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The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-02
AT THE THEATER

A weeks engagement Of clean comedy
at popular prices was begun last night
by the Ferguson Stock Company with
down on the Farm" The production
was in many ways an entertaining one
and was greatly enjoyed by the large
audience that witnessed 1t. Clever
specialties were given between the acts.
With the exception Of tonight, when
the boards will be held by THE Run
aways." performances will be given by
the Ferguson Company every night.
Tomorrow there will be a special matt
nee, at which I'm Arizona" will be pro-
duced. The company is among the best
Of it's class. and those who attend its
performances are sure of entertainment
and pleasure.
There are two Savannah boys in the
Ferguson Company and they were well
received last night. One is from the
East Side. while the old stamping
ground of the other is on the West Side
Joe O'Hagen. who is well known IN the
Fort, is billed as Joe Vance. Ed Du-
pont is the West Side boy. He supplies
his share of the comedy in the COM
panys productions.
THE Runawavs" will be the attrac-
ton tonight. The story of THE Run
Always" was written by Addison Burk-
hardt, while the music is by young
composer Raymond Hubbell. The
story of 1.-THE Runaways" begins on an
American race track and is ended on
the Island of Table d'Hote. in the
Southern Pacific. Its hero is one Gen.
Eardtack. u. S. A.. reformed waiter
who has dyspepsia, ward, cast-on
son and a race horse. At the race
track he meets a much married SOU
brette. whom he promises to marry and
to take away to a wonderful island OF
the southern seas IL his horse wins the
race and thereby the necessary money.
The william enters In the shape of two
patent medicine men who try to drug
the Generals horse. They are out
witted by the reprobate son who wins
the race for his father, and thereby the
old mans affection and the permission
to go with him to the island The two
medicine men are vengeful, and pursue
their enemy to the Island of Table
d'Hote, where in disguise, they become
the Generals physicians. They try TO
kill him by filling HIS mouth with food
every time he opens 1t. The islanders
proclaim the General their King, and
try to make him marry the six wives
left by his predecessor. He refuses and
demands his souhrette as wife. The
natives are about to roast him for dis
obeying the customs when an American
warship hoves in sight and saves the
day and the curtain falls.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-02
Ministers' Meeting Postponed.

The February meeting of the Savan-
nah Ministerial Association, which mad
been called for noon yesterday, was
postponed until next Monday. An
error was made in calling the meeting
yesterday The constitution of the as
ISOLATION calls for the meeting to be
held on the first Monday after the first
Sunday. Only two ministers were. pres
ent.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-02

M Sr,s, William B. Low, Mrs. P. w Mel
S GiIm Mrs. Walter G. Charlton, Miss
IA taIh Miss Waller. Mrs. Henry Meal
Ri'' MRS Thomas Wayne, Mrs. George
A. n, Harrison, Mrs. w. w. Gordon, Jr.,
NJ Ms John Malloch, Mrs. Harris Cope,
hrs irs' Arthur Overton, Mrs. N. H. Fin
~ ne mrs. John S. Howkins and Mrs.
1ohn Heard Hunter
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-02

