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PENDLETON, UMATILLA COUNTY, ORKttON, WEDNESDAY, DBOBMBBB 19, 1900.
NO. 4002
J
fhe Holiday Sale
is now on at
Frederick Nolfs
Great isazaur
ll..
hundreds of them, Ic to 10,96,
uteatr engines, ,niiiftt I toys,
robber toys, imira's, dolls,
chairs ami rockers, trunks,
i,. sta, luHk nml ladder
ctr., Std
ami Oil' Books.
this venr in an extra Inree
ku fMin Ic to 1.4o, nicely il
I, un iliwlgMB. i'tr.
Choice
..Christmas Gifts..
For Man or Woman.
We offer you n msgnlBoenl sesostnienl nf givatda glvahtM for the
ptwrarinrm holiday. All these lines are here for yoa at their iwst
and an- all suitable ami sensible for Vmas gifts.
u.
ninn-.
lini' tit in year i1 Baooptloiinily
ibOIti i I rami's, now studies,
ob prices from ".V to I
FOR WOMEN
Capts
J at: lcets
Fur collaretts
Dress goods
Silk for waists
Eiderdown eacquaa
Kill gloves
Handkerchief
Silk mittens
I 'nihrcllas
Chatel.tne ptnsofi
PocItOt Imoks
Pinget purses
Silk hosiery
Fancy hosiery
S n tin (iOM Supporters.
FOR MEN
Suits
Overcoats
Fancy vests
Fancj suspenders
Fatty Shirts
N i lit shirts
Neckwear
Gloves
Umbrellas
Sweaters
Initialed silk hnndkerchiels
Initialed linen handkerchiefs
Initialed cotton handkerchiefs
Oxford and silk ataflen
Fancy socks
Jewelry
m. iiiiii . -1 i . ami . , 111 k ,
lilfr telle '..'on iinipn. ennui ,
ney mirror, regain worth 11,00
jat ai. in. Jewel boxes, writing
biles' nnnee, traveling wta,
wll, dsoiuI preeeenn.
In s large line of Drummer's,
i which we offer ut lcsc than
alar prici . no 'J alike, thr
.11 t. 1.4 .. II 11....
FOR Mil HER MAN OF WOMAN
Pendleton Wooltn Mill Blankets and Koles.
Table linen and napkins.
Lace curtains I'ortiors- Fancy pillows
Sterling silver novelties
l'.ed spreads Pillow shams Bureau scar'
Ied comforts Rugs
China ware Lamps Glass ware
and numerous other articles,
Alexander & Hexter.
The Boston Store
ustif iable
XVas Gifts.
thai is right new. Every kind style and
price, all colors, too.
25C 50C, 75C $. $1.50
ilk lined gloves for men
Man new stvles and colors. These are
m latisfaetory fr an X Mas gilt.
uspenders
Hedi 1 specially lor an X-Mas gift. Now
and up io-date.
And what do you think of tan socks?
15 o 75r a pair. a
Knox and Stetson Hats
Are always acceptable gifts. You know
the jrice. 5.00.
Silk Mufflers
and Heckerchiefs
New and warm.
Fancy Shirts are nice, $1.25.
Handerchiefs
Some people like to give handkerchiefs
both laucy and plain, 5c to fi.oo each.
Always handy, too.
A bnht sweater suits a boy.
THK BOSTON STOKE
Pendleton's Big Store
III n I I k.
e
EADQliARTERS !
AT-
Werick Nolf's'
for Infants and Children.
The Kind You liave Alwajn HougliL ha.ii borue tho aigua-
ture of Chu. EL Flttmhtr. ' 1 been math) under bin
jperaonul euporvisiim for ou r B0 JMM Allow 110 one
to deceive you In thin. Couutert'elto, IuiltatioiiB and
Jllst-USifHd" are bat Experiment, and endanger the
lieau ti of Cbildr3U-EiH3rieuco agaiust Jixperiiueut.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the Signature of
1
4M
In Use For Over 30 Years.
