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-O CJSNTS A WEEK.
ALBANY, OliEUON. WEDNESDAY, iKC E M 1 5 E 1123189 1
VOL. VIINO. 20
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THE HOLIDAYS WILL SOON BE HERE
Beautiful
il:K
AT
You can't make a mistake il you
buy your holiday goods at Black
mail's, as his block i-t laiife awl
prices always the lowest. I lis as
sortmunt of plush cods, toilet
cases, perfumery, dainty trities
and useful article i worth look
ing at.
BEE Hid SPLK5PID DISPLAY.
II. J.JONKS-
-:- iMM)i;sTniJK
HAS I F.F.N HF.MOYKD INTO
the Pipe 1 ti i l 1 1 1 1 kT . opposite his
former plaee of business, where
h has more r n i and a larger
stock tliHii ever. I If invites
th public to call and bee hint in
hisiiiew quarters.
aVl.ook out for I' in display of
Holiday g'xl. Ilwill he something
elegant.
J. A.
Has opened a beautiful line i.f
Holiday Goods, including plush
aud leather albums, toilet can;',
hand painted plaque, screens,
fancy inkstands-, wall pockets and
holders, ordur cases, novelties and
dainty nio nacs for holiday pres
ent''. Cull early and make yuur
selections.
must stkkf.t,
bldmi'.krg block
all kind.- of dry wood for sale ut
reasonable prices, at the foot of
Kerry street. Leave your orders
and haw it delivered proii.pt'y
an v where in the eitv.
A. V. fTKLI.MACllF.R.
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AT
Parker Bros. Bakery!
CHOICE 31 INCH HKS
CAKF.S,
CUUKANTS,
HOT HOLI.fJ,
CttACKKKS,
KAISINS,
J F.I. 1.1 V..
JAMS.
i:UKAI,
CHOICE TEAS A COFFEES,
Fit ESI I OKOCEKIF.S,
Or anything else goed to eat,
teuietuber you cun getf it at
reasonable rates at
G. L Mian's
REMOVAL
Uftl inAYI WSKIM of Portland A
nULIUAlO! yp
Wood lor- Sale,
V k. to -r - "
in JlLv
that calls for baking powder, use the
"Royal." Better results will be obtained
because it is the purest. It will make the
food lighter, sweeter, of liner flavor, more
digestible and wholesome. It is always
reliable and uniform in its work.
"1 regard the Royr.l Raking Powder as t!-e best manufactured Since iu intra
(taction into my latcliuu 1 have used ao oilier. Maiwjn IIaklanu." . . -
Call and see the brilliant dis
play of ' hrarv lamps tt C. K.
I'.rownell's. Not one kept over
from last year lmt all this year's
styles and will be fold at the
lowettt living prices.
TIIK ffOKLl) fcNtCU'lIKU.
The facilities of iu present day
for tiie or-.jd lie ti m of everythiiit
that w ill conduce to the material
welfare and comfort of mankind
are almost unlimited anil when
Syrup of Fi;s wad first produced
he worl l was enriched w ilh the on
ty erfevt laxative known, &a it is
llieonly remedy w hich is truly
pleasing and refreshing to the taste
aud prompt andetlectual tocleanse
the Bvslem uentlv in the Sprii.
time or, in fact, at. a:iy time any
he hetter it is known the more
popular it h'romert.
Stoue5
MmM
IWK ill
MATTHIIS k WiSHBUES'S, ALBANY, OKEBOK,
1891
FOE THE
Xothinj; is Nicer Than
ilverware,
At the Old and Fslablishcd Jewelry St. .re of
H. BWKRT'S.
TH E M ORN If
ft
m m 1
Ftuiml S;i(ist';n(on vlnn
F. K. Alien s
lie larjis a liist-class stock of staph1 and fancy
groceries of all kinds: also Yc;TtaMcs and all kinds
of fruits in season Choice talde delicacies a spec
ial)'. Uemenilier the place, First Street, opposite
Masonic Temple, Albany, Oregon.
r'.T T .: r yO
Kuiitire for Magnolia syrup, the
linest in the murke', at K. K.
Allen's.
Iiro anil complete Ptock of
Christmas oodH at Trench's jew
elry store. lii; bargains.
