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PENDLETON, TJMATDLLA COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, DBCBMBBB 21, 1900.
NO. 4004
1 2l1!3j sjxv
yQj. 13.
The Holiday Sale
is now on at
Frederick Nolfs
Great Bazaar
GENERAL NEWS,
:Si
gta ., hundreds of them, It to 6.S8
jniii toyi steam engines, musical toys,
blocks, rubber toys, games, dotli,
(Iriini-. chairs Mid rockers, trunk-,
Imrn-. Jt fsitu lmit h, InMik MM lnlli'r
wagons, etc., Mia.
juvenile and Oifl Honks.
dm line thin year is nn extra large
DM, b IOBI from k to 11.41), nicely IH
lustra ted, nen losigns, etc,
ejadllHSMS.
(Inr Una thiH year Ik exceptionally
grand, ebon ids frames, new studies',
artistic subjects, prices front gfta to
16.66
Choice
..Christmas Gifts..
For Man or Woman.
We offer you a magnificent assortment of givablo givnble for the
approaching holidays. All these line are here for von at their bout
and nre nil suitable hiiiI sensible for X-nmn gifts.
FOR WOMKN
Capes
Jackets
Fur coUarettn
I rnss poods
Silk for waists
Eiderdown sucqucs
Kid R loves
Handkerchiefs
Silk mittens
Umbrella.
Chatelanc purses
Pocket books
Finger purses
Silk hosiery
Fancy hosiery
Satin Hose Supporte'rs.
FOR MEN
Suits
Overcoats
Fancy vests
Fancy suspenders
Fancy Shirts
Night shirts
Neckwear
(i loves
Umbrellas
Sweaters
Initialed silk handkerchiefs
Initialed linen handkerchiefs
Initialed cotton handkerchiefs
Oxford and silk mufflers
Fancy socks
Jewelry
Albums. Toilet Sets and Work Hoxes
Largo toilet vet, good hriltdi, comb
inn! fancy mirror, regit lai worth 11.50 j
Mlepricefl.il). .lewiil boxes, writing;
desks, Indies' nursed, traveling Rets,
mil.-n rolls ii- mi presents,
BlblcN, Prayer Honks, 100I dairies.
We have a large line of Druinmer'H
Mnil.'H whicli we offer at leys tliiin
the regular price, no 'J alike, the
largest line ever liroiiglit to Pendleton.
POR EITHER MAN OF WOMAN
Pendleton Wool n Mill Plankets ami Robes.
Table linen and napkins.
Lace curtains Portiers Fancy pillows
Sterling silver novelties
Med spreads Pillow shams Pureait scarfs
Bed comforts Rurs
China ware . Lamps Glass ware
and numerous other articles,
Alexander & Hexter.
The Boston Store
Justifiable
XMas Gifts.
Neckwear
That is right new. Every kind style and
price, all colors, too.
25c, 5c, $i, $1.50
Silk lined gloves for men
Many new styles and colors. These are
very satisfactory for an Mas gift.
Suspenders
Made esprc ially for an X Mas gift. New
and up to-dalc.
And what do you think of tan socks?
35c to 75c a pair.
Knox and Stetson Hats
Are always acceptable gifts. You know
the price, $5.00.
Silk Mufflers
and Heckerchiefs
New and warm.
Fancy Shirts are nice, $1.35.
Handerchiefs
Some people like to give handkerchiefs
both fancy and plain, 5c to $1.00 each.
Always handy, too.
A bright sweater suit6 a boy.
THE BOSTON STORE
Pendleton's Big Store
Santa Claus
HEADQUARTERS
1- . AT- - --:
Frederick Nolfs
for Infant and Children.
