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C3AVC, Aini, iiltncWSh V. H. HunLrJusiT, fMrai Piawaiet AMm Pesltaaf, tz Effi Of THE 111 From Al! Parts of the New World and the Old. 'if INTEREST TO OUR MANY READERS Comptherulvs 'Review of the Important Hap , penlngi of tha Put Week in a Condtnud Form. Ajjuiualdo tyi bo will not ocapt Auiueetv. At llo Ilo 60,000 ewora a!!eg!aac. Filipino! bavo The mur.Wr of fberlff fiurarnere, in MoDtnoa, wae yon down. Kocraitt for Trauivnal mountod police ere being eulUted at Victoria. ' FiU(inoe lu armi after March nest will be ineligible to bold oflloe. Urtldwln bee completed arrange. tnente fur big Acrtlo expedition. In a Utile with Kentockr moon hinera twoofricere were killed. Germans believe Roberts' frank avowals hastened the queene' death. V Kiztr skaters broke through toe nar Brooklyn, and two bojrs were drowned. . There is much spaoaUtion in Wash ington, as to the probabilityof an ettia aeesion of congress. Fire in a Washington hotel entailed a loss of $S,000. All the guests e' caped uninjured. A evmpatbetio .strike, which means A complete tie-op bas been voted by Northern Colorado miners. Kmperor William of Germany, bas been appointed a field niaisbal in the lirltUh army as a birthday token. Owing to the famine, thoocauds bsve died am there bss been great die tress in the provloeoof Khan SI, Cbiua. The leader of the Creek Indian up rising bas been captured and it is thought this means the end of the is snrreitlou. A bill providing for a bounty of 1 ceni per pouud on sogsr made from Idaho beets lyts been introduiiea in the bouse of the Idaho Igislatore. The revenqe cotter Grant has started on one of the most perilous vorsges ever undertaken. 8 hipping men and underwriters of the entire I'aciflo coast will anxiously awsit ber return, fur abe goes ia wsrch of naissing tosis and distressed marluers. Twenty-live vessels boaud for 1'ogef souud an i the coast are missing, supposedly driven north. Vessels from Alaska report the entire west ooast of Vancouver Island, 250 miles of rocks and reefs, strewn with wreckage. The Grant will ex amine every square inch of Vanooim coast as I'Af north as - ape Soott in small boats and , lauuohea, and will search every piece of wcksgefor idea tittoation. . Theqoeen,i fortune is not so large as generally supposed. The Accession of King 'Edward was Attended with ranch pomp in London. TbomA , Ke trns has been elected United Staton smator from Utah. A fire in Montreal destroyed proper ty worth from $a,fi0000a to ,30u0, ooo. ; . .,. --i CAlifornia'a orange crop this year promises to break the record of prev ious years. Three men, held op a saloon and gambing house in North Yakima and secured 1800,- f. . -, . Shelby M.' Cullora was re-elected United States senator from Illinois. This is his fourth terra. Lieutenant Taylor. of the United States revenue cutter Penrose, was drowned at reneacola, Via. William A. Denton, A soldier of the Black Hawk Indian war, is , dead at Madison, Ind., Aged 101 years. ' Washington 'senate passed memor ials praying, oqiigresst to appropriate $15,000 for improvements ot Lewis river and $100,0.10 for completion of The Dalles-CelilotsauaU ; A dispatch fromfekin says 25,000 Chinese regulars haVereaNsembled near Chan Ting Fu, a day's march from the French troops. General Vey rori is closely watching them, and M. Fichon, the . French minister, has en eigeticallT requested their immediate dispersal. ;." A damage has been settled at Tuaca loosa, Ala., for which no precedents in law could be found. B. Wilson was talking over a telephone during a thunder storm, - and was struck by lightning and ' killed. Suit was brought for damages, but was settled by the payment of $1,800 by the tele phone company. 