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-WEEKLY OREGON STATESMAN, Friday. December 1900. ajiaitiL - - fivnr Come! Up for Consideration Today Re ported by Hull's Committee. Two Sections Added Root's Proposed Measure Covering Generals Shatter and Lee Ship Snbsldy Bill in - tfce Senate. 'WASHINGTON, Tb-e., 4.-Tke -.sex- ja HWi'son. Shifter J to 'lie; nn-si-ml'ttf the- Iloitse -today -'wa brief, pom red Major-General ami Lee ami The, real work will-Isglfi touirro w,"Wyon Brigadiers. . . wbcu the House wlU.'-oosIdor, . the arinr r-ortriiia.itin bill which -Hull, chairman of tlie ICortmHHf 'on Mili tary' Affair, reisyied .bshly. II- asked unanimous consent for the 4-on-kb-ration; of the Mil tomorrow-. IrtK Sulzer objected. o Hull in troduced a resolution for a special r-i-r fr '-he "consideration of tine bill tuirrow, with1 the provision for, a vote ut the end of six. boars" general d.-bnte- ' -t. . "' 1 : THE RfKT BILU .Va)iiajrton. Iec. A. Tlio bill, ro-iHirtr-! 1y 4h IIon-e Military i'omnjit tee' Nkiy, I the Itt !ill arnendexl. Two feetioii' Were ., added jo the bill tiiUr, the first of . whi?h1i intut to t-ovW iIm; cae of Jeneral Sliafter. auI the 1at.of tieiwral Fitzhnsh XAe anil LANDS n xOlD, r 2 1 TKA&'S 5 1 5 !.f A&KskxKxx' novi bow a CoHoldfrabl DrrmM front Thoae ' of La t Ymr-A rrtbr l-lln The work of! pri'iKtrins the Marion eoimtv assessment rl : well tiuitcr r31 w.iy. and iM'.trjy cMnpk-ted. T1k roll, as Jt h-fr. the ass"ssor hands "-dtwel a' Taliiariou; considerably - - less than last yea is iMKiiks. nie roll for 1SD!. showc.I ft:I tanll iirnjH-rty valued :ir ijtT"J7,2ST: while that of 1!o how yalittTioii 4i ?T.7:-t.OtS. a tVecrea ' of j'.$l!)4'z. The- county onrt has decided 1i retliH-e the ' valuations n tlw rt al iroj(rfy alu ! ikt: tvnt and this 1 now 1m5iis; tne. Tho l'roirty tints to In jh1iui1 a?srr jpiies alKnit ft.!RM.siH; taking Id iht c'nt froni thisj amount, nuik- an ad (litWn't r' dut jhrtt of iC5l,4S or a bial iiV-reae Nvcr k-it year of JpCll.- 7i!. ; '' ' j ': - ; ; - IsVIlowin Jsj -the summary as jfrer Tiartl by As-M-sm r 3. W. iiohart..tdiow lu Hk vsihMtlons on tin roll as ji-h Jsriiiz' when j the" lHnk wen trai.s cHtd to the omij'k,rk's itnc-e: -171.1MJ acres jiiable land.. S-'.;-M.C7 XU1.470 avres un-fJlabh. . . . );.! !rilr on deedd 4:iuds. . . . . . tU.".41 Town 1 lots. ..!.. . r, ...... . tMt.na Inrr. on town kt. . . .... N7'i.744 Imjr. s on . und-ileti lands. l.'tto ii'".ir. ntihf of u. i:. ied . . 2-v.".sr. isn.jwi mikt 1ek-s. tekih. . . tl.477 l.nvi, mil. of sre't railway. J f.! Roiling stxk. ... .-,-' riU!! Merchatxiks. ji . . . , . . ... . niX.;7S Farmlus implements eft ..1HH I1S Motley...... 1.... ...... .. rat.liitl ISotcs and account. . . , V1 fliares of stK-k..,. HtMisHui'.d furnitnr. etc ,'itH ixM A s and nnih. . -K5. 1 4" isi;..vi:: 47.r t; -K.K7S 4-attle. . '.Wlt jrotlts. . ; , V.tsi swine... t dos. ...... ' ' : i t- ' T - - . . . . tiro? valuirtion Iennti"ais. ..;. -a . rCSi.517 Total taxable projierty. .. .$7,7:M1S KANSAS i Mt'ItDEU CASE. A nte- Mortont S tai etuent of the - - ' ti nt of oj Jest Ion Woman. V-ic- KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Dec, 4.-A spe cial to tlw Times from Ekioralo, Kan.. .sjiys: , Mrs. tastle dyiujr stafotnent was maib public tonight. It tells howt Jessie Morrison ullel on ber- in tlM ntorntns of Imf day of th assault, and kv Uhv disensl Mls MorrlsmK relations with fastle. Mis Morrison liad a letter, alml asked if Mrs. Castk? had written M. Mrs, tastle tald noj The statenwnti jjes on: iJessie at first, denied aU that I told Jier. but tiiKiinc that Itw of mi st sl then confessed It all. nml thon kJio aid: , 'Well, yon may real chh letter.? As she said tliN she ats from thj lour'!', and. jKxin2 in front of ni and- to iht rlsht. k.khnsr out of tlx door. sIk asked me If there wa. nuy one aUuit th house.. I saw the I in Iht left hand, when he aro front lvirase ... '. ;j "Tbe next, thing. I knew. Jessie o riin.svrm k iim