II IK IT MIS.
We ile.-hi to s:iy to our eili-mn-,
tliut for years wt; liavc lieen m-II
in Dr Kind's New Discovery for
I 'oust nij.Iion, lr Kind's New Life
I'ilN. Uiiekl.-n's Ainirit Salve and
KUetrie I'.iUers, and liave i.ewr
liautlled reinedii'i tl.:o Ceil a, or '.liat
liave L'iveii sie li tin i vt- -a! f atiruc'
tiell. We do not !ie.-i'.ale to irnauil.
t.e ilielit everv tiiae anil tte stand
re .ily to r fiind the iiirclic pi ice, if
s.il ir-t.i t.r v n ults tin in.t I'oMow their
n-e T!ie-e retuedie- have nt their
.'fit (Mipularil y pun ly mi their
merits, l'.haj V Mason li mrtiists.
5i 9iya re
Hb mi Stock rf
1892
HOLIDAYS
the Fine Display cf
- Novelties.
sTG M E A L
I'uirliasiiiix 'lu('rr',s;
P.
ih ' mm : w fc. r j i
ft. H Tf I
lo not fail to have a ticket on
the beautiful pi-mo to be eivcn
away Ch-iHtmaseve bv Klein llros.
i:in-(-v.
This is what you on'ht to have,
in fact, vou must have it, to luiiy
enjoy life. Thousands are search
ing tor it daily, ami moiirmnsr oe
cause they lind it not. Thousand
upon thousands of dollaisare spent
aniiuallv liv our ieople in tin
ho e that they may attain this
boon. Anil vet it mav lie hail ly
all. We guarantee tliat F.lectrn
Kilters, if used accorcliiii; to diree
tions and the use persisted in, will
bnnjr you ;ooil PigeHlion and oust
the diMiion l)vsin'psia and install
instead Fupepsy. Ve recoini lend
F.lccti ie Hitters for I lyspepsi.i ulid
al1 diseases of laver, .toiuaeii am
Kidiu vs. Sold at ode and $1.H0
per bo! tie by Foshay .V. .dasoii,
I iriij-jristH.
Miiih Cure for the l.liiM' or Opium
IliillitM.
The Fast India cure for these
awful habits can beiriveu without
the patient's knowiedije, and is
the ontv known speeilie lor tin
imitiose. it is not iniurious in the
least deicrce; niauuiactnred bv
Kmerson l)i u Co., San .lose, ('al.,
un.l f.ir u-ilo at. .1. A. ( 'is mini tiir's
druj; store only.
to .;oi i iirl.itis.
l)o you know that MiX)ii;'s K'
vealeil Ueinedy is the only putei.t
medicine in the world that iloca
not contain a drop ol alcohol ; thr.t
the mode of preparing it is known
only to its discoverer; that it is an
advance in the science of medicine
without a parallel in the nine
teenth century ; that its proprict-us
oiler to forfeit .fl ,000 for any case
of dyspepsia it w ill not cure ?
Fell lnl.
These words are familiar to our
readers, aa not a day -passes with
out the reiort of the sudden death
of some prominent citizens. The
explanation is "Heart lisea-.e."
Therefore beware if you haw any
of the following symptoi is : Short
l'.reath. lVin in Side. Smothering
Spells. Swollen Ankles, Astliina'ie
l'.reathini;, Weak and Hungry
Spells. Tenderness in Shoulder or
Irregular I'ulse. These symptoms
mean heart disease. The most
reliable remedy is Mr. .Miles' New
Heart Cure, which has saved
thousands of lives. lo,k :f
testimonials free ut Stanard c
Cu.-iek, who also s;:lls the New
Hem t Cnr.
tn A
'I hrrc cf
'.QUARTER
tit,! in It.