1 A special tourist train on the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway, was wrecked near Walnut Bidge, Ark. The only person injured was the Pullman porter. The passen gers were only badly sliaken up. The accident was the result of an attempt to wreck the Cannon Ball train which was an hour behind the special, by opening a switch. Compulsory education in New Zea land is considered a buocbhb. The Georgia Btate university at Ath ens celebrated its ceutunnlal. Yale's football association last year paid out $1,294.05 (or medical attend ance and $749.80 for "shoes and repairs.",- The British ambassador in a com munication to, the secretary of state praised Americans at the sicgAof Pe kin. . BIG FIRE IN MONTREAL Ntsrty Three Million Dollar' Worth of Prop, erty Lost Montreal, Jsn. 25. -One of the most destructive tires from which this city bas ever suffered began at 8 o'clock last night, and, notwithstanding the efforts of the entire fire department, the progress of the flames was not checked until 1 o'clock this morning. By that time it had destroyed property eatimated at between $2,500,000 and $3,000,000, and was still burning, though the appearance was that the firemen have at last got it under con trol. Included in tbe property burned is the aplendid board of trade')) build lug, wblch cost fBOO.ouu, and boused over 100 tnanta, balf a dozen large biieine houses and two score of small er buildings. Tbe weather was cold and the firemen were greatly bsmpered in this renro-ct. Outside of tbe board of trade building there was not a mod ern structure among those burnod Crowds of people jammed the nar row streets, and tbe police could not control them. Women fainted and their olotbes were . torn and a few sliirbtly injured in rushes for safety. The fire started in the premises of M. f-'axe & Co., wholesnle clothiers, At Lemerna and Kt. Peter streets. Tbe streets in the locality were deserted at tbe time and tbe tire apparently bad good headway before the 6ist alarm was sent in. The firemen found tbe building a three-story stone structure, a mass of flames. FATAL HOTEL FIRE. Three Mta Wert Burned to Death and Several Injured at Kewante, III Kewanee, III., Jan. 25. -Fire early this morning deatroyed the Commer cial bouae and cawed tbe death of three men. Tbe dead are: C. C. Cot ton, aged 23 years, Terre Haute. Ind., advance agmt of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" company, suffocated in bed; Elmer Peterson, Galeaburg, 111., brick mason; James Fischer, Walnut, 111., auction, er. : ... John C. Gruber, of Fort Wayne, Ind., a contractor, end Martin Jacobs, of Chicago," an expert mechanic, jumped from the third story windows and were badly hurt. An explosion in tbe kitchen sent the flames into every corner of the bouse and cut off eacape by means of tbe stairs. The Irantio guests rushed to the windows, w betA some burled tnem selves to the groondv Others had to be carried 'out by the firemen. Tbe loss is $4,000. , t rocFon"thie TRACKrr Train Robbers Tried to Hold Up the Overland Express Ness Kearney. Cheyenne, Wyo., Jan. 25. -Information was teceived heie today that a desperate attempt was made last night by a gang of train robbers to hold up the overland express ner Kearney, Neb. The bandits placed a large pile of rocka on the track in or der to wreck the train, which is re ported to have bad a large amount of money, Tbe robbers secreted them selves behind a bill near the railroad. A pedestrian traveling along the track came upon the obstruction, was pounced npon, severely beaten, and robbed of all bis money, amounting to $150. He got away from them and ran to Kearney, where he gave-the alarm, and a poase was at one organ ized and orders given to hold the train; The posfe came upon the bandits and captured on", the others escaping. The officers are sti 11 In" pursuit, i. , r . Hit Naturalization Was Postponed. New York, Jan. 25. A - man who gave the name of Henry Zimmer ap plied to the naturalization bureau in the county court bouse .' for his final naturalization papers. ) Zimmer said ha was an Englishman, Clerk Loos started to administer the usual oath to Zimmer, and had got so far as for swearing "allegianoe to all foreign powers or potentates'," and especially to tbe queen of Great Britain and Ire land, when A messenger rushed in and announced that the queen was dead. ZimmVi naturalization was immedi ately postponed until the naturaliza tion bureau is officially Informed of the queen's death and the sucoessor to the throne of England formally announced. The last British subject to forswear allegiance .in this city is John J. Fallon.. . . k::s . - ''.'