across the thnisit wlt it- nutr . which, sla Jad in her right hand. I tlo not know7 whero . lw . took tlw; razor front. I ried to defend myself the let -1 -eonM from the blows. r I Ht my 'fingers in trying, to j get lMTar.or from le.r. a!s Hkrean a all I conld. Sjio was ou top of "nw. She jjot off of -me a ml cut Iierself In the tliroat and arm. I saw her; do ir. T. do twt know how majtr times JsMo -t nw or .srrrHk me with the r.tror, but a great number of times." . t ; i 4 FATAL EXPIiOSION. i' Tlie Use of Chemicals at an Initiation Fraught with Disaster. ? PEVERLY, i Mass.. Dec. 4. At ex plosion cf chemicals. jhe use of which was fort-peeiacular effect In the initia tory Tltes In. I the Improved Ordctf.of Red Men, colt the lift of Past Sachem - .uK if Hi it i .. tji: srnsjDY iuliv Washington. Dee. -k The Ship Sul My bill wa made unfinished -biisiiH-ws In j the ' Senate today, displacing wthe Spooner PhUippitm bill. The vote was ;it'fo ;"i as luiiow?; Yens Aldrtcb. Allison. Baker, .Hani. Peveridge. Carter. Clark! Cnlknn, Ded Ilver. El kin. Foraker. Foster, Frye. Gallingr,5llle, 1 I.mna. Hansbrongk. liawley. Hoar. -Ke-an. Lodge. Me Ciki McOwlxT. McMillan, Mason. AM'.n, ivwwp. t'erKiUM. u onn.. I 'In it, i Y.. Orarle. Scott. S,well. Sbmp. Stewart. Thurston. Wet nmr-,. Wblcort SS. - ' -.'.: J ' -Nays Iltcon. Berry. Emler. CUy. Ovkrell. t'ullerm. IlarrLs HeitfeMt. Jme. Ieiii Ark.i. Kenuey. Lindsay, Morgan. IV-ttUirew. IVttos. Stdlivan. Taliof mto. Teller, . Tilluian, Vest. WetIilljtoU-?. Fr.te tlte- 4Mns-r of "tin bill, atlclros eI the Senate. In exiiLi nation of IL bnmed V. Fr Itoyters. of that city. Mti of tJio'.'Wiuneyurkt THlx degree smff. last nisht. X ' i " friie wjirrir, .degree, wa, wrked for 'lickata wlt .Trllie of this city! by the decree start of tin? Lyan trlln and tin latter were in an ane-riom roUin themselves for the wsirk. The explosion, occurred there, lu the reason .for it is not known. Fast Sachem t'roekett and Mr. Rogers were lneiarln tlie chemicals, Crm-k-cft's ley; was terribly lacerafetl in the prtiu ind n the rixrlit leje the femoial artery w:is severl.. Holers was lnjnjed on tlw right arm and .4Ie. iV mi ,'( i was imiirIiately calleil ami Uiih men-neut to the Beverly Hospital Mr, ("roekelt died al)iir midnight Mr. Rge.rs will tecover. HRAtHJEI BY A CAR. 1 fiUCACO. Ihv 4. rrnfessor FM -rick A- Starr, of the I niversily o i, Iiii-ao. ltad a narow 's-ape from death while atteuititiug to , board i t.Vttage '. tlrov aveune . cablo tar a Iikf avenue. Ttie -sir was- going a full spei! and with his cl nhing caugh in 'the rear step. Professor. Starr was Iragegd ti ft v f--t before tlu- :ir wa Vrought to h statuKtill., He was pick cl up by tiie -ondu:tor for dead ant was taken Into a store in tlie neighlor- Jnsr. vvbi-re he sism reyfvHl from the rhoek He was considerably bruisetl liiNMtt lus heal and k'gs. ! DO.VT i'Olu; FT Artkie. of rrac t ial -value when - you're looking . for iHent- I Hieu t .your f r':eul n. d jtvw suit or overcoat, or a goMl pair juf shoes' .". You II make him hapjiy i you give hint something lie needs for I (isri-Mmas jirescnt. Th- New York Racket is . the place to get them cheap. : intw2t THE ISTHMIAN CANAL REIORT OF THE COMMISSION FILEI WITH CONGRESS. taa Not Expect to Complete Waterway in Iss Than Ten ; Years Time. the WASHINGTON. Iee. 4. Tlw report of the Isthmian Canal Commission. submitted by tin Pn sident to ' Cou gress tolay give as the unanimous enclnitn bf that lody t4iat "tlK most iwaet lea-hie and fetisHleT-nito for an isthmian initial under' the sntrid: tnan a cement, -and ownership f the Unlrd States is that known as tlM Nlcaragu Rome." Tlie emm!ssioii estiamtes the cost of this -auaI at $J(r,.40,iNN. This est! ntate is much In fxim of any here tofore made and Is due tof.nereased dimensions and other features not Itereifore cnsidcreR The conHni'S- sion also estimates tlm cost of a cana by rh Panama route at $142.n42.."i7i. aci-ording to -one route, or $l"X;,J7s. 