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THE LEADER LEADS
And is the New«ie«L Brightest
Home P a|«r in the County.
A d v e r t is e r « . M a k e * N o t e * f T h is
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VOL.
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M©R©
II.
ÍHE HEWS OF THF WEEK!
From All Parts r f the New
World and the Old.
O F IN T E R E S T T O O U R R E A D E R S
C o m p r e h e n s iv e R e v ie w o f t h e I m p o r t­
a n t H a p p e n is f« o f th e F a st W eek
C u l l e d F r o m t h e T e le g r a p h C olu m n ««
Dawson was visite ) by another large
fire.
General Joe Wheeler is coming
home.
China is buying heavily of cotton
sloth.
The lloers have captured a tort at
Mafeking.
Iron and steel shipments sre taking
all available ship.rooui to the Orient.
Taylor’s appointments have been
nullified by the Kentucky court of
appeals.
The Northwestern Fruitgrowers’ as -
l>ciation met in Tacouia in annual
meeting.
Ex-Congressman David J. Colson,
shot and killed two men in a Frank­
fort (K y .) hotel.
W ainwright «fc Co., Boston bankers,
have failed. They tried to carry too
heavy a load of mining stocks.
A W all street rumor says that the
Southern Pacific may buy the Galves­
ton, Houston ANorthern.
The British ship Reliance and the
British ship Annie Thomas are long
overdue at San Francisco.
The French admiral dined w ith Pres­
ident Jimines. of Santo Domingo alter
the troublesomo claim was paid.
The third annual couventionn of the
National Livestock
Association
of
America met in Fort Worth, Tex.
Senate committee on interoceunic
canals w ill favor the bill tor the con­
struction of the Nicaragua canal.
A negro who was supposed to have
aided two negroes to escape near Hend-
gin. Tenn., was lynched by a mob.
Negroes have appealed to the U nited
States senate for national legislation
that w ill protect them from burning
and lynching.
The treasury department is consider­
ing a recommendation to move the
United States custom house from Mary
Island to Ketchikan.
A ll the leading manufacturers of
men and women’s woolen felt hat9
have raised prices as a result of the
advance in prices of wool.
Secretary Long and Lear Admiral
Bradford have appeared before the sen­
ate committee on naval affairs in ad­
vocacy of the Pacific cable.
Two more deaths have occurred as a
result of Texas’ worst leud. Two hun­
dred deaths and over $ 100,000 have
been sacrificed in litigation, which
started over the disputed ownership of
an unbranded steer.
The national convention of United
Mine Workers opened at Indianapolis.
When Bryan visits New York be will
be entertained exclusively by Tam­
many.
For the first time in history grocery
stores and meat shops closed in Chicago
on Snndav.
General Wood has crossed Orange
river and established the first British
post in the enemy’s country.
A determined woman and a hnge
bread knife kept a mob at bay in Chi­
cago until assistance arrived.
Sir Wilfred Laurier says that Can­
ada w ill give England both men and
money to help her in the present strife.
Summer resorts of Rockaway beach
and Jamaica bay. New York, may have
to move on account of threatening
waves.
Wheaton and Schwan’s troops are
keeping the rebels of Southern Luzon
moving. Americans have few losses,
but the rebel losses are heavy.
The trans-Atlantic steamship lines
have increased their passenger rates be­
tween New York and Europe, owing
to the heavy travel expected to the Paris
exposition.
John P. Reese, under arrest in Fort
Scott, Kan., has been released by
Jugde Thayer’s order. Reese was lieing
held for contempt oi court for address­
ing striking miners.
The Servian ministry has resigned,
owing to King Alexander insisting on
granting amnesty to all the political
prisoners convicted of high treason
against his father. King Milan.
A circular appealing for peace and
pledging for the Boers, signed by 400
clergymen of all denominations in the
Netherlands, has just been delivered to
the ministers of all Christian churches
in Great Britain.
The suit for the prise money for the
destruction of Cerveru’s fleet involves
the question of whether or not the
cruiser New York really participated
in the battle. The attorney-general
avers that as all the Spanish fleet and
property were destroyed they were not
prizes.
LEADER.
MORO, S H E R M A N
NO
LATER NEW S.
Hepburn believes the house will pass
the canal bill.
General Buller cables that he thinks
he is making progreas.
A street tunnel in Loa Angeles caved
in, entombing 11 ialierers.
The news of the success of the Mexi­
can troops is confirmed.
The second detachment of London
volunteers has left for the cajie.
Count and Countess Castellane, neo
Gould, have arrived in New York.
The United Mineworkers voted down
s resolution of sympathy for the Boers.
John Rnskin, the great art critic and
writer, passed away in his 81st year at
London.
General James F. Wade has taken
temporary charge of the department of
the lakes.
Motormen and conductors of Troy,
N. Y ., are out for more wages and
shorter hours.
A deadly quarrel in the Italian quar­
ter of New York resulted in the killing
of three of one family.
The Baldwin locomotive works, of
Philadelphia, has received an order for
80 large locomotive» from France.
Danish farmers have sent the Prin­
cess of Wales 18,000 boxes of choice
butter for the British soldiers in
Africa.
BAR
TO
C O U N T Y , OREGON,
GREAT
W E D N E S D A Y , .J A N U A R Y
CANAL.
HOPES
C l a y t o n - B u l w e r T r e a t y W i l l N o t S ta n d
in t h e W a y .
Determined to Carry His
Case to the Courts.
L IT T L E
S H O W FOR
H IM
THERE
M c B r id e ’« R i l l , R e fu n d in g ; 9 1 . 2 5 t o C e r ­
t a in O r e g o n S e t t le r « , P a n n ed S e n a t e —
A s s a y O ffice B i l l s I n t r o d u c e d .
