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If WORLD'S HEWS NOTES
Alled from dispatches of
the associated press.
I Review of Happenings in Both
I Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During th« Past Week—National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Ev»nts Tersely Told.
Lillian Russell was given a very
demonstrative welcome Saturday night
on the occasion of her return as a
Btar at the Casino, in "Lady Teazle."
Andrew Carnegie has presented the
Braddock Caruegie library and the
Homestead Carnegie library, Pitts
burg, $35,01)0 each as a Christmas pres
ent.
The navy department declines to
discuss the formation, movement or
plan of the Japanese flying squadron
reported to be in the vicinity of Sin
gapore.
King Alfonso of Spain had a narrow
escape while riding in a motor car
recently. A wheel of the car which
he was driving personally suddenly
broke and the car overturned, but the
king escaped uninjured.
Sheriff Russell of Hugo, I. T., was
shot and killed recently and Sheriff
Russell of Grayson county, Texas, who
was with him, severely wounded in the
body by two men under arrest and on
the train being taken back to Sher
man to answer burglary charges.
Dr. J. D. Todd, a practicing physi
cian and a former member of the Mis
souri state legislature, who shot and
killed R. T. Wall at Richards, Mo., in
May last, was found guilty of murder
in the second degree by a jury.
Brockton, Mass. —A rearrangement
of the most important positions on the
staff of Governor-elect Douglas has
been decided on. Lieutenant General
Nelson A. Miles, U. S. A., retired, in
stead of being made adjutant general,
was appointed inspector general and
will act as the military adviser of the
governor, in effect holding the posi
tion of chief of staff.
It is announced that Russia is on
the eve of abolishing the passport
system.
The advanced Japanese batteries at
Port Arthur have succeeded in reach
ing the Russian battleship Sevastopol.
One successful hit is reported. It is
expected the battleship will soon be
completely destroyed.
Madrid is expecting a visit from the
duke of Connaught, King Edward's
brother, in a few days, to make ar
rangements with the queen mother for
the marriage of King Alfonso with the
duke's daughter, Princess Victoria.
Following unparalleled business and
congestion, owing to the inability of
the roads to handle freight business,
orders for new equipment continue to
pour into the various car and locomo
tive companies throughout the country.
Bakerstield, Cal.—C. E. Barnes and
Ed. Hoagland died in a tankcar at
Sunset and the lives of Geo. Rogers
and P. Isenberg were imperiled in
seeking to rescue their companions
from the deadly fumes of gas in the
empty car.
The report of the executive board
of the Western Federation of Miners,
which was made public Saturday, an
nounced that the prospect for settle
ment of the strike in Colorado is now
brighter than it has been for the past
six months.
Chicago.—Arbitration has been em
ployed successfully to settle wage
scale differences between office build
ing managers and 200 stationary fire
men employed in 150 downtown of
fice blocks. The arbitration tribunal
has been in session for two weeks.
The Pennsylvania Railroad company
is prepared to spend $30,000,000 in the
construction of a new railway station
in Chicago. Twenty million dollars of
this sum will be spent in acquiring
land adjoining the present union depot
and $10,000,000 will be spent on build
ings.
A sensation was caused among ship
ping men at Victoria, B. C, by the
discovery by workmen of a piece of
iron concealed in the cork of a life
buoy taken from a local steamer for
repairs. The iron was seemingly plac
ed there to make the weight of the
buoy equal to the requirements of the
law.
York, Neb. —At the coroner's jury on
the remains of Howard Perm at Brok
en Bow, a young business man who
killed himself, testimony was given
that he was to have been married
to Mrs. Stevens of Lincoln the day he
committed suicide. The two had dis
agreed, it is alleged, as to whetuer
the ceremony should be at York or
Lincoln. Perm is a son of the com
mandant of the soldiers' home at Mil
ford.
She Brings Rich. Fur Cargo.
San Francisco.—The steamer Har
old Dollar, Captain Thwing, has ar
rived, 14 1-2 days from Petropavlorsk
via Bering sea and Copper island, with
a cargo of furs. Her cargo is very
valuable in the aggregate.
It is a very comfortable exercise to
rip up the devil while you are riding
on his road.
General Kodama
Was Recalled
Paris, Deo. 28.—The Tokio corres
pondent of the Temps wires that Lien
tennat General Kodama,Field Marshal
Oyama's ohief of staff, has been recall
ed from the front for striking the Held
maiHhal.
