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MOTK.)",! Pcoks, f '; :r fofiica!s, Ma.iz.lio. r,a, ( - to He! to In Men Fr;-;) Tlio Fm.t. mm . ' r T arm . IE DAILY ASTORIA N Is the tlgrcit ml best piper on the Columbia River fHE ASfORIAN has the Urfest clrculition of an eaer Q on the Columbia River KULL ASSOCIATED PHESS REPORT. VOL. XLVII. AHTOltIA, OltKGOtf, WEDNESDAY MOUMNG, DECEMBEIt 22, 1897. NO. 118. Tnr ctLtniuTrn "Superior" Stoves and Ranges W! THK J. N. LAWS. AT HA Christmas Goods to M it i:vi:kvboov J! IVIIuliilil Niivcllli's l.raihrr (Jomls Medallions Christmas Cards HouklMs Do mil ma your salactlont GRIFFIN Christmas Next I'll BTOIIB 19 FULL OF THE MOST BUIlVICKADtJS AND ORNAMKNTAL CROCKERY. LAMPS AND GLASS. WAIIK. Bl'ITAKLE roil PRESENTS. The Tail Goes With the Hide P. J. (mkmIiiihii Ji ('. will, until January 1, IX'.iS, without ircrvc, st'll tlit ir liirjji" etin k of ltoots ninl Slioi-s Indies', Misses', ( 'liililritiH ami Hoys' etioico footwrur at tost. When wo niv wM, wo mean it. (iivi us a call ami wc w ill prove to you Hint you can tnku Iioiiip more footwear fur tho moiuty than yini can from any shoo store in Ore gon. Keineinber, tlio sign of the Big Hoot, Mi (Vminicrciul street. UiGoodmaniCo. Ross. Higgins & Co.. CHOICE.... I'KKSH AM) SALT MEATS BOND STREET AMI- ' . . Hams, Bacon cuicin I BRAND v' W. F. SCHEIBE, A lull line of Pipe. Tobacco, nil Smoker' Artlclci. 47-4 Commerclnl Ml. Ast orin'.s (innieous r.nlcrtninmciitfliill It - .a -aiijtiS'Klllir B'i'iri U'M ki4''J Three Fla.ra-Klne MuM Oameanf All KlndatTwo "alag;,,;;! ' ' ' " Mi(iilfli-eiit lltira; Kveryllilna Ural -elaaa; OimmI 'T tin iiiataiaXail ai'a-''" ' Orifcr and Evvrybody'a Itlglila Strictly obnTvwl fJCST WES OLD STAND Iiiidks III rw ftlirl l-alllty llidllifi ChlldrcnN Hooks Hiblrs I'ras.r Honks Itooks oTall K fn! until you havs tn our Hock. & REED Foard & Stokes Company Grocers Butchers.... UNION MEAT COMPANY and AM. KINlm OKl'ANNKK XIKATS llUlimiltl-ed Tlu Heat In the Market Strictly Pure Lard Cor. fourth and f.lisan Streets I'ditlnnd. Oiciiin. MnnulnctMrer and Douler In - FINE CIGARS! The Louvre.. HOLIDAY READY TO GO TO THEIR RELIEF Inuhtifliiting Corps Ns'lll Start on the 'I'M Instant. CANADA Is NOT SA I I.HI IIJ) , Claim-. Inlali ltraimcil in the hl'milike- Crnvi1 (."ini lot Ikluxia Hy f4ili Stt nicr. Vancouver, Wnali . I'-c. 21. - Major rtifkfr, I'AVlnr r ii ttie iM f"r Pyea, i the preiltr.lnary (nvmilif M n, will be 1vv0111p.ini. d by Meutirnl H Kl'ld. Kutirtrenih Infantry They will .e fol lowed later by f'upl.iin ! hliirflKe, A l!nnt iirci-oii F. N. Kmp ind fifty enllati-d m-n of n.tnpany H. Kuai.-1e.-nth Infantry. io !ll takr .hnrse of the rrllf or. -iri-t i.ikM ihin nv-r the trull to die aiiffTlnir min.-rw l.i-itennni Field ltl aleo f"-r.n o-ie of tr.n party hr i nfiipj iv lll l-ive Vit- aa ti-)n aa the aiiri-lea are tvuly for a."!)!""""'. r-ANAPA KI-'KINO. Toronto. Ont , P-. 21. -The board of trade haa aken up the complaint of the trtl-ah Columbia, ho.ml that rn.id!:in rood a .te to tbe YukoT batrtc! are aubl-trd to vrxnllnua r'-idati'ni on the rart nt tli fnlti-d Sta:.-a cuatmia an thorltlm, and hna ad.ipt'-l rewiluiliaia call. (n on th gov rtrnv-nl to rnmunlraa with the I'nit"! Statu itovi imne-t. atvl dt-.-liU-li In the event of iha' rvinment not tnklnit l-mnedlnte at -pa a may lead to fair rt-milatlona via -.he r.n -f Pyei. the irovt meir-M of Onii la Ikk1'I at once tl.ke -pa io e',-)e all the ara-lian port of rntry for trnl entrio :bf Yukon ;1ilrt.