir
by the anibiilaioe unit voiunieer
xinKcoiix and lion Iioim.i.1 .-i the
Mieet Many Park Avemifl iimn-luin
rr thrown open t" the HUfTerlnit
The renpotiNlhllity for the di-aster m
iintU.d. but SuperliUend.'lit Pranklln
Mild that an far ax In- had ln.-n nble
lo illHcover, John Wis. ho. eiiKit.ocr of
the While I'lalnn tram. Is o hlar.ie.
The resl.b nin of New lioehollc con
tributed the lai'Ki'Mt nuinlier 10 the
lanuallN lint. biTiui"i' the rear car of
the South Not'u-ilit local was reserv
ed for thi in and wan kept loi kvd un
til the train reached Hint place.
1IKNDKKSON It. OWKN DK AD,
Well-Known Newspaper Man Passes
Away at New York.
NEW YORK. Jan. S - llendciMin It.
Owen, a newspaper man In this city
since the lute I'. is. Is dead nt Ills home
In Jersey CiMr Heights, N. J.
Mr. Owen, who Is .M y.nrs of age,
was born In a suburb of Belfast Ire
land. He. was graduated at nn early
age from yuccus College at Holfa.st
and then intended the College of Phy
sicians iiiul Surgeons. Dublin, com
pleting his course. Coming to this
country soon afterwards with the In
tention of following his profession of
medicine, he changed his uiliid und
took up newspaper work, ile was con
nected with the leading news agencies
and held editorial positions on the
livening World nnd the Mercury.
I'NDKRCl'T THE DEACON.
How til Clhnook, Wash., Terminates In
lientTiil Mlx-l'p.
II, WACO, Wash.. Jan. S. Mayor A.
K. King, of this city, who Is ulso n.
Justice of the pence, went to Chinook
today to try a tulxed-up case nt hat
point in which two boys, n girl and
her "fellow" and the deacon of a
church too n linnl. Judge Dal
ton, the1 Chinook Justice, did not
care to try the enw, as It was a neigh
borhood light, nnd feeling rnn high.
Otto Andrewsund and his girl were
on their way to church Sunday night.
When near the front door they met
two mischievous boys and for some
reason the girl shoved one of them off
the sidewalk. The other then took the
matter up and a fight ensued In which
all four took part. The noise attract
ed the people Inside the church and
Di in on li.'lkiiiiii ri:h.'d out to Ulct
the illntui bam e. .
The Kill Ihoiixht uiioiher foinbiitunt
hml Jollleil In the IlKht. i.hd llhe Willi
ready 'for nil i oiiii th and C r; n
went nlialKht at him. nut 7nvi the
o iiciiii an undercut a la JcftMeH. There
were mime it rr.-Ht m und the llwino may
or ban Koiie down to Kit In the cane.
A M Dill1 'A N HAHltH HIXIHTKD.
Mlmiik" of Huiwlan Oltlcem ('auiw
Hlralned Relatlnna In i'ekln.
l'KK IN, Jan. 8. While the actual
iHualtle durlnic the nithllnK at New
I'hwanK lie I ween American aallora be.
lonicltiir to the I'nlte.) Hlatea gunboat
Vlikuhura and the Humlun aoldlera
are trlfilnn, the matter tiua resulted
In unpleaaantly (trained relation be
tween American, Ituimlun and Ilrltlnh
authorltlea there,
The trouble orlKlnaled In the action
of Borne of the UHlloni belonKlnK to the
Ilrllliih aloop of war, Altferlne, In car
rying aahuie mx rlllea for uae In a
theatrical ierfonnnce. The Huaalan
ailnilnltnitloti forced ottlcerii to arreiit
ItrltUh millorn. The rtulan, by mlii
tnke. broke Into the reading room
where a party of the Vli MiurK men
were aenied and trb-d to arreat them.
The Americana ronlntcd. defending
thelllKelVell With chulrf.
IMIVRTANT Ri:VoLVi:it MATCH.
Meeting Arrunged in New York to IV.
ternilne the Rent S-'hot,
NI-3W YoRK. Jan. i At the unnual
meeting of the MetroMiltan Shooting
Club, Jupt held In thli city, pinna were
i-rfccted for what piomlnen to be the
iiiobi linpoilant revolver match ever
held In Mils country. In order to de
termine who In the bent tliot with the
revolver In the I'tilted State It wan
decided to hold u KubM-rlptlon match
oH-n to all collier for the champion
xhlp. The match will Ih- open to all. will
Im-kIii noon and end at 10 p. in. on Feb
ruary 3. There are to be ?) hot at
:o yards, targets unlimited and the
bi st four targets of five hots each
will count.