Si
s J hi nr-
.7 hu.h.t H. ci. ;.t
UENKRAL NKWS.
Kivo e.OH of what is believed to Ui
linlxinie nlsane have developtsl in
Triennial, in the Argentine Repabtic
The dliip nbaMf hill will umloiilit
eillv fail to ihihh at Hun deKKion of eon
TOM. in suite of the orissn i.oit effort
in favor of it,
A vear :i(o (ienotal Kiti-hener do
elsred it would take a vear and laO,
imo men in compter the Mners. The
vear in up snd Marly 100,000 men have
been in the field, and rtill Kitchener
is not through with the job.
Major (tenersl .lohn i. I'arko, re-
tirml as raloael. died at his rosi limee
in Washington of s oomalleanoa of
diseases incident to old atfe. lie
served In the civil war and named s
fine reputation In the engineer corps.
It was announced that the I'll ion
Paella had joined the Hock Island and
the Burlinton in quoting a 1-cent rate
for tiie national (irand Army encamp
ment to Ik held in Penver next sum
mer. This is regardless of the action
of other roads.
President leott ol the Union Iron
works at San l-'raneiso, the builders of
the new battleship Ohio, saw the
president and bad bis assurance that
if nothing occurred to prevent he
would go to San Francisco some time
next May to witness the launching of
the big vessel .
Dlwsieelag tee ettHude ol the Doited
Btatei MBate relative to the llay
l'aiincefote treaty the Westminster
(inette says that'll it in-rfectlv natural
the I'nited States shoilld desire to
exact guarantees against the use of tho
N icaragiia canal by an enemy in the
event of a war.
The London I'iSit pub) ishes an article
by Major-lien. Klwoll S. Otis, former
ly military aovernor of the Philip
pines, on "The Philippines Future,'
IB which he points out the "imiior-
tance for the destiny of theereatpoioao
of a repudiation of the ant i-imporlnl-tlC
doctrine by the American people.
According to the figures revisisl by
the directi r of the mint, the world's
production ol gold for 1IBB amounted
to l.'WViSV'OO, of which Australasia
yielded f7'.'.:V.!l ,iiOU ; Africa, 973,07, 100,
and the I'nited StBte-, (71,061.000.
Tro prmluction of silver amounted to
1100,01,100, of which Mexico prodaoed
183,367,900 and the I'nited states ISf,.
.s")S,70().
PACIFIC NORTH WBST NIWS.
deorge llurrif, the burlgar arrested
Inst Friday, in Portland, confesses that
he "came from Tennessee and is a
total abstainer,"
Oeorge Pixon, the forger, was sen
tencisl in Portlund by Iililge ijeorge to
tn years in the penitent iary. DlIOO
forged aii'l swindled in several real
estati deals.
Mrs, 1 1 utc ti W. Wallace, for many
years a resident of Portland, died
Monday in Nan Francisco, where, with
her husband and voiingust son, she
was spending the winter.
William Lane, a pioneer of Ui
(irnnde attempted to commit suicide
Siiudav by cutting his 'throat, but was
prevented hv u ineiuber of the family.
It it: believi-.l that lie was temporarily
derani'ed.
K. M. Oliver, of I'nioii county, who,
for the past two years, has grown 100
acres of sugar beets, has decided to
contract for 'MO acres next season. Ho
made more money mis year on his
beet land in proportion to tin- acreage
than he did on his wheat land.
Then- is no doubt that Andrew
Dahlherg, the Swede farmer residing
near Reed vi lie, Washiiigton county,
who was found dead in his cabin Mon
day, was foullv murdered Sumlay even
ing, and that the motive was robbery.
The dead man has a brother at Miillan,
leaao.
KUaaypaji stole B yeet old John
Ditehbon, sin of Lawyer John Ditob
burn, Monday in Portland, ami after
an exciting time, in which both rela-
Iive anil police participated, the little
boy was located in u lariiiboiise near
Llaatoa, aboot 10 miles In low that
city.
