8ATURDAY DECEMBER 9, 1899
TEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wednesday's Dolly.
Hon. W. H. H. Duf ur ia in the city
William Vanderpool, of Dufur, is in
the city. .
Charles N. Clarke, of Hood River, is
in the city.
i
K. J. Glnn, of Moro, is registered at
the Umatilla house.
C. L. Solomon, one of Prineville's
enterprising merchants, is here wait
ing for the arrival of freight from below.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Lord, of this city,
left Portland at 7 o'clock this morn
ing for San Francisco, where they will
spend tbe winter.
Senator Carter, of. Montana, has en
tered a protest against tbe seating of
Senator elect Clark, of that state, on
the grounds that Clark bought bis
election. ,
Dr. E. L' Irvine, who was second
physician at the state insane asylum
under Dr. Lane, has again been com- j
mitted as an inmate otxhat Instir."t ;on
on his own request. ;, He wasdiscbured
last September.' Morphine ia the ;uuse
of his downfall. ' .
K-. The- municipal election of Hood
' River was Held, yesterday, and of
ficers chosen are: Dr. N. C. BiW.us,
mayor; J. Li. Nickelsen, recorder; Geo.
P. Crowell,' tt easu'rer; A. S. Blowers.
Dick McDonough, C. A. Bell and E. S
Olinger, cpuncilmen. All the success
ful candidates received large majorit
ies. ' ' ' '
The editor ot the Pomeroy Independ
ent, who is said to also be a preacher,
announces that for the next five years
be will conduct marriage ceremonies
for the returned volunteers free of
charge, besides .baptizing the first
babies, and in the events of any deaths
during that time he would minister at
the burial.
Passing forged checks seems to tea
favorite scheme among swindlers
lately. Reports come f'om several
Willamette valley towns of a number
of clever forgeries having been passed,
and within the past few months three
or four business men in Tbe Dalles
' have been caught by bogus paper
being passed on .them..
W. N Wiley came in yesterday from
Antelope, where he has been develop
ing some mines. He U well satisfied
with the prospects, and says the coun-
try on Trout creek, beyond Antelope,
Is destined in the -near future to have
some fine paying properties developed
Work on the Oregon King is beim
pushed day and night, and on other
mines considerable development .work
is being done. Mr. Wiley expects
one and perhaps two quartz mills to
be built there the coming 6eason.
In the' Pendleton city election for
municipal officers for tbe coming two
years, Dr. F. W. Vincent, tbe present
incumbent, was elected mayor by a
two-to-oijfi yote, over Dr. C. J. Whit
aker; J. Tfl. Heathman was elected
marshal; J. E. Bean, recorder; Charles
H. Milton, treasury; cpuncilmen, first
ward.F.B. Clapton, E. J. Summerville;
second ward. G. A. Hartman, H.. F.
Johnson; third ward, C. E. Roose
velt, Edwin Switzler; fourth ward,
T. B. Weils, I'ba'rle, Fruzier.
sons who mi rdered W. B. Shanklln,
which raurdrr was committed near
Kelso, Co wliiz county, November 22,
1899.
The O. R. & N. Co. is beginning
work on a cut below Cascade Locks
that will take, a bad curve out of the
the track and also avoid one of the
most dangerous places ou the road be
tween here n.d Portland.
The biisines men's carnival being
arranged by the ladies of the M. n.
church, will be held in Vogt opera
house on Tuelay night of next week
Besides the character parade there
will be a proc am rendered.
At a meeting of tne directors of the
Commercial C'mb held last night L. E.
Crowe was fleeted president; M. T.
Nolan, vice-p-esUent; F. Menefee,
secretary, ann C. L Phillips, treasurer
The next mr. Mng will, be held at the
call of tbe pn-.-ideot. .
The roads leading south from The
Dalles are n t orted to be in fearful
condition. In many places wagons go
down to the axle In the mud. and it is
almost impost! ole to get through with
heavy loads. Tbe condition of the
roads accounts for tbe . present dull
business.
. W. J. Curry, alias Daucet, who for
ged checks to the amount of about
$500 on the Aberdeen Lumber
.Company, and succeeded In cashing
most' of them a few weeks since, was
arrested in Wisconsin, brought back
and sent to the penitentiary for five
yeare.
One consolation for getting old is
the fact that after ' a certain age one
never has the appendicitis! "' The ap
pendix begins shriveling up before
forty years of age and gradually closes.
Albany Democrat. According to this
theory,' our Heavenly Father is kind to
people after they reach a certain age.
