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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1900)
ii ir J5 f ;'lflfll III II Dili) I? i. r.nnd North to Metn t ho r' r . Dmil 1 i tin. iuis, tli ' Wl! VIRAL DOTHA MAKES ANNOUNCEMENT ltd ' tli urti Hi i((1-Kumor m wnuim vi jiiiuui Udut to Brlll.h Armi. Itnn. in. A iHatmlnli In i r; Mti ! t! r 1: ,joiirBl mill Advertiser (rum Am. fi.. I..,, nrnnlmiintlmt liv (lull. Ind Villi P?LooU IIotJ him boon roailviidi ftriL.,.,i. 1 linvt boon liirormoil tB tfl I mil K,lbtnomy circulator nil noru o( hoi ..I ImImi. rillinrll lllllllliu llm mid VISIT "1 to comiminlcnto tho follnwI.iK Wot, f Hcap,K j. a. Klirv ,,r !.' Ration to thp K"ri,l pulillr: I,,,,,; C,rlH CIuvbIhi.iI, ol (i'r'uHl..,.,, ,,cutlvo coii'ir II. nfl.roniltliiK' J. W. Ilnlloy. of iwiunil ii . St.r ' ;.lMdfnt ol tlw OrmiKO Frco of Dayton; M. I). WIhiIoiii, of Tort' llti .Video" lntoroHli, of our, ' i .... r i.. . i .rrrmiiPHH "-, lately to Miropo in mor to hmi-i , eptttntion mum nn m w rn inav ( ., Leforo imi'iii. if.,.i ii..i.imii nnuiiy u. ,himIIiIh Mr. Hcott Ktato.l tl.u HlkenhoiKor lim bern nworii In. no-, nl.juou of tl.u mo.itliiif, alroa.ly out tiBt to law, nnil In uow aetliu hh llnwl. Tho tomirary oIIIcum woro , prriWen. Ilo In now ni.il.tml then mmln pormaiiuiit, mill tho other ,tb itftto icrotary, two iiiamlmrii of iiecenmiry oIIIcom uluoted. 4eiccutlvo council. Lucan Mnjrnr j It i hardly prolmhlo that all tho A mvelf. "d "tl.nr ollllliali, In I hllltli,u will h fllilnlmil thla fli.nm.iM U'oWKOvorniiiDiitiixlHtii InthomiiiB jlH)foro and In now In my liiimii. j iiuneliililxiiliixHi aim in mroci corn, S,nlctloi with "HI. i-Ut the Imoo'I oi our nravn iidhm n. br a utroiiif voice iniliii e every bber lo fliiht for lllierty. Wo liav iMoi left to Iod, lint uvrythiii to lis. Tho government U mont (Irmly I. to contlnuo tlm Ktriik'Kln. I seonfloct'il the litirlieri will ap Itti thin dicUloii and act accordingly itll tho eixl. lliirKheri aro warned ftlDittlin lino wordN need liy the vn tj to dec oi e them mid to itiako them lit down llifir annn, iniriiiinu, acooru. ?j to Ilia iniciamauoii oi ikiikjuh, I St; will all no irniirtxirun 10 m. len or Ceylon nn prUonern of war. IHretulo, lionovtir. priH-iirinnii, in not . . , , , , . feu-ry burgher only don. hi. Halt. Tim win. In mint to nlve a ,.fl end In hla wy." own time and in hi ROBBED THE MAIL CAR. i wtilClok on the Cotton licit Railroad Line ' Kai Nearly Killed. Teirkini, Ark., Doo. 16 A bld htUrron tlio Cotton ilelt ratl.oad oc lirrrd today at IIiikmjIU, Tex"., 30 silMiouth of Tflxarkima, on tho train pains: north, in which I'oxtal Clrrk 'sis II. Doniili, vaa nlmont killed and I sail pouchen of tho car rllleil of their xslcntr. Tho auioiint rKilen Ik not Btsown. At tho train left tho Iluncotti ItM tank at 0 A. M., tho ox prom and is.il enrs woro uoparatod from tlm Estla, but tho train crow noon had 6ea coupled again. In thn run from Sere to Toxarkana, tho cnachen wero IBConpled twice in h very inyMeriuuH sisnr. L'ikiii tin, arrival of the train m United Statoi. traimfer clerk Ireat to tho door of tho mall car and luoclfed for tho no-til clerk to open it. SotNPoniio wan given. Olllclnln then breed hi eiitrauco ami worn niitoniidicd Dfioil Ulcrk DeuulH etrotclted uiwii the W, apparently 1imi1. A hurried ox. nloatlou ehowed that tlio registered pochfi had Icon ripped ojicn and Rlbtd of their conteulH, tho moat nloatle of which wan tho Wayno- liJemphln poncli, containing n largo Iisnber of valuable paokagori. A phy Wan wag tout for and it whh found &t Dennis