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WILL COURTY REPCRTEB. LATER NEWS. All the ministers at Pekin have signed the joint note. England ia alarmed over the Boer invasion of Cape Colony. The senate committee made many change« in the army bill. The Morans, of Seattle, will not get the contract for new warship. Speaker Henderson is opposed to en largement of the Portland postoffice. The river and harbor bill will not be made public until after the holiday«. Martin Sticke), the «elf-confessed Castle Rock assassin, will be hanged. A company has been organized in Iowa to build a fish cannery in Alaska. Anna E. Smith, was appointed post- m in stress at Camas valley, Or., vice II. Allison, resigned. Thomas Parker, a native of England, was frozen to death near the nioath of White river, Klondike. Samples of two dangerous countei feit silver coins have been obtained from Portland and Sopkaue. A collision occurred on the Sumpter- Baker City road in which two locomo tives were slightly damaged. Memorial services were held at the Oregon university in honor of Henry Villard, one ef the college’s greatest benefactors. It is announced that the total tax able property in the city of Salem, Or., will be approximately $230,000 lee« than last year. A pitched battle is imminent be tween the British under General Cle ments, who ha« been reinforced, and the Boers under General Delarey. The clearing house banks at Tacoma, have decided that after January 1, they will aocept Canadian silver at par. Heretofore it has beeu taken at 5 per cent discount. All attempts to float the British steamer Laura, Captain Yule, from Sa vannah via Norfolk for Bremen, ashore on the coast of Holland, near Petton, have beeu unsuccessful. The steamer Sarah Dixon collided with the breakwater near Mount Coffin, on the Ixrwer Columbia, and now rests in 15 feet of water. This is the steam er’s second experience under water In Panay, 21,000 persons have sworn allogance. Morocco pays the American indem nity claim. Ashland, Or., voted agaiust licens ing saloons. The Boers raided Cape Colony at two separate points. The misunderstanding at Pekin was dee to a cable error. Only 86 lives wore lost in the found ering of tjie Gneisenan. The French chamber of deputies adopted the amensty bill. The return of volunteers wll cause renewed insurgent activity. Colorado capitalists have bonded the old Gem mine, in Eastern Oregon. Reapportionment bill reported gives Washington no extra congressman. Railway brotherhoods will ask the Santa Fe to re-employ its operators. The naval construction board recom mends four awards for warship con struction. Superintendent Calbreth, of Oregon insane asylum, has submitted hie an neal report. Farmers’ institute was held at Staf ford under auspices of the < Iregon agri cultural college. Washington county, Oregon, has .vWnred $500 reward for the arrest of the murderer of Andrew Dahlberg. The schooner Pioneer, lumber-laden for San Francisco, went ashore on the Nestucca beach during the recent storm. Associate Supreme Court Justice fleorge U. Ludlow, ex-governor of New Jersey, died at his resilience iu New Brunswick, N. J. Two transports will start in a few days from Manila for San Francisco with 1,000 sick and wounded soldiers. The stranded bark Poltalloch, on Wt)lii>a harlsjr, Wlthatood the recent gale good. In fact she is in better po sition than before. Fire in East Providence. R. I., de stroyed a wharf on which there was 2,000 tons of coal. The loss is esti mated at $200,000. Two highwaymen who stop)«d a buggy near Portland, upon discover ing tli.it It contained two ladies. apolo gised aud allowed them to drive on. Dewet is the guiding genius of the Boers. Minister Wn thinks the joint note demands too much. Minnesota has experienced her fiist blizzard of the year. The Japanese minister of communi cation has resigned. Spokane has decided to hold a min eral fair during 1902. Oregon has paid out nearly $100.000 in scalp bounties during 1899. Public attention in Germany is oc cupied with crime in high circles Kitchener reports that Boer invasion into Cape Colony has been checked. Germany wants the eultan to pay its bill before buying an American war ship. Rebels are scattered in the pro vinces of Panay and Cebu, Philippine islands. England will buy 60,000 horses and mules in the United States for army in South Africa. Delay in negotiations has caused great change of sentiments as regards China in Japan. A tornado did great damage in Ala bama. News is meager, owing to all wires being down. H. Phelps Whitmarsh has been ap pointed governor of the province of Benguet, Philippine island«. Forty-five