'J.x ju-ctirIIng to another route. As letweeu the Nicaragua nil Panama routes, tlw commission sums m number of advantages favorable to the former. It states also that under the concessions given by the Xiovcrnment tf Colombia- to the Panama' 'Canal Company that government is not free to grant, tlie mvesisary rights to the l. nlWHl, States except rrpon conditions ukioo ny the counmny. The repor1: Is a docmneot of nlwnt l7.Wi wonls, almost as long a the cresl.tents nessagei.; Although;- tin work of .tb . com mission he jiot vet )iu4letel, oiMiny; of the,, fiekl parties sttn ucttig out. ye .It. has le'n snfBc Kntty adv'sed to make it practk able to present this preliminary , report giv- iiiir us essential nmtiugs. : , . , . Tin foimnission cousalereii the dimensions of the cajtal to be built, Haric in.iuiixl tlip Increasing size of ocean-going vessels, it wtis ktennln ed to fix on a TTth of :." fe-t. with some iucreasc -of the- dimensions , at iettaln iH!uts.-, These dimensions are larger tlian those- propsoed for any prcviotts canal scheme. While they may seem excessive tolay. tin com mission says that the caaat is not likely to le ojened within ten years. auring -which time tlie increase-in maritime dimensions 4s likely to con tinue. -'.' - !. - :. Tlte wklih of 130 feet will allow all but the very largest ships to pass each other In the canal. While the lock are of a dimension to permit eren fh H rgest ships afloat to 1e nioneuvrtsl The size of the locks is 740 feet In k ngih; S4 fcetr in wklth In the clear with a depth of 3.1 feet. Tlie most dif tknilt engfneering- work Is a dam aero the fttn Jnah.TiTer to regnlalr mivst riiireir ou toe time iequirt-d lo? I lW-oHstrwrion of this dam. The! eoniuiissim -says, e?ght ryears w:ouhl priltbly Is a reasonalde estlmate4for the building. At least two years wii! be Hsiuned Id . raraxory ; Trwk, atid tl. npenlnz of a Larlxr a-t tlrey liwn. so that if tlx AT(?rk tic the dam tilioiiM lw -otunieuel I nuiwtl Lately tloTfaft-r. Mm tinw. reunirea for tvm tletin? flK enrtn work will tte aNnu ten years, . - ', " DUIVKN ASIIOUE. : B EVER FLY. !a IUt. 4. Four wIkkhkt irere ilrlven a!lor in a iX tonilit, oiKl.tlieir ultimate fate is uu-ertain. " , ' REMEYEI IIT DEATII, FtViH 'West IIirt C':nlet fSnrtaimbs h Injurle- fUettived 'lu IIating. , rilILAIEI.l,lir.. Dec 4. fHear Mfriiary iAea-leiny.' who ha lieeu ly - luir at rhe ivur of doath at His liomM iu.nnrI.J.. uDVrUis from .injuries ttltnu Li iret ,lain were the. re - ...tr .. .-.i- nM.tmv two year .a so.' d.il lolay ? in sreat asony. The ftinstf of death was throat eoiijiiimplion.; ; It j alleged hy the yonnar man's fathor that . toltaxro sauce was poured down his thrit wi.iiu ih i.o.i-t. were hazing ; hini- i Th father al: eiaiuii tu.it t eti tapper was thrown jn hi eve, hot irreflM notiretl on hi linr feet, a tooth knocked ont and thaf ether ileihlHh a.t were .imlulgeil in. S!iort'.v after this the father says that Oscar, !eeause of his physical conJI tion. was coniieIlcd to rslgn his ca iletshlp. Tlie yoitng man grew stead ily worse, but would never divulge the mimes of the e.aderwho illtreatext bim His rum-nt tchl bim that it wax his duty to tell. Inu his only answer was: , 1 . 42 i twyVYru W S-r" wnatever uniucuu snouiti im . given, 1 1.1 1 . 1 . i. . .. 1 - antlt would not Is right to complain a'ga inst -1 be- of Iter' boys.'- " V .r PR ESBYTER 1 ES D I AGREE. The Qnestion of a. Revision, of. Faith i ;, j at Presbyterians. WASHINGTON'. Pec. 14. A com nnttee of clergy nicn and laymen, a p pintsl by the last tJeneral As-embly of. the Pre.sbyteiiau ehnreh to make a reeomniendation to the next General Assembly, which meets in May. on the ouestion of whether there shall he a revision of the confession of faith. a- sen'bled here tonight and will contlmie lit session until their work, is eoninlet-I e-.L Dr. Rolcrts laid tiefore the .com-1 nittce the tabulation, showing the vot'. of Prsbytcrks on the questions submitted' by the General .Assembly's committee on revision. It made the following showing: "For revision of the., confession , of fai'h. 44 Presbyteries-r for an explan atory statement. ii; for a supplemcfit al statement of dx-trine. 