Mrs. Walter G. Charlton. have return
ed home.
Mrs. William Low of England is
visiting her parents. Gen. and Mrs.
w. w. Gordon.
Miss Gertrude Clark of Darien. who
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
G. Charlton, win leave for home to-
morrow.
Mrs. ]. B. Hoist will entertain the
Monday Afternoon Euchre Club next
week.
| Miss Mary Houstoun of Baltimore.
who has been visiting Mrs. George 7.
| Baldwin, will be the guest of Mrs. A
| r. Lawton from to-day for the next
| fortnight.
Miss Nina Crane has returned from
a stay OF several months at the North.
Mrs. Wayne Parker and CORTLAND
Parker are visiting Gen. and Mrs. W.
w. Gordon.
Mrs. Page of Milwaukee will arrive
this month to visit her daughter Mrs
! Harold Aver. Mrs. Ayers grand
mother is expected at the same time.
Mrs. A. r. Lawton has returned
from a weeks visit to Macon.
Miss Penelope Myers, who is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Brad
ley, will leave Thursday for her home
| in North Carolina.
Miss Coonan of Baltimore is visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Graham.
Mr.. Thomas Baxter, who has been
visiting Mr.. Frank P. McIntire. re-
turned last night to his home in At
lanta.
Mrs. Mcmillan Aver of Boston is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Aver.
Mrs. Percy Wickenberg and her
daughter left yesterday for a few
months visit North. While in New
York city they will be the guests of
Mrs. ]. A. Bates, on Ninety-fourth
street, west. Mrs. Wickenberg will
join a party of Charleston friends and
witness a performance of "Parsifar'
on Feb. II.
A delightful surprise party was
given Friday afternoon to Misses Lii
liam and ELENA Merritt at their resi-
dence on York street. The young folks
present were Helen Whatley, Hazel
Henderson, Fannie Hardness, Louise
Denton, Tillie Brown, Ruth Baker.
Gertrude Jordan, Rachel Brown. Mir
lam Robider, Kncwl Dill, Clara Dill.
Ophelia Harriss. Hortense Treanor,
Gladys Henderson, Herman Sledge.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-02
Tn Receive Now Bids.

Referee MacDonell will open the bids
for the stock of the bankrupt Branch
Grocery Company this afternoon at
4:30 o'clock. The first bids received
by the referee were too low, and the
stock was again advertised.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-02

1t is especially noticeable that of the
1000 voters that have registered so far
very few of them are colored. Less
than seventy-five are negroes. Yes
terday was an off day, only fifty-five
taking the oath
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-02

ent favorites. The honors in this game,
as in the greater part of the class
work. were carried off by Miss Dolly
Rourke, whose team defeated it's OPP
ponents by the score of 10 to 8.
In the apparatus work special mem
ton is due Miss Edith Thomas for her
stunts on the flying rings. Among
some of the youngest of the pupils are
to be found the most promising ath-
letes, and they were heartily cheered
for their display of prowess on horse
rings and bars.
Those who took part in the exhibition
we're: Miss Edith Thomas, Miss Ruth
Beginner. Miss Susie Winburn, Miss
Catherine Lovenstein, Miss Nellie Hay
low. Miss Nell Thompson, Miss Carlo
Krenson, Miss Erma Aspinwall Mas
ter Arthur Gregory Master Frank
George, Master Max Guthman. Master
David Morgan, Master Ward More
house, Miss Dolly Rourke. Miss May
Butler, Miss Margaret H@ines. Miss
Fannie Halle, Miss Lena Shulhafer,
Miss Miriam Lovenstein, Miss Almeda
McGinnis, Miss Mildred Enrich. Miss
Jennie Jones' Miss Lillian Hoffman,
Miss Madeline Dub. Miss Margaret
Van Diever, Miss Marguerite Haylow,
Miss Doris Lippman, Miss Marie
Grady, Miss Stella Strous, Miss Stella
Cohen, Miss Green and Miss Robinson.
The lineup of the basketball teams
was:
First Seniors. Second Seniors.
Miss Dolly Rourke Miss Strous
Miss Marion Lovenstein Miss Selig
Miss May Butler Miss Grady
Miss Margaret Haines Miss Cohen.
Miss Marguerite Haylow Miss Robinson
Miss Charlton acted as umpire, and
Miss Selig as scorer.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-02
RECEPTION AT THE WOMAN's
CLUB,

Inc event of chief interest to-day in
oociety and one of the most notable
u the winter, is the reception to be
relu by way of housewarming. at the
"oman's Club. The pretty club rooms
vi Oglethorpe avenue, which have been
most attractively furnished, in great
part by generous gifts from the MEM
oers viii be seen for the first time
W many of the club members, and
,ne Gathering will undoubtedly be bril-
"'nt and representative.
'oClETY PERSONALS AND EVENTS.
MT and Mrs. Merrill Galloway OF
"dcon, who have been visiting Mr.. and
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-02
Ladies, Auxiliary to Meet To-day.

