WEEKLY OREGON STATESMAN,, TUESDAY, JANUARY- 23, 1900,, " '? ., ASTER ICIARK Investigation Deforethe Senate Committee Contlnnes A FORMER MIS1MTER TESTIFIES One of tHm 18Mtara Supporter nI rrUrmdtComtprllA to Blpi . h 11 U IUrt. 1 WASI 1 1 NGTON, Jan. 19 The Clark invertiEation was resumed today.;-Vv. 1'. Rector: being the first witness.! He volunteered the statement that m the -case ot every man purchased it was necessary to report to Clark. Y hen Faulkner tried .to check the witness in his voluintary testimony, he replied; "I want 4o ! get out the whole truth, I ni not interested in suppressing part of it, Recto testified as to Davidson leav ing money in his charge for Steele. Rector did not know -what sum was - thought in by Davidson at any time. "I only know." said he, " that we, sud denly accumulated a drawer A money, lie did tiot know what was done "jwth it. He did know, however. tharlo wtll Black- had been sent out to ' get a memkr of the legislature, who was to have $5,000. and returned, -lie had a hard trip, but that "it -was all right. In. another instance Black said he "laiwled his fudi inside an hour.'j When Faulkner pressed to i know what part of testimony was uivdor oath and wh:rtw3s no. Rector replied: "I'm iusf watching you to wink the other eye nhen you want to suppress anything. Tlis remark nrousra w : a reproof from Senior Chandler, and a side remark from Senator 1 loaf.' that the making of jokes was tht preroga tive of . the chairman, Rector was ex cused at "I i:3S and Rev. Mr. Warren who was chaplain of the Montani house 1 of representatives in the. last session. w.i called.' 5 , Warren in his testimony related de- 1 tiils oft his conversation with Clark while- the legislature was in wssion. He hal heien a supporter of Oark. and called upon him ,-to question him rela liyc to reports that corrupt means were being used to, secure his election. The witness testified that in one conversa tion -with Oark he told thei latter that he1 .(the witness) had heard ne demo cratic me-mlxr (giving the name-of a member of the house) -say Ik-, ;would support Clark for - a consideration. "How -much does he wan?" Clark asked- "About $10,000. I think." witness replied Clark studied a -moment, ac cording to Warren, and said: ! " I ,ran't do anything like that myself, bat I will ,hav it fixed." j Warfen ': said-that he had seen; Clark next morninur in the ! y of the; hotel. 9tn Qark asked him where "his man Vila's." I He replied rfiat he had not h?cn the member, when Clark i -said. TfVell him I want his vote today." " I iQn-i cross examination Warren said h had resigned his ministry in the Mrthodjst church, after giving his testimony belore the -.Montana supreme cpurt.f because of the ru-.merous scand alous "reports tlrat were put in drcwla lon" ilvoitt him. He said irt renlv to . questions that, previous to going, to li-i i- t. 1 1 1 .i;a...i - C..n J Jir.ls. V . -;' . V .- " - " :- "A 1 man called me a bad name", he said, '"and I knocked him down and gave him a thrashing." j j "1 si it not " a fact," asked Faulkner., "tfiaii you were charged by members! of yur congregation with embezzle ment and fornication?" : i ' Warren replied in the necativc, saying there had ln-en m oftVcial chorees. , He proceeded, however, '-to say that the stories circulated, after he had given hi-s testimony, charged hm with drunk enness, embezzlement and immorality. Tn reply to further questions be said be had not resigned to avoid an in vestigation. . ;. I "I was not afraid of an investigation. he said, "but I fek indignant. Indeed. I exject to have an investigation, yet a very warm oqi" .), "You have not assaulted 'any one as you did at SweetRres?" V i j ; ? "No sir. bit I am liable to do 'so be fore this thing is over."" . ; , Faulkner also brought out the fact' that.' during hi , conversation j ' with Clark. Warren had told him that his church was in a tad ways that the lat ter had prennised a contribution for it as soon as the senatorial contest wa-s Vndl, ami that Oark had ?ent him a check for $100" which he had appro priated to the payment of 1rii own salary, because the church was behind with him. ( i Z. T. Cason. an attorney ofTputte. testified that he s.v.v Senator Clark, who told htm he would like to hatle him see Representative Marcycs anl talk with him. . 