c J " r
Senate Is Atoiit P.K3y to Vote on' tfcs I!ay
i Pa-jnccfotc Treaty.
TE.
Arny Ortniiallga E!!l Ctpcrted ly Ue
Mtastre Utceatly Tasstd
,.' !': Ike lower
i -a
. WASIHX'iTOXV Iee.
"'-'llH" SCStdoU of like
1ft. Today"
Senate drtiK-
tlx? tljesenion on the
9
.trateil
llay-Pauniefote treaty Toy .tuat.lKKly',,;
1 . itraek-ally. xliotetL.,autI: that tlie
SCennte'l ready--for a vote.-whkrli lias
been' ttxed for tomorrow-.' When, upon
eiiatoV.?J.ttS!s imlioti, 'Ihe . toor.
wTe- Hoised rtoday r and he called' up
the treatyr toiel,aor evluceil 11 de"
ire to tNTk irpon lit. ' ,
TIIE AUMV ltlLU
' Washington, Ik'. lO.-The Army
lie-organization hill, jis rirted to
tfay by tlie Senate Committee on Mili
tary Affah-s. provitles for fifteen regi
ments of cavalry, twelve regluiuts of
arlilhTy. thirty regiments. T infantry,
one Jlnitiits.nt (jiu-j-iil. six msj'r-geli-erals,
eleven jrlf?alrir-?'nTals an oI-i"tat-jr-in,Tr
Hwirtim-nt. an In-M'.ioi'-ju;'i-al"
litifitineiit. a --Juris?
tilvii- pfUiTar knarti'iit. niar-ttTiuat-r
iliiwrhw nt, a miltsuuM-'
Jj:irt?iM'nt. a jihhIUtiI riMi-rtmoiit. ;n
nay ri'lMirtuu ut, j-wri" njs""-
gU .M-diuaiKi-rit jt:irii,ui-ii..n oisnal eorp-
otrif.Ts tit rrt-tinl" ami inilon oiMt-e:
.L.inl;iiii. otlitvrs ami entlstttl- men
..r iw. .ii-iii v on tin- i-itlretl
hi ihe ann.r on
lit; irt
JV4r,.'n n "of "eatlet",
errke tletiielunent. ami a
an n-rwy-U'UhI
at
aenrieuiy.
the Lliltetl Htate niHitary
o.itt MK-li In.n.in eou4 a W lie
how atilhorIr.fI hx lw- " '
The tttvalry j-eslmental tn'tfniilwitk'n
is lo t-uiosist -of a iiktiel. lienlenaiit
eoionei three inajor. tirteeu-ttiptain
himI tlfteen earh tf ' 11 rut at.it I mi-oimI
li.aiunuilt. Two veterinarian re
ailowetl for ea t li eavalry rejjluieirt.
Tlw l'reftrtlent fc anthorixetl to In
ert awe the imimiImt of privates lit eneh
trMip of earalry to teiity-lx.
The House provisions in rejjjinl t
the artillery' art sUiekeii oiit. anri a
provisitm sulwtlluUtl eonlinuhitf tin
in-tHtttit rejjlnifutal sy.ttsu ami K'vins
ea.-h - reloitUt a eoloiiel. Ht-nteiiant-eohmel.
thi-ee niajow. seventeen eai
taiwsi ami the same iunn!er of first
anl stfoinl lleiiteneints. -Twelve etun
pauies of ft artillery are allowetl fo
eneh rslet f rtillery, anil thrtn
katlalloiis are irovltktl Tor. The I'res
Klent Is antlKS-lzetl to lfK-nae the-prl-vrtles
In these rom Minles to eishty
tlve antl ttaise In the tlehl kalteries to
i.'hk - - ;: -'.-- " .
.The Infantry o-jriineuN are allow
el the same s'nt"ral otlifers us the
.'of her kraiiehes of the st-rvlee. ami
the .same nvlsltn is uiatle for tie
tail In all eases.' Tlit Irtsltlent" Is al
lowtsl to Inereifs' fh iiunrisT of prl-
THE WEST POINT SCANDAL.
1XVrT1;AnO(N" r Tin: t'AtSH
' ' OK CAHCT IMiOZS HEATH. '
-- ntps"" i.
Jlls 'lamates S.iy the Hazhi? Tliey
: Umk-rwent Wa tt.llnual nor
-!",.'. legTa1intf. , "... ;",".-'''" -
WIST rol.NT. X. Y., lee. i'J.- SoftH
Tuterentiusr testimony was troojcht out
ttslar, k.T tlw eotirt tf lutpiiry. whltOi
is iuvt-li3tiu luo allejrett luixinjr of
eailets at the Miiflarr Aeailemy liert.
In eo:tc-titn with tin reeeut tk-atk of
former fariet I'.ouz.
' in:irtv-Rve eatk ts wire examlm-il
tltviuir the morning ami nf teruoou e
ku. aut of the ou was a tn-other
of I.leuteusirt .JIoIkmui, . of--'Merrlmae
fntnrl auolker was tls sts.i of I Jem-rat
Thil SlierkUui. ami va thirti v Mark
ilrooke. of IVnnsylvltnia. m-pliew of
!eneval JlnHike. wh Is presitlinff of
&'T of I lie i-ourt. All three tohl of tie
. ha a! hi,' tlwy Rot tlurius the em-umj-tuent
ut IKni, at the time Hooa-wa
Uieir ela!niae. aikl not' om of them
sahl that (he treat meut m-eivetl or the
Miings they 'kail to ilo -were either bru
tal tr tk-jrrariing..' ; ,
. Ilokstin's worst trtlal was when ke
had to statitt on his heail in alwith tkk.
in whirk there, w-a alsmt ten inelitw
of water. Ik Hiiid !. was partially
Jtranjiletl, .but vas Jail rijiht in a few
mlutes. ;. '. ;
Youmr E'liil SlMThlau was tuatle t
rilt a trtMiii!tit'k 'wlonjr. fhe street. In
tMitnifiiKinithul rT ki UluKtritkis
father's ride, ami lie Itatl 1t keep ohout
luir "turu isiys, turn,? all tire time.
