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thnoiKM lo a. I puiiita In llio Uiiitud diatea auu
CauMin.
, F. C. HINOLE, Ticket Agent,
Arlington, Or.
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, Smt'-'l ii iinintil ml im mi H ilunlny avoii
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Ciiliilim, Or.
'Olllco Orontt av., Iipttvoeii Oitlhollo Chureh
ail 1 icuhlfiieo ul .-. I Slinll,
jn. J. H. HUDSON,
Physician and Surgeon,
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. onioe and residence In the Wlloy MUlor real-
djnee In buiiili Coinloii.
CalUproinpily attouded to dny or night.
r W. DAltl lNO,
Attorney at Law,
Notary Public Mid Conveyancer j
Ciiniliill. Or.
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Wasiiinoto.x, December 13. Blair's
amendment to the Cooper eubetitute,
which gave ConKre8 power to change,
rescind or diiool ve pooling arraniremeiiiH
at any time, was agreed to without di
vision. '
Crlinltinl l.lhel Charged.
Sax FnA.cif)to, December 8. In the
Tolice Court this morning Judge Low
held Thomas Flynn, editor of the Warp,
to he tried before the Superior C'onrt on
chargo of rrituinal libel preferred by
Arthur McKwen.
Trouble With the Vie.
Wasiiixoiox, December 12. Agent
Day of the Ute agency has been in
structed fo follow thelites into South
eastern Utah and bring them back to
the reservation.
rp A. LYONS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Condon, Or.
AH treat work promptly and carefully at
tended lo.
A. D. Cl'ItLEY,
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
Arlington, Orrgon.
W'l'l nrniMlce In nil the own of the S'a'e.
Cull ctl Mia luuilu uud general la butlucM
trmi.ncie I.
Ua lei States Cemmltilontr ad Noftry Public.
I and p'oof. imd HI nn taken, and all other
land bu liitti uaufjil, ultenvU to.
J AY P. LUCAS, County lork,
lion am, i.i no or
LAND AND NOTARY BUSINESS
, . In a urat and careful manner.
s.
J P. Blil'TT,
Justice of the Peace and Notary Public,
Condon, Or.
Collection! promptly and carefully attained
to.
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TAKEN IIOTfFROM THE WIRES
Budget of New for Eaay Tllgeatlon From
DIITurent Part of the State of Watli
Ingtoo. Oregon and Idaho Item ot
Intereat to 1'aclUe Coaat People.
Spokane's Mozart Club is rehearsing
"ratienee."
About 60.CC0 bushels of wheat are
stored at Helix, Or.
It costs a sheep pelt to be married be
fore Judge Goddard of Talent, Or.
The corporations of Brownsville and
worm urow nsville, Or., are tbiuking ol
uniting.
M. Costello. a Tekoa saddler, has re
ceived 3,000 back pension and a perma
nent allowance.
Several well-to-do families, recently
from Nebraska, have bought farms near
McMinnville, Or.
A term of winter school for farmers
will be (riven at the Pullman Agricultural
College, beginning in the latter part of
January.
Mr. Krt?mna, who recently hlleii a pul
pit at 1'aluuHe Citv, has gone into the
show business, and is relieatsing ome
amateurs in " Damon and Py thiaa."
Last Fridav a deal was closed by which
the Hotel Medtord became the property
of Captain J. T. C. Nafch of Corvallix,
Or. The consideration was about 8,U(X).
A wind storm the other night moved
about several of the buildings at the
inlCHiun at the Umatilla agency. 1 lie
windmill and tower of the water plant
were wrecked.
The fisheries of San Juan. Wash., are
assuming considerable importance for
the first time this season. The Friday
Harbor cannery, which commenced op
erations last spring, has put up nearly
ll.tHKi cases ol salmon.
Medford school district has an indebt
edness of 8,500, on which it pays f,S50
interest annually. The directors have
had an oiler to take the whole indebted
ness at 8 per cent interest, and are mak
ing arrangements to lunu it.
