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SHOOTING AFFRAY AT MOSCOW.
kid" Miller Wounds Andrews Broth
ers. Gamhlers. in Gran Game.

Moscow, Idaho, Dec. l6.-Ispecal Tonight
at about , o clock William and Gerald Andrews
were shot by young tough known as "Kid"
Miller in the mammoth saloon. Miller had been
drunk all day, aud had created more or
less disturbance in the place. At
the time named he started gambling
at the crap table and row occurred. William
Andrews running the game and his brother
Gerald, after trying to hush matters, took his
place Miller started TO abuse Gerald and called
him frightful names. Gerald tried to quiet him.
but OF no avail. William then reached under
the table and paDdemonium reigned. 4 shot was
fred by Miller and hit Gerald III the right
shoulder, breaking the shoulder blade aud
striking the collar bone. William then Jumped
on the table revolver in had, and another shot
by Miller grazed his lett leg, went through his
testieles and lodged in the right leg. Miller
started to run. and both OF the Andrews fired
missing him. Miller tried 10 fad al officer TO giva
himself mp, bUt could not and WAS arrested ia
Mcconnell, McGuire & Company's store shortly
alter by Policeman Doyle. Miller is now in
ja.l, and claims that Andrews shos first. but
such is not the near be learned.
The wounded men are At home ana Gerald will
survive unless blood poisoning sets in. William
is supposed to he fatally wounded. William
Andrews has a wife aud child here The mat
ter is the talk of the town. The Andrews are
professional gamblers and desperate men.
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ginia in 1855, aad reappointed in ISL. 1876 aud
1880. lie defeated Tor congress in 1870 aud
1874, aud was the unsuccessful Republican can
didste for governor in 1876. lie resigned the
district attorneyship in 1851, when he Was APP
pointed secretary of the navy by President
Hayes He was elected TO congress IN 1851 and
again in lSS6. He was elected governor of West
Virginia in lsss, but Was counted out. MIR. Goft
visited seattle in the summer of 1885 He was
the youngest mau who ever held a cabinet Of
fee with the exception of Alexander Hamilton.
William III. TAFT is IA son of ex-Seeretary of
War Alphonso Taft. Mr. Taft is now solicitor
general OF the United states. lie is but 81 years
cid, aud one Of the most popular and able oiii-
einis in public life.
William lie Baron Putnam wss born In Bath,
Me. May Il, 1885, He graduated at Bow
dom in 1870, admitted TO tae bar of Portland IN
1855 and has since continued there in active
practice. lie was mayor OF Portland in 1869
He declined the appointment ol judge oi the su-
preme court oi Maine in 1874 In September,
1887 he appointed by President Cleveland a
commissioner TO negotiate with Great Britain in
the settlement OF the rights ot American fisher
men in the territorial waters of Canada aud
Newfoundland. He was the Democratic candi-
date for governor oi Name three years ago. Put
uams appointment not requested by say
OF the Maine delegation in congress, and he is
not a candidate for the Office, having given his
from Maine for the judgesntp,
Warren Truitt. the district judge of
Alaska, Was born in Illinois in iSf5 He re-
ceived his education i'll Mckendree college,
graduating in Is68. lie enteTel law Office and
admitted 10 the bar in 1870. The following
year he moved to Oregon, was a teacher in
Bethel academy for three years. Ia 1874 he was
elected county judge of Polk county, and after
serving one term became member of the law
firm Of Trujtt & Johns lie was chairman of the
Republican county ceatral committee for sew
eral years. and In lsS2 " seut u ths legisla-
ture. In 1884 he was pres'd initial eleetor, and
the year following was afFointed receiver OF the
land office at Lekevies, Or. He resigned from
that Office during eieyelands dmnistration,
and has siaee been engaged in general mer-
chandise busiaess aud the practice of his pro-
fession at Dallas.
Nathan s Shi2mgni il st present United States
judge for the district OF Connecticut, an oifce
he has held since 1878.
George NJ. Dallas comes of the historic Dallas
family, being nephew Of Vice President Dali
las. He is Democrat sud has heretofore held
no public Office. He is a nat!ce of Pennsylvania.
He has been one OF peunsyIvania's leading cti-
zens for some years
w 4. Woods is af present United States judge
for the district OF Indiena. He is n warm per
sonal friend of President Harrison.
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MURDEREK BOYD IN LUCK.
The Drunken Fellow Who Drowned u
CoInrade Convicted OF HansiaGghter.