-l fn.in th Tiii-ln- eo.T. rtceptlnR T.eotiivit or 1Art f'ti luhv. n f:n pai.t'"n TWTn. IVrtlainl, Or. 2 .-A. N"p!..i.'h. Juat ilown fnan Sieaart Cltv. Alaaka. n-porta that onelneem are now la (be (Md locat tnr a rallromt ov.-r th Palton route, and that he mad will b o-jnipk-ted durlnij the eomlnir aximm-v. o a to ponmvt with th r.xmt lth rha h-rt I of nnvlmtlon on the Yukon. FOR ALAPK Taoonia. Pec. :i -The atfamT Corona nailed !day for Skateway and Pye.v 8h wa eomtielleil to refu frelKht and aeo. ond-rlAaw pnaarnfT becatiae of la-k of ac-onodutlina. rc-on. wtl carry to tiie mrth ?) paaae.ire.-a, W per cent of whom are proapai-tlve mlnena, and WW (ona of em-al nien-handla. REINPEER PRIVERS. I rieflty of Them In Astoria for Secretary of War Alger. Th progresaive Commercial Assorts- on hss decided to tetegrnh taecretnry of War Alger that It I entirely unnec. . raary Io send to Europe for drivers for te six hrralred renldeee (he (ha ordered : from Alien. Sweden. Tor the Klondike re lief expedition. The secretary of the a. ' i-k-latinn ha .vuced the names of more than twenty, hardy, rugged, American cttsens, natives of Finland and Nor amy, residents of Astoria, who are as familiar with reindeer a a Laplander, and each on of tiiem 1 more than anxious to brave the rigors of he cold ami frosen north In an effort to help Uncle 6aon land pro-1 -elona In Klondike before the last of the gold diggers have succumbed to starvat ion. Whether or not the secretary wll give the A at oris its a show remains- to be seen. The. following la the Hat of nnmea of volunteers and If there are any others ;v(,o div-ltv to enter thl work, they can leave their name xr'to the secretary of the aascclaton: Norway -K. J. Joliansen. A. A. Wlrrter- hoee. Martin Pah!. Lo-.lia Severaon, C. H. TldswaM, Jncoh Jackson, H. A. Hanson, John Moe, J. C. Johnson, L. Thorslk, Neli Lnrseti. Olof Itrnkka Antone Llndabak. Andrew I. Anlrtn- Pnhl, Knule Tor- rlck, Ia-us Wegi-n. Joe Lund, Jacob El siwi. Erck i"r.mtafson. Nela Edson. Finland A. Sanders, Faul Holitp, Henry WI.Meln. ON WALL STRI3i:r. Hcin-y Clea-s Says President's Mcwaje Made Good Impression. New York. Dec. 11 A auhstaniliil ii'l-ViiiH-e has taken place In- the Sto. k 111 ir ket luring the past week, (Hid prcm are now iipproiiching a. -level tliiit will liulnce realization unless freth Htiiniilns 10 the rse 1a oltnn.sI. Thia advance has been entirely due t the imivrovemenl In pi IMIcal .nd business! affatro and wns thorouihly Justified by condlllinis. President McKlnUey's message made a splendid tmpreKsiom iHs poltni , on Cuban affairs, which hhve long been. R aerloiw source of dlanjupit, wn.aj eminiently satisfactory -to mm of responsibility nnd GLOVES and HflflDliEHGllIEFS at DUWS thouKlit. On m cunriny niHKfin h (aid- tb aldn ol pnrrrriMvi n-forr.i, uiJ 1 4 4 wholo tti if qm to crltrlfm at rrtoo plnl, tmith th rt of Mun oJid roru-Rliitl n. WlmU ja fiually rnHrtant, c'jnirnun ii, in it im rrltnil nxptl than f'rmi-rly; nJ g kk-Jy o rvf more ttriL)on to pnnrtw home qi.-tone tiliitn to tbuuHtlrur lntTtWonU HfTnlr Thr, (.r-r1nrial rlMttkm MiftA u. ml Hii (iiilff Utn linn 1ri m ttiJ; to lhre In, happily, Iiw xxiuiiin for bom. fc.Mta ph a.Ti'l r-rMitln for po. Ilil'iil -tt t than a yir iiko. Cum-n y, lHiTikrijrcy iin.l ml'.rc;,,! i.Ujtioti nr llkly io oocupy trior" ff.