He ttitt not think (his wa huniiliat imr.
he sakl. although Jk rihl uot'relisli the
task." . . '" -, . '. - ... . 1 .;.
, Iu nearly every Jnsiauee witnesses
salt I that all the more Airutal forms of
haximr were ol-olete. ami while "krae-
ins" was still practk-eri weeretly, it wa
arninst tls rejrulations aikllf anyone
tveiv rieteettnl riolatins thesr reKUla
llons lie would Ik snurmarUy riealt
-with antl severly puuJsIkhU.. TV-n
n re a bout a teore or ,tre f lk .,i"s
vlaj-smaten tt-te exaifHiflsl. tritfl ahem
are several oOhty irstf-dl tueu . l
is-ani trotn, at w a-soine oi ine oir
livers. - -' ' .r '." , ' ,
AXUTiliX tXIAIMlTTKK..
v Waskilitoit. f 1W; IU. A 1 tierial
'eommlltee, a'pisdnknrty Speaker Hen
derontt lurestljrate helrenmstanees,
riineeteil with tin rieatTi of )wear It.
. I'.omz. win l alk-jrtsl to ka've died as.a
.result of iujurks,-Tcsvivetl from haxinx
.while a mdet at West l'oint. ttslay ik
eidetl'to efKerf Ml tlK InvestijraHou
. boiiotliatele frer tin kolittar 'jwwet.
'lis e.itnnilt tt-e has kteriUnetl: to
Diulit tl east to the- lsfttoiu. . ; ?
,;.V--H '-' !
? JllE; JOIXT-XOTE. J i
f - r , . .' f -
Ministers frt.l,Vkkt Arre to tkeTvrin
. - ,. of tfhe'lroiKsition. i. ji
I'EKtN. lks. 10 At a nssUlutf of
the forel-rii Ministers, late this "even
iotr. evttytliliis in reparxl tt tlir tenas
tf rhe jln.ti ot was ajrreetl to, luelml
iiiB the Itrttisb , niotlitk-ations. Tbe
Miu!.!u:r refu to UiseKic'-auvtblUj;
- f - I - ' j !
i
:..VJ
Sesate Castmlttte Differs frcra the
ty ttt Hst Work la
Hoke.
Vale i iu
!tlie infantry companies, to
the same, restrk-tion as Iu
Vit. but
t her t xtmn i-s put on kiui a. to the ill
.r tin. lot.-tl strength of
uty.i-TIie' maximum strength of'te
army;! iixidat U. ; . . t . '!
tahi the eulistetl fort; f 4 ho ...several
organization of the army at; their
maximum strength".; ft , QxiiJ in this
act. lnrin:r the unwnt exigencies of
the servhsv or "uutiriieh time a Cwu-
gre; may hereafter direct. ' :'"".
Nothing hi this art shall ie held or
fofuMrutnl h as to tlisekarge anyof-
tk-ers from tin regular anny ur to
deprive kin fa commlssiou wkkii
he liokhi therein.
WASHIXOTOX, D-. 11). Tlie
House toriay. at the end of a lonjs
-ontest xt'tilUif over two tiny, jiaT
til 1ko 14IU ttMUiM-llins tho lVnnyl-
vnnia nmllhe ltahiinore & Ohio IL'iil
rtaih, to 'aliolisli ;nath rrosfilii " ki
alk-r their roiittv iulo th eity, ami
to flutrisf terminal faeilitleM. ' An
nmeirtlnienti was placet! innm the
reiiiNylvaula kill, o retinire the rtmtl
til mill) a i new scilioil ii nmt not
ler-4 thair fl"MMMl.
Te nivtr ami llarkor eomniittn
yif tlw? rioiise has iwaetiealiy kcitht!
iiot to gtre out the kill -until after the
httlnlays. Tlie mhihImim fear that 11e
puklH-ntlou' of the' Itenir wtHilil. jrlve
the ! f riemls of t he projeW unfa vtnr
a My aetetl ni.Mn an opiortuuily la r-
iraiiize ttnnUi nations airaiiw-the; lull
The . kill has- reaeheri sin-h ffiaiiti
trtHrloiis lalnitwt SMO.OKMNX iintler
the! vrovMotral aJhitHientl that miinr
-1iiortei-iwiuiliMf will Is iMeesary tt
retku-e it to $iitMiti(MN" $.lo.( a .!.
1o i whiek - the eoiiMuittee tlesin- to
htihl it - riown. Tke tllrts-t . apintiria
tion inlMikl: will ntt unit-h exceetl
.t-ti,nm.(ili. The ouMnltee has provl
siokallr aneetl to the Southwest
Pass Hojeet.'at the intrtHh tf the Mi
issii.iii whk-li ..Involve N.iMi in
etuitiuuius the eonlraets. The Allss
fsiptl lUvi-r Is k tret Sl.MMUMrO tlllf
lint the next ten j'ear. A hs-k tui-thc
ri.'itu on the Ohio In-low 'liK-ini';i tl Is
t .be irovltletl at a tt,of fl.iNMUMM).