Washington, Jan. 20.— Roberts of
Utah announces that he w ill light his
case in the courts if he is denied a seat
as a member of the house. Robert»
has been making his contention on the
ground that the constitution prescribes
certain qualifications for a member,
but be ought to know that the same
constitution allows the honse to be the
judge of its own members. No court
will undertake to set aside a decision
of the house on such question, espec­
ially as it would have no power to en
force it.
O r e g o n A s s a y O ffice« .
New York, Jan. 20.— A special to the
Herald from Washington says:
It
was said tonight by a member of the
foreign relations committee that an
understanding exists between the U ni­
ted States and Great Britain under
which this government can proceed
with the construction of the Nicaragua
canal without reference to the provis­
ions of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty.
There is no doubt that since the nego­
tiations for the abrogation of the Clay­
ton-Bulwer treaty failed, and since the
agitation of the construction of the
canal has been taken up by congress,
a discussion has occurred between the
two governments, and it is understood
that Great Britain has given this
country assurances that it need not let
the convention of 1850 stand in the
wav of action.
It has been known for a year that
Great Britain was willing to abrogate
the convention on condition that she
receive concessions in the Alaska
boundary controversy, and it is possi­
ble, if she has made the statement
credited to her, she has coupled it with
the understanding that her rights ellb-
where w ill receive consideration in
return for her concession.
Representative Sulzer has prepared
an amendment to the Nicaragua canal
bill, requiring that American labor be
employed in connection with the con­
struction of the canal.
Representative Tongue says that, not­
withstanding the unfavorable recom­
mendations of Director Roberts, the
coinage committee w ill report favor­
ably bills for assay otfioes at Portland
and Baker City. He has received such
assurances from members of the com­
The reason for the close censorship
mittee,
and believes that the bills have
is now being appreciated in London,
W H E E L E R ’ S S E A T IN T H E H O U S E
a fair opportunity to pass the house.
»nd the people are w illing to aw ait the
results.
I f H e T r ie « t o O c c u p y I t t h e G e n e r a l
Id a h o F o rest K t ie r v e i.
M ay B e D is a p p o in te d .
An Indiana volunteer, writing home,
The Idaho delegation is much dis­
New
York,
Jan. 20.—A special to the
says that Joe Wheeler gave tired sold­ turbed on account of the new profiosals
iers his horse and, taking their gun, of the interior department to create Times from Washington says: If Gen-
marched w ith the boys.
forest reserves in .hat state. Accord­ real Joseph Wheeler expects to return
ing
to the lines drawn, a reservation is to Washington to take a seat in con­
Owing to dangers threatening the
gress without further formality, it
commonwealth of Frankfort, Kv., proposed in Southern Idaho, next the looks as if he would meet w ith disap­
Oregon
line,
which
w
ill
take
in
most
clergymen aet aside Tuesday as a day
of Canyon county of Washington, and pointment. Inquiry has >>een made
oi humiliation and prayer.
part of Boise county. It w ill run up since the announcement that he had
Rev. Mr. Sheldon w ill have absolute
been relieved from further duty in the
to the suburbs of Boise City.
control of all departments of the To­
There is also a pro|tosition in the Philippines, and it is found that there
peka (Kan.) Capital for one week,
war department to create a large m ili­ is very general agreement on both sides
when he w ill demonstrate how a Chris­
tary reservation at Snake river, to in­ of the house that it has been clearly
tian dsily should be conducted and
clude portions of Lincoln and Cassia shown by the examination of the case
edited.
of Low, and other precedents, that he
counties.
has forfeited his right to a seat in con­
The 16th annual report of the United
M c B r id " ’» R e f u n d in g B i l l .
gress, and that the «¿ily thing open to
States civil service commission has
In the regular course of business to­ him is to go l>ack to his district and
been preseited to the president. It
shows an incr> use in the number of day, the bill introduced and reported seek re-election if he desires to continue
persons employed and more exam ina­ by Senator McBride, refunding >1.25 in service in congress.
No doubt is entertained that, if he
tions of applicants last year than in an acre to settlers who paid 92.50 for
lands within railroad lim its, was seeks re-election at a special election
any previous year of the commission.
reached on the calendar, and passed to fill the vacancy, he will lie returned
The Ashland woolen m ills, one of the without opposition. This bill w ill be to congress, |<erhaps without opposi­
oldest industrial establishments in Or­ of great interest to the people of the tion, but it w ill be held by the honse,
egon, representing an invested capital Pacific coast states, as it affects those according to the best authorities in
of over 965,000, and regularly employ­ lands within the grants to the railroad t>oth parties that the seat is now vacant
ing 80 to 85 hands was totally de­ where such grants were afterward for­ and w ill remain so until a special elec­
stroyed by fire, which is sup|>osed to feited by reason of the failure to con­ tion has been held.
Some of his
have originate«! in the weaving-room. struct the road. Both Oregon and friends in the house hope that he may
The insurance amounted to 913.500. Washington w ill be affected by the be induced not to make claim to the
Senator Gear was re elected in Iowa. measure, if it can be passed through seat, but to go at once t>efore his peo­
New York has let a contract for an­ the house. Representative Moody in­ ple for re-election. They think he
tends to pnsh it through, although he would win greater distinction by this
other subway to cost 935,000,000.
w ill meet w ith considerable opposition course and, if re-elected, he would be
Many Americans w ill be needed in
entitled to pay for the entire term from
the government plan« for the Filipinos.
Im p r o v in g U p p er W illa m e tte .
March 4 last, as any one elected to the
Representative Tongue today intro- vacancy would be.