Kit onnt) "on- nrj II
H"n, n:r utiaiui l
laker .-itv . ap CUTIIPV
iimii who hxi HifiCfUtiin I UH I
Itt-'inini' itlt-lititieil witli the n:-Milnvi" II ftfl
and th-vi-kipiiK-nt nf that rfitlntry. Thi-iMLlU
iiihii m no other than Mr. .Inlin Sleuart, out
tit the weulthicst amltiiortt inlinriiti.il Liti.-:i!-in
the county. In & rct-ent letter he
"I hail InM-n HiirTtrin from paine in my Inn k
vini iei:t-nil kiilni-y complaint lor oiue tioui,
hiiiI v-ji. iiMeil many rriniiiitH wiihcnt am
hut ti niporary relief. The painn in nij hark
hail heroine no severe th-il I wan pr-iittil
from aHeii.lini; to my work ami eotilil not
move without tho un of a t-ane. Ilrarin.
through a frfeml, of the uoiiili-rful i ures i f
foit h Oreijiin Kidney Tra, I w:h in-luri-.l t.
try a ho( ami fr-in that lev lirt I
foiiti.1 iutiiut relief, an.l h.-fore u imr w
the couteitts of tiie lo the painH ill l: y hark
entirely ilimirl I have every f Uh if,
I hr v iiturs el the Oregon Ki.in.y Tea, and
in rt.nf.-ientimi.sly te'-ontinrnil it to mi
tn. i.!. I moii!,I not he uiiliout it for ai:y.
thini;."
Oregon Ki.liiey Tea mn le-aihu he, hieon
tinetireof unoe, hfirk ihut HeJimenl, hum
inif or paiufal Hiteatio'i uhilr itrin:itnK, vav'
all aiVf.-li.mti of t lit kidiny or urinary orun.
Of citlttTHt X.
A LIS ANY
.111" VI
i '
I Second street, between Moiitgoiu
i ft v and JcH'ei'soii.
Articles of eveiy descripliii'l
(leaned and dyed." ieutleinari'8
clothing a specially.
IAYII LANId.F.S.
FOK A
Nothing is nicer tb;in a box 'of
Julius Joseph's line cigars, or one
of his elegant meerschaum or gen
uine briar pipes. . line assort
ment of smokers at tides always
on hand.
Ivo IV ni t
STATE AND COAST
An Interesting Budget of News
from Oregon's Capital.
TUB KAILKOAl ASSKSSMENT.
A Workman falls 140 Feet from the Now
Orcgonian Building in Pjrtlacd and
Mi-acalonsly Esc .pes Death.
Kit cr Te (i.tvpt iior
poyer to-day issued a requisition
.1 - rfii:r :. r.
on uie governor oi vauiouna mi
a warrant of arrest for Ah Don, who
is wanted in Fortlmd for the mur
der of -a Jauanese woman last
spring.' Ah iJoo ia at San Fran
cisco. John Semcral. who came to Ore
iron fiom Iowa in lidl. died near
Macleay yesterday, ai i! lid years,
lie w-s siill'eriiijr fr-.m dropf-y.
The st tte board of eipia i.ation
to-day took up the raiiiva l assess
inent uia'ter and continued it ,in
liltheStli. No basis of assess
ment for railway lines was discuss
ed. The board wants more informa
tion about the matter befoie tak
ing action. The county judges of
Warhingtou. Yamhill and Jackson
eon mies appeared before ti e board
to-day.
4ii,sHf of the I'ri.e Kink'.
Sax Framim:.), ee. 22. The
California club List night latilied
a match letwe;-n Charlie Kiminick
and John McCaiiu, for January l.".
lor a sfl.itkl pur.-e.
The ( Iccidelital chib has matched
(.'barley Turner, of Stockton, and
the'Tdack 1'e.iri" for January.
The J'.ieiiic chib has oU'eiTil
Mad len a purse' of f M'tUt for a
match with ClioyncUi, but Madden
afeka more money, mid a match
lietvveen Choynski aud Fitzim-
nions has been disciis-sed.
I-lourli c M ills Uurned.
Loin, Cal., Ih"-. 21'. Tiie I.odi
ilotiiiug mills, the property of C.
II. CaiHon V t'o., with a capacity
of SU0 l barrels per day, were burn
id last night. They were a t-jtal
loss. Tie lire started fiom a led
box in the dust roomon the fourth
ll.H.r. The loss is l iO,'l(kl, with
partial insurance. The warehoiues
ailj'iining were saved.
To dm In I'nft Sound.
