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TRANSPORTS
A Boston Company Makes the
! Lowest Bid
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TRANSPORTING OF TROOPS
And Military Supplies Way Be
Shipped to Philippines
this Route
COMPANY OPERATES STEAMSHIP
LINK BETWEEN- SEATTLE AND
MANILA RAILWAY TRAFFIC-
WILL RE DIVERTED TO GREAT
NORTHERN CAUSING RATr: WAR
WASHINGTON. Dc. f 4.-r Secretary
Hoot had a conference, today with
QbarlerinnaUr Oeneral Ludlngton and
gwlowl Pat ton. In charge of the Army
transport service, with rard to the
bida recently . received for tUtc trans
t . portatlon jof troop and military sup
plies between the Pacific Const and
tho' Philippine. ' ) ( . '
The lowest bid received wan that of
a Buaton company running steamships
. fee ween Seattle and Manila. It was at
rate much below; the regular commis
sion rate. The; main question to tx
determined la whether the rate offer
ed, by thf Boston Company wlltJustlfy
.-ttiH Oovi rhmnt ' In tht? Rbandonmmt
6t the Army transport servjee across
the Pacific -
Will Make Jt Interesting. .
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EBXESSil
THEY-RE: ALL
i dolls, games, books,
! fancy stationehy, ,
toilet oases, work boxes, albums
collar and cuff boxes,
Photo cases, shaving sets,
reufomery, embroidery squares
si'a mp ed lin ens, table linens,
i ribbons, lace curtains,
FANCY SHAWLS, STAND COVERS,
Aud all kinds of iancy trinkets
! suitable for presents
Our Extremely Low
iday fi-oods as well as
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Everything In the Store Marked at Bed Rock
6 O O 0 S 6 0 Cash. Prices. OOOOOOO
Cheapest Onc
p- ' : CoT
Incr-the Omaha ratewav in k. roA
Coat are muc h exorcised over what H
Mid to be an effort to divert all the
Government bu!nes for the PWllp
pinee by way of the Kt- Pm
,and over the Great Northern to Seat-
Should the fJovemment' abandon its
transport service and the railroads are
called on for a steamship rate In addi
tion to the haul by the railroads using
the Omaha route, j the Union and
Central Paeifldlnes promise to make
a strong bid for their share of ' the
Philippine business which, will result
In a further reduction of the rates .and
eon sequent advantages to the Government-
. ,
THOMPSON'S LONG TERM
FORT STEVENS INCENDIARY
WILL PROBABLY - BB SEN
, TENCED TO 20 YEARS.
ASTORIA. Or, Dec. 4.-The eourt
martlal, which was called to try the
case against Private Ernest Thompson,
the Fort' rUevens incendiary, has con
cluded Its, Work, but its findings have
not been iriade public. Thompson was
Indicted on eleven , counts, seven of
whlrh were for starting fires, three for
sending threatening letters, and orie
for desertion, lie Is supposed to have
started all the fires which occurred at
tTle post, and is believed also to have
been the author' of the letter signed
"The Twelve Dynamiters. The de
sertion chaj-ge could, be proven without
effort, of course. i
The flndlngg of the court will be for
warded to the, reviewing -officers at
Washington City, and until they pass
ujon the verdict, the fate of the priso
ner will not be officially known. It Is
understood, however, that he has been
found guilty on nearly all the counts,
and that his sentence wilt be fully 20
years at hard .labor, probably in the
military prison at Alcatrai Island, Cal.
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J8SCKO IX lEXrWKZKLT tECTIOXS BACH TUESDAY AXX FH1DAT.
A PROCESSION
OF WARSHIPS
Passed Through Boca Grand
Gorge" Yesterday
DESTINATION IS UNCERTAIN
Believed to Be Porto Rico or
Culebra to Seize
... Base
WARSHIPS LADEN WITH, COAL
AND AMMUNITION AND PREPAR
ED FOR WAR CASTRO'S REPLY
NOT SATISFACTORY TO GER
MANS EXPECT ULTIMATUM.
. PORT OF SPAIN, Island of Trinidad,
Dec. 4. The United States Consul has
been informed this morning of j the
"enemy's squadron." Its destination la
uncertain, but it is believed to be Porto
R!c or Culebra. . ,
j The ships passed through . Boca
Grande Gorge slowly. All the warships
had a low free-board, which la evidence
that they are filled with coal and am
munition. A collier carrying 2.&00 tons
of coal discharged Its entire cargo into
the various vessels, which 7 received
provisions and ammunition from a sup
ply ship. The "enemy" Is prepared to
make a dash to seise a base and hold
it. and confidence as to the final sac
cess of the movement prevailed . on
board the ships.