Tlio harisir nt Ckvelaml. Ohit. the
lunne of Chairman Ikirton. is tiowit
for over IM.U.HM!. I'titlsUm is to Is
natle for rett-inic.-the jettlesfct .t.Jal
veslou. and to make- peivral ywns-vve-
Mf-at ttieru nt a eofft ot f i,outi,i"M.
Washington.
I )ee. 1 k. Sena tor tJeoi
JkV k.M tr Itri ff .;vi'on. t itsta y
n. tltshiy fuTi"
mitm? f an uhiHKiiricnt he
pi't'l'osits
to ofTer tt the Sumlry . ivil Apis tH
priatltui kill, approiH-latintc ?ir..,no or
a lakm-li ftr tker-usfonis sseniec In tlk?
vHuity of Astoria, ()r.
- s - . - - - - . -n
hi eouiUK'tlotif with' the matter, lHlkir
itljc that tlielioine tloverniiK-ut sboukt
Ive the partk-ulars to the public. ' .
HTAYTOX.
MoveuM'utsi
of
tlie. I'eople
Utile- City. '
of That
Live
STAYTOX. Or.. Iee. tk.-lAsmanl
ami i;i luinl Walkr. of Ak. wer-lut-'
iuess, visitors in thi.t city-.Tuestlay.
'Mrs. tjuiilu. tf Mehaina . was in
town the llfst of the week on a slioi.
piiiff tour, f
I Mrs. VrJ Pratt nml tlauslrter Allie,
ea'nw ihwn fnno Mehaiua Tuestlay,
ami iut tlie tlay iMiyin Christiuas
present. ' .
? JIi Kftie Titus. of'Seit. is assist
liijr her brt.ther,E. C. Titus in , the
store lurlur the liolitlay rusk.
J ltru, - on Momhi-y. - J eeeuilsr I7tk,
to M r.. autl AI rs. 11. 1. Kowwn,- a
tlauslrter.
1 Metnliers of the Ep worth Lea juie are
Irivititf n etitertalnmeut s ami supper
jii tht; I'oiilsehll buiklinji ou Thursday
evenlnjr. Iks-mlr Jrth.
I Mrs. P. 11. CasH-ll nml Mnt lLik
AVhmer. rettrrtietl fnln 'ottatre Urove.
Saturday where taey ntteudtsl the fun
eral of their brother.' Willie Jones.
Tlie Ktaytoti IaiK-imr Club 1m bills'
tut frr n jrrand ball mi Xew Year's.
Hnb Bryant, a prmnlnout lawyf-f it
Allrany ami Mr, MeHarjruo sheriff of
f.inn eotinly. were, Stay ton vlsllorson
r Monday. .
- , . r , S .
A NEW llEVOLUTlON.
Venezuela
lis a Civil W
Hamls Ar;in.
r ou ; Its
?NKW VOI1K, Iks. 1!).-The Tribune
Mints lht. .following A,cakk tness
njre i"eeelvsl at kc office of the-Xa-lituial
! Asphalt Coinpauy Crtyu its
nsretit in Venexuela auuonucsthat a
revolution Ikis lroken out iu that
etmiitry. Xt "ktaTrsrvtf"e t-onlalnetl
In the mestHjijre. ' . ;
Tlie revolutltm. it is 5aitL-ls- firoli
alfy tbenonttwue of au'.mfewtrt in
th iiart tf the JVexhlent and Cabhiet
of Yeueuela to deprive A imf kau eor-l
siratitn ot tueir irveny.'Rntl. right.
Tk XatlokH4Aiha It X'tnnpiitiy-wiH
Is' one of the principal iiCTerers from
this. Tlie coiminy flwns - luxe con
cession ami , tnluliiK ;, ltks v in1- - tlie
Sta te of Iki'Bttdex,;-iitUela.- ' Tlie
cowpauy ha lseir tn atittkil rtsskni
of the llenmxlea astkalt- lakeifJ 1
years, aud iu Ihl thik-lf ha-Mint up
the..-'village' of (iaanaca flml . enctl
biiUdimrv shoi- and a TaiT04ttI.
Sevw-iilrsuttemittshare lsen luatle
by" tlrec.tfovvrniueiirof Veiitunela 'to
caiKvl the eouitpany ptiKseitsitms. but
these attempt liave always faiksl. At
4 o'clock on Hecenilier i:tlt, lrtileut
?tTo personally t6kl''lnlttl states
Miniver lioniis. at Caracas, that two
rovemutetit iniuission luid jrovisl
i 1m? c-oiniKinyV rights to ItJ irotrty.
At fro"flock. ou the Vaiue riay it Is
alleril t ke 'Prewkkii t Kt-lztl t bo ou t Ire
proiHTty ami tlivslttl it anions oilier,
t leneral Avirj' B.-Amlrewsi vlciiresk
tlent of the eouipauy, ha apNakd to
tke United States 4overnment ftr a
sLstance, In a letter to the shaxehold
rs lie siysr - . t ? ,
"The liuancial Interest 4;. represent tl
iu this uiatttT are'sso g-mit thut we
1 : i in ji-kin n-oiait auJ
ti.ui iHon tht part of the
tlVf
i taiv kv eruioeitTTi-'. Tkt-i'J ;
reimtlv kas M-en exhuusteri. ami
:ll
failure to JntervemC will result in
sreat hito ibtKeuiupauy.. , . -,
It niust Is IswTie ill uunti in, an
tins tJjat the eueatielan novrru
meut has taken our ontlre proi?rty,
aud 4hat the Lssue U a elean-eut' one
letween a respotisikle Aniern.-an cmi
pany ami the Veuexuelau lioveni-
WILIVtJO AT RK.
