BOHEMIA NUGGET.
COTTAGE GROVE . . OREGON.
EVENTS OFTHE DAY
A Comercnenslve Review of tkt Imporlar
iiappeamgt of the Put Week Presented
In 4 Condensed form VThkh It Hoi
Uktly to Prove er brterat to 0ir Kanr
I?on iiia rvinii i! inn in ItUWIlt are
worse than the government reports.
It i reported that S.O00 Boers in
tend to establish a colony in Chile.
The National Starch Work, Ek
Moinec, la., burned. Low, $400,000.
v-iiv mmuU killed Kacin. the
American negro deserter in the Philip-
junes.
In a (Ire at Ilaroa des Allemande.
t . t-n nuruuit ware burned to
death.
Robbers stole $2,000 from the Arch
ibald Banking Comjwny, of Archi
bald, 0.
Fire destroyed a wholesale dry goods
ttore at Wilkesbarre, Pa. Lorf.
$135,000.
Another ship has ventured too close
to the Washington shore and k on
the rocks.
A reciprocity feature may be incor
porated in the "forthcoming Philippine
taritr bill.
Refugees in South African, concen
tration camps will be tent to the fet
tled district.
The Douelasville, Ga., bank -was
robbed of $2,500. The robbers escaped
on a handcar.
r France's Chinese loan of 25,000,000
francs, at 3 per cent, will be iseed
December 21.
Two more of the convicts who
soaped from the Leavenworth, Kas.,
prison hate been captured.
The St. Louie Oil Company sold
5,000,000 barrels of Beaumont oil to
St. Louis men at 20 cents a barrel at
the wells.
Sixty-fire persons were poisoned at
a wedding feast at West Point, Wis.,
by poison in the coffee. All will
probably recover.
A heavy snow storm covers the en
tire eastern half of Kansas.
Ex-Congressman I- X. Evans, of
Philadelphia, is dead, aged C4.
Dr. David McDill, surgeon at Fort
Leavenworth, died from apoplexy.
Foreign papers generally comment
favorably on the president's message.
Negotiations for a Russian loan of
$40,000,000 have been resumed at
Paris.
The British snip Nelson is reported
lost off Gray's .harbor". Wash-, with
all on board.
The transport McClellan left Ma
nila for New York with the First bat
talion of engineers.
The Hay-Pauncefote treaty and the
Isthmian canal report have been sub
mitted to the senate.
In November 3,708,7CC pounds of
conee were exported irom rorio jiico,
most of which went to Europe.
Chile has purchased two torpedo
lvnut iWtrnvprs in England. Argen
tina has decided to purchase a battle-
snip oi li, wu tons.
The enrollment of Harvard univer-
nitv. including students of all classes.
teachers and administrative officers,
is 0,158, against 6,317 last year.
The Chinese empress Is lavorable to
reforms.
Stranded bark Baroda was floated
Saturday.
Forelen Dress comment on Roose
velt's message.
The tariff bill was debated in the
German reichstag.
The campaign in Samar Is being
carried on energetically.
Combination of redwood lumbermen
is In course of formation.
A Deace commission has gone to
meet the Colombian rebels.
Tfiadfirn .In coneress believe new
legislation la necessary for the is
lands.
Cubans again protest to Secretary
Root acalnst Interference In their
election.
Portland Chamber of Commerce
adopts strong resolutions for opening
coiumma river.
Salem proposes to make telephone
company pay a tax on eacn pnone or
reduce Its rates.
The President's message was read
Jn both houses. Committee were ap
pointed to take action on tho death of
McKlnley. Western senators and con
gressmen approve the message.
Henderson was re-elected speaker
ol the house.
International livestock exposition
has been openou at unicago.
Germany and Russia have planned
an anu-anarciiisi uumcunuu.
Attorney coneral of Minnesota
says law is against great railway coin
bine.
rnnr Rtnnm canal boats and 15 con
sorts plying on tho Erio canal are to
bo sent to tho Philippines.
Ex-Queen Liliuokalani, of Hawaii,
lias sent to Father McGee, of Wash
ington, nn altar cloth worked in gold,
with laco trimmings.
