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OREGON STATESMAN TITE?DATi J ANITA I f7, 1501. " r rns ha UJL'dluJiLu : t i i i I ' 1 I 1 . It i I - - 1 ' "'" ; , -;; -'l-i ' - v : : Coined with a French ' . " ; -, . - ... i. i ; ; a f ' : - .- - ly TCIck Weather - """ f" gers ant Ship's officers Lost ' Strr.t Were Crcst;d to Deatlf la tbe Collision Tbe Stealer Vfcst Dawn la : Thirty-fire Mlaatcs After Ifer Eow Was Store la-Officers and Crew Wcrktd Heroically to Save Passengers Tbe Awful Disaster Occcred Off tbe California Coast. , (From Saturday's Statesman.) :,... SAN FRANCISCO, Jan; X A.feoltis ien at sea, Thursday morning, between the stesmsfiip Walla Walla anj n un known salting vessel resulted in the f inking of the steamship and the prob able less of at least twenty lives. . The Walla Walla was owned by the Pacific Coast Steamship Company,, and sailed from -8an Francisco on January 1st, for Puget sound ports.. She car riad thirty -six first class passengers, twenty second class, and a crew of eighty -men. When off Capo Mendo cino, on the California coast, at 4:10 Thursday morning, an irorr bark, be lieved to bo French, loomed up in the haze and crashed into the Walla Wal- la's bow. Then the sailing vessel il , A; nd. w " no off into the darkness more. . All iincnBera 'anl the! crew.. of. the Walla Will.i, exrpt tht few on wU-h. were5 ' awp ' but: werw ro"d by (the fr;inh. The uteerape quarter were In tbe an4(t Is bellevil tat wmie of " the : Heerrijfpjrj5fnjfrsi aiidj crew were rrtuhl to: l-stth.'T "A . bliff hile waa .rtiadft In th to-am-r'a bow: aii-1 ttbe sank In,- thirty-five inlnutf. " -The ofTl-t?r unit itrew niaintJJn- MrU'O dfuclpllne.j anl i htmta and llfe laftn wcfif lowered. All who vcre nt kilWuI in t-n ;ollinifn kH ffj'-ejtcrpt t'.LpUUii Hall. wh:weiit down with hiir ship, lie wair picked up later ly one of -the lumln, utiinjur'-d. with the ex ception f a fpw hrui.ne. i -Ther Va i choppy njtinlntr,. and the umall 1m!lIs could rHt nke u 1;iiMlinif on the Ihhnre a few fiillt n -dij-t-int. Thty drif't cd about all day, jind 'finally lxtyrllve peoplrr ncre !i lunl up liy; the !tc:iiicr l.iKpch. whla'h .IfHdt them to fCurcka. .Anofheit Ixmt, under coitmnand if .Bn Kiu-'r tiruwn. -ialnluif thfrtf-en p.i ph 'aitertiptctt to Un at Trinidad, und una Kwarnali .Jdiil V'ilkinit. Uar-t;-imaatfr; Wllllanv Muntel, iHrmw.it, I. l)nilw, a iHH-riK-rt thrK tin-; fciiiftvvn tnen were tlrown-d. . J. v i V'hfri ihw IMt4ti-h. i-Miilicil Oirek.i -rhla morning, m 'Were ' imrneiiiai,( mi tne urvtvrrn. muw ly -nt out STor lh'" The Iuk . jILi nicer on ta 1 nl n i? vie v n I : t v 'iri,1winir lait3. plrked aip. one jienjrcru; and thre of. the crewv i At 6 o' ! k toniRht thr t(-i t of the Ialtli ".ij Hlt-amj-,hl C'otnpany utaU-d that their -fa teat. tJ vieejn ; fro.m the t'onipany'a aiefita in liurekji. 'ae coiinleft for 1 Vi pproirH .M ho verC( in tteven 'rnlj'xinir. ; ThMare etili iimt lnwt nri'l twni 15fe Tft lnislnf; attl 'Woine hope- are. ;ti fwrtaineit that MHfitly a . majority t itmne ufiai'4 ounted fur may have been urn J hew, nd will le, r have .'been, pi ked np at a:. ' ' Account of Disaster, i x ' . . iJiirckiij ''!., Jan. ! 3. 'apt'Mn A. !' ll-jll, imiH'er of thefwrecket,iHteaner AValtit vWall.i. irtvex it Krtiphlcf -account td the disaster. tHo "WV left San Kranclaeo Wivlm ud y. botihl "f r ,Viet,Vla a nd l'UK'-t . atamd The feather thl'kt nrd h nlht '"'I van e.l, nnd Thurs-lay morfiinf a je-iy fiir. ac-contpanb"! ty lipht iaip aet,.ln. About 4 r 1 0 a. nt. 1 suddenly' avak-j ctxtl ty an awful " e.r.sh on the 1 Wrt td'le. welt forwikrtl. .7" fe, ond ; 'ffter laike o'nn wiwrh at the time .Th h'oilng specially - In ttie 'vietnity - of my cal'lnlwa badly!