Sax Fk vseis.-o, lte. The
statement is, made that on the ar
lival of i hi stiamer Ivevveenaw
fi oilman Diego, the will be taken
oil' the freight line li -tween New
Yotk and this port and placed in
the I'uet sound coal service.
AUDI (TIM A (ilKL,
Very I'eeuliar Circtiiiiwl:oej Siir
ioiiimMuk the Cane,
(iosiour, Ind., Iec. 'J2. This
city and vicinity is trreatly exe'ted
over the circumstances attentling
the disappearance of Miss Cora
Allen, aged IS, making her home
with her stepfather, William
Smith, about four milesirom here.
The family lvtiicd Thursday night
as usual and yesteiday morning
the girl was tound to he missing.
Foul plav was feared, as she had
received threatening letters saying
she would be murdered. Yester
day searching parties woie sent in
everv direction. All her clothing
was found in her n oin m ve her
niht robe, and the family think
tiiat she, as well as themselves,
were chloroformed, after which
... i t
sue was carneii on. .warr-iiai
Crouch and a deputy to-day ar-
lested a young man named itii-
i-rs at fclinei-ville. who is suppoHed
t be connected with the all'a:r,but
nothing can be gained fruin him.
Th'S morning tlie young lady
was found in Foster's cave, four
i liles from this plaee. Her bauds
ami feet were tied aud she w as
nearly (hilled to death. When
her lesciiers penetrated the cave
hft attempted to hide fnun them.
evidently learing that her abduc
tors had it-tun. e I. She is m a
pitiable condiiion, and it is reared
that her mind U wrecked. Miss
Allen belongs to one of the best
families in this county and is of
a retiring disposition ami a general
favorite in t'!e community. The
all'air lias created the most intense
excitement, and if the tuilty par
lies are found the indignation of
the people will certainly vent it
self in the adiuinisteiing. of swift
justice.
THE STKONtJKST AMI I't'llKST.
Tll Ollleilll l:c;nirl of lli .Mil Be
BotH llalry Biul Fooil Ciiiniuia
.ia,iier HiuviH the Hoy a I liaklng
i'liniler (lie He it in the Stale.
The last report of the Minnesota
State Food and Hairy Commission
contains the details of the state
chemists' experiments and anal
ysis to determine t he strength and
keeping qualities of the various
baking powders. Samples of thei
numerous brands on sale iu this
state were purchnsed and first
analy.'d to ascertain their leaven
ing "pnver. The lioyal Inking
powder is shown bv the tests of
both state analysts, l'rof. l'.bernian
and l'rof. Hrew, to contain the
r. real est amount of leavening gag
of the cream of tartar powdeis
thus purchased and tested. Hence
this powder is officially ranked at
the bead of the list.
1 he report attaches great impor
tance to series of uxpeiiineiits
made to astertain the character,
efliciency and keeping qualities of
the powders. I'.aking powders
that vary in strength or that read
ily lose strength before use, are
unreliable and wili not give even
results; besides it is an indication
of the use in their compounding
of improper ingredients. These
tests were applied to a large num
ber of samples of dill'erent nges of
the three cream of taitar powders
best known in Minnesota. They
showed the strength or leavening
power of the Koyal very much
greater than that of the others.
The uniformity of strength of all
the samples of Koyal tested was
remarkable. Its leavening power
was practically unimoaired even
in the oldest specimens. The dif
ference in the amount of leavening
gaa in uuierent samples cl both
the oth-r brands was so great as
to seriously impair their useiu!-Ms-i
in baking. As much as 24
per cent. Ions was found in sam
ples a few mouths old. All the
samples of Koyal examined by Hr.
I M ew w ere r.-ir trfil of satisfactory
strength and quality.
POLITICAL GOSSIP
A1IOCT Till: APl'KOAtlll.NO
campaign in oi:e;ox.
Cro-pecl I e Coiir;r'tMloBHl Nom
inee In the WeMeru IUdlrlet
Tiie View oT Hon. J. It. I.ooney
I'limi.ANi., Hec. L'2. The Tele-L-ram
this evening puhli-hes an
interview with Ib.n J. 15. Iioney,
t ite senator from Marion county,
w ho is a d i i'i.'-in-the-wool lepuli
liean, and well aiiUaiutetl with
the political outlook in Oregon.
