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WEEKLY OREGON STATESMAN, Tt'EsnAY,vDncEMBnn is,tooo. : ;. i.l .:1V. : , i ' -1 s 'il,'; Jii ii : Lcc-ina a Scaling Party, a tea Lie: . Jumps into a K!s S;!en!J Ccsrsse tr.i fluting j QusIIUts Dring a Reccninien d3tlsa.fcr the Vlctcrl3 Cress Coxtrs Attasclng i I ca the Imperial City. PEKIX, Dec. S15. Colonel Tullock has returned .,k Hemmrt bavin . -: ' i ... i . ..... . bad ou exciting exrrlcnce. tflchment was .mi pou eigui macs- front Pekin. He -ould nbt discover the assailants, ns they wl siuokeles lewder and imslern guns.1 , . - Fifty men under Lieutenant McPher- son, of the 2th Beluehlstan regiment. were sent to UM aid. Immediately af ter tbelr a trlval Colonel Tullock at tacked the towtju which bad lieen en tered by the uise-of scaling ladder. In the attack McPberson distinguish-' -.1 - ,. .. eii himself. Hf led a sealing party, which reached the town, jumped down Into the; place and emptied his revol ver, killing five- men. He then drew CtUlOt8 FKATL'UKS AtKtut the Coming IteinaHguration of - . I'reKident McKinlcy. - 4 . - . - --. 7 " " I ' ; ?i (lly Mite Haclie. On (March 4 jnett, for the fi rut 'time in twfnty-elKlij; year, a I'resident of the VnHc.l Htajtc will 1h. hi own lui irediate umii'Wr. It b a iolBt that Knda pli-lnreliH- lnt-res to the rum inje Inaugiiratiwu. tle Ia?t o-aion on whicfe sou'li a llihit rurml having ln in 1V2. vhcii :enral ;inl be Ran hl fnfuuMerm. In all prohabiii ty..thi4eelelrrtlon will te murh more pp'cta;i,lar tli.in tlwl.iMt. Juct as wast the caMwlien illw iwro of Aionntto was iuxrsKled In tlw ..White, limiw. Th Itcpul.llcau are likely to make It , a day of pevLil! triumph and Jubilation In honor of their re-'nf overwhelming vlrtury; ami alirendy It proiHMed to erict'fl liuildlng for the ball, at a eimi of,$2."Uii, Instead of using the Ten don RlH ftr j iliat purpote. Mr. XIcKinleJr will ride from the White llotise it the -apltol , alone to dcliiHr hi address a thing which ha not. happened nince 1S72. It oi-urrtd also In l.s!.S.jbut that wan iK-eatiM" An drew .1 oh v win was unfriendly to ;rnut, and refusiil to awoinpany him. Jtift as Johii Adam would not go with Jefferson under similar cimnu ft:in' and for the name reaxon. He ins at.om-e tlie outgoing and the tn-i-emlnz liU-f Exei-utive of the nation. Mr. McKinley will occupy: alone- the rear eat of u i-nrriap'.drawn by four horncit, and will thun 1m; cuah!cd uiore coitvenh'ntly to diKlribute right, and left lib Imiwsi of ncknowb-dgenient for t he plaudit); of tin enthusiastic mnKl- About, hnlf-tt 1 o'clock on the morning of starch 4th. tlie Hepubllcan leader on the floor of the Ilouw wKl rbe and move that. a committee le ap liolntcd to wait uiKin the I'resident and Inform him that the Congress has completed Its ; work and is altont to adjourn. Incidentally Inquiring wheth er ho, has anything further to com municate to the national h-glslrttire lMMl.v. Tbe motion -lieing- earrknl, the Sviaker will name five memliers for this purtHiite, :and, a like step baring been takeil at the .other end of the tnpitol. the en Meeted llepresenta tives and iSenntora will proeced to the executive mansion In earriaees. On their return they will report that they saw the i'resident. and that It stated tbat, while having no .communication to make, he (desired to convey to the CongresH hlsj thanks and -ougrnlula-tion on . the work accomplished by 1U : This Is I li regular formal ! routine piHcrilstl by ofllcial etlltcUK 1nt.lt is worth iiK-iitlouiuit -that on March 4. I&t7. whem Mr. Lialzell of I'ennaiyl rniita" was imade vhalrinan of the House CommlWee appolntiMl? to wait tiiMn the'rrejsidetvt-'la this way, he re liorted on coining tiack that tlx- eout mlttee .had been unable to ! ierforin the duty assijguod to It. for the reason that Mr. .Cleveland had already left the White . Hou. Tlii. nioit jieopl considered, was not very indite on Mr, Cleveland's part. I If Mr. Iirjan Jiad lieen elect 1 Mr.' MeKlnley, on his way to the enpitrit wJUi hinu would have mt on his rigM, oYtipjiiig the place! of honor as the d fa:lo I'resitleiH, but. Jiaviuc relin- qUlfhel his iottice, he would have wit n Ihe left when eomlng.lmck. lieln then a mere private cltixen. Thl I what, will happen on March 4. 