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J RI-TOiC : IB Crcnje Continues Ills Straggle Against Lord nVberts. j ERiTISa A2E ADVANCING INNATAl Tfc BoN In Krrta4 Hil( A war - from iAdjsmltli Bamon la rop j , Arc Discredit. . j'' r o LONDON, 'Feb. 25. Sunday, 4:35 a. m.) Since 2:15 o'clock yesterday at terooon nothing has ieer received from the 'scene erf what the London papers call Genera! Cronje s death-struggle, the Vwar officials announcing' at midnight that they hid nothing to give ou:. They stated that they believed it impos sible for Cronje- to escapee from the grip of Lord Roberts. '. I Tje report, circulated in "Berlin, that 'Cronje had succeeded in 'makjjnjf his escape, came from the Boer Headquart ers in Brussels, where it was stated that details ..were, still tacking. .,.;'. The only news from other parts of ' the seat of war, received during1 the night, is a special dispatch front Colen so, under date of February 24th, stat ing that the (British, in spite of strong opposition, were advancing slowly but 'purely, and driving the Boe" roih krtz kopjes between- Grobler's Kloo! and ; HJangwane,' .-.::'.,-- Ladysmith reported by heliogfapVoB Friday that the Boers were retiring northward in' large numbers. Mean while the certainty of relief is so strong at Durban that the authorities are ac tively preparing train load of provi sions luxuries and medical - comforts for dispatch tt the beleaguered town as soon as communications are re opened. ' i :: ' 1 . CULLER'S WORK. i Boer Head Laager. Natal, Feb., 3.1. Yesterday the 'British crossed the Tu gela in "large numbers, with cannon ad sixty wagons. They attacked Ermelo . and the middle tBurgher's 'commands, but 'were forced o retreat under a heavy Mauser fire. A renewed attempt on the Frmelo men was made this nporning. but the British were again djriven off. The fighting continues The British losses -were heavy. ' Eitrht am bulances were employed in collecting the dead l and wounded. Ladysmith fired a few shots-tlm morning at our outposts till silenced by "Long Tom' DR LEYDS REPORTS, -t . New York, Feb. 24. A cable dis patch from The Hague, to a prominent , Dutch resident of New York, printed in the Evening Journal cays; 1 j , 'Dr. Leyds has received the follow ing dispatch 'from Presidents Kntgcr: "Free State and Transvaal forcesvto getherl south of Paardeberg, reinforced and well entrenched.' " ON THE DEFENSIVE. London. Feb. 24 -Apart from the dramatic condition that came over the situation in South Africa, the vent of the week was Joseph Chamlerlains vigorous and almost vicious, j self-defense in the house of commons The colonial secretary met the accusations ami demands with one of those ten Lb!-; fighting speeches for. which he is noted. With venomous retort and scorn , he once more denied complicity j in the Jameson raid, denied the so-ca!led revelation of Independence Tlelge. and with deft phrases re sented the opposit ion's agitation I as a personal attack upon his nuicli per secuted self. In the heat of the debate and with an overwhelming -majority ready to cheer every bitter phrase. Chamberlain carried all ' before j liini. But, after" reflection, many of those who thoroughly 4e!ieve Cliarrrlserlain to be, absolutely Untainted, and who ftace no importance upon the letter stolen from Hawkestev. the counsel for the British South African company, regretted that the colonial secretary took the matter in such a personal spirit. . ' WERE IN CONFERENCE. REPUBLICANS TALK OVER frjlE TARIFF BILL. 1 j A Compromise" en Legislation in the Interest of Puerto Kico May Be Reached. Aiitt..in.N. i-eD. 24. mefre pub'.icans of the bouse of represeau tiyes met 'n conference "ai 8 o'clock to night to consider their position on the rueno kico urui mil. unusual j in terest was attachedto the meeting, ow ing to a divisioffot sentiment which his developed on .hc bill. Ab.mt ir republican members wer- present. The elmcnt in opposition to the bill was well represented. The first dehnite firoposif on came from Peajre. of Mary nnd, who suggested a camproitisc, ifixir.g two years as the limit for t'ie operation of the proposed tariff. Fow lers, of Vermont, was