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I f i. ,e ... 1 ASTORI,PUBUC LIBRARY ASSCCiiTiOa. I '.' r TO0Y' wHTHtR. J i,,l fee W.tMmtoa and Oim. r J Tlx ASTORIA Ku th UfMt 10CAI jk 3 elmlstlo! Bis larger! Gf.NRAtirl. S , sad ta largt TOTAL tlrcslatlM f ttH Mfwi .uWuM I Ajterls. It J tntilMtl nit, twltf, & EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT. VOL XLV. ASTORIA, OREGON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 1, 18W. NO. 1. r v """"'"" " " v r -s ' - 'v --''-;.-;:7;'v, ' " - - f ,-. ItBlouisI It. Rains! It Sqoallsl v Sr - - k'"1 : X .x,1' ';! - A " -1 . , ' '"" " ?!.. uiul $2, mil llii.' Iti'ht ' '' p-ntiiitir callVkiu in l.uc or "C -. - - - . plitT hlioirt ut $2 30 I VlT iiui'lo. AImo tin' lrht vnliits in nil kimlrt of Mon's and Boys Clothlnsr. Furuishinp: Goods, Hats. Caps, Boot3. Shoes. Trunks, Valises, otc 1. L. OSGOOD, The One Price Clothier, Hatter and Furnisher. &U ud ( OXHKUCUI. STUKKT. ASTORIA. OR. Souvenir of Astoria! liavo you H"n it? A ltrantiful mid nrttic I nokh't, ciintatiiing twenty ;'n iinl itLiiit fifty views of Astoria and vicinity, l'rii'f.'.lo renti. Diaries for 1896. New Year Cards. Would you liki' a uic K't of Imoks lv standard authors? Wi will ulltluuii t you I'roiii row until January 1H at "-M ji r ci'iit di'-iDtint. Griffin & Reed. THRISIS LOTS. In a doHiniMi' lotMtioii, "2 lilookn Irom High School. A ISAKGAIN. OMOICK IjO'I'S IN HILLS FIKST ADDITION. On lit. urw l'ijxi I. ina IUiilir.tr I - J ml lh. liir fur rlirop home. A Block IN ALDKKiUiOOK. HTKF.KT C.H LINK will txi .llcn lo I tin .amm-r to within fi tuimiUn alkt'ftliU np rtjr -Will rli ut il.s l lc-l Imru'iiin. ACKK.MJK. In 6 or 10 nor. tr w' ui Ic the 'iiy limit , ilm n.lj uiliif t'Irl. (llCOKCIC II ILL.--171 1'.ondSt.. C K-cilt:nt Hlock, HILL'S KLAL KSTATI: KXCHANCiE. Big Dry Goods and Clothing Sale ! Commencing JntiMury I, JHQCi, ond for 30 cltiyw only. Great Reductions in All Lines I Prices Smashed to Atoms l All woil l.iJifs' iloth ia iiuhf VwlJc forniTlv co now s All-wool scarlet lliiirl " JSC " toa-jc La'Ufs' llrnecl llucJ s'oves " soc " 2K LaJlf' wool hose " " i6a-)c l.aJIrs' wool hose " " UK l.sJIfs' wool hose " 40c " i Mfii's Mti k wool MK'ks " JSC" " 10c Men's niitur.il wool iinJiTwc;ir " ft. 00 " Ooc Men's rlhM unJerwtar " sc " 4SC Men's Jersey overslilits . " ti.oo " fx Men's Jersey ovcrshlrls, txtra heavy.... " ft.S " 6sc Men's line lejora hats loniirrly t1.75tot1.oo " t M5 $1.25 - - Men's Shoes - $1.25 Space forbids the mentioning: of only a few articles. But every piece of goods in our large and well-assorted stock has been reduced in price from 25 to 40 per cent during this sale Do not forget to make your purchases now, AT OREGON TRADING CO. 6oo Commercial Street. And 1 liavo a Ion" lino of Mt $.Mo. Men's Mac- kiutOSllCS. in wool, ut fiic- tory rriccH, from $o to $10. Aii'l tliu lifht. vuliiu in Mon's Suits, in wool, ut .", 7.o0 ami $!, in Ani'.'rit'ii. AIho the l.t-st Men's Shoes at yiirj rair i i 11 each TUT. t . . TT VI IT It7ll J UM a a U 1 RQh t patronage bestowed upon 1UJU ASTORIA'S SEW YEAR The I'ast Efforts of a I'strlutlc t I'cniilc. DAWN OF AN KKA OF SUCCESS flan) Work aid Coatldcsce kill Crowt All Kllorts "o ttach Word fall." i A. I ho Mi. ar. rlnalnK In lit. nrw rr tha dawn r a lHlllu.nl fmur. i-IH-nm l-(ore lh. vlw of Alorlni. Qrt Kvniia in lh. huiory of Hi. rlty by th aro prcwiir.) upnn lh. flr.l m ol Ilia wy ownl rnr book H'l In Mr la iniianl .lh lhal ITonprlir whli'h haa licrn lh. ilrmm nt III rlllina In the vrara ao'in hy. Hunllf upon lli lhrr.il olil ut an rra of cuminirrlal acllvlty and Hiwrr II la nul amlaa to conaiilrr aotim or lliv raclora In Ihla rliana. and lo luuk ai auaiK ut t tin olijt-cta to l alUlntu: MIL A. II. HAM MONO. ' Who la luillilina lh Aaiorla-Oolitn rall ' riM.il. b. Iivr. loninrrow, havina lual .Miit avirl month In th Kaai. Whll" : in NVw York lh. ralla for th roa l rrr I t'ir hnanl, anil It I alat'il by Ih.ia cloa In luui h with him lhal h haa iK.no murh .jik In arranirlnir plan, lor lh iW-v-li- i i-riint of lara Imlualrl.