1P(C, tWn a new Chief Magistrate is In auirnrated. and then tlie latter will do a!l the lKiwIng, Mr.' McKinley not even re moving his h.ft,; inasmuch as It is understood finder such eircuuistan-esi that the plaudits are addressed exclu sivciy to the executive that Isto be. T Of nrse,j r gret iwrswte, Im-liurlux nany -thousand cf .troops, ,wIU' -.esv cert Sir, McKinley to and from the capilol. It will alMiin;lly co3d ard very likely raining tat all y?t. it, usually Is isucli wejitlier lu AVas'i ton-oii March 4. ami the President wiM tnke a hasty luncheon with a few fihntd in the private din inn-room at b.,-Whit? ilouw 1-fore going . out and -eFiHisinf ; himself to the . hazard of pneumonia on tire temiorary graml stand iu front whereon be reviews the pro"etiion. - : . : . -v;;-:': : -t ..: ' " i ):oo-velt, iM'ing Hie only new thing, of -pretty near it. in the adminlstra t fcirr. will let an objrt of much Inher es t loHssarily. Mr.- Hobart, if he tvere alive, would make a valedictory sncech In tli Seuate. windinar up ty handing over the gitvel to "TWldy," wh .would IresjHimi with a few ap propriate wink" Circumstance leing What they are the lreldent pro tern. pf-ttn upper hHisH will Intro luce thy new Vice President,' and the latter will thenniake his remarks the last he will h.Tre a chance to utter, by the way. before that, body for foirr long j :irs. When-he relinquishes the . of 11 -e In T.h1 he "win have another l,.ui.. to deliver a 1rtef oration, cus t..in Krantinp bini that fnnrtunii v. th- ii-r!) Uw retiring Vice President of C.ii- Viiitcd .St.itvs phiys only a Ihinkiuff i I Hit f I . II t fill I f I ! M III I J., . t irit Kcst - of. Boxers- 111 sword ami deluded binnelf until uU;men arrived hi force and saved him from an, Impending death. Col- one, Tullock p.aktl blghly-, of : the lieutenant's action. He says, be Ik; lieved he did a deed which merits, the Victoria Cross.: In hi jump to what ;wa apparently eertaln death." iu or der 4 o lead his men; who were coming o the ladder. Fortunately the Chin ese bad only a few earbhies. and were Isnl shot, awl none of the British troops were wounded during the fight Forty Boxer were kUlett, a uuuniei wounded and many captured. ! 'I'll 1.-a,w.1, rulVtet tt 1 1 T tl i oe r reucn reion au ninn-u.tv.-u u the Chinese Inqierlal city of lO.OoO . 1 . . .. . . ipen. Fao Ting ru tnc.rr garrison m twu miles west, being attacked; by the advance guanl. . . iKtrt In the inaugural ierfortnanee, iiot oienlng his lips. ilVople are fiuzKlcd to imagine ' how ItoioMevcIr, who sdl'ins w keenly to en- Joy lielng lu the public eye, will be able to resign him seir to the, rehttive ohscurjty Into which a Vice Presldeht altnux-t necessarily sinks. "Tlio only way In which auian holding that of flee i-au 1h coiispiciioiis Is hy cutting !i whh- Kwath socially, and to do that in : Washington costs a ureat deal of motley. The Vice Preshlent elect has only a moderate private fortune ly i'.o means suutlicleut to enable him to hake what l vulgarly termed a ilurge'-itnd his salary of $.s.(Hitl a year will hardly do more than pay the rrnt of n house suitable to the digni ty of btK KisItiou. The pay of a Vice Pixidcivt ought to ! $i,(n)f per an butn, but Congres has never lMen able to see. Hie matter in that light, ami, therefore, nolmdy who'" I not very rich can really .afford to hold the tHisitioti. r ' f Sir. Hohart wa a inHllotialrK but be did not do much entertaining. 