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LAYS ARE ALWAYS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND PARTICULARLY SO AT EIRE (Eons ....... IMPKK OP AOTIIOlllTV; WATCH Til 15 WANT ADS. If VjruV lr tho' "illy nil the ",u' JOIX Till: TIMES FAMILY. 'I'licro aro ninny good bnrgnlnH to lio found there. Anything lost or found is always adver tised In The Times. MEMP.EH OF TUB ASSOCIATED PRE8 wmmuxs .. . ..u..l.,.1 l.i IB7M MARSHFIELD, OREGON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1913 EVENING EDITION. A Consolidation of Times, Const Mall in 17fTi and Coos liny Advertiser. uu l,u' L XXaVI. uh ti,o Const Mall. AND CHILD ARE CEITICALLY BURNED TODAY flag mmtz IOTHER AS F. W. BERTRA1 AND SON IIS INJOJALDSON BLOCK INSURANCE ANO ' LOSSES TODAY. TURKISH W WILL BE RESUMED lid Lighting Candles on Old Christmas iree outou Disastrous Fire. EROIC WORK OF FIREMEN HfcUUQKU luoo amage Except to Building Comparatively amau Stocks movca to aireei. !Klrc Miirtcd by flu-year old Luw- . ... . '.. l...1,tl...v ,xi till ti,u fill nco iiiTinini n iiH'i-"'h . .... I old ClirlBtlllll'l In1? 111 men iiimii- IrntB over t lie i.iiiiiph jt.himm-iuiu iln morning rcMiuou 111 pussimy mo itnl Injury of tbc Ind'H mother, Mra. V Ikrtram. In seriously burning ie boy, priii tlially tlio ruliiatloii of ic Donaldson block at tlio corner lfroaihvny mill ronirni avenue, nun he rvntlcrln:; of several business Irira lioimli'-H r.-.p n nine, it wiih foil rail that tlio onltaRrntloii would sweep tlio block n.t tidKiliilv Hiircnd to otlior biilld- (, Imt bv strenuous efforts, tbu Ire department Mircoodod In conllri- hc tin lire to t no ixiiiukihoii iiium bc Tim HcrOro of tlm two llro en- lines' plylii,; rciur Btranms or nan later cm tlio bln wiih uirgoiy re- Sionxttilu for tlio dlHiistor nt being audi worse Hum It wan. The llr.t iiitliuatloii or tlio lira amo from Mrs, Hurt nun's appeals ur help. Wlic-n kIio dlm-uverod tlio .. . . .. . ... .i. .i.t.......... Bll 11.111 HCl HIV 111 llll' lllllDiiinin m-i; b lila oiiih'iivors to light tlio cau lks nml tlmi Ills clothing bud caught, Ilio Immediately limbed In to oxtln- lulsli them The tree was llko tin ier nml burnt Into name and her clo- hlnc nutnlit lira Her hair and clo- hliiK above tin' waist lino wore n ass of limn h when liolp ronciioti ier. She niul the buy wore alono In tbo parlmmts nt tlm time. .Mr. IVrtrnni. iho roiuliirtH n Jewelry store In tbo lenptnckui building nnilernoatli, ' ml otlun ipildcly rushed to Imr aid. Tlio blare Hpraiul rnpbliy. Tliero Iras a hltdi sinie nlaco In giving tlio llarrti nml lit 'nn the llro whistle wiih founded, Ef'ino of the llroiiion and bthera li:ul n hose curt alnioHt von pccteJ up, i J Tlio llro engines were brought out , mmcdlnti'ly There wiih a llttlo do-' sy In netting HtreiiniH l'rom them, u alve on the eld engine bothering, Iioctcani nut hilng qulto enough to start tbo pumps on the now one. thief Kcutlin: noon hail the four lines of E3h wat r bone from tlio on-' Fines ami ic.(r.u otlior lines of bono irom tbo llro liydr.intH on tho mnliiH. I Tho llnmci ilM imt iiuleKly burnt BbrouRh Imt Hu I111II1II11K8 and hov- fral Btoro reonn wen' qiilelOy llllod Min emoKe, Scores 11 f mm wbo rnHnomlod to pne warm, qiilelily Het to worlc 10 Most of Firms Affected Pro tected by Policies Esti mates of Property. The actual Io.ih In this iiiomiIiik'h llro Ih tllllleiilt to oHtimato owing to bo much of the mocks In the liiiild- Iiikh beliiK removed, i lie principal loss will full on ('apt. Adam Do naliWoii, owner of tbo IiiiIIiIIiik. .Mr. Donaldson carried through IiIh (ik ont. Otto Schetter. ?2()0() Inmnanro lit tbu Xow Yorlt DiidorwrltprH. It Ih CHtlinuted '.bat the building Ih worth ?