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NEWS OF THE WEEK
III ;i CoiuloiiSGd Form lor Our
liusy Renders.
HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS
A Retuma of llio Lett Important but
Not Lett Intorostlng Evontt
of tlio Past Weak.
It Ik probable tlml u part of t lit now
Russian llNlll Mill bu placed Nnw
York.
Tlu present war In tin- l'nr Knxt Iiiih
proved Itnoioxllng relative to tlm value
of tin liitlliHin In time of wur.
Ah uink In tlm l'iicili mint Hti(fiir
pool In looked fur. Six large firms of
Hmii l-'ntiirliHii have withdrawn.
Tint cottno mmiufacturcin of I'u 1 1
Itlver, Mum,, lmvi tcfuxod the offer nf
tlm iililnii tn arbitrate tlm dlffuioucin
lctwccn tlio two orgiiulratinUH.
Tin' HMtiiiiiNtir general has roiunvid
two runtl lunll carriers charged with
effort to Inllociico legislation. One
win frmii Ciilimulii ami tint other Olilu.
Hut unit lilil mi tlin gnvioiiiuout eon
tiui'l fur iiiorit tlntii '.'.IIDII.IIOD foot of
lumber tn Ihi used at Miuilln, mum
found when the bidx Mere opened ut
TltCOlOtt. It WH Itnm h Tttcoiuu firm.
Tin- IWOfi fnlr Mill contain 2.MH) In.
dividual exhibit. Then- hIII bo 26
exhibit buildings. Tlio fair site cover
HW HCft of IhIhI Mllll 2ii0 Ht'lttt of
Mater. Tlit project of the otltloii
will Involve mi outlay of alut $11,
000,000. Dlsimtclie from Western Pcuiixyl
inyi
trial vhii la are ti tlm fffei't tlmt industrial
iii'tlvlty In many centum Ik threatened
on account of tint protracted drouth.
I'liles condition chungo ihmiii It l hw
slide thousand of iiiiiii tuny Ut thrown
out of employment in tlm mill, mini
iitnl coke fields.
Tint Chicago university bun jut ro
rolvtul glfxt amounting to f 4U7,:i70.
Klght persons Merit killed hi tlm
wreck of Iho Crocker lintel in Mluno
iimiIIh. Claim against tint Kunslnii govern-
oionl on account of tlio Nortli son iiftalr
Iggrugnto (l()0,0()0.
.Tin' Mlnnoota statu iswrd of pardon
j rclotscd tlm brother of ox-Mayor
lim of MIiiihhimiIIh. .
Vivernor Hate, of Massachusetts, I
tendered li tn gil ollleor ami urge
n tnriiiltiutloii of tint lull lttver utrikit.
Ono of those accused of Illegal voting
nt tint recent eloclton lei Denver wn n
girl m Initio Mid not to Imvit Ixiin of age.
Mukiten has n-cnvitred from from its
panic caused by tlio rtlrwt of tlm Htm
Man army ami tlm Mauchiirlmi town
ban riwumod Km wonted nsiraet.
Many witnesses wanted in tlio Smont
Investigation buvit !lel to Canada ami
eannnt Ira reached. Those wlm have
tiwtllled say tlml MlyHiiiy Ih omitly
practiced by tlio MorinoiiH ami many
plural marriage hnvo occurred since
till) IUaillfctO im ImiunI.
Tbo nultnn of Morocco bun ruinovoil
fomlKiiitrii nml will tnko ulinrKO of bin
own army,
Tlutrt) bun Ikmui n Krent Inrrenmi In
tlio number of iicclilentn on mllrnailn
iltirliiK tlm punt year.
Tlm TiHlonil uninil Jury In now in Hen
nlnn nt I'ortluiul IhiIiIihI cbtel ibxiw,
InventlKutli'K viirluitH htm! frnuilM,
The HunMit lnviHit;ntliiii cmntlmiM
bttforo tlm runatii coiiimltteo on privil
eged nml ub-ctloiin, but nothing now Ih
Utlnn ilovolopiMl.
Mirny bunilriHl CIiIiiuho youtliH nr In
Jnpun takliit,' liiHtriii'tloiirt in tlm art of
unr. Many nro nlio at tlm front whoru
n jimotli'iil vlmv oun bo bail.
It In prohiiblo tlint tlm North hwi in
cldont Mill lx) put down an an uufortu
natu blunder, whereby tlm HuhhIiiii
roiniiinnilur iiilntook tw of bin own
vchhoIh for an immny.