War Almost Certain. ' ,
Berlin, Dec 4. The reply of Presi
dent Castro, of Venezuela, presented to
the German Minister at Caracas a
week ago is not satisfactory to the
German Government, It is deemed in
adequate and as being probably de
signed to gain further time. Its par
tial acceptance of ' the German de
mands was coupled with condition
that are unacceptable. An exchange
of views . with the British foreign
office has resulted In the decision to
proceed with the Joint action. The
ultimatum will almost certainly be
presented in a few days.
Warships Are Arriving '
Caracas, Dec. 4.-The British crubv n
Indefatigable arrived today 1 at" La
Guayra.i Three more British, warships
are expected. .
POISON InThTs BEER
WEALTHY MAN , OF NEW YORK
DRANK SOME OF HIS PRI-V
.VATE STOCK.
NEAV YORK. Dec. 4. An .investfga
tion by the coroner into the sudden
death on Tuesday ,ttf George F. Ieyh. a
wealthy truss inahufacturer In Brook
lyn, has developed considerable of u
mystery. - The investigation is pro
ceeding. .
Leyh was over. 80 years of age, and
is said to have possessed an estate of
more than $30,000. It was his custom
to eat luncheon at the rear of his place
ot busfness. With his daughters, he
made this home In apartments above.
On Tuesday the luncheon was brought
as usual, and Leyh went Into the cel
lar for a bottle of beer. He took it
from a case containing twenty bottles.
On taking off the top, he found the
beer flat, but drank part of the glass.
It tasted badly, and he called to the
office boy, whom he asked to taste the
beverage, which, he said, was bitter.
The boy put the glass to his lips and
said the same. Leyh arose and started
across the room. Suddenly he fell, and
died in twenty minutes. L
The doctors found that his death was
probably cansed by a strong poison. At
first It wss believed that the stuff had
been placed In the bottle for safe keep
ing.' and that Leyh had taken the fatal
draught by mistake; but a study of the
whole, affair Is said to. hav convinced
the coroner that the top of the bottle
had been taken off and that a' targe
quantity f poison was poured Into the
beer and the bottle put back into -: the
case, where, as Leyh drank one bottle
daily. It waa only a question of time
when he would take it. ,i
. The beer that remained ii the bottle
and the glass showed a quantity of
sediment. An autopsy will be- perform
ed, and the contents of the bottle an
alyzed to learn the nature of the pols-
STALLED IN SNOW
BAKER CITY EAGLES EXCURSION
TRAIN TO SUM PTER COMES
' ;- TO GRIEF.
BAKEft CITY, Or, Dec. 4. A snow
storm has been ragl.ig In this section
for twenty-six hours, and the ground
ia covered to a depth of one foot. ; All
traffic Is at a standstill. This is the
heaviest snowfall recorder for this sea
son In years. ' . -
, An excursion of Eagles left here last
night for Sumpter. The train Is stalled
and snowbound at McEwan. this side
of Sumpter. Relief trains were dis
patched this morning, and It Is expect
ed that the train will get through by
night. The entire mining district Is
covered by snow to depths ranging
from one to five feet.- ;
DISASTROUS SNOW SLIDE,
i BAKER CITY. Or.. Dec. 4. A mea
gre report has Just reached this city of
as Immense snow slide at Cornucopia
last night. No details are obtainable
save that two miners were killed and
an immense amount ot damage done.
SETTLEMENT
IS A RUMOR
With No Foundation Accord
ing to Lawyers
THE STRIKE v COMMISSION
Still Hearing Testimony on
Conditions in the Middle
Coal Fields'
COMMISSIONER GENERAL SAR
GENT FILES REPORT ENDORS
ING UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD
SCHOOL BRIDGER BANK ROB
BERS HAVE BEEN CAPTURED
SCR ANTON, Pa, Dec. 4. At today's
sessions of the Anthracite Strike Com
mission, representatives of the Mine
Workers' Union continued to call wit
nesses, .moatly practical mine worker,
who ' toid the , story of the conditions
as they exlwt in H it r el ton or the middle
coal fields.
