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THE DAILY ASTORIAN Is the
bluest ind best paper
on the Columbia River
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circulation of anv ear
on the Columbia Fiver
FULL ASSOCIATED I5I?IiSS REPORT.
VOL. ' XLV1I.
ASTORIA, OREGON, THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 5J0, 1897.
NO. 11.
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Tnn cnrwuTrn
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Stoves aiid Ranges
ARC TUB
J. N. LAWS, AT HA
New Years Cards
Diaries
and
Calendars
For
1898...
GRIFFIN
We Are
Enabled to Buy
In larj;c fiuiintitios on umnint "f our Ji;j triili,
an! Unit can j;ivc our customer tin' lowift
price- on nil kiii'U of iiicirhiuuli'X'
The Tail
Goes With the Hide
P. J. (iiKMlinun A Co. will, until January 1,
without reserve, hcII their lurnr btock of Hoots nn.l
Shoes Ijt.lics', Misses', Chiltlron'H niid Hoys'
choice footwear at cost. When wo say cost, wo
mean it. I live us n call and wo will prove to you
that you can Inlet homo more footwear for tho
money than you can from any shoo store in Ore
gon. Remember, tho sijn of tho Hij; Hoot, .18 1
Conunprt'ial street.
Rosyyggins&Co..
CHOICE....
PKBSH
AM) SALT MEATS
BOND STREET
AND-
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Mams,
Bacon
cuipi n
Ullia-W
BRAND
W. F. SCHEIBE,
A lull line of Pipe. Tobacco,
and 5moker' Article.
Hi Cortiitiocclnl t.
,99
BEST
WES' OLD STAND
Blank
Books and
Office
Supplies
V98
& REED
Foard & Stokes
Company
P. J. Goodman & Co.
w w
Grocers
Butchers....
UNION MEAT COMPANY
and
Al.f. KINIW
OK CAN SKI) M KAT8
limraiitOfHl
Tin. llit In the Mnrki't
Strictly Pure Lard
Cor. Fourth and (ilisan Streets
I'nrtland, Oreqnn.
Manulnclurer and
Dealer In - - -
FINE CIGARS!
Aittnria's Corieoua
tntcrtninment Hall
The
Louvre..
Innra Fin. Mnaln; Oameattf All Klmla Two
Hum; K.vorvlli ni nnn i.i """"
veryboly a Itlglita Htrlclly Obncryed.
WITH A CRASH
AND A SHIVER
The ISnllcy Gatzcrt Was Caught In
the Steel ISrltlye.
i'Assi:M;r.KS' nakkow escai'i:
Rudely Ak.ttncd to rind Thtielve Cny
ct rd Villi Henri aMorlas
is DiBijtr.
f'triLind. Are.. T'fC. V -Th" atcani'r
llalley (.lataert. from Atr. ran Into
Ui draw ot the r.illroed brl lite aiT I
th. Willamette at I o'c k thl mornti
nd had her d' k riked fr"m bow to
tern.
Tim OaUirt ilaried thro'iKh H. drn
birt had not proc.-.-rd ,'j f..; of hr
rnrlh when Cnp!n I-srklM tx.'l e.l h
Iraw nln( bark twain! the lrft und
he Mew the alirnal nii.l at.d ..n, but 1h
draw kept on mox-tna anl a lw ond
oirr there m a ct4i and i aiilver f
h. bonl from tm t:i tern that n.ak.
ned all rtie fiplnr pae.- 17ie
teemer wa cauahf beta'ieii the j.i. r and
he ea! end of the draw, aimo.t tru.h-
na tt entire wtarlKiaid elil, ai.ve we
hull. The the tea:n- ren, ,lnl till ,
he draw waa reo).enl She wa fierj ,
od to h-r berth at the foft f AlVr
tr.e. TiiTe wr ' p.uieeri-r aiohrI.
but fortunnteiy mo., of them w ere ..uar-j
errd in th- .tat.room- on ,he larboard
t.le. otherwl.e there would have ben
.. . ..
in iirooiiiiiiiv M"v.-rn rijtui or
k!il.