Tbo Unltml Htaten HUprunm court ban
Krnutcil tlm motion to ailvancit tlio
hearing of tlm Ik'UHon-lIyibfUlnioml
connplracy ciihch ami tlmy woro nut
down for l-'obnmry 20. Tbo canen In
volvo tlm qumitloii of riunoviil front ono
JurlHillotioii to another.
Oregon oxpoiiHcH for 1005-iOOtl aro
Mtlinatml t U,000,000.
Tbo rmnplolo uluction rotuniH glvo
llooMovolt ii plurality of !2,G'.'0,470.
Tlio inoinborn of tlio" North en coin,
mlnnlon aro (5iitliorln in Turin to entor
upon thulr work.
Itunnln in aHnomblliiK n tblnl rnolllo
mniiulron, ami it In boliovwl It will bo
Bout to tbo l'ur Knnt.
Tbo Colorado Hupromo court lum
thrown out tlm cntlro vote In Uinui
Douvor precincts on necountot fraud.
Wbllo pnrtlculiira aro not obt'alrmbh',
it In bollovcd tlmt Clonera) BoohhoI h
latent roport to tbo cmr is couched Inn
denpalrhiK tono.
PLANS FOIt OANAL.
Four Scboinm Dnforo Chliif Erif.lnuur
or Itthtnlnn Cnnnl Cotnmltilon.
WiiHhliiKton, Dei;. L'l John 1". Wiil
lU'it, chlitf engineer of tlm Intbiiilitn
iiiiiiil coiiiiiiIhmIoii, bun kIvi.mi tlio Iioiihii
I'oiiiiiiitteo on liiturntato mid fondn
I'oiiiiiKirco tlm beiiullt of bin Invention
tloiiN no far an iiiimIu renurdliiK tlm ciikI
nuorliiK tankn to ho jierforiued in tbo
coiiHtructlon of tbo I'amima canal.
Tlm tcntliuoiiy Man tuken aboard tlm
army trminport Hiiiiiunr In Colon har
bor on tlm iktiihIoii of tlm recent vlnlt
of tlm coiniiiltteo to tlm canal koiiu.
It In to bo printed for tlm nno of con
riitn.
Anked by ineiulrH of tbo cominin
nlou for mi eHtlmate of tlm cont of tlio
vurloun plaiiH, Mr. Wallaco culil tbo
bent cntliuato that could bo iiiiulit at
prcnent Mould bo I nixed on tlm eHtl
mate of tlm former coiiiiiiIkxIoii of
flMM.OOO.OOO for a tl()-foit level eaiml.
I'lKiirliiK with thin an a IhimIm, tlm (10-
font level canal Mould cont fL'26,000,.
000, could Ihi open for trulllc in 10
yearn, and fully completed in 11' yearn;
tbo :i()-foot level camil Mould cont
I'.'tO.OOU.OOO mid bo open for trnlllu in
11! yearn ami coiiipleted In 15 yearn;
tbo Mil-level cnnnl would coxt !l()0,
000,000, could Ihi open for trnlllu in 16
yearn mid completed in '.'0 yeiirn.
Chitirmmi llephuru'n itiiwtioun do
voloped that tbo exlliimlo of time to
build a ctiiiat Man Imped on a 10. hour
day, ami that Mllh tint comitriietiou of
tlm (ImulMiu dam mid the operation of
tint MiMer plant, elii-trle llNlll Mllll
clout to Illuminate the Mhnleoftlie
Culebrn cut inlht Imi bad, thunmakliiK
prHi'tlewl the MorkiiiK of tMo or iiioro
nhiftM and tdinrtonitiK tbo time of eon
ntructlou. Mr. Wallace xtatitl that tint nxcava
t toil of thin cut wan the feature of tlm
coiixtructiou of tlm canal that look tbo
time. Ho wild:
"I'jmhi the economical and elllclent
limidliiiK of material from (.'ulebra de
pendn the coot and liimi it MiHllil take
to (oiupletit the ea mil. livery other
iuextiou and every other problem cou
uivteil Mitli tlm entire Mork In xillxjnl
Itiutii mid inferior to the problem of ex-
cavatioii nml dlxMmil of tlm material
from the ( luebra cut; that in tlm prill-
clml problem of thin uork."