The rumors of the possible negotla
tlons looking to the settlement outside
of the Commission continued to be
heard. The lawyers admit that, they
have heard the rumors, but say they
know nothing about a possible settle
ment. -..'.,
Endorses the School.
" Wsshl ngton, Dec. 4 Commissioner
General Sargent, of the Immigration
Bureau, has filed with Secretary Shaw
a report on the question of admitting
to the United Slate the eleven Cuban
children being detained at -New York,
pending a settlement of the question
of the financial responsibility and char
acter of the tbeosophlst institution
known as the "Universal Brotherhood
School." at Point Loma. California.
The report Is an unqualified, endorse
ment of the school, both as to its fin
ancial standing and general character.
The Robbers Captured.
Butte. Mont. Doc 4.- A special t4
the Miner from Billings says the news
was received this evening that Sheriff
Potter, of 'Carbon county, had- captur
ed the men toduy who robbed the bank
at Ilrldger. Monday. The report says
th'i robbers were overtaken at Fishtail
creek. " a tributary, of $ Ronebud river.
near th- Wyoming line. They w:ere In
ih cabin of a rancher.- Pat Murpby.
and Murphy was arrested also. The
men ww brought' to Red Lodge this
evening anJ lodged in Jail.' '
DEMANDED AN INSPECTION
MKRCH ANTS -EXCHANGE EXPERl
ENCES LIVELY AIEETINO
BORDERING ON A RIOT.
SAN FRA NCISCO, Cal, Dec. 4.
The liveliest session the - Merchants'
Exchange has held for some time oc
curred today. For a time a ribt seem
ed imminent, but was avoided bv the
prompt action of the grain committee
which agreed to send Chief Grain In
spector Bunker to Port Costa to exam
ine into the condition of the 9.000 cen
tals of wheat delivered there since De
cember 1st by the MBlg Four as D-
eember what.rX
; This action was made necessary be
cause of a complaint made by thoe
who purchased the wheat that It was
not a first class article and therefore
not the grain that had been ordered
delivered to them. They demanded an
investigation, and the grain committee,
to avoid trouble, promptly sent Inspec
tor Bunker to Port Costa to examine
the grain.
CURED IN tO-fiUNUTES
Dr. Darrtm Uonclmdea to Rematm Im
f Wodbmew mattt December 21, Com
ttmty to the ' Notices . Heretofore
Gire ot His Depitote bee, I,
(Ashland Tidings.)
C. jCarey. who given the testimonial
which follows. Is widely known In Ooid
Hill and ricinity and haa many ac
quaintances in Ashland. Ills cure Is
remarkable and will be read with in
terest by hundreds of people in Jack
son county. Mr. Carey relates his ex
perience In the following grateful
words:' .
; Mr. Editor: . I cannot leave town
without expressing my thanks to Dr.
Da it In for the almost inestimable ben
efit he baa rendered me. For ' some
time ' I have been partially, deaf from
catarrh. The. last few weeks It; was
with great difficulty 1 could hear. I am a
poor man and walked from near Oold
Hill, Jackson county, to Ashland, to
put myself under Dr. Darrin's electtle
and medical treatment The : Doctor
examined me and told me he could cure
me In ten minutes. He did cure me so
1 can hear a whisper,; I waa cured In
the presence of R. P. Nell, mayor of
Ashland. The Doctor cured me free.
Refer anyone to me at Gold Hill post
office.; Oeorge Hammersly of the Gold
HllTNews sent me to Dr. Darrln.
; a caret.
IUNDKERCTUEP BAZAAR i AND
CHICKEN PIE SUPPER. AT THE
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
THIS. EVENING. Admission free. For
chicken pie supper. 25c; children, lie.
Everybody welcome. ; From 6 till t.
THE FIRST CONCERT
For the first. time In the season the
Salem Military Band came out upon
the street corners last night and dls-
j coursed several selections f choice
music for ' the. benefit and .entertain
ment of the great ; throng of people
which quickly assembled. W, II. Dow
man. the former director, baa resigned
and hit be n succeeded by Oscar Stel
h&mme. undr wbow able ; tutorship
the band ahows marked Improvement.'
The boys intend coming oat as often
as the weather will permit. '
SUGAR TO ADVANCE
FORTY CENTS PER ONE HUNDRED
POUNDS RAISE TO TAKE .
EFFECT.