- hatterel. , the main force of t'u coli.on wtriklnK her to Ht forward of ley utatf room. My tunk ivyaa MnicK ni mrnn nrnvH. ine room onfo-my table. After the c rath thj vcfieu which- I Mil nk ; was a 'French hark, judging fmitn the lartffd.ure used hy her witllorw, retounded and .'groped nlongfhl'. I call! to her toatand by. J?he drffied away, and waa lotft to view. L could not tell how hodly 'Phe; wan, In jured. hut I do jftiot imagine ishe was wvrriljf hurt. ; ... . i "That of thes pa avenge As who hud not twen awakened by th erh were aroutM-l t nc.; Thjf vel begnto fill limited Ml tly, and smk in thr- .ty-fle nUniitea, There no eort- fuflon on InKiirfl:i Hie ofHecr and crew kept tti p-t(a ncr fre-in twH-Wrrlng panli--Mrteken. The rew tnunedi-i atcly oniereit to intin ihe Ifsrhau'iM and raft.'l and an efrmt waa, made to .save Ivufgage, This wux given up, however, th eet nlhng -tt siuh an alarming rate that nivthougM wan given but for th-iedTety of the jpaasengerst I gave order- to have the port boilers blown out. It being neeSiary-tft give the Ve- el ilt to keep the tn ping hole in herj pide! out of ft he wtiji-r.. ; V '".'.- 'In iv few m!tHmt' all the, lifeboat and rafts were out. wltjv.the exception of two, which were smashed. . One. of the boat rofitatited J niite or ten pa? aengers. All were thrwn Into the u-nlir hut tmliami to board the life rnft wbtett bad lieen launched .; wlnute previMift .Tle aeCond biat ;was snMlie1 by! Walking a heavy ob Jct In the watrjr.ibut all the w!en f.ers were resicuedi by .-another life raft. We had no knowledge.yf the approach of the" vessel atriklng us, the weather . beihR ' thick . s.he'. was- not ga-en until we rftjtnH;k . It wA( very dark at 'the time, and ) the uncertain hghtj Interfered to. a grewt extentuith the rescue of paaerecifc- -'''-,71 irenlned on board aaatating them . In every wwy poetble. ) I wienr ; down With the whip. "-'After I had been down. 1 don't-know brw long, the social ball deck broke off and fldated. to the sur face with It. Sighting a liferaft I com- " ' - I " r I ' '- - .' i ;; -i" 1 - .. 777 Bark at tfolit in Unusual- ; . . j.- 7- ... t , - ;i " .. . . . " . A Kober of Passen men red swimming and succeeded in reaching it after a hard struggle, and was pulled on board by the oth-r three occuramts. - "W-e floated about nearly all day, and early 4n the evtnlng were 'picked ut by the. Ktetmer ' Dirpntch, en : route to Seattle. -When the vewnel went .down I'waa struck by a hesivy spar and tad fly bruUtcil. A number were Injured by faIJinr timbers. ; It i almot -certain a nurnM-r or tne tet-r4r? jasensersi peiihel in thin manner, the houKing to the forward beiner spilt wood. nto match Twenty -Seven Miss ng. Kan Kmnciaco, Jan. 3. At 10 o'clock tonight it is InifMNwIble to .determfne the name of the loat and missing in thcr-wreck of tile ateamahip 1 Wall.i Walla. AecordlftK to -the compilatiu ot the Pacific Coast Steanishlp Corn pany, all but twenty-Seven; have bcei accounted for. The known, dead ar been are aeven, aa followa: '; ; ip :.; ' 1 .-- : John Wllgoiv iuartermater: - V.'iL Mam Barton, fireman; t;. Drule; a pa-. ia-ngeir; and fur other; the) name not WorVi wajs rfeived; front "frlnitlad,, by telephone, of the tio.it whjch pat In there. ' The ?rjrvlvors had a tcrrlbK? expericaiee and only five or jpix are left out of the tMKitload. The dispatch -stated that thirteen were' j loat. v The at capwized several tlthei Thuraday morning, .and efwh time sjEfveral lost their Uvea. - "7 . ' : ' A citly.ena"Voinniittee haa .arrdnged for a pairol yatiem-coverinjjf forty-five mile f the cowfit north arid aouth f Kureka. .' . ' J ' s , ''' -- - f 7 The Sunken Vessel.