Count von Moltko left for Germany
after a study of engineering methods
of tho United States, in which ho was
much impressed with American enterprise.
I I ' " . . I
INTO OPEN SWITCH
SwrtW rfc Tram li VnUi at Salem
Engineer arwJ rtrema Ktt4.
Sabm, Or.. lec S. The north
bound California express No. 12, du
here at 4 SI and in Portland at 7 P.
M., was derailed at the trastle 800
yard south of the Salem rtatiou on
iu schedule time vwtrrdny afternoon.
The engine and the mail and baggage
caw, smoke and one day coach left
the rail. Fireman Fish reird in
juries Irom which be died toon Hr
Wing taken to the hospital. Engi
neer William 11. Whit wa badly
scalded, and it wn thought He would
recover, bat he died at 10 this
morning. None of the pamgr or
other membarc of the train crew re
ceived any injuries.
An open .switch 80 yards south of
the treWe eaud the accident. The
frcene of the wreck i within the yard
limits. The train was on time and
wns entering the station yard t
mndenie rate of sied. The train
com-M4d of eight coach, including
the special car of spemitnt
Fields, who was promptly on the
cetve and jeooaiiy oirecwa ir
operations in exUieating tke fiwwan
and engineer and clearing tite tracks.
The engine, mail ad baggg
coach, smoker and one day coacH
took tie switch track, the other car
remaining on the main track. The
engine and the mail otwen ten ine
switch upon entering the trertl and
plunged into the creek about IZ )eet
below. Fireman Fh romped and
was caaght beneath the trucks of the
baggage car, which was then directly
across the tracks. ll was
fearfully mangled and lie lived only
15 minutes after reaching Florence
sanitarium. Two day coaches left
the rails but remained on the embank
meat. The passengers were badly
shaken up but none were injured.
Engineer White remained at ins
pott and his left leg was caught be
tween the engine and tender. Two
hours of hard labor was required to
extricate him and the limb for its en
tire length was severely scalded by
steam that came from the firebox.
Althoueh in trreat pain not a murmur
escaped his lips, nor did he lose con
sciousness, awl when finally released
his first inquiry was for his fireman.
The cause of the accident was un
questionably an open switch. The
blame, therefore, has not been defi
nitely fixed. The switch is supposed
to have been left insecurely closed by
the crew of tbe freight train which
left the station yard less than an hour
before the arrival of the passenger
train. The lock to the switch is
missing and has not beon found.
The section foreman, who passed over
the main track subsequent to the de
parture of the freight train, says the
switch was properly adjusted, but the
absence of the switch lock cannot be
explained. It is not considered prob
able that in broaa aay ncni auu
within ((0 vAitU of the depot the
switch was tampered with 30 minutes
before tbe arrival oi tne train. x.n-
cineer White said the switch was hall
- - . i
oien. He had slowed uown anu was
ninnmi '(l mi m an hour, "llie en
trine took the switch and the tender
took tbe main tracic.
WONDERFUL MONTANA CAVE
Belicvtd to Be One of the Urgeit and Most
Valuable to Science in the World.
Butte, Mont., Dec. 10. A new and
wonderful natural cave believed to bo-
one of the largest known, has just
been discovered in the canyon of the
Jefferson, on the line of the Northern
Pacific railway, about 50 miles east
of Butte. An exploration party from
Butte spent several days in the cave,
going over an are of 10 miles, and to
a depth of nearly 1,000 feet. A large
river, with a cataract of about 100
feet was explored for a distance of
several miles, without discovering
i'tn gniirv nr outlet. A few articles
of stone and copper utensils and some
bones, believed to be human, were
also found in one of tne large apart
ments of the cave. There were other
evidences that at some time in a
prehistoric period the cave was in
habited.
Water More Valuable Than Oil.
El Paso. Tex.. Dec. 10. A dispatch
from Las Cruces announces that the
nil hnrftra at Fnf'lft. X. if.. llfivft
struck an artsoian well at a depth of
rtnn ' 1 I . 1 ttl ,
2W leei, wnicn swept guiiuua
per hour through a two inch hole.
