X
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ALBANY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, UKUJSMKEK au, 1891
VOL. VII NO. J5
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TUE HOLIDAYS WILL SOON BE HERE
Beautiful
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Yi can't in ikf .l mipf ill- it vmi
buy n!ir holiday trotxls at Black
mail s. as Ins ptock is laige and
I'll es always f!n 'owi-st. Ilwns
Hrl ntfiit if I 1 1 1 .-1 1 i-oods. toilet
s, p-Tliitnerv. .:n!y trill.'
n-nl umiut arl:c!c.-i id w-Jrtli lnk
ing at.
BEE H.H St'LEJJPID VliVliY
H..I..I0NKS'
-:- IJOOKSTOKK
was been removed into
ll'l-e Pipe building, opposite his
I 1 1: r:r.er place of business, where
j J Iih I. us more room anl a larger
stock than ever, lie invites
the put. lie to call and see lii iti in
his new .piartcrs.
fXfl.o)k out lor bis display of
i loliday gojd. It will lie something
elegant.
for the
.1. ! Cmomi
1 1. w iipcned a beautiful line of
I I'lli. lay ) I-. including plush
and 1 atio r alburns, toilet oaten,
band I'tiiit-d pla'U"H, screens,
iuii v ink -taii'ls, wail pM'ki ts and
h'll'l.-M. ordor c:iJe", tpivelties and
l.ii ii : y i iii- nacs holiday present-.
:il! e.uly and make your
M-ie. ; io..S.
1 11:-r snu iii.
I'l.l I!:l.I;; !:.( K'K
fa! (or Sale.
:: !- ..f .Ii v u.-id f"T sale at
! l-.'iia ii- I'Mci-, at the foot ol
1 : r v -M.tl. l eave i-ur onlers
aii'li.a." it d- ieie 1 roii.ptly
a: ,. ii. in tin- cil v.
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l';i'k-
1 linH K 3MNCK T1KS
Mvl.-. KAISINS,
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11 " b"l.!.S, JAMS,
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HOLIDAYS!
DECISIVE
Baking Powder Tests
ream
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The Morning Cocktail.
Tsken before breakfast creates
r false, injurious appetit-. A
wineglass fail of Ir. Henley 'd
'inglish Pandelion Tonic taken
before meals strengthens the di
gestive organs and enables you to
relish a heary meal without in
jury to the stomach. For gale by
Foshay & Mason.
3tove5 Jind
j'-i
cg'filA
:y-iv i, - . -
$lm&m of Poilland at
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lAHHiWS WiSEBURB'S, ALBAKY, OREGON,
1801
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Nothing is Nicer Than
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l . -v a y
xfTlv
Silverware,
ll QUI-
t th.- O'.d and i:-lab!i.-hcd Jewelry Store of
H. EVVBRT'S.
p. f
Holiday
Ca.MH.l M, ' ' -I V.
.. II., I'.,l, Ite-lll"
( ormd beef akni i -"' , ,
,,:,, i',., ,w i iiii h ' '
irlVni, t oos! l-ernes.
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Straw berriep, i.o
Salmon,
Cove uvsters,
A I'M. i ts.
jUOIiai-lKS;
ll "h ;ri-d- Cat-u;., - bow; Chow,
" rcn.b Ma-tard, IVpper Sauce
(Hive Oil. French andie-
American Candies,
MHCKLI -
Maple Syrup. Mj',. ' Ma.'c.ioni. Tapioca, Vermacilli,
III Till -Veil I, '"
Cigars and Tob .cco. i.mc.
F. K. AI.I.K N, 0i ""'c
The United States Official
:'. in of I;!:ir.:j Powtl:rs, made, by authority of
;,-:.;, I : i -rttnrr.t of Agriculture, Washing
i). C. fu.n; : ... tin: htj.-l-.'Kt authoritative in forma
:.. -.":!.- r U th' host- The Official Report
Shows the ROYAL to be a
of tartar baking
rwinr tn nil others in
i n p" n owe r ( Ls- P,Jf
French Tansy Wafer.
These wafers are for the relief
and cure of painful and iregular
menses, and will remove all ob
s! ructions, no matter what the
cause, and are sure and safe every
time. Manufactured by Emerson
Prug Co., San Jose, Cal., and for
iale at J. A. Cumming'a drug
store only.