A 1.100-ponnd horse was sold at auc
tion liy the Corvallis Chief oj Police
lumlay, ami brought the sum of f 1 ana
no mote, lite noire has ieen in the
city ponnJ for five day, and the hill for
In leed was Z.fii, in winch sum the city
is duly " lioieed."
The Spokane Xational Bank's affairs
are lieing rapidly wound tip, the la-t
chapter of the settlement being the rale
at unction of the various notes, judg
ment, stocks, lurnitnre, etc. ihe con
cern has already paid about 00 cents on
tbe dollar; bo depositors will not lose
much.
The Walla Walla farmers made a mess
of t heir contribution to the Pullman
Uoliftre tests of sugar beets. Instead of
sending in those of averoge size, a in-
cti neted, they picked out the lurgei-t.
One weighed 130 ounces. The result
was that their percentage of sugar and
purity was very low.
The Pnget Sonnd Lumberman for De
cember says a Washington cedar shingle
company with a capital of tSOO.OOO is be
ing organlxcil to control tlietinniiie trade
of tlie.Stateof Washington. Thescheme
includes leasing all of the shingle mills
in the btate. nnmhenng 2o4. the product
to be handled by tbe company.
Fersons arriving in valley towns from
Newport on Ya)uina Bay state that
Monday the tide me to the extraordi
nary height of twelve feet, sweeping
away several sidewalks and cross walks
along the water front and doing other
damage. The usual tide is almut six
feet .and when it tonclie the eight-tnot
tiiaik the inhabitants in that Bcclioti he-
gin to think a tidal wave of no small
proportions is coming.
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"MEAT AGAINST SUGAR.
The Cattlemen Are to Lock Born With
llHvenmyer' Truit.
Wamuxoto.v, December 1L Word
has reached here that the vast cattle in
terests of the West, representing an in
vested capital of not less than 6c0,000,
000, are about to grapple in a death-lock
Struggle with the Sugar Trust, and that
the direction of the fighting is to be
lodged with P. D. Armour, Nelson Mor
ris and K. S. Swift, the Chicago kings of
the meat trade. The United States is to
be the battle ground, and unless the
programme miscarries the encounter be
tween these colossal interests will fur
nish the crowning sensation of the short
session of Congress. Free sugar is a ne
cessity for Ihe free transportation of
meat products to the great consuming
riuai keUi of Europe. The imposition of
a duty on sugar was promptly met by
the raising of an em bat go against Amer
ican beef by Germany ami Denmark,
and the spirit of retaliation is lieing en
couraged by other foreign nations with
menacing heartiness. '
The merits of this question having
been pretty thoroughly acceded, mention
is only required in this connection to
eni)liai.e the point that Germany has
indicated clearly that she does not pro
pose to recede Irom the position taken
w iili legard to American meats until the
difcriminaiion sgainnt the beet-sugar
enterprises of lite German Empire is
removed. German commercial intrigue
is fanning the flame of hostility through
out Europe toward American meats, and
a renewal of the vindictive and general
wariare agiinst the American meat
products on the part of the old world
nations is not only threatened, but felt
to ho imminent. The American meat
trade with foieign countries approxi
mates tl5,000.(XK) a year, and anything
that threatens its mighty business in a
vital or impottaiit way instantly touches
the pocket of one of the most powerful
combinations in existence.
The cattle raisers are in a state, of
perpetual warfare wi.li the great pack
ing combination, but when in the pres
ence of a common enemy, a community
of interests is at once formed and a
united fiont presented. Theiefore, the
cattle raisers, I he catile-kiders and the
meat distributer are pooling their issues
and preparing to remove the cause of ir
ritation that is disturbing their estab
lished trade. The duty on sugar being
thai Citfe, they will lioni'mrd thn trust.