Robert M. Me Wade has keen ap­
pointed to succeed Dr. Bedloe as con­ dace«! a bill appropriating 9-5,000 for
M U S T R E B U IL D T R A C K .
the construction of s revetment on the
sul at Canton.
left bank of the W illamette river, one
The Farmers’ Alliance wants the
2 5 M i l e , o f N o r t h e r n P e r I tic in P o t la t r k
V a lle y .
proposed ship subsidy money spent for m ile below Independence. This revet­
ment
is
intended
to
prevent
an
overflow
export bounties.
Lewiston,
Idaho,
Jan.
19.—The
of the river at that point into La Cre­
Boers attacked French’s advanced ole creek, which overflow threatens to Northern Pacific train service out ol
post and were repulsed with 20 killed interfere with navigation on the Wil­ Lewiston is completely paralyzed. It
it doubtful if another train w ill leave
and 50 wounded.
lamette.
this point or arrive here for 15 days.
Landlord Whitten, of Skagway, fell
No such utter demo -alization has ever
O U R A S IA T IC L A N D S .
from th e gangplank of a steamer at
taken place in the history of the system
Seattle and was drowned.
S e n a to r W e l l i n g t o n T a k e « H I . T o r n n t from St. Paul to the Pacific coast.
th e P h ilip p in e D e b a te .
Over 20,000 drivers of all kinds of
More than 25 miles ol track has been
vehicles are on strike in Rio Janeiro.
Washington, Jan. 20.— For an hoar washed out, and w ill have to be rebuilt
Troops were called out to maintain or­ today Wellington, of Maryland, occu­ at a tremendous coat. There is no way
der.
pied the attention of the senate, con­ of estimating the loss, but it w ill be
Great floods of 91 • 000 bills are said to tinuing the debate on the Philippine enormous. The whole Potlatch valley
have been a prominent feature in the question. He took as bis text the res­ has 1-een washed clean by the flood,
campaign of Senator Clark of Mon­ olution he introduced last Tuesday, de­ and not a bridge remains to show
claring that the United States should where the roadbed once was. As an
tana.
not take permanent possession of the indication of how «ximplete a ruin has
Thomas B. Reed says he finds selfish­ archipelago, but, after subduing the been wrought, the original profile of
ness is master of the homan race and insurrection, whch he sincerely de­ the road has lieen called for by the con
the world m ost work to better condi­ plored, should confer upon the F ili­ tracting engineers before they can be­
tions of the people.
pinos the right to govern themselves, gin to rebuild.
In the senate Senator Pettigrew de­ affording them snch protection as they
Andrew Gibson, chief of the con
clared that “ the blood of every soldier might need.
structing engineers on the Clearwater
who has fallen since the war began is
Teller resumed his speech on the fi­ Short Line, has been ordered to annul
on the hands of the adm inistration.”
nancial bill, in the coarse of which he all work on the new line and take a
Miss Helen Gonld has given 950,000 arraigned Secretary Gage for his nego­ force of 1,000 men and four complete
to aid in the building of the new home tiations with the National City bank of work trains to the scene of the disaster
for the naval branch of the Young New York. He had not concluded hit
W h y W h e e l e r 1« R e t u r n in g .
Men’s Christian Association in Brook­ remarks when he suspended them for
New York, Jan. 20.—A special from
the day.
lyn.
Washington to the Herald says: No
A London paper is authority for the
The house passed the senate bill to doubt exists in the minds of friends of
statement that the powers have de­ extend the power of the directors of the Brigadier-General Joseph Wheeler that
manded knowledge of the United census, after striking ont the commit­ his return from the Philippines in mm
States’ policy in China and the Philip­ tee amendment to authorize the direc­ pliance with his own request is due to
pines.
tor to contract .‘or extra printing with the failure of General Otis to give him
active service in the field.
The special committee of the house private contractors. The whole fight
In certain quarters an effort is made
to investigate the case of Roberts of was upon that amendment. The influ­
Utah, finds that Roberts had three ence of the public printer and the labor to attribute General Wheeler’s return
wivee. It is said he w ill not be al­ organizations of the country were em ­ to inability to stand the climate and
lowed to remain in congress and a ma­ ployed against it, and after a lively de­ to his age. In refutation of the former,
jority favors not allowing him to be bate of several hours it was overwhelm­ bis fiiends point to a statement he
ingly defeated. The publication of the made after visiting the American lines,
seated at all.
rejiorts of the 12th census, therefore, ‘ ‘the impression that the new country
Kosciusco’s friend and close asso­ will be made by the public printer, as in unhealthy is wrong.” Regarding
ciate, Haym Salomon, w ill be given a in the (iast.
his age, it is pointed out that he is
medal by congress. H is relatives
only aliont a year older than General
T h e O n ly C a«e o f t h e K in d .
claim that be loaned this country
Otis.
New York, Jan. 18.— William A.
money daring the revolutionary war
The orders to General Wheeler to re­
and it was never re)>aid. The medal English, a son of the ex-Democratio turn were cabled aliout a week ago.
vice-presidential candidate from In­
is a compromize of their claim.
A l l L in e « P o o le d .
diana, and a captain of volunteers in
Denmark is coming down to our
Chicago, Jan. 20.—The Chronicle
the war with Spain, has returned to
price. She now asks only 94,000,000
says: “ As a result of the recent con­
(he treasury a check for 9 1.172 sent
for the Danish West Indies. The
solidations and agreements an..»eg the
him for his services, with the state­
price first demanded was 913,000,000.
owners of the great trunk railways east
ment that he wonld not accept pay for
It ic likely the deal w ill be closed tie-
of Chicago, the entire transportation
lervices to his country in the time of
fore many days. The islands w ill be
system between the Mississippi river
/anger. It is the only case of the kind
valuable to ns in the event the Nlcar-
and the Atlanitc sea I »card is to lie re-
In the Spanish war.
igua canal is bnilt.