(!,000. Tbo netnal nmoiint of dtuniiKo to It Ih hard to estl niiite, but many consliler It boyoud repair Tho following IlKiireH on tho propony and Inviiranco Inxtilved nro iih nearly corieet an could bo Kilt bored today: 10. V. Kaniineror Cnnled about $!KH)0 Htock of clotbliiK. hIiooh mid nierahr.udlHti. L'ttrrlod aboui Si "Oil In Law, Union mid Hock Jiifliirauco Company of Loudon, mid $1001) In Oregon Mutual Flra liiHuranco Co. Mrs. W'olllo Owen I hid about $1000 stock of liiiDes' furnlHb'higH, IneludliiB viiliio of flxturoH. Car ried about $ iriQO InHiiraiico In tho lioavurton Mutual Insiiriiiico Ctini pany. K. Don McCrnry Carried nbout $1000 Hlock In Ideal lMiarniacy, and carried $ I r00 hiHiirnuco In llnrtli'iiltuml Kirn Kullof ABHortii tlou. AiiKUHt Frlzoon Cumied about $1500 Htock of Htntlnnury mid con fnctlouery and bad $:100 InHiiraneo In Norwich Union. .A. II. Yjew'lB CnrrlOB $2000 Htock (.011 feet louory, etc., and haw $(100 Insurance In tho Cllolio and HutKtr'H IiiHiimnco CompMiy of the City of Now York. A. Ileiidrlckwm Had about $2. 0Q0 Htock of .kIioob. Kvorythlnu wiih (.aved. Curried no InaiiiniRiK !'. W. llertrain did not carry any Inaiirnnrt) on his Jowelry ttock of ubout $1000. MesHrn. V. K. Allen. A. II. Stutn ninu &. Co., and. Attorney Miller, who had oIIIcoh In tbo SoiiKstnckon lmlldliiK did not HiiHtnln losses, al though tht-y romovHd all nuivablo nrtlcloH whon It wiih fun rod that tbo llro ivoiilil proud to It. Asl11111.11 I.osl Vtirnlt.irt'. W. II. ABhninn, 0110 of tho pro Every Indication Is That Hos tilities Will Begin Again This Evening The Turkish Army in Revolt. LONDON', l-'cb. :!. Win- between Turkey nml the Ilalkan HtatoH will bi'Klii at 7 o'clock tblH cvonliiK unless the peaco elTorts ot tho pow oiH should Hiicceed or Turkey H'.all decldo at Iho eleonth hour to Hiir render. It Iiiih been decided who Hbnll flro the rirnt Hbot, n Tur key Iiiih Mated who will allow hor adverHiirlt'B to tako tlio HKKreBHlvo. The Imincdiato object of tho armies or tbu nlllos In the enpturo of Ad rlnuoplo. Upon HiIh fortrcms tho coiublnod llulKiirlan and Servian arinloH. tbo bitter Hiipplled with HieKo nrtlllery. will concentrate their openitloiiH Tor tho present. Tho Unitarian KeiioralH Will simply try to hold tho Turkish troops nt Tchatnlja. The Turkish Rovern meiit, Hkb that or UulKiirln, will not allow nowHpnper corrcHpond eutH within 20 miles of the front. TuikKJi Army In Iteviilt. Illy Amm., Ui I'rr lo Coo liar Tlmi. niJlll.lN. Feb. '.I. Nows ills pntoht inenlved hero totluv Indi cate that tbu Turkish army Is In seothlnK revolt iih a coiiHctiuenco or tho nRUitBalnntloii of Nalm I'a Bhn, commaiider-In-ehlef. Knver Hey, a Young Turk lender, wbo toolr a jiroinlncnt imrt In tlio re cent oventB at tho capital went to day In an automobile to army licndqtiortorH at I'udemkotil, In or der to win tho support of tho troops hut, tho soldloiB forcibly prevented him from nllKhtltig. The Kurdish cavalry In tbo Asiatic Bectlon of Constantinople today formally de ninndcd tho excciution ot tho mur derers of Niizliu I'ushn. Tho men refused to obey tho war mlnlBtor'H command to retmrn to their cjimr-tcrs. Oiitcomc ICugcrly Watched. (Ur AMorl.ttM I'rni to Tool r Tlm".) CONSTAXTI.VOI'LK, Fob. 3. Tho outcome of representations made by tho Drltlsh nnd Cicrinun mlnlhters nt the llulKiirlan capital Ih awaited hero today. AUhouRh th urmiHtlco 'is Bcbedulcd to cud nt 7 o'clock Oils evening tho Otto miin olllclals hnvo not lost hope tbnt a resumption of hoMllltles muj bo avoldod. Tbo GcnnnTi com nitiiAvntlou (U'clarcd they consider ed .tbo new Turkish proposals ndc iliiato, while both Grent Urltaln nun Cionniinj Intlmnted tbnt tho lutriictlhlllty tin tbo pnrt of tho Drill 1111 stntos whb not npproved by the powerB. I S I 10 START WORK IN NORIR BEN SHOE TRUST WINS