Tlie Kind You Have Alwuys Boutrlit baa borue the- aignj
ture of Chna. H. Fletcher, aud bua be.u made uuder his
puraoiial supervision for over 30 years. Ailow uo oue
to deceive you la tbla. Counterfeits, luiitutlous aud
' Jut-aa-good" are but Kxperiiueuts, uiid endanger the
liealtb of Cbildreu-Kxueriouce against ttauuriweut.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the Signature of
St
''' line Toys, Dolls, tiarnes, Block
Albums, Fancy Hoods, New Lampa,
Tolt su, Popular Books, Xnat
Indies anl pocket Koivea
In Use For Over 30 Years.
An Austrian engineer, William
Kress, has Invented an airship which
is pronounced to be better than
Eeppelln'a.
DitmMliaa the Nicaragua canal, the
Novoe Vremva savs Russia is not in
teresteil in the matter, lint naturally
: sides with America.
Cantain MnhtL-nmerv D. Parker, of
the Eighth infantry, died in the mili
tary hosnital at Manila the night of
I the 17th inst.. nf dysentery and liver
i trou hie.
General Kitvhugh l ee. command r
of the department of Missouri, was
I the guest. of honor at the ha no, net at
the Commercial club at Kansas City,
i given in conunctnoratinn of the sign
ing of the John Jay treaty.
Mayor Harrison, of Chicago, has re
vnketf all permits (of prizefight issued
prior to the passage of the anti-tight
ordinance by the city council. The
mayor's action pnta an end to the
stories that he would not approve the
new law.
Secretary ol th I Navy Long has pur
chased a site lor a residence which he
will Immediately erect in Colorado
Bprlngt. Mr. Lung's daughters, who
have been there for the past year for
their health, will make it their rm
auenl home.
Chairman .1. K. Lines, according to
reports in democratic circles, will call
a meeting of the democratic national
ronnnittee in Washington for the pur
pose
the city
injuries
from a
f resigning as chairman. It is
said that J. 0. .lohnson, who was
chairman if the executive committee,
will probably succeed him.
PACIFIC NORTHWEST NIWS.
Seventy homestead entries have liecn
Bled in 'the Walla Walla land odice
since the first of ttie month.
There are a nutnher of cane of
measles at Lugenc. The schooli have a
small attuodance.there on account of It.
It is announced that the total taxa
ble property in the city of Salem will
Ik- approximate!) , f'JW.OtlO less than
last year.
Phillip Wolf, I 73, was found
dead in bed at Shuliel, Clackamas
eountv, having died some time during
the night.
Andreutte Swatiaon is suing
of tattle for flO.OOO fcr
alleged to have been received
defect ive set al k.
For the first time in many years
there is hut one lone cargo ship en
route to Portland from a Kuropcau
port, and even this one has only a
partial cargo.
,1. It. Tavlor, of Koneburg, telegraph
operator, tiled a petition in liaukruptcy
at Portland. His liabilities amount
to fJWl.'.l!o ; assets, principally
exempt, fJ-'.i.
John y. Brewer, of (ioslien, Lane
county, has just received letters from
the PollippiaOl informing him of the
death of Ilia Hon, J. II. Bn :wur, a
private in the Thirty-fifth infantry,
United States volunteers.
The United States transirt Thvra
has arrived at Portland from Manila.
Tin Thvra will take to the Philip,
pines 'i7h horses and a 'iiuhtitv ol hay
and oats. The animals are now at
Vancouver barracks awaiting transpor
tation. Samtioi Chaunoy, of Portland, me
chanic, has tiled a iietition in bank
ruptcy in the Cnited States court. His
liabilities amount to fi'.M). ho, asseta,
J60, exempt. W. K. Wood, of Port
land, mechanic, filed a similar iieti
tion. Ilia liabilities amount to
6H'iO.'.M, aaiets $M0O.
Thomas Robertson, a well known
pioneer and rosHctod i-itiien, died
early Weduenlay morning in Port
.ii. I. He waa K3 years old,
and bad suffered only a lix months'
illness, death coming icac.efully aa the
remit of old age, rather than from any
siiecilic ailment. Hie birthplace was
( ambridge, N. Y., a local it v noted for
its number of Scotch inhabitants, ami
hia ancestry waa Scotch. He came to
Oregon In 1865, II is wife was the sn-tor
ot Hon. II. W. Corhett, ol Portland.