insurgents were killed and one American wounded in an encounter near Gunobatan, Philippine islands. E. H. Southern, the well known ac tor, who ha been laid up for some time by an accident, is entirely recovered. A large portion of the Philppmes must be abandoned unless the relief of the army is immediate, says Secretary Root. The police are working on the case of Long, the Portland burglar recently arrested. It is thought that a charge of murder will be laid at hiB door. Fire which started in a Pennsylvania coal mine 42 years ago is under control, and it is said that the next two years will see it extinguished. The fire has consumed about 85 acres of the finest coal land in the anthracite region. Frank H. Moiris, auditor of the war department, was shot and killed by Samuel MacDonald, a postoffice depart ment clerk. Fancied grievances and liquor were the causes that led up to the shooting. MacDonald afterward shot himself and will not recover. There is another hitch in the Chinese negotiations. Troops are being concentrated in Northern Cape Colony. The English war office has arranged to reinforce Kitchener at once. Nicholas Darnell, a pioneer of East ern Oregon, is dead, aged 63 years. Senator McBride has asked for large appropriation for customs service launch at Astoria. The Booth-Kelly Lumber Company will change its headquarters from Sag inaw to Eugene, Or. Governor Geer asks Pacific Northwest states to join Oregon in celebration of Lewis and Clarke centennial. A mob at Gulf Port, Miss., lynched a negro. It now appear« that he was the wrong man. The supreme court of Ohio has dis missed five cases brought under the trust laws of that state. It is probable that the president will visit Portland and the Puget sound cities on his trip in May. State of Washington pays $11,300 sugar bounty to local sugar beet fac tory for Spokane county crop. The striking telegraph operators on the Santa Fe have given up the fight. Their places have been tilled by new men. Over 1,000 Christians are reported to have been massacred by Turks. The Turkish authorities show the utmost indifference. The controller of the currency has appointed a receiver for the American National Bank of Baltimore. It is thought that depositors will be paid iu full. A dispatch from Tien Tsin says: ‘‘1’rince Ching asserts that Emperor Kwang Hsu, unaccompanied by the Empress Dowager, left Sinan Fu De cember 19, bound for 1’ekin.” The dead body of Peter F. Johnson was found in a water ditch on Park avenue. Puyallup. The presumption is that Johnson fell into the ditch and was unable to rescue himself. Conger was instructed to sign the note. A coal mine under the city of Pitts burg, Pennsylvania, has partially caved iu, allowing part of the principal street of the town to fall into the mine. It is feared other sections will also sink. Following the break of the Lulu is land dyke, floods have caused further damage to the seawalls protecting the fanners of the Fraser river valley. Owing to high tides, strong wiuds ami heavy rains, the lands have been badly flooded, aud the village of Stevenson is three feet under water. Twenty-five terra cotta statues tn the Boston museum of tine arts prove te he liogus. To the naked eye not more than •,000 stars are ordinarily iveible. A ewerfnl teleecope will reveal 6,000.00 stars at once. In China anyone who writes an im moral hook is punished with 100 blows ef the heavy bamboo and banishment tor life. Anyone who reads it is also peals bed. The agricultural departmment hat estaldished at Washing on a lal>oratory for testing all torts of mad materials. The immigration bureau has al lowed contract laborers from Porto Rico to land in the U ailed State« as citisens. The coat of the public schools of Greater New York for the year 1901 will be $17.700,078. The number of pupils in the schools is estiu a ted at 408,11$. I>. I. ASBURY. Publisher. M c M innville .......... O regon . ■imi An Interesting Collection of Items From th. Two Hemisphere. Presented in a Condensed Form. 300 (Itti OH Every Employe of the Scranton Street Railway. DEMAND BETTER PAY AND FEWER HOURS Company Says It Is Not In a Position to Grant ■ncrease—Negotiations Under Way for Speedy Settlement. Scranton, Pa., Dec 26.