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Home Made Goods
Best in the Market
SpecialsA very large line of cassimere suits
for men and boys'.
All sizes of Boys' black hose our own
brand, the Granite try them.
W OVERCOATSKerseys in all shades and
prices, also in Tan Coverts. Giay and
black clays.
Fancy Back Covert overcoats our own
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CAPTDBH)
Boers Have Built Railroad Around Lady-smith.
KRAUSSB JSROS
Methuen's Big Naval Gun Explodes
New Gold Tax Law in Transvaal
Heavy Firing is Reported From
Stormberg Gatacre Recovering
Hi3 Position.
Br Aaaoclated ITmi la lb Journal.
Cai-k Tow.v, Dec. 20. A dispatch
(rom Crailert'k reports some heavy llr
lug hi the direction of Stormberg. "U la
apposed Hint this li connected with
Gntacre's attempt to reopen coiumunl
ration with tho Inweu colliers.
I'lBTKHMARiTJSiiDiio, Dec. I'.U A dis
patch, from Lndysmltli, dated tho 22nd,
says ;
"Tho Boors have mounted another
howltrer on Surprise hill, replacing the
gun captured In' the norths of tlm rifle
brigade."
Piictowa, Dec. 25. Scliulkburger ic-
ports that trains nro now running to
Colcnso, Indicating that tho Boors lutvo
hullt a connei'tfun around Ladysmlth.
.Cronjo rcort from Moddur river
that tho Boers captured two llrlthh
forts at Kurumnii, Doc. 11.
It U runiorud that Methueii'ii big tin
val gun has exploded.
Tho Trutuviiol government has pro
mulgated a now (told tax law, by which
Individuals and companies working
their own mines are taxed 30 per cunt
of tho output, w Idle mines worked by
tho government w ill pay 00 per cent
Suspended mines will pay 30 cr cent
on the probablo output, lteduclng
I works will pay 30 per cent of their net
proflit.
feel bound by his "unwarrantable con
duct," especially ns they Van the risk of
confiscation of their property.
The text of Col Baden-Powoll'sproc
tarnation to the burghers bcscljdng
Mafoking, tho gist of which has already
been cabled, comes from Lorcnr.o Mar
que today. After assorting that the
republics cannot hope for foreign Inter
vontlon, and pretending to relato
tho exact attitudo of all Kuropean
powers, Haden-l'owell makes tho uxtra
ordinary statement that tho Aniortcnu
co eminent warned others of its di
strained their flro when our troops were
advancing Is another proof of Improved
soldiering."
Wlitt a Ueietter Says.
Cap Tow.v, Dec. 27. A man named
Grcon, former sergeant-major of tho
British balloon department, is among
tho Boer prisonors captured at Magors
fontoin. Green, who deserted from
Aldcrshot in 1803, admitted he had been
some time In tho scrvico of tho Boors
and had instructed them In intrenching.
Ho rays there wore 23,000 Boers nt
Magcrsfonteln, 21,000 of whom were en
gated tho day of tho battle. Tho Boer
losses, ho nscerts, woro heavy, the
trendies being fult of dead.
Green further declares that if the at
tack had been pressed, tho Boer would
haoyiolded. Ho says tho Boer horses
havo to be taken to tho M wider rivor, at
water Is so scarco at Magurnfoiitciti
War Expenses.
London, Dec. 29. It Is now cstl
STARS AND STRIPES WAVE
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Gold filling $1.50 and up.
G, & P. fillings 51.00.
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toxDas, Doc. 39. Dispatches from all
parts of South Africa emphasize tho
great enthusiasm nmoirg our troops and
tho public occasioned by tho appoint
ment of Goncrali Itolierts andKltchcncr.
Advices from Ctto town, say that In
vestigation shows that tho reported
disaffection among tho Dutch in Vic
toria district In overdrawn. Tho farimrs
nro mostly landowners, and will tot
risk tho lots of their farms by an upris
ing. A dispatch from Lorcnr.o Munttez,
says a curious story Is current cmi n
atlng from tho Boors forces that Matt
Steyn, a brother of tho President of the
Orange Freo State, and 800 Fmi Staters
have definitely tefiisit) to continue the
war.