lic to th of riwr J)iirr1.
ennr ilk ttroom nn th arfvnr1
nldo ii'ialnod i! l:h! 1sTn"c'; but
hn. on h lonrr lin k wr ron,'"t''ly
dnniilin l Th.y .r (wcniiltl t.y A
V r. It rVoit ir.(.).-it ,.f i)- rn.
uinbln niv- ml rued Pcml Navtea-
Ion Company; J Q. A. R..w.v. nwyrr.
and F. n. KuoltnT, nn Aoni rulr...id
-oolrartor afwl hi. ivf. rr romr ,
onda ihm r-'-!'t wre rr.mvf-'y l.nrl..)
.i.nh tho (lylne d-hrt. and motl fm-
r. nnd It a a mlrrt. that tiny all o-,
rno. Injury. cx.v.!ine Mr. Kurltvr,
whooo ntiroM ri n h l in rond.r ! i
..ir . r.n.ivo hr i,- fir rjooii
.eam.itit.iii hplta.
Tlr Inlifr. coiul.t
:irc i,vij In nnv way '
if bni! e. but Ihey
nt'l rd n.-rl. it .
RRHTtl.lc.ixa -'" c.'iyrROMIPR.
Multnomah Pa.Ml.wie Will I'nlte Aeiiin.t
Pennoverlam.
fortland. Oc. Pec. 2 There I ap-
patvntly renaon to believe that tr.e two
(.irtlona of the republican pirtv in Mult-
mmnih county will ept'le thtlr din(r.
encea and unc on one tl kt n: the turn
na election In June. , Yraterday 'he fac.
lion known na Mlh-hell republican aih-
mtled a nnio.lllon for a com;rrenie to
Oonnld MacKay. chairman of the repub
lican county central committee. Mr. Mc
Kay today anld: "I do not rare to ex-
preaa any opinion upon It at thla time;
rhe propoaftlon will ttotihtli be rare-
fully conaldcred. 1 .hall caJl a mei-tlnn
of the rommrttee a toon aa the (Mnven
lence of th member U permit, which
will probably be aome Mme nttl week,
after the holiday a(T.r are out of the
way."
S. Tvirrell, of the committee. pinJd:
'On general principle. I think we oud
ef toRether. We've had atpitt enough
of renmiyerlam, and It time for Wie re.
publican to come to the roue. if any
renonnhe rompromlae can, be made. Of
couree. t all depend on the d. tnlla ef
the compromise, and I am Tot yj pre-
pnreiil to dloue the plan ihnt ia now up
for consider Mm."
vrrws rnoM portt.at.
Portland, Or., Pec. r.-iPdltcr Arte-
rinn.V-1 prestime you have n.Hlcr l ;n the
Oregonnn the account of otir Christmas
at Centenary M. R. church. The church
I nllve at1 wide awake, with 4T In the
Sunday school. The pastor and ftimlly
were well remembered on Christmas and
now you can ask mc "What time It la?"
and I'll pull a gold watch en you a
Christmas gift from my official boaird.
Professor Heritage, of Willamette X'nl-
vcrsty, winning golden opinion a
music director of the church. He hia or-
sanlacd a choral society called the Cen.
tenary Chunth Choral Society, wltlh 7T
'olce-. A grand concert was given on
Monday night. Pecem'.vr IT. There were
100 vopea In the choruses. The plnylug
of Profesaor Fleck, the great Austrian
pianist, was a wonderful performance.
The solo and duets were hltflily appre
ciated. Herr Antone 7.llmVi orchestra. sH-.
ond to none In Portland, rendered church
music. Zllm t a 'master In hi line.
I. I. WALTKR.
ADVERTISING FOR PTDS.
Chlcaevi, Dec 59 Captain Pralnard who
In to leart the government Klondike relief
expedition. 1 now at the Virginia hotel,
artd la busy preparing adn sending to pa
per tn St. Paul. Kanaaa City. Seattle.
