iSTOSIA PUBUC iiURiii ASSbciATlO!. j Th ASTORIA ail Ik larnst LOCAL JJ tlrcalauea) taaUra.it GF.NEaAlllrtl. I S IIm. la th ItwMl TOTAL tlrtilatl J V T rotwail far Wuh'ngten (nil Orrjon m rim, iui on com, e HI iaWliM k Aitarf. HXCIUSIVE TELEGRAPHIC REPORT. VOL XIX ASTUKIA, OKEHO.V, TIES DAY MORNING, JANIAKY 7, 18. NO. S. - k. v, ... i iu . - ii hi in ..aw, --.j ' a, hi . ... v v.ti r PRESS Well Pleased ,(J ;i: ...ftW' lises, Umbrellas. Etc. I. L. OSGOOD, Tho One Price Clothier, Hatter and Furnisher. tilt stlj 6011 COMMKliCIAl. STUB EI'. ASTORIA. OR. Soqvenir Ilavo you ncii it? A foiitainin twenty "H'l vifinitv. I'i it-f, i) tTiit-. Diaries for 1896. New Year Cards. WiniM ytin liki! u nict; n t nf Imnks ly htanJanl authors? Wo will Hflllln in t you fruiu now until January ht at 25 t fnt iliVc.mnt, Griffin TI IRICIC LOTS. In a il.'xiral'lf location, '2 block x Innii Hii;li Schoul. A IIAHCSAIN. OHOICK I .(.)'! IN MILLS FllJST ADDITION. On I Iir Dew l'lpe Lino It iilVArJ Jml tlic plnoc for clieap tioliie. A Hlock IN ALDKRtUlOOK. STHKKT (Wit MNK mil he cilcii.lcl Una attitiuicr to williin S minute .nlk of llii iimperty Will n il i.l ili'i'Mu.l luiru-iun. A('KKA(iL. In ft or h) ai'ro Ir (.-'- iiiKi.to itin cily liiiiit", alio n.)j"iiiiii); r'lmrl. ( ; IC( )W( ; IC I II I,L. -17 1 I'.on.i St.. leci.lent Block, IIII.I.'S l-i:AL CSlAti: KXCHANCIi. Big Dry and Co.iiinei.cinu; Jmumry I, 1SQj, mid for 30 cluyH only. Great Reductions in All Lines ! Prices Smashed to Atoms! All wool laities' cloth hicht-s wli! All-wool Siarlct llainiel I. iitics' limn'. IjneJ gloves ! fiilir s' wool hose I. ailirs' wool hose I .lilies' wool hose Men's hl.tik wool soiks " Men's natural wool underwear Men's nhlvil uiiiletwear Men's Jcrsrv o ershitts Men's Jersey overshlits, cxt ;i heavy.. . Men's line fedora hats. ..tiirinrily (i.7S to $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 teen reduced in price from 25 to 40 per cent during this sale. Do not forget to make your purchases now, OREGON TRADING CO., (M)o Commercial Street. With the War Mon'a Iniportod Clay Worsted Wool Suits, now at $0 50. Moa's Che viot aud California Cassi moro Suits, at $7 50. Mou'a Wool Suits and Wool Mackintosh Coats, at $5.00. The clioapost placo and boat value in tho city for Mou'a Clothing. Furnish ing Goods, Hats, Capa, Boots, Shoca. Trunks. Va of Astoria! l.iautihil and iirtihtii- lot-kli-t, l'"'it liliv virwn tif Astoria ami Si Reed. Goods Clothing Sale ! . . .formerly $i.oo now yard 10 2-K " " " " " " " " '.'OC l 2- K pair : Se ise 4X f 1.00 rise f I.OO tl.2 " 2V " IOC " (X " 4SC " fxx- " Sl "fi.JS e..h THE CRAM) CHANGE lll Officials (in imil Come Amltlst (icnirul (iiMtd l'ctllii(. ru o m a volts' mi:ssa(;i:s ki:ai Hr. Kisiry Sata rrccll anil Jlr. Taylor .Hate HU llfidl Dow la I lie New liiill"aal Kcport. At I o'clock yesterday afternoon wa held tile last mealing "t the old rly council, ll retiring mayor praldlng. Mer Wi-Mi. Thomson anil Bergman -ic appointed a comtiili t on irtil.n linl. to rriurt un ill rcrliriratee of rl"rili.n at ilia new memlair of the council, mil city ciftlora. Th. committee retired mill In a short lima report that Mayor Frank J. Taylor, the new mem lara i.r tht. council, Measra. Thompson, I'aiker aii.l XIHIrKiir. ihI Ilia varloua ijflliula, fr duly flrcttl and i-nlltlrd tn tiuir .tin. Couri-inian IWvman and Clilif l.ouulit-ry rr .Miinrrf lu oihlm i tho nrw mi ntlirr nd crtl. iU to ,h.,r K,.M,,or Kinney then tead . ""l To the llunmabl Oommon Council of ' hav. found them erln the city Ilia city of Aatorla -Octulemen: It be- Uhifw aeldotn If ever wo an occajion to come my duty today to prcenl to you rltlcit. and now let m expre. to the a R.ner.l retime of th. doiim of your, officer and employe, my fecllnu of hut.,. table U.dy. and oth.rr ictlv otll- rtltu,le for the comlant courtcy al . ,.r thl. , liv dtirln the er lual ' a ahown to