THE EAST OREGONIAN.
Th Paper of th Popl
Kvarybody Rads It.
Th Lareaat Clreulallon.
Beat AartHln aiun
BAD BLOOD
Reveals itself iu uiauy wava. Some
tiuiee the iinpurities in the hlool murk
and mar the akiu with blotches, pimplea,
bolls or other eruption. Some times the
icsult ot had Uloou la
rheiuuatiam or a dehili
tuiad condition which ia
lupularly described aa
"feeling played
out, hardly ahle
to drag myself
arouud."
The impurities
and poiaous whn fi
corrupt the bhxsl, alog
the liver and cloud the
skin ait- removed by liie
use of I t-.i l'u i l
Golden Medical DitOM
t ry It does more than
eliminate the poisons ; it
increaaes the activity
of the blood-making
gluuda so thut then'
uu increaaed supply of
pure, body-buildliig liloud. It biightcns
the eyes, cleuuaea the skin, uud gives
new, physical euergy.
Accept no suljstitute for Dr. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discover)
"1 thank Ood for the good youi iii, 1uiuck
have douc oic.i writes j, ni st iiaeoi at
of Mitchell. Iiwiruce Co., lul Boa vi t
was not welt for two years My throat wss
alwuys sore head ached, aud back ached ucarly
all the Utuc My wriyht was IJJ pouucU. I
was Udu-'u sick with typhoid l i unci wtien
the fever IcfLme I tiad such a istiu iu niy kit
side I couA uot breathe without p-tiu. 1
thought I must die. My wit jNMM to tin
drug tote ami ptocursd a hottlt- ol in i'lcrct-'s
ioldeu Mcdicaf liiscuvery aud a vial of hta
' Plcasaut Pellets.' I dtsooutiuued the use of
my doctor's medicine sod heauu with the
'Golden Medical Discovery ' SJM PUtS.' I at
once begari to feci better the pain soon left my
side and 1 could breathe with ease. Iu a week
or so I felt so aood I could not stay iu 1 tic room
1 began to walk stjowt the stiects ; I felt bUt I
each morning After a mouth's use of the aisdj
cine I was well. That was oyer u year ago.
Now I weigh 1S4 pounds sad feel better than
erer iu my lite . "
Dr. Pierce's Pleaaaut Pellets cure constipation.
I armers Custom Mill
Fred Walters, Proprietor.
Uapaolly, lot) barrals s day.
Klour xubaugod lot wheal.
Plour, Mill food, Chop pod food. sic. always
ou baud.
THE PRESIDENT WILL
START WEST ON
MAY 1.
o
Minister Conger Instructed to
Sip Agreement.
o
CONGRESS ADJOURNS TILL JANUARY 3
Richard A. Wise, Representalive From Vlr
Ktoli, Is Dead Senator Frye's Wire
Found Dead In Bed.
Washington, Dev 'i. President Me
K inlay today decided fo start from
Washington about Hoy i on a trip to
the Pacific coast to attend the launch.
ing of the battleship Ohio. Represen
tative Jones, of Washington state,
called ut the White House this morn
ing mid begged the president to include
Washington iu his itinerary, and lie
promised to do so;if possible.
Mlnlstar Conaar Instructed.
Washington, Pec. II, -The state de
partment this morning cabled instruc
tions to Minister Conger at 1'ekin an
t hori.mg his signature to the agree
ment of the representatives of the
p iweis at 1'ekin, including the
irrevocable" preamble.
Snal and He 's Adjouru.
Washington, l'ec. Si, It was an
nounced in the house that Lit hard A.
Wise, republican member from the
Second district of Virginia, tiled at
his home at Williamsburg today, and
adjiirnnient was imnit diatelv taken as
a mark of respect.
The house will ag;tin meet on Janu
ary J. The chaplain referred to tbe
death of the wife of Senator I'rve.