ROYAL RKHF.ARSM..
1'reperaUon Itelns Made for opening
of Parliament In Full tate.
SI.W YoRK. Jan. S Tile first re
hearsal of the royal procession for the
opening of parliament In full state has
Just been conducted here with pains
taking care, says n ilispab h lo the
Tribune from Iondon.
A heavy brake was us.il In place of
llhe pompous state rnnch. but other-
w Ise was an undress republication of
I the npproiii hlng function with cream
I ponies, postillions, outriders, milking
! nu n and yeoman of the guard In line.
THE PRESIDENT HONORED
El.-, ted Honorary Member of Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
NEW YORK. Jan. V President
Roosevelt was elected an honorary
mcinbcr of the Fi i 'iidlv Sons of St.
Patrick at the uuarterly meeting of the
society Just held.
It Is probable that be will oc Invit
ed to attend the annual dinner of the
society on the evening of March 17
next.
SCHEME DID MOT WORK
SWIN1M. KH'S ATTK.MI'T TO
OKFKAT HV A FA KM Kits.
Sertm-il OmtTwii lltimlreil Sif-I
iiiittit-o nntl Tlit'ii Printed
lroiniMr ote.
INDEPENDENCE, w.. Jan. $. A
scheme lo defraud scores of funnels
in this part of I wu has conic to light.
11 Is estimated that had the plan suc
ceeded the promoters would have clear- j
cd about J.;:.,000, us notes representing j
that amount have been sent to the
bank nt Jcssup. In this lounty, for
collection.
Three months nuo n stranger, giv
ing the name of John Smith, covered
the western nnd northern portions of
the county and obtained farmers' sig
natures for various causes. He secur
ed the signatures of nt least 20 farm
ers nnd possibly more. On Monday
a large number of the wealthy sign
ers received notices from n Chicago
law firm notifying them to meet cer
ts In notes. At the bank were prom
issory notes lo the amount of $14,000 for
collection, bearing the names of nbout
Ttt men.
The notes revealed the scheme. Plunk
sheets of paper were signed and prom
issory notes were printed at the top
afterwards. The farmers are united
in their efforts to fight the case and
the best of legal counsel has been re
tained. PRICH OF SILVER.
NEW YORK, Jan. 8. Silver, 66.
SPEAKS IN FAVOR
OF THE TRUSTS
Schwab Says They Are Neces
sary Outcome of Our Ad
vanced Civilization.
PREDICTS A GREAT FUTURE
HnjN American Workmen Are
Metter I'ulri anil lluipler I n
ler Trunt Systeni-Coiii-merclal
I'osslliilltle.
PARIS, Jan. . Le Journal prima an
interview this morning with Charles
M. Schwab, president of the L'nlted
States Steel Corporation, who defends
trusts as a necessary outcome of an
advanced state of civilization. Mr.
Schwab says that the countries, where
trusts do not exist are destined to
abandon the struggle for commercial
supremacy. He ay that the trusts
have nothing to fear from Socialism,
and that the American workmen are
better paid and happier under the
trust system. When people earn good
wages, he says, their rights do not
trouble them.
Mr. Schwab said further that the
ci imnerc lal power of the PnlU-d States
Is unlimited and unlirnitable. He says
she will Inundate France with her
products and force the French Indus
trial classes to abandon the struggle.
America Is only beginning a quarter
f a century hence. All here belongs
to the middle ages.
Mr. Schwab approves of the French
plan of Industrial schools In the Pnlt
ed States, but expresses his fear that
the graduates of these schools, when
they return to France, will be paralyz
ed by the old Idea prevalent here and
w 111 do little or nothing.
Je Journal also announces that it
Is in rv.elpt of a letter from Mr. Le
baudy denying any connection with
l he rerted gift of Jl.Ooo.wO to the
Pnlverslty of Chicugo for the estab
lishment of French school in connec
tion with that Institution.
I WILL SPEAK IN CH1CACO.