1 "He athoried mf to say to him that he would pay him $io.ox for his vote tor him (CLirk) or United States sen ator.." said tie witnest, Orson bad testified before the grand jury in the WeHcoane diolvarinent case, 5nd alter loing so had felt orry for the part he fvad taken in that case, feel ing that he did not want to come to Washington to. testify against Clark who had done htm favors. Hi state of imind had been communicated to J, B. Root. I.Tvr partner of WcHcome, who had sent 4or him and asked h'm to avoid a suJnoena to Washingtoe. He then told how Root had prepared a ictSer wlwch he (the witness) had copied and signed, in which he had said Were was no trufh in anything , he had tcstifiexl to in the Wellcome case. In the kttcr he was made to dwell upon the disgrace he had brought upon him self by the part he lnd taken in tlie cratter. In return for this i Jotter Root, had given him $t5Qf with which to get out. of country. Cason identi fied Jthe Tccanting letter he bad .given to Root. It covered three pages of foolscap, and was read hy witness amid roars of laughter by all present, includ ing the wkness himself. .. i "Do you pretend to say tliat when you wrote tlfcit letter you'kncrw if was not true?" said Faulkner. TWhy, fertainly,?, ; reiprndcd, .. the witSi coolly. " ' ' "Then you eorrfess here to'have writ ten and sijrned three pages of lies irt that letter?" said Faulkner. In his rely the witness g3ve a second nniaue; definition.: of a lie that the hearing has brought out-' !"Xo, I do not." he replied. "confess to writing rfie Jetter, but T don't think any .statement is ever n lie. which is nade with the understahd ing that it is fafse.' . THE BUBONIC PLAGUE. A Fresh Outbreak in Honolulu Deaths Have Occurred. -Many San Francisco, Jan.-10. The steamer Doric arrived from T Asiatic ports via Honolulu today. - From Honolulu comes news of a fresh outbreak of the plague,? six deaths having octurred be tween the departure of the steamer Chma, which arrived her on Monday, and the departure of; the Doric, which left Honolulu" January 13th. This brings the total jifmber of deaths from the plague for the present outbreak up to twenty-eight, . and it is understood that there are some twenty-six cases in heJhanH of the health officers, t f The Doric brings news that ' Hono lulu's Chinatown is being burned, "and that eVery'c-lTort is being made to stamp out the disease. The Doric '.did' not dock at Honolulu, but the Hawaiian mail waa taken "out to her in tugs! The local health officers have detained , the vessel, pending examination. It is not known whether she will be quarantined or allowed, to-proceed to her dock. BOER HOPES. They Arc Flcased With Their Success : 111 HIV 11II3VVU' lfAl ' b ., ... . I .New York, Jan. 19. An idea, of the biiyh hones entertained in the Transvaal republic of the outcome of the war with Great Britain is given iri a" letter written br E. Ilouthafckor. assistant station master at Johannesburg, to his sister in Brooklyn. ,The letter was sent in November by way of Lorenzo Mar- quez. tne, letter says in? part: - We are tiettintr used to it a it now. Since October 15th no more letters reached us from beyond the Transvaal. A5, solitary, cable .dispatch manages to come -through occasionally, but then it is a week Old. At first I stiu maintain ed correspondence with Cape Town, but'that is no more possible now. The Boers are scoring an enormous success. and they, have already conquered the biggest part iot Natal. 