»rganized.
Clearwater Country Goes to
the Northern Pacific.
O . R. & N. P R E S ID E N T T O R E T IR E
T h e N o r th e r n P a c if ic I . t o n a v e I V n c k -
a g e D o w n t h e C o ln m b la m id t h e
V iiio n P a a lttc to P u g a t S o u n d *
St. Paul, M inn., Jan. 22.—A special
from New York says:
The dispute between the Northern
Pacific and the O. 11. & N. Co., ovei
the right of the respective roads to ex­
ten d th e ir lin es in th e C le a rw a te r te r r i­
tory in Idaho, has been settled, and the
Northern Pacific is master of the situa­
tion. The O. R. & N. Co. has w ith­
drawn its claims to the Clearwatei
country, which is left in undisputed
possession of the Northern Pacific, and
the next move w ill be the retirement ol
A. L. Mohler from the presidency ol
the O. R. & Co. and his transfer to the
presidency of the Kansas City, Pitts­
burg & Gulf.
Formal announcement of the twe
roads w ill be deferred until February
5, when the official time of tiie six
months’ truce between them will ex­
pire, but the papers in the matter are
practically ready for signature, the
fight is ended, and there will be no
more trouble.
The termination of the Clearwater
difficulty marks the end of one of the
most bitter railroad wars ever waged
in this country. Every phase of rail­
road politics, diplomacy and force wai
brought into play by the lines inter­
ested. The Union Pacific took up the
question in dispute. In order to facil­
itate an amicable sett’emeut the North­
ern Pacific offered the use of its Port­
land Tacoma line to the Union Pacific
in exchange for similar track privileges
on the Columbia, and the 1’nion Pacific
was offered the alternative of accepting
the proposition or having the Northern
Pacific parallel the line of the O. R, &
N. Co. from Lewiston to Portland.
The Union Pacific has had the offer
under consideration several months
and it has finally decided to accept it,
and to refrain from extending the O.
R. <fc N lines in the Clearwater dis-
trict
SPOKE
S e n a to r
H a la
FOR
THE
D enouneed
a i n ’«
a r.
BOER.
G r e a t I B r it
Washington, Jan. 22.— A speech
sensational in its interest and interna­
tional in its scope, was delivered in
the senate today by Hale, of Maine.
The occasion of the utterance .was the
simple question whether a resolution
introduced by Allen, of Nebraska, call­
ing for information as to the recogni­
tion by this country of the diplomatic
representative of the Transvaal repub­
lic should be directed to the president
or secretary of state. Hale made the
question the snbject of an impassioned
speech in which he declared that nine-
tenths of the American jieople sympa­
thize with the Boers in their gallant
straggle for liliertv against one of the
greatest powers in the world. He de­
clared that the war which Great Brit­
ain is waging is the most fatal bio« at
human liberty that has l«een stm ek in
the century. He declared “ that the
American people are not in sympathy
w ith Great Britain in the South Afri­
can war to stamp out the liberty of the
people,” and when Mr. Balfour, in the
bouse of commons, made such a state­
ment, "he should be met with some
disclaimer from this side of the Atlan­
t ic .” He declared that the English
people themselves were not in favor of
this war, which “ had lieen brought on
by a sharp cabinet minister engaged
w ith gold speculators.” Hale spoke
with unusnal force, decisiveness and
earnestness, even for him, and bis pas
sionate eloquence claimed the closest
attention of every auditor.
The resolution, which previous to
Hale's speech had caused a sharp col
loquy between Allen and Spooner, of
Wisconsin, was passed
finally as
amended. Morgan of Alabama ad­
dressed the senate briefly on the finan­
cial bill.
I n n o c e n t M an H a n g e d .
St. Paul, Jan. 22.—A special to the
Dispatch from Redwood Falls, Minn.,
says: A report has just reached here
from relatives of the deceased that old
man Slover recently died in California,
and that he made a confession to the
effect that he killed Moses Lufkius, in
Gales township, this county, some 12
years ago, instead of William Rose,
who was afterward hanged for the
crime.
C o n c e s s io n t o A m e r i c a n .,
Victoria, B. C., Jan. 22.—The pro­
vincial government has declare«l its in­
tention of amend.ng its alien exclusion
law so as hereafter to permit Ameri­
cans to hold claims purchased from
Canadian locators. Such a concession
quite satisfies the Americans in Atlin.
W i l l A id <><»m P a u l.
Portland, Or., Jan. 22.—A number
of Boer sympathizers in Portland have
united to form a society for the parpóse
of raising money to assist Oom Paul
and his followers. Arrangements are
now making to secure a hall and
speakers for a meeting.
F ir in g a t L a d y s m i t h .
B o e r s O ccu p y P r ie s k a .
Trees and shrube are being planted
Total expenditures at the Charleston
Craddock, Cape Colony, Jan. 20.—
along the Suez canal to keep the sand ;M ass.)navy yard for the last fiscal Saturday, January 15, the Boers, with
fear were 9137,465.
from drifting.
» commando of colonial rebels, occu­
pied Prieska, a village on the ( irangs
The Ninth regiment of Pennsylvania
James R. Garfield, son of the mur­
river, about 10 m iles northwest of Da
dered president, announces himself as celebrated the one hnndreth anniver-
Aar.
a candidate for congress in the Twen­ •ary of its organization recently.
tieth Ohio district.