-.' - . Big Washington Hop Contract Taooma, Wash., Jan. 85. Pier Bros., hop dealers, of J'ew Yoik, have closed a contract with M'eller & Mc Gowan to operate threer large hopyards ia Fuvallnp valley, ? aggregating 60 acres, on the basis of advancing 8 cents a pound-en an estimated crop of 1 10, 000 pouuds for cultivating nnd deliver ing crop free on board cars. All above eight cents is to be equally divided. - A Consumptive Quarantined. San Francisco, Jan. 25. J. W. Thompson, a consumptive, who ar rived here from British Columbia on the steamer City of California, was not allowed to land, on the ground that he was afflicted with a. contagious dis ease. This is the firet instance whdre a person afflicted with consumption has been denied a landing. ? Justice Jamil P. SterretL rhila'Nlpbia, Jan. '25. James P, Sterrett, ex-justice oi the , supreme oourt of Philadelphia, is dead at bis home here, from the effects of a car bundle. He whs 73 yea old. Rural Delivery for Cresham, Or. Washington, Jan. SJ.Purtsl free delivery is to l .ivUsbed - at Oiei ham, Or., on Fut runrv 15. with t 0 oarriers. ... M ': . ininio Great Devastation in New Heb rides and New Britain. NUMBER Of NATIVES WERE DROWNED French Traders Report id Trylnj to Stir Up Anti-CrUUh reeling en former nUnd Innumerable Craft Wrecked. VI. .-!- TJ fl Tn o n.. devastation was wrought and a number of natives wot drowned by the hurri cane to the 5ew Hebrides and New Britain, December 7, 8 and 0, accord ing to news brought by tbe Aorangi. At Herbertsbohe, while ttie settlement was asleep, a tremndous sea carried lighters, boats, ketches and wreckage of alt dsoriptlons aahore. - Innumerable oraft were wrecked. Tbe steamer r-tettio, tbe steam yacht Elberbard and the government steamer Stephen were saved by running to Mate pi for shelter. Tbe mission steamer Kingfisher was totally wrecked and tbe government wharf washed away. December 8 tbe stone breakwater surrounding tbe New Guinea wharves gave way and veeeeles inside were all wrecked, with, losses amounting to 100,0 0 marks. A num ber of natives were drowned And many Injured. .' - . Tbe Aorangi brings news of a fire at Greta mines, N. 8. W., In wk!ih five Uvea were lost Rescue parties worked all night, but were driven back after every effort. Finally tbe mine was ordered sealed down in an effort to fight the fire, and the men were aban doned to tbeir fate. On arrival at Sydney from Victoria thetisrk Defiance reported passing a derelict vessel of from 2U0 to 300 tons, 100 feet long, keel outward, evidently wrecked a month ago, la 34 south, 166 east. The Sydney Mail publishes a state ment from its New Hebrides corre spondent stating that French traders and sailors have been at those islands endeavoring to stir up anti-British feel ing among the natives of the New Heb rides. The allegations is made that the French traders have represented to tbe natives that England's power Is waining, and have promised them var ious privileges for allegiance to French interests. It is said that She natives are being encouraged in , various acts of lawlessness against British traders, and that a native murderer of an Eng lish slpiter uutoeif vti?U.a Kattmitn was shielded from punishment by tbe captain of a French ship. Serious trouble ia predicted, in the New Heb rides. .. V : While the. steamer Titus was at the Gilbvr group, at Bulritari island, November9 18, some excitement was caused by a terrific report. The na tives bad beard it and. were terribly frightened, but they could offer no ex planation. Tbe opinon was expressed tha'. it was due to a severe volcanic disturbance on some neighboring isl and. ', Extraordinary results have