1 hey are push ing already into Cape Colony, where they arc joined by the burghers. : Kim berley is likewise completely surround ed,1 as vwell as Mafeking, while in- the northern part of the Transvaal the Boers are already beyond our boundaries. On every side the British are getting a good thrashing. I The internal arrangements here are excellent. All the English have left the country! Order is beautifully maintained. 'The Boers still remaining may be seen daily leaving for their vario-19 commands. v - "Johannesburg now lis fearfully quiet. All the male population has been draft ed intol a "special constabulary. No one is allowed out aftfer o p. m. With the exception of ten jnines, which are being worked by thie government, all the mines on the rand are shut down. "Up to the present 1500 Enelish are risoners. among whom are fifty offic ers, and Cooo arc slain. Our loss does not amount to 200, including the dead and wounded. It sounds like a miracle. It still looks doubtful who will come out ultimate conqueror, but as things look now the burjjhcrs have a good chance. No fighting' has" occurred in their own country. The supply of food is plenti ful. The English soldiers are not worth muchand surrender easily." Already two of their generals are dead. : Cape Colony will revolt. No doubt it will sunprise you to see me having changed thus, but that could not be otherwise, rafter having witness ed everything. . It is now clear that Chamberlain s sole aim has been for three years to make a war against the Transvaal and obtain possession of its territory." . f A BUSINESS REYiDV- GF.N ERALVTRADE AND PRICES REMAIN WELL BALANCED. Demand Is Large, but There Is Little Speculation. Affecting the Vol ume of Bank ' Clearings. NEW 'YORK. Jan. io.Bradstreets Trade Review tomorrow will say:. 1 he general trade and prices as a whole maintain an even balance, which has been a leading feature for some time-past, and it will require the advent of distinctly hew features to affect any basic changes. Hie general demand is targe for this season of the year, but speculation is quiet to the extreme of dullness in some tines and especially in those branches of speculation which go to radically afTcctvthe financial affairs and therefore the volume of bank clear ings. : ' ' --- ; - - ' Business failures in the United States are fewer in number, being 255 for the week, as compared with 295 last week. Business ; failures in Canada for .the week number thirty-five. as. compared with twenty-eight last week. SCHOOL LAWS OUT The eiehtv- four page book, containing the School Laws of Orecon and the Constitution. published by the Statesman Pub. Co., is now out; and all the advance orders will be filled today. Extra copies may be had at the Statesman office, at 2Sc each; en copies for $21 further reduc tions on larger orders. As' every ap plicant for a teachers certificate in Ore gon, of whatever grade, must pass upon the School Laws and the Constitution, in all examinations hereafter held, this will be - very convenient -for all such. The edition for distribution, published by the state, has bcerr exhausted. The only place where the School Laws and Constitution can be had is at the States man office. It will be remembered that the leirislaturc made verv rarbVil changes in the School Laws in fact, K1AP1 General BcIIers Position Hourly Grows Stronger HIS ENEMIES AT COLENSO SCATTER Will Make Strennoua Effort to Prerent Relief Reaching Imd ymltli A Itet tl la Hourly ExpectL. V ' - LONDON, Jan! 20. (Saturday, 4:30 a. m.). Every hour that Ueneralvlim ler delays his combined attack, in?kcs fcii position . stronger. . The transports continue to arrive at Durban, and fresh trooos are being sent up the line to re irtforce those in front of Colenso. J.< appears tht General -Builer's , troops north of the Tugela number at. least 22.000 and possibly 25,000, with fifty guns. His total s forces. , forming. - the great outer curve t south . and , west of Ladysmith, probably number 40.000.. 