Night before last' an attempt, was
made to break intoF. Lemke's saloon
A window ;glas8 in the rear of the
build ing was broken so that the catch
which holds it could be reached, but
the would-be burglar did not effect an
entrance It is supposed that Mr.
Lemke's big dog, who is left in tbe
saloons of riigbta, made such a dis
turbance' that he scared the robber
away.
The directors o.f the Antelope Gold
& Silver Mining Co. held a meeting
last night and paid off their employes
for work already tone, and instructed
tbe s uperintendent, W. N Wiley,, to
con'ioue the development work on
ledges owned by tbe company near
.t.ielope. Thesuperintendentexpecta.
to purchase a press drill and other
ui-oliinery necessary to facilitate the
work. ' :
,' The. engine to be uaed by the Win
ans brothers in dragging the logs
from .the bluffs of the upper Hood
river down to the stream has arrived
at Hood River and is being transport
ed up into the timber belt, with 500
feet of cable. Logs have been thrown
into the river, and some of them are
coming down of their own accord,
showing that it is pobsible to run logs
down Hood river, an experiment that
has given no little concern.
From Thursday's Dally.
C F. Witberow, of Wind River, is
In the city.:
A. J. Dufur, of Portland, was in tbe
city today. .
J. C. Wingfleld and W. J. Davidson,
ot Endereby, were in town last night.
. Mrs. L. Humphrey, arrived here last
evening from Portland, and she and
Mr. Humphrey will become perma
nent residents of the city.
The gross receipts of tbe Thanks
giving ball given by Jackson Engine
Co., were tlU.and the expenses 858.15,
leaving oz.oo to oe mrueu into tne
chemical engine fund.
H. G. Smith, of Portland, and family
arrived in the city last evening and
will visit for a few days .with Mr.
Smith's brother, C. S. Smith, and bis
sister, Mrs. A. M. Allen.
The people of Eugene are to have a
training class in scientific cookery.
The people up that wiy would be
thankful probably to be instructed in
the science of getting something to
cook.
Tom Brogan and wife, of Antelope,
arrived in the city Tuesday aftornoon
and left this morning for a short visit
to Portland.. They were accompanied
by Misses Maggie Brogan, and Annie
O'Brien, of this city.
August Buchler -was down to Cas
cade Locks yesterday and reports the
government work at the lower end of
the looks progressing rapidly. At
present there are about CO men em
ployed on tbe works.
Governor Rogers, of Washington,
has issued a proclamation offering ' a
reward of $300 for the apprehension
and conviction Of the person or per-
From Friday's Dally. ,
John Hull, of Grants Is in the city.
R. H. Webber returned last night
from a visit to Portland. .
Another construction camp was- es
tablished yesterday on the line of the
portage road. j -.:
J. M. Sex 'i-, f "Dii-kenson. county,'
Kansas, is here visiting his brother,
Deputy Sheriff Sexton. .'. .......... ... - .
' Mrs. E. Beker, of Goldendale, left by
boat this morning for Portland, where
she goes to have her eyes treated.
Today the sheriff turned over to the
county treasurer $4,872.32, taxes col
lected during the month of November.
Services at tbe Luthern church Sun
day eve.Dec. 10th, at 8 o'clock conduct
ed by Rev. W. Brenner of Oregon City.'
C -C. Elwood, proprietor of tbe
Goldendale stage line, leaves tonight
for Chicago. . He expects to be gone
about a month. .
J. P. O'Brien and a number of other
O. R. & N. official! are here inquiring
into the causes of the recent accidents
that have occurred on the. road. ..
The crews on the Dalles City and
Regulator have changed boats, Capt.
Alden taking charge of the Regulator
and Capt. Short, the Dalles City.
This afternoon Drs. Geiaendrrffer
and Logan operated . on little Earl
Swain for appendicitis. At the time
of going to press tbe operation was not
completed.
W. V. . Gates, .. proprietor of the
Prlnevtlle water works and electric
light plant, was in the city last even
ing en route to Prineviile. He went
by way of Moro. - . . '
Baker county seems to have attrac
tions for' Portland attorneys. Kx-
Senator Mitchell has opened an office
in Baker City and F. A. E. Starr has
located at Sampler. . , ,
.Superintendent powhing, of, the
Clackamas hatchery, has 6,000,000 sal
mon eggs, nearly all hatched out.. He
expects to receive another 1,000,000
eggs from the Rogue Rlvar hatchery
in a day or two. . J. W. . Berriam, of
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Heada
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uarters for....
Farmers' and Miners' Tools. Poultry getting.
Powder, Fuse and Giant Caps. Fruit Netting.
Rubber and Cotton Hose.
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Shot Guns and Revolvers.
Garden Tools. -Barb
Wire and Nails.