Nelson Morri., who lias been ahroad for
feveral inonthf, In ingn bai k the report
that the prejudice against American
mea.s can easily be removed by I lie re
peal of the diKfriminatingduty on snsrar.
Mr. Morrtii fumii-hef" more meat supplies
to the armies of Europe than any half
doxen contntclnrs in the world, and his
relations with foreign governments are
eonse-jiiently recognized as being suf
licienily clo"t to give to his confidential
com m tin icat ion on this snhject almost
the stamp of official. He is in touch
with the very heads of the European in
spiration the money bags of all the
principal nations of theold world. Mor
ris has alo caused the word to be passed
down the line that, ii the discriminating
sugar tlutv is removed, lie lias authorita
tive assurances that Ihe forms r harmony
with American meat importers will be
restored.
The condition being thin squarely de
fined, a line of action was soon agreed
upon. Tbedetailsof thia campaign have
not lieen fill y matured, but the general
outlines have, subject, of course, lo mod
ification. The purpose is to go against
the Sugar Trust in ihe Senate at the first
opportunity even at the risk of blocking
alt kiinlti of legislation and forcing an
extraordinary session. The theory upon
which this p'oposition is based is that
the meat interests are of mote impor
tance than siicar, the Nicaraguan canal
appropriation or anything ehe that can
come up. and that Congress must pro
tect them. In this fight the meat men
feel that they command t lie aggressive
support of the Senators from every West
ern and Southern State, and will put up
a combination that will be invincible.
-s
n all tfce tost aivanced trap and gate stiooters.
ORGANS AND PIANOS
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WARINTHE ORIENT
The Japanese Once More Defeat
the Unlucky Chinese.
YAMAGATA STARTS FOR HOME
The Fruit of the Victory Were Tiro
Banner. Ten I'rl.oiirr and at Larfv
Number of lflUra Clilueao Loll In
Killed and Wounded.
Loxdox, December 13. A dispatch to
the Central News from Antong says that
a Japanese division Monday, December
10, defeated the Chinese near Kin Kwa
Hu. . The Chinese lost 100 killed, and a
large number were wounded. The Jap
anese, whose loss was only forty killed
and wounded, captured two banners,
ten prisoners and a large number of ri
fles. Four thousand Chinese were en
gaged. The Chinese fled toward Tso
Hun Kou. Field Marshal famagata has
started for home.
AFTEB FOO CIIOW ASD XF.W CnWAXO.
Hiroshima, December 13. Field Mar
shal Oyama is still at Port Arthur. The
Chinese are concentrating at Foo Chow,
and a Japanese brigade under General
Aoge is inarching to attack Uieni. J he
column of the second Japanese army
sent to attack Foo C how has metwilh
no resistance so f jr. The column retains
communication with tiie forces of lite
fust army, which is simultaneously ad
vancingon the enemy, it is reported
that the Chinese are concentrating ai
New Chwang. A detachment of the lirti
army is advancing 011 Hai Citing, east ol
Aew Chwang ilns detachment has
met with resistance, but the advance
continues.
FOREIGNERS IX TEKIN'O.
Losdox, December 13. The Globe
this aiternoon prints a letter from a
British resident of China, who occupies
a position which brings him in touch
with the Mandarins and masses, lie
says: "A tragedy may occur any day.
and when the Japanese come in sight 01
the capital 1 feel cer ain every foreignei
will be massacred. J he foreign Mtu in
ters will incur a pet feel ly insane risk it
they remain there alter ice has closed
the port of Tien Tsin. The greatest dan
ger is in the fact that neailv all the sol
diers are members of a secret societv.
which ia ready to break out at the lirst
chance."
THE ILL FEELING INCREASING.
Peeing. December .13. The angrv
feeling of the CI inese population here
against foreigners is increasing.
Kl.V CI10W TAKEN.
London. December 13. A Tien Tsin
dispatch says that the Japanese have
captured Kin Chow, liny miles north oi
biian ii ai nwan.