4 hough he ocenpiett a line house, in . which H nator lKn Ciiimnm formerly lived, opposite Lafayetrl' Square. Co!i!e qucetly, he was by ho means a con spicuous ilgnre In Washiuston. Ills lnmeillafe imtleci'-or. : Adlia Steven son was a poor maii, ahd to avo!d cx- H-niv-'oclal reiuliethents jivet in a suite of rooms on the third floor rf a hotel. Ix'vl P. Moiton was the .only Vice Iresldent . within t h m mory of tlie present ceneratlort who was prom inent at the capital, and this lie ac 'ompUslicd ly Ihe lavish ue of his eflortiHitis- wealth. He lsutght a pala tial dwelling ou Scott I'lrde, added an annex for a liallreom and nuitle 4he establlslmieut the chief center of fash Ion during the Harrison administra tion. Bach ew Year's Iay he 'gave a reception, which, while attended by a less indiscriminate crowd, vied iu popular intcieft with that at the WhH House.-. V ' -. .-t :- ; 't ' '. lJofevcIt "eannot do thesv things afid must 1m con lent with a passive obscurity that, may chafe his strenu ous soul. He Wfil occupy a place In I ho tiovernmeut. which John Adams once dscrllHl as "the most inslsnifl- caut otflcc- that ever the Invention of man eontriViHh" Not l-ipic a member of the Semite he will uot lie penult ted to sjsnik In that iKnly; he will have 4o influence in tlie 'appointing of com mittees, and he will-not even lie ad mitted to the caucuses In which party plans are formed. His patronage will consist of one elerkshJii. ' anil , three other scrubliy jiflaces, ami he will (h t iinhuiortaut tlk'it after taking, the oath he ttl never again enter the Scnale CliAmtior. In ";-Ifuth, Ms only real business will be to waif for Mr. McKinley to die, a most um-omforta- lile iiosition to o-eupy. i'A short 4ime before March-4 the memtiers of tho Crtbioet, following the usual custom, will offer their res- IgTi.tt Ion to Mr. MeKirtley In due. form lv letter. This will enable him to get rid of auy of them without embarrass ment If lw wlslies to do so and replace teem wMh other mn. His present of ttclal family, however, is more than hrdimliily harnHiuiotis, ami It Is snp- isised-that -lie- wouhl lw well satisfled to have it rcmalti as It Is' for another four years, Tliere are sur to 1m sev eral changes, but they will. tie dae to the Wishes of j tlie holders of certa in portfolios, s who for Imsiness or othrr reasons are anxious to reliuquisli. . . LKSSOXS OX .FOOD ; VALr. OF KOOS-ANIn IIINTst NCOOK IX4J.THK.L.. ' In aTH'lHre"TKTofe tue" mniest1c- Scieuw lepartet -of - he-Hrnnklytl InstlMitv recently 'Miss Heleu-Imise Julitmon. den6nstratel the ,"pmckrafr caking, of eggs. Krom th fact, that a 14 n men . eoagulates atr Jo8 idegrewi ami crater lioiis at'Sia degrow, much. she KihT, houhl im arfs"il" regartliug tin jwojier cooking. of meats, oysters and all foods rien In allimiicn. That a biffV tmiiHTa-ttire toughens albumen, while one at HJf degms remlers It tciMler. ihe demoustrateiT "by A hartl Itoileil egg and by two that had'lieen cookeil for eight ami -fifteen' in tun ten vciieetively In water kept at au aji- Siroxtmato tempeia4im of KJO degrees. Jke an oyster t Is- nearer raiw tlie egg the more assimthille are.liolh white and yolk. If, liowever. an egg must be eaten hanl It should Iwil. twrnt.v minutci, a during that prwi'! It liecomes 1icnly. IMenty f water i A requWite for iroHr boilinz. For one egg a pint should 1e used; for six a quart, Tlie - use of a thermometer re-- tnir tnore thuo than th- average cook can atTord. TheoreHoallr for soft- IwiKil the teuipcratiiresof the Water nto which the eggs areplungeil slmfild le degrres,,and It sdiould lie ketd at that 'point' from eight to ten ' min utes, according to the iKeof "the ezajs and the thickness of .the shells'. 