In the senate the attendance was
small and on the motion of Hoar the
senate immediately adjourned out of
restieet for Senator I'rve in the death
of Ills wife.
Th Rivar and Harbor Bill.
Washington, Dec. II. The house
river and harbor hill, which comes up,
after the holiunvs, will authorize a
160,(100,000 expenditure of which t3S,
OOO.iHH) will Is- extended to next veur
.'iinl f:t7. 1X10,000 will Imi provided' for
iimler the continuing contract plan.
Senator Frya'i Wire Dls Suddenly.
Washington, Dec. "1. -The wile ol
Jiator l-rve died niddeiilv this morn
ing at their hotel. The senator who
was in the next room thought she WHS
asleep.
I'rasldant Has Slight Cold.
Washington, l'ec. II, President Me-
Kinlev is confined o his rooms with a
si iglit cold .
liT: (iAVB HIS WIPE UP.
Lov With Waaltli Was Batter tor Hr
Than Love With Poverty.
Bantoa Harbor, Mich., Deo. -M. At
the home oi ( ' l. Pease, a dry g Is
clerk, of this city, a strange romance
culminated with the marriage of the
clerk's pretty daughter, Mrs. Satlie
I'luu. to Koger .Morgan, tlieoiilv sur
viving son and heir of I'.llsha Morgan,
multi-millionaire, president ol the
National Knvelope trust, off in Kansas
City the bride's lormer husband,
Henry i ipp, struggled to d .wn a love
hu bail sworn to conquer.
Ten years ago the saionjl iltle parlor
was the scene ol another marriage.
Then Satlie Peuae, the IK-yeur-ohl belle
ol the city, gave tier licit and hand to
llenrv l inn, woe resigned as pitcher
on the Italtimore basebull team to be
come her husband. For nine year
the couple lived in llentoii Harbor,
and were .1 t lan d by ueighborH
to alwuys act as sclnsdilay aweethearts.
vein ago the wile met Itoger Mor
gan. Helore -he knew it be was deeply
attached to hi r. Her love lor him dc-
Veloped as si.'denly. Her hushanil,
noticing the attentions which tin
millionaire mm iboworlng upon ins
wile, voluntissretl to release her from
111 r marriage vows, hecatlse he htdh-sed
that Morgan (with hia millions could
make I. el happlei til Ml lie could Willi
hi limited salary. The woman was
sent to California at the joint expense
oi Morgan and I'ipp, and during her
absence a divorce was secured on the
ground ot noil-support.
Mr. ami Mis. .Morgan will make
then home in Springfield, Mas.
PRESIDENTS POPULAR VOTE,
McKiiiim s nalorlty Uvr All th Candl-
dats ae.Obu.
New lork. Ih-t -'I. I lie limes
publishes a table showing the popular
vole for presidential electors in the
recent election. Minnesota was the
last state to dc, hire its volt- this nut
having been done until yesterday. Ill
some states, aa in Louisiana and
South Carolina there were the nomina
tions of but two parlies, republican
and dninocruls BpOfl the ballots; in
other status there Mere three and four
ami in some eight.
The total vote, including Otl
scattering, wua i:t,lHi7,2tt. Of this
Mi Kiiiley re elved 7,17,1177 and llryaii
0,167,161, I'be prohibition vote was so
lar as reported ir.mia ; barker, middle
ol the road, populist, 1 1 H ; Hubs,
social demo-rat 'H,bb'i and Malonuy,
social labor, ft), 460. Mckinley's ma
jority was ItiH.O.V).
In addition there were voles relumed
in live statt for the uandldataa ol the
national union reform parly s. th H.
Kills of Ohio lor president, and
Samuel T. Nicholson ol Pennsylvania
for vice president; and in two status
lor the candidate ol the. United
Christian party J i . B, Leonard oi
Iowa lor uresitleiit ami Jolin
Woolly of Illinois for vicu president
tbuae 'votes lieiug as follows: National
union reform, Arkansas Ml, Illinois
072, Indiana 164, MarylainJ Hi aim
Ohio i'UH. fhe United Christian,
Illinois i, Iowa 100.
oubl asrwacM cousins.