47: for re- vhdAn : iaud supplemental statement. 14: for4a substitute creed. 15: forty flve Presbyteries voted to dismiss the whole subject, while forty-three other bodies hi this and. foreign lands made no response. ENGLAND IS THREATENED. f -' . ; t ' - ; A FRENCH SENATOR POINTS OUT THE GREAT EASE With - Which Great Britain May ; ' I nvaled France Able, to Do ' tlie Work. Be PARIS, spec..; 4. General Mcrcier caused a deep t-ensatiou in the SenatM Nxtay. during tlw debate on the naval lull, by pointing out the ease with which England could lie Invaded. He demanded that Hie Government intro- duce Into the plans' for mobilization off.trlet. left the iicigliliorhoiMl today. tlie army, the navy methods for ranid einnarnaat ion ami iktMirkaat ion of an exielit louary . corps. President M. Fallieries intervemil. leiaiing that such proposals were out of orik r. In the course-of aa extraordiiity st.eech General Mercier naid: "In view. .of, the possibility of war with ; rea t Brl fain t he use of t he army is ncpt surhV iently taken into ac- ronnt. 'The times are nor the same as they were Ko years ago. Steam, the' navy, the - telegraph and the railroad have rendered the prblricnv of the In vasion of England tnnch easier of no lufiim. Moref.ver. Eugla nil herself. Is tut hmger t he same. The Transvaal has shown that the Brltih army, al-1 thongh bntve. is not ciptal to the task wiucn Kngland exisvtc! it to jMnfortn. lranT. thetxfire. i hunierically KngLind iusil at certain ooints. and is- evn her sr.jeHor In' instrnments of ! ltructitn. HIGH PRICED TACKS. One of the results of the scarcity of supplies here this spring was a "tack i.tiuine, -ine imce oi mat v-y use ful household artk-le junming to $H Tmt pounl. says the writer of a Cane Aome IettT. Some i.k;t of what the Nomans have nm-iitt-iiii an luxuries nrevion: to the arrival of the spring shipping nay I im? gatnereu trout tlie following lust of pii7.es olrTd in a gncssing con- test ou the time of the arrival of the nrst vessel: j . . , toe ,eir, KItorado. S2." worth f 1 fimi jmher cnis. . f .1.. . r Hotel City of Chieaeo. Si", worth of i .--.ii- " . iai ar me, nar. . '. ". I Tlie Grotto, one barrel rtf bxr Jtin -ttetiney &:Co.. one stack ' of rd f chi!s. .". ... t Ihe Elk. Italf a dozen lmttlmi nf coa mpairnej JR4i k i qer . ixikcry. dozen :. mtnea pies. . Cabinet saloon, fifty packages of ci garettes, iij .";. .;.? v r it iK ,nvu. ten lm, h.iU tLotra iu. iimiun rrresiments. "ii. ..ininet ifctruer Short, on. mnri' snavin?. x.. Aiayion Jnyden& Co..: ." wrth nf snoe tuiin s. ; T O. i lljj Kuid Yon ten ATtraTS PkJt FEAR THE PLAGUE. A SO. Tex.. Iec. 4. The stte ti.!c,, " , ?ntn n at.tflbllh1 mtarantlne f'lwt ay' ta J31 irainst a poiinie introduction of the bnlonic " . . . ll'v iroin 'ne iariautn,on ft temporary artificial k-g .a st. or tiM war of fl trir-tfto wnst 1 ..-wmii ... : I3-?1 Av e.k. Statesoian Jl a rear.! i .7- - . - i Li I L J WW! li ki Kt -Vra .;. IN CALIfORNIA r freight Train Collides with Cars filled with Workmen. NIE - MtN LOSE TKCIR LIVES Many Jfore - Seriously Jcjared The if en Asleep in TLeir Banks When ri the Accident ,0nrffti.' ., if 1 U1?U-V A aL. I)eo. 4,4.,iHlng a ver? heavy fos this inoruin;? a freiffht tralu. wtboui'id.';. tqllided With1. a i r -.-' . U traiii of live x-ars and an engine, sol.nff in a deep iut alwntnt Jj-ard iieyond audeu station, causing I rite trie.-ith of nine wnrkiiu'li. and in- I , . .i I - - . , . I to aiiont twenty ouier. ine victim I of the uisantr were asleep In their I luinkx in oue' of the car of t 1m work TTjJ flieu the'trains 'cttiue together. REAR END COLLISION. ! Seattle, Wah., pec.. 4.