p '' T ! ' m " fa h, ee. ml rai 1 for i poi hot the eon I ty c Ulttl wor casl rich fori earti prod A Orejx The Heppner Gazette THURSDAY, FEBRUARY EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS TO BE CALLED. - n - - , The President Discusses the Matter With Senators, TO CONSIDER CUBAN CONSTITUTION Smite Takes Aciloa Preparatory I" Appoint ment of Schley and Sampson an Vice Admirals In the Navy. Washington, Feb. 18. President Mc Kinley. Senators Allison, Aldrichs Piatt of Connecticut, and Spooner met this morning and discussed the ques . tion of an extra session of congress The president explained tiie situation with regard to Cuba and declared his belief that an extra session would have tj be called to consider our future re lations with that island as soon constitution was received from the constitutional convention in session at Havana. , Against the Steel Trus'. Washington, Feb. 18. The billion . dollar steel trust, which J. Pierpont Morgan and John 0. Rock feller are organizing, was attacked in the house of", representatives. Representative Babcock. of Wisconsin, a member of the house committee on ways and means, and chairman of the republi can congressional campaign committee, proposed an amendment to the Dingley law practically putting steel and its products on the free list. This is the most sweeping repeal ever proposed by a republican. None of the leading republicans besides Babcock supports the idea and nothing will come of it Honors for Schley and Sampson. Washington, Feb, 18. In the senate today Hale introduced a bill providing that the grade of vice-admiral of ' the nnvy be revived and authorizing the president to appoint two vice-admirals Also a joint resolution, providing that the thank of congress be extended to Hear-Admiral Sampson and the officers iniiur ins t-oinmauu at rcantiago. Tenth Annual Congress. Watlminton,, Feb. 18. -The tenth continental congress of the Daughters of thtf American revolution opened hero this morning. The candidates for the general olttcere will bo nominated Thursday. Mrs Donald McLean seems to lead in (lie race for president gen eral of the association. Getting; Ready for Inauguration. Washington, Fob. 18. Tim city, is beginning to put on its inauguration clothes. Stands are being erected all along the line of march, of the iniui- auration parade and bunting is appear- jng. The president's stand will be itwcloscd in glass SENATORIAL VOTE THE SAME R. D. tnmaa Casts His Ballot for C. E. 8. Wood. fialem, Feb. 18. Tho house met at 11 o'clock. Tlie result of the joint ballot was the same as on Friday last, except Scnntor Inmsn of Multnomah voted for C. E. 8. Wood, the well known Portland attorney. The vote was as follows: Corbett, 82. Hermann, 2ft. (uuuin, 25. . ' " Scattering, 4. . , Interest in the senatorial situation has almost diad out, particularly with the public. The house passed Poorman's bill prohibiting persons dead-beating rides on railroad trains and making it crime for those caught at it. Williamson's scalp county bill was made g special order of business on Tuesday at 10 o'clock a.m. The senata passed Matoon's bill au thorizing counjtlfis and school districts to bid in property sold for taxes. The dental bill is having a rocky road, it passed the senate, but when it got to the house it mysteriously disap peared. Senator Smith, of Mult . nomah, reintroduced the bill, declar ing the toruier measure had been ubojou. It again passed the senate. TROUBLES DUE TO FRIARS. The Situation (a Spain Grows Worse Dally and Is Alarming. Paris, Feb, 18, A prominent Spanish nilicttil now here declared to day the crisis in Spain is growing worse daily, despite tho efforts to minimise tiie seriousness of the situa tion. The only solution of the ques tion Im u id was to drive all of the friars out ui the country. Crisis In Spain. Madrid, Feb. 18. -Now it is stated the ministry H ill resign on Friday next. It is impossible to predict the result of the resignation. All of the disturbers arrested recently have been released. Spain Financially Ruined. Madrid, Feb. 18.