MattSctyn is acting us tjtokcsinan
for tho party. Ho is reported to havo
told tho president that ho is only auth
oilr.iil to intcrteiio In the Interest of
peace, and that the Burghers did n t
Montgomery on a Secret Mission in Libera
ian Waters to Plant the Flag,
llr Aaaoclalnl Preaa in III Joarnnl.
Nkw Yoiik, Dec. 29. A special to the Herald from Washington savsi
It dovelopwl today that tho cruiser Montgomery has licon on a secret mission
to Liberia, Africa, it is believed Willi t viow to displaying tho Amerlcnnlliig in
LttMjrian waters and tlio location of n site for an American coaling station on tho
i.nwrian coast. v lino mo omciais ot tlio navy department maintain that tho
crulso Is of an ordinary character, It Is significant that it lias been kopt a profound
mystery up to tins timo.
SYMPATHYFOR THE BOERS.
Boston Common Council Adopts Resolutions
after Spirited Debate.
llr Amorlnlcd I'm la the Journal
Bostox, Dec 211. The common council of Itonton has, after
bate, adopted u resolution of sympathy for the Boers,
spirited de
tention to sido with England chonM any
ot them interfere.
I).mo.v, Dee. 2t) The war olllco has
received tho follow lug i
"Capo Town Tlio Imluu colliery line
now working again."
Lomki.s, Dec. 2lt. A dispatch to tho
Daily Mall from l'ietormaritr.hitrg,daied
Satunlay, December '.'it, rays:
"Kvcry day reveals wiino fact reganl
ing tho strength of tho Hour xnlllon at
Colonso. ThankH to tlio fervlces of Con
tinental ofllcorii, the chamctur of tho
campaign bin changed. Wo uru mi
longer lighting u foe who relies iiun
guerrilla tactics, but we hao to dial
with what Is rapidly becoming a dial
pi I ned army, enjoying the advantages of
knowing the country and
or tits strong partnerselp of tho Tor
cauBO.aml his dlsllkoot everything Eng
llsh. "
Tho unpleasant impression created in
England by Mr. Macium's inexplicable
TOiiunci, nns uecn cuacod by tho ap
pointment of Hay as his successor.
Ladysmith and Cheveley,
Chkvkuy Cmp, Natal, Wednesday,
Icc. 29. A heavy Boor gun at Dulwana
hill fired steadily upon Ladysmlth
throughout tho mornlnir. Ijidvjmlili
did not respond.
The enemy, having been again detec
ted attempting to Improvo their
trenches facing General Duller, the
British heavy guns opened Uon them
and the Boers scampered back Into tlio
hills.
Tho British patrols sighted the enemy
In force on the extrcmo left. Kino Boers
woro killed In a skirmish that followed
and six Boor wngon woro captured.
Discontent in BngUnd.
Londo.v, Dec. 20., 4 48 a. in. During
tlio continued lull In tho military op
erations in South Africa, tho papers are
tilled with letters and artlcloi criticising
tho governmonl and tho campaign, mid
uggostln remedies and improvements,
alterations In tho plans and like.
Thu Times complains of needless ccn
sorshlp and concealment." It cites the
fact that nothing has yet transpired to
show how General Uatacro came to lose
000 men nt Stormberg.
Tlio dispatches from the front all rep
resent tho Boers as In a nervous condU
tionand constant dread of tne Brltlih
advance, hut this is probably ah exaz-
gerallon.
ThoModdcr Blvor corresjiondcnl of
tlio Daily Chronicle gives an explanation
of a sudden rlllo llreinoxpllcably opened
irom mo jioor trendies. Hosayst
Tho Boors havo wires stretched along
mo emiro ironioi tlio IroncIiM and con.
ncctod with lamps. If a wlro bo touched
lamp It extinguished, thus giving
warning.
One night a high wind extinguished a
lamp, wulcu resulted in a falsu warning.
Tho tiro coined when tho Beers dimm
ed that tho alarm was false."