been ob tained in New South Wales by the gov ernment engineers who bsve been bor ing for oil wells, and a number of tanks have been completed. Spanish Drydock No Wanted. . Washington, Jan 2 The naval board, headed by Judge Advocate Gen eral Lemley, appointed to decide on the advisability of purchasing the large floating drydock in Havana harbor from the government of Spain, reports that to- place the dock in thorough shape and to prepare it for a voyage would involve an expenditure of over $500,000, and that a. dock could be built new at a figure not greater. Ad miral Endicott, chief of the bureau of docks and yards, bas . recommended that, as there is no present necessity for tbe acquisition by this government of such a dock, tbe tender of the Span ish government for its removal to the Untied States shall not be accepted. Secretary Long has approved this rec ommendation, v - The Angle-German Alliance. " London, Jan. 28. Tbe Daily Chron icle, in the course of an editorial on the ''threatening aspect of Russian policy in China," refers to the retort that Kmperor William will be appoint ed a field marshal of the British army, and says: "We hope the report is cor rect. A German alliance is ohi we causot afford to throw away. Who can tell how soon we may need iia piestige, if not its Active co-operation?" ? Hazing at Annapolis. Washington, jsn. 28. Representa tive Sherman ot New York. ,, today in troduced a resolution which was re ferred to the naval committee, provid ing for appointment ot a select com mittee of five members of thejiouse to investigate hazing at the naval acad emy at Annapolis. 1 ' To Raise Small Fruit. people are going .more and the small fruit and orange Florida more into business. Senator's Sons Priest . ' Concord, N. II., Jan. 28 William Gallinger, son of United States Senator Gallinger, began his uovitate . at tbe monastery of Gray more, three miles distant from Garrison-en-Hudson, in the Order of Atonement today. He ia now known as Brother Leo. At tbe end of two years Brother Leo wil) be formally ordained a priest of tbe Epis copal church, and will go out upon his chosen work as a missionary. CUISSIPPE VERDI DEAD. . TD .. ... . Composer Some 01 t woritf finest Operas Passes to the Great Beyond. Rome, Jan. 28. A specisl dispatch to tbe Patria says that Verdi, the com poser, is dead. He was born in 1813 near Parma, at the foot of tbe Aper nines. At 11 be was the organist of Roncole, bis native village. He first married the daughter of tbe conductor of tbe theater of La Scala. For 60 years ae bas made tbe villa of St. Ago tha, near Bnnseto, bis favorite resi dence. After tbe death of bis first wife be married Mme. Etrepponi, wbo played in the first performance of bis "N'abucco," at Milan, over 55 years gO. Vrui'a fakuiif waa " luovyof i)i an inn, a fact wbicb would seem to prove the theory of some men of science that all human beings are born equal in possibility. , What Verdi bas done for mankind cannot be measured.. Ernani," Rigoletto," "11 Trova tore," "La Travaita," "Aid" these names tell tbe story of what joy and peace and pleasure tbe genius of thi Italian of humble origin has brought to bis kind. His compositions bave been very numerous. As early as 1347 be wrote the '"MasnadierL" It was composed for Jenny Lind, and was sung at Her Majesty theater in Lon don with the great soprano hi tbe prin cipal part. "Trovatore" ia bis . most popular opera. 