Concerning the congressional
nomination in the western district,
Mr. I.ooney said :
''Hernial, n is, of eourse, after
it. He may not have said so pub
licly, but I guess that he will be in
the tield. Hon. II. II. Miller is
also a candid tt". Hermann is go
irg to be a hard miu to beat.
Hut then tha republicans recog
nize tiie fact that it is a good thing
to have men charged once in a
whik. They become aciiiainted,
b it too well aopaiuled, with the
w ires.
"Now, although n-er has not
yet declared himself on the ijues
lioii, 1 would not be surprised if
ho should fix up some kind of a
deal with Miller by which one or
the other secured the nomination
on the republican ticket.
Then there is an election for
goverie r of the state in two years.
The election for representative
comes oil in June, the legislature
meets in January, 1S!)3, and the
election for governor is in the fol
lowing year. With these stirring
political events, tleer can keep
sufficiently in the swim. In a
word, he might attempt to eecure
the republican nomination for
governor. Hut then, I think this
hardly probable. The nomination
for governor on this ticket will
more than likely be given to l'oit
lainl. liter is playing a sly game
of some kind."
"And, senator, what are the
democrats going to do throughout
all this?"'
"Ah, yes! the democrats! Well.
I am afraid the democrats will
not carry the western district.
Hut the democrats have some
good nen down the valley. There
is Jell' Myers," and a merry
twinkle played around the sena
tors eyes, "and th re is Hob
Miller,"' with a s d't and quiet
smile.
" l'ho democrat who is really an
able man, one who would do
justice to the state, is J. K.
eatherf jiii, ol Albany. He
would make a good governor, or a
good representative. And he
could poll the full democratic
vote in the valley. He is an at
torney of ability."
Mr. Loonev said he was not a
candidate for any iiominatijii.
Suicide of a Veteran.
K.u-ine, I lee. 22. Captain E. L.
Haker committed suicide lastn'ght
bv shotting. His body was found
this morning m an open lot. He
was .V.i years old and a veteran of
the war. He has a son in Califor
nia and a daughter in Providence.
Killed hy an Icicle.
Wn.Ki:sn i:i:k, Y., Hec. 2.
Heruard Heady was killed, and
Henry Linnen fatally wounded by
the fall of an icicle in a shaft of the
Lehigh Vall-'y Co.il Company's
mine at l'ittstown.
Ileeit of a .leal on llualianil.
Omaha. Dec. 22. Nicholas Fox
this morning shot his wife at South
Omaha, and then rut his throat
with a razor. Mrs. Fox will re
cover, but. her husband will die.
jealousy was the CAtise.
I'oatinantera Appointed.
Waihsuthx, Pee. 22. The
president to-day sent to the senate
the following nominations for post
masters :
Wyoming Isiae U. Wynn,
Lander.
Montana Daniel Arms, (iran
ite. Washington Francis !. Cole,
Snohomish; Converse (1. Cole,
New Whatcom ; Geo. W. Oiney,
South ik-nd.
California Henry Y. Yandusen,
i,os Angete-3; i-.iien 1,. I'-ailhaclie,
Martinez.
New Mexico James 1 Hvron,
Deming.
TIIE HOLIDAY RECESS
Both Branches of Congress Will
Adjourn To-Day.
TO KK-CONVKNK ON JAM'AKV
Hrrmaan'i Name Dues Not Appiar in the
LUt of Important Cba:rmsnh p
Ibe House Committee.
Washington, Dec. 22 In the
senate, among the papers present
ed and referred were the resolu
tions of the military order of the
Ioyal legion of the.Unite 1 States,
adopted at St. Paul, urging the
completion, at the earliest moment
practicable, of a "navy sulliciont
in ships and armament to com
mand and enforce the respect due
the Hag of the naticn the world
oyer."
A number of bills of only loctl
importance were then introduced.
A communication from the couit
of claims, transmitting the awards
in certain French spoili t on c!a:ms,
was presented and referred to the
committee on claims.
Stanford presented his colleague.
Feltoll, who took the oath of ollice.
The following bills were intro
duced : To provide the government
with means siflicient to supply
the want of a sound circulating
medium; for examination of the
executive mansion.