TACIUIA, Watsh.r Iee.
lil.-The
rit-t'Uled
Avill ae-
Hearing house iKink ttslay
that, after January. lit. they
i-ent Canciuiau sHver sit iwr.
It lias
hitherto liee1! taken only at o ier. eeut
discount. -" j u
TWO AUMORED CIILISEK' '
Will Ih Huilt in Sajjt Vraut isi-o Noue
IJo
.to Seattle.
J"
WASlXIXirrtlX. Iee..l!The Ikarri
oT Xaral ConstrMcioii. rkslay smpkH-tsl-ltsf
Hisirr. althoujeh, lrttklnx.,a
tke th!si(matHre of one absent mem
ber. It s ttll-nbjeft o elifinae.' '
Ity ttslayN. arraBseroetttf the I'aeitic
eojist eets only two hip; lnth arnior
etl eruisers. aml- tliey$ro.to the Union
Iron. Works.' Senator Foster and lie
pn'scntative ' Jones, "of Waftiinj:tou,
smoit a lralf hour with Seeretary Ismis
thk afternoon endeavoring to slioir
eause way come oe me .wiiirans
sfhotild go to Moran Bros of Seattle,
but the Secretary made no promises. ,
PROPERTY IN CITIES
VALUATIOIfS X 81IOWK IT
TI1IS
TEAR'S JiiSSZS&MKXr BOLI,
S1IM Km ImI lictoilr Slaca th Koll for
1899 Wu Coiupltrxl JefTermon
" !! Gained. '
. ' I i ' , i . . . ' -'
The. county, clerk ha sepresratetl tkt
prrierty vt the t-onnty lotto whtHd d;
Iniels aml iiieonKu-atrd towns. Tlie in
i orisiraktl tovvus I of - MarioU eounly
a iv Kiveu below, witft the Tahmiioii xrf
asecxab!e irtiMrty )u eaeh. aeeorrtinj;
ki I he assessnnewt rill of the eounty
for 1!NH, Just Jeompleted:
Aurora.-. ...V. . . ;. . . . .. . . Ki.44i
tierA'at.". .. i. . .... -. IKk!lil
Hiiblninl.". .. .. .. .. .-. ... 'JKiM
J di rv. .... ..... ol,7:5
Moukl Ansrt-1 'SkMI
Saletu. . . . . . . . ......... lJi-'SKiMiT
Silvtrton.. .J .. .. ... 1 ki.:K
W.MNlkuriiV. i. .. ... .. ... . Hi4y
, Ktr pnriKes tif etimparisviu tke vai
uatiou plaeett uNMt t-keie towk bytlie
roll of 1SRW i livre riven;
Aurtira. . '. . .
Hubluinl. . . I
Jefferson, . . .
Mount Aunel
Salem. . .k
Sil-iftogi. T.i
Slayoin
Wootlliuru. . ;f
. .$ '22:zm
1.7T,tH
' 132.S.TT
44.KU
141,t40
0V:
BOERS I IN CAPE COLONY,
THinil S,W I ITY' C U i.M Af An M S ABE
WOBBYIXH THE'BBITISIL
War Office 'iu Lomlon Caintiive Little
-tr . Luforiuatkiii EnLiml, Xet-d , ,
T ' 3Ioref,Trooi. - :
. IXIXnoX.: Its. 'JSK Tht War Ollice
last evening could ifive no information
reuardfnjr he Teorts of a Boer fnv.i-,
siou iff Cape Colon J'.'t'TtiWoulchiVex
oressiHl Hie opinion, iKiwjver, that the
newsius r acctntiits were exajctnit'il.
and fhat; prolmk'y tlie IriMips who have
been employed In chasing tk-ncral He
wet will Is tlivrted t ileal with the
Invaders. Having regard 1 'the -us-toiuarT
uM1hotls ; of the War Ottke,
this can only 1m liittiprrtt tl as vou
tirmiug tie rert. lxrtl Kili'liener
in the iiieantime keep a light "rt4n
over tin' ww, -whicli- iucreases rthe
Public distiuicltttk. There Is a isTsist.
etrte rumor that i tlie phase tleiuauded
luavv. rt'luforceuients.
- Aectirdlng "to the Haily 'Mail.-privak-telegrams
f ecchnf d in ' I sum Ion yester
day 'depict; the situation in Cape Col
ony as somtm'hut oinhioris. It. iseeui-
that the Invading Bihts are rtHeiving
conslthiakIt assistance from the local
Dutcli. and tliut the trotyis at the dls
otetsil of tin Britisk ant koritkw.are not
sullkient to ctjs iih any s-rious
sorcad of 3 he niilitary ttjiemtlous.
ItlHTISlI LOOSES,
' LoimIoii; Itv. Bt.- The itritisk losses
Ot Xoitgetiat'ht, uccoldiug to official ac
ciuts. wer .elgkty-two .killed , and
wouiMtetl. with rrtyfuur inisins and
still tiiaiccouutetl for. ' - ;
PI'ItsriT AIIAMiOXKll.
I uu I ill lot. 1ft. It is reorttti this
nrt'eniooa tkat. Oeneral Kikx k.iH lwen
frt;ctl ttiabamlou the utmiit. of Oen
eral Ik'wet. owing to the, situation
created ui.Ca. Colony by the lksrs
crossing he Oraug Blrer. T
It Is ikimI that lit retuhlicans have
eirtertsl (jais' Coloitj ami i siiail.ir
tmmiier - liavei yeietl i'hllipstown.