HOHENLOHE'S POLICY.
He Will Not Follow HI. Predeceiiora in
All Tiling.
Berlin, December 13. The Heichstag
was crowded to-day in expectation of
seeing exciting scenes over the motion
of Chancellor Hohenlohc to proecnte the
Socialists who refused to respond to the
President's call for cheers for the Kaiser
last Thursday. President von lvelzow
opened the sitting and read the petition
01 the Public Prosecutor for the prosecu
tion of the ouending Deputies. 1 he pe
tition was referred. Chancellor liohen
lohe then rose and lead the budget
statement. After intimating that lie
would not follow in all lliingi in the way
of his predecessors he dwelt upon the
necessity for finance reform and a rear
rangement of the relation between the
Empire and individual States, and ex
panded the ideas set forth by I he Em
peror in his speech, lis concluded by
calling attention to the necessity 01
strengthening the common laws against
movements designed to undermine the
authority of the State. Dr. von Boet-
ticher, replving to Kicliter. declined t
divulge the Emperor s reason for accept
ing Guaucellor Uaprivi s resignation.
Withdrawn! of 5old.
Washington, December 13. Gold con-1
tinues to be withdrawn fiom the treas
ury in exchange for legal tender notes.
Over J2,600,000 was taken yesterday and
to-dav. Since November 13 withdrawals
bv davs have been : Decern her 1. f4o
0S2: December 3, fjG8.4S5; December 4.
S27,6oG; December 6, H,8o2.188: De
cember 6, U,188,737; rWemiwr 7, fl.
313,004; Deeemher8.a.7H4.172; Decem
ber 10, t847.C22. The gold reserve at
the close ol business to-dav declined to
1106,621,428. The general balance, which
includes the gold reserve, Blood at $135,
453,000. Fraudulent I'enalon Swindler.
Washington, December 13. The pen
sion bureau has received a report from
Special Examiner Stockslager at Fort
Smith, Ark., announcing the sentence of
Tom Bear to six years in t lie peniten
tiary and of T. J. Thornton to six
months in jail and a line of ? 200. They
were connected with fully 5u0 pension
claims said to bn fraudulent, and the
commission of five special examiners
under the supervision of Examiner
Stockslager is stilt at work on the con
spiracy. Miner Vru Itallroada.
San Francisco, December 13. Cali
fornia miners are working for the enact
ment of a law similar to that in force in
Idaho ami Montana. This is to prevent
anhaidized railroads taking Dossession of
mineral lands arbitrarily.
SAVAGE BUTCHERY.
The Horrible Crime Committed by
Miaiourl Manlao.
Ridoewat, Mo., December 13. The
most horrible buman butchery ever re
corded in this section was committed
five miles southwest of this city to-day.
David G. Spragg in a fit of insanity mur
dered liia wife and two children and
mortally wounded his two stepchildren,
and then took his own life. The weapon
which the maniac wielded with such ap
palling results was a large butcher knife.
The nearest neighbor of the Spraggs
lived almost a mile distant, and it was
some time before the news of the crime
spread. In a few hours numbers of peo
ple arrived from town, and an inveetiua
lion of the scene was made.
A most sickening siht met their gne.
Lying in the yard near tbe gate was the
remains of Mrs. Spragg, mutilated al
most lieyond recognition. In the little
dwelling in one comer of the sitting
100m lay the lifeless body of little Caley,
6 years old, and in the other Albert," a
lonr-year-oia boy. vn the kitchen iloor,
with blood besmeared all over his hands
and face and still clinching the terrible
instrument of death, lay the author of
the awful crimes. Two stepchildren of
Sprsgg, both under C years, were taken
to the home of a neighbor, where they
are dying from d oxen a of cuts that cover
their little bodies. Evidences of a ter
rible struggle were plainly visible in the
pragg home, where the walls and fur
niture were spattered with blood. The
paiticnlars ot the butchery are learned
irom Dora, the eleven-year-old step
daughter of Spragg, who, eluding her
stepfather's murderous grasp, escaped to
a neighbor's and gave the alann.