-?A siec-lal to th Iostt-IutelIigeucer -from , SiHkan says: A lisht. engine on the (Ireat Northern rasheil Into the rear end; of a.specla! freight at Chiwanknm. near fiearenMorth. this uiornnig. i'omliict- or SIckafoos who was rtding tut. the h- and i t I 1 Htl K kenieu Fcrgey and ItiraU cverlyTu,n Kennela antl ,e if dhe voteriuo- I !nl.,r.i I lIMurta COAL '.(MINERS RIOT. I-ttrolsV Pa., Dec. 4- A riot oecnrrod ;lwte today, at the works of the'Bes- piscmer 't'oul & Coke i'onipany. Thfee Bib puty sheriffs were lujutvd. and as a ; result tho btirngh prjsou h ftul of tstrikers. Tin ntett are striking agaiffst the adaption by the company' of th U'onnellsrllle scale. Further trouble !is exiHtttnl. THIEVES PARDONED. Detroit. Mich.. Dee. 4. Tonight Gov- et nor Pingrte pardoned both tJeneral VVbin and tieiicral Marsh. unou the oa viuent of rsmt flue each. White and Marsh were convicted of frauds in couection with the National Guard I supplies. They were lntk amMinte.' fof Governor Pingree. holding responsi ble positions in the Nat tonal, Guard of Michigan. ". KLONDIKE GOLD. British Tax Gatherer IUisirts Increas ed 'Receipts of t "old. SEATTLE. .Wash.. Dec. 4. Major ;Vood.' -ommanding tlie Canadia Mounted Poli.e lit the Yukon territory, 'who oolkx-t tlie royalti4s on gold. re lxfts the collections this year on the Klondike .output as amounting to lirly ?;xkmo' alMHit $I(iMt ' more i"hitn wa '"received. 'last year. Ten ier cent of tho gold mincl Is snnioscd to :ih paid to the Government. THE MORAL WAVE. New York's Demi-Monde Forcd Out of Their Pitrk t. NEW YORK, Pee. .4. Scores of . wo men. lrlven from their rooms in the district known as the "red light" dis- Tlw xolus was Hhe result of a move of the autlioritics against tlie land lords, win "Owned tenements in which ihe women lived, and who in turn erved the women with dispossess nu tlet's. TliE PEKIN' MINISTERS. PEKIN Dec. 4. As was expecte i lie uuetlng of the foreign envoys to day did not result in any defluite con ctnsion. Owing 4o the fac-t that not any f ore! gn - Governments have noti fied their repr'snta fives as to tlu form of preliminary note to the Chin ese plenliKitentlarics. Mt. Conger, tlu- w r t ' -. . n r . .. 1 . i i nimi states tnnsrer, saiu aiicT me mtetiug: 'Ap'narently it is the ikire of all 'to arrlv at a. satisfactory fuicluskn. believe tlw next meeting will Ik C htKt. bttt will not !m -jtlk-l until every MtnisKT has reIvel detlnite instrttc- t'ous covering every point. Person ally, I am satisfied with th rcsult-s of the inccclings today. 1 WOULD NOT SERVE. MINNEAPOLIS. Minn.. Dec. 4. Governor Li ml. who Is a Democrat has informally offered the appointment of United States Senator ail Interim to succed Senator Davis, to C. vA. inini. a wattny sweiisii-Americfln M't'ttwrtian of this city, and a Repub Roan Smith, however, declined tlu lirofTer.;. .Tlie Governor's artointee would serv onlv until the ItrisLitiu-e which meets next month, elected a successor. . . .THE "STAR . STAR" SWs give satisfaction. . The New lork Racket hias a fnll line and sell tliem; cheap. fquallty conlertHl. <vrL The Crown. Princess of Sweden was before her marriage Princess Victoria of Baden, the cranlhingtrter"of W'il nam 1 ami tlw only child of tlve la4 Emperor Frcslerick's , i. sister. ; Th Crown. IVlncess is. unfortunately, tleb kte. inl I always compelled to wiuter in a warm climate. She is. however very popular in Sweden, and Iter three ns. 'aged rewectlvely , 1H. 10 ami 11. are being eiliK-ated Ktrlctly with a view to their future position and duties. f ; ' - HERD IS'A DOO ; WITH A WOODEN LEG. So far. aa known, the; only doir to possess an artificial - leg . h the thor- onghlired fx terrier Nat. the nrhk ot tow Merrill laiuuy, or, jilt too tUtils, 3usrf -entskle of Boston. nd Nat reaV ly hasn't got his cork leg yet. For a, month p;xst Nat has ieen stumping of tlw Merritt family, of Milton JHUs, .4ui n ,a.