Sir? ware
I lie mi !S!c
flARDWARK.
1 dim nil
1892
the Fine Iisplay cf
.- r v- ' -T "'Arc
- Novelties.
lien's
- Menu
,!;'? Can,.,,! I'M.il,
H o lllil e.ll ni i to ecu,
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T, imn I... s ( hemes.
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Horn) car ys
I'eacliep, i uur.s.
All Kinds of Nuts.
ANKOl'S:
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T -AI.HAN Y, OKEUOX.
pow-
Aricult'e
8PETrLATIOl DANGEBOCfl.
Scarcely a day passes without tlie
news of some large failure Haul. in;:
over the wires the usual result of
speculatiou in stocks or some equally
daiurerons venture. The same electric
cu' rent carries to dear distant friend
the sad tidlnirs of death of loved cues
too often the result of speculat ion
in patent nostrums. Moore s Kevei. led
Remedy is no speculation but is (old
on positive guarantee. Do not f.ii 1 to
go to your druggist and ask for y.mr
mouey if not satislied. We known
you will go and buy another buUle
or sale by all druggists.
Wlid.m'i Violet Cream
Is the most exquisite prep&ni
tion in the world for softening ;iid
whitening the hands and face. It
is not only a substitute for, but in
every respect superior to glycerine,
cold cream, vaselinn and like
preparations. Try it. For sale
bv Foshav & Mason.
'Ihero iwt-l
QUARTER
tied in lla-l
ktr county Ore-np A
icon, near litur n
i now Itaker City. aA P IITTI mtf
man who ha emot'DCIl I Ull I
tvcome itlcntiJttl with the re&Miirccafl n A
and development of that country. IhisMuU
man is no other than Mr. John 8trart, one
ot the wealthiest and most intiuential citiene
id the county. In a recent letter he Hays:
"I had been suRerinK from pains in my liaek
und icuneral kidney complaint tor ticine time,
and had used many remedies without any
but temporary relief. The pains in in buck
had become so severe that I was prevented
from attending to my work and could not
move without the iia of a rane Hearing,
through a friend, ol the wonderful cures ef
foit by Oregon Kidney Tea, I wan induced to
try a hof and from that vev first dose I
found instant relief, and before u ine; hall
the contents of the box the piius in c y hark
entirely dicappeared I have every f ith ir
the virtues of the Oietron Kidney Tea, ar.d
can ctfiiscientiously recommend it to ni)
friemin. I would uot be without it for any
lhin."
Oregon Kidney Tea cures headache, incon
tinence of urine, brick dust sediment, turn
ingor painful sensation while urinating, and
all affections of the kidney or urinary orxaiu
ot either sex.
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FINE
FURNITURE
:fok the:
HOLIDAYS
:ji st rkceivkd at:-
1 '
RF.KIi ani.UATAN ROCKKKS,
MUSIC CABIXETS, STANDS,
FANCY PARLOR CABINKTS,
PLCS 1 1 ROCKERS,
ODD PARLOR PIKCKS,
EASY CHAIRS.
Also 10K) worth of (tHOICE
MOL'LDINtiS, for picture frames,
selected from an eastern factory.
Price lower than ever, and all
fuaranteed first-class.
ALKAXY
Second street, between Montgom
ery and Jeiferson.
Articles of every description
cleaned and dyed. Gentleman's
clothing a specialty.
IAVU LANM-ES.
iiirjjje nuns
STATE AND COAST
A Prisoner Escapes From the
Penitentiary.
NEWS FROM THE CAPITAL.
Higbwaymen Hold Dp a SaUm Cilii n
and Almcjt Cane His Death -The
RiTtr Still Ei.ng.
Sai.em, lee 2i. Thomas Walen,
who was eet.t from Portland to
serve a 7-ye: "8 term in the state
I l isoti, made his escape last night
His absent was not diecovered
until mornit g, vhen Superinten
dent I lownini; missed him. Men
were itim.rv iately sent in every
ilireclion to .-.earcli for bin. The
cul; t it en';ii'-d by making a key
and unlock i ::g his own cell, let
ting himself -town on u rope and
scaling the outside wall. Whalen
is JS years old, weighs K53 pounds,
has dark htiir, blue eyes and a
scar across li s nose.