Ladies' AuXiIiary TO Meet To-day.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Y. NJ. C..
A. will hold its regular monthly meet
ing this morning at II o'clock. The
meeting will be held at the parlors of
the Y. M. c.. A. rooms, on Bull and
Jones street. There are several mat
tiers of Importance to come before the
auxiliary and the president is very
anxious that the attendance be large
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-02
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

The Froebel Circle will meet to-mor-
row afternoon at 4:SO o'clock at the
home of the president, Mrs. Robert l.
Mercer, 16 Taylor street, east.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-02
veteraps wmI De Paid To-morrorr.

Judge McAlpin will complete the work
OF making out checks with which to
pay veterans and widows OF veterans
to-day. and all those entitled to pen
sions viii receive their money to-mor-
row.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-02


frockfo in above de-
sign First of chiffon The
the tops
me These tiny
p lops and down the
me waist dull black silk crochet buttons me S n mas
straight pinch put IN
Small
Ieleye sombr of an all black this kind
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-02
Three Months to Finish Her.

The City of Columbus will be placed
in commission in the regular freight
and passenger service of the Savan
nah Line in about three months, at
which time the second steamship,
which is now being built for the Ocean
Steamship Company at Chester will
be launched.
AS has already been stated in the
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1904-11-24
Strtttoieta int 2llterttut,t =.

Die W}uitt gait tpG6renb ber 8liithes
| 5ett Der republitaniI9en SttttsperFafs
fung i'm alten Nom nt6t biel. gtoG
Cornelius yeepos mar Der In1i6t, bdB
Die 8eIGdftt9ung nit Der Mtufif fir
e'nen Wfann in berpprragenber Stelz
lung unpahenb lei. @egen bas Gnoe
Der GepubItf unb NIT Grrihtuno
hes &atiert6uns ober Gnberte ft6
btefes 8erbdltniB. Sc mebr griedif6e
9ebensauffahung unb erie6tfher
GebensgenuB in Die rOmif9e @efeuz
l9aft etnorangen, beito mebr tpuds bic
Wertbibdbung Der Wtu1it unb Der nit
ibr berDanbten &iinIte. eSebt nurben
Die hD9iten Staatsbeamten unb bic
&aifer eifriee Muiifliebbaber, unb
btelem Wfuitfentbuitasmus entipranq
bann fpieber bic Musbilbuno zines
regelre9ten 8irtuoIentbums, bas nit
bemienigen unferer Sage biele aufz
fallenbe uebereinittmmungen auftpeift.
Nn Der Spite Der r0miIchen @irz
tuofen itanben Die 3itbarDben, Riinit=
Ter, bte ibren 8efang auf Der 3itber,
einem barfenartigen sSni nitrumenf, Be-
qletteten. Wiit tbnen tpetteiferten Sdnz
ger, bic tbeils bramotii9e, arienGbnz
li9e Ge1anesitiide, tbeils Inrifhe in
Sorm bon 9pmnen portrugen. Daz
neben traten SlOtenipteler auf, Die bic
2dngsflote na9 9lrt unferer iebiaen
Oboe poer bic 0oppelflDte bliefen, unb
ipdter au6 8irtupien auf Der WaTerz
orgel. Sbnen f6lohen ficb pantomiz
men an, Die bic bon @e1anes6Dren
bprsetragenen Meifen fceniIt1 bartlett
ten. Wtitunter tDurben audi 3itber unb
5lDte gum felbftdnbisen 3uiammen@
ipiel ober aur 8eeleitung bes @efanqs
ntteinanber perbunben. Ob audi
syrauen, tpie in Nleranbrien in &om
Dffentlich als Sdneerinne,t auftraten,
1T ni6t sana ii9er. sSmmerbin 1heint
etn in 6erculanum aufeefunbenes
Wanbgemdlbe barauf binaubeuten, bas
tpabrideinli9 elm Dffentli6es Gpn3ert
borfiibrt. Sll ber Mitte iiBt In eeifids
tenn Salar eiit 6lOtenfpieler, Der bic
OoppelflDte bldit, ipdbrenb redts bon
ibm eine 3ttberfpielerin iteht, bic nit
Der einen 9anb in bic Saiten qreift
unb nit Der anberen 9anb bas 8Iec=
trnm, elm tleines @9laginitrun1ent,
bdlt; linfs busesen bonn JIDtenipieIer
iibt cine 5dngerin nit einem 5ert=
blatt in Der 6anb, bic auf ben Muaen=
Bid Dartet. ipD iie etnfanen fam.
I'm bic Meiiter5alft als 3itbar6be
ober als bramatifher GGnoer, Sra<
gObe, 5u erldngen. beburfte es zines
Iangen, for9fdltisen Gtubillms. Die
9e9nif Der 3itber mar. foufe bas
@Siel cine Dollenbtss SoniDirfuna uno
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1904-11-24