the first to give - V, ,1.., ..n.ll. icinaika were rt)jaruco as lenaing sto Ward a hatuior.iouj adlu-:tmca. ; i . ' Chairman Payne, of the wjyt snl means committee, spoke at consider able length and maniiest:d some fad ing at times. The members gathered 4rom what Payne said that the secre tary of war and those of th- war de partment otTicia's, moit '.uniiiar with ruerto Kican affairs, had drawn the bilk Payre ald conveyed the impressran that the president was not oppose-I to the bill. : Lacey brought forward a comproaiiie giving to the presklent full authority to act. The speeches of McCall and Littlefield attracted much interest be cause of the positive attitude tbey have taken. McCall showed a disposition to accept any of the compromises sug gested. Littlefield was more vehement, declaring that he had not surrendered his ; views - against the measure as a whole, although he felt disposed to torn the subject over to the president, as had been proposed. - LiUlefield also suggested that free trade be given Puerto Rico, with the distinct declara tion that this should not operate as a precedent "applicable to the other 'insu lar possessions. ; V b ' ,, This was met with a counter-prop 3 sition from Throop, of -Pennsylvania, that he 25 per cent rate as provided by' tie original bill be retained with the declaration that this did not operate as a precedent- Tjp to midnight none of the proposiMops had, been voted upon, and the member began leaving the ball. "The feelir- prevailed; however, Utat , the two-year, limitation would be agreed upon as a basis of compromise, and that witJi this change ; the bill would receive a pretty general, although not unanimous support. A committee of ten, rive from each side, was ap pointed to go over the subject and re port istome middle ground. At 12:15 o'clock the conference adjourned until Monday-night. THE SCANDAL TESTIMONY. 41 SENATOR CLARK AND MARCUS DALY FACE TO FACE. The' Latter's Tool Dn the Witness Stand V' '!' Tixc lntreiite. St.-.ry". 1 Citnues. j-". WASHINGTON, I U. 24 Serator Clark and Mirctis Daly, rival million aires of Montana, faced each other dur ing the - greater part of today in the senate Committee 011 elections, in the investigation of Clark's election to the senate tif the United States. Daly wore a pleasant smile throughout the, day. and Clark maintained an unrufiled j countenance. It had been expected that JJaiy would be called to the witness stand . during the day, but he was not. The day was given to T. B. Toole, a close friend of Daly. . To-ile'a testis nwny covered tnc sensational contest from the Daly side of. the, question. In questioning Toole, Faulkener r.sked: "Did you not say, after Clark's elec tion, that if you, had $100,000 more you could have defeated him, and that with $200,000 you could have elected your man?" . "I did not. We could have beaten hint with half the sum ecause I be lieve that, with that much money, it would have been possible to have the republicans, who voted for Clark, go on making patriotic speeches and voting for men in their own party." j NEWS FROM CAPE NOME. TWO MEN REACH DAWSON FROM THE DIGGINGS. , Plenty of Provisions to Feed the 'Min ers Tlirotign the Winter Rich Grcund Found. SEATTLE. Wash.. Feb. '24. The first news of the winter from Cape Nome reached here today in the Daw son papers, reporting the arrival there of Carl von Knobelsdorff and Charles D. : Campbell who left Nome on De cembeY 10th. and reached the Klondike early this month. Knobelsdorff and Campbell report: There is plenty of food at Nome to'j las: through the winter, and the only -scarce article is wood, which was sell ing at $65 a cord. The supply of wood along the beach was consumed for a distance of ten miles up and down from Nome City. The price of coat, for ale.' wa 7 cents a pound, though there was jiluc (h 11 on nana, ana it was oeing refused to buyers. The large transpor tation companies, however, had enough cjal on hand to last, so there was not cpusidered much likelihood of a suffer ing from cold. Flour was selling at $6 a sack; bacon. 