-Mvf niii nilon ih.in ' "ut. or H-mntl; f,r hhl, f iiiltn r arcmplhc 1. thp nation will devoutly rt ii n thanka. Th prrmitw.il trtinn 1rnn djxlurblrxr poll'irU airl'A'lon l dn tlml t ?kivj a t,"'"r 'I hifVwtK-- n thr ri',fi.rifl'fi f ti'm-n tv i t " ' 1 1 ' 1 f'r iMhr; haa o onipl.KJy f.-it.-ri'l it-r. ! n tli" ljit thro, or four )an iw thf i hronlc fi-ar kiivly i-v-lipl ly po. illl' nl iliwtijrtiam m. Nor tih fcnnrwi-mi-n inrilln.l To IM'I afftilm. Tl'""M' h.iv.' u vt . ir;H--tl.n wfih buli..-a ronditlonK; but y,, d. C Dec. 21.-The depart .e lact.r atiow a recovery of their own. mrnt o( Mw baj n the Invea. Th- Kr.iH lore.CT, .I.HK.n.1 for our wh-at ltfat,m two very dlreble IncU t hltrl. prt ha. Imparted worMerful d, garml, of atlni-UiM 1k boenea n th- a.at. -W.-h ( not nici-ly to wubelde wlu n th.it rauae I. .pent. Tbe m1,ole lnLrfor a apparently ....... ... -....i .... a "..I ..1 l.-VKi.p. me,,,. Kan,,, care. Utile, about free Mlver ii.- th'i-r Ita -t stia are r.-ttlne wit of il lit ..ml licenmliifc- pripror. T!ic Irun lra.li' (a confld-ntly !,kn; finrwnrd to a vrry lanre hu!ie- In WA. The eouth la fairly proaM lima In ajilt. of low.prm rut ton ami the rh.i k mo.. on traffic l y the ynil'tw-fevw M-Hi-e. Here and there the flnpir i-iiii lx? plwxl upon aore amt.; went- of our lnilu.ttr. .,re atll autf-rti from u't'crprcaliirtlon. and at the eat rm cent. ra. wli. re H- twunt of hard time had to Im- lioroe. the ri--vor' la naturally aluwir lhan In yanttio r n. nnall- r i- n. te-t. Tlif Kem-nU tr.-iul, boarvcr. la i-er tiiinly tuwanlH expanlun: and the atrott uihli-rt.m.' of iiilUl. n .- -tt'nlch now pre. v. ill will -within a few w-cka eprea t. fit in a'tl'i. Thn. hon r, I.- nut trie aueon for blialnoaa ni-tlvlty. no. I er-'-it rTiprovetnent n-el nit be cie-tI be-f-an- the iprnj. l!.nlro.i.ls ,ue now hnvlnu th full afi.iie or the ilvir prosperity ftirninaa, tMth -ret and rnu. .iv sho,nK the m.i"t KriitniinK Kiiia. The luilfurmiiy Bn'' steiidn-e of v.ry uruMial th.se Ki,,s aomeiI,:tmilry .l0Wlml mnMnt. a recpro,-lty esrree. ' For ihc last ti.rc- inonthe ; m , Th ramf , u recently when tne r. to)r-.Ur.v-ulurly ,e,...rilnK 'hrlr ..inline eiu h w.-k have shown gains i.f fr.:n 10 t 20 per cut. Verc fe-.v roa.ls 1 rep'rtl ilivtlncs, anil ihe-M mre unlm. ' IHirti.nt. Aa a r.-ult it few dtvidind have' len t.T.aecd. and ofhers arc certain in follow if t mills on',)- refrain rrom ri.le.ciiWnr. The preforre.1 sto-ks of re. I .irga-ixwl .miMiit.s have of course bfvn . wtrorg. because in d.r these -oii.lnons I iiii-y v.-oud b- first to ta-mtdt. fnie in.HTII.vi have thor debt at i lso l.,ih fltiM by funding lower rate of Interest; a process whliih Is lk.4y to find favor with k.k kli miIi-ib. The O.irkcst sile of tne 1 rallr.Niil situiitlon s the pooling question. Railroad managers are not (n file bright est frame f ml ml hi tMa rewieot. They are united In tbelr demand for congress ivalxiur the pocAing inethcxl: but they are very properly not prepar.xl to accept the lennf upon which cong-tvss scent? willing -ti act that vt nurrenderlng th rate making power. Rtox-khoKbna shouM make thiwnave felt n thin diauter. Thus far thy have Wt the -whole burden of Influencing legislation to their managers. This Is not vTy pramiajnir means of mii-cess, MBXRY Cl,HV8. CUBAN VERSION. Crushing Pefeat Inflicted Upon General Pando , .w. New York Pec. 21. Following Is the Ctiluin version- of the battle fought at Ynohta Ford, on Cautor river, Pecemttw 14 lost. The details wre received through the -malls by Captain Alfredo Rodrtpieae, a Cuban Insurgent officer, who te an tot. valid