Bicycle Tires.
Carpenters' Tools.
Wrought Iron Pipe.
Plumbing Goods.
Marlin and Winchester Rifles.
Fishing Tackle.
Bicycle Sundries.
Crawford, Cleveland and Golden Eagle Bicycles:
Delft Blue and White Enameled Ware.
A Complete Line of Spraying Material for Fruit Growers.
Dunn's No. 1 Spray, also Lime, Sulphur and Salt
Garland Stoves and Steel Ranges.
In addition to the above we run . a Tin and Plumbing Shop,
Bicycle Repair Shop an I General Machine Shop.
Onr ftrnpftrvTiinft is cormilfite in everv resnect
v J X W JL
Give us a call before buying elsewhere.
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Clackamas, superintenduet of the
Rogue river hatchery, has taken
7,500,000 Chinook salmon eggs this
season, and is now taking tbe roe of
silversldes.
The Seattle Post-Intelligencerchang
ed management yesterday. The new
owners are supposed to be Northern
Pacific people. S. P. Weeton is busi
ness manager.
Subscribers to the Daily Times-
Mountaineer may have tbe household,
a 32 page, highly Illustrated Dome
journal for 50 cents a year. Call at
this office for sample copies.
P. F. Chandler, editor of the Grant
County News, accompanied by bis wife
came up on the b'oat last evening and
left on the 11:30 train for Baker City,
en route to their home at Canyon.
At Republic, Wash., last Wednesday
Deputy Sheriff Swan shot and almost
Instantly killed Joe Williams, a gamb
ler. Swan was attempting to arrest
Williams when the shooting occurred.
Adjutant Marion Evans, junior sold
ier secretary, will hold meeting? Sat
urday evening and all day Sunday at
the Salvation Army barracks. The
subject of his discourses will be "home
life."
The checks for the payment of the
fifth dividend declared by Receiver
H. S. Wilson to creditors of The
Dalles National bank have been re
ceived and will be delivered to claim
ants upon application.
It will soon be determined if Mr.
Story is reality mayor or . of Portland,
or whetber.be has been holding the
office wrongfully since-his alleged elec
tion by the council. The case is on
trial before a' jury in judge Frazer's
court.
This afternoon Sherriff ... Kelly sold
three shares of the capital block In
the Hood River FrultGrowers Union,
owned by J. H. and B. F. Shoemaker,
to satisfy a judgment for 8229.85 in
favor of Mrs. S. J. La France. They
were bought in for $6.
. . Douglas county - circuit court has
just sent a young woman to tbe pen
itentiary for horse stealing.;. Her
name is Dora Cole, and she is said to be
a tramp. She plead guilty to stealing
the horse and was . sentenced to one
year at bard labor In the penlteqtiary.
Wm. Perkins, her associate in' crime,
was given two years..
Temple Lodge, A. O. U. W, elected
officers last night as follows: Geo. F.
Ross, master workman; Geo Jolea,
foreman; T. F. Wood, overseer; J. F.
Hawortb, recorder; C. W. Myer, finan
cier ; C. F. Stephens, receiver: Char-,
les Jones, guide; J. Fisher, inside
watchman;F . Lemke, outside watch
man; C J. Crendall, trustee.
Hon. F. N. Jones. Is In from his
ranch today and says sheepmen in .the
vicinity of Bakeoven are quite rest
less. . Unsually at this season of tbe
year they have to worry about getting
feed for their flocks, but now they have
nothing to do except to watch "their
sheep feed on the abundant grass that
is everywhere on tbe range, hence
they are feeling discontent.
Miss Doda Alexander died at the
borne of her mother on Fourth street
at five o'clock this morning, after an
illness of only a few days with rheu
matic fever. Her sudden death is a ter
rible shock to Mrs. Alexander, who is
in the laststagea of consumption. Miss
Alexander was about 22 years, of age,
and had resided in The Dalles for a
number of years. . The funeral will
take place from the 'family residence
on Fourth street at 2 P. M. tomorrow.
This morning Harvey Kotzniao was
arrested at Gresham, in Multnomah
county, on a warrant sent there by
Sheriff Kelly. Last October Kotzman
passed two forged checks In this city
on Moore Bros., of Moro. One tor
935.70 was cashed by O. F. Michelbach
and the other for $56 was taken by H.
L. Kuck. Sheriff Kelly leaves on the
afternoon train for Gresham to bring
Kotzman here for trial. Mr. Kelly is
doing a pretry good business in captur
ing forgers, and if be keeps up tbe
good work will cause them to give
Wasco couoty the go-by.