ma by each and all of now brought lo a rluoe. At lb. IhkIii nlnu of the year, the committee on . and mean made a lln.n i ml report of the indclitednraa of the city und Ilia reiilr metita of the year, and propotrd wnya by which aurh. obllaalton that wna llilidl.lely preiuilliaT aliould 1 met. Iluvlna; ratlmate.1 the revenue to lie collected by mean of Ib'eiiac and fine, liny recommend a laa levy of ?S mill iP"n the ona dollar of the hmI value of the taxable property within the city. Their recommendation adopted by your honorable body, and In clulnir io II waa not rx,ertei1 that either of the lu.ndrd or lloatliiK Indebtcltiraa of the city would from thee aourcea if revenue le rcluccd. but ratli- thai Ihote debt hiuild l kept within nur prraent ' Imiinda, and that provtalon ahould le made x i.ie time In tha future for u h ll'Cildatlon. The Idea of the council at thla lime ' wa tlifcowth runnlrm expenae of the dllTeren' departmenta c.f the city ahould. te a econon lcally minrded aa they had J leen for the two or three year laat j p.iat, and If l were pollde that auch eilH-nac .hnuld Im ahuded In aome, at .nt. if not In all the department. i In the appmprlatlnn made In the atreet driartment. however, there wa a mo.1 ernte allowance made over that of the prrvlou year lH-aio of the lone de ferred atreet .repatr and Improvement then appearing to r. quire Immediate at tention. '. Tim total amount of revenue collect, rt from all eource and the dlburaeincnt of the an me in detail will tie found In thej report of the rlly auditor and city trv- j urer rendered to you thl day. The departmenta have practically kept within the bound of the appropriation then made, and the city government hu practically met what wa theoretically rx!eclrn 01 It. I The work of the street department In clude the conatructlon of aome a.nX) llnenl feet of new triHt. the grading of aome J,.2 cubic yanla of earth, the building of omo J.3 lineal feel of new trcatle work, the repairing and recon struction of the clty-Wallukl road, the construction of t.1so llnenl feel of II Inch to 1 Inch terra eotlu sewers, and the construction or a land slide drain In Oriilnsge Ilsirlct No. I, nil at a total cost of nva;:.: Thl Is a remurkiibly economical show ing, and Is a proof of the good that cornea from tho method now In practice by the council of letting all conatructlon work to the lowest responsible bidder. There I also undergoing construction by contrnct two blocks on (eighteenth street. Plan nnd estimates have been com pleteil fur the Improvement of about l.tM llne.il feet on Oram! avenue In Ol ney'i Astoria, for the Improvement of S.S'O lineal feet on Klghth street, of (Vu llmal feet on Tenth street, and for about lltunl feet on Irving avenue In Hhlvely's Astoria. In all Oils work the commllt.e on streets 11 ml put.Uo way n the chler moving power anil being always, well .im ported by the entire council. Much praise Is due them for the good Judgment exercised In not only ptoposlns sui n improvi -nent. a there waa of 11 public neoesipv anil demand for. no much cure In.l 1 ,1 was tnken In these matters Hint, for one entire year at least In Hie history of street Improvement In this city there has been no serlous-prn. tests against their rceommendntinns for Improvemtr.l. and no complaints have so fur been made by the owner of any lot assessed for uch Improvements. 1 tie committee on fire and water enelv In the year recommended to th. council the purchase of a chemical engine, which whs secured at a cost of $;,3.V. this ro. 8' Chnmn on cmrlnn was plnrrd In the care of ltescue Company No. 2, 1 etli lug and holding No. J'a steam ct glne In reserve. We find that during the nnst venr'a trials this chemical englno meets all the riqnlrcmcnt expected of It. and that It Is a very valtmbln aid to the elllclency of ('" lie department. The council reduced the monthly fire allowances $ISS without crippling the de- pnnment in in. least. The fire alarm svsleni haa been com. pletely reconstructed under the direction of Chief Green, at a total cost of about $500. All the apparatus nnd mnehlnes of tho fire department are In excellent repair and In good working condition. 