—Every one of the 800 car and barn employes of the Scranton Railway Company obeyed the strike order, which went into effect at 5 o’clock this morning, aud as a consequence only two cars were run in all of the Laakawana valley today. These two were manned by Superinten dent Patterson and'dispatchers, fore men and clerks. No attempt was made to molest them, and, although rain fell a great part of the day, the two cars seldom had a passenger. The tied-up region extends from Pittston to Forest City, a distance of 80 miles, and includes 65 miles of track, on which are run ordinarily 80 cars. The men of the Wyoming Val ley Traction Company, op ¡rating all the lines scuth of Pittston as far as Nanticoe, threaten to go on a strike. With both companies tied up there would be a total cessation of stieet car traffio on a busy stretch of country 80 miles north, including the four big cities of Scranton, Wilkes- barre. Pitt-Hon and Carbondale. The strikers met tonight and ap pointed committees to man the differ ent railroad stations. They are to watch for men who it is rumored have been recruited in Philadelphia to take their places. They will distribute cards to strangers, notifying them of the strike, and asking them not to ride on the cars. An appeal to the local public has been issued, asking that the cars be not patronized. The men demand 20 cents an hour for old employes and 15 to 171» for new men. They also demand a 10- hour day. The company, in its answer to the grievance committee, says it is not in a position to afford any increase in wages at the present time. Presi dent Clark arrived tonight and stated the road would be operated with new men if the old men cauuot be secured. What the Company Offers. Wilkesbarre, Pa., Dec. 26.—The em ployes of the Wilkesbarre & Wyoming Valley Electric Railway Company and the officials of the company met in conference today to talk over certain grievances which the men submitted to the company. 'lhe employes de manded 20 cents an hour for every hour worked and shorter hours. Pres ident Rigg said he wanted to be fair with the men, but their demands were too sweeping, and the company could not afford to grant them. As a com promise President Rigg offered the men 16 cents an hour, but no reduction in the hours. The conductors and motormen refused to accept this offer. Indian Outbreak Feared. Seattle, Dec. 26.— Advices have been received from Sitka, Alaska, stat ing that that town is in a condition of suppressed excitement, fearing an out break of Indians. The United Stales marines stationed there are underarms, and the marshal and dep uties are tak ing every precaution to protect the whites in case of trouble. The aspect of affaire is very serious at Sitka, as the Indians are by far the strongest numeiic- ally. There are 55 marines command ed by Captain Pendleton at Sitka. THE POPULAR VOTE. McKinley's Plurality, According to the Present Figures, Was 859.824- New York, Dec. 24.—The Times thia morning publishes a table showing the popular vote for presidential electors in the recent election. Minnesota was the last state to declare its vote, this not having been done until yesterday. In some states, as in Louisiana aud South Carolina, there were the nomi nations of but two parties, Republican and Democrat, upon the ballots; in other states there were three or four, and in some eight. The total vote, including 6,211 scat tering, was 13,967,299. Of this Mc Kinley received 7.217,677, aud Bryan 6,857,853. Woolley, Prohibitionist, received, so far as reported, 207,368; Barker middle of the road Populst, 50,- 188; Debs, Social Democrat, 94,552; ■nd Maloney, Social Labor, 83,450. McKinley’s plurality, according to the figures of the Times, was 859,824; Mc Kinley’s majority was 468,055. In addition there were votes re turned in five states for the candidates >f the National Union Reform party, -eth H. Ellis, of Ohio, for president, and Samuel T. Nicholson, of Pennsyl vania, for vice-president, and in two states for the candidates of the United Christian party, J. F. R. ^Leonard, of Iowa, for president, and John G. Woolley, of Illinois, for vice-president. WILL BE $400,000. Amount Settled Upon for the Improvement of the Columbia River. Washington, Dec. 24.—The river ■nd harbor bill will contain an appro priation of $400,000 for the mouth cf the Columbia, and a further provision that this improvement be placed under the continuing contract system until completed. It is understood, however, that the total amount of the contract will not be as great as that recom mended by the engineers. It will probably be in the neighborhood of $1,500,000. This cut in the estimate is very favorable to many other states. Chairman Burton was anxious to lave some repeal legislation to qualify the large amount in the river and har bor bill. One of the items which he wanted repealed was the Dalles boat railway. The Oregon delegation in sisted that it should remain until as surance of some other project for over coming the obstruction could be had. This contention now prevails. RICH STRIKE IN LUCKY BOY. More Stamps Are Soon to Be Added to the Present Milling Facilities. Blue River, Or., Dec. 24.