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mm V ' i x - i TSSTJEDTBVERY SATURDAY BY J. A. DOUTHIT, Publisher. SUBSCRIPTION BATES. DAILY . One Year by mall 6.00 Six Months -00 Three Months l.M WEEKLY lm Yaar, by mail Six monthi............ 75 SATURDAY... DECEMBER 30, 1899 EFFECT OF TRUSTS. One by one the different industries fall under the law of the trusts, and is forced either to get into the combine or fro 'out of business. The small manufacturers are being forced to the wall one by one and now the trusts are turning their attention to the whole salers, whose i profits they crave to absorb. The editor of the Appeal to Reason, J. A. Wayland, -has this to say concerning the effect of the trusts on wholesale merchants, and fwbat their intention is toward the retailers: "The wholesale grocers of Kansas City have been kicked so bard .by the trusts that they have actually held a meeting to protest. 'Brave buffalo, that tried to gore an engine off the track.' For years I have been telling these wholesalers and jobbers that their days of doing business were num bered and they paid no attention to it But they have . to go for they do no . . needeJ service for society no service , r, a -j . that.cannot be better-done and cheaper by the trust methods, and they will Jt:r-:; find themselves out of a job and no '; where can they make a living with the - capital they have. It appears that the tobacco trust has arranged that they must all buy their tobacco through one man, a friend of the tobacco trust -management, or handle tobacco at a loss. This is rather galling for these great American citizens, but they will - . have to grin and bear it. If flthey were ' .- wise enough they would at once use their greater capital to establish large ' stores in country towns and .drive out all the many little retailers, but then they are not wise, and will Iwait until the trusts perfect things and establish these stores and sell direct to the con- ' Burner, doing away with not only the drummer, the jobbersthe wholesaler and all advertising, but doing away with all the retailers as well, putting Into the trust coffers all that these channels now absorb." Mr. Wayland is a socialist of the r most pronounced type, and believes the only remedy for existing evils lies . in government ownership of every ; thine.' ' therefore he . suggests this method of combatting the trusts: "There is just one way open for ' - these merchants the public must own and operate the stores and they will " have the same rights as all other peo ' ' pie no more, no less. If they will not accept that alternative, they will be ' .v driven out of business, their children will drift lower and lower and they will feel the pressure of private mo nopoly that will starve them or force them to change the system of doing business for private profit." ' This no doubt would be an effectual method of dealing with individual trusts, for It would be the formation of one greats big trust in which all would be interested. But socialism is only a ; dream, a fancy 'that may be realized some time in the distant future, hence cannot be relied upon to give-relief at present. However, there are two .- methods open for dealing with these - giant now before they absorb us all - and make financial slaves of? the peo ' pie. If congress will repeal the tariff oa ell commodities produced by trusts, their power will be weakened through being forced into competition with 'tbfe producers of the world. And if laws will be passed In ' every state limiting corporations, except transpor , tation companies, to a capital stock of 95,000,000 or by placing taxation so high on large corporations that they can ' not exist. The effect of trusts on all industries is becoming so great aod dangerous that we cannot afford to. wait for Mr. Wayland's remedy. Some thing must be done at once. reports that in these archives have been found damaging letters which the insurgents received from Amerl cans, all of which General Otis is for- waiding to the war department What the department will do with them nobody knows. It may be that nothing more serious will happen to their ' writers than being held up to the contempt of their fellow citizens for their disloyalty to the government, and for the comfort which they gave to the enemy. Undoubtedly this cor respondence and the unwise utterances at home of such antl-expansionlsts as Senator Hoar, Atkinson and Bryan prolonged the insurrection far beyond the limitations which would have been otherwise placed upon it. False hopes were raised in the minds of Aguinaldo arid his followers through them, which encouraged them to persevere in the! resistence to American authority, That the insurrection has been pro longed becasse of any opposition In this country to the war of acquisition that has been waged by a bungling and incompetent administration, is utterly false, or that the persons, who objected to this government violating its pledges and principles ty an at tempt to crush a people striving to gain national independence, will be held up to ridicule except by such imbeciles as the Statesman editor and his kind Is absurd. When the final settlement comes they will have noth ing to answer for either to their con science or the people. But what about tbe blundering "statesmen who plunged the Country into this war? Will they not have something to answer for? Had they at any time after ..Manila was surrendered offered the Filipinos a reasonable settlement and assured them of their lndepen deme , there would have been no hostilities. The Filipinos looked up on us then as their friends, but they believed they had been deceived and took up arms to resent the attempt of the United states to subdue them. Since, the war begun Aguinaldo and his followers have frequently asked for a conference of peace, but have re peatedly been informed that nothing but an unconditional surrender would be considered. Beceuse of this stiff backed policy on the part of a few so called statesmen who hover about Washington ' and some blood-thirsty editorials that emanate from such papers as the Statesman the war has been continued now for eight months, and thousand of lives have been sacrificed,' while the people of the United States - have been taxed over $100,000,000 to crush out independence. When the insurrection is quelled, when a disposionate history is written, the people who are responsible for the war, and those who have prolonged it after an honorable peace could have been declared, are the ones whose con science, if they have any, will smite them. i THE 1900 STATE FAIR. SOME SENSIBLE SUGOESl'IONS 7 SHOULD BECOME A LAW., Congressman Moody, on the -8tb, Introduced - a bill, in the house that should at once become a law. It is a bill to amend section two of an act for the relief of certain settlers on pnblic lands embraced inside the limits- of y railroad grants. The bill provides : "that in all cases' where homestead ' or : timber-culture or desert land entires or other entries of public lands have heretofore be canceled for