1 he water commission has been during the year engnged In the construction ot a complete new water system, tapping the '. the city, at tho present time, on account ramo stream now used, at a higher level I of street Improvements mada un ler the nnd with mains of a larger capacity. I lew provided for payments on tho lnatnj water Is conveyed by gravitation and in 1 ment plan, during the same lime, la abundance to tlm highest Inhabitable about 17.iM.:9. It will be seen iherc polnts In tho city. Plans, specifications ', fore, that tho coat of Improving and re- and estimates of this work were com- ploled more limn a year ago by the commissioner..' engineer, all financial ar rangements were most carefully made. nnd early last spring the contract for the construction, of the works were awarded: f Ince which time there has been an ener- Rcllo push toward completion, with the results today that water I einveyed from Henr creek through the new main Into the new high servleo reservoir. The distribution, mains and plps were all laid In place (excepting a high service main) nnd loo hydrants attached at con venlent points. There remains now but a few dny work when the high reservoir will In. ronnrriil with thu nw Irlliiiiln n-wrvolr, and thrn lliit rlly will Im aiipiilird from tlw iiw work. Tliln all comi'l"ti-l, Ilia city will have n..ly til wir unirrlld In any rlty miywlH-r, W will uh water ua iht fw lly ,iir a l vrr (tnth'-rad In in.in ro ky rill of uninhabited hllla, oul and nowd for man lo drink, and aulllclrtit for llir or (our llmra our ,ranl pnpula lion, and all llila, Ini-luillrin In purchaae of Hi. old w.tar plam, at eo.t of lc Tlia mrmlwra of the wntrr rummlaalon drarrv. vary much pralac for I hair l r- autant pilnrl.kin In lrlnln tha work'B.t the lafaia of I'jnic Siricael feopl ntcaant complalaneo. At tha haiclnnlnt: of the year an allow aura of ttt tr month waa made to the manaamrnt of the Aaturla I'uIjIIc 1.1 l)i ary lo enable Ihrm to eatabllah free reading room. The committee on public property baa takrn th city cemetery on C'latp un i.nhalitM.llnn and hv eulhArllv fit your honorable body haa entered Into rontrart with the aaiton lor the lm- provamant and beautifying of the (round In accordance with plana ad'.litad. The police commleaion have rlvan every attention to all matter whl-'h rightfully IM-Inna to thalr dapartmant, and they are continually alvlnu to th city a watchful and courteou iollc een'lce. j Th. health of the city ha Iwrn unl- j form I y irood. tl liaai luan mv riiHlrttn ! inv atnil kit . I. ... - "m rifuny iwt.c inn uointr or ; -y and a. omcer. employe, of ,n. of Ih. m-nlerr inrm HiirinK ni J uiuvtai ierr.i. And to you, Oentleman of the Cuunrll. now a I lay down my official tak. let me aay that our relation have been to me the mot pleaaant, and I will ever look ba.k to the aorlatlon with you the happy day of my life. Way nur aucceaaor ever hve from u 4 wonl of cheer. ALFRED KINNEY. t'pon the conrluaton of hi meanace Mr. Kinney Introduce.) Mayor Frank Taylor to the council, who took tha char ter and document turned over to him. and aaaumed control of the municipal body. On motion of Mr. Welch, the mea aaue of the retiring mayor waa ordered printed for the benefit of the public. The new mayor then had the roll called and all member of the 'council were found In their place. Mayor Taylor then delivered hi Inaugural addreu and me, aage to the council, with hi ugge,tl0n. and recommemlatlon a lo future bula latlon aa followa: Aatorta, Ore., January , IS!. To the Common Council of Aatorta Gentlemen: Aa w. ac.er