Tom Murphy walkeil into the gambU
nig nims over thu Warw ick saloon in
Kjiukauu at I o'clock Tuesday morning,
covered six men with a revolver, ro
lievudtbe pleoe Ol over flit") anil e
uiH)d. I illeeii iiiiniite later ho was
captured by the poliOO and nearly all
the money was r- overwl. The rest he
lost while running to escape. Murphy
states ho is 'Jti years old and from an
Francisco.
! Pace
Wkn
5"' L' Us. Ium. HI...
Tba Pap.r et un feopl.
Kvsrybody H.adi It.
Tho Lrgt Clroulallou.
Hsu Adv.rtlalns Madlum
That
Toiim.
Iu tlie six day bicycle races the pace
tells terribly at the eud. Man ufter
ii. .in fulU out exliuusted. The victor
wabblin wearily over the line. Iu the
buaiuess race it's the same. Man after
mau drops out exhausted. The buccess
ful man is often a dyspeptic, unable to
enjoy success. When the stomach is
disc-used there- is not enough nutrition
asaimiluted to sustain the body und re
pair the daily waste of tissues. The
result is weakness, tcudiuir to collajsw.
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
cures diseases of tlie stomach and other
organs of digestion and nutrition. It
enables the perfect assimilation of food
by which the body is built up with
souud, healthy flesh.
"I have takca one baULr of Uuctur PUrcr
Golden Mctlical Liiscovery lor iudigt.tiuu aua
livrr cuiniilalol." writes Mr. C. M Wilsi.n of
, Vuilfciu CullcKr. lMvidson Co., N. C. "Have
nu ii" isel ftpc-ll. slucc I coiliincnctd tnklug
your uiididne iu fact. hae u .t felt like Ibe
aaoa- mau llcfuic- I tuok the ' (ioldru Medical
Uucovery ' I coald out cat uulluua without
awful (tisttc but uuw I cu cat auytliiiig I
wish wuli. mi haviiiK uuplcaskut Iccliugs. Last
Nuiuiucr uur buby wuh tcctlaujr aud was so poor
he was almu.1 a skclrtou We gave hini your
tkildeu Medical uisuvt-ry and now be is as
bculthy and well as any child. I will speak a
good word fui yuui medicine wlicncvcr I have
au uppoituuily."
D. Pierce's Pellets cure sick headache.
AT THE CAPITAL
CITY OF THE
NATION.
Hanna Threatens Senators Who
Oppose Ship Subsidy.
PORTO ttlCAK 0I1KSTI0M DISCUSSED
O
A Blood CurdllBK Plot to AsstMinate Several
Public Meo Kxposod by a Crank lo
a White House Ofllcial.
Washington, ! lee. pi.- Senator Minimi
is preparing to adopt stern moetOfOf
to force the passage of the ship subsidy
lull, if opposition situ hi M continue to
developed against the bill he proposes
to serve notice on its enemies that
they will continue their antagonism
at the peril of their re-election. The
insolence m this threat is not relished
by those ilivolviHl and tiie ellucl of it
will Ih to further strengthen the op.
pisition to Hanna' i neeeare.
The Porto Rlean Question.
Washington, Mee. IU. The growing
interest in the proceedings, of the
supreme court on the Porto
Uii-aii oticstion maii.festeil itself on
the third day's nrisunients on the con
stitutional questions arising out of the
case now be lore the court. A great
rowil lined up Mteide the Honrs before
the hour of the meeting. ttor.iev
General Griggs resumed the argument
lor the government. The govern
ment'", he said, which has the power
to obtain foreign territory by a treaty
has the right lo name the terms by
which it shall rale that territory."
A Blood Curdling Plot.