House concurrent resolutions for
the payment of December salaries
to employes of congress on the ''lth
inst., and for a holiday recess
fioin to-morrow until Tuesday,
January 5, weie p.r.'sented and
concurred in, and then, after a
short executive session, as a mark
of respect t the memory of the
la e Representative Ford, the sen
Ate at 1:10 adjourned until to
MOirow. TIIH IIOl'SK COMMITTERS.
Speaker Crisp w ill announce the
committees of the honse to-nior-row.
The per-onncl of t-he com
mittee on invalid pensions lias
not yet been determined upon, the
diilioulty being to select a m-'in'ier
for the chairmanship in whom th.i
soldiers will have implicit couti
dence, and who at the same time
will have sullicient moral courage
to withstand all the general bil!
that will deluge cor-gress during
this seFsion.
Chairmen of the house commit
tees are announced as follows :
rivers ami harbors, Newton C.
Hlauchard, of Louisiana: mer
chant marine and fisheries, Amos
J. Cummings, of New York ; agri
culture, Wiiliam II. Hatch, of
MiEEouri ; fereign allairs, James
II. Hlount, of Georgia; military
ii Hairs, Joseph H. Outhwaite, of
Ohio; naval allairs, I Clary A
Herbert, of Alabama: public
lands, Thomas C. Melv'ae, of Ar
kansas; war claims, r. i.. Hs-ltz-
hoover.of Pennsy vlaiiia ; district of
Co timbia John J. Hemphill, ol
South Carolina; pjstothee anil
postroads Joliu S. Henderson, of
North Carolina.,
St YEN TIMES YVEDIEI.
Matrimonial Experience of a lthode
Inland Worn -n,
Mrs. Samuel Oaston. who has
just retuniftd to Rhode Island, hag
brought witn tier a seventh Hus
band who is the brotherof her first
and fifth husbands. Mrs. Cvistonis
47 years old, and her wedlock enter
prises extend over a period of thirty
years. She had chddren by five
of her husbands. At th age of 17
she married Ptter Oast, n at Ban
gor, Me., an 1 in five years her
husband was killed in an atl'ray at
Portland. She was then wooed by
a Nova Scotian, w hom she wedded
and accompanied to Pictou. Nova
Scotia. When her husband died
she found herse'.f possessed of con
siderable means.
She next married a San Fran
cisco man, but the marriag.
proved to be illegal, and the Cali
fornian was claimed and carried
oil' by a former wife. The fourth
husband was a minister. Rev.
Francis S. Welland of Grand
Rapids, who, after living w ith her
live vears, preferred charges
agiinsther in the church. Mie
was adjudged guilty and dismissed.
Hie charges, were unheliet vim
hindering her husband in his
work. He sued for a divorce in
the courts, and after a long in
vestigation his iietit-.ou was denied
and the church was compelled to
reverse its decree, 1 he wii-i alt-r-ward
became reconciled to her
husband, and a year later the
melancholy duty ol closing lus
eves devolved upon her.
The undertaker who buried the
minister was Joseph Gaston, and
he made love to her as soon as her
grief had subsided and was ac
cepted. Not until after their mar
riage did they discover that she
was once the wife of her husband's
lead brother. Gaston applied lor
divorce, but lost his suit. He lied,
mil after being au.-ent some time
a divorce was granted the wife.
Husband No. t! was a weavt r, em
ployed iu the Lansdale mill. Ho
thought it strange that her child
ren should be so unlike in fea
tures, forms and disM.isition, but
never susie;-teil thein of having
dill'erent lawful fathers. Toe day
came when the story of his five
predecessors was accidentally re
vealed to him, and when bis lie
confessed the number of her hus
bands he knocked her down aud
fhd. He went to Canada, ami
there drank himself to death,
s'ainuel Gaston of Manitoba traced
the wi low of his two brothers for
the purpose of adjusting some
pmjierty affaire, and being a
widower-, he offered her his hand.
Before accepting him she examined
his conscience very thoroughly as
to his views on marriage with a
brother's wife, and finding that
he had no scruples, she took him
f jr better or worse. Providenc
Special to St. Louis Globe-Denio-(
rat.