upon the new year. It become, my duty to communicate lo you a general (cttlcmenl of the condi tion of the city' affair, and to recom mend th; adoption of aurh meia'ire a may be d-emed expedient and proper. Owing lo the fact that our annual meet ing follow o rloae the expiration of the tin. al year. It will be lmpoiMlble, In thla communication toproncnt a full or correct atatement of the city' affair or to make recommendation, other than those of a very genera! nature. In entering un your labor, you are met at the threshhold with a financial condition which I not fluttering, canned n my Judgment by certain requirement of the charter, and which can only be : overcame. If al all. by heroic treatment, j n rreem ine i lly in auwioi ici 10 m ur Indebtedness as follow For water purpose. .fW 00 ror general municipal purpose SH'txnl 00 , Total. , . $.Y'.M ! I The Indebtedness of the city at the j i rerent time I a fellows: 1 Water bonds, outstanding IM(I) Oil General Iwnded Indcbtedne of city l'D.00 M I'loatlnR Indebtedness (alwut).. Tti.OKI W 1 Mnkltig total Indebtedness of tlTO.ftV) . Itonds have been Issued and sold to the ; toil limn Oliowe.1 lor waier iurnr..-. j ' and It Is estimated that It will require nil : i tne money ucriveii inereirom io com ' plcte the water workj now In course of , construction. I The bonded and floating Indebtedness of ' tho city ha reached a figure which leave a margin for the future of but lAWtUlO until th. full limit of Indebted ness allowed by law will have been r ached. The above Indebtedness bears Interest ' as followa: J llim.oiio. water bonda, I per cent., t 6. wo On 1 fcvo.omi. water bonda. 6 per cent.. 10,iW 00 IIOU.Q.VI. grneral municipal lionds per cent S,0i3 IXtHI floutltii; Indebtedness at S per cent .tS0 00 T. tnl Interest per annum KS.0SS 00 I have been unable to get the exact rmotinbi of receipt and expenditures of the city during the past year, exclusive cf receipts and expenditures in the con struction, maintenance and operation -vf Its water system, but they are, I am In. formed, about as follows: Receipt from all source Tt Expenditures M.T . Excess of expenditures over receipts KT.I12 93 The excess of expenditures over receipts Is largely occasioned by the manner pro vided for payir.ent of Improvements and repairs to streets. Under the charter, all Improvements and repairs to street crossing are made at the expense of the city, and all street Improvements are, In the first Instance, made at the expense of tho city, and may be repaid to the city by the property owner In ten equal Installments, the first one to be made after completion of the work, and when tha assessment thereon shall h'tva been completed, and thereafter the remainder In nine equal yearly installment., with Interest on deferred payments, at the rate of eight per cent per annum. The cost of Improving and repairing street rrosslngs the past year was $8.67165. be ing nearly one-half or the total sum re cf ived by the city from general taxes for that year, and the amount owing to rolrlng street crossings durlna; tho past year, and ine amount owing 10 ine coy for street Improvement during the same time, aggregate the sum of t2fi.067.24, or within IU45.CB of th. exces of expendi tures over receipts. Authority Is given to the city to Issce and sell bonds lo pay for the Improve nient of streets, under the law a It now exists, but experience haa demonstrited that such bonds cannot bo Bold. Herd buyers will not buy them. You are, therefore, confronted with the fact that under existing laws, all street Improve- - " I (Continued on Fourth Page.) NO FEAR OF ATTACK Sjiiiniih in Havana I'ctl Safe 1'rom the insurijcnts. LOL, DISCLAIMERS UTTERED ia tut City Spread (lit Alarai All Sidcv Havana, Jun. C-Hpanlih of!lclala aaaert that thare la no probability of a liKht In the nt-ar futura tK-twcan the fjpanlah tro,pa and tha InaurKenla now around a) Havana. Tha ca-.lalii raneral la eneaoXJ In brlnxlnif waatward all the troop avail able, and If thl movement I completed It I not thouKht than an attack will I commenced The Iriffuncentft, according to advice reedveil from the outlyina; dltrlcta of Havana, are now movltiv watward In the provln'e of I'lnar del Itio. nlthouch a numlM-r of them arc tit til In thla vicinity. At Managua, for instance, al-otit 12 mllea from hen, the Inaurjgentfl are reported lo be In force under one of the Nunes l.