Work In now K"K " '" '"" cut, one
American ntiiim xhovel and mpiiio of the
I'reiich iiiuebiucry 1m.1ii on tlm nMjra
tfnn. Fourteen American xteom nbov
eln have hwii purehaiid, one of which
In Ik'Iiik iet up. Tint othern aro to I hi
delivered ut the rate of one a moiilb.
DurliiK (K'tolHir .'I.IKI men Mere on tbo
iiuvrolln of tlm commixnion. Of tboxo
i!,UWi were lulMirern. More htltorura
are to Imi employeil In tlm immiHlliito
urtftre.
AnnMorliiK a ipiextlon alMiuCthe oKir
atlou of a HMi-lovvl canal, Mr. Wallaco
wild:
"A coft-levol raiial wimlil lx' lewi ox
xinnlvo to iiHilutaln and lew ttxmidvt)
to oiente, wive time lu HtxfHtv;o lliriHiKli
it, mid could Im' M'idulieil and deeened
wlien riipiinil without iutorfuriuK' with
tralllc."
RIOT IN MOSCOW.
Students and Police Dattla for Hours
In Clty't Streets.
Moxcow, Deo. 1!!. Thin city wnn the
nciuiii of a revolutionary demount rat Ion
today from ihmiii until nearly eveiiint;
I'robably o,000 porxonx actually par tic
lHititl. l'ortunately tbu iiltatorn did
not nuccwil in drawing tlm working
men from the factorlcn Into tlm din
turlHiiicim, and after many coIIIhIoiim
tlm jMilIre llriiiK blntik volleyn mid
olmritltiK with tlmlr wilMim, tbo croMiln
llunlly woriMllnporniil.
Many Mere Mounded, and morn Mere
arretted. Ah far an known none of tlm
rlotcrn Mere killed. One policeman in
reporli-d fntally injured. Many on
both nidon were roughly handletl.
Tbo uiitborltleH knew in advanco
that trouble wnn liupendliiK', and many
bouxen iiIoiik tbw Tvernkala ntrcet went
HHH'lally Kiinrded. Koveral npindnitiH
of mounted gondnrnum were eoncenled
in tlm coitrtynnla of liounen, reany tor
an iintorKuncy.
Aid Russian Deserters.
Criu'ow, Deo. 21. A comblnntion
ban been effectiil between (MirlHtlan iinfl
Hebrew comniltteen orptnltitl for tlm
purpoxo ol inning luicxiau uexeriern.
Tlm two hodicH now work hand In
hand and in UiIh manner bnvo greatly
fuellltiited tlm dllllcult tank of avoiding
government interference. Tlm JomIhIi
cominltteo, which curricH tlio pbriine
"for the aid of llumdaii ilcnerterH" lu
ItH olllclnl name, ban eliminated thexo
wordn in renpouno to a bint from tbo
autborltlcH that tbo pbrano wnn highly
objectionable.
Dummy Ships on Guard.
London. Deo. 21. A report front
Clinton tlmt u portion of tbo Japaneno
licet bun left for SliiKiiporo and that n
number of Jnpmivm) nierclmntmcn bnvo
been lightly armed to innlutnln tlm
blockndo of Port Arthur la published
tinluy in a Cbeloo iltnpntclt to tno iMiiy
Tolegrn,pb.
1 1 OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
WILL ASK FOR NEW COUNTY
Antelope Anxious to Sever Connec
tion with Wnsco.
Hood Klvor At the coming nennlon
of tlm leglnlaturo tlm people of Ante
lope will renew thulr effortn to hnvo a
new county created out of Houtbeitntern
Wnxeo, with Antelopo an the county
neat. Thin now division In to bo known
an Block man county. Although lu tlm
two prevloiiH hcxxIoiih Tlm Dallon ban
xtoutly oppoMcd tbu move for Htoikmaii
county, It In tuiduridood that tlio city In
plwlged thin timu to nupport tbo do
mandn of AntelojKt.
There ban been hoiiio talk of Hood
Klvor nuking for a nuw county at thin
xoxulon of tbo leginlnturu. The jiwplo
here have long bad tlm ambition to
govern theuiHelven in county amilm,
hut the liitorextcd cltizenn realize that
with xtnbborn oionltion in tbu xetiute
from The Dnllen, the repnntn of thin
city Mould receive little attention nt
thin time, especially nlnco the forma
tion of fctockiuun county In eomddcrcd
certain.