-Kx-Preimer Uvula ajd today the disorders in Spain is Mm outcome of the war with the United Stauw, Spain, he declares, vas financially ruined by that contest. Mora Trouble la Spain. fair. Feb. 18. Advices receievd tiers today gay it is rumored that fresh disorders have occurred at Valcenia and Seville, Spain. THE WALdSeE EXPEDITION. The Actions of the Germans Stirring Up Strlre In China. Washington, Feb. 18. -Count WaU dersee's contemplated expedition has developed another crisis fin China, It is understood Ueneial Chaffee re fused to join the expedition, pending instructions from the United States, which is opposed to Waldersee'a plan, ft is expected that Chaffee will be instructed to refrain from participat ing. The United States may appc&l to powers to halt the expedition as it is regarded as ill-advised and danger ous. To Intimidate Chinese. Cologne, Feb. 18. The Gasette to day prints a dispatch which says the expedition which Count Waldersee it organizing is intended io dear Pe Chi Li province of Chinese troops and to create a wholesome dread of foreigners among the Chinese. THE SALOON SMASHER. Three Mounted Policemen Deter Her ! From Active Operations. Topeka, Kans., Feb. 18. Mrs. Nation did not resume her saloon smashing this morning as she had : threatened to do. The reason for this is attributed to the presence in front of the house where she is stopping of , three mounted policemen. The officers j took up their station there last night 'and remained until this morning. Mrs. Nation said this morning that further raids, which could be more destructive than any yet made, would soon take place. Mrs. Nation Under Arrest. Topeka, Kas., Feb. 18.-Mrs. Nation was arrested again today on a charge of destroying the property of the Moer Refrigerating company. Warrants are also being served on a number of her followers. Arguments in case against Mrs. Nation for smash intr the Senate saloon were heard this afternoon. A decision will be rendered Thursday next. KING PRAISED CANADIANS Declared Great Britain Would Never Forget Canada's Services. London, Feb. 15. King Edward and the qneen consort, attended by the Dukes of Cambridge, Connaught and Argyle, Lord Roberts, Lord Strathcon General Buller, Joe Chamberlain and others, today inspected Strathcon 's Canadian Horse of three hundred and tilty men, at Buckingham palace. The king presented his colors and gave medila to the men, saving he pledged Great Britain would never forget Canada's services in South Africa, The Canucks cheered wildly at his re marks. THE MEN WERE ALL DEAD. The Mine Horror on Vancouver Island, B. C. Victoria, Feb. 18. Tho sealed shaft in the No, 5 Union mine was opened yesterdav. A descent was made by I arty oi engineers last night, it is reported that mine No. fl was flooded to a depth of VI feet and all tires are ex tinguished. The party got within three hundred yards of the partition between mines Nob. 5 and 6 and found the brattice wrecked. The men worked all night and today and expect to recover the bodies "of the 05 men who lost their lives tonight. THREE TRAINS COLLIDE. Freights on the New York Central Come Together Amsterdam. N. Y.. Feb. 18. Three lives were lost and two men badly in jured in a freight wreck, at Akin, on the New York Central, early this morn inn. The wreck is remarkable in that the three trains came together at the same point almost simultaneously. The dead are: Engineer Bridenbecker ami J' i re man Yoren. The Day-Hamilton Case. Minneapolis. Feb. 18. Arguments in the Day-Hamilton murder case opened today. The county attorney be gan for the state, He demanded the death penalty, declaring it was as cer tain that Hamilton killed Day as it was thatDay was dead. ' Roosevelt In Denver. Denver, Feb. 18. Theodore Roose velt went on a coyote hunt early . this morning. The scene of the hunt is ten miles east of. this city. He will be tendered a public reception tonight. He may not leave for tho east until Wednesday. Hardl Gras Carnival. New Orleans. Feb. 18. -The Mardi Gras carnival opened in this city this morning, with a triumphal naval pro cession of King Rex and his followers. There were fullv one hundred vessels in Itne. The Illness or the Quoen. Stockholm. Feb. 18. It is officially stated that the reports of the queen's illness are exaggerated. She is suffer ing from inflammation of the throat, but is not in a serious condition. Slavery of China Town. Ban Francisco, Feb. 18. From a score of pulpits last night the ministers poured forth a protest against the slavery of Chinatown, in this city, callng for a vigilance committee Two Negroes Lynched. Dyersburg, Tenn., Feb. 18. King and another negro named gerald were lynched here this -Fred noon for committing assaults on white women. Public School Destroyed. Rock Island, Ills., Feb. 15. A Are, alleged to be due to vandalism, de stroyed the high school building here this morning. The loss is $90, 000. Teamsters strike. Pan Francisco, Feb. 18. Three hun dred teamsters struck this morning, demanding abolition of boarding houses and a raise in wages from f 2.25 to $2.50. Students to Be Hung. Cracow, Galicia, Feb. 18. The reoent disturbances among the students at the Kieff university have resulted in the sentencing of seven of the students to be publicly hanged. It. Louis' World's Fair, Washington, Feb. 18. The bill ap. prnpriating 15,000,000 for the St. Louis world's fair passed the house this