NINETY BOERS
MASACRED
British Soldiers Charged
With Butchery
New York, Dec. 5. A dispatch to
the World from London says: Ugly
charges are made against British sol
aiers at HJana s laagto by a corres
pondent of the leading Amsterdam
paper, the Algemin Handelsblad, who
visited the Boer prisoners aboard the
guardship Penelope, In Simons bay,
It is charged that tbe prisoners and
the wounded were robbed of every
thing valuable, even wedding rings,
and that in one case a Boer's finger
was cut off to get a ring. The corres
pondent says:
"Never have I thought Englishmen
to te such brutes. - I imagine that
about 90 men were behind a kopje
when about 300 lancers attacked them.
The Boers bad to surrender to such
overwhelming numbers and threw
down their weapons in token of sub
mission. But the captain of the lancers
shouted 'Kill the ,' whereupon a tre
mendous massacre ensued. Sousen-
tbaler, the only prisoner among them,
was spared because v be . had remained
flat on the ground." -
Remarkabln corroboration of this
charge is furnished by a letter written
by Private Dolan, of tbe Fifth lancers,
about obviously tbe same incidental
Eland'a laagto. He- describes how
the lancers charged a kopje, adding as
soon as they saw the lancers they
threw up their rifles anl ammunition
and cried 'friends.' But it was no go,
for they fired on the Red Cross and we
had no mercy for them." '
into LadyBmith shows the Boers guns
were still active.
'It is alo poin ted out that all sug
gestions of weakening refer to tbe Free
Staters. The Transvaal Boers are
still full of fight, though it is reiterated
they are short of supplies."
TBE ROBERTS CONTROVERSY.
Indications Are That the Utah Represent
ative Will Not Be Seated.
Washington, Dec. 5. The senate
finance bill was well received by the
republican members of the house, who
framed the bouse bill.
After reading the message Taylor's
resolution was taken up. Taylor con
tended first that Roberts' conviction
of violations of tbe Edmunds law ren
dered him Ineligible; second, that if
since guilty of polygamy, he is still
ineligible under that act that a polyga
mist within tbe meaning of the deri
sion of the supreme conrt is Ineligible
independent of that statute; and further
that the compact between Utah and
the United States justifies the house
in refusing him admission. Taylor
urged that it would be better for the
house to exclude Roberts than to ex
pell him. The authorities he said were
against the rights of the house to ex-
pell a member for acts done prior to
the election.
A BIG BATTLE
EXPECTED
TO SUPPLANT BDUEB.
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Chaplala Gilbert's lecture.
It was au enthusiastic and attentive
crowd that attended the lecture, given
by Chaplain W. S. Gilbert in the M.
E.church Tuesday evening, and favored
indeed were those who were fortunate
enough to be present. His bearers
could not wonder why Mr. Gilbert was
so popular with the boys of the Second
Oregon, after having listened to him
relate his experiences in ' the Philip
pines and also an account of the voy
age going over and coming back. . He
told the whole story in the brief space
of an hour and a half; and during the
entire talk- be kept his audience in-
teresn U ' Mr. Gilbert certainly has
a bappy faculty of relating anecdotes,
and he glides readily from the sad to
the mirthful, having one moment his
hearers ready to shed tears and the
next moment convulsed in laughter.
He relates many, sad incidents - of
soldier - life on the islands, 'but finds
enough happy features in soldiering to
not weary the listeners.
Chaplain Gilbert was the idol of the
men who made up the Second Oregon',
and was unquestionably a friend to
them all, for many a pang of suffering
was made "less bitter by his kindly
ministrations during the campaign in
the tropics. -
t " Hangers -on in Washington.
In the national , capital are congre
gated the failures of our political
society, the bankrupts of our partisan
system. Tbe broken-down politician,
falling in. all else, hies him thither.
The departments are Crammed with
envious men afli Spiteful' women; tbe
unhappy derelicts of party warfare,
tossing about upon a sea of ilrequltted
uncertitude ' No man or women among
tbem Is sure of anything. They have
all seen batter days. Yet they may
see worse They live from hand to
mouth. Huddled togeter at slose quar
ters, they have but one object In life
to keep their paltry places and being
of tbe same condition and of a single
mind, it is easy for these poor 'devils to
generate a buzzing that for a moment
sounds like public opinion. Courier-Journal.
Club Election. .
Tuesday night the annual election of
dl-ectors for Tbe Dalles Commercial
& Athletic club was held in the club
rooms, and quite a large number of
member was present. The directors
chosen for the ensuing year are T. J.