Washington, Dec. 19, A crank, who
seen red an nudieyce with a White
Mouse otlicial this morning. Informed
him of a blood curdling plot to aseeees
inate McKiuley, Uoosevelt, llanna and
Mepew. I'be story is not believed, but
as a precautionary ineasurti government
directives have been detiiileil to watch
the men and tin' place naimsl lo- the
informant .
Subsidy tor Farm Products.
Washington, I'ee. 10. -In the senate
today Tillman presented a petition,
signed by many farmers, asking that a
subsidy be placed on all agricultural
products on a line with that to bu
placed on the merchant murine as pro
vided lor in the ship subsidy bill now
before congress.
In Bxsoutlvo Session.
Washington, lec. IU. The senate it
1 : .ii o'clock went into executive session
for further consideration ol the May
Pauncetote treaty.
Tho Boots Hazing Uuoitlon.
West Point, Dec. 10. Tim lloon ,n
vestigatioii continued here today. A
niimber of cadets testillisl that the
"brating" und "exercisiiig" are not
necessarily rough. One cadet said he
had been forced to take a drink ol
tabasco sauce by the cadets, but it
del not hurt him.
ARMY CANTEEN QUESTION.
eeeeftsr Soldiers Will Havo lo um
Along With Bsar.
Wasbinglon, Die. IV. The nih-ii in
mittoc of the seuato military ullairs
committee has reached a compromise
on the army canteen question, whereby
the canteen is retained but in allowed
to sell only beer tosoldiera. Provisions
lor dental MiirgeiiiH lot the army In the
Philippines la rstined. The niiiulir
of voluntary surgeons is limited lo two
each in cavalry regiments. The old
regimental forms of organixution of
artilcry bands were readoptod. The
bill will be reported to the full com
mittee and taken up lo tho senate curly
in January.
MEET I OR A C0NI ERENCE.
Halii-oad Man and Oittulali Arbitral IB
Chicago.
Chicago, Dec. III. The reprn--iila-tivu
leaders of the various railway
orders met the olfli-ials of the San t
F'o railroad in a OOafoVOBeO here today
to consider thu phases of the operator's
strike on that railroad and endeavor to
arrive at an amicable adjustment.
Chairman Mutton, of the conduct or
association, said before the meeting,
that nothing will h done savoring ol
threats; that the strike was an erTOI
und undertaken ill-udviacdly.
Usui g U. boodwlii Uaad.
Walla Walla, Dec. 10. Ueojraa Ii.
(Joodwia. a pioneer ol the northwest
ami lor the past H yearn a resilient of
Wallula, was found dead in bis bed at
his home three miles east of that place
yestorday morning, death resulting
from ohl age. The romaniH arrived in
this city early this morning aud will
be mtured tomorrow at In u'chs k. Mo
was born in Indiana 7H years ago and
cume to Walla Walla iu UWS, llOM
which time he has i .- a QOBltant
reeideotol the iniaml Ratplre, Me was
one of tho first to peeoaaiM the IBB
portanco ol this section as a unit rais
ing locality and early began opurulioiiH
en a strip of river botttiBi near
Wallula. i'wo children survive him:
Mrs. Lottie TiininQDI and Abiier Qood
win. Mis son Frunk dieil sig weeks
ago and was buried in tho cemetery at
this city.
Now a Silver Trust
New York, Dee. IV. The formation
of a silver trust is practically assured
by this afternoon's uction of the director
of the American Smelting and Kotin
ing company, they authorizing an in
crease in the capital stock to floo.oOl),
000 to be used in part in acquiring
Guggenheim &. Son's properties.
The Porter funeral.
Pomfret, Couu., Dec. 10, -The
luueral of John Addison Porter, was
today very simple. The president was
represented by Private Secretary Cortel
you. Yale buildings were urapeu m
morning.
Typhoid Fever at Dawson.
Victoria, Dee. IV. Dispatches from
I uw son. dated the loth, state that
typhoid and pneumonia are prevalent.
