• •
♦ *
«
*>• J
OllEGOX
.OO
TO
Commercial
THf...
Keystone Shaving Parlors House
J. Bl-AUD, Prop
0 L VIBCEIT, Prop.
From All Parts of th« New World
and the Old.
Only First-Class Shop tn the City
Newly Fumubsd and Hr fit led
Throughout.»^
IS cent*
Sbavine
Hair Olitine
Stumpr-ang
Balla
IS
»
"
-
014. J. W. Vs • . » I
rJ.i’N'
*1 • - *
• •
*
' Ji „ ’♦ • *
. >
V*
:’À‘
Ilolb.tr! refuse« to
Ikxvr war.
OWtCON.
EAST AND SOUTH
French troops have ceased looting
Cbltteee olrorv atorle*.
•••
Horseshoeing a Specialty...
*h»y o,-t-rot*
11.aiata*
SCIO, OR
1. '•**.'
• •
BANK OF SCIO
CAPITAL, $20,000.
a lu«t>r u *- i- »-
"
“
*
*•
"
-
*
»'■
v »a
'•
•
'■.<
• “A’?*
< uy et M»x
Huteio» « a
b»e i>rie*iit
x •
X»« Tei* U
A. J. Johnem
. . J. W. Gaine*
C. V. Johnson
lieta gelerai b n'Cng »nd ti hing»
Idi incus. L-ans a»'n at < irren I rales
aid drafts tvued on princ ipal dt!«.
•* r >1 Moti»« >« » ,• a,P «
-
“
••
Chaffee protected to Von
against German footing
Waldoraee
The detmte on tbe War tax roduc-
tl<iu bill began in the bouse.
Tbe bon*« of commons voted £18,-
000,000 to carry on the Boer war
e • -a m, ♦ «■ a m
u> . « • mi
•
1 >n '
t m
, •
A- I- MI 14,A4 |- n»
A. W. HAGEY
rat s.»i s
'
raina
Chsir , si »
- s » -
■ » < -c <« sa t r l-s -
• ml i
«
•
le* • se t Ws»
.
Ceaevettn* *1 »»n rram « -- elth »errrsl
Ilk«*
Il,-s-
lu, 4*p»
-■>.-• I t,
|>p •*
Cvntrsl si.-l -- .-o- ii> ■ r*
las Mr» M t
«-, Ï,..» .« « sgatil at W .«I
*S,o » •:s o- s-l-l »•»
< II UtNKiisu,
Asst -.*u 4<l A l's«u A«<
l-uri.suU. Or.
d
f WW
»
-i« Bird )c«clry I rw-
ro-rrd prompiiy.
SC1O
A $50,000 irrigation dit. h will be
c*in«trncted at once iu Moxee vallev,
Washington.
Oregon delegattoii decide« upon con
lluuiiig - ntra I for v .u.ut .» river
itu pro vein ent.
Mate Superintendent Ackerman re
coin Ul ends th it < r--gou »cboola observe
John Marshall -lay,
Tlwv matter of developing Liwer
Nelulent coal i* said to ham been con-
• iderevi iu New York.
In hi» anuiial report, F'ish Commis
sioner lici-l aays value of I1»h output
for ttregou 1» over $3,000,000.
an<
4il à B'l»
A c«ingr<-»»l-’nal unmmittee wa* ap-
pointed to investigate the Bo-.x basing.
Th«
Philippine nimml»«lou gave
merchant» a hea-'ng on live traiff bill.
OFFICERS i
fredde nt
Vice Preodent
* 1 - mi
Sa.,»«.- i.. : v ai , • A- •
Sai- r»*,.e»«.. 5 Ai e tu • U* la
Os-lru
*> • M> Il tv» M
l**u,e« Sa «M . »•
Xa.MMior” Sia. t>,, 9 rrl a m.
« hlr«*.. T u • mi 9 Au • m
I.» A««, le* I » «
» 1 »*•-* 1* e, , 4 |> IM
Li Hung Cbang claims to have abso
lute pourer to negotiate.
Tbe llay-Pauncwfote
treaty
was
•galu cou>idere.l in executive *eaa|un.