afternoon. IDowager impress Worse. Hamburg, Feb. lfl. Dowager Km press Frederick, mother oi Emperor William, has suffered a relapse. There is the greatest apprehension. Sixteen Lives Lost. London, Feb. 18. The steamer Homer collided with the Russian bark Hoppit today off Spruhuhead and six teen seamen were lost. President to King. Birmingham, Feb. 18. -The Post savs President Kruger has written to King Edward stating the Boer esse. Walla Walla's Oil Excitement. There is a lull in the oil excitement in Walla Walla, says the Union, owing to the fact that investigations have been concluded and nothing lurther is likely to be done until active operations are cumnionced. Borne contend that this stage -i the business is still many months i the future but those who have given the gas and oil indies' "one their attention express the opin'o there will be no time lost in the matter as those who hat a gore to the trouble of obtaining leases on 'suspected" land will not be f on tent to let the soil He idle and themselves remain in ignorance whether the substance so much desired can be found in paying quantities. James Paul, a veteran of the civil war, aged 81 years, died at his home in Portland Wednesday. SAME OLD STORY COMES FROM SALEM. No Longer Eva Speculation Regarding a Senator. o - MONEY FOR III DI AH WAR VETERANS Bill Appropriating $30,000 for Their Relief Passes the House Ao Eigbt-Hour Bill Was Defeated. Salem, Feb. 16. The legislature has one week more in which to elect a United States senator to succeed George W. McBride, and failing, the legislature will adjourn and Oregon will havo but one senator at Washing ton for two years to represent her in terests in the halls of national legisla tion. '' ' " " The joint ballot of the legislature occurred today at noon with no change in the result, the vote being as fol lows : Corbett, 31. Horraann, 27. Inman, 2'i. Scattering and absent, .6. There is nothing new to repoit in the senatorial situation.!- Even specu lating, on what is to occur has subsided and all have settled down to await what the tide of events brings forth in the next week. Legist ittve Notes. The house passed Montague's bill appropriating 30,000 for compensation oi the Indian war veterans, with amendments excluding heirs and re imbursements lor horses. The bill fixing a day's work on public works at 8 hours was defeated in tho house. Johnsten's memorial urging congress to appropriate money to compensate settlers of Wasco and Sherman counties recites the facts regarding the land grants 4o tho Northern Pacific railroad company and to The Ualles military road company and the litigation con cerning the same. It is shown that the land was settled under a decision of the department of the interior,- and that a latter decision gave the lands to the road company and its successor, the Eastern Oregon land company. Brownell's bill to amend the law re lating to the compensation of the assistant warden of the penitentiary and the governor, as visitor to the penitentiary, had for its object the raising of the warden's salary from fuuu per year to f izuu per year and a correction of the senate so that the governor shall receive $500 per year as visitor to the penitentiary, as have his predecessors. At present the gov-, ernor is oniy receiving ifaou a year owing to mistake in the act covering the matter. MOBS ATTACK THE CONVENTS. Battle Between Populace and Troops at Madrid. Paris. Feb. 16. A teleeram received here from Madrid save mobs attacked the convents there this morning and a pitched battle resulted between the populace and the soldiers, the latter killing four persons and wounding one hundred others. Twenty-two persons were killed in the demonstration : at Granada yesterday, ' At Valencia the troops have occupied the principal points of the city. . ' A Mobs Work In Valencia. Valencia, Feb. 16. At the funeral of Dr. Herrandi here the mob raised a black Hag, attacked the Jesuit monas tery t stoning the building and break ing in the doors. The soldiers drove the mob back, killing one and injur ing two. DEWET IN CAPE COLONY. Cut British Railroad Communication and South Where He Both North Crossed. London, Feb. 16. Lord Kitchener reports that General Dewet crossed the Cape Rhodesia railroad north of Dear Friday, with Plummer's column in close pursuit. Armed trains engaged the enemy while they crossed the line, though the Boers cut the line both north and south of the crossing place. The British captured twenty wagons, many of them loaded with ammuni tion, one maxim gun, oue hundred horses and twenty prisoners. It is said Dewet has 2100 men and several guns with him. It was last reported that Dewet had engaged with Plummer, near Philippstown, fifty miles east of the railroad, that be is now reported to nave just crossed. CONGRESSIONAL FORECAST, Sampson and Schley Will Be Accorded Equal Honors. Washington, Feb. I6.