The river .'icre continues to rise
slowlv, and ij row about 1!) or 2i
feet above luw wafer maik. All
itages are under water, however.
V. 1. I'e:nister, under arrest
at Albany for htp-gla'-y, is wanted
here for robln-ry siveial cveniiiKs
si:o, of soiic! stores at Turner.
( oimi of t!ie eUi'fii v''-"ds weie
found on his person.
Two bold liiglr.vaymen held np
Louis Mider on the road near the
reform sthool Saturday night and
relieved him of 7I. Mibcr was
tiding in a bugirv when the two
men rode up to him on hotscbacU
and comuianded him to hold up
bis bauds, and at the point of coid
f teel he iravv up his nioriev. The
robbe'S theii tired a tevoiver, and
scar. d MiHir's hor.-e.r which was
htaieling on a bridge. The h.irsvJ
shitd oil' into the water with the
bugirv, nearly drowning Miller.
11c came to town to-day atui re
ported the robbery, but there is
no clue to the perpelrato!8.
FOOTBALL CONTEST.
On New Year- Kay at Tacoma Will
He a V.einoralle Struggle.
Taco.m,Dcc. 20. The Tacoma
football players are moving heaven
and earth in their uitt-rnpt to get
enough practice to defeat the M.
A. A. ('. hoys on 1-iiduy next.
William (ioodwin, formerly of
Yale, now of Seattle, is coaching
them daily and they are said to be
improving under his tutelage.
KEV15KO TAl'.IH'.
It
Will Go Into EiTect n January.
I. 181IJ.
IViuti.ani), lec. 2'.l. Revised
copies ot tlie western ciaesiiieu
rates to go in ellect .lainnuy I,
have just been issued by the
Western Trallii: Association. One
of tlie most important changes in
he rules governing shipments ol
freight is as follows: "When a
reduced rate is given on account
of owner assuming risk of carnage
as expressed in the classification,
shippers must note 'owner s risk'
or the letters 'O. R.' on shipping
ticket of bill of lading. W hen
this is omitted the freight w ill be
charged at the next higher rate, or
where the class names no ciass,
but refers to tarill", it w iil be un
derstood that 20 per cent, addi
tional is to be charged, higher
than the
incuts at
otherwise
class."
rate provided for ship
owner's risk, unless
provided for in this
ANNEXATION Ill'SINESS.
Kalaknmt l'rnsel Annexing the
l ulled States to Ills Inland.
'When I here talk about annex
ing Hawaii to the Culled States,"
says Ch.us Spreckcls, '! am al
ways reminded of " tin episode at a
hanuet given in San Francisco to
the l ite King Kalakaua. He had
made a speech, and i-everal pro
minent Pacific coast men followed,
nearly every one of whom men
tioned, annexation in n jocular or
serious m inner. KalaUatt finally
rose to his feet as one of I hem sat
down, imd said: 'I like this
talk about, annexa'ion very
much, and J have a plan
for carrrying it into execu
tion. I will annex ti e United
States o Hawaii and rule both
countries as emperor as soon as
you are ready. There was nothing
more said at the batupiet about
annexation." Ben Abju in the
New York Press.
"T1X-K" lllKII.O MAN.
Iluwjwii Mlneis Brought Forth a
Lrc;e Wedding l'resei.t.
Colonel Hart, manager of th
Cornucopia mine, of Nclhart. told
an interesting little st. iy the
other evenii g. Here it is': -'One
of the plincipal owirers of the
Mollie tiibson mine at Asen. Cal.,
had a daughter who was married
a few years ago. Shortly after
her return from her wedding trip
she went to her father ai.d told
him f-he wanted a house. Tiie
old gentleman, after a inomeni's
deliberation, Mtid : 'My girl, I'll
tell you what I'll do; I wiil give
you one day's work of any two
men in the mine you may select.'
The bride though' this was rather
a slim allowan.' from one who
could well alibi to be generous
and was not slow to express the
disappointment she felt.