Heirennetatlvi Jnyuo, of thin city, at
the rcUoxt of tlm Finance committee
of tbo HikxI Itiver city council, will
proxent u bill to tlm legixlaturo next
mouth axking for mi amendment to the
city charter, permitting Hi" town to
Ixnuo bond in excexn of the Ji per cent
limit now in force. Thin city flndn
itxelf xhort for fuinln mid iiiuxt rwort
to borrowing money to dofwy oxpen)
for tlm coming your.
MORE CASH FOR SCHOOL.
Regents of Western Institutions Talk
With Representatives.
Wentnn The hoard of regentn of the
xtate normal xchool at thin place met
here Inxt Meek with tlm representative
of tlm county. The meeting wnn held
to Invextiimto tlm conditioiin nt tlm
xchiHil mid to comddor m hether or not
tlm appropriation xhotild 1) mixed from
$10,000 to f 20,000, which will lte am
ple to maintain tbu hchool for a year.
Tlm roprexontntlven prexont arc In favor
of mixing the appropriation, an the
xchool in crowded and the coxt of main
tenance linn Wen incroaxed nvonllngly.
The rcguntn ami reprwontatlven pres
ent were: (!. V. Troebxtel, Wenton;
J. W. Bcriber, Iji (irnnde; H. Alex
nn'er, l'endleton; K. M. Hnxton, linker
Citv; Heprexentntiven W. 1). Chamlxir
lain, Atbctin; William lllnkely, IVn
dleton; Htnto Henntor X. Wbraldon,
WiimH) county; 1'. A. Worthington,
1'ortbind, mid rronident It. C. Frunch
of tbo nchiMil.
Prepares for School Exhibits.
Pendleton SiiHirlnteudunt Frank K.
Wcllen of the I'matllla county xcbooln
linn ft.OOO xbeetn of practice H)r on
hand which Mill Ut distributed in the
xcliotdn throughout the county, pre
jHiratory to making nchmd exhiblu to
be placed in tlieidiinttiiHinldewrtiHiit
at the I-ewIx and Clark fair. The ex
hibit Mill couxlnt of inapx, iemiianxhip,
dniM'ing anil all other work that can 1m
pronrly dixplayiil on pnMir. Mr.
Welliw-will commenco an active cam
paign alxuit the tlmt of the year, in
order to hnvo the Itent HiH-cimenn ready
for tlm opening.
Report of State Btotogjst.
Cnivendty of Oregon, Kugono Tbo
xecoml biennial report of Statu ltiolo
glnt A. It. BMiHitxer, of tbo Unlvornlty
of Oregon, which ban been prepared to
nubmlt to Hie 2Ud leglxhitlvo axxembly
In out mtd given valunblu data concern
ing the water supply of all valley
towitri. The report tlrnt given a knoM
bilge of the most daugeroun forum of
bacteria, with referuncen to typhoid
and 11. Coll imcterln. Generally the
data given evidence of the fact that all
valley town uxe uholoxonu) water, un
Ivm tbo noMer nynteiit in poor.
Few Oregon Soldlors will Go.
Salem Governor Chamberlain in In
receipt of a letter front Chairman
George 11. Harrin, of tlm committee on
military orgnaizatlou of tbo president,
inquiring an to bow many of tbo Ore
gun troopn will bo sent to participate
lu tbo inaugural, Unlexn they should
cboono to attend nt their own oxpeune,
it In not probable that nny Oregon
troops will take part.
To Work Camp Carson Placers.
I,u Grande A company of cnpltal
Ists who hnvo purchased the old Camp
Carson placer mines in tbo Grand
Hondo, bnvo incorporated with a capf
tnl stock of 1 1,000,000 for their opera
tion and development. Tlio articles oi
Incorporation bnvo been filed with Sec
retary of Statu Dunbar at Salem.
COMING EVENTS.
Inland Kmplro Sunday School insti
tute, Pendleton, January 30,
Oreuon Htnto Horticultural society,
Portland, January,,'10-ll.
National American "A onmn Hint rage
association, Portland, Juno 22-28.
Lewis and Clark Centennlnl exposi
tion, Portland, Juno. 1-Octobor 15.
CHANCE FOR SCHOLARSHIP.
Examination for English University
Commences Next Month.
University of Oregon, Kngene A
memorandum giving the conditions,
under which tbu second Cecil Khodi-ff
scholarships examination in to bo held
ban Ix'cn received by President P. I..