- In Aatnrla and ih rapid furihrranr of lh nimiwfw lit. h naiiirjlly Iwluma lo iiila norl. II la oiwird lhal at on.', artlv mraaurra will Ik. purMMl for III oiwnlna up or property anil th dvlopmrnl of olana loi' all llir thuuaHnd and on different rtilrrprluMi whlrh ahall mak Ihla a arrrat Hy. Coniraria will b. Irt for lh lialanr i r lh road to (lol.li- and nil th . h.iIi I l- don Ihla lnirr. Th. brli. arro Younc'. Hay will lx rom pln.d arror.llna to ronlrarl. weathrr pr- nnillna, and by i.rln Um f-vrrylhlnc will tx rrady lo ruah throniih to rompl. Urn. Mr. Hammond haa ilctarml that iralna will runnlna out of A. tori by Novfrnlnr neat. V'.rl)r laal aprlmr. a th rraull ol lh rrT'irl of frw patriotic rlllsrna, A BflUOPY COMMITTKE Va lormrd. with Dr. A. Kinney aa chair man, and Ihla rommllt "th. twrn'y iu"-minrimil nollatton with A. II. Hammond which rr.uli'-d In M. alien' Ina a ronl rai t lo build Aalorla'a railroad, HnbHimmliir. wvr orcanlcd lo procur. lh naht cf way through lha clly and from lh rliy to (lubl. Of on J. . Wrlih ua rlulrman. and of throther, .Mr. (1. Winaat. Kvrto.ly on all or lh committer worked' hard and faith fully, and finally, In Auauat laat they were able lo report that all of th. aub- al.ly landa called for In their contract had been auharrllNNl and th. right of way procurtil, cepl a amall amount which muat L purchaaed V nil chnracterlatlc vIti a new com. mine waa formed and a t,7).iw bom! rieciiieil lo Mr. Hammond, provld Ina that III. halanc of th rlcht of way would b. purchaaed by lh cltlaena and then. In the fall the detail all having leen compleie.1, or.l-ra wcr (riven and th oltli'lai of th contrucilon company atortrd their men to work. Tl. wntract for TUB FlttST THN MII.K8 of road wa let to Coiey llrothera, and the contract for biillillna the brlilx acre. Vonna'a Hay to Wakefield and Jacobin. Lara force of men ar. now at work on there par la of th line, and alt la be In a done ihat can h don. durlna th winter. Mr Hiimmond haa already .pent large auma of money, haa purchaaed th Pea ehnr railroad, and lo.uu ion. of iitiei rntla, and yet I her ar ak ptlc who nay Hint th, preaent enlerprla will fall, have aeveral other In the tllamnl pa.t. Not no. Mr. Hammond la a man who haa NKVKn MADE A KAIWRR. la very wealthy hlmaclf, at the bend 01 lura and provperoua rnierprlaea In Mon tana, and haa aaaoclated with dim men of mean and ability In th. Amor pro ject. It la ul by thoae who think they know. Hint l, llunllnifton. lluaael Suae, and I. I". Morunn, ihe Wall street kluita of New York, are Intcm'.ed In thla .client. Whether thy ar or not, cer tain It I Hint the capital la all provided. und that Mr. Hammond baa turned over nil hla other buRtncaa to hi inirtncrs and will now devote all of hla lime unc .nerktea lo Antoila. He haa every reaaoi to do ao. for hi re will be th. future port or Ihe I'aclllc. It la a poor aplrit und a Kiimll piilrlntl.iin th.tt In th. face cf all Hint ha liven done, will throw doubtr abroad aa to tha auccea of th enter prise Hint meana million to th. clly and It cHtnbllahment as a commercial quern. No, "I hero la no auch word aa fall," In Mr. Hammond's lexicon, and "It would aeem," an hi a well known buslneaa man ycatcrdiiy, "that It would b much HKTTF.R BU81NK83 If all vhotild Join In an rarneat effort to