SHASTA ROUTE
-
intervene lu the
Senator Clay *|«’ke against the »hip
•ulwhty bill.
Will fTiaitr*
ar
to ur •
Watch U ma I ojluttiit k«r dale «4 vimia .
<«■>•* r«*tii*»4 » w • I-
ISTtRfsT TO 04K MANY READER
L't<i Ito - rta ba* left tbe Cape for
Kulgand.
Specialist for Refraction and
Defects of the Eye.
PORTLANO.
>t
Our uNr* tn suyptwd with ths
bort th* market» *lfued.^‘a>
2S “
OREGON.
■y
Scio P laning M ills
HARRY S. JOHNSTON & CO.. Proprietors.
ALL KINDS OF MILL WORK ON SHORT NOTICE
A nuinler of person* »mqiected ol
ploting to murittr laird Robert* -luring
hi« visit bi Cajie Colony reoutly. aban
doned their schemes on learning that
thi-.v were shadowed.
Outlawry iu Kwang Hi and Kwang
Tunng is increasing,
The official»
apja-ar to Ixt losing their hold of the
slti-ation sn-l ar« power!«** to restore
order. Pirating on the Wot river is
in, rearing.
SCIO,
OREOO1N
8GI0 LIVERY AND FEED STABLES
IRVINE &. CALAVAN, Props
Our Kigs Are First-Class ami Our Horses
Arc (¡mid Drivers.
Hack Connects With All Trains at West Scio and Morning
Train at Munkers.
CLOTHING
We now have the largest and
best selected stock of Clothing
ever shown in the Valley, which
we are offering at
WAY DOWN PRICES.
We have many special lines of
Spring and Summer suits and
light Weight Underwear.
BLAIN CLOTHING CO
A lbany , O regon
C. A. WHALE
Salem and Portland
LEADING DEALER OF THE NORTHWEST IN
PIANOS AND ORGANS
Instruments Solti on Easy Terms.
threaten to
Lord Kitchener ba* called
■ val',abb> English tr -ipa.
for all
t ugland has awakened to tbe new
•ertoosneas tn south Africa.
Culonal Tellock's expedition failed
to find the I hinase tr«*a»ue.
Admiral Beards-
Chicago jiolice will prevent the Gau»-
McGovern tight.
Haiita Fe strikets wish their differ-
laird Roberta was given an ovation
encee arbitrated.
al < 'ape Towu.
Five perron» were killed iu a train
Th« United Htatea aaut* Chiriqui for
wieck tn .Montana.
a coaling »tatmu.
Fire in Prklu deatroved the quarter»
There I* little change iu the Santa
of a number of officers.
Fe strike situation.
Kitchener r|«-oits a running tight be
Charlee A. Towne was «worn in ar
tween Dewi t aud Knox.
senator from Minuc*ota.
Gompers will lie re-elected president
The hotis« |ie--«-d the li-giclalive, ex
of the Federation of l^vlair.
ecutive and judicial bill.
The tension ta-tweeu
Pottugal i* increasing.
Holland aud
Steyn Is Going North to Help
Oom PeuL
(.fNllUl SOTHA MAXIS A.SSOI SC.fMfNT
Al Boekport, Ind., two ttegroee, wbo S<K*lk<nb«rg<r Swerw la •* Asti»* Slate Presi
had m order», I a
white mau Were
««nt Runter la laedoa *4 • fastens
lynched.
R«l«*l to British Vmfc
The German training ship Gnelwnatt
foundered near Gibraltar aud 100 were
New York, Dec IS.—A dlapatch to
drowned.
the Juurusl and Advertiser from Ara-
A targe B< ter f< r-« t* said t-i le eterdant »ays:
a |-proa- it Ing 1'ekiiig with tbe totentl- n
The fol toeing pro.-1 a nt a I but by Gen-
st attacking it.