kALAxA. Dee. lG.-tspecisl l~paniel Boyd
convicted OF nanslaughter for drowning J. W.
Kane 10y throwing him overheard from the
steamer Northwest at Preeport October II last,
was sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment in
the penitcuJiaTy st Wai!a " Walia 81 hard labor
The crime of which Boyd was convicted was
ntrpt8als and c.riti-htt-aded. About 4 O'Clock on
the afternoon ct sunday, octOGeT ~ LAST as the
steamer Northwest hBckert down the rlvcr from
keiso In frteP'rt, when near ih- latter place
00Te % tle boat, whose name WHs j. ". Kane
81 he could swim lie replied in The Affirmative
y hcreuPnU Boyd lifted kaGe and de- berately
pitched llm overheard. lie was seen - throw
up hls arms aud siuk. and before auy all could
ho rendered tine holy had disappeared. When
Bpsd saw what lie had done hc went 10 his
robIu Sua dtank nearly pint of wh >ky which
he Rad on board he was handcuHed, brought
90 kets1 ard handed over ta Fne "lty marshal
tie " e 80 drunk that the trial had "a be post
IgBed. sud lie WAS taken u kaiama, where he
tried
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Long Caravans Of Sha,l,.s
and Bleeding Captiyes.
CoRPsEs ALL ALONG THE rpA,,.
Hyenas Follow the Slavers. "a rs,...
on the Dead and Dying.
Vienna suppresses Meshodist p...
The keichstag Approves Comma
eiai Treaties-The italian Deput,..
Refuse TO Rs-open nla6a Dlscassi...

COLOGNE, Dec. 16.-At meetinr 81 a..
African Society here today Canon Ees,..s
read extracts from the diaries Of Afy;ess
missionaries which told of rcvoltsur
cruelty in connection with slave hunt,ns
IN the neighborhood of Lake Tanganyika Z
One of the statements read was as follows.
Tho notorious slave hunter Makataho brongAt
back 1000 natives tho result of the last AZ =.
ditton TO Karen. The wretched teopie ve,.
chained III patches of score. They were l5k.
living skeletons While the caravan traverSes
the kiarando country, where there VISA farm.
Inc, the marching slaves were obliged fhronyh
hunger to dig up and eat roots which animal.
refused to eat. Hundreds died OF hunger feyar
aud dysentery. A large number OF woman
and children whose weakness irnpeded sthe
march were drowned Iaggards through
illness, were killed with eudgels at the rate 81
ten 10 fifty daily. At night they were sheltered
in roofiess huts, while The goats along with
them were kept i'll covered stables.
Every morning the bodies of those who died
during the night were dragged out and thrown
o. the hycnas which followed the caaap. MANY
of the poor creatures were covered with burma
and sores, the result of punishment inflicted.
Similar accounts are given of cruelty praetlrett
by other slave hunters. The missionaries ran.
somed the slaves, placing the sick in a hospsfA
whenever possible.
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age OF silver IN some form will pass both the
Democratic House aud the Republican senate
during the pfeseat session. The plan that has
been practically agreed upon by those who viii
control the matter in the House, says Wash
inston special to the Horid, Is BREEZY
this: To stop all purchases of silver ~
the government; to throw open the mlnts
10 Tree coinage ol ali silser g. be hereafter pro-
duced from American mines, and 10 guard
against the unloading ol foreign silver upon ths
United States by systcIn OF notification and
inspection, similar 10 .Sat Z y.sei for guarding
the sugar bounties. The dispatch also states
thar Speaker Crisp has fully decided 10 make
Bland chairman al the committee on coinage
and that a majority Of the members of the COM
mittee Will B. advocates OF free silver.
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ABArING BUTTE SMOKE NUISANCE
Mayor Pacifies Citizens and Court En-
joins Company From Burning Ores

BUTTE, Dec. 16.-Ispecia. IAN immense
nass-meeting of citizens was held in front OF
the city hall today. 1t was decided to take inn
mediate steps TO abate the smoking nuisance at
the WORKS OF the Boston and Montana company
spirited addresses by leading citizens enthused
lhe crowd Mayor Mueller appeared on the
scene and appealed to the citizens TO be calm
lie stated that he had sent 100 men out to cover
the burning heaps of ore with sand This had
the desired effect, and the crowd dispersed with
cheers Tor the mayor. A sheriff7s posse was sent
70 guard the property OF the mining company
Inc latter decided to permit the authorities to
abate the smoke
A special session of the court was held tonight
uii iate hour, hearing the injunction suit
against the company Judge Mediation ordered a
perpetual injunction against the company from
burning ores contrary TO the city ordinance, aud
the company TO appear to show cause why it
shouid not be punished for contempt The
smoke complained of contains arsenic sui
phuric acid and other poisonous substances
Within forty eight hours fifteen deaths had oc-
cured
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Arrested for Exhibiting Deformed Babe