'For wcll-cioked ecsr which will not liaitf from -fifteen to, tweuty minutes tit the Ksme, lemperature Will e re quired. For stutling, garnishing and other- purposes, where .lt is necessary that 'the whites and yolks should be solid, eggs should be boiled for twen ty iuintttes.', ... i ."2 "V' As rhe Secrturer poured some bollfng water Into a shallow pan and addeil a little salt , woman In the audience skpil. "Are you going to poach tlie eggs In that pan without baring thetn stick to the lioWom'?' : - " 1 "I am goinjr to try to do so,'" was tlie reply, -bat my pail lieinjf alumin um, they will proliaWy stick, whlH yours. In an ordinary imn. are -obi llkely:to do so.! Tlie egtr was hroken carefully into a t-up and turned gently Into the tioil ln'g watT, dial tlie . pan wa then placed on a cooi part of thx stove and left until the white had uecome milky. One of. tlie umlience stated -that some one "hail told her to add vinegar to the wntrr In ; which he poacliel eggs If she wished them not ro stick, to the dish iri which they Were cooked. She had tried It. but. while It pre vented tlie sticking, the flavor of the eggs was Impaired.. Miss Johnson ex plained that she had ; done virtually rhe vame in putting In alt, Tlie Fivneh.: she .'said, put a ' taJiIesiioonfnl of vinegar inio a pint of water, let it boll hard and drop the eggs that have been removed whole from their shells into the point of "greatest ebullition, and then with a spoou- keep the eggs turning over and over until the w-hlte completely . Incases the yolk, and a ImH 1s ; formed. Tliese they use for garnishing and various made dishes. One method Is to roll tlie cooked' egg hi "craifed cheese, then Iu heat en egg ami bread crumlis and fry It lu deep fat. For-this purpose, of .course,- it would flje necessary, that very - egg should not be over twenty-four hours old. as after that . the niouibrano f in closing tlie i, white, and yolk become tender.-;" V ' ; -1 -: Ftr ' scramhling eggs or making an omelet Miss Johnson stated that cream,, stock or water b lietter than milk, as the easelne of the 'milk tends to tousrhen tlie Mlliumcji.' '. Jslie tlte.u hroke four eggs Into a bowl and added to tlwm four talikspoon fuls of cram, : nfirrlug the mixture until the eggs were slightly broken. and then dropping In a teaspopnful of cold butter. She next melted a tea spoonful of butter In tlie pan. turned In the pop, and as soon am they Pe can to set rtlrred thoin from the ot tom of the. pan, trying not to stir twice In fhesame place. As soon as they were sufficiently cooked she seasoned them with salt and paprika and turn ed them twto the forviug dish. For Ihe French omelet which followed. her recipe was the same as for sera m blei! eggs. For; omelets, she said, the liquid i used should lie In the 'propor tion of a t a blest hjou ful to each egg After turning them into tlie pan she itirrcd them from ihe lwttonv so ns lo bring the uncooked iiortions into the ian. As soon as they were set she seasoned tiiein as In tlie preceding cas cd folded them. ' ; For eggs a la Caracas Miffl Johnson used one-quarter of a pound of, finely shaved dried Invf, which she sauted Hrst In oiie - tabiespotmful of butter ami one f tables) loonfnl of grated cheese. Then. ; adding one cupful of stewed tohmtoes, ft seasohing of Halt, lepper, a few drois of onion juice nod four eggs Iwatcn light without separ ating. Kho cooked the mixture, stirring ir, gently, until It was of a creamy con sistency. I fi ':-''.. Miss Johnson statcif that oil could Is sih! In anj- of tls? recipes given in stead of bufler. For an orange ome let slie usmI oue orange for four eggs. eoopIiui ont the pulp with a, spoon and pressing from H, four tablespoon- fttls of Juice. iWlth the addition of two . tablesjioonfuls of imlvrrlsetl su gar and the omission of paprika, she proceeletl In flit same manner ns in the first omelet. "Before foldlna it she scattered the pulp of Hh orange over the tor. ', ' " "' ! ""' V : 'For ahe sauce of eggs a la Xewburg the lecturer tiK'lted one tahlesiwonful of butter and turned Into It one table spoonful f flmir. stirring uutll smooth and cooking without browning for three or four minutes. She explained meanwhile 4 hat the t borough cooking of the butter and flour Is an luijior- tant factor in tlie ion king of Xewliurg sauce. Mie, next isiunnl Into the pirn one cupful o cream and fl yolks of two raw eggs, adding carefully, six hard liolled eggs that had lieen cut in to fairly , small plett'S. fcWheu they were thoroughly- healed two tabhv spooiifuK'Of rticrrv- and salt and ptt prlka. were lded. and tin prepann tion was,, ready to, srve. 