FIRST IRS. BERTRAM . BAOLY BURNED prletom of tbo Hlnnco Itllllard par lor, owned tho furniture in tlio apartiuouts occupied by Mr. nnd Mth. Hortrani. having sublot It to tho HertrnniH. Ills loss 'will unioiiiit to sovoral liundrau dollnrs. Ho hnd polng tbo btmUs from tbo various Mores and In n rt w mlinites all of tbo Noma In tlio Doaulilson building nnd io mo hcii"vtatkcn building worn mpiieii or nil inovnblo contents. Oiue of tbo rooilH wiirn nllml on Prajr wagons nml truckH and carted no liiHiirnnco, bo Moreroom.i nnd iho bnlanco piled ' Mr. nnd Mrs. JTertrnni lost all "POD tldewnlka fit n aifn illHlfitinn Mini.. .nM.Iii .....I naroniml nffKntH horn tho enilniiRcred nron. 1 They cnrrled no liiBurnnco. Tho The Iminenso volumo of smoko 1 Iosb will nggregnto sovoral hundred Mae tbo flro most threatening for dollnra. a little wbllo. There wns not much Jllllcrs Lose KllVcls. ina and this piloted tho fears of I Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Miller, who r, .7 ,n.,u0 buildings In the vicinity occupied tho second apartment ovor ,- ine me. 1 tf10 1 ,,(iipa' Kninorlum. lost all their Woman Injured in Fire This Morning In Critical Con dition at Hospital. Mrs. F. "YV. llurtrmn Is reported to ho In a rather crltln.l condition at Mercy Hospital from tho burns she sustained in the flro this moinlug. Dr. HniiBowonb, who In attending hor said that hIio wis fearfully burned about tho baric, HhoiildoiH, arniH and face. I'rnctle ally all or her hnlr wiih Iniined off. In some places tho skin canio on whon tho teinnaiiVt or her clothing wore removed. In addition to tho Injuries, the shock was severe, and her condi tion Is very t-erloiiH. Lnwronco lJortrnm, hor little son, una badly burned and while In a serious condition, Is not critically Injured. Hurry 'lukler first ad ministered to the llttlo follow to rullovo tho pnlu, his bauds and face being badly burned. A largo amount of Mn grafting will probably bo necessary In Mrs. llertram'H case. S110 apparently was eomo bettor this afternoon nnd apparently did not sustain Injuries to hor lungs from tbo fumes or llnmos. TURD FIRE IN FEW YEARS KOK LINCOLN MOXU.MKXT. The fl,.m. ,....,.. .... .... .., !,'u'',"tB ,1',"J iantlv Ti u,,t"v iiiu nn.' vm- ( nousoiiuiu ouecis Mr nnrii . uu" ol l" "v" ompioyeii n V "..Ul ir,t Jonni(iHon tiuiiu- 011 Mnbol Mr. Mlllor Ih tlm Smith-Powers H. nnd Mrs. Mlllor Inp B1..1 I. :"v ,u,",'n" uuiiu- launcn K.R?ie. U. w,ly illfflcult for Is omn opbono ofllco. Iloth w tho tlmo. Tho only thl effort. . J'"..1"" iiieu uioir n box of sllvorwaro, tnoir cioining the flremen 1 iuiiibuii. lor is ompioyod in tlio ioriu iienn 101 "s"l"au sinoKo Keoping tiiem They first concontrnted tholr ero nbsont nt fire ihi T ,vai me nuari 01 1110 opnono olllco. llotli woro nusoni ni back Thf.ns 8."u'ko "PlnK them tho tlmo. Tho only thing saved wns 'Dg and Tflnniiv "" v; l om P"": nnd furniture bolng destroyed. Mrs. the w?, ? aliy rel, 1? worst of Miller eatlmnted their loss nt nbout "early oVpri-nZ.1 .!" uoy,s wor? C0' 'rl'y lltul i8mnco hMLcr?we '' t'io smoko and 1 -1 --. uul vni.nt.ti.. i.rtt.t . . OUt " IIWIU Ull aim won VanMn''V 1'litiiics Taken. the fi,Lpll0t0RrnP,la ot "o ro "'! Ihi6min WCF taicn UirlnK " enslnea ?, orlnK- showing the lire of th n trk nnd ,,lso th0 ravlnB E n6tnck, by tlle crowds. te8Un,ih"ker,sf,curca B0,"o ot the Si befni ?i.hBl somo ot 1,,B dovolop- Thi..V.?ea.T"Kl'"wcrs to ac irZ, s. bought Prevent in "rning to an jn led attent1.0" aml InHdontnlly it cnl lUei t Tl ?l'on ,nBal1' to tho posslbll- , !,a(elirflr. boat. Tho Pow- i CALIFORNIA IS FOR EXCLUSION (nr AHoeUteJ rrm lo Cool Hr Tlmci.) WASHINGTON, Fob. 3 I'rtmidont Taft hns signed tho congressional resolution providing for tho erection of a momorlnl to Lincoln In