The reist aMs" that Ikwet. with
atsMit -ks uii'ii. Is north wttt of Iatly-ln-nnL
nml that an. attack ou Wlnbui-g
U tuomentarily exHS;tett. ' '-',"'" ?"! "
XEW AIBSIIIB
An
Am'rian . l-'us
Has Sol veil.
li:ecr Heciares
tlie I'robfeiiL
He
" XEW; YHliK, Ihs- i BKA'ilIsiiak li
to tlk- Journal a-mr AdVeftis'f'r from
yieiina fttyxi': ;n Austrian eu'giutT'r
Wlllutnt Kres.;"bas :"lnretit!tl ah'ntr-
ship which Is prbiibonced tfi'he'tiettetf
tjiajt cpiHliHs,' The emp6nrV a tteil
ttou lelug ealletl 'to tlk lncsfer.'-'lie' lia.4
Is-come nuk-9i lntcrestttl and expreHWtf
tlwv belief that it would la suctK.ifuL
Kress tiki not have tfioDey to Iniikt a
lartre ship,' and the tiuHror Wild lie
would Ux tlait, uit contribute! $1mr
toit of -his own isskct. Xnmeixms
others followed niituud Kres will
buiW tbe ship. ' ' : : '
t Kina Yaa Haw tiers Bosr
Twicc-a-Week SLatesuiau $1 a, year,
Twk'c-a-W cck JStatcsmau I a ycur
ft- I .4
r i . m m m
, - I . i . J DeutH-racy. I houhl etnlssly - It in WIIITKS IX TKOl'lCAL AK1UCA.
A i i"Vh".t7U . I r ' thee -w'onls: t;he the rank. ami lik - ' - - ;
- yi .a-i.W fcrlrt-if ymtm-nt o rItrtnkla. Dett-ats UC ,h:U .-i hke men living In the t on-
. ., . - I , - . . :
former Dtr.scratic leader- Ois
. cusses the Party's Actioa
IN
t
DfSfRTjSG ITS FRINCIPlfS
And Foilowinff Off the Strange Gods
ot Popntism and Free Silyer-
1'HIL.vIiKWniiI I'L- Uvr.
.!!.-
firmer -President'. iilfff 't.iniii
t-vntrtluite to Ihis-vee-kVlMttie'orThe
SaUray;;'Evit:u)i. Vf rf v?,Hilt;
. 1 1 ti i ... t
Defltoeracr: vml- tkt1 rxnikly: f Mr.'
cWeldihl'lins'liy reviewiujjrthe hi.
tdry;6f tlM iKirtvaud he diseisses its
defeats sinee in rietaiU In takiuj?
uu tlie tjuestkni of the present trondk
t km tf tke .I)euoTaey, hesays that
the success of tke party in 180i was so
decisive uiwl oTcrwhelmiu that a long
HON. WM.
?f Jiiitei States- Senator front ' Mainei
f Senate at this session of Cbheress, to
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Hon. Garret A; Hotart, late Vice-President of the 'United ;btate benator
Frye is one of the ablest rhembers
makes an excellent presiding efficer
n inuaiice of its supreanac.vvwas aJl
Ut-iiiiitetL Then came the. "fallacy of
fret silvtrr antl-ltpulisiii. i.kvetamt
krocccds as follows:
t'tHm-hrhtedi V.t,
by t he Curll
fn1IM4ing t'ompanyl.
' Tlie culmination" of lkmocra1ic we
was- reachtsl when 'its i com met with
f liese uih I lemtHTa t ie foix-s was coui
ii'ete. and vVhi-n oitr rank antl tile were
sumuioueil to tk batlllllmeL, 1ki.ii tiers
ivhick Jntre strange yntlMd. p.nd
whhii were held aloft in unfamiliar
hamls. TIk result of stick Is'trayal
was fontlooiiied. 'nils; abautlouiiunt
of ;f!ie prlkt'iples of thie true IemtsS
rat-, tkls -tMiUtiiptnou . tllsletlieiice
tif i1h-4 Iratlitioiis .-i ml jlbis tllilpral'
violiitii'oi pf tkt Uiw of its strengtk
autl vigor, were.' by a tlet-rte a iuex
orablc as those of fate, followed by Hie
iiMlitakIe piinishineut of a stmniiug,
staggering, tlefesit; TIm Iisastr
1ST-!, iiivittsl by a similar. mad vVn
lurc. yvas tiuickly followed by tlio re
turn' to .tht &ifesioii8 and practices
of the sane Hemot-raey.: But tht e.
it nt and tersevtramM nf tuir-wjuider-intrs
in IXIHJ is illlistraei1 In the most
iistotlmiiiig wtiy, by the command, is
skott mi the. day of rmv rontau'd ilfs
eoififilure; that a "seeioml'laillle shoiiM
In foiexlif. 'oil . .tlit'Vioie" tield, witli, tktf
same fal e war "cries ami from tlie
Kitiie leadership that liasj'1 nought us
tir fhe vhrni of tlefca t." ;
Again lit ways: p. . .';'"'
,"Tkus, iu lmm, lke ksstii of ; ISfs;
was ctiiileuipt tKHiKly rejecttsl. ;itA
evTy.--l.ioii of Iieiiiocratic irccess -was
wilfnlly cast nwidc. Again our long
sulTerlng mk aiwl tile. wktse kyalt
mul olsMlItHict tleservetl iM-tter tilings.