Leiutenant Gneeral Kodama is with
out doubt one of the greatest, if not the
rgeatest, of Japanese generals, and at
the time of the outbreak of the war it
was generally believed that he would
be appointed commander in chief of
the Manchurian army. The announce
ment of his appointment to be chief of
staff was received with general satis
ration, as the preparedness of the Jap
anese army was generally credited to
hw foresight and wonderful executive
tor years prior to the outbreak of
war General Kodama was engaged in
perfecting both the home defenses anS
the means of mobilization of the army
at short notice. The scope of the work
was a revelation even to the govern
ment, for general Kodama had worked
out many details, the great importance
of which became oiTy apparent when
the test of mobilization was taken in
hand. There is no doubt that many
of the brilliant strokes executed by the
Manohurian irmy were the creations
of General Kodama's brain. Dunn
the war with China, Kodmaa was vice
miniter of war and later was appointed
to the command of the Third division
from which position he retired to as
sume the offiec of Field Marshal Oya
ma's chiet of staff.
Irrigation Convention
To Meet in Spokane
The northwest section of the Nation
al irrigation Association will meet in
ocnvention in SSpokaue some time in
February. The northwest section com
prises eastern Washington and North
ern Idaho.
The Spokane branch of the National
Irrigation Association, which now has
150 members, has charge of the ar
rangements for the coming meeting
and Secretary Bortell is in correspon
dence with Mr. Maxwell regarding the
fixing of the date.
It is expected that many representa
tives of the northwest section may be
in attendance and the matter of carry
ing on the work in this section and the
organizing of branch societies will be
taken up.
It is possible that George H. Maxwell
may arrange to be present at the con
vention or have some irrigation repre
sentative of the national association
present to deliver an address. A. VV.
Hadley, who is working in the district
as special representative of the Nation
al Irrigation Association, left for the
east today to arrange for the coming
meeting.
Cavern of Gold
Found in Nevada
Reno, Nev., Dec. 28. —A heavy shot
in a drift of the Lookout miueat Gold
field recently opened up an immense
cave containing one of the largest
bodies of pay ore ever discovered in
that portion of Nevada. Careful meas
urements of the ore exposed were made
and it was determined that the ore
cave contained over 10,000 tons of gold
ore, which will average $2 par ton.
The men had put a heavy shot in the
drift, and the next morning when the
muckers went to wor to clear up the
ore they discovered that a large cavern
had been opened up. Part of the drift
had fallen in, and one side of the tun
nel had been blown away, exposing the
cavern. As the caverns are of frequent
occurrence in the mines in the Gold
field district and usually toutain ore,
the men investigated and /ouud all the
walls were of <_ rold.
Bold Holdups
Ie Spokane
Spokane, Dec. 28.—One man sand
bagged, a saloon full of people heldup
and a pedestrian rcbbed by a lone high
wayman, was two hours' recoidof des
perate crime in this city last night.
Frank Gellice, a mining man who ar
rived from Cripple Creek, Col., yester
day morniu^, was the victim of the
sandbagger6; the Omaha bar at Front
avenue and Bernard street was the vic
tim of the saloon robbery, and Thomas
Power was held upon the cinder path
near Fox's mills. Mr. (iellice is a
nephew of Albert Burch, a well known
mining man in Spokane and the Coeur
d'Alenes.
Englishmen Are Charitable.
London. —Christmas day passed
quietly throughout the United King
dom. The most notable feature of the
day was the large amount of charity
distributed as the result of the gen
erous sums of money collected for this
purpose through the newspapers and
other channels.
If you cannot see Christ in Peiple,
will you be able to find Him ln Para
dise?
nmnmsTEERriTES
<-ATE NEWS OF THE PAST Wit*
BRIEFLY TOLD.
Choice Selections of Interesting lt»m»
Gathered From Exchange*—
From Washington, Idah., Montana
and Oregon—Numerous Accidents
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and Personal HappeninfS Occur.
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WASHINGTON NEWS.
William Thorp, a ploneir of the Pa
louse country, died at the home of his
niece, Mrs. Mamie Nell, ii Eidon, la.
recently.