-r-The senate next week promises to be lively. Ap propriation bills will occupy most of the time, but an acrimonious debate is sure to crop out in the closing- hours. The nominations of Sampson and Schley will be confirmed and the bill giving them both the rank of vice admiral will be passed. In the house the general deficiency bill, the last of fourteen appropriation bills, will be disposed of on Friday. Washington's birthday will be ob served in 1 nh houses by reading his farewell address. Extra Session of Congress. Washington, Feb. 18. A member of congress from New York who had a talk with President Mckinley, said the latter had informed him he will call an extra session of congress to meet on March 25. H ANN A WILL HAVE THE HONOR.- He Will Ride With the President in the Inaugural Parade. Washington, Feb. 16. It has been settled that Senator llanna will ride with President McKinley in the inaugural parade. The decision it the result of a lontr cont "oversy. The sua gestion that Rl: .velt should ride with nim was turned down, senator llanna. as chairman of the joint congressional co nmittee on the inauguration, has the - -itit of way. Congressman Cannon, as house member of the committee, may also ride with the president. The other members of the committee w' !l ride with Vice-President Roosevelt. Kansas Saloon Smashed. Arkansas City, Kans., Feb. 16. Scvontv-tfvo men armed with axes and hatchets, headed by the ministers of this city, destroyed the Last Chance saloon this morning,- after the manner of Mrs. Nation. The bartender was at the place but was forced to stand on the corner at the point of a gun while the smashing went on. FARMERS COMMIT SUICIDE. Strange Action or Two Men Near Genesee, Idaho. , Genessee, Idaho,Feb. 16. -Two farm ers living north of town committed suicide Thursday night. Ivor Larson, aged 50 and Ole Otness, aged 78, banged tnemseives without any apparent rea son. Larson stopped on the way home from town at the home of a neighbor named Tweed. The latter was astonished this -morning to find Larson's body hanging in his barn. The suicide of Otness was equally queer. He banged himself in Larson's barn. Larson came here from Oregon two years ago and leaves a wife and six children. He served for eight years as sheriff in North Dakota. FRENCH STATESMAN MARRIED The Religious Ceremony In Paris At tracts 10,000 People. Paris, Feb. 16. The religious mar riage of Paul Deschanel, president, of the French chamber of deputies, and Ger mane Brice, the daughter of Deputy Brice, took place here .today, ton thousand people being present. " Music was furnished by eighty artists from the grand opera. Ushers were all sons of famous men. The reception held at the altar consumed four hours in shak ing hands. A REVOLUTION IN SPAIN. Ihe Throne Is Tottering for the People May Triumph Over the Troops. Madrid, J?eb. 15. Three attempts at demonstrations were made at Valencia last night, but were promptly checked by forces of infantry and cavalry. Threatening crowds were aieo dispersed at Barcelona and Saragoesa. At Granada the populace resisted the gendarmes, who took re fuge behind a wall. A royal decree, accepting me resignation of the cabi net, is momentarily expected Provincial governors have telegraphed it is impossible . to restore o;der Collisions between the troops and peo pie are more frequent. Escaped From the Windows ist. iouis, tea. lo. -tins morning 870 men and women slid down boards from the windows -of the Liggett and Myers tobacco plant because the management refused to discharge forty negroes employed in tne stemming department.. The strikers were success ful, the negroes being discharged to secure their return. The United States Steel Company. New York, Feb. 10. It is learned to day that the great steel trust deal is about consummated, incorporating papers now being drawn up. The capi tal of the company will be fully $800, 000,000, which far exceeds the capital of any company ever before formed in the United States. The company is likely to be named the United States Steel company. Chinese Again Defiant. London, Feb. 16. Pekin advices received here say , the attitude of the Chinese court is again one of defense. The Chinese, government has notified the Chinese peace envoys it will order no more executions of officials, except Hu Hsienn and Prince Chwang. Old Newspaper Sold. Milwaukee, Feb. 16. The Milwauee Sentinel has been sold to Charles F. Pister and other republicans of this city. The Sentinel is the oldest news paper in Wisconsin, having been es tablished in 1837. . The Duke Gets Married. London, Feb. 