Its mortgage having been paid off,
Daniel S. Ford, for 40 years propri-
Congressman James C. Needham, stor and editor of the Youth’s Com­ the Portland, Vancouver & Yakima
Railway Company may build to Port­
from the Seventh California district, panion, who died recently in Boston,
land utilizing the old bridge pierr
was born at Carson City, Nev., in an made it an invariable rule that his
across the Columbia opposite Van­
emigrant wagon w hile his parents were name should never appear in the col­
couver.
pressing across the plains to California. umns of bis own journal.
Run d o w n by a F erry.
New York has twelve times as many
Extensive additions are being made
San Francisco, Jan. 20.—A small
to the United States naval stations at churches as Berlin.
boat containing two Italian fishermen
Newport, R. I.
Publishers In Finland loee from was ran down last night on the bay by
For continuous service A. E. BurT, >6,000 to 910,000 a year doe to sup­ the ferrylioat San Rafael. Gerolamo
Oliveri was drowned and his compan­
of the Hartford (Conn.) Times, is prob­ pression of books by the government.
ably the oldest editor in the country,
China has jnst reoeived a cargo of ion, Andrew Castagnola, saved himself
having been in the editorial harness sewing machines from America, and by clutching the steamer’s paddle wheel
for 61 years.
Chineee women are said to he taking as she slowed down. He held on nntll
assistance came from the ferryboat em­
kindly
to the innovation.
Charles E. Moody, a millionaire of
ployes.
Bath, Me., asked the city council a
C. P. Huntington is the only survi­
T i d a l W a v e « S w e p t C h ile a n C o a s t.
short time before his death to erect a vor of the great Southern Pacific quar­
Santiago de Chile, Jan. 20.—Tidal
lam pjost in front of his residence. The tette, composed of Stanford, Crocker,
request was refused, and now his w ill Hopkins and himself, and he now waves higher than have been known
shows that he revoked an intended be­ owns, er holds, an option on three- for a long time have swept along the
coast, doing considerable damage.
quest of 975,000 (or a new city hall.
fourths of the stock of the road.
G e t t in g
B le w U p t h e S a fe .
London, Jan. 22.—The Daily Mail
publishes the following dispatch, dated
Thursday, from Spearman’s camp:
“ It is rumored that the Boers have
evacuated Colenso in order to reinforce
their troops here.
“ Heavy gun fire was heard from
Ladysmith this morning.
“ General Bailer’s order instructs the
men to heed the white flag of the Boers
only when they lay down their arms.
It also instructs them to beware ol
false bugle c a lls.”
Ellensburg, Wash , Jan. 20.— The
office of Tjossem & Son, millers, three
miles from town, was burglarized last
night. The safe was blown to atoms,
evidently with nitro-glycerine, and all
its oontents taken. The burglars se­
cured 9300 in cash, an<l about the same
amount in checks. In addition they
took or destroyed all the papers in the
safe, many of which were valuable.
Pieces of the safe were picked up 40
feet away. A typewriter was wrecked,
and office furniture badly damaged.
L ia b le to L e g n r y T a x .
The sheriff was notified by telephone,
Port Townsend, Jan. 22.—According
and immediately set to work on the to a ruling received today from the
■ase.
treasury department and made by the
B o e r « o n t h e D o r d r e c h t L in e .
■ommissioner of internal revenue, a be-
Sterkstrom, Jan. 20.—Yesterday the (uest of money for a priest for the pur-
Boers blow up three culverts on the »ose of saying masses for the repose of
Dordrecht line, five miles beyond an .he soul is liable to legacy tax. The
outpost of the police camp. The com­ jase came before the commissioner
from Illinois, where a bequest had been
mando at Dordrecht numbers 1,000.
nade for that purpose.
When a man is rich enough to afford
Linen was the first fabrio woven.
a luxury it ceases to be a luxury.
Cincinnati motormen get 16 2-3 cents
Buddhists are taking steps to erect a
jw hoar.
temple in San Francisco.
OF
24,
V
PUBLISHED....
IN THE INTEREST OF SH IB -
MAN COUNTY.
e e p Y ou r E y e on th e L end er.
1900.
N O . 48.
TRANSVAALERS.
DEM AND
U sed to W a r a n d H a r e C ea « ed
t o M in d I t .
IS
Q U IE T .
F r to e e , H o w e v e r , C o n t in u e S t e a d y
N e a r ly A ll L in e s a t T r a d e .
In
New York. Jan. 22.—An idea of the
Bradstreet’s says: Quietness as to
high hopes entertained in tuo Trans­
demand bat marked steadiness as to
British
Slowly
And
Cautious­
vaal republic of the outcome of the
prices is still the leading feature in
war with Great Britain is given in a
1
trade
lines, a condition it might be re-
ly Moving Ahead.
letter written by E. Houthakkor, as­
, maked not uncommon at this stage of
sistant stationmaster at Johannesburg,
I the year, which is a sort of middle
to his sister in Brooklyn. The letter B O E R S F O R C E D S T E A D IL Y BACK ground between stock-taking and in-
was sent in November by way of Lo­
ventory time and the actual opening of
renzo Martines. The letter says in
the spring season.
part:
Seem to B e S h o rt o f A m m u n it io n - T h e
“ We aro getting used to it a bit now.
Aggressive strength in prices Is con­
B r it is h T o o k T h r e e B u rr P o u ltlo n «
Since October 15 no more letters
fined to a few staples, such as pork
o u t h e M o u n ta in .
reached us from beyond the Trnnsvaal.