Potomao Park. 1)1 KS OS SIUK'S SWOUD. (Ur AxocUtaJ TrrM to Coot nr Timet. NJ5W YOItlC, Fob. 3. Louis Dur yea, a Drooklyn youth, tied his fa ther's sword to a chair nnd thou lungod forwnrd lnmpnllng bimsolf on tho blndo. Ho wna found dond, but no noto explaining tho suicldo, was found. Donaldson Building Unlucky; Effort to Repair to Meet With Opposition. Today's llre-wus tho third uim Hint hns dnmnged Die Donaldson building within n few yenrs. Tho llrst one spread from tbu Sengstnckon build ing, ulion the structure was gutted by a flro originating in tho McCut clieon restaurant, a couplo of years ago. Tlio second bno did not attain' sorlous iiroportions and wns caused by Homo millinery samples being pushed over against a stove pipe In tho sample room on tbo second Uoor of tho building. Otto Schetter. agent for Cnptnln Donaldson, stated today tbnt bo oulil not cstlmnto tho dnmnge to tho building ' He snld' that ho and Contractor Snvngo would go over and fli,'tiro it out Owing to the extent of tho damage, It Js not thought likely that It will be pohsiblo to repair the building, owing to tho restrictions in tho tiro limit ordiunnco of tho city It It Is Impossible to ropalr the old building, It is expected tbnt Captain Donaldson will soon tako stops to put up a modern, brick building on tho cornor. Captain Donaldson Is quite well to do, it Is snld. Tlio cor nor is n most valuablo location. Property ownorfl In tho vicinity will probnbly romonstrnto If nn en deavor is niado to repair the building. PHKSlIlKXTS TO ATTKNI). Supreme Court Knocks Gov ernment Out in First Round of Fight. tnr AnotlilM l'rrn to Toon lli Tlm 1 WASHINGTON, Fob. 3. Tho gov ernment BiiITorcd today Its first big defeat In tho recent nntl-trust cam paign when tho supremo court held tbo olllclals of tho United States Shoo Machinery Company had not violated tlio Sherman ant I trust law by or ganizing their company. Tho court, liowover, would not pnsH on tho lo gallty of tbo system by which tho coniiiuny'"lenBes" mnchlnos on terms that no "Independent" machinery can bo used. On account of tho supremo court today annulling one of tho two In dictments against tho company's of llclulB, tbo Massachusetts court t,o(k tho position that the Indictment was not a state offenso under the Sher man law. Tbo government appealed to the supremo court by vlrtuo of criminals' appeal net of 1007 on tho ground it did tbo state nn offense. Tho government in tbo Indictment anil nnnullniont. which wnB proved toflny charged tho oulclnls with vio lating 'tho law, llrst by organizing a company nnd Becond by a system of leasing machines whereby natrons wero compelled to promlso not to uso tiny mnchlnory mndo by Independent compnnloB, mid to use only that mndo by tho nlleged comlilno. Tho flboo mnchlnory ulllclnlB declared tho su premo court could not review tbo ac tion of tho MnssnchuBett8 court bo- ciiuso the crlmlnnl nppcnls net wns repealed by not being included In tho Judicial codp or 1012 and also clnim ed that tbo organization or a corpor ntlon wns formal trado development. Thoy further urged Hint tho defond nnt companies nbsorbed by tho ma chinery companies woro not compet ing and tbnt the loaning or patents was JiiHtlfled by tho pntont law. Engineer Hindmarsh and Sup erintendent Dixon of Mac-Arthur-Perks Co. Here. TO MAKE CUT THROUGH SIMPSON PARK FIRST INCOME TAX IS NOW A LAW WASHINGTON, Feb. 3. Tart I and Wilson will bo guests of honor of the National Woman Suftrago Association at the pa- I geant March 3. They will occu- py the samo box. I Trv The Times' Want Ads. tho a string of Legislature Passes Anti-Asiatic Resolution and Against Pauper Labor. tnr AMocuted rrfi to eoo nr tibim.i SACRAMKNTO. Fob. 3. Tho Asl- ntlo Exclusion Act recolvod the np- regular nr i ", a m,mn for ..'," r0 1'.. o l,t n Htrln,. C-n. v" run from it at tho ' nrovnl or tbo California legislature '.:i nvrn.i . , .. . .. ' - ' . r. : . - , ... -.... x , ,rr . ...