PoETLASD, Dec. 16.-~tSpecial. Three persons
exhibiting delormed child born in this city,
without arms or legs, at Pendleton, were ar
rested under the law that makes
it rcisdemeanor to exhibit u
deformed person, punishable by q fine of
not less than SO nor more than $50, or imprisou
ment of not more than three months in the
county JAIL or both. The names OF accused are
Dan Franks and Fred and Ida Brakenbush.
Franks was fined $50 and Brakenbush SIS They
refused to pay and were sent to jail The
woman was released.
These human monsters were arrested In
Seattle for exhibiting their hideous child. In
Portland the attraction was advertised in the
daily papers, and the spectacle was enjoyed by
thousands of persons, no one thinking of stop
ping the unnatural show.
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In the Ffouse.

nounced the appointment OF the committee on
rules rs follows. Mr.. Speaker, chairman, Aessrs.
McMlIliu, Catehings, Reed ana Burrows.
resolution WAS presented providing for the
appointment OF "a standing committee on order
Of business 10 consist OF fifteen members, Of
which the speaker shall be- cX-oiiicio chairman,
which shall have jurisdiction 81 the order ia
which business shall be considered, referred TO
the committee on rules
Bartine, OF Nevada, no has bsen absent ow-
iue 70 illness. appeared At the bar OF the House
and took the oath Of Office
Taylor. of Tennessee. announced the death Of
his colleague, i.eonidas G. H3nk. who died in
Knoxville IN May last The House then, a. a
mark OF respect % the memory OF the deceased,
adjourned till saturday.
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A BOY sTEEPED IN INIouIrY.
Too Young for Prison and Too BAD for
the Eafnrm NchnMl.

wALLA WALIA, Dec. I6--!special Deputy
sheriff :. +. BLACKWELL arrived from Chehalis
this evening bringing The hoy Frank Mason
from The refcrm schOo at that place 10
When E.acsw applied 70 sheriff Mcfarland
To receive the boy that officer refused, but
haa.is .acAed the boy up for tAe night. with The
under, tap,iing t4at tAe matter w4it De brought
g. Tie attention OF Judge ptaa, 81 the superior
court IN the morning The boy was convicted
uf robbery. aud sss sentenced to The reform
seAoo. instead oi tas Peniteat-asy, on account
ul hls youth iuluas~- At taS school
BE gomented trouble, made his ESCAPE
and. when captured and confined IN
the Lewis county jail, again ESCAPED The trus-
tees ol tie school, believing IL iEapoaslDls to
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FREE SILVER AGITATION.
Conventions in Colorado and Texas Tho
Prospect In Congress.

AsFEw, Col, Dee 1.-THE Western commer-
ctai congress today adopted resolutions demand
inc that senators and representatives tn con.
.rass use their utmost eudeavors 70 procure the
r.aSsags o. the Tree coinage bill introduced BY
senator stewart, q Nevada.
Iii. PAso, Tex, Dec. i6.The Southwest silver
convention today elected ". r. Thoruton, of
Nsw Mexico. president, and Ar shannon, oi
Arsz3na, secretary Judge Irimble. 0i Albu-
aaeraue, made as able address Isl favor of free
coinage He deeiared THAI he was a lifelong
Democrat, but il his party failed 10 declare for
free coinage bs would ncf support tie party. :
tnagni iheeaI tFsdez display parsded the streets
this evening
NES IoaK, Dec. is.AeeoFding % the World
IL il pretty certain that bill ior the Tres coin
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rhe Pons stilI monuinx.

ROME, Dec. 16.--The Temps prints an nccoul
of an interview with the pope on the Fred
ecclesiastical question. According to ths
count the pope said his aim was to cncouragl
policy of Cancellation, and he would be hetl
pleased II the letter OF the archbishop Of
had been an isolated manifestation OF opint>
He was much affected by the attacks inadql
French pilgrims in Rome, and pained to lel1
that the pilgrimages OF French Catholics y
been stopped by ministerial order. a
French government, he thought, erred in pro
cutting the archbishop OF AK. Minister FaiIie
ought simply to have written trenehant req
The prosecution OF the archbishop, instead
promoting peace between the state and
church, tended to cause enmity.
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wHArcoN, Dec. Especial Francis Muf-
ply aud his son are here and viii connsncs
tcmperauce work Mt onec-
sheriff DeIoFimer denOuHees an false NIL ~
stories concerning Long. the murderer, being .
Iurnmi isiand and pfepafing 10 surrender -
has disappeared aud is probably out of ~
country. 41
The Fairhayen Land CoIapany's wharf =
closed 10 the public, which virtually closes
Great y ofthern depot at Whatcom. Tie shaH
Is private property sad unless the city ribIp
uair il il will he permanently closed.
The injunction proceedings against ne p.asx
ing Of the city nall are under advissiasss W
torneys and Iaay be abandoned.
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THE Nkw JUDGES.