Seufert, M. T. Nolan, C. L. Phillips,
H. W. French, A. S. Bennett, F. Men
efee and L. E. Crowe. The directors
will meet in a short time and elect a
president, vice-president, secretary and
treasurer. It was also ladies' night at
the club, and the D. C. & A. C. band
gave a splendid concert, rendering
some musical selections that were ex
cellent. Tbe band is certainly becom
ing quite proficient, and will compare
favorably with any band ia the state.
Lord Roberts Goes to Africa to Take
preme Command.
New Yobk, Dec. 5. A dispatch to
the World from London says: Field
Marshal Lord Roberts will be ordered
to Cape town to take chief command of
all the British forces in South Africa,
according to a rumor prevalent tonight
superseding General Buller. Lord
Roberta ranks next to Lord Wolseley
the commander-in-chief of her maj
esty's forces. This news caused a de
cided commotion in military quarters,
which were greatly agitated by the
ordering out of 10,000 fresh men under
Major-General Thomas Kelly-Kenny,
inspector-general of the auxiliary
forces, and recruiting.
' Military experts think General Bui
ler has enough to do to look after
Natal, while Generals Gatacre, French
and Metbuen are operating almost as
independent commanders. Continen
tal critics Insist that the Boer tactics
will land General Methuen at Klmber
ley so weakened that he will not be
able to move toward Bloemfonteln or
Pretoria, because his lines behind will
be cut by raiders. The same author
ties declare tbat the Free Staters can
hold Generals French and Gatacre,
while all tbe remaining Boers those
in. the east will meet General Bul
ler at Tugela river and eventually
wear out Geoeaal White at Ladysmith.
The mobility of the Boers is a soufoe
of constant surprise and anxiety to the'
British authorities. Tliu etiwire Brit
ish public, from royalty to the lower
classes, is plunged into amazement
and grief at the frightful lossses in
battle. The queen now goes about
her dally functions with red eyes and
is reported to weep and bemoan the
death of her soldiers and the terrible
ravages of war.
' THE EDO 18 NOT YET.
There
Will Still Ha War Against Insur
gents in the Philippines.
New York. Dec. 7. A dispatch to
the Herald from Manila says: Hope
of endiug tbe insurrection.aod baiting
military operations In the Philippines,
which seemed so bright a few days ago,
has again faded into tbe uncertain
future.
Much baa been accomplished. Dur
ing the last few weeks the campaign '
has oeen almost -phenomenal. In
dreadful westher, through a devastated
country, across -swollen rivers, along'
roads tbat wer6 impassible for wagons,
artillery and in some cases for cavalry
the advance has been so rapid and In
so many, directions that they have
often been beyond . the military tele
graph lines and operations baye nec
essarily been Independently conducted
by the field commanders. The army
is rightfully proud.
The insurgents have had a series of
routs, and disasters. ' The slaughter
has been great. ' They have , lost a
large quantity of supplies and muni
tions of war and more than 1000 of
their armed men have surrendered or
been captured during their, retreat in
the last few weeks. Their govern
ment' has been scattered or captured.
What of it is at liberty. is in fight. . A
portion of Aguinaldo's family are in
our lines. Agui'naldo himself is a
fugitive.
Notwithstanding all this there Is no
reason for an extreme optimistic view
of the situation." "".Nothing more Is
heard of having the rebellion stamped
out in tbe course of a few days. That
sort of talk only lasted while the in
surge nt leader was slipping away last
week. Field commanders now think
that tbe end is still afar.
STIIX HAMMERING. AW AT. '
Boers Continue to Bombard tne British at
LadTtmlth. ...
London, Dec. 7. The war office has
received the following message from
General Forestier Waker, the British
commander at Cape Town:
"Wednesday, Dec.. 6.r-General Me
thuen wires today that he has resumed
command, and is nightly in communica
tion witn Klmberley. The health ' of
the troops is excellent. ' A ttory was
current at Durban December 5, to the
effect that tbe Boers made what is
thought to have been their final effort
to capture Ladysmith on December 4,
and were defeated, and retreated. The
story was brought by. runners, and
should be recleved with reservation.
"According U this report, the Boers
opened a furieus bombardment during
tbe morning of December 4, and con
tinued it for hours, -when the British
finally silenced tbe Boers guns, made
a sortie, and bard fighting followed,
the Boers retreated after ' very heavy
losses, estimated in hundreads. The
dispatches from Frere camp partially
confirmed the retirement of the Free
State burghers from the vicinity" of
Ladysmith, , but - do not indicate that
the result of the defeat on the prnviovs
day, while a statement in the same
ais patches that the Boers were firing
Mexican-Yaqni War.