30 to 40 cents a pound; fresh meat, $1 to $1.25 a pound; meals. $t to $1.50; and lodging's, $1 to 4 a night. Eggs old for $3 a dozen, and potatoes and onions $15 per 100 pounds. Stampedes are reported to have been of frequent occurrence during the winter. The beach below and southeast of Nome furnished the best reports, in the Bonanza district there having been teported a rich strike in coarse grid. No. 1, b?low Discovery, on Anvil creek, a tributary of the Snake river, showed Siqj.ooq as the result of four months sluicing. The tiien were sink ing holes through iae set cut from the beach, in December, td find if there was gold on the bottom of the ocean. 1 .. I-..,; THE NEW COMMISSION To Administer the Affairs : . ' Philippines.' of the Washington, Feb. 24. It was ofTiciat ly announced this afternoon, that four of the five members of the new Philijv- vinc tummisMcm , naa oeen iseuccteu. Tbey are: I Judge Taft, of Ohio, Luke T. Wright, of -Tennessee; II, C. Ide of Vermont; Dean Worcester! of Michigan. It is generally believed the fifth member will be Bernard Moses, of California. STEAMER ASHORE. Portland. Me.. Feb 24. A steamer Ielieved to be the California of the len j line, is ashore off Fort Williams, Portland harbor. j Editor's Awful Plight. A - I I F. M: Higfcins, Editor SenecaV(Il!s .) News, was atlhcied for years with Piles that no doctor or remedy helped until he tried Bucklen's Arnica Salvz.' lie writes two boxes wholly cured him. It'$ the surfst Pile cure on eartn and the best salre in the world." Cure enar anteed. Only 25 centSw Sold by Dr. Stone, druggist. ; - ! Chronic Nasal Catarrh poisois rv ery breath that is drawn into the lungs. There is procurable from ny druggist the remedy, for the cure of this tro iblc. A small quantity of Ely's Cream Balm placed into the nostrils spreads over an inflamed and angry surface, .relieving immediately, the painful inflammation, ckanses, heals and cures. A cedd in the head vanishes immeJitte'y. Jold by dniggists or will be mailed for no rents by Ely Brothers, Warren Street, New York, THE DATE IS FIXED EKJ'tBLICAJ COJSVK3KTION WIIA ' UKVD MAKCH 29TH. ' BE PrlBMHe ' Called for -Jfarch T lt-Th I'rat WIU Number 5 Work ' i of the Committee. i (From Daily, Feb. 25th.) The: meeting of the Marion county central committee was called to order at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon, in the reception room of the Willamette hotel. The rb!l call found quite a fuH repre sentation of the committeemen present The fallowing was the representation, iftcr proxies" had been recognized and vacancies filled: AtrnKville E. T. Judd. Aurora Fred Will, by Dr. SmiihJ protfy. ; BreiltenlrtSsh R. M. Toe. Brooks Daniel Ruggles, by Jones, proxy1. Butteville A. II. Cone, by J. N. &L L. Fred Doe, proxy.; ' - Ohampoeg James E. Smith, j Elk horn Ji P. Case, by A. Gesner,' proxy : ' - - 1 Eng e woodA. D. Wheeler. Fairfield Theo. Rtibens. Scotjts Millsi-C. D. Hartman. GtriaisS. W. Jones. IIortl-II. J. HadVy. by J. II. Mc Nary, proxy. ' ! 'Hovtell P. Dyer. Hub5jard-T-Chas. Platts, by Toozej proxy. ; Jcffeirson A. J. Shoemaker. Macleay Wnx. Ranrsden. MarionJames Walke. by W. L. Arthur munj proxy. Mebanita James Eskew, by J. Hughes, proxy; 1 - F. Moriitor W. R. Townsend, by J. P.I livckj . , 'Mt. lAngel Chas. Long, by George W. Joiies. i Prospect Sam Hughes. Salein No. 1 F. W, Waters. Salcin No. 2 M. E. Goodell. Salem No. 3 A. J. 'Basey, by Race. proxy. Salehi No. 4 J. F. Hughes. Salem, East B. B. Gesner. Earl Salefn, North H. T. Bruce. Salc-in. South Bert 'Macy, by Jesse Maty.j proxy. Sidtiiey -R. O. Donaldson. Silver Falls Jay B'eakney, by T. B. Pat ton, proxy. Silverton, 'North C. W. Younggren. Silverton CM. Hinkle. Silverton, South C F. Hicks. St. Paul Jas. L. Cook. Stay ton Henry Keene. Sublimity R. E. Downing, by F. T. Wrfghjinan. proxy. Turner J. M. Watson. Wootlburn Henry Hall. 1 cw i'ark V. G. Noreren. Uport motion, F. T. Wriglitman, James L. Cook, J. F. Hughes, T. Bl Patton and E. T. Judd were made a conmittee on apportionment. A re cess was then taken until bprtly after z ociock, to near ine report ot tni committee. A unanimous report was brought, in giving- the apportionment shown below, making a convention of 256 delegates the basis being one delegate-at-large lor each precinct, and one lor each 15 votes cast 9or 1. 