(Ka.a ae.1 lU.m .!.. m( Ika. aval -m- j ','"":.'"" ":.":' JT" ..... Ti.r V.' , - I "'nte-ni. U n-pon-t movlra. nartb-i4 from Hiilitd and Aloulzar. Hlnforce. menta of tha HpaniMi are expected ahort ly at Itantanabo. They are being- drafted there from the province of Santiago de Cuba. I. title newa Is received In thla city re. Kardlnic the movement of either the Kpanlah or Cuban force, the line of communication twdne; cut In evry d. rcctlon out of Havana. The InruMon of panic atrirken people Into the city aprcada a (enreal fceUn: of alarm. i.ut nlKht a turpedo waa exploited In from of the Corona cigar factory In the city. No one wa hurt, and the remittitur Are waa extlnKUlah-iI without much damage, but the Incident ha a simmer look and la a tangible rxpreaaion of feellnz thit jhe mom hopeful cltlr.en fenra. .md that ta an outbreak In the city of the dlaaf fected element. In care the insurgent came Into the city. There ha been a maanlng rf force of tho troop In the northweat 'irovlnce of Havana today. Which la Immediately went and aouthweat of Havana fuVl diaclaimrr are being uttered by the authorities that they have any fear j 'or the welfare of the city It Is pointed out that the tortlfle.1. nelng proiei-ici 07 ine eiroiig lorirva. 01 xioro. and befiur gardeoned by Cubanaa, I'rln. clie. Alarev Santa Clara and Uelna troopa. wjth heavy artillery, and by . voluntecB. with .1 more loyal citizen In the' city willing to tags up arm. With there force, at command, the au- thorltle cxprea the opinion with great confidence that It would be lmposalbte for the Inaurgent to capture the city unleaa they were provided with "dige r tlllory. The main force of the insurgent nimy 1 now In the province of Pinar del Klo. the advance guard being at Paatoral and at Jaco Aaco. The opinion here la that the movement of the Insurgent are directed against the country districts, and although pieparation have been made here againat a possible aurprlse, there I no present fear of attack. COLD AND 8ILVKR OCTPCT. piuction 0f Yellow Metal Thought to n, 147 Oixl Ka), Washington. Jan. fi.-The director of the m,nt nag revlve( approximate esti mates of the gold and silver product or .. .... a...... In issa. showing the loUl fM output to be lM.iiH.inw. and ot tine ounces of sltver. M.iW,0. The value of gold and the number of fine iiinoes of silver produced by the principal gold and sliver producing states and '.errlto rles is estimated to be as follows: silver Oold. fine ounces Alaska. V$ l.r.-VK'O rtg,jna parornj!i" .. 2.'J67,!i) Ic.W.tMt .. ir..i.',0' i.i.;vi .. ir,.oixi.xM ;.') tan .. tTW.cW 4.000.000 . t.JW.T") II. . .. I.700.ltl SS.'" .. 1.07rv.'."l 154.700 .. ?.0rt) ".'.'V .. I.i".li0 8.VJ.0WI .. SD.rCO 11. WP Colorado Idaho Montana ... Nevada New Mexico Oregon Utah Washington.. The director of the mint Is of the opin ion that the estimate of the gold pro duct of Oregon Is Wow) too high, as well an that of several other states, and that when the tinal figures are compiled, the production of gold by the mines of the United 8'ate will be found to have been from .V.0tVXHi to JI7.t"."X nnd the sliver product about tT.oeO.iVO tin ouiues. PR. BROWN'S TROUBLES. Ills Case Has Now Reached a Stage of Anonymous letters. San Francisco, Jan. 6.