—A new body oi rich ore has been struck in the last crosscut from the middle tun nel in the Lucky Boy mine. This crosscut has been run in about 20 feet towards the hanging wall. A fine body of tree gold rock, some of which shows gold to the naked eye, is re vealed. A new tunnel has been started on the level with the top of the mill, that will soon tap the pay chute nearly 100 feet below the upper tunnel. This will soon be connected with the two upper tunnels by an upraise, and thus be made the main woiking tunnel. The tunnel can be extended into the mountain for nearly 2,000 feet along the course of the ledge, gaining a per pendicular depth of nearly 2,000 feet, from 20 to 80 feet wide. Hundreds of thousands of tons of ore can be taken out without expense for pumping or hoisting. An additional number of stamps will be added to the present mill the coming season. Crushing of ore began December 19 last year, ani the plant has neve stopped an hour, day or night, since except for slight repairs or to clean up. Sympathetic Strike. Mystery Surrounds Boy's Death. Wilkesbarre, Pa., Dec. 26.—Two hundred and fifty girls employed at the Wyoming Valley lace mills, in this city, have notified the management that they will not report for work tomor row. They go out in sympathy with the weavers of the mill, who have been out on a strike for nine months. The failure of the girls to report for work will necessitate the total suspension of the plant. Chehalis, Wash., Dec. 24.—A boy named Wilson met his death in the Chehalis railroad yards in a mysterious manner. He was found about 2 o’clock, still alive, and carried into the de|>ot. He had been badly bruised on one side. He died a few hours after being taken home. Struck and Killed by Cart. Negroes for Hawaii. Chicago. Dec. 24.—A special to the Record from Nashville, Tenn., says: About 200 negroes will leave Nashville in the morning for San Francisco, whence they «ail for Honolulu. The negroes are going to work on sugar plantations. St. Paul. Dec. 26.—Charles M. Mil ler, assistaut engineer on the Montana division of the Great Northern railway, was struck ami killed by an electric car in this city. Miller's headquarters Scotch Steel Industry Suffering. were at Williston, N. D., and he was on a visit to relatives in this city. N. Glasgow. Dec. 24.—Clyde shipbuild F. Miller, for many years chief engi ers recently placed orders for 150,000 neer of the Great Northern system, tons of plates in the United States at was a brother of the deceased. a saving of £50,000. The depression in Scotch sted and iron trades is acute. Strike Declared Off. Fourteen furnaces will be damped at Muncie, Ind.. Dee. 26.—The strike the end of the year. The steel works of the snappers in the Trust window are talking of closing indefinitely. glass plants in Muncie, which threaten Washington Man Dead In Dawson. ed to close all the Western plauts, was called off tonight. The workmen met Seattle. Wash., Dec. 24.—Advices and decided not to return to work un from Dawson state that Elbridge Bart less they received the same pay as be lett. aged 48 years, died there Novem fore. The management theu offered ber 25 of pneumonia, after a week’s terms which were accepted by the m<n. illness. He was from Puyallup. He ha« daughters in Puyallup or Tacoma. Attorney-Geueral Griggs has con Bartlett was a member of the Odd Fel cluded his argument iu the Porto Rico lows. He had been mining on Hunker, but with only moderate success. case. Murder Case Decision Reversed. Advance to Raisin Grower*. South Bend, Dec. 24.—Judge Elliot has reserved Ins decision on the motion made for a tiew trial of Manuel Gataa, convicted of murdering William Bee son. The counsel for the defendant in troduced as new evidence the affidavit of J. 8. Stout, to the effect that be heard cries of distress coming from the launch Leonore, of which Beeson was captain, at a point on the river two miles below where Gates is sup posed to have attacked Beeson. Fresno, Cal., Dec. 24.—Local bank ers have airanged to advance to the Raisin Glowers' association $500,000, as require«I to fulfill its contracts. 8a)es have been slow of late, owing to the sluggishness of the Eastern mar ket«. Th« packers have taken 1,700 carloads of raisins and paid for them. About 500 car loads more have been packed, but there is a dispute be tween the grower* and packers about the grades. ODtOOII STATI ns THE BOERS ARE Such I* the Report of CHECKED Kitchener From Pre. toria—British Surrounding Them. London, Dec. 26.