'Aida" is bis greatest work, but opinions vary on this point, as they vary about the greatest of Shakespeare's plays. Signer Verdi did other things than write music . He was a member of tbe Italian parlia ment, and served his country in the capacity of minister of public instruc tion. Franca gave bim the legion of honor, Russia gave bim the order of St. Stanislaus, Italy the order of tbe crown, and Egypt tbe order of Osman ieb. Australia presented him with a cross of oommandersbip oi tbe order of Franz Joseph. Of late years Verdi wrote works that are almost as well known as bis earlier efforts. They are "Othello" and "FabJtaff." . Tbe lat ter was written when the author was 79 years of age. HANGING OF STICKEL Washington Man Who Mnrdered Three People Confessed His Crimes. - Kalama, Wash., Jan. 28. Martin Stickel was hanged in tbe jail yard at 9:37 o'clock Friday morning, for the murder of W. B. Sbauklin, iear Kelso in November, 1899. Stickel was taken from, the cell at 9:45 by Sheriff Hunt ington and four attendants. He, wslked to the scaffold unassisted, and ascended the steps'witb steady tread," showing that he was determined to die like a man. He stepped to the center of the trap door, stod erect and said: "Gentlemen, I. bid you good -by. God belpyou; God Jfpruive me. This is the last time I wll see you on this shore. Jesus belp you all; Jesus take me; take me now." ; By tbe time the last words were spoken, the sheriff and his attendants bad strapped Stickela legs together, his bands to his sides, placed the black cap over bis face, and the noose around his neck. ., ' , ' - - At 9:57 Sheriff Huntington grasped the lever and suddenly sprung the trap. The condemned man fell seven feet, and his neck was almost instant ly broken. At 10 o'clock doctors pro nounced life extinct. The body was cut down and placed in a coffin, to be turned over to the murderer's mother and brother. It will be tken to Catlin for burial. The banging was private. Every, thing worked like clockwork. There was no trouble in any respect The Spectators were very quiet. There was tto talking or demonstration. Stickel was born in Adams county, Iowa, February 9, 1870. He had re sided in this .section abont 12 years. Tbe condemned man slept well last night and ate a hearty breakfast Death of a Hero of San Juan. New York, Jan. 38. After suffering for more than two years with Cuban fever, Alfred Rosetsky, . who is said to have been tbe -first American soldier to ford San Juan creek, where tbe fierest of the Spanish fire .was directed, in the battle of San Juanr bill, has just died in a Newark hospital. He con tracted the fever in Santiago, and was a mere skeleton when be got home. At San Juan Rosetsky fought in troop C. Sixth cavalry. . His clothes were cut by bullets, and while be was ascending the bill with a number of other sol diers, a shell exploded close by tfiem. A lump of earth struck the young sol dier in the side, knoking him sense less. After the' battle he was person ally complimented for his courage by General Wheeler. Collier's Weekly in South America. - ' With the, idea that South Amerioa may supplant South Africa and China as a war news center, Collier's Weekly sent a special correspondent and a spe cial photographer to Venezuela. Temp ests in teapots are common down there, but this is one that looks like it might boil over and burn the cook. Tenth National Irrigation Congrtss, The Colorado Springs National Irri gation Congress is ant-oauoed to meet July 13 to 16 next. This will be im mediately .preceding the Trans-Mississippi congress at Cripple Creek. fc Bush Fires In Australia. Seattle. AVash., Jan. 28. A spoci.il from Vancouver, B. C, says: lbs k. j struction by bush fires in Austi.' t, according .to mail advices by the steamer Aorangi, has been appalling. While many, people are dropping dead from heat apoplexy, the thermometer running up to 115 and 120 in the shade, hundreds upon hundreds of fam ilies have been burned ont, some of the country residents destroyed being cost ly structures, . . iEVS V IDS fll Interesting Events and Gossip of Cities and Towns in Washington, Oregon ? and Idaho. OREGON. Canyon City bas A new fire bell. Jefferson wilt levy no tax for tbe The Toledo tax levy has been fixed at S mills. The Eugene Military" Club has in eorpoiated. The Southern Paciflo tie plant at Latham 1s running again. Baker City school electors bave voted in favor of a 10-mill special tax. The 9-year-old son of H. 8. Filton, of Lost Valley, was killed by a failing tree. There were nearly 600 mining loca tions recorded In Josephine county last year. The receipts of the