-iewuay tnis cooragcons .jjui ui u uzi) i ii is ooorae-eoiM i little ajUmaltft.to akn Lre!i'I.Bagiej1 ddceaicd, in;eentt'd 'ti! flnaf making ; artjflci.il , fet u'aiHl Jegsi .for tlje, govern uent sit,uate).7 Tlo'rei a. cat of : his uninjnnsl Wt.I fojr fow. the tuat of the lost tmo. wlll be made. Yrom tn - oast an 'artiQclal cork leg will le made. , , tr.. JtJti It. O'ConnelL the- retetin aria n of 4m Bowdoln 'Kennels. Dor cliest-r. who directed 4 ho amputation of Nat's log, thinks the cork letr will c-st In Iho ueIghlorhosl -of 4ifty kd- lar but that Is a liagatclle to bis owikts. M ncl will doiien! upon t he success of 4ke first attoiupt at casting a llvo, - dojr" leg. . Several nttt-mpts may bo i necessary before . a perfe4 nsskl Is 'aectm.nl..;-' -"' "N'af, who is not quite a year .old. canw to grief on last Fmtrth of July; wbeit Ik rrlel to sprlnii from a ihii1) in th. rtar of th MtirHt mansion.' in Blue, 'Hill avenue. Milton Hills, an aristocratic sulmrb of l"Uton. ami fell fourtecn.foet. ' Wlicn ilw little aU Jtual was plcktsl np it -was 'apparent lie ' was rsufTeting great pain. - Txo lo-aI veterinarians "were '-promptly snnwnonel. ; - Upon examinAtion" It was found t hn'f Sat iwd fractnml his right fore kg at Mk tl'rd"iudex. For two days all sorts of , t-rca t tmC was 1 ried I u vain, : Then tin- tloctcrs saiil Xat's case was hojwUss , and rexmmeuilcd tlKit lie lie shot." , The : Mcrritt family are wealthy. They liavo ,a lieautiful .homo, their f.tUi'y -caittk graze on fheir rolling afrs.- and all sorts of luxmks sur round tliem. luit next o the "two Mer rltt youngsfers the im-atest . store, i st-t Jrv Nat. Mr. Merrirt. a prominent dye lmiOrtTof' Boston, is travelling n Indi:U; Hovalmsl tlw dog at IJ-Jint wlicn li gave hhu to Mrs. Merritt a' few mouth ajuiL - --m,' h "Nat must not die what Mr. Mer ritt Is away." id Mrs M.erritt im IHTiouslj.. ignoring the. tlictuiu of the wis physicians, as oft-times a woman Will. -. .-. -.i. -U.ii ' After fort lie r consultation M was iechleil- to ,tak- 41ie do;r to the Bow rlan tltemconkl k anything. for NaL Ir. O'Coanell, .kite ejcpe. who has ofticiateil , sC most ' of rlliH bin -t ikn; Skows recenily niakj a 4hirugfh ex amination of tltowfrattrred nvember, wliik Airs. Iet"itt lileAihL c;iraes-tlL for him, to ltohiiout s-no prosiiects of lione, ';'.',.'.-..,-..'w --.s :-T ..-' ...iv.i..,,i.l. ..-, Dr O'Conneli : was not ' sanguine. He fonutr.wiiat. WTonkL, cTrtriHti t a break In a li3"a arm at tW eHiow. The fracture was a. bad one. , The fore leg., wa swollen to twks Its nat ural size. 4tangriie --had set , Jn. t "It lthkd hoieless ' , sakl . : Jtr. O'Contjell, in., disenssing- the, case r-w imjs ago,. -not wnat "an a man do .when a. ronia n . is '.in -tears t and tiildren, look up nt him with piteous apieals? I said I'd try to. amputate the fore paw, but could not at that late day guarantco a stKTCsful Issue of the eiiieriment- I was. without prorKT assistance or any sort of bin porary artificial leg for Nat, but -we went to work. "After'-the amputation the dog's leg was i-ay-d wirtt cocaine daily for ihrce "lays, while we seraiied the Ivone and tresiNd the" kin flap around it After the treatment Nat would lie al most comatose, thongh we ronsed Iriui and fel him at regitlar intervals After awh lie Ik ''rallied a little and Wthen granulation sit in nnd tlK wonml-was not too sensitive a nnle woolen hs was fitted to Nat's tntnp. " mi s girtn aronud tils stomach. collar around b's leg -and iiatness to kep the wockI in place, we turned .ar loose. "At farst h4? refi5etl to move. When lie round he- could not get rid of the hjnovatiion he bravelv nut no with -t ami (mtdmilly lenmetl to krive su lKKt from it. Thn the Mrrltt fam- uy refused to Ik Keparntol from Its ltiai any,-longer, and A at .