16, The wedding of the Duke of Westminister and Miss Shelagh Cornwallis-West took place at 1. o'clock thia afternoon at St. Paul's in this city. The ceremony was very elaborate. . .. The Ship-Subsidy Bill. Washington, Feb. 16. The ship subsidy bill was laid aside by the senate this morning and the oleomar garine bill as taken up in its place. The vote was 45 to 2. American Consul at Pretoria, Southampton, Feb. 16,. The United States consul at Pretoria, Adelbert Hay, arrived ' here today and imme diately left for London. He refused to be interviewed. Failures for the Week. New York, Feb. 16. Dunns Review will say: Failures for the week num bered 257 in the United States against 218 last year and in Canada 40 against 42 last year. Strikers Attack Soldiers. Chalon Sur, France, Feb. 16. A mob of 2000 strikers wrecked the town today and made desperate attack' on the gendarmes. There were many casualties on both sides. Bill Anthony's Coolness. Bil Anthony was one'of the best examples that came out of the Spanish war of the man who can keep his head when others have lost theirs says Richard Harding Davis is livery body's Magazine. His coolly indifferent an nouncement to Sigsbee that the Maine was sinking, either showed a soul disciplined tq the condition of an au tomation, or a spirit which nothing could dismay. I once asked Captain Sigsbee if the popular version of Anthony's speech was correct. He said it was, but that Anthony did not salute him as was generally told, nor preface his speech with "J beg to re port, sir." We bumped into each other in the dark, Sigsbee said, and if he had saluted and spoken with that formality, he would have been think ing ot himself and of making an effect, and not cf his duty. What he really said and did is better without any of the advantages which came later. Cruelly Beat His Sister. Craxed with drink Clem Masterson attacked his sister, Mrs. Sarah Smith, late Thursday night, says the Walla Walla Union,' ana before she could reach assistance he had seriously beaten and bruised her about the head and face. The trouble occurred at the home of Mrs. Smith's mother, Mrs. Sinah Masterson. When as saulted by her brother Mrs. Smith tied screaming to the house of a neighbor, W. P. Winans, who hearing the wo man's cries rushed to the door and assisted her into the house. Me Her son tied and bis whereabouts are still unknown. No search for the young man is being made. The girl took her brother's horse Irom a raek where he bad left it tied. The delegates from Oregon, Wash ington and Idaho to the National Edi torial Association, which meets at Buffalo, will leave Portland in a special car on Monday, June 3. Grandma Hunter died at her sen's home near Weatherby, Baker county, Saturday, ot old age. EQUAL HONORS FOR SAMPSON AND SCHLEY. ' -0 , ' -J ' ""- ' Resolution Making Them Vice Admirals Will Pass. GETTING READY FOR THE INAUGURAL People Beginning to Arrive In Washington in Order to Arrange to See the Parade and Secure Accommodations. Washington, Feb. 15. Admirals Sampson and Schley, are both to be made vice admirals if the plan at present under advisement in the sen ate is adopted. Senator Chandler has taken up the matter and proposes to pass a resolution authorizing the presi dent to appoint these officers to that grade which will expire at the end o their lives. ' Getting Ready for Inauguration. In spite of the fact that the inaugu ration. of the president and vice presi dent is more than two weeks away, people are already beginning to arrive for that event and indications point to a larger crowd that was here four years ago. Stands from which the review of the parade is to be had are rapidly being erected and the spnee is hold at high figures. Orders are pouring in for hotel accommodations from all parts of the country and the railroads are preparing to take care of hordes of people. . .. ONE TARGET COSTS $115,000. Ltoutentnt Gathman Says ills Gun Will Destroy it With One Shot. Washington, Feb. 15. The appro priations committee have consider an amendment to the fortifications bill offered in the senate in the interest of the Gathman gun. The sum of $115, -000 has been asked Jo pay for the con struction of a floating mark, to be sbeathtd in the heaviest armor-plate made, and so buttressed as to rep resent the broadside strength of the mosi powenui Dattiesnip in service. Lieut. Gathman claims that one shell, containing 600 pounds of high explo sives, fired from his gun will demolish this mark. No reference was made to this Gathman gun in the fortifications bill as passed by the house. There will be strong opposition to the item in the senate committee on appropriations. The point of order may be made against it in the senate on the Ground that it is new