Enisle is situated in the hear t of the
famous Journey of Death desert,
which is one of the most arid regions
known, and the strike of water will
prove far more valuable than an oil
rusher. During the Mexican war,
out of a column of 1C5 soldiers who
started across tho desert, 151 perished.
Heavy Grain Movement to Mexico.
El Paso, Tex., Dec. 10. The Atch
ison, Topeka & Santa Fe road has an
nounced it would accept no more
wheat for Mexico for tho present.
The Santa Fo yards here are crowded
with cars loaded with wheat con
signed to Mexican ports. It is stated
that President Diaz, in order to undo
the grain combine in Mexico, will
iesue an order extending tho time un
til next August for wheat and corn
to enter Mexico free of duty.
XEW8 OF THE STATE
IMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL
PARTS OF OREGON.
i.
pertwtc-A trUl RtW.w ol tht Coth
w4 lmprovtwli el the Miny Induitrlci
ThMWjhent 0r ThrlHn Cnmonw tilth
Utut Mrkct Rtfwt
There i one c of stnallpojc at
Weston.
The O. K. A N. U erecting a new
detot at Hot Iake.
There are at prteut 1.242 inmates
in tb sUte infane asyiuni at
Salem.
The Japanese section houte at
Union was burglarid but the theive
were caught.
At 1a Grande the other day 4,000
hotels of wheat was purchased for
tbe retail trad.
A nutnlr of farmers around Satan
have receiwd s high 4S oent
for thtur wheat.
An organiMtion has been effected
in Baker City lor the iHirjoee of
maintaining a free public library.
I Tb drill and machinery for the oil
-wJl to 1 drilled at SK-ingftold ha
rrivJ and work will be commenced
at once.
Nearly a!l the Polk county prune
crop has len shipped. Mot of the
fruit went to the East. Good ad
vances were made.
A winter of Tlie Dallas was bound
and gagged by robbers who secured
$&0. The robbery took place in the
man's shop in the business jKHtion of
town.
Union county lost the case against
Baker county, "in which the former
contested the annexation to the latter
of a strip of land known as the Pan
handle. Two hold-ups occurred recently in
Salem.
Socialists in Salem have organired
for the purpose of taking part iu the
coming state campaign.
The old placer diggings, 40 miles
west of La Grande, are being worked
for quartz with good resulU.
A 10 stamp mill and other new
machinery is to be installed in the
Copier stain mine, near Grants Pas.
The Grand Ronde Lumber Co., J
with mills at Perry, is constructing a
S10.000 dam for floating logs in the
Grand Ronde river.
The Malheur Gold Mining Com-!
pany, with mines in Jiameur county,
has commenced oxtensive improve
ments upon its property.
The Western Orogon Poultry and
Stock association has been organized
in McMinnvillc to encouarge tbe
breeding of blooded poultry and
stock.
The Tip Top mine, in the Williams
district, Southern Oregon, has been
sold to San rranciseo capitalist.
Consideration has not been made
public.
Portland Markets.
Wheat Walla Walla, 59G0;
blueatem, G0Glc; Valley, 59 c.
Flour Best grades, 2.G53.20
per barrel; graham, $2.50.
Oatu Nominal t5$1.00 pr cental.
Barley Feed, $1C1C50; brewing,
$1616.50 per ton.
Millatuffs Bran, $10.5017; mid
dling, $20; shorts, 17; chop, $1C50.
Hav Timothy. $1112: clover,
$77.50; Oregon wild hay, $56 per
ton.
Butter Fancy creamery,2225c ;
dairy, 1820c; store, 12&14c per
pound.
Eggs Storage, 2022; fresh, 27
28c,Eatern 2225c.
Cheef Full cream, twins, 13
13c; Young Amorioa, 1415c.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $2.50
3.50: hens, $4.00; dreed, 910c
per pound; springi, $2.50(3 d.00,
per dozen: ducks. $3 for old; $4.50
5.50 for young ; geoee, $G6.50 pr doz
en; turkuys, live, JlllZc; dreeseu,
12K3l6c per pound.