In this city. It tefls of the crush ing defeat Inflicted upon the Spanteh G-en-enil Pnndo. Captain Rodjigucse's correspondent says: "Tho Cuban loss in this onstage, meiit win- 105 killed and nbout 200 wound. ,mI. tlciicr.il It.ibi'a meet found SKI Spanish dead, and General Ald:ie. n hks report to Havana sold hs wounded numbered VHI Th. r'lihnlia lMiev -httv hnv.i In. flloted much more damage than this. .. the Spanish troop) carried awav many of their dead and mlnlmlxed the number of im.lA.I Mni"llni, rtnlv n.w. fniilh Pan. ! do has reported to GeneoU Blanco that 10.1000 men nro nejd-,l to break ih haclr lone of the Insurgent opposition in Enst. th L 1 TMF. ORIENT. San Frnncls-n po-. 21. In mercantile circles much attention s twd to new from the Orient. Tho Intelligence that a , Russian fleet hal occupied Port Arthur, following so closely on the news that Russia had obtained a firm grip on Cores, leads to the belief that active hostilities between the Mlkndo and tho Cxnr cannot to long averted It Is i-egnrlej as lg. nlflcanl that ag'tus of the Russian euv plre have receutlv mad.! extensive pur. i-linee of army supplies In theUnlted States for the garrison at Vliidivostock. SeveraJ dnys ago a cablegram from Vladivostock was received In th.i city Inviting severaJ firms t bid on an lmmcnaj quantity of provisions. Th merchants liere antlcl. pate a great demand for supplies to main, tain the fleets and armies now aisembl. Ing n the Orient GERMS OF TROUBLE IN NEAR HUT EE I , ' ThO United States Sailors Killed by the Japanese. ' " i - I KANCi: KETAMATi:S UPON IS latrcaKH the Oily oa H'hj rrodicts rrnai tailed Stare Civil Sen ice .lint fit Uiataiae4. lotn trouble In the near future Tvey are the kUIInK of two aallora at. tJU.hf, tft Vnl. stat nwt on th, ,.,, Ttim armt .n.lltlia n drr whkh kulnr now known tiere, and the atate depart ment a trytner to leam, throuifh the Unit. ed Statea mimater to-Toklo and Unite" States consuls In Japan, preliminary to determining what steps sreill be taken to so. ure reparaaixi, :t the killing was aa Is expectad. unjustifiable. The first killing was of a sailor named Montgomery, formerly attached to the Yorktcwn, while she was on the Asiatic station. ri the last was Frank Epps. a sailor, a native of Ohlcojro, and an ap prrnXice on the fiaeehip OSympla. He was killed at Nagasaki. FKANCK RETAUATES. WuahlnKfrn. P-v. 21. The action of the Frci-ch chamln-r of deputies yesterday In puai-n? a bill increasing the distiee) .n losa. tic; products, lard, etc., ka regarded as retalaltory In effect nealni-t the United States. ' For awme time nwatjps have been procvdlrg betwt'en Fran-e and thlj coun. au,hr,tles b. nsked a recognition Pf ,ucli an Mrrement rhirt Prance would raise .ts restrlctloTS against American cat.(, and m-vu products. The French . M. Patrenotre. conmanl. f ,,,,, w,Ih hil, vernm-nt. but no reply w&a R,vca Ho wag mMn artor drowed , n,,nrn ta rnrM vh.-w he now s In conference with the French authorities. x , h N received a to tw- w of ,h. anibassaiov ,h(, RClo ,n lhf cnamoPr of ,..,.. ......r,!,.. . . j. f, certaJn meat prolucts was put ,,v, ..- .i, f -r.,ti 1.1. to the conclusion tthvit tf French noltcv will not be towajla abolishing restrk-tJOits but toward their stringency. Figures on the foreign bureau yt Hie agrjcultural de- 'r i"""" partment show that American ehlr,nen'j ' to Prance with rhe one arttoje of lard reached Jl, 273,3(2 pounds last year. CIVIL SERVICE SUStAtNEO. Washington, Pec. H.