conflict, or where from any cause the entry has been erroneously allowed and cannot f "be conJbroed, the - secretary of the in terior shall cause o be repaid to the person who made such entry, or to his r heirs or assigns, the fees and commis sion Vamount of purchase money, and ' excesses paid upon- the same upon the . surrender of the duplicate receipt and ""the execution of a 'proper rellnquish- mentofall claims to said land, when- ever such entry shall haye been duly ; canceled by the commissioner of tbe general land office; and in all cases where parties, as preemotors or home ' stead claimants, havepaid double , minimum price for land which has afterwards been found not to be within the limits of a railroad land grant, or wnicn is within toe limits olany por tion of a grant which has been hereto fore or which shall hereafter be for felted by reason .of any failure upon the part jot the grantee to construct that portion of the railroad in aid of which' such grant was made which is adjacent to and coterminous with such lands, the excess of ' $1.25 per acre shall in like manner be repaid, but only to the original entryman thereof, or to his heirs or personal represen tatives: Provided, that no claim for any money under this act shall be all lowed unless the same is duly made and presented to the department of the interior of the United States within the period of two years from the date when such claim shall accrue, or from the date, of tbe approval of this act." ' Tbe Lancaster, Wisconsin, Teller makes the following suggestions re garding tbe South African war: A London dispatch says lu reference to the effects of the British South Af rican war: "The nervous anxiety is wearing the queen out and pitiable scenes of grief and consternation are now almost nightly enacted at Windsor Castle. one cannot forgive nerseif lor as senting to the - war, tbe 'justice and necessity of which she never was con vinced of and she believes the British reverses are the judgement of God." The convictions and counsels of the good old woman should have been heeded. She has been queen Jof Eng. land now long past half a century. Her reign Las been a happy one'. In considerate men seem likely to bring her to sorrow and her peaceful rule to end in destructive storms. There is only one way for the Britons to retrieve their good name. It is to ac knowledge their mistake, shake hands with Oom Paul, and quit. If she goes on with her war against the two little republics, and disaster ensues as here tofore, It will be destructive to the British nation. If she masses all her armies and by sheer force of great numbers and' wealth overpowers those relatively small estates, she will be shamed by all the world. The British will be looked upon only to be mocked at. There is only tbe one road to bon or and quiet. So should the Briton tell it to tbe grand, motherly -queen But the Britons at home are mad. The same dispatches that tell of the mental distress of the queen, say that the English jingo press can only call for more men, more guns; that they are "united in asserting in all the moods and tenses that the war must be push ed to a triumphant end If it coat the last man and the last penny Great Britain can provide.'" Such language suggests the madness that the gods inspire when they lead to destruction. The British miscalcu lated the valor and intelligence of the Boers. They should not be enraged at the Boers for defending themselves Americans, the English and the Ger mans have talked of fraternal union to promote peace and tbe moral and scientific advancement of mankind i ney snouia now accept tne .tsoers as part to their union. Let the Boers overspread, reclaim and civilize Af rica. The board of d 'rectors of the Oregon state Agricultural Society held a meeting the other day and arranged for the usual race meet that former boards have provided. They invited the managers of California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia fairs to meet with them to arrange for a general fair circuit throughout these sections, and expressed the de- sire that exhibitors (that is, owners of race horses and tinhorn earn biers) can attend the fairs at Sacramento, Salem, North Yakima, Spokane, Boise, New Westminster and other points that may be decided upon, which means little less than that tbe so-called state fair will next year be a rattling good race meeting, if nothing occurs to prevent. The board, however, rather put in a redeeming motioo by also inviting breeders of live stock, horses, cattle, sheep and swine to attend the meeting of the racehorse men and arrange for a combination liye stock sale during fair week, 1900, though nothing is said about arranging for an exhibit of cereals, farm, garden and orchard pro ducts or ' the products of factories, The board considered among its other duties that it was incumbent upon it to issue what it calls a "press bulletin" requesting the press of the state to co operate with the management In get ting the race meeting "a little closer to tbe people," etc. One of these bulletins has been re ceived, and the Times-Mountaineer desires now to assure the board that it will give it most hearty co-operation under certain conditions. Whenever the board will make of the state falra really agricultural fair, and devote at least one half of its energies and at tention to agricultural matters ex hibits of the farm and stock ranch pro ducts this paper will give whole columns to booming the enterprise Half the attention of the board may be given to horse racing, and we will offer no objection1, for we realize thas it is noble sport and that the breeding of blooded horses ebould be encourae- ed, but we do object lo turning tbe fair over solely tA horse racers and pool sellers'while It is held under the auspices of the State Agricultural finnl.fv nnf) la u 1 1 a (ata ta fall " Whenever the board convinces the public tbat they intend holding a genuine agricultural fair and not t race meeting, the enterprise will re ceive the support of not only this paper but every other paper in the state, But until that time tbe co-operation It gets from the Oregon press will be half hearted. . Horsoracing has ever been a leading feature among the attractions at the state fair, and of late years has been almost tbe only feature Of this the people of the state are becoming tired. While very many have no objection to legitimate trials of speed, tbey object to tbe fair being given oyer entirely to the horsemen and pool sellers. They want a fair for all and not one for an army of horse jockies. as In most cases serious trouble can I haa'been no' time before since I have thus ba avoided. , , i ' b?i?u in Portland when we had a young "Article XII. At present Americans fallow on the list that we could recom- Ing to go Into tie" mi or foreigners wishi country should state their wishes to the Moro authorities and ask for ao escort, but it is hoped that ibis will become unnecessary as we know each other better. Article XIII.. The United States will give full protection to the sultan and