Public meetings have been held In
New York and Chicago bycahlo special
ittsand they recommend that a joint
l'aclllc cable bo laid by the United
States and England, touching all points
controlled by elthor nation,
AMERICAN VICTORY,
Col. Lockett
Routs the'
Again,
Insurgents
And Csptum Ordnance, Quns,
munition and Food
Supplies.
.Am-
Anjittant-Gcnerat Corbln raid that
every regiment ol Infantry last recruited
which has reached Manila has made
the remarkable report ot tho rafo ar
rival ol oery man who started.
mated tlut tho war will cost at least
ZOO.000,000 13000,000,000 ) Tho British
government now evinces a marked
change from Its attitudo In tho early
stages of tho war, nnd shows a dijOil-
uoii io nwopi nisistu nco irom anyiiiiar- . ., ,D
tor. Tho initial yeomanry committee , tMWn Alb""? "ie,,-
has ihsiiod a statemont to the cfftwl that
thu govurumoiit considers tho (urina
tion and dlspatuh of yoomanry as onu of
tlio must pruwlng needs of the situation,
mid Iihh IntimatiHl that It is now nro-
pared to accept from 8,000 to 10,000 yeo
men, Justcad of thu (1,000 originally
naked for.
Como to tho Y, M. C. A. pvmnasliim
baturday evonliig and rco tlio g.wno lo
Tho Northurn 1'acific decided to build
four additional wheat warehouses at
Tacoina tho t'omlng year.
Jr Aaioctalad frraa In lha JaarnaL
WAsutMOTON', Dec. 29. Otis cables as
follews:
JlAMtu, Dec. 29,-Col. Lockett nt-
tackcl tho enemy six hundred strong in
a mouutaln stronghold beyond MonUN
dan, horthoast of San Mateo. A largo
numborlwcro killed nnd wounded and
21 prisonors captured.
lockett captured ono cannon, forty
rlllea, 20,000 rounds of ammunition, 600
pounds of iwwdcr, nemo nrvonal fortl
tlcatlons, all their food supplies and con
siderable olhor properly.
The captured point Is located on
mountain trail and was formerly sup
posed to be Impregnable. Our casuaU
tics, uro Lieut. Knlow, of tho 11th cay.
airy, and five enlisted men wounded,
mostly slight, Prlvato Matson. of the
45th Infantry was drowned.
Tame Cabinet Session.
llr AaaoelaUd I'reaa lo (( Jonraat
WASitguroxll)eu.2".-A(tvr n cab-
Inct nicotine this nftcrnonn several
membors said tho meeting had de
veloped nothing of Importance. Much
time was occupied by secretary Wilson
In discussing the agricultural posslblll
tics of Alaska.
TRAIN CKUSOD.
Onion Pacific Fljtt Ml at MM
to.
Man Killed nS Kowrtwi
Wounded List of In-
jutctt.
One
Sir Aaioclatcrf Trees la tx
Dmvwj, Dec. 29. Tho CheywiB
flyer of the Union PacWo cnwli4 iwt
a boulder valley train k lirlto, Col
orado, this mornlntng. Om
klllod,nnd fourteen persoas
follows.
Kllled-Wtnflold Bsndlessaa,
messenger, Denver, body buru4 t it
crisp.
Injurctl-B. B. Hooker, Olln, Urn;
Sirs, Slargsretto Young, MnseW K.;
8.G. Hurst, Brighton, Colo.j T. V,
Davis, Dsnver; W. G. Thompkis, Kv
sai City i CTayno, Lark, Wysxf
aw. McCanna, Lcr(e, "Wy.
Laws, Denver; Mlchl Rstjan,
McGovern, John Kwe4y, Mm QSh
rlcgton, Frank Sloan awd Jstry M
ney, employe.
LITTLE TELEGRAMS.
ff.s
Tho India f amino. '
llr Aootala rraa U Iks Juaraat
OAtornA, Dihj. 20. Almost throo
million persons nro recelvlnlng fatnlno
rvllef. The government Is spending
nearly two lakhs rupevs dally.