wiih alivo but uucnnscioui,. la nglr wound on tho ton of Ills hnnd Ifcld tho atory. Two hour after he Ukon to tho IiOHiiltal ho rovlvml Inough to glvo tlio dotaila of tho rob iy. Juitnii tho train nnrlod nt Ilacsotta pair, Dennis wont into tho vostibulo ol i mall car to Mir un thn flro. When oi 0eiifMl tho vostibulo door ho saw I10 men MuiiiliiR' hv tho Mtovo. One I'lthein dealt him a torrlblo blow over head with n lumuv- Urn mIuivoI. Io flrit blow follud hlni nnd ho waa 'n quickly beaten Into i ooiiHolona wndltloij. Word rcahcod Jioro at noon t two atispoctn lmvo boon urrostod at "pies. Iieiir flm t.iu tin nf tlu rnlilinrv. nono of tho Htolun imokuogH win wad, American Arreiled In Cape Colony. London, Doo. 15. Tlio Cniio Town tfreapoudent of tho Daily Mail roporti ws aireat at Worcotor, Cnpo 'Colony, 'arom Darringalo, nllogod to bo an erlcn.i, on a olmrgo of fomontlng an wlkandor robolllou. "Tho arrtwt," y tho diHpntoh, "lins mndo n gront '"nation, nnd startling dloolosuros uro PfOBjlsotl." Held Up a Box Office. MonxCity, In., Doe. 15. During " Porformanoo of "Hhoro Aorod" in Ornud Opora Iioiibo in thin oity to K two ninHkod nimi ontorod tho 2l ofllco, aBHaiiltod, boat nnd Hhot ' trensnror, Umloy S, lloundu, nnd 'leaped without gottiuu iniy cnoh. Rumorif British Defeat. Londo On. linn IK Tlin TV.tl -.onus a rumor of u Borious tils 'tor to tho UrltlBh nrnm. Aocovtlins ",u roport, tho lloorfl ntiokod tho C.P 01 Gcnornl Glomonts, iu tho liar m district, cnpturiiiB tho oamp, ad t vi numbor of Jlritiflh ollloom, ttn K prisouura an tno urmsu i l?lu'0B foil ' not 00U fl,m ,i , r companies of tho iliora, nuy quarter, and LIVESTOCK MEN FORM ORDER J".- "0,,n S.ock.n,e,der.'A,,o. elation-Permanent 0I(ttf I!(tt(d .'orllnnd, Duo. m ti, Htookbr.,dr' AwLlmTJ? ml i i .. V rKiW.fJhM,",Ior' vl...rn,.i. Pfmi..in ; ""l0ll, KHcmtiirv. A lm" Kl,f'y wn. appoint. tlon, nn report Imok to tl.u a 0'0ook omIwi this afternoon. H lij tho purHi, of tho orgnlzntloii g inolujl. under ..,om,lm,, a different breo.b, , livestock. I., onlor f. factor In forwarding tho Interest,, livestock men an, breeder In nil ClKAIIOfl, TI ....l ... ..... .IIUUtlHU WJIB rtlMltd ... n -.1 ...I.. tiriiil.... I.u . " liil.il; A I), (irlllllln. ol .Mlll knlnir,.r W in J. MnConl, of Orison Cltv, ami 1'. 'ii I II tit tf I 'I.. ..I. It . i minor, oi i;iaokainaii. Mr, Kuott wan nlooti.il tBi,i,,rary chairman ami wr. winilom to-nporary mjemtary. Ah an It will tnko wimo tlnm to read over tin, constitution and hy.law boforo nnutitltiif ilium CHAFFEE WAS MAD. Called field Minhtl Von Wildencc Down for German Looting. WnnhliiKton, Doc. 13. Thu war department linn recoiled a report from (ieuural (,'lmlleu of tho Incident that occurred in I'ekiu In connection with bin rupreuutatlomi to I'ielu MaiMhnl Von Waldcmeo. It iippcurM that (Jen-l-rat Chalfee did into come pritty vior oiid Uukuhku In prottntiii aKaimtt tho tlilevliiK and lootiiiK ol tho forelKn troopi. Whnt iiarticulnrly hurt tho ii i'i.iiMi vi n niiirin..u nni 11 injiutcil n.,urBMC0 , (iw)l)rill amfrco tllu (....!..,,.. l VI' ..1.1..,.. .. . fact that tli 1 (Ungraceful and unmili tary practice of looting wan being in dulged in, nut by tho men who did tho lighting and opened tho way to lVkiu, but by tho httocomom, who had boruo noiio of thn brunt of conlltct ami hardahip. WaldcrHoo hluiKolf did not reach l'ekln until long after tho uxpcditlouary force had occupied tho town. It ia rvcognlzod boro ollklally that General ChalTeo bad provocation for hla deliverance but regret la felt that he used thla touo in addrimslng tho Hold