-! San .Krancic i Jan. 3. jThe . Walla Walla wa valued at 2i.0,0i0, she was formerly uaed a.ii a collier Jand ataiut ten,, years ago wtia converged Into a TMtMHenger viuhcI -at a coat .4f $175,000, The viiwiri waa ., insure.! for alxiut THE CONTEST IN OHIO NEITHER SIDE HAS SUFFICENT VOTES TO GAIN. A ONTROL Republican Factions in the Legislative .Fight Are Preparing for jthe Battle . .Sure to Restilt When the Caucus Is Called to Order. (From tHturdays Statesman.) t OUTMniis, ! Jan. .3,--On the eve of the Heiiublicar-caucus, the so-called Foraker-Harin contest, m-er j the or gani.Ation of the Ohl Lilslature i an ifi.-n battle, with neither ll'rice nor McKlnnon aaaured of the plrty-ftv; A vota ncrceaaaiy for the Itepuhlican tfomfnation for the Sieakerbli of . the J louae. . ' , i ' - congressman Dik a a nd others are having lively tinfea In hording their men In line. Members on jtyoth aides ace; accotnpiinied ly friend a,f wherever they gty, even to meals ami; t bel. There are aentlnelii about the. Ohotel and at the sUnion, to see that.nntset a ay or itito' strange company. v Blown to Atoms. The old Idea that the body some time needs a powerful, draattc purga tive HH has teen exploded: for Dr. King'k New JJfe PiUa, which are rer fecfly harmleaa. gently stimulate; liver anl jbowela to expel polKonojja matter, cleanse the nyKtem and abaolutely eure0nstiriation and Siek jHeadache. uniyi zac at Dr. Stone limg Ktfwes. "COMMEN'CK" Ofl f BKCllNk" WiHCll -' 19 ItKTTKTt? - I :, H ,.. .y . ..-: , ,-,: "f .':.,.;; 7: Comjmenee or Begin? - The Ifest' wtit-f er. and the bct " apeaKeraj "also, pre-j fcr "begin" to "commence"! for all evi ery-da y purpoees. The reason for thH preference i not,: a omej have said, that "jbegtn is older, for; fcommenie lH of Verylresrwtabie antiquity ; ; nor is it. :a jnthera' have aaid that 'beigin;", is of j Ahglo-Stostou origin. C'f- word of French or of Latin origti? tnal have been hilly' adopted Into oitr language arr Joat as 1 good Engilsrti )M native words; It la rather that f'begin" j ha the strength of 1 almpHcityJ whereas 'cromnience ha faHeii lato disrepute from being "associated with i the cheap finery of writing. Klisabeth, A. Whltey," in the January Ijadies- llotne Journal. Legal Blanks at Statesman ofSce. Subscriber for the Statesman. '.- -: ,-- - . -...v. - ! j, I ' . , v wiv a: 4-sa a ca arg as oars if yon try , r J . i.; ; ;j- Shiloh's Consumption J 4 m rv- we ljiC Prt tiftowfwrf- " tnooT. and we aetxl yrm free trial bottle if yo 'write lor it. -6HILOHS cocts SceaU ad witt cure Con- in pVm. 'pneomonta. Broochitis and alt Latng Troabies. t Wilt core a crunch rrr eokt in a day. and thns pit f ut srrioaa rmHs.4 It ha hecadniBg these thinjpifrtf SO years. 8. C Wrt i Ik Co., Le Rot. 4 ' Karfs Clover Root Tea corrects a SIosmcb &UdlJMg. it We lure three cMUrcn. Before Viz birtl of Uxe last one mj wLfc used four bot fles of MOTHER'S FRIETCD. IT yon had the pictures of oar children, jon coaU cee at a fiance that the Ust one is healthiest, prettiest and nnest-iooUn; of them all. Mj wife th!nv Mother's Friend is the greatest and grandest remedy in the vorld for expect- ant mothers." Written by a Ken tucky Attorney-at -Lair. presents nine-tenths of the sufferlnf incident to chlld Wrth. The comlnr mother's disposition and temper remain nnrnffied throurhont the ordeal, because this reiax .Inr penetrating iiniment reUeres the nsoal distress. A tood-natured mother Is pretty sore to hare a cood-na tared child. The patient Is kept In a, stront, healthy condition, which the child also inherits. Mother's Friend takes a