Campbell and notifications will Ira
mailed to all tbu recognized degree
granting colleges in Oregon. Accord
ing to tlm circular the qualifying exam
inations will Ira held January 10 and
17, mid the comjtctitlvo quiz will Ira
held before tbo end of March. Arith
metic, algebra, geometry, Latin nnd
Greek aro the subjects to Ira considered.
Aside from an examination in these
subjects recognition will Ira given to
tbo applicants' natural aptitude in
ntl'letics, power of leadership, strength
of character mid scholastic attainments.
All scholars must Ira IratM'con 10 nnd
26 years of ago mid must Ira citizens of
the United States.
Harvey I). Densmore, n university
graduate, won the scholarship last year
and ho urges every student to make an
effort to come in touch with Knglish
ideals mid university life.
MAKES TIMBER AVAILABLE.
Logs Will Be Hauled Direct From For
ests to Water Transportation.
Independence Survey has Iraen
made by Civil Kngineer Hanson, in the
employ of the Southern Pacific, prepar
atory to building u lxom pond, by
mentis of which timber loaded on tlm
cars at Falls City can Ira dumcd into
the river here without achangCof earn.
There is n large section of desirable
tlinlrar of different varilicx, which bos
lraeit ready for the market for years,
but could not Ira gotten out. The
building of the Falls City railroad to
Dallas, connecting with Indejrandencc,
and the gravid spur built from the
main track of the Southern Pacific to
tlm river, with the projrased boorn
jmuiiI, which can Ira put in at a very
reasonable exiranse, will make thin
timlrar nvnilable. Once in the river at
this place, tnuixjKjrtntlon of the logs is
a simple matter. This will also enable
tbo hum Douty it Simpson sawmill, at
tills place, to get logs by water and
rail.
Buys Million Pounds of Wool.
Kntorprlsc Wool in this count) has
h gun to move. II. C. Mays, who is
buying for S. Koshland & Co., of San
Francisco, has closed contracts with
the sheepmen of this place for 1,000,
000, ixjunds of wool. An n result
sheepmen and other business men nro
in n happy mood, rejoicing in the fact
that they have n "cinch" on 10 cents
per pound for their 1005 wool clip.
On lite sale just made Mr. Mays turned
over to the sheepmen of this city 53,
000, this being ono third of tbo con
tract price of the wool. This amount
will relievo the sheepmen to n great
extent, as money is always scarce with
them at this timu of your, and they are
compelled to borrow nt n high rate of
interest. Mr. Mays expects to contract
the untlru clip of tlio county, which
will amount to about 2,000,000 pounds.
Mayflower Is Rich,
llakor City Word trout Cornucopia
states tbnt tlio biggest strike of rich
ore over made In that camp has just
been uncovered in tbo Mayflower mine,
owned by G. AV. Hoggs mid associates.
It Joint's tbo celebrated Scarlett proper
ty, which is now in litigation, and on
which II. II. Hogors, of the Standard
Oil company, is attempting to foreclose
n mortgage of $100,000, The ore runs
into the thousands and tbo body is n
large opening in the main ledge, on the
lower workings. Throe is much excite
ment in tbo camp.
More Alfalfa Acreage.
Pendloton K. W. Mediums, who
lias control ol Swltzlor a island, near
Cold Springs station, is increasing his
alfalfa acreage on tbo island, until now
he has nearly 200 acres. Mr. McCoums
will not raise Iraets next year nor will
tbo Folio growers, an tbo sugar com
pany of Iji Graudo has purchased 2,000
acres of land near Union and will have
all tlio acreage desired for cultivation.
Wade Creditors Get Little,
rondleton Tbo final report of the
trustee in bankruptcy of C. 11. Wade,
former cashier of the First National
bank, who failed for fSHO.OOO, have
been filed. Tlm hearing is set for Jan
uary 2. Tlio creditors will realize about
10 cents on tbo dollar.
THE MARKETS.
Wheat Portlnnd Wnlla Walla,
85o; bluestoin, 888Dc; valley, 87c.
Tncoiim Hluestein, 88c; club, 85c.
Kggs Oregon ranch, H2o.
Hutter Fancy creamery, 25(327)90.
Hops Choice, 2030cj prhno, 270
28o.
Wool Valley, 100200; Eastern Ore
gon, 1017c; mohair, 2520c.
FATAL FIRE ON 8HIP.
Long Island Steamer Burns and Nine
Lives are Lost.