Ex-secfetary of tae Navy GoH, Soil
citor-General Taft and Others.
NAsHINGToS CITY, Dee. l6-Tne president to-
day sent 10 the Scuate the following uomina-
tlons OF United States circuit judges, as pro-
vIced in section Z, chapter ,ii7, OF the Unitsd
states statutes ~ large. William u. Putnam, OF
Maine, for the First judicial circuit; Nathaniel
shipman, of Connecticut, second; George M.
Dallas, OF Pennsylvania, Third. Nathan Gof, of
West Virginia, Fourth; William H. Taft, of
Ohio, Fifth; William \. Woods. of Indiana,
Seventh; Warren n. 1ruitt, of Oregon district
judge Tor the district of Alaska
OF the new circuit judges the most dis
tnguished is General Nathan GoG, jr lie
was born at Clarksburg, Va, FEBRUARY 9,
iSiS At the age OF Is lie enlisted
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BooDLER MEgCIER DlsMIssrp
Lieut.-Gov. Anglers, OF Quebec, Take
Decisixe Action-l.iheraIs PIeasnd

LIeut.-Gov. AFFECTS, OF Uuebec, T8kon
Decisive Aetion-f-i Liberals Pleased
QUEBEC, Dec l6-Iate this afternoon IAon.
tenant -tsoyerner Angers sent message 60 he
local cabinet, dismissing 1t from Office. "a. Dc
Bourcheryille has been called upon TO form d
new cabinet. IL is generally believed tho
House will shortly be ealled aud that general
elections are near at hand.
Several prominent Liberals were intcrviewed
tonight anent the dismissal Of the Mercier min
istry. They say the lieutenant governor was
unduly hasty, and the move will prove great
aid TO the Liberal candidates in tho
coming elections Royal Commissioners BODY
and Davidson gave Northumberland Anglers
an interim report which did not bear the sig
nature of Judge Jette, the third commissioned,
and in which he did not concur. The report
condemns the whole Baio des Chaleurs railway
transaction as illegal and -aSnHpt.
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WAsHfssroS tfTY. Doc. 10 The Der5ocs4t.e
eancus committee toGay eofapletel is Iabors IA
the assignment oi the minority representations
upon the senate committees BHa VIII submit iss
list H.. the approval ct the eaueHs tomorrow.
Il Is i1sss-siule % learn definitely the pisces
signed "a aay senators, bat & j. undefstos 4
they have teen well caged Tor KYle a85 lGby,
Alliance senators, have bsea tssatsa Demo
rata, while Senator PETER is left to the Eepa3-
cans to care Tor in arranging their llss.
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TACOMA. Dec. I6-lSpeeiai THE owners of
the ssoop which was seized 10y Port Townsend
customs officers have been notified that Nasson
will refund the so fine. The Tart owner,
SavAry, telegraphcd from Port Town. end today
that the money was refunded. Laws er Bedford
teleeraphed that WassOn would not pay the fine
AMI would appeal the case. Masson 'hereupon
-t.ftu.4e1 the me
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wassons Appointment Confirmed.

PORT TOWNSEND, Dec. l6.-ESpecial. l-Con-
gratulations continue TO pour in on Wasson on
his confirmation as collector of customs Was
son received telegram from Washington city
last Monday night, informing him that his WAS
the first confirmation made by the Senate
Wasson and his friends are highly elated over
his speedy confirmation. The treasury depart
ment's hearty Enforcement OF Wasson's course
is supposed to have had excellent effect
Wassons confirmation meets with general favor
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IN the Union army, IN
the Third Virginia vol
upteers, served as iiegten-
ant and then adjutant of
this regiment, aua in 1858
was promoted major OF
the Fourth Virginia cav
airy. In 1860 he was adj
mitted 10 the bar, and two
years later was elected 10
the West Virginia legisia-
ture. He was appointed
United states attorney Tor
the district OF West Nir-
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The Cemmerelal Treatles.