Canyon City post- office last year amounted to $27,- 181.99. Tbe bridge Across Trask river at tbe Still well place was washed out by the freshet ' . . . Lumber ia bcig delivered on tbe ground for tbe new hospital building at Eugene. Tbe Standard mill at Eaker City, with a capacity of 40,000 feet per day, is nearly finished. James Yates bas sold his farm of 80 acres, near Irving, to Mr. Hurd, late of Iowa, for about $3,600. Local miners are sinking a abaft on the Watt hills east of Amity on the site of A supposed gold mine. Free-milling gold ore bas been dis covered In tbe mountains just west of Lostine. Test show the ore literally filled with black supburets. Miss Elizabeth Giesy, an Oregon pioneer, aged 75 years, died at her home in Aurora. Deceased was a sis ter of Dr. Martin and Jacob Giesy. A large amount of drift lodged against the railroad bridge, north of Lebanon, and 15 men have been at work all week dislodging it . A telephone line is being built by the Sunset Company, from Jacksonville to the Upper Applegate country, and will probably be connected with thW Grant Pass-Williams line. J. W. Parker, wbo bas a rich ap pearing quartz ledge near Leland, un der bond from Burnett & Hudson, is making preparations to equip the prop erty with an electno plant. C. A., Parker and James Buchanan have secured a contract to cut and de liver poles for the telephone line which is to be built from Pleasant Hill via Jasper and Natron to the retain line at Springfield. ! The long looked for English par tridges arrived at Independence and were taken to tbe O'Brien farm, a few miles north of -that city, and turned loose. The birds appeared very wild. apparently owing to tbeir long journey Reports from the country surround ing Albany are general that the fall wheat ia in excellent condition, with out any indication, at this time, of an Q6u3T of aay- kind Not ihsd: tha poor crop of last year, the acreage is large.' ' -: After an illness of several years, James A. Cau thorn, at one time a prominent grain dealer oi., Corvallis, died at . his home in that city. His ailment, was rheumatism, and under its effects tbe deceased had been an invalid for; several years. An effort is being made to have the mail route changed bet . aon Long Creek and Pendleton so that the route will go over the Yellow Jacket road from Pendleton to Ukiah aud via the lower gulch road from Ukiah to Long Creek and supply Bitter from Long Creek. ' ' A deal ' of considerable magnitude was consummated last week at Tilla mook between C. and ,tThayer and the Beals Land Company, . .About $40,000 worth of agricultural land and town pioperty was transferred to the company, and will probably be pieced on tbe market' - - Owing to the recent high water on tbe Coast Fork whi. caused the loss ot many thousand feu. of logs, Messrs. Gcer and Rouse, the saw mill men at Amos, are arranging to erect. a tem porary saw mill at Cottage Grove and will drive the logs lUore. Tne boilers and engines of the new light plant may be used. The owners of the Red, White and Blue mine, at Malheur, will push de velopments as rapidlv as possible. There are two parallel ledges, one measuring 13 feet and the other three feet, and the owners believe that de velopment will prove that they come together. Tbe mine" is equipped with a three stamp mill And a steam hoist ing plant Tbe capacity of the mill is to be increased and a pump installed at once. " , ' WASHINGTON.