5 : While General Buller's forward oper ations which began Jan. icth, develDp- cd rather leisurely, thc:BoerS appear to be fully aware that they must make- a sternuou3 assault. The balloon observ ers have roughly; estimated ;that 10,000 Boers are using spade and pick strength ening their positions. Military critics in touch with the war offictf think that me news mar general ngining nas oe- gtin, or may be expected at any hotw, It is not thought that one 1 day's fight ing will settle the fate of ) Ladysmith, but rather that there will J be two to three days continuous ; fighting. H BOERS SCATTER. London. Jan. 20. The Standard pub lishes the following, dated Thursday, from Spearman's farm:: "It is reported that the Boers opposite Colenso, .. on finding General BuUer had out-mah- ocuvered. them. crossed t6 the south of the Tugela on Monday.; and set ' fire, to all the houses in. the village. The Boer forces at Colenso must have been considerably wercened by the dispatch of larger reinforcements westward to meet General Buller's advance, , and they now hurriedly evacuated the river trenches, ! and scattered ? before our shrapnel. ; By evening nohe of the,, en emy w-as left within nne shot at ; CQr Icnso." , . . ? A FIGHT NEAR. Spearman's Camp. Jan. -19. Sir Chas. W arren and Lord DuridOnald are con tinuing- a cautions advance, hotirly ex pectins a battle. 'I FROM BULLER. ... London, Jan. 20. The; Times has the following dispatch, dated Thursday, from Pietermaritzburg:j "General Bul ler's wagon train is ten', miles in, length! embracing 400 wagons and 5000 a"ni7 mals. The officers are betting 20 to 10 that, Ladysmith will be; relieved tomor row IFridav)." i : A dispatch to the Daily Telegrapli. from Spearman's farm, dealing with Lord . Dundonald's movements to , the west of Gereral Warren's force, says: His success gives us control of the en trance to Ladvsmith." ' A, dispatch to the Daily Telegraph, dated Thursday, from Spearman'? camp says: "The Boers arrived in large num bers today, from Colenso and Lady smith.. ; Nearly all Boers have gone to attempt to check General Warren's. ad vance. - .' . I A Durban special, dated Thursday night, says: "General Buller is said to be within twelve miles of Ladysmith, and General Warren to be about six mdes to the rear, ' : WELCOME OUND. Ladysmith, Jan. 7, Jvia Spearman's Camp, Jan. ,.10. Everything is quiet. Tlie position is unchanged, and there is very little" bombarding. The wel come sound of the guns of the relief column was heard yesterday from Co lenso and Springfield, j t J ; THE WHITE; FLAG. London, Jan. 20. The Daily Mail publishes the following dispatch dated Thursday, from Spearman's camp: -"It is rtmored that the Boers have evalu ated Colenso in order to reinforce their troops here. Heavy gun firing was heard from Ladysmith this morning. General Buller's order instructs the men to heed the white flag of the Boers only when they lay down their arms." -.. I IS . IT TRUE? ' ; . London, Jan. "19. It ras rumored on the stock exchange tliis morning that after eighteen hours of fighting, Lady smith had been relieved and that Gen eral Warren, was killed. Nothing was obtained.? however, tenfding vto -verify the rumor and it had no appreciable effect on stocks.-';""."''' y .-. -- .; FROM THE FRONT. New York. Jan. 10 j A disoatch to the Herald from Lorfdoii says: 'The MortiinR fost s war critic says: "There can be 00 truestion of sun- prising the Boers who have had a week in which to intrench -their main posi tion and two or three 'days' notice, -oi a possible attack upon their right flank? iheian is mat General Lytueton i brigade shall engaged the enemy irt front while General Warren'. division tries to attack the right flank. - I f Ueneral liuller should succeed in beat ing the Boers and joining hands Vwtth General White, the Boer army, which; must retreat across the Klio rir be tween. Ladysmith and. Coicn-so. will be in a pemous position tor Mr Kedvefs will be as near Glenche on the Tail am v to Newcastle as the Boers themselves. Having chosen thethost effectiVeniw rection and one which offers ifh ! prospects of succes. : General uHe has decided to strike with all his might" ; ' inaction.