Oold for Europe.
llr AaaoelaleU l'im taa JoaraaL
Nmw Yoiiic, Dec. 20. Total gold to bo
shipped to KurotH) tomorrow so far on-
gaged (2,830,000.
MARION COUNTY
MATTEnS
at ths Couit
Msicum's Peculiar Action,
WAStUNorox, Dec. 29. Tho care of
Consul Charles K. Murcuin, United
Hfatci representallvu at Pretoria, who
Insisted on being a-lluved at the time
of helectlnir I tlio South Afrleun erlala Wainn in.
thosceneof contest without thu burdeus ! acute, is assuming additional Import-
of cumlieriiomo oommlsturlat. i anco. Tho understanding at the stato
"Thu Boers have converted tho hills I department is that he is not coming
u par fjolcnso Into lortresros ol immeimt
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strength. Everywhere thej hao splen
did tienches many of them bomb proof.
Trumway Hues permit tho shitting of
guns with astonishing rapidity, The
main oriitions are coiiiiixitol with tho
outlying positions by underground us
sages, ond tho fort projmr brietlu with
mochlno guns that ciminand tho h
prouclieM. Probably miiios uro laid.
"Ono hears lean nowaday aliout Hour
shells not bursting. Oliwrvcrn of the
Coleiita fight suyn tho Boer shttll lire
was very effective. This is duo largely
to the fact that thu dlstauetM are nwrkol
off with whlto paint.
"Tlia anumv's dlsolnlliio is im nrovllttf.
The trenchos represent great manual formation from tho hundred efolllois
ln1hi tnr urhli.li IliM ItM,ra lilivci a LfMll ' Riul anlillura liniipLLnrtu.1 llir la i.v.
.dialike, and th way iu whieli tlioy r- plained by ttouth African as a remit
uywayoi niigiisii pons, mil is on a
German ship which comes through tlm
Mediterranean and thoncu direct to
this country, In thu pro-Mint aspp.it of
tho eato thora is little doubt th.it, un
less thoconaiil prosents an ample ex
planation for his omi.se, lm will not
cKiiitlmie In tho eotiHihir servlcu.
When Cunynghaiii Ureu retired from
Pretoria. Mr. Maeriuu had a line op
(Wirtunlty for returning the umful and
friendly sorvle which British diplo
matists and consul officer had ren
dered to Amerlra during the previous
year In Spain and Cuba. Ills ahaud
onment of the ot of duty when Bug
lih friends were anxious Utrwcolw iw
ELLIS ZINN
Wholesale
and
Retail
Confectioners,
Phono 3874.
104 Stato at
Business Being Transactrd
House,
raoiiiT.
Juanutto C, Booth, administratis of
the fiilato of John 0. Booth, has boon
granted authority to pay her mothnr,
Mrs. Belle Booth, 110 per mouth for tho
support of Georgia Belle Booth, minor
hoir to tho estate.
NHW SUITS,
Ktiiwn Tucker has commenced suit
against Gust Ilayden for f500 damagis,
alleging as caiiae of action that defend
ant allowed his wagon to collide wltli
her Imygy knocking out one wheel of
the buggy and throwing plaintiff out
and Injuring her. Rho also a.ks for f.'5
for medical attendance and 5 fur repair
ing tho buggy.
M. H. Hklft siieii:ilcn Havago for 1114
and Interest at 10 per cent from Janu
ary HI, 1800, on a note given by defend
ants on that date. Heal property was
attached by ths sheriff In this cause,
J, II. Brewer sues Henry W. Hencks,
oM.TO.IO, due on a note dated. October
lu, lW secured by a inortgago on 0U
acres of land situate near IxiwUbusg.
rtihiuitioa ijiu kHftk dowa follow I Gth
ftrvs at It tur utlng Or. MUM' trvltx.
Portland Is holding a pewlty
this week. '
Tho American trannxn-ls Le-astec W
81am havo arrived at MmH. wM
horses and mutes.
Jako Shaefor, the bllllrd expert
contracted to put in four months in t1
leading academy ot Paris.
Tho stato ot Washington will seH
auction Saturday eight blocks ot
lands in harbor cf Tacoina.