-Thc case ot Rev. C. O. Brown against Mrs. Davidson, who Is charged by the minister with ex tortion, has now reached a stage ot anonymous letters. Today Davidson's attorney received an unsigned letter from Seattle, purporting to lie written by a person well acquainted with Miss .Mattle Overman. A detailed account of Miss Overman's doings In Sound cltls was contained In the tetter. Today Mrs. Da vidson stated in an Interview that the strongest testimony against Dr. Brown had not yet teen made public, but that she would tell It on the stand. She says her forthcoming revelations will leave Hrown without friend. and force him out of the ministry The reported pend ing resignation of Dr. Brown is the sole topic of conversation among his parish ioners. His case Is said to eb now under consideration by the deacons. Tho fact that Dr. I'.rown con'inues to harhor Miss Overman under his roof has caused much unfavorable comment, par ticularly since the publication of ills patches about her alleged career in sev cral Sound cities. RIOT IN LONDON. London, Jan. S. Disorders occurred in the east end of London today, crowing out of the fact that German and Dutch sailors about the docks were hissed. Windows of shops kept by German Jews were broken, and several German club were closed. TUN NEW LOAN. Washington. Jan. 6 Up to the time of closing the department . today, treas ury officials had received only a few telegrams concerning the new loan, and they were not of a character to Indicate how the announcement waa received hrouKhout the country. Althouuh the ureal, t,n wan eonstpnlned to make this popuir loan as far as possible by sollc- li.inj individual subscriptions. It is ill- dc. I soon that neither he nor Mr. Carlisle .lor. any reliance In ita aupport txcapt throuajh the aid of tha ayndlral. not hacaua. of any lack of conllilenee, tut for th. raun that tha (told of tha country la vary largely In lh hand of bankara, who are unwUllna to part with It rxcapi to thHr own mataruU advantoara, and paclally at thl time, when It la at a premium. WILL REPORT FAVORABLY. Washington. Jan. . The senata com mittee on public land today decided to report favorably all nomination, before It, except where' non-reaidenu had been sent to another tat or territory. It wa announced a the policy of th com mittee that no nomination of persona outalde state and territories wh.ro the office to which they were appointed were located would be reported favorably. The committee decided to report favorably the bill granting to each of the date of California, Oregon, Washington, Monta na, Idaho, Nevada, Wypmlng, Colorado, and South Dakota, twenty-five per tent of all monleys paid lo the United State by each of the state for mineral lands fr.r the maintenance of a school of mine in each of said dates. TRAGEDY NEAR SPOKANE. Spokane. Jan. (.A special to the Rpckesman-Revlew from Rockford fays: Mrs. Frank Denleon was probably fa tally shot by her husband laat evening about o'clock. There had oeen trouble between tho two for a number of month on account of Mr. Denlson's refusal to live with him and of hi Jealousy of Pat Mickey, whom ho ha repeatedly threat ened to kill, unless his wife left and re turned to him. His victim was trying to escape when ahot, receiving both shots In the back. Denlson 1 In Jail and says the only thing he Is sorry for I that he did not kill both his wife and Hlckey. STATE NEW8. Interesting Items Culled From Oregon's Leading Newspapers. The new hotel at Bandon is nearly com pleted. There are sixty-four pupils now en rolled In the state school for deaf mutes In Salem. Gold Beach Is to have a new hotel. The Masonic building will be reconstruct ed for that purpose. A schoolhouse has Just bene completed at Port Orford with funds raised ty popular subscription. The Presbyterians of Medford are re ceiving bids for the erection of a new church edifice in that town. The rainstorm of last Wednesday week and the following Thursday was particu larly heavy at