marshal. It is aignlllcautly pointed out horo that perhaps it was not iucumbout upon General Challoo to make any representations whatever on this Hubject to tho Hold marshal, as thero is no longer any ofllclal tio bo tweou them. When tho United States government changed tho chnractor of its military force iu I'oklu from an expeditionary force to a mero legation guard, of course that guard no longer came under tho control of tho cum nianiler-ln'Oliief at l'okln, but was simply n part of Minister Conger' olll clal household. Bone of Prehistoric AnlmaL Oregon City, Doo. 13. An employe of tho Willamette papor mills found n foinur bono, olvdoutly bolouging to aonio prohlftorlo" auimnl, that is now on exhibition in tho ollicu of tho com nnnv. Tho bono was discovered in a timbered gulcli about iu nines irum bore, on tho west aido of tho Wll latnutto rlvor, partially embedded in tho dirt. Tho bono is 2 feet 10 inchos In longth, ami about 83 inches in cir cumforouco whero tho femur Ih the thickest. Tho rolio is In a good Btato of preservation, although parts are worn off by abrasion and probable ox posuro to tho air. Search is boing mado for tho romainder of tho bouos ol tho supposod oxtinct animal. Disastrous Collision In Kansas. Knnsas City, Doo. 13. A apodal to tho Star from Olatho, Kan., says that i northbound passongor train ou tho Atchison, Topoka & Santa Fc railway srashod Into tho roar ond of n north bound fwh;ht train, at Clnro, throe oiiles south of this city, nt 0 o'o ock this morning. Noblo Thomas, agod 10 roars, of Emporia, Kan., wos burnod so death in tho caboose; Thomos fathor was badly mangled. Tho uugl noor and flranmu of tho passenger train woro Boriously injured, and hall a dozen passongera in tho cabooso woro alightly hurt To Operate Cannery In Alaska. Astoria Deo. 18. 'i'ho American Packing & Cuming Company bus boon formod in this oity with an authorized capital of .$75,000, and i -"Wl10'""" of thlH has already boon suhsorlbod for. Tho objoct of tho company is to op erate n salmon cannery at some point in Alaska, but oxaotly whoro It is kept socrot for tho prosout Mirth Dakota's Vole. Bismarck. N. D.. Doo. 13.-Tho state canvassing rJ ny tho vote on presidential eloo ors as fol lows! MoKinloy. 115,801! Bryan, 20. 610; Woolloy, 731! Dobs. 518; Barker, 10. For Ambassador to Italy. ii rnt. VVnali.tirrlnn. D00. .. l"o prosl- dent today sent to tho sonata tho name . " ' . .. r i , nt MnBsaahu. JURM cnnmm 7 - "' Ulf ,fT UAr., ,..,. ,. , , . HIJ LAjMIUkL uuiil Krutjcr Gets No Consolation Prom The Netherlands. IIOLUND WILL NOT INTERVENE EITHER The Dulch Torelxn Mlnliltr Tell the Ex-Prti. Went Tint the Role of Ills Govern mtnt Mint Be Pinlve. Tho JIiikuo, Deo. Jfl. Iho Dotch Kovemmcnt today llnally and iJoflnito- y roiiucij to tnko tho Inltlativo in jlii'lialf of arhitratlon botwoon tho j'i'ramivnnl nnd (ireat llrltnln. Tito declHlon wan commuiilcntod In nn Uitoi view botweon Mr. KruKornnd Dr. Loyds on ono nldo and tho Dutch fornlun mlnlHtor and Mlnliitor of Kl nance N. II. l'lernon, on tho other. Mr. Kruxor explained that tho objoct of hU Journey wan to ilinMinlnnto tho Idon of arhitratlon, and tho Dutch tiiinlMtur replied that tho rolo of tho NetherlandH mont bo pnsslvo. Tho in itiative boIoiiKiul to the groat poworii, ho added. Win, fi tin tmwnra ut reached a doelmon, tho Dutch govern ment iniKlit nee what it could du. No Snub Yet From Ctar. Thn Ilai-uo, Doc. 13. Tho Transvaal legation nayH it in authorize! to con tradlct tho report that Kmperor Nich ohm linn tolegraphed to Mr. Krogor nn intimation that ho