Scott Hevely, a ranch r, shot his
wife in the neck Saturdayat the home
>f H. C. Brower, 11 mills from Ev
erett. Ten (lays ago liberty's wife
left him after a quarrel. I
Claude Blmore, the 13 fear old son
)f Contractor Elmore of racoma, has
nysteriousiy disappeared Th° par
its fear that tin boy mly uave been
tidnapped and have placid the matter
n the hands of the polls.
Because his father got Trunk, abused
:he family and threaten*! to kill him,
Thomas Brown, aged 17Jshot his fath
er twice in tne back, telling him. The
victim was Charles BrdVn, a rancher
living near Eagleton, 12 miles west of
Chehalis. 7
Charles W. Armstrong of Seattle, In
support of his application foi a di
vorce, testified Saturday morning that
his Wife had caused the death of his
three children by overfeeding and by
drugging them with /soothing syrups
and patent preparations designed to
induce sleep.
The social event of the season in
\ akima this year was the dinner given
by Jung Toy, a wealthy Chinese hop
raiser, to a large number of his Amer
ican friends, iv honor of his recent
marriage. Toy has made a barrel of
money in the last few years in the
hop business.
Federal Judge Hanford has confirm
ed the sale of the Chatham cannery to
George T. Meyers for $45,000; of the
Blame cannery to Ainsworth & Dunn
or $26,000, and of the gasoline launch
Eagle to T. J. Gorman for $2200. All
'ere former properties of the defunct
Pacific American Fisheries company.
Mrs. Mary A. Wray, mother of six
children, all of whom are living, died
Saturday afternoon in Spokane at the
advanced age of 95 years, after a lin
gering illness of almost nine months.
For seven years before her death she
had been blind. Her death was caus
ed by general delibity. Mrs. Wray was
born in Peckhoe valley, Pennsylvania,
September 8, 1809.
While the family of W. P. Ellis was
crowing the railroad track north of
Farmington Sunday morning in a car
riage it was struck by a train, the team
killed, the carriage demolished and
the family seriously injured, one, the
daughter, probably fatally. The
crossing is at the end of a deep cut
and teams approaching it cannot see
the track until they reach it.
President Bryan of the Washington
Agricultural college has arranged
dates for a series of farmers' institutes
In eastern Washington during Decem
ber and January as follows: Wash
tucna, Adams county, December 28 and
29; Clarkston, Asoun county, Decem
ber 30 and 31 ; May view, Garfield coun
ty, January 2; Walla Walla, January
4 and .>; Waitsburg, January 6 and 7;
Starbuck, January 9 and 10.
Governor-elect Albert E. Mead has
announced that he will appoint Adju
tant General James A. Drain of Adju
st Qeneral James A. Drain of Bpo
kane to succeed himself in his position
in the national guard.
OREGON ITEMS.
The town of Milton is completing a
power house and a cottage to be occu
pied by the electrician in the south
part of town.
Bids were opened for the construc
tion of the portage road around The
Dalles of the Columbia. There were
seven bidders in all and the sums
named ranged from $116,000 to $240,
--000. The estimated cost of the road
is between $165,000 and $175,000, not
including the cost of the right of way,
$13,000, which has already been se
cured.
Martin Gay Lombard, son of B. Lom
bard, Jr.. a prominent Boston capital
ist, and Miss Mary Gertrude Tongue,
daughter of the late Thomas P.
Tongue, representative in congress
from Oregon, were married in Portland
last Sunday.
Bluford D. Sigler, Portland council
man and county assessor-elect, has
been indicted by the grand jury for
attempting extortion upon F. Joplin, a
contractor. Sigler was released on
$1,000 bonds shortly after his arrest.
Among the novelties of the electrical
illumination scheme designed for the
Lewis and Clark exposition is the
submarine lighting of Gould's lake.
Electric Engineer Thompson of the ex
position company today submitted
plans which complete the scheme of
about 125,000 lights on Columbia court,
the shores of the lake and alongside
the bridge of the nations. The lake is
the largest body of water ever in
closed in exposition grounds, being
over 200 acres in extent, and the ar
» I
rangemcnts being carricu ouF^rh?
transform the grand basin Into a blaze
of glory. vv
IDAHO BQUIBBB.
\ H. Gesas & Co., general merchants
at Blackfoot and St. Anthony, have
failed, with liabilities of 150,000, di
vided between eastern and local cred
itors. The firm formerly was in busi
ness at Rock Springs and Kemmerer,
Wyoming.