There aetM twelve deaths ill one week.
The steamer Amur, from tho Klon
dike, reports the drowning, iu llata
lake, near Copper mountain, Ol Peter
Flsrly, Mrs. .Iiimes Taylor ami Minnie
Baker, The ismt oapaifled and tin
bodies Waaoed ashore.
I hrisllan Maacrod.
v'leiiiii, Dec. IV. -The Viistrian
'"Usui at lalenfea, Ifaeeioala, reports
that Musselnien have nmssai-red many
Christians in tlie district! Ol Ipek,
i ii 'I invar and Giljan. Blghteen vil
lages were raeil and the victims num
ber three hundred.
A Boy Missing.
Omaha, Neb., Dee. IV. Tim police
are searching (of Lddie Ouduhy, the
1 Vvear-obl sou of the Billionaire meal
packer, who disappeared from bia home
here last, night. It is believed ho is
kidnapped,
Veaaeli collide.
Port Said, Dec. IV. Tho Dutch
oraleerGatdef land, which recently tool.
President Krnger to RnfOpO, Boll Wed
with au Knejileh Iteemer yesterday and
both vessels received serious damages.
Staainshlp Crlpplad.
Ponta del Gorda, A BO fee. Dec. IU.
The North German Lloyd's steamship
Trier, from Hreinen for New York,
arrived hero today in a crippled condi
tion. she has 880 paaeanejew aboard.
Divorce tor Potor Sail.
COlOmbOf, O., Dec, IP. A divorce
was (ortnaiiv granted Peter Melle this
morning, "he amoenl ol the alimony
to be allowed Mrs. Sidls is kept a
secret.
A nno ii n com out Mxtraordlnnrv.
London, IH'C If. -.Vienna and Koine
papers MBOBjaOO that the Oueen of
Italy will become a mother in about
six months.
three Killed, Thirty Inlured.
llrussels, Dec. p.i. - Workmen 'a and
passenger trains collided here this
morning. Three persons were killed
and thirty injured.
Choata nanles Report.
London, Dee, IV. Ambassador
Cltoete today denied the report that, he
expected lo return shortly lo New
York. HACK I ROM THE PHILIPPINES.
VOLUNTBKRS WHO ARK 10 RETURN
' WILL NOT it I I I 1ST.
Soldlors Who Havo Boon in Philippines
Over Two Years Aro Hroaklng
Down.
Waehlagton, Dee. in. orders were
recently leaned at the war department
for the return ol tHSHI volunteers from
Ihi' Philippines, ami Gen. .MacArthur
has been ilirecteil lo Is'gin the move
Incut at once, first sending home the
convalescents. This will reduce the
force iu the Philippines to 60.009, the
strength Of the army there before the
last reinforcement was made. Kegulars
will Is' sent from the United States to
replace any other volunteer regiments
ordered home, tbiiN maintaining the
full strength of mi. Mini as long as
possible under the law.
QoBh MacArthur has advised the
secretary id waiftbal the Thirty.aoTeath
voliintier regiment will be started from
Manila January 1 and the Klerenth
volunteer cavalry Jaiiuury II. Tho
transport Sherman, leaving Manila
December g( and the traiiMport Warren
leaving DeCMlbaf fj will bring back
51X1 colivulesceiit soldiers.
Soldiers Will Not Be-Knllst.
The opinion is expreSHed ill the war
department thai there is no prospect
of a general re-enlistment on the part
of the volunteers. I Mlii ers serving with
volunteer regiments in tho Philippines
have I ii sounded on that point ami
have, reported a general disinclination
on the part of the volunteers, to pro
long their foreign service.
At the suggi stion ol tho Taft com
mission the nun nan troops iu the
Philippine have undertaken su new
met boil ol recomil ing the natives I'lui
commission suggested that tho Ameri
can "llicers and inciiti fraternise with
the Filipinos III the reSsictuo districts
and show by kindness 'that the Ameri
can government is well disponed toward
the people of tho islands.