coopuint In th development and growth of Hi clly, work now to prepare for the future, throw open th. rtoora to capital, and show cupltal that there Is an Invent, men for It here. The time for moasback lam hua ceaaed, the lime for hard work on Intelligent line has come. Each has a duly to perform, however humble hla poult Inn. Chccrfulneaa and hopefulnexa are the spirit to cultivate on the dawn of thla now year. There are new house, to build, large buildings to erect: flout mill., cotton fnctorlea, elevator, ware house and sawmills muat lino the river frontuge: a dry dock: railroad yarda and machine hop. depot and freight hed arn to build. That time will ae nil ol there vast Improvement la not to be doubted, and one ran at leaat tell hla frlemls about all theao thing without throwing cold water on what la as ad mired aa anything human can lie. Situated at the mouth of one of the greatest rivers In the world: having the grandcat natuial harbor on th. X'aoilU censt; with a river navigable for a hun dred and fifty mllea, and which will oon be opened many mere mllea by th. com pletion of the Caacatie looks; unbounded forest of ' magnlllcent timber at her door: having the unsurpassed Columbia salmon, a never fulling sourse of rlchea end add to all these a railroad which shall connect It with th. Vorld and bring Ihe wheat of the Interior for shipment to Europe from her warehouses, and the rxttthllshment of a great line of traffic with tho Orient, what mors can be sold Hum that Astoria will take its place among th. commercial centers of the world? ! The splendid system of water works 1'Scfi vrtii nil n H Juat completed, which will for ilncadr supply all demanda with pur, freah wa ter, and tli. opening of I hi new tele graph Una ar tha first lep toard that enlargement of city and bualm-aa, and Ihe broadening of th tieraonal rharartnr of th. olilsvn of Aalorus. And on till lh dawn of another year Iher can la) but on. thought on. resolvo-lo make It pos sible for th. arly accmipllahment of the, great ntorprte by eirnet Individ ual effort. NOIITHEKM -'Ai-IP-IC. Matter. In th Northern Pfcrine B.l3ae ment ar gelling Interesting Indeed. The vrtou court having JurlMlli turn ever tie different lerrltorle. through whlrh '.be road paste cannot agree a to who ahall be receivers In charge of tli entire prop erty, and It I now almost aaaured thai till great property will b. divided up. The following from lh Oregonlan give aome of th. far)a: Itorrlver llurlelgh will doublleaa toon at tempt lo place himself in a po.ltlon to drmonatrat. lo th K a I era courts, hav ing Juruullrtlon of the NonSern I'arinc riv-elvvrehlp matter, that It would be to the lieat Intereais of Hi. grntt railroad property for them to work In harmony Willi th. Western court In the latter', suggestions for a unified rwelverahlp. As stated in yesterday' Oregonlan, It I expected that Mr. lliirMuh will soon "cut loose" from lb Kaatern reelvera, if Judge Hanford's uggeion for une re relverahlp r not speedily agreed lo. ll la well known that 1'nited Bialea r.rruit Judg tilllierl la likely to imuln Judge Hiinfurd's recnmmendallona. anil It Is now prubabl that Mr. PurlriEh will be made sol receiver of th property In Montana. Idaho. Washington, and fire gnn, which stale ar. Included In Judge Ollbert'a dlalrlet. It la not known definitely what t(.ure Mr. llurlelgh will pursue, but there la Utile doubt that he will Inaugurate a vlgoroua policy, th enactment of which will l to force the Kaatern courts to ap preciate Ihe position of theWestern court In their effort to effect a reasonable solu tion of the present entanglement. Mr. llurlelgh, II la said, has already notified Ihe Kaatern receivers