A train struck and instantly killed
a man just east Of Sandpolnt Sunday
morning. Papers found on the body
indicate that his name was Dan Me-
Dermott, a timberman employed at
Belle'l, a camp.
Wallace. —Frank Bush Class has
been sentenced to eight years in the
penitentiary by Judge Morgan upon a
burglary charge. Last month he rob
bed the home of Ed Hoyce, former
president of the Western Federation
of Miners, of some valuable jewelry.
Wallace. — deliberating three
hours the jury in the Bland case
brought in a verdict of acquittal Sat
urday afternoon, and the man who has
served over two years In prison, on<
year of which was In in prison, on*
r of which was in the state pen!
tentiary, was released from custody
Joe Wand was on trial for the min
der of Emma Aubrey, which was com
mitted at Wardner November 28. 1902
Moscow. —County Auditor A. I'
Ramstedt has appointed M. C. Henrj
deputy mining receiver for tho ("Jolt
Creek mining district to succeed Adair
■ek mining district to succeed Adan
rrico, who recently resigned because
of railing sight.
Professor 11. T. French, in charge
of the agricultural department and ox
perimental station at the state univer
■Ity, announces that he will hold t
farmers' institute in Moscow sonu
time in January, the exact date not
having been fixed.
The store of the Northern Mercan
tile company of Sandpoint was bur
glarized recently. The door of the safi
was blown off with nitro glycerine
parts of the door going through a win
dow across the street and half way
through an unoccupied building. The
robbers secured $JSO In cash, besides
ibbers secured $jf)<) in cash, besidet
ing perhaps $2on damage, the safe
being a total wreck.
In response, to a Senate resulntion,
Postmaster General Wynne has prepar
ed a statement showing the number of
polygamist postmasters !holding office
in Idaho, and the report has been pre
sented to Pesident Roosevelt in advance
of its being sent to the senate. The
president desired full information on
the subject. The report shows that
there are four polyaginist fourth class
postmasters in Idaho who havo plural
wives. In every instance, however,
these wives wen* taken prior to the en
actment of the Edmnuds law.or Wood
ruff manifesto. After considering the
case fully the persident decided not to
disturbe the in Idaho who have post
ives. In every instance, however,
lese wives were taken prior to the en
atment of the Edmnndi law,or Wood*
jff manifesto. After considering the
ase fully the persident decided not to
isturbe the present polygamist post
masters, but to refer the entire matter
to tbr. \ m-uate. Postmaster Oeijerul
Wynne says that the polyauiist post
masters will not be ditsurbod at pres
ent. He declined to disclose their
names.
MONTANA NOTES.
The Barnes-King mine at Kendall
Will probably be sold in a few days to
New York people for $1,200,000. An
option on the property has been given,
and it is considered almost certain the
deal will be consummated.
Butte. —After being out 40 hours the
jury in tho case of Jerry Slattery, the
well known sporting man, charged
with tho murder of Patrick Mahoney,
I try in the case of Jerry Slattery, the
ell known sporting man, charged
i'li the murder of Patrick Mahoney,
is i«en discharged by Judge McCler
nan after they had made a futile ef
fort to reach a verdict. The case has
attracted much attention. There will
be a retrial.
?It is announced that the Northern
Pacific management is preparing to
install the block system of train dis
patching all along its system. The
system is already in operation on sec
tions of the line, and is said to have
proved very satisfactory.
The state supreme court has dis
missed the proceedings commenced by
Attorney General Donovan against the
International Harvester company and
four Chicago packing houses, to re
strain them from carrying on business
in the state on the ground that they
were violating the antitrust law of
Montana. Counsel for the companies
contended the court lacked jurisdic
tion, and the court sustains this con
tention.
LAWSON MAY "MAKE GOOD."
New York Club Says He Has Big Club
in Reserve.
New York, Dec. 27.—1n a long ar
ticle the Press quotes one of Thomas
Lawson's bitterest enemies in state
ments purporting to throw new light
on the Boston financier's recent tran
sactions that have stirred Wall street.
This man expects Lawson to stir the
country far more than be has thus far,
and in the end to "make good."
He says Lawson possesses three doc
uments which, if they are published
mean disgrace, if not ruin, to some
of the most prominent men In the
financial world. The publication of
these three documents would drag
Lawson down, too, he says, but he
does not doubt Lawßon'B willingness
to sacrifice himself if necessary.