legislation even if accepted by the committee. After congress liad foucht shv of the matter for some years Senator llanna succeeded in having appropriations made for testing the gun. There was a division of sentiment as to the prac tical results of the trials. $ome oiiicers said the gun was the most valuable ever invented, while -others declared the tests demonstrated nothing- . IRISH ARE AGAINST THE KING They Took No Part in the Ceremonies in Parliament. London, Feb. 15. John Redmonde, in tlie course oi an interview said: "While the commoners and peers were jostleing each other today in their haste to pay obeisance to Edward VII, every Insn member deliberately abstained from any participation in the pageant. The Irish national party today unanimously decided that in consideration of Ireland's present posi tion tne Jriah members would take no part in the ceremonies inaugurating the new reign. or the first time in 10 years the 80 Irish members met in united party in Westminster today and determined on a vigorous campaign against the new king. They intend not only to discuss Irish questions, but to interfere in every British question which may arise. We purpose to expose the iniquity of the Boer war and to make a general assault upon the whole line." RIGHT HANDED CHILDREN. Experiments Show They are Brighter then Lett Handed Ones. Chicago. Feb. 15. Prof. E. W. Smedley, of tho child study depart ment of the public schcjls, declares that from experiments he is convinced right-handed children are naturally brighter tliun left-handed and that a large percentage of bad boys are ambidextrous. Pupils whose speech is affected and who find difficulty in articulation are most often left-handed. The right hand Is controlled from the left side of the brain and the left hand from the right side. Speech is controlled by the right side of the brain. The over davelopment of one hand or th) other is thought in this, way to affect speech. MRS. NATION BEFORE COURT. Charged With Destroying Property and Will be Tried. Next Monday. Topeka, Kan., Feb. 15. Judge Mc Cabe of the city court, called the cases of the state vs. Mrs. Carrie Nation, charged with destroying property. Mrs. Nation was arrested on tne com n'aint of the owners of the State c-i'oon, which she and four other wo men wrecked. After a conference between the at torneys it was agreed that Kelly should adroit that he was running a saloon and that Mrs. Nation should plead guilty to smashing it. This was done and now the case will be argued on its merits as to whether joint prop el ty is entitled to tho protection of the law. Next Monday was set for the hearing of the case. AN ELECTRIC CAR DISASTER. Jumps the Track and Goes Over a 40-foot Embankment. Cincinnati, Feb. 15. An electric car jumped the track on Horse-shon Hill, between Bellevne and -Dayton, this morning and plunged over a forty foot embankment. Motorman Yates and Ida Constance were fatally hurt and five were seriously and eight others badly wonnded, MAN IS KILLED BY A TIGER. The Employe of a Zoo Entered the Cage of a Fierce Tiger. Indianapolis, Feb. 15. Albert Neil son, in the employ of Bostock's Zoo Society, was almost instantly killed this morning in a terriffic fight with Rajah, a fierce tiger. He went into the cage to attend the animal, when it sprang upon him. His fellow em- Eloyes could not rescue him, and the east tore and chewed the body in a frightful manner. The tiger had to be shot before the body could be taken away from him. Strict orders had been given to the men not to enter that cage, and evidently Nelson's death was due to carelessness ' and a bad memory. , FUNERAL OF EX-KING MILAN. He Was Burried With Full Military . and Other Honors. Vienna, Feb. 15. The funeral of former King Milan, of Servia, was held here this afternoon as a full cere mony of tho Austrian court, attended by Emperor Franz Josef and the high officials. Full military honors were paid the dead ex-king en route from the church to tho depot, a regiment or infantry and a squadron ot cavalry, with a military, band, heading the pro cession. Emperor Franz Josef walked an the way, stood and gave the mill tary salute as the coffin was removed to the train. King Alexander, the son of tne deceased, was represented only b his minister. The funeral train lei for Peterwardein, Hungary, as the burial took place at the monastery near mat city. Hamilton Is Encouraged. Minneapolis, Feb. 15. Defendant Hamilton wore a flower in his button hole this morning and was perceptibly encouraged ny tne testimony ot Mrs. Murray and lirdman. Jirdman was again on the stand today, the ' state failing to impeach his knowledge of anatomy, and the opinion that the different gashes were made by .two different blades. Tho