New York, IJec. 20. Uy tbo burning
of tbo Htarln line steamer, Glen Island,
In Ing Island sound today, nlno liven
wero lost and property roughly esti
mated at $250,000 wnn destroyed.
That more lives wero not sacrificed wan
undouhtiilly duo to tlm personal cour
age of tbo oHlcres of the crew and tlio
excellent discipline maintained when n
horrible death for all seemed almost n
certainty. When tbo steamer was
nbandoned she was flamo-swept rotn
stem to stern, and yet the only pat Dns
who lost their lives were those whoso
escape bail been entirely cut off by tbo
fire before the alarm reached them.
Of the 31 persons, including 10 pas
sengers, who sailed away on the Glen
Island last night, 22, including eight
passengers, were brought back today.
The Glen Island left her dock hero
last night for New Haven. The trip
down through the sound was without
incident. Alxuit midnight, when
three miles west of Greenwich, Conn.,
there came a rush of stifling smoke
from the hold and every electric light
on board the craft went out.
Captain McAllister sent in the alarm
for fire drill, and the men came tumb
ling out of tiieir bunks. In tbo mean
time tbo steering gear bad been
blocked, and the pilots;, finding them
selves unable to direct the course of the
steamer, hurried to the assistance of
the other members of the crew in sav
ing lives.
How and where the fire originated is
a mystery, but it in believed to have
started In a dynamo located below and
near the center of the vessel. Nearly
all the passengers were in their berths
when the vessel suddenly Iracamc filled
with stilling smoke nnd the lights
went out.
GREAT WEAKNESS OF CHINA
Diplomat Shows It Is Her Lack of An
Effective Army and Navy.
Philadelphia, Dec. 20. Sir Chen
Tung Liang Cheng, the Chinese min
ister to the United States, tonight ad
dressed the American Academy of po
litical and social science on the subject,
"China's Traditional Policy." Among
other things he said:,
"For two thousand years China baa
not swerved nn iota from steadily pur
suing a consistent jralicy of eace.
This may Ira put down to the fact that
all the men who have played a promin
ent part in Chinese affairs have invari
ably iraen true followers of Coufucis.
"It may Ira urged that the Chinese
people hnrve brought much unnecessary
suffering tion themselves by their firm
adherence to the principles of peace.
It is true that they have left their
country practically exjiosed to foreign
invasions. They maintain no cnecttvo
army; they have no battleships. These
weaknesses arc patent to all, but Chi
na's strength does not lie so near the
surface.
"They may be wanting in those
showy qualities of mind nnd body
which the iraopte of the West admire
and cultivate, but they arc endowed to
mi eminent degree with tboso hardy
virtues which tell most in tbo struggle
for existence, namely, patience, indus
try nnd thrift."
CANNOT ADD WING.
Congress Will Have to Authorize Fur
ther Change In Post office."
Washington, Pec. 20. .Senator
Mitchell today telegraphed Theodore
It, Wilcox, chairman of the executive
committee of the Portland Couimeroi.il
club, explaining that It will Ira impos
sible for tbo supervising architect to
add another wing to the Portland post
olllce without the authority of congress.
The appropriation made two years ago
authorized tlio wing now under con
struction, nnd provided only enough
money to complete it.
If it can Ira shown that the now wing
will not provide all the room necessary,
congress will have to make another ap
propriation before n second wing can
Ira built. Senator Mitchell has asked
for some showing upon which ho can
request congress to pass bill making
Another appropriation for further addi
tions to the postollice building. When
tills is rcciuved ho will join with tbo
delegation In nu effort to have provision
made in tbo omnibus bill.
Phllb.nlne Tariff Considered.
Wrsblngton, Dec. 20. Secretary Tuft
today had a long talk nt the War de
luirtmcnt with Chairman Payne, of tlio
house committee on ways mid means,
and Hcpivseutative Dalzell, tbo next
ranking member of that committee,
relative to tariff legislation for tbo
Philippines, upon which subject tbo
Becotnry of war inndo recommendations
to congress in bis annual report to the
president. Colonel Kd wards, chief of
thu Bureau of insular affairs, also was
present nnd took an active part in tbo
discussion.
Russia Places Big Hay Order.
San Francisco, Dec. 20. A secret
order for several thousands tons of hay
for export shipmont has been placed
with ono of tbo leading firms of tbo
city during tho past few days, and cir
cumstances point to tho Hussian gov
ernment as tho purchaser.
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