'Itei-siuw wine completely tois the iliestloti of tish. Mis Johnson detiartHl that loli- ter a la Xewburg is a tlltb lit only for si gootl ostrich stomach. Tlie Xew burg sauce is especially delicious with oyster crabs,: she said, although she i-ould not re-oumietid IN healthful- ness.", ,i i-4;' v J j : r,' .;-. - "''; In "-losing she said: "In cooking one finds that people can lie intemper ate in a great many ways lssides in tlie drinking 'of liquors. Excess of any ha hit or -of any fool N Intemper ance. Hood footl properly prepare! Is a strong factor" In overiinue 41w drink hatiit. Men often take to drinking lie cause they are hot protK-riy. fed. When pue islnot srMIng the rjgh't: kind of nourisliimeat from, his fowl he craves something. Many a "'laborer who-ba's a 4iastilj- preiwred ami IhiproixTty enokeit breakfast set lief ore liinv; finds himself era vlng food b:-f ore 10 o'clock, ami rto satisfy, it goes. to his lieer or whiskey.: T1k use of tea Hut! : coffee may also lie. a dissipation, where tls-y srt uifl In place of, neitled nourish ment - : ' '". . . AMEUJCAXS AVlNl' y i -f .... ;. - - , y t : The Six-Pay Ilieycle Race' Ended Tt , Evening. , XEW YOltK." Iht: 15. '-Itefore war ly -.immmi HHple. in Madison Square" t;anleu. Harry , Kikes, of tileu Falls. X. V.. and Floyd .McFarlandof Sair Jos, .al..- the Aiuerk-an . team, , won the sixthly Interna tioual bicycle race by a wheel's length, from .- Burns Pierce, of Boston, and Archie McEach ern, of Toronto, OnU the Canadian team. Caesar Si mar. or Paris, and Jean Ooilgoltx, of Monte Carlo, the French 4eaiiu were third one lap awjiy. Tlie distance covered bv the winuersi was 2trjS ndles and "seven laps, this lielng 1(U and seven la) is lie. hind the record of Miller and Waller, made last..year. ;,.... .-,v Kart Kaser, of Berlin, and " Frltx Ryster. of Irlin. the German ream, were given" rourth Tlace, with 2TJ miles and 4 Iflps to their credit. Kikes ami McFarland get 15t: ia cash: Pierre- and McEHchern, get $10iO; Shimr i and ' Oongoltr. $Suo; KawfUwl ; Ityser. $.VX; FIHier ami Kreflerick. tUMSI; - Waller and Stinsln, r-'O; BaU-ock and Aoronson, $lo0. - .; ASSCCIATEOfJ Oegsslled fcr the EntirePicUlc Ncrtbwest cciintry, STATE f AIR COMES W StrUMSER Kew IsSocUtloa Will Control Btces , of theBisrFAlrg In the Ter- ' rltory Covered. t fr r PORTIiAXH, De'. 15. Horsemen from Oregon. Washington. Ictalio, and Uritlsh Cohimbia, meti here .today and organized t-he- Pacific jXorth west Kac Ing Afsoclarkm. Tlie princlial busl nses done today' was the adoption of t-uiei for i he ( regulation and control of racing withiu tlie Jurisdiction of the Ahsociatlou. for the i coming year. The following officers were elected: I'resident, W. -II. : Wehrung, of Su ieui ; vice-president, W. 'I X. ' Austin, of twistou; secretary and treasurer, M. I. "Wisdom of Portland, Board of ai peals for Oregon, I. A. McAllister; Washington. W. Hi Vandevanter: bla ho, C S. Lovel, and British Columbia, It. Lelghtbu. Tlie lioard of directors will be rhos en later by the local asochitIous. Tlie SENOR DON N ...... v.v;f President of the Borninioa Republic, negotiations With President. McKinley States, of his country. dates of the viirlotW race metlugs for 11101. we re chosen ris follows: " Vancouver. B. C, August 31st to SeptemlK-r 2d: M , J : '' ! Everett, Wash., Si'iitfnilsH- 5th to 141 h. "."' -! . ' ! ' Ii Orande. Dctolier 1st to 5th. ' New Westminster, B.f 13.,, OctoWr 1st to 5th. :' - ".ii .