-. rnnfa In.ln.. ii.linn t It r. nwnp linilfin 11I1I1I11- ,1 . :.". " """ J '" ".'"."'" ."j".i " renouses m that mousiy passed tno sonaco joun i- Vib-.J t, ' ,wie wet 'A V - ' '1 .! P K pJhP l',rp 1f't. -- c down to lutlon. cnllinc on Congress to pass a ine sparks bill introduced by Congressman Ita-i that sectloin. ltnr. pvclnillmr Asiatic nnd nauper la- 1 'lusco Quist di- bor. LIllllAHY HKNKP1T 1ANCJJ ut surrra ri lnCHiR'S HALL TIF.HDYY evening r Marsh- FUimiTAitY !. bv illtiutii; riii'ii. Do Your Bargain Hunting With Care fi"At a great bargain," warns an old saying, "make pause." You had hotter not buy' at all ir you are not certain beyond doubt or tho quality or tho goods, or unless you aro shopping In a store or unquestionable fair dealing. flit is to tho credit of THE TIMES' advertisers that they do not announce Impossible bargains In screaming type', nor mako promises of quality, which thoy aro not prepared to back up. flYou can roly on tho statements made by THE TIMES advortlsors. They aro bont on securing your trado, and mean to keep it, once secured, by giving you the best values posslblo for your money. Thoy know that It may bo posslblo to sell you shoddy once, but not twico, and they want you to 'bo satlBflod. 8 You can socuro buying opportunities from tho merchants who advortlso in THE TIMES, which are real, worth while, nnd important. Each ono of those advertisements is, baekod up by a splendid business reputation. Do jour bargain 'mni iiK with core or rather thrnv caro to the winds mil op with TUT TIMES' advertisers I CAIH) TABLES provided for nil who do not dunco. Music by KEiSEUS J Made Provision of Constitu . tion by Ratification of Thirty-Six States. Ur A"oclIM I'rm tn Coo nr Tlme.J WASHINGTON. Feb. 3. Tho In como tax now is ono of tho provl- hIohb nf tbo federal constitution. Wyoming's ratification today of tho income tax amendment, complotod tho list of 30 statcB, three-fourths of tho Union, which have approv ed tho provision. Congress will now onoct a law to levy tho tax and it will probably becomo or foctlvo during tho extraordinary session to bo called by President elect Wilson in March. The now lnw probably will suporccdo .tho corporation tax. Loaders estlmato that tho rovonuo from tho lncomo tax will bo about $100,000,000 tho llrst year. Br AmocUIU ITeii to Coo 'r Tlmei.J CHEYENNE, Wyo Fob. 3. Un der tho suspension of rules both houses passed today tho Joint res olution ratifying tho lncomo tax amendment to tho federal consti tution. When uttention was called to tho claim of Dolawaro to hav ing passed tho deciding voto or ratification. Speaker Pratt said "If it was nassod at 10:05 tholr time thoy beat us." Tho amendment passod tlio Wy oming legisjaturo af 10: if, v AMOLISII PENSION AGENCIES Dr. A. 11. Thompson Will Pay Veter ans Direct From Washington. Ur AMO.UUJ TreM to Coo Jl.iy Tlmn WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 Whon Dr. A. H, Thompson, for n long tlmo an employe of tho Pension nuroau, took thd oath of olllco Saturday as dis bursing officer of the pension, agon uIoh that have existed for yoars in soverwl titles In tho country, pussed' out. Hereafter, all pension pay ment'; wl bf sont from Washington YltOh 'hT rlglitcrn at'ciulci nee nboli led under ho consolidation re form, and tholr clerical forces have been C3fabllehed here Tin rrform vaB provided for In tho pension ap propriation bin Work to Be Started Nortfu from the Umpqua Lat est' Developments. J. M. Dixon, superintendent of tho McArthur-PerkH Company, con tractors for tho Cooh Ilny-Eugouo" lino of the Southern