gu ben eigenartigIten Naturbilbun=
gen in ben Bergen HorbbDbmens, bic
namentli9 aur 3eit bes 6oalpmmers
ipunberbare @ebilbe beberbergen, ees
bDren bic @isbDblen Bel 3tpidau unb
8tnsborf. Cine liegt auf Der Norbz
fette bes Oiirrberses unb tpirb mad
Der tourtftif9en 8eaet9nune bas
r@islo9" genannt. Oas pbdnomerl
biefer aus Rlingfteinfelfen gebilbeten
5Dble fiinbet fi9 an beiBen Saaen
bur9 ben Der Seffnuns entItrDmenz
ben ipeiben Waiierbampf an. Cine
Stiege nit ettpa 20 Gtufen fiibrt in
biefes reiapolle 5tudltnteripelt binub.
9eim Sdeine Der 6adeln tpirb man
elmer slibernben gtsfrufte unb lanaer
@isaapfen, bic rings bic MGnbe unb
SteinblDde befleiben, anii9tig. Cine
inteniibe 8eleudtuns Der SDble entz
rollt bas @9aufpiel acknowledgement
prddtiser 2idteffefte. Sc mariner bic
Sabres3eit 1T, beIto srDber seitaltet
ii9 Der gisporratb, Der in ber 6Dble
an5utreffen lit. Gin Miberfpiel Bill
bet Die nod tpenis befannte foaez
nannte StelsisbOble Bel 8insborf.
STE beitebt aus atpei Gtagen, beren
erite cine gerdumige @rotte bilbet,
iDdbrenb tn Der aipetten in 20 syub
Siefe fiibrenben Gtase BON Der Natur
Elm Shlafraum nit MubeiiB unb
priff4e gefdaffen erfheint. Der
ueberliefernng nad ion bieie 9D1le
bon einenl Srtsbeipobner namens
5tel5is au Soften Der Getpaltbsrrz
idaft NapoIeons aIs Gdlupfninfel
benubt tpDrben fein.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1904-11-24

Mander Mann trdst iebt einen
nellen 9nt, nur banit man glaubev
lou, er babe cine Moblipette gepon=
ren.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1904-11-24