Chicago, Dec. 6. A special to the
Record from Ortiz, Mex., says: A
courier has just arriyed here from the
scene of the Yaqui war with dispatches
from General Torres ior the war de
partment. The courier 'reports that
fighting between the'- Yaqui Indians
and General Torres' troops ceased
November 28, the Indiana retreating
toward Tonicbl. Several hundred
Yaquis, who have been in a strongly
fortified position near Sahuaripa, it is
thought, are preparing to join tbe main
body of braves driven: back by General
Torres. Signal fires indicated a con
certea movement Dy tne Indians was
being planned. V-'u.. .
The courier says the Yaquis losses
in killed and wounded during the ten
days' engagement were estimated at
200. The Mexican losses were 15 killed
and 30 wounded.
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"Moonshine' Bnttermakers.
Chicago, Dec. 5. In a basement at
282 284 East Sixty-third street, govern
ment omcers ana police unearthed a
complete outfit for the maunfacture of
oleomargarine, and arrested Philemon
Berry and Hugh B. - Cameron, who
were at work in the illicit plant. Tbe
basement was filled with tubs, barrels
and butterine presses and other para
phernalia used in the manufacture of
oleomargarine, and these were confis
cated. The two men were held to the
federal grand jury In $1000 ; bonds
each. ' . v;. ' ,
As manufacturers of oleomargarine,
they are liable to a revenue tax of
680 a year, which had not been. paid.
It is said tbe factory had been in
operation a year and one-half and that
It Will Occur at Tugela
River.
New York, Dec. 6. A dispatch to
the Tribune from London says: From
Natal the press dispatches which came
through yesterday were' forecasts of
the terrible battle impendlug on the
Tugela river. It Is now certain tbat
the Boers are in great force on the
further side of tbe river. The Boer
army, which invaded Natal, was put by
eood judges at 25,000 to 30,000 men.
If we accept the latter figure, and de
duct 2,000 for losses which may have
been made good by disloyal Dutch
recruits from Natal, and another
iu.uuu ior tne remaining force at
Ladysmith, the total of tbe army con-
Iron ting General Buller may be from
15,000 to 20,000 men. A deceslve
battle is expected when the opposing
forces meet at Tugela.
force consisted of company B, of the
Thirty-third regiment, and 150 sick
men. many of trhum shared in the first
attack, which Was made at 4 -n
the morning, and lasted until bo'.
The Filipinos, who were estimated to
have numbered about 800 men and who
were commanded by General Mlno.
came irom tne outskirts of the town.
Fighting was house to house and almost
hand to hand. Tbe Americans cap
tured 84 rifles and several prisoners.
The official report says three men were
wounded Colonel Bisbee is sending
reinforcements to Vigaa on the gun
boat Wheeling
Colonel Parker praises the bravery
of the sick American soldiers. Every
man who was able to stand, bandied
rifle during the attack
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Reduced Prices, .
the me did a large business in this
city. ' : '
Trade of Puerto Rico.
Washington. Dec". 5. The war
department has made public a state
ment of exports and) imports at the five
principle ports of Puerto Rico for tbe
months of May, June and July, 1899.
Tbe report shows a slight balance Of
trade in favor of these ports of 347,882.
The total of imports into the ports
named for the threennonth is $2,872,618.
The exports during the same period
wero-$2,920.500. J There was exported
to the Uniwd. States durinir the three j
months (821,672 worth of merchandise,
and there was exported from the United
States $973,545 worth.
New Volume Conit Records.
Saiem, Dec. 5. The printing of vol
ume 33, Oregon supreme court reports,
has been completed and the index is
being compiled. Attorneys, have been
looking for this ydl'ilme of the reports
for some time, but its publication has
been delayed. The printing of the
legislative journals, session laws, etc.,
took precedence and the reports had
to wait. Other delays occurred and it
Is now announced that the volume will
not be ready for delivery until some
time in January.
Ready to Surrender.
New York, Dec. 5. A cablegram
from Hongkong to the Evening World
says the Filipinos there announce that
Aguinaldo ia ready to surrender, if
Consul Wildman will" receive him at
Manila. The dispatch -adds that the
Filipino Junta at Hoa'g Kong was In
communication with-Aguinaldo this
week and advised hiar then to throw
himself on the me"fcy of the United
States. ' '.
London, Dec. 6. A budget of news
from Ladysmith which arrived today,
brings the history of the beleagured
garrison up to November 29. In spite
of tbe ' rumors of a retro?ad mnut-
ment upon the pari of the Boers, the
stories just received show that the gar
rison, although 8t.il! strong, was t-offer-
ng from confinement, restricted diet
ana the increasing volunrn of the
Boer artillery fire, especially that Of
additional heavy-caliber guns, placed
in position 5,000 yards from the west
ern defences.