that he will operate the road In his Jurisdiction rnllrely Inde pendent of them within a very short time, unless a unified recelvechlp la soon agreed upon. Whether he will go further than manage th road tmtceniler,tly of them I not known. It Is ponslb: that he may go a step farther and make traffic arrangements with Ihe Ilurl'ngton, or sum. other road, to ronnect with the cen ter of trade In the Kast. He la In a posi tion to do Juat such thing. WEIDDEKEN AFFAIR Prou'S to Have Ikcn Acviilcnt. a Terrible roMnantrr Jofc.ssscs. of Seaside, V.'rites Tall rsrticslsni The Conner Will Istcstigate. A full explanation of Ihe death of Mr. Wrlddeken, at Klk CrTv-k, I contain M In the following Liter: Seaside, Iec. ), 1K& To the Editor; A terrible accident which resulted In Ihe drain of Mr. W. Welddeken occurred on the Hartley ranch en l!n!d HI I The particular are as follows: Mr. Meorge Hartley and Welddeken went to the beach, which is 60 feet be low Hartley's ranch. In order to get some mussels. The tide coming In made II Impossible for the two men to return by the usual trail, but Instead they had to take to the step mountain side, which Is almost perpendicular. Hartley told the old man to camp on the beach, but he said no, and started for the steep cliff. Then Hartley concluded to follow Jiim. Mr. Welddeken was In the lead and was followed by Hartley, who took a little different direction than that taken by Welddeken. Hartley occasionally called out to Welddeken and asked how he was getting along and was always answered "all right." After answering "all right." linrllev heard a yell made by Welddeken and immediately concluded that Wtld- deken had slipped and fallen down tne mountain, which proved lo be the fact. . Hartley fjund where welddeken nau ft his cane. This oeiuired Saturday afternoon lie lw i n and i p. m. Mr. Hartley imme Palely tiegnn search and searched all .''Kht.' but no sound or trace of :ddek- n could be found. He then went to .Ten it n's place for help and the two started out and searched all day Sunday but without avail. Mr. Jensen snme to Seaside for a res culns party at 10 o'cloek Sunday night and bright and early Monday morning a party consisting of Alux Dunean, Rich and Hurrell Ebermnn. Harlh Hurk. Wm. Stoddard. Willis West and Chas. Jensen went to look for Welddeken, and these brave boys with the help of a llM.ne descended this cliff with the hopv ut finding poor old Welddeken still alive. Hut no! They soon discovered his body 100 feet above the bench. The Vld gen tleman had from all npiK-nranccs stepped on a rock or some loose dirt, within I0 feet of the top of the cliff, and had rolled 300 feet down Its rteep side to where he was found, lodged against a tree. His face was a terrible mnss of bruises and his brains were ooilng out. and poor old Weld drken was dead. The ocldent occurred In the cove where the unfortunate crew of the Uupata wore butted. As It was Imposlble to carry his bo.ly up the cllrt' and Impossible to get around the nm-ged shore on account of the tide, the rescuers returned over the cliff and Coroner I'ohl was notified by telephone from Jensen's place and Is expected here Tuesday morning. Mr. Wm. Welddeken was a German by birth, was t years old. und was respected by every one who kr.ew him. J. II. JOHANN3SN. A LA DUN RAVEN. Life. Kll I've found out why Harvard tokos defeat with such bad grace. V. P.