wife through the crisis quickly and almost painlessly. s II assists in her rapid recorery, and wardj off the dangers that so often follov de llrery. . L-.7 7 -I" - : " 5of4 fy even or $ i a beetle. THE BRADFIELD RCQULATOR Ca ATLANTA, OA. i - v tn4 for oar free illustrated book wrtttoa eprely forespectant noebvrs. . ' . . . For sale at bit, STONE'S dm stores. STRUCK OIL AGAIN I. THIRD, WELL DRILLED) DOWN TO WEALTH AT NEW .mTCOM Paraffins Oil of Superior'; Quality Brought Up in the Pacifas Oil Wells . ' ... ' - ' ! ' . ' , -.. - ' Company's Prospect. NKW KvilATCOiWaah.. Jan. 1--This afternoon, at a depth of7955 feet the drill at well No.' 3. of thw I'acifi-.r Oil Aveila Company, entered an oil laajy. the extent of which. is not known. Tltt: btrller biought to the surface waa half filed with a para ffl no baa oil of super ' ior quaiityt ' TO SAVE THE JtOl'E GOVERNOR GEER RECEIVED A UETTER FP.OM PORTLANDf I;1 "77' '"" '- .;:t"- 70 7. Pleadinq for Clemency for Daltonr and Wad The Letter Is Written by a Woman and Urges a Commutation of Sentence.; . flov. TT; tJecir Is In receipt of a letter, from A wf it known .woman of Portland, inter edlrijr 'or Wade and 1 - A Iialtou. the two men conIetnjed .lo.be hanged on Januafy 31ft. The letter, which speaks for Itself. Is a follows: . "Portland; Oregon. January 2. 1!2. triiverncr tleer, of tregon; tenr hii l'arlon; me for taking- the liberty ti write yoti. I have been reading In var ious iapers of the unfortunate boys DaYioiJ and Jack Wade. People say, Ij-n't it awfully?" fiut thy don t know anythlfHEL abiut the awfuineaa of it. unieas they could read the niiaer-' able boys' hearts, ahKsee. the wretch eel, while, drawn .faces ofAtheir moth ers. : We have a ; public proaecutrtr whose success is measured by'the-nufst- r of ierons he manages to put bc- the harav We do'nfrt have a pubr lie defender, whose duty It Is to see that. crtrMnals shall have a" friend io court. CouuKevery man . ami woman read the development .of the unliorn chtld and know thexondftloit of tTjeir- hcond mothers during this ia I. believe one and ail wpuia nave pathy for thepe two boys. jc'Three or four years ago, a wrHr'to do belle of sK-lety, at Washington, C took deliberate aim at! a harmlejn colored, boy and shot him down in coM blood. ' She was acquitttI.aJthough he admitted the crime,' ; . ; "I want to intereede. with you to se cure ta- commutation of the snteitee. While ymi may feel that they deserve kjr lie punished, the infliction of the death ienalty in this caae would l(. al together .too ;eyeret 'Day, weeks, in Jitll mio t' le almoot unbearable for oi. so young. : Plaaae do have theae ;tn fortunate boya senlenee commuter. It surely wtJJ be a. noble act. They prob ably" will Irearri trades and as the yeara go by, seemingly forgotten, pnw low good men. Commute the sentence a'nd ay woman aina w-ih Diess youi. iany fathers and sons will Justify you: and a's you hope to receive pardon at the hand; of your Heavenly Father, so par don these boys, whose lves jou can save, and your name shall live whn you ane dmd. as does ljr-oJnX who set at liberty the helpless slaves "It these boys are twd boys, it 9 nt necessary for them to have had bad home or vicious parenta. (The caua must he looked for elsewhere: I 'a rent, study, take warning and do not he un happy nor wish for things you cannotf accomplish, so as to Iwe impressiolfs upon unborn children. Offenses come but woe unto him through' whom thev? come. We permit ;th. sale of pernlciouj Li ,:,..'.! 