BERLIN, Dee. 16--After seven hours Of =
bate tho reichstag today passed the Austri6l
Hungarian treaty of commerce, a large msjorll
OF the members voting Tor the measure. I6
wine duties were adopted, 800 to &C. g
BRUSSELS, Dec. l6.-The Independence Btl1
says: The Argentine Republic and Brazil ha1l
decided to negotiate withsGernany. Austria
Hungary, Italy, England and belgium ioF ~
establishment OF treaties OF commerce.
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SEATTLE PUGILIsT IN PRISON.
John Murphy Runs Amuck in Vancou.
ver, u. C., and Gets HeayY Sentence

VANCOUVER, b. c., Dec. l6-Tspecial. IA
sparring bout which was To have taken place to-
night between Professor Cleary, OF this city. and
John Murphy, a pugilist. said to hail from Sc
attic, Tor stakes of 800 a side, has been post
poned Tor twelve months by the arrest of Murphy
He was yesterday filling up with bulge, and
attacked several people in different saloons,
hourishins revolver and making himself gen
orally disagreeaDle anu dangerous Officer
Crawford finally undertook to arrest him. aud
he was choked half to death in the attempt, but
assistance being called, Murphy was run in.
The magistrate this morning sentenced him to
twelve months imprisonment
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IIuixersitv Land Case Affirmed.

OLYMPIA, Dec. 16.-l5pecial THE university
land case OF Keane, appellant, vs. Brygger ct al,
respondents. appealed from King county, WAS
affirmed today by the supreme court The uni
versity title is upheld. and the conveyance OF
the property involved by the university com
missioners to John Ross is sustained.
An application for a nearing in the Spokane
county case OF 1ompkinson vs.. Mu2zy, decided
at the last term, WAS denied
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rhe rranco-nulgarlan Entente.

PARIS, Dec. l6-An interview was held today
with the Bulgarian minister IN this city Win
regard 10 the Chadouipe incident. lie stated
that he fet confident the whole mattef wonld
be amicably settled he entertained no db6lf.
he added. that bulgaria would make the con-
cessions demanded by France. and thus bfins
about the re establishment OF the dipipmAtlo
relations between the two countries.
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ZEE Wing Was Not an Opium Smugeier.

wALLA WALLA, Dec. 16. Especial. Lee Wing,
arrested several days since charged with SNUG
Cling opium was examined before the United
States comm lssioner this evening and dis
charged letter was produced directed Ia the
accused man from Portland signed by China
man named Kim Quai asking the accused 20 pay
the freight and take charge of two boxes of
goods Ia tnsse boxes the officers found the
eontraband drug.
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The Watermelon Octopus Killed.

TACOMA, Dee f6 Especial. wv. e. mpson.
a commission Inercaut, who last autumn bought
ut. about all of the Washington wate melon
crop today assigned to Arthur 7. Collier or the
henefit of creditors. The Liabilities are about
$500 and the assets cannot be estimated. Mr.
simpson is prominent member OF the Young
Mems Democratic League.
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silly TaIk by Portuguese Minister

L1sgos, Dec 16.-In the cortes today the
minister of finance declared that ourrent
rumors that the administration Of PortngaFs
finances was 10 be put into foreign hands Hss
false Portugal would accept no such arrange
nents except at the eanuons mouth
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I,a,v.s Relations wl,h Ameriss.

ROME, Dec. i6.-whsn signor fmbrisHfs In
terpeilation on italy relations with the Hnifed
states came up IN the chamber Of depatscs ~
day, the cnamber on demand OF Premier knoinis
declined 80 discuss the matter.
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Ns.oksAcE. Dec I6-tSpeciaL 1.-The FIRST pipe
for the Nooksack oil well was driven TO-DAY
The Fnpanv hAs a complete outBt 70 drill $3.50
feet. They expect II have sufficient pipe
driven to ne the drills on Friday, the plant 10
-. ,f.sratei night aud day unEl oil is struck or
,ss an.t of the cable sfun out
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!. Port Townsend Editor MisSin &.

Ponr TowssESD, Dee l6.-tspecial. T. The
Be,kIy 6raDhte Office xas taken possession o. to
dsy by r. A. Ballinger. from whom the plant
was leased George J. shoals, the editor. has
been missing since Monday The Graphic was
not q success and seems 70 lie involved To the
.ex.s... of several hundred dollars.
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The Hons. Committees.

WAsHIsGToS CITY. Dec. le Speaker Crisp
said this afternoon that he hoped to announce
the House committees ty Wednesday. Dscem-
Der q ana expected that thc usual Christmas
recess would n0t begin until that date.