bis subjects in case any foreign power should attempt to oppose upon them "Article XIV. The United States will not sell the island of Jolo or any other island of tbe Jolo archipelago to any foreign nation without the consent of the sultan of Jolo, "Article XV. -The United States government will pay the following monthly salaries (Mexican dollars): To the Sultan, $250; to Da to Rajab Muda, $75; to Dato Attlk, $60; to Dato Calbi $75: to Dato Joakanain, $75; to Dato Puyo, $60; to Dato Amir Hussin, $60: to Hadji Butu, $50; to Heblb Mura, $40: to Serif Saguln, $15." This agreement provides that the Moros shall not be Interfered with on account of their religion; all their re ligious customs shall be respected Their religion sanctions plural mar riage and one of their religious cus toms is to take all tbe wives they can tret. Thus by this agreement polyg amy is to be legalized. And again, "Any slaye shall have the right to pur chase freedom by paying the master the usual market value," whicim plies that if he cannot buySTs free dom, his servitude is legalized.. WHO TELLS THE TRUTH1 THE NATIONS SHAME. Speaker Henderson of the house of representatives by forcing the special oraer-tn rough the republican caucus to put the monetary bill on its passage without being considered in committee and thus taking snap judgment upon the members of the house has proven himself to be tbe most seryile tool of thi money power of any public man in our history, John Sherman and Grover Cleveland alone excepted. National Watchman. Senator Pettigrew's Inquiry as to whether tbe United States forces have ever recognized the Filipino insur gent's flag, by a salute or otherwise, and had turned over Spanish prisoners to the insurgents, was promptly tabled. Congress don't care to know anything about the Filipino situation other than Grandma Otis sees fit to give it through his censored dispatches. DEMAGOGUES STILL LITE. In the Salem Statesman, one of those iDllndly partisan papers tbat would " fellow it- party- leaders even though ', : i their policies would carry the govern ment to the very doors of hades, is i f -found tbe following: ;, . ; . ''When it comes to a final settlement 4: of the Philippine insurrection those ;r ' Aarican who have given It encour- jagemeht will have much to answer ' jto their e wo conscience, If not other--U":iwi9e. One of the features in the latter ' ffflay of, the rebellion's dissolution is Jtb eolleotlon of the areola vr the "fnoiidawiriot o-nernmerV The price of every commodity con trolled by trusts is rapidly advancing. Many articles not the product of trust but composed of raw material that is under trust control have also greatly advanced. But farm products do not share in the advance. The campaign of 1900 will determine whether this government is going to become' a government of the rich, for tne ricn, ana Dy tne ncn, instead or a government of the people, for-, the people, and by the people. I-ioB. Y A aewipape There should be a general and! an aggressive movement of all oar citizens forthe material advancement of The Dalles during 1900. Put every shoulder to the wheaL -' t ; c. I Fill-dent Four years of cruel war were re quired to stamp out slavery in this country, and strong efforts were re sorted to before polygamy could be suppressed. By the abolition of these two noxious practices the ' American republic raised itself in the estimation of the world, as the country of univer sal freedom and purity of -home. . But now if congress ratifies-the action of the representative of the administra tion, both these detestable' practices ill be legalized ,in territory which the United States is seeking. Follow ing is the text of an agreement, which will ' legalize slavery and polygatny, that was entered into between Gen eral Bates and the Sultan of Jolo, and has been sent by the president to the senate lor ratincation: "Article I. The sovereignty of the United States over the whole archipel ago of Jolo, and its dependencies, is declared and acknowledged. "Article II. The United States flag will be used in tbe arceipelago of Jolo, aod its dependencies on land and sea, "Article III. The rights and digni ties of his highness the sultan, and his datos, shall be . fully- respected; tbe Moros shall not be Interfered with on account of their religion; all their re liglous customs shall be respected, and no one shall be persecuted on account of his religion. 'Article IV. While the United States may occupy and control sncb points in the archipelago of Jolo of public Interest seem to demand, en croachment-will not be made upon the lands immediately about the residence of his highness the sultan, unless mili tary necessity' requires such occupa tion in case of war with a foreign- pow er; and where the propertyof individu als is taken, due compensation will- be made in such case. Any person can purchase land in the archipelago of Jolo and hold the same by obtaining the consent of -the sultan and coming to a satisfactory agreement with the owner of the land, and such purchase shall immediately be registered in tho proper office of:the United States gov ernment. ' "Article V. All trade in domestic products of the archipelago of Jolo, when carried on by the sultan and his people with any part of the Philippine Islands, and, whea conducted under tbe American flag, shall be free, un limited and undutiable. "Article VI. Tbe sultan of Jolo shall be allowed to communicate direct with the governor general of tbe Philsppine Islands in making complaint against the commanding officer of Jolo or against any naval commander. "Article VII. The Introduction or firearms and war material is forbidden, except -under specific authority of the governor general, of the - Philippine islands. "Article .VIII. Piracy must be sup- prdssed, and tbe sultan and his datos agree to heartily, co-operate with the United States authorities 'to that end, and to make every possible effort to arrest and bring to justice all persons engaged in piracy. "Article IX. Where crimes and of fences are committed by Moros against Moros, the government of tbe sultan will bring to trial and punishment tbe criminals and offenders, who will be delivered to the government of tbe Sultan by the United States authori ties, if in their possession. In all other cases persons charged with crime or offenses will be delivered to the United States authorities for trial nd punishment. - . "Article X. Any slave in the archi pelago of Jolo shall have the right to purchase his freedom by paying the master the-usual market value. A v Article XI. In case of any - trouble with subjects of tbe saltan, the Ameri can authorities is tbe Islands will be instructed to mike careful investiga tion before resorting to harsh measures Tbe.controversy between Governor Gecr and ex-Sheriff H. B. Plummer, of Polk county, over the alleged sale of tbe appointment to the superintend ency of the penitentiary is not quashed yet,- Mr Plummer having published in the Salem Sentinel the following reit eration of his former accusations. "Salem, Or., Dec. 20, 