-;.. The lusi-r s Men of Wenatohee have UVpjj the P t h ops toward organizing a o mmsn.i! club. At the first meeting over CO prominent citizens were present .. . WUUara. M, Hacon, an engineer on the Spokane Falls & Northern, who was injured in the collapse of the bridge between Meyers Falls and Mar cus, July 23, 1900, has sued the com pany for $75,750 d-i'dages. lUU HHU J i; the Past Week Reported From WASHINGTON There is talk of a new national bank at Ellensburg. Work on the new Seattle Labor Tem pi will begin within 60 days. , Hoquim will soon liave a night tele phone service. A creamery with a aily capacity of 2,000 pounds of butter is to be built at Everett. Charles Neymeir bas moved bis mill from Machias to a site near Woodin ville Junction. Mrs. Julia Paden. a resident of Rosalia since 1830, is dead at her borne in that city. It ia announced tbat a foundry and machine shop to cost $50,000 will be erected at Everett The bank of Harrington received last week a time lock safe which ia sop- posed to be burglar proof. The Harrington Flour Milling Com pany bas finished an order for 2,500 barrels of flour, which is to be sent to China. Ex-Sheriff F. W. DeLorimer, of Ten Mile, has been appointed state land in- epeicor oy jutna tjommissioner a. a. Callvert. J. M. Halt baa resigned the office of Yakima county surveyor, and tbe com missioners have appointed 11 F. Mar- ale to succeed bim. George Pangburn, a pioneei of Wash ington, dropped dead from heart fail ure at ,ndicot, 21 miiea west ot ioi fax . lie was 68 yers oid. . W. p. Damon was' knocked down In trout of his residence by a tough, wbo struck him on tha bead with a club, rendering him insensible. Men engaged in working on tbe T. J. Hawley road, south of Kent, discov ered a vein of coal while blasting on the side of Crow bill. It is about four laches in diameter. Fred Lyman wbo bad been working" on the steam shovel on the railroad, north of Arlington, was inst.mtly killed. A landslide occurred al. l ha .was warned, but did not have time to get out of the way. A third interest in a group of five claims located on lion creek, eight milea-from.Keller, has been sold to A. A. Redmond, of Republic. The claims are tbe Mary Mack. Luekie Four. Last Chance, Copper King and No. 5. and a nn. ti- 14 P f t'C. V t Si w mnA V V . T U V. JJ AA. A . J L- 1 1? A ITUA . l- . . a secret. The West Coast mill, at Ballard, which has been closed for the past four weeks, has resumed work. Daring tbe time , the mill was closed many im provements and repairs were made to tbe engine f nd machinery, by means of which the output of tbe plant will be greatly increased. Tbe mill build ing waa also repaired and a new foun dation put under part of it " v The O R. & N. engineers, who have been making surveys along the line of th I warn. Pailway & NavisjHtion llrnn. pany. have finished their labors and a force of meagre expeotd to begin woiit on the contemplated improvements. Besides tbe repairs to the track, a tiew trestle is to "be built at liwaco ai1 docks to be put m at each eud of t.' o line. It is also stated that cars for hauling logs from Willapa harbor ara to be put on the road. IDAHO. - Hog cholera has made i a ;".-sr in the vicinity of Moscow.. ; James Judge, cf'.C City, one of the best kuo state, is dead. George W. Hunt aud of Oro Fino, arrerVd cattio-stealiagiiitv. I .i ik r a c' d.ic- fc of George R. Lubkin, a Lol, e mail car rier, has filed a homestead entry on A Valuable pie of lai-1 near tht cjtv, which had be. j overlooked. According to repor . from Delta, the scene of recent the p.acer strike, pros pects are excellent.-- Nuggets have been picked up worth $7 and $3 and there are said to be lots more of them th?re. . .,, ' -. . ' k Eight cows burned to a crisp, Jacob Hanser almost fatally burned, 25 tons of hay and a fine barn totally con sumed, are the result: of a fire on a ranch owned by Davi' Locke near Cal ippell. The loss is estimatad at about $1,000. " i f The result of a disputed road election ia Kootenai oounty ,bas been deter mined by lot. James Graham and Noah" Washburn, both of Port Hill, were the claimants. The commiison ers flipped a coin to determine tbe re sult. The Potlatch country is infested with cattle thieves again. Reports are coming from the surrounding country that a few head had been stolon. So far none of the thieves bave been ap prehended. It is reported from Nes Ferces that Messrs. Croiaor and Schafferhave com pleted arrangements for buying all the hogs on tbe prairie. They bave leased ground out .cf the city limit, where they have erected t;u!dings forth carg of the stock. --