will not rocoivo him. DECIDE ON COURSE. How the Oregon Delegation Would Improve the Columbia. Washington, Doc. 13. Tho throo members ol tho Oregon delogation, at mi informal meeting today, decided to concentrate their efforts to havo the improvement of tho mouth of the Co lumbia mado a continuing contract rather than trust to tho future to so euro successive appropriations to bo expended as nee, led. lly this method, which seems to bo the best under tho circumstances, the filial completion of tho project is insureo, mid work inny bo conducted without unnecessary do : lay. The river nnd harbor committeo has not yet finally decided on what pro vision will bo mado for this project, but $000,000, recommended by the en giuoors, is tlio outside limit. OFFICERS WERE LAX. Prisoner Quietly Arose and Walked Out of the Courtroom. Spoknno, Doo. 13. While Judge Marshall was holding a preliminary hearing of Edward Hanson, charged with counterfeiting, this aftornoon tho prisoner quietly uroBo and sneaked nut of tho courtroom. Owiug to tho small courtroom being crowded, the cscapo was not uoticod until tho judge turned to nuuouuce that tho pritonor would be hold to a higher court. Offi cers started In pursuit of Hanson, who wiib trekiug lor tho river. A few shots from rovolvors und ho gave himself up. Tlio escapo was the boldost ever known iu tho citv. Hanson is ono ol a trio recently arrested with bogus monoy iu thoir possession. Soarch of thoir cabin resulted In finding ofmolds ami other tools. Credentials Refused. Washington, Dec. 18. Tho senato' linn refused tho credentials of W. A. 1 Clark and Magliiuls, contesting sen j atom from tho Btato of Montana, to tho I committee on privileges and oloctions. j A debato, reopening tho Clark caeo, occurred upon tho motion of Senator Chandler to rocommit tho rosdlutlon declaring tho Beat from Montana va I cant. Aftor a short but interesting 1 dobato, tho matter of recommittal, by consont, wont ovor until Thursday . Counterfeiter Captured. Spoknno, Wash., Doo. 13. Edmund Hanson, nllas II. Larkoe, bolloved to bo tho loador cf tho gang of counter foitors operating here, has boon cap tured. Hanson was a bridge watch man for tho Groat Northorn. In his shack wero fouud counterfeiter's molds aud lottora ordering gold and sliver bullion. Near by iu a cache in the rocks many stolon artlolos wore found. Hanson protosts comploto ignorance. , Saloons Were Open Sunday. Chohnlis, Wash., Doo. 13. Four Chohalis saloonkeepers pleaded guilty iu tho superior court to tho chareo ol kooplug thoir places opon Sunday. Two Oeutralltt mon havo been convlotod. All woro fined $30 apioco, and all other oasos of that uaturo now pending against them wero dropped. Passed Raised Bills. Yanoouvor, B. 0 Doo. 18. Two Japanese Hanay Sato and Mautoka Hamaguohi. weio arrostod this morn ing, charged with uttering raised bills. A number of raised bills havo beou in circulation hero, iu each caso tho ut teror, a Jnpaneso, olalming that no was tho iuuocontrooipicnt of tho raised iit . ..it.mii n I notes from a iohow.uu"j Dewet and Knox Still Fighting. London. Doo. 13. - Tho Evening Standard says that tho battle between General Kuox aud General Dewet con tiuues. and that tho forces exchanged ground incessantly. Lack of doflnito information is said to bo duo to the at). fi0uoo of telegraphic communicat on lth tho scouo of action. Wh lo the m. I. n.nBfc mtlceiit on the sub I loot, there aro Indications that tho offl 'cials havo rouelvod nowa auggostlng I oouslderablo British success. WOULD NOT HONOR IT. Requisition Tor an Indiana