1899. "Editor Salem Sentinel: I have read the governor's denial with much amusement. All I have to say In reply is that such a. receipt or bill of sale does exist. I stand ready to prove everything I . have heretofore said about the contract. H. B. Plummer." This leaves the matter about where it stood when Plummer first made the accusation some two months ago. The governor says truth abideth not in Plummer, and Plummer insists that be is telling the truth and is ready to prove his statement. The lie has pass- i ed between the two men, and the peo ple would like to know who is tbe liar, The only way to settle the matter seems to be in the courts. If Governor Geer will have Plummer prosecuted for criminal libel land prove the falsity of the statement, there can be no furth er controversy over the matter, but un less the governor does this, there are people r who will believe Plummer's story. If the governor is innocent, there can be no longer any excuse for bis refusing to prosecute his accuser Plummer has published over his on signature a matter which if not true lays him liable to prosecution. He is a man of sufficient standing that bis accusa tion will have force unless It is refuted. I Will the governor defend his charac ter, or will he simply pit his word against that of Plummer, and let tbe peopie judge who is tbe liar? mend unconditionally tbat we couldn't find him a place. We now have many tbat are all right in every respect for whom we have been seeking employ ment for several days without success. In order to see if the same conditions existed throughout the city, we have made inquiries at the regular employ meat agencies, and find that tbey all have more young men than they can handle." The Telegram commenting on Mr. Stone's statements, insists that "times are prosperous in Portland and men are making money, but the character of the establishments in the city is not such as to call for much additional belp.even though prosperity has struck the town." This is indeed a peculiar kind of prosperity tbat has struck the metrop olis of Oregon, tbat does not call for additional help. In a country town if a merchant is struck with unusual prosperity and his trade is increased, he finds it necessary to employ more salesmen, if tbe mechanics have an extra amount of business they put on larger forces of men, and so it goes through every line of industry; but in the city, according to the Telegram, there is a difference, they may have increased business, still not require any more employes. Tbe prosperity tbat does not furnish more employment Is generally a kind tbat is confined to a very few, and this must be the kind that has struck Portland. In the discussion of tbe gold stand ard bill. In the house last week, Mr. Berry, of Kentucky, said if tbe republi cans had declared for the pending bill when they got together to fool tbe people at St. Louis there would not be enough republicans in the house to day to get a roll call. He predicted the bill would yet unhorse the republi can party. WILL RUSH THE CURRENCY BILL Republican Senators Will Not Offer Amendments. Two million young men will cast their first vote in 1900 who were too youug to vote In 1896. A large majority of these will vote for Bryan. TBB BRITISH KILLKU. l ; A THING NOT . WANTED. The New York Commercial is de cidedly opposed to the cheap parcel poet proposition -that is being advo cated by some big merchants. It says: Some members of the National As sociation of Manufacturers, together with the proprietors of several large department stores, and other phllan- tropic citizens, who seem to think that Uncle Sam should conduct his affairs to serve their personal interests, are trying to get congress to pass a law adrritting large parcels of merchandise into the mails at a low rate of postage. Among tbe arguments they present is the fact that in Great Britain ths post age ou parcels is 6 cents for tbe nrst pound and 2 cents for each additional pound, thus making an 11 pound pack age, which is tbe limit, cost-only 26 cents; and then go Into hysterics over the great benefit ard convenience it would be to plain people to have such a rate of postage for the transmission of their Christmas presents. Tbe won der is tbat tbey do not ask Uncle Sam to carry their packages for nothing. Let us see how this would work. To begin with, our postal service nw has a deficit of some $9,000,000 per annum for operating expenses aloue, and if to this be added the appropriations for new postoffices and new equipments, with a reasonable amount for depres sion in values and wear and ' tear, the deficit would probably amount to $20,000,000 or more per annum. Who pays this shortage? Every schoolboy knows tbat if Uncle Sam does not sell postage stamps enough to pay bis postal expenses, he must make it up from his custom duties, or from other internal rev enues, so that tbe people pay tbe gov ernment's deficit, which forms tb profit going into the pockets of a few large business bouses who are in : position to work Uncle Sam's machin ery to their personal advantage. If a woman in Oklahoma, or Oshkosb or any out-of-the-way place, can get a new dress, or ten pounds of tea, or a boy's Buit, or a pair of shoes, or any' thing else that her family or house hold uses in New York, Chicago or St, Louis, or any other big trade center, at an expense of 26 cents or less for postage, will she patronize ber local storekeeper? A cheap parcels post means sure death to tbe country merchants, a blow to the prosperity of every little country village, and ao enormous reduction in the business of regular jobbing mer chants and all for the benefit of a few mercantile aggregations tbat are not satisfied to corral all business within 100 miles of their establishments, but now want Uncle Sara to pay delivery charges on their packages so that they can capture the retail trade of the en tire country. An EogageDent at Lady smith England' Resources Overestimated LadTsmlth Meeda Relief. New York, Dec. 27. A dispatch to the Tribune from London says: A belated dispatch from Ladysraith was posted in the war offico Tuesday. . It was a three days' casualty list, with four deaths from fever aud dysentery, three men wounded apparently from shell fire, and on a separate entry, 10 killed and 16 wounded in what looked like a -sortie or reconnoissance last' Friiay,-ln which were engaged the Fifth lancers,- who fought so well at Elands' laagto, and the remnants of the Gloucester regiment, and the Tenth -mountain battery, which were entrapped at Nicholson's Nek. Whether tho Ladysmith garrison is fighting gallantly outside or is exposed to a closer and more (destructive fire from the enemy's guns, these casualty lists, with their fatal cases of typhoid fever, are eloquent appeals to tbe Bril ls h army beyond the Tugela to rescue it as speedily as possible from pro longation of the seige. The relief of Ladysmith has become General But ler's first objective point, and every thing else has been sacrificed to attain that object. The -last reservist of all arms and branches of i he eer tun have been called upon to rejoin, their colors'. When'thls summons has boep answer ed it wilt be possible to judge the ef fectiveness of the mobilization schema as a whole, but apparently the military authorities have been over sanguine in assuming that three army corps can be recruited from the first line of re servists.' Tbey will certainly have two, but' a third will have to be pieced out with militia and volunteers.'