"The young la.ly wr.s vt rr por-i-lar
with the miners, and when
they heard of the pr p .- if ion w huh
their chief hud madelo Lis daugh
ter they indd a meeting and :--iected
the best two workmen fn-ui
among their number. These i.
worthies presented tln-mseivci b -fore
the the young lady, an 1 ;;:';--r
a vast amount of pieimir::-.! v hom
ing and scrajiing the :- ki .'n.in
addressed her as l'ii'ois: 'Say,
Mijs, if you will only cho:.:-f
two fwllers you'll never be s.ury
for it. We'll git an everiastiu"
rustle on 113 an I we'll stick tin
old man li!e for you. You
can just bet y-nir sweet life we will.'
She selected these t-vo ii:er. a;id
on the appointed day t!: y did '.;it
an everlas'in' ru. t'e mi.tiiem, and
they succeed in sticking tlie old
man to the full extent of tinir
Promise. Ore to the vahif of ::!! ,
000 was taken out by thete two
miners in one day, and one. of the
very finest m:insions in Aspen was
the result of their toil snd the selec
tion made bv the vo;;ng l.iide."
Salt Lake Herald.'
FAST MAIL FA CI I.I TIES.
Arraugcment Ueinir C-niii1i-t( .1 to
Hasten lli New Vol k l':i; .or.
CliK'AliO, l-ec.
t!oul:ceiner.t ( f the
2 '. ':
ui:-
cotnt.;. ".n
arrangements bv whirl
ti:-
Yolk Sun. lay paners r.'rl
1 1 . r
mail matter trom that, city :ii
received on the l'acili,- c.;t n mi
ly a day eariier t!ia:: at pteseii',
will be very weicome news. The
plan of tiie new service ha j ir '.
tieen perfected by James K. Wiiite,
general fi'.ii r:tite;id:'iit cf the rail
way mail service. A ne-v thiou.-'i
)(istal-cart:aiu l.tt een New Y: U
and Chicago via Pitt di'i'g i i '.li
ning over the i'i -nnsylvaiiij r'.-.: I.
Il consists of thiee pi: iai c.
two of whicii ii:e fitted with im
proved futn tu:..-- and appliaii-.-'
for distributing mail. A coipso:
experienced jiostiil clerks will man
it. At Pittsburg one of the pos.ta:-
cars is taken up by th" Chicago
limited express and c;ir;ied to Ciii
cago, where il arrives at '.':; x m.
By the new plan the nc'i-paper
and fourth-class mail jj.ii'i s-ven
hours and forty minutes ! etw ecu
New York and Chic.ig-i. At Chi
cago connections aie made wi!h
many western and notil.we;:. t;
roads. By the new train, uai:
from New York will arrive f...:u
three to twenty-four h j-.:rs ai i.er
in large parts of Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebras
ka, Mis. ouri and other ttat-. s far
ther west.
UK W KOTEOF 11 IS ".HKK.
All his NotmIs Slionf il There naa
on Woman ho had Stmlieil.
"It seems to me," said the
young business man to the suc
cessful writer, "that I h-j h
character that runs tiiroU;h near
ly nil your storier."
"It may be," taid tlie . liter,
drtamily. as le studied tl.e
tigures the lUiues were making
in the big open li replace. "1 gen
erally have some out in mind !'"!'
every character I draw, and il
eboraieor molify peculiarities .to
the occasion demands. Is 11. i- :-.
man or a woman V
".V woman noble, pa i 'i:t. s.-Ii
saciilicing and all that."
The wiitel studied the f re m re
intently as he re-lied fl.nviy :
'"Yes, I've tried to ir.itr.iv
several."
"Bull find ce-taiu Ib.tle t r.i::s
in some ol t he characters t: :i
mind me of one of the other,
re
in. !
1 thought pel haps one w:s
rea'.lv
a continuation oi the other."'
"It is pos-ilde," said the writer
thought-iullv. 'The ch.ir cteis
are?''
"fienerally the beroii.es.'
The wiiter blew n'v i -ill' of sm-kc
toward the ceilin;,' an ! said :
"You h ive .--red it. (ae
woman has l.e.-n the heioiuo of
most of my slorii s.'
"Ftut where did y.-u find ore
who has been t!i:o-u'i s.i !!V:eV.''
"1 didn't. I've s intey tt'ld ed
one, and from wh.etl h.ive seen
portrayed what I think si.e'.i do in
dillereiit trying silu iti :ii-.''
"Whoissh ' .' I de lik.-to I-,, et
her."
"Really?" aked ihe wii'er.