Xa-oma. Portlard, San Francisco and In
this ety. advertisement for proposal, for
:pplynlg the food. The ndvertlsenent
call tor th. delivery of M,W pound, of
food at Bkagway not later than February
I. Th. mar. Important tm art 75,000
pountkt of baron, 112.90 poun1 at flour,
MOO pound of bean and pea. MM pound
of butter and 10O0 can. of condensed mlk.
CaptaJn Bralmrd Mid It had not been
dvridnl to try to u4 condensed food,
except milk, tat th. rm that It wu
felt that thU wa no occasion for tTlnf
experiment, and bocauM of th. MM
hat th. food. advrUd for would b.
found mnr. aultabl. tO th. need of th
occasion than condensed food..
Tt Jd he would lv for Vancouver
barra'ka wi and ithat It -a X()etd
Ui. mpvlltlon would Yx tor Bkarwar
(h. mhtdla tit Fhruarr. It wl b. com.
powd of CO oHir, W Tap driver and
VO r-lndo-r, and It waa thought It would
bo atil. t- rnaka ta trip to rjawawt In
four to ui . Tho on. thin that
u troiitilric Mm wai. h aald. th far
thai thi-y would not hav miffl'-lcm food
for the rlnfr. a h hml l-n fiform.d
no r'ltvU-r iriwa row aon th Ontlon
trail.
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ANOTHER MURDER
IX CHINATOWN
'
rKtNCISCO ,
MIHIYAL IN S
cit rr i. re rT
J ThU waa ao iwerfuly Inlluencln: public
opinion In iJurip. that jhe pope took oc-
aalon on Chrixtmaa 'o addrea. an Ira
Irnahlr Over Mnaev Ijtttr ardcrer , portant ciinirn.snlcatlin to h n:mclo In
Caaijht i the Act bv a rnlicenai
ea Stot'ktoi Street.
"
"ancifro. Iec. r.. -There waa mnr.
,J, r un,Mlwn ""moon. Le rat
1 e nr-cni ar.
rival rrom Merced county. The mur.
' ----
'lerer wa caught In the a.'t by rllceman
Majrny. and the officer nt!npte. to pre. ,
vent the crime, but did not reach the
pot In time. The wounded man waa tak
en to the recelvlne; hoapl'al wh.T he
dlM.
Lee Fat
"Win crlm'- o uy that the
,ro""" 'n wor """ mr. He
'" crtnM'- ' murteroua
1 " rommium at :ne corny of
n'"non and t-iton Mr-,, In fl
v,w " " n"";"r of pnin2orn on a
nt car.
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'""HIIRTT 'A VP PITZSIMMO.VS.
CnrhMt Airaln Coallonr.-. Fli-I)po.it.
to Pnd the Mavh.
Cincinnati. Dec. !. William Brndy.
niatwirer of Jam J. Corbet;, tonltfht
wnt to tho A..oc1atel rre.. the fillow.
Ine challenire to RoWt Fltislmmon..
champkm pugillwt of the world: ;
"Jame J. Corbft-t. Alam:iA,M with .he
re.tilt of hi ate content wth you at
Canaon City, and not hellcvins that you
are hla superior, either ne a boxer or
tlshter. land betnir of the opinion that Hie
majority of the American people ehare
h belleif that Jie can defca; you If e-er
you are man enough to grant him a re
turn battl on eo,ua condition, haa de-
posited today KM as the first dco.i, to
. . .
bind a match for JlO.OTi a aide.
Tne per.
aona offering the Urgent Inducement to
have th. management of the contest."
xo PAxonrt of starvi.vo
, , i "Poaeil minister of commerce .
f vV.w 1 ' I, Jr',u,"t,5!n"""''. nd was mn rmto Hu
rt Klondike miner will be received by arnHt autonomv and tb. nropo-ed re
the mtnlster of cwtom. on We-.lnea,l.y form. For mlnfster of post- and te,..-
f?T "L"" 'r"nM ,h' n " to be
met Major Walsh and party encamped , Rafael Fernandet Castro a lawyer a
on Salmon river, where they will have to professor In the nnlversitv .mt ,,.'
remain until next March.
to be no possibility of an advance be
fore then. At the time the thermometer
registered 12 degree below , Mom,l(r, of ,w
depgate also wired re-asuring new . ment , m-,k(k on iht, cnhkv,, a, n
to the ltuatlon nt Dawson. They , : Tt m, TfR(n, ,, wn (n, h,
tha, all datiwr of famine Is passing for cabinet report was correct ir,l ( -,.air
Nik. winter. A conwlderable number of;mattere,l mtle to the Inirgent. ' who
rnlnoM nuiila r'lwi I p. is-o s. A,w 4k. T. . t. ! .