. It has also become apparent tbat tbe militia which has a paper strength of 110,000 Includes at least 30,000 men of the regular army reserve, and is scaled down- to 80,000 men in an emer gency like tbe present one. At least 30,000 men have appeared in two places as reserves, and a false impres sion of the country's military resour ces has been created. ' New York, Dec. 26. A special to to the Herald from Washington says Senator Aldrich, of Rhode Island, who will have charge of the repub'ican currency bill in the senate, will try to put it through that body without an amendment. This is the plan decided upon by the republican leaders. Republicans who may favor changes in the bill are ex pected to abstain from offering amend ments, and bring the matter tbey think should be changed to the at ten tlon of the finance committee. In this way much time will be saved, and the republicans will be able to present at all times a united front to ' the oppo sition. The leaders believe tbey can carry out this program. Once the bill is In conference, tbe republican conferees from the two houses can get together and draft the final compromise meas ure, which will be agreed to by both houses and will become a law. There is eyery probability that this measure will resemble tbe senate bill more than tbe house bill. It is ex pected to contain tbe senate refunding feature, and the bouse provision author izing the establishment of national banks with $S6,000 capital. It is prob able tbat the conferees will decide to incorporate in tbe bill the provision recommended by Controller Dawes, to so modify the provision that national banks mav issue currency up to tbe par value of tbe bonds deposited, so as to make 10 per cent of that circulation an emergency circulation. This is to be done by imposing a tax of 3 per on tbe additional 10 per cent the banks are to be allowed to issue. While republican leaders hope to be able to prevent the offering of amend ments from their side of tbe chamber, except by Senators Wolcott and Chandler, who oppose the bill, tbey will be unable to control the demo cratic side, and many amendments are expected from that quarter. This will give more political significance to the debate in the senate than attended the discussion in the house. THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR. ENGLASO GETS DELABOa BAT. PomipuM Colonies to Be Divided Among IJttle of Interest Has Occurred There In '. the Last Few Days. . London, Dec. 26. The latest cable dispatches from South Africa show the situation at the front is practically un changed. With the exception- ot desultory ar.illery practice, to which the Boers did not reply, the British continue to mark time. Tbe Boers heavily bombarded Ladysmith for a couple of hours December ltt. the day after the battle of. Tugela river, but little damage was done. Tbey killed one nan and wounded two men of the garrison.' Advices from Cape Town say tbe NewZealanders, with General French at Naawpoort, were in a tight corner . December 18. Tbey-were nearly sur rounded by Boera,;and retired under a bail of bullets at short range, but sus tained only littl.e loss. " . The war office has recei ved a dispatch from Pietermaritzburg, Natal, dated December 24, announcing that in an engagement at Ladysmith, December 22, -Captains Wathen and Oakes. lieu tenant Hulz ana Lieutenant-Colonel Fawcett were wounded and nine non commissioned officers aod men were killed and 10 wounded. This battle had not been recorded beforn this. Three members of tbe Cape parlia ment are alleged to have presented a Free State flag tb a Boer commander, at the same time expressing hope that he would carry it to glory and victory. Another member of parliament is said to be recruiting for the Boer. In ad dition, wealthy farmers are now aiding tbe invaders. upon, as Commissioner -Brans is taking np only claims for gunshot wounds claims of widows and a few other ur-. gen t cases. All minor disability claims will be required to take their. turn with other cases. - ' The proportion of claims to the num ber of men enlisted varies greatly in different regiments, due, It Is said, in large measure, to tbe varying activity of pension agents in the localities from which the regiments came. .The Seventy-first New York is among the regi ments which haye filed the largest number of claims, 311 having 'been made by the members up to December 15. Very few regiments have come up to this number. AM UNLIKELY REPORT. 't A Statement that Irishmen Will Invade Canada Originated at Dunkirk. Buffalo, N Y.. Dec. 26. Apecial from Dunkirk says: The Fenians are said to be organizing here for ao inva sion of Canada.' A man known to have knowledge of condition of Fenian af fairs In Dunkirk says this city has boen called upon to raise 600 men to form y part of New York's quota for the 125, 000 men tbat are to be enrolled through out the country. At the present time 509 men are known to be mustered with the Fenians here, and the remain ing 100 will be obtained with little difficulty. It is currently reported and ex ten sively credited that the Fenlana have two carloads of arms and munitions of war in concealment in or near this city, This material is said to have been in the possession of Dunkirk Fenians for some years. . RICE IN TEXAS. Iowa Farmers to tirow the Cereal In the Lone Star State. Houston, Tex., Dec. 27. An Iowan syndicate, headed by D. B. Hurd and A. N. McVey, has secured options on 10,424 acres of rice land in Jefferson county, for which they have agreed to pay 1185,000. Tbe same parties have also secured a 90-day option on another tract, which makes the total transac tion amount to the purchase of 14,264 acres, to cost them $225,000. The gen tlemen act as trustees for a syndicate now being organized In Iowa to go into tbe rice business on a large scale. xne syndicate "is projected with a paid up capital of 1500,000. aod in , ad dition to raising tbe rice, it is to be cleaned and graded on the farm. The plan baa progressed so far that the trustees say tbe option on the land was necessary to the completion of organ!- zatlon. The farmers from Iowa are to be brought to Texas to do the work. and they will be stockholders. Certi fied checks have been deposited for a per cent of tbe purchase money. THE: BOER ARMY . U- IS GROWING The Force at Modder Riv er Greatly Increased. ROUTED TBI iNSUKQKIfTS. mi- Col. Iioekett Dislodges One Thousand - plnoa. . Manila, Dec. 28. Colonel Lockett, with a force of 2500, including artillery, I attacked this morning a strong force of nsurgents entrenched in tbe mount- ' ains near Montalban, about fivo miles northwest of San Mateo. The enemy ' were completely routed, tbe Americans pursuing them through the bills, where' they fled in every direction. ' F,our Americans were wounded. The Fili pino loss was large, resulting from a heavy infantry and artillery fire for1 three hours into the trenches. It . is supposed the insurgents w6re those who were - driven out of San Mateo the day General Lawton was killed.. , f They .numbered , probably iooo. !'