-WhyT Ell It's English, you know. IN THE SENATE GALLERY. Life. She I wonder what makes those a'lver senators talk so much? He Possibly they hnvo heard that silence Is golden. n nnv Ww Vpnr nnl thnnk' i Lr i n IU7J a lr VV a -Ua -aa ve a,a.V.a. J UM IIIIIUl S UIV 11 UVI Ci 1 us during the year just closed. Yours respectfully, SHANAHAN BROS. CONTRACT SIGNED The bond Syndicate Furnish $200,000,000. LONDON KANKLRS WANT .OLD rr Coaposs Dae Today Cotsty Basks is resa.vlvisia Also Demasdian, Cold os Istcrcst Coaposs. NVw York. Dec. II -Th. Evening Tott says: The contract waa signed thla morning by all mrmlM"a of Ihe new bond syndi cate subject to the for mil acceptance by the government. The syndicate agrees to furnish t3u.v).isJU In gnid, the govern ment to lake half of ll. Is sum first, and to have an option on the other half, and to deliver four-per-cert thirty year coin bonds at about the same price as as paid for the last Issue of bonds. The managers of the syndicate ar. to receive a commission of one per cent. Th. price at T.'hich the last bonds were taken was 1". I'j. at which they yielded l per cent Interest. Iiwson, Weldrnfeid AV Co. order v) HM In gold from London, and It will leave on baturday. II Is understood the sold I l-nporiej for the purpose of pay ing for some of the new government bunds to be issued. It rii reported today that the syndicate In the first Instance waa made up by-J. I'. Morgan at Co . City National Hank. Hanover National Hank, and a German t"k: that Messrs Morgan Co. wo'ild take ITA.UW.OfO, the Clly and Hanover Na tional Hanks tTi.iou.nin between th-m. and the Herman house IK.isai.iiM). either bank are to be Allowed to participate at the price In what la virtually to oe a blind pool, the four member of the ayndlrate mentioned handling the bonds. Further proof is received today of ord -re given by lxindon bankers to claim gold for all coupon payable In gold, due on January 1st, and remit the gold, or, aa In some case, retain It .ubject to order. In the event of non-payment In gold, protest therefor is to lie made. Many banker also received similar Instructions today from Interior banks, with regard to the coupons of the Pennsylvania Ratlw.iy Company and other companies, falling due on January 2nd. These banks, some of them In lenylvania. Instructed thlr. agents her. to remit the gold to them by express. Hulllon dealer today offered seven eighths per cent premium for gold, nut could get none at that price. JAIL DELIVERY. Four Men Escape from Custody In Ore gon City. Oregon City. Or., Dec. SI. Four prison' ers escaped from the county Jail this evening. Tom Clark, held to the grand Jury for burglary: Will Moore, having served half of a three-montha' sentence for conducting a suit club lottery; Wal ter Wyland, awaiting re-trial for horse stealing, and William Orsterler. held to the grand Jury for rape. The escape was made between f and 7 o clock by wrench' Ing a rod from the bottom of the Inside rear door and forcing th. bottom of the outer door so a map's body coulJ pas-s- Clark and Wyland are ex-convlcts. Four prisoners remained In the lall, one being Charles Montgomery, who killed Hiram Hall a few wveks ago. CONFLICTING REPORTS. Movements of Cuban Insurgents Not De flnl'ely Known. Havana. Dec. SI. The most conflicting reports are In circulation again today, regarding the moviments of the Insur gent forces under Generals Gomex, Maceo and Kanderu. Spanish officials continue to claim that the Insurgents are In re treat, and that Spanish troops are pur suing them out of the province of Ma tanxas. Adherents of the Insurgents' cause here assert that the Insurgent Infantry and ar tillery will follow the cavalry westward In due course of time, and that Gomex and Maceo have simply been collecting necessary supplies and ammunition pre paratory to a final movement upon Ha vana. Indeed, there are rumors here that the Insurgents have been awaiting sup plies of ammunition, etc.. which should now be within