Avi-rt actinecd and again , it was
ileitoiisfra ttsl. ; but more clearly "than
ertT lMfore, that the ionly- force tSiat
can win IienitMTatk itecoss are ft he
mlhcretits' 4o the recognized Hcim
t ratie vrincijes. As j new, coml it
arise our -principle! must Ik ajplied
to . thtiiu lint ln the creed that . Jns
mulct uu thrai-i.. n 'i.ontiirv .f , r
existence -we. .fniiaii mm the,, key. to
..TWU. IL'U l.ll ' (I I-.T.. . -
every 'such applieatieiu; uof sdmll we
imh1, k' lesk'on f Ptjiilisiu to akl'trt
in luterpretinjj .tills.. ereetL' , , V i ;
. Clevlaul iut ; turn touches .on fret
silver ,ad;,tbe tnleriil, t-turtM4; ami )!'
Ilevjtf ,tlt ike old-t laic; lc4iocatsi arts
against xHiirlewMiingUie; general , j tJoyi
eruiuftijjU foj'r.prwtningJtsi'.lf, in thii
exercise- of .it .f uut:tkusrijgiiinst the
gaUant 4:lttriictitiu within a. ita.te. lit;
preaches a return of jthe ; Hvniocracy
to Its old faith. ayiu: ; i
- "Since t Ins ikinocrats f tvery i-on
tlitiotis ami in every iimrt of the laml
real isy- -Ilia t tbe xituaititm of tke party
netsls repair, reorgatii&itiion t- is ; not
ketwsary Imt: ri"flupt(fronrmtr -van-tk'i
iug is a4tlutt4y i fSMctitial.Be-tr-gauization
Is worst-. liau useless, ami
tlie arrogation of a 4upt'rlffr iarfy vir
tue Will -breed only fmischitif.- Tlii -Is
IhiH fdr sober thought, tojerant lan
guage: and fratemelj counsels.".
In cotitiuNion he sjijs: '
V4f -I should attempt
what I have written tiy
plan for .the retor4lltju
t CpllollliKt
FUggstlllg H
. of the true
WASIIIXOTOX. IH; 111. The
State Ik't'nrlinent ha rttfirttl a
caMeirrauf frui Uuiksl States Charjie
tl Affaires IV Aupre, at' lkfota. stat
inK that a irreat liattle, kas been
fought in theL Majiilalene river irils
triet. Ctdombla. w'UU h lasted two days.
and reeulted in a deelsive vktory for
i he . 4 kivernnieht. Six kuiidrisl were
killed, ami many hundrtsls woundtnl.
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, A SCHOOXEU WKECKEH. '
SlH:iUrAN, Dee. 10. Captain Mit k-
kelson. of -the fu-nitier; sekotmer l'lon
tT. has Just arrived here eu route for
Portland to Teport "tin 'total ks of
his vessel at Har Stack Ittsk, Hear
WtHsl, Tillaiiiook, i6(iuty' '
'..TirrtEE YElE pitOWXED.;
'VICTOUIA; ' ft? tC 4 Hee.f ' 1 0. Tlie
iWTejVmer Aniur artiyetl fionftke'Xortk
totbiv.1 brine news 'of tile drowninjr.
by ' tke -aisizinjr of ' it ' 1omt at -Tata
'lktv "ear Copper Mouutam or VVUT
Kartr. Mrs. John Taylor amr .Miuine
t Baker. ' "
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.BEVOKED ALL rEB.MITS.
CIIICAtlO Dux-. 10. Mayor Ilanl
ou ' ttslav revoked, all itennite for
lrize tights. , v
P. FRYE,
I'who preside over., the United . States
jtll the vacancy caused by the death of
f :: theipper house pt Congress, and,
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B!(5UET
,.SA lA'At i E OX BECQ ttl).
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Storv of the St, P-tul Agroiind
.;- r,o.!tj of Cold.. .
WHii
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. , IS. A. " W-ootl in Ainslt v's.) ,
"When, the big American liiie sfeaui
ship St. Paul ran igrtiiiml in a dense
fog tin tlk Jey- lnack- iitar lie
lower 'cud of Iuig Brant k. ,1tftn
tl-yligkt ou January 'Si. 1-i. tipUiin
Clark. I Jnyd's agt ut in Xew Ytrk, got.
word of, it at ftnir tTt-ItM-k in iic niorii
ing. h ea'h'cd Ji'stant'ly tt l.tiiithni.
and Lloyd's was iu liosi-twioii of the
news ,-tt N::iti a. in. Tlie St. Paul hiid
1m en ' indulging in a spurt of sjievd
wilii ' t lif-" sVvift t.'unai tkr .'-Camitaula.
wliifh in1 ii'otifrait wfii'ik-.-r is i.tr-ly
a knot 'faster flian" the .uierh"iii slitji;
Khr got far out tf Imt t ours',!, mis-iug
lie Fin- Island light.. a u'tl tlrove up oi
th' sriiitls .of, the Jersey foasl. Slie
was h-l.d in the .ii'ibracb of the shelv
ing l-iijck for .ten thiys. The CainiMi
i hi. was also reiKrid to have .niched
IhiIIoih by" an obsi'yyanf.llfi av.r pa;
tiolliiig th Jfa'cli.' Her t,tfiiiui.unkr
atitl ifr agents tietiantl ili.-il this was
litt so. luit she ulitloubtetHy came willi
lu view' of. ft.lks along the shore. ,-. lit
h cargo "of. lIn. StlFnul weii one
anil a tjuartcr millions, in gold - con
signed tt a liiiu In Xew 'York, it was
essential that this 1iould 1n lantletl.