I products, which are firmly held on a
J rather Atrdy recognition oi the fact that
A solitary cable dispatch manages to
Spearman’s Camp, Jan. 23.—After | supplies, both of live hogs and dead
come through occasionally, but then it
is a week old. At first 1 still main­ 10 hours of continuous ami terrible fire meats, are far from burdensome. Tal­
tained correspondence with CajieTown. yesterday, Generals Hart and Clery ad­ low, cotton-seed oil and similar pro­
but that is no more possible now. The vanced 1,000 yards. The Boers main­ ducts are sympathetically strong. Raw
Boers are scoring an enormous success, tained an irregular fire during the and refined sugars have loth advanced
and they have already conquered the night, but the British outposts did not this week, not apparently because of
biggest paft of Natal. They are push­ reply.
the war lietween the refiners being set-
This morning at daybreak the Boers : tied, but really be«a»use supplies of raw
ing already into Cape Colony, wh ¿re
they are joined by the burghers. Kim­ opened a stiff fire. The British stood are limited.
berley is likewise completely surround­ to the guns where they bad slept and
What few lines of next season's
ed, as w ell as Mafeking, while in the an engagement was renewed vigor­ woolen goods have been reported are at
northern part of the Transvaal the ously. The field artillery jioured shrap­ advances ranging from 25 to 85 per
Boers are already beyond our Ixiund- nel into the enemy's trenches.
; cent.
A rumor that Ladysmith had been
aries. On every side the British are
Iron and steel are extremely qniet,
relieved enlivened the British, who but signs of weakness are not numer­
getting a good thrashing.
“ The internal arrangements here are sent np a ringing cheer. This was ous, the shading in pig iron being con­
excellent. All the English have left taken for an advance. Tne first kopje fined to a few grades and markets.
the country. Order is beautifully was carried at the point of the bayonet,
The demand for lumber is naturally
maintained. The Boers still remaining and the Boers retreated to the next light, bnt the length of supplies is no­
may be seen daily leaving for their kopje, which, like most others, was table, as evidenced by the fact that
strewn with immense boulders, sur­ white pine stocks are 22 per cent
various commands.
“ Johannesburg now is
fearfully mounted by mounds on the summit.
smaller than a year ago.
quiet. All the male population has 1 The British advanced steadily’and
Hides are dull at the East, bnt con­
been drafted into a special constabu­ the Boers relaxed sightly. The lattei siderable baying is reported West, and
lary. No one is allowed out after 9 did not show snch tenacity as pre­ quotations are fairly firm. Wheat in-
P. M. With the exception of 10 viously. Their Nordenfeldts fired at i clnding flour shipments for the week
miues, which are being worked by the long intervals, and their cannon fired
Apparently the Boers aggregate 4,248,926 bushels against
government, all the mines on the rand bnt seldom.
2,509,682 bushels last week.
j were short of ammunition. All day
are shut down.
The current week’s failure returns
"Up to the present 1,500 English the roar of musketry fire continue«!.
reflect
the annual clearing ont of delin*
The
British
took
three
Boer
positions
are prisoners, among whom are 50 offi­
cers, and 6,000 are slain. Our loss does on the mountain and found shelter be­ qnent traders in a total for the week
of 295, as compared w ith 229 last
not amount to 200, including the dead hind the boulders.
week, 804 in this week a vear ago, 823
and wounded. It sounds like a mira
Ez«Tran6V M al C o n s u l A r r iv e « .
in 1898, 478 in 1897 and 412 in 1896.
cle. It still looks doubtful who w ill
Washington, Jan. 23.— Mr. Montagu
P A C IF IC C O A S T T R A D E .
come out ultimate conqueror, but as
things look now the bughers stand a White, formerly consul to the Trans­
S e a t t l e M a r k e t« .
good chance. No fighting has occurred vaal republic at London, and who, it
Onions, new, |1.00@ 1.26 per sack.
in their own country. The supply of is understood, is in this country to en­
Potatoes, new, 9l6@2O.
food is plentiful.
The English sol­ deavor to obtain recognition as the dip-
Beets, per sack, 75@ 85c.
diers are not worth mnch and surren­ | lomatic representative of the lepnblic
Turnips, per sack, 60c.
der easily. Already two of their gen­ here, arrived in this city today, from
Carrots, per sack, 50c.
erals are dead. Cape Colony w ill re­ New York.
Parsnips, per sack, 76 @ 85c.
volt.
L e tte r F rom K ru g er.
Cauliflower, 76c (3 |1 per dozen.
“ No doubt it w ill surprise yon tc
London, Jan. 23.—A special dis­
Cabbage, native and California. 76
see me having changed thus, but that patch from Naples says that .Mr. Ma-
could not be otherwise, after having crum is reported to be the bearer of a « 9 0 c per 100 pounds.
Apples, 91-26^1.50 per box.
witnessed everything. It is now clear letter to President McKinley from
Pears, 91-00^1.26 per box.
that Chamberlain's sole aim has been IYesident Kruger, in which the latter
Prunes, 60c per box.
for three years to make war against the proposes peace terms based on the
Butter—Creamery, 82c per pound;
Transvaal and obtain possession of its status quo, with complete independ­
dairy, 17 (8 22c; ranch, 34c per pound.
territory.”
ence and a seven vears’ franchise.
Eggs— 24c.
X a q iil N a t io n t o M a k e a L a a t S ta n d .
Cheese— Native. 16c.
W ALL O F G O LD ORE.
Chicago, Jan. 20.—A special to the
Poultry—9 <8 10c; dressed. 13® 14c.
Record from El Paso, Tex., says:
Hay— Paget Sound timothy, 912.00;
“ The Yaqui Indians of Sonora, the T h o n a a n d i C p o n T h o u s a n d , a t T e n .
choice Eastern Washington timothy,
in S i g h t .
only race in all Mexico that was able
9l7.OO@18.OO
Prairie
City,
Jan.