1. (jeer for governor. Aumsville A'.trora Brcitenbush i . , Broiks , Butteville , Champocg , Elkhorn ivngiewooa 12 ! airfield Scot Is Mills Gervais , 1 Horeb 'Howell ... Hubbard Jefferson Sidney Macleay Marion Mchama M'initor Mt Angel Prdspefct .......... Salem ! No, 1 Salem No. 2 ..... Salem No. 3. Salem No. 4. ..",. East Salem Norrli ' Salem ................ South Salem Yew Park ... Silver Falls Silverton ..."....!.' North Silverton South Silverton ..."! SL Paul Stajion , Sublimity !J. !! ! Titrner j .... !!.!!! Woodburn 10 iS 12 17 4 10 7 6 2 6 6 6 4 6 6 9 11 Tatal .4..... . The report of the committee adopted, after some rlUriKcInn .255 was Mr.' Judd moved that th nrlmarUc be! held on 'March 21st, and the county convention on March 29th. according i me recommendation of the state commit (ee. Carried . ; A motion was adopted that the com mitteemen, in precincts, having closed meetings, appoint the judges and clerks ami Itflie hours in those nr-m-i from- 12 noon to 6 p. 01., on the date of me. primaries. , 'A motion carried to th ifor precincts having open meetings, 2 There was an attempt to declare that only voters of 4 he party, who have here tofore voted the ticket, be allowed to participate in the primaries. This jailed. it being shown that the primary law allows any one. who offers him selt, to vote, the only restriction being that he ishaJl not rote at two primaries in one year. , : fi; . . There was a question raised in regard to the right of Marion "and Linn coun ties to elect a joint senator this year but no action was taken. j n .) - The committee then adjourned. The following judges and clerks were appointed by the respective central committeemen: . ; . : i , Broods S. R. Scott. Jacob Nailot, ? S. Rgg!es, judges; W. A. Jooes, Guy . Loonev .clerks. t Englewood II. Cadwell, Ohas. Cal- 1 McCormick, F. A. Davis, judges; Clin ton Kurtz. L. I. II all, clerks South Salcni A. Daue. FreMIurst, W. Rujnraell,' judges;; Geofge " Arm strong, Scof J Bozorth, clerks. ; Salem No. 1 W. D. Claggett C M. Parmenter, H. C Tarp3ey, judges; A. 'M. Southwick, Ed. Horgan, telerks. Salem No. 2 E. M.jLaFore, A. Moores, Eugene Willis, judges. Silverton T. 'R. Hibbard, W. II. Drake P. VW Potter judges; George Riches, Pearl Blackerby, clerks. North Silverton--Wright Foshay, S. T. Hoiiart, A. Gi Steelhamnier, judges; A. F. Ho"bart. VVm- Erwin, clerks. South , Silverton E, Small, M. Ska We, H. L. ARen, judges A. Thomp son. L.. J. Aldrkrh, clerks. ; j r Prospect-r-A. iA. Burton, E: IC.1 Hall. Frank Smithy judges; S. Cone, Fred Dragerv clerks.' . , . - ' , . Woodbarn-V-Walter Durant, Peter Scarbacic, John Gates, judges; A.. Aus tin; A. L. Auterson. clerkt. i h Yew I'ark W. H, Simpson G. W. Davis. S. II. : Hatch, judges; N. Ilaas, li. Irving, .clerks. V , I f CURES BY, LAYING ON OF HANDS. Frank Griftitr' Rochester.; Ind.j Claims r ' Divirfc Healing Power.' Frank Grifit, son. of Hiram Griffit of Rocliesiter, Ind., is attracting widespread attention on account l what be calls his divine power of healing. He is now 24 years old and first became acquaint ed with his gift when 14. His father iiorse had a tumor on its iiecfe. The aftliction became so severe that it was decided to kill the animal, i Young Grifiit took it in charge and in a few days it was well. ' is . He next tried his power oh a goitre on his sister's neck, which soon-disappeared. Since ifrien he has ciwed more than 400 cases ,and ims never tnade a failure. He refuses to work 'at any time; except at night and during the wane of the moon. j Up to the present tone he. has re fused all offers of remuneration, saying that the gift is from God and is to be used to heal the afllicted. The healiitg s jaccomplrshed by laying on his right hajnd. wiiwh' has a , maNormation re sefiibling a clett Cioof. . priftit's father and two brothers are laborers. ,. COM PR ESSED CORK - AND . USES. l ITS . Oork, as every one .Jaiowj,'; i!s one jtf the best non-conductors ot . 1i.