Arrangements wcr niade witl, the
Merritt-(Jiapiiiaii Wret-king' i'ompany
t" Imvo the stranded lily r kaitVtl .olf.
She and Iw-r cargo, hiiuUng tki gold,
were lirnivily ' insureil. After l was
found that It was going to Is very
ttiftitSiIt to float 11m; big sfliip. tlie con
signees t.r IJh' gold, who lH-Oi'til it in
their business. siHealetT( k Captain
Clark a. Lloyd's agtnt to have it
lamktl." !. retnainod alsuml the Ves
sel tints days; the fact, of It lieing
tlMre Ttiiilrtsl tlie . underwriter lia
ble for-a heavier tax In 11k eveur-of
the vess l 'U'lng tloakil. Xatnrally.
the' American- line tl!d not make any
2 Hmiiis en ort s .iw kare'.Uie. bullion
l,' - ',
atgeit. -a tul Just as- naturaliv
1 Joyd's ' .we'rj iinxlous . lo get.lt oif'iU
tjnit-Uly arf iMissnik-: for in tiw eveut
of a slurni arising, aiuf cnusiug'.tl.e
Ustriicllon of Hie j ship, ,the , gtl l
t.'raild ;h;ive nikf -'d jw inimii .inore'Jo
h:.Js of ,':3ie. nudcf writers, Capta4u
Clart: Vkariereit a' tea hut ain ofrcretl
tt taks irharge of tbgohl amV laml tr.
llKi'(upor ' t!: captain obtaiiieit n
prt.kiis fhaf tji gtkl would Is lamlvtl
Immediately, Tlins the underwriters
wtre reMeVtl ef the fuetJur risk and
cxim'hkc of. U.iatir.g the stiand.tl ,hip.
1.1k Kt!i1 iV.is itahsftrreil to the light
er llagsreriv 4kwn u sagging- nlmte
Kiigiresrlve utietHi of ea'iiva-t ia Iwgs.
k:;gs and 4 sixes. Twelve men arnu tl
mi Hi . revolvers' gnarNil the treastlro
as it was 't-Jiusrt rritl tnmi a pier to -a
Iriit-k ami," tak ir hi a Tault hi Wall
afreet. 'I'he. jt'ard of $(;.ihm -for sal
vaee s?rvice Jn the t at-eSof the St. Paul
wa tin' largest ever obtained in
ail
Admiralty Court. The St. Paul
isrround ten i lays. It was said
was
that
she hatl uut a plate letit or a
slaiicd." . " . .
rivet
etj'l'ree, Staled Tlieri?? was Wnntly. a
iisichaiit'aiilong tla-iii ami only a few
udssiouai k's. Mot of tht ni wire
. a . .l..'Jl..i'A.nu.i.i.l ...! .I.
wen engaged in expmrlilg the ne
terrkory. In establishing and tHktr-v
ing stations ami iu tnilning ll. ;im.
lives fvrTVh-e as st.hlkrs, Imkii hand
ami workmek. The ,proiirrt!on if
haths anions ' them was appalling
and. with very few exceptions, hcv
were. obliged, every two or thrje
years, to take long furloughs iu more
healthful regions.
The la test statist lew with regard to
tlie whites living in tlie Congo 1'n-e
Wate-;slhMV ;tbat about l.TkO are , sent--teretl
all over .the state. Tlie exact
lruMitier on January it last ar- ias
l,ih, ;,Oiie-t4lxtktif ithtj entire auuik.r
live at ifcoma. the capital or the stale,
liftv nnies ni he.ylver and a largt
p.-irt, of Hnn are in charge of tr a:e
etn-pkyi'tl. in the ubUt olUt-s' AIhhii
two huiitirwl an living'4 at' tatadl.
niuetv utiles utc tlKf river, and. inot .
of, them are In the transportation mtv-
itre; ftr Matadl is Ik starling jiolut tif
thi ritilrtKitl f-tuimvtitig with the Pp.
tsrCoagoaiMl here all freight is traim-s-hlnMtl
bet wetm-1 he railroatl ami tin.
EunKau steauifrs. Tlwre are nearly
as many white imu at Stanley Tni
is at Boina. for Stanley I Nml is tin.
ldact w!k4o frelsk 1 trauliioiHit u."
twceiii the railrtiad and the ui-river
steamers and here also are the -ship.
.......1.4 ..-li. tlu,. til itlva. .11.. ttnl ...
gother auri repaired. (
A large nuiler-of state, ctmiiucn inf
antl nisioiuiry -stations are now es.
tablished on .the iipper river aud on
its tributaries far north ami mmiiIi r
tls nuiiu stream. Thus .over Too
whites are now living on-the tipjit r
rlwr svstent alsive Stah'.ev -Pool aud
alMut -4s oC them are it ally , iu Ceii
traj, Afrk-si, for.: they live, frtnu l.noo
tt nearly lS iililes from I in iihmiDi
of the river.. Just' aiwnit one-half Sf
( 1 it nii i t e Isi'oi)tei re I lelgia us a ad
nearly ' alf the leading ' nations ' nic
rrirtweiitttl' In ""flit remainder. , ; -i
The liit-rcase- kf whites iu I lie' I-VciM-h
outro !territtrf k also very bug".