Prominent French Politicians to Deliv
j er Address on Washington's
' Birthday.
i PARIS.Jun. S.-llaron de Constant,
the well known French dlplon-ate,
! no mix r of the Chamber of Dcpums
.and delegate of France nt The Hague
I I'ca.c conference. In informing the As
sociated Press that he has a ccp:ed
! the Invitation of the city of Chicago
! to make an uddtess there February 2-,
' Washington's birthday, adds that he
lie has striven for a long time past to
I draw the attention of Frenchmen to
jthe miraculous progress of the PulPd
States. Continuing the deputy says:
I "We have schools In Iialv and
jCrvece to learn lessons of th? piM. We
I ought to establish similar schools In
the l'nlted States to prepare us for
the future. I desire that Americans
should know Fiance nnd that French
men should know America. K cause
an understanding between the two
countries would be a most prtctcus
guarantee of civilization and the
world's peace."
MISS GOl'LD TO COME WEST.
Will Start Today on Six Weeks' Pleas
ure Trip With Eight Young
Women.
NEW YORK. Jan. S. It Is ann unc
ei! that Miss Helen Miller Gould will
start tomorrow on n six weeks pleas
ure trip through the West and South
west. Miss Could says that she Is going
to make a tour of the big cities with
eight young women uhd that they
would leave at 10 a. m., over the New
York Central for St. Louis, their first
stopping place. From St. Louis they
will go to Kansas City ami tlutice to
Galveston, where they will spend two
days looking over the work of re-
modelling the city that was annihi
lated by a tidal wave. From Galveston
Miss Gould nnd her friends will go to
Houston. Los Angeles and San Fran
cisco. On the return journey east
they will visit some of the larger cit
ies. Including Chicago.
ROOM IN KAFFIR MAKKES.
Prices Have Advanced Steadily During
Last Few Weeks.
NEW YORK, Jan. 8. Commenting
upon the situation In South Africa,
the London correspondent of the Trib
une sas:
Lord Rosebery will entertain Cecil
Rhodes at Mentmore for a few days
and will be brought Into closer touch
with the situation In South Africa.
Speculators In mining shares are anx
ious to Impress foreigners with the
fact that there is a boom In the kaHir
market. Price have advanced Inter-
mptently during the f.-w weeks but
the movement is artificial, r-i'.i ;" i
latlve pur' hai.-s with borrii i iti mey
other than solid Investment i.
Operators eager to work up excite
ment In the kalllr market refer to the
Increased demand for shares from
I'arh: nd New York, but ti e evidence
of foreign Investment Is tainted with
suspicion. The market Is always
strengthened when Mr. Rhodes is in
London, for his optimism I Infectious.
Money is now cheap in the city and
speculative purchases of shares are
easily financed.
TOR MS ARK IMPOSSIBLE.
Revolutionists Are Said to Be Divided
Among Themselves.
.VKW YORK. Jan. 8.-"Nlcaraua
continues to help the revolutionists,"
said Minister of War Concha In an In
terview with the Bogota. Colombia,
correspondent of the Herald. "The
revolution In the Interior of the coun
try is a Venzeuelan affair. The situa
tion is unchanged but we will have
more well armed men on the frontier
soon." "flow long do you think the
revolution will last, and why not come
to terms?" the minister was asked.
I "It Is Imposlble to arrange terms,"
Minister Conhca r"plled. The revoiu
1 tlonary chiefs do not even agree
amor-; themselves, and they have no
recognized leader w 1th who we can
ideal. The guerrillas are getting weak
er and tired of fighting. They see no
J prospect of success. I expect the revo
.lutlon to end within two months. We
jare strictly protecting the foreign
!ma(ls. The government has repulsed
'all the revolutionary leaders after
seven days of fighting."
WANTS DIVORCE SET ASIDE.
Former Wife of Senator Turner Brings
Suit for Large Amount
SPOKANE, Wash.. Jan. . Blanche
C. Turner, first wife of Colonel W. W.
D. Turner, brother of Senator George
Turner, and a wealthy mining man,
has brought suit to have his decree
of divorce set aside and to compel him
to pay her at least SS3,000.
She claims the divorce was secured
by fraud without her knowledge, and
that the pretended answer from her
was filed without her consent. Co!o
nel Turner is now a resident cf Mon
tana, having married since his decree
was granted.
nfajacnee mine disaster.
i Hopes of Finding the Men Alive AI-
most Abandoned.
! NEC, PAN EE, Mich.. Jan. S. The
rescue force has been unable to pene
1 trate the Negaunee mine, the scene of
1 yesterday's cave-In. Hopes of finding
any of the men alive are almost
abandoned. The officials say only nine
men are in the mine.
i The dead, according to this state
ment are:
j William Walliams, John Sullivan,
'John Pearce, John Pasco, Jacob Matt-
son. Erlck Lofy. Jacob Hanala, Wil
i liam Hokanen. Louis Mattson.