The dispatches relate that the Boers
had discovered the most vulnerable
points of the garrison and that the
shelling was becoming disagreeably
enective. i ne rations bad oeen re
duced and there was a great deal of
sickness; nevertheless, the troops of
the garrison were in every way pre
paring to meet tbe aseault which It
was anticipated the Boers would carry
out in a final effort to reduce the city,
I he belief was current in Ladysmith
that the : Boers were preparing for a
retrograde movement after another at
tack.
Cocked Hat Schedule.
Astoria, Or., Dec. 6. Secretary
Mallory, of the American Cocked Hat
Association, has prepared a schedule of
gtmes for both the four-cornered tour
nament between The Dalles Commer
cial Club, the Illihee Club, of Salem;
the Portland Y. M. C. A and the As
toria Football Club, and tbe association
championship tournament, in which
the Road Club, tbe Y. M. C. A. and
the A. F. C. are entered. It is the
purpose of the local club to arrange
dates so that Its team may bowl In both
contests on the same trip, and the
schedule arranged by Mr. Mallory may
be altered and submitted to him for
approval. The A. F. C. bowlers expect
to make a good shoeing in the four.
cornered contest, but have no hope of
winning the championship tourna
ment.
ANOTHEK FIEND LINtBEO.
A Kentucky
the
fate He
Insurgents Willot Fight. ....
Manila, Dec. 5.-j3e.neral Hughes
now. occupies Santa Barbara and Cabu-
lan on the island of Pan ay, his lines
extending 35 miles north of Ilo Ho.
He has occupied twenty -towns. The
inhabitants are returning with white
flags. Their fear of, the Americans
is diminishing as they learn they will
be well treated. It is impossible to
get tbe insurgents to fight. : They are
retreating to the. mountains -and no
more organized advance is expected.
President's Message Bead.
Washington, Dec. 6. The galler
ies of the house were almost as crowded
as yesterday, the debarfeon the Rob
erts case being the 'attraction.' After
the reading of the Journal was con
cluded the presidentexecutive clerk
announced his message and .It was at
once laid before the house. The mem
bers listened attentively to its reading.
Restored to Citizens hip.
Salem, Dec. 5. Governor Geer has
restored to citizenship John W. Baker
who served a term of imprisonment in
the penitentiary for assault with a
deadly weapon. Baker was released
six years ago and. haa sinee borne a
good reputation. He resides at Wilson-
ville, Clackamas county. .
-: Baldwin Hotel Site Sold.
San Francisco, Dec. 5. The Ex
aminer announces positively tbat E. J.
Baldwin has finally sold the entire
Baldwin hotel site to Jas. L. Flood who
will Immediately begin the erection of
a modern building which may cost as
much as 2,000,000; L'- "
-
, The Quay Case. . .
Washington, Dec 7. The senate
committee on privileges and elections
today arranged the preliminaries for
consideration of a -protest against
Senators Quay, Clark and Scott. In
the Quay case it was .-decided to hear
counsel on Saturday, December 16, and
that the hearing should be concluded
on that date. Only legal questions
are Involved in tbe case, and no wit
nesses will be heard. Tbe preliminary
preparation for the Clark and Scott
cases . were placed in . tbe hands of
Senators Chandler and Pettus. They
were, authorized, to. decide for the
committee what persons hould be
summoned and when they should be
heard. " , . '
Negro Meets
Courted.
Matsville. Ky., Dec. 6. Dick
Coleman, the negro murderer of Mrs.
Lashbrook, was taken from the officers
by a mob of 1000 men today and burned
at the stake. The mob. led bv Lh
husband of the negro's victim, drag
ged tbe shrieking criminal through
the principal streets of tbe town,
bound him to a small tree, set fire to
brush heaped about him and stood
guard until he was dead. Before tbe
roasting began, Coleman was almost
dead. The rope had torn and lacerat
ed his neck and his face was terribly
beaten.
All was done tbat was possible by
tbe sheriff and guard to prevent a
lynching, but in the face of such a
mob of people, Irrespective of color, it
was useless to attempt to do anything.
The crime for which Coleman was
burned was the murder of Mrs. James
Lashbrook, who had given him a home
and food. She was enticed by him to
enter a shed to see about some work,
when he knocked her down with a
club and assaulted her. Tbe blow did
not kill her, and Coleman, notwith
standing her cries for mercy, procured
a razor and cut her- throat. At Cov
ington jail, where he was placed to
escape mob violence, Coleman made a
full confession of the crime.