This largi legion 1 just norUi of tlit
1 'tint'ti '. 1' fee Sta uV a ntl I hough it is
tilticiitllv known, as -the I'tcih-Ii Congi.
an kniHirtant part of it is li!bnbir- l
olhcr stre:iiiis" rt-.wing lo tiie AtKiutii
or to Ixike lbatl. Oil.. tan. tl l,i-t
7."t whiles were living in tin Frcnt k
Congo.- of wiitiin live-scveiitli wet -FlemJi.
They ar not so gfiicrall.v
tlixtrihutcil tkrtiugk the t-oiinlry as iu
tlie'i'dugi State, ftir comuififial and
missionary :ations are not yet ivitlHy
tlistrikiiletl.'. The largest while oui
l.i mm Is at Bra.a vjlk . at the ln ;nl f
Ilk in vigalioii on the Ogowe rivt-r.
everal humketl niiles fro inlln imt.iii.
AIhiiiI toit.seveiitk of tht white imuii
. -
latkui. are woiiM'ti, wUU-li is a Iargr
pitlMH .Con lluiii in .the iHft Sta If. 1
A'small kut iady Mnam of wi
Hers is flowinir froin'tlffriiiaiiv to !.'t-r-
tnan Southwest Africa. The sta list its
ure-iiot very rrs-Mir. Jmt in 1S!N. '.oi.".
whites were bring there.- tT winoii !it."
wtre - wtHiitfii ' ami cliUhrreii.' I'iflccn
vars' ago vle-re were vt-ry few wliiit's
5n tlKit iKirt trf Africa, but it is mov
forgllr.r; ahead faster In its "thvIop
tiknt tif iiany other part of the Uct-
Uiail l!OSJlSfiioilS. : 1
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franklin Miles, H, D.. Lt. B WUI Send
; $2.50 Wortk of His New and Complete
; 1 Ifealmeat to Oar Readers.
J. TlMrrt kex-er. was a ls'tter iIMrttiuit.v
ftrr erstiH suffering from tlhteases-of
the heart, nerves, . liver,' stomach ' t.r
ilrtipsy tti test fits, a Xew and Coni
1lte Treatnicnt for these -'disoitlers.
Ir. Miles is well known as a leading
specialist - hi tliese
disoases, and his
liberal tifTer ' Is -'certainly
ficrioiis consideratkk by
worthy of
every af-
ITietetl rentier..-'.' !' .
This new system of S'Mflal, Treat
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tslies carefully siiecteil to suit ; eueh
kidtviduai case ami is I lie tinal result
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rosea rck ami experieiiee in treatiug
4 UI9 . lit .""ft 't tliwaw.n. II -lll!"l.l.-
a ctrralive ;llxjr, foiik'. iableK lasa
tire pills and usually a plaster, select
ed for e.'iek Vase, Kxtepslve statis
ties. tifiMiy -.denioiislrale that '1r.
Miles' J,'ew Trcatioent is tliree tiinc-t
as successful, as 1 he usual, treaiim ut.
Tboitsands f remarkable testimoni
als, front, prominent . ieople w ill , b
sent upon , request .Whicli prove the
dtK'tor ftik Is oiie of ,lfie. wtujd's most
sini-essful pii-slcL-ius. . , i;
; Mr. Julius Keister. tif ilTsi Mh hlg:pi
Avenue. Chicago., testifies that. Ir.
Milea cured, him lifter ten alJe physi
elans had failed. Mi. B. Triitimer.
of -Ireemtprkig. Pa., was curetl after
many 4kyk-iaii Imtl prtnoum-etl krr
ease- "hopele?8."
Ctd. E. B. Siileniau. of the ktii
f. 'lilted i Ktatesi Begulars, ks-attsl nt
Sau IMego. Cal., saysc Ik. Miles So
cial Treatment has wtrkt-d womlers
lit my ou's cast! when all else failed.
I ; had employed the liest mtslical tal
ent ami had siM'iit f2.NKi in o tlohi'.
I jM'lieve- he ,1s a wtntkrful sjM-clalit.
I cottslderetl"-it my duty to nconi
nientl him. For years I had evere
trouble wit h my fkouiach. head, neu
ralgia linking tsfS'lls, ami !roy.
Your treatiiient" enilniy cunil me."
writes Ifon. W. A.- Warren, of -Jaim-town;
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2.2 worth Vf tieatirtent espts-ially
alaptttl lo thelf" case, free; ke wohld
atlvtse tliefn' to send ' for it at ' okve.
AtMresa---1 Hv Franklin :M iks.' .0l' to
2f State -tCincagoJ ; :'' ;" lt
-v.. -till: tij n.iiir l' ""
ll icne "Oiemiu" ' it , , ,
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H MAlr X MISTAKE;'
i - ti'i Mailt ii Tr "''
WASI 1 1 XI JTOX Hoc il-r ' t k now
Ieanetl that : "Iheentire1,iMisuudei4autl:
lng.'"wlik kiias tkdaytsl-bf coiisiruV
matioii of the Mgrcvnient.at ,1'ekiu. was
niU'tj; by a change of muissiou of" a
singRHglt "'lit "the coinVk! group bf
tiguns.iuaking . itj one, of cipher mes
sages: of liiKtriK'tiou to Conger, Curi
ously enough tlie chonge in this iu&le
tligit exactly reversed- the 5mauiu of
the. nt ire. message, sti that Mr. -Conger,
in obimsiiig tin English view; was
uctinx exactly contrary , to .the' 1 spirit
tf Ids instruct Ituis. I hough in.accord-
1 autre nilk. their Ictlcr. . . ,
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