'indea ! I would."
"Kim; with me hi n:uht. She's
my wife." Chieatro Ti ibui;.-.
Ieote.l tu liritUb I ntt-retti.
Naxoit'i, In iia, I - c.
Indian national f-'i;ieK
.The
l pel t 1
here to-uay. r.ignt ni.niir.-i noi-cg-ttes
were present. Fxpres-;on
of the linn t ti:rne.-: love ki- I 1- y
ally to tin at Biitaiti w:e; made j:t
the oper.i:g. Tii" Mv.r.pi'.s ol
I.ansdov, k viceroy of iie.ii1., 1
been making a lo'ii:' of Ihe country
and is every wdu-re r . ei vi d i; '.
t he w arme-4 expression of i"' :tl v
and devotion l ) the !-rii:.-ii i. te:
ests.
Iluntlnfr Ai'ri-l',nt t-i it I'rincr,
I.oxpox", lti'. I".'. The ii.j.:;is
from which Pi inje Chii'ti. n, of
Hchlpswiir-Ib Istt ii: Soi;di5 ti rg, i
sullering are the result of nu ;-.cci-dent.
The -::ei n a:-d nn ir.' i rs of
the royal f.iiniiv ; re rperdi-'g
the Chi it ma- b. 'i 'ir. s at t isb.ntte
House, lsl of Wi,bt. Tiie day
before Christina t: e pr.i-y w::s
htintitig. The bird? rose !:w. en
hp I In Ice of ( 'feu. in: ! ht :i i -1 I 'i-i nee
Christian. The foiin-r tin d, but iaCons of the neturality lawe by
unfortunately did i o: a:m high Miarcia's band of revolutions. If
enoiii:h. Th.eeshot entered I'rinee i eies.-ary to pievent thes'! ni-n
Christian's face, dettroying ont I roin crossing backwards and for
eye. " Iwatds between Mexico and the
A COSTLNUED STORM
It Has Pioslrated the Wires and
Delayed Tiains,
IIII.il V. ATLK AT roitmxD.
'u V.'i !a:E8t: Ki-:ig .piu)j isd
to i Ita.t. D.uars
- t ci Ictia.
Puki i and, lec. 2;t. The Soutli
em I'aeifc pesenger train that
wac. due at 7 . i. arrived in the
a lei't.oon. The delay .vis at New
Era, wj.eic the washout oecuired
last night. Fair time was made
t.li-lhis point whs reached, but the
repia'td embankment was too
shaky lo pel mil oi 'the train going
over till n had b-jtn repaired ur
th(.r. ihe wiies whi'h have been
down ou the Siititharii Pacific line
i. re b.-irg put up'.slowly. Late this
vfTihigeohiiiuinicntion was iiretty
well i.'.-ihb!.ched nil over the line.
Tilli OTHER UOAI1S.
Ti -'r.'.iii.j,
.1 '- on
Njrt!:fin Pacilit; through
ai:d th ).e fiom the Sound,
tin.'-.'. The morning tra.n
ie.t!;d
el'K
at the ustii.1
hour,
i iii;.i 'lie oh" tnc at 4 o'clock aiso
'--.if i'i. 'e!'V lit t le 1 r 'libiH is b'.-iiei
t - o
la' ues.ccd by tiiis read in iom
piir.M'ti with i1'!.- otl.eiP.
Tt.e I'nion Pacific that w as due
t '.'o'clock arrived at 11:43.
l'iieie was no paitieular point of
delay, but the trouble was between
heie and tiia Tiie Italics, where
1 lie v. ires are down, Citis lig trains
! , ii'.ove rlo'vly awaiting orders.
There is a h- avy riio'.vfiill in the
In ;i:,d l nipire v.hi.-h tlire&teiis to
i.el.'y trains.
i ih: i:i vi:r msixii at i-oktlasd.
The river i.-i rising and should it
'oiuinue to rise to-night the same
in hist night, when il gained near
ly a hot in twelve hours, tl.eie
Alii be a general stamped admit
i he docks iu the lower part oi the
city to remove gjeds to a place ot
safety.
The ri e in too river has beei.
v:y rt i l, as three das ago it
war- ::ol noticeable iu the lraf-t
No-.v : he river is ru.-Lii g towards
the Columbia al a tcrrilic speed,
.'.iid etie watching trom the thore
i-.i not ice the larjv. uinttej of
d i't w lii j ling ast.