Soldiers and Natives Attend Balls.
Pursuant to this the ollicers have
given "bailies" i balls to tho high
caste Filipinos und have in petafBjbeefl
the gupsts of Filipino cuturtiiiiiments.
n ofleai w rues .
"It is a strange sight to sen insur
gent ilnem darn ing uloiigHida of their
captors. Wo have only four American
women in this whole district. They
aro apparently well satisfied but there
is a general disposition to get back to
the United States. "
Concerning the 'condition uf the
ollicers and men of the army the same
ollner writes:
"Their physical condition is gen
erally bad. I'hosc Bt llO havo Is-eu here
I two years und more are breaking down
I ami almost any exposure iiii-aM4citatoa
I tin-in fur service. They aro more liable
to the fever than unaecl limited men.
It is apparently iinHjasiile to get
; used to id im i in i, ite "
Tba Indian Appropriation Bill.
i no i ii 11. in appropriation hill as
coiiiiiloled by the boti.-ie committee on
, Indian affairs carries something like
D i";o,'ii.o, the enact aggregate not yet
beliig determined. The nuoiboi ol In
I dian agencies i reducui from 6 to
111, those omitted being tlie Lcuihi,
biabo, Si uli Kay, Washington , Nevada,
Nevada! Quapaw, Indian Territory;
Sac and Fox, Iowa) rtilote, Oregon;
WiBBotuBi South Dakota ; TuUIlp,
SVashiugtoii. I'be estimate for tho vari
ous tribea are closely followed, but
iwoo additional is given to Inu
Klobeber uml Bbebots of i tab,
TO i i iu A i ot li IN ONB DAY.
la. Lazsiiv. Broaui cjiiinlus Tebless. All
druggi.is ruliiinl Uiu uiouuy II u rails tuci".
! B. VV. Orovs's signature Is on savN box. 2eu.
Ssalded lo Beat.
Edward Quiaai W feat e,,i
toi of the tuaaasine Bna'aaaful AmefD
cans, was so badly scalded that death
r, Milted. In u room at tOjC Dele van
Motel, New York city, he turned cold
Mater in the bathtub preparatory to
taking a buth. During an al aeuco from
the room the cold water was turned off
and the hut water allowed to run. Oil
his return, Mr. Ouimi, without in
vestigating, jumiMid into the tub and
was scalded all over.
THE BOER CAUSE
IS STILL
ALIVE.
o
Dewct's Losses in Breaking
Through Were Small.
KRUGER'S RECEPTION AT AMSTERDAM
Is Welconi'd by lame Crowds and Great Ed
thuslasin on the Part of Both
Oninlals aod People.
Maseru, Itiisiitoland, Dec. IV. tien
eral Dewet had thirty killed and
wounded and twelve taken prisoners In
his recent dealt through the British
lines it rhahmiichu.
PUPSalt or Lewel Abandoned.
London. I ice IV. The pursuit ol
General Kow't lias been abandoned by
General Knox, according to a dispatch
received here this altertiiHiu. I he
presence of three thousand Hints in
I 'ape Col. me and a smaller number in
Philip-burg acti d as a deterrent. It Is
said General Dewet with 6000 men la
northeast n Ladybfaad and will Hisin
attack Windhiirg.
Boers Captured Ammunition.
Pretoria, Deo, 10, The IWrs cap
lured a great quantity of ammunition
when the defeated t.eiieral Clements
at Noolgedloti A purl of it. was mis
taken for supplies and upon the IWrs
sett ing lire to it, it exploded killing
and injuring many uf them.
Knthuslaiin at Kruaer's Hecepllon.
Amsterdam, Dec. IV. -President
KragOf arrived here tislay and U a
guest of the municipality. The en
thusiasm at his reception even eg.
Seeded that shown upon his arrival at
The Hague.
At the station Pre-,, lent Kruger was
met by the municipal and communal
authorities. Speeches were exchanged.