SAN FRANCISCO, CaU Dec. 4
The Western Sugar Refining Company
today sent out circulars to ail whole
sale grocery houses in California, Ore
gon. Nevada and Washington, notify
ing them that until further notice the
price of all grades of refined augai
would stand advanced 40 cents per Ke
pounds.
THE DISPOSAL OF LAND
BY THE GOVERNMENT REALIZES
A GREAT SUM OF
MONEY.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 4 A statemnt
prepared by Assistant , Commissioner
Richards, of the General Land Office,
shows that C.109.029 acres' of land wee
disposed of by the Oovernment during
rthe first quarter of the current fiscal
year, the receipts, therefrom aggregat
ing 2,C15.0h.
SAVED BY AN EFFORT
NEW AMERICA'S CUP CHALLENG
ER HAS NARROW ESCAPE
FROM BURNING. -
LONDON. Dec. 4. Shamrock III, Sir
Thomaa Lipton's new challenger for
the America's cup, had a narrow es
cape from being) burned tonight ' In a
fire which did greatdamage to Denny's
shipbuilding yards at Dumbarton. Only
strenuous efforts saved the challenger.-
RED RIVER OVERFLOWS
WILL BE ABOVE DANGER LINE AT
SHREVEfORT, LOUISIANA,
TODAY.
SHREVEPORT, La, Dec. 4.--The
Red river continues to rise at Shreve
port and points above. It will go above
the danger line here tonight. The bot
tomlands. Inhabited principally by ne
groes, are rapidly filling with water.
RALPH IS RECOVERING.
ST. LOUIS, '.Dec. 4. Julian Ralph,
the newspaper correspondent and au
thor. Who suffered severe heroorrhajrea
Tuesday night, la reported ' to be pro
gressing toward recovery.
M'CARTHY KNOCKED OUT.
BUTTE, Mont, Dec. 4. Mose L.I
Fontise, the champion welterweight of
Montana, knocked out Jerry McCarthy
tonight in the fifth round.
HEAVY RAIN, HIGH WATER j
The rainfall of Wednesday, broke the
record for the season. ' The amount o
water falling between 8f o'clock Wednes
day morning and the same hour Thurs'
day morning was 1.43 inches. The river
is rapidly rising and laat night stood
at sixteen feet above low water mark.,
the highest since laat .winter.. There
was some fear ait the doc-k Unit the
water might come up high enough to
do damage to articles stored In the
warehouse, and parties having goods
there were notified to remove them be
fore too late, -i S
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A DARING ROBBERY
THREE MEN HOLD UP POCATEL-
LA CLUB ROOM AND GET ,
AWAY
BUTTE. Mont.. Dee. 4. A special to
the Miner- from Pocatello. Idaho, says
about the boldest and most daring
hold-up In the history of Idaho was
committed tonight when three men en
tered the Eagle Club rooms and rob
bed, the house of about $1,000." Two of
the men advsnced Into the room. In
which tnere were not less than thirty
five men and covered Jhwm. each man
holding two guns. The. third man
marched around to the games and
gathered up the money". It la believed-
the robbers will aoon be captured..
NEW ORIENTAL SIHP LINE
BRITISH COMBlATION TO PUT' ON
SERVICE RUNNING FROH
' NEW YORK.
NEW YORK. Dee. I. Five Kngtlnh
shipping firms are combining to form
a new line of steamers to ply between
New York and the Far East, says a
London dispatch to the Tribune. The
service will be known as the American
and Oriental Transport Line. Although
the combine, will be English In regard
to the tonnage employed, the! business
will be with American mercantile es
tablishments. JOHNSTONJB STILL LIVES.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec Barry
Johnstone, the actor, formerly connect
ed with Richard Mansfield, who on
Monday night shot and killed Kate
Haasett, the leading woman of Keith's
Stock Company, in this city, and' who
afterwards attempted suicide by shoot
ing himself In the breast. Is still alive.
but the. hospital physicians say he la
likely to die at any moment. Several
m mbera of Johnstone's family came
here yesterday and spent considerable
time with the mounded man. Everett
Beckwlth. the husband, and Michael
Hassett, the father of the murdered
actress, are expected to reach here this
afternoon from ilUnoI., when arrange
ments for the funeral of Mrs. Hassett
will be completed.
SECpNDi SECTION EIGHT PACCC.