...;... 1 ; A dozen lines of insurgent. trenches covered the steep ' trail through the hills and likewise tbe valley below. London, Dec 27. The war office has received, the following dispatch from Cape Town, dated December ! ''There is oo change in the situation. Methueo reports that the enemy's force has increased and is now en gaged' 4s Intrenching 3f miles from his outlying pickets. Methuen recon noltered -with two squadrons and mounted infantry for two miles aloug tbe line, and drew the Ore of four guns aod two Vlckers' machine guns. Four horses were hit. "Tbe queen's Christmas message was received with enthusiasm. Gat-' acre is eodeavoring - to reopen com munication with the Indwe colliers." Latest From Ladysmith. London, Dec. 28. Tbe latest pendent news from Ladysmith The field fortifioatloos would inde- says: now withstand any organized attack the enemy Is likely to deliver. There are sufficient food "stuffs for two months. The question of forage might be troublesome, but since tbe rains, there have been grazing within the lines. There .is no . hor-e sickness. The casualties, caused by our shell fire are Increasing, and the Boers are reported to be becoming nervous, Tbey fear night sorties and constantly open heavy fusillade on an imaginary attack, Tbe German officials nave promptly stopped the Boers from recruiting in Damaraland. Neither men nor horses are permitted tooross the border. Lake Connty Crops. LAKEVIEW, Or., Dec. 26 Old set tlers in the - northern part of the county report the rainfall for the past two months greater than at any time within tbe history or the country. They say that this great amount of ralnfal land snow that is f jllowing in sures a (rreat hay and grain crop for the coming year. Army Reorganization BILL Washington, Deo. 28. A bill is oelng prepared in tbe war department, which will be introduced by Chair man .Hawley, of the military affairs committee, soon after congress reas--. . . Bern Dies, . wQico is intended -to carrv out tbe plans of reorganization in dorsed by Secretary Root. BROCADE EVENING GOWKS. Mavny XewudBeaatlrmlTieela-maHmve Restored1 the Material te PopnlArlty. . It baa been stated two or three times that brocades may not be faehionable this year, but ao many beautiful de signs are shown in them that they have been made up in some of the most stun ning gowns of the winter. They come in all different colors that is, the lisrht shades of all colors. There are some exquisite pearl grays, yel lows, blues, pinks and cream whites that are very effective. They are all made with- the long train many ' of them -with court trains that opens in front to show a petticoat of lace or of iatin embroidered , in pearls or span gles, snd trimmed at the side with jabots of lace, and sometimes ot tut. The waists are all cut very low, quite off the shoulders, and have bands across the shoulders, and short, ' tight-fitting elbow, sleeves finished with deep lace ruffles. Some ot the waists have no hero selling the "Home . Coi' range for just $13 more than exi! the same stove can be bought r here at heme of Gilliam i-K'sbee! old reliable firm of borne tnerchan who perhaps bays many a time acci modated and trusted these aamer chasers. These are broad assert but absolute facts. " -': F, Originally there were three brotti. in St. Louis manufacturing stovt when they disagreed and dissolve Two of them began manufacturing t, "Home Comfort" raoe, selling It If the wagon, the other begs-) . maoui . urlng tbe "Majestic" and selling lit u' the dealers. Both are manufacture of exactly tbe same kind of material;, but simply have different styles fcnd names. The very same range that these smooth strangers sell for $73, Gilliam & Rlsbee sell for $60 and can, wait jvet as long on their money as can these foreigners. What then is made by patronizing outside Intruders? Hepp- ner Times. The firm of May & Crowe desire to Inform the public that they handle the "'Majestic" range, as good an article as skill and experience can produce, and they seN them at less figure than any traveling merchant will sell any ot her make. . Examine Maya & Crowe's goods and get their prices before glv- j lug travel log merchants your orders. ' ' SERGEANT Jp'KEEES WT" It Was Shot Oat of Rla If tV tlaaro Maeh to the Amasense. Hla Custaraaes. "WeK, sir,4 said t Corporal Grady, V "one of the most amusing things that happened "b'efore Santiago as the loss J of Sergt. O'Keefe's pipe. Ton see, in our forced march to thefront most of us threw away all tbe loose luggage we ( had. and with our kits went pipes and tobacco. " O'Keefe, however, bad his , in his pocket, and after we got in posi- tion and were waiting orders, the ser- geant pulled out his pipe and tobacco and soon ua enjoying a fine smoke. , Then tbe rest of a began to look for our-pipes and - tobacco, but not one , could be found. ' Oh, I tell- you, our mouths watered, and we watched. O'Keefe with longing eyes. I think the t spalpeen enjoyed our misery, for he kept puffing great volumes. of smoke, -making rings and clouds that scenterV the air. Every one of us begged for e crack at his pipe, but he gave us tha laugh. We were lying in the grass to keep out of the way of Spanish bullet ss they whizzed overhead, but after an j hour's wait some of us became careless snd stood up, among tbe numberberng O'Keefe, who strutted around with his I pipe going like an engins. To save our lives we couldn't -keep our eyes from! that pipe, till all of a sudden itdisep-f peered and O'Keefe ducked. Then, we realized the pipe had been struck by a! Spanish bullet, and such' a roar of laughter as came from the boys never wss beard before, well, sir, we just felt like shaking hands with the Span- isrd who flred tbst snou . ' 4 "If I hadn't cut the stem of that pipe so short I'd have the laugh on y e,( said O'Keefe as he crawled U his plaoi in the brush." LAST SMOKERS AT COURT. -rr 'Frstswt of BsjmIsus along which the Americans passed. rteOTeB at aU except a band over the With Other Powers. QUEER KIND OF PROSPERITY The Portland Telegram quotes H w. stone, oi tne x. u. u. a., as say- lug: "There are more idle young men in Portland today than there have been at any time within the past four years."