eral l«oui* Botha ba* lieen meet tedi
"Whereas. I bate Iwen informed
Tbe senate cants I considered the
artnr and approprlali- u bill» until that the enema circulate* all sort* of
wrong a0-1 lytug rop-rt* among the
after the holiday»
burghers a tern t the government and
John A«!<it*on Porter, McK lliiey ’•
myself, our officer» and official* are
t- rtner puvale »- rotary, died al bta charged to rommonleale the following
ome in Putnam, Conn.
information to tbe general public:
The British admiralty U amnfinf Ihe executive cxiunril, after consulting
to l«-*t various invent tons for »teering the president ol the < >r mge Free "tale,
torpe«to<Mi aud submarine l«Mta.
ba* de« lded tit the lutereet* of our
The Oregon Historical Hoeiety pro caune to give leave of abeence to our
poses to favld a gievt fair in 1005, In state prr-i lent, with ordun to go im
commemoration of tbe laial* a it-1 mediately to I urope In order to a*»i*t
Clark ex|*g»!ltlon to tbe Pacific coast our deputation there iu the work tbev
have before
them.
Vice-President
100 years ago.
hcbalk*nl>erger baa been sworn In ac
As a result of a mysterious jadaonlng
cording to law, and I* ttow acting ••
case at the Forsyth tnlnvw, n«-ar Mar
state president. He is now amlsted
ietta. Ohio, four persons ate d«a<i. four
by the state secretary, two members of
dying aud two olbtr* e«rirou»ly ill.
the executive council, Luca* Meyer
Five unknown 'men w h--| naked the and mv»el(, and other official*. In
marshal of Brighton, 111 . f r ahelter. short* our government exist* in the same
In the calaboose, locked him up and way a» l-eforo aud t* now iu my imme
then broke into a
bnak »nd two diate neighl»--h-«-l aud lu direct com
store».
munication with rue.
"la-t Ihe blood of onr brave dead al-
Telephoning without wire* «-a» »itc
cess fully accomplishe<l hy tranaiiuil* wavs by a strong voice tndu-a every
ting the roicw a- ros* the Miaslaalpjd burgher to tight for liberty. We have
river, at Minneapolis, a (ItOtMlKO Of nothiug left Io lose, but avervtblng to
wtu. Th« government is most firmly
over 1,000 feet.
d- elded to - < ottnue the struggle.
I
The building occupied by the con-
am convinced tbe burgher* will ap
•tructiott (!»|>artinent at th • Norf-Ik plaud thl* d«-cl»toii and act accordingly
navy yard, wa» destroyed by tiro. Il until the eml.
Burgher» ere warueti
(xvntained all the important paper*. sgnln-t the line words used by the en
models an<l plans of tbe o.natructuui
emy to de- e vt them »nd to make them
department.
put down their arm», lecause, accord
Advice« from I Io llo teport that the ing t«> the proelainaHou of Robeita,
American tro«i|-* have l>,-«-ii nortbwntd they will all t>e transported to m
and westward for several d»y» an-l Helena or ('eyfan as prisoners of war.
that detachment» ol th«' Sixth. Eigh Ourctuse, hoaeier, pn- srious. I* m-t
teenth an-l Twenty-sixth regiment» hopele • if every burgher only doe* his
have l-een active nuar their eto«ions. duty. The Lord i* »uro to give a
Tbe lusurgi-nts loaae« during the la»t bleesed end iti hl» own time and in hi*
10 «lays there have been live klllnd, own way ’’
seven wounded and 40 taken prisom-r*.
’Ihe Americans have Unit two killml
ROBBED THE MAIL CAR
and throe wounded, lavrge number«
of tbe natives, however, are swearing Postal Clerk on th* Cotton Belt Railroad Lin*
all--. Um,-.■ to tb>; t H.t- 1 -tel-
Wai Nearly Killed.
The powers have agree-1 to the joint
Texarkana. Ark.. Dec. 15 —A bold
note.
robbery on the t i-tt- n l‘»lt rnilioad oc
Owing to a lack of proper fai tlitie*
in the way of telegraph, caused bv tbe
strike, a eert-ius collision occurre I ou
the Atchison, Tiq-eka A s.tuta Fe, in
The Japanese gave
which several persons were probably
fatally injured.
lee a reception.