Cminer San Franalaco ia Kaady.
Sx Fkascisco, Dec. 22. The
cruiser San Francisco came down
from Mare Island navy-yard this
morning, and is anchored in the
stream. It is expected that she
w ill put to eea shortly.
Walt Whltemn la Pul Away.
Camden, N. J., Dec. 22. Walt
Whiteman's condition remains
unchanged to-day, excepting that
probably he may he slightly weak-
WRECKED ON A REEF
A MI E AM SCHOONER LOST ON
THE CALIFORNIA COAST.
Nine ut the Crw Drowned Dae
to an Accident In Landing; at
I'oiut Arena,
Mkmiocino Cn v, Cal., Dec. 22.
While the steamer West Coast
was hauling alongside the wharf
dt Point Arena this morning, the
iii'hji iris's parted. The steamer
was headed for sea and the stern
lines fouled the propeller, which
rendered il useless. Captain
ierne ordered the sails hoisted
immediately, and she had just
gait.ed headway when two heavy
seas t truck her, sending her on,
i he south reef. Ten of the crew
took to the ship's boat. The boat
capsized, and nine of the men
two engineers, two mates, the
cook, caoin boy and three sailors
were drowned. The captain,
fireman and two sailors were saved.
The West Coast had a cargo cl
':'.0-J t es. She w ill be a total loss,
she h it aan Francisco on the ltith
f.ir llearn's Lauding, in command
of Captain ( ierne, one of the beat
know n masters running along the
coast. The West Coast was built
in San Francisco in 1SS5, and was
oflL'7tons net. II. Grathwait, of
an l'lancisco, is managingowner.
1'he steamer is valued at $25,01)0,
and is partly insured.
SMALL-FOX RAOINU.
Other A flairs of the Central Aaaarl.
can Statea.
Panama, IV'C 22. Influenza is
raging here. The epidemic of
-maiipox continues in the interior
departments in spite of the efforts
of the authorities to check it.
Many fatalities are reported.
T e statue of the Liberator Boli
var was unveiled at Santa Marts,
the capital of the department of
Magdulena and located on the
east shore of one of the bays of the
Carribean sea.
The editor of El Comercio, the
organ of General Marcellano Valez
at Bogota, has been lined 200 by
the government censor for criticis
ing the methods taken in the last
election in securing a victory for
I'resident Kapheal Nuner. Toe
editors of several other old Liberal
papers have been lined from $40 tn
200 each for the same free ex
pression of views.
In regard to the lolumbian-
Costa Hican boundrv arbitration
proceedings in Madrid it is an
nounced here that a decision is ex
pected during the holidays. The
Columbians fear that the decision
will give Costa Rica the entire
pr ovinces of Salamanca and Chiri
iiui, including Alumaute bay, the
('hiii.)ui lag'xm and Port Hoc as
del loio. this is a rich mineral
reeti -m and has extensive banana
estates. I here are larga Ameri
can interests there, including a
land grant to the Chiriqni Trading
-oii!pnly, recently organized in
New Tork, and of which George
Yaudc rbilt is president.
"Heap LI Wee Mel iky Gal."
Rev. Dr. Yalentine A. Lewis of
the Second Presbyterian church at
Brooklyn is about to begin a cru
sade against the Chinese Sunday
school system, by which young
women are employed in teaching
Mongolians, lie believes China
men would not attend the Chinese
mission connected with the church
unless they had attractive teachers
in the young ladies. His view is
tli-t the average Chinamen, who
Attends Sunday s-.-liool cares little
about the Bible. He says parents
are doing a great wrong to their
daughters in allowing them to
leach (. liinanien who go to Sunday
school only to sit beside the girls.
He declares the practice is likely
to cause trouble, and the evil
should be stopped at once. Lr.
Lewis had appointed a com it tee to
invt-stigite the management of the
Chinese SumHy schools, aud ex
pects to make some radical re
forms. S. F. Bulletin.
Elkina Confirmed by the Sanata
Washington, Dec 22. The sen
ate in executive session confirmed
the nomination of S. B, Elkina as
secretary of war.
10 per cent reduction on dress
goods at W. F. Heads.
J.
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