RECIPROCITY
NEGOTIATIOIIS
At StandstiU, etween General
. I Bliss and Cubans
HOUSE COMMITTEE BILL
Providing for Drafting of Bill
of Limitations Being
' Awaited
CUBAN GOVERNMENT DESIRES
TO KNOW WHAT CONCESSION
SHE WILL BE PERMITTED Tfc
MAKE WITH OTHER COUNTRIES.
SENATE'S SECRET' SESSION.
, HAVANA, Cuba. Iec. 4 The re I
proclty negotiations betwevn General
PBllsa and Cuban Secretaries Zaldo and
Monta are practically at a standstill
jowJng to the latter desiring to await
the outcome of the bill Introduced In
ihe House of Representatives provid
ing for the appointment of a committee
to draw up a bill defining the limits of
the concessions which the Cuban 'Gov
.laturiit cnrtToffer to foreign countries
In u gotlatlng reciprocity treaties.
Brief Session of Senate
Washington. Dec. 4 Th Senate was
In session today an hour and five min
utes, most 6f which time was spent be.
hind closed doors,
'-, Ajfte the reception of a numlwr of
bills and etltions, and the adoption
of a conservative resolution calling on
the President for- the; papers In the
Ilus Fund case, recently arbltmfed be
fore The Hague tribunal, Senator Jlov
erldg had. read a resolution adopted
by the.delegates to the Oklahoma non
partisan convention, favoring the d
mission of'Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory ns one state and oppoxlng the
House Omntbus Statehood BUI. The
Senate at 1:10 adjourned until Mon
day. ; - V . , .
Under Advisement. t
" Washington. Dec. 4, The decision of
the District t'otfrof Apjeals yester
day, in the second-class mall reform
cases,, will be studied carefully by-the
Postofflce Department officials before
a definite conclusion will be. reached as
to the future policy In reference to the
re-classlflra'tlon reforms.. Postmaivter
General Pnyne today expresd the
opinion that each case of exclmilon r
proposed exclusion of a publication
from the second-class provisions woulj
have to be determined by Itself.
FIRST SNOW IN YEARS
- " t :
KANSAS CITY IS EXPERIENCING A
GREAT VARIETY OF
. WEATHER.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo, Dec. 4 Gener
al rain, sjeet' and snow prevailed
throughout the state today. This Is
the earliest snow known here In years.
Business la practically at a sfandvlill.
CONDITION IS CRITICAL
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EX-SPEAKER REED HAD A SINK
ING SPELL AND r.S VERY
; LOW.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4. The condi
tion of ex-Speaker Reed Is worse to
night. Uraemia has devel.jj.tcd and a
specialist from Phlladelptila has ben
sent for. Tne doctors have heM v -eral
consultations during the evening.
At o'clock It waa stated that he was
resting easier, but the change In bis
condition was slight.
SUFFERED A HEMORRHAGE
JULIAN RALPH, NEWSPAPER MAN
AND WAR COURESrONDKN
IS CRITICALLY ILL.
ST. LOUIS. MOV Dee. 3 Julian
Ralph, the welt known newspaper In.in
war correspondent and author. Is crit
ically 111 at the Southern -Hotel from
the effects of a sudden and violent
hemorrhage. His physjdans- state that
a repetition of the attack ihjuM prob
ably prove fatal. The attack occurred
last night an--l M r. Ralph is t ext log
easier fonlgKt. .
MASONS OF TEXAS
WILL NOT RECOGNIZE WASHING
TON GRAND LODGE ON AC
' COUNT OF NEGROEH.
.HOUSTON, Tex.. Dec. JL The Itfa
souic Grand Lodge of Texas has de
clined to restore International relations
with the Orand Lodge of the Ktate -of
Washington until that grand bo-ly shall
abandon Its position recognizing ne
groes and other's regarded by the Grand
Lodge of Texas as "claind?Stine,
WAIN WRIGHT'S SON ILL.
NEW YORK. Dec. 1 Midshipman
Richard Walnwright, Jr., son f Com
mander Wainwrfght, U. H. N, has h- n
taken to an Juan Hospital, says a
Herald dispatch from Ka Juan, lie 1 4
suffering Jrom m fever supiofj to le
typhoid. f Waimwrtght had been in
Charge of a working party from the
batlK-shlp Indiana, engaged in ClgKin ;
a small canal at Culebra I.il.in.I.
. Smith's Dandruff PomiJt
tops itching scalp upon gppacat! -n;
three to six remove all d inlrur l
w ill stop falling hair. Price I j at a A
druggists.