Hay may rerigu if the ■'anal trontv
is amended.
BURIAL CASKETS AND C \SES ALWAYS ON HAND
Railway
telegtapbers
boycott tbe Santa Fe.
The Santa Fe repudiate* it* relations
with the telegrapher»' uni- 11.
Tbe American fleet iu North t'bitm
Ilenjamlu iVi*. vf.is hehl al *aletu,
waters is roduo-l to two vessels.
Or., for sreon at bilverton.
Tbe Irish Nationalist convention de-
A bouse Republican < aueu» de« i-led
claro.1 for the abolition of landlordism.
to stand by the war-tax bill.
Washington's centennial anniversary
Tbe sultan of Turker dined o th cor»
was celebrated with imposing ceremo
of the battle-ship Kentucky.
nies.
Von Bulow explained wbv Emperor
Fol! particulars have lieen rovehcl
William would u«>t receive Krvigv-r.
ot the tybisiu which recently »wept the
Erection ot pole» and wires for an
. coaat of China, causing a heavy lost to
other lighting *ysieiu IwgHU lu .«aiem,
lite and shipping.
or.
There are more than 40 case» of
Foor men were killeil by • ti ex pio
»mallpox in 8t. George's haispital, Kan-
•ion in tbe Union Pacifle tilo-,el al
•aa City. Only one death from ibe
(•pun.
ll»< a»» has occurred.
Attacka on salislmry an-l Chamber
Tbe citv eleetton at Astoila, result«,
am were made In the Britisb house ol
in a sweeping victory lor the Ultixena
oom mom.
ticket, every candidate being elected
Only $800,000 can tie obtained from by Li'«® majorities.
thl* m - miou of cottgre»* for tbe Colum
Tbe dock lalmrers at Callao, Peru,
bia Jetty.
have gone on a strike, aud all work
The Oregon supreme court uphold* ha* been stopfaul.
As yet there ha«
the street Improvement seetlvn of tbe been no breach of tbe peace.
Portland city charter.
Joepepb Itenoil. a stage carpenter at
The Idaho supreme coart decide* the Grand Opeia bouse. Salem, Or ,
that pa tout «1 mining property I* to lie fell from a scaffold, breaking «evaial
rvgardrvd the *ame a* other really fur rilia aud bruising his face and laxly
purpi*«« of taxation.
twdly. Tbe Mcident was caused by
The Austrian corvette Ikaiau ha* ar- Ihe I reeking ot a laiard upon which be
riv«<I at Lima, Peru, bringing Bela a as »tan-1 lug.
llakow eg by, commi*al<>n«r of the Au«-|
Tbe Lakeview and Ager »tag« wa»
trlan government, who is vi*ilit,g tbe | I roblted alxiut two nt ilea from Lake
ccnsuiates of South America.
view, Or. A lone hlgbwavman accom
A s|M-ei«l from Shanghai announces* plished tbe job. No pa»»eng«rs were
Two mail sack*
that Ll Hung Chang a Mairchu ware- a loan! of tbe stage
tary, Yoko, has l»-»n arrested by order were rifled an-l a considerable amount
of Field Msrshal Count ton Walder»««, ol registered mail takeu. Officer* are
on the charge ol cuumiuukating with now workng on tbe caae.
the Bogers.
The will of the late Senator Davis,
The third annual rowlavy aud Indian who died Novemtwr 27, waa flle-l for
carnival opened U> I'hoenix. Aris na, , probate by Mr*. Anna M. Darts, live
The will, made during tbe
a lib a gn at (ora 1» of vaquero*, red widow.
men an«i Chinese.
Aftrr the parade, •enator's last Hine**, leaves ail his
The estate I*
tn a wild ilsab through th« street», an •elate to Mrs. Itavls.
Indian waa thrown from his horse and rained at $35.000 in personal and
$40,000 in real propertv.
fatally trampled under frail.
curred today nt I’.asnetl». Tex., SO
mile* south of Texarkana, on the train
coining n< rth, iu whim Foatal Clerk
John II. Dennis »»» aluioat killed and
mall pouches of the car rirled of their
cemieutr.