OR StdDt o1nr1d1, DIE, mle dus
Shipei3erftGbte, fpefentlibes in bei
GOfung bon foaidlen prDbfeu1erl eeleis
ftet, bat iebt bic Gr3tli1e Behanbluno
fontmunaliIirt. sic erbebt BON ieben1
ginnbbner cine @5teuer ppn 85 Gents
bos Sdbr unb ftellt linen bafiir 40
Mer3te our 8erfiigung, bersn ieber etn
9pnurar bon $4,000 bds ssahr be3iebt.
Dos 1T cine perb1ltniBm1Big CUTE
8e5ablung. 0ie Mbii6t i'll, boburh
tbreu @tfer anSuipprnen, bd Tie eineit
folden poften ni1t germ pcrltererl
tplroen. Sir bic ginppbner ift bus
nit Noes 8ebenfen befeitigt, ii6 eitem
1tGbtif6en Nr3t ai,3upertrauen. Sic
be5iehen unter ben umfGnben feilie
Nrnlen@n @nnterftiibuna unb Die 5tabt
garanttrt fir rie Siidtiafsit bes Nr8z
3tDei Staliener, ssabidna unb Sroz
bogllnt, baben cine 2esirnns entbsdt,
Die tie Rdbioarsentifer nennen. Sie
TT BON golbgelber Sarbe unb ettpa bon
Dem Getpi9t bes &upfers. sic fpll
i'm 8erglei9 81 Sob ben 8ortbeil
baben, burd Sdipefelfdure nibt an=
Geeriffen 81 tperben. 5erner iit lie Elm
gutter Setter fir @lectrieitdt unb bon
grDBerer 5eitigfeit ais 9tabl. osbr
prets tpiro ettpa Der Der 8ronse Iein.
Sbre 8enubung tpirb empfoblen fiir
8e16iibe, fir electrii6e 0rGbte unb
tiir metallene @egsnitdnbe, Die ben
@lnpirtunqen Der NtmoIpbdre dusoez
tebt itnb. 9te Seritelung unb GU
Idmmeniebung Der Qegirung pirb nod
Gebetm gebalten.
Die S9tpei5, bic auf tem 8p5en5ee
feds 9dmpfer belibt, ldBt 3ur 3ett
siret 1eue S9iffe fir Die 8obeni ieez
1hiffabrt bauen. 9lu6 8abern ipirb
fm tommenben Sriibiabr etnen neuen
Oampfer rom @topel laufen Iaf1en.
Die 3ubl Der Sdiffe auf benz 8o6enz
ice tpirb bunn auf "a aneepahIen
1etn, Die itA folgenbermaben bert6eiz
len: S6nei5 unb 8aben ie s, Miirtz
tember9 Z, 8apsrn 6 unb Seiterret6 5.
Die grri9tung zines @6effeIz
MuIeums ftebt in SGdingen bebor.
Oas MuIeum, fir bas Der 0ertebrsz.
uno Der 8eri60nerungsperein in Sc
metnf9aft NIT Der Srtsgruppe bes |
S9effelbunbes tpirfen, ion inn Sal |
lustburme feinsn plaB finben. DIS |
Setter 1T Der @6renobmann besS6efz |
felbunbes, otto 8allp, auser1eben.
Die preuBtf6e Regierung bereitet !
etne ipeitere fO5iaIpoIitii6e 2(ufgobe
por: bic SDroerung unent9eltliber |
Re9tsaustunftsitellen fir Wtinberbez
mtttelte. 9ol6e Nusfunfteten Iouen
entpeoer felbititdnbig ober in 8erbinz
bung nit ben Dffentli9en Qrbeitsz
na9Ipeiien errt9tet iperben.
Die Sitellu6t trei6t in OeutI6lano
nod INNER ipunberbare 8litben. eSn
etnem Miin6ener 8latte itebt etne Inz
3etge, in Der elm s Sabre altes WfGbs
den nit r&offertrdge dgermeii itersfinb"
be3etdnet ipirb.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1904-11-24
grfter nilif6rifcher

@rikr militGriiHer @ahfenner: !:
sd faae .sybnen. RurDpoifin iitl
burhaus al forglOs.
3tpeiter: .@rabe. mas i1 immsr
fase. @sben Sic, nd9renb Der l<b-
ten 56Iabt 5il gang Gang gin9 erl
erft suriid, ols ber Jeinb bsreii8
In SreffnGbe mar.
Dds gfGbsrperf Der MeltgsIdidtG
mnB INNER nit 8lut asfdnliert lpers
ben
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1904-11-24

Bon 1899 gefddftsbanten in syas
pan befinben iih nur A, BON 467
Gparbanten nur cine in ben 6dnben
BON MuslGnbern.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1904-11-24

Die SiteGiu6t trei6t in OeutI6lano
no9 INNER ipunber6are 8liitben. Sn
etnem Mtiin6ener 9latte itebt etne Mnz
5etge, in Der Elm s Sabre altes W}Gbz
den nit u&offertrdgermeiftersfin
be3eidnet tpirb.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1904-11-24