-': liewlslon. Ocfolsr TUi to 12th. s Victoria. B. C. CVtotNT 7th to 12th. Spokane, th tols-r 14ih to Uth. Salem, Siitelnls-r 2TI to 2Hth. Boise, September i Kith o 21st. A Bit? EXPOSITIOX. , . Portland. Vhk: 15; Phe Oregon His torical Society, at -Its jinirual .meeting toflar. f atloited i resolutions , reeoni meuding tliat thei -Northwestern-; lu dustrinl Exposition 1 - Im'M at iHirt iand in 11 Mir, to "ommemorate the cen tennial nnniversary of tlie Lewi and Clarke exiedlt!oi tphe Pacific rcoast. Tlie resolutlous rtHitiestt the (Jovern or of Oregon to ask the coming Ijegis lature to give financial aid to the un dertaking, and also to request , him to transmit to the (lovernors of he states of Wniiington, ' Idalw Montana, and fWromlng. which ; Were comprlstHl. in whole, or In part. In the "Oregon eoun trva copy of the resolutions, with an 'invitation to 1m jreople of thoe states h imrtieipate In the exposition, ft is tin uuroose of the sociptr in k.m.l- ald from the Xational Oovernnient for tlie extiosition. - i ENGLAND IS ASTOUNDED M f' -;-X" ' :- i" TflU. BBVEUSKS TO BRITISH AKMB lf(S(liTH AFIiICA Z Have tShaketj , the Confidence of the -Peotile In the' Early Cessation of " " ' Host Hi tie-From the Field. ..LONDON.'1 Dec, 15. The astounding and utterlyunexpected reverse of British at MagalleKbetg the news pf which was Iwoken io 'the Nation ex- actl4 one year Tier tJeneral BuHer's Uereat at Coienso, in effect disposes of. any holies that, tlie war iu South Africa b nearly ended ami complete ly,alatew the myth that the oiwratlohs there were merely! of a guerilla nature. As vIJoyd-Georgej. a liberat , aald iin the House, of 'Commons today ; t Thl Is one of ! the most severe re verses su ffered by t he Brit ish. j a ml 1 1 Is unite evident .tiu m-witi lr. n for thatiy mouths! to ' eonie. Iewet is iukmg England tlie laughing stocli of -the worhl. We have 210.000 men ' Iu the fiehl. yet we are Unable to pro-! tect ourselves for,"dbaa.!tcr " nf Imn.i,. of small cammaudos drown from a- patoral fieople, j i' ThV'extent of the TV -r anil f lu! di.grace of stKh large tKKly of men surrenuering to a: small contingent of, Boers, has created a fii'lhi'? of shame' land astonishment wlik-h Amis Tree VCfIt-. -Willi a1 Anitrlia .....1 .w.1 cldence, . the . North umbcrlauds are' known as the "Fighting Fifthu" Tlie Set;-ond . battalion, to which the cai turet companies beloug, was , oue of the heaviest sufferers atr Stormburg a year ago.. 'The regiment has often lieen pronounced by home oud foreign cr1tk-s,tobe one of the fiuest in the KrltisU iiriiiy. , All foreliodlngs an! crttlcisuvs which Coienso gave rise to year ago have lieeu resurrected by the disaster at Magalieslierg.: : ' The War Office lias nothing to 1 do, but to "grin a nd - lieaa- tt, a ud trust to time. Until. General Kitchener's force are transformed Into mounted infantry, and the mounted police gets to, work. Mr. llroderk-k say there - is little hope of improvement In the mil itary ' situation. But whoever -was re sponsible for tlie g-hderjit Maga lieslierg b likely omffer, for tlie new War Office officials. a re determin ed to make an example of the gener- fala or any other officers guilty of anch' gross mismanagement. - or worse, which. It would. seern.v must ' have oc curred at this last defeat. " , ' " ; Iord Kitchener, under date of lW ember .-15th, reports to, the War Office from Pretoria as follows:.' ' "Clemeuts has coine to see me.". He says four eonipaiiies of the Xorthum tie'rland!i held 'out on a hll( as long as their ammunition lasted. The Boer (force attacking hill wa-s 2x0 strong, while another force. of 1HH) attacked Clements, camp. By (liSO 'at m, the hill was carrel. Itelnforceinents ofj one conriany of Torkshlres falletV to reach the' top- Clements retirement was carried out with regularity, but as many native drivers liolted, a cou, sklerable , amount of trausiortatlop. was lost. AU their ammunition, . not taken away, was des-troyed. lie 're liortj that, all liebsived , very well. Broadwooi! .has gone, to Ititstenlierg, and supiKirts .Qllphanfs Xek, which 'has 1eHi rciiifon-eil. A flag of tnwe. which Jias come into Commando Xek, for the Boors, says Jouliert win was killed, aud. further report their losses very heavy." J. Y. JIMENES, r has announced- his intention to open looking to annexation to the United ; r.; : '-r.w 'r-H ti b cuxvExriox Exns. Federation , of Labor .Has Adjout nod Its Week's Session. mi'ISVl LLP), Ky., IKm-. 