- -Today's disous- - ion at .he cabinet meeting was devoied almow entirely to the operation of the cimi semcr. Th. rso.u.,on adopted by the senate last Friday, calling on the cxutlve , Itl conlm: T Z'a Z formation concerrtrsj he application of the cv senlce rules ,0 ,he,r department, heads of the several departments for n- nd for an expresason or tr-eir options as to what if any modifications ought to be made In them, was the subject di rectly under discussion. All the member 1 of the cabinet -were present, except Al-1 ger. nnd there w.is no dissent from the! cpmion tnai trie civil service law siiouia. New 1 orK, uoc. Zl.A special to tne Tnjians, and an Indian cannot sue an bo, and would be, upheld. The pripcfpl Herali from Washington ays: ot.er for a debt of any nature. There V of the system. In the opinion of all, mrst! The presidmt has definitely determined va& umber of notei- held by Indian be maintained, but there was some dif- to carry out his original purpose In nom- al,ansi (heir less provid-.-nt brethren now , ference of opinion as to the extent of Us application. j j RANK NOTES RETIRHP. j , I Washington. P.-c. 21. Mr. Coffin, acting controller or the cu-rem-y touay caneo. ltitlon to the f;u-t that the retlrament of natlonnl bank notes during the flnat 2fl davs of the month reacneu trie sum er nwano. This te, ,d to he the first time . ""ril me lirst rcn years inn. a v,:ary retirement has reached this umount in ' ' any one month. Under the national bank j jact the United Stales tmsurer is not; Chicago, Dec. 21. Gerge Thurston shot alowed to receive for il-.e retirement of and : robaby fatally wounded Mrs. LlrzU ' circulation more than $3 0W.O0O In any one pa Ker and then fired a bullet Into his 1 month, nnd hence nil deposits to retire i the iiotes during the last ten days of this -monfh m-.i"t be refused. This exceptional j condition. Mr. Coffin says. Is due to the 'prevailing low rates of Interest arlslt'R j from the superabundance, of money for Investment, which has advanced the price of United S'ates bonds. Mr. Coffin ex- pressed the opinion that the law should e amended In 11'ls particular, ns tt In - terf. res with the elasticity of the currency ami the general laws of trade CATTl-R DISEASED. Washhugton, P. C.. Pec. 21. Secretary of Agriculture Wilson haa Issued a cir- j Yokohama. Captain Trent reports passu ctilor to the railroads and transportation ' Ing through very rough weather. He taw companies notifying them that a con. nothing of tjhe steamer Pelican, long over tagioii and Infectious disease known ae due. ipkeoto, or aouthern fwver, txln tmonc the cattlfl In rrglonf aouth of lh lln baghmlr at th northwest corner of Cat. tfoml. toutb)rlr !" westarn Hn Arizona, thence aJona; th aouthern boundaries of ArUoraa and New Mexico, northerly to Colorado, alone tfxa aouthern boundary of Colorado, Kan no, Vfiail- ppl and Tenneraiee to Vlrirlnla and alone; the northern boundary of Vlrlna to the Atlantic ocean. Prom January IS ( to Nev ember IS of each year no cattle ar , to be tranaported from aourh of this line , to any portion of the Unltl State either .by boat or rail, except for trnmcllate alaurhter. CLATM3 AN AUBI. Ban Pran-ayo. Per. Albert Hoff. ae. ruaed of 'he munlr of Mra. Mary Clute ron;tnue to .n-! that tie will he able to i prove an alibi. He rnva he ja a friend m vac lir vvi?piii iff uaia of John R. McLean of tin Cinelnmul En. ' qulrer. and ht Mt.n can vimrn tor j t. Coart Noise. hl F.aatern recorl. He ilao Klvea refer, i enceg to E. B. AdJle, K. L. Of.more and Anhur IVrnVrton, bank'rx of rinvdnnafj : nnd to Oarl Schurx. In ,n.wer ,o a ue j Xlcavti Deo.H.