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The powers have agreed to the JOINT
note.
The Japanese gave Admiral Boards.
lee reception.
Chicago police will prevent the Cans.
McGoyern fight.
Santa Fe strikers wish their differ.
ences arbitrated.
Five persons were killed in a train
wreck in Montana.
Fire in Pekin DESTROYED the quarters
of number of officers.
Kitchener rpeorts running fight be-
tween Dewtt and Knox.
Gompers will be reelected president
of the Federation OF Labor.
The Santa Fe repudiates it's relations
with the telegraphers' union.
The American fleet i'll North China
waters is reduced to two vessels.
The Irish Nationalist convention de-
clared for the abolition of landlordism.
Washington centennial anniversary
was celebrated with imposing ceremo-
MES.
Full particulars have been received
OF the tyhoon which recently swept the
coast of China, causing a heavy loss to
life and shipping.
There are more than 40 cases Of
smallpox in St. Georges hospital, Kan
sas City. Only one death from the
disease has occurred.
The city election at Astoria, resulted
in sweeping victory for the Citizens
ticket, every candidate being elected
by large majorities.
Jospeph Benoit, stage carpenter at
the Grand Opera house. Salem, Or !,
fell from a scaffold, breaking several
ribs and bruising his face and body
badly. The accident was caused by
the breaking of board upon which he
was standing.
The Lakeview and Ager stage was
robbed about two miles from Lake.
view, Or. A lone highwayman accom-
plished the job No passengers were
aboard of the stage. Two mail sacks
were rifled and considerable amount
of registered mail taken. Officers are
now working on the case.
The will of the late Senator Davis,
who died November 27. was filed for
probate by Mrs. Anna M. Davis, the
widow. The will, made during the
senator's last illness. leaves all his
estate to Mrs. Davis. The estate ia
valued at $4,000 in personal and
$40, 900 in real property.
Lord Roberts has left the Cape foH
Enlgand.
Holland refuses to intervene in the.
Boer war.
Senator Clay spoke against the ship
subsidy bill.
French troops have ceased looting
Chinese obseyyatories.
Iii Hung Chang claims to have abso.
lutte power to negotiate.
Chaffee protested to Won Walderses
against German looting.
The debate ON the war tax roduc-
tion bill began in the house.
The house OF commons voted &c.
900, 600 to carry on the Boer war.
The Hay -Pauncefote treaty was
again considered in executive session.
A congressional committee was ap-
pointed to investigate the Booz hazlng.
The Philippine commission gave
merchants hearing on the traif bill.
$4,000 irrigation ditch will be
constructed at once in Mckee valley.
Washington.
Oregon delegation decides upon con.
tinuing contract for Columbia river
improvement.
State Superintendent Alderman re-
commends that Oregon schools observe
John Marshall day.
The matter of developing Lower
Nehalem coal il said to have been con.
sidered in New York.
A number OF persons suspected oi
plotting to murder Lord Roberts during
| his visit to Cape Colony recently, aban.
doned their schemes on learning that
they were shadowed.
In his annual report, Fish Commits
sioner Reid says value of fish output
for Oregon is over $3,000,000.
Outlawry in Kwang 81 and Kwane
Tuung is increasing. The officials
apuear to be losing their hold OF the
situation and arg powerless to restore
order. Pirating on the West river il
Increasing.
Owing to lack of proper facilities
in the way of telegraph, caused BY ths
strike, serious collision occurred OF
the Atchisan, Topeka & Santa Fe, il
which several persons we're probably
fatally injured.
Five editors were chosen to sit il
the Nebraska legislature at the recen
election.
Joseph Manley has resigned as ehaiz
man of the Republican executive com
mittee of Maine after service OF 1
years.
Electric coal-cutting machinery
rapidly displacing hand work and othe
varieties OF mechanical mining appli
snces in the collieries oi Great Britai