—The war office Items of Interest From All Parts has received the following dispatch of the State. COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL HAPPENINGS A Brief Review of the Growth and Improve ments of the Many Industries Through out Our Thriving Commonwealth. Ashland will try to secure several rural mail routes. The national bank recently organized at Ashland will open February 2. A co-operative creamery is to be es tablished on the Coquile at Lee. The Arlington warehouse is said to contain 250,000 bushels oi wheat. Cottage Grove will present a new charter to the legislature for aproval. A cougar which had killed several valuable dogs was shot near Thurston. The Roseburg marshal has received direction to purchase 100 dog license tags. H. L. Kyte, of Merlin, was recently granted a patent on an improved type case. There was five inches of snow on the railroad at the summit of the Siski- yous. Work has begun on construction of the Corvallis-King’s Valley telephone line. It is probable that a matting plant will be erected at the Iron Dyke early in the spring. A McMinnville resident has a cat 21 years old which catches rats aud mice almost every day. Material for construction of the Cor- vallis-Kiug's Valley telephone line has arrived at Corvallis. Samuel Kunz has been appointed postmaster at Bethany, Or., vice Ul rich Gerbor, resigned. The safety deposit boxes and vault door of lhe new Canyon City bank have arrived aud are in place. Sheep at Long creek are command ing top prices. As high as $2.50 per head has been offered for lambs. J. C. Miller, of Glencoe, brought in the champion turnip of the season, the vegetable weighing 24 ■* pouuds. R. C. Goodwin, of Wheeler county, has again gone into the sheep business, aud has bought 2,000 head near lzee. J. P. Simpson has about 4,000,000 feet of logs ready to float down the Luckiamute as soon as there is suffi cient water for driving. The local telephone line between Central Point and Eagle Point has been purchased bv the Sunset company and connected with the main circuit. A. E. Starr, a Baker county mining man, disappeared November 14. He left the Mullen cabin, in the Green horn district, aud has not beeu heard of since. The public drinking fountain which will be erected in the city park at Eu gene in memoiv of Company C, Second Oregon volunteers, will arrive about January 1. M. 8. Barnes, proprietor of the Baker City-Cornucopia stage line has made an assignment to P. Basche, of Baker City. It is thought that the creditors will receive payment in full. The committee on improvement of the McKenzie road has tiled its reports. The total expenditures have been $4,847.95. Collections from all sources for the improvement amount to $4,819.80. Judge Burke, who has a bond on the mines at Copper Butte, east of Union, is pushing development work as rapid ly as possible. Three shifts are now employed. The showing is said to be excellent. Hector McDonald shipped a carlo«,I of large steers from Elgin. One weighed 1,860 pounds and another 1,960. They were weighed just after being driven over 30 miles of rough muddy roads and had undoubtedly lost over 100 pounds each. Reduction of 25 tons of ore from the old Butteville Bonanza, now known at the Paul Kruger property, in the Quartzburg district, has just been completed, says the Prairie City Miner. The clean-up was 11 pounds of amalgam, estimated to be worth over $1,000. from Lori Kitchener, dated Pretoria, Dec. 24: “As far as it is possible for me to form an opinion from reports of officers on the spot, I think the Boer movem ent into Cape Colony has been checked. Of the two forces that ei tered the colony, the Eastern is sttl north of the Zoutspansberg rr >4^ while the one that entered west ajp* pear* to have been turned in tjje direc tion of Biitstown and PrieZCa. Our troops are getting around both bodies, aud a spacial column is also being or ganized which will be dispatched im mediately when know where its serv ices are most wanted. The Boers have not received much assistance in Cape Colcny as far as my information goes. We have armed some of the colonist«, who are assisting our forces. Rail way and telegraph communcation has been much interrupted by the very bad weather. “Dewet is iu the neighborhood of Senekal. General French, in conjunc tion with General Clemeuts, attacked a force under Beyers touth of Magalies' Berg. The Boers broke away in a southwesterly direction towards Po- tcheestroom, and were followed by General Gordon with a column of French’s force. Yesterday evening about 5 o’clock Clements’ force was engaged south of Oliphant’s Nek, but I do not yet know the result." A later dispatch from Lord Kitchener dated at Pretoria, says: “The western column of Boers occupied Britstown and cut the railway south of De Aar Junction. The enemy is being fol lowed up. General French has been in contact for two days with the com mandoes of Beyers and Delarey, south of the Magalies’ Berg. He is pursu ing them. The enemy have lost con siderably, and Commaudaut Kreuz and and others have been captured. Gen eral Colville engaged two separate commansdos Deceinmber 21 near Vladkfontein, with slight losses, the enemy retiring." FILIPINOS AND AUTONOMY. Recently Organized Party Has Been Formal ly Launched. Manila, Dec. 26.