Mutton Lambs. 3Jceroiw; dreiaed
P" pound; sheep, $3.263.60
gross; droned, C6Hc per pound
Hogs GroM.beavy, $5.12; light,
$4.755; drcaed, b7o por pound
Veal Small, 8SKc;large,77Kc
per pound,
Beef Gross top stows, $3.504.00';
cows and heifors, S3.M); dressed
beef, 37c per pound.
Hops 810o per pound.
Wool Valley,lll14c per pound;
tsastern uregon, wgizc; roonair,
2121Ks per pound.
Potatoes 8595 per sack.
The distress caused in the eastern
nrovinces of Russia by tho failure of
j - w
the crops is so eevere that the authori
ties havo forbidden the newspapers to
publish any save official information.
Tho production of anthracite coal
this year in Pennsylvania is greater
than in any previous year.
A younir society woman who lost a
bet on Shamrock II rode for an hour
in Broadway, New York, attired as
cowboy.
Colorado is now boasting of being
tho "Switzerland of America." Tho
railroads report that thoy took 00,000
tourists into that state during tho paet
summer.
BLUFF.
rrdjht Train on Cntfl Prifk rU Over
M 300 foot Emhtnlffltnt.
Vancouver, 11. C, lw. '. At S lfi
thi moraine. a Canadian Pacific
Irright train proceeding t at
i . . .1 .l.uuAMktM e r'4k
KK) feet Hve t lie l'mw-r riter. Km-
f wUmy cam ujhmi a
m(. sJjh ly jurtl? mImxmI of
J,jn,, A Mgnal w fin to tlw
i brakemen ami the engine was i-
' remd, latt it wh too late. The train
' h-m going Hwrcely Ave milw an ltour,
! but the heavy train behind piled the
engine on t lie ntV. arnl Wow the
lenrineer him! fireman could jumi, the
engine was jerke.1 from the train
ml
rolled over ami over 300 fet down llw
sheer bluff towards the river. The en
gineer and fireman were thrown out
ami cruehed to death beneath the
engine.
Three cars of tlie freight were
wrecked, going over tlie bank after tlw
engine. As a result of the aecklent
the west bound train was delayed six
hour.
The official statement hued by the
railway otticials Mates tliat Hm? ill
fatl train, struck the rocks at quite
the wiklwt part of tlie whole muH""
tain ectKn. Tlie weatlter wa clear
ami frosty ami to thi is charged the
lide that caUHMl tl dieter. Win,..
the air is cool in thee localities the
rock cracks a,Hl the track Wing the
only oWtmctkm for any rt of the
moIinUin se,rting iuelf froin ttH-
parent body. it murt receive tW d
it '
. ,i
fjwt lew tlian two Iioum lefore, while
tlie section iwtrol had K-en over
and found all O. K. a sliort time 1
fore. AGUINALOO HARMLESS.
Congressman Weeks, ol Michigan,
BcNevei
He Should Be Set Free.
San Francisco, Dec. 9. Congress
man Edgar Weeks, of Michigan, who
arrived from Manila un the tniisiort
Hancock, wlien asked aliout condi
tions in tlie Philippines Mkl:
"I saw Aguinaldo and nmtl half a
day with him. He is not an intelli
gent man, ami I think feels that lie is
inferior in intellect to the American!).
He seemed to me not clever, but cun
ning. Tlie general opinion among
military men is that Aguinaldo
should le allowed to OKpe. He is
a dead isue and is no longer a menace
to the United States. It is supposed
that he does not want to run away, as
he would at onoe be asasinated by
the friends of Gcnoral Luna, whom
he ordered to be killed.
"The new method of educating the
natives as adopted by this government
is wrong. Refined, lmndfomo young
ladies from Vatsar and other colleges
went down to the Philippines to edu
cate thes-e natives. They have had
to put up with all kinds of privations
and to eat native food, and in some
palces their lives have been m
danger. I think this is entirely un
necessary. In place ol thet-o young
ladies, discharged soldiers of educa
tion, who had become acclimated,
should be appointed and the young
ladies' should bo sent home.