THOUSANDS OF RECRUITS THERE
-WILL DEFEND FORMOSA.
.
Troop, Will Be Furnished to Prevent
the Baltic Squadron From Selling
a/Base in the Southern Islands—Japs
Get Nearer to Port Arthur—More of
the Outlying Position! Captured.
Tokio. Deo, |< Tokio is today A
great military camp and the mm of
last spring, when th« first armies w,re
mobollzed and dispatched, are being
duplicated. Thousands of recruits and
reservists air assembled, drilling and
equipping preparatory to taking the
field. The permanent and temporary
barracks are tilled and It is necessary
to billet the soldiers brought to the
city.
Oyatna field Is the center of activity,
where, infantry, cavalry and artillery
are constantly drilling. The batteries
DM blank cartridges for the purpose
of breaking in the new horses. Th.
general military preparations are
, enormous. It is planned to give Field
Marshal Oyama a rough total of half
a million men, with a heavily increas
ed artillery arm, besides providing a
defense for Formosa and the southern
islands in anticipation of the Russian
second Pacific squadron's attempt to
seize a base.
The port of Kelnng, In Formosa, has
been declared in a state of siege and
other positions In Formosa and the
Pescadores are progressing. Winter is
not interfering with the Japanese
transport service. The railway be
tween Dalny and Yentai is working
well, and the running time between
Tokio and Liaoyang is six days.
The Port Arthur besiegers occupied
Talluchiatun on Saturday. It is of
ficially announced that the whole of
the Russian advanced positions in
front of the Japanese right have
fallen.
The following report was received
this morning from the Japanese army
besieging Port Arthur:
"A body of our right wing surprised
the enemy at Housanytantun and Sia»- ■
fiinlii at 10 o'clock on the night of De
cember 24 and subsequently occupied
these villages.
"After gradually dislodging the en
emy our forces at 2:55 o'clock this
(Sunday) morning occupied the whole
of Ttiliuchiatun.
"Our repeated attacks of the past
few days have been uniformly success
fill. All the enemy's advanced po
sitions fronting our right wing are now
in our hands."
AIR SHIP SAILS IN LOS ANGELES.
The "California Arrow" Has a Success
ful Trial. M
Los Angeles, Oil , Dec. 27 — Captafgj
Baldwin's airship, "California Arro«|
driven by Roy Knabenshue, who ni*l|£|v
several successful flights in the sfft||i
machine from the world's fair ground's
at St. Louis, was given its first trial!
in California Sunday and was success-^
ful with the single exception of its !
failure to land at the starting point.
A landing was effected half a mil»
away without damage to the machine
and It was safely towed back to its
anchorage.
The Arrow started from Chutes park
baseball grounds, in the southeastern
part of the city, at 3:17 p. m,, sailed
with the wind northeastward for a
I distance of between 8 and 10 mil*
thence eastward for two miles, and re
turned in the face of a 12 mile gals
to a point directly above the start
point, but owing to the supply of
gasoline running short, was unable to
effect a landing at exactly the desired
spot.
From the time the airship arose
from the baseball grounds until it was
safely anchored at Pico and Stanford
streets, it. was in flight an hour and
13 minutes, and In that time sailed a
distance of probably 20 miles. When
flying with the wind the Arrow travel
ed at a speed of 20 miles an hour, and
in returning directly in the face Of 'ho
strong southeastern gale was able to
make a rate of speed reckoned at be
tween six and eight miles an hour.
The airship was maneuvered by
Knabenshue in every direction, re
sponding readily to Its rudder, cir
cling and turning in either direction,
sailing directly in the face of the wind
or at any angle, and rising and dipping
as the operator directed. The Arrow
rose at times to a height of probably
3000 feet or more, with Knabenshue
regulating the height by shifting his
weight and raising or lowering the
bow of the craft as be desired to
ascend or descend.
Shot During Drunken Brawl.
Salt Lake City.—Private Henry
Hackett is fatally, and Corporal Riley
dangerously wounded as the result of
a drunken brawl which occurred at
Fort Douglas.
Wrightsville, Ga., has suffered from
the greatest lire in its history. Two
banks, five stores, with their contents,
and other offices were burned. Total
loss, $100,000.