- One or the features of the Y. M. C. A. is to help young men find employment, and it is a sort of em ployment agepcy Mr. Stone conducts in connection with the association. Continuing to discuss the situation. Mr. Stone is quoted as saying: "There are now more than 100 young fellows whom we are hunting jobs for. These fellows are not hobos or men who are incompetent, but are nearly all reliable, energetic young men whom we can recommend fully. There New Yokk, Dec. 28; A dispatch to tbe Herald from Berlin says: The Lokal-Anzeiger publishes , the con tents of the German-English-Portu gese secret treaty. This double treaty will have executive force as soon as the Swiss jurists have given a decision In the Delagoa bay arbitration. The decision, it is expected, will be plven in January or February and will probably be in favor of England, in which case Portugal must pay to Eng land and 'America an indemnity . of 1,900,000. England obtained .in 1891 from Portugal' the' right of pre-emp tion in Delagoa Bay, and th? cession of Delagoa Bay to England may there fore be expected in March next. It is possible that President Kruger may now declare war on Portugal and attack Delagoa at once. ' In order to prevent any interference by France or Russia, England concluded a secret treaty with Germany regarding tbe complete partition of the Portuguese colonial possessions. ( . Germany., is to receive all the Portuguese possessions in Asia, with 20,000 square miles of ter ritory, and l,000,OOOinhabitantB.. Ger many further receives in Africa all Portuguese territory north of Mozam bique, except a strip of land three miles wide, for Cecil Rhodes' trans- Af rclan railway.' For this the German government will pay Portugal 25,000,- 000 marks. Bnbonle Plague In Honolulu. San Fbancisoo, Dec 28 Tbe transport Centennial, which ' has reached here from Honolulu confirms tbe report that bubonic plague exists in that city. There had been no new cases of the disease, however, from December 12 up to the time the ship sailed, the 18th. - The quarantine at the port was to be raised on the 19th, There was little anxiety among- the residents of Honolulu according to Captain Eagles, of the Centennial,' as the plague was confined to tbe-Chinese quarter of the city. . That part of the city was under strict. quarantine and no ingress or egress whatever -was al lowed. Dp to the time of the sailing of the Centennial,' there bad been six deaths. ' The Centennial arrived at Honolulu from this port with horses on 'Decem ber 15, but was hot allowed to dock until the 16th. Even then,' none of the crew were permitted to land. All inter-island traffic was at a full stop. as no steamer could enter the port. Tbe citizens have subscribed 125,000 to fight tbe plague. The transport Newport has arrived from Manila in baliast with no news oi importance. HKIRMIsaBS IN LUZON, lerlcana Have an Occasional Scrap ' The Mllplnoa. ' Manila, Dec. 26. Colonel Franklin Bell, of the Thirty sixth infantry, en countered 150 Filipnos Thursday, near Alamloos, province of Zamboales, and killed, wounded or-caotured 28 of-them. The troops also obtained possession of a number of rifles.and a quanlty of am munition. One American was wound ed. .-.' - .V - . '.' A detachment of the Thirty-fourth infantry encountered a band of 'the enemy Saturday at Aritao, province of New Viscaya, and routed them, killing two ' and wounding or capturing 13. Tbe Americana also seized a quantity of ammunition. - Tbe Twenty-first regiment 'attacked the Filipino outposts Sunday near Cal amba, scattering them and killing 5 of the enemy. .The Thirty-second regiment Sunday had . a brush with' enemy from the mountains northwest of Dinalupijan, One American ' was -wounded. ' The troops captured 125 head of cattle ' and, .brought them to Granki, Bataan ' pro vince. , ' .. .' ;' ; v In the island of. Panay, Captain Brownell's company of the Twenty stxth infantry fought the enemy near Saia. The rebels lost heavily and the Americans captured a number of rifles. The rebels who fled from Panay to Romblem island are surrendering to an American garrison from Panay. Goes to Plant the Boers. New YORK, Deo. 27. Sydney Paget, who is the racing partner of William C. Whitney and a brother of Al. Pa get, Mr. Whitney's son-in-law, is to The main, attacking party consisted of the Forty-sixth volunteer infantry, a troop of cavalry and artillery, Colonel Ljckett commanding in person. . Yaqul Indian Raids. Chicago. Deo. 26 A special to tLe Record from. Austin, Tex, says: A dispatch from Guaymaa, state of Son ora, Mexico, says that the force of Yaqul Indians that has been barrasing General Torres' troops for the past few weeks has withdrawn into the moun tains. The Indians broke up into small bands aod made raids on unpro tected ranches and scouting parties of government troops. . Many valuable ranch buildings belonging to'Mexlcane who bad left the country with their families to avoid being , killed, have been burned. sympathy for Boers. . San Francisco. Dec. 27. Arrange ments are being made for a masa meet ing in thia city on January 6, to ex press sympathy for tbe Boers. An ex ecutive committee, composed of well known citizens, baa been appointed by. a preliminary gathering and a ladies auxiliary' committee is also to be chosen to aid . in perfecting plans for the proposed demonstration. Llrhthonsea For the Alaskan Coast. Washington, Dec. 27. Secretary Taylor, of tbe treasury department, bas receivea recommeoaations for tbe es tablishment of 251isrhtbouses 10 south eastern Alaskan waters, to cost 930,000 each, also a recommendation for a lighthouse depot at Sitka to cost 950,000. The cost of lighting will be incorporated In tbe amount to be asked from coogress. shoulders and a second band across the .upper part of the arm. These bands are trimmed With spangles, and some times with real jewels. A smart gown of brocade is of cream white, also opening over a front petti coat of lace. Down the sides of the train is. sn embroidery of pearls and l nine tones, snd on the lace petticoat are sewea pearls ana rmnestones. so that the effect is of a jeweled under skirt. The waist is trimmed with a bertha across the front that is cut into points, and these points are wired to keep in place. - On the back of the waist there is no trimming at all, but there is an embroidery to match the skirt put directly on the satin. The effect of the perfectly straight Tck is'not al ways becoming, but is very smart. The waist is cut with the sharp bias side pieces that. were fashionable three or four years ago,' and -that always give length to the figure. . A black brocade evening , gown is made with 'the pointed circular flounce headed with an embroidery of jet di rectly on the satin. The waist, low. Cut, is a mass of jet, and is finished around the shoulders in three points, the points wired so that they lie flat against the neck. , Below , this the jet is embroidered on to the satin, .forming a deep point, and below the point hangs a jet fringe. The sleeves are made of straps of jet snd jet fringe At the left shoulder is a bunch of pink roses, and below this bunch is a spray of these rcses tied into pink ribbon. This goes across the bust and around the baAv and then hangs down on the skirt OWH OFFICIAL FAVOR. Wssua mi Mist Asiaiast I learn from Sk . Petersburg thi many of the ladies of ths vrint,L., household sre fearfully upset by s rjs '' quest equivalent, of course, to airttr- der made by their