23.—
What
is
in
to survive the Spanish invasion an J
Corn—Whole, 923.00; cracked, 923;
preserve its individuality, are making some respects the most phenomenal feed meal, 923.
gold
find
in
Eastern
Oregon,
is
"H
their last stand against the Mexican
Barley— Rolled or ground, per ton,
government- Thus far it seems the m iles south of Prairie City, in Grant 921; whole, 922.
county.
The
width
of
the
ledge
is
600
Mexican soldiers have been found in­
feet, and the walls are broken away for ' Flour— Patent, per barrel, 93 25;
adequate to cope with the Yaquis.
a
distance of more than 3,000 feet, blended straights, 93-00; California.
A proclamation has been issued hy
leaving
the ore exposed 160 to 200 feet 93.25; buckwheat flour, 96.00; gra­
the ruler of the Yaqui nation, ad-
in t the
It is said that nowhere in ham. per barrel, 93.80; whole wheat
dressed to “ The American People,” ln
n e a air.
lr - it
irt
is
as
follows:
’
^ie
world
has
such a body of ore been flour. 93.00; rye flour, 93.80 @4.00.
and in part
Millstuffs— Bran, per ton, 915-00;
“ The Yaqai nation has begun its found, standing, as this does, where no shorts, per ton, 917.00.
tunneling
is
necessary.
The
value
of
struggle for independence. It w ill no
Fee-1—Chopped feed, 920.00 per ton;
longer tolerate the Mexican army in the ore runs from >8 to 963 per ton in
i middlings, per ton, 920; oil cake meal,
gold,
and
it
is
free
m
illing.
Thousands
Sonora. The nation has established
per tan, 930.00.
a provisional government, the offices ol upon thousands of tons of ore, unin­
Freeh Meats—Choice dreesed beef
cumbered
by
mountains
of
dirt
and
which are at Bahispe. In the event
steers, 7)»@ 8c; cows, prime, 7c; pork,
valueless
rock,
stand
uncovered.
of the success of the Yaqni people ovei
7c: trimmed. 8 S c; veal, 81«@10c.
the Mexicans, no foreigners except na­
Hams— Large, 13c; small, ItM ;
B a t t l e W it h Y a q u i« .
tive liorn Americans w ill be allowed in
breakfast bae-on, 12,S c ; drv salt sides.
Nogales, Ariz., Jan. 23.— News
Sonora for several years. The property
Sc.
________
and persons of Americans in Sonora received from the south this morning
that
General
Lorenzo
Tot
res
had
en­
w ill be protected by the Y'aquis in
F a r t l a a d M a rk « * .
gaged the Yaqnis at Macoyata, killing
every w ay.”
Wheat
—
Walla Walla. 50 @ 51c;
over 200 and taking 500 prisoners.
S c h e m e fo r H a w a iia n E l e c t r i c R o a d .. Father Beltr n and several sisters of Valley, 51c; Bluestem, 53c per bushel.
Flour—Best grades, 93.00; graham,
San Francisco, Jan. 22.—L. P. Mat­ charity who have l»een held as prison­
thews, of Cleveland, O., representing ers of war by the Yaquis for the last 92.50; superfine, 92.15 per barrel.
Oats— Choice white, 34 @ 35c; choice
an Eastern syndicate which proposes six months were rescued by the victori­
to construct electric railroads in Ha­ ous Mexican troops and are now with gray, 34c per bushel.
Barley— Feed barley, |15@ 16.00;
w aii, is on his way home. He says General Torres. It is expected that
that 95,000,000 may be expended, and this last important victory of General brewing, 9l6.00@ 18.50 per ton.
Millstuffs—Bran, 917 per ton; mid­
added:
Torres will have the effect of scattering
“ In the near future more than * the Yaquis and w ill result in ending dlings, 922; shorts, «18; chop, 916 per
ton.
m illion dollars’ worth of ties and lum- the war.
Hay—Timothy, 9 9 .6 0 @ ll; clover,
l»er will be shipped from Puget sound
>7 @8; Oregon wild hay, 96@7 per ton.
K ille d by E a r th q u a k e .
points to Hawaii for the projected
Butter— Fancy creamery, 50 @ 55c;
City of Mexico, Jan. 28.—News ii
roads.
Plans already perfected call
for the construction of some 310 miles arriving from the interior points affect­ seconds, 42t(@ 45c; dairy, 30@S7)»c;
of electric lines. Most of the roads ed by the earthquake Friday night and «tore, 22S @ 2?)itC .
Eggs— 18@19c per dozen.
w ill lie in and around Honolulu and Saturday morning. Much damage was
Cheese— Oregon full cream, 12He;
elsewhere on Oahu island. Ferryboats done to property in Guadalajara, and
w ill be run between the termini of the city of Colima, capital of the state Young America, 14c; new cheese 10c
of the same name, was the scene of per pound.
these roads and the various islands.”
Poultry—Chickens, mixed, 92.5O@
terrific experiences, accompanied with
A m e r ic a n S u b tle r A t t e m p t e d t o K i l l O tle
the loss of seven lives. The City of 4.00 per dozen; hens, 94.50; springs,
Chicago, Jan. 22.—A special to the
Mexico came off comi»aratively un- >2.50@ 3.60; geese, 97.00@ 8.50 toroid;
Record from Victoria, B. C ., says: J.
scathed in the earthquake, few acci­ | 4.60@ 6.60; docks, 96.00@ ».00 per
P. Molera, who arrived from Manila,
dents occnrring here or in the suburbs. dozen; turkeys, live, 15@17o per
tells of an attempt on the life of Gen­
The church of the Three Kings, in the pound.
eral Otis. In eon vernation in reference tnbnrbs, was cracked, aud w ill ba
Potatoes— 55® 85c per sack; sweets,
to the situation there he said that Gen­ closed for repairs.