13. The tweiitietii annual cmivrtitlou of the American p'etlera tion of Labor ad 16unuil Kiueflie tonights after, select-' Ing tV-rnuton ,Va for the next year's cotnution. Tlie .folio niutr . ollii-ers were elected: I'resident. Samuel tloiu pcrs. of Xew ' York, cigar maker, re elected; 'secretary, Frank -" Morrisdn. Wasliitigton.- printer. r xdecVcd; trcar irrcr. John B. Iicnnon, lt!o'jmiugtou. I L, tailor,. le-elivr-ted. .;'..;',- AT THE HAUL'K. Krttger'Meeis tiwen -Wtlhelmlna at a ' ' - te liininH. THE HAOUE., Jkv. LhTlie daineG given by Queen Wilheluihia. at - th?? palace thi- evening, was private. When Mr. Kruger .'was apprised of the (ontcuts of tlenera! Kitchener's latest dispatch, .chronicling, such great disaster to the British, he said he thought that the fact that tlie news coincided with. the anniversary of the battle of tJoleneo. was au excellent augury for the Boers. A JX) W BATE. Orand Army 1-hicampnieut to Have a :' One Tent Fare. CHlCAtJO, leV. 15. Tlie railroads In the Western Passenger Assm-lathn will make n imp unt Mto'fi.r ti... Orsnd Army enenmpmeut at Ivnver, next year, providing the executive commiltee of the lint ml Aetn-r -at ttui meeting In Henver on Monday, agree ui ii.vKmi- ioe iaie orpine eueanip inent to Heptemlier, t- WIXE XSD ClOABS. .'- IXJXIKJX, Iec. 15.-v. Judgment for 250 was entered In Queen's -Bench Court today, against the Duke of Man chester for, wine and cigars supplied by. a city men-hant. The claim was uot cou tested. ,. ... .MONTANA CITIES. WASIIIXUTOX, Ik- 15.-T1ie iKii ulaMon of certain incortorated places In Montana, having a iMnilatioii of more iba u 2O0ti, but less than 5.ooo, is as foHowsr Anat-omfci, irjTs't; Bill ings. 3221; Itozeinan. 3215: fireat Falls, 14,330; Ileletuc lOKtO; Kalispel. 25t; liivlilgson, 2T7S: -Hs.-oula. 4500; Red Lodge, X520; WalkervHei'JG2L " JJUYINU TIMBEIl LANHS. ld.tho'porest SemMeil lev a Symjkate : of ,Wis'0usin ; Capita lists,- .-' , MILWAUKEE, Wls Iee,:15.-A siKciai mo ; iiie Sentinel, from Marl-W'tt.- Wis., eaj-: "v - t Tin purchase of liiirre -than io.Otui a-rcs of (4oreruuwiit. pine lauds in the not iheru part of Idaho, by a syndicate ' v ' y, - i ui niniu ivuiijl rMT, uitiifrnu. lias Ihhhi -epibJe'ted.t', JTIkj atacf in .a1 comtKict one. in Shoshone county, lying oh. he north- fort; oC4Ue Clearwater riven -4 It ii salA'tei con-Mjr.over tsJl.tK tt of. wliite fitiJlimlier, and cost' tlie liurchascrs : In the neighbor- hood of ?Ki,tMM). .. A ..sawmill will be built on the tract next year, by the -r ,:i," . ...v --! '.i-ii-ir .i,r - ' ' '. WILL PI-AY BALLu ' V " -li?;.-fii : ' SAX FltAXCISiX)'. 11 Ihn. l.". Tlie University of CaJIfpnila football team will meet the ColnmbiaVarsity eieveu on Xe wi iirk.i in I U itv , pu , f ;h rist nHS;1 iifid id ' liOS' -ABg4s-u? New" Tear's lay. Tlie arrangements whicli lind nearly lieen "couipleteil for Colum bia to play against Stanford Univer sity Seh fchroncli :buW4he .CliJifnfnUuis areissuretl tlwnt ,the . Eastern iihiyers wf nvwpt the .'teriffif they offer.. .;.; , ... .. .-'.vis ' ' ILLEGALLY TAXEI). " XEW YORK, Dec. 15. Justice An drews, lu., the Supremo Cour Xoday. decklwt 'that itlie iMrsonul estate ! of WilUani WahKirf Astof.' lii this city, wrs lUegally taxed" by the cOinmissKiii cr of taxes cam iissfsuieuts for the year 4 MtO, when be claimed .'to-. be a resident of Iondou. His personality was fixed at 2,00MW0: 1 ' THE MARSHAL LOCKECMJr smooth! wouk" qf fv ,CiAx; of -..ILLIXOIS JIOBBEUS.. h;i , .With the Pea m Officer In a ell'TTjiey ' ltotbed t he Town' ami Made i i Their Escape. i m ." ; ST. LOUIS, Mo.t Iee, 15. Five un (klentltted..uien. garbetl as tiniiiip. who asked theltr iii,( the 'csdolM'Ms at 'midnight last uight.' oviioweriHl tlie ..1,1 .........1...1 n ll.ll.t.. Til . 