- London. Tan. n Unt-nt. T.,11-.- 1 telegraphed the war office from Spear- luoit mp,-unoer aate ot last even ing, as follows: .1 - . - mounted troops,' this afternoon came into action with -a force of Boers west of Acton Homes! . 'After, the fight he occupied several kopjes, which he is rtill-holding. Field Cornet Heilbmn and twenty burghers were-; killed or wounded. Fifteen prisoners were tak en! Two British soldiers were killed and two wounded. , AN ADMIRALTY COURT. First Case Tried Before That Tribunal .' . in Vancouver. " t Vancouver, B. f C-, Jan. 19. An . ad miralty court - has been established in Vancouver, and the'first case under this Surisdiction is beinsr tried before Chief Justice , McColI.' The action was brought by Charles Liean, a seaman, against F. R. McD. Rusself, as regis tered owner, and Charles E. Crockett, as mastcrof the steamship City of Co lumbia. i ! - The admitted facts showed that Dean shipped on May Jth last under Captain Crockett at $50 per month, and that he was discharged at Qiteen Charlotte ennnd .n Novfmhtr Sth. The defense claimed, however, that Dean had -de serted the ship at Vancouver, in Aug ust, and had reshipped at $30 a month on Septcfnber. 7th. j . ; On cjross-cxaraination; of Crockett it appeared that Dean had been on the ship at the time, and 'was working at t'Imo n.-Kn. Cmrlcftt ,-l.limeft he had deserted. ;The court gave judgment in favor of the plamtiit lor six months at $50 a month. : U I IN CONFERENCE. St Louis, Mo.. Jan. 10. The Post Dispatch today says: One of the most important conferences. Of railway work ingmen since the ; jrreat -strike, in 1894. beiran at the La Clede iiotel today be- hind dosed doors.: Its purpose is . to service men. consider grievances of Anions those takimr a prominent part in -the. deliberations arc A. a. (jarret- son. chief of the Order of Railway Conductors: W.G. Le'c. chief of the railway. trainmen: P. M. Arthur, chief of tlie locmotive enj?ineers and P. F. Sargent, chief of the ' railway firemen. It is said that the conference was call ed to adjust certain differences between the .railroads' and their employes, and to consider the advisability of asking a general sweeping increase in the wages paid to conductors, engineers, firemen and other trainmen. ; ; TO STOP DISEASE. Port f ownsend. Janjio. According to advices from Washington, ; received here today, the introduction of the bu bonic plague at .Honolulu was by the means of merchandise arriving at that port from the Orient, i It is believed that the germs of the disease ; are car- ried in dirt in which plaAts are shipped. and also in a sort of much composed of dirt and manure in Which duck eggs are packed in China and shipped both to Honolulu and this I country. So Strong isf the, belief of he department that it-isi by this means! the disease is introduced that Dr. Foster, United States quarantine officer jherc; has been mstructed by the department to make 4' thorough investigation; of the matter artd Report to the department."' '-.. ! EXCESSIVE TAX. ! - PorttTownsend. Jan. iio. -Accordine to' a decision of the United States at torney-general, the internal revenue de partment has been charging an '-.xces- sixe tax on export billsi of lading, and receipts issued by carriers . from the United States by rail to Canada and Mexico.l Heretoiore the denartmenl has required a io-cent stamo on such export bills of lading and receipts, and me matter was taken before; the attorney-general, who. on thei I tth' inst.. ren dered an opinion that, according to the wording of the law. a jficent stamp on ....... - - - - -J' . .j p. j m.i vtiui required. I I I '; . AN IMPORTANT CASE. Butte. Mont.. Jan. iol4-Tudtre Beattv. of Idaho,!r sitting in thci United States court here today, decided Jhe last of the lamous bank stock ; cases, erowine out of the fight over the estate of the late millionaire miner and banker. Andrew J. TDavis. Harriett Wootl. a Sister! Of - IJaviq. - stierl ! fo t aside thc deathbed beitest of the de- ceuent to nis nepnew ana namesake, Andrew J. Davis, bv which the latter acquired i practically the whole of the First National Bank of Butte. rfThe decision is in favor of I the defendant, and finally confirms his title to the bank. T .; '-. v - !