Man Turned Down By the Governor of Colorado, Indlannpolla, Doo. 12. Governor Mount today rocolvod word that Gov ernor Thomas, of Colorado, has refused to honor a requisition from Indiana for the roturn of Clifton Oxmnn, of Prince ton, Ind., nccusod of defrauding, in a roal estato deal, J. Mayer Groeno, of Chicago. A special from Denver say tho Indiana sheriff had Attorney-General Cainpboll, of Colorado, Inspeot tho papors nnd they woro declared legnl. Afterward, it ia BtatoJ, Governor Thomas had a consnltnt'on with Mr. Campboll, and tbon nnuouncod that tho papors woro not mado out in tech nical form, nnd this, taken in connec tion with tiio attitude of Govornor Mount, of Indiana, in refusing to honor Govornor lieckham's requisition for tho return to Kentucky of W. 8. Tay lor, who is now living in Indiann, nnd who wai wanted in Kentucky, he said would cause him to refueo tho re quisition. Governor Thomas, it is stated, nt tho enmo tlmo, said that sovoral other governors had, ho bo llovod, dooidod to take similar steps re garding Govornor Moant. Tho matter lias created considerable comment. Governor Mount, whon told tonight of Govornor Thomas' action, slid ho was surprised at It. "Thoro may ba something political in this matter," ho said, "but I am surprised that Gov ernor Thomas rosoits p any so-called procedent in his action on the requisi tion. Ho cites my action in the Ken tucky cases as a procedent, which ho ays he is inullned to follaw. I con sidered no procodent when I refused tho Kentucky requisition. I did so be causo I did not believe tho men could get a fair trial in their own state. Governors do not as a rule resort to pecedents in acting on such questions. Each stands on Its own morits." EIGHT PERSONS DROWNED. Iron Ore Barge Went to the Bottom During a Storm on Lake Erie. Erio, Pa., Deo. 12. In tho midst of one of the most bitter gales that over swept Lake Erio tho iron ore bargo 8. H. i'ostei, in tow of the Iron Duke, went to the bottom at 4 o'clock this morning 10 miles ott Erio, and eight persons weio drowned. Tho Foster was ono of the fleet of James Corrigan, of Cleveland, and for two months baa been running from Da luth to Erio witli iron ono. Her cargo consisted of 1,500 tons of ore. Captain Ashley, of the Iron Duko, mado Erio in safety. Government Cotton Crop. Now York, Dec. 12. A story to the offeot that tho government cotton crop, which will bo made public tomorrow, has been offered to certain cotton brok ers in this city in advance, received corroboration today. Frank B. Guest, head of a cotton commission house, said tonight that advance information was offored to him Saturday. Ho im mediately notified President Hubbard, of tho cotton oxcliange. The latter askod for a dotailed statement, which was given, and this is to bo used as a baeis for federal investigation. Presi dent 'Hubbard said tonight that ho would go to Washington without delay and place the entire matter before tho proper authorities. To Amend Laws. Washintgon, Deo. 12. Representa tive Jones, of Washington, is seeking to amend the pension laws by lifting from tho soldiers the necessity of prov ing that tho disability for which they seek pensions did not exist prior to their enlistment. His bill on this sub ject provides that in all cases whero tho services of a soldier were accepted, and he was mustered into the anny, no further questions should be asked con cerning his physical condition prior to enlistment. In many cases the soldier of the Civil war has boon prevented from securing a pension because of bis inability to prove that