their reach, and that the; will be "on to Havana'' within a, few day. Naval and military authorities are ex hausting every resource in hurrying troops to the front and in preparing for the defense of the capital. THE MARKETS. Liverpool. Pec. 51. W heat, spot, firm: demand, moderate: No. 2 red Ainter. fs 3d: No. 2 red spring, stock exhausted: No. 1 hunt Manitoba, 6s Sii; No. I Cal ifornia, 5s 4d. Portland, Dec. 31. W heat, dull: steady. Walla Walla, 5IirM: Valley. Mi;.V4i' BUREAU OK COMMERCE. Washington, Dec- 31. A plan for the establishment of a bureau B be known as the commissioner of foreign commerce has been framed by Doollttle, of Washington, and in embraced in a bill Introduced In the house today. A commissioner ol commerce salaried at TTuX) a year, will bo the head of the bureau. The plan Is largely the result of Doo llttle's observations on an extends! trip through Japan, China and other parts t the East last summer. The use of th bureau will be principally to cultivate commercial relations between the United States and other American nations and the Orient. DISMISSED FROM THE ARMY. Washington, Dec. 31. An order was Is sued from the war department today by authority of the president, dismissing from the United States army Lieut. Sam uel Pague, 15th Infantry. Lieut. Pague, who was stationed at Fort Sheridan near Chicago, was found guilty of shoot ing at Col. Crofton, commanding Fort Sheridan, and was sentenced to dismissal. COUNTERFEITERS. Pendclton, Or., Dec. SI. Louis Estes wes today held to the United Stafs grand Jtii by Commissioner Hean, on a charge of counterfeiting. Estes and E.. A. Craw- ford will be taken to Portland to await lh. grand Jury. Last year a larg. amount of spurious coin, gold and stiver had been circulated In Kaatern Oregon, and officials are Ircllned to Ixllev. It waa mad. some whno near here. This Is the fourth ar rest within a few months on this charge. SHERMANS RESOLUTION. The Gold Reserve Must Ta Restored and Maintained. Washington, Dec n.flenstor Sherman Introduced Into the senate today th. fol lowing: "Reaolved, That by lh. Injurious legis lation of th. IM congress, th. revenues of the government were reduced below Its necessary expenditures and th. fund cre ated by the lawful ndemptlon of United Blates notes haa been lnvadt-1 to supply such deficiency of the reserve, and that such misappropriation of th. resumption fund Is of doubtful legality and greatly Injurious to public credit and should be prevented by restoring said fund to a sum of not less than tUM.udO.M) In gold coin, or bullion, to be paid out only in the redemption of United States notes and treasury notes, and such note, when redeemed, to be re-lsaued only In exchange or gold coin or bullion." ARMOR PLATE PRICES. Washington, Dec. JL The nv. held a two hours' session today. In the course of which a speech, by Mitchell, of Ore gon, on the restoration of th McMnley duties on wools, was listened to, and a resolution was passed for Investigation by the committee on naval affairs of the pric. paid by th. government for ship armor. The resolution contained a broad intimation thst officers of th. government were Interested In armor plats prices. The moat Important feature of the. session waa a resolution offered by Sher man for the restoration of the goll re serve, which heraf'er should be held sa cred for the redemption of greenbacks and treasury notes, the former to be re-Issued only In exchange for gold coin and bullion. MAKES SHORTAGE GOOD. Kansas City. Dec. Jl. David Crockett Hoggs, who was tax collector of Wyan dotte, Kansas, in and who suddenly disappeared In that year with a shortage of about U.0UD, returned to Kansas City