1 Iterator. We pay no at tent I oh t the new ion t th regtitating th en f orcemetvt t of the ISaws regulating th mm, g eytn sale of cigarette and liquor to roln."'f go-between to call on tbe ors. : I am aware this Is a trying r,rdtLl My heart Werda for the. boys both sides. "Hoping and praying you com mute the sentence o life imprisonment, ana tnat your rrlends wlif incrae many, many fold, I am. Very n5twt-le J fully, (Signed) A-TttUMI fCH CASTRO Gerci23)r Mas Made a Demaad ea Yecezatla's Presideat IT'S CLAIMS ARE PRESENTED AND AN ANSWER DEMANDED NOT AN UL1.I.ATUM. -1 Future Action of the German Govern I , mont Not Outlincd-General Botha ;. Advises the Bor 'Commanders to , Continue . the War, as th 'British . Nation I Getting Weary i of the t j - f Hostilities in Africa. . j (From Saturday's Statesman.) BERLIN, Jan., 3v It is unofficially announced, her, that the German Charge cf Affaires at ' Caracas has handed to President Castro a bote, in which the German . claims against Venezuela are clearly defined, and Jn which a limit of time is set for Castro's answer. ... T 1 1 : - The note cannot be considered an ul timatum from Germany,' since It doe not contain any reference f 'to tier-, many'a future action with r's:ard to Venezuela. . - f ' ' Boers Arc Hopeful. I . :. ' - Johannesburg. Jan. 3. Seneral I lot ha hrt aent; a notice So alt the lloer com mandoes,, requesting them ' to keep 'n fighting, for the British Parliament Is to be asked for-another war vote, which will Induce the ISHtlah nation to de mand that the .war in South Africa be SlOpitfU. x f ... , A .. ' - 'I ' 1 CAKOY CATUkf7TC Genuine stamped C.C C. Never toki la bttljw ." Beware of the otalcr who tries He sell "something; 'ust $ lootLf DEEDS RECORDED.! One United' States land ' tiert Ideate- co'nveylng to John Schulte 160i acres of b:nd Jn township 9 south, range 3 east. Aap filed with the Marlon county r Vrorder yesterday, a were lalso', six d."lH to real estate, the considerations of the latter aggregating ."J617. Two mortgages ton real "extate for Jl.OOO and; $.kw). respectively, were also reKnlcd. The df e'Ia follow: . " ' j . 1 Frank - Holmes, referee, lo. Geo. W. J'almer. 230 acres of land in t'6 a, r 1 w.-of. ihes fl. II.! W. Parka estate, r ,d ., 7, $3,80fl Earnest l.. Itrown arid wjf to i David Hoyea, 6" acrlif of land y in Sm'l -Urown and wifel'dlc No. 5, t 5 s, r 3 y. w. d . i . ytate of Or-gon jto Oeorgef Ki Ja-ks)n. the southeast quarter of section S, t 8 s, r ,3 e.i 160 acre, w d.....ji.... .i.... Frank I. Fletcher and wife to N. . Fletcher, a tract of lanfl in James, ill. I liates and wife rdlc, t'lft s, r 3w, Wid... ..J....J... . M.Lj Jones and ,wife to T. J. CW-vaf's. bit No. 4 of bloek j No. 4 ijfcth" town of I!rrokSr q. Ic. d J hn "Si hulte and wife to Isaa" Ivhler, the northeast quarter of petionr2fi. t 9 s, r 3 e.i lto 20(1 -zr. at-re, w. , a v ........ lft Total . '.'7' 0 Beri tie Sigtutare cf 6.647 1 lhf Kind Y nm jUwayn Eoupi opportTtTNr. And must I wait till some mysterious power 1 j 1 ' . I'pon me hath bestowed the gift to , ;thlnk; i j- ; To iaak, to act, that In sme special , hour .- . f . i Some thirsting -sout fromT my life's sirings shatl drink'? NaV, opfortunltfs ever nonr . At home, pti' In the world's grea t it busy-marts. ; t : A lcKk"a word, a deed, some life may cheer, ' ; - ''Oive strength anew to some de sprndent -jhearts. - , 1 Then may I by my thoifghts. or word or d -!. , - 4 L'nto the world a blessing , thereby prove, .'