Oregon City. The recent storm played havoc with the telegraph and telephone line between Crescent City and the copper mines. The school beard at Pendleton has mode a reduction of nearly 25 per cent in the pay of teachers in the public schools. The assessment roll of Umatilla county. Just completed, shows a gross valuation of J7.4Tl.iI5. The number of polls is L7ST. The total area of Malheur county Is 6,277.4(0 acres. The population ot the county is 2.6SS, one person to every four square miles. Lloyd Montgomery, the triple murderer a ho is to stretch hemp January list, is having a gay time. Hts occuiiation is lying, fiddling, dancing and singing. The census enumeration of l&S. com pared with that of 1895, shows a produc tion of wheat in Oregon ten years ago to tie 8.933.718 bushels, and this year to be 9,019,192 bushels. A miners' convention has been called for the early part of January, for th purpose of organising a miners' associa tion for Southern Oregon. It will be held in Grant's Pass. James Wood, who arrived at The Dalles from Harney county, Christmas with a car load of beef, spy that there is a foot of snow In Harney county, but that stockmen are well supplied with feed. The stock Inspector of Umatilla county reports that there are about 240.000 sheep In the county, and. contrary to recent reports, are In good, condition tor the winter. The stockmen are better pre pared this winter than last. The Albany Democrat says: "The gov- rnment Is going to raise the price ot woolen goods In order to create more rtvenue for the government. Now why wouldn't it be a good idea to cut down the salaries of officials and chop off a lot of red tape In order to make the expenses less. The truth Is the revenue is all any such people as ours ought to raise. The expense account la twice tor much." A guarantee of purity In cookery Is the use cf Dr. Price's wieam Baking Powder. MENU FOR TUESDAY. 'Thou shalt not die for lack of a dln-ntr."-All s Well that Ends Well. Breakfast. Fruit. Cercallne, with Cream. Fried Cod Steaks, Maltro d'hotel Sauce. Potato Balls, Parsley Butter. Thin Slices of Cold Roast Beef. Graham Gems. Coffee. Luncheon. Broiled Smelts. Frlrsled Beef, with Egg". Sally Lunn. Chocolate. Dinner. Small Oysters. Brown Gravy Soup. Celery. Caviare Sandwiches. Oysters in Little Cases. Fricassee of Cold Roast Beef. Escalloped Oysters, Kidneys, with Mushrooms. Roast Chicken. Chicory Salad. 8ponge Batter Pudding. Coffee. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Govt Report Li Vv C ABSOLUTELY PURE WILL RETALIATE toited States Kill Close Out Germai Insorance Companies. DIFFICULTY WITH PRUSSIA tstericai Cosipaaic fljrasMd Bcfcusc Tkcjr Were Tkraitiag Local Cersiai Coaj paiics to tke Vail. Berlin. Jan. 1 Official Information from Washington haa been received in Berlin that the United States government will close out sll German Insurance compa nies doing business in the United States unless Prueaia rescinds her measures against American Insurance companies preventing them from doing bualnaa hre. The difficulty referred to In tha forego, ing dispatch originated last year when the New York Life, the Equitable and the Mutual Life Insurance Companies re ceived a formal notification from the Prussian government demanding an Im mense amount of statistical Information. Moreover, the Prussian government de- rlred to have the system of bookkeeping altered to suit It convenience, so that the companies had either to adopt Prus sian forms for their head office work in this country, or of Incurring the expanse of re-tabulating the matter In a fashion satisfactory to the Prussian official. The Equitable, rather than submit to these conditions, returned Its concession to the Prussian government. The Mutual Life and the New York Lire endeavored to meet the demands made of thcui. but fresh difficulties arose and, their conces sions were