today, voluntarily, to make good his shortage. He lives In Colorado. Hla fath er, who waa governor of Missouri Id 1S06, died In Oregon during th. war. " WAR IN AFRICA Forces of the South African Ccm pany Marching on Johannesburg. rroclisiatioi Issscd by rresidest ol Trass vaal. sad latrsders Will Be Set Witk Arsis. Berln, Dec Jl. An alarming; telegram has been received here from letorla Transvaal, which states that an armed force of the British South African Com pany, numbering; 800 men. with six Maxim guns and other artillery pieces. Is reported to have Invaded the Transvaal territory. The telegram further states that the British forces have already reached the vicinity of Rustenburg, and are advancing upon Johannesburg. On learning of the news, Prcst. Krueger. of Transvaal, or dered that the further advance of the In vaders should be prevented by force of arms, and he Issued a proclamation call ing upon all burghers to defend the coun try. An armed conflict as a result of the appeal Is inevitable. ACTION IN THE SENATE. Tariff and Bond Bills to Be Taken Up at Once. Washington. Dec. a. Senator Morrill the new chairman of the senate commit tee on finance, said today that a meeting of that committee would be called for Thursday to take up th. house revenue and bond bills. Senator Jones, of Arkan sas, todey expressed a preference for the prior consideration of the bond question. "I am satisfied," said he, "that It Is the purpose of The Republicans to get the tariff bill through, regardless of other measures, and have It go to th. president, by whom they are convinced It will be vetoed. They then go to the country up on this as their only Issue. BISHOP JUNGERS FUNERAL. Vancouver, Wn Die. 31.--The funeral services of the deceased Bishop Nesqual iy Aegidlu Junger were conducted her this morning at the cathedral he had wen instrumental In erecting. Bishops Glorleux and Brondell conducted the sol rmn and Impressive funeral rites of the Catholic church, assisted by about fifty of the principal clergy of this state and Oregon. NO HURRY NOW. Washington, Dec 31. There were no new developments todny In the matter of the new bond Issue, and the opinion now prevails that It may be postponed for a number of days yet ' The cessation of the large withdrawals of gold for export, and the fact that one or more orders haG been placed for gold shipments from abroad, are Important factors In th; ques tion of an early issue. THE LEDGER SOLD. Tacoma, Dec. M. Nelson Bennett lias sold his interest in the Ledger to a syn dicate composed of C. A. Snowden, who for four years past has been Ha editor and manager, and hla freinds. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Govt Report I IV I 1 1 Y s I &$&ZX,'ZCJ PURE H 1 r frt i Iia fif-mf f SCANDALOUS SCHEME A Kicked Koman in Wicked Saa Francisco. STORY AGAINST A PREACHER Was to Be Sold ( ike Cbrosicle lor iUKifl Cirl is the Case Dcsics tier fsrt. San Francisco, Dec. II. At th. resldenc. of the Rev. Dr. C. O. Brown, and In th presence of Mrs. Brown. Ml. Matti. Overman today told her story of th cl arges mad. by Mrs. Mary Abbott Da vldson, alleging criminal Intimacy wltb Dr. Brown! "1 have been a tool In th. hands of a designing woman." ah said. "M relations with Mrs. Davidson were of such a friendly nature that I regarded her as a mother." M is Overman referred to the statement that Dr. Brown was contributing t3S a month to her support. "I never knew this money was paid to Mrs. Davidson. Had I been guilty, as Mrs. Davidson says, I would hare re ceived this monsy personally from Er. Brown and apent It without Mrs. David son' aid." -"How Is It that you called upon Simp son, of Die Chroulcl. snd offered