I he amount stolen I* not
known. A* the train left the Bassett»
wat<-r tank at IS A. M , the exprero and
mall cars were *»|>aralrd from the
tialn, but the tram crew ron had
them coupled again.
lu the run from
there to Texarkana, the coache» were
umoiipled twice lu a very mv»leri--us
manuer. I'poit the arrival of the train
here the United Htatea transfer clerk
wrut to the dix-r of the mall car and
knocked for the po til clerk to open it.
No revtxinse a»» given. Officials then
fo-.ed all elitra-ice and Mere a»t ul»brd
Io tiivl t'lerk Dennis »tretched upou the
floor, apj-arently dead.
A hurried ex-
aniinaln n »bowed that tbe register d
¡much a bad twan rippe<i open and
robl-ed of their contents, tbe moat
valuable of which was the Wayua-
Memplii* pinch, containing a large
number of valuable packages.
A phy
sician was »ent for and it wax louud
that I •enol» wa» alite but unconxi-iu*
An ugly eoon I on the top of bi* head
told tbe »lory.
1 wo hour« alter he
was taken to the boepilai be rotlvrd
etr -ugb to give the details of tbe rob
bery.
Juat as tlw> train parted at Ba»»etu
tank, Denul» went into the vestibule ol
the mail car to »Ur up the tire.
When
be O|-ened the vestibule door be saw
two 11
en stau
Otte
men
stpu ling by tbe »love
ol them dealt him a terrible blow over
the head with a heavy tiro »hotel.
The flrst blow fellc.1 him aud be was
li en quickly le-aten Into a eensrtr»*
condition. Won! roaheed here al noon
that two »11-1»
have l>e«n arrested al
Nap!«*, near the sc- n<- of the robbery,
but noue of the stolen packaega waa
found.
______
Aintrusn Arratltd uv Cap* Celeay.
London, Dec. 15.—The Cape Town
corroepouilent of the Dally Mall report*
th« a,real at Wur-e-ter, Cape Colony,
of Harold Darring.il», alleae.1 to be an
American, on a charge of fomenting an
Afriknndar rebellion.
"The errest,'’
say* the <li»|ietch, ' ha* made a great
»eu* «tion, and atartling ditcloaure* are
promised.'*
Loodon. Deo. IT.—laird Kitchener
cable« the war office from Pretoria un
der dale of Daeembor 13 that General
lino« raporl* tr- m Hetvella that he 1*
engaged In a running fight with (-<-o-
eral l>, «et. an i that the «numi te mov
ing towards Kedd.rat-org. where titer»
I* a column ready to cat-operale with
Ute other British forroa.
lxir.1 Kitche
ner in ao-dber dtopatch rop-rt* Ibal
Boere attacked the p»>*l near lUrberton.
Tbe
Hrltish
ca»ualtle* were thro«
kill»!, five wounded and IS taken prie-
oner«. Tbe capture.! men bare *ln<-e
been rolea*e-l.
I he lb>ere rslilcl tbe
Kivertoo road statton I Worm ber II.
They are being followed up
i-«n«ral Klt.-heoer's u:Mia|« Indi-
eat,'* that Diiwet ha* •gain evaded
Knox. After the latter had billed the
Boer general at <'oomarole drift, the
li.-er* eectn to bava doubled back.
•roaeed the Caledon rivet el*ewn«re.
and turned thence tx-rlb«e*t—In the
direction of Re-dderaburg. the mentor-
able scene of th« British dlroeler tn
April, when Dawel capi uro»! the Urli-
iah Rifle*.
Trit<J»i as Shipboard.
Fan Francisco, Dec. 17. — The trit-
fab »hip Crown of Scotland, which ar
rived today, ISO day* front Penarth.
Cardiff, had linee tragic euirlea in her
log
Novero tier 34 John Warrington
«talibed P. C flugliiu l, hl* shipmate,
• bile the lattar wa* asleep io hl»
bunk
leaving bl* »heath knife in hi*
Vtotim's breast, tbe mur.lervr ran up
on deck, jumped overlioard and wa*
drowned, dsaplte effort» to r«acb him
with a lifeboat.