Der enslii6e golonialIefretGr 2orb
2anbsbotpre bat bei benz 2orbz
maDorsz8antett in 2onbon cine ane
bere Sonart als iein premier=golese
Balfour angef9lasen. Seine Rebe
flob iiber bpn 6riebfertiafeit unb
poffnungen auf bic 2Dfung aller
Gtreitigfeiten Der Nationen burb i'm
ternationole G6iebsserihte. sSm
2aufe berfelben faste er unter MnbeS
rem: rWtr tDnnen uns feine i6red.
li9ere Strafe benfen als bic @epiiz
iensbiHe zines Miniiters ober zines
Hatbes bon Miniitern. bic bon 2eiben@
Tthaft binserii1en pber Inn popular gu
tperben, bas ungIiid zines unnDtbisen
Rrteses beraufbei9iporen baben."
User aber mar es, Der gu bem Rriese
sebeBt bat9
Bei ben segenipdrtisen baBerfiillten
@nsriffen Der enslif9en preiIe segen
Oeut39lanh lit eine Meuberuna bes
5iiriten 8ismard BON Sntereiie, Die
BON Or. gbrbianber, benz ebemalisen
@sfretdr 8ismard's, mitsetbeilt pirb.
sSn feinen Sif6gefprd4en in Grieb>
ri6srube duBerte iib einnral Der gis
ierne:: rDie grDBte Shorbeit meines
politif6en 2ebens mar Der 8erliner
GongreB. SD battle Nublanb unb
Gnglanb ii9 raufen unb gsgen1eitie
auffrehen laifen folen ipie Die apei
90fpen i'm Walbe, BON benen nur bic
Webel iibrig blieben. Damn hGtten
mir jebt mebr GinfluB, Mube unb ipez
niger Gefabr. Qlber ih babe bamals
politif gemadt ipie Elm Staotperorb=
neter."
Bon 1899 @efddftsbanten in eyas
pan befinben iia nur A, bon 467
Gporbanten nur eine in ben Gdnben
t&>~~. 0H.. :. ta~..
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1904-11-24

ldn9e unthdttgfett tDurbe in er1ter
2tnie burb bic 8aumiponfpeflutante
beranlabt, bic Den preis bes No6maz
tertals berart in bic 6Dbe trieben, baB
bic Sabrifbeiiber ibre @pinnereien
fMieben muBten. Spdter fan1en nod
Differenaen ipesen Der 2Dbne, unb 70
itnD Saufenbe ber Mrbeiter iiber elm
babes Sabr obne @erbtenit getpefen.
Mnseiidts bes Minters lit Die Muf<
,1abme bes Betrtebes in ben @pinnez
reien fir bic Mrbeiter BON boppelter
8ebeutuns.
Cine tpeibe, anftdnbig gefleibete
syrauensberIon unb Elm syilipino=Sol=
bat iinb in einem ct. Coulter Sbeater
bom publitum alisse5if9t unb auss
gepfiffen iporben, baB fie fin ibleuz
rigft entfernten. Die ct. Coulter
halten es nit benz Obergeriht, Bic
8rduren gebDren 5tpar 3ll uns, aber
sleihberehtigt finb fie nicht - aun
atfeafhaftlih, mas alerbings tein
3oeihen tpohlnollenber Aifimildtipn lift.
Der grDbte 8aumponperfdifz
fungstag Der Ser. @tadten par Der
leBte 30. Dftober. On Diefem Gage
iDurben 161 1903, Bdllen nah benz
Muslanb berf9ifft i'm @efammttpertbe
bon lingef1hr $4,000. 900.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-12-15
Thursday. December z.