" ",r ""n,
to wriere food supplies iwere ohtalnahli
from grranded steamer. The nioun!l j
mIIa mo.lA iih.li .llonullU. .. 1
iMlons romalnng nt Pavvson City na will
enable all hand to ptil through th win- i
t r comfortably enorph as rejrartls food. '
KIC1I MtVRS TO PR WORK En.
Denver. Pec
of the undeveloped asphaltum bods on
the twrdeiw of tho TJncompnghr. Indian
reservation. reklng In thl city, are r.e-
.I..ln- .IV . V. . mill. n.Mnn... S
I 7 1,m" revenue exceeds tW.OOn. llnd ac
Co.. of Chicago, with a Mew to securing : ,ii - ....
money to develop the deposits. Accord.
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Ing to tho 17th annua) reoort of the United
State geological survey the area n
which gsontc occurs covera a consid
erable territory In the I'ncompaghre res
ervation and extends for miles from the
state line Into Colorado. There are seven
distinct veins which vary from one to
1R feot In thrcki.ess and It Is estimated
that their total content will amount to
23.774.5.0 tons. The wme report quote
the price of this material In Chicago at ,
from $10 to .'0 per ton gtws value, which j
would msike the estimated value of he
contents over V .00fl,(vvi.lin.
ATTRMi'TED MFRDER
Los Ang.M". De i Kd. L. Parker
attempts to kll C. J. Sheet and his
wife late "last night In a lodging house
and then committed ue!de by blowing
out his brains. Parker had won the af
fectlona of Mr. Rhet. Mid the nhootlng
waa the result of an attempt by Sheet
to effect a reconciliation wltih hi. wife.
CZ3
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CUBAN QUESTION
Docs Not Eaconnje the Strife by a
Slagle Word.
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BLANCO'S CABINET DISCUSSED
Jom Maria CaUci Slated for rretidt.t
Cabi.a .Hot .Hack latcrMtcd ia
tke ."jietr.
Kew Vork.
Journal and
ton, aayi:
Dec. A ipeclai to rh
Alvertlaer from TTa1)lng
It I current nwi In Catho;lc clrcltn
that on Chrlstmaa day the n-jp.) made a
! very Important eommunlratlon to th
Spanleh ownment cowernlna; the Cu
; ba war and the attitude of the Vatican
toward Pp.iln In ih preaent eri.
About three week a?o I: became known
Unit t had bin reprenented to the pope
that the caitae of Spain waa lo.t In Cula.
' Madrid. The pope Je-larea emphatically
that the vtl.-an upholda every firm of
Kcal governmi-nt whlrh la not antl
Chrlatlan In lie character He then pro-
: relf to dlcu he Ppnnl.h altuation
. and call, rhe Carll.t. to account. tatn
that they. ;io l.-a than ethic aubecta of
'Spain, owe alleanr. to the relgnn
monnrcfiv and nrit not aitempt to ue
ire ciobk or rNUIon to cover ;h
" .-..i ..n- ,mr-
ixwbvi thaf e iltarli .i
' ' 1 i'r-7-r aim
and object of the church
nK'tiaelng the Cuban oucetlon a atate
ment la made that the vatl.-.in ha never
made any dv!on r annoncement that
could be eonatrjd nt4 an appranl of
the cui,an cau. or lleipproval of tie
courae of Spa)n. Tt ! a-igwitM that
where powible the rleor, f WKr hoi)!l,
he ahtcl. ftut und-r no r!reiim..woe
haa It uttrrei a word that encourage
the atelfe. N.twlthfamllnsr thla. the prc-
ntmclnment.i I a dWln-t victory or the
reimlng d-naty.