Should the heavy rainacontinue
fis they have, it is feared that the
river will rise- to such a height as
to do a vast amount of damage,
audit isa.juestion ag to whether it
might cipuii the big 11 jod of Feb
ruary, lS'.K), when the water came
up as high as Th::d street, though
he circumstances are little a differ
ent, there being nearly a f-jet cf
snow iu the valley at that time.
The locks at Oregon City have
been closed, and will remain so
dining high water.
Tim Cnlonl&l laillament CIsd.
Mki not itxr, Dec. 2f.i. The gov
i ninr ol" Victoiia piorogucd the
loijii iid pailiament to-day. His
fsceilency, in closing the session
said he regretted difficulties had
ari.-eii in d.-a!ii!g with the com
iu'.;)ve:i!th bill, but. he be!ievel
the federation of the Australian
e. ionics was only delayed, not de
feated, lie a Ided that tiie finan
cial ; rojieets of ilia colony were
piomisiug and good reports were
icccivtd concerning the harvest.
baii;e In German SJIulstors.
P.:.i!i.'s. IVc. 2J. Tiie North
(i--ruian (iaettvj says it learns
iron i reliable sources that Ir. von
Holleiibiim, lit reseut German
minister to Japan, will be trans
ferred to Washington, where he
wiil represent liemany in place of
Count Aicoval'cy, who died nunc
liiiu-Ao. Baton von Gutschiaid,
who is no.v German minister to
Chdi, wili be transferred toTokio,
to take the place made vacant by
th-j tr;i'ifer of l'r. von Holitn
bum. lr. von Winckler, now
ho -lit. it the position of secretary
oi the vierman legation at Con-f-taif.inopie.
will be appointed
lainis'tr to Mexico.
.loiiiie; the Mritrnn Insargiints.
l'-iiowNsvi i.i.r, Tex., Dec. 2'.b It
i.j tepoi tcd that a party of armed
men are c.tmped near Tampaquez
t.tn.h ou the dividing line of
Cameron and Hidalgo counties.
I'hty arc under the command of
Frai"cesca Aredandos, a deserter
from the Mexican army, and it is
supposed they intend joining the
;ti.a outlaw. Alamo, the Mexi
can who committed two ooii'drrs
on l'iidro island, Texas, and w ho
was s. reded by the Mexican au
thoiilico, and w as being held ( end
ing the issue cf extradition'pnper?,
. aix"! with live others from the
Mair.iiioras jail last night and
eros-e I the liver to Texas to join
Ar--iando's band. Garza's men
are reported hiding ina chapparal.
THE MKXICAN lNBlBOEST!.
rin-y Arr (ililnt; tint I'. S. Tro-ips
M ui'.k Trouble.
WA.-uiN(iT0.s, Pee. 2:. Acting
.-ecret.ity tirant said to-day that
i.i r- g.ii'.h-d the situation on the
Mexican fiontier as erlous, m
t'i;tt tne war depaitaient was ex
erting itself to prevent further vio-
Unitt-J Stales, the entire military
fi'ice under Generil Sttnley't
cimma:i 1 r, ill be distributed along
I lie no; tli bank of the Rio Grande.
It is s.tid at the war department
that Garda's movement is gaining
:-tip:i.' h, i.otwithstanding the ef
iorts of tjie United States and Mex
ican troops to prevent it. Inas
much i's tha Rio (ira tide is ford
able s.-ie:i moniihsin theyear.and
the levohitiouists Lave many
UieBiis on each si.lc ot tLe river,
who ketj them advised promptly
of every move of the government
forces, tiie task before General
Stanley's troops of rreventint?
them i'i oin crossing ie full of dilii
culiy. TELKli'.'.ArillO B UK VI TIE. 3
Edward J. Tracy was yesterday
appointed s'ate treasurer cf Flor
ida, vice F. J. Pond, deceased.
The residence of T. J. Clancy
was totally destroyed by lire at
Uall.i Walla last night. Loss
f2iM.I0.
The oi ui.scr San Francisco yes
tirday arrived at San l'iego, Cal.,
where she wiil wait for orders
from the navy depaitmcnt.