exalted and charm ing mistress, to ths affect thst they should discontinue the-practice -of ' smoking cigarettes in .her prf v : -ay i a Berlin correspondent oft London Telegraph. ' ' It is not ea i -throw np cigarette smoking e? i tl the behest of one of the sweetest wom en in existence- and ladies find j;. more difficult to give np such phytic; I pleasures thsn men, when the reano- s given for doing so appear to them t- be Inadequate. , The fair sufferers have, therefore, drawn up a petition t c the czarina praying that she will recall her dreadful ukase. - Ths petitioners . -have pointed out that ladies are per- - mitted to smoke rlgnrettes at all the courts of Europe, that among the vari ous crowned heads and princesses of the 'royal blood who smoke they can mention the dowager czarina and her . sister, tbe. empress of Austria, the queen of Boumania. the queen regent of Spain, and tbe queen of Portugal all of whom are inveterate smokers, Above' alL they venture to point out mat tne illustrious lady most devoted to the fragrant perfume of thenareot- ( ic herb is Princess Irene, wife of Prince V Henry of Prussia, snd her .majesty's own sister. The ladles of the imperial court 'are anxiously waiting to see if their august mistress wilj'relent SPANISH-CUBA" FINANCES. TIse Eatnsss Dear laenrred r tho Spaniards la Trylnar te Swt ' dae he Cahaas. " . " .Aaothor Boston Bank Fall. .! Boston, Mass., Dec. 27. E. C. Hodges & Co., bankers and brokers, suspended business today.' Tbe firm is one of tbe largest in the city. ' Its deal ings have been municipal bonds. It is a. -member of tbe Boston and New York stock exchangesand tbe Chicago' board of trade. Hodges said today tbat the trouble - was caused by tbe re fusal ot Boston banks to give the firm credit on United States minlrg shares, Queen Gives Warning. London, Dec. 27.r-The privy council sail this morning for Liverpjol by tbe Ijield a meeting at Windsor castle today, steamer Teutonic. He will proceed at' once to London for the purpose of join ing the body of cavalry which is being raised by Lord Wolverton for service in South Africa against the Boers, and which, it is intended, shall be similar In organization to the American rough riders, who served during the Spanish- American war. si wnicn yueen victoria prociamed a warning to all British subjects not to assist tbe inhabitants of the Transvaal or Orange Free State or to sell or trans port merchandise there, under penalty of the law. ' The proclamation was gazetted tonight. That Ws All Kra. Cleveland Asks of . He Hnsband Darlaar Bla . White Bona Datya. ' AH during Mr. Cleveland's two terms as president, Mrs. Cleveland's most in timate asociates were those whom she knew before marriage, says a writer in the June Ladies' Home Journal. - One Ot them was the wife of a clerk in ths treasury department, who lived in one of the most modest little homes in Washing-ton's moat unfashionable dUr tnct. ibis made no difference to Mrs. ueveiana. urten tbe wbite house ear riage called to "pick np" the friend for a drive. Another of her intimate friends In Washington was a young woman who taught muslo to support herself. Mrs. Cleveland obtained many pupils for her. Another was the wife of a strug gling lawyer, and each week a bouquet of white house flowers came to cheer the home of the friend of schoolgirl days. A fourth was the teacher of a The separate publio debt of Spain, ays a writer in the Ileview of Reviews, how amounts to about $1,500,000,000. This would appear hot to include the lebt which the Spaniards have fss 1 tened upon Cuba, and which must now amount to at least $400,000,000, and the interest upon which is paid out of the revenues collected in Cuba. .The vast - Jebt settled upon tbe impoverished .aland represents nothing whstever ex cept ths expense incurred by the Spaniards themselves in fighting the Cubans. A great part of It undoubted !y represents, money stolen by Spain's sorrupt civil snd military establishments- Now, if .Cuba should succeed In winning bt independenpe, it ws obvious that she. would give herself no concern whatever"wlth any part of ,uwucuiiYa, none ox " wniSJi. -"-saB""- hsd ever been Incurred by ths author!- '"VV ty of the Cuban people and none which had ever been expended for their benefit while, on the -contrary,) a great part of it had been expended in liabolical warfare against them. jvot only was there involved in t anestion of Spain's continued nh eignty in Cuba the $400,000,000 pf sq? sailed Cuban indebtedness, but tbei-a - was further involved, nndoubtedlv.tlia. total bankruptcy of Spain. That a tn sy, the value of the $1,500,000,00 of ujueuieaneia issued, directly in, ths name of the Madrid eovernmeit. n which somethihs- like s thonaani mil lions was in the form of the Derminnnt consolidated four per cent, debi, was In dire peril. Ths prosneet rt w- the United States to- bs folloved Ttm Small kindenrarien. who. vlwn Cleveland children reached a suitable CnD"n freedom, has been cansbg ths age, transferred ber school to the white I """J' uecuno or tns Bpanifc eon ABB ASSUNO FOB FBNSIOHa. About Veterans of tho Two Thousand Spanish War Seek Belief. New York, Deo. 28. A special to the Herald from Washington says: Claims for peof ions on account of the Spanish war are being filed much more rapidly than was the case just after the civil war. This is attributed by officials of the pension office to the greater activity of pension agents.' About 2000 Spanish war claims have been filed. Many of these will be dis allowed, as being for minor disabilities ot a temporary character. Only about 1200 of the claims have been acted . Hilton's Palnttnrs at A act Ion. m New York, Dec. 28. The gallery of paintings collected by tbe late Judge Hilton is about to bo sold at auction.' It is composed of nearly 200 paintings, mostly by modern French artists, and is valued at more than souu.uuu. Among" tne masters repre sented are MeUsoner, Co ft, Daubigny, Gerome, Vibert, Makart, Muockasy, Bourgereau and Tlssot. . listen Indiana Drowned Ashceoft, B. C Dec. 26. Seven Indians, including two .women, were drowned last light a short distance j west of Mile place, py toe upsetting of a canoe. In -which ther wereattempi- Ing to cross Thompson river. house, snd the children and grand aren oi tne cabinet members, and families of Mrs. Cleveland's fri and of the friends of the preside: came ner pupils. The only "ol favor which Mrs. Cleveland asked husband while he waa prenidentwal appointment to office of the hnabi her college roommate. ; aoiaatea fours In ths money mtrket of rpps, .'-.'-. s And so you ire back captain? Yes, Miss leans and ths love rtUe soil. i uv urn""1 k HOME INDUSTRIES Bur Tonr Stoves From Belial . Merchants. The' Times bas always praoticed the doctrine home industries, in foreign institution feel obliged to some of the go county are aw bled" tor mar qr "j -ai ill . ng Cubed, J h nnd k rr.or X?" ' "7 e-il y 7 rkstsBV a. e flowers. se the only thst don't ehe ' you used housands tob. viead V i . ' ar -"' " " J,--sBa--aW--B"Ba"' -..'' vg-. y ' ""