"The question of the Sultan of Sulu
and his harem is a very small ques
tion whon you aro confronted with
the great questions that are now in
volved. The sultan lives in a dirty,
tumble down house, and he may have
several wives, but ho is a very insig
nificant person. I do not fear any
trouble with him."
What Cuba Needs.
Washington, Dec. 9. Gen. Leonard
Wood, governor of Cuba, was at the
capitol today, conferring with sona
tors in tho interest of Cuban rccipro
city. General Wood told the senators
that some measure of reciprocity on
Cuban sugar and tobacco, particularly
the former, is essential to givo tho
island tho stability and prosperity
which was contemplated when the
United States dispossessed Spanish
rule. Concerning the renewed ro
ports from Havana that Masso's
friends complain that United States
influence is being exerted in favor ol
Palma, General Wood says that every
care is being takon to avoid such in
fluence, tho existence of which he
believes to bo much over estimated.
Train Wrecked a Station.
Frankfort, Dec. 9. A largo part of
the handsomo railway station hero
was wrecked this morning by tho
Oriont express, tho air brakes of
which failed to work. The train
dashed into the station at lull speed,
jumped tho platform, and cntno to a
standstill in the middle of tho wait
ing room. A few of tho passengers
were badly bruised. Tho people
nbout tho station and in the waiting
room had rnmarkablo escapes.
Clash With Strikers.
Rich Hill. Mo.. Dec. 9. In
clash between striking coal miners
and law officers today, two officers
and two miners were shot and seri
ously injured. Company B, of tho
National Guard, has beon called out,
as more trouble is feared, and will nr
rivo hero early tomorrow morning,
Tho striko has lcon on about 10
days and was caused by troublo that
aroso over tho appointmont of a pit
boss and weighman.
WENT OVER
HKP0KT FAVOHABIiK
ACTION OF THE SENATE COM
MITTEE ON CANAL TREATY.
Senator Trye t'mHid Over the Meellr
Treaiy Wai Adof'tia Without a IMmnb
taj Vole Senator! Money awl !on
Cvtrtlv Gltke: lti ol H.-SMtW
i
ol OW Tieaty Ifl the New.
Wwhingtoii, I. 7. The wnat
(wMinitteeon foreiicH relation ytw
twi... vnuml m miMt favorably lite
new llay-Pauncfot treaty, provkl
inr for the conotniclion of an ith
HiiHii canal. The committee wan In
iMion nearly two hours and nent
over in detail the iwovisions of the
convention. o vote were ca
Hgainot it. but it w oriticlwl very
oharply by Senators Money ami
llacon who (mind in it many ol tlie
.objections which they
urged agtttiwt
the old treaty.
Tlwy look wieciiil exception to the
contimiing in force of the neutrality
j jirovipion ol the Clayton-Hulwer
tmtVi w1m1 j,, MMie 0bkctien to
I cl)lliM. ,,ially autlwrizing the
" f .
L nited SU tea to wlice
P ng - hi""g?g
; oMhisceMintry nkolu M l
, 1 he contention w., mad that the
(effect of Im, tiwt) nt to t ln
te wouW I to dep ive the li.Hed
UI ol control ol the wl
of war. KHial attention wa
!.,iuiniu t.ntruinH in the lire-
I ,.r idiiumiliiitf irMtv rMrv
ing article 8 ol the Clayton-ltulwar
truutv from the repeal provision oi
tlie new treaty. Tht jortlon of this
article of the old treaty to which
excial objection wm wade reads as
follows:
"In granting, however, their joint
protection to any such canal or rail
roads as are by this article t-iiecified.
it is always understood by tlie United
States ami Great Britain that IhejMr
ties conptructing or owning shall im
pose no other charge or conditions of
trattio thereuitou than tlie aforesaid
government shall approve of as jut
and wiui table; ami tliat tlie tame
canals or railroads, being open to the
citizens and ktibjects of Uk- I'niUd
tates and Great Britain on equal
terms, shall also beonon like terms
to the citieiis and subject of every
other state which is willing to grant
thereto such protection as the United
States and Great Britain cnc.il.-' to
afford."