., " And give some other smil'of these in - need. ' . ; ; i- t . -And thus smie weary burden he'p . ': ; 1 remove.. ' , . '! - - - ' --t'harlea M'ubbin. In floaton Tran . at ript. - i 1 '. i WHKItK MAJtJilAfJE IS IXrTTKflV. Tim Chines- Cirl nows Nothing of Her Huahandj t'ntil She is Actually1. ' Wedded to Him. . "Marriage s truly a 'lottery to the Chinope girl, fori she. known not what she la getting until she is actually mar- rie,f," writes Sul Sm Far. (In the Ia tJies Home . Journal for January, "meilmes it 1s a kind, good htwnd. art amiable mother-in-law and m U' b comfort; sometime It is a tyrant,' a mo(A,'ria-iw who Is eternally scold hv and life that is weariness to botl n" ", rU The ceremonies of be trot hal and marriage cause much trou,,,e a d anxiety. The young mans famlly x"f?1h the negotiations. They K11 family and tender a proposal of marriage. It the young man I -ron- sidered eJigtble by the girl 'parents they consult a fortune-telJer.'who de- cide whether the betrothal would be P proper. - : If his declfUn Is favorable Ro-oetween is gien a card on I whfch is marked .the hour, lay, month w an year when .the Kirl wrs born. This is delivered to the youn man's family,' who in their turn consult a - fortune teller. It be also pronounces favorably festival is held br both familie. the betrothal contract la signed, ana tne bridecrMstom makes a" present to the bride of asiair of bracelets, but neither ho nor jshe Isnresent... The betrothal, however, ta notconsidered binding un til a pasteboard ca4as been Inter, chanced by the familVe. . The , bride-g-room's famiiy providetwo of ' these cards, one having a Kilt dragon m Us race, the other agilt phonixcard Is retained by th young man's family as evidence of his engagement, while the dragon card ta kept by the girl's fam ily. The betrothal la then completed EUGEXE FIND'S POEMS IN PIC- W?rrH-s; K"n" T"7''- "rh PatrbSalnt hf ( Childhood is. Eugene Field's tjkle ih worn parts -of this land, and IMsonrl tle scbool) children set aside one liHsjy each year In, which to honor his memory. Few por ets have ever.' cared mo nuc1 for chil dren a did he, and for this reason the announcement made J by the Ladies Home Journal that Mr. M-ixffeld Par rlsh is to picture some.of .FieW best- loved poems for that maffaxlno should be airpleasurable one, Jes-iecially for lit tle fblksv Mr, Parrlrh has Mate in the'flrwt 'rank of living Illustrator, and ki.Hnr(h wltK.fhJ 'MM 1MII1-M tin- uuai enori.- jvmonjrune poem wnien will Ul rpalntedare"Wttlo IJoy Blue." "Seelrt ! Things t ; Night," 'A Uttle Peach in in Orchard Orewv. and MWyiken aridBlynkeii and Nci.' Each rMirnitiiMinn will occunv a full ttace of ......... . The Journal. t , c , THE OHIO CONTEST FORAKER CONTROLS THE SENATE ; AND HANNA THE HOUSE. The Caucuses. Hald Last .Night Settled h Controyersy--Th DemoeVats Afso Met. ahd- Nominated Candi- - . . - - - . Si. . - c datesi7for Officers of th Two Houses. ' '- J . 717: ;. ;'',- OOljlJMnUS. O Jan. O-In the Ite- publlcan caucuses, this, evening, for th organiz;ti6n'of the. General Assembly, the Ilanna men aecurcil-.controji of -the house,' and the. Koraker men of the Scn- - . '- ...'-,. 'T .Af ' ,. . ,:1 -. atp- T f : f. 4 --y .-. ThVjSjAiate caucus was short and featureless, but the House caucus Was animated and .lasted several hours. S. McKlnnon, of Ashtabula.; for SiMJier, Wits liominaled jO,rprl'e, oil Ihe llrst lailloi? While the Haimi' meri swept the board in the HUa, the Si1ife noii:4 inatloua included only one pronounce Il.ttina nnui -Itichard Lynch, for enrol- . I i t clerk F. If. Archer,, the Foraker viiMid.1t-v Wits, nominated for (President riro tern of the Senate, without opiMialtioh. The Iv-mwrsllc , Henate caucus torrlit tMmlnatHl Senator Wi :. Hoilidbui.-h, for' President pro temi and the Ifcimo- cratlc House -caucus pomlnateji I C Itrurnbaugb for Spenktr. 1 Th$ joint Itepubiican catictiK-tw ill hi held next week. As there la ni opo sition to the nomination 1 of Senator Koraker for jre-efecthin, It Willi be ITU-rely a formal affair. 