2® 2 H e per pound.
eral Otis once appeared on the firing
Vegetables—Beets, 91; turnips, 90c;
line, when a shot from the rifle of one
H o w M en W e r e A m b u a h e d .
per sack; garlic, 7c per pound; cab­
of the soldiers whizzed uncomfortably
Manila, Jan. 23.—The escort of 60 bage, lH c per pound; parsnips, 91;
close to his head. As to who fired the men of oonipany C, Thirtieth infantry, anions. 91-00® 1.10; carrots1 |1 .
shot no clew was discovered.
Hops— 7@01c; 1898 crop, 6@6o.
Lieutenant
Ralston
t'omuianding,
B r e w « W e r e B u r g la r « B o ld .
Wool—Valley, 12® 13c per pound;
which was ambushed near Lipa, con­
Vancouver, B. C., Jan. 22.—John sisted of 50 convalescents from the Eastern Oregon, 8® 14c; mohair. 27®
and Thomas Brew, suppose, 1 to have hospital, who were going to rejoin the 10c per pound.
Mutton—Grose, beet sheep, wethers
been lost in a storm off the northern regiment. The insurgents hid in the
coast, are said by the police to have bushes along the road and opened tire and ewes, 3 He; dressed mutton, 6H @
left behind, in a shack formerly occu­ upon the pack train from three sides. Tc per pound; lamhs, 7H o per pound.
Hogs—Gross, choice heavy, 96 00;
pied by John Brew, a quantity of odds The Americans, in additfen to their
and ends, which the police claim to casualties, were compelled to abandon light and feeders, 94.50; dressed,
have identified as hat ing been stolen the train, which consisted of 22 horses. | 5.50@ 6.00 per 100 pounds.
Beef—Gross, top steers, 93.50@ 4.00;
from various Vancouver stores and res­ The latter, with their packs, fell into
idences which had l»eeu entered by the hands of the insurgents, who pur­ cows, 93@ 3.50; dressed beef, 6H@
burglars. There is a collection of tools sued the retreating escort for three f Ho per pound.
Veal—Large, 6 H ® 7 .H c ; small, 8 ®
sufficiently large and varied for a well- miles along the road, until the Ameri­
I Ho per pound.
cans were reinforced.
equipped carpenter shop.
I
B aa F r a a e ie e a M a r k e t.
O p e n in g fo r A m e r ic a n F r u it .
N t c a r e g u a O b j e c t , t o M err y .
Berne, Jan. 22.—The hundesrath to-
day abrogat'd previous regulations and
granted (»erinission for the importation
of dried American fruits, and also fresh
fruits, on condition of their examina­
tion at the Berne custom-house.
Managua, Nicaragua, Jan. 28.—(Vis
Galveston, Tex., Jan. 8.)— The Nica­
raguan government w ill appoint Jose
Ed Rodriguez and Bruno Bruitage as
arbitrators for Nicaragua in adjusting
the differences with the Maritime
Canal Com,any. It is understood the
O m nau D ig n a C a u g h t .
government w ill object to United
Cairo, Jan. 22.— News was received States Minister Merry ami Rudolph
here tonight that <Jsman Digna, prin­ Weiser, the company’s agent, as repre­
cipal general of the late Khalifa Ab­ sentatives of the company in the arbi­
dullah, has been captured.
tration.
H a r d T r ip o f B u rk A g a t e .
M rs. T e v la G e ts • 7 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 .
San Francisco, Jan. 22.—Advices
from Honolulu state that the bark
Agate, 48 days from British Columbia
for Honolulu, arrived at her destina­
tion in a distressed condition. The
vessel was long overdue. On the voy­
age the Agate encountered severe
storms. The staterooms were filled
with water and much of the provisions
ruined. The fresh water gave ont, and
the crew was placed on short rations.
A ship was sighted, and furnished 200
gallons of water to the exhausted sea-
mea.
San Francisco, Jan. 22.—Mrs. Susan
G. Tevis received nearly all of the es­
ite of her late husband, Lloyd Tevis,
y a decree ot distribution front Judge
Joffey yesterday. The property dis-
tributed to her is valued at about
97,000,000. The whole estate was be-
quested to her, and she is to make pro­
vision for the Tevis children.
Wool— Spring— Nevada, 12® 16c per
pound; Eastern Oregon, 12® 16c; V a l­
ley, 20® 22c; Northern, 10® 12c.
Hops— 1899 crop,
ll@ 1 2 o
per
pound.
Onions— Yellow, 76®85c per sack.
Butter—Fancy
creamery
25c;
do seconds, 23® 24c; fancy dairy, 21
@22o; do seconds, 18@20c per pound.
Kggs— Store, 20® 22c; fancy ranch,
27® 28c.
Millstuffs — Middlings, 916.00 @
18.00; bran, 913® 14.00.
Hay—Wheat 96.60@ 9; wheat and
tt fti.60@ 9.00; tieet barley 95.00®
K); alfalfa, | 6 . 00® 7.50 per ton;
-aw, 30® 46c per bale.
Potatoes— Early Rose, 86® 90; Ore-
on Burl»anks, 86c® 1.00; river Bnr-
<anks, 90® 90c; Salinas Burbanks,
91.00® 1.25 per sack.
Citrus Fruit— Oranges, Valencia,
92.75@ 3.25; Mexican limes, 94.00®
5.00; California lemons 75c@ 9l.60;
do choice 9l-75@ 2.00 per box.
Tropical Fruits— Bananas, 91-60®
2.50 per bunch; pineapples, nom­
Snakim, Jan. 23.—Osntan Digna,
principal general of the late Khalifa
Abdullah and who was captured last
Thursday in the hills near Tokar, wai inal; Persian dates,
pound.
brought here today aud imprisoned.
6® »Ho
per