All along the route to the town ball
large crowds greeted the visitor. The
burgomaster welcomed Kruger in a
speech. The Beef president in reply
said be had not. c nne as u fugitive,
but on tin' enter of his government and
his object WBS the termination o a
war iu which the Kritish employ wo
men and children as levers.
MRS. M KINI.kY'S M0THBB.
A Kocord or Interest lo the aistresi of
the White House.
Mrs Mckinley received an interest
ing letter late last Saturday night. It
came from the principal of the Mora
vian Seiniuury lor lining ladies in
Peiinsv I van in, unl was sent by special
del ivory.
The letter stated that in going over
tl hi records of the sebrol it wasdis-
OOVered that in IH-lUa Mr. Isiac Darter
iilaei'il a voiiiur lady by the name of
Catherine Ii, Waull at that rehool. Me
Decided 'hat -be was to 1st taught
all the useful arts during the same
tune Unit she was receiving her
literary education.
Mr. Hurler also informed the school
authorities that be lull the sum of ISO
cents to i.e given t" the roaag lady for
poi ki t money during the year.
The school principal then relates
that some years later he finds it re
corded 'ii the annals ol the school that
ibis same voting la.lv married George
Beaton, ol Stark county, O. This
sellout , therefore, educated the mother
of Mrs. McKmlev.
I'be letter detailed little incidents
of the girlish Die of Mrs. Saxtou and
placed Mrs. Mckinley in possession
of a great deal ol Information concern
ing her mother. The president diws
not pefm II Mrs. Mckinley to lie
bothered by letters during tbeewaaiMg.
hut this was made au exception ami
lint president placed it ill her hands
within a vcr few moments after its
receipt.
Up lo Dale Methods of Muscovites.
According Mi a St. Petersburg corres
pondent Kuasia is taking Up tiie ques
tion of wireless telegraph with re
markable energy, and the ruccessful
results of the l'osiff system have iu
ducod the minister of marine lo lurther
extend its use. Accordingly now all
lighthouses in the Klack sua wilt be
provided with Hopoff apparatus and
wilt on une band be able to seauaaal
Bate with the coast, and on the other
with the WarablpS la the immediate
vicinity. Kecentlv Jlsi complete pieces
ol SpparatUS were shipped lo
Vladivostok ami Port Arthur In order
lo lit out the RuSBUU warships in the
with wireless telegraph, and,
further, to BOTIBOBl tlie two towns
in, ui c ued by means of stations along
tlm Korean coast.
-eo oi
Ptrit Book About Urease.
Librarian D. P. Loach has plat
let Bred for the Portland Library Asso
ciation a copy of what is believed to he
the first book alsjiit Oregon ever
nrinted. for which he Iocs been adver
tising lor three wars. It Is eotlltfdl
Ueograpbioal Bkelch "i That Part of
North Aini i i. a Called Oregon, Con
taining an Account ol the Indian Title,
lb. N.itur a Kight of Hoverelgnly.
the first Discoveries, Clissets and
- Fact ol the Country and
Mountains, Natural Divisions Pbysi-
cat Aupearanoa and Woil of teen;
Forests and Yefc-etable Productloue;
Kivers, Have, etc. ; Islands, etc. ; Ani
mals, the Disposition of the Indians
and the Number and Situation of
Their Tribes, Together With au Kssay
on tha Advantage Resulting- from a
Hottleineiit of the Territory."
Noted Scout shot,
llaptiste Gamier, known all over Die
west and especially among army 1uen
as "Little Bat," the feerloOS Indian
scout, who first came into prominence
f,.r ...ri I. ... rel idi-red General McCook
and later service in tiie big Indian
wars, was siioi ana pronauiy lateny
wounded In a saloon at Crawford,
Neb., by J. D. Maguewood, the saloon
manager. The trouble between tlie
two is not known, iiagucwoou sur
rendered.
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