-.:::r-,: - A BIG FORTUNE, i San Francisco. Jan. 10. Mrs. Susan G. Tcvis received : nearly all of the es tate of her late husband, Lloyd Tevis, by a decree of distribution from Judge Coffey yesterday. . The property dis tributed to her is valued at about $7,- 000.000. i il he whole estate was ; be queathed to her. and she is to hake pro- vision lor iiie icvis ennoren. STOLEN GOODS. Vancouver! B. C. Tan. 10. lohn and Thomas Brew, supposed to have been lost in a storm off the northern coast, are, said by the police to have left be hind, in a shack formerly occupied br John Brew, a quantity of ' odds and .l .i- . . iihcu. vne ponce ctaira .-xo nave idemified as having, been stolen from various Vancouver stores and residences which iiad been .entered by! burglars. There is a collection of tools sufficiently large and varied for a well-eauiiynen carpenter shop.. ''.r ;--. r FOUND THE BOOK. An change says that a youn lady : recently sought a iook store and finquired for a book called. "Rubber Necking." The proprietor, upon investigation, discov ered that she was1 ir quest of "Look ing J3ack ward." ... . r . ANOTHER PRIZE. Lourenro Marnnr -.1 Tin- ' id TX. German bark faria, from Australia, with a cargo of.flonr ox the Transvaal government, has been taken 'as a prize by the British 'cruiser; Pelorus near DtTagcrsT bay, arid his bcrf trnrA nc NORTHWEST NEVS: GROWTH OF SUMPTER. Baker Gty Democrat: " ; ; Hon. J. IL- Robbins, ex-receiver - of the U. S. land office. La Grande, but now a resident of Sumpter, was in . this city yesterday and good-naturedly per - nutted a ucmocrai tjum pumhi . i - terview in regard to Sumptcr's steady Air. Koouins, wiiu is mind, would deny the journalists as sertion that Baker City; will ever be the chief city, in this state, east of the Cas cade mountains. . , , " .- In SDcaKine 01 ouininci, In cnratmir of "Summer. j.ir. ivo- K.n k-it in effect: "Buildings-are go- inir uo as rapidly as workmen can con ; :,it.r- '. l-mfn ran Von - struct them. Thatownsite company is erecting a number of cottages, and oth er buildings. Of course 'most of the new, structures arc wooden, but i some .handsome bricks are just .finished or projected.", . . .... . "The Basche Hardware & 'Mining Machinery Company, Mr. Claude Bas che manager : is doing business- in its Suraptcrj A. Pi Goss, president, is OP - crating in a fine- building, ine v i.rsi Bank of Sumpter.of- which I am presi dent, has on incorporated capital ,oi $2o.ooOi and,-when our .'. new bnck building is fully furnished, the struct ure and f furniture will represent an outlay. 0 $10,000. Our bank claims to have the best vault in .Eastern Ore gon." v, - ' EVIDENTLY A. NUISANCE. ' .;-' .;:;;',,.. . J ' Sb-IIderis Mist: Wm. Simmons, who was sent trom lierettwoor three -months ago. to the I hat the visiti of -these sea scavangi rs '.l. " f Q-1fm ; tfnrl.a Attn t-rk nhe- hrnpncp of-fisu nliiinl llic treatment, has returned to St. Helens, andi is( now , occupying apartments in U '-nimlv iail- not- boWPVCr.. aS - .3 ' . , . O t If.l.n. criminal, but because he is awaiting the disposition; of his, case, by t-io autnert ties. He should be sent to soime insti tution where treatment could be had, and required to . remain there. .:. . ' . ... v- GONE TO SUMPTER. : r .!' ' Albany Democrat: ' . Salem, Albany and Corvallis are pret ty well represented at, Sumpter, which they evidently intend to take. May they take the gold by the lumps. ' NEW CREAMERY. Forest Grove Times : . Mr. Taisley was in from Buxton Tuesdaj'. He said the ground was !roken tnere.JMonaay ror a new viciiii - i i-x: it. -11fir and well due. The citizens will , put up tne building and H.' Peterson, of IS GAINING GROUND SUPREME COURT DISPOSES tF MAXV ( A1TEAL CASES. The Calendar for the Next Two Weeki Fixed by the Clerk of the . . Conrt 'eterday. (Erom DailyJan. 