The senate held only short session
and adorned until Monday.
An attempt to eecure consideration
Of the pure food law by Senator Hey.
burn was defeated.
Tillman brought the case Of William
d. Crum, the colored man nominated
for collector at Charleston, s. c., into
prominence by asking for a report from
the committee ON judiciary as to the
status OF recess appointments.
In the house the civil service COM
mission was attacked because of a pro-
posed increase of 2S employees to con-
stitute the rural examining board.
The pay of stenographers to the house
committees has been reduced from $5,-
600 to $4,000 per annum.
A proposition to increase the salary
of the secretary of the civil service
commission was defeated.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-12-15
NO OFFENDER TO Dc SPARED.
Hitchcock Will Go TO the Bottom of
the Land Frauds.

Washington, Dec. 10. - An official
statement was given out by the In
terror department today announcing
the governments purpose to prosecute
every guilty man in the public lano
frauds to the full extent of the law and
regardless of position in life. The
statement follows:
"The conviction in Portland, Oregon,
Of FIVE persons for land frauds, which
will be followed next week by the trial
of several others indicted for the same
offense, is but another step toward the
consummation of the policy entered up
on by the secretary of the interior when
it became known nearly three years
ago that frauds we've being perpetrated
in connection with the public lands, to
run down and prosecute the guilty ones
to the full extent of the law without
regard to their position In life."
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-12-15
wednesday, december ?.

The legislative, executive and judi
cial appropriation bill, carrying $685.
SSs, 700, was reported to the house to-
day This lie ts46, ,49S less than the es-
innate and s235,SSI more than the
current appropriation.
Platt, Of New York, caused a stir in
the senate by introducing a bill pro-
viding for a reduction OF the congree-
sional representation OF the southern
states. on the ground that many OF the
citizens of theses states are deprived Of
the right to vote.
Senator Hale introduced bill to re-
quire the employment Of vessels Of the
United States in the transportation by
sea of all supplies Of every description
for use OF the Panama canal commits
sion or the contractors in the construc-
tion OF the Panama canal.
Senator Morgan, of Alabama. de-
claIes he will oppose to bis utmost
the proposed change in the Panama
canal from lock to sea level canal.
He says it lie scheme OF the trans
continental railways to delay the con-
struction OF an isthmian waterway.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-12-15
$1,000, 900 For improvements.

Denver, Dec. l2.-The News today
days: Plans to spend 81, 900, 900 in inn
provements at Pueblo have been an.
nounced from the office of the Colorado
Fuel & Iron company in Denver. The
money is part of the $4,000. 600 appro-
priation under the recent reorganiza-
tion scheme fo, extension of proper
ties. The big tin plate mill and the
merchant mill, both of which are in
complete, will be finished at once, and
the latest machinery for the manufac-
ture of all sorts of merchant steel is to
be installed.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-12-15
Land Sales Fallen OFF.

salem-The per cent land sales
fund in Oregon this year is $64, ,562.24,
as compared with 500, 1856 "a last year.
This fund is received from the United
States and is per cent Of the receipts
from the sales of government land in
Oregon, The year 1908 was a bumper
one in public land business in Oregon,
due in large degree no doubt to the
activity of men who we're securing tim
ber land through the mediumship Of
people who bought 1t and soon there.
after transferred 1t to the men who
furnished the money for the deal.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-12-15
QUIT WOOD FOR COAL.
Wood for Fuel Is Getting Scarce
About pendIetOR.

Pendleton--Fuel dealers Of the In.
land empire are Of the opinion that the
day Of wood burning is soon doomed,
as coal is rapidly replacing 1t. The
best OF coal from the Wyoming beds is
sold at this place for $3.50 ton, and
the coal from British Columbia and
Washington beds 10 fast becoming gun-
orally used, both in Oregon and Wash-
ingtoL.
At Kamela and Meacham, from
where Walla Walla and Pendleton draw
the greater part OF their wood, there
seems to be immense quantities stacked
in ricks for shipment, but competent
judges OF fuel cay that but about 20
per cent Of 1t lie clear, dry, green-cut
wood, such as commands the high
prices, So closely has the timber sup
ply been cut away that two trips day
hauls are being made from back in the
mountains six and eight miles. Al
though spurs from the main line back
in the mountains might easily be built,
they will proba bly, never be built, as
coal will be much cheaper than the
construction of a road.