1 ' I j N'.- f - --Tl- -!7-., 7 '; J' i' " ' To Rsceive Bryan. ' .. Itttston, Jlfti), Jan. At n rtllng ifnlay,. the Iv-mocralle- ISfite Committee refuaelv to -o-operate with thof Cotn rnonwealJh Club In the reception vand tuinquet to be- tendered by thi latter to, William Jennings ISryan. The ac tion of the committer was unaflm.n. rTEGS AS AN INDEX TO TI IT. There arc many indexes to the mind; bivt I learned of a new one the other day when I catled to se a busy man at his office down on Uroad.street, When ! entered the outW ofllce It was quite eVblent that hf w as in fin- I could e him through an etii. door, leaning over his desk ' quite Intent oh ipapers lhat lay in front of him.., 1 spoke to the clerk in attendance, whom it know rcil well, and asked. Lhat . he announce me He giant ed intol the othetT'Tfajm 1 twfore speaking.' , i' ! '-: ! - A : Wait . minute-or two,". he said, U will lav better, for he will t have you come In the- monient I - say. vou arc here." . ' ' 1 ', - I didn't quite understand 1 what he meant, but. I took a seat 10 wait a minute or .Otwo. 1 waited fiva of them and then spoke agalnjl ; t . "Walt until he croaks his legs an- swererl the clerk What has that do Jwltbiltr 1 "Fveryjhlng," he ieHeL "It . does n't like to be disturbed w hen he. Is busy, and I ktw be la very lusy, because he has his ies out straight. A man never thinks bard with his legs cross,"!. As-wrton aa Ms mind J lets 41 p a Uittte tnen ne rtraigntens, , crosws his legs and is ready ffr visitors and a 1 chat. w nen nis tegs go oow n agarn 11 is time 1 for tbe visitor to take his leave. I Jufi ber that In mind and see If I am not . III. ', a . -.- , y . . . .: j- . . . I rta ne. nnisnen speaxing up went the leg, and I was announced and received I at onec N. Herald- i .1 I : ; , V '-. T I THE IlIGHT WAT TO CAKE POTA- TOESj. Wash, and- clean the skins of the tatoes; without breaking. : Put them on the. grate In a moderately heated oven. If the oven Is too hot the skins will ai once harden, forming a non-con'luct- Ing surface, preventing the escape and water. Iotaloes baked in "this are heavy, and waxy, IndigHMHible unpalataMe. ,As sooft as the potato is soft upon slight pressure of the finger. unpalatable. -As sooft as the potato is remove, it from lh ovek Take it jn your hand, whicli Should W protected with a napkin or tiwel, and carefully work the potato as though youiwere mashing it in the skint bein very care- ful not to break tbe skin. .When thel tiotafo senii anft and-mea.lv throuarhntit I Tut It back the grate In tb oVen; J and oontlnua until all the ootatoea I hav beeh subjected t this, process. I Jantiary Ladies Home Journal. ' Subscribe for the Statesman,- Legal Blanks at Statesman office urjMHiizsson 1 plafcf CSIILE Cfcsrgtd by tbe Argentine RrpnbT llcasj WerTfcrcatecs ' f x r. ..7 ,'-: ' ; ' '"-"'T-i-; I THE B WEN AS AYRE.S GOVERN- - ME NT PROPOSES TO BREAX DIPLOMATIC NEGOTIATIONS. And Has Ordered the Army and Navy . to Be Placed on a War Footing Mexican Schools Are Adopting the - t English Language and. Abandon - : -.' ' ' - 1 -. . ..- ' 4 : A ' .' . -' !.. ' ing Latin The Revolution in Cen tral America. 77-:7 f'7.7 7X ''.! ;V.i,-i 7- ':.;:,: ---'".-' , -'..7.-;U -"Vl'-- '- 1 n - . n . r - A '' ' m - ' - ' .