Mil lieal Blake, a young man
working in the Elv'uui mine at
Butt ", .Mont., yestvi'.lay fell down
a 130-foot shaft mid was instantly
kiiLd.
I-'e Mlyht Have lieiii Innocent.
Pi TXAM.Conn., Hec. 2S. Chas.
N. Culler died here a few daye ago
amid turroundings indicative of
extreme ovi rt but leaving an
:-s-Mte es'inr.tted at $100,tK,K). One
u ght away btck iu tke '30s,
Chariei Collins was ehot dead
while crossing a bridge, and it was
g'-neiiilly lieheved that Cutler was
the iiiuideier. Cutler and Collins
had been sui'ors for the eame girl
and the rivalry had "hanged the
tnee f.i.-iids into bitter enemies.
I he glil seemed to prefer Collins,
at:d suspicion was directed to
Cuth r. He was arrested, but the
evidence was insufficient to hold
him. and the murder was never
av nged. Alter this episode m
lis lde Culler became a recluse
an 1 a miner.
C.-w t;oy un a Tsar.
San Axiom. i. Tex., l)ev. 28.
H.-.If a (iozcii io,vboys took possee-
s on el a south-hound passenger
train on the International & Great
Norihein railroad, - forty miles
north of here, last night. They
boarded the train at Cuda station,
and their f.rst, act was to force a
Chicago dinmuur off the moving
t ain because be wore a red cravat
and hiiih silk bat. They then
made a. number of young ladies in
the Pullman coach sing for thens.
enforcing all their demands with
drawn pistols. They ruled the
train for twenty miles, when they
stepped effat a way station.
A 1'our.g Woman M ordered.
Puii.Apti.rii a, Dec. 23. The
dead body of a young giil named
Ellen Wi'irer was found in a
broom fac'o y this morning, lying
on the 11 .or in a puol of blood with,
her skull ciushed. The police
have arrest ..-.I John P. Ilanney on
a charge cf mnrdciing ihe girl.
Some years go Hanney betrayed
thegi'l. Lal-ly the girl has been
miiii.ni: fivip-ient calls upon Ilan
ney for money to support her
child, and it is Eaid Le made a
threat to kill her.
No Itrlian I.-..lt inulty to be Paid,
WAsiiiM.ro.v, Pec. 29. None of
the officials of the department of
state have have any knowledge of
auy agreement made t y this gov
ernment witii that cf Italy tot-ay
indemnity .n account f the New
Orleans affair, as reported by Eng
lish correspondents at Rome, ho
far as learned, correspondence on
tiie subject between the two gov
ernments, which wa3 interrupted
last spring by the recall of the
Italian minister, has never been
reope.ied.
fht Without Any Causa.
Ri:so, New, Pec. 23. A man
named Ben Pierce shot Tatey
Hamilton, an employe of the Ne
vada A California railroad, in tho
Runs house last night. The wound
is said to be of a very dangerous
character, it being about an inch
below the heart. The t-hooting is
said to have been without jrovo
cittion. Pierce is in jail.
A Desperate 'Old Man,
Pahis, Pec. 2:t. An old man
living in the eastern department
killed his son in a -piarrel over a
legacy. When the gendarmes ar
rived to arrest, him he barricaded
himself in tiie house. He fired at
the gendarpaes, whereupon a sec
ond gendarme leveled his pistol
at tlie murderer and ki led him.
A Calnrso Impostor FJnad.
Ottawa, Out., Pec. .2'). The
minister of customs has intiicted a
fine of 5') upon a Chinaman at
Victoria, B. C, for endeavoring to
defra:id the dipartmuiit by per
sonating another individual, with
a view of obtaining a permit to
return to Canada.
ltusk Fires In South WaUs.
Svnst:v, X. S. W, Pec. 29.
Extensive bush lires have swept.
oer tii- districts ot Albany,
W'ig;:a Wigga, Teuiora and Mud ?,
gee. causing immense damage to '
crops. A huge number of live
st. ck were burned to death.
Rccrrtarj Foster Out Again.
"Wa.su-n(;ton. Pec. 2'J. Secre
tary Foster went out for a short
drive to-day. ,lt is stated that he
is so much impioved in health
that he will attend the meeting of
the cabii ci to-morrow .
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