-A .peclal to t Tlm- on atKMt h know rfiet of Ucb-jrx he . Hcra.d from Waahlnton aaya: "I ton the oldeat friend :hat man haa' Trwl 1n the Indian Territory U ex. In America. Tt were In the rm,-in re. petced by the commlsaloner of Indian af fcelion toeether. eervln? In the aame com. faira, and by others who are familiar Pr. both banahel on account of our polltiral ;ifTHat:oo. We came tc "try on the aame ve... The police Intend to eend hl photo- rraph to the chief of police of Ch.;ajro. aa If im K'1iv h mav hat Kuin m i va.. " ' " ' . 1. int. riaiiFViiini iwu. NARROW ESCAPB Lynn. Ma.".. IVe II Tbe Rev. J. Pullman, brother .-f 'he Lite George M. M. Pullmari had a narrow ea-ipe from death In the Boston A Ma!ne station last ntgtit. He drovj Into tlio stvion Just aa the Lock-port expr. vjs pulling out. Hi' Jumped for t and lost his bilanoe and fll beneath rhe p A young man saw him fall anl rih'.ng him pulled him off the track, the wheels Just graxing hie' ehoulilor. The doctor was very much shaken up. Hs only ,-ommcJit was. "I am old enough to have known better. I thank God thxt I es.rned better before It was on late " He tried to- rwwae bta rwuer. but e yoiinsr man wouid take nothing. WILL pi E VP GUILTY. New York. Pec. 71. The Herald says: While Platri.-t Attorney Young of Qneena county is noncommittal upon the matter, ne nas. it :s :in nnany occi icu ,J l,low vr"- '"-k ,a p,(,a u,ll ' "'W'sln.uehter ir. the fi-st decree. Tt la asserted that the prosecuting offiors have carefully the evidence against -he weman hive reached the con- elusion that It ou!d be impossible tc wnvlct her cither of murder In the first cr second degree. Her confession msde at the Thorn trial couli not be tised ft"Mit her, t la alleged She probably will be arrilso?-! before Justice Garret. son t th January term of tne juprem t0UPt wn,cn oPn3 I" Lon Island city, on Monday. Jan.tary and be allowed SHIPS SCARCE. J i Sat Francisco, Dec. a. Vessels for the' I . ...... l i Australian trade are almost unootam aoi There are now thr... -arsroes awaiting .ki . .ki. 3,v Mat "" i--- k " . . . 1 .!-. .A - - - ' thm "r cnnot h "btninaj There t at the present tin IW0X) feet of pin ,w a..,.,,, .,, jm "" 1"' T , vi' 'ln? f" .. , '. - ' " u - almost had en. U,ih Cosed, wtten the h-.t ir, nrefere.1 ' ' ZT'"! tlV tZ. . . . - v aike toao 10 DkK6 cxiajioes on not navmg his vessel here when the see-'on opns. BRYAN NOMINATED. inntlng Charles Page ttryin of Illinois to be minister to China. He has so n- formed one of Mr Pryan's persoial sup. porters. The nomlnatioi will be sent to the senate iinmed' t el c after the holidays The president reached this decision after givo ' i'" - Senator Frye. Wo.coN ard Teller, nnd upon reeelvnir assurances from Senator aiason win ar-imor un rom .nr. ni v. , an would be Inrmed'ately confirmed. MURDER AND SUICIDE. 0wn head In the woman's home last nlcht. ! After woundln? his victim, and hefor- ' turning tho weapon upon hkn-x-lf, Thurs-' ton fired one shot it itrs. Rmmt S--,.ft. Mrs. Parker's sist-r, but missed the mark jira. Tarker s shot In the rlgr'it breast. . She is at the Mercy hospital. The bullet j j which TTunston fired at himself took of- j tn th forehead. His death !s ex. 1 ' pected hou-ly. Jenbusy was the cause of . the sihootlng. i NO NEWS OF PFLICAN. Seattle, Dec. 21 The steamship Kama- ' kura n.aru arrived here today 1 days from j TROUBLE IN THE INDIAN TERRITORY Tribal Courts to Be Abolished by Ait of Congress. LOCAL OFFICERS WILL RESIST t. S. .1arliaN Give Ni ti Ticy Will Carry 1 1 . k . I . . r... : u -. coodiUon of affair there. 