Pacific, Sdr Hlstnnt Engineer llliidmnrsh of (floe Southern Pacific, who Ib to havf" supervision of the construction of tho lines In North Uoud frotir the south approach or the bridge ucnisn Coos Day to the waterfront, mid slv nBsIstnnt engineers nrrlved In North Ilend Saturday night. Today thoy nro nrrnnglng to bogln construction work on tho big cut through Sfmp sou Park In North Pond and It Is expected tbnt Supt. Dixon will hnvo equipment and men on the ground within a few dnys to rush the. work to completion. Englueor Ilroiighton or tho Southorn Pacific, who will hnvo chnrgo of tho construction of the bridge across Coos Hay, will reach' hero within a fow dayB. It Is bo llovod that tho bridge will bo con structed by the Southern Pacific Company direct. A third englueor who will huw supervision or tho construction bo ttveen the waterfront nnd tho soail city limits of North Pond, s ox -pected hero within a short time Thoso nro the dovelopmoutK Inr tho local railroad situation slnccr Saturday. Supt. Dixon of tho Mc-Arthur-PorkH Company nml Engin eer Hludmnrsh hnvo opened tem porary headqunrtors In tho Pnlnco Hotol building In North riond. TTic McArlhur-Pork8 Company rotalneif all or tho contract from tho South entrance of tho big tunnel, No. 7. botweon Winchester Crook and Ten Mllo. lakoH, when thoy sublot tlm work to Porter llros. TIiIb monnn that thoy will build the IIuch In North Horn! and on tho May. It Is Btated that ono reason they retain ed this for themselves wns tho ex pectancy of tho possibility of con struction on tho road south from Coos liny to Eurokn would bo started before tho otlior work wan done. Work NVnr Gardiner, It is announced Hint Copenhagen HroH. aro rushing the work at Gar diner. The steam shovel, which has boon working ou tho eutrauctr to tho tunnel has liwn turned an if Is now working back towurdH tbo I'mpquu. It Is expoeted that a secomr steam shovel will he brought Into Gardiner within a fow day to start work on tunnel No, i', known us tho Jack Franz Crook tuiuiof. This is north or tho Umpqpa. Miii-oliflcId Work. Tho Southern Pacific is ropartcdr to bo awaiting developments In tholr negotiations with tho Torm I ii ii 1 Hallway boforo doing anything about work in Miirshfleld. Wlifro no official statement Ih given out. tho company states that It either wants action on its old application to the Miirshfleld city council for n franchlso on Uroadway through, tho city or for a single track orx ono sldo of Front street. It Is understood that tho ne gotiations for tho acquirement of tho Terminal railway by tho South ern Pacific now hlngea on tho ac tion of C. A. Smith, who holds a. fourth Interost In Jt. It is said that two of tho ownors of tho Ter minal nro willing to turn the com pany ovor to tho Southern Pacirie with tholr franchlso. Thoro Is considerable talk arounoT town about tho matter, wondering; whether or not Mnrsliflohl will not loso somo or tho boom anticipated by tho starting or tho work on the Pay as n result or tho dolay hero. Howovor, eomo or tho Southorii' Pacirie omployos, who Invested on tho "tip" about tho coming or the road havo all tholr money tied w In Mnrshriold proporty. HILL LINE PLAN, Will Connect Up With Gould Koacf Til California. A Portland papor says: "From Iluanelal circles in New York comos a story of an alliance be tween Hill and Gould Interests that Indicates early entry of the 11)11 rail roads Into California. The combine Hon was offected some elgbtp'r. months ago, It U said, for tbo pur poso of admitting the IIlU'lIn's inr. California teuitory In cx ban,1.- i" nllowlnr tho o t rn FMh' t, nr its crmi titori on an equal frotir -In Portland and Ore.-, n "ccordIpg to ths Information Mv routo from Portland is to hr b'y win iContluued on Pago Four.)