2oth0 " ! ; The supreme court is busily engaged in disposing of the , accumulated busi ness, there feeing a number of cases in its hands undis-posed of. but The justices are fast gaining ground, and a the rate rhey .are transacting business now, it'- will not.be many months until they will have gaaned considerable ground on the accumulations before the courts During the past week eight cases were heard and disposed of, and at that rate it; will not, take the court long to ac complish what .has long been thc.de site of the justices to clear the dockets of all old cases. Yesterday Judge J. J.: Murphy, clerk of the court, set a large number of cases for the next two weeks, as follows: 1 ' " ! Monday, January 23d M. P. Jones, appellant, vs. Polk county, resipondent: appeal from Polk county. W. J. and F. H. Huffman, respondents vs. Jolin Knight, appellant; appeal from Mult nomah county. ' Tuesday,: Jaunary 23d W. C. Stites, et al., appellants, vs. J. O. McGce, ct at., respondents; appeal from Josephine county. ! T. T. Burkhart, appellant, vs. R. C Hart, reondent; appeal from Multnomah county. " Wednesday, January -24th County of Muhnomah. respomlent. vs. P. Kelly, defendant and appellant. - GeoTge B. Markle, " defendant and appellant ; ap peal from i Multnomah county. Fred Dose, appellant, vs. Walter L. Tooze, respondent ;' appeal from . Marion coun ty. - - . .' i . .- 1- .. Thttrsday, January 2SthF. L. Rich mond, respondent, vs. Adelaide Bloch, ef al., appellant ; - appeal from Multno mah county :. two cases. , Wednesday, January 31st Solomon Hirsch et al.i : - respomlents; t vs. National Bank of. McMinnville, et appellants:' anoeal fnom Multnomaih county. State of Oregon ! respondent, vs. Otis Savage and Frank Klein, appellant; appeal from Wasco j county.- ' 1 f f-. . - ,; - 1 i THiursday, February 1st Charles E. j jl aoa, ei ai., respondents vs. ; le Cham from Multnomah county. ; f . ber of Coinmerce et al., . appellant ap peal from j Multnomah count. Ellis G. Hughes, appellant, vs. F B.- Prattw and Charles E. Ladd. respondents; apfeal BIG CRGO OF CHALK.' ' Philadelphia Times." ? Lying off Hanover street wliarf. Port Richmond, i the big British ship Pal crave ! with rt Um.it!. r-m. nr Chalk in her, capacious hold which, was ever entered at the port of, PJiiladelphia. The Palgrave herself is a monster ves-, scl. a,fit accompaniment for such a load.' Walter Motley i- M-l M I 1 II I I I 1 I I U1 r.-i i t. 1 jTIgarilville, will put in the machinery, vlt is expected to ?haVe the . plant- in running order in about a month. j ;V V nrtIT TrVr '- - OUGHT TO TAKE. l : - ,f t v, J ' ' - . paker City Republican: 4 ; 1 1 j. ...w..". t to. secure a smelter, without; which the . , FOR . TI I E lASSICI ATIQN. Eugene Guard: f " . ' -' , r "'' '. long editorial inj the OreKonian, re 1 niskincr a mistake in combining ii hopes of getting an adequate price for! neir , prouiivu iiuw n mc ; virjjunian will give tjie dealers combination some advice as to their attempted robbery of: the hcpgmwers.scorsc will be eyen. soj far as the Oregcjnian is concerned. Iiit; it will not do ,th. - The suspicion that; the Orcgon-ian has been "interviewfd'j by the people who ?re endeavoring to rob the Oregon1 hopgrhwers scums' to I - 4 be founded on fubstanti:4 grounds GATHERING OP GULLS. Asiorian: . ,,j ..; . , ,. . , r . i During the iwst few days large num ber of seagulif .have been, congregat ing daily in thf yard, between the court house and county jail. It is the first time that thesie gallierings ; have "ecit known to occkir and the, court house yard has been there for, some time. It is likewise coajectural as to what is the source of attraction. Sheriff .Linville scornfulfy. repudiates the, suggestion ff - i l k.T4hMfrh 4 1 1 r n ( . . ... ntse,' tilthough there, an lead In the premises ;inessj '.