-was taken iwck t .Milton Hills. Tlie. kin lias grown firmly around .the--top- of the woott arsi tlie oiieration is haiWI ns j.. stutHs hy tlK veterinarians wlio have' had a chamt to examitK Nat. When a mil, accurately fashlond artifi4al leg k nvale and proixTlv ad- 4 ...1 1 .1 ..fit . - . . juini iur wiif ifiok rilirlv itv- wiiraiHP, ami ne won t endure verv, mrwixRsconifm-t. I think." The Merritt family, is delsht1 over tne result or tin surgk-al Cxiteriment ami as ror Nat well. , he kliops ami goes lightly" around 4 lie con tires of the sitacion groumls and com fort aide keniifis of his owner, app.trenilv not s; UMiclif tire worse Off f:r :s xiMr enct- afr-r all. while his u3ne-yar-old boy and tw:-lve-ve:irhl ri,'l ...., paitious are proml ns tn !, over the lKisessim or tin "only iog with -an artificial leg. '-rX, 1.. lit raid. . THE SEVERAL COURTS DIVORCK SUIT j PUMUEXCKI) V HAKIOK COINTV WOMAW. Voanc M rid Ualllr to 8teallor Carrler rifffonn, Ktuns the Birds dI ! rinod. An action for a divorce was eom ncncl -in diartmcnt No. 2 of tlie state circuit court yesterday by .iMary A, (VHare against her husband. Jas. O'Hare. - The t-omplaint alleges that the plaifttht and defendant in tin suit intermarried at Salem. May 14. lSIsk That the defcudaut , has treated plain tiff iu a cruel and inhuman manner at divers times ami places and permitted others to do likewbe, much to the in jury of her health and peace of mind. A decree of tlie court is prayed for dis solving tlK marrlag? relation exiting, for costs nnd lslittrscmeuts , of 1 the p ndlng action, and for a ""half interest iu HO acres of laud locatdl near Sub limity; In this cotihty. which belong to the defendant. M. W. Hunt ami F. Y.-Tnru r ar attorneys for tlw. nljiu- Eugene Bam forLa stepson of R. IT. Prh-e. agttl aUnt 17 3'ears. was ar- ttstt! yesterday morning niton the complaint cf T. II. Blundell. who re- sid-ts at Morningslde. . Vonng Itam ford was charged with stealing some earrler fdgeons which were allege!- to in worth alMiut ?!. Tlie lior plead gnilty to the charge and as the pigeons had Jtjeen re tinned , to their owner, a fine of $? was tmiKsel.'lut the oper ation "of the sentence was suspended during good Iwha vior. ; There weie several circumstances which justified leniency on the part of the conrt. '- .C "iV. Bagley. mlminlstrator of the estates of, W. IL Bagky and Edith I?. estrfire or xi . i . l ..'i "ut .inti rniiw it. i an IfiflMjt .Iire-I fioJ-Sir day. Jauhary 7th.vas flxeil hjJ ,JiMse,i John II. Seort a tbe date for hearing objection to the ac-ounts. ;T1i sale of real prop'r1y lelongtng to Arline J. Johnson and Andrew Al. Johnson, minors, by -Anna Johnsou. gnardian,' wa .i-outlmied.. The order for the Side was made some time since. " - "'".-' .. i - ' : '.. THH CHRISTMASTl'RKEY, - If yon were to set n1ur to 'niprtwe uiou your. nietlKsl if sxKikjng a turkey you n'ould iwobably do It In this wis: you would put tlie turkey, on tin rack of yonr fish-kettle, or on an Imprivisl tack in a tiny wash-lsiller bought for the purpse. and you would till the. vessel up to a little nlnwe tin rack , with lwiCing watcr.' and-sham' that bird for two full hours. Then - yot wm hi mint all tverwtl the Ut of buttxr.udrerg it with seasoned Hour, ami )ut it in the oven, to bake fur an hour or imire. n--orling" to Its' size, lasting eW-ry ten tninntei-sw'at least ev-ry tlileen-with - the water over wirhiM llie stcauiing was done, whiHi. of -Htrs'. you would keep hot f r t lie purpos Yott know too tum-h to lie glu the basting until the flur- lias te gttn f brwn. or to have loo much ikastings in the pan t ou-c, whitii prevents the possibility of good gravy leaking, or to fail to: turn the bird judiciously so that every part is eiual ly and evenly browns d: iu short, to lie satlsfi! with anything less, than a "picture" turkey, ."ready to, fall to pieces with original tenderiiess and rk-h with acquired juiciness and tla vor irpui perfH-t -ookiug. Ella Mirris Kretschmar In tlw Iecenilier Woman' si Ilome Couiiiauion. , mCCD OH THE BCCOBOS. Filings of s Documents, at he , House Yesterday. Court (From. Daily Statesman. D'c. r.I t v, . TJie cvnnt y rcorb'r recei vel yes tcrlay aoiiMIer f-Instruments to Jm place! on- tiie M-rmaneht records of tlu mynty. ; Thcit were-, two mort gages aggregating $JS"0 nuil-hr- re leases amounting to f-tiiu l:pcd n record. , - The deeds recorded; are ns follows:!.;,, -. . -, .. : Phelic R. Mdl)iirg to Mrs. Net tie Lansing. 