-... ., i .. -" ; 90r.v.te4, owing to the alleged unfairness of tj Chilean diplomats during the ne;,ta. tions. The Argentina Government Ha v. : . . . . ., , : .i t ing ixnauiuo an enorxs toc peace, vs " -.. A . - - v.. iS and ta musionl dinforr: Jit ie rltAr Chil- ' 7-- t t; army and navy b placed ; on a war footing. ENGLISH MEXICO.' v Mexico City,-. Jan. 14. Tbe !. ;nit-iru-nt t't I'ublic InatrtH tion pays u i -markable t rlbute to the iniHrtai e U.f the English language, "by stippre..litK the study of jUitii In fhe great prear atory school in thia 4.ty, where yrami; men are prepared for irorf lon ii 1; reer. ail replacing "it "w 1 1 H 7; fciis I lab There ha ta-en inueh opposition to change among the advia ates :of 'the-oM clasalcal -curiie, but : the ' fin.w.lern'ft.? have triumphed. Engliitt Is now ta.iKi t In many imortant s laaila h reH,ttd i-t other t itle, xtnd In the great -school's, - under clerical earu Knglixh has piu;. ticully Uiaplacel Freni-Ji. Th Colombian -Rebellion. ' Colon, Clombia, Jah. A. - It la-repfi:J- ed from I'anama. tlwt tlcncraf Alban has t hariered the. Pacific Steam Navi gation . Company's st-Csiiner' rChiiiinj. and the Pacific mail steamer SaSel, ai.l that with these -vesH? and the goii- bKit Itoyaca and a canal tMwit he. v ill. Ueave shortly U attack, tlie .-.fleet of Hit "'volutlonistsr r: ,.- ,- - i Effort to Take Panama. New', YtMk, Jan. 4. .-A cabb g tain from I General Vargsts Ssintoa, hlef t of; I In I Colombia rif . rebellion.- announces thwt ! General Rafael' Cribe-t'ribo had efTeii eil an entrance Into: 'Colombia, tnml Venezuela.- Another attempt to tak I 'a ti am a, Ms- now being plami-l ly tli iusuf recticnixis. , , , To Conciliate Foreigners. Pekln, J.an. 4.- The. ; faiwagcr t Km- -preas has Isnu1 another edict, rflaplay-1. Ing a desire to conciliate th foreigner., She says the friendly relation with tloi Minister should be rcsuinedi Immei.i--atHy oit tlf? court's return to I'iklii, Wherefore it Is deKlnible that the. "Km peror gnmt an audl-nce, - and rib "rj that an early date la flx'cl for the re ception -of the-Miniateis, Her Majef.tv rocalla the peuattrx . she -xp'rleiii' I twice In rti'eivlng'.f be biiles nf the dip lomatic corps, and annotini es; that .lc will sHn arrange, another reet pt Jon. , GRAIN -OI . Itemember that GRAIN-O! name when -, yu want A dIlelous,' apiniing, noutUHh- .Ing; food drink to take- the" place of conee; jsoii y all gnawers and diked -by all wfio have, used it. Gralnr Is " made of , pure grain, it abls digestion and strengthens the nerves. It Is not a stimulant but a h'vlih builov r ajid" tbe children as wetl as the adults an drink it with great benefit. Coafv ataiut as much as coffee. 15 cfs. and 25 ct. -PV package. Ask your grocer for Gialn-Ot . ( , (illllt Tlt'Ktri H.'- 'ouiif y CI mR W. W. Hall yesterday Issin-I marii.iie ll.-ense -to J. P. lita knshL, ni MlsaClara E. tWItton. J. W,J!rtii,' wltpess, and Ernst F. Moore" ind Mlaa Mary A'. Michel, N.' Michel, witness. ' A NEW CITIZEN.-r-George F.itr, ."a native of' tJermanv, ,'was yente-iiy granted ; full cltlrensliip ' papct.n, ' County Judge J. II. Kcotf iin.the ;i fit -daiit of T. J. Kerr and Ilobert VmIkt. coon 'WORK Ever heard of the man who sold, his horse because it was crowins'thin ? After awhile , . : , . r . .. , v IVC S.1W a IH1C ItXJKinf; fltirM; lie wantc(l t() mXm was buv. I t w as ..- . i .- , - , j .. - - own OKI llOrSC UTOWn Ial., 1 111' - . - m, .... . , . ttCW OWHCT had lOUHtl lllC rignt' 'medicine. Scott's Emulsion 'dws th,tt kind of work with sickly thil- dren. Sometimes it changes a child's whole nature ho iiiikh, one vould scarcxly know the child. Scott's Emiil-Sjon start I , 4 . ': - T' t - ithC small OnCS to growing IkC . 0A vThe SCrawnV OtWs ITt 'ccfl flC Straw n U4.1L-. , .1 ; hearty and fat. Color bcglflS . .. . 2 . , f ., to SnOW in the pale iaCC. 7 c? T7..ii ,;. rrood WOrk '-.Without hurting the c - - ' - . little StomaChS.: ' JMO CXfa OUr- 1I help. en. . - r i ws a Bttlatotnr.if yostka. . s . y - y t I-