- ' .. COUii IllHlM, jtiiiijiij.i aic iiw things lead -particu- lany busine TH E NO RTJH ' YAMHI LL; LOCAU JMcMinnville Telephone-Register: ! North Yaiehill Local Hop Growers' association hjeld a meeting1 last Satijr klay at whichi time permanent organiza tion was completed. The following of ficers were ejected for the current term: President, It F. Bed well: secretary, Wirt Laughljin; treasurer, J. W. Hutch--croft. It is jthe intention of the' mem-; bers of: the local Organization to en- jdeavor to arrange -to' purchase . their hop supplies through the association., , - -! . 1 "MORE NEW PEOPLE. :. Tloscburg Rjevicvr: A-party ef lour South UakOta men j . . ' t J z "r- ' arp in R'-osebtirtr lookitiir over the conn try with .a hew ta locating.. They, arc , stopping atf the central notci, She is a four -masted vessel, full-rigged on each of her stately spars. 322 k-vt long. 49 fefct wide and with a draught of 25 fect. Her tonnage is .078 net. "Under command of - Captain - Rollo she came tfp tliA river in tow. She was taken into flier berth and began .the dis-, charge of 4fj06 .tons of chalk. ... The coniignecs cf this order. Messrs. Wescnberg & Co.. say that if this chalk was workf d up into crayons such as are used ,oi blackboards there would be enongh k(i supply every, school in the . United -Snites -for a year, arid then al low a considerable surplus for break age. . . .- . - . In .this , 'instance, however, the cargo7 of the Pal grave wjll be worked up as one of th components "inthe manufac ture Of wjhite lead. It is not of the fine quality of .'which writing, chalk is made- Tlie latter is generally importe J from FoWey.t - ,it: . oERS RETREAT. . Balloons JUsed by the British in Exam- inintr the F.npmv' Pntiti'nn I '.'' ''' "i ' '''.' V ' :' Spearman's Camp, Natal, Jan.: 18. IO D. m. -The Itoer trnih hitv I-n persistency shelled by naval guns, all day long.: Small parties of Boers were . a ' t . seen ai intervals, and a large torce trom the directlion of Tflvmith wa sn r. treating-io the northwestward of the i.ruisii. position. j pa I loon did good service sis observing. Ccneral-Lvttleton's force, ma An 3 Ae- mortstratlon in the direction of the Bfeakfoniein kopjes,- four miles north Of the British Position, undpr emvr of Jieavy artfllery fire, to Which the Boers ma not -respond. -On the lett tienerai Wrarrens Uroops are now in possession of two prominent; kopjes -behind Spin kop. " There was. some Boer sniping, btit it was ineffective. ' " The Graafrienet ' rtora1' evacuated Prieska tanuarv iclh. nnA rrtiirned northward across the river. . 1 WEAR'S CUP OF WOE. ' I ; ; : 1 v'j ' ' The folilowincr sent out bv the Asso ciated Pc6s last week, helps us see what must be the almost daily scenes in the towns and villages of the Trans vaal: '.J . A prirate rhessaee from Ladvsmiih tolav Stites that- a. messenger, who had justi arrived from Pretoria, Says wailing ir the market-place. Three traTtTs"f nave ueon oespatcheu trom KlerKS-doTpto- fetch the. wounded from Mafe king. It is estimated there - are - 700 killed arid wounded." I The sifeht of men dying or lying voundedj on the field never completes the: picture of a battle. Most of ''the bullets which pierce, a human body on the field! pierce, a human heart 4n some far-off Home. War on the battlr-field is ghastly enough, but its cup of .woe i ' not fiilly realized until we Clear, the bitter crv from the b nmp an? the mat- i ket olaces.-rThe .American i-Tiend. 1 ! ChasJSavaare and f Romeo Gillert I were pbsctigers to Portland on the j Shasta Jex press "yesterday afternoon, j Dealer in all kinds of Woven Wire Fencing ' -.... i . . . ! i Smoolh wire, pickets, iand .shingles, j Send, for circulars. ; , s NO. 59 STATE STREET. ' mauc mem over entirely. lAiiik Dundonald, S with a body of ban with a prize crew, i ' SALEM. OREGON. ' i . I -. 1