AFTER PORTLAND CRIMPS.
PARIS. Jan. S. According to the
Courier Du Solr, De Ijinessan, French
minister of marine, has appointed a
commission to inquire into the reports
or the "crimping'' of French sailors
at Portland, Oregon.
Willi AMERICAN MONEY
tiAS SYMUCATD TO 151
FOKM KI IN PA It IS.
New Company Proposes to Sup
ply the City and Suburbs tit
Kediu't'd Kates.
PARIS. Jan. $. La Vie Finanelere
announces in its issue this morning
that an American syndicate, repre
sented by A. Brady, a gas expert. Is
preparing to finance a French com
pany, which is now being organized, to
the am.mnt of lrt.ooo.iKni francs, and
that this amount will be increased if
necessary to ;.0H.rHH francs.
The paper says that the French com
pany proposes to take uv the conces
sion to supply gas to the cliy of Paris
and Its suburbs upon the expiration
of the present monopoly in 1'6. and
that It will manufacture gas by a new
process and that it will agree to sup
ply gas to private consumers for IS
centimes per cubic metre and for mu
nicipal, industrial, heating and cooking
purposes at 15 centimes per cubic me
tre. The company asks for a conces
sion lasting 50 years, the city to have
the right to repurchase In 1930. The
company demands no guarantee and
hopes to be able to pay the six million
francs annually out of the profits.
Parisians now pay 30 centimes per cu
bic metre for gas, while the munici
pality pays 25 centimes.
The new proposition will come before
the municipal council next Thursday.
The name of the new company Is La
Soclete Fermiere.
MAY SELECT THE
PANAMA ROUTE
Debate in House Develops Senti
ment in Buying That Com
pany's Franchises.
MORRIS MEASURE FAVORED
It Kmpowrf Preitldf'nt to Select
Panama ICoiite If Canal Com
mission ItecoiiiiiienriM It
Debate to Close Today.
WASHINGTON, Jan. .-The debate
on the Nicaraguan canal bill In the
house today developed a sentiment In
favor of giving consideration to the
recent offer of the Panama Canal
Company to sell its franchises and
porperty for MO.WW.OW, this sentiment
taking the form of advocating the
Morris amendment to empower the
president to select the latter route If
the canal commission, upon consider
ation of the company's offer, recom
mends It and the required cctcessions
can be obtained from Colombia.
Of the sixteen members who spoke
today, nine favored the Morris amend
ment The general debate will close
tomorrow at 2 o'clock, after which the
bill will be open to debate under the
five minute rule. The final vote will
probably be taken tomorrow.
PRIVATE PENSION BILLS.
Galllnger Announces None but Meri
torious Cases Will Be Considered.
WASHINGTON, Jan. . During the
consideration by the senate today of
private legislation, some statement
were made by Galllnger, chairman of
the committee on pensions. In respect
to the regulations adopted by the com
mittee to govern it in the consideration
of private pension bills.
He announced that none but abso
lutely meritorious cases would be pre
sented to the senate for consideration,
and that the closest scrutiny would
be given by the committee to every
bill Introduced.
EPIDEMIC Hs MINING CAMP.
Typhoid Pneumonia Raging at Tono
pah Stage Overturned and
Two Killed.
VIRGINIA. New, Jan. 8. An epi
demic of typhoid pneumonia Is report
ed at the mining camp of Tonopah.
The deaths are said to average two
daily.
While the stage was coming from
Tonopah to Sodaville tonight, the ve
hicle was overturned and a man named
Ross and two children received fatal
injuries.
REICHSTAG REASSEMBLES.
BERLIN. Jan. 8. The Reichstae re
assembled today after the Christmas
recess, and the discussion of estimate
began. The statement of the financial
condition of the empire by Baron
Thielmann, secretary of state for the
treasury', was even more pessimistic on
the subject of the declining trade of
Germany than were his earlier utter
ances in that connection.
DIES OF HEAFvT DISEASE.
BAKER CITY. Jan. 8. F. P. White,
formerly of Eugene, Oregon, but re
cently a resident of this county,
dropped dead of heart disease at Ex
press this morning. He was formerly
principal of the high school at Sump
ter. Baking Powder
Most healthful
leavener in
the world.
Goes farther.
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