1...J ietl him iu a cell, and then broke into she local -.bank. an! two,J.oces. They nttempttsl to get intp t.the ..vault of Phxlgett Brow batik. In,. wldch' there was a large aiiioiiut -of money, 'but were- unsuccessful, a It hough, he .strong itox was partially wrecked by, several explosions of dynamite,, ij .,! ;,. : Failing thei-e, the .robbers .entered the general store of J., Butler..; where they lrroke into tlu'.'aafe and .sM;mel fioo. Soon arter thi; Itu tier's store .was dim-o ven d U lirtv ,Ai lof o s'v eral thousiind,, dollars resulUMl, The roblwrs es-aiiq4! on a -.handcar., .When the marslial was l.lH'ratvd:he -organized a liosise alid st4rted..after.1he roli bers -with, bloodhounds. , . . i Several. , prpmlnent IVlIveMpck .men from. Oregoi will .attend the great livestock show to be held In Chicago, from December 1 4o 8. . Among them will be M- O. Minor, a herder, of Hep pner; Fank Brown, a herder, of Lndd's farm, and J. B. Stump, of Polk county. Thehow will be on au Immense scale, showing fancy breeds from all parts of the; United, States. Over 3.500 cattle alone bave Ijicen entered.4 Some of the Oregon men propose tj combine business with pleasure,. and jwake pur chases with a view of. improving, their herds.. They Mill have the advantage of having a wide variety .qf., stock from which fo select prize "winners. Mr. Stump, who is In.the.city on his way there, proposes toubrjl.ng,,haek a cflii'oad of' thoroilghlrred. . . Cotswold ewes. Among other, things Mr. Stump raises AngorA goats, ...lie has 100 of bese upon his place; which have oroved a. valuable eotnxuercial article." Their .'wool Is. long, tleecy and fine almost as .silk.' and it osts nothing to raise therxr, as x they feed upon grubs, weeds and things that no., other animal ,. would,,. eat. Polk County Itemlzer." -;. . , ;,' .-, . AX IXVPIXTOUY. An . InvcjDtory if the proisTty of tiho .estate of Wm. Cospcr, deceased; lnrr been, .made by the nppftiistrs-Dr. ' wV A.' Cilck, J. H. Albrt and Henry B. Thielsrn who were 'apiioiiited fcr that purpose some time ago 'by the court. Tin in ventory covers sevcilty-tivc, type-written. jKiges and c'ontalus a statehifiit of t'lie in-riiwrtr. rciil and' iioiKritinl bl!oil2- liig to th' estii t. Then are ti'oles to the amount ' of 'alKutr."lS,0l.' ' upon whlch onlv 'h "boiii4ii.il value' was plat-til bwfu gto the; lack of,, security or Wciirlty adijiiiite'. 'to .jnsure pay ' tientJ ' In', addition to' 'that b'sjed in .this inventory Js copsldcrable projaM t ; lu Idah.ambinUliijr to fl5.t)oo or $20.- OtHiL, The total appraisement,' leaving out the Ps.tsi lu; notisj-cf '-'rietl to almve. Is 47.4I.S.2a Tilnioii Ford, the -executor , of, tlie ', wilp,',' will . have he juahagcoient .of "the estate uutll. 1t Is closed up, 'which iyHrfio dpulit, requiro sevei-al years.. . ;';, ,:'. . , HH WAS SAI LY -O VE-Hll ATEI . -. . - ,. , .; . l -,.' i if '"Tlrat city ' iifhn that was'yIXi ting me-" Is aii oventoled -uss,' ivnmrkctt tbe'fatuKr.j:. ' .MlovrsoV",; ' .-'! Vi;-:...; '.U: ' h.'Mhe pajk'rs" nil Kald lt"Was a great'hand at wtiterilig' oek; but I rohtwMie eonklu't work the pump five minutes wIMiout lawittg' his afni.' Ch lea go :Psr; t " ' ; - j ' r .ii i i ,'..; ; i it... ' i. ." --"i.- '-r"--' lii Command of the -Americart forces v-r ; ih Puerto Puco:' rv; l ? TOOK TT PEltSoS'A'Mit: ' ' !Mrs. MCThlergniss The: iiosrlifiUfiess dkjesirt scim tw Ilke'the'new iirofesor iMr. MiNldersrrtrss-KiliJ''I 'rieckon nt. I iKiint some "of the feller ft he ttbre wty li-f had wroteall biS .postal tlirds in Iitin. or Mone-'otl;rr"f.urrln latigna gc.BaWlnwire PA merkti tL " .i.n - I l..,, fHfJ'" .j ' -... ?Twlce-a-Wuck Statesman 51 yeafc