his disability did not exist prior to his enlistment. Hospital for Lumbermen. Eugono, Or., Deo. 12. Arrange meuts havo been mado whereby the Uooth-Kelly Lumber Company will provide a hospital iu Eugene for tho benefit of tho workmon who may at any time bo taken sick or injured. The employes will pay monthly dues for the support of tho institution, aud when any of them requires medical or surgical tieatment he will receive it without further cost. A contract has been mado with Drs. Paluo nnd Kuy kendall for professional services and modioiuos for a your. They will eeleot a suitablo building and have tho hos pital ready to leceivo patients by tho first of January. All Credit Due America. St. Petersburg, Doc. 12. The Novoo Vremya, in an article evidently in spired, roferring to tho recent dis patches from Dr, Morrison, in Pekin, to tho London Times, saying all the crodit for eecuriug Boftouod tonus is given by tho Chinese to the Itussians, remarks: "Tho orodlt for the existing ontoute roally bolougs to America. .England begrudges President MoKinloy his just prostigo because ho has omphaslod America'", friendship for Itusaia." Fire at Sllverton, Or. Firo at Silvortou caused a loss of $12,000. Incendiarism is suspected, two men being under arrest. A firo engine was sont from Portland to the relief of tho town. Th British Uncencerned. The British show llttlo interest in Nloarngun affairs. Argument in tho Nooly caso was bo gun before tho United Satos supreme court. ill MI DILL It Was Passed by the House in Record Time. WAS NOT TEN MINUTES OF DEBATE Legislative, Executive and" Judicial Appropria tion Bill, Carrying Over $24,000,000, Went Through Unchallenged Washington, Doc. 12. The first of the great supply bills, tho legislative, exooutive and judicial appiopriation bill, was passed by the houso in record tlmo. Tho fiill carres $21,400,808, ind has 131 pages, but there was less than 10 minutes dobate upon it. It required about three hours for the clerk to read the hill. No other busi ness was transacted. Today under tho rules belonged to tho District of Columbia committeo, but, owing to tho desire of tho leaders to procood with tho appropriation bill, district day was postponed until a week from tomorrow. Bingham (Hop. Pa.), who was in charge of tho measure, mado ii preliminary statement of its contents. Doth parties in the rocent campaign, Singham said, pledged them selves to economy and retrenchment. Tho pending bill tho first of the big monoy billb was a stop in that direc tion. Kobinson (Dem. Ind.) expressed the opinion that if retrenchment were de sired, a provision bo inserted in the bill to out off the 30 days' sick leave in addition to the 80 days' leave now allowed to clerks in tho oxectutive de partments. Bingham explained that such legisla tion did not come within the purview of tho pending bill. The law loft the question of loavo within the discretion of tho various hoods of departments. Kobineon protested that clerks in the government service outside of Washington did not receive the same leave privileges received by thoso here, and he thought tho unjust discrimina tion ngainst the former should cease. An amendment providing for 12 ad ditonal temporary clerks to dispose of the accumulated business in the office of tho controller of the treasury was adopted. At the conclusion of the read ing of the bill, Bingham thanked the bouse for the confidence shown in the appropriation committee in allowing tho bill to go through unchallenged, and tho bill was tbon passed. GHIRJQUI COALING STATION. United States May