-ih ftr sound. That St has not been more widely used m building is due chiefly : the difficulty of obtaining it "m an unadulterated tform. A product called cork tiling bas recently ben placed -.po,j the market which is made of what is- knownio the- trade as "virgin ork," ground compressed, and other wise treated by a patented process, and which -is. iree.L from the cement and iltse usually emnloved to hold the nnr- ucles together. We are informed .that : lies made cf'this pure, compressed cork form- ,au admirable flooring, wliichj besides being! hoisekss. water proof, warm, and germ-proof, is capa- .e 01 witnstanding hard usage. By varyin-g tlve degree of compression and inotfijying the mamacturing process slightly, sheets of Cork . different in color and density are obtained, which, when sawed and finished in the form of panels, can be. used for wainscot ing alone, or in connection with cork tile floors. Cork compressed' into sheets and sawed to the size artU thick ness desired constitutes a "very efficient ptiley covering. It Tr said that a pul ley covered or iagged'with compressed cork will transmit Trom fifty to sixty perj cent, more power with the same tension of belt than one having only a .rniobth iron surface. - l - . "I think I would go crazy witlpain were it not for Chamberlain's pain Balm,' writes Mr. W. II. Stapleton, Herminie. Pa. "I have 1.n with rheumatism fof several years and havetried remedies without number, out Pain Balm is the best medicine T have got hold of." One application relieves the pain. For safe by F. G. Haas, druggist. 1 ' - DENVER'S CONSUMPTItDN 1 VICTIMS. Increase Reported Last Year Danger . From Infection Pointed Out. Tuberculosis caused more deaths in Denver during 1800, than ! an v- other disease, ine ?Sefu '-n? annual report of the Health pepartment shows' that there I were 536 deaths of tuberculosis during j . - . I the year, which was 31 more than dur ing I8y8 and 47 more than during 1807, Ot 4S0 deaths of consumption in the city ; during 1897, 88 were of patients who had concentrated the dike.i in the state,, and of this class there .were 99 in 1898 and 58 last year. The increase in the number of deaths of cotsumption is attracting) attention and a discussion of the. -situation oc cupies most of the f pace this year in the report of the State Board of Health. Already the dancrer frrm In. fection in tbe larger cities makes doubt- iui tne wisdom ol receiving patients lere, and the State Board calls for the nmiediateS enactment and enforceitint of drastic: san i tar v j legislation v. York Sun. -; I!a laid In Vzn Ktrt Bo-a AX ENEMY'S WORK. Genevieve ,Sc Ctzr, suspected noth ing. -partook freely of the arsenic sht had received through the mai? i Her complexion was immedately benefited. ; p presently her teeth began to de- r , "'Could it lie that there coixcale4 n the arsenicr faltered Gen- '"e, m suuoen alarm. ' - The reflection that i she wa A'u,L.. tifjur-not to have lady enemies did not serve to render her an th lce nn..r.. -Detroit Journal. : . . . i - ;W v , ,.,..IU. , m-l-J; Fi Printing, Statesman Job Office. NSS-W j. n. Bear tli the work, m$ m T, S. TOW'5FXD, TllK CHKASlKltT MA?t, WILL VISIT SALEM TODAV. A Batter-MalUoc Plant Te Urn Kiabliidiea v lo Woodbura hj Auolhr Mn . Ureas latereat Shewn. - (From Daily, Fel). 27th.) .-Apparently, interest in the creamery plant that is to be established in . Sa Icin, is abating. Stioh should not b,c It is a aratter of the. greatest iiniort snce to the dairy interests of the Wil lamette Valley which is just beginning to be develobed. Tlicre is a great arid constant" growing . need for & creamery in-the Capita! X"ity, and inh aimuvh as such an institution has beei secured for this: community, farmers 'jtf the surrounding country .-should give ilise concern 'their, united and substank yibl patronage. ;' - - " -."' J I It is very, probable' bowever, that tht indisposition that -is now. ' evidence' towards ihe proposition, v5H be , rer placed -by the hearty ind genuine strjif pbrt of the farming comniiunity 'whefi the machinery shall Jiave. arrived auil put in. place and the jdaiU -made rcad lor business. : . j ; T. S. Townsend, ; jl Portland. 