No one ou board of
the «hip know» of the motive.
The
second tragedy occorro-1 .inguai 1.
Halvatort Servi» fell front ihs tore?ani.
■truck the deck and
fra- turo»! hi»
thigh an.| received miernal lajuriro
wlil- h caliseli hl* death.
CorvvctiAX *n Esbadiii«,« T-rsty.
Washington, Itec. 17.—A treaty It»»
been concluded between the United
State* ami Great Britain amendatory
ol the eliding extradition treaty aud
intend»«! to correct certain Imperfec
tion* In that Instrument, developed by
re- ent exjwrleuce*.
The change« do
Uot materially affect the *«xvpe or prin
ciple« of tbe eAtsling treaty, the chief
Item in the list being prov i*l<>u* clas
sifying a* a crime *ubje«-t to eitra-ll-
tion tbe obtaining of m--ney under false
preteii*ea.
Al
present the
treaty
make* eitra-llli-iuable the ro-'«pti >n of
mouey obtained uuder false pretense«
an I - lints the prlu Ipsl iu' lb.- crim*,
ronilituilng a manifest
absurdity.
I
rr,-- i th:» f.- ,< - u
- nt . tua-l*
Grounding of th* tisronne.
Rumor of British Btlvst
Prairie chi- ken» are said to l-e more
Fire e«! I tors were chosen to »it in
fj-n-ln.
Dee. 15. —The Daily Exprees
the Ni-braska legislature al tbe recent a nu nd ant lu western Kansas than for
publish»* a rumor of a serious die
J rara.
election.
aster to the British arm«.
According
During
Joseph Manley has resigned as ehair-
_ the pa*t five year* tbe state to this report, the finer* attacked the
man of the Republican execnitve oom-^of Pennsylvania has parrha*«-d mure
camp of General Clement*, in the Bar-
mlttee ot Main« after a service ot 15 than 100,000 aerea of land Io lie iaaued liertou district, capturing the camp,
• ■ a forestry reservation.
years.
killing a number of British officer*,
Former Anil*»*» tan to ftaly W. F. an i taking prisoner» all the British
F.lectrio coul-cnttlng machinery I*
rapidly dlspla, ing liaml work and other I>raper has leen ilecoiated with tbe troop*, including loor rompante« of tbe
The story
«arieti»« ol mechanical mining appii- order of 8H. Maurice and Casal by tbe Norlhumlieriand fusiliers.
I« not confirmed In any quarter, and
I* not generally believed.
Force
• fat
lungs OS BOTH Slbts
Dcfcdkd
Boers Under Delorey
nt An
bv
[»(lai f onrd tu Abandon Thal» Politica
laiMul rreach I» .th Hrlnloncmintt
H*i Gee* la th* K» kim .
London, Dec. IT. —Lord Kitchener
report» that after »»<vrro fighting at
Nooitge-tacht, Gsnoral Clement*' turessi
aero compelled to retiro by I'omuiand-
•nt Drlaroy. with a force ol 3.500 men.
Five British officer* wrrv kiiltel.
I lie
.-lher ctwualUM were not ro,»-rted.
Lord Kitchener's official dtapuich to
the war office is a* follows:
’■I’retorta, D m . 15.—U lenten la* farce
at Nooilgedacht.
ou the Magaltro*
Herg. wa* attacked at dawn today by
Delarey, ruluforeed by Beyer's town-
ntaudu from
Wariubalb, making a
luri-e e*lliiiali-! al
' 1
Th->ngh the
5r»t attack wa* re|<bed. th* B ere
manage«! to gel to tbe top ol the Mag-
all»«' b»rg, which wa* held by four
rout pa ul «1 of tbe Northumterland fusi
lier«. and ware thu* able to iximiuaud
Cleiueul*' camp.
He rottred ou Hek-
pocet, and took up a |s>*iliou on a bill
in the center of the valley.
*'Tbe caaualiiee have u >t been com
pletely report*!, but tito Rgbtlug was
very aerare, an«! I deeply r-gtet lltal
Uolutu-I Legg", of the 1 a cutir th hua-
•ar*, and Captain* Mcltean, SI uriloelt
au-l A Ik I nail were kllle«l."