Senators Money and Bacon did not
go to the extent of voting against the
retort of the treaty, ami they
acknowledge tliey are anxious to see
it ratified Iwcauhi ol their great deoip
to have the eanal built. Still they
insisted that the treaty as it now
stands is very objectionable in cam ol
the contingency ot war.
senator rrye presided ovor the
ini-nting and he asked Senator Ixxlge
to reimrt the treaty to the Kinati1 on
Monday next in case there should l
an executive Mansion on that day.
It alto was the ense of the com
mittee that the consideration of tlie
treaty hould le prewd as sjeedily as
possible in the senate, some senators
expressing the hoje that action might
be secureu lelore the adjournment lor
the holidays. The committee also
voted to recommend that the injunc
tion of secrecy be removed from the
treaty.
Senator Bacon moved the revival of
the amendmont to tho original Hay
Pauncefote treaty, which wms suggest
ed by Senator Davis, then chairman
of the committee. The senate amend
ment provided that nothing in tho
treaty "should apply to measures
which the United States mny find it
necessary to tako for securing by its
own forces tho defence of the United
States and the maintenance of public
order." The amendment was voted
down.
American Thrown in Jail.
Berlin, Dec. 9. Paul R. Schilling,
the American vice counsul at Soittnu,
Gonnany, who was arrested latt month
by the German authorities in mistake
for another man and detained ono
day, has addressed a letter to the
press, in which ho sets forth the in
dignities he tu tie red at the hands of
tho Seittau authorities. Ho says his
purse was taken from him by force,
and ho was confined in a cold coll.
and when ho was released, tho
authorities in no way expressed regret
or apologized for tlioir action.
The Wyoming Range Deal.
Ruwlins, Wyo., Dec. 9. The sheep
in on ot this section are in a fair way
to realize their hojKta in tho matter of
lousing u largo tract of railroad land
in tho Red Desert country. Addi
tional details relative to tho proposed
combination havo !ccn given out by
those Interested. It is proposed to
lenso 480,000 acres at an annual rental
of ono cent er acre, and it is under
stood that tho railroad company will
accept this proposition. Each sheep
man will bo assessed at the rate of $50
per year lor every u.uuu head of sheep
Distributed Turkish Indemnity.
Washington, Deo. 9. Secretary
Hoy has ordered tho final distribution
of tho indemnity fund, amounting to
$90,000, paid by Turkey to tho
United States on account of tho
destruction of missionary property
ai. iiarput anu oisownero, tho killing
of bicyclist Lonz, of Pittsburg, and
other matters, Of tho claims that
were filed at tho stnto department, 41
were disallowed and 42 allowed.
CANAL COMMISSION
KieommenoitleM Sent to Congress - Nitar.
ac.ua Route IU Many Advantages
Washington. lHc. 5. The i.-,u
,if the Isthmian i awn wjiuiiiifi. i.
was sent to wingies ywiteiday. 1 1,
commlsolon favors the irrk , ,
route, and make an est hunt. i
$180,8ftl.00x as the total post ! i,
ttruoliou of the oanal through ,
ragutt. Tha ealittiated cost -Iti.
Panama route is $1 1 i.Ma.SiV i ,.
the reiKirt says it woll t
111,000 to obtain the Pmiamn i
coition. The conuniosioii valu i -work
douo at f 10,000,000.
The report ' that the I'm.,....,
rout is faaslbie a N i-'-h v. l .-'
while the Nicaragua tout- nun i.
by locks, but lke Nicaragua I
furnish an inexhnusllblf aupph I
water for the canal. The NiriK
mm has no natural harbor .t
either end, but satisfatory Iimh .
in.v UuHitriHiUl. llarwirs nln .i.l
exist at Bach end of the Panama i !
hut eutiithhirablt) work must i it .
at the entrance ol tlw harlmr '. n .
Atbuitio idu. With stiiiMt- i. m .
and plant the eoiiiiniosi'in tuin,t. .
that tlie Nicaragua canal can u n
In nix vears. exolusii- i.l i .
years for pnqiaratlon.
ttiinatl to complete
I'll y.ai
the 1'nti.iM
canal.