cancelled during the past few months. The Impression prevails that the true reason why the American com panics were harassed In this way waa because their enterprise was thrusting the local German companies to the wall. THE PROPOSED LOAN. Small Banks Throughout the Country Eager to Subscribe. New York, Jax t The World tomor row will say: In response to Inquiry sent out Sunday night by the World, the national banks of smaller cities and towns of the coun try, witiifn ten hours yesterday, pledged themselves to take over il5,000,u00 of gov ernment bonds upon a t per cent basis. These were hard and fast offers, specify ing the amounts to be taken. In addi tion hundreds of banks declared their willingness, and Indeed, eagerness to sub. scribe, but for various reasons were un able to name any particular amount It cannot be doubted that these banks rep resent at least another t!5.ju9.;. Am the answers were made In reply to a query aa to what the banks would Invest In bonds on a S per cent basis. This means practically the payment of about 111 or about 118 fur the bonds proposed In Sec retary Carlisle's calL GEN. LEGGETT DEAD. . Cleveland. Jan: . -General M. O. Leg. gett died this evening of apoplexy, aged 74. He became aide on Gen. Grant's staff at Fort Donelson, and waa brevetted major-general for gallantry at Corinth, and major-general at the capture ot Vtcksburg. He was commissioner ot pat ents under President Grant. BOLLIN S DELINQUENCY. Omaha. Jan. I The report ot the ex perts submitted to the city council to night shows that the entire defalcation of ex-City Treasurer Henry Bollin amounts to more than 1115,001). THE DEFAULTER. (Tacpma Ledger.) Mr. Lincoln j. Carter, the gentleman who writes plays, likes action. He haa stocked his latest play. "The Defaulter." with action enough for seven ordinary productions. Last night "The Defaulter"., was given by a capable company at the Tacoma Theatre. The production ran smoothly enough up tj the last act. when the "thrilling leap for life" on horseback across a rocky gorge took place. The "mechanical effect," which comprised the "leap" was made of canvas and showed a disposition to curve up In the mid lie s if the backbone of the noble animal it represented was severly fractured. A note In the program says the "effeot" was Invented by the author. It last night's audience had thought the stage carpenter was solely respuiiai'uie, tiicre might have been trouble. The play on the whole is a strong one and Is most excellently presented. Miss Mamie Earle sustained the difficult role of Mllllcent Helm in a most artistic, manner: Miss Ella V. Brown was a sweet and charming Julie, and the principal roles of Rev. Christie Bailey, 8lr Gordon Browne, Robert Helm and Stephen Crad dock, were well handled by Messrs. Cha. E. Bunnell, L. O. Hart. Harry A. Ellis and Nell Scully. The latetr doubled In a small comedy part and made a hit. Charles Horn furnished most of the corn ell y for the play. YOUNG CIRL'S DEATH. At 1 o'lock yesterday Miss Liziie Mc Lean, a well known and popular young lady, died at her home, rather suddenly, much to the grief of hosts of relatives and friends. On Christmas day she was taken down with an ailment which was not thoroughly understood at the time. Growing worse a day or two later. Dr. J. A. Fulton was called, who did all in his power to relieve her suffering, but yesterday a hemorrhage of 'he bow. els set In. with fatal result. The young girl was loved by all who know her for her sweet and charming ways and all mourn her loss. Llxzle McLean was 15 years of age and the daughter of the late A. McLean, well and favorably known In Clatsop county. Her death has com pletely prostrated the brother, Archie, who was much attache dto his slater. Is Mr. Clevrlun I sure that his message may not oe declared unconstlttiiloiinl '.y ControMer Bonier'" r't. lMut Republic. Baltic