7 acres of LutVl in t,.Hir 3 w- iw d. ... i ...... .$ Soil Herman- Hensel to D. J.,. Gsh1. k"i taere of land-in t ft a r 1 ,w lond. .'.. j .......... A" A ih Condit trustee, to . E. :. Riches IV1, acres of land in t K . s r2 w w: d 7. Total. .KJJ. t LODGE OfTICtRS (LECTIO. Several of Salem's Fraternal Societies Made Their Selections. ' iFroin ltaily Statesman. Dee. T.. Several of Salem's lodge 'organiza'" tjons UeJd their regular meeting- lat :cv'iilng. at which time elections of officers were held, with the following Result: Eastern Star Mrs. Win. CJicrring-ton..W.-M.: Jir. W..T. Williams.ni. W. P: Mrs. H. W. Savage, A. M.: Mr-. Cook 31. Jones, conductress; Miss Le nore Kay, assHi:tte ctinductress: Mrs. Ida Fa-lH'oek. s crtary; Mrs. Squire F.nrar. reasurr.'! Tlie .Eastern St.ir met In the Hew Masonic lodge rooms In the-.M-Coruaek block Iat uigbt. this being .the first iMasonic Intdy. t hokla scsshm in thetir w home. There was a largc-tiHnvlership rcsent. ; Knights of tli Mac"ihees--Williaiu Sptires, cinniauder: Ed. Kills, Lieut.' coiiMcamh-r: W. - T. Rigdotu record kceiH-r: Jo. If. Allvcrt.flnane? krper: A..L. Mortitt. chaplain: II. E. .lorgeii-, Ntli. sergeant; J. .). Sutton, master-at-arms: C. W. Sfninp. Roy Davis, 1st and id master of guanls; Walter Lcn on. seutimi; II. p. Taylor, p'.cket. Tlicre was- a large attendance ami a lively meeting, there lteing four Initi ations, among them lieing- Thomas Holman. an old member who had Inch absent from tent so long that he need-, ed -to make tlie acquaintance cf the. goat again and was given a rousing in trodr.ction. . . t KnUhts of Pythias A. II. Williams. chancellor coma milder; F. W. Power, vice, chancellor: Claude Towuseud. prckue: Morris Wiprut.- master, of the work; " B. I iMlegraff kwtT of re- citU and seal tre-electedt: W. T. Slater, master of" finauce ti-e-elecb ill: Jordan Purvine, master of . the e.v chciu r: Carey F. Martin, master al arms: S. A. Hughes. luside guard: S. T. Ricliardsou. truste'e for three vears: II. T " Bruce, trustee for two vears. r - f . . . Mistress-rPoiish this furniture so as you t-siu s;ce your face 1n It. Bridget. Bridget Shttrc. mum. there's n- need to. OI've got a looklu glass f, see me face In, mum. Pk-k-Me-sUp. THE LESSON i)F PEACE TAUtfm BY-WAR. In. short, the fearful -ot of trrrita- rlal ncquisiiUm in'Africa. and Oce.ti ica has taught physically the lessont which the JIagtte Conference put mor ally and " lnteillectuallv. The woritf has gained, from the sufferers by tlie Boer war and Spanish wars, the knowledge it reje-cteel Lwheu forinubt'- ed In file abstract by the peace coni-i . missioners. war ami conquest do not Mty. The appreciation of the fact i more vlrhl than ever It was liefore. -' and out of the turmoil of the close of tlte nineteenth; cehtnry'ha. come a' nmi-anl) stable adjustment or'tdcais whk"h-hoW hlgh promise for the". tin-- broken tnf4" and grotrin fnilfi" try of tlie t-entf?th Russia long rcgflnieii as the imniH-e. to EnisopaQ dlUomacy. under hevoung zar shows nnmlstak- a1le a.spjrat ions for iieaee- ami Indus- rial develoiTftient. Iim t.irinan i;m- M'rnr-haiiAilS"el-tlie. '.roles1 of-' Hvnr kr for .that -of the promotr. of enter prise and the foster-father ' of om-nH-irv.' . What the' preachers of p a'i euld not impress' upon the nation, the precipitators of . rar have written in blooil anb fire, and tlie lesson Is IcarneiL Tl,e Engineering Magazine for December. .' '-. Sirs. Flora Annie. Steel has lsvn called the "Lady Kipling of India.' What she doe-sn ot know alout Imli.i Is said to be hardly worth knowing, and, Kipling himself ha paid her-lit-. ": erary t work high -compHnteuts. M-rs. Steel was for many years provlnchil insrnectrews of soverninent awl aiikd ; schoorSviri 4be Fnnjab; but during the last "ten years - he has devmd. nev . w1h1 tLmi to flct!n. She Is a tnitPT - written xi -- iit'IcUltui' copkefy book' extant: ai.iwi wAmn n.i una .