Purchase the Port From Colombia. j Washington, Dec. 12. The gunboat Bancroft sailed today from Colon for Almirauto bay. It is understood that ' her mission is to look into the advaut t ages offered by tho port of Chiriqui as a coaling btation. Tho harbor is capa- j ble of floating the cntiie fleet of ana tion, and the water is deep enough for the heaviest battle-ship. Approaches, wero made to the Colombian govern ment, with a view to learning whether J it would entertain a prop i tion, to grant Chiriqui as n coaling station. At that time, Colombia was not in a ' position to make a definite answer, as 1 the territory, including this harbor, I bad been in dispute between Colombia and Costa Rica. The answer, there fore, was to the efloct that the .grant could not bo mude while the question of sovereignty remained open between tho two countries. Since then, bow ever, Colombia and Costa Rica have ar ranged to arbitrate the differences, and there is a prospect of an early settle ment of sovereignty. With this point removed, it is believed that thero will bo no serious objections from Colombia or Costa Rica to granting a coaling sta tion. EXPLOSION IN A TUNNEL Four Men Lost Their Lives at Aspen, Wyo. Accumulailoa of Gas the Cause. Aspen, Wyo., Deo. 12. A disastrous gas oxpiosion occurred today in the now railroad tunnel by which four men , lost thoir lives und several others wero injured. The tunnel is being built on the cut-off of the Union Pacific rail- road between Aspen and Hilllard. I The explosion was caused by tbo ao- 1 cumulation of gas. Tho coroner's veridct is "unavoidable 'accident." Twenty ot tho men were j at work nt tho timo of the explosion. I It is not known what ignited tbo gas. Electric lights areuusod throughout the tunnel No Hope for Krugcr. London, Deo. 12. "Dr. Loyds and his friends aro smeadini! n report." ' says the Amsterdam correspondent of tho Daily Ainu, "tnat queen wimei mlua will iutervono aftoi her marriage. This is meant to blind tho public to the real facts, which aro that eho wroto porsounlly to every European ruler on Mr. Kruger'a arrival in Eu rope, and irom two countries nt lenst, Franco nnd Russia, retoived conditional promises of help iu the direction of in tervention, but tho plan failed in Ber lin." Steel Company Resumes Work. Lorain. O., Doo. 12. The Lorain Steel Company resumed work today at its blooming, converting, finishing and shapo mills, with more than 8,000 men employed in tlio entiro plant. Crashed Into a Handcar. An eugluo on the Grand Trunk road, near Iuglewood Junction, Out., crnshod into n handcar on which woro five sec tion men going to work. All five were killod instantly. TRADE IN WINTER GOOD5L Weather Condition Form a Slight Drawback Holiday Trade la Excellent. Brndatroot'a says: There is a qufoUr tone nnd reduced volume of bunln,, doing at wholesale in many lines, bat this is not unusual at this season, anil is partly balanced by a larger interest in retail and holiday distribution. Weather conditions are still a draw back to the trade in winter-weight goods, but It is notablo that a bettor report comet from tho Noithwest than for some weeks past. Bonthern trad advices remain good, but retail busi ness at Eastern morkot is still report ed backward. In the larger linea of trade new features aro not numerous. Textiles are quiet and rather dnll with agents, pending tho opening of the spring season. Wool and woolens are still quiet. Cotton is irregular and the market is at a balance pending the publication of tho next government crop report, which, however, is oxpoct cd to approximate 9,750,000 bales. The high coat of raw cotton has not yet been equalled by the advance in manu factured goods. A hopeful feature tnis ' week was the taking of n large lot of I brown cottons for export for Cbina. 