The total length of thv Niri..i
lonte is 18.l mile, ami th- P.i .
urn route 49.09 milw. The itin ' I
coat ol ojifrating and niaiuUinii .
tl Nicaragua canal annually i $1
.W.000 greater than that ol lb. P..!
aina eanal. T1k ttiinatd tun. I. : ,
dwi draught veoel to a thn.nn!.
tlie Panama canal is 12 hours I
through the Nicaragua canal . 1
hours. The Nicaragua route, th. r.
jKirt , is more advantagcou. i
commerce, save that originatm . u
the west coast of South Am. n. i
For the gulf port the advantUw -two
days, and lor most of the- - tt
on the Atlantic and PaciDr n- .Iu
The Nicaragua route is sai.l t t-
bctter for sailing vtswels on ar t
ol favoring winds. Hygienic cmli
lions also favor Nicaragua.
TOO OLD TO LEAD.
Deker Talk.1 About His Retirement Irom an
AetUe Cart In Pot.lki.
New York. Doc. 6. in an lmri-
with Richard Croker. th Kt.nitiK
Post today quotes the Tantnianr 1- aJ
er aaylng:
"You won't Mm much more l.-alinc
on my part In the future. I am km
ting old and worn wit. and I ann.t
be a field horae for everybody an
longer. I admit that the IcsU.r "f
Tammany Hall should slay in New
York all the year around, and I can
not stay here for more than a part of
the year. If I tried to stay here all
of the time I could do no work at all
All this talk about t) ho4n tat
leader and trying to dictate In tia
tioaal (tolltlcH l nonsense. I am tn
no condition to do any kind or lead
Ing. but. of course. I will always take
deep Interest In Tammany the b-st I
can."
When asked If he waa training any
body to succeed him ss leader, lie r
plled: "Oh. I have not come to that yet.
and I have not planned my future ex
cept that I will go to Knclatid In Jan
uary or February. The Tammany rx
cxmtlve committee will meet next
Monday and you may hear more 1 f
the matter then."
CANADA'S DESIRES.
Stated in a Speech by John Charlton at a
lluldlo Banquet.
Buffalo, Dec. 5. John Charlton. M.
P.. of Havelock, Out, a member of
tlie Joint High Commission, waa the
guest of thu Liberal Club at n banquet
tonlnht. Among other things. Mr.
Charlton said:
"The day swiftly approaches when
positive action In the expansive di
rection on the part of the United
States will be necessary to avert X
slble action In the repressive direction
on the part of Canada. The Canadian
desldea hroad, liberal and friendly
trade relations, but these conditions
must exist on more than one sldr.
Canada Is prepared for any reasonable
arrangement of trade policies that
will he mutually advantageous, and
that will tend to develop cotnmer
and enduring peace. To this end let
ua arbitrate the Alaskan boundary
question and adjust our mutual fiscal
system to promoto our mutual pros
perity. The trade principle that ap
plies to nil states of tho American
Union could bo oxtonded to the Brit
ish provinces and secure to tho great
est attnlnablo extent tho matorlnl ad
vantages that would rise from
unions."
Will Stimulate Trade.
Choap cigars and cheor rico ore
expected to bo tho most important
results of the supremo court decision
rolativo to tho Philippino tariff law.
Raw sitgnr also will como in free, bu
as that will bo handled by a trust, it
is not considered on artiolo of com
merco, anil tho removal of tho duty
will hardly affect tho price. Tho
duty on Philippino cigars has been
very heavy, according to tho collect
or's statement, and tho imports
have not been largo at this port.
Against the Trusts.
Wichita, Kan., Dec. (1. At ft
meeting of tho Implomont Doolors'
Association of tho Southwest, in this
city today, 1). W. fllaino, of Pratt,
introduced a resolution calling on tho
moniWu and other mercantile con
cerns to organizo non-partisan anti
trust leagues, nnd to turn down any
congressman who will not pledgo
himself to anti-trust legislation. Tho
resolution was mlootcd.