Lord Kitchener ai*o reptile that the
lloera made an attack and were le
pul**! al Lycbtentierg. and thal Gau*
era I launmor waa kill*!.
Attacks
u]»>n Bethlehem and Vrrxle were also
repulsed, the I- r* ¡--»lug ID ki > <l and
14 woumled.
Vryheid wa* altackm!
Decemlier II.
Miipiug routluue«!
when the message w 7 dispatched.
Tbe nan»» al the ear office today
recall those witne«**! in the early
•tag«« of the war.
A ««instant *tr«im
of excited people tilled the lobbies, all
•eeklng detail* of lb« dlM*li-r.
Ice
al^en-’ of the ttaino* of any of the offi
cer* of th« Northumberland fusilier«
la Grm-ral Kitchener'« dispel-n - , «
to the k-rotodlng l ut the
r • n-
paulro ol the fusilier* n-cuti- ncl *ra
in the band* ol the Ib-er»
lito war
uffi-'e nffi, lai* evl lenlly ex,«cl a heavy
casualty list, but they are I. ■• lui from
toe fact that the dlsj «lcn doc* u I
■
bevland* tiial au- b a great ealaatropbe
has been e»cap*l.
Order» were iM-iod at Al-lenhot.
Malta au-l other military center» lu
diapal« b all the atailable uiouulol in
fantry bi South Ald a.
It is rop«>tte«l that Geiienl Knox, co
operating with the Brlti»h column at
l!e«!der*l>erg, ha*
«t»r| ¡ «1
Geueral
De wet. ami that a bat I Io la pro- -'« •ling.
Ihe report arlda that u>auy ul Gen-
eral Deael'a followers hate beeu cap-
lured.
The acene of the dght I* omin- n»ly
clo*e to I'rolorla.
N>-<dig- la- hl is
only 34 miles northarol of Pretoria.
Heattie. Dec. 17 —fwltrrs have been
re elved tn thia city announcing the
(loun.ltng of the United Mate* train-
port Garonne <>u the northern coast of
Loion. She »truck twice, l>emg r»a-
eued both tint »a by tbe Yorktown
The »econd lints the Yorktown'« cable
caught in th« Garonne'» wheel, canning
a farther delay of Id hour*
Tba lei
ter* alati tell about a hard march of
th» American troop« under Geueral
Hall. The line of march was over
sleep mountain» fur a diatene» of IS
fn*lith Lett Htsvy.
mile», taking in all six day*,
Al lit*
conclusion, 1*5 men were under medi-
London, Dwo. 17. —tx>rd Kitchener
Cal treatment for eeventi day*.
report* that I* otfi.ers ami I 555 ntva
• re missing fr -<u < - n -1 Clemente*
faarch lor Hidd«n (.old.
force. They ron»t»t of four ctmt| autre
fusillera,
of
the
Northnmlierlaiid
Pekin, Dec. IT.—A few days
1
wer»
the Brltiah ti-»>pa wrro m-titled of the Judging trout the mcMutge thcro
('lómenla'
sii-tence of a large amount I tr-'asuro captured by the lioers.
20 mile* north »eat if hero
Colonel caaualtles December 15 amounted to
TulltM k and llX) men lelt today to iu- five officers and nine men killed and
veatigate the truth of
the report many apparently w- utidad.
Colonel Tulloch requested, bo we ter.
f ranch T.osr io ih* R<t«ui.
that 50 extra ui«n lie detailed.
It Is
believed that a large amoaut of gold
Johannesburg, Dee 17 —The battla
and valuable« were burl*! al that •till conliuues willnu a frw mUro
point by persons o>nu.- i*l with tbe front Kroger»-lorp. General Clemerrla
Chinee« <-ourt during the recent flight ha* a*ked for reta forcameli I»,
and
Tbe information regarding the treasure mounted m*u under General F ranch
was received front a former court orti bave already gotte.
Tberu bare Ixwu
eiai.
luauy casualties un le db side*.