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m.Avco-s CAni.vET.
Xev VoHt. Dec. 2 -ConsM-rnbU- Inter
est was menlfestod amon- Cuhon at the
Junta headquarters at the reported make,
up of Genera! Planeo' cahat for the
colonial government of Cuba under the
decree of autonomy. .To.e Maria Gnlvea
snkl to be sm'e.1 for president of rhe
cabln-t. 1 th. leader of the autonomist
Pertv. nnd wa formerly a prominent
lawyer.
"Put." said one of the Cuban
beet nilne.l by gambling."
"he has
TtVifnel -Motoro. Marquis of Montoro.
wa at one time, they say. lender of the
autonomist. He I n U,v,r and an
eloquent ienker
TTe Is ad to be named for mlnlste of
nnance. The repute.1 selc tion for
Mer of ,i .Z """r,,on ror. p,,n"
, ister of the Interior Antonfo n.., -
. twv.P ,,, .... , '
ens s member
of HlA nMW.UM.i - ,.
'Z,,"' ' " tran
, - .aaw. mentioned a the appointee for
i enicatton. is n leading phy
sician of Tfavana. Artnro Amblnro r..
POPE TALKS ON
There I rakl.of lnnre sixrar ntantatton. w u.
wine rnnrwrfraiA. . u . .
event Infin.ns..
I -,v" ie Hrmv ani nas
were miererfteil only In absolute
pendence.
nde.
Washington. Pec. S.-The forthcomnff
monthly statement of government re
' eclpt and expenditures wll show a ma
; teria) lncreaje In receipts from the cus
toms and internal revemte. To.lay's In-2.-Tllie
owners of worn - . .t .... . ' .
v'""e irom tne customs alone was T..
SC. the hlghrWt flcure reached since the
new tariff law urent Into effect. Several
miring nue m.t rew weeks tn .-ns.
!"". i. -iin- rAi.rc-utiion or ireasir"
official thee figures w1 be fully mnn
i talned for an hidpflnlt period.
The Increase from custom this month
. will prohably exceed November by c,.
WO.ftM or d.0nn.(VX. which mill leave a
large surplus for the month.
REDMOND AND OUIXESS.
j
, Comlntr to America to Enrage In Klon
dike Enterprise.
New Tork, Dec. 29. A London dispatch
lo the World, tflsousslng the departure
today for New Tork of John Redmond.
the Earl of Ava, and Oarsman Rupert
Guinea, says:
"Mr. Redmond Is going over to work
up the movement for the centennary of
the rebellion of 179S. The Dublin Free
man' Journal, 'which supports Dillon,
ays concerning Redmond's mission!
"Tt I more folly to wiggest for a mo.
ment that It is not meant for a party
demonstration In favor of the campaign
a taction of Which Mr. Redmond La th.
leader In thei country. It an attempt :
to narrow idown th. t celebration t
party who are, to pat It very mildly, a
very .mall minority f n the Irian mo. In i
America or at home.
Tb Hart of Ava ia on bi. war to pnd j
rh. wlnur In Canada with a vear to en- .
aratrln: In a Klondike .nterprl. In wMeh j
hi father, the MarquC of Dofferln, la-
Urroly (ntereated. The earl U oo. of
the moat popular men In London society
and I a great onr.in'aer of oclty func
ttooa. H. 1 unniarr'jd
Rupert Ounea 1 the etdeat on of Lord
Iveaffr, on of the bead, of th. faanooa
tout brewing Arm and poewibly th rlctu
eat peer In England. The Outoee hrww
ery ia now a Joint ttocK company earn
ing a net profit of U.m.Va a year. The
Guinea, famlyl owns nearly two-thirds
of th. ahare. Rupert Onlneaa waa th.
winner of the diamond a run at Henley.
He h only U year old, and wn apoken
f t by hi contemporarlea at CambrlIge
tmlveralty. He la traveling prior to fet
tling down to a political career.