They right With PlsMU an Knlvef
Over one Little Woman.
Kokomo, lnd., IkM. ai. -Frank
Jones and Kmury Coor prominent
young men ot the Kuasiaville noigbbor-
lioisl and llrst cousins, met while driv
ing at night near the home of a young
woman for whose hand thev were
rivals. Both reai hed there ut the same
time, expecting to accompany her to
church,
They aprang from the buggies ami
drew revolver-
Thirteen shots WON tired, five taking
effect in Conner's Issly and MM in
Jones' arm When their revolvers were
empty thev went at each other with
knives, and Jones' scalp was split
open in nine nlaces, and he WM badly
cut in the hotly.
They fought, for twenty minutes,
until both were unconscious ami
oo re red inm head to foot with blood.
The roadway for nsls looked like u
laughter pen. Ooopet will tile, and
Jones may not recover. OoOPOf ia a MM
of Mr. Cooper, of tiroomftvillo. Jones
is in care of a doctor at Kuasiaville.
Tbe young woman witnessed the
tragedy.
GhRMAN BANK FAILURES.
Ureal Lone Raportad In Mortaaaas
and Bonds Hld by Ttiam.
Berlin. Deo. II. The Ornadeeehald
bunk which recently failed is said to
be a complete wreck. 01 M. 000, 1X10
imirks worth of mortgages nml bonds
held by the hank only live lair cetifum
of them arti good. I'iie failure ol the
Itreussische rypothekon hank will not
! as severe, as tbe other, the majority
ol the M,000,000 marks worth of MOOS I
ii holds tiii probably be saved by the
intervention of the 1'eusche hunk. The
bankruptcy proclamat ions covering hot li
banks me expected in Jannarv.
STORM SWEEPS THE COASTS.
NORTH WKST 0ALK PREVAILS
ENGLISH AND si oi I imi COASTS.
ON
The o. i mi Llnr Curio Dlsablad land
Narrowly Esnapas Purv or Wind
and Sss.
London. Deo, II, A great northwest
gale continues iinabatetl along the Kng
lish coast. A disputch from West llay
reports tbe steamer Somerbill signall
ing lor assistance, but tugs are unable
to roach her. The Kid Star line
teamer Western land has put Into Port
land harlsir with a broken propeller.
Casualties, are reported at many point
on the south and west rousts oi Scot
laud by telegraph. The White Star
line steamer Cnlle this morning was
reported riding at anchor safely off the
Skerries.
Th Cullo Was In Danger.
The White Star Una steamer Coils
boeaUM disabled and had to anchor in
a very heavy sea off the Skerries, l or
tvnately her anchors held anil assis
tance was forthcoming. Tugs reached
her and succeeded in towing her safely
to Liverpool. Her escape was a very
narrow one.
ATLANTIC IS QALG SWEPT.
Savaral Wnoki Already Reported From
Vlolnlty Cape Henry.
Norfolk, Vu., Dee, II. The Atlantis
coast is storm swept today, a gale
blowing at lifty miles an hour. Sev
eral wrecks are alruatly reported from
Cape Henry. A big unknown three
masted schooner is stranded eight
miles south of there ami is rapidly
goillg to pieces, the llller, Kllpldail, Is
aground near Thimble Light. Thu
schooner Mary Hudson sank in Nor
folk Harbor. Her crew was sn,d
ThOjganboat Annapolis run aground in
the harlsir this morning,
The scliisuier Jennie Hall, from
Trinidad (or Italtimore, went ashore
eight miles north ot Cast Henry.
Captain Latnsoii ami one seamen of
the vessel were drowned. The
schooner Skinner is stranded near
Cast Uenlopaa ami is a total wreck.
Her crew were saved.
CUDAHY ABDUCTION CASE.
A Number of Hocullar SlorKs Being
Dies elated.