1 wh j Will locate tlie plant in Salem, is ah experienced creamery oferator anL ; recognizing m balem and vicinity an excellent field for $he creamery .busij ncss, decided to establish such a plant here. Mr. Tcwnsenl expects lo come up from Portland 'this morning when he will contplete the final arrangements preparatory to installing his p!ant an 4 l. . ! ! . . TL. r .-,1T.. OCyiUlllili tpCrUOI15.- llC: VIJMai It If Works plant , on East State street has been leased .and the machinery will b4 placed therein. These quarters have cnly. been Jeased temporarily as it is very probable that it will be nec essary to seek larger quarters. operated any length of time. ' i ' - , W. L. 'Maple,- of Vancouver. AVash-, ingtorw has decided to establish a prcamcry 2 Woodburn. ;Mr. Mcplej addressed a public aneeting in Woed-f burn last Saturday afternoon. Farmer to the ntunber of about 200 were presf ent. lie ottered to buiul a creamery and make butter at 3 cents a pound; to call for milk at farmers houses at 10 cents per 100 ipeunds; and charge 1 cenj a'ftound for cold storage in July and August. He would pay for; milk every 30 days- He promised to have a cream ery in operation in thirty-five days after assurance that he will receive milkl from 200 cows. The result of the meeting ' was that the milk of over 25 cows was guaranteed. ". 1 herefore. the creamery is a certainty.. He will hold another meeting at Moniton Tuesday,' iiid at Mount Angel Wednesday! . . 1 THE NATION'S CAPITAL KKIVSI KOTKS 'UM1I THE 1AHOIS C1TV OS THE l OTDMAC. Reports (rom Three toiim'U' on Iliffrrt-nt , Mttrs What I Sttld bout the i ' ' ' Kasli to Cape uie. WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 Type writers in Spain are considered at pres ent a hixury, and not a necessity, among business men; and although in time manufacturers, lawyers, .and others will itse them, still, of course, if the price i increased, so also will be the difficulty in introducing them, as none; are inade in this country. According to the new Spanish tariff typewriters, which for merly paid less than 2 cents per pounu weight, are now dutiable at over 64 cents per 'wound weight, or about thir ty-two times as much as be-fore. An ordinary typewriter weiehs: from 20 to 30! pounds with Vs cover and the accesr sories usually supplied with it, so" that the duty on a first-class7 American type writer is now, say. rom $13 to Sjo, whcieas be'forc it averaged about half a aoiiar er maciune. e-onsui eeneraitowe writing trout Cape Town to the state department, says: wmie uic representatives here of export V conimission houses in the United Stated are cabling large orders for food stuffs, other supplies arc want ed j by thegovernment. Contracts - for the building of railroads, for supplying private 'institutions, etc., are open for bids. If our manufacturers, owing to the brisk home markets, do not care ine army, jaus, prisons, public and to copipete at present, they might be prepared to do so after the war, when there will be a "Ijoom." Thes country will then be short of supplies, particular- in the line of food stuffs and in many other directions the demand . will be iarge. Vehicles, tools, harness, etc., will be needed. The destruction of fur niture and -household supplies has al ready been large. Telegraphic and rail road equipment, lumber, clothing, hats the - countless thSngs required by a country emerging from war will find a'ready market. It behooves our man ufacturers and producers to ie prepared to obtain a part of this trade," i The Pennsylvania Milling Company M New York, which owned the, flour on the steamers Mashona, Maria and Beatrice,, seized by a British cruiser off Delagoa Bay, has made a definite offer to sell the cargoes to the British gov ernment and the offer has been ac cepted. None of the other American snippers whose goods were detained, have made definite a statement as to ine disposition they desire niade of their property, but the probability i is that Great Britain will and pay a fairprofit .on them. jhsui orrisonf at Dawson City, reports to the State drnartmrnt ? ' T"Ji weather for the past month has been Comparatively mild, the thermometer ranging trora 15 degrees above zero to 18- degrees below. -This exceptional mildness at this season