OREGON STATESMAN TITE?DATi J ANITA I f7, 1501.
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Coined with a French
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ly TCIck Weather -
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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-
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Bark at tfolit in Unusual-
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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. '
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. 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.
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i ws a Bttlatotnr.if yostka. . s .
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