A NEW FEATURE
ic it ati t i rinrn,clrc1''' f"1011"" " Ul "'""t'
lO IU AlJUfc).and 'Wtlon. of the Power, wfto ar.
I aligning for the apparent atruggt. for
.... - jCWneee -territory. There I no furmet-
.'talk of tke rnited State, a a poab.
BltlTAI VOILD COlTLe ItrCirnnciTT
wan srLixo oiesnox.
Salitib.rjr Rejects laited States' frososi
tio. for Settletie.t aid Comes Back
With i Reciprocity Deal.
New Tork. Dec. A special to the
Herald from Washington aaya:
Coincident with the rej.vtlon by Tird
Salisbury of the )atet seal propoeltion
aubmlttrd to btm by Amhaaaador Hay.
Sr J-Jllan Pannefote. ihe BrfUv om
baanador In Waahngton. haa resumed
reciprocity nemtlaton with rhe pecla
commlasloner, Mr. Kaaaon. Although
apeclal wnl ambaaaador Footer la Mill
dctmine.1 fo force Oreat Britain to a
settlement of the aeallnar queetion with
out conceaaione from thl government,
aome offlcla of the amlnatrntlon be.
lleve that on the f-nklng of the reclprorlty
ar.d sealing nuertlon depend 'he final
I ""l,f'n ' Trent Britain on tiofh.
j Througii Ambe.ssndor Hay the tate de-
partmtmt hns be-n Informed by cable that
Greet Britain .ba rejected the prorewl-
tlon of this covemmept that It corxwnt
to the azreMent entered Into between
the Tolled States. Riwyia and Japin.
for the auspnion of pelagic eins not--!hat.tndlng
that t"io artmments of the
t'nite.1 States wvr rervforcel bv rh
Informaton that the lejrlsntlon ka pending
under which American will he prohib
ited fron encacing In prl.igic srnlina.
Tbe prednt ha not ret anproa-ed the
act pised by conres Imposlnc this pro
hibition, lax ft Is not thoncht that Tres
Tlrltain'n releotfnn of the lnte.t proponl
of thl government wii have any effce
on bis action. The ten day period al
Kwed y law for the anoroval of the
m ensure will expire on Tuesday, but (t
I thoimht the prestdent will attach hi
letwture to ihe act. although a irrewt
number of iwotesl have been made to
ft enactment.
SKATIXC. RACK.
New Tork. Pec. 9. -The first skating or1 to Captain Kelsey to haul down the
race of the reason to place lat ex-en. " rpali Klsey defied the Span
Ing at the Ice palace when handicap at rd. but the next day tho consul re
two mile wu deM.led In the presence of hl "vic anJ Captain Kelsey
a large end enthue!ate gatherlnc of wluetantly persiMdVd to tor. the
.pectators. The eight conte-ant hJ tan ,r""" ow dpck iuriB tn
handicap, ranging from 0 to JO yards, as rTOfllndM' of h' war
follow-: P. M. McDonald, Montreal,
cratch: Leroy See. Berkeley school.
cratch; Fred Gibb. Newburg. 0 yard;'
M. Xanghton. Xw Vork. yarda; J. '
Pccker. Xew York. (B yarls; W. F. Hon-
ne, Ki yards; W. McBrlde. Knlcke:ock.
er Athletic Club, 75 yttrds; W. Plmann,
Xew Tork. 90 yards.
See -won easily from scratch, covrlni
the two mile In S:5 4-5 and the mite In
S:C9. Gibb was wxml n 7:01.
DIED FROM HER INJURIES.
Baker City. Or., Dec. 29 Leontine Sea
ton, a domestic in W. A. Baird's family.
Inst evening while heating a curling
tongs over a lamp, wa so severely burned
by the chimney being knocked off and
the oil KpllUng or. her clothes that stu
died this evening. Her parents, who re-
I side on Burnt river, arrived Juat n time
! to see her alJve.
The remains of Peter French, the cat
tie king, who -wa. murdered In Harney
county Sunday afternoon, will arrive In
Baker City tomorrow afternoon. After,
being embalmed they will be shipped to
Red Bluff. Cab. the home of thf mother
of fine deccnsctl.