Spragg bad beencomplainingall morn
ing of his head, and the nearest neigh
bor, Mr. Meyers, was sent to Ridge way
for a doctor. Soon after Meyers left
pragg tied Caley 's hands behind him
and deliberately cut his throat. Mrs.
Spragg rushed into the room and at
tempted to interfere, when Spragg mado
for her. She ran into tbe yard, around
ihe bouse and then into it again, closely
followed by Spragg. In the house he
caught her, and a desperate struggle re
sulted. He literally hacked her head
and face to pieces, and then, cnlting her
hear! almost from the body, dragged her
by the hair into the yard. " Covered with
iore, the human monster returned tothe
house to continue his work.
Dora, who was sick in bed, had climbed
out of a window in the meantime and
escaped. When the people lirst liegan
o arrive they were kept from entering
hy Spragg, who stood in the dndr with a
loaded shotgun. Finally he locked the
loor, and it was then that he butchered
his stepchildren. Just as the crowd was
preparing to break into the house two
-hot were licaid. and when the door was
finally forced open Spragg was dead and
the scene as described was presented to
view. Tbe two stepchildren cannot re
cover. ABOUT A LITTLE WORD.
Ncgroe Willi to bo Admitted to Labor
UrgHiilzailun. ,
Philadelphia, December 10. A vigor
ous elTortwilt be made by leading colored
men at the labor conference to be held
in Denver this week to have the word
"white" Etticken fiomthe constitution
of the labor organ xations. To day's
issue of the Christian Recorder, the organ
of the African Methodist Episcopal
Church, contains an oien letter to John
Burns, who has como to this country
from England tor the purpose of attend
ing ihe conference, to espouse the cause
of the colored men in the light for equal
rights. The letter says in part:
" In the name of the rights of labor wo
ask you to make some notes for your
coutitrynien at home concerning more
than SlOW.OOO workmen in this country,
w ho sutler the greatest injustice at tbe
hands ol organized labor in the United
States. In the name of ttie.-e colored
wurku en we urge you to report upon the
conditions which exist in this country
and to recommend that there be no co
operation on the patt of the British
trades unions unlit the American trades
unions shall give all workmen in thia
broad land equality of opportunity.
Mr. Powderly 111 ad a magnificent
stand for justice at Richmond, and Ji ia
iiiHuence began to wane from that mo
ment. Mr. Gompers has attempted to
do something, but he stands almost
alone. There are a few leaders like
these, who, unable to inaugurate an agi
tation for equality, would welcome from
von a fraternal woid 01 warning to the
ell'ect that thev who would demand their
rights must respect the rights of others."
Bailey Itnnd TEproIuI ton.
WAsniNOTON, December 13. The Ju
diciary Committee at its meeting this
morning authorized Chairman Cnlbert
son to request the Committee on Rules
to bring in a special otder setting aside
a date as soon after the bolidavs aa pos
sible for the consideration of the Bailey
bond resolution.
Granted Ttotlnr, Denied Amneitr.
Colon, December 13. Ex-Chief Clar
ence, the former ruler of the Mosquito
Territory, has been granted a mainte
nance of f 22 per day by the British gov
ernment. ' lie Nicaraguan government
lias issued a decree gran ling amnesty to
all of the members of the defunct Mos
quito Teiritory government, with the ex
ception of ex-Chief Clarence.
Moqul Itliigleiider Arrcated.
Washington, December 13. Captain
Williams, tiie Indian Agent at the Nav
ajo agency, Arizona, reports to the In
terior Department that he has arrested
and sent to Fort Wingate eighteen of
1 he ringleaders in the recent troubles
among the Moqui Indians at Oraibi,
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