Omaha, I til. - A number of
peculiar Stories in connect ioii with the
sbdoetiou oi Kddli Codahy are being
circulated today. One of them is to
the effect that Idle was seen ill a
Q OOOt ionS bis resort the night of his
disappearance. It also pointed out
that the elder Oodaby'i ineond state
ment tltats not agree with the llrst, in
which he said be Weill lllono to the
scene. He now says a trusted employee
went with him.
It is said that while young Cudahv
was a prisoner in a house near South
Omaha, from a conversation lietweuu
the ebdnetOfS and himself the young
man leumtd that the ulsluclora had
been seeking to alsluct one of the girls
of tbe family and had been planning
this coup lor lour months.
JOHN OWEN WAS HAN(IEI).
On the hoaltold He Cleared Up the
Mystery ot Bis IJsnitiiy.
Purls, Ills., Dec. UL John Owen,
ah, ill whose idelltit) has eUlsleletl
inm h mvslerv. wus hahKed at I . Id
o'elouh this elteruuon for tbu murder
of . lames Hogiie iii u box car on a Pig
rour Irelght tram, on Septeinhur '-
This morning he said: "John Owens
is my right name. My parents live
in Hull county, kv. Ibe heal me out
of all my property. We iiou't aiaiak."
Owen bud served III the Philippines
and also as a member ol an exploring
... . . ..... U . L. I,l 1 1.
party in nn aurin iuih wneru lie at
quired the Ikqoof habit.
Thraliid to Burn Hotel.
Walla Wulla, Dee, U. William 1
Sarven is serving a term iu jail here
tor thrusting to hum the Wallula
hotel, His term is lor sixty days. Hu
was nla, . d under hoiels h, keen tl
pease hut having no money nor friend
to go on his lioiid he hail to go lo jan
instead.
tuovernor Woleolt Dead.
Boston. Dot), 2L Former Oovurnor
Woleolt, of this statu died at his homo
m this city at 3 HO o'clock this uftur-
uoou.
Worth eeln.
If you are going to buy any thing in
the furniture line for Christmas you
should see Baker 4 Folsoui'a stock, it
includes the most complete line of
rockers, ladies' desks, dining tallies,
buffets and Morse rut-lining chairs ever
seen iu Pendleton ifiuy also nave a
big line of ou pel-, aud tbe prices all
over the store will bo very low.
KITCHENER WANTS
30,000 MOUNTED
TROOPS.
The People of Cape Colon;
May Revolt.
BRITISH AT PRETORIA VERT USEAST
0-
Colesburg District Is Seething With Anil Brit
ish Excitement Treason Court Rec
ords Moved to Cipe Town.
London, l'ec 21, it is rumored that
Lord Kih in ner has asked the British
government tor NO ,000 more mounted
tnsips for South Africa. It is said that
two thousand liner have crossed into
Oepe Colony and urn spreading out to
Incite the pis to revolt against the
British, News that the Boer have ' tit
Kitehener'i ootmnentoetions would
prove no surprise here.
Unaaslnass at Pretoria.
London. Dae, tl. A Pretoria dis
patch, evident Iv censured, saya the
general situation is unsatisfactory
tnefo. Several IssUe of Biskra are
hovering ah uit .lohanneshurg and are
active. "HnlppiUg" is going on.
Opporman's. ootnmando maim several
attempts to cut, Ii the outposts between
SSorfonteln ami Kaaltonteln, south of
Pretoria, napping but so far without
success.
Antl-Brlllsh Kxellmnt.
London. )ec. 21. Mince Lord
Kitehener'i dispatch, formally con lir ru
ing the invasion of Caa. Colony and
expressing a hop., uot to capture the
IIihts bill only to "drive them north
again" not one word has been issued
ornolally us to ths situation.