to, sell him a sensational story for IV.M?" "That Is only an ugly fact In thla ugly business Ihat I will b. compelled to face." answered Mis. Overman. "I will t. l th truth, however. ..Wn. , ,rrlved he , A,wlMt. sumed Miss Overman. "I discovered that Mrs. Davidson hid not kept her agree ment lo provide me with a position. I arked her about It, and she said everything- would turn out all right. Bhe then said f had literary ability, and that I should turn It to account. Tha papers are looking for such matter all th. time. Some day I .will write a history of my life, which would make Interesting read ing. Meanwhile we must get up a Hit sensational story on a prominent man whose name I cannot pow give you. "I Insisted that she shoulJ tell me the name of this man and the nature of th story, but .he declined to do so. Sh. convinced me that It was all right, and she asked me to go to th Chronlcl. office and ascertain If such a story would be acceptable. " 'Ask 31.000 for It," she remarked, "be cause it Is worth it.' I went there and saw Mr. Simpson, the city editor. H. did not appear to relish my proposal, and be gan to question me, so that I became nervous, and to escape more eaai'y, I agreed to call again. I did not admit to Mr. Simpson, as It Is reported, that I was the woman wronged. If he mad that statemnt he Is mistaken." "Mrs. Davidson says you mad. a con fession to her," suggested th reporter. "It's a lie." exclaimed Miss Overman, excitedly. "I made no confession to her for I had none to make. I neve" told her that I accompanied Dr. Brown to any room, or that our relations were anything else than honoradble." BIO MOVEMENT IX WHEAT. Eastern Oregon Prices Take a Jump ard Large Sales Made. Pendleton. Or.. Dec 31 Up to i o'clock Monday afternoon, the best price offered for wheat In Pendleton was thirty-eight cents per bushel. Between that hour and C o'clock nearly SV'.iMO bushels sold at forty cents net. The sales continued to day. At the close of business today about tOO.OQO bad been sold at forty cents. On much wheat advance, had been made from twenty to twenty-five cents, leaving a large amount of money to go Into active circulation here. Inquiry s still active and large sales are sntlclpited tomorrow. Reports are current that more than forty cents Is offered tonight. Some holders assert that they can unload at forty-two to forty-three. Buyers deny this. TESTIMONY CONCLUDED. New York. Dec 31. The taking of tes timony by the members of the special coraittee of the New York Yacht Club who have been investigating Lord Diinra ver.'s charges against the Defender syn dicate, was concluded today. None of the testimony haa been made public, and It is therefore impossible to speculate on the probable outcome. Attorney Choate, for the New York Yacht Club, said: "The investigation Is over ao far as the taking of testimony Is concerned." WHAT .NEW YORKERS DO. Washington Post. "What'm I doln.r repeated Tammany Tim. aa the Post reporcer put the ques tion: "What'm I doln'? Everybody I can. "Now don't get It stuck In your frixses that me little bluff is 'riglnal. Every fly guy in New York whenever some mark says. 'What're youse doin'? always re torts the same as me: 'Everybody 1 can, see!" SHE COULDN'T HELP IT. Boston Courier. Susie And so you are an old maid, auntie: a real old maid? Aunt Ethel Yes. Susie, dear; I am a real old maid. , Susie (wishing to be nice and comfort ing) Well, never mind, poor dear auntie. I am sure It Isn't your fault CONFIDENT. Exchange. Bobbie Father will b down In a min ute. Have a cigar? I Von Blumer Ar. you sure these are the kind he gives to his friends? Bobbie Yes, sir. They are some that mother gave htm.