A LARGE FAMILY.
Hamilton. Mo.. Dec. a. Mrs. Elizabeth
Ellldge. aged S3, lied at her home In
Breckinridge and was hurled yesterday.
She was the mother of 12 children and
had 37 grandchlldrji, 4" great-grandchildren,
and 50 great-grent-grandVind-ren.
all living. She came from Ken.
lucky to this country In lSfio.
BIO WHEAT DEAL.
Pendleton. Ore., Dec. 29.-The blgarest
wheat deal of the aeason tn Pendleton
took place today. E. S. McComaa. repre
senting C. W. Tracy, bought 125.000 bush
el from Matt Mosgrove. The wheat L
stored at Athena, Eastland and Havana J
tailor. The terms are private.
UNITED STATES
NOT A FACTOR
TfOBOleS II ttlia Of Ko rtrtlcilir
latereat to Is.
THINGS ARE GETTING HOT
Great txctteaeit oa tke Other Side of tk.
racifie Crash ooj the Towers
I Imaiiacet.
Washington, Dec, 23. The rapid move-
ment of event. In the far eaat continue.
to be the absorbing topic In dlplomatla
factor In the con teat, aa a recent nntfer-
atmdlng at a cabinet meeting accepted
a removimr thl government from tb.
field of controversy.
i At the mim time an eminent authority
'en International affair, aald today that
a t nation might develop when lh United
State, would be called npon to go much
, further than to protect American Inter
estw at. the treaty port In China. Thl.
'Kuation would come, he said. If the
i scramble for Chinese territory -went to
the extent of tb. extinction of China and
the complete absorption of the old em
pire by foreign nations. ' Such vu the
apparent drift of the present movement,
ne said, and If It beramo a reality, a con
dition wouldj arise iimlar to the termi
nation In Poland. Pond bad eatabllsh
ed a precedent In International affaln. be
aid. , and following th.it procedent. If
China nvca l be abeorbeil. that It wa a
question of wtilch the, lTnlt"4 State in
common wta all nation must take cog-
' THTN'OS GCTTiyO HOT.
Victoria. B. C Pec.. IS. The officer
and passenger of the teaahp Victo
ria. Just in from thr Orient say that all
la excitement on the other side of the
Pacific. People In all wak. of life ex
pect that there will be a crash among
the great power over tk sMzure of the
different port in Chlnx The fleet of
each nation have been mas.wj In readi
ness either to fight or to mak- a show,
FuAO IVSrLTEO.
Vew Tork. De?. t9. A special to tho
Journal antf Advcrtis.T from Xew Haven,
Cor.n., av:
Cap' Ge-wge IV KWsey, of the .chrc.rer
Wallace Ward, why-h ha JuM nrrlved
here from lare 1 state that the
American eonr.ul at that port fear mob
violence and I unable to keep the A me-,
lean flag flying upon American vessels:
He put into port there September It. ar.d"
remained 'hree day". At first the star"
and stripe floated proudly f-om the mast
bead, but Spanis.i loiterer were attracted
by It and gathered by the vessel, threat
ening violence. Tb American coraut
beard of the rumor rhat the crowd pur
paced burning the vessel and he sent
TO AMTOTD POSTAL LAWS.
1
Now Tork, Dec. .-Th. stated tntcn-
tlon of Congreaexnan E. F. Loud to pre.
his bill to amend the postal law relating
to econd.claas mall matter haa led to a
renewal of the agitation which the meaa-
ure ha before stirred up among pub-
liters In thl cty. At a meeting of ptib-
lWhers held tdy eommfttee wa ap
pointed to carry on the work of opposing
I thai measure.
RISING HON-OrtEi).
Berkeley. Ca.. De. 19. Prof. WIHard
B. Rising. dMn of the college of chem
istry of th university of California, has
received the honor cf nn appointment aa
a metttber of the American committee
for the third International convention of
applied chemistry to be held In Vienna,
In July, In which It is expected the most
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