of the year has interferred materiallv with the hu.'rrlrinr of claims, causing many miners to sus pend work on account of water coming in me snaits and drills, and. unless colder weather comes soon, the. output I w tAii idi ftiiuri, ' ut lue csll- ...111 ftt -t i -f . . ! ... .. . ' . - . mate', which for this' season lias been eakmlaied at $25,000,000.' The Cape Nome , excitement continues unabated. Word J recently received from Skaawav is . to the effect that many arc nnRing preparations to unuertaKe tne journey oa 2X0O miles over the ice via Dawson. If all who arc contemplating it make the trip this winter,, there will 1e pne continuous line of people from- Iltri mtt to Stl 'Michaels. lJusineifs ia Daw son is very dull. Many restaurants and -two hotels have been forced to clofe thtsr doors for want f patron age. Prices remain about the same with apparently full lines of all stages." The war department is looking for Tilden Hughes, Tlate : private Company G. Sixth United States Cavalry whose last-address was Portsmouth, Scioto County. OJiio. Jle' has been : awarded a certificate of merit for gallantry at Santiago, .but cannot be found. ' , " Representative. Levy, of New York, is almost ready to'aanaiince the detail of his tax-reduction bill,' by which life hopes to bring about a Iwjrizontal cut in the internal revenue tax imposed Sr war purposes. As there is a prospect that there will be a surplus in the treasury at the end Of the fiscal year, he thinks the money now unnecessarily taken from the people ought to be hit in their hands and many annoying-and burdensome taxes removed, f Consul Het-nan, writing from Odes sa to the' state department, says: "Pa tience, and long credits are 'absolutely essential in orxlcr to do business in Uu sia. Russia, in A busincssway, is jrae tically the great unknown. I would like to utter a word of warning to Americans attempting to do an indiscriminate bus iness in this, country. Much is jmb lished about the great opportunpies in this coun'ry, but , very little is told .about i. the -difficulties, losses, and em barrassments which are always nut wrtii by those who fail to take the prop er 'precautions. 'In case of failure, the home creditors are 'usually- paid, bin the foreign ones are not. The fact thai we have furnished the 'Russian govern ment with millions of, dollars', worth r of various tjomds and were paid for the same, is gratifying. Hie Kaian -gov-' eminent always, pays, out tliscrimina tion should be used in dealing with ihe business 'element generally." Consul Ilayden, of CasteHamarc di Stabia, in writing to the stale depart- -iniiKinciuns ai -jjcsi arc very interior tti the American, fruit. lacking Jhc sweet navor m our meion, strange to say, how-evcr; this same melon wheii re- 1 ? . . . . . . . . . serveu lor consumption in winter. .ti 1'.- 1 ' . - . very ac t -epia uie. , .custom- exists lien ..f n.:- .i. .... 1 ,e . . . i-i puiiuij; -ine meion irom tne viKe while green, and hanging it up in (lie open air until winter, when it is eau-ti. The melon becomes not 'only far -superior to the ripe fruit , of summer, but quite equal to the American, product. If this system could be adiled in the Unifed Statcjs, it might prov I value." That Throbl.iing II;idac:ie. Would ottickly leav you. if v.vi u c.l Dr. Kings .New Tli S.-ivIs at 'unerers !iiXe prove.! their matchless merit forSick -and NVrvous llcatla-ciie's. Jury fee-pure ! jo, I anil Jd up your .hearth. srronjr ner.es and. I'asv. n i.ikc. 1 rv inem. tjii v s nf - . 1 'I . I . . Money b.iek it Tint Cttrcd.' S. !d bv l)r S C. S.toiic l;i!ii' Mr.- GriWiips The Ladies' Journal says a woman should make hefse'if as LattractivC 'to her busband after marriage as sue Aim oeiore. Mr Gmmps lliih! My .father al wayrravc me identv -of mimrv m nnW myelf attractive : vi:h. You don't -i' New York Wceklv. ' - i. .' .. A Michigan editor lilasoheinonde re. fers to Senator Depcw a "that -"dilet: -tanie gentleman whose chief 'ability lie in telling funny stories and who was elected to the:United States seifate froiy New VofK to please the New York Ceivtrhl ra'i'road. 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