Fight Is Off. Cincinnati, Feb. 15. The Saenger fest this afternoon paid the forfeit of 1(5000 of Brady and Madden and aban doned all idea of getting the contest. It is generally believed there will bo very little doing in the boxing business for some time in this city. Butcher Weyler in Control Madrid, Feb. 15. Weyler, of Cuban fame, as captain-general, controls the city, He issued a decree that editors ami others who spread news tending to ferment disorder would be tried by court martial. Maurice Thompson Is Dead. Crawfordsville, Ind., Feb. 15. Maurice Thompson, the author of Alice of Old Vincennes and other well known books, died at 3 o'clock this morning after an illness of several weeks with the grip. ' , It Was Not Mrs. Brown. San Francisco, Calif., Feb. 15. Mrs. F. II. Osgood, the wife of the owner of the Sesttle-Renton railway, had her diamonds stolen en route here yester day, and not Mrs. Brown as the police reported. The Boer Invaders. Cape Town, Feb. 15. The Boer in vaders havo occupied Murraysburg, the central part of the colony. Troops of the British cavalry met a large force of Boers near Standerlon and the Britsh were forced to retreat. Tho Destruction or the Maine. Havana, Feb. 15. -The third anni versary of the destruction of the Maine was observed by the American colony here, . French Capture Boers. ' Lorenzo Marque, Feb. 15, It is re ported here that General French cap tured a large Boer force in the Ermelo district. ; " Commander Woodruff Dead. Cincinnati, Feb. 15. Lieutenant Commander David C. Woodruff, United States navy, retired, is dead in this city. Senator Pierce Dead. Chicago. Feb. 15. Former Senator Gilbert Pierce, of Dakota, died here this morning. , i.. ADVOCATES RAW FOOD. Will Establish Restaurants Where No Cooked Food Is Served. Prof. Byron Tyler, the raw-food ad vocate, is going to establish a number of restaurants in Chicago. "I do not expect to make any money out of these eating nlaces,"said the professor, "but hope the novelty of the meals will attract people who, after thev have learned the value of food as it is prepared by nature, will eat none but raw food in their own homes. Raw food is a sure cure for dyspepsia. My first restaurant is to be located in La Salle street near the board of trade. I chose that location because the men in that vicinitv, owing, to the exciting life they lead, usually are dyspeptic and nervous. I know that it l can persuade them to eat food ' they will forget they stomachs and nerves." Here is a dinner bill: Oysters on the Shell. Celery. Radishes. Olives. Clam Juice. Steak a la Tyler. Cold Slaw. Waldorf Salad.' Cheese. Nuts. Raisins. Pressed Wheat Crackers. Figs. Oranges. Nothing on this bill is Hnnknd. raw have The steak is prepared like Hamburger, be ing chopped fane and mixed with minced celery and onions. The crackers are made of cracked wheat, mixed with a little milk and pressed hard. One of Prof. Tyler's favorite dishes is made of cracked wheat, mixed with chopped almonds and walnuts. This may be eaten with cream, and in this form is either a breakfast food or a pudding. Eggs are broken into a cup, well beaten and seasoned to suit taste. Prof. Tyler eats no meat himself, but believes it is beneficial to some per sons. , Prof. Tyler was a physical wreck when he began eating raw food. Now he has robust health. His theory is that if a seed cannot grow after being boiled or baked it is valueless for food.. Another Cure for Consmption. Professor Weinzirt, of the university of New Mexico.conducting experiments under the university biological depart ment," has devolved what he pronounces a complete cure for consumption. By careful testing, he announces, he has determined that the transitory effects upon the blood corpuscles of a person passing from a lowe? to a higher alti tude are renewed by irequent changes of altitude. By occasional visits to the sea level, the system can be reinvigorated, even when the effects of the higher altitudes have been worn off. Traveling Light. Col. Jack China, of Kentucky, is in town. He met a friend in the capitol. "Howdy?" asked the friend. "Tol'able," replied Col. Jack. "Anything doing?" asked the friend. "Oh, no,T said the Kentuckian. "I'm traveling light." "Traveling light? What's that?" "I havn't got either knife or gun on me." SIXTY-FIVE DEAD IN A COAL MINE HORROR. Fire Followed an Explosion in YanconYer Island Mines. FORTY OF THOSE LOST ARB WHITE -o Heroic Efforts Ha?e. Been Hade to Sara the Men, But There Is No for inj of Them. Victoria, Feb. 16. Both the number five and number six workings in the Cumberland colliery are now burning. Sixty-five imprisoned miners are vir tually abandoned to their fate. Efforts at rescue were continued throughout the night, but