Il la
Trial Trip «1 th* Alabama.
Philadelphia, D m , IT —Tbe Unit
ed Mate« l-atlleablp Alatasuia sallr-l
today from league Island navy var-l
for New Yurk, where she will await
further order* .
She will make a
trial trip on the run, which will begin
as so»m as she pasee* out to aea.
After
the sea trial is completed the vessel’s
course will be »ha|«d further out to
sea to avoid shipping, as all of bar
gun* and turret* are to be tested. II
the tepnrt 1» aatlafactorv. it 1» probaM»
that the baltle»hip will lie or lervel to
Hampton Roads to join the North AV
lactic squadron.
Anti t ortiga Plot la tion< Koag.
•atimate-1 lltal thè |U era li 1
.«-r
. - Hi.
Montan* Town Sh*k<n
Guthrie, Mont., Dec. IT. — The In
habitant* of the town of Caahlon »rro
aw*keiie<t thl» morning l-y a i«-- illar
wave-like motion and trembling of Hie
earth.
.Many of them r<i»b»-l into
tbe »treeta. eo badly were they frigh*-
•ued. No damage waa dono.
lmr«*M in W*q*t.
Calumet, Mich., Dee. 17.—Commenc-
Ing January I, ihe (’alun -1 A- Hecla
Mining Company will incre«*« ths
wages of Ita 4,000 - iiipl --o» 3 b, po,
«eut.
Iwst March the <--to ¡ any ral*--l
the wage* of Its employes 10 per cent.
Hong Kong. Dec. 17.—The city wa*
placarded today with •tatementa ittcil
lug the people and too memi>era of tbe
•«.-rot «ocletia* to unite and nae during
the month of January and drive out all
lb« foreigner«. Crowd* gatherwl about
the placards, but no actual outbreak
I* reported.
Psddy Ry*e llesd.
Alliany, N. Y.. De. 17. —I'ad ly Ry-
an. ai oue time Champion puglllat ot
lile World, who wan defeated by John
L. Hulllvan, in thelr faniuu* light iu
M laaiMlppi come y car» *g -, dled at bis
hume iu Gleu* Falle, N. Y., thl» altor-
Mon.
Wiweasia’i Vet*.
f arthquskr In Muiourl.
Joplin, Mo., Dee. 17. —An earth
quake shock lasting nearly a minute
wa* experienced in ibis city at 7:48
o’clock thie morning.
Ilte motion
waa trout north to south, and ol a
quivering nature.
t1«ld I p • Bos Offks.
smug ( ity, la.. Dec. IS.—During
the performance of ‘‘.»bore Acres” in
Ihe Grand Opera h- use In Ibis city to
night, two masted men eutoro>! the
box office, asaaulterl. l>«at »nd »hot
the treasurer. Harley 8. Round*, and
escaped without getting any caab.
Clements’
Madison, Wisconsin. Dec. IT.—The
total vota of Wisconsin, a* officially
eanvasmd, was 425.151.
McKinley's
plurality wa* 10*.581.
tai Fol 1st to.
Republican, for governor, ha* a plural
Ity of IUS,745.
Oxford lUatt (smbndg*
No Uv<( Wtr* Last.
Han Francisco, Dec. 17. —One of
the severest storms which ha* ev«t
visitorl Han Francisco broke ovor the
city at an early hour ibis mornlug and
continued until noon in titfnl gusto,
rain and wind sweeping over tbo city
with unuaual violence, and being no-
oom pan led by thunder and lightning,
a rather unnsoal i - curreu a lu tbit
Nsrdtnskfeld'a f »ptditiow
part of the country. At one time rain
Christiania, Dsc. 17.—The Antarctic
Sipedition, beaded ny Dr. otto Nor- fell in such b-trout* that many thought
• cloudburst was immiucut.
geuksjold, will leave tu August.
Ixmnon. Dec. 17.—The annual Rug
by foothall match lietween Oxford and
Cambridge took place today al tbe
<dueen ■ club.
A magnificent game
wa* won by Oxford by two goal* to
• goal and a try. There waa a large
and faahionatile attendance.
a. * u. •