. Left For Argentina
Portland, Dec. 6. Ex-Governor
j William P. Lord left . last night for
Washington, where be will receive in
structions as minister to Argentina.
His family, witb the exception of his
son, Montague, will join, him in
Washington in about a week. . Mon
tague is a student in the Portland
academy and will remain here. -
.Judge Lord does not know what
route he will take to get to Argentina,
but expects to go to. London and sail
from there. Neither does be know
the date on which be will be expected
to take charge in Buenos Ayres. Tbe
term of office will last for four years at
any rate, and may be much longer.
Judge Lord will appoint a secretary of
legation, who. as a rule, Is an Ameri
can who can speak Spanish.
Strike In Navy Yard.
Vallejo, Cal., Dec. 6. Ten ship
wrights from Seattle arrived at Mare
Island navy yard today. ' About 20
men are now employed on tbe Hart
ford, which may not be ready to sail
before January 1. The shipwriehts who
quit work on the Hartford and were
prohibited from working In the navy
yard for one year will probably be
permitted to register for re-employ
ment in a few days, and will be put to
work when their services are required.
Sixty iron workers at Mare island
were discharged today owing to lack
of orders and funds. .
The Captain Blamed.
Astoria, Dec. 6. The German ship
Wonsbek, which arrived yesterday
from Philadelphia, lost two men, John
Brown and James Richardson, during
the passage. Both fell from aloft dur
ing a gale. Boatswain Reilly charges
tbat Captain Lorenzen is directly re
sponsible for the death of the men, be
cause the braces 1 were not properly
hauled in. -v"- '-f - '".",.-
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One Company and ISO Sick Men Drive Off
a Superior irorce.
Manila, Dec. 6. Lieutenant-Colonel
Parkar, of the Forty-fifth infantry
commanded at Vlgan, province of
South Ilcos, when tbat place was at
tacked on Monday, December 4 by a
force of Insurgents. Tbe American
Unprecedented liberality.
San Francisco, Dec. 6. The six
Chinese Companies have decided to
donate f 4000 to the state board of trade
to show their desire to bring about
closer business relations between China
and the United States. This is the
first time in the history of this city
that such action has been taken by the
Chinese. -" '
Socialist Re-elected.
Boston, Dec 6. John S Chase,
socialist mayor of Haverhill, was re
elected by a plurality of 223 in a total
vote of 7000. Of tbe several alderman
elected,, three were socialists. Tbe
Issue was socialism and anli-sociallsm.
In New Bedford, tbe socialist candidate
for mayor was beaten, by 3000 votes.
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Special Prices for the
Ending December 9th.
Old Time
Co 1th in g Sale.
This sale is vastly different f rogi the general run of
clothing sales, inasmuch as all the sale suits and overcoats
are positively new goods, embracing all the -newest and
latest styles in single and- double-breasted suits and over
coats. - '. . , . . . .
Commencing with the -'Brooklyn Line" of men's
round and sack suits, embracing tweeds, worsted and
chevibts in all the latest patterns, usual prices for these
suits from $8.50 ta $10.50, during this sale $5.95.
Another lot of broken lines comprising black cheviots,
black worsted, fancy checks and stripes in both round cut
and double-breasted sack suits. Sold heretofore at prices
ranging from $10.50 to $15.00. During this sale $8.95.
The above two items - represent only a very small por
tion of our stock in overcoats, We are making enormous
reductins. Cost ' price and original selling figures are
entirely eliminated from our vocabulary; they do not effect
us in the least. Now is the time and it must be done
quickly for our piles of clothing must be reduced.
WeekH
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Blankets
and Comforts.
10- 4 gray or .white cotton blanket sheets,'
colored borders 50c per pair.
1 1- 4 gray or tan blanket sheets, fancy borders
75c per pair.
10-4 half wo-.l gray blankets $1.50 per pair.
10-4 all-wool white blankets" $3. 00 per pair.
Heavy large size comforts 90c each.
Extra heavy large size comforts, $1.25 each.
Large size silkoline covered comforts, filled
with pure white cotton $2.50 worth $3.50.
Ladies
Jackets.
Black kersey jackets made in the lateat styles,
ranging in price from $3.50 to $4.25, $5.00
and $6.00.
Fur collarettes in great variety of prices from
$2.50 to $16.50.
52-inch Turkey red table damask. 17c
58-inch Turkey red table' damask 19o
60-inch Turkey red table damask. 27c
58-inch buff table damask 27c
58-inch bleached linen 21c
18-inch bleached all-linen crash 9c
New and choice line of outing flannel ' 5c
3 choice lines of eiderdown, plain and figured 26 in
ches wide, at . . . , 29c, 39c and 59o '
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