it was impossible to get the nipped cage past the obstrutions in the shaft. Fans are working steadily. The cage is now two thirds the distance down the shaft, which is eight hundred feet deep. ' Another explosion last night increased the debris and added to the difficulty of the rescue work. Jobn Brydon, ex manager of the Union Colliery . Co., and one of the owners, states there it not the slightest hope of saving any of the sixty-five men. Premier Dunsmuir, the head of the company, arrived from the east today and left at once for the scene, which is ' sixty miles out on Vancouver island. Of the imprisoned men twenty-five arc Chinamen. , , . Those known in the list are: W. R; Walker, over-man, George and William Walker, his sons; John White, Thos. Lord, Jas. ' Halliday . Duncan Munro, U. Snedder, Peter Bardson, C. Bono, R. Fleck, L. Simpndi, Andrew Smith, D. N. Davis, A. Maffo, D. McGinnis, Jas. Crosetti, Jos. Allison and Geo. Turnhull. The fire followed the explosion which oc curred at 11 o'clock yesterday. Will Flood the Mine. Victoria. Feb. 16. The latest in telligence just received from the Union mine indicates all hope has beet) aban doned. The miners are preparing to flood the mine in order to auench the fire. Another explosion occurred this morning without doing any damage. HERMANN'S GaFnTs ONE VOTE No Change in the Tiresome Senatorial Struggle. Salem, Feb. 15. The senatorial struggle and muddle continues to drag its weary way through the legislature. The only change today was Hermann receiving one more vote, , but it signifies nothing. The vote today WHH hs ionows: Corbett, 32. Hermann, 30. Inman, 25. ' Scattering, 3. Legislative Notes. Senate bill No. 31, by Steiwer, amends the present law so as to make it optional with county courts whether road supervisors shall be elected or appointed by the court. ' Senate bill No. 94, by Proebstel, to raise the salary of the school superin tendent of Umatilla county wag laid on the table. Inman's senate bill 131, which passed the senate amends ' the present law so as to require that at all gen eral elections the polls shall be kept open until 7 o'clock in the evening. This change is made for the benefit of men who work until 6 o'clock io the evening and cannot leave their work without losing time. . Grace of Baker introduced a bill to make the selling of liquors within a mile of any quarta or placer mine, un less such sale place be within an in corporated citv, a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of from $50 to The last of the troublesome railroad bills in the house, that have been a thorn in the side of the railroad com panies operating in Oregon, were dit posed of Wednesday. These were the Poorman fellow-servant bill and the bill by Harris, to fix the liability of railroad corporations for in juriei to em ployes. Not a legislator was found who did not have a railroad pasa In his pocket and had ridden to and from Salem at the expense of the railroads, although the state allows them liberal mileage fees. Proebstel's bill to prohibit the playing of nickle-in-the-slot machines, that was passed by the senate Tues day, reached the house amnno i t other bills Wednesday. Unlen mma effort is made to defeat the measure, there is little question that it will past the house as easily as it did the senate, thus far no slot mu-hinA . cigar-dealers have raised a hand in op position to the bill. , . The senate nassrvl a Kill .n.At;.. .i.. Torrens system of public registration of land titles. The house, after spend ing nearly another half day in con sideration of railroad bills, disnosed ot two more today. One of , these measures was Poorman's fellow-servant bill. It was dnhntnri of and although even Its opponents d' "" it naa gooo points, it was de feated by a voteof 31 to 22. , Watson's bill prohibitinglfree lunches in saloons was defeated in the house. Kepreaentantivfl Wfann .v.. OI the bill. 18 cronriotnr nf - W..'. restaurant in iPortland. The Oregon legislature has been informed that the proposed visit of the Idaho legislature to Salem has been ahanrinnua ... count of the early adjournment of that Scorpion In Bananas. Fridav Harrv H,ir... t- Grande, says the Chronicle,' unboxed a pra he bad not bargained for, be- . "'P'on. This little holy terror." whiVh -.. .i caged in a glass bottle by Druggist F". iA.7 """ " P'eniy ugiy ana vicious looking enough, if turned loose, to nuke almost any one of the gentle sex gather up her skirts and with much gjuty and grace take a flying leap I P ,? ibt , air- Scorpion have a n!tten$ body "i ,onS. 'lender post-abdomen formed of six segments, the last of which terminates in a curved venomous sting. The venom causes great pain. It is seldom, if ever, destructive ol life. t