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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, .'-.'-.
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captain?
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praoticed the doctrine
home industries, in
foreign institution
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