0 January 1 the tribal courts will be aboi- by aa act paaaed at the last aeaetoa of congrjaa and th United Statea court . . . . . . . . . . . "reo " J"""' wer me wmiory. In many quarters the officers of the In dian courts have declared that they will forcibly r aalst all efforts to prevent then doing business. The United States mar. shake have given notice that any tribal court to sit up-m and those assuming to conduct them will be arrest. A dele gation of eight Cherokee, seven of them fun-bloods, i now In the city. A few days ago Uheiy presented a memorial to congrea. asking- that the law be rescinded. . but congress has now adjourned wtthcasT action, and Tvhen It aa!n convenes th Indian courts will be out of existence. Meatrwtille ohe subcommittee of the sen ate com.nittee on Indian affairs appointed to consider the problem presented In the territory, pra.Tclcily decided to recom mend an arae.idment to the Uw.applymg to the apportionment io all lands held by the five cl villi d tribes among the mem bers of these tribes, and also an amend. m?nt providing that all valid leases shall be reognlx-?d by the government of th United States, and the money paid on accourvt ofthn covered Into the treasury of tne fn(t;Hi jtes for the benefit of the various tribes. Tni Dawes commlUee ta reported t failure to com to any conclusion with Che ldlajis. Su?h agi-eement3 -a have been concluded vary so In their provlaloiss feat i , le- of the fact that eventually a unf- farm system of government must be pro- v for the Indlnn territory. It Is ques- tionable whether anr of ebe acreeraent fchould be definitely ratified by eoogrertl ,i , dealrssl and neressa.rv uniform. j;y can b reached. Sec retain- Blhas things no govermnent wln te satisfactory until cong.-ess sball provide for a single uniform system foe I the Indian territory, and shall plate afl It inhabitants in possession of the right of American oltieashlp. I Vi icn art r,.w31. A anAelat -an fha Tfme. -7, Wlt.hlt, K" Mv.. eraxd from w lcblta, Kan., saya. ' tniormanon nan wen rwnreu ea the onice or tne jniaa mai-i.oai Souh MoAle-ter. I. T.. to the effect that a-itiment lunonr the Indian th 1K sentiment amons; the Indian has formed a conspiracy to burn the Unl.eM State, courthous, there, and aD ' other United States buildings In the t -u. . , ,h TTn,, ian terrttory. The bumlns; of the Unltol State court house at Ardmore the other a.i ,t, records is believed to be eh ftrat ttemr.t ,0 carrv out the nlot. Th - -- Indians are said to be growing more rest ive as the fir of January approachts. as upon that flay all of their tribal court are abllshcl. and the federal courts have full Jurisdiction in litigation affecting the conectil:e. whlc.i cannot be sued on and opectel as soon as the Indian come un. it,r tn fed?raj law. It will ruin many jnjarj, who have been considered wea'.thy anJ ,t ls in discontent of the tf-'btor tnat (, thought to be responsible for the plot to wrn tn coun recoru, ano lnine,e ns far , p0sslhle the admlnlatra. ,,on Juatle, n :he United State court.. petectives are ivatci'.ng uio movemenu of suspected Indians Royal makes the food pare, wholesome sad delicto. FOVDEB Aiiolutc.y euro ovi sasuM aaam 00., aw tcm- ROYAL m.