The ringreo tax amendment to Mm
constitution of Michigan wm (kf-Mte-X
lq the senate yesterday, 16 to 13.
The Canadian parliament Iim htm
summoned to moct Feb, 1st to yot
money for their coutlnitent In SeMi
Africa.
The Hawaiian (.ugar BlHt44oM
taking so much ot the AiMtrnibm es-al x-;
that San Francisco Is havlwr e-ai:
famine.
Ban Francisco uiHclals -e
very precaution to prevent ttvs 1
p'agtiQfrom coming latothM etjasW
vessels from Hawaii, -
Secretary (lf(i authorieM M K
banks dejiosltlng Uultsd Sts-)
with Mm to receive rerenM disjstH.
a total amount not evewllH-Xr,),,
me will oitno late Josenhla INsjs )
nf New Haven, bequtaths fWO.QtW H Vw.
divldixl between Bt. Paul's Kn
church and the Ladles' Kam's FrhaW
Society.
Ulerk Hhackleford. of tlm miirt ui'jtA
xal of Kentucky, wIiom duty 'KLH
refines to administer oaths of osfcwvtoj
the apjmlutues of Gov, Taylor andhla1
colleagiiM.
WHKAT MAHKKT
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We now have the Finest Line of Carpets
ever shown in Salem, and our Prices
are below any other dealer in the valley,
For Quality,
t Price, and
Choice of Patterns
We are in the lead.
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Onco more the ching -la of the year i.flg wltu theta IMi stvsou ot irHsmilj'
greeting nnd Joyful human Wlowshlp ,
CIIBIHTMAS, the day of -nlargI ltarts ami depleUyl purres, Is.hnre,
"Wliat shall I give" tiiuk ot tlw hor5 awl a ratrpbixJnK n Ills.
A look low may help solve the probkmi A ri4t ta ear store will surdy do It.
FOR FATHEREbony or silver brushes.
FOR A01 HER-Silver plated ware.
FOR HUSBAND-Walcl. chain or locket.
FOR WIFESterling silver table.
FOR SWEETHtART-Diamond or opal brooch.
FOR LOVER- Opal stud or scarf pin.
FOR BKOTIIER-Dumbell cuff buttons,
FOR SISTER-Pretly set riiift , ,
FOR SON-New small size linn gold watch.
FOR DAUGHTER-Diamond ring or gold watch.
FOR AUNT- Some si'ver novelty.
FOR UNCLE-Stamp box or pocket nail file.
FOR GRANDFATHER-Gold Spectacles.
FOR GRANDAtOTHER--Gold eyeglasses
gjr&uae and our Iwinwiw stoak, it ki tha flnwt one we etar rbwl is iUu
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GlUIAT SALB PRICII )9.62
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nt to iiouhlerapettlk vslvetewlar
regular lC.tX) value.
Sauk Pkich 5to,oo
Doable brvatteii
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Gua r Salu Pricb
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$11.34
Pine all wl aliaak dMW4
turn extra vabw at u0
Great Sale Price
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AU wo single stormraif extra
,wWj, elUr. Mrlrote lyli? 7
n$w. was f 10.00,
GROAT SLG PRICB ?7-64
All word hfiirlulU fancy strlf-t
lining hlu only (U.&0 value.
Great Sale Price S7.26
Brown Invtaible check, Itoya!
style was f.H.O).
Great Sale Price 56.10
Double capo velvet colUr, werth
15.00.
Crbat Sale Price 53.66
Fauey weave aomettilug wry
new and good In blue color only
was a scetal value at l-VW,
Great Sale Price $izo
lhmMaaiie velvet wllar. rs
18.96.
$2,56
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Misses' Garments
Black, all wool hot coat,
urami ii.'.mj r(ue,
Duekt
Great Sale Price
Vary due hcntlotti ctw eeai
worth 110.00.
Great Sale Price
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Vicuna mixed box eet vyt'
llar 10,00. r-'
Great Sale Price $Um
Tan covert m coat weft) -Htfm
Great Sale Price tSm
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