1 Tho higher trend of values in Novem j ber has boen duplicated in the first I week of December, and cereals, long; I baokward in this respect, bavo led tn advance which, however, has not ber steadily maintained. A better report comes from the flour milling industry, but the demnd l hardly what was expected. Sugar is higher for raws, but the re fining branch presents the old appear ance of irregularity, and another price war is foreshadowed. Failures for tho week number 214, against 184 last week. Canadian failures number 27, a against 28 last week. PACIFIC COAST TRADE. Seattle Market Onions, new, 2o. Lettuce, hot house, $1 por orate. Potatoes, new. $10. Beets, per Back, 85c$l. Tnrnliw. nor sack. SI. 00. Squash ljc. Carrots, per sack, 60c Parsnips, per sack, $1.25. Cucumbers 40 50c. Cabbage, native and California, ljc per pounds. Butter Creamery, 80c; dairy, 18 22c; ranch, 18o pound. Eggs 84c. Cheese 14o. Poultry 12c; dressed, 14c; 8711112-, 13 15c turkey, 13c. Hay Puget Sound timothy, $14.00; choice Eastern Washington timothy, $18.00. Corn Whole, $23.00; cracked, $25; feed meal, $25. Barley Rolled or ground, per ton. $20. Flour Patent, per barrel, $3.30; blended straights, $3.25; California. $3.25; buckwheat flour, $6.00; gra ham, per barrel, $3.00; whole wheat -flour, $3.25; rye flour, $3.804.00. Millstuffs Bran, per ton, $14.00; shorts, per ton, $14.00. Feed Chopped feed, $19.00 per ton; middlings, per ton, $20; oil cake meal, per ton, $30.00. Fresh Meats Choice dressed beel steers, price 7c; cows, 7c; mutton 7; pork, 8c; trimmed, 0c; veal, 9 11c. Hams Large, 13c; small, 13j; breakfast bacon, 12c; dry salt aides. 8&c. Portland Market. Wheat Walla Walla. 6454jo; Valley, nominal; Bluestom, GGopot bushel. Flour Beat grades, $3.40; graham, $2.60. Oats Choice white, 45o; choice gray, 42o per bushel. Barley Feed barley, $15.60 brew ing, $16.60 per ton. Millstuffs Bran, $16.60 ton; mid dlings, $21; aborts, $17; chop, $lGpex ton. Hay Timothy,$12 12.50; clover,$7 0.50; Oregon wild hay, $07perton. Butter Fancy creamery, 505Sc; store. 82o. Eggs 8O0 per dozen. Cheese Oregon full cream, 13c; Yonng America, 14c; new cheeee 10c per pound. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $2.76 3.60 por dozen; 'hens, $4.00; springs, $2.003.50; geeae, $0.008.00 doz; ducks, $3.505.50 per dozen; turkeys, live. Ilo per pound. Potatoes 5065o per sack; sweets. lKo per pouna. Vegetables Beets, $1; turnips, 75o; per aack; garlic, 7o per pound; catb bago, lao per pound; parsnips, 85c: onions, $1.75; carrots, 76o. Hops Now crop, 1314o per pound. Wool Valloy, 1314o por pound; Eastern Oregon, 1012o; mohair, 25 per pound. Mutton Gross, best sheep, wothere and ewes, 3)jo; dresaed mutton, 0 7o por pound. Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $5.76; light and feeders, $5.00; dressed. !f5.000. '25 per 100 pounds. Beef Gross, top steers, $3.604.00; cows, .fy.00O3.D0; dressed beef, 6 7o por pound. Veal Large, 00jo; small, 7& 80 per pound. San Francisco Market Wool Spring Nevada, 11013a per pound; Eastern Oregon, 1014o; Val loy, 15 17o; Northorn, 010o. Hops Crop, 1000, 1317o. Butter Fancy creamery 20(a20jsjo; do seconds, 25c; fancy dairy, 22 ?3o; do seconds, 21o per pound. Eggs 8tore, 40o; fanoy ranch, 80c. Millstuffs Middlings, $16.60 & 10 50; bran, $13,00(213.50. not Bonornlly bolloyoU. Statos to Italy.