—The recently or ganized autonomy party vai launched today at a meeting atten, el by virtu ally all the loyal Filipino leaders in Manila. The declaration of principles was read and after some discussion adopted by a vote of 123, less than half a dozen declining to vote All signed an endorsement of the platform, including Señor Paterno, one of the most influential of the former iniur- gent leaders, whose real attitude toward American authority has been much questioned. The principal discussion was vyádtk—’ reference to the orgajiijfatiojj/77f the , government of the party. A council oí Í 26 members was elected together with r an executive committee, including Señor Arellano, chief justice of the supreme court; Frank H. Bourne, Señor Amriosos Fiores, a former insur gent; General Señor Florentino Torres, attorney-general of the Philippines. Señor Jose Near, presenting attorney, and Señor Tomas Del Rosario. The smallest number of votes received by any candidate was 80. Japanese Minister Resign*. Yokohama, Dec. 26. — lloshi Torn, minister of communication, and for merly Japanese minister to the United States, has resigned his portfolio in consequence of the persistent allega tions of his implication in financial scandals. He will be succeeded by Mr. Hara, ex-minister to Corea. It is possible that the stability of the Ito cabinet will be affected. Large Deal In Coal Land*. Fairmount, W. Va.. Dec. 26.—The largest coal deal ever made in Harrison county will be consummated in a few days. The territory comprises 12,000 acres, or 19 square miles, lying around Salem. The purchasers are: James E. Bron, of Uniontown, and Alfred J. Cochran, of Dawson, who will pay $842,000 for the entire tract. Killed In a Trainwreck. Texarkana, Ark , Dec. 26.—The Texas & Pacific passenger train of the Laredo & J-'ort Worth was partially wreoked 10 miles west of here today. The engine struck a cow, jumped the track and turned over One of the fire men, Ed Catterson, was killed. En Joe Mayes met with • painful acci gineer Cnbbitv was badly scalded. No dent at Bonney’s wood camp at Wyeth. one else was seriously hurt. He was dislodging a jam in the Roumania Declined Russian Loans. flume when a stick of wood came along London, Dec. 26.—“Russia offered unexpectedly and crushed two of his fingers. The index tìnger on one hand Roumania a loan on 16,000,000." saya had to be amputated at the first joint, the Vienna correspondent of the Daily and the middle finger was badly lacer Express, “to assist her in the finan cial crisis; but the offer was declined, ated. because there were conditions attach Lincoln county court at its recent ed undermining Roumanian inde;>end- session ordered the repairing of the nece.” bridge over Depot slough on the New Railroad Will Be Extended. port-Toledo wagon road, commonly It has been learned from reliable called the ‘‘Duncon bridge.’’ The approaches to the bridge are still in sources that the Nevada-California rail fairly good condition, but the span way will be extended from Termo, across the stream will be pulled down Cal., to Lakeview, Oregon, in the near future. and replaced. Link Vanderpool, of Silver creek, Harnev county, recently sold 130 year ling heifers to Gilchrist Bros., of Crook county. It is tepore,! that ■ great many sheep wil be herded this winter in the desert lying south of Wagontire Batte, H arene county. They are now camp ing at the nearest watering places waiting until the fall of «now wilt her mit them to push into the * —*t. Among the num tier is on« band rr toni ly driven up from Cali forni*. A Schooner Bottom Up. Empire City, Or., Dec. 26.—The t schooner Gem, which arrived her«^£^ from San Francisco this evening, after a hard struggle with the wind ami ’’ waves, sighted a vessel bottom np about 80 miles west of Cape Arago. The vessel was painted white, and bad a clean bottom. The schooner Ivy, which also arrived today, reports see ing considerable lumber afloat Decem ber >1, but did not sight th« scuoobm bottom up.