Considerahle uctivitv is now mani
fest at Aldershot. A large draft of
mounted troops will be ready to start
for Houth Africa January tl, while
others have been untitled lo hold them
selves in readiness for the same desti
nation. According to tlx Capo Town corres
pondent to the Daily Mail, wiring yes
terday, the treason court sitting In
Colesburg was obliged hurriedly to re
move to t'.ipe Town with its records
and documents owing to the victory of
the invading Piers " I he Colesburg
district," says the corressindent, "I
seething with anti-British excitement.
Yesterday ruing a light was pro
ceeding at Phtllipatoern.
Pops Could Do Nothlns.
Koine, l'ec 21 President k Niger's
request tor an audience with the potai
has bean refused on the ground that
the pontitf was powerless to assist the
Transvaal president,
Stamr Janl Missing.
San Francisco, lec. 21. Kleven
days ago the steamer Jean la sailed
from Seattle for San Francisco with a
cargo of coal and nothing baa since
Ih-cii heard of her. Ordinarily seven
lays would hit. hern n tin nut for the
trim No h ars arc entertained, how-
ver, by the Psoitis Steam Whaling
iinipauy, OVnat I ol the vessel that she
will not reach port in gtssl condition.
Croat Northern Tunnel Open.
, ni i In, I II, Yesterday after
MOn the (Ileal Northern train No, 4
east bound, entered the I sscielo
tunnel. Pleven miutes later It
eiuergtsl on the eastern side, tins waa
the tirst passenger train to through
the big tunnel. The tunnel ia 111,811
feel long.
Th Outrea Continue.
Vienna. Deo. '-'I. Further advices
Sty that Halduk Islams is plundering
the villages ol I 'i 1st bend and Novlliaar,
iu the vicinity ol the recent massacres.
A coiistuiit strea ( rolngee is pass
ing to the frontier. ,
The i uuahy Kidnapping Case.
1 lliet lit. .t b I).,.-. 'I.--Pul Crowe.
well known in incut police circles, is
the man the Kilice suspect as being
the leader in the gang ol Cudahv ab
. I .. , c .. . ....
lueinn ami a posse is now nsiaing nir
b uu.
Celebrate Beslnnlns Ceatury.
it,, me I if, .'I. Mitlnia-bt ma
will he held ill the catacombs I'ecein
bar31. to celebrate the beginning of
thu new tentury.
I',,,,., Inui, he, M. Martial lav
,., been prtH-laimed in Northern Capo
Colony. The siliiatlou i rugardud a
grave.
COMMON POINT BATM.
Astoria Popl Are DstermlnsS la -
our rnm.
I he pgopla ol the uity of Astoria
hat, renewed llieir tight for common
point rates, Tbey tftwaml that the
O. K M N deliver wheat and mer
chandise ut the same rates as when
delivery I made at Portland. They
, lano ii tbll weiu don, Astoria would
beoonte the great wheat shipping point
of the coast.
For some months past the ismnuon-
point quest urns has bees the all-ah-orbing
lopie d uonversation in
tstoria. Thoretolore ths .llcuioo
as carried on solely by the naws
naiMjrs, tbe cltiasni ittiug idly by anal
refusing to lend thuir effort ia the
matter. Sine. Mr. Hammond's demand
for turininal rates, however, the people
h.. taken uu the light. Slid little elite
ia heard here.
Interust in the iUastloll culminated
. .1 f tl,u L.i.dim ttliaili.ia
ill a nitiiiii j
and professional men of the olty, who
gathered for the purpose of discussing
the most feasible plan of action. The
eilcral sciiliineui was mat tun .
K. UUIIIg ail nil-nun t'li.o. o ibo,
should usteud terminal rale on ax
ports to Astoria, and action looking to
the forcing of thu issue i contem
plated In accordance with this deter
mination, a committee was appoiuted
to report a plan of procedure, aud that
oommittaa is now at work.
to cuaa a cold in onb nav.
Tak Laxallvs Bruuiu Qulutu Tshlosl All
tlruaglsui rutuud lha uuuey II 11 talis to t-ui.
8. W. urove s algualuru is uu aacu uua. sue.